®lte Centre jßrnwrrat. BELLEFONTE, PA. The LurgMt,Cheapest and Beat Paper rUIILISHKD IN CENTRE COUNTY. Front tlB New York Obisrvtr. INTERNATIONAL LESSONS. • I *tv . I. p. Re (.!**, p. p. MAKCII 6, Lesson 10: Witness of Josus to John. llCkk 7 : l'A-I*- OOIDRN Tni " llr IM liarntnf an.! a ■(lining light. ami y were Milling for* uo l> rJoUa In hi ltghi."—Jon* A. ;ii. Central Truth .—The Baptist, like the prophets, prepares the way lor Christ. The infamous Herod had shut up John the Baptist in a gloomy dungeon in the castle of Mschiorus, in the land of Moab, but he could not shut out the report of the wondrous works and word* of Jesus from his imprisoned friend and forerunner. He "heard in the prison the works of Christ," and they of course excited the deepest interest in his mind. How long John had been in prison J seems not lobe definitely settled ; i rob ably it was several months, possibly an entire year. The report about Jesus was j carried to John by his own disciples, ! who seem to have been allowed to have \ access to him, and it immediately led to the inquiry as to the Messiahsbip ol j Jesus, To satisfy himself on this point, 1 John sent immediately to Jesus himself, j with the inquiry, "Art thou he that i should come?" or. "Art thou the com- j ing one?" Wo do not suppose that John himself entertained any doubts of' the reality of Christ's mission or hi* person, but it doubtless would have been a satisfaction to him to have had a for mal announcement of the Messiah's dignity, and perhaps he was naturally itnpatient to have Jesus make such a declaration. He naturally desired to have his own mission as the herald of the Messiah fully accredited, and to be able to point to his appearance in his kingly dignity as a triumphant vindica tion of his own preaching. It was not strange that the baptist should desire this. He was a prisoner in a gloomy dungeon, suffering Irom the reaction from his own enthusiastic and impassioned testimony and labors in behalf of the coming Messiah ; perhaps tempted to some feeling of desertion and sadness, and longing to have his faith strengthened and confirmed by a spe cial revelation from the Lord. John's disciples did his errand, and repeated his inquiry to Jesus, lie re plied by performing sotne of those won derful miracle* the fame of which had already filled the land with astonish nrent and penetrated even into the prison where John was confined. He then told the ine*eng-r* to go back to their master, and report what they had seen and heard. This was the be*t way of answering John's question. This was the best proof and illustration which lie < could oiler of his being really the prom ised Messiah. Thus prophecy was ful filled, and satisfactory evidence furnish ed that the promised t'ne had come. The Lord also added a gentle rebuke to his imprisoned friend for any want of faith which he had cherished, and a caution to him to trust the Messiah to do his own work in In* own way. even though his own ideas should be disap pointed. So the disciple* of John returned to their master in prison to strengthen and confirm his f.uth and to comfort his heart, and thus prepare him to meet with becoming fortitude the bloody doom which was so soon to overtake him. Jesus then proceeds to bear his testi mony to John's character as his fore runner, paying to him in highly figura tire terms the highest testimony to his fidelity, his courage and his resolution. He spoke to the people and asked them who and what this man was, to whose stern and uncompromising words they had so recen lly listened ; whether lie was not a man worthy of credence as a preacher of repentance, a prophet wor thy of unlimited confidence; no weak, vacillating, effeminate character, but a bold, self sacrificing, earnest man, fully worthy to be the messenger of Hod and the herald of the Messiah. He pronounces John worthy of re spect and obedience as the greatest of ail the prophets of the Old dispensation, though not of the New—greatest be cause of hia peculiar relation to Christ —inferior not in personal character, nor in the success ot his appointed work, but only as the Old dispensation was inferior to the New. and they who are sons are greater than those who are servants, or, as an old commentator puts it, "the least of the greatest is greater— i, t., more privileged—than the greatest of the least." PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS. 1. A faithful Christian must expect persecution for his Master's sske. It may come in chains, or it may come in martyrdom, or it may come in sneers or reproaches, or social ostracism, or loss of the world's favor, but the glo rious promise remains sure to all mar tyrs, "Be thou faithful unto death and 1 will give thee a crown of life." 2. To be a consistent Christian in the midst of fashionable and worldly society in modern times may require as truly the martyr spirit as under the coarser persecution which in old times and rude ages sent its victims to the dungeon or the block. Tbe spirit of John Baptist still lives in every faithful, self-denying disciple. 