THE wiii.f.ax mivirt.
We cntereil tho Arctic Ocean in
1 . Our sLip was the baler St.
MicLatl an old tub of a vessel,
wLosc timbers Lad been washed by
tLo sea water for tlirty jear3.
As we now glided easily along,
nader whole top?ailp, with the wa
ters rijilin about our bows, we
K aued over the rail watching the stu
pendous mask's of ice which loomed
up cn ell Fides, Cashing brightly in
llm lqma df trip, affornnnn arm
RoddenlT the man at the mainmast
head, sa old boat stcerer, named Tim
Tiri-kins, leaned forward from the
r r;)f---irecs, giving the welcome cry
of "There the blows."
In a moment all hands were called,
and socn after we were pulling for
school of bowbeads, which bad come
i:p far ahead.
"(Jive it to him !'' roared the first
mate, -Mr. Thomas, when we were
within six fathoms of a monster with
a great hump on Lis back.
The boat Ftecrer at once obeyed,
driving both irons into the whale.
The monster mads k backward
rs'.-li, a second after up went his
flukes, and down they came within
on inch of the boat-steerer's temple.
TLe whale then went down, and
away flew the boat, dragged with
terrific velocity.
Through the ice we were drawn,
the bnt scraping and grinding
arainet the smaller fragments, and
the line humming and thumping as
it ran smoking around the logger
head. The ice through which our
boat was now teing dragged merely
coiiM.-ted of detached fragments, so
that there was at present no danger
of our being stove.
l'ar ahead, however, were large
!::a..-es, some of them in fact looming
i:p us high as a ship's raainyard,
which must crush our boat like an
egtrshrll should we come in contact
with them.
V.'e hoped that the whale would
come up ere we reached that locali
ty, and give our first male one of
the most skillful laucers in the ser
vice a chance to kill it.
On still on pcd the boat, and we
found our.e!vcs drawing alarming
ly near tie frowning ramparts of
ice.
We were within about Cfty fath
tti:s of thetu, and the mate had pick
ed up the boat hatchet, with the in
tention of severing the line in case
of :ir retting much nearer, when
na came the whale, booming out of
t'-C ss. searroly three ships lengths
-Hcl line!'' shunted the first offi
cer. We (ilieved, and the boat was
i!'f.',vn rapidly toward the whale.
hen near cnoujh the mate sent
his lance whistling th-ough the air,
and struck the whale in the region
of the hump. The moment ho felt
the piyhit vi the lance the monster
made the water fly all around him,
!'i'f.t the sea with his flukes, and roll
l:i.r his Lead from side to side.
Suddenly, when the movement was
least expected, he made a dash for
t o bor.t, and just grazed the bow
wi;liL: flukes, knocking off aportion
t which was attached the boat
hstchc:.
l I.rn umvu lie went
the cool chambers of
home.
again into
his ocean
The
drawn
at was, in a
tow a :'d those
minute, again
Luge icebergs
UiiCflll.
The mate having, as shown, lost
the K
it hatchet, now called for a
0:i! of the men reached over to
hand him one, when a coil of the
lir.e caught him around the Bhjulder,
an 1 in endeavoring to regain Lis bal
ance and escape the coil be lost Lis
footing, falling headlong against Lis
shipmates.
IKre was a delay which wa3 at
tended with peculiar results.
The boat dragged on, seemed
r.boul to be dashed to pieces against
the bergs, when the whale nulling
(turning) under water.it was drawn
into a large ravine between two
r.iaes of ice.
This ravine seemed to le very
long. We were drawn farther into
it ro the mate could succeed in ob
taining a knife.
At last, having procured one, he
was about cutting the line, when the
passage through which we were
drawn Laving become much narrower
as we proceeded, jamed us in, crush
ing the boat at once.
Two of my unfortunate shipmates
caught in a bight of tho flying whale
line, were drawn out of sight in a
iimment, disappearing, with one si
multaneous shriek, into the deep
waters.
Never shall I forget the look of
tlx ir wild, horror stricken faces,
which, for an instant, were revealed
tome, ere the sea closed over them
forever.
The rest of us were, meanwhile.
struggling in the coldwaters, two of
tne men holding on to oars, and lh
lioite and I clinging to a spur of ice
projecting out from the sido of one
of the bergs
To odd to ;he peril of our situa
vhm, a think mist had gathered,
t(i:r.g the other boats from our
view.
Wo shouted with a'l our might, but
we had little L pes of making our
selves heard.
Now and then, as we still clung to
ur hold, we could distinguish far up
i;i the mitt through the opening in the
ice ravine, the form of some Artie bird
wheeliug paft with mhinjr wings,
while around fell the eternal roir
i f the icebergs, a3 they were washed
by the everlasting tide.
l'inally the mate pointed out to me
nu ojiening in the side of the berr
jit above our heads, leading probably
to some cavern in the very bosom of
the iceberg.
How to reach it, jovever, we could
not determine, until at lenth nobuck
lii'g the long strap around bis waist,
the mate formed a sort of a bitch at
the ud and threw it ovrr a Bruir of
ice projecting just above the hollow.
Tv this, with our halfbenurabed bands
we four men contrived to draw our
selves up to the cave.
We entered it to End it comparath e-
ly warm: ana by exercising, wbicb
we now bad plenty of room to do, we
contrived to infuse some cegree of
warmth into our chilled frames.
Then we commenced to explore tLe
cu e. It was more than four feet deep,
cud a sloping roof, from which, like
"crystal chandeliers,' depended large
fragments f ice of almost every
shape) and Luc. TLey were green,
pld, blue and purple all banging
downward, while at the sides the
ic nua fciuaaea witn precious
stones, gleaming with a beautiful lus
ter almost darzling to the eve.
"I think we are safo enough now "
said the mete, "The boats will
uouuuess, ee cere soon, as tbey were
pulling after us when- we cot fast"
"Aye, aye, sir," answered the boat
steerer; "but let us shout so as to
cake sure."
WeJ adopted this suggestion, but
it seemed to us as if our "voices did
uot penetrate beyond the ice forgo.
MearLi1e we wailed vainly for i
the appearaui-i (T thp Imot ;
Ni-ht cam in-.n in a dirli. j
gloomy night, tudVjll there we .-iei
in the cave. j
All nifht'lon? we remained there :
wi uouie.osmg ourc.es. . ...
