B. F. SCHWEIEB, THE 005ST1T U T10I THE TJXIOlf AXD THE EJTOBOEKEIT OP THE LAWS. Editor and Proprietor. VOL. XXXV. MIFFLINTOWN, JUNIATA COUNTY, PENNA., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1881. NO. 17. II Off TO ASK AND H ATE. On, tU tunc I "hould talk to your mothar, sweet Mrv," I; Oh. don't talk to my mother." eaya Mary, Beginning to cry , For bit mother says men are deceivers, And never I know will consent; sie r sirls in nnrr7 wb0 mtrT7 At leisure repent " Then suppose I would talk to yonr father, beet M.r?," y i. "Oh, don't ulk to my father." saja Mary. .Mnntnc to cm For'mv father he lov-a me so dearlr. Hell never onsent I t-hould go II joo Ulk to my father," uajs Mary, He'll surely say 'No.'" Ilien how shall I get you. my jewel' Sweet Mary,' sys I; ;f jour father and mother s so cruel, Hoet surely I'll die!" lib never tay die, dear."ay Mary; A way to save you I see; since my parents are both so contrary Voa'd better fck me." Nellie Dare's Love. Ii was a March morning, and yet the siy was a blue as in June, Manfred Luwth stood on Wilson's lull looking down upon the city. It gleamed white and beau Utul from the plains, and the hills, green with thtir covering of rine forests, rose stiil and stately beyond. The 'dull gray meadows' within sight had peaks of snow upon them, and the breeze brought the at mosphere of snow from the mountains, though the sunshine fe't so bright. Manfred Lowth Mood with bis arms folded across his breast and his tall, pow erful figure outlined against the still sky. As he wood thus, still and resolute in his solitude, with liis absorbed, masterful eyes, aLii a faee of Spartan firmness, he looked every inch a king. It was his thirty-fifth birthday. There may hive been something tad in the thought to him; for he was ut terly alone in life, and the circumstances which give a sense of airy freedom at 30 hrici a feeling of desolation at 60. Pos sibly Jlantred Lowth thought of this as he haiitd his birthday morn, and thought bow niuih of his life was gone. .Sot that there was any sign of advancing age in his vig orous figure and abundant dark air. Ash. he suddenly placed one hand upon the stone wail before hiui and leaped lightly over, he displayed a vijjorours ability of exceeding grace; and his step, as he walk ed down the hill, hud the buoyant youth and hope. It Lis thoughts had been grave, they were so no longer. He went down the hill wuistliug cheerily. 'lhere was a long road of yellow clay stretching before him to the city, with patches o: bare scrub oak at either side. ' in one place the road weLt over a slight elevation, at the commencement of which the space beyond was concealed by the hill; and juct here Mansied Lowth ceased whist ling, and began searching his pockets eag erly, lie laughed merrily as he broaghl forth from the breastpocket of his inner coat a litt:e worsted mitten. This is how he came by it. The morning before he had been going over. tUt very hilL but not whistling as then. Reaching tbe top, he looked down upon a little figure seated upen a stone by a lonely roadside, where hardly a house was insight. It was a perfect picture. The girl wore a crimson merino and a pret ty snowy hood, which was poshed back lroni her ruse of a face, over the sweet, low forehead, oil which little tresses of golden hair ere blowing in the mild March wind, She was altogether too in tensely oceupied to put back her hair curiously occupied, too. She had pulled htr stocking aud shoe from her left foot, ad was intentiy examining the small sole of white worsted stocking, while the little bare, snowy foot rested unnoticed on the frozen ground. Jlanlred Lowth recognized Nellie Dare, and thought she must be crazy. What in the woria was the child doingf Suddenly a quick smile flashed over Nellie's face, her cheek dimpled, she tossed lack her hair, and looked up and saw the wateuer on the hill. 1 he stocking was turned aud put on in a flash, the Utile boot put on (.Manlred Lowth was sure it was oiily had put on, by the tracks it made in the tracks it made in the snow near by), and JNtiiie Dare sprang into the cross-road and hurried out of sight. Arriving at the place, Low ih picked up the little white mitten. He put two lingers into it walk ing ou.iouking at it and smiling and then Nellie had looked so pretty and frightened. But why had she uncovered her foot and examined her stocking by the roadside ? Surely mere w ere no thorns or thistles aboi.1 at that time of the year. W hen he came to the cross-road br the pines he hesitated aud finally struck into 1L Then he put the mitten back into his pocket, buttoned up his coat, and walked faster. Nellie Dare's home was on the Auburn road, a lmie white cottage, with bare lilacs and rose vines clinging about it the love- ki piace around :n the summer time. Now, there was a face prettier than any rose atone of the parlor windows, and Manfred Lowth looked up and bowed to 1L Nellie's fresh young blood flooded her heart as she caught siht of the face which personified all her girlish ideal dreams, she dropped her bock aud rose trembling as Manfred Lowth entered the room. He looked with laughing eyes at the prettiest Bushing face as he took her hands. Miss Neilie, I have called out of the purest curiosity, to know why you have taken the fashion of the chickadeedees and go barefoot iu the snowy weather ?' he said, after a moment. "O. Mr. Lowth!' 'Well, Nellie ?' '1 wastryingatrick.' Mr. Lowth l xiked mystified. 'I hat of the first robin,' said Nellie, very much ashamed to show her childishness to her couipaniomyet half amused at Lowth 's expression. 'Did you expect to find him in your stocking r 'No, Oh, Mr. Lowth, didn't you ever me oiu savins ' WelL Nellie f' That when you heard the first robin of spring singing, if Jou. had puUed the stocking from your left foot you would ""u me inside of the sole ' What ," A hair like that of the person you are s" "s 10 marry r 1 ou ridiculous rfiilrt ' Nellie's face was burning hot at her .Ajusiines-i, but she could cot help laugh ing at Lowing evident appreciation of it, and llisilloroui'h aatnniKiimoiit- 'Nellie, I'll buy you a rattle the next "uie i go into town.' Nellie pouted. 'N'eiL did you find the hair P 'es, sir.' 'Was it mine?1 tossing back the loose tuassesof dark brown hair. A little quivering smile spoiled Nellie's 'The rest is a secret.' 'Then you dont intend to tell whose the "air was like r 'No, I shall not tell Jlay I guess ? 'lcan't help your guessing, sir t Was it like Ned Howlund's ambrosial locks, Little Dignity V 'I haven't promised to te'.l you if you guess. 