niii torUl cf tie commissioner named Copp hn fur;trcalj vesrs a man cf prolitj; Le( manj jerxs taken up ci pcw.i.on. j 5 & eoIkt atd crudest man, wfcc lie is not in tbe acmce cf " ;b Lank, 0a!j tkligbt was in bis borne aad in but being mn of tried pr jbity and ; hi8 children. He was al srs pro&f b trostwortbinese, Li right t" the ritu- i iag- habit tf 6avic ani teonomr to ation is tacillj admitted. Jle is an mea under bim, abd when be eliaap- snldier. and fcas serveo. -wuu uis-: tinction in many glorious battles, as : the numerous medal wbicb Le prcud-j It difplaSt Dtir "'"i-a?. "c "Ba , been a sergeant major, and comports j Hmfuvif wiih tollable diznity. Upon manr occasions, on busy days, fce J :.u : , f bas been eotrueiea m unsuu ; delicacr and responsibility, and al-, body been disposed of? The river j poisonous drug which be bad imbib wavs lulCiird tbera with tact and ex-j bad" been closely watched from tbe ed seemed t have paralyzed bis en actltnde. j tower to the sea, but no corpse an-jergy and to have utterly unmanned One morning I was waiting at my . 6wer;ng to tbe description, tad been I bim and deprived bim of tie cour dctk for tbe arrival of aa early ens- fcned. j age necessary to face Lis trouble. Ho tomer, wtea I i.w Copp advancing Voucg Copp bad carried this itory yielded to the temptation and made tome with bis military step, and to bis father, aad the sergeant had, j Lis way through to Paris, whre, uh with even more than bis customary j with much difficulty, succeeded ia der aa assumed came, be succeeded dignitr. He held in bis band a ; discovering Thompson's unfortunate j ia getting work, for he-was very ex dirty canvass bag, which Le placed I wife and family, who were new rc-!p?rttt Lis business, on my desk. 'duced to poverty. Fron tbeai Le Nothing could exceed l'cr delight "WelL Conn," said I, "wbess ae-' lecroed the conSrmation of the sad! of tho commusioaaire fxi iaviog count is this for?" i He stood at attention, and taid, af.er salaiin? me : 'This bag, 6ir, was placed in my, Lands an Lour ago by a man asked me to lake care ci it iui be ; came bacK. 1 tinting pernsps fce iconurmed nim in lis snppo-eition. was a customer of the bask, I toek j Xfce 750 bad been paid by the f ir charge of it, and as be has not comeicjga firm which tad boup-ht the bacs, I tLougbt I bad belter bring it!p0ds in exactly the same proporlioa to you, sir, as it seems to contain j of notes aad gold as the sum left with mouey." ; tbe commisi-ionaire, and tie date up- l.t i j e j ..i -i -i i 1 openea toe nag anu iouuu it cootamed seven hundred and fi.ty uounds in bank notes and cold, bu I there was no indication cf tbe persa to whom it belonged, either writtc upon a paper, as is ujual, or upon the back of the notes. Copp, seeing my surprise, added : "I be pardon, sir, I mar as will te,l you that the party who handed w 5 , ,uv.r ia lact. eir, i mav say arunt. lie could scarcely stand and didn't stem bardlv able to speak." "Very well," I replied, "yuu may leave it with me, and when the mac comes, bring bim ia here. "Yes, sir," said Copp, who silu'.td and retired. j I put tbe bag oa one side, fully; expecting tbat the owner would soon call end claim it. At the end of the day, however, nobody bad called, al though Copp bad kept a sharp look out at the door. I was much sur prised at this, aad put by the money. The next day, and tbe next passed by aad still n claimant appeared. I interrogated Copp as to tbe descrip tion of tbe man. He said be was a short, thick-set man, with dark hair and whiskers, but no mustache, lie wore a black coat, very seedy look ing, and Lis face, Lands and sbirt were very dirty; looked as if Le Lad been on a loose, sir, be added. At tbe expiration of another week I inserted advertisements in the prin cipal daily papers, statiag that a bag containing a sum ot money bad been found, and inviting tbe owner to claim it and specify the contents. No satisfactory answers were received to tbe advertisement, and the ques tion remained, what was to be done wiih the money ? We could not place it to any account ia the bank, and we could not, of course, open an account ia aa unknown name. The manager wag of the opinion that, as tbe mrney Lad been left iu the bands of Sergeant Copp, who vas not an official in tbe bank, there was no ev idence of it Laving been intended to be lodged in the bank, and that, tberetore, it should be banded over to the commissionaire. Upon my telling Conp this, how ever, Le stoutly refused to have any thing to do with it. "It was not Lis," Le said, "and Le bad only taken charge of it upon the Euppositioa that it belonged to one of the cus tomers of the bank.'' The matter was finally settled by opening a de posit account in the joint names of Copp and myself. Two years rolled by, and nothing further was beard of tbe mysterious depositor, and we began to think that the amount would ultimately fall into the bands of the worthy Sergeant Copp or bis family, to whom it would be a small fortune. At length, however, one morning Sergt Copp came up to my desk with an expression of great pleasure on Lis bonest face. "Beg your pardon, sir," be com menced, "can I speak to yon for a few minutes?" "Certainly," said 1; "What is it ?" "Well, sir, do yon remember that bag of money two years ago?'' "Of course I do," I replied with nterest, "who could forget it ?" "Well, sir, I think I've got a "clew to the man who left it with me." It appeared tbat tbe sergeant's son was apprenticed to an upholster in the city. Among the workmen in the establishment who bad recently joined, was a French pDlisher. One day, in the course of conversation, Le told Lis fellow workmen tbe fob lowing facts