Cl)c imc0, Nou iJloomftclir, )a.
Perseverance ltewnrded.
ABOUT thirty years ago, said Judge
1', I stepped into a book
store, in Cincinuati, in search of some
hooks that I wanted. While there, a lit
tle ragged boy, not over twelve years old,
came in and inquired for a geography.
" Plenty of tlieni," said the salesman.
" How much do they cost ?"
" One dollar, my lad."
The littlo fellow drew back in dismay,
and taking his little hand outof his pock
et, he commenced to count some pennies
and littlo silver pieces that he had held
until they were all damp with sweat.
Several times he counted them, then look
ing up,
said :
1 didn't know they were so much :"
lie turned to go out, and even opened the
door, but closed it again and came back.
" I have only got sixty-one cents," said
he ; " you could not let me have a geogra
phy, and wait a little while for tho rest
of tho money ?"
How eagerly his bright littlo eyes look
ed up for the answer; and how beseemed
to shrink within his ragged clothes when
the man not very kindly told him he
could not.
The disappointed little fellow looked
up to me with a very poor attempt at a
smile, and left the store. I followed and
overtook him.
" And what now ?" I asked kindly.
" Try another place, sir."
" Shall I go too, and see how you suc
ceed ?" I asked.
" 0, yes if you like," said he
m sur-
prise.
Four different stores I entered
him, and each time he was refused.
" Will you try again ?" I asked
" Yes sir ; I shall try them all,
with
him.
or I
houldn't know whether I could
get
one.
Wc entered the fifth store, and the lit
tle fellow walked up manfully, and told
tho gentleman just what he wanted, and
how much money he had.
" You want the book very, very much?"
asked the proprietor.
" Yes, sir, very much."
" Why do you want it so very, very
much ?"
" To study, sir. I can, t go to school,
but I study when I can at homo. All
the boys havo got one, and they will get
ahead of mo. Besides, my father was a
sailor, and I want to learn of the places
where he used to go."
"Does ho go to those places now?"
" Ho is dead," said the boy softly.
Then he added, after a while : "I am
going to bo a sailor too."
" Are you, though 1" asked the gentle
man, raising his eye brows curiously.
" Yes, sir; if I live."
" Well, my lad, I will tell you what I
will do ; I will let you havo a new geog
raphy, and you may pay mo the remain
der of tho money when you can, or 1 will
let you have one that is not new, for fifty
cents."
" Are tho leaves all in it, and just like
the others, only not new ?"
t; Yes, just like the new ones."
"It will do just as well, then, and I'll
have eleven cents loft towards buying
pome other book. I'm glad they didn't
let mo have any at the other places."
" The bookseller looked up inquiringly,
and I told him what I had seen of the
little fellow. lie was much pleased, and
when ho brought the book aloug, I saw a
nice new pencil and some clean white pa
per in it.
" A present, my lad, for your perse-
vercance. Always havo courage like that
and you will make your mark.
" Thank you, sir, you are very good."
" What is your name?"
" William Harverly, sir."
" Do you want anv uioro books ?" I
now asked him.
" Wore than i ever can get, he re
plied, glancing at the books that filled the
shelves.
I gave him a bank note. "It will buy
some tor you, said 1.
lears or joy came into lus eyes.
(Jan 1 buy what 1 want with it ?
" Yea, my lad, anything."
" Then I will buy one book for moth
cr," said he. " I thank you very much,
and some day I hope I cau pay you back
again.
He wanted my name, and I gave it to
him. When 1 left him standing by the
counter, so happy that I almost envied
him ; aud many years passed before
saw him again.
