The lrl for Mo.
J out fnir *t>ongh fo bo preitv,
Just gentle enough to be eweet,
J*t MOOT enough to be witty,
Just lUlnty enough to be ot.
Just tell enough to lw graceful.
/nit sligtii oon;:li for a f*y, ■
Just Ji-onn enough to be tasteful.
Just merry enough to be gay,
J tint tear* enough to be tender,
J nut nigh ■ enough to bo oo<t,
Toms eoft enough to remember,
tow hwui thnouth their cadence made glad.
Junt meek enough tor submission,
JWst bold enousb to be Iwavo,
Jmt pri.li' enough for ambition.
Just thiiughtful enough to be grave.
K tongue that ran talk mthout harming.
Juitt uuschiof enough to t.sse.
Manor in pleasant enough to be chartuinr;
Thnt put you at onee at your oaae.
Disdain to put down premroptioo,
Sarvssm to answer a tool.
Cool contempt enough ahown to assumption.
Proper dignity alwaya the rule.
Flights of fair fancy ethereal,
Devotion to acwnec hall paid,
Stuff of the nort of matnrial
thai really good houncmrea are made.
t>enorou rnough and hiitd-hwartrd.
Pore a* the angel* bowo-
Oh : from her may 1 umer be parted,
tor aocn ta the maiden i tore.
Utile Ben.
It is the last of little Ben
And it lit* meadows bloom ami glow,
Or if the world la loot iu •now—
IWaut.y or shadow, joy or wee.
Are all the same to Rule lien.
It i* the last of little Be
The gentle women Who do wvep,
And softly tail me not to weep.
Hut in my heart the hope I* keep.
Of meeting vol my little fWn.
IWhapa van think my little Ben
trarneeer reach the height of men,
Sutc* he im hut a lad of ten:
Iblt I, alas, know t*elter ; wlnn
He died, 1 kwt my httle Ben.
No ihwvla that I *hall see thee, FUii,
A stripling or a young nun then.
And grow n into the hrighaof men.
Before thy mother niocU agaiu
Ths stately nun who once wa* lieu.
They aav no better, little Ben ;
Tln> stalwart men among our rare
Make for thenuvtmu a name aud play*;
Hot Bod hath gbrtm the* HU grace,.
And made a plaec for Httle Ben.
Do not forget me, little Ben-
Do not he Hat away frwm me;
But in thy *tately home etdt br
Thinking, my boy, sometime* of me ;
Do not forget me, little Ben.
THE REUfLATOItS;
OA, jroui: IYXCHN IIRXPSA.
There dwelt in California, some year*
ago, three friend*, wild fellows enough,
who had seemingly linked their fortunes
for better or for worse, and who, whatever
their luck, were constantly in each other'*
company.
These young men were Charles Chester,
Harry Bray, ami Edward Warren. Tbev
were more brotherly than many brothers,
more akin than many kinsmen. True to
each other even when women and money
were between them. Panion and Pythias
with a twin Pvthias added. For a long
while they had been very poor; at last
fortune fcrored them. Each had a certain
sum, bv no nuwna contemptible, stowed
away Iu the leathern belt he wore about
hb waist. Each carried a gold watch, and
each wore a suit of clothes supposed by
himself to be the latest style am) choicest
fashion. Moreover, their revolver* were
perfect, siker mounted, and rejoicing in a
multiplicity of barrels; for without these
it would be quite impossible to maintain a
positiou in this quarter of the world in any
\,~\x they mine by these possessions we
will not inquire too particularly. They
were neither burglars nor highwaymen, but
die* and betting mar have helped them to
the winning of their little fortunes. They
were not over-scrupulous; but they would
have knocked any man who had neglected
to address them as gentlemen, and used
those wonderful revolvers promptly on anv
"strainer" who objected drinking with
them, and, consequently stood rather high
in the community. Certainly, in their
conduct to each other they were faultlesulv
honorable and miraculously generous.
One day soon after u luck" had come to
its rest, a letter directed in a woman's
tremulous hand to "Charles Chester," was
handed to that member of the trio in the
presence of tha other two. The young
fellow seized it eagerly, tare it open, read
it through, and tearing off hi* belt, spread
its content* before him upon the tabic and
counted it over. Having dune so he buret
into tears, and very unwisely and profanely
cursed himself for extravagance, and all sorts
oi uncomfortable tiling* here and hereafter,
a proceeding which seems to relieve some
men considerably, though why, it would
puzzle the unenlightened to declare. The
cause of all this, as his comrades soon dis
covered, was that his mother had written
to him from her little form in a Southern
State, to tell him a doleful tale of sick ties*,
death among the stock, etc., and a final
crash. A mortgage was also due, and as
the old people would find it impossible to
meet it, they would be sold out and left
homeless in'their old age. "It will kill
-your father," wrote the mother," and I
will die with him."
" I did it all," said the young fellow,
sobbing openly. 44 My debts" and my wild
war* incumbered them at first, and now
look."
And he pointed to the gold upon the
table, and began hie profane litany again.
The mortgage was throe thousand dollar*,
and he had but two thousand.
44 U that all 7" cried Jfed Warren, haul
ing at hi* belt.
u Good heaven ! What does he take u*
for 7" cried llarry Bray, furiously. " Five
hundred apiece, and the expense* of the
journev i* about the figure. There, go to
the old folk*. We'll see about your horse
while you pack your bags."
This set the other at hie oath* again;
but in "oyful style this time. They were
trumps and bricks, and bv everything he
could think of be'd do for them if there
were any need of it,
44 He'd pay them back, if he lived, and
then—be'd—bless them," and so choked
ofi into eohs again, at which tbey left him
to recover, returned with a horse and a
well-filled pocket flask, and saw bint set
forth upon his mission as though the 44 old
folks" had been their old folks too.
They waited for news from him, but
none came. They waited quietly at first,
then im|>aticntly. At last they beard this:
He had never been seen at home, or by any
one who knew him since the day on which
they had shaken hands with him. Some
terrible- Gate had befallen him in tbejonely
places over which he bad journeyed alone.
To doubt him never entered their minds.
That he was as true to them as they to
him they well knew, and one thought
filled each mind. They must discover his
fate, and, if it were what they supposed,
avenge him.
So one bright morning, well mounted,
well armed, and followed by a favorite dog,
a bound which would by no means be left
behind, the two set forth in search of their
lost comrade. They took the road he
must have taken, and asked at every tavern
and cabin for news of him. One old man
remembered him well; another man point
ed out the dangerous place in the road,
leading past a precipice, to a man of his
lost friend's description; but at that point
the clue was lost. After much travel *nd
man}- inquiries, our comrades began to fear
thmt they should have paused to examine
the rocks and ravines at the foot of the
precipice alludflfu). ere they proceeded
further, and' rffiteflpincd to turn back and
do so. Tbey cahfifciktliiK resolution about
nightfall, and they reached the
borders of a littlcTarm, which bore evi
dence of a careful tillage. Upon this laud
also stood a farm bouse, from the crevices
in the shutters of which streamed long bar*
of ruddy lamp-light, and whence the sound
of music was plainly heard. It was the
only dwelling within sight.
44 XVc will stay here," said one friend to
the other, 4 ' until dawn, and then return."
That the house was not an inn did not
matter to either of them. Hospitality was
never refused ia the land to any one at
that day.
They rode boldly up to the gate and
gave a loud halloa. In an instant the door
opened and they could see within a sudden
panic in a lively dance, as all heads turned
to see what had caused this interruption.
" Can you let us sleep here to-night 7"
inquired one of the friends, as one asks
who fears no refusal.
"Certainly gentlemen," aaid a pleasant
voice. "You're welcome. You'll find a
stable there and corn for your horses. Our
man Jack is' Hi the floor to-night; but
here is a lantern if you'll tend to your
selves.''
" AH right, stranger." said Harry, " and
thank you, too."
The two men led their horses into a
FRR\\ KURTZ, Editor and Proprietor.
VOL. IV.
stable, already full. Nod watered them,
aud secured tW for the night, aul would
have left the stable at once, but that one
of the animal* attraotod Harry'* attention.
He turned lawk to look at hint ; examined
him from head to foot, turned retland pale,
aud suddenly clutched N-d's arm.
" You remenaln-r the bona- we L>ughc
for Charles Chester '" he asked.
" Y<," aid Ned.
