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It finds its way into 1800 p i p C-1 • moo CD 0 !I ! • ,C I cr ts, .-i ce' cn p •-s Gt., ra: = 4 0 pr 4 ; - t • • C D e -0. OD 1 , -. 1 , .-i -0 Ott izz El :CIAL' A SP: PRI Riusts' `lntiyer. Love and Fol!y, Love's worshippers alone can know The thousand mysteries that are his ; His blazing torch, his twanging bow, His blooming age are mysteries. A charming science—but the day Were all too short to con it o'er; So take of me this little lay, A sample of its boundless lore. As once beneath the fragrant shade Of myrtles fresh in heaven pure air, The children of Love and Folly played— A quarrel rose betwixt the pair, Love said the gods should do hint right, But Folly vowed to do it then, And struck him o'er the orbs of sight, So hard he never saw again. Ms lovely mother's grief was deep, :She called for vengeance on the deed A I:eauty does not vainly weep Nor coldly does a mother plead. A shade came o'er the eternal bliss That fills the dwellers of the skies ; Even stony-hearted Nemesis And Rhadamanthns wiped his eyes. "Bel►old," she said, "this lovely boy," While streamed afresh her graceful tears, "Immort..l, yet shut out from joy And sunshine all his future years, The cLild can never take, you see, A single step without a stair— The hardest punishment would be Too lenient for the crime by half." All say that Love had suffered wrong, Alai well that wrong should be repaid ; Then weighed the public interest long And long the party's interest weighed ; And thus decreed the court above. Since Love is blind from Folly's blow, Let Folly be the guide of Lore, Vhere'er the boy may choose to go. —William Cullen Bryant. Ek c RUNNING "PILOT." '•Who is standing pilot this evening?" said the superintendent or •'boss," as he was called. "Seth Martin," was the foreman's reply. "Tell him to come up here, will you ? and hurry up." The foreman hastened away, and both he and Seth Martin must have "spread themselves," as the former said, for in a few minutes the engine driver stood before his chief. The great man took a comprehensive look at the engineer, who flinched not a muscle. His clear, steady eyes were as blue as the sky; a handsome brown beard ornamented his face, which, albeit rather dirty, was full of character and determine tion. To use the popuiar expression, "be was pure gold down to bedrock." The superintendent, satisfied with his scrutiny, nodded to the engine driver, and said .• "There's a special train up out of Col linsville, to night, Seth." "I know that," was the curt response. "And it will require close watching," continued the chief "I suppose so—l know that," replied Seth. "You are mighty knowing this evening," said the superintendent, smiling; "but there is one thing you don't know, sonny. You don't know you are going to run pilot to that train." "Yes I do," replied the engine driver "Who in the thunder told you so, then ? I did not know it myself till ten minutes ago." "You told me this minute, then I knew it," replied Seth, smiling, and disclosing his white, even teeth. "I'm ready, boss." "Seth Martin, you ought to be a judge; your talents aro thrown away in this line. But listen ; we've no time to split straws in chaff There's a very f'stive gang of desperadoes hanging about up Dratfordway. They nearly wrecked the through Pacific last week. Fortunately the passengers were handy with their shootin' irons, an:l bullets were raining pretty thick, else there would have been something unpleasant." "Wa'al, go ahead," said the engine driver. "Now you tuust run pilot to the special train and see that the line's clear up as far as Dartford city. You can shunt at the Trestle Bridge siding and wait to pull the wagons up the Bunker incline through the cuttings. Once safe there we can rattle along, and mind ye keep a good lookout." "You bet," was Seth's reply. "I'd bet ter take my six shooter, I suppose. We'll have a fight, maybe ?" "Most likely," replied the superintend ent, coolly. "Keep this quiet. I've got men on the lookout all along the line.