III B. f. schweier; THE OOSSTITTITIOI-TEE UJIOI-AID THE EIT0B0E1CEIT 01 THE LAWS. Editor anl Proprietor. VOL. XXXV. MIFFLINTOWN. JUNIATA COUNTY. PENNA.. WEDNESDAY, J UNE 22, 1SS1. NO. -25. ti titiouM tf. if not the n an 4 arr llif oul clmaetl plai. M orkui? aia krf ri.T te, lb Lan-t, or on tbe aea Hh- toil aulH life cumr-lete. itej Minrr. Slid coarse lrejal t-rl ; 1- uf ttie unVr never know AiiUI tlut luakee tbe Idler . See the Uuiiet Id the throng ! I.iuht bi heart ami clear ha wair ; Tlirouirh. artireit in iroiuen-grat. II . lor from work. tt apred t way. Mark tbe fanner' merry eye A lie jrlean the w heat anil rye. svr nl M-el, iir ploughs the and. IIaipy Id hia rhwen toiL Work of hin I, iir work of lirain. Shall not te put forth In vain ; III life Miutaiie awl iifl.hnwer, liie fur the shall Uul and dower. inly do the Mien kick" Kvrr on the mental nut, li'le. to licht the trak ahca-l Hope, to mute a downy ieU? I'le! toil that frildA onr davit, 4 ovenng op the thorny way; Never let as luimt thy crown. Till, in death we lay it down. Behind a Panel. A wide, white, forehead; above, braids knotted with a white aster: pansy-dark eyes under curled blaca lashes. The love ly woman's face looking out of the oriel windows heal Captain Gordon So turners captive. "Come. Captain," called a voice from the water below. He made no response to startle tbe girt. for she bad not seen him. The cool, oval face rested on tbe slender hand, and sbe was looking dreamily over the water. "1 say, Cap, what keeps j o T What have you found? He could have strangled Low, with bis impatient tallowing, for dow the fair face darted and flushed, and. turning, Adelaide Westerley saw the intruder in tbe garden. Captain Somers stepped forth, but with out his usual grace and ease, and lifted his hat. "I beg your pardon. Could we get some water heref "Yea, certainly. Knock at tbe south door, and my man will give you all you want." Sbe seemed startled out of an habitual serenity, yet her voice had a strange soft ness and sweetness. "I We" continued the captain, "are in search of a stray boat which got adrift from the yacht Menus id Utft night. We have been about here for three hours. It must hare got over the bar and gone out to sea." Low, lifting himself to look 07er the bank saw how things were, and settled back re signedly. "A small boat called the Dolphin!" aiked Adelaide. Yes." ''With a book and spy-glass in it?" she continued. "Yes," confessed Somers, ashamed of his seamanship. "I let it get away from me. 1 have charge of tbe yacht. There she is yonder." pointing to the offing. 'You will find your boat fastened to a post just inside the breakwater. My man Stephen picked it up last night. He is in the garden. Stay, I will call him." She came down to the garden door a beautiful young creature all in white and found Captain Somers awaiting her, cap in band. They went together down the over grown paths, be holding the rose-vines aside to let her pass. "I am giving y.u too much trouble," said be. ".No. There is my man. Stephen!" she called. The old man came up with his spade. He began telling bow he bad found the boat for which tbe young gentleman did not care two straws, casting desperately about in bis mind to learn how be was to meet Adelaide again. She bad already withdrawn to the terrace and stood awaiting his final bow. Sbe lit tle dreamed the truth sweet Lady of Sha lt it 1 She was looking fixedly at the fine, strong figure, the cool, sensitive bionde face, tbe pictuietque yscbtman's dress; sbe bad inhaled the faint fragrance of cigars, felt tbe magnetism of this stranger's gentle touch as be put her dress aside from the thorns, and a feeling of pain sbe could not express visited her pure heart as she reali zed that in a minute he would be gone from her gaze. And he went. With one backward glance from the fine blue eyes, with a gay and graceful salutation and a final call of InaukaJo Jhe young lady, Captain Somers turned a bend of the rosepath and disap peared, followed by old Stephen. 'A desperate venture! be muttered, "but my only chance!" If, while unmooring the boat, be deftly questioned the old servitor of the Wester iey's old Stephen never told. But when be saw the two boats floating oS shore, he chuckled over the bit of silver in his band, and muttered, "Good luck to you, sir!" Tbe fair Lady of Sbalot went slowly back to her -bower. Perhaps the pretty chamber dtd not then look quite beautiful. Perhaps sbe, too, murmured, "I am half sick of shadows." It would not be at all strange. This girl of 20 lived a strangely isolated life. She was the last of her race, living on the estate bequeathed to her in infancy by her dying father. A half sister of her mother's, an aged woman called Aunt Ke solve, was her only companion. She had never entered society. She knew little of the world outside of the beautiful gardens and shores of the Junipers. But for old Aunt Hesolve, the girl seem ed to be wasting her sweetness on the desert air. The devoted old woman idolized her. Prom her babyhood she had dressed, wash ed, and tended her. Perhaps it was a mis taken fondness that relieved the btiress of all care of ber estate, for it required some management to make it yield an income for tbe family, and Adelaide suffered from ennui. . Perhaps a little care would have been good for her. But Aunt Kesolve thought differently, ana ths girl knew nothing ot the oyster-beds and tbe crops that were hers. The girl stood in the rosepath again the following evening, ber garden hat in her hand, her eyes unconsciously fixed upon the yacht Mermaid in the offling. Sbe was in an unusually thoughtful mood. There had come to her for the first time the thought whither her life was tending. To wear away tbe seasons from youth to age in un eventful monotony, her soul unsatisfied, did not suit her. But a spell, a fate, seem ed upon her. Probably it would never be otherwise; and a sadness no words could express spread through all her conscious ncss A step upon the gravel. She turned and encountered the gleam of two blue eyes. Captain Somers bowed low. Your pardon; more missing property, Mis Westerley," he stammered. "What is it now?" asked Adelaide, in amazed tones. A. ling I dropped yesterday. Ah, here it is," stooping to hide a guilty blush, and immediately, with strange good fortune, discovering a diamond ling at tbe edge ot the grass plot. Be showed it to her a diamond quaint ly set; bis property fur fifteen years, be saiu, the gilt of his dead mother. 