The Spring.
The spring * falling from the reck,
Prop by <irop to the awfnl *e*.
The oooan. grav* of the pilot, called !
"■What doat thon wish of me ?
"lam tbe tempest and Ibe dread.;
I finish where the heaven* commence ;
Dost thon think 1 hare need of thee—
I who am the iintnenae ?"
"I give thee, without praise or fame,"
Answered the spring to the troubled brink,
"That which thou lackest. O vast sea!
A drop of water that one ooold drink "
Trowalofoi fr\n I'iiVor llng< by lh*> s '. C.
.4 lien*.
A Picture.
T<ro little soul*, a IV>T and a girl.
Wandering on to the foot of the hill.
Hashes of green and bloseomaof pearl
Laugh at themeelve* in the roadside rill,
rivwwing the lane a gorgeous Jay.
R ithed in the light of a (Uttering ray.
J aitiitilv oha ters, " Sonic day, sotue Jar
Two mrwt norils, i mTi ami * raii,
(Baachen I>tik4|w
r.okuw tiw *rVkV *
And trying tle-ir luck at * game of I"**";
•'This year !" " Sfil yr!" WhU do Ihry
•ay?
\nd out of the hwbM the enrtona jay
lltpthl chuckle*. '' Some day, •out* Jay '"
Two old soils, aid the end of the day
Follow* them home to the end of the hill ; •
One late gleam which h wandered a* ray
Break- from a copw ami dimple* the rtll.
Autumn leave* arc strewing the way.
And hoarwe from the lareu the hungry jay
Shout* out tothe night. "Some day ,*ome day
Twe po r ami*. in the dead of the uighk
Side by *ide, lie stiffened and ti!l;
And the winter'* uioon jnt soften* her tight,
Aa it solemnly rest* at tlu' foot of the htU.
llrmeiulwruij; the bee* and the huda and the
May.
The summer gold end the autumn gray.
And the warm green lane where the beetle*
play.
In the cri*p eold night the shier ring Jay
vYeaka out of hia dream. "Some day, some
day 1"
THE STAIN OF PARENTAGE.
In tha w<*xl feraiug what remain*
of the forvt of Ardennes, about a mile
from a urn all village called Suleuthel, a
uarr->* (vat h leads U> a high snot onoe
(Venpie.l by charcoal burners, but now
abandon*!. It wns a gloomy place.
The ground for about an acre was Uleck,
where charcoal lis,l been burned and
stored, while a small fringe of green
grass stretches! itself forward from the
road, and commenced regaining the hat
ground. In the center wan a deep hole,
to be entered -mly on one side by a path
of narr w dimensions. Iu this wa* a
small hut, of wretch*! aspect, one of
the million* in France, where glitter
and glory hide misery worse than that
of Irv'snd in her worst days, where
sound and show conceal from us 16,000,-
000 of pauper*. This hut hail no win
dow. It was curved in shape and eloae
!▼ resembled a wigwam of tlie poorest
class. It consist*! of three polea stnck
in the g-mnd, meeting at the top, these
bed together, and theu, of oonrse,thatch
and roui!. A hole wa left in the top for
the smoke to pass through. The floor
was of mm!. In one corner was a pile
of straw, which, with two chairs ami a
table, formed the whole of the fnmiture.
ft was occupied by two women and a
larg® dog At the moment when our
narrative commences only one was at
home. She was about lifty, poorly but
not meanly dad She WHS cleau, neat and
bdy. and she pliol her needle with un
ceasing energy. She was sewing for a
livelihood.
A short distance off, on the edge of
the w-**!. another woman, or rather a
vonng girl, dressed in the same manner, .
was picking up wo>*l and laving it in an
outspread cloth on the erouud. She, too,
pliel her work industriously. for until
sufficici.t fu-l had Heen collected she
could not c>k their humble dinner.
Presentlv she seemed satisfied with what
she hat! done, and about to proceed,
when two horsemen issue,! from the
wood and cam-- along, walking their
horses alowly. Oue was a young man,
about flce-and-t wentv, pwy-ebeeked,
handsome an-1 full of health ; the other
was ten vears older, and evidently an
habitue of the H-ulevards and the cafes
of Pari*. H;s pule face, jnade paler by
the thin black mustache and jet black
hair, bis hollow, sunken eves, spoke of
the mnn of late hours and pleasures.
His face urn* cold aud repulsive, while
that of the other was ooen and frank.
" W'-at a wretched occupation for so
prettv a girl," said the young iuAn, rid
ing quicklv ou, so an to speak first ;
"sur-ly. ma cAcec, yon might put vottr
taper fingers to a 1 letter use. Here's
will bnv you firewooil for months. **
*u 1 he east a doable Napoie-i* at her
feet
1 ne girl ra'aed her aneelic face to hi*
sadly, reproachfully. She was abo-it
eighteen. Her white skin, hjr blue
eves her cnrlv, goi-len hair, her simple,
child like msnner. was something he
had never seen liefore. Her expression
was timid, and vet proud, ami looking
into her eye*. the young man was not
surprised at the reply he reoeiv*l.
" M-nsiwnr. I have done nothing to
gire run a right to iusnlt ine. What
von have done mar have been meant
kindly, but I ask alms of no one."
" P-wd m, ma lemoiaelle," exclaimed
the other, con f us-si and stammering.
" I meant no ; nsa!t Pardon me, mule
moiaelle. I pray von. I thought you
p-ior. an<l mv tmpn'se ** to aid yon."
" Tha-ik von. monsieur, f-ir the first .
k'nd word T have heard these fifteen
years, exe->t fr>>m mv own toother,"
said the vonng girl. " But go your way,
or else the whole country will shun yon
too."
"Begone, wretch !" exclaimed the
other, riding np ami raising hi* whip
menacingly ; " begone, viper, and tiare
not apeak to an honest man."
Tlie young mau listened in amaze
ment
" L did not speak to monsieur ; mon
sieur spoke to me." aaid the girl gently,
with, however, a smile of pity an-1 con
tempt.
" R line your accursed lips to me
again." cried the other furiously, "and
1 will scourge von with mv whin
" Monsienr is perhaps a coward," said
the gentle girl, stung to anger for once,
turning at the same time to face his in
sults.
" What ' yon dare answer me,"and he
raised his hand again.
" Nay. Edward, you would uot hit a
woman ?"
" A woman ! Do yon call Madeleine
de Pierrepont. the child of the assassin
of my uncle Dubois, a woman ? Say,
rather a fiend," screamed the usually
calm dandy.
" Madeleine de Pierrepont," replied
the other, staggering so that his friend
had to turn bis assistance to him.
"Madeleine de Pierrepont? And this is
Madeleine de Pierrepont! Truly," he
muttered, as he remounted his horse,
" she is uot a woman."
The other imitated him. and they rode
off, leaving the young girl to weep alone.
In a few minutes, however, she wiped
her eve*, and then, fearf"! she might
be suspected of appropriating the gold
piece, she took it up. wrapped it in a
piece of paper, with the intention of re
turning it to its owner. She then lifted
up her bundle and walked slowly to
wards the hut.
"Tell me the story of this girl, said
the young man, gravely.
The other told it: " Fifteen years
before, the father of Madeleine de Pier
repont and a Monsieur Dubois, a rich
proprietor, had been intimate friends.
De Pi- rrt pi ut was comfortably off,
from th- fact of his having several oc
cupations. He a- collector of the rent
of a rich memlier of his noble family;
ho was tax-gatherer and adjoint to the
Maire. The Maire was M. Dubois, a
rich man, but somewhat of a miser. It
appeared that oue afternoon Dubois
FRED. KURTZ, Editor and Proprietor,
VOLUME XI.
askt'd Pierrcpont to walk over to a small
town at sonic distance to receive with
hint a large remittance, with winch lie
had to ray a lavly of workmen employed
on public work*, and other eijwnaea m
cumsl tu the btuldiug of a chnrcli ami
schoolroom. Dnboia felt safer with a
companion It was afterwards proved tiiat
they receiverl the money, dined togeth
er at the Solcil J'Or, drank rather more
than tlicy were need to, and then, de
spite every representation, set out to
walk home, though IV Pierrejsmt
wished to hire a gig. Sett morning the
body of Duhoi* was found shout a hun
dred yards beyond the house of IV
Pierrepeut, which was at the foot of a
hill tiiat let! np to the Tillage. AH his
money was gum a* well us his watch and
ring*.
