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tho Ww ofW wof mH wiu ml stew <x>H*l At riie Wl * totter At all, QouUI \ * \ M\y of Mr httudni-ltingy Yr ntity of U; ami h? thwruimn nroim ipwiimti *10 uwn proparod R oarofUlly^wriU* flcripttoiii imd forwarded It, togetlu itli hot lllrotitiM, to the vwbuR polk ntions in this city and othor larj wna Ho visited overy -holo and oo r of New York, watched the railwe 'pots, and interrogated the clerks. Tt ao-and-cry was raised evorywhoro, bi vised in vain. Now and again a message would I nt to him, saying that a young lad aswering the description of the truoi as at some distant town, and tliithe^ ico would the doteotive repair, onlj# ad that ho had hod his journey foayifl lina and fkaf V?? %??? ?- "" , ?uun 14V nan an 111UUI1 UXiMff** for. Once he fancied that ho iuufrliiu< rchbold in a carriage in BroadwKand jllowed it for a long time, onlw> acnowlodge himself again mietq&A ; but e was convinced nevertheleiwnat she .ad not left the country, and?y(u much oubted whether she had lemne town. He had carefully examinofor causcd o bo examined, all the Jfebks of the 'arious steamship comparfs, and " incrviewed " their agents/p no purpose, die girl had melted intglac.air, without caving a trace behidm Atffand tho trail vas about as difficuyto follow up at hat of a mosquito off a rook. An UnUSUallV libofW rnwarrt linH V>nnn iffered by Mr. Hoiln for any information that could lea/to her i*ecovery, and constant applications were made by inlividuals wno p/fessed either to hav< wen her themslves or to have heard Tom some frield who had seen her, and nany a wild fljosc chase was the result intil at lnst/ho detective began to feai liat Bhe hai made away with herself ind actually visited the Morgue raon ;han once' when the body of a deac voman wfa advertised. Still ho did no elinqutfh his original idea, and whei >ressedr by his companion to try soiui >ther/ack, only repeated what he hat uiidjTef0re. "/Depend upon it, a man is at the bot t<3^i of it." One day a new thou^' tiim. nnrl nViaiird lis it ftnn^rCu J^ren toTBiXiiirJf. ho determined<vr ^vin? ' t a fair trial, and startled hK brothei licer by remarking, ? Davy.' I am gog to watch old Hortov^ Tho otliei ighed at him, but dy*'fcot oppose hii iggestion, aspt gavMtt least a promis< of something to d/J. Mr. Horton, it common with ma?y other gentlemen was oxtremely fond of driving, and ar afternoon rarely passed without his ordering his buggy. . Ho had, of late, beer much worked at his office, and frequently slept at an hotel when he found il too late to enjoy an evening at homo There was nothing extraordinary in at this?moro particularly Jas that home was no longer as cheerful as it URcd U >e beforo the death of {lis father anc he loss of the daughter?and no on< had i>aid any attention to his conduct. The detective commenced his espion ago immediately, and Mr. Horton wai carefully followed wherever he went His drives wore usually in the directioi cf Harlem ; and as ho was but littli learned in horses, and would have at soon thought of driving a locomotive a a fast trotter, the officer became curiou to see what it was that induced him s< constantly to patronize that road. H< therefore hired a vehicle, and having in Btructed the coachman to follow Mi Horton's buggy, waited patiently fo the upshot, whatever it might be. Of one thing he was soon convinced Wherever Mr. Horton drove, it was no to Harlem, for after pursuing that di rcction for a short distance ho turne< his horse's head and drnvn V?no1r toward tho city. Closely followed by the de tectivo in the fly, he drovo to a house ii the immediate neighborhood of the Nex York Hotel. ' Here he drew up, am having rung tho bell, entered with th air of a man who was perfectly at home The detective, in the meantime, left hi carriage and took up a position wher ho could command every thing withou being himself visible. Nearly an hou elapsed, and Mr. Horton did not reap pear. What on earth is he up to thought the detective; there must b some great attraction here; and he con gratulated himself f>n the step he ha taken. Presently the front-door opened, an Horton stepped into the street with lady on his arm, whom he tenderly as sis ted into the buggy.. The lady's fac was thickly veiled, and the lookor-o could hot guess even at her age, excep that her movements seemed those of young woman. Mr. Horton seated him self by her side and drove off, and th dcctectiv^'his curiosity now excited t the highcwt pitch, again started on hi trap. This led him straight to the Jeree forry," and in course of tune he alightec carriage,and all, in Joi^ey City. Th chase sot off without delay toward