— Who's your mate ?" "English Tom Atkins," was the reply. "He's grit !" "All right, then," said the chief. "Now, don't drink ; keep a full head of steam ; bring back the specie safe, and—" "Wa'al ?" drawled the other coolly. "I'll provide for your family if you're hurt or shot; if not, I'll reward you." "Is that all, then ? Well, good night, bo, , s, and thank ye." "Good luck," was the answer; ' I'll not forget you." Seth Martin turned away with a nod of acknowledgment, and directed his steps to the shed where his engine was "standing pilot." This means that the engine had steamed up (or was "in steam," to speak technically) ; and was ready fur any sud den emergency. The driver was just as well pleased to run a couple of hundred miles on a dark night, even when the choice of being shot, as to have an invita tion to the "White house" itself. "Toni !" "Hello," came back in an unmistakable English voice. "Fire up a bit ; we're bound west; specie pilot; 10 o'clock. Keep it quiet." A man unseen by the driver put up his head to listen. Seth was a wan of action, and so was his mate, Tom Atkins. They looked to the engine and their revolvers; put a dozen cartridges in a tin can ; filled a similar can with some old Bourbon whisky at a saloon close by, whither they were followed by the man who had been listening to their mnversation, and who noted their prepa rations tZ 0 O. ti csa After communicating with some accom plice, this mysterious individual left the saloon and made his way toward the signal box, which stood some distance down the line. As Boon as the engine driver and his mate were recognized, they were warmly welcomed, for they were favorites. Many drinks were tendered for their acceptance, and declined on various pleas, till at length one man declared that the Britisher wanted HUNTINGDON, PA , FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 1880. to fix an insult on a free born citizen. He offered Seth and Tom a glass apiece, say ing, ' What's up mate ? Swore off, eh ?" "For this evening," replied Seth, "but I'd rather drink than fight just now, tate yotlr treat." S 9 the men each took the proffered but se acely tasted it ; and soon afterward Seth, fearing that some inkling of his intended mission :Biala leak out, beckoned to his fireman to follow as soon as possible, and then left the saloon. Ho lit a cigar, climbed up into the cab of his engine (all American locum gives are protected and closed in), and lygan to smoke. He smoked in comfort f.q. shout a quarter of an hour, then he felt -queer " "These is sirouger cigars than usual," he muttered, and ha threw it from him But the oppression of his brain bentue heavier ; he felt very sleepy now. "I think I'll have a nip; its only about nine o'clock. I must ; there's an hour yet. I wonder where Tom is. It's my opinion Tom wil! drink too ulna or—" His train of thought was suddenly. in terrupted. All at ence it flashed upon him that he hitn,e!f had Leen "drugged" in the saloon `That's it; what a thundering idiot I am." lie essayed t 3 rise, l,ui felt quite bewildered. He male hopeless attempts to stand upright, but could do nothintr.— Be was as helpless as a child; but worse than all, he was conscious of his inability to do iris duty. Ten o'clock rang out.— He struggled to his feet His head was spinning round, his feet were heavy as leaden weights He opened the sliding. door, but ere he could descend a blow from behind sent him flying into space—a splash, and down he sank into a large pond con taining a quantity of surplus water for the locomotive tanks. At the same moment three men climbed up on the engine, and. with a low but hearty chuckle, started it out from the siding. "I think we did that neat," said the shortest of the party "I didn't listen to the boss for nothing this time. The specie train will run afier all, you see. Oh, they couldn't catch me tripping. No sir." "The Savage will do the bridge, I sup pose," said another. "He's to work on the up line, isn't he ?" "Aye, only on that side. Ye did that Britisher pretty, I must say. He and Seth were kinder cautious, too." "I mixed it pretty strong." said the other, with a savage laugh. "Did you set tle the signals, Abe ?" "Aye; telegraphed ourselves on special, and then cut the wires and smashed the instruments. We're clear now to Dartford City. What's that ?" he added, hastily, as the engine lurched for a second and lifted. "Only the points. We're out now. We can run easy, I s'pose. She won't bnst, I hope. Here goes." The speaker, who . knew little about en gine driving, turned on the steam, and away they went. He turned his head for a moment. “There's sow: thing moving yonder; they've found Seth, likt ly " But this portion of the gang ofdespera does bad we their .41itit434.ilalitigliate Tom Atkins. For a moment or two he had been overcome by the drugged whisky, but a simple and very effective remedy cured him, at the cost of a few moments' sick• ness. Creeping along the ground, for he could not walk, he conceived the id ?a of following these men, so he held the puns open and sent the "bravoes" away into the night on the up line. He proposed to give the alarm, and fellow (or, the down metals) with a superior