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TEE OOI8T1T0T10I-THE XTSTOI AID THE EIPOEOE1CEST OF THE LAW8.
Editor and Proprietor-
MIFFLINTOWN, JUNIATA COUNTY. PENNA..' WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1881.
NO. 10.
LCUS REPEXTASCZ.
I" of mT brt'
greeting
1W ...j tie fitting
a. j ..t.n. retreating
r,f hat1" - r
On the -i wy.
B iebroasbt he
. - . iwf ire.
Then-10
Ar.i
d.TLoelDot the door.
He. k)W
Iuruel .T-
tfoon,beUtUetyrUtehjlj-
t ou; ru.ns " fore
P .ide the tokened door.
tb.rt . near re .aUng.
iU4lfJf'-nldbnugn?peuUn&
I.tl.ouldi.otbrooBaung.
LJie ro-d.T-
dlrttcbbm.nleooi're'r
T)ebi.ii:'le wicked wim-a.
iwoullketl to bim demurely.
Xlo-1 -" W he et n8-XttheItno-
b knocking
I iU hwo tUe ":oekin
Ah. t 'it-1 trifler- mock'nfi
Ihf Defnndel Heir.
tin, januarTevening. eighteen years
,',erl had left Or. Lignon s. 1 reiurneu
1 J I .? ,wual after tl.e labors of the day.
lad the tea-urn hissing u"
P . ... ... nlsred the tea-service, and
f" ml, la.-tcned to the fender be-
j killed that Uie evening
(mie- . , n .,:.i
Home at last, dear jauica, J
I have been waiting ica
tjine time. m
"Yes, I was engaged longer m uic umix
' the Chief of IViice than 1 expecteu w
n . i !..., ,4.. mil think I nif't
l -V isv-me-"' J"
r j ... "
1 don? know. nonii
'Nj oilier than Amos Barton.
ii.,jiM have said tlmt my wife came
mm the village where Dr. Lignon lived,
had was will acquainted iui u "-c t""-
s meniioned in this Jiislory-
InJecd." sue replied ; "did he speak
1 1 vuu I .
Oh, tcs; it appears Le intends running
I ut, of course, 1 did not promise ll to
"It is very etrange, but father never liked
laatli'in. lucre was soiiieiumg m uio
Hiaunance or hi manner which waa very
riu;sive to him."
"A iR-at many people Euare nis pn-ju-
Lita, my dtar," 1 returned. "Amos Iiar-
I n is by no meii8 a general Iavonte. i
tjieiiihcr when I was a pupil at JJr. Lignon s
i ustd to hate him."
'And jet no one can lull why they dis-
I ke h:m. Ihey can bring no immoral act
tainst him. l)id you ever hear anything
k jiiriWe proi-d at"-'1 " '
Do vou remember how nraneely heJ
I . T .
1 sme in for bis propen j i i
e girl then, still 1 recoiled aisimcuy me
iDsalioo it maiie. iia uto uci "f""-"
:;ed wilhm ten days ot each other. It was
K trv curious.
Very."
I miose I uttered this word in a very
-uhr manner, lor my wiie puiuumu
Ltr cup hicb sue waB m the act of raising
o her mouth, ana giaiiceu cunousi o
What do you mean by that "very V "
said my wile. "ow, James, I know by
your manner that you have a secret to teil
ie."
-'My dear, what secret should I know T
1 don't know ; but you are so different
from other men you have such an extra
jnlinary taculty i'or tracing matters out
I am certain you know more abott tha
aSair than ytu pretend."
At that moment there was a ring at the
U-U, tnd a servant entered almost directly
afieraid and handed me the lohiWing
nieNtate :
'Come to me immediately I am dying ;
I have something ol iu.p i lance to commu
nicate tp vou. iKx-tor Liguon, , Xew
York"
I handed the d'spaah to my wife.
"Must you go '' taid she, with a shade
of disappointment in her voice.
"I must, indeed." 1 rejoir.ed. "I have
tome idea us to the nature of the commu
nication be has to make, and leaving out
of consiaeration my duly as his former
pupil, 1 must go for .ther reasons.
Kissing my wife good-bye, I hurried off.
It was bmer cold in the streets, and the
now ss failing in large Hakes. In spite
of the obttruclioiis caused by the snow, 1
reached the depot in good time, and taking
a seal in t csr near the stove, in a few
misLlcs 1 mas proceeding on my way to my
aetiniiiuc 1 waa aw aked about midnight
by t man and a woman in a seat betore nie;
the former had mentioned the name of Mr.
Baitoa. I ttij pretended to be asleep, but
eiamiiied my lehow travelers with a scru
tibium glance. 1 lound they were coni-mon-lo4ing
people, evideLtly past the
mend an of life,
"1 tell you," said the woman in a tone
of remonstrance, "yu can't deceive him
njuch longer. Ue1l"find out that the boyt
ra aay Iroai ua, u.en ood-bye to our
aiiow&nce."
'Hi,w can he find it out," returned the
man, in t gruff voice, 'if you only keep a
quiet Kiiiue in j0Ur head? Uut you
iys have such a confounded lot to
My
dead orP0,e iiM kU hlS nePbew "
"liab, that would be of no use. lie's
uch a timgj. begsar -j glop tUe guppijeg
at once.
"-Now, Ralph, supoose he should be de
termined art w glTe you more, what
wouidyonao?"
here Mr-Birton. w ya aoa,t
p " moiy you owe me to 222
roadway before three das have ex-
H UKa u J0" Q"n't see the btate prison
ui uie aisiance, I'm a Dutch-
thi' I.bppe e Eba11 be euccessful,
uistd lLx,. i..i... . .. '
ii, j uuuuta, ijuntver.
d;d n,7 U",Uje-T lp.d mto silence, and
tuir? !p niore 'hey reached
ih,Jvo1Mu0n- I tfle a fow Doles of
- erscuoB in my pocket-book.
tlTf i 'dxk ,Le " t day 1 reached
I J1.0? T journey, ana was at Ur.
at oZ .r011- 1 rau the bell and I was
tnieiHl Z JUp TLe nioment 1
Wk b. , tor "wm I started
witasT1? iiiiiar as 1 had been
;Ui ,yTr , I had never met
tuiiswi . . t0 his- E'ehteen years had
hJTjT 1 lr. Linon, an.
," "7 scarcely lecogniiabie. Ue
" 0 g from the effects of a cancer.