'I he heiress of the Junipers was at guile leas as a child. She neve, thought off ear and what was there ti suggest it in gentle words and courtly toneat And, fortunate ly, Captain bomeis was an honest man, and honestly in love. They chatted among the rose-vines for a long hour. The young man made a prac tical use of hja.time. With undue stresf he toftr herwWbe was the younger of two orphan brothers left early to find their for- iilness-Lbe elder had succeeded better t han'Teaj.-rharis because less scrupulous. 11 wss-oaiTey s yacht Gordon commanded. He bad bo money, but he had not a vice, and tbe goad will of all men. And when he had gone, she found that ne had left with ber letters highly comph rrentary, recommending him to stations of trust, so that she was able to afford aston ished and alarmed Aunt Kesolve all the assurance she needed. And now Adelaide was no longer alone. Sbe bad a lover. Week after week the yacht Mermaid re mained in the oiling. Day by day the young people noated on the an ooth summer tide. or strolled in the garden, or sang at the old piano songs ringing ana full of sweetness. Perhaps no happier hearts existed under tbe sun. Then Godfrey Somers sent for liis yacht, and Gordon must needs obey and speed 2urih. "Ob, Gordon, you will forget mc!" she cned. "forget my little oriole? Xever! Child, you do not know how I love you. Wear wis ring tor me, Adelaide. It was deep and yellow, and bore in deeply engraved characters the word "al ways." And so they parted for a few weeks, betrothed lovers. The summer waned, but Adelaids was so happy she did not mind when the rose petals fell and the fruit was gathered. Aunt Kesolve, who watched her constant ly nowadays, saw that she was wrapped in a dream of bliss. Her nature of great sweetness was alive, and ber lover and her love life was all to ber. And now, for Somers' sake that was plain she began to take an interest in the tasks tndthe plans at the Junipers. " A here does the money come from that pays the plantation hands for their work, Aunt Itcsolve?" "They have their cabins and corn and sweet potato patches. 1 pay them small wages out of the fruit crap. Y hat does that consist of?" "Strawberries, pears, melon?, and grapes. "V here are they sold?" "I send them North bv the boats.'' 'What buys our food and drefses?" "The oyster beds. They are a great deal of care, I assort: you.' f or you. l on have the care of every thing. Let me learn to help you. dear auntie; let me learn to be useful t yoj." . Aud Adelaide grew busy, painstaking, and thrifty. She was dusting an old cabi net one day when a panel, which alwavs seemed secure, slipped from its groove Into ber hand, showing a cavity filled with com partments behind. In one was a bit of folded j ellow paper. It was not worth disturbing, at first Adelaide thought At last, with reluctant curiosity, she drew it forth, unfolded, and scanned its faded char acters, and, ta sbe read, her dark eyes de lated, ber cheeks paled, she caught ber breath. Aunt Resolve was counting out money on the library table. Suddenly Adelaide, all white and trembling, entered tbe room, the paper in her hand. "What have you there?" Aunt Resolve had grown suddenly ghast ly at the right of the faded scrap. Sbe snatched at the girl's wrist, and drew the paper toward her without touching iL She saw only too clearly the minute, quaint characters, clear as print, though the ink was faded. Then sbe pushed Adelaide away and turned aside her face. The bewildered girl sat down upon the footstool at her feet. "Oh, Aunt, what is it?" "It Is nothing," portioning off tbe silver with a trembling hand. "The salt marsh must be cut now; so go away, child; I am busy." But the girl clung acout ber knees. "Oh! this is my grandfather's name signed to this," she cried, "and I am home less." "Tut. tut." "Am I not the last of my race? His father gained it dishonestly," he says, and when bis descendants vbail have dwindled to a single one, let him or her not dare to marry, but restore the estate to the richtful family, bestowing it upon the poor est member thereof," quoted tbe girl, the words of the paper stamped on her mem ory. Aunt Kesolve groaned and her hands tell from their task. Child, child!" she cried, "how in the world came you to find it!" 