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ITIIE (Hp vol. Y. NO. 6. J JLjChildN >Vfcb. h Iv "Be iu? rfry, mother, |j B Give mea wish to-day; j B ttomethingt^ well hi sunshine jj B As when It"- raindrop play." B ' And if I ?tre a fairy, With but one wish to spare, K What won)! I give thee, darling, ^ P To quiet thine earnest prayerV L " I'd like aKttk< brook, mother, ^ All for juiyfery own, ' B To laugh ail day among the tree*. R And shine tu the mossy stone ; " To run right under the window. f( And sing me fast asleep ; I With soft steps and a tender sound. d Ch er the grass to creep. b I '* Make it roa down the hill, mother. 0 With a like a tinkling bell, ], I So fast I neter could catch the leaf jj That into Is fountain fell. A I " Make itas wilda? a frightened bird, I A? crazy W a bee, Withja noistlike the baby's funny laugh? 1 ^ BT^ That is the brook for me!" 8 V THADDEUS OF WARSAW; , J- Or, The Adventures of a Polish Exile. '' H " B BY MISS JANB POBTKIV I m W In the - year 1792 Russian invasion j " threatened * Poland with all the horrors J 81 of a merciless tar. Foremost among the ; >' I patriots who rushed to their country's r1 V defense were the noble Palatine of Ma-1 jj soTia, and liis chivalrous grandson, Thad- . H deus Constantino Sobieski. ' J1 a For his mother Therese, the gentle ! H Countess Sobieski, Thaddeus felt the j tenderest affection, bat, although now ; & ^ nineteen years of age, he had never . wF known even the name of his father, j J Upon liis twentieti birthday, however, j a I he learned Iron a sealed packet, given . & him by liis mother, that she had been I ? secretly united at Florence to an Eng-j 2 I lishmrn, niuueilSackville, who had soon i V after repinliatedkhe marriage, and basely H desert d her. Since then she had passed j e' | us a widow, ritining her own family P ^ n ime of Sobieski, and living with her H iar.H?r, Ilie I'tnacuf. IIV wuuui uci tyi/u B hal been earefoar educated. I1 B The sensitive jftiaddeus wept at this !r J discovery of liis father's treochehy. [*' "Forget him,"fried the counter, who j : cni>ti?n. 1 w Qusfered Thaildeus, ^Hj^Bw my mind to'dwell ouly on thw vir- I yi |^E of iny mother." [V' B^P You are right," said the Palatine, ; hi MPj I shall bre to see yon add glory to tv PPT^Tvy |is aiore tlmu fulfilled j ^ ^^Trtne bloody OLiVttS that n<oa tu- v>' aued. In one JPlM^n'haddecs saved i ^ B* from slaughter ai'Rolsian carabineers, ?? P who fell on thehvmes to thank his nun- U( B cv. Onf vary ywng man, however, was fo refractory, andjwula have been killed " I on the spot, if rfiddeus had cot caught j B the blow of ft sword. Tlie youth . 01 B kuahed and sfrendered his weapon. * which Thaddeoaf d*:rectiy returned, say- ^ P tug: J fw " Bniye sir, Ilonsider myself ennobled 111 B in restoring th> sword to him who bus ^ bo coiirag oudjilefended it.': w B Tt soon Appealed that this brave young j 81 B man was an ikglish volunteer, named 8t ^LjPembroke Soma set j at ^B A warm affnioQ ar >.-e be tween bin y .Vv ^Band Tha?l?;cr*a who iuvited liis new 1 w BBiriend to Vilincw, his grandfather's : 011 ^Binagmfic<ait pafctt on the banks of the ^ ^Bpfwoul V: Oiwr you," said Somerset, ; J8 ^B?li over th" wfcld/' *1 I After a delightful experience of the re- fU I Allied hospitefM of Yillanow, Pembroke ; P' wrote two enthusiastic letters to his 8j Mother, which ie sent to his governor, r Mr. Loftus, at St. Petersburg, to be j A ^warded *> Jngland. But as Mr. : di Loftus had beetf strictly charged t<? keep l^s pupil oit Poland, and l'eariug the v displeasure of 'Somerset's parents, he ! I conjured hin jto say nothiug of his w [ ^Vhsh adrataes, at" least for a while. t<? | &merset 'eluiantly consented, and, P1 ' being suddenly summoned home, bade "J an affectioiate ftrewell to Thaddeus and e; his mother, hoAg to revisit them soon, P1 or to see than England. Misfortiups tere already crowding ; w' fast upon il-fattt. Poland. ?* The brafle Alatine of Masovia was felain in badfle,i rague was besieged and captured, aid ti i palace of Villanow was attacked bytke avage Kussiau soldiery, j Tliaddeus, crvei d with wounds, hasten- " ed from Pngue o secure, if possible, his j m mother's eseipe, j ?i 44 My bel<ved bod," said the countess, 44 lajfore ocr en el murders can arrive 1 ** shall have bum a refuge iu the bosom i P1 %>{ my God. S&uid Poland fall, I be- ! I11 seech you g< tha very hour to England." 11J Then tyiig portrait of his fatlier ? round his nek, ie adde<l: ; J 44 Prize tfc's g t, my child ; try to for- ly get his iujnlice and, in memory of me, si never part wth Lw * a A sudden v( ley of firearms made : cc Tiioddens s>ru* upon his feet. Loud ui irits 8ucceei?H^ana women screamed: w 44 The ramprtsfire stormed!" ' hi A burst o otiuon was followed by a in heavy craqjicni piercing shrieks. The , ty countess, exprijg in the embrace of her fa distracted sot, fed from his palsied arms tli '?V ? ? 1 < > 1 rti 1. um-& npuxi u*- 9vut ana rienerai x>uix.*?w, w | who had di;ect*l the defense of the gt ' palace, conic aoiroely force him away to nc I a place of satE-ty. T1 Plunging info the Vistula, amid a v< shower of mtslfct balls, Thaddeus swam ci with Butzot fo the opposite bank. in E nerging fi>ri the water he pointed cl back to Viftjer, which was now enveloped in fhrn?, and so id, with a smile tli 1 of agony: \ jo I 44 See whnta funeral pile Heaven has [given to my (fcfc mother!" * r The Rossim1 general. Suwarrow, soon j of | compelled the ignominious surrender of [ Warsaw. Two hours before he entered tii Hhe city, S:?bi?ki left it, l>edewing it? ai , stones with lia tears. ' Reaching the tli frontier, he ?