THE MIDDLEBUBGH POST.
GEO. W, WAGEXSELLER,
1" J iter and Proprietor
.
MlDDLF.Bl Kdlt, Pa., Al OlST '! , 1 897.
Out of the 400 young men graduated
from Harvard College this year not a
single one intends to take up the study
of theology.
A genuine hearty laugh is an aid to
digestion, a stimulus to the circula
tion of the blood and a positive beauti
fier. The whole Fystem is benefited
by a cheerful, merry laugh, and one's
friends are attracted by the bright,
wholesome nature that ripples out in
sunny music like a happy woodland
stream.
Says the Philadelphia Call: These
evidences of wealth, particularly the
irresistible fascination of gold, have
started a tide of emigration to Alaska
that will coyer her barren wastes with
the evidences of civilization. Cities and
towns will spring up. Railroads and
other means of transportation must
follow, and Alaska will not be long in
seeking admission to tho Union.
The Florida Citicn says: A pretty
girt of sweet sixteen in Pennsylvania
reached for a flower and a snake on
the bough bit her arm. She fuiuted
and a young man found her, threw
water in hor face and was hybterically
told sho had been bitt.eu by a rattle,
snake. Ho drew away the poison with
his lips, and now there is the founda
tion for a thrilling romance. But
after they are married some crusty old
fellow will tell her that a rattlesnake
cannot climb a bush, and then sho
will know that the blacksnake is harm
less. Will there be a divorce? But
John has not told Bertha yet.
Statistics of tho foreign trade of
Germany havo just been published
showing that its exports and imports
Lavo both increased year by year, the
latter hnving moro thau doubled in a
decade, whilo the former have goue
ahead steadily, though in a less degree.
Caprivi's commerciul treaties with
Bussia and Austria have worked well
and, notwithstanding much initial op
position, their good results are now
apparent to everybody. Since they
Vent into effect three years ago the
imports have increased 272,500,000
marks, and the' exports 702,800,000
marks. The Agrarians 'foughVIhe
treaties at every step, but in the fuco
of their prosperous effects they ore
now mute.
There are in this coun try, states the
Newcastle (England) Chronicle, 180,
000 families dependent on the bicycle
trade; nud tho trade is sure to increase,
as peoplo will come to look upon a
bicyclo as they now do a suit of
clothes, not as if it were an obelisk
designod to last forever. When this
time comes, says a writer in a contem
porary, a man will buy a now bicyclo
every two or three years and bo hap
py. This year persons in tho British
Empire will spend about $117,000,000
on bicycles, and if the steel required
to make these hundreds of thousands
of wheels wero converted into war ves
sels, the result would bo a licet of
fihips snflicient in numbers and power
to make any of tho smaller Continen
tal Powers feel distinctly uncomfort
able. Ono cannot cat bicycles. But
bread is tho staple food of many peo
ple, and this year wo shall spend more
money for bicycles than for broad, and
nearly as much as we shall spend for
meat.
Tho failure of Decker, Howell & Co.,
prominent brokers of Wall street,
New York City, occasiouod by the rise
in sngar, recalls the fact that this firm
failed in the "Baring panic" of Novem
ber 11th, 1 8t)0, with liabilities of $12,
000,000. Tho New York correspond
ent of tho Philadelphia Lodger fur
nishes tho following interesting and
concise history of that event: "The
incident is notablo in tho history of
the street as one of tho casos of phe
nomenally rapid recovery of financial
standing and for one of tho biggest
fees ever paid to a lawyer. Decker,
'Howell & Co. were Mr. Villard's
brokers. The panic swampod them.
'William Nelson Cromwell, their assig
nee, succeeded in straightening out
their affairs, paying theircreditors iu
full and getting them in condition for
a new start in business in sixty days.