'I was dusting the cabinet. It was be hind a panel that fell down. I did not dare to touch it at first. How I have read it all, and I know what it means what I have to do, auntie." And now the girl stood up. ' l our father gave it to me for safe keep ing. I never meant you to see it, Adelaide." "That wouiu nave been very wrong, auntie. VNo, no. dearie; you must marry and be happy " The girl did not speak, bue stood loot ing around the familiar room, and her eyes grew dark with agony. Evidently her re solve was taken. The dear old place it seemed part of mv very self. It never before was beauti ful and dear as now, when it was to be my home and his. It baa seemed lonely and irksome it never would any more. And I must give it up. " This was fixed as an unaileraoie law in her mind. The conditions being fulfilled which decreed it to another, the Junipers must fortBwith pass into other bands. There could be no doubt that Adelaide was heart-broken. Sbe looked as if some terrible illness had settled upon her. Aunt Resolve was utterly shattered by the girl's state; But now Adelaide was the stronger in maintaining a settled purpose. The latter had a guardian whom she saw annually. She wrote to him, acquainting him with the message Irom ine aeceaseu, and briefly relinquishing the property, as sbe wished him to take steps to discover the former owners of the Jumpers a pro cess which Aunt Resolve thought would not be difficult, though she did not knowtnem. "I would not have done it, dear," shi said, sic in bed. "I would have you live and die upon the old place. I fear ah, J fear you will miss everything now for Captain Somers has no borne, and he will rr.TA from ana ioreei youi a ta uuuuu. nature. These long-deferred marriages never turn out well. You know ycur marriage te him must be deferred, don't youf The girl uttered the one sad monosylla ble, and said no more. Anri iww the time was flying. Captain Somers she expected daily, for he said he would return to ber in k man a mwua. Sbe finally brought herself to write to him, and told him what had happened. He made no reply. This added a pang. She aaw plainly what it would be. He could not provide for her adequately. Such support as he could afford her and which she would have gladly accepted, sweet, if shared with him he would not offer. She must find a home in Florida, with some of her mother's unknown relations, and they would drill apart finally forever. Aunt Resolve was right. A storm set in. Day by day the rain beat about the house, and the sighing of the wind filled the girl's heart with dread. At last there came a letter from ber guardian. It ran as follows: "Mr Dkak Adsxaibb I have been un usually fortunate ia finding the rightful owner of the Junipers. He will make his appearance there Thursday, after which I will see you at an early day. Li-niiB Messesoik." Not a word cf sympathy omegret. It seemed to Adelaide as if all the world hat suddenly turned her enemy. And still another day tbe storm held. The Junipers tossed in the rainy wind, and tbe wild air had voices of cruel significance. Or was Adelaine's mind giving way under trouble! Sbe had so anticipated such a far- reaching result that she seemed already deep in years of suffering. Alone, on a mournful evening, she was suddenly electrified by a coarse voice de manding: "Where is this ere woman that's been a-keepin' me out of my lawful rights? I just want to set n.y eyes on her." W as her home to go to such people! iter heart sank; but the heavy step came on. Suddenly the door was flung open, and, smilingly, there stood Captain Somers. "Dearest, I have come!" He caught her hands and drew her to her feet, Sbe uttered a cry of delight, then broke into a tabbing sigh as she felt herself clasped to his breast. Oh, only to part, my beloved!" she cried. "Not at all, my dear one; for I am the master of tbe Junipers. By your grand father's decree, which bestows it upon the poorest member of the defrauded family, it becomes mine, and next month sees our wedding." And it was even so. Watch Dog. The night watchmen at tbe Eastern Penitentiary of Peimsrlvauia, have very able assistants iu brute companions, whose instinct and superior training is little less than remarkable. These are trained watch dogs, nine altogether, embracing one full mastiff, two full bloodhounds aud the rest half-breed bloodhounds. They are kept in three distinct kennels iu as many separate enclosures, into which the prison-yard is ilivijetl The fences divide them and they never meet ; certain indications have showed that if they did there would lie several very tough dog fights. When the night watchmen are on duty the dogs are uuleased and accompany them on their patrol, but the canine guards are more effective in their way, as they pene trate the angles and out-of-the-way places, while the human watchmen follow the ljenten path. If the dogs hear any unnsuid noise, or find anything irregular, they notify the guard by a sharp bark. Their capacity to discover attempted escapes has never lieen fully tested, inas much as the convicts stand in too whole some dread of them to dream of such a thing during the dog watch. An instance illustrating the wonderful instinct of these brute sentinels developed not long ago. The guard one night was startled by a warning bark from one of the dogs, which he found thirty or forty yards from a point where a small ventilating pipe led from the interior of the prison. A cautions investigation showed that one of the convicts on that gallery, but occupying a cell ou the opposite side of the corridor, being sick, was endeavoring to attract the attention of the inside watch. The dog had discovered "the unusual noise in the sound conveyed through the drain-piiie which thekeoiK'rs ou the inside of the lxuldiug liad f:uled to notice. The suffering convict was afforded assistance which ho otherwise would not have obtained. "lt lleatlnn-" A party of us, while on a recent excur sion, came across a company of Indians who were from Maine. One old squaw, who was preparing matoriid for baskets f rather fine pattern, was qtute sociable. A the course of our conversation, she told us an Indian Iniy had the fever aud ajnie. We asked : "What do ou do for it ?" "Oh, we do what they tell us we take something I can't think what they call it" "Quinine," we suggested. Here a big Indian, who was within hearing, put iu: "That's poison ugh !" And the squaw replied: ''So, no ; we don't take that." "It goes to the bones," said the man. Yes," he continued, "quinine will kill settle in your bones make nm ache." We inquired whot be considered the best remedy, Uion which our Indiaa sqaw replied : "Grated horse-radish, one-half