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ABBEVILLE PRESS & BANNER^ BY HUGH WILSON AND W. C. BENET. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1879. NO. 41. VOLUME An Unpublished Poem by Byron. A paper on the " Summer Alcove, Harvai Library," in Scribner, contains the followii aooount of Byron's edition of Ossian, whi< wai bequeathed among other books to Harva: college by Senator Sumner : Among the books of interest aside from M Sumner's ownership, is an Ossian in tv volumes. It was printed in 1806, and is e an unoommon edition ; but this copy belongc to Lord Byron. He seemed to have read at loved the poem as our Jefferson did, and hi oovered the fly-leaveB and other blank spaci with reflections, inviting alike to the stndei of Ossian and of Byron. In each volume 1 has written his name, simply "Byron." H bandwritting id easy and graceful; and the fl; leaves and many "margins have comment At the close of the first volume, Byron turi Ossian'B poetry into his own, in the followic lines, which have never been published : " A Version of Ossian's Address to Vie Su\ from his poem ' Carlhon Oh thou ! who rollest in yon azure field, Round as the orb of my forefather's shield, Whence are thy beams ? From what eterm Dost thou, oh sun ! thy vast effulgence pour In awfi.l grandeur, when thou movest on higl The stars start back and hide them in the Bk; The pilo inoon sickens in thy brighteDin blaze, And in the water's wavo avoids thy gaze. Alone thou shinest fortn, for who can rise Companion to thy splendor in the skies ! The m mataii oaks are sean to fall away, Mountains themselves by longth of df.ys de cay; With ebbs and flows in the rough ocean tossec In heaven the moon is for a season lost, But thou, amidst the fullness of thy joy, The samo art over?blazing in the sky! When tempests wrap the world from pole t pole, When vivid lightings flash, and th'.nders rol Thou, far above their utmost fury borne, Look'st forth in beauty?laughing them t eoorn! But vainly now on me thy beauties blaze, Ossian no longer oaa enraptured gaze ! Whetherj^morn in lu:id luster gay Oa eastern clouds thy yellow tresses )lay, Or else at eve, In radiant glory dressoJ, Thoa tre'mblest at the portals of the west, I sea no more ! Bat thoa mayst fail at lengtt Like Ossian lose thy beauty and thy strong th Like him, but for a season, in thy sphere Ta ahinA aritV* orilnnrirtr?th An tn aimanilajir * Thy years shall have an end, and thi-u j more Bright thro* tho worlJ enlivening radianc poar, Bat sleep within thycloals, and fail to riee Heedless when morning oalld thee to th skies MADGE'S COUSIN. M>i lge wa3 sitting upon the hearth rag, palling to pieces a white camellii aud excusing herself to her kind ol< guardian by saying it was "onl; Jack's." ' My dear," said Mr. 39lwyn, walk ing up aud down an J stroking tys grai beard in perplexity, I want tc talk t< you about Jack." " Oh I please, not now. Papa Sel wrnl" She called him Papa Selwyi when she meant to be ooaxing, and thai was nearly always. " Bat, my dear, that is all nonsense I must talk about Jack sometime. Yes terday it was, ' Oh I please don't?mi head is aching;' and tbe day before ' Oh I please don't ?I want to go on with Qerty.' Come, let us face tbis af fair." Aud sitting in the easy chair be hind her ha3sock, he drew up on hit knees the haod tbab held tho broker flower and proceeded to lecture his un manageable charge on the endless sub ieot of "Jack." Madge was a chaiming charge for anj kiod old man's heart to have. No on< could look into her large gray eyei without seeiDg the great warm heart whose tale they told everv moment; anc yet the bright quick glances and tb< saucy set of lips showed that Madg< bad a will of her own and wit and clev erness to carry it out. This locturo on Jack was the Ram* a3 many others had been. It consistei of two parts, the first being dovoted tt proving that she ought to throw he: own whims and pleasures aside, am an a dutiful girl fulfill her dyinj father's request and marry her cousin and the socond was a eulogium on thi many good qualities of Jack Hawkes burr. "Do, Mr. Selwyn," laughed Madge after he had been making out that evei Jack's awkwardness came from an over plus of good nature; " do throw him a Gerty's head as you throw him at mini and I shall make him over to her, am they will be happy for life." Gerty was Mr. Selwyn's own daugh f aw onrl ?* fKa TYianfinn r\t )i ay tiomu ' WV'X | auu uu IUU iuuuwiuu VI xiux uumv ? strange expression crossed his face which Madge could not read. " Throw him at Gerty's head !? what words you use, child!" he ex claimed; his annoyance for a moment escaping his oontrol. " I wish you hac half Gertrude's good sense. You fanc^ Jack thinks of her?is that it ? He i! the Boal of honor, and as far as it do pends on him your father's wjrd wil be kept." "Oh I Papa Selwyn, don't be vexec with me; I am so sorry 1" and he: face was hidden on his large rougl hands in a burst of Borrow, quite child sh in its passing intensity. " Cheer up, my darling girl," he said "you made a mistake?that's all. Why one of these days you will forget poo Papa Belwyn altogether, when you fnl in love with your cousin." "jThat I won't I" oried Ma-.lge, vritl all the strength of her hot heart. All her life, even so far back as he: childhood, she had dreaded the fat that bound her to" marry her cousin When Jack Hawkesbury came on th< scene and stayed on visits at the house she disliked and ridiculed him withou mercy. Another, one like fair-haire: Gertrude for instance, might have ac oepted the inevitable and been happy but Madge's active and independent na tore made her run against fate. An< now there was only one month left be fore her twenty-first birthday and th< betrothal. Often Bhe told Gertrude she wished he would go home and sta; there; and Gertrude would only laugh with a deeper tinge of color on her fai face. mi ~ i: i n _ . ~_ mo girja wuuv uuo uuu ; uu ar raugement against which Madge oftei rebelled, believing it was in some wa; t.Ko pofn tr^n"9;^raprt n tko liiJiiugo with hor cousin. Bu there were two pleasures in prospec "now, an afternoon's boating with Jacl and a friend of his and Gertrude, and i party that the Ponsonby-Joneses wer going to give, to which theJSelwyn fam ily were sure to be invited. First cam boating. Ah! that ever-momorabl J? i :l ?j *?i. uujr?now uimiy jreuia it nuuiu uu to make Madge forget it! There wer four in the boat that passed, wit] the measured beat and ripple of Jack' pair of soulls, along by the reedy shal lows and green-wooded banks of th upper Thames. The two girls share the cushioned seat at the stern, thei white woolen shawls guarding thee from the chill of the autumn wind Gertrude was watching the shores an the running ripples, thinking in he quiet, easy-going way. Madge, brigh with excitement, was talking?not wit! Jaok, but with the dark-bearded, travel bronzed man, who was resting from hi torn at the sculls. He was oharmei with the way she chatted and listen? freshing absence of self-consciousness rd What would he have said if he hac ig known the thought that strove for en jh trance into her heart ? Oh 1 if Jackrd awkward, blundering, good-naturec Jack ? could be changed into thi stranger that she called timidly Mr ot Fitzallan, and Jack and her guardiai jd had greeted at the house as Herbert I At last there was a pause in the talk She gave a deep sigh, prompted by i Qt sad longing to do right, a vague fear, i ie first suspicion of the change that wai is coming over her impetuous heart. 