Hew Brow Old. 1 looked in the tslltaJ* mirror, And MI the mirk* of cure, The orow's feet Mid the wrinkle*. And the grey in the dirk brown heir Mr wife look*) over my elioold.r— Si oil beentifol WM (the ; " Thon wilt new grow old, my tore," the Mid, " New grow old to me. " For ege i the chilling of hert, And thine, M mine can tell, le M young and warm ae when diet we heard The sound of our bridal btU!" 1 turned and kisned her rip# red li| a : " Let time do its worst on we, If in my soul, my lore, my faith, 1 never ee m old to theet" Christmas Time. Heap on morn wood!- the wind i chill, lhit k t i! whistle as it will. We'll keep our t'hrtsUnaa merry stilL Each age has denued the new-boru year The Attest time fvir festal cheer : • •.• And well our Christmas sire, of old Loved when the year its course had rolled. And la-ought blithe Christina* hack again, With all his hospitable train. Domestic and religious right tlavv honor to the holy night: On Christmas eve the belts were rung ; l>n Christmas eve the uiaas wa* sung ; That only night, in all the year, Saw the stoled |U u .t the dhilw* rear. Tlie damsel denned her kirtle slieeu ; The hall was dressed with belly greea ; b\>rUi to the WHHVI did merry inert go, To gather ui the mistletoe. Then opened wide the tiaron s nail To vassal, tenant, serf, and all; Tower laid lus rod of rule aside. And cernn, ny .h.ff.l bis pride. The heir, with roses in lus shoes, That night might vi'lsgv psituer clns.se ; The lord, sndrrvigatiug, share Tlie vulgar game of "post and pair. AU hailed, with nsns • troll.--1 delight. And general voice, the happy right. That tv tlie cotuge, as Ik, crown. Brought inhngs of salvau- ii d. wu. The fire, with *ril dried log* bUpfiiied, Went roaring uj !i. vtuauey ide ; The huge hall taM. * oaken l>i>, Scrolled UU it *!i -:ie the day tt erace. ltorw !inu upun U ruajaive Kvird So mark to port Use vjuirv sad kmi. Tbtn wa brought :■ the lusty I jiwu, Py old Mae coated n I.ls man ; Thru the grim boar* head frowned i n high, I Vested with liays and rosemary. Well can the gn-'ii garbed rangir tell Ho*, when, and where, the u. niter fell : hat Mhl* lus death he '. re. And all the haiung of the beer. The wa*sel rvir.ui in gi>od Uvwn bowls Garwishtd w.th ribbons, blithely Irowls. TV- re the huge wridjte t *>l, snd Obnetmu ; Nie failed old Scotland to produce. At inch high tide, Mr a\i*y gts'sc. Then eante the-merry tusker* in. And ear ' r iard lb ! htl e rue diu ; If munekbiK ;i was Ui< > : r. It wi a hearty r.'tr, and strong. Who lists may in their tuuiiunmg see Traces of at. .-out mystery. VThiti shirts •:::■• lied the mwqm-mle. And saintted cheek* the \ i -r* made ; Hat. oh I what ciask-.m n.-hly dieht Can I ltd i f I- soma half so tight ? Ksciaivd J MR) 11-miand. when Old UffisDuai trought his sjairts again. T v hrutuAs broached the merriest ale ; "Twas t'hntr.:r.s told the merriest talc ; A Christmas gaurt ol ft would cheer The poor man's heart through half Use year. —.air Holler .Scr.fl. YES. OK NO. Terrible weather—quite an old fiuh !■ i ml Cur! -tmar—the an >w falling f:e>t. in tlskis ms L-.rge as d uic. and an icy, pet.etromig w id sweeping hiTuri the country, with a fierce determination to lir-ve its < tii Way. Everybody said it w:u the i !de>; winter iter known; but tli.it is annual saying. At the E . the s> .it < r.d Ay, an I enjoy mi not] ing K Iter than to gather his frit lids ur- .'i.nd h-ui. He was a wid ower, viUt one eliild—Lueilla, A sjmrk lir.g, sprightly girl t f nineteen or twentv. The }-any c -nsisted f several fr.Ynds a:. 1 neighbors f Jir. Fowler, anil their wives end daughters. There was, of c >arec, a j:• portionate uwt'mblr of y oag ■ nd :,;i. tie :u a Itf Ihhl Ck.pt*; a Wilfred IlKrWrt; a great mi ni, rer vf Lac ibi *, without, as y.t. hav ing aetual'y d* •. r . L.i.:-, If. It needed not much L. • rumen!, l:owevcr, to iier ceive that Is- w;> dev. icdly attached t*> th • y nng lady, while she on L. r jurt vci nut i rT -rent t<> hiiu. Bnt jUH ht we tell yu aw nl ale tit L icills. S'i one of the >e dear, be witch - : cr< u. s that u:.l make y.a ir<; a very nice sort . f n fellow, and th.it y n are just the kin 1 of n man that she always mbnired; then, without any perceptible effort, will ranee yon to suppose that ynn are a great blundering thin? that astonishes himself lv his own or.eeit iti snpp sing that lie, f .r a moment, could cmnjarp himself with h"r; bnt underneath all th:.-, there v .s a woman's nature that eoulsl lC loving, and even sn o re. Now her f itlicr, v.Lo, strange to s*y, conld t >t re id v cintr la hes lik- a!• k, Bering only a a qaeite in h's charming iletigh ter, W::B mnch phased by tl.c- irefi renre paid her by the handsome young i fficer, who came of an excel lent family, and in addition to"hb proftn, had un ample private fortune, ai d, in his parental s< liritude, was desirous of seeing her hap pily settled with some de-*>rv.ng and eli gible young man. Mr. Fowler himself was verging on seventy years, having married late in life. It was about midday and the scene in tic grounds of the E'.iiiS was animated and striking. They were of grent ex tent, pud in summer timst beautiful'y laid out. Now, however, their beaut ee were veiled beneath a waste of snow. The immense clma, yews and ce-lari which skirte down witli ma" And he turnevl away from his daugli t r and Iwgtui talking to attiue brother landed proprietor alsmt the scarcity of lieeta and stasia, and the pitis-s fat bul lock* wt-re fetching at tlie eotuitry town. tHp.titin Wilfrtsl Herbert, who had Iws'ii watching au opportunity, inarchetl up to Lucilla, a cloud on his handsome face. "Will yon sleigh Willi lue Xlow, Miss Fowler? 