>k*ked a tuft of grass, and, n< | pressing it to \m lira. esehdwed : ^ fc-laid! Farewell ?11 my | fi, Mf*"!1? iifippiinisP ^roi,> iWtzio to Loudon, h? KXa tto^ht ?f Pern- h, , . .. as he hnd received a I Bb'euie resdlX^1* ^hessed *? 1.^1* ft^Jtiended as he was, ol * U%enpry, Beach-1 o I BE 1 ug the English metropolis, he passed f lis first night at a Uoveut Garden hotel, < rhere his commanding figure and martial ] Iress created a flutter among the servants ] a the kitchen. 44 Look at his black cup, vitii its long ji >ag and great feather, uud the monstrous aber at his side," cried tlie waiter. , 4 4 And I nevt-j* see'd such handsome!# >lue eyes," added the maid; "cud Le | poke so kindly when he bade me stir the , . lre, and when he throwed off Lis great j ur cloak, he showed a glittering star." ] Finding the uext morning, after pay- ] iig his bill, that he had only a few shil- ] iugs left, Tbaddeus sallied out to look ] or lodgiugs more suited to his purse, j t was a cold and stormy November Sim- t lay, and a kindly old woman, to whom ie showed some little civilities, observ- , ] ng him uneasy at the inquisitive gaze < f the bystanders, ventured to invito ] iim to take shelter from the snow within j ier house. He accepted the invitation, ] ud the good Mrs. Kobson was not a 5 ittle startled when her imposing guest, < earning she had rooms to let, offered j imself as her lodger. However, Mr. ( /onstautiue, as he now chose to call liiiu- ( elf, was soon established upon the h?m>le first floor at No. 5 St. Martin's laue. A slow fever now seized liim, but ho rould not call an apothecarv, haviug no ] loney to pay him. At last Mrs. Bobson j ummoned Mr. Vincent, by whose skill ; nd her nursing her lodger recovered. ; ( 'o defray the deb ts incurred during his ! \ lness, he parted with his fur-liuod! elisse for a fraction of its value, and * j jld a gold pencil case to a very civil \ awn broker*. Lie eight guineas thus ob- t riued settled the bills agaiust him, aud ? kft a small surplus. Hoping to increase : ] lis, he executed half a dozen landscape , \ rowings in India ink, liut the iuso- j 1 m/ux trvio tit\ iiiLilovol ?1o , l KJX IUV |/i.lU VOVUtl w cvo ov mvvtvAw>/?v j lat Thaddeus refused to accept the ] uinea offered for tliein. ; < The only earthly coialort now enjoyed ] y the distressed exile was the company j t Lid caresses of Mrs. Robeon's little j randson, William; but .even this was' latched away, for the child contracted a ! ] ital disease and died in Thaddeus' arms, j ] he afflicted grandmother was without a ! t irtliing to pay the modicul and funeral i e tpenses, and her generous lodger \ uwned his sword, pistols and sleeve t uttons to relieve her necessities. i Passing Drury Lane Theater tliat eve- f iug, he saw Pembroke Somerset enter, ; [ i full dress, gay and laugliing, with two c dies. Involuutarily he ejaculated: t Somerset!" ! t, But liis friend laid disappeared behind , c greeu door. All his old affection re- 1 ved, and he sent a letter to Somerset, j Lit received no replv. Another he left r t person at his friend's residence. The t ro were returned without a Word. 1 Finding General Butzou, who had J ived liis life at the burning of Villanow, j 1 andering homeless in the street, the ! i ipoverislied Thaddeus unhesitatingly j 1 .sumed the support of that worthy but 1 S jw enfeebled man, a picture dealer afrding him the moans by takiDg each , t eek a guinea's worth of his drawings. h One evening in March, Thaddeus res- ! 1 led a delicate woman from a ruffianly j r isault. Accompanying her home, she ' s sisted that he should enter. He did ; t ), and his hostess,,Ladv Adeliza Tiue- s outh, and her sprigntiv companion, j t .iss Alan a, ISgerton, entertained mm ; J ith the greatest courtesy, though not j f ispecting tlie real identity of Mr. Con- i v antine. Their praises of the handsome nuiger excited the curiosity of the 1 r >ung and beoutiful Lady Sara Rot?, : JJ ho, meeting Mr. Constantine when he y died again upon Lady Tiiiemouth, re- , A lived to ensnare the pale and highbred j Si reigner. Without meaning any un- ; 1; ithfulness to her absent and unloved 3 isband, she sighed for a melancholy t, id romantic lover, and Thaddeus upwed to her to be the very one of whom le was in search. Pursuing this design, le presently found herself the victim of passion for Mr. Constantine which he * d not at all return. n The friendship of Lady Tineinouth I " as both delicate and sincere, and irough her good offices Thaddeus ob- i * ined as pupils in German the daughrs of Lady Dandas, who were rich, i e retentions und ill-bred. Euphemia, ie younger, m as very pretty, how- j ? er,' and, like La'dv Sara Roos, a resentlv set herself to captivate Mr. a jr.stantine. Her caprices merely 13 rved to amuse or annoy him, but they ' reatly excited the jealousy of Lady 8 ira, who now found herself perpetually 1 a irmented by her unhappy passion. Nor was Lady Tineinouth less wretch- | ? !, though froai a far different cause, j13 ex husband, the