The Hard Struggle. I've looked on poverty undismayed. His cold breath on my cheek. I've seen him crouching at my lied, When winds blew shrill and bicok. I've wst.-hod him crawling to my board, To snatch my scanty food. But nevor suffered him—no. not once— To eoarc me where 1 stood ; But fought him, upright, like a man That only feared disgrace i And hit him hard, and laid him low. And seorned him to his face I've struggled- sure of victory, In pride, although in jwm. With soul serene, and ht J erect Aint so 1 will again. lVar in the East. The red BUKMAII sun had set. But • wonu tint lingered yet And suffused the heights of KharusnUuLskci. As a fair maid clasped his neck. And she softly whn-pcred "Tis'lus'k erntgiruaki. 1 ant proud of thee, my boy ' He took off his soldier hat. And sgatu she whispered : " That llaveUvk 1 made most beautifully on you sits. And your jacket l from Stchuk. Aud your slurt from Tscherkashplsek, And your stogies are marked 'Lowell, Massa chusetts !'" "Hear Siuisklshki!" murmured he, " Wilt thou sunt remember me, Aud the same affectionate devotion hare When I'm fighting on the slope Of Kgtlelftikowsumpskop, Or crossing the Ekatennoslav ?" "Ah. Tseheokkte, l>oy," she sighed, "Am 1 not to be thy bride Nothing nvier can dissever me from tliev ' Would that I to-day oouid rale off At thy side to Kaiu< -kidi'ff. Or the army at l'ravoiaYhept-ershar And he ask wtien s I will never smile on any other love — Not the prince of Sohenkorsk, Or of Krasia vitchel'orsi.. Or the.larou of .arpoukwiamrahov." Then she swvxuied and lay as dead, W tile lis grabbed his guu and tied To join his general. Nepokotichitski, " FareweiL thou peerless damsel I I go to IV-Kesairvemsel — But first I go to OeUdriiikowliitsia !" He was bravest of the t'rave I And as leader of the iw-iave lie won a colonel s badge and saved his bacon. And he telegraphed " Skiusklshki Sweetheart ' Though twas risky PjbtutiriehktiomagdeUg is stormed and taken 1" She'd another lover then. Spite of all her oath-, and when The message came l:r sat upou his kuoe— Johaun Hildlourghmingetihauseti. liru iu Schwartreburgh-Kmphausen. And she matrti>d hat and had a faiuilee. And the next winter, every morn To the birds she finug some corn And she fed the very ravens that had wheeled Over warring southern roues And had ptcke 1 jswr Tseheekkie'a Ixmes Oa the liieiowkouri'hiuo battlefield. —H. .4. Orojfui. KATES PRINCE. We three-Lit. Ois-v and I —had a long di>- eo-eji-n about Cousin Kate, who was coming on a visit to us fr ■: i the city ; and we all felt what dreadful htth> ragmuftin- we should seem to her. for I'm atrai-d we had Iven runtuag wild : though ?vapa only uavl to laugh about it, and would come iut" the school room when mamma wis busy with u< over our les-ou*. wheuevwr it was a fine n. ruing, and cry : " Now, theu. girls, tjie sun shines and the birds are calling. Out with you I Leant when it rar.i-. ' I knew afterward why this was. I'apa had a homble nervous dread of ur growing up weak and sickly, tor hi- was a iWlicate family . and 1 bad heard that our c >u-ins were often very ill. "Icon gue—why Cousin Kate is coming to stay with us," sard Lib "I kuow wLy sire's coming." I said. "It's beeau-e slier ill. ' shouted Ltl. for fear I should sh -w my knowledge fir-t. " fiially wili take her up new warm milk and an egg in it Is fore she git- out "f ted in the morning." said (' -eckle lay." said Lil. "and Jenny will take her every morn ing to the oIJ gar i n -eat under the In She * sure to get well there.' And so we did. for Cousin Kate came that aftemo in -a t_ !. p le girl. w,th a aad. weirv lockinherf.ee. MS she gazisl wistfully from one to the other. We three young girls stc d back, quite iu awe of the well drv—ed. fashionable looking body, who was so different from what w<- had exiioctesi. while mamma went up to welcome he.-, and took her tti her arni in a tender af fectionvte way. saving: "My dear child we are g ad to vreievrmeyou." Cousin Kate thrw her arms sn--;nd mamma's neek and bur-: hit ■ fit - f o 1 g. biding her Ana •:t <-f -'.-hi. We did n a any more of t'-iuaiu Kate lis it day ; but our • nng interest was deeply exrited, and somehow, perhaps fostered by t m ist willing messenger* to forestall any little w..ut she expressed. This came natural to us ; but on my ptlVt it was iocTva-e ! t,y a few words winch I h'-arapa and mamma, minima sav ing that the did not think poor Kate would ever grow string again, but .-!■> !y wither away I gave a great gulp as I heard those words, and then burst out s.>i>bing violently. " You here. Jenny I" said mamma. "Well, my desr. as yon have heard what we said.it must be your secret too. Never let your poor cousin know what we think, and never iwhavc to her as if you thought she eotiki not recover." I promised readily, and at fourteen the pos session of that secret seemed to make me more womanly than my sisters, as I redoubled my tenderness to the suffering girL The invalid was nineteen -a great age in our estimation —and I used to look up to her with veneration, gazing at her soft sweet face and wistfnleyes. wondering why she was so HI, and what was the great sorrow that had come upon her like a blight upou o e of the roses round our porch. Cousin Kate came to us in the spring, and the months tiew by till it was the height of summer ; and many and many a night had I turned my face to the "all. to that J.il should not know, and cried sil itiy till mv pillow wts wet. For I knew so wei that Kate as -eaker, much weaker than wh n she came, a walk across the lawn to the ol I garden seat in the shade being a much now as she could bear. "Cousin Kate." I said, one day when *e were alone. Jul and Cissy having rushed off to get aome flowers, " couldn't any doctor make you well V" She looked at me with a wild strange gaze which almost startled me. Ixtfore she replieii, aud tnen in away tltat made my heart beat she sobbed out: "Only one—only one !" atid then as if to her self. in a low whisper, -he add"! : "and before he can come I shall be dead —dead !" She did not know I heard her last words, and I sat chilled and frightened, gazing at her till mv sisters came buck, when, as we frequently did. we sat down about her ; Lil got upon the Beat, Cissy Baton :1 grass with her head against one of Kate's hands, which hung list lessly from the comer where the leaned, and I threw myself on the grass at her feet, so as to look up in her gentle face, which had now become calm, with its old enrv look. "Cousin Kate," said Lil, "tell us another story." "No, no," I said, "don't ssk ; the isn't so well to-day." " Yes," she said quietly, raising her head and loo! ~ig at me, " I am better to-day." "Tell ns one, then." cried Cissy, eagerly, "one yo Ve never told us before." There as silence theu for a few minutes, and as I gazed up into Kate's face I saw her eves close and a sort of Rpasm twitch her lips ; but the next minute she was quite calm, and then with the leaves whispering round ns, and the twittering of the birds coming now and again from the distance, she said in a low, sweet, musical voice : " Once upon a time in the days of long ago, when people were very, very happy on thisearth, there lived a prince who was young and hand some and trne. Nearly every one loved him, he was so manly, and yet so gentle." "And he loved a beautiful princess," put in Cissy. I saw the spasm cross Cousin Kate's face again but it was calm directly after, and she vent oil. "No. dear." she said, "he did not love a , FHKI). KUHTZ, Kditor iuul 1 Voprietor. VOLUME X. .Iv Mitiflll princes*, twit * Jimr. simple gut. who loved liuii, ith all her 111 art, alut tiu i ueivsn, sc liappi When tile ileitis t'li'ss, mod tlrev MI nuii In Win Mini Hilly 1.