* * 111 x^p.
Sound *Wp-to stgh can reach
Him who dreams thr besvpnly dream ;
" Kot to-morrow 4 * silver *P*fch
■jemcs •jMas?*™-
tatter wh*rr hi* head doth li? ;
Them the wild fern nd the brake
All their summer leisure take ;
Violets, blinded *iti> the de,
Pertlita# lens to flu* sad rue-
Ttu the dsv hie# to- fcii **J Mp.
And no shadow floth sppewV.
- V.N-Y .V. /*IVSE"/F.
Better lV*lfeys the Lapor.
SETTEE TO '• BKTHKT AND 1 AUK OUT."
I f* Irovwifctwk tM paper. lw>, mid fetch
*d the (MM* here.
To see ihat thing* are regular. settled up fair
and dear ; j .
For I'veWu ®.IUIIR wMMhkKand Cafe* has
talked atilm.
And the *niuat of it i minded to try out*
tfiot* toajrros * \r
Ko I cam4trf oil the lqis>w#-only a word
to say,
(Caleb laataking pea-vinea, ami cmlni Mas*
Jnst MMl'toil and that we're
changed oar mind ;
So TU tear up the paper, lawyer; you #• it
will signed.
And ia rcifa fll u alt Wifli him
I wank tf #l*4, iim tor adut tHin|. ; 'twas
kindaaf Wrt to Seme.
He 4 * showed ihe Christian spirit, stood by us
tirm and true;
We mightn't hare droace 1 our annul, squire. tf
****** at*
There 1 —Hqw goad the sun feela. and tho f ram
and Motrin' trees;
S un tlnng shout theiu lawyers makes me fed
fit to feeese,
1 wasn't Ixiund to state particular* to that mau.
But it's right yow should know. parson, about
our change of idan.
We'd been some day* a waver.n' a httle, CaWr
and roe
And wished the hateful paper at the bottom of
the sea;
But I guess 'twas the prayer last evening, and
the few words you said.
That thawed the ice between ua, and brought
thing* to a head.
"MfeXilTTli'.'i*""""'" ~
There was onrtwelee-yeae-old baby, ahe cvHild
tit be satisded
To go with one or the other, but Just kept
whim pen ' low,
"HI etay with papa and mamma, and where
they go ru go."
Then there was gtandaireV Bible he died on
our wedding-day;
We Mattel hair* the old Bible, and should it
go or star
The sheets that was Caleb'* mother's, her asm
pier on the wall.
With the sweet old names worked in—Trrnhena
and Future, aud Paul. ,
It hard i*9. l*Adtq bit if grew
Talkin' of Caleb established down at McHoarys
vilfe;
Three dollars a week 'twould coat him ; no
roetMhn' nor sort of care.
And board at the Widow kleaeham'a, a woman
that wear* false hair.
Still we went on a talkin'; 1 agreed to ktut some
socks.
And make a doaen striped shirts, and a pair ef
wVmna frocks;
And he was to cut a doorway from the kitchen
to the shed:
•■Save you climbing steps roach, in freely
weather," h> said.
He hronghi roe the pen at laat; I felt a ainkin', j
and he
Isioked a* he did with the tgur, in the Spring
of sixty-three.
Twas then you dropped in, parson; twasn't
ranch that was said,
"Little children, lore owe another," but Ihoi
thing was killed atone dead.
I should like to make roafeasiao - not that I'm
going to aay
The fault was alien mr side, that never was
my way, . '
But it may be |rue fiiat women— tho' how 'tie I
can't see-
Are a trifle mgrv aigravatia' than men know t
how to be.
Then, pantwt. tho neighbor*' meddfin'— it was
*nt pdurin* >i; .
And the ehurdba-Jaliorin' Wiih na, 'twas worse
than wa#t#f*to j: '■<
And Tre th<oiKf% And so has <Ja!eb, though
maybe w afq*rrrssr.
If thev'd kept tdiflheir own business, w* should
hare gut Cot*.
There was Desert) Amos Purdy, a good man as
we know.
But hada't a gfft of Übortn' swept with the '
scythe and hoe; * 1
Then a load fame over irPPeaeh time fromthc
vrgturmtghborho d, - ,
■'Seasonuf t rajrtr."h ▼ oalkal it; didn't do an
atom.or good.
•
IH UtH two shoot the one of the kindest
aod best -
That hfoftcr Bnhriatn gwre me, tho fell he
morwT .rot Vest;
Tro fees- to own B riled tno thai Caleb should
(hint and say.
She died of eonvnlgions— a cow that milked
four gallons s day.
.* ,d| 't -jA rw valt;.
But I nesdn't hays spoke of turnips, needn't
And said hard things And hinted as if'twas all
ray km:
And Til take It hB haak, parson : thai Are shan't
ever break out.
Though the cow was choked with a turnip, I
nerer had a doubt.
Then throw are pint* of doctrine, and views of
a figure state,
I'm willing to stop discusain'; we can both af
ford to wait;
Twotit bring the roilleoninm sooner, disputin' j
about when it's due.
Although I feel an swart nee that Btlr.e'a the-
Beriptural view.
But the hlesaedest truths of the Bible, Tve
learned to think, don't Be
In tha text* we hunt with a eandle to proTc out
doctrines by.
Bat them that come to us ia sorrow, and when |
we're on eur kn*-s ;
So if Caleb won't argue on free wHI, n leave
alone the decrees.
One notion of Caleb's, parson, seems rather
mietv and dim;
! wish if it oomes convenient, vou'd change a
# word with him.
It don't quite stand to reason, and for gospel it
isn't ebrnr.
That folks love hotter in heaven for having
quarreled here.
Tee no such an expectation; wbv, parson, if
that is m.
You needn't have worked so faithfnl to recon
cile folks below.
I bold another opinion, and hold if straight
and square,
If we can t he paaeeahle here, ve won't be
peaceable there.
i L *" 1
Bat there's the request he made, yotrttnow it, j
maple* that hi* own hand .
net out.
And me to belaid beaid* him who my time
come to go.
As if— as if—don't mind me; bat 'twas that on
strung me no.
And now that some scales, as we thb.k, have
fallen from our eyes.
And things brought so to a crisis have made ua
both more wise.
Why, Caleb says, and so I say, till the Lord
parts him and me,
Well love each other better, and try our best
to nftte.
.-'I J..
■
THE IXSAXE CAPTAIN.
Forty years ago, the bark Mary Burton,
having shipped iitr cargo in New York, set
sail with a favorable breeze for Liverpool.
The dangers of the channel Jx igg n#st. the
pilot left ; and the captain, whofcArl hith
erto only paced the deck to aee that the
pilot's orders tvere promptly obeyed, re- j
sumed the command.
Captain' Powell was a bachelor, in his
best rears of slender, but sinewy frame,'
with brown early hair and blue eyes; a
Scotchman by birth, and a smart sailor.
He had sailed about all his life on the dif
ferent seas of the globe, till at last he had
settled down on the packet line between
New York and Liverpool.
Crowded as the packet ships were oo
the voyage to America, they brought back
but few to the old country, aud on tbu
occasion the Mary Burton carried only six
pawengers. Among these were Mm. Ellis
and Miss Ellis—a mother and daughter.
They were not unknown to Captain
Powell- He had made their acquaintance
in New Yoik; being intimate with part of
their family. He and Miss Elks had fre
quently met at her uncle's house, Where he
became passionately attached to her, and
proposed marriage." She, who had never,
encouraged him—in faet, had! pot known
the nature of his liking for her—fct once re
jected him, candidly telling bim that she
was already engaged to another gentleman.
So Captain Powell retired witJnf hjmeelf.
and said no more.
Mrs. lllis, perhaps naturally, chose to
go to England by the Mary Burton, as she
knew (and liked) Captain Powell, rather
than take ship with a stranger. He was'
TTTFT" '
CENTRE HALL REPORTER,
FRED. KURTZ, Editor and Proprietor.
VOL. IV.
well pleased that it should le -ut; aud
when they fame on Ixvird received them
warmly, tusUting upon givinc up his own
stateroom exclusively tor them. The
\outtg lady wottld have declined, but Mr.
Ellis, who loved oomlort, accepted it at
once- There was no other cabin tu the
ship M commodious a* that.
The tirsi ttvo days the ladies nevtr ap
pea red a: all, not even at meals—as is
usual with those unaocxastomcd to the sea.
