Wishes. I would 1 might approach the* A* the moon draw* near tha olonA, With BtiU and statelv oonrtsav, Claar ayad and volamn broirad . But whan thair meeting ivimon, bar fao* In hi* deep bread doth hide, Tha heaven* *ra * ill. in aolamn Joy Tha world ia glorified. 1 Would I might ap<iroaah tie* A* mnmo. ewift * float. Nnryriee*. arith it* vnddan Joy, A wandarar in a boat ; Tli a aordid wall* of lifa fall down Bafora that clarion clear, A paawng rapture. oft recalled. Whan day* grow blank and drear 1 wonM 1 might approach thee A* braaaaa. fraah and pnra, Unsighted, breathe on fevered lipa, A lid throbbing temple* enra ; Afioy and lore, and liealthftil hoj^a, Tint noma choeeu heart And enter. softly welcome there. And.never mora depart. Tom. Yea. Tom'a tha beet fallow that ever you knew. Jnat liatan to thi* : When the old mill took fire, and the flooring fell through. And 1 with it, halpleee, there, fnll in my new. What do you think tny eye* eaw through the Are, That crept along, crept a ong, nigher and nig bar. But Bobtn, my baby boy. langbing to *ae Tha ahimag ? He muat hare come there after ma, Toddled alone from the cottage without Any one'* mieatng htm. Then what a about - Oh! how I ahouted: "For llaaran'a aake. man. bare title Robin !*' Again and again They tr.ed. but tha Are bald them back like a wall. I could hear them go at it, and at it. and call " Never mind. baby. *ti *ull ltka a man. We're coming to get you aa fast as we cian." They could not see him. but I could, he eat Still on a beam, hia little straw bat Carefully placed by bis aides and hi* eras blared at the Same with a baby's urpnee. Calm and unraneciou*. as nearer it crept. The roar of the Are above moat have kept The sound of his mother's voice shrieking his name From reaching the child. But I beard il. It came The axes went faster. I saw the sparks fly Where the mac. worked like tigers, nor nun led the heat That scorched them-when, suddenly there a; their feet The great beams leaned in—they saw him then, crash, Down came the wail! The men made a dash— Jumped to get out of the way—and 1 thought " All's up with poor little Robin." end brought Slowly the arm that was least hurt to hide The sight of the child there, when swift at my my aide Some one rushed by and went right through the flame Straight as a dan—caught the child—and then came Back with him—choking and crying, bat saved 1 Saved safe and sound ' Oh. how the men raved. Shouted, and cried, and hurrahed! Then they all Boshed at the work again, lest the back wrall Where I was lying, aaay from the Are, Should fali in and bury me. Oh, you'd admire To see Robin cow, he's as bright as a dime. Deep in some m.s.-hief, too, most of the time ; Tom. it was saved him. Now, lan tit true Tom's the beet fellow that ever you knew * There's Ho bin now —see, he's strong as a log— And there comes Tom, tot Yes, Tom was our dog. Consul ho Frutisnrf irooison. HORATIO'S FIFFY CENTS. Farmer Brown was a very respectable man. He bad some oddities*, but they were harmless ot.es, and people who knew him best rather laughed at them than feared them. The farmer bad two sons, Marcos, a good, steady boy, who worked with his father on the farm, and Horatio, who was jnst home from college, and was considered "handsome" and "smart" by all the neighbors. Mrs Brown had been dead some years, and her sister, Miss ErminetU Griggs, better known as "Aunt Ermy," was housekeeper and general manager of all the " men-folks " on the farm. Aunt Ermy was a very industrious woman, both with her hands and with her tongue, and could do more and Ray more in a given time than any other woman in the village of Tusrulum. She knew it, and was proud of her " gift." As she was also a woman who always knew •' what was what," and could give it to you in a nutshell, her opinion of the family was of course }H?rfectly relia ble, as well as pithy ar d concise. "You see, Horatio is smart, but he's lazy. Here he's been t' home 'most two months, and heie he is, n-adin', and fisbin', and huntin'; that's what 'Rati<r does. And brother aint very patient, and naterally he don't like that kind of doin's. He's awful disappointed, and gets angry at 'ltatio ; bat 'Ratio takes it as cool as a cowcomber, and brother get* angrier and angrier, and things aint as they'd orter to lie. Now look at Marcus ; be aint perticular handsome to look at, but ' handsome is as handsome does.' That's what I say I" And what she said was true. Marcus was very " handsome" in all his doings, and Horatio was, indeed, very lazy. When his father asked bim what he in tend* <1 to do with all his learning, Horatio would look very wise for a little while, and answer : "I really don't kDow, father. * I haven't d'-cided yet. lam studying na tare just now." Then be would bike his gun or his fishing line and saunter away, as if nature had an appointment with him, and he had just recollected it. And Mr. Brown went back to his work, trrnta bling to himself, and sometimes it made him j-etulant even with Aunt Ermy and with Marcus, who had done nothing wrong. Things were bad enough in the sum mer. but in the autumn something hap pened which made them still worse. One bright, cool morning, when Horatio was on his way to the woods to kill part idgrs, he saw a gr at cloud of dust rising from the middle of the road, and oomit g rapidly towards him. Then he saw a r*d cow, and the next instaut, in the th'cki st of the dust behind, he saw a girl holding fast to the cow's tail, and running with all her might " Why, that's Guzena Hartman," he said to himself. Then he paid alond : " Z-i a, what are yon doing ?" " I am having a ride I" she answered, laughing merrily, and showing all her little teeth as she flew out of sight But Horatio could not forget her. Gazema's red rhc-eks, her flashing eyes, h* r curly brown hair flying in the wind, were liefore him all day, and saved the lives of many little birds. " How she has grown, and how bright and pretty she is! 'Having a ride,' inde< .11 How handsome she would look in a fine carriage !" And he had a great man) other thoughts on the same inter esting subject. After supper he asked his father: "What is Hartinan doing now? Does he get on well with his little farm ?" " I don't know," answered Mr. Brown, gruffly. " I have enough to do minding my own business. I don't med dle with other people's." Horatio did not make any reply; but as he had no business of bis own to mind, he thought he would " meddle " just a little. " Hartman is a worthy man if he is a Dutchman, and it would please him to be noticed in a friendly way. People ought to be kind to each otlicr in this hard world 1" The very next morning Horatio took the trouble to go to Hartman's farm, to be kind to his neighbor. Gazena was not visible, but Gazena's father, short and stout, stood at the gate, smoking his pipe. "Good-morning," said Horatio, kind lv. " How do you do ?" ""Do pretty well," answered the farmer. " Fine morning," said Horatio. KKED. KITRTZ. Kditor and Proprietor. VOLUME IX. Mr. Hartman looked round to see how fine the morning was, but he reserved his opiuiou. " 1 hope Mm. Hartman is well." "Yes, yen, pretty well," answered her husband. " She's very biasey. Wears all very bissey. And now Igo to vork in mine field. Ooot-day." A few days afterward the young man went again to the little farm and pre settled some birds to Gaaeua's father. " 1 ahot them myself," he exolaiued. "So! t uefer kill to lcedle ptrds," said Mr. Hartman, regretfully. Then Horatio kindly offered to carry them into the house. "Neiu, uein, 1 do .lat miueself," said the farmer. " Mine vife, ahe's very, very biasey always She rants no strange peoples rout d. Our place is not a pig one, and 1 ilk. * to lif by mine self." Horatio understood tliat delicate hint, and retired politely. Ue was