The Farmer's Season*.
When Ihe gram an.) flower* hues oome once
mora.
Ami 1 hi- plowman ia turning hi* furrow* o'ar.
Anil tha hlnohirit'* note* on the aouth a m.l
•well.
Anil the violet* liloom in tha moaay dell,
An.l tha tainn* dance to tha hlticlieir* chime
Than conic* tha huay planting time.
Whan tha haw ana humming everywhere
O'er blossom* whoaa kngmnaa flU* tha air.
Ami tha bird* ara surging. among tha traai.
Of *aa littla noau that ara rocked by tha
Jiraaaa,
\ml all gtnd nalura in tila with cheer—
Than m the hutrying harvest here.
Whan tha apple* ara turning n*r ml.
Ami golden htittci flie* and heaa have fled,
Whan tha flower* ara kitlail hy tha blighting
frost,
Ami tha liaauty and fragrance ot summer ra
h*l,
And the birds hara flown to a wannar clinic
Than aomw tha marry huaking tune.
Lot Hy go ties be bygones.
Eat bygone* Nt bygonaa; it bygone* war*
clouded
By might that II\*KHI1 n |<ang of ragirt.
Oh. let them m darkest oblivion he shrouded;
I'ia wise ami 'Us kind to forgive am! feu-get.
lid bygone* bo bygones, tuid good N> ex
tracted
From ill over which it is a tttlly to fret;
The t is,mi .a mortals have tooiiah'.y aetsl
The kindest an- tk.we *ho forgive and
feirgrl.
EH bygones be bygone*; oh. cherish no longer
The thought that the tun ot arte, lien luo.
net;
lu-lipnod for a moment, its rav will he strvuyget
It you. like a Christian, torgireand forget.
Let bygone* Is- bygones, your heart w ill I*
lighter
When kindness ol yixir* with reception lias
uiet,
The rtatue ot your hive will be jxnvr and
brighter
It, thai-like, you strive to forgive and huge!
Let bygone* be bygone*; oh, (-urge out the
leaven
KM malice, and try an exam (vie to set
To other*, wbo, craving the uinwy ot heaven
Are sadly too alow U> forgive and torgct.
Let tiygones be bygones; remember lie*
deeply
To Heaven's forbearance we all are in debt;
They value tosl's mttnUe goodnsa* t,H>cheaply
To heel not the precept. " Forgive and tor
get,-
My Strange Fellow-Passenger.
"Yes." said the old doctor, assenting
to a remark 1 luul just made. "I ye
had a gvH*l many strange experi,ces in
my time, and 1 think I may call mine
rather an eventful life-.
"Forty years ago last June." lie re
sumed. after a moment of thoughtful
silence, " 1 graluat,xi w ith high honors,
and received a hospital appointment,
which would furnish nte w ith employ
ment lor the next five years, and enabie
me to obtain a practical knowledge of
medicine before >,-tting up fe-r myse.f.
" Mv duties did n,>t lx-gin. how. vcr.
liefore" the first ot'August, and as 1 was
a little worn out by the luat and by
hard sttidv. I was glal to be aide to
spend the "intervening six weeks with
nty mother in the country.
" I left Philadelphia one day at noon,
bv the stage that was to convey me to
the town where she lived. W e were to
travel until late in the evening, when w
were to stop for the night at a little pub
lic house on the road, resuming out
journey by the mail-coach at .-i\ the
next morning.
" There were two other passengers he
sides myself, a young man who had
secured "the box-seat which 1 luul ex
pected to get, and a lady who sat inside
with me.
" We drove along merrily enough, in
good humor with ourselves and each
other, and had placed alx.ut a mile be
tween us and the town. when, as 1
looked out of the window. I saw. stand
ing by the roadside, a man with a car
pet hag in one hand, who was beckoning
to the driver with the other. We pres
ently came up with him.
" ' Inside or outside, sir?' asked tite
driver, as he dismounted.
"'lnside; inside, of itrnrse,' was the
reply, a little iras, ibiy, I thought, as the
new-comer placed his feet U(H>II tht -tep.
"' Yer pay in advance, sir. beg gin' yer
pardon.* reminded the driver, detaining
him and touching his bat.
" The old gentleman—he was elderly,
and to all appearance a gentleman—
seemed further irritated by the delay.
He asked lite amount, however, paid it
at once, and took his seat beside me. be
stowing hi* carpet-bag under his feet,
and evincing great satisfaction as we
started again.
" I had feared we Wen- to have a dis
agreeable addition to our party, judging
from first impressions: but when, after a
while, the man joined in conversation
with us. we found him remarkably in
.telligent and affable.
| "Ih fore he had talk- d a cri-at while
v mi be had letl rather a noma
■?Tr-. Europe, South America, East
Rdia. seemed equally familiar to him.
JWit)H>ut being garrulous, he had so
many charming incidents to relate of
life in many lands, that he contrived to
entertain us most delightfully.
•• I judged he was traveling on import
ant business, he sremed so jealous of
any attention. When we -topped to al
low the " box-seat "passenger to alight,
jind again at three o'clock, when we
Called for dinner. I noticed he became
T-ti< -s and anxious.
" At dinner, his manner was eon
strain--d. He ate little, and talked less,
consulted, his watch frequently, and
finally excused himself before we h:id
half finished the in. c. and left the room. ]
"When we resumed our seats in the
stage, tve found hint there before us. j
He was snued in his old place, with his
head drawn l-k in an uncomfortable
corner, effectually shielding him from
observation. Indeed, I hail handed the
lady in before she discovered him, and
she gave a little cry of surprise.
"" I hope I haven't startled you.
madam.' he said. ' I had no appetite
for dinner, so I thought I might as well
wait here as in the ho use. I
"'These defaiys are rather annoying
when one is anxious to get on.' I re
marked.
"'Yes. sir: yes.' he replied with a
light sigh. 'lt is highly important. I<K>,
that I siiould lnsi- no time on the way.'
"He then changed the subject, with
the ease of a man of the world, and our
conversation became general. He was
certainly very pleasant. After five
o'clock, when the 'lady inside' as the
driver called her, left us to ourselves,
our UU-a-tvte was especially agreeable.
"Just at dark, we drew up iu front of
the little inn which was to furnish us
with our night's lodging
"The proprietor came out to meet us.
and with many apologies regretted that
he had bot one spare room to offer us.
"There was a wedding in the neigh
borhood that evening, and a party from
town hwl driven down early in the after
noon and engaged all his apartments ex
cept this one chamber.
' Hut jf you two gentlemen don't of>-
ect sharing the same room for a couple
of hours—vou'li have to rise early to
take the mail coach—l think 1 can make
you very comfortable. There are two
clean beds in the room, and—'
'"l'm sure I'll not object,' I inter
rupted, turning to my fellow-traveler.
"He hesitated an instant, and then
said, 'Well, sir, I'm agreed if you are;'
then, with an almost solemn tone, 'He
member, sir. the proposal came irom
you. and if fate should—'
"Tlte astonishment expressed, no
doubt, upon my face at this peculiar ail
dress, caused him to stop. Then he
laughed pleasantly, and resuming his
usual manner, said, ' Excuse me, hut
my mind, just now, is so occupied with
affairs very important to nie that I'm
afraid my attention sometimes wanders.
You are very kind to offer me lialf of
your room. I accept with many thanks.'
And we passed into the tavern, where a
good supper was awaiting us.
" There were no other guests at the
table. 'All gone to the wedding,' the
landlord said. . , ,
" We did not regret in the least having
the house to ourselves, and supper being
concluded, we went to the wide front
porcli. where we spent the evening in
pleasant talk.
" I gave my companion a sketch of my
life for the past three or four years. He
reciprocated by telling me aliout his
family—his wife, and tiis lovely daugh
ter, who was very dear to him.
" * She is a good girl, and a very pretty
girl, too; everybody say so. Stay—l've
FHKD. KURTZ, Kilitor ,tiit 1 Proprietor.
VOLUME XII.
ItPi miniature in tn> carpet-bag. ttml my
wife's too. I'll show UiPttt U \ott.'
" lla nw finm bin scat. when n *ud
; den thought MVIIUHI to strike hint, and
! In" resumed his i li.iti', saying, * U.l tor
gottcn. I'lipy h;t\< taken 'my enrpcl-liag
iiji stair* to tit,- room. You ran -<. them
at iHsltiuio.
" Atx>u! elevi tt, at- rwi to go to our
room My isimpatiion preceded nte. I
sought the landlord to ask that i-i . ,i
lie called at half-past four, so that I
might litis, ami hrmkfoM at tuy > isure.
before taking the eoaeh again
" 1 lingered, chatting, lor ten minutes
or s,> with * mine host.' When at 1-.-l I
entered the l>e<Lchamhci. 1 foumi my
room-iunto had maile gisxl tte of his
time, anil was already iu bed, with tin
coverlet drawn up to hi* very ears, as if
it had Us n IKuntU-r instead ot dun*
Making no cuntnient, however, I w..-
s*x>n occupying the see md couch. w hielt
stood itt a recess in the inner extremity
of the room, on one side of the great fin
' plaee.
