The Mother's S*ng, L O rest the*. baby, rest! Rocked on thy mother'* hrat No harm .hall thee heated; F.nwrapt in slumbers deep, Oood angel* then will keep Their vigil round thy bed. 11. O reet thee, baby, real! No wee bird in iu neat la half ao safe aa thou. Then why that start of fear t And why that andden tear ? Thine eyea wide open now. in. Croat thee. baby, rest! Rut htieh ! a gentler ditty, leet 1 wake thee, darling boy; Thine eyelids droop, Uiey eloee Thou wnkest in repose— My pride, my life, my joy! Miss Edith's Modest Request. My Papa knows yon, and he nays you're a man w ho make, reading for Unit" 5 Bat I never read nothing ion wrote, nor did Papa—l know by his looks. 80 I guess you're like me when 1 talk, and ! talk, and I talk all the day. And they only say : "Co stop that child !*' or " Nurse! take Miss Kdlth away." Rut Papa said if I was good I could a*k yon alone by aiyae!*— If yn wouldn't write me a book like this tittle one up on Uie she f. i don't mean the ptctur.-a. of course, for to make them you've got to be smart; But the reading that tuns all around them, you know—Just e easiest part. Yon needn't mind ha" it's about, for no ore wi'l ww it but me And Jaro-that's my nnrae- and John -he's the coachman- just only n three. You're to write of a bad 'ittle girl, that wicked and bold and all that ; And then you are to *iite. If you p.case, sotue thing good—very good—of a cat! Th'* (*i ahe was vi'tuous tad meek, an ! kirn! to her parents. and mi id. Ami iwful and neat in her vara, though her nustresa was such a bad child ; - And hours she would ait and wvvulJ gae whan her unstress that s me—waa ao had, Atd blink, juat aa if ahe woukl say " Oh, Edith, you make my heart sad. ' And yet, you would scarcely believe it, that beautiful, sage te cat Was blamoi by the servants for stealing whit er*", they said, she'd get at. AndwhenJohn drwuk my mi k— dont you te 1 me I I know just the n it waa done— They said 'twas the eel - and she * tting and • washing her fsoe in the sun ! And then there was Dick, my canary. When I left its cage open one day. They all made be irvs that she ate it, though I know that the bird dew away. And why ? Just because ihe was p'aytng with a feather she found on the floor. As if cat* couldn't play with a feather without people thinking 'twas more. Why. once we were romping together, when I knocked dowu s vase from the shelf. That cat was as grieved and distressed as if she had do e it herself ; And she walked away sadly and hid herself. and never came out till tea So they say, for they sent me to bed, and she never came even to me. So matter whatever happened, it was laid at the door of that cat, Wby. once when I tors my apron —she was wrapped in it, and I called " Batl*— Why, they hlatned that on her. I shall aever —no, not to my dying day- Forget the pained look that she gave me when they slapped mt and took me away. Of course, you know just what comes next when a child is as lovely as that. She waisted quite alowly away —it was good ness was killing the cat. I know it waa nothing she ate. for her tas.e was exceedingly nice ; Be! they said she stole Bobby's ice cream, and caught a bad oold from the ice. • And you'll promise to make m s book like that little crna up on the shelf. An 1 you'll call her "Naomi." because it's a name that she jnst gave herself ; For she d scratch at my door iu the morn inc. and whenever I'd call out: " Who's the •?" She would aa.wt-r "Naomi ! Naomilike a Christian. I vow and declare. And toa'H pat me and her In a book. And, mind. yours to way I w bad ; .And I might have been ba Ider than that but for the example I had ; And you'll ray that ahe wan a Maltese, and what's that yon ask? "Is she dead ?" Why, please wir, tKrrr ain't nr. rat * You're to stake one op ont of yonr head ! —Brtt Uartt in thr Iwirpendrtti A NOVEL GIFT. "So you won't have me, Nellie? You are sure yon won't m&rrv me?" Pretty little Mr>.. Nelfie Willard look ed meditatively out of the window into the quiet village street, a* if among the leafless trees on the frost-bound land scape she could find the answer to Harry Levi son's question*. Then, after a moment, ahe turned her face toward him—a face a* fresh anJ fair in its peacuy bloom as many a young girl ten years her junior. " I—l—am—afraid I can't, Mr. Levi son." Mr. Levisnn looked her straight in her bright blue eyes—*uch lovely blue eyes, soft as velvet, and tbe color of a violet that ha-1 bloomed in the shade. "Yon are— afraid' —yon can't, Mr*. Willard? Answer me another question —yes—or no—do yoa love me ?" She blushed and smiled, and looked be witch in gi v. "Why, Mr. Levi son, I mean Harry, of course I lo—like yon ! I always did, ever since I first knew yon, years and year* ago." " When Will Willard won the prixe all we fellows were striving for! So yon liked me then, Nellie, and yon like me now ? Then why don't yon marry me ? You've been a widow for three years now. Isn't that long enough to mourn the virtues of the departed ?" " You wicket! man ! As if 300 years could ever teach me to forget poor, deer Wilson." Her bright eyes reproved him sharply, and'he accepted with good grace. " Greeting the troth, Nellie, that vonr deceased husband was a good fel low and a loving partner, I still cannot see why yon refuse me. That i* the snbiect nn ler consideration at present, Nellie ! Why don't you marry me ?" Then Mrs. Willard'* face grew a lit tle paler, and her plump, fair bauds trembled. "Because, Harry, because Wilson Willard made me promise never to mar ry again." " " Stuff and nonsense ! What if he did. A bad promise is better broken than kept" Mrs. Willard twißted her ring uneas ily, and looked at the illuminated shield of tbe stone. "I know it is," she said, slowly, ' 'but— Mr Levi son looked earnestly at her. <• Ym—'but' what, Nellie? In all re spect I say it—poor Will is dead and gone; and vou've been true to his mem ory all these long years, and what has he'to do with you now ?" "I know,"* she said meditatively, "but —but, Harry, he made me solemnly promise never to marry again under penalty of his everlasting dis pleasure. And don't be angry with me, Harry, will you? But I "almost know he would appear to me 1" The lovely blue eyes were lifted in snch piteous appeal to his, and the pretty little widow made such a ner vous little move