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STROUDSBTJKGr, MONEOE COUNTY, PA. JANUARY 20, 1859.
NO. 4,
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JOHN BOGGS' BARtfJDOOR, led man.-as he found he could not make
OR 'the thing work, 'if I had only fixed tho
. The Effects of Procrastination. 'tbunderiu' thing when I ought to, this
-It's too bad I' said John Boggs. j wouldn't havo been. It's too bad too
What's too bad!' returned Matilda, ' tbunderin' bad !'
his wife. I But tbere was no help for it. A new
''Why the carfs broken down, and now UUD uad to be made. He managed to
all the hands must be idle while it's being 2nd an old wheel which he could use
mended.' i while the wright was fixing his, and this
The cart!' repeated Mrs. Boggs, lay- uncomfortable way he managed to get a
ing down the stocking the was darning, long without losing more than a day's
and regarding iter husnanu witn a pecu
liar look. 'Do you mean tha large ox
cart !'
Yes.'
What's the matter with it?'
'The hub is split right slap in two
halves.'
'"Rut T tliotiffhfc it befan to snlit a lorm
that tou must have a new irou baud made
for it".'
. . . .
'Yes I know said John Bogg, rather
dubiously, '1 did hay something about it,i
but then I dido t think 'twas so bad.'
'Yet you knew it needed mending John
for you said so yourself. I wiah you, ne,r aiciy. v uen De came Dacu his wile persisted Matilda,
would learn to be more prompt about !said not a word on the subject. At first 'Why I havn't had time.' -these
things. You loose more than you John vvas afraid hi.-, wife would repri-1 John held down his head as ho made
are aware
of
0 no, Tiddy. I don't lo?e anything.
Everything is as well on my place asjl0J.n uc ouu i sue nau just cniriea mm
things generally are
Xnt nniti' John. I know vou uianarrn
n raor, tl.in.s in nrnttv rood order: but.'lence seemed to indicate that she consid-
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you must acknowledge that you are in
the habit of procrastinating. It's only
last week that you lost a valuable f-bcep.
just becau-e you put off mending the floor
in the shed. And now you have lost half
a days' work of three hands just because
you didn't mend your cart hub when it
ought to have been mended. Ah, you do
lose much; apd there's no use in trying
to bide it.'
'Well, complaining won't mend it, that's
a Eure case,' muttered John.
'No,' quickly but pleasantly returtfed
Matilda, 'tut paying heed to your expe
rience might mend the whole trouble.'
'Pooh ! You sit here in the house
darnin' stcckin's, and I s
pose you think,
e to run our
'cau.se you can sc-e where
needle, you could see everything in the
barn at once.'
'No, no, John,' said his wife smiling.
You don't put it in the right shape. I
can see the heel of a stocking, and when
J. see a place where my needle needs to
run, I run it tln-re. I don't expect you
to sec but one thing at a time, but" when
you do eee that thing, and also see that
it needs mcuding, then is tho time to
mend it.'
John Boggs coronunccd to whittle a
medley of spabuiodic notes, and at the
same time drew on his coat. He had to go
five miles to a blacksmith's, to have an
iron ring made.
'John,' said his wife, plying her needle
as she spoke, 'now mark my words: If you
don't turn over a new leaf in this retpect,
ybu'll have a leston one of these days
that'll cost you u.or'n you can afford to
pay;'
- John whistled with renewed energy,
now striking fairly into 'Yaukee Doodle,
and, with a dubious shake of her head,
I
his wife turned her attention to her work.
John Boggs had two men to work for
him, and by this breaking of the cart they
were cither obliged to lie still or go at
pome work which was of little use. He
hd a large farm, and excellent one for
producing vegetation; and ho was quite
'.well to do' in the world. His children
wero all daughters, and hence the busi
ness of overlooking the affairs of the farm
all devolved upon him.
As we have seen, JohuBogga had one
fault. He would put off till to-morrow
what could be and should be done to-day.
He contrived to keep his place looking
clean and tidy, because at certain periods
lie would be seized with a sort of renova
ting fit, and would then roll up his sleeves
and go at it. But this didn't work always.
