Rtftai
Autumn 111 dying, winter in come.
Deed tosvee *re flying. ths liver* are dottbt
The Wind's like * knife, ou*' finger* grow
nntnb;
Thai* in mpw Ml 111® mountains, Ice in the
pood.
Winter to with tie. bot epriug to beyond.
The old year > dying. it glory to d*ad;
The d*v* ere nil flying, their brighta*** bee
The bushes grow bare a* the berries grow red:
There to enow on the mountains, ice <n the
pond.
The old year is dying, the new is heyottd
We ere alt growing old. and life slips away ;
There te hare time for work and still lei* for
ptoy.
Though we think we grow wisei the longer we
stay ;
{ But there's life hi we yet, no need to de
spond.
This world waxes eld. but there's heaven
beyond
Practicing the Aathcu.
A summer wind blows through the open porch
And 'neath the rueUing eaves;
A summer light of SBMlitia*, calm and pale.
Shines through a veil of lex<w.
A lovely night—and yet wo sa l and strange'
My Angers touch the key
And down the empty church my Christmas
•oog
does rtagiug. glad and free.
Each sweet note knocks at dreaming memory's
door.
And memory wakes iu pain ;
The spectral faces ahe had turned away
Come crowding in again.
The air seems full of music all around
I know not what I hear.
The multitudinous echoes of the past.
Or those few voices near.
Ah me! the dim aisle vaguely w tden* out.
I see me stand therein;
A glory of gray *,-ulp<ur* takes the light
A winter morn brings iu.
No more 1 smell the fragrant jeeeamiue flowers
That flake a moonlit floor;
The roMling night hrveze au-1 the open porch
1 hear and see uo more.
Great solemn window*, with a long, leug nave.
Their shadowed rainbows fling ;
Park pur beck shafts, with hoary capitals.
In csrveu archways spring.
Pssr bauds touch mine beneath the open took.
Sweet eye* look in bt fa.-*
They mule—they melt in darkness; I am
snatched
From my familiar place.
The summer night wind blew* upon my tear*.
Its flowery scent to pain—
O cold white day ! O uohto muwter—when
May I coos back again ?
To hear tbe angeto' anthem shake tbe air.
Where never discord jars-
The Chrn-ima- caroto in the windy street.
Voder the frosty stars.
The dreamlike falbug, from the Mill, gray skies,
With falling flakes of snow.
Of mellow chime* from old cathedral balls.
Solemn, and sweet, aud slow.
To bear loved footsteps beating ume with
mine
AJoog the ehurch-rarvi huie ;
E->ami the okl bluing; hearth to eee
Lowd face* ooce again.
When may I come ? 0 Lard, when may Igo ?
Kay, I mmt trait Thy trill.
Gita pauacce. Lord, and in Thine own beet
My hopes sad prayer* fulfill
TWO KINDS OF COI'RiOE
Not many yean since the good ship
Ponto sailed from Boston, bound to
Sumatra. She was commanded by
Capt. Isaac Jaoobs, a good seaman,
ana a naturally good-hearted man, bat
in his long career beneath the trident
of Neptune he had imbibed many of
the false ideas prevalent among his "sea
mea* aßdJie had come to look upon
the sailor's life as one which necessarily
did away with those finer and warmer
traits ef character that mark the
humane and generous landsman. In
this wise Isaac Jacobs sometimes lost
sight of true merit where it actually
existed.
Among the crew of the Ponto, on her
present voyage, was a young man
named Caleb Baker. He had shipped
only three days before the ship sailed.
He was a slender-framed man, with a
fair, prepossessing countenance, light
bine eyes, and ligbi brown hair.
Though* light in his build, he was yet
well stocked with muscle, and nit*
motions were quick and energetic. His
appearance was calculated to predis
j>ose beholden in his favor.
One day, shortly after the ship had
left the port, as Baker was bnsy about
some matters of his own in one of the
gangways, one of the men, a rough,
unoonth fellow, by the name of Bank
too, came along and gave the cloth* s
t*ag of Baker a kick ont of his way,
t hereby scattering a number of things
about the deck.
"I wish yoa'd be careful," said,
Baker, as he moved to gather up "his
things.
" Then keep your things out o* lyy
way," gruffly returned Bankton.
" They were not in your way."
" Do you mean to tell me I lie?"
"I said the things were not in yonr
"V"
"And I say they were. Now don't
yon dispute me again."
" Very well, —have it your own way,"
calmly returned Baker, as he drew his I
bag closer in towards the bulk works.
" And don't you be impudent, neith
er," provokingly added Bankton.
" Look ye, Bankton, if you've any
business of your own you'd better mind |
it."
"Eh, lubber ? I'll show ye my busi- j
new. Take that !*'
As Bankton spoke, be struck the
voung man upon tile face. The crew
"bad most of them gathered abont the
place, and arrangements were qnickly
made for a fight.
"Just come forward,—oome forward, '
sad IH abow ye my badness," cried
Bankton, bristling sboat with his fists
doubled up.
"A fight! a fight!" cried hall a dozen
of the men. " Don't stand that Baker."
The young man's eyes had flashed as
he received the blow, and there was s i
quick quivering of the muscles in his
bands, out he made no motion to strike.
"Aint you goin* to take it up?" aaked
Bankton.
"No. I want nothing to do with you,"
returned Caleb.
" Then yon are a coward I" uttered
Runkton, with a contemptuous tone and
look.
Young Baker calmly replied to the ,
taunt, and Bunkton became still more
savage. Those who know anything
about ocean life, will undentand the
sentiments of the rough crew upon
eneb matters as the present. They
could comprehend but one kind ef
courage, and the moment that Baker
refused to fight they set him down as an
arrant coward. At first they had been
prepossessed in his favor, for Bankton
was a quarrelsome fellow, and they
hoped Caleb would flog him ; but when
they saw him quietly turn nway and re
sume his work, they began to taunt
him too.
"What's all this?" asked 7Captain
Jaoobs, who was attracted spot.
The matter was explained to him.
"Didn't resent it? ' uttered the cap
tain, looking with mingled surprise
nnd contempt upon Caleb. "Why didn't
you knock him down, Baker ?"
"Because I don't want to fight with
liny nsan, sir."
" And will you allow yourself to be
struck and not resent it ?"
" I will defend myself in case of dan
ger, but I will not so abase myself aa
to engage in a brutal fight when it can
he possibly avoided. I have as yet done
wrong to no man; hut were I to fight
one of my shipmates, 1 should wrong
him and myself both."
" Then you will have yourself looked
upon as one who may be struck with
impunity."
A quick flush passed over tho young
man's face as the captain thus spoke,
but he was soon calm.
" I mean, sir," he returned, "to give
no one occasion to strike me; yet
Jiunkton struck me, but you can see
that he already Buffers more than I do."
lvl KTZ, lOtlitor uiul 1 Vopriotor.
VOL. VII.
Hunk ton gave t'l>l> the lie, ami
again tried to urgx> htm into a tight, hnt
the captain interfered, aud quiet m
restored.
From that time Caleb Baker waa
looker I tmou fay the crew a* a coward.
At first they taunted him, bnt his uni
form kindness roou put a stop to these
outward manifestations, and the feel
ings of the crew were expressed by their
looks. Bunkton took every occasion he
could to annoy the young man, for he
had taken hia'oath that he would "have
a fight out of the coward yet" The
rest of the crew might have let the mat
ter pass, had not Bunkton'a continued
behavior kept alive the idea c( Baker's
cowardice.
