Old Age. I often think waoh tottering form That limp* along hi life • deeliua. One* wore a heart aa voting, aa warm. A* fnll of idle thought aa mine' And each lie* had ita dream of jot, Hi* own nnequaled pure romance. • Vunmencitig when the hlunhiug boy Ptrat thrilled at lovely woman • glance And each could tell hi* tale of yonth, Would think it*eoene* of love evince Mora passion, more nuearthli truth*. Than any tale before or ainoe ; Yea. they oonld tell of tender lay*. At midnight penned in claaaie shade* , Of day* more bright than modem day*. Of maid* more fair than modern mania The Old OHM Mill. By Wilhia brook, lnud, The water-wbvel turn* round and round. The cvow* now wing their soathsrn way The rqmrrwte in the nnt tree* play ; With Uterry shout* the sahooi boy* run ; The mountain* blush ueath autuwu* *uu Thmr grwin ih< y bring ado* ti the hill. The farmer*, to the old gnat mill; And faint fruni far u rr hill and date Palls on the ear the thresher'* flail , While grind* tin mill with rambling eouud. The water-*heel turn* round aud ronud Long year* have iv>mr c. ,*el * The will with age i- *: >.ui *ud gray The roof K*o* v ids io nun and ami; With cobwebs thick the wall* are hung The pond is oWigtown with weed* . The marsh-wren bui da ac-iwig the rwed* The night wind* thro tha wukow* moan ; The -booi- house gone, the chiktrai grown ; The farmers sleep where wild dower* grow, Who brought tbe-r gram so loug ago. When ground the null with rambling sound. And the water-wheei turned round and round HANDSOME JACK. All was commotion this evening in Sandy Flat ; the excitement was great est, though, iu the " Nugget," the gener al reiideavons of the miners. In fact, the conversation became so interesting that some of the most reliable and regular players pushed their chairs back near to the stove, and, assuming a comforta ble position, determined to discuss the subject thoroughly and have it settled at once. There was a silence of a iew moments after a while, each face wearing a thoughtful expression, as though each man was at his very wits' ends what uext to aay. The silence was brokeu by Jim Mar- : shall, wh e face was barely discernible behind the deu9e clou J of smoke that floated before him, and which spoke *' "in proof of the profound thought iu wliich he had beea absorbed. "Boys," said he, "they're a mighty tine-lookin' pa : r, anyhow, specially the little'nn." This remark bad been made no less than a dozen times by Jim since the ar rival of the two ladies by the evening stage, and every time he reiterated it he added more stress to " 'specially the lit tle 'nn." "The big 'an isn't to he sueez-tl at, neither," added Bill Tnrner. * BUI Turner's name fitted h ; ru exactly, for he ready af all to "go into " every new thing heard of or that happened "to come his way. First in starting off to any new diggings that were heard of, and first to return with a big disgust; first to get into a row, and first to beat a disgraceful retreat. 80 to-mcat he was, as ever, ready to take part in the discusaiou ; and, in fact, he took a most lively interest in it, for he bail cast more than a friendly eye on the " little 'un " as she alighted from the stage, and, true to his fickle natare, he was immediately a captive to her charms ; for indeed she was very pretty, as in fact was the larger one. The cause of his remark in reference to this latter was that made by Jim Marshall. Bill hail a wholesome dread of James ; and well he might, for their natures were as nuiike as the stately pine and the scrubby chaparral, which difference had often been proved to Bill's shame ; so when he heard Jim Marshall express such a derided preference for the small er of the two ladies, he, true to his name and nature, immediately trans ferred his affections to the larger one ; still he felt a little nettled, and ventured a deprecatory remark : " B it, bqys, yon know she looks a little—well"— catching the eye of Jim. " Well, now, how does she look? Oat with it," said Jim. " That's what I was goin' to say—she's a raigbtv (toe lookin* gal," added Bill. Bat Jim knew that was not what he had intended tosay;stil he remained silent, and as the night was pretty far spent and adjournment in order, the con vention disbanded. There was a little scene that night, however, not witnessed by any of tha miners, which took place outside of the Nugget. The actors were two, namely: Jim Marshall aud Bill Turner. " Now, Bill, I want yon to teU me what yon was goto' to say about that little 'un," said Jim. "I wasn't goin* to say i#ything, I ' swear I wasn't." gasped Bill, for by the fierce visage of the man before him be knew that be was wholly in earnest • " Now, see here, Bilh if ever you bbv a word agin them unpertected gala " Bill did not wait to hear the rest, but " You can jest chaw me up, if I do," he put in. With an approving noil, Jim walked away toward his cabin, and BUI toward his. Away down among the chaparral there glimmered a faint light that, sent its timid rays out through the little window, which were soon lost in the surrounding darkness o? the wooded mountains. If we take a look into dhe cabin through the window, what do we see ? Two ladies, evidently sisters, but not the least alike in appearance. One tall and rather dark, with long dark hair, that hangs careless ly down her back as she sits gazing affectionately at the sweet face before her—tliat of the ono who had been christened by the miners the " little 'un." She, the smaller ene, is fair, sweet faced and child-like; her (Ace as smooth and soft as the velvety wing of a butterfly; and now. over the sweet, deep blue eyes the lids uuoonscioasly fell, and her'nodding bead slowly drops and is c ;ught by the hand of her Bister, who lays it gently on her breast; and there, like an innocent babe, Bbe lies sleeping, with the arms of her sister encircling her, while two dark eyes look down with a love akin to pity npon the face Of the unconscious girl. But why did they come litre f The question might well puzzle tbe braiu of the most thoughtful miner. Here in this isolated cabin, far up in the Sierras, miles away from any of their kind—why did they come here, and what do they intend to visible around her eves as she alow IT spelled " Thankee, tunm, thankee," he said, very much confused ; " rather—a— pe culiar name ;" and his tanned face grew almost blue with what would have beeu a blush had it been of a fairer hue. J tin was sorry he had put that question, for, as he expressed it several week* after in the Nugget, he " hail held his own " till then. What added more to his coal a - siou was just the slightest ripple of laughter from the adjoining ruota where the ill iadr was. He soou, however, pleaded the lateness of ttie hour, and, after a kind invitation to '"call again," depsuted toward his own cabin, where he divested himself of his present clothes and put ou more comforts hie ones, -ap pearing m his accustomed place iu the Nugget, looking as iunoceut as a lamb, only an hour late. That night every miner in town knew what the name