Forever.
T\i mnlliMTT flown* o*me itrooplnc 4own
B*MI ovsr the two tint ►!oo<J together,
Parting thorw bjr th g*lowr y brow n.
Still and wail in the wo ft XI ▼ weather.
He held her close for a I**l. long kiw :
"I will wait for yop, dca ahe said. "for
ever."
No later hour shall lie filar to thia ;
For mine is a love that can alter never
The mulberry flowers droop down one# more
Sweet over the two that stand together :
But not the two that stood before,
Parting sad in the soft May weather!
For the earth has changed its bloom again.
And the love has changed that could alter
never.
Bnt a year has come and gone since then!
And that is the length of a giri'i forever.
Jones And Brown,
I knew* roan. anil he lived in Jones
Winch Jones is * comity of red hills and
stones—
And he lived pretty much by getting loans.
And hit mules were nothing but skin and
bones.
And his hogs were as flat a* bis corn-pones.
And he had 'bout a thousand acres of land.
This man and his name was also Jones -
Ha awore that he'd leave thoae old red hills aud
•toues, •
For he couldn't make nothin' but yellowish
cotton.
And little of that, for the fences were rotten,
And what little corn he had,that was boughten,
And he couldn't get a living off the laud
And the longer he swore the madder he got.
And he rose and he walked to the stable lot.
And he shouted to Torn to come there and
hitch.
For to emigrate somewhere where land was
rich.
And to quit raising cock-burrs, thistles and
aich.
And wasting their time on barren land
So him aud Tom they hitched up their mules.
Protesting that folks was mighty big fools
Thet ud stay in Georgia their lifetime out.
Just scratching and living, when all of them
nought
Get places in Texas, where cotton would sprout
By the ume you could plant it in the land.
And he drove by a house where a man named
Brown
Was living not far from the edge of town;
And he bantered Brown for to buy hie place,
And said the: seeing as money was scarce.
And seeing as aher.ffs were hard to face.
Two dollars an acre weald get the land.
They ekweJ. at a dollar and fifty cents.
And Jones he bought him a wagon and tents.
And haded his corn, and women, and tracks.
And moved to Texas, which it took
His enure pile, with the best of luck.
To get there and get him a little land.
And Brown moved out on the old Jones farm,
And he rolled up his breeches and hared his
arm.
And he picked all the rocks from off 'u the
ground.
' And be rooted it np and plowed it down.
And sowed his corn and wheat m the land.
Five years went by. and Brown, one day,
(Who had got so fat that he wouldn't weigh)
Was down sorter laxity
To the grandest dinner yon ever did see.
When one of the children jumped on his knee
And says, " Thar s J once, which you bough;
his land."
And there w&s Jones, standing oat at the
fence.
And he hadn't no wagon, nor males, not
tents.
For he hal left Texas afoot, and come
To Georgia to see if be could get some
Employment, and he was looking as
Humble as if he never owned any land.
Bo Brown asked him in. and he sot
Him down to his victuals smoking hot.
And when he couldn't eat any more.
Brown looked at him sharp and rose and ewore
That, *' whether a man's land wae rich or poor.
There was more ia the man than there was
in the land."
THE DOCTOR'S TESTS.
A Story for Boy*.
Dr. Trestle wink w&s one of those
good, cheery, old-fashioned men whom
all little boys and girls like to talk to,
and who better like to hear him tell a
story. Dr. Trestlewink lived in a nice
house, just outs>de of the little village
of Ir——. The doctor's house was not in
external appearance a very hendsome or
prepossessing structure, it being a
brick buildrng. The outside walls were
whitewashed over, and at the entrance
was erected a small portico in which it
was customary (or the doctor to sit in
the summer evenings. But it was the
inside of this house which possessed a
fascination for all boys and girls who
loved the curious.
In his room there were shells from
India, corals from the West Indies,
stuffed birds of beautiful plumage from
South America, specimens of minerals
from all parts of the world, ingenions
devices in straw work from Japan,
stuffed rats, etc., from China, and in
fact some curiosity from every part of
th globe.
I must not omit to say that the doc
tor was a bachelor; therefore, as is
usual with all rich bachelors, he em
ployed an old house-keeper to dust and
arrange his rooms, and a small boy to
brush his clothes, clean his boots, inn
errands, and make himself generally
useful. One day the boy whom he had
employed broke a beautiful Dresden
china vase. The good doctor was so
angry when he found oat what had
happened that he immediately dis
charged the boy. Next day he adver
tised for a boy to fill the vacancy. It
was not long before five applicants for
the place made their appearance.
The Doctor, who was very particular
in the selection of his " help, examin
ed each boy separately. Taking him
into a room, he wonld say to the boy—
" What is your name ?"
" Bobby Fitzgibbons, sir."
" Now, Bobby, you are a very good
looking little boy. I want you, if I take
you, to " and then the Doctor
would go on to tell the boy all that he
wanted to be done, and would end with
something like this :
"And mind yon, you must not be too
carious. Now stay here and I will be
back shortly and he would then leave
the boy alone in the room.
For abont ten minutes the first ap
plicant, Bobby Fitzgibbons, sat in the
chair assigned him, gazing around the
room, and wondering what each article
was used for. Ashe was looking around
for perhaps the fiftieth time a slight
noise in a cupboard drew his attention.
Having looked at it for a short time, he
arose and walked towards the cup
board. On a closer examination he saw
a label marked "Jocko" on the door.
Now he knew that " Jocko" was gener
ally the name of a monkey, and he of
course thought that there must be a
monkey inside. He cautiously pulled
the door open a little, and a slight noise
within caused him to draw back. Again
he approached, and this time he polled
the door wide open. He jumped high
up off the floor. There was no monkey
there, but such a noise] as came from
that cupboard would have scared a
much older person than Bobby was.
The Doctor had placed a keg of shot in
the cupboard in such a position that
when the door was opened, the
plug was pulled out, and a
tin basin placed underneath re
ceived the shot, and this was what
produced the noise and frightened
Bobby. The Doctor, immediately upon
hearing the noise, came in. In the
centre of the room Bobby was stand
ing and trembling like an aspen leaf.
The Doctor advised him in a few wjrds
to correct his tendency to indiscreet
curiosity, and told him he would never
do to be his boy.
Applicant fourth was Sam Loftelh
He was shown into the same room, re
ceived his directions, and sat down to
await the arrival of the doctor. On
the table was a dish of cherries, ripe
and very refreshing to look at and still
m :>re so to eat. Sam looked at these
for a long time and by degrees he felt
a desire oome over him to take one. He
advaaoed, took one and only one; had
FRIvD. KURTZ, Kditormid Proprietor.
VOL. VII.
ho luvn offered the dishful ho would
not hero taken another. He out it tu
Ilia mouth, but, what a face, what spit
ting and coughing, and w hat large team
stood til his eyes and thou trickled
dovru his face ! The cherry had been
stuffed with carettne pepper. The noise
soou brought tlie doctor in and he see
ing what was' the matter gave Ham
something to relieve him and then
showed htm the door.
The next was Willie Hawthorne, a
nice, fair-haired boy ; his hair was
ueatlr combed, his teeth and nails wore
clean, and his clothes, thongu patched
in many places, were well brushed.