. I ....
la me mornioir, iui hiisl unnuj.
cleared, we took a survcv of our sit-
uation.' It was about the tame as on
the previous night, Fiiil with no sign
of the boats.
i. ii. ;l n n
.3 ..i a i. .i-..
snoutea, anu mout tui., time we
- 1 a, "jPf
Hark!" said the boat-stec rcr : "I
think there is the sound of paddies."
We all listened to hear it piite dis
tinctly. "Dip! dip! dip!-'
Eagerly we gazed arouud the edge
of the opening, expecting every mo
ment to behold one of our boats com
ing to the rescue.
Suddenly we saw the edge of a
boat come round the corner of the
iccgorge.
Not ours, howe ver, but one of a far
different kind.
It was about twelve feet in length,
and was mad-- of seal.-kin tightly
drawnjover ribs of whalebone.
It contained about half a dozen
Esquimaux, wearing garbs of seal
skin and bsvicg great rings in their
ears and Dostrils.
They were a most uncouth-looking
tet, being short, Fijuat, and armed
with spears and lances of fishbone.
TLe moment they caught sight of
us they stopped their boat and stood
gazing toward U3 with a hideous ex
pression of countenance.
15y signs we endeavored to make
them understand what had happened,
and that we were anxious to get back
to our ship. - -
"Celupi celuni P' tbjj tall scream
ed, by which we understood them to
mean tobacco, Laving heard other na
tives of this region express them-j
selves in a similar manner.
We shook our Leads in the nca-
tice, implying that we had no tobac- j
co, which" was reailv the truth, as we!
had chewed np all in our possession
during the night.
They seemed, Lowcver, to doubt
us, and, withdrawing round the an
cle, ther held what seemed to be a
consultation, judging by the sound of
their voices.
Finally they reappeared, tin J we
knew it was with ho.--tiie intent.
A party of whalemen had recent
ly committed an outrage upon their
tribe, whom they had driven from
their vessel, which the natives had
boarded' for the purpose of traQicing,
and had aftenvardi pclte 1 them with
rotten potatoes.
Paddling their s
within a few yards
they commenced
.';;!.-k::i boat to
cf our retreat,
throwing their
them buck by
attached to the
spears at us pulling
means of long warp?
handles.
We easily avoided these missiles,
however, by dodging back into the
cave, percehing which the natives
drew their frail vessel within a few
feet of us, now throwing with greater
precision.
We contrived still to avoid their
darts, by withdrawing behind an an
gle of the cave, although we had sev
eral narrow escapes.
We made many attempts to seize
the spears as they ca::ie into our re
treat; but they were Withdrawn too
quick for us.
JleanwLiie, tue sLarp missiles com
ing, as tLcy uiu, m a perlect sbowcr,
were fast knocking away tue angles
of ice which afforded shelter, so
that we must soon be fully exposed
to the dangerous weapons.
Wc held a consultation hot could
think of co way of defending our
selves against a dottcn armed men.
"If we could onlv contrive to reach
the summit of the berg we would be
safely out of the way," said the boat
steerer. "Aye, aye, but that is impossible,"
answered the mate. "There is no
way we cau get to the top of the
berg."
The boat-stecrer wes a bravo fel
low from New Bedford.
"The sides of the berg
and in some places p:
shelves," said he. "I w
are rough,
otrude like
1! make the
attempt.
"Better not," said the mate
But the boat-steercr, who in Lis
younger days Lad been a performer
in a circus, and was, therefore, well
versed in gymnastic performance?,
said he would try.
Arrived at tho summit he might
see something of the ship or a sail,
which be would be enabled to signal,
and thus, perhaps, bring it to our as
sistance in time.
Without further prelude he did act
ually start, and bad got up beyond
reach of the natives'' lances ere
they could get ready to turl their
weapons.
From our position, through a wide
chink in the berg, wc saw Tom Tire
kins for such was the loat-steerer's
name finally ascend so far that he
was beyond the rango of cur limited
vision.
At the same moment w Liz came
another shower of lances, and the
column ot ice, wtiuu iiau been
only shelter gave way.
Thns in a moment v. e found
our
our-
selvt s full v exposed to the
wcanons
of our assailants.
There they stood the whole par
ty their hideous faces eonrnlsed
with demouiacal triumph as they
glared upon us.
We gave ourselves up for lost, for,
at so short a distance, our enemies
could not help Lilting us.
Apparently, fully aware of this,
they set up an exultant shout, show
ing their teeth, which were long and
booked, as they did so.
We all stood awaiiinz our fate like
men, although, had the canoe been
Dear enough, we might have conclud
ed to spring into it. so as, at least,
ot to die without a straggle.
We saw the wretches take aim,
saw
them about hurling the deadly
missiles, when there was a crash
ke thunder, and a hue mass of ice
fell upon them, beneath w hich boat
and all vanished in a moment.
We" never saw those Esquimaux
or their boat again, but we now beard
above us the shout of our gallant
shipmate Tom Tirtkius, who bad
rolled the mass down. upon.. our as
sailants. He bad also seen and signaled
our vessel, wnicu soon puKed us
up, and to the occupants of which
we related our bazirdous adretiture.
lhrir 'n:boarfl.
Wbeu Va.-sar College was built and
filled at once by about four hundred
one closet in the whole immense build-
ing. Matther Vassar was astounded result was that she bad half a bushel waltzes she has induced in- the
at being told that the girls wanted j of plums from the tree treated as de-ldoes not show ber teeth so much
closets. " hy," be said, "thry can j scribed. Tbe frnit had already com- j when she laughs and a minute ob
bave two cads in the wall, one tr. raenced falling from the plum tree!Server might be astonished to see
their school dress and one for their when she first Lung the elderberry 1 wbea she takes her seat in her box at
best dressand what do they want branches upon it. An M. D. who ; the opera that the body of her dress
more!" But in spite of the unreas-; was prescDt stated that Le Lad sue-j has heightened in proportion to her
onableness of the demand, the closets ceeded in driving the striped bo? 'repentance "
uu.ii .ucr a.i.
Pillars that should bo shaken down
caterpillrs.
rwif ririr Wemi.
A most valuable pnwM, lv which
coarse wood is made to present the
beautiful appearance of polished ma-
hogany, ha3 come into use in Gcr-
mflnr nnt T rnra t ti a enixvad II 1 rceil to I
i a ..!: '
-iv.u.u, must, . o
or much industrial importance,
j In carrying out this method, the
; coarse w.mi ! is first coated with a
i colored si.?, which is prepared by
illinrmi Hi- miTin" in n irnrm snln.
