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TRI-WEKLYEDITON-INNSUIORO, S. C, APRIL 26, 1879 VO.IlT-NO MY CHAIR IN THAT CIRCLE. IIY D. W. 1W.IS1I.. When the curtain of niglht wraps the earth i its fold,' When the storms beat against the dark hills When tiio winds sweep the valleys all cher. less and cold, And fetter the clear runnong rilla, In a dear group of loved ones wiho gathei at night At the hearthstone, all happv aur froo, Whore' the heart gushes pure and the ey< ftashes bright; There's a chair In that circle for me. There friendships kind voices ring swoot I my ear, There affoetione eyes beam on mny soul, There music's soft echoes my sorrows ca cheer, As Lot,he's dark waves o'er me roll And when the rude storms beat against W frail bark, And I'm driven far out on life's sea, There's a haven of rest from the tompets sc dark, And a chair in that circle for ime. How oft when the sun of my hopes had gone down, When no star shed its light op my head, When those I once trusted turned by with a frown, And my heart became bairen and dead, There shone on my darkness a soul-checring ray, And sweet voices said unto me, "Though sorrows eneompass your life's lonely . Way, There's a chair In oUn oirolb for thee." Thanks, thanks for those voices which sound eth so sweet. Thanks, thanks for thie chair at that hearth, And thanks nto (led for the doar onos I meet nin that choicest of places on earth ! Oh, when the wild stori of this life sa1l have lassed, And none of that houselold remain, May the voice that calls up all death's sleepers at last Find that circle united aLain. The Natives. When Mr. Tony )ibbon of -'s dry goods store, New York, went into the country for ma holiday, he had no intention of hiding his light under a bushel. IIe had not bought his new sunmmer suit, and muide himself irresistible to the fair sex, with Alaska diamonds, to go to grandmother lihbon's and fish on the bank of Swan creek, and take his cousin Sally to singing school. ie had a hearty invitation to spend his vacation there, but he did nol mean to take jt ; when there was Stickup's hotel, januined full of people, where if he was content with a small box next. the roof, he could be accomniodated very cheaply, considering how stylish the place was. lie calculated that he could afford two weeks of it, and two weeks was all he could have anywhere. So one morning Stickup's stage omptied out at the piazza, and all the young ladies with big hats, who had come out to see if there were any let ters for them, or if dear grandpa had come down-or for some such excellent reason not, of course, to show themiselves-were doubtless overwhelmed. That was some compensation, it is to be.presumed, for the long, hot night, passed in company with the chief of nosquitoes. Tony's window was only large enough for one of that size to come in at-a rapid mionster, who stung hini on his ear when he was slapping his cheek, and on his nose when he turned his attention to his ear, and who, when at last lie enveloped himself from head to foot. in thlie counterp)ane got unmder sonmehiow, amnd hit him all over at once-at least, it semied so to poor Tomny. Inm thme muorninmg tIme hook iing-glass revealed ma speckled coumnteimance mand hollow eyes.; amid Tlomiy hmaving washied hhnself in hmalf a pimnt of water-thme chmambermiald had forgol ten thme towels negotiated for a miet with thme sy'mmpathizinig andi(lastonmishmed reporter who wmas sure the miosqluitoes had comie upl wVith the stage t,he night previous, as miot one had heemn seemn omn Ducmk Mountaini before, amnd hmavinig b)reak tasted early, retired1 to thme wvoods for tIme purpose pf hidinig himiself frdm the eyes of the world unitil time spots which adormned his face woumld have vanishmed. Th'le woods .were cool.amid slhady, amnd after an hmour's rambile lie felt much b,ettem too. The ladies would be (downi by thmis tinie, amid Jenkinis thme reporter; wvithi whom lie lhad maiide frienids whmenm lie was inter' viewed regarimng tIme bmurglar'y at Yaird amid Measurme's hamd p)romilsed to imntroduice him to sonme "p)retty girls." lie would returmi to time hotel, amid a lIttle powder (lie hiad sonic LubmIu's violets cenited inm a box) would miake him quite presenitale. Return tb the hotel. Thamt was easier saidh thman domie. Hlavinig decidedh thamt lie should take his course, Mm. Tommy D)ibbonm b)eganm to recognize time fact that the forest paths looked all alike--that there were big trees that resembled oilier big trees, amid rocks thmat were time twins of orhmer moeks imn other p)laces, and( lie had forgotteni to. take notice of time situationi of Stickup's lol, and( did not know whiether it was to tIhe emast or on the wvest. ie was lost, in tIme woods, and( lie did not like thme idema at. all. Suppose ho should never find lisa way out, - but should1( perIsh nilserable. ie beganm to wish lie had gone to his grndn(iother's. hlowever, somneting must be donew. If hie sy~lked out ini any (direction, lie must comec to thme emid of thme woods 1mn time. Is mno nef was hmi his pocket. le inmst meet a wvagon.or- a foot-pliasenger, andi got taken bnack to Stickup's in thnw. . So ime wandm(er ed on, but-niover' recoivinig any answer. T1he chipimnks camie downi thme trees and grinnedat hiim, iand( skuirried back ; little diead(-leaf colored toadhs hopped -across lisa pa0th. Onice ho thotight lie saw a wolf, but:It was only a dead log. At last lie sat, down fatigued anid. overcomie ithl time heat, on the short, st.dbuly woodgrass, and ejaculated: " I'm blessed If I believe there are alny natives."