1 think it's my turn." "Oh, 1 don't know about atiylsHly's 'turn,' 1 was half engaged to Mr. Fitr gerald. Bt vdee, I really think I've hail enough of sleighing for one ilay." " Ju*t for ten minute*, phsahsl the young officer. " Xo, I tliink not," lutwul tin' will ful lteauty, who, like other Iwautiea, having lus'kisl lier fish, delighted ill the torment she put liiiu U>. "It •becomes fatiguing after awhile." " Well, then, shall we join UiC su.'w ballera ?" "Oh, de.tr, no! When last I saw them, }sor l"i-fee fum had Uv-t his no-n', his ears, Litli arms, and everything els,-. There would IH no fun iu peltiug at the stunip U"W. thie might as well throw at tlie trunk of a tree." "Ok, Lucilla," said lie, earnestly, "what makes you treat me in tins man ner t" "In what maimer i" ssked the little coijuette, affecting supreme uneonscious uet-a. "Yi u will neither sleigh with me nor join the snowballing party, though 1 have aak'sl you dozen times; yet you have joiuctl nearly all the otlier fellows iu l>oth pastim 's. ' "Have I, really? Well tlie other • fellows,' as you call them, nre nil par ticular'iv pleasant, agreeable y >ung men." "Am I not pleasant to yon, then?" "N •; jo.st uow. Y"U r- ally look like some melo-dramatic tyrant. Btvcdos, you don't expect me to praise yon n> your face!" " Lucilla," said the young mail, with such jr.ssionate energy that it starthsi her, " ruy torture nn* thus > It -n't you know t!'.at 1 love you with all n:v h-art and * oil! ?" Y'es, she knew it well, end her he. rt !>ea; fast with joy : . . t: r iph ; leg lit. demon of coquetry had p< saess . n >: her, and she answer-1. tl •; Ii in as. iter tone: "Really, I hml n ver tli. ugLt abut it." "Think about itnow.tlieu,"e.'Ulinr.ed the young > fff r, speaking rnp-e.ly, and m tones of dei'p em >*ion; " tliiii!. almht it now, de.ire t. 1 d > love y and think your father w-ll appr T- I it. W.ll y ;i Ih> my wife ? * y• y w But Lucilla, though she 1 "si given h he-irt iu retum fr W.ifred ll.'rb rt'-, was not to be carried by a .-tor::' in ' provoking w:!v, and the --. i : "Xo." " You cann -t mean it, ' eX 'I.-.irncl H ; bert, in great .uritat i n. "Why not? rep-i ; el Lu-'illa; !■:. .overran she sj he she r. , cut. •. " W y not? C.in 1 :et eh" - wl. >:i 1 i ' is. ? " Y'on love s une oil! eh > id l:.< young man, u.oodily. Lucilla gave him one little b t of com fort: "X'.l do t: •." s' ■ "Thank H>-aveu f. r tr.ut! Hut v n't y ui answer me, Luc.ha?" " X : now," she si. J, wav- ri - ['!;<" her w >:n::r.i heart vr d 1-- sum i. ler. and she added, with a tremulous sigh: " What if 1 say • X >. a *. in ?" F sil sh young c.i} ' . • . he might l.avi seen that tire wasa v. sh on th- young lady'* j.u.rt to cat .tn!i ;• ; '• lit in* ■ id n ". He replied, ftrtr.'y: "XJ woman siinll i-i.-r suy ' X>' t me twice." This rouse. 1 all tl> j ride in Lu.-ilia's nature; it v :t alin"* a r- \ :i!se. "Mood murning, t' plain Herbert," she said, to she tnrne udi;mantjy aw .v. "I hr.ve k- :nc btis i • • : to fr. nsact with Mrs. Knox, the hon-. k. ejwr." And she wr.lke,l ir p-U y towrrd the .lorse, leaving the v rig Rt .n half s :ry. ::a!f trun.pliant. t "I have lififrontcd 1 r," lie thought, h -okiug afb r l;rr. "Bat I nm sun die loves me." A- . with a ! glib iied licart lie j .ned the • the* visit .- u tin lawn. All through to" evening, Lueill.' nar.'ntained n d slant o 1 Iness toward thf y. ung i Ciccr tliat mnde him feel exceed nnaey. If r.er heart h. 1 1MII touched by Ins avowal of tlie i ftern-siti, it was evident lier pride was deeply < fiend" 1. 81ie would neither dance wit:: hfm u-.r aing with him as usual. And when ; t became als* lutelv nece.viary to r"p!y to any nnnark nimle by him. she did an -with the barest possible civility. Lucilla he*s'"lf wr.s fcr fr> ;n <• imfortable, and she availed herself of tlie plea of a headache to excuse herself to her guests an.l retire to her own room. HT maid, Hirers, waa arranging the voiuig lady's !*air for tlie night, when a iowr tap at the deg for an answer before yon went to bed." " What ooohtess," thought Lucilla, but she said : "Did you tell Captain Her bert I had gone to lust, Mary ?" "Oh, yes, please ma'am," said the girl, w.th an arch smile; "bnthe snid it was of great importance." " Very well; yoti *nr.y go, Mary. I will give Dorcas a note to give to Cap tain Herbert's servant." And Mary departed. With a beating heart and heightened color, Lucille opened the note. It ran thus • "DEAR Lrcmi-A— I cannot rest until you answer me. Forgive me if I spoke like a coxcomb this afternoon. Oi*e me an answer, 1 entreat. Will you have me? Write simply 'Y'es,' or 'No.'* Lucilla, with compressed lips, took up a jicti nnd ink and wrote on a single slip of paper " Xo," then twisted it into a note and gave it to Dorens. " Deliver this to Captain Herbert's servant immediately," she said. And Dorcas left the room, after bid ding her mistress good night. Lucilla loved Wilfred Herbert, but lier stern pride would not permit lier to yield. She was determined to punish him for his dictatorial ways r.iril his presumption of that afternoon. What ! was lie to be captain over the citadel before it had yielded? L'icilln, be it remembered, was nn only and spoiled child, und hail been used to having hrr slightest whim consulted. Who was Wilfred Herbert, that he should presume to constitute himself her master? Her heart told Iter ihat he was the man who could sub due her willfulness, but her pride re f used to submit to the yoke. Suddenly she remembered young Herbert's words of that eftemoou : "Xo woman shall say ' Xo' to mo twice," and she had said "Xo" twice. At least she had said it once and tow she had written it. Good heavens ! she had lost him then. Lu cilla grew pale nnd sick at the thought. Bhe rose up in her bed with a motion ne if she would meet Dorcas. THE CENTRE REPORTER At luat she know she loved Wilfred Herbert. N,d niiliimt to him, indeed! Why, it w.niUl ho her joy t>> reeogutse Inn right t<> domainl of her it return for the love ho Imre her. LilOtUu l'owlor htnl hoon hitherto u willful, impetuous gul. Suddenly she hiul hotviuo trans formed mt,> n loving, submissive wo man. Beatrice's worvU : " AIKI lWlUxtitk, lv\* ill) | Milt l v(IUto ruruillg m MIM lnurt U* thy loving itAlui, rose hi her mind, tuid the similed bounty mid ftHpiette, overwhelmed with slmmc for her own willfulness, opened her eyes to her own faults, elenrlv mill without disguise, will Milking hui'V 111 despair oil her pillow, burnt into a pusnrou of teunt, l.ut'ilhi inanely slept nil that night ; hut when morons ciune in the morning with the hot wnti r mid tin' intimation that it wi.s nine o'clock, she felt almost asltanieil lest lier iuai.l should remark her heavy ey > and haggard ttppeunuuv. " l'tea.se, lua'atu, I'm very sorry," be gan lXweaa, jwiuteiitly, "hut 1 forgot all alstut it." " Forgot all about what < asked Lu oi I la, listlessly. " I'lii' note, ma'am, tor Captain Her bert. It's Christmas tune, you nee," pleaded tlie lady 's mitiil, apologetically ; "and when I left your room last liigfit, ma'am, to take it to the captain, 1 met Mrs. KIIOX, the holisekei'per, in the corritlttr, and she told me there waa a hot currv of turkey, and nunc ■ pica, and elder w tiles, and 1 don't know what else, ready in her room, and asked me to go down ; nlul so —and so- and hee hee, lua'uni " here 1 tore as put lu r apton to her eyes, and begun t<> sob ; ■■ I forgot all a'nout the letter, ma'am, till this morning," she continued ; " but when 1 went up to the captain** riviu, jii>t now, lie wits up and gone out. (>h, ma'iuu, 1 dt> h.'iH> it ain't no cmtaeouenee." A light broke on Luciila. " Wliere is the note now, then ?" site naked, joyfully. " Here, ma'am." And Donna drew it from lier IHWUIB. Lucilla seised it, while she almost screamed : " Ok, you geovl girl You d-ar, go.nl girl!" l>omis stvirted buck in tunar.e ■neiit. What, no scolding? Had her mistress gone out of her selis.