"A search took plkw inatantly.tnd IV
Pierrepout a* hisi>nnp*uiou, was visited
by the police agent. IV Plcrrej>Olit de
posed that Dubois, on reaching hi*
hunae, bade lnm go in. tor that he could
go the hill safely alone ; but still he re
quested him to eep a bag of 1,001)
(rank's in silver, because it was so heavy,
until the morning. This 1,000 framw
he gave up to the police. Of 10,000
franc* m notes lie solemnly declared he
knew uothing. Ou tins he was arresNsl
as the assassin, triad, found guilty and
sent to the galleys for life. His wife
solemnly declared that she heard Pulsus
wish her husband good-night, and say,
laughingly : I'll send a cart for the
silver m the moruiug." But instead of
benefiting him in the eyes of the world
she became his accomplice. To avoid
being booted at in the streets, she left
the village, and every penny being spent
ere her husbaud's trial was aver, she ob
tained relnctant permission to dwell in
the charcoal-burners' deserted hut. But
all shuuaed her aud her child as they
would leper*, and to live she was obliged
' to walk nine miles in search of work of
the ei*rse*t description. Leave he
tvuatry she would not, because she was
bom there, and she felt conviueed that
her husband wotild be ultimately par
doued."
" And you join, Edward, in the in
famous perseetgiou. Supposing tlie
father gniltv (which to me is not clearly
proved—and you kn >w I am s lawyer t,
why should this poor child Buffer for
the sins of her father? Why, the sav
ages of North America, where 1 have
just come from, are more civilised than
vou. I see in tins heroic couple subjects
or wonder and adarraUou, but not of
hate. Poor creatures! Fifteen years
of misery have not sati -fled you all, but
vou must still treat them as on toasts."
"My dear Arthur ;you have just eome
i froai America, where it appears to we
you pick ua very singular notions. For
my part tlie wi e and daughter of an
asssassiu, and the assassin of my uncle,
are detestable wretches whom 1 must
hate," said the other in his usual 000 l
way. His tit of anger was passed.
" Injustice, infamous hijttvtice ! I
thmk 1 see her meek face now, looking
at me so proudly aud yet so sweetlv. I
never saw anything so lovely in my life."
" Wtiy, the man's in love !" exclaimed
Edward Dubois, the heir to tbe mur
dered man's property.
"Half ; and what's more, Edward, do
you ku< w I'd marry that girl to-morrow
If she'd have ins, but I know she would
not"
j "By my faith," said E Iward, "yon
amaze me ; ano I am not easily amazed.
Of course you are joking."
"Time will show. But now, my dear
follow, adieu ; yon follow: that jsith in
search of pleasure, I this on business."
" Adieu, a domain."
" Yea. You breakfast with me at the
little inn, you know."
" Agreed my philosopher. AJien."
And E iward Dutxita galloped down a
narrow path leading to the chateau of a
certain Count de Jessou, who that day
gave a grand dinner and evening party.
As soou as Arthur saw that he was out of
sight he turned his horse's step ami gal
loped hard toward the charcoal-burner's
but.
When Madeleine returned to the hut
and began making a fire, she told her
mother what hail paused and showed her
th gold piece. They were nsed to this
kind of treatment, and the mother dnl
not feel it much now. The seoru of fif
teen years had made her despise the
world. But M-tdaleiue see-rued hurt.
" I do not care," she exclaimed aloud,
at last. " for what voung M drier Du
bois sail: but I sm vexed that the go.nl- |
looking stranger should have said that I
was not s womau "
*' Y"U are not a woman, but an angel,"
exclaimed Arthur, soleuiuly. He bail
approached ou foot and had heard a por
tiot of their oouveraatjou.
The mother ami daughter stood still
in dumb amazement.
"You seem surprised, malum," said
the vonug man, addressing the mother.
"Yon will be still more so when I add
fhst I have returned with the deliberate
intention of imploring you to give me
your daughter's hand in marriage; not
now, instantly, but wlum you know me
1 letter."
" Monsieur!" exclaimed the mother,
indiguantly, " this ; s too much. (o.
•The felon's daughter is still too good
for insult."
" Madam," said Arthur, respectfully,
" perhaps your astonishment will cause
when I Add that your husband is inno
cent, and that I have come sxUten thou
sand miles to prove it."
" You are speak ing seriously ?"
gasped the poor woman.
" On my >nl and conscience," said
Arthur solemnly.
" Oh jov ! oh jor !" shriekeil the girl,
clasping the stranger round the neck;
I "the aavior has cutne at last."
" Be calm, my dear young lady, and
I will tell yon my storv in a few words.
Yeu will tfieu understand my motives in ,
• omrng here. I scarcely expected to
fiul you here at Soienthrl, but at last
determined to try. I came yesterday
night, and I soon heard of your heroic
resignation and courage. Be seated,
dear girl, and listen to tidings that will
be joyful indeed to yortr filial heart."
Madeleine blushing, her color going
and coming, obeyed, and seated herself
on a log uear the young stranger.
" I ain a young Frenchman, and abont
seven years ago I immigrated to Peru in
search of fortune. I started as a lawyer
and found business plentiful enough.
I knew many Frenchmen in the place,
but a merchant of the name of Gail lard
was my moat intimate friend. He was
twice my age, grave, even sullen and
saturnine ; bnt he had qtjaint ways, was
very charitable, ami I liked him. Be
sides, tlie others were married, had fami
lies, aud he was alone. We nsed to meet
of an evening at a cafe, play piquet,
and then walk home together. He was
rich and lived in great style, hut not in
any way up to his income. People won
dered he never married ; but he said lie
had been married, and was not inclined
to try the experiment again. He looked
with alarm at the prospect of my set
tling in life, aud did all he oo.ild t
reserve unto himself one bachelor friend.
" About a year ago he fell ill, and the
doctor at onoe intimated to him that he
would not recover. Apart from tlie dis
ease it was a general hroak-npof nature.
" Wheu he found there was no hope
he sent for me.
" ' Versan,' said'he, ' listen to a dying
man, and interrupt me not. You see ou
this lied an assassin, a tjiief, a murderer.
Fourteen years ago, sitting in a hotel, I
saw two nien dining, one of whom had
jnst received sixteen or seventeen thou
sand francs. A dreadful thought came
into my head. I was not poor, but I
THE CENTRE REPORTER
*M *icked. 1 followed tlx-ac two men.
They walked mi their way U< Solenthel
I .lareil not attack ls>th, MU I
OIHV or twice I thought *• R VLL > N P . v
(oitiful design. Hut at the lIUUMt 'i cue
IV Pierrepout the* parted, and my Vic
tim, llulx'K, ndvaUC*d alone
•• • I k monster wiiougn to think tbt
henrcu gave lain up to mo. 1 bounded
after hiiu ; I gave niyaali uo tiiuo for
thought ; I atablied luin in tho nook ;
i killed hiut; toon hiH money and fled. 1
spare you luy thoughts ami tny fifteen
votum of Buffering. 1 fled my country ;
I litvamo a merchant rich respected;
> but I have never hadvme happy moment.
Not onlv had I murdered hiui, hut
Pierrepout was ausjieoted, and sentenced
or mv crime, onlv not to death, because
the jury heaiUted. I thua ruined an
i holiest man, and sent his family to beg
, their bread !'
•• He paused. I spoke not; too ab
i sorbed in my h rror.
" • IV Versan. listen to me. my friend.
IV uot turu aga'tist me. I have left
i you tuy sole hair.'
I *' • Sever will I' —x
i 1 1 ' Hark; you must and ycu will,
i Take my property, tpid think when you
enjoy it" ailh pity ou its guilty presrut
owner, and I will make a public confes
sion, pay the heirs of puboia their
Ut.tHkt francs, and, by proving my own
guilt, obtain the pardon of the innocent
IV Iherrepont. He*fuse and 1 wit! die
unpenitent, for uiy only frieud gill have
deserted me."
| "1 accepted."