, .rt .f ni ;n t.;r roa
, u, r-..v. 6
water a sufficient quantity
01 tLe
is, in reality, an iron
J
...I D. 1 1, 1 j ,a
best effected by adding, in excess, a
due quantity of the dry color w ith
the warm solution of glue, and thor
oughly mixing the mass, until a uni
form paste is obtained, in which no
dry red particles are visible.
A trial coat is laid upon a piece of
wood, and, if it is desirea to give a
. ,j
IUU. 11 It IS Uton . " J,'- - j
I , nl.iaff it
.Bui,iu.uug.ujr iuiui - -
is only necessary to add less,
anu ior
a darker color more of the
brown
body color. When the coat is dry, it
is tested by rubbing with the fingers;
if the color easily separates niore
glue is added until the dry trial coat
o . u v j
no loncer rubs
aft I np C I 7 I' ' M ' ) r
on being thus proved of the right
tint and strength is then warmed
slightly, and worked tkroogh a bair
sieve by means of a trash, after
which it is rubbed upon the wood
surface with the brush, the latter
having first been carefully washed.
If the wood is porous, and absorls
much color, a second coat is given.
On drying, the size cobr appears
dull and'unsightly, but this is all
changed by the next coat, which is
of spirit varnish, made by adding
three parts of spirits ot wine 01 nine
ty in exjess to one part ot reu aca
roid resin in one vessel, and, in an
other, ten parts of shellac, with forty
parts of spirits of wine of eighty.
lly repeated agitation for three or
four days, the spirit dissolves the
resia completely, and the shellac so
lution is filtered through a fine cloth:
the resin solution is best filtered into
the shellac solution by being poured
through a funnel loosely packed with
wadd'ug.
When filtered, the solutions of both
resin3 are mixed by agitating the
vessel, and letting the varnish stand
a few days. The acaroid rcsia col
ors the shaliac, and imparts to it at
the same time the desired degree of
suppleness. If the varnish is to be
employed as a coat, the upper layers
are po'ured off at once from the ves
sel. One or two coats suffice, as a
rule, to give the object an exceeding
ly pleasing effect. The coats dry
very quickly, care being taken not to
apply the second coat till the Grst is
completely dry.
The Saltan ot Par fur.
II IS IMCilfNESS IN CAIRO A miSONEKTO
THE EGYPTIANS.
A letter from Cairo in
Frcir Prce, of Vienna,
tne ci,'
savs that
the Sultan of Parfur, who is now the
captive of the Viceroy of Egypt, ar
rived in that town on the 17th of
June, after a journey of four months
by way of Khartoum, Suakim, and
Suez.
The Sultan is tall in stature, very
intelligent in appearance, of dignified
demeanor. He wore wide trousers
drawn together at the ankles, red '
slippers and a long scarlet coat of
silk, handsomely embroidered in goia.
Over bis shoulders bung a long
white Bcarf, also richly embroidered.
He was received at the railway sta
tion by the prefect of the town, who
escorted bim and the three princes
who accompanied bim to a private
carriage, where a photographer was
in waiting to take his portrait.
The correspondent adds that he re
mained behind at the station, know
ing that the Sultan had brouzht his
wives with bim and that he had thus
contrived to see some of them. Their
faces are too much of the negro type
for the taste of a European; they
wear their hair in short wooly locks,
and their ornaments consist of glass
beads, large silver rings and corals,
which are fastened to the right nos
tril. They were all besmeared with
cocoanut oil, the odor of which filled
lha station. After some debate be
tween the officers and the railway
officials, it was ascertained that the
women refused to leave their carriages
until all the men had left. Every
man in the station wa3 then turned
out, and the women, accompanied
by their eunuchs and children (the
latter of whom would have pleased
IV. Darwin by their striking resem
blance to monkeys), entered the clos
ed carriages which were to take them
to the Sultan's palace at Darbel
Achmar. This building has been
painted in very bright colors to suit
the taste of the Darfurians.
It is said that the Sultan has sent
some very valuable presents for the
Khedive, including several shiploads
of ivory, and one of marabout feathers.
Orchard Uraoo.
A friend of ours a progressive
farmer in one of tho best farming
towns of Western New York is en
thusiatic about orchard grass. He
gays be can keep a cow on a half acre
through the summer and have seme
bay for winter use from the same
plat of ground. Orchard grass starts
earlier than any other feed, stands
the drouth well, and not only bears
but needs f.equent cutting or crop
ping. Our friend's plan would be to
pasture in sections, tying th cow to
a stake through the day and letting
ber eat the grass iu a small circle
around it. As soon as any part of it
becomes large enough to cut it should
be mown, and either fed to the cow
bt once or saved for bay. Nothing
injures orchard grass more than to
let it get too large. TLe stalk be
comes woody and the root is enfee
bled. When cut often and early the
grass starts with astonishing rapidi
ty. N other grass will yield as
much good feed per acre, and no oth
er will better pay for liberal manur
ing. Rural New Yorlcr.
Eldrrbrrrjr Bnshea far Ihe Cnrrnlia.
It was stated before a recent horti
cultural meeting by a lady that she
had a favorite green gauge plum tree
in her yard, and was desirous of sav
ing the fruit. Happening to notice
in a horticultural publication, that
the branch of the elderberry bush
cut off and hung up among the
branches of the plum tree, would
she did as the article suggested. The
nuui cutuujuct I'liiiua vy means on
i
branches of tbe elder plant, but was j Went out oa a fly that abscond
not aware of their efficiency in the ing treasurer of a St. Louis base ball
case of tbe curculio. I club. i
ItRK llmncli.
The lady with her diamonds auij
the cantaiti with his whiskers Lave
come. sr.v the Long Branch coTe
snondents" The fashionable Ewtlls
arc also arriving.