% ! " Y u may have that purple merino of mine, if.you like, ltorea.-.' pursued Ms- l'o.vl.r, ",;id that rico wami jacket. I han't w.-ar it again." Ti • i. a h.'l.t lr ke m up. it tore, to bright, net! mind also. " Oil !" fsi'.tl .Mi s lYrt to herself, " some lovers' qn m l, 1 gt;, . an 1 she's itlti red la r mind, I ud site's glial he .uli't g•: !.-r ii t". Mi !" Hut t! e w.ry l i ly's mic.l kept her ile.. >to herself, at..l thanking hr inis ti s ' y, pr II ti it' i.s, her to 111 ike her toil. t. Wh, . Wilfred II rb rt to.k l is sent at the br-'akf - .st tabic, he U..S iii a state of t 'rrible ausponxun and uncertainty, ami utterly mi ble to at : t ! r Lucilla'a radiant ti-i.n vn r. W s she glad to be rid of him? Hal lis not- beeu tic livs r Ito her? If h"\v w.s i' t' t he reivived no an wer? Hi tom-outed himself with these questions t II < verv i,sly r "iiarl. .! Iti.- ab*i :tce of mind. If e!]Ksl his Su it fair neighbor t devded iJneys inst ad t f gut i- pie, l the honVge per, who pro-id 1 over tiie to.i uiii e iT ,bv nskitig f r :u r i.tgur in hoijPUpof e< ll" •, w'::e;i he b.at . . Mr. I'ow. r rdiudtlie you-it 'fi" r a his a! wu ee {tn lid, and all gest'si ~twl tre his trea. .ire v, . there it v. ..s ■ lue young:;' snsk .1 hi"i f!■• " . .s • maidenng oap on," whils on • Marti 1 - ! suggested ti i! p'r''. tp t'tpt. i, if. v.ti itav -'b' l iu tie f *vl-r's s'.itre. ■ it do a a *i', :a i to ' sj.py to cer Dili !i ub at 1 V.rhs p.:.g t! < '• -vent:. '. d fence of maidenly pi priety, tnlvnue-tl toV. .r.l t! e you: g i 111 - r. "Y lil-ve Hot led your answer yet, {'.ipt.dn Herbert," sh' :;::d; "if y- u e; n • 'ine with n." two nrv.ite- into (he C' n s>TV..t< iy, y u ill 1. tve it <: -w." It 'v M.'red, but tn tilt ii . iy happy, the ciiptua How c. hi into the place specif! • 1. She cm;:. V the jxuut at t.nce, without iUiv beutisig about iiu> bush. "I wt"te yi 11. it nigiit," alio said, phicing in Lio lieu I tlie a-to which 1) >r caa he I r. turr.ml to her. W.lfrt I llerboit tunn-d it oer with a imrr.bsi 10-Then w.ia the one anx " US little it r.l " X " Wlint ii "s this ii.een?" he nske.l, doubtfully. " It j'le.iaa," an wertsl Lucilla, blush >ng atid Btailing nt the some tiie." : " v Isn r. J om, bi-t night ; Y's. tin* raortiin:*. • r. I i_v. t'"!.im vi. >■• S th sen.. I \ rv. "J)irii s ougiit to b- pen ioiitsl," he ■slid, n j.tiironslv. ": ut tlo love me, theii, dar'T.c, aftt r all?" " Y replied l.iciH.v, blu'diing, "alth n.-h I have bth sj.id rid v.ritt a " X "Never n.ind. Lucie, de-.nst, aweet i' !, la st," rn i the y mg man, taking her in Irs r.i iua unrc) a:s'd, "voti know two ueg'itivcu ma):' an r.fhnnatr. e." A French Coainiiiiie. A F'reneli ngricultarnl paper gives nn interesting account of a remote garden commune called H .seofT, in Brittany, where immense quantities of vegetables nre raised for tlie French and English markets on land now valued at from SI,(XM) to 51.4•' e) an nere, which tradition a sr.' rts wai. rechtimel from the ms. During 1575 some 12,8*7 t 'lis of veget; hies, valued at S2'.Kl,(>o'\ left tlie port. Besides this, immense quantities are sent off by rail from MorMix, wb.i lier they are conveyed in old fashion".! birnhering e.irts. for in most resju-ctsthe Ito.vci.ffimis are still very primitive. The principal nrticles grown are potatoes, on -tua, niti chokes, nnd hroeoli. The {emjierntnre in winter rarely do-a my of these harm. Scarcely any manure is used but that of marine plants known r.s g lemons. The Winter ami the Poor. The Chriatitn Inlrlliycnrrr iina taken up the cause of the poor, most np| ro priately at tliia aeas >ll \IKO. Ilu Matters siMHtl Xi.nl> n (an bi* Asirrlalui'it. The jHwiitiiin of iitViiir* ill Nlcxiixi is somewhat intricate, and |nia*cca art miirkttble difficultv in tin* way of U-iug eiuilly UliilelsliKHl. Iti the niir IN7I, .luarex and 1) /. Mere the run! prv *nleii tuil eiUldidat--, . lid I ' .I.' wa* gefeatixl Juarez died 111 ofli'-c, and MU* BIHX-CIXIIXI by Chief Justice 1. ixic. When IjClxl" * term of ertice expirixl he IKX-IIIIH a eiituli date for a second term. Whether lu u elected 01 not IR * disputixt jH'int. He cliiiiiiixl that he was Mid a**umixl the office. Judge Iglesius, US chief justice of the supri me court, was the in I"*<>II di -IG liatixl bv the lust ixhl' lof the ixuißliti! tiou to bisx'ine president ill ease of a \N cuncv in that otllce. He tleehuxxl that Eer.io MA*, not ehx'tixl, and that he illegally held the position. There being 110 president electix! the judge himself IISSTLTUIXL to be president and A*utuixl tin* rein* of JSIWCR, being Hllßtallied by all the clergy, IKM, MIIO was defeatixi flrsf hy Juarez iu LSN and hud been Muitnig ever since for an emergency, now said thnt it MU* not worth while to bother alsiut hi* per sonal cI.UUI*. All lu* M anted WU* to *<* cure the triumph of Hl* fru nd, Igh-oia*, and to that end lu* would Couim UNL the igh siuatical armv. lb* uanstuinx* woa acix-ptisl. and he marelu 1 t<> the attack of tin* irqrrtsl With hi* RMM tn ARE nlreadv familiar. Pre*idc!it E<*rxlo ran away, but WAS caught and locked tip. Hl* general, EMXII" do, *U exeeutixl. Ulu. entered MexiiXioml Mlliouneed tiiut he MU* the only genuine Mexuvui pre*l dent, nil othel*. including I. rd<> ami Iclesia*. L>cn,;R imp -TOR* HUM. : > <>f tin* slighti *t itt nti. 'II. I'tn* i* now tlie nctunl condition of iifTur* M Mexnxi, Die.'