Last year I went to Europe on one of
the finest vessels tnat ever Mowed the
waters of the Atlantic. We bad beauti
ful weather until very near tie end of
our voyage, then came a most terrible
storm that would have sunk all on board,
had it not been for the captain. Every
spar was laid low, tho rudder was almost,
useless, and a great leak had shown itself,
threatening to fill the ship. The ennv
wcro all strong, willing mcu, and the
mates were practical seamen of tho first
class, but after pumping fir one whole
night, and still the water was gaining on
them, they gave up in despair, and" pre
pared to take to their boats, though they
might have known that no small boat
could ride in such a sea. The captain
who had been below with his charts, now
came up, he saw how the matters stood,
and with a voice that I hoard distinctly
above the roar of the tempest, he ordered
every man back to post.
It was surprising to sec all those men
bow before the strong will of their cap
tain, and hurry back to their pumps.
The captain then started below to ex
amine the leak. As ho p;isscd me, 1 asked
him if there was any hope,' he looked at
me, then at the other passengers, who
had crowded up to hear tho reply, aud
said rebukingly :
les, sir: there is hope as long as
an men or this deck remains above wa
ter. When I see none of it then I shall
.abandon the vessel, and not before : nor
one of my crew, sir. Everything shall
be done to save it, and if wc fail it shall
not bo from inaction. Hear a hand every
one of you at the pumps."
lhrico during that day did we despair,
but tho captain's dauntless courage, per
severance, and powerful will, mastered
every mind on board, and we went to
work iiiraiu.
" I will land you safely at the dock, in
Liverpool," said he, " if you will bo
men.
And ho did land us safely, but the ves
sel sunk, moored to the dock. The cap
tain stood on the deck of his sinking ves
sel, receiving the thanks and blessings of
the passengers as they passed down the
gang-plank. I was the last one to leave.
As 1 passed, ho grasped my hand and
said :
; Judge
F , do
you
mo i
I told him I was not aware that I ever
saw him until I stepped aboard his ship.
" Do you remember tho boy in search
of a geography years ago in Cincinnati?"
" Very well, sir ; William Harverly."
" I am he," said he, " God bless you."
" Aud God bless noble Captain Ilav-
erly !"
Two Curious Scedles.
Tho King of Prussia recently visited a
needle manufactory iu his kingdom, in
order to see what machinery, combitied
with the human hand could produce, lie
was shown a number of superlinc needles.
thousands of which together did not
ligh half an ounce, and marveled how
such minute articles could be pierced with
an eye. Jiut he was to see that in this
respect even something still finer aud
more perfect could be created. The borer
that is, the workman whoso business it
is to bore the eyes in these needles asked
for a hair from the monarch's head. It
was readly given, and with a smile. Ho
placed it at once under the boring machine,
made a nolo in it with tho greatest care,
furnished it with a thread, and then han
ded the singular needle to the astonished
King.
The second curious ncedlo is in the pos
session of Queen Victoria. It was made
at tho celebrated needle manufactory at
Bcdditch, and represents the column
lrajau in miniature. This well-known
Boiuan column is adorned with numerous
scenes in sculpture, which immortalize
Trajan's heroic actions in war. On this
diminutive needle, scenes in tho life of
Queen Victoria are represented in relief,
but so finely cut aud so small that it re
quires a magnifying glass to see them.
The Victoria needle, moreover, can bo
opened ; it contains a number of needles
of smaller size, which are equally adorn
ed with scenes in relief. Scientific
American.
J5QFAn Irishman camo into this
country, and soon after his arrival hired
out to a farmer in western Vermont.
The farmer lived near a sluggish stream
of water and kept geese. Tho gcose had
their little goslings in or near tho water,
when a largo black turtle camo in sight,
she took one of the goslings and swallow
ed it then hauled in his head and went
under the water tho water. The Irish
man, on seeing this.weut to the house
and reported as follows, " 0, Mistress !
the geeso was playing by tho wahtcr,
when a great black baast, as flat as a pan
cake, came up out af the wahter and
swallowed it, and then swallowed his head
and went all over in the wather and
dreoned hisself, he did !"
"Weather Prophesies.