The statutory fee received by the as.
eignee was $250,000, and so pleased
were tho creditors with his work that
they afterwards presented to him a set
of silver plate, valued at $50,000, as a
testimonial. It remains to be seen
whether so happy a result all around
'will follow the present complications
rosslbly It Is the menu people who
(Start th Lad "storleK," but Uu good
people keep them going. -
THE WIND BLEW IN THE WHEAT.
A tkle moon hnnir low and white, ta the edge of a golden west. '
With clanging bells the herd came home; and mother birds on the neat
Thrilled to the song that U never sung so soft! so wildly sweetl
The whlppoorwiU la the marsh-land called, and the wind blew la the w'aeaU
nigh summer had broken to hedge-row waves with a foam of elder bloom.
lly waste and way-side the sweetbrier stars showed faint in the tender glooraj
And ulbliling hares crwpt out to play, on silent velvet toot.
As waxing dewdrops timed the chant, the wind blew In the wheat.
"Benlson to each bearded head, tn the land of golden grain)
Ye shall driak of the sun, in strength and power, nor lack the grateful rain.
In the bursting mill, in the ocean pressed with the keels of a laden fleet,
Te may read the smile of the Lord of HosM," the wind blew tn the wheat.
Martha McCulloch-Wiltiams, in Harper's Weekly.
A R AI LWAY
Dy MAX
N this night
the windows
of the crowd
ed cafe had
been thrown
open, and
the fresh,
cool air of
the spring
night strug
gled for mas
tery with the
close tobacco-laden
at-
niosnhere
which filled the large hall.
A glance out into the night showed
the deep-blue heaven overhead and a
brilliant full moon, whose cold, clear
rays sparkled on the frosh foliage of
tho budding trees as they swayed
gently to and fro iu the light breeze.
The members of the society to which I
at this time belonged had been accus
tomed for Homo timo past to reserve a
certain table in the cafe for them
selves, where they met every evening
to chat over and discuss the events of
the passing hour. They were, for the
most part, respectable citizens, who
had far more appreciation for bright
gas-light and a good dinner than for
the charms of a glorious spring night,
and nothing was further removed from
their thoughts on this particular occa
sion than u romantic contemplation of
tho beauties of naturo. On tho night
I am speaking of our conversation
wos of a prosuio enough character, as
was only natural in a small town, ami
exhuusted itself in discussions about
local matters, the theatre, taxes, and
similar to an outsider extremely un
interesting topics.
Through some chance remark, how
ever, whicli I can no longer recall, the
question had sprung up if it were
really credible that a man's hair could
snddeuly become grey in consequence
of a violent shock to the mind. Some
of those present were only half inclined
I to disbelieve this somewhat startling
theory, whilst others could not be
.fBuffleioulIy scathing iu the remarks
they madeconceruingpeonlo who wero
simple enough to pluco any credence
in such nursery tales.
As tho discussion grew warmer and
warmer, until every member of our
party was engaged either iu champion
ing or combating tho question in point,
a man, seated near us, roso slowly,
pushing his chair from him, and ap
proached our table. He was a fine, tall
fellow, of herculean build, and his in
telligent features, which bore an ex
pression of great determination, were
rendered very striking by a pair of
keen blue eyes; but what made his
appearance still more remarkable was
the fact that both his hair and beard
wero as white as snow, although they
surrounded a countenance which would
not permit one to reckon his age at
more than about thirty-live.
"Excuse mo, gentlemen, if 1 am in
terrupting your conversation," ho re
marked, bowing politely to us. "You
were just discussing a subject that has
more than an ordinary interest for me.
I happen myself to be a living proof
that, under certain circumstances, a
terrible shock to tho mind can pro
duce that self-same physical effect of
which you wero just speaking, and
which tho mnjority of you seem to dis
credit." These words naturally excited the
curiosity of all present to tho highest
degree. We quickly made room for
our new acquaintance nt tho table,
and, when ho had seatod himself
comfortably, urged him to relate to
us the circumstances which had pro
duced such a strange and sudden
change in his appearance. The
stranger feigned no great shyness,
aud acquiesced iu tho most pleasant
manner possible by relating to us the
following:
"If any of yon gentlemen have over
interested yourselves more closely in
American affairs, tho name of Auburn
cannot well be strange to you; it de
notes much tho same for the Unitod
States as Spielberg does for Austria.