concerning the foreman of tbe firm of Smith and Jones, where be bad formerly worked. ice loreman wcose name was Thompson had been with the firm a great many years ; be was entrusted by bis employers from time to time with tbe collection of large sums of money, and bad always been found bonest and upright, c pon one oc casion, about two years before, a shipping order Lad come to tbe arm for a quantity of furniture from a new foreigu boose, of which they bad suspicions. Tbe goods were ordered to be shipped on a certain day, and it was agreed that they were to be paid in money before being placed cn beard. Aa tbe order came to scv n hundred and fifty pounds, tbe foreman went down himself in charge of tbe goods, with 6trict injunctions from Lis employers eith er to bring tbem back or tbe money. TLe goods were placed on b ard the ship from tbe lighter ia the docks no much was ascertained ; but tbe foreman, who bad received tbe mon ey and Lad given a receipt for it, m as never seen again, neither by the firm or by bis wife and family. ' The ligbtman, who Lad been present at the payment of the money, and bid conveyed Thompson to shore, de posed tbat Le bad not been able to get tbe goods cn board on tbe day when tbey were sent down, and Thompson passed tbe night in a eail or8t coffee bouse ia the neighborhood of tbe docks ia order to be in time to sfiiet at tbe shipment in tbe morn ing. W ceo be arrived on board be looked very strange, and the light erman noticed tbat Lis watch and chain were missing. Altogether, Thompson's appearance was that' of man wbo was suffering from tbe effect of a night's debauch. On ta king bim ashore, tbe lighterman Lad coo ducted Thompson at Lis earnest reqaest to a public bouse, and there left bim. From this point impene- trable mystery Lung over tbe matter. Had Thompson decamped with tLe money, or Lad Le been the victim cf some foul play J Tbe first kypothe- 6ia u scouted bj Thompson's rir-nria nnrl fvVnvi urnrl rr on 1I ' had fboa n Limsrlf far more ll,i.n peered it was fjund that Lo tad a coseideraUc eom in the savings tank j vrbich be bad never tcached. It was lacreaiiatue, :tcre:ore, mat to cjuij tare embezzled bis employer's tian- ieT. The tecocd bTDOtbesis ecemcd tte more reasonable one. Lut if be: ; i , , , oaa wen muracrea, aov uaa eis'siehuj rcjeciea wuu bcuiu, story, and felt sure that now at las-t i he tad found the missing clue, The good sergeant then wailed onjn - Messrs. bmith and Jones, in wnose wbO)fmr.loyment Thompson had beer., j ad ascerlained two facts which had ; (on wnicn tcey were pa.u corresponu-1 ied witb that oi tbe mysterious depos- j The unfortunate hiaios in ttie 'chain cfevilence was tiat nobodv knew the uumbtr of the back nui which bad formed part of it. "What do you think, fe?"' conclu ded Copp w t . . - i l rcMiea mav i xnouai ir.c s'.iu- jUoa quite probable, bat that 6J,JU1U u,ctu ..u lauwj .u tcs'.io? of every rtroc-f. i After tarnin? over tLe matter care-! fullv ia mv mind, I came to the con-1 clus tioa t&at ice oniy means oi idesu- fy iog the sum paid to Thompson with! tbat !c;t with Sergeant Copp would be a comp&risou of tie numbers notes ia men instance. bu hfl came a formidable difficulty. TLei foreign firm bad been dissolved, and it member; natticu tngiana. AaT Iturrounded bv what appeared to be had also informed Messrs. Sm.th end, a al asnibl4:r9 oi lbo whoIe Jones mat tney naa omsuca to use the number cf the bank notes, which i-. i , tt i had just beca remitted to them lr tbe continent. . " ; wers imitated with a precision wor follows: ben the X.ouwero paid! ttvtf M!m:,3 himeclf. He failed, into tne deposit account, tne uoiesj. wbicniornieaa portion oi ,do suniTean Lfls-vear he was more euc were 6ettbv us to tee Lank cf Leg-!- ..... it ru;n,i ; cnr;n. land in i to regular course c J lusiness, and there wcra canceled. I ascer- tatnea at tne i'a3i w iugiaaa mei namo and address of the notes as they bad beea first iasaed, and tbea traced j .... - , I rough which they bad passed. I- ollowing up the clue, I discovered that some oi : them had been sent to, erc-h witbia tbrce feet cf my bed the bank of 1 arts. I wrote tms Link, , win,,ow and for two or three inquiring to wnom tncy uaa Q ; paid, and, to my great gratification, ; was informed tbat tbey uaa Men sent to before Thompson. Here, then, was tbe mitaicg liuk, and I bad no longer any doubt in my mind that the money paid to us wa9 the same a3 that which had beea lost by Messrs. Smith k Jones. Honest Sergeant Copp was over joyed, and wished to go at once to Mrs. Thompsoa and give her tie eood news. This, however, I would nnt twrmit na I trinnch? it wmlJ be ww. J , - uetier to eaaeavcr, in iuc iitsl iu-i ia toe urst in-i tbe very lirm in London a lew cays ;.. , v ..,.. i,nw;. they bad handed them over to j r . . Tha s0, gtanw, to ascertain the fate cf the poor j- Mr' n. 0. Forbas sends tho fol foreman. , -., ;,. . I called upon Messrs. Smith Jones and informed them that I bad obtained certain information wiiich led me to believe tbat a sura of i iT-O paid into tbe bank was identical witb tbe loss by tbem, but tbat the only person who coiKd satisfactorily prove the fact was Thompson, and that be might therefore be found They promised to do their best to aid my inquiries, and cmrloved a detective 1 for the purpose. Ia the course cf a few weeks they were able to inform me tbat Thompson bad been discov ered ia Faris, working uader aa as sumed name, and tbat oa being in formed of the discovery, he at once came over to his family, who were overjoyed at bis return. Oa the following day, Thompson called at the bank, and was recogniz ed by Sergeant Copp as the indi vidual who bad left the money