7- " Are you oold, Madge ?" asked Jack pulling away and bending to his strong tg stroke. " Keep your shawl well aboui your shoulders. And, my dear girl, ^ look to your steering. You have beer ' sending the boat into curves like a cork screw?only I did not want to disturt J VU1 Poor Cousin Jack! She drew th< il white Bhawl closely round her, chillec not by the wind, bat by a Budden pang 'i of remorse, the foundation of which was 1( very small, but enough to trouble hei peace. g What need to tell the inner history ol Madge's life during the next few weeks i More and more she longed for freeJom. Fitzallan was staying in t he neighborhood and was frequently at the house, and in the thousand little incidents oj everyday life she knew he cared for her, and honest Jack grew yet more distasteful in her sight. In due time came the second promised pleasure. The family that distinguished ! the name of Jones by the prefix of Pon! sonby gave their party. Madge was in o I her glory that night. But the trivia] triumphs and pleasures of the night 1, were long forgotten by Madge before she lost one remembrance of a scene o I that passed in the conservatory, where j the music was hushed by heavy cur1 tains, and there was only the soft light i of a few dim lamps among the masseE of blossoms and dark green leaves. She i had lost the flower from her hair?one ol her favorite camelliaB?as she said, " with a darling bud," and Fitzallan had promised, with Ponsonby-Jones' ' permission, to get her another with a ; darling bud too. She had placed his gift in her hair, and she sat near the ilowij crlnco navinc if, tpfts nnnl thpro nnd " J O-"-"I O "? ? o she would rest. Fitzallan stood at a little distance, penknife in hand still, 0 swinging carelessly tho fan-like leaf oi a dwarf pilm. " If this were nearer I conld fan you," g he said. " Thank you; I am tired rather than hot." Never in her life before had Madge been so serious or so troubled as she was now, in the soft light among the j oool plants, within sound of the half hushed music. a " Will you do me a favor ?" she in1 quired, raising the gray eves that shone 7 for a moment with liquid brightness. "You have only to name it?I am at - your service." 7 His manner, unromantic to a studied y degree, made her feel all the more safe in taking heart to speak, while she gave * him at the same time', in generous measi ure that most preoious offering to whioh k every noble-hearted man entitles himself? a woman's respect. " I have seemed very happy to-night, Mr. Fitzallan," she began in a very 7 quiet, low tone, the torn leaf trembling , in her hand and the color dying out of t her face, "but I am in great trouble." "Indeed! I am sorry to hear it." Ho drew a little nearer, listening atteni tively and helping her now and again l by a word of encouragement. Her story was a simple one. She was - to be married next month to her cousin, | Mr. Hawbesbury. She had dreaded.it 7 j all her life, but it was her fate. And 31 then, taking courage from the respect3 I ful and almost paternal demeanor of , : her listener, she made the frank con1 fession that she disliked her cousin just 3 because she was forced to marry him ; 5 and to this she added such a child-like - entreaty not to thought " too bad," that it must have required more than ordi} ! nnrv etlf-control for Fitzallan not to J say something that would have allowed > the scene to become a tender one ; but r this he wemed determined to avoid, and I so in her hiruple way was the sadly-perj plexed girl that wcs pouring out her ; heart's trouble to him. J j " Will you speak for mo to Mr. Sel-iwyn/'ehe said, "os you are an old ! friend of his? I caunot reason as men , j do, but I want you to try if there is any i j way of release for me. Pray forgive - me, if 1 am wrong in asking your intert ference, but I am very wretched "?here i came a burst of tears that must have \ i tried the listener sorely?"andlmy: self have so often spoken to Mr. Selwyu, | and it is of no u^e. He always says my i j father's will must be carried out; and , oh, how I wish I could do it." "It must be done, if possible," Fitz allan said. ''But it would not be your - : father's will to mar the happiness of ; ycur life or to put you iu bondage." 1 ; " Oh I if Mr. Selwyn would only 7 speak like that," said the girl sadly. 3 i " Well, I shall have a talk with him," - ! said Fitzallan, "and do my best for 1J yo.tr happiness, though I would be sorry fr> iiiinro TTnmtenhnrr'a Tiflt i us go back now; there is a new piece r : beginning. That is one of Rubinstein's, i is it not ? I need not say you have done - me a favor in granting me your confl dcnce." , With that he drew aside tho heavy , | curtains, and they returned to the dazr zling light and bewildering music and 1 i movement of the ball-room. After that night Madge waited in anx1 iety to hear the result of Fitzallan's i parley with her guardian. Three days r passed and a note came from him, only e a few words, saying that he had suo. ; ceeded at least so far as to wiu a promise 0 that the matter should be considered. , But Madge saw little good coming of t Mr. Selwyn's "considering" what 1 Beemed to be decided irrevocably long f ago. ; At last it was the eve of her birthday; - ; to-morrow would De ttie dreaded day, 3 and that very morning Mr. Selwyn had - I said to her gravely, but tenderly: el "Mychild.it has been the work nf a i many years for me to see to the fulfil!y | ment of your father's last wish. He whs , my best and dearest friend, and his life r j was a sad one. At least his djiug will ! must be done. But I promise you hap | piness?I do, indeed." i But beyond that day Madge was uny able to bear her heart's burden. " I f must tell him everything," she thought, t In the afternoon twilight, some time t after Mr Selwyn had returned home, t she found him asleep in his arm -chair a j in the dark dining room. But little e daylight came in between the red cnrtains, and it was only the glow of the e fire that showed her his white hair and e long beard. She knelt beside him, as e she often did for a talk when ho was in e that chair, and she woke him up by ii stealing her hand into hip. s "Who is it?Gertv? No. Madge? - my little Madge that is to be so patrie archal to-morrow." d " Papa Selwyn," she began, not givr ing him time to joke any more lest she a might not be able to disolose all her I. troubles, "I want to tell you sornei thing, and yon won't be angry, will you, r no matter what it is?" t He took her faoe between his hands, h and the fire flashed up and showed him i- how earnest it was. s " I am quite sure," he said, " nothing ? can make me-anything but as deeply in 3 love with my second daughter as a poor i- old fellow like me can be. Why, ohild, - ~ i I i mill? . I am under a cloud all day because to1 morrow?as soon as to-morrow?I can p - be Papa Selwyn no more, and Madge . - will be thinking about noboJy but her Jl? 1 cousin." fr J s 41 No, indeed I" cried Madge impetu - Zv, . ouBly, "you will be Papa Selwyn always 3 ?always; and I don't care for my cons- Oon, in a bit." * But her guardian shook his head i gravely. i "My dear, you will marry your cons? in." The firelight had died down low, and , Madge had courage enough to blurt out I with an effort the few words : t " I can't marry Jack, because I ought * , to love my husband, and I can never . i care enough for him. Or, if I must be - engaged to him to-morrow" ? here > there was a great sob? " Mr. Fitzallan . V* is very good and kind, and I don't want . ) to hurt him?but?but?he must go ? f?ra< 1 awa-T*' for \ Her head sank upon his knees with j the great effort of that request. rp " My poor child," he said. " I know Sour secret. Bravely said, my little [adge, my bonny girl 1 You havo had , j I the truth out and done nobly. You are ijkj; worthy of the man that is to have you, > 1 and that is saving a good deal." Then 8WQ raising her fiend gently, he bade her BQ ^ [ listen, for he was going to tell a secret j, in return for hers. When she heard it ^ 1 she waited with wide, wondering eyes while he told it a second time, for she i oould not believe in her joy. " As you ^ [ know, Madge," he began, "most peo- . pie in this world have more cousins than 0j one." And then he went on to explain [ to her that Herbert Fitzallan was a very ; distant cousin, and that it was to him ^ , her father wished her to be married, ! Fitzallan's father had been the compan- n , ion of his labors and Herbert himself : . had been loved by the dying man as a tejj ; son, for Herbert was twenty when little Dajr i Madge was an orphaned baby of four. i "You ask what about Jack, then?' Qf ; said the old man. " That waB my clever egQ trick upon Madge. I never said you -j ! were to marry Jack. I told you of your . 