I Am >ot Old.
I am not ol<i -the ugh vni hare w>M
Their shadows on my way;
1 am not old. though yttn have passed
On rapid wring* away.
Tor in my heart a fountain flow*.
tud round it pleasant thought* r*(Ho.
And sympathies, and feeliugw high.
Spring like the stars on evening's shy.
lam not old time may have net
Hie signet on my brow,
And eome faint furrow* that have met.
Which care may deepeu now.
Yet love. f<wd love, a chsplet weaves.
Of fresh young hud* and vervlaut lea\e> .
And Kill ui fancy 1 can twius
Thought* iveat M flowers that Once were
mine.
Love and Umghter.
Iu till dyw when earth w ,-us youuf,
Ixive and laughter r.soiu d togsUter;
I.ove tivxk up lus hat p and sung.
Hound turn all nu golden veaiiies.
Hut there cauie a ai<n anon
What will IM> when bfe m gaie
Laughter then would try hi* ak'B.
Sang of mirth and joy undying ;
But he played hie part so ill.
He sot echo all a-sigh.ug.
Tver came an undertoue
What will he when life is done
Theu for ever aiuoe that tune,
lve no more can lite with laughter ;
For t-rigtu as is the summer-prime,
Wiuter pale will follow after—
Vovc hem-ofvSi:. must dsorl! with tight
Joy was loft iu ivaradise.
A BANK HUBBKKY.
*> hr I*I| I* Kufc n Until —lf* <uir>-n> ami ihr
Ttanhir Ihr Thlrlr* bad with Ihr >Ur<
~.U lalrrnllni !4w).
The story of the Osrbondal* hank rob
K>ry jis t<dd by tlieScrauton Kfj>ofs'icoo
is one of the most interesting nvi rds of
modern crimes, an.l rev ral* a plot so in
tensely dramatic that tiie details will
amply repav perusal. It apjieArs after
the rubbers had aetnuvd their prite thov
were iu a regular quandary w liat to do
witli it. It was to their muarienew as
try ing as the tenacious old man of the
sea in tlie fable, and thov were constant
ly removing it from plaee to place, steal
ing it from each other and sub-dividing
it to silence grumbling arveeaories until
it w lis considerably scattered.
There wore two plots to rob the Ixuik.
The first couteiuplated its robbery at
midnight. The night rohlierv was
planned at meetings held in a coal mine
a short distance from the city. There
were tea men 111 this plot lesides several
•insiders. The plan originated about
eight months ago. The parties to the
plot iK'ticod that old Mr. Slott used t >
work alone in the bank at night, ami that
1 hlggan, the chief of police, used to do
duty .is watchman at the lvuik, and in or
dart-> carry out the robbery sinsessfal
ly, it was necessary to put Ifiiggan out
of the way.
They then iut. tided to go to the bank,
rap at the door—so as to bring the
cashier t > the dix>r—and then rush past
and overpower him before he could use
any firearms. Thou tli<-y proposed to
frighten him with pistols into opening
the safe, and if necessary to distiatcli
him.
'l ite meetings at which this design was
matured were regularly and well attend
•si. each participant in the plot going
singly at the dead of night to the miue
in which they were held and returning
the same way. This plot fell through in
en sequence of two of the moid promi
nent men withdrawing from it, because
murder was contemplated. It was sup
pose! tiiat the Ixtnk contained from
eighty to one hundred thousand dollars,
and the thieves had set their hearts on a
great haul. After this plot was frus
t rated, one of the active participants in
1: thought that there was a good cliAuoo
f<w a daylight robbery of the bank. He
. noticed that Mr, St->tt was in the habit of
letting his two clerks go to dinner, while
he remained aloue in the Ixuik. The
last clerk left the lsmk precisely at noou,
the other left fifteen minutes lief ore him.
and f>r about twenty-five minutes the
cashier wr.s left a! me. Tliis fact, to
gt titer with the isolated condition of the
hank, which stands by itself, inspired
the r'b?>ers with confidence of easily se
curing that for which they had worked
so earnestlv ami well.
It was also discovered that Mr. Stott
left the key sticking on the inside of
the fr <ut door, and this it was intended
to use in locking the door to prevent de
|K*siU>rs or others front coming in during
the robbery.
To the rear of the bank the directors'
n*>m is ritiiated, and a do >r Isuli from
tiiis into tit*' yard. They also discovered
that the key was usually left in that
door, and this they intended to use as a
means of exit.
When this information was gained the
leading plotter took all the present
parties who are under arrest one by one
into his project, including* miner, whose
duty it was to Tee- ive the money front
the robbers as they left the bank, for
which purpose he was stationed in a con
venient place. Tie; meetings of tbis
second robber band were held at the
old graveyard near the bridge, at mid
night, where amid the hush and the
silence of the tomlts, the {dan of rob
bery and murder was fre*dy discussed.
The first daylight raid was contemplated
for the fifth of January, but failed in
consequence of the two men who were
to enter the Imnk meeting a f tend of
their'a just as they were alw>ut to enter,
and ao, knowing that he would suspect
something, they turned away, and there
the matter rested for the present, hiving
been postponed until the n xt cold
day.
Tli" cold day was appointed because
there would not he so many people on
the street and the fact of n robber dis
guising Ilia face would not excite any
suspicion. Thus Jack Frost was taken
in as another accomplice.
At the next meeting wnieh was held
in the graveyar 1, it was concluded that
two of the party at present tinder arrest
should start from the highworks, on
Dundaffroad, at exactly three minutes
past twelve at noon and walk at their
regular trait, down to the bridge cross
ing the Lackawanna river in tie- rear of
the bank. Two of the other men were
to be watchers, were to start precisely at
the same time from a hotel in the oppo
site direction of th lmnk, and pass
along one on each side of Main street,
and to cast a glance into the bank ss
they passed by, so as to see that the
coast was clear, without hesitating, how
ever. They were to walk right ahead
until a point where Main street inter
sects a short street on which the bridge
lieforo alluded to is located, aud where
the first two men were expected to 1m;
stationed. If the coast was clear, the
men who passed by the bank were to
raise their hats slightly and walk on slow
ly without seeming to take notice.
The raising of the liats was the signal
tliat all was right, and so as to make as
surance doubly sure, another participant
was stationed on Main street, to see that
the clerks had left the bank at their ap
pointed time.
This was to lie done by signal; not a
word was to pass between the plotters,
and the raising of the hat was the uni
versal token.
As the two men who started from the
front of a certain hotel already referred
to came within sight of Shepherd's
corner, where the third lookout was
stationed, they received the proper sig
nal, passed np Main street, one on each
side, as planned, and one being twenty
feet in the rear of the other. On arriving
within sight of the bridge they saw that
their companions who were to enter the
bank were at their post. The signal was
given promptly, and those who were to
enter the bank walked up to Main street,
Bond being twenty feet in advance of
lxia companion. The men who gave the
signal retraced their steps slowly tuiil re
trained in sight of the bank until they
saw their accomplices euter and the
window curtains pulled down to prevent
partie < from hxtking in. All watchers
were to remain at their post for ten
uiinut- s, so tliat in case the robbers were
Intercepted, they eould be on hand to
juevent their arrest, and to nxe every
> meant- in their j lower to do so. At the
Elil'.U. 1< I I!'I7„ PMitor mid I Vopriotoi*.
VOL. Mil.
end of the ten minutes they wen* t> sop
arato ami >noli oue to go to sotue store
where ho nu acquainted, get uitu ouu
wrsation with the storokeo|or, utiil to re
main with him isnuitauUy until the new*
ouine tluit the lnuik had lx-n n<Miel.
ITlis wis for the pur|>osc of jrx\ iic an
alibi. They were if |mv ilili> to call the
storekeeper* attention to the time,
Ih:it in ew.se thev were tun)*Hli'tl wml
arrested this couh) bo proved LK. Ami
as .soon as all hands engaged ill the critlte
could conveniently do ao, they wore t
tiilstell to the sooue of the robin rx, ami
U- very energetic in limiting uj tin
thieves.
That this comiun-t www well owrried
out, is allow n l>y tin* fact that two of tin
re;d roMwrs hired w sleigh, armed tlieiu
solves with revolvers, wml set out in
search of the uioffendmg ones. On ar
rixmgat the ilejHit they told the eliief
of police id suit two men whom they saw
enter the train, ami who looked to thorn
as auspiciousoharactor*. The elm f hud
the giasl sense to nee that the parties
were all right, and on this account did
not arrv>t them. The party who was
stationed to rtwive the money from tin
thieves re , t them as appointed.