'So you haven't. Then I shall not waste my time guessing. Hut tell me one thing.' What is that ? If you have faith in ths trick.' 'L'tter faith,' Nellie said, smiling and shaking her head. 'Then I wish I do wish that the liair may be like mine.' 'Manfred lxwth spoke with no raillery; yet he hardly knew why he spoke as he did. There was a moment of swift thought In both tneir minds. Manfred Lowth had committed himself as an honorable man he had committed himself. He had no right to say such a thing in such a tone uuless he meant what he said. So he stood half condemned, looking down at Nelliu's sweet, agitated face, She was lovely. As he knew her. she was a sweet, innocent, affectionate girl; but the thought of marrying her never en tered his bead until that moment. His ideal was older and graver, as one to un derstand him thoroughly must have been. He fancied a face of more power, deeper eyes, and a strong effect; but he read aright the eye and lips before him, their meaning was very sweet and thrilling. Nellie blush with distress under his eyes. He searched her face resolutely. Such a face had pursued him once, when he was a mere boy, and loved witn his passionate first love. lie dropped her hands at last, and stepped back. "Are you going to school this summer! n he asked, plucking a dry leaf from the geranium on the window silL " Yes. I graduate in J uly.' "Oh, yes; I had forgotten. And in July comes your birthday ?" "Yes; 1 am 18 in July. She was womanly fcr uer age, after all. If he could only be sure that she was not as light hearted as she was fair ! But that pretty way of tossing back her curls was Bessie Bradford's own. He did not wish to be fooled twice by the same style. So he chattered about the school exhibition, the closing of the library, and the military review in April, and finally took his leave. " He thinks me only a child, and I love him so," she murmured, sobbing bitterly, " I- hate my baby face 1 And Le always finds me doing some childish thine. 1 wish I were dead !" She cried herself neany ill, but escaped undetected to her room when her brother came in. The next day she heard that Manfred Lowth had gone to New 1 ork. The spring wore on and Nellie Dare grew pale and grave. Her mother became anx ious. Nellie was surely studying too hard. She could never bear the excitement of the exhibition. So Nellie was taken almost by force from school and to NahanL Nabant's sea breezes had no effect. Nel lie's chaperxme, Mrs. Bet ram, of Boston, recommended tonics and bathing, drives and flirting, and did her best to have her prsecriptions carried into effect; but Nellie endured everything listlessly, and finally begged, in answer to her aunt's expostula tions, to be left entirely alone. She would be better so. Mrs. Betr&m gave up in de spair, and Nellie read and dreamed in solitude, or sat idly on the rocks, watching the sea. The wild wind browned her face and blew very faint roses in her cheeks; but days and weeks crept by, while Mrs. Detrain bemoaned that Nellie never could be like other girls. One morning a fishing party came to the hotel. They were entered upon the books as 'Manfred Lowth, of Boston;' Ed ward Howland,of Manchester.New Hamp shire,' Scc. 'Nellie, my dear, do hurry, Mr. Lowth. is here from Boston, the finest man ! Well off, well connected, gentlemanly, and of excellent character. You can never ex pect to make a bnlliaet match having no expectations yourself; I consider this just the thing for you. Now Nellie, if you will only have your wits about you, instead of being so indifferent about everything, I shall be thankful. Why there is no an swering what thtt pretty face of yours might do, if you would only see your chances 1 Terry Holmes declares you the prettiest girl here, and his father is a mil lionaire. Just think of it Nellie !' 'Nellie, strangely pale, with her back to her aunt, turned Macassar on her handker- chir, saying, chokingly : 'What Mr. Lowth, auntie ?' 'Manfred Lowth. He is a shipper from Boston. Belongs in my set. Nellie found another handkerchief, gave a defiant glance at her pale face in the mirror, and turned to her aunt. 'I am ready. They went down to the dinning room, and took their places side by side. Ex actly opposite Nellie sat Manfred Lowth, mixing lobster salad, and chatting softly and gayly with Airs. Vernon,of New lork. At Nellie's right hand sat Ned Uowland, her old beau from Manchester. Lowth looked up and bowed to her. She returned the salutation, then turned to Ned Uowland. Perhaps for an hour she iiirted never afterward. After dinner she went to her room, bathed her head, which ached terri bly, then joined her aunt m the pailor. There was Manfred Lowth, who stood at her aide a moment and exchanged a lew words with her. then sauntered away. But Ned Uowland bent over her cliair all the afternoon. At night she went to bed fev erish and ill. A week passed. Nellie became aware that Ned Uowland loved her. He was a good-hearted, good-looking, but rather effeminate young man;.hanasome ana very winning however, and a year before el- lie might have loved hun ; but, truly lov ine Lowth as she did, the thine was im possible. She finally told him frankly and kindly, that sue aia noi love mm. They were sitting alone on the rocks at twilight. ou used to like me, Heme.' said now- land, his lips growing pale under his pret ty moustache. H bke vou now. Ned.' But I think you used to love me a little, Nellie.' She clasped her hands nervously. That was not love, Ned; oh I it was nothing like love! Don't talk to me any more, nlease. I am sorry you are grieved. but I can't help it. Don't blame me, and be kind to me. I have my own troubles to bear.' He eot ud and went down tbe rocks. She did not know whether he was of fended or not, and suffering from a keen sense of her sorrows, ehe hardly cared. She knew he would be ih love with some ems else within a week. There were bitter tears in her eyes as she looked over the ocean. Suddenly firm hand was laid on her shoulder. Nellie, how do you know so well what love is?' She turned her head and looked into Manfred Lowth's face. 'Because I have reason to know,1 she answered, passionately. Nellie, Nellie,' he said, 1 love you. Will you answer me as you did Ned How land"' 'No.' 'Why!' Because I love you. She was in a passion ot tears, sobbing as if her heart was broken. 'Nellie, little pet, what are you crying in this way lor r 'All this time ' she began. 