Psruoii. ' be had given me t
wterlr i , "Aly disease is
mli incurable. But, I have tearful
confession to make to you, one which I
fear will drag me down to perdition, unless
I atonq for it by endeavoring to make res
titution. Oh, James, how can I summon
up resolution enough to tell j)a what a
guilty wretch I am t"
"Perhaps I already know something of
the matter of which you would speak," 1
returned.
"Impossible ! No living soul save one
knows it. U, God, must 1 reveal my own
shame ? Must 1 tell how guilty I have
been t I cannot I cannot 1" And the
old man buried his head in the pillow.
I sincerely pitied him, and determined
that I would begin th-3 subject myself.
"Doctor," said J, '-you had a compan
ion in the transaction to which you re
fer P
"I had ! I had ! Bat how can you know
anything about it f Can it be possible that
you could have suspected anything at the
tinier
"I know all ; and t spare you the shame
of confessing I will repeat to yoc the par
ticulars of the transaction which brines
remorse to your dying bed. Eighteen
years ago, Mr. Stephen Barton died, leav
ing an only son heir to his immense wealth.
Mr. Amos Barton was appointed his guar
dian. By some means, I know not what,
he persuaded you to assist him in his nefa
rious designs. You administered a prepa
ration which produced the effect of simu
lated death. Amos Barton procured a body
from the University Mecucal College in
New tork. While Henry Barton lay
in an insensible condition his body was re
moved from the cvffin, and substituted by
the one obtained from tho city,"
"Great Heavens t how did you find all
this out I I had no idea that any mortal
man, save the other guilty party, knew any
thing of the matter."
I here related the manner in which I had
ferreted out the truth, with which the
eader is already acquainted.
"But what became of the boy, the right
ful heir I" asked the doctor, eagerly.
"I don't know. If you remember, at the
time all this occurred, I left your house
and visited New York, i made every pos
sible search, but without any tucceii, exoept
obtaining information from where Amos
Barton obtained the substitute. I debated
a long time whether 1 ought not to make
known what 1 had discovered to the au
thorities. But I knew Amos Barton's in
fluence, and feared I should only bring
disgrace on myself. Besides which, I could
not bear the idea of blackening your fair
fame."
"Oh, thank you for your consideration.
I did not deserve it. But do you think
he "
The old man hesitated, as if ha dared not
give utterance to his thought.
Murdered him, you would say, I re
joined. "No; this vary day I have dis
covered that he did not make way with
him.''
And I here related the conversation I had
heard in the railway ear.
"God grant that he may still be alive,"
said the old man, "and now, James, listen
to my dying words. Promise me you will
use every possible exertion to" discover
young Barton and reinstate him into his
property.
V i naju tt nromiK. and a few hours af
ter it. ugnon was ueau.
After 1 returned to new "Tot, l ishiu.
in my own mind as to the means to be used!
to discover ll Uenry iiarton were still
alive ; at the same time I set a watch on
the premises, 222 tast Broadway, giving
orders for the messenger to inform me
the moment be caught sight of the man
who had been called Hal ph.
1 had been nome two days when my
messenger informed me that he had seen
Kalph just enter a restaurant in abi Broad
way. 1 immediately started for the place,
and found the man seated in a box, gazing
earnestly at a young man about twenty-
two years of age, who waa seated in the
box exactly opposite to him.
At last, satished with his scrutiny, ne
left his box and advanced to the young
man.
"Youne man." said he, carelessly, seat
ing himself by the young man's side, "may
1 a&k your name ?"
'My name is Henry Uraiiam. v nai ao
you want with me ?"
No. sir. your name is uenry jiurooca,
and I am your father."
"You tot father! xou Know you ue.
Do you suppose that when I had the sense
to discover such was not ine case wnen i
waa a cbiiu, you can impose ufou uic
now ?"
Oh, it's all very well for you to deny it,
but I can prove that you are my soc
'Have done, and leave me, or ratner i
will leave you," returned the young man,
rising from his seat, '"and listen to me, fel
low if you presume to address me again
will invoke the protection of the law, and
should that not be sufficient to shield me
from your persecution I will take the law
into my own hands."
So saying he lelt ine piace. wipu
Murdcck followed him, and I was not far
behind. The young man entered the SL
Nicholas hotel. In ten minutes I sent up
my card, and waa at once admitted into
his presence. In a few words I explained
my business, and was perfectly satisfied
that I stood in the prueence ot Henry Barton-
,
When Henrr Barton had nmsneu nis
hiatorv. which is not essential
for the
purpose of our sketch, we entered into a
long conversation as to ine iu
hi. i.l. ntitv. The task was not an
easy one and 1 saw but one way, and that
was to get Murdoct mto our pow
make him confess the truth. It was to this
end that I devoted all my energies.
The messenger that 1 baa set to wwui
T.,wir informed me that the day after
bis meeting Henry Barton, he had left by
the Hudson River cars. I felt certain he
had gone to inform Amos Barton of the
discovery ot the heir. In two days he had
returned again. , . .
rtUimised myself as a deniaen of the Five
r..;t. .h throw mvself in the man's way,
freauentine the same haunta that he did,
a ,r,,iH hT nmkinir him believe 1 De-
l..,TArl tn the name Class as luuiacu.
last he accosted me, and we became quite
..,... II o then nroDoaed to Ee bit
... v.... Vh,h waa no less than the
oi J r bimJ
murder of UenrT JJanou. ius
draw out from him the fact that be had
been promised five thousand uu.
. itrtn tn fffeot this piece of vil
lainy. I seemingly entered -SJ
alibis plans, and it was ",dh
nv me one thousand dodars to
aasisthim. I allowed the affair to progress
to. certain point until 1 had mmcom
, . : 1, I then revealed my-
KmVaract-er,
him with immediate arreat unless .he wos d
v. . intnt confession. This he did
alter some little hesitation, and it was pre-
rnTedtbis document, the confes
sion of Doctor Lignon, and my ownknowi.
edge, 1 presented myself to Mr. V
toni When 1 told my ory bejtllti
me al defiance, but when I read " him
the two confessions, be gaye m at .ce.
Henry iiarton treated hiin l"iently 1M
uncle resigned all the
then left the country lor France, where he
lived on an annuity bestowed upon him by
his much injured nephew.
Henry Barton is now one of the most
respected and wealthy gentlemen In the
neighborhood where he resides. Kalph
Murdock a few years ago died of delirium
tremens in the Bellcvue Hospital, and
Amos Barton only lived two years after
the restitution of the heir to his rights.
rraee Oorteetaakoir.