On receiving the moaey this noxwry
iwmetl it to the house of an aceotuplnv,
where it was buried in an ash pile at the
rear of the house.
thi the same evening it was removed
by the robin-re, who thought it bx> close
to the house, ami it was carried about a
quarter of a mile distant iu an old pillow
case ami buried iu a heap of snow.
Sulisequeutly it was feared that the foe:
prints in the anow would tell tides iu
ease the officer* caiue to make a search,
and so that investment was not COUM.I
ered safe, and another removal planned.
Accordingly, at midnight of the same
night it was removed from the snow
pile and p lac-si ill a lath pile located n
the ueighlmrhisHl. Another coufi-reuee
of all the robter* was held, ami it was
concluded that tlie lath pile was also an
unsafe investment, as parties engaged
aronml tlie sawmill would Is- likely to
discover it, and another removal was dr
cided upon. So before davlight on tlie
following morning, one of tlie robbers
removed it to a closet in the rear of his
dwelling. lie shortly after wants heard
that he was suspected as one of tli rob
l<ers, and this depository was considered
uusafe, ami tlie funds wen- transferred
to a saloon and thrown under the coun
ter.
Later on iu the evening the money
was removed to a hotel, where at mid
night in the presence of all the robbers it
was counted for the first time, when it was
ascertained that if divided cqtiaNy, ai
lowing a percentage to outsider* who
had a knowledge of the robberv, the
share of each active participant would
amount to aU>nt $1,5011. The entire
amount was $t?,700.
The money was left iu the hotel in
its pillow ease until the follow ing Sun
day, when it was is included to remove it
to what was considered a safer hiding
place. It was ae s >rding!y given to one
>f the roblH-rs, who carried it to a small
grocery store on the outskirts of tin
town, and lifting a portion of the floor
buried it without the proprietor'* know!
edge. On account of tlie innocence of
the storekccjx-r and the fact that the
thieves might want the money at any
time, it was again removed, and on tins
occasion carried into a coal mine alxiut a
mile from the month of tin- slope, ami
hidden in one of the chamber*. " Here
at least," said tlie thiev.-s, " it is entirely
safe." Hut siilxsequciit events proved
the fallacy of this belief. The money
was regularly visited every day, and one
tine morning it was discovered that
other thieves wen- on the trad of tin
stolen treasure. This tme it was tin
rats. They gnawed a hole in the pillow
ease, and were chewing l"iicl Sam's
greenbacks. Maledictions wen- fre !v
poured out on the rodents and a notiti
cation was sent out for a full meeting of
the thieve* once more. Each was afraid
to take charge of the money personally,
and the raid of tin- rats led tlu-m to con
clude that a division aliuuld Is- nutile at
once.
Accordingly, while tint other parties
waited out ide, two of tin- robls-ra en
tered tlie mine at midnight, obtuncd the
money and conveyed it Ivn-k to tin
grocery store already mentioned. As
they were about to count it, they en
countered an interruption, and they went
up stairs into a cold loom, leaving the
money in a cracker barrel down stairs.
Tin- parties who caused the interruption
were three old men who cnnie in to sit
down and smoke their pipes, as is cus
tomary in country stores. Presently
they commenced a discussion on crack
or*, iu the course of which the merits of
good anil bad ones brought forth a lively
dispute, much to the annoyance of the
men up sttir* who overheard the story,
who feared every moment that some of
the disputants would go to the barrel, in
which the money lay. to Like a twin pi
cracker to sustain his argument. The
nicvcs were airata mat another division
of tli" s|siis would lie iMWiwrt to aluit
the old men up, bat fortunately the
cracker controversy was cut abort and
another argument commenced. The dis
putant* were long-winded, and no tire
being up stairs the robliers were shiv
ering with cold, and one of them pro
posed to go down and "clean the old
men out." Tlier finally left, having ex
hausted popular topics, and the thieves,
trembling with the cold, descended and
wanned themselves by the stove. The
money was again removed from the
cracker barrel, and it was about to lic
counted over again, when another rap at
the door prevented it. The robbers on
this occasion thought tlu-v would not run
the risk of nuother freezing, and accord
inglv those that were nai known in that
section of the town pretended to lie un
der the influence of liquor, and one of
them laid liis head on th<* kms-s of his
confederate while those who interrupted
remained in the store.
This interruption was caused by tin
wife of the proprietor of the store, who
came in to get some potatoes which lay
ill the barrel next to that in which the
money was re-deposited, and the thieves
feared that the woman would put her
hand into the wrong barrel, so they were
again in agony until she left.
After her departure the door was lock
ed, and the thieves resolved under no
circumstances" would any one be ad
mitted until they counted their funds.
The money was connted and divided
without further interruption, anfl the
party broke up at the peep of <hv, each
setting out in a different direction for
his home.
One of the parties set out for Bing
liamton, where he was captured a week
later, and his share of the money found
in a stable. Another was arrested at his
house, and his share of the money was
discovered in a snow bank, frozen over,
at a short distance from his house; an
other portion of the money was recover
ed through the instrumentality of the
third robber, it being concealed among
his friends. The sliare of the fourth
party was found in an earthenware jug
in the cellar of his house.
There was subdivision of the money,
also, into sums of fifty, one hundred and
two hundred dollars, and a number of
those who were engaged in the first
plot for the proposed night robbery sus
pecting those who were engaged in the
actual robbery insisted on receiving
their shares, aud so black-moiled the suc
cessful thieves, until their shares d wiudh'd
down to very small proportions.
In addition to this the thieves began
to steal from each other, and so succeed
ed in mixing up the different shares
THE CENTRE REPORTER.
until it INNHIUS* U MMP Ilea ted problem t<>
: trace lie actual sum iti tho iHutsM-ttunm of
molt ono.
11
Two Broken Heart*.
in IS"U it young Frenchman, tho
Count i| M-_vno, m.irris-d tt
bs-autiful girl of hiH iiu atiktiou IU ilfo,
I Matlulde -- who wins ><-r> much in
. Isivo with him. All went tti-11, tuitl the
two wore very luk|>|>\ in tlu-ir slovotiontst
each otlior. Tliey were fond of tho
theatr, and every ouu just at that tiuio
nu enraptured with a m-w actress,
Kositn. The lls'wdy wedded pull' often
I wi nt t>> ll.'Mtii's theater, until tlio Coun
tov. thought that hor huslwnd'aeyea liu
geivd t-si fomlly on tho octreaa, uiul
ls-gun to fool pongs of jealous v. Frou
Fro U WHS Olio of Kootta ' llll|H.'ntOil
f lions, an.l on hor farewell night she up
psstrtsl hv request in that character, Tho
J.K'key Club, of which (ioorge do Sli-jr*'
j was \nv president, gavo hor a supper
aftor tho plav. lieorge, of course, was
j present, and sat by tho sids> of tho fuaci
natiug UoMta, who was aurrouiidi-sl with
boiniucta. Wino flowed freely, and
mirth ami wit oulivonosl tho ban.put
until thros' o'clock iu tho morning.
Moanwhilo tho jKH>r wnfe, Mathildo,
waited at tho little- gats' of ths-ir |ark for
tho truant husband. 'IHIO hi>urs pass.
I slowly on, and lis* came not. A cold,
pouotnitiiig nun In-gait to fall at mid
night, and Mathildo trouiblod fruu i-i
haustiou and expt voire. At tivo in tho
morning, whan hor husband camo
through tho little gate, lio stumbled over
hor iuanimato bsnly lying on tho ruin
soaked grouthl. Sho Was Hot slead ; sho
hvs\l fsir tivo slays after, but tn-ver tv
covered hs'r miiisi. Iu lu-r delirium slio
iiisM-vsautly murmured: " Frou FIMU !
Frou-Frou!" Those worn lu-r lust
words.
The Count was almost crazed by his
wife's loss. He • utered the army nml
sought sleuth iu tin- bios sly battles of the
Franco Prussian war. Fate was cruel,
ami he returned unharmed. His wife's
ros>m, adjoiniug his own, hud always
l>eeu ks-pt closed sino- hor sleuth, but
owing to the suit->cutmg h>*ai one sum
mor s night, George opemsl the door be
twes-li tils' two rsH'lus. He then fell
asleep, in alsuit nu hour h<- awoke ;
the s'ltH'k strm-k midnight. As the lust
stroke sounded, he heard distinctly from
the other rtoia the w-orsl, " Frou
Frou." He listened with inexpressible
unguisli—" Frou-Frou " seemed t> l
murmurotl from all parts s>f the room.