-i tin ni. amt the hnh Mil K their aWietest sou - ti l tlleUl ill the silu atmie." ' \i'-v, r.i .1 tin ' Wiie laartltsl. an.l lived lI.V'J \ in i after, cin .ll'iMi. " lie en. ttn rv was unce inure that piteous l.K'k tij v.ii i'. -ism hati • fare si ell . lily tv me , hut It jw> Cil oft, alul she Went nil. "No, I'l'M. ttii-v ii\i not . for the |ur. handsome i.'nag pnu.v had enemies oruel, I'lttel enetau s who slandered litni, and said that t.e had made false keys, and I'lH-msl the tiiasiiri cheat of a great Ulan, ai.d stolen ana) hi* gold and precious stones.' " till nlils|stnt 1 issv, now deeply lUter ested. •' Villi, iMUtuiUisl Kate, "till I look the jys r | iinixi, and tin re was a great trial, and t.iougli tie declared tie •as llUi.velit the li ked pes-; ,e ho slandered him s: d ts>ie false if nes against hun peeiaihst . an.l the griMl 11.1 C 1 sai.l tll.lt .. 'tss to ts . ast lot pllei'U, and near heavy hams, and he kept there for tulenti-one long wars. "Oh cried lal. "Vis. said i n.i. "1 know . and then the simp.o young gir. who k'n I lum. went and Uu. s-ked the prison gates, and struck ill lita chains and set him ft is "So no.' cited tVusitt Kate, and her von-e altered tin it'll, mi that 1 *as atarrued, tlii'Ugh I. .. !do .. 'tlung tat gam- up IU the Ud face ts'foie tic. for now a change came over it "No. she crust, "the psi girt could Jo notti tug tut 'it and weep, and fixih. i broken heart tsa! ts-it leal, U1 Its own pnsiill, w.arnig Itself cut ftil tr.l she died, am! I'll I'rauk I'raiig " iat hale ni di'lie that "i ali.'Uld suffer thr. I ha; e.l up to throw uiy arms rouud her. while lay sisters stirai.k away alarmed; for t\>ustu Katr lurued away front us with a hitter nail, i irtid her fa.a- tu her ha. ,b. and threw herself half over the arm of the old garden seat, aobt-uig in a wt',.l hy stiircai way, such as 1 had tu in sill. " Kale, ikar t'ousiu Kate, t s. ! eil . hut even as 1 spoke there was a hasty sit j , ii tli' ve , the bualra* were daahed aside, aid tin- shadow of a tali mail was cast over Us." "Kate darling " he crieil, catching her iu las arms, as 1 n_s thrush rudely aside, "lam innocent and free Shi did liot hear him, for she gave a faint gasp and sunk I ack insensible. \V thus guls were almost stunned . hut e saw the ta I. thin, pale ! 'king stranger hastily lift pur Kate fr ;u the -i at. dud literally ruu with hir to the .:.',l sc. i'...., we fm.owed more slowly. As . c reached the porch it was to meet papa rutuiiiijt out. and m a short time he returned srth the i! ctor. Hut this d.stor was the rung oti* ; the rtglit one had cuwre to us at the gard.u seat, an.l it was his words that brought dear Cousin Kate ta, \ to hf< . and in the course of a few months to health. For Frank ltolwrta was i< instated in the gov ernment oJtkw - from winch he fell iu a higher I'si, .trie which gaie hun the eontidruee of the higher Othi-tais . while the man, through whose treachery i .sir Frank had -ufTereil a year an.l a half 1-efore, diesl i-i:.f< ssing that he had i-eeu li e guilty party alone. Haiti, m happy lays when the ro-cs were com -ag luc*. day iy day into Couam Kates .litis, an 1 wheti 1 .at k, vth - was d wu at the old pta.v eiery sain dai t. stay till Monday, Used to 1* setit to phrv and r-'tup with us gtris. 1 can tiardly Uheve H.at thirty y ars have glided hv autco then, hut - > it i- . and to this day - r Call J ear old gri v whiskered Frank " Kate s Priuce." ' Misphifcri t on Ibh nrt'. The other iluy a little weazen fiUNsl man. wearing a §3.5H aiut of cloth tw, went to one of the i>;i4 noU-is in San Francisco, and registering his name as from Texas, aski-1 for a room and if breakfast v. as on the table. The Olympian clerk gazed at him seorufully lor u m"U.< nt, and languidly remarked: '• Any baggage ?" *' No, ' rcpltrsl the guest. In that casr'," said the clerk, " the rules of the hons' com; el me to insist on payment iu advance." " Very well," mid the guest, without hesitating or appearing offended, "take two days' Is'irrd out of tins," and from a wad of greenbacks as I -,g as his arm he produced a SlOt) note'. " I beg your pardon," stammered the ahnslnsl clerk, "b it we are so often taken in,and your face n->t Inung familiar to tue. I " " No nil- as',"cheerfully answered the guest; " business is bustuesa and rules are rub's. It es In >k a little tslil t> Is without baggage, but us cattle dialers ain't much on style, and " " That's all right, colonel," said the clerk. " Put up your money; we kimw a gentleman when we see him. Jim, show the gentb man t<> IP' Call for the best room in the house, g .eral." The old man stowed away un ample breakfast, got the clerk to give lum small b lis f>r a tiltv, and UNkysl whr'n- Bi'iy Crxiibaugh, tin- banker, ha tell Mr. Farwill, it he called, that he w mid IM> track at two o'cl s's, the i went, and hasn't been seen sine. Tnc clerk subsequently discov ered that the SoO was Irad. The sad event has cast a gloom over the hotel office. Fa>l;b>n Notes. Long, n-trrow scirf pins uf many de signs, nnd beatitifully engraved nnd enameled, arc worn by la. lie i, ins ban 1 of brisielies, :n tlie lace for the neck. A favorite style for engagements is the "motto" ring. K rigs are constantly being made in novel shapes and designs. Beautiful costumes for summer arc made of batistes and other lawns in very delicate colors, all of one shade or else in stripes with white. The fashion of using beautifully de corated wax tapers in drawing rooms and at banquets is growing in favor. Many of the leaders of fashion have adopted neat an 1 pretty suits, with skirts just long enough to touch the gTotind, for walking costumes. A street costume of twilled serge has a long gored skirt, trimmed with a ten inch plaited flounce. The polonaise is trimmed with gallo m ml bound with sstin. The rolling collar and eufTs are trimmed in the same way. It may interest our lady renders to know that at the last drawing room of her Britannic majesty that the wife of the American miniht-r wore the following costume : Dress of satin duchesse hluue p rle, partly veiled with echaases of point rle gaze, showered with drooping c tranches of daturas; a rain of hlanc perle Venetian brocarb- lined through in white satin, and trimmed with echaases of lnce, and flowers to correspimd ; coifTure of diamonds, ostrich feathers and lappets of tine lace; ornaments, diamonds. A Complicated Case. A rather complicated case is aliont to come before the courts at Frankfort-on