nearer totim, that it wa* the m> -et human tiling in the world for Mr. Levison to put hi* arm protect ingly around her and assure her he was Dot angry with her. " So you believe he would haunt yon, Nellie, if yon broke yonr promise ? A sensible little woman like yon to verita bly believe in 6ach superstitions fol- Jerol! And, after having waited for yon ten years of your married-life, and "three years of your widowhood, you con demn me to hopelessness for the sake FRED. KURTZ, Kditor and Proprietor. VOLUME XL of such n chimera for the sake of nurli a shadow ns your knabamVa gh*re flushed to the tint of an oleander flower by the keen kiss of the frosty air, aud her eye* were glowing like blue tiros as she stood there one moment in the broad baud of white moonlight that lay athwart the floor like a silent blessing. Then, with a little involutary exclamation at the pet feet beauty of the night, she went in, locked the door after her, for her three servants were all retired for the night, and then gave a little shriek, for stand ing in the aelf-aame accustomed place he was wont to occupy, and looking as natural aa if it were himself in tiie fleah, waa her husband. She stifled her shriek, and tried bravely to feel brave, but her heart waa tearing around very uu disciplinedly aa she realized that ahe waa looking upon a bona-fide ghost— i veritable inhabitant of the land of eternal shadows. "Will,' she said, faintly, with her hand tight on the handle of the door, " Will, is it von ?" His voice waa precisely aa it had been in the old days—mellow, musical, a little domineering—Will's uudeniably, untni*- takahly. " Who should it lie but I, Nellie, and come ou purpose to commuuicate with you." "Yes?" she gasped, " but what for? I have tries!—l have d-me everything that I thought yon could wish. There is nothing wrong. Will!" The pale, moon-lighted face, the speck leas black suit, the apotleaa linen, tiie very same in which lie had been buried, the low. familiar voice—it almost paralyzed Nellie, and yet, aided by the very material contact of the doorknob, she stood her ground and listened. " Nothing wrong with you, Nellie, but with me. I come to bring yon a present." Nellie was startled, and looked at him r urionsly, wondering what he had brought from the other world. " I present YOU," he said, "with your liberty, for i can't rest in my grave knowing the wrong I unintentionally committed in binding you to perpetual widowhood for my sake. I eom< to re voke my decision—to give yon niy full permission to marry again, and my ad vice to marry Horace Levis-m. Promise me you'll do it, and I will rest peacefully forever." " Oh, Will ! —if you will ear an—if yon think it best—yes!—yes, I will !" Her face was pale enough now to have passed for a ghost herself. "Go look at the tug clock in the din ing-room, Nellie, and see if it is near the s'pike of twelve" She waut dumbly, mechanically, at his behest ; and, when she came buck, he was gone, and the moonlight streamed in on an empty room. Then the reaction followed, and Nel lie flew np to her bed room, snd locked the door, and covered her bead with a shawl, and sobbed and cried hysteri cally, nntil livy over wrought nerves found relief in sl-*ep. The next day Mr. Levi*oa sent a little note over, apologizing for hi* seeming discourtesy in not coming to bid her good-by on hi* sudden deport are for an indefinite time, aud telling tier that her cruel dtrihiwu never to marry agaiu bad been tfie cause of it, aud that they might never meet again, etc., etc. To which Nellie, all pale, alarmed and crimson with confusion, jtencih-l an answer, assuring him she hail changed her mind, and begging him to come over to lunch, to see her, and meet her brother-in-law, who hail only just arrived from abroad. Of course Mr. Levisoo came, and it didn't take two minute* to settle it, nor did he laugh at lyr when she solemnly related her experience of the night bo fore. " For it wa his ghost, Harry, just as trne as I am alive and speaking to you !" "A jolly old—l mean a thoughtful, pains-taking spirit, Nellie I Hies* his ghostship. we'll hold him in eternal re membrance. " Nor did his countenance change a fea ture, even when ho and Nellie anil Fred Willard dismissed the marvelously obliging kindness of the departed. Nor did pretty, blooming, blushing Mrs. Nellie ever for a moment dream that her visitnnt wa* Fred himself, as sisted by a wig and false whisker—nor was there any need she should know, for her happiness was secured, her con science at ease. According to Mr. P. T. Baruum's own figures he has sold since he began bis business of ainusement.no less than $83,- 000,000 worth of tickets, THE CENTRE REPORTER. The I idled Mules Llfc-Saiing Sen lee. During the year ending Jttue, 1877, the total ltunlwr .tf vessels driven ashore saaiuu hundred nu>l thirty-four, having !otte tliousand tlvo hntidrisl peraoua on board, thirty-uine, or aland two iui>i a half per ceut., of whom were loat. T!io t>tal amount of property savsi was over one million seven hundred thousand dollar*, and the total amount of that loat, over one million five hundred thou sand dollars. A brief summary of the operntietia of the seiner since Sir. ft. J. Kiutbtdl took charge of it iu 1871 will tauter sliow its usefulness, however, four hundred wrecks occurred, imperii tug over eleven million one hundred thousand dollars' worth of |)b'pfftj ; nearly seven milliou dollar*' worth of this was saved, mid of four thousand seven hundred and thirty lives iuifieriled only eighty were lost. Two thousand eigfit hundred and stitv-aeven unfa of shelter were afforded at the stations to mue hundred aud tifty-nuie i*rons. Dnriug service were confined to the oasts of Long Island and New Jersey ; in 187*2 71 they were extended to Gape o*l atul Rhode Islaud, and iu the nrit year they were further extended to the limits of the present districts. The stations are nearly all alike- - simple wooden houses, with steep gable rviof, the only |W\ijeetioß about them being the lighti ling-rod, and the only oruauieut a oout of red-brown paint. From May until November they are uu occupied, though all the apparatus is ready for use ; and tiie rest of the year each become* the home of a keeper nod si* surf-men, who are paid forty dollars a month, and are chosen for their ex perience