" I did not sleep well. I had a teasing
dream, whieit ns urred again and again.
It sis-uted to nti that some one was mov
ing aUuit the room with eyes ti\isl on
me. Onee 1 thought this figure ap
projtehial my bed. and a hand touohed
me.
"I rtusai with a start. Wlu-n my eyes
Uvatue ae,-ustotned to the darkness, I
saw the old gentleman looking out of
the window hy his bedside.
"He said he had Usui disturUsi, and
he supines,-,! the wedding guests were
just returning, liav voices outside, pres
ently follow,si hy footstep# ascending the
stairs, and mutual good-nights e\-
ehangisl, comthotjaled this cotyeeture.
"Ss'ti all U-came quiet, ami 1 again
fell as',-, p. and was again disturbed.
This tint, I was sure that there were
stealthy f,s't creeping around the room,
an,l that a hoarse voice was muttering.
1 listened, and distinetiy heard the
words. • The w ill of Fate." 1 called out:
" Who is there?"
"Noai.swer followed. The mutter
ing ceased. 1 heart! the feet ens-ping
away toward the other bod. 1 could
not stand the suspense, and sprang up
and iigliti-il the candle in an instant.
" Tie re was no person in the room hut
the old gentleman, who was sitting up
in l>ed. looking startled.
" ' Hid you hear that noise? Were you
walking about?" I asked.
"'Walking aliout?'' he replied. 'I
am only just this moment awake. I
bean) you call out, and I roused to see
what w as the matter.'
"' I'm sun- 1 heard footstep* and
voiees. too, in this room!'
" • Yoiet sin the room! You're surely
mistaken.'
"" /'m u<i mistak--n!' I repeated, ti -ti
lv. "Whv. I could even distinguish
wonls. Something was said about the
" will of Fate."'
" He laughed eonfuscilly a- he replied,
'l'm afraid I've his n talking in my
sleep again. My friends -a* I'm ad
dicted to that bad habit, :uni I suppose I
say all spurts of things. 1 think it is
very likeW you heanl me; and as to the
fin tst ps. perhaps our friends next door
have been n-sth-ss.'
"I listened, but could hear no sound.
" This explanation did not satisfy me.
I looked at my watch. It w:is iu>t two
o'clock.
"'lt is very strange, but those steps
wen- in this mom.' 1 said. 'I will let
tin- candle burn for the m*t of the night.
It w ill be daylight, now. in an hour and
a half, and I, for one, sliail bo glad to
see it. If I believed in ghosts, 1 should
think this room was haunted.' 1 lay
down again, determined, if possible,
not to go to sleep.
"The noises were not repeatid. Si
lence pervaded the house, unbroken,
except by the breathing of the old gen
tleman. who, it was evident, was now
sleeping soundly. He was not fright
eneit; that was.certain.
" 1 mused on these things for sotii"
time. Those strange words, 'the will
of fate," what did they mean 5 Just then
it occurred tome that my fellow-passen
ger had used such an expression the
evening before, when 1 first offered to
share my room with him. ' Hemust have
been bilking in his sleep, after all. I'm
a fool to think so much about it.'
" I tossed and tumbled, and again
consulted tnv watch.
Only twenty minutes of three! Oh,
that morning would come! 1
" I glanced across the room, and fan
cied for an instant that 1 saw my com
panion's eyes wide o|>en. watching me;
but when I sat up in bed to satisfy my
self uhout it. lie seemed to lo stfUnd
asleep.
" Ily this time. I began to l>e ashamed
of myself. Tin- house was so quiet it
seemed absurd to be keeping vigil.
Nature lteg.an to a—ert her claims, too,
and settling back on my pillow again, 1
pn-sently lost consciousness. w
"When I awoke again, it was broad
daylight. My fellow-traveler was al
ready dressed. and stood with his back
to me by the open window near the
dressing-table. I was about to say,
• Good morning." when I heard him
mutter to himself—
" ' It's tin- will of fate. There's no re
sisting it. I call on you all to witness '
—extending one hand, as if appealing to
an assembled company—'l am only an
unthinking agent in this matter. His
blood le on fate's head, not mine. I've
enlisted in her serviee, and I'm bound to
obey orders.'
"Filled with a vague alarm, I started
into a sitting posture, the better to catch
the import of his words. At thai mo
ment he turned gazed at i< an instant,
then advanced toward me. There was a
pistol in his hand.
" He approached with the pistol lev
eled at me. his c\cs hurtling like coals
of fire. Otherwise his manner was quiet,
ami his voice low and muffled.
"'Come, sir, 1 he said, shortly,'pre
pare fur death! Fate, whom I serve,
commands me to siay you at the ri-ing
of the sun. You have just five minutes
in whitl to make your peace with
Heaven ; then you mu.-t die!'
"Th< j istol was what was then called
a 'pepper-box,' the prototype of the
whole modern arsenal of revolving
weapons. As he held it toward me, I
could distinctly see the balls at the end
of the chambers; and I realized that tin
man who held the weapon of death was
a maniac. If I made the least movement
toward the door, my young life would
lie the forfeit.
"Whatshould I do?"
"Like a flash of light came tip
thought: 'The landlord will be coming
presently to rouse you Try to keep
your wits about you, and gain a little
time.'
'Are you praying?"said the mad-
"' I'm thinking,' I replied, as quietly
as I could, fixing my ey<-s upon his livip
countenance, 'that is very harsh treat
ment to off'-r a man who lias done
nothing worse to you than to give you a
share of his room.'
"Can't help it, sir; must obey orders.'
♦"Do you know,' I said, trying to
control my voice, 'that you'vv di-oeived
me? You didn't tell me, yesterday,
aliout your being an agent of Fate, or I
should have been Ix-lter prepared; hut
you allowed me to believe you to Is- a
gentleman, traveling on ordinary busi
ness or for pleasure; so I offered you a
lied in my room; and in Return, you take
my life! To say the least, you have not
behaved like a gentleman.
"He looked a little trouhied. 'De
ceived is astrong word, sir,' he began.
"'I can call it nothing else,' I re
turned, still speakiug as quietly as I
could; and what is more, sir, tvhen a
man deceives nie about one thing, I'n
very apt to distrust any other statement
lie may make to nie. I doubt, now,
whether you were ever in the East at
all; I doubt whether you were ever mar
ried ; I doubt if you have a daughter.
Why, I remember how you said, last
evening, you'd show me her miniature;
hut you didn't produce it. I don't Ik--
lieve now you've such a thing in your
possession.'
THE CENTRE REPORTER.
"'I have' I s\, ear I have it herein
IUV eat oet-bag hi said, letting hi* hand
tt ltieh held tlt e revolver fall to his side
in his eartiestiii-vs
"'Well.' said 1, nonchalantly. 'l'll
U-licve you when 1 .. the picture, not
U-lore
" He laid the pistol down on the foot
of my Ual, and sin ale acros- the ruotu.
You MAT believe 1 loet BO time la M
curing the weapon.
"Jlist tin-It fiHitstejis sounded in the
p.-vs-ige outside. "I he landlord tt as
coming at last. 1 sprang to the door,
and (minted the pistol at Illy late would
hc i \ivutioner, \t ho had turned, and
was I,Hiking at It is empty hands in eon
sternal ion
" ' You stir attother -tep, 1 I erietl, 'it
tt i',l Is- your last st.-p"'
" 1 then otM-tnsi the door and admitted
the astonished liost. who looked j•• -r
--fcotly aghast as 1 tried to explain to him
w hat had otvurrod. I was excited al
most to frenr.v, while my companion,
well-dressed, I'latid and SI-If- (Hisses.se,l,
express,-,t the greatest ama/.eut, tit at my
story, which he den its! in every particu
lar.
ii " 'Just look at his ap|n arnnre,' lie
' •• iill. 'Contrast his manner with mine,
d and toll mi' win. h f - looks like tin'
madman. Ymi In ml liitn just
- now. landlord, threaten to shoot mo.
I 110 lias til.* pistol in his hand now. 1*
>f i< likely that, if it In-longed to un-, I
would give it into his possession? nu
ll man i- perfectly insane— has hoon act
o im; lik<- a lunatic ovor since ho awakened
i- this morning.'
0 ""At tilt- unexpected turn of affair*.
- 1 w:is vi itonidu-Msl that, in an excited
manner. I endeavortd to show tin- de
ii .fit of tin- follow, moving tin-pistol in
[. my excited gesticulations,
e ""lleip, help! Murder, murder!'
i. screamed the man. in apparent terror.
""Help, help' Murder, murder!'
e I echoed the wretched landlord. who
elutcheil at the Other's arm. and dragged
him toward the disir, vociferating,
- "Help!' There's a cr-a/y man up stairs"
g ; "I don't know how 1 should hav- con
-1 vin.fd the landlord of my sanity if mi
ll expected help had not arrived soon after,
in the -ha|K' of two stout. ImrTy
t trom an insane asylum in Philadelphia,
p who pounced at once upon the old gen
tleman as their legitimate property, and
LI handcuffed hint in the tw ink ing of an
; eye.