the-Oder. A lively young boar was re cently sent there by rail from Custnn, carefully shut up in a wooden cage. On the journey, however, he managed to break his prison, and devoured no less than twenty-five pounds of German yeast, which happened to lie in the same carriage. The condition of the mis guided pig, when the yeast began to rise, may be imagined. He was quite unable to bear his suddenly acquired greatness, ami gave up the ghost iu a multitude of sighs, which is quite expli cable under the circumstances. But now the question is who is to pay the damage for what ? The railway company repu diates all responsibility. Is the owner of the carcass to proceed against the owner of the yeast for the loss of his hoar, or is the ex-proprietor of the yeast to proceed against tin- owner of the pig for the loss of his merchandise? Emi nent counsel hold that ill" claim of Isith parties lies against the constructor of the cage; but the builder contends that the cage was never calculated to withstand the frantic efforts of a pig r-tnug into frenzy by the temptation of twenty live jKiun-.ls of yeast placed under his very nose. THE CENTRE REPORTER. ot ii u ( inn % M.lll nul Wilt* lit IroM tlir Ocruu lu u \ CMrlt Mr. riumrns I'tapo, of this city, write* u Now Bedford i M as*. ) iMllr|Hilull'Ut, will, tit iMiupunv with hit it tfo, uUmpt to luttkt' tire | tresage t>f tlii' Atlantic ocean T i IAIUJOII, starting from tlusiiort, ttt u curious little bout < rqw i-Killv built fur the \. yuge. Mr. I'nun ui a gctmiu< ty j- i f tire Irtif American sailor, hardy, plucky uud daring, is thirty year* of ago, about fixe feet six niches lit height, and *ti iglung soltlO 150 JHUlllds, of light complexion, ait h brow u huir and *•}<■, ttltil of t lint quiet, sanguine ttmjHTin i:t which, lim ing once determined ujMii tin' execution o! it J>illlt, overcomes every obstacle till.) jwuM tu it until 111 ■ desired end t.i ac complished. lit Ins wtfo ho I itt it mi'-t excellent OolltlKUlUHt, ire she .1 of till' HlUllO eheer fill mi.l eouragooire iii>i>t*it:o'.i, She is it ihti'l'litor of fntloriok Still", the cele brated jfttt lrr nn.l musical instrument manufacturer of L 'iijoii, whose fushiori able ornament-• ami music luxes have u world wulo faint', uuJ is oiit of fan teen children, having sis sisters; horn in Glasgow, of S.-<4l. Ii descent, sln< tun educated 111 tin' best l'ty inlitli M'liooltt, sjH-nbmg soiiu' tifti I'll *iin i in Frajii'i', ami speaks fluently French and Swedish liesnlos her native tongue. Mr. Urapo has passeil some twenty years ajuu the deep, eouiuieit :iig an cabin Uiy. 1 hiring his MM fa ring hie he has crossed the Atlatitie twenty tunes, while I is wife, w ho accompMin .1 Inn for severul years on shipls'ar.l, hire made the passage three time*. He will take aliiiit 1,500 poiunls of provuioiis. consisting aim at entirely of canned goods, nnd condensed solid tuid tllllil preparation*, which will lie stored principally in the forward part of the craft, wluch is to serve us the kitchen, equipped with a Hint little kerosene stove. In the after part will IK the cabin and sleep:t gaccommodations, lb will take six kigs,each containing twenty gallons of water. As fast as < :uptnil these kegs will lie tilled with salt water, being the urdy ballast used, the luxes, cans of food, etc., being stowrel so as to trim the cratt. A small medic;uc case is included in the jwrsoual lmggagc. Mr Crajxi will provisi u f >r a fifty Java' vovage, hut is confident of being able to make the run in has time, forty days being his extreme limit. His route will IH> between forty-two digs, and forty-five dega. north latitude and as near a dir ft course as possible. He will sail at night with both himself and wife on the lookout; during the day they will take alternate watches, each taking about six hours* sb-ep, which is all that either is accustomed to take, on land or sea. His utily instruments will be a rum pass and qua.ir.uit, sailu.g liv dead reck oning. lu case of u storm, lie aid furl the sails and he t-i under a .'rag. el"*nig the forward hatch say but leaving half the aft, which is hinged like a door,open for light and air. The b >at in which this voyage is to be made is built f eethu-. Mil is much Uie shape of a common vlmie-b -at, except that she re mtic-li short.-r, and d-<-p r and broader in proportion t • her lengtli. Her dimensions are but tl.irt.s'U f.-.-t length of keel, six feet 1M aiu and thirty four inches deep. blie re culirely .MY ored wrtli a double-sheathed .hv!;, with the exception of t-.\ i hatehwais, e.ieh two f.i't square*, winch < nti bv elosely coveted. She has a eent. r board; tar ries one anchor and rn.S i.-r, Mid n ill be preipelhxl by two nintton-leg sails, one ou each of tW'i masti-, aituat' .l u. ar eith.-r . nd. R-itli himself ari 1 w -fc are c ufidciit of the SU-WKS of tlu. daring at: v.ipt, :-nd Mr. Crajsr declare* it t • be un utter m |itssiliility f'r the boat to .-ink even when full of water. The c *'. of the boat, exclusive .if r:gg;: re jil2.; the outlay for the voyage, including H',o worth of rerovreious, w:d Is- about I. Two siiiall boats h .v.' s!ready casiil tlie Atlantic, one a metallic life-lxnt and the other a wooden b>ut, but now.-num has ever been oil such a voyage, nn 1 no boat constructed like the " Nh-w Bed ford " ever male the triji. An En-glisli Duke's Curious llets. A curious form of wager w.m once hit u JM in by t>ld -a fiunil.ur sobriquet bv which the Duke of was e.uu monly known t.i the sporting woild. The duke was famous for ■<• •• ntrieities in the betting way. The mat. h he male t • drive a carriage nineteen mile* in one hour without changing either of the thoroughbred horses with whieh lie started, made a sensation at the time, ami the actualaehiev.-mentof this feat was jierluijis as remai kable as anything of tire kind in the nnnals of eooeh'.ng. But the wager to which reference was made was of a more original character than this, and at a time of day when railways were not thought of, wus certainly an indica tion .if no little inventive talent. He made a bet that he would have a letter conveyed tiftv miles within an hour. In order to do tins, he caused the manu script to be inclosed in a cricket ball, stationed expert cricketers nt intervals over a certain distance, and the missive, living thrown from one to the other, wits delivered at the end of the journey, with in the stijiulatrel time. A very good story is told of this nobleman by which lie very neatly checkmated tlie vagaries of certain speculators who secretly offer ed his grace's jockey a large sum of money to lose a certain race. The jockey appeared to entertain the proposal, but quietly carried information of it to Ins employer, who nt once told him to take the money, nnd thnt he would liear him harmless. The money was taken, and lucks were made accordingly, but, to the horror of the enterprising blacklegs, the duke hitnse'f appeared on the scene as the hors-e-t came to the just, and quickly divesting himself of a greatcoat, was found'to be in riding attire. " This is a very nice horse," said bin grace, " I