. IS-ing pi< lent. What Lerdo and LGH* Ul* pro|**-< to do. ah UIT it, the future UL :■ can d'*cloe. A HIRE** lal*t letter. I.A*t August Eliza IT. in 1* fx the LI u*e of her pa retita at tlibsou s:.;' on, I r., and fled t> 1 leltiß- 11, I'ex., where sin* married A t*'.egruph < )* rut. r 1. utuxl T. LI St. ill avail'- *t tin* M. "F '.er fath er. She lived happily with hiiu for t*o month*, when he left lu r and ut in M-arch of employment. Ab it the latter part of Scpteinl>Eß he *< *UI. : tin* JK-;- tun <>f night ojM r.it r N tin Ml** uri L'u.*:li.* r*:lr".lD at Wus: 'LIGT' 11. Sin* hearl where he MU* and VENT there to R: ct htm. H-* learned < f her e lining unl ran off. She return.*! t< S .lalia, M Sin* rrav I hoi if in 1■ r bridal role . t->k JR>'* ct. und !NV down and .i I WITH th.* LOOT HER si had nwiw) fr in LN-r LlE..*' M I el:I*J L .11 lier H 1. IN u large bl. nk L*tk W ■ ;}'<■ f.dloaii D.RI CO d to her husbtiu i: UL* Llt ct of :AY If- . 1 *> I ili. f r ten. FFEI-rgr, itxilnig, *!;> J. T > •ar Lrt (IN .-I agtl!t t .'*. *l-. a *• ' tti- 'irht ••• ranch . f KM* 8 *hort time !.::I-x. / XV. . r<- SO BSPPV thrr. nJ n>> R" rotwrwli. Why do >•: J. UT LU*-. L' -G* ? V' U RM lelO L!> ti' the I *r- > f tn -N. BUT y<. I emu ■ A • > IIM to LIID. Wh'-n death laio-, elivrg'' ' • s v will vru'.ir RHII LE, li RP HA* I. ■* 11 Hl* 1: furgtviug d.*-: 1 CO.: At - >U KIVJ. th. ruig iu v. ur liiiul. hcfx* 1 ) u*-I it. I-1 it :U*vcr t* REAMED to NN th. hand tliat 1 hair LO- J Jii '(*■ til'.l \V: *:• ' ill I I. ■ I I . t 1 Y-'I LA: T ! (M tlu.IK f lad*; SL.-'U IU * <* EN. 1 1 .LOIR' **. t: S.ik uf lata: w':l*v O EVER BAR T! It.f. t*'..IKI.( !*'U . ant s* LUIG sX O. think of i . !. ! w . > 1 1 1et..,:. II '.l 1! ef TLI X. o r t.*i N • *-T '■ : I lie I ' you * IM I: ■:>:* .iMI l *>- ( I Ll'urgi. my 1 < xrt A< ti*:>* L-> VI. *. 1: !: . :.?F' * . I r * lA* lr*. A* the I." th*" f ill*. ' ! I'! T>* TL'IUL tl.' *:gl-l ef I<| live. Will (NM DROPOUT CG t**R for N**? lie.irjfe, f.e|i liy trunk unl ! thuic: that i Ml I I.li. to ISO t Tel. 1.(1 "t r.li. *li 1 hi..' care of tla tli fir the lne > 1 1. I : . 11 < Slid ill the bi.uk book r. ad HM RUH .* >H ]H. l by my <' 11 li) *„n I 1 *>.|. T u Ia la. ' ath rstli. r Ihan live "ill. 1! ; a tam .t 'lir mil iif. snd u.w c > d.>v in l'r.xv.T, at.d I- *• < <1 I■ )■ ■■ t,I aft. r I 11 xd. T NO* tski INJ !•! drink It I* * gU iof p.! - n Kate Clayton'* I'-atpe. MISW< ""laxt N GIVE* a thrilling n<* ■ nut of her cs '.upc fr MI theHn* klyn 1 outer, in which H!IC Sy.< : Titer, NEVER W* N braver imui 011 earth thau Sfndley. lie *t-> *1 by me GO 1 vva* to 1' done by staying, I gutln r* 1 my W Kil*N petticoat tlnuly in • .' ii IU .1, AMI fought the tire fi ON no UH I IH.R.LI.NL through it. I stnjijMxl only onee. ill). I that was t> S I *E JI .or Murdoch, NU I try TO drug 1 itn oil", hut LIE W:l* pulle 1 iv. IY from I.E. Tiicn I H'tie'l my WAY t. I .u',*'l with that WIKIL.VI Jctf'C ut ; it was my salvntioti. I citiicr ii .rd M INDE II .auxi n in LU-r room and >t her out er met her at the D'HT of it. Then 1 R tncmbeml the undergro'.uid pnosngc to the BN nffi •*, and went for if, f.>r t!-C bttmg.lß *tagc bepiii to fall in ujKn ti". T• * horror <>f th f w IV.inutcN in thnt dark place — only wide EM ugh for one to p.a-X at H time— ix in.ii crib .-ble ; 1 km w that the ihx>r at tl ** end WIS tmnally locked, and iniglit be now ; but the (.X ! Providence that dii*J>< tiing from the box offie * to thix pa* ngewi.y unl" ioxl, and 1 w.'iit TJIR utgli it to my DR.***::! ;-N*'m, instead of going round t*l tin* *tu;l* DIK>R. TII'" key WAX reluctantly given TO my agent, with many injunctions t • lock the door behind him. He pruniiacil t NL"M, but drojijieil it in LU* |XK*K"T I'l -t' IU 1 of put ting it in tin* DOOR on the itmide, A* he Hlmuld have done. lb* say* that hi* finger, were cold, ntid that WENT lie put tV*ni into hi* pi**kefs HE vowed he wouldn't take them out for all tlie keys in Brooklyn. Those cold fingers, hy (1 id's nn rcy, sav.xlall our lives, for after M" had at nm hied through that PASSAGE and up tlie stairs the DOOR yielded and we ttunhh d into the box office. The smoke was suffocating. The Sioux Treaty. The Sioux commission hn* mode its report to Secretary Chandler. Hy* the terms of the agreement tin* Sioux sur render all claim to any country lyingout side the boundaries of thi ir permanent reserve n* defined by tlie treaty of 1 Mf.M, and to *0 much of said ro.-erve na lies west of the one hundred ami tiiird meridian of longitude, and as is in cluded between tli" north and south forks of the Cheyenne river, coat of said meridian. The United States govern ment thereby secures full poxxession of a tnict. of country which ineludes the Black Hills and is definol by natural boundaries. Tiic Indiana grant a right of way over their reservation for three roads from Missouri river to the ceded territory, the route* to he designated by. the President. They also agree to re ceive all subsistence which may hereafter be furnished at such points on or nenr the Missouri river as the President may designate. The area ceded in the treaty is estimated at from ten to twelve thou sand square miles. 'l'lu* Spaniard* lu I iilta. In tin* Spanish Cortes rnwiitly 11 loud nit tin ml't-r mi ill, Hpciikiug of thnt lllmiu mnttti : " S|mm mil tlii no lutnv tliiui what she liuti li. III*. Wliiti* soldier* were wnntnig here with whom tu rinint the different factious m arm* agnliiht us, 111 .l\ V eotltlllgCtltS Wilt' MCI it tu ('ill*. Stllix till* V riu 1868 we lillVc wilt there 111 Hii u, •>f whom 73,1**1 linvi* died thin*. What results have urn obtained? If \n' l>elie ve tin* official ri'jh.rU mid tin* ui'*a published by tin* government, tln'in* results huNr l t u bnUi>fiu*t*irv; if Mr I i lli'M' tlii truth, till* Hull* nwult till* lnl'll lIi'MVV lo**Cß, 11* I M ill lifllVl*. 1 111* luMWH i"f fill* illSUrgolltS 111 till* SpSlX* of three vi*i* ttliil a hull Mm*, iuxx>rditig tu tin* g"V< rit*< ut rejmrt*, l'iM.OUll kill til IUUI prisoner*, mul tin* surrenders llO.ikKi, with a constant iiuuirgeut force ..f from B.OUO tu These 128,(M1U casualties pruVi' i-lthiT thnt thi* dlr patchc* were incorrect, which I do out believe, or tluit the insurgent*. after tin* fashion uf tin* Kcija boys, arc replaced *r fast a* they ihb:ij>|M*iir. Kitlu-r uf them* exploitation* deserved till* Mtti'UtiuU uf t' >ngri ►." The Kcija lx>v rcfi rnxl tu alsivc un ra it ivlebratixl luuiil uf forty outlaw*, who infi btixl fur u long mluli* the ru;ul* iu the vicinity uf H uuln, in Andalusia. Troops Mere continually wtit Hguinst them, mul the officers in command uf Mticli truiii* iiivaruthly reported tlist they hiul ktlliii auiiiiry uf the hainL Hut iwi the *fTV* dnj* kept' Up ill i*tT* **"ll ll* force of furty men, /.