Hone to Sleep,
Th* tight i fading cut,
Baby dear, baby Sew,
Ky arm. nr. "round tin* elo.*.
Do not fear.
Within onr pretty MOW
Shadow. creep, shadow* orsep,
LOT# watches ovw thss:
Go to alesp
When daiknss. cover* a*.
Love nuke. ligh.. lore mate* tig at,
God'* arm* are round a* oloee,
In the night.
The night will ofieu fad*.
And shadows creep .hadow. creep.
Lor* alw*y watches thee:
Go to aleep.
Rose l-euve*.
We stood bevtde the sleeping ley ;
She held my gift-rose in her hand ;
It was the laet .weet tmtuif day.
And then, ho' for a strange, tar land.
Rhe plucked each tender leaf apart.
And each leaf told tu tale to me
Kach leaf a hope torn from my heart;
The leave# fell fluttering by the.ee
And oft in far-off landa I thought
Of one that tieicr could be mine ;
Who must le loved, but be un.ought
Twaa hard to love attd not repute.
Those r.iee leatee tllieroi on the aaud.
But other loeea Mem for thee ;
O lost love in the distant land.
0 rose leave# withered by the eal
HOW RICH. RAX AWAY.
Rich was curled np on the lounge in
the sitting-room, reading a uew tx>ok.
Just such a book it was a. fourteen
year-old boys generally take to, iu
which the hero invariably runs away
from cruel task masters -starting iu
life with a jump from a four-story win
dow —all his worldly possessions tied
up iu a little bundle and sluug upon
his back. Then lie goes "a-aailoriug,"
and hair-breadth escapes follow closely
on the heels of exciting adventures,
just as I've seen the big waves tum
ble and break upon the shores, rolliug
in one alter another, during a heavy
gale.
Well, as I said before. Rich was resil
ing just such a book—his eyes spark
ling—his breath couuug quicker as he
scanned some unusually exciting pas
sage. He had reached the point where
his hero, having falh u into the hands
cf pirates, was about being walked over
the #ide of th- vc -** l ou a narrow plank,
when Mr. Thome oatue ia.
" Rich, I shall expect you to do the
chores to-night." The lad addressed
looked up with a very black face.
" Wiiy, father, I did them yesterday.
It's Will's turn."
" Will has something else to attend
to, and even if he hadn't —you kuow
I'm accustomed to having my children
mind what I say to them. "
" lint—"
" I want no arguments. Rich. Go
and do your work, and then you will
enjoy your reading all the more."
Rich scowled and settled back to his
book again.
• I'll go," he grumbled, "just as
fcou —"
"Richard.'" Rich knew what that
meant —trouble ahead in the form of a
horsewhip or a birch withe, if he did
not obey. So lie got up aud laid his
book on the mantel, scowling all the
while. It certainly did seem a very
awkward predicament in which to leave
his hero—perched on a plank above the
" boiling waves " —his hands fastened
behind him, and multitudinous sharks
below, snapping their sharp, white
fangs in anticipation of a feast, but
Rich couldn't help himself very well, so
he contented himself with setting his
teeth together hard, wrinkling his fore
head up into great big scowls, and
glowering Like a wild animal, all the
time he was putting on his cap and mit
tens—which took lnm an unaccountably
long while.
Rich had a big bunch of obstinacy
under the shock of tow-colored hair
which adorned his pate; even after he
had got his ears muffled up to suit him
self, having taken off and put on his
scarf half a doren times before he ar
rived at that culmination, he walked to
the window and stood looking out into
the fading light of the cold, November
sunset, until his father spoke again.
Then he started.
Will was in the kitchen whittling
away at something by the fire. He was
a real mechanic, his father said. When
he heard Rich coming, he thrust his
knife and work out of sight, and fell to
whistling unconcernedly, leaning his
chin on his hands.
The eight ronsed Rich's ire. He got
the milk-pail and marched through the
kitchen with a face blacker than a thun
der clond—neither looking to the right
nor left. Will laughed, when the door
shut with a " slam-bang!" very much as
if a heavy gust of wind had closed it.
TTie laugh WPS nothing— A very good
natured langh it was, indeed, but mas
ter Rich heard it
" B'pose he thinks he's got nothing
to do but set there before the fire and
giggle!" that young man muttered
fiercely. " Father!! make me do his
work and that'll be all hunkv. Like's
not lie's afraid his pet'li soil his hands.
Bah!" and Rich gave the barn door a
kick, which, in his heart, be might
have aimed at his brother. " Wonder
if he Chinks I'm going to do his work
for him all winter ? Not if I know my
self, I ain't," he went on, taking the
milking-stool from its wooden peg,
"he'll find himself mightily mistaken if
that's his game. I can run away just like
Jack Mainsel did," and Rich paused for
a moment as if to consider the idea.
"I—really—believe I—will," he said
slowly, L!s eyes Like two moons, " I'll
go this veryiiif' t!" nodding sagaciously
to Brindle. And JDrindle dian't offer
the least objection.
When once the idea of running away
had found its way into the web of Rich's
imaginings, it grew and grew until he
wondered why in the world he hadn't
thonght of it before. He seemed to
hear his father calling him in the morn
ing, and he thonght how conscience
stricken that gentleman would feel
when he should discover that his son
was gone—driven from home by his
cruelty. This presented another ques
tion. Should he he, or should he not,
leave a note informing his distressed
family whither he had fled ? Decided
in the negative. They might follow
him and likely enough catch him. Not
that they cared anything for him, but
they would bring him back to do the
chores; anything but tbat! Rich struck
a "death before dishonor" attitude
with the pail of milk in one hand and
the stool in the other, which might
have delighted Edwin Forrest.
Then he pictured himself coming
home, laden with the spoils of the sea
in the shape of gold eagles. Whether
he intended to turn pirate or not I can
not say. At all events, he was fully re
solved on running away that night.
The chores were done at last; the
two great boxes piled high with wood,
and rich was warming his numbed
fingers before "the blazing fire, when
his father said :
"Richard, you have done nicely.
Now I want you to make up your mind
to do as well all the week, without ask
ing any questions."
Rich didn't answer, bnt his thoughts
ran something like this :
"All right, sir. If I'm here I'll do
Will's work for him all winter. I think
you won't find me in the morning, Mr.
Tborne."
And then he took his book, and that
hero proceeded to get himself out of
the hands •( the pirates by a series of
tarns and twists, and heps and mis
haps doubtless all perfectly compre
hended and religiously believed by
Rich, but which sets my head in a
whirl even to think of.
Somehow, the book w IA not so inter
esting as before, and when he had seen
Jack Mainsel safely stowed away in a
hammock, swung on board a vessel
bound for the North Pole, he laid it
down with a yawn.
" Where's Will ?"
" He went over to stay with Charlie
Case to-night," Mr. Tborne answered.
"Yes," Rich thought, indignantly,
KIiKD. Kl'irrZ, Kditorand 1 Yopriotor.
VOL. MI.
"ho (Mtn (to off gnltvanting, and 1 have
to stay at home and do the work."
Yet ou the whnle h# wasn't sorry, for
Will was his bedfellow, and hadn't he
been wonderit g how ho should get
away from him? Truly the fates were
propitious.
It was hardly eight o'clock when
Rich pot up and walked to the tlrv,
stretching aud opening hta mouth wide
ever so many times. Very poor imita
tions those "sleepv symptoms" were,
too. Then he took s candle from the
mantel and uarehsl out into the hail
and up stairs without a word.
