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VOL. XXXIV. "
DOBN HDRRT TOO FAST TO BK RICH.
Tour road through life may be thorny.
Your bed not of rosea or down
Keoiember what Bhakespears has written
Of theme on whose head liea a sown i
It U biri to toil lata and toil early
To delve or to wearily stitch
Do your beet to improve your condition
Cat don't hurry too faat to be rich S
We ud in the Oood Book this sentence
f lone aa the wor'.d twill endure
"lis who to be rich" it aaye ' -faaatenetb,
ISecometh the suddenly poor ;"
J u-t turn to the passage and read it
When for lucre yonr fingers shall itch ;
And of the camel and eye of the needle,
And don't hurry too fast to be rich !
There are those in a palace residing,
Ve. many. I venture to say,
Whd rejoice and be glad to change places
With you, my dear fellow, to-day
Ah : little we know of the troubles i
The cares and anxieties which
Attend, like a shadow, these people
i-o dou't hurry too fast tj be rich 1
How exalted and noble the wages
llut always reward honest toil.
Ee tLey earaed 'neath the fierce sua of noon
day. Or by those who eonsusas midnight H
TLere lies between Wealth and Contentment
O.'time an Impassable ditch ;
Don t fall in it, brother, be careful I
lAaut hurry to fast to be nch t
Slippery Courtships.
"Hal May come"
Yes, Bertha. I have stowed her away
safe and sound la the carriage."
And Mr. Webb, of Fratuington Hall,
busied Limself in lifting various parcels,
bags, itc., front the old family carriage.
While so engaged he did not perceive
the antics of his irrepressible ion, who was
capering about the road in the rain en
deavor to catch a glimpse of his cousin
May's face.
At List Mr. Webb assirted his niece to
alight, in response to her impatient remark,
that he was going to keep her there all
day."
Sue was a slender, delicate girl of about
eighteen summers, with a soft, pearly
complexion, and great laughing brown
eyes; her hair fell in ringlets about her
shoulders, and looked like a shower of
g"lJ as the setting sun lit up the darker
tl.adows of her nut-brown hair. She was
the orphan niece of Mr. Webb, and had
Ut-a brought up entirely at a fashionable
iKairding-school. On the completion of
her education she came to her uncle's borne,
iu accordance with the wish of her mother;
but May did not like the idea of residing
iu a -Mull, stupid country place," as she
dejcril)ed it.
She was Fpoedily made welcome by her
aunt and cousins, who had collected at the
garden gve, all impatience to see her.
Mrs. Webb was a gentle, placid lady,
with a kind, ttcfierly manner very com
forting to the stia-rjer. Her cousin Bertha
was a very pretty girL . Her hair was
fastened into a careless knot behind that
became her wonderfully.
Kdwin came next, and it did not take
May many minutes to learn that be was the
most incorrigible tease she had ever met.
lie was a good-looking fellow, with a tall
well knit figure.
"ft ell. May. I suppose your mind is
filled with rapture at the thought of spend
ing your future dsys in this country place?"
sail rdwin, looking, with a teasing smile,
at his cousin, who was leaning against one
of the columns, covered with ivy, that i
supported the verandah.
A shadow fell over her bright face as
she replied, warmly
'I should think not, indeed:'
Edwin laughed slightly, and went on to
say, in the same light vein:
"I know you would like to be a farmer's
wife. You would make a capital one,
with those dainty white hands.
May said, emphatically, with pout,
That I will never be! To have a great
clumsy fellow treading on your train con
stantly I could not bear it!" .
'-What areyou talking about?" exclaimed
another voice.
And Bertha came slowly towards them,
swinging her broad hat in her hands, for it
-was an intensely warm day in July.
"May was expressing her delight at the
prospect of settling down as a farmer's
wife."
Bertha looked at them both, and said:
"Oh, I know you have been teasing her
alrefttiy. Really, it is too bad. But it is
no use to quarrel with him, for he is incor
rigible." May found that the time passed very
quickly even in the country, and did not
regret her town home. What with her
drives, boating, walks, croquet parties,
Ac, her time was so fully occupied, that
she did not find aa opportunity for griev
ing shortly after her arrival at the Hall, she
niade the acquaintance of a wealthy young
farmer, who owned a large farm and coun
try seat a few miles away.
He was not handsome, but possessed a
frank, ingenuous countenance that was
very attractive. His manner was a trifle
awkward sjH constrained; and May made
hiin the butt for her constant ridicule.
He bore all this with undiminished good
humor, and was her constant companion.
From the first he bad been her devoted ad-
iulrer. .
It was a pleasant day In September, and
early in the morning young Oakland drove
up in his pretty phaeton, and stopped before
Mrs. Webb', door. He Jusped down,
and darted through the flower beds, regard
less of the damage they sustained, to the
lawn, where he had seen a little figure in
w&,e muslin vanish. At last he found her
Jemurely sitting on a fallen log. and look
ing as dainty and fresh as a rose.
"Miss May, will you come with me and
-What! at this hour? Why. surely not,
Mr. Oaklandl" .'
-Never mind tie early hoar. The road,
are so good, end this air will revive yon.
Do come, please!" pleaded be, eagerly.
She looked mischievously at hmsayln
yareyou-anxl' O.
za r: , . ner WUh y- win
ui-iigntea i pax sure.
. akland turned away at but h
hy her refusal, .nd In a moment she was,
mm, a rosy flash mantling her cheek,
- -; j -.iu ner rea lips.
I did not think you would desert me
she began.
e looked at her aearchingly, but she
bore his scrutiny well; upon which his
vuanceiostiugloomyexpreetfon, "d
a bappv smile nl.ri x.,. . .
- - r j uiu uis leaiurea.
He helped May to . sea, beside him. and
they started off at a brisk trot.
Tkw t;.i . ..
- -J return till near noon, and
when they arrived, Edwin came out to
"e uieui at the gate.
Oakland leaped out of the carriage, and
stood by in readiness to lift her out
May glanced from One tn tH rinA
Anally allowed her cousin the privilege of
helping her.
Oakland looked on angrily, and drove off
uuoui oeigmng to say a word.
