THE MAJOR'S DEC'IKIOX. "Well, as he has inuiried to 8uit himself without my approval, he can no longer expect anything from me. Having wade a bed to suit Lim, let Lim lie on it." Major MartlnJale fjlJed ip a cer tain obnoxious letter, as he made this mental remark, and laving it in a lit tle gilded letter rack beside him, in company w ith a tailor's bill, a ticket t some forthcoming concert, and a printed circular concerning "insur ance policies," went deliberately on with his breakfast. He was a handsome, elderly gen tleman, slightly bald, with bright brown eyes, straight Iloman features and one of those square, Crmly moulded mouths which betoken a decided tendency to have one's own wav. And as he drank his coffee, and daintily manipulated his French rolls, broiled birds, and fresi straw berries, served in a garniture of their own leaves, he mused over tbe con tents of the same letter. 'It's a g:eat mittake to allow ser vants to bring in one's correspond ence at meal times," reflected Major Martindale. "It's almost sure to in tcrft-re with one's digestion. I'll never read another letter at breakfast time! What could possess my son to go and get married in this abrupt, nonsensi cal way ? Says he feared it would be impof.-iblc to gain my consent Well, he had good reasons for his fears, but he'il find it still more irn pns.iible after marriage than before. lie knows mv ideas, and if he don't chose to conform to 'em it's his busi ness, not mine." Aud so, after finishing the straw Irrrits, and daintily cleansing his flljert- nailed Eugers in a ruby color ed finger bowl, Major Martindale wrote three words on a thick, gray sheet ef note paper, inclosed it in an envdupe, aflixed a stamp, and gave it to the servant to post. And the tl-ree words Were these: 'Consider your.-elf disinherited." That was the way in which Major Martindale disposed of his only son. Not that he did not love Harry the bright, frank boy, who was all th'it was left of his young wife, the one romantic dram and tender mem err of his lifetime. And it is surpris ing how obstinate a man can be when he once turns h's full uttcntion to the business. "She is the niece of one of the lady boarders. Martin, I think they call jier. Her aunt went away as pood as the fever declared itself iu fict, it riddled the hotel pretty neatly but this girl would not allow anyone to suffer f jr want of care aud nurs ing, so Ehe courageously remained to take care of ycu. Briwe np. Mary." A t one j- Ifclnuil llonmnr. About ten o'clock vestcrdav mora- A man and his wire, wbo baa uecn ing a farmer and his . wifj hitched ; separated for more than two years, their team on Woodward avenue, and! met oa Ike steamboat Arrowsmith, In nnrttber fiv- minutes had mounted Friday morning. Doth w-ero going f.A cfaira nn.l nn:.P.ire.l in a dentist's ti Coney Island. Mr. George Augus- cJIicc. The old lad v had her face tied j tu3 Gunn, the husband, boarded the an and there was a'smcl! of camphor,! Arrowsmith for a day's excursion. 1 ' . . It it ,1.1 U.l.l.nA4A , ., . ... , , .. nonnprmwi' naroone. turnentme. ! ja ms ramuiea lurouL-u iuo uuu. ..: i :,1 and o "f s-aioko- as she crossed tne met L:s wi:e b.s urst ana oniy love . e- up now, Mary- brace up! ' She was accompanied by her sister caul: ..;.o.l the husbandas they start-1 and two otlicr ladies. A feeling akin ed tu t!:aib the stairs. "I know just to love at fust tight sprang up, and how ve feel kinder weak in the i the young man and the young wo-L-npps ." like but the ft lit r un stairs man" confounded those around them will have that eld snag out o' tbere like a hcrsc running down hill !"' They were met by the smiling den tist, and the husband continued : ''She's got on old snag which we want drawed or dag out ct driven m, or suntnin7 or otner. 'Msinhcritcd! Oh, Harrv! And fur me!" Mrs. Harry Martindale, a pretty, Munyod woman, with light hair tljit showered itself around her face like sunshine, little dots of dimples ia cheek and chin, and a round, fresh mouth, like a baby's, looked piteous ly up into her l.u-'iand's face as she spoke. Harry Martindale shrugged his J fijouidrrs ; tie momentary ciouU passed away from his face as he an swered, bravely: 'Never mind. Ariel. We can afford, you and I, to be independent of a eru.-ty old gentleman's money. I'll see about that clerkship in St. Louis." "Half the world awav from nic, Harry!". "It won't be for loDg, net. Cheer up! I'll send for you when I've got vvt'I established, and we'll Lave a lit tle bird's-ncst of a home, without ask incr iu:v fuvors of my father." Ariel smiled through the dewdrops ! that sparkled in her eve?. She was' cthlly consoled. A gir's Le&r: &; eighteen is blessed! r elastic. i major, a ntue lump raisin throat. "Why did Florence Nightingale go out to the Crimea Why are all wo men lorn heroines at heart?" retort ed the doctor. "God bless her!'? muttered the ma jor. And then be turccu ins neau 10 one side, and a big drop or two plash ed down the pillow. Dax by day he lay there in slow convalescence, while the pretty young nurse ministered to Lira. "My dear," said the major, one dav, "I think I am beginning to real ize now what the blessing of a daugh ter would have been had God given me one. I have grown very fond of rftu ' The soft blue eyes beamed smil ingly down upon him a3 he spoke. "And 1 of ycu," answered the girl in low tender accents. "Arc you much attached to your aunt? Mrs. Fesseden, I believe her name is." "Yes," said the girl, half doubtful ly, "I suppose so ; I never saw her before she asked me to spend the : season with her at Atlantic City last month." "Is that all you have been with her." "That's all." "Then," said the major, "I shall ask her to let me adopt you. Will you bo my daughter henceforth ?" She threw her arms around his neck and sobbed upon