" Look at the IVHowsaid Harry. " 1 *,
the very one. The star on the forehead,
the soar on hi* hire leg.*the color, the
height! Nod, it's Charley a horse!"
** It is the horse," said Nisi, slowly.
Harry, if Charley had lived to go, his
horse would have gone with him."
•• The owner of this animal may know
all we need to hear," said Harry. "It
wou't be good news, Ned."
Ntxl shook his head, and sadly and slowly
tlie tuen went towards tlie house. They
found the dancing at its height, and that
thi* was the homecoming ot the tarmer'a
bride—a pretty young woman, with rosy
cheekx and -parkluig eye*, of yvln.su the
stalwart bridegroom seemed very fond and
proud.
"Sit down, stranger*," said an old man
near the door. " You've eoiue at a merry
time, ami don't get much attention. My
sou is just the happiest fellow out, 1 be
lieve; got no eyes for uobodv but that gal.
You see. they've been waitin quite a spell,
and he had no luck, none at all, aud it
seemed he'd got to give it up. but six
uiontb back bo had a.*trv*ak. Wonderful !
—explained it, but I don't retnemlsw, so
he semis for her and me fr\>n Connect tout.
She'* an orphan gal, ami as soon a* her
school term was over—she wa* teaching,
n know—she come. This is their warm
ing, and them's the neighbors. They all
like Ike. Ike's a good fellow -a real good
fellow, though I sav it. Take a nip,
stranger; don't be airatd of the jug. 111
till it again. Why. what ails your dog 1"
The dog left outside was howling rather
fearful I v.
" Wants to come in, perhaps," said N'cd ;
•'but it mightn't be agreeable to the
allies.' 1
'• Bring him in," said the old man; but
the dog world not come.
He stood beside a patch of gram in the
garden howling woftilly; and scratching
and tearing with all his might. Leave the
sunt he would not, and the frieuds, when
they saw hiin, and remembered the horns
in the stable, felt the blood curdle in their
veins.
'* Whose horse is that with a white star
on the forehead and a scar on his fore leg—
a handsome brown horse, with wonderful
eyes 7" whispered Harry to the old man.
"That's my son's horse," said the old
man.
u Where did he buy it P asked the
other.
'•Don't know," sail the old man. laugh
ing childishly. •' Cotne to him with the
rest of his good luck, six mouths ago."
Again the dog outside began to howl.
Again the friends felt cold chills creep over
tbem.
" Where are we to sleep P asked Edward
of the old mau. "We don't want supper
—we need rest."
"I'll show you," said the old man.
44 The bouse wil'l be full to-night, but you'll
not mind roughing it."
And he led the way to an upper room,
where a rude bed was already spread.
*' Just lie down here, strangers," he said.
•' There's a blanket, if you arc cold, and
there's a candle. Good-night."
And Le left them. But not to sleep.
The two men had sought solitude, that
they might commune. Yet now they could
only say. " What does this mean P They
hail saul ii as many ways a damn times,
when Harry, by accident! lifted his eyes to
a peg in the rough wall. On it huug some
thing which riveted his grute with horror.
Yet it was an object quite common and
innocent in itself—only a pair of brown
saddle hag*, rather new in appearance, and
with the letters '*o. C."on the side.
44 Look!" be cried ; " look, Edward!"
The other, in turn, stood mute for a time,
then gave, a spring towards the peg. tore
the bags down and opened them. Within
they found garments they knew their
friend had worn, an empty belt, and the
daguerrotype of a young girl o( whom they
bad knowu him to be very fond.
'• His bom- in the stable, his saddle-bags
and belt here, the dog howling on the turf
without—what does it all mean V cried
Harry, again.
And Net answered, '• We shall soou
see," and strode into the gieat room where
the dancing w\s going on. and up to the
bridegroom, standing at the head of a Vir
ginia reel, and with liis bride's hand in his
own.
"Stop a bif ? '' cried Ned, furiously. 44 We
have a question to ask. Whose hore is
that in the stable—the brown one, with a
star on the forehead P
" Mine,' 4 said tLe farmer, turning deadly
white.
" And the saddle-fwgs up stairs marked
C. C. P The fanner turned jwler.
• 4 Gentlemen," be said, 41 wait until morn
ing, and I will expiaiu everything."
" We choose to Irani the truth for our
selves," said the young man fiercely.
"Y on bad a mysterious streak of luck
six months ago, I understand from the old
man there," said Harry Bray.
44 Not very mysterious," said the farmer.
" I went to the diggings, ami fell in with a
nugget. As for the horse. I found him and
the saddle-bags too. If you know to whom
they belong, he's welcome to them."
"They belong to the man you murdered
for his money, and buried ; n the ground
yonder, where the dog stands howling,"
cried Harry Bray. 4 ' Wc arc going to dig
there, and heaven help any man who
hinders us !"
"Dig where you choose," sid tie far
mer. "I tin too well known here to be
afraid f two madmen. I murdered a
man— I! There, I'm a fool to care for
such word*! Dig. confound you! Many
a horse strays iu the woods; many a man
has found one as well as I. t'oroe, neigh
bors, set the fiddles going, and let these
madmen dig."
And the spades sank into the turf and
the terrified guest* gathered around, and
the bride clurg to her husband's arm, and
the music was dumb, and the dog's long,
melancholy wail fillea the air, and at last,
just aa the rising moon flung her yellow
beams upon the newly-dug earth, Ned
Warren cried in an awful voice, ''He is
here!" And the two friends lifted from
the grave that which bad !>cen a man. with
long, death-grown black hair falling down
over his shoulder*.
He had been shot in the head and
through the heart, and there was no doubt
in either mind that it was the body of
their lost friend. The farmer seemed pet
rified with horror; the bride fell into a
death like swoon; the guests fell away
from their host and looked askance. The
old father tore his hair and pleaded for
mercy. But there was no mercy in any
heart there. The avengers were all pow
erful. The great room, adorned for festi
val and mirth, was turned into a court
room. The women were thrust from it;
the men remained. On the raised stand
where the fiddler had been seated, Harry-
Bray now took bis seat in tlie character of
Judge Lynch. The jury was named, the
mock trial hurried on, and the accused
called upon to answer. He pleaded not
guilty. He denied any knowledge of the
fact that a grave lay so near his home. He
persisted in the repetition of the statement
that he had found the horse and saddle
bags, but he admitted that there bad been
money in the latter.
He stood before them looking very un
like a murderer, calling on them for jus
tice—calling on God to witneaa the truth
of his words ; speaking of his youug wife
and his old father; bidding his neigbbcrs
remember that he had never done them
any wrong.
CENTRE HALL REPORTER
Hut Judge Lynch had an marry, no
eompaiision, no belief in the patilnhiy id
false aou-atlon , and tlii* Judge Lynch
ua* an avenger of blood. The end ua*
what the end of ueh a trial generally it;
the sentence, the an (hi nne ol death j and
in ka than thtee hour* from the moment
on which they tint saw the bridegroom
happy and bhihe, standing with hi* bride
at the head of the guv country dance, hi*
IHMI\ dangled, a horrilde sight to look up
on, front the branch of the tree that shad
ow ed hat all believed to be hi. victim'*
grave!
When all wa* over they found the old
father dead iu hi* chair lieside the fire
place. ami found among the women a hope
lea gibbering maniac, whm they would
hardly have known for tlie roy-checked
young Whia
They were revenged. hut at w hat cost'
The two men returned to their home*, *ad
dened ami altered, yet not remorseful, for
they had hut revenged their comrade; and
this, to them, seemed eotnuiou justice,
i Th: legal code of border life had been ad
hered to ; but for tlr last look at the mad
bride they could *cam-|v hate rqrogntxed
bow awful all this had \-en. They live*l
on together, still speaking often of |*Kr
Charier, and fancying that in some other
world In- might eye# know how will they
had revenged themselves upon hi* murder
er.
Ami *o five years passed. And one day
the two went
kept by an old Frenchman iu the City ol
San Francisco, and beitif! tu k>vv spirit*,
out of luck, ami with lea.fc*r |*ir*e-, were
sitting disconsolately over their meal,
when a hand came dowu on each shoulder,
and a voice cried;
'-Found at la*t! I've MUrlxvl the city
for you. Ilea Tea hies* Vo, dear boys !"
It was Charles Cheater, handsome ami
cheertul, and w ell-t.sdo-I.Vikuig- .Charles
Cheater, whose murderer they believed
themselves to have Irrched vears tiefore.