Several days later, Oakland called at the
Hall, and was taken into the parlor, where
the family were assembled. They all wel
comed him gladly, for it was a dull, wet
day, and they did not expect any callers.
Bertha sat at the piano, talking to Gerald
Oakland from time to time, and flnallv
coaxed him Into giving them a song. He
usu a ciear, melouious voice, and sane with
great taste; but he was sa very shy of his
accomplishment that May did not know he
possessed a fine voice, and complimented
him so highly that he begged her to desist
with blushing face.
Edwin at least seated himself beside
Gerald Oakland, and, after some desultory
conversation, said, in an audible tone:
"Do you wish to know what my cousin
said about you the other day!"
May turned round at this and said.
quickly and imperatively:
lulwln, do Dot repeat what I said to
you.'"
He looked at her with a provoking v In
nocent face, and went on, heedlessly:
Well, she told me privately that she
would never marry a farmer, and that you
were too awkward and simple for her re
fined taste."
Gerald glanced at May's downcast
countenance, and asked, quietly:
"Is that true. Miss May?'
She shot a withering glance at Edwin,
and replied "Yes' in a low tone.
Gerald clianged Col., r.e abruptly, and
bade them all good night, lie kept bis
eyes studiously averted irora May us he
came to her side; then he went hastily
away.
After he had gone. May went up stairs
to her room, to sad and mortified to remain
with the family.
Oakland did not come to the Hall for
some time after tiat : tmt be treated May
with a marked coolness that pained her
excessively, al though she, true to her
womanly instincts, retained her gay, co
quettish manner stilL
The monOis passed swiftly on, till, be
fore anv one realized it, winter bail come
wirh iu keen, frosty breath.
Then racie the liveliest time for the
young people, ttDd May soon learned to be
skiliful in tkatirg, as she was in 'valuing,
and almost every duy her slight, graceful
figure could he seen flitting as lightly as a
bird over the ice.
It was a clear, cold day in January, and
May accompanied y her cousins, pet out
for Glen wood Brook, which was situated
about two miles from their home. They
had not gone far before they were overtaken
by Oakland, who came along whistling, his
skates slung over his shoulder.
"Ah, Oakland; just the fellow we want
ed ! You help May along, and I will take
care of Bertha," exclamed Edwin, who
good-naturedly wished to bring the estrang
ed couple together. .
Thus addressed. Gerald could not do
otherwise tlisn ofTtr his nervier to May,
who accepted tbem nonchalantly enough,
although her heart was beating loudly at
the same time.
The pond was a large one, and soon May
and Gerald found themselves quite separa
ted from the rest of the party.
She started along fearlessly, and was
making for the opjiosite bank, when Gerald
called out, anxiously:
"Do not go too near that bank, for there
is a swift current underneath, and the ice
is thin."
May did not pause in her course," and
sent a ckar, silvery peel of laughter after
her.
"Ah, I am not afraid, and I am deter
mined on reaching that bank."
The words were barely uttered when the
ice gave an ominous, creaking sound, and
in a moment she sank under it.
She gave one quick scream, and then re
mained silent, holding on to the ice with
fast benumbing fingers.
"Oh, I hope he will soon come!" she
moaned.
Gerald was soon beside her, and, bracing
himself against a tree, he tor her little cold
hands in his and, after considerable exer
tion succeeded in drawing her out of the
water.
He held her half unconscious form In his
arms, and murmured, softly:
"My darling, what should 1 have done
bad I lost you?"
She opened her eyes, wet with tears, and
whispered:
"Would you have cared, GeralaT
"Cared? Life would have been worthless
to me had yon gone:
i ha exclaimed. Das-
sicmately.
He was very pale with suppressed emo
tion, and his eyes shone with such a clear
lieht that they fairly dazzled her.
At this interesting point they were Inter
rupted bv the appearance of Edwin Webb
who could hardly conceal hi. laughter at
the turn affair, had lute-.
"Well, Cousin aiay, n
meyetf Had it not been for me, yen would
never have appreciated each otheraomuch.
do you y Gald-o you not owe
me many thanks?"
have known the depth
lor we should never
THE
MIFFLINTOWN.
of our affection for each other if it had not
been fcr our quarrel."
'My advice to you Is to get her home as
ooe as possible to change her wet cloth
mg, said tAl.win, who was of a practical
turn ot mind.
His advice was so good that they accept
ed it without a question, and all started for
the Hall, two hearts filled to overflowing
wiu happiness.
Good use for Sawdust.
What shall we do with the sawdust ? is
a question which puzzles the economic
orain of the man wbo realizes that the
utilization of the fast depleting forests is
accompanied with an amount of absolute
wastefulness simply appalling. "Make it
into railroad car wheels," says an enthusi
astic inventor of Chicago, who has dis-
ewverea a means of compressing sawdust,
pran, tea, and kindred bulky substances
into from one-'.enth to one-third of their
original bulk. The Lumberman some
weeks since spoke of this invention in
terms somewhat of disparagement, which
It subsequently modified ou seeing speci
mens of sawdust and bran compressed into
a remarkably small compass. Its credu
lity is further shaken on beine shown a
model of a car wheel consisting of an iroif
rim oi seven inraes outward diameter by
one-half inch thick, fitted with a well pro
portioned hub, the snare between the hub
ana run niled with pine sawdust, preswd
in so solidly that we are readv to believe
we assertion that, restine the ircn nm
upon bearings, a pressure equal to 23 tons
applied to the hub failed to develop any
signs oi weaKness. V e hesitate lu these
days of progress to assert that anything is
impossible, and we begin to think that even
sawdust possesses elements of value hith
erto unsuspected, and that the dav mav
come when the filled grounds adjacent to
au saw muis may be seen to have a great
value in the mechanical development and
utilization of the now useless debris placed
upon them to get it out of the way. Saw
dust car wheel?, sawdust lrick, sawdust
fence posts, railroad ties, and even saw
dust window and door frames, wainscoting
and mouldings, begin to appear among the
possibilities of the immediate future, haw
dust hair pins, watch chains or cases, and
sawdust knives and fuiks, or sawdust
shovels pitch fonts, or hoot, will probably
not be urged upon this generation, which
will remain satisfied with utilizing saw
dust in place of the more expensive bass
wood in tne manufacture of bains and
cakes of soap, but the held of pneoihilities
is still large enough to utilize a vat amount
of this valueless material, tx-riotisly, bow
over, the coinpreSHion of linn aud oats
into one-tenth of their original bulk, wita
eut injury to the substance, means cheaper
transportation, which will enable their
shipment to foreign lands at a profit which
their bulk lias rendered impossible, while
with the freinht on tea from China, cost
ing about f"-!5 per ton vn account of the
tpace it occupies, a compression into one
third its bulk would bitan a saving cf
from three-quarters of a ceuu to one cent
a pound on freight and labor of handling.
