I o.l;. Near in hi fort-st I know a glaJc ; Urnier tbe trcc-toj-s A secret i-Uailc. Vinos arc the curtains lila-som the floor, diets ol waters Sin"; tvirraore. TI.'-to, when the sunset's Lanitt ol M I 'it roc, or the moonlight !s silvery cold, Would that in ac.;cl Let! thee to me S out of loneliness Ixvt f-hould be. Never the hrcczt W,(uM ii.-p what f wy, Ne ver the waiers Our secret betray. Silence and shadow After might reign. Hut the old life be ours Never again. Bayard Toglor. A .OI.OI- BILLET. In IS"1, when new gold Gelds were being discovered every day in the astern portion of California, there were a cumber of persons who, tired e.f the uncertainties of mining, were lokinp around through the valley i for f jbic spot to Kettle down into ag ricultural pursuits. Several families crossed the bay lrom San Francisco, r.n j pitched their tents on either side of San Lcandro Creek, about eight miles above Oakland, at a point le than one mile from the foot the mountains. Among these settlers was a carpen ter, camrd Ilobert (Jilmore, original ly from Pennsylvania, where he had a family. Iteserting tbera for a .vuiiian named Klizabcth Miller, the two proceeded to the Golden Stat toge ther; aud after a lot of Laid knocks, we find them keeping an inn ht the foot of the mountains near San Lcandro. At this time, about the only frequenters of the bouse were tLc'Spauiards and "greasers;" and as nii nr n-iu rprr rp Ti with them. theVilmt res did a vcrv poor business ia the war of cash. Hubert (lihnorc wa3 the most con SJmmate scoundrel the world ever p-oduced. lie w a; apparently about 4o years old, and carried a face that would deceive any one. lie rauit 1 ve belonged to a good family; for, i-esities a thorough education, he was pfli.-Led ia his manner, clean in per ' ?!, and careful ia dress. At a tale cT i ant, his fine, open countenance -xpre-scd commiseration in every fta.uie, and he would be the firi-t man to decry villainy of any sort. He enjoyed tLe confidence cf a great many of the curly settlers, and his tavern was sometimes frequented by i-npitalists and stock dealers from San Francisco. It was ia the early part of April, and near the hour of midnight; black clouds had been scudding along the mountain tops, and the wind was howling against the swinging sign of "(Ji'more's Hanche," as tLe inn was railed. Dig drops had commenced irt fall from the Leavens, and ail na ture seemed convulsed in agony as '.Luailerb'jit aitcr thunacrnojt rever berated through the gorge. It was a night that was long remembered. Haiu had seldom fallen f o late in the season, and a thunderstorm had never been witnessed in that valley b .f ore. Sjou the water was pouring tl jwn ia torrents and the creek was wnding an angry Cood-oCTeringto the bay. A horseman, dripping with wet, dar-hed to the ian, threw himself .'rora his steed, and dropped the bat" of a heavy whip on the What ho! House, I sa floor. !" he cried. Lights were lit w ithin, the bolts thrown bai-k and Gilmore threw ;-n the door of welcome to the -drenched stranger. "A fearful night, sir ! You are lueky to find a shelter so soon. Take .-omeihiog to drive out the damp." "Thank yon; I don't care if I do," answered the gue.t. "And I'll be obliged to you if I can get a bed. I don't b'pose there's any use in trying to do anvthtng lor mr mare, is there:" "It won't hurt he-r, my dear sir. A California horse don't want anything to keep out the damp." And their glasses were filled with liquor and drank off, Gilmore taking vj inventory of the strange 's ef fects. "He carried a "blacksnake" heavily loaded at the but, as could easily be .- een by the swing of the whip, as ;he stranger caught it near the niid eile, and swayed It backward and for s urd like the pendulum of a clock. Itwasoiily an involuntary move ment; yet its motions did not escape the quick eye of the landlord. ' That's a heavy w hip foa carry," eibserved he, as the stranger locked p and caught his eye on it. "Yes, I reckon it is," answered the man laughing. "It's prettv heavy," repeated he;'and unscrewing the flange poured out on the redwood counter a mass of pold nieces. The innkeencr's eves snarl!..,! t i the wcicome -ight. ''.Ie turned the e hi day-book that was used as a reg- tter toward the iruest. and urikim' ' a attitude that would Lave done i credit to a first-class He-tor. he Iau?h- ius.ix exclaimed, "a ied: Av, ve ;-Lail have the best bed the house if f.rdr! This castle is at your s rviee, -ir command uie." The tra veler took the proffered pen, nu ime-e-u me cuirr 111 ear Uowin hand: "Isaac Askew, 8upt. Yellow Jack Mine, Virginia City, Xevada. "Ah, you re from the Comstock i L ce! How are the mines working now, p-ir?"' "JJeyond all expectation, the richest Jjdeiitthe world. Bat the storm Mid r-ges, and that poor mare of mine needs siinc care. I've rode Lard, to-day, and, but for tbe storm, would have made San Francisco mr slopping place. Let us drink, and et the storm take care of itself." The miner shivered as he looked out into the night, and drew a long breath of satisfaction that he was so securely housed from tbe storm. His dress was tha ordinary one of tbe miner ia all its outward seeming; but as he threw off an outer coat of pilot cleitb, tbe white fhirt, stylit-h cut waistcoat, and carefully tied cravat, betrayed his status at a glance, Isaac Ashew was one of the best I metallurgist on the coast: and to bis! A.ill and energy the success of the new mines t Gold Hiil and Virginia City were raiinlr doe rnW hU management tbe rich deposits of gj). j vcr were brought to the surface in immense quaatities, and Lis mine! was becoming Umous throughout the land. He was now oa business re lating to the company, and carried a eonsiderable sum of money on his person. The cupidity of the inn keeper was immediately aroused on beholding the shining mass of gold in the pos session of the miner; and although be eflected a hilarity in keeping with I'. !'iea r.Mtinor, Lf was biitiilr coa roctiair a ilao to relieve him of it lbe ina Ironted toward tiic pud i at the janctioa of Mission Sa:j Jose j appeased, and strutted and bellowed rrio.