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" Do thou Groat Liberty Inspire our Souls and make our lives in thy possession happy, or our Deaths Glorious in thy Just Defence." YOI.. XII. I1 111 -1 NO.-8. Hidden. Nay, do uot call mo light and falso, dour fi loud. Ami turu away from mo with cold disdain, Because tho chords you touchod with idlo hand Gavo lorth no answering strain ; Nor ?ail mo ilcMo whilo I omllo and Jost. And look toward tho world with happy oyos ; Why should I swell ltfo'a sorrowing tldo With unavailing sighs. Como I I will lift tho ilowors nhovo my heart, And show you tho dark gravo I'VO hld doudecp voa did ?ot know ? ??y? "w *.* mc 'flin timo is past to weep. Aro thoro not tear? enough lu llfo's full cup? Is not each wind that blows a dlrgo of woo? Then let mo laugh and sing with caroloss mirth, And lildo my sorrow low. "OUR UNCLE JOE." ?I am not a rich man, Mrs. Ken nington," said Mark PU ni i tunion ; and I don't pretend to bo, I'm only a back oountry farmer, aud my profession that of law-brings mo but a slondor iueomo out there. But I havo a noble farm, and a viow of tho White Moun tains that no artist can paint. And I love your nioco, and sho bas given me reasons to hope that iu time I can win ber affection; and ie you will glvo her to mo I will do my host to rnako her happy." "Dear me," said Mrs. Kennington; "all this is vory sudden." Mrs. Kennington, who was tho slater of a rich New Yorkor, bad an abiding idea that her nioco Madolluo ought to marry a rich man. "She's very bandsomo," mentally reasoned Mrs. Kennington, "and she ls accomplished; and she mado quito a sensation in society this winter when she was introJucod; and if such a girl as this isn't to marry well, then I don't know who is. And tho idea of this farmer fellow coming hero to put in his pretensions, when thoro are so many eligible young mon in society." "Yes," said Mark, quietly, .*! sup pose it seems sudden to you. AU thoso things do seem sudden at the last." "I'm sure I don't know what Mr. Vassar, her pa, will say," said Mrs. Kennington, putting her head feebly on one sido. "Suppose we ask him," said valiant Mark. "Oh, you can't? fluttered. Mrs. Ken nington. "I?o isn't at homo. Ho is in Colorado. " "Then wo will wrlto," "But I don't know his exact post oQico address since ho left Denver," said Mrs. Kennington, "Iii that caso," said Mark, "wo must wait." "Yes," said Mrs. Kennington, unde cidedly- ' ?yes, I think you had botter wait." So Mark Pllnlimmon went back to Purple Peak farm with a lock of red gold bair cloao lo his heart, and Made lino Vassar returned "into society" with a plaiu gold band on her first linger of her lett band, and a dowey tenderness in bor lumel-oyes which had never glittcreU thore boforo. Whoo Mr. Vassar returned Mndolino told him her heart seerot at once, for tho bond of affection between this father and daughter had always boon very ton der and closo. "So you love him, dear?" said ltufus Vassar. "Oh. yef, papal? "Enough to give up all tho lllppories of fashion for his sake?" "Yos, papal" uttered tho girl witli cm ph as i.s. "And becomoa farmer's wife in tho Whilo Mountains?" "Oh, yes," cried Madeline, earnest ly. "Papa, may I writo to him to come?" "Not just yet, child,'' said Mr. Vas sar. "I've gota littlo moro business to transact up in Albany boforo I can cot sider myself fairly settled at homo. But at tho end oe a couple weeks or so-" "Papa, you ave a darling," cried M ad ol I ne. "Stop, stop, Miss Precipitancy I" cried Mr. Vassar, "I havo not promised anything yet, either ono way or tho other. " "But you're going to, papa-I know you're going toi" cried Madollne, dauc ing joyfully about. "We'll seo," cried Mr. Vassar. Tho great wood lires blazed up tho chnunoys of Purple Peak farm, casting a red reflection through tho twilight on tho mountain t road outsldo, when a stout, elderly man walkod up to tho door, and knocked resolutoly on Its panela. "Can you keep mo hero all night, young man?" ho enid. "Mr. Uift, of Fortcaster, sont mo hore to havo a power of attorney drawn out, and I haven't passod any hotels-" "No, I should think not," said Mark Plinllmmon, with a cherry laugh. "We don't deal much in hotols along this road. 13ut you aro kindly welcome to slay hero as long as you Uko, Mr.