Bo two*** fhe Ebb and Flaw. Tbs evwoing brow im stngiwg low A InSaby to-day. I ht*e a question I would Mk Before it dies away. The pebbles on Uir Leach are dry. 11i tide hi* sunken low ; A little form is Mantling there 1 lot worn the ebb and flow. A tangled mm of aofl brown hair, Two eyes cant meekly down. A little 4oe the mm ha* kiaaed, Two chocks a little brown ; Two little lips that pent and say, "1 do not think 1 know Two little hps that tell a fib, 1 let ween the ebb and flow. X httto heart that longing waits To know what next "twill hear, X little fttce that shyly looks To see if still Pn near. Ah, little heart that whispered "Tea," Thongh pouting lips aaitl "No " Ton thought that you'd be aaked again Between the ebb and flow. A little fhoe half frightened when 1 turn to go sway, Two tittle hands that shyly reach Aa if to bid me sua ; A little eoice that eohly says, "I did not mean that "No r X liUle pride that well was lost Between the ebb and flow. A ljric of Lite. Does the Bee betray the spirit, thst you ask me of its might.' Does it show that it it weary of this ceaseless strife with fate t Patience, mother, soothe the sorrow snd the sadness of aoor lot . But the burden of life's teachings show me, what should be ia not. Fkthcr. brother- both are sleeping in the church-yard brown, and sera. And their eons share each the fortunes which their fathers left them here. One ia rich and proud and haughty, and scorn oth the humble poor • The other toils unceasingly, to keep hunger from our door. Hta halls are ever merry and Ailed with a happy throng. Banishing care from the hours with rnuak and and M&g Our home telle the passer-by that 'tis the abode of the poor. Hunger and want are both in waiting to enter the opened door. There are mretertea in life, child, that no hu man thought can reach; Questions none but trod can answer ; lessons lifo atone can teach. • Many are the truths it's taught me. but there's one above the rest. Tin easy yet no hard to learn—"He doeth all things best." If there Mfot a Ml) injustice in tkw tUftrrnc of lot That's bet win you ft ml another, an J that what tshook) be in n-t; Know that breeding over sorrow only makes it locgur lft*t Learn that hope dweila in the future ami teptn iftf in the paat. Shall war hf be made • warn* by the spirit of dttoocktant. And changed to curaea the bleesuig* which God has kindly aer.t? Oh, no! bat learn, child, the lee on that yireth as peace and reel. That though the motive be hidden, "He doeth all thing* beet ." k rCHJI ETTE OUTWITTED. " Allow me to fasten your bracelet, Miss f'anore; n and a dark-rooustached, fine-look ing man bent low orer a white tapering wrist, while little jeweled lingers scintilla ted and sparkled in the 'lasiiing gaslight. 44 Could 1 make you understand,"' he con tinued, in low, earnest tones, "how wretch ed and miserable ray life really is, bereft of lore and Marie, you would at least grant me a kind word* occasionally. I see you wear my diamond yet. Tell me, fur con science' sake, whether yon do it oet of a lingering regard for your old lore, or is it cupidity onfv V And the large magnetic eyrw looked fianust Iy into those of his beau tiful companion, who, in a seemingly total disregard of his earnestness, hummed softly n little bravura, and then replied in a dis tant, half-abstracted manner, was peculiarly annoying to the sensitive man. "How often "must I Jell yon, Herbert, that I lore you as much as ever I did? You know how we are situated, and you are perfectly well aware that *O long as TOU cannot support me in the style to which I have always been accustomed, no engage ment must be allowed to exist. Love is all very well in its place, but really it shows very had taste to introduce it at such unseasonable and inappropriate occa- sions. Good, evening, Captain Theron; isn't this a splendid gathering ? I was just remarking to our friend, Mr. Maltravera, that I had not for s long time attended a party so exquisitely got up;" and the haughty beauty used her fan daintily, turn ing her fair band a little more to the light, while lightning-like corruscations fiom diamond and pearl dazzled the eyes of her admirers. Immaculate and bewildering lace*, to gether with the rustle of silk, and perfume as delicate as from Araby the Blest, com pleted a tout rnsr-mhis as perfect in its fash ionable and artistic make-up as it was gracefully becoming to its fair owner. The Captain offered his arm for a prom enade, and with a pleasant bow to Herbert, Marie sailed away, as if perfectly uncon scious of the misery she had just indicted. Herbert Maltravers bad been for the past two tears an accepted lover of Marie lirncrefa, but for some strange and incom prehcmible reason she had. without the least apology or excuse, suddenly dismissed him, and when pressed by the ardent lover for a satisfactory solution of the mystery, replied that her IOTC remained undimin ished, but her family all thought the en gagement improper, as Mr. Maltravers'pe cuniary position would not allow him to aupport her in the style and luxury to which she bad been accustomed. No argu ment or entreaty could make her any more explicit, so, with a love quite as intent as in the first and palmiest days of courtship, Herbert followed ber to ball, pertv, and opera, and used every means to win back the attention and tender regard be no lon- ger possessed. He could not be convinced that Marie Geneve was ss hollow and heartless an the vainest butterfly of fashion could possibly be, and yet he knew that had she loved him as he had formerly every reason to believe, no advice or influence could have charred ber. u Why docs she still wear the symbol of our betrothal if our engagement is entirely broken off?" he asked himself for the thou sandth time. Herbert knew that Marie's father, with all ,liia wealth, was very close and penu rious, especially on the subject of orna ments ; snd he knew, too, that Msne's most valuable jewels were all presents. Common sense whispered that it was the beauty and costliness of the diamond that made it valuable in ber eyes, and this in a fit of wretchedness and almost insanity, he had this evening, for the first time, accused her od " I must have one moment with Marie, and beg pardon for my insulting language. How could I have been so unmanly 7" Marie, cloaked and hooded, her bright, beautiful eyes having lout none of their sparkle from the night's dissipation, stood in the hall dispensing kind "good nights" to friends and acquaintances. "I*t me escort you to the carriage, just this time, Marie," pleaded the lover; and laughing and chatting gayly, she accepted his arm in a matter-of-fact manner, and walked slowly out " What is it now, Herbert 7" and the beauty's tones betrayed both ill-nature and impatience. " I hope you will forgive me, Marie, for the ungentlemanly language I used this evening. I cannot bear to think that I have offended you." . "Your manner, Mr. Maltravers, is the principal thing 1 have to find fault with, and quite as much on your own account as my own. It is not pleasant to have the epithets So ft' and -sillv' applied to one who for so long a time has lien a declared suitor for my hand. But 1 have, I declare, quite forgotten that you said anything this evening that vou need ask pardon for. What was it, flerbert 7" Ann the young lady met his earnest gaze ferociously, end with a look of irresistible inquiry. How the poor fellow longed