force. But fate was drawing the fugitives to destruction. The up line was cut at the bridge. "Lend a hand, mate, I'm drowndin' That is what Torn heard as he crawled rather than walked across the metals to seek assistance. "Seth—Seth ; what's happened to you ?" "Them varmints tossed me in here when I was halt:stupid, but the water has done me good. Help me out, Tom, and we'll fix them yet." Toni, who was rapidly recovering, lent all the assistance he could ; and then the dripping driver, quickly wringing the water from his clothes, said, when his mate had told him what be had done— "Don't breathe a syllable to mortal man. I know Bub Franklin's engine is in steam by now for the cross traffic. We'll fire her up and run them d)wn. We may save the specie yet. Hurry down to the signal box while I get out the engine." Tom hastened away as desired, but soon came back with the intelligence that the box was empty and the wire cut. "We daresn't say a word now," said Seth. "What fools we were to take them drinks. Now, Tom. shove in some wood while I oil the cranks. I'll leave word fur the foreman-, we must trust him." All these preparations were made almost as quickly as they are here described. In ten minutes the engine was ready, and as noiselessly as possible the great locomotive was brought out of the shed, but tender first "Never mind." said Seth, when Toni ob jected. "We can run about as quick.— Now, are you ready ?" The foreman came up at that moment "If you do succeed,your fortunes are made. If you 2 'l, I wouldn't answer for your lives. Take my revolver," he added, "and be off." Seth thanked him, adding gloomily. we fail, we'll nerer come back alive. For us to be 'focussed with 'Bourbon' is dis grace enough." A whistle. The fi , man opeed the points a.:l the engine spP,I aw:+y ou the down line in full pursuit of the (I.sp.!rado.s to save the specie train possible. 'We've no headlamp :" exclaialed Tom, stadenly. ` - So much the better; we don't want to advertise ourselves to-night. There's a flash of something; guess we'll hare a storm." The remark was not uncalled for. The gleam of lightning every now and then ap peared to rest upon the steel bandies and glint along the rails. There way a moan ing sound in the air, a feJing of oppres sion, while occasionally a heavy splash of rain would drop upon the roof of the cab in which the men journeyed. They absolutely flew along the track On the apparently boundless prairie the line was laid. Not a station fur miles. A few water places at intervals alone broke the leve' character of the prospect when the fitful lightning lit up the surround ings. Pitch dark over head, excppt when the flashes came, and the only light before the rapidly moving glare of the furnace of fire on the road. "It's past 11," said the driver. "We ought to have pulled them up. We've run this thirty miles in the half hour. There's Buffalo Cmeek," be added, as they skimmed past. "Well, then, Dartford is only another thirty, and the trestle siding on the top of the main; is only twenty•live." "We must pass them at the curve be low. Hallo ! look out, mind that hand lamp." Tom turned the slide and looked ahead, Seth shut off the steam. "There they are. Lucky we are run fling tender foremost, or they would have seen our fire. We'll wait for them gently until they get on the trestle curve. Then we will 'wire in' and drop them. Steady, mate." The engine came silently to a stand still. "rile gentle hiss of the steam, which was just raising the valves, was the only aud• ibly sound. Broad flashes of sheet light uitig lit up the heavy masses of clouds, but up thunder followed. Seth looked to his revolver. . , Tom fed the fire and they waited; it was tleir only chance—a surprise: kFor quite twenty minutes the men wait ea; the engine in front had long ago dis -leit. reared. At last Seth said, "Now, Tow, i . our time. I'll run them a race down to rtford City, and if I- get there first t. r'll be scalps to sell tomorrow. We'll round that curve before they see us, and Clyne in all flying. Are you ready ?" ITom signified his consent, and away digted the ponderous engine itoross the boundless prairie at top speed. On, on, never mind the rough track ; it's death if you leave it; it's death, most likely, if you remain. There is one chance, and only one—if you reach Dartford City and give the alarm !" f‘Pres.s on, Seth, it's nigh midnight." 