1 ""They had most opportuin'v arrival
1 hy the mail-coach during the altercation
•• up stairs.
It s.vmed that the old gentleman had
1 formerly been an actor (I could well bo
-1 lieve it), hut was pos-. ss<xl with a lionii
y eilla] mania, and had lw-n pronounet-il
iticurah.e. As soon as his :tjo- front
- the asylum was disi-oven-d, it at one**
i occurred to thekeejw-rs to inijuirv for him
e at the different coach offices in the city.
"No su.h person Wing Iwokcd as a
. passenger, tltcy w.-rc thrown off the
y track, and were searching the city and
- its environs, when they were put upon
I the right track hv a countryman who
s ; had svn him waiting on the roadside to
e take the stage.
r "They had just time to send off two
men by the mail-coach, which left Phil
adelphia at ten. and which arrived at
I the inn just in time to rescue me from a
distressing dilemma.
" How the maniac obtained possession
of a loiulol if volver they could not eon*
jeeture, and lie obstinately refused to
| tell.
" However. a> you may imagine, I did
not eoneern myself a givat deal with that
jUi-stion. I hurried <-n with my clothes.
' ate what breakfast I isiulif. and left the
house by that blessed mail-coach at -i\
| o'clock, thankful enough that I w as able
to pursue my journey uninjured.—
Vtruth's Cutnp-inum.
Seeing Slonewall Jackson.
Mr. A. t'. Ri-dwood. in one i>f hi*
"" Johnny Reh " in Srril'ttrr,
gives this description <>f an incident
within the t'onf'sh-rnlc lin-s. He-ays:
Itww the cni ol nblwk November
day; the tires of railway tics, extending
in a long line either wav a* far as the eye
could follow, made -till more neutral
by contrast with tle-ir ruddy light the
dun-gray fields of .stubble, and the woods
in which the gorgeous panoply of tin
••sirlier season was paling into russet and
ashy tones. The work was over :unl we
were waiting with ->me impatience for
the ordtT to take uj> the line of march
hack to camp; for the e\ ening air struck
ehillv through our threadbare and tat
tered jackets, and we had eaten nothing
since early morning. Moreover, a wild
rumor had spread abroad that an is-ut
of fresh pork awaited our return, and
though the long habit of ex^sa-tingnoth
ing good until it rani" secured us
against any serious disappointment,
then- were not wanting t nder UP mori< S
of "short" biscuit to raise our antici
pations higher than we eared to own.
Thus preoccupied, we are fain to refer
a distant cheering further down the line
to tidings of the coming rations, and we
gather bv the roadside in order to get oil
the more promptly when our turn shall
arrive. The sound grows more and
more distinct every moment, and now,
far down tlte road some moving ohjbct
can just be discerned in a cloud of
dust which travels rapidly our way.
Nearer and nearer it <•< ne-s; louder and
more enthusiastic ring the shouts, and
now we make out in the dust the "figure
of a single horseman, with a clump ot
others trailing off into obscurity behind
iiim—Jackson is coming! A moment
more and he is here, going at almost top
speed; his hat is off; his hair blown
hack from his broad white forehead;
his eyes dancing and hi* cheeks aglow
with excitement and the rush of kis-n
air. And now the cheers grow deafen
ing and nigged hats are swung more
wildly still as the men of the Foot
Cavalry recognize their lender. The
cavalcade passes like a whirlwind and
disappiitrs in the dust up the road,
cheered to the very last lagging courier
of the escort—for we were in good
humor now with ourselves and all the
world. And as we step briskly <dit
upon our homeward march, the air feels
fresti and invigorating, and the miles
seem shorter than they were in tie
morning; even the beloved biscuit is of
minor consequence, and the promised
|sirk pales beside the thought which
tills us—that we have seen Jackson!
And we got the pork besides !
Camels in triznna.
Runic two years since n of enmels
WHS driven to Yum .a county, Arizona,
with tin- intent to render them scrvicahle
in the Territory us beasts of burden. Ai
the expectation funned of them was not
realiwni, they were turned louse by their
owners to roam eastward along the (lil.a
river at their own ruminating will. They
appear to have enjoyed tle ir liberty, and
to liave profited by it. Nut only have
they thriven as though they had been in
their native Africa, but they have bred
liberally, and si-ein to have Ix-come do
mesticated to tiie region. It is thought
that the new generation of camels will be
thoroughly acclimated, and used to the
alkaline waters peculiar to that section.
The waterless desert of Ronora, to the
soutli and southeast of Yuma county,
contains vast deposits of salt, sulphur,
borax and soda, with immense mineral
ores in the mountains. These camels
may yet be employed to advantage in
transporting those products, for they can
go without water as neither horses nor
mules can. As is well known, the inside
of their second stomach and of a portion
of their first stomach is lined with cells
in which water is stored up anil retained,
enabling them to endure long drought.
It would he singular if the rejected and
wandering camels should yet be found to
be the best means of developing the re
sources of Ronora and much of the coun
try roundabout. Nevertheless, it would
he only one of many instances in which
apparent accident has succeeded where
design has failed.
The increase of the population of the
United States is 1,000,000 a year,
CENTRE HALL, CENTRE CO., PA., THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 18711.
ills it i: \KT UN ii i N it it, in MM:.
Tllr Mugtilai 111 |# Im r Mlc lb I 111 * •
lio.l) .
The tdiysleians of Nivv Yolk ate Very
deeply interested in the iri.vtmenl of a
man tt lion- heart has in some way been
shifted from it- natui ai plaee to his t iglit
-iile, ami lias beeii doing ilitti in an in
ad. (Uate fashion in ilii- novel location
for two yeiUW past. Tliepatn nt i- 1-a
lluopti \\ arforii, a native ot West Troy,
who was toreial to give up hi> piHce as
casbier in French' Hotel two year* ago
on account ol his tualaiiy His first
seizure, and the lir-t *oriou* Illness of his
life, began early in the wintet ot 1W77.
lie eonltaeted a very set-re ixi.d, whieit
I-allied nt edit a. skill, ar.d must have h.-.-n
pleuritic. The cold -.an itsioume tvith
great violcitee, and the plivsiciaiisagreed
that the patient was well advanced in
the first stage of rapid innsuuiplion.
Late in th, spring of If" Wailoru had
IHVOUIC cntaetati.T to a skeh-ton, and so
weak that he was -< lit home to die.
In West Troy lie put himself under
the cafe of a phtsictati. tt ho was at a loss
to account for tin absence of some of the
most characteristic symptoms ot con
sumption, and made a thorough sound
ing of the chest of his patient. il< soon
found that the left lung was s,i withered
that it performed no function whalt-vcr,
hut, singular to say. he could find n>>
disease tlierein to ai count lor it- vnutol
or atrophied stab 11 ais dumtifound
cd when, . xtvtidiug Iris au.s.-ultalioii to
the right side, lie found tin heart of his
patient (anting there quite regularly,
ami with all the strength that was to be
expected in J. person weak as he was.
Warford liitn>il :i ignorant of th
location of his life-pump, lie was of
such robust oiinsiilullon that hi- atten
tion had not le. n called t> it ('.v any
morbid symptom, hut In n In had i-t
felt for it he found it in its right place.
This was proof enough that the displace
m>-tit had ixs-n forvililc, and not congeni
tal. S.i the tloctor et about finding the
Dr-.p-y of the thornv sometime- prt.
tltn di-plaeem> nt of that organ, but n<>
rt-eonietl case told of any such ntdical
change of location. Many of the most
eharacteri-tic -vmpbtma of dropav w-re
wauling. I >ul pii\ *u*i:ui* in
finali> agreed thai VN arford 1 - *1 isense was
dru|o, and kKninl the spot wht!' the
ilrop-icni < (fusion was |K)Ur>il into tlif
thoracic cavilv Hut \V arford wm -•>
far gone that tin \ did not think he could
Is-ar the knife, ("nexpevh rallied,
and oiiv tlav they forti!i<-d him with
brandy and began to oiierate. The pri
mary incision. nU.ut light inches mwi
the spine, betwt-cn the tifth and sixth
ribj of the left side, fortunate!) struck
the vi-rv center of the diseased prtitin.
Through a rubltcr title-. in live minutes,
in nrlv a gallon i>f purulent s< rus matter
WHi umwn off. For a month after thi-
W .arford improve*]. hut then lie Is-ganto
-ink again. >ix Hiiki after the tir-i
tapping the operation was repealed. and
seven pint* of matter were removed.
Then liis improvement wns so rapid that
for the tirsi time his tdi) i> ians liegan to
think of permanent:) curing him. 11•
has now been tapped si* tiim-s. and
thirty-nine pints of the dropsical matter
have been drawn off. The last tapping
was done three months ago, ami his
phssieians hope that another will not
tueilwl for tlins- months toeoim . The
patient is - . mi: h la tter that lie has re
turned to Ni vv Vol k. and is about to en
gage in active business again. Wbenex ■ r
it -hall tas-ome noiicar) to pump him
out again, his ph)sieians intend to try
to introduei active inflammation in th<
diseased part, hoping thereby to run- it
radically. There is no active di-iasc in
the atrophied lung, wliieli <- vh: i-it- s,.m.
signs of returning ai-tivitv Should it
tavoiue inflated again ami go to work,
they hope that the heart may be induced
to return to its normal place.