of the two young ladies was, whioii information Jim Marshall bail the honor and indis cretion to impart. " But how did von dud it out?" ask id I one. t " Ob, I got it from the stage driver this evening," he replied, and resumed his pipe. " \Y by, I asked him last evening, and he said he didn't know nothin' about Vin," was tbe bombshell that Bill Tur ner dropped on Jim Marshall's head. There was a short siience . them Jim added, slowly : "Well, mebbc lie forgot." But it would not do. There were a few winks passed around, and thou Sam Xoves put in, significantly : " Say, Jim, where was you gom' to night with your store clothes on when I see you croesin' the little canon ?" Jim arose and made quick time for the door, to escape the roar which he knew was approaching, but which caught him before he reached the door. For a week after this disastrous night Jim Marshall was not seen at the Nug get, and did not care to talk with any oue whom he met; but one thiug was noticed, that he no longer made his visits to the cabin chaparral a secret; and these visits grew more frequent, as did also those of Bill Turner. Jim soon re turned to the Nngget, and, after suffer ing a little from the sport of the "the hoys," settled back into his original con dition of comfort. So the weess passed on into months; still the same impenetrable mystery hang around the occupants of the iso lated little cabin. At the end of three ' months it was pretty well settled that Jim Marshall and the " little 'nn " were engaged, and Bill Tnrner frankly ad mitted that he and the larger one were. One evening Jim called at the cabin, and as it waa no unusual occurrence, found that Bill Turner had preceded him; and, as was always the case when ever Jim called, the adored of William pleaded illness, excused herself and dis appeared. Tins seemed singular to Jim as well as to Bill, but still it was never spoken of; and on such occasions tbe latter would don bis hat and also disap pear; but this eveutog be saw fit to re main, aud, as his chief topics of conver sation were narrations of wild and ro mantic adventures, he started in with some of the mmt startling aud blood curdling, of which he generally was the hero. Jim took no interest iu these re citals of imaginary adventures, and only wished he conld bave administered his boot to this loquac'.ons gentleman aud retained the good graces of the fair one before him. 80 he smothered his wrath, and forced himself to listen to Bill's stories notil he heard him mention tbe name of a person who had been suspect ed of the murder f the sheriff in the adjoining county; this man's name was Jack Redman, but bettor known as " Hanilsome Jack." Bill said he knew that Jack was guilty because he saw the murder. Both of the men were a little confused when they looked at the girl in front of them. Her face was deathly pale. "Did you ssv you saw him kill the sheriff?" said Miss Smith, timidly. "Yes, 'um; saw him shoot him," re plied Bill. " Say. Bill," put in Jim, "what kind of a lookin' man was Handsome Jack?" " Well," he arm were, 1, " he was about six feet, had a heavy board, and was a pretty fine-looking fel er.' "Did he have bis thumb and fore finger on his left hand cat off ?" asked Jim. "Yes, yes; come to think of it," lie replied. Jim thirsted for blood; so, seoing his chance, he bore down npon hia enemy. " Beggin' your pardon, mum," said he, this feller has been lvin' all this evening. Now yon see I know Hand some Jack—" "Do you ?" broke in Miss Smith, quickly. " Yes 'um—do you f" "0, no, no," she replied, "but I've * beaid of him." " Yes ,'nm; I know him," he went eaker grew still whiter as he spoke those words which have made so many hearts leap for joy, and then she arose and looked him in the face, and with trembling hps she asked: "And be was saved?" "That's inore'n I can tell," said he; " 'cause when we was let out in tbe morning the bird bad flew," " When who were let out?" she said, ) quickly. " Why, the jury. I was foreman of the jury that acquitted him," he re t plied. "Thank Ood," she ( said. The fair I bead fell hack, and she would bave fallen bad not tbe strong arms of Jim : Marshall caught her. At the same time there was a sound from the adjoining room, like b sigh of relief: tlnn the inanimate form which Jim held in his arms liegan to revive, and soon the '.ids rose from the blue eyes, a smile flitted across the sweet faoe, anil Jim, much agitated, and for- THE CENTRE REPORTER getting the proseuee of anv one else, kiss,si the white brow of the "lovely girl. She *,*>ll revive,! stiftlcieutly to sit, aud Jim, after putting oiue water to her lips, excused himself, aud, follow,sl by ltill at a distance, moved away from the cabin. Strange were the thoughts that passed through the utiuda ot the two men that uight and the next day. They felt that the mystery of these two jter sous was datlv increasing, growing deeper aud more insoluble. Ilow do they live? Why do they live here? Where did they come from ? And many other questions, equally mystifying, ar roved themselves lieduutH before their miuds. The uext oveuiug, t the N'igget, the iucidenta of the previous eveuiug were fully detailed, for, sure enough, Hill Turner had told they hole thing, inelul iug the kiss, aud it was with much trepidatiou aud misgiving that Jim Marshall ventured to face the frequent era of this reiideavons; but when he entered, the excitement in the immedi ate vicinity of Bill Turner was so great that he slipped into his place almost un noticed. In a few moments, Sam Noyeso auie ruuuiug out of the oaek nxim, into which he had just stepped, and end : " Where's Jim Marshall ? " Seeing him at the same instant, he beckoned him into the room which he had just left, and the uieu waited breath lessly tor his r turn ; and, iu fait, some of the more curious followed him, and then they saw a sight that made the bhssl of at least oue of their nuiulw boil. But what was it? Through the wiu dow of the cabin down in the chaparral tliev saw the sweet little Miss Snath, with her bead lying affectlouately upon the breast of a man. his arms encircling her waist, while he imprinted kisses upon her upturned lips. It *ai too much for Jim; he rushed out through the saloon, and down toward the cabin, with pistol in hand. " Foller him, boys, foller him," cried Saui Noyea, fearful lest the iiifiiriateil man should commit a rash deed. The saloon poured forth its occupants, Bill Turner beading the crowd, and who reached the cabin at almost the name instant that Jim did. aud in a moment the cabin was full of breathlc**, )aut ing men. Standing at one enu wm a due looking young man, supporting the trembling form of the frightened girl, iu his baud he held a pistol, ready U> shoot tbe first wan who made a move. No one seemed to know the stranger. His eyes were fixed on Jim Marshall, who in return glared at the lutrnder like a panther, and was the first to speak. " Handsome Jack ! " said he. "Jim Marshall I " was the reply. *• Who is sbc?" gasped Jim, pointing. •' My wife ! came iu a firm, manly voice. The