on the lieach. Their duties are concisely stated in the instruction* of the treasury department, to which branch of the government the life agviug service belongs. " During 'he winter months the beach will Is* patrolled by the surf-men every night. The patrol will consist of two men from each sta tion, one following the beach toward the ue*t station to the right, ami the other proceeding toward the uext station hi the left, and each continuing hi* walk uutil the patrol from the mljaeeut station is met. Each patrolman will carry a beach lantern, also a red Coatou hand light ; and when au inlet separates the station, he wtlL exchange signals with the patrolman on the opposite shore. On those parts of the const where the two adjacent houses can not In* seen from each other, the lieach will be patrolled sufficiently to bring them in sight three times Uitwcen sunrise and sunset. On the discovery of a wreck or a vessel in distress, the patrolman will immediately bum his red Costou hand light, both to alarm the stations and give notice to the wreck that iucvur is uear, then returning to the statiou an I assisting iu the preparation of the ap naratus. B >at, etc, wdl b prepared for immediate service, H'iffiam If, Kidciny, in Harper'* .\tazinr. An lull an War Dance. The Leavenworth (Kansas) Time* thus dtwril>ea a geueral war dance, exe cuted in Chief Joseph's camp above Fort Leavenworth: Chief Joseph and hia brethren were decorated in the nios" gorgeous style, their dresses being something new and in the moat varieO colors. The dance waa given aa a token of respect to the memory of one of tin mi*t valued chief* of the tribe, who war killed at the battle of Bear Fnw Moun tain. The chief waa a lending brave, and waa one of high position m the tnbe. Joseph made the occasion of great importance at the camp, and wa himaelf arrayed in magnificent style Several fine horses, liorrowed from the officer* of the garrison, were used on tiie occasion by the warriors, and each animal was decked in all that can be imagined in the way of Li lian notion* of beauty. Some were almost covered with skins of various animals, while arouud tlieir necks were long strings of bells and bead work, which would haw put a circus to shame. The tails of the horses were artistically decorated with eagle feathers. Among the horses twsl waa a handsome black ateed owned by Captain C H. Ilaley, which was made attractive by being caparisoue. 1 in eh g mt style, sui rode by a grandson of the late survivor of the original trilie. The latter left bis " tepee " with quiet dignity, and, after mounting bis horse, joined the procession which circled about the same in concert witn the loud cries and wails of the women within. The ceremony was kept up for a long time, and each one of tne warrior* seemed in earnest. During the cere mony Chief Joseph told Captain Ilsley, who was present, through the inter preter, Mr. Chapman, that the feeling of the tribe had always been favorable towards tbe white men, and that their good will had always been looked for, and that if liia heart was taken ont it woold ahow the trntli of the assertion ; that the tribe had the same feeling now they alwava had, and that he hoped when, if he sh >old ewer return to his own country, he would be able to show he hail told tbe truth. He tl>en, on behalf of tbe tribe, presented Captain Ilsley with a handsome butTalo MIW* as a token of good faitk. The ceremonies of the dance were then legnn and lasted until a late hour in the evening. The Navies of Lurope. England has 162 active war vessels of war and 360 that may be called out when needed. Bhe ha* fne active and forty-eight IU reserve, 8,000 sailors and marines with 500 offi cers, aud three iron-chela. Ru*aia haa 158 active vessel*, most y small, 60,000 sailors with 2,000 officers, only one third serving on board alup, and one monster ■ iron-clad. Austria has sixty eight active yeas-da, 7,000 sailor* with 500 officers. Italy ha* sixty-five active vessels. 12,000 sailors with 425 officer*, and 3,000 marine* with 115 officers, and two mon ster iron-clada, the largest in existence, earning eight 100-ton guns. Turkey haa "fifty-seven aitive vessels and twenty eight In reserve, 36,000 sailors and marines with 1,000 officers, aud seven iron-clad*. .Spain ha* 128 active vessels, 21,000 sailors and marines with officers, and three small iron-clad*. Greece ha* . twenty-one active vessels, 7,000 sailors and marine*. Denmark has thirty-three active vessels, 10,000 sailors and marines- Holland has eighty-seven active vessels, 12,000 sailors and marines. A Biting Fable. A viper that had just closed an en gagement with a gentleman who had the delirium tremens, entered a learnsd blacksmith's shop looking for something to eat, being a little disgusted with the drinking business. He found a file and attempted to devour it as a man some time* will a file of old newspapers. But while the way was open for him to flee into the wilderness of Hepsidam, he made no progre** in gnawing a file. " What's the matter with you ?" said the file, "Do yon expect to gnaw me ?" "Gnaw!" replied the viper, spitefully, as he spat out several of his front teeth, which ne had broken off. Moral: This fable admonishes yon not to attempt to bite off more than you can chew.— New York World. CENTRE HALL, CENTRE CO., PA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1878. lieu Sir Mm. I'hlp* Eouu l the Treasure While at the Bahamas, l'hip* was told Of a Spanish vessel, wrecked off Puerto Plata more than fifty years be fore, with a very large treasure. His lileans not lieing sufficient for this ex pedition, Plnps sailed for England and made direct application to the admiral ty to aid him in hja search. Ho ably did this trite Hon of the sea represent his cause, that he was given command of the "11 >se Algter," a slnj mounting eighteen gun* aud carrying a hundred men. The exact position of this wreck was 1 unknown, and the untrustworthy char acter of the crew added great difficul l onltie* to the undertaking. It should lw reineniliercd, also, that diving-bells, diving-armor, uud the like, were then unknowns Hut the courage ami indom itable perseverance of Phipa now came into jilay, and he had a capital chance to show the stuff of which he was made. Soon after they had sailed, the crew came aft, armed, ami