'So whispered Tom, as the engine swung round the sharp curve There seemingly motionless, was the other engine. Faster and faster rattled the pursuer. They were seen at last. The men were visible through the glass for an instant. "Lie down," roared Seth. Only just in time. Two bullets came crashing overhead ; another hit the handle of the steam whistle and sent out a scream of defiance in the night. Seth rose slow ly, and, and pistol in hand, watched the foe. goin' to race us, but be don't know the trick of firin' 'No. 200,' Tom. We'll pass him and then—" Seth's face, as he spoke and clutched his revolver, was sufficient to explain his meaning without words. OE), on, speeding across the prairie ! Now, Seth gaining, now the others shot ahead. "More wood into the furnace; pile it in, Tom," cried Seth—"that's it now—" A bullet from Seth's steady hand pass ed through the glass of the other engine and shattered the driving arm of the man who held the regulator. "Bully," exclaimed the delighted Seth. "Now for another log. The fire was blown up, and like an arrow the engines flew along; but no more shots were exchanged, for a s they were running neck and neck rot- one instaut Seth perceived a light on the line and befire his companion was aware or his intention, shut off the I,te.an. 'U he other engine fled away in the Arkue,ss,Jettvi3r4 1 - -.eth and ,Tom far be hind. "What did you shut off for ?" cried Tom in amazement. "Look ahead and you'll know." was the grim reply. Tom looked ahead. A weird light was playing on the track, a halo of unearthly appearance. It shimmered and . moved about like a will o' the wisp. It was a most ghastly white mist—a ghostly warning. "What can it be ?" said Tom, his su perstitious terrors. being now excited. "What is it ?" 'lts a light, th:tt's all," said Seth, with a fi..:odish grin. "I know it though; I've seen it before. There's somebody under neath the rails in the bridge, and, you bet, they're cutting the track for the specie train." "Gracious heaven, and that engine?" "That engine will be in the river in two minutes," said Seth Martin. "Oh, hurry up and save them if we can," exclaimed Tow. "Go ahead." "Gently, more gently; let them get on a bit." lie turned on steam, but ere they had pas3ed half the distance in the direc tion of the light a loud crash was heard, and amid screams of human agony the trestle bridge sank down—down—gently, slowly, but surely, to the stream below. The ponderous engine dipped forward, gave one heavy roll, righted again, and then turned completely over, fell with a thundering noise into the cannon below. The lights were suddenly extinguished, and the piercing screams of wounded and scalded men arose, mingled with the his sing stream and a dull roar of thunder. The storm had burst. "Caught in their own trap," exclaimed Seth. "Serves them right ! Poor critters, I'm kinder sorry, too." Let us help them," cried Tom. "Help ! yes, let us run on to Dartford and stop the traffic; the specie is due in ton minutes." -Crosi that bridge ?" exclaimed the fire man. "Yes, sir, eroQs that bride. I'm going to try it," replied Seth. "Will you chance it r Yes," was the brave answer; "it's kill or cure." "Here goes then; shake hands. God bless ye mate ; if we don't meet again, tell them I died at my post like a man." Thi.i driver and firemen clasped hands iu silence, and, Seth turning on the full pressure of steam, the engine gathered itself up for the final race. Not a sound escaped either of the men. Side by side t hey stood. As they approach ed they could see a red glare. The bridge had c,tught fire. As they shot past a form of two hurried quickly out of sight—some of the desperate baud now cowed and crushed. In a moment more the bridge was in full view. The cracking timbers of the up line were all burning around the mighty monster engine, which still emit ted i•unoke and &me. As a flash of light ring will in cue brief second reveal sur rounding ohjets distinctly, so the glare of the engine dashed along—a roar, a creak in„ noise, the flame leaped up beneath— and the danger was over. The down line had not been undermined. As they slackened speed a lung deep whittle was heard, and a dim speck was seen like a pin's head on the line in front. "There's the specie, Tow ‘Ve've done duty. Run down easy and then see if we cm't help the unfortunate loafers under the bridge. It was a narrow squeak !" It was, indeed. The specie train was saved though, and the filibusters taken in the act. Three were drowned, and two more so terribly injured that they died soon after from the effects. Seth and Tom were rewarded, and the former was subse quently made inspector ; but he and Tom often talk of that summer night when they were so nearly killed while running pilot. tiett The Year 1880. The year ISSO is Leap Year, and until the fourth of July is the 104th year of the American Indepenence. CYCLES OP TIME AND CHURCH DAYS Dominical Litter, D. 131 i ent, March C. I 7. Fpact. 