Many a time very importaut things were
left till he 1 'fell like it.' That was a great j
exprcesion of his 'Well, When I feel like
it Sometimes thero would be a break-1
down that bad to .be attended to immcdi-
ately, and while he had tho hammer and!
nails in his hands he would fix up several i
other things that had been long awaiting; word, for ho minds his own business,does
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bis coming
Very often an hour was re
quired over something that would not
have consumed Jive minuies 01 nis time
bad be taken it in band when he first dis
it. And not onlv so. but he lost
in two other ways it required more nails idy.
to do the work at this Isle hour, and
could never be made so good, at that, as it
was before, nor as it would have been had
he attended to it in season.
John had often promised his wife that
be would reform, but he bad not done it
jet. Ho did not realize bow much he
lost; or. if he did. the effect was momen
tary. When be lost bis sheep, be would
,-..t, i.: A aa;n A nH :
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yet there was at this very moment bad
PluCC n the floor of the tie-up, where the
cows CTC kept. lie had noticed it three
daJ- before: cf " 0De ,of th c'ws
iruau upon it, ana no Knew mac a ueavy
ti i 1. il t. 4i t
VA. I1UUIU UlCilft IUIUU"11 LUU1U ill Uliuu.
- But the floor Was not mender! vet. for all
that.
When the ring or hub-band came home
Mr. Boggs went to work to nut it OH, but
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it wuuiu not wurK. ncnaa missea a ng-
ure in his calculations. The spokes had
worn the sockets so much that all the
straps in the world could never fit on that
broken limb again.
'Jerusalem !' muttered tho disannoint-
time.
One morning, alout a week after the
breaking of the hub, one of the little girls
came running in while the family were at
breakfast.
'Papa? papa! the white faced heifers'
broke right through the floor!'
1 John Jjoggs knew that bis wite was
John Boggs
L- looking sharr.lv at him. and ho avoided
, ll,e peculiar glance which ho felt sure he
! should find there if he turned that way J
TT 11 l . I t , .
110 ca,,eu UP e two men ana nurnea
- out - As good fortune would have it, the
uencr was noi senousiy narmea; duc
,tJotlu Jcne he could not claim credit tor
maua mm; out wuen ne lounu tuat sue
kePt !"ilcnt 00 ibe subject, he felt worse
a lime, lie Knew that she te t it that
she understood it and her continued si-
ered him incorrigible. From that mo
ment he resolved that he would reform.
Ah be had made that resolution before.
For two months no real accident hap
pened, for John Boggs kept things pret
ty straight, but still there wero tome
sbort-comings.
The habit of procrastina-
uuu aa t-rtu uruny uxcu 10 oe easuy
thrown off.
As autumn drew Dear, John Boggs be-
gan to look around for an opportunity to ;
carry into execution a. plan he had been
considering for some time. He had a
very choice htock of cattle, and having
received an excellent offer for them, he
could buy in the spring to good advan-
: x C 1 n 1 . 1 -1
taSe- 00 he SM eight oxen tor a price
which miht by some be considered al-
uiosi luuuious. uc same purchaser wan-
ted horses, and John sold his three heavy
ones, heeping only a three year old colt,
which he thought would answer for all
his riding through the winter.
Ycry near Johu's farm was a large
tract of laud, covered with very heavy
pine trees, some of them magnificent white
pines; and he had partly contracted to come loose that no dependence could bo
cut these trees down, fashion the logs, placed upon it. John had noticed it,
and haul them a distance of three miies and be bad said to himself that it must
to the river. The contract would bc a bc fixed, and he had resolved to do it
valuable ono to him, because be lived so 1 when he felt like it.
near to the wood. He supposed he could J The next day came, and in tho morn
find plenty of men who would be glad to ing John Boggs went out to the barn, and
come on and furni.-h teamslf he would passed through into tho yard. Ho set the
keep them. He had hay and grain in back door up after him, and braced the
plenty, and of course wished to have most stout cord stick up against it to hold it
of it eaten up on the place. By selling : to its place.
his oxen and horses he made a clear prof- 'I declare, that must be fixed. I'll at
it of about one-half of what he got for tend to that right off.'
them; and now, if he could got some one
to come on and furnish teams, and in re
turn take one half of the proceeds of the
Ijob, and have their animals kept, he would
do well. But he fouud it more difficult i
than he expected to obtain tho help. He ;
could find plenty of men who would glad- (
ly come with Buch teams as they owned ;
but he wanted heavier ones.
