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VOLUME XXIV.-NO. 6.
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My Life.
My life il lite the summer rose
That opeufto the morning sky,
But the ah&doa of the evenlng5kl
Is scattered on the ground to die!
Yet ba the rose's humble bed
The sweetest dews of night are shed,
As if she wept the waste to see
But none shall weep % tear for me!
My life is like the autumn leaf-- .
That trembles in the moon's pale raj,
Its hold ia frail?its' date is brief, < /
Restless?and soon to pass away !
Yet ere that leaf shall fall and fade,
The parent tree will mourn its shade,
The winds bewail the laaflees tree,
But none a sigh-fo^me. I
My Ufe.w like .the prints which feet
Weft on Tampa'a desert et?nd;
Soon as the rising tide shall beat,
All traoe will vanish from the Band;
Yet, as if grieving to efface
Ail vestUe of the hnraan race,
On that lone shore Iond moans the sea, '
Bat none, alas! shall mourn for me I ,
WESTCEKTER TOWER.
Some years ago, I Tiad'oocaafoh to
make a short trip from I^ndfip,'"Jo visit
my old college friend, Maitknd, who
had settled dowries con'
nection with the cathedral of Westches
ter. It was a pleasant excursion, chiefly
by railway, and I was hospitably enter
tainodr* ^fter-dnper, my'fciend *nd I
walked otit in the dusk of the evening,
to look at the antiquitiea of the place.
In tne course ot oar raraDie, xno mwu
rose,jmd threw, a charm over the scene..
With the moo;
the oolori
through
the solemn!
pro
Iand,?o
beca
he
jht streaming through
Tof
was a round black sgot<.. s
mn- *3 l .
" lou see tnai qotk spotf utuu u?.
'It.;
overe
.... -fPfnpg
>metsmee used;
the
hat fmi
on the roof. I call your attention toit
no\p, Decanse 3ra&' gdih&to tell yon
something about it by-and-bye."
Sealed once more at the fireside of my
bachelor friend, I listened to what he
hiid to say about the hole in the tower.
I will try to repeat /his ebory as he told
it to me:
"* tnn?t tv>?W>llt ftwDTtftWl
ago; aooruifter I came tolihe. cathedra],
that I was engaged one ^ening^in^ this
refer to a book not in my possession, bnt
which I knew' to be accessible to me in
the cathedral library. To procure the
work, I sallied out with a lantern; and I
had not gorfc very far when I was as
Bailed by a cheery shout from Byrnes?
Geoffrey Byrnes?an Oxford man, who
had been my junior at Oriel. Symes was
a ttfjliflfrntrio. -H$ had taken a fair
ish degree; and might have done well,
but, being passionately fond of music,
to phuiang the or can; and this
had brought film to Westchester, as a
professed pupil of the organist As
sncb, he was allowed to have, constant
to the instrument?one of won
ledrall .
perhaps. Jw?
been called a scientific musician; but lie
had a wonderful gift of expressing
thought and feeling on the organ, which
he abo^sfimagfo fco?speak, go extraordi
nary was his power in bringing Out ef
fects. When engaged in this way, he
V*a lAof in on Ar)f1>naiocifiA or.
O^gUiDU (AJ iwo jiva3v j.u rtu vuvuuu?hvw?w m
dor. He wildly reveled in musical
sounds. On this occasion he seemed to
reaolve on a display of his powers.
Bashing away for a few moments, he
brought little Jim Oxley, son of the ver
ger, to blow the bellows; and; with this
necessary aid, he set to work, and pro
duce! ,a vokuftaiy vtbat was altogether
marvelous, ahd the t fleet of which waa
onhanced by' the dark. Well known
passages from great masters were skill
fully wedded with harmonious links into
one another. One, however, a favorite
pare it to nothing but the strenuoue
forging together of solid bars of melody
so, severe, so nervous, so weighty, wat
the working out of the theme. And 1&1
of all, with most ravishing sweetness,
camei*the;->eswuiBite duet and chorus
cate silvery strains of patience and
^Ko?V4ol*io?ifl_afi?amflfl Wa nnn onnf.lipr
EMBfiFmBZWrSBBSl
the great tide of praise, i was uncon
scions of any thin % bat the music and could
have stayed there ' without furthei
thought .till the morning.
"I wig aroused from my ecstasy by
little Jim, who had been blowing the
bellows all this time, asking me if he
might go home, as hi3 father did not
know where he was. I let him out j
and as the door fell behind him, I hoard
the low, dying wail of the organ, as
Symes struck <one or two tneffecfroa
notes, and exhorted its last breath.
He came down and joined me ; and as ]
was taking up my book and lantern,
nrAvinns to rvrir der>artnre. ^ie suddenly
cried s*??;iT biid * ;c.v*
"HolloI that tower hole is open,
Jast faney looking dovm through there
into the nave."
" 'Yea,' said I; 4 I daresay it woulc
be very pretty ; in the meanwhile, I an
going home, however.'
"'All right,' says Syraea ' Lend m<
your lantern; and I'll bid yon good
night.'
"Why, what are you going to do?
I said.
^.Goiugupintothetcw^he
^*in vain 1 tried to dissuade him,
using every argument to represent tc
U: ik/v fV? /Inn
mill llUU AUliJ I HUD IUC1CK)UCI?, Iflld unu
Ker of such a proceeding. Good Ira
moreilly, but obstinately, he threw asid<
my.- * reuicmHtrances ; and when at
Ifst I found him resolved, I made up mj
mind reluctantly, and not'in the best o:
humors, to accompany him on his fool'i
orraml. Thank God that I didn't leave
him f.lono, as I had intended !"
"I was little disposed, however, tc
respond to his lively sallies, as I followed
him into the staircase whioh led to th(
. tower. The lantern was of little use tc
us as we climbed the worn steps. A
cold strip of moonlight came through
an open slit in the wall now and then,
but otherwise we were in the dark.
After some few minn es' ascent, we cam
to a doorway that led over the top ol
the transept aroh under the leads of
the toof. Begging Symes to look aboui
him and to txead carefully, I passed aftei
him fhrnncrVi t,h? rlarVnona inf/i tVi? main
tow^r. From where we ptood, the uppei
side of the dome-like ceiling of the cen
'tfer rif the nave, between the two tran
septs, rose like an inverted cup before
us; and at the npox of the donft;
through the opi ning whifeh had suggest
ed this wayward undertaking, the moon
light streamed dimly into the darknes?
of the tower. To carry out his pur
pose, Symes now proceeded to crawl up
the dome, in order to look down through
the orifioe. I knew it was of no avail tc
say anything, so I stood and watch ec
him with anxiety, as he leaned over the
chasm. . rr.
"As I gazed, I became aware that im
mediately above the opening a stot
rope W* swinging, to which:was attacl
ed a large hook. ,1 remembered thf
some repairs had been goingonfor a fe
days on the roof of the cathedral, an
that I had seen one or two rolls of lea
wound up through the hole on the pr<
vious day. These thoughts were pasi
ing through my mind, when Symei
catching hold of the rope, jerked it 1
ascertain that it was fastened above, an
leaned forward with bis weight upon i
as he looked downward with exclami
tions of delight. * Come up, sir, an
see; do!' he cried. ' It's worth al} tt
trouble of a climb.'