You must not picture Auburn to your
selves merely as a gloomy and exten
sive prison as one large, solitary
building no! It is rather an entire
colony of criminals, a sort of town or
metropolis for the wretches that the
community has thrust out.
"Shut in by immense walls, which
rise up from the level plain to a con
siderable height, are crowded to
gether a large number of detached
buildings houses that contain the
prisou-cells, warders' dwellings, hos
pital, and workshops all sullen aud
forbidding-looking; aud here and there
dotted about may be seen a small patch
of grass, a few trees, and, very occa
sionally, a flower-bed, like the last
lingering recollections of innocent
childhood amongst the black thoughts
of a criminal.
"Certain events, which would have
but little interest for you, had led to
my journeying from Hamburg my
bktlipiaca to America, iaaialiats-'y .
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NORDAU.
after the completion of my studies, and,
after a short stay in New York, I ac
cepted the post of prison-doctor at Au
burn, which, as you perhaps know, is
situated in the State of New York. I
was intrusted with the medical su
pervision over that part of the prison
which was set apart for the worst
class of criminals men, or I should
say, human hyenas, whose blood, as
Mephistophelcs says, had already
ceased to be 'a fluid of rare quality. '
"Two of these wretches were des
tined to spend the remainder of their
duys in the prison, and they, by rea
son of their great physical strength as
well as by the extraordinary cunuing
they had evinced in several desperate
attempts to regain their freedom,
were subjected to even closer super
vision than the rest of their compan
ions. I was an object of particular
hatred and disliko to these two scoun
drels, because I had been instrumen
tal m the discovery of a number of
iron implements which they Clod
only knows how they had obtained
possession of them! had concealed
under their clothes; and again on
another occasion, because I had re
fused to receive them into tho hospi
tal when they feigned illness, expect
ing . doubtless when they were
once iu there that they would find
more favorable opportunities for ac
complishing their escape. The ruf
fians wore separated and placed iu re
mote parts of tho prison, and were
laden with chains; but in spite of all
these precautious, one fine morning
tho one,, and a few days later tho
other, together with their chains, had
disappeared without leaving a trace
behind them.
"It must have been almost a fort
night after tho flight of these two
criminals, which had caused the ut
most consternation amongst the
authorities at Auburn, that I ordered
my horse ono afternoon, and started
off for a rido to Cayuga Bridge. It
was midday when I reached -the end
of my journey, and I stood still for
some time contemplating with silent
delight the exquisite scenery which
lay stretched out for miles before me.
Tho Cayuga Lake, one of those which,
together with Lake' Erie, compose that
vast system of inland seas in the State
of Now York, lay in all its beauty at
my feet. The long, slender streak of
silver wound in and out of tho rugged
black cliffs which hemmed It in, and
which rose sheer up out of the lake,
facing each other like grim opponents
who hnd for thousands of years bid
ouo another defiance. Far down the
lake, which is forty miles long, and
ut this particular spot about one
broad, I could discern the enormous
trestle-bridge, a marvel of American
engineering skill, which carries tho
Auburn division of the New York Cen
tral Railway across, passiug on its
way through tho small station of
Cayuga Bridge.
"My business iu the villago was soon
finished, and towards evening I started
homo again. Do you know how de
lightful a ride on a summer's evening
is? Cayuga Bridge is surrounded by
extensive oak forests, through which
the greater part of my journey lay. The
gnarled and massive trunks cast long
shadows, and the foliage rustled so
geutly in the soft evening breeze, that
one soemcd rather to feel than to hear
it. As I rode between these giants of
tho forest, sweet recollections of my
distant home crept into my heart, and,
sunk in my thoughts, I let tho reins
fall on my horse's neck, who trotted
steadily forward. I admired the mar
vellous variety of color that the rays
of the setting suu produced as they
shone through the mass of dark-green
leaves, and seemed to kindle their
edges into flame.