It is not by any means impossible that we
may buy a 44brick of tea" in the near
future which we can carry home in our
vest pocket, or that the housewife may
keep her truant husband at home evenings
to saw the coffee up into thiuiblefuls suit
able for the preparation of the morning
draught. Verily it would ecemthal with the
recent discoveries of the Hip Van Winkle
of the press who after being absent from
borne for a year had to have a pilot to
show him about the city of his former resi
dence, and wbo in his absence developed
a sixty year stock of pine on the Meno
minee, and about as large a supply through
out the State of Michigan, there is no
danger after all of a timber famine, at
least so long as the sawdi at holds out.
Wind-Powers.
In a section of from fifteen to twenty
miles around Philadelphia wind-powers
have so greatly multiplied within the last
five or six years that they are to be seen in
ainiost every direction, and have become
regarded as one of the necessities of a farm.
especially where much stock is kept. It is
true that their first cost draws sometimes
a little heavily upon the general farmer
wbo may not have his place cleared of in
cumbrances ; but when once this expense
has been incurred, (which is not more than
the CTrt of a good horse,) the subsequent
expense of it is not felt, while the great
convenience is found to be indispensable
and would not be given up for twice the
expense. The labor to pump water from
a well, and especially a deep one, the
wives and daughters of fanners need not
be told of ; and it amounts to about the
same or more labor even when there is a
spring on the premises. With the wind
power the water can be drawn from a well
or a spring and delivered by pipes wher
ever it may be needetl in the kitchen,
house-yard, bath-tub, garden or stable-yard,
always ready for use and requiring no car
rying. It is true that where there is a
spring of sufficient volume and fall, a
hvdraulic ram may be introduced, which
can be done at very much less cost and in
some respects possesses other advantages
over the wind-power ; but it can be ap
plied on.y where, as we here sav, the
spring has the necessary volume and fall.
But one or the other would seem to be of
so much real importance to a farm of any
considerable size as to warrant its use as
an improvement of actual economy.
Down, Tire, SUV
"Any chestnuts 'round here?" asked one
f the three city boys wu0 vet an aged,
benevolent looking farmer out in Livonia
township. Michigan. The old man hesi
tated. "You don't want to steal em?" he ask
ed. "Oh, no, we just wanted to find out"
"Well, there's a few trees back there,
but if I thought you wanted to steal them
I wouldn't have told you, for the owner's
gone to town; but you're bright, honest
looking boys.'
The boys blushed with the pride ot con
scious goodness.
When will the owner be back!"
"Well, not before dark, I reckon.
The boys respectfully tbanked the old
man, waited till he got out of sight, jumped
the fence and were soon shaking down the
burrs. The shaking was easy, but the open
ing of the chestnut burr, was more difficult
and unplcasvnt. At last the boys bad a
splendid pile of handsome, brown nuts on
the ground, and they prepared to put them
in the bags they brought with them.
"Please don t take any more trouble "
said the benevolent old man, who stood by
the fence beaming tindly on the startled
boys. l m not so strong as 1 once was
nri f fear I Can't hold in this dnr nuvli
longer. It you'll hurry, though, 1 guess I !
can keep him here till you get to the rail- j
road track. Down, Tige, sir!"
As the boy. looked back from the rail-!
road fence, they could ase the stooping '
figure of the old man cooping the rich,
brown chestnuts Into a two bushel bag. J
O0I8T1TDTI0I THE OTIOI AID
JUNIATA COUNTY.
The Name "Dee Moines
When Fathers Alarquet and Joliet, in
I6i3, visited a tribe of Indians near the
mouth of the river which now bears the
name "Des Moines" they learned from
the nativds that they called their settle
ment or cluster of villages Moninruinat,
after the river on which it was situated.
On the ancient French maps of the conn
try the name appears as Moingona. It
a French corruption of the Algonquin
word tmkonano, sitrmfying "the road.
When the French established trading posts
on the Mississippi river nearly one hundred
years ago, they applied the name Moin to
the Indians who resided on the river we
call Des Monies and in speaking of that
river they would say, "la rtviere des
.Vofns" or "the river of the Moin." Long
after this in soma way, the name became
associated with that of the Trappist monks
(Moiius ilela Trappe), a people whewere
living with the Indians on the American
bottom. After this the id.-a prevailed that
the true reading of the "rirUre des Moin"
was ''riviere des Moines," or "river of
monks." And so the name Des Moines
began to appear on modern maps. The
firift part of the name, des, is clear'.y
t rench, while the latter part has been cor
rupted from the original Mom to the or
thography of the French word Moines,
the pronunciation of which is the same.
It is interesting to note the changes which
tne name has undergone. The foregoing
we believe to be the true explanation of
origin of our beautiful Iowa river, and of
the manner in which the name has come
down to us. It is tn accordance with Nic
ollet, a most excellent authority, in big
Ileport of the Upper Mississippi," which
was published by the authority of Con
gress in 1843. The Dakota or Sioux name
of the river was Iityan-Sha Sha- Walpa.
or "Brother of Bedstone river." This
name was formed from the Dakota words
inyan, stone; sha-sha, red, and tcatpa.
n ver . bat we call the hast t ork of the
Des Moines they call Jnyan-sha-Sha
H arixt-Sunkaaee, or "the brother of the
Bedstone river." The Sacs and Foxes
tribes which belong to the Algonquin race,
and spoke a language quite duTerent from
that of the Sioux, called the same river
Ke-sauk-kee-sepo, after the national name
of the Sauk-kcc, or Sac tribe, as we call
them. 1 his name is interpreted to mean
"the river of the Sauk-kee," the termina
tion sepo, meaning river in the Algonquin
language. At the bririuningof the present
century the Sacs had a village near the
mouth of the river, and hence the name,
Ke-sauk-kee-sepo. From this name comes
that of our present Keosauqua, in Van Bu-
ren county.