his breast. "Ho you really love me ? Io you really want me V asked she. "1 am all alone, my child," said the major. "Aud you will be the sun shine of my house." "Hut you have a sou ?'' "Yes," answered the major, slight ly frowning. "Poor Henry ! Hut he hasestrauged Limelf from me." "Forever." "Yes, forever!" (Sickness you see had taken none of the inherent obsti nacy out of our old hero's character.) "Papa;" she knelt beside the satin-pillowed invalid chair, which had been wheeled out into the sun shine on the broad verandah 'I am to call you papa, am I not ?" "Of "course you are, dearest." The major's hand stroked down her bright hair with a tender touch as he snake. "then, papa, fell me why ou are estranged from him." "He married in disregard to my wishes," the major sternly aa-wered. "Is that such an unpardonable crime ?" Take a chair, madam the dentist, "and I guess I can help you." "I vum! if I ain't a mind to out," she said, dropping on the by their loving demonstrations. Mu tual explanations were indulged in, and the mutual misunderstandings seemed to have been bnried. When the boat was fastened to the wharf in front of ex-Senator Norton's hotel, husband, wife and friends walked up the sandy passage togeth- ier. Alter tating some reiresomeuis let tie hotel the party went tJ the back ! beach with the intention of bathing. sofa. J Gunn was very auxious that his wife replied limn-!"' command-! should ro in bathim with him. In- ed the husband. "Why, even little j deed, he was so anxious as to incite children so hih. fmeasurin:) come ! the easpiei m of Mrs. Gunn's bister, up here every day and have their "I don't believe it," she replied. "Po you s'pose I'd lie to you, Ma ry do you s pose 1 u tcii a atiiotraic lie right here ?" asked the husband. I She seemed to think he would, but ! didn't sav so. and the dentist talked bluntly Ma- softly and 6weetlv, and finally induc ed her to remove her shawl and hat and sit down in the chair. While he 'Unpardonable ? See here, Mary was looking over his instruments the husband remarked : "You want to brace, Mary. Hold yer mouth as wide open as you possi Ller can, and don't try to look otiten the winder." "I wish ye'd shct up !"she sLa. cd, sitting up straight. "Don't you s'pose I know enuff to get a tooth drawed?" "Hut can't yer own husband speak to ye, Mary the husband whj has lived with you nigh oato iliirty-si. years ?" The demist waved him away and cajoled the woman into leaning back and openiog her mouth. He Lund the cause of her misery to be an old sna- of a tooth, which would have to be dug around, but cs soon as tbe lance touched the gum she scrtaned out and struggled up. "Marv dear Mary, why do you holler?-' exclaimed the husband rush ing over to her side. "She's all right the worst is over," replied the dentist. "Ob, she'll stand it like an ele phant she's got real gnt, haven t you Mary .' She fell back, opened her month i - .1 1 1 airam, ana again ine tance bimr hit scream cut. "P.meiv Mary shut your eves and if Le had not made such a fool of himself, he micht have been your husband. You might have been then my daughter in truth! Stranger thintrs have happened." "Hut that couldn't be." "Why not ?" demanded the major, "llecause he is my husband al ready! Oh. papa dear father. Maior Martindale ei-rctti -viiantic ity te x.r. wetj tiit fasoa. Why, Le C'.i n-.-t --;-tc.'k.' y particularize to Lm '.'. t-'itcrt was du'l ; at N-wr-.r. c'.c- wte Lk .' a mile awav from the b-:i.'L : 1,lz forgive me ! I am not Mary Masters. 8nd yet I am ! My real name is Mary Ariel Martindale; and Harry, away at St Louis, is my husband ! I only came here to stay with aunt Fesseden nniil he ecu. I iake th&t T.::!e home f,r tf, -wli-.b -we A V.'.h lw-J at -3 5retn-5 WIU you '.'j 'tf ts I tLl.11 i t' t .' t-L-C :t i:?.Te bew LueTei t Ct' X'yv. ". Le vh'.'t hold on to the cheer !" exclaimed too husband. "I wish you'd squat over there, and s.'fl.v there ?" she snarled, after spitting out a mouthful of blood. "Dut I can't sit thar and hear ye morn and holler and take on so." "Who's a hollcrin'?" "You did." "No I didn't." "Mary, don't tell me a lie a bold, straight lie right afore this dentister." j The dentist induced him to be seat-i jed again, but it was five minutes bc ! fore the woman wouM open her ' mo'utb. She dec'ared that the ache had entirely vanished, and that ber who urged Ler strongly not to go in to the water. Acting upon her sis ter's advice she declined to bathe. Notwithstanding the seeming rebuff, Gunn hired a bathing box and bath ing suit. Oa his way to -the surf equipped for a swim Gunn encountered his . . . it. ' i i. t:. wile and ner irienus. jib sa;u iujjis wife: "So, you'll not go in, won't you? I knew you dare not." Then laughing in his wife's face he said, "Whutkiud of mourning would you like to wear?" "Ilcd, white and blue," replied the wife, coquettishly. "1 knev you were Irish when I married vou, and I think your best mourning will be tbe green above the red. Good-bye: you'll he a widow jin twenty minutes." So saying, the ! husband darted headlong into the surf. He spoke truly, for Gunn dis appeared, and before help could reach him ho was drowned. The suicide was a dentist about twenty-eight years old, and lived at South Fifth avenue and Houston street. Senator Norton knew him well, for he had been a constituent of his. He was a dentist of large and lucrative practice, but of late, owing t) family luatters, neglected it and himself." As soon as Mr. Norton and his partner, Mr. Murray, realized the intention of the man in the water they exercised every effort to rescue him, but in vain. The effects that were left in Gunu's bathing box w as a light suit of cloth es, tail whito hat aud white shirt. On searching his pockets there were found sixty cents in currency and a