3. Christianity is sufficiently attested by what it hae done for the world. It has brought sight to the spiritually blind, healing to the sick soul, cleansing to the leprous conscience, soundness to the halting moral cripple, heavenly comfort to the desponding heart, and good news to the sorrowful poor. Judge it by its works. W hat has in fidelity ever done to dry the tears of the mourner, or heal the broken hearted, or call out the blessing of him that was ready to perish, or cause the widow s heart to sing for joy ? 4. Christ's faithful servants may leave the vindication of their character in bis Lands. ' 5. When in doubt or despondency go directly to Jaaus. Honest inquirers will never bo sent away empty. 0. Blessed is the msn, who, though ho does not understand the Lord'* doings, believes that thoy aro his and acqui esces in them as best. 7. True greatness does not consist in outward condition. John in the prison was greater than Herod on his throne. S. It is one thing to live long and an other thing to live much. John's life was brief, and its close was bloody. But he did his appointed work faithfully and died, because there was nothing more for him to do. His was a finished life, and "man is immortal till his work is done." 9. It is a high honor to be "least in the kingdom of heaven." *'||ow IIIPMMI irn our ryt-i. Willi li ki'is thi hrntfuly light, Prupti*ti ftinl hlngi drblrrtl II long, Hut tlittt! without llit- ftlglil-.** ♦ A (tItKAT 1 SIUIKTAKIXfj. PHILADELPHIA CAPITALISTS TO RECLAIM THE PLORIIIA EVERGLADES. En,ni the PhiU'l.-lpMs Time*. An immense transaction, involving the reclamation of 12,000,000 acres of land, or one-third of otto of the States of the I'nion, has been undertaken by company of Philadelphia gentlemen with every prospect of success. About one-third of the State of Florida is a huge swatup, termed "The Kverglades" —a dark, impenetrable, unknown region. No white man has ever fully explored it, and all that i* known of it is that it is a great swamp, with a number of lakes and hero and there islands, upon which roam fero cious wild beasts. It is, par excellence, j the home of the crocodile, and a place j of wonderfully luxuriant vegetation. On the outskirts a few miserable hu man beings, a mongrel race of white, Indian and negro blood, manage to exist in a state of barbarism. These [>cople are the descendants of the un conquered warrior of the ('recks and Seminole*, Billy Bowlegs, who retreat ed to the fastnesses of the swamp l>e fore the I'liitcd States Army. The project of reclaiming this wonderfully rich country lias been talked of for years, and it has long liecn considered feasible bv many noted engineers. Some time since the State of Florida made a move in the matter which i* likely to culminate in the reclamation of the immense body of land which ha* lain tinder water for thousands of year*. I'nder a eontrnet with the State of Florida a Philadelphia Company i* about undertaking this great scheme. The leading man in tlie enterprise i- a young gentleman <•! great busim-* | energy and ample fortune. Fnder the agreement already made with the State, the company is required to be gin surveys within sixty days, and within six months to put a force equal to HHJ men oil the work, and continue n* expeditiously a* jx>ib|o until it is completed. It i* proposed to drain the land by a eanal from Lnkc t >kce chobee to the t'nlooaakntchce river, which empties into the Gulf of Mex ieo. Another canal may al*o In? con structs! to the cat, tapping the St. Lucie river, which flows into the At lautie. These canals will entirely drain the swamp, and from ten to twelve million iu-rc* of the richest land in the world will he reclaimed. The company will receive for the work one-half of the laud recovered, and it i* expected tiiat this will largely repay all expenditure of money that may l> made in the work. A leading Ixiiis iana planter was shown n sample of sugar-cane raised on the island* in the; swamp, and he at onre said that the land which would produce so rich a specimen was worth sl,*o |>er acre, and it i* said the land will produce twice the amount of sugar that can lc raised in Louisiana. The entire property of the company is below the fro*t line, ami there would In- no such damage done orange plantations n.