next morning there were two de serted claims over in the canon : the cabins that the day previous hail cover ed the heads of Jim Marshall and Bill Turner were now untenanted, an I at night, when Sam Noyes looked out of his beck window toward the little cabin down in the chaparrel, all was darkness. African Spider*. Lmagstone was once bitten, wheu half asleep, by a light-colored spider. Feeling something running serosa his forehead, he put np his hsud to wi|>e it off, when he was sharply stung on the hand and head, and the" pain was very acute, but it ceased after two hour*. The natives declare that there is a small black spider in tbe country whose bite is fatal, but the great traveler did not meet with an instance in which death could be traced to this insect, though he saw a very large black hairy spider an inch and a quarter loug, and three quar ters of ati inch broad, wbi h had a hook at the end of its front claws similar to that at the cud of the scorpion's tad. When these books were pressed the poison came ont. There are spiders iu South Africa which seize their prey by leaping npon it from a distance of sev eral inches. When alarmed.they can spring alsmt a ft for itself on the wall, cov ered with a white, silky stuff. There it is seen standing the whole day. It has no real web bnt the aoft, silky carpet, and is a harmless though an iigiv neigh bor.— Travel* >n Africa. A Polnler's Contempt. Au English paper says: Id proof of the dislike a pointer w.ll show to a hiul allot, Mr. J ewe a dn '<• the following aueodote, given on reliable authority: A gentleman, on bia requesting the loan of a pointer dog from a friend, waa in formed by him that the clog would Ice have very well so long a he could kill hia birdie, but if he frequently missed fire it would run home aud leave him. The dog was sent, and the following day filed for trial; but nnfortunately hia new master was a remarkably bad shot. Bird after bird rose and was fired at, but still pnrsncd its flight untouched, till at last the pointer liecame careless and often miased his game. As if seemingly will ing, however, to give one chance more, he made a dead atop at a fern bush, with his nose painted downward, the foot bent, and his tail straight and steady. In this position he remained firm until the sportsman waa close to him with both barrels cocked: then, moving stead ily forward for a few paoea, he at last stood still near a bunch of heather, the tail expressing the anxiety of the mind, by moving regularly backward and for ward. At last sprang out a fine old blackcock. Bang! bang! went both barrels, bntj the bird escaped unhurt. The patience of the dog was now quite exhausted, and instead of dropping to charge, he tamed boldly around, plaoed his tail between his legs, gave one growl, long and lond, and set off as fsst as he could for his own home. CENTRE HALL, CENTRE CO., PA., THURSDAY. OCTOBER 24. 187*. llKltOll TOII AMI lUKIMi. IH.iaa l ! ••• .I4 lei* !•• warl Hat* |rr. a4 Tkramk glfr*S ► • < *a*4 Wrarlt aI.aoO.COO We* lrw Vkrera. The I'aciAo steauihq> Golden elate, wlieu off Uie west coast of Mexico 011 July 27, 1H62, t,s>k tire, aud her com mander, t'apt. Hudson, ran her ashore on the beach about eighteen miles north of Manaanillo. The vessel was burned to the water * edge. 228 human Uuuga had their live* in bet destruction, either by the tUuie* or he waves, ami the rnh tr,*a*ure she had on b mid, of #1,500,000 lit gold and bullion, *** l. to the bottom. The treasure was inclosed 111 ninety six bote*, the cotiteuts of which vsrietl in value from 94,000 to #07.000 each. Several expeditious were aeut dowu from Sau Fraucisco to r**>vcr the treasure, but all oame back empty hauded. Ihe aurf aloug ibe coast where the veseel was wrecked ia terrible tu its might, aud its roar onu be heard for miles. At last au expedition went dowu which took along two divers, Johnson aud Sidney Oook. Mr. t\*ik succeeded :n overcoming her culeau difficulties aud recovering a large amount of treasure. The timl dive was made ly Jnluaoii, who weut down outside tlie surf and worked hi* way in as well a* lit* could uu tbe bottom, to the wreck. But he only timk down with him the ordiuarv weights that divers use, and 'he waves made a plaything of him. The bie rollers going in would heave him along at ran* hore speed, and tb# uuder-tow would seiae hia bulk and roll him back to the sur face, a badl> scared and discluragid man. Cx>k made the uex Jive, (ut which ho had prepared himself acoordiug to Uta views of the reiuireineut* of the .iocs aion. Two hundred pounds of lead were disposed tirndy on and about him. That weight kepd him dowu. and a* he crawl ed on hu> abdomen over tle valid he ea capsl the force of the billows and bad ouly the uuder-tow to contend with. Kelatiug the atorv himself, he saya: " Shortly after reaching the locality of the brokeu end of the keel-which was confined in the sand under the engine bed piste, I was violently forced along the bottom by the uuder-tow. After being dashed in shore by a huge break er, 1 came in eoutact with two square ends of wood sticking oat of the sand aland an inches, hut before I could make an examination of them 1 was dashed away. Whet I again found them I clasped both arms around them, while the surf and under-low would swing me around in a circle. I did not know what I bal hold of, whrtner the ends of timliera or boxes of gold, until the uuder-tow rutin.ng under my arms cut the aaud away around the Ui so that they tilted over. I then realized what I held clasped in my arms. I shouted and cheered to myself, as I knew all would do when the boxes would reach the lighter. Xow, I did uot know what to do with them. i could not handle them both, and was afraid to leave one hut the Mexican divers might tlnd it, or it might become buried before I could retnru for it. 1 Dually took one IU my arms and gave a quick, string pull ou ray life-line.which is a signal of distress, and is never given except when the diver wants to be drawn rip in baste. 