SONG. Over U.P ivon keys. To and fro, her white band* go. A* over blootn-iaden troop Tile wand ring toooh of the breeze Wake* music 00ft and low. Flaoh ' radiant Angora of light; Bilrer the gloom of tha shadowed nsvm ; Bww p with your gloaming ti| Over Uo whito frozen hps. Till thay apeak from thoir touih. Smile ' smile tho whito lipe of aong. break on Uio keys liko stormy aoaa ; Re tho ft oolong apray-notoa Aung Liko onoa from angiuah wrung Augmah that know* no paw. 0 aoul of gnof' fold handa and cease No atormy aong can drown thy wrong, No mumi'rtng music whi*iir peace s Oriaf eoch aa thina muat And release In aileuoe, mil in aong. l.tffnmxtft V.i ,iiai nr. A Woman's Bravery. Robert Kills, almost Immediately atlor his marriage with pretty Mary Blake, hail departed with Ids young wife from his pleasant home In the New England States for the wilds of the far west, which just then was last beoomlug the land of promise to all adventurers of every nation. The young couple were accompanied hv Robert'* sister Kate, who, like the good slater she was, hail left all the old friends, and even the luxuries of civilised life, to share w lib her brother the trials ami perils of es tablishing a new home in the wilder ness. A few months previous Robert had cleared a traet of land In a delightful valley and creeled and furnished a rude but strong and comfortable, log house; so that there was very little for the family to do when they reached their destination after days of weary travel, but to settle down quietly to the pur suits of the new life and the new duties which had developed upon thetu. A single year produced many change* in the appearance of the new- home. Robert wa* an energetic ami enterpris ing man, and had already begun to reap something of the sure reward for all his toils, fhe house itself, under the judicious management of his wife, aided by the ready aud illing assist ance which Kate Ellis was ever anx ious to give, had begun to exhibit a pleasant and tasteful appearance. And added to this a few families from New England, beguiled by the beauty and attractiveness of the valley, hail settled in the vicinity, a few miles apart, and thus, bv mutual visits, many otherwise weary hours were brightened. One day there came a messenger, in hpt haste, saying that a particular ("Head of Ellis was living and had ex pressed aw ish to see him. The distance to bis friend's house was considerable and Robert knew that he should be obliged to leave his wife ami sister alone the greater part of the night aud tverhaps longer. Both Mary ami Kate aitghed at the idea 01 danger because of his absence. Though the nearest neighbor lived a mile away, and suc cor, in the case of need, would hardly be possible, yet they all regarded tin fact of the isolated situation of their habitation the tvr-t reason for security. Still. Robert thought a few words of w aruing advisable before he started. "You had better keep as much in the house as j>ossible,'* he said to lliem as he mounted his horse. "Aud 1 think it will be as well to keep the doors fas tened, especially after dark."' "Do not fear," Mary answered "We will lie careful. But do not be absent any longer than is absolutely necessary for we shall be anxious about you 011 that lonely road." He bode them both good by, and they stood in the low doorway ami watched his retreating form until it was lost among the thick trees; then they en tered the house to attend to their usual duties. The day passed slowly by, and even ing set in, with a gloom enhanced by a thick bank of clouds which had gradu- j ally overcast the sky, and the mourn- j ful soughing of the wind. These signs of an approaching storm tilled the two women with anxiety and dread, and gradually the lonesntueness of their situation began to be realised. Mary Ellis, the more timid of the two at length became so nervous aud down cast that Kate, by an effort, conquered her own depression, and endeavored to cheer up her companion. In this she was eventually successful; and the cabin *0 echoing with the laughter of the two, occasioned by the mirthful reminiscence which Kate was relating j when a quick hurried knock at the j door put a sudden termination to their merriment. The two women started to their feet and gazed anxiously into each's faces, both of which hail grown paie with ap prehension. Kate was the first to recover herself. Going to the door, sbe asked in a voice which trembled in spite of all her ef forts- "Who is there, and what do you want? "Two travelers who have lost their way," answered a voice from without. "Cannot you accommodate us for the night." "We cannot do so conveniently, "Kate at last managed to articulate. "You must pass on to the next house." "Ilow far is it?" asked the ame voice, after a few moment* of hesita tion. "A little more than a mile, - ' replied Kate. Again there was a slight pause; then the person from without said; "We cannot go so far to-night. My compauion ha* been thrown from hi* horse, and may die before we reach there. You must let us in, otherwise his murder—lt would be no lea*—will be on vour head. Will you open the door?" Kate's sympathies were touched. She hesitated a moment, then looked at Mary. "What shall we do?" sbe asked shortly. "1 hardly know. I'm afraid to ad mit them," said Mrs. Ellis. "But if this man's story concerning his companion should lie true! If he tiled we should never forgive ourselves. "It would be dreadful! and yet we run a fearful risk," said Mary, looking undecidedly at her sister-in law. "We must let them in," said Kate, after a moment's thought. "If they mean us harm we w ill trust to Heaven for protection." She tried to speak these words bravely but, nevertheless it was with trembling hands she undid the fastening* of the door, opened it and bade the applicants enter. She almost regretted the act when she came to see the two men as they crossed the threshold and the