1 father's wish. I brought Jack here, the j ; only cousin you knew; and I praised . i his good qualities ? which are fine , enough, I can tell you, and appreciated [ by a young lady not far from here. I , knew that wayward heart of yours, and I p knew that a woman should not marry ; without real love, and a great store of it, ma| too. So I left my darling open to the ajon idea that Jack was to be the lucky fel low; and she did just what I and all sensible folks expected?almost hated enec Jack and her doom. Then I took care ^ ! that the man you were meant for?who, re^j my dear, has the beBt and truest heart ^ in the world?should come in the way iji^e justatthe right time and Bhow an in terest in you. So have I not succeeded and made my Madge choose her father's choice with her own free heart and will ? Bnn As for Fitzallan, he is all impatience for to-morrow, and he would have told you ' the secret at that ball the other night, couj when he says that he was put to a desperate trial; but he had promised me t| never to disclose it till we were quite onj. j sure of success. "Well, are you happy mnow, Madge?" ^ "My dear, good second father I How ^ can I love you enough ?" was all sho * could say when she felt his arms round j her in that moment of fulfilled desires, }n-m and his lips pressed to her forehead in fatherly affection now that his loDg * solicitude w^s at end and his hard task well done. mirr That very night Madge, scarcely able ?? ! to realize her joy, was betrothed to g | Herbert Fitzallan, who, when once the OJ" t I secret was disclosed, would not wait _rtr0 n ? W Ulfl ! another hour. " Have I not waiied years ?" he paid. ^ | "All my time abroad I was waiting, | and then I came back and found my ; Madge more than ever I had dared to (hope." TL But Madge in her new freedom did who ! I nnl* fillA TT.OO .. h ilUb lUrgOb puui uuun, IUUCUU, D1H? n ?o uu, i almost in trouble about lier unkindness ten-c to him when she heard that he bad only stree j been playing a part, bearing all her bf tw ! teasing, and being purposely ungracious begii I whenever she grew kind. But Gertrude neve j consoled her effectually on that score ofhil j by telling another secret after her kiss The I of congratulation. the t "Jack was indeed doing his best to tweb [carry out the plan," she said, " and he buzz j was often grieved about you; but, dear into ' Madge, you must congratulate us now? no li | not me. but us. Jack and I made it up terdt j between us months ago, and we had gresI many a quiet laugh about you." miss So Madge herself accepted the ring the 1 j and wore her golden fetters by her own him, | free will after all; nor was there ever a held I happier or more willing captive. As for The i Fitzallan, if ho was not another Arthur, his 1 as the girl's fancy had prompted her to heels call him, ho was " blameless" as the pede prince of the "Idyls," and far more ing t blest; and if he reigned over no realm, ??; he was at least king of one brave and For tender heart?a kingdom wide enough and to satisfy his desires and a prize which couli time proved to be well worth his years box, of waiting. mise ?? It I Car Fare Treating. notb {Scene: Party of three young ladies k? b on Btreet-cars.) ^er' Conductor approaches?Fare, if you Pa^ please. Miss Pinafore slowly goes for pocketbook. Miss Admiral Joseph Porter, K. 8^1C" C. B., and Miss Captain Corcoran re- fa*e< luctantly follow suit. *"ei1 Miss Pinafore?Never mind, giris; Rf I'll pay. (Slowly opens pocketbook.) MisB Porter (beginning to open pock- an, ' etbook)?Oh, no; let me. None of them pay, and the conduotor, like patience on a monument, grimly | waits. General fumbling by girls in | pocketbooks filled with halves and quar! ters for the exact change. Miss Captain Corcoran throws a S i rapid, anxious side glance at her two "1Bej i mmtinninna. "RpcnriR tr> hand a nnarter a 8P* to conductor. Conductor ravenously 18 ?? snatches it and proceeds to make change, J? Mieo Porter (who suddenly finds ex thirc act change)?Oh, that's too bad now 1 ^neE Here's the money. knoT Miss Pinafore?Oh, really now, I ??PF didn't want you to do that. Miss Captain Corcoran (face very BlxtJ1 . slightly elongated)?Oh, never mind. cont Miss Porter (putting up her pocket- ?8 ^ | book)?Now that's very wrong of you, !a : Susan Corcoran; indeed it is. ^ v Miss Pinafore (putting up her purse) . 8?1 i ?Now I don't like that of you, Susan* in8lS | indeed I don't. r?Ta Susan doesn't either. They've stuck C1*ie j her for the fares, and everybody has were I been so generous.?New York Graphic. ?* omp Success of Florida Orange Culture, The grand effort to establish the the < ! orange tree as a commercial fruit-beare time in Florida, is now meeting rewaid of dem I success. It is now an accomplished fact year | that the orange fruit is a leading crop of som< ! EoHt Florida, identical with the pros- Eur< j perity of this State aH a support to rich sinci | and poor. In reference to this fruit the in I , skeptical ones predicted that the de- sanii mand would not meet the supply, but aron i in this the reverse has been the case, pre? ' for, on an increased supply, the demand with at five dollars per box continues un- diffii abated. That Florida will now become quai a va9t fruit-growing State there iB no mief doubt. We are glad to find the North- tage i erners so paitial to our fruit, for it gives is al them an opportunity to reciprocate the devc ; immense patronage of the South in the prot l purchase of their products, suoh as bay, whe ' grain and store goods,?Palatka (Fla,) plag : Harold, elan Mirror Worship in Japan. 'rof. Ayrton lectured at the Ro; itution, his subject being "1 ifio Mirror of Japan." In Jap re is, he said, an absence of hoi Is, interior and exterior, the houi Bi8ting of a roof supported on 01 ew posts inclosing very little I ity space; ond sliding screens ale ide off compartment?. Why, in \] iparative absence of all that nld call furniture, does ono arti< UVLULLig tU WHO AUUAUO LUllClUC 1 nze mirror with its stand?hold minent a position ? This mirror ally circular, from three inches lve inches in diameter, made nze, and with a bronze handle c< J with bamboo. The reflecting ft enerally more or less convex, p >d with a mercury amalgam, and t k is baautifully ornamented with jefully-executed raised design. Soi the rustic population have also p >d letters. he explanation'of the'faot-'that t ror is almost -par excellence the < furniture, is found partly in t jorate head dresses of the Japan* es and the painting of their faci partly from the belief that as t rd was " the soul of the Samour s the mirror tbe " 6oul of womai herefore constitutes the moBt vain of all her possessions, and two m i form a part of the trousseau ry bride. The characteristic qua of the mirror muet, it is belieyf in accordance with the constituti he possessor, and " second sight" irted to in the selection of a mirr< why is the mirror so important imperial palaces, where the coi oa ot-Jll rvrooorTrinor fVio fanhiran ww, WW*** r^wv* days, comb back their hair in t plest style ? Why does the fortur jr, instead of looking at a gir q, regard the reflection in a mirro y, instead of referring to the bo le recording angel, does the Japa Plato bring before the boatman h deeds reflected in a mirror ? Ai does the mirror hold so importa ace in Japanese temples ? The m: ranks far higher in Japanese histo l has been supposed; it, in fa< is the place of the cross in Ohristii 1 tries. rof. Ayrton read the myth of tl in of the worship of the mirror. Tl a points in it are that when go ,e inhabited the earth, the sun go i one day hnrt her hand with h :tle, having been suddenly frigb 1 by a practical joke of her brothe god of the sea. She indignant red to a cave. Darkness followe the goddess had to be appease wisest of the gods suggested ma an image of her more beautif l herself. The Japanese Vnlc< ioned a mirror in the shape of tl and all the gods laughed, ai ited, " Hereis adeity who surpass i your glory." Woman's curiosi d not stand this. The godde )ed out, and while admiring herse te mirror was caught and drogg< by a rice rope. The national tri ins have it that this san godde \atera8U o mi Kami), sending h >ted grandson, who was also tl t-grandfather of the first emperi apan, to subdue the world, mat three presents: tho mag a tan, precious stone, emblematical of tl t of the woman), the sword (er tatical of the spirit of man), and tl or (emblem of her own soul >ok," she said, "on this mirror i pirit, keep it in the same house ar he same floor with yourself, ar hip it as [if you were worshipii ctual presence."