provoked, but he did not tell his noighK>r so. The father of such a daughter must be hu mored if he was hluut. As for G ozena herself, Horatio could not understaml her at all. When she happened to meet him, she gave a lit tle nod, s shy look, and a merry smile, but she uever spoke to hun, or stopped long enough for him to sjveak to her more than a monosyllable or two. She always seemed to be in a great hurry " very biasey," as her father said. At last, one evening, he met her at one of the ueighKtrs, and insisted upou walking home with her. And as he was not sure that he would ever have such a good chance again, he decided to make the most of it. " I have Ken trying to sjxwtk to you for the last five months," he said. " Why Jo yon run away from me so f" "Oil, I don't know; it's such fun!" answered Gssena, laughing. " It's not fun to me," said Horatio. "It makes me feel very unhappy. Do you dislike me f" " No, I don't care anything aK>at you. It's only the fun," said Gazena, too frankly. " But won't you feel sorry for me, and try to like me f" asked Horatio. " Like you!" she said. " What do you want me to like you for I" " Because—because—you know you will like somebody sometime, and get marned " "No, never I" interrupted Galena. " I don't want to get married. 1 am going to lie a nun, and work on the farm." " No, you won't," said Horatio. " You will get married, and—aud 1 want you to marry me." Gazeu.t stopped suddenly, looked up at him with flashing ryen. " You are a bad boy ! Don't yon know you shouldn't talk so to me ?" she said, hot ly and fast. Then she ran away and left him alone on the road. Soma owl must hare heard this con versation, and told the story, for Annt Ermy said to Mr. Brown the next even ing : "So we're goin'to have a weddin". I s'pose they'll have to come and live here." " Who is coming to live here?" " Why, haven't you heard ? "Ratio has proposal to 'Zeua Hartmau. Of course she'll have him." Farmer Brown was so angry at first that he could not speak. But he got over that in a few minutes, and spoke his mind pretty freely to his sou. " 1 won't have it! "he said. " You sba'u't bring a Dutch girl into this bouse where you mother has lived—not while 1 live!" " Who said I would ?" said Horatio, quietly enough; and he too was very angry and disgusted with everybody, Galena included. When Mr. Hartman heard the story, it mate him laugh, and he only said : "Vat? Gif mine daughter to von lazy man ? Not mooch!" Garena did not langh at all. She cried every night when she was safe in her bed. " Oh, what bad people they are !" she mid. " i wish I could get a chance of speaking my mind to somebody !" She hail her wish. One afternoon she met Farmer Brown an he was going to his fields. They were alone on the road and he spoke first. "Look here, my girl, yon had better be careful what yon do. You are not wanted at my house. You understand?" Gazens's face turned ml, then white, bnt she answered bravely : " Farnn r Brown, I aiLt your girl, so yon needn't call me so. And I don't want to live with proud folks, and work for my has band. We are as good an yon be, my father is!" And away she ran. Farmer Brown wan so surprised at this speech that insb-ad of going to his fields, he went home and went to bed, declaring that he was Gek and should die. That was away he bad. It was one of his oddities. When he was more than ordinarily troubled aWut his affair", he always thought he was going to die. Some times he made a few last remarks, then took a dose of rhubarb, ami then—the next morning be was an well as ever. 80, when Aunt Ermy called out : "Come iu quick, boys! Your father thinks he is dyin'!" the boys went into the house without hurrying very much. They had seen the ir father in the same condition la-fore. The scene was quite impressivo. Mr. Brown lay on his lied, dressed in his Sunday clothes, his head propped up on several pillows. "CJome here, boys," ho said, in a weak voice. "lara going to die for good this time, and I want to speak to yon." The boys stood by the bed, and Aunt Army sat down near the patient, who spoke thus: "Ermy, you have been a good sister to me, and it is my wish that you should stay here till yon die. Yon ib-ar, Mar cos? Take good care of her. The bouse is yours, my sou, and the land ; the whole farm i* yours, Is-eause you have been a good and dutiful son. Horatio, oome hero. I haven't much to say to yon. Here are fifty cents. Go and buy a rope to bang yourself with." Horatio took the fifty cents with very faint thanks. If he had any doubts be fore, he was certain now that his father was not going to die. He did not even stay to see. He put on his hat and marched out of doors in a transport of mingled wrath and mortification. Alone in the open air, he begnn to plan what he should do. He would go to a large city, and become a great preacher, a great lawyer, a great " "No, I won t," he said, stopping sud denly. " I will stay here and work. I will lie a great farmer, and marry Gaze na Hartman! Then we shall see who will buy a rope and hang himself 1 Ahal I will keep that filty cents for good luck " (taking ont the coin and holding it up in his fingers). " There, that's settled." He went back to the honse and to his room, slept a few hours, got up very early, made a bundle of his clothes, and left the house before any oue was awake. At broad daylight Farmer Brown got up, well and strong as ever -of course. But it was some time before he discov ered that his son was gone. The next day the whole village of Tusculnm was all a-buzz with great news. 'Ratio Brown bad left his father's house and had gone and hired himself for a year to Mr. Maynard, of West Farm I Wasn't it queer < Aud how long would it last ? It lasted a whole year, to begin with. THE CENTRE REPORTER. Then it was said that Farmer Maynard found 11.'ratio ao handy tliat he had hired him for another vear, and |*aid him gtnxl wages, all of which was true. During the first and even the secoud vear Horatio was not once seen in Tus cutum. But one bright day, when Mr. Hartman was enjoying his after dinner pipe, surrounded bv liis women folks, there was a knock at the door tliat startled Oazoita. "Ooom in," said Mr. Hartman. And Horatio came in. Oa&ena blushed rosy red. Mrs. Hart man stared, and her hustiand took the pi|te out of his mouth. But ticfore he had time to speak, Horatio said: " Mr. Uartmau, 1 have oome to see vou on business. 1 have worked hard for two years, and am now a pretty god farmer. 1 have saved all mv wages, and Knight forty acres of wotslland and a yoke of oxen. Now I have a plan for making money out of my trees, and by next year 1 intend to buy forty acres more and make more money. If I sue c:>ed, will you give me your daughter— if she is willing t" '• Now look %hat a good boy I" said Mr*. Hartman. " He works hard two years, and no mother, nor no home, aud he says nothing, but is good and true all by himself. Now 1 like that; tliat's very good. 1 take him. and you take him, father, and our 'Zona, she take him, too. She looked htm two years past when he go away, and she cry so to break her heart, 1 kuowed it then. Now you take him, father." Two such loug Hjteoohcs overpowered Mr. Hartman. lie " took" Horatio^ Then Mrs. Hartuiau remeinliered that her chickens hail not yet had their din ner, and Horatio was left alone with Ga zena and his dozing new papa. Gaseua ha<l not said a word all this time, and had triisl to Took as it she was some where else, very far away. How she felt, was what Horatio wanted to know, for he did not much admire this Dutch way of courting. So he turned to the young lady, and said : " Gazena. will yon come out on the porch with me I" Gazena got up obediently aud went to the poicb, but she looked down at some tin pans that were drying ill the sun, as if they