* Before the wvordis wore out of his nyouith lie heard *a laugh. and immediately apll peared before him mf thme path two pretty youmg Modfed~m, witfhtin yails of blueber ries ini theIr hamds. Th'ley wvore cailco h;ecsses, with blomise Waists, cut short, in thme IdraLw ha.ls, with. ..no. trlimmig whatev.or. N~ach lad a little white rufne at, her neck ; - hit there was not a bow or a pineer ani ear ring- about either ;e straight, light of step, elastle and muntrammmeled b)y superlumous drapery, they tripped along, and Tony I)ibbon said to himself, " The nutives at last." ''hen he arose and advanced. " Beg pardon, ladies," he said, ''but I'mn lost in the woods. I'm from New York an( you know, or perhaps you don't know, that New York is very diflerent fromm these woods. I wouldn't say anything against the woods, you know, but chey ain't like New York, and I'm lost. I suppose it's singular to you always being here, but I'm lost-I'm at Stickup's Ilouse." ''he girls looked at each other. One of them smiled, the eyes of the otl.er danced merrily ; then both became very solemn. ' Aly gracious !" said the eldest, "then you are really a New York gentleman. Gracious sakes! This is my sistee Priscil la, and l'mu I)eborah Dewberry, if you will come along with us we'll send a boy to Stickup Ilouse wtth you." "Oh, thanks," said Tony. "A nd real ly, ladies, did you ever see a New York gentleman before. Why, how could we ?'' said )eborah, the spokeswoman-" living here all our lives? And are they all like you ?" " Well, said Tony, " they dress like*me, the genteel ones (1o, you know, and all lint and I think there's a general resem blence. I suppose, now, ladies, yours is the costume of your part of the world ?" ' Oh, yes, said Deborah, "we always wear what is in the fashion.'' "'A I! said Toiy. " You really ought to lake a trip to New York and see the bonnets there ; and dresses all have trains; and we've some silks at our place that would anmaze you. The most betautiful colors ! You'd like to walk on Fifth ave nue, too." " What is Fifth avenue?" asked 1)ebo rath. "It's a street, sai( Tlony. " What's a street ?" asked Deborah. Ilere Priscilla choked. "Swallowed a blueberry. didn't you, Scilly ?" asked )elorah. I'riseilia suid" Yes,'' and cliuked again. She seemed to be laughing. "Something amsejo your sister,'' said ''on y. " Yes," said )eborah : " when she sees anything new she always giggles. She never saw New York folks before, you kinow." "Ah, 't" said 'T'ony. "I lere's our place," said )eborah. ''It's the nicest place around.. Comne iii." ''hey had arrived at a large wooden house of the most rustic. appearance, aiid )eborah pushed open the door and entered a large room with a bamre floor, wherein were assenmbled several persons of both sexes. Two tall young nimen in hickory shirts, and boots tlat cane to their knees, were frying trout. An older mian in a flapping hat was smokinlg a clay pipe, and a young girl was setting a tablle, while an elderly woman was cutting bread. The costume of the whole group was simplicity itsel I, and there was not an ornament about themi or the room. Deborah s enti ance caused every head to turn toward the door, which she held in her hand as she nade the following an itouncement: ".lother and father, brother Jedediah and brother Abrahani, and sister Sophon ishtl, here is what you've none of you ever seen before; a young gentleman from New York, lost in the woods. Priscilla h1as been giggling all they way home, she is so surprised ; but I told him we'd have him sent safe home. lie is at the Stickup, and can't find his waty back.' A broad grn overspread every face. Tony took it for a sinile of welcome, for solemnit.y reigned the moment after. "'I'he gentlemen from New York is very welcome," said the old man. "Since we never saw one before, we are all the more pleatsed to see him." "Thanks," said Tony ; "I am glad you don't mind me at all. If 1 am used to dif ferent, things, I don't take on airs. I never dto. I like to see the habits and customs of thme natives when 1 travel. It is refreshing. There's sonmethiung chnirming in simpllicity, I think. .You couldln't do it. in New York --bnt here in the woods, you know-. " What couldn't you (10 in Newv York, sir?" said the younig man in the hickory shirt with the frying-panm under his care, who was now depositing the brown trout on a p)latter. -''Oh, 1 don't, know,'' said Trony, in a dIilemmna.' "You see, I-I--only meaant New York was dliferent." " In what respect?" asked the person with lthe frying-pan. "Laws a massy cried Debiorahi, shrilly. "'IIe says there's streets there. Nowv, mister, I want to know wvhat a sti'eet is ?" " Yes, we'dl all like to know," said the trout-fryer. "' And as the flsh is hot let us eat it.. " Oh, yes. Set by !" shrieked D)eborahi, who set the whole family grinning when ever she opened her mouth, "' Irother Jede diahi, seein' we've got comp~any, we'll eat with forks for politeness sake. Now, straniger?" Itere Priscilla shrieked softly, and van ished out of doors. Tonmy was helped to trout. and bread and butter, and a cup of tea, and while regal ing himiself, (described New York in full to his hosts-and hostesses. EspecIally d1id1 he dilate on the costumes of society, on the elegance of the furniture lie was in the habit of seeing, and on all the amusements of old Gotham.