Newark, in'happy ignorance of the presenc of a pursuer. When Newark was reachec Mr. Horton stopped at an hotel, and. at comp&tiied by tho lady, went in, afte ordering his horse to be put up. for a: hour or two. The detectivesoon learne that he had ordered dinner, and, as hi owft appetite was good, resolved to imi tate his example. While his meal we preparing, he loitered about thepassag in tup hbpe of obtaining a peep at to fair unknown. Presently the opportune fw aA??Va' " Ana twiiiiaim ia^A AV* iV?y, V#, VWO^ nutKCIO lOt 1/ til door open* andthrough the crack tb lady was diatinotl v visible. The detective foil back as if he ha been shot;j plunged his hands into hi pookets, to flnd the portrait of Miss Arc! bold ; pre?^atly lie pulled it out, looke <>t it attentively, and then took anothc inofth fViWittfl-ih fnn /mtnV in l^n rlrtsv* ' A? | H MQiMk" ??^" *w' I I 5 M No rfdHnavo t?#n? but MMrfet $ n j^o uortmlfc" doe* d sr thfo lidlaffcwvz h jo " YsmrTp&i ihfis not in at ptoeenk" F (o " Vtf t?U? tyn i wo will oomo in M r- and #t fot her/but you nocd not tell m ,y HBCTT-" "V UOf ?B UOIV. a 10 Jfj noun pHWod very tediously, and n it ttportitudoVrMn. Arobbold had al- f< jpt given way, when a carriage drove tl ra K> to the dodr, and immediately after- a L jnvards her daughter's voice was heard n j&mddiugsomo ono "good night." The ti I carriage slowly departed, and the detec- si ' Uvo bidding the mother keep close be- fi i hind him, stepped quietly into the hall, r i ana stood taco to taco with the girl ho g i had bo long bocn looking for.. t' " Good ovoning, Miss Archbold." f? " That is not my name," and sho Took- t ; ed him full in the face. h i "Indeed. Do you not, then, know d , this lady "f" a Her bravado was all gone then, and ; uttering a scream that made even the J i experienced police officer wince, sho 1 . covered her face with her hands, and t , fell fainting on the floor. c The dotective raised the young lady c [ in his arms, carried her out, and placed c i her by her weeping mother's side mar carriage he had procured. It is no. in- j; t tention of mine to recount the sceno he J . then witnessed between Mrs. Archbold s I and her child. The detective in all his I . experience hud never met the like, and j ) iiujiLn uevor to meet 11 again, rney c [ were both somewhat more composed be- i [ fore they reached homo, and tho mother t had again nerved herself to meet tho a . (make whom she had so long called t friend. Mr. Horton had come in, and c j was in tho dinning-room, where he had b l been told by the other two daughters, t t who had been previously instructed, t i that Mrs. Archbold had gone to take t 2 tea with au acquaintance. 8 1 Ho turned quiokly round, smiling 1 bUndly, as the handle of the door was j , turned, and was about to advance? t ^ when lie stood transfixed with terror, s and grasped the table for support. t ' Mrs. Archbold never spoke, but drawl ine herself ud to her full hoichk. -nnint^fl * ^ A Q ? JC? X _ to her daughter, who had sunk into a t chair and was sobbing convulsively, c Her sisters, rushing to her side, fondled i and embraced her, calling her by name c and entreating her to be calm. Pre- c sently Mr. Horton staggered, rather e than walked, out, without breaking the a silence, the street door was opened and 1 shut, and he was gone. i " Well," said I, " and how did it nil I j! end P' c un : it was liuslictl up, as well as it t [ could be, though scores of people in i j New York will recognize the story, and c J know the actors in it. Horton had fas- < I cinated the girl, I suppose; he certainly t j was a very pleasant roan. He flattered t her, and filled her head with rubbish, i and I have no doubt had an eye to her i ^ money, eventually. I was the means of 1 his wile obtaining a divorce from him; ^ * and 1 believe he is going to marry Miss i Archbold, but I doubt if her mother 1 _ will evor speak to him again, although 1 _ they often meet." ] ? " What! is ho in the city still V" J j " Certainly, and doing a good business. 1 0 He is a clever follow. He knew that he 1 hod a better chance of being unsuspected : if the girl remained close ut home ; and 1 r I must confess that if it had not been 1 for a whim I should never have caught 1 him.?iY. Y. Evening Post. i t " 1 (treat Sulphur Mines. 1 The production of sulphur and manu- ' s facture of its compounds in California ? ia piBinff in imnn?4otir?o Tlio ??_ i ply of the world is obtained from tie v sides of Mount Etna, in Sicily, and this 1 State UBed tho Sicilian brimstone until ' e lately. Now tho sulphur works on the >. shore of Clear Lake produce four tons a . 