Willie answered the Doctor's questions
promptly and respectfully, and aomuoh
did the clactor like Willie's appearance
and mauuers that he mentally resolved
to take him, even if he was a little curi
ous at first. Willie sat in his chair for
fully an hour and a half before the doc
tor came in, and the latter found every
thing as he left it. Willie got aloug
welL The doctor alter a ahort
time gave him some slight instruction
iu medicine, and Willietook such au in
terest in it that the doctor sent him to
college, where he now is, and promises
to become someday a very dnesurgeou.
Next came Tommy Buggina. Having
received his directions he was left alone.
Curiosity got the better of him also.
Approaching a drawer labeled "Chinese
Curiosities," he caught hold of the
knobs to open it. Good gracious ! such
a roaring! Tommy was screeching
and bellowing with all his might, and
dancing an involuntary hornpipe ou the
floor. The Doctor had placed the
wires of an electric machine in connec
tion with the knobs and that was what
made Tommy howl. The Doctor re
leased him and let him go.
Johnnv Pippins was the third appli
cant The room he was ushered tuto
was the dining-room. The table was
set out and everything seemed ready
for dinner. Johnny hail not been long
in the room before The wished to know
what was under a certaiu dish in the
center of the table. Walking carefully
towards it, he lifted up the cover of the
dish. There was nothing there but
small feathers. Who could cat feath
ers ? At this moment there came a
strong draught through the room. The
windows were closed, also the door, and
Johnny conld not find from what quar
ter it came. The feathers were scatter
ed over the table and floor. It would
lie a task almost impossible to gather
them up, so he sat down to await the
arrival of the doctor, who soon made
his appearance and seeing the state of
things gave Johnny a lecture and dis
misses! him.
The Cricket in the Wall.
Hark ! 'Tis the small voice of the
cricket in the crevices of the wall.
How cheerful is his long song. What
is the subject of his lay ? Is he chant
ing melody in the ear of his lady love,
or is he pouring out his soul in au eve
ning hymn ? Is he singing the praise
of some mighty insect warrior, or laud
ing the name of one who has gathered
wisdom beyond that of his fellow# ?
Have insects their heroes, their tyrant#,
their poets, and their orator* ? Who
can tell ?
But why is it that all living things
have glad"voices given them ? Why is
it, that when the sun has gone down
and the hum of business is still—when
man has withdrawn from the cares and
bustle of the dav, and the winds retired
to their caves, tuat the voice of the in
sect tribes, low and solemn, comes
abroad upon the air ? Why doe* not
silence come down with the curtain of
uight, and brood with the darkness
over us ? It is that wo may not forget
the great teaching* of nature. The
heavens may be darkened by cloud*,
the stars may not look out to remind
us, the face of the moon may be veiled,
and the sonnd of the winds hashed, bat
the voice of the insect world 'tells us
the works of God. We remember the
cricket that chirped in the comer when
we sat by our father's fireside. Hi#
voice was cheerful, and it was a pleas
ant thing to listen to his happy song.
Father, mother, brothers, sisters, were
beside us then, and we talked of the
little warbler as a thing that we all
loved. But the corner and the cricket
and the home of our childhood are all
gone—swept by time into the retnrnle#s
abyss of the past. And those who lis
tened with us, where are ttvyl Father,
mother, brothers, sisters, where are
they ?
"They are scattered and patted by mountain
and ware.
And some are in the cold silent womb of the
grave."
Plain Talk to Girls.
Your every day toilet is s part of
your character. A girl who looks like
a " fury " or a sloven in the morning
is not to be trusted, however finely she
may look in the evening. No matter
how humble your room may be, there
are eight things it should contain, viz :
a mirror, waahstand, soap, towel, comb,
hair, nail and tooth brushes. These
are just as essential as your breakfast,
before which you should have matle
good and free use of them. Parents
who fail to provide their children with
such appliances, not only make a great
mistake, but <*>mmit a #in of omission.
Look tidy in the morning, and after the
dinner work is over, improve your toi
let Make it s rule of your daily life
to " dress up " for the afternoon. Your
dress may, or need not be, anything
better than a calico ; but with a ribbon,
or some bit of ornament, you have an
air of self-respect and satisfaction, that
invariably comes with being well dress
ed. A girl with fine sensibilities can
not help feeling embarrassed and awk
ward in a ragged, dirty dress, with her
hair nnkempt, if a stranger or neigh
bor comes in. Moreover, your self-re
spect should demand the decent appar
eling of your body. Yon should make
it a point to look as well as you can,
even if you know nobody will see yon
but yourself.
A Warning.
The Popular Science Monthly gives
this warning ou the important matter of
using sedatives for little ones : " One
of the great daDgers attending the use
of the various sedatives employed in
the nursery is, that they tend to pro
duce the opium habit. These quack
medicines owe theirsoothisg and quiet
ing effects to the action of opium, aud
the infant is by them given a morbid
appetite for narcotic stimulants. The
offering for sale of sncli nostrums shonld
be prohibited, as tending to the physi
cal and moral deterioration of the race.
In India mothers give to their infants
sugar pills containing opinm, and the
result is a languid, sensual race of hope
less debauchees. In the United States
the poisonous dose is administered uu
der another name, but the consequences
will probably be the same."
A MAK.—The pride ot mankind in
great. A family living : n Hoboken was
awakened by unusual noises in the
house, and on turning out saw the eldest
hepefnl rushing around in his suspend
ers, brandishing a new Weston, and
shouting, "There is a man in the
house." A lengthy search failed to
show any foundation for the young
man's warlike demonstration, when ha
mildly informed the breathle3 and ex
hausted tribe that it was his birthday.
He was twenty-one.
THE CENTRE REPORTER
The Auuojcil Cditor.
There is a feature in the newspaper
editor's career, says the I Embury .S'MCS,
which the pencil can hardly do justice.
It is when, as the hour ot noon is about
to strike, a stranger appears iu the
sanctum, and making his name known,
is iuvitcd to sit down. It ta a country
office, remeuilier. The country editor
—in common with all members of his
profession is addicted to a hollowueaa
of atomach aliout this hour. He looks
nervously from the clock to the
stranger, who having dropped n few iu
terentiug hints about the weather, has
settled back with a view to makiug a
pleasant and mutually advantageous
call. He wauts his dinner badly. It
wou't do to go without taking the
stranger along, and as he remembers
that the children were unusually cross
in the morning aud that a contemplated
set of new crockery is not yet ordered,
and cannot remember of any tiling spe
cial having been ordered for dinner, be
sees quite plainly that it won't do to
take htm home with him. His answers
are necessarily brief and wandering.
He looks at the clock, theu at the
stranger, but finding him still settled,
he falls to shaking the papers on the
desk, becomes preternaturally en
grossed in the study of the buck of an
envelope--suddenly recalls himself—
seeks the clock again, and involuntarily
sighs.
" I hope 1 ain't bothering you any ?"
says the strauger, crossing his legs.
" O, no," gasps the publisher.
" Pretty busy all the time, I sup
pose ?" says the stranger, taking out his
tooth pick, and snapping it across his
thumb.
" Well—no'h—not—very," he replies,
with a ghastly attempt at a smile.
Another silence follows. The stran
ger picks his teeth, the clock ticks omi
nously, the papers on the desk rattle
spasmodically, and the editor twitches
as if he was "sitting on a base-burner.