- " "Mlddloworth," said tho stranger, "Rufus Mlddloworlh." And ho sat down his valise and lookod around at tho dark oiled wain scoting, tho codings travorsod by mon ter beams, the lattlcod easements, tho old oak sotties on each side of tho blazing logs. "You seem to havo a lino farm hore, Mr. Flinlinnnon," said ho, "and ilnoly kept" "It's not bad," said Mark, carelessly "And everything in real old English stylo." "Yes," said Mark, "lt belonged to au old Lincolnshire family who took a fancy to settle out hore. They got to dabbling in railroad shares, and failed. Tho daughters went back to their friends in England, such as thoy had. Tho father blow his brains out in New York. The estate was sold a fore closure. I bought it. There's tho his tory of Purple Peak farm. Madeline Vassar's father sat down on tho old oaken settlo, and looked keen ly at the tall young farmer. How glad ho would havo beon If only ho could soo into his hoartl For no father will ingly gives tho apple of his eyo to n stranger. "His face and mien aro good," h( told himself. "I wonder if Ids natur* matches lt, I wonder how I can find out." Ono hy ono tho different members o tlio family dropped in as ho sat talking with Mark Pllnllmmon. Old Mrs Pllnllmmon was first-a mild, white haired matron, with soft, wistful-eyes then a rosy-cheoked brace of nephews "Their father and motlier aro dead,' observed Mark, "so I adopted them, am Uno fellows they are." "Not a bad symptom," said Middle worth Vassar to himself. 13ut o courso most people aro good to thoi own kitii and kin," i And then onterod a most majesth old man, with long, white hair hang ing over his shoulders, leaning on i cano. "And this," said Mark, is our "Uncl doo," hastening as ho spoke to set ai easy chair for tho ancient patriarch "Uncle Joe, this is Mr. Mlddloworth who has como from Portcaster. I hav invited him to stay ali night-it you d< not object." Uncle Joo waved lils hand like ai old prince. "He is wolcomo," ho said; "vor welcome, Mark, In fact any friend c yours is wolcomo to Purplo Peal farm." And then ho bogan to warm himsol at the blaze and fell into a sort of reverie, Uncle Joo, whoovcr ho might bo, wa evidently tho person of most considera tion in tho littlo household. Ho sat at th head of tho littlo tablo, and said grao before moat; and had tho warmos corner, tho easlost chair, tho most ten der consideration; and finally, when h trudged upstairs to bed, Mark dutiful ly hold tho door open for him to pas through, and Mr. Mlddleworth asko? with 8omo Intorost: "Who IB that old gontloman? II lias a very fino face. Of Course I kno\ that ho is your uncle-" "No," said Mark Pllnllmmon, smi! ing; "ho is not my undo at all. He i no rolatlon in tho world to mo.'' "Then who does ho bolong to?" "Ho bolongs to nobody. Ho is a soi of a cousin to Mr. Pendexter, til Englishman who built tho house. Il went with the young womon to Lil colnahiro, but ho was not welcotn thero. Ho was old, you seo, and poi niloss, and past work. So ho can hack boro, and thoy put him in tli work-house. Hut I think tho shock an all touched his mind; and ono day M round him hero on tho stops, 'I hav jomo home,' ho sahl. Tho work-houi authorities sont for him, but I wouldn [et him go back. Ho ls vory old, yo ico, and very feoblo; and perhaps the wouldn't bo quito so considerate of hil is thoy ought. So boro ho romaine fancying that ho is tho master of Pu: ?)lo Foale farm, and that wo aro h friends and visitors. Ho Isn't tho lea At of trouble, bless his kiud old soul, Mark added apologetically ; "and if was my father or yours, alone in tl world, don't you seo-" "Mr. Pllnllmmon, you are right, ihoutod Mr. Mlddloworth, astonishli tho young man by jumping up, ai wringing his hand vehemently. "I' pitto satisfied now. I know now." "I beg your pardon," said Mark, 3omo surprise. VAbout-about tho relationship I said Mr. Mlddleworth. "I confess it puzzled mo a llttlo at first." Ho started to return to Now York the noxt day; still ho did not divulge his personality. A month subsequently, when Mark carno to tho city In rosponso to a joyful lotter from Madolino, ho was con ducted Into the library, whero an elder ly gentleman sat. "Hero ls papa, Mark," said Made lino. "How do you do Mr. Middloworth?" said tho amazed son-in-law elect. "Middloworth Vassar, If you pleaso," saul the old gentleman, with u chuckle, "Aha! My llttlo girl hero, who thinks sho Knows everything, doesn't know that 1 went up to Purple Peak farm to satisfy myself that sho had fallon lu lovo willi a good and true