-t t f the season, not only refresh fin i the Castro Canon road, while the about uatil the hostess ruade Ler ap- in? respite from work hut really prof ! rear cf the buildimr overbuDZ the rwaranr-P nmn ihp er-pno. armed with !itab!o for the farmer. Alen will work i crett, witn a scries oi rues in tup- - - . port. Ucnrath this portion of the structure the tDrbulent waters were boiling and bubbling ia a fearful manner, and threatening to carry off the frail-lookia? support. j The miner draLk and grew merry jwith the avaricious landlord, and i told marvc'Ioaa stories of the mines I in Australia, where he had spent a considerable portion cf his life. Hilbarni bad traveled in many lands, and told his stories with great hnmor. Among the miners of Teru acd Mexico he had witnessed exciting incidents, which he narrated ia rapid succes sion. In the meantime the innkeeper llied his victim w ith liquor, and at j length he began to snccamb to its : potent infiuence. "I think I'll goto bed, landlord," he muttered, his head falling on his breast wearily. "Weil, come along, then, old boy, we'll take care of you!" And assist ing the miner to his feet, he led him to his apartment, a room over the bar or office. "A fitting tight for a good job," he muttered; "the elements are at war with all the world. And I, too!" The miner, overcome by the liquor he had drank, was buried in profound slumber. He grasped the wtiip tiirbtiv in his hand, as though he was a ware of the effort leingmade to rob him. lie had merelv laid aside ' his outer clothing and on throwing himself on the bed, Lad carried i: along with him. j The inLkeeper disappeared from ! the apartment; but, in a few moments ' he returned, accompanied by a wo man of 40 or ! years. She was the opposite of her companion ia every respect; for where Lis features de noted intelligence, hers were almost idiotic except when her eyes blazed out in fury and greed at the sight of the s'eening miner. She glared j down on him as though she were fill ed with a hatred nothing on: ueatn could appease, "His m oner is in the whip, Liz," be whispered; ' lots of it, too." -What are vou going to do with him. Hob?" asked the woman. "Take the nioner, hide it securc-lr, and leave the rct to chance," he an swered. "Chance! Fool, would vou po to jail for chance?" The woman sneered out. "Take him by the heels, and throw him into the erect. It s a fearful night, and manr a man has perished since sundown." That's the chance I intend for him Ho vou think I'd have a lot of fel lows spving about Lore, as thev would be if his money was lost in this house. Xo, I ain't such a fool as that," he added. "I go in for si lence!" Amid the raging of the storm the bloody deed was committed, and the body of Isaac Askew, the miner, with the skull crushed in by a blow from the w hip he had carried through dangers in many lands, was thrown into the torrent below. Towards doylight the storm ceased, and when the sun shone out on the beautiful face of nature, all evidence of a dreadful deed having been com mitted at the cross-road inn was ob literated. ' Murder will out," at least, in this case, was brought about in so sum mary a manner as almost to look like ths work of an avenging spirit The public mind was agitated over the discovery of eold in Alameda County and San Francisco was in a ferment. A nugget weighing about an ounce and a half had beon found near .an Lcandro trees, antl was on exhibition in Montgomery street. The excitement was intense, and hundreds were leaving for the new neids daily, it was 60 enlireiy un evpected, that it carried everything by ?torm. The whole valley had been pros pected thoroughly, as it was thought long before, and not a color was found. The office in which the nugget was on exhibitioa was thronged with an excited crow d daily; and on satisfy ing themselves as to the reality of the drift, they would strip on their blankets and break for the prominent El Dorado. The mysterious absence of Isaac Askew from his post in Virginia City excited much surprise among the di rectors of the mine; ami as he had never been seen by the officers at San Francisco after leaving the former place, it was readily surmised that he had fallen in with a party of rob bers who then iuftsted the State. It was a common event in the early days, and only lasted until a new ex citement arose. A friend w ho had accompanied him from Australia was the only one likely to be worried about the affair. This friend, named James Price, was a!so in the employ of the same coru- ! panv; and the two men were so often seen together that tuey were eal:d "tbe Australian brothers." Price, becoming tired alone in tbe mountains, wandered from camp to carnP 10 st arcb cr tid'ns of his lost partner, until be reached fan Fran- ci.-co. All interest was centered in the h.pe of finding not for ai! '!w gold him. He cared ia the country. as long as his tnenrt was missing, TLey had often perilled their lives for each other, and he would have will- ingly laid down his lift for that of his comrade. The What Cheer Houe was the ! favorite resort of the honest miner, and thither he repaired. An excited state of affairs existed here also, the all-absorbing topic of conversation being the Dew gohj discovery. It was contended by An old fray-haired miner that the nugget exhibited was a fraud that there no cold on tie Pacific slope like that found, or said to be found, at San Leandro. Price did not sleep muc'j that night. He was in a feverish state of excite ment, and tcssed on his bed until near daylight Ue then settled his bill, and took the rt boat for Alameda Point, w here he feii ic pith . t . . , aparty of five orsixold acquaintances, -i .e . .e j j . . '1 an j together they proceeded towards Saa Leang.ro. "Gilmore 'a Kaneh," was the only bouse Pon at xbe tlRi5 as drinking I,,ac". an J Ltre were congregated the projectors as 1 'rice and his csrac ioto view- "lbe fraud was played by Par,-attll. some cried one to make money out of it," a man with a pick and shovel across; b'8 fcD0U'ders "and who would or. t i .t- . .::X:::.:r::roitaDStrokei is the harvest field, t Hrbr -Wr 3 Bob Gilmore?" the ground, and proposed to uv m,i w u.a luijin-iue-uio vu it out wau the innkeeper. When Price looked in tbe faco of Robert Gilmore, he 6hook his Lead, aad muttered to himself, "I ain't on the right track, after all. If he is the man tbsi turned" that up, 1 migbt ju.