Labor.
Tofl (winyi ths n. and forests bow
The seeds break out in radiant bloom ;
Rich harvssts -mile behind the plow
And ettie* elastar round the loom.
Where towering dome* and taperins spires
Adorn the rule and crown the hill,
Stent labor light* hi* beacon Are*.
And plume* with *moke the forge and mill.
The monarch oak. the woodland * pride.
Who** trunk it Deemed with lightning eoarm,
Toil lannohee on the reeUeae tide.
And there unroll* the flag of atari j
The engine with hii Inngi of flame.
With riba of braai and joint* of ileal.
Prom labor'* plastic finger* came.
With eobbing valra and whirling wheeL
Tl labor work* the magic pre**,
And turn* the crank in hire* of toll,
And beckon* angel* down to blee*
Indiintrion* hand* on *ea and *oil.
Her eun-browned toil with ahming aj>ade,
link* lake to lake with ailrer tie*.
Stuck thick with palace* of trade.
And temple* towering to the skiea
The Ton Little tlrasshopper*.
Ten little gra whopper*
Silting on a vine.
One ate too much green corn
Then there were nine.
Nine little graadiopper*.
Jut the *v*e for t>ait.
A lu tie hoy went fidiing—
Then there were eight.
Right little gTW**hopper
Stayed out after 'leveu,
A tit'le froat nipped one—
Tin n there were *e\en.
Seven little grasshopper*
Lived Iwdween two brick*.
There came a hurricane -
Then there were all.
Sil little graaahopjwre
Found an old lee hive;
One found a ournble bee
Then there were five.
Five tittle grasshopper*
Hopping on the door ;
Pu**y took one for a mouee—
Then there were four.
Four little grasshoppers
Found a green pea.
Had a ftght about it—
Then there were three.
Three tittle graaahepper*
Sighed for paattire* new.
Tried to cross the nver—
Then there were two.
Two tittle grasshopper*
Sitting on a •time.
A turkey gobbler passed that way-
Then there was one.
One tittle graaahepper
Chirped good-bye at the door
Said he'd come next summer.
With nine million more.
A NEWSPAPER FILE.
It was two days after Atint Priaeilla's
funeral, and Sue and I were sitting to
gether by the kitchen lire, with that
hash over our spirits still which follows
a death and a burial. All the afternoon
we had been busy in getting the house
to right*, not meddling yet with the
thing* which hail been her*, and were
now ours, but by dint of open windows,
sunshine, aud furniture dusted and re
arranged, trying to restore to the rooms
that familiar look which they hail lost
during these weeks of anxiety and
trouble. A few days more, aud we must
face a future which was full of terrors.
Meanwhile custom a* well as inch nation
accorded a brief respite in which to think
of her who was gone, and of each other,
with the clinging fondness of those
whose lives, never before parted, were
about to separate.
Sue sat on a low stool, her head against
the chimney j *mb. It was the chimney
of Aunt Priscilla's youth; she never
would alter it—one of the wide old
fashioned kind, with pot-hooks and
blazing logs, and a hake-oven at one
side. The soot-blackened bricks and
faint red glow made a background for
my sisters bead, woh its great twist of
fair hair, aud lily-like slendar throat.
Sne is very pretty, prettier than any
body I ever saw. I recollect a picture
as I looked at her—a picture of Cinder
ella sitting in just such an attitude by
the chimney-side. She wes equally
picturesque at that moment; so far a
looks go, equally worthy of a prince;
but, alas! no fairy godmother was
likelv to emerge from the apple-room
for her benefit. Aunt Pris, who in a
small way had enacted that part toward
us, was gone, and her big rocking-chair,
which we had no heart to sit in, swim,:
empty in its accustomed place, type of a
like emptiness which we were conscious
of in other things, and would feel for a
long time to come.
Neither of us spoke for a while. We
were tired and spiritless, and J dm Si.vie
was ooming presently to talk over things,
so we saved our words.
Dr. Slade—John—was Sue's lover.
Their poor little engagement had beeu
formed two years ago. How many years
it was likely to last, nobody could gu.-s:
but they hel l on to it bravely, and were
content to wait. Pretty anon, as we aat
waiting, his step sounded without on the
crravel, aud with a little tap—court eons
but unnecessary, for the door waa never
locked —he entered, guv© Sue a gentle
kiss, me another, and sat down between
as in aunty's rocking-chair. It was a
comfort to have him do that The house
seemed leas forlorn at once.
"Well; children, how has the day
gone r he asked.
"Pretty well," replied Sne. "We
have been busy, and are tired to-night
I think. I'm glad you are come. John
dear. We are getting lonely and dis
mal, Cree and I."
Lncretia is my name; bnt Sne and
Aunt Priscilla always called me " Cree."
John adjusted a "stick on the embers,
and with one daring poke sent a tongue
of bright flame upward before he an
swered. Then he took Sue's baud in hi*
broad palm, and petting it gently, said :
" Now let"* talk over matters. We ought
to de nde what we are to do, we three."
That " three " was very comforting to
me, but Johp always is a comfort. He
was "made ao," Aunt Pris said. And
he certainly carries out the purpose of
his creation.
"Did your aunt leave any will!" he
went on.
" Only this and I bronght from be
tween the leaves of the big Bible, where
we had found it, a half sheet of note
paper, on which dear annty had stated,
in her own simple form, that she left all
sho had to be eqnallv divided between
er n ; eoes, Susan and Lncretia Pendex
ter. Squire Packard's name and Sarah
Brackett's, our old washer-woman, were
written below as witnesses.
"Very well," said John. "That's
good in law, I fancy; or if not, you are
the nearest relation*, and it's your* any
way. What property did your aunt own
besides this house ?"
" She had an annuity of two hundred
and fifty a year, and fifty dollar* more
from some turnpike sbxik. That'* all,
except the house and furnitnre, and there
i* a mortgage of three hundred dollar*
on that. Squire Packard hold* it The
annuity stop* now, doesn't it ?"
John looked a* though he wanted to
whistle, but refrained.
"Youraunt was a clever manager,"
he said—" a capital manager. She made
a very little go a great way, didn't she?
I dont know any one else who could live
on three hundred a year, with mortgage
interest taken out Ton have always
seemed oozy and comfortable."
"We always have been. Bnt we had
the garden, you know, and the oow ; that
"gave as two-third* of our living. Aunty
was a wonderful housekeeper, though.
Isn't it a great deal cheaper to feed
women than men ? She always said 80. "
"I suppose it is. Men are carni ver
mis. A diet o£ tea and vegetable* don't
suit them very well; they are apt to
grumble for something more solid.
Well, my dear girls, our Bumming up ,
h-n't very satisfactory. Even without
t'' mortgage, yon couldn't live on fifty
dolliire a year."
" No. And I've been thinking what
we could do. So has Cree, though we
haven't spoken to each other about it.
I mi/ht teach a uit.fr ot school, perhaps.
And Cree—"
" I could take a place as plain cook.
There isn't any thing e je I can do so
well. Plain oooking, wit.i dripping and
eoap-fat byway of perquisitesand I
FHKD. KURTZ. Rilitor and Proprietor.
VOLUME X.
pave a laugh which waa mount to le
merry.
" It i* hard," said John, with a moody
hx>k on hia face which wax foreign to its
usual frank brightness. " How much a
little money would sometime* do for
people who oau't got it, ami how little it
IA worth to otlior people, who flmg it
away without a thought of its value I A
thousand dollar*, uow ! Any rich mau
would consider it a mere bagatelle iu hia
ox{>oll son ; but if I could command the
•urn, it would make us throe comfortable
fr life."
" How do you mean ? What would
you do with a thousand dollar* tf you
hud it, John ?"
" I'll tell you. Lungwortliy ia going
to well hia practice."
"Oh!"