Nccfl ante himself knew the great
struggles that wont ou in the young:
man's bottom ; bnt he had resolved that
he would not tight, except iu actual and
necetiaary self-defense, and he adhered
to hie principle. He performed his dn
tiee faithfully, and Captain Jacobs waa
forced to admit that, though Baker waa
a coward, he was yet a good aailor.
Thus matter* stood until the ship
bad doubled the Cape of Good Hope,
and entered the Indian Ocean. It was
towards the olose of a day that had been
sultry and oppressive,' that a fitful
breexe sprung up from the southward.
It came in quick, cool gusts, and the
broad canvas only flapped before it
" We are likely to haTe a blow soon,"
remarked the mate.
" Not much, I think," returned the
captain, as he took a survey of the hori
son. " This spitting will soon die
away, and I think the wind will then
come oat from the wcst'rd. However,
it may be well enongh to ahorteu sail.
You may take in t'gallautsls and close
leef the tops'ls.
Thix order waa quickly obeyed,' and
aa the captain had predicted, the spit
ting gnats died away, but there waa no
wind came oat from the weet'rd. It
grew dark, bnt no wind had come.
About ten o'clock those who were ou
deck were startled by a sudden dark
ening of the stars, and they saw a great
black cloud rolling up from the south
ward. It soon hung over the ship like
a black pall, aud the men began to be
frightened. The captain waa called,
bnt before he osme on deck there came
a crash as though the verv heavens had
ben rent in Binder. The old ship
trembled in every joint, and a huge ball
of fire rolled d*wn the mainmast. An
other, and another crashing of the
lightning came, and at length the eleo
trie light began to play about the ship
ia wild fantastic streams.
" Tbe foremast is struck !" shouted
one of the men. " Bee where its head
is shivered."
All *yee were turned to the spot, and
by the next wild flash the men could
see that a dangerous havoc had been
made with the mainmast The cap was
shivered, the starboard cheek was near
ly stripped off, and the tresUetrees were
quivering. Of coarse the heavy topmast
was only held in its place by the dubi
ous trcetletrees, and the main-top
threatened every instant to come crash
ing upon the deck, with the long fop
mast and top-gallantmast in its com
pany. Such a castastrophe would sure
ly prove fatal to the ship, and all knew
it
But while all hands were gazing at
this, another danger arose. The low,
rumbling sound that had been growing
in the southward had escaped the no
tice of the crew, and ere they knew
it, the rushing, howling wind was
upon tnem. The ship leaped like a
frightened stag before the gale. The
mate cut the maintop sheets, and the
sail was snapped into ribbons. The
fore-topsail was clewed up, and the ship
was got before the wind.
The lightning cloud was swept away,
aud it was dark as Erebus. The wind
howled fearfully, but there was one
aeund more fearful than that. It was
the creaking of the shattered trestle
trees, as the fid of the topmast bore
down upon them.
" O Ood!" ejaculated Captain Ja
cobs, "if the treatletrees give way we
are lost! Hark! Hear them labor!"
Away np aloft, in the impenetrable
darkness, stood the giant topmast, and
all felt it oonld not stand there long.
The men crowded aft, and with pain
fully beating heart* they heard the mast
labor.
" If we conld bring the ship broad
side to," said the mate, "the weather
rigging might be cut, and the mast
would go overboard."
" True—true," returned the captain,
"but who shall go aloft and do the job ?
There would be no foothold in the top,
for that will go with a crash. The
trcetletrees are already shattered."
"If you will port the helm, I will
make the trial," cried a clear, slrong
voice, which was at once reoognizod as
Caleb Baker's.
" It will be sure death," said Jacobs.
" Then let it be so," returned Caleb.
"If I succeed, the rest of you may be
saved ; but now we are all in danger.
Port the helm, and I will go."
Caleb took the axe from the mizzen
mast, and soon his form was lost in the
darkness, as he moved towards the
starboard rigging. The helm was put
a-port, and the ship gradually gave ner
starboard side to the gale. Soon the
blow of an axe was heard—then another
—and another. The ship heaved
heavily over—then cracking—and then
came the crash. The heavy topmast
had gone clean over the aide ! Frag
ments of the trestle and cross trees
oamo rattling upon the deck, but all
eye* were strained painfully towards
the mast-head. The dim outline of the
heroic man could be seen safely hang
ing by the miezen topmast stay "
The ship was once more got before
the wind, and ere long Baker came
safely to the deck. He staggered aft
to the binnacle, and there be sank,
fainting and brailed, upon the deck 1
bat he was quickly conveyed to the
cabin, and his wants were all met.
Caleb's bruises were none of them
bad, and in a few days be was again at
his doty. The men eyed him anxious
ly, and they seemed uneasy as they
met his smiles. The captain, too,
changed color when he met the kind,
noble look of the young man, but be
soon overcame the false prido that
actuated hiin, and stepping to the
noble fellow's side, he toek him by the
hand.
"Caleb," said he, "If I have done
wrong, I freely ask you to forgive me.
I have called you a coward, but I did
not know you."
" Think no more of it," said Caleb
with a beaming eye. " I once promised
to one whom I loved better than life—
my mother—that I would never do a
deed of which I might afterwards be
ashamed."
Bunkton pressed forward. " Caleb,"
he said, seizing the hand of the young
man in hia hard flat," you must for
give me for what's passed. We'll be
friends after thia."
"Bless you, Bunkton, and friends
we will be," returned Caleb.
" Yes," added Bankton, "an' if yon
won't fight for yourself, I'll fight for
you, if you ever stand in need of it."
"I tell you my men," said the Cap
tain, "there's certainly two kinds of
courage; and, after all, I don't know
bnt that Caleb Baker's kind is the best.
It takes a stronger and bigger heart to
hold it, at all events."
A request made by Prinoe Arthur to
be allowed to volunteer for service on
the Gold Coast has been refused.
TIIE CENTRE REPORTER.
The IVrlb of the Sea.
The North German brig (htlaow
Hteaow, a small re—el, not 900 tone, left
New York for Oooatointinople laat Au
gust, and ou the 24th of that month n
hurricane atriiok her. Hhe m taken
unawares, and went over ou her beam
end*, where ahe lay for an hour and a
half, the crew United on to her port
bulwarks, unable, ammreutly, U cut
away the nhroudn and stave. After the
time natmd ahe relieved hemelf of every-
Uting but the lower m*ta, and righted;
but ahe lay ao low m the water with the
wavea which ahe had takvu ou board
that the crew had to climb to the head
of the foremast in order to avoid taxing
drowned by the "green aeaa." I.adeu
with a buoyant cargo, the brig did not
founder, bit! ahe wallowed to aud fro in
tbe trough of the aea, constantly washed
by tiie billows, ao that night and day
the live hands sumuiug, with the Cap
tain and mate, hail to cling for life to
that fore-tou. His nights and four days
the poor fellows were kept iu their hard
plight, without a morsel to eat or, a
drop of water to drink, the sea per
petually sweeping over their deck, and
roaring* certain death at them if they
tried to come down to find a scrap of
uouriahmeut. On the aiitli evening,
like a tiger that has howled itself U>
exhaustion at the foot of a tree, the
fierce billow* quieted, aud the weak,
cramped wretches,six days starved, crept
down and ' rummaged ' for food. They
found a caae of preserved meat, some
wine, lime-juice, and beer, and it
* helped them to live.' In spite of this,
and a little more which they afterward
extracted from the aoaked cabins, they
had still a dreadful time to pass. There
waa no shelter, aud nothing to be had
to support life but au odd Uu or two of
provisions ; aud tirst the boy died, then
the boatswain, and afterward a sailor.