.rick lur 1U1.
They drove into town behind a cross-
eved mule and a stvined horse. Thev
looked contented, but one member of the
party was the head of the house, for she
handled the ribbons and wheo they halted
she hitched the team, while be stood de
murely by and took the basket of eggs and
ber shopping satchel as she han .-cd them
out. 1 hey disposed of the produce at the
grocery, and then entered a dry goods
store.
Sbe made a few trifling purchases of
thread, pins needles and such things and
then called for two knots of yams.
That won't be enough, Mary, said the
man, plucking at her dress.
"I guess I know what I m buyinc. she
retorted.
"But it ain't more than half what Ton
have had afore," he persisted.
aL that 's noue o your business these
socks are goin' to be for me and if I want
em short, you can have yours come way
up to your neck if you want to."
The old nun bowed to the inevitable
w ith a long sigh as his partner turned to
the clerk and said:
'Two yarls of cheap shirtin'. if you
please.
"That ain't enough, Mary," said the
old man, plucking at ber dress again,
"Yes 'tis."
"No, it ain't."
"Wal, it's all you'll git," she snapped.
'Put it up then Mister," taid he turning
to the clerk, put it up and we won't have
any."
'Who's doin' this buy in' I should like
to know?" hissed the woman.
You are, Mary, you are,"' he admitted.
"but you can't palm off no short shirts on
me."
"You act like a fool, John Spiner!"
"Mebbe I do, Mary, but I'll be durned
to gosh, if I'll have half a shirt no, not il
I go naked."
"WaL I say two yards are enough to
make any one two shirts" she snapped.
"Mebbe that's enough for you, Mary,"
he said very quietly, "p'raps you can get
along with a collar button and a neck band,
but that ain't me, and 1 don't propose to
freeze my legs to save 8 cents."'
"Git what you want, then," Bhrieked
she, pushing him over the stool, "git ten
yards git a dozen pieces if yon want 'em;
but remember that I'd make you sick for
this"
"Four yards if you please mister four
yards" said be to the clerk, "and just re
member," he continued, "if you hear ol
'em fludin' me with my head bursted, friz
to death in a wow drift, Just remember
you heard her say she would make me
sick."
And grasping his bundle he followed his
better half out of the door.
Milk mm e'ood.
Unadnlcrated, undiluted, unskimmed
and properly treated milk, taken from a
healthy cow in a good corditiou, and pro
duced by the com-utnption of healthy and
nutritious grasses and other kinds of food,
contains within iifelf, in proper propor
tions a;l the elements that are necessary
to sustain huKian life through a consider
able period of time. Scarcely any other
single article of food will do this When
we eat bread and drink milk we eat bread,
butter and cheese aud drink water ail of
them in the best combination and condition
to nourish the human system. AU things
considered good milk is the cheapest kind
of food that wc can have, for three pints
of it, weighing 3 pounds and costing nine
certs, contain as much nutriment as one
pound of beef, which costs eighteen cents
There is no loss in cooking the milk, as
Here is in cooking beef, and there is no
bone in it that eaunot be eaten; it is sim
ple, palatable, nutritious healthful, oheap,
and always ready for use, eith or without
preparation. This is to say that, chemical
ly, 9.7 pounds of milk is the equivalent of
one pound of beef in flesh-forming or nitro
genous constituents; and 8.17 pounds of
milk is the equivalent of one pound of beef
in beat-producing elements or carbohy
drates. We must therefore assume, from
the data offered, that the relative values of
beef and mdk as human food are as J to
11 J, or as (in round numbers) one too.
If milk U eight cents per quart, then it is
equal in food value to beef at twelve and
a half cents per pound; and, vice versa, j
when beef is at twenty-five acute per'
Pound- then milk should be sixteen cents
P quart, calculated en iu food value,
We thus see that, at any ruling price, milk
certainly oue of the cheapest, if not the
cheapest, food that can be furnished, to the
fanuly. while all experience Is In favor al
lt healthy qualities.
TEE EaTOBOElfEIT 07 TEE LAYS.
PENNA.. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 1, 1SS0.
ttlstory or 1re-lrwr gafrs.
In regard to the invention of fire-proof
aieM in America, tne accounts we nave are
conflicting. It is said that something over
nlty years ago the discovery was made by
a mecnanic wno attempted to boil water in
a kettle that wascovered with plaster of Daria.
He found that it was almost impossible to
heat the water to a boiling point, and con
cluded that plaster of pans therefore, was
a great non-conductor ot heat. In relating
his experience to several there probably
was among them some one who conceived
the idea of applying it to fire-proof safes.
After this discovery little, if anything, was
used in this country for filling safes but
plaster for about twenty-five or thirty years,
rhis substance for filling kept iu 'place
until about fifteen years sen, when it was
generally given up. '1 lie reason for aban
doning the use of plaster is thus giyen. It
was used not in its dry stale but mingled
with water, and allowed to set after beinc
poured in between the casings This fill
ing, it was found, attracted moisture from
the atmosphere and either produced oxida
tion of the metal in contact, or formed
sulphuric acid of strength enough to corrode
the iron. It is not an uncommon thing to
find old eaics that were filled in this way
wiui noics eaten inrouirn their panels
When it became apparent that the set plas
ter was eorroainp the metal, it was thought
inat dry piaster might do. but, though i
poor conductor of heat, it was found defec
live in haviue no water to irive off. and
alum, which contained a large percentage
of water, was mixed with it and found to
answer the purpose very welL . Some
twenty yeari ago before the use of plaster
as a muni; wag abandoned, the use of
hydraulic ana other cements was commen
ced. The cement was siuiplv mixed with
water and put in to set in the same way as
plaster. The property of absorbing water
varies with ln; different kinds of cement.
but that vanety which absorbs the most
water is obviously the best fitted for filling
purposes. Some kinds of cement will
absjrb one-third to one-half their volume
of water, while there is a kind used which,
it is said, will absorb an equal volume of
water, that is a barrel of cement will absorb
a barrel of water. Cement at the present
time seems to be the favorite filling with
most safe-makers and it is found not to
corrode the iron on account of the alkali
wliich is in it, which has a preservative
tendency on that metal. Pure cement is
used by the best safe-makers though it is
said some mix in said, which injures the
tilling, and destroys to an extent its non-
conducting properties. Asbestos has been
used, but was found to bo not a good
non-conductor, and was soon abandoned.