He leajH'tl from his bod, lightest a t-au
slle, ami crossed the threshold of Mm
thilsie'a chandler. At that instant a cur
rent of air extinguished the caiislle, ami
tils' Count fell UHOilis lolls. Tlio Us'Xt
morning ho was fsiuml lying there in
sane. To every interrogation he only
replissl '• Frou-Krou," and he lias been
iu tlm asylum in ths some snsl state s \er
si:..-- .
A Horror of the Cold.
The particulars of n sad ruse of death
bv freezing have la-en reeeivsnl in tins
place from the town sf Kxeter. N. Y.,
during the intense cold weather that
prevailed. The victims were thres
boys, named Patrick, Martin ami
Mu-hal O'Brien, the first sgtsl eight, ths'
ss-csiml ten and the third eleven yean.,
Thev were brothers, living with their
parents in Ex- t.-r. The father am!
mother are lazy and dissipated jNsople,
and ltveou the fruits sf thelalsir of their
children, who wen* seven iu number.
The four old. >t inad' baskets ami the
three otln-rs just namul travehil <>u foot
alsuit ths'country s<-llitig tin iu.
The thernioms'tsT in tlic t>wu of
F.ts-t r marked tws-iity five .Is'gres's lw>-
low z.-ro. Mr. nii.l Mrs. O'Brien told
ths-ir three little cfii! In n that ths-y must
out with a lot s> baskets. f"he
Imya begged t ■ la' allowed t . wait until
the vvsuths-r moderated. They were
jssirly elasl and lutrs-h able to k<-s-p warm
in the miserable house m which tie
family hv-sl.
Tim brutal parents forssl tli.-m with
threats ami bs-atings, hows-ver, to go out
with tho baskets. They started in ths*
lirss-tioii of Wcstville, s inis' mils-s .lis
tant, over a bb-ak and slesolats- r.>a 1,
hilly anil in some jilno-s brnlly sirift-sl.
K.w!i boy had a number of basks-ts tissl
to liim reaching above his head. When
last seen alive by any of tlm family they
ws-re struggling up ths- hill away from
tils' honss-, two t if themwss'ping bitts'rly.
I'lipy ns'ver reacle'd Wi'st ville.
The next morning a gentleman wli<
was slriving from Ws-stviile over ths-
I'.xeter road saw- tiis> lsidirs . f tlirss- |
chiblren lying in ths- road. Ku-h had
a number of Imskets tis-.l nrouii.l Ins '
IWHIV, nud tie- largs'st sif the thrss- bad
his arms around thelteek of the smalls'st.
It neesled but a glance to euabls* the'
gentlumau to m>s> that tllss Imys were
ds-ad, ami luwl tloubtlem lws'ii frsizs-n
to ds-nth. Titers' wi rs> frozsui tnu-ks of
tears on tlis> s-ln#-ks of each one. Tins
Iwsslis'S were taken t i Westville, wlis-rs
they were recognizssl as thoss> of tlio
tlirs'e little basket js-dslls-rs who were
will knowui throughout tho •cotton.
Tlmy ws-re taken home, ami wlis-n it was
ls-nrns'd that tlis> 1 ittls* fellows had been
drivs-n suit in the esild to sell tln-ir bas
ks-ts the lsipular indignation was intense
against tlie parents. If there is any legal
punishment it will le invoked on tlio un
natural father and mother.
Funeral Expense*.
Among the items <>f tho accounts pre
■suited f>r the funeral exjienses of Ilou.
Francis MaHtoue, a Senator from lihodo
Islaml, who dial in Washington in June,
1809, and whoso remains were interred in
the Congressional bunal ground, are the
following :
lfi pounds cracker* ♦ tfiO
11} jKMinds cheese at 25 cent* 2.51
The committee to audit the eontingont
exjK-nws of the Senate direeted that pay
ment le made for crnekers, hut rejected
the claim for the cheese. The next
voucher presented to them for their ap
proval read thus :
7 gilUiu tmt Madnrl liM *2*.'St
4 gallon* Cognac brandy M.fO
12 pounds almonds at 40 cents 4.50
10 pound* raisins at 50 cents 5.00
Of this account the committee would
only allow " for four gallons wine and
three quarts brandy, $29," but they
passed another voucher for " fourteen
pottuds of pound cake, 87," purchased
from Mousteur J alien, u confectioner,
who also supplied " twelve pounds
crackers."
Swill Milk in Mileage.
It lnu been discovered that most of the
cows kept within the city limits of
Chicago, a correspondent says, are fed
almost solely on distillery swill. The
keepers of these swill-fed cows have been
selling their poisonous milk to their ctts
toiners for some time past, and have
thus far escaped detection and deserved
punishment. The board of health were
officially notified by the president of the
milk dealers' union that certain parties
were carrying on this nefarious business,
but as vet no steps have been taken to
suppress the growing evil. The city
council long since passed two ordinances
governing the complaint, one of which
provide) against the keeping of more
than a certain number of cows within the
limits, and the other against " knowingly
and willfully furnishing or selling to any
person milk which shall lie the product
of cows fed iu whole or in part on tlic
slops of breweries and distilleries." It
is said there are at least two hundred
dealers in milk who keep cows of this
kind, atul tliak 12,(Hs) gallons of tho com
pound are furnished to our citizens daily.
CKNTIiK HALL, CKNTUK (H)., PA., THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1875.
> Thought* for Satunlui Night.
' IAIVO give* itself, hut is iu>t Is'iiglit.
The i lprexxiou of truth is simplicity.
Nothing u> intoU-raMo that u> Uwva
urv.
tl
„ Bounty, being free iUlf, flunks nil
other* M>.
i All flowers will droop m klMM'iiii! of the
miu I lint vvuked their sweets.
' Tim imagination is of so d"licnt" n
' t* xture tliut i*vt'ii word* wound it.
The lililltl w ears the Colors >f tint soul
itx tin* vnh I illx x tinutt' of lux muster.
Sin >x the fruitful parent of ilUb'W
|H'lK, Uliil ill lIM x occasion g<H>d pIIVM
j cluu*.
l'roniwitv s< 'FIUX to Ixi scarcely MII',
mill-is it IM mixed with ti little adversity.
Weariness etui snore UJMIU the tliut
when restive olotli tlinls the dowuypil
low hard.
Truth is the shortest and nearest way
4 to our eiul, currying lit tliitlier in u
straight line.
He who surpasses or subdue* man
, kind must Its.>k down on the h.ite of
those U-low.
Frank sincerity, though 110 invited
guest, is free to all, and bring* his wel
I eome with him.
Isive reckons hours for months, and
ilays for years; and every little iihsonoe
is an age.
Nothing is too high for the daring of
mortals. We storui heaven itself in our
folly.
W hole vears of joy glide utijiereeit od
away, while sorrow counts the minute*
tut they pass.
Every great man is n unique. The
Seipiomsm of Seipio is precisely that
part lie could not lsirrow.
An able man shows his spirit by gentle
words and resolute actions; he is neither
hot nor timid.
Frieiitlahip is the tuedieine for all mis
fortune, hut ingratitude dries up the
foUUtiUU of all gisslueas.
Make lso more vow . to |s rforni this . r
, that; it allows no great strength, ami
tuaki s thee ride Is-huid thyself.
The generality of meu spend the early
part of their live , iu contributing to ren
der the latter jiart miserable.
We are :dl a kind of chameleon, taking
one hue, tin- hue of our moral character,
from those who are ulioiit iu.
How to Settle Strikes,
The lesson taught by the present gr* at
strike in Massachusetts, and the still
more extensive ones IU tile.lt ItriLilll,
says the New York J'tlif t, is of the
highest importance to employers and
ojsratives every where. It has justly
been said of the thou sands of colliers
who recently "struck " in South Wales,
that as the r suit of their str ike neither
capitalists nor lntxirerx will att.iiu any
advantage which could not have been
secured at th-> outset by the excrciao of
a little moderation and aaenlbf. Fre
ciselv tlia sairw remark may with truth
Is- made of the striking men and womeu
and the capitalist* in New Enghuid.
l'he irreconcilable attitude of tlieatrikers
Ins been productive of nothing but flush
obstinacy and misunderstanding* on
both Hides. The pmpertv-owners, hrmlv
establishc 1 in their right to pay such
wages as they chooaeto give for a certain
amount mil quality of lals>r, scoff at all
violent and threatening effort* to change
their ili terininatioii. ju-l as the master
colliers m South Wales have for some
weeks ridiculed the demonstrations of
til" fifteen thousand men who threabMi
t< compel them. When employers and
employed disagree in such times as the
present, there l.s little sens.' in a J>ro
longed struggle u either Bide. It is
likely enough that justice may be fnilv
gratified bv that concession on l*tfi
sales which can le gained only through
the medium of arbitration. Atthesug
gestion of the memb rs of the Sisnal
Science Congress at Belfast, iu Ireland,
last year, a strike then ill progress there
was successfully settled by the nrhilrtt
lion court. There is no reason why the
same effective and |iwitirat >ry method
should not IH> ailopted everywhere when
over disagreements occur la-t ween large
numbers of operative* and tin- capitalists
who employ theui.
brecian Brigandage.