man. And I did satisfy mysolf." "But you asked no questions, slr," said Mark, still moro amazed. "You requested no roforoneos." "No," said Mr. Vassar. "But'Old Unelo Joe' settlod tho question." And thou die explained lt all. "I always liked Old Uncle Joe," said Mark, pressing Madolino's hand. "But now I begin to believe ho is my, good genius." Aud so lt was tho master of Purple Peak farm won tho Now York heiress. "Madolino has monoy enough," said her father. "And her husband bas, a heart of gold. I knew that when I heard the story of Old Unelo Joe." ST. STLJPU ION'S SPIKE. How a Tall Towoi* "Was Kepal red. Tho tower of tho ancient church of St, Stephon's, Vienna, which is suppos ed to havo been founded in 1144, was greatly Injured by an earthquake lu 1519, and it was necessary to restoro it. In course of time lt deviated out of tho perpendicular to a considerable cxtont, An iron bar was carried through it as an axis for tho support of tho spiro, which, having a considorablo tendency to vi brato, might bo considered as an ele ment of destruction rather than of strength. Consequently, tho thin wall of tho lower portion of the spiro was reduced almost to a ruin and at length was lu such a dangerous condition as to'roqulre rebuilding. Tho removal ot,, tho old spiro was commenced in Aiw Rust, 1030, and in tho following spring' all tho condomned parts had been re moved. Tho modo of construction adopted in tho restoration was novel and Ingenious, tho slight masonry or tho spire being supported by means of a framing of vortical Iron ribs, fastened at their lower extremities to a cast iron plate or base and united to each other at Intervals by horizontal rings of rolled iron. These rings are mado to project from tho inner surfaco, so ns to admit of a person ascending with tho aid of ladders, to tho top of tho spire. All tho wrought and rolled Iron employed In tho construction of this iron skel eton, the weight of which was only 123 hundred weight, was manufactured In tho government works at Nouborg, in Styrla. Tho cast iron plates or rings were furnished from tho govornmont iron works at Mariezoll. In the autumn of 1812, whon thowholo of tho masonry of tho spiro had beon completed, tho upper portion consisting entirely of iron work, was llxod. Thia also was attach ed to a strong cast iron circular plate, similar in construction to that below. This portion of tho framing, with tho other ironwork employed In tho spire, weighed about eighty hundred weight, so that tho ontlre weight of iron was botwoen two and three hundred woight. Tho now portion of tho spiro was con nected to tho old by moans of an ar rangement of iron anchor fastonings. Tho portion of tho spiro restored, viz. (from tho gallery of the tower to the top of tho cross), is about 182 feet high, tho cost navlng been about 130,000 gulden ($05,000), of which sum 15,000 gulden were expended in taking down the old spire and in construction of tho necessary scaffolding. More Spectacle Woarors Than lOver. Tho increaso in tho number of por? sons using glassos ls fully 33? per cont, ovor provlous periods. I speak says a St. Louis dcalor to a roportor, from an ox porlonco of ovor thirty years. I attri bute tliis increaso partly to tho prac tise people havo of buying spectacles from doalors who aro unskillod in Ut ting thom properly to tho oyos of thoso who buy thom, and partly to tho falso economy employed by many in using spectacles whoso only recommendation is their cheapness. Herein St. Louis fifteen years ago thore woro only threo men ongaged In tho business of making and soiling optical instruments, and theso barely mado a living out of it. Now thoro aro fifteen in that lino, and ton of thom havo all thoy can do. A grocor advertised in tho following 1 terse manner, "Hams and cigars, amok? 1 ed mid ?tismoketl,** MAKING OF ?HAltCOA?j. Origin ami Uses of tho ProduoU Charcoal is a compound of tho Rus sian and Anglo-Saxon tongues. "Char" is to burn, or rcduco to coal or carbon, and "coal" is a torin roforablo to all black substances. Charcoal means, lit erally, wood reduced to impuro carbon by expelling tho volatile matter. Iii tho carly history ol tho iron trade it was an ingredient of tho first importance. Our present namo for fossil coal is bor rowed from this material. "When made from beech wood it was called "beoch Coal." Carbonfcing wood is very ancient, as it was described in detail in