-i as well po back." The puzaaeiou.-? man would not be I . ' - . . . j i the identical whip that lornier;v ! longed to Isaac Askew. Price knew it ng sviTi .is hp saw it. ami hi utter- ed an separation that brought the, the shrewdest farmers say thejr would Etten-i.n of all to him. j always provide this, if influenced br "Where's the owner of this tvbip?'' jsclS-h motives, he f.!1.'i.-ked, snatching it from her I At no tim? should work be tex se haud; 'where's the man who had it in j vcre or Ioj bsj continued, especially hii ivsaf.ainn ls than one month ; such severe work as is Tet done in a jo? Answer me, or I'll do ye "Sn one but mr cbl man there Las had that whip "in his possession. We've had it ever since we came to the eountrv" was the undaunted answer of the woman. "Yea lie. you ha?," retorted the miner. "ee here, men. l-lr,n?ed to mv partner; This whip he carried it, to my mv certain knowledge, for the last'twe'lve years, here and in Australia. The'but was Lis speci men case, and he hail gold freni every part of the world ia it. "Set!"' he cried, as he unscrewed it. Eager faces pressed close nrouad, and behold!" there was the name en graved in full on the inside plate: "Isaac Askew, Sydney, Australia." Tbe innkeeper was shaking as if ia an agu? fit. All his confidence seem ed tcTbare deserted him ia aa in stant. "When I heard that the nugget said to have been found up here was a foreign gold," resanied Price, "I suspected that it was some of my partner's that had been used as a decoy, and so I came up to work it out. " I've seen the game played before, but never saw it work so well." Ilobert Gilmore was arrested f'. r tbe murder of Isaac Askew, and at the first session of the County Court was convicted and sentenced to death. The evidence was circumstantial, but no doubt existed as to his guilt. He confessed that he had moulded the nugget found from a $20 coin, which he fired from a gua into the earth, yet died protesting his inno cence of tbe murder. A few days after tbe execution, a body was tound lodged ia some bushes that lined the San Leandro Creek, a short distance from Gil more's Ranch, and was identified as that of the missing miner. ' Years after this occurrence, a wo man laid on a dying bed in Stockton, an among other crimes confessed, was the murder of the miner, whose assassin was brought to punishment by means of a golden bullet. The Man With an Item. It wasn't right, and future genera tions will say that it wasn't. He came tramping up stairs, tossed his hat on a table, and as he sat down in a chair, he carelesely remarked: "Suppose yon would like a big item?" "Yes, of course," replied the lone reporter. "I haven't beea to any other paper with it," he continued, as he leaned forward; "I've taken the Irce Pre for twenty-nine years, and I've walked four miles to give you this item." "Well, I am very much obliged, in deed. What is the item?" Well, yoa know the Grand Trunk Junction?" "Yes, out here about three miles from tbe city hall." "Well, it was about a mile beyjnd that. Me and another fellow was coming in on tbe track He wa3 a stranger and seemed down-hearted and gloomy; said he didn't care two cents whether he lived or died." "Poor fellow! Can you describe him?" "Yes; be was about five feet six; had red hair, big feet, coarse clothes, blue eyes and no w bickers." "Well, go on." "We'd got within a mile of the junction when tbe express train from the east came thundering along." "Yes." "And of course w e stepped off the track." "Yes." "I wasn't looking for nor suspect in? no such thing, vou know, for the man didn't let on nor betray himself by word nor look. If I'd only sus pected it, why I could have grabbed him." "Yes, I sec." "Well, we stood facing the train. I was a leetle ahead of him, and what did he do as the got within three hundred feet of us! " "Hushed on the track?" "Xo, not that He made a jamp for the rail, kneeled down, and " "Great blazes, but it was awful!" interrupted the reporter. "Awful!I guess it was! I was never so weak in my life. He deliberately laid his head on the rail, shut his eyes and" "And the locomo'.ive took his head clean off," shouted the reporter, pringing up. "Xo. As I was saving, he delib erately placed Lis neck on the rail, held it there " And was smashed! ' -Xo, sir held it for a m mi out and tben- "And was then struck Iv the pi- bt !" "Xo, sir and then he deliberutely took it off again, and is now in a sa loon around the corner inquiring for a job." lDe repoiter leaned ua-K ai. I lout id at him for a long lime Nothing Cisturbed the de-ep siicuco but the ticking of thfi dock. Dy and by the man with lie item looked up at the skylight, d iwn at the floor, and sofily slid out into tbe ball and wa4 gone. IMruit Frtc Pre . ! not Wwk to Hard At this season of tbe year farm work crowds aad few farmers but are hurried from one job to another. Hoeing, Haying and barreling fol low each other in quick succession, if happily they are not all pushing the farm at once. The days are at their longest these summer months, ouu n. oi ici r bui nucic u tut evil u ir ... - r t, , , , . J. has Ue eight (or even ten) rule found followers. r"arc;rs invariably rise early, which is well, but too many of them keep up work almost incessant ly, alowing only time at noon for a hurried riinnpr tin A thij U nnt u-cll Fourteen, fifteen and even sixteen hour;:' work per day in sucb exhausting labors a. the hay and barrest field during the hottest with er of the year, is too much Jor any confutation, jverr season we near cvuiiuiiuj. j.tr f rrnauu nt whereby many able, hcajthy