witb bim. Tbe explanation given by Thomp son of the transaction was that bis coffee had beea drugged at the house where he slept and Lis wa'.ch stolen from Lim. He bad, however, nerved himself by a violent effort the following mor ning to be at Lis post oa the lighter, aad though half stupificd, Lad witb some difficulty received and counted over tbe money: that oa going ashore, be bud repaired to a public hotiae near the dock?, ia order to eel soda- water; tbat after it Le bad rambied through the streets on Lis way to the workshop. His mind, however, was a complete blank as to every thing which occurred oficrwards, un til be found himself lying in a nar row alley, surrounded by ill locking people. When be came to himself he was paralyzed with fear, on finding, as be thought, that be bad been robbed of bis bag. His braia was dazed with the tLougbt of tbe fearful accusation which would most certainly be brocght against bim. Who would believe that Le was guiltless of any crime when appear ances were so much against bim 1 How conld be explaia away bis seem ing state ot intoxication wbea be went on board the ship ia the morn ing? And abore all, how could he explaia the loss of tbe tag ? He could remember tbat up to a certaia time after leaving the public bouse, be still bad tbe bag safe in tbe breast pecket of bis coat, for he Lad a dis tinct recollection of keeping Lis arm tightly pressed against it. He Lad a j dim recollection cf finding Limself j amid streets of tall stone bouses, and reelins arainst several neonle oa the I pavement, but after tbat bis memory was altogelher blotted out. All was darkness and vacancy until be awoke. Then the feeling of blank despair took possession of the mind. Host could Le eve again show j'1? among bis friends, be who bad held Lis Lead bo high and bf en so forward ia denouncing vice and drink? He woold be a laughing stock to the world: then the stain unon his hon esty 1 Messrs. Smith and Jcnesho!.i 7i Urd Pe,F'? ' Vh7 1 tad never snared anybody ia their' . . t- " - 1 uueiutrs utiucr aaa lacy woaiJ cer taioly bring a criminal charge against Lim. TLe idea was horrible. He would rather die than submit to such ! ind'enitr i e , t. i ordering these tLi ngs over in Lis mind, Le hod wandered heedlessly i thrici the trccte, TritLoot rcm.rk- ino m-hil hor ha WAS COI DIT. t ate Of Laatiaet eecmcd to leai bim to the riverside ag&in, and be fjend bim eelfat last at Si. Catharine 8 eisci. Exactly facia? wbere ho stood wa3 a fiaming placard, announcing the de parture lhat day cf a boat for Calais at a verr low rale of ias.-ftTe. The tbou-rlt darted through l mind: Why not cut tU difficulties at once and pal tte era between himself and tse ecjec oi lis u;gr . I: was a coward;y temptaucn, wLk - b. if Lis intellect fc&d been in a clearer state, would have .1 . j r.i been but ID- the been the means of clearic P tbe j mystery, except, indeed, pride at uting the ofitold tale. or was Lis boLcsty unrewarded s a more substantial manner. M.es:-rs. Smith k Jonos presented bim with 100 as a recognition cf integrity and Latelli- : geuce. it ira Miwm. Pr. CLrichton, Medical Suporin tendent cf the Crichton Roval In- ni.Qlioa contribtte lha following anecdote. wLich i published by Xolitrc: i "Tvro or three ycaw ago," bo I state?, "ia accordance witb our prin ! ciple of encouraging birds to lecome ! deniieas of the grounds, wo put up i - ,j ,j - 1 " - - a- i ,v ;n cfthc wriiir'sbed-roeni. Two years ono of these birds tool: nosscsaon i of tho iifcrcs-aid box. hvery morn- ing, f jr about two or three hoarsf he 0 . t ;..,. tn r,,,.0,lt - iif.,,,hft w5adow. ,'E(i there itv 'etccaied a comic medlev with all the ' artiste, iiio attention ot tne writer r . - I wss first called to the extraordinary erformance by having Lis window , .. - , ,., Th and tame. - - - - 6 ,tte lapwing, and the notes many cf the others, ; t f lhat former cottage, and brouglt a male with him. The usual family arrange ments were made with the greatest r.-rA w.A ilono' ti v-lion in ftp a' Lrood of Voung "iicgaists made ibeir appearance, faring tbe LBtcu:ag on our linguistic friend, orrrv ?,.;.- ftt. aa wn. rQmcd Lis hours Le repeated bis extraordinary Derfora5a3ce. The birds imitated al- . . be re8le8t preciaion are piov- 800? or whistle of many small aso imitated. The culy humaa note im itated is the whistle of the boy. This is frequently heard. It always be gins oa tho same pitch, and passes downward tbroush a major third. forn:iag a beautiful musical curve. He is gradually adding to his vocab ularr. Darin!? twelve months be has certainlv added the cry of P Loron. the eabble of the , .,.,. r.f tu- hpn ill IUV giUUUUA Ul u (111. 111 lut neighborhood cf London, a colony of starlings bad for many yoar3 built their nests ia the trees, in boxes placed here nnd there for their ac commodalioa. The children of the house all quite young then, a few years a?o at whoso presence tbe birds showed not the slightest alarm, constantly playing about close to the nests, aud of course constantly call ing each other by name. There was only one girl in tbe family, called Maggie ; and as she was a great pet, perhaps her name was oftner men tioned than tbo others. Be that as it may, her father was greatly aston ihhei a; hearing Lis daughter's name pronounced in exact imitation of the voice of one of her brothers, wbo he knew could not be near. For a mo ment be was puzzled ; but close at hand, oa the bough of an acacia Mpe, detected he tbe mockingbird a com mon Etarling :a the act of decep tion, which be continued to practice often afterwards. An t ndrrMnndioR Arrived At. About 10 o'clock tramp went into a this morning a B street saloon and devoted