to enter the carriage, as he had done a thousand times, and draw that queenly head, wound round with the daintiest "unmnssable" wool, on his breast. But times had changed, and this was no longer his privilege. "It was about the ring, Marie; say that you forgive me." " Oh, yes, I remember now, Herbert; but what a strange girl lam ! i believe I nev er could grieveor be much offended at any thing vou might say,"uid something "of the old tenderness seemed to return to tone and manner; for Herbert pressed the little hand closer, and the grasp was warmly re turned, causing the heart of the young gen tleman, which had been for weeks on the rack, to palpitate still taster, while a strange feeling of joy almost deprived him of the power of speech. "Herbert, if vou desire this ring, it is yours; but Ido hate to part with it so P' CENTRE HALL REPORTER. FRID. KURTZ, Editor *nd Proprietor. VOL. IV. " For what reason, Marie 1 Was It for the blessed old associations connected with it ? l-et me see; you used to sav that in the depths of that stone you couid always sec Herbert's face. Is it "so now f " O Herbert! when will you learn to le less demonstrative f Why will you not remember that we are no longer lovers, and that any recurrence to former love chapter* is simj lv jitvsumntion ? Mr. Mai tracers, I would like to l*< vour It tend, if you would only allow me—that is all. 1K you -indent and T* *• I think 1 do, Mtvt llcmwv," coldly re plied the gentiemaii, with his hand up>n the carriagv-d*>or; and one would hardly have imagined it possible that a (one could have changed so perceptibly. "You have succeeded in this con vernation to make me understand the true state of the rose. Love is alt on oue side. I should have kuown this loug before this had not my infatua tion so completely blinded me. The sym bol of our engagement you may w oar now traustixed on another finger, uot for any lingering fondness you may have for the giver, hut for the intrtusic value of the ar ticle. Every scale is mwmd from my eyes. Ido not want the ring at |>reseut; you may wear it until I have cruslic I out every particle of fondness for Marie tig nore. and have found in some truer w oman the halm for my sufferings ; then, snd only then, shall I send for my ring.'' - But. Herbert " "Xo 'huts' about it," he replied. "I-ike the poor moth, 1 have buzsed shout your brilliant light ami scorched myself iu the blase by making myself a laughing stock for aoc ety, and have almmt destroyed mv soul in the foolish desire lo reinstate myself in the position 1 formerly occnpied. Good night ami good-bye, Marie Genore." " Who would have thought it," mused Maria, aa she leaned back iu her lather's aristocratic carnage. " But I shall bring him to terms again. It is so strange that Major Hunter don't propose; 1 have taken particular pains to have hiui informed of the dissolution of my marriage contract, and vet he doesn't promise. Very atten tive and love-like to-night, but not a word of the future. His e*tablisbment is prince ly, but if I cannot be mistress of that, why then 1 should prefer Herbert—"very ambi tious young man,' as father said this morn ing, 'lf .tou haven't destroyed it with your coldness' Oh, pshaw! men are not ao easily killed. Let me see—l am not 19, ami. according to their awn statements, I have consigned at least a dozen lives to wretchedness, ami a half doxen of them are happily married, and the remainder en gaged." I aiu sorry that I have offended Herbert. He may not be so easy to re new;" and the heartless beauty continued to discuss the situation until sleep closed her eyes. u Ah, Marie," said the young lady's fa ther, one evening at dinner, some few months after the above incidents; ' your discarded lover has had a very neat little present made him. lon have heard him speak about that eccentric uncle of his in Lincoln; well, the old fellow ha come down handsomely—a cool two hundred thousand—that's all, Marie. Better coax him back, if you can." -Til try it," laugbed Marie, hysterical ly. '• But are TOU quite sure of this, fa ther r* "Perfectly so. He has been receiving the congratulations for the last two days. Hartman says he don't appear very much elated, though I know the reasou. Money without Marie don't appear like much to a lovesick man ;" and Mr. Genore shook his fat sides, and chuckled with satisfaction at the idea of his daughter's brilliant future. The next morning Mr. Maltravers re ceived a daintily perlumed little note, run ning thus: KM* HCEBFRT: • Father has just informed me of your good fortune. Do come and receive the congratulations of your MASIE. But Herbert was in no hurry. Once more in a crowded drawing-room, with its elegantly dressed ladies and gen tlemen, music, dowers, and the gorgeously decked dancing hall, while the ravishing waltzes and fascinating redo was chased each other in quick succession. •* Who is that )>eautifu], fairy-like crea ture with Mr. Malt raver*, Mias fienore T' inquired a gentleman with whom Marie was promenading. She turned a little to sec Herbert, his face lit up with a smile of enjoyment and appreciation, conversing in low, earnest tones with bis companion; as sweet and beautiful as Marie's partner had described her. A plea*ant bow, with a cool "Good eve ning. Miss Uenorewas all the recogni tion Marie received. '• Will you allow me the pleasure of a promenade, Miss Genore 7" politely inquir ed Herbert shortly after. With a little Hush of gratified pride, Ma rie accepted his arm, and once more the sweet little band came in contact with his coat-sleeve, while on the taper finger bia diamond scintillates! and sparkled. u I received a note from yoo, Marie, a lew days since," said Herbert, very softly. " But why did vou not comply with ita request, Herbert f' " l>id you have anything particular to say to me ? or waa it simply as your note stated, an invitation for a congratulatory visit 7" "Ah, Herbert, when will you ever do your poor Marie justice 7" " I think I have always done you more than justice, Marie; but I see you still wear our engagement ring. Can vou see your own Herbert's face in ita dazzling depths as you used, Marie 7" Aud a sarcastic smile elevated the dark moustache, and a look danced out of his eyes as he contemplated tl.e deceitful fig ure at bis side. " Yes, Herbert, dearest; you almost broke poor Marie's hcarj with your dread ful accusations." " Then vou love me still, Marie 7" " Yes, Herbert, and I have always loved you," replied the coquette, in the softest tones. "You took a strange way to show it, then.' Marie looked timidly into his face, hut nothing there betrayed fiim, and the beauty kept on, while sighs and tears, to all ap jiearancc, choked her utterance. . " But, Herbert, you do not reply to me at all. Have you not a kind word for your own Marie 7" "Come into the conservatory. Miss Ge nore ; I have something to *bow you." And Herbert, with Marie clinging lov ingly on his arm, walked into the apart ment, when* roses, heliotropes and geran iums, mingling with the perfume of costly exotics, made the air heavy with their fra grance. The same elegant little woman, Her liert's companion, whom Marie minutely criticised, stood in one corner of the room, the principal attraction of an admiring group. " Lucy, will you excuse yourself for a moment 7 I have a friend to whom I wish to introduce you," asked Herbert of the lady in question, while a smile of admira tion and gratified pride