tho works of a Greek author who wrote 300 years H. C. Pliny reports that at tins time lo make charcoal tho wood was stacked up in pyramids and covered with clay I ol' plaster, which was pierced in various places to allow tho smoko to escapo, .filie ancients evidently knew how to . Hkci charcoal, and wero familiar with properties and uses. Tho Chinese, io have singularly porfected many branches of industry, carbonize wood in a subterranean furnace provided with two openings, ono to servo as a chim ney and tho other for ventilation. When tho subterranean furnace is Ulled with wood piled up vertically, it is cov ered with twigs and branches of tree.;, and lastly earth. It is then ignited at tho openings, and as soon as tho smoke conies >ff in Sulllolont abundance the valves aro closed so far as to leave on ly a very small opening. Five days af ter tho tiro has boon ignited the smoko commences to clear up, and dually lo Docomo perfectly transparent, in proof that the combustion of all the volatilo ingredients of tho wood is complete. When this point is reached every out let is hermetically sealed, and in tho course of six days more the contents of tho furnace will bo found to bo sufll ciontly cool to admit of tho removal of tho charge. Tho Chinese method is ono of extremo Simplicity, and fuiiiishoa thirty to thir ty-live per cent, of hard, resonant, char coal, and is a great improvement on tho processed followed in this country and tyiro})". Tn tho Eastern States for inoro than ono hundred years tho for ests on tho hillside have been despoiled of their trees, and great quantities of charcoal have boon made Tor uso in tho manufacture of charcoal iron. So much injury has beon dono to tho country by tho ruthless manner in which this work has boon dono that it is a question whether all of tho iron manufactured can comp?nsalo for the damage. It tho j person wdio first invented charcoal had j dug down into tho bowels of tho earth and brought to light tho coal buried there and had never discovered how to carbonize tho wood, it would have been an untold blessing to the beauty of our forests, irrigation of our soil, and to tho many stories that have been woven around tho charcoal camp-of monarchs hi disguise, seeking to escapo pursuit; of outlaws fleeing from tho myrmidons of the law; of lost huntsmen; abducted children; of gnomes and wood spirits and kobbolde; of hermits and saintey mon-affording a confusion of history, superstition and religion, which lends tu the depths of the forests a charm pe culiarly its own. Charcoal-burners, asa rule, aro a rudo sot everywhere, living, as they do, apatr from tho dwellings of men, often in h?i ?es not made with hands, out of tho reach of schools. In "olden times" charcoal-burners wero called colliers, an occupation which furnished tho family namo of Collior, Collyer and Colyear. Some years ago it was discovered that wood charcoal removos offonsivo smolls from animal substances, and counteracts their putrefaction. This property has been largely used in dwellings, hospit als, sowers and manufactories. Somo gases aro absorbed to a largo extent; for example, ono volumo of fresh char coal will absorb ninety volumes of am monia, llfty-fivo volumes of sulphurct cd hydrogen, thirty-llye volumes of car bonic acid, and 1.75 volumes of hydro gen. Charcoal also absorbs a consider able quantity of water from tho atmos phere Charcoal ls ono of tho most indestruc tible substances in nature which has beon known from tho earliest times. Tho Romans charred tho stako? willoh wero usod for the construction of bridg es, and after a lapso of nearly 2,000 years, tho romains of tho woodwork in tho foundation of tho famous bridgo built by Caesar ovor tho Ithino liavo been found to havo boon porfoctly well prosorvod, Most of tho houses In Von ico stand on pilos of wood which havo nil boon previously charred for thoir preservation. Charcoal hoing perfectly non-volatllo and possessing no affinity for any othor olomont at ordinary tomporaturos, forms tho ino3t lasting ink possible and pa pyrl penned with carbon ink aro tis log iblo and perfect as on tho first day thoy were writton. Charcoal is also a con ductor of electricity, and is thonce usoil to surround tho earth-tormlnals of light ning conductors. For making char coal crayons tho willow is tho hist wood that can bo employed, as it is uni form in its texture and dogroes of hard ness and softnoss. 