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^i^oUd to ^giti^ttnurii, gorluiuliunjl SomnaUn OHonoinJ "' " ? III I ^-.u Bie&OITT OV 4 OIXCUS HOB8X. Without depreciating modern establishments of this kind, our recollections go back to Astley'a Amphitheatre, near Westminster Bridge, as it is used to be, thirty or forty years ago, under the mauagoincnt of the lato Mr. Duorow. Tho feats theie porformcd by some of the horses wero exceedingly wonderful. The animals seemed to possess a dcgroo of human intelligence. They were accomplished aotors. Their powers of simula1 tion with a Yiew to entertain spectators went ! far beyond what any one could expect, whose knowledge is coofhied to tho ordinary class of horses. We will mention a few particulars regardiug the horses at Astloy's as they occur to our memory. One evouiug tho performance represented a houso on Grc.? _ AHj.bc inhabitants oftho dwelling hail managed to escape except a Tady in an upper story. Tou saw hor at a window, throwing about hor arms wildly, and,.^rcaniing for help. Her appeals to thogytafed crowd beneath were heart-rending*. Tho firemen <oould not reach her, for the stair was seemingly in a blase, and there was no fire escape. The spectators in the theatre were wrought up to an agony, it being but too evident that the poor lady was doomed to perish by a painful and violont death. In Mh the midst of the oommotion, a horso which belonged to the lady rushed upou tho stage. Initfl stable it had heard the sorcams of its Lst . mistress, and hastened to do its best to save > her. Without bridle or saddle, it was seen to rush into tho bouse and climb the stair, . 4 amidst flames and volumes of smoke. It v v . - - - ~ reaonea tne apartment where the lady was. She moan ted on its baafc, holding by the mane, And the horse, defoonding the stair, gi v brought her safely to tbo grquud. Prolongodghaftsof applause "rewarded the hasardoas exploit The whole thing was a beautiful pieoo of acting, and evoking throughout sentiments of pleasure and admiration.? Nothing but kindness and long training oould have made the horse so clever in knowing what to do and to do it well. The feat was the more surprising, as horsca usually have a dread of fire which is not easily conquered. It will be understood that the fire had been so adroitly managed as to effect no injury on the theatre, and that there never had been any real dangor. On another evening at Astley's, a still more remarkable piece of acting, by a white horse named Prinoo, was offered for publio i i.: ^ r. i ..... ... ouwiMiuuviu. u whs u piay caneu molliglimettlod Racer, .The slay woe in several ??? , and deeoped to presont different stages of ' In the career of a hirso, tYom youth to old age. Thj apectaele was painful but touching, but unfortunately in too many eases true to nature. We shall endeavor to describe some of tho scenes. When the piece opens, wo have a view of an English mansion. In front there are several mounted huntsmen in scarlet coats, ready to set out on a fox-chase. They are waiting until a young lady comes out of tho mansion to accompany them. We see the lady, properly oquipped for riding, desoend the steps to the doorway, and by the aid of a groom mount a young and beautiful shaped while horse that is in readiness for her.? Bhe speaks to it affectionately and calls it ?WdfearflMBftrte'. The elegant form of the animal, its proud bearing, its glosay coat and the Spirited tray it prances about, exoite general admiration. After a little gtdloping in pursuit of a fox, that was also a taughf actor in its way, whioh lead* the party through a variety of difficulties, suchd- as climbing up rcftfltofleaping owe* hed^ei,*o., till at length, on the point of being run down, it dashes into the cottage of a poor old woman, who humanely gives it shelter. She takes up tho fox lovingly in her arms, and saves it from seemingly impending destruction. That may be called the first stage of the horse's career, during whieh Prince was well attended to and happy. At the beginning of the next act, the bdfese is to every appearanoe several yeans older, sod is dq longer fit for raoing or banting. "*TTlt? lady, its first owner, had from some oireumstanoe been compelled to part ' with it. From its swiftness in running, it had been purchased to run aa none reces, at whieh it had, on several occasions, won