And this was the story he tld them,
wondering at their |>al!id look* and awe
struck sih-B>* the while.
The money he had with turn twing in
gold, ami heavy for hi* belt, he placed it
iu his saddle-bags, ami had completed
mauv utiles of hi* journey, when, near a
new but apparently doner led dwelling, he
saw a man lying, greauiug terribly. Dis
mounting, he assisted him, aud foutnl that
he was a traveler who had been set njion
by rufiiam and robla-.l and wounded. He
had crawled to this house for assistance,
hut found it empty, and uow lav dy iug in
the road. Charlc* Cheater had douc hi*
best for the poor fellow, but withrait avail,
lie died in his arms just a* the sun went
down; am), bv ita fading light, he had dug
a grave on the turf before the empty homu-.
and there buried him. There was no one
within sight, and hi* fear* of attack upon
himself warned him to hurry on; but when
the last sad rite* were over, ami he turned
to remount his horse, it was gone. The
aniuiai had escaped in tlie wood-, ami with
night coming n. all search seemed hope
less. The money iu the saddle-hags ren
dered the I CMS a maddening one. He
threaded bis way through the underbrush,
calling hi* steed by name, until total dark
ums hid all objects ; and, at lat, striking
hi* head violently against a tree, he foil to
the gruuud insensible. When he came to
he found himself lying in a wagon, to
which he had been conveyed by a kindly
German, who could speak no English. In
tailing, he had br ken his arm, and was
very weak and ill. Before he wa* able to
communicate his stnrv to any one, all hope
of recovering either horse or money ha I
deserted him. lie wa* in despair. He
could not assist his parents, to return to
his friend* would be to throw himself upon
their bounty. This he would not do ; ami
his struggle* bad been great at first, but
they were over now. He had done w ell
by tiie "old folk*," 1 and he had rot unit-i to
pay his debts and resume his friendship
with his old friends.
He was with them ;he lived. The far
mer had doubtless told the truth. He did
n>t even know why the turf had grown *o
green in the little yard, and be had found
the bom- at large in the wood*, and knew
nothing of the rider; hut the thing had
been done, and could not be undone -the
dead brought to lift?, or the maniac'* mind
restored, or the blood washed from the
murderer* hands.
tit c>ure they told their story, and of
cour-e they believed their friendship a*
wnn as ever; but it was not so. They
never met eaeh other again as of yon-.
The two could not forget the man they
had lynched to aveuge their friend, and
doubted the ptopriety of hi* returning
alive and merry to trouble their conscien
ce*, which were quiet enough as long as he
seemed dead. As for Charles Chester, he
cleared the murdered man'* memory
among hi* neighbors, and saw the wild
eyed, white faced woman, who only shook
her head and moaned and muttered when
he spoke to her; and then be. too, wa
content to say good-bye to those who lunl
done the deed —albeit for hi* sake.
So the three parted, each going hi* own
way; for thus it seemed easier to forget
the deed done by Judge Lynch and his
court on the day of the bride's coming
home.
THF. FAT OF THE LAXJJ.—It is stated
that n hungry man who sits down Ix-fore
a pound of lieefstcak, tender, juicy, an
inch thick, and eats it, will find npon
analysis that fib per cent, of this steak
is water ; that 18 per cent, will go to give
him an nldermanic fleshiness ; that 14
jwr cent, is assigned to worm him, and
make him feel comfortable on a cold day.
Of the flesh-forming ingredients, ac
cording to Dr. l'layfair, every one, on
an average, requires I*2 pouuds annually
to keep up a proper bodily condition.
If it is not obtained from steaks, then
it must be secured lrom something else.
Cheese is a great flesh former (JWi I*T
cent.), aud taken with beer, speedily
conceal* all trace* of unsightly bonca
Two ounces of flesh-formers per diem
will keep a man alive if he is not forced
to lnltor, bnt hard labor require* six. or
the lxxly will run short of starch and
sugar, and get Ix-hindhand in health and
Htreugtb. lu 1(N) part* of wheat there
are 10 islands of flesh, but there is near
ly double the amount iu the same quan
tity of oatmeal.
HOUSES IN NEW YOKE. A lute paper
MOVH : The spring weather has caused
an active movement in the horse market.
Fine horses are eagerly bought np, and
prices paid seem to l>e larger than ever.
Three-minnte roadsters of good apjioar
unce, young and sound, bring from BHOB
81,000 ; two-fifty ones, from #1,600 to
82,50t, and below that, down to two
thirty, all the way from 83,000 to 812,-
odU, providing they have youth and
promise.. Carriage teams bring from
81,000 to #2,600; coupe horses, from
#7OO to 81,500. The colors preferred
for carriage and coupe horses are bay
and brown. Home have a fancy for n
cross-match team—a grey and boy, a
black and Imyor a grey and black. The
real nobby Park rig is a landulet or eoupe
drawn by a fine brown sixteen-hand
horse, with silver mounted harness.
A ISINOITLAII CASE.— An old man adver
tises in u pnper in Keene, New Hamp
shire, for "a man that is able and willing
by honest labor to earn one-third the
cost of hiring him, and not pickled with
rum or baconed with tobacco-smoke ;
also n woman capable of taking care of a
fanner's kitchen and buttery, and ueitlier
too proud nor too lazy to do it, and who
does not carrv n ' chignon' big enough
to hang herself in trying to get through
a common doorway. A liberal price will
be paid for these rare relics of antiquity.
Call on or address, kc."
CENTRE IIALL. CENTRE CO.. PA.. FRIDAY, MAY 12. 1871.
Population in Eiirtqie and the State*.
The I*ri'hiilettt, during the Ui.*t s***ii>n
of emigre**, in compliiuico with a reso
lution of the Senate, transmitted In that
taslv the rejMirt of Huiutiel B. Hiiggles,
delegate froln the t'mriil State* pi the
illteruatlolllll t'xllgresn ul the Hague, IU
the VMUi tsi'il. It concludes U* follow* 1
Tlie pri'latnitioll of thi* luirt of Hie re
port ha* IHWU uuavoiilubly delayed by
the n*vs*ity of oldaiuiug uumeroiu *tu
tiatir* of the jvopulatinii of the variou*
luvthm* of Europe, not only ut ditlereut
Cutisl*, lint frequently with iHiumlnrie*
rgejv eUangtal, rendering the popula
tiou tables of but little value. It wu*
alio nrcmeigry to await tlie completion of
the remit Comma ot 1870, to show it*
tnrogre** in eoiuparistiu with that of the
Stat,-* in Enroivp a* a whole nud also
siqsvratelv ; mid especially those who are
to contribute, iu any conahbwabla de
gree, to the emigration iuto the I'Ulted
Stole*.
Ilessi viug the full I'Xhihition of these
interesting particular* for a detaihsl re
j>rt, it may now l>e *tat.-d in general
that the rate of increase of the pvipula
tion of Kuro|>e during the century from
1770 to 1870 ha* varied but little frilu
one percent, vreirlv or ten jver cent cam
|M>nnd<*l at the end of every decade, hav
ing lieen largest in some of tlie earlier
portiou* of the |>eriod, and diminishing
with the last three or four decode* to
the present time, when it is but little
more than six-tenth* of one ucr rent,
yearly, eoiu[Mmnded at the end of each
decade. Its population in 1870 did uot
exceed 220,000,000. lit view of the di
minishing ft cuudity in marriage* .shown
by the hitter) 4.4 iu the I'nited Kiiigvhun.
and tuily B.S iu France for each marriage,
and tin constantly increasing laxity and
oluiugiug tuaiim-rs of the civilized world,
tlie rate of increase of its population
may very possibly eoitriuiie to diuiiuish,
so that it would lie hardly safe to as
sume, even for the I'nited State*, a
greater ratio fur the remainder of tlie
present century, from 1H?0 to HMO, thau
two mid a lialf IHT reut. yearly, aud of
Euro|a six-tenth- of one per rent year
ly, both to IH< com JK>u I nl. d at the end of
each decade. It should, howevi-r, Iv
borne iu mind that a largely increased
aud i-outinuou* flow of Eunqu aii or of
A- iatio emigration into the I'nitod Stat**
tuav increase it*]Mipulatiou tliree or three
and a half j-r rent |>er annum, or even
a higher figure.
