Rain-Seng. "O the WntifnL b—ntifnl rain ' Bing praise* ! Kin# priu*e* P The little brown wren leaned out of her neet And can# it with the d*t*i©*. "O, the beautiful, beautiful rain ! King praise* Sing praise* P The brook sang over her pebbly lane In wonderful alto phra*©*. From brook*iainl bat.la, from fleld* and flow era. The lovely chorn* raise* : "O, the beautiful, beautiful rain! Sing praise* ! Sing praise* !" "Battle with life," Hear thee up bravely, Strong heart and true ; Meet thy WO— gravely, Strive with Uo>m too ! Let them not win from thee Tear* of regret. Such were a uu from thee, Hope for good yet! House then from drooping, l"are-laden soul; Mournfully stooping 'Neath grief • control! Par o'er the gloom Uiat bee. Shrouding the earth, Bright from eternal tktee Show u* thy worth. Nerve thee yet stronger, Resolute uund ! I,et care no longer Heavily bind, Kiwe on thy eagle wvnge Gloriously flee! Till from material thing* Pure thou shall be. Hear ye up bravely Soul and mind too' Droop not ao gravely Bold heart and true t'lear ray* of streaming light Shine throng > the gloom. tKwi * love u beaming bright E'en round the tomlv DANDY FERGUSON. THE HEKO or THS CHAP ARAL SHAFT. I do not believe that Quasimodo was a more pitiably deformed creature, or Quilp a more hideoualv unnatural look ing object, than was Dandy Ferguson when I saw him for the first time, that calm summer afternoon, laughing and jo"king with crowd of boon companions in the 000 l shade of an awning at Quartz Mountain. His face was seamed and distorted by peculiarly glossy scare— the ineradicable evidence of close and kmr contact with that shriveling ele ment, fire. His body was bent, and he walked with a sidling movement. He was a sickening spectacle at first sight, suggesting fearful snffering in the past, and my curiosity in regard to him was thoroughly aroused. " Who is that man ?" I asked, accost ing a tall, blue-skirted miner who was standing in front of the post-office. "Don't yon know him?" answered the man; "why, that's Dandy Ferguson. I thought ev'rybody knew Dandy Fer guson. " "Why do yon call him Dandy Fer guson ?" "Because—well, because he used to be a dandy—a reguler out-an'-out sport When Dandy Ferguson first came to this camp he was a gilt-edged gentle * man, an* no mistake. He wore a plug, an' flashed a spark in his biled shirt front as big as a peanut. He put on more airs'n a mine superintendent an most all the boys was down on him from the start That was abont three years ago, an' he came up here from the Bay to git a whiff o' fresh air, an' mate na ture an' the pines give him back what he'd loetnpreein' 'round with them stock sharps and young bloods o' 'Frisco. No, he don't look like he was more'n half human, that's a fact; but I'd rather have theia scars o' his than wear the clothes of the richest man in Californv —thet is, ef I'd gone throngh what he has an' suffered what he did. Prond of 'em ! Mister, tkar a'n't a man in this ver country—no, sir, nor in this yer State—as is prouder'n Dandy Ferguson of what other men might grieve over an' sigh abont, an' no man's got a better right to be proud, either. When he fast came to Quartz Mountain he used to parade the streets with his nose cocked up—so ; he'd hydraulic himself with patchouly an' smell-water till yon couldn't git within a mile of him. "He was a delicate-looking cuss, an" his bauds were as soft as a barber's. The boys used to bet that if big Bridget Sul livan—our washerwoman—waa'to take it into her head to jump him, she'd knock spots out o' him in short order. Thet was our opinion of him when he played his small cards in this yer eamj> —bnt he showed down both bowers an' the ace before he quit the game, you bet yer life. D'ye see thet quartz mill over tbar on tbe side hill ? Thet's the Ckaparal Mine, ye know, an' it's thar thet Dandy Ferguson showed ns what sand was. One night, about a month after Ferguson got here, somebody out there yelled ' Fire !' an' the camp turned out Tbe h'istin' works was in a light blaze, an' the flames shootin* high up iu the dark. We all rushed to the spot like a pack o' mad animals—you know how a fire stirs men up an' excites "em. Of course, nobody knowed what to do, an' for a minute we all stood round lookiu' at the fire creep in' long the eaves, an' the burning shin gles droppin' down the shaft. Party soon some one says: ' What!' kinder sharp an* fierce like. Then there was a little movement in the crowd, an' a man with a face as pale as death sprang away from the mouth of the shaft yellin' fran tic: 'Water! Water! For the love o' God, turn on the water—the night shift's in the lower drift.' There was an' awful agony in thet man's voice; he had jist remembered thet bis brother was down there, an' thet the fire under tbe biler of the engine was banked, thet the cage was too heavy to work bv band, an' tbe timbers in tlie shaft pitch pine, an' dry as a bone with great sparks droppin' down like flakes in a snow storm. You've heard how fast a man thinks in times of danger. Jim Hkxnim thought of his brother, the dry timbers, the engine, the cage, an' water, all in a seoond, but that was all. He didn't hev time to think of the fact thet tbar wasn't a bar'l of water within a mile of the mine. Somebody rushed to the tank—ther was about a tubfnl there. The fire was playin' round the biler, an' the engineer hed turned the safety cocks to let thet out. We all rushed ev'ry which way vellin' fnr ropes, ladders, anything—as ef ladder could reach down about two hundred feet to where the men was. They were clean gone with excitement, an' didn't know what to do, an' the fire roarin' and crack lin' like the devil's own blaze, •' Some rushed one way an' some another, while some of them stood etarin' into the hot, black smoke an' valler fire, dazed, scared, helpless. Quicker'n it takes me to tell it a man jumped through the door of the his tin works an' caught hold of the chains. His coat an' hat was gone, an' he looked like an angel—almost—as he swungover the shaft in his white frilled shirt an' his long vallar hair. It was dandy Fer guson. He didn't wait for nobody, but jamed a big scantlin' thet two men couldn't alifted, down over the shaft. Then ho yelled fur a rope, an' told some near the door to fetch him the ol' win'- Inse thet was lyin'outside, near the dum my. Yon never see men work like they did as soon as ther was a head. The rope an' the win'lass was brought into the works on the jump an' fastened to the scantlin'. Down went the rope and Ferguson shouting after it. 'ln here, l>oys, an' I stay till I roast' Then he grabbed the crank, an' spun the rope round the bar'l faster'n it ever was rolled before. He used one hand first, on* when she tightened he laid the other on. Si Holdeu wanted to help him but lie wouhln't hev no interference. 'Time . uoupb,' says Ferguson, when I drop.' ft wiu-u't long before a half-naked body FRED. KUHTZ, Kditor and Proprietor. VOLUME XL came up. They got the rope off it* quick a* tliey ooukl, draggm' Harry Miller out of the work* mar* dtvtd'u alive, tretubiiu' like a leaf. They thought at the time thet he was scared at the danger he'd been iu au' didn't notice how much exhausted he was; but tluv fouud out afterwards thet he'd played it down iu tliet abaft as uieau as one man can play it on auothor at aioh a time. You *ee there was five of 'am ui the lower drift, au' when the bnruin' tim bers of the upper works Iregsn to drop down they all made a rush for the main shaft. The cage was ou au' they couldn't get out till a rope came dowu. They could see a dicker of light up alx>vc, an" yelled till they was hoarse watohiu' thet glimmer growin' brighter ev'rv minute, an' kuowiu' thet the sliattm tuuU i'.i blaae mighty aoou an' cut off all hope of their ever glttiu' out. It was a terrible thought an you can't blame Bill Sloenm fur grabbm' the rojns as soon as it dropped down to 'em. Harry Miller jumped 'long aide of him, yellin'— '* 'Let et>, ilarn ye,let go ! They can't lift two of us.' 