SHtc forest jgcpuWau.
is Mini.ifinF.i) uvr.nv wkhnksday, iy
W. U. DUNN",
rrics in no bin son & ncmnrs buildup
ELM 8TREET,T10KESTA, PA.
TKRMS, 12.00 A YE Alt.
He Pubsrrtpttnns received for a shorter
riod than throo months.
Correspondence Mollt-Koil from all part
of Ne country. No notice will be taken of
annonyuwiua roimnunicntlon.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
TIONESTA LODOE
A'. SG'J,
I. O. of O. F".
MEKTfl every Friday evening, nt 7
o'clock, In theilnU formerly occupied
1y the Uood Templars.
J. T. DALE, N. O.
H.T. LATIMER, Pcc y. 27-tf.
TIONESTA COUNCIL, NO. 342,
O. XT. A.. M.
MKKTS nt Odd Follow' Lodge Room,
evory Tuesduy evenlnp;, nt 7 o'clock.
J. T. DALK, C.
P. M.CLARK, It. 8. 31,
, Dr. J. E. Blaine,
OFFTCK and reiidenco opposite the
Iawrenoo I tonne, onice day Wednes
days snd Saturdays. SO-tr.
E. Li Davis, '
ATTORN KY AT LAW, Tlonosfn, Pa.
Collections made in this and adjoin
ing countiea. 40-ly
MILKH AV. TATE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
JTtM Mr, " TIONESTA, PJL.
T. W.Hays,
ATTORXBY AT LAW, and Notart
rum. io, Remold Hukill A Co.'s
Black, Menoca St.', till City, Pa. SO-ly
r. SUKSHAB. F. B. SaULST.
XIXXRAR A SMILEY,
Vttsrnsys at Law,
Franklin, Pa.
PKACTICB In th aeTeral Coarta of Ve-
ant-o, Crawford, Foreat, and adjoln
roauUe. " M-ly.
CENTRAL HOUSE,
noiflfER AtNKW BLOCK. L.
Xj Aikiw, Proprietor. This la a new
hoaa, and lias Just haen fit ted up for the
eommodKtioii of the public. A portion
r Uj5 patroBaga of the publle la solicited.
4 ly
Lwrerce Houxa,
TIOXF.BTA, PA., WILLIAM LAW
RKXCR, Pbopbibtor. Thla kouae
eentrallv lecated. Kverythln( new and
wall . farnlafced Superior aocoramoda
tloas and atriot attention Riven to guest.
Veratablea and Fruits or all kinds sorted
tat laair season. Sample room for Com
Manual Agents,
JFOH.KST HOUSE,
SA. YARNKR Tbopkibtor. Opposite
-Court House, Tioneatn, Pa, Just
eaad. Kverythinn naw and clean and
creak. Th best of liquor kept constantly
M kand. A portion of tin publio patron
C Is raspeotfully solicitod. 4-17-1 y
Tlonesta House.
MITTKL. Proprietor, F-lm St. Tls-
nesta. Fa., at the mouth of the crock.
Mr, iiui lias inorougmy renovaten ine
Tiesta Ifousa, and ra-fiirnialied it com
aletely. All who patronize him will be
Wall entertained at reasonable ratea, I7ly
Krrtplre Hotel.
TIDOUTK. PA. II. KWALD.PKopniB
tob. This homo ia oentrally located,
fca been thoroughly refitted and now
bout aa good a table and bods as any Ho
sal in the oil reylou. Transient only $2.00
per day. 2i-6ax
. .. C. B. Weber's Hotel,
TYLF.K.SBUR01I.PA. C. R. WERKR.
has possession of tho new brick hotel
and will lie hnnpy to entertain all hia old
oustomers, and any number of now ones.
Wood accommodations for guests, and
eellent stabling. - 10-3m.
' ' ' Dr. J. L. Acorrib,
PHYSICIAN AND SURG KON, who has.
had nfleon years' experience in a largo
nd yuoooRHdif practioo, will nttend all
Prnfamional Calls. Office in IiIb Druf and
iro.rv Store, located in Tidioule, near
Vidiouto Hoiibe.