"I was just about to oreep up, that
might share his gratification, when
sudden whirring, grating sound <
wheels above?a gasping exclamation
scuffling snatch with his feet, at th
edge of the - hole, and; before I ooul
T nAJt* tVtA r\r\r\r? Iflllnw ^iaannAi
UiUVC) X MW UiO J/Wi iOuvn Vtuw^vi
rapidly through the opening, as therop
uncoiled itself with increasing velocil
from the winch overhead. It flaahe
across me in a moment. The handle <
the winch had been imperfectly securec
the jerk and the subsequent weight ha
overcome the resistance, and trustin
wholly to the rope, he had slipped froi
his footing. The hope occurred to m
that the evident resistance which sti
restrained the free revolutions of tl
I winch nright prevent the descent bein
so rapid,as to endanger life or limb; e
' that he "would possibly land in safet
with only a severe frignt and shaking
These thoughts crowded pell-mell upo
my mind at the first shock of surprise
But, conceive- my horror, when,, with
loud jar, the noiBe of the wheelsoease<
and the rope no longer descended!
..injjow I started! -He-'has let g<
thought I, and listened breathlessly, i
sickening expectation of the crash whic
I conceived must follow. But aE wi
still; and mechanically I cradled tip \
the edge of the hole and leaned ove:
-thinking to see his crushed body in
I ghastly heap below me.
"Ho! About' five-and-twenty fe
&own,'"vibrsting in sheer irpaoe, was su
pended my poor friend, at a height of i
least fifty feet above the stone floorir
of the nave. He was in the very mid
of the stream of light that poure
.^through the clerestory windows. ]
-Borne way or another, he had relieve
the strain upon his hands by getting h
leg over the hook at the end of the rop
1 called to him to hold fast for a whil
and to keep up his courage ; but I nev<
shall forget Ms despairing eyes, nor tl
ItAavaa nnrnniTinCt wlllflnflr f.Tlftf. fATtllA/l
UVMOU ""-"i- L
,MI 'can't hold on! I'm numbei
Loose the winch I. Be quick; for God
sake!' f. ... ,
; Tj' " Waiting for no further suggestion,
rushed back again to the staircase, ar
found in the darkness, almost by intu
tion, the steps which led still Upwari
and hastened to mount them. Once i
twice, as I panted in the asoent, I r
member that I came to the edge of
sheer depth, and drew back, scarce!
conscious of the danger. I listened i]
tently for any- somia from twlow, bi
heard nothing; and, at length, in wh
must have been an incredibly sho
space of time, breathless and gasping,
emerged on tne rougn, uneven noonr
of the higher story of the tower. Tree
KKrig. I rf tp,s^
center of the space, ana found the wine
standing over an opening correspondir
to the one, below. I eagerly looke
down, and could just see that somethir
was still suspended in the now pariiinl
obscured light. I shouted again ar
again words of encouragement and hop
but there was no reply. With ji aioke
ing /thrill I set to wo A to examine tl
winch, and found, as I had suppose
" that the handle had been entangled
the coils of a rope, from which I hi
some difficulty, in the darkness, in exti
eating it. But, ouce released, Ialiow<
1 it to revolve slowly, until I-felt the
was no further strain upon it. Scarcel
1 however, had the assurance of Symt
security dawned upon me as a po&
1 bility, when a deadly faintnees ere
over me, and I think for a minute <
two 1 lost consciousness.
" How I succeeded in getting dov
without disaster through that perilo
labyrinth, I can form no idea, nor ha'
I any re&oUeolion. I rfemember d
voutly thankTng God* as I" stepped" o
from, the door of the transept 04 to t]
floor of the nave.
" ' Here I am, old fellow !' I cri<
aloud to Symes, and sprung forward in
the open space.
" There was no reply. My heart be
violently I Could he have gone horn
and left me there ? The moonbeams hi
sloped further up the building, leavii
tne center aisie in aeep giuow. otee
ing forward in vague terror, I almc
stumbled over the body of my frien
apparently lifeless, but still clinging
the rope. With trembling haste I <1
entangled his limbs, an^ drew him on
the mat beside the verger's bene
where I left him for a moment, while
rushed to fetch assistance. But co
ceive again my blank despair, when
found the door, which shut with
spring, locked, and thfc key?I couldi
tell where! I had probably laid it dov
in en ma f/vroatfnl mnmsnt. ftnd I W
i locked in, -with a man dying or dead u
? der my charge.
I "I shouted; I beat; I kicked up<
the door, in the vain hope of being hea
t by some stray passenger; but there w
< no house within fifty yards, and I hi
r heard the clock strike ten some time b
fore. Wild with desperation, I ran ba<
? to my inanimate companion. By th
> time I had become so used to the o
scurity as to be able to discern the
1 while I had been away, he had lifted 1
* A.~ U?~U -.111 1. 11
* arm vu iu tuw ut-ut'u, mvuuugu tuoro w
still -no further sign of consciousnes
> Such moments, my dear fellow, ma]
* one religious, if nothing else does,
do not know whether you have ever e
perienoed the wave of relief that stj
ceeds the unexpected deliverance fro
* extreme peril; Dut I assure you that t]
conviction that poor Symes was notdei
i brought me upon my knees, in than
> fulness for the mercy that had protect
- us in such an awful crisis.
" I was overcome with weariness ai
* ? ? ? 1?? VkAn<l S\t m *T *1
WWiiiiXieOB JUUlUJ-Ug IUD uaun ui ULJ U
conscious friend, and I almost thii
that I was dozing, when I heard t
sound of an opening door and friend
voices. I cried aloud, and we were
once surrounded with lights, and eag<
frightened, inquiring faces, besiegii
me with questions, which for the time
was altogether unable to answf
Symes, still insensible, was carried
his lodgings on the other side of t
green, whither I followed him, and wa
ed for more than half an hour, until t
/3/mfrvr /vomo find fold TTlfi thftfc lie
partly conscious, but must not on a
aooonnt be disturbed or excited by a
iflg anybody. He said he -would rem*
with him through the . night; aud I j
turned with anxious thoughts and
exhausted frame, but with a grate!
heart, to my own home. 1
"It turned out that little Jemmy C
ley had been the means of bringing
the help that we had despaired of. B
old housekeeper had como into my roc
here two or three times during my a
sence, and could not understffld i
leaving the light burning, if I bad i
tended to be away so long. She we
over to Oxley's, and mentioned the c
cumstance, on which the verger sni
' Why, my boy left them in the catl
dral an hour ago. And you may depe
upon it,' added he, ' that they've ago
and locked theirselves in, and that't
young- fallow.haabean and lost the k<
and they can't get out!'"
" Well," said I, " that's an adventure,
certainly, and not badly told, either. It
made me feel very shaky about the
knees when that poor fellow went down
the hole. I suppose he got all right
again ?"
j " No; poor man," said Maitland, with,
a sigh; " that is the saddest part of the
history. He was dreadfully knocked
down for some days, and then apparent
ly recovered his general health, except
that he had lost all his buoyant spirits,
looked like an old man, and always
seemed to avoid me. He has since
gradually sunk into a state a little better
than idiotcy, whioh the doctors attribute
to the shock to a highly excitable brain,
ana aecrnre to do quite nopeiess.
A Touching Story.