The weather was wry rough. OH the
third day the sea was cabinet, and though
there was still asliffbceete,they succeeded
iti getting on dock.
| "Well done, Mrs. Klli*,"**id the captain,
hastening to meet them. You are right
to oume up and get some fresh air. It is
splendid weather, and it this hrtvve holds,
I hope to see you. safe and sound, ashore
ill Liverpool in fourteen days. And are
v isi com tort ably settles! in your cabin, Mi*s
I k* '"j *i" # ,
"kliwh nmre sd than wo suli et|*vt,"
replies! the vouue girl. ,4 1 only tvgrei
that our comfort sltould lx> at the exjieiiee
of yours."
• 4 IV iHt mention it," said Captain Pow
ell, and a slight color spreatl over his
usually pale face. "Heaveu knows how
thatikiul 1 should be to think you feel
yourss-lf at home sui mr veasel."
"You are very kind, dear captain," said
the mother: 44 vry." For her daugh tor,
irstead of answering, turnesl abruptly away,
ami became aWrbesi iti watching the gulls.
After this, though the weather was still
pls-asant," hc did not make her aiqiearatice
fsw two days. Mrs. Ellis had a headache,
it wars said, aud lux-sled rest. The thirsj
day the young lady came up again; and
, the deck hapneued to be clear of all save
the master ami stos'r-niau. Captain Pow
ell went ts> her, aud Leh! out his hand,
reprviaoh pervading every tone sf his voice.
"llsw could you hide yourself from us
so king, Kate J You have no islea how
long the time has ssetnesi to me."
"1 have not felt well," said Miss Ellis.
■ 4 l am only come now for a little fresh air."
"Are you going to make the voyage
across in ys>ur stateroom ?" asked the cap
tain, iu a low tone. "I was thinking how
many happy hours we should spend togeth
er on deck here."
"There is still a long voyage before us,"
replied she, evidently ill at ease.
"But how soon w ill the days pass! ami
• who can tell bow long we shall have this
pleasant weather ? Storm and rain will
frighten you down, while 1 shall have to
tdo uiy duty up here. lon't lie cruel. Miss
Ellis. You do not know " He broke
opt suddenly, and Kate looked at turn iu
terror, with so strangely riolent aud hoarse
a voice were the last words spoken. His
i appcmhutcv. also, was altered ; his fcce was
deathly pale; his eves had turned red, as
If they were bloclshot. As (hooch he
liißHs'tl wore aware of tht% h turned from
h atmiptly an i walked to the other side
of the dock.
The young girl no longer felt safe with
, this strange man ; hts behavior struck her
with a chill, hardly to be accounted for.
Trembling from head to foot, she went
below to her mother.
"What is the matter, child 7" cried Mrs.
Ellri in fright. "How pale you are! Can't
you bear the rolling of the ship yet ?"
"Oh, mother!" <ighed Kate, "it is uot
that. I wish you had granted iny request,
and waited lor another vessel. I was so
afraid of this."
"Foolish child! another would have rolled
just as much as this."
t "It is not that, 1 say, mot hen, You
know that in New York—you know what
parsed. That Captain Powell prujmsed to
me."
"And very good taste of him, too," re
turned Mr<. Ellis, complacently looking at
her pretty daughter. "What of that i
Yon told hhn that you were er gaged; and
there the matter ended."
"Yes, that ought to have ended it. I
thought it did. But his behavior seem* so
strange to-day that I am afraid of hiin.
Never leave me alone on deck, mother;
' mind that. The voyage will be over some
time."
"VYhat nonsense!" exclaimed Mrs. Ellis.
•I'aptain Powell i a gentleman: and if he
is pleased with your pretty lace, that is
nothing uncommon. He has shown his
good feeling towards ua."
'•And placet! as under an obligation to
him."
"Stuff!" returned Mrs. Ell'i*. ' Itruakea
him happy to know we are comfortable,
and that is all the thanks he wants. Be
side*. we are not the only namer gere."
Kate Ellis answered nothing, but as *he
looked dreamily out of the port-hole, the
linage of the pale, excited man, with his
glowing eyes, was atill before her, and ahe t
could not banish it. From this time she
kept close by her mother.
Changes came in the weather. A day or
two of calm was succeeded by a gale.
'Fiercer and fiercer grew the storm, until
the bark was compelled to Fie-to. During
this period the two ladie* remained in their
roomy cabin, and the captain kept hi* post
on deck, defended from the rain by his
macintosh and aou'-wester. The first mate
honied himself watching the steady fall of
the barometer, and the sailora, now alto
j get her free from work, collected to smoke
on the spars under lee of the longboat.
They were talking In an undertone about
: the captain. His conduct had excited
their attention, and wa* puzzling them.
"Well, I can't think what it i* he has
got in the wind," observed the sailmaker.
"Hai* (pate a different man since the last
i voyage."
"He ha* no rent," said another. "Day
and night he's on deck, always pacing up
1 and down, as if he were jaid by the mile.
And he eats no more than a bird—only
! keep* to hi* grog."
"Well, we may take wine comfort in
that," cried another. "That'* alway* a
! good sign."
••I think," aaid the sailmaker, "he is
vexed that be gave up hi* room to the
women. He feels now like a lubberly pas-
I nenger."
'•Taint that; I've knowed biro to do it
j afore," cried the boatswain, who had leeu
a good while iu the ship. ' The skipper
, were always polite to'ard the ladie*."
"Weil, auy way, he ha* got summat
Jueer on him," returffed the sailmaker.
nd this was the conclusion arrived at by
I all the men.
The calm gave place again to storm, ne
cessitating constant attention to the ship.
After a three 'lays' severe gale the weather
cleared, and the captain went below for
! rest. When he appeared tjgam lie wa*
! very stem aud silent, speaking to none,
j The wind went round to the aouthweat, so
a* to be dead ahead, and the vessel had to
! take a northerly course.
But even the passengers could not help
noticing that the captain was more changed
trom day to day. His face had assumed
an unnatural whiteness, hi* eye* shone
i with peculiar tire, and yet a rpugh word
never crossed his lip*. Kate Ellis herself
had loet her fear of him, and felt grieved
that she had done him injustice. She row
1 often came on deck alone, either to read or
to watch the changeful play of the waves.
; lie seldom spoke to her, and then only on
' indifferent subjects ; but even on these
j occasions he usually broke off suddenly
and went below, as though he were doing
violence to himself in speaking at all.
It should have been mentioned that at
this time the chief mate was sick. A vio
lent fever seized him immediately after the
' close of the three days' gale, and be had
I been confined to bis" Irortb sinte. The
caprain and second mate shared the watches
; between them.
The Mary Burton, detained by the bad
| weather, had already beep twenty -one
days at sea; the passengers were beginning
to zet impatient, and wanted much to
know of their whereabouts. But to in
quiries on this point, the second mate, a
young inexperienced seaman, could not give
them an answer, amlUicrairtainapjiairntly
would not. There w** onlv one expedient.
Captain Powell had *1 way* how hiniM If
so amiable towanl* the young lady Ihe
onlv voting lady on Iroarel -that It wa*
thou .-lit if she were to ask Mm directly,
he would not retu*t lwr tM inhumation.
Mua Elk* wasairougly urged to make the
attempt, andeotwentvd she herself being
nnxion- to know how *>s'U they would
reaeh their destination. When she came
next morning on deck, and found the rap
tain a* usual |>aoiug the starboard title of
the quaitrr-<lc<-k, *he weut up to lniu with
a pteasaut smile.
"How i.* it, Captain Lowell ?" she asked.
"Shall we see laud ! Or is there )et
no hope of It ? '
"Are volt already tired of u* I" returned
the raptain, a melaueholy cxjuerotlun on hi*
drawn-in-lip*. "Are ya in neetl of any
thing 7"
"Certainly not," replied Kate.
have eared tor u s<> well, that we ran
scarcely iui our iual Mud comfort* so
much as you do your*. But yet—— '
"But, notwithstanding, you want to
leave the poor ship a* soon a* poas|Ue
"Yon won't blame a pax**nger fir that,'
said Kale, smiling. "Salt water ia not our
element; I am afraid even of thone little
waves when 1 think how soon they may
gtov into fearful giants '
But the question remained unsatisilerl,
for the captain did irnt answer it. Me**
Kill* ventured to **k again.