8 day, as much as the coast can consume. o The freight from the Mediterranean, the . t increased charge on account of the com- ( r dubudio nature ot tne material, and the i necessity of keeping large stocks on , ? hand, so as to prevent- any disturbance e of trade in case a cargo should he do- ' i- layed or lost, give decided advantages to d the home manufacture. The Sicilian brimstone can not be laid d down here for less than four cents per I a pound, and the domestic article is sold . (_ for three and a half cents. Clear Lake e occupies tlie crater of an extinct volcano, a and the evidences of volcanic action are abundant in the vicinity. The triangle a formed by the lake, the Geysers and St. _ Helena?each about 25 miles from the e other two?abounds with volcanic scoria, o trap, lava, olisidian, tufa, warm springs, a and other remains of eruptions, and v signs of subterranean heat at no great [ distance from the surface. ' e The sulphur bed of Clear Lake is about eight miles from the southern end, on ' e the eastern shore, only a few hundred ^ yards from the water. There is a bank ^ resembling ashes, in which there are x numerous alkaline and sulphur spring ^ a and also vent-holes from which sulphur- ' d ous fumes escape. These holes are but R rounded by beautiful crystals of pure . sulphur deposited from the fumes rising . 8 from below. The earth, containing 0 about fifty percent, of sulphur, is placed e in an iron retort, which is heated to a [_ high temperature, so that tho sulphur is e driven on in fumes into a receiver, ? where it nettlea in n. linniil -frtrm an>1 runs out into pine boxes,-two feet long J (j and a foot square. It i? as pure as the I A Sicilian brimstone, but the latter cornea ; L. in sticks,.which aro more convenient for ^ handling when small pieoes are wanted. ^ T The lump sulphur is used chiefly for 1 y. making powder and sulphuric acid, which 1 j last is employed in, making bluestoue, ' fWflW vWi ffW* imfWI ifW"M * outiterti eovmtry, which, with the usual inter rain* heavy road* ami fording f stream*, make It ww difficult for the lanagem to make good tho promt** of \t> agent*. ftuchwa*theca*ewtthJohti obtnaon'a Clreu* and Menagerie a fow ay* *tnoe. While performing In Tallaameet Fla., It waa mentioned to Mr. 1. Robinson. Jr.. that ho ntlnht oxbect >me difficulty in passing through a long ad dismal swamp between that plaoo nd Quinoy, on account of tho large .umber of alligators whioh infos tod tho >rd at this locality, and whioh are at bis season of the year very ferocious, nd on tho watch for any unfortunate tulo or homo that may bccomo cnuigled in tho numerous roots, quickanas, and holes, whioh abound at tho 3rd; but he replied as tho agent had oloady mado tho arrangements for him to o through, and it was not his naturo to urn bock, he had nothing loft but to allow, trusting to his previous good foruno in getting thus far. The result of is decision, although anticipating some liffioulty, was far more serious than lie nticipated. At three o'clock, v. M., oil Tuesday, anuary 25th, Prof. Lewis Houston, who Las chargo of the animals, started with he elephant Empress, the large Bractian amol, the beautiful Arabian white amel, a line thoroughbred maro and olt, and two spotted coach dogs, to nake the trip to Quincy, although rc>eatcdly warned by Mr. J. F.Robinson, fr., not to attempt the passago of the wamp in any other than daylight. He lowover wont through. Before ap>roaching the ford, an occasional bellow ir roar was heard betokoning that the uhabitants of tho locality had not reired for the night, and a sudden plungt .nd plash in tho water would denote hat tho enemy were on tho alert for mishiof. Tho elephant would every few tops, throw her trunk aloft, omitting a1 he same time a loud screech of defiance ho camels uttering: low moans. whil< he horses almost refused to stir, unci tood trembling with fear, whilo the dogs tept up an incessant howling. Ap>roa?hing the water of the ford, Houson determined upon the immediate pasage through before the alligators nuo ime to summon their crew. ^ Bidding the elephant enter, she stepZed boldly in, at the same time lashing ;he water furiously with her trunk, thi lameis, Horses and. dogs following clo?t n the roar. He had passed two-thirdi >f the way when a sharp yelp from on< if the dogs, und his sudden disappearmce, denoted that the swamp fiends vero at work, and before he could coloct his thoughts the other dog wenl inder with a long death howl. He now legan to think of his own safety, ant sailing to the clophant commanded hei o turn, which sho did. So a fcarfu oar was heard from tho lareo Bactriai iomel who had at that instant been at racked. The water seemed alive witl illigatnrB. The roaring, bellowing, ant