" And uiav heaven bless you !" said
thi> weeping and sobbing mother, while
Madeleine laid her head in her uwlbur a
lap.
" An hour later, in presence of the
Frouch and English consul*—four Fug
lishmeu aud four Frenchmen, two pi n sts
and the alcade—llaillard, or rather Mes
uar l, made his aolemu rvnfi saion, which
was signed by all present, mid, and
one of two copies gived to me. That
eopv is now in the hand of the minister
of justice, and here," drawing forth a
letter. " is a copy uf your father's free
pardon."
A wild shriek from both women was
his reply.
*• And now, Madeline," said he, tak
ing the girl's hand, " before I have the
chance of rivals piuv I renew my mpicat
for your hand and heart?"
" Monsieur, no man on earth can ever
do for uie what you have done. In an
hour I have lived years of joy ; that joy
1 owe toy*at. (live mo my father, and
the love of my w hole life, if you value
it, shall lw your reward."
This sudden resolution of the young
girl, so natural under the circumstan
ces, WILS approved of heartily by the
mother. Next morning there sat in a
small inn in Soleuthel, waiting for
breakfast, a mail, not old, but t*>wed by
years of woe. grav-hatred and pale. On
each side of him sat a woman—one his
wife, the other his daughter. They had
been talking for hours, and were not
yet wearied. A vouug man sat opjswnte,
his face Valuing with delight. Several
times the waiter had auuouuoed break
fast, bnt the young man hail always
littdc him beqnirt an 1 wait still awhile.
At length a hurried step was heard,
and the young Edward DUIHUS entered.
He started as if bit by a auake, and
would have left the room.
"Stop!** said Arthur, sternly, as he
caught him by the wrist. "Rather
kneel and ask for pardon than fly. Head
this, man," and he put in his hand the
printed bill proclaiming the injustice of
Pierrepont'a sentence, his free par.ion,
and containing the certified ooulesaiou
of Meeuard.
Edward Dubois read it in silence.
When he had finished he turned aud
grasped the convict'a hand.
"No apology can make tip for my
conduct." he said, " but what I can do I
will. This bill wtll satisfy the whole
xmutry."
"Monsieur," replied De Pierrepont,
in husky ton-*, "you did hut as the
world did. Apjiearauce* were against
ue and all coudemned me."
" Edward, mv friend," said Arthur,
'* you see the danger of judging from
appearances. Had De Pierrepout been
trnlv guilty, hia wife aud child ahould
have been pitied, not scorned. As it is,
a vile prejudice has made these two
women for fifteen years outcast* and
pariah a."
Edward made no reply, a* the break
fast catue in. He. like all the county
round, was horrified now they iotiud
how nnjnst they had Vwu ; and never
was wedding more tnmiiltuously hailed
and feted than that of Arthur do Veraan
and Ma leleine de I'ierrcpotrf. Still I
hnve not heard that one man, women or
child iu tho forest of Ardennes lias I wen
cured of the evil habit of jtidgingalwaya
from appearances, and visiting on the
innocent the sins of the guilty.
A Printer's Fight Wilh Bogs.
A short time ago Mr. R. H. Hawtharn,
a job printer of Duaue street. New
Y<>rk, had a desperate encounter with
two savage dogs in New Jersey. They
attacked him while he was on hia way
across the Hockenaack meadows after
dark. As he was a long distance from
any house, the dogs met him on the
highway, and one of them at onoe sprang
at liis tiiroab He was entirely unarmed,
and had it not boon for a jmcuag' of dry
goodn that he carried in hia hands he
would probably have been torn to pit-oes.
.As tii> first dog jumped for his throat
he thrust the package into the animal's
mouth. Hardly had this dog recoiled
before the second dog came oil with
savage fury, and was met by Mr. Haw
thorn iu a similar manner. Tims the
uneqral contest went on, tho dogs grow
ing more furious as they were repulsed.
Strauge to say, thin fight won kept up
> for nearly two hours. At intervals the
man shouted at the top of hia voice for
help, but none came. At last his voice
failed him, ami ha could only meet the
. assaults of the dogs, with a grim hope
that some one would puss by ami relieve
him from his perilous position, al
though it was night, aud the road waa
j unfrequented at thai hour. At last the
dogs, tired of the owlcs* contest, went
awnv.
Nfr. Hawthorn made his way to his
home, two miles distant, and reached
there in an exlimxsted condition. It wan
several days before he fully recovered
from the effect* ot tho terrible encoun
ter.
Statistic* f Religion*.
Whittaker'a London A Imanaa presents
the following estimate of the numbers
adhering to the several forma of relig
ious faith held by the English-speaking
peoples all over the world : Episcopal
ian*, 17,500,000; Methodist, 13,500,000;
Roman Catholics, 13,'250,000; Pre*by
terians, 10,000,000; Baptist*, 8,000,000;
Congregational ists, 7,000,000; Unitar
ians, 1,000,000; minor religion* sect*,
1,500,000; nnclansifted, 7,000,000. This
makes a total of 78,750,000. Tho Luth
erans are, however, omitted, who must
have in this country a population of over
1,500,0Q8d According to the mime
authority, there are registered in Eng
land and Walea 150 (in rough numbers)
religious sect/, and 19,480 places of
meeting for religion* worship. The
state church haa two archbishops,
twenty-eight bishops, thirty deaus,
seventy-four archdeacons, 610 rural
deans and 23,000 clergymen of every
class. The number of benefices ia
18,000; the annual revenue of the church
'is estimated at £8,000,000. The state
church population of England is put at
; 112,500,000.
CENTRE HALL, CENTRE CO., PA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1878.
A BI LL'S rittHT WITH A LION.
. iuhiUi Nrsar In Or I*t>li*l *1 I'rrn
MalaSar Kill* n Hall A llull Whip* n
Hour Thru a Hull Whip* n I.Ua. anrt
I ..... Hnlldua* Kill* l.lunr** Trt rsd
llirat. lata ihr Arena slnahirr b*
•ami sftlrr*.
A ixirrcajßiiideut of the Son Francisco
i'hruHicie furnishes that paper with an
aocouut of the " amusements " indulged
in by the people of Lima, Peru, on a
Sunday. He writes: On a l>eutiful
.Sunday morning recently 1 saw the an
nouncement conspicuously poated in the
, public square of Luna that a grand bull
fight would take place that day at the
Plaza tie Acho. Securing a carnage, 1
was speedily driven to the plaza, which
1 found densely crowded with a motley
j assemblage of humanity, embracing al
most all nationalities. On the wuv I
passed tIUMUTUU* splrudid private car
riages, occupied by richly dressed tatties
ami geutlcuieu, eiiatting merrily. Ob
taining a ticket, I entered the enclosure
and viewed the bmlduig and its sur
roundings. It is evidently very old,
having l* built during trie Spanish
occupancy of Peru, and presents much
the apjHtarunoe of a Spanish fo-treoa.
A strvuig guard of soldiers hui>l the pas
sageways to preserve order. The walks
' around the building were lined with
booths for the sale of refreshments,
tended bv stalwart sons and .laughters
of Africa, who did a thriviug trade with
tiie younger portion of the visitors.
A tuy ticket entitled me to a seat in
our of tli* tmleoai**, I niaJe my way to
that jKirtion of the kouse, and had hardly
lnjeu seated when I heard mv name pro
notuioud iu a H..ft, feminine voice iu one
of the adjacent ttoxvs. Turning tuy
head in that direction I was greeted by
the atuihng face of a young Peruvian
lady to whom 1 had recently been intro
duced, and who ana the daughter of one
of the lending families of tiie city.