number of pawn tickets. The Only Slnerar CIerkhlp nt Alb-tor. Tho only man known to receive pay without performing his daily labor is the present deputy controller, Philip Phelps. His case is a remar kable one, as indicating the care which states sometimes extend to faithful public servants -the only element of sentiment in the whole ranse of public business at the cap. tab Philin Phelns was a man of forty years of age, when, having served" for years in the lower grades about tho controller's office, be was appointed deputy controller by Wm. L. Marcy in 1827. He has remained deputy controller erer since, serving faithfully under Silas Wright, Aza riah C. Flagg, Millard Filmore until that official resigned the position for the ice Presidency Y asnington Hunt. Sanford PI Church, Lnc!us Ilobinson, and the other famops Onan ciers of -the state, up to the present incumbent. In 18G9. having then served over forty years, he was com pelled to absent himself from his desk by reason of old age and feeble ness, and bebas remained away ever 6ince. But on the recommendation of Controller Allen bis salary and position were continued to hira, and the office of secoud deputy was cre ated to perform the duties which this ared official was no longer able to perform. At tbe end of every quar ter Lis warrant is carried to mm by a meisenger, he signs it with a flour ish, inquires anxiously after affairs in the office, expresses a fear that ne cannot get aiound for some time yet, and takes bis instalment of pay with a sigh. In consideration of special service performed by Mr. Phelps Vvben he was on active duty, by which tho state was saved $20 000, tbe legislature, in 1357, passed an act entitled, "An act to provide suit able compensation for Philip Phelps for his faithful service as deputy con- troller," testimonials of regard not often found anions' the statutes. Albany Cor. X. Y. Tribune. W inter lialbliiK. lonriftv. Another American Victory. I'roirrtion Acitlt I.tlitnlii;;. I ft itver ft'.t to well ia all her Ilranch had pa'.lod l ous taste. So, to Atlinti went, rather enjoying the ceptiblc nets and snares spread him by the various widows. t!'i City he very r-r- L' fry 1 ti;-; In I ; Of t-Tv "ALdvcn f,., 'PUS". . ... old fj crawusii !" exclaimed . T. i'.t.W I t. k-.r i-l eft: -Ou't trv tL! "W;.l y. u tLet o. 1 wou I. c ijere y.u've ke; t x-:e :'i'Lu. mi;:.' with , Mary the bus- up . A: maids and gushing danse!g wbo! were there engaged in the great huv band huntiii? campaign. "I wonder if they thik I am a: fcx.1," said the major, as he f.T jY.'ii on the beach with a cigar ia L t ElDUth. Hut one day the major found Lira self forced to give up a picnic cd ac count of a strange and nnaaua'! feel ing of lassitude and languor, and the next ho was in bed. "This looks serious,' said the ma jor to himself. "IVe heard of a low lover hanging about, but I thought of its attacking me!" The doctor came, twirled his watch eliam, wrv tc a prodigious Latin scriotion. and shook bi bond People made haste to vacate the r.ioms in the immediate vicinity of No. fiO, and the major began dimly to comprehend, through a'mist tha't it was likely to go hard with him. "I will stay and nurse him, doctor. I have bad the fever a year or two since, and do not fear ft, and I am hanrly with such people." "Hut my child, you'ye n idea what you are undertaking !" " Ye, ).. "Wei rU ht'L " Lett: fr ', tevei-rt '. tt c! -1:T.'. t; u'.'j J-i-r.-y to cie i '.'..'r ".L"'ee of K. In it;-; y v -gether." ,1 r ,i: yts ard L!..tt Martindale r: f. i tL'C Ji'h her he never pre- wat?t L r'e ve i ::.to his own in , l. r'tace. "Own up, y.r, tiit 1 knew what J was about," aid Harry, as he stood there with Ariel leaning on his arm. "You dog!" said the old gentle man facetiously, poking him in the k-ibs, "you have got the prettiest little wife going.' A l'rt-nk of tho F.rratlr Hlng of Ka-varl. soft, 'I os. 1 bave," answered the low tones: "and we must nnr W 1. in die for want of proper care." "Is yur aunt willing?' "Quite so." "Then you may try ; but take my word for it, you'll back dowu at the end of the first week.' Major Martindale heard these words, spoken as it were out of the loud, as he might have heard tbe thunder of the waves on the beach outside, or the ringing of tbe church bells, without at all connecting them with himself. Strange what a world of dreams and shadows bis soul and brain had entered into ? lint one day he came back out of the darkness, and the immensity, and the restb-ss whirling to and fro'of the waves of life, weak and white', and helpless as a baby. And there, sewing by the window, sat a sot-cyed young girl, all io hi:e, with glimmering hair, long lashes, and delicately-rounded fea tures, "Pardon me." hoarsely uttered the lunjor, with a little of his old-fashion- rd courtesy and politeness; "but I don't know who you are." "Hush !" said the young ladv, gent ly. "Yqj must not 'talk. I am here to curse you." And then he found himself taking a draught from her practiced Cngers, ana tucu Uniting a asleep. "I have beea very ill, haven't I ?" said he, when the doctor came at noon as usual. '' ou have been as close to the Valley of the Shadow more than once, as a man can be ia his life," Hoctor Helagood answered gravely. Tke major shuddered a little heathenish old Sybarite ns be was The idea or death appalled him and he scarcely cared to hear how near ne Had stood to the solution The romantic young Kiug of Hava na is about to see one of his royal freaki carried out if human skill is equal to the task. The project is among the widest of his ideas, name ly, to commemorato the acting of their famous passion play by the vil lagers of Ober-ammergau, by tbe erection of a collossal marble group 40 feet in height upon the summit of the Zugspitze, 10,000 feet above tbe