icreeching of the elephant, camels ant illigntors were terrific. Thoy woul( throw their ponderous jaws open an( tear huge pieces of flesh from the camel while the poor bruto would utter heart rending groans and cries for relief. Ii She meantime the elephant was not idle Ever solicitous for the welfare of he keeper and companions, she had, at thi moment of seeing them safely landet upon the opposite shore, xushea back t< the assistance of her friend, the camel who by this time was nearly gone, ant by creating the greatest furore amoni tier assailants, succeeded in bringing th bead of the camel to the shore, mat pot tion being all that remained of tho poo animal. In tho confusion that ensued, HouBtoi lid not miss the colt until warned by. shrill scream or neigh, which seemed t some from several rods below. Upo: rushiner down the strram a. fnw varrt* terrible scone was presented to his view It would seem that the denizens of Chat tahooche' swamp for miles around ha> become cognizant of some extra attrac fcion at that particular point on thi night, and had started for the rendez voub, and upon reaching the sceno c action had unexpectedly encountere both food and opposition at the sam time?-for nmnltuieonii with n m oofi n of tho colt they met its pursuers, and a: awful battle ensued. Several times i appeared as if the oolt would escape an regain the shore, so busy were the alii gators engaged in destroying each other but just bofore the poor creature woul reach the land, /?me monster mor ravenous than brave, would' leave th melee, pursue and drag it back into dee; water until it finally became exhausted and fell an easy prey to the fearful rep tiles, while Professor Houston stood loot ing on with blanched and terrified look/ wholly unable to render the least assist ance, threatened with a terrible deat' should he even attempt'it. As he turn Bd to retrace his steps toward the plac where he left the remaining animals, h Dounted the rest. He had made the pas sago, but at a terrible sacrifice. Be ha started with an elephant.^two cameii two ciogs ana two nones, no came ou with an elepnant, one camel and on horse. The camel waa valued at $5,00 and very rare. The colt Mr. Eobinso: had repeatedly refused $1,000 for. 1 will be many a long year before Housto mil forget the horrors of passing throng' vm X" aw* 1U? DVTCUUJ/ C?V IttgUb* Hurrying Up a Bargain. A Frenchman, named Pat Mulroonej bad a kicking hone that he wanted t get rid of, bat found it' Very difficult At laat he entered him . at Herkneai Bazar, and warranted - him sound an Ll^J J A ? '-* ? ? '? ? A.: xt five dollars. Fat was afraid the horB would show Hit bad qualities before th u^tho nar^n, ana toay h 7<>s?96iTS5^n2? ,,-. W?M*? f ? ^ciM to pay for mm now iSy, ynpiffflg n jl?i iJ ^jV~ fl rm &??*%> ?mMrMfcdot fbo*l? but fata* deficient in gluiMtt U hot WAmtit*rtvFnft and In bettor when combined with tfie who)* grain, which, when ttuw&ed, form* a moat wholesome nnd nutritions food. Barloy is much used in Suropts but should Hover In the only food in the ^oultry.yard. Fowls do not fatten on Oat* aro flood as a ohunge, but are inferior as nutriment. Buokwhoat is muoh liked by poultry, is greedily devoured, and is mote produotive of okks, early and in abundanco. than any other grain. Hemp nood is alao produotivo of eggs and is also very strengthening. Tho ocroal is ono of tho boat things that oun bo fod during moulting. In preparing birds for exhibition, flaxseed may bo given occasionally; it increases tho secretion of oil, and gives lustro to the plumage. In giving soft ' feed it should be mixed stiff, t". e., not 1 mushy; fowls do not relish it in this i. state. A good food of this kind is composed of equal quantities of line bran ntifl Tnrlion ol TUia > with hot or scalding wutcr, of such conpistency that it breaks or crumbloB when thrown on the ground. Another good soft feed is mode of small potatoes washed clean, boiled and mashed with ail equal quantity of Indian meal. In giving soft feed never use a feeding , dish or trough. If the yards are clean, as they should be, the ground is the best place to feed them from. The gravel and Band swallowed with the food is necessary for digestion, besides poultry preter to pick their food from the ground. Don't neglect green food. W e have spoken of it before in a former number, and only refer to it now to impress more forcibly the necessity of it if you wish to ' succeed with your poultry; a little chopb. T^nrl vnrrnfnKloo nf onmn , cabbage, lettuce, onions, or other greens 5 ?is better given every day tbnn a great I deal once or twice a week. j If you wioh perfect eggs, lime in some - form must be