light fell upon them. They were rough looking fellows, even for the back woods. And so you decided to let us In at last? said the more wolfish looking of the two, as he crossed the room and un ceremoniously seated himself before the fire. "Yes, said Kate. "But," she con tinued, with a quick start, "I thought one of you was injured and nearly helpless?" Here one of the men appeared to lean heavily upon his companion, who said: "My friend was not so much hurt as lat first supposed. I|e was some what stunned by the fall, hut now has nearly recovered with the exception of still being very weak." Neither Kate nor Mrs. Ellis were quite satisfied with the appearance of the men, and had even begun to dis credit the story by means of which they had gained admittance. The man who had pretended to have been hurt would occasionally, when he seemed to forget himself, appear as well and as strong as his companion ; and the two women began to feel very anxious, and sometimes cast fearful glances at each other. They were careful not to betray their apprehensions to tbeir guests. Suddenly one of them asked : "Do you live here alone, young women ?" Kate, to whom the question was more particularly addressed, though startled, managed to answer, quietly: "Oh, no. My brother has been called away on business. "Will he return to-night?" "I don't know. He said he should come back as soon as possible. He FRED. KURTZ, Editor and Proprietor VOL. IX. never Aw 6*a away ovor night, ami I alkali e\jHvt him at ant moment." hato Kill* **ld morn than alio really believed. It waa more than likely thai Kohort would rotnain at hi* tViomi'a houfto until morning. Tho violence ol tho storm ami tho darknc*.* of tho night w ouhl make It a hazardous undertaking to ftot out lor hi* homo before Haw n. Sho ilni not dare to lot tho stranger* know how utterly defenselo** they w ere. A fow moment* afterward*, a* -lie |au*od them with uoiaoloai tread to at tend to tome household duty, *ho hoartl ouo of tho visitor* ask of the othor, in a low tone, evidently not Intended for her earft, "What ahall we do with these women if tliey happen to be trouble aome ?" "th! thi* will bo the best way to ailtwroe them," returned tho other, drawing his hand significantly across his throat. Rate shuddered, and for a moment a deathly faintm ** eaiuo over her. She knew then that all the tears she had entertained wore not groutidlc**. But with the know ledge of her own and Mary's peril came the resolution to meet It bravely. She possessed more than ordinary nerve and curage under her quiet demeanor; and mastering her momentary tear the Crossed the room to w here Marv w as preparing a repast for tlulr unwelcome guests. "Let me make the coffee, Mary," sin said, aloud; then iu an undertone, added; "Be on your guard; these villain- mean to murder us! lM not betiav b\ a sign tiiat we are aware ot their purpose. 1 hare a plan by which, if you are- brave, we shall encape." Mary, by a gesture, signified that *he com ore-bended what was required of her; and the heroic women resumed thcii employment with la-ating hearts, though outwardly calm and uncoil oerm-d. The rude pine table was covered with a snowy cloth, the plate* laid, and in a few moments a tempting repast was placed In-fore the two men, to which they did ample justice. nhn tlie uieal wu concluded one of the men leaned over and whispered a few words, to which his associate j nodded affirmatively. The former then arose and a desire to retire. This was what Kate was expecting: and placing a lamp in his hand she 1 directed him totheadjoining a|>artinent. j The rutlians wished their entertainer* a j friendly good-night, and, passing into | the room, elosed the door. "I don't see what can have come over me, Bill," exclaimed one of them, w lien they were alone together. "I'm un common sleepy!" "1 feel rather dory myself," said the other. S'posin' we rest awhile before prooeediug to business? There's time enough. An hour's snooze will do us good after our long ir imp." "I'ui agreeable. Kills can't get back before daylight, anyway. He'll never -'i-|ieot anything, for he'll And Sutton dying just as he was told. They'll keep him there as long as possible." The room was furuished with two good beds in op|Hsite corner*. £ach of the rutfiaus -taggerec to one, and threw himself upon it; and soon they were both sleeping heavily. Kite and Mary Ellis, who were listen ing with anxious hearts in the outer room, at length heard the deep breath ing of their guest*, which told them they were buried In slumber. "Thank Heaven!" exclaimed Kate. "Now we are safe." "1 cannot find safe while they are in the house," responded Mary. ' Io not fear, sister; we can do it easily enough. 1 emptied the contents of the little Dottle j which Robert brought home last week for your toothache into the coffee. It was a pretty strong dose, too, aud may kill them, but it was to -ave our lives." "The laudanum!" exclaimed Mary. "Thank Heaven!" Then we are in deed safe. But how came you to think of it! I never should have dared to do ! such a thing, for fear of their detecting the taste." "fortunately they did not," said ; Kate. "But we must secure them at once, while the drug is operating." The brave girl handed Mary a portion 1 of the rope, which she had divided, and, follow ed by the other, en ered the apart ment tenanted by their would le mur derers. The ruffians were completely over powered by the potent drug which they had unconsciously imbibed, and the task of binding them was a ooni|>ara tively easy oue. Assured now of their escape from the deadly jieril which had menaced them, the unusual strength and resolution of the heroic women entirely deserted them, and they sank upon the floor weak and helpless but with hatuiy and thankful hearts. The hours dragged slowly away. At last the ruffians began to recover from the effect* of the narcotic. Great was their surprise and fury when