He didn't go to bed, oh, no. In the
first place he tKk his new satchrl his
father's gift -down from its nail on the
wall, aud proceeded to "pses up" such
things as he thought he might waut on
the voyage —he was to be a sailor, you
know. I wish you could have seen
him. The thermometer on the back
porch aaid sn degrees below zero,
and when Rich had been up stairs five
minutes, his teeth were chattering like
a magpie's, if you know how that is.
And the "necessaries" he put into that
satchel ! Firt was his "loudest" neck
tie—l must beg of you not to smile—
that necktie, a combination of yellow
and purple silk, was the delight of
Rich's existence. 1 fancy he would
have left his head behind sooner tliau it
—then a silver pin his uncle had given
him—a pair of white cotton glows,
which he had worn to Sunday school in
the summer—thirty five cents in cash—
"Arabian Nights," his last Christmas
present—his go-to-meeting suit, and a
bottle of liniment which happened to
be ou the table. That was all.
Then he waited, I think tie was just a
little nervous —frightened— whatever
von may eall it. The wind blew fear
fully, sfiakiug the house, Rich thought,
as though a giant had laid his two
strong hands on the ridge-pole and
rocked the building as a woman would
a cradle. The blinds rattled and the
windows shook. Altogether it wasn't
a very pleasant night for Rich's eijeri
ence in running away.
It seemed such a long time before
the welcome sound of the andiron,
scraping over the brick hearth as Mr.
Thorue prepared to " rake up " the tires
reached his ears, but in little while,
all was still. Rich grasped his satchel.
Now was his time.
He might have gone down stairs and
out of the front door in the orthodox
fashion, without detection. But uo ;
that wouldn't do. Jack got out of a
window on to a shed, and out of the
window on to a shed Ar must get. He
tugged away at the stubborn sash until
his hands w. re scraped and his fingers
blue and cold, when he suddenly recol
lected that he hadn't pressed the
spring. Somebody said something that
savored strongly of brimstone, as the
window slid up.
Goodness! how the wind blew. It
made him gasp and catch his breath
and gasp again. He got out on the shed
without much difficulty, and managed
to stand very well by holding fast to the
window-sill, but how was he to get
down ? The roof was steep, and owing
to a recent sleety rain, very slippery.
He soon found he" could not regulate
the movements of both his satchel and
himself, so he let the former "slide."
Bump 1 It struck the ground lek>w
with a queer, dull little crush, and Rich
immediately bethought himself of the
liniment.
" There. I clear forgot that greasy
staff!" he ejaculated. " It'll spoil my
necktie, sure, if it gets on to it, and
HIT suit, too. I'll have to go down my
self and see to it—" M if going down
was the simplest thing in the world to
do—"likes uot they'll have to all he
taken out."
Rich let go of the window.
" Ea-sy, now—e-a-a-y !"
But it was quite too late to l>e "easy
now J" Rich went rolling, bumping
clattering, pitching, tumbling down the
icy incline, clutching at tho rough
boards for dear life.
It seemed to him the frozen ground
flew up to meet him. Something struck
his arm a heavy blow. He groped
•round for his satchel, but he couldn't
find it. His head felt cold and dull,
and when li£ put his hand up to it
something dripped dowu liia lingers.
Everything began to swim about him.
blending into a mass of blackness. Then
he fainted.
Freeze ? No indeed, although I'm
not quite sure but he deserved to.
When he came to himself, he was lying
on the lounge in the sitting rpom. Ilia
arm pained him dreadfully. The doc
tor was there—and his father looking
very grave. His mother had been cry
ing. Rich wondered what for, but
somehow he didn't feel like asking
questions, so he shot his eyes and
turned his face to the wall.
For two long months Rich kept his
bed. First with brain fever from the
cut in his head, and then till the broken
arm should knit. During the latter
rart of the time, you may be pure he
ad abundant leisure for reflection.
One day when he could just sit up, Will
brought in a new sled.
" There, Rich. That's what I was
waking for your birthday present the
wek yon —you—tnmbled off the shed."
And Rick turned toward the wall
again. He didn't care to look any one
in the face just then. What was the
reason I wonder ?
Not a word was said to Rich about
that little tumble. His father thought
he had been punished quite enough.
But when be got down stairs and out of
doors he took it upon himself to do the
" chorea" for a year as a " peace-work,"
be said.
Now, the year is more than up but
still he brings wood and water without
a grumble, and Katy, the maid of all
work, often says, " It's raal wonderful
w'at a pywer o' good that broken arm o'
yaur'n did dr., Rich."
Bat I don't think Rich quite agrees
with her.
Make the Home Happy.
It is practicable to make home so de
lightful that children shall have no dis
positi jn to wander from it or prefer any
other place. It is possible to make it
so attractive that it shall not only firmly
hold its own loved ones, but shall draw
others into its cheerful circle. Let the
honse, all day long, be the scene of
pleasant looks, pleasant words, kind
and affectionate acts. Let the table be
the happy meeting-place of a merry
group, and not a dull board, where n
silent if not a sullen company of ani
mals come to feed. Let the meal be
the time when a cheerful laugh is heard
and good things are said. Let the
sitting-room at evening be the place
where a smiling company settle them
selves to books or games till the round
of good-night kisses is in order. Let
there be some music in the household—
music not kept like silks and satins to
show to company, but music in which
father and mother and brother and sis
ter join. Let your companions be wel
comed and made for the time part of
the gronp, so that daughters shall not
deem it necessary to seek the obscurity
of the back parlors with intimate
friends, or to drive father and mother
to distant apartments. In a word, let
the house be surrounded by an air of
cosy and cheerful good will; then chil
dren need not be exhorted to love it—
you will not be able to tempt them
away from it,
THE CENTRE REPORTER.
The Temperance Crusade.
A t<mi*wtfci llr|iiit lit
Uttttsl lalottui \ Isllcti.
The temperance crusade has begun
in Philadelphia. In closing an address
to a temperance meeting, Mr#. French,
the lva ler of the women, called fv>r
volunteers to accompany her upon a
visit to the saloons in the vicinity. This
unexpected turn of affairs full like a
thunderclap upon the audience, a re
jH>rt says, but, after the astonishment
iiad in some degree subsided, about
fifty women tnao from tlietr seats and
expressed their willingness to join her
in the crusade. The utmost excitement
prevailed at this action, but not m the
least deterred, Mrs. French walkevl
down the aisle aud was joined by the
women who hud enlisted for the war
fare. The band then marched down
Susquehanna avenue about two square,
and stopped in front of a notoiious
saloon at Fifth street, kept by a woman.
By this time, however, the news of the
novel movement had spread like a
whirlwiud throughout the whole neigh
borhood, aud a crowd composed of
many hundred people collected around
the praying baud. Included mit were
many roughs and disreputable eharac
ters, who jeer* d and blasphemed the
women, and several parlies threw snow
balls iut> the rauks of the crusaders,
one of which struck Mrs. French. Not
in the least demoralized or discouraged,
the band assembled around the door of
the saloon aud sang a hvmn, after which
several earnest prayer, were made, aud
the leader took the opportunity to say a
few words about the ravages of strong
drink.