'All this time,' he interrupted, 'I have been waiting to see if you really loved me. It you really loved me I kuew that you ought to love me, though I was indiffer ent to you. I left you and you did not forget me, but lost your roses and turned pale when we met. Your words to Ned Uowlaud, which I overheard, proved what a true hearted girl you are, and if I promise to devote the rest of my life to your happiness will you forgive me for causing you this painr Nellie expressed her forgiveness very concisely and sweetly, aud Mrs. Be tram's heart was made glad by the announcement of her niece's engagement to Manfred Lowth. I think it was on her weddine dav that Nellie showed Manfreth Lowth a "shining curl of brown iair, carefully preserved, which she had found in her stocking that March morning, and it was very much like Mr. Lowth's own. So much for the sign of the first robin. GamlMtta." Gambetta is in the Presiuent's chair, which, though very large, he fills com pletely. On one side, on his desk, is a glass always kept full of red wine, on tbe other side a glass, always ready, of what looks like lemonade. He drinks from one or other of these glasses every few moments. Besides this occupation, he is ringing a big bell or .rapping with a heavy paper cutter every minute or two to keep these noisy Deputies in order, lie has an opera glass on his desk, and now and then he takes a long and sweeping took into the crowded galleries. Deputies go up the steps which lead to his seat to talk with htm. A score have token this opportunity to converse with the most powerful man in France, per haps in all Europe. Gambetta is quick at re partee. There have been two or three ex amples of it. A heavy, old speaker of the 1 tight, that is the anu-Kepublican side of the Chamber, alter attacking tbe Ministry in a rather dull speech, left the tribune, but kept up an attack on the Minister of Fi nance after reaching his seat. Gambetta endeavored to stop aim, when he said: Ob, yes, j ou defend the Ministry because you think you will be at the head of tbe Minis try some day.' Gambetta quickly replied: "No you evidently would make a better Minister than L? The whole Chamber laughed, and the bellicose Deputy was quieted. A moment ago a Deputy call out to the person now speaking, 'You are posi tivism' The orator flew into a passion, and all was excitement. Gambetta, who was busy reading something at the moment, arose quickly and rang his bclL and ex plained to the two combatants that they misunderstood eaeh other; that 'coliecti- vist" and not "positivist" was the word used. Gambetta then sat down, plunged into the matter which was occupying his attention, and all ran on smoothly again, j The fhort little figure of Louis Blanc is just down below me. But it is getting so dark here in the gallery that I must stop short in my description of the Chamber after having touched upon its President only. A Remarkable Couple. In Montreal, in January, 1789, Michel Gannue and Melissa Gamer were married. He was 17, she was fourteen. In 1801 they remeved to bcottsburg, now Scotts- ville, New lork. There they lived to gether for 78 years. On the 5th of De cember, 1879, Mrs. Gannue died, at the age of 103 years, after a married life of 89 years. Her husband is still living, 1U8 years old. Ue uvea with bis son-in-law, Geo. Muir, at 51 Munger street, Rochester, N. x . He is sound mentally. ith the exception of being a cripple from a fall he had sixteen years ago, his physical condi tion is excellent. He became blind in his 90th year. He was blind six years wben his sight gradually returned. When his wife was dying he stood by ber bedside. W hen she could no longer speak to him he became so affected that bis eyesight failed again. On the day of her burial he was escorted to her coffin to take his last look at his venerable consort. He could not see her face. He exclaimed bitterly: "It is bard, after living nearly ninety years with her that she must be taken away without my being able to see her again 1 He had never been known to weep before. Mr. Gannue is a basket maker. He has not worked at his trade since he became a cripple. He is an inveterate user of to bacco, but never drank intoxicating liquors. His wife bore him sixteen children. Eight three sons and five daughters are still living. There are living besides thirty eight grandcL ildren, twenty-three great grandchildren, thirteen great-great-grandchildren, eight great-great great-grand children, and five great-great-great great grandchildren. A few months ago Mr. Gannue s eyesight was again renewed. Siangr Balled Down. '-Vy daughter never uses slang' says some staid pater families, who is denounc ing the idea that the American young lady speaks any other than purest college-taught I.- 1 1 . 1. .1 Ua ia .i xuir. in )l 1 Hr.liof JUjUBU, OIIU UG 10 Dluwiv .u ..u? in,..... But should some curious senior, wuh an eye to the truth, linger near this young lady and her school friends, ten te one this is an exact and not overdrawn description of what he would hear: 'Meet me on the ave this aft' and we will go the mat.' No! not this aft' on the ave.' 'Well, good aft 1 I had perfectly mag'time, and don't you forget it." 'Don't give me away, Kate.' Well I should softly exclaim.' 'I should blush to murmur.' I'should remark.' should mutter.' 'I thould smile.' 'Are you going to the musicale ?' 'You just bet 1 an.' 'Have you got your lesson in physical geography V 'What do you take me for r '1 told the Guv I wanted a new hand kerchief dress. Did he tumble to the racket I' Did he trail T 'Did he catch on I' He forked over girl's and its my treat.' These are the sweet girl graduates who stand up in the monlh of roses and read charming essays on "The Real and the Ideal," "Lire as it Should Be," "Re forms," and other practical subjects, and who turn from admiring teachers to whom they have listened with tears in their mock -serious eyesto say in low aside, "He's giving us taffy, girls," and who christian everything that does not please them as snide.' Germany has now lourteen cities with over 100,000 inhabitants. Gorman Emlaraata of 1770. The first troops that tailed for America in the pay of George IIL were the two regiments furnished by the Duke of Bruns wick. These marched on the 22a ef Fob ruary, 1776, 2,282 men strong, to Stade, near tbe mouth of the Elbe. Colonel Fau- citt, tbe English commissioner, was not very well pleased with their appearance. Many were young and ill-made. Tbe uniforms were deficient. The men were starting for Canada without overcoats. New shoes and stockings had