think I will ride myself." And he did it, an 1 won without a struggle. Advice to Jokers. Always let your jokes be well-timed. Any time will do for n grenl joke, but no time will do for a bad one. Any place will fit, provided the joke itsi If lie fitting, but it never titn if a joke be .iut of its place. You cannot order a joke as you would a coat or a pair of boots. In con cocting jokes, as in making pndding, each person employs similar materials, but the quality of the di-h is entirely dejiendent on the skill of the artist. The uttercr of a good joke is a useful mem ber of society, but the maker of a luul one i' a more despicable character than the \ -riest coiner by profession. A joke from a gentleman is an act of charity ; an uncharitable joke is an un gentlemanly act. The retort courteous is the touchstone of good feeling; the rejily churlish —the proof of cold-headed stupidity. Turkish Talismans. A Parisian manufacturer lins received nn order from Turkey for a large num ber" of white shirts upon which extraets from the Koran are to be printed in sky blue letters. Upon a number of white woolen undershirts is to be stumped the signature of Mohammed. Tho articles are intended for distribution to Turkish soldiers when upon especially dangerous duty, to sti run late their courage under the impression that they are talismans. CENTRE HAIL, CENTRE CO., FA., THURSDAY. JUNE 14, 1877. FARM. HARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD. UUuburb. That there is a great lomand for rhubarb t very apparent frour the iut mouse qi.untiti *hn-h during the winter and spring months finds its way into all our lurge market*. Y say, this plant does "not usually got that space aud attention tu the gar leu which It deserves. It is often put t.'t sonic out of the way corner, ami consequently does not grow well. Rhubarb is very ea-uly cultivated, and the pi luee will, in a good deep rich soil uud under lib eral treatment, be icri considerable. It can la- propagated either by seed or by division of the roots. When the forme re met hill Is selected, s >w m the spring, ill u seed bed, ill drill* one feet apart. Cultivate well during the season, uml m the uutiimn or following spring the resits should be transplanted m gn> 1 rich soil, from three t > four feet apart. It will be fit for use about the third spring from sowing. The most i-xjHslitious mode to pri-euie a supply is to plant roots already grown, whieh will eouie iut • Use imme diately . The smaller growing varieties hould be planted in rows of from two to thr< e f<--t apart, and the larger grow iug sorts in rows from thiee to four feet apart. Farmers can, nt a light expense, having plenty of fermenting material, have this valuable \. •! dee tit for use two months bef >re it is ready f r pulling ui the open gi 'iimi, by forcing it. No vegetable is more easily foreel than rhubarb. It can In- forced in the o) eu greauid by putting old tubs, IM\I > or jiots over the crowns, ami surrounding them with fermenting material ; or the rents muy be taken up and plant- 1 close together on aln lof fermenting niat rials tu any out-buildings, or under a tem porary structure which any hamly man with a few stack bars tUld a few spare li iurd* can so ui contrive. K sds that Lave lns-:i f. iced - mid be divided and planted in j-reqw-rly prepare 1 ground; iu this way u young fiourialiiiig pLuit* t u is regularly kept up. Among the jHipul.ir varieties m the Viet r.i, which is large and fine for cooking ; abo tlie launar.u, tender and very fine. ft'ulrilu llrrtlrw IflitlN. We ari> already iu receipt of uptvmii'in >f the I' ilorad > {xiiuiobeetle from locali ties where it ilni not appi-ur last s as in, or, at least, not iu t-nili <-nt uutnlH-rs to attract utt< n' n. There seems to be no ulternutixe but I • JK.IS.IU tin N.S. .ts or rai*t< no jsttat h-h, f.>r they multiply far tti rapidly to admit . f baud u-king be ing a pr:clieable remedy. We, there fore-, advise our readers Ui purrirtute some of the nunou* | sus 4i res- autumn)- isl, ami lx-gia using them as sum iu> the IwH-tles appeiur ujs u tire vine*, l'ari* green has iss-n extensively ustsl for tliis purpose, and with gtxil re-suits, as it is jirobably as cheap ami a* easily applied as any of the js-st JHHSOUS. It may Is* applnsl by mixing with water at the rate of a tablesjxxrnful to a pailful, and sprmkbug the vines with the mixture; hut we prefer using it with flour. Any cheap, poor article of jl.urwiil answer, tunl fifteen jsiumlsof fl mr to one of the jians green will be strong enough to kill the beetles or tlu-ir grubs. A good way to m x is to juit the fi >ur into a half barrel or laurel, according to the quantity wanted; then jmir on tin l>ans green, and stir in w.th a stick of convenient length. AathejKusou w rks ..own into the fl mr, it will Iteeotne tlior ougltly incorporatrsl with the mass. Of course, IU ItllXlllg one should lw .URE ful not to raise a dlist, which, if brestbisl, might ls> injurious to the operator. Fui th. r. the mixture' sin ul 1 l>o kejit iu a safe place where children or animals •f any kind cannot get at it; for. as everybody should know, jniris gresm is a deadly j' -isoti, < \en in small quantiti. s. Tlie vines should Is* dusted with the mixture while the leaves are wet, Mid the early morning is generally the Is-st tune, wiulu the air is still. A duster can be made of alm<*t any deep tin vessel, with small holes pllliei . | m the iHittoin. The ViSsM'l should lie fast. lie.l to a bundle four or five feet long. AvnnoTK roit rxst. oiu-.i x. A* accident* will 1. qqien tveu where great cure re taken to prevent them, and children ami other j croons sometimes get poisouasi with jians green, it m well to have an antidote on hand. The anti dote for this JXJlsoll lsliv.lr.ited M'MUIIIIX ide of iron, which can be hud at almost any druggist's. If it cannot b>- obtained, it may be prepared as follow*: Dissolve copperas iu hot Water, keep warm, n.ul add nitric acid until the s.-lutiou laHHtm r yellow; then jmiir iu some ammonia water-—common hartshorn—uutil n brown J re.'itutate fulls to tl*i' bottom. Put this precipitate in it bottle, t ghtly ixirkisl, and keep it moist. A few SJSKUI- 1 fills of this re a perfect antidote for jtoi sooiug with jiaris gris-n or arsenic. I •** lii I Fuinih 11 Intra. To PRRHRUVI: SritAW iiKitnti S Take equal parts of rich, rqie fruit and granu laUd sugar; put in an earthen cooking vessel u layir of sugar, then berries, then sugar, etc., until nil are used ; cover and let stand over night. To every jKiiind of fruit allow- one lialf-pint of red currant juice ; jda <• UJMUI the fire where it will lxnl giuitly until the syrup is rich, skimming well. MOLD ON CATSCP. —To keep mold from rising on catsup or pickles, add n tablenjxionful of ground horscraddish to every quart. Foil Kit AMI'OOINU. Dissolve one tea spoollfill of borax in n cup of hot water ; apply the liquid to the scalp until a good lather is produced ; theu rinse well with warm water, until the hair feels soft nnd natural ; if desired, a cold water nusc may be taken at the last; wipe the hair dry, and let it hang loosely about the shoulders t i get the air through. FOB FIICIT TUSKS on LABOR PLANTS. —Boil one tablesjio<>nful of borax iu one pint of water, and, while warm, paint tire stems of fruit trees or plants. This will destroy tiie green fungi, nnd prevent insect life from forming in the bark ; it will also make tire trees lrealthv. ESCAPK I KOM RUN ANTS.