At length he hit upon the very man.
I've fouud him,' ho said to his wife i
one evening, on his return irom a visit to
a neighboring town. 'I've found just the
man. He's got teams enough, and will
como on as soon as wanted.'
Who is he ?' asked Matilda, quite
pleased with her husband's success.
'Aaron Rolf; you know him, don't ye?
He's got six yoke of oxen and four good
horses, and he sas if I'll give him equal
shares of what I am to have, and take
care of his animals and men, he'll come.'
'Aaron Rolf?' repeated the wife. 'I
know him well. If he says be will come,
then you may depend on him. He nov-
er makes a promise until he knows he can
keep it; and he never undertakes to do a
tbiug which he cannot do as it should bo
done. Some people call him odd; and I
don't know but he is, in one Eense of tho
bis own business, has everything in its
proper place; and will havo no ono about
bim, if be can help it, who will not follow
his example.'
Why you seem to know him well, Uc-
And why shouldn't I ? You forget
that I lived in hia fathof's family several
years.'
'Oho Is be a son of old Ben RolfT'
'Yes bis eldest son.'
Aba I that's he. Well, I'm ghd he's
suoh a man; it'll make it good for me.'
I should like to have him here very
well this
winter-
-that is, if you must
have some one.
j
So John Boggs gijo himself no more
uneasiness upon the subject of the fall's
work. Mr. Rolf was coming over to look
at the timber before he closed the bargain,
but then John had explained everything
fully to him, and ho was perfectly satis-
fied.
One day John went to tie the colt up
in the stall,' and he found that tho edge ; been done. So he went on to the barn,
of the trough was worn almost down to He found the stable where he had seen
the hole through which the halter was : the man hitch his borso the night before
tied. He know that it was not safe. A but tho horse was gone! He went
slight pull would break it out. j through to tho back of the barn, and
'I declare,' he said to himself. 'I must found the door not only open, but flat u
fix that when I get time.' ! pon the ground! He went on into tho
He meant when ho felt like it, for ho ! yard and there he found the bars down!
bad ample tune then. All tuat was ne-
nessary was to step to tho wagon-bouse,
get an inch-and-a-bali-augur, and Dore a
a new hole. It would have taken him,
perhaps, five minutes to have performed
the whole operation. Ho led the colt in-.
to the next stall, and then went into the
house and sat down.
Ah, the old habit was not gone yet.
He would fix the tie-haje when he had
time ! John Boggs hadn't quite reform
ed, for all bis place looked so well outside.
An evening or two afterwards, just as
he was sitting down to supper, one of his
daughters came in and told 'him that the
back barn door bad tumbled down, again.
'Why, I set a log of wood up against
it firmly only a little while ago, exclaim
ed John.
linn T tn nee cnmr r f flii clinnn m it of
have rubbed it down.' said the eirl.
4 John Boggs,' spoke the wife, almost
cp r
sternly, 'havn tyou fixed that door yet?'
j I declare,.ril fix that to-morrow,' was
John's response.
'But why havn't you fixed it before?'
th s ren v
; 'Havn't had time!' repeated the wife,
elevating her eyebrows in real astonish-
Aff ffC tt h 1 f Ark Trrvii m nnn
I Whr T did monn to fix it. hut. whpn-
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ever I've thought of it. it has been when
I was busy about something else.'
j 'Ah, John, let me telll you, that kind
of work won't suit Aaron Rolf.'