men are disabled for life, if not killed. Tbe Iar octtcr way is to rise as early as you piease, wort tin ten or e.even o'clock and then take two, three or four hours noouing during the heat of the day, tatiog a sultanlial din ner in the meantime, and about Gve o'clock bare tea at the bouse or serve alight luaeh in lbe fie'd, eating snjv per aficr the day's work is done. this arternuon lunch is, through '. . If I better and feel more satisfied after a , bite :f Something to eat and ft cup of tea er a ciass of lemonade, borne oi . the bay or harrest field, despite mow- ! crs, reapers, horse rates and hay load- ler?. Ilest a little before you arecom J pktuy. exhausted, an J keep yourself j always in such good bodily health t'jat work can be done witn rigor anu with real pleasure. Any reauf healthy man will knew w hat we mean by this that it is easier sometimes to work heartily and rigorously than to adle and dawdle away the time. The diSicnlty with most farmers and the cause of so much overwork is that too little, help is employed. Xot one farmer in ten thousand hires as much labor as he ought to be able to profitably use, and very few employ enough to keep up with the work which they lay out Tbe result is that work gets ahead of them, weeds grow till they cost fourfold to destroy, besides injuring the crops, and the poor farmer one, two or three weeks behind hand with this work, goes through the season always at a dis advantage. "A stern chase is along chase," is an old saying, and no wLere is it moretrue than in farming We have net forgotten the woman fjlks Our proposal for lenches be tweecn meals requires additional help in the house, and the good farm er, if he be likewise a good husband aai father, should see that it is amp ly provided. Farmers' wires and daughters are quite as apt to be over worked as farmers themselves, and, we suspect, rather more bo. Work in tbe house is incessant and monotonous drudgery tbe same thing, or nearly so, lrom year's end to to year's end, while work on the farm is always varied and generally iac!i d ;s for the farmer a good epa for rest and recreation during our long w inters. We shall have more to say hereafter of mean9 for lighten ing woman's labors. Rural Xvw Yvrt'r. Starr of an Elrpbftnt. Elephants have a decided liking for a military life. Various regiments, while serving ia the East, have had such aa animal, which often rendered good service to the corps to which he misht be attached. ; The King's P.angers at one time were ia possession of a fine male of enormous size, which for many years was never once absent from parade. As soon as the bugle3 sounded he would walk majestically to tbe place of muster and take np his position, al ways at the right of the column. If the mahout or driver presented himself, tbe elephant would lift him on his shoulders with his trunk, and evidently without the slightest effort to himself; but if left to his own unaid ed intelligence, he obeyed the ordina ly words of command, witout ever making a mistake, such as. "Right face !'"'March!""Mark time!" "Halt" and so on. He insisted at all times on giving help to the men whenever they engag ed in loading or unloading baggage, and was pleased to be allowed to m?ke himself useful. When the wagons were impeded oaa mir h, as not nn'reqcently occur red, Jock was duly sensible of his ow n importance, for, by his enormous strength, he would push a bearyload up a steep declivity, which six or eight oxen failed to do unassisted It happened that the Rangers were suddenly ordered to embark for I hi na, and there were no accomodations for taking Jock on ehipBoard. To the great disappointment of the men the authorities decided that he should be left in India. He was, however, per mitted to accompany tbe regiment as far as the quay to watch tbe troops as they went on board, many of whom bad a parting word of kindness for their old comrade. 'Good-by, old man!" Toor old Jock !" were repeated, with many variations, by both officers and men, Meanwhile the animal watched the proceedings with ercat apparent in terest, as if wondering when his own turn would come to go on board, but when tho vessel steamed off and f.cft him ashore, he became fratic with rage and disappointment. It had been proposed that he should le transferred to another corps, but he persistently refused to have any thing to do with it. Xeither tbe coax ing nor the threats of his mihout were of any avail. Though he had previously mani fested the gentlest disposition, he now threateningly repelled all kindly advances on the part of bis new com rades, and at length be becamo so savage that it was deemed expedient to place bim in confinement. Even the mahout was several times placed in a very awkward predicament, and on one occasion barely escaped with bi3 life. Xo Keans could be found to assuage the grief or to calm the anger of this' faithful creature who so constantly! mourned the ioS3 cf his friends; but in a little less than two years the Rangers cime bark to their old quar ters, and were informed of the melan choly change in their old comrade. "Xo go near no touch, sahib ; he strike very hard," said the mahout "He kill!"' "Why, Jock, my boy," said a young officer, forme! ly one of his special friends; "w bat's the matter?" The animal pricked up his ears, and instantly recognized his voice, which was proved by his manifesting uu m;s:akable signs aad sounds of joy. It was quite affecting to see, when he was once more permitted to repair to the parade ground, with w hat kindly recognition he embracedjinany of his companions, placing his trunk tenderly on their uecks and should ers. We need hardly say he was at once reinstated in his old regimental post, the duties of which he recommenced to discharge as if no interruption bad taken place. A young lady in a Sunday School a.