' Quickly making my way to her side, I
i was courteously invited by the fair
senorita, lier mother, and sister to share
their IKX during the cnterhuuuiciik
' The building was thronged, as tiie
president of the republic and Ins family
were expected, and the enthusiastic as
semblage were patiently awaiting their
coining for the cutertniument to com
mence, Suddenly the baud struck up
the Peruvian national hymn, ami the
. president aeoomtained by his wife and
sou, made his appearsnce. The signal
for the commencement of the |K<rform
ance was uow given, and several mounted
pidtjoriw, tlwir Isirses sjilrndidlv capar
iHoned, entensl the arena. These h< rs'B
are tiue sjMHumens, and are carefully
trained for their dangerous i>r>feasiou,
many of them having nerved some fif
tei'ti or sixteen years. The duties of
the picadores arc to worry aud annoy
the hull, thereby making him more
fertwuaus. At one side <f tiie arena is a
gate through which the bull enter*.
At a given signal the gate ojwned, and
wiUi a terrific roar the animal sprang
into the circle. Now all was excitement.
The people held their breath and gazed
• *iwll-taitnd at the combatant*. The
bull was g.iyly decorated with scarfs of
various hues, au>t on his head was
fasteued a b'*Utiful lawjuet of flowers.
Wlieti the animal entered the arena he
suddenly stopped. His pause, however,
waa of short duration, for, jierceiving
I the mounted horsemen, he furiously
! dashed at them. Rat the horses are so
, wall tnaiucd that his efforts were entirely
futile, as wheu the euraged animal al
most reached them, and the sjwetatorw
held their breath cxix-otuig to see the
noble animals gorixl by the bull, they
' suddenly and quickly wheehwl to one
side, thereby escaping the attack. It
frequently happens that the bull, meet
mg no resistance iu his headlong s|ted,
stuiuhles and falls forwsnt, tireakuig hia
legs, when he is immediately despalcbel.
Another signal was now given, aud
the picadores were ordered to anuoy the
animal. This was done by shaking a
red cloth liefore him. The red cloth
made Umi newe furious, and In' dashed
first at on* aud then at another of the
horsemen, until at last, exhausted with
| his vain effort*, he paused, glaring wildly
irouud. The horsemen retired, aud
several picadores on foot entered the
arena, dressed in differvut-colonel cos
; tunics, and all wearing a red cap. The
bull, having recovered hia strength, and
seeing these new enemies, renewed the
stbick with ltiorcaMod vigor, darting
furiously from one Ut the other, and per
fectly wild with rage. But the wily
I picadores easily evaded hia chargea.
' The men were armed with ajtears, the
|tinta of which were filled with au cx
plosive substouce, wluch, atrikiug the
bull, left gaping wounds. The matailor,
whose duty it is to slay the bull. Stepped
into the middle of the arena, armed with
a sword, and having bowixl to the preai
de.nt and theu to the audience, prepared
jto engage the annual. The scene waa
uow thrill.ug and etciting. The audi
ence wiitohisi the combat with hreathleaa
attention. The piradorea tricl to attract
the attention of the bull U> give the
uintoalor an opf ortunitv to uae hia sword,
I but the hull, having caught sight of the
latter, suddenly dashed toward him. He
sprang as lib- with lightning rapidity,
and then the sword was driven between
the shoulders of the animal, killing him
instantly.
Tim building shook with the thunders
of applauae that greeted the victorious
hero. Hiindfnisof silver were ahawered
upon hun,*ndoncnthn*iiMtic spectator
presented him with 81,000.
The next scene on the programme waa
an enoounter between a boll and a bear.
Looking d<eru into tho arena, I saw an
attendant leiuling by a strong rope a
Himil 1 hear, whin he securely fastened
iin the middle of the arena. Tho bull
waa let in, and tremendous applause
greeted hi* apjiearanco. The animal at
first did not take any notice of hia tied
antagonist, merely snuffing the air and
tlivu dashing away. The pioa<lores ap
peared, and attempted to attract the
bull toward the hear. This they succed
ist in doing, and as the animal, now
furious, spied ita enemy, he dualicd to
ward it with head loweml, and catching
: it on its horns, threw it violently into
the air. The iwsir made no resistance
except to growl fiercely, and tried to
escape from its asMfulant. Again and
again was it tossed into the air, until the
attendant, seeing that the fight was en
tirely one-sided, led lth animals away
ainiii shout* of laughter from tho spec
tators.
An encounter next took place between
a bull and a full-grown lion. An iron
cage containing the Hon wa* drawn into
the middle of the arena. The bull .was
quick I v put in, tho grated door closed,
and the two nnirnal* stood glaring at
each other. The bull was the first to
advance to the attack, ami charging
furiously at his opponent succeeded in
driving his horns through the jaws of
the lioa, from which the blood flowed
freely. The lion, however, nothing
daunted, fought desperately with Ins
claws, fastening thorn in the sides of the
bull ami lacerating the flesh, terribljr.
Tho bull hud the advantage, ami al
though ho tried iu vain to shake off hi*
antagonist he succeeded finally iu wor
rying him out, the lion dropping from
siieer exhaustion on the floor of the cage.
The fight lasted about five minutes, aud
at, its conclusion tho victor was greeted
with thunder* of applause by tho excited
apcctutoi 8.
The cloning scene waa to be a fight
between a lioness aud four amall but
ferocious bulldogs. The cage was turn
, ed and we *aw a large, full grown lion
| ess of ferocious aspect, while at the
same moment au attendant appeared
lon.ling by a oliain four small "log* of the I
hull species. The* were immediately j
let into the Page, and with fierce growls
instantly sprang ou their foe. It would 1
seem almost impossible for four auch in
signi(loan* animal* to 1m triedurioua in an
encounter with an enormoua lion, hut .
the result showed b > < mere brute force
fall* a prey to otiuuiug stratagem. The i
audienoe went uow worked up to a fever
pitch of exciteweut, and hundreds sprang
iut*i the arena to obtain a eloeer view of j
the oomtmt. The aoldiern were ordered j
to clear the arena, and charged with
ft red bayonet* on the cn>wd, wounding
neveral in their effort* to feree them
back. Tin* so infuriated the mob that '
knives and pistols were drawn, and a
Heme eueouuter took place between the
military and the rabble, resulting in the
killing of neveral of the fanner. The j
soldier* were llrst ordered to tire into ,
the air, hut this proving futile a volley j
was poured into the mob, killing several
and wounding others. The crowd,
threatening dire vengeanee, retreated, ;
leaving the space clear.
! hiring the excitement caused by the
collision lu*t ween the soldiers ant) the i
mob, the tight lietwtwu the lion and the ,
dog* had ended in the latter being vio* j
torions, ami as we looked toward the
cage we saw the dogs standing over their
pro**e*te foe, lapping its bhaal, and ap
parently little the worse for the en- '
ixmuter, though subsequently three of
them died from their wound*. This
closed the entertainment, aud the enor
mous thr<>ug of s|M*ctators left the l'laxu
de Acho well pleased with what they had
witnessed. Receiving an invitation to
spend the evening with the family of my
la.lv friends, 1 gladly accepted, aud was
awti en.*<N'naod ill their hospitable man
aion. The conversation naturally re
verte-1 hi the scenes we had that day
wituew-d at the I'lnza de Acho. The
la.il. H stoutly defended their national
amaaemeuta, although 1 pointed out the
fa<"t such bsrbaroua Sp.x-tacles did not '
tend h> elevate the morals of a jieoplc,
aud instanced the lib sidy affray betgecu
tiie military and the mob. Still they
wen' uncouvuietxt, declaring that no
country in the world afforded such ex
[juistte entertain men ts a* their own beau
tiful l'eru.
Birds of I'aradtw.