to be pro cured for them at Portsmouth, but the dealers there cheated the government, and wben the eses were opened at sea they were found to contain ladies' slippers. The second division of Brunswickers embarked at the end of May about 2,000 men. They were better clad and armed than the first contingent, but there were many boys and old men among them. The first Hessians set out from Cassel early in March, and were shipped at Bre- merlehe, near the mouth of the Weser. The second division was embarked in June. Together they numbered between 12,000 and 13,000 men. They were for the most part excellent troops and well equipped. for the Landgrave's little army was one of tbe best in Germanv. With the first Hes sians marched a company of 150 jagers, or riflemen. These soldiers, recruited among the hunters and game-keepers of Germany, were afterwards in especial request by the bnglish generals, and many of them were sent out both by Hesse Cassel and Hesse lianau. They acted as sharpshooters, and their officers boasted that they rivaled, or even surpassed, the American riflemen in marksmanship. The troops passed from the territory of their own Prince into the Hanoverian dominions of the King of Eng land, and these reached to the sea. The Prince of Waldeck sent his regiment through Cassel without trouble. The rnnce of Hesse lianau, the Margrave of Auspatch Bayreuth and the Prince of An halt Zeibst had a longer road and far more difficulties before them. The town of Hanau lies above Frank fort, on the river Main, at out thirty miles from Mainz, where that river falls into the Rhine. The county of which it was the capital, was at this time gouerned by the heir-apparent of the Landgrave of Hesse Cassel, as an independent principality. Tbe Prince was not on good terms with his father, and was unwilling to send his troops through the territories of the latter for fear of desertion. The soldiers were, therefore, shipped on bouts and sent down the Rhine. A detachment of jagers and recruits started from Hanau on the 7th of March, 1777. On the 8th the boats were slopped at Mainz, and 8 men were taken from them. The Archbishop claimed these eilhur its his own subjects oi as deserters from his serv ice. The English government refused to interfere, and the complaints of the Prince of Hanau were unheeded. On the 25th of March, at S'Gravendael, in Holland, seven men sprang overboard, and three of them escaped with the help of sympathizing peasants. Meanwhile two regiments of Anspach and Bayreuth, with 101 jagers and 44 artillerymen, bad marched from Anspach on the 7th of March, and were embarked on the Main at Ochsenfurth, a small town on the Main, lying far above Hanau, and belonging to the Bishop of Wurzburg. On account of the opposition of Frederick of Prussia the soldiers were stopped on their passagt down tbe Rhine, and after spending a month in their boats, lying, for tbe most part, off the littb town of Bendorf, which belonged to the Mar grave of Anspach, they were Anally brought back to winter at Hanau. Their sufferings while crowded on board the boats in the months of November and December, aad only occasional exercise on shore, mu t have been great ; but there were but few desertions, for a cordon of troops lined the bank to prevent them. About 250 recruits from Hanau lay alongside of them, simi larly detained, and these suffered much from fever. The whole party of 534 men marched in February and March. 1778, overland to the coast, and were shipped in April for England and America. The passage was a long one, and these men who had left Anspach early in November, 1777, were not landed in New York until Sep tember, 1778. The sudden refusal of Frederick the Great to allow the passage of trocps told most of all on the Zerbst regiment. In order to pass round tbe Prussian dominions this body was obliged to pass through seven different States and free cities. The result was disastrous. In the village of Zeulen rode a deserter chased by a corporal sought refuge in an inn. The cot(Kril, in his anger and excitement, shot after him through the inn window and killed the inn keeper's wife, who was sitting quietly in the room. Tbe feasants were naturally enraged, and a riot shortly afterward oc curred, in which a lieutenant was mortally injured. Three hundred and thirty-four men deserted in the course of ten days, leaving only 494 under the banners. The colonel succeeded, however, in enlisting about 130 recruits to take the place of the deserters, and 625 were thu'i shipped on the 2 2d of April, 1778, at Stade. Making a quick passage, they arrived before Que bec toward the last of May ; but they had not come to the ed of their troubles. The commander of the place had received no orders concerning them, and would not allow them to land, t or three months the poor fellows had to lie on shipboard in the St. Lawrence before instructions could be received from England. Frederick the Great has left ia his memoirs his own ac count of his reasons for his conduct on this occasion. "The King of England, was negotiating with all the courts of Germany to draw out of the country the few people it could still furnish. Germany could already perceive the evil consequences of sending so many of her men into distant parts of the world, and tbe King of Prussia saw with anxiety that in the event of a new war the Empire would be deprived of its defenders; for in the year 1756 Lower Saxony and Westphalia had alone set on foot aa army to stop the progress of the French. For this reason he made difficul ties about the troops of German Princes allied to England when they had to pass through Magdeburg, Minden and the dis trict on tbe Lower Rhine. That was but a weak revenge for the bad attitude which tbe court of London had assumed toward bim concerning the city and harbor of Dantzic. Moreover the king did not care to push the thing too far, for long experi ence had told him that one always finds a host of enemies, without having to bring them on one s sell by arrogance." These troublesome measures of Frederic were but temporary, and 1778 the business returned to its own channels. Tbe whole relation of tbe King of Prussia to our revo lutionary war is hardly worth the attention that has been bestowed on it. It would appear that Frederic, owing to his dislike for the British, gave orders to his ministers to treat the American agents, Arthur and W llliam Lee, with politeness, though he was prevented by his political judgment from according them the smallest advan tage. Seeing, however, in