The costume of
r-pntleman in town has usually been
, .
of that miiet character which Count
D'Orsay once eulogized as the fast
requisite in the apparel of a well
dressed man: "You could't remetn-
her anvtbing Lo had
on." ?utifaf-
! ter lookin? at tne
swells of ocean,
, - UomW tfc dif-
; jLiuvi, V . . 1 1 l i . j . . t .
a-rent features or tneir mosi markea
1 . 1 tAMnu vnn ham
a pi' til Vi, t mu;?fc tre ul-"- ' " - " - ' -
a very deficient memory. I he pas
sion of the Lour is for checks, lou
mi-'ht Vlav a fine came of draughts
on" either "limb of the yonng swells
who sit on the piazzas. Ibeyonly
need silk sleeves of a contrasted eel
or and shirred flounces around their
iejrs to be as ladvlike in get up as
I One
could desire. The overdressed
., , . -rrirP(lthe noor
i 'i"'1-h'" "
' little nnmp witn two or imce uuu-
! 1 . 1 .7.11 f .-. l In aa knnrv rn
; rea uo.iur8 . . .
her frame, and si.k socks an inch or
two long clasp.ng ber skinny ankles
and pink kid shoes on her feet and
I noollQfo and brnfplptatinklm? 83 She
v o
walks. This is her ordinary costume
for romping on the piazzas in the
morning. What dimensions ber finery
will take when the bops begin it is
difficult to predict. It is impossible
to refrain from grumbling at every
American watering place so long as
the folly of the fashionable mothers
continue to flourish. In France the
children arc not seen at watering
places. They are at school any
where but at Vicby, Trouville or
Dieppe. And in England, any dress
but the plainest is never bought for
them. There is that photograph of
the Princess of Wales in which the
heiress apparent stands with ncr
youngest baby on her shoulders, bis
chubby leirs encirclinjr her white
throat, his little stoga boots present-
in? their triple soles to the tell-tale
camera' both faces brimming over
with fun. Baby's riding pickaback,
sure's you live! There are still other
pictures of Wales' nursery plants
soft woolen dresses, clean white pina
fores, dark stockings, banged hair,
and a diet of bread and butter visi
ble in every line.
Wed.
We observe three different modes
of treating weeds adopted by farmers
o' this country. The old "fashioned
an 1 slip-shod mode is to kill nine
tenths bv hoeing and cultivating,
and leave the remaining tenth to ri
pen their seeds, by which they mul
tiply the previous seeding at least
ten-fold, and the war becomes inter
minable. Many ' such farmers arc in
debt, and find it hard to pay interest.
The second, and improved mode, is
to cut down, grub up, or turn under
all tke weeds after they have attain
ed a good height, but before ripen
ing seed. This is attended with much
labor, but if faithfully continued, will
ultimately cleanse the soil. The
third way is lo kill the weeds before
they come up. This is by far the
cheapest and most effectual. The
labor is small when compared with
either of the precceding modes. All
that 13 required is for the owner to
adopt a rotation, or select 6uch crops
as may be suited to its thorough per
formance. In some cases the naked
summer fallow will be the most effi
cient the harrow or two horse cul
tivator being used often enough to
destroy every vestige of weeds be
fore they get above the ground. In
bill or drill culture the cultivator
must be passed so frequently that no
weeds can ever appear between the
rows, while the weeds in the rows
themselves will need such attention
as may be required. All perennial
rooted weeds may be effectually dis
posed of in a single season, if plow
ed under or never allowed to appear
at tue niriace uurinar tue summer
months.
Weeds in pastures arc often neglee
ted. The largo rooted perennials
may be drawn out easily by hand
(thistles with thick gloves), when the
ground has been soften by a heavy
rain; or they may be dug out with a
spnd if too hard to draw. Annual
weeds in pastures should be mowed
off before the seed beads form the
sooner the better for the grass which
they shade and rob. Set a reaping
machine as high as the knives will
run, and it will cut off all tall weeds,
and give the pasture such a neat ap
pearance as a thrifty farmer need not
be ashamed of. Cutting off the beads
of grass, and preventing the exhaust
ing forming of seed, will give green
er pasturage in autumn. Country
Gentleman.
Medicine (or l'oullr J.
In ordinary cases it will not pay to
give medicine to sick fowls. In the
first place, but little is known of the
diseases of poultry, and again there
is an equal dearth of knowledge re
specting the remedies. Besides, the
value of an average fowl is so incon
siderable that treatment would not
pay unless very simple and very suc
cessful. The best course respecting
poultry ailments is prevention. Try
to secure such vigorous Ineding
stock and such complete sanitary con
ditions fur all ihe birds, at all ages,
that illness will be rare. Then the
strength cf constitution will be such
that an ordinary disease can be re
sisted without the aid of medicine, if
good nursing is given. What we
mean by nursing is this: Place sick
fowls in a dry, sunny place, out of
the wind, and safe from disturbance.
Then give them food easy of diges
tion, such as musb, potatoes and
meat, every article cooked, and warm
milk for drink. If, after all, they
can't make out to live, say to your
self, bv way of congratulation, "there
are so many birds, not disease proof
that have been weeded out of my
stock, at any rate." Country Gen
tleman. The l'niteat Parlslenme.
writer says: "A French wo
j man in Lent may be truly said to be
tue very opposite or a t rench worn an
during the Carnival. From Ash
Wednesday to Easter Monday she
draws ber vail close about ber face,
cer dress becomes sombre, her bon
net is less coqnettishly perched on
her bead, ber high heels tread the
pavement with less rxrtaess than
Uiuab During the forty days which
follow the Carnival she walks as
though bowed beneath engrossing
reflections; she preaches inwardly to
herself; she expiates the sin of hav
ing lent a ready car to mundane pro-
science as sh. tbinta nf hnur mann
L
4'nannel I viand Ropprnlilloon.
Th ecclesiastical jurisdiction nf
this group for several centuries was
under tho control of the Bishop of
Contances; but after the doctrines of
the Preformation were universally ac
cepted by the people, they were trans
ferred to the dioceso of the Bishop of
Winchester, who is represented in
each island bv a dean. 1 he island
with few exceptions, good
ers are,
Protestapts; churches and chapels
abound, and are generally well at
tended. Puseyisru and ritualism
have, so far, made little progress
here; the Low Church still continues
popular while the Non conformists of
all the leading sects are in a flourish
ing condition. Superstition is grad
ually losing its hold, and much gen
nine and intelligent piety exits in
some of these islands. But in the
hamlet3 most remote from town, and
among the older people, curious su
perstitions still obtain belief. On
Christmas night there are some even
in St. lVer's Port who will on no ac
count go to a well to draw water.