18. Palm Sunday, March Solar Cycle, 13. 21. Golden number, 19.1G0r , d Friday, March 2S. Roman Todication, East e r Sunday, S. March 26. Jewish Lunar Cycle, Low Sunday, April 16.4. Dion ysian Perind,lß o tion Sunday, 20. I 31 ay 2. Jul ian 1' crioddAscention Day, May 5593. 4;. Se ptnagesima Whit Sunday, May Sunday, Jan. 25 le. Sexagesiun Sunday,lTrinity Sunday, Nay Feb. 1. Quinquagesima Sun-,Corpus Christi, May day, Feb. 8. I 0 _ i . As ii WednesdaylAdvent Sunday,Nov. Feb. 11. 2S Quadragesima Sun—Chri.-tmas, Dce. f. 5. day, Feb. 15. ECU PS ES There will be s;x eclipses in 1880—four of the sun and two of the moon—as fol lows : I. A total eclipse of the sun, January 11. Visible in San Francisco. 11. A total eclipse of the moon, June 22 Invisible in the United States. 111. An annular eclipse of the sun, July 7. Invisible in North America. IV. A partial eclipse of the sun, De cember 1. Invisible in America. Y. A total eclipse of the moon, Decem ber 16. Invisible in the United States. VI. A partial eclipse of the sun, De cember 31. Visible in the United States when the sun risen. The moon is called the governing planet this year. TIIE FOUR SEASONS, Winter begins December 21, 1579, and lasts 90i days. Spring begins March 20, 1880, and lasts nearly 92 days. Summer begins June 20, 1880, and lasts 94 days. Autumn begins September 22, 1880, and lasts nearly 91 days. Winter begins December 21, 1880. EVENING STARS. Venui after 13th MORNING STARS. Venus until 13th July. Mars until 25th On- July. Mars after 25th Oc tober. Jupiter after 15th ' March, until 12th of July. - I Ober_ 'Jupiter after 15th March, after 12th of July. Saturn until Sth April, after 9th of July. Saturn after Stli April, until 9th of July. Mercury, 11th Mar Bth July, 11th De cember. Mercury, 25th of April, 23d August. 2d Nov. DIVISIONS 01? TIME, A solar day is measured by the rotation of the earth upon its axis, and is of d;ffer• ent lengths, owing to the elliptipticity of the earth's orbit and other cauges; but a wean solar day, recorded by the time piece, is twenty-four hours. An astronomical day commences at noon, and is counted from the first to the twenty fourth hour. A civil day com mences at midnight, and is counted from the first to the twelfth hour, when it is recounted again from the first to the twelfth hour. A nautical day is counted as a civil day, but commences like an as tronomical day, from noon. A calendar month varies in length from 2E to 31 days. A mean lunar month is 29 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes, 2 seconds and 5.24 thirds. A year it divided into 365 days. _ A solar year, which is the time occupied by the sun in passing from one vernal equinox to mother, consists of 365,24244 solar days. or 365 days, 5 hours, 48 min utes, and 49,536 seconds. A Julian year is 365 days. A Gre gorian year is 365,2425 days. Every fourth year is Bissextile, or leap year, and is 366 days. The error of the Gregorian corn putation amounts only to one day in 3571,- 4286 years. COMMENCEMENT OF THE YEAR. By the reformation of the calendar by Pope Gregory XIII, the year began on the first of January, and consequently, whenever and wherever the new style of reckoning time was adopted, then and there the year commenced on this day. Previous to the use of Gregorian Calendar, the years had different days of beginning at various times in the same and different countries, and occasionally at the same time in the same country. In most coun tries it began on one of the following days : Christmas day, the 25th of December ; Circumcision day, the Ist of January ; Lady day, the 25th of March ; Easter day, the day of the resurrection of our Lord. In England, in the seventh, and so late as the thirteenth century, the year began on Christmas day ; but iu the twelfth cen tury the Angelicau church commenced the year on the 25th of March, as did also the civilians of the fourteen:h century. This continued until 1752, the time of the adoption of the new style. By this it ap pears that two modes of reckoning the commencement of the year have generally existed in New Britain and icy colonies, causing what is known as the Civil, Eccle siastical, or Legal Year, and the Histori cal Year. The last named of these have commenced on the first of January for a long period of time. THE DAYS OF WEEK Each dedicated to a heathen deity, as follows : Dies Solis (Day of the Sun) Die Lunw (Day of the Moon) Die Mantis (Day of the Tuiseu) Dies Mercurii (Day of Woden).. Dies Anis (Day of Thor)... his Veneris (Day of Freya) Dies Saturni (Day of Satan). "THE FLESH POTS."