Prince Gortschakoff is fully entitled to
the reputation of being the Nestor of Eu
ropean statesmen. He was born in 17tf S,
at a period when the slate of affairs In
France bad plunged all Europe mto a state
of profound anxiety and vast confusicn.
Three years after the overthrow of Napo
leon at Waterloo he abandoned his studies
at the Lyceum Zarskoo and entered upon
the diplomatic career which has since made
him one of the most remarkable men in
Europe. In 2824 he was sent to London
as the Secretary of the Uussian Embassy.
Two years later found him Plenipotentiary
at Vienna, whore the death of his official
superior threw a power into his hands
which he utilized for the good of his coun
try and not a Utile fo that of his own person
al aggrandizement. It was in Vienna that
Gortschakoff first showed himself a power
in influencing the affairs of Europe. In
l&U be proceeded to Stuttgart as Embas
sador Extraordinary and conducted with
delicacy the negotiations for the marriage
between the Grand Duchess Olga and the
Prince Royal of Wurtemburg. In 1850
it was suspected that he used the informa
tion previously obtained in Florence tor
the put pose of causing the downfall of
Ferdinand L, and ths upraising of King
Fiancis Joseph. He relurnd to Vienna at
ambaxador in 1854, in which year the
Eastern question, w hich he had helped to
Ian, burst into a blaze which was not ex
tinguished until two years later, Sebasto
pol fell before the allied powers. Gorta
chakoff's cousin was the general who con
ducted the memorable defense ot that pow
erful stronghold. In 1850, when the Prince
was still at Vienna, the Conference of PatU
was held, and it was owing to his influence
that Itu&ia consented to accept the four
gnat points whi h formed the basis of the
treaty that was there discussed and signed.
In the same year he superseded Count
Nesselrode as Miuister of Foreign Affairs,
and proceeded to St. Petersburg to assume
the office. Whn France was at the feet
of Germany, and when the latter country
had been exhausted by a terrible war,
Gortschakoff saw bis way to strike a diplo
n a'ic blow for the advantage of Russia,
He issued his celebrated circular to the rep
resentatives of Rua-ia in the capitals of Eu
rope, informing them that Kustia no long
er intended to abide by that portion of the
trcary of Paris which bound it to respect the
neutrality mt ths Black Sea one of the
very poiuts which he himself had advised
his Emperor to accept in 1856. The Turk-i.-h
Government considered this a direct
menace to its independence, but Erie land
cli.l not consider it expedient, withjut the
aid of France aain, to goto a second war
wi h Russia to compel it to keep the treaty
of Paris inviolate. Diplomatic negotia ions
on the subject ensued of a more or less ac
rimonious nature, and finally a conference
vis held in London which resulted in Rus
sia aip-tiiniui modify her intentions.
GOTUtt naaoll S last procAaom pub 1imi
was his taking a seat in the Berlin Con
gress of 1878 as a Russian Pleripotentiary.
'1 here he struggled long aud stoutly to se
cure terms of peace which would have
practically turned the Turkj-b. Empire into
a Ruati-tn Proviace. As u was, his perti
taity that secured for Russia lemis more
advantageous than the Turks could affo d to
pay, and up to ihis date th;y are not whol
ly fultilled, and may possibly form the basis
of another war.
MltcblDIT oa a Button.
He had never tried it before, but he was
naturally a self-reliant man, and felt con
fident ol bis ability to do it- Moreover,
his wife had gone to the country. 1 here
lore, carefully seleclina- from that lady's
w ra-uasKei me imcaeti ucc-uo ouu
.truiiMit thrMil he rtf ilub-lv set hiinaelf to
mw.w . ... , J
the task. Spilling upon his fingers, he
careluiiy rouea ine euu oi me micau iotu
. ru-iSni .ml then, rlosinir one of bis own
...-, , rj - .
optics, he attempts to fill up the needle s
soli.aiy eye; but the thread tiiher passed by
onesi leor ths other of thi 'needle, or
worked itself agaiust the glittering steel.
tbe thread suddenly bolted through the
eye, to me extern, oi an mcu, auu, icauug
.. i. u. ii.:. ntvuntsin hft ntiinklv drew the
ends together and united them with a knot
about the size oi a oucasnou
Tha huttrui waa a troiuers one. but he
Uked the dimentions of its hjles, and it
was only going on the back of his shirt,
anyhow. As he passed the needle gently
upward lurougu wo uucu uc in. uuu&w
mpn bunfflinflr over
such easy jobs; and as be let the button
gracefully gu Je down ine mreau 10 11a ap-
;..t.ui niw hp naif! to himself that if
ever he married a second time it should be
for some nobler reason than a oread oi
1.: ,.wn hnttnnft. The first
Bcniug wi m.
downward thrust had the same happy re
sult, and holding ine ouiion uuwu uiuijr
-;,. hi. ti.nmli became ud aminwith all ;
lhat confidence which uniform success in
s ires. Perhaps tle point . of the needle
did not enter to the bone, but It seemed to
nun that it did, and his comment upon cue
.consk waa omnhftlift. But he WSS
imtuuiawfw f
very ingenious, and next time hewould hold
the button Dy one eoge, auu tuuio uK
the other. Of
LlllOUJLU I".
course he would. But the needle had an
iadependent way ol suiting iiseii as to ue
holes. and it chose the one where the thumb
was. 1 hen the net die got sulky. It didn't
care about holes, anyhow, if it was going
. r A I .s 1A Kilt
to be abused ior nueung uieiu, wu mo ii
tou n.Uht have been an unperformed disk
. .... .rmhiM which that needle
I or au wc
amid thenceforward be made to discover,
without infinite poaiog anu pruuumg. a
alw.ys came through when least expected,
and never when U was wanted. Slill he
nersevered, and it was not until he finally
v i ih.t he had stitched over the
Q13GUVWCU ' , . . .,
edne of the button, and had sewed it on the
. ,,: that he llttorlv
wrong side oi u. - -j
broke down.
A afunameat in Haaser.
monument, buut in Ge-
neva, Switzerland, at so great .
showing ominous signs of giving way. It
.-..:i." i..a which not many years ago
was reclaimed from the lake. Such land
is notoriously treacherous, loroiieu oeue,u
.. i :.,,rfimallv covered, there are
11 BilO OUl T Duf- . . ...
enormous holes hoUowed out by the ice ac
tion when the Rhone glacier sw.pt over
the present site of Geneva. In the case of
.. nmnument every precaution
lit' JJlUilffwIVwaM '-' - -
was taken to assure its integrity by placing
it on an exceedingly tmca anu -"""6
f concrete, but it an-
SOllu 1UUU1 a.."" - - . -
pears only too probable from present indi
f .' . .. -.1 nimn!Uh ta sub.
cations that ine giw- ...-",.
sing and lhat the structure is threatened
with serious danger, if not with complete
tletruction.