* those in Northern Florida have suffered this ; winter. Every production of the tropics can he raised on this laud—in digo, sugar cane, oranges, lemons, cof fee, jute, etc. The latter, which has recently become a most valuable arti cle in manufactures, grows wild, and ran be produced in large quantities at little expense. A number of Irish manufacturers who use large quanti ties of jute have already applied for stock of the company and will aid it financially. The company will orga nize at once with Hamilton Disalon as president. It is proposed to issue I, INK), 000 shares of stock at $lO par value. Each share will carry with it the right to an acre of land. The stock will be put on the Philadelphia stock exchange, and it is expected will be sold readily. A number of appli cations for stock have already been made by prominent gentlemen in this citv. 'fhe proceeds of 60,000 shares wifl be used as the working enpital. It is not known how long it will take to fully develop this stupendous scheme, but the gentlemen who have undertaken it will push it to comple tion as soon as possible. A NUIFIIIT little boy, who had been engaged in combat with another boy. was reproved by his aunt, who tofd liirn he ought always to wait until the other boy pitched into hint. "Well," exclaimed the little hero, "hut if I wait for the other boys to begin, I'm afraid there won't be any fight!" A OKXTLKMAX was complaining that he had invested a rather large sura of money and lost it all. A sympathis ing friend asked him if he was a hull or oear. To which he replied: "Neith er; I was a jackass!" POPE LEO XIII. IIIS AITEARAN* E, HIS FAMII.V AND Ills DAILY I.IEE AT THE VATICAN. From Ilis Llnrpool Pot I. Pope Leo XIII. is tall ami of asce tic thinness. His features remind one irresistibly of Voltaire's, though the expression of the fare is kindly without being less keen ; his complexion is ex tremely pale. His movements are slow and dignified, and his address is simple ami resolute. His voice, some what nasal and drawling in familiar conversation, is sonorous and brilliant in oratory. In such private life as a Pope may lie said to have, he is sim ple, courteous, witty and amiable. M. I'este says that Isiui* Venillot and I/eon Lavedan have issued from his presence bearing away a gratifying sense of compliments paid them, but without being able to say, after the first moment of satisfaction, that the Pope was with the Fltrumontaues or i with the Liberals. Pius IX. was ex pansive, warm, always in a hurry mid demanding bustling service, generous to magnificence—even to prodigality ; Leo XIII. is thoughtful and reserved, dislikes any form of adullation, and, in monetary nfliiirs shows that he has not administered the business of a diocese down to its smallest details, without learning a great deal. In the splendid ceremonies of the Church his gentle grandeur compares favorably with the beaming magnificence of his predecessor. While Pius was an ora tor, ami took fire at the sight of an audience, Ix*o is, as a speaker, meas ured mid reserved, and prefers the pen to the tongue. He is nu accomplished Latinist as well as a master of Italian, and his style is worthy of study lor its purity, innovation and, aliove all, for its convincing clearness ami calmness. He hns written verses not a few in both Inngunges, and worships nt the shrine of Dante, whose "Divine Com edy" he knows by heart. He is scru pulously careful on nil points of lit erary style, and a rigid censor of tlie dispatches and documents of all the secretariats. His health is delicate, for lie is subject to an intestinal com plaint ami a nervous nflirction, and in extremes of cold ami heat he i loth to take the absolute rest prescribed for him bv bis physicians, Drs. ('eccarelli and \ alentiui. But though the Po|ie i-delicate, and by no means a docile patient, he has much energy anil vitality that a long life is confidently predicted for him. lb' ri*s* at -i\, and after his devotions celebrates mass in his own chapel, to which a few |* r sons nre admitted on Sundays. After ma-s he breakfasts very rapidly and lightly in his room —he i- a great lover of chocolate, condense,! and • piced. Sometimes his brother i pr< ■ ent, though it is not easy to 1 tir-* the bookworm Cardinal from his shelves and desk. When the Pop** desires to show a mark of especial favor to nnv one, lie has a more abundant col lation served in hi* library. After breakfast work is begun. At ft.Jtt I/eo XIII. receives the Cardinal Sec retary of State and the other oflicinls of importance, and such person* n nre entitled to special audience, tin Monday—and sometime*on Thursday* —he give* public audiences, for which, however, he ha* no predilection, a* they exhaust him and consume time. He is especially aver**! to making ml •lre-so* on all occasions, though he recognizes the disappointment that this must often cause the delegations of pilgrims that arrive from all part* of the Catholic world. < Hit liIXU IILASPIIKXY, A TI (M.B's CHAROE ON COI.ONEI INI.ERAOt.I.'