—The parson : "I am very sorry to hear, Mrs. Brown, that you were present, last night, at a 'Ply mouth Brethren's tea. meeting. I have often told you that these doctrines are highly erroneous !" Mrs. Brown : "Erro. aeons, CO ir, their doctrines may be; but their cake, with Sultany raisins, is excel lent !" Photographed in Motion. INSTANTANEOUS PICTURES OF HORSES WHILE RUNNING AND 'TROTTING. Prof. Manly Miles lectured before the New York Academy of Comparative Ana tomy, the roller evening, on "The Horse in Motion." The keture was profusely illustrated with views of celebrated trotting and running horses taken instantaneously while at top speed by the new automatic electro-photographic process. A screen of white canvas stood at one end of the room, and upon this the views, magnified to 50 diameters, were projected by a stereopticon. A large gathering was present, including many veterinary surgeons and several dis tinguished horse fanciers. All of them manifested great interest in the exhibition, and frequently interrupted the Professor with loud applause Artists and painters, Prof. Miles said, had always been wrong. übout the actual motions of the horse. They drew him as he appeared to them but, unno-Leieuely, that appearance was not correct. 'the im preseioes made on the retina of ilia esc were only a blending of the animals, which by reason of their velocity the retina could not distinctly retain. The views he would exhibit were all taken by ex Gov. Leland. of C e alilornia, in the fall of 1878 Twelve cameras manufactured in London fur that express purpose, were placed side by side upon the Palo Alto track. The distance between each was 21 inches, and as the horse Abe Egerton passed at a speed of 2 24, he touched twelve successive wires, by which the photographs were transferred, one after another, to as many different plates, thus giving in detail 12 different positions occupied by the animal in a sin gle stride of 22 feet. The time occupied in transferring each photograph to the plate by the electric attachment was estimated at 1 2000 part of a second. The result has been to clear up many errors in regard to the true position of the horse, especially the error of Stonehen. , e, the English an thority, who held that in trotting, the hind legs moved more rapidly than the fore legs, and that the chief function the latter had to perform was to support the animal. Gov. Lelands experiments had demonstrated conclusively that the fore legs moved as fast as the hind legs, per forming as much of the leverage and sus taining as much, or nearly as much of the strain, as the hind legs. Another notion which has been prove fallacious was that soft fetlocks or pasterns were fatal to speed. The instantaneous photographs showed that so far from this being true, the swiftest horses possessed the most flexible and elastic pasterns, and that all horses in plantieg their feet on the ground bent the pastern to a degree hitherto not dreamed of. M. Marie, a French investi gator and author of eminence, bad satisfied himself by a long and ingenious series of experiments, that the horse, with all four legs off the ground was actually lower dawn than when he struck the roadway again. This also has been discovered by the pha tograph. At this point the gas was turned off and the magnified views were thrown upon the canvas. The first series was of Egerton, a graceful trotter, doing his mile in 2:24. On the screen the limbs looked greatly elongated and were twisted under and about the animal in all sorts of apparently impossible attitudes. No one would have taken him for a handsome horse. In the third scene he was pictured "in the air," i. e., with all four feet off the ground.— The feet were flying in all directions and the effect was most ludicrous. Several of the views illustrated the marked flexibility of the pastern spoken of by the Professor. On striking the ground, the pasterns of the off fore and hind feet were represented almost on a level with the surface and the beautiful elasticity and powerful leverage with which they were afterward raised up ward, forcing the body ahead, was greatly admired In all cases the foot was repre sented as striking the ground with a back ward motion, the heel or ball of the foot being the first to strike. Photographs of O. cident, going at a 2:21 gait, differed very little from those of Egerton. The most remarkable views were a series of 12, representing the pretty and docile racing mare, Sally Gardner, making a mile in 1:40 and a fraction. They were taken at intervals of a