I was told this morning, says a corre
spondent of the New York Evening
Post, a very touching story, whioh may
illustrate one side of Paris, and will pos
sibly affect many a reader who has him
self seen something of art life in the
great Babylon. A young American artist
of much talent hasbeen for some months
preparing a picture entitled " Charlotte
Cordayon the Eve of her Execution,"
proposing to send it to the Centennial
exhibition. As he is most thoroughly
conscientious, and painstaking, he has
labored earnestly with models. It is
scarcely necessary to say that he had
much difficulty in finding one who suited
him in:?veiy particular, wnen He cua
find her be was surprised to learn that
she "was ftie virtuous daughter of pious
parents, and had adopted this cuiKous
profession because'she had drifted into
it at a moment when there was nothing
else to do. Joined to her rare and deli
cate bvauty was an indefinable and ex
quisite melancholy, which seemed. born
of some vagaejand unexpressed appre
hension of ftitfire troubre. - thuing the
seventy or eighty sittings which the
model gave the artist the latter frequent
ly and respectfully gnfleavot&d to win
from her the secret of her troubles, but"
oltpftwn in tatt) At, lftHt hfl himself conld
not lei p seeing, in the mysterious pal
lors or the sudden flushes which over
spread the beautiful features, that the
model Was doomed to consumption?that
insidious malady which here so rarely
releases a victim which it takes from the
poafly fed and overworked classes. One
day the model, came late; then there
were days when she came not at all. At
one time she said: " You must make
baste, or we sliall be too late to see the
picture finished." There was a whole
epic of snileriug in the manner in which
she uttered those words "too late."
The artist delicately endeavored to se
cure care and attention for the beautiful
model, and to warn her of her danger.
But, with the intense pride so character
istic of the Parisian women of her class,
she refused all succor from any indi
vidual, and waited and wasted until Bhe
was compelled to go to the hospital.
*1
i?
Now she lies there, lading oat, just
as a white cloud sometimes fades in the
inorning sky. ' You admire it for an in
stant, it is so unutterably pure?so re
mote from all things gross?then it is
gone.
Perhaps you will think for a moment
about this poor model when you look at
b? picture of 44 Charlotte Oorday " in
the art department of the Centennial ex
hibition at Philadelphia this sammer.
New Mexico.
The population of the Territory of
New Mexico, of which it is proposed to
make a new State, ie, according to a
letter waiter, composed of Mexicaus, In
dians, half-breeds, 1 greasers,' and
whites, is less than one inhabitant to
the square mile. One sixth of the popu
lation are Indians, many of whom are
hostile, and, where these are found, it is
nnoafo fnr ichiKpa Tim Snftnish Ian
guage is used altogether. Even when
they understand English, it is almost
impossible to get them to converse in
that laijb uage. Ontside the large towns
English is abont unknown. There are
few schools, and nothing to elevate the
people to a higher standard. There are
a few missionaries who are trying to
raise the people from their degradation,
but the policy of the Jesuit leaders
seems to be to keep the masses in ig
norance and superstition. They culti
vate s little ground, using a branch or a
trunk of a tree for aplow, and the little
grain they raise is threshed by allowing
cattle to walk over it and the wind to
carry the straw and chaff away. A
sbawl for a girl and a shirt for a boy are
considered sufficient clothing until they
are ten years of age. A virtuous woman
or a trustworthy man is unknown. I
never expected to see such a race in
America; they hardly deserve the name
of human. Of oourse there are excep
tions, and here and there an intelligent,
wealthy man is found, but they always
have all their neighbors under them as
serfs, in a condition bordering upon
slavery. _ They are very superstitious,
aud completely under the control of the
Jesuit priests, who, I know, are none too
good, having met many of them in busi
ness. The American population is
small. I have been told that there are
mnM fKor? fiftiifln Vinnrlrprl Amori
ui/v wu*
cans in the Territory. With the excep
tion of the sheep and cattle'men, the
large proportion of the whites are out
casts from the East, the scum of our
large cities. The resources of the Ter
ritory are few. There is some very tine
stock country, and along the Bio Grande
river there are good farming lands.
There are no mines of any value, and
' 1 ~' ftntr nnlooa in f.VlA
UU IlUpW Ui IXUUHIfe duj) mnww wmv
northwestern portion- of the Territory,
where the Indiana now hold sway.
There is not a single mile of railroad in
the Territory, and not much prospect
of any, as there is nothing to draw
them. Robberies and murdere are of
every day occurrence, and a man's life is
hardly safe.
The Two Agents.
A benevolent looking old gentleman
with a traveling bag in his hand entered
a life insurance office, and setting his
bag on the floor, seated himself beside
the agent.
" You insure lives hero, Bir ?" he in
quired.
*' Yes, sir; that's our businoss.
" Taas ? Waal, now, how muoh might
it cost to have one's life insured ?"
" Well, sir, that depends on the sum
you wish to be insured for What
amoun- do you desire on yoarlife, sir?"
asked the agent, taking down his refer
ence book.
?'Waal, s'pose we say five thousad'
now, what may that come to i"
"Your age, sir f"
" Somewhere about sixty."
The agent made the calculation and
imcirniKii iiilii.
"Yaas. Vaal, that's all right. And
how muoh to pay down ?"
He was told. "And now shall I
make out the application for yon, sir ?"
said the agent, getting ont the blanks
and puttiDg a new pen in his holder.
"Waal, let's see?let's see. To-day
is Toosday, is it ?"
" Yes, Bir; your name is "?
" Waal, Brown's my name; but looke
yer, mister," and the old man opened
ilia bag and tbok out a little bottle,
" I've got suthin in this bottle that'll
take that wart off your nose inside of
forty minits. Won't you try some ?" i'
It is astonishing how rapidly the be
nevolent old gentleman wont out of that
office.
4N IMPEACHMENT TRIAL.
\' :X } *
low It la Opened and the Matter Con
ducted by the United States Senate,
The trial of ex-Secretary of War Bel
nap before the United States Senate
ery naturally, attracts much interest.
*he opening scenes in a trial of so great
nportance are interesting. The gal
aries and the body of the Senate cham
fer were crowded with spectators. When
tie Senate was called to order, the ohap
lin, Rev. Dr. Sunderland, in his opea
ig p&ayer, said::. i :'0 10
"We pray Thee be very especially
igh to Thy servant who presides in this
lace, and in Thy servants, the senators,
a the discharge of the high and solemn
unctions with whioh they are here now
ested. May they not fail to see the
ight and to dispense justice for the con
rmation of all that is good and for the
relfare of the nation."
Chief Justice Waite, of the supreme
ourt of the United States, entered the
bamber and was shown a seat at the
ight of the presiding officer. Sergeant
t-Arms French made proclamation as
allows : ^
" Hear ye! Hear ye ! Hear ye I All
ersons are oommanded to keep silence
n pain of imprisonment while ?.- the
lenate of the United States is sitting
or the trial of the articles of impeaoh
lent exhibited by the House of Bepre
entatives against William W. Belknap,
ite secretary of war." .
The following is the oath administered
o the Senators :
"You ?nd each of you do solemnly
wfliir thai in all thin or a Dert&ininff to the
mpeachment of William W^Bflknap,
ow pending, you will dp impartial jus
ioe to the constitution and lawa."
The Chair then directed the secretary
d read the return of the sergeant-at
rmson the writ issued on the fifth inst.
omntending the ex-secretary to
nd anfcweir, etc., andthe?a
s follows!
" The following writ of summons, ad
resa'iid to William W. Belknap, and
he foregoing preoept addressed to me,
rere duly served upon the said William
V. Belknap by delivery to and leaving
rith him true and attested copies of the
ame at 2,022 G street, Washington
ity, the residence of the said William
V. Belknap, on Thursday, the sixth day
f April, 1878, at six o'clock and forty
ainutea in the afternoon of that day.