METEOROLOGISTS entertain the
belief that tho weather iu all its
general and many of its particular phases
duplicates itself every hundred vcars. In
other words, as was the weather in
1770 so will it be in 1870. From careful
records kept for many centuries, a cele
brated meteorologist in Germany has
prepared a statement of the prominent
teaturcs expected during the coming year.
The suggestion is worthy of consideration,
and the item is worthy of transfer to every
scrap book :
The so-called " regent of the year" is
the sun. The distance of the earth from
the sun at the time of their nearest ap
proach (perigee) is 21-5,300 half diameters
of the earth and over 2:5,400 like spaces
when most distant (apogee). The in
fluence of the sun is usually favorably in
dicated, and to the material advantage of
the earth.
General characteristics of the weather
for the year : This year will be, tlroimh-
out. dry, with but little moisture, and of
medium warmth.
The spring will bo temperate, but in
the commencement wet particularly in
April, which month will bo more "than
usually changeable and unsettled. May
will bo pleasant and dry ; at the cIomj
however, with heavy hoar and black
frosts that will continue far into tho
month of June.
Summer The month of July also, is
not secure from rain and hoar frosts.
During the month there will be a severe
drought. The beginning of August will
bo boisterous, but afterwards calm and
clear. The days of summer will be hot,
the nights mainly cool. In general it
may be characterized as pleasant, but will
end iu violent storms.
The autumn and winter will be agreea
ble, fine and dry, the fall setting in early,
with chilly days and frosts; the winter
moderately cold, at first with rough and
inclement weather, but soon altering for
the better. February will begin with
most beautiful aud pleasant days, chang
ing towards the end to extreme cold,
which will endure into tho month of
March.
The influence on the crops Spring
grains should bo started early. Barley
and oats, though not growing thriftily will
yield well. Millet will be good if sown
early. Peas will do well unless sown in
rich or moist ground. Flax will not a
mount to much, and hemp will be thin
and short, There will not be much hay.
The aftergrass will grow well, but cab
bages turnips, owing to the drought, will
be poor. Winter grains, namely, rye,
will grow excellently well, but the yield
will not be proportionate; an the same
may be of said wheat. Fall seeding
should bo well dragged, so as not to be
washed out by the very wet spring weath
er. It is necessary to sow very early.
Fruit In proportion, the yield of
years will be adundaucc of cherries,
plums, and nuts. Hops though appear
ing well at start , will produce littlo or
nothing unless care is taken with them
from tho first. If the last season was
not a superior one for the grape, then this
will be, as the years of tho third, fourth
fifth classes are every seventh year ex
tremely favorable for the grape.
Winds, showers and storms East and
north winds will predominate during tho
year. There will bo many storms, ac
companied by thunder and lightning, and
also hail storms that may be damaging to
fruit; but very seldom will there be gentle
showers.
Vermin The climate will favor the in
crease, therefore expect many toads,
snakes and grasshoppers, also worms in
the growing grain.
A moderate amount of fish will be
taken.
Health As the winter will bo moder
ate with occasional changes care should
bo taken to guard against colds, and also
from violent overheating, as these are
productive of dangerous sickness.
Old lady " Can you tell mo my good
man, where I can find Mr. Jones?"
Pat " Sure, ma'am' I except it would
be at his houso ye would find him."
Lady " Docs he live anywhere in the
street here ?"
Pat. "Sure, no indado; it's not for
the likes of him to be livin' in the street
at all."
Lady. " You stupid fellow, I mean
what number does his family stop at "
Put ' Now, ma'am, you have me j he
has b'ix boys and four girls already, but
whether ho means to stop at ' that num
ber" Lady. Oh, you blockhead?" Exit
Old Lady in a tremor of indignation."
A ftnrkey Sermon.
An exchange says wo visited a colored
revival in Ycrbckoeown the other evening,
and being accompanied by a stenographic
reporter from the Hill, wcro euablod to get
tho remarks of the "gcniiiian" who occu
pied the pulpit, and we take pleasure in
laying an extract from tho samo before
our readers. The text was as follows :
"Strato am do road, an'narrow am do
pafF which leads to glory !"