-ked her class: "Iiow soon should a child give its heart to Godf One little girl Paid, ' When thir teen years old;" another, "Ten;" another "Six." At length the last child in the class "Justasfooa ;s we know who God is." - ia increasing this favorite plant by A couple of neighbors became so (layering ia a peculiar w'av. The hostile that they would not speak to 'part of ihe garden occupied br tbe each other: but one of tbem, having , white moss rose and ' other "choice been converted at a camp meeting, on' plants wa3 low and sheltered, the seeing his former enemy, held out his' seil consisting almost entirely of baud, saying, "How d'ye do Kemo ? I am humble enough to shako hands with a dog." riirs ibx np in iad?ppdnp iimii. . Tba workmen employed in break - ing up tho ground in Independence square preparatory to iw improve ment, have dag up a number of rel ics of various kinds. The articles unearthed consist mainly of old gold, silver and enpper coins, handles of g'asses, pieces of iron, small cannon balls aad other articles found embed ed about one foot beneath the sur face of the ground, and other curi ous things Jug up at a greater depth. An examination of the localities in the square where the articles were found, indicates that most of them had been lost or dropped by persons passing through the enclosure, and then trodden beneath the surface. These coins, etc., were nearly all found in the avenues or walks of the square, while the other articles were dug up'some distance belowtbe snr ftc;. . Among the coins found were two golJ one, one containing a bead of Frederick Wilhelm, of Prussia, with the date illegible, and the other a Russian dollar, dated 1796 : three American pennies, dated I79fi, 170S and 1S03, respectively ; an old pillar 6 cent silver piece of 1793, and some half cents oi about the same date. A number of bones, apparently hu man, aud a coffin bundle, were lurned up near the northern part of the main avenue, and also some pieces of wood that looked like portions of coffin. Xear tbe old sycamore tree, in the S3uthwestern portion of the square, was discovered an old curb line, com posed of bricks, and near it was a mortar bed, with what was evidently a grave beneath it. This grave and mortar bed was about six feet long and two feet six inches in width and nearly five feet in depth, and at the bottom was found some bones, evi dently those of a grown-up person. A section of an iron utensil, and pieces-of ribbon which bad evidently been nsed to tic up the boues, and rolls of pag3 or leaves, which had probably been placed in the coffin, were also among the curious things brought to light. Philadelphia Ledger, Avgutt 12. Slrrilfkork To take a hearty meal just before retiring is, 'if course, injurious, be cause it is very likely to disturb one's rest, and produce nightmare. How ever, a little food at this time if one is hungry, is decidedly beneficial; it prevents tbe gnawing of an empty stomach, with its attendant restless ness and unpleasant dreams, to say nothing of probable beac'a.-b.p, or of nervous and other derangements, the next morning. One should no more lie down at night hnugry than he should lie down after a very full din ner; tho consequence of either being disturbing and harmful. A cracker or two, a bit of bread and butter, or cake, a little fruit Something to re lieve the sense of vacuity, and so re ail store the tone of the sysem is that is necessary. Scribncr March. for Canada Thlktlrn. Next to red clover, the roots, 6tem and leaves of the Canada thistle are one of tbe green crops to plow under. The roots are powerful looseners of tbe soil, and the tops, when well rot ted help to increase its fertility. Plow them under with a chan on the plow, when just coming into blossom, and they will soon rot in the soil. If left a little later, the plowing will be rather destructive to the plants, but tbey will not rot quite so quickly If the plowing is deeply and thorough ly done, they will not be seen, above tbe surface for a month. But tbe very moment the first green point seen peeping, plow the land again and repeat it often enough to keep them constantly smothered. Bv tbe 20th of September or first of October, the thistles, will be effectuall killed ana never again mase their appear ance, while the rotted 6tems and leaves will have increased the fertility of tbe land. Usually four piowings wil' have done the work effectually, at the same time it will have rendered tbe field mellow like a garden, and destroyed most of tbe other weeds that may have been in the soil. All perennial- rotted weeds, if kept under, annuals mat have been thrown up near enough to tbe surface to germinate will have the same fate. We have never found any difficulty in killing patches of Canada thistles in a single season by a few piowings, it tne sou is ot a heavy character, so as to rest compactly upon them when tbey are turned under. On lighter soil, more care and more frequent plowing is necessary. If there are large stones, stumps, or other ob structions to free and perfect plowing, the thistles will not be destroyed at those places ; or if tbey line boundary fences ttbere the plow cannot reach tbem, there tbey will of course escape, and other modes of clearing the out, or the removal of the fences will be necessary. American Woodlands. In discussing the distribution of American woodlands, Professor Brew er said that though Main is the great source of pine and spruce lumber, the hardwood species predemiuate in that State. Tbe wooded areaofXew England is not diminishing, but the amount of sawed lumber i lessening an indication that the trees are cut younger. Iu the Middle States, the wooded area is sensibly and rapidly becoming smaller. The Xew Eng land and Middle States furni-h hard wood trees, and the Southeastern States, from Virginia to Florida, is a belt of timber which supp'i the hard and yellow pine, and tbe Northwest ern region contains immense areas of common pine. From the Gulf of Mexico to the Aret!c Oceau stretches a treeless area ' three hundred and fifty miles wide in the rirrowest part, and eight hut. tin d m fifiy miles wide on our uortherti boundary. West of this region is the narrow woodetl Rocky Mountain region, and west of this is ihe