! 'Let Aaron Rolf mind his own busi
ness,' returned John warmly; 'and,' he
added, with a bold look into his wife's
faCo. 'there's other folks, too. mieht do
. .!''
the same to some advantage.7
jjatilda Boggs smiled, for she saw that
her husband was playing the brave a
thing that ho seldom did in her presence,
Not that she was a domineering wife, but
she was ono of those straight-forward,
sound-Bensed, stern-virtued women, who
find it absolutely necessary to guide an
ea9y husband sometimes. She had in-
tended to ask her lord to go out and fix
the door after supper, but as ho was al-
ready chated, she concluded to say no
more at present.
The facts about that barn door wero
these: The lower hinges had been uso-
css over two weeks, but had been made
to work by being careful in opening and
closing the door. But some three days
had elapsed since the upper one had be
Ho went out into the field, and when
he came back ho went over'to a neigh
bor's to see about some help, and remain
ed there till dinner time. Just as they
were sitting down to dinner. Aaron Rolf
drove to the door. Ono of the hired men
took his horee, and bo came in, where he
was heartily wolcomcd by John and his
good wife.
In the afternoon tho two men went out
to the timber-land, and it was nearly
darl when thoy returned. Ibey had
seen tho whole lot, and Mr. Rolf was
much pleased with the proposed plan in
every way. As near as they could cal
culate, it would take them, with them
selves and four other men, and six yokes
of oxen and four horses, a hundred days.
Perhaps more, but surely no less. Rolf
found that his sharo of tho proceeds would
amount to eight hundred dollars. Then
from this be was to pay tho two men
whom bo was to bring on, leaving bim
six hundred dollars for bis horses, oxen
and himself. But as be would bo at no
expense at all in feeding anybody or any
thing, he considered the remuneration
just fair.
I can have moro than that for hauling
goods for our new railroad company,' he
said; 'but I should havo to be away from
home all the time, and I do'n't like it.
I like this plan. I can go homo as often
as I please, and feel perfectly free to re
main a day if I wish.'
During tho evening tho W6rk was all
planned; and bo fore they retired, Aaron
Rolf had about made up his mind that
he should sign tho article of agreement.
It was arranged that they should go to tho
justice's and have them legally drawn up,
John Boggs thought there was no need
of any suoh paper; but Mr. Rolf thought
differently. Said bo
'We may forget, but a written paper
can't forget.' . .
And upon that tbey retired fof the
night.
In the morning Mr. Rolf got up, and
went out to snuff up the fresh air. Hav-
ing washed and combed his hair, he tho't
he would go down and look at his horse,
and perhaps give him some water. Ho
saw one of tho hired men and asked him
i if he had watered the animal. It had not
-tie hunted, up tbe lured man.
'Look ye, my man, have you seon any
ining or my horser
'No, sir,' wis the answer.
Just come here.'
The man followed Rolf into the empty
stall.
'Did you hitch my horso there last
night?' the visitor asked, pointing to
where the hole was broken out.
'Yes, sir,' the fellow said.
'Didn't you know that wouldn't hold a
horse"
'I supposed Mr. Boggs had fixed it, sir.
I heard him say two or three days ago
bc must do it when he bad time. It was
kind o' dark when I hitched the horse,
and 1 didn't notice.
'Fix it when ho had time!' repeated
Rolf, in surprise. 'Hasn't he an auger?'
'xes sir.'
And hasn't he had five minutes to
spare within three days?
'Yos, sir a good many of 'em, I should
think.'
'But how about this door out here?
didn't you know that was unsafe?
Yes, sir. It's been so a long while
But Mr. Boggs said he'd fix it when he
bad time, and so I never touched it.'
'Who lugged that great log of wood a
round here to hold it with?'
Mr. Boggs did, sir.'
He did, eh? yes, yes. And howdo
you suppose them bars came down?-'
'Bars?' repeated the man, somewhat
startled; are them bars down again?'
'They're down now, sir.'
'Well I'm glad on't! Mr. Boggs said
he'd fix 'em yesterday. They only want
ed some pins in 'em. I asked bim yes
terday mornin' if 1 shouldn't fix 'em, aud
he said no. He said I might go to work
and held .attend to that. Now the oows
aro all gone!'