'Let go terse If,' shouts Slocum, ttiruiu rouud ou him like a tiger. " 'My old mother's up there,' yelled Slocum, pointin' up the shaft. " 'My wife's waitin' fur me,' howls Miller. "An, with thet he knocks Sloeum down in the drift an' goes up the rope hand over hand before the others could stop him—they'd killed him on tlie ajnit ef he hedn't climbed the rope as he did. Served him right ? Kerrect, mister, they'd Barred him mighty well right an* no" mistake, but he beat thet game. He'd jist strength enough to tie the slack 'ronnd his waist w'eu he give way all at once an' hntig to the end of the rope like dead weight, an" Dandy Ferguson a hanliu' him oat o' death. Down went the rope agin, :in' Sloe urn was tied on an' hauled up, Fer guson workin' the win'lass like a giant. The cords stood out on his neck like black-snake whips, an' the sweat poured off of him like a sluice stream. Two Corniahmen stood by him tryiu" to make him let them roll up the rope while he rested, but he cussed 'em and told 'em to dry up; he said he was at the wheel, an' he'd stay there ef he died fur it. Wen Sloeum came up, the flre was all around an' over the win'lass, an' the two Corniahmen grabbed Bill an' carried him out—they couldn't stau' tne heat, Ferguson sent down the rope agin, an' np come Sam Hildreth.with just strength enough to make for the door. "The roof over the biler and the pitch on the door-poets was smokin*. Jest as the rope went down fur the fourth time, an' we loafin' round on the outside watchin' Dandy Ferguson standin' there like a man at tlie stake, expect in* every minute to see him drop, an' not a man of ns with gumption enough to think what was wanted, a woman rushes into the fiery furnace an' slings a wet blanket over tlie bravest, gamest man in the State o' Californv. " "That's the ticket,' shouts Ferguson. 'Ton're a trump, whoever you are, my girl, an' I wont furget ye, live or die.' "An' he didn't It was Sam Hildreth's sister Maggie, an' w'en she came out o the smoke an' flame with her dress in a blaze, she calls out sharp to the men. " 'Keep thet blanket wet. There's water in the tank. I'll marry the fust man thet throws a buoket of water over Dandy Ferguson—l'll marry him ef he's a Chinaman.' "Them's her identical words, mister. The men didn't need no farther orders, 'cause Maggie Hildreth was the han'- somest girl in the country, an" the bat, an' hed ev'ry young buck fur miles aroun' close at her heels all the time, handioappin' each other for smiles. But her brother Sam saved her from them galoots—saved her for a better man, by wetting tbe blanket himself. Abont this time the heat was terrible, one man in the drift an' another half-way up, crawlin' fast enough in ordinary circnm stanoes, but hardly fsst enough with death racin' down on his savior at a two forty gait Wen Jack Harmon came out o' the shaft he stood a minute on the scantlin' swayin' back an' forth like a drunken man, blinded by smoke, an' be wildered, an' ef Ferguson hedn't caught him he'd a gone back agin. Two more of ns hed got in with buckets o' water— "bout all ther was in the tank; bnt it seemed to dry off as fast as we poured it on, fur the blanket was smokin'. W'eu the rope went down fur tlie last time, to haul np Joe Harper, the scantlin' was burnin' an' the upper timbers was begin nin' to blaze. The whirlin' smoke hid Ferguson from us, but we knowed thet ef he didu't come out soon the whole shebang 'd give way an' Imry him; tlie sides was in a light blaze, an' the place where the wns'lass stood was the only spot where even Dandy Ferguson could 'a' worked. It must 'a' bin an awful strain on him—thet last null—but he never owned it, an' bimeby up comes Joe, bravest man in the camp 1 reckon, barrin" Dandy Ferguson, 'cause yon see he wouldn't tech the rope till they'd all been hauled up; he tied every man on except the coward Miller' an' then came throngh the blazin' shaft, himself, watchin' the little tongues o' fire shoot out from the sides ev'ry once iu awhile, as if they'd lick the life-thread in two. "As Joe grabbed the upper chains the shaft lit up with a hiss an' a roar, as if the flre was mad at losin' its prey. Joe got oat and Ferguson staggered away from the windlass, bnt his luck went back on him at the last minute. He stumbled and fell just as lie came to the tramway at the door, an' the whole side of the buildin' came down on him with a crash. A hundred men forgot danger an' death, an' rushed into the flames, bnt Miller, the man that played it so sneakin" mean down in the shaft, got to him first and dragged him out. liv ery body thought he was dead, an'the crowd carried him an* Miller—who dropped insensible after he'd got Fergu son nnt—to the camp. Bnt Dandy Fer guson lived through it, though for weeks he lay between life en' death, an' fnr months be didn't stir ontof a dark room. Bnt there was no lack o' help an'prayerH an' faithful nurses to bring him round. No, sir; an' there wasn't u man, woman or ohild within a hundred miles o' the Chaparel mine thet wouldn't a crawled on their hands an' knees to watch one honr at his bedside, an' thoaght it one o' tbe brightest kind o' honors—you can bet yer life an thet. Yes, sir, Dandy ; Ferguson is a king in this yer country. He can hev anything or do anything he likes. We'd send him to Congress ef he'd go, but he won't. We've got him here, though, an' I guess bell never leave. I wish I was one o' them poetry writers; I'd write the bulliest poem about Dandy Ferguson you ever read, you hear me ? Yes, he's marriod. Got married after he came oat Talk about weddin's I That was a weddin': every body got an invite, an' ev'rybody piled in to see the gamest man in the Htate tie to the gamest woman on God's foot stool. Who was she? Why, Maggie Hildreth, of course. Who clse'd it be, I'd like to know? What became of Harry Miller ? Well, thet's purty good. Miller, ye see, came out all right, an' you bet he didn't rest till he'd begged Bill Slocnm's pardon fur leavin' him in the shaft as he did; but Bill wouldn't have it; said thet Miller'd balanced ac oounts by Bavin' the life o' Dandy Fer guson, the man thet saved him. But thet's played. You want to know what's become of him. Well—say, look here, mister, I don't like to own it. bnt I'm i the cuss—l'm Harry Miller. Interdoooe THE CENTRE R ye to l>aiu!t Fergusouf Of course I will, an'you 11 uever git an iutcrduetiou to a gamer man, or one it's more honor able io know. Au, muter, el ye ever tell about the Chnpparnl shaft, au' how Dundy Ferguson stood by tliet win lass iu the red hot liistm' works, jest throw it in somewhere tliet lie's l>etter'u four kings iu Una camp it 11 top otf the story fust rate, au', Uwides, you ImH it's uo tuure'u the solid truth." The Houanta "Baa" A Fans paper says: Who is the rich est man iu the world is uo longer au emgiua I It was only tit that Fans should this vear number among her guests Mr. John William Mackay, of Virginia City, United States, and that its Expiwitiou should bo visited by the moat jHwerful representative ou record of the kingdom of gold and silver. Born iu Dublin iu 18S5, Mr. Mackay went to America when quite a youth, and was ; first employed in a largo ship boildn g house in New York. Toward the etui of 1852, soou after the discovery of gold, he sailed for California iu a vessel built by his late employer, and reached there :u wiuUr of that your. Having a natural inclination for everything connected with mining, he immediately adopted it as a profession, meeting with all the hardships aud ups aud downs that are part auo pan-el of its wages, Gommeno ing his career iu Sierra county, where he remained several years, he at length made a " raise," and started for Virginia City. Here his funds ran out, and he worked for some time timbering the Mexican mine at SI a day. As a charac teristic of the man, it is stated that about this period Mr. Mackay was fre queutlv saving that if he could ouly get together $25,000, to make the declining years of his dear mother comfortable, his greatest ambition in life would !