<& Sinn* <(• A.' ija Imnuie a byword in Spain fur false mili tary reiHirta. | iwntiiw i—mtwr —in'" "Wiw ia Culm is ahnurmal in it* character The elieltiv live* ill the bllkll as well rut he Moul.l in hi* houne. If one uf their ini ii should full out caliiitihteil on a march, in u few inument* he is taken ti]i itiul carefully tended. If one uf our men < *t out on a march, In* m a dead mall Mlliilll a few minute*. They r*- 111111X1 no ration*, lieeause thev live on what they pit her in the wood*. All, therefor**,' that they have to carrv i* their smull supply of nmmuuitiuu. My their sjiie* tliey arc kept informed of our every movement. They know tlie in >- merit at whieli the nil una whieb our truoj •* miibt invwuirilT carry will give out. they lay m Mult for tin m, they full UpuU tin in, ami although they may IK* lejuilwd, a* "iir men nre obliged i** re turn to c.Unp f T plow .oil*, it follow* that Me are alwev* obliged to ri Ki.chii.d ami the Middle S: I: idik IN Mf IBHMd m ru- iur a brook trout in a stream that t! i from en i.rt-* un well, it you k m* it. rc ami hi *' e) nch to mt. It will look like a trinit Mich a* yon u*<* lto e itch up II the llloUtiti.in* > . New H.tUlp *i. i *, but M!I SI you coine to cit it you will find tint it tii*te* aa itifiitid a* a ticker < . i,-hi ma t uddy, h.*Ulow lnke in f e n.!h of V it. Appli"* M:11 irrow in t'u nn, but their t-.M<' i* I**- twi't', ih-it of wh !i tump and a piece f I siMiakl, It I* tnU'*!l the i-anu* with Thank* .VSUR addition fr ;n ti ■ < : tor or epic b'\ w ill pie them tli • requisite flivi r. The i**ik is let ti bl iin**. She hail nut the reijniwtc c i. lib 'ii* fur at tree**. Hun II the Went, enjw-ciallv, are it *t ai'. 'pb d tu c h brtc n i .1 Tiianka p ii/us. Ti ■;i ur> t.*i tnauv r •!*, a'lii ii' ii" uf them are lnrfr** enough. 1 w of th inhnvdu u occtnvivl by inure th in one p*r r. hi n. Mid it i* imp Moulde to have a flmt-rhuw T!uuik*fivnnf in n n.'-.v I :s*. As a rule tic y nr* waruuxl bv f'.iniac- i or nir-tiffht *tuv*, while 1 hnnksfivinp call* f*r open tin**, with ito t < ■'. them. A l.riok o\ cele brate Ti aiiKsir.vinu in. A huiiM- f..r this jnirj should I*' built fur a family mine i .ii, mul iix 1 a* aueh a* p*ner t n an • 1* pin rutn li. N't h** than three p ".'*nitiun*, and f< ur ia a b-Iter numb T, ahunld *it dowm to n T in!-'*v,:* dinner. Vnfurtunati'ly for cx'h'brntie.jj Thank*!*. VOlß the Wit, t' •• J>s ph- chii By yoUtlßfolka. There i* no ore t.i tcjl how much better thev ht.d th.njfa wv. ntv ur e irhty veiira *,* •; n.'uiiet i i-itiß revidutionary bailnd*, or to tell titor e* *f the early Preaidcitta. Temperance in Mailajrasear. Nl ' litiun has been nnule of the b mper nuoe reform tn-tvetneut innUßitraUxl by the queen of Nl ulaßiiscnr. Tlie follow iiir i* a ixfjiy "f la r H iißular isliet : "I, Uin •*. :.l"i i!i'i*'ikii. bv the pruce uf ( 1 and will of iv p*sijili* queen of Nfuda p '.-i.-iir. defettiier of the law* uf my kiiiß ih'.n, anil thi* i* what 1 have to say to you, my siib;.x*t. : (i.sl ha* Riven me this land and kitißilom, and eonrx'rniiiß the rum. oh, my mibjeuta. yon ami 1 have .ißre. I that it shall not la* sold ill Antananarivo, ur in the district in which it was ORVCXI it should not In* sold (( t hi r. I.i, the central province). There fore 1 remind vou i f thi* upon, lieeanse the rum di*'* harm to your wives and children, makes foolish the wise, make* more foolish the foolish, and causes p - pie not to fear the laws of the kiiißunin, and especially inakea them Rnilty before ve it. oh, my jieople ( Hut I tell you tliut triuie in R.**d fl.iiiß*, by which you can earn money, makes me very Rlud in de 1, oh, my people. This, then, is what I say to y.ai, oh, m\ people ; If you trailo in rum, or employ people to trade in it, here in Antananarivo, or in the district spoken uf above, then, ne eordiliß to the laws which were made formerly, 1 consider ymi to be Rinltv, because I nm nut nshained to mnke laws in my kinßiloin which shall do yon rissl. Therefore, I tell you thnt if there nre people who break my laws, then I must punish them. Is not this so, oh, my people, say I It inovalonianjakn, queen of Madagascar, Aiißiist K, IS7(>."' Ulsasfers In Theaters. While the Brooklyn Thenter ealsmity is pre eminently tlie most terrible the United States has ever been called on to bewail in the number uf its victims, and in the horror uf their fnte, iu Europe it luw Ih i'll exceeded by the buniiiiß of n playhouse in Amsterdam, in 1772, when 800 people were killed; by the destruc tion of the Saragossa Theater in Spain, in the same year, when I,(KK) people per ished; by the destruction of the Palais Royal in Paris, 1781, when 600 people were burned; and by the full and conse quent conflagration ef the Cafe D'lstria Thenter in Italy, by which disaster over 1,000 men and Women lost their lives in 17M. Ol T OK WOICK. It lull to r lilt Urrlinuli sl Ihr lirenl I llln it* Hit • Hl* Vllmrrl A m-wiqmprr rejsirter hn*l a talk with an intelligent cuipenter, of Nw York citv, who i* an old trade* uiiiunist, and known uiiiung nustltuuiM. Jb* mud: I ix>uhl take you to the home* of hun dred* of mechanic* in thi* city and show vou sight* that would o*'iivimx' you at olicc of the great Wlilit that prevail* ■tuning tin* Moikingiuen, You would * ■mt diflieult to t 11, on going into the few rooiunoorupiodliy a MorkiiignuuiVfuiuily, whether there i comfort or want. 1 know Uiym-lf doKen* of ftiiulliea who have ■old the lavst part of their fiiniltiire and wiio have parted with whatever clothing or little vuliiiihiiv* they poivMxvifd. liow else could they have llVixl? 1 have now beill out of work my-.'lf over live month*, mul though nil tinumrried iiinn 1 have foiutd it a pretty biogh time. I can too well understand how so many luix-hanie* have Rime to Hlaekwell * island for n alielter for the winter. When there i* m> griitt deatittttiuu so early in ■> .. .in .t can be ctihily imagined how terrihh Mill IH* the *iitb ring during tlie licit tlir.x* or four m< nth*. 