tliey dis covered how completely they hail been outwitted—and that by a couple of weak women ! Their threat* and entreaties were alike unheeded. Their captors had no faith in ther protestations of in nocency of any premediated crime, and they at length were forced to become resigned to their fate. At daybreak Robert Ellis returned. His indignation and astonishment on learning of the events of the night knew no bounds, lie clasped the two loved ones to his heart and silently vowed never to leave them to such fear ful risk again. The diM-umtited ruffians were removed to the nearest jail. They wrere dis covered to bo old offenders and soon afterward met a just punishment. It ap|**ared that they had stopped the pre "eeiling day at the house of Ellis' dying friemi and had undertaken to deliver the message to Roliert which had oc casioned ids departure. learning by some mean* that the latter had a large sum of money at his house, the villains conceived the plan of taking advantage of his ahtence ami robbing the farm, which plan happily miscarried, t* the great discomfiture of it* infamous pro jector*. ttIRHKOW. Though many of us speak of this an cient Scotch city, comparatively few think of it a a place ot tioo.noo inhabi tants. Its growth has, in its rapidity, resembled that of one of our Western cities, for a century ago it had a popu lation of about 40,000. A correajKiiident of the Louisville Courier-Journal, speaking of this remarkable growth, says: "fron, coal, cotton and the Clyde have made Glasgow. No one who sees the Clyde for the first time as he jour neys through Dumfries and Lanark— a tiny stream, scarcely larger than one of our numberless American creeks— could suppose that ere it has ruu a course of fifty or sixty miles the largest iron steamers in the world would be built upon its hanks and launched upon its waters. Fed by mountain streams and deepened by dredges, from the Broomeden downwards, it expands be low the Victoria Bridge, into a broad and deep stream, capable of floating largest war and merchant ships, ike most other cities in the United gdom, Glasgow does not depeud upon a single industry tor her prospe rity. 11l woolen manufactures she has hitherto been a competitor with Brad ford. and Leeds, and Hudderstield ; in cotton with Manchester. No city makes more chemicals, while in shir building neither theTyne nor the Mer sey can come into competition with her. The Clyde, from Qovan and Pat rick to Dumbarton, with the deafening noise from thousands of clanging ham mers, bears witness to the industry which has made Clyde-built iron ships famous all over the world. THE CENTRE REPORTER, II) a Into lor Meuekrra. Tho following aro lr. Ivorthaml's i>mv|>i4imi ailritD to tinoknr* : Novor amoko ntoro than throo or four pl|ve* or cigar* a day and If It la possible, limit yntiraolf to two. It i* nuw holo.omo to -moke on an empty atotnach or Imme diately iK'fbro 01 after a tuoal. W liat ovor 1 10 tho uhmlo of smoking, diroot oontaot of tho lohaoeo with tho whciu y mucous lining of tho cheeks) ami tho too lit uioat Im< avoided, t igar* should ho ainokod in an ambor, ivory, or (k'tvolain mouthpiece. To atuoko, by rellghtiug thorn, por tion* of cigars that ha)o boon extinguish oil, togoihor with the system of blacken od and jnioy pipe.*, constitute* the *urv*{ way at being affected by nlootiuo. K*ory amokol would ilo well. If ho conki rtnso hi* mouth altor smoking. A /ortion in tho Mum- precaution appli cable to ohewer*. tor tho aatuo roaaou it would lw w oil to subject pipe* ami bow U iu which tobacco has boeu burnt, to frequent w ashing*. oithor with othor or Willi water mixed with alcohol or vinegar. It i* difficult to choose between the different way* of smoking. 1 give pre|. erenow to the cigarette, by reason of it* slight quantitative iui)K>rtauce and the |ia|ier, which interferes with the contact OfiU content* with the buccal mucous membrane. But to realize all the deut erata, it would be necessary to have the hi" made ot flax thread, ami to abstain from the practice which has be come the /a.< a/fro of it* kind, retain ing the aspiration at tin* twek of the mouth, so as to |M*nr it l of organic evolution. Tlie economy cannot but suffer at this j-riol Irom the narcotic in fine nee, Ik; it never so slight, and Irom tlie from this act. All per^>us cannot smoke with impunity. There are pathological counter indications or idiosyncrasies to thi- habit that it would be imprudent and culpable to infringe. Diseases of the lungs, of the heart, chronic affection* of the tiioulh, nose, eyes, thncit, aud stomach.are tin- result* ol the present incompatibilities. The airing of the appariuu ut.* w here smok ing has taken place should la- well at tended to. To sleep in room* w here tobacco smokee\i-tft, slowly cotifttiliiles a grave infraction on the elementary law -of hygiene.— Tribune \/■•< • ile. OtHiblr H Intlnti . Nothing i* more etlective to keep out Cohl tlian double window*; tlie layer of air between two |aues of glas 1* a gtwsl non-couduetor ol heat, and eau only traiiftinil it from the inside outward by couvectiou, that I*. by a circulation of the riiclored air, which will descend along the outer cold window pane and ascend along the inner warm pane. The radiate*! heat, which, at tempera tures below lUO degree* Fahrenheit, Is very weak through glass, 1* of course smaller still through double gla--; then the Inconvenience of glass Is-comlng covered with frost dnriug cold weather is done aw ay with, it the enclosed air i* dry. Some time ago we communicated a suggestion, made by onie builder, to insert two j-aiies of glass, oue on the outside and aue on tiie inside >f the same frame, having rabbet* on iaitli sides; tills may do tor economy, but i* subject to the objection that tlie inside caiiHot tw> cleaned without taking tlie gias* out, and the fact i* that in the course of time It will in tome way or other get into