i liiiib rifiieS jg&wti; get iife i B: P. SCHWEIER, THE COISTITITTIOV-THE UHIOS-AHD TEE estoeoekeit of tee lavs. Editor and Proprietor. VOL. XXXIV. i! MIFFLI NTOWN, JUNIATA COUNTY, PENNA.. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24. 18S0. NO. 48. i Life to seme is full of sorrow Half is real. half tVy borrow ; FuU of rocks and full or led.es, Corners tbaip aud cutting edgts. Though the joy bells may be ringing Not a song you'll bear them singing . Seein g never mikes them wise, ' Looking out from downcast eyes. AU in va n ths sun is sl.iulng. Waters sparkling, blossoms twining ; They but see tbronph these same sorrows bad to-days and worse to-morrows ; See the ctande that must pass over Se the weeds among the clover Everything and anything Hut tbe gold the suabsams bring. lraiuing from the bitter fountain, Lo '. jour mole hill seems a mountain. Drops of dew and drops of rain Sire:! into fie mighty main. AU in vain the blessings shower. A-d the mercies fall with rower, (ia'herirg cl aft", ye tread the wheal, Kicu and rojal, 'ueath jour feet, Lt it not be so. my neighbor ; Look up. as yon lo.eand labor. Not for one a!one woe's rials j E-try one has cares and trials. J y aud care are linked together. Like the fair and clouJy Heather. May we have, oh. let us p:ay, I anli and patience for to-day. An Adopted Child- Mr. John Falconer was walking slowly towards his pretty little cottage one after noon in autumn, lie was -the head gar dener of Warren Hall, a beautiful estate, situated a few miles from the picturesque village of Waverdale. A tall, fine, up right man of forty-five, with a pleasant face and honest, gray eyes, John Falconer ' a favorite at the halL lie had known its owner, Mr Lionel Warren, from a boy. The young heir had been very fond of John, making him his companion, and treating him almost as an equal. When they both grew up lo be fine, handsome men, however, the inti macy dropped. Young Lionel, on the death of his fath er, took possession of the estate, and when John applied to him for the post of under gaidcner, he was immediately appointed to it. A few years passed away. Mr. War rvu, who had gone abroad, returned, bring ing with him a little son to gladden his home, lie had married an Italian lady, who had died shortly after the birth of the little Reginald ; and no longer able to bear ths sight of that bright land which rcu.iLdcd him so much of his young wife. Mr. Warren, now a grave, sad man, came back to his bonus. More years passed away, and little Reg inald w as now niue years of age. Though John Falconer was now head gardener, and lived in a pretty cottage on the estate, he was stiil unmarried. So on this bright afternoon he was walk ing homeward after his day's work, lie had turned the corner of the quiet lane w hich led to the house, when he nearly stumbled over a tiny child, who stol cry ing in the middle of tbe road. She was about five years of age. A slender, little thing, with beautiful dark eves and raven cuils, clad in a tattered calico frock. Who are you, little one? " asked John. "I'm Evy Gray, she replied, in a sweet voice. "Where do you live, dear ? " The tears rolled down the pale cheeks. l don't live anywhere. Mother's deal She died a long lime ago, and anntie took me. We lived in London, but auntie came here to sell things. She's gone away to dar, and she beat me and left me here. Oh, what shall I do?" The poor little thing sobbed bitterly and John's benevolent heart was touched as he looked at the lovely, tear-stained face, lie took the tiny hand in his, and led her towards his home. 'Where are you taking me?" asked the child. "To my house, Evy. Here it is." Evy gazed in awe at the ivy-covered cot tage, with its strip of bright garden and pretty, green porch. She hardly dared to walk over the clean floor of the cosy kitchen, where the fire was burning brightly, and where a rosy servant-girl was toasting muffins for her master's tea. Susan looked at the child with wonder ing eyes, and was still more astonished when John bade her wash the little thing, and make her presentable. Evv looked like another child after her bath. Her cheeks grew rosy, her eyes bright, while her long hair fell in cutis over w .tmiilders. John wrapped around her, and placed her in a chair by .). fir with a bowl of breed ana niu uu her lap. Then Susan, wtio always home at night, was dismissed, and the two were left alone. How the child eujoyed her nice supper, and her cosy seat by the fire! The Utile tongue chattered incessantly, until at last she fell asleep in her chair. John Falconer gazed at the pretty face of the sleeping child, until the tears stood in iiis tyes; men birdie! You have no home but I will be as I lift niT .r friends, my pretty one, your friend, and, as long home shall be yours. And John Falconer kept his wonL No one claimed Utile Evy, so he adopted Jier as his own child. He sent her to an excel lent school and worked hard to gam mon ey for her sake. . 3 t fmm the hail, took a great and EvV was always welcome at tie balL So time went on. Regie grew to be . handsome youth beautiful young lady of wrentecn, change, came, and the youug tnend. we parfcyl - now the M,. Warren die "JSw for a owaer of Warren Hai; w year or two, fo, unknown of hard, exacting steward, wno, to Reginald Warren, oppressed the ten auia, ana was reared and disliked by all. And change, came for Eveline. John Falconer was taken ill the winter after Regie'a departure for the continent a long, lingering illness, which prevented him from working, and used up all his savings. Evy was his devoted nurse, never leav ing his bedside, and was besides, very care ful of his money. Rent day came, and John Falconer was in despair. He found that he was unable to pay his rent. The poor man knew not what to do. He was unfit for work, and Evy had never been accustomed to it. She was fitted for a governess, to be sure, but how could he bve without her devoted card a Mr. Stevens, the steward, was a hard man. He said that John Falconer must either pay the rent or go. He would give him two weeks, but not a day over. "My dear borne!" he said, 'the home I have lived in for so long! Evy, It will break my heart to leave it !" Evy soothed him with tender words. "Never mind, papa. We will think of some plan." Evy had been acting very atraneelv for the last few weeks. Mr. Falconer was not observant, or he would surely have noticed it. Sometimes she looked pale and cad: then she would brighten up, while a burning color suffused her cheeks. Every morning she looked out for the postman, and when he had passed bv. without leaving any letters, she would turn away with a sigh. Time dragged on, and the day came for John Falconer to leave hi home. He had been unable to obtain the money, and Mr. Stevens was to call during the morninjr. If he could not pay him, they wouldTbe turned out of their pretty home. And yet Evy did not look at all so now fuL Mr. Falconer thought It very strange that she should go about with a smile on her face, and a happy light in her eyes. "Ton tem cay, Evy," he remarked; and the pink in her cheeks deepened to carnation. I am not gay, papa. Here i Mr. Ste vens. I will go to him as it would try you too much;" and she rau out of the room. She ushered the steward into tbe little kitchen and pave him a chair. 