barren reg"en of the Great Basin. Oa lie Pacifi" coast are some of the n'ibli st forest regions in the world, and the official goviTrniPiit reports say that the for ests la some parts of Wai-biogtoo Territory are heavy pmmjjh to "cover the entire nurfae-e with drd wood ten fe-t in height." Galaxy. rrspngailoa r tbe Doable White This beautiful ro; jd D0t easily propagated, affording no suckers and seldom growing even from layers. An intelligent gardener of Lanarkshire, Scotland, has been quite successful rotted bark or tan formerly used in the hot houses and melon frames. This Bubstance is not congenial to the j growth of plants so long as it con- t tains any of the tannin or matter 1 wnich renders bark useful to tanners, j vhea decomposed oad reduced to a blact moid it is superior 10 any other soil for choice plants. In this soil the roses were planted, and after they bad established them selves for a year or two, Lis plan was to layer them not in the usual way, by bending down the branches and inserting a patt ia the soil but by bending down every branch and cov ering with an inch and a half of mold. Had he left a Eingle shoot un covered, his opinion was that the ten dency of the sap being to flow up ward, too much of it would 6nd a passage in that direction, but when all the branches were covered, they all received a like impulse, and his theory was borne out bv the fact that everv eve pushed "forth a vigorous shoot, which took root below the sur face. Ry managing in this way mare plants were produced from a given number of stools in a single season than could be produced in ten years by the old, common method. Ry similar treatment the tree peony may be increased in a manner that is really asuni-hirg. A single shoot, put down by the same jrardener, for the purpose of proving the excellence of the plan, had twenty-seven rooted plants attached to it Several other choice plants that are not easily propagated in the usual way, may doubtless be rapidly increased by this simple and inexpensive mode cf treatment. X. E. Farmer. ( berry Caltnre. Every nurseryman has heard tbe complaint, "I never have any luck with cherries." And why? Simply because you planted them in a cold clay, and possibly where the water lies about tbe root9. If by any chance such trees happen to live a t-hort time, the moment they begin to look sickly and tbe ground is care fully worked aad manure applied in the most lavish manner just what the trees do not want at all. To succeed well ch.rries need a light soil, at least not a very heavy clay, aod, above all don't cultivate highly. Tbe best results are obtained from cherry trees that are left alone. If they need any assistance, just apply a little stimulating compost over the surface of the ground, and do not stir tbe soil around them. Bursting of the bark and kindred diseases are caused in most cases by a rich soil and too much attention. Vermont Farmpr. (imllrmen Farmers. Gentlemen farmers are to the agri cultural community what old maids, though generally worth their weight in gold, are to society: the butt of many a joke and tbe treasury on which we draw for considerable fun, bnt w hich we find, when joking is set aside, are rery often institutions of the most commendable cbaracter.and which no one would like to see wholly set aside. Farming ot course is as a general thing an occupation to make money. It is right, therefore, to measure the success of a farmer in most cases by the money he makes. If a man who invests a talent in farming can say, "Behold I have made ten talents," by all rules of agricultural ethics he is entitled to be considered a much bet ter farmer than the one who makes only five. Yet there are a large num ber who farm and who can afford to farm without any of these money con siderations being the first thin above all. We know of men who have their few cows, fruits, gardens, Ac, but whose every quart of milk costs them a qurter of a dollar, and perhaps eve ry Bartlett pear as much more. They are often told that it is absurd to pay a quarter for that which they can get for a dime, and it may bo as true as that a person could bear as much good music for a dollar as he could play out of the instrument himself in a whole year. Lutitis a pleasure to grow aod see things growing, and this pleasure is a part of tbe profit. And then these men are excellent neighbors. Many a farmer is afraid to try mucn tuat is new, ana be is right. It is not wise in any business to run risks. When one knows cer tainly what will do well, it is not wise to run after that which only may do better. Yet the whole improve ment in farming of late years has been due to new ideas aod notions worked into regular practice from time to time. The gentleman farmer can try these things, and without great los?. In deed the pleasure of knowing all a bout them is one of his greatest grat- ihications. lbe knowledge be has gained at some cost gets spread over the whole neighborhood for nothing, and all the people ridicule him; and when he sells out and "moves back to town," as he often does, begets little sympathy in his failure. But the modest gentleman farmer.who boasteth not of what he is going to do, but goes on his way trying all things and letting bis neighbors see what he docs, is a benefit to any place and nothing shows this more than the evident comfort and prosperity of those districts in which one or two have settled down. M ond(ii Nhofn for Farmer. A new and novel enterprise has recently be-en started by E. V. Ship pen, of Meadville, I'a., in the manu facture cf wooden shoes for the use of farmers and others compelled to work out of doors. Most of the machinery is the result of his own mechanical ingenui ty, costing several thousand dollars, and capable of turning out h undre ds of pairs per day. Wooden eboes are well adapted for the use of farmers atyjut tbe barn yards, or driving in the cows in the moruing when the erass is wet; also, women in the gar den, mi!king-yard, scrubbing or atthe wash tub. Not that we suppose they will su