1 lay about ntlO feet from the lighter. The Itottoui was wiurowed in small ridges of sand run ning parallel with the shore. Over those drifts 1 was dragged aa fast as four men could haul me with an inch rope alsmt my waist. On Wing haul ed up under the end of the lighter mv back came out of the water first, my feet Wing loaded with leaded Isjot*. aud the box of gold iu my arms. 1 could faintly hear e.ietted word*— that 1 was dead. In the excitement the men ceased pumping air to me. The skiff came round to where I was su*|*lided, aud I could distinctly hear the men say I was deml. Oue of them reached under my head to unscrew my far-, glass and discovered the box in my arm*. Theu all WHS changed from sadness to eitreme joy, and three cheer* went tip for the diver. After being relieved of my burden 1 waved my hand to be low ered to the bottom again, aud aoou found the other box. 1 gave the aame signal on the life-line, but received kind treatment compared with my lira! tnp to the lighter. ! never want an other such ride as I had over those Hand ridges. with a box of gold weigh ing 175 pounds in my arm*, lying on my side, and dragged at the end of a rope. I thought every bone iu my body would be broken. One or two more boxes wore found the next day, making up a total value of some SIOO,OOO, which hod been kept up near the surface of the sand by some broken planks, but all the rent were deeply sunk iu the sand, and it seemed for a time impossible to reach them. After some days spent in inaction and consideration, the bright idea occurred to Mr. Cook of employing hydraulic power to Wire through the hard sand bottom, down to the gold, boles auf tlcieut.lv large for him to descend and explore. The carpenter* constructed a rude wooden force-pump. A hose was male of canvas, and a rolled-tip piece of sheathing metal answered for a noz -7,1e. With that crude apparatus he made his first attempts at subronrine hydraulic washing, and found that it would fully realize all he hoped for from it. Hitting on the sand, he would point tbejuozzle downward lietweeu bin lege, and in a few minutes a hale about as big as a barrel won Id lie bored, into wbieh be would gradually aink. An long as the stream of water from the pomp was kept up it would keep the hole open around him, and the rising current from it would maintain a strong current, laden full with sand, boiling and bubbling tip around him. Hut if the stream slackened for an instant, the heavy sand would immixliately pack in about him, confining him as tightly as if he had l>een in a mold. In sneh nn event he would, of course, have Iteen beyond all jxissibility of human help, and every moment thna employed by him was fraught with deadliest peril. He had to go down in that way, throngh holes twelve and fifteeu fett deep, to reach the desired point. To do so would sometime*ooonpy an hour. Often, when partially down, a huge roller would seize the hose, fastened to hia waist and his lifo-line, and wonld seeni to strive, with a giant's force, to fear him out of the hole. On one occasion, he relates: " I desoended to a plate of boiler iron, and in turning the stream of water in front of me to work my way oft' of the boiler-plate 1 became fastened by the sand closing around me from behind, which it did almost instantly. Mv arms were tinned as far as the wrists, my hands being the only part of me not tinned, as solid as if molten metal had been ran around me. The nozzle had jumped out of my hands, and was swing ing at the end of the rope which was tied to mo. The nnder-tow carried it hack over my head, the stream of water passing over my head and pointing in shore. I waa in an easy position, hut, being packed so solidly, could not make an effort to clear inyael/, or make a signal, or receive one, expecting every moment that the escape of air would lie stopped, thus bursting the air-hose, which would be the end of all. I re mained in that peaition over two hours —it seemed ages—when a huge roller came crashing in, straightening the water-hose, hedge anchor, and all in shore beyond me, ami pointing the slretuu of water directly against ine, thus washing me out." With his crude hydraulic machinery he was enabled U> recover #t>76,(IUO iimh e 111 gold, making a total of #770,(W0. Tin*ll, one night a furious gale swept the lighter* tu rmtiion the Irearh aud sank the engine, a disaster which compelled huu return to Nan Fruucisco to retlt, and an the seas,gi was then advanced, nothing could be done until the Ueit Winter (Itfil), wheu Mr. 11 ak accompanied *1 other ei|Malltiou aud recovered 9023,000 more, niskiug iu all Sl/IMft.OOO übtamed from lire wreck. The liarley < rop. 1 rum las fcivula* WIMOSMII Mtlvauks* Early m the ssaSou our rejH.ru and Axehaogrn froui the agricultural district* contained notice after notice of 46 percent., 60 per cent., and as high a* IK) la-r cent, decreased area planted to barley, clue, AS then stated, to unpro ductive prices realized for the past two years; the uncertainty of crop, and the tact, that at seeding liui'r the wrangle over the tresty of St. Stefan. > was going on, and both England and Kutsia had seemingly assumed a stand from which neither could hack down without a lew* of honor, and uot to do so was to deluge Europe with a war, thus mating Kuwuan wheat |>ru, and assuring for this country high wheat prices in such case, and farmers generally realizing this, forsook tiarley and put their land into wheat. It it now geuerally admitted that the soring wheat crop through the west is almost a failure, having been struck at iu critical prriod by eacesaivt heat, and this aluiuapkrric cause had also it* effect on barley, reducing the yield on the largely decreased area sown very materially, aud to add to the mw toi tunc was, almost over tbe rulire west, followed by great damage caused hy drenching rainsaud wind alortus lodging the crop, thus again learning the pro duct. Under these collection of misfortune* we would naturally look for a movement, at centre* like Chicago, Milwaukee and tn Louis of a character iu keeping with the diminishing production, but arr surprised to And, more eiq>ecially at t'hieagu and Milwaukee, the crop re ceipt* no far. instead of being light are really ahead of last year, the largest hauler year we ever had It is true that the insjiection rrj*ted and they tell u that barley Isalways market ed early and that this year the incentive 10 do to is strong, for it is the only ere*l the farmers hold which bring* a fair price, the lum* of their spring wheat leiug offset by the increased production of winter, or at all event*, for the time being by the large deliveries of winU-i w heat states. In looking over statistics of larlrv we And route interesting fig ore.- which we give below and the official authority from which the same ire derived \\'c find by the Milwaukrr chatnber ol commerce rejort for 1878 that lite average price of No. - ariey there ior ten year* past is $ 1.02, or only three cent* jer bushel Iwlow the current value now. The official New York produce exchange circular ai piled from the agricultural deiiarlment ol the United Stata* give* barley crop* for -c-vccral year* a* follows: l.*ril, Bx,- 011 4*l; 1-74. Y*.2,.VW); JkTA, 36.1M15... .hh riO.t'kW; there i no official cswmaU- yet for INT7. but another authority place* it at d7,ytK>,0,000 budiels, making a de ficiency for the crop of ff,.'a>o,ooo bush el-. Arcnrditig u> tbe drjwrtment of agriculture, tbe nop through the state* of lowa, Illinois, iscoiimh, Minnesota, Nebraska, Kausa* and Nevada, was for tbe year 1877 equal to 17,'200,000 bust els. Assuming the de.-roaed are* and damage done is equal to 60 per ceut., which does not seeui an over eatimste, we have a deficiency representing k,00.. 