Earl of Tiuemouth. i * >t content with abandoning her and y a . _. v i_ _ /p i_* x _ fl >emy irauHiernng ms anecuons u> an- Lor, hud even die cruelty to teach her i ^ >n and daughter to twite their own I ? other ! in relating fier sailbistory she -* eideu tally spoke of her husband's liv- ; <r in 1770 in Italy under the assumed ' tt uhe of iNtckville. , ^ # ' u It this mention Thuddeus conld scarce-! hide his consternation. Was it possi- j ' hie that he owed his existence to such brutal and heartless man ? This dis very of an unworthy father, and the 1 n lliappy oondition of his friend Bntzou, ! ^ ho had now become a confirmed though ; lrmless lunatic, caused Thaudeus n isery not lessened by the frequent pet' insults of the indolent trifiers and i shionable butterflies who frequented p ift Dundns mansion. But among them n hist appeared a Miss Beaufort, whose ; a merous nature attracted the attention j s > less than her remarkable loveliness. ! h lie night before he first met her he had ' d mtured into a burning house and res- a ted a sleeping infant, which he threw t to a post chaise for safety. In this ; n laise wus Man' Beaufort with her aunt, e xs. Somerset. Learning these facts ! g ie volatile Euphemie Dundas suddenly j b ined their hands, exclaiming : j b 'Sweet Man'! Heroic Constantiue! a thus elect von the two dearest friends . b my heart!" J tl Both were much confused at this sen- c tnenhil absurdity; but the acquaint- A ice" thus formed led to friendship and i s ten to love, though Miss Beaufort did c it suspect Tlntddeus' real rank, and he v lew her to be the cousin of his per- il lions friend Somerset. u Lady Tinemouth's brutal husband and i o ^artless son, pretending to regard v ?r friendship with Thaddeus as n shameless intrigue, at last required I ?r to leave lain Jon, and she sadly n >eyed. Ladv Sara Roos, unable longer , n restrain ^ner passion, desperately o !AU] 1ND PORT BEAUFORT. S. C avowed it, and implored Thaddeus to receive and protect her, but he persuaded ber to remember her duty to lier husband. His next trial was the deuth of the venerable Butzou, whose long illness in- j solved Thaddeus in debts he could only lefrav iu part, and a dissatisfied apothecary caused him to be arrested for a pal-' try twenty pounds, and flung into Newgate. The pretty Euplicmiu was compelled by her mother to relinquish her handsome language master; but Mary Beaufort did not rest till she had private iy procured the payment of his debts and bis release, a deliverance which he ascribed to Lady Tinemouth'e friend-i ihipReturning soon after witn her cousiu Pembroke to the residence ot his intner, ? Sir Robert Somerset, Miss Beaufort sadly acknowledged to herself the hopelessness of her ill-fated passion. Meantime Lady Tinemouth was staying in the same 4 neighborhood, and, in her company, accident brought Thnddeus and Pembroke ogether. The proud exile stood pale rnd silent. Pembroke flew forward, and, catching liis friend's hand, exclaimed : " Am I right ? Are vou Sobieski ?" 441 am," returned Tlinddeus, amazed. 44 Gracious Heavens! and can you lave forgotten your friend Pembroke Somerset ?" Assured of his sincerity, Thaddeus clasped him to his breast and burst into ; ;ears. The treacherous Loftus, Pembroke's governor, it appeared, had intercepted { .he letters of the tw# friends, and even hired to return those sent by Thaddeus, j lfter seeing Pembroke at the theater. Resolved to mal;e the i*ost ample amends or his apparent desertion, Somerset promised Thaddeus the friendship of his 1 'ather and the love of his fair cousin, and listened back to Somerset castle to make ! ?ood his word. But, to his horror, Sir Robert commanded his son to break off ill intercourse with Thaddeus, idleging 10 reason except that he hated the Poles. The rupture of a bloodvessel brought Ladv Tinemouth suddenly to her death- ; bout her that you think untrue, or ailu-11 ions that she herself would blush to ear. Wlieu you meet with men who .0 not scruple to use a woman's name in reckless manner, shun them; they are , he very worst members of the ooramuitv: men lost to every sense of honor, ; 1 verv feeling of humanity. Many a ! < ;ood and worthy woman's character has 1 ?een forever ruined and her heart broken 1 y a lie, manufactured by some villain, 1 nd repeated where it should not have >een, and in presence of those whose lib le judgment, could not deter them from irculating the foul and bragging report. 1 l slander is soon propagated, and the 1 mallest thing derogatory to a woman's | i haracter will fly on the wings of the 11 rind and magnify as it circulates, until j 1 ts monstrous weight crushes the poor 1 mcouscious victim. Kespect the name . 