cup; whisky, half pint; laix; take a spoonful three times a day no fail will cure yon." After a moment he added, "It's heating;" which we do not iu the least doubt Wooden Pipes. - Wooden pipes are now being used in Switzerland to convey the waters of a thermal spring between Pfeffer and Ragaz. They are constructed of fir wood made into staves, and bound together by means of iron hoops. Af ter lxing carefully tarred both inside and out, they are perfectly wab-r-tight, and possess many advantages over metal piping. They are of course much lighter, and are insensible to changes of tempera ture, whilst their cost is only about eight shillings per metre. It is interest ing to note that the New-River water was first brought to London by means of wooden pipes formed by boring out tree-trunks and joining them length by length. Such pipes Lave been exten sively used in America, ami they are under the best conditions, estimated to last thirty years. alura Ifcirouet.ra. Every one has noticed the ingenious and delicate workmanship of the spider ; they have noticed too the way in which. he spins his thread ; but every one may not have remarked the interesting fact, that whenever we are to have wind or rain the spider shortens very much the last threads to which his web is suspend ed, and he leaves it in that condition as long as the weather continues variable. If he lengthens the threads fair weather may tie predicted, and the continuation of fair weather may lie inferred from the length of the thread. If the spider re mains inert it is a sign of rain ; if, how ever, he (fommenees to work during the rain, you may be certain that the rain will not last long, and that it will be fol lowed by steady, fair weather. The spider changes his web every twenty four hours ; if the change is made in the evening, a little before sunset, the night will be fair and clear. The swallow, tCis lieautiful bird, the harbinger of spring, is also an unfailing liarometer. When the swallow flies low, on a level with the earth, and gives a light and plaintive cry, it is a sign of ap proaching rain. If he rises to a great height in the air flying either to the right or to the left, steady, fair weather may be expected. When a storm is com ing, the swallow also rises to a giett height in the clouds, then he moves slowly, majestically ; he floats, but does not fly. In the spring, when a single magpie leaves its nest, it will rain ; if the father and mother leave .t the same time, it is a sign of fair weather. The peacock, at the approach of rain, emits freqneut cries. The woodpecker coos. The parrot chatters. The guinea fowl goes to roost The goose shows the greatest unrest It flaiw its wings and cries, throws itself into the water, comes and goes, and makes short flights. The singing of the crickot indicates fair weather. Fwuni of the Market. "Guess I won't take in the school to-day," said a Carson urchin with a newspaper in his hand. "Why not?" "Concordia has fallen off ten cents, and I don't care to show up until it picks up again." "What have the fluctuations of Con cordia got to do with your studies ?" "A good deal !" answered the boy. "My teacher has a hundred shares of the stock, and when it falls off a few cents we all catch it heavy. I keep my eye on the list, and when there's a break you bet I don't go to school ! I play sick. Golly ! how she basted me the time Mount J)iablo busted down to two dollars I When it was selliu' at twenty she was as good as pie. I was the first feller that got on to the break, and told the lioys of my class that if she didn't sell there'd lie the old boy to pay. I heard Uncle Frazer say it was a good short, and I never slept a wink for a week. I grablied the newspaper ' the first thing every morning, and when I saw her keel down to sixteen I skipped to the Hills. Lord ! how she did bang Johnny Dobson round that morning! I was in hopes that the blasted mine would pick up, but the water got in the lower levels, and I knew we were in for it. She licked soinelxxly for every dol lar it dropped. After it struck eight it picked up a little, and we had time to "get" My mother's lieen patchin my pants now ever since the big break in Sierra Nevada, and if the market don't take a turn pretty soon I'm goiu' to quit the public school and go to work on a ranch." The Preaaure of Wind. In a paper liefore the American Society of Civil Engineers, Mr. C. Slialer Smith gives the results of many years' ol nerva tions of wind pressure and its effects. He has personally visited the tracks of destructive storms as soon as possible after their occurrence, for the purpose of determining the maximum force and the width of the path of the storm in every instance. The most violent storm in Mr. Smith's records was at East St Louis, in 1871, when the wind overturned a locomotive, the maximum force devel oped in so doing being no less than 93 lb. per square foot At St Charles, in 1877, a jail was destroyed, the wind force required being 84 3 lb. per square foot At Marshfield (Mo.), in 1880, a brick mansion was leveled, the force required being 58 lb. per sqitare foot Below these extraordinary pressures there were sundry cases of trains blown off rails, and bridges, etc, blown down by gales of wind of from 21 lb. to 31 ''. per square foot Mr. Smith observes that in all his examples he has taken the mini mum force required to do the observed damage, and has considered this as the maximum force of the mind, although, of course, it may have been much higher. Some of the- hurricanes were very de structive, the one at Marshfield having cut down everything along a path 46 miles long and 1,800 feet wide, killing 250 people. Mr. Smith has formed the conclusion that notwithstanding these examples, 30 lb. per square foot is suffi cient wind pressure to allow for