Others will not venture iuto a stable
at midnight lest they should surprise
the cattle, asses, and sheep on their
knees worshipping their infant Sa
viour. A puotograpner is suiueuuii-s
regarded as dealing in the black art,
and some refuse so far to compromise
their character as to allow themselves
to be photograped. In Guernsey, at
St. George, is a well called "Holy
Well," still visited by damsels, for on
its surface maidens are saiu to ue
able to see the face of their future
husbands. In Jersey, near St. Cle
ment's, is the Witches Hock, where,
it is said, the witches hold tneir sab
bath; the belief iu witchcraft is not
entirely extinct here. Ihe marks on
that rock are confidently asserted to
be the footprints of his Satanic ma
jesty during the visits which, it is to
feared, he makes quite too frequently
in Jersey as well as elsewhere.
A aer People.
During the last season, says the
Academy, Mr. Bond, aa Indian sur
veyor, while at work in the Madras
Presidency, to the southwest of the
Palanci Hill, managed to catch a
couple of wild folk who live in the
hill jungles of tbe Western Ghauts.
These people sometimes bring hon
ey, wax, and sandal wood to ex
change with tbe villagers for cloth,
rice, tobaco, and betel nut, but they
are very shy. The man was four
feet six inches high ; he had a round
head, coarse, black, woolly hair, and
dark brown skin. The forehead was
low and slightly retreating, the low
er part of tho lace projected like the
muzzle of a monkey, and the mouth,
which was small and oval, with
thick lips, protrud about an inch
beyond the nose; he had short bandy
legs, a comparatively long body, and
arms that extended almost to his
knees ; the back just above the but
tocks was concave, making the stern
apppear to be much protruded. TLe
hands and angers were dumpy and
always contracted, so that they could
not be niado to stretch out quite
straight and fiat ; the palms and fin
gers were covered witn tuicK skin.
(more especially the tips of the fin.
gers) ; the nails were small and iai
perfect, and the feet broad and thick-
skined all over. The woman was
the same height as the man, the col
or of tbe skin was yellow tint, the
hair black, long, and straight, and the
features well formed. This quaint
folk occasionally eat flesh, but feed
chiefly upon roots and honey. They
have no fixed dwelling places, but
sleep on any convenient spot, gener
ally between two rocks, or in caves
near which they happen to be be
nighted. Worship is paid to certain
local divinities of the forest.
Shepherd Doks.
In Southern California you may
see ou the plain3 and Lills thousands
of sheep, but not a man to watch
them. Around each flock or band of,
say a thousand sheep, are half a doz
en dogs whose progenitors were im
ported from the pastures of the old
world.
These dogs take the entire care of
the 6heep; drive them to pasture in
the morning, keep them from stray
ing during the day, and bring them
home at night These dog3 have in
herited a talent for keeping sheep;
but tbe shepherds do not depend
wholly on that. They cultivate it
in this way:
When a lamb is born, it is taken
away from the mother sheep before
she has seen it, and a puppy put in
its place. When the puppy grows
old enough to cat meat, it is fed in
tbe morning and sent out with the
sheep. It stays with them because
it is accustomed to be with its moth
er, but it cannot feed with them. As
they get full the dog gets hungry.
At length, impatient to eturn where
it hopes to get another piece of meat
it begins to tease and worry its moth
er, and finally starts her home; tbe
other .sheep follow, and thu.s the
whole flock is brought in. If the
dog brings the sheep home too soon,
or comes home without them, he gets
no supper, or is punished in some
way. Hence he soon learns when to
come, and eeesto it that none of his
charge are left behind. These ani
mals are trained by taking advantage
of their instincts and appetite.
Work ins Cons.
We have frequently seen cows
worked and though they have not the
strength thsy move more rapidly than
oxeu. Two yuke cf cows will low
as much in a day as one yoke cf ox
en, but would require a boy for driv
er. A correspondent of the Buffalo
Lire Stuck Journal, w ho has a small
farm of ten acres, is tryiug the ex
periment of having all bis furn.inj
work done with cows, tbus saving
the expense of keeping horses. He
broke a pair of two year old heifers,
with a view of using them w hen they
got old enough and of sufiicieut
strength. He finds them gentle and
teachable, and from what Le used
them tbe past lull, junt in the way
of making them l.audy, he finds
them yield as much milk as hi heif
ers, usually have done. He argues
thaton a small farm it would require u
large portion to keep a spaa cf horse-",
whereas if a cow cau be made to
perform the necessary team work and
at the same time yield a good supply
of milk, the saving on at count of not
keeping the hor.-e will be at least
$120 annuully. He propons t adopt
the system cf soiling and to keep
eight cows on the ten acres. Il the
cows are all broken to the yoke this
would give him four teams and thus,
by a frequent change cf teann, no
animal need be put to long or exces
sive labor during any day.
There was a ludicrously sudden
descent from the sublime to'tl e ridic
ulous where a minister preachiug on
the "Ministry of Angels" suddenly
observed, "I hear a whisper," the
change of tone startled one of the
deacons, who sat below, from a
drowsy mood, and springing to Lis
feet be cried, "It's tbe boys in the
gallery."
llrrrpliir Stark Keeal.lin.
A lady cf Philadelphia has been
tempted into stock speculations in
Wal' street by tho deceptive prac
tices well koon there under the
technical allurements of "margins,
"nuts." "calls." "spreads." "privileg
f.a " "hulls." "hears." etc.. and has
written to the President of the New
York Exchange for remedy and re!
I lief. She sent all she Lad to one of
the numerous swindling stock opera
tors and received nothing in return
It was w itb much regret that the
President hid to reply to the letter
bv telling the writer that he not only
could do nothing for her himself in
the matter but that he was afraid
there were no means of redress, and
that her money was irretrievably
lost. The wonder is thai there can
be found persons folli.-h euough to
entrust their little savings to men
who profess to ensure them hand
some profits by gambling in Wall
s'reet or ia any other stock centre
where like deceptive practices are re
sorted to. Bjoks and circulars con
taiuing much curious misinformation
concerning their business are sent
through the country, and uninformed
people, axnious to make a littie mon
ey, respond w ith remittances. It is
a reat shame that these sharpers
cannot be reached by the law, and
since they cannot, a warning against
all who pretend to be able to mate
money for their customers by stock
gambling should be given. Disap
pointment, if not ruin, is the certain
result of embarking on thattreacher
ou.s sea.
lie Knew Ills Ar.