such a condition a* to need cleaning; then when the g!a**e* are *0 close together, tiie protection against tlie outer ixld is lea* effective tlian if a greater mas* of air I* Included. in very cold countries, like Huaaia, Sweden or Canada, the need of *uch protection is inure felt titan with us; but even here it Is often adopted In ex posed localities when tlie parties can afford tlie luxury. Thus all the house* oa Brooklyn Heights, enjoying tlie inaguificent view of New York ILirUtr, ami those on Washington Height*, en joying the view of the Hudson River ami the Pallisade*. are fully ex|K>*eii to the strong and redd bia-ts of tiie north west vv inter winds, and are all provided at the west and north side* with double windows, tiie absolute necessity of which has become more and more evi dent for the comfort of tlie inmate*. Such a double window may serve an other purpose, and be tireti a* a little greenhouse; when exposed to the *un, the *olar heal is stored up in tln-m, ami in France onte persons grow different plants ami even grape* in them iu winter.— ami HuiUler. Hrnlili In India. A l'lrin says: Nothing hut ridicule coulil have iiiniilnl any at tempt on the part of the Prim* of Wale* to rival the Mohammedan ruler* of In dia in ualculatloii and magnificence. In the matter of present* alone hi* muniticence would have lieen *urpa*ed by a single act of favor displayed by one of a tbe former sovereigns of lllndo stan. For instance, Jehan Oheer be stowed upou his son, when setting out to take the command of the army in the Decean, "a sword the scabbard of which was of gold set with stones valued at 100,000 rupes(i;i0,000); dagger at £4,- 000; an elephant and two horses, ail their furnitureof gold, set with stones," and a state carriage built in imitation of the one sent to the Kinperor l>y King James the i. On ids birthday Jehan Gheer was so richly adorned with Jew els that Kir Thoma lion persists that in all his life lie "never saw such Inestima ble wealth together." "The time," he continues, "was spent in bringing ids great elephants before liirn, some of which were lord elephants, had their chains, bells, ami furniture of gold and silver, with many gilt banners and flag-carried aliont them, ami eight or ten elephants waiting on each of them, Clothed in gold, silk and silver. In this manner about twelve companies |Kissed by, most richly adorned, the first hav ing all the plates on his head and breast set witli rubies and emeralds, Iteing a Iteast of wonderful hulk and beauty. They all bowed down before the king, making their reverence very handsome. On one occasion when the K ing honored his Minister Willi Ids company at din ner the road was covered for a whole mile with silks and vel vets sew ed togeth er, and the cost of the banquet was esti mated at -£OO,OOO. On his birthday Jehan Gheer was weighed against seven kind of commodities, such as rujwes, jewels, cloths of silk, calicoes, spices, honey, and butter, wldeh were after wards distributed among the poor. '•The scales were of beaten gold, and for more surety there were silk ropes. The beam was covered with plates of gold. The great lords of the nation sat about the throne on rich carpets, co llecting the king's coming out. At lenglith lie ap|s-ared covered with dia monds, rubies, and |>earls, lie had sev eral strings oi them about his neck, arms, wrists and turban, and two or three rings on each finger. Ills sword, buckler and throne were also covered with precious stones. Among the rest I saw rubles as large as walnuts, and pearls of a prodigious magnitude, lie got into one of the scales, sitting on his legs like a tailor." At times the munifi cence of the Delhi emperors savored of reckless extravagance. A singer having delighted the royal ears, was rewarded his own weight in silver coin, amount ing to ti,JOO rupees, and with an elc jdiant to carry his treasures to his house. The famous Nooruiehal, having shot four tigers witli the matchlock from the back of an elephant, was presented by the enamored Jehan Gheer with a pair of emerald bracelets valued at £IOO,OOO, while one thousand rupees were distrib uted in charity. The great Akbar sur passed both his predecessors in person- CENTRE IIALL. CENTRE CO.. I'A.. THI'RNDAY. AI'KIL B. I87(i. al wealth. According to FerUhta, that illiiatrlou* polcnlatc numiereil hi* |m. aesaiou* I'olll silver computed at IlKl.tlllM, (WW 1 rti|ee* ; eliolcr-Jrnl'le*. one tnauiul or so |Hiund* weight; common ruble* and other preelou* *lone#, 10 niaiiud; utt colned gold, 70 niaiiud*; uncoined cilver 100 inaiiiid*; copper pice, ,'*l billion .four pice l',.d); elephant* above 6,000; horses, 10,000; deer 5,000; hunting leop ard*, over WOO, ami haw k* 500. It i re corrleil, probably w lib a good deal of ex aggeration, that Akbar'* treasure* con tained! Wt>,ooo,oooln silver coin and gem* of price, and that on one occasion he til ted a tank near Futtehpur Sikri with nine crore* of rupee*, equivalent bo #OO, 000,000, which were aftr-rward tlUirlhit t-d among the needy. I We luDururr nl Journalism an t ut lleli lutimately connected with the infiti euces that arire Irom the attitude and temper of the general reader, are cer tain influences vv hich spring from such prevalent form* wild subject* ol litera ture •< present themselves to the gen eral w rin-r. The tlrt of there forms, aud unquestionably the imM constant and |ervadlug in it* Influence, I* now . it was in Ih- fjuiiuvy '. days. Jour nailsut. No one w itli tlie slighted know ledge of the subject will pretend that tin- luduence of journalism upou w riling i w holly bad. W haiever may liave ta-en tile ca-e formerly, a slan danl of excellence vvliidi is 111 some re -i|M-ct* really high I* usually aimed at, arid not seldom reached, iu the l>eUcr 1 class of new pa|>er*. Some appropri- ! ateness iu tlie use of word*, a rigid j avoldanre of tlie more glaring graui matlcal error*, aud a rej>ectable