IN HIS STORK WILL BE FOUND
A full aaaortment of Medicines, Liquors
Tobacco, Cigars, Stationery, Oliusa, Painta,
tils. Cutlery, nil of the bent quality, and
will ba aold at reasonable rates.
DR. CHAS. O. DAY, an experienced
Physician and Druplst from New York,
baa charge of the latere. All prescriptions
put up accurately.
v a. aT.
jo. r. nac
MA Y, TAJIK Q CO.,
IB .A. "E KBBS
Poroor of Klm.it Walnut Sis. Tio'neetA.
Rank of Discount and Deposit.
Intvreat allowed on Time Deposit.
(CoUaealon madoon all the Priueipal points
of the U. 8.
Collections solicited.
18-ly.
D. W. CLARK,
forty !nt!t)lR'a CI-KRK, POHKAT CO., PA.)
JtliAL ESTATE AGENT.
OL'RICS sn.l I5U for Sale and REN'p
Wild lnda for Hale. -L
I have superior facilities Fir ascertaining
H eomlitiim of laxoa and tax dueda, Ac,
J tin iherufora iuulitlo.i to ait Intelli
ueiiUy M fot of those living at a die-Stn-i.
owniuii lands in the Coanty.
onio iu Couimiesloners Kooin, Conrt
IIouml Ttonoxia, l'a.
4-41-ly. . P. W. CLARK,
jLiJL
NEW BILUfARD ROOMS I
IJONlXr the Tionosta House, at tho
mouth of TiiMieata Creek. The tabic-
and r'xiiu art uew, wid everything kept in
ordor. To loverit of the nme a cordial
tuviiatitii is esutnlcd o-iuio and play
to t!i now room.
o .17 M M- I'l'TKL, Propi ictor.
VOL, VIII. NO. 2.
Ilcfnurnn,
SC. JO!INTf)Nhopenol ro-tan-
rant In the Davla Ruildin. between
Mnbio's house and tho I'nivorsalUtchurch.
Oysters acrvcil up in all styles, or r sale
by the ciin. Con foot ions, Cl(tar, Tobaw
Ac, for anln. A share of the jiublle pat
roiiaun i solicited. 4.itf
BLACKSMITH AND WAGOW SHOP.
TIIKnnderelgnedharA ojikhI a flnrt
class Illncksmlth and Wagon Hhop, In
tho Roberta shop, opposito - tho Rural
House. All work In either lino promptly
ett on iled to, and satisfaction guaranteed.
IIoraoNhocln a Hi?lnl ( y
22 ly L. SPEARS A H. W, ROBERTS.
NEW nARNESSJSIIOP.
JUHT opsned In the Robert ItiiiUling op
posite the Rural House. The under
signed is prepared to do all klniN of work
In hia lino in tho beat style and ou short
notice.
XIUV II A R W K H H
A Spoclalty. Keep on hand a fine assort
ment of Curry Combs, Uruwhos, Hitrnesa
Oil, Whips and Haddles. Harncas of all
kind made to order and cheap aa the
cheapest Roinembor the name and plaoo
W. Wl-JNT, Roberts ltuilding,
22-ly Opposite Rural Iloaae, Tlonostn,
H. C. IIARLIN,
Merchant Tailor,
IN The Ijawreuce Bunding, oyer Super
ior Lumbar Co. Store. The best stork
kept constantly on hand, and modo up in
the loat manner and nevyest atj-les. l'J-ly
MIW. C. M. ui:atii,
DRESSMAKER, Tioncsta, Pa.
MRS. HEATH ha recently moved to
thia place for the nurnose of meetine
la place for the purpose of meeting
which tho ladies of tho town and
s want
county have for a long time known, that
of having a droasmakor of experience
among thrni. I am prepnred to make all
kinds of dreasos in the latest styles, and
f;uarante satisfaction. Stamping for braid
n g and embroidery done in the best man
nor, with the newest patterns. All t ask
ia a (air trial. Residence on Water Street,
In the house formerly occupied by Jacob
ahriver. rHlt
TIME TRIED AND FIRE TESTED I
TITB ORIOIKAL -
ETNA INSURANCE COMPANY
OF HARTFORD, CONN.