Ah I understand,' said Mr. Rolf.
And as ho spoke he turned away and fol
lowed the track of bis horse to the road,
and saw that it was turned towards homo.
He knew the naturo of his borsc, and he
was sure he should find him in his own
stall. So he returned to the barn; and
having taken the bridle on bis arm, and
thrown the light saddle over his shoulder
said to the hired man:
"You can tell Mr. Boggs that I have
gone after my horse.'
'But shan t I go with ye sir?'
'No. Iknow just where I shall find
him.'
So Aaron Rolf went away all "saddled
and bridled.'
When Mr. John Boggs came into
breakfast ho looked very 'blue.'
'Why what's the matter, John?' the
wife askod eagerly, for be looked really
sad.
He made no answer; and Matilda was
upon the point of asking him again, when
one of tbo rosy-cheeked little girls came
running in, with eagerness upon every
rounded feature.
O n,ommil clirt nrinrl 'ilnn'l ftn ihJnlr
Ui"- w" " J " "
Mr. Rolf's horso has run off I Ho broke
out tho stall where the halter-holo was
clean worn off down to e'en a'most noth
ing! and he ran out through the barn
door what was all tumbled down! and bo
got through the bars where tho cows hook
'cm down! and don't you think he's
gone off to try and catch him! He went
with tbe saddle on bis back! My sakes
ain't it too bad!'
Matilda Boggs looked at John Boggs
a full minute, and then went on with her
breakfast.
She spoke not a word further upon the
subject.
The next forenoon there was a letter
left at tho house of John Boogs. That
individual roceived it from his wife when
ho oame to dinner. He had been fixing
up a door, and some bars, &c. lie open
ed tho letter and read as follows:
Oak Hill, Sept, 23, 1
Mr. John Boggs Bcai Sir.- You
may consider that all business relations
between us are at an end. But I will
not thus abruptly break off our plans j
without giving any reason. It is this. , a of ico whioh had lodged on a rock, were Hiuea a mat piace lu F.o.-u. Cu
I am bv nature verv nervous, and I could n nnmmenood bis feast. Durinir the, son and adds tbat many more may; be
-j ' I
not entrust my intorest in the hands of a
man wuouuuuot iu&u uuiu ui ma uu.
Were I not assured that tbe aooident of i
last night was the result of a habit with
xfa i l i i . t i . .
you, I might hesitate; but I underaood
. A mi- -ii i. :i
it all; This will remain a secret with me;
and trusting that wo may remain friends,
and that you may overcome au evil which
cannot but result in harm to you if fol
lowed up. I remain yours, &o.,
Aaron Rolf.
John Boggs read this letter, and then
rushed from tho house. Matilda plckod
it up and road it. A cloud passed oyer
hor faoe. and then a ray of sunshino
came. In a few mouionts she looked
happy and contented.