lit up bis handsome I face. Marie still clasped his arm lovingly. " Lucy, you have often beard me speak of Miss Genore. This is the lady," contin ued he, quietly withdrawing his ami. " Aud this little woman, affectionately drawing her to bis side, "is my wife—Mrs. Maltravers. Under the peculiar circum stances, I think it Is no more than justice to claim the symbol of our engagement." Marie slowly, and like one in a dream, withdrew the heavy ring, while Lucy, with an expression of pity on her sweet face, quietly resumed her place among her A bushel of good beets, washed and crushed, will make four or five gallons of the best vinegar. A Spanish Hull Fight. • We entered the ring at n most tin tor- j tuuatc moment for any nmoß with * weak stomach. The bull, a large iluit { fellow, had ju*t gored a ldaek horse whose rider w* quite cuilou* to the f.ict tliut the beast's entrails were trailing in the dust, a large dark mi mans ou which he conatantly thai; Uie other horse nu oven in worne plight, staggering about m a terrible death-agony, whe bull seemed ' played out;' his huge tlauks rut and Ml convulsively ; the blood streamed from the lauee-wounds in his great neck. The uionient for planting the AmcA'tfsra* had arrived. A gnvly dreaard fellow run up, aud as the bull ehsrg*l tired the two hartted darts, one ou each side of hi* shoulders, it was beautifully done, no quickly that I could not see ioe it was done." Auofliier man planted two more darts in the same neat way. The enor mous mass of men and women cheered tremendously, and several excited sp-c ( tators shied' their somlvreroa into the ring to the successful burnt Ultras, but the attendants politely threw them liaok. ( The bull was now perfectly wild ; rush ing at a dying horse, he buried hi* head into the poor brute's Ixxlv again and again. My English friend turned yel low and green ; ne burst into a cold per spiration, his teeth chattered, and he would have left the ring had it been poa sible. but the crowd was too great. A lioru sounded, the Rafael step ped forward, sword in hand ; of course the sword was wrapped in tlie traditional ml flag. Walking coolly up to his gi gantic adversarv, he />r#*/ bun batwreeo the eves with the point of hi. sword to , excite him. After avoiding four furious charge*, he stood directly in front of the bull, raising his flag breast high, made u straight lunge. •It was so rapidly done that you couldn't see the w}iu n/rw <#•'; iudeed it was like a conjuror's trick. The sword, a thin blade about three feet long, stuck liilt deep in tlie bull's neck, j but he continued to charge about till, another sword having l>een brought, the mofo tlttr wounded him again, but this time clumsily, for the weapon dropjHs.l out of the wonnd. Now came the most exciting moment. Rafael picked ui> his sword, and, facing the bull pluckily. killed him at a single lunge. The vast assembly gave a loud bntro, and a mili tary band struck up an air from ' Barbc Bleue.' Oflenlatch seems to be tlie ree ular bull-tig ht music ; they played noth ing else after each death. Wliat a re quiem for a wild bull! the gallop from "Orplieeaux Enfers.' The last bull was very lively, and upset four horse*. Oue charge I saw very well *, he struck Ins horse behind the girths, and lifting him bodily off the ground, crumpled him up like {taper against the wooden enclosure. Another horae*received the charge full in the bnatt ; a pailfnll of dark Idood gushed out, when he fell dead ou the spot. When the bnll charges, the jnouhr tries to turn the horse aud receive the bull upon the point of the lance, but the impetus is always too great; he bear* down the lance and upsets the home and ridel - . These pimanrt* bare some nasty falls ; I saw one pitched clean over his horse's head and into the lower row of spectators. After the first two or three charges, the bnll is tired and can't run fast enongh to endanger the livoa of the men on foot. But the most awfnl thing of all is the alaughter-vard where the bulls are skinned and their meat aokl. aud the wounded horses deajMtehed. Utile knowing what awaited me, I made mr way to this enclosure A poor black horse who had lasted through two fights and half a dozen charges, his entrails hanging down to the ground, his carcass one nuiss of hlood aud bruises, still stood up, while a butcher, half naked and red from head to foot, wa* coolly plunging a two-foot knife into his breast. After nq>eated failures an artery was severed, the blood *{>outed iu torrents, and the horse fell dead, after an agouv of more than sn hoar, for he had been first wounded by the third bnll. The place was literally afloat with blood : some of the earcssaea had already lieen hnng on the walls from iron hooks ; others lay nix rat so thickly that you could hardly take a step without tripping over oue." Thk Pht Goowi IfABKR. —Tlie retail trade in New York, as well as else when-, is reported to be moving with greater activity, and the demand for cousnmje tion, owing to the lower prices of all goods compared with last year, is taking off larger quantities. Domestic goods are cheap compared with former years, and consumers buy more freely. Tlie jobbers are doing a quiet, steady busi ness. Domestic print*, printed* lawns, and jicrcales are in demand, and prices are sternly. The Western trade is very light; also from the Southwest. Domes tie cotton goods are rather weak in price, owing to the decline in the raw material ; the lower qnalities of brown cotton are the most Affected by the de cline. In Foreign goods French ore scarce and in demand at full prices. The stocks of German goods are also light and are selling freely. Silks are active with light stocks, and Japanese are ad vanced in price. French slut wis are scarce and in demand at high prices. Woolen goods are quiet. Thk Chixkkk —lt is estimated that | there are ?>O,OOO Chinese in California, and that they constitute more than one twelfth of the entire imputation of that State. There are some 14,00(1 in San Frareisroalonp, of whom shout one-sixth are females. The Chinese population of Han Francisco represented, at the last assessment, personal property of the valne of 81.188,060, ana real estate rai ned at 974,300. A San Francisco corres pondent of the Boston Pott, who is opposed to Chinese Immigration, says the number of Chinamen brought into court in that city on criminal actions is very much less in proportion to pontila j tion than among other foreign resident a and Americans, but believes there is positive evidence that some of them think it no sin to steal from outside l*r httriana. The Chinese lalmrers in Cali fornia usually obtain from six to eight dollars a week as wages. RLL DONE —OS PAI*KB.— In San Francisco, a few day* nine**, a home attached to a light buggy, in which was an old man, slipped his bridle and ran away. The spectator* shuddered at the prospect of the old man's fearful death, when a Mexican vaquero, dashing ont of a side street on a fleet mnstang, soon gained the side of the horse, and, lin ing from his saddle, he threw one of his arms around the animal's nerk, and held fast, both going at full speed. In a twinkling he hauled the reins from under the runaway's heels, and, making a noose, he passed it over the horse's neck, and then straightened back in his saddle. The whole establishment was soon brought to a standstill, and the vaquero, lighting a cignrita, quietly rode off ' In order to prevent the payment of money on forged indorsements, or to the wrong parties, it is the custom in England to cross a bill or check by draw ing a pen mark across the face of the pa per obliquely from left to right This is a sign universally understood in that country ; and any draft, check, or other paper requiring the payment of money, if lost, is worthless in the hands of ths tinder, as it is by that oblique line can celed, unless presented by some one known personally to the proper parties to receive payment. CENTRE HALL. CENTRE CO.. PA., FRIDAY, APRIL 7. 