There are 150 but.er and cheese
factories in Iowa.
The latest project for the refreshment of
fashionalJe women is a bar. Now, bar
rooms in which disreputable women drink
are no novelty; but this is no such concern.
It is as respectable as it is unique. It is in
Broadway, close to Stewart's great mart
and Wallick's theatre. New York, in the
midst of handsome retail establishments.
The front is resplendent with plate-glass,
and the store itself is wide, deep and ele
gantly fitted up. The walls and ceiling are
In scoed, and the floor ia" marble. One
side is devoted to the sale of confectionery.
That shows the proprietor's shrewdness, for
women probably would not go in if there
was nothing but a bar in the place. The
bar runs along the opposite side and is
about the same in style as those of the best
cafes, though the marble counter is a little
lower. An immense mirror faces the
drinkers, aud the back bar is adorned with
outclasses and decanters. Instead of a
beer pump, however, there is a soda foun
tain. Piles of lemons, an ornametal lemon
squeezer, groups of ginger alt bottles and
pyramids of silver Tow and Jerry cups,
make a display as gorgeous as can be found
on any bar in the city. Two bartenders,
of the regulation pattern with their hair and
mustaches carefully brushed, diamonds
glistening on their polished shirt-fronts, and
Uie sleeves of their white coats turned up
to the eloowa, are constantly on duty. Tne
women walk up just like Utile men, and
order their drinks with the careless air f
veterans. The enterprise has been under
the way only a few weeks, and is already
an established success. The beverages are
about what might be expected. "Hard
liquors" are not soliL, except in mixed
drinks, as in Tom and Jerries, on which
the run, during cold weather, is brisk.! hey
are made hot and sweet, and the women
dote on them. The Lext most popular drink
is hot punch, composed of rum, lemon
juice, water and a dash of brandy. Some
times seltzer is ordered in pUice of the
water. Hot coffee, chocolate and lemon
ade, are also sold in large quantities. Oa
days of moderate temperature the call is for
cold lenionade,tkiret punch, ginger ale aod
aoua water. While 1 was there the pop of
the ale bottle was momentary and the lever
of the lemon-squeezer was in almost con
stant motion. Women stand thice feet
deep in front of the bar. Two companions
drank together, and each paid for her own
dissipation; but as a rule the gentle tipplers
gracefully imitated polite bar-room manners
.hough they were given to sipping their
beverage Slowly, instead of tossing them
into their niouuia like so much medicine.
What are you going to drink t" said at
mild faced sapling ot gill in a c'.oalt of
satin matelasse and s blue capote. "It's
my treat this time," replied a cherry lip
ped dumpling ot a belle in maroon velvet.
"No, no; you bought recently. "Come,
what '11 you take?" "A seltzer lemonade."
"Make me a lom-and-Jerry. sweet." BO
the confusion of orders and the eager drink
ing went on. I asked one of the bar ten
ders why he didn't keep lager beer on tap,
since New York women drink it at home
and in the concert gardens so generally,
lie said: 0, we want to go slow at Brat,
dou't waut to startle our customers too
mucli; but we'll give eoibeer as -oa as
warm weather comes. -
(irandfather Exekiel was shaking with
aughler. He bobbed his bead aKainst the
back of the chair and brought his bands
own on his knees with resounding smacks.
He took off his spectacles and rubbed them
with his red handkerchief. He stopped
suddenly, screwed up his face, groaned
"Oh!" and put his hand to bis back.
"What Is the maturl" exclaimed the
children; "just look at Grandpapa; what
can be the matter with him f
"It's the rheumatism," said Grandfather
Eaekiel, becoming calm; "I laughed so
hard that I fetched up the rascally twitches;
but 1 couldn't help it these newspapers do
carry on so. Here's one that says this is
the coldest weather since the lie volution.
Why, tlus isn't a circumstance to one win
ter day .when the Oak Township boys
heid school in the Red School House with
out a teacher. This is nothing."
"it's pretty cold out,' said Nellie, 'and,
grandpa, you've been here by the fire ail
uie week.
Grandfather EzekicL who bad limped
over to the window to take a look at the
snow, didn't notice Nellie's defense of
modern weather. Indeed, Grandfather
Ezekiel was deaf every now and tnen.
"Piease tell us about the school with no
teacher," added Nellie.
The other children chimed in with the
same request, but Grandfather Ezekiel
didu't need much urging. He already was
in his chair and as he put a coal of fire
mto his pipe he began :
"Wed, children, that was when 1 was
somewhere about twelve years old, and it
was a few days after New 1 ear. lhat
morning my lather took his three boys to
the school house in a sled drawn by oxen,
for the snow was tco deep for horses. We
all had extra coats, but it was terribly
coid, and when father left ua at the school
house, which was in the woods a mi;e from
any dwelling, we were almost frozen. Al
most all the boys were late that morning
and not a single girl came. Well, we
waited until nine o clock, and then untu
ten, expecting the teacher every minute.
We kept the stove red hot, chopping the
wood ourselves and piling it in witnout
stint. We had a jolly time all the morn
ing and at noon ale our dinners, which we
had brought with cs in baskets with great,
relish. None of us could go home until
the teams should come after us, and hav
ing given up expecting the teacher we cast
about for something to passa way the after
noon. One of the boys, Jack bhelton, pro
posed spelling contest, and we all agreed.
Jack said he would be one of the captains,
and Sam Nye, who was Jack's equal in
spelling, said he would be the other. So
they tossed up for the first choice. When
the sides had been chosen Jack had thir
teen and Sam thirteen, and Will Kn ight,
who, though nineteen years old, was the
poorest speller in school, was lett out. Will
didn't mind the slight for he was a good
natured boy, and said he guessed he would
give the words out fur us, I was
a utile shaver compared with
the others, but I was pretty
good in the spelling book, and to I was
chosen sixth on Jack's list. The first word
given out was -Odontology,' and Sam
spelled it without trouble. The next was
skein,' and Jack put the proper letters In
shape in a twinkling. And so the words
pasted on down the line until -ghost,- was
given out to one of Sam's spel.ers, and
tne boy whose word it was spelled it
gohat. ' Then there was some excitement.