'Where in your father!" aske! Mr. Stevens. '-Papa is not able to see you to-day," re plied the g'irl, in her self-possessed way. "You seem independent, young lady. I suppose you know Uiat you must either pay or eoi" 'I am quite aware of the fact," retorted Evy, as she laid the moDey on the table. "Will, you give me a receipt?" The eyes of the steward opened wide. 'How did you get the money?" he in quired. "I do not think that is your affair,'' said Evy, icily, as she took up the receipt. "Good morning." Mr. Stevens took his departure, sud Evy bounded up the stairs to the invalid's room. "See, papa!" she said, waving the paper before his eves. "What is the matter, Evyf" "I have paid tbe reut, papa, aud this is the receipt." "Evy, how did you get the money?" "It came by port yesterday morning, papa. 1 I wrote a oook aud got titty pounds for it; so we shall have enough to live on till 1 can do more." "But, my child I never knew you could "It came to me naturally, papa. I wrote first for the love of the thing, and then I wrote for love of you!" "Evy, my own child!" And in that g'ad moment John Falconer knew that he was rewarded for his benev olence. Evy never wrote again for money. A month afterwarls Regie returned, and when he heard the story, he dismissed, Mr. Steveus from his service. And in the spring there was a grand wedding at Wav erdale, with Regie as bndegroom and Evy as bride. And Evy :s truly happy in the love of her husband. John Falconer fives with them, and is called "Grandpapa" by Evy's children. His reward for his act of benevolence, is great, and the bread of charity, which he cast upon the waters, has returned to him after many days. A lArlmt raper-Caltor. An Indian lajah who was pleasantly disposed toward the English and has learned their language after a fashion, fre quently visited some years ago. as the 3tory runs, the viceroy of Calcutta, and on one occasion borrowed of the latter a copy of the Edinburg Jtevietr, which lie hap pened to see lying on the table, TV hen be returned the magazine the viceroy asked him if be had found anything interesting in it. "Oh! yes," be replied, "many beautiful things, but also many disconnected articles." "How so?- asked tbe viceroy. "See here," answered the rajah, "this begins with 'Hunting the Orang outang. our. it not? And now turn over the jmge, snd here you have the 'History of Mary MuarT'" The viceroy laughed. He per ceived that the rajah had attempted to read book through without cutting the Lvei H rdUg'y took from h.s tobir. beautiful ivory paper-cutter, ex plained iu T u, rws mjttf leave, of book, could be prinW before they were cut operbut P. - was explained to him. About a , I JaV X Occurence the viceroy saw Ai. uterine the court, and in . gay the jah seated on a young the center ofrt theraj the elephant. ..j yo happen to viceroy than he cned. UBbdJ?- have an uncu - me... The Hftrf "P'esgazine. It was deK Placed cught by 12LInSlad been wrought Ijetweenwr iiw, including , .fi which the Knowing -----leaves, after J ulu . . , .) surprised P uismounted, and viceroy. lTb bs pointed to the Trolrn y your elepnaui. --- paper cutter alive. Smugg-llng. On the Belgian and Spanish frontiers the I nmfpulrui.1 . 1 i i . . i T.XT,,rS Z nL'P,1: - i' v miiuiu, ami nunc there poorly fed and reeulariv beaten hv confederates wearing the uniform of the rrencli douantert. At tbe proper time tbe animals have packages of lace or siik tied on their backs and are turned loose. wuen mey at once "strike lor their homes,' taking care to give any one who wears a uniform the widest possible berth. Roche fort used to smuggle his Lanterne from Brussels into France in great qualities, the "diamond edition" being packed in plaster busts of Napoleon UL The Russian Nihi lists have introduced many tons of sediti ous literatuie into tho Czar's dominions in well-soldered sardine-boxes aud fruit-cans. Not long ago a French douanier at Pagny discovered a very extensive smugglintr as sociation, whose operations were made possible by tbe venality of a Russian tchitiornik, who had stolen the seal of one of the imperial departments. Cabinet couriers of all European nations enjoy the privilege oi exemption, as far as their per sons and luggage are concerned, from the Custom-house officers1 examinations. The suspicions of the French douanier at Pagny were aroused by the unusual num ber and dimensions of certain trunk?, for which the usual exemption was claimed by a 'courier extraordinary" of the Russian Government, passing the Franco-German frontier, on his route from St. Petersburg to Paris. ' He therefore took upon himself the responsitility of opening and examin ing the suspected luggage, despite its pro prietor's indignant protest. His courage was rewarded by the discovery of 2-4,000 cigars, which the pretended cabinet-courier had intended to smuggle into France. Next day another Russian courier arrived at Pagny, also accompanied by an inordi nate amount of luggage under seal, which, upon being inspected, was found to con tain 27,000 cigars. Bismarck tells us very plainly that the Duke of Moray, when Ambassador to Russia, made large sunis by refurnishing the embassy repeatedly and selling the furniture, which had, of course, been imported duty free. One of the most remarkable smuggling movements of the present day was Hint at Houhaix, France, last Summer, when twice every day the contrabandier crossed the fron tier into Belgium several thousand strong, bring back with thorn coffee, coal-oil and tobacco, and defrauding the customs of at leas. 50,000 franes a day. The men had been on a strike, and being resolved not to starve, organized a smuggling army too powerful for the authorities lo ope with. Some very extensive smuggling mast have been done at Hamburg, apparently with the connivance of the custom officials, within the last few mouths, since we read that a miller, one llerr Wcgner, has been fined nearly $'J5. 