The only recorded case at all similar
was ti.-erU d in tin Ungli-li medical
journals a short time ago. The patient
in that case was a contortionist who
mamigisl to displace the organ once too
often, liis natural constitution was in
h rior to W arford'.*. and he died.
A Be murk able Man.
On of tin most remarkable men alive,
says the London .Suriduy 7Vfu >, has been
added to the roll of tin iiiber- of Parlia
nn ntl Ivy tin i le< linn of Colonel O'lior
luan Mason for the county Clare. It i
doubtful whether, outside the record of
Mum liau-' n or hi- many ri\ als. tin re i
to In- tnuaai a mon- extnvordinnrv ejuv- r
than that ol the gallant patriarch wim
ha- r■sunns! hi- s<-at in the Imnerial
Iy-gislature after a twenty years' inter
val of absence from it. But it i- a longer
time than that since the colonel entered
Parliament. He was ciivti d in I*3o hy
the ixinstitueney vvliieh adopted him
again after nearly tifty ywtrs. In tin
interim the colonel ha amused himself
with other than political pursuit*. IB
lias fought eightis-n dilei*, in six of
which he was wounded bv the enemy's
tin', in seven of which he pinki-d his
man. and in live of which honor was
satisfied without hurt to either principal.
Hi- affairs of honor wen- but trivial epi
sodes in the strangely varied and adven
turous career of tin- member for Clare.
lb- began public life in l*"i> over half
a century ago—as one of that " Fighting
Brigade'' whose dutv and delight it
was to support at fifteen pai es or -o
whatever Nlr. 1 funic 1 < >'( 'onm il said of a
iMilitienl or personal antagonist. Then
lie went into Parliament. The turn of
time found him a journalist in Pari-,
where, had he been e<mtemporary vvitli
the fire-eating Paul lie t assagnac. (.reek
would asur<slly have met (Iris-k. Then
lie plnngtsl into tinance and polities,
and disportisl in the troubled waters of
liotli.
Having skimmed the cream of Old
World excitement*, lie set out like a
knight i /ant in quest of freh exploit*.
His search met with more sui-ce-s than
falls to t' e lot of the crowd. Joining
the Peruvian army, lie rose to the rank
of commander-in-chief. There was a
question of appointing him President of
the Republic, but he evaded the jwrilou
eminence by throwing up liis exalted
post in a fit of < mini, and passing into
the naval service of Chili, tin- ncighlior
ing State. The ex-Generalissimo of the
Peruvian land force* actually Im-chiiic
Isiril High Admiral of tile Chilian Ibs-t—
--such tut it was.
A Woman's Horrible Deed.
A private letter from Col. T. ll.Bring
hurst, dated nt I'arral, Mexico, and ad
dressed to an Indiana paper gives the
following narration: week, in
('liihualiua, a woman went into a shoe
maker's shop in front of his dwelling,
and measured for a pair of shoes. The
son of Crispin said to tin'woman: " You
have a pretty foot." "l>o you think so?"
said she. lie replied: "Yes. That is
the prettiest foot in Mexico." The
woman was to come back next day and
leave #l, when the shoes were to lie
commenced, i he shoemaker's wife, hwr
ing all. said nothing. The next day the
shoemaker was out when the woman
with the pretty foot called according to
agreement, and the wifegot her into the
hack room and stabbed Iter to death.
The wife then cut a steak out of the dead
woman's leg, and packed the body un
der the bed. The shoemaker came home
and ate his dinner. The wile asked him
how lie liked the meat. lie answered
that it was the best lie had ever eaten "
The wife (hen told him lie had eaten a
part of "the prettiest leg in Mexico."
lie asked her what she meant? She
showed him the body under the bed, and
made a dash at him with a knife, hut lie
escaped and ran to the l'alacio and told
the judge what had happened. The
judge summoned a guard of soldiers and
went to the house, lie asked the wife if
she had committed the murder, and
when she answered yes, and attempted
to justify the act, he ordered her to lie
shot on the spot by the soldiers, ami his
orders were promptly obeyed.
Alxitit Siilfni allon.
Tin following fact* in relation to tin
case with wliioii the stiUm-atiou of a
person can (H- I llei t. d uml. r is-rtaln colt
1 ditioiis. w Inch wen i.-iut. d to a reporter
of the h.'rt tuny l\>\l by one of the most
I lllillellt sUI u-eons in N-w Yolk eitvor
county, will l- read with interiwt. Tlti*
gentleiiiHii said, in speaking ol the ninr
dtf ot Mi- lliiil As stH.n as you begin
to lose ally ot the vital elements ol life,
you h> gin to lose strength, ami oxygen
(lite life-giving element in the air) is
what purifies the blood, and giv-s it
power of siistaittitig our life; the mo
ment that hy any means you are de
priv >1 of a h> -h supply of air you la-gin
to lose strength Thus the moment that <
cotton or clothing or anything similar is
placed over the no-e or mouth the (-r
--son iiuniediatelv i gins tu los. strength.
1 lie question how long will a p" Is. ill li -
tain coiiseiousm is after lh>-Mt|q>ly of air
is cut off ilejH-nds entirely U|>nthe facta;
whether the supply of air i- entirely or
partly cut off. Ifa little air t admitted
that will en ate some vitality and will
promote the jM.--ibility of the (icrson's
struggling.
If by struggling the person succeed*
in getting more air the strength is eor
respoiidiiigly in.-r. a-. .1. Thus the ta-r- -
s,,|i may g> l the Is-tter of lh>- WoUld*lie i
inurilerer. Hut when thee v.-lushat of the i
air i> perfect th< n the time of conscious- |
ne-- ia-ts only while the (tenting of the j
heart circulates w hat good blood there
is niriit.ly in the body alxiut the body, j
I'he heart l*-at -<-v >tit \-t Wo tittles a!
minute, and it w til take hut a f.--
ottds to use up the good blood. When
We inhale, tile air comer, in eolltnet with
the blue (had(blood, oxygi nixes it—that
is, (lilts oxygen into it, makes it rial and
good and capable of su-taining nur life.
I his r. <i 111.tod the In ait for.-. - throflgh
the v . in- and ov -r the IHMIV . U hen w>•
. \hale We breathe out, the e.'ll lHill unit. - j
with the oxygen to form carbonic acid,
which ha* l- ti cljminat<-d from tin-
III.MMI. Hy each restoration we take in ;
life, and s-tni out the destroyer of life
which is all th< time forming inside of
us. As tin- IIUKHI circulate* through ■
the Imdy it Isaanues carboniaeil, and
when it mis-is fr.--h e-v\ g.-n it giv- off
its . irls.tt or poison. Winn the supply
of air .s cut off ail the blood Ihhs>uicS
carltoninsl. carlmnit- aejd is formed, the
heart keeps on pumping the hiood and
• arUinic acid from the In-art into the
lo ad and about the brain. Cariamic
arid is the lsi kind of a sedative and
net- as a narcotic. Stupefaction similar
to drainki-nne* is produced. It i-iu-t
as if the person were put to sleep. The
arteries become i>v crhunli d and congest •
ed. congestion of the brain is created nnd
tranquil death results.
ttnri- I was inilis! to the home of one
of the iuit reputable la!i<-s in the eoun
trv. I found In r dead, 1) ing on a sofa.
Toe s. rv ant girl had come into In-r room
early in tin- morning to make the lire.
When the girl w.-nt out the lady.just
lre-ss|. threw herself down on tin
sofa and uii kni up the morning news
paper Tin lady .did not appear at the
breakfast table, and at a!*>ui ten o'clock
they went up stairs to her room to *<-e
what wa tin matter. She lay on the
sofa apparently asleep. The newspaper
was in in-r lap, ami om hand lay upon
it, tin- other arm rested gra i ftilly ov.r
the back of the s,ifa. There was no <\-
priwsion of pain on In-r face. I|i-r po-i
--tion on the sofa was perfect!) naturai.
There wen no sign- of a struge'e, but
she was dead, Vpon examination 1
discovered that her falsi t.cth hail
dropjMs! hack am! i 1> ,1 up the larynx
-< as to cut off tin slippy of : ,ir. Sin
had fallen asles-p. the tvth iia! tlropp**!
hark and site had diisi w iflioul a struggh*.
Sin was a Larg. . strong, vigorou- wo
iiian in p*od health. 1 t*-iiev thorongh
-1) that -In- |ui*sd away w iilioiit any
isiiiM-ioUsfii-s- o! tin fact that she was
dying A in-iv>n who is :ts|.**p can be
sniotliered by means of very iittlo fori a .
A large strong wniuan < an Is *inoth< rnl
by a weak giri if ail the air i promptly
excluded, by covering tin- mouth am!
nostriN If the woman i asli-ep ouite
possildy then- would Is- no struggle at
ail ami m> consciousness.
llelN.