-* Deborah meanwhlile shmrieked1 a'chorus and1 beggedl her father to take her np next wiinter, anid let, her get a now gown. To'ny really fqlt so happy. Hie was the distinguihed and expeCriencedl personi of the group, which did not often happen. iIe was better (dressed than any of these natives ever saw, and( was to them at won derful being from a strange land. If. lhe told some fIbs-for instance, thamt lie lived on Fifth avenue hImself, and wvas at thme oper1a, every night-who could blame hhuni? The temp)tation wvas great. At last the time camne to go. A small black -boy, who had been hovering about the widows for some tine, was ordlered1 bly D)eborah to take this gentleman straight. to Stickup I louse.'- As lie b)owedl his adieus, she erledl after hhn : "$ay, mister, If I wvas to New York and set my cap'for 01ne of those city fellows, do you think I couldl catch him ?" And then she was gone. What are those rustics all laughIng at together? i Ie could not guess. Hie had- not proceeded far along the road when a figure appeared in vlewv, which lie *knew to be0 that of lis friend Jenikins, thme reporter. " llello, *Dibbon i" lihe cried. " Wvhere have you been ?" -"Oh," said- Dibbon, " I've been losing ityself In the woods, and- have made t.he naculnen of the natIve-at dinner with '(mn, Jiml ! ha Y'ery good natired they wur( Sent this boy hoine with ite." Jenkins looked at 1)ihbon, then at tl boy. "Ah," said he. "You're att the X Tom, ain't you ?" ''Yes, sah," said the boy, grinning. "(live my respects to Mr. X ," 8al Jenkins, "and say I shall do myself ti great pleasure of calling to-mtorow. I see ir. I)ibhon safe. You can go." 'The boy ran off. "l)ibhon, " said .len1kins, "yout haven been at lihe X--'s ?" "I don'l. know,"' said D)ibbon. "'It' so.ue inatives or other. They've never see a New Yorker before; did'i't know what street was, or anything. Pretty girls then too. Nice fellows--only such ai costume l i! ho! I've i mind for i fliration wit that rustic beauty, l)eborah." Jenlkinls looked solemnly at hin. "It. was at long, low woodel house,", I satid, "ad there were two young me four ladies and tin elderly gentleman. Y< dcillt, 1)eborah, Abraham, and Andonirani or something. lilt! ha listh!" "Tony I)ihbon," said Jenkins, " you'v been regularly humbugged, You've hee to whaitt tihe X-'s call their ('amp11. Ever summer they come down there and cam out in wooden shelter; that is better tha a tent, as thlere aire ladies alon1g. Tihe invite guests with the proviso that the wear calico dresses, hickory shirts, an help in the cooking. When they are a home they live on Fifth avenue, and kee ut dozen servanits. The lady who tcted th part of )eborah is Mrs. Charles L , th wife of the tallest young man. She i great at priviate theatricals, full of fun Oh, Dibbon, I)ibbon, how she is laughinj at you now. You know they know lots c people at the Sticknp, and the story will b up there by to-morrow. 1 wotld'nt b yost for fifty dollars." 'l'oniy I)ibbon would certainly have tatke lifty dollars fe" himself just then, if till, one ha(1 la(ie him an offer. lie wei back to Stickup's with Mr. Jenkins, but It only stayed long enough to pay his bill get his portntulteau, aid lake the outgoin stage. lie (idi not intend to wait until th1 story reahed Stickup's. lie spent the res of his vacation sit his grsan dmother's, 1 Swsis Creek, sand was impolite enough t say " hot her'' to his cousin Sally, when sh innocent,ly asked him whether. flowers o feathers were most worn in the last Nev York hats, antd whether the street dresse were iroinig to be long or shol t. HtMul Life uanc ilc.,ith. ''I wa3 talkin; with a1genltlen1lkini, tih olher day, who' has spent nearly 3l yeatrs at. a h(,tel in Ntiw York, hale liear ty, vigorouts, outliving by a decall his associates in hotel life. Yes, h said, I have outlived all muy compaii ions. Most of them were ynuinger thai myself as.l gave promise of a niuel longer life. Their style of living ruin ed them. The bill of fare was larg and generotst. They palid for wha wats in it, why not eat. it? They begal with sottp and ended with nuts lil( railsins. 'I'heir diet palled on their pal ate. Vigorous condiments were add e( to give their food relish. Copiou draughts of liquor were enjoyed. '1'he3 lived a fast life, and had a fast life's re ward. Mly style of living is entirela dIi iYerent . I r'egarded the hotel ne n'g home, where I was to live for years The spread was aflluent, but my livin;: was simple. I changed my soup daily 1 confined myself to one style of meat and changed t every day. The deser was varied enough to give mhe sevei new courses a week. Somletlimes I has coffee, sonisetimes tesa, sometimes smilk anld thten occasiontally wsater. My as socliates were alIways adling, al ways i1 need of the doctor. 