000 for smuggling 6,5(Kl tons of wheat and rye into tho district with out paying the comparatively small impost on such train. New Y ork readers are made aware from time to time of the operations and devices of smuggling at this port. The business flourishes between St. Albans and Rouse's point and Montreal where the operators can work both ways. It was once tbe practice for certain Moa-; treal tailors to empioy New lotk cutters and send agents through New England and Northern New Yori to take orders for clothing to be dlvcred in the United States at the maker's risk, aud an exten sive business was dope in running over whele carloads ol bulkier inerchaudi-e. On the 31st of August last a Montreal mil-1 liner who was about to settle in New York, ! was stopped at "the fines" with eighteen trunks lull of silks, velvets, laces, silver- ware, and wines, although she had a ccrti- ncate from the American consui-oenerai that all these were non-dutiaulc mini: grant's effecta. It is de rigueur for silly American women who go to Montreal to buy silk, and similar goods and smuggle them home, a practice that is gradually going out of favor, cow that our fair aud free-trading countrywomen have discover ed that the guileless Canadian tradesman usually furnishes them with an inferior article purchased in New York or Boston and sold at an advance price. Since our Canadian neighbors have enjoyed the bene fits of a protective tariff smuggling into Canada has been very lively, jewelry being one ol the article, most extensively intro duced. There is perhaps only one country in the world which is really smuggler proof Boralong, in South Africa, which is ruled by a benevolently despotic mon arch, Moroka When the King found his councillors attending the palavei furiously inebriated and his sons taking to brandy drinking, he prohibited under penalty of death the importation into his dominions of intoxicating liquois of any kind, and when a subject was caught evading tbe law the oenaliv was sternly inflicted. "For some years," there have been no attempts at smuggling, and as a consequence the in- habitants ol fhaba Nchu, the capital, are a sober, weli-oraerea luuusiriuus iuu prosperous couuii unity. The Basslaa Lord Hlfih Admiral. The Grand Duke Constantino is a mari time Chesterfield. He has a ready compli ment f i r Avorr nn. who nnnroHChes him in society, and has a good deal of light chit- chat for all sorts of persons, liut in pn vale his speech is curt, and he deals in those expletives without which the sailor's vocabulary would be incomplete. 1 be Grand Duke was married when young to i . : : ' . the handsomest princess in tier many a blessing he never much valued. He trav els abroad by himself, and the Grand Duchess Constant ine by herself. Constan tine has navigated and circumnavigated a good deal as an officer of the Russian navy, of which be is now High Admiral. As he grows elderly he stiffens and shows hered itary pipe-clay. His carriage has the bolt upright stiffness of the Prussian offi cer, and his trousers fit as if held down with straps. His trunk is clothed in a kind of naval pea-jacket. His step is, tor so tall a man. curiously mincing. It is a dancing-master', step, and enables him rapid ly and without fatigue to cover a deal of ground. At St. Petersburg this illustrious friend of M. Emile de Girardiu has often been accused, behind his back, of harboring schemes too ambitious to be righteous. These accusation, must have found their way to him. The Czar has an ennuye look, and gives the impression of a man who never bad a friend who was not a valet, Constantine look, as though he felt him self watched by spies, and glance, about without turning his head. He is very fond of animals, and has in his park in Russia a "Zoo" of his own, in which there arc remarkable specimens of Asiatic goats, buffalo, and ) aka. The Grand Duke Con st antine is given credit for making intelli gent investment.. In tbe management of his pnvste affair, he shows order and in telligence, from which we may infer that if the naval department, which be heads, is badly administered, the blame is not to be thrown on his imperial highness' broad shoul ders, but on those of Admiral Popoff, in whom he has placed, and still p ac un bounded confidence. When Ged wishes to punish a nation be deprives the ruler, of wisdom. ! He took all the nets. Some weeks ago John Mack ay was i"ing l the Gould and Crri. office. Car- son, Nevada, reading about the "Jumping frog ot Calaveras, when an idea occurred to him that some sort of a trick like that would be a splendid thing to nng in on Maurice Uoe flich, the mining expert. Hoellich is around the office a good deal, and when ever he takes a lunch with Mackay, he is sure to get in some sort of a dispute and offer a bet. Mackay don't like betting and frowns it down, unless he think, peo ple are trying to bluff him. At last he de termined to cure lioetlich of his habit and find where the weak spot in his armor lay. Une day he saw Hoefiich on the sloop, playing with an enormous grasshopper, which he was teaching to jump. Uoe fiich's grasshopper could jump twenty three feet, aud it wasn't long before he re marked to Mackay: "I'll bet two dollar, dot you cand find a hinsect to peet him," Mackay bet ten dollars that he could beat it, and lioetlich raised him twenty at once. Tbe bet was closed at these fig ures, and Mackay said he would have the hopper there in a day or so. He then sent a trusted emissary dawn to Carson Valley to secure a contestant for tho winged steed of lioetlich. The man spent nearly a week roaming in Carson Vailey catching hoppers. He sent an otficial report to Mackay, stating he had caught over three thousand grasshoppers and put them through their paces. The best gait any of theui had was 171 feet He doubted if a bigger jump could be se cured. On receipt of the letter the Bonan za Prince telegraphed to the man to bring him up anyway. The next day he ar rived with about a dozen hopper, from Farmer Tread way's and Mr. Mackay gave them quarters in his room as Ymdcrbilt would his stud. Each hopper had a cigar box to himself, and every morning they wore taken out and put through their paces. It was impossible, however, to get oue to jump over 18 feet, although all sort, of in vigorating food was given them, Mr. Mackay was in