the autumn of 1777, a good opportunity to vent his spite against the English, to express his contempt for whet he considered a disgraceful busi ness, to diminish tbe drain of men from Germany, and, perhaps, to do a good turn to the Americans, with whom, as the ene mies of his enemies, he felt languid sym pathy, be adopted the measures above described. As for the importance to America of the hindrance thus thrown in the way of the mercenary princes, It seems to us that Kapp overrates it. It may pos sibly have been the want of the reinforce ments thus delayed and the uncertainty of obtaining more men m the future that prevented Sir William Howe from destroy ing Washington and his army at Valley Forge, and completely stamping out the rebellion. ' But such a consequence of the delay of 1,500 men, and the abandonment of a scheme for obtaining a few thousand more from Wurtemburg, seems to us too remote for serious consideration. The great King, as we have seen, confined him self to small annoyances. One aut Iterative word from him might probably have suf ficed to have put a stop to the whole dis graceful busiuess. The march of tbe mercenaries from their national headquarters to the sea can have been, at least after the first year, no cheer ful or martial spectacle. The poor fellows traveled partially armed, escorted by picked men. If they went by the River Weser a certain number of them ban at most times, even when Prussia was not unusually troublesome, to march round her territory at Minden. We have seen how they were treated on the Rhine. For it was a pecu liarity of these troops that a regiment of them could hardly pass through any part of Germany where the authorities had not some claim on some of the soldiers. Seume, the captive poet, has left a graphic description ot his experiences on ship board. Tbe men were packed line herring. A tall man could not stand straight be tween decks, nor sit up st aight in his berth. To every such berth six men were allotted, but as there was room for only four had to squeeze in as best they might. " inis was not cool in warm weather," says Seume. Thus the men lay in what boys call "spoon fashion," and when they were tied on one side the man on the right would call "about face," and the whole file would turn over at once : thea, when they were tired again, tbe man on the left would give tbe same otder, and they would turn back onto the first side. Tbe food was oa par with the lodging. Perk and peas was the bulk of their diet. Tbe pork seemed to be four or live years old. It was streaked with black toward the out side and was yellow further in, with a little white in tbe middle. The salt beef was in much the same condition. The ship biscuit was often full of maggots. "vVe had to eat them for a relish," says Seume, "not to reduce our slender rations too much." It was so hard that they had sometimes to break it up cannon ball, and the story ran that it had been taken from tbe French in the Seven Year's War and lain in Portsmouth ever since. The English had kept it twenty years or so, and '"were now feeding the Germans with it, that these nught. if it were God's will, destroy Kocharubeau and Lafayette. It does not seem to- have been God's will exactly.' Sometimes they had groats and barley, or, by way of a treat, a pudding made of flour aiixert half with salt water and half with freab v-;tr, and with old. old muttta-io. The water was all spoiled. When a case was opened "it stank between decks like Styx, PhlegethonandCocytus all together." it was thick with nianients as long as your finger, and they had to filter it through a cloth before they could drink it. They held their noses while they drank, and yet it was so scarce that they fought to get it. Rum, aud sometimes a little strong beer. completed their fare. 1 wice Beaurretel. Not long ago, a woman in Mason Coun ty, Illinois, to all appearance died. She bad been unwell, but her death was sudden and unexpected. The body was kept till the next day, about 2 p. m., when it was enclosed in a colHu and taken to the grave yard, louowed by a great many mournful friends. In laying her out her arms were tied together above the elbows with a strip of cloth, so that her hands would retain a position across her breast. At the grave same of her friends wished to view her re mains and the coffin was opened that they might dj so. On removing the lid over tbe glass they could not sec through the moisture on it, and it was then seen that one of her bands had been torn loose from tbe band and was lying by her side, a id her arms were as limber as of one alive. The circumstances born upon the minds of several present, but still they could not en tertain any notion but that she was dead. Her hands were again placed in position across ber breast and relied vith the same strip of cloth, and she was buried. After returning to their homes several of the parties who had noticed the singular ap pearance of the corpse commenced to talk it over, and they soon raised a douit in their minds that she was not dead. About 5 o'clock the same evening several went tj the grave and took the body up. On open ing the coffin they found fresh moisture on the glass of the cofnn lid, and her handi were again broken from the strip of cloth that bound them, and they were both lj mg by her side, and, instead of her limbs being in the least rigid, they and her fingers were flexible. Notwithstanding all this they could not convince themselves but that she was dead, and she was rebuned. The mat ter was generally discussed in the neigh borhood, and by the following Sunday the excitement had grown so intecss that it was decided to reexhume her the following day. The next day, Mouday, after she had slept beneath the sod tor four day; and nights; she was agiin resurrected and ta ken to her home, whero she has been slow ly but gradually improving. Her friends entertain the strongest hopes cf her recov ery, which, if she does, will be a remarka ble occurrence, long to be remembered by the people of Snicarte. The way in which this affair was managed was, to say the least, very singular. A Difficult Englneerlnc Feat. The greatest engineering difficulty en countered on the Southern Pacific Rail road was the "loop,' in the Tehuehepi Pass, in Kern county, California. So sud den is the rise in the elevation that the plan was to secure extra distance in order to overcome the steep grade. This was accomplished by a most singular method of detour, and by the loop which forces the railroad to descr.be a