?London Time The Mule's Opportunity. iere can't be many down-town foil have not noticed that little, driei yioked-faced mule which draws sent express wagon around tt its. Attention is generally divide een the mule and the driver, wt as pounding him at daylight an r stops while there is a prospe< bting a spot never discovered befon mule cares just about as much f( )low of a club or the prod of re-ounce tack as a lion does for tl of a fly, and if he was ever beate a faster gait than two mileB an hou: ving man can remember it. Yei ly morning, in turning into Ooi i street from Griswold, the drive ed his blow and fell forward upo aeast and then slid down behin with his feet and body someho fast by the shafts and wagon bo: man realized his peril like a flasl head being close to the mule 3, but he did not utter a Bhout. A strians gathered aronnd he was sa^ ;o the mule : Now's your chance, old Sisyjhus two long years I've pounded yon u down and back and forth till yc dn't rest. Now you've got me in go ahead with your kicking, ol ?j?I wouldn't beg if I'm killed f< 'm glad I pounded you I IV ing to take back! Kick away at lamed to you, because if you don 3 won't be any letting up on rt 1" le mule ought to have kicked, bi idn't. He stood there as mild as : of candy until the man was exti J from his dangerous position, ar as the blows fell upon him in act tornado he surged forward i )ld familiar pace, eyes half clos< Bars flapping like the jibs of a b ed schooner in mid-ocean.?Detrc ' Press. "The Plague." ie term " plague " is so often used; eneral sense, covering all epidem ujes, that it is seldom tnongbt of f wifio disease, like typhus fever. ] linently malignant, and it is said t leal authorities to kill " at lea^t twi Is of those it attacks." It has fn itly, in distant ages, swept over tt ra world, and single epidemics ar losed to have numbered their vi< by millions. The plague of tb l century, which attacked thrc inents, is said to have killed twic any people as there are now livin ie United States. We are all fami rith the story told by De Foe, of th eat plague " of London; but it wt fniflcant in comparison with th ges made by the disease in tt b of the East. The quarantine lav > instituted to prevent the sprea the plague, although no loyed for a similar purpos gthe prevalence of any epidemi improved sanitary condition of a cities of the world has in recei ib prevented snch wide-spread ep ica as were common a few hundr< s ago, but there is still a whol a dread of the plague throughoi ope. A generation has passed awt 3 the last appearance of the plagt ilnrope. If it should come agaii tary cordons will donbtless be drav ind the infected districts so as ent, if possible, all communicatk , the outer world. It is of course suit matter to establish a oomple antine, but the largd standing a ? of Europe can be used to adva in thiB service. An Eastern wi ways liable to spread, if not also ilnn the nlairae. and it is nni Able that the present peetilenc ther it be typhus fever or the tn [ne, is due to the movement of Ru troops on the frontier. An Incident of Gettysburg. pal ^ Washington correspondent of i^e Boston Transcript tells this interest ian story of the battle of Gettysburg: lse General Barlow, of New York, o< 3e8 mander of the first division, fell, <3 ijy gerously, and it was thought morta rrrtTiT> rl r ,1 VJ a woo wrrtUrt fkv/M )Ut ,TUUUUl OJUVW UillV/UJ UilWI ,ne the body. Two of his men attemp hia to bear him through that shower we lead from the field; but one was cle stantly killed, and General Barlow m ;he nanimonsly said to the other, 80 can do me no good; save yoursel j8 you can." Gordon's brigade of Geoi to ans, in its wild charge, swept over h of and he was found by General Gor< )y. himself, lying with upturned face in we hot July sun, nearly paralyzed and ol. parently dying. General Gordon < ,he mounted from his horse, gave hin L a drink of water from his canteen, i me inquired of General Barlow his na ol. and wishes. General Barlow said, shall live probably but a short til he Please take from my breast pocket >n. paoket of my wife's letters and read < he of them to me," which was done. )se then asked that the others be torn i 09) as he did not wish them to fall i he other hands. This General Gore it" did, and then asked, " Can I do ai i," thing else for you, general?" "Ye a- replied General Barlow, earnest ir. " My wife is behind our army; can 3 of send a messenger through the linef Ji- " Certainly, I will," Baid Gordon, t sd, be did. Then directing General Bar! on to be borne to the shade of a tree at 1 ia rear, he rode on with his commai )r. The wife received the message and ca in harmlessly through both lines of bat irt and found her husband, who eventus of recovered. he Since General Gordon's eleotion ie- the United States Senate both he ? 1'b General Barlow were invited to a d r ? ner-party in Washington and occup ok opposite seats at the table. After ,n- troduotions, General Gordon sa is " General Barlow, are you related to 1 nd officer of your name who was killed nt Gettysburg?" "I am the man," s ir Barlow. "Are you related to 1 ry Gordon who is supposed to have kil ;t, me?" "I am the man," said Gene an Gordon. The hearty greeting wh followed the touohing story as rela tie to the interested gaests by Gene tie Barlow, and the thrilling effeot up ds the company, can be better imagii d- than desoribeid. er Vindicated by Time. ]y The disposition displayed byaffectii d ate relatives towards rich bachelors 1 beoome proverbial, and the Wells ci fel revives the instance found in Jonatt ol Hnnt. This man went in earlvlife in Mobile, where he made a large fortm 10 He displayed great energy and ent id prise, and was really the most suocess e8 business man that city ever contain* ty After passing the meridian of life 88 came North, and being a baobelor, If ceived the fall force of bis nephe1 >d watchful care. They knew that the < man was eccentric, and soon determic as to make the moBt of this point in 1 er charaoter. Immediately on his arrr ie here Hunt became interested in r 3r estate, and his reckless bidding at at 3e tions attracted general comment. Ma ia said that such a man could not be in 1 ie right mind. He seemed, indeed, utt a- ly indifferent to consequences, and whi ie squares of vacant lots were knock ), down to him at extravagant rates. Ai is tioneers were delighted, but other pi id chasers were deeply .annoyed by ti id mad competition, while the nephe !g wisely laid the matter to heart. It a s. not long before they saw that pub opinion would sustain them and her they determined to seize the estate, warrant was obtained and a commissi was ordered to examine the old gent man, butthe latter,knowing how small I chance would be, sought safety in fligl a He supposed that time would justify 1 ie apparently reckless speculation, and c sd termined to improve the opportunity i 10 a foreign voyage. He went to Oharli 'd ton and took passage on a vessel bou for a European port, but was lost e* some mysterious manner. The nephe )r got the property, and it was soon leai a ed that the purchases made by th< ie lunatic uncle showed the highest ore 11 of forecast. Lots for which he pt ri $2,500 soon rose to $10,000, and 3" present these very lots are worth 83' l~ U00, being now the most aristocra !r portion of New York. The old mai 11 inaonifv nma trior *>1x7 ffir-fliorlifivl ATltl ?w-w.j ?.0 Q prise.?New York Letter. w . ' To Cut Glass Without a Diamond. 