Writing of brigandage in Greece the
I C'ineiunsti (ia:> tir says: The main ob
ject of brigaialnge is a financial one.
l'he rnbls-rs are in want of money and
the lx-st way for them to turn an honest
jwnnv is to steal it. When they capture
1 travelers they help themselves to watch***,
money ami jewels, and anything else
that may b< of value. Hut the end is
not yet. They take the captive* into
the mountains ami hold them for some
thing more, ami they are careful to
squeeze out as much as possible. If the
victim is n wealthy nobleman, or some
other purse proud aristocrat, they think
it will be worth about i.'lo, <IOO to release
him, but if he is some ordinary mortal
with no influential friends in Athens a
hundred or two hundred }s>iin<ls will lie
sufficient. The foreign resident** and
travelers who happen to lie in a Greek
or Italian city when ransom is demanded
for some unhappy wretch, are frequently
oonqs'lled to mis.- money to meet the
demand. There is a great deal of eom
i plaint at this, and much of it is well
founded. " Whv should I," said n gen
tleman to tne in Naples," " I><>compelled
to pay something every little while to
get one of my countrymen out of the
liaml'i of the brigands f I wouldn't
venture where til" scoundrels could catch
irte, and 1 wouldn't allow any of my
friends to do so if could prevent it. Hut
along cornea some reckless fellow I never
saw, goes into danger and is captured.
Then I am appealed b> on the ground of
humanity, and all that sort of thing, and
asked to help release him. 11 is his own
fault if he is captured. If he lmd stayed
away, as I do, lie would have been safe,
and not compelled to appeal to strangers.
If a man meets with an accident I am (
willing to help him; but I think it hard
to lie asked to contribute for a man who i
lias deliberately and with his eyes ojs'ii
walked into trouble."
A Sure Sign < 4 Uncover).
Physicians notice that as patients grow
more independent and self reliant they
grow less affectionate—or affectionate in
a different way.
One morning, on entering the chain-
Iter of n French marquis whom lie had
Attended through a verv dangerous ill
• neas, the doctor was thus accosted:
" Good day to you, l>r. Bouvart ; I feel
quite in spirits, and think my fever has
left me."
" I am sure it has," replied Bouvart,
dryly. " The very first expression you
used convinced me of it."
" Pray explain yourself."
" Nothing is easier. In the first day
of your illness, when your life was in
danger, I was your dearest friend ; an
you liegan to get better 1 was your good
Bouvart; and now I am J>r. Bouvart ;
depend upon it, you are quite recov
ered."
A LOT OF QITTTIOKB,—An article on
statistics of the Ttltoii-Beeeher trial i
says that Mi nil ton was asked 1,13)! ques
tions on the direct examination, and |
3,2<>2 on the cross, or 4,398 in all. Til- .
toil was asked 714 questions oil the I
direct, and 3,08(1 on the eross-examina- :
tiou, wr 3,830 iu alt. : i
Origin of Salvia Hlbliciuft.
During tin- iviulitr of 1(191 2, n eirele
of young girls was formed iu Kdem
Farms, which met at the lioiise of the
ltd. Mr, Purr is, fur the practice of
palmistry and fortune telling, tiecrutuan
' cr, imigic, ami spiritualism. In this
circle there were ill EhruU-th I'urri*,
' the miuister'sdiiitghter, aged nine years,
who at first lmd a leading part 111 the
, subsequent cXrlbuielits, but Was eatly
removed from tin in by her father ; (2)
I Abigail Williams, I'arris'a un-ce, living
iu bis house, aged eleven; (3) Ann Put-
Uam, aged twelve, daughter of the (MUinll
clerk tuid recorder, n prominent man at
the Farms; (4) Morv Waleott,seveubs-n,
daughter of Jonathan Waleott, Mr.
Parris's next ibsir neighbor; (5) Mercy
IA'WIS, seventeen; (t!) Kltimls-th Hub
; laird, seventeen, IUIHV of Dr. Griggs,
the village physician, and rcsiiUmt in his
family; <7 8) Eiixabeth lUitli and
Susannah Sheldon, i-m-h eighteen, Is
t longing to families living near t li.-viul;
(0) Mary Warn n. aged twenty, u si rvunt
in the fnmily of John Proctor, who was
r brought to the scaffold bv the girls; ami
(IU) Surali Churchill, a servant iu the
. family of tieorge Jacobs, Sr. lier em
1 ploycr also liecame their victim. With
those ten, other jwrsi'lis wi-re drawn to
act. There were John Indian and
Titnlsk, two slaves of Mr. Pariis's, who
prolsibly vv-re brought to the colony
from the HurbadiM's, ami l<esiilew tli*s-,
one or two others; but the girls, with
the slaves, formed the eirele. and were
the leading eliurwcterM in the events
which have lss-n u horror umi mystery
ever suns' they transpired. In those
events those girls were Imld and even
vicious in their Is aring, ainl evinced an
utter alsw-nce of coinptini*tion or cotn
miserwtion ; loept in one or two in
stances, ills pin yilig a complete clisr'garil
of the agony arid tli-structum which they
brought iqsiii others.
In the course oi the winter they ls--
cmne i xjs-rt iu the art tliey*era learning,
(inaluully they csuie to • xbilut their ut
tuniliu-uIA to Is holders. At first thcac
exhibitions oiiii*i.sl of creeping into
holen, aud under Is-m-lu-s and cluum ;
putting themsi'lves into odd and tin
natural |M>stures, making wild gesture*,
and uttering incoherent and umntelligi.
ble sounds. They w-r* W-IJUHI with
|>tolu, ilropjH .I insensible to the ibsir,
or writlosl m agony, pn tending t< suf
fer Uirtuies, with loud and piercing out
cries. Naturally they Isg'.ui to draw
ujwiu theins, Ives general attention.
S*sin they Ix .-nim ti lie atyUsl " the
ufflicb'd chihlren." In the early stages
no i xphuistioii of tlieir cotniitiim was ao
much as suggest* d by any our, but as
s sitias Dr. tiriggi was ealled m, and
ho*l examtutd tliein, he tlecdared them
Ik Viit. llerl. 11l tl. rlaV s, and pnsr to
those laVK, phv-ioiaiis fre*iueutiy dis-
IHRMSI of difficult cases which Came ls--
fore them by such a resort. The pro
feasioii must l>enr its fair slmre of re
■ponsibilitv for Hucoeediug orcurrenox*.
/'A* liiilarf/.
The Irish Marketman.
It was the market day, and rainy, MU
the Diuiburv man in a letter from 1 is
land. 1 was up early, ami from the cof
fee-room window could l*s>k down a
xtri-vt lc*li;ig from tin- country into the
mark*'t square. kml lip this street for a
full hour the farmers straggled along
with tin ir produce. Fju-h one hail a
littjs'iiv or donkey lut*'hvl to a low
curt wnieh apj*nr*s| to have thills at
each end, and oil the cart were a lialf
doxi'ii or so of long bags filhsl with jsit i
t'x-s. Some of them lis*l oats, and a few
brought in lmy or straw. Tin- farmer
appeared ut tin In al of tlie ammul with
lus hand on the bridle, while the wife
either rode or walk- 1 1-ehiml. Sh*- wore
a bluish cloak if freir.e, which n-ai'licd
nearly t<> her fs't. with a *-j*e *>v*-r her
iusul. Some of tliern wore whit" caps
under thecal*', slid red |K-ttns:its HI lib r
th" cloak. They Were well formed,
in altliv lisikiug women, with faces and
arms brow lie,l by out d*sir work. Sun*'
of them were very old slid shriveled,
ami worn out bv vi-ars of toil. This was
their lib : Toil all the w*s'k, ami trmlg*'
into town every market itay. Tin xhnv
-l*sl was once buxom, ami the buxom
is mid hsik at tin' shnveii-d arid sc the
end as plainly as if she had alri-ndy
reached it.
'Hi*' clerk of the market met them at
the head of tin- street and colhsicd their
toll, and they pa- ..si on into the square
and took up their |xiaition. Then the
buyer* cnnie nlsmt and i Xjuilllied tin ir
produce, ami slnsik tlieir lu'iuls Very dw
spomleiitly over tin- exhibit, as ls'ing s*
much inferior ti what they luul expect
*sl, but finnlly endcavonsl to look more
hojs-ful, and at last offer*sl, as an en
couragement to farming, five | M r <N-nt.
under th* market price. I wandered
among them for on hour or more, listen
ing t> blarney, bickering and wit.