"It ia a Urgepractioe.forthe country,
you know. It brtuga him in six or eight
hundred a year—eometimea more. He
liaa achauoc to go into partncrahip with
hia brother out Wart aotuewhere, and
he'll aetl for a thousand."
" But, John, some people like you
Ivtter than they do Dr. Lagnworthy."
" Ye*, siime people do. But the
ouestiou is, will thev like me better
tinui the other man who buys l>r. Lang
worth v out ? If I were that man, I
should command both practices. It i*
a chance, don't you see f But a new
mau eomiug in has his chance to xut me
oat."
" 1 see. What can be done?"
" Nothing," with a rueful glance.
"That's tlie worst of it 1 can only
keep on and hope for the bent. But it
is hard, when with this miserable thou
sand dollar* I could double my chances
and make a nice home for yon two. Sue,
darling, don't cry."
She hail laid'her cheek down on his
arm, but she wasn't crying, only looking
satllv into the tire.
"If we sold every tiling, all this
which aunty left us—tbe home, everv
thing—couldn't we get the thousand dol
lar* ?" I asked, desperately.
Johu shook his head. " I couldn't let
yon do that, Cree, in any case. You'll
want your share some day yourself ; it
musu't go into buying a practice for me.
But apart from that houses sell so
h-nlly uow that this wouldn't realize much
over tlie value of the mortgage at a
forced sole. Aud the furniture, though
, worth a gi**l ileal to L cp, would go for
nothing at un auction. That plan
wouldn't do at all for anv of ns "
" Still, theriyi ao harm in thinking
about it, and seeing what we have, and
what it'* worth," I urged, loath to give
up any ghost of a chance. "We may
Jo that, mayn't we John ?"
"Of course. That is a thing Ton must
do sooner or later. Look over the house,
and make a list carefully, and we'll oou
i salt aud fix on approximate values.
Don't hnrrv about it, though. Next
week is time enough, and I know von
need rest."
" Rest is the very thing I don't need
and can't take," I cried, impetuously.
'• Something to fill up the long days and
keep us from thinking and getting blue
is what we want. We'll make the list
to-morrow, John."
A little more talk aud he rose to go.
" Did you stop at the post-office,
John ?"
" Yes. There was nothing for von."
" Not even the Intelligencert" asked
Sue, languidly.
" I forgot to tell you. There has been
a groat fire in New York, ami tne Intel
ligcncer is burned out. Abner brought
tiie news over ; it was telegraphed to the
junction. They say the building is a
total loss, so I suppose there won't be
anv publication lor a while—some ilas *
at least."
" Poor anntr! how sorry sue would
be!" sighed feue. "Annty took the
paper ever since it began, forty-five
years ago. She never m ssed a numln r.
l'here it all is, up stair*-—stacks an t
stacks of it She was so proud of her
file. It's DO use at ail now, I sup PONE,
is it, John ?"
" Tne ragman will give a penny a
iioun.i for it," I augg-nted ; " that'*
-omething."
" We'll weigh the lot one of those
Java, and see what we can realize," said
John. "Go.*l night, children."
It was a ghostly task which we set out
to do next diiy. The past itself, the
faint, fragmentary past, neems to l
wrapped up aud inclosed in those bun
dles of time-worn articles with which
-lderly people encumber their store
room a ami closet shelves. Some air of
antiquity exhales as you open them, aud,
mingling with our modern air, produces
an impres-ion half laughable, half sad.
Aunt Priacil'a had been a boru collector.
She loved old thiugs because they were
old, apart from use or value, and instinct
and principle combined ha<i kept her (run
ever throwing away any thing in her life
Our list WHS a very *h -rt one. A few
chairs and tables, a dozen thin spoons
ami a small tea-pot is silver, the huge
newspaper heap which I h-ul appraise.i
at a penny the pound—these seemed the
only saleable things; and we looked
comic lly ami grimly into each other's
faces as we set them down.
" I wish it were possible to eat Intelli
gencer said I.
"They say newspapers make excel
lent counterpane*," replied Sue—
"warmer than blankets."
John came as usual in the evening.
•' Here's enterprise !" he called Out a*
he came in.
" What is enterprise ?"
" The Intelligencer Behold it, large
as life, and looking just as usual, snly
forty-eight hours after the fire I That's
what I call pluck."
"Isn't it?" cried Sue admirably, as
she drew the paper from its wrapper,
and held it to the blaze that she might
see the familiar page. Meanwhile I took
from my pocket our melancholy little
list.
"Yon were right, John. Sue and I
have searched the house over to-day,
and this is all there is of any value—the
furniture, a little silver, and those
wretchel Intelligencert."
I was interrupted by a startling cry.
Sue was gazing at the newspaper in her
hand with large, dilated eyes. Her
cheeks had flushed pink.
" What is it ? What is the matter ?"
both of us cried in a breath.
"Just read this! Oh, John, I don't
believe it! Read."
She thrust the paper into his hand,
and he read :
dStrWATA -THE OFFICE FILE OF OUR
1 \ /V/" "• paper having been destroyed
bv tire on the evening of the 13th tout., we
offer the above price for a cumpl> te and per
fect set of the Intelligencer from its first num
ber, March A 1830, to present date. Any per
sons able to supply * set as stated will please
oommnnicate with the publisher. P. O. Box
2351, New York.
" A thousand dollars! Ob, Sue ! oh,
John! what a piece of good fortune I
Dear aunt—think cf her file turning out
such a treasure ! It is too wonderful to
be true. I feel as though it were a
dream and I danced up and down the
kitchen floor.
John and Sue were eqtiallv excited.
"Only," premised uie former, "we
mustn't forget that some one else may
have a file of the Intelligencer, and get
ahead of us."
This wet blanket of a suggestion kept
me awake all night My thoughts kept
flying to New York, anticipating the let
ter which we had written, and John
posted overnight for the early stage. If
it shonld be lost in the mails ! When
morning came, I was too weary and too
fidgety to employ myself in any way.
But about noon John walked in, comfort
in iiis eyes.
THE CENTRE REPORTER
" Why, John, how funny to aee you
here at this hour! Why do you look ao I
You haven't h<'ard yet; you can't, for
the letter ia only half-way there."
" Hut 1 have heard I I got ahead of
the letter—drove over to the juuolion,
telegraphed, paid for the auawer, anil
here it ia."
Hleaaed John! Thia waa the tele
gram :
"Send flle at once. Check ready to
vour order." I'. H AULIUAY.
How we cried and laughed anil kiaeed
caoh other! How much that message
meant I To Johu and Sue, too satisfac
tion of their love, life apeut together,
the fruition of deferred liopea ; to me,
the lifting of a heavy weight, home, se
curity, the shelter of my sister's wing,
the adiied riches of a brother who was
brotherly in very deed. And all thia
for a thousand dollar*! Oh. now much
monev can do sometimes! and at other
times, how little! We had grown some
what calmer, though Sue still kept her
sweet wet face hidden on Johu'a shoul
der, and quivered and aoblied now and
then, when I turned emotion into a
new channel by seizing a tumbler of
water and propoaing thia toaat: "To
the memory of the late Samuel F.
Morae."
Johu seized another, aud added : "The
InMligtncer— may it rise like aphuwnx
from its ashes !"
I leave volt to guess if WW did not
drink this heartily.— Harper' liasar.
Fashion Note*.
Very large button* are all the rage.
MOMS green is the fashionable color.
Cloak sleeves are rather large and
loose.
Jacquard cloth is a new cloaking ma
terial.
Black Chant illy lace is again used on
bonnets.
Cleft halo brims are among the novel
ties in bonnets.
Cheviot tartans are among the novelty
wool fabrics.
Clair de luue, or niooulight gray, is
the iximiug color.
Carriek capes and Carrick caj* are
handsome novelties.
Slst>\ gray, and orange are fashion
able combinations of color.