ten minutes in a very zealous manner to tbe dinner-table. About the time be had masticstcd about a pound of corned beef the bir-keener stepped up and remarked : "This table is for drinkers." "Then, why don't you bring on ycur drinks ? I've been here ten min utes, aad haven't seen a drop of anything. If it's a drinkin' table, wbere's the fluid ?" "I meaa it is for the patrons of the bar," said tbe barkeeper. "Tben, why ain't tbey berc ? I s'pose yon mean a man must spend money at tbe bar before be eats?" "Exactly." "Tbat takes me in. I took a drink here last summer and didn't eat a mouthful, and if I ain't entitled to a lunch oa that drink tbea this system is a failure all around." "But the place has changed bands since then," said the barkeeper, picking up a bung 6tarter. "Ah, indeed !" replied the urbane bummer, "tbat fact, as your gesture would imply, raises a new aad em barrassing complication, in our dip lomatic relations, I will therefore re cede, as it were lrom my original po sition, and await tbe assembling of the Teace Congress." He bad been gradually backing toward tbe door as he spoke, and he dodged out just ia time to evade tbe projectile burled at bim by tbe indig- nant saloonist. A rttir-ln-l- Crime. Miii'LETows, X. Y., June 19. At Yagerviile, in the Township cf Wa- WTAriinf rpftP FllpnriilA Ilfier County, yesterday morning, Freder ick JvimbLe entered bis son Richard's room and attacked the latter's wife with a small axe, inflicting three ingtirul wounds, wcicn wiu prove fatal, the eon was awakened TL. . 1 ,1 1. r... n j j 1 . Lis wife's assailant The flash of the i j:...t.-j r.. -t .1 icfviu-r uuni'KU lilt loci mat iuc murderer was Lis father. He fired a second shot, which took effect in his r..k-.. f wl. j . ..1. 1 u" mu'ue" V" uuult Burui al upon examiuauou committed to jail. The cause of the assault was a Fettled Latred of tbe woman. birds is Draw rker. Draw poker ia evidently eiiil gain, ing favor is England. Laboncbere gives ia the last issue of tbe Truth a long article oa the national Ameri cas game, which cpeca thus : I rather like a round game of cards, bat while from tteso games the clement of chance cannot be eliminated, success should bo us much dependent upon good play as opoa mere lnck. This it is that rea ders whist so universally pjpular. The American game of poker has within the last year or two been in troduced into England. It is, I think, tbe best of round games, and for this reason I am going to explaia it. He tbea proceeds with stating the general principles of the game, and concludes in this way : I a America tbe only limit to the beta ia tbe amount of ready money that may be ia tbe pocket of the player. Thus, if the person witb tbe worst band among the party pro. duces a thousand dollars, and oSers to bet them, while no one else has this sum about him, the capitalist wcunld win all tbat has previously been staked without having to show his band. Oa the Mississippi steam boats professional gamblers used to win ia this manner by the simple ex pedient of having larger amounts ia their pockets. Four or five years ago, some gamblers oa enc cf "these boats eat down to play with a sin gularly guileless young man. Sev eral thousand dollars bad alreadv bcen staked, and then one , cf tbe gamblers pulled out $20,000, and of fered to bet tbem. I'ut thera on the table, said tbe guileless youth, and he then slowly produced avast pile! of notes from bis pocket, adding, I j sec tbe $20,000 of the gentleman. and go $200,000 better. As tho gamblers did not possess $200,000, he became toe possessor of the ?20, 000. Tbo gamblers were aghast, end asked him whether be Labitual- ly carried about with him such enor mous sums, lrcquently, Le said; I am a clerk of a ew Orleans bank, and I carry notes up to the branch banks. Ia vaia tbe gamblers com plained that be was plajing with money that did not belong to Lim. TLe guileless youth pertinently re marked that this was a matter that alone regarded.the directors of the bank. In England, where poker is played rather for amusement than as a convenient speculation, it is usual to limit the amount by which any bet raa be raised, or to limit the to tal amount which can be staked upon any hand. Thus, if the ante is oEe counter, the limit that can be bet upon a hand would be about twenty counters, and tbe counters mar rep resent pence, shillings or pounds, as it suits tbe purses of tbo players. The origin of the device of tbe ea gle on national and royal banners may be traced to very early times. It wa3 tbe ensign cf the ancient kings cf Persia and Babylon. Tbe Romans adopted many other figures oa their e-amp standards; but Mari os (B. C. 102) made the eagle alone tbe ensign cf tbe legions, and con- fined tbo other figures to he cohorts. trom tec Kosnass tne trench under the Empire, adopted tho eagle. The , Emperors of tho Western Roma Empire used a black eagle ; those of tbe East a golden one. Tbe sign of the golden eagle met with ia taverns is in allusion to the Enqterors of tbe East. Since the time of the Romans almost every State that has a?sumcd tbe designation of aa empire ha3 ta ken the eagle for its ensign Austria. I russia, Russia, I oland and 1 ranee j all took tbe eagle. The two-beaded eagle signi2c3 a double empire The ! cuijiciuis ui .vu.