determined to force Plops to yield to their wishes, which probably were that they should all turn pirates. Without givuig them time to deliberate, Plnps flow at their leader, hurled him to the deck aud dis patched loin on the spot—a deed so prompt and daring that it awed the mu tineer* into submission for the time. One who has never seen a mutiny at *ca can form but httJc idea of ita desperate character, and the raj idity of action and unflinching nerve required where men ar* shut up alone ou the wide ocean with a quarrel so deadly in it* nature that no t'iNiipromise (*un bethought of for a moment, and no quarter can In allowed with safety to him who gives it. Bot the next plot to seize the ship w as even more daugerou*. The " Hose Al gu-r," being in need of repair*, was taken to a cove in a small uuiubabite I island, and careened on one side in order to rt-och the damaged place. Moat of the store* wire movtal on shore, tlie ship waa hove down, and a bridge w*s laid between the deck aud the land. Uuder the pretense of pastime, must of the crew now betook themselves to the wootU, and there plotted to return at seven in the evening, aeixe the ahip, force l'hip* and eight faithful men ou *hore, leave them there to pcriah, and themselves sad away on a piratical cruise. But the iwrpenter was one of the few who st-nid bv the cap tarn, and yet they could not risk putting to sea without him. They sent for him, therefore, on some pretext, and, having him in their jlower, offered IHIU the choice of instant death or of j-ns'.ng hm fortunes with ! th -tr*. He 1 tegged for half an hour to think atsmt it, and said that HI any rate lie should have to return on board for hia tool-chest. They granted his reipiest, and scut two men with him to watch hts movement*. Soon afterward, he war suddenly taken with a pretenx.TeJ and trained to command the shore and all the approaches to the stores ; the bridg*- was taken iu, and w hen the moUtn-cr* ajqieared they found themselve* caught. In tones of thuuder, Phips i* le them not to stir or he would mow them down with his batten*-* ; nor did they dare disobey. The bridge was again laid down, aud tlu eight loyal men brought bark the -tore* to tlie sliip. When all was safely ou Isiard again, the mutineers were told that they were to la left to tlie fate they had intended for their commander. In despair at so t**r nble s prospect, the miserable men threw down their arms, and protested their willingness to submit if I'lups would but relent and not sail away with out them. After a long parley, he agreed to let them come ou board, they having tirst given up their arms. But, with such a crew, further search after the treasure was useless. Phipa, therefore, sailed for Jamaica, changed the crew, and again weighed anchor for His|iani ola There he wa* lucky enough to And an old Hpaniard who told him that the wreck was somewhere at-out a ri-*-f a few league* n<>rth of Puerto de la I'lata. l'hip* immediately wont to the spot. But his Search fur the wreck was long and uiiavaihng.the season was changing, and tlu- " ltose Algier," now alMiiit liaif manned and in nnseaworthv condition, waa unfit to prowl around a dangerous reef in a hurricane season. Ho, without having accomplished the object of so much exertion and anxiety, Phips wn* obliged to return to England, u bnit! -d but not a discouraged man. Very naturally, it was impossible for . our adventurer to obtain auotlier Eng lish ship-of-war, although lie received much credit for the courage and skill shown iu controlling the mntiui-ers, and one would conclude that the treasure of the old Spanish galleon would after this have remained at the bottom of the sea, the exclusive possession of the sharks, the turtle* and the barracudas. But with rare pertinacity Plnps returned to the charge, and at last persuaded the Duke of Albemarle and several other wealthy noblemen to his views. They formed a company and obtained a pat ent from James II , givuig them the sole right to nil wrecked treasure they might find during a certniu nnmlier of : years. Then they fitted out a ship anil tender, the latter to cruise in eo\-e and shoal water, and Phi pa invented several rude coutrivauoes for dragging and tiiv iuK> for inferior to the means now used for such purposes. Thus prepared, lie sailed once more for Hispamola. There a small, stout boat was built, and with it and a crew of Indian divers the tender was dispatched to the reef where the ' wreck was said to lie. The tender was anchored iu gn'*l holding-ground at a safe distance from the reef, and the men then rowed slowly in the l>oat around it, carefully examining the depths below for signs of the wrecked galleon. The waters in tire West Indies are very clear, and dnring a calm objects can lie aeen at a considerable depth. The rocks were of singular form. rising nearly to the surface, but with sides HO steep that any vessel striking them would lie liable to j go down many fat In ins lielow the reach < jf the most exj>ert. diver. The only hope WHS that the wreck might have lodged t. XicJiuiai. Jaienlle Jack *hepparl. At Hawick, Kngland, recently, Wil liam Latdhtw Enter* Hcmsley, aged aii teen year*, ami Johu Tnruhull, aged fourteen year*, hail been detected in the act of shoplifting, aud were appre hended. After their apprehension, Superintendent Morrison searched the house iu Tivii.>t crescent, where Hrma • ley lives with hi* father. In the clooet ' iu the house he found a large quantity of various article*, suppoaed to have lnen stolen. Two MSS. were found, in which the voting culprits hail made most business-like record* of their transac tion*. One of the books i* a aort cf journal. It had been only a few day* iu use, ami on the title page is written, iu a clear, bold hand, " W. L. Kiners and Johu Turubuir* secret and memorandum I look. Tuesday, Jan. 1. IR7R. I'uiteil Order of Outlaws." it is understood that the entries are all iu Hemsley's handwriting. The tirst page is headed. "What 1 have stolen in money." The tirst theft recorded is on* of one .penny "from mother." There are trifling sum* entered as taken from ueightiorw, obtained by altering the figure* iu a shopkeeper's pass-lssik, aud attracted front the till of an office where he was formerly employed Auotlier page has the heading " How many locka I have stolen." and