were novel objects, and both new aud interesting. Horatio Ux>k courage, and said what he htul to say as well as he could say it : then he waited for Gazeua's answer. " I will do as father and mother say," she answered; "but there's one thing : 1 have never Ken ugaged before, and 1 don't want to be engaged now. So, if you don't mind, I'll be a nun, as I stud 1 would, till—till"— Horatio did not miud, and was quite willing to let her lie a nun one year longer. It was decided that he wonld come every other Sunday to set* his litt tie nuu, and that it was all to be a secret in the family. " Because," said Gazena, "I don't want people to talk alout it, and look at me as if they had never seen me be fore. " Horatio was very happy, and worked harder than ever. He cut down his tree*, and burned the timl>er to make " black salts," which he sold at a good price iu the city. With that money he bought forty more acres of woodland, an 1, early in the spring, he sowed wheat on his cleared laud. Then he hi ed from Farmer Maynard a small cottage, with orchard and garden to matcn. It was quite a pretty little place. " It will do very well to begin with," said Horatio, " ami in two or thr<>e years we will build a house just as we want it." " Yes, indeed," said Mrs. Hartman, "you begin small UJ yon grow lug, but you begiti big ami you grow .small; ex eept Tou 1< very rich, and it is not everybody who can." But now something was the matter vr itli Oaxena. She did not look as happy ts might have been exj>eoted. No, she did not object to the cottage; it was large enongh for her. Yes, she was will ing to give up Wing a nun, and June was a very pretty month to be married in. But— " I will tell yon what it is," she said, one evening, to Horatio. " I was sancy to your father onoe, ami I am sorry for it, though it was the truth I told him. I don't want to live with proud folks to l-ok down on me; but I don't like to marry a man that hasn't any father, when his father is living." " Yon mean that you want mo to make it up with my father?" " Yes, 1 mean just that. Now please go and tell him, and make peaoe—that will bring nn happiness. It will W so right and nice 1" Horatio promised that he would go, and he weut the next afternoon. It was more than three years sinoe he had left his home. He had sometimes seen his father riding past the West Farm, but they hail never met face to face, or spoken to each other. " Let him alone," Farmer Brown had said to Aunt Ermy, when she had pro posed to go and see Horatio. " Let aim alone, and don't bother." But when the wedding was talked aWnt, Annt Ermy could restrain her self no longer. " Marcus, I suppose you have heard that your brother is go ing to IM married ?" she said, one day after dinner, addressing her nephew, but intending her speech really for her brother-iu law. "Well," said Mr. Brown, "what of it? It don't hnrt us any, does it?" "No, but—yon see be has taken that Gaxena." "Of course lie has. Why shouldn't he? She is the pluckiest little girl I ever saw !" and Farmer Brown begun to laugh. Suddenly, while he was laughing, the kitchen door opened, and Horatio walk ed in. They stared at him for a mo ment; then he said : " Well, father, how nlmtit that fifty cents "All right!" answered his father. " I never got so much out of fifty cents in all my life I" "I declare!" said Aunt Ermy, advanc ing upon Horatio with open arms. Thus peace was made and sealed. The Brown Hartman wedding was the event of that summer. Every body in Tusculum rememls-rs it to this day, and says there never was a handsomer bride groom nor a prettier bndo. Gnzena really looked very pretty — "beantifnl"—Horatio said. And Mr. Hartman gave her away as if he knew that it is not every father who has such a daughter to give away. After a substantial dinner at the honso of the bridegroom's father, the newly married pair took a short wedding trip as far as their little cottage, whi?h Farmer Brown nail Ismglit and present ed to his daughter Gazena. Banger Signals, On some of tho French railway lines an arrangement for giving danger no tice is in vogue as follows: The signal man when ho turns the disk sends an electric current in tho direction of the oo ning train to a bar placed between th i rails, and when tho engine reaches tue spot, a metal brush placed between the wheels sweeps the crossbar, the cur rent passes to the engine, and, by means of an electro magnet, presses upon a lever which opens the steam whistle, thus making it virtually auto matic. From its simplicity, this ar rangement is regarded as preferable to most, at least, of the other devioes for this purpose. CENTRE HALL, CENTRE CO., PA., THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1870. FORCED LA lit) It IX EG* FT. Rait Plrtare el Ibr %%* the !*aor t*ri>le bullri . The Egyptian Fellaheen and the JKHT generally are liable to force 1 labor first, at the public works, such as rati ways, the repair of dykes, the making of canals, the construction of bridges; and secondly, on the estsbvi and at the sugar manufactories of the khedive. For the first of these the |K<ople receive no payment, and keep themselves; for the second ttiey keep themselves for fifty days, and afterward occasionally re ceive a few dry, gritty rusks a day, and a small nomiual payment, which, how ever, in uiauy instances, and especially iu remote place*, is either altogether withheld or paid only iu part. 1 have the word of the Kurojteati sii|>enuteii dent of one of the largest of the kite dive's sugar works that no payment has been made during his term of office, a period of several years, to any of the jHHU'Ie employed. W hat takes place is this : Some huu drtxls of hands are wanted at one of tlie khedive's estates or works. Ail order is issued. A steamer with sol diers on In mid is sent up the Nile, tow iug several huge ttargesof iron or wood, tt anchors opposite a town or village, and soon hundreds of men, boys and girls, many of tender age, are seen hur rying and lieing driven down to the river bonk, clutching such small bags of tiread or fragments of rusk as tlicy can collect in haste, and accomj>auied bv their parents, friends, wiv-s and chil dren. who rend the air with their shrill screams and lamentations, for tlu-y well know that many a dear face will never be secu again. Neither tlie only sons of widows nor of blind and aged jiarents, nor the fathers of helpless infants are spared. The despot requires them —the bastinado and the prison are the cost of refusal. The whole crowd are rapidly swept into the larg< s, where, without regard to age or Mi, they are packed together like herrings ill a lsurrrl. The steamer and the bargee then start with their liv ing freight, many of whom will never return to their home* from the dietant sugar or cotton estate to which they are conveyed. During the process of t 1 eir being driven on board and during the voyage no more account of the oecu pants of the barges is taken than of wild hearts. Arrived at tlie scene of their labors, an incessant grind of toil ensues. There is no Friday rest, no mo ment's s[>ace allowed for recreation. Both sexes lalH>r under the eye of task masters armed with stick*, whips, kotio latshes, wtiicli ure freely and needlessly applied to the often naked and at all events only oue-shtrted backs of those poor " free " laborer*. 1 have myself seen little, tender, emacisbs! girls stag geriug under heavy hud* of earth, who have been lashed each time they ascend ed the high bank at which tin y were at work, and even prodded in the naked breast* with sharji paltnsticks. 