000 bushels. East of the Pacific coast, the state of New York ranks highest as a barley producer. The agricultural department reports put the atop for 18 at t>,fioo,oUi) bushels; that of 1877 was larger, it is estimated, by 1,460,000 bushels, giving a netprodurt for 1877 ol 8,4(00,000 bushels. Tne area planlecl in 1878 ia estimated at 80 to 40 per cent. l>elow 1877, or a deficiency for New York of 3,300,000 bushels. Apsrt from Pacific coast state* and those given above, the quantity of Bar ley raised is too small to materially af fect figures of production. We will, therefore, look at the de ficiency as collected above, and it ahows as follows: Bushel*. i'iiHoo,non Seven iu>rthwetern*tate* deficient S.HOU.OOn Stsfe of New York deficient 3,300,000 Total deficiency 15,400,000 Against this deficiency, however, there were last year exported to Europe and surplus of stock on August Ist, 1878, a surplus of altogether say 4,900,000 bush el*, so that the net deficiency ia equal to 10,500,000 bushels. Now un the assump tion that the crop ol 1877 was equal to .'17,000,000 bushels, and take this year's shortage of 10,000,000 bushels, it would show a crop of 27,100,000 bushels, or 4.941,481 bushels below any year winee 1873, and that year (1873) No. 2 barley sold in Milwaukee at ti2 cents in July, $ 1 .(Hi in August $1.20 in September, $1.45 in October, $1.45 in November and $1.40 in December, and in the fol lowing year at SI.BO in January, SI.BO iti February, and on the crop of 1874, with it* 32,500,000 bushels product, it touched $1.83 in September. From these statistics we can draw hut one ooncluaton, and that is in favor of higher prices for barley. Producer* can draw their own conclusion* from the facts and figures which we have re produced, but we are confident they will concur with us after reading the facta as here presented. A clergyman said that he onoe visited a lady of his parish who had jnet lost her husband in order to offer consolation, and upon her earnest inquiries aa to the reunion of families in heaven, he strong ly assorted his belief in that fact; ami when she asked with anxiety whether auy time must eiapae before friends would lie able to fiud each other in the next world, ha emphatically said, " No f they will be united at ouee." He was thinking of the happiness of being able to offer the relief of sneh faith, when she broke in upon sneh meditations by ex claiming saidly, " Well, his first wife has got him then by thin time !" UK 1.1,1 Mi fill: HAT. • IM m KM HittHa Ml. ! •!• I(al*1 ni'lMir* |M 14tlrMl•. Torn CimWlu, of Bt. Loma, Mo., is famed as h hnman nit catcher. Me rapluren aud removes the** animal* ahro from hotila iuiJ houaea whrru they are au niiuoyauoe Mill a poet. They are then taken to the rat pit to btsvitue tnartyra tu the r-upvrtot itilitjr ot Ike wdl-tiral black-and-tail*. Ooatello caU'hra rodent* by mean* of a•' Wiled rat." A reporter accompanied lout on an expedition to a wretched ami worm eaten hotel, fairly alive with the vermin, and givra the following account of his riperiencn; The arrival waa made after inuluight. Silent lv and cautiously the rookiry waa examined until the eirrnit nin by the rata wait determined. iUt in a building are as the inhabi tant* of a city or the iuutaten of a 1 oge building. Certain boles in floors and wainscoting, i!ratu-pq*, dark-Italia, (loaaagi* in the walla, etc., are to rate what street* in the city are to pndea triana, and hallways m buildings to the mutate*. Just aa one avenue, hy reason of superior width or light, is raised by people to the dignity of a promenade, or aa soiuu alley way, by season of tieiug a short cut between two points, is made a thoroughfare, is a draiu pipe, a noisome hallway, or a hole in the floor put in constant and general une by the rat. Welt, on the occasion referred to, Coe tello looked around and found that a dnmb waiter, or hand elevator, leading from th< basement of the buddmg up ward, was the boulevard, the main street. a it were, of this rat oolony. Me laid for a rat and caught lam. A auall bell waa tied about the captive's neck by means of a ribbon, and then the rodent was released. It was off like flash. Minute* panned by without results. At last the skurrstng of rat* through the Walla and upper paaiage* of the bouse was heard, it gradually increased. The principle the rat -catcher worked on was that tha bell Would scarce the rat. His terror would com municate to his fellows, and they in turn would flee before him as from a jicstl euee. He had calculated correctly. The noise became like that of the rat tling of a heavy nun. The bright-eyed vermin shrieked ami squesletVa-. they del in their terrur. The reporter and t'osteiio atoms in a small r >tn —the elevator ended in it. There was a rattling noise io the eleva tor. Th room wse darker than an Egyptian nigtrt. Tbe uciae increased ta>! pmarial the room. Then the re porter realised that the rwts we.e in the room in a myriad. He could hoar their squealing, and at last otaerved the pbra pboroac-ut gleam of tlieir eyes. They crawled over his leef. The |wrapiratiou stood on him in drops and his hair raised. He lost a year's growth ngut then. " No danger ; keep "tiil ; b u t move, au-i they won't lute you," said C-ostelio. The mjH>rter groaned in terror. Coate! lo then lit a lamp. The floor was covered with the rish-nt*. Willi a pair of tougs he picked up ami bagged them ail. There were 138 of therm Wlien they were iu the bag Uie rrporU-r was very, very happy. Sated hi a Play-bill. Tin old saying that everything Amis lie iim* asss-r or later ia simply boroe out by an cpiwdc m ltuaaia a eaalern pr>>grew. which one may still hear te latest at timrs w : *h infinite glee, by some veteran of the iinaaian army. While ib khara waa atill an itidwjietiJeul prin eijiahty un ler tha terrible Nasbrullah K*Uu. a small party of Kuaaiau esgmeer oflloer* from the settlement of the Hrr l>aria ventnml into the brattle territory, in the hope of anrreying a portion of it l>e/(-rauce of au ovrr wheltning force of Itokharlote honM-meu, who a ivanee.l with the evaient lutcn t on of atXaekiug them. The HUSSIAO loader, seeing ill* case desperate, boliUy aaeumesl the character of a apecir.l envoy from the exar to tbe ameer, and in this eharacter made a triwmpbal entry into the capital, oacorte.l by the vry men who tied been about to stake fiia life. Admitted to au aa.ltence he coolly preaeotod hit own jrold watch and silver handled knife to the ravage .bnqww, , the c*ar' gift lo his "royal brother," and everything waa proceed ing with the utmost atniKkiiineea. win n the ameer uj-aet everything by suddenly ohss-rving that surely the great cxar of the OortKie'Hinwiiifiai rattst haveas ut a letter of nome kind along with hi* gift*. At this malapropos remark tbe aelf stylil embassador turue.l jiale a* .ienth, sad already felt hia liea.l sit loosely ■ pen hie ehooblere. A ronug vnlialtern beside him. however, with miraculous presence of miu.i. drew from his jHH-ket book au old play-bill of the Alexander theater at St. Petersburg, and coolly read from it an imaginary Mter of oon gratulatßiu, winding up by ban.nug it nth a low lx>w to the ameer. The Ut ter, wla lnel already ees-n tbe cxar'* Dame appended to more than one official document, was qnite convinced by the sight of the huge Alex*nler *" along the tep of the paper in company with the Uuaaian double eagle; and