de gree of clearne-s lu statement, are <-x --j-< u-vl by the reader, and usually ob- j nerved by tire w rili-r. 111 these respect* tlierelbre, there i* no lalliiig olt to Im couiplained of, but rather a marked im- , proveuieiit u|aui pa-t time- to le l-r --<-eived. Yet, a- regard* tlie higher ex- 1 ccllences of *tyle, it is not jM-ittb- that 1 the influence of joiirnalisiii should tv ! goml. For it must at any eo*t In- rapid, and rapidity i- absolutely incotupttUble . with style. Tin- journalist lias # a rule one or two tiling- to do; lie lias either u> give a rapid accouut of tv-r --lain facte, or to present a rapid di-x us sion of cerlaiu arguments, in either ca-e it become* a matter of iiece--ity for hint to adopt *tereotyjed phrase* and forms of speech which, Is-ins; read) ! cut and dried, tuav abbreviate It la* latar and leave hint s- little a- |aible to ill vent iu Ills limited time. Now there l nothing more (alal to the attainment of a good style than tlie habit o( living *uch stereotyped phiave* ami form*. With the imperloUMie** natural to all art, style absolutely refuse* to avail It -elf of, or to l>e (ootid In company with anything thai is ready made. The rule : must be a leaden one, the mold made for the occasion, and broken after it has ii*ed. Every one who ha ever seriously tried to write mutt be con- j sciottft how sorely he has been beret, and how often be has l>een overcome, by the almost Insensible temptation to adopt Che current plinue# of the day. Bad. however, a the influence of jour nalism I* iu till* respect, it Is |H-rh*p worre In It* tendency to sacrifice every thing to mere picturv<*queue of *(> !•- for the word uiu*( be Utu* iiiliutusevl l>ecau*e there is no other. The Joure nali*t i* bound to l>e picturesque by th iaw of til* ta-ing. The obi phrase, reg ain* irritant, i Inflnitely truer of j prendo-plottiresqne ,*tyle a* comjuirel wiili literature which hold* to It- : proja r mean* of ap|H-al, then It is of ' literal spectacle a> cotnpareil vritli nar rative. And the journalist is oblige.! at any cost imisn uaooos, and that in the least jto--ible lime. >'< tni-jhtlf - rieie. #♦ "I Jtbher Wraodal." No, my dear—giaslne** be tliauked— no person can say that 1 ever scandal ized any one, not even my worst enemy, no matter w hat he or she may do. l'v>- hnd chance enough to talk if 1 had a mind to, a* every one In this tow n i know* full well, of course, living right here In the high street of the town i I can't help seeing many queer tiling*. 1 and when our windows are o|mmi ami tiie blind* shut iu summer time, I can hear them, too. But I never repeat them—l acorn to make mischief. 1 never lisp aw ord, except w hen 1 get j hold of some person like you, my dear, ! that i know- J can trust. And if a Ihklv , I* never to open her mouth among her own intimate friend*, why, the world Isn't worth living in. I* It? But that j isn't scandal, you know. t hale and abhor tliat just as much as you do, and 1 don't think any one can say 1 was ever guilty of it in ail my life. But then, as 1 said la-lore, It isn't for want of the chance. W|y, only ia*t evening a* ever *, w ho do you think 1 *aw walking up by here, in the bright , moonlight, a* brazen aa you pleae, hut Mi** and Colonel I'arke. Fact, assure a* you sit in that chair I and ; they were walking close together, and j talking *0 confidential! 1 oupptwc you know ail about that
  • rra--li hsppjr thrush ' I hosr thy tnusn-'s torfsnt-guah , Thru louirw Ilia hlsi-khir.Vs mnlioser luU, I Ami merely when both u units Tlie rublu sluK* Hut wtiou the blue turue znideu |i, II let! there'# s etrauge liupasalimecl Isle TuM by tlie Itsuilsu iitzhUiigsle With ilueky mugs. l> tusglc UUleio, liligrl strll! hi'liu fruur the furce clsd hill Timmmm) tsu-k Willi eeuihlsuoe due The ilresiuy euetaey iltrlue. And ether rtugs ; Hut 10, through window* o|>eu wide To catch the breath of evrnlide, t'ouiee lovelier eouud thsn sught beeule My lady slugs. Borne TUlMge Itinl were No! Owe Huw ilrnl l rsn Ago. One hundred year*ago wedding tour* were not fashionable. One hundred year* ago tlie gin bent known was not the cotton-gin. One hundred vemre ago there were 110 I'acitic railio.nl subsidies. One huudrert year* ago farmer* did not cut (lieir leg* ot! with mowing ma chine*. One hundred \ ear* ago mother* did not worry oxer disordered rewingirva ohlne*. One hundred year* ago Imrres which ciKihl trot a utile iu .' I I were somewhat rearce. One hundred year* ago there was no fast mail train between New York and t 'lticago. One hundred year* ;igo there were no disputes about tlie impoliteness ol -ireet csr driver*. t >lie lllllldresl year* ago |M'op|e did not eiijo) the iuesllmab'e pleasure of grow ling about gas bill*. One hundred Vear* ago "crooked" whiskey was not known. Our forefa ther* took their* straight. Oue hundred years ago university (•oat dubs were ruleied at pool-sale* like tiglltillg-CCM ks iu a pit. One hundred )ear* ago every vming man was not an applicant for a IsMlUoli as clerk or bookkeeper. tine hundred years ago false teeth were- not considered preferable to the original grinders. One hundred year* ago time am! tide waited for uohmly, and now uotaeiv waits for time or tide. I hie hundred vear* ago kerorenc lamps did not explialr and as*ist women to shuttle off their mortal coil. One hundred years ago men did not commit suicide by going up iu balloon* and couiing down without them. One huudred vear# ago there wa* no steam ou the canal—even the driver on (he tow-path didn't !