* I K" TI ME. In hi* charge to the grand jury nt the formal opening of the new court house at Wilmington, Delaware, the other day, Chief Justice Comegys cull ed their attention to the recent address of Col. Robert Ingersoll, in that city, as coming under the law of blasphemy. I/>ng ago nn impudent defiler ol Christ had dared to utter his defamatory lan guage in the tare of the community, and was convicted by a Delaware jury, Hon. John M. Clavtoti then presiding on the bench. The prisoner moved for arrest of judgment, urging the clause of the constitution securing free dom of speech. Judge Clayton took six months to consider the matter, and decided against the prisoner. Allud ing to this. Judge Comegys said : "It is our and your duty to follow that law; ami wheuever, hereafter, a man shall stand up in the face of the peo ple in the county, while they remain a Christian people, nml insult their religion or bring it into contempt and ridicule, it will lie the duty of the grand jury to bring such offense to the notice of the court by present ment ; as well a* it will be that of others to arrest him for his open of fense. It is, I hope, hardly necessary to say to this community, and to as sure the people of it, that if any one shall be convicted of the crime of blas phemy there will lie no stint of the full measure of punishment the law now Creseribes. And we shall in no wise r deterred from the performance of our duty by the sneers of the devotees of any other faith than that of the body of the people of this Htate, or the deprecatory expressions of those who think the right of free tpeech will be infringed thereby. We respect free speech, and shall protect it when the public peace shall not he disturbed by it or is not in danger of being so; hut we shall not consent to allow the priv ilege to be used, If we can help it, to the dishonor of the Qod of Jew and Gentile, Hebrew and Christian, in whoso existence anil omnipotence the people of this Htulo believe, and whom they fear and also trust; or in the revilemcnt or reproach of Christ, or tin) disparagement of the religion he taught. No community such as ours can exist as a healthy, moral organi zation where men are allowed to speak without chullenge against the verv and only foundation upon which it securely rifts —the overruling power of God. When we dethrone His ma jesty and erect in His place our own notions of right ami wrong, we shall soon pass into a state of life not re straining hut, in effect, promoting our inherent propensity to evil; for no candid man can pretend that our im pulses are not towurd the gratification rather than in restraint of our pas sions." Alexandra mid Her ILtnglitcr*. Frdin lit* hyaro, The Marquis Du Lttu owns u stat uette of while marble by a celebrated sculptor. It represent* a lady of the Court of Henry 11. Her frail and pliant figure is moulded in a long bro cade petticoat, slightly turned up on one side. Her bust is eucased in a stiff waist, loaded with precious stones. | The head is delicate and noble, with a profile of the Renaissance, and her features are chiseled as finely as a cameo. A cap adorned with stream ing feathers hides a portion of her hair. Such is this statuette —a jewel become a woman—a little fairy—half ! object of art, half apparition. It is the portrait of Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wall** by M. D'Epi nay. An exquisite and truly royal image, representing better than any other an almost supernatural Iwautv. (bice descended from her pedestal the princess becomes a gentle, kind young woman, a careful mother and an unpretending, almost citizen-like housewife. It is noticeable that when people seek to prai-e a princess tliev call her citizen-like, while in praise of an ordinary citizen's wife they will -nv ■ that she i- a princess in manner. A blending of these two qualities so vast ly different from one another, is nec essary to the real gentlewoman. She must IK- a princess in heart, in soul, in generous seutinicnl*, in courage and in ap|**arancc, and a bourgeois* in hospi tality, in the love of the fireside, in the care of her children and in prin ciples of wis*- economy. Every morning at !' o'clock the three daughters of the Prince** of Wales take their music le--<in. They have "Mamma" waked up. who, a few moments later, ap|>ear in her dressing gown, and remain- with (hem till the le-son i over. Nothing inter*-*!