'The hiotel'9 lhySi cln made mue a frienidly call occasIon 1a113'; I have not sent for him In 25i years I have seen maniy a mtan eat htimsel'otu of' hsouse and home. I have followes many an sissociate to the gr'ave wvht dIed fr'om overeatIng and1( a bad digest lon. 111am here, hale and beac'ty, witi at dlecade longer' to lIve.' Oomprs'sed__ieat,hier. Comupressed ieather' Is now prioducel of a qualit.y saId to be hsarder, clost aind mtore compact than the ntatural hIde. Thels mnanufact urlI'g process I entIrely sniple, consistIng 1sn the re duction of cuttinigs, or wvaste, of' shoe miatkers Iuto fne' fllments, anid tIles are combined with tihe cuttIngs or re fuse of ox, and similar hides, wvhen utn lit to tanl, these beinug reduted( to a fi brous mass. VTe whiole ia combinie together' wiiths water' to whIch is adde one0 part1 of sulphutric acid t.o one huns pats't of wiater, unil It assumes)0 at lal tic mssS. whsen It 1s press8ed int mnoutids the sIze and1( thickess requtiredl Whsen driled in a steam heated roou they are passed( through heavy 1)ul r'olls, glazed on Osno sIde and( rough 01 the other to repre~senlt the gralin anl flesh sid1e8 of the leather, Th'e addlio: of' the raw flbr'e with the tannledl Ai miensts Is In (cer'tain5 portionls accordlin the to quality of' tlie leather requlre<l from five to twve.ty per cent. bein safely emlployed ; It gives vItalIty to th tannsed fi bres by agglu1thinatinag tIher and impiartin lg the al bumnen gehltin dlests'oyed by the tant)e11 acid. TIo re der the leathler more suIpple or flexibit about one pint of glycerino may b)e iin corporate(t wIth each hundr'ed weIgi of' tIle mass. T1hie fact, as stated thes thils kind of leather Is muuchl less perm<c able than any ordInary sole leathe gives it a sup)erior valuie for certal purp'Ioses esp)ecially when it is consit t'red'how large ans amount of lIiferic stock is at present emlployed in man111 f'aetuures presumtably of pure leather. -Profit, .1,200, "To sum it up, six long years of bed ridden sickness, costing $200 per yeam total $1,200-all of thIs expense wa stopped by three bottles of Hop Bitter taken by my wife. She has done he own housework for a year since, witti out the loss of a day, and I want every body to know It fr their benne. Ecapep of the uIghlander,. T'he fam of Bellybught, In the parish ol le Morton, Scotland, is situated in a wild spot amnong the mountains, and in the times of s, the persecutions, in the reign of .Jmues 11., was resorted to as a place of concealnent from the emissaries of the king. In this id wilderness there was a lonely shielilg, near e which was a deep and rugged ravine, its II precipitous sides thickly covered with wood, and its dark and unfrequented mazes and recesses al1ording a sure and safe retreat. 't On one occasion i company of wanderers, of whom Adam Clark, of (lenim, was the 's leader, had conceaded themtselves in this n1 solitary haunt. lere they enjoyed the a freedom they did not elsewhere possess to , worship the Glod of their fathers. - In this exile, however, they were often hI ill distress from watnt of food and were obliged to run great risjs in obtaining it. Adam, who was at robust and active young e m1n, one night issued forth with t wo of his , comlpanions for the purpose of providing a s meal for the party. . Ilavinlg returned in i- safety before (latwn, thtW sat down to enjoy , the repast. There were twenty-eight of them, all armed and ready to defend theni e selves where there was any hope of success. it 'T'hey had hardly tinished when Andrew y Clark, brother of Adam, who was of the p party, standing. at the door, observed soic I sheep flying p.att pirsued by powerful (og. y "What means this'(k)he exclaimed. ' "It is -one of Mort3n's dogs," replied .1 Adam. "Our retreat is discovered and the t troopers will he here. instantly." I In a m oment every man wits readly wit i t; his weapon inl hand, and the dragoons cane e thundering down upon them. The liigh s linders, seeing thenselyes fhi outnumnlbered, . rushed toward the preelpice so nas to make their escape, down which they plunged f amid the shots of their nemies, 11(1 were e concealed inl its thickets. Adam and An d drew, however, were not 8o fortunllate. The former was atta(ed by one of the 1 dragoons, but before helcould use his sword Adam seized the bridle and pushed his t horse backward till hiosutmbled tnd threw SL his rider. On the -i tant he heard the voice of his brother 4drew, and turning ie beheld him prostratl 31 gigantic trooper standing over him, 'I1out to hew him to t pieces with his pongerous broadsword. Adam sprang to his' assistance, and the d dragoon turned to def-Vl( himself from his e new opponent. lin .the conflict Adam r wrested the sword frn the hand of the , soldier and threw him, on the heath, but, B insteal of striking iini, rushed down inato the deep gully, whero.the foes of the pur sued party dared not'Venture to follow lest some fatal shot should o,'ertake them from tile heart of the dark bushes in which the lIighlanders were hid. B Some years after this, when the necession of William of Orange anid the settlement of the Revolution had made foes friends again, 3 Adam Clark, now i peaceful farmer amioing - the hills of his native district, happened to be in the city of h;dinburgh, to which place he had driven a flock of sheep for sale. As he was strolling along lie was accosted by a - tall and strongly-built naul, who asked him 1 if he