">\ liereat>ont* are we now, raptain / I
hjve it ia no secret, l'hase tell us—-for
we la ml-folks understand nothing ou roe Iras,
t>ne wave looks like another; and to roe
the stars seem to stand in just the *aim
places as they did in New \ ork.'
'"You know I would d<> all in ray power*
to please you, Imt 1 cannot alter the wind,
ami it is" dead ahead," said the raptain
then. "You must resign yourself to put
up with our ship's fare a little longer. I
cannot help it, MK* Kate '*
"But iu what direction are we sailiug
now ?"
"Cp to the north."
""Then we shall come into the Polar Sea.
When I was a child 1 always had a longing
to visit those regions where in summer
the sun uever seta. It uiu*t seem very
a underfill, llave viu been there. Captain
Powell 7"
44 Ye," answered Powell, casting hts eyre
dreamily around. "Wonderful indeed that
endless dar, where there are no night* no
drewdful nights. 1 wfeh I wa* there—aud
you with *r," he added, in a scarcely audi
ble whisper.
Kate Ellis was startled. The last word*
had not escaped her quick ears.
"Kate," said he, suddenly seizing the
girl's hand," answer me OIK- question. You
wished just now to know where we are;
let me first hear from you where I am, and
whether there is the smallest hope left for
roe that a fair breeze will |gnun fill my
sails and blow mo into port 7"
"I do not understand you, I'iplaiu Pow
ell," said Kate, trying to take ber hand
awav. But be would not let her; he con
tinued to hold it while he spoke, his rosea
hoarse with agitation.
"Do not evade mo longer—not now. at
least— and be assured fnmi this moment I
will not disturb vai with a siuglr word.
Tell me only this OIK? thing—l* it re-ally
true that you are- now hastening to the
smis of a brtdrijroota ? Your mother say*
it ia. Is it true that la- is waiting impa
tiently for you in England 7—that this
ship is bearing yon to bim V
For a moment Kate Ellis's fare- was as
white aa hi*. And then (tie rallied her
courage to avow the simple truth, divining
that it mieht put an end to the trouble for
once and ail.
"It is quite true. Captain Powell. lam
soon to he married to Mr. Otterwon; I
think vou know him. You were told this
m New York."
-But 1 could not Mitr* it,'' he answered
with strange emotion. "I—l could not
think that I stood at the gales of Heaven
only to fuv them cloned again*! me."
"Captain Powell."
He flung away her hand, and looked at
her. She looked back at him. Trembling
though she wa* with dismay, she did not
shrink from what abc had said.
4 -Tt is well, MUs FIIK," said lie. calmly
i drawing his pea-coat closer about him. as
though he felt 'cold. 4 *l thank viu. at
lua-t, that jnu hare been straithtfoiw ard
with roe. I shalf kWpmV prertTsp. 1 will
not trouble you with any further quest ii Hl*."
"And will you now answer me 7" he
yet gained courage to say. When shall
we reach our destination
"Soon, Miss Ellis—soon. You will see
I sii*ll pot del*), 1 can't control the
■ winds /ou know: hot—l ftih in a hurry
j myself— leare it to me."
With his eyes fixed on her. he raised hi*
oilskin hat anil went lielow. There- was
something very stramre about him; Kate
could but see it. In half au hour, during
which time he had brooded over hi* chart,
lie was on deck again and gave orders to
set the top-gallaut sails.
Thia wa* soon done. But the Mary
Burton conld not keep the same course
with her upper rails set. She now stood
exactly uorth-nortb-east.
Some of the |s*eng!-r* noticed the
change, and supprocd that it indicated that
the captain, having been driven too much
to the south, was aMr.it to take the chaa
nel round the north instead of thr cban
; nel south of Ireland. This hypothesis
caused great joy among the passenger*,
and several bottles ot wine were brought
from private stores to celebrate the occa
sion. But the commander was gloomier
than lieforv. and would take no part in the
conviviality.
The second mate shook his head over
this new course ; it wa* not at all clear to
him. But he wa* an ignorant fellow, a*
was already said, and careless a* well. The
chief mate remained very ill.
As the days went on, the wind tieeainc
more and more favorable. They might
now have nailed due cast, but the yard*
were squared, and the hark still held her
northerly One of the passenger*,
an American land agent, had some experi
ence in navigation, having once taken
charge of a coasting schooner from Boat on
to New Orleans. After a while he M-caine
exceedingly dissatisfied with this continued
progress towards the north, which brought
them no nearer their destination. One
night he noticed the polar star higher in
the heavens than he had ever seen it he
fore. The nights also began t >!*• extremely
cold. They must Maro already gone far
north. The matter began to look auspic
ious. He did not understand the captain;
but it was time that something should he
done.
The next day when it was the captain's
watch on deck, he went stealthily to the
mate's berth. The chief officer had now
recovered consciousness, and the fever wa*
gone ; but he wa* very weak.
"A won! in confidence, Mr. Mate," began
the American. "Do you know in what
latitude we are 7"
"No; I've lost my reckoning," was the
feeble answer. "How's her head 7"
"North-north-east, yard* almost squared,
and studding sails to leeward."
"Then wc must be sailing along the
Irish coast, and through the North Chan
nel"
"But this is the eleventh day we have
kept this course."
"The eleventh day !" cried the astonished
sailor, excitement enabling him to leap out
of bis berth.
"There is something wrong with the
captain; I'm sure of it," whispered the
passenger, anxiously. "Take no notice.
Be on deck at noon, and aee that you get
an observation."
The mate was very weak, but Jberept
out to the second mate to get bis l^nook;
and learned that the captain baqß>pt it
since the illness of the first This
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was not quite regular. He went tf the
captain's room, hut the do>r was Ifeked
I aud the key gone.
j At noou the sun was jsnfeetly Jear ;
ami the mate, taking his sexiant, got on
, deck, and |Mwted himself in the h>itHm*tlc,
The captain did uot notice him hut ttsik
his own observations Irom the quarter-deck,
and then, giving the order to strike eight
M'lls, went lielow. Tie mate went below
also ; and white he was making out his
reckoning the ct ok eauie to hiin.
"I siu glad to see you (Hi your leg* again,
sir,'* lie said in a low tour. 4 1 don't know
where we are going; but thi is certain
we sliall soon see some giizxly bean*. Ami
we shall need theui tor provision*, for ours
are nearly gone."
••What are the crew saying about it I"
questioned the nffioer.
"They say I must make tight the old
bread cask*; they will M- w anted for bluh
' ber, *iiK-e I'aptsiu Lowell i* certainly
going a whaling," wa* the rook's answer ;
and he quietly stole sway again. The
uiafe finished his reckoning, ami tbeu con
sulted hi* chart.
A short while, aud the captain wa* pac
ing the deck again. The mate cam-- on.
He looked at the compass, at the studding
sail*, and then approached the captain,
speaking in a whisper.
' "Ft r heaven's sake, Captain Lowell,
where are we sailing to 7"
"•Dou't give yourself any trouble,*' was
{the cool reply; "the bark is in good hands.
We weut too far to the south."
4 But to-day at uuoit we were- iti aixty
lour degree* north latitude, and thia even
ing we must pas* the line of the North
Cape iu Iceland. Where * it you are
gotug sir ?"'
• Mr. Metaam," said the captaiu, coldly,
( 4i l have the maiiageuieut of this vewa-l. 1
beg you will not trouble yourself with
things that do not concern you."
"But, Captain Lowell, 1 must trouble
myself: our supplies are running abort.
: Bciiietula-r, we carry j>a-seiiger, air, and
uiuat keep our time in Liverpool."
-•Let me advise you to go back to your
berth," wa* the command. "-/ take re
spunribilitv of the navigation. Do you
understand."
"What is our longitude, ('apt. Lowell 7"
"Leave the reckoning to me, tilt _\ on are
perfectly well, said Mr. MrUain. Aou are
not yourself yet."
The mate noticed the altered appcaraner
of his uperiw. and saw that A# was not
bimaelf. What to do he did not know;
he wa Utterly perplexed. Too much
prostrated by sickness to at em rgeticallv
—perha|w to litaA so, he lets things U-,
believing there was no immediate cause
for action. It ia a serious thing to inter
fere with the commander of a trawl.