Curie* ox'k's feathers tipped with jet
are very fashionable.
Neigeuese and bourette are the lead
ing winter dress fabrics.
Kilt pleats in the back of polonaise
skirts are a feature of the moment.
Oriental, torchon. Smyrna, and
Ihigusa point are the laces of the season.
The prevailing colors for cheviot
tartans are combinations of gray, bine,
and red.
Side draperies are made of one large
boi or Wattcau pleat on many stylish
costumes.
Cloak trimmings are large buttons,
aigraffes, braids and passementerie*,
velvet, silk and fringes.
New styles of underskirts have
flounces trimmed with open work em
broidery iu Fayal designs.
Bustles are no longer worn ; three
flouuees on tha back breadths of under
skirts take their place.
Anna of Au*tria cuffs, and large Pnri
tao collars of sheer hneu cambric an 1
coming iu vogue, trimmed witn tin
Ane*t Valenciennes.
Waistcoat fichus of Valenciennes,
Oriental, ami other lares, and gatizv ma
ter.ala are used t> give a ilreasy eflect to
plain black or dark silk dresses.
Waistcoat fruits and pompadour
squares, formed either by trimmings 01
by lace, velvet and silk flchus, which
simulate them, are very popular.
A simple deep bias flouuee falling
over a side or Iwix pleating is found to
tx> the inot effective skirt over which is
displayed the long elaborately triwmeu
polonaises of tine season.
Cloth round hats, matching the cloth
of the ulster, are now in favor for travel
ing wear. They have soft, round Dei by
crowns, made of many gores, the rim*
-ditched by the sewing machine. A
little wing makes them look less mason
line. _____
Little bj Little.
If you are gaining a little everyday
!>e content. Are your expenses lea*
than your income > that, thuttgh it tie
little, you are constantly accumulating
tod growing richer and richer every
lay? Be content; so tar us concerns
money, you are doing well. Are yon
gaining knowltxlge every day ? Thougl
it be little by little, the aggregate of the
iccumalatiou, where no day is allowed
t > pass without adding something to the
-t-sik, will be surprising to yourself.
Solomon did not liecoine the wisest man
in the world in a minuta. Little by
littlo—never omitting to learn some
thing. even for a single day—always
resiling, always studying a little
between the time of rising np in the
morning and lying down at night—this
is the way to accumulate a full store
house of knowledge. Finally, are yon
daily improving in character? Be not
d sconraged because it is little by little.
The best men fail far short at what they
themselves wonld wish to be. It is
something, it is much if you keep good
resolutions better to-day than yon did
yesterday, better this week than yon
!id last, liettsir this year than you did
lost year. Strive to be perfect, but do
not become downhearted so long as yon
are approaching nearer and nearer to the
high standard at which you aim. Little
by little, fortunes ore accumulated ;
little by little knowledge is gained;
little by little character and reputation
are achieved.
Joseph Smith's Son Joe.
Joe Smith, son of Joseph Smith, the
originator of Mormonism, in president of
liie mouogamic sect of Latter Day
Saint* in Piano, 111. He claims to hie
the recipient of direct revelations from
God, and the divinely chosen successor
of his father. He says of Brig bar:
Young: "He has been permitted to
amass vast wealth, sustaining himself in
an almost regal splendor. Out of the
monetary affairs of the church full one
1 alf of all the distrust and want of con
fidence has grown ; and it has been the
abuse of monetary trusts from first to
last that has been the bane that has
eiisoned the springs of unity and peace,
ot much else could have been expect
ed where so flagrant an infringement of
the law recognized as having been given
of God was persiated in. It will now
lie aeen whether the trust so long re
posed, where the interests were so im
portant and so irresponsibly placed have
been betrayed."
Things Not te Wo.
Never believe, much less propogate,
an ill report of a neighbor without
good evidence of its trnth ; never listen
to an infamous story handed to you by a
man who is inimical to the person de
famed, or who is himself apt to defame
his neighbors, or who is wont to sow
discord among brethren and excite dis
turbance in society. Never utter the
evil which you know or suspect of an
other till you have an opportunity to ex
postulate with him. Never speak evil
of another while yon are nnder the in
flnenoe of envy ana malevolence, but wait
till your spirits are oooled down, that yon
may better jndge whether te utter or
suppress the matter.
CENTRE HALL, CENTRE CO., l'A., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1877.
A BRAVE DFKB UNDONE.
Arrest lr HaMrri *1 •• Kl"' **•"•
„r MS* Sail .Wads Mliesrlt In
■* llrrelr fisSi wllh a llrserrets Thirl
Is mm Kaerrss l sr.
The Iheptitoh, of Pittsburg, Pa ,
receutly had the following : The in
telligence reached tlie ears of tlie re
porter* yesterday that George H. PriOC,
the well-known express mesaenger, was
arresteil in Chicago on Monday 011 the
charge of stealing money from packages
in his care, between this city and
Chicago. The previous good character
of Price, together with his heroic con
duct, about two and a half years ago, in
shooting a man named Biiikley, who at
tempted to rob an express car on Uie
Pittsburg, Fort Wsyue and Olucago
railroad, made it difficult for Uie officers
of Uie company to lielmve Uiat he was
other than a strictly houeat man, until
the moat indubitable evidence of his
guilt hail been laid before them. It
seetus that for more than a year parties
in Chicago and points west of Uiat city
have been complaining to the officer* tif
the express company that packages of
money received fey them were short of
Uie amounts placed Uierem by ths send
ers. The sums missing wore generally
small, ranging from $lO to SSO, and for
a while it was thought that the parUea
inclosing the money were mistaken as to
the amounts.
The complaint* at length became so
freqacut that the agents at Chicago and
this city became convinced that the thief
had charge of a run between tlie two
cities. The Chicago ageut suspected a
messenger residing in this city, while
Ageut Bnivoly insisted that the Pitts
burgh man was innocent. It was finally
agreed to try to detect the thief by mean*
of decoy packages, the same to be pre
pared and shipped from the office here.
The decors were first tried on all the
" runs" hut that of Price, so confident
were the agents of hia honesty, aud as
they all went through safely it was de
termined to put the honesty of the some
time hero to tlie same test as hail
becu applied in the case of his follow
umaseugeis. This was done on Sunday
last, in tliis way : A money package was
prepared, and among the contents were
two marked $lO notes. Uow much
money the package contained has not
l>een ascertained, but the marked money
was placed on the top of the pile for an
obvious reason. Wtieu Price leached
Chicago with his rtiu on Monday morn
ing, the decoy package w*a examined
and the discovery made that a portion of
tlie money htul been abstracted. An
officer was on hand and he at once t<xik
Price into his eu*t*ly. A search of the
prniouer resulted in the tlndu.g of tlie
tuarkixl money iu hujawaeasiou aud he
was lixlgtxl in jail. Last night it was
learned that he was released on Tuesday
upon finding bail in the sum of SI,UUO
for bis ap|x-iranoe before a magistrate
tor a hearing. It is report* .i Price has
confessed to stealing some small amounts
from money packages, but his ac
knowledgment doea nut cover uue tenth
the amount of money that has la-en lost
luring tlie past vcar, which is estimated
at from sH,lltX> to SUI.OUO.
(leorge U. Prnv is al>out thirty-five
yearn of age, is marruii, and his wife
and tlieir three children live in Chicago.
He has been in the service of the express
-*ini puny for nearly ten year*, and has
dways borne a good character. His re
markably heroic exploit on the Pitts
burg, Fort Wayne and Chicago railioad,
near Alida, 0., in tlie spring of 1875,
ginned for him an enviable fame among
hit associates, ami male ban quite
"solid " Willi the company. Accounts
>f that affair were widely published at
the time of its occurrence, aud Price
was lionized wherever h • weak Tlie
*Uiry is, iu brief: Price had charge of HU
••xpress car on an eastward bound ex
press train between Chicago aud this
city, and at a point near Alid.x, 0., he
liscovertxl a ma*k>*l man at the end of
iiis car. He at once divined the inten
tion of his visitor, and drawing his re
volver, ordered the man to surrender.