>e attained. Beset by various changes of fortuue he ultimately, iu 1863, became associated with Mr. T. M. Walker, and to this firm was added, in 1865, Messrs. Flood and O'Brien: remaining so until 1868, when Mr. Walker retiring, Mr. Fair replaced him. The stupendous wealth of these four enterprising meu theu became manifest. They having se cured the Hale and Nororosa, one of the Bonanza mines, wort* enabled to procure others, finally purchasing the Consoli dated Virginia ground for about SBO,OOO. Further acquisitions of territory resulted in their obtaining that marvelous deposit of ore known as the Comstoek lode. With their constantly increasing capi tal, and the active and incessant efforts made by Mr. Muck ay and his partners, the wonderful Bonanza mines were eventually opeued to the astonished world. Mr. Mackay has three eights of the profit derived from them, and yearly adds to his overflowing exchequer the almost fabulous sum of 60,000,000 francs (812,000,000.1 This is calculated to bring him in exactly 185 francs ($251 per minute 7,500 francs (§1.500) an hour, and SIBO,OOO francs £16.000) a day. Little over 12 years of age, Mr. Mackav is still in the prime of life, has a hand aims, commanding face, splendid phy sique, and fine presence, and, whether among bis miners, in the society of the elite, or in the boaoin of his friends and family, we view iu the " Boss " of the "Big Bonanza" all those attributes which go to make up the thorough man and the courtly gentleman. Xew Hampshire's Tramp Law. The following are the moat important clauses of the law for the suppression of tramps which has been passed by the New Hampshire Legislature : " Any person going about from place to place, oeggiug and asking or subsist ing upon charity, shall be taken and deemed to bo a tramp, nd shall be punished by imprisonment at bard labor ;n the State priaon not mure than fifteen months. "Any tramp who shall enter any dwelling house,.or kindle any fire in the highway, or on tbe land of another with out the cdnsent of the owner or occu pant thereof, or shall he found carry ing any firearm or other dangerous weapon, or shall threaten to Jo any in jury to any person, or to the real or penional estate of another, ahull be punished t>y imprisonment at hard labor in the State prison not more than two yean. "Any tramp who shall wilfully and maliciously do any injury to any person, or to the real or personal estate of another, ahall be punished by imprison ment at hanl labor in the fitate prison not more than fire years. " Any act of beggarv or vagrancy by any person not a resident of this State ahall lie evidence that the person com mitting the same is a . tramp within the meaning of this act. " Auy person upon a view of any offence described in this act may appre hend the offender and take liirn before a justice of the peace for examination, and on his conviction shall be entitled to a reward of ten dollars therefore,' to be paid by the county. "This act shall not apply to any female or minor under the age at seven teen years, nor to any blind person. "Upon the passage of this act the Secretary of State shall cause printed copies of this act ♦o.bescnt to the several town and city clerks, who shall catfse the same to be posted in at least six conapienons places, three of which shall be ou tbe public highway." Regulating the Time. The housekeeper who regulates time well and discreetly has acquired tbe art of making business and pleasure friends. Their households will run smoothly. The power of regulating time is a gift with some people, that others, however well meaning, can never attain. There are some women who fiud time for everything,—to manage their houssholds thoroughly and comfortably, look after their children, get through a certain amonnt of needlework, read for an hour or two every day,—who never neglect their husbands' comforts, and are al ways ready tor any social pleasure. The well-known sentence, "I have not time," is never said by them. Hpw they man age this is a mystery to those who have not the gift, thongh theyavill explain it in these few words: "I never dawdle, and I never waste a moment." A great deal of valuable time is wasted by people thinking it is not worth while to do anything in the few minutes there are to spare between finishing one piece of work and beginning another. Home ladies never go about without some knitting in their packets, which they can take up and work at if they have even flveminntea to spare. To the rale that everything can be overdone, this industry is no exception, for there are people who carry it to the extent of radenoss, who will hardly look up from their work to greet a friend, and forget the first impulses of good breeding in their anxiety to waste no time. There ought to be no such thing us lack of time for courtesy. It is part of onr training here to give up to onr fellow creatures; and if some of onr time is wanted by them, it must be given cheer fully and willingly. It ia very trying, certainly, when every honr of one's day has been marked ont, to find at the end of the day that each honr lias l>ecn more or less disturbed by nhforseen circum stances, so trying that it is wisest not to mark out any definite plan for the day, but merely to make a good lasting resolution not to waste a minate. CENTRE HALL, CENTRE CO., PA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 21), 1878. TIMELY TOITUS. , Tweed's daughter, whose w reding gifts aiu. muted U S7\IHW, i reported to lm living ui New Orleans iu very reduced eirvuuustauoes. Three dray loads of silver dollars were lately drawn to the United .States treas ury iu Ban Francisco. The entire value was ouly SBOO,OOO. Home of the uiermsida have had a good drink of tea. A British steamer which put into Singapore in distress re coutly threw overlavard 'Ji.IHiU chesta of tea, worth alxiut SIOO,OOO. Kdison, the famous iuventor, said U> a Chicago reporter who asked him if he ; had ever been in the western metropolis before: "Yes. I was bare thirteen years ! ago. I hail a linen duster, $2.50, aud a railroad pass, 1 was not interviewed then." Tin- water of the l>es Moiucs river be came so hot during the recent heated term that tlsli died by the thousand. Large sized pickerel were taken from the surface of tiie water, and upon being plunged into springs speedily recovered, and were as lively as ever. The oldest man has beeu gathered to his fathers, lie was a German, living iu Geluhaueen, and was 148 yearn old i when be died. His life hail been a pro tracted struggle with poverty. lie left two sous, sixteen grandchildren aud H4B great-grandchildren to mourn his loes. The Japanese government, which is making rapid strides towards modern civilisation, has just awakened to the necessity of preserving its forests, and striugeut regulations have been piuouxl, which shall uot only hinder the too rapid destruction of the forests, but increase the area c ivered by woodlands. Five Indians, tall, handsome, lightly clad, with tatixnugs, fcat.ier head dtt ss