"Suddenly I was startled out of my
reverie by a slight noise which ap
peared to come from tho undergrowth
on either sido of the road. Turning
sharply round, I grasped my rovolver,
but in the same moment I received a
stunning blow on the back of my head,
which knocked me senseless from my
saddle. Once more I recolleetopening
my eyes, and thinking that I could see
indistinctly ouo of the escaped criminals
bending over me, aud then all became
a blank.
"It must have been late in the night
when consciousness again returned to
me. Slowly opening my eyes, I saw
far above me the dark blue vault of the
sky, and the full moon shining bright
ly. A dull, painful sensation at the
back of my head prompted me to place
my hand there, and then I discovered
that I was bound hand and foot. Grad
ually I collected my thoughts; I re
membered now the murderous attack
iu the forest, and a fearful foreboding
flashed through my mind, which al
most caused my heart to stand still.
I felt that I was laid across two sharp
parallel projections, whioh out into my
shoulders and the back of my legs,
causing me intense pain, and far be
low me I could hear the geutlo plash
ica of water.
"Heavens; there could no lonaeie be
any doubt : I was lying stretched across
Cayuga Bridge, bound, incapable of
moving an inch, with the hideous and
absolutely certain prospect of being
cut literally to pieces by the next train
that passed. For the second time that
night I almost swooned as I realized
my situation; but by a powerful effort
of will I recovered myself, and tugged
desperately at the ropes that bound me
until they cut almost into my muscles;
I shrieked, and wept finally like a
child. I made mad endeavors to roll
myself into another position, and then
recollected that a careless movement
might precipitate me into the flood be
low bound hand and foot, to sink like
a stone!
"A shudder ran through my frame,
and I lay motionless again; but not for
long, for the light of the great almost
fearfully bright moon overhead, the
ripple of the water deep below me, the
breeze that came in light puffs, and
then died away again, giving place to
a death-like stillness, occasionally
broken by the scream of some distant
night-bird all was unbearable, and
caused me the anguish of death. And
then tho rails! the rails! My thoughts
were torturing me, and yet I could not
escape' them. The wooden beams of
the bridge vibrated perceptibly from
the movement of the water below, and
I thought that I could already feel the
approach of the train, and my hair
bristled with the horror of it. The
breeze now blew somewhat stronger,
and I imagined thnt I could already
hear, far away in the distance, tho
puffing and panting of the locomotive,
and my heart stood still, to beat with
redoubled force the next mouieut.
"There are certain things, gentle
men, which are absolutely incompre
hensible to me: one of them is the fact
that I was able to survivo that night.
One thought stood ever clear in my
mind: I must endeavor by some means
to shift my position if possible, to
one between the metals if I did not
wish, possibly even in tho next mo
ment, to become the prey of the most
awful death one could conceive. And
I succeodod! I strained every muscle,
every sinew, till I could strain no more.
I wound and twisted myself, aud
panted until I thought my head must
burst, aud after superhuman exertions,
which appeared to last an eternity, and
perhaps lasted but a minute, I found
myself in the hollow between the rails.
"Was I saved? I had no time to
oonsider that, or to rejoice over tho
fresh chance of life which was now
offered to mo, for my whole being con
centrated itself in intent listening. Far
away in the distance I could now bear
first of all indistinctly, and then
gradually increasing as it drew nearer
aud nearer the regular, monotonous
panting which heralds the approach of
a locomotive. The fearful stillness of
the night gave way, as each minute
passed, to the more fearful noise, to
the clanking and thundering of the en
gine as it raced on towards me nt the
headlong speed' of American trains.