— Keep all articles wlueli they are ajit to molest ou a hanging shelf, in cellar ; suspend the shelf with iron rods; each r not rub, but eou idalltlv sqilt <•/.•' It Miftlv. Wllfll It bivlUß clean, take It out alld put it into a little eleati'milk, also skimmed, give it another squeeze, uud lay it out directly on sheet* uf stout paper, touch it every here and there with the fingers to diuw out the set Hops Slid edges, lav the slit t of paper over the luee, uud a heavy "eight over all till dry. If laid on any thing soft, the moisture I* absorbed, Mid the luee will not be so new looking. U. S.I skBI lor Vlnr llu*. Having often seen inquiries in your columns for something to keep bug* off squashes and melon*, and having tried everything 1 tier heard of, uud found ut lust what seems to be, lu re at least, u sure cure, I wish you to help me make it known. Nearly two years since, while talking with a friend of the lavages of the bugs, slut said : " Have you ever Used plaster of piiris fwe tls ( sl it last season ami it worked well." (>f course we took tlie hint, uud that season, i75, we saiid eueuuita-rs and squashes with it we had no melons. East summer we used it on melons, summer and winter squashes,and eueuuilers with v< ry suits factory results. Now for the process. Got your planter of pans ut a marble shop, where* you will find it best and cheapest. Wateli your vines closely, and wheu the leaves have grown large enough to please tho strqasl bug go out early in the morning while the dew is .-ii, taking a I asm for your planter, get on tho windward side of tiie tines, and sprinkle tho p iwder carefully over them till tin t ure well whitened. If there ure sin|H'.t bug* on tlreur you will see them double up ami roll off in u very dis gtistod manner. It is just ns good for the large black bug. The vines must IM* watched uml gone over ufter every lower, as the wind ami runt will wusL most of the plaster off. Don't fancy tin.' gypsum, or plaster a it i* calh-ri here aud in many other places, will do. It will not. Blaster of pans is the thing. Monro* in A' to York Tribune. I lowrr tlrf. To cultivate flowering plant* to the b.-st a ivantaee require s us much cure- in the selection ami preliarution of the sol! as any other crop. No one would ex pect to grow a crop of cabbages in Soli overrun b\ the red of trees ami sha-hsl continually by their dense foliage; yet how oft- ii do w. . ire- r\e flowers |ilae.-.l in jiret such circumstances jimduciug a few m.'Hg. r flow. 1., uu i .lying jiret a* *ooti as there txime* a hot, sunny day. Most li w.-riug j-laiits blossom on tic jsuiit of branches, and, therefore, to prei'ure a cnuDnuauce of flowers there should Is* u eontitiU'xl ami vigorous growth. Select nil opeu exposure where tic sun will have fr-i access to Uc jilniitx, ibg the ground very deep, ami drex* heavily with thoroughly d.sxim- IMre.si manure*, so that the roots may have some supporting resort when the surface moisture fails. A small circular or oval Ixvl tell or twelve feet in .ilallie t< r. Pr perly jir. j ar.sl and plauted with flowers from juie. will preiluc a reiutm iiivl IU:IMI nf fl-wers even in the dry (st summer*. In arranging Uie plants tlu re re much resitn for taste, aud v. ry striking eomlhtiaUdtis tuny lie wvnre.L \ His.in Yanqtiislied try a Hull, About three month* previous to my arrival nt Fort Uuion, s.ys a prairie hunter, ami in the height of the buffalo breeding season, when the hull* are s-m. tin.. very fieree, J.i* was taking the Fort Uuion bull wiUiaeart into a jxuut on the river above Uie fort, in . : 1< r to draw home a lood <-f W.HI which ha 1 Is-.-n previouslv cut and |nlcxi ready for tra:rs|Kirtat:.in the dav b. fore, when n very large old bia.ni boll st.x*l right in the cart tuck jmwing nji the .artli and r armg ready to disjuite the J'ltsxage with him. Gn n nearer njqir.Mu-h, in •-te;nl of flying at the sight of the man that a.'C.inijMOiuxl the cart, the bre.ni miwlc a headlong charge. Joe ha.l liar Uy time to remove km hull's h.-twl stall ami osea|ic uji a tr.s*, 1 nig utt.'rlv unable to aasist his four-footed friend, whom lie left to his own resource*. Hi ion ami bull, now m mortal combat, met midway with ash -k that made the earth tremble. Our previously do cile gentle animal suddenly leonine trnnxtortued into a furious Is-ast, spring ing from side to side, whirling round as th buffalo attempted to take lum in flunk, alternately ujisctting and righting the enrt again which he banged from side t > side and whirled alsiut as if it luul liecn a batuilsix. J.ie, safe out of barm's way, l<*.fci I from the tree nt his c. wmpion's pres-eetlings, at first deplor ing the apparent disiuii outage he lalnre-d under, from being haniesxed to u eii to the vnltic of the protection ff 'rehsl by the harness, especially by the tliiek, strong shafts, if the cart against the short horns of the bison, who, nltliough he lure hun over and over again down on his haunches, ixuild not wound him severelv. On the other hand, the long, sliurji lioriis of the brave l-'ort Union bull began to t-11 on the ftirreiwcd side of his antagonist until the final charge brought the bison, with a furious (round, dead under our hero's feet, whose long, fine drawn horn was driven deep into his adversary'H heart. With n cheer that made tlie whole wood* ring again, down eliimlicred Joe, and while triumph antly caressing carefully examined his chivalrous companion, who, although bruised and blown and covered w-ith foam, luul escajie.l utunjure.l. Tliuuglits fur Saturday Night. Hard words mostly flow from soft hands. He who lives to no purpose lives to a bn.l purpose. He thnt desjiisetli small things shall fall little hy little. Severity breeds fear, but roughness engenders hate. He ia the greatest who chooses to do right at all tunes. Better give a shilling than lend and lose half a crown. The drunkard hath a fool's tongue nnd it traitor's heart. All things are in fate, yet nil things are not decreed hy faith. Wo may he as g< od as wo please, if we please to be good. Reprove thy friend privately, com mend him publicly. Riches, though they may reward vir tues, cannot cause them. The eultivation of the heart should be like that of a garden, where we prune ami weed liefore we begin to plant. Never sjienk evil of any one. Re chari table in thought, and give even the worst people the lienefit of n doubt. We should give as we would receive, cheerfully, quickly, nnd without hesita tion; for there ia no grace in a benefit tli .t sticks to the fingers. The true motive of our actions, like the reed pipes of an organ, are usually concealed; but the gilded and hollow pretext is pompously placed iu the front for show. Our sight is tlie most perfect and most delightful of all our senses; it fills the iniuii with the largest variety of ideas, converses with its objects at the greatest distance, and continues the longest in action without being tired or satiated with its proper enjoyments. A I IMI> M'ENE IN FI.OUIDA. Tlir I l Ibr MtiMllas Mint thr t.uiU.