-uij, wuo e'laim 10 be considered tbe successors of tbe Cigars of Rome, use tbe double beaded eagle, which is tbe eagle of the Eastern emperors with tbat of the Western, typifying tbe "Holy Roman Empire," of which tbe empe rors of Germany (now merged in the bouse of Austria) considered taemselves as the representatives. Charlemagne was the Grst to u?e it, for when he became master of the whole of the German Empire be ad ded tbe second bead to the eagle, A. D. 702, to denote that tbe Emperors of Rome and Germany were united in bim. As it is among birds tbe ! king, and being the emblem of a no-; ble nature from its strength of wing, j and eye, and courage, and also of J conscious strength and innate pow er, the eagle has beea universally preferred as the continental emblem of sovereignty. Of the different ea gles of heraldry the black e3gle is considered tbo most noble, especially when blazoned oa a golden shield. A successful business man says there were two things which be learned when be was eighteen, which were afterwards of great use to bira. namely, never to lose anything, and aever to forget anytbinr. Aa old lawyer sent bim with an important paper, wiih certain in structions what to do witb it. But. inquired the ycunr man. sup pose I ljse it; what shall I do then ? The answer was with tbe utmost emphasis, yoa must not lose it! I don't mean to, said the young man but suppose I should bappeu to? ' But I say yon must not happen to! I shall make no provision for any such occurrence. You mast not lose it ! This put a new train of thought into the young man's mind, and he found that if Le was determined to do a thing Le could do it He made such provision against every contin gency that he never lost anything. He found this eqnality true about forgetting. If a certain matter of j importance was to be remembered, I be pinned it down on his mind, fast ened it there, and mado it stay. 1 Some of tbe French Jcts connect ed with the Rnsso-Turkish war are not bad these, for example : A Russian general rides forward to the Grand Duke. "I have the honor, your Imperial Highness, to announce a great victory." "Very well. Go and congratu your troops." "There are none left" Another: A Turkish pasha is surveying the field with bis g'as An aid-de camp rides up: All cur artillary has been captur ed. The pasl a strokes his beard philoso phically and says: "I-Vrtanately in net paid for' The Little Rcck, Ark., June 21. j Tbe sentence of four men to be Lung - at Fort Smith to-day was commu-'j ted by the President The comma- tations cf three were received several days ago. Two hours before tbe I time Cxed for executing tbe other ajibe immense yield of tbo tomato, despatch was received from Attorney j and it is not surprising that tbe eab GeDcral Devens suspending tho exe-1 ject of its culture is receiving so much cation. . - i attention. The time for planting' FARM AXD HOUSEHOLD. II w ne a Ollar III Prr. Fcr all farm buildings it is quite important to guard asainst the dep- ! reditions of rat3, aad by noting their cabits we nnd that they make their entrance to the cellar under the walls, and if the foaadatioa cf the cellar walls are such tbat they can't pene trate them, the cellar wiil not be in fested by them. To have tho walls so made will require tbe farmer's owTn care and forethought, and the look ing after the masons when commenc ing the walls, for if they even have the solid rock to start their wall on, they are most euro to leave spaces between the bottom stones to let tho rats pass out and ia easily, but ia that case if the bottom stones were laid, and space between them were filled with cement or water lime mor tar, it would keep them out. But we commonly Lave an earth or gr&v- iel cellar bottom ; they win require a different management, when the cel lar is dug and squared up ; then sink a trench one and a half or two feet deep, under where the wall wil! be, and fill it half full cf loose flint stone, if they can bo got bandy, then, after pounding and breaking them up some, finish filling tbe trench, .and break op the etones a little more than before, and it will make one of the beet foundations to start a wall oa, besides being one that the rats can cot get tbrougn it me wail is commenced aa it should be on it Such (lint cobble stones are the best whea the farmer has them bandy, but if not bo could uso other small stones, or the chins from a stone-yard, 'cither answering tho nurnose very well. And if tbe cellar should need a drain, it sbould start lrom tne do torn of this trench, thus insuring a dry cellar bottom. I have been quite successful in usinsr a similar remedy to keen rats out of an oia cellar that was quite overrun with them. I made a trench, one foot in width and depth, just inside the cel lar wall, filled it with broken stones, and put into tbem enough cement mor:ar to smooth over them on a level with tho bottom, and well up unto tbe bottom of toe cellar wail This will tffectually close up their pass-ago wavs, and es the v can't cn ter through this body tf small stones, or if they go to diz under them, the broken stones will so fill in aid ob struct their passage that they have to abandon it and keep out of the cellar. Cor. Fanners' Adiwate. rurirjr Tour PrcinUe. The warm weather is here, and it behooves every citizen to cleanse bis premises of all offensive matter ia or der that tbey may become pure ana bealihy. Tncre is no doubt at all tbat a grcat deal cf the sickness vis iting families proceeds from filthy cellars, sinks, yards, cuihouses, styes, itc. These things are neglected by many, as arc other duties, from pure thoughtlessness, while otters never dre-ira of paying any attention to them There are several remedies for this unhealthy condition cf things that caa be easily Epplicd. The first is to put ono pint c! tbo liquor cf chloride cf zinc one bucketful of water, and one bucketful of chloride of lime ia another bucketful of water, add and spriukle over decayed vege table matter, i'ortbis purpose no tbiu? surpasses it ; iLileed, it is a perfect deodorizer. Tdj second is to take four pounds; cf sulphate of iroa or coperas and dissolve it ia a buck etful of water. This will in moat cases prove a sure remedy in destroy ing all effeasive odors. The third is to take simple chloride of lime and sprinkle in damp cellars, over heaps of fikb, dirt v vard.