despair, but one morning a hopper snilTed at a bottle of ammonia on the table and immediately jumped thirty feet. After making a few experiments it was found that one whiff of ammonia so enlivened the hoppers that they could make jumps that were almost incredible. Next day Mackay announced to Hoellich that he was reidy for the match. The expert was ready at nine o'clock, an hour before the time, with his pet hopper. Not finding Mr. Mackay in, he sat dvwn in the study, and there noticed the bottle of ammonia. While examining it, Bridget, the old and faithful domestic of the Gould Jt Carrie firm, came in with: "Pont ba tcchin' that numonia, Mr. Hot flick. It's to make Mr. Mackey 'shop pers sprightly, liedad, I belave by the robes of su Patrick, he's out of his sinses, t-ince the pump broke at the north ind." Hoellich pumped the domestic and soon knew all about Mackay s game, A light broke upon Iloctlicli ; grabbing the boltie he rushed up the stre el to Per- kin's drug store, threw away the ammonia and ordered it hlled with chloroform, lu ten minutes, he was back, and leaving the bottle where he found it got out of the place as last as he could. Mackay soon arrived with half a dozen mining superintendents he had invited up to see huu have some fun with lioetlich. They were hardly seated when Hoellich came in with a ciirar box under his arm. "I vasalectlc late, Mr. Mackav. but I'm here mid der hopper and der coin.'' . lie Uid down the money which was cov- , ered promptly. "Anyone else to tied?" Joe Stewart laid down f 100. John Kelly put up $50. Warren Sheridan stepped in for 200. Hat:k Smith wanted a like amount. Sam Jones had only $ti0, but he put it up. Then a few got into the corner of the room and concluded it was a shame to rope Hoellich in that way, and finally agreed to give the money back after they had won it. Mackay then bantered Hoellich to raise the pot 100 shares of Union Con. Hoellich write an order on his broker and remarked: "Oar's no limit to dc bets, gentlemen, de coin sbeaks.' Nearly every man donbled his bet, and then Mackay got behind Sam Jones and let his hopper sniff of the ammonia bottle which held Uocthch's chloroform. Time being called, the hoppers were placed side by side on the piazza, and at the word "go," each insect was touched on the bacK with a straw. Hoellich's gmsshopcr described a semicircle in the ! air nnit fu -nrr-rl twpntv.fnur fiwt Ti-kvc gave a luzy lur,b o KtaB four incueSi uli toluiag i:8 iegs apjusg Us gtomacu Ml fast j Jonc8 8worc thtll becould hear it gQofc. I llocflich walked back into the room. swept the coin into a canvas sack, and Mackay wrote out an order for the stock. Uoe3ich went up tbe street with his hop. per under his arm, leaving the others too much astonished to speak. Presently Sheridan put the ammonia bottle to bis j n and ca!ltl Mackay's attention to the smell. "Chloroform by gracious!'' Then the Milesiau woman who was the cause of all the mischief, appearing with a i broom announced that it was "swapin i lntn " nH 1 fiM rr.ivtii li i trwfi I anh iroinff time, and the crowd dispersed, each g'ug in different directions. As Mackay started for the Union shaft, he remarked: "That fellow, Uocflich does play in queer luck." And to this, all hands inwardly agreed. flow Lvulv Ure In Persia. She wore a bright red skirt, richly em broidered with gold lace: it was very full and short, barely reaching to her knees ; a loose jacket of blue velvet, also much trimmed this time with silver lace; the sleeves were made of cashmere shawls, but toned by about twenty small buttons. She wore several necklaces, most of them very massive, studded with fine turquoises. On her head she wore a white shawl, with a band of jewels round her forehead, and at one side a large pearl star. Sb3 had ou both arms at least a dozen bracelets some handsome ones, some only bands of colored class. Her feet were covered with coarse white socks; her shoes were green leather with scarlet heels. Some of the ladies wore bright red troaiers, reaching to the ankle; but this was quite the exception. They wear a long Vfil, reaching trom head to foot, generally made of some small print or muslin. 1 ought to mention that every lady wore a small leather case around her neck, containing some earth from .Mecca and verse from the Koran. The faces of my hostess and friends were much decorated, the eyebrows broadened and carried quite across the nose. Some had small designs tattooed on the cheeks. The hair is very long and thick, generally dyed red; it is worn plaited in many thin tails, twisted with gold thread. The hand, are well shaped, but nail, and palms are stained a dark red. female rolmi. In October, 1677, the brigan'.ine Moor burg left Foochoo, in China, for Melbourne, carrying four seamen, captain, mate, and last, but by no means least, the captain. wife, who was a litt'e delicate woman. and her baby. They had not gone far oa their voyage ere all the crew tell sick, and one after another died. The mate did not succumb entirely, but became reduced to a skeleton, and was incapable of doing much; while the captain himself was almost m as miserable a p'ight, hi. gs having swollen tremenduously, and hi. body being a mas. ot sores. His wife alone held up under the terrible heat, although .he had nursed the sick till they needed nurs ing no longer, had looked well to her baby's needs, and done duty at the wheel in regular watches, and taken ber share of seaman1, work besidtt. To make matter, worse, the ship sprung a leak, which the captain luckily was able to stop, and eventually the Moorburg got into Brisbane harbor, half full of water, with two sick men on board as her crew, all told, and a woman at the helm, the gallant woman bringing not only the ship but her baby safe into port. Some time in 18il a woman named Theresa Maria, dwelling in the village of Fratel, on the frontier of Portugal and Spain, on the way across the field, with her husband's dinner, was told by a shep herd boy that he bad seen a wolf prowling about Never having seen one in her life. she put down her basket, and directed by the lad, climbed to a high place, and, looking eagerly aro.nd, descried the ani mal in the act of devouring a lamb. Think ing to scare the brut from its prey, the boy shouted at it, and pelted it with stones, so infunatiug the wolf that it left its meal unfinished and made for its disturber, jumping up at the little fellow's face, tear ing the Ucsb. and then pulling him to the ground. hat did the horror-stricken onlooker do