Aliout twenty years agn a Boston man took
out a patent to line safe doors and flanges
with toajwlone, but in practice it was
found that, in a long-continued fire, the
sonpstone heated to a very.b'eh tempera-
line and retained its heat, so that It in turn
was abandoned. In 18'H) a patent was
taken out for the attachment of the plaster
oiling to plates suspended between the
walls that in shrinking its diminished
size will not permit its falling from its
place; patents were also taken out for the
use, for filling, of pure alumina; and also,
for the sainu purpose, of sulphate of iron
mixed with plaster of Paris. In 1803 the
following patents were taken ouU For the
construction of a safe with two air and
steam tiuht casings one within the other.
ami with the intermediate space filled in
with material capable of eeaeraline steam
under hiph heat, the latter melting fnsi-,
ne plugs in the outer casing to per
mit the exit of the steam; also for the use
of filling made of piaster of paris set with a
solution of starch; also for a filling formed
of a compound of calcined and powdered
gypsum and alum in pieces embedded in
tue plaster tu such relative proportions that
the water of crystallization in the alum
evolved by heat shall set the plaster (this
was the alum safe already alluded to) ; also
lor the furnishing of the fiiung with cavi
ties to prevent the rupture of the papts
irom tne expansion ol moisture by freezing.
In 1661 a patent was taken out for a fill
ing of alum in small lumps rolled in plaster
auu men tinoeuued in dry clay. In 1865,
a filling of epsom salts either alone or com
bined with sulphate of bine, was obtained.
Throwing tUe Hatchet.
In the fourteenth centurv. the situation
of public executioner to the city of Flor
ence became vacant, and, as it was a place
oi consiui-rame emolument, there were
three candidates. A day was appointed
for public display of their several abilities.
The first candidate, with a knife, e'everly
separated the head of the victim from his
shoulder. Po was outdone by the rapid
stroke of the secoud. whose elittennir
broadsword struck terror into the hearts of
the surroundinK multitude. The thir.1
and least promising, held in his had a short
hatchet, and, when the victim was extend
ed with bis head on the fatal block, sn-
proached him, and in a low whisper in
quired if be was a swift runner, and if he
could swim well. On being answered in
the affirmative, he desired him to snrinir
on his feet and cross the river. The ex
ecutioner then put on a fierce look, swung
his weapon round his head, but, instead of
making it descend on the devoted creature's
neck, struck it with great force into Die
block ! Shouts of execration rose from the
crowd, and the treiublinir wretch, aston
ished at his wonderful escape, had nearly
gained the opposite bank of the nver be
fore any steps were taken to pursue him.
Ue had scarcely, however, iroue ten varda
on dry land, when the executioner, taking
steady aim. threw his hatchet with such
effect that the body continued running some
time after the head was off! From this
rather improbable accident the common
phrase of throwing the hatchet is said to
be derived.
Adventures of vatek Frank..
Of i rauk Burry, or Dutch Frank, who
was killed at Gold lial, Nevada, recently,
many anecdotes are related. He lived
alone on a ranch near Silver City Switch.
possessed plenty of the precious metal, and
was miserly. His escapes from imminent
death had been so numerous that tbe first
report of his taking off was nit credited
anywhere. The miners said that he owned
"the constitution of an oppossum." Once
he was surprised by a band of Chinamen,
who robbed hint and suspended him by
means of a rope to a neighboring tree.
When tbe heathens left him he was black
in the face. An hour later he mopped np
tbe street of Gold Hill with oce of hi. as
sailants. He bad cut the rope after the
disappearance of the rebbers Some years
ago the fingers of one of his hand, was
frozen and he neglected to take the proper
care until the flesh began to slough Off the'
bone. When he went to a doctor and was
told that the flagcr must be amputated and
that it would cost him f 100, he said he
would keep t ie money and perform the
amputation himself. He procured a pair
of horse Clipping shears, and fastening one
blade in a vise, placed his finger, between
the blade, and struck the other blade with
a hammer. It was a sucoesful operation,
and Immediately he was seen at his work,
with a big glove on tbe sore hand, but not
apparently suffering much pain.
terror wild Man.
In the yeas 18 there moved to thi
country from Germany a couple, man and
wife, by the name of Harrier, who took
up their aliode in the eastern part ot Penn
sylvania.
They had several children born to them
while in the East, and in the year 1820
they removed, with their children, to this
country and settled on a farm in the north
ern part, where one of their children, James
who is now eighty years old, resides. About
three months ago the mother died at the
extreme age of 103 rears. Tne familv beine
oi trernian descent, speak very little tng.
liah, ami consequent! v live verv secluded.