The wind went round more to the south,
but the Irork held the nine course, now
with studding-sails on both aides. The
crew were getting dissatisfied. They had
no nfcjecioms to a long voyage ; it increased
their pay ; Uit they had no desire for a
trip to the Arctic region* without suitable
clothing, er apparatus for taking seal*.
Oner more the mate entreated the captain
to put the ship about; but the latter
threatened to order him into irons.
The pOMW-ugcr* became seriously alarmed..
A aiispicton came upon them for the first
time, that Captain Lowell was insane. A
deputation weut to the first officer, ami
delivered over to him the charge of the
vessel.
Mr. Metaam went on deck, and assured
himself that the time for artion had come.
He ordered the crew aft, and inquired if
they were willing to obey him.
"Sir." roiid the carju-nti-r, speaking for
the rv*t, -it high time you tt*k the
cutnmntid. T.- ere are iceberg- ahead."
"Well, then, my men. in with the stud
ding wail*.''
The crew went to work with a will
very rapidly the sh n was put al-out so that
she headed S, S. by East. But the
tacking caused loud stir and noise, and
Capum Lowell ru'bed on deck.
•'Wh.>ordend tbrihisilwut 7" heaW(sl
in a hoarse vote*.
Mr. Metaam answered at once, in a culm
tone, hoping to soothe bmi. He felt con
vinced of his madness.
4- I did sir—without troubling you—
There were icebergs ahead and we hare
nothing to do in sixty-nine degrees north
latitude."
Thia brought the climax. "Rebellion !
Mutiny!" biased the poor madman; and
drawing a p-stol frem his pocket, fired it
off. The mate felt a ahaq jroin in his side,
and Captain Powell was overpowered.
Fortunately the wound was not a serious
one, and Mr. Metaam was able to take full
charge ol the ship. Their jiosition was
near the orast ot (iiccnland. Cantain
Lowell bad steered direct for the Polar
Seas.
The next day a strong northwest wind
set in, which drove the ioebeftts to the
south. But the g<*d ship ran before the
wind; and nine days later they sighted the
Faroe Islands. From thia point they had
a long voyage, and were detained by a vio
lent storm on the Scotch coast.
Finally, after a run of sixty-two day* in
all, provisiofp and water all gone, they
reached Liverpool in safety, where the ship
had boen given up for lost. Miss Ellis
found her lover, shortly to lie her husband,
waiting for her; and all on hoard were
thankml to have come off no worse.
("sprain Powell never recovered his sani
ty. His passionate love for tho young
lady, combined with his rejection, acting
on a not well-balanced mind, had indeed
driven liim mad. He died in an asylum
not long afterwards. And when the good
ship sailed out of port again, Mr. Metaam
was in command.
A PLEASANT PET. —Alligators are by
no means amiable in'their disposition,
and it is not worth while In-coining too
intimate with them. They are likely to
"go back on tlicix friends" at Riiy mo
ment. A rutin of the South lately caught
one of these unprepossessing monsters
and cultivated his acquaintance until he
considered himself so throughly estab
lished iu the reptile's confidence that
he could do auvthing with him. He
then act forth to make a show of his
acaly friend, exhibiting sneli agreeable
trieka as stretching ojH'n hi* ponderous
jaws aud running nn arm down his
throat. The in <>n* tor stood it for awhile
with considerable equanimity, but
finally, at Wilmington, N. C., when the
tempting morsel was put la-tweeu his
tectn. he yielded to the temptation and
siuipped if off ut tiie ahoulder aud de
voured it without remorse. They are
not sife play-fellows, thorn; alligators,
A NEW RELXOIOC* HIXT. —A new reli
gious sect ho* been founded in Russia,
in the district of Orenburg, by Feoffor
Kaynikn, who professes to be in ffifect
communication with the Deity, auff to
have the mission of preparing un earth
ly paradise for his followers. One of
tiie conditions of admission into tho
sect is the payment to its founder of
5,000 rubles, after which tiie candidate
Ims to pass through several ranks be
fore attaining the privileges of full mcm
bership. As promotions from one rank
to another, like the first appointment,
are made tiudar a sort of purchase sys
tem, the sect consists almost entirely of
rich men. The fund thus accumulated
is, according to the statutes of the soci
ety, to be employed in the conquest of
Constantinople, which the founder pre
dicts will take place on the birthday of
the Ernperor, 1873.
"
Louis AYBES, an operative in the
Amoskeag Corporation, at Manchester,
N. H., shot hie wife three times killing
her. He afterward shot'himself, but may
recover. Jealousy was the cause.
Horrors of I'arM.
Every mail brings further intelligence
of the horrora through which Paris has
provicd. We copy ON follows :
lit KXKM ,T \ l Itn.VIU.XH.
It is a harrowing sight to behold the
convoys of prisoner* which arrive here
every day in increasing uumlier*. We
had of lute lieeu accustomed to see
uiiioug the prisoner* brought iu liere'iueii
with traveling-bug*, evidently rafngwaa
froin the accursed city, fh-eing frem the
rigors of the Commune. Many were
very well dressed, some gloved, and even
wearing decorations. These were
brought iu with other primmer*, but after
a preliminary examination they were
kept separate, and if their identity wo*
sunlehmtlv established, they were ret ot
liberty. We Ual yesterday alnjut 100
aromeu brought wbo had M-en captured
at Iturrietwle* or fighting with the Com
munist battalions. 1 *aw about to of
them* laiNsiug along the Avenue d<- Pari*
who were lieing oonveyetl to the House
of Correction ; some ware placed togeth
er iu an artillery wagon, other* were on
foot, walking between two line* of gen
darme*. It was a very sad sight. Some
of them were old woiueu, but niot of
them were under ikl, aud two or three
could uot have la-eu 1H years old. Some
seven or eight were dressed a*/*/ <-rra,
and wore upon their heads either a little
hat with feathers or a dilst-colored Dpi.
Those who had retained the attire of
their own sex had no ther lu ad-cover
mg Ilutn their own hair. Their arrival
at Versailles excited great curiosity. Au
immenm- crowil coUetUed to look at these
' •***wMf-nsrjt, some of whom were said
to have assisted iu dim-hargiug uutrail
leuse*. They were received with insnlt
iug laughter, and jest* in aorry,taste,
(H-caaiouallv even witii riliahl insults.
The female sjHS-tatnra, fwpccially, were
very furious agaiust tiiese unhappy
creature*, and I saw on 1 - who. in spite of
the escort, kma-ked off with her pare*ol
the military cap which a cri/i*i-re was
wearing. The hitter looked towanl her
uNsailant aud wept. On all hands fin
ery was raised, "Off with the cap* !*'
One tall young',woman, rather g*d-l*k
--iug, wearing the vest and military head
gear, persisted in remaining covered A
woman stopped forward to enforce com
pliance, when one of the escort, too
readily yielding to the injunction* of the
crowd, rudely placed hi* hand IIJHIU the
girl's head, and, seizing her hair with
the cap. compelled her to beud down her
head. Immetliab-Iy afterward *he st'sxl
erect, casting a look full of bxtres! u|*<n
her jversm-utdr. I turuol away from
this apactacM, which wounded m- to the
heart.
A IIT **X::R EXTTIOS.
I noticed that theri- wrr" many old
men among the prisoner*. Frieiwls nc
counted for this by explaining that the
greybeards of the Pari* ateliers took
up arms to stimulate the young rneu.
When tiie juniors showed a tendency to
take to their ho ls, they rushed to the
post of dauger. Tliey belong to the old
fsshi(>n<d class of Pari* emeu tier*, who,
at the bidding of the bourgeoise descetid
cd into the street*, chawl Charles X.,
mid, provoki-d bv the name l<nurgcoi*e,
tlirew np barricades, from which they
were dislodged by (Icn. Cavaignae. The
w hole way to Sevrea tiie mad was erowd
e<l with traiu* of wagon*, ambulance
vuns, |K>licemen, and cavalry escorting
I>risoners. To show tin- bitL-rne** of
••eling among military men at VersaiUe*,
I may mention Jhat when one of four
field iifficr* in conversation expreooed a
wish to see the prisouor* liandeo over for
the benefit of science to the professors
of risiaection. the other three applauded
the idea. While talking, a voting oftiecr
entered the cafe to refresh himself with a
glass of Ixs-r. He was iu commaud of a
convoy of prisoner* going to Satory, and
aaid he had ridded his country of some
of the scoundrel*. One from fatigue,
one frem weokueoa, and two who were
sulky had sat down on a tnuik. He
ordercl them to get up directly if they
did not want to la- allot '"Shoot us."
replied one of the prisoner*. " I will
take yon at your wonL my good fellow."
tin- captain answered, 44 and I sliall con
sider those who do not get up din<ctly b<
be of the same mind aa von.'' No one
moved. The firiug jrorty was quickly
told off, and the four men were corpse*
iu an instant. The eajitain wan highly
commended hy hi* brother officer* for
his firmness, and when be had gone all
fell to praising liim.