It is half-past twelve, and visions of
several clamorous children, aud a wait
ing and impatient woman, and a cooling
dinner, makes the resemblance of the
chair to a base-burner apjiear most
striking. The unhappy and ravenously
hungry man becomes desperate, and
that nervous thst he feels like crawliug
up through his own scalp and jumping
off. He makes a hasty effort to smooth
his face into a glow of hospitality, aud
turning it upon the visitor, he says:
" I &m about to go to dinner, aud
would like to have your company, if
you can put up with "
And here the visitor hastily strikes in
—" Much obliged, I'm sure, but I have
au engagement to dine at one o'clock,
and only dropped in to pas# away the
time."
The hungry editor goes to his dinner
—he doesn't skip along, but he walks
with a thoughtful tread, a* if he waa
tiring to devise someextraordinary rem
edy for some extraordinary emergency.
Slaughtering Cattle in Texas.
In further times they killed cattle in
Texas fox their hides and tallow. But
they do not waste beef in this way now.
The animals to tie killed are driven into
pens, a row of which are at one end of
a long buddiug in which i s a #team en
gine and machinery. Fonr animal# are
driven into a pen into which they are
crowded, heads all one way. toward a
revolving shaft about which i* a chain.
These pent are built up ol solid plank#,
about eight feet high. A plank is
placed across tho top of the pen. On
this plank, over the cattle, stands the
killer. In his hands is a piece of gas
pipe an inck in diameter, about eight
feet long. In one end of this hollow
iron or pipe is fixed something that
looks like a dull chisel or screw-driver
blade, about two inches wide and throe
or four inches long. The man on the
plank strikes down with tins heavy jab
Ring arrangement, hitting the animal
in the "cnrl " or where tne spine con
nects with the head.
At one blow tho spinal vertebrre is
broken and the animal drops dead.
Very seldom does the striker inisn. One
blow and ho kills as ho goes along from
pen to pec.
Boon as tho four animals are killed,
the door or gate in front of tho pen or
killing box is lifted. A chain is thrown
over the horns of tho animal which is
by steam power drawn out as the shaft
revolves and the chain is wound up.
Tho throat is thou cut, tho skin ripped
and started, then pealed off by tho
same machinery.
The carcass is then hoisted as the
chair holds on to tho skin, till the roes
is pulled tip and out of it. Then come--
a man with a knife who opens the body
The entrails fall ont, the meat is rinst 1
with water from a hese, snd there hangs
the beef, clean and Utt&cil in from two
to three minntes from the time the blow
was struck in the killing box.
When the meat has cooled a little,
the carcass is taken down, placed on
marble tables and ent up with marvel
ous dexterity. It is hurried away to a
cooking room where it is roasted by
steam, put up in air tight cans and
made ready for a growing market for
it in all parts of the world.
The hides are salted and dried. The
horns are preserved and sold. The
bones are used for various purposes,
and before the Texas steer could think
out his short pedigree, he is turned in
to money, even to his tail, tho hair on
which is sold and curled by steam to be
used for stuffing the sofa cushions on
which sits some person as ho reads this
article.
Cleanly Cattle.
If then is one thing in which tho
Argovian takes jinrticular pride, and in
which ho particularly excels, it is in
the care of his cattle. They are ele
phant# in size, and their gloasy hides
betoken Mime peculiar art on tlie part
of their masters. Not a particle of dust
or straw is allowed to cling to them,
and they are combed and washed as
only horses are elsewhere, not with a
curry-comb, but with old cards, which,
being finer and softer, are more agreea
ble to the animal, and imjirovo the
fineness of the hair. This receives an
additional lustre by being rubbed with
old flannel. They actually shine ; and
the gentle creatures have an evident
consciousness of their lieauty, for they
are careful not to soil their ashy gray
and chestnut robes by lying in the mud
when allowed to take a walk. Animals
can acquire, if they have not by nature,
a fine sensibility, and when they
have once exjierieneed the pleasant sen
sation of cleanliness, learn to take care
of themselves. Not only do they exer
cise this care for the person of the ani
mal, but are at the pains of removing
every feather and other unpalatable
substance from their food ; and the
water-troughs where they drink are
kept as clean as if human beings re
sorted to them. If anybody doubts the
efficacy of these means, let him come
and see not only bow large but how in
telligent these dumb creatnres look;
how they watch every motion of those
who talk to them, and listen to all they
say. What an affectionate moan they
will utter to welcome the milkers, who
are always men, as they say, " Women
tickle the cow, and never take all the
milk from the udders, so that she gives
less and less." It is said of them that
an Argovian will send for tlie doctor for
his cow a great deal quicker than for
his wife; but we did not see any evi
dence that he was not sufficiently atten
tive to both.
CENTRE HALL, CENTRE CO., I'A.. THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1874.
Fun on tin* I'iaiu*.
As we near Halina, Kansas, says Per
kins, Conductor Cheney conn s along to
collect the fare. Touching n long-hair
ed gentleman on the bock he looks down
and says:
" Tickets !"
" Haiut got none," says the passen
ger, holding his gun with one hand und
scowling out from uuder his black
slouch hst.
"But you must pay your fare, sir !"
T'X|H>N diluted the conductor.
" Now jes look a-here, stranger!
mebby yon'r" a doin' your duty, but 1
haiut never paid yet gotn' through tins
eourtry, aud
J ust'then a slouchy, oIJ frontiersman
who bail beeu compelled to pay Ins fare
in a rear car, stepped up iu frout of the
mulish passenger aud, pointing a six
shooter ut him, said :
"Bee here. Long Bill, you jea pay yer
fare. I've paid mine, and they don't
auylnxly ride on this train free, if I
don't."
" All right, you'v' got the drop on
me, old bi'V, so put up ytr shooter an'
I'll settle,"waid the passenger, going
into his pockets for the tnouev.
" Do these incidents often happen ?"
I asked the conductor a little while
afterwards.
" Well, yes, but not so often as they
used to lu '6B and '7O. The other day,"
continued the conductor, "some threc
card-monte men came on the train and
swindled a drover out of 8150. The
poor man seemed to take it to heart,
lie said his cattle got so cheap during
the F.&steru 'bust' that he hail to iust
'peel 'em' and sell their hides iu Kan
sas City—and this was all the money
ho hail. A half dozen miners from
Denver overheard the talk, and, coining
up, they "drew a bead' on the moute
men and told 'em to pay that money
back.
" 'Just yoti count that money back,
conductor,' they said, 'aud aftet I had
d>*uc it,' continued the conductor, 'one
of the head miners said :
" 'Now, conductor, you je# stop the
train, an' we'll hang these throe-card
fellows to the telegraph pole."
" But the moute men flew out Lhe
door too quick for "om."
To illustrate the value of human life
ia this country, Mr. liocke, the mana
ger of the Kansas City Opera House,
tells me this storv :
Two yesra ago* the James brothers,
the same two desperadoes who sacked
the express car, and "went through"
the passengers on the Chicago', Rock
Island, and I'acifio at Gail's hill, ttole
the money box at the Kansas State Fair.
They rode into Kansas City on horse
back. and when the cashier was walk
ing to the bank with the receipts of the
day, about 82,000, they pointed their
pistols at las head, seized the IHIX, and
galloped off. This was done in broaJ
davhght, in lhe midst of a great crowd.