ASSETS Dee. SI, 1873, - . '
85,7ya,USif5.70.
MILES W. TATE, Sub Agent,
Tiosiesta, Pa.
Frank Kobbiiia,
PHOTOGRAPHER ,
. (sconicasoB to dkmimo.)
Picture In every stylnof the art. View
of the oil regions for sale or taken to or
der. CENTBK BTREET, near R, R. crossing.
SYCAMORE STREET, near Union De
pot, Oil City, Pa. . : . .
PHOTOGRAPIl GALLERY.
...
BIN ST1BIT)
SOUTH OF ROBINSON A BONNER'S
HTORE.
Tionesta, Pa,,
H. CARPENTER,
Proprietor,
Pictures taken in all the latest stylos
tho art. 26-tf
NEW JEWELRY STORE
' - In M?loxisatv,
M. SMITH,
MATCHMAKER & JEWELER,
At SUPERIOR STORE.
ALL WORK WARRANTED.
Jl Largs and Superior (Haok of
Wnteliess,
ClooL;,
and Jowelry,
CONSTANTLY ON HAND.
Tft. SMmr has fine machinery for
ItL making all parts of swatch or clock
that may bo missing or broken. He war
rants all his work. The patronage of the
cttiacna of Forest County is moot respect
full? solicited. All he anks ia a fair trial.
4lf
1 OH WORK neatly executed at this office
at roi
. roaMOuabJe rnsnv.
TIONESTA, PA.,
A BKAK.CATCIIINU UOVKKSOIt. -
An enthtiHint:c correspondent of
ilia an Francisco Atta gives the sub
joined description of an encounter
with a grizzly bear, in which Califor
nia's new goveruer (Pacheco) figured
prominently :
Governor Pacheco lia, among his
nccompliehmeiits and thej are many
one possessed, we believe, by no oth
er governor ia tho United State. ; He
can lasso, and get away with a wild,
erizily hear : and we saw him do it in
May, 1852, on the IUnoho de los Osogj
Uear luncbe) in Jsnn louts Obispo,
then tho residence or" Governor Pacne
co's mother. Away up in the moun
tains, among the wild oats, the grizz
lies take their morning naps, after
their nightly prowling about in search
of any stray talf, pig, or other small
game. Early one rooming the enor
mous print of a grizzly's foot was seen
Ih the earth closo by the dwelling by
the governor's mother, and in a few
suiuutes Komualdo and two or three
others were in the saddlo aud off for
the mountains. When the tall wild
oats, half way up the mountain, were
reached, the party had not ridden
more thau two minutes among the tall,
dry whisp, when the horses suddenly
started, snor'.iug loudly, and instantly
a huge grizzly stood erect with a ter
rifio presence, high above the dry, wild,
oats. He looked just like a gigantic
negro, with shaggy, fur overcoat, his
eyes gleaming fiercely, his cruel teeth
and red mouth unpleasantly conspicu
ous. Erich man and every horse for
the instant see me J petrified as if,
while every nerve and every muscle
and wary sense was at its utmost tcn
lion, they had suddenly looked .upon
the Medusa. In a second's time, IV
checo spurred forward, swinging his
lasso. The bear commenced rparring
warily, and few professional boxers
can feud off as- these creatures will.
'But Pacheco's lasso shot out like an
arrow, and clasped aholit.tho huge
fure-foot, when the horse (who saw
every movement, and was just as wide
awake as Pucheco,) sprang the other
way, and, the lasso being fast to the
ground, wheu two other men, quick as
I lightning, had thrown their lassos, and
fciught the hind-foot; theu another
ride caught the loose fore-foot, and the
four horses took their positions liko
cavalry animals trained by somo noise
less signal, and slowly marched down
the mountain's side, two horses in the
van and two iu the rear, dragging
Ursa Major down the gas'y descent,
the rear horses keeping just taut line
enough to preveut the bear from get
ing any use of his terrible hind claws.