For six days they had tasted nothing,
and daring ten days more the survivor*
had lived on the scantiest scraps, when
a Spanish Teasel, the Amable Aauuciun,
came in sight. She boarded the water
logged, meatless brig, and found upon
her dock four living ineu, too weak to
heave the dead ones into the sea—gaunt,
speechless, famished creature*—too far
gone even to wave a flag or handker
chief, though they saw the Spaniard and
bis signal. The Dona were kind and
clever, and fed the poor creatures ao
carefully on board their bark that the
fluttering spark of life burned up again,
aid Captain, mate, carpenter, and a
seaman were saved and brought iu fair
oondition to Vigo. But what bitter
ness is there in death which these poor
souls had not tasted,aloft six days.night
ami day, In gnawing hanger above that
howling, tiger-like sea ; and, after the
storm, starving more or less on the
shelterless deck for another ten days,
with the deed, who must have seemed
no much more fortunate, lying among
them 1
J(ew York Boot sad Shoe Market.
Business is quiet in the wholesale
line, but few sales lieing made from day
to day, though from all appearand*
there'will soon be oonaiderable activity,
as there are already some buyer* in the
city looking through the assortment*.
A tew sales of spring goods have been
made, and occasional orders arc re
ceived from dealer* in the country for
small assortments of the heavy styles.
Moot of the establishments hive their
simples oa hand, and with fair stocks
for s commencement are prepared to
attend to customers, who are soon ex
pected in force. The jobbers have
their Btocka in order, and have gen
erally finished the settling up of
their books, and are loosing for
buyers as soon as tho holiday season
has closed. Collections have resulted
better than was anticipated a few week*
ago, and are still coming in. Bo far as
we hear there is little disposition to de
fer payment longer than is possible.
The manufacturers are, with few excep
tions, making no goods yet. though
preparations are going forward for an
early resumption of work, and in an
other week the principal flrma will be
in fall operation, as the orders are com
ing in quite freely for spring goods
from the traveling agents as well as
from regular customers. The pros
pects are much brighter than were an
ticipated a week ago, even, and we shall
be much surprised if business does not
turn ont much better than was expected
for the spring. There is no rea
son why it should not, as the dealers
are holding very light stocks, and will
be forced to supply themselves soon.
The reputation of w-York-made shoes
is gaining every year, and had the panic
not oocuned the past year would have
been the most profitable known in the
New York fine shoe trade. Price* for
the coming season are fnl'v up to those
of last year, and in some line* higher
figures are asked.
The suction business is jnst now st
its dullest point, and the lots put up at
the sales are quite limited in comparison
to what the*- were a few weeks ago.
Heavy goods are still called for, while
the demand for spring styles is not yet
sufficient to warrant any extended
offering.
A brand Dress,
The laoe dress which was manafac
tared by the Compagnio dee I tides of
Paris for the Empress Eugenie, and
which is of the lately revived old Ven
etian point, is thus described by a lady
correspondent ia Vienna: "The ex-
Empress Eugenie's lace dress is the
all-absorbingattraction of the laoe de
partment. The stitcli of whioh it is
mado, you know, wu loot for ages, anil
had only Issen recovered through the
exertions of the ex-Empress of Franco
just before her downfall and exile. It
is made up over black velvet, and shows
to fine effect on that fabric. The under
skirt is in one piece, not fiounoed, its
design being s heavy scalloped bonier
of roseeand tulips entwined with leaves,
and interlacing with another border
formed of fine scallops of forget-me
nots and ivy leaves. Each scallop has
a medallion figure filled with roses,
tulips, and forget-me-nots imbedded in
an urn of exquisite workmanship. An
other medallion semi-encircles this
one, and the two are tied with a true
lover's knot carried around the whole
underskirt. This true-lover's knot ty
ing the medallions and interlacing over
the whole is considered the gem of the
design. A square court train of black
velvet, trimmed with lace half a yard
wide, of the same design, oovers the
back of the dress. It is formed of two
breadths which are united in the back
with a shell work of black velvet one
eighth of an inch wide. This train
nnites with an overskirt open in front,
with broad lappets turned back and
faced with peach-colored satin. The
corsage ana sleeves of velvet are trim
med with a bertha and ruffles of the
laoe. A handkerchief and fan in laoe of
the same stitch and design accompany
this magnificent dress, to whioh no
price can be attached."
RUSSIAN SOLD IKES' FOOD.— The ex
pedition to Khiva has brought into
notioe a rival to the celebrated German
Erbswurst. The Russian soldiers were
fed chiefly on biscuits composed of one
third of flour of rye, one-third of beef
reduced to powder, and one-third of
s&uer-kraut also reduced to powder.
The soldiers are stated to have bad a
great relish for this food, and their
good health during the expedition is at
tributed is great part to the use of it.
CENTRE 11A1.1.. CENTRE CO.. PA.. THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1574.
Thoughts for Saturday Might.
The *ting of a reproach is the truth
of it
It is a higher exhibition of Christian
uanhneaa to bo able to hear trouble
than to get rid of it.
God's blcaaing is on work. Aud ac
tivity, systematic and faithful, i the
ordaineti law of hualth, id growth, aud
of this world's advaucemt-ut.
Generosity during life ia a very dif
ferent thing from generosity in the hour
of death ; the one prooeeds from lib
erality and baneroleucc, the other from
pride or fear.
Those things that are not practicable
are not desirable. There is nothing in
the world really beneficial that does not
lie w.thin the reach of sn informed un
derstanding and a well directed pur
suit.
What are crosses to thy comforts, thy
miseries to thv inerrie*, thy dsys of
sickness to thy dsys of health, thy day*
of weakness to thy days of strength,
thy day* of scarcity to thy day* of
plenty?
He that, by giving a draught of water
to a thirsty person should exjteot to be
paid with a good plantation, would be
modest iu his demands compared with
those who think they deserve heaven
for the little good they do on earth.—
/VoiiA/in.
How xratchful wc mnst be to keep the
crystal well clear, that it be not made
turbid by onr contact with the world,
so that it will not reflect object*, if 1
would preserve my relatiou to Nature,
I must make my life more moral, more
pure and iunocent. The problem is as
precise and simple as a mathematical
one. I mnt not live loosely, bnt more
and more consistently. How ean we
expect a harvest of thongbt who have
not had a seed time of character?—
Thoreau,
A Lady's Opinion of a Sleeping Car.
And here, while the dusky hand of
our ever-attentive " amendment" pie
pared our coueh for the night-watches,
!ot me say one word about sleeping
oar*. I know they are elegant in every
detail—that everything is done to in
sure tha comfort of travelers, so that
they uiay sleep as comfortably,and rest
as securely as eVn they might in
•• home, sweet home;" but how about
the dressing convenience* t A woman's
toilet, to be satisfactorily performed,
demands some other position than
prone upon the face. Likewise, it is
somewhat more agreeable to jwrform
portions of the toilet unobserved by
the multitude. Men either are not
burdened with modesty, or they have
minds that loar so far above the femi
nine that they give no thought to the
embarrassment attendant upon the
method and manner of disposing one's
self in those close quarters. A woman
carefully extinguishes herself behind
the curtains, slyly unloose* a lacs, en
velops herself" decorously in a large
waler-proof, not daring to lav aaide her
chignon for fear of a surprise, and to
stow herself away uncomfortable and
depressed. The stranger in the bunk
avore leisurely divests himself of lua
outer garment*, nulla off boot*, loosens
suspenders, and bounds into bed with
graceful ease, rather enjoying the aitna
tio® ! I think if there oonld be a lady's
car for sleeping r.nd toilet, exclusive of
gentlemen, it wovild be a great advance
ment in wayfaring civilisation. 1
thought so tbih morning, especially
when I awoke fn.-rn uneasy slumbers b
find the foot-board fallen, and a group
of serene-browed men gazing smilingly
upon my sleeping beaut v. Let ua have
separate cart, good people, and we can
ask nothing more of yon in the way of
luxury and restful ease.