At the moderate rate* above *|>eeifiNl,
compounded every ri-n yr-ars, Uie popo
lation of Etut>|>e, amouuriug in 18,0 to
Uie aggregate of iys,UtO,WW,it six-tenth*
of one ]er rent, yearly, will lie incriti*ed
in th# year 1000 to A*4,1H7,t80 ; that of
the United State*, no* HX,.V4,70, e*ti
unit,si at two and a half per rent, to
75.302.400 ; estimated at three peroaut.,
84.705.04 H.
Adopting the lowest of th*- preceding
ivttimato* for its populati-m in llWti, be
ing in round numlK-rs 75,0011,000, and
reducing the rate of increase for the
next fifty years to one JHT rent JA-r au
mmi. coui|Mtuudiug at the cud of each
deenfo, and the rate of iiuTcase iu En
rope to one-half of one jwr rent ycarly;
tsiniilariy compounded, their conijwra
tive populations in 1950, would stand iu
round numbers as folio*** : F.nrojH-.
453.00U.tHkk United State*. 1'J0.500,000 ;
total. 573..VM,Ut*k If the rate in the
Unitrel State* should be, as some sup
pose. as high a* two JUT rent, yearly,
dec- uiallv HHnjaHindi*i. the ]Mq>ulatioii
iu 1350 would Iw 170,000,000.
It should In- nuderetood that by tin*
term ''United States" is nimnt only
that portion of America now j**M-d
l>r the National Union. It slionld also
lie borne in mind that while the aggr< •
gate population of Kurojio olid the Uni
ted State* iuy uuiount to or exceed .* 7M. •
500.000. the proportionate amount* of
each may largely van- with the varying
volume of immigration. Chi the one
hand, while it in poamble that tlie aggre
gate it.-K-lf mar I*' largely increased. •*-
jsviollv if reliance ran l>e placed on snti
giiine estimate* heretofore nuale ill oftl
cial document*; while, on the other
hand, it may be seriously diminished by
war. ueatileuce, or other unforeseen ci
lumitn-s.
In resjiect, however, to any powohle
danger of general famine, it may Nafcly
lie avail tied that with the cereal capaci
ties of the United Htnte*,jiow demon*
stinted liy experience, ita 75,000,000 in
habitant- in I'.HW will lie fully ahle to
supply cereal food snlWeient not nnlv for
themselves, but for at least *200,000,000
of the population of Europe.
Made* of Courtship.
Taking it for granted that the declara
tion of the sentiment of love i* ■ privi
lege of men, founded on natnre and
sanctioned by custom, the various modea
of making their declaration nnd of nr
opting or refusing it by the women,
were we able to give a jierfect account of
it, won Id make one of the most enter
taining and curious parts of human his
tory, and equally furnish matter of spec
ulation for the intelligent lady and the
philosopher. It is takeu o a general
rule, thut the declaration of love is the
jieeuliar privilege of the men ; but. as
all general rules are liable to exception,
there are aLso exceptions to this. An
Ismclitish widow had, by law. the power
of claiming in marriage the brother
of her deeeasiHl husluuid ; in which ease
the privilege of the mule was transferred
to the female, tliat of the female was
likewise transferred to the male ; he had
the power of refusing : the refusal, how
ever. was attended with some very tnor
tifviug circumstancea ; the woman he
hnil thus slighted waa to come unto him
in the presence of the elders of the city,
and to loose the shoe from his foot and
spit in liis face.
To man, by nature Isihl and intrepid,
and posscssis! with unlimited jsiwer of
asking, a refusal was of but little con
sequence ; but to women, more timid
niul modest, and whose power of asking
was limited to the brethren of her de
ceased husband, it was not only an af
front, bnt a real injury, as every one
would therefore despise the woman, so
that she wonld have hut little eliauce of
a future huslmnd : hence, |ierha|is, it
was thought necessary to tlx some pub
lie stigma on fhe person who was so uu
gnllnnt as not to comply with the ad
dresses of a woman.
A custom aomewhot Hiniilar to this re
mains at present among some of the In
dian tribes, particnlarly the Huron* and
Iroquois. When the wife dies, the lius
bnml is to marry the sister, or in her
stead, the woman whom the family of
the deceased wife may choose for liim.
A widow is also obliged to marry one of
the brothers of the deceased Irasrmnd.
FAITIIKI'L. —The Lafayette Joiutml
says that a faithful old wife who from
morning till night stands upon the
public square and receives the money
earned by her aged and faithful husband,
the scisaor-grinder, declares she don't
believe in woman's right* or street
flirtations, but that her presence is ne
cessary that she may lie positive the old
gentleman get* only bis share of the
beer.
COLOB. —A woman with a child en
tered a photograph gallery the other day,
ami previous to placing it for a picture
the woman subjected the young one to a
vigorous spanking. The urtim interfered,
when he was informed by the woman
that she was only trying to" get up a fine
color in the child's face in order that, it
might be represented in the picture with
blooming cheeks.
A Schoul-Mhlp for Boy*.
Among (In* institutions established fur
the correction of vice in New York city,
U\\ perhaps urn productive of uiort* im
mediate tangible good Ihuii tin acliool
•htp .l/<-rvcv, where young criuiiuid* arc
sent for reformation. The ship i* under
' tin* charge of the ('nuiuiitaiintierw of
Charities ami Correction*. At present
there art* 357 boy* ou luard lh* school
ship. Their ago* Usually range lioiu
fourteen to twcuty year*. lint tlwre are
some not more than ten yearn old. Tin*
majority of these art* young lud, alio
have la-en eonviet**tl of petty offence*
and went away until tlicy eoine of age, in
the lioja* that they may reform. They
are generally drawn from tin* atreet hoy*
who, beiug left at all curly age without
parent a, or, still worse, being cursed
with brutal parents, earned a pit-carious
living. IH-olothed. ill-fed, ofteu without
a roof to abetter their heads at night, it
1 ia not to lie wondered that thry frequent
ly yield to the solicitation* of thoae older
in crime. They are often detected iu
the tir*t offence, and, aa there ia m'thing
naln-ally corrupt in them, bays uf tin*
class, when removed froui evil aaaueia
tious, are easily ivelaiunsl, au*l frequently
iu afu-r life liecuun* worthy citizen*.
< Mhers tin-re are who luive for a loug
tune auis-eanfidly opcrat-d as thieves or
pickjsK'keta until their moral bciim- ia
eutin-ly perverted, and they constitute,
in act and intent, a portion of the cruai
ual class*-*.
For theae, rigid diaeipline and strict
supervision are requisite, and in soutc
instance* it happens that after year* of
hypocritical good con*lucl tliey re*uui
their evil waya. Another class of boy*
to IK- found on the school-lnp i* corn
posed of refractory aona of woll-bedo
intrants who have aent them there in
order that they may receive diaeipline in
tiiat aevere school and n-turu home im
proved.
Corporal punishment ia entirely pre
hi luted, ami iu lieu thereof a regular
scale of fieiiulUca has iM-eu established
for the various peccadillos which Mich
IMIVS are likely to commit, such aa viola
tion of rule*, disobedience of orders,
imperkueun to officers. The severest
punishment is solitary cmttnement ou
bread and water for three day a, and other
puuiahmciiU are extra time ou watch,
standing still fur a certain time, and
carrying a capstan liar. Then* art*, las.
■idea, some js*>r but honest lads who
come tliere to learn a useful profession.
Tlie officer* jn charge of the ship, with
the vs<s-}Ki<>u of tlie Surgeon and In
structor, have all seen service in the
I l ulled States Navy, Mid are thorougll
seamen. The diMiphue on board ia like
that of a man-of-war, but ut necessarily
more rigid, an uceowt of Uie character
of the majority of the bora. The chief
influence nm-d to liring alniut a reforma
tion are good example, sound practical
advice. ami moral touuuon. Cmlcr this
.system offence* are very rare. ISlfcnug
ia almost unknowm. chiefly btavtuwi* no
U-Uiptatiou is placed in the way uf the
bnls, and fighting is very rare, notwith
standing the grant diversify inelianu-Ur,
• color, nationality, and religion which ia
to be found among the" boys It lias
leeu fouml, however, almost ftnjKMutililc
to eradicate the habit of profanity whn-h
has UHVIDIO, as it were, a part of their
nature froiu their earliest year*. The
u*e of liquor and tobacco is rigidly for
bidden, and indeed no liquor tske|4 fora
or aft on the ship, except a little for
medicinal purpose*.