little over two feet, showing each distinct position assumed during a single stride. At times she was standing on the tip of one hoof and brandishing the other three feet wildly in the air, at others was thrusting all four in different direc tions like the spokes of a tireless wheel. In fact the Professor said that the move ments of a racer's limbs were on much the same principles as those of wheel spokes. When :ally left the ground and rose in the air, the audience laughed loud and long. The mare looked exactly like a crazy mule with all- four legs tangled in extricably beneath her. The lecturer ex plained that when the photographs were put in the instrument known as the "zoa trope," and blended together, the horses assumed a more graceful outline—one more in consonance with those of the painters and artists A Vampire Cat. Mr. French, who was staying at the Virginia Hotel at Mobile, reeently retired to rest at an early hour tiod soon fell into a deep slumber. After the lapse of au hour or two he was aroused by a feeling of overpowering oppression and eat' teation, and was horrified to find that a huge cat was rifting on his breast and had its head inserted in his mouth sucking away his breath Ile found himself in au almost exhausted condition ; so much so that he was neabie to shake off the vampire fiend attaching him. Struggle as he would the cat only fastened its claws the deeper in his chest, and went on at its terrible feast. His groans and cries of agony, however, tbrtunately brought sonic neighboring lodgers to his relief and he was 'rescued from his frightful position. Even then they were compelled to turn him out of bed and roll him ever and over on the floor before the cat could be made to re lease its hold and abandon its purpose.— Mr. French's face and chest bore fright ful evidences of his terrible battle with the monster. Sunday 7.londay —Tuesday ..Wednesday ....Thursday Friday Saturday THE following specimens of some of the written examinations of the London pub lie schools arc worth reprinting : "Where is Turin ?" "Turin is the cappital of Ghi►ier; the peeple there lives on birds and has long tails." "What do von know of the patriarch Abraham ?" "He was the father of Lot and ad tew wives—wan was called llisbmale and the other Haygur. He kept one at home and he turned t'other into the desert, when she became a pillow of salt in the day time and a pillow of fire at nite." Hints about Accidents. Those having the care of the unfortu nate one immediately after the accident, are generally unable to tell which form of injury they have to deal with, and there t,re need to know what remedies are suit ed to either class of injuries, and at the same time, what will not do harm to any of them Bruises way be produced on any part of the body—are caused by the body's coming in contact more or less forcibly, with some external body—and are always fbund in the vicinity of the point of' con tact. Sprains must frequently occur at or near the ankle, knee or wrist joints, and are generaEy caused by indirect force ap plied to the end of the limb injured. Frac tures are more apt to be found a few inches from the joints, though they are often found near or to extend into the joints. Sometimes they are located at the site of injury (when the violence of the accident is great) though generally they are found like sprains some distance from the point of contact—as when a person falling strikes his hand against the ground and fractures his arm near the elbow. The first thing to be dune when any one or two of the above conditions occur as the result: as an accident, is to place the sufferer in as com fortable position as possible, where he can have plenty of fresh air and perfect quiet. It is of the rit nost importance that all u necessary persons should be kept out of sight, as they not only vitiate the air, but by their presence they increase the shock through which the injured one is passing. If faint, the head should be placed as low as the rest of the body and some cold water sprinkled forcibly in the face. Stimulants should not be given unless the shock ha very severe, and then they should be ad ministered with care, as all stimulants tend to increase the state of reaction, which is sure to come on in a short time, and which state, unless controlled, is apt to run into infiamation. When a bone in the extrem ities is broken, a jiint sprained, or a ten don strained, it will generally give relief (and can do no harm) to have the limb stretched as bard as possible by manual strength in the natural direction of the limb. Then place pieces of shingle, cov ered with