furnished. Broken bones, - lime rubbish, pounded shells (oyster or - clam) are all good. I Beef or pork scraps are productive of good results. In tne winter, when the fowls do not get worms or grubs, a cake ; laid in the yard for them to pick at, or a j littlo chopped off and fed to them, adds 5 to their health and to the contents of tho i egg basket. So also an occasional dish 3 of raw meat chopped into pieces, aoout - as largo as hazel nuts, i * To Rejuvenate Old Grapevines. t ?Tho editor of tho Practical Farmer says: r Having on our premises, planted by torl mer owners, probably twenty years ago, r half a dozen old grapevines, with large 1 weather-beaten trunks or steins, which 1 made annually but littio new wood, and - yielded but very few poor grapes, two i seasons ago we cut off tne brunches, and 1 1 (11*rl fVi? nmin a+^\ma dnttm Iti " V..... W.v. MAtfllft UW/UAU UUTTU III 1 covering with about a foot of earth. 1 Vigorous and healthy shoots sprang up 1 in great abundance, the weak ones of ? which wero broken off, and loading ones, - at a proper distance, trained to the i arbor. The new growths aro now clean, >. healthy and strong?sufficient entirely r to cover the large arbor the present seaa son; we now look for bushels of fruit 1 from-the new-bearing wood. We see old ?1 grapevines everywhere doing no good, !? ' and which could bo made yoking and 1. thriftv by this process. 5 * B Fattening Hoos.?I put two sows in ~ the pen, October 2, and commenced fetdr ing them soft com ; one of them had nine pigs last May, and raised four of them ; r> i-i ii i__5 _ ? ? * ? * - - luu uiuer iuui eleven pigs iqhc j une, ana ? raised nine of them. The two, with one ? other sow, were last winter fed the slop a of the house with a few "mangolds; ft during the summer the two had the sloe r' of the house, and ran in the wood, -- (about BO or 90 acres) until October 2 ; since that timo until January 13, they f" had all the cull corn in the car that thoy 8 would eat, and plenty of water to drink, and occasionally a few ashes and ch&r f coal were thrown in the pen. When tht a pigs were taken from them they wort 6 quite thin, but hod gained considerably S before they were put up. They were a killed January 14,. and weighed on the t 16th, respectively, 521 and 500 pounds, f* Breed, grade Chester White; age, 2C l~ months.? flnr. n-f ffmtntru f}*nt1*i<nnn Corn and' Beef.?A correspondent ? of the Prairie Farmer, who has watched 0 the growth of his- cattle, eays: " I fed j? nineteen head of cattle last winter, and 1 tho result for four months'feeding was an average gain of 180 pounds. I fed shock corn in boxes in an open field. Ia J* the four months each animal consumed ^ nV?nn^ ai I UUVUI, Oi^vjr UUOUDIO Vi UUiU, giviug UiC II throe pounds of beef per bushel. The l~ cattle were followed bv hogs, allowing ? two hogs to the ateer. I have estimated 0 the growth of tho two hogs at two |T pounds per day. Four months' feeding at this rate, would give me 240 pounds J' of pork and 180 pounds of beef from, the 1 sixty bushels of corn." Raising Calves.?A Devon breed ei . adopts the following plan in raising Ids calvoa: Ho ha^a small pasture adjoining h bis milking yard, milks two teats of each cow dry, and wwn all are thus milked lets in hifl calves to take the remainder; this quantity of milk, with pasture, keeps them in goodgrowing condition. When _ taktih from the cows, be grinds four r? bushels of oftts with one of Unseed; this ? fed moderately to them through the win, tor, mixed with ehaffand a few small ' out roots, keeps them in a growingstate, a A^iey eome out in the spring, and keep ? in growing condition the Whole of the H following wuomer.?l<nea Itomutead, I 0^0 ** B caro 5a for hia family; the second should _ bo the domestic animals. "Bo thou dili\ gent to the state of thy flocks, and look of an RngH& {own, Aiwi adopted m one of the strolling company. For a time, (M entered with great ac?t Into thin new ; lift?, and enjoyed ltd wUdnem of ft?ooclom, and raving habit*. She readily assimilated with the tribe* and might have | pamcd for otto of their children. But a now fnnoy attracted the venatile girl. A band of strolling players cnptlvntcd her imagination, and sho do- < sorted her gypsy fnoitdn, drawn by this new uingiiotmm. She noon eclipsed all her runtio associates on tho stage, and was called to London, where her genius t i u? * jluuuia u wiuer raugo on tno IKWIXtl OE old Drury. Here sho won tlio admiration, and finally tho hand, of tho wealthy banker, Thomas Coutts, and, after some years, was loft a widow, with the snug income of seventy thousand pounds a yoai\ The romanco of her career was not yet ended, for her beauty, or