The seene inside the saloon, while
he bescigers stood upon the pavement
in the front, was one of excitement and
confusion. The proprietress, who hail
no intention of succumbing to the cru
saders, was put to her wit*" end for an
expedient to l>uffle them. After the
baud had continued their exercises
about half au hour without any success,
the shutters and doors of the saloon
were closed, and the women abandoned
the situation and moved down the
street, singing as they weut. They
were followed bv the rabble, who hooted
at them, mingling their ahouta with
curses and crier of derision.
Several saloons were visited, but
upon the approach of the praying baud,
were promptly closed. At the lager
beer saloon of a Herman, who keeps a
boarding house iu connection with his
saloon, the women wanted to enter the
bar room to smg and pray, but the
proprietor, who was very indignant at
the whole proceeding, refused to allow
them to do so, assigning as a mason
that so much noise would disturb his
boarders. Mrs. French inquired if he
sold liquor, and he said he did. She
then talked w itli him, and appealed to
him to abandon uis trade, and so elo
quently did she appeal to him that he
was melte.l to tears, and declared that
he would do so. As no pledge was
offered to him, he did not sign any
promise, but expressed his determina
tion to quit the business.
This wss the first victory gained by
the band, and so elated wera t'uey that
the air rang with their shouts and
songs. The band proceeded up Sus
quehanna avenue to a beer saloon at
the corner of Susquehanna avenue and
Thomaon street. The crowd at this
point was very great, and the excite
ment growing every moment stronger.
Mrs. French, from the steps to the
private dx>r of the saloon, delivered a
strong temperance speech, exhorting
the crowd to discontinue the disorderly
proceedings, and her band to carry <
their exercises. At this point a number
of men came out of the aoloon and de
nounced the women in strong terms,
and finally the proprietor himself p
--pealed to a policeman who stood tipoll
the opposite corner to clear them
away, but this he refused to do, stating
as his reason that lie had no authority.
One of the bystanders said to the keep
er that the ladies eonld enter his place
and he could not opjxise them, and to
this he angrily exclaimed, "Then 1
shall shoot them." This action some
what dampened the spirits of the ladies,
and it was concluded that it would be
beat to adjourn the crusade until next
day.
The band then went back to the
church and reported the result of the
invasion. The audience received the
report with great enthusiasm, and it
w.is decided to continue tho campaign.
The Fate of a I'oetess.
The following anecdote was current
in London about 1845: Miss L. E. L—,
a well-known poetess, had a silly and
tyrannical mother. How difficult to be
lieve that when the country was ringing
with praises of the young lady's poem
the amiable authoress was dragged by
tho hair of the head by her mother to n
garret, and there kept two days locked
up, fed upon bread and water. Yet of
this fact there can be no doubt. The
tyrauuy of her mother obliged Miss
L to go to live in a boarding school,
where it was that a distressing scandal
overtook her. A quiet home, under
protection of a judicious and kind
parent, would have saved her from this
evil, the blight of her life. Miss L
educated a brother for the church. Of
£3OO, which she received for a popular
novel, £2OO poundß wero spent at once
in paying debts foolishly contracted by
this young man to enable him to go to
a curacy in the country, ne had not
been six months in office when he was
arrested for a debt of £72 for a fashion
able fowlin; -niece. Miss L paid
the debt, and expended some money
besides in relieving him from the con
sequences of this folly; and all that she
obtained of the proceeds of tho novel
for her own gratification was fifteen
shillings spent on a muslin dress ami a
few ribbons. Finally the young lady,
amiable and beautiful as she was gift
ed, married, removed to a foreign coun
try, where, after suffering from the
m'gleet and cruelty of her husband, ahe
was murdered by a woman who had
formerly been his mistress.
Indigestion.
A deal of indigestion comes from
brain-fag. The brain is a aecreter of
nervous power, and vitalizes the whole
body. in the sensitive stomach fruits
and vegetables together do not agree—
vegetables being antagonistic. At this
season especially, do not eat when you
are not hungry. Dyspeptics, perhaps,
without exception, do now nnd then
gormandize. Lightly pound your
stomach three times a day. Our meals
should be holiday hours reunions.
Fat is a lower formation than mnscle.
First brain, second muscle, third fat.
Never be so fat that yon cannot run up
a flight of stairs or "hasten a block or
two without being out of breath. Na
tions living largely on potatoes deteri
orate in brain.
There are two kinds of dyspepsia,
mucous and nervous. Fat persons
have mucous dyspepsin, and lean per
sons ncrveus dyspepsia. From the
ranks of onr mucous dyspeptics we get
our apopletics and onr paralytics ; and
from our nervous dyspeptics wo have
our lunatics. If you eat too much
vinegar, an artificial acid, you will not
have white teeth. It acts on the
enamel. The natural acids are from
the fruits—apples, lemons, currants,
•to.
CKNTKK IIALL, CKNTKL CO.* l'A., TIII'USDAY, MAIUH 2G, 1874.
The Tlchborne C**e.
a tkelrt. ol Hie !. at llic t.t.al KmglUfe
fcc ittalluu.
The conviction and sentence of the
Ticliborue claimant for perjury to four
teen years' penal servitude, will give
iuter.it to a summary of the marvelous
facts in connection with the case. The
eireninttauct-a may ho briefly stilted as
follows:
' Htr Roger Tiohhome's mother was
married August 1. 1*27. Her son,
Roger, was boru at l'arts on January 5,
lti'2'.i. Educated principally abroad, lie
wt-ut iuto the army, where he was first
a cornet and afterwards a lieutenant in
the Sixth Dragoon Guards. He retired
from the regiment in 1853, aud in the
same year took passage on lioard a ship
hound for Valparaiso. Inciter* cant* to
his mother up to April, 1801. In that
vear news arrived that ho had takeu
passage at Kio iu April, iu the hp
Bella for New York. The Bella was
! never heard from, save that one boat
belonging to her was picked up at sea
with no one on board.
In 1858 four years after a sailor
: presented himself at Tichboru* Park,
and asked to see the lady of tho manor.
Ho told her that another boat from the
Bella had beeu found at sea aud token
into Melbourne, on lu-urd which but
her nou Roger was, aud ho was now liv
ing in Melbourne. The hiost of Roger
family were wholly incredulous as to
Uie story of the tailor, but his mother
caused advertisements to tic inserted tu
Australian p|>era aud inquiries t-- be
made, as the result of which iu IN">6,
eight years thereafter, she received a
letter from the claimant, saying he was
her sou Roger, was anxious to see her
again, and asked for money to return.
Money was sent him, and it. January,
1*67, by the way of l'anama aud New
York, he arrived iu Paris. At an inter
view with Sir Roger's mother, the claim
ant succeeded iu convincing her that he
waa the loug lost Roger. Strengthened
by this recognition, he determined to
commence au action to recover the
Tick borne estate. Four year* were
spent in getting up testimony and
m.ikiug preparations, aud at last Hi I*. 1
the trial of the case began the longest
trial in the legal history of England.
The opening and summing up of the
various counsel took atsmt a month
each.
The jury sat tho greater part of a
year, when, on March 6, l-*72, having
expressed their opinion that further
testimony was needless, the counsel of
the claimant consented to lie non
suit. d. Ou the same .lay the claimant,
who called himself Sir Roger Tich
borne, but who is called by others
Arthur Ort ui and Do (.'astro, was ar
resUnl fur perjury by a bench warrant.
Confined for a short tune m Newgate,
he subsequently found bail, and ou
April 23, 1 *73, us criminal trial com
menced. It has lasted nearly a year.