<*am up iu thore dav*. One hundred year* ago there w ere no Turkish harem* at Salt Lake, and uo Ann Eliza* suing for the nineteenth lvrt of a divorce. One hundred years ago England wa* not very far behind the Lulled State -11l all thai goe* to make a nation j*-w er lul and t>rogre*ive. One hundred years ago a young ladv 0,000. anil Spanish and Italian by uearlv the same number. In Germany population doubles once in a hundred years ; lu southern Kurope amt France, once in one hundred and tifty years ; in Eng land, once in titty years ; in the Fuited States and British colonies, once in twetny-flve years. A century hence, upon this scale, French, Spanish and Italian together will In- spoken, bv •>,- (**>,ooo ; German lv 135.000,nooKng lish by over 800,000 000, and that the most widely diffused of population*. Englishmen and Urrmnii ladles. 1 have seen, says a writer in Prater for Jnnuarv, Knglish gentlemen intro duced without due preparation, into strictly German circles, muilc misera ble for a whole evening, and finally driven to the verge of distraction by the gentle persistent attentionvf the ladies of the house. When he realises Unit lie is being waited upon by these fair damsels the Englishman jumps wilill.v and apologetically from his chair, stammers confused and bashful excuses, clutches the cups ami platters out of the ministering angel's hand, and subsides, red and ruffled. into his seat. He hopes it will not happen again ; he devoutly trusts it is over. Bus no ; scarcely is his complexion re covering its normal hue, when another lovely being is "staying him" with ap ples, bringing him butter in a lordly dish or offering sausages at his shrine. Again he bounces out of hi* seat like an India-rubber ball, again clutches convulsively, apologizes, confounds himself in horrible ixilyglnt iuaiiirti late excuses, suit subsides exhausted 111 his chair, lie looks rottud and sec* that all the other men are tiring waited upon ; tie perceive* that it 1* "liir cua tom of the country that It proceed*, not from the paucity of the setvatiU. • oil fiotti a pirntltiide of female drvu lon. If servants were wanting, then surely the men would wait upon the ladles, lie tells himself severely that when at Rome your lieliavior should le ot the atri< test Roman type; he re mind* himself that the first condition of good hrrediug is that you should explicitly conform to the usages of the society in winch you find yourself, he will submit; but when the third and most beautiful daughter of the house present* him with Haritn/tUit Ins feel ing* are altogether to much for hiui and eutueiy overcome hi* good resolu tion*. Ha- goes through (tie same fiau tie formula agniu, with the aeriet im pression that iie is making a most ab ject fool of himself, plunges wildly and depairingly at the comestibles and subsides into a liuip and melancholy condition. He is likea elnna shop, the girls think, aud t liey hold firmly to the family crock*!?, and the best glass. " I hey ate dreadfully restless, die h.ny lander," said a young cousin U) me ; "see how quiet and well-behaved out gentlemen ate and wait on their turn." that was all the poor chivalrous young Briton got for hi* pains. I'aitia—they were tortures, agonies. A Kriirniprrl eHrslurln lU> yeaisago; American linlepen • ileiioe. Ja years ago; King I'hilin (the Indian) defeated and slain; Habeas 1 Corpus in England. 31 <0 years ago; Massacre of St. Bartho lomew; Spanish Armada preparing. 400 year* ago; I'rlntiiig invented; Isabella the coming queen. -'**• vear* ago; Thetiav* of ratnerlane tlie lurk, ami Chaucer tlie English poet. fltziyears ag<>; llaliol and Bruce. Rieh arl Bacon; Nt. Thomas Aquinas, House of lla|>sburg f year* ago; Richanl to ur de 10-uu aud Naiadkn, Nuitan ol Egypt, measur ing sworda in I'aiestine. m*) years ago; William Ihe I'onqoeror. IMKI yt-afs ago , Hugh I apel the Frriiell man. 1000 year* agv; Alfred Hie Great. 1100 year* ago; Charlemagne slid liaroun Al Rasliid. IJiHI years ago; Mohamedatilsin mak ing lively work in Coiielantiiioplc aud oilier places. 1300 year* ago; OU C'hoaroe*, tlie Persian live* by muiider, aud the Ihqte I* made a secular Judge among king*. ltoo, year* ago; The Nazous lively In Ilrilain. Clovi* i-slahllshes the French monarchy, and the Visigoth* conquer Spain. l.'sk) year* ago; the Roman Empire liaviug legislated rnanv year* iu favor of capital aud agalu-t lalntr, begin* to fall to piece*. IGOO year* ago; the world ha* nothing Ivetter to do than to broach and detiouuce heresies and get up religious |>er*ecu tlous. 1700 year* ago; Marcu* Aureliu*, Tacitus and Plutarch. lstziyear* ago; Jerucaieni destroyed aud ilere-tilaneiim and Potn|>eil buried. INTB years ago; all the world at jiearc and Christ horn. MOO year* ago; Adam rose to the dignity of a large real estate owner, but by poor management wa* driven into involuntary bankruptcy.—t'Wogo ./<>ar m! of (qiwiai i- rt€. lnrldenl* of l.lfr In Farta Two well-known Parisians, who are now independent of fortune, but who once were her slaves, atomied a few evenings siuce in front of the ticket office of the vanderille; ioth were ietied to read of. lie wasapopletic. paralytic, rheumatic; ho had heart disease, his lungs were affected, his liver was congested ; gout threatened him ; hi* vision became en feebled ; obscure sensations alarm**! litin it* to the state of his brain : fevers of one kind or another were perpetual ly hatching in his system. The man's life bersiiM a burden and a misery to hint; he halt-killed himself with ter ror, and nearly succeeded in getting poisoned by a succession of varied and opposing remedies. At last be was cured. Reading the symptoms of a condition from which it is physiologically impossible that men should sutler, he found to his horror that each particular symptom was dis tinctly niatked in his own rase. He went over the ground again and again ; each renewed examination only served to bring out the symptoms with more alarming distinctness. Then the nflair became ton ludicrous; a hearty fit of laughter dissipated not only that par ticular ailment, hut all the rest, and the sufferer was cured.