* the Princess more than the education of her daughter*, in music she can ful ly appreciate their progress, being her self a consummate musician. Her del* icmte, dreamy, thoroughly Danish na ture Iwtrays itself in her touch. She dot*-*, above all, on the melodic* of Chopin and S. hiimann, and she play* them with wonderful talent. I he thn-e voung Princess***, F^uiic, Victoria ami Maud, differ as greatly in character a* in physiognomy. The : eldest, l/>uisc, ha the fine feature* and the grace of her mother; she is gentle, gay ami affable, in short the Parisienne of the throe. Victoria, the second daughter, i* the image of her father. She is proud, rather reserved and attache* herself little to people. When she doe* grow fond of any one, however, her affection never wavers. She unites to a thorough consciousness of her own dignity a generous heart, easily moved. Her intellect, which is greatly developed, only renders her the more engaging. The youngest sis ter, Princess Maud, can still he called a baby. She is but ten years of age. In ap|earauce she bear* a great like ness to her grandmother, the She is good-hearted ami at times even a little serious. The ptivate apartments of the Prin cess of Wales, both at Kandriugham and nt Marlborough House, are fitted up completely in French style. One would In-live *>n**self transported to a mansion in the Champs-Elysee*. Scat ( tered about everywhere on plush-cov ered tables are nn infinity of knick knarks, such a* small pcrrelain dogs, hinl-cages, with stuffed birds, figures in Dresden ehina. tiny flnwcrsUnd* of Faience or Sevres, iniotauds, blotters, knives and what not, just as in the shop* of the Rue de In Paix. The Princess' writing paper always comes from Paris, as well as her dressing table* and all the latest fashionable baubles. Her different pieces of fur niture are surrounded bv low screens, which, in many cases, sfie herself has embroidered. Many objects in ivory, enamel, silver and mother of pearl re call Prince "Bertie's" voyage to India. Friendship, grace ami kindness— such is the motto of that royal home, wjiero Paris is proud to occupy so large a space. Carl VLB once asked an Edinburgh student whnt he was studying for. The • youth replied that he liad not quite made up his mind. There was a sud i den lightning flash of the old Scotch man's eye, a sudden pulling down of ' the shaggy eyebrows, and the stern i face grew sterner as he said: "The man without a purpose is like a ship i without a rudder; a waif, a nothing, a i no man. Have a purpose in life, if it is only to kill and divide and sell oxen well, hut have a purpose ; and having it, throw such strength of mind and > muscle into your work a* God ha* given you." IMHJH THAT AHE FASHIONABLE. MO* TA*TE* RIM TIIIH SEASON IK 7IIE MATTER OE CANINE COMPANION*. Ytijtn th N'nw Yodi Hun. I he fuHhiou in do^n/ v sail] Mr. I)ari I* outer, t lie fancier, "cfiauges from vear to year, Ihe name as in women'* drew*- e*. I should inline iw the mutt fash ionable dog* at thin time the rough coated Kt. Bernard and the Euglish pug. ihe Ki. Bernard dog* are rare, but there in a demand for them reach ing an far as Colorado. The pups are worth from got) to SI,OOO. The Eng lish jiug in a dog that went and came. He lias undergone vicissitude*, he has. Near a hundred yearn ago there wasn't a fashionable lady's coach in England that didn't have his singular ly ugly muzzle poking out of it. He had heen brought over by a sailor from Japan. '1 he first strain ini (sort ed was very black, and went to I>ird Willoiigliby ; the second, lighter, wu* brought over by the same sailor, and went to Mr. Morrison. Bv these names the two strains of pugs are still known. Ten years ago they were almost unknown here; now, fat and sleek, they may he seen by the score waddling with ladies in Broadway and looking out of curtained windows on Fifth avenue. They cost from $25 to $20(1 each. Col. Sellers bought one, a male, at the bench show some years ago and made the mistake of calling it Clytemncstra. The pug has no voice. He is worthy on account of his ugliness and affection. "Tin n, for a scarce and fashionable dog, I should name next the King diaries spaniel. He first came to England as a present to Charles 11. trorn King Charles of Spain. 