es, go., accompanied by au American officer who served as interpreter, have beeu creating a sensation at the Paris Exposition. They stared wlicu they en countered soma Arabs and the natives of Algeria returned their curious gaxe with interest. A huge temperance fete was held re cently in the Crystal Pulace, Lirnloa, under the auspices of the Baud of Hope Uuion, which embrace* about 3,000 societies, and a membership of nearly 500,000. It l* estimated that 90,000 persons attended the fete, and a crieket mat .'h and a balloon race were among the attraction*. Tlie little republic of Switzerland has an army of 120,000, organized in eight iliviaiou*. There art* m,OOO infantry, lii,- 500 artillery, 3,500 engineers,2,7oo sani tary force, and 2,000 cavalry. Besides thi*. which is called the elite army, there is a landwehr of 92,000 mec. What Swit zerland does with all this military fori* does not appear. A horrible murder was oommitted re cently at Xeriad, in India. A religioua : mendicant and fanatic seized a boy trom among several of his playfellow* and stabbed him in the throat. The mur derer miule no resistance, but calmly told his capturars that tlie bov was an enemy of his god llama, ami he was moved by the god to kill him. Under the no* liquor law in Missis sippi every saloon-keeper i* required to buy of the State auditor a to>ok of cou pon*. aiul everybody who take* a drink 1* baud**! one of tfieae coupons, which .he State receives fur tan* at one cent each. If Ik pays for two drink* he re ceive* an orange-colored coupon good for two cent*, if five drink*, a bine cou pon good for fire cent*. The** figure* ahow how Loudon iian grown in the twenty year* since the first great exposition: ISM. I*7l Inhabited lioomm sofi.oaf, 419.64J InUaUtaaU. 2.363.405 S.'JfiS.aO In the twenty year* ending in 1876, the total ratable annual value of property ha* increaeeo from $36,418,315 to $115,- 556,565. The Scientific American i* of the opinion that the flax aud linen industry affor.l* rare cnoonmgement tor the etr nloyment of capital and skill in the United State*. Very little ia done in thia country at the preeent time in the production and mautifaetnre of flax. Last year we imported $1,250,000 of raw flax, $6,000,000 worth of linseed and $15,000,000 of linen good*. Barnum says ho pav* his beat bareback rider SIOO a Jay, ami his "Jeading lady equestrienne," SI4OO s week. Pad rul ers get :rom SIOO to $125 a week. Ac robats and gymnasts are paid from S6O to SIOO A week, according to their ability and the danger of their perform ance. Clowns always command good salaries, and a really first-class clown is worth from SIOO to $175 a week. A bread fruit tree is now acclimated and in healthy bearing in the capital grounds at Hacramcnto, Cal. The fruit has the shape of a pear, four inches long and three in diameter. It haa a canta loupe flavor. The milky juice of thia tree makes the toughest moat tender if steeped in it for tea minutes. In Bar badoes it is usual to hang meat and fowls in the branches, where the vapor of the tree* effects the same purpose. Many persona are poisoned by eon tact with the wild ivy and sumac, and in some cases the poisoning is very severe. To such it may be of interest to know that Dr. Brown, of tho United States navy, claims to have discovered a cer tain remedy lot such poisoning. It ia bromide dissolved in olive oil, ooamollue or glycerine. He used twenty drops of bromide to an ounoe of oil, rubbing it on the affected part three or four times a day, and washing it off occasionally with castile soap. Lord Boaconafield occupied with bia suite at the Kaisorlioff, during the late Berlin Congress, sixty-three rooms at 87,000 a month, and hi* ft,od bill was 810,000. He gave S3OO to the waiters. The correspondent of the London Time* took $8,600 with him tor oxpense*. snd expended $11,440, in addition to $2,410 for telegrams. The wife of M. Bio wit* of the congress induced her huanan i to obtain the signature of each member npon a fan which she entrusted to him. Hlie considers that she possesses a tress nre of especial valne. A very old ncttler luw been discovered by a correspondent of the Indinnapnlia Ni'ut*. Ho live* in Hoott oonnty, Iml., hia mime ia Kin Ferguson, and his ago ia 107. Uu woe bom in what ia now Botetourt county, Virginia, 1771, wria married in 1792, and removed that year, on pack horaea, to the wilderneaa of Kentncky, and subsequently to Indiana. Hia voice ia strong and hia memory re markably good. Hia hearing ia slightly impaired, and hia sight entirely gone. He has a fair appetite, aod walks abont the lionae and yard withont difficulty. He remembers distinctly some of the events of the war of the revolution, and seems to dwell on them with interest. He is biuiself a pensioner fur service* rendered iu the ludtau wars uudei General Hum -on. He has uever had more than SIOO at a tune. The following congresses have been or will be belli in Farts during the Ex position. 1. Agriculture. A. Metrical sud uiouetary, for the adoption of a uni versal system. 3. hpeciul congress for i determining a uuiversal tuawuire of threads of every description used in textile fabrics. 4. For the protection of literary, artistic sud industrial property, pateujs, etc. 5. For provident institu tions, life, tire, agriculture insurances. 6. Philological. 7. A congress of Euro pe ill! economists. H. Meteorological. V. A congress of Alpine clubs. 10. Public hygiene. 11. To consider protection agauist episootics. Similar congresses to the above were held st Vienna in 187H, aud st Philadelphia in 1870. Origin of the Names of laj*. The idols which our Bazuu ancestors worshiped, and from which the days of the week derive their names, wro vari ous, and were the principal objects of their adoration. The Mot uf the Sun. —This idol, which represents ttie glorious luminary of the day, was the chief object uf their wor ship. Uis described like the bflst of a man, set upon a pillow, holding with outstretched arms a burning wheel lie fore his breast. The first day of the week was especially dedicated to its adoration, which tliev termed the Sum's I>aty ; hence is derived the word Sun day. the Idol of lh< \touit.- The next wn the idol ul the nioou, which they wor *hip<*l on the seouud day of the week, called bv them J/wm'i Ikiey ; and since by us Monday. The form of tin* idol is intended ■ represent a woman, habited tu a slvrt coat and a hood, with two kiug ear*. The moon > held in her hand*. The Idol of Tuiecej.■ —Tuisco was at tlrst defined as the father and ruler of the Teutonic race, but in course of time he was worshiped as the son of the earth. From this come tlie Huron words. Tttitco't Daeg, which we call Tuesday, He is represented as a venerable sag'*, standing on a |ede*tal, clothed in the nkm of an animal, and holding a scepter in the right hand. The Idol of H'mfen or '*/ia--Wideu or thiiu was one of Uu> supreme divini ties o( tha northern nations. This hero is supposed to have emigrated from the east, but from whst country, or at what time is not known. His exploits form the greater part the mythological creed of the northern nations, and las achieve ments are magnificent beyond all crodi bility. The name of the fourth dav in the week, called by the Saxoua H'oitm'* I hie y, and ly us Wednesday, is derived from this personage. Woden is repre sented in a bold and martial attitude, clad in armor, wuth a broadsword uplift ed in hi* right hand. Thr Idol Thor. —Thor. the oldest and bravest of the nous of Woden and Friga, was, niter his parents, considered the greatest god "I the Saxou* and Danes. To him the fifth day of the week, called by them Thor't Ihi-y, and by u Thurs day, was consecrated. Tlmr is