Stick to Your Farms.
The feeling tlmt yon are HI ttied and
fixed will induce you to go to work to
improve your farm, to plnnt orchards, t<
act out slutdc trees, t iucli*e pastures,
to build comfortable out-houses; and
each sueoesHive improvement is a Ismd
to bind you still oloacr to your home*.
This will hiring contentment in the
family. Y'oiir wives and daughters will
fall i:i love with the country, your sons
will love homo more than tin- grog shop,
and prefer farming to measuring tap*- or
professional loafing, and you will lo
happy in seeing the content's) aud cheer
ful fin-en of your family.
Make your home l*antiful, convenient
and pleasant, and your children will love
it above all other places; they will leave
it with regivt, think of it with fondness,
conic bach to it joyfully, and seek tlieir
chief happiness around tln-ir home lire
side.
Women nml children need more than
meat, brvnd and raiment; more than
acre* of corn and cotton spread out nil
nn-und them. Their love of thelienu
tiful must Is- satisfied; tlieir tastes
must Is* cultivated; th-ir sensibilities
humored, not shiK , k*-d. To m-complish
i this gissi end, home must l- liuule
lovely, convenient** mnltiplied, com
forts provided, ai|*irheerfnlnciw fosten-d.
There must be suiishino and shade,
luseiiiuH fruits and fragrant flowers, ns
w-i'll as corn ami cotton. The mind and
heart, ns well ns the field, must IM> cul
tivjitcd; and then inb-Higeuce and eon
tentmeut will Is' the rule instead of the
exception. Btiok to, improve, nml
b*-nutify your homesteads, fur with this
g*sd work comes contentment.
What Prevents KcMumption.
Says Thnrlow Weed in an article on
the resumption of specie puyment in the
United Htat'-s; The N-vv Y'ork (Sold
Exchange Board is the henviest drag iu
the way of resumption. If the tniusn*-
tions of tluit board were fmtin fltlr, if
tlist board went no further than to pur
chase aud w-11 th" gold required to jvny
duties and buy exchange, no objections
would be henrd. But whatever may be
th*' theory on which the hoard is hosed,
its practitM- is in conflict with it. The
real, every day business of the board is
speculative, (tentlemnn meet there to
make bets upon the fluctuating price of
imaginative gold, the intrinsic value of
which does not, in the remotest degree,
enter into the transaction. And yet,
unfortunately, the stundurd value* of
gold is assumed and governed through
out the country by the quoted prices in
the New York Gold Board, whiU the
millions of sales reported would, if aem
titiiKo<l, dwindle down to thousands.
The Bead tilant,
t Mr. J ami** Murphy, Jr., a giant, died
i iu Baltimore of u bronchial affectum or
- consumption. Mr. Murphy wa born iu
f Wat* rford, Ireland, ami wnut a full
hliHsh-d lilxh giant, olid a large one,
x taudiug nearly -igbt feet in lm* Bt*s-k
, ings. He va thirty three year* of age
, ami unmarried. Koine moullia ugo,
• when he iu iu eom|>alutively gisxl
r hi-alth, lie w< igln-d three htlUilr**! mnl
> fifty uUO |MllUlils. lli-liH*l weighed more
f when Ilia health Wus ls-tt*-r. He luul
• IH-.-II in llie I lilted Stal*-s twelity-four
I Vi iirs. The gliuit trnvelrsl thr*s- yeaix OA
I one of tlie great living ciiri-joitic* of the
, world. iii bis prof* sMoiial car*s-r he
visit*-*! • very part of tlm* country, from
Maine to California ami the extreme
South. Wln n m giHsi health he had a
, fresh, pleasant fins-, and, like all lurgt
< meu, ami particularly all giant* except
I those of the story IsMiks and nursery
tales, wo* ax ainialile and pleasant as he
; was great in stature. H* luul a very
t \ out Mnl expretwuou of coitnb-tuiuce, isil
i li!a*-a luiir, and hi* hand* were so large
1 that one of tin-11l could Cover the lieud
of an ordinary man, just us an ordinary
hand Would cover an orange. llis feet
i were not so largi- pro|s>rtioiiat*-ly a* Li*
> hands, but Is-side aii ordinary oliu*- one
I of liinsluss would ois-ia to I*- A sufficient
• habitation for "the old woman" >f the
xtory book, who " luul so many children
slu- did not know what to do." When
the undertaker earn*- t* lueamireth*- dead
giant for his isiflin it wius found tluit tlie
df-ceaaeit was full eight feet long. Bur*-ly
tlie ni'-aaure <d man is is>rr**tly kuown
when he is dead. The coffin w:u* nearly
■ igbt and a 1 utlf fe*-t ioug. l'he fath*-r
i of the giant, who is sixty-five years of
age, proliablv older, is n large nuui.
YVli.-U at his is-xt lie stissl OVer six feet
I in liis stockings, though lu-is now a little
IK'lit. The mother is not a large woman,
Iw-nig not nloi i- tin-im-dium six*- for tli
sex. Sin- is nvarly her tun*) nurd's g*-.
Both the old JH-Ople ore 111 g**al health,
mnl seem vigorous for their years. In
cluding the giant, tin v luive luul lairn
to them five sons ami tliiix tlailghU-ra.
ttin- son only i* alive. Kmi*- >f the
chihlren wer*- umlersixed. Duly one, a
son, attained to tlie six*- of tin- father,
except the giiuit, who i-xeeeded tin
growth of tin- pareut by newrly two feet.
About llallroad Accidents.
('luirles Francis Adonis, in a lecture on
rnilro.ul accnh utx, sanl that since tlie lb
v.-i* Accident lio.i**),!**! of istSM-ugers
luul Is-en earrn-d by railroeuls within tin
limits of MafMnrhnswttK How many of
tlies' hn<! |ks-ii kiihsl by faults ot the
nuinsul eoiup*ni-s and by lus-nb-ntsover
which the pas-K-ngers hinis*-lf luul no
ounlrol i Just otic. Tliis atat*-ment ap
plied only to possenguni cxeraiamg due
care ; iu all way* roDUiVteil with tin
o}K-iatiou of railrouds alsmt 3)HI {Nsipl*- a
o-.ir wi-r*- killed or iujnre.l in tlie State.
Another question: Wliat is tla* b-ngth
in Marafe'uuwtts of the average railrisul
jourm v n-sulting in death ? The on
snt-r soiuiiU sbsurd ; it is :W4,(ttNi,ijii of
mil*-a. That is. *m an average, 22,Ut1"), ■
(Ml peraollH travel tifUs-U miles each Is
fore any one of llu-ui is kilb-d by a rail
road a*-, nli id. Ki th<-average journey
resulting iu injtuy i* 20,000,00(1 mile*.
If n |s-no!t tmvi iisl s a jmiss* igt-r us
M uvsii litis* ttx radrtwulx MOO miles a lsy,
••very day of hi* life, he would by tln
doetriue *>f duuM seventy years old
Imhtre h<- would r*-c*-ive an injury in a
rrnlroa*! a*s-id*-nt. French statistiiv*
allowed that stag*- coach traveling was st
least fifty tinu-s as datigen>us as travel
ing by r.ul. Th" danger of Wing nmr
ilve J in Massachusetts was great* r by
far tluUi that of ls-itig kilbsl in a railroa*!
iicciil* nt. Iu I*7J the railroad* carried
42,tXl.tXtO passeiig-rs without killing
>u* ; in the satn*- y*nr in Boston alone
five |UTH.IIIS were kiibsl by tiimtiling
down stairs, seven by falling out of win
dows. With 70,WW mile* of traek, full
•if curve*, culvert* and bridges, with
safety d*-p'ndiiig on * vervtlnug. from
the stab' of the ntmisp!n*re to the
strength of the rail, with trains moving
iu rvi rv direetinu at all times, acciiletits
must hapjteu, since th<- managers of
rmlroiul* are hiimou. That Uu-y should
hnpjM-n so rarely i* the true cause for
wonder. There is no more wonderful
human achievement than the eombina
lions of HJWSH! and safety with which the
niavi roent of modern eivilixstion i*
maintained through the nueeasing exer
cise of human care, hnman skill and hu
man foresight.