Brcdrcn Blcvers : You am sensible dis
uitc in coinin to hca do word and have
sblained and moiistrated to yu ; yes yu is
and 1 tend for tusplain it as do light of
liben day. Wo am all wicked sinners
hca below it's a fack my brodron, and 1
tell yu how it cum. Yu see
Adam was do fust man,
KlH! was tie tndder.
Cane was do wicket man,
Case lie kill his lu uddcr.
Adam and Eve war brof brack men,
and so was Cane and Abel. Now I sposo
it scum to strike ycr vnderstandin' liow
dc fus white man cum. Why 1 let yu
no. Den yusce when Cane kill hisbrud
der do inassa cum an say, "Cane, whar
yure bruddcr Abel ?" Cane say, I
don't no inassa." But de nigger node
all dc time. Massa now git mad and cum
agin' speak mity sharp dis time. " Cane,
whar yure brudder Abel, yu nigger?"
Cauo now frightened and he turn white;
a,nd dis de way fas white man cum upon
dis earth? an if it had not been troubled
w id de sassay whites pon do face ob dis
circunilar globe.
i')c quire will sing de forty-lebcnth
huu tickler mooter. Brudder Jones pass
round de sasser.
Badly Sold.
Mr. A. called on a farmer, and asked
hini ihc prico of oats, and was informed
that tuey were worth thirty five cents
per but hel. lie agreed to pay forty cents
on condition that ho be permitted to
'tramp' them in the half bushels. To
secure the bargain, he paid for twelve
bushels, aiid the next day took his wagon
and went after them. The farmer filled
the half bu,wicls, uftcr which Mr. A. got
in aud gave a iuo;t vigorous ' tramping'
contracting t.hi'iir proportions considerably.
The farmer thereupon emptied the oats
into tho bag, without filling up the meas
ure. Mr. A. xa ved, but it was no use.
The farmer had complied with his part of
the agreement, aud as an evidence, told
Mr. A. after ho had measured tho oats,
he might' tramp' them all day.
J8S? A student at Ann Arbor having
remarked that men had more endurance
than women, a lady present said she
would like to see the young men of the
University laced up iu steel-ribbed cor
sets, with hoops, htavy skirts, trails,
high heels, pauicrs, chignons and dozens
of hair pins sticking in. their scalps,
cooped up in the houso yar after year,
with noexilarating exercise, no hopes'
aims or ambition in life, and sco if they
could stand it as well ua the girls.
" Nothing," said she, " but the fact that
women, like cats, havo nine lives, ena
bles them to survive the present regime
to which custom dooms tho sex."
JC" Monkeys are scarce in Michigan.
A saddler iu Detroit kept up one for a pet,
who usually sat on tho counter. A coun
tryman came iu one day who probaly had
never seen u monkey, the proprietor being
in the back room. Tho customer seeing
a saddle that suited him, asked tho price.
Tho monkey said nothing. Customer
said : " I'll give you twenty dollars for
it." which being laid on the counter the
monkey shoved into the drawer. The
man then took the saddle, but monkey
mounted the mau, tore his hair, scratched
his face, and tho frightened customer
screamed for dear life. Proprietor rushes
iu, and wants to know what's the fuss.
"Fuss!" said the customer, "fuss? I
bought a saddle from your son sittin'
there, and when I went to take . it he
wouldn't let me have it." The saddler
apologized for the monkey, but assured
him he was no relation of his.
Bg&.Wken the Dunes invudod Scot
lund they availed themselves of tho
pitch darkness of night to attack the
Scottish forces unawares. In approach
ing tho Scottish camp unobserved, march
ing barefooted to prevent their tramp be
ing heard, one of the Danes trod upou a
largo prickly thistle, and the sharp cry
of pain which ho instantly uttered, sud
denly apprised the Scots of their danger,
who immediately ran to their arms, and
defeated the foe with greut slaughter.
The thistlo was thenceforward adopted as
the national insignia of Scotland.