and When our ne: t boy spelled it right we
hurrahed and Sam's boys hissed. The
boy who missed stepped out and we were
one ahead. As the spelliric continued and
as the spellers dropped out one by one the
excitement increased. Finally the lines
were reduced to Sam and Jack, the best
spellers, and they bad it hot and heavy f ot
a quarter of an hour. After a while W ill
cauie across the word -phthisic' and hurled
it at Jack's head. Jack hemmed and
hawed and tugged at his topknot, and
finally said it wasn't fair. Then Sam's
boys shouted that it was all right, and one
of them, who had speller in his hand,
slipped over to Sam and whispered how to
spell the word- He thought we axaaX see
him, but we did and most ot us jumped
up on our desks, shouting: "Cheat! -Cheat! '
-Cheat 11 tell you what none of us were
cold then, Iboua-h it was regular zero
weather out of doors. Jack and run Henry
were as red m the face as the sides of the
stove and by-and-bye 1 saw there was go
ing to be a big tight, before I could get
C"own off the desk Tun threw his slate at
Sam's head and it struck poor Wdl on the
nose, making the nose bleed and breaking
the late into little bits. In a moment the
bigger bovs some of them were eighteen
aud nineteen pitched into ong another.
The desks were- smashed, the blackboard
was knocked don, the maps were torn
from the wall And mean white every boy
was shrieking and howling at the top of
his lungs.
"The struggle got hotter atd hotter and
after a while over went the stove, scattering
big red coals everywhere. I tried to shovel
up the coals, but one of the boys fell on
top of m and 1 was badly burned there's
the scar on my neck now. Well, about
that time things began to sober down, for
tha room was on fire in several places and
the boys turned to for the purpose of sav
ing the building. It wasn't any use,
though. The house was built of heart pine
and it burnt like so much tinder. We ran
out into the snow, barely saving our books
and overcoats, and I tell you we didn't
feel good as we stood there and saw the
old red school bouse go up in smoke. Nor
did we feel good when we realised that we
must break our way through the snow
clear home, it was about three o'clock
when a party of us who were all going iu
one direction started up the road. Sam
was in our party, and he looked terribly.
He hung his head aod said nothing all the
way. 1 never came so near freezing in
my life, and if we had not stopped at the
first dwelling to wail for father with the
team lam sure ail of us wsuld have been
frozen to death. Did we get a scolding
when we got home r WelL 1 should think
as, atd we got the hickory gad well laid
on, too. We didn't have any more school thai
winter, and neither Jack, Sam, Will nor
Tun ever went to school again. Where
was the teacher l Oh! 1 had forgotten him.
Why, he was sick in lied aud couldn t
comev He didn't hear of the fire that day,
but the next morning be managed to gel
oast, ami when he saw nothing but a pile
of nahes where the school house had been
he cried like a little child.
"Oh I yes," concluded Grandfather
fyl.l-1, u he dropped off to sleep, "the
weather nowadays is nothing to what it
was then."
Sjeariet fever.
Thai scourge of the nursery, scarlet fe
ver, is said to be increasing inNew York,
and so many districts are suffering from
it that number of parents hare sent their
cbildteti out of town fur fear of the cooia
ykm, -. Betides ths character common to
the group known as exanthemata, scarlati
na is earnest always attenued by a Bote
throat and the scarlet rash or eruption,
which 'give name to the disease, breaks out
as can as the second day after the appear
ance it fever, and ends on the sixih or
sevenA day in separating of ths cuticle.
Neatf""!! muLical writers mention three
ne!j-jn( ft ' ''late . arsrliilint TnrpreT,
In irmvmn cly any throat trouble aitada
the fever and the rash, scarUtiaaangiowa,
in which throat trouble is more promine: i
than in ei.her of the othT affections, and
scarlatina maligna, in which the system is
l nmediately overborne by the violence of
the disorder, and the patient exhibits great
weakness and loss of vitality. The dnvae
begins wi.h chilliness, las-itude, head
ache, rapid pulse, dry, hot skin, flushed
face, loss of appetite, and furred tongue.
Presently the throat feels irritated, grows
red. and is often swollen. The small points
of the rath so increase that the skin soon
seems almost uniformly red, extending
from the face, neck and breast to the trunk
and extremities. The eeperation of the cu
ticle in the scales usually ends in a fort
night or more from the declaration of the
distemper. The fever continues with the
r. ah: is sometimes accompanied wiih de
lirium, even coma. In the malignant, or
third form, the rash comes out late and par
tially, being at times barely perceptible.
At othtr times it may abrubptly recedf, or
be minified w.tn livij spots. The skin is
a hi, With feeble pulse and extreme pros
trali m, and death may occur frequently
from blcod poisoning in a fiw hurs. In
s xn cases tha tongue is dry, brown, trem
ulous; the throat is livid, swollen, ulcera
ted, gangrenous; brea hing is impeded by
viscid mucous that collects about ths fau
ces, and medisine svads little. EveD in
scarlatina angiuosa there is considerable
danger. It may prove fatal from the in
flammation, or effu ion within the head, or
from disorganization of the throat, and
Uoughing off of adjacent parts. Teeming
women are in imminent peril from the
mildest phise of the fever. When it seems
to be cured its consequences are hazardous.
Children, to whom it is mainly confined,
of course, are subject after a sevvre attack
to permanent ill-health, and to some of the
mmy forms of chrome scrofula, as shown
by bo.ls, sores behind the ear, inflamma
tion of the eyes, glandular swellings and
strumous ulcers. Scarlatina is often fol
lowed by a peculiar dropsy, affecting the
subcutaneous cellular tissues and large se
rous cavities. It occurs like all the exan
themata, as an epidemic sometimes in
very niilld, sometimes in very virulent
types. In the simple variety, remaining
within doors, non-stimulating diet and reg
ulation of the bowels are generally found
sufficient. In the second variety, leeches
are often employed, especially where de
lirium supervenes. The two principal
sources of danger in the malignant variety
are from the primary effect of the conta
gious poison upon the body and from gan
grenous ulceration of the throat. The final
result is always uncertain. W hether it is
contagious throughout Its course or at one
period alone, has never been ascertained.
but that Ihe power of contagion remains in
clothing, furniture, etc., is unquestioned
and unquestionable.
A Ho Stale r e'olqam.
One of the singular natural phenomena
known in North Montana is the formation
of two geyses in the strip of country known
as the "Sag." about a mile and a half froc
Mr. Pattersons ranch, on the Sbonkin. It
was first seen recently, but not until lately
has it assumed proportions which consti
tute its wonderful formation. It is situ
ated in a small canyon running out from
the wall of rocks on the east of Alkali lake.