perhaps her wealth, attracted tho young Duke of | St. Albans, and the strolling gypsy girl; ended her lifo as wife of an English I noble. It is not surprising that the daughter of a woman leading such a strange and versatile life should inherit eccentricities, both of temper and character. Homo of her curious whims, which have startled tho steady-going people who stand in fear of Mrs. ftninrlv innv liowo l>om of the gyjjsy habits ingrained into J the mother during her wandering life. M How ""Marbles " are Made. The chief place of the manufacture of " marbles," those little round pieces of Rtone which contribute so largely to the enjoyment of " Young America," is at Oborstein, on the Fahc, in Germany, where there arc large agate-mills and quarries, the refuse of which is carefully turned to good paying account by being made into small hnlls employed by ex1inf4u f A l*t> /? * ?? 4V* ra IV xv u liv* XV1V7 "ilfllj n 1IIU1I U1U JIIUtlLlJ1 sent to tho American warkot. .The substance used in Saxony is a hard, calcareous stone, which is first broken into blocks, nearly square, by blows with a hammer. These are thrown by the one hundred or two hundred into a small sort of mill, which is formed of a flat, stationary slab of stone, with a number of concentric furrows upon its face. A block of oak, or other hard wood, of the same diametric size, iB jplaced over the small stones aud partly resting upon them. This block or log is kept revolving while water flows upon the stone slab. In about fifteen minutes the stones are turned to spheres, and then, being fit for sale, arc henceforth called " marbles." One establishment, containing only three of these rude mills, will turn out full sixty thousand " marbles" in each week. Agates are made into " marbles " at Oberstein by first chipping the ninnAO nonrlv fAnnn wri+li ? V.? *VUlt\? H?UU U> UUlUIUiri) handled by a skillful workman, and then wearing down the edges upon tho surface of a largo grindstone.?Mo nit factum and Jlitihler. The Wedding-JUng Finger. This is the fourth finger on the left hand. "Why this particular digit should have received such a token of honor and trust beyond all its congeners, both in pagan and Christian times, lins been variously interpreted. The most common . explanation 'i<j, according to. Sir Thomas Browne, " presuming: therein I that u particular vessel, nerve, vein or artery, is conferred thereto from the heartwhich direct vascular communi| cation Browne shown to be anatomically I ' incorrect. MacrohiuB gives another reason, which may perhaps satisfy those \ anatomists who are not satisfiod with the above. " Poliex," he Bays, " or thumb, ! (whose office and general usefulness are sufficiently indicated from its Latin derivative polio, and from its Greek equi| vulent antichier, which meanB, * as good ) as a hand,') is too busy to be set apart for , any special emplbyment; the next linger to the thumb, being but lialf-pro1 tec ted on that side, besides having other J work to do, is also ineligible; the opprobrium attaching to the middle finger, , called medicus, puts it entirely out of A! 1 __ il 1S1XI. D iuu uuuduuu y auu an tuu liiuo nuger ( stands exposed, and is moreover too puny to enter the liBts in such a contest, the ! spousal honors devolve naturally on pronubas, the wedding finger." In the British Apollo, 1788, it is urged that the fourth finger was chosen from its ' being not only less used than either of : the rest, but inore capable of preserving a ' ring from bruises; having this one quality peculiar to itself^ that it can not ' be extended but in company with some 1 other finger, whereas the rest may be stretched out to their fnll length and ; itraightneas. . . To educate boy a according to oldfashioned notions, must be singularly , dificult upon our Pacific slope. Where. ever there is a hope of gold, prospecting | claims will supersede other prospects, , and there is no delving for Greek roots where there are digging for precious metals. There is a school-house on Gold . Flat, Oakland, Nevada, around which , thopupiladig holes fifteen foe tin depth, UJ ?tujr ul jnnuuuj iu tuu piUttiHIUll UI ' their fath ere. Two boyB, two or three weeks ago, started this amusement in a new spot, and going down a few feet, | struck a ledge of gold-bearing quartz. They and seven other boys immediately " located" a thousand feet, and are &1, ready rich in specimens. Their shaft even now leads tnem to what most men would value more than anything In the depths of knowledge; and the treasures of loarninc can scarcelv offer tTi? at-' tractions of their"sur?acG indications." How muqh information from books will they acquire, while in their tender years ; awqp^^Inf ir jjj S^fKaii . Alv- r"M"" ?6v^iiyiiKiaiiiTi>.