BOILS.
A Boy's Composition.
ABOIL is generally very small at
first, and a foliow hardly notices it,
but in a few days it gets to be the big-
gest of the two, and tho chap that has it
i is of very little account iu comparison
j with his boil, which then " has him."
j Boils appear mysteriously upon various
portions of the human body, coming
: when and where " they darn please," and
j often in very inconvenient places. Some
times a solitary boil is tho sum total if
the ailiction, but frequently there is a
: " rubbish-in' lot of 'em" to help the first
j one. If a Lx.il comes anywhere on a per
j son that person always wic lies that it had
I come somewhere else, although it would
puzzle him to say just where,
i Some persons call them Damboils,"
j but such persons are addicted to profanity
I tho proper name is boil, if a chap
1 has a boil he generally gets a good deal
ui njr"niimjr, iiuui timers in a Horn.
Whoever asks him what ails him laugh
at him for Jiis pains to answer, wh"lo
many unfeeling persons make game of
him, or of his misfortune, or boil. It is
very wicked to make sport of persom
with boils; they connot help it, and often
feel very bad about it. Physicians don't
give boil patients much satisfaction as a
general thing, although young physicians
who just beginning to practise are fond of
trying their lancets ou them. Boils are
said to bo " healthy," aud judging from
the way they take hold and hang on. and
ache, und grow, and burn, and raise Cain
generally, there is no doubt they are
healthy and have a good constitution.
They are generally very lively aud playful
at night, and it is very funny to sec a chap
with u good large one prospecting around
his couch for a place where his boil will
fit in "without hurting it." Boils tend
to " purify the blood," strengthen the
system, calm the nerves, restrain profanity,
tranquilize the spirit, improve the temper
and beautify the appcaraifcc.
They are good things for married men
who spend their evenings away from
home, as they give them an opportunity
to rest their night keys, and get acquain
ted with their families.
It is ulso said that a person is better
after he has them, and there is no doubt
that one feels much better after having
got rid of them. Many distinguished
persons have enjoyed these harbingers of
health. Job took his premium at tho
county fair for having more achcrs under
cultivation than any other person. Shaks
pcare had them, aud meant boils when
he said. " One woe doth tread upon an
other's heels, so fast they follow."
They are a great many remedies for
boils, most of which are well worth trying,
because if they don,t do any good they
don't hurt the boil. Every man he meets
will tell him of a "good thing" for it,
among which are shoemaker's wax,
Mrs, Winslow's syrup, trix, Spauldiug's
glue, Charlotte russe, gum drops water
proof blacking, uight blooming cerius
chloroform, kisscugen,etc.
Curious Custom.
When an Arab woman intends marry
ing again after the death of her husband
she goes the night beforo the ceremony to
pay a visit to his grave. There she
kneels and prays hini not to be offended
not to bo jealous. As however, sho
feels he will be offended and jealous, the
widow brings with her a donkey laden
with two goat skins of water. The pray
er ended, sho begins to pour the water ou
tho grave, to keep the first husband cool
under tho circumstances about to take
place and having well saturated him she
departs.
JBSSf Tho aqueduct which conveys tho
Croton water to New York City is con
structed to bring down (!0,000,000 gal
lons per diem, but when the pressure is
ample at the dam, which it is for ten
months in the year, it delivers as much
as nine or ten millions of gallons in ex
cess of that quantity, and at tho samo
time a vast amount of water runs over
tho lip of the dam.
tegr A Miss Benton was recently
married to a Mr. Horsman. A corre
spondent, who was a guest at tho wedding,
being called upon for u toast, responded
as follows : " As tho bride was bent on
catching a man, we siuceroly hope that
sho does not regret having caught a
Horsman."
fig?" When you open an umbrella in
the street, be sure it is done directly in
one or more faces. It will show you to
have a friendly feeling for people by being
near them. Never mind the manners of
the thin" they are yours, and nobody is
surprised at thorn.