sea, at a spot overlooking the village and the place where the passion play is performed. The statuary itself is nearly finished, The sculptor, Hal ig, has spent upon it two years of pa tient labor. The crucified Cbnst oc cupies the centre of the group, the Virgin Mary on the right, on the left M. John, each resting on a socle fitly inscribed, and all three upon a com mon pedestal, en which are carved the arms of Havana. Hut now it is that the diJicuity begins. These marble forms cannot be transported in sections, like bronzes, buttley have to be packed in imnieusc bo?es, whose frame work is of beams, and enormous carriages have been espe cially built to convey them. There lie fifty miles of mountain roads be tween Munich and Ober-ammergau, and a part of the journry is across the Kloster-L'ttal, whose pass is the dread cf wagoners; while the road to the summit of the Zugspitze, just finished, is .unsafe. All the bridges on the way were too narrow or too weak and had to be rebuilt, and when allclse is readv a street locomotive is to do the draft wcrk. The extraor dinary experiment will be tried soon, for the King's birthday, hich occurs ia August, is fixed for the ceremony of presentation to the people of Ober-ammergau. ri.e sl.oLt:-d. ra K-e if I do! awake fourteen that old tooth ! , Ycve .awed, ul1 howled, and tore around like an eld camel, and now ' you've got to have that old tooth i drawed or you'll go home afoot!" She wanted to get out of the chair ;and go for him, but the dentist por- ruaded him into going to a drug store I after ten drops of laudanum, and while he was absent the tooth was extracted. "Mary" was balancing it on her hand as he came in, and after a brief glance be exclaimed : "Bully for you, Mary! I kno'.ved ye had grit All ye wanted was me to encourage yc !" "You didn't encourage nothiug," she loftily repled. "I didn't ch ? Why, if it wasn't for me you'd be howling around home this very minute, callin' for hot ash es, and camCre, and oils, and vitriol, aud cotton! Don't lie, Mary, jist 'cause you've had one tooth drawed!" "I pity your second wife," she growled, as she put oa her hat. "I know just how them poor children of mine will be used !" "Allers twittin' me about a second wife!' he exclaimed. "Here I've got to pay fifty cents to have that old snag drawed, and ye hain't the least bit grateful. I'd drive hum and leave you ia town, only I know you would bo in jail iu tass'n an hour." "Wait till we get back home," she said, as she started down stairs. "Threats ! Threats !" whispered the farmer, as he turned to the den tist; "remember, if I'm found dead tonight, that ye heerd her utter threats." And he followed her down stairs JMrm't I rci' Prcf$. Krasnnaltle Iliut. To 1-arlfy a Sink, problem. "Hat you pulled me through," said he w ith a long breath. "Yes. I and your patient little nurse, wh has just gone for half an hour's sleep." "Who is she, doctor?" said the major anxiously. la Lot weather it is almost impos sible to prevent the sinks becoming foul, unless some chemical prepara tion is used. One pound of copperas dissolved ia four callous of water. poured over a sink three or four times will completely destroy the offensive odor. As a disinfecting agent, to scatter around premises affected with any unpleasant odor, nothing in bet ed" the tcr than a mixture of four parts dry t,ronna piaster or Paris to one part of Ene charcoal, by weight. All sorts of glass vcssels'and other uten sils may be effectually pnriSed from offensive smells by rinsing them with charcoal powder, afttr the grosser impurities have been scoured olf with sand and soap. From an old number cf the Yoik IlecorJcr, dated Julyl, 1S23, we clip the following paragraph, which originally appeared ia tho Worcester (Mass,) sV.tjis. It is applicable to this meridian at this time, and will doubtless be endorsed by that por tion of the sporting fraternity known as "pot hunters." "Among the ridiculous spectacles ! exhibited to the world, next to that of a rod with a worm at one end and a fool at tbe other" moving up and down the sunny brooks and ponds to beguile the giant minnow or tbe whale like-shiner of the streams is that of a gun on the shoulders of a huge boy of thirty, ac companied by a powder flask aud shot pouch' destined for the skuh ter of the poor robin. Your sports man creeping through the grass skulking behind bush and tree, plan ning ambuscades for some little bird, so confident ia its innocence and in significance as to come too near to be an honest mark for a pebble is a glorious and sublime subject for a painter, ine sim ana steaitny pace The thuuder storms this year have btcu very destructive, tho lightning having killed a large number of per sons and destroyed many buildings. A careful authority asserts that i lightning rod should be three-fourths of na inch thick, made of copper and iron in the proportion of twelve to two and-a-half, oue end being four feet ia the moist ground and the other from six to eight feet above the high est part of the building. The greater part of its length below should con sist of iron, surmounted at the top by a sharp cone of brass and finally eud io a number of vlatinum needles, the whole being riveted or sotdered together, so as to render the conduct ing connection of the parts perfect. The part of tbe lightning conduc tor forming the connection between the red and :he ground, should be a prismatic or cylindrical rod of iron or a strap of copper; sometimes a rope of iron or copj or wire is used. The points r.t tbe top may be protect ed from rust by gold leaf and the whole rod painted with black paint, having lampblack for its chief ingre dient. A good rod may be secured, without danger to tbe building, by wooden clamps with iron staples. Gold insulators are useless, for when wet they