Needed Mniall Things.
lii' i* are u great many forms that are
supphi-d with the iHvst of all kimls of
lsrg*- field implements, sneh n* r-ajx-rs
and mow.-re, horse rakes, horse pib'h
f*irks, liny li*s*l*-rs, gang and single plows,
cultivators, planters, harrows, marker*,
mid so on through the list, but vet yon
cnmint find nlsmt them many little csm
vetiienrs's, trifling HO fur lis cost is coll
oerned, tlmt save time and lalsir, sud *lo
away with many of the vexations that
1 M*s* i t th*' craft. How many farms are
well supplied with ladders for fmit pick
ing, mounting the house or barn, or with
step ladders for inside use t Tlie garden,
or even the ordinary canal whoolltam>w
is not found with any great frequency,
yet they are exceedingly convenient nl
most all seanoiiHof tlieyear. The wogoji
jack is another little thing tluit finds a
welcome pliws- in the considerate farmer's
liaiuls. The farm scale should not be
fnrgiitten, neither should s small kit of
oarj>ent* r'a tools, including a plane or
two, saws, rhisels, etc. We only etmm
crate a f*'w of the many little articles of
t*Kils not often found, but always needed,
and call upon nsulers to till out the list
with all tuo smaller coutrivaneea that
they liavo invented, or whose usefulness
has lwen proven by others. Another
thing, when purchasing these tilings al
ways get the l*est; they may cost a little
more at the start, but- their durability
more than repays. When got beware of
the IsiiTower. Choose your customers
iu this mqieet.
Asked (OHI to Help Her.
Tlie Danville <Ky. ( Atfvtx afr ssvs;
An interesting little daughter of I'rofcs
sort'., of this city, ls*t summer, in *at
ing n wnb'riuelon, got one of the seeds
lislged iii her wimlpi|H\ An ffort was
nuido to ilislinlge it, but it proved in
cffis-tual, and it was thought tluit tin
child would have to IM> taken to one of
tin- large cities to have an operation js-r
formi'd by a skillful surgeon. To this
she was di-ciilislly op|Kse*l, mid pleadcil
with her mamma to toll li*'r if tli-re was
im of her way of relief. Finally, to quiet
her childish fears, her Christian mother
toll her to "ask <J*HI to help her." The
little one went into tin adjoining room, and
shortly thereafter ciune running bi her
mamma with the seed in her luiud and
her laiautitiil and inb'lJigi'nt fiu-e lighb-d
up with joy. In response to the eager
inquiry of the mother, the little one said
she had asked God hi help her, and that
a* she was praying she was taken with a
severe eougti, iu which she threw tip tlie
seed.
EKAHIVE SOAl'.—Recipe for making
genuine erasiv*' soap that will remove
grease and stains from clothing; Two
pounds of good castile soap, half pound
of carbonate >f potash ilissnlved in a
half-pint of hot water. Out the soap in
thin slices, boil the soap with potash
until it is thick enough to mold into; i
cakes; also :uhl alcohol, lutlf an ounce;
hartshorn, liulf an ounce: color with half
an Kjuiue of pulverized charcoal. 11
r lVrm: Svi.OO a Yonr, in Advance.
About Wild Animal..
A reporter ltaa lsn interviewing lau
('isstrllo, the circtta man, alsut riu
ungeris* wild animuls. DaUMji: The
most ex|M-UNtve am main on tin- whole urs
giralTi-s, and the cheapest ar Ualltas,
s Iks, and buffaloes. For five giraffes lie
|sud u few ys-ars ago g'J.tMW apietw- in
gold, and some of three died, tiiraffea
can now Is- U.tight for frsmi #f,UOO hi
90,(MMl s-as-h. As they have the Kliudleat
brain known amongst animals, except
the door, ths-y are lint tsu| sable of mucll
tuition, ami nuuietilues die of triers'
fright. I.ioiis o*l from U>
HJiiiv i, and are the lurstt espensivc of
the aiiimals of the cat family, not ex
crptiug tigers. J luplicats-ss Itave to Is*
ks<pt of lioiiM and sif sus'h first class ani
mals, so tliat they may not IN- mtaaed
from the jN-rforiiiiUics-H in case of mor
tidily. Ss-a lions est alsiut s2,t'Uo
apiece, aiisl are not iii<ar wlten first ol
Luiiest, but are costly to transjiort, Hint
ts-uig vs-rv grss-dy require cars- iu ferul
ing tli.-m,
Kh-pluuita continue to be costly. They
bring from s*,(Klo t. slo,Htm, lire a long
time, are i> liable, ami easily taught to
iM-rfs>rni, onsl they frequently altow grswl
kindiitsw of heart. Very litre, annruda
of this claiai are |>erfswH)y Ulil ■ I.abls', nlul
have idwaya werks-.l injury t<> their own
er* by ilostmyuig prssps*rtv ami life.
Amongst theee were Hanmital, Colum
bua, Homesi, f'anasla, ami Ann. Colum
bus broke tlown a almw building in]
l'liilisb-lphia, and.caunoUN were brought
out to sb-atroy the monster, lie after
witnls fell through the Schuylkill bridge
with IUH ooiujattiissn, in IKIH, ami win
killial, to the great is-ln-f of everybody.
It taonly tlis-iM I targs- elsqdtants which
are Mibjsft to vicioua bshaviisr. At
os-rtrun JN-111 ,1K tliey npjN-IIR Ui have •
control of theinselvsw, ami ars* generally
sulalusxl at aus-h times by the nee sf a
block and trickle, wliteh thrown them ofl
their legs., ami then tliey are kettf down
and jMiuiidt-d until they liellow for
merry, which is a sign that the ]aroiyaui
has passed. Tliswm -JN !1m ofts-n Fist four
wes-ks.
•' 1 would uut give three cs-nta apita-w
for grs-at big eleplutnts," aanl ( Vwtdihi;
"they don't afford any pUmn t<i the
(M-ottls-, and if you lunl a show with one
of tiis-m in it you would know what tire
jM-oplr mean whs-n they talk about mak
ing yon n prs-setit sf an elephant. Han
■uiuil killed and broke tip more tluin he
was worth ; lis- had tusks six iucliea in
diameter and from wven to eight fast
loug. Itoms-si luisl t<i U- kills d; a Chi
cago man hiel him staffed ami now IN*
s-ssnes his hisle ami skeietmt. I*l s--
pliautM are gs-uerallv rontrollsvl by a
h<Nsk Iwhiud tin* ear and with a slight
whin.
Klilll'sCs roes'S a -t from $4,001 lto
£7,(MI. Mr. Coats-110 aarw tliat no th<w
• iiigiU>ri-d hssrw- in the worlsi can mateh
Ws'ston'a time s>u his long widks. Yotl
can take the Isat thunsughltrsvi to l<e ( >
found, he said, groom him at the Inset 1
ami provide for him aJsiug ths- road, ami !
Wswtoil ssan IN -at him frsuu New Ysirk to 1
Chicago on fssot,
Iluffnloe* are very clieap auimals, but 1
they art- very iw-eultar. Tliey do not
want anybody to touch them from lie
hind, although thev can IN- appri'uchs-d
from before and handled with careful-
MK
Predlrtlng War,
A Washington wjHsrttf ha* had • long
inUrvicw wuth t'ougnwauiau li. F. But
l< r, of Massachusetts. Mr. It. iltinka
I'VCII if *nr ia avoided now it i aure to
come in 1876, over the counting of the
clet >rwl vote. He kv tliat in the
ouoteat of ls?6 the people
will never submit to have a President
elect* d by the vote* of the Soutlicni
State*, controlled ly the Ku hlux and
White Haiders, by intimnUliou and
force, whichever jwrty prevaila. "And,"
ho ooutiiiuea, "a* 1 lelirve that force in
ehvtions ia tlie ruling power there, and
not the jH-aor-ful twtflot, I fear the commo
tion which may ariae out of the very
counting of the vot*. The meaua of do
ing it in a convention of the two Hon***
ARE AN feeble and NO cumbrous that in
anv counting of vote* vbew there is a
substantial content there will be only
anarchy and confusion. Tlie content be
tween Ihirr and Jefferson w* fiual be
cause it was an election in the House of
Heprcaeutativoa, which lis* itself n east
ing vote. Tlie counting of tlie votes of
electoral colleges, tlie honesty and pro
priety of w hose elections are in dispute,
i.v the House and Senate, mav lie a very
diflf< relit tiling, and the only ho|>c of
]M-ace may lx- that at that moment we
shall have a man of firmness and
}it riot ism in the Executive chair. I
nlly indorse all that Sheridan has done,
lieoause I should have done the Mine
thing myself, only more so."
Farm laborer*.