tlie preriou* plgy-bill waa reverently de poaitcd among the royal archive* of Boliksra, where it probably remains to this dsv. The t arpet Beetle, lu an article in the American \atu rali*t, l'rof. Liutuer contributes some new farts concerning this peat. He says it is known in Oregon, California, through most of the Western States, over the State of New York, and in va rious places in New Jersey. It doe* not confine its ravage* to carpets, but intYpt* and injure* wearing apparel which has been left some time baugiug in closets. One person reports that it ha* lie*'ii found eating cotton goods. The beetle so nearly resemble* the one which u> frequently seen on bacon, dried beef, etc., that most housewives who happened to find one of these beetles ou the window of a lied-room or chamber wonld suppose it to resemble the •'bacon-beetle." In our own experi ence we have found them attacking the white (tortious of a carpet in prefer ence to the oolored pert*. The larva which line* the mischief, is dark brown, liairy, oval iu shape, aud the hairs at the head aud Uil are longer than those fringing the aides. If the cirpet be lifted carefully and quickly, the little worm—about three-sixteenths of an inch long when folly grown—will lis perfect ly still for a moment, aud then move rwpully into a convenient crack KM A*D HOTBKIIOI.D. HM-ISM. Br AMI II Oak*.—Two cupa of augar, one and a half of starch, two of flour, mm of sweet milk, one of butter, three teaspoons of baking powder, oua tea . spoon of ieutuu, whites of eight eggs, j and Ave for icing. Moot Minos. One cup of Uend crumbs, one cup of water, one cup of molasses, one cup of sugar, one cup of | vinegar, butter sire of waiuut and two eggs ; let it come to a boil; rmuuiw and i spice to suit the taste. MII.VKH Pl*.—One large potato, peeled i so l grated; add the luioe and rind of a lemon to the white of au egg. well beat en; add one cap of augar and one cup of Water; i>oat well together and bake in a dish with one crust. When doue, best the whites of three eggs with half a cup of flue sugar and pour over the top and set it in the oven to brown. Bra* IV*n*. —To prepare pickle for beef, take ooe and a half pounds of brown sugar, two ounces of asleralus, and niue pounds of salt, and lioil tn four gallons of wster. Hkim and cool, and pour • Qougti of it over the meal to oover tt. The pick in should be boiled over once a month, and should have a pound of aalt and two ounces of sugar added to it at these tiroes. POTATO Hon*. - Take sis large, mealy potatoes, sliced and soaked an hour. Add one onion sliced and tie in s rag, a quart of milk, and a quarter of a pound of salt pork cut in slices. Bod them three ijus-ters of an hoar and then add a tabi*|*uouful of melted butter and a wrli-l>ealeij egg ; mil iu a cup of milk. The pork can be omitted, and am aait and pepper to flavor. To Bom Fikh. —Split the flsh down the back and rub it over with melted butter or olive oiL The fire should ba clear and bn.ht, and the gridiron a wire one that can be turned without dis turbiug the fish. When done slip it on a hot platter, and season to taste with pepper, salt, aud melted butter; sprin kle some chopped parsley over the top and garnish with sliced lemon. Sort** and Broth*.—Oool broth quickly, and it keeps longer. I'ae a flat-bottom kettle, aa leas likely to scratch. Soft water is beat for aoupa ; a utile aoda improves hard water. All kind* of bones should be smashed and boiled Ave or MI hours, to take out all the nutriment, the liquor then strained, and kept in earthenware or atone, not in tin. Take off the fat when cool. LEMON BITT**. Melt one pound of sugar and half a pound of butter to gether, and when tins begins tr> boil stir into it Ave l#oateu eggs and the juice of Ave lemons ; add the eggs very slowly, removing the mixture from the Are for that purpose and lieatmg it constantly with an egg-whisk or a fork; return again to the fire and let it boil up again for a minute, stirring si! the time. I Am* Bk*lm>. Peel and core eight , good-hired apples and boil them in wster till tender. Iml them cool until r a little over mill-warm, then mix them thoroughly into enough sifted flour to make a thick j>a*U\ Put into a crock, set in a warm place and le* stend over night. In the morning take this sponce and make broad in the usual manner. It is very palatable and light i ARROW Mitor CI STAHH.- Arrowroot is s little out of fashion, but it is very nice nevertheless, as any invalid can testify who has a friend not particular about style in preparing dainties for the sick. Two tableaponnfule of arrowroot ooe quart of sweeten**! milk, a pinch of salt and a little flavoring, make a delicious custard. Roil the milk, stir in the arrowroot boil again, and cool in cops. BAKED Arm* Drttruso*.— These we think very nice, and *uieror to those 1 Killed or steamed. Bdl thin any nice I .tiff paste and out into square pieces, 'are and remove the rores from nice stewing apples, and roll an apple in each piece of pnate ; put them into a baking dish, brush them with the white of an egg beaten stiff, and sift sugar over litem. Hake about three-quarters of an ' hour, and serve with mil* and sugar. ' flavored with vanilla ' HARD WATER.—When hard water ia used hr cooking or washing if ia beat to \ boil it for a few minutes before using it, ! as then the fur or sediment is thrown 1 liovru on the side* of the boiler, and not on the food or clothe*. Hard water isn't ' good for making t*a. a* the strength of ' the lea leaves i v. rv slowly evttacfixl. The 1 sal effects of liani water in cook iug may be partly reined nil by using ' a a mall quantity of carbonate of soda, or even common washing aoda, whish softens the water, though if mueh be ' added it gives a soapy unpleasant taste, j CRICK KK SAI.AD —Boil tender wv nice , chickens, mmce well the meat, removing every scrap ot fat, gristle and skin; r take the tiest part of a small cabbage, r discarding all tbe pith end green leave*, etiopped Ane—there should be less than t a qnart when chopped chop half as . much celery a* cabbage and mix well , with the chickens ; then boil four eggs I verv hsrj, work tbe yelks to a paste witli s wooden spoon ; half a gill of gtswl , sweet olive oil or one gill of melted but | tor ; mix gradually with the egg aintil , sll is united ; add one tablespoon of finely ground best black pepper, two f tsblespns of .mixed mustard stirred , thoroughly into the paste, and add one teacup of vinegar aud one table*poou of salt ; mix all together half au hour be fore nsing. If yon like, add half a cup of grated horseradish IVaahlaa ftsasv Itssl*. A plant Preathes like an annual, *ueantiful arrangement to anawer thia need. Thev are filled with breathing porea, which allow exhalation when moi*tnre ia freely npplied, atul check it wlieu the anpply falla off. Thear little motitha art 1 found on t>oth aide* of the leaf in moat plant*, but usually on the lower aide in by far the greater number They vary in different plant* Irotn seve ral hundred to more tliau 150,000 to a square inch