's Carpenters, joiners and cabinet-ma ls crs are frequently called upon to f- glass to frames or saBhes where no git has been prepared to suit; under su I circumstances it would be well to kn( :p how to cut glass to answer their pt ?u poses, without the aid of a diamor a Many persons may not be aware tb Id glass can be cut under water, with gre )r ease, to almost any shape, by simp re using a pair of shears or strong sciBsoi id In order to insure success, two poii 't must be attended to?first and most ii iy portant, the glass must be kept qui level in the water while the scissors a it applied; and, secondly, to avoid risk, a is better to begin the cutting by taki i- off small pieces at the corners and alo: id the edges, and so reduoe the sha a gradually to that required, as if a it attempt is made to cut the glass all *.1 rtO WA oV^nnl^ rtTlf >V4 VUVO IAJ UUD OLia^C) no no ?uvu<v? wu? e- piece of cardboard, it will most like it break just whero it is not want* Some kinds of glass ont much betl than others, the softer glasses being t best for this pnrpose. The soissors ne not be at all sharp, as their action dc in not appear to depend on the state of t ic edge presented to the glass. When t is operation goes on well, the glass brea [t away from the scissors in Bmall piec >y in a straight line with the blades. Ti d- method of cutting glass has often be a- of service when a diamond has not be te at hand, for cutting ovals and segment e and though tho edges are not so smoo as might be desired for some purpos< te vet it will answer in a great many cas< ie The two hints given above, if striol :e followed, will always insure success, g Illustrated Wood- Worker. 1- _ 10 flflnsim Takine. e The numbering of thejpeople, thoui ie on one ocoaaion forbidden by the Hig JB est Power, is an ancient oustom. Moe ^ numbered the Israelites in the wilde w ness, ana, in later time?, Joshua a] e David followed his example. T 0> Chinese tell of a census of their peop ][ taken 2,042 years before the birth it Christ. In Japan an enmjieration w ,i. made about 1,900 years ago. Solon g dered the censns of Athens to be take e. especially with reference to olasses the people and taxable property. 8e ij vius Tnllius, sixth king of Rome, ord< l6 ed a census, when every citizen had appear on the Field of Mars and declfi m on oath his name and residence, t to number and names of his children a >n the value of his property. Failing to a this his property might be conflscat te and himself scourged and sold for i. slave. Augustus enlarged the scope a n- improved the manner of taking the ce ir bus. In the sixteenth century beg to the recording of births, marriages a te deaths, and from this pr&ctioe gradua e, grew up the modern oensus, thou ie there does not appear to have been a s- exact popular oensus made until af< the beginning of the eighteenth oentru FARM) GARDEN AND HOUSEHOL the Frnlt Culture. The following is taking from a pap , " read at the late meeting of the Pennsj vania State board of agriculture I iph Calvin Cooper: 1?, The proper care of fruit trees is t< often neglected. The habit of crowdii trees into some out-of-the-way place, ( fence-corner, as though unworthy of p.?" better place, in too common. Tre< :?5 treated thu9 fail the first year, or lai *r guish a few years at best, and final] Pfll- I?- # l aie lor WUlltUl tt uwouucauu biucuuvj im? and then the vender or nurseryman :?D condemned for having sold worthless < diseased trees. fP' L ooation Bhonld be the first con sid en tion. Boiling ground is always preferi ? ble, and a northeasterly slope most di m sirable, with the altitude as great as ci cumstances will allow. In adoptii suoh a Bite you will have perfect draii He' age and a muoh lighter and less humi atmosphere: you will also have son ~e protection from the afternoon snn o mild winter days that sometimes folio aP' eioeesive cold. The sun striking tb ? trunk of the tree after midday, warmin one side while the other remains frozei is often the cause of bursting bark, n< unfrequently followed by the destructio y* of the tree. This can be avoided, hov ever, by growing the trees with lo1 '', tops, to whioh I shall allude hereaftei kn This injury generally occurs about tb ,?w time the trees begin to bear, and ale when there is no shade except from h ad* branches of the tree itself. You ca ??e readily see that a slope o! from ten f j!e fifteen degrees would elevate the top lUy of the upper trees sufficiently to affor . some shade to eaoh succeeding row. T assiBt in this protection and to ocoup . the ground while the trees are sma Pi (particularly with apple and sfcandar . pear), I would advise planting a peac Hj" tree between the apple trees, and ir ,, * UCOU) ? iVW UA puouu WOOD MWUTTOOU tau "*? two rows of apple trees. They wtm.1 ?? materially assist in proteotion, asid "d from the fruit they would bear befor !jk? the apple trees commenced to bear o le<* occupy the entire ground. Cultivation is of prime importance Thorough tillage of the soil is necessar ^ to induce good healthy crops. JDiscrt ral tion is necessary, to preserve the stu face soil on hilly ground, especially i ied the soil is of a light, porons shale, as i often the case, as the material washe away is essential to success. Summe crops will not be detrimental to th trees provided the fertility is kept u " by application of proper manures Oorn, potatoes, all vegetables, and mot tan ?* Bma^ fruits, may be grown, fc . the first few years, to advantage, yielc ? ing a profit in themselves that will full ' compensate for the work. There mut . j be no double taxation; if secondar "r orops are taken off, an annual dressin , of manure must be applied to comper re BateThe question of cultivation or nor cultivation after the trees have attaine , bearing age (particularly the apple) i one upon whioh many of "our moat sue cepsful horticulturists disagree. I ai ' decidedly in favor of no cultivation aft* the trees have been planted ten c ~~ twelve years, or say are half grown. ] [7 has been my practice to top dress wit stable manure every two or three yean _1 Oil Li LMJOaOlUUttllJ UiOOOiilg WILLI XliXIO VJ 3pf unleached wood ashes; one bushel t fi each tree will very materially assist i: keeping them in health and productive FT" ness. We generally cut the first cro; of grass and feed as a green crop; a: after growth is cut for a mulch, o r?~ trampled down and allowed to remain 1 * But no grass or other vegetable matte should be allowed to grow within thre "T or four feet of the tree. This we try t I prevent by the annual application c j*?" the finer parts of coal ashes, which w ri also think assists in preventing the rav . ages of the "borer," J1 Care should be used to prevent to J6" rank growth. I have often heard plan Ior ters speak of the great vigor of thei e8r trees, rapid growth, etc. This is oftei . caused by an excess of stimulants, am m is not infrequently followed by incura ble injury, if not entire destruction rI?" Moderate growth, of apple and pear Pir particularly, will be longer lived am more productive. Peach trees require , somewhat different treatment?not tha 0 _ | they require lees cultivation, bufc i should be continued while fruit is th , object. The critical period is the fire few jears after planting, to escape th 3r" depredations of the borer; one grnl will do more injury to a one or two year-old tree than a dozen might to on full grown. The tendency to overbear when the peach does well, should b At counteracted by judicious thinning o ujg shortening of the branches, to preserv qJj the vigor and shape of the trees, as the; )w are at best short-lived. Household Hints. id. iat Beeswax and salt will make rusty flat tat irons