The testimony as to Uie identity of the
prisoner has been wonderful. \\ ltncs
ea were brought from all parts of the
world, who swore with equal positive
uess, now that ho waa the real Sir
Roger, now that ho waa Arthur Orton
or Thomas ("astro. At last, however,
au en.l has been reached, and the pris
oner convicted. The trials from first U>
last are estimate, to have cost both
aides and the Government something
like ££o.',ouo sterling.
Anecdotes (bout I>og.
A dog belonging h> a gentleman who
lived near Chewier was in the habit of
not only going t > church, but remain
ing quietly in the pew during service,
whether the isoater was there or not.
One Htxnday the dam at UH head of the
ako in the neighborhood gave way. so
that the whole road was inundat.il. The
cotigregaUoo, in cor.sequence, consisted
of a few who came from some cottage*
close bv, but UOIKJ.IV attend.-d from the
great house. The clergyman stated
that, while reading the psalm", ho saw
his friend, the dog, come slowly up the
aisle, dripping with wet, having swum
to get to church, lie went as usual
into the pew, and remained to tho end
of the service.
A man in Paris, lieing desirous of
getting rid of his dog, took it along
with hini in a boat, and, rowing out
ixilo the Kiver Seine, threw it overboard.
The poor animal repeatedly struggled |
to regain the boat, but was as often
beaten off, till at length, in his attempts
to baffle the efforts of the dog. the man 1
upset the boat and fall into the water.
No sooner, however, did the generous
animal see his master struggling in the
stream than he forsook the boat ami
held him above water till assistance ar
rived, and thus saved Ins life. Was ;
not this dog morally superior to his
owner in thus returning good for evil?
Two powerful dogs were often seen
on the pier nt Donagliadee, Ireland.
One was a Newfoundland aud the other
a maatilT. They were both powerful
dogs, and though each was good na
tural when left alone, they were very
much in the habit of fighting when
they met. One dav they liad a fierce
battle and both fell into the sea, and a
the pier was long and steep they had no
means of escape but by swimniin g
considerable distance. Each began to
make for tho land asliest he could. The
Newfoundland, being an exce.lleut swim
mer, very speedily gained the pier, on
which he stood shaking himself, but at
tho same time watching the motions of
his late enemy, who, being no swim
mer, was struggling exhausted in the
wuter, and just about to sink. 11l dashed
the Newfi midland dog, took the other
gently by the collar, kept his head
above water, and brought him safely on
shore. There was a peculiar kind of
recognition between the two animals ;
th?y never fought again ; they wer<> al
ways together; and wheu tho New
foundland dog hail been accidentally
killed on tho railway, the other lan
guished, and evidently lamented for a
long time.— Christian lA-adrr.
Faith.
A party of us were in a stage-eoaeh
among the mountains, when the horses
seem unmanageable. The driver both
shonted and coaxed. Wo were very
frightened. Home screamed ; some
cried ; others tried to jump out; aud
all were pale with fright—all but one
little girl, who sat qnietlv by her
mother's side iu the general hubbub.
"Don't cry, mother, don't cry," she
said, patting ner mother's cheek. "If
we upset wo shall fall into God's
arms. '
Who of us would not have given any
thing for the sweet trust of this darling
child ? Perhaps it suvod us. The
horses became quieted down, and we
reached home in safety.
A (toed Example.
A largo number of ladies recently
held a meeting at Dresden—and other
citieß have followed tho example—
wherein tho housewives pledged their
faith to each other that they would not
purchase certain marketable articles at
more than a fixed price. They would
uot pay more than thirty cents for n
pound of butter, or more than twenty
cents for a pound of beefsteak; and
having made these resolutions, they
advertised for public proposals to fur
nish those and other articles at the
prices fixed by them. Tho movement
is making considerable headway, and
tbo fathers of families are rejoicing.
('hooting II Wife.
ID Madame Ktbntli Mohamwt-I'aaha'*
book on harem life, we find an auiuaing
example of the mode iu which wivoaore
obtained among the Turku, it apjwara
that ti general with the somewhat formi
dable name of Gueutluklu-Rechnl
-I'itaha, knowing the experience that
MuUauie K. had aeiuire.l in the world,
couiuiiaaioued her to choose htm a wife,
who waa to have "a slender figure, a
spiritual physiognomy,and black hair."
" 1 at once fiegan the campaign," aay*
the la.ly, " and having put on my hand
somest attire, 1 sallied forth U|HIII a
round of viaita to all the families of a
rank c<|ual to that of the Ueneral. The
custom is as follows: You prcweut
yourself at the iloor of a house where
there is a young lady of marriageable
age residing. ' What do you want,
madame V ' i wish to see your daugh
ter.' Thereuiwm follows ail introduc
tion to the saloon, am! you are invited
hi take a seat upon the divan, until the
young lady completes her toilet. I'rea
entlv she comes forth clad in her rich
rt r 'IKS, salutes you with her hand
kerchief, seats herself, with eyes cast
down, on a seat placed purposely for
her. Some coffin* is theu brought in a
small silver rup, which is stippd very
slowly, as the young lady alwaya disap
pears' the moment the cup is empty.
Presently one of her relatives approach
es you aud asks what you thiuk of her.
Naturally, nothing is said but eulogies
of the young lady, whsreupuu they euu-
UH rati' to you her dreaaea and her jew
els, s'.attug also the value of her dowry.
Care must be taken not to fielieve too
much of all this, for very often the rela
tives say they will give much more than
they can or will give, and, though they
break their word in this respect, the
daughter or aou-in-law hare no resource
against them.
" 1 assured the family that I would
give a faithful account to those who had
-cut me; aud I did in fact make a re
port every evening to my husband, who
(tatismitt.-d it to ttie General. The lat
ter, however, showed himself very diffi
cult to please. Sometimes he found
that the girl hm! too wauy relations, or
that she w.ia too tall, or too old; some
times the fortune was not sufficient.
For twenty days 1 ceased not to visit
the dwellings of alt the uleniaa, minis
ters, and high dignitaries in gcr.eral.
Tired at length of making so many
fruitless inquiries, I rraolved to accept
the first that cam* to baud thereafter.
Site proved to be a tail, robust girl,
with regular features, but her hair and
eiehrows were red. Gurtixlukln, it
will be remembered, wanted quit* the
contrary. I, however, offered her the
bouquet, enriched with diamonds, which
his Excellency intrusted to me for pre
sentation to the lady who was to be
chosen.
" l t iok her to my own house, but
was car. fal uot to whisper a word
about red hair. At my request a clever
Greek dy.il her locks a deep black, aa
also her eyelashes and eyebrows. This,
contrasting with the natural delicacy of
her skin, produced a very agreeable
effect. In pite of the** precautions,
however, 1 felt a lilUo terror, for the
General threatened to aend her home
ou the morrow alter the wedding if she
was not to kis taste, and give vent to
his auger not only upou my husband,
but upou myself. However, the next
day he thanked me f*r the choice I had
mode, and his affection for hia wife be
came ao strong that he would never take
a second."•
Egg* by Weight.