Two geysers have appeared, one of t' em
being ot monster proportions, throwing up
a column of hot water and steam over one
hundred feet high, the other spouting
about fifty feet, but with a larger propor
tion of water; diameter, about four inches.
They are intermittent in character and are
active during the morning hours, about
eight or nine o'clock. The formation of
the country is a sandstone and gneiss and
has all the appearance of being an. ancient
river bed. What has produced this curious
phenomenon it is of course, only useless to
speculate, as there is no evidence of ancient
volcanic activity and no hypothesis can be
formed which will account lor it.
Rablee and 8apputrea.
The ruby is the next hardest thug in na
ture after the diamond, and its value as a
precious stone even precedes that brilliant.
The finest rubies are found in the East
Indies ; and the kins; of Burmah takes one
of his titles from this gem, that of the "lord
of the rubies." In early times it was con
sidered' to possess many magical properties
Its value is dependent upon its color, in
Burmah the ruby is a royal monopoly, and
those of any great value are never per
mitted to leave the kingdom. The finding
of a fine gem of this clan is made a state
event, and a procession of grandees, at
tended with soldiers and elephants, which
go out to take possession of the jewel, is
one of the ceremonies which is attended
with marked import aiee. Ihe king of
Burmah is said to possess a specimen of
the ruby as large as a pigeon's egg. Some
fine examples of this gem are found in
America, North Carolina and other
southern Slates having produced rich
specimens.
The Greeks called the ruby "anthrax." a
live coal. The carbuncle is said to derive
its name from carbon in like manner. The
colors of the ruby vary from pale rose to
deep red. but the tint that is most highly
prized is that described as "pigeon's blood."
One of the largest rubies in Europe is
among the French crown Jewels, at one
time adorning the Order of the Golden
Fleece. A true "pigeon's blood" tinted
ruby of four carats weight is valued at
$2,1X10 and upward. In China, tne ladies
decorate their slippers with rubies. The
finest ruby in existence is said to be in the
possession of the king of Pegu, its exces
siv3 purity is the legend of the country, and
its approximate value has never been at
tempted in the kingdom.
Tavernier mentioned two magnificent
rubies owned by the king of Visapur, one
of which was of the extraordinary weight
of fit ty-three asd three-quarters cars! a, and
the otber seventeen and a half carats ; the
vast difference in thtir size was nearly
compensated by the superior purity and
brilliancy of the smallest stone.
The Dncst collection of rubies in Europe
is probably that in the possession of the
queen of England, which was exhibited at
tne Sydenham Exposition by the queen's
jewellers. The duke of Brunswick bad
among hii gems two or more exquisitely
engraved rubies, one of which weighed fif
ty three carats. The Czarina Catharine
was presented by OuKare UL of Sweden,
in 1777, with an exquisite ruby, the size
of a pigeon's egg. It is still among the
crown jewels, as well as some other superb
specimens of this stone.
Next to that owned by the king of Pegu,
the East India Company have probably the
finest single ruby on record, besides an in
valuable collection of paragon stones, about
fifty in number, ranging in weight from
hi teen to fifty-three carats, manv of them
of remarkable brilliancy, fa vernier makes
mention also of an exquisitely engraved
ruby in Paris, of half the aizc of a hen's egg.
Two others are authentically repotted in
the same city, one the weight af which is
placed at 240 cirats, and the other 4o
carats.
it is said that diamonds and rubies are
seldom, it ever, lound together, cut in
Evelyn's diry, in 1645, ia mentioned the
lad that in the collection of a noble Vene
tian iignor Rugini was contained.
aatODtj. other valuable, gems, dfjmond
The Sapphire is a preci ol h)ue held in
high estimation, and closely allied to the
ruby, but possessing a variety of colors and
tints. It occurs ia blunt-edged pieces, in
round pebbles and in a crystallized form.
Its colors are blue, red, gray, while, green
and yellow, it varies from transparent to
translucent, and has a double refraction.
The blue atone is harder than the red va
riety, it is found in Bohemia, Saxony and
France ; bill the red sapphire, or Oriental
ruby, is found almost exclusively in Ava.
i'aie sapphires exposed to beat cf great in
tensity, permitted to cool in Uke manner,
can be rendered colorless. By this process
the stone attains great brilliancy and ia of
ten then mistaken for a diamond, which it
closely resembles.
The most highly prized varieties of the
sapphire are the crimson and carmine red,
wmcn are denominated by jewellers as Ori
ental rubies; next to which in rank is the
yellow or Oriental topaz. The asterias, or
star stone, is a very beautiful variety in
which the color is a beautiful violet, and
the form of a rhomboid, with truncated
apices, which exhibit an opalescent lustre.
1 he precious stones which exist in the
Burmese territory are chiefly those of the
aupphire and spinel ruby, and are found in
two localities adjacent to each other, called
Mogant and Kyatpean. All tbe varieties
of sapphire, as weU as the spinel, are found
together, and among them are large quanti
ties of corodum. '1 he varieties which here
exist are the Oriental sapphire, the Oriental
ruby or red stone, the opalescent ruby or
cats' eye ruby, the star ruby, the green, the
yellow and white sapphire and the Oriental
amethyst. Ihe common sapphire is the
most frequent, but in comparison with the
ruby is very Utile prized y the Burmese
or other nations.
Genu Oarfleld'e Sunday.
Every Sunday morning, at a few minutes
past ten o'clock. General Garfield's team of
black colts is brought out, and the Gen
eral takes tbe lines himself, drives with his
family to the Utile country church where
they worship. It is about one mile east of
the Garfield residence and is a plain wood
en building, neatly finished within and
without, it has seats for about two hun
dred persons. Arriving at the church door,
General Garfield alights and tenderly lifts
his mother and his wife from the wagon.
or sleigh, and then drives to a friend's
place near by, where he unhitches his
horses and leaves them in the barn until
af ler tbe services. Returning to the church.
he walks up the aisle with bowed head.
and takes his accustomed seat near the
front and only a few feet from the preach
er's desk. He joins heartily and unaffect
edly in the service of praise, and listens
attentively to the sermon, whether it be
good, bad or indifferent. After the sermon,
according to the cusbHn of the disciples,
tbe Lord's supper is observed in the sim
plest and most informal manner. After
the congrgation is dismissed General Gar
field warmly clasps the pastor's hand, speaks
kind snd encouraging words in his ear,
and as he goes down the aisle toward the
door gives a hearty greeting to such of the
congregation as linger a moment "to be
sociable." Then he hitches his team, and
with his family drives homeward. He
pays Utile attention lo religious forms and
ceremonies beyond the few and simple rites
of his church. He encourages the largest
freedom of opinion in his own household.
and never obtrudes his own religious views
upon his guests.