But tbo dinner was getting cold, and
sho sent one of the children after him
He camo in, looking Ead and and deject-
ed. His wife went up to him and placed,' How Coffee came to be Used,
her band upon hia shoulder. j It is somewhat singular to traco tho
John,' she said kindly, 'cannot you manner in which, aroso the uso of the
buy some oxen?' , common beverage, coffeo, which few per-
'Ycs,' ho returned, moodily. sons in any half or wholly civilized coun-
'And can you not buy them and still try in the world would be willing to dis
have much of the money left which you pense with its use. At tho time Colum
received for those you sold?' bus discovered America, it had never
'Yes.' . been known or used. It only grew in A-
'Thcn go and buy oxen and hire your rabia and Upper Ethiopa. The discove
men, and do that work yourself. I'll do ry of its use as. a beverage is ascribed to
all I can towards taking care of your the superior of a monastery iu Arabia,
hands. And I'm sure you'll make much . who, desirous of preventing the monks
moro than you would to havo a partner, from sleeping at their nocturnal services
Como wo can do our duty without the. made them drink the infusions of coffee'
T, 1 - t,- J L. A. . I ., . i. . . . - '
uoiy vi nuj uiuu WUOUUB3 uut waui iu as--; upon toe reporcoi some shepherd, who
sist you.' j observed that flocks were moro lively af-
John Boggs was dumb with grateful ter having browsing on the fruit of that
emotion. He understood his wife per-' plant. Its reputation spread through tho
fectly. He knew how noble she was; and adjacent countries, and in about two huh
he now realized that if he had only given dred years it reached Paris. A Binglo
heed to her advice bofore he might have plant brought there in 1714, beoame the
been spared of his shame. But he soon parent stock of all tbo French coffee plan
gazed up; and his only answer was to tations in the West Indies. The extent
draw the faithful woman down and kiss of tbe consumption can now hardly bo
ber- j realized. The United States alone an-
That very afternoon he commenced u-.nuall consume it at tho 'cost of its landing
pon a rule of life from which he resolved 'of from fifteen to sixteon millions of dol
not to deviate. Ho posted off at once, 'lars. You may know the Arabia or Mo
and before night he was tho owner of cha, the best coffee, by its small bean of
eight yokes of oxen. They were not such a dark yellow color. Tbe Java and East
beauties as thoso be bad sold, but they! India, the next in quality, are larger and
were stout working oxen. Next he en-(of a paler yellow. Tho West India Rioj
gaged his men. And when the season
tor work commonced he went at it with
a will. Tho logs were all cut and depos
ited in tbe river, and he was the clear net
gainer of one thousand dollars by the op
eration.
Uut this was not all be game
that fallen barn door. He gained tbe lit
tle lesson be so much needed; and from
the rule it gave him he never deviated.
He never again saw a thtng upon bis
place that needed attention without be
stowing that attention at once. And the
result was soon manifest. Everything
was in its place, and everything was safe.
Hia wife was happy, for sho had no more
occasion to peform that most unpleasant
of all domestic duties to the true wife
the ohiding of a husband. But there
was one moro thing: Ho could
nut a
friend's horse into his stall without tbe
danger of tho animal's making
r
off during the night through a hole that
should have been, but was not, stopped
by a barn door.
Secret of a Happy Home.
If you wish to make your neighbors
and you family bappy if you would see
calmness and evenness of temper devel
oped in your children if you would light
en the cares and smooth the path of the
companion of your bosom do not irritate
or scold, or De in a passion when your
humor is crossed; but remember that oth
ers have hearts as soft as yours, and let
the sunshino of Christian meekness and
gentleness always beam from your eye.
How happy will be tbo circle in such a
case! Ay, this Christian temper is about
the only requsitc to make firesides bappy
places which husbands and children
will regret to leave, and be glad to re-
urn to. Let the husband bo indulgent,
hen, to tbe annoyance of his ever-work-
ng and overworking wife: and let the
wife always meet him with smiles when
he comes home perplexed with the cares
of business; and let both bo forbearing
under their mutual imperfections, and
homes will bo as God intended them.
Soene in a SchoolJRoom.
The Springfield Republican is respon
sible for tbo following: '
Come hero, George, I wish to examine
you in punctuation. What's that?
George That? that's a comma.
Mistress Right; now what's that?
George Ah! now you've got me where
my hair's short; I dun kno.
Mistre'Ss George, I do not wish you to
use any slang phrases hero. When you
are unable to give correct replies, say so
but do not repeat such phrases as that
whioh you have just used. Now, what's
that?
George I dun kno.
Mistress Don't know what that is?
Why that's a perid.
George (Looking critically at the
poiut iu question.) Ha! ha! ha! Now
I've got you where you're hair's short;
that ain't nuthin1 only ajly dirt!
Mistress (Re-examining critically.)
George you aro dismissed.
A Bald Eagle Frozen to the Ice.