Well, sometime afterward# one of the
Kansas City reporter* wrote an article
about these htgitwayxnen, saying some
kind things. He called them brave,
and said thev had done the most daring
deed in the highwaymen's record. A
few night# afterwards the James broth
er* rode into Kansas City, went to the
newspaper office, and ealitug the report
er out, presented him a handsome watch
and chain. They said the article in
question touched them in a tender spot,
and they desired to show their grati
tude.
" But I don't feel at liberty to take
this watch," said the reporter.
" But do it to gratify us. We didn't
steal this watch ; we tniught and paid
for it with our own money," continued
the desperadoes.
"No; you must excuse me," con
tinued the reporter.
" Well, then, if von can't take this
watch," replied the James brothers,
regretfully, " perhaps you can name
some man aronud here vou want kill
ed !"
A Story of Fifth Arenac.
A lady on Fifth avenue hail got into
trouble. She had purchased thousand
dollar dresses and thousand dollar
fur# and thousand dollar '.things gen
erally, till her bill foofed up to a sum
total that was frightful. Her husband
had lost heavily in stocks. She dared
not ask him for the money ; and what
was she to do ? Hhe had diamonds to
tho value of 815.000. She took these
rings and bracelets and things and hied
her to a jeweller's, who reset tbem with
imitation stones that looked just as
well as the genuine, and on the gennine
stones she raised the money to relieve
her wants.
In the meantime the husband had
lost money at gambling and had ".debts
of honor which ronst lie paid." Hew
was lie to get it ? LI is wife's diamonds?
Capital idea! One morning be alipped
them in bis pocket and went to a jewel
ler's.
" Can yon tako stones out of jewels
and replace them with imitation ?"
" Certainly."
"What wonld these lie worth, or,
rather, what would yon advance upon
them," said he, pulling out the spark
lers.
The jeweller looked at them and
looked up.
" Aliout 8150!"
"8150! Why they cost 815,000."
" The originals doubtless did. We
have tho originals in our safe. Wo
took them out two weeks ago and put
in these paste ones."
The gentleman gave a prolonged
whistle, and put them in his pocket
and walked ont.
There was doubtless a scene at his
house. Doubtless he demanded why
Madam, his wife, had pawned her
jewels, and doubtless she wanted to
know how he came to know it. How it
was settled never will bo known.
A Masked Ball,
Tho Oakland Newt tolls tho following
funny story : A dapjier little fellow at
Alverdo attended tlie late mask ball nt
Liverraore, and ehose the character of
a monkey, in which to shine at the fes
tive entertainment. He doffed his
habiliments nt a hotel two blocks dis
tant from the ball room, and donned
the disguise, intending to walk in cos
tume to tho hall. It was abont ten
o'clock when he set forth, snugly clad
in his tight fitting suit, and playfully
swinging the caudal njipendage, but he
hail not proceeded far when two huge
doga espied him, and taking him for a
huge raonater of some kind, started for
him. Tho barkeeper concluded that tho
better part of valor would bo to climb
tho high board fence at Btevens's Mills.
He did so with marvelous agility, and
the statement cornea from reliable au
thority that he waa compelled to sit on
the sharp edge of that fence, shivering
in the cold night air, for two hours, bo
fore be was released from his predica
ment by people passing within hailing
distance.
FOB MONEY. —Robert Carpenter, a
Georgia Postmaster, has been arrested
on a charge of murder. Walter L.
Cole, a prominent merchant of Black
shear, was found dead near his store,
hi# throat cut and his back full of
buckshot. Every gun in the village
was seized, including that of Carpen
ter, who was uncle of the murdered
man. The stock of Carpenter's gun
was broken and the barrel covered with
blood. A pair of pants were found,
sjiattered with blood, and a pair of
shoes bloody about the heels. Carpen
ter killed Cole for his money.
M\ (fl IFI' FELLOW TRAVELER.
On bitterly cold evening last winter,
1 was siltiug with my old schoolfellow,
Charlie Foster, ta my study the most
com forts Ido room in the house, arranged
throughout with a projier regard to
warmth and convenience.
" How jolly this is !" exclaimed Char
lie, glancing round. " 1 would rather
bo in than out such a night as this.
Just listen to the wind, how it howls
and blusters, and yet uot a breath gets
in here. 1 must say this is not a bad
corner to occupy iu this weather, and 1
envy you not a little. Things always
seem to go straight with YOU, Harry. 1
do lislievo you never had a slice of ill
!uek or a diargreeable adventure iu
your life."
" You are wrong there, my boy," re
plied I, " for once upou a time—it is a
long while ago now, though—l hail a
very disagreeable adventure, which
might have ended in my being hanged
by mistake for some oue else. Yon re
member, no doubt, that sixteen year#
ago, instead of being oue of the part
tiers in the Arm of Hoaa, liavtlaud A
Laurence, 1 was only a clerk in their
office."
" Yes, yes, I kuow," nodded Foster.
" Well* one day Mr. llavilaud, uot
Iwing well enough to go himself, sent
me to C ou some rather important
business : some valuable documents
hail fallen into the hands of an obsti
nate, stupid old fellow, who had been
guardian to a client of our*. The client
was now of age, aud wished to act for
himself, and manage his own affairs,
but old Brown, not considering htm fit
to do so, persisted in retaining Lhe
fiapera, and my mission was to persuade
iim to give them up quietly, and, in
the eveut of his refusing, to threateu
him with legal proceedings. I had great
difficulty in inducing htm to listen to
reason, but when, at last, I succeeded,
I telegraphed the news of my success
to London, and a little later started
homewards. I strolled down to the
station, took a first-class ticket, and,
after wailing for about ten minutes, the
express came tip, and I took my seat.
As 1 got into the carriage, a tall, good
looking young fellow, fashionably
dressed, got out, and with that foeltng
of idle curioaily that sometimes comes
over one when one hss nothing to do, I
put my bead out of the window and
looked "after htm ; and, to my surprise,
he got into another carriage a little far
ther on. I began to wonder why on
earth the fellow got out as I got in, and
felt vaguely uncomfortable about it.
However, when I perceived that the
only other occupant of the carriage waa
an " old gentleman, apparently fast
asleep, I concluded that the young
wanted to araokc, and that the old gen
lb-man, before addressing himself to
his slum)**!*, had objected.
" This satisfied me, aud I began to go
ever in my mind the events of the pro
viom day. 'Well,' thought I, 'cer
tainly 1 have managed the business
very well. I expect I shall receive the
compliments of the firm for it. 1 won
der if they will give me anything more
substantial than compliments. If tin y
do make me a present, it will lie very
acceptable just now,' said I to myself;
for you see, Charlie, atiout sight weeks
before, my dear Lizzie had presented
me with a plump, red, pugnacious little
sprite. Well, all the aunta and cousins
—to say nothing of my wife—pro
nounced it the prettiest bsby in the
world, and I dare say I thought they
were not far wrong; but one cannot
sacrifice to a household idol of this kind
without a little extra outlay, aud for
this reason and a f> w other* not worth
while mentioning, Lizzie and lhe babv
were uppermost in my thoughts. I
amused myself like a child with spend
ing the money I hoped to receive in s
dozen different wavs for their benefit.