-Tlir llitlllr til thr Hlittrk* Mtitl thr 4tligi*'t*-> Thr a ulrr Krtlilrtlrtl tilth Ihrlr lllwott. A I'urrespoiiilciit uf the New York Sim give* the following graphic tltrttfriptioli uf tu'fliea wibllSiMvl till n barren tunl nearly mucet ssilih- (sunt on the t- '.u>l of Morula : If you will took at the tnup of Flotilla, away down the eastern eoiu>t of the linger-like peninsula, you uiuy • u sjsil marked " Jupiter," or "Jupiter Inlet." Some maps make it "Juuipcr." l itis is wrong. Its nuiut snke wua old Jupitei, tin- slave of nti army olliesT, who wus stationed at thih point during the first Seminole war. Jupiter ta be tween latitude twenty-six und twenty seven degree*. Although only 120 miles north of Key West, it bulge* to the east nearly a degree of longitude Iteyoud Cape Caiiuventl. It is probably tlio most imuve-sible aud barren nook on the wiiole Floridian const, uml can lie rea<-h --etl onlv HI light draught Ismts, sailing the whole length of the Indian river. Shurp coral reef* fringe its shore, and high hilioeks of white suiul, sprinkled with thick dumps of scrub and cactus, roar their ht-uoo pound*. Saw I'lsli, the Size of VollUg whale*, surge through the narrow chali uels, and raveuous sharks from twelve to twenty b < t m length keep a rigid bloek iwle outside. As the tide rise* they come within the inlet m st arch uf prey. The bass aud other flsli that have Iteeu feeding upon the mullet, become iu turn the victims of the shark. The smaller fish ilart t.> and fro, making tin- water lsiil in their efforts to rttcajw. Millions are slowly but snrelv driven into attmull bay by the sharks. wle> whip the wave* into foam iu their hungry fury. Penned at last, the thinned fish leap in the uir with terror, ami shml* of them run ashore*. The sharks charge with a rush. Their jaws snap like pistol tdndtt, uud mutilated fish are scattered over the wa ter. Sclnids of jutT"-ises join in the slaughter, ami occasionally an old alli gator shove* off from the shore, sinks hiiust If like a submarine battery, and steals a lnuuteous tnftd. Nor is iu alligator tliconly free feeder. The air is filhd Willi thoitsnml* of lilac feathered tern* ami gti'l*. Full well do they understand the situation. The rush of their wing* is like u breeze in a forest of pmcs. tutvl their screams ure tleafetiiiig. By p!at*ns they dash into t..' taf 1 >!- r, . a! .1' .it :dsae the roaring surf each with it iish in it* bill. The v< ry air sparkles with fish, for the gull* toss their victim* up until they catch them by the head. Theu ihry are easily ls>he.l. High above the t*r* float flocks of gray jtelicaus, larger than geese, uml grave uml formal as judges. Tiie wind whistles - beneath tlc-ir gre-at w iug*. but they make no au dible expret—iiou of x.itisfactiou. Drop ping Hit" the wave* with a great splash, aftei a few lublvrly maneuver* they fill their pouches, and sad away as though the whole .affair luul tievu ar ranged for their own excltis.ve lsencfit. A party of stalwart heron* pace the struml iu their Austrian uniform*, ami pick up the tiny oilier fish slopping ashore- during the general ootntuoti->n. And last and least, our little Northern kingfisher, chal in a sky blue suit, springs hi* little tattle, and hongs on the outskirts of the buttle, picking up the choicest tidbit*. Sn his an every tiny scene at Jupiter during the summer and fall. A lighthouse is the only sign of civili zation at Jupiter. It towers 11>I ft* t front a sand lull on the tunin land, and is a plain brick sbaft ere ■ ntsl w itli a re volving light. Heavy eastern galesomn bitttsl with the action of the gulf stream, (onn-time* shut the inlet. Alunt fifteen vcara ago a storm closed the ga|t. Bil lion* of sidt water fish were JsintniNl in. Thi'ti a long miiiy season followeih Tlie Jupiter, North. Allokehstchic ami Like Worth rivers, which empty into the In dian river withiu a mile ei the inlet, poured out volumes of fresh water, but the iivati luul ilone it* work well, nnd the dam remained intart. The freh water pusßisl through Ilois* sound and forced its way to the sea through Indian river inlet, fifty miles north of Jupiter. The suit wraterat Jupiter liecame frcali. All the oysters died. Trillions of fid dlers and hermit cnibs gave up the ghost. The mangrove tree* turned a sickly yellow, and the thousands of in wx-ts that draw their nourishment from saline disappeared. Schools of black ; bass left the fresh streams and appeared nt Jupiter. H'did nercs of fresh water fishes piled themselves into the bight of the inlet, and fought for the sea water that oozed through the sand at high tide. Tlie alligators of the Everglade* got wiud of what was going on. They came down tlie Allokehatohie ami Lake Worth creek iu scores, and attacked tlir fish dammed in the bight. The slaughter wns aston ishing. The watar turned to blood, and was carpeted with dead fish. Tlie alligntors were re-enforced until their number was estimated at five hundred. They gorged themselves with fish, and dozed away their days on the hot sand beneath the scorching rays of the sun. Tlie i>each was black with their mailed lulies. At night their muttered thunder fairly shook tho foundations of the lighthouse. One day a north wind arose. It gath ered in strength day by day until its fury was that of n gale. It began to bark Up the waters ill the inlet. Rain fell, and the water* increased in depth. The wind shifted tothe northwest. A high neap tide followed. As it began to fall, a three I of fresh water found it* way over the sandy barrier. Within twenty minutes the dam was burst, and the pent up waters were roaring and rushing into the sea. The army of alligators was ratiglit in the flood and carried outside. A terrific light ensued. The neap tide hail brought hundred* of enormous sharks to the const. They scented the fresh water and made for the inlet. Fran tic after their enforced fasting during the storm, they attacked the alligators. The noise of the combat was heard above the roar of the ocean. A son of Judge I Vino, of Fort Cup ran, who was an eye-witness of the scene, tells me that he saw sharks and alligators rise on the crest of the waves and fight like dogs. Many of the killed floated belly up ward, nnd were afterward rocked nshore by the waves. For dnvs their bodies drifted to the bench. The dead alliga tors had lost their legs nnd tails. The sharks in some eases were nearly bitten into two pieces. The current of the gulf stream strewed the shore ns fnr north ns Cape Malabar with their carcasses. Clouds of buzzards, and even the Ba hama vultures were drawn to the beach by the offal. Mr. Paine fancies that the ; TKRMB: n Year, in Advance. nhaiks were U o active for the alligator*, but others uy that the percentage of bodies on tin- bench indicated that the weight of metal was in favor of