1871. Poor Jack 1 train -11l a cane in New York Iwfore the Court-*, the follow in K evidence wan elicited again*! a alup oapbuu : Five wit new-en were examined, who tontiAed that w few iluv after the ahip l*fl Cadiz for New York, on hrr laid voyage, the captain liegati Ui übune the men, and c|>eciallv (wo named Kajmoud fUu ami Franco Frank. Hau i* n Himniard, ntid wa* taken on l>-ard at \ aleneia, ami itndcmtood acarccly a Word of Kngbah. Ho wan aiok, or feigned uckuom, ami refmail to work, whereupou tin* uiaater undertook to make him a hia ear* to make him look an ridi rulou.i an poaiablc. ,\ pieoc of cloth wan then tied to a liand-spike, which he car ried for a ting. He wan liound to two fathom* of emuu and wa* mptired to walk Inu'k and forth aa far M the chain reached, while the captain *toud off and laughed heartily. On one occanion Kan em-aped aud concealed hiuiaelf between deck*. The captain wn nean-hiug fur liim a long time, aud when the nailur waa at lant found, which w.ta W o'clock at night, he wait battled up again to the foret|NMul sheet, and kept there till morning. The witness aaid that Kan wan covennl with sores, and cried with |iain. To silence hint he aaa gagged with an iron bolt. Among the l anuibalv. At Wellington. I once aaw a rather comical tight, allowing how tin' chiefs ape t iie w bite*. The steamer wa just; ala Mit HtarUug, when hurrying down the wharf came a Maori, dreamt a* follows : —a black frock-coat, black w*mtt>at, black silk hat, white shirt, and fancy neck-tic ; in one hand an umbrella and in the other a new iKtrtmantenu ; but without |antalooni or boota They were probably in the jxirtmanteau. All traveler* carried baggage, ao he thought he must do it, even if it uaeoasitated the taking oft of some of his clothing. The Maori mode of salutation ia some what peculiar, and eapeeially ao when the frirnda hare not met for wtnr time. InsUwd of shaking hands or kixaing. t they rub their noses together for aereral raiiiute*, and then, sitting on tlie ground, sway their bodies to and fro, all the while shedding tears copiously, and talk ing moat mournfully in a sing-song tone. The crving ia not necessarily bccauaa some relation or fro nd has died, it is simply a *u*tom of the people. Tiu'r legin their wnr-danco ly jutn)>- ing, clapping their hands on their thighs, and giving utterance to n short, peculiar now from the throat, like " Hu ' Hu ! They all keep perfect time in this, and as they continue the motions become quicker- and more exciting. Boon come horrible grimaces, rolling the eves until the white* only can lie seen, thrusting oat the tongue and yelling ; in their fnry and excitement they sometimes tea: off what clothing tfccf may happen to hate on. and Willi violent gestures and contor tion* of the laxly they continue until ex haustion compel* them to desist.- Xrii ner'i Monthly. A Vnrr Srwri.it A rn.it ( 'HABLOTTK Nine slices of bread aid butter, about six good sized apple*, one tablespoon ful of minced lemon-peel, two tablespoon tula of lemon juice, moist sugar to taste. Hotter a pie-dish : place a layer of bread and batter, without the crust, at the bot tom ; then a layer of apples, (sued, and cut into thin slices ; sprinkle over these a portion of the lemon-peel anil juice, ami sweeten with moist sugar, ilace another layer of bread and batter, and then one of apples, proceeding in this manner nntil the dish is full; then cover it up with the peel of the apples, to preserve the top from browning or Imrning ; bake in a brisk oven for rather more than three-quarters of an hour; turn the charlotte on a dish, sprinkle sifted sugar over, and serve. CAUJMKSIA HAT- —Jittle hay, 00 |N jmrarivelv is cut in (wiWrnii, and mat little ia month made of wild gnw-ss or of tame oat*. Ten years ego the wild oat covered the hill* along the coast and furnished excellent material' for hny ; but now it ha* been thinned out so that it oecupiea only a small place in the hay crop. Hay in California is made by machinery, U-ing cut by a'mow er ; turned by a horse-rake, mled in cocks by liorse rmkes, and bales! by a hav presa. A con siderable portion of the croi> must be baled for transportation, and the press is a common article of farm property. The total hay crop of 1866 was ,I>a,oot) tons, cut from 896,000 acres. About a ton and ftftli from an acre. Hanty Clara | produced 30,000 tons, Contra Costa. Sacramento, Solano and Sonoma, 20,(KM) each, and others leas amount. A PATHOS of a certain NEWSPAPER once said to the publisher : "Mr. Printer, how is it you have nev er called on me for pay for yonr paper?" "Oh," said the man of types, "we 1 never aak a gentleman for money." "Indeed,replied the pntmu. "how do yon manage to get along when they don't iwy you ? " " Why,' said the editor, " after a cer tain time we conclude he is no gentle man and we ask him." "Oh—ah—yea- I see. Mr. Editor, please give mcareecipt," and hand* bim over aV. " Make my tinma all right on your books." A Sxi'KK STOHT. —The lioKton 7ran mrrijU tells of a skunk tlrnt was caught last November at Newtonvillc in a trap ; but which escaped after leaving unmistakable evidences of its presence, taking the trap along. It wn* an ordinary steel muskrat trap, with a spring so nowerfnl a* to require the use lioth of liands and feet to set it, and had been tied to a neigh boring tree root with a strong cord. A few- days ago the skunk, with the trap still attached to its leg, was shot in the town of Peabody, a distan of twenty 1 miles from Newtonville. OUR CmtUERCE.—The Bureau of Sta tistics liaa compiled tables of the foreign trade of the United States during the year 1870 as compared with former years. An examination of them shows that over 73 per cent, of our entire foreign trade in 1869 and over 79pei cent, in 1870 were carried in foreign Ixittoms ; that the ex cess in value of imports over exports was, in 1869,868,602,42*2 ; while last year it was only 82,214,408 ; and that the value of foreign commodities remaining in warehouse Decemlter 34, 1870, was ssf>,- 620,636, as compared with 851,763,412 in 1869. A white boy asked a young negro wlia'. he hail such a short nose for? "I 'spects so it won't ix>ke itself into other people's business. it * i rvo * President liar*. A i tin W*t thing*. Ho earums for u glu** of wafer, ami tack* to cross a room. One story will ]taint th# man We re*i'!ii Aznn Bay on the 22d of February. A* we sfeatm-d u] towards tlie acme but desolate liilla which surround the laii.l lng-plm**, President lWu came up to me end said: "It would do me a great favor if yon would *k t'|iUin l tan pie to An. a gun to Jtort, to let the jtooph know we are coming in. They will at delight to see such u noltle vessel, and I want them to have th* pleasure." Could anything he more paternal or prettier f Ho I c*rnxl the lieuevolent request to our criuiuuidt-r. " Certainly," said tlie captain, "i fhe iuaiata on it Hut it ia now 11:45, and at 12 I fire a salute of tweutv-ouc guns for Washington's birth dny. That wi'l be advertisement and amusement iu one for the people." 