Nahl hits painted some of these Cali
fornia lassoiog sceuo, that have beeu
as uear justice to such exciting tab
leaux as could be done by the painter's
art, but nothing could portray the in
tensity of excitement aud action
brought forth at such a moment. Pa
checo was at that time twenty-one
years old, and the haudsomcst (nan we
ever looked upon.
"I guess that panther in the wilder
ness was not more thun he."
When he first realized the sudden
presence of the terrible euemy. and
stood erect in his stirrups, his face
gleaming with the " glory ; of youth,
fearlessiess,Knd excitemeut his great
black eyes sparkling, his white teeth
tightly pressed upon his nether lip,
perfectly still for a second, he was a
most glorious object. In no longer
time than the sight of this could be
just taken in he sprang forward, bis
long, dark hair-tossed wildly for a
moment, and then he had captured the
bear, as related.
The captors slowly took their pris
oner down to tho house, where a long,
heav"fiece of timber lay upon the
grass. Fastening the bear's hind feet
to the timber with a strong lasso, the
fore-feet v a strong, deep driven stake,
they stepped away to a respectful dis
tance, their eyes upon the ferocious
creature, and their hands upon their
saddle-pommels. We walked up close
to the bear to take a careful look at
him. All cried out "Cuiado!" "Take
care."
"Why, he's all secure," we said.
"Yes, but look out."
"You don't thiuk he could get
loose 1" "Perhaps not, but you'd bet
ter keep away " And we did.
The bear lay with his head between
his huge paws, covering his eyes, save
occasionally when he would furitively
lift his eyes, like a sulky child, to look
at his captors; then covering his eyes
again, remain a ruomsut and steal an
other look,. Soon be gave heavy sigh,
and some one suid, "He is dyiug!"
We expressed surprise to learn that
the bear was wounded.
"He is not wounded," they replied,
"but his heart breaks bodies of rage."
And in a few moment he had breathed
his last, and was dragged away some
distauce from the house and left.
Pacheco pointed to the sky. We
looked aud saw a liutijroj carrion
crows, whose watchful eyes had seen
the k ast long before it was halfway
Wit
APRIL 14, 1875.
down the mountain side j and before
we were a hundred yards from tho
dead bear, its body , was completely
hidden by the sable, flapping wings of
ine uungry unrjertakers.
AN INCIDENT OF PAKI9 UFE.
Lucy Hooper sends the following to
the Philadelphia Press:
"Let me mention a little incident
which created much merriment iu a
certain set here lately. It appears
that there is a pretty littlo creature
who has bestowed upen herself the
oognomen of Diane de Bagatelle, with
whom a well known young viscount is
madly in love. Mile. Diane is a very
romantic young lady, with a taste for
tho plays and novels of the youngpr
Dumas, and especially for the 'Dame
aux Camelias.' So she was Dot sur
prised when one day the card of the
Count da X , the father of the
viscount in question, was handed to
her, and an elegant elderly gentleman,
faultlessly dressed and with the red
ribbon of the Legion of Honor at his
buttonhole, was ushered into her bou
doir. ' 'My son loves Mademoiselle,' be
gan the Count, without further pro
face. - ..
M'I know it,' sighed Diane.
"'He has
"'A sister?' exclaimed the lady, re
membering the interview between
Marguerite Gautier and the elder Du
val. "'No, not a sister, but a cousin
his cousin Blanche, to whom he has
been betrothed for years. She pines
and weeps, and you, Mademoiselle,
you and your fetal charms are the
cause.'
"'Alas I' said Diane, feeling herself
Docho and Blanche Pierson rolled in
to one in real earnest.
" 'Your sensibility does you honor.
Will you break with my son once and
forever? And if two hundred thous
and francs '
'"Two hundred thousand francs?'
" 'I will dra.w you a check at once."