The lioys are *livid*d into two watches,
and one-half of them are oblige*! to at
tend school, while the other half art
engaged in nautical exercises. They are
regularly instructed in all the branches
of a sound English education a* well as
iu seamanship and navigation, so that
when they leave the ship thev are entitled
to rauk as able seamen. XLuiv of them
lueome fully competent to tak*> command
lof a vessel. Most of the IKIJI, when
their time is up, from inclination adopt.
u seafaring life, and generally turn onf
well. While ou Ixiird the boys are
taught to observe Sunday as a religious
holidny. and, as the institution ia purely
nndetiominntional. free access to the slup
when iu (tort is gran Us I to the FroUwtant
and Catholic t'liaplain* of tie- lV>p ut
ment at all times, ami ou .Sumlar to such
clergymen as tbey may designate.
The Jfirrwry has Just returned from
an extended cruise : She left on the 'JOth
■ of December last, and encountered pret
!tv stiff weather off the cnaflt. Her course
was tlieu directed Eastward, and (taasiug
within sight of the Axon- Islands she
touched at Madeira, sbirr the lads were
allowed a few days liberty to go on shore
and examine the curiosities of that beau
tiful island. From Madeira she sailed
for the ]>estilentinl shores of Sierra Leone,
on the western ewst of Africa, which was
jnst uninhabitable at that time, owiug hi
. the coldueaa of the weather. From Af
rica the school-ship sailed to the West
Indies, touching at Barbadoes and St.
Thomas, and theucc homewards. Great
courtesy was shown tlietn by the author
ities at all places where they landed, ami
the boys attracted universal attention
and praise by their uniform good bs
lntvior.
AScntniOoCßT.—A Syracuse, N. Y.,
paiK-r gives a singular arena in Court as
followsAn examination was had in
! the esio of Hugh Blessing, wLo stablied
James McGoldrick. Julia, the daughter
lof Blessing, testified that MeGoidriek
had ruined her, and when she asked him
to redeem his promise of marriage, lie
said, "Go jMiison vourself." The father
was then asked if lie deuied *tabbiug the
boniplauiunt, and replied: "Deny stab-1
siug him! no, sir; I done it, and in
tended to kill him 1" Here the man was
i eeized with hysterics nnd shouted, " Oh
God ! Kill me here, judge, where I stand.
What have I to live for : My peace is
' gone. The coward has mined my ilauglt
• ter, and I am eraxy 1" Then his wife
i passed into fits, and both were removed
j from the court-mom. The complainant
produced James Burns, and while he was
giving his evidence the girl clasped her
hands, and said, " Oh, judge, that is not
true. Oh, father, help me !" and, clasp
ing her armsalKint the neck of her weep
ing parent, she fainted and was carried
: out of court. The judge then said, " I
\ have examined this case at leugth foi j
; the purpose of learning if the father had
I lieen justified in avenging the wrong
alleged to have lieen committed by the
] complainant." He had heard the evi
dence. and while his sympathy was with
i the prisoner at the bur, the law eoin
-1 isdled him to place Mr. Blessing under
1 8500 bail to auawer. The bail was im
i mediately offered and accepted— the trial
to come off lmfore the Court of General
! Sessions.
IT adds a new horror to mil way acci
dent* to know that there are four lions
and one elephant on tlie unfortunate
train. There was a collision on the
Toledo and Wabash ltoud last week,
which must have l>een thrilling. The
wind was roaring, the lighting was flash
ing, the Four Kings of Beasts were very
vocal in their overturned cages, the em
ployes were excited, and nobody showed
any presence of mind except the elephant,
who is ignonoiniously described as re
maining "docile as a frightened calf."
No harm, however, wa* done by the
lions, for their dens wore nnsmashed.
EASTERN paper* say that very few
bout are eaugnt in the small streams
this season, and they attribute the
scarcity to the drouth in 1870, which
dried up the brooks and killed the Ash,
The Mail- milliter if Part*.
Ambassador*' wives and court ladie*
usetl to go to lake tea with the fellow,
and dispute the honor of lilliug his cup
or (Mittiug sugar into it. 1 ouoe went
into bis shop—a sort of drawing-room
liung round with dresses ; I found him
I lolling on a chair, his leg* crowed be
; fore the tire. Arouud hiiu were a bevy
of women, som** pretty, souie ugly,
listening to hi* observation* with the
rapt attention of the diociph * of a sage,
lb- called tln-m np befhrte htm like school
girls, uud after inspecting them, praised
ir hiaitued their dreawe*. < Hie, a pretty
young girl, found favor in hi* eye*, and
iic tohl her that he must dream and
; meditate several days over lu-r, in order j
to Haul the inspiration u> make a gown
worthy of her. " Why do you wear
theae ugly glovisi ?" he said to another;
" never let iue see vou in glove* of that
color again." Hfu- was a very grand
lady, but she slipjied off her glove*, and I
out them in her pocket with a guilty
ns'k. When then- was going to )w a
lull at isiurt, lodic* used to go down ou
their knees to him to make them lieati
tiful. Fur fane tun<- he declined to
dn-ss uiiv longer the wife of a great Im
penal iligtutary who had not btwii
. sufficiently humble toward hiiu ; she
eauie to hiiu in tear*, lsit be w*>
i obdurate, and he only consented at last
Ito make a gown for her ou condition j
that she should put it on for the first
time in Uia shop. The Empra**, who
•h-ait with hitu, sent to tell liim that if j
he diti not aluitc his prices she would :
1.-ave him. " You cannot," he replied,'
an I iu fact she could not, for *he stood >
by him to tlie last. A morning deem by
this artist, worth in reality alsmt £4,
cost CMI; an evening dree*, tawdry with
fluuticra, riblKm*. and laul luce, could
not t-e made uuder £7O. There are
about iMrty lio|i* uu Pari* where, a* at
this man-uilhner's the gissls are not
U-tter tbati elaewbare, kiut where they
coat rlxm* teu time* their value. They
are patro lined by fools with more money
than wits, and chiefly by foreign fools.
The proprietor of one of these c*taldish- <
meuts was complaining to me the other
day of what he was losing by the siege ;,
I told him that I nvnipatliucd with him
alioat as much as t should with a litwk
brigand, bewailing a lulling off of
wealthy strangers in the district where
he was' iu the habit of carrying on Ins
cuiunterriai ojieration.
The (irvat latndoa Fire.
The grant fire iu Loudon iu "till
furnishes food for niaganne article*.
An article in Ik-lgravia thu* speaks of j
it; —On the Tuesday, about 8 o'clock,
Tas well, an eye witntwa, dctsriVsw see
ing the fire break out on the hip of Kt.
Paul's, the scaffolding first catching. It
had become a place of refuge and a More
house for *ll the burnt-out people iu the
nt iglilwirlMssL Its isolation and iiu
uieuse thickueaa of the walls had made ,
the citizens regard it as absolutely *c-;
cure, and the l*xik *eller* of the ad- i
"joining Mrwate had fllWl the CSmreh of
St Faith'* ( tin- cryid of St. Paul's )11
with vast shirwi of lxok*. by 9 o'clock,
nays TasweU, "it blazed *' conspicnou
aa to enable me to read very dearly u
lCuio editiou of Terence which f carried
in my pocket." Tlie t'jthediwl stood ■
like a martyr at the stake; tlie stones I
bund and flew like hand-grenades The j I
melu-d lead from six 10-JV* of roof ran '
down the street* in glittering streams. I
The very pavement grew so hot that ]
neither home* nor man could apuroaefa
witli engine*. The monuments columns, i
(risna, capitals split or r*lciuel. Tli
vaulhxl roof falling in broke into St I
Faith's, and the book* caught fire, "
smouldering for a whole week, the ashes
blowing aa far as Eton. The la-autiful 1
portico was destroyed, notliing remain- I
mg eutiie but the inscription on the •
architrave, of which not one letter wa* I
defWxsL l>ne tomb, that of a Bishop 1
stood uninjured, and the leod over the '
cast end of the altar was untouched. !