become conductors. It is recommended by some that as the greatest number of thunder storms ia this country come from the northwest, the conductors should be placed on the side of the building ex posed to their first approach. It is more important, however, that very prominent elevated points of a large building bhould bo protected. It is very uncertain how large an area a rod of a given height can protect Different French eleetrieians have va riously rated it cs a circular space of radius from one to three times the height of the rod above the highest point to which it is attached; but lit tle confidance can be placed in these conclusions. The opposite electrici ties which produce the discharge are not uniformly distributed, and when they rush together they may not be under the influence of a rod directed ia tho air ia its vicinity. Hence the importance of points upon the rods along the salient parts of buildings they are designed to protect The matter of this article as based upon reliable data, and of points here sub mitted are the opinions cf prominent electricians who are considered the highest authority on the subject. Whether these observations put to practice will prove entirely satisfacto ry remains to be determined. In the meantime let investigation ami obser vation go hand in hand. Weakly persons are often strangely moved to follow the example set them by their hardier brethren ; and prob ably many Hves are annually sacrifi ccd owing to an- erroneous idea that bnthinn-in cold water at all seasons is conducive to health. Somo people are so insane on this point that, not content with lniunosr tneir . own health, they insist on their children being thoroughly frozen in a cold bath each morning beforo brcaklast, witn out any rcierenco to constitution or temperament; whereas, any sensible doctor would tell them that tepid wa ter is, in nine cases out of ten, far preferable to cold in a sanitary point of view, and that for cleansing pur poses it is much better. The cold watcr-at-any-price maniacs, when re monstrated with on the intolerance they exhibit toward those who prefer baths of a higher temperament, invar iablv retort by boasting of what they call "that glow," alluding to tbe warmth alleged to be diffused over the bodies of those able to stand the first shock of immersion : but they entirely forgot that in many cases. more especially of children, the pow ers of the body are too languid to bring oa a reaction ; and the shock, instead of being followed by "tbe glow," is followed by a fit, of shiver ing and general chilliness, sowing fre quently the seeds ef consumption and other diseases. Two French Women. Tlic i::n U Hills. Walter P. JaDney, geologist of the Dlack Hills expedition, in a letter to tbe Commissioner of Indian Affairs, dated June 22. says, while examin ing the gravel deposits at the north bend cf Castle creek, he found gold in small quantities in bars or terraces of alluvial quartz gravel, resting ou a bed of rock, about tea feet above the present level of the stream. The area of these bars was nuite limited. The gold which they contained had evidently been furnished by the quartz veins traversing the slates along the stream. There was con siderable excitement anions: the sol diers and teamsters about gold on the arrival ot the expedition on rench Crces, but as no one obtained even uy several hours' hard labor more than a few cents worth of gold dust. none of the command was afterwards seen working lor the precious metal. About fifteen miners have located claims oa the creek. The renorta they give of the richness of the grav el bars is greatly exaggerated. Mr. Jaaney's prospecting shows a gen eral diffusion of small ouantities of One full-blown in a white embroid ercd skirt, with a plaited waist, looked like a Venetian woman of the Renaissance. Above the divine soft ncss of the satin you saw her curved and pearly neck, and on theb!onde tresses of ber abundant hair a simple band of floating lace. She seemed tall and straight as a Diana ia tbe long folds of her native dress; her bodice ornamented with silver em broidery, delicately suggested tbe thought of a dasby hussar. She walked rapidly, and her dragging train trembled like tbe drapery of a goddess, while the boquet of brilliants in her hair flashed like swordblades. Another, frail, slight, the face pro jecting, with a thin nose, trembling lips, pale eyes, and hair all in disor der beneath her diamonds, seemed to emit flashes and sparks from every part of her person. Seated or stand ing, she never seemed to touch the ground. The inward mettle, the irrepressible outbursts aad contor tions of her nervous organization, sent momentary shivers through her nervous frame! About this slight neck ripples a row of diamonds a circle of liviogeyes of magic serpents. These women chat and seemed de lighted with their conversation. What would you not give to hear what they are saying? Go near, and you will find out that they are dis cussing umbrella handles; one pre fers ebony and the other the mother-of-pearl. Ctnn ofThonght. of the magnanimous hunter, the cau-1 Shl over a large area. He bad sunk uous approacn oi tne lowiing piece to the head of some merry little blackbird, perched on a bush, spread ing out his glossy wing3 in the sun beam and pouring out the fullness of his heart in a merry guh of melody, the deadly aim along the tube, the vivid flash, the flutter of. the dying victim and the triumph of the con queror, should be embodied on can vass, as a specimen of human hero ism. a snail of bueeu feci to the bed-rock near the stockade, and obtained but a trace of gold. Nothing had as yet been discovered to warrant extensive mining operations. He intended ex amining the country to the north of Harney s .Peak. Mr. Janney sends with his letter small