prises, anditssprightliness obtained for it the name of the High-mettled Racer. After this it was transferred from ,one owner to another, always in s descending scale, until poor Prince is seen in the condition of a cab-horse in the streets of Londonl It has somewhat the look of its former state, bat is terribly brokon down in fiauro and spirit. Ita plump and glossy appearanoe is gone. It is dirty and dejooted. It hangs its head droopingly down. Its ribs shine tbrongh its skin. Its joints are stiff. It stands on three legs, with the other leg resting on the point of the foot, just as wo see oab-horses trying to rest thoir aching limbs, when standing in a row for hire.? Wljrt. wretched down-oome from that whieh Prinoe had enjoyed, in life's young dream ! There awaits ?|J|flwpfer, a still lower depth In the following lot, Prinoe is reduced to the forlorn condition of drawing a sandoart, when it can hardly draw its own legs after it. To appearanoe it is half-stnrved. A child offers it a few straws, whieh it is o1n<l M Ml T? 1a lu . littl. * w w m iiwiv uctwi i thau skin and bone. The cart io whieh It A , 4 < .? a? 4f ?Ofomm -j M.M.JL. l-L-J I B is yoked belongs to a rude jobber, whose object is to wring the utmost possible work out of the animal, before selling it to bo killed. A feeling of horror and compassion thrills through the spectators. Thev can hardly believe they are only looking at a play, for tho simulation is pcrfuot. Staggering along with his draught uudcr the cruel urging of tho whip, tho moment arrives when Princo can go no further. Its unhappy span of lifo is terminated. It suddenly drops down under its weary load?to dio, and bo rcliovcd of all its troubles.? Unyokod from tho cart, aud relieved of its harness, there it is, stretched out, with a crowd of idlers about it, seemingly at the last gasp, and offering in its fate a dreadful instance of undeserved cruelty to animals. J'Man'a inhumanity to man makes countless thousands mouru." Quito trde; but, alas! inhumanity to man is nothing in coinnnri^on mitli ?*-? 1' ' * ...... ..... lumuuiiiimy which is rccKlessly exercised towards the horse. There is a concluding scene in tho life of the horse we have heon describing, which, on no account, must bo omitted. While lying in the streets in his death-struggle, and when preparations were making to. drag it off to the shambles, a lady who is passing recognizes the dying animal as being her favorite horse Prince, which she had ridden years ago at the fox-chose. At the same time, the poor beast, faintly lifting his head, recognizes its old mistress, and with failing eyes seems to implore her compassion. In a state of distraction the-lady kneels down, takes tho horse's head in her lap, speaks to it ooosolingly and onoe more calls it her dear Prince. Oh what would sho not do to revive the dying animal and give Prince a nevt.lease of existence ! Just at this juncture, in The manner of the old plays, when something supernatural was required to get ovor a serious difficulty, a sylph-like being, in the character of a benevolent fairy, aySars on the stage, carrying a magio wand. er mission, she says, being to redress wrong, she touches the dying horse with the wand and bids it rise. In an instant Princo starts up from its recumbent position, nnd to the delight and amazement of everybody, it is as fresh, glossy nnd beautiful as when it went out with tho hounds in the fox-chase. The lady springs upon its back, and off Prince goes at a splendid gallop. The applause was, of course, immense ! Perhaps in the whole annals of horsemanship there was never ^aponstrated a uiuiu nuudoiful uase of aCtlbg. Tho horse ^ fflgsK fit mblic horse. It had.feigned to bo tired when it stood on three legs. * It feigned to be dying when it dropped down in the sand-carl.? The whole affair was a piece of simulation, and by means of some adventitious aid in discoloring the skin, the deception was complete. A hasty rub with a cloth puts it all right; and instead of dying. Prince gab lops off in the consciousness of having performed a brilliant piece of acting. What we have narrated from recolloction will assist in illustrating the natural intelligence of tho hortfa, and thq extent to whieh it can he eduoated by patient and gentle training. Harsh treatment would be all a mistake. Words kindly spoken, some small reward in the shape of a mouthful of