Hl* Identity Discovered.
A wealthy widow, of Tensor vicinity,
had a wild and dissipated son, who dis
appeared in 1870, and waa supposed for
two years to lie dead. At the end of
that time his mother received a letter
from an army officer, stating that a sol
dier, severely wounded in the Franco-
Pruaaian war, had been taken prisoner
to Prnasia, and hail paper* on his per
son that indicated him to be her son.
He had been wounded in the heed,
which prodnocd insanity, bnt hs was
slowly recovering. Bhe bad an doubt
that the man was her son, bnt when he
was brought into her presence with his
fare disfigured by frightful soars, she
oould not accept "him as the son she had
lost, and believing that the paper*
which he carried hail been obtained in
some lawless manner, had lum arrested
as an ail venturer, her nephews, who ex
pected to be her heirs, encouraging this
step. As his mind and lody were both
unsound, he was removed to an insane
asylum, where health and reason eamo
back to him. He then wrote a letter to
his mother teaching so minutely upon
matters known only to themselves, that
she was convinced, and acknowledged
him ss her child, Still the smt against
him is being conducted by his cousins,
who will not allow the lady to reclaim
her son if they can prove a break in the
chain of identity, and the ease promises
to have many interesting as well as
wearisome features before it is con
cluded. In oomment upon this onse
cornea the remark, " A successful vil
lain is by no means to lie despised ; the
knave has material in him which is
worth having." A fallacy ! Wicked
ness ia a weed early cultivated, and by
ita very luxuriance finally destroys it
self, thus making room for more useful
growths.
Mother*, Speak Kindly.
Children catch cross tones quicker
than parrots, and they often boome
permanent habits in them. When
mother sets the example, yon will
scarcely hear a pleasant word among the
children in their plays with each other.
Yet the discipline of snch s family is
always weak and irregular. The chil
dren expect just so much scolding tie
fore they do anything they are bid,
while in many a home where the low,
firm tone of mother, or the decided
look of her steady eye, is law, they al
ways think of obedience, either in or
ont of sight. Oh, mother !it is worth
a great deal to cultivate that excellent
thing in woman, a low, sweet voice. If
yon are ever so much tried by the mis
chievous or willfnl pranks oi the little
one, speak low. It will be s great help
to you to even try to be patient and
staecrfnl, if yon oannot succeed. Anger
makes yon wretched, and your children
also. Impatient, angry tones never did
the heart good, bnt plenty of evil. Yon
cannot have the excuse for them that
they lighten yonr hardens at all; they
make them only ten times heavier.
For your own, as well as your children's
sake, learn to speak low. They will re
member that tone when yonr head is
under the turf. So, too, will they re
member a harsh and angry tone, which
legacy will you leave to yonr children ?
DITTO. —An honest man, looking over
a bill found, "To 3 lbs. sugar. To 6
lbs. ditto." He went to his wife and
said : " Here is a pretty oharge. What
on earth have yon done with so much
ditto ? " Bhp declared aha never had
any ditto in the house in her life. So
back the man posted to the store and
reported, and received an explanation.
On his return, his wife asked nira if he
had learned what it meant. " Yes," he
said, " it means that I'm s darned old
fool, and you are ditto."
The Laud of the Midnight HUB.
Ssrw s) Hud Ox* •#.
Mr. I'. U. Du Ghaillu, iu hi* new lec
ture, " The Land of the Midnight Hun,"
■ say* : There is a country far away from
! our shore--far awsy toward the icy
north. It is a glorious land, with lold
and magnificent mountains ; with deep,
narrow, well-sheltered valleys, wild ra-
I vines, picturesque and lovely lakes, im
mense glaciers -the largest in Enrone,
aud, perhaps, the largest in the world—
immense forest* of ptne, birch, and fir
trees, the solitude of which seem to
sooth the turbuleut spirit of man, oonnt
-1 loss rivulets, which in their flight to
' ward the sea, fall iu a thousand cas
cades. riTcrs and streams which rush
into the chasms below iu gigantic water
falls that astonish the delighted behold
er. In the north of thst land ths son
shines day aud night in June, July, and
part of August. At that period no slaw
are to be seen. The moon sheds no lus
tre upon the earth. The summer is
! short It is just long enough to give
time to the wild flowers to bloom aud
fade away. Then cold winds blow and
grass begiua to look yellow and leaves
begin to wither, and awallowa and other
birds fly toward the booth ; the moon
shines ouoe more, and at last there is
no more sun to be seen. Then the
heavens seem to be in a blax* of light.
How many nights hsve I traveled miles
and miles, ana enjoyed the magnificent
scenery and glorious climate of that
I country ! It is the "Land of the Mid
night £un." 1 love these Scandinavian*.
I love these pleasant-hearted and blue
eyed people. I love their kindness,
their honesty. There is no people in
' the world so good s* this northern peo
' pie of Europe. Churches are seen
everywhere, and the church in that
- ixmiltry is the grand stand-point
Kcfao >l* also abound. Of course, they
. are not like our public schools, but,
nevertheless, they are good schools.
The people are Protestant and Lu
theran.
I had an idea before I went to Scan
dinavia, that it was a sort of wild coun
try, having a population that was only
half civilized, but that ia a mistake.
They all know how to read and write,
i In the public schools the pupils are
obliged to learn French, English and
German. It is a good laud- that "Land
of the Midnight Bun and lam going
to try to lead vou into it. On a fine
summer's day 1 left Stockholm, which,
by the way, t# one of the mo*t delight
ful and interesting cities in Euro rut
Toward mid-day we came to a place
where are wer* going to get dinner. I
came to a large hall in the midst of
, which was a table, on which was a very
white table-cloth. The moat and veg
etable* were cooked, and 1 sal down
expectiug oue of the servant* to ask me
what I was going to eat, when, to my
astonishment, every man commenced to
help himself. I ate also, and when I
h*" finished the meal I expected to be
asked for money. Nothing of the kind.
When we had'done we went to the
counter, our word waa trusted, we paid
the cost (twenty-five cents/ and then
left. While 1* waa in Btockholm I
thought I would very mncb like to Me
the King. He came to the city two
days after my arrival and received me
in the moat charming and agreeable
manner. He asked me to spend the
next day at his summer palace, a few
mile* from Btockholm, and of conrwe 1
gladly accepted the invitation. When
I went there I saw no policemen, no
soldiers, no servants, and when I ru
tern! the apartment in which the King
' was, I found him in his shirt sleeves
engaged in painting. I then left to
seethe " Midnight Bun," and, to my
astonishment, met an old gentleman of
seventy-aix, from i'biladelphia, who
was bound on a similar mission. It
waa iu the summer, and there was no
snow. After a tiro© I got to the farm*.
; and to my utter astonishment found
that the cows were fed on raw fish.
Then after a while I found that not
only the cows, but the sheep and goat*
were fed on raw fish.
Finally I reached Finland. The
Fins arv eiocedingiy agreeable people.