Fixing- lower fjoler.
This simple solution for fixing the colors
of flowers msy have interest : Dissolve halt
a gramme of salicylic add in 300 grammes
of heated alcohoL Through this fluid pass
slowly the blossoms to be preserved, and
shake off the drippings from them. Dry
them carefully on sheets of blotting paper
and do not lay them aside until perfectly
dry
Bow Te Bath.
The oath to be beneficial must be suited
to tbe organization of tbe individual. To
those robust enough to bear the shock
nothing is so refreshing or purifying as a
plunge each morning, summer and winter,
into a tub of water fresh from the well.
However, this is not advisable, when it is
not followed by a warm glow, neither when
followed by a rush of blcxl to the
head, in both cases tepid or warm water
should be substituted. If you should not
be able to forego tbe pleasure of your cold
bath put into it a tablespoonful of whisky,
eau de cologne or spirits of wine and you
will have your glow.
But cold water is not a cleansing agent,
tending rather to dote the porea of the
skin, for one may use it daily, even with a
rough application of the bath towel, and
yet remain as dirty to all practical intents
as though cleanliness was eschewed. In
deed the physical evil of the dirt is more
likely to ensue, for if left to itself the skin
would cast off this refuse and worn out
material in the shape of invisible perspira
tion. Warm or tepid water tends to open the
pores, so it is advisable to use that together
with a thorough soap scrubbing, followed
by a general sponging with cold water, for
this is most invigorating and bracing to the
system when followed by a glow : but
wheta this does not occur, warm water
muso not always be used. Those who take
cold from bathing do so more often from
the contact of the feet with tbe metal bot
tom of the bath-tub than from the bath it
self. This may be prevented by standing
on a folded towel.
Good soap will not hurt the complexion
if rinsed off with clean water as is as nec
essary for cleansing the face as any part of
the body. A half leaspoonful of ammonia
in a basin of water will remove all unpleas
ant odors from the skin and as a cleansing
agent is next in power to steam. Thai
your bath may be thoroughly benefidal.the
body must be well dried. To rub the akin
slightly is not only laziness but injurious,
for leaving it in this haif-dry condition
brings on innumerable irritating affections,
which, luckily, are more annoying than
senoua, it is a good plan alter the bath
to rub the face and hands witn sweet mut
ton tallow, rubbing well into the skin with
ihe fingers, and removing with a sou Unen
cloth. Then, if the skin seems parched
and dry, apply corn starch with a flannel
cloth.
It is by no means necessary to own a well
furnished bath-room to enjoy the benefits
and comforts accruing from this priceless
luxury, for even in the poor accommoda
tion of a basin aa abundant sponge bath
may be taken, which will be both health
ful and invigorating.
In conclusion I must add a word in be
half of that much abused article of human
use the sponge. The kinds moat ia use
are the Turkey, roc and sand sponges.
Of these the former is undesirable for daily
use, its finevesi niaaing it very hard to
keep clean. The roca or sand sponge,
which is the common honeycomb, is uie
beat tor ordinary bain purposes, and in buy
ing one select as white aud woolly a one as
you caivfind, with only a few large holes.
and alter washing thoroughly and beting
out the sand, you may solum by soaking in
equal parts of muriatic acid and water.
Then sew througn and through with strong I
COUun to pei aafinV-Kauu'vi
.en jtasT-nt lhat a iItj ajrrif. ill
it nils the whole room with a disgusting
odor. To preserve it clean and sweet
never leave it wet, but rinse well and ring
hard. No matter if you do tear it, they
are cheap ; and il is better to have a ragged
clean one than to use a bunch of decay mg,
pulrifying stuff, which only gives you baca
the human grease and dirt wnich you have
been ao careless and slovenly to have in it.
Rinse it every time you wash your bands
and you will be surprised to see how dirty
the water becomes, while if il is possessed
of a, slimy filth, rub well with laundry soap
and rinse again and again until it is freah
and sweet and fragrant with the odors of
the sea.
Mwvei eHrt.
The Cavalry Company at Fort McDer
nott, Nevada, have lately been indulging in
novel sport. Snow feU not long since to a
deth of about ten inches. Jacarabbits In
the sage brush about the p'st were numer
ous aud Colonel Bercard, First Cavalry,
look out the company, mounted, and, fol
lowed by a legion of dogs belonging lo the
post, for a chase. The company was de
ployed in line of skirmishers at intervals of
aoout thirty yards, making an extended
line one nana, directed by the C'olonel.the
other by Lieutenant Pnicher. Tbe post
surgeon, Dr. Todd, appropriately brought
up the rear, prepared lo slay anything that
escaped destruction in front. As the Une
moved forward over the hunting-ground
the rabbits would jump up at different por
tions of the line and run lor dear life, in
stantly followed by from six to a dozen
troopers, sounding the war-whoop. 'Ihe
horses eagerly entered into the (pint of the
fray and easily outran the rabuits. The
rabbits, terrified at ths unusual noise and
turned by the horsemen in every direction,
fell an easy prey to the dogs or the long
sticks with which each trooper was armed.
A hunt of a couple of hours resulted in the
capture of from forty to fifty rabbits, or, as
they call them over in England, "nurrow-
gLuge mules," and it has since been repeat
ed two or three times with great success.
On the second hunt a wildcat of large size
was "treed" up ssae busn ; as there were
no shooting-irons along, his capture was
somewhat difficult, but was finally effected
by a dextrous cavalryman, who lassoed tbe
varmint round the neck and then suc
ceeded in reaching round the SLgebrush and
getting tbe cat by the hind legs, ll may
be remarked that this scheme of hunting
and catching tbe rabbits can be practiced
wi'Ji success with the aid of snow ; a horse
can outrun a rabbit anywhere. Within
sixty miles of the post, northeast and west,
deer and antelope are numerous, and scout
ing parties have killed and brought into
the poet during the present winter almost
fifty deer.