"John B. Fbenoh,
4 Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate of the
United States.". ? . ?f
The Sergeant-at-Arms then made
troolamation as folio ws:
"William W. Belknap, William W.
Jelknap, William W. Belknap, appear
nd answer the articles of impeachment
xhibited against you by the House of
tepresentatives of the United States."
Mr. Oftipentlw, counsel for the ac
cused, arose and said:
Mr. President ? William W. Bel
sap, a private citizen of the United
states and of the State oi jlowb, in ooe
Lience to the summons of tlie Senate,
itting as a court of impeachment to try
he articles presented against him by
he House of Representatives of the
Jnitea States, appears at the bar of the
Senate, sitting as a court of impeach
aent, and interposes the following plea,
rhich I will ask the secretary to read,
nd ask that it be filed.
The secretary then read as follows :
In the Senate of tha United States,
it ting as a court of impeachment.?
?he United States of America vs. Wil
iam W. Belknap, upon articles of im
- f T>
eachment or tno ncraae 01 xvopresemti
ives of the United' States of America, of
igh crimes ' and misdemeanors. ' And
he said William W. Belknap;' named in
ho said articles of impeachment, comes
ere before the honorable the Senate of
he United States, sitting as a court of
mpeachment, in hiB own proper person,
nd says that the honorable court ought
.ot to have or take further cognizance
f the said articles of impeachment ex
libited and presented against him by
he House of Representatives of
Jnited States, because-he says that be
r>re, and at the time when the said
louse of Representatives ordered and
irected that he, the said Belknap,
hould be impeached at the bar of the
ienate, and at the time when the said
rticles ot impeachment,were exhibited
nd presented. against him, the said
Jelknap, by the said House of Repre
entatives, he, the said Belknap, was not,
or hath he since been, nor is he now,
n officer of the United States, but at
u~ lima <nai arft*oinftfl hftf.Vl KapT!
L1C OOXU Uiuiu
ad now is, a private citizen of the
Jnited States and of the State of Iowa,
nd. that he, the said Belknap, is ready
o verify; wherefore he prays judgment
rhether this court can or will take
arther cognizance of the said articles
f impeachment.
William W. Belknap.
Jnited States of America, District of
Columbia^ tTJ
William W. Belknap, being first duly
worn on oath, says that the foregoing
lea by him subscribed is true in sub
tance and fact.
WiltiTam W. Belknap.
Subscribed and sworn to before one
his seventeenth day of April, 1876.
David Davis,
issociate Justice Supreme Court of the
United States.
An adjournment was made for a few
lays and the trial continued, the board
>f managers of the House of Repreaen
atiyes, Messrs. Lord, Lynde, McMahon,
'enks, Lapham and Hoar, conducting it.
Former Treatment of Insanity,
While men believed that madness
[leant possession by a demon, it is not
lifficult, 'perhaps, to account for the
uperstitious and brutal treatment shown
o those possessed; but the reader will
>e amazed by the details of the scientific
levices, happily of a past age, planned
or the cure of the unsound.. One of
hese was to entice the sufferer to walk
icross a floor, which, suddenly giving
vay, dropped him into a.bath, where he
vas half drowned. Another mode of
orture was to let the patients down a
veil, in whioh the water, made gradually
- -3 AT. :a!_ XT
rO rise, ingiiKJiieu lueiu wiwj. uie pruu
>ecfc of an awful death. Within the
nemory of men still living, the patients
>f Bethlehem hospital (London),
ihained to the wall like wild beasts, were
ihown to the publio on certain days of
,he week at the charge of twopence a
risitor; and here were to be found in
heir ceils, crouching on straw, women
rith nothing but a blanket for clothing.
}eorge III., in 1788, was subjected to a
lselessly severe treatment, being con
stantly tortured with a strait-waistcoat,
ind denied the society of his wife and
:hildren. He recovered a few weeks
ifter the substitution of kindness for se
verity. A Parliamentary committee,
viucn eiicitea cue uorrors 01 matmouaea
n 1815, struck the first blow against
;he system of mechanical restraint of
ihe insane; but it was not before the
3arly years of the present reign that the
Did order of things finally yielded to
benevolent treatment.
His Means of Support.?The Toron
to Leader relates the following : At the
Division court a witness was under ex
imination in the case of an unpaid ac
count. The judge put the question to
him. "What is your occupation " The
witness did not seem to understand the
meaning of the word "occupation," and
answered with "Eh!" The Judge?
" What do you do for a living ?" Wit
ness?" Oh, my wife's a dressmaker!"
MaMns a SitoTf.
A friend of the late A. T. Stewart re
bed ail anecdote which showed th
ethods that the merchant adoptei
hen carrying on a small business to in
ease the number of his oustomers
r. Stewart made inquiries among hi
iends and .learned the name and resi
>nco of the Ioador of fashionable eocie
in the city and also the chnrcn tha
e attended. He then sought out th
xton of the church and leased a pet
rectly in front of that of the lady
agularly Sunday after Sunday there
ber he sat in his - sedt and <6ok part u
e worship. A few months passed, am
le Sunday as the congregation wa
?out leaving the church it suddenly be
in to rain. The fashionable lady ha<
carriage,, but the sidewalk betweenthi
inrch door and the roadway Was -Wide
td she stopped irresolutely at tho doo
>on perceiving the drops of rain
eading injury to her costly dress
30 frequent mists and rains of Irelan<
.d ca&d-:m ,S|p^t to fonnto
.bit of carrying ari^mbrellaon all day
the year, arid he had cne on this day
iising it, he told the lady he wouli
elter her beneath it until she oouli
ilk to her cairiage, if she would aooep
e service. The proffer wa? acoepted
i took her to1 the carriage, and wa
lartily thanked. The following Sun
iy, after the service, she addressed hii
d again thanked him for his kindness
short; conversation,, f 9^ jredv^ud. oc
sionally on Sundays that succeeded
they were oomingout of church, a fe\
>rds passed between them. Whil
Iking with a member of the churo]
o tiifl liuitf lc&fnor) Ma Stewart'
lO UBJ VUV W/ ? n m. ?t-r
cupationi !md*thB" next'tiine sne'ine
m she said :
" Mr. Stewart, have you any artiole
your store that you thick I wouli
cetobuy?" .ii?I/Ou
" No," he replied ; " I don't think
,ve anything."
"I would hke to aid you in your busi
iss in some way."
" You can in this way: I have noticei
at your coachman exercises your horse
ery day, and you not caring always t
le, I presume, the carriage is fre
lently empty. If on the days whei
?u do not wish to use the carriage yoi
ill order your coachman to take it fc
y store and remain in front of th
3re for half an hour, you will do me
>od turn." ' -
The lady was amused by Mr. Stewart'
ggestion, and cheerfully granted th
quest. The frequent appoarance o
e carriage in front of the store and th
esumptive presenoe of the fashionabl
raer of it within the store -was boo;
iticed by other woman, and Mr. bte'w
t'a scheme was speedily successful
irriapfe after carriage stopped befor
e store, and the stream pf fashion wa
irted that'llaa sinoe run ceaselessly jj
id ont its dOorsT""1 jJIT
le Ernption at Widow Wade's Farm
The loud report which so startle*
.mes McManus, the Hudson Hive
ickman, the other day, and the accom
inying dreadful eruption of rock, eart]
id water which has been the wonder o
1 ever since, are but occurrences whicl
ay be repeated during any Wei seaao:
any place which has for its hear neigh
>r a mountain as high as the familia
d " Sugar Loaf." People living i
nnnfoinnnfl /Untriftts mftv therefor
ira a lesson from the so-callod " phe
>menon" which shook tho Widoi
ade's farm, and take care how the;
lect future sites for their houses, ee
(cially if any neighboring mountai
tve a lake or pond at its summit I
Duld not be pleasant for the practics
rmer to wake up some morning am
id his house turned into an asteroid
id although the retired merchant ma;
>w and then sigh for something highe
id nobler than the things of tins earth
does not follow that he would wish t
tve his rural cottage shot up to th
bit of the moon without a moment'
itice given him to lay in provisions fo
oh a tour.