then follow* a list of the 1 duces where they were taken from, such as stable*, garden utid tleld gates, with the owners' names when they were known, aud in other eases the locality where the theft committed is miu utely described, Nnt conies, " What 1 have stolen out of sbops," which list in cludes, liesides many of the articles re cnrerwl, tins of l>, including fnet. use-, school i* sod the theatre, where thefts had lieen committed. The lasitv iu elude* half a barrel of ale from a hotel door. Tlic MSS. volume also contains sketches of plans and operation* for the future. Lists of " What 1 have to steal," " What 1 have to buy and make," including a variety of articles, useful aud ornameutal, Iron a steam engine and boiler to a musical-box. Aud then there i* a memorandum of " What I have to write for." This include*, singularly enough for such apjatrently iss'l hands. " A cure for the nerve*," beside* several medicine* and cosmetic*, ami a volume of poetry. Farther on in tlie look i* an inventory of their ill-goten jmeaei-ssou*, aud another of "Tools for housebreak ing," among ahich are euunier.it*sl seventy-seven skeleton keys. The other headings, " What 1 got by housebreak ing," and " What Turabull lias got by housebreakuig," have no entries iq>- tiended, the interference of the jsibce iiaviug suapendad the laiaklo-eping ** well a* other eoutemplate picked up aa wautod. But aa they will not beep in good con dition very long it ia sometimes boat to burn them. Then they oan IKS kept any length of time. Burning iojurea tbe bonee aa it destroys all tbe organic mat ter which they contain and loavea only the inorganic materials of which they were composed. But these materials are valuable and hens which are supplied with them are I setter layers than those which cannot obtain a_supply of lime, of which bones whioh hwvo been horned are largely composed. UCXiltlUliLE ( HIMF..H. llN,rtal> AMMMII H|><> a U4N Jrwrl Urn kKni T Old nivrlr* Kelr4. A daring attempt it murder was ill rule 111 London not long BlUOe. It seeiua tliut lb Wotstbudge street Clerk euwsll, there resides a Mr. Hamburger, who IK it) business with Ilia two KOIJK MM it jewel merchant. One of the two sous was on the ufteruoou in question walk lug along Holhorn Viaduct when he met a general dealer with whotu he had eome nlight acquaintance. After a little conversation hi* fru nd asked to be al lowed to ace a certain parcel of pearla. " Where can I ahow them?" waa the reply. "At my office, just here," waa the auawer ; and the sjieaker took young Mr. Hamburger across the road and led him up aeveral pair* of stairs into a back room iu one of the large houses which hare recent) v lieeu bnilt on the Holborn Viaduct. The moment Mr. Hamburger had entered the room hia companion (dammed the door, tired a piatol at him, and drawing a large, bowie-knife made a murderoua attempt to Htab him. A desperate struggle followed ; hut Mr. Hamburger managed to overpower hia annuitant, unlock the door, get dowu into the atreet, and had sufficient atreugth left to hail a cab and drive to hia own residence. Medical assistance waa promptly called in, and it wan found that Mr. Hamburger had been severely cut on the wrtata and face, and that a bullet had lodged iu the left aide - pointed Mr. Mullay should cmi.- with the £I,OOO meotjooed in his advertise nient. Although he had hi* auspicious, Mullay provided himself with the money, and attended at the apjMiint mcut, which wa* held in a small room at the back of the house, on the third floor. No sooner had he appeared than Howard locked the thsir, aud made a murderous assault ou him with a clasp knife iu oue hand and a heavy cricket - bat in the other. A terrible struggle ensued. Mullay, however, lieing the stnuiger of the two, mauagud to over power hi* assailant, the neighbor* rushed in, Howard was given into custody, and, as we have said, be Wa. convict*sl and sent, according to the custom in those days, to the cuiunies. Mr. William Howard has tx*en long for gotten. Hi* bold sttempl to rob and murder stands upon record m the AW yttfr Calendar, and iu Capt Benson's Remarkable Trial*. But such ill teres I as attache! to him was surpassed by the public excitement caused by the celebrated " N.irtliumberland street tragedy." About seventeen year* ago a man named lhilw-rte, commonly reptit*sl to IH- n usurer, occupied chambers in the stree! alsive mentioned. For certain reason* Hoberts tx*nceivel a violent list mi against an officer in the army. Major Murray, and resolved to take his life. The major one day met Rolw-rte, who h id hitherto been a stranger to him, and was induce*! to accompany him to his chambers, ltoliert* pretended t-> lie hwiking for some j*aj*-rs, and while Murray hail his lmck tnnnsl, shot the major in the neck, and again in the head, with a revolver. Murray fell to the floor stunned, and as soon as he re ctivcrtMl o*naciousness fouml Rolwrts kneeling over him and feeling his heart Hereupon he grappled with his assail ant, and seizing amir of tong* literally l>cat H itswt* to death with them. At the inquest which was held a verdict was returned to Hie effect that Major Murray had committed justifiable homi cide in self-defence. A tjitcer (onieiiUon #f Craws. Tins is from a reeeut isaue of the Pougbkeejisie (N. Y. t Knute, I Everything is to be lieaded in the | spring. Bronxe-brown and brouae-greeu are two leading color*. A handsome feather for a drew* hat * made of ludia game cork'* tail* aud lophomore tad feathers combined. Skirts are worn short in front and grow longer and longer in the back. Kuaala leather fans, mounted with silk or satin, iu all the new dark, rich color*, are verv popular. The latest noveltv in scarfs are of India crepe, embroidered with silk in all the Oriental shade* The latest fashion for handkerchiefs !is to have them luade to match exactly the collars and cufia worn. Feathers arranged tu bund* form a beautiful trimming. A fringe of Mam oeut tips ia exquisite on an evening sdk. Clasps, such as are Worn to fasten wraps, are now used in holding drapery. Insects are alao worn in the hair. They seem almost to flutter on their velvety couches. Oilt and enameled emblems of bird* ' have leeu introduced on velvet head gear, some piuuioued down by minute arrows, somewhat bent, to show that the missile was light and the prey heavy hearted. The very laU-wt iu hosiery is black silk stocking* elaborately oinlmndered with elair-de luue beads, presenting ou n- a sparkling appearance. Many Uuies, however, object to these beads, because they hurt the foot, aud the pattern gets tatooed ou it; for these there ai inser tions of black lace ipsUqMt. A pretty model of a i-ajxite liounet is quite seasonable iu aiqieurance. It is ol bronze felt, trimmed with a wreath of thistle*., and diminutive fir cones, grass.