as smooth as glass, ly A teaspoonful of turpentine in thi rs, boiling water will whiten the clothes. ltB A little sperm, or gnm arabic, witl P" salt, should be put into boiled starch. Fish may be scaled much easier b; .. dipping them in boiling water for i minute. ? Cool rain water and soda will remov ? machine grease from washable goods. In firravies and milk porridge the sail at should not be added until the dish i , a prepared. sly Lamp-wiok dipped in hot vinega id. before using, is said to prevent offensive ?r smell from lamps. h? Tortoise-ehell and horn combs are pre served from cracking by being occasion J68 ally rubbed with oil. C10 . To remove oil spots from matting k counterpanes, etc., wet with alcohol rub with hard soap, then wash with colt % water. en Half a dozen onions planted in th< en cellar, where they can get a little light tB will do much toward absorbing and cor recting the atmospheric impurities tha 38. are so apt to lurk in such places. jb. A nice stool can be iliade by taking i ;ly soap box, or any small-sized box, from i ? grocery-store ; fix a lid by nailing piecei of leather on for hinges ; fasten a piec< in front to lift it up ; then cover it witl pieces of carpet tacked on with braes , headed nails); out some pieces of olc 2n quilts to pad the top, then cover witl k" carpet and trim around the lid with anj 168 old cast-off fringe. This also makes i ,r~ convenient piece of furniture, usefu for keeping shoes in, out of sight. ile of Some Very Old Buttermilk, as I know a man who drank some of th< r- oldest buttermilk ever heard of. H< n, lives in Tennessee. One day he am of some otherB were asked in a great hurr; ir- to dine lit the house of a neighbor, witi jr- a promise that the company would b to treated to one of the rarest drinks eve ire tasted in all the ages of the world he This proved to be buttermilk, brough od to table in a jcg. It had been dug ou do that same morning from a well whic] ed had caved in thirty years before. A ? that time the iufl? of milk, safely oorked nd was hanging by a rope far down th n- well, to be kept cool; and there it hac an stayed buried for thirty years. All whi nd drank of the buttermilk said it was de llv licioufl,?St. Nicholas. gh , ? ny The Bennett Arotio expedition wi] ?r leave San Franoisoo daring June. Ther 7. will aail with it thirty-three per?on*. D FOB THE FAIR SEX. Spring Foablons. The suooess of American ideas in dress j? and fashion, as in other praotical details ot modern life, is dne to the fact that out of a mass of fashions the beBt features have been taken and combined with what experience has shown to be '8 the best methods of uniting the modern 3r exigencies in regard to olothicg. Street ? dresses must follow certain well-defined rules in order not to be conspicuous or attract undue attention. The short J woman can wear her skirts demi-trained 1' and untrimmed. The plump woman can 18 display her figure to advantage in a prin)r cess dress, and the medium, slender figare indulge in delicate stripes and fabrics, speckled or dotted by a figure. a" The large woman, tall in proportion, should never wear anything but solid r" fabrics?black or neutral in tint, and lg unbroken by line or dash?but she may revel in trimmed skirts, provided they are draped low, and by adding a few 16 loops of crimson or gold satin ribbon n to the folds at the back, where they w merge into the train, will shorten her ie perspective and sufficiently reduce her & line of length to make it harmonize with the line of beauty. AH the soft materials in cotton, wool n or silk?and the two first have been so 7" greatly improved that they are now w equal in appearance and more sympa r< thetio to the touch than the last?adapt 6 themselves to the graceful designs of 10 the present day?designs whioh ladies 6 ought to prize and oling to as long as Q possible, for they will not be appreciated c until they permit them to be superseded 1 j by something far less desirable, and : i whose stealthy approaches may be seen j ? in the efforts to revive the penier, the y short apron and the grotesque conceits 1 J.1 of Paris during the first consulate. ? Spring Walking Costumes. ? The 1 ** street dress must be dark, short and j {' unobtrusive to make it suitable for J? walking in different kinds of weather 1 d and in a crowded thoroughfare. The j 6 present styles of dress adapt themselves ' 6 to every requirement of in and out door ' ,r life, and the best styles can therefore be | relied upon for a certain degree of per- i ' manence. The "Mathilde" walking 1 y skirt, for example, is more fashionable ' to -day than when first issued, and will 1 ;* be good for a year to come. Tno " Orislf elda " walking skirt is another excellent ? design for walking dresses, and either d of those may be used for spring cos- ? ,r tames with entire certainty that they J 6 will not be likely at present to lose j P their popularity. With these skirts, J ' which require out a moderate amount ' lt of material, and are exaotly adapted to 1 Jr the all-wool materials or the pretty 1 l' mixed fabrics of silk and wool, may be ( y employed the "Clementine" or "Pa- ? melia " basques, the " Melanie " or the 1 7 " Balsamo," for a combination of silk j and wool or wool and velvet. ! l" The "Princess" walking costume is a f still excellent model, and forms a < charming design for spring dresses lor d street wear, in conjunction with a long 8 jacket or fichu draped and knotted at '* the back. Ladies who wish it can ren vive for house wear the French waist, >r with its belt and simple skirt, trimmed !* with two or three narrow flounces, and j? cut so as to clear the ground. This is " really a pretty dress, in delicate striped '> or chocked ginghams for medium-sized 'r slender women, and very convenient for 0 wear with aprons of silk or muslin. a Charming spring suits are in gray and " fawn shades and small designs whioh P quite cover the surface. They are Q made short with a draped polonaise, or r deep, close basque and trimmed skirt, l* the flounces being kilt-plaited or triple r box-plaited and spaced between. The e sleeves are demi-long and filled in with ? fine plaitings of crepe lisse, and the garniture consists of a combination of 6 blue and wine-colored ribbons, arranged with more or less profusion. Nothing can be more picturesque to a street i 0 costume than the straight mantelet, ( knotted in front, to complete a dress ( r whioh is of one solid color or of two 1 & shades of the same color with hat to f match. The fashionable shade of tho ( " season for these complete costumes is 1 ' do longer the pale mastio, but a deeper 1 '> shade, verging to coffee color; and fawn c ^ id also considered very distinguished. f Dressy Wraps for Spuing.?Black t ? mantles will be most used, though light 1 drab or beige-colored wraps will be con- t ? sidered more dressy. The shapes are I ' very similar to those of last season, ] ? fitting at the back with three seams and t 15 dinging sides that drape the arm, and t " finished in square Hungarian fashion, ? 