circle, return to the place whence it started, and pass di rectly over the tunnel, whence it entered whea it began to detour. The elevation to be overcome was 265 feet. By circling among tbe buttes a distance of 13,000 feet was consumed, which represented an ad vance in a direct line of only 4.000 feet The actual loop' occupies only 3,795 feet One is twisted about in a circle, winding around tbe base of one of the buttes, and when he returns to the startling point he may look down a distance of 77 feet upon the track below, which enters the tunnel. Tbe curvatures and trades here are equal', o 116 feet par mile, Forgiveem Both. Three or four mornings ago a stalwart farmer man about 35 years of age reached uetroit, from the north, and at rnce in formed tbe police that he was on the trail of his wife, who had eloped with a neigh bor and headed for Detroit In the course of two hours the guilty pair were found and taken to the Ninth Avenue Station, where the outraged husband confronted them. He had repeatedly said that he would kill the man on sight, and to give weight to his assertions he displayed a rus ty old revolver which had been loaded ever since the W ar closed. les, i u Kill mm, kill mm as dead as a doornail !' he muttered not five minutes before the pair came in. But, io i a great change tonic place as they entered. Instead of pulling out the deadly weapon and uttering a battle-cry, a smile lit up his iace and be Held out a hand to either for a shake, saying : iiank, i uiun l believe you was mean nufftodothis.' 'Well, Jed, I feel sorry,' replied Hank, as he warmed his fingers. So you follered us?' queried the wife, as she looked around the room. 'lea, Mary. Wnat in thunder made you skip out in this way I Have you any thing agin me ?' 'No, not as I knows on, but Hank said he loved me best.' Now, Uank, did you tell her that (Well. I'd never believed sich a thing of you.' bay, Jed, 1 feel mighty mean over tins thing,' replied Hank. 'So do i,' added Mary. Well, you orter, I tell ye. The man who runs off with a neighbor's wife is the next thing to p'izen.' I shall never do it again, Jeddy darling, said tbe wife, as she patted his cheek. 'I tell you I was awful homesick to see your dear old face. 'Was you, pussy ! I though, you would be,' he answered, as he kissed her on the nose. 'Jed are you going to raise a fuss over this ?' inquired Hank. 'Well, 1 orter. Oh. I wouldn't. I'm willin' to do what's fair. You'n 1 have alius been good friends.' I know it. Hank.' 'If I was married and you sloped off with my wife I'd forgive ye, blamed if 1 wouldn't. I'll settle all the damages as far as I kin.' That's fair that's manlike,' mused Jed. I'll give that 3-year-old colt and call it square.' 'Take the colt, Jeddy,' prompted the wife. 'I'll do it. Hank, and nere's my hand on it' There hain't nothing mean about you, after all. You'n Mary won't slope No.' 'How could 1 leave my Jeddy?' she whispered as she patted his left ear. Well, then it's all settled," remarked the husband. We all go home, I take the colt, you both promise not to slope again, and everything is lovely." Don't you enter a complaint against them V asked the Captain. No, I guess not Yon see. Hank is kinder squar' and honest, and Mary u Willi n' to make up, and though I'm a per fect fiend when I'm roused I guess it's my duty to forgive 'em both in this case.' The trio went out, each face as serene M a June morning, and when Hank and Jed decided to take some beer to brace up on, Mary waited on the comer. Spllkrr'aToaat. Maj. Spilker is a little man, very fat, very genial, and with a head as devoid of hair as a porcelain doorknob. His wife, Mrs. Algitba Spilker, is scrawny, sarcas tic and deaf as a sawlog. A person could kick a tin bath tub down the back stairs all night and Mrs. Spilker would snore like a base horn in blissful ignorance of the noise, wbich proves that she is rather deaf. There are two things in the world of which Mrs. Spilker is very fond- a dinner party and her husband she never fails to accept an invitation to one or carry the other with her. For the last twenty years this couple have been in regular attendance at every party given by their friends, and on these occasions Maj. Spilker, when called on for a toast, would always give one to ''the babies" in such a happy style that it never failed to create a good deal of mirth. His wife, although she could not hear a word, knew what her husbann's toast was, and when he sat down supple mented it by a few appropriate remarks in which she set torth his fondness for babies. Not long since they attended a dinner given by a fnend up town, and unfor tunately lor Maj. Spilker and tbe assembled guests, he changed his toast without warn ing his wife of the fact, who, of course, thought her husband would confine him self to the regular subject. "Now, aiajor Spilker, ' said Mrs. Bar ker, the hostess, as the dinner advanced. "it is your turn to give a toast, and prav say something complimentary to our sex.'' vV hen my charming hostess, saiu the Major ti&ing, "requests me to do a thing, it is my duty to obey. Therefore I take pleasure in di inking the health of the ladies God's best gift to man. Tbe ladies who cherish us in prosperity, soothe us in adversity, and by their tender ministerings lighten the burden of life I drink to the dies." Wben the applause subsided, Mrs. Spil ker, ignorant of tbe true subject of the toast, but glowing with pride aud admiia- tion, said : "Oh. Mrs. Barker, you don t know how fond the Major is of them. I've seen him have two or three on his lap at once. and " "Algitba !" gasped the Major. "J ust teasing the life Dut of the poor dear things. He is such a favorite with 'em. and every chance be gets he is sure to have 'em- in his arms, or te romping with 'em. He's got the lovingest nature of any man 1 ever saw, and somehow they come to him wben they won't any one else." Maj. Spilker fell back in the chair with a groan, and silence fell on the party like a pile driver. Ko Noise. Celia Logan tells of a burglar who en tered a house in which a mother was sit ting up with her sick child: "Sir, she said to bim in a whisper, as soon as she could compose herself to speak, "there is aothing of value in this house except that child's life, at least to me, but you may find otherwise. Here, take my keys, search everywhere, take what you want- but speedily and without noise, I implore you.' She handed him the keys, placed her finger on her lip and pointed to the door. T he burglar moved quietly away. then turned and