When the great Wi stminst' r lil was
liung in tin iii*ck-t'Wer of tin- new
houses of Parliament, it w as det entitled
to igmre the nickname of " Big lb a"—
which -suiie wag hail sugge*tcd—and
call it "St. Stephen." but the public
stuck t<i tin- more familiar, if leys dijnii
fied. appellation. Big Ben, • rachisl
tln-llgll lie Is-, i* heard s over ls>ndo||
and known all over Kuropc. Indeed,
we do not doubt that Ills name has had
much to do with bis world-wide reputa
tion. !!• can s, anejy U indebted for
his celebrity to liis -ire alone, for when
compared with tile great bell at Moscow
liis niass i only a.- that of Mar- to
Jupiter, the on* weighing IW.ttttQ pounds,
the other Hit.out {munds. To i sun*,
the Moscow lull was never hung, and to
this day it stands in the center of a
square, i lose to a spot when* it was
originally east. Wi believe it is now
used as a chapel! Moscow also I mast.-
the -i "omi largi -t 1 m 11 in tin- world. St
Ivan (127.UU0 (Miunils). hut this fell in
I.VkV I'ekiti comes third with a l-il
weighing pound-, and then —
though at a huge interval—Paris, vy itli
3H.U10 pounds, tile WI iglft of till ln'll at
Notre I tame. Big Ben stands fifth with
hi- 30,<xi0 pounds. and after him the in w
"Kaiser Kiocke" (i'I.OOO pounds), I ast
for f'ologneeathislral. And now Ox lord
liails with lier well-known "fin-at Tom."
weighing 17,000 pounds, which t* a trifle
heavier than tin* biggi -t ol the pope's
Im-Hs it St. Peter's. The great hell of
St. Paul's is much smaller, weighing
only S.Otio pounds. l<ower than this we
lo not care to go. The oldest bell is St.
Patrick I *, now preserved at Ib'lfast,
which is certainly "s* l y-ars, ami may Im
-1.300 yesirs, old. "This is only six inches
high. There is a large lell called the
" Ilolv • Ihoat" in tin -{.ire of the Stras-
Imrg cathedral, which is only rung hy
the watelmian onthclookout tlierewhen
lie lots cspiisl the outbreak of tvv o tin at
ill the city at the same time. Bells are
very ancient—they have t>ccn found
among the remain* of Niuevah —but the
modern service of house-bells, vvitli t li-ir
wires and crank*, only became general
toward the t-nd of the )a*t century. :unl
this is already to a great extent *uper
seded by the electric system. The dust
man's bell and the letter-carrier'* bell
are things of the past, and—except at
St nit ford-on-Avon —tin* curfew is heard
m> more, la many house* even the
dinner-hell i* supplanted by the gong.—
f/omlon ISvir,
Advice to a Young Man.
Young man, when you see anything
you want, ask for it lib- a man. if you
want to borrow live dollars of a man, or
if you only want to marry bis daughter,
don't sidle up to him and hang on to
your hat and talk polities and religion
and weather and tell old. stale jokes
whereof you can't remember the point,
until you worry the old man into a
nervous irritation. (Jo at him with a
full head of steam on and your bow
ports open, like an iron-clad pulling for
a shore battery. Snort and paw and
shake your bead if you feel like it, no
matter if it docs make him look aston
ished. I letter astonish him than bore
him. (Jo into his heart or his pockot
book, or both, it amounts to the same
thing, like a brindle hull with a curl in
bis forehead, charging a red merino
dress, eyes on fin*, tail up and the dust
a-llying. Then you'll fetch him. Or,
possibly, he may fetch u. But never
mind; you'll accomplish something and
show you aren't afraid to speak what s
on your mind. And that's a great deal
more titan you would accomplish by the
other method. You needn't be cheeky,
but you ought to he straightforward.—
Jlurlitu/tun Hatokeyt .
When children get a few cents they
generally spend them for e&y. When
they get, older they learn to save their
money to buy a § of 1&.
PAKM, HAItHKN AM> HUI'HKNOLD.
< .rriH I nllnit.
Tin carrot prefer* a light, sandy loam
of medium fertility. A glial coat of
manure, applied in tin* soil tin* tirttloiw
year, wiii prove of advantage; but il it
liiulitlix-d lilt- NUlir HMUMIII it idiould be
witli guano after the crop i uj.
As A HAUION t inn*. F<>r garden cul
ture tio* t*ailit*t uru|> should i** .own a*
ito!| a,. tin* ground I. lit to work. lali'
crop* for w inter uc ran l> town any
J lion Im fmi tin' iiiitltiit' of June. lln
j S. I(1 sliuulit lie soiikul a couple of day*
| in water; ami iuiiunlinbilj *ftrrw*i*il
mitt >t w itli a •mall quantity of a*he or
I piaster. Tlli* W'ill |HVTf|tt Uir scvd from
adhering logctliir and it can then la
-own in on* evenly. Sow in row. AAon
| inches apart and cover the seed with
| :iloUt liaif an inch of toil, l-alcr, tin*
young plant* should IM* thinned to throe
!ii*h<*s apart in tin* row. Cultivate
diligently, and remove all w -itl* from
tin* rows. The nurut rrou i one of
thorn- crops thai ar<- irrcviaably dam
aged if tin* weeds are allowed to get the
start. The Karly Horn ami Atriugham
1 are among the lest varieties for rooking
i purposes. For winter us*, carrots are
most i t in\eniently kept in a cellar,
i parked ill dry sand.
As a FII;I.II I'linp.-Hut tin* carrot is
'more extensively cultivated as a field
crop for food for rattle and horse* F'or
! tin- pun.•-<- tin- Ismg Orange and large
White Belgian are the best, in et"l
j soil these may attain a size of twelve
' inches long and lime im ln s thick, and
give a vield ufftoin l.'.tsi to 1.400 bush
els to the acre. The land, which thouhg
, liglit must not suffer from lark of mois
ture. should 'n* thoroughly pulverized
; by deep plowing ami rciMiatcd harrow
j ing. S.-i.k the seed ami mix it with
s asites or plaster as Is-fore, and sow it
from tin* middle of May to the first ol
dune, in rows two f<-ct apart with a
-red-drill, taking care that it does not
••login the hopper. I Im* the crop as soon
as the rows rail t- wen. and when a
collide of inches high, the plants should
. i* thinned to six or seven inches apart.
Vft*r this, the horse-cultivator should
go through tin* t<lat at least once a lort
night. as long as the crop is growing.
In the fall, when the roots an* taken Up,
they should i><* allowed to dry* ill tile sUli
for a couple ol days after the tops an- rut
off, before they an* put up for winter
i use. Hiey may is* strod in a cellar,
out-of-doors, or in pits, like potatoes and
turnips, but having a greater tendency
to decay than these, when put together
ill large quantities, they should Is* plonsi
iu siiiail leaps only.
A crop ol carrot* is souiewiiat more
• xpensh . to raise tlian a crop of turnip-,
but for wintiT and spring feed. hotli for
hor<* and cattle, they an* said to IM*
Is-ticr than any other root crop. Fed in
moderate <juatilitii-, they strengthen tlie
dige-tive organs of tlie animals and help
to iifr-tmilatr other ftasl eaten in nmme*
tion witli them. HxtM*rieneed dairvmcn
have maintained that carrots. fl Ui
milch cows, not only increase the flow
of milk, hut that they impart a flavor to
the milk similar to that from gr**n pas
turage. and tlint the butler from row*
ftsl on tiie Orange varieties ajiiin*s a
color like summer hutler. Tin* follow
ing analysis gives the composition of
earn its:
Water . 87 5
Albumen sail msein. 06
Sagur 5 4
Fat 12
(iuin 10
\V,*lv ftturr 3.3
Ah ... 1.0
100.00
/funis .Vise Yorker.
llonr>iup (sardrnltttf.
A naiiy -.-rious effort i- is-ing made
to est ihiish hoii-' tsui gardening in our
dtv, -ay- a New York letter. All the
sanitary objections wliieli have la-en
mule lv il at one tim< or aiiotiea have
Is en ea-i y waved aside hy our -kililul
inventors in styles of nailing. Having
-•s*n these blossoming upper surfae<*s
:u*i:nigi d its Kuro|M* with many pleasant
cotisequenei -. .t i* impossible not to l<sk
forward to the jHissihility* of their
general us- - with eagerness. It i- pro
posed to have one cart of tie* roof
gla-scd over, and the other part eoveml
with a win* netting to keep the mischiev
ous sparrow from d-spoiling ih<* t*nder
vegetation, and also to pnvenl ali<s-db**
i<>ot from treading upon nutiung at all
over the eaves. A summer" evening,
with <*a-y garden chairs. tea-trays, with
glasses and unnientionahle delicacies of
< ooiing liquids standing in roadinis*.-
Upon tlmni, are said to In- as certain a
intiry aw aiting the future New Yorker
a- i- a new lissili once a month or u
Black Friday once in a dozen yi*ars.