did not recognize him. t '"No," said Clark ; "you seem an entire 1 stranger to me." "I knov you, however, having once met with you in circonstances which 1 salll not easily forget." "To what (o you allude ?" "Do you not remember the onslaught at Bellybught? I)o you not remember the dragoon from whom you wrested the sword --and left prostrate in the moss?'' ,"I do," answered Clark ; "and are you the mani1?" "I am; and to you I owe my life, for you had me completely in your power. I am beyond measure happy that I now have the opportunity of rendering to you my cordial thanks for your clemency ; and I trust that God, ill opposition to whose ca11s I then fought, hmas iln his graiouls mercy tulrned mIy heart to himself. From the mom31en1t I ecaC3pedl from you withI my life I never - ifted a weaponi 0on the side of plersecultion, I and1( 1 mlost sincerely regret that I eveir enl - listed in that causeC ; but I, like Paul1, dlid it - ignlorantly and( 13n un3belief. " Adam was astonished ; lie grasped him by the halnd and1( hailed him as a brother ill Christ, and1( they rejoiced together tha3t he had found the way that heads to peace anid -everlasting life. ''"HaVe you1 st ill thle sword," aked the trooper, ''that you twistedt so bravely from my grasp ?" "I have, amid I intend to keep it as an3 Iheirloom ini my) f'amily." "KCeep it, then ; you3 bravcly deserve It ; alnd let It never mIor'e be0 emlploy'ed but ini I an honest cause." Ground Hloney in' Abyssixn. - M. Pierre Arnoux, whlen traveling In 3 Abyssinla, dIscovered 11n smiall cavities' of - the soil 31 species of 1honey3 without w3ax, - p)rodulced by.,an insect resembhiliig a1 large . gnat. I te brought a1 portion of thle sub stance bac1k to France, and it was summitted for analysis to M. Villiers, wvhohas just laid the result of his investigationi before the - Academy of Sciences, lie finds1 that the - compostin of thle honey is as follows: 3 Water, 5. 251; fermenitable sugar (but 3no .canei sulgar'), 82 ; mlanlnite, 3 ; (dextrinie, 27.9; alshmes, 2.51; divers mlatters, 9). 1; to Stal, 100. T1he fermentabloesuRgarl wals cal culated by the ord(inary melthiods, that is to say13, by3 coflmaring its power of polarizing I lih before andl after beIng suibject<d (to the SactIon of acids, then before and( after fer - nmntation, amid finially by an estimlation of tho quantIt,y of c.arbonlc aclid pr'odluced in the latter operation.i. The mlannlite (bte ac tive principali of manna) was extr'acted by exhaumsting the 110n1ey fermented and re a duiced to syrup1I by3 weak alcohol, and treat 1 ing the liquor, eviporated and( left for sev B oral dlays under a biell-glass, by3 strong alco .. hiol, whichh leaves tihe manainite In the form of a crystalline precipitate. Tme quantity .. given ablove of this sumbstanice Is clearly a t Inihmunllml, tIhe Identity of which was proved by3 varIous tests. The fermentable matter Swas evalporatedl to the conistency of syrup, - then mixed cold with conlcentfrated suilphluric r acId, and poured Into a large quantity of 1 boiling water, to tulrn the deOxtine Into glu . eose. A calculation of the latter then gave r the amount, of sugary matter contained In tIhe honey. FInIally, the latter containsa a - 81ma11l) roporion of some acrid principle, thle nature of which M. Villiers has not yet, b)een able to determine. -The composition of this honey resembles the nianna of Sinai -and Kiurdistan, formerly analyzed by M. ,Berthelot, that of thle sugar found in the * leaves of the plamnetree 1)y M. Boussingault, as well as thlat of ordinary 1101103. It is, however, distinguished from all those sub r stances by tile total absenlce of cane sugar. - In Abysslnla thIs substance is collected by - thle natives, and used s a romeody for affee tioans of the throat' B.y 11alloom to ti,t 114,10. Co')11nnander Iieye of the Biritish Royal navy is making efforts to get up tl expeditlion to reach the nort I pole by means of balloouss. lie is an experi enced Arctic navigator, having served imader Sir ,James Ross, ant ilas secured the services of' Capt. Templar, a well known aeronaut. Commander Cheyne believes that the gulf stream sweeps around the polar basin, and returns by the north and east of (Greenland as a great body of cold water. lIle proposes to utilize this current In the followiig tlnner: The ship w.ot1ld proceed tip Davis's strait, and Baflin's bay ; then turning to the west. would steam til up L:tacaster sound and Queen's chuin to the furthest explored point. She woulid next take a northwesterly diree tion until the set of the curreit was felt, when her course would be altered due north, iIn any case she would push on through every available opeiiing in the lee tuntil her advance was deiitiely arrested by the advent of winter. Ill addition to the 111111 e(llipillent of sled^es, etc., the vessel would t,arry several balloons, each one capable of lifting about t ton weight in additioi to the mlten. Whiei the shilp becomes') :et in the pack, three baIloons would lie inlthtted tand joined together by 11eants of 'three light spars (0 feet long. 