The pressure of a column of water i
ually reckoned at about one atmoe
lerio or five pounds to the square inc]
r every thirty-three feet. Supposing
e area covered by a country house o
dinary size to be nine hundred squar
et, and the height of the mountain a
e top of which the pond -lay 1,00
at, the hydraulic foroe exerted on th
TtTAn/lan afi?nnfnrawnn 11
aount to something like 56,000 tons
l considering the subject, one canno
ilp thinking what a lucky thing i
mid be if there were only a tall moan
in in the near neighborhood of thi
by, with a little lake at its summit an<
nnections extending to some of th
onstrosities that disfigure the lowe
xt of this island. Another Sugar Loa
roding, say in the place of Berge:
ill, with a subterranean water-passag
iding co a sanay reservoir uuuer m
iw post-office, would exert a gentl
ting force to the base of that granit
le of at least 2,200 million tons?
roe, however, that would be suffioienl
put forth within narrow limits c
ue, to carry the building clean ove
rinity steeple and dump it into th
iddle of the East river.?New Yor
Torld. ,
All About the Spring Styles.
A graceful and favorite ooiflfure is con
>sed of twisted braids with long cur]
the back.
Half dolmans are a popular design fc
-ening wraps.
Black promises to be again th
vorite color for street dresses.
Among the novelties are cream colore
.shmere lace overdresses.
HVirvwi nnr! hontff with stratis are sti
shionable.
Camel's hair sacks of black trimme
ith gold, and seal brown ani myrt]
reen trimmed with silver are muo
orn for carriage wraps.
A tendency to return to single skirts:
arked in the long polonaises and ove:
arts, which hardly show the unde;
art.
The polonaise and princesse prevail i
aris, but basques and overskirts ai
ost popular with the Now York ladie,
Cuffs and collars of colored perfcal<
id white with colored bands stitched 01
-e newer than tho plain white ones, br
e>t Tint morfi jtvorn.
One of the new shapes in bonnet
illed the Chevalier, has a square crowi
ith the brim turned tip on one sido.
The tight fitting shape of the coi
one remains ; the molding cniras?
ad the bridled train mark every fashioi
ale toilet.
In colored lingerie a set consists <
iffs, collar, handkerchief and neckti<
1 matching in the colored embroider;
r bands, as the case may be.
New house jackets are made of grs
uru and black cashmere, trimmed wit
in stitching, done with fine gold <
[Iver threads.
Black cashmere and silk costumes se
tore readily than any others for ualkiz
ud ordinary house wear.
Ribbon bows, though still worn, hai
ecome common for the hair. Jet pi]
ad small -aigrettes are more wor:
Then flowers are. employed, the prefe
nee is given to natural ones.
A Blue Day.?Says the Danbir
Jews: Monday was one of those dreaj
liny days when a man stays home t
ay and pulls out all his private pape
nitlx the view of straightening thing
nd, after looking them carefully ove
saves thom in ' a heap on the taDlef
is wife to put away.
A STRANGE STOBY.
A Baltimanmn'o Experience In a Robbe
"Gitte?Brat and Bruised.
Mr. fieraard Feldman, aged abo
fifty-eight years, living in Baltimoi
after several days of mysterious absen
puts in a reappearance and tells a mc
marvelons story. Hd left his home *
Wednesday for the purpose of visiti
Highland to vm, a suburban village, a
parently in sound mind and having -wi
him ahout $40 in money. Notretur
ing tliat night his family became alan
ed, and all efforts to discover his whei
abonts were nnavailing until he pi
sented himself at his house about thr
o'clock on Sundav morning, and relafc
a curious array or experiences. He sa
he had not proceeded far on the rood
Highlandtovra when he saw a wago
the sides of which were .closed like
prison van."5 '? 'L
The wagon halted near him and a mi
i jumped out and remarked to him th
0 there was a dead man in the wagon, ai
s that he should look in the vehicle, as 1
might be able to identify the body, j
he attempted to do so he was seized 1
four men and thrust violently into t
wagon, which was rapidly driven off, ai
being closed on all sides he was prevex
ed from seeing the road. About ni
o'clock, as he supposes; the . wagon ha
ed, and getting out he was taken throat
a dense woods and finally taken into
cave, of which two desperate men we
2n charge. A fire was burning, and aft
robbing him of his money they ,thrt
faggots from the fire -in his face, ai
burned off> his beard and the entire hi
from his head, following this by kioki
and cuffing him until he was almo
senseless. He passed the night witho
food or rest, and oir Thursday and P
day implored his captors to allow him
go home, tut th6ir only response was
again assault and beat him in the mc
cruel manner, threatening at the sar
time thai) if he did not cease his impc
tunities, they would murder him. Dt
inor his entire stay in the cave a smi
piece of stale bread was Lis only loo
and the nervous prostration and physit
suffering he endured were indesoribab]
On Saturday morning Borne of the gai
brought in a girl about nineteen years
age. Four of them soon after left, lea
ing two with the girl, and, while th
were guarding her in another part of tl
cave,-ne escaped.
He was suffering intense agony frc
his injuries, fearful of recapture and d
not know the road he was traveling u
til he recognized the dome of Bayvie
asylum on Saturday night, Anally reac
ing his home at the hour stated. ?
beard and hair are entirely gono, 1:
face and neck terribly blistered, and 1:
physical strength so much exhaust
that he is unable to leave his bed. Fel
man is a man of strictly tempera
I habits, and his story is accepted by 1
I HiAoa TrrVtn lmnw him Oil flfltlVfllv trnfl.
present he ia unable to give any olew j
which his abductors and assailants c
bo secured.
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Li Relations with Employees.
Personally the late A. T. Stewart w
a very unassuming man. He dress
plainly and with good taste, and ne\
wore rings or diamonds. The only co
ly article he carried about was a gc
watch, and this was not fastened to
chain, but to a black silk cord. If j
saw one of his clerks displaying mu
jewelry, this was considered snfflcie
cause by him to establish an inquiry in
the naDits 01 ine man, mo auuuut ui 1
salary, and his mode of living. If 1
salary and circumstances did not wt
rant such outlay Mr. Stewart would ha
a watch sent on his actions, and the i
suit in many caies proved that the cle
was dishonest. Many instances con
be recounted in which he discovered d
honesty in his clerks by the display
jewelry on their part. He was genera]
lenient with erring employers, and ne?
prosecuted them if there were any
tenuating circumstances. His obsen
tion was remarkably keen, and he w
quiok to observe the slightest irregula
ty in the arrangement of the diii'ero
departments of the store, or any alove
liness in the dress of the clerks. If
clerk, on the other hand, was dressi
too extravagantly Mr. Stewart oft
took occasion to offer a gentle rebufc
As an instance of his distaste for 01
ward display, it may be mentioned tb
he was walking through his retail sto
one day when a massive gold chain ai
locket in the buttonhole of one1 of 1
olerks attraoled his attention. He ste
ped up to him and said : " Young ma
if I were you Td button up my coat <
thatand, pointing aown 10 ma o>
plain black cord, he added ^'That
the best I can afford to wear^ake i
advice, and keep that covered up 1"
Centennial Notes.