The IyegiaUtur* ot Massachusetts has
lat. 1 v passed a taw making it neocssorv
that a dozen egg* weigh one ami a half
pound*. Thia ia a more in the right
direction, and we hope that all the other
State* mar speedily follow the good
example * t by Massachusetts. It ia
anuovmg to the breeder of hlooded and
tine fowl* to find, wheu he offer* for aale
egg* nearly twice aa large aa In* neigh
bors that bring no more per dozen
than do the smaller onea. Alao, the
consumer ia often vexed to find that
he must pay the r une priee to-day for a
dozen egg* weighing but a pound that
he veaterdaT paid for a dozen weighing
a pound and a half. Besides, an egg
from a well fed fowl ia heavier and
richer than au egg from a common fowl
that i* only half fed, ao weight com
pared to size in a combination of rich
ness. Thua, egg* of which eight will
weigh a pound are better and richer
than thnne of comparatively the name
size of which ten are required for a
pound. Of course, with egga at three
or four cent* a dozen—and the writer
of thia hua aeen hundreds of dozen*
sold at these figures— it ia not much
matter an to the size ; but when the
prices range from twenty-five to sixty
cents per dozen, it i* a matter worth
looking after. It is high time that this
old style of selling and buying poultrj
and egga by the piece should be diseoa
tinued. It 1* a relic of the past, and
reminds us of the times wheu dressed
hogs sold for $1 each, without regard
to ai;e or condition, and were a dull
sale at that. Insist upon it, then, you
who raise? poultry for the market; insist
upon it, then,you who have to buy eggs
for consumption ; insist upon it, all ye
rich and poor, high and low, that egg*
be sold for ao much a pound. Then it
wnl IKS some iuduoemeut for farmer* to
raise a better cbui* of fowl*, aud all will
get their just dues. Then the enter
prising breeder and poultry fancier will
receive the reward of his efforts to fur
nish n market fowl of good size and of
such a degree of fatness that it shall be
eatable, and Ihe breeder of poor, half
starved specimens will no longer be his
successful rival.— Flint (Mich.) Ulobe.
luerease of Crime.
A correspondent nt Berlin draws at
tention to the great increase of crime
in that city. A list of these crimes,
uuiny of them being murder, committed
during the mouths of November and
December, has been published. None
of the victims arc rich, and most of
them belong o the poorest class. Thus,
a workman was murdered for twenty
thaler*; a widow for a small sum of
money which she had about her; aeigar
merchant was stabbed for RIH) thalers,
and so oil. Home of these crimes, too,
were committed in broad daylight.
Thev arc not the work of practiced
hands, hnt of an ignorant, brutal class,
demoralized by war and military life,
and driven Vij misery to adopt murder
as a profession. The police, meanwhile,
appear to do nothing to protect the
public. Home half dozen of these mur
ders have been Committed during the
lust two months, but only in one case
has the murderer been discovered.
BRTTSH Yora TRUTH.—' The causes of
the decay of the teeth are two—acids
aud a minute fungus, abundantly found
in the mouth. All acids, both vege
table aud mineral, act promptly on the
tectli by dissolving the [enamel And by
softening the dentine. Bear fruits ana
vinegar salads are likely to injure the
teeth, unless tho mouth is carefully
washed out after eating them. The
little parasite fungus can only lie re
moved by alkAline mixtures. Soap is
one of the best dentifrices. It appears
that tho parasites grow and multiply
very rapidly, and especially between
the teeth. It would be advisable for
those who wish to preserve good teeth
to carefully use the toothpick, and
scrub the teeth with soap aud water
after every meal, or at least twioe a day,
|
The Crusade in Columbus, Ohio.
t'WRU IIUIIIIICU II IIHK Matching In Prm
(tnltH lu I lie I'tlu. Ipsl llaluhlng
•■lUUHl—l*ia 1 lug and Singing In Ikt
llnrtttums.
The sensation of the day aud the
general topic of conversation are in all
circles, says a Columbus, Ohio, letter,
is the lieginiiing of the active temper
ance crusade bv the ladies. l'rayer
meetings are held at 10 o'clock a. M.
sml 2 r, 11., to pray for strcugth to be
gin the work. At three o'clock about
two hundred Indies left the prayer
meeting ami marched to the Americati
H 'trl, headed by the Chief of Police
and one patrolman to keep the streets
open, leaving the church filled with
people to pray for those who went out
to work. The bells of three churches
were tolled during the time the proces
sion was moving. At the American
Hotel the proprietor signcd the dealer's
pledge, The proprietor of the bar re
fused to sign. In the meantime a large
| crowd assembled m frunt of the hotel.
The procession theu moved to Mr,
West's billiard room, completely filling
it. Three ladies interviewed Ham
West, the proprietor, who weloomed
j them as a gentleman would his gu*ata.
lie refused to sigu the pledge, but said
he Would willingly sellout and promise
to never agr.ui engage in such business.
When asked if he was not sorry he waa
IU such a business, West said he was
lust now particularly sorry. He said
lie had no objection to the ladies pray
ing or siugiiig in his place. A fervent
prayer was offered and a hymn sung,
after which the ladies thanked him lor
his courtesy ami withdrew, shaking his
hand aud promising to pray for him.
As the prooessioa was passing out sev
eral men made themselves prominent
by offering to treat and calling for
beer, but the colored barkeeper pre
tended not to hear them.
The next place* visited waa the most
fashionable drinking place in tha city,
known as Ambrose's. The ladies' par
lors were taken possession of, when
Mr. A. Hteveusou, one of the proprie
tors of the place, appeared, and when
asked if he objected to a pnyer being
offered, no doubt up|wmmg the women
had come to sing aud pray until he sur
rendered, said he did not want liis
business interfered with, as his parlor*
were in use constantly by regular
boarder*. He did not want anv dis
turbance. Prayer was then offered,
and on the way "out Mr. Htevenon w*a
begged t<> give up the btisinea* of liquor
selling. His attention was called to
the fact that lie had children growing
up, who were in danger a* well a* the
children of other citizen* ; but he an
swrred that be hail a living to make for
1 hi* family, aud did nut want to be
forced into giving a final answer a* to
what he should do. He would, how
ever, consider the question. Moat of
the ladit-a shook hands with him and
showered prayers and good words on
hi* head.
The Neil house was then visited.
Stephen Danthert, the clerk, informed
them that Mr. Failing, the proprietor
of the house, could Uot lie seen, a* he
waa watchiug at the bedside of a dying
brother, Henry Failing, and also that
the bar of the house h d been closed
for four days. He said he did not ob
ject to having prsyer offered. l'rayer
waa offered and a hymn sung. A beau
liful and feeling praver waa also offered
for Henry Failing, the dying man. The
stairways aud office were filled with
; spectators, *n>l aa the IsJiee knelt in
prayer all hats were removed and per
fect reejHvt shown. The pledge wsa
j handed around, but obtained only a few
signatures.
The procession then passed to the
msin grocery, but the proprietor wsa
sbseut. One clerk sigued the dealer's
pledge. The next place visited was
Win. Taylor's store. Tsylor wsa ab
sent, and the clerks refused to sign the
pledge, but one would consider the
matter. At every place the ladies
' visited they were treated courteously,
and promised to cull again.
The procession then returned to the
church, where they were heartily wel
comed and congratulated. Letters were
read from C. A. Wagner, proprietor of
s prominent restaurant, saying he had
stopped selling liquor. A letter waa
also read from Mr. Hay, a brewer, aay
i mg lie would never brew another keg
jof liquor. The ladies expressed them
selves as greatly encouraged, and will
renew the warfare. The talk and pro
j gress were utterly devoid of any harsh
[ words, and alaiunded in kiudly expres
j siona for all engaged in the liquor
; traffic.