WO MR* ASL) < LUI.PRKV
Among the prisoners murehed into
Yersjiitlea wen- a company of the .Auui
zc ns of the Re me, and a battalion of
patriotic children. The former were
dressed as vivandierea. Some who had
shown themselves restive, were hand
eufii-d. One luul a child strung on her
LAA-k. The arm of another VIM iu a
sling. The habit-shirt of ax other prettv
brunette was covered with fresh blood.
Another Amazon was wounded. They
all allowed symptoms of fatigue, but
still wore n defiant air. and did not seem
to la-long to the class with which the
Magdalen asylums are jioopled. All
were not young : indeed, matrons were
more numerous than maidens in this
lnd of female warrior*. They were
foretsl to walk at a quirk |NUV under the
broiling sun, bv at roop of lnounbsl gen
darme*. Their advent in the street* of
Versailles was the rnnse of much north
among the people. One stout old wo
man. who responded to the smiles of the
bystanders bv disrespectful pantomine,
was lutiled as Mere Duchesne. In one de
tachment of 'JtXI National Ouards. 10 of
them were children not over 12 years
old. The young patriot* teemed to feel
Unit the eyes of Europe were upon them,
and posed accordingly. They wore the
uniform of the National (iuurd.
AT A LUKRICADK.
A gentleman told me that he witnessed
from an up)>er window the storming of
the barricade on the Boulevard Males
lierbes, and thnt he saw with his own
eves the insurgent* lifting the butt* of
tfieir musket* in token of mirremler,
which enusi'd the linesmen to advance
scroas the barricade No sooner did they
approach within a few ]>aces than the
muskets were suddenly reversed, and a
plunging fire laid some 50 of them writli
nig in a beup. This morning while
walking on the Hues I'ntita Champa, I
saw a soldier fall, struck bv a bullet from
an unseen Hand. An officer that was
iMtHsing, bdd inc thnt many men bud
lost their lives in this manner, mid that
th delinquent* were,instantly shot. He
also told me that at the Beliguolles bar
ricade, woman went up to the officer iu
eonuniiud to ask a question, ami la-fore
he hail completed his answer *he had
drnwn a revolver and shot him through
the head. The soldiers were so infuri
ated thnt they forgot her sex and riddled
her with Imyonet thrust*.
A HAD HIUHT.
Among the 20 persons who were ex
ecuted one morning, at the corner of the
Hue Royals two were women. I saw
myself four men takeu possession of at
8 o'clock close to the Magazines dil
Louvre. They were kicked and cuffed
until they reached the Paluta Royal
gate, and there against the burning house
they had their hands-.tied, and wefc>
forced to kneel. A woman nish*d from
the crowd with a scream, and, clinging
to one of them announced herself his sis
ter. She was ruthlessly torn uway and
carried back to the throng, while a dozen
soldiers advanced and calmly shot them
dow Q ; a piece of torn carpet was thrown
over their remains, and every man went
about his business a* though nothing
uiiuMitiU had iHsmrrtHl- Escort* with
prisoner* are continually |aaiiig alaiut
the streets followed by a jeering mob,
which count* more women thtui uieii
among the ranks - women who hoot and
clap their huiuls, aud insult their victim*
to their heart*' content. Verily, It vai
with truth that Voltaire d-.-lared tlmt a
44 l'ariaiun woman wa* half tiger aud half
monkey.
Life al Weal I'olnt,
A nirrts|iuu(ltiut gives some items of
interest from Wist Point Of the cadet*
he says ; —The cadet* enjoy the place,
ami I verily la-lieve relish the dici|diu.
1 u the out wanl ciretimMtauces of life they
are much Wttcr off than in rot young
pi-ople indebted to public institution*.
Their room* are *j*u*ious, well furnished,
and uever crowded. Tlteir table is
excellent aud the quantity of food in m>
war stinted. Each student is allowed
a mouth, aud from this he is expect
twl to *iip|M)rt himself ami dm* in the
regulation uniform, anJ have a moderate
neat-egg when his four rear*' term is
ended. The ktudeut* are trained by
their very *urroumlingn to nu almost
preternatural oooariousncas of their own
nigh inia*in ami the duties and respou
nihiiitie* therein iuvohed- Every day
tlu-T take their training in ball* hung
witK the raptured Irouuers of On-at
Britain'* army, or drill in sight of long
row * of caiiuoii, captured u tle fields of
Mexico. There is uot a rock or tree on
the "2,1(15 seres but *uggc*t* *ome reuii
uinceuce dear to the soldier, from tiie
relit** of Kosciusko to the mouumeut of
Retlgwick. Here remain the relics of
works Arnold triral to M-tray inlo the
enemy's hand*. Here the presence of
that unhappy Andre, legem! lis* it,
liaunt* the sceue of hi* woeful fate.
Here M'aahingtun traiucd thoar liottalioiu
whose work ended at York town. Each
lad, from hi* study window, can *ee|
innumerable imperishable memorials <f
the valiant contest that wrrateti this
cherished citmlel from tle British. Every
building, uook and cranny of the lrafv
place is eloquent ot tiie valor of our sol
dier* and the achievement* of our arm*.
Just uow, however, there i enough of
the gay outride warhi here to school the
ugsU unsophisticated mind*. The csdet* |
enjoy it amazingly, and when the harsh
tyranny of discipline relaxes for a mo
ment, iherr i* no lack iff attention to the
lie vie* of girl* who wamler through the
innumerable leafy caUomdea, But <li*-
upiMiiutiuent lia* befallao tin* graduates
this year. Like the lowly of KhaJott, the
piiuisiimeut i* still apOßlbm, and strug
gle as they will, the im-sbe- rouii.it M
broken. For this they are deprived of
that great entertainment which annually
brings together the fir-t fashionable
hegira from the citi'*. Tiie great I roll,
at other time* by the graduate*, is
tin* yeaF fottwvl'JcU.
The new ap)H>iuterw muster r :Tg
--(lutrageil parents are munnuntig IOIUHT
against tin- ro-iin hazing through which
the boys are nishtsl. Said an indignant
Keutiiekiau : " They took and com- j
|>elled him to stand on his toe*, with the
end of a string dangling from the ceiling
in hi* teeth, and kefff the poor ly there
until he nearly burst a hlood-v.saL"
And again : " The sou of (Jen. K. wa
pqint<-d to an iqien door by th- aeutlneL
Walking in a cadet of pepper-l*x |>m
|H>rtiou ahouteiL ' Leave your hat out
side.' Complying, the jeair fellow n--
turned, and the inwcihle urchin, untnol
lifitsl, again im|a-riou*ly commanded him
to kmirk before entering. This June,
he demanded of the trodgere-d l>oy.
• What State are- you from ?' 4 Kentucky.'
he answered, simply. ' Kentucky, Sir,'
shouted his prosecutor. ' Hay S-r, when
vou answer ua.'"
"Ttiia work'a not going to do," arid
the irate narrator, writhfully ; the whole
Board have been watching things, and
they mean to put a stop to thia bullring
of "the new boys by tiie other*." A re
port to that effect" w ill go to eVingree*
when the proper time cornea ; so 1 am
informed by leading members.
More About the Potato Hue'.
Wlu-n Colorado was first settled, a
wild {sitato wa* found growing iu abund
ance upon tin- earti-rn mountain slope,
which was nearly always iufosbsl by tin
larva- of a s|H-eica of Is-ctic, know n in
natural history a* the il-trifftKorn dt>ym
limwltt, and soon afterwards recognized
hy the early settlers and farmers as their
sworn enemy, the Colorado potato bug.