'When charcoal is requited for medi cal or chemical purposes it is reealeinod in a close vessel, washed with acids and water, and carefully dried and ground. For making gunpowdor-el.arcoal the lighter woods, freo of resin, such as tho willow, dogwood and alder, answer best, and in their carbonization caro is taken to let nil of tho vapors escapo. Of the different kind of wood, lignum vitae yields tho largest quantity of charcoal, tho Norway pine tho smallest quantity. Old Shoos Romndo. lt may bo a surprise to some people to learn that tho old shoes cast into tho ash barrel .iro liablo to reappear in the boudoir and parlor. A New York re porter who saw a couple of rag pickers quarrelling overa lot of worn-out and seemingly worthless footgear inter viewed ono of tho chiffonniers, and found that they sold thom to tho manu facturers of wall paper, lie followed up tho clew, and oh questioning tho foreman, of one of these establishments, elicited tho following bits of infor mation. "Wo buy," said tho foronuri, "all tho boots and shoes tho scavengers can bring us. Wc pay different prices for different qualities of loa thor. A pair of lino calfskin boots will bring as high a i ? cents. Wo don't buy cowhido boots. Tho boots and shoes aro Hist soaked in several waters to get tho dirt off them. Thou tho nails and threads are romovoe?, tho leather ground up into Hue pulp, and is ready for use. .'Tho embossed leather paperings which havo como into fashion lately, and stamped leather Aro screens, aro really nothing but thick paper covered with a layer of this pressed leather pulp. Tho liner tho leather tho bettor it takos tho bronzo and old gold and other ex pensive colors in tho designs painted on them. Fashionable pooplo think they are going away back to tho mediaeval times when they havo tho walls of their libraries and dining rooms covored with this embossed loather ; they don't know that tho shoes and boots which thoir neighbors threw Into tho ash barrel a month before forro the beautiful materl , al on thoir walls and on tho screens which protect their oyos from tho lire. "Wo could buy tlip old shoos cheaper if it wero not for tho competition from carriage houses and book binders and picture framo makers. I don't know how many other trades uso old shoes and boots, but tho tops of carnagos aro largely made of them, ground up and pressed into sheets. Bookbinders uso thom in making tho choapor forms of leather binding, and tho new stylo of leather frames with leather mats in them aro ontiroly mado of thc cast off covering of our feet. Noxt'o Shift lossiio** At Boan fort. A fow years ago tho writer had occa sion to pass tho. summer in Uoaufort. All around could be seen houses which gave evidence of tho relliloment of for mer days. Their former owners, how ovor, were gono, and in their place Afri ca had established itself. Woods, over ran tho llowor yards, windows and doors were either broken or unhinged, tho walls wore blackenod, lumber par titions woro torn away for firewood, and ruin existsd. In ovory room could bo found a wholo family of negroes. Tho visitor would bo nt a loss to know upon what thoso people subsisted. They worked but little, and nothing was in store. An evening on tho beach ox plained tho problom. At about 5 o'clock tho black mass began to assemble. From houses, from among tho forest inland, along tho roads-in fact, from tho wholo landward viow negroes of all sorts and sizes could bo soon Hocking to tho water's edgo, whero thoy gatherod up tho shollflsh, &c, such as wore in soason. This scono, day in and day out, could bo witnessod, tho only chango be ing from ono kind of fish to anothor. or from tho wator's edgo to tho woods or Holds, according as fish oe borrlos or othor products of naturo woro most easi ly obtained. The absoluto relianco upon naturo and failure to work for a living was tho first indication of a r.