-, kc. All these cm be had at tbe dru?jiitV. and es prices go are not dear. The labor of cleansing one's prem ises by either one of tbese remedies is tritiiog, and the expense is not worth mentioning. It it were ten limes greater, both the labor aad ex pense should be willingly incurred. But the best procedure of all is to cleanse your cellirs, yards", octhousea, stves, &c, systematically. Especial ly should the cellirs, sink', and eve rything about the house be kept free from ail offc-nsiveaess. Cellars sbould be thoroughly cleaned out twice a year, and white wasbec once. Sinks about kitchens should be pirticalarly attended to. I'rivics can be ren dered completely inoffensive by the application cf fresh earth from time to time. Vind harklnc. Wind sucking, stump sucking and crib biting ere all one and the same habit, and in some instances, are the manifestation of a disease ; in others, the habit may have been acquired from old and confirmed crib biters. Some veterinarians attribute it to a distortion of the teeth, which have become wora away oa the interior ed?" so as ' show more or less of the yellow instead if tbe enamel. Professor Law savs : "T.---e worn teeth ar: associated witb tLt fvrious vice of wind sucking (swa!i.iag) and eructation, which lead to tym pany, digestive disorder and rapid loss of condition. Tbe horso seizes the manger or oiher solid object with his; teeib, arches; aad shortens tbe heck, and makes a grunting noise. The wind sucking may ex'nt without crib biiiDg. It may be learned by standio? idle near a crib biter, and always goes oa t disease aud Ijs of condition." Tbe same authority prescribes tbe f;llowiog treatment: "Smear the front of tho mauler with aloen or other biuers : cover all ex- ! posed wood work wiih sheet iron 5 muzzles mav also be put oa auer tne horse has done feeding." Other erjally good acthorities recommend putting a lump of sah and ooe of white chalk or magnesia ia a box be fore the horse, and keeping tbese constancy wiihia reach. As wg have said, tbe habit may be learned, but, ia mokt instances, it may be considered a kind of dyspepsia, and the burning acidity of the ttoniacb prompts tha horse to get relitf by sacking ia cool air. the sail and magnesia or cbalK allord a similar momentary relief, and frequently lead to a permanent cure. The lrtti- narian. Til Tml. Coosidtrtd either as fruit far tbe table, or ai a produce for market, it is worthy of high esteem. It is healthful ia iu effects, aad as agreea ble to the palaie as it w inviting to tbe eye. As a relish, it is at the breakfast-table tbe peer cf tbat de light cf tbe epicure tbe cantaloupe. Served fresh from tbe viae, it isi pala table and tc!eoc, while it mav be served as a cocked dish in ba'f a dozen different siyles la the vege table scsson no table is w-rtplete witLout it, and no canned fruit is more acceptable ia winter. Add to tbe gocd qualities already mentioned, FARM AND HOUSEHOLD. varies with the climate. Every sec tion should be governed by the usual closing of iu season of frost Two months prior to the last expected frost, seed may be sown ia hot-beds, or if as ia the case with the great majority cf families no hut-bed is on the premises, then in small boacs, w hich sbould be placed on tbo w indow-sill in some room which is kept wsrin. This will furnish plants which, properly cared for, wiil he about ready to begin bearing by the time tbe eunny days cf spring Lave arrived, when tbey can be transplant ed into tbe garden. One papsr of seed will be sufficient to supply an ordinary family. Twenty-five toma to vines, properly cultivated will sup ply aa average boarding-house for a season. Enrol New Yorker. A Test rr ('. A commissioner has been appoint ed by tbe Governor of Pennsylvania, to examine and report oa tbe merits of a system which undertakes to tie- j termine 10 advance tbe probable yield of milk of cows, by certain marks upon the animals. r;,e marki arc chiefly in respect to tbe dis-poai-tion and mode cf growth of tbe hair near the udder, and a prediction can be made witb certainty, it is said, as to whether tbe future cow will be a large producer of milk, if the observa tion is made on the young calt, even shortly after bittb. Tbe discoverer of this peculiarity was a French stock raiser, M. Francis Guenon : Le first promulgated it about forty years ago. Since then the tLeory Las found fav. r with several French agricultural so cieties ; M. Guenon has received medals and pecuniary rewards, and many stock raisers ia Europe are said to base their estimates of the value cf cattle upon this system. The mark on tbe animal is called an escutcheon. 