Thia order was quickly followed bv a
*hot from the visitor's pistol, and a bul
iet pierced the mesaeuger'a right cheek.
The uinu tired three mora shots, tlie
*coond striking Price in the shoulder,
'he third in hts left arm and the fourth
giazuig his lie ul. Price fell U the floor,
tiut, nothing daunted, he crawled back
M one of the safes, where he kept iiis
revolver, and, seizing the weajxni, I e
sent a bulls' through hia assailant's
brain, killing him iustautlv. Two other
masked men, who hod assisted the first
in sawing an aperture io the door of the
•ar, through which lie hal entered, were
<>n the platform daring the firing, but
when the tram was approaching Forest,
0., they pulled the lx-U rope, causing
the engineer to ulacken the sju-cd of tlie
train, when tlier ju ped off, leaving the
messenger and their dead comrade in tlie
car. Whan tbe train reached Crestline,
the mask was removed from the dead
man, disclosing to those present the fa
miliar face of Henry Binkley, who had
formerly been a conductor on the rood,
but had a short time liefore been dis
charged for embezzlement. Although
wriously wouaile.l, Price recovewl in a
few months, nod renamed his dnties on
the mad. Tlie express company ma<le
him a present of 81,000 in gold, and
granted him three months' leave of ab
sence as u'ye ward for his heroic conduct
Notwithstanding the good reputation
he bore, Price appears to hare pos
sessed some bad traits, and he was very
unpopuhir with his fellow-messengcrH. It
is related of him that he had a massive
locket made of two 920 gold pieces, and
that he hail one of the bullets which en
tered his body and that which penetrated
the brain of Binkley placed therein as
trophies of his prowess, and that he was
wont to exhibit tiuese to every man he
met. Worse than this, he" had the
"cheek to visit the widow of the man
whom he had killed and procure from
her a picture of the dead Binkley, from
which he had a miniature photograph
taken for bis locket. This also lie would
exhibit to people, telling them that it
was a picture of the man he had killed.
It is stated, moreover, that lie acted as
a " spotter " for the express company,
which means that he would watch other
messengers, aud if he saw them visiting
saloons aud playing cards ho would ro
|rt them nt headquarters. An employee
of tho Company stated yesterday thai
Price was the means of procuring tho
dismissal of no less than seven men from
the company's service, all of whom were
better men than himself. He is n native
of Kentucky, and at one time had a
" rnn " between Louisville and Memphis.
At that time he WIIH editor of a little
paper published at Louisville by the
messengers called Our Kxpre.ntman.
Ho wa changed to the Chicago and
Pittsburgh "run" ab+ut two months
before his encounter with Binkley,
From what is already known it is
thought that women aud wine accom
plished Price's downfall. It is surmised
by the officers of the express com
pany that he had one of their seals,
which he need to seal packages after he
had broken them open.
A boy named Henry Turner, who had
died of diphtheria, was buried at Orange
burg, Ind. When the funeral proces
sion left the bouse, a small |>et pig the
child had raised, and bad been devoted
ly attached to, followed the hearse con
taining the remains of its fnend, and in
spite of the efforts to drive it back, fol
lowed the whole distance from the house
to the burial-ground, seven miles dis
tant mot of the way between the hind
wheels under the hearse.
Johuujf Ma ml* by 111* Brother.
Little Johnny's mother took him on
her lap after breakfast and mode lum
promise tlmt he would always lie kind
to his little brother. He solemuly vowed
to stand by luiu tuider the most adverse
circumstance*, iunl even iiiteuaifled his
pltxlge Willi the statement that if Brown's
ugly sow serosa the way should attempt
t>> atbu'k Ins infant brother, he would
wipe the animal completely off ths face
of the earth. Then lie went out to the
barn and saw the man of all work wash
the carnage with tlie hose. To his ju
venile mind it teemed that there waa 110
pleasure thai Jie would more keenly en
joy than to get hold of that hose and
squirt waier alxiut the premises, *ud as
soon as he was left to his own devices he
did so. Pretty soon hia dear little
brother came toddling along, and it oc
curred to Johnny Uial it would t>e a good
idea to wash off the little shaver as the
hired man hail done with the carnage.
Never once did he consult the little baby
concerning the matter, but with the
faithless promise of a pound of caudy he
persuaded him to stand np iu the iiaru
and then leveled Uie hose at him. The
tlrst charge knocked the infant a little
leas than ten feet uito the air, and filled
his ears, eyes and nose and shoes with
water, while the wtw "wieUm" filled
the air with cnee of distrees. Then
Joluiuy clueixl the bam door till the " tit
tle brat," as he affectlouately termed
him, had ceased " aqualhu'," and when
his mother came to the door to see if her
little ones were all right he smiled
sw.etly on her and told her that Bobby
was enjoying himself in the bam.
Again he slyly opened the door and
brought volley after vollev of water to
lieor on hia near and dear little relative.
Finally, after he had half drowned him,
he UH-SIUS so excited witli the ajsirt tliat
he neglected to close the door with his
usual promptitude, and the wail of the
little urchin fell on the fond mother's
ear. While he was still aiming the
heavy stream at the powerless victim
who, overcome with emotions of distress,
was dsneing up and down like a bear on
a hot griddle, his mother came hurriedly
up tietund itii 11 and jerked him into a
Cur attitude to place across her knee,
he kept firm hold at the huee, and
as he wheeled about he threw ten barrels
of water on his gentle parent, uio*t of
which struck her in the face. As he fell
scross the msteroal ktiee the liue* be
came so entangled that his prostrate form
rested on it and it exploded. Every sec
ond his mother's hand came down on
him like a trip hammer. Then after the
blow his body would recoil, sud the
pressure being taken off the hone the
water would strike himou his little heav
ing bosom. Indeed the spanks were a
rebel, for only wbeu his btsiy was driven
flrrnly down against the lio*c by the
blows waa the water shut off. Finally
•he three people wended their weary way
into the hooae. Couipaieil with them,
three drowui*l rata would have been a
cheerfnl sjiectacle. Today three tncm
l>erc of that Monroe street family have
Uie drea-lfullest cold ever heard of, and
the faithless Julinuy was the cause of it.
The Chlnme Lantern Trade.
During the last two or three years a
large and regular demand for Chiuoae
lauteru* has been created in this country,
and the sale of these article* now con
ntitutes one of tlie most important, if not
the most important branch of the busi
ness of a dealer iu pyrotechnic*. This
ha* been especially ttne this season,* ben
the demand for "ordinary " fireworks "
lias lieeu iiiaigniflcant, but for Chineso
lanU-roa it lias l>ceu larger tlian ever bv
fore. Garden partus, which are booora
•ug very popular, are a profitable source
•if income to the manufacturer* uf
Chinese-lanteru*, as i* also ilie custom
now iu vague at some of the watering
places of having a grand illuuiinaticu
■nice or twice each season. On two
different occasion* thia summer Martha's
Vineyard has called njxin Boston dewier*
for l.i.OfW lantern* for a single eveuing's
illnminafion.
The greater part of Uie "C In newe
st, tern* " are iua>!e in this country, in
Uie vicinity of New York, or in Germany,
and as they have been in such active re
qu<wt of late vears mneli ingenuity liaa
lieen exjumdeil in producing them iu the
ni'wt attractive and convenient and at
the same time the cheapest, forma
The result of these ingenious effort* has
been the manufacture of pajwr lanterns,
aotni of which are sururisiuglv well
.ulapted to the purpawn for which they
.ire designed, other* being rnarvelously
cheap, and many combining both of these
desirable qualities to some extent
Pretty Chinewe-lsnterus of a cylindrical
shape, and rx-rtiaji* twelve iiu'hes long
ami four or five inches in diameter when
in use, but capable of I icing compressed
into about one-twelfth at their ordinary
length for transportation, are sold as low
as $0 per hundred; and large, gorgeously
d<x*noted globes, selling st S"2O to S3O
per huodred, are rvjnstructed with wire
frame* so as to be capable of being
folded into the tner*wt fraction of their
usual space. lto*ton (Ytmntrrcial Hut
tetin.