1 f woman. Y#nr mother and sisters are A romen, and ua you would have their iitirfl iame untarnished, and their lives unimJ ?ittered by the slanderer's bitter tongne,? iced the !il your ownworinoj iPOU + " Vi'eat >ed, tun! Thaddeus was torn with equal j lorrow by Hie loss of his faithful friend, ; mil the brutality displayed by her hus-. land, whom he was compelled to believe ! o be his father. Perceiving the conflict : 11 Pembroke Somerset's breast between Headship and filial obeilieilce, and leel- ; ng.tliat a man of his broken fortunes vuld not honorably aspire to tlfe liaud ?f Miss Beaufort, Thaddeus resolved to j ibandon Enghaid, and accordingly set >ut on foot at night to return to liondon. Overcome by fatigue and ex- : losure, he fell by the roadside, but was escued from death by a benevolent genleman. who conveyed him to his own i louse, and had him treuteil with the utjost kindness. This proved to be Sir ! iobert Somerset,and to the great aina/.e- . uent of Thaddeus, Sir Roliert confessed limself the erring husband of Thereae Sobieski. He and the Ear! of Tinemeutli had j raveled as brothers under the name of iaekville. Supposing liis betrothed in England had proved faithless, he wuried the Palatine's liaaghter, but ile- J erted the nufortunte Therese, and re- . urned to his first love 011 finding her j till true to him. The dread of lllogi- 1 imating Pembroke by acknowledging1 thaddeus had distracted the repentant uther who now implored the forgivenesss f liis first-born son. This Thaddeus readily granted, and ' efused to claim any rights at the ex- i ense of Pembroke, who was left to en-1 ay his father's title, while the exile of ; Varsaw, receiving an ample share of L lir Robert's estate, completed his earthy happiness by making his be!ov?\l! lary the Countess Sobieski.?IK us- j rated Weekly. The Eclipses of 1877. lhiriDg tiie year 1877 there will be , ( hree eclipses of the sun and two of the j; loon. The first is a total eclipse of the ( loon, on February 27, partly visible ! rom England iuuI invisible in America, be moon being below the horizon hrough the whole continuance of the clipso. The second eclipse is a partial eclipse j f the sun, invisible from both Europe ! nd America. Its greatest phase is j. bout one-tliird of the sun's diameter. It egins on March 14. The third is a partial eclipse of the | mi, August 8, invisible lioth in Europe ; ud America. The fourth is a total eclipse of the ! 100:1, visible from England and partly : 1 the United States, taking place on Lugust 23. i j The fifth, and last, i6 a partial eclipse j f the sun on September 6. This eclipse J rill be seen from Cape Horn and parts : f South America, but uot from North ! Lineriea. 1 In eighteen years there are usually bout seventy eclipses?twenty-nine of ; be iui>on and forty-one of the sun, or i early two to three. Seven is the great- ; st number of eclipses that can occur in i ] year, and two the least. If there are i ] even, five must be of the sun and two j ] f the moon. If only two, then both j; iust be of the sun, for in every year ( bere are two solar eclipses. : ] Slander. Never use a lady's name in an im- ! ' roper place, at an improper time, or in ^ lixed company. Never make assertions j, FOR' ROYAL CO .. THUItSDAY, JA> BEAUTY SOLD BY AUCTION. Uon (lie Huri'ui* oft'aii?tnii(iuople are Uecrniled with Cirramian Ulrlii. W A correspondent of the Paris (Janloin . ^ describes a recent visit to o siave sale in t. **+ ? v? j !iu.i i: ila . " Constantinople. ^oiwiuisiuuuiug uit nominal abolition of the slave tiade in , Turkey, through the efforts of the civil- i J izcd European governments, it still con- i ^ tinues in a furtive way. As long as the harem exists, this trade will exist. : This sale was in a hou^e. All the win- i ^ dows facing tlie street were closed. The : correspondent accompanied an Bgyptian e, friend and his valet in a carriage to the \ u mosque of the Sultan Mahomet, at which . point they turned into narrow and com- ^ plicated streets, which finally became impassable. They alighted before a pile ^ of mud which could be crossed only on ^ foot. Benching the house, they were in-! troduced into the selamlik, or chamber reserved for male visitors. Here they r found the slave dealer standing, a short ^ pipe in hand. He was u little old Tripolitan, Gassirgi-Messoud-Aga, by name. } He has followed the business for forty years. After the customary salutation, ; pipes and coffee were offered and tukeu j with the silence usuul to Orientals before c, any business transaction. An ebony young eunuch 6oon entered I and whispered in Messoud's ear. The latter made a sign of acquiescence, and, j turning to the guests, said: "Bouyouroun" (permit me). The guests rose and followed him into a room of the ^ harem. A long divan, about a foot and a half high and four feet wide, sftrround- , ed three sides of the chamber. Au excavation in the wall held tlie cushions i ^ and coverings used at night. The floor ^ was covered with mats and loose pieces I of carpet. Upon tlie divan were seated, jside by side, two white girls from Cir- jc cassia, in tlie dress of their country. Op-; posite were three othet women, one of i whom was white, from Georgia, and the ? others black. i ill ?ti \n ?c n ^ All ail/DC :iO W1C llOHViO CUlUVUi V/UV of the Circassians seemed scarcely four- ^ teen. She had bright chestnut hair, long, dark eyelashes, which shaded eyes of liquid blue; a light, well rounded jj form and regular features, overcast with j ' melancholy. She was a beauty of the j( firut-class. Her companion, aged eighteen, was slightly less beautiful, but was n] a performer on the kemendja or Turkish i e< violin. In addition, she was recommended as a good cook, seamstress and ^ washer. Her brown hair fell to her knees. She looked at the visitors coolly, j ^ and fixed her eyes on the Egyptian with an expression that seemed to ask him to ! purchase her. i At a sigi from Messoud