The women of Massachusetts have f<
warded 84,400 to the flfeasurer, maki
their total contribution to the Cent*
nial $10,600.
The Philadelphia sportsmen's cl
has appointed a committee empower
to offer, through the agricultural c
partment, one or more prizes for t
Koof. tmf.tflrq nr nnir tars exhibited at t
Centennial.
Upon many of tae casta in the Egj
tian building on the Centennial {pour
are hieroglyphics or inscriptions
Arabic, a noticeable one of the latl
being: Hooa mash-Allah, which trai
lated means: " As it pleases God."
Prominent in the Spanish space j
six excellent medallion paintings, ea
nine or ten feet in cixcnmferenoe, n
resenting Columbus, Qneeu Isabel
Ponce de Leon, De Soto, Cortez and ]
zarro. These medallions are inserted
the front and rear of the structure for
incr the entrance to the pavilion.
The clock for memorial lrnll has be
completed in Thomaston, Conn, It 1
1,160 pieces, the estimated weight
all being six tons. The main wheels f
fonr feet in diameter. The pendnlr
ball and rod weigh respectively 700 a
800 pounds, the rod being fourteen a
one-half feet long and conneoted w
the clockwork by what is known
gravity escapement, and makes tv
second beats. The rod is of steel, a
to compensate for contraction and <
pansion is "encased in two cylinders, o
of zinc and one of steel, which, by th
relative, expansion upward, maintair
uniform oenter of oscillation.
A sou ace lit:.
That must hav^been a sad processi
of Northwestern editors which filed c
of the dining-room in Port Royal t
other day, says the Savannah Nei
They were on an excursion, and most
them had the well known habits of e
torial excursionists. They had been
ceived at the Port Royal Btation w:
beating drums, gay banners, and
orowd of tumultuous and enthusias
oitizens. The ohairman of the recepti
committee, mounted on a barrel, ma
them a speeoh of welcome, and tt
were then taken for supper to a buildi
over which the word " Welcome
displayed in gigantic letters.
Supper being over, the excursion!
prepared for a stroll about town,
the door they encountered an effos
citizen, who calmly extended his hai
They shook it and called him "brothe
but he calmly and sternly said to evi
man: "Seventy-five cents, if 3
please." And every man paid. It)
a sad uoene.
The Rescue of the "Donner Party.'
Readers of Bret Harte's "Gabriel
Conroy" will remember the following
foot note whioh occurs in connection
with the author's description of scenes
in Starvation damp:
"I fear I must task the incredulous
reader's further patienoe by calling at
tention to what may, perhaps, prove the
most literal and thoroughly attested
fact of this otherwise fanciful ohroniole.
The condition and situation of the ill
famed 'Donner Party'?then an un
known, unheralded cavalcade of immi
grants?starving in an unfrequented
pass of the Sierras, wis first made
known to Oaptain Tount, of Napa, in
a dream. The Spanish records of Cali
fornia show that the relief party which
succored the survivors was projected
upon this spiritual information."
In the thorough scrutiny to whioh
everything relating to the heroio age
of California has been subjected, there
are, probably, few beyond the moun
tains who are not familiar witn tne
details of the above expedition. There
are many in the East, however, who
will be interested inr Captain Yount's
own version of this strange occurrence,
as related by him to the late Rev. Dr.
Horace Bnshnell. We qnote from
"Nature and the Supernatural":
As I sat by the fire, one stormy No
vember night, in a hotel parlor, in the
Napa valley of California, there came in
a most venerable and benignant look
ing person, with his wife, taking their
seate in the circle. The ptranger, as I
afterward learned, was Captain fount, a
man who came over into California, as
a trapper, more than forty years ago.
Here lie has lived, apart from the great
world and its questions, acquiring an
immense landed estate, and becoming a
kind of acknowledged patriarch in the
country. His tall, manly person, and
fcis gracious, paternal look, as totally
unsophisticated in the expression as if
he had never heard of a philosophic
doubt or question in his life, marked
him as the true patriarch. The conver
sation turned, I know not how, on
opjxil JU3JJL1 OUU VUO xuvuvau vj |
and he discovered a degree of inclina
tion to believe in the reported mys
teries. His -trile, a muoh young jr and
apparently Christian person, intimated
tnat probably he was predisposed to this
kind of faith by a very peculiar experi
ence of his own, and evidently desired
that he might be drawn ont by some in
telligent discussion of his queries.
At my request, he gave me his story.
About six or seven years previous in a
mid-winter's night he had a dream, in
which he saw what appeared to be a
company of immigrants, arrested by the
snows of the mountains, and perishing
rapidly by cold and hunger. He noted
the very cast of the scenery, marked by
a huge perpendicular front of white
rock cliff; he saw men cutting off what
appeared to be tree tops, rising out of
deep gulfs of snow; he distinguished
the very features of the persons, and
the look of their particular distress. He
woke, profoundly impressed with his
distinctness and apparent reality of the
dream. At length he fell asleep, and
dreamed exactly the same dream again.
In the morning he could not ozpel it
from his mind. Falling in, shortly,
with an old hunter comrade, he told
him the story, and was only the more
deeply impressed by his reoognizing,
without hesitation, the scenery of the
dream.
This comrade came over the Sierra, by
the Carson valley pass, and declared
that a spot in the pass answered exactly
to his description. By this the unso
phisticated patriarch was decided. He
immediately collected a company of
men, with mules and blankets, and all
necessary provisions. The neighbors
were langhmg, meantime, at his credulity.
"No matter," said he, "I am able to
do this, and I will, for I verily believe
that the fact is acoording to my dream."
TKio man wata nont. intn fchfl mnnnfqinB
one hundred and fifty miles distant, di
rectly to the Carson valley pass. And
there they found the company, in ex
actly the condition of the dream, and
brought in the remnant alive.
A gentleman present said: " You
need have no donbt of this; for we Cali
fornians all know the facts, and the
names of the families brought in, who
now look upon our venerable friend as
a kind of savior." These names he
gave, and the places where they reside,
and I fonnd, afterward, that the Cali
fornia people were ready, everywhere, to
second his testimony.?Scribner for
April.
Pork Packing Statistics.
Secretary Howard, of the American
pork packers' association, makes the fol
lowing report of the packing of hogs of
the West during the winter season of
1875-6: The total number of hogs pack
ed is 4,874,125, against 5,666,226 last
season, a decrease of 692,101. The
average net weight is 218.36 pounds,
? L Ta?A MAAOAn on ir?_
BgEUDSIi ?U?7< I I pUUUUO UUb ocaouu, cu* am
crease of 8.59 pounds. The average
yield of lard is 35.52 pounds, against
84.20 pounds last season, an increase of
1.32 pounds. The aggregate net weight
of the hogs packed this season is equal
to 5,073,850 hogs of last year's average
weight. The production of lard is
equal to 541,115 tierces of 820 pounds
each, against 594,939 tierces last season,
a decrease of 58,824 tierces. The de
crease in' the aggregate net weight is
103,297,000 pounds, or equal to 92,308,
400 pounds of meats. The decrease in
the number of hogs packed in the West,
?Ill- AL? ?AAAt?%la nf VnwjVni'lr
Wild! buo XDl/Cif va IMV
delphia, Boston, and Baltimore, is 994,
130. Calculating the reoeipts of hogs
at the seaboard cities at the same aver
age weight and yield of lard as those
paoked in the West, the decrease in
weight is 159,429,500 pounds, equal to
74,400 tierces, or 22,320,000 pounds of
hams, 25,508,000 pounds of shoulders,
and 63,772,000 pounds of sides. The
shortage in the yield of lard East and
West is reported at 26,442,900 pounds,
or 82,634 tierces.