The birds of New Guinea present a
larger pru|n>rtmu of brilliantly plum
aged s|>-ie* than thuae of any other
pat tof the world. To this result the
bird* of | Mir*.lute largely contribute. Of
tins family tweuty-four sjectes are
known, all confined to the Papuan
islands, with a aiugle exception, a Man
urorfoa, which ha* extended its range
to northern Australia, and which is
without the characteristic plumes of the
true paraiis- turds. Whether for sing
ularity or beauty of plumage, the bir ls
of taradi*e are without rival* in the
bird world. Most of tliem have ati|>erb
tints >f feather* ia*uing, not from the
wings, but from *a'h aide of the body,
forming sometimes wavy ailky plume* of
OOD*ider*ble Uitekuens, aometuuea faua
which npreonl on each side of the breast,
sometimes shield* or long train* tw-htud
the wr.igs; while the central tail-feather*
are often produced to a great length,
elotigatetl into aires, twitel into fan
tastic shapes, or terminated bv lualrotia
sptttnb-s, and all adorue.l with the moat
brilliant metallic lint*. There i* scarcely
a hue among the <xlors of nature which
tsuot found in the of llie
painting of the paradise bird*, not only
the lustrous metallic tiuta of the hum
ming lurd, but yellow*, rod*, blue*,
and green* of every degree of intensity.
Yet the*e fantastic freaks of coloration
and feathering are confined to to* male*;
the female* are all clad in the mo*t
sober browns, and are the most unat
tractive of turd*. Duubile** this pro
vision of nature i* intended aa a pro
tection from olmerv*ti<n during the
nesting season. Strange notions for
merly prevailed among the vulgar aa to
the turds of paradise. A* until recently
no European hial tnx-ii able to observe
them in life, all our specimen* were
supplied by the native*, who alwava cut
of the leg* rom the akin*, on which ac
count they were reputed to l witliqilt
fw-t, whence the name of the beat known
specie*, Apoda. Peculiar and atrauge
are tiieae ereaturea, yet there can be no
doubt that their nearest allies in nature
are a family mark*d tiy au extreme uni
formity aud oorobrene*# of plumage,
and by the absence of any difference of
coloration in the acxca—the crow tribe,
Wtween which aud the starling* the
pamdioe lurda M naturally placed.—
1/iHxi Worda.
A Tree that Bore Bear*.
The 8k Louis KrpuMican says : Wo
have recemsl a communication from a
correspondent of l'en<lb-ton, Umatilla
county, Oregon, recording a recent ex
ploit of Mr. John McCracken, an Illi
uoisiui, who is uow herding sheep in the
wilds '• where rolls the Oregon." Mc-
Crtu'ken left his sheep one tlavfof a ram
ble iu the Blue Mountain, with hia trusty
gun on Ins shoulder. He had uot gone
far when he wa* faced by a very large
gray *he-ls>ar. The I war waa ao " unac
quainted with man" that she made for
MeOmekoii without hesitation, but soon
reconsidered her motion when she
discovered that the man didn't acare.
McCracken cracked away at her. 81ie
retraced her steps and commenced climb
ing a tree near by. Another shot brought
her down all in a heap at the foot of the
tree. McCrackcu reloaded and crept np
softly to see if the bear was quite death
He heard a noise overhead, looked up
ami saw another big I war coming lum
bering down the tree for business. He
waited for a dead shot and fired Isith
barrels for a sure thing. The second
bear came down with aooelerahtl velocity
ami fell all iu a heap at the foot of the
tree. Another noise overhead. Eyes up.
Another big boar was scratching hark,
coming down to see whnt was the matter
with the other*. McCracken had no
more loads—had no time to load and he
ran away from under that liear-liearing
tree. He made rapid tracks to camp,
and reloodiug, mounted hia horse and
rode hock to the slaughter of bear*.
The other fellow was still around, and
having ascertained the fate of hia fellows
—and observing the reinforcement of the
enemy—he t>s>k to the tree. McCracken
drew a head ou him, fired and tho third
boar fell all iu a heap at the foot of the
tree. There were no more Iwara to come
down, tint there were three dead bear*
lying all in a heap under that 1 tear bare
ing tree.
Hydrophobia from a Cat Itlte.
The Reading (Penn.) Timet of a late
date says : Laura Descli, a daughter of
Mr. George Descli, of Macnngie, Lehigh
onunty, aged twelve, waa bitten in the
finger by a pet Maltese cat six weeks
ago. The cat died next morning. The
child's finger healed up, and nothing
further was thought of the matter until
Baturday last, wlicu the child liegan to
feel ill. She continued to grow worse,
ami on Sunday morning she showed un
mistakable sign* of being afflicted with
hydrophobia. Foam gathered on her
lip*, and her quick, frightened glance*
at friends and Strangers were unmistaka
ble signs that her blood had been poisoned
by the bite from the oak The young
girl suffered much pain and agony un
til Sunday evening, when she expired,
The animal waa mad wheu it bit the
child.
11l ALIVK.
NRIK flrttb||r IIMI \Vrll*J|ILLII>BllrM
I ue*.
It is alwhys with a feeling of horror
that we rea I of a grave being otieucd
and tie- tin hug i f the fact that a burial
bad taken place before death had actu
ally clame d it* victim-; aud yet such
cases uic of mom frequent occurrence
than is generally supposed. .
H. •me very strange canes of |>emona
heiug burie.l alive and the manner iu
which the facts were brought to light,
have rrcel tlv iteeil 111 tele public. A few
of the most remarkable of these are
now presented an showing to what an ex
tent tills blundering has of late years
lawn carried on iu the United States.
The last truly horrible cane was that of
a lady, bv name Mrs. Roberta Aiuslt-e,
of New (Moulin. Tile lady had l>eusick
for some lime with a malarial fever, arid
was at the end of ten days pronounced
d.-ad by her phyaician, as oil signs of
auimutlou Neemed to be suspended—the
Imslv l as cold, the pulse stopped, aiid
the lips wers bloodless. Mr. AlUslee wss
himself siek at the time aud could not
attend the funeral <)f his wife ; but iu a
few days afterword he called the old
colored woman who b*J attended her in
her last illness, and made her give him a
detailed statement of the facta. After
listening to her story, Nfr. Aiuslee stated
that he hod had a strange dream iu re
gard to his wife, ami he was firmly of
the impression that she had been buried
alive. So strong a bold did tbia dream
take upon la* ruiud, that as m*o as he
was able, be, in company with a few
friends and au undertaker, went to the
vault m which the Iwsly had lawn placed,
ami o|>euiug the large box in which the
coffin was confined, that receptacle was
found to I*, sprung at everv joint, and
the top almost pried off. Upon opeu
lug it the body ot Mrs. Amalce was
found bt Is- lying ou it* fsoe, and the
terrible expression the fa.*- had upon it
gave evidence of the struggle that must
have been made for freedom. Scarcely
leas mournful are the consul ueucea of
the and discovery. Mr. Amslee is now
a raving maniac.
A short three year* ago Misa Addie
Carter, tiie daughter of a well-to-do
fanner, in middle Tcuumeee, to all ap
iM-srsuo. s .lied, and waa' buried. The
voung lady had ou her hand at the time
a beautiful dtamoml ring, the gift of her
betrothed, and it excite.! the cupidity of
a man on the farm, to such a degree that
be made up his mind to possess it
This lie could not do without exhuming
the body, and that he dnl late at night
It aeeoiod that after he hai burst the
coffin open he waa, on account of the
swollen condition of the finder, unable
to pull the ring off, #o. taking out lib
knife, he attempted to amputate the
finger. The lady, who it seemed had
only been in a trance, was brought to
consri manes* by the cutting, aud giv
ing s sen am, so scared the man that
be fid. Misa Carter then, after many
painful efforts, succeeded in getting free
from h-r grave and in making her way
home. The effect upon her family can
t>e imagined, and her lover, upon wear
ing of the case the uext day, at once
tuade her h * wife, and she now presides
at hi* table a* Mr*. Collins, with noth-
tag to remind her of her dreadful fate
bat tho scar upon tier fi'iger.
One of the most painful case* of ante
mortem interment took place a few year*
ago in Philadelphia. The lady, a young
Quakeress at good family, had apparent
ly passed from this world of am and
s >rrow, and was in an open coffiu placed
in a vanlt amid the relics of her ances
tor*. Nearly six mouths afterward the
vault wa* opened to receive anotlier
tenant, wheu a sight met the eyes f
tli in* present that will never lie forgot
ton by thera. On the step* of the vauH
aat, or rather rcclitnxl against the wall,
all that was mortal of the youug lady.
She had waked from her trance, and
being uualde to find her way to earth
again, had sunk m helpless despair upon
the step*.