1 laughed and gave the information to liner. He received it with an oddly dis ss ri*til air, and hesitating a moment finally said to me: " Ye*, yea, that will lie very lunutiful. But, you see, if one gun ia "fired now, flint will" notify mv peo ple no that tliev can bring my fiorvea down, and not Keep us waiting on the lwweb!" 1 explained to tlie captain, who had l>y this time joined uy the tea sou of his Kxrelieuey's deep m the entertainment of the peonle. With the liut iuur and forty homos on the beach already"— at the same time handing liia field gloss. liner took one look through the glass, saw hi* horwea all on the liench, and, blandly diamiaaiug "the people" from hiamiud, went on making hut aides de-camp prolan 1 for the disemlwrkation ! LATUM SHOE*— The heels of the fash tollable ladle*' ahoea at the present mo roent--quarter past three r. n . Auguat 4, 1870—are two incbea high, and at the biltuai not larger than an old-foohiutied silver quarter of a dollar, if any body can remember how large that wo*. Xced it lie argued that this absurd fahies into the sharp points of the hoots ? If • woman were b> walk as much a* her health require*, wilti thfims tinphyat . .logical heel*, her feet would soon be crippled. How any of you who desire |o appear well, to make a fine impression, can con sent bi crawl shout, poking your chins out, shotjkler-Mmle* sticking out, and wiggling yourselves along in that stubby, stumbling way. amazes me. Why, girl*, if you were to give one twentieth jiart a* much time to learning to walk as yon give to the piano, you would mid Immensely to your altmctrons. Iho feru " IwunTxiKmn. "-The Bootou Tmn trript my* : A few ilay* since lit all ex amination of tlie master's riwt at one of our pulilir schools for bow at tlie South Kml the lads had been' asked several qneattoua regarding lsuik discounts, in- U-reat and notes, which tliey Iml prurapt lv answered correctly. A member of tlie school Committee then said : " Y>>u seem to understand all about lauik dis oonnt*, interest, not<-o, Are.; now I want to aak yon the meaning of a hank term which mar not be down in roar text I took ft. What is meant by the term which we read of so often, called " bank irregulsritios ?" To thi* question one of the I toy ft imnieduiU lv replied : "If a poor man wrongfnlly takea a small amount of anything it is called teabng. and he is punished ; if a hank officer steals a very large amount of money, it is called sii irregularity and he is not punished-" Waa not the loy right in ilia answer ? Horn urn find life unendurable if they cannot lay wagers. At Binghainpton n favorite inode <>f winning "the drinks" is for a sharper to bet with yokel that he can stand an egg on end " right out on the floor," and the yokel can't break it with a half bushel measure. The bet is taken and the fiend in human shape puts the egg preeiaely in the corner, and if you wish to know bow it ia youraelf, yon would do well to try the tx|enment. According to the Washington ,S Utr, a man named Henderson lias accepted a bet of 9500 that he can eat one partridge per day for thirty days, eating, meantime, nnvthing else he likes. The difficulty he will experienee in winning come* from tlie fact that although a single |er*. and among oth ers the missing will. Tlie suit is to be withdrawn, and all parties made happy. PlTTsntun was s little disturbed the other night by the clangor of great flocks of wihl (psw on their northward flight 'llie niunliera of birds were immense, and they seemed to linger bewildered in the atmosphew. The lights of the various mills confused them, snd tliey seemed for hours to wander from one light to an other. Horn* times their flight was very low. almost down to the liotisesteps. ami again tliey rose to great height. Several shots wen? fired at theni. hut without effect. USEFUL INFORMATIOE.—A laurel of flour weigh* one hnndred and ninety-six pounds, a laurel of pork two hundred ]M)unda, a barrel of rice *ix hundred pound*, n keg of powder twenty-five pounds, a ftrkiu of batter flftv-*ix |H>iind*. Tlie following are sold by weight per buahel r Wheat, limns. and clover seed. aixty pounda; corn. rye. and flaxaccd, fifty-five pound*; buck* wheat, fifty-two pounds ; barley, forty eight pounda; coarse Halt, eighty-five pounda. ____________ A if otitic THIEF—A war somewhat similar to tliat in Butler County aecmn to have broken out against horae-thieve* in Greenwood County, Kansas. The AJtoona Union ia informitl that a vigi lance committee aeized eight men known to have been thieves, shot three, nnd hanged five by the heels until they were dead. Three of them turned State'* evi dence, hut were hanged notwithstand ing AN EDITOH'S HAVEN. —"There ia one city in lowa where the efforts of publish ers of a daily paper are appreciated and encouraged. Ottumwa is this goodly city, and the f barter ia the daily. Its senior editor is Supervisor of Internal Revenue ; its next editor ia Postmaster; it* third man is Assistant Assessor of In ternal Revenue, and the city editor is City Clark," A Utile Prayer Low W hNperrd Try it t at no**. IJltie deeds are wft Ibr greatest, When hi ÜBIC THE* upward grow ; Jus! as little streams uf water Help uld produce fair proof tinlsos the copy were distinet and legible in every separate word. It waa even stipulated that the mauuarript must mat ba in the author's hand, as thsae printers had had experience with it, aud knew it to be unusually bad. It waa also told him. in s letter which was produced in evidence on trial, that any alterations he allotild make, after the "tvjie waa set, j would lie very coatly. Tne copy pre sented for the first sixteen page* was in a clerk's band, aud was pronounced sat isfactory, ami the work of composition was begun. After that, the copy fur nished wai jKirtly in the author's own ' hand, partly in tlie clerk's, partly printed and |trtly written, jasbd t*gctker ia irregular shajie*. interlined, and edge written. The printers mmle complaint to the author, lint kept their compositors st work on * hatever copy was furnished. It was in evidence thai the cotnpuaitoni I luul *| went much time in consultations as to the probable signification of illegible tinanogos, and lind even, in a few cases. Iveen obliged to leave the office and seek out s lawyer, to rend their copy to them When the proofs were returned, they had been freely rnaiked at variatioe with the copy. New matter waa added hi many place*, old matter marked out, and all sorts of ememtotions required. An accouut wa* kept of tlie time spent in correcting them- proofs, and a charge was mmle for it st the usual rate, fifty cents SII hour. A charge wrni also mmle for the t'me *j*ut iu deciphering illegible copy. These changes, which amounted to several hundml dollars, the author refuacd to pay. Hence the suit He i refused also to pav full rates for tlie ;sges that hml but little matter on them, or b> pay any thing for the blank page backing the titJe-pnge. A large mass of tbe copy was brought in as evidence. I and *ubmitfed to the inspection of judge and jury. The plaintiff* offered to bring in a page of the matter in type, with the marked proof, and havi a compositor go through the process of correcting it be fore the jury, that of a single new won! after the tyjie is set Hut the court ruled it out. as unnecessary. The main reliance of the plaintiffs was upoa usage ami equity. The plea of the defence was that, if the copy offered was not such as the contract sjmciicd. tlie remedy of the plaintiffs was in refusing to accept it ; that, by it ana workiag from it, they admitted its fairness. The jnry gave a verdict for the plaintiflW, allowing th< propriety of all the charges in the bill, but reducing the siuonuts charged for deciphering copy and cor , recking author's proofs. LOVK AXD WAR.