— h.iojUsh ('<>- flreyt i tiona I int. fighting Kmu* Says a correspondent of the Ohio Farmer: "At certain seasons of ttic year, rams are apt to develop their combative propensities, and those who keep several of them together often have trouble on account of their injur ing each other. It is well knowu that they always 'back-up' to get a start tp butt. Stop their backing-tip and you disconcert them entirely. To do this, take a light stick fa piece of broom handle will do), about 3 or 2f feet long. Sharpen one eud and lash the other end securely to his tail: the sharpened end will then draw harmlessly on the ground behind as long as his majesty goes straight ahead about his business; but on the attempt to 'back-lip' he is astonished to find an effectual brake in the rear. Don't laugh and call this "all gammon but if you have a butting ram, try it, and the time to laugh will lie when you see him jump out side ways, and whirl round and rouud, try ing to inspeet the machine, which will keep behind him." Terms: $2 a Year, in Advance. l.xgrit l• lltr Hssrkksrhwl Mast rlasi. lxmg ago tln-re lived at Aix-ls-4'ha |>elie two musicians both of whom were hunchbacked. Hut a great difference existed in their faces and character*. Eriedel was well looking and almahle, I a flue musician, fur hi* sou! was full of ipssltiess and it foiiud expression through the tones of his violin. But l Heine hail ugly red hair and a more j ugly teui|er, and his playing was so iiniiitislcsl that none ever listened to litin for pleasure. Thus It happened i that Frit-die sod Ids vipliu were always in demand for all occasions of merry making and frolic, w Idle Helo* wis left unemployed. Siuw Erie.lei loved Agatha, the daughter "f • Hch wine merchant, and she, perceiving til* *otil and hirgeutng hU deformltv, returned Ids love. All went well with the lovers themselves, but knowing the pride and j love of money of the maiden's father, they determined not U> stieak to him j until they should b compelled to do so. jAt last a very rich suitor desired | Agatha for Ills bride, and obtained her father's consent. Then it was that ■ Friedcl was obliged to speak, Mwiugti J wltli sinking heart. The wine merchant drove him away with harsh words, j I'oorFriedrl,quits-distracted, wandered, he kin-w not whiilicr. It was late when ! the chilling dews recalled him to his ; j senses ami he sought the town. As he approached it strange sounds were in the air and sight* more marvellous met his gaze. I>aws and all sorts of night birds w ere screaming, and above the toj of the houses the hroom-ridiujg witches were trooping. Aud ail made their way to the fish-market, or I'ar wlach, a- it was called, in Aix ia-T'ba j I*l le. Friedel also weut there, aud great was hi* amaja-uient at what he ! *aw. The square was llluiuinated by I little fiauies in the air, and crowds of female figures w ere moving about. Tlieu Frtedel remembered Uial tills was quarter-dar, aud the wiu-bea were said to hold a pitilr 011 that day In lids very square. As he thought of this a woman, w ho haiked very much like the mayoress ot the town and seemed to be tlie leatler • d the others, advanced u> meet him and j l<-d him to a table loaded with all kinds lof delicacies and delicious lieveragwa. she invited him to eat, and after he had i refreshed himself, placed In his hand a v loliti and asked lam to play music for dancing. As soon a the violin mmiihliml, they moved awav the tables and seats and prepared to dance. It gave Friedel j a very novel sensation fo fiercelve that j w Idle all appeared to tie kuaily talking and laughing, no sound reached hi* ears. Noon the ladv president gave the | signal to begin; (lieu the violin of . Friedel accrued a If bewik-lted, for in j pitc of hint It would go quicker and * more quickly, and the dancers faster and more w'iftly till all was as w tn-h --llke a* could well be. At length Frie del fell ou a real exhausted, aud the , lady-president thanked him for his' sweet music, and commanded him to ; kneel and receive hi* reward. Then j she whispered wonts of strange sound ] above him, and laid her hand on his |Ms>r deformed shoulders, and quickly removed the hump from them and placed It In a dish which she iustantly closed. As she did this the clock* wundeil tlie hour of one and in a lw ink ; Hng all vanished and Friedel was alone. Weary and confused, be hastened home and to bed, where for the rentaimSer of the night strange dreams came to him. But in the morning he found the most wonderful iart of all to be true. He was straight and comely In form as in fsce; moreover, a g*dly sum of money was in the pocket of hi* jacket; enough to make him equal to any of the suitor* Of Agatha. As soon as possible he re paired to the house of the wine merchant, and told him hi* story under the prom ise of reoresy. Now his reception wa* quite different from the former one, but it was more the sight of the money that 1 decided the merchant to make Friedel lit* son-in-law than the loss of the hump. Then w ere the lover* made happy. Although this adventure of Friedel'* was to tie a secret.. It escaped in some way, and *mongother* Helm heard the story. Ili* envy and hatred of Friedel. which had been bitter enough before, were Increased, and he reported wicked *torle* of Friedcl and accused him of the most immoral Intercourse with the witches. But he secretly determined to attend their picnic on the next quarter day and try his fortune among tlicra. i Now a* he came to the fiah-niarket the same scene met hi* gaze as that which Friedel had beheld, aud Heinz advanced boldly, bearing hi* own violin, and making sign* that he was willing to play. The dance wa* formed hut Helm was so occupied in gazing avariciously at the plate on the table that he forgot hi* music and played even more m,a life waalnaured for Congress next year, and then have a number over. —'There are 21,336 Baptist churches In the Fulled States, with 13,117 min ister*, and a total membership of 1,815,- 000. —A WU has been introduced Into the legislature of Mississippi to make edu < Wloa compulsory throughout the