what is sgrssabls?a trifling sweetmeat, for in^^^e-^^^rk wonders in forming the Cm^^PSat an impressive moral lesson was Onveyed in the play of tho High-mettled Raoer. Rvbfor Pasture.?A correspondent of the Elmira, (N. T.) Farmers' Club writes as follows : "Farmers who are in want of first-olass nasture at least exnenne. for thin season, should prepare a lot for the purpose and sow the same to winter ryej and they will aoon have a pasturo for sheep, calves, poultry, in fact any kind of stock ; and for youttg lambs it cannot be excelled. Heavy took will tramplo it to the ground, to some extent, if put on early in the season, but later they can be kept on it at a profit.? Winter rye sown in the spring will not head out till the second year, but will stool out so a to oo?? tb? ground, produciug a luxuriant mam of teed that will pay everv experimental trial. It can be out for soiling purposes the second year for grown up stoek, or it ean be raised for pasture, as stated before, or it ean be allowed to attain its growth and manuro a crop to harvost. It will also stand drouth very well, and enrich the land.? From one and a half to two bushels per aere should be sdWta according to the wealth of the land." ' - Skntimjcnt and Opinion.?Sontiuionts join man tojnan j opinions divide thorn.? The former are olementary, and ooneentrate; the latter are composite, and scatter. Thg friendships of youth are founded on soatlmeut j the dissensions of Age result fVom opinion. If we could know this at an early age?if, in forming our own modo .v. L. -ij i?L ' v> tuui^ui) wo uuuiu acquire a UMrtl V16W of others, and even of those that are opposed to oar*?we should then he more tolerant, and endeavor to reunite by sentiment what opinion divided and dispersed. Josh Billings says ho know* people who are so food of argument that they will stop and dispute with a guido-bonrd about the dtaance of the next town. f * LJ- 1 J X 1 L 1 - i - I . OUR DIET. We have always thought, says the Ncu ami Courier, that our diet is the cause t most of the summer diseases tlU't prevail i this latitude, and have seen nothing thr induces a change of opinion upon this sut jeet. In towns and cities where the cot venienco and variety of market cau he hat there aro perhaps such changes in diet tho diseases may not be traced to tflis source fci their causes, llut how is it ift the villagt and ou the farms whore a vasln majority c our readers livo ? Brother farmer, what di you cat for diuuer to-day 'I Was your hi of fare made up of coolimr. nutlilious. wlmlr some, anti-febrile dishes ? Of was it a vai iety of vegetables, potatoes, greens, beau: and so on to the end of the chapter, all boilc pretty- much in the same pu|^with a hug piece of Northwestern L^*n .in- tl^ cohere like a diamond i.i a casket of jewels I Sog gy corn bread, greasy vegetables, and tli inevitable chunck of bacbu coustitute tb average bill of fare for dinucr allfthc sum mer, while not much better baked breai and fried ham or bacou arc the bulk of th morning and evening meals. Unless a-mai has a stomach like a grist mill is it au wonder that such food creates indigestiou fever, disease and death? We are told that negroes liveou suclf diet and grow fat. True ; but no argument cai bo taken from that premise to reach a simi lar conclusion as to the white race. A ncgr will cover his head with four foljis of a blnn kct and stick his head in hotashics and sice] comfortably. They and wo hive not tin same physical structure, for wl^le they cai digest aud assimilate the strongest diet, the; oau also wc^ji^er the storm on r<Jots aud bet ries, as doubtless many of them ire doing to day. But our race is required to be mon select in what they cat, if we desire to pro moto health. 