A very singular case occurred to a
minister some two years ago in Mon
motith county. New Jersey. After a
abort lllnea* he wa* thought to lie dead,
and preparation* were made for hi*
funeral. But it wa* not to bo—the
man wim only in a trance ; aud aa the
undertaker was making ready to screw
down the lid of the coffin, he discovered
a twitching of the supposed dead man *
eye-balls, aud upon proper remedies be
ing applied, the gentleman was restored
to full life and vigor. He desorilxw
moat vividly In* feeling* at the time, as
lie am i that he could hear all that waa
going on around him, but could not
move until the last moment.
The Earthquake of lHga.
The region shaken by the earthquake
of lfiiVH, for instance, was equal to at
least a fourth of Europe, and probably
to fully one-half. From Quito south
ward as far as Iquique—oraloug a full
third part of the length of the South
American Andes—the shook produced
destructive effects. It was also distinctly
felt for to the north of Quito, far to the
aoiitli of Iquique, and inland to euor
raou* distances. The distributing force
which thus shook 1.000 square miles of
the earth's surface must have lieen one
at almost inconceivable energv. If di
rected entirely to the upheaval of a land
regum no larger than England, those
forces would have sufficed to have de
stroyed utterly every city, town and
village within such a region; if directed
entirely to the upheaval of an oceanic
region, tlicy would have lieen capable
of raising a wave which would have lieen
felt ou every shore line of the whole
earth. Divided even between the ocean
on one aide and a land region larger
than Russia in Europe on the other,
those volcnnisn forces shook the whole
of the laud region and sent athwart the
largest of our earth's ocean* a wave
which ran in upon shore* 10,0(10 miles
from the ecu tor ot disturbance with a
crest thirty feet high. Forces such
as those may lie fairly regarded a* cos
tnicah they show unmistakably that the
earl If luia by no means settled down into
that condition of repose in which some
geologist* still bel eve.— Thr (VirnAi//
itaf/atinr.
Siamese Floating llonaes.
A truvelcr in Biam doscnliee the float
ing houses: We hugged the shore
closely aud passed within a few yards of
scores' of fl<iating houses, whose owners
looked at na with the calm nonchalance
of the Orienk Perhaps you may not
understand a floating house ; it ia built
on a raft of bamboo pole* and securely
moored to strong post* in the mud or on
the bank. It is a perfect house, rooms,
roof, and all, and it* floor iB alnint
twelve inches above the water. There
are thousands of these house* in Bang
kok, and thoy are not to tie despised, as
they have a never-failing supply of
water, are excellently drained, and are
very easy of access. One of tlieir draw
backs ia the facility with which the
numerous water-snake* of the Meiuam
gain an entrance; the Hi imese never
have sunken in their boot*, for the reason
that they don't wear any, but they fre
quently find them in their beds or about
tneir apartment*. The floating houses
had their origin at n time when the lnnd
bordering tho river was very unhealthy,
aud tho king gave the order to build
upon the river itself and not along its
banks. The hollow joints of the bamboo
specially adopt it to the construction of
rafts, and it is said that this tree first
Kve the Chinese the idea of buildiDg
ats iu compartments.
TKRMS: $2.00 a Year, in Advance.
Bog and Bog-Sledge* of Ike North.
We take the following description of
dogs aud dug-sledges, used in tiie far
North, from the letter of a Winnepog
(Manitoba) correajKindeut to the New
York Keening /Wf: But here comes
tiie winter vehicle of tiie North. The
Hudson's Jtsy dog-atdge cousista of a
board, usually not more than half an
inch thick, twenty to tweuty-four niche*
wide, ten feet long, and turned up at the
front end two and a half feet, ou which
is built a box of very light wotideu
framework, ao covered with parchment
or dressed skms us to resemble the front
of a shoe. A sufficient space is left behind
tieluml fur thetraveler's baggage,or Upon
which the ilrivet (nay occasionally stand
when tired of running. Generally *pak
iug, such paaaetiger sledge# are attended
by tau drivers, one going before tiie
dogs to guide them, the other following
the sledge to steady it aud keep it from
upsetting. The freight Jog-sledge is
atmplv two thin oak or birch-wood board*
lashed together with deer-akin thongs;
turned up slightly iu front, like a Nor
wegian onowahur, it runs over hard
snow or ice with great ease; it* length ia
about nine feet, its breadth sixteen
inches. Along the outer edges runs a
leather lashing, through the loops of
which n long leather line is passed to
hold in place * hatever way be put upon
it. From the front, close to the turn ed
it p part, ths truces for draught are at
tached.
Dogs in tiie North are harnessed in a
number of ways. The Esquimaux run
t their dugs abreast. Ou the coast of
H miaou's Ray they are harueaaed by
many sc|>arutc lines into a baudor pack;
while in Manitoba and the Saskatchewan
they are driven tandem. The uamber
constituting a train is generally four,
though three aud even two are used.
The train of dogs are attached to the
sledge by ineaus of two long traces, be
t *iru which the animals stand in line,
the head of one dug being about a foot
tiebiuJ the tail of the dog in front of
him. Each one is fastened to the traces
by a round collar of m<o*e-akin. which
slips over the head aud ears, and rests
upon the swell of the neck. This collar
hackles on each side of the traces,
which are kept in position by a back
band of leather, buckled under the dog's
ribs or stomach. The back band i gen
erally decorated with little bells, as is
also the collar, and manv ribbons, porcu
pine quill*, fox tails anil loads upon it
Great care is taken in turning out a
train of dogs iu good style. Heads, bells
slid embroidery are freely used to be
dizen the poor brutes. A must comical
effect is produced bv this finery placed
on the person of a Jog new to the har
ness, when he is invariably the picture
of fear; and the ludicrous effect is in
tensified when tiie victim happens to be
youug in years, and still retains the
jieculiar expression of puppvhood. It
is safe to assert that, in the North, the
whole canine race haul a sledge during
the winter montna. There is no excep
tion of age, sex or condition; from the
miserable mongrel to the thoroughbred
Esquimaux, all are destined to bowl
under the driver's laali. to tug wildly at
the mouse skin collar, to haul until they
can haul no more, and then to die.
An Oration to the t xar.
A New York llrrald special dis
patch give* the following account of the
acenca which tSok place iu 8k Peters
burg recently upon tiie return M the
czar from the seat of war : The scene is
one that cannot be forgotten while the
present generation lives. 8k Peters
burg is early awake. All the report*
make it certain that the emperor will
arrive in the morning. Daylight find*
the city draed in bunting and ever
green*. The street* are spanned by
triumphal arches at frequent intervals,
aud bands of music parade. Everywhere
the lately sombre city presents glowing
evidences of thanksgiving and joy.
Upon hia arrival at the railway station a
tremendous ovation began. The pupils
of the conservatoire sang a hymn of
welcome and presented hia imperial
majesty with a crown of laurel, which
waa accepted iu a few happy chosen
words of thanks. Amid the roar of
artillery and the wild clanging of bells
the emperor of the Russia* drive# to
Kazan cathedral. Tiers of crimson seat*,
erected in the open space in front f the
cathedral, are filled with prominent
citizen* of the capital. Many people
have slept all night on the marble floor
of the cathedral in order that they may
tie there to see when the great moment
shall come. Peasant women and
princesses bcud before the shrine to
gether. The cathedral blazes with
sple dor and light; the altars are aglow
with diamonds. Vast aa the catbMlral
is there aoema no niche in which even
another waxen taper could lie burned.
Accompanied by gladsome clieera, which
drowu for the time the sob* in undertone
of mother* bereft of sons, wives mourn
ing for husbands, sisters waiting for
brothers—all lost on the battle-field—
the doors are flung open. In solemn
majesty the emperor enters. The uoiae
is only jiartially hushed aa the oxar
walks with solemn tread to the altar.
Suddenly the vast cathedral become*
silent as a sepnlchre. The czar advances
to the altar and kiasrs the Holy Virgin.
On his return to the floor of the ca
thedra! the crowd breaks *ll restraint.
