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<wt!"
And Nellie looked imploringly at him
again, and her lips quivered, and the
tears stood in great crystals on her
long lashes.
" Oh, Harry, how cruel you are ! Yon
kuow I love you Iwtter thau all the
world, only—l dare not marry again !
Don't be angry please don't lie angry
with me 1"
And Mr. Leviaon looked down at her
lovelv face, and assured her he never
eottld le angry with her, aud then went
away heaping maledictions on the head
of the defunct husband who had I asm
tyrant enough to burden Ins yonug wife
with such a promise.
The last sunset rays were dinging
their golden aud scarlet jsmuons 011 the
pale, bine-gray sky. when Mr. Leviaou
opened tlie door of his coxy sitting-room
at home, to le met by the laughing face
and gay welcome of a yonug gentleman,
who had evidently been making himself
at home while he waited.
" lleigho, Levi son! Surprised to
see me? How are vou old fellow—how
are von f"
Mr. Lavison stored a MTODJ, then
greeted him warmly.
I •' Fml Willardl* Where in the name
of gwiduoa* did you spring from? Why,
I thought you were not to sail from
England for a long HI month* yet. OKI
boy, bices you, I'm glad ao aee you, al
though for the instant I confess I Wa*
startled—you are tiie living image of
your brother Wilson. We've been dis
cussing ghost*. you know—"
Young WilUrd's eves gleamed mis
chievously, as he interrupted irrever
ently :
" 'We' is good, Lev. Yon mean mv
pretty little siater in-law. I know ahe
religiously behave* iu em. 1 know I
am imp. tient to see her—for the first
time since Will's funeral."
Mr. Lcvisou Lud been looking thought
fully at the embers glowing, like melted
rubies, behind the silver bars of the
grate; now he turned suddenly to Fred,
and laid his hand persuasively on lu*
shoulder.
•'See here, Fred; you are a friend of
mine: and I am about to put your friend
ship to the teat 1 waut you to do me a
verv great favor; will you?"
Fred laughed.
"Willi? Of course I will. What*
.ap ?"
And Mr. Levisoa turned the keys of
the doors, and the consultation lasted
until the housekeeper rung the dinner
bell
Five hours later the moon was ju* t
creeping over the tops of the tree*,
making a perfect flood of silver-gold
glory on the quiet scene, and Mrs. Wil
lard, with fleecy-white sephyr shawl and
her crepe brown hair, was standing it
the kitchen door, on her return from a
tour of iuspeetiou to the snug little bam
and carriage house, which she had pei -
sonally seen waa aeenre for the night,
ever since her husband's dentin
Her cheeks w>*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'* .\ta</i>zinr.
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* f<i.< 00 sailors, 15,000
marines and 3,320 officer*. France ha*
j 115 active v**els and seventy-eight in
reserve, 48,000 sailor* with 1.800 officer*,
and 16,000 marines with 780 officers,
three monster iron-clad*, and nine
smaller coast Isiats. Germany hassixty
■ >ne 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 preten<l*l cramp
or colic, and in great seeming agony
rushed into the csbin for medicine;
there he found Phips, and in a few rapid
wur.l* revealed the plot. 111 less tlian
two hours the mutineers would be
marching on the ship. Not an instant
wss to be ht. Immediately the guns
ware 1 >x.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 <m sonn- projecting ledge. But
♦he closest observation, long continued,
failed to reveal any sign of the object so
eagerly sought, although the water was
perfectly calm.
At length, a curious sea-plant crop
ping out of a crevice in the sidea of the
reef caught the eye of one of the crew,
and he sent down an Indian to bring it
I up. When the diver returned to the
surface he rejxirted that he had seen a
number of brass cannon lving tangled
among the sea-weed on a 'ledge. That
was eurugh. Inspired with the greatest
| enthusiasm, diver after diver nlnnged
' below to be the first to disoover the
treasure, and ere long one of them
brought up an ingot of silver worth sev- .