grains of speci men gold. True love and high morality are al ways tbe same. Hasty people drink the water of ex istence scalding hot! He who dies sooner or later than he ought is a coward. If you would not have affection visit you twice, listen at once to what it teaches. Water is the best drink. Exercise and pure air the best medicines. Suspicion is a counterfeit of truth as well as falsehood. Happiness is not the share of the learned, but of the good. There are reproaches which give praise, and praise which reproaches. Love is a weapon that will conquer men when all else fails. A great mind will be easy io pros perity, and quiet in adversity. One cannot always be a hero, but one may always be a man. Lay by a good store of patience, but put it where you can find it. Small cheer aud great welcome make a merry feast, after all. He who has good health is a rich man, and rarely knows it. Belfast, July 7. The shooting for the cup presented by the Mayor and citizens of P.elfast took place to day. Colonel Gildersleeve won the enn over twenty-four opponents. Belfast, July 7. Tbe contest for the Mayor and Citizens' cup was held on tho Range on Lord Dufferin's grounds. Tho distance was 1,000 yards. Each man was allowed five shots, the highest possible score be ing twenty. Several thousand per sons witnessed the shooting. AH the members of the American team and the reserves took part The contest was exciting, especially towards tbe close. The re-u!t was doubtful up to tho last sb. t. Colo nel Gildersleeve, Mr. Lee, oi Pelfast, and Mr. Johnson, of Dublin, made remarkably fine shots. When all had fired their five shots, tho scores wero announced as follows: Gildersleeve, American, 19, Lee, of Belfast, 19; Fulton, American, 17; Johnson, of Dublin, 18; Druce, Amer ican, 17; McKenna, of Dublin, 17; Wylie 10. The crowd cheered the announce ment with great enthusiasm, 'lhe t t ' bet wepn America aril Ireland wa then shot off. According to the terms agreed upon tho men had three shot3 apiece. Each shot was watched with breathless interest. The result was again a tie, Gilder sleeve and Lee's scores being ex actly alike. Each made two bull's- eyes and a centre, counting eleven. The excitement rose to icver ui they began to shoot off tho second tic. Both men were cheered vocif. r- ously. t . . Tbe final result was a vm.ioij ioi Gildersleeve, wbo mado tbreo nuiis- . 1,..- -.!,. eyes in successiou, vcunu m.i.v. - . . 4 ...... Leo made ten. me victorious jumi .... , i .i i . i. ican was wiiaiy appiauueu oy pxrited socctators. Iu tbe course oi the shooting for the cup Bodiae, Dakin and Coleman, of the American team, mado misses-, and were obliged to retire in accordance with a rule which required the withdrawal of auy ono man who misses tho tar get. A good many of tho Irish com petitors also retired under the rule, including Wilson, a crack shot. The Irjr Srnson or Itrnzll. Nem Adcertisements. Miicdlaneous. Miicellaneom. J.V.PATTON. CO. HURST. ISTEAV Fillet. JOHN P. BLYMYER, Hardware, Iron, Nails, Glass, PaintsjN EW GOODS. OIX.S, &C, SzO. j . and Kars, the foil stock. bite The following is a partial Est of goods ia Stock: Carpenter's tools, Planes, Saws, Hatchets, Hammers, Chisels, Plane Iron. A Jzes, ,tc, Black smith's Goods, Bellows, Anvils, Vices, Files, . Hammer?, Ac ''T ir.-.i T..t. t tranwj Ftn.-LIc. Itinera. Bits and lools. I LllVp A U VJl I j J vv. ' t Table Knive3 and Forks. Pocket Knives, scissors, pw Painter's Goods, a I I ' r L .Tl l r. l.l l j ulu L A L u u u k r Lead, Colored Yarni.-h, Turpenti rt.e. iuuuuw mass un.-,.ia - . - , ,vi i ,. tto,-!c of Coa Oil Lamps is large aad compr.sc- uf a.) ua uauu. " 1 - - t i., nfu : ' Ditston's Circular, 3lu!?y an-i tii v... Porcelain-bned Hetties. Jiuu;:eM oi uu k.uw TKE NEW FIRM OF i somerset county. imun-' - - . I x. Paints for inside and outside painting, Paints 1:1 o. , a. I colors, (. entine, Flaxseed Oil, Brushes, Japan Dryer, W a.aut K:un. -Glass of all sizes and glass cut to any shape .Lc best U. m PATTOi & HURST i, Biicr's Block, very elegant Etvles. Saw Files of thebest quailty. Mattocks, Grub Hoes, Hammers Loook i J ' I 1 Pat Steel Step Ladders, carriage him nig i,.-... , , r Gfa'ses Wash Boards, Clothes Wringers, Meal Sieves, Door Mat., Ea-kets, Tubs Wooden Buekets, Twine, Rope all s'.-s, Hay Pulleys, Butter Prints, B! KnVfcq Trans. Men VOniS. ('ii, t.iiucrrt "' t ln ii '.i n.i-i.-, .rlf- i Stapl" !n.! IJ..UWI'. are T iMd to oTItT .J---i.: I iri-iucravrt.' to All in w inl -.1 f ev-ry ;-'" r:i:i'.!i in 0'-h vanrfy ' -n::..t , T' liri'l ariy.vh-ro eN in t-n, c.rnpr .-.ri; :i jj.-q. t1 B.?-r'.TnTir. 'I hy ritil a'U-aii-n to CALICOES, a-.hed and Unbleached Mu.-iins eumo Ilnlter ('lining Who. Dust and Scrub Brushes, Horse: Bru , Pnmk.!i( f'nr.l i Hour Lock. Hircres. Screws. Latch': an in the Builders' line Cups, Lead, Shot, IV.vder and Safety Fuse, Lc, A?., The fact hi, I k.'ep every thing that belongs to the Hardware trade. I de.s! exclusively iir thi kind of good and give my whole f.tttetition to it. Per sons who nn building, or liny one in need of anything in my line, wi'l liud it to their advantage to give me a call. I will fihvay3 give a reasonable credit to rcHponsibte j rsoin. I thank my old customers for their patronnge, and hope thin seinon to make many new ones. Don't forget the p!a e :ru.