'Ihe mode by which the value of the system wiil be tried in Pennsylvania, is first to bave the State Commissioners inspect tbe marks oa the series of cows in several stables, and make a record cf tbe in dications without communicating any facts tbat tbey observe to the owners of the animals. Tbese records are to be sent to tbe Secretarr of the State Board oi Agriculture. Tbe owners cf tbe cows will make statistical re cords cf the yield of miik of each an imal, and send tbem also to tbe State Board. Tbe two sets cf records wiil tben be compared and reported upon. Some of ibis work has already been done, and it ia said that 95 per cent, of tbe opinions formed by escutcheon observation bave, 6J far, proved cor rect The Russians love Mosco w. Ii ia the idol of every Russian heart. Her shrines are to him the holiest in the empire, hallowed by seven centuries of historical associations. But grand and holy as it is, it has suffered from the sword, the torch and the plague. Three hundred years ago it was near ly consumed by fire, iu which two thousand of its citizens perished. Fif ty years later, tbe Tartars fired the suburbs, and one hundred thousand of its inhabitants perished by the Barnes and by the sword. A hundred years ago, tbe fatal plague so reduced its population tbat it cever regained its former propor tions. Viihia our own ceatury, and to save it from plunder by the foe. the people gave up their beautiful city to the flames, tbe grandest sacri fice ever made to national pride. But when the French retreated the city was rebuilt, and is to dav a tbiog of beauty. In too frequent rccjnstrucjon is tbe cause of the irregularity every where apparent Oaly a few ef the streets are stnigbt, a pulace and a hovel, a slate building and a stone, a splendid church and a 6ma!l hotel ad join eecn ttior, ana tne ncn ana tne poor are nearest neighbors. oth:ng is more noticeable and attractive tban the display of color, red, white, green, gold, and silver, witb which the public and private tuiidiegs are ornamented. Rome has long been celebrated as the city of churches, Laving one f..r each day iu tbe Tear and aa additional one for leap-year, but Moscow caa boast tf cearly four bucdred temples dedicated to religion. Although the circumvallatk-a cf the city is more thaa twenty English miles, jet the objects ef interest to a traveler are witbin narrow limits. Tbe Mcskva flows through the city, spanned by noble bridges, and along its banks are beautiful lawns, shaded by noble trees. fctraajce Tradition. Among tbe Seminole Indians there is a singular tradition regarding tbe white man's origin and superiority. They say that when the Gieat Spirit made the earth he also made three men. all of whem were lair corcplex ioned ; acd lhat afer making tbem, be led tbem to tbe margin cf a small lake, aud bade tbem Iea, ia aad wash. Ote obeyed, and cin.e cut purer and fairer thaa be-fore ; the se cond hesitated a moment, dar:n which time the water, agitated bv tbe first, bad become muddled, and when Le bathed, be came up copper colored ; tbe third did n.t lecp until the water became black with mud, and be came out with his own cob r. Then the Gre'.t Spirit laid before them three packages, and out of pity for his misfortune ia color, gave tbe black man first choice, lie took bold of each cf the packages, and having felt tbe weight, chose tbe heaviest ; the copper colored man chose the next heaviest, leaviog tbe white maD the lightest. Wbea tbe packages were opened, the first was touud to coutaia spades, hoes, aad all tbe im plements of labor ; the second ea wrap- pea bubting, Gibing and warlike ap paratus; the third gave the wDitt nian pens, iaks, the engioe of the n.icd tbe means of mutukl, Uici.tal improvemenr, the locial litk of hu manity, the foundation of the white kiroV surwriuritv. V ben a ruing man ia rtag: nia wan's a wile he rides out and l-uoen one, acd ia tbe more civiliz id Uuited stated ot America, wbea a young man wants a wite, but d-es not cine to time, tbe las-soes bim for breach ef pro mis. An Iowa woman took five and costs ia settlement of her dollars breach of promise suit Why is the son like a good loaf? - Because it's light when it raises. f Movement on foot tbe march cf an army. A si itch ia time oaves nine. Aa shells. ttacbed couple Ojster- HI HOLDERBAUM SON'S, STOKE, West End, Main St., Somerset Pa. HEADQUARTERS FOR THE SALE OF . 1077ZSS AMD 73TOG2AETS323r2m,S. ZiT- FARQUAHR'S For Horse Threjfctnjt Ma chine witb s tinkers. FARQUAHR'S Thrcsl.er n.I S- inrsUr. FAMING MILLS, C01C3T PLrOWS SHOVELPLOWSHAEES, Cultivator Shovels Err: ITeirlr AH Its 11 u &3 Cast7. Mny 1 JOHN F. ULYMYJ4R DEALER IN Hardware, Iron, Nails, Glass, Paints OTJL &c, &g. The following is a parral Kst of good in Stack: C tranter's Tools, rianes, Saws, Hatchets, Hammers-, Chisels, I'bne Iron. izes, Ac, Eiack sni h's Goods, Bellows, Anvils, Vice, Files, Hammers, Ace. SadJ'.ery Hardware, Tab Trees, Gig Saddle, Ifame?, Buckles, P.-cjrs, Bits and Tools. Table Knives and Fork3, Pocket Knives, Scissors, Spoons aa l Iiazors, the largest stock in Somerset County. Pointer's Goods a fal! stock. White Lead, Colored Paints icr iaoicleaad outside painting, raiats ia oil, all colors, Varnish, Turpentine, Flaxseed Oil, B.-u: hes, Jajan Drver, Waluut b;ains. kc. Window Gla.-s of ail nizes and e!a.s cut to aar sha;e. The bi-t C'.al Oil always on band. Our stock of Coal Oil Lamps U larpre cad eonpris-?, very elegant styles. Pitston's Circular, .Mu!j cud Cross Cut Susv3. ' Mill Saw Files of tbebest qnaiity. Porcelaia-line-d Kettles. lUnuit-s of all kinds SHOVEM, POBKS, SIiDES, ISAKKS. Mattocks, Grub Hoes, Picks, Scythes, Last teel. Step Ladders, Carriage and Tire Bolts of ail sizes. Looosngj Glasses, Wash Boards, Clothes Wriager?, ileal Sit.