run away I Not she. Pick ing rip a large stone, she rushed on the beast and seized hold of him. In vain he bit and tore her tleeh ; the undaunted wo- ra-in contrived to keep his throat closely enfolded by her left arm, while she bat tered his head with the stone, and at length killed him. Meanwhile, the villageis had been alarmed, and came hurryiDg to her aid, armed with guns, sticks, and stone. meeting Theresa on her way home covered with blond from terrible wound, in ber face, arms, and hands. They carried her to the hospital at Niza, where, pitiful to tell, she expired exactly a month after- wsnl. consoled in ber dying hours with believi'ig that she had not sacrificed her lite in vain. A false belief, alas! for the shepberd-boy died of hydrophobia a day or two after his lamented deliverer. Courageous in another way was a wo man of the Commune, who during that terrible rising had worked day and night in the hospital, assisting a certain surgeon, hose services were freely rendered to men w ith whose cause he bad nosympatby. Wbtn the insurrection was quelled, the doctor was arrested and marched off to be tried by drum-head ccurt-martial. As he approached the door of the tribunal, he met his late female assistant coming out between two soldiers. "Why, Adele!" he c-xe'aimed, "how came you. here?' Looking hard at him, with unrecognizing eyes, sue replied : "I don't know you, sir ;" a deuial he set down to a fear of ac knowledging the acquaintance of a doomed man. ot a little to his surprise, be got off and was set at liberty, to learn that Adcle had been shot, and was on her way to death when she had repudiated all knowledge of him and forbore appealing to his aid, rather than compromise him, and render his chance a desperate one. A poor servant girl of Noyon, in t ranee, once proved herself a real heroine. A com mon fewer of great depth bad been opened for repair, the opening beinz covered at night with some planking ; but those in charge of the operations neglected to place any lights near to warn wayfarers of the dauger in their path. Four men retuining home from work stepped on the planks, which being frail aud rotten gave way under their weight, and precipitated them to the bottom. It was some time before any one became aware of what had hap pened; and when tbe people gathered round, no man among the crowd was dar ing enough to respond to the frantic en treaties of the wives of the entombed men by descending that foul and loathsome depth. Presently, a fragile-looking girl of seventeen stepped to the front, and said quietly ; "1 11 go down and try to save the poor fellows ;" and creature, calling themselves men were not ashamed lo slaud by andsceCathcrine Yasscur letdown on her valiant but fearful mission. Then ensued a few long minutes of anxious suspense before the signal to haul up was felt, and two still breathing but unconscious men were, with the gallant girl, brought to the surface. Nigh exhausted as the effort had lett her, tbe heroic maiden only stayed lo gain breath before descending again, re gardless of the risk sue ran. This second venture nearly proved fatal. Upon reach ing the bottom of the sewer, and fasten ing a rope around one prostrate form, Catherine felt as though she were being strangled by an invisible hand, unfor tunately, the rope round her own waist had become unfastened: and when, after eroping aloug the dripping, clammy wall, her hand touched it, the bad not strength sufficient to pull it down. Dazed as she was, she still had her wit. about ber, and loosing her long hair, twisted the luxuriant tresses w:ih the rope. The rope was hauled up ; and the horrified crowd beheld the inanimate form of the brave young girl swinging by ber hair, and to all appear ance dead. Fresh air and prompt admin istration of stimulants brought her to con sciousness, and the happiness of knowing that, if she had filled in saving all. ber brave endeavor, had restored three of the breadwinner, to their families. Alligator's Wests. These nests resemble haycocks. They are four feet high, and five in diameter at their bases, being constructed with grass and herbage. First, they deposit one layer of cites on a floor of mortar, and having covered this with a stratum of mud hcrbsge eight inches thick, lay another set of egg. upon that, and so on to the top. there being commonly from one to two hundred egg. in a nest. YV ith their tails they then beat down round the nest the dense grass and reeds, five feet high, to prevent the approach of unseen enemies. The female watches her egg. until they are hatched by tbe heat of tbe sun, and then takes her brood und- r her own care, defending them and providing for thcu subsistence. Dr. Lutzemburg, Orleans, told me that he once packed up one of these nests with the eggs in a box for the muECuui of St. Petersburg, but he was recommended before he closed it to see that there was no danger of the egg. being hatched on tbe voyage. On opening one a young alligator walked out, and was soon followed by the rest, about a hundred. which he fed in his house, where they went up and down stain, whining and barking like young puppies. The timber ft Clearfield Co, Pa., Is nearly exhausted. From loiter Hills. ''Where arc you from I" asked the judge as the complainant stood up. "Why, jedge,I'm right from Custer Cit in the Black Hills, They call me Whoopin' Antelope, cause I'm the terror of all that region." "And yet you aay this man, half your size, thumped you till your face look, like a load of coal I' -mat sine way I mix it, Jedge," re sponded the Whoopin' Antelope. "Just as soon as he hit me, I drawed back for room, and there was a brick lodge right in tue way. uacked right up azainst it. went to let go with this yer kft fist, what's scattered more'n a ton of brain, at different times, and dog my cats, there was a street car right in front of me. Didn't have the room, jedge. If I'd had the room, I'd been helpin' the coroner view the dead corpse now." "How much room do you want t" asked the judge. "1 want a whole praune, ledee. When I draw back like this, see ? 