persede leather sboea w here persons do much walking, but to be used as a person does a pair of overj Us or common clothing, thus saving their leather one and having dry feet. Parties who art using them infurtu ns tbey giv entire satisfaction, are ea sy si pped on and off, aod tbe first fcvlicg of awkwardness is soon over come. Practical Farmer. The squirrels are destroying whole fields of grain in Oregon. In Gregon more than 12,000.000 forest trees wer$ planted last year. Twenty pounds and two ounces is exactly what a Springfield baby weighed just after birth. An excursion partr . of Boston ccs-tom-house officials att tbe clam chow der out of a kettle, and found an old mop at tho bottom. Moiher-io-law" U the name of a new mixture of ale. It is old atd hitter, and comparativelr few can Bwallow it. New AJccrlisemaiis. JOHN K BLYMYER, DEALER IN Hardware, Iron, OILS, Tho following' is a partial Est of Ptanno Sra irMita Hummers. Bmith'a Goods. Bellows. Anvils. Hardware. Tab Trees. Giir Saddles. Table Knives and Forks, Pocket Knives, Scissors, Spoons aud Razors, the lnrtrnst strvk in Snmprset County. Lead, Colored Paints for inside and Varnish, Turpentine, Flaxseed Oil, &c. W indow Glass of all sizes and Oil always on hand. Our stock of rerr eleirant styles. Ditstou's Circular. Jlclf and t ross t. ut r-aws. .UuJip"' Saw Files of thebest quailty SIIOVEI.S, FORKS, Mattocks, Grub Hoes, Picks, Scythes, Sneaths, Sledges, Mason Hammers, Cast Steel, Step Ladders, Carriage and Tire Bolts of all sizes. Loooking Glasses, Wash Boards, Clothes Wringers, Meal Sitves, Door Mats, Baskets, Tubs, Wooden Buckets, Twine, Rope all sizes, Hay Pulleys, Butter Prints, Mop Sticks, Traps, Steelyards, Meat Cutters and Stuffers, Traces, Cow Chains, Halter Chains, Shoe, Dust and Scrub Brushes, Horse Brushes, Cur ry Combs and Cards, Door Locks, Hinges, Screws, Latches and everything in the Builders' line. Caps, Lead, Shot, Powder and Safety Fuse, Ac., Ac, The fact is. I keen everything that belongs to the Hardware trade. I deal exclusively in this kind of goods aud give my whole atttention to it. Per - sons who are building, or any one ia need of anything in my line, wiil find it to their advantage to give me a can. 1 will always give a reasonable 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 o,3, Apri! 8 '74. m FOLLANSBEE & COjfJ. & HOlrllutl Have now ojxomI luciuilttlll J.UUUIO, Ami Alanufootiirera of Gent's, Youth's and Boys, Mtalle (Mini aM lug 121 Wood Sti'eet, corner Fifth Avenue, PITTSBURGH. iprL HEl'STO.VE fIIU BOOHH, j SOS Llbrrtr Street, Pitttbarsh. Fa., : W. U. SIMPSOX, Proprietor. MEALS AT ALL HOWS. , W-TRAXSIENT CUSTOM SOLICIT I. ! -p 19 . New Firm! NEW GOODS! LOW PEICES! Having purchased Ihe Interest of Messrs C j F. Kho'Ii fc Bro's., In the grocery baslnc?, w j respectfully announce to the put tie that wc will continue the bnf Inera at tbe oM ;tand, j ( Xo. 2, ISaer'a Illock. ) In dultlon to a T.ill line of riMwr''' (fresh aud ( of best qualities). GLASSWARE, QUEENSWARE, FLOUR, GRAIN, & MILL FEED, , i We will make a ypeci-ilty of S A. L T Carbon Oil, Land Plaster, CALCINED PLASTER,; FREDERICK AXD CLEVELAND WHITE LIME, Cumberland Lime, GUANO,: 1 PHOSPHATES, Wehave a lare warehouse and lime huasc near ' the Depot, and will furnish Country 3Ierrhar:t and Farmers storage room at reasonable rules. ff. I ALTFATHER & Co. ; SOMERSET, PA. j March Jd, 1,:5. IMPORTANT TO ALL.! Protection of your Family from iwvertv. and in ! ease of sudden death jour estate lrom banktupt- 1 1 t"ul me cimipeieocT lor vour : old are. can tie secured If you now avat'l yourselt ' of the lXwenulal Dividend' plan furnished by the NEW JERSEY ! i TheoolT Comply that eanor do Iwue theatre 1 aind of policies, the mot liberal and fair In it , provisions of any Inthaworld. j Those who wish to avail themselves of Its many ' benefits can have the necessary docuraentfiturnL'ih-' edthem to fill out. and additional and ituporant ; information, by applying by letter or in p -rimn to i?'. JU. GOOD-EIiIj, MANAGER BRANCH OFFICE, t 8 Fourth Are., I'UUburg, la. A responsible person Is wanted In thiK and ad-, tolnlna- counties to present the aboev l.la i of In- ; vamncn 10 me puunc, to wnom a pennant desirable position 111 be given. Address as rarancn 10 me puunc, to wnom a permanent and t a 'love. I ili-icellaneous. Nails, Glass, Paints,; N EW GOODS. 5cC, &0- goods in Stock: C irpcnter's Tools,; Chisels, riane Iron? A Jzes, Ac, Riaek- Vices, Files, Hammers, Ac. Saddle Hames, Duckies, Rings, Bits and Tivois. Painter's Goods, a iu;i siock. uiie outside painting. Paints in oil, all colors, Brushes, Japan Dryer, Walnut Stains, glass cut to any snape. i ue uci c oai Coal Oil Lamps is large and comprises Mill Porcelain-lined Kettles. Handles of all kinds. SlAIi.S, iSASvIv"' ,"'M ali"'"n JOIIX F. BLYMYKR. A Large anJ Complete Assortment of j CjoiU fur Fall and Winter Wear. They Jj.ive a cumjilet 'rtirent ol Toadies' Furs, Sross CaOO(?S, Felt Skirts, lfMj Skirt. IJ II S 1 1 OS, i loves, u:u ?S:i5uhiI.s, I And Felt over Shoes MEN AXD BOYS' Cloth in Boots HATS and Shoes, AND CAPS, GLOVES, ifcC. Underclothing for Men and Women I A larjf e assortment ol HARDWARE QUEENSWARE, Carpets, Oil Cloths, &c. A large stvk of flne an1 noar?e SAL T ny thc Barroi or HnvU : Prices 33 Low as Possib'p i !C. & G. H0LDERBAU3I, Somerset, Pa. Oct. 30. NEW STORE! ; SCH ELL & WII.SOX woUiJ tnm, thHr ' fr.en.lJ and the pul.lic nenerallv, that th?v have opened a store at G n 11 3i T T . - the line of the P. W. BR. R.. n.l now offer Mle (ivneral St.- rf Mt.rrhm.iiT DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, i QUEENSWARE, HARDWARE, HATS k CAPS, : ROOTS & SHOES. Ac., Ac, Ac, . All ol which will be snld iheap for CASH or tx . ctninai"! tr prlu'-e. ! WAS1ED Lnmbernr all kin.ls, H..p-ir.lp9 froM-Tle. bark, Stave, fcc. Also, Wool, liuu : ter, Kgifi", MAPLE SUGAR, Hacon. Ornin of all kiml. Fun". ShcjlVl:? and ltrv::x. for which we will pay the liihe.t price In Cash or Goods. SALT AND FISH. alwayfonhand. Give us a cull ami he cnvlnccd won. we imenu to do t'UiiiKisn and cauwil lie undt r- SCIIELL & WILSON. AY IKE & YOUNG, BUTCHERS AN'D DEALERS, IVlioIfMtle iiu llc'lnil, FRESH MEATS, A I.I. KINDS, srt'H AS UEEF, POKk'. MVTTOX, VF.AI.. L.VMIt, ! SWSA'IF, Pt DDINO, BUUKlN.V AND LARD, OUR OWN RENDERING. I Market days, Tuesdays, Thurd:v, and SrUur 1 dT- uiar.o ;s " ' WUA1 " lllUlAAj Manufacturers or , 1 w ti . t'Al VilI117Pll I I'AIl I lilMIIfP " 1 1 Ul1 VUI ' Window and rv.rll.