The destroyer is not formidable by it*
size. Wing only about half an inch long,
uor by it* appearance, for it* color ia
said to Is- A \ eiH-tian red. inclining to n
creamy line, and it has a black head, and
i* finished off with a double row of black
spot* or dot* alonff the sides. But its
tiuuiWrs. and tiie pertinacity with whieb
it travels onwards, are the sources of
danger, no less than its marvelous
fecundity and extreme ferocity, for it
will gobbb- up a whole potato field in
less than no time, a* many Western
growers of the king of vegetables are- iu
a ]Ninitiou to tvrtify. In I*G2 if fit*'
made its np|K-aranee in YVirovmsin, and
five years later, in 18(17, it reached
Indiana, and there eos.itnenocd it*doprc
datioiis in the northern jiart of that
State. A year subsequently, in INtW, it
was found also in Southern Illinois, iiud
is now " moving on" towards the Atlan
tic seaboard, with it* front forming an
irregular line, extending from the north
western herders of Ohio to places south
of IndiniinjMditi. Unless something hap
peiis to turn oft it* nuire-h it- another
direction, or else destroy it, it will reach
toe coast in the course of some seven or
i-ight years at the most, in which case it
will annihilate, or seriously limit, the
culture of the potato throughout the
Northern and Ea*tirn States. The fear
ful ravages of this insect are eamraitted
while it is yet in the form of the larva-,
which is hatched out of the egg while
the |Hit*to plant is young and tender.
The eggs are deposited in groups of
twenty or thirty on the lower side of the
leaf, mid the last brood of each season,
n* soon a* they reaeh the proper state
and development, hide ill the ground
until the following spring, when they
again crawl out, ready to begin their
depreshitioua ujxtn the ucw crop with a
will. Many remedies have lieen suggest
ed and tried to conquer this fiend, but so
far, it would seeiu, without success.
Rome fanners assert thnt sprinkling com
mon sawdust upon the potato vines i* an
effectual remedy, but experiments have
faihd to prove it* efficacy. Others use
Paris green, and others, again, huut
tliem up amoug the potato fields and
fight them single-handed. 44 Ixxik out
sharp for tho eggs," says one Western
veteran farmer, 44 and hook 'em when
yon see 'em. Ensnare a lot of the crit
ters, afore they get a chance to pair,
into a few small neaps of potatoes, dis
tributed in the field for that pur|x>se,
and squelch 'em when you have got 'em,
without pity." This is good enough
advice, but we doubt if it will atop the
onward march of the jsitato bug; and,
with all other lovers of the delicious and
wholesome farinaceous tulier, we can
only hope that something will turn up
that shall hav the effect of checking the
propagation of this voracious iusect.
THE Cuban Government ha* reduced
the import duty on cattle (until Dedfth
ber) 82 each,-when brought by Spanish
vessels, and 83 each when by foreign
vessels.
Marriageable young ladies are rejoic
ing because next year trill be leap-year,
and they w ill have a chance to make their
backward lovers come to time.
Texaa as Harare brrelrj Hera it.
A* to the aoil of Texaa, aaya Horace
tlreeley: 1 liave so il a few acre* ttiat
would uot yield good crop* to good cul
tivation ; but this IN expected of a prairie
country. Kotue of the pinc-ouvered
laiida, >-|Ms'iall) near the (hilf, aueui hut
moderately fertile ; a part of the upland
"Oak-o)a-uiug*" only shttlelietter. On
the oilier hand, the river lsittouia, esor
eially those of the llrasao*, are venr fer
tile, aa aunuollv overflowed iiitervalisj
apt to be. Here, however, the inunda
tions are frequent and of enoimiJU* ex
tent, HO that I judge the intervalea of tile
Trinity, Uraaaus, Colo nolo, Ac., deeper
and richer tliau thorn- of the Connecticut,
Hudson, Delaware, KuMiuelouma or Po
tomac ever were or rouhl be. I never
saw lietter anil than the Braaaoa Mdtoma.
I was more surprised, however, by tfe
n-iuurkuble fertility of the ndling prai
ries, e*jas-iallv those of Waahtngfott
Count v, on either aide of liuruhaiu, it*
capital. There have been twenty U
thirty yean planted to cunt or cotton,
uever uiaunml, aud cultivated so alial
lowly that every wave sweep* off thou
sand* of ton* of their soil to lie borne
into the (JuU by the 1 Inure* ot squan
dered upon it* intervales. Yet there
prairies still sustain and mature boun
ieotiM harvests; and no wonder, since
their black mould ringe* from twoto five
feet in depth. Mellow, dry, lweexy,
healthful, I do uot aee how there lauds
could le made more inviting.
The level prairies are of good quality,
though not equal tu the avenge to those
juat atMikeu of. They may average a
had of dark mould, generally over-lying
clay. Tbev are tnainjj left in a state of
nature and devoted to the rearing of
cattle, which are sold at three w four
years old for §lO to FJO jwr here! to
dnirm or ]rockers. Tens of tMmaaml*
is giaal cxmdition have Iteeti slaughtered
for their hulea aud tallow - the (lih after
yielding all its tallow, being fed to swine.
This, I truat, i* ended; it certainly will
be when the first railr.rod sliali have con
nected the valley of the lower Colorado
with that of the Missouri or the Ohio.
A* vet, the State U full of cattle, and
will be for a few ye*ra longer ; but they
umat ultimately give place to tillage.
Whenever lands devoid of stamp or stone,
equal to those of the Connecticut valley,
and within four day# by mil of New York
sliall be worth §•* Jer acre, tle-re prairies
will be gradually iueUred. broken up by
the stoaro |low, aurtac. draiiirel by gi
gantic machines, and ctdtivatod hir corn,
cotton, wheat or some choice gnuro, and
tiu-n cattle a ill gradually diaapp-ror, or
be reared in some more cirilirea fsxhkia
At present, they simply hold the ground
till cttltivalioa HIIWI) lte ready to chutu 1 it.
Fallacies in Building.
John Henry write* to the Nr.ra/iffr
Awrtnm that the following are fallacies.
To suppose that timber, growing in
tle MU-da or floating in water to-dav,
can be placed Wl a building -tuxijreet,
and stay when- it ii. puL
That' if such timber be used the walla
will not crack.
That the base, window panels, raring*.
Ac., made of such timlver, will not pari
company with the floor* from one-fourth
to three-fourths ,f nn inch in kroa than a
v*r, and that the traiklcr put uuro asoned
lumber in the latti-r.
That kiln dried lnudrrr i a* good a*
lumber thoroughhr air aearomed, or that
the atmosphere lias no influence upon
it.
That a joint once tiglit will always re
main NO.
That if trimming* I* put up before
plastering, or trimmed on green walla,
that putty will not la- in great demand
when thev dry.
That hot air from a furnace will not
start and oiwn every piece of wood work
with wlncn it comes in contact, nine
time* out of ton.
That in oil cnaaa money Is -roved by
contracting with the loweat bidder.
That all knowledge in relation to btiikl
iug it embodied in every one who gn*
•'Architect" after his name. . s
Thai architect* and builders never "lay
in together," and owners never get
44 *boru" tlirough that little arrangement.
Tliat arehiteets, a* a rnle, get no other
comnuaaiotts ou buildings except tiie
traditioual "five jwr cent on the coot."
Tlut buikb-ra alwrats carry out plana
and *jecifications to the letter.
That there are no high-minded, con
nrientiou*. competent architect*, and uo
honest, reliable builder* ; and that cither
elans doe* not tiear a reptltation equal to
that of any other huriiies* men.
That a buikkw dues uot require an ex
tended theoretical, nor an architect aa
extended a practical knowledge, to bo
successful.
That uo lmihler can be a suvxvrosful
architect, r tliat a practical architect
cannot lie a succesaful builder.
That yon. reader, without practical
knowledge, know a great deal more
aMmt the details of a house than of a
locomotive.
Something about Soup*.
Thick soups require more m wounig
than thin. Never allow the soup to stand
iu an iron pit a moment after it is re
uiovnd from the fire ; strain immediately
through a eloth laid in a cullender into
a ( lean stone jar. When it i n eessary
to nae a soup tiie name day. to facilitate
the process of *ej-arating tiie grease dip
the t-lotli in (-old water.-
To make romp traiis|*rent, licat the
white* of two eggs with their *l**ll* with
a little cold water, (thia w ill clear a gallon
of broth.) aud add by * tiring hard. A*
soon a* the broth i sufficiently cooled,
remove the "top pot. aa the fat is called.