Now a thousand feet more now five
hundred all the horrors of hell pos
sessed me; but I. lay without moving a
muscle. Once, indeed, I triedto scream.
I could no louger hear my own
voice; how, then, could the people in
the train be expected to hear me? And
now for an immeasurably short space
of time a blaze of light bout down upon
me, and a blast of hot air rushed over
mo, then everything became dark, and
I heard a thunder as if the heavens
were crashing in. Close, quite close,
at scarcely a hairbreadth's distance,
rushed the enormous mass over inc. I
was saved!
"Already half-unconscious, I was
still sensiblo of a deafening clattering
aud roaring above me, and I saw shadow-like
masses flying past; still one
moment more of deadly anguish one
of the coupling-hooks, banging some-
what lower than the rest, had caught
aud dragged ino several yards, tearing
hnnlly a largo piece out of the breast
of my coat then all objects seemed to
whirl around me, the moon, the bridge,
and the lofty dill's, in one mad dance,
and I became insensible.
When I next woke I found myself in
my own bod, and around me woll-
kuown faces. And now to be brief:
I bad been found on the morning after
that awful night by a plate-layer who
bad recoguized me, and had brought
me back to Auburn. For a fortnight
I lay delirious with brain fever, hover-
iug between life aud death; but my
strong constitution pulled me through.
Tho first time after iny recovery that
I hud occasion to use a looking-glass,
I saw what traces those moments had
loft on me."
The doctor ceased speaking : but his
pnlo face, the look of horror, and tho
great beads of sweat on Ins forehead
all showed how keen his recollection
was of that terrible experience. We
also had listened to his narrative with
breathless attention, and it was some
time before we could shake off the im
pression it had left upon us. From
the German, in strand Magazine.
When Blomlln Was Afraid.
WlienBlondiu was astonishing the
world by exhibitions of his wonderful
feats of balancing, ono of his favorite
jokes was to offer to carry some dis
tinguished spectator across the rope
with him on his back. Everybody
naturally refused, aud the great equi
librist, with a geuiul smile, would say:
"I am sorry you are afraid I should
drop you." But he was hoist once
with his own petard, and the story is
told in the Washington Post. He was
exhibiting in Paris, and was about to
cross the Seine on his rope. . Cham,
the great caricaturist, had come to
make a sketch. Blondin, recognizing
him, at ouce invited hiin to cross with
him. "With pleasure," replied Cham,
"but on one condition." "And that
is?" queried Blondin. "That I shall
carry you on my back," answered
Cham. "Not if I know myself," an
swered Blondin. "Ah," triumphant
ly exclaimed Cham, "this time, M.
Blondb, it is yon who are afraidl"
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The Country School
If the elementary principles of soil
fertility and plant growth are to be
taught in onr country schools, some.
even, of our most successful teachers
will, perhaps, need to "post up" on
these branches, and we repectfully
suggest that they might do well to be
gin now; the country school is bound
to grow bigger, broader and better; it
has the people back of it; they must
know more about the common things
witii wbieU they come in daily contact
and the mighty forces of nature with
which they have to deal. The Epito
mist.
Inrrcaslng a Wheelbarrow's Capacity.
When wheeling corn, fodder, and
other light stuff, a wheelbarrow's ca
pacity is too limited for convenience.
The illustration shows a simple attach-
WHRET.BAHnOW ATTACHMENT.
ment that can be slipped into tho bar
row on sueli occasions, to the great
increase of its capacity. The side
pieces should bo hardwood strips. The
attachment may bo supported by hooks
from tho strips to the top of the wheel
barrow's back if preferred. American
Agriculturist.
The Oamtilicll Farm Cu Iture.