It envelops him. The people fall down
and kiss lu* garment*. So great is the
pressure that it ia with groat delay that
hia imperial majesty twn reach his oar
riagc. The emperor drives to the winter
palace amid the wildest cheering of the
vast crowd which linos the entire mad.
All day long multitudes cheer before the
palace'and soldier* hurrah at the bar
rack*. The city glows with torches
until long after midnight.
Ranting WIM Hag* ia Mlssoori.
On Wcdueedav last, says a recent
number of the Sodalia (Mo. > l+etnocrat,
Mr. John C. Gentry called in seven of
hia neighbor*, with their dog*, *nd or-
r hunt for wild hon. The dogß
imhb rmnrnd the hop* ana opened on
their trail. After n long run they
brought the lmgs to bay, but the dogs
never tackled the hogs a second time,
for ui the first fight they received such
gashes from the five inch tusks of the
wild hogs as to learn to keep a respect
ful distance. The hunters finally came
up with the dog* while they were hold
ing the hog* *t bay, and a regular volley
was j loured in the wild animals that did
uot seem to have the least effect npon
them. As the hunting party ueared the
game the hog* broke and ran again,
with the dogs after them. Every time
the hunters got near enough they would
fire on the hoga, but the shots did not
seem to penetrate the tough hides, and
it became evident that the race would
be a long one. Late in the evening the
hogs became tired and stubliorn, taking
a jKisition in a hole in the bed of the
creek and fighting the dogs off. The
hunting partv came up with them there,
and fired again without effeck
One of the party suggested that the
hog* lie lariated and afterward des
patched. This suggestion was carried
out. Ropes were thrown over the heads
of the hogs, and they were held until an
ax was senbfor, and they were knocked
in the head. They fought until the
very laat, and made frequent attempt*
to "use their tusks on the executioner.
The hog* were very fat, and netted
about 400 pound# each. The meat waa
divided np among the party.
NUMBER 5.
FARM, UAIUiUN All) HOUSEHOLD.
Vmrm aaS t.arSra Natrm.
There are some things it uever pays
to doctor. If yon have a sick fruit tree
of any kind dig it ep at once, ami in ao
doing dig a big bo la ready for a thrifty
tree next apruig.
It is the opinion of an intelligent
Jairvman that there ia a difference of
two "quarto of milk a day between a eow
comfortably housed and tha same one
exposed to the cold for hall the day, aa
we see them.
Tlw English feed for fattening aheep
conauto of cotton seed and tnnnps. They
claim that it will put on thr m<at fat, ia
the safest food, makes the beet mutton
at a less cost, and produces the beat sad
strongest manure.
If you want to keen your hoga, horses,
cattle and aheep healthy, give them salt
regularly. There ia no better vermifuge
than aai't. Much of the so-called bug
cholera is due to intestinal worms. Plen
ty of aelt would prevent the seen inula
Uon of these worms. All animals desire
salt, showing that it is a want of their
nature, and undoubtedly for wise pur
poses—(Yit won't Itural World..
A correspondent in the ('inctunat;
Grange liulUttn makes tin* important
statement: lam now milking seven
farrow cow*, to which I feed one bushel
of com jer day and one shock of fodder;
and we sell butter enough to pay sixty
oeuto per bushel for the coru and have
all tha butter we want to use in a family
of four. Deaeies we have the milk for
the pigs This is better than sailing
com at twenty-five cento s bushaL
A f*rner *t home should U- found.
AIM! ofu-U looking it m ground—
lu* porting St-id*. rspatnnf t*u-
PW dollar* eume Itj >Ui| pruoe,
Ossr the mil fn.m mole* tnd dug*,
Prune liv Inm, ke*|> off Uf hg
Then fruit and mete*. neb md fur
WiU raouoi|*ue fur all your CM.
l'at a tableapoonfnl of anlphor is tins
DMt aa soon as hen* or turkeys are- art.
The brat of the fowl* nan***'the fame*
of the sulphur to penetrate every part
of their bodies, every louse is killed,
and, aa all uita are hatched within ten
Jay*, when the mother leavea the neat
with ber braid, the ia perfectly free
from uita or Uoe.
Drainage, plenty of manure, and
heavy dressing of eoal aahee, with fre
quent atimng, ia the very beet treatment
fur all auila of a dose, heavy texture. It
ia by *uch simple means ibat we hare
oonverted a comparatively barren aoil
into a high decree of fertility and pro
duction. —Cottage Oardenrr.
Tboae who have the appliance* should
remember that they can have radishes
and young lettuce early in February, by
aowiiig in hot bed* at this time, should
the winter not be terribly cold. Every
good gardener, however, should by this
tune, if the weather permits, have his
oompoet-heap pr-paml for next spring'•
UMX There is always something to do
about s well-cared-for garden;and where
there ia no outdoor work to attend to,
there ia always something to make or
repair in the *h<*p —for there should be
a small work-shop attached to every gar
den.—Oermantuvrn Tele-graph.
Forest leaves are excellent to mix with
hot-bed material, and where practicable
should be saved lor this purpose. Tbey
do not heat so rapidly as stable manure,
and in thfta have an advantage as tem
pering its violence, making it last longer,
and maintaining a more regular heat.
They are excellent material to put
round cold frame* to protect half hardy
plant*. A board is pat ap the height
of the frame-boards, and about a foot
or more from them, and the leavea
filled in between. If tn* plants are
eomewhai tender, the bottom of the
frame* may be fillad in a few feet with
the loaves. Much h<-*t is thrown off
during the decomposition of the leave*,
which, though not enough to keep out a
severe frost, yet modifies somewhat the
temperature. Th#e leaves, after they
have been two or three yean decaying,
make admirable stufl far potting and
flowers in general. (lardmrr't M<aUh-
H'lairr Dalrrlaa.
It wan plaiu that thia subject is fast
taking possession of the mind of the pro
gressive dairvman. Those who are en
gaged in milk production few cities aad
Tillages are obliged to keep up s gener
ona and healthy flow of milk through
the winter. This has stimulated experi
ments in regard to winter feeding beyond
tin- mere keeping of the animal through
the winter for summer use. It is found
that, br providing comfortable and clean
ly stables—no stable can be really com
putable unless it w cleanly—and feeding
generously, oows can be made to profita
bly convert a surplus of hay. meal, and
roots above what is require*! for their
sustenance into milk; and it is found
that by providing a proper dairy house,
in which an even temperature of the de
sired degree can be maintained, regard
leas of the temperature or changes of the
weather outside, butter and eheeae of
excellent quality can lie made iu winter
as well as in summer. Furthermore, it
is also found that freshly-made butter—
made in a clean dairy bouse, disconnected
from the kitchen snd sitting room, and
free from foreign odor* and ta<uts —is not
only more relisliable, but will fiud a
reedier market and command better
prices, than butter having the flavor of
sge and the package, however well made
and kept. Resides, the tastes of consum
ers are becoming cultivated and demand
a better article tliau they did years ago ;
and there is a loud call for sweet, new
made butter the year round. This de
mand <>nr live dairymen are going to
successfully supply, and avoid the annual
and injurious accumulation of stale
packages at tbe graft market ceutrea.
Production of Precioo* Metals.
The statement of precious metals pro
duct in the Bttes nod Territories west
of the Missouri river, including Tlritifh
Columbia and the west coast of Mexico,
daring 1877 shows an aggregate yield of
91)8,421,754. being an excess of $7,546,-
581 over 1876. the greatest previous an
nual yield in the history of the country.
Arizona, Colorado. Idaho, Nevada, New
Mexico, Oregon, Utah and Washington
increase; British Columbia. California,
Mexico and Montana decrease; but it ia
possible the falling off in Montana ia
more apparent than real. In the state
ment for 1876 Dakota (Black Hills) wae
not mentioned. It appears in this state
ment credited with 91,600,000 gold, but
the estimate is unoertain, as 9060,000 is
the total amount carried out by all ex
press companies and mail. If the Oom
stoek mines yield as much in 1878 as
during the present vear the aggregate
product of silver anil gold will approxi
mate one hundred millions of dollars.
Origin or Nail Terms.