-hcs, Cur-, rvrj. . M;, levorvtl,;n-f('LNu,rAM-' SHIRTING. April 8 '7L J O II X F. BLYM VEIL FOLLANSBEE fi C0,; & iMai Merchant Tailors j A I.ar;;e and Vv Have TuAv ojM ne l Me A (iouils fjr 'crfiiiciit ef .A 211 Mait ll Hit?! urr of As an illustration of the extreme dryness of the soil during the dry season iu Brazil, it is stated that in the month of June all vegetation ceases, the seeds being then ripe or nearly so'. In July the leaves begin to turn yellow and fall off; in lugust an extent of many thousands of square leagues presents the aspect of a European winter, but without snow, tne trees Ijcing completely stripped of their leaves ; the plants that have grown ia abundance in the wilderness drving up, and serving as a kind of hay for the sustenance of numerous herds of cattle. This is the period most favorable for. the preparation of the coffco that grows upon the mountains. The beans are picked and laid on the ground, which gives forth no moisture, but on the contrary absorbs it, and being sur rounded by an atmosphere possessing tbe same desiccating properties, the coffee dries rapidly without moulding. Gent's, Youth'3 and Doys, FasSi Holm ana . ! Mil Geeii: 121 Wood Street, corner nfiii Avenue, PITTSBURGH. Fall and Winter Wear. arfl V Furs Jt i1 It tthiviv. a;rl. 1 t ktystom: dimsu noons, 203 Liberty Street, IMKoburcli I'n., i W. II. SIMPSON, Proprietor. MEALS AT ALL 11 OIL'S. -ti:a.'sient cvstdm snucr. ::i. ' .!? or How a Tclrernph Operator i-ot II In IMnner. The Buffalo Courier says: A day or two since a clerk In one of tbe tel egraph offices in town being the last 1 3 leave for his dinner, found the door locked, as is usual, but, as i3 not usu al, discovered that he had left his key iu another coat pocket, two or three blocks away, at hi3 hotel. The win dows were two stories up, and he did not exactly see the point of an exit that way. And every minute his dinner was growing cold, and his temper correspondingly hot. He rat tled the door, tried to pick the lock with a shingle nail, and repeated softly to himself choice extracts from profane history, but there he stayed and relief seemed appallingly remote. Did he wait there till hi3 brother clerks returned fram their seven courses, from soup to dousbnuts, to et him out? Xot he. An idea struck him, and the impression left bore its fruits. He telegraphed to St. Thom as, Canada, had it repeated to De troit, .Michigan, whence it was re turned, according to accompanying instructions, to the Atlantic and Pacific ollice here on Main street, the result of which was to send a boy up to his room after the key and bring it down to his office to release him. lie was in time for dinner. "4 1 un New Finn! And Pelt over Shoes, TICKING, BOYS AND HENS' HEAVY PA XT STUFFS, in (OUiinade, Double and InMi Jeans, Satinets Caxsiineres, &c, DRESS GOODS, in Piain and Corded Alpaccas, Pop lins, Cashmeres, French Werrinoes, &c, STAPLE k FA XCY NOTIONS. BOOTS z SHOES, TOBACCO AND CIGARS, IIAIiDAVVrJE Carp'.'tins and Oil Cloths v r I r. i.'lit !.. f.wi. A l.ir.i'itr 4u-i-!ti- wir". 1 'l.-rmiiic I tn In? lift tn ! l,o limes in aft-rt-:i. : t . : !, iv-;iuei!ul!y li it a .-.ill ;r :j i!iu"1 ia w;i!it ul - -uls. U-Ms T kli. T. y.ilnws. X... -1 1 ..'.to il W :in,l -.f -s r; ,ii - t MliX AND I;OV L8 Oil NEW GOODS! nor 3 5 2 , LOW PEICES! Boots and HATS AND She CAPS, , GIiOVES,&C. 1 TT..."I l.il . & r t t- : L iiutTi'KHii:!) Kr Mvn ana onion V A i K 1 1 - i ! r r.: in--in :i pr.ft 111 II It'lT ! Jv-nrf. -'tr: net j, uy to I KCOI A V KM'! rkt Stri-ef-. I'it'-'-ur,' '.'M ir.ttitee A eartvs in ca a "I PI. I K t.S. Hi rrnifii'- are r-;ir-- . I it imt w. .1 he -"-nt to a tlnij' Il;ivinjr h:il a lurv? e.r., n. hi nvt-r vf.ir. h f.'.n in-tin; n ; tli I ' t f i 1 i v" iiri't r."rvMi;-n'a vii-i I p i : t r" 1 1 niiTif . Ail !rrtT ii.ntriln: a , liv :.in;o j.ri-riiftl; aa?wfrcl. 43IIavins nurehascJ the Interest of ;cssrs C. ' F. KhoaiU & Pro's., Iu the grocery Lu:nts.-', we respectfully announce to the puMle that we will, continue the bullae's at the oi I ?t;m.l. j i ( Xo. 2, liner's Block. ) A lar'C a.- .ir:r.:ent ol HAltDWAKE i .a.:m:d Nation.-il IlaDk Itctleinplitin Arnry Wasuisuton, Jul 7. TLo total amount of. national bank notes re deemed arid assorted lv tbe National Bank Redemption Agency duringtbe year ending June 30 is $130, 322.- 94j. Of this amount $11o,109,44j consisted of uote3 unfit, fur circula tion, which wero delivered to the Controller of the Currency for de struction and replacement with new- notes ; $15,213,500 were notes fit for circulation, which were forwarded by express to the several banks by which they were issued. Heavy Slortu. A gentleman saw his little daugh ter dipping her doll's dress u a tin cop, and inquired: "What are you doing, daughter?" "I am coloring uiy doll's drees red." "With what?" "With leer." "What put that foolish notion into your head, child; you cau't color red with beer." "Yes, I can, pa, because ma said it was beer that made your nose red." that man had business that re quired him down town immediately. Boston, July 7. Reports of dam age done by the severe storm of last eveniijnr are numerous. The Ieacon Kimball House, at Littteton, was struck by lightning and entirely con sumed ; loss $3,000. Many buildings ia this city and suburbs wero injured by lightning and occupants &tuned. No serious loss or actual deaths are eportcd. Strnrli by I.I ) tiling. la addition to a full line of best qualities), . GLASSWARE, QUEENSWAIiE, FLOUR, GRAIN, & MILL FEED, QUEENSWARE, Carpels, Oil Cloths, A l.ir,'0 Ft.--!; , fin? .ir..l We nil! make a fjiceially i t A. I T Carbon Oil, Laud Plaster, CALCINED PLASTER,! I FREDERICK A. L T I5y tho ISnrrcl orack Prices as Lev as Pcssib'p. iC. O. IIOLWERMIDI. ! Somerset, Pa. j Oct. SO. NEW STORE! sen eli. &. wilso.v w.tiU inr,T7n fricmis an.l tho rubiur p.-ncrjliy. that tii-v 'Iieueil a su.re at h ive Cook & Eeerits' FAMILY GROCERY Flour and Feed STORE. We w.iiiM LT.Jt reiiicetfullv annr.ur;-o t; ou: rrirn.?a!p Die puhl ic ijentTalfv. in itc town an.l vlcitnty S.nii.Tset, that we Lura oih-uvI mik our i w:ore ea 3TAIX CROSS STREET, An 1 ia a.!j;-Lh,n to o fall l!ae cf the ten C'oiifet'lioiierie, Xotions, We will fn'.i'sTijr, at all tid", ti ;.t tomeri v.'i'.h the y aur 'u-'- 13 E S T Q U A L iTY O FAMILY FLOUE, COPX-ML'AL, OA Y', SHELLED COIiX, OA TS d- conx CHOP, P.RAX, IIIDDLIXC, n.i-11. .it tti-. s r'.rtai:iin- to the Fte.i Inir:- i-'on G A. II II 15 T T in t!ie line of t Iir P. V. k I j:. r.Tralenn Cl-euer.il Si.