Now and then I would >tne upon a
church in the desert, as yon might say,
1 and thrre around the church was the
graveyard. No matter if yon die 200
or 900 miles away, your people carry
tour body to that grave yard to be
buried there. 1 found the clergy well
educated and exceedingly simple and
i amiable. Then I went on following the
" midnight aun"days and days. Finally
I reached the northern extremity of
Europe, and what a grand finish it was
to my journey ! There stood that mid
night sun and that Polar sea in all its
stillness and beauty. At last I waa
obliged to leave it. I went to study the
Norwegian*. I found thet three of my
books hiwl been translated into Nor
wegian and Bwedisii, and that the peo
ple knew mo somewhat br name. I ad
mired the simplicity of the rich, the
' modesty of the women, and the aim-
Idlcity of the whole people. Never
lave I seen such honesty as I hit# ex
: pcrienoed among the people there. The
simplicity of manner among the rich
surprised me. I remember being in a
, magnificent country aeat in the south
of Sweden, owned by a man whose an
! anal income from land was 915,000, and
Set his wife daily appeared in a cialico
reus, with nothing in the shape of
aparnment except a velvet ribbon round
her neck. The simplicity of the cn
, gagnment ring is remarkable. Even
the king would not think of giving more
than a simple gold ring as an engage
ment ring. After marriage, two rings
are worn, and three when the lady has
a family of children. The way to travel
in B wed en is exceedingly pleasant. The
roads arc just as good as in Central
Park. People fancy it ia a long way to
go to Sweden. It only takes twelve
days. Go direct to London, and from
there two boat* a week leave for Chria
tiana and Stockholm, the duration ot
' the jonrncy being about fifty or sixty
hoars.' The more I knew the people the
more I loved them. Tlioy are a grand,
noble race—a good, steady, honest,
law-sbidiug people, and I hope lot* of
them will come here.
A Sew Fuel.
A Belgian paper publishes a letter
from Hasselt, announcing the discovery
of a sncoedanenm for coal. The letter
says: *' Two days ago a peasant of our
neighborhood went the ronnd of all the
on (Tec hnnsea with a sack containing
earth. He said that he had fonnd the
means of heating rooms with that sub
atauoe impregnated with a solution of
soda. He made the experiment before
a crowd of people, and auooeedad.
Next day the whole town was in great
excitement. Everybody had tried the
new disoovery, and I did the same.
Following the man's instructions, I
filled a senttle three-quarters with
small coal, and the remaining fonrth
with vegetable mould ; I then sent for
a halfpenny worth of oarbonate of
aoda, which I dissolved in half a litre
of water, and then mixed op the solu
tion with the rest. This quantity has
been sufficient to warm my room from
2 r. m. till 7 r. m."
A man rode from St. Joseph, Mo., to
Kansas City last week under n sleeping
car, by holding himself npon the trncks
and resting hia feet upon the brake
beam. At the latter plaoe he was dis
covered and ordered away, bnt was so
nnmb with eold that he fell on the track,
and thu train, suddenly moving, crushed
him to death.
The Virginias Captives.
riu roslsissl liars It aswt Oft** Haslet.
roM*--Th* IktlS Bistrt lit I* Ox • r
Iks llasd* mt Ikt Bwrxlxara a# Vita
Tea Maasarrrs,
A reporter, who ttoarded the Juniata
immediately after her arrival at New
York with the Virginias survivors tin
board, obtained full particulars from a
variety of aeuros* eonocruing the treat
ment received by the priaouer* at the
hands of their Hpsuiah captor*. All
these reports agree in one partirular
uamely, that the treatment received was
uniformly harsh, aud in some eases
barbarous. Tbe Tornado with the cap
turrd Virginias arrived in the harbor ui
Santiago in the manner already de
scribed. A fact which has not, how
ever, generally been known, by the
statement* of the prisoners now comes
to light, which is thai they were robbed
by the crew of the Tornado, and nearly
aft who owned anything were robbed of
money jewelry, 'watches, and other
valuables. Tbe prisoners were taken
to the jad of Santiago soon after their
arrival in port. The jail is a low,
gloomy-looking structure, situated near
,the harbor, in one of th* lower portions
of the city. Through its dismal portal
' the nnfortnnate captives were driven ;
here they were crowded together like
cattle; here their suffering* began.
They were not assigned to separate cells
i —indeed, there was no opportunity for
such confinement iu the contracted
quarters of the Santiago jail, but the
eutire partv of nearly 200 were driven
into a small room hardly 60 feet long by
15 feet wide. Here thev were obliged
to live as beat tbey could, though the
air, of oourse, was' almost deadly, aud
j there waa little or no opportunity for
exercise. The prisoners war* supplied
with provisions, which, though suffi
cient as regards quantity, were poor in
qualitv, aud hardly fitted to snstain
life. These provisions consisted almost
wbollv of rie* and water. Ryan, Varona,
• Del 801, and Geapedea were speedily
. separated (rum their companion#,
and after a speedy trial before a Span
ish court-martial were sentenced to Uu
mediate death. On the morning of'
Nov. 4, their companions looked upon
them for the laat time, and a few hour*
later thev fell riddled with ballet* in
th* trenches which surround the •laugh
ter-house.
The fate of their companions soon
became known to the captives ia prison,
and they tremblingly awaited the de
velopments which were hourly expected.
Three days later their ranks were again
diminiahed, and Captain Fry and his
brave companions went forth to death.
From this time forward the prisoners
wer© in hourly fear for their own safety.
Their fears were not unknown to their
captors, and again and again tlicy were
told that the day of their d.-stii had
come. Not only'were tbey told that
they mnat die, but the priest* were ad
mitted to their preaenee, aad on several
occasion* they made what they supposed
to be their dying confessions. As the
time appointed for their death arrived,
none of the Spaniards appeared to load
them forth to execution, and they were
led to suppeae that the day for their
death had been postponed. .Again and
again wa* this torture inflicted upon
them, and every possible means for in
creasing their 'mental suffering was re
sorted to.
In sn Interview srith Commander
Brain© of thr Juniata, (iovarnwr L)c La
Roia of Bantiago pledged his honor
that none of th* prisoners at on Id be re
moved or executed until the commander
of the Juniata had received due notifi
cation. On that vary night the priso
ners wer© stealthily taken from th© jail,
and marched with the greatest haste to
a point seven miles below the city in
the vicinitv of the Morro. The road
la/ throngb a rough tract of country,
and the journey waa moat wearisome,
while some of the prisoners were so
sick a* to be almost nuabl© to stand.
The sufferings of some of the number
were Intense, and no pity wa* In the
breasts of the Spaniards. At this point
on the oo*t they were placed on troard
the steamer Bum, which at once set
sail for Havana. At ManzauiUa it is
met by the mail steamer coining in the
opposite direction. On board this
steamer waa General Burricl, who at
once ordered the Bazmn to return to
Bantiago. She turned about, but soon
after ran aground, and the passengers
were transferred to another vessel.
The Spanish soldiers *r* regarded
rather contemptuously by United States
Navy officer*, and tlicy have not feared
to express their opinions fitely. It was
feared by the Spaniard* that the threat*
of the uaval officers might be carried in-,
to execution, and the prisoners could
easily have Ixwn rescued lrom their
forrut r quarters. In the Morro their
treatment waa similar to what had pre
ceded, though their experience her© wa*
short. The order* from Madrid de
manded that they should be delivered
on the It.th of December. MOOT have
condemned Borriel for hi* delay in snr
rendering the prisoners, bnt the officers
of the Jon lata declare that be seems to
have done aa well as he was able. He
waa in readiness on the lfitli insL to
treat with the United State* officers
eoncerning their delivery. It waa not
until the I*th, however, that all the ar
rangements were completed, and that
wa* the day fixed for their transfer to
the Juniata.