'Tis said that the tirst orde Mr. Callu.uu issued after he was nppoiutci secretary of war was to destroy every frying pan in tho army, for it was killing more sol diers than battle was. So wo think, am hence advise our readers to be a little mor delicate at this season in their diet thai they have been heretofore. The following extract from the New Yor! Tribune is so forcible upon this point, tha wo commend it to the careful perusal of ul our readers: The thermometer may bo used to a cei tain extent as a guide in the selection c food. With the mercury at 40 degree below zero, n healthy stomach will crave a nbuudauce of car^^i^^yt^jis uiatt^j-^) n",pp* tho^ierniomcter at 90 degrees iu the shndt wo want slight help from food to keep th blood at its uormal temperature of 98 dt grees, but tho wastes of nerve and atusculn tissue may still require large supplies fo re-cnforcemcnt. Tho falling off of the ap petite in springtime is a fitting prcpuratio for the heats of summer close at hand, an everything 'that suggests cooluessand light ness of dietls grateful to us. A natural divii iou of foods is into those whieh maintain th heat of the body nud those which fo to th productifih of muscular and mental force.? Carbon, in ono form or another, is 'Jic basi of all heat-producing food, and uittogen i tho basisot muscle-making food. \u well proportioned food oarbou stands to litroge f_ .i - -C a .- - - .l. : . J. 1 in uiu iuliu ui uvu tu uuu } tiuu is, vu swai low fivo ounces for warmth to, 4(^ie fo Strength. But this .ratio variost^fe-aIroad iutiuiated, with the height of the mercury Iu winter starchy foods, oils, f; ts, are in di maud. In summer acids, lean meats, curd aud such other articles as I oep up th strength of the body without o' jrheatiug il Every housekeeper should uud rstand ho\ to feed the various members ol her house hold with food convenient for thcui. At] alyses of blood, of muscle, of bn n and ncrv tissues, and of the various food which hav been made, render this kno ledge quit possible to her if she will seek . For illu< tration : Suppose she has halfi dozen hur gry farm laborers to fdfcd, she \ ill not giv them chickon croquettes, tongu< Jandwichc nnd ice cream, for this would ul feed then She would rather place before mem cornc beef well done, cabbage, onioul, beans, pr tatoes, buttermilk, and breatncmjl battel In tho corced beef they would h.vc for ever hundred grains eaten fifteen gnins of nitn gen, which would go at once toppair mui cular waste ; in cabbage, every hutdred part would give them four parts of ntrogen; i onions they would have five parts if nitrogc in every hundred parts; in bean, about th 1 ?! auiu, itiiu iu potatoes oom niqogcn nn potash, though in smaller proporfbns. Th buttermilk, besides affording a ciiling noic is a refreshing beverage, sinco eviry constil ucnt of uailk but the fatty pnrttis prcsoc in it. A piece of opplo pic wouk\fitly cloa tho repast. But such a meal would not su the brain-worker; it is too heirty, an makes larger demands ou tho dijostive 01 Sins than would be agrooublc to h\m. Fe im the food should be nt onco lifter an more concentrated?a cupful of nWitioc soup, a piece of juioy meat ?0slrjrj?stl, < fowl,) a baked potato, egga* bread|ed bu ter, fruit, with somo light desnert withoi pastry^ihis would permit him, aftcfa shot interval, to resume hia work withoivheav neas. 4 There is a groat doal said in (apisc < French cookery, but tho demands ofUio ii tense life Americans lead cannot be mat t inero flavors and simulated dishesW^Oi ? ' f 4 palates may bo cheated by tho cuitinier, but he caunot cheat our stomachs. Food wc >1' must have, food that on analysis gives fibrin " and gluten aud albumen, aud puts such rest't lessuess iuto our muscles and our brains that >- we cannot choose but work and think. Tho i- he irty worker is invariibly the hearty fecdli or. While it is right aud proper to utilize it everything edible, and wrong to waste what >r may serve a useful purpose, there is no cconi, oniy so unwise as that which loads to defraud 'f our blood by filling the stomach with what d sccuis to be food, but is lacking in the esscu II tial elements of food. In the summer time ' f ruits and vegetables naturally form a large part of our diet. When neither under-ripe b uor over ripe nothiug can be more wholod some than fruit. But there are no articles e of food more deranging to the system than >, uuripo-fruit?lUatf verging qu decay, in | ; which the fermentations of decomposition c have begun. So far as possible fruit should e bo eaten without sugar. Sugar is carbon in i- a saccharins garb, and carbon is heat. Curds tl arc very delightful and nutritious articles of o food. For breakfast ou a sultry morning in n Ju.ie aud July nothing can exceed a cream y cheese for delicacy and satisfaction, i, The habit onec formed of eatiug cold dishes in summer, and the American idea that every meal must taste of the fire being a discarded, large comfort ensues to tho cooki and the cater no less. Cold tea