1 have seen them sinkiug upon the earth, hunt ing under their loads No sort of shelter is provided for these unfortunates, though the nights of au Egyptian winter can Is* very ix>ld, and a single shirt is their only gar ment. Many have uot even this. Ou the tilthy floor of the sugar factory, or ou tin* bare stubbly ground of the cane field, where they cease working, there they lie down to take their scanty rest, and are succeeded on the instant by other gangs awakened to relieve them. Thus night and day the work goes on without intermission, and the ISM crew of servile Europetii speculator* and the cringing parasites of the little Egyp tian court who prey ujtotl the klledive, and the consuls general who love to sp<wk smooth things, and (look's tour ists, and the r**j>orti-rs of the English " dailii**," lift up their hands in fulsome admiration, and proclaim to the world tliat so many more |*nind of sugar have been produced in Egypt in this than in the previous years. These people for get to pnx'hum also how much blood- - and that human blood- ha* been ex pended iu its refinement and elabora tion ! An English friend visiting ono of the khedive's sugar factories a few days ago, observed a man at work loaded with im mense iron chains. On inquiring the reason, ho was informed that the jxxir wretch had boon detect -d sticking a few inches of sugar cane, and wan according ly condemned t<i work in chains for live days and nights without sleep, and with out leing allowed to stop to eat.— h\rr< nightly lievino. Cenlcnu'al Traveling Sulla What shall we wear to the Centennial? is the query of numerous correspondent*. The suit for the journey to and from Philadelphia is more especially the ob ject of inquiry, as the dress worn in the Centennial buildings will naturally lx> just what the wearer would use at home on semi-dross occasions—costumes of wool and Rtlk, or all silk, or, as the sum mer advances, of batiste or gronadiue. At present ladies do not undertake a journey of any length without a travel ing clonk, and this cloak is so large and so completely protects and conceals everything beneath it that the traveling dress has come to tie an item of aocond ary interest. These cloaks are made at present of light cloth, serge or water proof, while for the summer they will l>o fashioned of linen and of a heavy Ijonisine (twilled silk) of English manu facture, as light and sujierior of its kind as is the English waterproof. The shnpes are loose Ulsters, or else cape cloaks, or circulars with hoods. They oost from sl2 to $24. They are abundantly supplied with jKiekets, are trimmed with substantial braids, having strong ivory buttons, and may lie looped in various ways to shorten them into very nice looking overdresst* when necessary. Vague indistinct plaids of dark hrown, gruv and maroon are the colors most use*). Tho garments with sleeves are preferred for traveling cloaks, as it is necessary to nse the arms often in traveling, and circulars without arm hole* confine the arms in a clumsy way. Tho round hat and long scarf veil are bought w>th referenoo to tho color of tho eloak. AH for the dress tienoath the cloak, it in no well protected that ladies who do not wish to carry much luggage venture to wear one of their l>est Hinln, Hticli an a black nilk continue, or any other fabric that will endure crushing and look fresh afterward for general wear. Above all otherH the thin, light, wool nrmnres and do begin, either plain or striped, trimmed with muuy rows of wool braid, are commended for service at any thne during the nix montha of the Exposi tion. These should lie made up in n light and simple manner, such as a Hoiteuse polonaise, for Philadelphia in a warm city, ami light clothing will bo desirable. The skirts of such dresses should be short, or cine arranged so that they can tie easily shortened to clear the ground when walking. Batiste and gingham suits will tie made in the same compact fashion to wear at midsummer. OtrroF DEBT. —Asa Scotch officer wis handing a summons to a oollier, he said : " It's a curious thing that ye haud mo comin' to ye see often ; can ye no get o' debt f" "Getonto* debt, Mr. Turubill ?" said the knight of the black diamonds ; "'deed it takes a' my time and wit to get into't. 1 am astonished how ony body can Lao leisure to warstle out of it." IX Till: MAIX Itni.BIXH. Nir* iroM Ihr Nrifllt •( a I • rr*ioti4ki aw Ihr Mexico not yet lieiug tu order, *n pushed ou to the Netherlands, where our attention was ikton attracted by a native spinning wheel for oottou, taiKlela of • dwelling boose, and thatched farm house, sample* of WIMxl, • raised UlSp for the blind at Amsterdam, and a uitxlel fating house. Our would hardly have looked for dissected cattle; vet there lay ltoforr tin a lit mm* of a oow who had died of the plague, the windpipe of a aeooud viotim to the name poet, a gullet, tlngh, etc. A pyramid of sulphate of ammo nia, yeliH'ijKHleß ami pi;e were worth looking at. Hto JANHI HO diaplayed ourioun hamwtx-ks aud a fae nniitr of crown jewelry, while Brazil, with it* case of bright turtle aud insects of every hue, many of them net an jewels, neemed to say : " lniok at tin," auti we did long enough to obnerve a breastpin aud earrings made of throe humming birds' hi ads. BE DO II'M. The red, yellow and black flag tloutetl over its treasures, aud conspicuous ou euteriug itn com part men t wan a case of rags and waste pa|H<r. Jt at whet shall we nay alnuit itn Brussels laoc, whoae splendors would have ravished a society telle. It far exceeds iu beauty all my expectation*. A beequif ami overnkirt tlinplayed over yellow nilk, which color, by tlie way, did uot allow itn rtchnena to advantage, was of exquisite fineness; parasol and cushion covers, flouncing half a vtird iu depth, made one'n eyes water; even the likeuean of the queen of llelgium wan surrounded with a wreath of lace flowers of great beauty. A traveler declare d that in Brussels itself he had seen no exhibition of laoo that equaled this. SWITZERLAND, 1 fancied, could hardly surprise us with model cottages, yet u large farmhouse, with an apiary attached, and the whole affair a musical box, was quite novel. It also made a flue display of machine embroidery in silk lace imitation. Two large maps, one a geological and the other a topographical surrey, would in terest the scientist and engineer but a large ebony cabinet, richly paint* d,c >uld l>e (letter npprec ated by the minority. I expected to lie quite llllpreKStsl with the dimensions of tlie Mam building, as it covers twenty acres, and in in aiae 1,880 fix-t l>v 4<4, but on the contrary found myself quit*- prepared for it. r liases. I hastened to examine the rolie* from the liue ile Bivoli, and any passionate lover of dree* could be quite satisfied with a white silk and tulle toilette having a train de]iendmg from the shoulders at the Imok, and reselling -well, not quite an far an from Calais to Dover. But at any rate the mortal who dounvd it would need a small salon to herself, and re quire no l'alx-1 to nay "I'ix-t off," ami no richly embroidered too. The display of rugs was noticeable, one e>|xx-ially, representing a skating scene. The black lace was very fine, and we should have lingered over the white had we not just stejijHxl out of Belgium. OUUT BRITAIN next claimed our nttentiou, and we ex claimed at the lx-auty of a carveil oak chest ma<le from the oak l>eatus of Salis bury cathedral. At litis point m the building two spiral staircases mviU- a* pirtng spirits to a bird's eye view of the scene outside. But instead of ascending tlu-ae we entered a tajxistried room labal •• Boyai Sehool of Art Maadle work," and noticed a fire screen wrought by the Princce* Christina. A dumb waiter was a black In-ar standing on its hind legs aud holding a salver lietween its forepaws. In a case of embroidered Usikmarks the most conspicuous was the badge of the " Ancient Order of Foreeters," reminding one with its archery scene of bold Robin Hood. INDIA. Shut your eyes aud on o|x-ning them you find yourself transported to India, ami before yon lies a case in sculpture from the tomb of Anaravati. lint we are weary and linngry ; let ns pass through the hall and wend onr way to a building on the right, iuvitingly called " Department of Public Comfort," where wo will find rest and refreshment, comfortable sofas and chairs, toilet apparatus, hot coffee and eatables. But then EOTPT is just here, and thst case of embroider ed trappings is so gorgeous we forget fstigue and enter the department. Aud such a table cover we will not soon see again. Beside these stands the bust of Pharaoh Baniases ll.