Postal Suggestion*.
Monthly magazines, published week
ly, must" le charged letter postage
when delivered daily. Powder maga
zines, except to regular subacribera,
arc not permitted to frank their re
ports.
If no stamp is affixed to a letter, re
tain it If, however, the postage is
overpaid, letter rip !
If you have any doubt al>ont a paper
going with a one-cent stamp, have two
sent.
Heeds can go through tho mails as
merchandise. The postmasters are
cautioned against any old seeds to go
through the mails, however.
Higus cannot he sent without paying
letter postage, three cents on every
letter.
Calico prints, any foreign prince, re
prints, and footprints, all go a printed
matter, and pay tax accordingly. Voe
ciue matter must bo properly (pock)
marked.
Poetry in vnrious stages, including
the Edgar A, l'oe stage, innst lie sent
postpaid, whether it ever paid to read
it or not.
A postmaster is not permitted to
make any material change in the site of
his post-office without affixing a two
cent for every two ounces. He can
charge double jKistage for a sight of
the |K>stmaster.
Shirts may be mailed at the rate of
two cents for every ounce of shirt. If
tho owner's name is on the shirt, letter
postage must be charged. This rule is
indelible.
A subscriber residing in the county
in which a paper is printed can take the
paper, provided he pays in advance,
and urges his neighbors to subscribe.
If ho docs not live in tho county in
which ho resides, and tho paper is not
printed in the same county where it has
its presswork done, then the county
must pny double postage on the mau—
we mean a two-cent county must be
affixed to every postage. Editors of
pa|H>rs and their families should be al
lowed to pass freojn the mails.
CimrxD TOO Meeii TOBACCO. —In the
British medical naval ro|Hirt just issued,
a fatal ease of poisoning by tobacco is
mentioned. A boy on the Implacable
had frequently been reproved for chew
ing tobacco, "and on several occasions
swallowed pieces to prevent detection.
On the night of his death he was heard
breathing stertorously, and efforts to
arouse him being vain, he was taken to
tho sick bay. His pupils wore insensi
ble to tho light, and his pulse beat
feebly. He died in two or three min
utes ufter. Two small pieces of tobac
co were found in his stomach.
It is said that this will be a tough
spring. We must have a tough spring
oace in a while or we would run short
of a certain grade of spring ohioksns,
Term*: J&vi.OO a Year, in Advance.
I'lae Woods htoriea.
Usklsl a Hear out at t
1 *• WKIOI HSBSISI UaMM a UR.
Mr. Helden E. Turner, of Oraud
itapida, Mich., relates the the follow
ing iucideut that occurred on his Ist*
visit to the pine woods:
tin the fUh of January, in town 12 N.,
7 W., in Montcalm county, he saw nu
merous besr tracks. On the 7th iuat.,
in town U N., 6 W , which is the town
ship of Day, ha was returning to his
iMiarding place, very much wearied
after a hard days's tramp, when he came
to a snarl of fallen trees which the late
winds had thrown across his track. lie
climbed upon the body of one of the
prostrate pines, and as he was about to
leap down a heavy, guttural growl sa
lt! td his ears. Looking iu the direction
of the sound he was surprised to behold
a huge brown bear standing erect upon
his hind feet and facing him. He was
us tall aa a man. He remained in that
attitude some time, growling, whining,
guaahmg his teeth, and challenging
him to combat. Mr. Turnei had uo
weapon with him, uot even his favorite
hatchet. Seeing the threatening atti
tude of the bear, and realising bia de
fenseless condition, his first ltnpula*
was to turn and run. Hut on second
thoughts he concluded that would he
uselesa if the bear should chooce to fol
low him, so he decided to try the ex
l>eriment of standing and " looking turn
out of countenance." The bear was
very angry at being thus interviewed,
but after eyeing his interviewer for
some lime, he turned his head, looked
backward, then dropped down upon his
feat and cantered away. The interview
lasted about five minutes, out Mr. Tur
ner says it seemed to him much longer.
He had doubts for some time what the
bear intended "to do about it," and he
left it entirely to the bear to have his
own way. At any rate he felt a sensi
ble relief yH seeing the lavage monster
disappear in the woods.
On Friday, Jan. 16, on Section Eight,
in Maple Valley township, Mr. Turner
met with another adventure, not quite
so dangerous to him, but from its na
ture quite as interesting. He was going
west on a ridge of land covered with
pine, whu he saw a large deer bound
:ug along with his tongue out, and run
ning in the same direction he waa
traveling. Pretty soon he heard a yelp,
and saw s large gray wolf upon his
track. In a moment more another wolf
appeared upon the scene between him
aud the first, and running in a line
parallel with it. The deer took a turn
to the north and northeast around the
ridge, keeping in the valley all the
time. Alter he turned the second wolf,
which was not at first upon the track,
but waa artiug as a flanking party by a
line across, struck the track of the deer
thirty rods or so ahead of his compan
ion, coming in about fifteen rods be
hind the 3cer. When he atruck the
track he announced it by a single yelp.
Then the first wolf abandoned the
track, and turned himself into a flank
mg party on the left of the chase, while
Uie second wolf continued on the track
of the worried deer. The deer finally
faced about, taking a turn around a
swamp, making to the north, then west,
south, and cast again, until the firat
wolf, which all tlua time kept his eye
on the main chance, by coming across,
struck the track ahead of his comrade.
ll* in turn announced it by a single
yelp, when the other left the track
again and resolved himself into a flank
ing party. In this manner they con
tinued the pursuit of their prey, and dia
apptared from hia view. How the af
fair terminated is not known. They
were all running with tougue* out aa if
they had been long on the chaae.
Doubtless the wolves worried down and
devoured their game.
The lleateen Chinee,
I)r. Dod Qrile < Ambrose Bicrce) has
published a book, from which the fol
lowing Calif ami an anecdote is taken:
One day iu °4'J an honest miner up in
Calaveras county bit himself with a
small snake of the garter variety, and
either as a possible antidote, or with
the determination to enjoy the chief
remnant of a lost life, applied a britu
rnings] ng of whisky to his lips and kept
it there until, like a repleted leech, it
fell off. The man foil off likewise. The
next day, while the body lay in state
upon a pino slab, and the bereaved
partner of the deceased was unbending
in a game of aeven-up with a friendly
Chinaman, the game was interrupted by
a familiar noise which seemed to pro
ceed from the jaws of the corpse.
" I aay—Jim !"
" Bereaved partner" played the king
of tirades, claimed " high," and then
looking over his shoulders at the mel
ancholy remains, replied:
• "Well, what is it Dave? I'm busy."
" I aay, Jim 1" re posted the corpse in
the same measured tone.
With a look of intense annoyance,
and muttering something about "people
that could never stop dead morn'n a
minute," the behaved partner stood
over the body with his cards in bis
hand.
" Jim," continued the mighty dead,
" how far's this thing gone ?"
" I've paid the Cbiuaman two dollars
and fifty cents to dig the grave," re
sponded the bereaved.
•"Did he strike anything?"
The Chinaman looked up.
"Me strikee pay dirt; me no bury
dead "Meliean man in 'cm grave; me
keep 'era claim."
The corpse sat up erect.