-lapso in to barbarism. Rocontovonts show that but llttlo improvements had boen made. Thoy huddle togothor, and aro never moro united thou when shielding Borne criminal from arrost. If the way to heaven bo narrow, li is not long; and if tho gate bo straight it opens Into ondloas lifo. ON SHOUT ?OTIOK. Au Kvory-Dny lucidon! Gives a Good Wii'c tu ii Generous Husband. Soven out of ten pcoplo Would turn around and look nt him, while not ono in twenty would htwo ?lvon her a sec ond glance. Ho was a great big fel low, moro than six feet, with massive shoulders, a woll-set head, and eyes that took in every thing at a glance. His dress alone betrayed his rusticity. Tho flannel shirt, sort hat and heavy hoots all hespoko the country. It could bo seen at a glance that she waa a poor shop girl or a seamstress. Her faded dross and colorless shawl, the slow, tired slop, tho weary, worn-out look in her great, dark eyes, all hespoko hope less poverty, ami as sho walked along among tho crowd of clogantly dressed women liiere scorned lo follow her an atmosphere of want anti misery. Tiie man stood at tho corner^of Slate and Washington streets, Chicago, and was busy watching a big leam of gray horses that were pulling a massive ex press wagon. As tho team passed down State street ho loaned listlessly against tho lamp-post and gavo his attontion to tito big policoman who stopped teams and car? and condescendingly escorted protty women across tho street. Stand ing there and partly lost in thought ho heard a loud warning cry and turned to seo a girl stumbling frantically on tho freshly-watored street H her effort to c:o3S closo in front of an approaching carriage It did not tako him live sec onds to grasp tho bit.', of tho excited horsos, and having forced thom back, to raiso tho half-funting girl. Tender ly, courteously and with tho gentleness of the strong man he half led, half car ried her to tho sido walk. There ho wai seon to bend over her, and tho words sho spoke brought a bright Hush to his faco and an incredulous look in his eyes. Then "they disappeared down tho steps of a basement, and au hour later wero still thoro talking earnestly. But her faco had lighted up and sho would scarcely havo been rocogni/.od as tho pale, wan woman of two hours be fore. Ills face evinced only sincero ap preciation, with now and then a shadow of regret. In about an hour thoy em erged from tho restaurant uni slowly walked down Stato street. What had they found to talk about all that timo? What would bo tho result of an ac quaintance so strangely begun? The answer was given a low houvs later. At tho Union dopot stood tho couple talking calmly and contentedly. Thc neat new michel; tho llttlo trunk some what worso for wear, but stoutly cord ed; tiUe bright appearanco of tho girl; tho nutn's air of proud possossion, all told tho story that Inquiry confirmed. Thoy wero married. Tho courtship had been brief, but singlo lifo had little attraction for either; and, after all, why should they not caro for each other? It was a dainty lesson in love, despito the poverty of surroundings. How Anigo Monsuretl tho Power ol' Steam. Tho experiments which were entered upon for tho purposo of measuring tho force of tho vapor of wator wero very Important and vory dangerous; import ant becauso tho safe working of steam j engines was dependent upon correct measurements of tho force, and becauso all tho properties of heat had to be pass ed in roviow; and dangerous becauso they "imposed tho task of confronting tho unknown caprices of a formidable force. There wore hut two mon lo ac cept it aiid conduct it to success : Arago, who never shrank from a duty, and Dulong, already maimed by an ox plosion, whoso previous studies had ad mirably propared him for the new work." A rudo manomotor was ex temporized, and a boiler, far less staunch than tho sleam-boilcra of to day, was set mi, in which water was heated till tho pressuro ^YUS twonty soven atmospheres. "They could not go further. At this oxtromo point lt leaked at all tho joints, and tho steam escaped through the fissures with a his sing that was of bad omeh. But tho observers, though awaro of tho danger, silent niul resigned, finished without ac cident tho measurements which thoy had begun." Tolling M. Jamin tho story, which was written but as abovo from his dictation, Anigo said: "Only ono being of our company preserved his serenity and slept; it was Dulong's dog; thoy called him Omicron." Grout Sources ol' Wealth.. Tho silver mines of Mexico oxtond from tho Slorra Madre in Son?la, near tho norlhorn bordor, to tho gold deposits in Oaxaca, in the oxtromo south. A con tinuous vein traversos no less than soven teon states and sinco tho day of Its dis covery has yielded moro than $i,000, 000,000. Yet thoso great s?nicos of wealth aro estimated to bo not moro than ono por cont of.' tho undovelopod and undiscovered wholo. ,j. '' ''"":'' ''?0 MWWI \?