-* and moss of every conceivable shade of green, a few loops of satin ribbon at the back, and a double ruche of tilleul silk uuder tlie border. Lace will, if possible, lie used eveu more than ever. Wlulc it t* always de sirable So have it real, there ia not an absolute necessity for it. Those who can affoul them still cling to real thread and guipure, but f-ir those to whom the real is unattainable, the Freuch is prettv aud within reach, and allowable by laahion. The la*w> tme*l for ntidergararuts is all of oue kind, although it ia distinguished with a number of uaunw, a few of which are Clevis, Mireconrt aud Tunkts. Iluw Indians Bunt Buffalo. The commandant of a jiuat gem-rally gives the Indiana uuder his control per mission to go on i buffalo huut, about twice a vcar. A |*rty of frrnn 200 to 300 is allowed to go out •at once, aud may le out for from thirty to ninety days lieing, during that time, aoocwu paiiied by two or three soldiers from tlie garnaou. Tlie oarty is oe-filtb of them are killed, when the hunt ia temjiormrily over, at least. The aqnawa have, in the meantime, come along and pickisi up their husband's clothing, ami fallow after to complete the work of the chase. The buck, having shot his buffalo, rushes forward to jas* the animal over so that lie will not fall on the aide which the arrow has pierced aud braak it. He cuts the arrow out of it* place, put* it liack su his quiver, and then marks the buffal>> with bis peculiar brand, which mav be a cut in the nostril, iu the car, thigh, or sonic other part of the body. Here agaiu then the aquaw gets her onerous share of the work in. Hbe dis tinguishes the animal her buck lias slain, skins it, cut* the meat away from the Uines in the most convenient and bur ned manner, ami packs it to where the bucks have already made a permanent camp, in the vicinity of tlie nearest water. A Human Monstrosity. One of the moat remarkable instances on record of jmreutai devotion and of success iu keeping secret a family affile tion, says the Cincinnati (btnmerciai, may IK- fonud iu the family of a citizen who is keepiug a drtuking-saloon in the western part of the city. Twenty seven years ago he kept a house ou Western 'How. Alsmt tliat time s number of houses in the vieiuity were destroyed by fire in the night, iucludiug his residence. Hia wife, iu a delicate condition, suf fered much from fright, and subse quently gave birth to a monstrosity—an offspring without any of the lietter senses of a living creature, except that of sight—without toes or lingers; deal, speechless, without the least spark of intellect or instinct T weuty-seven years have passed, and the family have kept this creature in the household, secreted in s room, aud only a few of tlie neighbors liesides, who are ou the most intimate relations, have known of its existence. It eats when food is placed in its month, and is kept in a cleauly condition by the miwt constant care. A long bean! baa grown on its face. It is about three feet in length. It crawls about some, lint moves with great diiticnlty. That such s croat un ban lived so long is niugular. That a family, instead of placing it in some asvlmu.lias endured its presence in their midst, aud nurtured it in assiduous privacy through all these years, is a strange aud affecting incident of parental devotion. __ A Mayor's Fifteen Cent IHnner. Miss Juliet Oorson, of the New York cooking school, leeently gave a test dinner at No. H St. Mark's place to his honor Mavor Ely aud a select company of invited guests, the object being to show wbst could be done for fifteeu cents for each jierson. The following bill of fare was figured up accurately, and was found to have (alien within the financial limit by two cents : Puree of Peas, with Croutons. Olives. Oierv. Chow-chow. Perch, with Fine Herbs. Bass a la Chambord. Msitre d'Hotel Potatoes. Salmi of Duck, with Olives, lentils Saute. Maeearoni a 1* Milanaise. Roast Tenderloins. Lettuce and Water Cresses. Salad. Celery Fritters. Bronehees, with Preserves. Mexican Chooolate. Apples. Nuts. Roquefort Cheese. Coffee. The table was set for twelve people, and eleven were present The mayor expressed both hia wonder and gratifica tion.— JV. F. Telegram. The " Arabian Xlgbts." The " Arabian Nights " is a series of stories of Oriental conception, said to be in part of Indian, Persian and Arabian origin. They were tirst brought to tbe notice of Europe by Autoine Oallaud, a French Oriental scholar, in the latter part of the seventeenth oentury. They bear internal evidence of having been com posed at different intervals between 1470 and 1530. It is probable that some Egyptian writer gatnered the wild and fanciful legends of his day and wore them into form, to which subsequent writers added their contributions until they came into the present shape. NUMBER 9. THE UNITED HTATEB HIST. llama af laime le Mln. 1I ead Ike *•!