6 instead of drooping in pointed wings i '? like dolmans. These are of medium 5 0 length, covering the tournure and hips, ( r and are trimmed with one or with three 11 6 braided points down the back. A great e ? deal of French lace will be used for j t trimming fine wool wraps. Coats of i soft, light cloth will be fashionable, L stitched edges and showy buttons being p " the only trimming. The small fiohus of ii embroidered blaok cashmere worn last ii 9 spring are again largely imported. a A novelty in trimmings consists of C x painted buttons for dresses of black or white silk, satin or velvet. These are in oota hv nnmnfitflnt artists. [ each button differing from the others, tl In this not only skill but attention to n proportion is necessary, as it would be o absurd for a tiny bird to be associated r : with a large butterfly. Each button b & i must properly accompany the others, t 8 and a sot ?f sixty buttons, of which no t one resembles the other and all alike c r are well executed, is a decided improve- c 3 ment to a dress. Some of these designs n are intended to imitate the fine mosaics, t Neckerchiefs and Collarettes. ? c . There never was a time when the neck o was dressed in so many charming ways, a A coat bodice, for example, will be r ' ! turned back from the front, and the 1; j neck filled in with soft plaitings of i: orepe lisse, in which flowers always nes- t tie.' This decoration of flowers has t 3 brought back the fashion of wearing c ? flowers in the hair, nor are they con- f> " | fined to full dress. Lace bows and c 11 jabots are also decorated with roses, to r which are sometimes added loops of i c i pearls. j t i The double neckerchiefs of silk or j 3 crape are still used, but are gathered to ! v 3 the left side and fastened with a long j I i spray of roses or carnations. The newer s - styles are of soft mull, slightly gathered 11 1 and bordered with lace. These sur- 2 i round a high or square neck and fall in r square tabs in front, or are carried in l fV>n foaViinn nf ft fl/Vhn tn tViA Wftifif I There is nothing stiff and conventional ! * in the arrangement of these accessories; j i they mnst appear graceful, easy and j 1 natnral. * Novelties of the Season.?" Lace 1 3 shoes " are of satin, over which appears c ? to be lace. The designs of applique and c guipure are carefully imitated and tuper- t f posed to all appearance on the main ? 1 fabric. The shoe is finished with the \ B smallest heel yet worn. It is so narrow 1: r. -and so high that it requires practice -io 1 , venture upon it. Some designs of these f J shoes imitate velvet with overlying lace, c ? Some ladies have worn shoes upon t 7 which was set lace, the fanoj was taken a np, and hence this really beautiful shoe, f ? There is an entire change in the style a ? of combs. The present idea seems to be t 1 that the comb shall merely push for 1 9 ward the superabundant ornamentation i h of the head, consisting of light and 1 fluffy crimped puffs and feathery curls, i or narrow, flat, many stranded braids, i 1 and that it shall lift away from the nape a e of the neck all floating ripplets. The e oomb to soft intended by fashion to be ? worti with vaj low coiffure. The hij est mode gitee a narrow, three-fork ball-headed affair, and the poniard, w one ball or a cross- shaped hilt, can out the same idea. This finishes a hi head-dressing with fine effect. So lc ago as when Rachel waa in this conn it was la haute mode, and the gr tragedienne wore at a dinner a ponii of gold in her jetty hair, in which w Hflfc tlirpA diamond solitaires. "La Surprise." ? Only the ul fashionable will venture to wear tb the first hat of the season. It is b suited to carriage wear. To walk i street with it would be hardihood deed; and this, not because either material or trimming is eccentric, 1 because of the adjustment of the feath This feather is three-quarters of a yi long and is attached to the forward p of the brim on the right side, and sim] hangs from that " proud eminenc curling down upon the shoulder. 'J effect is that of its being detached bj high and unreasonable wind from 1 main body of the hat,and of its hangi thus almost apart from it without t wearer's knowledge. The hat is of \ " mousquetaire Louis XiY." shaj either garnet or nay v blue velvet, a tne plume is wmte, or very Jigur. associated with a suit of gray silk, tri med with either garnet or navy-blue, effect is good, or would be, could t eccentricity of the feather be lost Big of. Already a novelty in sun umbrellas introduced and commands attentk The "Pekin satin stripes" harmoni with the satin stripes in alternate brig and doll shades, now the leading fashi in dress goods, and is a novel, taste! and elegant material for sun umbrelli Those of Pekin silk, with satin strip* are shown in blue, brown and black, a those in cardinal are very effective i the carriage. The cotton " Pekin stripet with silk finish, come only in blac This material is fine, resembling clost those in silk, and is decidedly superi to the boiled twills at half the pri< Fhe handles are varied, including carv ivorv, gold mounted, pearl and ivo jombined, celluloid, white and colore n perfect imitation of coral, shell, mt ichite, etc., and thoee mounted < 'ventilated'' handles are exoeeding ittractive.?New York Herald. Traveling at High Speed. An iceboat has appeared on the Hu icn river that travels at the rate teventy miles an hour. If ouranc< oro could have been made to belie hat anything of human invention con )e made to attain that velooity, th vould have promptly declared that rould be useless to mankind, since li lould not be sustained on it. But } io not hear that any of the gentlem ?ho have sailed on this craft suffer* my more than usual. Iceboat saili s not to be indulged in with a high h ind kid gloves, but it is one of the mc 3thilorating of sports when proper wcoutered; and there is no more dang ;han riding in a rapidly*moving railrot ?r. When our guileless fathers fii lad railroads proposed to them, th leolared in the most emphatio and cc Idents manner that whoever was ra -? ?? ?I- A* AW AnA iwoi Aa TTTi UiUUgU IAJ ^Cb UU Uuo iuj^uu juou no IT' nako his will and order bis coffin. A] ;hen, too, snoh a thing as forty or fif niles an hour was not even dreamed ( Sow, if seventy miles an hoar can 1 nade in the open air, without any ;he protection from the elements that railway car grants, there is no doa )hat when Mr. Stedman bnilds bis ai ihip, which will carry passengers Europe in a day or two, that the ear passengers can sit on deck and surv ;be world beneath with composure ai somforfc.?Higw York Commercial A icrtiser, " The Iron Trade of the World. An interesting table has been dra^ lp to show the fluctuations in the pri luction of iron throughout the wor luring twenty - seven years. Sin 1850, it appears from the figures read i meeting of one of the societies inte ;eted in metallurgy, there has been rery large increase in the production vg iron, in response to a demand pr< luced by the growing uses of the met ind by the formation of vast construi ,ive works in every quarter of the glob [n 1850, the production of pjg iron he world was believed to be about 4 >00,000 tons ; in 1877 it had risen L3,620,000 tons. It is interesting lotice that of the iron-producing com ries, Great Britain has in the twenty (even years trebled its production, bi n that period the output of the Unit< Ifnfaa lma l>oon nnndrnnlfiil and that i Germany has progressed in nearly i apid a ratio. The make of Fran* md Belgium has varied greatly, but i >oth countries it is now three-fold whi t was in 1850. In Russia, Sweden ai Lustro-Hungory there is now a doub >roduction; the output of Spain hi asreased fifty per cent; tbat of Ita 3 stationary; and that of Norway shov considerable falling off.?Pall Ma Gazette. Ice Industry. It may not be generally known, bi be capital employed in the ice bue ess in the Uuited States aggregate ver $25,000,000, and the annual sal< each at least 830,000,000. This hi iecome an important industry, and, : he paBt forty years' experience in th msiness, lately has shown that tl rops of ice for the season's consumptit nnot always be depended on. Ai lore than this, when it is consider* hat a large outlay must be made for onsiderable period before the seast pens sufficiently to commence its sal nd the consequent loss by wastag laturally makes its production artificii 7 during the summer months a ve: mportant question, and has engag< he attention of many inventors. A hough quite a number of excellent m bines for this purpose have been co tructed, it must be admitted that i ?ne has yet succeeded in producing aachine, simple in its structure, a: heap enough to make its introductic iniversal. The man who can invent a machii rith these latter requirements will pi limself in the way of making a haci ome fortune, and render an incale able service to humanity.?Americc rnventor. The Champion Fisherman. The most successful Lake Georj isherman we knew, says