A Nation of Pbrnile*.
In the Bay of Bengal, on the high
road of romtnorco, in a gronp of inland*
thickly covered with impenetrable
jungles, and nwnrming with leeches in
the rainy, anil ticks in the dry aeaaon.
Except a species of pig, until recently
unknown to science, there are no wild
animals that offer anr molestation to
man ; hnt to makenp for this deficiency,
the human inhabitants arc among the
moat navagc and hostile that TOT age**
have encountered. They may truly be
termed a nation of pigmies, being, on
an average, only four feet live inche*
high, and weighing from seventy to
seventy-live pounds. But-they are well
proportioned, and display nn agibtv and
nimblenesa truly wonderful. fheir
skin is dark, and their faces decidedly
ugly. They go entirely naked, shave
the hair of the head with piecea of bam
boo, or tuwken bottle, and further in
crease their nnsightlv appearance by
daubing themselves nli over with r. mix
turo of red ochre and oil, or covering
their persons toward nightfall with a
thick coating of soft mud to serve as a
protection against the mosquitoes, with
which, in addition to the leeches and
ticks, they seem to be tormented the
whole year round. Tlicy are excellent
swimmers, taking to the water almost
before tly can walk ; and they rely
the aea for the prinoipal supply of
their food—turtles, oysters and fish.
The Poorest ttlrls.
The poorest girls in the world aro
those who have never been taught to
work. There are thousand* of them.
Rich parent* have petted tliem ; they
have been taught to despise labor and
depend upon others for a living, and are
perfectly helpless. If mi*fortnu oomes
upon their it often does, their
QIIAO is hopele**. The most forlorn and
miserable women upon earth belong to
this class. It IxdougH to parent* to pro
tect their danghters from thi* deplorable
condition, They do them a great wrong
if they neglect it. Every daughter
should be taught to earn her own liv
ing. The rich a* well as the poor re
quire this training. The wheel of For
tune rolls swiftly round ; the rich are
very likely to become poor and the poor
rioh. Skill to labor is no disadvantage
to the rioh and is indispensable to the
poor. Well-to-do parents must educate
their ohildren to work. No reform ia
mors imperative than thia.—Bx.
FARM, tiARDKS AM) HU(JNFJIOLI).
11*.Mk.14 lllals. *
To HKHOVK HI 4JN* rituM TAHLK LIKE*.
—Use borax wlieu waahiug ; do not boil,
but bleach out the aUuua in the *uu;
wet the spot* oocwiutull)f with * Weak
Solution of borax.
To liurmoy MOTH* IX FCKXITUKE.
Pulverised borax well shoved in all the
cracka and aeatua; if urcesaary, sprinkle
I all over the furniture; it wul not dis
color or injure in any way the furniture
| or carpet,
A IIKMEDT ROH WUOOIUMO-OOVOH.—
Two-third* caatur-oil, one-third avrup of
ipecac. l)oae: 11*11 a teaspoonlu 1 from
two to six hours apart, according hi the
severity of the oongh. Bliake the mix
ture well before using. It is almost
infallible.
RRARIP rui * CAKAMT'H ASTHMA. - -
Din a small feather in pure sweet oil
and JHUW up the uuae; if once does not
effect a cure, try again, being careful
not to get any oil around the eyes; at
the name time give the bird red pepper
tea, well sweetened, and a little milk
in it.
To I'UKI-AKS AH LrviooßATtKo BATH.—
A teaapoonful or more of powered boras
throwu into the bath-tub while bathing
will communicate a velvety softucaa to
' the water, and at the aame time invigor
ate and rest the bather; persons troubled
with nervousness or wakeful night*, will
, dud this kind of bath a great benefit.
To CLEAN BLACK CAKHMKMK. —If the
cashmere only require* cleaning, not
washing, find give it a thorough dusting
and bru.hmg; then sponge it all over
with a w< ak solution of borax water—
teas|>oouful of powdered borax to a quart
of hot water. If grease spots are to be
removed, add more borax, and nac a
brush with a very little soap; rinse off
with clean hot water. If necessary,
press with a hot iron on the wrong side.
WAHHINO FLPID A*l WATKM. —Take
sal soda, one pound ; stone-lime about
half pound; water, five quarts; boil a
short time, stirring occasionally; then
let it settle, and pour off the clear fluid
into a stone jug and cork for use. Soak
your white clothea over night in simple
rain water; ring out and soap your
wristbands, collars, and dirty places;
have your boiler half filled with water,
slid when st scalding heat put in one
common tcacuptul of the fluid ; stir ;
put in your clothes and boil for half an
hour; then rub lightly through one suds
only, rinsing well in bluing water, a*
usual, and all is complete.
The Cars wf Calves.
To feed the beet calves for the butcher
i* a frequent but costly mistake made by
Itoti) burners and dairy nun. The ex
cuse LB that it cost* mure to raise them
Uiuii they are worth when mature. Thia
is wrong, but if it were not, the excuse
I would not be a valid one. To raise a
| calf costs more in time and trouble than
i in money, or what could be made to pru
! dtice motiev. There is no necoaaity to
feed a calf uu sweet milk for more than
i a few days. After the first week the
| youug annual mav be made to thrive
i equally well on many of the substitute*
for ereaun that may be made use of.
What is needed for" the growing animal
ia not cream, but milk ; not fat-pro
duciug, but muscle ami bone making
material ; and (hut is all contained in
. the akimmed milk. For some time after
it* birth the calf requires ita food warm
and IU small quantities, frequently given.
But generally it is tilled to repletion
twice a <lay witli cohl skimmed—often
j aotir —milk, and the oonaeqnence is in
digestion, stoppage of growth, and a
puny, s.cklv condition, uutil the young
animal stnfdenly drop* and die*. We
would give only oue quart of warmed
akiuuncd milk at a time uutil the calf is
two or three wcekf old, and not more
than four times a day. After this time
the quantity may lie gradually ipcreaaed,
uutd at two to three months old it ia
doubled. When milk is plentiful the
calf may receive this allowance sa long
aa it can lie afforded, hut never in exces
sive qoautitiws at one time. When a
more copious drink of milk ia given to a
j calf than can be quickly digested, the
residue sonrw in the stomach or intaat
' ines, and these are overloaded with an
in digestible mn*% which quickly causes
j distress, if not sickness. As noon a* the
young animal will eat solid food, there
' may be given, along with the milk, oat
meal, linseed-oil cake meal, or other con
centrated food, mixed with some moist
ened cut-hay. At the same time the milk
will not suffice for drink, but the calf
will nn*l an ample supply of pure freah
water, and a small quantity of salt should
not be forgotten. By raising the beet
calves we get the beat cowa.
T* WIMVf llargft ea Htrtw r AuJkt*
E. P. R., Crawford county, Pa., writes:
" Will yoti state the beat way of winter
ing h >ra? On wheat or oat straw,
or eon : odder and grain, without any
hsy '• Uorscs to do bnt little or no work
auil to be kept in good condition."