<if course, the ganien summit to a
home will protect scuttles down which
tin* burglar lately finds an easy and un
-1 disturbed opportunity to enter a house.
Ineredihle as it may appear, in our own
bloek nine huge trunks were lifted up
tlirough this tiers—sary aperture t< a
neighboring roof, when* every article of
value iu a whole family wardrobe for
summer u-*- was removed unnoticed
and carried awav. nobody !>** yet
learnisi where, and the trunks u.i*. •
selves were Iclt to be returned to the
attic, to In* again refiihxi with costly
marketable lineries for futun* riKif
burglars.
A Krll.hfor I mill Slark.
The importance of an oeeaaion.nl relish
of -alt and wood ashes for all kinds of
stock, say- the X< w York World, cannot
| M . too highly appreciated. The most
convenient form in which these materials
are offered, according to fnsiers of wide
experience, i in a solid tuns*, wliieli ad
mits of diligent licking on the part of
i the animal without ptining more of the
mixture than is desirable. In order to
mix these ingredients so that a solid mas
may be formed, take salt and pure wood
.•ishes in the proportion of pound fit
wound, with water sufficient to I wild th
. mixture together. To preserve the mi \
t ure iu a solid state place it in trough
..r boxes sheltenxl sufficiently to keep
ratnand snow from reaching it and eon
verting it into an alkaline pickle. These
trough- with their tempting contents
prove efficient as baits ff>r alluring ani
mals. turned out on long runs during
the day. home at night.
When cattle chew leather. wo.Mi and
old 1 sines, remember that it indicates a
lack of phosphate of lime in their IIMMI,
which is required lo mmlv boua m i
tcriai. A teaspoonftll of none meal
given daily with their grain will correct
the habit and sutmlv the deficiency
which induces it. If the disposition to
eat Isitie- is Indulged in when cows an
on gra-s. the deficiency evidently exists
in the soil, and the pasture will he
greatly licnelitcd hy a top dressing of
Uine dust. Two or three hundred
pounds to the ;u*re, sown broadcast, will
repay attending expenses in a better
I yield and quality of milk and butter.
IMVM In Cookery.
An F.nglish writer. s|*aking of the
culinary uses for leaves, says that one of
the most useful and harmless of all
leaves for flavoring is that of the com
mon syringa. W lien cucumbers an
-1 scarce t lic-e an- a jn-rfiict substitute in
salads, where that flavor is desired,
i Again the young leaves of the eueuniln'r
itself have a wonderful similarity in
taste to that fruit. Carrot tops may be
used, and a prodigious waste is suffered
in not using the external leaves and
iilanelied fiMitstnlks of the ix-lery plant,
j The young leaves of the gooseberry
added to bottled fruit give a fresher
flavor and a gri-ern-r color to pies and
; tarts. The leaves of the flowering cur
rant give a sort of intermediate flavor
iietwiH-n hlaek currants and red. Orange,
i citron and lemon leaves impart a flavor
-1 ing equal to that of the fruit and rind
combined, and somewhat different from
iwith. A few leaves added to pies, or
boiled in the milk, used to bake with
rice, or formed into crusts oi paste, im
part an admirable "bouquet." An infu
sion can Is- made of either the green or
dry leaves, and a tea or tablespoonful
TKRMH: $2.00 a Year, in Advance.
tiiw-,1 I'eaih 1,-avi-* give the flavor of
bitter almond*.
Hull liln* Ti.
During warm weather Un* mulching
of young tree* i* a decided adxaiitagr to
their growth, particularly the firal sea
son after planting. Many young ln*ai
ltave, after jdunting. startcti out well,
and as vein as the warm dry M-aaon
eutitc, withered up atid did, wherea* if
tin y had le-en mub hed they would ltave
prosjM-Mxl finely. Mulching is done hy
plai-fng a layer of coarse manure frm
three to six 1 ncbea deep, extending on*
or two feat further in each direction than
the root*. Till* protect*the earth atmut
tin- riMt ngaitist drying or baking with
wind and sun, retain* to it tin- requisite
moisture and oiiviaUw all is-i-aaioo for a
lirai-ti,-*- generally of injurious effivt*—
tint watering of newly-planted tm*. In
ra*,* it i* not convenient to get manure,
cut down grass, w,l, etc., and put
aUiut the tree*, tdaeitig fiat stones or
Ismrds on top Uigeep it fnutu blowing
aw ay.—ALrrfiwyr.
Word* of Wisdom.
The freer you f-el yourself in the
pretunee <f another, the more is he.
Tin way to gain a gisa! reputation is
to endeavor to Is- what you de*tn- to ap
(war.
Men nwtnble the g<*is in nothing *o
much as in doing good to their feuow
i-rv-at ur*s.
Few p<-rsous have sufficient wisdom to
prefer i ensure, which is useful to tliern,
to (iraise, w ltieh ila- ivm them.
None are so sclihtm fount) alone and
rv m> s.ion tir.ai of tlieir own cmi|>any
a* those eoxcomh* w ho are on the Im*l
terms with tfecwsclvu*.
VoiIMVT.
Have more tluut Utou sin> est.
>pmk less titan ttiou k uowwl,
I turl less Uuut Ihuu olsnal.
It is with antiquity as with ancestry:
nation* are proud of the tme. and in
dividual* of the other. Hut if they ar#
nothing in themselves, that which i*
their pride ought to tie Uteir humiliation.
When wt- are young we are slavishly
employed in proeuring something wlven--
hy we may live .-oiufeirtahly wlu-n we
grow old; and w hen wt- are oid we per
ceive it is UHI late to live aa we pro
ptaMxl.
A pliysieian is mit angry at the in
tent peranee of a mat! tmtient, nor tits-*
In take it ill to IM- railed at by a man in
a fever. Ju! so shottid a wise man
treat ail mankiml as a phykieian t)t*- hi*
patient, and Itmk U|M>II tliem only AS
siek and extravagant.
Ask the man of adversity htiw her
melt a<-t Uiwartl him; ask those tuner*
how he acts to wart I then. Adversity ia
the tru<- touchstone of merit in Imth;
happy if it thaw not produce the ilia
hoti<-*t y ttf mtxutn.-s* in one, and Hi at
ir —>lve- and pride in the other.
'1 be most agroemlue of ail companions
i a simple, frank man. without any
high pretensions to an oppressive great
noa; one who iov<w life and understand*
the us'- of it: obliging alike at all hours;
alxive all, of a golden temper and *tcmd
fast as an anchor. For such iu one we
gladly exchange the great**t genius, the
most lirillianl wit. the profoundest
tlnnker.
mum.
IVlial is hniutv * Not the -bow
lit -hajwlv litut-. •■! Irwturrw. No.
Thtw- sir tmt flow rr#
That have tknr <latl hones
To howl He r Jtfr momentary sweels. then go.
Tin the slainloMs KM! wiUnn
'lTail 'Kit-tones tin* bunst skin.
Fveryldy is impatient for the time
wiien he shall IM* his own master; and,
it coming -tf age were to make one so. if
years txtuid. iniloil. " nritig the philo
-4'pliie mind/ it would rightly bo a day
of rejoicing to a whole household and
neighborhood, ltut UMI ofu*n In- who is
im patient to ISNOPIC lii* own ina-U-r.
when the outward cheeks are removed,
merely becomes hi* own slave.
Fxclting Scenes at a Ho'el Fir*.
Some of the exciting scenes which
t<Mik piaix* during tin* fatal fire at
Hagerstown. Md.. an- described in the
<-oiumns of the New York Hrrnhl: The
fire broke out in the front part of the
t\ .xshington Hot'-l undT tin* stairway <n
tin- second fl*r. and when discovered it
liail gain*d con-ideralde headway. A
i*omniereiai traveler was first awakened
hv the smoke and he gave the alarm.
Mrs. Middlckauffand a servant girl were
—* K *ii arou-ed from tln-ir IMXIS and they
ran tlirough tin house kicking at the
d<M>r of the slei ping-riMUi"- and crying
" Fire*"' A-th<* n-w of the ixinflagra
tion spread there was tin- gr*at*st exeiti--
mi*nt among the iniuatca, who rushed
aluitit in ail directions to make tln-ir
escape from the rapidly burning build
ing. The front way of egress for those
on the thin! and fourth floors had Ixx-n
<*ut off hy the tin*, and those on the
second floor found it dangerous to escape
in that ilirts-tion. Mrs. Middh kauff did
invaluable service in saving the lives of
the inmat. s. Three limes she visited
the Upper rt'iors. and was prevented at a
dangerous moment from going on tin*
fourth mis-ion. Slie also conducted the
guests to the rear building of the liotel,
when many made their i-scape down the
stairway. Many others wen- not so
fortunate. Some jumped from the win
dows. sustaining imuries. and others
were seriously burned in their efforts to
p-t to the outside. Thomas Troxell
wa- sporially warned of the fin*, hut he
appeared to is- indifferent, showing no
disposition to hurry when he received
the news. A few hours after the fin- his
IMHIV was found in a mangled condition
and burned beyond recognition. The
luniy lay among tin- rubbish of the stair
way* of the ladies' entrance. Troxeli,
who was in Hagerstown attending court,
had evidently tried to make his escape
hv the front way.