1 pre tend to have a supply of dogs, hut I own only a single pair of these, which I keep for breeding purposes. The male weighs five puuuds ami the female seven pounds. The animal i black and tan in color, and is worth from SIOO to |2OO. "Then cornea the small black and tan, a common lady's pet. with a bark so big that it shakes him all over. He i worth from $25 to 9125, accord ing to his size and marking. The small hull ami terrier is a pet of fash ionable men. He is pure white and i* worth from SSO to $250. And the Japanese pug is a remarkably fashion able rlog. He rides iii carriages that have coat* of arms on their panels. He is rough coated, and i- black and while or yellow and white, atid he eost I*lso and S2OO. "Did you ever," continued the fan cier, relapsing into the region of soul, "see a Scotch iooly ? He i' n soft and beautiful as a dream. He's got eyes like a maiden in love. He is very rare in America. Mr. .Joe Jef ferson, the actor, had one. and I pre sume has him now. that was a Ix-autv. A colly will cot from SSO to $J'Ht. "Then, I shall name, to 010-c the list, tin- Italian greyhound, whieh is worth from $25 to $l5O. But," con tinued the fancier, "I must say a word nlsiut my two noble dog*. Wallace, au English mastiff, and Monk, my St. Bernard, who i dead. Wallace is a big fellow, who is as well trained as most servants, and more faithful. He can fetch and carry as well as anv- Ixxly. He would do for a hank mes senger. He will go shopping with a lady, and is trained to keep strangers and tramps at bay. Mr. Samuel J. Tilden is negotiating for his purchase," added the fancier, with pride, "and I am pretty sure he will get him. If he docs, it will co-t Mr. Tilden s*oo. "Monk," continued the fancier, re lapsing into profound melancholy, "died in December last. I brought him over with me the August previous fmm the monastery of St. (jothard. He was the finest dog that ever step ped, and as to his money value I might have sold him for $ 1,000. He only lacked speech to have leen a human being. He was the only dog I ever really loved. He measured over six feet front tip to tail, bis head was the most sagacious and magnificent that was ever set U|w.n canine should ers, and when he di*-d the ladies sent me mourning cards inscribed, 'Alas, poor Mouk!'" A Broken Hearted Do?. A remarkable story of a dog that died of a broken heart ia told by Dr. Maitin, of Atlanta, Ga. W. H. Ilar vili, the father-in-law of I>r. Martin, who died recently at a ripe old age, was the owner of a very fine bulldog, bv uame Ponto. "For months before his death," savs Dr. Martin, "this dog was his constant companion. There was something almost human in the devoliou of the dog to his master, ami as a natural ronseqtience, the master was particularly fond of his dog. The daily movement* of the old gentleman for a long time before his last sickness were as regular as those of a clock, and I'outo followed him as snrely as his very shadow. When the old man died, Pun to took his place by the cof fin, and slid not hurige until it was taken from the room. Then he got up and followed it close to the hearse, and followed the hearse to the grave. Ponto came back to the house a changed dog. Every night he lay upon his rug in the porch and moan ed pileonsly all night long. Every day found him making the rounds just as he used to do before the old man died. 1 tempted him with the chnicxwt meat, but he refused to eat. I offered him the warmest milk ; he refused to drink. He went about with hit head down, the very picture of sorrow. He dwindled away almost to a skeleton. 0110 day, about five weeks after the old man died, I'onto came dragging hi* lank and weak body down the street. When he got by the fence there stopped and sank UJIOII the ground. I ran to him and lifting him iri my arum, carried him into the yard, for he was dead." qi'KKK 1> WAE. NO tr ar.v *KK SOMETI MES KIM.EK WIIEV lIIEV I.KAAT EXI'ECT UEATft. From the iMroii Fn— Frms. k Men might write for a hundred years of the curious phast* of war and still have the subject fresh. War is a lottery, and the prizes are shot, shells, wounds and death. Tens of i thou-uuds of men served four years in I the late war and returned home. In I a thousand cases recruits were killed i within twenty-four hours after reach i ing the front. War's mi—ile* are no rcsjiectors of persons, and the soldier : fights an ull day's battle without receiving a wound may be killed in his tent at night by the accidental dis charge of a