~'gg!g W. fftmiitr jwe* "* ? *" ULAN K noOKH* PnivMw.i ? vr ftiM4 WO? ? KRT NVOnK?LOWJBUT PfttOKK. COf. TRY onDBHA wm>hiUy executed. V\tK\V BKt). SWICK OATW.-Whlte.weljba 1~ ?to 48 !hn. . or bttahol ami yleltla 80 per cent, mow than rotnn. ,n cata. Eticfoee stamp for ?tewrlptlre rlrcnlar. rlth tcfltimonlal* from MtJtatea) ami wunplp of Oat> prirp, Is per bunb.: #14 per 6 burti. KPWD. KVAKH^ CO.. York, Pa. HOW TO i IT PATENT8 IB FULLY EXPLAIN vD ln a pamphlet of 106 pain* Junt iHanixl by MUNI ; A CO., 37 Park Bow, X.Y. SENT raEK. MUNN * CO.. tutors Nrtentyte Amrri- , ram the boat Mi y;:,nnlcal PnpeT In the ( vrnrlil, (2S yeorn e> ri^rionofi), have token FATMTt.?' ?<! SSvl examined more Invention* than onj\ other ii^ency. Hend Mketch nnd deacrlpt. C;n for opinion. 3 XOCHA1UIV, j J RODDICK 8TEAM\ ENGINE : THE MOST COMPACT, TIIK Hl\?. 1 CHEAPEST, IX THIS COIY'I^T-V A>" J OU ABROAD. \ 1 Tlic rated jkiiot nnrt tlio lx>Ht workmiX , , t untccri. \hI.Ii> Kiu?f- ? ltKAX Y, HON, A CO., CliPHtor, I'y ' 1 . O. W. IIA I.I,, Aft't, Office 71 UrondwnjT'y y I' Mole Manufacturcra. V" ' " It DKVEIIKUX, RICn. ,fc CO,. \ / * 72 Wllllnm-Ht., Ncw-Yory I ti * general Ag&L J A GREAT OPPEHV* HORACE WATERS, V? No. 481 BROADWAY, NEW-YOB,' V Will ilinpone of Onk Hltcdiuu) Pianoh. Mkloiiko , nml Oikianb, of hIx (lmt-clmiH ninkcrH, at extrem / ?j', low priet* for ca*h during tht* month, or will ti i ml from $r> to $25 monthly until until. .NVwiwtavo ?? nnoH lor <276 anil upwuriltt. New OrK?n? for$4511 ? upward* for ciikIi. yl (j0 $732 in 31 DAY* ? Made 1i\- one A (rent. Rolling HIT.VER'8 PATKjr -/ KLAHTIC 1IROOM. Ov.ir .50,000 now In f. Ilocomnientled tiy J Ion. Horace aretley nnil Amican Agrimlturiif. One county rrnervwl for till Agent. t\ A. CI.ROU & CO., 38 Cortland *!., JV~ 1'prfc, or 12fi Wathlngton-tt., Chicago, III. THE NEW FAMILY SEWING MACHIE, j < BOWKKY. EMPIRE, no WE ii Tlio cxtrnorrtlnRrv nncccus of the new nninproved ninnufncturnig Machine*; for light or l*y, work, linn Induced tho Empire Hewing MnclUtJo. M IW imiuiuimiuic i* lion rmuiljr mm'ilute qui vu) *1 aaino style an<l construction, with a<liUUonnlCa> : mentation, maklnjr It equal In heauty and ikh with other Family Machines, wbcmts In n*b(*W lt far outstrips all comiKStltom. Tho prico olb new ntul acknowledged necessary article' within the roach of every class, and theCMnntt. prepared to offer the moat liberal lndneemtfMr - \ buyer*, dealers, ami agents. . '/VVt'* ' Apply for circulars anil samples to .{i- .s ' *? ' E. B. M. COMPANY, ZM Ittrwery^ift j?U ~ EMPIRE MUTUA^^p LJJJLC7 X1JLS UX U/U-UtJ V>UlliUUV| ^ OF NEW-YORK. OFFICE, No. 139 BROADWAlf.Q. t Cliarlrrod uniler tho ln*-nof tho Htate.ot "Mncccaii ia the Best CrittriaaJrW 9h 4i000 PollilcB tnnufxl tho first nine, .montty^*1*^ ?F3 inir 85,000,000. ,Xr f| a." TJio lurgoHt commencement b 14* 1 niwu?"5?, any Life IiiHiirnnco Company, tH WHv#-' - >J WH Notice the Liberal NaMP 1 r Onljnnry Wliolc-Lifo 1'nllr.joB, WwWf fig jEimuu. mnn \m\mum ui mm nmnnp m Rpoclnl iuHumuce iian-fprfeitabU. at&m *n"nw :Th< 11 AlTnouIatM IncoutrAtablt fo^itoinal ra|^"' W: i ; tohiUlyiiirviitrrtable after t*a?nuu*4nS^w!h_.;^ do* Allri'HlrictlonRuimntrap?M(tortf3/2 ?V?l, nutl no norniltH n-qiilml. ^ *SH ^Oiie-(htrit of " l!opivrahunli'audAo 11^^ of ^ j^riii ?1^ ^ an nrrrn(/f v up" ci Rocky A very Pleasant to the T taMe, tlle constltu- ?}? u regulator01111 a Powerful sustain- P It a* ?r t,A.iiej9vuM euiTono.hTiU'ntA of dtRPAM ? u. ----- ? - j pyflSSK OP INDIGESTION, CI that bane otr^CAUf?.1" ???*Ulrcnn5d by the use of thin tony*? . I J.I.I VKil DISEASES, Ifho KIDNEYS, and Iom of xntufcnlar Jj jwcr, itV ^ * SPECIFIC, and as ? pre- ?aoi " ""jMWitAJmaow*;- 'U-:; ie'J im rtt6rsS.SSSf^^Su!teB i'& As a curative for the invUkl and a I ir tlto well. It cannot be aurpflMeiL ,,, 6 * Wbo?o constltntlonir lutve become l?_ S'?.lKa.S"Sfa9SS yisa'c'^i&suka _ lne health, oheeTfnlnena, and ?Uerlty leceeMfy to the happinsii of ivomrn. . lot ob^to^^ your Droffj ^ /PULMONIC REMEDY. g| f SB ' ...:, . . f .HKAVlfc (IA^^ ; - . I fclSSJBfifiitfnfc JAMMUmu ?^^l?r*2I???