Itcpfft,—We have kept our horses
several winters in good oondition and at
hard work on the following rations, vix.:
Each horse received chopped corn-fod
der. well saved and of good quality, one
p<ek ; and ground feed of corn, oats and
rye bran or rye in equal parte, three and
one-third pounds. The fodder was
moistened with warm water, the feed
sprinkled over it, and the whole stirred
up so that the fine meal adhered to the
fodder. This quantity was given three
times daily. For a team that ia idle the
three and one-third pounds iff meal may
be used on three pecks of cnt fodder and
divided into three meals. Rye, oata or
whoat straw would be equal to eorn-fod
i der in feeding value. By referring to
the table of comparative values of differ
ent feeds recently given, a feed of any
required qnantity may be compounded
from an v kind of fodder aud grain. —A>u>
York Time*.
Tsr Water fer Inserts.
For the last five years I have not loot
a euoumlier r melon, vine or cabbage
plant. (lot a barrel, with a few pilous
of gas tar in it; pour water on the tar;
always have it ready when needed, and
when the hugs appear give them a liberal
•lrink of the tar water from a garden
sprinkler, or otherwise, and if the rain
washes it off and they return, repeat the
dose. It will also destroy the Colorado
potato beetle, and frighten the old long
fnitato bug worse than threshing with a
irush. Five years age thia summer
both kinds appeai-iil ou my late potatoes,
mid I watered with the tar water. The
next dnv all Colorado* that had not been
well protected from the sprinkling wore
dead, nqtl the others, though their name
was legion, were all gone, and I have
never seen one of them on the farm
since. lam aware that many will look
upon thia with indifference, liecanse it i.<
so cheap and simple a remedy. Such
should alwaya feel Imtb their own and
tliair neighbors' bugs, aa they frequently
| do. — Chicago Tribune.
Diphtheria has become, next to con
sumption, the most fatal disease in New
England. The vital statistic* of Massa
chusetts, just published, for the year
1876, show that it now occupies the sec
ond place in the list of fatality, whereas
no longer ago than 1872 its place was
the nineteenth. Laat year 2,610 persons
died of it in Massachusetts, and 6,827 of
oonsnmption.
Hearing waa suddenly acquired by
John Burt, of Crown Point, N. Y. t by
an explosion in a mine. He had been
deaf and dumb since his birth. He is
now alowly learning to talk.
TERMS: a Year, in Advance.
The Magician and the Ilackman.
When Heller, the magician, arrived
in the city on Friday laat, aaya n late
uuuilier of the Boston 7Vt mller, he di
rected the hsrkaiau to drive him to the
Parker House. Beaching the hotel, ho
■teuped briskly up !*> the clerk's desk
and wss soon surrounded by a host of
old friends, including Dr. Tompkui* of
tli* Boston Theater, Arthur Chaoev,
H. C. J arret t, Frank Chnulrwu and a
dozen other*. Amid the hearty greet
ings came a rough voice, which aoon at
tracted general attention.
It appears that the bookman hadn't
been piud.
•' What in it, my good friend ; whet
are you yelling to me about f" demanded
Mr. Heller.
" I wants me fare. I aaw you skip
awav. Two dollars for you and the
lad v."
This answer created a laugh among
the magician's friends.
"I know I paid you, you raaoal," -
claimed Mr. Heller.
" Not a cint"
" Yon put it in your hat Hand it to
me I" ami, to the oousteniation of Jehu,
tlere was a bright, clean two-dollar
note taken from the lining of hia eady
and held np to the gane of the rapidly
increasing crowd. Cabby stood transfix
ed with wonder.
" I am afraid of your future, my poor
fellow, and advise you to alter your
coarse," interposed Mr. Jarrea.
"Be virtuous and you'll bo happy,"
waa the advice at Mr. Cheney.
"Thia after all our boasted New
England civilisation and moral advance
ment !" added Mr. Chanfrau.
" If thia thing should get abroad ! w
was Dr. Tompkins' alarming exclama
tion.
"Think of yoor wife and children.
Repent ere it ia' too late," was the kind
ly-toned proposition of Mr. Heller.
"Look here, gintlemeu, thia ia all
good enough, and yex her me tanks.
Bnt may I never ace a sixpence spin
but 1 wasn't paid, and that bill I Liver
saw before in all me born days. I didn't
hare a cint about me," and the indig
nant hack man slapped hi* hands on ma
coat pockets.
"You have no other money on your
person t" demanded Mr. Heller.
"No r said the dnver, unboaiUtingly.
" What 's thia, and thia, ami thia, and
this?" inquired the magician, a* lie
delicately pulled a bank-note first from
the poor cabman's aide coat pocket,
then one from his coot-cuff, another
from his pantaloons pocket, and another
from his boot top. "My friend," con
tinued Mr. Heller, in a voice softened
by swelling emotion*, the while the
crowd around moaned with exceaa of
sorrow over the sad exhibition of human
depravity, " you are not yet lost, but
vou are on the brink of ruin. We all
feel for you, don't we, gentlemen r"
and groans came in reepomie.
"Look here, me friend*," cried the
harkmau, "this here thing's played
out. I'm not the worse man in the
wurrld"—when. to bis utter horror, the
magician interrupted him to take from
hi* coat pocket*, hat, trousers and I wot
tops not oolv greenbacks and plenty of
silver coin." bnt pens, blotting paper,
matches, blank cards and the general
invoice iff stationery usually found on a
hotd desk.
" Man, who are TOU, anyhow ?" cried
the poor fellow, a* he crossed himself
and commenced to back out,
" Ilawkahaw the detective •" shouted
Jarrett, as he struck an attitude.
" My name ia Norval," replied Mr.
Heller.
" Tis Clifford's voice, if ever Cliff ml
spoke," added Mr. Cheney.
"I am thy father's spirit," groaned
Mr. Chanfrau. And by this time the
perturbed driver Lad reached the street,
about* of laughter falling ou hia ear,
and with another surprise awaiting him.
Mr. Heller had placed a fire dollar note
in the man's vest pocket
The Tenth of Maximilian.
A Vienna letter says; Lighted
by a taper in the hands of one of
the brothers, we descended to the
gloomy crypt in the old church of the
Captions*. where Austrian royalty ia
buried. In the dim light we picked our
way through many metal caskets, oc
casionally having* horrible sensation by
tiangiug against one and being startled
bithe noise of the contact with such an
object in such a J>UL At the extreme
end of the repulsive vault the long robed
monk halted, and the French indicated
that we were beanie the casket of the
Archduke Maximilian, Emperor of Mex
ico. Poor Maximilian 1 The victim of
the man who presumed to bang the trap
pings of Imperialism on the burden of
the Republic ; the brother of the Aus
trian Emperor, who exchanged a happy
home and high position for the fatal al
lusions of a monarch's title. The
schemer, driven from the throne, dies an
exile, and the victim, slaughtered within
eight of hia throne, ia brought home to
lie among hia people. The love that was
borne the Archduke is evinced by ex
quisite offering* of freah Bowers, tied
with broad white ribbons embroidered
with gold, which are constantly renewed
on his coffin. Not far from where Maxi
milian rests ia the plain caaket containing
the remain* of the young man called
Xapoleou 11. He i* cloae to hia grand
father, the Emperor Francis L, and di
rectly beaide his mother, the wife of the
great Napoleon. The most conspicuous
casket in the crypt is the oateutatioua
piece of silver bronao which encloses the
great Empress Maria Theresa. The vault
of the church of the Oapucinee contains
the bodies of the royal family ; the
cathedral of Si Stephen, their bowels,
and the church of St. Augnstinea, their
heart*. In the letter the rows of silver
nrns in which the hesrtsare placed CAD tie
seen by looking through a small grating
in the door of the celL As one stands in
the dismal place, surrounded by the
coffins of the deed, the sight erf the nrua
produces a strange impression. It ia a
luxury toearape from the depieasing sep
ulchre and again feel the warmth of the
gonial summer sun.