in a working specification. As reasons for this conclusion, Mr. Smith expresses doubts as to whether a direct wind or gale ever exceeds this pressure. Whirl winds may exceed it, but the width of the iathway of maximum effort in these is usually very narrow. Mr. Smith has only found one example, already quoted, wherein the path of pressures over 30 lb. per square foot exceeded 60 feet wide. This pressure is in itself very unusual, and, referring more particularly to rail way bridges, it is stated that a loaded passenger train will leave the rails at this pressure of wind, and consequently not much could be gained by making the bridge strong enough to resist a storm, which would blow a train off it. German) Mwaie. Carl's band is the leading band at Stuttgart The bands in Germany are all famous that is, with foreigners, for they all play so well and with such won derful skill. But some of them have greater reputations and are greater favor ites than others. Carl's band, which is attached to one of the king's regiments, has sixty members, and each member, it is said, is a star player on his particular instrument, and if the cornet, the trum pet, the trombone, or even the man who clangs the cymbals or beats the bass drum is called upon by an audience for a solo, he can respond in a manner and with a skill that will "bring down the house" with applause. Carl himself is a great musician and has become celebrated as a composer. He is such a musical enthusiast that it is said he does nothing but drill his band from early morning until late at night, and the memliers have lieoonie so proficient by long and thorough training that they are the mas ters of not only one instrument but of several, and are" equally "at home" on violins, clarionets, post horns, harps, trombones, citherns, mandolins, pianos or church organ, s One of the great pleasures derived from living in Stuttgart is the free con cert which is given every day by the band in the kiosk in front of the king's palace. At precisely 11.50 at midday a drum and fife corjis of twenty memlieis, Carl's band of sixty and an infantry com pany of aliout 10H) men file out of the grounds of the military barracks in the upper part of the city and proceed toward the' king's palace. It has the appearance of a grand military review, only on a very small scale. Not only the infantry company but both bands are in full German military costumes, with side arms and brass helmet hats, as if for a dress parado before the king. They have to march the whole length of Konigstrasse, which is the Broadway of Stuttgart It is a fine wide street, aliout half a mile long and lined on both sides with elegant shops and private palaces. A little before 12 it would seem as if half the inhabitants of the city were gathering on this street in anticipation of the coming of Carl's band. As the clock strikes 12 (the German military are precise on time) the bands escorting the military emerge from a side street into Konigstrasse. They strike up some martial music, a quickstep or a marli, which seems to start the city into life. The crowd begins to grow more dense every moment ; people pour from the side streets and from all directions store keepers and clerks forsake their counters and rush out on to the sidewalks. Schools close at 12 and scholars by the hundreds with their knapsacks strapped to their backs, rush pell-mell to get as near the music as possible. The throngs of people who were walking up the street to meet the band turn about and march down with it. The wide street, sidewalks included in lioth directions, is black with people. All are marching and keeping step to the music. From a distance it looks like an immense moving mob that gathers new strength as it rolls along. The show of military is of no account Carl's liond, which is playing so splendidly, occasionally relieved by the fife and drum corps, ahso.-bs the attention of the multitude. Tobacco Growing1. Few of the operations in tobacco- farming require greater care and nicety than setting out the plants. Carelessness tells as quickly at tliis point as at any later stage. The seed lied ought to be moist enough to allow the plants to be pulled up without breaking the roots. It can easily lie put into this condition by careful watering. Each plant should be removed by itself, and care must lie exercised not to tear the roots or bruise the leaves. A small prolonged instru ment like a fork will facilitate the work of removal. The plants should be care fully drawn, as on this deiends much of the after value of the plant lied. Only a single plant should be drawn at a time. If the removal of more is attempted small ones are often taken with the large ones, giving the field an unequal stand. Small plants ought not to lie set out except in cases of necessity. The liest plants are, of course, those with a low, bunchy top, as they are certain to have plenty of large, strong roots. Slender, spindling ones have far less vitality and easily suc cumb to the cut worm, drouth, dry winds and other enemies of the toliacco fiehi Thin sowing generally does away with much annoyance on these points. They may be carefully placed in a basket and in this mi ay carried to the field. Here the planting should lie done as rapidly as possible. A boy with the basket in hand passes between two rows and drops a plant on every spot marked. He will lie able to drop the plants quite as fast as two men can plant them. A variety of methods and devices are in use for this purpose. Some use a light trowel, which is thrust into the ground, pressed to one side, and in the opening thus formed the roots of the plants are inserted, when the trowel is withdrawn, and the earth closely pressed around them. This at least has the merit of speed, but we do not advise its hraetice. The more nearly