some soft meerial if possible, in either side of the limb and bind pretty snugly. This will specially give relief when it is necessary to remove the patient some distance. Should the injured limb prove to be a lower extremity the other limb makes an excellent splint. If it is an arm place it in a sling, which gives great relief' even when the injury is near the shoulder. Broken ribs are best splint ed by means of a broad band tightly pin ned around the chest. When you are sure you have a sprain alone to deal with let the joint be placed as soon as possible in a pail of hot water, as hot as Can be easily borne, and let hotter water be added from time to time, being careful not to scald the limb. When a fracture exists cold water should be applied; and if great heat and swelling supervene ice may be added to the water and be caused to trickle over the injured part. Landanum may be added to the lotion which is applied to relieve the pain, and cifitchhasel, arnica; or wormwood and vinegar are excellent to stop the swelling of the parts. Agriculture in the Schools. In some of the Western States they are moving to have the principles of agricul ture taught in the public schools. If there are not too many things taught at one:: in this way already, there would be good results from such a course. But at present every one who has had any ex perience believes that enough is taught now for the public good. In this State, at least, the children are taught such a vari ety of branches that the regular school hours are not sufficient, and the children have to spend most of the afternoon, and best part of the evening afterward in learn ing the lesson for to morrow. The hardy and health-giving exercise of play has hardly any time allowed it to perform the necessary part of making a vigorous body for the mind's dwelling place ; and thus the great school efforts result in much less practical gond than the simple education of the past age. But we think there is one way in which some good might result from some such an education as that proposed. Instead of hav ing horticulture and agriculture taught regularly in the schools, have a set day or half a day say every month for a visit to some farm or garden, and there with prac tiCal results of the garden and field before them let practical men explain to various classes, or to the whole school if it be not too large, how all they see has been ac complished For this purpose it would not do to have regular professors explain thing s for they would in a very few instances be able to give a rational explanation of what they saw ; but practical men themselves who have been daily engaged in these pur suits. They would not perhaps be able at once to express themselves as eloquently as the regular teachers, but they would. soon be able to do it understandingly, and that would accomplish the whole object. We know that the great majority of these practical men think they cannot speak. It is the great astonishment that whenever a meeting of agriculturists in our country districts is held, so many ex eelleat men who could tell a great deal, say nothing They think they cannot; but this is not so. We see the same men as teachers of morality and the principles of religion in Sunday-schools and church meeting.., and generally with great benetit to the young whom they address, quite as profitably in fact as the ministers them selves, who have had the benefit of a col. lege education. It is not to be doubted that they couid te.l quite as good a story about their every day occupations to schools in the way we have suggested, as they can in the church-meetings or re ligious gatherings If something of this kind could be done, we think agricultural and horticultural education might be made feasible, in so far as the main elements are concerned. The change itself from the routine course of the schools would have a great influence on the health oft he children, and a change which would re act favorably on the men tal capacity to retain the instruction in other things imparted day by thy. More than this there are many ways in which such a system would act for good, not only on the taught, but on the teachers also Germantown Telegraph. A YOUNG man, dressed in the height•of fashym, and with a poetic turn of mind, was driving along a country road, and, upon gazing at the pond which skirted the highway, said, "Oh, how I would like to lay my heated head in those cooling wat• era !" An Irishman, overhearing the ex clamation, immediately replied, "Bedad, you might lave it there and it would'ot sink," NO. 5.
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