—and we al most shudder at the crocodile fourteen feet in length, lyinfj ontstretolled, even if it is stuffed. We cannot stop for s I view of Cairo, for just here is on em hroiderod undershirt, velvet jscket, and other articles from the 1 uizanr of Cairo. SWEDEN has stationed so many generals around its compartment we almost fear to enter; but thou they are only waxen, coui|>t ing with the famous Jarley. The living exhibitor looks in his nuiform so like the " shams," aud is so often taken for them, he Hays, that I can imagine his m gardmg himself as quite a humbug. But yonder, do look over there at a group of five figures standing around a stage lying upon tlie ground. Hurely if we sjHiak to them they will reply in Hwodish. No less lifelike is another group, consisting of a clock maker, seated before a 'table, on which lie his instruments with other figuree regarding him. And yet another man is driving a reindeer, seated himself in an uncom fortable looking sledge. The bnffdo rolies from Stockholm are striking. But who would have looked for such ex quisite silver work in far off NORWAY, yet here it is, unsurpassed by any coun try, even famous Italy. And what a cti- I riosity of a sledge is here, made in 1625, ' and retained in the possession of one family until INTO, when it was purchased for this Extunition. If yon have sixty Norway dollare to spnre (how much is that!) yon can own it yourself. And iul joining it stands the Norway national vehicle, inteuded for "own." Here is a little schoolroom, with its desks, etc.; aud over all theee treasures floats the standard,'red with blue fiom. "Call yon tell me what this is?" I asked of a foreign exhibitor. ",A coppt r buoy, so constructed that as it sways to and fro in the water it strikes a fog liell." "And it was made iu Norway!" "Oh, no! no I you travel so fast that yon have reached It'dy," lie replied. Bather I thought Italy has donned her seven leagued boots and stepped up alongside of Norway. Perhaps she came ii> this Norwegian man-of war which is exhibit ed here to show the Norway, metal. Those knots were tied by machine when the metal was cold. But wo must tear ourselves away, and after needed rest and refreshment we crossed the grounds, I passing up Belmont nvcuue to THE WOMEN H PAVILION. The question of what woman can do is partly solved in this Exhibition. At | any rate, wo see here she lias made a 1 pretty clook, has invented a life pre serving mattress, the model of which you will find in a tank, with dolls jter <Misting the resound ones, has oostrlvnd a look Imrrel cover, and a most con venient work table. The lady from Keutneky, who has taken the portraits of Mr. Gladstone, Bright, and others njMMi white silk with black and white sewing silk, is s most ingenious creature. It is difficult to tielleve the specimens liefore you are any sort of uoedie work. 1 wss quite interested in s case of birds and animals sporting about a tree, specimens of worsted work. And here is a stamp, excavated from Hid on in IR7'A—it la 'J.UOU years old, aud this cushion liefore us is a reproduction of an original jatlteru. Very pretty is the seal from Beloit Col lege, surrounded by a motto, in each letter of which is wrought a miniature fiag. Luuk, too, at the Iteautiful carvings some from tlie School of IV sign at Cincinnati, and a licdatead wrought by two young ladies. A model smoothing iron, heated by gas, and ei hibited by a doll, must delight the youngsters ; and in the next ease is a patent stocking and glove darner, also exhibited by dolls. The old English knotting work is revives), and Martha Turrey is certainly an adept in maiking with indelible ink. A Centennial I'npleasantness. Au incident of the inaugural day is raising quite a little breeze in social circles in New York, where it is now be ing investigated. After the Presidential party had paused into Machinery hall the crowd which hail gathered to wit ness the proamnion was momentarily augmented, all eagerly awaiting the throwing open of its doors to the public. The clock in the hall showed that the appointed hoar of one had arrived. It could be aeeu that the machinery had been set in motion, and the people grew more and more impatient at the delay. The throng grew so dense and the crash so fearfnl that the guards were powerless to foroe them back, and tlioae in front who would gladly have got out were unable to do so. Tightly wedged in, the mass of humanity swayed liack and forth like the helpless writhings of some huge monster, utterly trampling out every vestige of grass, crushing down the shubliery and flowers and crushing the ornamental fence aronnd the plot into kindling wood. Finally one of the gates was opened, and the crowd, taking this for the signal for their admission, pressed forward, when a certain New \ork general of militia sprung upon the stejia and attempted to sjx-sk to the crowd. His words could not lie heard, but his manner was j>er foctly intelligible and evidently meant that he was very angry. The crowd took offense at his manner at once, and their mood changed from good humor to indignant sarcasm, es pecially when the general drewhis sword frantically and bramshed it over his head, uttering something which was drowned in derisive yells, lie ordered tlie Philadelphia tron|<ato charge oa tlie defiant citizens. The troopers went to work with a will, striking right aud left with the fist of their sabers, to the great detriment of silk hats and theenoonrsge ment of bumps of a nun phrenological character. tu this bloody work the general joined con arnore, and one of ins victims hapjx-ned to be a gentleman of high social standing -and a memtx r of the Union la-ague, of which organi zation the general is also a member. Tins gentleman has since ooniploiurd l> the League of the treatment he re ceived and much indignation against tlie general has U-eu expressed both in that laxly and in social circles. The general claims that he was justithxl iu using the force employed on the occa sion, while hi" fellow leaguer and other' who were similarly used declare that it w:ia brutal aud inexcusable, as they were void of offense except in Ix-ing unable to " fall back," when so ordered, through the living wall behind them. The matter is likely to le made the sub ject of ale ague committee investiga tion, and strong predilections iu favor of the expulsion of the general from the rights and privileges of the club house arc freely expressed by nicni!xrs. A Revolutionary Hero. Marblebead, Mass., has ha 1 a private centennial, dedicating a monument to Captain Mugford, the hero of one of the boldest ex| loits of the early day* of the Revolution. Captain Mugford wa born in Balem, but liail lived at Marblebead siuce childhood. When he was twenty - aeveu, he was impressed on board a British aioop-of war, but n-leasisl at his mother's demand. While nboard, how ever, he overheard talk about the ex pected arrival of n powder ship in Nau tasket roads. He applied to General Ward for the command of the cruiser Franklin (four gutis and fifty Urns), got her after much importunity, and with twenty-one men set sail. He soon en oonutered the British sloop Hope (six guns, 360 bms and seventeen