In the times when the political
warfare between Whigs and Demo
crats waxed hot and relentless, there
was a town out West in which tbe
two parties were so equal in numbers
that the variation ot a single vote
one way or the other, might be a
matter of most serious consequence.
Ut cousreoa botn side3 snarp eyes
were open and watchful.
A voung man came up to the poll
ing place on election day and offered
his vote. It was his first appearance
in the character of an elector, and he
had the independence, or audacity,
to oilier politically with bis father
His father challenged Lis vote.
"On what grounds?" demanded
the presiding officer,
"lie ain't twenty-one."
"I am twenty-one," asserted the
youth.
"No, you ain't," persisted the fath
er; "you won t be t wenty-one till to
morrow." "I say I
"I was bora
November.
will !" cried the youth.
oa the twelfth day of
It is down so in the old
Bible."
"Then it's a dod-rottcd mistake,"
said the oid man. "lou weren t
born till the morain'of the thirteenth
of November, I can swear."
"I low can vou swear?"
'How!' repeated the
father, in
dlgnant'y.
ll'Ur:'l 1 tK"
"Goodness
gracious,
thr-rl"
"Well,"
returned the son with
proud dofiar.ee,
wasn't I there, too !"
1 he young man voted.
IIoiY to Hake Children Lovely.
There is just one way, and that is
to surround them by day and by
night with aa atmosphere of love.
Restraint and reproof may be min
gled with the love, but love must be
a constant element. "I found my
little girl was growing unamiable and
plain," said a mother to us tbe other
day, "and reflecting on it sadly, I
could ci.ly excuse myself as tbe cause
thereof. So I changed my manage
ment and improved every opportuni
ty to praise and encourage her, to as
sure her of my earnest desire that
she should grow up to lovely and
harmonious womanhood. As a rose
opens to the sunshine, so the child's
heart opened in the warmth of tbe
constant affection and caresses I
showered upon her; her peevishness
passed away, her face grew beauti
ful, and now one look from me brings
her to my side obedient to my will,
and happiest when she is nearest to
me."
Is there not ia this a lesson for all
parents? Not all the plowing or
weeding or cultivation of every sort
we can give our growing crops will
do for them what the steady shining
of tho sua can effect. Love is the
sunshine cf the family; without it
no character, or morality or virtue
can be brought to perfection.
Drptli of I lie 4reat iJikea.
There is a mystery alout the Amer
ican lakes. Lake Erie is only sixty
or seventy feet deep; but Lake Onta
rio which is 500 feet deep, is 230 feet
below the tide level cf the ocean, or
as low as most parts of the Gulf of
St. Lawrence, and the bottom of
Lakes Huron, Michigan and Supe
rior, although the surface is much
higher, are all from their vast depths
on a level with the bottom of Onta
rio. Now as the discharge through
the Detroit river, after following all
the probable portion carried off by
evaporation, does not appear by any
means equal to the quantity of wa
ter wLich the three upper lakes re
ceive. It has been conjectcd that a
subterranean river may run from
Lake Superior, by the Huron, to
Lake Outirio. TLis conjecture is
not impos.-ible, and accounts for the
singular fact that salmon and her
ring are caught in oil tbe lakes com
municating with the St Lawrence,
hut no ut hers. As the falls of Niag
ara niu.-t have always existed, it
would puzzle the naturalist to say
how these G.-h go; into the nppcr
lake without some subterranean riv
er; moreover, any periodical observa
tion cf the river would furnish a not
inp.r..bable solution cf the mysteri
ous flux and reflux cf the lakes.
Six lunula d itiuiiiiuDd dollars have
leea suhrcribed to Ptart a paper in
Vienna, frcm the editorial depart
ments tf which all Jews or "persons
of Isratliti.-h r-xlraclion" are t be
excluded. All the other Vienna pa
pers ore, in a great degree, in the
hands of this race.
Mr. David Griffin, of Boston, U
probably the oldest newspaper car
rier in the United States, being1 89
rears old, having carried papers for
17 consecutive rears.
When does a man
have to keep
one will take
.us wuru
hi. ii
An astronomer cau discover
wonderful thiuj3 with oue eye
most men can with two.
more
than
.Here's a mix. The devil of tbe
Ctdu:t:ba Cinrler is church sexton.
(.JirEEx Victoria has taken
lion to write for the papers..
a no-
Js .Norway, the longest days are
three month'. The morning papers
are published quarterly.
The Applctous have offered Gen
eral Sherman $00,000 for the copy
right of his book.
t
New Advertisement.
JOHN F. BLYMYER,
DEALER IN
Hardware, Iron,
OILS, &c &c.
The following is a partial Est of goods in Stock: Cirpcnter's Tools,
Planes, Saws, Hatchets, Hammers, Chisels, Plane Iron?. dzes, Ac, Black
smith's Goods, Bellows, Anvils, Vices, Files, Hammers, &c. Saddlery
Hardware, Tab Trees, Gig Saddles, Hames, Buckles, Rings, Bits and Tools.
Table Knives and Forks, Pocket Knives, Scissors, Spoons and Razors, the
largest stock in Somerset County. Painter's Goods, a full stock. White
Lead, Colored Paints for inside and outside painting, Paints in oil, all colors,
Varnish, Turpentine, Flaxseed Oil, Brushes, Japan Pryer, Walnut Stains,
ke. Window Glass of all sizes and glass cut to any shape. The best Coal
Oil always oa hand. Our stock of Coal Oil Lamps is large and comprises
very elegant styles. Pitston's Circular, Muley and Cross Cut Saws. Mill
Saw Files of tbebest quailty. Porcelain-lined Kettles. Handles of all kinds.
SIIOTEM, FORKS, NPADES, IMTCEtf,
Mattocks, Grub Hoes, Ticks, Scythes, Sneaths, Sledges, Ma3on Hammers,
Cast Steel, Step Ladders, Carriage and Tire Bolts of all sizes. Loooking
Glasses. Wash Boards, Clothes Wringers, Meal Sieves, Poor Mats, Baskets,
Tuba, Wooden Buckets, Twine, Rope all sizes, Hay Pulleys, Butter Prints,
Mop Sticks, Traps, Steelyards, Meat Cutters and Stuffers, Traces, Cow
Chains, Halter Chains, Shoe, Pust and Scrub Brushes, Horse Brushes, Cur
ry Combs and Cards, Poor Locks,
in tne Builders' line. Caps, Lead, knot, Powder and safety Fuse, !fcc, Ac,
The fact is, I keep everything that belongs to the Hardware trade. I deal
exclusively ia this kind of good3 and
sons who are building, or any one
it to their advantage to give me a
credit to responsible persons. I thank my old customers for their patronage,
and hope this season to make many new ones. Don't forget the place
jSTo, 3, "BAER'S I3T.OCK."