This may be taken off in a cake, and ia
particularly useful for frying purposes.
For thickening roiup*, you nuvy use
bread cntßilro, Hour, potatoes, pea*.
1 lean*, rice or eggs. They should he
added t>efore tiie soup i* straiued, tliat
tiie consiatenev may 1H uniform.
To give Ivody to a clear romp, iwe gela
tine tajiioca or egga.
For a rich brown soup, iwe Imrut
augar. U rated carrot* make a very hand
some coloml broth.
Hippets of bread cut in the shape of
ilinuiouda and fried a bright brown are
often thrown into clear roMtjro.
Vegetable* should be cut iu small dice
and addad jnri long enough before the
time for araaouitig to cxxik theiu.
An onion stuck full of cloves gives
dark soups a rich flavor.
THK TEHIANTEP UANAE.— Uaptain
Sclmfeldt ia now alwut to prejrore his
report on the Tehnanteftoc Uaual. He
will riqwirt ou a route 10(1 miles long,
with a summit level of MOO feet, and re
quiring seventy locks on either side. The
Canal would be 20 feet deep, and from
170 to 200 feet ImroiL He estimate* the
cost at §100,000,000. The Darien Canal
is uow regarded a* impracticable and at
tention turns again to this route. Before
it can be matte effective, however, im
jmrbuit treaty-stipulations mnst lie made
with Mexico", so as to secure American
right* on the Canal. After Captain
Scnufeldt makes his report, it is under
stood that he will proceed to make a sur
vey of the Nicaragua route.
POTATO BUG.— The potato bug has
made ita appearance in Wisconsin, and
wherever it see* a sprout it goes for it
with it* mandibles. One farmer pays
his children ten cents for each quart of
bugs they vick, and fears that the
youngsters will soon be able to buy his
farm with the profit of their business.
TERMS : Two Dollar* a Year, in Advance.
Tlm> < 'mnrrrld Value af Brain*.
The casual rindw of th Mj Journal*
uf populous cit** •cawd.v ymnmrn to re
flect when his v* meet* aft advertiae
ment like the following :
U'inib- i #* I*4, *lmw*
ll wnhMiiH WUI2IB*.I *•*. "?>•
The strand year thai " w.-11-lii*t
d" vouth way recaiva S9OO, the third
tear'l3oo, and in the ooutw of ton yaare
r may receive, by constant attention to
businera, if the Arm happens to lie i
existence, ffl.iOO a year. The young
man of brain* m expected to took naat,
to keep up a dignified bearing in aoeiety,
and to liv in a rep*tablr manner, or
lita rmidoyef* don't want him- (kui tbe
man of brain* meet thane rwmtreuieiitp. |
< hi* limited aakry f While it may
nafely be toft hi the "large menu foetal
ing rtrtabtUhmeato" above mentioned,
to aolve the problem of the *• quick lad" j
it i* in ont-xt of, it aiuat, after all, be
admitted that then* grievance*. if they
are grievances, uaoaily work out their i
own corrective by a perfect natural pro
ceaa. Hay what vmi will, "braina,"
like water, aooti find their tore!, and no
artificial im[wdimeutcan long prevent it
" A lad of 18." a* a rnie. i* nw. He i*
but just beginning then to lay in a toock
of twain*, and until, with advanced
year* and penamtent industiy, he can
increase tht stock, and thus aid to its
marketable value, he had tottrr take the
8250 a year, and not lie particular about
increasing it. Never fear hia " brain*"
will fun* their wav ~tf not tu one
spot, in another, uutwfyily. "young
men of brain*," in these daw, are, at a
rule, not over food of hara work—cer
tainly not from 7 in the morning till C
at Bight -and that ia one reason why ao
many of them make miserable failures
at the start. They are forever complain -
ing that the world doe* not know how
to appreciate them. Then they grow j
misanthropic, and misanthropy ia noth
ing if not next akin to induleuce. News
pafier office*, and for that matter almost j
every other branch of buainea* that
need* •' I main*"—aa well aa "larg*-!
manufactories"—are full of just **K-h
" young men." Perhaps the lieat thing
that can be said of them ia, they do not
live long. Tbev usually die young.—
AV* Ktt* popA-.
Hjapiflj far (he Kev. Mr. (henry.
The Rev. Mr. Cheney of Cbiaqgo- ha*
received a letter signed by a Luge number
of Episcopal rlrrgymeu and laymen in
various parts of tbe conntrv assuring him
of their sympathy and undiminished af
fection and respect They say:
v We believe that your determination
to teach nothing but that which you
*hall be jx-rmaded may be concluded
and pruvnl by Scripture, while you arc
faithful in your atUM-reucc to the creed
and artade* of faith established by the
Church, ia consistent with truth to the
Church and demands 1 by your vows
of Accordingly we uuuuUin
vour rignt 5.-take aoeh deciriv* action
a* tliot for which you have beam jmniab
ed by an vliia*tical ooart whirbmauy
other* of the clergy of the Protestant
Kpiacxqial Church, expeneucnig similar
difficulty, have habiWwilv ewreiaedL
We feel that it would indeed b* a aad
day for the Plot cat* nt Epincimal Church
if it should authoriiativlily jfieclare that
no verliai deviation from ft* prescription*
on the part of tho*e who are true to it*
formal* of faith i* to be tolerate! under
any strews of console nee or eirewmstanora
or expediency whatever.
.Among tin- dene*] signers of the letter
are Stephen H. Tyug. jr., John Colton
Smith, William T. Sabine. Sew York ;
Herman Dyer, Secretary erf tbe Evangeli
cal Knowledge Society, the Rev. C.
Mattock, Secretary of the Evangelical
Education Society, Charles W. Quick.
Editor of Th* lf|iiyWiw. John Stone.
Professor of the Theological Heuunarr
of Maaaachuaetta : J. J. McE 'hany Sher
lock, A. Bronson, A. Blake Morey*. A.
Tvng. Professors of the Theological
Semmarv of Uhio. Tbe total number
of ch>ri<-.il rigwerw (8. Among the
la vine u are toe Hon. Column* Delano of
Washington. Joy Cook of Philadelphia,
Stewart Brown of Sew -York, and ex
llovw. Alden and Remington of New
Jersey.
Affection fwr Dark*.
A correspondent of thw SaXmvdiM
Magwxine av* : •• In the ewriy part of
last spring, I called on a cottager, a poor
neighbor, who I heard waa ill. I found
him sitting by hia fire with a spaniel and
her puppy, aw week# or two month* old,
and a oak and a half grown kitten. The
dog got up to greet me. for we are old
acquaintance* and good friend*, when
from under her ran seven young dncka a
few day* old. The woman of the house
told me that they had been hatched
under a hen which would not take care
of them, and that ahe bad brought them
into the house to keep them warm. The
spaniel immediately took to them, and
whenever ahe came in and lay down by
the fire, the duck* ran to her and nestled
among her long hair. I asked her bow
tha cat agreed with tbem. to which ahe
replied that ' Busy' (such the spaniel's
name) would not suffer any thing to
come near them; and 1 had proof of thia.
for her own puppy went up clone to oue
of them as though to play with it, when
she snapped at him and drove him awwy.
One of the dnak* soon died, having,
apparently, something wrong in it* head,
but the other rix throve nuder 4 Busy's'
care, and are now flue dncka fit for table.
The woman added that ahe was remark
able fond of young little thing*, and
would nestle a'brood of young chickens
like a hen."
Caorx nt Wiamnos Nxw Yowl —So
far aa the cropa of Western New York
are concerned, say* an exchange, we do
not find any jnat reaaon to complain or
forebode ill. A few day aof dry. hot
weather lead farmer* to ery out that
the grass is about to be destroyed and
other crops injured. We cannot see
that anything is perishing of thirst
hereabouts, and a day of nun, liable to
he enjoyed at any time, would make
everything in the vegetable line a daztlo
ing green. Taking all things into ac
count, there ia no good and justifiable
cause for complaint, or a want of hope
fullmwa for l>ouutiful crops this season.
Citizens who liave lately traveled iu the
West report thatiu all the North-western
State* the prospects for wheat, barley,
oats, Ac., are excellent. In Kentucky
anil Missouri the wheat is somewhat iu
inred by rust. But they say the wheat
has yet to meet it* greatest dangers.