eral hundred pounds. Transported with
success they left a buoy to mark the
spot, and mode all sail to carry the glal
iuings to Phips. lie would not credit
the tale until he had seen the ingot,
when he exclaimed: " Thanks be to
God, we are all made I"
* Every man was at once enlisted in the
service of fishing for the treasure. The
bullion was discovered first; after that,
in the bottom of the hold, the sea
, miners found the coin in bags, which
hail been so long under water that they
I were encrusted with a stony shell, hard
a* rock. This waa broken with crow
bar*. revealing gold, jewel* aud " piece*
of eight," 111 glltterilig abundance. The
lMt day'a work brought to light twenty
tuaKHive ailver uigotn, am) the whole
amount recovered wan nomewhat over
three hundred tlnnisaud pound*, a until
equal in the value* of our time to live
million* of dollaix —.V. U. ll'. Hrtyil
tll ill, tit i>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><ef, jar* of jam, shop
weights, tweutv-eight keys from one
ironmonger'* shop, etc , etc. Under
the heading " What 1 have stolen from
persons ami places," there is a list of a
number of plaojp>, 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 eoutemplat<xl operations.
Effect of Emotion 1 pen the it rain.
In New York, recently, Dr. Hammond
delivered his second lecture on the nerv
ous system. During the course ol the
lecture lie Mild that emotion is the nnwt
important of any of the functions of the
brain. The physiological signs of em.
tiini are blushing, palpitstiou, inrr- uc
of the salivary secret ton and other bodily
changes. Emotion is the most difficult
to control, such as anger, grief, fear and
anxiety, sud them- arc produced by too
much blood flowing or rising to the head
from other parts of the Isslv, He ex
plained the melius by w In. h these emo
turns could le controlled, and quoted
instances which came under his own
observation which 'ed to disastrous con
sequences. Sometimes the bite of a mau
under strong emotion of passion was
poisonous; at all events, he was sun- that
the bite of animals, such as rats, cats and
dogs, was sometimes fstal. He said he
had received several letters since his last
lecture, criticising what he had said and
explained to the audience. One askisl
him what is genius, and was it synony
mous with intellect. The doctor said
that there was a vast difference, and that
many erred much in their idieof genius.
Hardly any man has accomplished any
thing great by genius. It was by intel
lect that Napoleon, Fulton, Franklin and
many others hod accomplished great
things; not at all by genius, as many
believe. He gave some sound advice as
to how much and liow long the braiu
shculd be exercised by men of study ss
well as bv men of lalsir. and how im
portant it is tbst regular and sound
sleep could lie obtained by simple reme
dies. When the nervous system is
impaired by emotiou, excessive lalmr or
anxiety of mind, a fiorsou cannot sleep,
ami without regular sleep the brain must
suffer waste of tissue. He instanced the
case of a Chinese merchant who hail la-en
convicted of n great crime, for which lie
was condemned, and the punishment was
to deprive him of sleep. His suffering*
exceeded any torture that could lie de
vised, sud the man died lh nine days.
Shakespeare and the Bible.
Read the following curious parallels
lietween Shakespeare and the Bible.
They will be found interesting:
Bible—"But though I be rude iu
sjieeoh."—2 Cor. xi. fl.
! Othello—" Bode am lin speech."
!, Bible—"Consume thiue eyes and to
grieve thine heart"—Samuel ii. 35.
Macbeth—" Show hia eyes and grieve
hi* heart."
Bible—" Tliou liast brought me into
the dust of death."—Psalms.
Maclieth—" Lighted fools the way to
dusty death."
Bible—"Look not upon me, because
I am black, liecause the sun hath looked
npou me." —Solomon Song i. <l.
Merchant of Venice—" Mistake me
not for my complexion ; the shadowy
livery of the burning sun."
Bible—"What is mau that thou art
mindful of him ! For thou hast made
him a little lower tlian the angela, thou
hast crowned him with glory and honor.
Thou modest him to have dominion over
the work a of thy hands." —Psalms viii.
4, 5, ti.
Hamlet—" What a piece of work is
man 1 How noble in reason, how infinite
in faculties J In form and moving how
express and admirnble 1 In action, how
like an angel ! In apprehension, how
like a dial 1 The beauty of the world,
the paragon of animals. '
Bones as Egg Material.