S. 11. lKirscv. a young man. rest-tied
Mrs. Patterson and child from the third
floor at the peril of his life. The stair
way was enveloped in flames, and he
da-bed forward, n-eciving a nunilwr of
burns about the head during his ascent.
The woman and child were uninjured,
their iw uer removing them from the
building hy the back way. While the
tire wa in progr***s a bundle of lied
eiotliing was found in an alley adjoining
the burning hotel. Investigation dis
doaod a man who hail wrappi-d the
clothing aliout him and jumped from
one of the up)ier stories, lie was not
seriously hurt.
The Whirligig of Fortone.
A striking instance of the vicissitudes
of business life is exhibited in the follow
ing story told by a Hoston paper: In a
large retail dry goods house in this city
are two persons who, a few years since,
occupied very different positions. "One. a
man over fifty years of age, is a salesman
on a salary of less than one thousand
dollars a year; the other, a young man
of six-anil-twenty years of age, receives
a salary of upward of twenty-five liun
dred dollars- Five years ago. the sales
man was a partner in a wholesale con
cern that went into insolvency and out
of existence, each •mrt tier of which was
left without a dollar for the support ol
ids family. The young man had occu
pied a humble position in that concern,
and one cold day lie allowed his dinner
le p-t scorched while warming at the
furnace in the basement. Sewn the
smell of burnt meat went up into the
i-ounting-rooni, which so exasperati-d
our salesman that he rusluxl down stairs,
and seizing the offender by the collar,
brought lum up and ejected him from
the store. Such seven* treatment made
tin- lad feel rather "cut up," as he w-as
tlii- principal support of an invalid
mother. Not long afterward, however,
he attracted the attention of his present
employer, who engaged hint at a fair
salary* wliieli he kept increasing until
his present handsome position. 1 bus,
front the ehanges and depressions of
trade, the young man is up and the
elder one is down.
NUMBER 20.
TIMKI.Y TOPICS.
In many part* of Germany the road*
ate lined along Ue entire distance witli
row* of poplars, or of apple trws, the
branches <f which latter mad beneath
the weight of fruit. A flue of three
fiiillins'* is the penalty for plucking the
fruit, consequently it is permitted to
ripen. and the owners of the i oiuiuanity
reap the Itenefit of tlie foresigfit in plant
ing shade tree* at once beauliftli and
profitable. •
hone- races were introduced into the
Grecian gaui<* at* year* B. C.,and 1M
year* later. or B. C. 4W. a no* called
the '•(!ai)e," for mares only, wa* ai*o
iulnalm-ed into tle-ii sport*. The dale
of the introduction of racing in England
is unknown in (lib country the first
racing is lielieved U> have taken place
alimt simultaneously in bulb Virginia
and .Maryland, about the year 1750; but
the first "race for a public slake wa* on
lx>ng Island, in I*l*. against time, by a
horse called " Boston Blue," lor f 1,000.
Tin* value of 'aiifornia's pradurt* i*
fivi-n in t In*'" figure* from the San
rurkM Journal qf (blame rne; "We
have a wheal crop which will reach at
least twenty million* of cental*._ We
will have a wool crop of fuity-fivs to
fiftv million pound*. Our vintage will
yield not fnM than eirht million
gallon* of wine and brandy. Ten mil
lion rental* of 1 mrley will be nuard. and
two million cental* of corn. The aouth
will yield four million pound* of honey.
Our gold and silver yield will not fall
idiort of twenty million doLare. Our
fruit and reiiin crop will sell for at leant
thr- millions of dollar*. Quicksilver,
coal and copper will yield moderaU'iy.
if not in their wonted abundance."
Peculiar and infrequent crimes are
brought to light occasionally in the New
York police court*. A woman was re
cently smlerxtd pi tw<*nly <iay' im
prisonment for unmercifully flogging her
twelve-year-old niece. and the child waa
given over to the Society for the Prevea
tiou of Cruelty to Children. On the
same day. in another court, a woman
received lour month* in the penitentiary
far throwing kerosene over her husband'*
itody, lighting a match and then trying
to set fir>- to the oil. IIUSIMWI and wife
had not lived happily together for years.
One evening be came home, found her
slightly intoxicated and the two had
some words. Just as the man was retiring
hi* wife threw the oil over him, but was
frustrated in her diabolical attempt and
arrested.
Tic reported exploits ol Mile. Sophie
von Hir/feid ami severe! other ladies
during the recent Nihilist rmruU at
Kiefl, add one mure instance Ui the long
list of female revolutionists in Russia.
During the tumult which dethroned
Peter 111., in 1763. in favor of Catharine
11.. CounU-s* Dashkoff rode at ths head
of the Preobnymski regiment in malt
attire, with pistols at h<-r saddle-bow.
Several ladi<-s of rank took part in the
conspiracy formed against Alexander I.
in 1*24-5. Among the political prisoner*
banished to Silteria by Nicholas in I*3l,
was the celebrated Princess Truhetskoi.
< >ne of tlie princina i icutlers of the Po
lish insurrection of IHKJWV accompanied
everywhere hy hi* young wife, who
made herselfgonsph-uoo* in every skir
mish by her reckless bravery The at
tempt made by Vera Kiuwmlitcli upon the
life of the ex-Minister of Police. Gen.
Trepoff. i* still fresh in everyone's mem
ory. and two young lad Wof good family
w-re found among the worker* of tlie
Nihilist printing pn-ss recently seined in
St. Petersburg.
In the New York pastofita a force of
rii mm if empkijfwl fnWjr in correcting
blunders of tin* people who write letter*,
and tii<* skill which llifw men*diepiay in
deciphering " blind " addressee lis sur
prising. Tlif postmastergive* the follow
ing lift of A few of the in nay postoffice*
in the I'nited State* tuaring tin* NUW
name: There Are fislitn Brooklyn*,
twenty Wiliiaai-burgs. tin* Baltimore*
ten U*npir. two*!- Raafcmg, fifiom
Buffalo*. sevenlwri Buriingtons. seyen
loti Chtriwlonf. four Chicago*. right
Cincinnati*. ten Clcvc mU. twent Y-Uve
ltayton*. fifteen Uiuisvillas. fifteen
three iiilf-iukox fiWtnn
KwhrilK seven l*li)• addphiaa. lift't u
Quinceya. twenty-two Richmond*,
twelve St. I'auis. M'V'ii Toledo*, tflirty
Washington*. twenty-live Sprin .-fields,
ihirtnn Wilmington-. five Omafcaa.
Till* list might he e\tenth-d to more
than fiSR different and fcuniliar names.
One Saturday aftem<n recently after
the heavy mails had hs-n di-pale lied. no
Iras than 4.600 misdirected ieUrvA were
found in the office in the nattering and
supplementary mail matter.
Fn with the Bear*.
Nobody who visits the Zoological
Harden gora away without siting the
bears, and from looking at them tlie
desire to see them eat ts as natural as
second thought. IJiere are three bear
nit* containing altogether eight lears.
In the first nit are two cinnamon bears,
noted for ttteir laziness and their dis
position for climbing tin* artificial trees
placed there for their benefit, and falling
asleep <>n the loftiest pereh in the sun.
The next pit contains two huge grizzlies,
and the third four black bears. This
last nit is the chief center of interest.
The black bears stand on their hind legs
as erect as the stump of a tree, fold their
fore paws across their breast*, and open
ing their mouths as wide as possible,
look up at the spectators, mutely appeal
ing to them to drop something good in
them. This i* the critical moment.
There is a rush of men. women and
children for apples, iwanuts, ginger
eaki-s. sugar-cakes and Iwnanas. and tlie
I wars' throats become a target for the
skill of old and young. It is like an ex
citing game of bnc-ball. When a pea
nut or ginger-cake is dropped _ into a
hoar's moutn, the feat is hailed with uni
versal applause. The hears are partial
to gingor-oaki-s.— PkttmUpha* Rno.
A " Clock " and Six Mitten*.
Mr. l'arvin, of West Ixsesport, has a
"cluck" which u-nderly cares for six
kittens alsmt tluve weak* old. The
cluck had been deprived of a brood of
voung chickens, end feeling the loss very
keenly she no doubt considered the tak
ing charge of the kilters a just com pen*
sat ion. The kittens seem to listen to her
call, and will nestle under her wings and
feathers like little chickens. No one Is
alio wis! to approach, not even tlie cat
herself, while the hen has charge, hut
she seems satisfied when the kittens (>c
ratrionally creep out and go over to the
mother cat in the next corner. This is
indeed a great curiosity. Quite a man
lier of persons have watched with great
interest the old lien caring for the kittens.
She "clucks " and calls tlieni, plays with
them and scratches and endeavors to find
for them. The kittens jump about the
old lien and make a big fuss with their
two-footed, feather-ta.led mammy.—
A Trustworthy Clerk.