one of tlie gj black girls disrobed tlie Circassians. ^ This was not a complicated process, as ^ their dress was simply a ttbiio, a pair of trousers and a chemise. Hie younger J -y seemed distressed; the other simply j fixed her eyes upon the fioor. Messoud j passing his hands* over them, called attention to their regulai', pearly teeth, j ^ He dwelt also upon the strict decorum | aj of their antecedents. ! Atwr an examination of the Georgian i ^ and a glance at the black girls the party j ^ returned to the selkmilk to eloae the ; QJ bargain. The youngest Circassian was ! ^ quoted at 2<J0 pounds Turkish, the elder ; at loO, the Georgian at 120. The Egyp- C( tlan found them too high priced, and ^ took one of the black girls for thirtyeight jiounds. He simply -wanted u j. house servant. Tlie sale being com- (] pleted, the party were again served with ^ pipes and coffee, and left the house. The preliminaries to tliis were con- j ^ ducted with great caution. The valet of ! j the Egyptian was sent the day before ; u to announce his master's desire, a*d ^ Messoud immediately came to the latter i } to assure himself that all was right by a f, personal iuspection of his customer. , As a mere visitor to tlie harem would ! ^ have been eyed askance, the correspon- | dent was introduced as Tahir-Bey, a i Syrian gentleman who wished to take a chambermaid home with him. ? ; ?< Iniled States Congress. J< The following are the figures of tlie ; ?? United States Congress as near as can be i 8 mode up at this writing : ! 841 XUVih. XLV'k. | ^ D. H. D. la Alabama Z 6 ? 8 w Arkansas ? 4 ? 4 j ^ California 13 3 1 ! 7 Colorado 1 ? 1 _ j ^ Connecticut 13. 1 3 P< Delaware ? 1 -- l ; ill Florida 1 1 2 ? ' sc Georgia ? 9 _ 9 , ,, Dlinois 0 13 11 8 1 i Indiana 5 8 - P 4 PJ [owa 7 2 9 ? ' p< Kansas 2 1 3 ? !m Kentucky 1 p - 10 i ct Louisiana 2 4 4 2 , 0f Maine 3 - 3 - 1 J* Maryland ? 6 ? 6 j ^ Massachusetts 6 5 10 1 ni Michigan 6 3 8 J Minnesota 3 ~ 3 -! Sfl Mississippi 2 4 ? 6 Missouri ? 13 4 9 N'ebraska 1 ? 1 ? ' re Kevada 1 ? 1 ? ] St S'ew Hampshire 1 2 ? ? hi Sow Jersey 2 5 3 4 ,.n Sew York! 17 16 17 16 Sorth Carolina - 17 17? Ohio 7 13 12 8 ?> Uregon ? 1 1 ? . th [Pennsylvania 9 13 17 10 tt Ithode Island 2 ? 2 ? ! Rr 4onth Carolina 5 ? 3 ? ] Tennessee 19 1 9 ^ Texas ? H - 0 ,u Vermont 3 ? 3 ? Ir Hrginia : 1 8 1 8 i 01 West Virginia ? 3 -- 3 j M Wisconsin 3 3 5 3 ' hi Total 107 186 141 149 i m Majority 70 8 j b< New Hampshire will elect three Con- to pressmen in March. The present delegation from that State stands two Demo-: rats and one Republican. There are more than the nsual number of States to . ' 1 1- 1 XI 1 cc tie contested, wmcn may vary xuc iivuie figures slightly. ; I.ook to Your $1,000 Notes. Sfl A new counterfeit $1,000 greenback i ^ ruts come into the possession of the , *0 United States treasury detectives. The ' j jote was discovered in the West, and I zf :lie plate upon which it was printed is 1 said to have been in existence for two or ju :hree years, and is believed to be the ^ PTom Ballard, now ^ pears' sentence of m interfering. The lent one. ays, it onij^costs dc limosj anybody ca n w; net. * * i th ^ r < B r t MMERCIAL. 7UAKY 11. 1877. Yotkiug to tat. The ?now has been falling slowly und ?renelv, writes a X"t*w York correspon- , ent. It used to make me gleeful and jay, but it cauuot do tlmt any more in j lis city. I suppose Use change is of me upon myself as well as circumstan- j is upon the proud island. Xo, it is not i 11 because of the individual difference etween the now and the then which is I ithiu, because to-day, when I opened j iv door to look up and down the beauti-! ll white street when the glamor of the iow should have made it seem pure and ; uchantiug, I saw nothing that did not i lake me heavy hearted. I tried to turn ly face upward to meet the melting stars nit were falling from the gray clouds, > ist for the sake of that childish habit liich clings to the most of us, no matter i ow severely dignity scorns and ample* upon such petty tricks of simlieity. but the clamor before my vestiule was too sorrowful and imploring jr such sentiment. "For God's sake let me shovel away! io snow," said a strong man : "I have wife and little children, and they are ery hungry and very cold." " My mother cau get no work at ail; j ui't I do it, please ?" piped a shivering j ttle boy. : "If I only had a shovel or a broom my be ye would let me have the job to o," said a low voiced old woman, whose ?atures wore not those of one who had j pent almost an entire life in struggling >r bread. '4 Why do come out iu the storm ?" I bked of her. ' j "Because I must," she said. "Last inter I hoped I might be dead before ip winter came again, but when the i immer was here, I somewhat liked to i ve, but I don't want to be here verv j mg, even if I was to be warm. I donft ?em to be wanted much anywhere, or erhaps I might get to die and be com liable," she added, after pausing to { .'fleet between the last sentence ai}d [ hat she had said before. "Come in; nd ff^t wuiin." I said to her. O r , " I don't go to no soup houses, nor to ; 0 dimity committees, ma'am, and I [>n't want anything I don't earn, if you , lease. If you give me the a weeing to j and leni ine a br<x>m I miglit be lankful for the taste of a warm stove, la'am, for I've been starving with the >ld." Three imploring faces, and but one. dewalk to sweep. To feed the child, and send a loaf to | le other children is not much in this feat hungry city, but the humiliating ! ifiueuces of the unearned bread ! Who lay know but that never a snowflake lall fall ugain upou either the child's or le man's forehead to melt upon a glow 1 self-respect.'' Never did a Chribtmas -week pass in < ew York when the rich and the poor ere so far upart either In sympathv or ! lvuwstances. The shops are tilled ith the rarest of beautiful things from le geniubes of both the artist and the rtisan. Philadelphia lias drifted up to ; ew York. The beautiful array of linga seut by all the civilized nations of i te earth, which could be purchused ily at fabulous prices when on exliibiou, cau be bought at less expense than lvtliing that is beuutifiil of our own mntry's handiwork. It is claimed that , le merchants in the various parts of the I orld, notably in China and Japan, ranee and Eiiglund, procured duplicates, r close copies of the articles that were t iwarded with medals or parchment uprovals, and they are now muking formes out of the* lute enthusiasm of our tizens. A tiny cup and saucer, daiutilv : iinted, and as frail as it is beautiful, 1 as sold at auction for #70, while the i ile faced woman at my door says: I Pray lend me a broom, that I may trn a scanty bit of bread, and respect j yself."Another Warniug. The details of the destruction by lire j ( the Convent of St. Elizabeth, near ! fliette, show an astonishing carelessness 1 the part of the managers of that in-; itution. There were one hundred perms, nuns and children, in the building, liich was entirely of wood. In the vil-, ge itself there was no tire apparatus I hatever. The flames of course worked j icir own will; the structure was entirely ?stroved, and with it perished thirteen arsons, more or less. The question ; lturally arises, How many boarding ( drools, convents, hospitals, retreats for ! ie poor aud aged, great homes for oriian children, are there which are ex- j 3sed to a like dreadful danger ? In how any instances has it been thought ne-; ?sary to take extraordinary precautions jainst fire, which should it oecnr, can i irdlv fail to prove fatal to considerable J inibers ? "We are very much afraid of fire,"; iid the principal of a young ladies' semarv upon a certain occasion. They had >ason to be, and the fear at least was j imething. In many institutions, we are j ippy to believe that all possible premtions are taken ; but there are others ! i which the neglect is scandalous and j ie risk which is run frightful. Indeed, J icre is nothing more astonishing than ' ie recklessness with which a fiery cal- ! nity is almost invited, not only in linnlti hut in nnblic houses, theaters, ! id other places of human congregation. | 1 the large cities precautions are numer- i is, and, if the law is obeyed, usually iftieient. Outside the cities there is in : .indreds of places no provision -worth , entioning. The penalty for this may ? long in coming, but it is pretty sure i come in terror and death at last A Conscientious Plnmber. A gentleman living in Boston has die >vered a remarkable plumber, who chlv deserves such a fame as lie may >tain in a newspaper paragraph. One inday morning this gentleman afore- j id foimd his water pipe frozen. After 1 * 1 1- l. - L ro 110111*8 UllhUWeBHIIU worii tie wtui rth and secured a plumber, who was j ile to obviate the difficulty. The citi-! u wished to settle at once, but the j umlier refused uny pay, stating that ' i could not refuse such a call 011 Sun- ; tv, as delay often caused damage, but? 1 oould not conscientiously accept; oney for work done on Sunday. Many do wi*i opportunities as children ! i at the seashore?fill their little hands ith sand and then let the grains fall trough their fingers tilHhej^e gone. w Jf I RIBI $2.00 per A "Annie Laurie." i i "if you want to bear ' Annie Laurie' snug, come to my bouse to-night," said a man to bis friend. "We have a love- , lorn fellow in the village, who was sadlv J ' ' ? ? ? 1 ?i 1*_ t wrecked by tue reiusai oi a gin wuom uc had been paying attention to for a year or more. It in seldom he will attempt . the song, hut when he does, I tell you he draws tears from eves unused to weeping." A small sel'H't company had assembled j in a pleasant parlor, and were gayly chatting and laughing, when a tall young man entered, whose peculiar face and air iustantly arrested attention. He was ! very pale, with that clear, vivid com- j plexion which dark haired consumptives so often have. His locks were as black as jet, and hung profusedly upon a i square wliite collar. His eyes were very large and spiritual, and Ilia brow such an . one as a poet should have. But for a certain wandering look, a casual observer j would have pronounced him a man of uncommon intellectual powers. The words "poor fellow," and "how sad he looks," went the rounds, as he came forward, bowed to the company, and took j his seat. One or two thoughtless girls ; laughed as they whispered that he was j "love cracked"?but the rest treated! him with a respectful deference. It was late in the evening when sing- ; ing was proposed, and to ask him to sing " Annie Laurie " was a task of uncommon delicacy. One song after another ' was sung, und at last that one