Soon after sunrise Taxw. 11. tla-n a West- 1
mioater boy, visited the ruins, and sovs I
"And now* let anv person jmlge of the I
extreme emotion 1 wa* in when 1 per- '
ocived the metal Is longing to the Wlls I
melting, the rniuous condition of the i
walls, with lieajis of atone* of a large '
eircumferene' tumbling down with a,
great nowe aimut my b-et, ready to <
crush me to death. I pre) girt si myself |
for retiring bock again, having first |
loaded mv lioeketa with several nieces of
IH-11-inetuL Near the east end of the
church he saw tlie eliamsl Is sly of in :
old woman, and presently he met burn- 1
ing engine* limned from the irre*istilli
flames. In this flre were destrorixl fhe
monnmenta of Bacon'* father. Sir Philip '
Sidney Vaudyok and Sir Christopher Hat-;
ton ; that of' Donne, the pra-t, wa )re- <
served, though iu * mntilabsl state.
A Chinese Outrage.
If niiything were wanting after the 1
Tien tsin massacre of last June to con-: j
vince Americans, Englishmen ami other ,
Wcdivn nations of the thorough hostil
ity to all foreigner* it <*an la- found iti l J
the treatment of the English steamer •
just ont from England, which was wrack
ed on a piut of Orksu Island ou the
j 13th nit The Don, having touched at
Hong Koug on her wav out, soiled from
there fur Htuuighac on the 11th of Febru- ]
srv. She ran aground on a ivint of Ock*n i
Island the night of the 13Ui, the weather 1
leing foggy. , . ( 1
The Chinese soon came around in , i
swann*. and commenced stoning the i
posw-ngers and erew of tlie Don from j i
the high jmiuts and crags ovcrhK'king • i
tin- deck. Being unanuwl and fearing 1 1
that their retreat might l>e cut off and |
theui.M-lvvs overpowered by nund<er*. |
thev took to the lioats and quietly slip- j i
pe l away under oover of the fog and i
ihirkncss. They headed for the nroraat t
' const, not far from Amos, ami got along |
very well till davliplit next morning. I
when the four Imnt* ill which thev wen- J i
i embarked were *iimnmdcd by fishing ,
' junk*, which rail tlietu down, separated 11
tliera, then stavtul in the sidoa of the ,
iNiats, phutdmwd tliem and the pwwen- ~
ger* of everything, money, watches, pro- ]
visions, and even as much of their clothes
a* they could strip off.
The* wrecked and unfortunate sufferer* ,
were then set u*hore to shift for theui- |
aelvi-a. They attempted to make their (
wnv to Amor, but not knowing the way |
and finding no one willing to show them, j
having nothing to eat and no money to 1 ,
buy any, meeting only with violence and !
harsh treatment for three ilnya, they ! (
were finally on the point of perishing j,
with cold and hunger, when they fortu- i
natelv met oue friendly Chinaman, who ,
I fed tlieiu and had them guided to Anioy ,
at the rate of two dollars apiece.
OYSTERS AND THK COAX, TRADE. —One
cause of the privtent decline iu the oys
ter market of Philadelphia, savs a local
paper, is the strike in the coal regions.
The connection between a strike in the
coal regions and the oyster trade in Phil
adelphia mav not lie very apparent, but
it ia very real for all that. The coal le
gions are one of the best markets for
oysters when business is brisk and money
plenty. But since the strike money is
not plenty, and the shipment of oysters
to tliat point ha* stopped. So it i*. that
whatever interfere* with one business
enterprise has a more or lets disastrous
effect upon all other*.
ONLY one-fifth of the population of the
city of Naples can read and write.
The VirUfM leader.
Fairly laat niter, jmrUra living aeve
ral tidies from Windsor discovered in the
woods, huddled up against a log iu a
vuiu effort to get warn, a curium* kiuil
of titan or Is-aat, one can auanvly t**U j
which. The '• it" is fi arfnlly defuruted.
his hands covered with long, ouama hair,,
face grown full of rank wbiakura, e/aa,
looking like that of a wolf, ami his plus-,
cut c.ijdora treat loin more like u dog
than a poor iinfortnnst*- luuatic. After !
bring in Windsor a fi*w days, the " uma
wolf," as lie wa* named, vraa Ivremght to
IMruit, ami ia at prrarut on Midnmli!
avenue. It is the general ojstuoli that
tlie strange Iswug ia nit escaped lunatic
feun tin* asylntu at Mahlen, who diaap
peared aouw tun- last fall, hut this ia an
error. Tim fugitive wo* a toll, <iU-og !
man. standing very stiff ami erect,whwr
as this apecimeu is liadly deformed, and .
would not have lieen eapoiile l nsalfing
the stout resistant* aad rapid flight made
by the lunatic in uuoatitm. Hut bow j
the U-ing came in uie vicinity oi Wind
sor uo one is aids to L:ll, ur at least has
not informed the {Mtblkv A man named
Heth Marmot*, from Ssrnfav, was at the
Central Ktatiou yasterdsv, ami after tiay
mg a visit tuilur Wpmg place of the
*trunge creature, returued and repoitsd
that he knew its history. Home three
ysors since a man named Hoasootumon,
iiving al*out twelve miles from Heruto, i
received in charge from his brother at
Montreal a lunatie. suppoaed by out
sidere to lie some relative of the family,
although Itoasiximmou was not eoiamw
nieativc of fact*. The lunatie was at first i
confined in a chamber of the bonne, hut
he aUrected mi much attonUon from |*aa
nere by, and so djaturi-d the iumatia of
the IK'XMC. that s small HOUSE was soon
built for his special accomodation. Very
few lMi.ide ever saw the unfortunate, but
huuureiis of fanner* |*aiug by Inanl
lum scream and beat tbs wall of his
nnaou. At length one uigbt he made
'tis escape, and Koacommoti was c.m
itelled to ask the aaoistaaee of his neigh
lHira to aeeure him. They found him is
a swanap earing bark and roofs. hut
, he exhibited the utmost ferocity w he.u
an attempt was unsle to cajiture him,
finally leaving the awwun when a couple
of dngs were sent after hrtn, and one of
*ea on his face was received while tha
men were binding hint- Mr. Narmore
was one of the pursuer*, and he is quite
{■ositive that this "man-Wolf" is the
identical lunatic, wa be did finally make
good bis escape and no one was able to
limit him down. It ia asserted, and has
lieen reported to the superintendent of
police, that the " owners " of this atran
gcr ihx not trial lum as they should. He
i* kept clitn*d a good shore of the time,
ami rraigh hoyw of the neigtdxirhood are
allowed to tease and vex him. If there
i# good nwu for la-lieviug that h<- has
.wraped from *nr lunatic asylum there ;
oiiitlit to be an investigation made by
poiioe or some proper official. Without'
<lonbt he ia or* lT ** well a* fierce and ■
ravenou*, and it would oulr be hatnxw
and decent lor him to be t*Lu from hi*
im-arnt owner* and sent to the county 1
house or the insane astlnm
larder kj Indians.
The Han la Fe P# ay* Mr. t agroee,
ol the tin a of J. T. lieuuett k Co.. has
left hen lor the Weat to look after the 1
last two coach'-*, as they lure not ar
rived. It is rvjtortad that they have Imth,
Ixen captured mr the Indiana! and all <m
lmard killed, livery account frran the
Wiat say* tle Indian* are getting WOCM
and ttoth on and fl the road.
They have ttceu killing whites auaui uear '
Silver City and a party of aoldirr* and
about 50 riun iib are now oat in pursuit,
flu Indian* run off all of Mr. Stead s 1
and some other cattle about a mile from
tow n. Nothing has been beard of them
since. These event* are coming to •
focus in tliia part of the country, fur the
Indians more ffi-U riuined than ever'
to annihilate the white# of Southern New
Mexico and Arixuna, and unless autnc'
assistance is given aouu, it realty seem*
that tlicy have gvwd grounds for hoping 1
to accomplish this end. The Indians
seem determined to entirely interrupt
the mails lietween this pbuv and fuoson.
and thereby cut off the communication
between the two Mictions of the country.
Mr. HauU cuudnctor of J. T- lieuuett j
k Oo.'s Santa Fc Overland Mail and Ex
press line* just reached Santa FV, and
gives the following information : .
He left La Mcaailla on the afternoon'
of the '24 th of April, and news had then
reached Hint place that oneuf thecoacbos (
of the (oui unity had been (oui.d burned j
in the roaa lietweeu La Mcssilia and
Tucaon : that the liody of the driver,
horribly mutilated, •> alan fosusd—tie
luvwst lsid open. the heart removed, .
split, and placed upon the line. Pour
ranchmen on the route, at Han Pedro, |
were killed also six emigrants coming
from Tucson to New Mexico. Some of
the c.iptur~d mail had lieeu found with 1
the *heoke cut to pieces, and wax brought
into Meecilla by one of the conductors.