Honoa ahonlil not be thrown away bnt
saved for the bona. When freali they
may bo pouuded into a fine powder and
fed with dough or may be thrown into
tbe hen honao to t>e 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 <d hiM head. Hit own opinion
M that hia assailant, knowing that he
carried with him a considerable amount
of valuable jewelry, and possibly alao of
caah, had determined to murder and
rob him.
This crime recalls to miud two other
desperate attemtt* at murder in the
British metropolis. Home fifty years
ago a gentleman named William toward
w* seuteooed ti transportation for life
for an attempt to murder. The circum
stance* of tlie case were very aingular.
Mr. Mullay, an Irishman, had come up
to London in search of employment,
and had offered, by advertisement iu
tlie new supers, a loan of £1,(100 to any
one who might lie nble to iutrodttc*- him
to a situation such as lie wished. In re
ply to this announcement, he received a
letter requesting htm to call upon Mr.
Howard, No. SO lted Lion square, Hol
tKiru, Is-tweeu mid-day and four iu the
afternoon. He went to the house indi
cated. and saw a person purporting to
lie Mr. Howard, and it was arranged
between them that ou a certain day at>-
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 Kn<//e : Passen
ger* ou the ttetfi tnuu Is-iind south Fri
day morning looked with wonder i pun a
flock of alsmt five hundred crows all
huddled together on the ice south of
Low point, aud alsmt six hundred feet
from the shore. They faced each other
about half and half, and were so close
together that they jostled against <rh
other in hopping alsmt. About teu fact
west of them sat a large bald-headed
American eagle perched npou a cake of
ice which had been thrown up on the
main body of the ice by the action of the
wind and tide. It looked aa though the
eagle hail by common consent been ap
pointed chairman of the convention, aud
that something of an important nature
was taking place. Ho iuteut was this
strange convention upon the business in
baud that neither the roar of the train
nor the shriek of the engine's whistle
disturbed it in the least. The sun shone
full and bright upon the singular spec
tacle, and the diguitv and solemnity of,
the presiding officer were remarked by
all. Ou no part of the ice surrounding
for a loug distance, could be aeen a dead
carcass of any kind, nor was there any
open water visible, in which the crows
or eagle could fish. It was yn-rhaps a
lalmr convention, devising ways and
means for apjieasiug immediate hunger.
We watched them till the traiu shot out
of sight around a curve, and the chair
man wna still on the platform, and the
members of the convention were still
huddled together. It is probable thev
were in " executive session ' and wo shall
never know of the cause of the novel
gatheriug.
Brest Muscular Power.
Mr. Goose relates the following anec
dote in The World of Wonder*, of a
three-horned lieetle, which is not larger
than an ordinary English stag-beetle :
"jThis insect has just astonished Jrae
by a proof of its vast strength of body.
When it wan first brought to me, having
no IHJX immediately at hand, 1 waa at a
loss where to put it until I could kill it;
but a quart liottle full of milk being on
the table, I clapped the beetle for the
{ireeent under that, the hollow at the
sittom allowing him room to stand up
right Presently, to my surprise, the
bottle liegan to move BIOWIJ, and glide
along the smooth table, propelled by the
muscular power of the imprisoned insect,
aud continued for some time to peram
bulate the surface, to the astonishment
of all who witnessed it.
" The weight of the bottle and its con
tents could not have been less than three
pounds and a half, while that of the
lieetle was about half an ounce ; so that
it readily moved a weight 112 times ex
ceeding its own. A better notion than
figures can convey will lie obtained of
this feat by uupiaming a lad of fifteeu to
lie imprisoned under the great bell of Ht.
Paul's, which weighs 12,000 pounds, and
to move it to aud fro ou a smooth pave
ment by pnnhing with D."
TERMS: S'-i.OO a Year, in Advance.
Fashion >ute,
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 <liviJ**l and the
herd is surrounJed, the circuit being al
most a half-mile in diameter. When
about half-way around, tlie signal i*
gives to charge ( and the bucks com
menci to ply their arrows. The excited
buffaloes riiu backwanl aud forward
until probably <>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
!<jfty during 1877. Tbere were 162 >
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. •>