1 need .pace. Then 1 luuges, so. Look t Then I fetches like this, aud where 'd the man be if I had room t I was afraid of breaking some man's real estate with bun. Didn't dare turn loose. That's where he fetched me. Send him out to Dakota, with me. That's all I want. Make him come wliere there', distance to move around in. Give me a fair show with him, but don't confine me where there ain't room, Spose I d smashed a house with him I Spose I d jest slung him aronnd like I ought to ! W ho d paid for the holocaust ? W ho'd been a lather to tbe orphans I'd manufact ured t Who'd have married the widow, of those who fell around like chip.! That'. the reason I let up, jedge. I'd rather be smashed than a murderer of the innocents. That's where he took advantage of me. Fine him, jedge. Lock him up for a term of years, or 1 may furgit myself if I find huu loose." "I think 111 let him go," replied the judge." " 1 hen let me go first. b,eep him when he comes out, or 1 won't be responsible for the earthquake. I won't be liable for ob literating the town. If you're a patriot. jedge, you'd better bold him back for half an hour. "You won't touch him," aud the judge to the defendant. "Dou't trust him, jedge," interrupted the complainant "If you're going' to let him go, 1 11 stay here. Lock me in a cell, handcuff me. Bind me with shackles, but don't let me get at him. My bile is riain', jedge; 1 am i safe. "1 believe I'd eive you ten days, mus ed the judce. "Make it a month jedge. Make it long enough to cool me off, and make him leave town. There ain't room fur us both. Make him get out, jedge, if you want lo save his hie." And be gathered himself into a small bundle and crept around hi. antagonist and made a bound for the black Maria. "I don't mind going to jaiL" he ob served to a fellow traveler, "but 1 hate to spill blood," and as the fellow traveler handed him one on the bridge of the nose. he Ml under the seat and shook wl'.h suppressed passion. Soetelhlng; Abot Beee. Tue Egyptian, exhibit great skill in their manner of cultivating bees. As the flowers and harvest are much earlier in Upper Egypt than iu Lower, the inhabitant, pro fit by the circumstance, in regard to their bees. They collect the hives of different villages on huge barges, and every proprie tor attache, a peculiar mark to his hives. When thi boat is loaded, the conductors descend tbe river slowly, stopping at all place, where they can find pasturage lor the bees. After having thus spent three month on the Nile the hive, are returned to the proprietors, and, after deducting a small sum due to the boatman for having trans ported his hives from one end of the river lo the other, he finds himself suddenly en riched with a quantity of honey and wax. which is immediately sent to market. This specie, of industry procere. for the Egyp tian an abuudance of production of the bee, which they export In considerable quanti ties to foreign lauds. In the counties of Yorkshire and Lancashire, England, where the moors are covered with a species of heather called "ling," and which blossoms in August, covering these barren heaths with a beauty scarcely equaled in any other country, distant bee-kcepcrsload their hives lato wagons, and, having previously en gaged quarters, farm them with tbe far mers wbodwell on the connnesof the moor. Ihe hives arc then conveyed to these ran ges, where thry remain a month or six weeks. ComiMirativeiy empty lave wuen carried away aie brought back full of honey, and many weak hives are thus enabled to winter over without loss,' wuije tbe best ones have large quantities of honey and wax removed trom them, the product of about two mouths in the year. The hum of the busy bees and tbe blooming of ling enliven a scene which, durir.g the other ten months of the year appears but a dreary j waste at the best, or a pasture for the black- faced breed of sheep, or a breeding place for grouse, hares and foxes, and a huDtmg- grouud for England', aristocracy. Of late years many of these moors have been in closed, the lands have been cultivated, and they are now producing an abundance of potatoes, oats, barley and grass. Tne Bandmaster's Account of It. '"Yes, I seen most of the fight," respond ed the gentlemen on the hydrant to the eager inquiries of the report er. ''You know the little fellow came dancing down the street, and waltzed right up to the btg one and fetched him one in the eye. 1 knowed there would be a cotillion, so I chasseed to one side. The tall fellow ba anccd to corners, and tripped the little fellow across the car track. He jumped up and poked around until he sec an opening and went in. "For two minute, it was all bands around, till the little fellow got a hip lock and filing tbe big one. Then he got up, and scholtished after the little one, and got in on his ear. The little fellow forward twoed and lifted him under the chin. Then they had a grand chain for wind, and ladies in the centre, which fetched 'em both down. Then the quadrille was lively, you bet! The big one reeled off, and caromed on his eye, and then it was gent, the same for about three minutes. "You'd think they were walking for a cake. The little man vareouvienned about like a hot wire, but tbe big one stood on the forward and back till he got a show. and it was seat your pardner. for tbe little man. Oh! you can bet she was a redowa from the start to the finish, only I'd like to have seen the little fellow mazourka him." "May I ask your business! " inquired the reporter. "I play for parties. Yon might publish my card and give me a lift," Sorrow U a summon, to come up J higher 1b Christian character. Advice About Funerals, In the preparations and arrangements for tbe bnrial, says Dr. White of Cincin nati, let as little time and money as possi ble be expended for showy surroundings. The less of these things the better. Have only enough show for proper respect, for public decorum and social respect. We are getting to mingle prosperity and ad versity together and are getting unable to distinguish the moral difference. We are now hardly able to distinguish between a funeral and a wedding. At funerals the tendency is toward extra vagauce and pride, and, in consequence, toward vice and the meanest folly. Funerals are degrading in to the most selfish, expensive, meaningless services. As the vulgar expression is, they are siuipiy ceremonies to give the dead a "good send-off." The coffin is cov ered with tinsel and finery totally out of place, considering the surrounding, of the ! deceased when alive. A man will spend $o0 for carriage hire at the funeral of his wife, when be never spent a dollar for rid ing her when alive. At a great sacrifice a husband will buy a profusion of costly flowers for the decoration of his wife's cof fin and grave, when be never bought a pot plant for the brightening of her chamber during years of sickness anil suffering. If possible, the funeral should be on a day other than the Sabbath, so as not to