and cold 0 coffee, if rightly made and cooled, areas re freshing and stimulating as the same beverl> agos at 212 degrees Fahrenheit. Cold meats c are as nutritious as warm meats, and many a vegetables are as palatable vrhcu they have y been half a day from the fire as wheu first ' cooked. Salads of all kinds arc specially grateful in warm weather, und should form a a part of every* diuuer. r Good Fahmino.?Uuder this head the 1 Koowec Courier publishes the following compliment to a farmer of Audersou CounI We had the pleasure rcccutly of visiting c the farm of Mr. 11. M. Morris, who lives a near Sandy Spriugs, Audersou County.? Mr. Morris gave us some facts concerning k his farming last year, which we lake pica* t sure iu publishing, in the hope that it may II stimulate souie of our Ocouco farmers. In 1870 off one acre of ground Mr. M. pro - dueed 32 J bushels of wheat, weighiug 02 if pouuds to the bushel. After the wheat was s harvested ho planted the suiiTC ground in n corn, aud gathered therefrom 20 bushels, u mt_Ut Cll J- - ? 1 ? * 1 I w puuua jo uie lyusnei a net iJlHr 5, crop, iucludiug wheat, corn and fodder, was e $95.50. The cost of production was $28, !- leaving a uct profit off of ouc acre of $07.50. r Upon another acre the sauio year lie pror duced 12 bushels of whuat, 12 bushels of i- corn, 13 bushels of peas, 150 pouuus of n fodder and 000 pouuds of pea viucs, the d totul value of which was $57.50. The cost of production was $10, leaviug a net profit i- of $-47.50. Total profit off of two acres of e land the sauic year $115. Mr. Morris also c informed us that ou the 25th of - he - sowed broudcast eight acres of stubble land is iu speckled peas at the rate of 1} bushels to a the acre, aud that ho gathered therefrom I- nine bushels per acre. Cau any of our Ocou nee farmers beat this? If they can, we I- would bo glad to hear from them It beats r cotton plauting all to pioocs. Mr. M'e presy ent crop ofwheat, although injured consid'. erably by the late hail storm, will make nu i- abundant yield. Oue aero we think will s turn out as much as 25 or 30 bushels. e ? - A negro preacher had elaborated a new f theory of the Exodus, to wit: that the Red >- Sea got frozen over, and so afforded the i- Israelites a safe Dassaero: but. when Phn * t? ' t ' " o raoh, with his heavy iron chariots, attcnipo ted it, they broke through and were drowno ed. A brother rose and asked for an explu? nation of that point. "1't.o becu studyin' gography, and de gography say dat be very o warm country?where dcy have do tropics. ' s And de tropics too hot for frcezin'. Do ? p'int to bo splaincd is, 'bout brcakiug d through de icc." The prcachor straight> cued up and said :'-Brudder, glad you axed dat quostion. It give ino 'casion to 'splain y it. You sco that was a great whilo 'go? > in do ole time 'fo' dcy had any gography? !- 'fo' daro was any tropics."?Springfield s Republican. n n An item in the ship news of Saturday c brings the information that 40.000 boxes of d chccse wore dispatched to England ou that e day. In course of time some of this will I, got back to us as "fino old English cheese," t- at a high price, which (the chango ot name it and increase of price) will give it an excel;o lent flavor with connoisteurs, notwithstandit ing its origin in our own American cheese d factories. Black silk dress goods made in r- this country, as good as any in the world, >r incet with small favor unless they are 1?d beled "French" or "English j" and, as for is earpots, oar unquestionably fine Philadel>r pfeim make, although sold by the mnnufactr torert fbr what they really are?Philadel.i .Lt. J* J- J ? " " it, |miim mttuo ginmn?uu not get very far irom rt the city before they are metamorphosed into i- the "best imported."?Phil Ledger. >f He over ready to forgive. "Remomber, ] he who refuses forgiveness breaks the bridge, >y over which he must pass, for all need lorir givnuesH." I the h0u8ekeefeb. Cure for a Felon.?Tukc a tcaspoonful of black popper, a tablcspoonful of riuogar and the yolk of no egg. Siuitncr together and bind on. Renew twice a day. Foil Cleaning black cashmeres, wash in hot suds with a little borax in the water; 1 rinse in blueing water,?very blue, and iron , on the wrong side while damp. Washing Carpets.?Housekeepers may be glad to know that a tablcspoonful of aui, monia in oue gallon of w irui water will restore the color of carpets. To flnn v. llniiio?"