'I'Ius a trilangle would be formed, wit.h a ba loon at each angle. The whole to gether represeti.ig a lifting power of about three tons. This power w%oilud be employed in carrying the boat-ears, sledges, pro visions, telis, ballast, etc. Commander (;heyne Iroloses dturing the winter to establish two observa tories abhoutt .36 1tIles apart, with the ship as i cent re, so that. by the end 01 May hile balloons may start upon a cu I've already ascertained with tolerat ble accuracy. By tils nt'ans, the dis tance of the vessel fro:n the pole, ani the course to be followed being know ii, the travelers would be enabled to drop within 10 or 20 miles of their desti nation. Wire trail-ropes wouild be used for pre-erving l ential alt.itude above the lee. When it was necessary to decend,the gas would be preserved by recomtpressing it. by mechailcal means into tlle receivers, there to lie hld ii readiness for fiture utse. If the Journey should have been successfiil Itnd tihe wind favorable, the return trip would at once be made. the balloons being air rested on the parallel of latitude upon which t.he ship was left iee-blocked. The command ing officer in charge would send ott sledge parties daily to meet the balloons, and give whatever assistauee might be required. On the breaking up of the let the ship would leave for winter quarters, and push around the northern extremity of Greenlanud. A second winter would here be passed, the tine being spent In making a survey of the coast and other scientitlc observat,ions. Dur.ing the fol lowing summter, aided by the natural drift of the Ice, the vessel would steam through every opeiing, and ret.urn home between the eoitinent, of Groen land and Spitzbergen. Should no fa vorable wind arise, however, to carry him back t'romt the pole to his ship, Commander Uheyne intends conitian lng hIs aerIal Jounei y, anad tru st to good tfort.unie to thop) In Russia whler ever' inhab)ilitat art.( to be 8(ce311. An Oldi-'ime Tatle. in thme year ! 77-1, wvhile the Indians were yet numnerous In tile wIlds of' Pike County, Pas., there stood upon the pres cut site of the "'Brick IiouEei,"' iti (ld hog cabin. Th'ie occupant,s oi this d1 wtel ling were oldi "'Uncle lan'j l)eckeraind( hits good wIfe "Kreechle,"' or' Margaret. One lovely *Ju1113ne oring as "Kr'ee chic'' was In the meadow In front of the house8(, biusIly engaged in b)oiling 80oap, lier' husband came11( runiing r'aphi ly toward(s her', crying its lie raln, "'the paist whier"e I'reechle"' st.ood and1 oni ter'ed tile woods wichi wer'e neari by, wheii, perceiving a hollow log, lie sprang iorwaird anid crawvled inito the opeinig, hop) ig by t,h is imeains to es (cape tile Iindlians, whlom he( suipposedl t,o be neat' at hand1(. Friomi his retreat lie cailed to his wife, implorInIg lher t.o flee for life. But "Krechie"' was a braye fight,"'even If' she lost, her1 .scalp in thle upon0l hler'' "lne of' batt the"' bef1ore t,he I ndianis appeatred upo )0i,hen scene. T.lhey gave a glantce arounditt 1them,- and1 per ceivIng thatt the woman wias unpr)lotec3t edh, dr1ew their scainig knives and1( pre-( p)aredl, as they sup1pose3d, to have a lit tie fun. -As f'ashioni maligazinies at, that daty were few and fal' between, the Inl diains were not drlessed exactly a la mode FranCulso, but were cla~d in doe skin breeches and leatheri mloccasinus, thte upper poirti of' their bodies being utnproteet,ed by any cover'ing. Thie in-~ dians stood gazing at the wonmn for' s.ime tIme, butt she pre'tenlded to beo en tirely unawar'e of' their priesencte, and1( contInued .tirring thec soap1. Finally one of the Indians11 gave a loud wvar whoiiop, and spratng towaird, hIer. She atllowed him11 to appiroach wtin a fewv feet of lhen, when she suddl(enly turn'ied ulpon h1im1, amnd, seizIng a large dipper' of the b)ollng soap1, diashed it inito hits face. TIhoeother' brave now steppied forward, but thlo "poor' indiani whuose nu tutored ind"' could .not compr~e hend the mysteries of thIs kInd of watr fare, sharedi the same fate as is c!om panilon, Blinded and scalded by the boiling flutid, (for the old lady followied up her victor'y withl a freshI attack) thle two IndIans were glad - to retreat, wichl thley di In a very lively manx the hot seapouit of their eyes, rettrite to thw. fiel.l of battle. Tie old lady wIa ready to receive them ''with Opel armis,'' bit foreseeing tiha't they wotll bV probably worsted 1.L i1: they too to their heels, crossed te river int Pike county,. and joined their tribe whielh was encamped niear Bush kill A fter watching the idians ttntil the, were out of sight, "'inele lan''' slow Slye( awled out of the log, from when c through a knot hole lie had witnesse4 the entire comnbatt. lie slowly ap proaebed his wife, and in a solemn ilti iupressivo tone, said : "Didn't we I1 'eii, though ?" Turning savagely upoi hiii, "Krecchie'' caught the dipper aind filling it to the brim with (lii soap, she lotised it over hitm, exelaii lug : "There, you old fool; go and la3 lin your holler log till you git coolee ofl, you old coward, you. I'll teach you." "Unle 1)ati''' returined slowl toward t eli house, which, 11pont his at ri vail, lie found to be in a Itmass of' btirn ing mbIers. 