inter fere with the pastor's regular duties at stated service. A vigorous protest against tbe too frequent and very often disgusting habit of public leave-taking of the body was made. The preacher held that the leave-taking of our beloved dead should always be in private and not before a crowd of idle, curious and nsympathizing spectators. The practice of kissing the dead just before the coflin-lid was screwed down, was neither decorous nor proper, particularly in the presence of strangers. Sometimes there was more kissing after death than before. The glass evver should not be removed for the gratification of anybody. Nay, more; the reverend gen tleman suggested that the face of tbe de ceased should never be exposed to stran gers. All the funeral ceremonies should be simple, but strikingly symbolical, A simple piece of crape on the door, or worn on the arm of the person was sufficient to denote the death of a member in the family. Tito Grala Crop of tbe World. The annual volume on tbe crops of tbe various corn-growing countries of tbe world has just been issued by Mons. Brny Estienne, of Marseilles, and the reports it contains occupy several hundred large quarto pages. A map showing in various colors the state of the wbeut crop in the different departments of 1 ranee, is also given. Of the whole cereal crops of France, the report, are good. I be wheat crop is in five departments very good, in seven teen departments good, in twenty-six de partments lairly goojl (aswz bwim ), in sixteen departments medium, and in six department, only bad. Oat. are very good in twenty-eight departments, good in forty departments, medium in six departments, bad in two departments and very bad in one department. The maize crop, grown chiefly in the southern departments, is fair ly good. In three departments it is very good, in nineteen good, in five fairly good. in five medium, and in one onlv bad. Rye is reported as very good in eleven depart ments, good in fitty-three departments, fairly good in six departments, and medi um in three departments. Barley is the best crop of the year in France. In twenty-six departments it is very good, in forty good, In five fairly good, and in three me dium. In no department is either the rye or barley crop declared to be bad. So far as other countries are concerned, with the exception only of Russia, the reports are generally favorable. In upper Italy, the crops are reported as yielding SO per cent. above the average. Kumi'lea and L pper and Lower Bavaria stand next ou tbe list. with a produce of 25 per reut, above the average, and these are followed by Podolia and Swabia, with an average production of 20 per cent. In the eoulu of Italy and Havana aad in Wurtemburg the estimates are of crop. 15 per cent, over au average ; while in Bessarabia they are 10 per cent- over. The crops of the year are 5 per cent. over an average in Hungary, foland, vel giiun, and tbe United States of America. Averace crops, without cither surplus or deficit, have been grown in Prussia, the Palatinate. Baden, Switzerland Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Central Italy, Holland, the north of Russia, Serbia, and Eg)pt. ItcEciencies ot 15 per cent, are reported in Great Britain, Ireland and Saxony. In Courland the deficiency is put down at 20 per cent, under average. In Central Rus sia the crop, are so bad that the deticit Is estimated at 40 per cent, below the aver age. The commercial summary which ac companies tbe report shows mat Europe will largely depend for much of her bread sluffs from America, and that there is ev ery prospect o! fairly good and remunera tive price, being obtained for cereals this vear. Some Inhabitants of A liirm. Bov. and girls who visited mensgeriisi have probably seen an animal shiped some- j thing like a horse, but beautifully adorned j with black and tawny stripes, standing ; silent and sulky in its cage. '1 his is the j zebra, the wild horse of the great plains oi Southern Africa, There it fives in great herds and browses on the thm grass and low shrub, of the wilderness. It enjoys t!:e wildest liberty, and gallops and gam bols inernly with its companions through regions where the foot of man rarely pene trates. It is n"t strange that when cap tured it refuses to be tamed, and retains its wUd nature lo the end. l nere are, however, exceptiou. to this rule. Tuere are at present, a pair oi zeoras in me Garden of Plants, at Paris, which, by tue constant care and kindness of their young keeper, have gradually come to show a great affection for hiin, and will even allow him to harness them to a little car riage and drive them about the street, of Pans. Tbe zebta s chief weapon, ot de fence are its lively little heels, which it use. vigorously when attacked. It is a verv wild and cunning Dcsst, ana as us sharp ear. detect the slightest rusUing among the bushes, it is very difficult to ap proach. The hyenas leave the zeora in peace, and even lions and leopards rarely engaged in battle with it. They are quite content to pounce upon the sickly mem ber, of the herd which have lagged oeninu their companions, and are alone awl de fenceless; for if any enemy attacks a herd, the sagacious aiimal. at once form a circle, their heads facing the ecntre, and begin such a lively battery with their heels that tbe attacking party is glad to save himself by flight, the mane of the zebra is thick, but very short, and form, an upright fringe from its forehead down the back of its neck to its body. Its skin is striped from the tip of iu nose to the end of it. tail, and down tu legs to the hoof. The natives hunt it vigorously, a. they pnze lU beautiful skin lor personal adornment, and its meat is favorite food. They kill it with spears, or by pit falls, in which the poor creatures get en tangled and are tasily despatched. Large number, et the zebra, are shot by j Europeans, who are envious of its striped ' skin, while at tbe same time the meat gives abundant provision to their native follow ers. Mr. Stanley thus describes the killing of two of these beautiful creatures on the mountainous bunting Grounds of Kilangeh near the east coast of Africa; "It was not until we had walked briskly over a long stretch of tawny grass, crushed by sheer force through a brainbly jungle, and trampled down a path through clumps of slender cane stalks, that we came at last iu view of a small herd ot zebras. These ani mals are so quick of scent and ear, and so vigilant with their eyes, that across an open space it is most difficult