-a.ls. FlnhiK Turret" f-hiin- I ney Caps, Yeml!tir. and all kind ..f Salvanis- i ed Inn Urns mental Work. Tin Koofinir. iiut- ! lnr. aud a!i kinds of Job Work ppimptlv aiii iid- ; ed to. o. 15S Fotliral St Allegheny City, Pa. miyi .)fi. i llaiH'oiig. J. V. PATTON. C. O. HU2ST. THE NEW FIRM CF DArnmnw P. unucin t fiiiiui, & nunoi j . Xo. I, liaer's Mock, , arc r. , J-''J i.f i.i; lc. I'ar-i.u---: M-:.t w. rf r-O"; li I.it ten 'iav the Ji, ;:ni i'i Sl;ti'U:tli'l In r .!h:...1 irviuerm? tin y are ci, : U ail in i. . e."H. f r rerv tit-: in ?ut'h Tjni'ijs'i'ur.L t e in tfwn. mii tri.-:i:x .. f.'ijriii jtnvn-hero i CALICOE Bleached aad Unblended Mu.-!: GINGHAMS SHIRTING, TIC'KINi;. BOYS AND MENS' HEAVY PANT STUFFS, in (Vitonado, Double ami Irish Jeans, Satinets, Cassimercs, &., rrn:ss Goon, in Plain and Corded A!?acca3, Pop lins. Cashmeres, French Merrinces, &c, : j STAPLE A HATS JX FAXCV .NOTIONS, CAPS, BOOTS fc SHOES, TOEACCO AND CIGARS, The Ne;E.is .)7'..ir.eiit of Carpeting and Oil Cloths eTcrbr-iuht t t wn. A hrzn f -liif-cn.-- :if8. Atteruune! i fx up it iliv tirn. m ;i.--..rr- call tTom th'tsv in w.iai i C-w.s. tut! DR. T. I!R')VN.... SKml AYFVT-K ;-Cwn-u W.Ms-i an ! Mnrk'-t Strew: n. ur-. t.t ?n t irnar.tTi'et? hi- vjtv in ca ! I 1; I VA It IUSK ShS. His r-mMir-f re J n-j tr- ! by biniM-l: N putivnt will he nt to a 'irn i'-r I.:.- mp'iiv-iii". J.'jiviii lil a lur-st'1 es:Ti iu a in.eti''M. ovvr:ti car. he can i::-iirv (v : la a ! w tjavft. Tonus I."w nnl cur-. rt,ii!i. I. ;. .at !J. : im- !irr c-mt'!;iint. pJilpira::-.n -f h-jart, !rnoiur"i. iH-ata oi the KaMrr ui i ii- : ntj iT' ii -nl ilt bi aly u!i-i i!erviju-n.'py.M r-.i-!-'Ay t hi tre.KnscM. All letters o-n aruiPir :i : 9 jt h 'a'j's ?:aa:p i-p mi-tly an.wcre-l. ju- Cook & Beerits FAMILY GROCEKS Flour and Feed STORE. We '.I I lii'vt rcitrtVtmllv ann. une to mi l the pj! 1 le iTi-r.iily. in tne town "! S- r.itr-ict, th.it we Lava tovac! . i friend vii'luiti ur New :;tc to MAIN CROSS STREE1 And in a I lit: j to o 'all lie of tie bert Confrrtionerieo. .Votiom, Tobacco, Cizar. So. We will end?. .11 time', to j !y jnr CTH- coaieri with ti. U E S T QUALITY O F FAMILY FLOTJE, CORX.MEAL, OAT, SHELLED COUX, OATS ,C CORX CHOP, PR A X, MI DDL rXGS And evor A.ir. t .irtaluini to the Feed Ictart- nit-nt at Lie LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES. FOI1 CASH ONLY. A1m. a well selected stuck of Mjisware; Stoneware. Wuolenware, Eni'hes oi a Kin is, acd STVTIOTITIY Which we will s-'.l as cheap a: the cheapest. PIce call, examine oar goods of all kind?, and be satiiUci iruui yuurownju.lyuiea:. Don't fi'ttrct where we stay f hi ."-I A IX CROSS Street, Sumemei, Pa f:t. i. l3Ti Ayer's Cathartic Pills, For the relief and cure of all dcranirc mcntt in the M'un ach, liver, and bow el. They are a mild atrient, and ail excellent ptirjfativc. lti'ini; purely vei'i' table, tucy contain no mercury or nunc, ral whatever. Mn. ti scrions pirknc: and sufiTcrinir is prevent ed by their timei - n-ie; an 1 every f.miily should h.ive them on hand lor their protection and relief, when required. Lonif exin;nenee has proTed them to be the uf ejt, surest, and ber-t of all the fill with whi.ii the market abound. By their occasional u-e, tho blood is punlicd, the corruptions of the 'y tem expelled, obstructions removed, and t.'ic ttholfl mai hnicry of life restored to its health . arm ity. Internal orarans which become eloped and slurji.h aro Hewiised bv A'rr'n fill., and stimulated into action. Thus incipient ilisea-3 is changed into health, the valueof w hi' h change, whin reckoned on the va-t tuultitwie who eniy it, can hardly be computed. Then smrar coating make Uiem pleasant to take, and preserves their virtues unimpaired for any lenartii of time, that they are ever fre-h, and perfectly reliable. Ahhout-h searching, they are nnld, aud ooerat; tvith' ul diaiur bancc to Uie ccnititutiou, or iii t, or ocrn'ati-n. Full directions are (riven on the WTarrer t each box. how to Uh w as a Family Vhv.nr, and for tho following compiainU, wliich Uie-t-i'illD mpiilly enre : For lv.x-pala or lBcHgrtln. lit(--k-bm. Lisatrwor and Lo-ia af ,kpctit--. tlicy should Ije uken moderately to stimulate the stonf a h, and restore its healthy tone and action. For I.itrr CamaUial and it various vmp toms, Idlioii-i llricijr be. Mick Head acke, Jaawaiic- or brrra siickwM. Bll-lai-i 4'nlic and tl i I lows w'everw.tlirv shutiid be judiciously taken for each case, M correct th-! di-eaed aclioa or remove tho obstructions w hich cau-c it. I'ir llrwsterT or Itiarrhora, but one mild dose w irencraMv repured. 1 For It hffiiai. ti.m. Coat, Grartl, (uiin wf I - llrnrt. Paim in ihc- He. Hack and thev shon.d t- r, n:ni- uously taken, as re-uired, to chan are the dica-cl action of the system. Witi such, change Ui- complaints disa'ppear. For llroiM-r and lsropatcal wwrllsinira. they should fie taken iu large and frequent dse to produce the effect of a drastic nurze. or Ngppreuioa. I lante ilmn should Is? Uken, as it )roduccs the desired Kilct by sym pathy. As' a Ttinnrr Pill. Lake one or two Pills to promote digestion and relieve the stomach. An occasional dose stimulates the stomach ar. I bowels, retitre the appetite, and invigorates the svstem. Hence it is orten advant.u-eotis whero no serious derangement exists. ne who feels tilerablv well, oltrn finds that a of thesa J'i ni'ikes turn feel il.videilly better, ft' m th. ir eleitiisiiirf and renovatiu effo't en the l:tt-esUVS amiaruiuj. rREj-autij cr 2r. J. C. A TEIt it CO., Prarticttl Chrmtetsr LOWELL, Jf.l .., V. S. A. FOB SAIX BY ALL DBVtiGt?T3 "rYWIItEE.