said in a low voice : "Is he very sick 1" "Uis life hangs on the continuance of this sleep." "Then he will recover for all the noise I'll make, the robber answered, laying down the keys and noiselessly taking his departure, but absolutely nothing else. Tbe La at ef Bis Bace. The prisoner was an old man, who sat very quietly in his seat, and did not seem to have much interest in the world or the development ef Arkansas. He was hand cuffed, and did not care to talk. From the officer, however, an i himself the events of his strange history were drawn forth. and, having been patched up, made the following : The old man's name is Dahlgreen, and he lived before the war in the northern part of Tennessee. His home was a plea sant one ; with his wife and two sons he lived very bappily on his farm until a quar rel arose between neighbor;. The ditH culty was patched, but one of the sons both of whom had grown to man's estate conceived that he had been wronged, and one dav, while he and his brother were passing along the road in a wagon, they came up with five men, their neighbors, and the quarrel broke out afresh. The young men were courageous, and would not be intimidated by their opponents. Hot words led to blows, and the five men, pull ing pistols, fired unon the two Dahlgreen boys and killed them. They then ran away, and fearing the vengeance of old man Dahlgreen, for he was even then con sidered qu;te an old man, disappeared from the community. Of course, Dahlgreen and his wife were nearly distracted at the saa death of their " boys, " of whom they were very proud, and Mrs. Dahlgreen never recovered from the blow, but about the time the war broke out died, and the hus band was left to lament the separation of his family. He conceived the idea that nothing was left in this life for him, except to obtain vengeance on the men who had robbed him of his sons. He devoted the remainder of his lile to this purpose. He began systematically to search for the five men, whose names were Gridly, Black, Hewitt, Meyers and a man called "Black l orn, ' but whose true name was Lurdy, and one after another was met and killed. He had no scruples, no conscience. His sole object was to put the villains who had made life no object to him out of the way. He took no interest in the war. It mat tered not whether the North or South were victors. Ue shot Mevers and Luruy in Tennessee, and escaped the officers who were set upon his track. The old man dis appeared from his counly and no traces of him were heard forseveral years. The man Gridley died of pneumonia in Cin cinnati, and Black is serving out a term in the State Penitentiary at Columbus, Ohio, for burglary. 1 he last of these men, Hewitt, was slowly but surely tracked try Dahlgreen to Colo rado ; and it was there, in a little town on the frontier of the State, at Coyote, he came up with him and shot him in cold blood, after he had thrown up his hands and asked for mercy. The Utile commu nity was terribly excited about the murder, and started officers oa tbe track of Dahl green, who threw them oil the scent. No more was heard of hun until last month, when information was received that he was in Houston, Texas, and there he was arrested. As the prisoner concluded what he had to say he remarked : "1 am satisfied ; 1 have had my revenge. and I do not care what becomes of me. I have rothing more to live for. and 1 would rather hang than not have fixed' the men who killed my boys. About this time the train moved off, and the interview closed. The Water Treatment. Near a village in Pennsylvania resided a man who wouud at times profess and act out that be was attacked with fits of insanitv, and all on account of being jeal ous, and that without cause, of his wife. He would at times break up the furniture and do all kinds of devilish tricks to annoy bis better half, even went so far as to have the neighbors to tie him till his fits, as he said, would be over. At one time he got to raving so terribly that the old village physician was sent for. Ue came and ex amined the patient and at once took in the situation that he was only acting the possum. But he at once came to the con clusion that desperate cases took desperate means for a cure. He at once ordered the patient to be iaid on his back in the bed aud to be firmly tied, so that he could not move either hand or foot He next had a tub stand on each side of the bed, which he ordered to be filled with clear, cold water from the spring near by. After the tubs were filled to the brim be took a pail and deliberately commenced to pour the water over the patient iu tbe bed, not stop ping until both tubs were drained. All the lime tbe would-be-3-azy man was squirm ing and yelling at tbe top of his voice. But there was no letting up in the ducking until the water in the tubs gave out The old doctor then left with the direction that they should leave him thus tied for two hours and then loose him, and he would wager his reputation that he would never have a crazy spell again. His instructions wore strictly followed and at tbe expiration of the two hours he was unloosed from his uncomfortable and wet bed. He got up looking rather dejected, but in his right senses, and as the doctor predicted, it was his last crazy spell. Ue afterward treated his wife with becoming respect and raised respectable family. The wife died a number of years ago, but the husband is still living, and is looking out for another wife. Sometime after this navel but suc cessful treatment, tbe old doctor sent in a bill to the husband of $15 for treating him in a spell of insanity. The husband re sisted the payment the bill was placed in the hands of a justice, and collected by a process of law. Coffee Production of tbe World. The four great coffee countries of the world are Brazil, Java, Sumatra and Cey lon. The data and figures for 18 1 9 show that Brazil itself has produced an extra ordinary quantity of beans. Hitherto 250- 000 tons have been considered as a good yearly figure for Braiil ; last year the ex port alone amounted to z l J.iwu tons, isul the consumption of coffee in the country Itself now amounts to 60,000 tons, raising the total yearly products of Brazil to 333,- 000 tons. Fortunately lor the planters in other parts of the world, coffee has grown into a necessity in the United Mates, and, thanks to this, its price has risen. Although the soil of Brazil, especially for coffee cul ture, is very extensive, yet the difficulty of obtaining labor daily becomes greater, and this renders it doubtful