There is a persistent decline in tlie
numlsTs of those who till farms in
Ureal Britain. By census returns, farm
lalmrers had fallen in nninlier from SVW,-
t¥U in 1861 to 75*8,000 in 1871, or seven
bs-n |>er rent. The Scotch dis-rease was
not so large, leing from to 915,-
<IOO, or nlont twelve per cent.: still,
there is a great ilivaw, for which it is
difficult to account in aotne ways. The
introduction of improved means of till
age can hardly have wrought so great a
revolution as to enable so many hands
to lie dispensed with, and, ill fact, the
character of the eultivntion does not
ehange so fast nor so radically as many
have sup}M>sed. The true cause of the
elmnge, ls-yond the effict of a wi|>er
abundant rural population—sujiernhnn
dant for the work done js to be found
in the great lnlsir alisorbiug i*nj>aeity of
our citie* and towns. The man with only
his hands can Hud endless varieties of
rough work in towns at bettor jwy
usually than tlie countrv districts ran
afford. Hence our towns liecome crowd
ed with rustics, who, it is to ls feared,
often lsvome degraded there, and do not
a little themselves and their sickly pro
geny to increase the poverty and
wretchedness which lmsnl to such a
strange degree in all our cities, however
prosperous.
II ow lee I'rwia
One of the officers at West Point re
cently reported to the following ciperi
nient to determine whether the ice on
rivers and creeks tliiekcns <'n tlie boHmn
or on the top. He cut n hole in tlie ice
opposite \V.-*t Point, and t>oltsl a piece
of Itoard to tlie utuler side. Examining
it three or four days afterward he foiuid
the bolt head on the top just aa he left
it; and cutting through tne ice found the
Ixiiird sandwiched betweeu tlie upjier
layer of ice to which it had bean bolted,
and altout f air inches of solid ice which
had foruNsl underneath it, showing con
clusively that ice thickcuH on the under
side, and not on the top.
Iron.
The statement is made in au interest
ing article in the lYarfr Journal tliat
within the past forty years the gross
weight, of cast iron articles produced in
America has been diminished fully one
half. Half a century ago the iron frame
of a Washington printing press weighed
nearly 1,000 jammls, aud although it wiw
nn arch of metal nine inches wide by
three inches thick, no poor was its quality
that it was often broken by tie) pull of
one pressman's aiin. The present
smooth light eastings show an actual
elasticity under strain approaching the
sendee of wrought iron.
NO. 12.
The Spring Ktjlm,
Hi* spring novelties in ailka and tlrese
goods, a* shown by the ojjeniiiga iu Now
Yrk, a fashion journal aaya. ore un
usually attractive. The prevailing stylos
art* jiiniiin |ut<! quadrille patterns in mm
tral tiuta, color on color, or shades ut
two colors carefully blended and fadi tiff
into each otktr, Iray and bine are the
favored colore in tit" ailk fabric*, or
shad— of cniuu and tea color blended
with blue in the ]ilaiila. The plaid ailka
resemble tlnaa* of thirty yearw ago; the
plaiila lieing inoatiy from one to two
tin km square, in broken quadrille jmt
tenia. New name* liave Iwx-n found for
them, surh aa Lueigmui, nut to, and
Nvzain. Those ailka am very aoft ia
fabric, some l**uig fine woven and Ins
troua an faille, others louse woven in
large bunches of warp and wool, giving •
can van effect.
The black ailk grenadine* nra brought
out in plants alao, and in stripes of wat
ered Milk and grei tail lite, the atripca ao
wills that three compute the wltoie width
*f the iiiaienal a ailk ntrijn- half a yard
wide in the middle and two grenadine
stritioa a quarter of a yard in width on
each side.
Mi limine ia the name given a new
ailk grenadine fabric woven in una!
lluend to form nuadrillea. The Mi xi
twines arc tuoatiy rcru colored and
ahite. Black grenadines with flower
and ands—iue design* are Iwaded with
jet. The white oreolored grenadine* for
evening wear are ended with wlute —tin
and crystal bonds that glitter lik pwrU
and iliamouda. The silk tussore* appear
in ilri|e and laaeket j*tlena in light
similes of < rru.
The ikdtegea are shown in atrip—,
diagonal* and plaid*. 'J"he light cauud'a
luor fabrics for early spring are alao in
plaids of two ahales of gray or lirown.
But ]M-rliajts the most elegant and origi
nal pnalnctiou of the manufacturers of
camera liair goods are rough-surfaced
fabric* in shad— of aolid gray, shot with
irregular linen of black in Una warp Uiat
appear iii knot* and lade to nothingness
on either side. They are called shot
camel's hair good*.
Spare the Crow.
Talking of crown, any* the Huibmore
SHU, a It liur stag*- *Uge driver tell* ua
that the country people are i*uaouiug
them with strychnine, according to a
tune honor.*! religious enatoui at tlu*
M-axou of the year. Tho fatal dose ia ad
ministered by la-ing saturated in corn,
which i* scattered around freely. Hume
of the rrow* die on the spot, others fly
away and Koraemanlt in the sky, and
other* go blind and die of starvation and
the stomachache. An instance ia cited
of one worthy but wicked countryman
gathering up I.SDO crow* he liad jstiiwiii
cd, taking tneir senJjw. and reaping hia
rewaid from the county authorities, ail
and oue half cent* apiece, amounting to
seventy-five dollar*. Crowa, no doubt,
perform a I letter part for farmer* tlian
they are given credit for. Nature fur
nih< scavenger bird* and animals
adapted to the want* of every climate.
In South America the O. HI dor* perform
thia jiart, aided by the liwzaanl* which
latter birds are also an imi*irtaut feature
in preserving the sanitary equilibrium in
the southern iortions of the Tinted
StaU-*. In Charleston, S. C., the biut
zanla ar- protected by wise taws, which
iinpoae a flue of five dollar* for every
one slain. The bird* are so tame in
Charleston that they sit on the roofs of
the market lionses on the watch to grab
up every l>it of offal that i* thrown out
from the butchers' stall*. In the sum
mar time, the bird* Is-iug verv nnmer
aua, do a large jiart of the city 1 * scaven
ger work. In the same way crows, no
donbt. are lencfieiid to the ouiu.try iu
this latitude, a* their name -of " carrion
crows " would indicate, Uvridcs making
tlu-suselvc* generally useful in rooting
out the ertilwi that hatch insects to de
stroy the Ldwuwof tlx-farmer. No doubt,
if the crows were properly euconmgndh)
do so, tliey would !*• awful in destroy
ing the potato bug, lately no d**truotiw
in all part* at thi* country. Wlio know*
until w have tried them !
Where to find field.
An exchange, referring to the serious
hisses in the silver mine stock sjiecnla
tions in the West, says: Our readers
will And it a good rule to gamember the
wonts of Kmeraon, that they can And
gold s lierevcr they change to dig for it.
There have, no doubt, been many canes
in the rise of petroleum, coal, gold, sil
ver. copper ant! other industries where
fortunate (peculators hare become sud
denly rich. If pcojde go into the pur
chase of mining stocks and oilier
" propertv as a speculation tliey mod
not complain if they fail. It is gambling.
All gambling is lwsed on chance, If
people gnmble ami lose it is their own
fault, committed with open eyes. The
true way is, after all, to dig for gold and
And it wherever fate placesns; to dig for
it by industry, thrift, economy, patience
and good humor; not to buy what we do
not want;.not to sell what we do not
liave; not to purehaM property on a
margin in the hope tliat it will le worth
so uiueh more within six mouths. Those
simple rub's underlriug the success of
our rich>st men will, if followed pru
dently, prevent tlnae " Big Bonanza '*
excitements, and the suffering that ao
freqnentiv happens with the collapse
of petroleum well* and fanciful gold
mining Ktoeka.
llow a ("at Won a Wager.
A number of Demons were in the
American House billiard sahtou, cup
evening recently, when a man came in
with a cat in his arras. A momentar
wonder was expressed as to wlw
comivuiiomdiip mount, us men are not in
the habit of going about with cats in
their arms. The observer* had uot long
to wait, as the cat-carrier exclaimed:
" B t anybody this ant will carry a bot
tle of ale ten feet." Somebody, eitlicr
doubting thnt pussy would perform the
feat or willing to see it done, took the
lwt. Two chalk linen were made on the
floor, the bottle was produced and the
performance began. The 1 Kittle vw
placed on one mark and the eat wna to
carry it to the other. Seizing the auiuial
by the tail the man hung her head over
the iKittle. t tbeying a known impulse, the
eat grabbed the bottle tightly with her
fore feet. The raau then walked over
the chalk mark, and the eat. clinging
desperately to the bottle, earned it along
tin'floor to the specified distance. The
wager was won.—.Vfuera' Journal.
A Man Who Never Ta>led Meat.