"Jim, get my revolver and chase that
pig tail off. Jump his sepulchre aud
tax his camp five dollar* each for pros
peetiu' on the public domain. These
Mongoylun hordes hex got to be put
under. Aud I say, Jim ! ef any more
serpent* come foolin' round here, drive
'em off. 'Taint right to be bitin' a fel
ler when whisky's two dollar* a gallon.
Darn ail foreigner*, anyhow !"
The Young Children.
It is worse than folly, ays an ex
change, to lead children to school l>e
forc they have developed reasoning
faculties. To the infant of four years,
school is a prison, the teacher a dread
being whose frown is death, and whosa
smile and kindly notice is overpower
ing. Therefore, children ought not to
go to school until Bix years oM. They
should not learn at home during that
time any more than the alphabet, re
ligions * teachings excepted. They
should bo fed with plain, substantial
food, at regular intervals of not less
than four hours. They should not lie
allowed to eat anything within two
hours of bod time. They should sleep
in separate beds, on hair mattresses,
without caps, feet first well warmed by
the fire or rubbed until perfectly dry ;
extra covering on the lower limbs, but
little on the body. They should !e
compelled to be out of doors for the
greater part of the day, from after
breakfast until half an liourbeforo sun
set, unless in damp, raw weather, when
they should never be allowed to go out
side the door. Never limit a healthy
child ; it is cruel, unjust, and danger
ous. What you have to do, do it at
onoe, and have dore with it. Never
speak harshly or angrily, but mildly,
kindly, aud, when needed, firmly—no
more. By all means arrauge it so that
the last words between you and your
children nt bed time, especially the
younger ones, shall be words of un
mixed affection,
NO. 12,
A Curious Case.
Tk< llary *f a Maa who Triad I* Bars
a Village.
The recent trial, conviction, and sen
tence of William A. Stone to imprison
ment for life, for the momont revives
public it>s rest in the incendiary fire
which well-nigh ruined the residents of
the village of Can<stota, N. IT., laat Oc
tober. During more than a year pre
viously the villager* had been in night
ly fear of the torch, but in spite of all
thrtr efforts used to discover the ene
mies, not even a clue could be obtained.
Wliatever suspicions were entertained
in connection with the subject, from
the result it was evident that they were
wide of the mark. On the night of the
26th of October the long-dreaded event
arrived. The incendiary took advan
taged a strong southerly wind. He set
fire to • barn, which waa so situated
thai the flamee oould not fail to speedi
ly communicate with a block of houaea,
used for business purposes. Once well
started, the work of destruction con
tinued until six acres were burnt ever,
and the most valuable part of the vil
lage was consumed. Women and chil
dren were driven into the street in their
night clothes, and suffered very severe
ly from cold and fright. Many poor
porsons lost all they bad.
On the following day, at a meeting of
villager*. * committee was appointed to
investigate the cause of the fire. The
popular verdict was that a brand had
tMoen dropped into the barn by an in
cendiary, bat there was no evidence
that would warrant the accusation of
any )>artiular person. Every men then,
SO to speak, resolved himself into a
committee of one to search for a cine.
On the night of November 9 the dili
gence of two young men named Odell
and Ingr&bam was rewarded by the dis
covery of one Melvin D. Woodford, a
dissipated resident of the village, in the
act of applying a torch to a vacant
hotel. Ho was shot at and wounded
while endeavoring to escape. Subse
quently, probably under the fear of ap
proechiug death, be made a full confes
sion, from which it appeared tlia the and
another dissipated person, of good
famitT, were but tools in the hands of
one William A. Btone, a lawyer of the
village, about thirty-* ight year* of age.
It further appeared that this trio Lad
for some year* been leader* in an asso
ciation composed of wealthy but worth
leas vocng men ; that the members
chiefly occupied tbemaelve* in prepar
ing the ground-work and playing ott
what they called " sell* " and practical
joke*.
Woodford had once occupied the
handaomeat mansion in the neighbor
hood, and waa considered a rising
young man until in an evil moment he
was led into bad society. Stone waa a
man of still better prospect*. He nad
received the benefit of a first rate legal
education, and was a brilliant speaker.
In the outset of hi* career hi* prospects
were so good that his friends believed
he would become one of the most emi
nent lawyer* in the State. However,
instead of persevering in his efforts to
acquire an enviable name, he stopped
suddenly on the road, became chief
among the disaolnte young men of the
village, and finally plotted the destruc
tion of the latter. What reason he
could hisve had for desiring to render
so many persons houseless, from the re
marks "of the Judge in passing sen
tence, would seem to be still in aoubt
Now, to us, what his object was is quite
plain. Having, by his bad habit*,
caused the principal people of the vil
lage to look coldly upon him, he re
solved, like the burglar or sneak thief,
to " get square." To the minds of his
aasociates, it appeared like excellent
fun to have a big blase and a tremend
ous scare, and they entered into the
scheme with enthusiasm. Stone was,
probably never sober enough to se
riously consider the consequences of
his crime. If he had been, it is scarce
ly possible that he would have willing-
It run the risk of ending his days in a
State Prison, lie that as it m*y, his
sentence is a just one, and it is to be
hoped that his fate will serve as a warn
ing to the hundreds of young men of
1 liberal education and good family who
are to-dav falling into evil way*
through a love for wine and plsy.
An Old-Fashioned Mother.
Some time ago a Mr*. Baekelby, who
lives over in Berrien county, Mich., di
rected her son Samuel, a lad of fourteen
Tears, to take a turn at the churn.
S'o, as Samuel bad set his heart on
going a-fishing at that very time, he
" got his back up," and flatly refused
to agitate the cream. The curvature
was promptly taken out of his spine by
a alipier, and, with " tear* in biaeyes,'
he went on duty with the daaher. In
about half an hour, and during the
brief absence of his mother, his eyes
Ml upon a plate of fly poison, and a
bright, smart thought struck him. Just
bsfore Mrs. B. came in, Samuel lifted
the fatal platter to his face, and as ahe
entered he put the poison from his lips
with the dramatic exclamation : " There,
mother, I guess you won't lick me no
mora !" Now what did this Spartan
dame do? Did she shriek for a doctor,
and fall into hysterics? Nt much.
She simply took Sxmuel by the nape of
the neck," lifted him deftly into the
pantry, beat the white* of six eggs to
gether, *nd told him to engulf the same
instantly ; he refusing, she called the
hired girl, and in a twinkling Sam found
himself outaide the albumen. Then
Mrs. B. began preparing a mustard
emetic. Seeing this, Sam's pluck dis
solved, and ho commenced begging,
erring, "I was only trying to akeer
Te*" But the stern mother was not to
be softened, and Samuel had to swallow
the mustard. He T.as then forced to
take a dose of pain-killer, and had hie
back rubbed with " Vigor of Life, ' and
his stomach with the "Oil of Glad
ness." Then he vomited up everything
but his boot* and socks. This being
over, he took seven Ayer's pills, two
spoonfuls of castor oil, * teaspoonful of
salts, and a bine pill And now, if you
want to behold the maddest boy in
Michigan, just say "fly poison" to
Sam Buokelby.
Boyii, Heed This!