Gen. Santa Anna In his Old Age.
Santa Anna liven in the oity of Mexi
co, in a third-rate honse of two stories,
with courts of not more than twenty feet
square, the pavements out of repair, the
whole telling the story of poverty. He
was seated upon a much-worn sofa, at
tended by a smart appearing Mexican of
middle age, and rose, with some diffi
culty, in receiving us. He complained
considerably of his wooden leg, and
also of blindness.
He is an old man of eighty years, very
decrepit, yet in full command of his fac
ulties; lias a good head and face, not un
like the pictures of Humboldt in old
age, with broad temples and an abrupt,
square nose, and, at one time, good
eyes. He had little to say, bot appear
rtnr iriflit.? and. as we told
CU pcoovu uv WW* . -?-- j ~ ,
Him of the four or five general officers
of the Mexican war still living, he listen
ed with interest, but showed no speoial
recognition until the name of Pillow was
mentioned, whom he remembered per
fectly.
Over the sofa where Santa Anna sat
was the picture of a beautiful woman in
her fullness of youth and loveliness.
This was his wife when both led the for
tunes of Mexico. As we passed out the
court our attention was called to the fig
ure of a woman of fifty in the window
opposite, in plain dress, and devoid of
any interesting attribute. This was she
whose picture had so interested us, Mrs.
General Santa Anna.
Incidents About A. T. Stewart,
Mr. Stewart's art gallery oost him over
$750,000.
Mr. Stewart never had a sign contain
ng his name or the firm name on any of
lis stores. This attracted the attention
)f a lady some years ago, who asked him
he reason. His answer was: " De borx
Anne a ensign pas."?" The good wine
leeds no push."
Mr. Stewart had seven thousand men
n his employ in New York city alone,
md perhaps about one thousand in Eu*
ope. He kept fourteen mills going in
he United States, and had many houses
n England and elsewhere which had
iharge of the work of operatives in
hose plaoes.
When asked if he believed in luck,
le replied: " Indeed I do. There are
arsons who are unlucky. I sometimes
>pen a case of goods and sell the first
rom it to pome person who is unlucky
ind lose on it to the end. I frequently
lee persons to whom I would not sell if
[ could avoid it."
He was very green when he first open
id a store. Once, it is said, he accosted
he late William Beecher, from whom
le bought many goods, as follows:
' Mr. Beecher, a lady came into my
itore to-day and asked me to show hear
lomehose. I did not know what the
foods were, and I told her that I did not
ceep the article. What did she want?"
Sir. Beecher laughingly showed him a
3air of stockings, and th^ young mer
chant was convulsed with meriment.
The first money earned by Mr. Stew
irt in America is said to have been paid
<o him by Isaac F. Bragg, who had a
school in Boosevelt street, New York, in
L821. or 1822, and who employed Mr.
Stewart as his assistant Mr. Bragg
ttill has in his possession Mr. Stewart's
receipt lor 950 earned as assistant teacn
ar. Mr. Bragg, who is nearly ninety
rears old, says that Mr. Stewart aban
doned his school because he was offend
*1 at being asked to make collections
'or his employer after school hours.
Fletcher Harper and Hamilton Fish
rare two of Stewart's scholars.
Getting an interview with him w.is
rery modi like getting an interview with
he prime minister of England. He was
0 be seen only at the down town store,
aid on the visitor's entering, the floor
ralker near the door would first inquire
hat visitor's business. If he said he
ranted to see Mr. Stewart, he was asked
rhat he wanted of him, and that if it
pas" anything that a subordinate could
,ttend to. he was turned over to him,
1 he still insisted upon seeing the great
aan himself, he was allowed to go as far
a the foot of the stairs, *here another
Jerberus was in waiting, and unless he
ould be satisfied that it was worth while
listurbing Mr. Stewart the visitor was
umed back.
Settlers and Railroad Land Grants,
The following is the full text of a bill
)?Lssed by the United States House of
Representatives relative to homestead
>nd pre-emption entries within land
rrant limits. The bill was passed with
>ut amendment, just as it came from
he Senate, and will therefore become a
rvw as soon as it receives the President's
ignature. It does not confirm, but, on
he oontrary, entirely reverses the ruling
>f Secretary Delano?ttolrtrailroadjjrante
san take effect prior to the reoeption at
he local land officers an<J notices of
withdrawal:
Be it enacted, etc., That all pre-emption and
lomestead entries, or entries in compliance
rith any law of the United State;, of the pnb
io land, made in good faith by actual settlers
ipon tracts of lanas of no more than 160 acree
tach, within tho limits rf any land grant prior
o the time when notice of withdrawal or the
ands embraced in snob grant was received at
IamI lan/4 fho HialrW.in whfflh Mlflh
ands are situated, 'or after their restoration to
narket by order of the general land office, and
vhere the pre-emption and homestead laws
lave been oomplied with, and proper proofs
hereof have been made by the parties holding
luoh tracts or parts, they shall be confirmed,
tnd patents for the same shall issue to the
)arties entitled thereto.
Sec. 2. That when at the time of each with
trawal as aforesaid valid pre-emption or home
itead claims existed upon any lands within the
imita of any snob grants, which afterward
vere abandoned, and under the decision and
ulings of the land department were re-entered
>y pre-emption or homestead claimants who
lavo oomplied with the laws governing pre
emption or homestead entries, and shall make
jroper proofs required under suoh laws, such
jutries shall be deemed valid, and patent Issue
o the persons entitled thereto.
Sec. 3. That all such preemption andhome
itead entries which may havo been made by
jermission of the land department or in pur
suance of the rules and instructions- thereof
within the limits of any land grant at the time
inb8equent to expiration of such grant, shall
je deemed valid, and a compliance with the
awb and the making of the proofs required
shall entitle the holder of the olaim to a patent
iherefor
The Stuff that Felt
Dnrincr the month of August, 1867,
masses of gelatinous matter containing
ininnte granules were found in the
streets of the city of Albany, New York
3tate. The following account of the
phenomenon, published at the time, is
from Dr. J, S. Mosher, then of the
ilbany university;
Viewed through a microscope the
3mall, brick colored bodies were some
what of the shape of grains of wheat,
iud the gelatinous matter seemed to be
3onnected to each one as a separate
covering. They were apparently sepa
rate cells, very uniform in size, being
1-120 of an inch long and 1-150 of an
inch thick, filled with granular particles,
from which they derived their color.
The gelatinous envelope and their ap
pearance gave them at first somewhat
the character of one of the single celled
prototypes, resembling most tne paimo
gl?a. That they were not these was
proven by their behavior with iodine
and their containing a distinct cell wall.
3everal persons claim to have seen them
fall in a shower, and they were not found
under trees or shelter. They have
probably been carried a great distance
by the wind, and are likely to be germs
of marine growth, perhaps the fucua
platycarpus, which they resemble. The
presence of chloride of sodium, which is
found largely in the gelatinous enve
lope, is corroboration of their marine
or gin.