represent ed a* sitting on a throne, with a crown of gold on his head, adorned with • cir cle in front, whiwein were * t twelve bright, bunusLi-d gold stars, and with a regal scooter in hif right hand. The Idol f'riya or J-Yrya. Friga or Frvga was the wife of Wuleu nr Odin; and, next to him, the most reverend divinity among the heathen Saxons, Danes and other northern nations. Iu the most ancient times. Frig* or Fn-ga, was the same with the goddes* licrtha or Karth. To her the *utb day of the week was O'uaecrated. which by the Kaxous was written T'riya'* Ihxeg, correspond ing with our Friday. Frigs is repre sented with a drawn sword in her right hand, and a bow in her left. Thr Idol Sratl*eeaek of which he atood. Ilia head w uncovered, and lus riaago lean. In In* left hand he held up a wheel and in hi* right wa* a pail of water, wherein were flower* and fruit*; and hi* do** count ed of a long coat, girded wnfti hnwi. The appellation given to the day of hi* cele bration i* till retained. The Samoa named it Sratrr't ikirt/, which we call Sotnrdav. Io*t and Found. In the iSManen of January 9, 1878, a Cometh) lent give* Una euriou* in* stance of the loa* and recovery of a ring: "About three week* *go two gentlemen wore out fiali tug ou Loch Kriboll. north we*t of Sutherlandalure, and one of them dropped a valuable ring into the water. Last week a flshermau on the name loch bad among hi* haul a pretty large ooj, aud inside it wa* found the identical ring aaf* and aound. The fisherman wa* handed a pound note on hi* returning the rirg to the owner." "Those persons who have aeon the lord mayor of London," *ay* the World of that city, "not merely in hi* moat festive garb, but in aemi-sUte. will not have failed to notice that the chief mag istrate wears at such tiroes a large oval ornament hung round his neck by a piece of garter-hlne ribbon. This orna ment is eom|Ni*d of large diamond*. It is of great value, and ha* a hi*U>ry ex tending over something like eight huu dred year*—the age of the corporation. Shortly after Lord Mayor Cotton came into office one of the enortnon* brilliant* of the 'jewel'—for that is it* proper ap pellation—wuh missed. It had either fallen out or been stolen, and search wa* made for it high and low. The Mansiou House wa* presumably closely looked over, bnt unsuccessfully; and a Went End jeweler wa* called in to pro vide u substitute for the lost diamond, the actual worth of which wa* very great, while it* historical value might hardly be appraised. One day, how ever, a* the lord mayor was reading in one of Uie drawing-room* at the Mansiou House, a gleam of sunshine fell upon something lying near a couch, and when Mr. Cotton went to look, he fouud that that something was the missing diamond, which now gleams a* brightly as ever in its old setting-place." Fifty yoars ago, or thoreal>outs, Ad miral X— was in command of one o his majesty's ahipo or. the Mediterranean station. He always wore an antique ring of raie workmanship and great value; it was curiously engraved with Arabic or Egyptian characters—a ring that nobody 'could possibly mistake. One day when on deek in giving some orders he lifted his hand, and his ring slipped off his finger and fell ovortxard. Of ootirae he concluded that he had seen the last of his favorite riug; but n few weeks afterward ho received a letter from a frieud, Gaptaiu C , who was stationed at Gibraltar, aud who had heard of his loss, telling him lie had found the ring in the following maimer. He was buying some fish, when on the vendor's finger lie saw the ring, which he at oneo recognised (as 1 said before, it was one it was impossible to mistake). He inquired of the woman liow she got it, when she directly answered: "Sir, it is very odd, and perhaps yon will hardly believe me, but I found it inside of a fish I was ohauling." I need scarcely add that Captaiu C—- bought the ring, and returned it to lus old friend, who, yon may be sure, was more careful of it after this adventure, having a double value for it. EPORTER A (AI.IKOItNI A DUEL. A VI ,-r I ins r>mi ruff* *ilk Mile. llriMrru I dli*r >*■**■ BMd ('•!. Haras. Judge Edward Mot h> wan givee, in the Han Pranciaoo /*o*f. aome reuiiuia oeooea of a duel in California in the year wheu the "Furty-ninera" were Still the leading men of the Htate. Dur i ing the convention to revise the city charter tu lH5d the Han Francisco Herald, edited by John Nugent, had severely eriticiaed aome of the delegate* and Col Tom Hayes, aa preanieut of the convention, replied in a bitter card pub lished in the W'My. A challenge waa at once aeut by Nugent Judge I Modowau relates the event* on the ground aa follows; "it waa a beautiful morning of the 10th of June, 1H53. When we arrived all parties were on the gronud. We tossed up for position and the word, which waa won by Hamilton Howie, Esq., Mr. Nagent's second. When we came to load the weapons, Nugeut's friends had selected the one Dr. Uwin had used lu the duel between him aud Hou. Joseph McCorkle, and we had se lected one belonging to me for Hayes. The other party initiated that onr nfl* ale mid be loaded with their powder. We I objected to this, aa ft had not IwMUI agrcod U|MIU by the parties who drew aikl signed the article* for tlie meeting. They lia.l the best rifle, but neither Mr. (ireeu nor myself had offered any objeo tion to their using it. They had select ed their own rifle and am munition, and we claimed the same privilege. There waa considerable parley over thia, and we finally agreed that Hon. John Uackett, now recorder of the city of New York, ' shoukl load both weapons in the presence of the seconds and friends of ixtth psitiea, each using their owu pow der. Wheu Hayes' nti<* came to lie loaded I Lauded Mr. Hackelt a full charge and a hall charge of powder. He looked rather astonished. This amount of powder VM necessary to make the shooting of his weapon effective. I was familiar with it. I then handed him the bullet, and saw that it was well rammed home. The articles, for the meeting were read by Mr. Howie, and the principals place*! in position. I faced Col. Hayes ami put into his hands the rifle with the hair trigger set. At the words' 'Are y u ready, geutle ineu ?' Haras' weapon, from a jar or touch of the set trigger, went off into the air. This cause 1 some couf usion, and Mr. Bowie approached me and saij tliat he would take hm principal and re tire from the field. 1 replied; 'Mr. Bowie, this is purely accidental. We are licre to render TOU the satisfaction demanded of tu, ami shall remain in the field till yon signify to us thst you liave received it,' It tw all arranged, how ever, aud we loaded up Hayes' piece again, and at the word fir-, after they hail wheeled tnt- > position, both miaaeu. 44 After we had loaded lor a second shot Mr. Iloalerick, who was watching events told me to say to Tom not to tire till the_ word two, as he had observed that Mr. Nugent could not get around well on ac count of the wound iu his leg, received IU the CoLLur dueL I gave the informa tion to Tom. aud be did as directed. At the setvud fire Nugent 'shot wide of the mark,' and Haves drew his body dwu, taking deliberate aim aud fired aud hit his adversary tu the right arm, the bullet entering lielow the eilwtw, shattering his arm. entered hi* sale and passed out near the shoulder blade, cauaiugapainful but not a dangerous wound. After Mr. Nugent had fired he brought hi* weapon to an 4 order arms,' stosl erect, keeping his position, swaiting hu adversary's shot. What a temhie moment it was for his friends who were looking on ! 