*v, AttKXtH \VA*Y???v Thlii Company fnmm-n the live* vt female*. Till a Company will not contest any legal claim This Company will par rlnlin* m boou a* the pr thereof la tnfly ealablWfied. . Ttu rate# are lowkk than thoee of any other O jrany organized antler the In* of tfew York, a iutaro.tslnLK to the Insurance Department for *^Tho Farmer*' and Mechanic*' will grant liianrai to nnlt nn the following plana t Ordinary We. (Xmpound Internf, Knilmcinent, Income JYodueing, Children KndowumU, Verm Li fe, Joint Kndoxoinent, Jtrturn PivmiuM*, Joint Life, A n nuItie*, Mutual, m<l In addition to the nlrove plana will Inane pollel an tho TONTINK MUTUAL," or CIIKAP l'LA.N KO WOKKIMl Mwv Tontine Mutual In a combination of Innuranceaii Kndowuicnt, ntirt in nlnRularly adapted to the wani >f n claim of people who have hitherto been delinm'roin tlie benetlta of Llfo Inaurauce by It* hcav xponsfB, and thus IJfe Insurance la popularize inil made auperlor to depoalta In n aavlnga bank. To lnnuro your llfo on the Tontine Mutnal l'la> rou pay ?tr> once: you pay $2 annually; you pa; ll.IO whenever a death occur* In your Cluaa; yoi ire certain to receive (1.00U: and If your Cliuia li nil, $5,000; clastca are renuluted by agea; both tcxr. utmitted in the name clan: all hate to pat* amedlca examination; claaaca are limited to 6,000members. Whenever a Clatt it once full, ft 1$ intended, to keep It altrayt full by/lllluy the vacancy whenever a death occur*, by a new applicant of about the name aye. _ The Company guarantee* that In cane yonr death: hould occur within a year, although there me not no thounand member* In yourelan?, yet will your imlly receive 91,000; but liicaae your clan* ha* more lian one tliouaand member*, then you would receive s many dollara aa there are mem born In your Clans t the time of your death. 'IVE THOUSAND MEMBERS, THEN 9.1000. laan A. Admit" ?>' ? * .... m.nu ni? ages ?r is and .Vi. :uhh B. Admits mII between the UKt'H ?( .V. and 4o. Iahs U. Ailmttn all between tho ages of 45 ami 00. V TONTINE FUND. ?\tlio name time that yon become Insured, you ?v a member of the Tontine Fund. which int \?e Io yourself. whilst living, a largo ?nm of ingl ? the only Company in tho United States nitiii 'inc** on a souml basin, {. r., that lias a cash lite foi i2ft|000,<>r that has n deposit with the ??va B "purity of tho Policy Holders. rr. ' WASTKl). Heud for Book ol Rate*. oeMioldei w ar<! SlocMtoMir*? all Officers are K* V President, j Vice-Prenldcnt. WJ?.vvSi?SS KTAR", Hccretary. r Ass'.t Secretary. >. I ' BTKWA Actuary. - . ri.-n?V ' EXAMINERS. J.-W. HKNWfeV^ HODMAN UARTIjETT. ?erconn de*lnu^fcwV,et nn apent? cun write to tout*' awl mfcnj^ew ute inmumico connmuj . call ?t the otHce^^y^mlWByt now York. 0\v uT'THE TnR to HVUSCU1BK NEW YORWkVEEKLY, TlIK I'KOPI.K'S F|AV^^. ^j0!;nJiA,i< The Most Interest- gtorioa 'T- Are always to lie fouM^ tUe NEW YORK WV-?KI.Y. At present there at^- \ i*|* GREAT ST\Ves vrtW'nK through It" columtixaM^Vnt;t omStory is begun ?veJ^^V>nth Je^?ttl)?crll>or? awttM.ffi!j*3!ML Srfnriiit of a new continued Btor^^v-' a.Aty mibncrlbe lor the wa NEW YORK WEEItyV assa|Sj?sA toiint of RewUn* Mutter ?VI} <h? Hketchea, short Htorton/ / by the ablcnt writer* of AmericaJT-i *0 NEW YORK WEB i 1 8 not con fine Its UftcftilnenH to ami 1' 'i UJHIU'A a j/??- - ? . . \ >' Eter in the uioHt coiidmifUHl form. T|i / X. Y. Weekly Departmlra,> e attained n lilgh reputation lor t|\ \>vli. L'lli ncc, and correctneiw. I \ L He IM.kabant 1>araorai'>ib aro mu \\ rentrated wit ami humor of many mlA \ lie Knowlkuok Box la confined to nA \ . : Ion on nil mutters nnil nuhjoct 8. \ \ lie Nkws Itkms ortve iu the fewent . j it uotable dolnga all over the world. I V; i' ho GOfiflirWlTII COnnRBPONDKNTH contf \ rn to Inquirer* upon all imaginable anbjf v.-' ' ,N UNRIVALLED LITKRABY vJ Vfc IS THE ; I r 'NEW YOllK^VElSKLY.l /Tr? ach isnne cotitdlUH from EIGHT to TKf /_y' I anil H KETCH E8. ami HAIjF A DO? i,y v< H.ill ADDITION to tho HIX 8ERIA I. I / . the VARIED DEPARTMENTS. 7 I ' The Tcrnis to Subscriber* j i- \ ( ; Year?single copy ...Tlin I ' ' Four coplea <.$2.60 ear.li)?*n / <H,.: " Eight copies Tweif umi hose nemllng COO for a club of eightI /< .' - time, will lie entltle<l to a copy FKJf fc- V Viil if clnbn can alterwanl add Dingle c d t.-'y--' 1 tl. STREET & SMITH, rrJ /' ' ' ? No. A3 Fnlton I j [ .1 lOAllAut Vnniiv In tlifl ' ' ivw|rvnv * lijlvl . ill Itlir \ j ' IYER'S DOLLAR wl v ! SUBSCRIBE FOR IT I I \i" V. .> SPLENUID.IilST OP PREMIUMS V - $>'? SUBSCRIBERS t | \7<?b SEND FOR SAMPLE COP1 *i \ <AHQE EIGHT-PAGE. J2 COLUMN V" AT fl.OOPKR YEAR. 1 V?|j? be XJoi.uau Wkkkly contain* a cholcJ \' > cted reading matter, from the luadh: V in of the tUy. rather than to lie conflm J ( matter excliudvely; by which meai tor'paper can be pruwaheft than on y) ^wlU contain the following \ DjtPA tmnorraY H 5epartinent devoted to Heleeted Ht f 1 loice l'oems, a Yonth'e Department, i U Department, a Department of Com 1 ence, mi Agricultural Department, i l partment of Hnraor;ang,?n KtUtoi ' " wiiiBtio jgasMMB?*8,11 t \MER O. MILLER, th^ "Orange C< ny part of the conntry wfth ennallnt ipy or the WRKKtr, one ^rear,... " r " - *? . ibtcripUontmiwlalwaytlfpaUllnadi | Powder