was named. At its mention the young man grew deadly pale, but did not speak; he seemed instantly to be lost in reverie. "The name of the girl who treated j him so badly was Annie," said a lady, whispering to the new guest?" but, oh ! j I wish he would sing it; nobody else can j do it justice." "No one dare sing 'Annie Laurie' before you, Charles, ' said an elderly ln^lv " would it l>*> too much for me to ask you to favor the company with it ?" I she asked, timidly. He did not reply for a moment?liis lips quivering a little, and then looking ! up as if he saw a spiritual presence, he J begun. Every sound was hushed?it ; seemed as if his voice were the voice of j an angel. The tones vibrated tlirough I uerve and pulse and heart, and made one ; shiver -with the pathos of his feeling; never was heard melody in a human j voice like that?so plaintive, so soulful? so tender and earnest! He sat with his head thrown back, his ! eves half closed?the locks bf dark hair j glisteniug against his pale temples, his i fine throat swelling with the rich tones. ! his hands lightly folded before him ; and lis he sung? " And 'twas there that Annie Laurie Gave me her promise true it seemed as if he shook from head to j foot with emotion. Many a lip trembled J ?and there was no jesting, no laughing; j but instead, tears in more than one eye. i And on he sung, and on, holding every ! one in wrapt attention, till he came to J the last verse? 411.ike dew on the gowan Mag Ih the fa' of her fairy feet? And like winds in summer sighing Her voice is low aud sweet, Her voice is low and sweet? And she's a world to mo He paused before he added? 44 And for bonnie Annie Laurie 1 11 lay me down and die." | There was a long and solemn pause. I The black locks seemed to grow blacker ?the white temples wliiter?almost im- j perceptibly the head kept falling back? i the eyes were close shut. One glanced j at another?all seemed awestruck?till j the same person who had urged him to j siiijr, laid her jiaud gently on his shoulder, j saving: " Charles, Churles!" Then came a hush?a thrill of horror ; crept through every frame?the poor 1. timl heart had ceased to beat?Cliarles, i the love betrayed, was dead. Incidents of the Disaster. When all the various and strange inci- ; dents of the dread Lake Shore railroad [ disaster will be told it is hard to say, but | many things occurred which are remarkable and worthy of special note. An [ Irishman who lived near the bridge told I the reporter that he was among the first) at the scene and there saw a woman and child hanging to a burning car. He first reached the woman, waded through three , feet of snow aud water, and, after u se- j vere exertion, placed her on drv ground. He then went back after the child, which ; himg by a single hand to the car. Before lie could reach it a flame shot up and 1 enveloped it from sight. It had dropped i and sunk into the water below. Another man was seen to emerge from ; a car and iu his frantic wildness forgot a wife and child behind him. He had j reached a place of safety before his loss : came to him. He went back to the car door, saw his dear ones in the flames be yjnd recovery, and with a remark to j some one near that if they oerished he i would too, he rushed into the car and : was soon enveloped in the flames, from j which he never reappeared. No one ; knew who he was. A remarkable escape itfas made by (lie [ family of Judson Martin, a gentleman j from New York State, who, with his wife ! mid two children, was on his way to Jef- ; ferson, Ohio, to take up a new home, j He first escaped and then some one got, out his wife. She was scarcely on shore i when she shrieked for her children, j They were yet clinging to a platform out in the middle of the wreck. Some hero j whose name could not be learned plunged , in, and, grasping the cliildren one at a time, threw them into the hands of an-1 other man, who stood with open arms to receive them. The younger child was injured somewhat by the fall and the ter- j rifio crash of the tiraliers. The family | were all saved. A citizen of Ashtabula, who was at the burning wreck a few minutes after theac-! cident, says that he saw two women leap 1 from a car and plunge into the water and ! disappear under the ice. To Clean Plate.?Take an ounce I each of cream of tartar, muriate of soda j and alum, and boil in a gallon or more of j water. After the plate is taken out an^^ rubbed dry it puts on a beautiful ancH silvery whiteness. Powdered magnesiaT may be used dry for articles slightly I; tarnished, but if renr dirty, it must be i used wet and' then dry. ? ^ - ? .I ti -Tlf i a i f 1 JNB f nun. Single Copy 5 Cents. a FAR3f, WARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD. Sru?H?iiable Farm No(e?? ? >.! ?i1?AJ1O uluml/1 1>ii Ironf ilrv OUtUXCM mi'( minio oavuiu wv bvh> ?j tind clean where frost is not severe, and where it is, the droppings should be removed doily, lest thev be frozen into a mass and become difficult te handle. If dry sand or sawdust be scattered over-4L^^ cleaned stall or shed, beneath the bedr ^?' ding, frozen manure can be taken up without trouble. It is preferable to have the stables so tight and warm that the manure will not freeze in them during the night. An animal cannot rat easily upon a bed of frozen dung nor in a mass of