of leaf Now w. are careful in our own persona to liathe frequently, leaf, a* we *v. the jKire* of the *ku> lawome obstructed; yet we are willing to allow onr [datits to go nuwaahed for a whole winter, when the (Hire* am much smaller, more numer ous and delicate than those of the lody. The rule is obvious: wash the leave* of the plant*, both under and upper sides, at least onoe a week. Use water mode ratfly warm, and if the planta beoome very dirty, a little weak soap-suds is beneficial. This washing should be carefully dor.e with a soft sponge or cloth in' the ease of plauta with thick polished leaves, such as camellias, oranges and daphnes. Where plants have hairy leaves, or the substanoe is soft, water is best applied with a small syringe, titted with a very fine nose. To use this place the plant on its side in the kitchen sink; syringe it well, turn ing it Irom aide to side. Let it stsuid s few minutes for the water to drain off before returning it to its place. Never wet the flowers of a plant; water always injuries them. Allow no drops of water to stand on leaves in the snn shine; the rays of fhenren form s foous in the drop of water ancl scorch the leaf. NUMBER 43. Once a month at least waah the atom and branches of all tnr hard-wood nlanta with a aoft sponge dipped in lukewarm water; thia prevents the lodgment of insects and oontribotea to the health of the plant.—American (WWiator. OaiwMl. Many children are beat nourished oa iNitmwai diet broeuee it eeuaea them to grow aUoug, and no better food owe be found for them. It ia quite aa desirable for the atudetit aa for the laborer, and for the delicate lady aa for her hard working a later; indeed all cieaeee would be greatly benefited by ita use, and dys t>epaia, with all ita manifold aonoyanoea, cn be kept at a diatanee. Oatmeal is more enbatantiai food, it ia eaid, than real, jork or lamb, giving aa rnneh or more meutal vigor, while ita great deai deratum eonatata ui one not Iwcoming wear? of it, for it ia aa welcome for breakfast or tea aa ia the beet wbeaten br< ad. It nan be eaten with ayrup or batter, aa haaty pudding, or with cream and augar. likn rioe. It ia especial!J good for young mother a, upon whoae nervosa forces too great a J"maud baa heeu made, by which they loae the equi librinm of the \vtem and beeome de* privwi-d and dispirited. Oatmeal re quire* to be oooked alowly, and the water ahould be boiling wh-u it if Ur> wed in. A pinch or two of aalt improves it. _ Hritu!i Workwoman. Haw,l* Anew— leito le lAe H alter. A correapoudeut from Delaware givea ti>e following directions for breaking oolta to the baltar : Put a head-halter on the colt. Never halter it around the neck, because when frightcn-d it ia apt to pull the neck out of place, which baa happened in many lustaunea. Hecorc the halter to the manger ; allow no more length of halter than will permit the colt to lie down, leet it should become eutangled. Halter it about half aa hour in the daytime ; increase the tima upon amwnd and third days, then let il remain haltered all night; go and ace it a few timea before retiring. By thia method 1 accustom one to the baiter at six month* old with success. A Bridal Feast, A tall woman, having a troubled coon tnaiKV, took the esry-rhair and W off with : "Mr, Joy, people are getting mar-, ried every day." " la that passu de, tnadaa t" " Yea, air. My daughter Euieline ta to be married next week." " Well. Ural beata all! Do you know, madam, I never even dreamed o( such a thing ? She Uvea the feller, of oonrae, and of course you will give them your blessing* ?" " V*, though 1 think abe could have done better. However, thev fell together, and t wasn't uo use to talk hi her. The more 1 talked the more sot •die was, and finally 1 gave in." "Ami did yon want me to hap |ieo in like and happen to see Emeltne like, and happen to advance ten thou sand reason* why ahe should break off the engagement and wait for some prince or dnkc to come along ?" " No, sir. The marriage is all set tled on, and what worries me now is the ■rapper they want to get op. It's got to come out of my pocket, but Emeline wanti to ru*b in the extravagantost manner. Were you ever at a bridal feast r •• Ever ! Why I've been to MO ot em!" " Well, then. I'd li e your opinion as to what I shall provide. I've got my ideas about it. and if you agree I*ll go ahead. Emetine or no F.meline. It's going to coat me enough, aaybow." " Well," alowlv responded Bijah, af ter a moment's thought," I'd put oa a ile in table-cloth, of course, and I'd aoour up (be kuivea aud forks, aod bor row all toe apo>ios and dishea f coohL " •• Yes—that's the way 1 should do." " Then, I'd have a big bouquet at the head of the table, two more iu the cen ter and one at the foot, They not only look beautiful, but they are a great deal , chcauer than sweet cake " "That's the plan exactly." "Some folks are just mean enough to turn a bridal party away hungry," re sumed the old man. " but that isn't my style. Hweet cake and peppeimint oaody and ioe cream are well enough for consumptives, but after a peraom baa hung around for three or far houra to j see s marriage go off he's apt to feel a goneness. Now, if it was me, rhe found ation of the bridal feast should l>e meat aod "tateia." "Just what ! told Rtudiue mi claimed the woman, rubbing bur hands in a delighted way. "Tis, meat ami latere. I\l have good, solid pork, fried rsthdr hard, flunked by breakfast bacon aad ham. Then I'd have baked 'Uteo>, maabad taters. fried tutor* aud 'tatcra warmed , over." "I told her so —I told lier so!' ex claimeil the excited mother. " Than, I'd lisve a plate of summer squash at the bead of tba table, and a plate of winter squash at the foot The edges of tn pistes ean be ornamented with slices oi onions placed half an inch apart." "I hadu't tjiought of that, but HI have "run—have "em, or bust the wed ding!" " Well, thru, the side-dishes may con sist of—of—let's see ? Bock wheat pan cakes are awful nice, madam,*for oue thing. A pickled pig'" foot, placed on a plate by itself and half bidden under stalks of celery, lixiks romantic and tastes first rate. Then cut your pump kin pie up in small pieces and serve it with sweet cake. Then—" " Rut isn't that about euough ?" nervously inquired the woman. "All but some more onions madam. There's where they make a great mis take at bridal feasts. The guest v_D comes with his mouth watering for more onions goes sway a disappointed and crushed mau. I'J have em raw, stewed, naked and hashed up Tuosewhodont like cm won't touch 'em ; those who hauker for them will bh as you." " I think I'll do it—in fact, I know I willj" replied the woman. "It's me who is rnnniug this bridal feast, aud if F.meliae doesn't like it she can be mar ried out on the commons. Well, Mr. Joy, I'm a thousand times obliged, and yon are hereby iuvited to attend the feast •• I'll com*. Don't forget the onion* —don't go back ou the latere and the solids. And uo* way *ll the blessings oa earth attend yon and yours, and if yon got stack for onim* I can stnd you over s peek any mi ante. Good bye— have 'em cooked in all styles—so long— yam!"