"Ai times 1 glanced at my fellow
travelor, who was all this time sound
asleep in the corner directly opposite to
me. His head was thrown back, a
bright yellow bandana handkerchief
covered his face, and a thiek railway
rng was tucked tightly round him. Now
having started iu a great hurry, as Ross
and Haviland had got a hint that old
llrown meant to make a lengthened tour
on the continent, I had forgotten to
take my wrapper with me, so I contem
plated my opposite neighbor with rath
er carious eyes, thinking how warm and
comfortable* he looked and how very
cold I felt. I tried to forget my dis
comfort by reading over my pajiers ;
but when at last I got through them. I
wss as cold as. liefore, or perhaps a little
colder. However, we were getting near
our journey's end, and that was some
comfort. I determined to follow my
fellow-traveler's example and take a
doze. I wish heartily that I hail not
done so.
" First of all, I hail a singularly un
pleasant dream ; for I dreamt that on
arriving at home, I found the street
door open, and on going in, saw stair
cues in all directions. I went np the
one I fancied led to my rooms; but it
oomod as if I shoul d never get there !
—flight after flight I went up, and
thought the stair# would never come to
an end. Then suddenly 1 found my
self in the drawing-room, and was struck
by the cheerless look of everything :
there was no fire in tho grate, and tho
room was so dimly lighted that at first
I did not see Lizzie. Then I became
awnre that she was leaning back in the
arm chair, with the child lying in her
lap ; her eyes were closed, and her face
was deadly pale. I cried ont her name,
but she did not move. With an unde
fined dread that seemed to make my
heart contract, I rushed across the
room to her; tho floor heaved and
swayed with my weight; I flting my
self down by Lizzie's side, and hail
seized her hand, when the chair over
turned with a crash, nnd she seemed to
fall heavily into my arms !
" I awoke with a cry of terror. The
train had run nearly off some facing
points, and the tremendous jolt had
thrown my fellow traveler acroaa my
knc?s. I lifted him half np, bnt ne
mado no effort to help himself. With
difficulty I replaced him on tho seat.
Tho head dropjied back into the old
position, and as the light now fell on
the face, I saw to my horror that the
man was dead !
" I fell back into my seat , gasping for
breath ; but the next instant I started
up, and went to the farther side of the
carriage. ' Dead ?' said Ito myself.
• No, it's imjvonsible, he cannot be
dead ;' and turning hurriedly towards
tho old gentleman, I endeavored to
stammer out it jioaaible hojie that the
fall had not hurt him. It would not do ;
tho words diod away on my lijia. I felt
the fact of his death waa but too true,
and tho folly of aaking a oorjme if n
fall hail hurt it crossed my mind, and
gave me au absurd inclination to laugh,
though I uevcr felt less merry in my
life.
" Then a terrible curiosity drew me
back, almost against my will, to look
again at the lifeless man. Tlie blue
glazed eyes were wide ojicn ; tlie jaw
slightly dropped ; thoonoe ruddy color
had settled tu patches of dark purple
in tiie cheeks. He was a tall, stout man,
apparently about sixty-five, and must
have been handsome whon alive ; in
deed, the face would have been hand-
Bome still, but that the half-open mouth
and sightless stare guvo him such a
ghastly apjiearance.
" The bad dream I had had, the sud
den startling awakening, and the hor
rid certainty that I had been traveling
all the way with a eorpae, utterly un
nerved toe, and I vainly endeavored to
regain my eompoaure. I oould only
gase on the dead face Mori me With
vague feeling# of wouder aud dlatreaa.
" Well, Charlie, I did about the moat
foolish thing I oould have done," con
tinued I. "A ahrtll whistle and the
slacking of the speed announced our sp
prtauih to Htghgato, and in another mo
ment the lamps at the station flashed
their light iu and out of the damage
window, as we passed up to the plat
form. With a desperate feeling that,
as after all it was no business of mine,
1 might as well try to escape a heap of
questions that I could not answer, I
suulolied up the old man's yellow hand
kerchief, flung it over his faoe, seized
uiy traveling bag, and sprang out of the
carri ge.
" I remember well the nervous dread
which came over me that the body
would be discovered before I could
give up mv ticket and get clear of the
station. No one stopjied me, however.
I hailed a cab, jumjied in, and in ten
minutes more was safely deposited at
my door. There I dismissed the cab
man with a double fare, and in another
minute stood iu my bright, cheerful
sitting room, with my dear wife cling
ing to my arm.
"Everybody was as unlike my dream
as possible. Lizzie looked rosy and
smiling ; her baby was in his oradle,
fast asleep; there was a bright fire in
the grate ; the supper-Üble was laid,
aud our neat little cook entered with a
tray on winch Lizzie seemed to have as
sembled all the good things she oonld
think of. But, in spite of the comfort
around me, I could not shake off a feel
ing of disquietude, and I suppose this
was visible enough to a pair of loving
eves like ray wtfe'a, for ahe said—
•what ts the matter, dear? You look
quite upset.'
" • Ob. Lizzie !" I burst out, • I have
had such a horrid adventure ! I must
tell you about it"
" ' Not yet,' returned she. * Bit down
anil take some supper first, and you
shall tell me afterwards. However dis
agreeable your adventure was, it has
uot ended badly, since 1 have got yon
safe home again, my darling. And
thereupon she gave me a kias, which
had such a reviving effect upon my
spirits thst I allowed mvaelf to be seat
ed at the table, and there, under the
ooubined influence of my kind little
wife's cheerful fsce, a good supper, and
hot brandy and water, I began to re
rover myself, and proceeded to relate
what had hapj>ened.
" Lizzie only laughed at the dream,
and told me not to be superstitions,
but looked grave and horrified enough
over the account of the poor old man.
" When I had finished, my wife look
ed so anxious and discomposed that 1
began to regret having told her, but,
sudden]v raising her head, ahe said
' Dear llsrry, ought you not to hsve
stayed and explained what liad happen
ed? Might uot people think that— that
' Her voice broke and her eyes
filled with tears.
" ' By Jove ! Lizzie, * cried I, starting
up, 'you are right, of course! They
might think 1 hail a hand in the poor
fellow's death. Why, how oould Ibe
such a fool ! I must go at once and give
information at the police office.'
' I put on my cost as I was speaking,
but the happy thought came a little too
late ; for just as Lizzie was handing me
my hat, there was a tremendous peal at
the front door ! My wife and I looked
at each other. Hhe turned very pale,
and I buret out laughing. That was
not quite the right thing to do,perhaps,
under the circumstance* ; but ooulu I
not help feeling amused, as well as em
barrassed, at the scrape my folly had
got me into, and I had not "at the time
the slightest idea of the disagreeable
consequences that were to follow.
" ' Cheer on. little woman,' said I. 'lt
is all right; 1 did uot do it, you kuow.
Go to bed like a wise girl, and I will
come back as soon as I can and tell you
the sequel to my story."
" Jnst then the cook opened the door,
and said—'Oh, if yon please 'tim,
there's two poheeoien at tho door, aud
they sajs, um, at they want to speak
to master.'
" ' Very well,' said I, I will go to
them. It is very possible I shall be ab
sent some time, cook, so take good rare
of yonr mistress till I corns home ;' and
giving Lizzie a hasty kins, I walked out
aud faced my uninvited visitors. Be
fore I oould speak s word, one of them
touched mo on the shoulder, sud said—
' You're wanted about that old gentle
man found murdered in a fuss-class
railway carriage at 'ighgate station.'