—A KAUNAS City paper tolls a story of a young man named Cono ver Ainswortli, who belonged to a liand of jayliawkers during the war, and who on one occasion burned the hottae of a farmer, which hnd been used as the headquarters of a ham) of guerrilla*. While the house was burning Ainswortli amused hiiuacif by ridiculing the dis trosft of a little girl, the daughter of tlie farmer, preventing the )oor child out of slioer wantotmas from saving some tri fling trinkets from the flames. Seven rear* afterwards, he mot the little girl then grown tin into s handsome rustic maiden, and fell deasier*tely in love with her ; but she recognised him at once as the nufeeliug man who had mode snort of her childish suffering, aud repulsed his unwelcome attentions. For two years lie persevered in his attempts to gain the affection* of the Ivautifnl girl without avail, and at last, in a moment of de- Sir. committed suicide within sight of e rains of the farm-honse where he had first met the object of his iwutsiou. l,r*KN. which is w> pw a favorite in temperate climates, is nti objectionable materia! for dros* on account of it* high radiating jKiwer*. in O sequence of which it feel* eohl and doe* not freely distribute heat. It i* alao atlraative of moisture which it retains, and thn* keep* a damp instead of a dry medium around the akin. In warm climate* cotton or thin woollen* are entirely anlmtituted for linen gnrments, and the only objection to them ia their rougher surfnee. which occaaionally irritate* *en*itive akin*. Notwithstanding this objection, which habit will overcome, there in 110 other medium ao fitted for a variable elimate a* this, ainee it preserve* the warmth of the IMHIV during great cold, and prevent* the conduction of ititenae heat. Srr.AEixo OF a farm near Arquo, in Han Domingo, a correspondent says "it is cultivated l>y a curious Frenchman who hail nestled far up in a side valley. There in a compass of twenty ucrea was almost every oidtivatod plant that grows lx'tween Panama and Canada ; neaa and bananas, cabbage and oranges, bonus and plantains, onions and sugar eane, lettuce and cotton, radishes and yams, corn and coffee ; while across the fence were mim osas and oaks, palms and pinea ! The air was cool—so much so one wonld not stand in a doorway because a draft would chill; the breeze was bracing." The manufacturers of champagne at Rheiins, Epernav and Chalons estimate their losses by the war at nine million francs. Wtiwit and li|artr of the Eye. Travelers, especially by railroad, are liable to the lodgment of small particle* uf .but or cinder inside the (id or upon \' the front of the eyeball, causing great ! suffering. Tluar should Iw removed aa aouu aa possible, before the eye becomaa excessively sensitive, and Wfo a they give riae'to inflammation. Hometime* theae foreign bodiea are to la* seen, on clum' inspection, lodged in the front of the cottier*, where they ar* not felt wbau i the eytsa ia open, though ovary movent nt of the lid over tin in i-anaea much pain.. If not Arm!j imbedded tbey may bo re moved by mean* of a bit of wooo, aay a, toothpick, sharpened to a flat point, at even by a camera liair bruah ; bat when forcitilV implanted they are sometime* ao flrm\v hetal in place that their extrac tion require* a skillful band. When tixr.l in the centre of the cornea, with the dark* pnpil aa background, tbey ara ; frequently overlooked at a And iuspro j turn. If the foreign body ia not found in this aituation, it will be discovered, iu j nine ease* ont of ten. iuaide the npper eyelid, and generally at about the centre of the Ud near ita bonier. Thu* placed. I it scratch* a the cornea at aach motion of the lid or eyehall, and cauaaa great irri tation. Such particle* our# slightly ira I tedded 111 the membrane lining the lid j may remain there a long tima before be- j tug expelled bv natural efforts. If the eyelida are eloard for a few min utaa, soon aftar the entrance of the for eign body, an aa to allow the tear* to ac cumulate, and the akin at the centre of the upper lid la then taken bold of with the thumb aud Anger and drawn forward ao aa to lift the lid from ' the eyeball, the intruding particle i ' often watched a war with the outflow of team. If relief ia not obtained after two or; three trials of thia plan, and no phyaician ia at hand, it will lie beat to ask a travel-' tug companion to turn the lid and re move the offending substance But if thia ahould lm a grain of light rotated ' dust or aand good even or eye gtomea will be needed to detect It. The upper eyelid may be easily turned by taking hold of the ryelaabe and edge of the lid with the thumb and linger of the left hand and drawing the lid out ward and inward, while at the name time a small pencil, a knitting-needle, or some similar thing, held in the right hand ia pi arc I against the centre of the lid, preaa mg it backward and downward* towarda the eyebalL The person should look down* as thia grmtly facilitates the ever sion of the lid which may he easily ac complished if theae directions are fol lowed. The cinder or dust may then be wiped off with a handkerchief or the An ger. Mm.* thly worn bit* of shell from the lw*ch arr notneUmes inserted as "eye stonea," the popular idea being that they pursue the foreign body and bring it out, i ri H itrmit. But thrive generally only add to the sufferer's discomfort; and ia the few instances where their introduc tion ia followed, after more or leas delay, hv the escape of tle uriginal bulk to aep arat- the eyelid from close contact with the globe, and thus allow 'he aand or cinder to be washed from it* position by j the abundant team. Much harm ia often done by their prcwence, the remedy prov ing even worse than the disease. Grains of powder are frequently driv en into the eye by premature expkaoona, Ac. If near the centre of the cornea and of some aire, they should ba carefully picked out, as far aa may be, aoon after the accident. But small parlicbw may remain even in the cornea, without do- j ing harm ; and if they haw been some time in the eye, they become iu corpora led in the surrounding tissue*, ami ahould not be disturbed nnle** thev cause con spicuous deformity. Burns or injwnea from ackls or other chemical substance*. or freeving of the cornea during exposure to intense cokl. are usually followed by dangerous ulcer i :vtion or even by complete lots of vitality in thr cornea. Hnch case* should never be neglected. * A Fnnaj Cemmcrrlal Tran-ac'lau. An old fellow living at Frankfort-on the Maiue, sent to a correspondent at K rank fort-on-the-Oder. a large consign ment of cotton stockings, and at the wune time, to another correspondent at , the same place an equally large consign ment of cnttoti uigut-cap*. the product of hi* own manufacture. He wrote to each the price they were to seD, but the 1 mim designated was found to le too large, of which fact