Many people seem to forget that
character grows; that it is not some
thing, to nut on, ready-made, with
womanhood or manhood; hot, doy ly
day, here a little and there a little,
grows with the growth and strengthens
with the strength, until, good or bad, it
becomes almost a coat of mail. Look
at a man of business, prompt, reliable,
conscientious, yet clear-headed and en
ergetic. When do you suppose be de
veloped all thess qualities? when he
was a boy ? Let us see the way in
which a boy of ten years gets up in the
morning, works, plays, studies, and we
will tell you just what kind of a man he
will make. The boy who is late at
breakfast and late at school, stands a
Cr chance to be a prompt man. The
who neglects his duties, be thev
ever so small, and then excuses himself
by saying, " I forgot! I didn't think 1"
will never be a reliable man. And the
hoy who finds pleasure in the suffering
of weaker things, will never be a noble,
generous, kindly man—a gentleman.
Justice never sleeps. A Mrs. Crane
has just been arrested in Philadelphia
for stealing s pillow slip 23 yean ago,
Item* of litrmU
A great head boo great corec
It ia Mi<l thot ibo richest planter in
Mississippi io i colored moo.
It TOO want to make a bottle in the
world, take fi?e newspapers and a
piece of tape.
A sensitive GaHfornlun killed himeelf
because the wooldn t
change bit name.
A lady it now distinguished by her
plain costumes on the street It bar
oome to tbia at laat.
Lately not a death oecorred in thr
site of Hath, Me., for 11 day*-aa on
preoedented lack of mortality,
Tlie minittert of Bt. Joseph. Mia
toori, propose to teod a oommiilee to
the different newspspers to pray for the
editor*.
The ladiea engaged in tbe rnral tem
perance movement are pouring ft*
| whisky in the streets. There a public
spirit tor you.
Two officers of Norlhfleld, Vermont
had their houaea smoered with lamp
black for their too rigid enforcement of
the liquor law.
Strapped three will probebly be
fastiionsble during the oomkig apnif
and summer- The prettiest are finishes
with ailver buckles.
The aggregate coinage of the three
United Htatos mi nee during the fiscal
year waa 32,623,670 pieces, of the raloc
ol 338,6*0,183.
The Illinois Senate bea peaaed a bill .
making drunkenness of railroad official*
during their hoar* of employment a
criminal offense.
An English clergyman, the rector of
Twjcbam, wee lined $5 the other day
for' using armorial bearing* without
baring paid the duty.
A physician waa badly hnrt the other
day by the oaring in of e well upon him.
He should have attended to the sick
and let the well alone.
Fourteen Connecticut girls have
■worn a solemn oath never to marry any
young man who spite tobacco juice on
the top of a hot stove.
In Irishman on applying for relief,
and being told to work lor a living, re
plied: "If I had all the work in the
world I couldn't do it"
Justice Haines of Chicago Las de
cided that editors are professional men,
and that their scissors, paste pot, Ac.,
canned be seined lor debt.
A party of college student*, made up
from the ranks of Tale, Harvard and
Amhsrst, propose to set out next July
to "rough it through England, Scot
land and Inland.
The only merit possessed by some
contributions we raeeive is that they
wera never before in print The merit
is so slight tliat we never have the heart
to rob them of it
It is mortally aggravating to a boy
with a hard snowball in his band to
chase another boy a mile for the pur
pose of hitting him, and then to miss
him by about eigtit feet
A Wisconsin legislator demands that
travelers by rail mould be weighed and
made to pay ao much per pound by
weigh of fare ; and this, we take it
positively the newest idea.
San Franciaeo talks of confiscating
its gas works. The city government
lias instructed the city attorney to do
what he can to that end. The monoply
of darkness has bseoms unendurable.
Six entirely new dreasss, worn by an
actress in a "single play, in New York,
the other night were imported from
Paris at a cost of ten thousand dollars,
exclusive of diamonds and other aooea
soriea.
The books of the British consul ia
Chicago show that the direct shipment
of grain for the last year, not including
flour, from that point to Liverpool,
amounted to mora than 1,500,000
bushels
An eccentric old fellow who lived
beside s grave-yard was asked if it was
not an unpleasant location. "No,"
said he; " I never j'iued places in my
life with s set>f neighbor* that minded
their own business so stidd; as they
do."
Game is on the increase in some parte
of Massachusetts. Hampshire county,
settled nearly two hundred years ago,
reports the reappearance of the otter
and Canada lvnx, and minks, red foxes,
raccoons, hares, and squirrel* are
abundant
Among the latest Imndon novelties
for the dinner table in the locomotive
grog service is s miniature train to run
round the table, in front, the engine
with fires lighted supplies hot water,
and its wagons carrv a freight of cigars
and bottles of cut glass.
A Chicaro man lately received a
telegram from his wife, who is in Get
manv, saving that ahe had gave birth
to a "daughter. He was so pleased at
the news that he gave orders to a baker
to distribute 500 loaves of bread to the
poor each day for tea day*.
Boars and wolves have increased to
an alarming extent in aome parts of
France. The district laying between
the Vcages and Ardennes is ravaged by
i hem, the boars destroying the crops
and the wolves attacking live stock,
and sometime* even persona.
The compulsorv education bill, which
has long been before the New York
Legislature, provides that any child
under sixteen veers of age, found in tha
streets of New' York city, may be com
nutted aa s vagrant, unless proof be
giTeu that be attends some school
He took her fancy when he came ; he
took her hand, he took a kiss ; he took
no notice of the shame that glowed her
happy choek at this. He took to com
ing afternoons; ha took an oath he'd
ne'er deceive; he took her father's
silver spoons, and after that he took his
leave.
The Rev. J. M. Teny, Yiear of St
Paul's, London, and s strong advocate
of temperance, **ys that many English
mechanics, earning a dollar and a half
a dav, think nothing cf expending from
five to seven dollars in the public Loose
1 vet ween Saturday night and Sunday
morning.
Every man's past life should be his
eritic, his censor, his guide. He who
lives, and is done with life the moment
it drops hour by hofir from his hands,
is not half a man. He is like a pinched
plant that stands in water without roots
of its own, and can hare no growth, and
soon fades and passes away.
The fat contributor offers the folios •
ing among other valuable hints to Mr.
Bergh: To encourage trout to write
poetry, for we have some very beautiful
trout lines. To protect ants from their
nephews and nieoea. To abolish mos
quito bars, as they make the little fel
lows Yery irregular at meals.
A Nebraska journal invitingly says:—
" Who aaya fanners cannot get rich in
this State" ? Fifteen yews ago a young
man came to the State without a dollar
in the world. Last week he went ont
of the SUte, carrying with him the sum
of $1.38, the savings of fifteen years of
frugal life. Gome West, young man,
come West 1"
The figure of the Japanese young
woman up to the age of fourteen, or as
long as she has the free use of her
limbs, is a model of symmetry. When
she reaches the age of sixteen, Without
having done any vhing to impair it, she
is s wonder to the eye, and remains so
until twenty five, or possibly a little
later. Then she oeaaes to charm for a
certain period in any way, exoepting by
lier manner, and that is generally pro
served to the last.
The following advertisement, which
recently appeared in a Hessian journal,
shows the oondition of Protestant
ministers in some parts of the Old
World :
"A minister's wife, aged forty-two
years, the daughter of one of the supe
rior clergy, desires, having previously
obtained her husband's permission, to
obtain employment as s oook, in conse
quence of the pressure of circumstan
ces. She has so far brought up five
sons and two daughters that they are
independent of her, and believes her
greater experience will command better
wages than those which either of her
daughter) could obtain. The name of
thistmfortunate person is known to the
editor."