mm), and although the enemv's fleet lay not far off, attacked, boarded, carried her, and took her inbi Boston. Bbe had alxmrd 1.501) 1 xir re Is of powder, 1,000 carbines and other army supplies. Then he set sail again, but with the tide against him, anchored for the night. Daybreak showed him thirteen launches from the British fleet rowing towards him. He sunk five before they oonld get along side, but was mortally shot in learing off tlie rest. "I am a dead mail," he said to his lieutenant: "do not give up the vessel; you will lie able to leat them. If not, cut the cable aud run ashore." He died a few minutes after tho vessel was ran ashore, and the launches made off. The British lost seventy men in the fight, and Mngford's was the only death on the American side. His laxly was buried with great stab' at Marblohead. Saiibu' Bit) Houses in 1T741. An important snd interesting adjunct to the meeting house in some parts of the country was the " Bablm' Day house." Comfort, being carefully shut out from the mix-ting house itself, was only thus rudely provided for in such subordinate structures. The Bal-ha' Day house was a family affair, generally Comprising but a single npartment, jx r haps llfbx'ii feet square, with windows and a fireplace. It was very plainly and sparsely furnished. Chairs for tlie old people aud benches for the children sbxxl round the walls, and a table in the oeiib-r might hold the Bible and a few religious Ixxiks, while at one side shelves contained dishes for cooking aud eat ing. Bonn-times the Habba' Day house was mounted nlxive a shod, within which tho horse could l>e sheltered. A group of such cabins standing alxmt the meet ing house added uot a little b> the pic turestiuenosH of tho spot, aud their use conduced greatly bi the oouvenieuco anil comfort of BuliiMith worship, especially in winter. Tho family ablo to kiwp a Habba' Day house drove directly tliityor on Babbath mornings, warmed them selves up by a hot llro without and— quite likely—l>y a hot drink within, and here spent tluvtitormiasion, w, th further wholesome regards for tho wants of the inner man. The better class of the Habba' Day houses were whitewashed, some of them double; aud to the truth of history it must be said that between Babbatlis they occasionally furnished the wild young men of the parish with se cure haunts for unseemly carousals, TKKMB: S~.OO a Year, in .Advance. A TKBRIHLK EXPERIKXCE. A H'hsl* f * will v Hltte* bv a Mul D* Uralb •( a Utile Olrl. For a long lime we have had no such terrible story of hydrophobia to report us that which comes to us from Newara, N. J. The fsmiiy of Mr. Louis Hor lutgi'ii consists of Mr. and Mr*. Mor liagt-u and seven children, six girls and one boy. The dog that bit them was a black rtptlx about three years of age, u jd in the family and with whtoh the children were accustomed to play about tile hause and yard. A few weeks ago the dog suddenly di appeared and it was thought that he had beau stolen, but in a few days thereafter the animal returned, much to the delight of the children, who gleefully ran in to tell their mother. It was noticed, however, that he acted in a strange manner, biting and snapping at every one who came near htm, wluch action; were attributed at first to his having been ill treated during his absence. Charles Horhsgm, the only son, a flue lad of fifteen, attempted to pacify the animal, when it seized one of the fingers of his right hand in its mouth and bit it- Blood Sowed freely from the wound for a few moments, but Charley gave the matter no further thought. The Spits then took refuge iu the stable at the rear of the lot, and as Henrietta, a gill of twelve, was running through the place, the animal suddenly sprung upou her from its hiding place, and bit her in the right heel, inflicting a severe wound. Henrietta ran limping and crying into the hoove and told her mother of what had occurred. About five minutes after ward the Hpitz ran yelping from the stable, snapping at everything in his way, and liefore Maggie, s little girl of ten, could OHOA|W into the house, the rabid animal had bitten her in the left ankle. Mrs. Morhagen hastened out to nee what was the matter, when the dog sprung furiously upon her and bit the fingers of Imw right hand. The Bpitx again ran into the stable and bit Mr. Borhagen'a horse on the legs, and alao bit another dog that was kept there to watch the premises. Mr. Borhagen, who chauotxi to be home at the time, becoming alarmed at the dog's actions, though not sus|x*oting that it was mad, endeavored to secure it so as to prevent its doing further harm. He had almost auooeeded in putting a collar and chain about its neck, whin the dog furiously sprung ujieu him aud bit him in the left wrist near the thumb, inflicting a wound which bled profusely. After much trouble he succeeded in tying the Spitx to its ken nel, but during tlie night the animal continued to grow worse, frothing at the month and showing other symptoms of hydrophobia. The next morning the brute was found lying dead outside of its kennel. It* month was covered with fosm, and its glassy eyes protruded from their sockets, while tLe sides of the ken nel showed marks of the rabid animal's teeth where it had gnawed the boards in its agony and death struggles. None of the family, however, felt any apprehensions regarding the wounds in flicted by the dog, or manifested any signs of illnniM until Henrietta began Bo oomplain of drowsiness. Later the same evening she told her mother that the had severe |aiiis in her head, sides, back and legs, aud the parts were rubied with liniment, the mother thinking per haps that she had taken oeld. Ah ut midnight she again awoke with a start and complained of the pains in her !inibs. Bbe had several spasms during the night, and tossed wildly about upon her bed. At early dawn, when the father was obliged to leave borne and at tend to his express business, he bade his wife go at once for a doctor. Dr. Voegler was called, and, after examining the child, said that be needed assistance, when Drs. 11l and Korm-man were tarn moned. A consultation was held, and it was decided to cut out a piece of flesh where the child was bitten, in hopes of sariDg her life. Medicine was given and everything jxissiblc done by the physi ctana to alleviate her sufferings. Daring the following moruing she appeared to be somewhat bettor, and was at intervals quite rational, bnt toward noon she was seised with another violent spasm. Then she relapsed into a troublous sluml>er, accompanied with stertorous breathing, and would occasionally start up in the wildest manner, screaming in agony, aud clutching at the bedclothes. Then she would make a noise like the barking of a dog, and moan and talk in a wild, incoherent, delirious way. Mr. Horliagen, upon returning home in the afternoon, was terribly distressed at his daughter's condition, and called other phyriciaus to see the child. At seven o'clock that evening Henrietta was seized with another violent spasm, and it Ix-osuie neix-ssary for her father and mother to hold her in the lied. Bbe biased her head from side to ride, threw her arms about and ahnddered from brad to foot when water or other liquids were applied. The sjiasms became more frequent dnring the night, increasing in violence nutil half past two o'clock in the morning, when death relieved tho child of her sufferings. The wonnils of the oilier members of the family were cauterized and every lliing done to save them. The second dog bitb n went mail and was shot. It is hoped that none others of the family will suffer. The I*cft Wing John Tobias hail anything but a pleased look as ho limped out of his cell into the Detroit police court. He got drank in his shirt sleeves, and it was hard b> b>U whether he hail more mud than shirt