tbey took the liberty to inform him. He yielded a little ia hi* demand*, but still there waa no offer for his fabric*. Again be writaa in reply to other letters of his correspondent naming a still smaller amount ; but weeks elapsed, and vet no sale*. At length he writes to each correspondent to make some disposition of his manufactures ; if tliey can t get money far them, no mat ter* at what reasonable aicritkw.. to exchange them immi diately for aay other good*. Under theae instructions, the stocking factor call* on the night cap agent, both unknown to each other in i connection with tlieir principal, and ' 'names his views," he wishes to exchange a lot of superior stocking* for some other goods— he is not jwrticnlar what kind aa the transaction is for a friend, who ia desirous "of cloning out his stock" The man at first could think of nothing which he would like to exchange for *o large a supply of stocking*, luit at length a bright thought atrikea him. ''l have." mid he," a consignment of ixdtou night ' j cap* from an old correspondent, which I shall not object to exchange for your 1 stocking*." The bargain waa aoon closed. The shaking factor wrote luick al once, that he at length Iteen enable to comply with the instruction* of liia principal. He had exchanged his stocking* for " a superior article of night-cajw," iu au equal quantity, which be was assured were likely to lie much in demand before a great while. The next .lav came a letter from the night cap agent, announc ing hia success, ami appended to the letter was a hig hill for commissions ! As Yellow Plush would say, "Fanxythat geutleman'a feeliuka " Thev have a grand war of doing things out West which i# positively deliOoos. i A aaw-mill owner in Indiana celebrated hia wooden wedding the other day, and the sine of the present* received by him is somewhat noticeable. Hia workmen presented him with 10.000 feet of lumber, Ntid a neighboreontributad thirteen large poplar logs. It would hardly 1* possi ble for him to ask more. — Fn una Forwn Hvturr. -The jury in the Fh nsoaae at Albany. N. Y., brought in a verdict of guilty. The counsel for the prisoner moved for a suspension ol sentence. The Court then sentenced the prisoner to twenty years in Clinton Prison, Wing the full extent of the law. The prisoner Wtrayed no emotion when the Court pronounced the sentence upon him. A Canada journal mention* the death, at Three Kivers, of the wealthiest resi dent of the town, and afterward adds that he left an estate variously estimated nt from to SSOO. Either Three River* is a very poor place, or ita prin ters are very incorrect in setting figures. A mketinu waa held in Cincinnati to take iuitial steps in the organization of a new politioal party on the baais of civil service reform and free-trade. There were twenty persons present, all idets-' fled with the Republican parly. TERMS; Two Dollar* * Va*r, in Adduce The < wissnu, for the foundation of the mam pter of the Brooklyn Bruto*. Bfn the New York side, has approached com pletion. A reporter vited the vard ■.) received information 12 regard to Die progress made. The f aimou, at present, ha* the wxwtuw of an iraiuenae for- j matron of wood, ITJ feet ia length bjr 103 f.*. t in width, and Una tnaKaad to the water aide upon sevan waya, whioh will 1 serve to nut it down into the suet liwf when the day of the teuncb arrives. It liaa the usual air tight chamber*, and apartments for the workmen to labor in, j txMuriea an apparatus fur mpplying tftem ; witli air and the meant of ingress and , exit The find of May ia the intended daT of the launch, and ahonkd it prow j equal in interest to that which took j place at (irrwapoiat let year it wiß ha well iWmnf( of the ntaantion of eight* j •won. But the ptenent Ceiaum ia eon* i atdeiably larger to ita geneaal dimea aiona, and hanhr than the pewrwdiug • ine, and when planed ia the water trill Ite the craft of greateei tonnage era* launehed in America, ita weight exceed* * ing conwderably 3,000 tons. The laet Caisson wrtgberf 3 800 tons. The point* of diflrwci*# betwoeu the two aw ae followa : The preaent dlto , law will be lined throughout with a atraug iron lining, end the air lock* ana constructed differently, boiag more cape ciotw and convenient. The water abaft* are round iustead of Miiiare. There will ba four supply dtafU instead of two, and it arillhe fitted up with immerona pipea 4 inches hi diameter, providing water and pnmjnng ! out sand. Altogether the work will be of a stronger character, the bractng and! '■ corner irone will be more Bnaumn; it | m riprokd that there will tie at leant twior ea many, It ia calculated to launch j about six .-J i.< * higher than the other, after which it will be floated down into it* final destination near Pier S3, and occupy a portion of Houtb slip at ttooee. t veh street ferry. After nettling down i there the Hnhbm end shafts wi2 be filled with lonawto materiel to a gnat Height and wiß be made eapseintiy strong and solid. The foundations npoa (he intended site an* understood to be of a much more workable nature than the iMMildcrs which aw encountered upon Um* Brouldyn aide. No operations hare yet been commenced with this slew upon the Roosevelt locality, as arraal of the i tenants hare unexpired leases still run- ( ning. - # A lab In Parts. A fresh outbreak occurred at an early . iiur. says a correspondent, among the groups of excited people who were gath ered in coneeqnenoe of the proclametxou : of the insurgent government. A mem ber of the National Guard insulted a gentleman. who struck the guardsman ia the none and he shed the find blood for i his country. The different group* were, constantly changing and the excitement continued to increase, until pieaaiitJ* the National Guard ftrsd into toe Plane Yen-j doom, killing five and wounding many. , On the temlevarda the insurgent* and troops were drawn up. The mob threat- * .wed the latter, who www then ordered to Are, and prepared to do so, sbau the crowds skedinhtled, dodging ererywhsm , IV shops were all closed, and the men hid behind the Mosque*, in doorway*. 4 Aa, but presently they returned. limn- ( while emit autiM assembled on the bool- I'tinl ui front of the new Opera BOOH, in opposition to the Outre! Comiuitlre, ! several thousands in number. A Bne rf . troops nt drawn arrow the end of the ; line da U Pais. It n a Njpi ■' I" crowd. They were carrying a Iwaarv incribed "tfumiues d'Ordie." A* they moved down the Roe de La Paix, a move ment WM l>*erved among the National Guard* in the Place Vendome. The tnw tried to keep Wk the people. but 5 could not. When the crowd waa with-, in ton rani* of the aoldws—o *4*** / lalio* *rml into it, k*Min§ md wommdmff .Irye nwntora. -1 gtnind we-1 ew,*iW. TTfce balhttum ammtmcrnJ fair ing into the cnavd w they ran, Unng j rnanv of them, aome aa tor aa a utile oft One old man 60 yean of age, hale and hearte. and who aura a decoration, waa ' nhot through the head. Another man, who waa himself a aoldier, waa kiilad. tjoir to ibe Nitwoil Quank Dreadful ' excitement prevail*. At the latest mo raeut a proclamation wm placarded. sign cd by the Pari* deputies, calling tor van -1 grace for Ala tremendous outrage. The Kan Bowlegs t^rertteu. Senator Somner * reaohitiaa* again*! the Kan Domingo movement conclude a*' follow* • ftafnd That in any pMcedinpfw the acquisition of J*rt pf the laklad of Han Doiuingo, whatever may be tta temp tation* of