" 'Sir.' exclaimed tho lady, 'you have
not made an appeal to a callous heart.
I will rnako the sacrifice; I will give
up Henri. You said, I think, two hun
dred thousand - , v
"I did. Blessings on you, riiy
child 1' exclaimed the County fervent
ly. 'Write the letter I shall dictate,
and the check shall be yours.'
"So down Diane sat and penned the
following epistle :
"'Dear Henri, I love you no more.
In fact I never have loved yon ; I love
another. Farewell forever. Diane.'
"The Count took the letter, inspect
ed it carefully, and placed it in his
pocket-book, from which he then drew
a check for tho aniouut, named, which
he placed in the lady's eager hands.
" 'Allow mo, my child, to raise to
my lips the gentle hand that 1ms just
saved my son-1' A kiss and a tear fell
on the dainty hand togetef ; it V'H3
tbeu released, and the aged nobleman
departed. He had not been longgoue
when Mile. Diane discovered thai her
diamond ring, which was valued at
10,000 francs, had disappeared from
her finger, and further investigations
proved that her silverware and other
articles of valuo had also vanished.
The pretended Count was no other
than a swiuulerof the very worst type.
The worst of the ailuir was that the
scamp actually mailed the letter of
Mile. Diane, to the viscount, so that
the lady found herself minus an adorer
as well as her valuables."
"Well, my sou," said a . Detroit
father ta his eight year old son the
other night, "what have yon done to
day that may be set down as a good
deed?"
"Gave a poor boy five cuta," re
plied the hopeful.
"Ah, ha! that was charity, and
charity is always right. He was an
orphau boy, was he? '
"I didu't stop to ask," replied tho
boy; "I gave him the money for lick
ing a buy who spit in my dinner
basket. '
Alcibiades had a shrewd way of di
verting atteutioo from his vices. He
once paid seventy minx (about $1 ,-100)
for a dog of remarkable size aud bau
ty, and generally admired for his tail.
He cut the tail off, and when bis
frieuds scolded hiut and suid that eve
rybody was vexed about the dog and
ahusiug him, he auswured, with a
laugh: "That is what I want; I wish
them to talk abuut this, that they may
say nothing worse of me."
A widow who had just tost her hus
band was weeping bitterly for the dear
departed. A fiiutul tried to console
her, "Ofc, no," said the fuir mourner,
"let me have my cry out. After that
I shan't thiuk anything about it."
Fmurt boy that sevcu vcar ol lor
in Maine. Hia name is Frank Foster,
he has attended school siiii.s Decem
ber, and tueauwhila has ad and
Iiiled tea cords of stove-wood. Puts
liui around.
$2 PEP. ANNUM.
MIMAIMMfrPI H IV Kit NAVIGATION.
There used to be an excellent pilot
on the river, a Mr. X., who wasa
somuambulist. It was said that if his
mind was troubled about a bad piece
of river he was pretty sure to. get up
and walk in his sleep and do 'strange
things, lie was once fellow pilot for
a trip or two w ith George E , on a
great New Orleans passenger packet.
Lato one night the boat was approach
ing Helena, Ark. ; the water was low,
and the crossing above the town in a
very bad condition. X. had seen the
crossing since E had, and as the
night was particularly drizzly, sullen,
and dark, E-1 was considering
whether he had not better have X.
called to assist in running the place,
when the door opened and X. walked
in.
"Let me take her, Mr. E ; I've
seen this place siuce you have, and it
is so cr7Toked that I reckon I can ruu
it myself easier than I could tell you
how to do it."
"It is kind of you and I swear I am
villing. I haven't got another drcp
willing. I haven t cot
of prespiration left in mo.
have
been spinning around and around the
wheel like a squirrel. It is so dark I
can't teJwliich way she is swinging
till she is coming around like a wliirli-gig-"
SoE - took a soat on tho bench,
panting aud breathless. X as
sumed the wheel. without saying any
thing, steadied the waltzing steamer
with a turn or two, and-then stood at
ease, coaxing her a little to this side
and then to that, as gently as
If tho time had been noonday. When
E observed this marvel of steer
ing, he wished he had not confessed 1
He stared and wondered, and finally
said) ,
"Well, I thought I knew how to
steer a steamboat, but that was anoth
er mistake of mine."