the roots are placed in the position they were while in the seed bed, the more likely and moie quickly the young plants are to grow, A better way is to use u planting peg, .aliout six inches by one and a quarter in diameter, and the lower end tapering, with a round ed point This the planter must thrust aliout two inches into the hill, then with draw it, and into the opening made the roots of the plants must be put and the dirt be carefully pressed about the roots. If there is time and the field is not large the hands can be used with better result than either the trowel or peg. The nec essary opening in the ground can be scooped out and the roots of the plants put into their natural position and the ground drawn over them. This is a slow process, but it is the best Few cure to practice it, not being willing to encounter the lalior it entails. The ground around the plant must not be left higlier than the plant itself, or a heavy rain may cover the latter with dirt If possible a slightly shallow disk may be left around the plant the better to catch the rain. If rapid planting is desired, the peg system gives the best results. Let the planter start in on tliis row with a plant in his hand, so held that the moment the hole is punched into the hill the plant ia ready to be inserted ; a moment is sufficient to give the required compression,- after which, before rising, let him take up the one dropped on the hill, and be ready to place it in the hole as soon as he gets there. If not too stiff in the backbone one man can set out from 3,000 to 5,000 plants in a single day. Hold sB There. J. Edgar Thompson, was the chief en gineer of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. One day Mr. Thompson was talking with Dr. Given, former collector of tolls at Columbia, and then holding a contract with the Pennsylvania railroad. He asked if the latter could recommend to him a man to act as station agent at Duncansville, on the Alleghany moun tains, then the western terminus of the road. The station agent was to have charge of the transfer of passengers and freight between the cars of the Pennsyl vania company and those of the stuie road. "There was a young man used to clerk for me at Columbia that would suit yon first-rate," replied Dr. Given. "What's his name ?" asked Engineer Thompson. "Thomas A. Scott" "I will send word to him." And he did, and by telegraph, too. Mr. Thompson was sitting next day in his office in Harrisburg when in he walked a visitor, who was a picture of manly lieauty and who bore aliout him such a breezy air of independence as plainly indicated that corporation chief tains had no terror for him. His long yellow hair straggled over his shoulders a wiilebrimmed slouch hat was' perched on the back of his head, his pants were tucked in his boots and his hands were exploring the very depths of his pockets. "Young man, what do you want ?" in quired Engineer Thompson, looking around and gazing at this picture. "I believe you telegraphed for me," was the response, in a very clear bnt re spectful tone, but jwith no appearance of embarrassment "What is your name ?" "Thomas A. Scott" "Are yon the yonug man Dr. Given recommended ?" "Yes, sir." The chief engineer, after a long and earnest scrutiny of the long hair, the big hat, the boot-encased pants and pocket hidden hands, said suddenly and brus quely, "I don't think you will suit me." "That doesn't make a darned bit of difference," replied the fair young man with the golden locks, not one whit abashed. "I made up my mind to come down here anyway and try you a month, and if I liked you to stay and if I didn't I would mighty soon tell you so. Good day, sir." "Hold on, there," called out Chief Thompson as the young man was walking from the floor, probably demonstrating more quickness of determination than he ever afterward displayed. Come back here;I guess I will try you for a month," and he tried him for many years after ward. " The Great German Wajth. It is the custom in Germany to wash table-linen and sheets as seldom as possi ble. Indeed, it is even a sign of wealth when one washes these things but four times a year, because it shows that lots of them are possessed by the family. Whether tliis custom is a nice one or not, there can lie no doubt about the work it causes. As soon as this great wash liegan we gave up the most import ant house and kitchen work ; and you might have seen us standing, all eight of us ronnd a huge tub, rubbing with soap in hot water the sheets and napkins. Certainly it was severe labor, and my hands bled the first evening. Bnt while standing and washing, even if almost tired to death by work so unaccustomed, we tried to sweeten it by cheerfid part songs. When the washing was finished, Carl, the coachman, harto put the horses to the wagon. All the things, heaped up in large white baskets, were put on it, we all got in after, and off it went down to the little river. There the things were unloaded, and each of kneeling on a board, rinsed out the linen in the clear flowing water. I dare say that tlds part of the wash was the most amusing one ; whether it was the kneel ing at the river or the happy thought that all would be soon at an end I am sure I don't know. But we were cer tainly in high spirits, and Carl, who silently watched ns, often had to get out of the way of the shoot of water that we extravagant girls sent after hi Throw for the Beer. Colorado Ike, the individual who blew into town on a high wind, was confiden tially interviewed as to how he subsisted. Taking the question one side, he said in a stage whisper : " I have got a good thing and I don't want it given away. I am a cldorider ; I go into snah mills as do dry crushing for instance the North ern Bell mine-and stand around an hour or two, or sleep in the corner if I get a chance. When