to stalk them. But by dint of tremendous exertion I con trived to approach within 250 yards, taking advantage of every thin tussock of grass, and, almost at random, fired. One of the herd leaped from the ground, galloped a few short maddened strides, and then on a sudden, staggered, kneeled, trembled and fell over, it. legs kicking the air. Its com panions whinnied shrilly for their mate, and presently, wheeling in circle, with graceful motion, advanced nearer, still w liming, until 1 dropped another with a crushing ball through the head, much against my wish, for I think zebras were created fur a better purpose than to be eaten." Tbe quagga and the dauw, both inhabi tants of South Afric i, resemble the zebra, but are not so ngularly striped nor so brilliant in coloring. Taey are not so vicious in character, and are capable of being tamed. The quagga u ma le useful by the settler, near the Cape of Good Hope and is taught to draw and carry burdens. A settler once captured a zebra when it was a colt. Tbe animal accustomed itself to captivity, and appeared so good natured that it. owner thought to make it as useful as the quagga. As a trial, he bridled it one day and jumped ou its back. The animal at once began to rear furiously, and rushed with its rider into a deep river. The man clung desperately to the funous little beast, and was safely earned to the shore. But when he dismounted, the z bra turned in a rage, and suddenly bit his ear off. After that he concluded to remain content with his quagga. There are many kinds of large quadrupeds in Africa, some of which are native to no other country. Beside, the three members of the zebra family, there is the harmless, shy giraffe, with iia beautiful spotted body, its long, slender neck, and its delicate head, which it carries 15 feet or more from the ground. This graceful animal is also hunted bv the natives lor iu soft skin and its delicate flesh, which is considered as a great dainty at a royai African feast. The Feaule Gaaablrr. In the meanwhile Monte Carlo, like the mosquitoes, is having a high good time. Night and day the tables are crowded, be ginning briskly at eleven in the morning, and closing wearily on the stroke of mid night. There are a good many English here, but they do not contribute largely to the funds of the amiable and enterprising Administration. English girls favored by an indulgent father or a good-natured bioth- er, put down their five-franc pieces, and, having lost it, go away smiimg. Sometimes the father or the brother may be discovered seated at the tables later in the day, look ing a little flushed, and poorer by some sovereigns. But Great Britain and ire land chiefly contribute spectators to the melancholy ami monotonous scene. As usual, women are among the most reckless players. Looking in at two o'clock this afternoon 1 saw at oue of tbe tables a well dressed lady of about thirty, with a purse f ul of gold before her and a bundle of notes under her elbow. She was playing furi ously, disdaining the mild excitement of the five-franc piece, and always staking gold. She was winning, and boldly play ed on with an apparent composure belied by her flushed cheeks aud flushing eyes. I saw her again at ten o'clock in the evening. She was playing at another table, having probably tried to retrieve her luck at each in succession. The bank notes were gone, and she bad put away her purse, for it was easy to bold in her prettily -gloved hand her remaining store of gold. It was only eight hours since I bad last seen ber. but in the meantime she bad aged by at least ten years. She sat looking fixedly on tbe ta ble, from lime to time moistening her dry lips with a scarcely less dry tongue. Her face wore a look of infinite sadness, which might have been best relieved by a burst of tears. But hereyes were as dry as her hps, and she stared stonily on staking her Napo leons till the last wai gone. This accom plished, she rose with evident intent to leave the room, bnt catching sight of a Iriend at another table, she borrowed a handful of Napoleons, and finding another table played on as recklessly as before. In ten minut-. she had lost all but a single gold piece. Leaving the table again, she held this up between her finger and thumb, and showed it to her friend with a hystcr, cal Utile laugh. It was her last coin, and she evidently devised it for some such mat-ter-of-fact purpose as paying ber hotel bill. If she had turned her back to the table and walked straight out, she might have kept her purpose; but the ball was still roiling, and there remained a chance. She threw down the Napoleon, and the croupier rak ed it in amid a heap of coin that might be better or even worse spared. Attempts oa Qaeea Victoria s Llfo. Iu 1S40, on tbe tenth of June, a half witted lad named Oxford fired twice at the queen as she was driving with Prince Allien in Hyde park. The boy was tried at the Old Bailey, and was detained for some time ai a luuaiic. In 145 Jolin Francis fired at her majesty, and some five weeks afterward a man named Bean pre sented a pistol at her. Ten years later, in 1852, a fellow named Pale, toruierly a lieu tenant in the hussars, lay in wait for the queen as she was driving out of the resi dunce of the Duke of Cambridge, and aimed a violent blow at her with his walking-stick, crushing her bonnet over ber forehead. He was transported, in February, 1872, oc curred the fifth attempt to frighten her. A lad named Connor, a silly shop-boy whose bead had been turned with reading sensa tional romances, drew a pistol on her ma jesty as she was about to alight from ber carriage at Buckingham palace. He was sentenced to a year's hard labor and a good flogging. Clover shepherd Dog. The great sagacity and intelligence of the sheep-dogs must have been noticed by many. 1 have seen one of them run over the backs of the sheep in a crowded street to get at the further end of them in order to turn them, and this on the slightest sig nal from his master. The instinct of a well-trained sheep -dog is marvelous. In the time of sheep-shearing the dog will fetch any sheep that is needed from the flock, and bring it to the feet of the shep herds. It will do more it will skillfully throw tbe sheep on iu back without injur ing it, and then look up at the shearer as much as to say: "lieady for tbe shears, sir." On the shearer taking hold of the sheep, the dog scamper, up the mountain side aad brings down another. 1 4 '-v ., -V BtsVoSBH r
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