We might assume that our readers
are familiar with the nature of the
"Campbell method" of farm culture,
as wo have once or twice described it,
but we muy repeat that it consists,
first, in thoroughly pulverizing tho
upper three or four inches of the soil
iuteuded to bo cultivated. This is
best done with n spader or disk har
row. If the soil is already in perfect
condition this operation may bo
omitted. In this upper strutum, at
the end of the summer, is concentrated
the most of tho available plant food.
Secondly, the ground is plowed to a
uniform depth of eight inches, by
measure and not by guess, tho fnrrow
slice to bo turned completely bottom
up so that the pulverized surface soil
containing the humus may bo in a po
sition to form the rootbed for the
coining crop. Third, the plow is to
be immediately followed by a tcjl
called the sub-surface packer, which
thoroughly firms the lower four inches,
but leaves the upper stratum in a fri
ablo condition suitable for a seedbed.
The object of firming the lower four
inches is to prevent drying out by a
too free circulation of air, and to in
crease the inflow of water to rot the
vegetable matter in the rootbed.
Fourth, (he grain is sown in drills,
eighteen or twenty inches apart, and
the cultivator kept going in it every
week until headed out. This surface
cultivation is only about two inches in
depth, and with a proper tool can be
dono very rapidly. Corn aud other
hoed crops are planted at usual dis
tances and tended to maturity.
There is no doubt as to the result of
such cultivation wherever the aunual
rainfall is snflicient to make a crop,
and very little rain is required when
the woter is all saved. That it is
saved by this method has not been de
termined alone by the size of the
crops, for other reasons might be
alleged for this, but more accurately
by anulyses of the soil to a depth of u
foot compared with the analyses of
adjoining soil not so cultivated. In
the one case there was always fouud
sufficient water to make a crop, and
in the other case it was not found.
The question to bo settled is whether
it will pay to raise good crops at the
cost of so much labor. As to this the
data are not forthcoming, although
they doubtless will be supplied in the
course of the season. In different
climates, with different rainfall, and in
different years, there will doubtless be
a variation fci the number of cultiva
tions possible or profitable, but it
seems evident to us that this method
is certain to open to profitable culti
vation largo areas of arid lands hither
to considered worthless, and wo be
lieve it to be desirable that experi
ments should be at once made in this
State with the view of determining
what the results will be here. There
is more or less of summer rain in the
districts where it has thus far been
tried, but among the missing links in
the evidence hitherto supplied is tho
rainfall by months, ou the farms
worked by this method. San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
Feeding, Dressing and Marketing Capons.
To have good profitable capons the
chicks should be batched in April or
May. The summer and fall hatches
can be capouized and held for the
March aud April market but they will
not be as fine as the early ones which
can be sold by the holidays. A point
in favor of caponizing all surplus cock
erels is the fact that they are growing
into good money during the fall and
early winter months while the hens on
the farm are taking a rest from egg
production and are giving but little or
no return for the feed they ore con
suming. Do not expect that a 12 or 1S ound
capon from a bird that would have
weighed 6 or 7 pounds in his natural
state. About 1 pounds gain 'can be
expected on every five pounds, or a
bird that will mature into a five pound
rogata will weigh about Cl sounds at
the same acre if canonize.l ... i . I
a minx m ifil
pound rooster will reach p ! I,
pounds U caponued. A c.pcn that
will weigh only 5 to 7 pounds dress,3
will sell at the holidays for about flf
teen cents per pound. That is . t
pound bird will sell for $1.03 :?.'
v .. u. ur , pounds will I
sell for eighteen cents an.i .:n . . I
$1.02, leaving a differenceof fiftv-s?l
.... Vl ,u aeavv
There is no danger of getting then."
too heavy. m
About three weeks before tkev.r.
to be sold DUt fifteen
yard and roosting house and fw,i
iiirm mi uio ih iorming food, the
Will nnnunma Wlmln J I
bran, middlinirs. nnimnl r,,.,ni 'I
a little linseed meal ore perbaDs'thJ
..unv a-uuauio mcim ior a larraer
Give all the milk they will ,irj,lk'
Keep plenty of fresh water and ji
by them. See that they do nut gt tc
iuiuuit immug. oiiouiu tins occur in.
crease the meat ration and put a littlj
salt into the mixture.