?? ? ? IV lieu the voice is lost, us is sometimes the case, from the effects of a cold, a simple, pleasant remedy is furnished by lieating up the white of i an egg, adding the juice of one lemon, ami swccteuiug \vith wljite sugar to taste.. Take a teuspoouful from time to time. It lias been known to effectually cure the ailment. Buoimnu Meats.?When meats arc broiling 011 a gridiron over hot coals, the sudden heat applied sears the outside, which shuts in the juices, and tho rapid application of heat soon cooks the meat through, if in moderately thin slices. It is then teuder, juicy aud palatable. Thoso who never broil their fresli meat, fish or poultry, do not know the excellence of a properly ouked dish of animal food. Lemon Beer.?An authority says : Cut two large leuious in slices aud put tlieui into the jar, put a pound of white sugar over tho lemons, add 0110 gallon of boiling water, stand it away until it is cool, and then put in one-quarter of a cup of yeast, let itstaud till it ferments, bottle in the eveniug in stone jugs, cork it tight, and thoro's your good leuiou beer. It beats larger aud is more of a temperance drink. Improved Scrubbing Machine.?This machine consists of a wheeled frame, carrying a reciprocating scrubber aud mechanism for operating it; also a water holder, which is connected with the scrubber by a flexible tube, and u mop and pan, for taking up the water that has becu used in the senil.lun operation. The machine is pushed about on wheels, so that the floor is both scrubbed and mopped as the machiuc advances. Boiling Beets.?With many housewives l here is a great deal of boiling of beetroot in ease it should loose its color, and j minute directions arc generally given in all I cookery books as to washing the roots carefully, so as to avoid nil abrasion of the skin, clean before bciug put into the pot is, of course, very necessary ; but the most simple way to avoid spoiling the color is to drop tbo roots into boiling water. Blackberry Fritters.?Aro made by mixing a thick batter of flour aad sour milk or cream as for pancakes, only quite stiff.? If cream is used, allow oue more egg than for sour milk, then stir thick with berries. Ilavo ready a kettle of hot lard, dip a tablespoon into the lard, then tako out a spoonful of batter and drop it into the boiling lard ; the grease will prevent tho batter from <nrv In tKn 3 ...v?*Uq WW DMV opuuiij UllU Will 161 11 QTOp off iu nice oval shapes. Eat with syrup. A gentleman observed an urchin who had a large slice ot bread in his hand and who was crying vory bitterly. "My... son," he exclaimed, "what are you crying about?" "Mother won't (boo-lioo-oo) put any butter on my bread (boo-hoo-oo !") "Oh, is that all ?" said the gcntloman. "Come, dry up your tears and be a man." "It ain't so much the butter," retorted the little urchin; "its the disposition of the old woman." An ounce of alum put into the last water used in rinsing children'** dresses, it is said, will render them almost uninflamable. They will take firo very slowly, if at all, and not buru with a flame. Mothers who live in houses where open fires arc kept, will do well to try the experiment, not on the children, but on the dresses. "William," said one Quakor to another, "thee knows I never call anybody names, but, William, if tho Governor of tho State should COlllO In nift nnd anv 1 ??" *1.? vvoituuj a nam bllCU to find the biggest liar in the Stato of New York,' I would como to thco and say: 'William, tho Governor wants to see the particularly.'" "Stick a ginger snap on the end of a knitting needle and yon have the latest style of parasol."?N. x. Herald. "And wrap a sheet of foolscap around the neck of a mineral water bottle and you havo the latest style of a gout's collar?Nurristown Herald. Let us discuss the question why a woman can pin on a man's collar the first time trying, when tho very same pin, if engineered by a man, would double up and run backward tn Ktiftlc in lii< fktiink -#? Wiso men mingle mirth with their cares, as a help either to forget or overcome them; bat to resort to intoxication for the ease of one's mind, is to cure melancholy by madness. - , A young lady says that "if a cart wheel has nine fellows attached to it, it's a pity that a girl like her can't have a few I" It's a mighty sick printer who throws up . his case.