"bo to Werkf*
Thero are more young American men
in the penitentiaries in tbia country
iearning.tradee than there are outside of
them. "Hie principal canae for thia i
that are are educating our young men
for gentlemen—trying to make lawyer*,
preacher*, doctors and clerk* out of
material that nature intended for Itlack-
H until*, bricklayer*, carpenter*, tailor*
and other " lieaer* of wood and drawers
of water." If# a mistake, and a big
one, to teach boy* and girla to believe
that to labor is disgraceful, and to do
nolnuig for a tivii'flf it more becoming
the society in which they expect to
move and have a respect. llaug audi
society ! It ia rotten to the core to-day,
and there are many men's eons ami
daughter* who are now being educated
to play the part of " loading lady " and
" walking gentlemen" in the great
drama of life who will light ont for a
poor honse or a penitentiary before they
have played their part* and the curtain
drops. Go to work!— lMU isvilla Oour
icr-JournaL
A Swedish Moody, a young man of
twenty-four, E. A. Skogsberg by name,
has been conducting a aeries of moet
successful revival meetings in Minne
sota, He is said to be a speaker much
like Moody,simple, earnest and eloquent,
of fine personal appearanoe, and a gifted
singer as welL
NUMBER 42.
LOCATISU THE IHMIUBASTH.
A*M Dmilnilm at 3.6OOOO0 tart
srsw-UisrltMlw *1 it* Witri Na-
Taking the claaaiftod population of CO
of tbe largest mtim in the Union, we
mn aggregate population of 5,778,-
718, of whom, 3,807,070 are natives, and
1 967,848 foreign bore ; that is to my
about 66 per emi. are native and 34 per
cent foreign. Tbe entire foreign popu
lation in 1870 was 5,666,546. which was
about 14* per oent. of tbe population
of the country, so more than 35 per cent
of all our foreigners are in the 50 Urged
cities, it may be net down that 41) in 100
of all immigrants are in cities and large
villages. Since the Ist of August,
twenty-two years ago, tha Immigration
Commissioners have kept a record of the
" avowed destination * of aliens landed at
Castle Oardeu. It may lie taken for
granted that thoso who really did not
know where they would go are classed
under " New Tore." The whole number
questioned up to Jan 1, 1877, was 8,581,-
758, and here ia thair distribution:
t WM j Nu. u
NumUr 100.000
To EaaUra (Hates.l... .. IMi M
To Middle Mate* I.MMII M.4*
To Wmkci Htalaa. 4,106.Til M.MB
To PacUte (Hates. 4AMB | IJT
To TerrtUwia*. 41,*T4 , I.W
To HouUiara (Hales M.BM ' 1.6X3
Total 5.681.75S I iw.aoe
We next take up the great divisions of
aliens—lrish, German, Ac. and show
how they are distributed over the country.
Until within s few rears the sons of Ire
land largely onto umbered any other race,
bat now the German or Teutonic blood
takes the load. The Irish numbered
1,855,779 in 1870. against 1,611,904 in
1860, an increase of 944,498, or 46 per
cent The Germans and Scandinavians
(ia moat reapecta one people) number
, 1,932,218 against 1,373.718 in 1860, an
increase of 558,500, or over 40 per cent
New York, Pennsylvania. Massachusetts
ami TP'Qrt,. contain the greatest number
of Irish ; but the largest percentages are
I in Ml—Rhode Island, Coonee
i tieat, Wyoming, Nevada,Xew York, Cal
ifornia and New Jersey. They are scarce
iin the Booth. North Carolina numbers
i bnt 1 in 1,000 whites, Arkansas 4, Ala
bama 7, Georgia 8, South Carolina 11,
■rod ao on. Utah baa but 6in 1,000.
The entire Irish-bore residents of tbe
I Union reach 6* per oent, or 56 in every
' 1,000 of the whole white population.
Ia New York City and the surrounding
nnborhe nearly 250 in 1,000, or ooe
aturter, are of Irish birth, and, with
ieir children, form more thaa one
third of the people. The States having
the largest number of Germans are New
York, filinoia, Wisconsin, Ohio, Penn
sylvania, Missouri and Minneeota, while
the largest ]>ercentsgs appear in Minne
sota, Wisconsin, Dakota, Nebraska, Illin
ois, Wyoming, Utah (Scandinavian Mor
mons;," Montana, lowa, Idaho, Maryland
and then New York, with only 7* in 100,
where Minnesota has 23 ana Wisconsin
j2O in 100. AM with the Irish, tbe Ger
mans are scarce ia the South, their beat
-dw being in Texas, (where there are
Nome German colonies,; with 44 in 1,000
for the whole State ; Kentucky 28. and
| no down to North Carotins, with hardly 1
in 1,000. In the whole of New England
the German* show very thinly : Maine
759; New Hampshire 644 ; Massachu
setts 15.027 : Vermont 508 ; Rhode I*l
- 1.883: Connecticut 12,964; in all
1 31,146. Not half as many Germans in
New England as there are in tbe Seven
teenth Ward of New York. All other
foreigners, exclusive of Irish and
German, number 1,778,649, and with re
gard to distribution, it should be noted
that Spaniards and Mexicans prevail in
Texas and Louisiana, French in Lou mi
nis and New York, Hollanders in Michi
gan, lows and Wisconsin, Walsh ia New
York and Pennsylvania, and Canadians
in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and
New Yerk. The Chinese and other Asi
atics amount to 68.954, of whom 49,810,
I or 99 in each 1,000 whites, are ia Oali
! fornia, 3,982 in Nevada, 3,390 in Oregon,
4,274 in Idaho, and 1,949 in Montana.—
s AW I'oH Time*.
" Hard 1>"
A vrr pathetic (kucripuoo of the
perils of "life in the Black Hills, is tires
in the following extract from the letter
of s miner to hie brother linua in Se
nds : 'Tve been spending the lest
week tiring to think of some plen which
will enable me to get home. If I only
bed SSOO I could get to Cheyenne, end
then it would be easy sailing into amis
isathm. If you send the money by ex
press, the Indians axe sure to get it, as
they split open s Wetts-Fara coach
everr few da vs. If you send it or mail,
I wouldn't get it for months, as the post
master ia off on a drunk most of the
time, and can't read anyhow. Dout
send a draft on the bank, as it ia liable
to bust. If you know some friend com
ing to the llills, don't trust him with the
cash, aa he's sore to gamble it all off at
Cheyenne, or get robbed at Caster. If
vou can think of some way of sending
the monev that it will be sue to get
here, send it right sway; bat unless
▼on are sure don't risk it Perhaps TOO
had better come yourself and bring it"
The brother wrote in reply: " Jusj
borrowed sl*2 to settle s board bill."
An Elk's RaM en a Fert.
A few day* ago the military and civil -
iaaa at Fori Laramie were astonished at
the eight of a hnge elk, which ran oat of
the mjderhrush in the Platte river bot
tom and charged directly through the
jmrade ground. The an tiered monster
was pursued by a pack of dogs of all
sixes, and after clearing the buihiings
ooe canine, holder than his fellows,
nipped at his heel, when the eld whirled!
threw down his antler, impaled three or
four of his pursuer*, then, lifting hi*
handsome head quickly, he threw them
many yards away. Two dog* were killed
by the goring and fall, while two or
three other* were trampled to death.
Net many minutes elapsed before a dosen
officer*, * soldier* and civilian* were
mounted and in lively pursuit Several
hundred cartridge* were exploded, with
no perceptible effect except to increase
the speed of the 'orest monarch, and
after wearing out their horse* in s two
hours' run, the pursuers gave up the
chase aud returned to the fort, leaving
the elk to seek some quiet gracing spot
on the boundless plains.
Judge und Jap.
A Wellington correspondent gives
these Canital items : Except one (Judge
Clifford," who, with his wife, always
boards at the National Hotel,) all the
justices of the supreme oonrt have reai
deuoes in Washington. Juatfop* Swayne,
Miller. Field and Bradley own and oc
cnpy large ami handsome dwellings.