A certain merchant in a Minnesota
village was indisposed recently, and
his clerk was left to take care of the day's
accumulation of cash, which amounted
to alnrnt eighty dollars. Failing to
manage the combination lock on the
safe, he was unable to get the money in
and wjis obliged to nut it in his pocket.
He had been in the habit of sleeping on
the ground floor, hut that evening when
lie went home he insisted upon sleeping
up stairs. The family thought it strange
that he should so suddenly show such an
aversion to sleeping in his accustomed
place, but acceded to bis request and
arranged a bed for him on a lounge up
stairs. The next morning lie was found
lying on his liack with bis hands crossed
over bis breast, sound asleep, with a
murderous hatchet tightly grasped in
one hand and a huge bar of iron in the
other. The money was safe.
ITEM* or INTEREST
An upetarV-Beginning u> P"°"P W -
Always biwtwhen nure—Famlly broil*.
Philadelphia b to bavo a *cbool for
•ilk culture.
Minnesota miller* are now[*hlppl*g
direct to Europe.
It in 3mile* arro** the continent
from Philadelphia to San Frmnciaoo.
The total amount of lumber cut l*t
year l* et down at 4,JM,>ltiWo feet.
A three cent *tarop become* •*
stamp after jrou have mailed your letter.
Rate are rat in* many of the rill*#*
meeting bouse* In M****rlut*rtu.
The Yonlrer* fMemtn* b positive
that a haid Iwad i often above par.
The New York Uonrt of Appeal* ha*
decided tliat a iHtanetiger * entitled to a
•eat in a train, and if ho cannot pet it on
ih regular roach be '*n eocurr it in Hi*
drawing-roomcar.
Now tne hoy etfmls. up the tree*
And U* Twrdaai butt dwh •**,
And in.iitodnaaty U> poi*o* b W* stomach
cAritiM. -
And o do the ifert* and U* rot** and Urn
damp*. l'onicrrt Uuttttt.
At interval* of about thirty year* the
plantation* of Braxii *re subject to the
depredation* of armle* f rat* that Imit
from the forest* and consume everything
edible that pome* in their way.
Forly-sfx thousand two hundred and
i eighty-fix person* emigrated last yea*
i from Oeruaay very nearly i.ooo more
l thaa in the preceding year. The hub-
Iter in the pa*t ten years U wttmatnd at
| A4A.M4.
What the weather say* U tire linen
cellar b •' Wilt thou." and it invariably
i will*.
I -Good buy," a* the overjoyed sale*
man said when the liberal customer
turned to go.
The but new book i* cniitled:" What
Shall My Ron Be?" Why. Iw'U be a boy.
of course Unckltvni Oourur.
The flaming circa* advertisement is
apparent oat* more throughout the
length and breadth of the land
Scientific men generally believe that
the bed of the Pacific lfamm wtmtmem
shove water, and inhabited by men.
In the Arctic region*, when the ther
mometer is below WTC, say thirty de
, giw*, people can converse a mile apart.
In the United States tie- consumpthm
■if butter i* sixteen pound* per capita,
while in England it is only seven and
one-half pounds per capita.
An ambitious young writer having
naked. " What magazine will give mr
: the highest position <|Ui<-krt?" was told:
i •* A jxswder magaainu, if you contribute
a fiery article."
A correspondent in a Baltimore paper
*ay that In a caae of terrible burning.
! followed by lockjaw, with-h came under
hi* oi nervation, the patient waa cured
by the application of dog fat.
Mine. Catacazy, wife of the Russian
Minister at Wnshington. during Great's
adminiatration, is dead. Shd had tlie
reputation f. M Uie handsomest
women at the national capital.
" Father." said a cobbler's lad. a* he
was pegging away at an old shoe. " the*
say that trout bite good now." " Well,
well." replied the old gentleman. " *•
stick to your work and they won't bite
you!"
During tlie fiscal year W76. the I nited
States exported to foreign countries 21,-
837.117 pound* of hutter and 245.090.b53
pound* of cheese. <M this. Fag land took
p .251 .WO pounds of butter. and 107.900.M0
pounds of choose.
A San FrenciNco geniu* nam-d How-
Innd Itas invented a machine that will
tell to within s am all amount the quan
tity of gold a person has about him.
lie spent fe.OW in experimenting, and is
now NO poor that the machine will not
art within a mile of his own pocket.
Any one who wants a printing-press
has tiow the chnntw of purchasing the
one which Sspolcon carried witlt him
to Moscow. snd which fall into the
hands of the Russian* during hi* retreat.
It is now at hi. Petersburg, snd the
owner offer* to seii it far 1,000 roubles
about #730.
Delaware and Rhode Island are ths
sleeve buttons of the Wnrtern Hetai
spbere—York lirmld. And Ken
tucky furnishes tie* stud*.—Boston /W
Ami Near York fanwdiva the ring*
Alhamn ATOM. And Missouri the Vent.
CHISAGO XVwgpiif* r T'HUM. Ami W aah
ington the Schur?.
OvsrAoam/ho tnxMfimkirtenehw l apok
i* the title of a littie f.mnigiiUy journal
puluishwi in Kolotsvnar. Hungary. whose
columns contain original articles in
Frrtich. German. English. It-tlian. Span
i*h.Portuguese. N<ww.Swedish and Mag
yar. Qftifi th' poem* arc followed by
irentiation* into several language*.
A father said to an old acquaintance
who came to condole with him on the
mimanageaHlenes* of his two sons, who
ha<l cuutnitted a burglary in the next
town snd had been wntcmW u> prison:
" It I* preltv rough on mc to hare them
! both go to'once, but tb-rr is one thing
lo it—when it oue* night now. you
know where them boys be.""
1 Hiring tle late war. some children
a*ere talking of thrir fath'fs and brothers
who had been made prisoners of war.
Manv tale# were told of the suffering* of
their relatives, the youngsters evidently
priding tlwrnrlvis upon it. One hoy,
who was silent IT listening, at length
said: •• TliatV nothing: I've gnt an uncle
in prison, and he ain't li en to no war.
neither."
A Bew Advertising Wrinkle.
The recent attaomted assassination of
Kdwin Booth recall* an incident that
occurred while that tragtdlan was play
ing his last engagement in this eity, ami
which is lite r-wl origin of tlie runww
that he intends nover to visit the Pacific
coast again.
It seems that one maniac while Mr.
Booth was making his toilet tn his room
at tiie Palace, the door <|Uily opened,
and a widest wake- looking individual
slid In and cheerfully bid the astonished
actor good morning.
•* How's * Hamlet to-day?, said the
stranger, blandly. "'Fraid you wouldn t
see me if I sent my can! up. so just
dropped in informally, as it were."
"So 1 see." said the only ' lago.'
" What can 1 do for you?"
"Tin' fart i*. Mr. Booth.'' said the
visitor, hurriedly. " I ant the advertis
ing agent for tlie Bazemtrees' Auction
house. on Market street. Cheapest
clothing-liouse in the civilised world
Over 50.001) ulster* at-—"
•• Don't want any ulsters. Can't iook
tragic in a coat with fifteen ridiculous
pockets. A vaunt' thou—"
" But I don't want to sell you any. tuy
dear sir." put in the agent; " I just come
to make you a regular business proposi
tion. Coin in it, my dear sir; coin in
it." , .
" But, sounds, sinali, 1 am an sctor —
not an auctioneer!"
; "That's exactly It. You know we
agents arc alwnv* up to wane new ad ver
tising dodg<- or*other. I attended your
performance last night, Mr. Booth, and
It occurred to me if you would only in
troduce some mention of our retablisfc
raent into vonr lim-s, we could afford to
pav very liberally for it."
"Could, eh?" said the hope of the
American stage.
"Yes. You see you might gracefully
wedge in an allusion to us here and there,
i where it would seem kinder natural and
appropriate like For instance, there's
• Hamlet.' Instead of giving simply the
line* • customary suits of solemn black,'
you might add. * the kind they sell at
Bazembees' for fit ' That would sort of
nail the attention of the audience, seems
to me."
" I should think so. said tlie star,
stealthily edging over toward a Roman
sword in the comer.
" I see you catch the idea." continued
the agent. Now. there's ' Romeo and
Juliet.' There's dead loads of good
chances in that. In the halcony scene
you might say.' I would I worn one of
Bazembees' cheap dog-skin gloves upon
that hand that I might touch that
cheek.'"
•' You'd like that, would you ?" grimly
inquired Mr. Booth, slowly unsheathing
the sword behind his back, and getting
in front of the door.
"Yes, sir; we shouldn't mind ? 100 a
night to have that done in first-class
style. Just think how it would make
trade boom down at our place to have
you thunder ivs 'Othello —' Desmona,
where is the elegant kerchief I bought for
thee at Bazemlees\ at six hits a dozen?*
W by, sir, it would fairlv—"
There was a funeral from the agent's
house the next day. and in deference to
the last wishes of the martyr to adver
tising. his hearse bore on each side a
splendid canvas inscription:
" Just arrived—so,ooo more boys' suits
at Bazembees'! Call early 1"*—&w #V<to
oitco Xewa Ltkr,