musket. At the battle of Franklin, the first ! shell sent from the firi-t Union field j piece to open fire, killed twenty-six j Confederate-. The next five shells I from this same gun either failed to | explode or cleared the advancing lines. In this sane- fight the horse of a Con federate colonel was eut square in two | by a shot and the rider escaped un hurt. Ten minutes after a Union offi cer behind the earthworks stumbled and fell forward on the ground and j broke his neck. In one of the assaults on Fort Wag ner, in Charleston Harbor, the iron clad fleet, ii--i-tcd by land batteries, numbering twenty-seven heavy can non, boinbti-ded the fort for two hours before killing a single soldier. From *' seventy to eighty heavy cannon were hurling thi'-e tons of iron into the fort each rninut , arid yet no one wa* hurt until over WW tons of "solid death" : had been wasted. As an offset to ttiis. witness the work of a single solid shot throw:i from a Federal gunboat on the low r Mississippi. A Confed erate flying battery wa just taking position, ai d or<e piece had already opened Are. The Federal shot was directed at this piece. 'I he big mass of iron struck th<- six-pounder square on the muzzle and upset gun and car riage. A piece of the muzzle weigh ing about iw< otv pound* was broken off, and thi- flew to the left and killed two men. Three were wounded by -rr.all fragments or flying splinter*. The big shot next struck and exploded a cai*-ou, killing three more men and wounding two others. From the cais son it turned to the right, killed a horse, smashed a wheel for a field piece and crushed the h-j of a sergeant to a bloody inas. That one shot so disorganized the battery that it lim bered up molds-hcd away to cover. While heavy ordi ancc is necessary* in reducing forts ami earthworks, it i doubtful it there was any profit in the work of the big gun.- carried by the iron clad- on the rivers. When Mc- Clcllau fell Imek he had the cover of gunboats, and some writers haveclaim l that their fire saved his army from capture. Si far as the Confederate record show the loss by the hundred* of euortnona shell* thrown over the heads of our troops into the woods by thee great cannon did not amount to a hundred men. They were a new thing then, and the effect of the awful crash aicrT tremendous • xpl<>*ion was demoralizing on the troops in line. A Union gunboat on the White River threw three shells into a Con federate camp, killed nearly fifty men, and routed a force of 800. Within a week after that event the Confederate J General Shelby planted four pieces of flying artillery on the levee within j 400 feel of the same gunboat at anchor, and without the least cover for men or guns, kept up the fight for over an | hour, or until the gunboat hacked out I of it and steamed away. The chances in a loitcrv can be fig ured down fine, and a certain per cent. | of escapes is allowed in a steamboat explosion, but he who goes to war has nothing to console him. He may dodge a two hundred pound shell and be killed by two buckshot. He may re | ccivc a dozen bullets and live on, or the first one may be fatal. He may ride in the wildest charge unhurt, aud he may he killed by a stray bullet be side his camp-fire. The Ford's Prajer Revised. The cha iges made in the revised version of the New Testament, in the text of the lord's Prayer, have al ready been noted, but the following comparison will be of interest: ttrtmrv num. j mmwnt <mnt. "• • MS-Oifi M-tom* * S-IA —Oar Faih-r wS* h -1 l !••. r-b.f ahfch aO la h-at as II -11. -A at la (hi MM -a ll.ll.iaari ha Ihf MM TSj ki-iAmi < -Mia Tin Tin hliifit -m (am. Thy will l *••> a* is Haaaan. a 111 la S,.aa in aanh a* It an aailh Sfw •• tin, la la hi-a. an lit* ua thi. Say oat dally I,mail And day MI daily haaad And l-rylii our dal-la. a* a. fntatia a inr naMa. aa a a •Is- hara Coral oatVadia oar dahhara. and dahw-aa And Maa i in,.l aa wl la'o l.ni|.<a li.lo lafaydaltnai dalu- i|,.a Irat ilallrat aa from aa u. Ina Iha aril eat. |erU. SAYS the Pittston Gntrtte: Aside from all questions of price, there seems 4 to lie no doubt thist the American con sumption of iron is steadily aud rapid ly increasing in all departmentsof bus iness, and that, colossal as the iron in dustries of the repuhlic have become under the benign influence of twenty years' protection, the country is des tined to experience a vety much larger expansion of the annual production ami consumption, unless the tariff tinkers can succeed in |haralyzing the trade by destroying protection. f -JM, V j
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