on his back. His collar was thrown open in an artistic manner, re vealing an Adam's apple about the size of an inkxtand aud a good deal of leather colored throat. " Yes, I observe," mused his honor, as he gave the prisoner s looking over. " Got drank, laid down to rest your knees and your apjHwrance is all that could be desired." " Don't pile it on to me, judge—l was in tho army," pleaded John. " Name the army." " The left wing,'' replied the prisoner, hesitating for a moment. "The left wing of what army I l ' " I say it was the left wing." " What army f" " The left wing." His honor leaned hack, and slowly said : "John Tobias, you are lying to me! Yon can't look me square iu the eyes, and your spinal column is crooked out of sliajxi. You were never in the army at all, aud the left wing you say yon be longed to was the great wing left at home Ix-hiuil the soldiers." " Didn't I go to war!" demanded John, bristling np considerably." " No, sir." "Well, I oome mighty near it," growled the prisoner. " Not half as near as 1 shall oome to locking yon up for sixty days," quietly replied tlie court. " Return to the cor ridor by this door, lean np in some corner, and don't l>e ugly when the Maria drives arouud." AN INDEX. —An index has just been prepared for the ten first volumes of Scrihuer's Monthly. It is stated in the preface that the illustrations of these ten volumes have oost the magazine nearly one hundred thousand dollars, aud that a very inuoh larger sum has been paid for literary contributions Mud editorial work. NUMBER 24. THE LIVE NTOCK DIHPLAT. Thr liklklilM .1 l ull. i Ttthm Plu. m ik. Urnuto—rr^iiiMui i.r H. The grounda for the Centennial lira stock display am within 2,000 feet of tbo maiu entrance, and am situated be tweeti the two onief thoroughfares, via.: Belmont a venae and Forty Aral street. They comprise thirty-Ave acrea, and are on the line of the Pennaylvania railroad. The looation, therefore, afford* superior advantages for the reoeipt ana delivery of annuals. A ntig one-third of a mile in circumference will be provided and 740 stall* are being erected. Theae are 14x14, and ao arranged that after the horae ahow, which oomea off Aret (from September 1 to 14 inclusive), the atalla can be divided into atalla 7x14 for the celtic which are to be ahown September 11 to October 4. Hie atalla can again be divided ao aa to be 7x7, for abeep, a wine and goat*, which will be exhibited from October 10 to 18. The oomraiaaion will farniah ooepa and atteudanoe apon pay ment of 91 on each bird of the gailina oeoaa division and 92 on each pair of the aquatic division. The poultry will be exhibited from October 27 to Nov. 6. A* the cattle ground* were formerly the Philadelphia drove yards the a apply of water ia ample and ua arrangement* for taking away the manure excellent. Ofßoea for the attendants, with hay and grain barracks, are being provided, and a very large hotel adjoin* the yard*. •' The international feature ha* been better worked up at their Exhibition than at any previous one; " ao aay* at leaat Profeaaor Archer, one of the Kbg iiah oummiaaioaero who ha* attended all the previoo* world'* fair*. In confirma tion of thnt I might state that the Cen tennial oommiamon from Canada ha* made official requisition for space in the international stockyard for the exhibi tioc of one hundred and fifty head of neat cattle, seventy five sheep, seventy five twine and 300 ooopa of poultry. In addition, a firm of shippers proposes to pot on a special steamship to fetch cat tle from Europe. This ship will not undertake to run fast, but rather to make the trip as comfortable for the animals a* possible by running slow or even turning tail to the storms if de sirable. Ail the railroads offer free return transportation on live stock; but it is likely that most of the foreign ex hibits will be sold on the ground, like secretary of the treasury ha* amended the late order, wluch interdicts the im portation of cattle, which waa issued to prevent the introduction of contagious diseases, provided the animals have been examined by a competent veteri nary surgeon and certified to be free of disease. This certificate most-be in dorsed by our eon ml at the port of shipment, and the animals must be in tended for exhibition or breeding. The list of priare runs high op into the thousands, as first, second and third prizes will be awarded to the best of every recognised breed in each of the competing lists, sweepstake prises alone excepted. For instance, cattle will com pete in herds. This constitutes a class. Now, *s there are nine recognised breeds of cattle- vix. : shorthorns, Holsteina, Hereford*, Ayrshire*, Devon*, Guern seys, Brittamea, Kerry* and Jerseys— there will be three times (first, second and third primes) nine or t weuty -seven prixee in the class of herds. For bulls alone there are three classes—viz.: bulls three years and over, over two yean and under three, over one year and under two. As each of the three classes has nine breeds and throe prises few each breed we have (three times nine times three) eighty-one prises for bulls. Of cows there are four classes, according to age, and, therefore, 106 prises. There are also sweepstake prises both for bulls and for cows. Fat and draught cattle have five classes, via.: The best fstted steer and the fattest cow, the most powerful yoke of oxen end the moat rapidly walking yoke of oxen, the most thoroughly trained yoke end the moat thoroughly trained team of three or more yokes of oxen. Breeding homes have sixteen classes; speed hdrses four classes; walking horses one class; matched teams five classes; asses for breeding four classes; sheep thirteen classes, and goats the same; swine twelve olasees; dog* ten classes and poultry two clainee. The latter are to be exhibit ed in pairs of one year and over as one class and under one year as one class. Th'y include chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, swans, pigeons, Guineas and orna mental birds. In thi* division it ia easy to see that the number of prizes will tie immense, as awards will be made few superiority to every recognised breed. If there are fifty breeds of chickens and two clause* (over one year and under one year) and three prise*, we would have fifty (breeds) multiplied by two (clasae*), multiplied by three (prises first, second and third), or three hundred prises for chickens alone. Ducks and pigeona of the recognized breeds are very enmer ons, and so it is plain that, as each breed competes only with others of its own breed, the swards in the live stock sec tion will, as I said, run up into the thousands. Living fishes will be dis played in both fresh and salt water aquaria, and swards will be made for the largest display of fish of all specie*. The aqnorial exhibit will, no doubt, be the largest ever made in this country, and perhaps the soologioal garden may secure the whole. As the officers of the bureau of agri culture are determined to leave nothing undone to make the lire stock display the crowning feature of the Agricultural department it is obvious that they have an onerous work on hand. A cardinal object of this exhibition is to promote improvement in breeding stock, and visitors to the Exhibition will have the great advantage of seeing animals brought, not only from America, but fromEurojM?. Too Much Work. All work and no play sent a man to the lunatic asylum In Davenport, lowa, lie was a workman in a factory, and his iuduatry during ten years oonld not easily have been increased. He was at his bench early and left it late. No amusements broke the monotony of his daily life. He scaroely knew of any thing outside of the factory and ms home. It is not wonderful, therefore, that his mind had room for morbid fan cies. He imagined that his foreman was