auil, climate and production*, there muat be no exerciae of influence by ~ superior faro., nor any violation of public law. whether international or can- < siitutioual; and therefore the prwnt] proceedings, which have been eonduc ted at great coat of money, and under ; the constant shadow of superior fares, j [ and through the belligerent intervention , . of our navy, acting in violation of inter- I , national law, and initiating war without. , the authority of an art of Congress, _ must be abandoned, to the end that jus tire may be maintained, and that pro , reeling* so hostile to correct principle* may not become n examjde for the fn-1 ■ tore. /fcWre4 That instead of awaking to j acquire put of the lalaad of San Do . mingo by belligerent intervention with out the authority of an act of Congress, i it wonid have been in Wtter accord with , the principles of our Republic, and ita mission of peace ami beneficence, had , our (Government in the spirit of good , neighbors ami by friendly action, instead I of belligerent intervention, striven for , the estabUahmcmt of a tranquility throughout the whole island, so that the internal diaaentiooa cd Dominica and it* . disturbed relations with Hayti might be i brought to a close, thus obtaining that security which i* the first condition of prosperity, all of which being in the na ture of good ofllccs, would have been without any violation of international law, without any usurpation of war pow er* under the Constitution of the United State*. 2 A FAMTLT OF OSWBOO, on the enat aide, ■ consisting of five persons. were taken suddenly and aeverely ill, the symptoms being similar to thoae experience.! from the action of aome violent poison. The physician who waa called pronounced their illness the eflects of jpoiaon from moonstruck fi— He explained that fish . arc thns rendered a dangerous article of I food by being exposed to the light of the full moon while dying, and he had noted | numerous eases of illness with precisely similar symptoms, originating from that cause, in Scotland and some other coun tries. The illness produced, though i rarely fatal, is very severe,and it* effects continue for some days. The common aymptoms are headache, nausea, with se vere and exhaustive retching, heat in the i face and head, and a sensation as of the L head and face swelling greatly, and not i nnfrsquently attended with delirium. Persons who have any desire to experience the effects of this singular illness, can gratify their cariosity by simply exposing , fre-hly-caught fish of any species to the i j rays of the moon for a short time, and [ | the indulging of their appetites thereon. A THXKX men have been killed in Illinois l by the falling in of an embankment As April Vlnlet* i Only so AprD *** ' ■:ii' llj ri r n; in Fact* aal Fiuctas. A railroad with a three-foot gauge ia in operation between Akron and MasaU [ lion. Ohio. peurf and netnPfcaadMl fcto of white lace are the wmd tbtefl to tins opus or concert • TV growing wheat diroogbout Virgin ia in lookiag finely, and there la prmmaa againrt 386. A Apringfiehl, 131, girt eoM Vr lover ' to another girt for a Wk silk drma, and ao maaagsd awtVvathat the couple were ■mwmA withis a month after the bargin was made. | It is estimated Am* K>,o( petaoos live on tV Menimac Biver. and to n gwnt extent arv dependant apon tt for motive power for their factories and * -V —A. ' toriipoph. | A FiwncMnan is content with onaHuxth of a fmand of animal food per day, an . Kmirf" 1 ""'*" oonaumea not tern than half abound, and an Amrrkwn demands team half apoundtoaponnd. A census taker out West reports eight thousand ooteaete to his district "Them used to be moa* in that part of tV country/' V mjs * L,r r mm ' her of them h*w been l*Vd to gun- V ? . * : . NO. 14. J*#* Aa ladienapoli* grartlraoon'a Aim toe drawee is breed on the ground that when he married, four weeks ago, h* wrfes hair was black : but now it i red enough to entitle her to the front rank a torchlight praMaioß. ••What is the annual eon reap cd Kentucky T asked a foreign tourist of a traveling Keutnektan. SOT." replied the Kewtawtaw; "but I toon its enough to make sh we want bssades what wonted for The PotA Jonrt says that the racra fieeef borae property daring ti Paris ww terribly revere upon it* owu era All bones in private hands were taken without distinction ra they were wanted. A splendid English stallion ortb fIAOOO brought its owners about $]J5. , Fighting, say* the London Saturday Brunr, i* an earlier invention than either ambulance or surgeons, and it is a rations qnasteou wbrtbre. a*vihrion hw advanced, men have not lost *onsc thina in the natural power of recovering from wounds, white appliance* to rewt rtooTfrr biwbwo impfotwi The Oerona ship Robert Riekmcra having been wld. t te fena fide to English rahterts, retted horn Shanghai on January & under lish papers, flag, H-. but ww captured soon Stonwrds, outanU the port in nen -j* held w a pnse against the protest oi un Engbsh eoosnL The dreasre of the Wintre in Washingt m have been sported by Mrs. John Monrisaev and Mm. Fernancto Wood. Mm. Morrtesey wore a black j thread lace drew, over a heavy white moire, with aolitaire diamond* only Jor ornament, at ti*>OoKa*n ball Mrs. ; Mortterey hw new* been seen in general | sootety in Waahington. j AUhongb it ww core customary to i call every high peak of theJKocky Moan , tminm 18,000 feet in altitude, but one shows 15.000 feet on mesimre imenk There are many of 14,000 feet. It is somewhat remarkable how rcirilarty this height is preserved. So ured. there are twenty peaks above■ M.OHO and ton about 14.000 fret above the sen level. There is said to be a baron, scion of one of the oWent families of Germany, working in one of the Nashville manu factories. However, the Banner, which famishes the story, makes him of an anon vinous family, marries him to on anonymous girl, daughter of an anony mous Chicago banker, and gets its infor mation of this anonymous nobleman from an anonymous friend who knew him in an anonymous district of his Fatherland. Mr. Joseph Warren, of Deostur, Mich., purchased 170 acres erf it, paying f 1,900 down, and giving a mortgage for w much more, which the swindler came near disposing of to a banker in Kalsma ! TSSS, AlfcgMJ Count, w 1 victimized for a portion of the whole ot ; the other quarter section—these parties 1 having been cutting the timber this win i tor and he*?b ,r 'ff it to the saw-mill in De . oatur. It is stated that Warner has taken measure* to stop a legal transfer of the outstanding mortgage. It is also rumor ' ed that Barton has been arrested in • ' Chicago. [ Some time ago a cargo of tobacco was \ shipped from Baltimore to Europe, and y. - bonds were given in double the amount ' of the tax to show that the goods were 1 1 actually intended for export. The vessel 1 ww wrecked and the goods went to the bottom of the sea. The revenue officers demanded payment of the tax on the ! goods named in the export in voire. The shipper refused to pay and carried the case to court. The court decided that the law requires the production of a oer -1 tificate of tending in a foreign country before cancellation of the indemnity bond. ' It ww evident that no one at the bottom of the ocean had power to give such a certificate ; the shipper failed to produce one, and judgment wasgranted in favor of the government The shipper wa* ' actually obliged to pay tax on good* Sort at sea. //