It was at snnrise on the morning of
Thursday, Dee. 18, that the remaining
prisoner* of the Virginias were led
forth from their dungeon, as they ex
pected, to meet the fate of their com
panions. Their inhuman onptors were
still deceiving them on every possible
oocasion, ami torturing them both on
body and mind. They had been told
that morning to prepare for death ; the
priests had entered the prison, and had
administered the solemn duties of their
office, and thsy were then led forth in
the same manner as Ryan and Fry had
been a few weeks before. Some of the
number were still skeptical, however,
as to no speedy a doom, for ths fre
quency of Spanish threats had de-
Brived8 rived them of their terror. Even on
is march to the water's edge the
Hpaniarda continued their threats and
devised new means of tortura. They
were at length all placed on board a
•cow or large raft and alowly lowed ont
into the stream. The Jnniata was lying
a abort distance away, with the Stars
and Stripes floating above her. Her
officer* were crowding the docks, and
with powerful glasses were straining
their eyes to catch the changes on the
oonntenanoea of the prisoners.
Here they anfferea horror* hereto
fore unknown. They were crowded in
the hold of the vessel, where acaroely a
ray of sunlight oould struggle in. The
air waa poison ; the darkness waa al
most ooutinnons; the food they ate wae
wretched in qaality and insufficient in
quantity; the water they drank waa
what remained in the buckets after the
dumb animals on board were satisfied.
These animals consisted mainly of
horses and mules. They were kept on
the deck above the Virginias prisoners,
and were thus a oonstant aouroe of an
noyance to the helpless creatures >n
flned below. It is said that in the midst
of all this filth and suffering the pris
oners were not allowed to wash while
on lioard the Bsr.au for a period of ten
daye, and that their arms were pinioned
behind them the larger portion of the
voyage. They were occasionally beaten
on the slightest provocation, and some
times on no provocation at all, These
Term*: 52.00 u Your, ia Advance.
punishments, however, seem out to
haw been of a nature ao serious aa
to prodaee any lasting effects.
On (lit return to Santiago they vara
cnudtd to jail, and Conmttuin
Grimes was alJoeed to visit some of
the American prisoners to make them
•OBM alight presents sad to eilaod to
I hem hope# of speedy rescue. Even
tliia privilege, however, waa soon with*
drawn, and DO communication waa
afterward allowed. A abort time before
their delivery U>e pnaonara war# ra
moved from the tail in Mantiago to the
kfoiro, aeveral miles below, whims their
treatment waa no better than before.
Thia march of a half doaeo milaa waa
aiao performed by eight, and many of
the priaonera a offered severely on the
way. Hie motive leading to thta course
of action waa undoubtedly the fancied
insecurity of the prteooera in the Santi
ago jail. The United States men-of
war Juniata, Kanaaa and Wyoming,
and the Miobe, of the navy of (treat
Britain, were lying in the harbor, and
the threats made by their commanders
were received with respect by theeaeily
daunted inhabitanta of the city.
They aaw the steamer, but for a long
time seemed not to reahse that they
were destined ao speedily to stand upon
her deck. Slowly the Spanish tug
dragged itself along, and aa she ap
proached nearer the Teoee of the pris
oners were seen to change. Still, bow
aver, it seemed rather the inspiration
of the Stars and Stripes than the hope
of speedy freedom that moved them.
A moment later, and the noodrona
scow swung around under the ttern
of the United States steamer, and
the prisoners were no longer mas
ters of their own emotions. Aa one of
their number stood out prominently
among his onmrudes, and aa tha truth
flashed upon him, be gave one triumph
ant shout, and swung his hat wildly in
the air. It waa the uagle spark needed
to fire a magazine, and his shout had
not died on the air when it wee taken
up and echoed and re-echoed by hie
companions, and the shores and the
harbor of Santiago rang with cbsers
for the flag of the united States. The
Spanish officers looked on in moody ai
lejioe, but made ao other demonstration
of their disapproval. Like madmen,
the liberated captives rushed upon the
decks of the Juniata. Like children,
they cried when they found themselves
free from their barbarian persecutors.
They were hungry, and many of them
n.-arly naked. They were clothed only
with the thin, tattered garments whioh
hail formed their prison garb. There
on the deck were ranged toe abundant
stores whioh the foresight of the offi
cers of the Juniata had provided, and
the need* of all were abundantly sup
plied. Many of them dung to their
ragged prison garment*most t- nscioualy,
and looked on with almost mournful
eyes when they aaw them thrown away.
Said an offieer of the Janiele : "It
vraa one of the saddest and gladdest
sights I ever saw. when we gave them
clothing, which they hardly knew what
to do with, mad they dung to their rags
aa If they were old friends."
Upon their reception they were pro-
Tided with <} darters aa comfortable as
possible on bound the Juniata, and
were furnished means of bathing, and
clothing themselves in decent gar
ments.
< o-OP*ration 1M Fall Hirer.
An officer of a ol operative asaoeia-
Hob at Fall Rlvev, Mm, has recently
famished Ua following aUtament con
cerning its history : " Early in Febru
■nr. 1867, a low working man bold a
meeting in a private bouse in Fall
River, and took the preliminary stone
to form a oc-operative association. Bj
the 30th of the same month thirty-five
members had enrolled their names, and
the paid-op shares amounted to 13,131.
A small store was rented in Piemant
timet, and lor a few sreeka the officer*
went to the store after doing their day'a
work and amused themselves by carry
ing not orders on a wheelbarrow, bat
afterward bought a horse and wagou.
At the dose of that year ike association
waa reoriraniaed on a better basis, with
a capital of $3,600, and the number of
members had increased to sixty-five.
Early in the spring of 1868 a large store
on Bedford street waa purchased for
$5,000, and at the end of that year the
membership bad increased to 129 and
the capital to 87,000. The membership
baa steadily increased, until now it
numbers over JOG. Each memlcr pays
an admission fee of gl, and each snare
is 810, Every member must own at
least one share before he can vote or
hold office in the association, and no
member ia allowed to own over thirty
ahsVes. Last April the store on Bedford
street, which five rears ago waa bought
for $5,(100, wae sold for $15,000, and the
SIO,OOO profit has been constituted a
consolidated fond. The association
bah erected this rear, on Bedford street,
a large block, 70 by 10 feet, containing
three stoma and ten tenements. The
association run s grocery store. •
batcher's shop, and a boot and shoe
store. From Dee. 21. 1867, to Sept 21.
1878, the sales amounted to $327,689.92,
the investments $39,272 05, and the
withdrawals $24,755.99. The members'
dividends were $27,772.31. and the noo
membera' $8,711 59, making the total
profits $31,516.93. For the quarter
ending Kept. 21, the dividends on pur
chases were twelve cents on a dollar for
members, and eight cents for non
members, with ten per cent, per annum
on shares."
A Sew Confidence Dodge.
Strange u it may seem, a new confi
dence dodge baa been developed. Early
in the afternoon two well-dressed men 1
entered the honae of Sophia He hem an, ■
a widow being on Le Grand Pike, near
Bonarentnra Chnrch. One of them
represented himself to be Mr. Adae.
Conanl from Germany for this city, and
the other a gentleman just from the
Fadertsnd. Both profeaaed to have
known the hoaband of the lady, and In
the oonrae of a few moments' oonversa
tioo talked themaelvea into her good
graced. An hoar after another man en
tered and inquired where one Mr. Wel
der livod. The widow told him it was
acme two miles oft Upon receiving
thin information, he naid U waa too bad.
He was going to his friend's honae to
collect a bill with which to pay hie
taxes, and that now he would be too
late, and have to pay the penalty. He
polled ont and studied hia watch aa he
■poke. Gonf.nl Adae (?) thereupon sud
denly recognised him, and said that he
waa weloome to what he bad, about f-W.