I come out I have the chloride that sticks to me assayed and make a good thing out of it you bet Do you see that hat ? " said he showing an old battared, whity brown hat ; " well, there is more than three dollars worth of chloridenn that hat It had more in it, but Billy Farrell threshed a dog yester day and knocked about a dollar and a half out of it , Can yon throw up for the beer?" .., . . Carina Cwatowa ta Sjriaw In Syria people never take off their cn or turbans when entering a house or visiting a friend, bnt they always leav their shoes at the door. The reason is that their floors are covered with clean mats and rugs, and in the Moslem houses the men kneel on the rugs to pray, and press their foreheads to the floor, so that it would not be J. ceut or resjiectful to walk iu with dirty shoes and soil the sijady on which they kneel to pray. They have no foot-mut or scnqiers, and it is much simpler and cheaper to leave the shoes, dirt and all. at the door. It is very curious to go to the Syrian school-houses and see the piles of shoes at the door. There are new, bright red shoes, and old, tattered shoes, and kob-kobs, and bLick shoes, and sometimes yellow shoes. The kob kobs are wooden clogs, niade to raise the feet out of the mud and water, having a httle strap over the toe to keep it ou the foot Yon will often see little lioys and girls running down steiw and paved streets oa these dangerous kol-kotis. Sometimes they slip, and then down they go on their noses, koli kol fly off and go rattling over the stones, and httle Ali or Ynsef, or what ever his name is, begins to shout : "Ya inime! Ya inline!" ("Oh, my mother!"), and cries just like the httle children in other countries. But the funniest part is to see the lioys when they come out of school and try to find their shoes. There will be fifty boys, and, of course, a hundred shoes, all mixed together in one pile. When school is out the lioys make a rush for the door. Then comes the tug of war. A dozen boys are standing and shuffling on the pile of shoes, looking down, kicking away the other shoes, running their toes into their own, stumbling over the kob kobs, and then making a dash to get out of the crowd. Sometimes shins will lie kicked and hair pulled, and tar booshes thrown off, and a great scream ing follow, which will only cease when the teacher comes with "Asia," or a stick, and quells -the riot That pile of shoes will have to answer for a good many school-boy fights, and bruised noses and hard feelings in Syria. Yon will wonder how they can tell their own shoes. So do L And the boys often wear off each other's shoes by mistake or on purpose, and then yon will see Selim running with one shoe on and one of Ibrahim's in his hand, shouting and cursing Ibrahim's father and grand father until he gets back his lost prop erty. Whiat aa m Seienee. The great increase of the literature of wlust w ithin the past few years is evi dence that it is taking a higher place among intellectual pastimes than it ever occupied before. It is developing into a science which, nevertheless, includes a social element, by which it is made lioth agreeable and instructive. There would lie as much sense in calling a problem of Euclid immoral as in bringing that charge against whist Whist stimulates no unworthy ambitions and brings into action no qualities of the mind that ought to lie repressed. It presents the con ditions of an intellectual contest ; and instead of its being a game of chance, the purpose of good players is to fight against chance, as well as against play. A "weak minded person can never lie a good whist player ; and if we follow the history of the game and ev'mine the characters and records of thise w ho have lieen brilliant players, we shall almost invariably find that they have lieen dis tinguished iu other respects. A physi cian of eminence once said that he could tell the character of a person after seeing him in a game of whist. PerhnM that test wotdd have failed him occasionally, bnt there are many things that can lie pretty accurately inferred by close observation of a person's methods in the qnadrilateral contest Does he di-eide quickly and accurately, or does he suffer from over caution ? Dot he pursue a carefully acquired system under all circtunsbinces ; or, like a successful general, does he measure each new situ ation aud execute brilliant e'orrs outside the regularly prescribed tactics ? Is he a philesophcr in defeat, and a gentleman under all circumstances? Are his thoughts always at his command like well drilled soldiers, or do they straggle? These are a numlier of the points of character that can lie guaged by an experienced oliserver. The whist player who follows the game with a purpose to master all its intricacies and learn what it has to teach does not waste his time. He is in a good training school for the development of mental qualities and the correction of character. Considerations like these have given the game of whist marvellous vitality and universality. It occupies a commanding place among human necessities. It is an agent of national enlightenment and social growth and its beauties and benefits are lieing recognised now as they never were lie fore. To be a good whist player in these days is to possess at least one leading accomplishment "IKnowedlt Californians may have faults, but meanness is not one of them. The other day, when the usual bank balances were adjusted, a runner's canvas sack burst a the seam, and 10,000 in golden doub loons were spilled among the promiscuous crowd. Every one pitched in except the porter, who, unconcerned, held a sack to receive the coin .that was picked up. A stranger, looking on, said: "My man, hadn't you better count and see how much is missing ?" The porter said, " I didn't think of that ; there is nothing