X suid nothing, but went serenely
on with his woik. He rang for leads;
he rang to Slow down the stream ; he
worked the boat carefully and neatly
into iuvisible marks, theu stood ut the
centre of the wheel nnd peered out
blaudly into the blackness, fore nnd
aft, to verify his positiou ; as the leads
shoaled moro . and more, he stopped
tho cugines entirely, and the dead si
lence and suspense of "drifting" fol
lowed ; when tho shoalest water was
struck he cracked on the steam, car
ried her handsomely,, over, and then
began to woik her warily into the
next system of shoal murks; the same
patient, heedful uio of leads and en
gines followed; the boat slipped
through without touching bottom, and
entered upon the third and lu.it intri
cacy of the crossing; imperceptibly
she moved through tlio gloom, crept
by inches into her marks, drifted te
diously till the shoalest water vas
cried, and then under a tremendous
head of steam, went swinging oveHftho
reef and away iuto deep water and
safety I o
E-r-r- let his long pent breath pour
out in a long, relieving sigh, aud said :
"That's the sweetest piece of pilot
ing that, was ever dope ou the Mississ
ippi riverj J wouldn't have believed
it could be doue, if I hadn't seen it."
There was no reply, nnd he added :
"Just hold her five minutes longer,
partner, and let me run dowu and get
a cup of coffee." .
A minute later E was biting
iuto a pie dowa in the "texas," and
comforting lrlniself with coffee. Just
then the night watchman happened in,
and was about to happsn out again,
when ho noticed E " and exclaim
ed i ...
"Who is at the wheel, sir ?"
"Dart for the pilot house quicker
than lightning?"
Tho next moment both men were
flying up the pilot houue companion
way three steps at a jumpl Nobody
there I The great steamer was w hist
liug down the middle of the river at
her own sweot will I The watchman
shot out of the place again; E
seized the wheel, set an ei.giue back
with power, and held his breath while
the boat reluctantly swung away from
a "towhead" which she was about to
knock iuto the tuiddjo of the Gulf of
Mexico 1
J!y and by the watchman came back
and snid :
, "Didn't that lunatic tell, you he
was asleep when he first cauie up
here?"
"No."
"Well, he was. I found him walk
itig ulong on the top of th ruiliugs,
just bb unconcerned ns another man
would walk a pavement; and I put
hint to bed. Now just this minute
there he was again, away ustcrn, go
ing through that sort of tight-rope
deviltry the same as before."
"Well, I think I'll stay by, next
time ho has ouo of those fits. ' But I
bnpo bu'll liavo them oftm. You just
ought have seen him tuke this boat
through Helena crossing. never
taw anything so gaudy before. And
Rates of Advertising.
One Simro (l Inch,) one incrtioii - fl SO
OneSipinrn " one month ,1 00
One Hqunro " three months - (1 m
One Square " one year - - 10 00
Two Sijunros, ana year - 5 Or)
Uunrtor Col. - - . . 80 00
Half " . . - . BO 00
Cue -. i . - .- 100 CO
Lrirnl notice nt established rates.
M.irria.'e nnd death notices, frratis.
All bills for yearly ad vertiseineuts roi
lected quarterly. Teniiiorniy ndvortiso-.
incntn must he paid for m advimco.
Job work, Ca-tli on Delivery.
if ko can do such gohl-lcuf, kid-glove
diamond-breastpin piloting when ho is
sound asleep, what couldn't ho do if
ho was dead ?" Murk Twain.
THK HP A 11 K IIKD.
When I go to tho country to visit -my
rcli.tivcs, writes M. Qnad, the
spare bed rises up bufose my imagina
tion days before I start, and I shiver
as I remember how cold nnd grave
like the sheet are. I put off tho visit
as long as possible, solely on account
of that spare bed. I don't like to tel
them that I had rather sleep on a pick-v
et fence than to enter that spare room
and creep into that spare bed, and so
thoy know .nothing of my sufferings.