The spurs of a capon do not become
naru uae mose oi a cock, but remain
softenod and rather loose on the
shank, neither do they grow long
He will sometimes play, but will do
little or no flirhtinir. Tim nnmi. i
wattles do not grow any more after
me operation. rue nead is slim ami
nas a paio, lifeless appearance. The
growtu or leatners is very profuse,
and the tail feathers especially gro
to remarkable leugth.
When ready to butcher, h nnrr ().. I
capon by tho leers by cood LJ
cords. Kill by bleeding in tho roof of I
tne montu. no caretul to keep all the
blood and dirt off tho feathers m.i
of which are left on and shipped with I
tne mm. leave on all long feathers
next to head, those on tliiili ir,,,.
from first joint out, all of the tail sujl
tuose a little way down ou the hack
from tail. Drv tiek. Wnsli il
mouth aud feet. Hang in a cool plure. I
and tie sure tne animal neat is all out
beforo packing. In advance of dress
ing the capons find out how the com
mission man wants them. Konm uunt
all tho feathers scalded, others nirkpil
off dry. I have given New York style, I
Licave bead and feet on and do not re
move the intestines.
Coffee boxes aro very suitable for
nackazes. Line them with nln I
white paper, then snugly pack, 'placing I
ine iowis as straignt as possible. Aaill
tho box securely, mark nluiulv. uivinrl
gross and net weights and to whom
shipped. Tha flesh of the capon is the
finest iu the world. American Agri
culturist.
Splits In Fruit Tree.
If a fruit -tree is trained properly
from the nursery to the bearingperiod,
the danger from a. splitting of the
trunk or a splitting off of some limbs
from tho trunk would perhaps not be I
very great; but, as a matter effort,
many trees do thus split, and a knowl
edge of the proper treatment of each I
wounds is therefore important, boiue-
times the two split portions of a tree!
aro brought together and an iron rod I
passed through both parts, the end
being secured by a bolthead and by I
nut. Such material is nut always ntl
hand, ami costs, moreover, more thn
is necessary. American Cinrdeningl
suggests an improvement as follows:
If a coil of stout, galvanized iron I
wire (No. 12,at least,) is kept on band,
a split limb can be instantly replaced,
and a figure eight pluced about it anil
TREATMENT OP TREE SrLITl
its neiehhor. as shown in the illtistra-
tion. Severals strands of tbe iw
fllwmld lm nucwl nnnnrdini? to U1
amount of weight to be supported. A
bit of Bheotiron, tin or zinc, piaity
the sides will keep tho bark from be
ing cut by the wire. Such wire w
ceodingly convenient iu mendine
brenks of many kinds, and may el
be kept always ou baud.
Lost at Hen."
that mi
-'V " -" . ai.
ni. f ...ui. liar n n. men nui
terincr cnilv from the "main trues
comes in by Cape Ann, ou her returj
fmm y.o. "liuni. tuiih 1iir colors a
half-mast. A dory or two lost in 1 1
fog or run -clown in thick wentbeM
an ocean greyhound that no more ij
the collision than if it crushed an m
shell at all events, a couple or w
or more for Davy Jones's lockor "
is only too often the tale bretig
uacs: irom tne iisuiug s1" a
Gloucester, our chief fisbiug P1
Tears at parting, weeks of
suspense, and when the skip
home tears again for a lost "u8bH
son, or brother that story is con
enough on Massachusetts Buy. )
even if neighbors say, "DoBV3
. . ? , .,(
dearie I Perhaps some snip " r .
him up, and he'll como bwk,J?2 V
tne nope is snort-nvea. -
sea" is a familiar line in the oe
column of the Gloucester paP
St, Nicholas.
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