This would not do, however, he needed
9200. Soddenlj he bethought himeelf
of some watches which he had pur
chased to send aa presents to the old
conntry. He would leave them with the
widow if she could let him have the
additional 8150. Mrs. Heheman, en
couraged by the pretended Consul a
confidence in the borrower, agreed to
let him have the amount and handed it
over, taking the watches aa security.
He went off to pay hia taxes. The Oon
aul and her husband's friend lingered
to arrange for a visit of the lady to the
Consulate to sign papers for a legacy,
of whioh " Adaehad told her on first
entering, and then departed to divide
the booty with their confederate. Of
oonrae the watches proved worthless.—
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The steamer Gipsy Queen has been
sunk on the River Tyne, Many lives
were lost,
A BoM Robbery*
One o! the snout bold end audacious
robberies that hs* occurred, recently
look piece kl tbe residence of kfr. Wm.
K. Boattor, near the Met lore" Btiug H*r
bor, el i point ibont half e>y between
New Bright,. end West Mew Brighton,
BUten Island. Mr. Houtter end family
I were Touting to Mew York Cite, leering
! the M-rrmnU in charge of the house.
Tbe inmetee were e nun-servant named
Robert Armstrong, s young DM small
in stetnre, three servant girls, end two
fraisle friends of tbe letter, who were .
engaged st s game of cards in the I
kitchen. About nine o'clock thee wen ,
surprised by i body ct masked men, (
who entered in true dramatic style,
with drawn revolvers, and one of them, j
who appeared to be the eeptain of the
□t, commanded them all to keep per- j
j quiet, and they would not bo
; that they came to obtain plan- [
dor, and plunder tbey would hare.
They then took a table-cloth, and tear
ing it into strips, pinioned the STUM of
each of the females behind them, sad
secured them to chairs Armstrongj
was handcuffed sod also tied to s chair.
One of the barglars then set down by j
them to prevent them from making any
outcry or an attempt to escape, while
the rest of the gang prooeeded to ran
sack the bouse. After securing all the
jewelry to be found ia dressing cases
and bureaus, they turned their atten
tion to s Urge iron sale ia ths dining
room, where the silverware was kept.
About 1. o'clock ia the morning, having
drilled the safe and charged it with ,
powder, preparatory to blowing it
open, the Captain re-entered the kitchen ,
and notified the prisoners that an ex
plosion was about to follow, warning!
them not to make en outcry, or he
would akoot them. One of tbe men
then took n valuable piano cover, and,
saturating it with water, placed it over
tbe safe, presumedly to deaden the
sound of the explosion. Having se
cured the contents of the safe, they ar
ranged it in portable shape, and turned j
their attention to refreshments.
Tbey found several bottles of brandy ;
and a quantity of cigars in a cupboard, ,
with which they prooeeded to an upper
room, where tbey reveled for upward of
an hour, singing songs and drink tuv,
after which they replenished the fire in
the range, and all but one took their
leave. He remained until five o'clock
in the morning, when be also left. One
of the girls, after a struggle, freed her
self, and set her companions at liberty.
Borne carpenters st work on a dwelling
house on the opposite side of the
street, were called, and one of them
sawed the handcuff* from the wrists of
Armstrong. Mr. Scatter was then sent
for, sad arrived daring the forenoon.
A reporter oslled upon him st his resi
dence, bat he declined giving any in
formation of the affair. Tbe value of
the property stolen ia said to be about
$5,000. The bouse is built of wood,
two stories in height, and stands some
distance from tbe main road, and about
100 yards from the Shore Line Home
Railway. No trace has been found of
ths robber*. A boat which was mooted
in the vicinity was stolen, and found
near tha Quarantine landing. It ia
thought to be possible that the thieves ■
escaped in that way by taking the early !
boat to New York. The thieves are de
scribed as beta* large, powerfully-built<
men, of nearly the same stature.
A Mother's Sacrifice.
Mr*. Mar Robinson committed sui
cide is Ypeilanti, Mich., a few day*
lincc, dnvnitig beraeU in a eUUra.
She was nearly thirty year* of age, and
had paaaed aa eventful career. Her
maiden name waa Barlow, and at the
age of sixteen she married William
Stevens of Wayne. With him ahe lived
several years; bat they lived tin happily,
and six'years ago they were divorced,
she retaining the custody of their
children, aged respectively seven and
five yearn. Leaving theae with her
mother ahe went to Ohio, and acted aa
a detective in the United Stoles aecret
service. On the 20th of last month
Mm. Hlcvena waa married in Ypsilanti
to WiPiam J. Robinson of Centertou,
Ohio, bnt still remained with her
mother, Robinson intending to move
to Tec as early the coming year. Rob
inson testified that his wife told him
that a voting man named Barr, with
whom she became acquainted during
her residence in Ohio, had shot at her
on three different occasions, the last
time while she waa living in Ann Ar
bor, this causing her to move to Ypail
anti, and that she waa afraid he would
Et kill bar. Exactly what the cause of
rr's enmity waa is not known ; but it
is hinted thai the deceased aa a detec
tive worked up o case wherein Barr was
directlv concerned, and the exposing of
which waa to his injury. Mrs. Robin
son had but partially recovered from aa
atUnlr of bilious fever *1 tbe lime of her
death, and it is surmised that ahe com
mittee! suicide while temporarily insane.
It would seem, however, that there waa
an object in her death, for five insur
ance policies have come to light, as
follows: Five thousand dollars each in
tbe Michigan Mutual, New York Mu
tual and Home ; *I,OOO in the National
of Washington, and $1,500 in the Mas
sachusetts Mutual. These policies were
all obtained by Mrs. Robinson of Ann
Arbor agents, and all daring the pest
three months, thst of tbe Michigan Mu
tual being the flmt, sad this waa ob
tained about the middle of September.
The premium notes in eech esse were
made payable quarterly, so that upon
each policy bnt a single payment had
been made. The policies are all in fa
vor of her children, and by the terms of
her will her mother is made executrix.
Brahmiuiam it professed by 110,000,
000 of human souk.
The resignation of D. 8. Minister
Sickles baa been accepted.
A Spanish prise oourt setting in Ha
vana condemned the Virginius aa a
lawful prise.
The mercantile marine of Great
Britain numbers 7,850,472 tons of steam
and sailing vessels; America has but
2,680,193.
Too oan guess how cold it is around
St Paul by the fact that a young lady
(rose to death in a sleigh while riding
four miles, and a young man had his
arm around her all the time.
• I would rather," said a prominent
New York merchant in our hearing,
• give a live-figure credit to a young
house having fifty thousand dollars
worth of cash and fifty thousand dol
lars' worth of brains, than to an old
established concern with a hundred
thousand cash and no brains for busi
ness."
A lad in Worcester, M%s*., has been
fined $5 and oosts, amounting to sl4-50,
for stealing a oopy of a daily newspaper
from the door of a subscriber. In
passing sentence, the Judge said it was
not the mere market value of the goods
stolen that called for severe punish
ment, bnt the great annoyance attend
ing such petty pilfering.