filth. A cold stable may be much improved by lining it with rough boards and filling the space l>etween the two boardings with rough litter, buckwheat straw or leaves. Feed Racks.?Have a plenty of feed racks hi the yards. They save fodder and prevent the master animals from driving weaker ones from their feed. Corn fodder or pea straw should be passed through a feed cutter before feeding it to stock in pens or yards where manure is 111 axle. The litter is then short, and the manure easily moved and spread, saving both time and labor. Salt should be given regularly to every animal except poultry. ijfeliH^ild have only a very small ounce weekly, to each full grown one, is sufficient. Horses, oxen aild cows may have one ounce daily, and sheep may l>o supplied with all they will consume. Poultry.?If early eggs are desired, the pullets and young hens should be fed m the mornings with some cracked corn steeped in boiling water until it is only moderately warm. In the afternoons some corn warmed in the oven may be given. Between these meals some mixed feed of potato peelings, house scraps and wheat screenings boiled together, and seasoned with red pepper, will be useful. A cabbage may be hung in the yard for them to peck at. Provide a clean, warm but well ventilated house, and nests of clean straw. Sundry Matters.?Be careful of lights in the bams and stables. Safe lanterns only should be used. We have used the glass globe lanterns, protected with wire, for many years without the least accident, or breaking one of them. Only perfectly safe oil should be used. Witn good oils if a lamp should fall, there can be ho Are if it is picked up af^in immediately. Choose a perfectly solvent insurance company in which tol>e insured, and take no risks. Keep roofs, roads and sidewalks clear of snow. Ventilate the cellars whenever the weather is sufficiently mild. A tub of water placed in a cellar on very col l nights will protect fruit or vegetables from freezing. Clean up all machines and tools and oil them, coat the bright parts with tallow, and cover them to keep out dust and dirt. Prepare for packing ice * . by-and-bye, or pack it n<gE if possible. I A few loads of sawdust akdfi|dJ.?Jiauled _ when convenient, so that it will be ready when wanted; when the wagon box is tilled, pile on filled bags to complete the load. Keep the shoes of horses and oxen sharpened or roughened, and do ' Breast of^ t wo fleshy and not too fat breasts of mutton; tie "Ji them together, and boil in the stock pot ^ f or in a stewpan with water; g irniskmg of vegetables and aromates juid little salt; when done remove the bones and skin that is over the fat; pars; season with salt and pepper; roll in melted but-JT ter and fresh flue white bread crumbs place them on a gridiron; broil and of a light brown color; serve with aV? piquantc sauce and surround the dish with sliced gherkins. Fried Parsnips.?Peel and boil some parsnips in salted water, with a little W flonr and butter; then cool, wipe dry, divide in two or more pieces, dip in a flour batter, frv light brown in plenty of hot lard, sprinkle a little salt over, dress + on a folded napkin and serve garnished with fried parelef. Broiled Potatoes.?Peel some cold boiled potatoes, cut in thick slices, season witn salt and pepper, dip in melted ninnlv on/1 aairca wiflj ft lif? UUIWi , l/IUii IHV/CiJ UUU UV4.V 1*?M tie melted butter over. Cue am of Rice.?Wash and drain a quart of rice; put it into a stewpan, with two ounces of butter, a little salt, nutmeg and two quarts of veal or clncken broth; stir, boil, cover and. cook slowly for one hour; pound to a pulp, diln^ _ with boiled milk, pass thixnigh a fine**^--. sieve, bring to the desired consistency with more lnuled milk or cream, and heat without boiling, stirring continually; finish with two puts of bulter and a m teaspoonful of sugar, and serve with small square croutons fried white in _ ij clarified Initter. Roast Goose.?Singe, draw and trim a young goose; chop fine and parboil two onions; cool, press the wate^oat and fry slightly in a little butter; mix with mashed potatoes sufficient to fill the goose; when the goose is done,, truss, tie both ends securely aud roast about two hours; then remove the strings and dish up, surrounding with a border of a dozen large apples that liave been peeled, ^ cored, cut in two and cooked a light brown in a large fryingpan with a little > goose grease; besprinkle with two table- * spoonfuls of fine sugar, pour a ladleful ^ of rich gravy over the goose and serve. V A Canada TkUtlf*. jfl The following plan will probably sueceed in destroying Canada ihistlee the first year; if not, will certainly do so-the second. Plow th? ground three or four inches deep in spring when t&e thistlee|^^| have made a gocd growth anl plant pota^r^S toes. Then hoe the potatoes every test days, cutting every thistle a* soon as / appears with a sharp hoe just below r . V surface. Keep the ground thoroughly hoed in this wav. Tlie thistlesagjMtak^jH kept down, aha the potatoes^J I an extra good labor best^a?gi> -hpofi them, The next year repeat the prooess, planting beaiL^^^^ porn, or roots in the ground, after which the tbistlep will be very litvie trpu^le ; $ 4 D1U WUW icn . m soon a$ they appear. To I* perfectiy^a^ sure, hoed crops should be'grown tha/JjM tKird year.