—Detroit Free Pre*t. lu the years 1601 and 1603 Russia Ex perienced great scarcity, and provisions were extremely dear. The spirit of the times and the want, of intelligence pre vented the application of remedies suitable to the circumstance ;• but Boris Oodounof, the csar, ui this crisis showed himself the true father of his people. He employed thousands in erecting large stone buildings, furnisb -1 ing everything that was ueoessary, and giving them wages corresponding to the increased price of the necessaries of life ; and he distributed 30.000 roubles daily for the relief of the poor. He at the same time compelled the boyars to let him have the overplus of their maga zines at half -price, to give to the poor. Those who, uot withstanding his care, perished in this dreadful calamity, were interred at his own expense. The inhlM* I■*. Thai* waga land "•' **f towwd ■*? Per which I vainly mm** lul " *•* rtt through f Thither, right oftan, my oaapen • At dayUMk of at noootida. .* at •" M. And oavar <•*• agaui. 8 '' Kiplursd oil portions of tha gl" 1 ' " 1 " No MUM UW thai mlgb'y Had Hod into lb# atalely <•* *s'- Not oan. wtMB availing h* du * k • 1 And I we* steeping. a wifl dream '• " f My *|4rii, and la Ml. rtetag. *e>d ••Now M the canity mma *<>* *" fegfOM * And OMI hoard team* that I we. da*. And to! the Mod rtrotob-d Joai U* my **** tlu Orteher. A barnut in llw woodleaA* (le, Aa tmpLy mm* In wttbsrwd band*'.) n—baad-UAm u>* laaveathat tall, aomatuaaa (Mubc t*ud t Hemetiawv. a foyooa bar vwler Io san-tsvwuad leMa of blowing gram. Ha lan|to aod about* io children bhth Who laugh aud about again. -Jqkm JW* Piatt. <* Hi* Awefc Item* af Intrrrat Edison iA neglecting the we*'e power i of Vawuvina. A plain speaker—One who la the re verse of handaomc. % I Beat things with which to open a dead ; lock A sk it-ton key. There are twenty-five different kutda of springs in Saratoga. Wbv ia a oornetiat always poorf K muae he ia continually blowing hia notes away, aud tbe report of hia wealth ia all in a born. * In spanking of a parson * f anil*. Prat deni fur** year own tbooe with noma* of glass Hoouid never throw a at um. Mrs. Jaovilie baa " put UP H twelve eena of peacbes, nine jap at pluma and a buakel ulpeZn, while her husband ha. only •'fMt up two stores and hie gold watch. —lfor ritt"*cn Herald. Unit* mre credited with being stub born. Their obatioaey, howwver. ia no circumstance tc thai of the atrip of card board one endeavor* to coax into posi tion to as overgrown aoft felt bat. Probably the mild-eyed poet ia the ouiy animal ever invented that can eat twenty four houra a day, aud then get up an hour before day and devour a fi mr-barre) aod seven old fruit-cans for a lunch. i Sew York boasts of a man who can meke a straight jump of over fourteen Sect, A Chicago man, however, ha* twaton this. He "jumped the town," and hasn't been seen since. Home of his employers' funds went with him. Fosst and pnrusllv deaf officer, m ffps-rte'g rtsl li-1 -" *'■. Smith, what on earth have yon been cleaning yonr bar -1..-SS with?" Smith— "Nothing a-.r." Officer—"Ah, then don't do it with that again ; see bow it rota the leather." Old gentlemen to troublesome boy: "Look here, my boy, can yon tell m* why yon mav be said to be playing at hide-and-seek?" Troubleeom boy ; "No, sir." Old gentleman :■ "Be cause yoa are seeking a good hiding. This is a boy's oomnomtioa on girls : "Girls are only folks that has their own way every time. Girls is of several thousand* kinds, and aomrfcuira one girl can be like several thousand girls if she wants to do anything. This is all I know about girls, and father aaya the lent 1 know about them the better off I am." A man may sneer at a woman all he will because she canc t sharpen a lead pencil, but ahe has the smile on him when 'be stands holding sn unoccupied suspender button in his hand, and won dering whether it will hurt lee* to pull the needle out at his thumb the taune wray it went in, or push it on through.— Ha.cke.yt. At an section art sale, the other il\. a marine view was shoal to be knock* d down at a handsome figure, when a bluff sailor, wb<> htd happened to wan* der in, exclaimed eiirneeUy: " My star*, if there isn't a vessel drifting on to the rocks with a strong breexe blowing off shore." The artist took h*s work home to rearrange the wind. The entire proaaotioa of the precious m the &t*u and Terr, tones west of the Mississippi river, including Brit ish Columbia and the west ooest of Mexico, daring the last threw rears was as follows: im •** ! ... ... tt.WMW 15?:. t: ~ ■* Missouri recently lost JAO6 090 by the failure of a weak hack in which, for the sake of high interest, the State treas urer had deposited it. Hereafter the rtUto money is to be kept in aSt Lsiuis bank which gives security by a deposit of failed Statist bond*, aud pays only two aad a half per cent, interest, and the interewt ta to go to the State, instead of into the treasurer's pocket. < Acorns from remote antiquity tore been used for mau and amaiaß Tuw ancient Britons lived mostly on acorns : . so, says Galen, did the Arcadian*. They were prepared hi many shapes boded and roasted, dried and ground aud made into bread. At present they are chiefiy use.! for tai renin £ hog*. deer and poultry, though io Sorwav and Sweden they are boilrd and mixed with corumeal to make bread. Thev were sitting on cither side of li. garden seal; silence bad bossed the oc aeioo for savecal inmates, when -M finally wagged her tongue tiiualy • Jim how manv miles away do they aav the moon in?" "Well,' said be, with studious gravity, "astrnomere differs; 1 believe Heliogsbberlus cal kerlated it was "boot fortv-rervea bil lion mile., but Dan Webster didn'i think tt was more'a a couple of million •or so." "I ih Gab Ins was right, and I was the moon, " was her sweet re joinder. Aud in ab*ut five minute* it would have required sn awfnlly clever astronomer to calculate Jim's remote- A curioas incident is related iu a I/ffl don joSU—I. It happened atone tdhr* roval highness' garden parties at Chi* wick. A well-known and popular M. 1 (heir to a peerage, and at one time tb.- handsomest mau in the House), who liau on several occasion* enjoyed the priv ilege of friendly intercourse with the sovereign, snddenly espied the queen, and unfortunately having that day—a* l i gained by haste and impetaositv ; wl,o seem to have no power to stop or slow down the wheels of thought when the dsy's labor is oyer; and who, consr onently, ve expanding more thsn they earn of physical force, are kept poor in vitality, and, without ever being ill, arc '"t the victims of nameless pains. To snch temperaments a pro longed rest in bed withont moving, without thinking, or planning, or fore casting, is ot itself Hie best conceivable remedy, and tneir convalescence may leave them with a new hold on life. . Within five months all the flour mills burned by the great explosion at Minm spolis, Minn., have been rebuilt on a 1 irger scale than before.