• (••Mrallt. The two oeut pteoea were abolished live years ago. There are five times an many one cent pieces ttaed an threes. Lean than gIO,OOO of one cent pieces were coined last year. No Uvea or threes < nickel) were coined lent year for circulation. The old-fashioned ailver dollar haa uot been made for five years. The shipping of silver coins from the uuut began about a year ago. bilver la purchased at the mint to s limited extent. It is paid for fa gold. Nick It- and hrons* coins are only made in the United Hutea mint in thia city. The Eastern, Middle, and Western (State* take most of the tuckle end bruns* cuius. Double eagles arc being made (or the dt-iHjaiu.ru-* because they are more sala ble. < No silver u mined in aubauhary coin for defxutotK. The government ootiu. fur itself alone. In the South tiif people are now u* lug uu cent pics* rod three# nod fives very extensively. Five times a*" many tt*® cent prnoea as uuen are sent away, and five times aa wany out* an threes. Then- la uo coinage ehargwd in gold. The oulv charge ia for parting, refiu ing, ami toughening. No silver ia exchanged for note* at. tbe nunt. Tbia is dona by tranafara wbicb come through Waahingt"*- Taro weeks ug<> nearly S3OU,OUU in gold dollara were maue for the aub treasury department of New York. There are Iving in tbe depositories and vault* of the sub-treamiry in thi* city uearly fi3oo,<** in five cent uirkwi pieces. Fne wait pieces are circulated ©on aiderably in New Orleans. Penmen were recently sent to thai city, which ! were the iirnt ever tabled for. The Urgent number of early orders for small cuius came from tbe southeast. Recent orders are chiefly from tbia nor tion of the country. A large amount of tbe fifth, 000,000 ia autall coins nrcoiatod within tbe year were manufactured daring the name period, and consequently the coins are new. Ttie government has issued overfiSh,- 000,000 of small silver coins since the redemption of fractional currency began, and tbe market ia fairly glutted with them. Tbe demand for one cent pieces has increased within tbe last three or four months, and tbe demand far five* ban decreased. This is due to tbe mane of so many dnnea. In brisk times tbe mint pays out from three to fiTe thousand dollars a lay for tlie nceommodatkio of people making change and for shipment through the country. No trade dollars have been made this year. Several millions were coined in IHT7. Their coinage was suspended in December. They were only coined to a limited extent fur circulation. Nickel and brunxe aw kept at par by redeeming them in greenbacks. They are deposited in tbe mint in sums of not leas than twenty .lollara, receipted fr. and checks sent to the depositor. No silver five cent pieces have been made for five years. In fact, they have I wen abolished aa well as the silver three cent piece. The nickel threes are still issued, although but few are used. From five to ten thousand dollars of aagh*. half eagles, and three dollar t Maces are made every year in order to eep up the history of the ooin. About 82,000 of oaes ere* made for the same purpose. The mint shipped over the country in 1876 about 0500,000 in small ooins, consisting uf one, three, and five cent pieces. Tbev went chiefly West ami East lu 1877. only about s3Bfi,ooo in these small coins were shipped. The authorities at the mint can feel the pulse of business by tbe amount of ooin sent ia for redemption. If bum net* is falling off the redemption is larger. W hen it is steady the redemp tion moves along st tbe" rate of about f&OO a .lav. The greatest demand (or silver coins is for the half dollar. The quarter dol lar is the second favorite and the dime is the third and last in the list. The de maud for half dollars is twice as great as for quarters, and five times more halves arc required than dimes. When business is brisk in the city sbout seven or eight hundred dollars a .lay in cliauge is required for nickel and brims*. The railroad companies are de mandtng mora than usual on account of the sii-cent tares. This demand, how ever, has fallen off somewhat within the past few days. More trade dollars were coined from April, 1873, to December, 1877, than there were coined of the.lollar of the fathers for the eightv-one years preced ing. The trade .lobar wsa intended foi the China trade, find nearly all that have heeu coined have gone to China. Japan, and India.- Pfntadelphia Sort* Amrriran. Almost a IftfL A good joke on ■ couple of Eattou t Pa.) young men has accidentally leaked out. Ou Sat unlay evening, they liecame en gaged in an alternation ; the quarrel grew heated, sud one who wa* of a rather romantic turn of mind, handed the other a slip of paper on which was written, " Target practice," The in tended insult wa* quickly snapped up by the other, and the necessary orrange nienU made, the same night, at eleveu o'clock. wa* appointed as the time, and the place selected was a lowly spot along the Delaware Rirer, about one mile fnwn this city. And now comes the ludicrous jart of the>flfair. The seconds, who hail been selected, secured the services of three others, and disguised two of them in the uniforms of police officers, and the third as a surgeon, with his U>x of iustrnments ready for action. Toward the appointed time the party repaired to the scene of action, flfteeu paces were stepped off, and the contestants took their positions. The referee with the seconds and surgeon stood at a short distance awaiting the denouement. " One 1" nuw out sharp and clear on the air. The principals trembled, but it was too late now to turn coward. " Two!" in sharp tones again broke the stillness of the night, ont the programme suddenly changed. According to the precon certed plan, the police officers rushed upon the scene and arrested the participants. They were marched to town in the cußtody of the officers, when the latter were (supposedly) bribed for SSO each, and the offenders were released. The ooenrreuee although a huge practi cal joke, will doubtless teach the hot headed youths a lesson. • Waifs Provided For. The twenty-fifth annual report of the Children's Aid Society, of New York, gives an interesting history of the good work done in 1877 in the way of provid ing homes for thousands of little wan derers. Dnriug the past year there were provided with homes 1,782 boys, 1,587 girls, 190 men and 249 women. A great majority of the children were orphans and homes were found for them in all parts of the United Statce. The society has under its charge a newsboys' lodging house, a lodging house fer poor girls, and various industrial schools. Item ef later**!. ML money la tight, avoid it— it ought to know bettor. "Km *to but little here below.' and he ganetally get* it, too. Rich** wffl never take wings and fly atog, *pfifikl* a little economy A mm recently knocked down an ele phant, a lion and a rhinoceros. He was an anettoneer, Where should a lady go lor a bne bandt To a gentleman a furnishing •tore, of course. B having* bank would be a more ap propriate nam* tor eome of thoee de funct institution*. II yon leave your finger naila uncut for • thonaend year*. they will grow to be 1,000 feet kmg. Try it. "TAlking to her fctiabaad in a loud tone erf voire " b> pnniahral by "ending a Perataa wife to