" I found it very inconvenient, and a
groat loss of time," says Chateaubriand,
to dine before seven o'clock. My
wife wanted to dine at five o'clock, and
insisted upon that hoar. After many
arguments and many heated discus
sions, we finally compromised upon six
o'clock—an hour very inconvenient to
us both. This is what they <*ll do
mcstic concessions,"
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w * r * > T M '*r ****^
pvaaaßot of mind without thinking of a
tIAW ansa It wiirrt *ffWn'ii semes* i!-> .•**dkffl
■WIT ODOi HMiVi M w\* |lß|l4f UfVIl
ntttnsr of whom conld swim, wont on s
fifth In* irwtMßfillifti mi llm Iwml
lp *" * JiTOIPMI-i PMWtlXvl g? w™ was*' *r> * *
were, beside themntfvto, tom eeseotisl
thing*: s box of etgars and aenss of
. brandy. Time passed away if * very
henuhMs manner to the little fishes;
but st last something occurred j owing
to the influence of flic adi, probably
etpof • on# gentlemen lont Ms balance
and sit<-> Mdad to fall overboard; where
upon the other lustily shouted, " A
shark ! a shark r The intotligeno- was
so unexjM oted to the terrified listener,
that by s •uperhumaa effort of strength
ha fell inside the craft instead of out
side. Instantly realising the situation,
and not being devoid of wit, he said,
gravely, "Well done. Jones; your
presence of mind saved my absence of
j tody." That's very good-isn't it, for
I a story ? Ho wever, there Is no doubt
| that many people are peculiarly gifted
with this invaluable quality which is
called pretence of mind-* quality
wbicn should bo eaeidaonsly cultivated
by aIL Were parents and touchers sc
costomed to show their young mm bow
•elf-oommand in some unexpected
emergency, ae in aa outbreak of Ore at
midnight, would not only anve them
selves, but reeone a whole company of
| friends or fellow pupils,were £e various
means of escape shown, and the neces
sity of instant decision enforced, many
e valuable life (to say nothing of prop
erty) would be saved. Bo intelligent e
community as ours ought not, in this
advanced period of thought* to be eo
neatly overwhelmed by ctts.iuty, when
one woman's prompt and resolute aid
would stop the stream at fts fountain
heed. By constant training the serves
may be brought under perfect control,
and self-coma-*adlunder flssyrnns clr
cumstancrs be omts seed# retained
then kwt; end surely such a result is
worth striving for. Maria Edgeworib
tells a story bearing an tide subject:
In the boaae of bar great grand mother,
powder was stored in tbe upper rooms
of tbe msuriou, according to tbe then
prevalent custom. One (bare stupid
servant-giri was • ut ic procure some
thing in the garret: when the maid
cams beck sod wm asked for her oasdie.
which she bed carried without any
candlestick, she answered "It una
sticking in tbe cask of binds dirt up
there. Not s moment was to be lost
Mrs. Edgeworth few up stairs. dashed
the candle upon the Amur, and foil her
self, overcome by nervous exeitemeet
Hhe hud saved the bones and all within
iu walla. IT smartsbls srurnge of this
kind was displayed by Eli Broem. A
railroad bridge had jnet been destroyed
by fire. Anexnrem train wee*:-, robb
ing. Eli xwdetoramed to haxord his
life to save others. Be ran to meet the
advancing engine, spread his Mttis arms
as widely as possible, and saceeeded in
gaining the 4-nginevr'e attention—who
i the train just in time to prevent
a terrible disaster.
NO. :J.
Waiting tor n Dinner.
When Um Ctton Paetfie Bwlwil n
finished and the car* onmasaucad run
ni gj there ww, a lofty feeling among
the people of Oaraha. It was to be the
biggeri city outside of tfc* planet Nep
tune, and they wanted everything—
beatres, operas, eireuaes, dog fights,
and bull rings. There wera iwalen rante
at wion corner*, but "Le Grand B
tauranU" *m on the "Euro-jtxci-an"
plan, and conducted in high atyfe. The
beat waiter* at band wow peaoured, not
all from la ball* Fmiiee, but there waa
a mixture of rod, black, and "yullcr
border ruffian.'
A good-looking atraagar, with stamps
to in rest, slopped mo at Omaha one
night He vent to the "grand#" eat
ing-house. "Can you bring are a good
dinner f
Waiter—"Yaaa, air, what lea hear# Y"
Guest—" Have yn roast beef f
" Taaa"
"Bring me a roast for cos, with
1 toiled potatoes, cauliflower, cold baked
beans, and a pint of etawt"
" Taaa, air; all right."
The guest waited twenty minntee, sad
became impatient. He dried oat:
" Waiter, where'* my dinner f
" On 'a* store, a bskin'."
" What's on the stove, baking f
"Hoes' beef, ear; finest beef ever aae;
i ill lin put i piece, out of that artear
ri flick bulL"
4* Whsi?**
" Out of eer great Tessa bull, what
cum down roarin', Tuesday, an' was
•hot. Tbaim's his haras T
The stranger looked up, and over the
doorway, sure enough, ware a pair of
stubbed horns, on which he oounted
thirteen rings.
•• Ob !" wud he, "rm i got it cm, ah
—all roasting, nice f
•• Yarn," said the straagrr.
" Then," arid the stranger, "Til take
the train for Chicago, and return next
week, Thursday. lam going over to
get mv teeth set—have it all ready and
hot when I return."
"Writer—"Yaaa, air; Til be ready
mA hot."
" Farewell, and forever farewell ("
said the stranger, grating his teeth, and
casting a hasty glanoe at the stubbed
borax of the' "tearrifllek bail." He
didn't locate any iota in Omaha.
I dread nothing man than to hear
young men saying, " I am going to the
city." If they ark me, as thry often do,
when I am traveling about the country,
what chances there an for a lawyer in
the city, I aay, " Juet the ohancc a fly
has on a spider's web; go down and be
eaten up r If they ask me what ohan
ees there an for a mechanic In the city,
I aay, " Good 1 good ? there Death oar
ries on a wholesale and retail business !
The mechanic art flourishes finely!
Coffin-making is admirable 1 Men an
dying ten times aa fast aa anywhere
else r If a man's bones are made of
flint, if his muscles are made of lea
ther: if he een work sixteen oe eight
een hours e day, and not wink, ami
then sleep, scarcely winking; if, in
other words, be is built for mere tough -
nets, then he can go into the city, and
go through the ordeal which business
men and professional men an obliged
to go through who anoeeed. The con
ditions of city life maybe mcde healthy
so fa as the physical constitution is
concerned; bat there is connected with
the business of the city so much com
petition, so mush rivalry, so much ne
cessity for industry, that 1 Uunk there
is a perpetual, chronic, wholesale viola
tion of natural law. There are ten men
that can suoceed in the oountrr, where
there is one that can succeed in the
city.— Exchange.
A Fair Way to Fat It-
Ton cannot fully understand their
position. It is your part to do your
best work with the least grumbling,
and to make your family expenses as
light as possible. An employer is likely
to have little heart for continuing to
hire you, if, while he is missing his in
come, you are squandering yours. Let
him see that you are willing to bear a
part of his burden, and he will be more
ready to help yon with yours ; for you,
too, oan beat be religious by being con
siderate of those whose trouble la next
door to yours. Employers and em
ployed are the nearest neighbors we
know of, and they onght to be the drat
to show each other mercy.
HAD STOVE.—A lady of Richmond
has a mad stone, for which she paid
$1,600, and which she permitted an
other lady to apply three times to a
mad-dog bite at the rate of sls a time.
Some 300 persona have been cured by
the atone, so that the owner has now
an ample fortune, probably, and the
price of mad atones has gone up amas
mgly. Some people think that a-good
hard cobble-alone would be equally
serviceable, particularly if it were vig
orously applied to the need of the ani
mal itself.
Garbonite is a new article of fuel
found only in the James Elver, Va. It
is a substitute forcannei coal, and Costs
two-thirds as much, burnt freefo but
without smoke, sulphur or bit ami now*
odor, and so nearly eonaumes itself that
but per cent of ashes is kit. It
burns longer than anthracite or
and affords a beautiful sad pure
* ' a
tteteg to the Utj.