-ves, Poor Mats, Baskets, i Tais, Wooden Buckets, Twine, Bono all s-::es, liar PulVvs, Butter Print?, Mop Sticks, Traps. Steel vards. .M.iat Cutters aai StaiTers. Traces. Cow Chains, Halter Chains, Shoe, Pust and Scrub Brushes, Horse Brashes. Cur ry Combs and Cards, Poor Locks, Hinges, Screws, Latches and everything in the Builders' line. Cap?, Lead, Shot, Powder and Safety Fuse, Ac., A?., The fact is, I keep everything that belongs to the Hardware trade. I de&l exclusively ia this kind cf guods aud give my whole aUteationto.it. Per sons who are building, or any one ia need of anvthiug in my lice, wiil End it to their advantage to give me a call. I will always give a reasonable credit to responsible persons. I think my old customers for their patronage, and hope this season to make many new ones. Poa't forsret tbe place STo, 3, "BAEK'S 3 LOCK." April 8 "ii. DEMMLER BROTHERS & 1 SMITH! ii:i.I STUr.KT. PITTS! it lull r. I'A. TIN, COPrEIt & SHEET Aa i De;iur ia April 24 Mi, WILSON SEWING MACHINE In workmanship is equal to a Chronometer Watch, end as elegantly finished as a first-class Piano. It received the highest awards at tho Vienna and Cen tennial Expositions, IT SEWS ONE-FOURTH FASTER than other machines. tt3 capacity is unlimited. There are mere WILSON MACHINES sold in the United States than the combined sales of all tho ethers. The WILSON MENDIfiC ATTACHMENT, for doing ail kinds of repairing, WITHOUT PATCHING, given FREE with each machine. ACENTS WANTED WILSON SEWING MACHINE CO. 827 & 829 Droadway, New York; New Orleans, La.; Cor. State 4 Madison Sts., Chicago, Ills.; and San Francisco, Cal. FOR SALE BY ALL FIRST-CLASS DEALERS. 8 8 8 8 8 3 STRAIGHT NEEDLE, 8 8 8 8 8 fS 8. SM I 8 NJJ JOW 8 Sm- 8 Agfents AVuntcd in. City iinel Country. ADDS CSS WHEELER & WILSON HF'G CO., 1S2 WEST FOUKT1I ST., C1SC1XXATI, O. 88888888888888 8 8 8 A Desirable Kesirtence For Saie. I offer U gale my rvfMnM- In Somorst P,ir oo;;i. tnoulainsf 3o mTti uf Unl ail la a hi-h tale of caiUrtiun. excrpt hur lores ( ilctlwr, wiih n orcbanl of a) ertce rlctsl inait tr A brick dwelllnv hooe with Vmoms. wuh. w.-.i and ice hmue. well liUed. Swim ixrn. carriage OOU.-W. iuu never uiun ru.nui sHS j-jiir. one rrerrrera thxiiair. straw beei aal le-booM. The.liarM frntn walk tbe enUre distance, wiil teU Mu-k. (na im- plemenu an-l furniture If ileiireJ, tad will Kire lMMk nlmmc'.iiuelT. Bioareu one.&Air Kile, wlib Mvnmt . i ,.t..w A Chance to Make Somefke,:77 'e'-rn-ir Hiilory of PcoiwylranN. ynw rernlr. Write b Aicen-Tal nnre. JWII 5KI I, I.T A lO..PailUlin, :.j San.m direct ftula Ueij.liU. March 27 JUST EECEIVED AND NOW OPENIMG AT J.E HOBEREAUM & SON'S ST OR Wrt Ed, Wala -, Kircr, Jb.. A'Largra and Well Sole t LOT OK BUY GOODS, XOTIOXS, HARDWAUE, QUEESSWARE, HATS A- CAPS. BOOTS et SHOES, The Largest, Best and Cheapest Assortment of Men's and Boys' CLOTHING Fresh and New, E7cr 02crei ia SOMERSET. All Kiml of Pro;l;ice Takca in 1 -May 1 tliaiisc for ;OOIS. Sneaths, Sicdges, Mason Hammers, i JOHN F. DLYMVER. :i.i Slur.iVl-. PITT: IKON WAKE BIRD ('AGES, lseCiics'J, BcI.lfteMtor;. I -.- e'r.aiu Fri-ir?, U jtrrO.lm, SloTrt, BriuaaU W, -;, Knia-lK-i ar.I Tiin? 1 H-.'l.w Warj, Ag.if ad 1 Gr.iiii:o Ir m War-?, unl Home Furnishing Har.Iv;ire in Goacral. Pnprie-tors.of the Patent A ijastuUe Suve Shelve. A VALUABLE- INVEHTIOH. THE WORLD RENOWNED 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 mmn j 8 8 NEW MACHINE 3 8 Jb 1hm rrntlt of orvr t v-8 nrfi alt that im ua.-tvl ig Jfarlinc i.rrnffr.j,, . - ,,,3 SIMPLICITY, .Ur Of XASA G E 3t i.TT, QVITT-Q jfEss, asi ih;hi.evx- xisg orj Lints. Sold en f.' ir.f fnrorable Q term 9. 8 8 8 8 . ESTABLISHED 185a A RECORD. OF A QUARTER CENTURY. ! Thechoicest selection of new stylas of every kind and quality of i CARPETING, TiTJDT.TnTTTVT tliilVXUJUlU, , FIFTH AVE 1 Abovs Wood St. P;tfiiurff. FOR.MEKLT W. D. AH.MoSALL'JM, AD April M McCALLUM BROS ST. J OHN ' Sewing Machine, rcur,.'-"! oi a Sew Is Lam ( ati- ST. J0HM SEWINa MACHINE. 1 .Vo. 1 Ala chine. errniantcU M chla an ! SraoJ, E!-k W.ilnjt TiMs, tD-;.Ti, Pitr.. IJ.t (' irsr. wiiL b :t.i -hzs to 91 le f tba TV-l?, fnr.mx ft t -nat wil!. PRICE S45 09 S33 OO $o OO $33 OO SQ3 OO No. I. No. I 1-2 fo.3 Ho. 3 1-2 M.-lci Ix'k Si i 11 C::::r:::ici ,3 ... cr. C:: Its Points of Peculiarity I: mak- f-i tii'I.ri'iti'ri rJ.t-TtCr Ihe M run bar k n artl r l4rrl : tlie w r w:;l wlit run irm y..,u, anil tiitrre i ir ciiitii oi sritclj. It 1.- ,1 cl,e 'iattl? In on wt.h c-i t'.re i-l hIo tbp".ih. liie Lv!iir,ic Ip !ii "j t i: win,:.- '. !i-iri wi:Iii'at ruaninir t.i- m r'!;.:!: ili.it ttcre i r. n-.-ei): i, r ar.:nra'j. j lr tvtii- n :ire -lir-i-le. p'-r!.?,-f. can I-c i i:i- w..--. I -Ij-h Ms.-hiae i. fa- r.l.-hJ w:h the or.!:n- 1 31-T an ichmn:. lit i'uruitare is aarel, p-u!Ur ail !elraM. :": r-.VEr.YM.lCIir.VE IS " ARR. INTEL It tafc9 r!I icifes c"rjjir .iif-i;rf in. Twcnty-tive oi liice Ma .Liiits e aire nl tn 1J in this ci-nti'v. 1 ai.-w fe-ll the well known Fami Fv.rite r Wee-1 M.i-'hmef at atNtut balj tu? ll yrlv. an-1 t pn.mj ily an i At.i:.ut..ri:y AnJ & l kin.i. t f at- uu -iitm rjt.-ifx:urt'l t if.ltr : AJ.lrv C. F. VALRKR. P. S. Sample V -Mnw to .n M V. FlnV ur at t '.soru'er & ta'i S!orc. J in. J3 J. R. IV1EGAHAN, BUTCHER, AND DEALER, "Wholesale and l?ctail, IN K 1 i;s 11 lEATS I Aii ki-j.i., eiith as I5EEF. I'OIiK. MUTTON", VEAL, LAM II, SAUSAGE, Tuddinc-, Bolog na, Minre Meat, ani LAIIP cf our own Hi'Tnivriag. irrlt.-y ir;::;l i: orl:r a rpecizltj. MARKET DAYS anl Satnrtiay Soinerrt, P. "Ie:t can b oljt:in-l ny tlav cliirin'i the wwk. A.r)l 11. New S-irm. SHOE STORE, SOLOMON UHL, Hat ing pnrt ha.M'el the Mim More lateljr ovrnetl bj II. V. BeeritM. Wt tftht ;-lafur In fIIln th tt:!vO fT pa!Kc tu :he Uct that we hATe nw rx;ve (t-?e; eottdUntif on hvni m omplei .& meat at Boots, Shoes and Gaiters BOTH OF Eastern and Home Manufactun ftn bv ff.nt invV-". W alj will kr baa.) o.tjin-lj a loll inpi-lj vf SOLE LEATHER. MOROCCO CALF SKINS, Kli'S. AND LININCi SKINS (f all k!e!f. wna rail at - Shoe Findings. Tie HUME MAJfrrACTTRE l)UAMI ys cN T will te la cir.-e of N". 73. Snyder, Esq. Whnferepaiatkia fcr kio Gjod Vsrk and Goad Fits i l wsft-nl tonrme ta tha Ftate. Tf pnM!? t r t tally tnr1tl in enM ui: J Mimine .r Jt,-, m art e1tnui!?.l t j ke;- a a thm ; bust -i4 11 At ncM u mm u ir Wven. ! SOLOMON UHL. f I 3 - ;.'.V.'.-.'."W..-..; Vi"