A Plea for Mercy. ft
The wretched murderer Dolan pleads
again and a*?ain for mercy of Governor
Tilden, as if he himself had not been
obdurately deaf to the beseeching
prayer of the man he killed. "Spare
my life," said poor Noe, as he was be
ing beaten to death, "and go free. I
will not follow you, nor appear against
you. Spare my life for the sake of my
family. I will never harm you." "I
can't trust you," said the villain, and
the murder was finished. This is the
nmal honrHaKa fiond who nnw nlpads or
his lawyer for him, for "Christian
charity," vexing the air of Easter day
with reiterations of his innocence with
cries for pardon.?New York World.
The Bounty,
The large sums of money which were
paid by the authorities of several coun
ties in the mountainous parte of Pennsyl
vania as bounties for scalps of wild ani
mals during the last year prompted an
investigation, which revealed a well de
vised and carefully executed scheme oi
defrauding the county treasuries. In
one instance the skin of a colt which
had died was deftly cut up and made
into ears, and palmed off as those of a
fox. A K&rge number of warrants have
been issued against the persons suspect
ed of the fraud.
(Hi! For a Man.
In 1866, Dr. Holland wrote the follow
ing lines, now being generally repub
lished:
Give us men! a time like this demands
strong minds, great hearts, true faith and
ready hands.
Men whom the Inst of offloe does not kill;
Men whom the spoils of office cannot bay;
Men who possess opinions and % will j ~ .t
Men who hare honor; men who will not lie
Men who can stand before a demagogue, *
And damn his treacherous flatteries without
winking,
Tall men, sun orowned, who live above the fog
In publie duty and in private thinking s ''
For, while the rabble with their thumb-worn
creed,
Their large professions and little deeds.
Mingle in selfish strife, lo! freedom weeps,
Wrong rules the land, and waiting justice
aleepa.
** if TntAMcf
1WIIIB Vi iiin??nn
Laziness begins in cobwebs and ends
in iron chains. ; ,
An honest barber will hone up when
he has a dull razor.
Texas has nearly two thousand miles *
of railroad in operation.
It will soon be time to take Presiden
tial votes on the horse cars.
The natural age of the apple tresis ,r
the same as that of man/
Australia exported, in 1875, gold dust '
to the amount of $15,889,525. -
The coming placard?" No peddlers of ' {
Centennial articles admitted. Bere."- , M 7x*r
Secret societies are being_ organized
by the Chinese throughout Nevada. *
A man who con invent a lazier amuse
ment than croquet will make his fortune.
If you would pass for more than your r
valued say little." It is easier to look .
wise than to talk wise.
An old farmer onee. said, with more ' (
truth, than eleganoe: "'There are two
talks in this world to one do, " .
A celebrated Frenchman when asked
to give an inscription for a son dial re- '
plied : "I countco hours bat bright
ones." " <
Only forty out of 200 of\the2fooika
sound tribe of Indians, Britisn Colum
bia, have survived the visitation of :
smallpox.
A Frenchman named LfAIatbfetfii in- t
vented a fire-proof and anti-collision-de
structive freight car of half the weight of
the ordinary car. * * -
You may never have thonghtjrf it, but
it is utterly impossible to get downright,
angry without raising your voioe. Con-"
trol your voice and you are sure to con
trol your temper.
Professor Collins, of Whitefleld, N. /
H., professes to have discovered a
means of treating water with chemicals i .
! so that it will produce a ngxu cueaper
and brighter than kerosene.
Masons and Odd Fellows are warned
against the wiles of a woman about fifty
{ years of age, blind in one eve, who has
been imposing npon the orders in var
ious parte of the United States.
Recipe for making a row?Walk along,
the pavement of a crowded thorough- i
fare with a ladder on your shoulder, and f
turn around every few minutes to sag if
anybody is making faoes at yotU* '
A company known as the "Jennings
Estate Association" was incorporated
by the Virginia Senate. The object is
to secure untold riches left by a Mr. ;
| Jennings in England a century ago.
j Dry buokwheat flour, if repeatedly
| applied, will remove entirely the worst'
| grease spots on carpets qj any other .
woolen cloth, and will answer as well as '
French chalk for grease spots on silk.
"I do not want any lawyer. I am go- <,
ing to tell the truth this tune," is what a .'
regular customer at a recorder's court
told his honor, when that functionary
inquired if he had engaged legal assist- W
. A Boston preacher said : " If any so- ' --
ciety will take charge of all the cases of
poverty brought on by intemperance,
this chnrch will take upon itself to re- '
lieve all the remaining panpers of Bo?- + '
ton."
In Washington it is quite common to? .
see some of tta female employees of the '
departments wearing costumes that have
cost an amount of money equal to their
pay for three or four, or even sometimes
six months. \
The number of immigrant settlers
who arrived in Canada in 1875 was 27,
382, against 39,873 in 1874 and 50,060 in
1873. The falling oft was of course due
to the general depression on this side of .
the Atlantic.
There are 62,552 churches in the
United States, with sittings for 11,395,
542 neoDle. the Methodists being th?
strongest denomination. The total
value of church property is placed at
$349,619,780.
The Najragansett Indiana at Charles
town, R. I., have elected their ocunctf.
At an election a line is drawn, and the
candidate stands on either side. The
one that gets the most Indians to stand
on his side is elected.
That " shower of flies " which fell at
Riviere de Loup proves to hav been a
swarm of the "sugar flies" so frequent
ly met with in Vermont in February,
though Canadian naturalists do not
pear to be familiar with them.
The loss of the German government
v,?t tVia^onrorrifition in silver ia estimated.
by different judges at from $15,000,000
to $20,000,000. In adopting the gold
standard for coin they were too slow in
calling in the old silver tbalers.
Two large drapery firms in London*
England, have private chaplains, to
whom they pay a salary each of $2,500,
for attending every morning to offer
prayer and give addresses to the young
men and women in their employ.
Member of hunt (to fanner)?" I
wouldn't ride over those seeds if I were
you. They belong to a disagreeable sort
of fellow, who might make a fuss about
it." Farmer?" Well, sir, as turn's me
he won't say nothing about it to-day."
I Ether drunkards are a product of
England. In a Londonderry neighbor
hood an official report has been made of
two deaths caused by drinking ether,
and, "notwithstanding attempts made
by the clergy and others of inflnenoe"
to stop the practice, it seems to bo
spreading.
"Ahl Mrs. Dasher," said gushing
Mrs. Simpleton, during her morning
call. "How delightfully that bouquet of
? 1 nnrlnrfl."
vioiots anQ roses ijenuiucojruiu
" l)o you really notice it I" replied the
widow, with a smile of ill-concealed
triumph. "Why, they're only artificial,
my dear Mrs. Simpleton." That even
ing when Simpleton came home he found
his wife confined to her bed with a high
fever, and no supper ready.
A Quaker having married for his wife
a member of the Church of England,
was asked, after the ceremony, by the
clergyman for his fee, which he said was
a crown. The Quaker, astonished at the
demand, said if be oould be shown any
text in Scripture which proved the fee
was a crown he would give it, upon
whioh the clergyman directly turned to
the twelfth chapter of Proverbs, verte
fourth, where it said: "A virtuous
woman is a crown to Ler husband."
"Thou art right," replied ti n Qowker,
"in thy assertion: SoJcmon a wi-o
man. Here is thy money, which thou
?haet well and truly earned."