'i'his had the I ndians re. vetged thet'elves for thelr "wialiN battle." liut a new cabit was soot rebuitlt, opposlito to where the old oi( stood. an(1 "t nle )ani'I (lrewt' a pietur( of ''Krechlie" in the act of* sotising th Indians, which f'or year.s graced tlt walls of' the new cabin. lit 17;t3, "Ut ele )antiel" a d " Ault Kreecthie'' be ing lea the ord cabin was torn dtowi o tiuke rooii for a large <lwelling, an<| the pieture w11as tilt foetuntly Ie Dick Uatiun. it was Sabbath tr the little town of Fris co, atid a holy quiet setIled down its tloigi it iist, from leaven with the sunlight o'ei the Wasattch Mouitins wratppet inl peace. It was Sabbath, anil out trot the littI town came the stage-the stage that ha rocked atnd swtutng itt rolling along froi the white billowy beach of the Atltantlic, aerosis the prairie falris of I he Wesi, up, over and b -yond ile towering Rockies, and hathed its alkali-stained boot in tih placid wave's of the Pacific (Oceaan. )ick ('atlitn lrove the stage, anid a bet ter drive never whaled the Ilaitk of a bronlelho. Tle, (day WIaS wirI as up the 1letaver I{tive rolled ne, :ud his voice, clear tsta truipet, mAtle t' car"honate-slained hills of l,ineolh ring again anid again in song. The wa-1i sun thawed the old iiani's heart and tl iemory of the old times stole into his soul, bringing back again the days gone by, tht swimmting, apple-mtealing, dog- fight i ng days when lie wats a boy aiind lien lolladay nowhere. HIounding at point in the river the shaide fell across a nook. Dick pulled up and as lie hadu no passenger coneluled to lake ia switi. lie knew his teaum and they knew him. They had been together fot years, and as I)iek dropped the lines h said to liinself: "There is nothiig likt ktnowin' stock that's posted. Stay still now, boys" (Ihis to the horses) "and ti ol tian '1l have it good wash." Undress ing and piling his clot lhes on the seat, )ick left the stage and punged into the cool waters. Ilut he slock "Iwats posted." Nc soonier had I)iek phnged~ in that they plinged out, atid when he crawled out. on the hank t streak of dust away through the sage brush was all that the poor fellow could see. Now Came the tug of wair. The team kept the road and Dick knew that bay cutting ieross the country and run ning (as lie afterwards said) like blazes I could head them off. 'h'liere wis no ont there to witness tht race. 'erlas at t imes a milschievous aungel wvouild peep' I hrought his 11iny fingers atnd ltigh t.t that big, burly starik-ntaked mani outr nnningw the jack rabbits in the Valley of Beaver. When lie overtook the stalge and got the tentl untder conitrtol lie diitht't say m auchi, biut throwing the hap-rope in fronit of hitm till a watgonload tof wVomien plassed he scraiped the blood aind the cacetus antd stagt and1( greasewoodt fronm his linubs tand swolre thait if the good Lord would foirgive ,him thait titme he would nover' wash anyi) muore. Atit to this day D)ick hats kept his ptromise. A Herd of ilumaDlos Enigulfed. An atrmtiiy oiler whio art'lved in CJhh cngo, fr-otm the Yellow~stonte valley' sotietime aigo, tells a storyV of' what happlIened a hei't of')1 huiiloes that were miigr'atinog southward'i. Th'le herd antm bered 2,500 hteadt. Th'ley hadt been drivent out of the Milk rivet' coutr,y by the Inadian hunitters of Sitting Bull 's band. TJhe herd stuck the iIver tieari Uow Iiland at venturedt ont thet lee wIth their c ustmary contfide,'ce. T1he anhutials camte ont the rivet' with a solid( fr'ontt, and1( begani the cr'ossing with clos edl ranks. Th'le sit'eatm alt, the loit, o1 eross ig wvas ver'y deep. Wh leu t,be fraontt fIle whIch wits a qutarter' of' a mo he In length, hadtIn'early gained the oppIosite sIde,thie iee suiddenlhy gave way tundetr tltetm. Some ttrapper's who were eye wittnesses of' the scene said( it seemt etd ais If a trenchl had beeni opene~d it the Iee the whole lengtht of the colutmnt. Some four ot' five htindred tiania tmbled Iito the openintg all In a heap. Others fell in oti top of them andi( sunktl in a twiklig. By thtis tIme the rot ten -ice was breakinag off' shor't iund(er t,he st,ill-advaniteng hiei'd. T1hie trap pler.s saty thatt in less thian a mli tnte the whole body of buffalou3s hadt beeni per' eijpitated ini' the river. T1hiey wvere wvedged Int so thIckly thlat t.hey cotuld doG iot,hiIng but struigge a few milnutes aind thten disappe)tar benecath the enkes of ice attd the swift current. Not a beast in all thatt ighity hierdt turnetd til and tr'ied to escape when the icc began breauking tup. In a solId phualanx~ they marohed to theIr fatal bath In the ''Big Mutddhy." Ini a mitnute froim the titme the first ce broke not a btd'atlr heaid or tall was to be scetn. ROMAN SOuP. - Twelve potatoet sliced and soaked In cold water ont hour;i boil In otno quart of water until tender, strain or wash well, atdd ons pint of milk, and let it scald with 01n4 onIon, butter, pepper and salt and one bay leaf; chop parsley fine antd throij in jinat befora saeing. FOOD FOR THOUoGHT. Men show their character in nothitg more clear ly thiun by' w hat they tIink laughable. Evil is like a nightmare; the instant you begin to strive with it, to bestir y ourself, it has already ende'l. The excesses of our youth are draft: up on our old age, payable with interest, about thirty yeara after date. When a trie genius appears in the - world you mnay know hi by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy agist im-l.t IIow great one's virtue best ap pears by occasion of adversity; for oc e nasions do not make a mitan frail, but show winit he is. The ordinary employment of artifice is the mark of i pett-y mind; and It al ways htappels that ho who uses it to cover himself in, oic flace uncover.t himself in another. It Is with nations ats was divid uals. 