Bute. —Three hundred and tblrty-eeven | American hotel* were burned in 1876, I and not a hotel clerk was ao much as scorched. —ln 1874 only on* t* rson was killed on all the Massachusetts railroads while 7 were killed by accidents In the city of Boston. —Another of Boston'* revered land marks has got to go. The lease of the old Hut* House expires July Ist, and It is t be torn down. —Among an Invoice of old paper stock received at a Norwich paper mili recently was (60,001),(XW in can uellad United States bond*. —That New Capitol at Albany, If It 1* ever finished, will cost (12,000,000. Yet viewed from an artistic point ot view, it Is pronounced a failure. —The butcher's Mll of asi ogi# botel in New York city averages <2,600 a week at this season of the year. It av erage* (1,000 a week in the summer. —The amount of depo-it* in the Mas sachusetts saving* bauks I* (237,848, 93(1, an Increase of (20,000,000 in 1875. The average rate of dividend was 6 3-20 per cent. —Troy, New York, manufacture* ooliars toc the whole country. It Is sab) thai there i* not a linen collar fac tory In successful operation outside of that etty. —it Is generally believed that the •dock of the I'irect Cable company has liasaed into the bands ot the Anglo American Cable and Western Union Telegraph companies. —The boring for mineral water con tinues on the <-amp meeting ground at Round Lake. Haratog* county, and a depth of 836 fact ha* been reached, but no mineral water found. —There will probably be more Joe housed on the Kennebec than ever be fore. At least 300,000 tons have al ready secured a axle, requiring 1.000 vessels to carry It, or ten a day during the shipping aossoo. —The Washington correspondent ot the Virginia Chronicle says that the family of ex Senator Xye are in abso lute destitution, and that the ex-Sena tor is in the Plat hush Asylum in a -tate ot hopeless Imbecility.' i —A bill ia now before the Kansas i legislature and likely to beootne a law offering a bounty of five dollars a bushel for collecting and destroying locust eggs, and sixty cents for every bushel of unhedged locusts destroyed.' —David R. Standish, who was the i oldest locomotive engineer in the - { United States, has been placed on the retired list by the Boston and Provi dence Railroad Company, in whose era ploy he had been since 1843. -Mdlvcr mining Is likely to become ] popular In Texas. Over" one million | acres of land have been located in , Mason oounty in three months. Two shafts are already -unk.and one is yield | ing at the rate or $lB per ton. —A reverend divine, being accused > of negligence in his calling, and styled I "an unfaithful shepherd,** trout scarcely ever visiting his flock, defended ' himself by saving that he vat always w-lth them at "shearing lime." —The task of providing for the Queen's children and the Duke of Cam bridge, not including salaries drawn hy any of them because of offices they bold In the civil, military or naval ner vine, has already coat the British pub lic *B,BTMOO. —At a New York matinee lately- in a fashionable theatre, by actual count there were 389 velvet dresses In the or chestra seats and Nixes and 511 cream colored hats ia the braise, ami all but twenty of tbrm supporting Ivory white feathers. —The eleven blast furnaces in Alle gheny County, Pa., have a capacity of 237,000 tons of pig Iron per year, and average of 31,54 ftv t tons for "each fur nace; the Alty furnaces in the Lehigh Valley have an annual capacity of 533.- Gnt> tons, 10.K72 tons for each "furnace. —The meanest man In America now npjiears to be John Stevens, of Igans~ Put. Ind. He Inherited an estate of two years sine** and spent it in riotous living, and now sues the trus tees for its value, alleging that he was not or age when the property was turned over to bins. —Schenectady, N". Y., will send to the Kxpotiliuu groups of life-size wax statuary among which will be forty eight figures In full Continental cos unne, representing the signing of the Declaration of Independence: also, figures representing the death of War ren, the capture ot Tlconderoga, and the treason of Arnold. —The little town of Ratavia, Cler mont county, Ohio, which contains only seven hundred and fifty inhabi tant*, i* a good place for raising office holders. It 1872 forty-three of its cit izens were federal officers, and at this time twenty-four are employed in Washington, and some others hold gov ernment offices elsewhere. —Boqttft, for a small city, and a pro vinct&l one at that, has many clubs. Among them are the Athenian, Papy rus, Apollo, Commonwealth, Boylstou, Orpheus, Art, Somerset, Union,' Tem ple, Central, Tremout, Suffolk, Bird, Thursday Evening, Saturday, Massa chusetts, Ranks, and Agricultural; while those patronised bv ladies are the New England Woman's, the Satur day Morning, the Brains club, and the Young Ladles' club. Cbanrlsr. The character of a man's life affects thousands besides himself. Wickedness cannot be kept Inside of a man's heart any more than stench can he kept in the gutter where it is generated. It spreads abroad and mingles with the air of the whole street, and all.who pass the spot must breathe of its tainted odor. Then* is a moral atmosphere in which we all live aud to which we all contribute some ingredient. We spread ontagion through it or we make it pure and healthy. We cannot remain by ourselves any more than the drop of water car remain by itself when it is fallen into the stream. We become a par. of the whole and the whole is af fected by the part. Sin is contagious and therefore we have no right to har bor it in our hearts. Impropriety is a crime not alone against ourselves, not alone against God, but also against mankind. The voice of the entire race is lifted in protest against the crime and the criminal. Every day is a day of judgment, and the moral sense of the whole world pronounces condemnation upon every man thatdoeth evil.— Golden Rule.