Many people are puxmled to under
stand "what the terms " fourpennv,"
'• sixpenny," " tenpeuny " mean as ap
plied to "nails. " Fourpennv " means
fonr pounds to the thousand nails; or
" Bixpenny " six pounds to the tbonsand,
and so on. It is an old English term
and meant, at first. " ten pound" nails
i (the thousand being understood); but
the old Englishman clipped it to " ten -
pun;" and from that to " ten pnnny,-"
and from that it degenerated nntil
" penny " was substituted for "pounds."
So when yon ask for fourpenny nails
now-a-daya, you want those a thousand
of which will weigh four pounds. Wben
a thousand nails weigh less than one
pound, they are called tacks, brads,
i etc., and are reckoned by ounces.
I*; t % flan* * Interest
Worth, the great Parisian miUinsr,
employ* 1,900 assistants.
Two widow***, in Perry county, T**..
married aucto ether'* daughter. ,
A crusty bachelor's objection to lsdiee
with beautiful teeth is that DIDO oat of
ton of them would laugh at a funeral.
A florist on Fifth avenue, New York,
haa a aarred p*lxn tree over five hundred
years old.
The man who promised to get hit
boys aome new akatee thia winter, bar
ainoe concluded to "let 'em elide."
A man would never lone hie character
provided be opuld faeten it to a jack
knife with a cracked handle and broken
hladaa.
Little "All Bight," the ftrnt of the
boy performera brought to thia country
from Japan, ia now living in bis native
land, a cripple.
It ia calculated that if all the inaecU
of the world were piled in one mass the
heap would be greater then of all the
beeaie and birds.
A cloth made from the down of birds
is coming greatly into favor in Paris.
It ia waterproof, and estimated to be five
times lighter and three times wanner
than wool.
There ia an old German proverb to
the effect that a great war learns the
oountry with three armies—en army of
cripples, an army of mourner* and an
army of thieves.
Mr. Henry Stanley ia to receive a
gold medal from the King of Italy; and
this will be its legend- "To the in
trepid explorer of Equatorial Africa,
Stanley; given by Victor Emmanuel."
An English clergymau says that the
chattering of the South African apes is
a language, and that if he could live
long enough with them be could learn
to understand it
A new indortoy baa been started at
OaL, to which the entrails of
| aheep are used in the production of
what ia pronounced an exceedingly
strong and durable article of belting.
Such aa have virtue always in their
mouth, and neglect it in practice, are
like a harp which emits a sound pleas
ing to "therm, while its own body is
wholly insensible to the mnsic produced.
Thev were at a dinner party, and be
remarked that be supposed she was food
of ethnology. Bbe said she was, bat she
was not very well, and the doctor had
told her not to eat anything for deeaert
except oranges
" Ring Sing," shouted the brakeman,
aa a Hudson river train slowed up to the
station. " Five rear* for refreshments,"
veiled a passenger with short hair and
i as he rose to leave the car in
charge of a deputy sheriff.
The amount of the fund for the relief
of the widows bereft by the Custer fight
has beau rendered; it abows a total re
ceipt of $14,068, of which $7,477 was
distributed to the widows of officer*, and
$5,773 to those of wntieted man.
The Pope haa accumulated a fund at
$6,000,00(1 which ia held by Toctcmia
and some French and Brussels bankers,
for the pey of ex-pootificjal sold tern
and officials, and divers other purposes
incidental to the papal interests.
Mrs Dalby, of New Orleans, locked
her bob?, five months old, up in e room
with a pet terrier, and when *h* returned
found that the dog had almost eaten off
the little one's foot, which was ao badly
mangled that it bad to be amputated.
, Benefelder, the inventor at lithogra
phy, has just had a monument unveiled
to "his memory. Too poor to get the
means of printing his own works he
nought some cheaper mode at multiply
ing copies, and by a happy accident
invented lithographj.
A family in Bpringfieid, which was
disturbed by an untimely ringing of the
deor bell the other evening, at flrut sup
posed it was done by unruly boy*, but
after a while discovered their dog with
the bell-pull in his mouth, and ringing
to be let in out of the cold.
Nothing can be more absurd than the
idea " look ng guilty " prove* guilt. An
honest man charged with crime ia much
more likely to brash at the accusation
than the real offender, who is generally
prepared tor the event, and Ims his fare
i "ready made." The very thought of
being suanected of anything criminal
will bring the blood to an innocent man's
check* Dine times out of ten.
TO * OOW.
\Thr, cow, how caast thoo be m saUsflad!
K- wallcontent with >othing*ban baiow,
Dm uaofctranvs tad to dt>m>T ttmi.
So bmoll o and to *wful alow '
Dmt tbo not know (bat nintlutit it mtxad—
That naagtil UUIt should bo CM till aarth.
That grwrruudr tbe world need* to bo Biod.
That nothing wo eta gam to so* worth.
That Urna* aro bard, Uia< Ufa la foil of ear*.
Of sin and troabla and outwardness.
That love ta a foil*, fnandsbtp bat a anare ?
Part, cow. tbla ia ao Uom for Ism—s !
The cod I boa ebownat U not what it iiibi '
Oat op and MOO ! Tear raattd and qmt thy
dnaaaaa. -Dme* L PromdM.
Married ia Haste.
A wedding as abrupt, if not aa fantas
tic, aa Mr. Wemmick'a took place not
long ago at Marlboro on tbe Hudson.
During the afternoon a well-known resi
dent of the village called on the Rev.
Dr. Oaboo and invited him to dinner
at six o'clock. " Bring a marriage cer
tificate with you," said the boat; "we
may have a wedding there to-night.'
The doctor ia a discreet man, and did
as he was told. At his friend bouse he
met a large company, and after dinner
waa announced took his seat at the well
appointed table. The boat undertook
to carve the turkey, but made such
bungling work of his duties that one o
the guests was constrained to remark to
him : " Yon should get married, then
your wife would teach you the proper
way to do these things. The boat did
not deny the soft impeachment, bnt told
what manner of woman he should like
for a wife ending by saving: " Now,
before we proceed further, 'apoee we
take a vote ae to who I shall marry. "
The company entered into the canvass
with great hilarity, and after the vote
was taken ft waa declared that the host
waa ia duty bound to marry his house
keeper, a" young and well-educated
lady who had presided over the estab
lishment for more than a year. The
young lady had stepped into the kitchen
to give some final directions to the cook,
and when she returned she waa informed
of the views of the company. She was
completely taken aback, but after the
ladies had coaxed her to give her con
sent, she placed herself in the hands of
her friends. " Halloo ! let's get married
now !" exclaimed the boat, with the im-
Srturbable Wemmick's self-poaaeesion.
le dinner was suspended—indeed it
had scareely begun ; the bride took off
her white* apron ; the bridegroom
dropped his napkin ; the two were made
one ; the marriage certificate was signed;
and the company- kissed the bride and
then sat down to' dinner with a first rate
appetite. The next day a spinster in
the neighborhood, bearing what had
happened, raised ber hands toward
Heaven and exclaimed in a spirit of true
devootnesa: " How sudden •; there's no
tellin' whose turn 1! come next."
Railway Foreclosing.
Eighty-four roads, with ft completed
mileage of 7,721 miles, or oOe-teoth of
the entire railway system of the United
States, and representing an apparent in
vestment of $400,000,000, also about
one-tenth of the total railway capital of
the country, have in two "years been
aold nnder forcloeure, and have been
" scaled down "to perhaps something
like fifty per cent, of their original valu
ation. During the past year, proceed
ings have been commenced against forty
four roads with mileage of over 5,500
miles, and it is safe to estimate that as
a result of the two years work, at least
one hundred roads are soon to be sold,
with an aggregate mileage of some
12.000 miles, and representing some
thing like 9500,000,000. This fearful
array does not by any means include all
the roads already doomed to for ecloeure,
but still when these have passed through
the ordeal and, like their predecessors,
started anew on the basis of real values,
the awful era of foreclosures, it is sale
to say, will be practically over, and cap
ital, even though in vested in railways,
will again receive some return.— Chicago
Railway Ape.