44 He fell gracefully forward. Mr. Hrsieric-k ran to lum, and called for some one to bring a glass of water. There was an Irish cavalry company present, of which 001. Hayes was cap tain, and they rent the air with wild shouts of jar. B>me of them attemjited to rush up and embrace their captain. We kept them at bay a* well as we oonid, and Joe Blokes flourished a revolver in aidiug u*. I called out to them to ' Keep back ! that thev were killing us with kindness.' I felt mortified thai my fri ends and the friend* of my princi pal should act in this (to say the least> indecorous mauuvr; but, under the ex citement of the moment, they had for gotten tbeir manhood, and also were overjoyed at their cajitiuu coming off victor ia the fight ' 44 In a few moments Mr. Bowie ad dressed me. stating thst he would take his principal from the field. I bowed |o lam, placed Col. Hayes in a carnage, aud drove to his residence, where we dined. 44 After 001. Tom Hayes and Mr. Nu gent became inseparable friends, upon the principle, 1 suppose, of (\>!tmfl />fl m in the play of ttie ' Lady c 4 Lyons,' ,' How well I like a mau after I have once fought him.'" The bar and Sea Settle*. A correspondent at Fortress Monroe, Va., says: Apropos of fish, the most remarkable iclithyologioal specimen I ever beheld abonod in these waters, and is called " the gar"—oe-gar, I should say, from its form, color and place of abode. It has a small round fxslv aud pointed head, exactly like an eel, hut with the addition of rotnbic scales and tiny fin* near the odd little termi nus which no doubt it consider* a flrst d is* toil, but which ln>ar* aUmt a* clove a resemblance to our idea of a caudal appendage a* does the rear of a locomo tive. It ia of the genus Ispidostcn*, with numerous cousins in the pike fami ly, and its principal peculiarity consist* in muscle, for strength and a-tivity of which it exoel* any trained acrobat. Startled bv the motion of a passing ship, it will dart out of the water like a flash, skimming above the surface with gigantic lean* and lightning rapidity, touching nothing for rod*, but sustained by sheer force of it* own muscular con tortions, aud looking exactly like n brown snake scudding through the grass. Auioug other wonders of the deep ar the sea nettles that occasionally swarm in the surf to the groat discomfort of bathers. They are a sort of marine crea tures of polvpns nature, that look liko an innocent little wsd of moss clinging ton sea-weed. They *eem to possess not only life but intelligence, however, for they always make straight for the ex|H*ed oarts—the hands, feet, face or neck—and their sting, thongli not gen erally serious, is similar in effect and appearance to a scald. Fireproof Clothing. Mr. Bieborath, of Dresden, has boeu experimenting with a view to And some cheip substance that would prevent ladies clothing from burning with flame. Weak solutions of alum were not satis factory, but a live per cent, solution of phosphate of ammonia proved quite successful; the impregnated clothes did not burn with flame, but were merely destroyed by carbonization. Lastly, a solution containing five per cent, phos phate of ammonia was tried on linen and woolen atuffs. Here, too, there was no burning. The stuffs treated with phos phate of amuiouia did not even burn when they had been vigorously rubbed with gunpowder. The powder flashed, but toft the atuffs unoousnmed. The clothe* lose their incombustibility, how ever, by getting wet or being washed. It ia a disadvantage, too, that they can only be worn in certain places. TKHMB: S'-i.OO a Year, in Advance. I Scorpion*, (rati pedes, Tarantula. Then are two kinds <>f scorpions, the green uiil the black; the Utter ia the must VFUuututu. Wheu I lived ui Trebi b>uJ, say* a writer, they ware e<> nnmrr oils that we kept a canopy over the bed to caU-h thoae which migfit (all from the calling. It waa carefully examined every moruiug. 1 have shaken them out of my boots. 1 repeatedly came within an ace of stepping on oiie with my bare feet wheu getting out of bad. They have an uncanny way of biding in cracks and under large atonea, and rnn with spider-like jM-ed wheu aroused, holding their apiky tail in the air, in an aggressive man tier that ia not reaaaur ing. It ia claimed by aome that no awelliug follow H the ating, but only pain and aometimea death. But I have aeen several caa* of aoorpiop-poiaocing at tended with swelling; Nicola, my don key-driver, had hia leg a welled to twice the sixe,attended with excruciating pain. In Aat a Minor the native make a decoc tion of acorpiuna, and give it to their children na an auudote and preventive. I never heard it did any good. This, on the theory of aimitia airrUUbtu, might tie called Houiasopathic treatment if it had not Been employed before CTCT Hahnemann waa born. The oeutijxxle or scalopendra ia an other insert atxmt which I know noth ing good that can he laid to ita credit. Possibly a use may l> found for it, aa they uiM- spiders' webs for quinine in fever and ague, aud powdered rock roaches for linght'a diaeaae. It has not over thirty feet, ao that the name ia a misnomer; bnt the feet terminate in a sharp and scratchy point The centipede ia oop(>r-colored, and ita back ia armed with scales thst make it quite hard. Ita sting is more often fatal than that of the scorpion, and I have never taken to it kindly, since I had an adventure with one in Smyrna. 1 was sitting at supper, thinly clad in accordance with the cus tom of the country during the long steady heat which endures from April to October. Suddenly 1 noticed semething creeping over my instep, and in an in stant it was crawling np mv leg, scratch ing the skin slightly aa it leisurely pur sued ita way up toward my knee. Ap prehending the situation at uJ discovered an enor mous Uraiit ula in the middle of her (til low, jost like a great ink-epot. Hating seen it afterward bottled, I can testify that its lag* had a spread of ail iochee, and iU black hairy body waa the siae of a pigeon's egg. Hhe screamed, that be ing the right thing to do under the cvr cumatanoea, which brought the family to the room; aa her brother entered the tarantula made a spring at him, which resulted in the candle falling oo the floor and a general rush of wyoße; pell-mell, for the door. The candle having been re-Lit, it then became im portant to find out on whom the taran tula mi*ht lie crawling. After aome more fun of thia aort, the creature waa finally driven into a corner and impaled on a sharp spike and waa then preeerred in alcohoL Who aaya alcohol has no UN? The Lyre Bird. One of nature's singular and beantifnl freaks is found embodied in the lyre bird, an inhabitant of the mountains of Australia. It seem* strange enough to find this large bird classed with the wren family, those tiny warbler* of Eng lish hedge-row*, but science pronounces them of similar construction, howerer different in appearance. The name bf the lyre-bird has twen bestowed on ac count of the resemblance of the tail feathers of the male to an ancient lyre bnt the natiTes of Australia call it bullm. hulten, in imitation of its wild, shrill cry. Tue color of its plnmsge is rich rather than brilliant. Mostly of a dark brownish-gray, it is brightened by red on the throat and the abort leathers at the base of the tail. it is very shy in its habits, choosing haunt* among "the thickly wooded cliffk which are almost inaccessible to the most danng hunter. It* nest is gener ally placed in the crotch of some tree very near the ground, a* it ia not a bird of lofty flight, and love* best to hide among the low undergrowth of the forest. Its nee. ia roughly built of sticks aud leaves, of a round form, with the entrance on one aide, and seen from a little distance resemble* a heap of forest rubbish tumbled together by