Tlie Indians, a few days ago, killed two
Mexicans and a tterman at lame Mown- 1
tain, and wounded an Aineriaaa near
Silver City. Fourteen persons were
kilhsl uud one was wounded, as rejtorted
by one mail
ACTIKO RSHVMSOMEI.V. —The New-,
port (R. L} Aetna say*: Some two or
three months since a Boston lady, who
by the war claims to be one of Newport h
ivigning talk* in Uic summer season,
started out on a shopping tour. Meet
ing with a gentleman on the way with
whom she had some acquaintance, aha j
invited liiui to accompany her. He very
gallantly accepted the invitation. After
going "the rounds of the various dry
goods cstabhnhueuti) of the city, she u- j
nally made purchases to the extent of
alxiiit S7O, when, alas. " she had left her
tnonev aft home." The gentleman uaid 1
the liills, a* he was, of cuurae, in duty
bound to do, ihe promising to send the I
amount as soon as she remelied her m -
deuce, which wa s few minutes' walk
from the store. Whether she has reach
ed the place yet or uot we cannot any.
All we know about it is the gentleman
has not yet heard from liismouey. J
DAIRY INTEREST* or I'HAUTATRQRA
Conrrr. -Ohjrotauqta County, N. Y.,'
ha* probably over dO.IJUI) cow Ml<l uro
duces alwmt #2,000,000 per YORT in nut
ter, cheese and milk. Ou tlie 1/ith of
April a uieetiug ww held at fhnolairvilli'
which resulted iu the organization of the
"Chautauqua County lUirvinens' Asso
cintion and Board of Trade," and the
election of Awlu'l Iturnhani, Preaiilent;
W. W. Henderson, Secretary : A. Lang
worthy, Treasurer, a Hoard of Dirwrtors
and 20 Vice-Presidents. Hon. X. A.
Williurd of Herkimer addressed the Con
vention on tlie manufacture ami sale of
dairy product*. There are now thirty
cheese factories in tlie county, and tlie
new association can do much to increase
the quality and qniuitity of the product,
and better uniformity in the prices to be
obtained. _
THE LAW or LIBEL.—ID Pennsylvania,
the old English common-law principle
prevails, and " the greater the truth the
greater the libel" is the rule. In New
York the truth may lie put in as a justi
fication of the libel and in mitigation of
darnkges. Telling the truth of a person,
as a general rale.is libelous, if published
in order to injure him, and without any
special desire to advance the public good.
If A. circulates evil report* of B. fbr a
malicious purpose, A. may bve to pay
fbr his jocosity.
TEKMB ; Two JUolkm a Year, in Advance.
Iron Ship Yard*.
A preparatory to early action during
the nest MNiun of Coagrera, the Henate
recently adopted a rraatetton directinjj
tile Hecretaiw of the Navy to communi
cate aueli rroiKiaaia an taaybave >** re
indeed (or *tobUtotng iron-ship bttihl
j lug vania and dock, to economize as
|K uditure. in the navy, with each g*
explanation., andrerommenda
•i'lti. aa may he advantages*!* to W
Government and aa will aid In restoring
'VUiM'W. The reply l the Heeratary
aaa laid before the HenaU- ju*t before
the adjournment He say* tha only pro
posal* frewn any organised and reliable
•onn mm ti*m> id tha International
Htoanwhip t-ui|any. which he trans
mits with an analyai* of their provision
and effect, showing thai by them great
advantage will be gained to the navy and
loniitrjr. and that we have prat in thia
noun try which will pr-rta*" iron of a
, mai h grantor power <4 r—iftanra and
, truMh .trongw than the ii*n of threat
Britain, and at no greater erasure Ikm
the difference in the price of labor ; that
tlua anperior strength will equalise the
difference in oot by l-*ening the weight
of ship and machinery: that by to® far
tber gian of fsrshtic* offered in the build
ing docks, the anaf of ehitM of UNO tone
and upwards will be equalized with thara
built in Europe; that one diipdmiidnag
yard operating awcccrafully, with isetii
tnsa oonceulrshd and eoouomy in raeh
department, wffl demonstrate our ability
u>omi*t* tmeae>iifß% with tmrcommer
j cialzivah,aud willafftovlat ones practical
. encouragement to the revival of ship*
hnOdinp throogfconl the country and the
re- staldisbment oi otwmravw ; that the
creatiuu of such a building yard is a e
--oraoiiy to give it vitality and permn
| uence' ; that toe objeete proposed pre
sent thaunwlvoa moat favondd] to the
. Navy ty-parUiMmt ; and that he feels au
thorized to speak strongly of the great
valsc and almost abaohite oem-Mity of
, tuch facilities to the Government; that
they are ueeeraaiyto our respectability
! t&d •Cd'iirliT iti and our safety in
t war. The Beawrtaiy rays iVj will hrao
- after endeavor to tgg< in obedience
to your resolution, some arstera, to be
< perfected under your drtiheratiosu, for
the •wuhlhduneat of lines .4 ocean
steamers, adapted, aa far a. m*v he, for
commerce in time of peace and for nawJ
i in time of war.** lie ekmm his
letter in three wank ; "I ream* as
sume, eved under the ssarfloß of yoor
K resolution, tflfpnim out-or to recom
mend to what extent, in what wanner,
or under what safeguard the Govern
ment would afford mchitsaee to theae
object- This is wholly lor the repre
neutativus of the people, wiib whom is
the power and reaponsibfliiy." Such a
Naw a Clerk Oat Pre meted.
The TtoV TTsu teUe thia stonr ot Col
j James H. Hooker, an eccentric character.
| who died in that city tome twenty years
'ago:
"A remarkable man waaOdL Hookas,
and very eeoMflttic withal. At tunea he
would wirir boil over with pension, and
' was very violent in his speech Mid action.
Yet he* waa a just man, and directed his
fury against only what be believed to to
wrong and raarauy. It is related of him
that having a dispute with owe of his
clerks, the latter would not yield the
point in iasne to him, whereupon the
Colonel undertook to pot his rtubborn
employee out ot liia office. But the deik
wa too much for tin- irate Colonel, and
in the melee the old man was laid upon
bis hack, and hi* countenance rather
unpleasantly tapped, liiriug from hit po
dium, to proceeded to wash his tottered
countenance. brnahed his clothes care
fully, and. seating himself, ashed the
vietooous clerk to come to him and re
port. Said he ; ' A pretty tiling you've
done, dr : got yourself into a tod scrape;
committed assault and battery; licked
your employer. Thia show* that there's
some .tuff iu vou. miaenbk- sinner, and
now, con infernal scamp. I am gefing to
|M you tor if. Yon are discharged from
the desk.vou now hold, and to-morrow
morning 1 want you to take a place next
to me, and hereafter art aa my confiden
tial clerk, with your salary increased
8250. That", all ; now go about ytmr
business ' The cleric tint, promoted held
toe confidential position sastgned torn
many veaas during the remainder of the
Colonel's lifetime, and never had to whip
his employer again to get an advance of
■hay. - j
DROPPED DISJUX—A aerrunt girt in the
fixator of a Me. llaight in hew York,
having been nitrated. Mr. Hatoht started
tor the police court in order to procure
her release, and had reached toe corner j
of Fifty-fir* street ate) Laxingtonj
avenue, when he dropped dead on hia
mission of cbaiitv and Justice, The great
agitation caused hv the pohiemun aiotuw
and unmanly conduct and the unusual
exertion on the part of Mr iu
crossing over to fhe police mrt were,
no doubt, the immediate oawww ot the
death. The new* ot hia death spread i
with great rapidity, and general regret
wa* expressed at his sudden aud unlook
ed-for diooase. ~lm I
Compulsory education, it spprai*. is
meeting with some reristence in Scot
land. One of the members of a School,
Board waa recently diacuasiug the ques
tion with an elector of a Scotch town, j
who addressed him a followa ; "Well:
master, ami ia this Bible truth what I
du hear—that you gentlefolks is agoing j
to eddyrste my children whether I Eke it
or no V" The member of the Board raj
BSained.8 Sained. " Well master, you say a* how
jey must b* eddyeated ; I say a* how
they IU nut N't, and they shan't. I'll
drown 'em first!"