1 ewnnot conjecture how tin* woikiiigraeii are to find shelter for Uieiuielv<*S and their families while this dullui-** in trade ixm tiuuea. I know how it ban bis II with a numls-rof tJn-m • far a* the landlord* are eonoeruisL N■ it w i tlratauding tlie well known condition of afTain 111 bu*i notia, and tin* fiwt i *|iecia'ly tliat the men are idle throllgll no fault of their own, the laiiillonl* hav. Iss li liiexiirsble in da mandiug retita. •• To my knowledge workingmeu have alreuviy *lnft%l two or three time* from tenement hou****, having IKS*U put out bv lauillorvl* on of not Iteing iifde t'i pay. llow long thi* method of procuring rootua to live iu will continue 1 know not. but tin* 1 do know, that the IIUIUIMT of the houts'leMa W ill lie iuemwed by thooi laU if the hiiiiUords choose to demand the relit. It cull do the land lord* vi ry little gi**i iu tin* end to a*t .**' iuercih*H*ly, for the tenant* coning in will IMI pint a* poor a* th n* going out, re 1 cannot pay lit udvaiiix*, Hy leniency iuul gt aeroit* dealing* tin **'• )iroj**riy owner* M uld make luoix* money iu the en L How i ver, ti fur tlii* wamu they v .11 n- ; *ci* the matter in this light. Hut I tell VOU, Ultil 1 tell what 1 kljoW to In* the undercurrent of fis-img among thou sand* of the idle mechanic*, tliat thi workitigun ii of tin* city art- not gotug to starve tin* winter, nor *r- tie . going to Is- shelterless ami ms* their rhihlivo dy ing i f is'hi an 1 hunger cither in aim* holt* '' ■ r ill the street*. Patience cesses to Ik* n virtue at some point, tuul the work' iignu-n of tins city have exhibited for ovi . tliree visox. on xem** of that virtue uiqiindiehxl in tin* historv at great cxunmeieial cit'ei. It will l** a terrible ilay for N'CM York when tlie w rkin.". ' a grow di rqierate. lint what i* it that dri\<* men to de*;icr.it .on if it .* tit ban, er ? 1* it not p'mn that un h-so aom<* relief i* >llll*l to the lm*n M.il tin :r familieu there will le a*, the very lew-! during the mxt throe m.mUi* In",* o*l hiiuiar. Is Ufa * •'. uglliett, their M.VI - arid chihlren daily without bread? Sup)*! * that reln f ix mx:i, whl it come in Hitch * way that tlie inc.l will i*it I** humilint'xl to t' e IOMIat 111 accept lig it? Will they Is- tl r >v.n i' toiunki t .em bs-1 tliat thev must at on lie JWIUJ era? Ti * would I** bad. "Tin- class, fmm now irc Mill to tin conclu sion that it is R**i to hdp the unf< rtu unte UHX'luiliic*. tie appnxriatiie.l "1 that help woiitd he vastly incr' IM-J if, 11* fur as }Mi;vvible, the w.-re them selve.x ulloWixl to Is* tile judge* of wln-rt* il wra.i m"t mxxiisl, and wi*rc the ilis jwnsi rr. to IT.CII other of such ticket* or order* for fi**l e* tlie ni"U'*y l***t -vvixl would warrant. 1 ku<>w that thi* trust would not 1 ■ tibit* d by tin* men. and thai tli< y tin ui Ive* wmild IK* *.i v first to ev]*!*.' any attempt *.t frund. It would IK* easy* t • arrange tiieti tail* that would insure tli . If twenty wealthy men in tlie community gave JTi.tki" iseh the iig way townrvl reln-f at this time. If the wot*: continued other wealthy men might •upph men! that amount witli .*l* much a* WHS tu* si sL I co'iie down ti figure*, bceanae it ia either money or starvation now; ullhope of work is gone. There m no pr>**|xvt of getting through the winter witiaiut aoniethiivg of tin* *• it IM'LII. done. Tiie ordinary charity of the approaching *oa*oii could not ai .til mci't the distros* which now prevail*, because it would not reach the person* of whom 1 have 1* ell s;x*iikiiig." Hiixinex* lb'fnrc Congre**. A very large mttnlier of bill* are be fore the United State* t7ongrex'. which were left over from the last aooaiiMi, hut it is not proliablc that mic-foiirtli of tlicin will le actixl njKUi. Tin* calendar of the Seniiti* shows that 212 bill* are iietnling lH*f'*re that I*sly, tieshloaannm i>i rof resolution*. S venty-fottr of tlie bill* now before the Senate have licen p.iaHed by the House, and bW an* Senale Siilln, many of them Iwiug of minor im portiuico. The calendar of the Hon- eof RcprescuUitivea show* that there are fortv-two bill* of a public nature, anil 231 of a private character jiendinß ta fore that IKKIV. Among the bills of 1 njMirtam-e before tlii* Semite nre the three bills amembv torv of the l'acitl" railroad m*t*. fiie bill to equalize the lK>uufic.* of soldiers who serveil in the late war, which p.iKß.xl the House hist session, also stand* iijwm the Senate calendar, having bi*en P: *rt"'l favorably from the com mittee on military nHairs. This bill passed two years ago, on the last day of the aeeaion, but did not become a law. The vot" upon its passage in tlie Senate resu" - 1 ill 11 tie, and the lute Yice-Pr* *i di nt iVilson gave the dividing vote in the affirmative. The bill reducing the salary of the President of the Un t'xl State* fixim (HX> t bankruptcy, and to recommend 1 i Vition thereon. Thi* bill has never In 1 n ixinftiderixl by the Semite, but still occupies a place on the calendar. POI.VR PBCUIIIA.RITICS. It is well known that the *j>ot at which the nlii Jlß of the Arctic expedition wintered was BO far north that tliey lost all lulvnntago during .their long night of 140 days of the aurora honalis. Apparently they got behind not the north wind, nut the polar light. This, however, was not al together unexpected, but what was a surprise to most on the expedition was thnt byway of compensation they got nothing but full moous. TKKMB: a Year, in Advance. The Imte Speaker kerr. la the United Kt.it;a House of Itepre aaututlviß Mr (' IX, •'( New Ye out the indebt edness. The national flag in tiie hall, now drujied iu lionor of Mr. K* rr, was an omen painfully suggestive of tlie ft 111- dilron of the ftiuutry, and it wa* to lw n gretteil that Mr. k> rr waa not alive to give his counsel iu this time of solici tude and anxiety, IM-OUUI*- HE loved the whole country and loved the Btatcs a* a unit. I arm* ami Wage* tn < alifornbi. Our att< ntiou, savs a Kan Fraueiaßo pajx-r, Ira* lecu ealid t the nuiulier of f.iruiM und of agriculturists or persons eugaged in farm labor in tire Umon and ill t'difomia, and we find tiiat tliollgh tlu* farms have on the average three tiui<-* a* tnu'.iv acres in tins Kioto, then are fi wer lalron rs to "ach farm. The nation hs* 2, Why,two farm* and 6,!fi3,0M) farmers, vhi!