'ihose who know the least of others thi..k the iiighest of themselves, for the whole family of pride and ignlor aillte are Illeestuotus lid eventually be get (iteal other. Witty sayings ire as easily lost as the pearls slipping oi a broken si 'ng but at word of . kindness is set(on spoken ill vain. It is a seed which, even when dropped by chance, springs up as a flower. Christianity is being like-mindedl with Christ; Considering Ilini our sanctfication as well is our redemnp t ion. I t Is endeavoring to live to. I1i II here, that we may live With Iilim here after. ''hie halt ppiness of your life depelds upon the quality of your- thoughts, therefore guard accordingly, and ,ake care that you entertailn no notions nt suitablo to virtute itnd unreasonable to natusre. It were better to have no oplutton of Goid at all t.an such an opinion ats is un worthy of him ; for the one Is unbe Ilef aildB the other is contunely and certa anly superstition is the reproach of the D)eity. We love peace as we abhor pusillani mity ; but not peace at any price. ''Iere is i peace more destructIve of the manihood of living mani than war is destructive of his mental buly. Chains are worse t,ban bayonets. Satire is a sort of glass, wherein be holders generally discover every bod y's face but their own ; which Is the ohief reason for that kind of reception it neets in the world a Id that so very few are oll'ended with it. As those t,hat pull down private ho lSes atdjoining to the temples of the gods prop up such parts as are contig nous to tihem, so, in undermining bash illness, (u1e regard is to be had to adja cent tlodesly, good nature.and iunan Ity. Af:er friendishlp and love coie be nevulence and t,bat comipassion whieh inited tile soul to the unfortunate. It is well known that, this Is particularly the share of Wouen. Evorthing dis poses them to tonderness and pity. It isl not so easy ais lhilosophors tell 1is to lay aside our preJlndices; more vo lition can not enable us to divest our selves of long established feelIngs, and even.reason is averse to laytig aside theories it has once beon to h,;lt to ad mire. We are riiuineLd not by what we really wtntt, but what we think we do; there t fore never go abroad in search of your wants; If they be real wants, they will cosme home in search of you ; for lie I I hat buys what lie does not want illl 8oon1 want what lie cannot busy.. T1heC men'I who succeed wIthout the aId .1of educa's5t1sioare Bthe execeptIons. C (ommn m1en1 need sill the hselp that oil ucaition enn give, to put themselves on1 a level ; and1( evens of the (Seeptionasl men01 It may5i be-said thast they would hasve succeeded still buttes ilth the ad vantsages of' i dunton. A man11 whlo 1111 duly cosid(ered tIhe conidit-loni of his beIng will contentedly yleid to the course of thIngs; lie wvill. not panlt for dlistincUtion whore distlnc tIonl would 111np~ly no smerit; but thoughi oni great occas ins hIe miay wishI to be greaitr thanii others, 118 wIll be satisfied in common10 occuurrenices not to be less. A life full of good wvorks Is the only way onl thy p)art to anlswer* the mercy of God eixtendeId to) thee. God hath had( mnerey onl thee, and1( hathi savedl thee from aill th y distresses. The hleart that Is fullest, of good works has in it least room for Ssatan's temptsation. . Every prom1ise 151 theO Bible is thine to strenlgthlen, qiIcken anid encoui'age thy he art. It Ia vain. You cannot thrust re ligIon out of the heurt. If' it' be a dlreami, It is a dream that is of mIghtier power than wakIng lIfe. But It jg :not a drneamn. It is theo profounditest reality of ousr nature, the Impulse at bottom of all intellectusl questiosnngs, the spring of noble lIves, the cry of nutman-ity to Its Iivisible Lord. We ksnow wIth what an excellent nIcety the skillful sig raver can repre sent the forms lhe desIgns to prod.uce; butIt Is essesntlal to his art that-'the substance lie engraves upon shlould be suited to receive the imupression. What couild lie do on the surface of coarse tile ? So God refines the heart, to At it to receive lis lovely image, and thesn, by tIle operation of his Spirit, dom pletes th e glorious wvork.. Beware of anger of the tossgue; con trol tIle tongue. Beware of anger of the mnind. Practice virtue withl thy tonlgue and with thy mind, Byreflee tlon, by restraint and controlj a. wle man can make himself An Island which " no flood can oyerwhelmi. Hie whIOaon qulers himself Is greater than hoWho In battle conquers a thou.sSndl.men. Hie who Is tolerant wIth ,the 918 nt, mnild with fault-flnders, and free ohm passion with the passionat% hinVT'call indeed a wise man. ~ When I consider the tuuitid&bi as sociated,. forces * which 'are dif\used through nature-.when [ tl$pk qAiat calmn balaneIfig of their enlg le eniables those most poeti lh. selves, most dest'uotive-to thetW *'d s creatures and economf,t d.w*ll taso elated together and bp il ovl ent to the wante b e froin the centenmp14irt 're' yer Impressed with the'wiedod lig be ficence and granderur bQY lan Iis gniage to expreiss of 'ho ps~ier of all.