At the time of the death of the old lady
many ot tne neighbors taking advantage
of the opportunity offered, visited the place.
more through curiosity than from an hon
est, sympathetic motive, and inanv stones
were current of the peculiarity of the fam
ily at large. The husband of Mrs. Harrier
died some years ago at the age of 1 05 years,
while his father, who lived in Germany,
reached the ge of 1 15 years. The eldest
son is eighty years of age, and wields the
axe and handles the plow with as much
vigor as any man in the neighborhood with
but half the number of years. His hours
of laltor are from the rising of the sun to
the going down of the same. illiam.
the younger brother, is a wonderful strange
being. The story of this person, which
shall reproduce, was related by ooe who
made special inquiry concerning him of
one of the members of the family to the
wuter. W hile living in the East, illiani,
whose sge is not exactly known, was a
mere child just learning to walk, when an
old woman, who was itoii compos mentis,
angered by the insult, of other persons
raised a heavy club and struck him on the
head, from which time he was never beard
to utter an intelligent word. W'jeu the
Harrier, moved to this country William
was yet a small boy, although he could be
managed, and was compelled to wear cloth
ing, and he ran about engaged in the sim
plest sports. He gradually became very
distant, even with members of the family,
as he grew beyond their power to restrain.
be refused to wear the clothing that was
put upon him, and if they ever did suc
ceed in gutting him dressed, he would tear
awav from them and return in an hour or
so naked. His clothing would he found iu
the woods or on the bill torn to shreds.
The family finally abandoned even the
thought of trying to keep his bodv cover
ed, and for the last forty-five or titty years
be bas been running exposed to the scorch
ing summer, and winter blasts until bis
body is a dark brown color, and covered
with a thick coating of long, taggy black
hair. The house in which the Harriers live
is a small one storied frame house, and
stands among a thick cluster of blackbe.ry
bushes in a stony section, about one hun
dred yards from the road. 1o the main
part of the house there has been attached
a small-shanty, the door of which opens in
to the kitchen of the main building; this is
the winter quarters of the wild man. lie
always goes to his winter home reluctant
ly, and when occasion presents itseif
breaks out and joins the companions of his
summer house, although this is very sel
dom, as a heavy bolt secures the door upon
the outside. It cannot be said of this man,
although he knows nothing, that he docs
not enjoy life. In his dungeon he has a
pleasant countenance, which shines out
through his long straggly beard of half a
century. When at his liberty in the sum
mer he capers about from place to place,
digging roots and he aud the animals of
the farm form one common society. As
we said before, the family live very se
cluded, aud old men in the immediate
neighborhood (ay that, although they have
been watching for this strange being for
many years have failed to see him.
He is very mischievous and always has
eye open for passing strangers. Sportsmen
who have been in the Harrier neighbor
hood and by a sudden turn in their path
way would come upon the man, would be
come frightened to such a degree that some
of tticm have been known to faint away.
No sooner had he become aware of the
presence of strangers than be would start
and run away with the greatest velocity.
He always takes advantage of a chance to
get away from a stranger, but whin brought
fare to face with them be is very offensive.
A9a.aoaa ffeddlny.
A great wedding is about to come off in
Samoa. A leading chief of Falefa has been
courting M'H, daughter of the high chief
of Apia. As the chief is an old man and
Jloe aoout nineteen, it has required the
most strenuous efforts of both families to
bring about the match. The Falefa family
have carried to Apia over three hundred
pigs killed and cooked, and distributed
theui among the young lady's relations In
return for these, tho family of the expect
ed bride must, give fine mats and tluy
have been busily engaged collectiug them
from all over the islands till the gover
nor's house is ha'f full. A vast decl of
eeremonr is connected with these wed
dings. All tbe maidens of Falefa went in
procession to the governor's bouse, each
carrying a stick with a bunch of red feath
ers suspended from the end. A, the wed
ding some member of the government
reads a chapter from the Bible and then
reads a ceremony. The couple being mar
ried are seated all the time, and join hands
toward the close of the ceremony, as in
more civilized countries. In this instance
the lady it amiable and interesting. Na
tive dances were taking place nightly, and
a part of the wedding festivities. A I the
young dandies appear on the stage at such
a time, and the maidens of the villages as
semble on the scene in coetmncs like the
primitive garb ef Eve.
Preserving Tlmtter la (Iround-
In speaking of the well known methods
er preserving post, and wood which are
partly imbedded in the earth, by charring
and coating with tar, it is said these meth
ods are only effective when both are ap
plied. Should the poles only be charred,
without the subsequent treatment with tar,
the charcoal formation on the surface
would only act as an absorber of the mois
ture, and, if anything, only hasten the de
cay. By applying a coating of tar without
previously charring, the tar would only
form a casing about the "wood, nor would
it penetrate to the depths which the ab
sorbing properties of the charcoal surface
would inrure. Wood that is exposed to
the action of water or let jnto the ground
should be charred, and then, bef ore it bas cn
tirely cooled, be, treated with tar till the
wood is thoroughly impregnated. The
acetic acid and oils contained in the tar are
evaporated by the heat, and only the resin
left behind, which penetrates the pores of
the wood and forms an air tight and water
proof envelope. It is important to impreg
nate the polesaUttleslxivethe line of expos-
sure, for here it is that the action of decay af
fect, tbe wood first, and where the break
always occur, when removed from the
earth or strained in testing.
The Princess Olga, tbe youngest
daughter of the King of Greece, died
race sly aftet a few da;.' Illness.
Tnmrj Wrk.
Basket decoration U a great preoccupa-
tion, end is extended to the commonest
wicker receptacles used in a household.
Work bankets of new shapes are made on
the same principle as the nursery or baby
basket that is with maroon, mulberry or
tarnet satin linings divided by stitched success. Whenever the bear was wall ad
compartment, for the needlecase, scissors TaBced on one lio.b, aud dangerously close
and numerous other small accessories. The to one twin, the other twin would sally
handle, aa well as borders are set with from the other limb aud null his taiL Th
dangling balls or tiny tassels of combed
wool with lemon, medlar, pale flesh and
olive hues prevailing. Square pin-cuahious
are nuuie of old gold plush, in the center a
braided desiirn through which runs a sil
vered or gilt chenille. The same braid is
much employed fcr outlining a woolen
brocaded material, which imitate, dun - col
ored Indian goods and which, thus enliv -
ened, looks at a distance like a material
having silver or gold fibre in the tissue. The
usual inventions for photo frames have
again broken out like an epidemic disease.
It is almost impossible to enumerate all
the novelties. The most fanciful are col-
ored plush frames, painted a la pjiiacht:
to figure porches and Gothic gate or cathe-
dral entrances. These are very suitable,
as the face reproduced appears to be look
Ing out for the person in contemplation.
i minting is a great feature on drawing-
tables. The palette is an artistic tnfle,
which sometimes attains verr high nricea.