" ' Yes,' I said ; * I was jnst coming
down 4<> the police station about it,'
" ' Oh 1 was you ?' said the man, in a
grimly facetious manner ; and looking
up, I saw lie had stuck his tongue in
his cheek, and wss winking at his com
rade. I longed to knock the fellow
down, but knew it would hardly do to
yield to the inclination ; so I tried to
console myself by remembering that 1
hail only my own stupidity to thank for
the unpleasant position 1 was in.
Foster grinned, and nodded a friend
ly and provoking agreement.
" • Well,' continued I, (he police
i station was not far off. and we were
soon in the presence of the inspector.
As we entered, he turned his calm grave
face towards us, and fixed an inquiring
look on mo for an instant; theu, sign
ing me to come forward, he said quiet
ly, ' Will you state all you know about
this affair ?' and he pointed with his
pen to a bench, on which tho body of
my late fellow-traveler was lying.
"I told him I knew nothing abont the
matter-that I did not know the man
was dead until a few minutes before the
train stopped, and had been much
startled snd shocked at the discovery.
" ' Why did you not give infoimation
as soon as you reached the station 1'
said the inspector, drily.
" " Well, really,' stammered 1, ' I do
not know why. Of coarse I ought to
have done so. I can only account for
my negligence to do it by the fact of
my being in a hurry to reach home, and
tho certaiuty that ho would be soon by
the officials directly, who would know
better what to do than 1 did.'
" This waa a sorry kind of explana
tion, and I was hardly surprised to find
that it did not satisfy the polioe, bnt
was, nevertheless, considerably dis
mayed when tho inspector informed me
I WHS a prisoner.
"' Poor little Lizzie,' thought I,
' what a fright she will bo in.' How
ever, I was permitted to send her a mea
sago to the effect that I WAS detained to
give evidence, and that she was not to
be uneasy.
" I was then taken in a cab to Bow
street, where I was charged with mur
dering and robbing an old gentleman,
name unknown. My pockets were
tnrned ont, my pajiers, purse, aud
watch taken from mo, and even my
oigar-ease, which was at ths moment
certainly tho greatest privation. The
charge was taken, aud I was marched off
to a cell and locked up. There, sitting
on one bench with my legs on another,
and my bock fitted into an angle of the
wall, I passed the night—such a miser
able night it was ! I should have per
ished with cold had it not been for the
kindness of the jailer, who lent me a
thick loose coat and a blanket. In
wretched discomfort I dozed and
dreamt, starting np now and then in be
wilderment, wondering where I was,
and then suddenly reeollecting, sank
back in my corner to doze and wake by
Torm: 52.00 a Year, in Advance.
turns til! morning. After turns cold
coffee and bread, f was agaiu taken be
fore the court aud examined, and, to
my horror, sent to the House of Deten
tion till the inquest should be over,
when it was intimated 1 should be
brought up agsiu.
" Well, to cut short my story, for I
see you are yawning, I must tell von
that the inquest was held, and the doc
tors discovered that the old gentleman
was not murdered at all, but had died
of apoplexy. He mar offense was reduced
to theft only ; the old feUow'a pocket*
had been emptied aud his watch taken.
" I should, no doubt, have been
sent back for further evidence, bnt
that a prisoner was brought in, upon
whom the stolen property had been
found. Trie prisoner proved to be the
ideuttoal tall, good-loukiug man who
had left the railway carriage as I got
in. The young fellow, who, on aooonut
of his gentlemanly stylish appearance,
had got the sobriquet of ' the Prince,'
was s professions! thief; but on this
occasion he had been on a pleasure trip
to the north, to see some friends, and
he solemnly declared that he got into
the carrisge where the old gentleman
was without any business-like inten
tions; that lie'always traveled first
class, because it was more comfortable,
besides being 'gentecler.' He said—
and, as you know, the statement wa*
borne out by the medical evidence—that
the old gentleman had a fit, and that,
though he did his best to aaist him br
opening the windows, loosening the old
fellow's neckcloth, and holding up his
head, he died in a few minnlea. ' And
then,' added ' the Prince,' ' 1 thought
the poor old boy couldn't wan't his
watch or his purse again, and I knew
they would be very useful to me, no
they changed pockets; and then I
stock him in the corner where the other
gentleman found him. But Ido hope,"
continued be, looking round with an air
of candid innooenoe, so well assumed
that I felt inclined to applaud—' Ido
hope no one would go to say as taking
what nobody else didn't want waa steal
ing.' Unfortunately, some rather im
portant people coald'nut be brought to
ae the matter from his point of view,
and 'the Prince' did not visit his
friends in the north again for aome
years.
"Bo ended my very unpleasant ad
venture, Charlie. I have taken many a
day's jo urney since, but never again
with such a very quiet fellow-traveler."
Cremation Among the Karens.
The following curious account of the
funeral rites among the Karons of Bur
mah is given by a magazine writer:
" While burning, the body was sepa
rated by a sort of kiln from the fuel
that snrrounded it, so as to prevent the
mingling of the ashes of the corpse and
those produced by the incineration of
the wood. This precaution is always
taken where the ashes are to be pre
served ; otherwise *ll is consumed to
gether, and the work of demolition in
either case occupies scarcely an hour.
Bnt before the bones arc reduced to
ashes the Karens select a single one,
ususllv that of an nrn or finger, and
carefully preserve it till a convenient
time for bringing the relatives and
friends together again. In the case of
the deceased copyist this meeting was
to take place four days after the burn
ing cf the body. At the appointed time
a groat feast was prepared, ceremonies
similar to those performed over the
body were repeated over the bone, its
solitary representative, and a solemn
dirge was sung to frighten <>ff Muk-hs,
an evil spirit of whom the Karons stand
in special dread. Then one of the sil
ver.bangles worn by the deceased on
his writs and ankles "was bung np just
over s vessel of cooked rice, of which
the departed spirit was invited to par
take. On lnquiring'thc reason of this
ceremony we were told that if the ban
gle and the string by which it was sns
pended shonld remain perfectly mo
tionless, this would be received as an
indication that the soul of the deocwaed
was a prisoner in hell, and the party
would break up in dismay. But if the
string should evince a tremulous mo
tion, the bangle turn round or the eord
snap suddenly in twain, the survivors
would see in these tokens indisputable
evidence that the deceased hsd answer
ed their call. Fortunately for their
credulity the bangle t moveil ne doubt
by the passing breeze) did tnrn sud
denly round, and the poor wife with a
cry of joy pressed it eagerly to her lips.
The spirit wss then invited to the grave
prepared for the bone, which waa bur
ied with the food and clothing the dead
man was supposed to require iu the
spirit-land, and money with which to
ransom himself if hs should chance to
be taken prisoner on the way by any
evil-minded demon. The whole com
pany then clapped their hands three
times, saying, 'Go in peace ! This
grave is thy small boose, but they grand
and spacious mansion is on the eool
bank of the river Mandowka, where
lieanteons maidens recline on beds of
fragrant flowers, and all is cool, calm,
and quiet' With thia loving valedic
tory the funeral rites ended, and the
company dispersed. The nrn contain
ing tho precious ashes was carefully
laid away by the bereaved wife, but tho
Kve iu which the solitary bone had
n deposited conld never be revisit
ed. It was thenceforth not merely a
spot devoid of interest, bnt one sure to
endanger the well-being of any rash
enough to approach it even by acci
dent." _
A New Comet.