April 8 '74. JOHN F. BLYMYER.
FOLUHSBEE & CO,
Merchant Tailors,
A.1.U Maiiufatturr of
Gent's, Youth's and Boys,
FasMn (Mil and j
Msli Ms.!
121 Wood Street, corner Fifth Avenue,
FITTSBUKttH.
aprl.
KEYSTOXE 1)IMU KOOUS,
93 Liberty Street, PltUbnrgli. Pa., :
TV', n. SIXPSOX rroprulor. ''
MEALS AT ALL JIOU11S.
-TK ANSI EXT CUSTOM SOLICl'.Sn.
New Firm!
NEW GOODS!
LOW PEICES!
WHavlng purchased the Interest of Mc?.-rs C ;
. Rhoads Sl Bro"s., In the grocery liiine-. we '
respectfully announce to the public that we will;
continue the business at the old ttand,
( o. 2, Racr'M Itlork. ) j
In addition to a full line of groceries (Trli and J
of best qualities), .
i
GLASSWARE,
QUEENSWARE,
FLOUR, GRAIN,
& MILL FEED,
Wc will make a fecialty cf
s
A. L T
Carbon Oil,
Lund Plaster,
CALCINED PLASTEE,
'REDERICK
AND
CLEVELAND
WHITE LIME,
Cumberland Lime,
G-U A jSTO,!i
PHOSPHATES, &c.
We bare a large warehouse and iluie li..ue u-.ir
the Depot, and will fumifli tVuntrr Mcivl.ir U
and Farmers storage room at rtam-uaLlc nies.
f . F. ALTFATHER & Co.
SOMERSET, TA.
March 30, 18Ti
IMPORTANT TO ALL;
Protection of your Family from poverty, and in !
ease of sudden death your estate Irom bankrupt- I
ey; or in event of a lonif life a competency lur ynur '
old aire, can be secured If you bow avail TirurKcit
of the Decennial Dividend plan tarnished by the
NEW JERSEY
Theocly Company that can or do issue theaix.ve!
Kind of poilciea, the most liberal and lair Iu Its ,
provisions of any In tba world.
Tbaw who wish to avail themselves of Its muny i
benefit can have the accessary documents tumish-1
ed I hem to fill out, and additional and insporant
information, by applying by letter or iu permm to t
F. E. GOODELL,
MANAGER BRANCH OFFICE,
SS Fourth Atc, PKtsbnrg, Pa. ;
A responsible person Is wanted In this and ad-
joinlDK counties to present the ahoev plan of in-
surance to the public, to whom a permanent and I
desirable posltlouwlll be given. Address as above.
JfiM-elfaneoua.
Nails, Glass, Paints,
Hinges, Screws, Latches and everything
give my whole atttention to it. Per
in need of anything in my line, will find
call. I will always give a reasonable
C. & ( HottrtiHi
i Hare now opened
: A Large and f ompletc Assortment of
(iOOiIs for
l
I Fall and Winter Wear.
j They hare a cjuiplcte assortment ol
DreH Goods,
Felt KkirlN,
j loop Skirts
IS list 2 cs,
G loves,
hoc
And Felt over Shoes,
MEN AND BOYS'
Clothing,
Boots and Shoes,
HATS AND CAPS,
GLOVES, ScC.
Underclothing for Men and Women
A l.irc assortment ol
HARDWARE
QUEENSWARE,
Carpels, Oil Cloths, &c.
A larirc stock of line ami earsw
SAL
T
I5j- the Barrel or Sack
Prices as Low as Possible.
C. & G. HOLDEItBAini,
Somerset, Pa.
Oct. 3'J.
NEW STORE!
SCHELIj fc WIT.SOV wonlj lnf.rm their
friemla ami the pubiio Renerally, that they have
txt:ncd a sioru t
GARRETT,
rn the line ..f the P. W. k II R. K., ari l now offer
lnr.i!eaa Ucticr.il Stivk cf Men-hamllxe, eio
eUliiiXof
DUV GOODS,
CLOTHING,
QUEENSWARE,
HARDWARE,
HATS & CAPS,
BOOTS A SHOES.
Ac, Ac, Ac,
AH el which will t sol.I thcap for CASH or ex-chanjrf-'l
for produce.
W .4 1 1: l Lumber of all kinds, I.Kip-p.le$,
Cns-Tie, lfcirk, Mart?, a.c, Also, Wool, Hut.
ter, l-nx,
MAPLE SUGAR,
rain of all t'.n!. Furt. Sheep-Pelts, and
which we will kit the highest i.ri.
in t'a?h r Uxi.
SALT AND F!SH.
'. alwnys t.n hand. Oive us a call and.be convinced
i thtit we iuieud to du busiuew and eanuut be under-
;, M SCIIELL & WILSON.
STEVENSON & CAMRIGHT,
Manufacturers of
Galvanized Iron Cornices,
. Window and IWr Head. Finiul", Turrets. Chim
ney ra .. Ventilators, and all kind of Oalranli-
M Ir..n ornamental Wurk. Tin Hooting. Spout
' in:.-, and all kinds of Job Work promptly attend-
ed to.
To. 133 Federal St.,
I Allegheny City, Pa.
AY IKE & YOUNG,
BUTCHERS
AND DEALERS,
Wholesale uml lie fail,
IN
FBESH MEATS,
AI.I. KINDS, SIV1I AS
liKF.F, l'OKK, MUTTON, VEAL, LAMB,
S.YV3AOE, FfDDINO, ItOLOONA
AXD
LARD, OUR OWN RENDERING
Market Jits, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Satur
days. luarloTJ
Mi.tcellaneon.
j.W. PATTON. CO. HURST.
N E W GOODS.