The snare bed is always as near -a
mile and a half from the rest of the
beds as it can be located. It's either
up stairs at the head of tho hall, nroff
tho parlor. The parlor curtains have
not been raised for weeks ; everything
is ps prim as an old maid's bonnet,
and the bed is as square and true as it
it had been made up to a carpentei's
rule. - ; . .
No matter whether It be summer or
w inter, the bed is like ice, and it sinks, '
dowu in a way to make ono shiver.
The sheets are slippery clean, the pillow-slips
rustle like shrouds, and ouo
dure uot stretch, his leg down for fear
nf t O' L ! n ir air.incl a r rvkKotn.,.
One sinks down until he is lost in .
the hollow, and foot by foot tho prime
bedposts vanish from sight. He is
worn out and Blcepy, but ho know
that the rest of the family are so far
away that no one could hear him if he
should shout for an hour, and this
makoa him nervous. He wonders if
anyono aver died in that room,- and
straightway he sees faces of dead per
sons, hears strange noises, and pres
tly feels a chill galloping up aud down,
his back.
Did anyono ever pass a comfortable
- HfIU UVU . tA J lllll.l.l IIU IT
many quills and spreads covered him
ho could not get warm, and if be ac-
cidentally fell asleep it was to awnka
with a start, under the impression that
a dead mau was pulling his nose. It
will be days and weeks before - he re- ,
covers from tho impression, and yet he
must suffer in silence, becauso tho
spare bed was assigned to him jq tpVet)
of esteem and aU'ecliaQ.v
miritONCopic.
A well-known naturalist tolls of an
insect seen with microscope of which
twenty-seven million would only equal
a mite. Insects of various kinds may
be seen in tho cavities of a common
gruin of sand. Mold is a forest of'
beautiful trees, with the branches,
leaves, flowets, and fruit. Butterflies
are fully feathered. Hairs are hollow
tubes. The surfneo of our bodies arj
covered with scales like a fish ; a sin-
-.1 :., I - i i . .
Hundred and fifty of these scales, aud'.
yet a sinrlo scale covers five hundred
pores, i rough these narrow openings
the sweat forces itAlf out like water
through a sieve. The mites make five
hundred steps a second. Each drop
of stHgnnr.t water contains a world of
animated beings swimming with as
much liberty ns a whale iu the sea.
Each leaf has a colony of insects
grazing upon it, like oxen on 'a mea
dow, t f .
Billy Henderson was ongaged in
cleaning out the cellar tho other day
and sorting over the apples. It was
during the thaw and the cellar window
was open and as Billy siezsd a rotten
apple to 3h1e at Jimraio Brown's dog,
which was passing by, ho did not not
tico that his father was just putting
his head in at the window to call him
to dinner. Billy will probably be
able to sort over the rest of those ap
ples next week, but his father's eyo
will never resumo its woutod bright
ness. Mr. Weightnian, who rcgulurly falls
olf on dreamland just aftsr the first
prayer ut each church service, lost
himself as usual last Sunday night.
His pew is right under tho edge of the
gallery, and a couple of youths who
were up theru flirting with the girls iu
the choir knocked a hymn book down
on-the old man's head. Iu un iustuut
he had the man ahead of him by tho
huir, and as he slung his foot fiunti
ully out into the aisle, shouted,
"Whoa, Nuuce, gol darn you, or I'l
snatch your head way off of ye!"
The present rage for spelling schools
revives nil anecdote of General Scott.
He had drawu up the rough draft of
au order, iu which the word "wugon"
occurred. Tho General inserted one
"g'1 too in any un.l his clerk, ou dis
covering it, timidly usked ou what
authority he spelled "wagon," with two
"g's." "Ou the authority of Lieuteu
aut General Seott, commanding tho
armies of the United States, sir!"
thuudered the pompous old General.
The clerk, ut least, thought the author
ity suflicieut.