the iron. clad reptile*. t luutig HuuianS Sad Mot j. 1 liy tin identification of the laxly of a young woman at the morgue, says the New York World, the history of out* of the luuny " unknown dead " of the river was revealed. H all null Roach wus born iu this eonutry, her parent* being well to-do English people of the laboring I clans. ih-r mother died when she wo* seven years of age, and her father a few year* later, leaving hi* daughter with a stepmother. When she won fourU-eu venrs old she attracted the attention of • Mr. Mih s, father of Mr. W. H. Milne, cashier of the Ktxpeimv savings bank' I who took her into his family. The > girl wo* bright, intelligent, good looking ' and ambitions, and lost no opportunity of improving her condition. As a result, when she reached her nineteenth year she was a measurably accomplished young woman. At this lime she formed the acquaintance—most unfortunately, us it lias since proved—of a young man .. oniod James A bis-tt, and last Hepteni- IT they Vero married. A few days alter the little money Abbott hud pro fi-pu-d to have accumulated disapja-aresL But the little W ife-cheered liiiu in w hat he said wus his locs, and resolved that they would yet recover It and do even betl-i-r. Three weeks utter the marriage she marie tlie doeMVerv that Abbott ltari ' ulmther Wife still living. She auplied to the district attorney, and, roei iving di rections how to act, found his flint wife, one Mary Dougol, living in Westchester county. This woman was willing to ap pear us n witness against the man who ! ad deserted her and cruelly Wtrnyed the other. Kin- produced her marriage certificate, us did also Hannah. All 1 proof having lien collected, Hannah wrote to Abbott asking him to call upon her. Meantime a detective was secured and posted. One Monday night, late in 1 January, the matter was brought to a successful ending. The girl and her be trayer left the house for a walk. She broached lire* subject of her illegal mar riage to Abbott, and he tried to con ciliate. lb-fore they hail gone a block the detective overlook them and sum marily arrested Abbott. The man waa tried in the iq>eoial sesaious before Judge Gilder*]neve and sentenced to two years in tlie State prison. Pending his trial he made several threats agaiust Hannah. He swore he would kill her when he re gained Lis freedom, and that he had companions whom he would pnt un tier track to make way with her at uuce. The strain, ltli of eaiitnrmg her betrayer uiul incident upon Lis trnil, at it after ward proved, told severely upon her. Her fnenil* did their bent to cheer her, but on the morning of the twenty-oeveuth of April she did not appear at tlie u*ual hour, and to a call there was no reajKiuae. Nothing has Ixt-n seen or beard of her since, until a v<>ung man rowing in the sound ran foul of the b>xly since rec.vg- Uized as hers. She had but little cloth ing ou when found, being dressed only in a night dress, over which she had put a black aljtaca dress. The shawl the wore had been washed away. Tlie beauty of Ler face and grace of fix ure were loot, but the brown Iran w Ivest preserved and by its i KTU bar color and her clqtliiug she w as I'lentifiod, assisted by one of two rings that ls-re the initials " H. li." and " 11. S." They had Is-eii giveu her by a youth wheu a little girl. A St. i d 'Tarnlug. Among the offii-ers of the brilliant court of the grand monarch of Frauee, Ix'iii* XIV., wa- the Manpiia Hugh d VemicourL Tliis marquis was of in ancient family, very wealthy, and had proved himself a braTe and efficient c*p tnn on more tliau one hard fougiit field. In his sober moments, though inclined to le haughty and overbearing, h could yet be a gentleman; but when the fuuies of the wme cup had aeixed his brain, which was far too often the CBS', he was turbulent and quarrelsome, and h:s duels were uuinertma, ao that in time it came .> mw that his oomianioiia fcarevl and dreaded lum. Feeling secure in hi* lordly estaie, hi* high nobility ex empting* him from certain ji-nalties wluch might have rested wjini one of lower degree, he pursued lit* recklesa aud inebriate course for a time un cheekeL At length in a hostile euermnter, the marqu'S slew a gentleman of the royal guard, whose friends tnaile tntirh com plaint. De Vernicourt ajqveare.l before the king, and pleaded in extenuation that he vvas much heated at the time, sud 1 s'ggul the royal pardon. Tlie jiarjlon mw granted, with tlie udditiou of a severe reprimand, uad caution for the future. But the eauti>u availed little. Ere long afterward the troublesome marquis quar reled with a gentleman of the rardiual's household, the result of which wax an other fatal sword thrust. Once more the nobleman was sum moned before the king, and his old ex cuse was offered, ami again ho implored the royal pardon. " Hugh de Vernicourt," aaid Louia, " thou art pardoned." Tlie marquis would have eipreasdl his tlmnks, but the king stonupd him. " Hold, Sir Hugh. Me wish not for thy thanks; for know tliat thou art not the only one to whom we have extended onr royal pardon. Wo have caused a pardon to prepared in blank, and have placed it in the handa of onr trusty minister of police. It i for the man who shall kill thee ]" The eantiou proved sufficient to tha end desired. An Indian Lover's Revenge. The Victoria OolonM furuiohes the following account of an Indian lover s wming and subsequent murder of his inamorata: " A snvago tadonging toone of the trilves near Barclay sound, on the west coast of Vancouver island, Iveeame enamored of an Indian woman recently, but paid hia addresses in vaui. Her friends objected to the match lveeanse the number of blankets east at her feet wns deemed insufficient to secure her affec tion. The Indian hunted, fished and stole to procure* the number of blanketa the maiden had set as the prie< , of licr charms. But as often as he reached the fixed number us often did the fickle dusky one mlviuice tlie figure, till at length tlie savage gave up tlie struggle in despair and sought her h>ve no more. His affection, in fact, seems to have turned to hate, for, meeting her in the bush near the village about a month ago, lie set npoa her with a knife, with which he killed her. Ho then cut off the head, cut off the arms and legs, and mutilated the body, scattering the limbs and pieces through the woods. The murderer openly defies punishment and glories in the bloody deed." How He (lot Some Cider. The other day a lodger at the Johnson House, in Gardiner, Me., got up in the morning awfully thirsty, and approach ing tlie landlord, said he must have a drink of eider He was assured he eoula not buy it in the city. "Can get it by the gallon, can't 1?" he said. He was told he could. So lie went up to a store and inquired if they had any rider to " sell hv the gallon. He was told they hail. He wonted to try it, and drew a pint dipjier full and drank it. He said he " thought*it was too hard for mince pies," and threw n dime on the counter and left. NUMBER 24. a le called upon to answer to their name*, and be aeverelv dealt wi lb acre mling hi circainstance*. Hai-y