chance; but, inside, nothing could ex ceed the softness and delicacy of the b-ather lining supplied by the mother bird. In *hia downy nest she deposit* one single egg of a*hy gray spotted with brown. As alio only neat* once a veer, it is natural that these birds should not be very numerous. They are generally found in isolated pair*," and the male jealously resents any infringement upon Ilia domain, fighting with a good will any other suitor that may dare to cast eye* ou hia lady. This jealousy ia often made use of by'the natives to entrap the binl. They fasten a tail from some captured bird upon the head, aud oon oealing themselves in Uie bushes, move sufficiently to give a natural swaying motion to the feathers. When the male sees the appearance of a supposed rival, he advances, furious for tattle, and falls an easy prev to the hnnter. The lyre-bird might properly be call ed the Australian mocking-bird, for, be sides its own peculiar uote, it imitates the song of other birds, and even human voices. A saw mill was at one time situ ated among the Australian mountains where these birds were known to have their haunts. On holidays, when the mill was stopped and was still, from out the wild, unbroken forest came sounds of human laughter and singing, barking of dogs, even an imitation of the rough, rasping noise of the saw. mingled with notes of all kiuds of birds, and at inter val* the sharp, shrill bullenbulten, which bet rayed h< lyre-bird as the imi tative singer. Efforts have been made to raise the young of the lyre-bird, but they invariably droop and die after a few months of captivity.— Harper'* Maga zine. The siugiug swan is a native of the far,| far North, where it is called the '1 Whistling Swan." Its notes are me lodious, and as whole flocks of them sing while in flight, their high, wild, viol-like mnaio is often heard at great distances. It visits England and the Scottish Islands dnring the oold winter monthß, where it ia ahot and marketed as game. These song swans are also called " Hoopers." from the resemblance of their uote to the cry of "Hoop hoop!" NUMBER 35. A FATAL FHiHT WITH CO.ITICT*. Aa I prUIM la ifca * hssta Wsrfc-Ss— A Crrlli ISMS!. H 111.4 Ml s.sr*L V* .aa4r4. A desperate fight at the work honae in Hi. Louis, between four of the guards and a number of the prisoners, who hsd evidently been organising n attamptad escape, resulted In the death of ooe of the prisoner* and tbe serious wounding of four others. For some dart pests spirit of unreal hsd been observable among BODO of lb# pn*an#rt, but no overt act occurred until tbe afternoon of the trouble, when ooe of the guarda, uamnl Merkel, saw a paper communion tion passed between two of them. This at onoe precipitated matter*, and led to tbe fatal encounter. The dead prisoner, Geerge Htovena by name, was an haliit ual vagrant, who for a year past bad gravitated lietween the police court and tbe work-honae. He was an epileptic, and on this aoooant claimed an immunity from the severe labor of stone-breaking, at which the rity'a offender* *re put when sent down; but the work house authorities believed that his sickness was * sham, and compelled him to take his place on the rook piles with the other prisoners. Hinoe this was done hkevena had been noticed to be morose and fallen, and a few days before tbe previous affray he committed a murder out assault upon George Meme, one of the guarda, for which he was punished. Of late he had been seen in mysterious euooaaMtiuD with other prisoners, and m he ra known to be a desperate end powerful men. he wee closely watched by the guards. While be wee working in the geng superintended by one of the gaerde named Chrietien Ki'lbe, Stereo* wee eeen bj Gnerd Mer kel to ptok np e piece of peper which been dropped et hie feet lt another pHeoner. Merkel immediately ep preached him end eeked him to ear render the paper. HUrrene clinched it in hi* hand, end declared he would die before be wonld give it np. The pria oner who bad dropped the peper offered to get it back, bat Sterene refused to surrender it under any consideration. After eome parleying on the part of the gnerd*, who wished to obtain possession of the auspicious communication peaee fnlly, they attempted to' take it from Steven* by force, when he, though heavilv ehackled, proved able to fight like a lion. He aeiaed large rock* and Itegau aaaanlting the guards, at the eame time calling on hi* fellow prisoner* to aid him. Guard Coy drew a revolver and fired at Steven*, inflicting a alight wound, which Steven* responded to by striking CVy on the heed with a huge rock, inflicting a serious wound. The scene at this moment was one of great excitement and confusion. The prison em were collected together from differ ••at parts of the yard, and were evident lv ready to follow Stevens' lead who* he called on them. The guards did not wait for the attack, bat ran to a shanty in which a nnmber of loaded shot-gun* were kept. Arming themselves, they returned and found the prisoners. had apparently made np their minds Io resist wildly and their presence was greeted with a volley of rocks, one of which struck Oapt. MrQuard on the head, knocking nun senseless. The i guards fired upon the prisoners, and Stevens end four others fell, the farmer mortally wounded. Two of the other prisoner*, Henry Watson and Mont gomery Morgan, were badly wounded, the others received flesh wounds only. Stevens died seven minutes after being shot, and the rest surrendered. Mr. Brunt M Style. The editor of the ChrUtiam InteUi j/encer wrote, some fifteen ytara ago, to the poet Bryant, asking as to the ac quisition of s good English style. The poet answered in s letter, from which we make the f 1 lowing extracts: ••It seems to me," he says, "that in style we ought first, and above all things, to aim at clearness of expression. An obscure style is, of course, a bad style. "In writing we should always con sider, not oSy whether we have ex pressed tbe thought in a manner whifih meets our own comprehension, bat whether it will be understood by readers in general ••The quality of style next in irnport anee is attractiveness. It should invite and agreeably detain the reader. To acquire such a style, I know of no other wsv than to contemplate good models, and consider the observations of able critics, "I would recur for this purpose to the elder worthies of our literature—to such writers sa Jeremy Taylor, and Barrow, and Thomas Fuller—whose works are perfect treasures of the riches of our language. Many modern writers have great excellences of style, but few are without some deficiency. "I derived great advantage in my vouth from a careful reading of Kame's Elements of Criticism— not *o much from the theoretical parts, which I do not esteem very highly, as from observ ing the instances be brings forward of the beauties and faults of distinguished writers. "A very useful direction ia given >n Mackintosh's work on the *Btudy of the Law.' He advises tbe student whenever, in any author, be meets with a striking tarn of phrase or a passage.of unusual lxaatT, not to pass over it cur sorily, but to dwell upon it, read it over and Over, and endeavor to impress its excellence upon the mind. "I have bat one more counsel to give in regard to the formation of a style in aomposition, and that ia, to read the poets—the nobler and grander one* of our language. In tnis way Warmth and energy is communicated to th# diction and a musical flow to the sentences." Herd* of Wisdom. It is bad to lean against a falling wall Attention to little things is the eeonomy of virtue. Slight small injuries, and they will beoome none at all. A good word for a bad one is worth much and costs little. Love's words are written on roe. leaves, but with tears. That of which proud people are often proudest is their pride. Judge not from appearance lest you might err in your judgment. Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together. Great things areuot accomplished by dream, but by years of patient study. Ho is rich who Raves a penny a year ; and he is poor who runs behind a penny s year. It is very foolish for poople to pnt themselves to the trouble of being ill natured. People look at your six days in the week to see what you mean on the seventh. There is nothing evil but what is within us; the rest is either natural or accidental. Disdain not yonr inferior, though poor, sinoe he may be much your.supe rior iu wisdom. We pass our lives in regretting the psst, complaining of the present, and indulging false hopes of the fntnre. Ilea* *r Nice thing far a hot day-* 000 l thou mnrt Too aoa't fa*to your elothy* with * rolhnf-fcin. American lg boo*" •ftotally being ei ported to flermany. America erports largo ■**■ °* condensed milk to England. Hope it a leaf-Joy, mbioh may bo beaten out to a great extension, like gold. The earth la flattened at the poles, awl , likewise the aame ia frequently the oa.o with aapiring politicians. An editor la a man who chronicles the departare of other people for the 000 l and deUotou* aummer raaorta. There la lota or pbolka in this wortl whoae only importance konaista in thmr I wing eaklnaim— Joth Bltttmg* The atore of a man who doean't adver ttae look* aa lonely aa a sprinkling wi uu a wet day. —iXmuisunvilU Smtiaal "BSXSSSZ SET* Tha ta attaint than for ro* to 10, I. to AT* it out lbs window. Here', a nioa Utile pieoe of new. for the little folks: "A Arm is Bellevilla, lIL, tnrna oat 180,000 gailooa of eaator oil every year." The Dowager Queen Caroline Amelia of Denmark, who baa jaat completed ber eighty-second yaar ia the oldeat living member of any of the royal fami liar of Europe. We bare jaat been thinking bow lan guage came into the world. It waa dur ing Adam and Ba'a Aral quarrel, whan one word brought on another.—Cincin nati tktfurda# Sight. In Kew Or lean* a man,who put his arm oat of a street-car window bad it broken by coming in contact with a ear passing in a contrary direction. V er diet for the plaintiff. *7,800. "Htaekarma: Pitoblorka and rakea." —ch,oaoo Journal. Ground arms: Hpadea and boea.— JaektmvilLe (IU.) Journal. Present alma: A Sew York Graphic. Order arm*: The iod and switch. It baa fust bean found out that a Want em man gained a big reputation for patriotism on the Fourth by backing hi* mule against a high board fence and let ting it kick. Kwn hia nt door neigh bor mistook the aoond for artillery flring. Don't tU a man you sweat It ia vulgar. Inform him that TOO are being .deprived of the online and oleaginoua fluids of your material suhstance through the exeretoriss of year pellnad cuttclc, with a sensible condensation oj moisture upon the superficial exterior. It ia said thai at the time of the Rev olution a German wwhed to open a tav ern near Philadelphia, and having noth ing for a sign but a picture of hia old king he placed it oo a pole by his door, and the village which sprang up around the tavern is called " "Dte King of Prus sia" to this day. The town of Black Diamond, CaL, enjoy* the distinction of being the only wailed town on the Pacific Coast. It baa a high fence aurrounding it, and the only entrance is a gate, over which is au inscription wanting the public of a five-dollar fine upon any person who leaves the gate open. Ob ssa! Ob mighty, mighty asa! Tnat give* lbs Sns*ctt ache to DM. Tbai sfwil* n? appetite far tsa, Obssaf Ob 4sep' Ob mighty, nighty deep. 1 gar* thss what I oosM as* keep, And o'er thy water* wspt a swap; The laws of Mississippi forbid the marriage of a widow and ner father-in law. Therefore Alfred Boyce, aged 60, and Mary Boyce, aged 19, were com pelled to go to'lllinois to have the oere mouv performed. He is sickly, and may die soon. Hi* father ia alive, at the age of 82, and Mary says she would as lief marry him, abe likes the family so well nzLD srosv*. TU piaaasat at the stoat of day To play Owptrt. And if your maka* s miss The has, But if shsrivea your abm a thwack. Why, whack Her bask' T.iphtning travels nearly a million tunee fester than thunder. The speed of lightning ia so great that it would go 480 fawy round the earth in a minute, whereas the sound of thunder would go scarcely thirteen miles in the same space of time. Thunder will take a second to travel 880 yards, beaoe a popular nuehod of aDDruxunaUng the distance STthundeSLd is s. follows: Imme | diataly yon see the lightning flash put your hand upon your poise and count bow manv time* it beats before v< >u bear the thunder; if it beats mx puW linfw the storm is one mile eff, if twelve it is two miles off, and so on. In the case of elderly people five pulsa tions wonld measure Dearly the same period of time as six in the ease of young < person*. TUX raoraaenss. In winter, rags; la smnmer, bogs. In tokaaa drags; la sdvarsity, ahrags. -Com. Sal. Aigtt For drinking, mugs. For Biltong, dog*; In moving, tags; In loving, bugs. Bat what of it f-A'. T. Graphic. In shooting, slugs; • In boating, tags; In poodles, pugs. Intemperance, jug* • And who cares T—Norrittown Herald. A wicked telegraph man assuming unsophisticated look, approached an i electric mae&ine on exhibition in Chnrch street, and seemed eager to try it The exhibitor, glad to eae the new patron, welcomed him oordially to try, and ex patiated upon the machine's merits in coring diseases. The telegraph man 'took hold. The figure on the dial reached the wonted limit passed it went on and , upward, and the pointer still kept firing i arouml and the crowd grew absorbed. ' The machine man. losing his accustomed front, dashed at the machine to see what • moaed ill inexplicable conduct, while the telegraph man held to his grip, as suming an unsteady aspect and wild, haggard expression. Armed with a cop per wire under his coat, the ends reach ed to the wrists, he had made a " cir cuit " and the machine was powerless to effect him. The joke came out to the delight of the crowd, whose good humor knew no bounds at the result —A T ew Haven Courier. snoncß SOKOS The melancholy days have oorne— Ths saddest of tbe tot; When duster* are too cool to wear And ulsters are too hot. —Ocmrier-Jonm/u. But soon the summer dog-days come- That scorch as torrid sonee; We wiab with Dncto Sydney Smith To sit round in our bone*. Pass it along! • —Boston Pod. With a nice box of good cigars, An ioe box by our aide, . Well game through the mosquito ban, Till golden eventide Comes along. . UnrkrnMfi Repmbhean. Then to our hasted coach we go, ADd try to got repose- But o'er it ocmes the mosqui-to Lights on our tender noee And sings his song. —Atlioboro CVroniris. Charles Beads is 64 years old ; Jacob Abbot, 75; Edmond About, 50 ; William T. Adam* (Oliver Optic), 56 ; A. B. Al oot, 79 ; T. B. Aldrieh, 42 ; Berthold Auerbaeh, 66 : George Bancroft. 78; Robert Browning, 66 ; Carlyle, 83; 8. L. Clemens (Mark Twain). 43 ; G. W. Curtis, 54 ; B. H. Dana, 91 ; Darwin, 69 ; Disraeli, 73 ; Hepworth Dixon, 57 ; Emerson, 75 ; J. A. Fronde. 60; W. E. Gladstone, 69; Bret Harte, 39; J. G. Holland, 59; Dr. Holmes, 69; Jnlia Ward Howe, 59 ; Thomas Hughes, 55 ; T. H. Huxley, 58 ; George Eliot, 58 ; Longfellow, 71; Benson J. Lossing, 65; Donald G. Mitchell. 56; Max Mai ler, 55 ; James Parton, 56; Mayne Beid, 60; Renan. 55; Buskin, 59 ; John G. Haxe, 62 ; Mrs. Stow®, 66 ; Tennyson, 69; Anthony Trollop®, 68; Whither, 71; Wilkie Collins, 53 ; Swinburne, 41; William Black, 37; M. P. Tapper, 68 ; C. D. Warner. 49; W. D. Howell*, 41.