-1 fis'.inoi n.. anl hiiw i!I,t br'hailz. (-f.n AND CLEVELAND WHITE LI iY3E, Cumberland Lime, PHY GOODS, CLOTHING, QrEi:.suiii:, HAKDV.".r.E, HATS CATS, HOOTS & SHOES, ilc, Ac, '.ip f r CASH r cx- AU fpw!,lehwi;i he f.. 1,1 clinnifeil for itrtMlne. WAV! I'.l LnnilK-r r.f ail kin,:?. Cr-'?.--- i'i , liark, Stavi , ate.. A'-1!' ler, Ku'-'.-', " ' V 1" G-U A: T O , rtaeim. ra!n of nil klml?. Furs. Slieep-I,.',;. I!i-.-w::x. l..r whieh Be will i,.iy il,e !ii!,.-i i lu C'asU or (rKl.. ' l.ui- . nn ! rii-es SALT AND FISH. PHOSPHATES, &c. J always en linn. I. (live that we inuiiil to Ju bu- Solil. . a mil nnitt e e. tn 1m iiu -'s ami eaunot te urn:- OKLY. Also, a well sol.-ctej ?t:-k of 'il.u?w.ire; Stuncw ir-. "H'uoilcnware, Ilru.-l:--? al kin,!., ami STavrioisriKiiY V.'hieh we will ell as cheap as tlie cncai-v.i. rieac e;.ll. examin? nar C"!? f all kir,-!-. n be sati.-Iieil imia ynur own judgment. I) n't forftet where we sta j On M CT.fJSS Strcrt, S ,iaer-et. p O-t.2. isri. .t; tyoftl: v.'nca -:in ft - VEGCTABLE SIC1LIA1 A HAIR HENEV7EH. . .i ..i v jv:ir lnfrcnse.-i inc pcj:uiun U vaIu:ibIo ILtirl'reparation; i-i d:rj to merit alone. Wo ire our old patrons that it is SCIIELL & WILSON. Portland, Me., July 10. During a heavy Btorui Lere, this nicrninar, tho Cathedral waa Ored by lightning, but the flames were soon extinguish ed. The First J5aptbt, the l'ajsoa Memorial and tbe Chestnut Street Methodist churches all suffered more or les?. Genera! Frank P. Blair. St Louis, July 9. General Frank P. Blair, Jr., died at half-past eleven o'clock last nirbt. Although Gener al Blair had been sick a long time, without any hope of recovery, his death wa3 sudden and, at the time, unexpected. Chacj-'' seldom, for changes arein- convenient. A Boston editor blushes for the iir- norance of three young girU of that city who tried to gtt their horse's head down eo that it could drink by unbuckling the crupper. Probably the same girls who unbuckled the b'reeching strap going down hill, be cause it pulled against the poor horse so. There are those who shrink from making a beginning in religious life because they conceive that tbev lack the ability to pursue it. Slight-of-hand performances not giving thow tickets tothe printers. A sailor knows there is a man ?n tbe moon because he's been to sea. Vcliave a l-injc wardR-cye anJlLiio kuU.te near tlie Depot, and will fumi-li Country Men-Lncu nnl Farmer? ?on:re rixm at ren naMe ratr. U,ALTFATHEB & Cs. STEVENSON & CARTWRIGET. an V 1 OK 3Iauufaeturers or SOMERSET, PA. MareliS.!, lisT". G;tlvanize:l Iron Cornices, Vin.low .m.l nvir Hi ails. Finia!?. Tum i?. Chim ney -';;.. Ventilator?, ami all kin! ot (ialvani e.i iron Ornamental W.,rk. Tin Kooiinir. Sixmt- u.l all kimls of Jot) Work frouij'tly a'teml- III!', a 1 e-1 to. IMPORTANT TO ALL. ; Allegheny City, Pa. Protertlon of your Family from porcrfv. an.l In ' ease of suil.len death your estate irom Ijankruiit ey; or in eTentof a lon life a eometenry .,r Tour ! oli! ae. ean I jeeureii if you now avail you'r-u-lt of the D-cennial Irividcml plan furui.-he,i l.y the : NEW JERSEY ! 1IMI WIKE & YOUXO, BUTCHERS If you are out in a . drivinir storm don't attempt to bold the rains. What the girls say: "A thing of beauty is a boy forever." If ii Theonly Company that eafl or Jo l..nc. theakove ; idiI of policies, the most libenii auJ fair lu Its ' proTlriouii of any inthoworid. ; ThrkSC who wih tn sratl thmaflrA rtr Ira n henetin can have the n-e?ary iloeumon'K lunii -ii- ir.i mem io un out, anil BH.ntK.n.11 an l lmiirant information, by applying hy letter or in person to . F. E. GOODELL, MANAGER IJRAXCll OFFICE, SS Fourtli Atc, rillsburg. Pa. ' A respoBsihle person Is wanted In this and ad joiuinir eoantiea to present the alxwv plan ot In surance to tile nubile, to WhOln a 1Mmi:inrnt ln.l desirable position wUl be given. Addrec's as above, f days. AND DEALERS. WholoNjilc and i. a!. IN EKE RESH MEATS, ALL KINI.'S, SCCU AS roKK, JicTTtiN, vi:al. l.v:.i;:, SAisAGE, rcuniM;, i;oL(m;n'.v AND LARD, CUR OWN RENDERING. Market day?, Tuesday", Thursdays, and Satur- mario ,1 : t 1'U.y i:p to its !ii'4h standard; 1 it h tl.o only rtliabk' and perfect piV';U':;tion for restoring Gray l'.vui:i) II .via to its youthful color. mnki:; it s 1, lustrous, and silken. The sc:.!i, 1;y its use, become? white rm 1 cler.n. It removes all eruptions rv.i-I d.in JrufT, and, by its tonic prop erties prevents the hair from tlilliir out. rt-: it stimulates and nouri.-hfs tlio hiilr-irlnncls. By its use, the hnir trrovvs t liieker and f trouper. In baklnc it re.-tores the cajiillary trl.iii l-; to tlioir normal vigor, and will create .1 new trrovvtli, except in extreme oM ago. It is the most eeu r.i.jnieal Il.vir: Diiessin; ever used, :..; it rc I'iircs fewer applications, a: id gives the hair a ypIendiJ, glossy appearance. A. A. Hayes, State Assayer of Massachusetts, says, "The con.- tituents are pure,and care i'.illv selected fov excellent ouality; ' and" I cjnsi.ler it the Lest I'eepv ii.vtkj:." i'n- its intended purposes.'1 A' LI by r.:'. jni,77if.'J,anii Dtakrt :' JAii ct'i-.. I'rioo One Dollar. Buckingham's Dye. T OH TTTB wnissEita. As our Uenewer ia ninny casoi rc'iuires too loner .1 time, and too much tv.r Whisl dve, in one v'i' t , , .1 T 1 (.ncxiy mi' i ciieetuauy p.ccoinpiisn this result. It is easily applied. and iro'.hiee.s a color which neither rub nor wash off. Sold by all Druggists. Trice Fitly Cents. Manjfjctured by R. P. HALL & CO., NASHUA, N.H. o restore crrav or iaoc.t ers, vrc have prepared this 1 ' L '1! i one vi-'-paratiOn ; wmen win r.ccom v an will