en agreed to do tin*. . At daybreak on the sixth of November a body at 'A,IIOU or ll.OlX! of the giirriaou aalliedout from the weat gate, the water of tlie column con sisting of aged persona, women, ami children, who were guarded on all sides by determined hghting men, with arena ' in their hand*; and kui Shun, knowing tlietn to be treacherously disponed, caused hia troopa to ataml to their arena. The llunan troopa on the north of the city were drawn up in tattle array, aa were alao the division* on the aoulh front, while a aeparate cavalry division waa I*ated at the commanding points, in ' order to prevent escape. Su Hio-kung waa at the same time ordered to go for ' ware! ami call upon the advancing body to throw down their arms, whereupon their lives should still be spared ; but the so-styled general of tlie rebels, Ho Luh by name, suddenly fired off a pistol and set his tresips on to make a rush at the trenches. Su Hio-kung instantly ordered ilia men to charge, and Ho Lull was taken and beheaded in front of the line of battle. The rebel leaders and the desjjerate fighting men at their back, abandoning their women and children, made a bold rash forward, but they were enveloped by tlie various divisions of the Hunan troops and the force under Kin Shun's own command, and the greater number of them were put to the sword. One of the so-called generals of the rebels, seeing that all hope was lost, shot himself with a pistol, and every man of the scattered hoe* was captured and beheaded by one or other of the oavair* divisions. '• The infantry meanwhile had laid hands upon aud executed all the rebel* remaining within the city, sparing the women and children ana aged persona, . who were exempted from this act of re tribution. Hai-ven and other leaders were cap' nred alive, and after being ex amined before Kin Shun and his red leagues, were put to death with the extreme of torture. The corpaes of Han Hing-nung, Heh-taun, and other leader*, . 1 together with the remains of the aelf stvlcd Prince of tlie Pure (religion), T o-teh-lin, were searched out and ex humed at sandwiches, get tlie whooping cough, and fight, and p) home, glad that it had ended. Men who had miniature gwrelens usrel to nam through seed stores the first of April, discussing with dignity and wisdom the yellow wrapped parcels Intalcd "early squash," or "early beets," or " four week beans." The first of April found lum talking " garden " to everybody he met, and ridioubntg the i idea of s " late frost" no matter what the b ..aa • said. By tlie end of the tiri week in April, stove* were pitched into the coal bin in the cellar, and ice cream was oreierrei far dinner. How changed all this ! Now. the chill air of lingering winter makes tlie parlor witu its bright aud cozy tire look a much mors agrre-abie place for May day. Now and then spring is punctual, aud we can (enjoy out-d.v* life, finding delight in • coming in contact with dirt in the garden or among the flowers. The scent of moist, freshly turned earth in spriug time is a wonderful remedial agent, rob bing ns of complexions that during the winter have become bloodless, and driv ing ennui aud dyspepsia hence. A sleeping Car Incident A strange event occurred on tlie St Louis aiid Southeastern through passen ger train recently, at a point near Opdyke, In the sleeper were a man and his wife, ticketed through to Nashville, Teun., from Austin, Texas. Tlie man was noticed by the train employees to j suddenly leave his hunk, arid in an ex cited manner call ujwn his wife to follow him. She did so, the man leading the way, and apparently desiring to leave he train. Tne employees asked him twhat the difficulty was, but he appeared very much excited, and drawing a re- j valvar, declared that he would proteot himself at all hazards, and legan to I make motions as if he intended to shoot, i He drew a lnrge dirk knife and liegan flourishing it about in a threatening manner. The fellow continued to fnme and fret, and finally, observing a favor able opportunity, at ouc bound disap peared through an open window, his wife following aa soon as possible. (The train : had in the meantime been stopped). ; The ran off in the woods as fast as his legs eo ild carry him, leaving his > wife near the track considerably bruised 1 up and hurt from her jump through the window and descent of a steep embank ment The latest Cat Story. TheElmirn Gazette says : We are told on trustworthy authority that a gentle man of this city living in tlie lower part of town, recently weut to the woods and finding n nest of young squirrels brought them to the house, where there were two j felines each having a " litter " of kittens. One of the tabbies took her own legiti mate children and putting them in the nest of the other (by whom they were taken care of as though they hail been j her own flesh and blood), went to the i place where the three squirrels were, and i took them one by one to her own nursery and since has l>een nursing and caring j for them ns a mother. Faith. And m bssid* Ma I watt tha muffled oar t No harm from Him ran corns to. OS On oossa or > millions of passive and uachronieled serfs presents a somber canopy, but we know of noth ing so well calculated to take the vim out of a married man as far Ids wife to ask him to beet that old carpet hanging on the line, just as he has got started for his office in the city, with only three minutes to catch the ear*. The Frightened twfidler. During the last siege at Gibraltar, in the absence of the fleet, and when en attack was daily expected, one dark night a sentry, wuose pegiuning of so direful an alarm. Ben. Sherman on Neutrality. The St. Louis Hqpublioan Bays that not long since a resident of that city, who was a major in the army during the war, wrote to the Turkish minister, Ar istarchi Bey, offering his service* in the war with Russia, aud referring to Gen. Sherman for testirai mv as to his qualities, i should a recommendation be required. He also wrote to Gen. Sherman at Wash ington, stating the ease, asking the gen eral to reply as he might deem just to any inquiries made of him. Tlie St. Louis gehtleraan received from Gen. Sherman the following: HxAIXJtTARTRRS ARMT OF THE UNITED J STATES, WASHINGTON, D. C., May 4th, 1877. \ Dear Sir Yours of May Ist is re ceived. It will not do for anv person in ; the service of the United State's to ad vise anybody to enter tlie service of a nation at war. We moat be neutral. Truly, your friend, * \V. T. SHKKMAN, General. Two Young Voyager*. The Sidney (Ohio) Journal says: ' On Monday there arrived in Sidney on the Bee line two children cn route t > Piqua. One was a boy seven years old, anil the other a girl aged nine. These two small children had traveled all the witj from Germany, and had come at tlie solicitation of an uncle, who resides in j the above named town. They stopped j at the Union Hoaite while m this place, | and were as bright and cleanly dressed t children as one would wish to see. The only advice and attention thi y had was while coming West on the train. having • crossed tlie ocean by then.selves.