A. FoeaU Mtlaoeeroe.
In Siberia, a country so rich In gigantic
fossils, the body of a colossal rhinoceros
has been discovered in the Werobojanski
district. It was found on the bank of a
small tributary to tbe J ana river, and was
laid bare by tne action ot the water. Sim
ilar to the mammoth washed ashore by the
Lena river in 1 1 99, it is remarkably well
preserved, the skin being unbroken and
covered with long hair. Unfortunately
onl v the skull of this rare fossil has reached
St. Petersburg, and a foot is said to be at
Irkutsk, while the remainder was allowed
to be washed away by the river soon after
it had been discovered. The investigation
of the skull gave tbe interesting result that
this rhinoceros ( R. Merckii) is a connecting
form between the species now existing and
the so-called rhinoceros tichorrhinus, re
mains of which are not unf requently found
in the gravel strata of eastern Prussiv It
is supposed that R. Merckii is the now ex
tinct inhabitant of the eastern part of Si
beria. Cool rain water LU remove ma
chine oil from washable goods.
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Guy Fawkes was executed In 1606.
Grace Darling died In 1342, aged
27.
Napoleon 1. was a great snuff
taker. Cromwell refused the crown of
England iu 1656.
New York wae settled in 1613, and
New England In 1620.
P ten ics were all the rage In the
days of James 1. of England.
The activ army of France this
year will be 498 437 men.
New Tork city drinks 300,000
quarts of milk daily.
Pennsvlvania's poDulation is esti
mated at 4,252,736.
Queen Victoria made $4,000 on
stock farming last year.
The vlld of corn in France for
1879 was'23 1,168,820 bushe'.s.
There are only twenty-four match
factories in tbe CniteJ States.
Mince pie was discovered in 1596.
Dyspepsia was discovered in 1 j')7.
Tbe number of Indians in the
United States is estimated at 275,00i.
The State of Winconsin DroJuoe l
.'a st year 10,000.000 pounds of tobacco.
Riehard 1(1. was killed at the bit
tie of Bos worth Field In tbe year 1185.
English capitalists are going to
build a railway tnrougi Syria to
India,
The census gives Wyoming terri
tory 467,84 head of cattle aud 332,5ttt
sheep.
There are engaged la the Connec
ticut oyster trade 3,000 men aud (2,500,-
000 of capital.
The value of last year's cranberry
crop on Cape Csxl is estimated at (3J0,
000 to $350,000.
In Lisbon, In 1755, 69,000 people
perished by an earthquake in the spice
of six minutes.
There are over twenty-two Ssna
tois who are said to be worth more
than $500,000 eich.
The amount of revenue raised last
year by the protective tariff ou steel
rail, was $21,70J,000.
There was shipped from the Black
H its during the year just closed $5,
788.30J worth of bullion.
The total number of Methodists in
tbe United States is 3,4i5.999. The
number ot ministers U 21,304.
If takes 75,900 acres growth ot
twenty years old wood to supply the
annual demand lor railroad ties.
A barrel factory a; Seymour, Wis.,
employs about 80 J men, and pays out
(75,0U0 a year for raw material.
' The first railroad locomotive ran
on the filth of October, 1829, between
Liverpool and Manchester, Euland.
The total number of persons who
left Irish ports In 1879 was 47,04, an
increase ol 5,733 as compared witu 1378.
In ls60 the number of lunatics in
England was 83.053. Now It Is 71,191,
an increase of no less thau 87 per cent.
Canada raised 10,000,000 bushels of
barley last season. Tnis will afford a
surplus of 8,000,000 bushels for ship
ment.
ine Chicago and Milwaukee Tele
Tranh com oa a v reports receipts for -the"ar
of 1330. f20.fW.iid Oiaburaaw
raeoU"oTsl4.4ot.
About $7,500,000 has been expend
ed on the Mississippi river, aside Irom
the jetties, since tne formation of the
governmeut.
Seven hundred thousand women
in France aud Italy are employed in
tne manufacture of raw silk trout the
cocoon.
North Carolina has less foreigners
smong her population than any oth-r
State of the Union, the number being
only 3,673.
When Gen.McClellan retires. Xa
Jersey will have seven living ex-Governors.
Otly four Governors have
died since 1842.
The highest price ever paid for
Chicago real esiatt was $1125 per im
proved front toot, and tue sale was
recently made.
Snoe-peirs consumed 100.000 cords
of timber, lasts and boot-trees 300,000
oords of birch, and ni iple, aud the
nauuies or t-'Dia as much more.
The Russian millionaire Maltsell.
just deceased, has bequeathed 5oo,ooo
rouoies (.jjoi.uw) toward establishing
a technical college at Vladimir.
The military prison at Leaven
worth, Kansas, ia reported as naving
turned out iu the last nical year 25
2lo pair of boots and 31,220 of shoes.
Switzerland produces 1,500,000
watches annually, France 590,000, the
Uuited States 300,000 to 35J.0JO, and
Englaud 200,000 but these last are of
very superior quality.
Texas which commenced raising
wool in 1845, has now 4.0O0.0G0 sheet,.
aad it is estimated lhat Montana will
proiuce 50,000,000 pounds of wool In
1330.
About 300,000 new telegraph Doles
are used for additions and repairs
every year, each pole representing a
tree, wnue z,uuu,uuu cords ot wood
were burued up in brick-making.
Tbe total amount of letters Dassmr
through the malls last year was 512.-
931,000; postal cards, 103,049,000; news
papers, 4'Jb,uo,oou; pieces oi all classes
1,505,503,000.
Ex-Governor Washburn, of Wiscon
sin, who has bees' suffering from a
stroke of paralysis, Is gradually im
proving, it is expected be will leave
Lacrosse, Wis , for Minnesota in a
week or ten days.
On the 1st of January, of a total of
1S3.942 non-commissioned otll era and
men In the British aroiy, 12i,793 were
English, 14,150 Scotch, 38,375 Irish,
1.869 were born in India or tbe colo
nies, 2,361 were foreigners, and 4,091
are returned as "not reported."
The consumption ot beer in the
United States has more than doubled
since 1370. In 1870 It was 6,571.000
barrels; in 1880 tax was paid on 13.349.-
000 barrels.
Superintendent Walker says that
the cost of taking the census of 1830 is
probably $2,030,100. This is about lour
cents a piece tor every man, woman
and ch'.ltl in the United States.
Lst year 3,759,743 gallons of wine
and 133,764 gallons ot brandy were re
ceived at San Francisco from the in
terior of California, against 3.264,6 J7
gallons of wine and 93,506 g.-Uioua of
orandy tn 1379.
It is estimated that there are 1,
000,000 acres cultivated in jute each
year in India, employing l,350,i00 per
sons in its culture and in the manuiac
ture of gunny bags. The United States
import 50.0U0.00O lbs. annually.
West Virginia can scarcely con
tinue to be ranked among the States
with a distinctive negro population in
the light of the present census. With a
total population of 618,195, the State
has but 25,760 negroes, or about one In
every twenty-five.
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