mean about Californians. However, IU count" Stepping into a stock-broker's office he did count and found not a piece missing. " If knowed " said he, smilingly. NEWS IN BEIEF. Jefferson Davis has gone to Canada. A'mot one-half of nv-nturfcy is under laid by deposits of coal. The army worm has been known iu this country since lTt i. Maine raises nearly 7,mou,oo bushe! of potatoes per imiim The hay crop of New Y'ork is worru over JoO.lrlu.tWo per annum. Great Britain is Said to have OAiVO iuvested in American railroads. Boston paid $29.Slt) for seven repre sentations o( Italian opera this year. The value of coal mined in Alabama, in lsO was over two million dollars. la 1 S09 Fulton to k out the first patent r the invention of the ateamhoai- for The Stat of Masachustts lorbiiU pigeon- hooting within its borders. Tbe Eureaa, Colorado, postoflice sen.!s off in postal orders $10.WH month. The capital invested in railroads is es timated at twenty milliards of dollars. It is said that Maggie Mitchell's net profits this season will reach $!iO,(X)0. Mexico propjses to make only native Mexicans elig-ble to seats in Congress. Another extensive discovery of coal has been made on Vancouver's Island. Connecticut tobacco lands give an average annual yield of 1400 pounds to the acre. Of 2tk) cottage hospitalsfounded of late years in England, eight ouly have tailed. The world's ponula'ion of 1,487,000, 000 includes 4 10,iH.HJ. 000 nominal Christ ians, A son of Stepheu A. Douglas is to be a Fourth ot July orator at Marahalltowu, lows, The first application to practice of the use of gas for illumination was rnado iu 130& Brooklyn. N. Y.. is down f.- i,... elevated railroad, with a capital ot f 1 coo - The Queen has made Lord Rowton, Beaconstleld'a Private Secretary, her own secretary. The pyramid of Pueblo, in Mexico, is larger than the 1 - ajauais Tuigypc There are 42,000 Postmasters appoint ed bv the I04tma.tir Conerul an.) 1KV1 1... the President ' Arkansas is crowded with men buying up timber lands. Thousands of acres are sold weekly. The daily average gain of an Italian peasaat is one franc and twenty-one cen times pel day. Thousands of trees in Northern Wis consin were deatrovett hr snow blockade, Secretary Blaine is to have the largest private residence in Waalu-gton, He has two architects. The Thames river. Kmr!,.! .un charges from 35,000 to 45000xubic feet of waxer per minute. The railroads of the, olil w.i.i cover two hundred thousaid miles, and are steaujj ueing extended. The report comes from ifuninii ti.t the tnited States have bought the Danish r est muiea lor 10,000,000. The specie in the three banks of Eng land. Germany and 48,175,183 in the past year. Congressman UrxleOTuff nr tih.r. 1..., presented his fnend, President Garfield, wnn a span oi uioooed horses. - Gardening as an art was introduced into England at the commencement of the 16th century by the Flemings. Mr. Irving has received an offer of $100,000, all expanses paid, for a seven months' theatrical tour in America. Twelve thousand stearrera. anil nvir a hundred thousand sailing vessels, are en gaged in the commerce of the seas. The wool e!ir of the mmri.l ii in creased five times since 1830, when it was about 30,000,000 pounds in weight. The fanners of Acwofth. N. H nearly 143,000 lbs of maple sugar during iue past season, wuicn sola lor 11,300, The business of paper making in the United States is estimated to emnli 100,000,000 of capital and 40,000 pt-r-sms. IXlrilltf the LhlTiniT lipaarkn fust I n ro a j w. '-?.v 6,279,950,000 feet of lumber have been felled in Michigan, Wisconsin and Miime sota. Count Arniin who has an exile from his native land, will, it is said, be buried in the family sepulchre at ueruu. Genoa is bnildin? several wava. As thecitv ia built nn thp i steep hill they will mostly have to run iu one direction. A Catholic Congress will H h..l. I Madrid, Spam, in October, which will be attended by Catholic notables from part of the world. About four thousand million nf I..it,.- annually pass throogb the world's mails, and about three hundred thousand tele grams are sent daily. Of the cultivatable land in Runs; ner aliout JBe-thinl is held li the Ki.i one-tilth by landed proprietors and one- uim uy me peasantry. -The dome of the rthlnl r?.. :. i.'uiv ia illuminated insiile and out by the Siemens electric light, and the effect is described as orunani ana cnarnung. John P. Clarke, of Vllrrm ; -.-., ac aiiv. heaviest taxpayer in Vermont. His pro perly is assessed at tf00,000. The state is without a single millionaire. King Charles of fiounuuiia ed with a crown of steeL wrought out of a cannon captured from the enemy at Plevna, and his Queen with one of gold. It is estimated that from isn rvuv rwin to $!0J,000,000 will be required to make the Mississippi river a highly serviceable and safe stream for western oinnierce. There m. Ul UiC EnirTJLSh and Scottish itirhiaola in k.A r music it tauirhL In 691 nf thre th. . tJ " V BUV. UAl,Vi do is used ; in 676, the movable , and in d,so, me lomc-soj-la notations. Documents recent! v rii J ... v.v. ,u ,UG archives of V enice snow that the house wnaoueu Dy jiarco rolo stood on the pre cise spot now occuried by the Malibran Theatre. -A monument is to be eiwtivi at n. lotte, Ji. C, In time to be unveiled May 20, 1S82. in honor of the Meeklenhnn declama tion of independence and in memory of the conieuersie ueao. Twenty-one cannon balls, weighing 25 phunds each, were recently unearthed on the peninsula of Erie harbor, Pennsylvania. There was a block home at th! ..i during the war cf 1813 W. Hum urm. of PtnlxtoTnhU ... been authorized by the Governor of Penn sylvania to proceed to Eng'and and aid the preparations to remove to Philadelphia the remains of William Penn. .
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