Pauicy people will not believe in a
bountiful crop till the grain 1* in the
elevator*. _
Ax ITEM FOB TH* LADIES. —A foshiou
writer says : " There is beautiful new
stuff now out called cotton grenadine.
It haa a far better eflhet tlian tarlctan,
and is really more endurable than Swiss.
It possesses that peculiar transparency
which so much enhances an evening
dress, aud makes up beautifully into
polonaise over-dresses, to be worn with
light-colored silks. It has juntas good
aa appearance as white silk grenadine,
with all the advantage of being cheaper
and able to bear washing. White
silk grenadine is sweet, but then it is
expensive and perishable."
V ■' 1
TBE incoming wheat crop of California
is estimated one-third higher than the
estimate of two weeks ago. The surplus
for exportation will be 150,000 tons.
\ iy of to living
with hw fourth Imabnnd.
Begin life a ith but little ahow ; you
may incragi* it afterwards.
Tell not ymr secret* to your servant,
for he will than be yonrwiwster.
The waiter to an im**M!bla pawn {
be rmrrlan everything before hint.
A new Oertnan euntwlriee ha* noma
out in Berlin who wei#w 815 lb*.
An honeat employment to the beat in
heritance that cwn fall to any one.
The booka In the Übmry of the Brfte
iah intwenm occupy twelve mile* of
shelving.
Th next Methodist (toneral Confer
mice meet* in M*y. 1872, in the Brooklyn
Academy of Music.
lows ha* planted a corn c*tg> to nm
100,01)0,(XXI bushels. All that remain# ia
j to ratoe and. JuufAst it
Black, gimy, and brown strew bate and
bonnets aw preferred to 'the white dnn
•table or the *Mp bate.
How to make a thin baby fat- Throw
it from a tbrid-atory window, and it a
sure to noma down plump.
The m<*t fashionable dreaas* are made
without belt or aaah, the upper toart and
waist beidt< 0t la ooopte*.
All the Hammer dreeaea are tniusn .I
with bow* of sOk or aatin on the flotraoas
and to loop np the orerakift.
1 A nww tgk of ttoew-buttoiw are made
to open, thoa forming a locket large
enough to eon tain a Uwuu.
A Fottoviito justice baa aaot a man to
jail tor eight month* tor soiling a lady's
Am by spitting toheoeo jmoe on it
I A vound' doctor being recently aakad
to dance the "Lancer*," mid he waa
much more aide to bmce the dancer*.
Black oaslujirte mOta, trimmed with
gold ami aifyer braid, or silver and Wue
or red, aw vary much oaed for riding.
Leisure u a vy pleasant garment to
look at, but it to a very bad one to wwr.
The ruin of million# may be traced to it.
Dr. Livingstone baa not goon to liji
iimm, m wa* r. ;>rU*l The latest new*
framhim atatestlmt be ww at Txyxyxy.
A great Methodist (Jamp meeting to to
be bsd at Halt Lake City, wbear tent*
wifl be jiitehed to sow* ton thousand
people.
Grief knit* ten, heart* in doner bom 1 * .
than bappinM* ever out; and common
suffering u a far stronger Koh iban com
mon joy.
A drew* wa* recently made by a Mb
iooatde modiste in New Tori which was
ornamented with there hundred and for
ty-two bow a.
Long dtnaaea tor evening wear are
mad*. * it h fin* court train, but for bourn,
drama* are flounced bwlf-wwy up the
skirt, with no overdrim
The fiw JCi.tarihe* my* there to an
BppU4ft¥* iu Bomimn county *Wdi
measure* thirteen feet in eireumferenea
five feet from the ground.
The snail stand* a chance for the tooth
ache. Somebody rays helm* 110 row*
of teeth, with 111 on each row, or 13.-
210.
A woman baa just recovered ftve thou
sand dollar* free* a Jtoatou Home Bail
road Company for injuria* sustained
while a passenger on it* cam. #
Silk skirt-', are now trimmed with raf
fle* of the Mane material of the over
drew*. wliirh to prettier than if it were
all of the color ou the ovardreea
" Why did be not die ? " to the title
of a new novd We have not read the
conundrum, but believe the answer to
he-Bream* he refused to take hi# medi
cine.
A Cbineae photographer in Han Fran
ctooo being upbraided by a lady cutoemer
because the picture* didn't *oit ber,
briefly replied: "No half handsome;
bow can ? '*
• The agricultural aoeiety of Bwodan.
Germany, offer* a priae of 170: > in gold
for the steam |dow nppuratu* which will
wutk beat *t trial* to be made on tores*
that city this summer.
A woman, in jail' a* ndm MM
committing auicide by cutkmg a vmn in
her arm with her thumb swi Only for
the accidental discovery of hercooditoon,
idie would have bled to death.
A recent writer aay* that the fence* of
the United State* have cost more than
*1) the craft that float m onr water*, salt
or fresh ; more, indeed, than any other
claa* <rf property except railroads.
A beautiful and aroompltobed tody
ha* opened a boe store in Pbibdelnbia.
All ber Iwautifalaad aceompltohed clerta
wear fancy little leather apron*, which
are irrevtotible ewee* and touching.
Toting Indie* had all brttor atop
weamur French breto. "They make
our feet look pretty —do they t and
the surgical operation* they often nreea-
Kitnte w ill make them leel pretty, too.
A young (terman at Gmalia recently
attempted aukwde ewrioody by washing
hia fcu* and then twisting himself up *o
tichtlv in the roller towel that hi* pur
pose would have been aoou effected but
for prompt diacovery.
Mr*. Ltveanore publicly stated in
Boston, that she wm sometimes astonish
ed at herself for lieing able, after-what
she knew, to meet men and treat them
poliU lv ; to go up to the State Hw,
watch the meandering* of the Legisla
ture. and nut hire Hke a gooae.
Mr. O.vusmoat inveterate punster.
Lying very ill of cholera, hi* nun*
ih.whl to prepare * young tender chicken.
•• Hadn't von l*tev take an old hen.
said G. in a low wistper,—he waa to ill
to speak loader—"for he would be
more apt to toy on my stomach."
A voiuig fcliow. who had been married
for a twelvemonth, aaid it was all sun
shine. The next twelvemonth was all
moonshine, and the totter |*'rii*3 of his
matrimonial care r waa without shine at
all except when hi* better half toe* it
into her hear! to " kick up * ahine !
An Illinois man who had a watch
stolen from his pocket, and advertised
that the thief must return it if he would
avoid ttunhle, received before eleven
o'clock on the same day three watches
and a letter im>iwing a fourth if he
would send and ask no questions.
Huiall boy on tip-toe to companions :
"8—h —atop jour noise, all of you.
Companions : "Halloa, Tommy, what*
up now " Small boy : " We've got a
new babv—verv weak and tired —walked
all the wav from heaven last night—
mustn't go to kickiu* up a row around
here."
A man WHS announced to lecture on
nitro-glycerine before the Troy Scientific
Association. After waiting a balf-hour
for his audience, the door opened cau
tiously and the janitor threw in the key,
asking the lecturer to lock np what
was left of the building when he got
through.
A Chicago editor thinks it strange that
the Indians have no phrase to express tbe
word " honesty," Whereupon the De
troit Free Piim remarks that there ia
nothing strange altont it. Does he sup
pose that the Indian agents would be
fooling around the past ten years and
not pocket the word ?
A clergyman of Cairo, IU., expressed
! lately his contempt of nickels in hia
Sunday collection, and positively forbade
hia congregation from contributing any
thing under the denomination of five
cents. "Save your pennies," said the
good man, " until you have five, before
you pat your hand's in this box. The
widow's uiite business is played out
here."
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M "O<o Btrrrm— The Ravenna (Ohio)
Dem it puts ou record the following
new stye of butter making: "A few
dava since, Mrs. Mary M. Hughes put
about a quart of cream in a cloth bag,
and buried it about two feet deep in
the earth, where it remained three days,
when abe disinterred it, and found it
transformed into pure, sweet, yellow
butter, with not one drop of buttermilk
to be seen. Mrs. Hughes thinks that
cream will yield about one-third more
butter by that process than by the old
fashion way of churning.
The Mayor of Washington discharged
j a servant girl the other day, and toe
spirited young womaa set his house on
' fire the very next ntfbt.
NO. 25.