The discovery of a new bright comet
is announced by tho Academy of
Sciences, Vienna, in 21 hours 23 min
ntes right ascension south, 6 degrees 56
minntca deelencion. An observer at
Yonkers, N. Y., state# thst it is nearly
globular, about two minutes in diame
ter, with a decided condensation toward
the center. In brightness it is above
tho average, but it does not in other re
spects present any notable difference
from objects of its class. Its position
at 4 o'clock, A. It, of April 14, was ap
proximately : Right ascension, 21
Lours, 16 miuutes, 31 seconds; south
declination, 5 degrees, 15 minutes. Its
motion is the north sud east. An ob
server in this city states, April 17, that
it rises at 2 A. M." cast one half south.
Half an boar earlier on April 24. It is
a telesoopic object.— Scientific Ameri
can.
The Editor.
One definitionof an editor: An editor
iz a male being whose biznesa is to
navigate a nuzo jiaper. Ho writes edi
torials, grinds out poetry, inserts deths
and weddings, sorts out maneskrips,
keeps a waste basket, blows the " dev
il," steals matter, fites other people's
battles, sells hiz paper for a dollar and
fifty cents a year, takes white beans
and apple Baas for pay, when he can get
it, raizes a large family, works 19 hours
ont nv every 24, knows no Sunday, pets
dammed by everybody, and once in a
while whipt by sumboddy, lives poor,
dies middle-aged and often broken
hearted, leaves no money, iz rewarded
for a life uv toil with a short but free
obituary puff in the nuze papers. — Bit
"W-
WOOD CEMENT.— Common shellac,
dissolved in alcohol, makes the strong
est cement known for wood, and will
make the parts joined as firm as though
they had never been severed.
NO. 10.
The Traui.lt of Vena*.
This great event in the science of u
tronomy oornri on the Bth of Diwobw
of the present yeer, end the entire sci
entific world i more or leee excited in
consequence. Our own Oownuwni
hea appropriated 1150,000 to assist in
taking observations ; France has given
SOO.OiiO frenew ; end Greet Hrilein, Ana
trie, ltueaie, end the German Empire
have elan contributed liberallj to the
name end. *n>o object of the obeerva
tiona is to eaeertein, if poeeible, the
exact distance of the earth from the
sun. The trenait will be visible only
at certain placee, and much dependa
upon the alale of the atmosphere at
those point* tor a determination of the
parallax. Hutiona wilt be established
at Tahiti, I'eiun in China, and Yoko
hama m Japan, '1 he ltuaaiana will
wateh from twentv-four several pointa
in Hiberia. The English will have their
observatory at Victoria. The tranait
will not be seen from any part of North
America, nor in any portion of Europe
excepting Turkey and Greece. The
following particular* with reference to
previous event# of tba kind are com
piled from history :
Prior to the seventeenth century, it
was supposed that the distance was not
more than 5,00(1,000 mi lea. There waa
a transit of Venus in 1639, and the as
tronomer Jlailey demonstrated that the
impreaaioua of the astronomer* had
been erroneous ; bat be did ltUle more
thau prove that they wore ooeaiderably
out of their reckoning. It wu more
than a century nfterward that the n~it
transit ooeurred, and by that time
astronomical science had made great
prugreaa, and aavauta were prepared
for the event. It took plac u. 1763,
the year in which Napoleon and Wel
lington were born, and about which
time the American colonic* were pre
paring to ahake off the Britiah domina
tion. Encke waii one of the aetronomera
who made careful obeervatiaoe, asd he
computed the sun's para lit t to be 8,67
seconds, which gave the distant* be
tween the earth and the centre of oar
Stenetary a} stein as a little mote than
5,000,000 of miles.
Since 1709, all the astronomical talent
of the world has been expended on a
revision of Enoke's calculations. Le
rerher esme to the conclusion that
Locke's figures were too small. Fou
cault, making experiments in the ve
locity of light, concluded that the aun'a
parallax must be 8.86 seconds. Stone
and Winter, observing Mara in opposi
tion with the sun, ia 1862, made it 8.9
seconds, and other astronomers have
varied in their calculations from 8.84
•eooods to 8.94 seoonda. This variance
between Lucius and his critics involves
the question whether or not the distance
between tie sun and earth is from two
to four million of miles nearer than he
made it. With all our modern im
provements ia astronomical appliances
and methods, and partumlariy in eon
sequence of the invention of the speo
troaoope, it is expected that our savants
will be able, during the text transit of
the nlsnet across the face of the sun, to
establish with much ecu rare the dis
tance between the earth and sun, and
so settle the controversy for all time.
The event looked forward to with such
intense interest will take place Decern
ber 8. 1874. The last transit of Venus,
as we hare said, occurred one hundred
and five veara ago. The next one after
that of liext December takes place De
cember 6, 1882, and then the world
must wait one hundred and twenty-two
years longer—until June 8, 3004—be
fore it can witness the same spectacle.
It will be seen, therefore, that the
chances for taking these observations
are few indeed, and mtut be made the
most of. The civilised nations of to
day are fully aware of the importance
of doing it.
Bird* and Bogs.
The entomologists, or bug-hunters,
who go about hunting butterflies and
bugs, are an institution. Their busi
ness is to study the nature and habits
of insects, and the necessity of their
work is shown by such facts as are to
be found in the reports to Congress.
The " army worm," after it hsd given
but little trouble for a hundred years,
destroyed millions of dollars' worth of
grain in 1861. The wheat midge and
Hessian fly destroyed several million
dollars' worth of wheat in New York in
a single year. It is said Hist Maine
could raise 100,000 bushels of wheat a
rear but for the ravages of these two
insects; and the loss to the Southern
planters by the " cotton-boll worm,"
the "army worm," and the "chinch
bug "ia enormous. The " wire worm "
slone consumed in one department of
France nearly a million dollars' worth
of grain, and" caused deficient harvests
for years. In Germany whole forests
were consumed by the lame of s species
of worm, and thousands of fir trees bad
to be ont down. These are facte that
make entomology an economic study.
The agriculturist'classifies insects into
friends or foes of his crops, aa they are
carnivorous or herbivorous. The work
of protection is well done by birds. In
France the government extends its pro
tection even to bnxxards and rooks, be
cause each of tho former consume about
6,000 field mice yearly, and the latter
an incalculable number of white worms
In Hungary, and afterwards in Prussia,
to the discomfiture of Frederick the
Great, the sparrows were found to be
the farmer's best friend.
Over filty species of insects prey upon
cereals and grapes, and as many on onr
field crops. Thirty well-known species
ravage garden vegetables, and fiiiy at
tack the grape vine, and their number
is increasing. About ssventy-flve spe
cies make their annual onset upon the
apple tree, and as many upon the plum,
pear, peach, and ehexry. Orer fifty
species infest the oak, twenty-five the
elm, seventy-fire the walnut, and cne
hundred prey upon the pine. Eaoh
year witnesses the attacks of new ene
mies. The killing of insect-eating
birds steadily increase i noxious insects.
Have Courage.
It condones much to our content, if
wo pass by those things which happen
to our trouble, and consider what is
pleasing and prosperous, that, by the
representation of the better, the worst
may be blotted out. If I be overthrown
in ray suit at law, yet home is left me
still, and my land, or I have a virtuous
wife, honeftxl children, kind friends,
and good' hopes. If I have lost one
child, it may be I have two or three still
left me. Enjoy the present, whatsoever
it may l>e, and do not be over solicitous
for the future, for if you take your foot
from the present standing, and thrust
it forward towards to-morrow's even t,
yon are in a restless condition ; it is like
refusing to quench your present thirst
by fearing you shall want drink the
next day. If to-morrow you should
want, your sorrow would come time
enough, though you do not hasten to
meet it. Let your trouble tarry till its
own day comes. Enjoy the blessings
of this day, if God send them, and the
evils of it bear patiently and Bweetly,
for this day is ours. We are dead to
yesterday, "and not yet born to-morrow.