The valley of the Red River of the I
North is said to contain tilooo square i
rnik-s of the finest wheat ground in the I
world. The six New rStglund State*
contain 63.0W square miles, but a large j
portion of this area i* taken up Ire j
mountain*. When the Red River valley
shall be cultivated, it is <**timated that
it will produce 080,000,000 bushel* of
wheat auuually.
FASHION has at last laid it* hand on
toe latere. A baby's wardrobe has be
come as expejisive a piece of work as
that of a queen of the bean monde.
Their caps nnd bonnets arc matte iu the
latest fashion, and their Iwaketo and
bassinets are perfect marvels of convo
luted laces and ribbons.
■
"Martha, my dear," said a loving
husband to his sponae, who wa* several
years his junior, " what do you say to
"moving to the Far West ?" " Oh, I iun
delighted with the idea 1 You recollect j
when Mr. Morgan moved out there he
was as poor as we are ; and in three
vears he died, leaving his widow worth a
hundred thousand dollar*.
JOHN G. UENBSCHI-KR, a saloon keep
er at Grass Valley, Gal., and his wife,
were found dead in a room adjoining
the saloon. The woman had shot her
husband dead and then sawed both her
arms to the bone with a Jpife, and bled
to death.
Two little girls, sisters, named Robin
son, attempted to cross the prairie, near
Conned Bluffs, recently during a violent
storm, lost their way and perished.
New York ladies have given up poo
dire and taken to terriers. A good fash
ionable terrier ia worth from three to
sight dollars in price.
Tha ON Hsraestend.
n
Tin. toaiul kiaii teek grew and grey.
TUi !k?wrin f*' wslil,
a „ | . - .. teackkca ■•••IlL.."* W
Bcgardhus hew tha pure bare flow*,
lltif - .isiertug 1 stead,
I ran k no food, whaftng tU,
Iriaifi no trisndw hand;
I thlak my mother, MUM to MMI,
j 'srHSB
But sihmcc fl snared m W%SU,
A ehfll ctmfs ttwregh aay trail—
The loving wire Umt riuitersd tor.
Ttoe. wall* way oot reMor. j
Trier, in*i filled MV yonthfhlear
Wa greet my ssal no mere.
And ret I unit the Amr old place
1 WnH iribw Mutt Ifffii,
: Aa wtoe ws torn a riay-Mdd AIM,
JijtA pt wttii
Facta and Fancies.
J liunkat Hill Umnmni cut f15,27.
"jatrtitfe'enpurek", Her ffiniot of
her husband.
A four-ounce dog sold for WSO at Boa
; ton neently.
To n generous sjitrß it la aa hard to
beg aa ills to be denied.
! A white hedne-hog twenty-two inches
• in length, has bees shot in New Hamp
J Aire-
The drying of grapes for making rid
' dm is Woming a bur- indnatey of Oel
itomia.
! Laws, Hke vanaanes, eeaae to teapire
! reaped to proportion *e we know how
they are made.
An ai>otoeenj7 sent in a bill to a widow
which ran thus: "To curing yosw hus
band till he died r
j A 1 telle who dreeacs nineteen tones a
.lav h** gone into a dentin*. So has
her father He dedtnas to pay his note*.
I A young My Newark is dying of a
euaeer from a bite on the lip given by a
pd dog two years ego.
American Wooded rattle era now es
puitod to Ettgtand. Son* wmw shipped
, from Portland. M*.. rarertitly.
I There ere over one hundred pereons
claiming the honor of being the fint
white dnM bant to Colorado
j Izre -neekod di imiei hmsagnoe stiWy
out of ftwhioo. and low lintoga to totmrec
: dresses have abo been tabooed.
♦- is the nanm of a poet
offtee to Alexander county. HL It doos
a small botinaui; the reside avoid it .
i Whataatraugetotogie (restore! Throw
one glove at a mm you inauh him;
' throw two, yon make htm a present.
A bachelor of Digbtou, Mmnu, agedM,
repented last week by getting reamed.
rtenext tree to repent may be hie wife.
> It is said that toreoia no Ai n h*i|
between voreen m strong that one good
looking young mm to not able to break
tup.
Cyras V. Field has pdwiflg on his
■ Hte amounting to 8314 >Ak I, on which he
, < v* wnntud premrenm amoontmgtotH,-
Xo pereona ore o disliked in toe earn
uranitv m those- little people who are
tmrpetwally fretting and maapptog at
; ..there,
Texas ticks, which are toe cause of toe
tearful cattle dimwae. have made tor
appearance among the oattle of Bonthern
Indiana.
Large h<sg> eaninga of tortoise abell.
i orgpid an-all tor rage; the larger
ey are the more stylfch flbey are con
sidered.
The women whose ballots were rejeet
! Ed" at toe tlectiou re Wntoingtan toe
other day, propane to go to the oourte
f*r redress.
Striken in Toronto, Ctonede, am in
trodnring the Shedtehl pwotres of M rat
i uming cw deetioyiag toe proprety of
obooxiona eapbpcm.
A weloone vmitor. "I could e tail
untold." Could you? Thratoranota
moo Mot, but go to Mr Sorwia. He will
. be delighted to see your—P**A.
The French style of hitting la quite
novel II the My lorn, she gives the
gentleman what toe chooses; tf the
g.tlemn tames, lie gives her whatever
toe asks for.
A Vermont jury has awarded a man
damage for King thrown over a
hedge by a buH The victim says if he
hxl beeu given time he would have
cheerfully got over for nothing.
A London tetter say*, that when Da
vid Chamber", rreiding in tote esty,lieard
of the toteh of hia toother Robert, the
famous Edinburgh publitoer. his grief
was so greet that he burst a blood vessel,
and in bra than half an hour he waa n
eurpae.
The London Tim* informs ui that a
' verv grave criate in the history of the
Church of Enriaad b arproatomg. By
a aeries of deeftidna of toe privy council,
most nninterruptedlv to the
High Church party, the outworks of rito
tam, it seems, have boon auceeoefaUy
snmnlted. now toe very citadel is me
naced.
A milter had hia neighbor arrested un
der the charge of steeling wheat from
his mill but being traable to substantiate
the charge bv proof, the court adjudged
that the milter should makoadknowledg
meat to the aeeuwd. " Well" say* he,
i • I have had yon arrested for stealing my
wbete I cau't prove it, and lam sorry ,
| for it "
Buffalo has three brother* who live in
three houms meetly alike, and standing
ride by side. They are all members ot
; the name church, and for twenty yean
have been iu business together. They
ride down to their store every morning
in the same vehicle. In short, they are
the best instances we know of true fra
ternity.
Not long ago a gentleman had ooea
ston to reprove his little son. aged four
and a half yean, tor an offenae which had
on another occasion called forth words
of oorrwtton. The parent closed with :
'• Sow, Willie, I don't want to speak to
you again about this f whi;h waa
promptly and very decidedly responded
to as follow*: "Well ps! I doesn't
want you to!"
It would be supposed that the intro
duction of the cylinder pram had com
pletely run out the oil hand press, but
thia is not the case. Publisher* say that
the supply for the old-fashioned hand
} trees ia not neariy equal to the demand,
and that white they are often obliged to
wait three month* for one of them, the
cylinder will be supplied in three days
notice. The world ia not yet done with
the old hand press.
A newspaper writer, speaking of Hum
phrey Marshall, say* he now weighs not
far from 400 pounds, and that notwith
standing hia enormous weight, he is a
very hard worker, and able to endure
more hours of lal>or than any man of his
acquaintance. The secret of his endur
ance is explained by the statement that
Marshall refreshes himself every few
minutes by little naps, daring which he
i lose* nothing of what is going on, though
seeming wholly unconscious. In tiring
ion arduous case in court, he will be
asleep half the time,yet his senses appear
I constantly awake, and no fact of interest
. to hii client seems to escape hia atten
tion.
MARINE LOSSES. -The marine lorara
i for the past month show an aggregate of
twenty-four vessela. Of this number
! three were ships, five were barks, two
were brigs, and fourteen were schooners.
. Of the above, two foundered, two were
horned, two sunk after collision, four
j were abandoned, and four are missing
—supposed lost. The total value of the
property lost and missing is estimated at
8837,600.
B. C. YOL-XQ, a printer in the Euttrpriat
office of Holden, Moshot his wife
through the head, killing her instantly,
and then shot himself, mtanperaaee is
stgpposed to be the cause,
NO. 19.