The other day a largo Bald Eagle
, lif n VJ'tA lln r lr in tliH rivor Snsnnn.
hanna, opposite Duncannon, carried it to f
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operation, it is supposed that being wet.
jeoi uuu luuiuuiaj irom iuu luicuae
coldj froze fast to tho ice; and being un-
ab o to extricate himself, ho perished. ,"1 IU1 w . , t,5i,r i!Arn
. ... , , the term orphan applies to a child berelt
Ho was seen flapping his wings until dark. l" r .. , .
mi , M. . . i . of one parent as well as to one.who. has
There was a desire to capture tbe great., "
u American, ' but he could, not bo ap;
proached on account of tho great mass of!
floating ice between him and the ehore.
Ilarrisburg Tel.
To prevent Turnips from sprouting in r
fibnmg footg aod a portion of the
warm Cellars in Winter, cut on au tue
tan
" r
root. Tbo tops should also, oe cue close.
This will not prevent them from beating
and decaying, if placed in large piles. B.
tit i i
;Prido arises from self-ignofance.
i has a bluish or greenish gray tiut.
Snow Storm in the Olden Times.
The year 1717 is memorable in the his
tory of Now England on account of the
unusual quantity of snow which fell Feb
d irom 1 on o r i. t t.
storms tho earth was covered with snow
from ten to fifteen feet, and in some pla
ces twenty feet deep. Many houses of
one story were buried, and in numerous
cases paths were dug from bouse to houso
under the snow drifts! Tbe visits were
made by means of snow-shoes, the wear
er having first stepped out of their cham
ber windows. Ono gentleman wishing to
visit his "lady love,' walked thrco miles
with snow-shoes,and entered her residence
as he left his own, namely the chamber
window. He was cordially received as
he was the first person the family had
seen from abroad for a week I Cotton
Mather has left a manuscript account of
"this great snow," and the many marvels
and prodigies attending it.
Three Children Burned to Death.
On Friday last, three children of Louis?
Bender, a farmer, residing at Fostoria, in
Blair county, were burned to death by
the bouse taking fire. Tho father had
gone to work in the morning, and tho
mother was absent milking tbe cows;
when, as is supposed, tho children set fire
to a box of shavings in tbe house. Tbe
flames had cut off all communication, be
fore the fire Was discovered, and the char
red remains of the children were not taken
out until the house was in ruins. The el
dest was a boy aged five years; the next
a girl, aged three, and the third was a
babe but three months old. The parents
aro almost distracted, and the mother
had not tasted food for three days after
the terrible calamity.
JJpThe value of food consumed in
New York last year.is estimated at $120;
000,000, and the number of the various
quadrupeds that have been caten,is beeves
191,374; cows, 10129; vea!s,3G,G75; swino
555,479. Of tho beeves, the greatest
number a thousand per week came
from IllinoH, which is the greatest beef
producing State in tbe Union. It furnish
es twice ns many as the State of New
York.
Dying Itself. Harry H. of Provi-
dencej tells a good stoVyofa young man
who had a light and incipient moustache.
Ono day, fingering the few hairs, he said
to Harry: "Had'nt I better dye this mous
tache 1" "Oh no," replied Harry, "let it
alone and it will die itself.
jj-New York ib certainly a great city.
Thoy havo now a "Dog Boarding House,"
and one is advertised at tho corner of
Broadway and Forty-fifth streets. -The
keeper will board dogs, at Si per week,
and train for Si. 60.
jQyBoozy fellow was obsorved the oth
er day driving a "porker," holding on1 to
his tail, and when asked what ho was do
ing replied that he "was studying ge-hog-raphy.
gaJ-Tbo Louisville Journal says ono
million and seventy-hvo thousand nogs
j , ,
added.
TTP Judge Read, of tho Supreme-Court
of this State decided on the 27th ult., that
TTPln swearing the aembers at Har-
ri'bttrg on Tuesday, 38 took the oath ,of
joffico by kissing tho Bible, 26 by the up
lifted hand and 35 affirmed. 1
Nitaflas Longworth.the vino grow-
er Ot liiaeiamau, Paya mineou mousauu
, ,Sr.j.: ... j.ii ,t 4 t
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five hundred an'd'ninety dollars and twelve
cents annual taxes.
JJIf petticoat government is nottmpro
oppressivo now than formerly, ife4 Jcer
tainly double in extent.