Judge Hunt lives in the honse on
Lafayette square in which Carl Solium
resided during his last year in the Sen
ate, but I think ho rents it
I observe a paragraph in circulation
announcing as news that the Japanese
minister, Mr. Yoehida, has adopted the
American style of dress. He has worn
it daring the three yearn he has been
here, and probably longer, as he was in
England as a member of a commission
sent there by his government before his
appointment here. He speaks English
perfectly, and was, I think, educated in
England. He haa received a flue educa
tion. His wife adopted our mode of
drees soon after her arrival here.
Alter.
Aftsr the shower the tnaqail sea
Wlrer stars whan tha day is done.
After tha MO*. the MMHId Wetta I
After U>* harvsat gohtee ahtevsa.
After the steads Ute vtolrt sky;
Quiet wood*, whan ibe wind goes by.
After th temp** ibe lull of teereti
After tha battk, paeoaful ft****
t After tha kaeU the wadding belle.
Joyful trash ngi from mi farawaUa
After tha bed, UM radiant roee;
After oar weeping sweat leeose.
After the harden, the blissful meed s
After UM furrow, the vtatng eesd.
After tbe Sight, the downy nest.
Over tbe shadowy riser rert.
Items ef letereeC
Florida's everglades are fall of wild
oata, bear* and raooooM.
The corn crop in the United BUtre
thie year is the heaviest crcr known.
Dainr, OoL, oaks that Burnley
theatres and gambling be prohibited.
"Hare yon faeenl my last song?"
b*wi a amain writer of a gruff critic.
"I hope ao," waa tbe reply.
Tbe latest failure reported ie tbe fail
ure of tbe weather eigne. Assets not
known; liabilities. enormous.
It is a remarkable fad, which we can
not explain, that the boy who does
not Alow that the gun ia loaded is never
theless alwsys to be found at the safe
end of it.
What is the difference between a
ahoolhoT studying his leason and s farm
< r watching hta cows ? Answer : one ia
stoekmg his mind and the other ia mind
ing bis stock
A machine tor the effectual destruction
of potato bugs hsa been invented in New
York. It is mounted on and
deluges the ground with the smoke of
burning chips and sulphur, holding it
down long enough to suffocate every
potato bog, locust, or insect that may
within tta reach.
It ia estimated that 90,000 oil wells
have thus far been dog in Pennsylvania
*nd Wert Virginia, at an aggregate cost
of 9192,000,600. They hare yielded
about eighty rtght million barrels of
uiL valued at tha walla at three hundred
millions of dollars, or four hundred mil
iums of dollars at the seaboard.
The owner of a building in which a
dram-seller of Bloomington, 111., sold
liquor which caused a man to lose his
life by falling before a railroad train,
waa ouudemaed several days ago to pay
Um widow 92,600, the seller of the h-
S>r being himself a bankrupt and an
e to respond to the judgment of the
oovri
4 prise of 9500 will be paid by tha
Msssarlmnntte (Society for the Preven
tion of Cruelty to Animal* to the person
or persons who shall do mart to leases
the suffering* of animals in transporta
tion Ire rail during the year which will
end July 1, 1878; the money having
been given by one of its directors for
this purpose.
A Ferger*s Career.
A Washington correspondent has the
following toiler in the New York
OrapAie :
William R. Oooper, one of the Cooper
brothers just now attracting ao much of
of the attention of the detectives on ac
count of forgeries committed, bed quite
a romantic career in thia city during the
year* immediately following the war.
By means of forged letters he obtained
from Secretary Welles an appointment
in the Nary Department, and aooo be
came quite a Ikm He repre
tcnUri himself to be s scion of the
British nobility, who, through a freak
and a denize to aee varied phases of life,
had temporarily left England, and for
reasons of hia own, plausibly pat, desired
to enter the Civil Service of the United
Stales. He affected a dainty style of
dram and mode at life which, together
with a handsome person ingrfchating
manners, soon made him a favorite
among Ladle* in the mast fsnhionable
circles. He did not hesitate to pay more
thn gg|o Washington lady of nigh con
nections sehoos attentions and engage
her hand in marriage, sad would con
tinue the betrothal until forb time as he
saw fit to break it off, or until be found
that no ! HUpPO VOQMBII t is his finances
would result from the martisg*-. I know
of one at these instance* where no one
sooaected with the lady's family sup
posed until after the denouetmmt which
followed his martiage with the niece of
Mr. Defrees, then, as now, the Public
Printer, that Mr. Cooper was guilty of
aught worse than the fisUenees of s
young and pleasure-loving nature. Be
fore hia marriage to Mue Motherehead,
Mr. Defrees's niece, the detective* were
shadowing him an aooount of forgeries
commuted government and those
employing them knew of the intended
marriage, vet took ao step to cave an in
aooeot gul fnwa the misery and disgrace
of uniting hetsalf to s villain. I%e mar
riage took place with her uncle's ooo
sent, be, of coarse, knowing no mason
to oppose ft, and the coupie started on
tbsfr bridal trip, intending to reach
Philadelphia before night and remain
there s few days. The detectives fol
lowed the carriage containing the bride
and groom to the depot and left the city
on the same tain with them, but made
no attempt to arrest the forger until the
tain was mossing at Havre de Once,
and be left his bride for a few moments.
Then he was informed of the charges
•gainst him and shown the warrmnt for
hi* arrest He implored permission to
take hia bride to Philadelphia and see
her comfortably settled at the Conti
nental Hotel before the arrest was pub
licly made, and his wishes wen- re
spected. Hie officer* of the law remained
in the car with him until reaching
Philadelphia, and kept him in sight
until he an J his wife wars shown to a
private room in the hotel. There be left
her, merely saying that he wished
to speak % to a friend in the
hotel, and she never saw him again.
Her lonely hours of watching for the
return of her bridegroom mid the over
whelming misery which came upon her
when she could not choose, but believe
herself to be a deserted bride, need not
be depicted A telegram brought
her uncle to her next day and then they
both knew the truth—that Cooper was a
bade scoundrel and had been placed in
prison to await a trial for forgery The
bride returned with her uncle to Waah
uigton and was soon legally divorced,
, while Cooper was sentenced to five years
in the penitentiary.
All this occurred about eleven years
ago. The lady baa for some time been
happily married to another; and the
same can truly be mid at yet one more
who was once thejtanoeeof the fascinat
ing Cooper.
One of the peculiarities of the lady
killer was tike bumneee-like and methodi
cal treatment of nil the love letters he
received from fair ladies. After hi* ar
rest, when the papers at the Navy
Department were seized the billets
doux of more than one who had been
betrothed to him were found neatly
folded and filed awy as if they were
business documents, indorsed after this
fashion: " Bess. June 10.** " Dear little
Bess; how much she loves me!" The
latter sentence would be placed under the
ruled lines usually headed "Remarks "
on filed papers. lam glad to say that
Secretary Welles was able to restore to
some of the ladies their letters and screen
then from further publicity.
Antiqiitj of Petreleum.
Petroleum haa been known and used
for four thousand years. It was em
ployed in the mortar at the building of
Babylon and Nineveh. The Egyptians
used it in embalming their dead. From
time immemorial the bituminous matter
of the Dead Sea has been known. The
petroleum springs that ooee upon the
banks of the Is, a tributary of t! e
Euphrates, attracted the attention tf
Alexander and of seven of the Roman
emperors. On one of the lonian islands
there is a spring, which has been known
for more than 2,000 years. In Zaute, in
Ecbatana, in Sicily, in Italy, on the
Caspian sea, in Perma, on the banks of
the Irawaddy, in Bavaria, France, Eng
land, Scotland!, in the Indian arehipellago,
and n the Island of Trinidad, petroleum
is found. It has bean imported into
Liverpool from Africa, and oven Chins,
with its universal resources . and inven
tiona, lays claim to unlimited enppb'esi
oleaginous wealth.