plotting to kill him, and that the whole world, excepting his daughter, war. in the conspiracy. He made the girl stay constantly with him as a de fender. Next, he liarricoded himself in his house, and from that mimic strong hold he was sent to the asylum. The moral points to tho wisdom of recrea tion. An Extensive Work. .Should a ship oanal bo out across the Isthmus of Darieu at its narrowest point, it would be thirty two miles long, and would require a ship tunnel 125 feet high and seven miles in length through solid rock. A vessel going from New York to San Francisco would save ten thousand miles of sailing, and oonld afford to pay a toll of $3,000. In the one item of wages, a clipper ship of 1,500 tons burden would save $2,000 at least It ia estimated that the work would oost $100,000,000. He is the happier and the more gener ally useful man who is good ia many things and great In nothing. A Sleep jr HMI. "Mag I atag ma to aiaap I With gaaM# worth, tn aoaaa ewaa* alnmbar Rodhjai kma peat aa waa shady atep Mag* to tha aUeaea la hi* noonday lni*ora. " Htagl ftvarsiaga Wbaa gaatly it Aevajbatweae *oft bank* of And tha ha* Biortoura, aad tha enekoo Uiiiga Hl* faint Hay sitMte, twaeo tb* golden " Mng! Oh, dlftnart ten# I a I *lnk' beneath aooto agsart's charming waod t I yield, 1 move, 17 soothing U*i** Mown, O'er twilight abores, into th* dreaming land! !i.n m .. 1 " Parts and Paarfea. If men would aet good examples, they might hatch better habit*. The man who make* himself ridicu lous prevents many others from becom ing aa When drinking interfere* with a man'a business the common way is to give up business. The paaaengars in a Philadelphia streetcar the other evening were talk ing in aii languages. "The difference between ingenious and ingenuous is illustrated by the dif -1 farenoe between can do and can did." The new forts around Paris are to be after the generals who labored ao hard to retrive the faults of Napoleon UL, in the war of 1870. Many persons look upon others aa they would look through the panes of their windows—not noticing either, un less a blemish or a Aaw appears. A Paris landlord levied on a tenant's wooden lag for debt, and the question was whether the property was personal, tools, household effects or real. There are $1,000,0(10 worth of shoe pegs made yearly in the United Htaiea, most of them in Massachusetts, re quiring 100,000 cubic feet of white birch. There are said to be in St. Louis county, Mo., unmarried females who own property worth an aggregate of 518,000,000. Go West! young man, go Weal I They say that if a bee, wasp, or hornet atinga, it to nearly always at the expense of life. Thus a slanderous tongue will ultimately damage ita possessor more than its victim. Professor Dynamic—" Can you giva ms an example of bast causing expan tion, and cold contraction I ' —" Tea, air; the days are long in an mmer and abort in winter." It is unkind at this season of the year to laugh at a man who baa splashes of whitewash on his back, soot on his noee, a frown 00 his brow and a length of stovepipe under each arm. It ia said that California ia well suited far the domestication and breeding of the ostrich, and it is quite probable that an effort will be made to raise these valuable birds in that State. It ia observed that there are few thing* that will make a man carry hi* head ao atraigntasto ha+v> a ragged neck binding on bia shirt, with plenty o starch on it, well ironed in. A Western editor met a well educated farmer recently, and informed him that be would like to have something from bia pen. The farmer aent him a pig and charged him $9-75 for it. An employee who doesn't have his hands washed and his coat on, ready to strike for home aa soon aa the clock be gins to strike twelve or mx, ia not enter prising enough to work by the day. Here ia a soliloquy of a Parisian ine briate, addseaaed to his hat, which had fallen off : "If I pick you up, I fall; if I fall you will not pick me up—then I leave you." And he staggered proudly away. Those old soakers never lack for sign meet. Lately on* replied to a temper ance lecturer Ire the following : "If water rote the sole* of your boots, what effect must it have on the coat of your stomach I" Large orders have been received in England for steel rails for foreign mi ned*, and works which have been closed during several months are about to be put in operation again in conse quence. David Belvut. of Philadelphia, aged twenty-four, used a raxor to pare a com on hia toe, mid caused the corn to bleed freely. He wss taken ill, tetanus or lockjaw ensued, and death resulted in three day*. An agricultural journal advertises a new washing machine under the bead ing, " Every man bis own washer woman," and in ita culinary department my* that "potatoes should always be boiled in cold water." In Clarke county, lowa, there ia said to be a boy who eats hay like an ox and has a singular appetite for raw vege table*. lie dislikes bread or oookad food, desiring rather to live on the raw productions of nature. " Whan women make bread," said Quia, moralizing over an underdone bis cuit at the breakfast table—" When women make bread, a curious phenome non often results; you And a little dear bringing forth a little dough." A grumbling oar driver said to a pass enger : " Ton always want me to stop when you get off." "No, sir," said the passenger, who had no jumping notions. *' 1 don't care what vou do. I only want the ear to stop. You can go on." Infant prodigy—"Mamma, do you suppose Dr. Proeey rehearses hia ser mons at home I" Fond mother—"No, dear, his fervor in preparing them ia spontaneous, and Smart boy—"Oh, then, he does not practice what be preaches." To encourage tree pla&ting in the several counties of lowa, the Chicago and Northwestern railway offers a pass to Chicago and back for the farmer and hi* wife in each county who duriDg the year plant and keep living the greatest number of beta This ia the roughest conjugal experi ence on record. In a Brooklin divorce suit the husband, who waa a superinten dent of a horse car line, alleges that his wife is employed as a " spotter," and that through her influmoo he was turn ed out of hia berth. Seventeen men who bad left oomfort abli homes in Wisconsin to hunt gold in the Black Hills, applied on a recent night at the polioe station at 8L Paul for lodging, having walked from the Hills after three months vain hunt for gold, of which they saw not a grain. When Marc Anthony threw himself upon the " dear remains " of his loved Cmsar, in a Pittsburgh theater the other evening, he struck the " corpse " fair in the stomach, which had the effect of doubling it up with a grunt, that rather detracted from the solemnity of the oc casion. The Germans have no idea of losing Metx. A garrison of 12,000 men is maintained there, and the magazines of ammunition and stores are sufficient to maintain 40,000 men for three years. To the seven forts already in existence that have been enlarged, four new ones have been added. A Paris woman has perfected a now method of picking pockets. She enters an omnibus with a very pretty and beantiful dressed baby, seats herself close to the likeliest passengers,aßd works under cover of baby's ample drapery. After succeeding she pinches the baby, so that it cries fearfully, and she leaves the omnibus suddenly to buy candy for it. A wag, who had wrapped h piece of cloth having the word " centennial" on it around an egg and then boiled it so that the word appeared plainly on the shell, sadly deceived a Portland (Oonn.) farmer, who took it out of a nest where it had been nlaeed. and ex hibited it at the offloe of a local news paper M a wonderful manifestation of the hen's intimate knowledge of the history of the United States.
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