A correspondent writes that about one
half mile south of Holmosdorf, Pa.
lives an old farmer by the name of Abru
liam lilutt, who is about sixty years of
age, is healthy, robust and as strong as a
horse, who Itas never in his lifetime
tasted the least bit of meat of any kiud.
He says he never tasted beef, pork, mut
ton or veal, 110 kind of poultry-, no kind
of fish, no kind of game, in fact nothing
]>ertaiiuiig to meat. He lias such an ab
horrence of meat that when they kill a
oow or a hog on his premises, he gener
ally leaves home and goes about other
business. He is the father of a large
family, all healthy children. Among
the lot is also one boy, who, like his
father, eats no meat of any kind. In
reply to the questions put to the father
how ho could work so hard without eat- ,
iiig anv meat, he says he lnslieves he is ,
much iiealtliier than if he ate meat. He
uses very little butter.
TIN in* or ufr.
And rat, ala*. th# real ilia of tif®
Claim tlie full of a mind fwapafd.
lVepar'd for poUoot. loiift. Uxaie® etitfa.
iu laid* and tiotli ill nard;
We far* on mrtli a* othrr in*n ht fared
War* Utaj eocvaaef al ? Let ua toOt iVoyati ;
Waa <Uaap|>niiaaMnl their aula reward?
Vat ahait Mr tala tnatraot. If tt declare
Uow their have Ixjruo Mia load uorealree at#
rtocre'd to boar.
Item* of Interrat.
Tito laulgera in (bdifuruia are killing
tlio UUDIM at A dreadful rate.
Water pfpea hi Portland. Mo., laid a
depth of ait feet, are frrttea.
When a man ignorant, it not po®
Hihle for him to talk and Wp the fact.to
himself.
A Loudoti my teuW recently ad
mitted tliat lie had lent money at aizty
jier cent, internal.
Tin-jwying, " excuse haute and abad
pen," luot liecn attrilmted to a pig who
ran away from homo.
Pan! Roynton aaya tlte greatest ilrpth
to which a diver can deaowid ie one hrni
Jr.il and aizty feet.
A bright Iwy reoeutly told hia teacher
there were three awte, the male aect,
the fetuide Dart, and iuaccta.
Among the thing" aont to the starving
iMMiple mi Kanaaa waa a tract headed
" The WiekiHlnoaa of Gluttony."
A aoft aiwwer tnmeth away wrath, hut
we lone onr patience with people who are
continually aaking aoft qu**d*ou.
If you want to get idea liow the
Brooklyn court room look* during the
Mr trial, look at a U>X of aardtnm.
Tin re are aaid to be only three women
in Mil wan lui who can direct an envelope
at might witiiout drawing a line with a
pin.
Slock in a Tenneaaee railway, repre
aanting at par value p7,(WO, luu juat
been parchmaad by a citizen of C'hatta
uouga for twenty-fire oenta.
In Sweden, ami Norway ahm, January
waa colder than for many >eara. So it
waa a very wide wave, or the auw wan a
more general one than haa been thought.
After traveling up and down Europe,
CuL Forney my* the working people of
Ayufu* ut> the happteat mid l**t paid
on tmiiit. Tiny eat the white bread of
the world.
Tb-w ia no doubt whatever tlat giving
•diingle roof* a good coat of whitewaah
ourriu three to five pw* will add
greatly to the length of Una- they will loot
and prove effective.
An old I*l wt ohanead to drink a gi*w
of valor one day, for want of something
stronger. Smacking his iipa MM! turning
lo <m- of hi* <*mi|*iniom, lio remarked,
•• Why, it don't taste Wly."
An improvidrt* Danlnvv youth cu
t-si aim a high appreciation tor tin- Stat*
i |inww, which his regards as " the only
I iLu*- ltm- a follow in uot dunned for
hi# board and washing every Saturday
night."
Another I/imiin idea haa erejjt into
Mn York—that of having one a door
bell aronmrrd by a apntee little lioy iu
uniform and gilt, known aa " buUm
It i niraiat' that •• button*" should
drop hia h'a.
I hale anything that oocopie* more
amce than it i* worth, says William
ilaxliti; I hate to wee a load of band
boxes go along the street, and I hate to
are a parcel of big word# without any
thing in them.
'• father, what does a printer live en ?'
•' Live on —the same aa other U Iks, <f
course. Why do you ask, Johnnie!"
" BKSIIM yon said you liala't paid any
thing for vour paper; and the printers
still send it to you."
The winter of 1841 was famous through
out New England aa much cider than
any which had preceded it- The anow,
which covered the w hole country aa early
aa November 19th. vraa still found the
next April covering the fences.
Nurse—" My dear sir, jw* look here,"
taking the blanket from a fine jwir of
tvriub with which the master of the
house had been presented- "Ob, n*.
said the blushing y<uug husband, " I
suppose I can take my ohoioe.
•• Henrietta," said a lady to her ocwr
girl, "wfieu there's bad news, portico
larlr family affliction. always let the
boarders know it before dinner. It may
svm strange to yon. Henrietta, but such
thing* make a groat difference in the eat
ing in the course of a year."
An English sciential, byway of ex
periment, injected absinthe into tin*
vein* of some dog*, for wrhich he was
fined lyr an Englinh magistrate for
cruelty to animals. Shortly afterward
the FrenobAcadeimyaf Seiene** swarded
him price of SSOO for scientific re
aoarchc*.
In Clan* the bamboo us extensively
cultivated. There an* no less than isixty
different spvios of it, anil it ia used for
almost everything. Oat of it are mod*
)wu>k4a, bi-4*. rates, pipes. brnonw,
thatch**, umbrella rilw, Mid so
many kind of bouaeboki ami agricultural
implements.
Aa inch on a man"* nose ioproyerbially
of some account, and M Iwmnit, of
Pari*, ia likrtv o know of erac ly what
account. Hut DO* ha* taken to growing
lauir, and grx w hail aa inch ia eight
dayx. Ho i* at the Hotd Dien, in Pari*,
null all the surgeon* of France are mail
ing thither to are him.
A Toughkeepaie parent lately induced
a mrnpy youngster to make qnite a
beartr meal of buckwheat cakes and
" ompfc innlaimm." hut the latter proved
to 1* nice ayrnp of Kluißa. The boy
said be thought something ailed the
molasses the very minute his father told
him to oat all he wanted.
Spelling matches are in vugne this
winter in Ohio, taking tli~ place of other
entertainments for grown folks, Ojieia
SpringAeld was held in a large hall, was
attended by a tWuaaud persons, sjud
tne wife of* a hading lawyer took the
priac, which was a Anely-bonnd diction
ary. In many instances refreshment*
are sold, the profit going to churches or
charities.
Anna Dickinson describes the new
society bow, as executed by Washing
ton ladies. She says that to bend the
head, except to acknowledged superiors,
ia out of fashion. The lady looks you
coolly in the fac*, smiles as tweet'/ n't
site mu, and gently inclines her head
toward the right shoulder, with a little
backward movement at the same time.
A slight Frcncliy shrug heightens tho
effect.
A San Francisco wife by mistake took
liquid ammonia, aud it buniod her
moutli terribly. Her husband, upon
hearing the doctor's opiuinn that she
would not le abh to sjwak for a month,
said with intense and spontaneous
fervor, "TliankGod for that?" Later he
explained tluit he meant to express grati
tude for the proliability of lier recovery,
bnt slie did not seem to In? entirely
•tfafel
Sav* the Ohio Slate Journal: Lena
Mitchell, a convict in the peuitentiery
front Cleveland, rreeivd a letter from
Iter hnsluiud. which, Colonel lonia says,
is the first letter that any fern.de lia* re
ceived from her husband since his long
connection witli the institntion, while
the men are constantly receiving both
letters and visits front wivep outside.
Man's affectiou don't often extend behind
the liars, according to this fact.
A girl was smothered to death while
on a sleigh ride near Bangor, Me., on
one of the recent intensely cold night..
A party of young people were out on a
frol lie, Ailing a large sleigh. f The girl
grew very cold, and to keep h''r warm
lier sweetheart wrapped her closely in a
huge blanket, covering her heat and
face. Too drowsy and benumbed to
stir, slie suffocated without lidi compan
ions being aware that she was dying.
WICKS or KKROSXNX LAMPS. —The un
satisfactory light frequently by
kerosene lamps is often due to the wick.
The tiltering of several qnai'ts of oil
through * wiok, which stop* every parti
| ale of dust in it, must iieoomaly grndn-
I ally obstruct the pores uf the wick.
I C<inaecpieutly although a wick, may be
'long enough to last Some tifljejita 0011-
' ducting power may be so fmprdrod that
u good light cannot be übtuieott