WHITEWASH.— Mix up half a pailful of
lime and water, ready to put it on the
wall, then take one gill of flour and mix
it with the water ; then pour on it boil
ing water sufficient to thicken it; pour
it while hot into the whitewash ; stir all
well together, and it is ready for use.
The Beautiful Gat# or the TMplf.
. I. :
Utile familiar sot*
Gste Of lb* bOITM by lb* way;
floor for whfh daily to wait,
Hour at the cktea of tit* day.
Hand in hand oiooo pressed.
Am never trusted SO ?a*|t ~
Uearta to eesh altar street,
Horn*, ail how* agate t *
n.
(lata through whteb all most pass,
Oate at the and of the way ;
Man oall it a Oate of Brass (
A prisms gate. tbsy M9T !
Tbay Uitnk It can only dlrids,
Pitiless, heavy. and etfosg I
Bat va who bare looked teeide
Know tbay bate named It wrong,
Know it not strong, lmt wsak.
Its ban all sbattarad and slight
Mara ban of shadow, that streak
And proas lbs tetter llgbt;
Oate where an bauds tbaU break.
All aevsrad baaris unite
m.
Terrible, Baaaufnl Oate I
Oate of tbs Temple of Oodl
Wail ibrmtgh tha day wa may watt
Till it open for na our abode.
* llanda ta bands otosa pnst.
liaarta peat aU paruog and pate.
In Ood *d aaeb otbar at raat j
Bona, all noma agate f
Bsantifol Oate of Ufa!
Oate at tba and of tha Way I
Well worth Pay's toll and strife,
For ttett botar at tha steaa of tha day 1
—JTy the author of " Tht JSeAoatap-Ctao
Family."
ItMU Of ißtfMft.
Of th* fifteen town offleemwrf N.h*nt,
KMC, thin year. MM are named John-
MM.
Artificial flower* (tetrad on wide
of black velvet ia worn abont the
throat by the fashionable belle* aa a
necklace.
What ia mind t No matter. What
is matter? Norm- mind. What ia tfea
uatare uf the aooi T It ia quite imma
terial.
A batter factory, which, according to
a local paper, " will pomp foor kindred
oowa," ia abont to ba established in
lowa.
In aoua localities in Denmark a man
ia not allowed to drive e white and a
black horae together, aa it ia a sign of
ill lock.
tiood, on being shown a portrait of
himself very unlike tba original, aaid
that the artist bad perpetrated a falae-
Bood.
A fig orchard at Mormon Island,
Sacramento eoanty, California, contain*
1,000 bearing tree* of the white Smyrna
variety.
There are atill some people living in
the moan tain* of Kenfndry who have
never seen a grain of tea or coffee in
their livea.
Several Illinois fathers have agreed
among themselves that their daughters
shall make bread before they leers to
malm music.
A gentleman in PottaviHe, Peon ,
named his dog " Penny" because it was
one cent to him end has had 10 mills
with the oak
A young woman married to an old
and bald headed man said she would be
compelled henceforth to waste her
sweetness on the deeert hair.
The Rhode Island House of Repre
sentatives passed bills providing for
woman suffrage and prohibition, and
the Benate rejected both measures.
" My native city has treated me bad
ly," said a drunken vagabond, " but I
love her stiiL" " Probably." replied a
gentleman, " her sfOI is ail you do
leva."
Temperance societies are being form
ed inF ranee, the members of which
pledge themselves not to drink aloohol
ic liquor* at any time, and wine and
I malt liquors only at meals.
A farmer living near Glasgow, Del,
has s mad horse. The horse is penned
1 in a stall bv himself, and keeps up a
continual kicking and knocking his
heed against the partition. He was
bitten by a mad dog last rammer.
The 8k Louis Globe speculates eon
oesning the obituary of the future. We
append a specimen : " Pol up by the
Aldeu Corpse Cremating Company.
None genuine without signature."
A San Francisco paper tells of a rail
op who, on A icrowi IDA Picific,
foil overboard, and successfully gave
bsttie to a shark for newly an hour,
end then was rescued by a boat's crew
from the ship.
An old lady with a large family, living
near a rivec. was a*ked ii she did not
live in oonsUnt fewr that some of bar
children would be drowned. " Oh, no,
she replied. "we have only lost throe
or four in that war."
A Londoner who refused to down
with his umbrella at the demand of the
crowd, during the Duke of Edinburgh's
reception, was set upon and would have
been killed but for the police. He es
caped with a broken rib.
A little girt in Troy, N. T., broke an
arm from a china doll, and pushed it as
far aa she oouid into her ear. The sur
geons have been unable thus far to get
it out, aa it fills the orifice so tightly
that forceps cannot be used.
An old lady hearing some one read
ing about a congressman at large, rush
ed to the kitchen door, shouting—
"Sarah Jane, Sarah Jane! don't you
leave the clothes out all night—mmd,
I tell you ; for there's a congressman at
large!"
The most thoroughly burned-out- of
house-and-home man in the United
States is Charles Williams, of Portland,
Me. Seven times during the peat year
has hi* residence been consumed. He
nowproposes to build a rait and live on
a pond.
A useful novelty has been introduced
at Parisian dinner tables. On the back
of the menu is given s list of the per
sons present, with a short aeoou it of
who and what they are. By this means
many awkward mistakes in conversation
may be avoided.
Since Mrs. Wilson, of Mount Vernon,
111, throat a oocked revolver into Dr.
Porter's face and persuaded him to re
voke one of his prescriptions, it is con
sidered hamardous for physicians in
that region to prescribe aVooholic stimu
lants for married men.
There is said to be a single arsenic
mine in Cornwall, the monthly produot
of which is sufficient to destroy the Uvea
of five hundred millions of human be
ings ; while, if the amount of white
arsenic contained in the adjacent store
houses were judicially administered,
this glebe of ours would be completely
depopulated.
•' How much better it would have
been to have shaken hands and allowed
it was all a mistake," said a Detroit
judge. " Then the lion and the limb
would have lain down together, and
white-robed peace would have fanned
you with her wings and elevated you
with her smiles of approbation. But
no: you went to clawing and biting
and rolling in the mad, and here yen
are. It's $5 apiece."
Singular Case.
A carious storv is told in a Lapeer
dispatch to the Detroit PoaL It says :
"Mr. Theodore Griswold, of Lapeer
township, was buried, having oome to
his death suddenly. His wife had had
a felon on har hand which had been ag
gravated by erysipelas, but was getting
better. One day last week she took her
husband's knife to open it so that it
would discharge more freely, Mr.
Griswold putting his knife in his
pocket when returned. In getting
some wood soon after he got a shyer
under his nail, which he took his knife
to pick out, and in doing so inoculated
himself with the poison left on the
blade. His finger commenced to swell
and pain him immediately, and in four
hours he was crazy. His arm became
terribly swollen, Mid finally broke at
the elbow, discharging copiously. In
less than 18 hours he was dead."