It is made of walnut, and in the center is
ketch ed, or entirely finished, or perhaps
again only begun, a bit of landscape, a
portrait, or a family scene. The colors
are dabbed all round, as they would be by
an artist squeezing them out of the tubes
wnue preparing his palette for a work of
art. i uese palettes are negligently hung
up on small satinwood or ebonv easels..
The new antimacassars are of a soft linen
and washable canvas finished all around
with a broad handkerchief hem. The cen-
ier in crewti wora, or me anucassamar is a
Japanese landscape, hiving for a border a
wide Torchon lace insertion and a deep
band of silk edged with very nirnw lace.
S)fa coverlets are oatmeal cloth of gray
and white or drab and white. This is
worked with a flowing tambour design in
any of the art colon. If olive green is se -
eciea it is snaoca irom very dark to its
palest huc,and the foliage is generally a vine
or au ivy pattern, but Moorish arabosques
are more appropriate. The coverlet is sold
with two small ones for the elbow ends of
tbe sofa. Between each band uf oatmeal
cloth alternates one of drawn threads, in and
nong wbich a geometrical design la work
ed, the border is a fringe made by draw-
ng out the threads of the oatmeal cloth.
and by knotting the strands together.
Helping Alone a Cnuren Fair:
Mrs. fugleaon is quite wealthy, and
ways on hand at church fairs a man-
vr, of course. Nic had one recentlv.
"I have thought of a way to raise a little
more money at our fair," said that lady, as
he entered the hall where the other mem-1
hers of the committee were setting out and
preparing tue long tables; and taking a bas-
ket from the boy who had accompanied
her, she produced an old plated sdver tea-
set, which had done good service for a
quarter of a century, but was not needed
any longer, a new and much better one
s.ving taxen its place. 1
Ilils tea-set will bring thirty dollars bv
selling it in sixty chance, at nftv cent I
e-v h," continued the lady. I
1 he proposed plan struck all the ladies I
glit, and it went through with a bound
Uie set being placed on Mrs. Fugleeon's . " nen ola maQ3 are ill they tie up their
table, and her son John appointed to take I nd in P"cket handkerchiefs, take homes
charge of hnc sales and receipt. One gen-1 Patbic pellets out of two bottles alternately
tlcman loon ten chance, and another six; I
aot because they wanted the tea-set, but
thought that a good and quick way to put
u.ui- uioie money in tne treasury.
At tbecuxeof the fair, it was announced
that Miss l'riscilla Jones the lucky girl.
jmg omy one chanre, and that a gift.
as the owner ol the set; w hue Jlrs. Fugle
son. announced that the ravnma wen. .11 I
ngui, tinny uouar?. i
"And here "continned the larlr tin-nlni. I
It.. .i.:-.. j .11 I
to the treasurer, "is seven dollars for you.
me remaining twenty-three dollars of I
course belong to me, that being just what
my nrst nusoana paid tor that set twenty-
seven years ago.
Mrs. Fugleaon has a couple of old bed
steads also a silver-plated warming-pan,
which she intends to laffle off at the next
tair, and give the church all they bring.
alter UMiucung nrst era.
ATaelllatlns Hear.
My negro gardener came to me one eve
ning in great alarm, and stated that his
own twin sons Mango and Chango, had
taken out his gun that morning and had
leen missing ever since. I at once loaded
my ritle, loosened the Cuban bloodhound,
aud followed the man to bis but. Then I
put the dog on the boy's scent, following
on horseback myself.
It turned out that the young scamps had
gone on the trail of a large bear, though
they were only thirteen years old, and
their father had often warned them not to
meddle with wild beasts They began
their adventure by hunting the bear; but
ended as often happens, in being hunted
by the bear; for Bruin had turned upon
them, and chased them to hard that they
were fain to drop the gun and take a tree.
It was a. sycamore of peculiar shape,
sending forth from it stem many small,
but ouiy two large branches. These two
were some thirty feet from the ground, and
stretched almost horizontally in the oppo
site directions. They were like each other
as the twin brothers themselves Chango
too retmge on one or these, Mango on the
other.
Ihe bear hugged tne tree till he had
climbed as far as the fork. Then be hesi
tated an instant, and then began to creep
aioug me tinmen wnicn supported Chango.
The beast advanced slowly and gingerly,
sinking his claws into the bark at every
step, and not depending much upon his
balance powers.
Chango's position was now far from
pleasant. Ifwas useless to play the tnck
well known to bear hunters of enticing
the animal out to a point where the branch
would yield beneath its great weight, for
there was no higher branchwiihin Chango'.
reach, by catching which, he could save
himself from a deadly fall, thirty feet
sheer.
Three more steps and the bear would
be upon him, or he would be upon the
ground. Brave as the boy was his teeth
chattered.
At this moment, Mango, nerved to hero
ism by lis brother's peril, moved rapid! v
from the opposite limb of the tree. Step
ping behind the bear, be grasped with one
hand a small higher bough, wbich extend
ed to where h stood, but not to where bis
brother lay; with the other hand he seized
the animal firmly by iu stumpy tail. The
bear turned to punish hi. rash assailant;
but, angry as he was he turned cautiously.
It was no easy task to right about face on a
branch wbich already had begun to tremble
and sway beneath his weight.
Chango was saved, for the bear evident.
ly had transferred his animosity to Mango,
whom ho pursued, step by step, toward
the extremity of the other Ub. But
Editor and Proprietor.
NO. 49.
Chango was not the boy to leave his broth
er and rescuer in the lurch. Waiting until
'he enraged lrute was well embarked uoti
Mango's branch, he nulled his Liii h
I had seen bis brother do before. Aam
I Bruin turned awkwardly, and resumed the
I interrupted chase of Chango.
I The twins continued their tietics with
J silly animal always would yidd to hi.
I latest impulse of wrath, and snff.-r himnetf
I to be diverted from the enemy who was
I almost in his clutches.
- 1 After two hours of diinnointiiinn ,.