<* "ttr KUito has Sl.'bU liu'iui. .aid 47,*t of tne farm*, a man e.ui cultivate a larger ana tliuu in tlie mii. .t, wixxly ornl heavy soils of the At lantic Ktatcs, Tlien lias Ikh-u u<> notable change in the rate of wag.* in California for * veral j.itrs. MWi*nir* git from $2 to tJA per ilay. lurskill'ii white male lid Hirers frv.m to S3, axul Chinnmen from - sty cent* to §l. without Kami. Ma . is, | -tcrcrv and plumlwira receive from $1 i • |h r ijay; cq aton*. lliwk am ilis mid wig uinoker*. from to $4, servant g;ri for g*u f last re s. -rt above tlie shadow of suspicion. Let in- keep it s>>. The Burning ol' (he Rirhnond Tlieafer. Tie Riehmoeii Theat. r wiis burned iu the month of lb vein Irer, like the Bn*rk lvn 'Hi iter, but ihedav after Cliristmaa. Richmond had then oidy 10,000 iiihiil>i bint*, but there were six hundred }>>iple At the jrLiV. The point* of the trag'sly were much like those of tlie present one. A chandelier set the scenery on fire, the stage mechnnicH became panic stricken, the fl ones burst ujion the nmbeuce, and there waa only one door for eseiqre, and the windows were very high. Sixty-one per "on ■ were pub! dusl next morning ns dead, and in nil alsmt .one hundred iM-rishod. Among them many fashionable ladies and ehildritu, the governor of the State, the president of tlie bank, and members of sueli families n* Mavo, Veil able, Botts, Bniston. Gallego, Foge, C'oiitts, Nelson, Marshall, Stevenson, Clav, Griffin and Greenhow. A slave, Gilbert Hunt, personally rescmvl twelve ladies by eatehing them in his arms. "He obtained his freedom," wrote the annalist of the city. Bemnrknhie ( nre of ( roup. A remarkable cure of a case of mem branous croup in Now Haven, Conn., in little boy two years and nine months old, is lepirted. The child weraod cer tain to die and n surgical operation was rh .'idftl H]w>n. A hole was cut iu the .udpi)H' and a Writ tulw* inserted. In side of this tube was one of a smaller size, the twa lieing liisfssary in onler to kvp the wie thn.ngh which breathing is cirriiil on free from the olartructions of IIIIMHI and membrane which were given off in coughing. Tlie tubes were in use from Tuesday noon until the Thursday of the follow ing week, and for five days the only nourishment administered to the patient was a little milk. His recovery is remarkable considering the exhausting character of the disease, Ijut perfect sue eess attended the hazardous operation. A FAMINE. —A Calcutta report says the accounts of the famine received from Ma dras are worse than those from Bombay. Large numbers of starving people arc fl. -'king into Madras. Deaths from star vation have occurred. Much distress and disease exists in the oountry districts. NUMBER 2. A t'sreb—x Monarch. Tin- kin# of lturmah muh rstanila that Itiuunn in about to invade England; in uouaequetioe, he i putting hie now mini f<.rt* in order. Ha baa pnniuMd three now Kiupp Held guns, and with th*t< furiiuiiuirU impregnable, Heh uJ r-ady tried some of thus- giiim on his niiktiqui'tiag subjects, and fiinht thai the onhuuiof HiiKwi-r nil expertaiiona. Hia muji-kty uruikllf observed the exhih ruling enaote of shell itud gmjio ami canister on a village three-quartern of a mile distant from the tiring point The villagers kkipped nimbly aljout, U the great delight of their sovereign lord, uho anon set their village aflame. Rocket* were also tried with surprising effect, ea)eeudly as one suddenly buist ami killed ah ading jadaoe functionary who waa engaged in deftly training the iniaKile. His majesty wna ao inn-used at this that he ordrrtil a few khota to I*' fired into the khippmg in irowraddy river, which flows | aiat hik capital of Maudatay. Two native craft were oliaerved to aink la-fore the whole of the vessels could eat and klip. HIM Hunneae majesty ia eon lident that with hia Krupp guna be may aafelv defy any auch puny foreign power it lirittuu. On the strength of this opinion hi majesty Its* united hia aarml ]a-moti to three more wives, and there ia a " aoiiiul of revelry " in Mandalay. A Murniag to loung Women. A French gentleman who was to I** married neut hia intended bride a prev ent of diamonds worth £3,000. Wishing ] to enjoy the gratification of hia bride, ' he followed closely on the heels of hik I present, and finding no one in the par- 1 lor, ensconced himself in a window In land the rurtaim. l*ree<-ntlv s bevy j of girlk fiutteidl into tlie rooin, and all , ta-gun talking at once. "Oh ! did yon ( ever see such a lieautilul curht iUr f , L >uit-e is lnckv! What a generous l.UMcui l site will luve !" said one. " Bin , ought to lie happy, to lie sure. But - do you know what she told me juat 1 now ? Why, that she had ratlnr have 1 the inrlxitU without tlie gentleman who gave it." "It can't be; she never said ao !" "She certainly did ; and then tjie is—ak her for yourself. Louise, 1 didn't vou tell me vou would rotiter have t)je rvrbrilU ahm*, without M. Melier?" " Yea, I Lil nay So; hut Unit's lietween onrsel res." "Much obliged to you, madaroataaDe, ** aaiu and tlie ja-ople over whom you preauir. Frmn my vubjecta in the Umtd Stat.* 1 have ln-srd nothing but words of kind ness in regard to tlx- manner iu wbieh they luivc liecn treatcil, and I believe tbe reoi-nt iub-nxium- fx-tweeu our countries i will have a teodeury to htrmigtheu tlie friendship already existing. I would here exprvHH tin- sincere hope that tlie incoming century will not only witness the eoutiuued program and prosperity of vonr natiou in all bnuche* of industry, hut also prove an era of jieace. Tlii* will bs 1 landed to you in jx-rs iu by my minister residing near your government, wh<> has bc<-n directed to emphasise niy vtiy friendly congratulation*. i Signed f MITHVHITO. T< kio. Uie first day of the tenth mouth of tlie uiutli year of Mi'iji. lave at First sighL The lirt time that Gen. Custer net his handsome eyes tijton his future wife WBR when he was fifteen yci.rs old, snd going to school in Monroe, Mich. Going along the Mrett one driy. the rough, flaxen headed, freckh*! faced boy pisaed a little 1 blnck eyed, eight-y.