R. R. Bowk n an article in Scribncr on " A Oc ege Camp at Lake Georpe," was vater-suako, which swam ashore at tl anding just as three of us were pushii ff one day, with a huge horned pout, < latflsbjin his mouth. When he sa is, he dived; but unless he held tl Ish above water, the latter had the a rantage, so presently be came up ai ? TT7? ? Huueu uttigu. T* o wttitcu tuiu wawjiic Che snake wriggled the fish well awi rom the shore; he had it in his ja^ irosswise between the horns and tl ail. Suddenly he gave it a thro ,nd in a flash oanght it again, h? iret, in his jawp. Then he began wallow it whole. The jaws unlock* ill they were wide open in a straig ine, and the swallowing went on chari ngly till Mr. Snake came to the horn [hose bothered him; he wriggled ai naneuvered for full fifteen minutes, t ye thought he had given up the jo ind was a Btrangier strangled; but pre intly he got the horns down on the hea ind the fij&h quiokly disappeared, jh~ Appropriate LlaJu.' " . e^> A contemporary says the following ith oonplea were "proclaimed in matrir ' ies xnony " laat year in Scotland: -"-IS ft Thomaa Black and .M*ry Whita, Peter Day and Ellen STaight, eat Solomon Bank and Cat?J?riae Tale, urd James Hill and Snsan D*Jtfr '' ere Isaao Slater and Jane Thatcher*,, ' John Barker and Mary Batcher, - v^i tra Stephen Head and Fancy Heart, ':W. lis, William Stately and Jeede Smarts . V/Jgj TnuAnh Riwuf and Julia HaT. / the Thomas Spring and Mary Mij, : |g|f Joseph Brown and Kitty Green, ^ Jotra Bobina and Jenny Wren, )ut William Gaetla and Nanoy Hall, er; Peter Chatter and Fanny Cafl, art Joseph Mann and KBfi Chlid, Jamea Merry and Loqy WiM, e > Thomae Brain and Mary Bear, ^'e Jamea Fox and Catherine Haras * > - ;-y|| \ a Andrew Clay and Lucy Stooe;- . . /i*! the Michael Blood and Ltaia Bonej. Dg John Cloak and Julia Hood, '- jS'M ie Edward Cole an&^ancy Wood, he Jamea Broom and Elian Birch, pe, Charles Chapel and SomOhnrch. As ITEMS OF IflTEBEST. it? The seal's kinis numerous. * k? A niitA 4am in nrfifArahlfl to an ioa lfltn. "i Hanging stifles all man's aspirations.. : is Residents of Fern are sometimes' in. called lama bein's. ize Wine made of oranges has an aloobolia CijgH '^lt strength of fifteen per cent. * ' P1? If yon would prosper and r6s4easyr-:>3 employ and pay the printer. ? 3B" The waters very often getac'ry^ andT^ nd then yon see the water* pout. * V;=$|| ' 'or Seventy tons of chewing gum were ia" consumed in America daring 1978# ' * Give to the winda yoar fearer, I ,e And yoa will thrive in trad*, ed Between the ages of twenty-Are thirty years the most people become in-"" il' Why are many patentees the pee** on sovereigns ? Because they receive roy- * Progress of scienoe?By the the microphone you can hear the WP? . walk, the batter fly, the gum drop,d' the fall of the year. ' r ? The number of puns on the wordijgj Merritt is at present 162, and soaradi|g j,j any of them possess any real mer?that is to say, merriment. it To pin our faith on another manVd^H ife sleeve, and submit to be led bjj author- v ve ity, deprives us of independence, *n4 -4 en subjects us to just oontempt ed The magnitude of some Western f arnui S ag may be inferred from the statement that /; at Mr. Betrand, of Lincoln, 111., has 275,- \* ?t 000 bushels of corn in the ear in the ly corn-crib at his place. ?# ?J The Jackson (Hiss.) Cornet remark#--:^! ~ that there cannot be too much gratitude _ ..1 ,flt to the North and West for aid given t&e^ 6y yellow fever sufferers, but there can ba far too much poetry on the subject oj " Sir," said a young fellow, bursting' | ^ with pride at his own importanoe, de- fl i, nvea entirely iruui mo mtuu o 7 " I was born the son of a poor farmer. ESS ?* At thirty years of age I wa? tlie boil cf h ^ the richest man in the country." . a THE DASDT. |ffl Li A dandy is a chap that would Be a young lady if be ooaldj; p;lj?w| ir" Bat as he oan'f, does all be can K|k| to To show the world he'a not a man: rasaa Drilling her class in poetry, the Bj||a ? teacher quoted from the familiar lises . of "Tennyson: "You must wake and call Zf me early, call me early, mother dear." " Now," she asked, "why did the girl want to be called early ?" Dcn't m know." replied Tommy, " unless it Wftfl N -'-^ because that was her name." Id There are 1,500 mule teams constantce lyon the road between Leadvilleand of Carson Citv. both of Colorado. It id a i?j? r . fair estimate to suppose that at least " ya one male balks each day. Now imagine './ of the rest, remembering that there are /-iS 3. male drivers on that rood who speak al four languages and several dieleots. The wife of a printer in New Haven e. has applied for h divorce, on the ground in that her husband had no style about " him. He wouldn't brace up, had no '".'SiS to dash, cnt no figure, had no point, lived : y^s to up to no rule, was of bad form and 1 make-up, wasn't a man of letters or up 7 - to the period, was a poor type of the at gen up, was oat of quoin and couldn't ?d impose on her any longer.?Chicago " of Commercial Advertiser, as A real telegraph has been invented br . 'M 36 an English mechanical engineer. A writer in London moves his pin, and simultaneously at Brighton another pin is moved in precisely similar curves and motions. The writer writes in London, "**2 *8 the ink marks in Brighton. The pen at 'y the receiving end has all the appearance /. FS of being guided by a^pirit hand. The " apparatus is shortly lo be madepublio before the Sooietv of Telegraph Ea gineera. * . At the State farm (Monson, Mass.), J0'*:K the cows are milked precisely at five A. <% " m., and each cow's milk is weighed and - ] the weight recorded. The record shows ~ that fifty-five cows gave, in one week in ^ I Jane, two and three-quarter tons of milk, and in one week in December two * 'J 10 and one-qnarter tons of milk. The % whole amonnt of milk produced daring . 1(j last year was a little over 120 tons. ' , Seven cows have given an average of * J a about twenty quarts of milk each per ^ '] >n dv- . tzm e HE D OFTEB TO LIVE OFT HEB. . ^ - .] e' "I will," Kite s&id, "yon, Charley, wed, J ,i' If yoaH through l;fe Btand by me." " I'll stand by yon?if yon donrt Me,** ? * T Qaoth Charley?" bnt don't try me.' ? J. " Oh. yes, I see," said Kate in gloj, " Yon wonld not have me alight yon ' 1 By hcodless ways ia wedlook days ; < Q* Twonld be a plight?I plight yoo." 10 v a " All right," said he ; " I will agreo . j To take the plight yon proffer. ' | Hor weaUh was great?he'd ohan. c !.Ii f; le, Aud oner to live ou uer. , ?Chicago Commercial Advertise)'. .. + . 16 . i ? ^ A Senator on Farmers. a- Senator Paddock, of Nebraska, himm self a lawyer, uttered the following in the Suited States Sonate in a speech in ^ favor of extending the patroaage of the ^ government over the agricultural inter- ?e efts of the country: "I hope, Mr. -' ** er President, the day will some time come >1- when our Congn ss will bo made up ' a more largely from the ftgfionltRfu le class; for the larger the percentage of lg representation here in the persons of * : or those engaged in practical agriculture, . iw the more liberal will be the policies of le the government in respect of it. I say **;! *Ma Pi-aoiilAnt Tcitli all /Ina r*1, U- VUiDj iut. A A?04UVUV| n*iu .? id spect to tLe 800 lawyers, mora or lees, d. who to-day occupy seata in the two ly houses of Congress. It is true, how - ' >'J, vb ever, that the record and all past expe lie rience do not greatly encourage this ^'. w, hope, for history discloses the fact that ? Eid although those engaged in practical agto ricultnre sine*' the existence anywhere ed of organized society have uniformly outht numbered those employed in ail other .. n- vocations combined, they have as a is. rule had the smallest participation of ad any in the direction of the affairs oj ;,'?* ill governments. Undoubtedly farmers in S " b, our country occupy a higher plane so? oially and politically than actual tillers d, of the soil have heretofore held Buy where." j