The Wives of Great Men. Robert Burns married a farm girl, with whom he fell in love with while they worked together in a plowed field. Milton married the daughter of a coun .try squire, and lived with her but a short time. He was an austere literary recluse, while she was a rosy romping lass, who could not endure the restraint imposed upon her; so chey separated. Subsequent ly, however, she returned, and they lived tolerably happy. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were cousins, a rare example in the long line of English monarchs, wherein the marital vows were scarcely observed and sincere affection existed. Shakespeare loved and wedded a farm er's daughter. Washington married a woman with two children. It is enough to say she was worthy of him, and they lived as married people should live—in perfect harmony with each other. John Adams married the daughter of a Presbyterian clergyman. Her father ob jected on account of John being a lawyer. John Howard, the great philanthropist, married his nurse. She was altogether beneath him in social life and intellectual capacity, and besides she was fifty-two years old while he was but twenty-five. He wouldn't take "No" for an answer, and they were married and lived happily until she died which occured two years after ward. I Peter the Great, of Russia, married a L peasant. She mude an excellent wife and a sagaciompempress. Humbolt married a poor girl because he loved her. Of course they were hap py. It is not generally known that Andrew \ Jackson married a lady whose husband was still living. She was an amiable wo man, and was devoutedly attatched to the old warrior and statesman.— Ex. H-may be profitable, to know the compara- W tive value of different kinds of wood for \ fhel. Shellbark hickory is regarded as the highest standard of forest trees, and calling that 100, other trees will compare I with it for real value as fuel for house purposes as follows: Shellbark hit kory, 100; pignut, hickory, 92; white oak, 84; white ash, 70; dogwood 75; scrub oak, 73; white hazel 72; apple-tree 70; red oak 67; white beach, 65; blaek-berch, 92; yel low oak, 60; hard mapple, 59; white elm, 68; red ceder, 20; wild cherry, 55; yellow pine, 54; chestnut, 52: yellow poplar, 54; buttternut and white birch, 53, white pine, 30. It is worth bearing in mind that in wood of the same species there is a great difference, according to the soil in which they grow. A tree that grows on wet, low, rich ground will be less solid and less durable for fuel, and there fore less valuable than a tree of the same kind that grows on a dry and poor soil. To the ordinnary purcharser, oak is oak, and pine is pinfe: but for house use the i tree growq. 'on diy unplsnd and stand ing apart f'rom all others is worth a great deal more. The time has arrived when thinkers afford to have hobbies. Truth is magnificent, so large, so important, that thinkers should receive all things, in vestivate every subject, (so far as time and opportunity allows,) and hold fast that which can be verrifled, holding the remainder in abeyance for additional light. - Time gently soothes, uplißs, strength ens; like fairy fingers constantly at work, it weaves not only for the future, but the past, covering its painful memories with tender radiance, and the heart leaps again to joy. Time buries our loved ones; but a little while and it covers the dark clods with sweet grass and flowers. Just as surely will time cover our aching hearts with what is best. Be "patient in tribu lation." Each day takes us further from our pain, and the heart will sing again; for God's moments, like the dews of heaven are bringing refreshment.— Mary Alvord. N BW JOB PRINTING OFFICE. 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