*r-oUt gir" swinging on a gn'te. She was n pretty little crea ture, her father's pet, an only child, and naturallv sjanlisi. She aaid.'archly. her little face dimpling w-itli smiles : | " Hello ! you Custer boy !" Then, frightened at her'own temerity, turned and flel into, the house. It was love at first sight with the wild young savage of : fifteen, and he then and then- vowed that ■nine day that small girl should be his , wife. And so she was, but only after , many lovers' woes; for Judge Bacon, , pretty Lizzie's father, was a long time obdurate toward the young man who he feared was tickle and unstable, and liia daughter and her snitar subouttod most patiently to his will until at last he re lented. Ilin Dinner. A fit. uieier WHS receiving at dinner a \ distinguished guest renowped for his i taste, and iii the course of conversation the latter sjxike of liaving dined tlie day | Ik-fore ut n house where tbe host lunl ( " i utertaincd the eoinpuuy with some ex- , e llent epigrams." lhe fuiaueier's jeal ousy was excit.il He rang for his cook. and, in the presellcv of his ibstiugnishul | guest, tu-ked liiiu whether he could mat-- epigrams, and. if so, how it happened that he had hitherto concealed his talent. 1 Without allowing the astonished cook to 1 reply, tlie financier ordered him in a m-r- ' emptory manner to serve up a dish of epigrams at the next dav's dinner, ami at 1 the some time invited the distinguished ' guest to umir and see whether they were 1 as good aa those of wh'ich he had just sjv'ken. i I—lll i It"* Jif-l Awful. i Mr. George William Curtis, talking ot ! railway maimers, tails this story: A ' young woman suddenly flounces ui her sent and throws up her arms, and ex claim* to her fellow travelers, through a companion: " Did you ever know any- 1 thing so hot ? I'm stifling. Cant you I open this window ? Whew ! whew ! Oh, ' dear! it's dreadful, isn't it! It's always i so in these cars. My ! it's awful!" On i one occasion, when this kind of remark 1 had lieen made at some length for the edification of the company, a voice was heard from the other end of the oar: i " Yes'm, it's awful. But let's try to 1 lie.ir up. 'Trdn't notlvin'to the snfferin's of tin- early Christians!" A general , laugh followed, and nothing further was heard from that young woman. Dn Not Drink Vinegar. ilrtlf* Journal of Health advises ovoggp..: j>eople iu>t to seek to reduce wT drinking winegur or smoking, hat to maintain as perftx-t a digestion na jmssihle and avoid fat making foods, such as starch ill the shape of uotatoes. flour bread mid riee. liquors and sweets are to l>e abjured. The gluten at wheat is the best food. It will sustain life in full vigor, but ikjril not add nn ounce of fat to tlie body. • "Do you believe it is true," asked a gentleman, of rather slim reputation for honesty, of a lady, "that whenever a man gets into trouble there is alwavs a woman at the bottom of it ?" "laon't know but it is true," demurely replied the lady ; " I have heard that in your own ease there was a certain mis-demeanor at the bottom of your trouble." Items of Interest. A man nan take a joke boat after ho liaa taken hia dinner. Honed turker ia good if boned writh the eminent of the owner. One amile for the living ia better than a doaeu team for tlie dead. What ia that which fliea high, flies low, liaa no feet, yet wear* shoe*? Dont. Now is Ue time to go around and chase awav the • wolve*" from your poor nnigblKirw' door. In Brartl diamond* arc found on moun taiea 6,000 feet above the aea. Tliia ia what makes them ao high. The largest number of " Udtars " in Wikcouitiii at the election should hava been in Door county. Prolmhilitisa; Whin won see a man going home at two o'cliti in the morn ing, and know hia wifo ia waiting for him, it ia likely to lie stormy. "kin/Tinge is promotion," aaya George Eliot In the ye of atwh a reckoner a man with bin third wrife would doabtleaa paai for a brigadier general. A movement ia on foot in Booth Caro lina for the ladies to make a contribu tion of one dollar each to purchase a bottae for Gen. Wade Hampton. Two railroad companies in Missouri pay their hands with check*, fpr fear of having their puv can waylaid and robbed while rnnning worn point to point The following eunveimtinn t*ik place recently in a hotel : " Waiter?" " Yea, air." " What'a this ?" " It'a bnn soup, air." "N J matter what it hua been, the question**—^what ia it now ?" A lady wiahed a seat in a crowded hall. A handsome gentleman gave her a chair. " You are she said. " Oh, no, I am a jeweler; I hare juat net the jewel." To obtain the necessary sinew* of war the Busman government hua issued no tices that from and after the first of Jan uary next the import duties moat be paid in gold. A Norman peasant docs not lielieve there is any virtue in racciiuitiou, liecauae only two days after hia aunt had endured the operation she fell down stairs and broke an arm. It baa been proven impossible to raiaa the wracked British ironclad Vanguard, and bar masts will b blown np by dy namite, aa they are dangerous to ship ping. * " The English post-office* forwarded ia 1874 no fewer UUIB&67,000,000 letters, 79.000,000 postal cards, and '469,000,000 book packets, mostly at half peony and penny rates. It ia stated that 60,000 Philadelphia families will break up housekeeping on tlie first of January and start around the muntrv making Centennial call*. Re venge is sweet. " Tliought Fd leave my measure on your floor," said a man who fell down in * burrootu. "So mmt'i—Hy for that," said the liarkeepcr. "We know exactly how much you bold." There are two waya of going through this world. One i to make the beat of it and the other ia to make the worst of it. Tbore who take the tatter course work hard fot poor pay. When your steak is broiled done pot it on a hot dish, sprinkle with minced par sley, salt and j**pper, lay on lump* of butter, *anl put it into a Lot oven until then- ia no juice or butter visible. •' Molh, liave I any children?" asked an nrciiin of eight summer*. "Why, IMI ! What pot that in your headr re turned tibe surprised parent. " Hrasnsa I raad to-day of children's chiidrsa," munveml the acute juvenile. The average speed of raiiroad trains from New York* to the Pacific coast is nineteen mile* an hour, and the Baa Fnuidko newspsjeri> urge tha*. it lie itt croaacd to thirty, which would sburtos the journey over two days. A minister in Lexington, Ky., lately aaid in the pulpit Utal he had seen a jiack of cards and a liuckgunmutt '*4 in the parlor of a member of h <8 u refc, j and alter services several puma urea Molded tlieir wivewfor eauekraenes*. -•*-^ " What is tlie trouble among oar % uung m