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.