whether tbe above figures can be much exceeded. Tbe crop in Java and Sumatra was estimated at 94,000 tons for export ; the consumption of the inhabitants, although the population is double that of Brazil, is not half of that of the latter country. The production in Ceylon, though greater than that of 1878, shows a falline off when compared with former years; there were 41,200 tons ex ported from the island, the native con sumption being very small. Coffee is, besides, grown m Central America, in se veral of the South American Republics, in tbe British and other colonies of the West Indies, in Hayti, Cuba. Porto Rico, Arabia, Mauritius, Reunion, and along the north east coast of Africa, In Liberia, and ite African west coast, in Manila, Celebes and several of the island? of the Pacific, and, lastly, in British India. BRIEFS. Nebraska has been scourged with floods. Greece hai riel -an amy of 85, G00 men. Mark Twain ha? mile 1123,000 our. of his books. There are 23.000 females farmers In Grent Britain. The Detroit Honse of Correction cleared J50.000 last year. Mississippi has had 20 governor, ot whom 23 were lawyers. Mary T.. Booth, of Harper's Butar. receives a salary of 4 tuO. In ' five ycais a New Hampshire fudge has divorced 227 couple?. One of the KHhschllds owns $500, OCO for every pound he weighs. Ex-Governor Seymour is going to visit tbe Pacific coast this simmer. Rev. Simon Parmelee. of 0;we?o. N. T., is in the 100th year of h!s ave. Buraisbers of bloodstone are used for putting gold-leaf on china ware. A s'nele game of ecarte for $40, 000 was lately pljyed in a club at Nice. Petersburg, Va., ha six cotton factories, employing 1,000 operative?. A Dakota farmer ha? a single wheat field covering thirty- six square miles. There are 200students at the South GeorgU Agricultural College.atTlioui- aaville. It Is aij the English Government has practically decided to abandon Cyprus, Tbe completion ot the MUsisMpul river improvements will re.iuire it.- 200,000. The property left by Marshal O. Rjberis. of New York. 4s estimated at $3,000,000. Canada has 6 459 saiiinsr vessels and 918 steamers, with agrosi tonnage of 190,159 tons. In the Cherokee Nnioa there are 10" schools where the English lan guage is taught. Three years aao there was uo bi cycle club in the United Slates; to-lay luere are iw. The national debt of EnzlanJ is held by about 23,000 people; tu tc ut France by about 4.000,000. It Is estimated that the etae of the late Senator Carpenter i? lioui $13J,000 to $150,000. The net earnings of the 0:it'.J i Community, Na York, hutye-tr were a trifle over $y7,000. Oscar De L'jfavette. Senaror ot France and grandson of General Li fayette, died in firU recently. Experts think Gen. G.lmre' e?- tluiate of $3.000.000 lor the Florida ship canal altogether ioj muoh. There are 1.50C convicts In Sin Sinjr.New York, ami a call of the roll the other oay showed only four sick. From March 1. 1830. to Mireh 1. 1881, 7.000,00)of begs entered Chicago, aud not one of theoj left tae city alive. Anions? manv of the West India Islands adzes and axes ot shell are QceJ. Wben it was procurable, flint was also used. . , . Bellows were used in Egypt 14 X B. C , and are represented oa a tomb bearing the name of Pharaoh, Thoth mes IU. The number of Jeith? irem the theatre fire in Nice U 69. There were no Americans or aglisbmen aaiong the victims. The fruit canneries of California are turning out a stock worth $2.0JO.- 000 a year, and the busiue?? is largely lucreitains. Daring the last ten vears tbe roval lottery haa yielded the Italian Govern ment $124,000,000 trom 1.756,183,277 tickets issued. The expenditure at R)me during the Carnival th's year was very large, $10,200 having been taken iu one theatre on one evening. Since 1806 nine thousand divorees have been rantej lu Italy, Miiaii being set down for no les? tbaa 3,000. Since lb70 R me has had Clkf. Charles A. Dana, editor of the New York A'un, recently spent aOou: $3,O0J in the construction ot a cavj lor the cultivation oi mushrooms). Twenty -twj hundred new build ings were erected la Ne York city last year at a co-tt of $23,000,00 J, or an avera-e of over $10,000 each. The number of persons who wash ed in the free bath of New Y'ork from June 1st to Sept. 10, 133J, was 3.193, 630. of whom 2.000.214 were males. There are at present abjut 800 Cherokee Indians iu North Carolina. owning 80,000 acres of land and $40, 000 in cash, which the Government holds In trust for them. The birth rate in Montreal ii 47.5'J per 1.C0O in excess of that of anv other American city. But this advantage U offset by tbe fact that the death, rate i? 10 or 13 per cent higher. lue sword of Genera. An thou v Wayne and that of Judi;e E 1 vard King have been preteatel to die city of Philadelphia, in accordance wita the will of the late Dr. William King. By the census returns It 1? seeu that the number of cities haying over 30. COO has increased from thirty-six lit is,u, to sixty-four in is -so, and the number having over 100,000 lroni four teen to twenty. The 2:etnte det Deux Jiontles, found ed fiity years ago, and to-day the principal review in France, failed to pay during the first twenty year? ot its career. It now numbers 20,000 sub scribers at $10 a year. Salvini, the Italian tragedian ha? for years taken lesson? in English In order to be able to interpret Shake spere in the orignal text: but he say? be despairs of ever puymg in L Jlish. on the stage. The Pope's new journal and organ, the Aurora, started at Kjiue, Jan. 1 ls79, ha? reached a circulation of 5.00J and la now considered firmlv establish ed. It i? contributed to by persouazes In the Vatican. A machine has been invented wbich can make 200,000 cigarette? a day. The consumption of cigarette? in 1380 amounted to 403,000,000. and It is estimated that 1,000,000,000 will be required to supply the demand for 1331. There was recently cast in San Francisco a brick cf gold measuring 12,34 inches in length, 7 inch ia breadth, and 4, Inches in thickne??. It was IMS fine, and wa? Vilued at $16,- 000. It 1? believed to be the largest ever cast in California The Secretary of tbe Iron aud Steel Association reports 097 blast furnaces in the United States, with an annual capacity of 6,500,000 ton? of pig iroa ; 332 rolling mills, with an annual capa city of 3,000.000 ton?, the capacity ot the rail milis being 2,150,000 tons; eleven Bessemer steel works, with an annual capacity of 1,750,000 tons, be sides 11,880 miscellaneous works.
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