jatl lot thirty daya. Within the three yearn since the Phil adelphia Time* waa started it haa bad seventesn libel suits, and won them all. A Chicago woman haa applied to be appointed a constable, despairing of ever catching a mm in any other way. Never take the boll bl the born., 1 voting man, bot toke him bi tlie tale, then yon kan let go when yon want to. - Jmh Hilling*. Horace Greeley', estate, which waa j inventoried at Sw6,OGO shortly after hie death, yields little more than *20,000 on the final settlement. When a man observes to his toaua ciona wife : " With ell thy faults I love thee still," the probabilities are that that is Just the time she won't keep still- Gneeo-Roman wrestling with bears * has Ieen introduced into Cincinnati. LsioMa Mare was the wrestler, and now he baa only three lagers on his left hand. There wei* 1,166 deaths by accident, 1 disaster snieid* or violence in New York ! aides, forty-eight mnrder* and 164 cases of drowning. " Lupinr started it, liquor kept it up, and bqwur ends it," aaul Thorp, who was bong at Auburn, K. Y., recently. Here's a whole temperance sermon m eleven words. * •• Mf dear, ' asked Mr*. J of her busbaud, on coming home from church the other day, " what was the sweetest thing you sew in bonnets?" "The lsdmi' faces," was the bland reply. I "This is meat and drink,"said the sailor, who eat eu the gunwhale sipping ft at grog—following hie remark by tumb , hag backward, into the water. " Aye, and there's washing sod lodging," said I his messmate. YoungOreeti: "Hot, um't h?" Young ladv (toed of the subject): "Bo you prnt now." Y. Ci. (nervously): " Yea, but dun/t you think it has got hotter?" Young lady gives yonng Greco np as s bad job. A family of four person* ha* been poisoned at New Orleans, and Mr*. Lambert, one of its members, aged sixty-two years, fatally, to eating oys ters fried in cam meal with which atsenir had been sailed by Mrs. Item bert's eon- in-law to kill rata. Nellie has a fomr-yesr-ohl sister Mary , who complained to her mamma that her "button shoe. were "hurting." •• Whv, Mattie, voo've pot them on the wrong feet." Puttied sad reedy to . cry, she made answer : " What'll 1 -to. mamma f Thej's all the feet Pve got . Coming beak from a little trip to Havre a Parisian bewails his misfortune to his railway companion. " One thing is certain; von won't catch me an any mora of these pleasure awsursioos. 1 tost my wife ana my cane." And then lie adds with tear* in his voice. " A new cane, too." * nuurr nas. - Oh. atate ma not," tha masten said. " I never chads you, dear! Late night I wop* upon my bid. HdSMrs wuepo g hers. You tsd me fly on via*. of love. And gladly 1 tew dyed; lou aerie grieve twit 1 here grow Sine* firat yon leaved my oe. • OcoUtßenrv: * fuel ee ewry teeese Howe hot sad ooM, yes'** blew. 1 wouldn't give e doubtful eueese Far eh is you ttet true. At e'en I've anted yes eft to tsd*. Yet never yet yon bode; With teams, fslae maid, yos ought to hate Your teed. And * Hated*. A funny iandeßt recently happened at a sumptuous dinner giving bya Welsh society in lirerpooi. An old atonemasor of eigiitv yean was called upon to enter tain the company with e song, for which he was noted, but instead of giving the one desiml, he Isunched forth into a wailing measure, composed some sixty rears before upon the occasion of s street murder. This refreshing pro duction contained no leas thsn eighty verses, sod the droning bum-bum erf the metedv went on.for over half an boar before the end was reached. The Me Gom**lore Hollms tu once —Mng villi. m Airrt"c— commodore, vh< naed often to irnrnit hi* inferior oflkwrnaod apoiogire to them afterward. After soeb an insult bed been offered to him Hoiiias was called to the cabin of the comzaodore, who enid: " I m * men of >rv passionate nature and hare treated too <* I "book! not hare done, and now T wiah to apologise. ** HoUin* replied: " I too, am a paawon ate n*". but I notice, Commodore, that r never pet into a paemon with my en perior officer*, always with thoae beneath me." Murruss OF omooairaT. A pretty dw* to dmr to ate. 4 bare with downy ton a hart t lota with all my bsart. Bat bardly leva a bear. Twptaia that not <.♦ take a plane To hare a pair of paare. Although a rate may taka a rake To tear away the tare*. SoT* raj* ratoe thyme, time raw* ail. And through the wboto hole wear*. A Mriba is wntu* ngbl may write To Wright and MtaU be wrong ; For write and tote at* neither right. And doaT to fight belong. Beer often bring* a htor to man. i Toughing a ooftn bring*. And too much ato will make na aU. Ai well u other thing*. The perooa bo* WlK> my* he be* When he to not raclmtng ; .And when consumptive folk* decline. They all decline declining Quelle da not quail before a rtorm. A bow will not bo* before it; We cannot rein the rata at all. So earthly power roigna o'er it- The dyaedjw* awhile, then dim- To dye be a always trying: OMB upon hto dying bed He think* no more of dyeing. A on of Mar* mart many a eon. All Dey* mtnrt have their day* ; And every knight whould pray each night To Him who weigh* hi* way*. "Tto meet that man Aotikl mete oat meat— To feed one'* fortune"* nun ; The fair ahonld fart on love alone, Eiae one cannot be won. A lam. alas. to sometimes falee ; Of fault* a maid to made; Her watot to but a barren watte - Though stayed she to not ttald. The springs shoot forth each spring, and ■hoots, ' Shoot forward one and all ; Though summer kill* the down, it leuvee The leaves to fall in fad. I would a story here commence, But you might find it stale; So we 0 suppose that wa have reached The tail-end of our tale. A Puxzie Explained. • The rude representations ont on rooks near the Laos des Merveiiies, m Switzer land, have long been a puzzle to archie i ologista. Some hare believed that they were the work of the soldiers of Han nibal. The most satisfactory explana tion of tlve origin of these figures has just been given by M. Chiauet. He says that at certain seasons of the year shepherds conld find "near the rocks some herbage for their sheep and goat*. To while away the wearv hpurs, the shepherds amused themselves m cutting the figures which have caused days of owlish study to aavaas, who are more inclined to look for mysterious and re mote authors of suoh things than to ac cept an obvious and common-sense view. •>