THE NEW FIRM CF
PATTON & HURST
'o. i, Uaer's Mock,
r now In iwlpt of ftnclc of zd .t;ij.t! to
tbe rwent wnn!- of the jx'!''- PurchaKw! with
in tbe U ten days and tinre the decline in Die
prices ot Stuplc!i:ind LHinetU'S. ther re cn:ttlM
to oiler (fieciul ln.lurcment. to all in want of k!i
of every dex-riptioa la u h Tarioty a cnii..t i.
fonnd anywhere eie la town, comprising a an.
eral aw'rlmrnt. They call jei-ial attentive t
their In re assortment of
CAJLiXCOES,
Bleached anil Unbleached Mu-lin
GINGHAMS,
SniUTINU.
TIC kim;,
BOYS AND MENS'
UFA IT PANT STUFFS,
in Cottonadc, Double and
Irish Jeans, Satinets,
Cassi meres, &c,
DIIKSS GOODS,
in Plain and Corded Alpaccas, Pop-
tins, Cashmeres, French
Merrinoe3, &c,
statu: a fancy notions,
BOOTS Ss SHOES,
TOBACCO AND CIGARS,
The beU..,rtincut of
Carpeting and Oil Cloths
ever brought to b.wn. A larsc st'ick of Clueens
w.ire. Determined P t up to the tunc in nrt
uicnt.styb'S an. I pri'-cs. we respect luily S"il-lt a
call Ip.oi thoe in want of koo.1. ft-MS
7 R. T. KKOWN.No.
SF.CI NI A VK.Vl'K.
I an I Mnrkei Streets. I'lit'burx.
-i,timiei t icu.irjntee bii cure in cnae of I'h I
VA TK DISK ASKS. His remedies are prepare I
by himself No patient will be sent to a dru ji:-t
!or his ntedieinc. Having hail a I:ire expprn-!:e
in a practice it over years, he cau insure re;. rf
Inab.-wdavs. Tenns lo'w and cure certallu !-.'-ieatc
diseasi s. liver complaint, pu!pitaT..n : ..9
heart, strictures, discrises of tbe PLuMer and . '.
nejs. ireneral tlebiitty and nervousness yteid re;i'i
lly to his treatment. Ail letters coiitaimiiL' a !
or postage slump promptly au.-WLTcd. .pit"-;
Cook & Beerits'
FAMILY GROCERY
Flour and Feed
STORE.
Wc would most respectfully announce to out
friends and the pul l ic generally, in the town anJ
ricinityot Somerset, llial we Lava opened ounu
our NewSlore on
MAIX CROSS STREET,
And in addition to o full line of tbe best
Coiifci-liosicritM, .olions,
Tobacco, Cisar, Ac,
We will endeavor. at all times, to ": t'lr .iur cus
tomers wiia tlie
IiEST QUALITY OF
FAMILY FLOUK,
CORX-MEAL,
OATS, SUKLLKD COKX,
OATS A COHX CHOP,
rR ax, Minn uses.
And everything partaininir to the Feed lHrart-
mental the
LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES.
FOIl
CASH ONLY.
Also, a well selected stock of
Olassware; Stoneware. Woodenware. Krushcs 01
al kinds, and
STATIONERY
Which we will sell as cheap as the cheapest.
Pae "all. examine our ml of all k!n.1 and
be satisfied trom your own judgment.
Don't forjret where we stay
n MAIN CROSS Street, Somerset, Pa
Oct. X lsTi
Ayer's Cathartic Pills,
For the relief anJ
cure of all derange
ments in the stom
ach, liver, and bow
els.. They are a mild
aperient, and au
excellent purgative.
Keirnr purely Teite-
' tuble, Ui. y contain
no mercury or mine,
ral whatever. Much
serious su kneas ami
stiacrinir is prevent
ed by their timely
use : and every family should have tlieui on han.'l
for their protection anil relief, when reonired.
Lous experience has proved tlicm to be the sur
est, surest, ami best of ail the fiH with whw li
the market alxmmls. By their occasional use,
the blood is iiuriiiol, the corruptions of the sts
tin eiel!ed, obstructions removed, and the
whole machinery of life restored to it healthv
activity. Interna) organs which become eli.ie j
ami slutreish are rtiu.ied br Aifcr't fill, and
stimulated into action. Thus incipient diiea.-o
i chanire.1 into health, the value of wh:h change,
when reckoned on the vast multitude who enjoy
it, ran hardly he computed. Then- sugar coatiniC
makes tbem pleasant to take, and preserve, their
virtues unnnpairet for anr length of time, so
that thev are ever freh. and perfectly reliable.
Although searchuiir. they are mild, ami operate
without disturbance to tlio constitution, or diet, or
occupation.
Full directions are eiven on the wrapper to
each box, how to use them a a Family 1'hysic,
ami for the followmg couiplaiuts, which lhes
i'i rapidly cure:
For Iyrnmiia or I dlc t I.ltfe '
raa. Liaw;aor and bLm ef A psx-ttt. Uier
should lie taken nulrrately to stimulate the stom
ach, and restore its healthy tone and action.
For Jl.iver C'oiapltt and its various symp
toms, JHillwa ileatrbr. Mick !
ache, JaaaiHce or iireea Hie Lm em. Bil
ls na ('slic and Hilton r"vrw. they should
lie judjcMoisly taken for each case, to correct th
diseased acuon or remove Ihe obstructions which
cause it.
For lywt-ry or niarrksra, but ouo
mild doc'is ftencruHv required.
For Iihmifi'a. , travel. WaU
pitaliowi of Che Ifrtsrt. Iula la tho
. Back and Li. thev should be contin
uously taken, An required, to cltanuu the diseased
action of the system. Witii such change thoe
complaints disaplear.
For Is r a pay and Tsropairul XaslUacs,
they should Ins takon in lance and frequent do?
to produce the eHect of a drastic purire.
tor Napprewiaa, a larce do-c should be
taken, ad it produces the desired effect by sym
pathy. A a Dinner PifT. take one or two Pif to
promotir digestion and relieve the stomach.
An occasional doc utiiotilates the stomaeh and
bowels, re-tores the appetite, and invigorates the
system. Hence it is oiten advantageous where
no serious derangement exists. One who feci
tolerably well, olten find that a dosa of thee
l'ill makes h.m Wcl decidclly better, from their
cleansing and renovating effect on the digestive
apparatus.
Dr. J. C. A TL'IC Jt CO., Practical Chemist,
LOWELL, MASS., V. S. A.
VOU SALE BT ALL DUCOUISTS EVEKYTHERE.