I learned his mistake. He was now, for the
I tenth lime, on Chaniro's brnnrh n,l
- I near Chango. In
Ibis binder extremity; he kept grimly on
I 1 Mango, forced to choose between let-
I tin? P the brute's tail or the higher branch
I which enabled him to keeD his feet, let m
I the former.
I Chango could now retreat no fnrtw
he was hardly a yard beyond the bear's
reach. The branch was savirg more
lIln ever, and the beast seemed qnite
aware that he mitht tax its stn-n-th n
- 1 fr. After a pause he advanced one of
his forfeet a quarter of a yard. To increase
the bear's difficulty in seising him. the ter
rified bov let himself d iWn finil mm
with his hands from the bough.
tie was hanging in suspense between two
I frightful deaths. His heart was sinlcimr
j his fingers were relaxing.
I Then the dcen having of a h. Hind trunk
I his ear, and his hands again closed firmlv
I oa the branch. In a moment, a blood-
I nound and a horseman sprang throe "h the
I underwood.
I Chango held on lite prim K..i.t
I n till he heard the sharp report of a ride
I ringing through the air; held on till the
Kalunz carcass of the bear Passed taffm
I " CJ es; n :m on till 1 had climbed the tree
crawled along the branch, and grasping his
rvieu wnsu cau assisted I. m to et
back to the fork of the tree, and rM .
bit.
U that bear had understood in tlm tlmt
a boy in the hand is worth two in the bush.
1 ae wight have lengthened his days and
gone uown with honor to the grave."
Comfort 'or U1 HjUd.
Old maids are useful. They can cook.
sew and take care of the children and
nurse sick people, and generally play the
piano. Old bachelors are useless. TLey
do not even know how to drive nails or
split wood.
Old maids are amiable. If one w.it
anything done that requires patience and
kindness of heart, a single lady is sure to
be the one to do it.
Old bachelor, are ill-natured. Thev
DU cuuuren, uespuse babies and hate
roung mothers, and are always so busily
I emPloyf a " seeing that other people take
OI loem ln!" luf J tare n'-t a laumeul
10 PTe.t,J ny oae else.
uld miuJa mce looking, and "young
fof their years" Old bachelors generally
naTe red D8e3 rheumatism in the knees
d heads and mouths that turn down at
e corncra
t)i n""''" a make a home of one little
rooul and they cook delicious nieals f.r
OTCr ,nc SM 3et " cunning little tin
tetue. besides making ail their own ward-
roiies. old bachelors need an array of
""'"J. " antra, cooks ana disunt relatives
,0 "P tnem comfortable.
ao Scl weU agaix Vhen old bachelors
are ill they go to bed and seud for four
doctors; have a consultation, a mantle
piece full of black bottles a!l the amiable
mamed men who belong to the club to ait
up with them at night, besides a hired
nurse; they telegraph to tueir relations
and do their best to persuade the wnrl.l
that they are dying.
n n' t, an nl.l , 1 ., .
" ' . v uiu t'avei sue takes a
sandwich, a piece of pound cakp ami .
b"lllc 01 lemonade in a basket, and lunches
-"""" ic carnage. When an
oId Dacuclu' travels he orders a meal in
wu,oc "lBllon Biul raves because
ue oas uoiinie w eat it before the "fifteen
uiinuies ior retrestimcnls" has expired.
Old maids drink weak tea, and it cures
their headaches
Old bachelors drink strong liquor and
it gives them headaches.
Old maids are modest. They think thelr
youth is over and their beauty gone. If
after a while some autumnal lave w given
them they take it as a sort of a miracle
and hope people will not laugh at thtm for
"marrying so late in life."
The Dignity of the Vmw.
As a prominent lawyer was eniovinw hi.
otium cum dignitate in his rrivme r.in,.
the door was pushed hurriedly open and
the head of a flustered and eicii.-.l wnm.-
was thrust into the aperture.
Are yee ml' she asked ia a hoarse
voice; then she advanced to the ttil
laid down fifty cnts.
"My good woman." said the lr i
his most judicial voice, "what ia this
for?"'
"Ets your relay ning fee : sun-It's a
Iyer 1 want, and one that wili see thai jus
tice is done mc mr, that's as dtceut a
woman as iver lived to be called a tliafe
and a blaggard by that nitddlesome old
Moloney woman. Oh, dear! oh dear! Ye
see. it was just bke tiiis: We !ivi fr
ninst each other, wid a brick wall between-
and her ugly spalpeen Jimmy he came ever
on our aide and he says says he, 'And me
mot ner would be onl.eged if ye d loan he
the loan of her own fiat-irons tbst sbe
brought from Tipperarv wid hr Anrl t
ses see I, 'Your mother never was in TiD-
pcrary, no mare she was your honor;
and she never bad no flat-irons' no nuu-a
she had, your honor ; end wid that he
picked up a brick and "
"Stop, stop, my good woman." wid the
bewildered lawyer at this point in the nm.
cccdings "This s I understand it, is a
controversy between two persons You
crave the law. Let me explain. A con
crete legal right exuta only when the con
ditions are to be found which the atxtras-t
principle of law has attached to its bein.
1 bis desuetudo corresponds to lota of mn.
ciete legal, rights by non-user. Do you
follow me, madam. This is an actio ,n.
jumrum. Modern iurisorudecce hm iie.
cided "
"Oh, holy mother of Moses gimme rwu-k
me fifty cints" exclaimed the eonfmww
client. "I've had me fill of tbe law. i
I was sajin', Jimmy picked up a brick cd
broke me last pane .f giats. but it ouid
be chaper to bnv a whole window nan to
go to law about it ; your honor's oquence
uas convinced me of that." Bi when she
see. Mrs. Malonev she fays f her neigh
bors "I'd 'av had the law her, but I
consulted wid one of the la-ng trtr. of tho
city, ard he advised
.0 the contrairy.
hist. ' says he. 'she t worth it. The
coort niver cuuid coll the cash av her,'
and thin he gave v ome bootitul pint, uf
law!"
Out of v pupils in Cha-rton.
public scb,u 6. are colored.
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