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ro Liaunu r.vr.nr rniuAr. jwzTon ANi rvnTjisnvn. Ono cony ona yrIrKlVv'nn:.V. ift JJ " Oinonlha .Yiltrortlsing ltulo O.io column lycar Ono-lulf column 1 ycnr. . O.ic.quartcr column 1 ycnr Ono inch ono lnecrtloii. llich BUbwmcnt incrtlon.... BujlncXi Unrda onc.hair Inch 1 ycnr... .r.100.00 .... 25.110 GOCts. 25ctS. 6.00 8.00 reading notlcC8,lcrllnc,cachlii9crtloii lOClS ,fi ,t. 11. lliitcn, x0WBiamr ' v ""..?. aZ. 11 l'nrk Kov filines iiuiminK, IntHoHcilBKt ami" nnTi'n mivvbfl ronnd c-nnipiUUfAi IlAItKOAM TIJIIj-TAIHJ.'. TKAIIIS LUAVn MlODLEBUltV. GolnnXorlh. ,i ii vt l'.M. I NljT.it i:xp..3:40 A.M- K"?8?" i M Mnn........3S0 I'. M. r.yi.3 - i,nMcnE:r..i;is i ai uuvd vukocskes. 0:22... J:.VJ..., 7:02.... M. I 4:12.. M. I U--22.. 0:13.. , M. . M. M. M. li:avh Lnicr.rKn .tunctiok. V.M. 3:13 l'.M. l'.M. I 2:M . A.M.I&.W 7 :25. :13.. ',5J.. f,:l0.. 8 ..A.M ..A.M ...l'.jU' ..l-.ir ADDISON HA1I.KOAB MKcdlraln KavcsTi nt0:00 A. M; arrlvlng at Leicester Juncllou at 10 :00 A. M . Mli'd traln lcivcs IjcIcob cr.lunctlon nt 4:1.. 1". M.at nmvlitatTi7:lJl'.M. VOST-OI?l!'ICi: NOTICE. 1IA1LS Auitivj:. From Klpton, Granville, Hancock, 1-ast Middlebury, (Juniwa.l, 'cst Corn wall iiml lsriiipon. 15 A. M 11:51 l'.M 4:10 A.M 3:s51'.il Way mall 1'i'oin nuitli New York, ltutlnud nntl Albany., Way nialllroin Boutli , MA1LS closb. VTny mall golnjr south fl.-SOM Way mall going norlli 2:50 1. M i'or Ripton, Uramlllc, Hancock, llnst Miilhilmir. I'.firnunll. West Corn. wallaud lirldport 4:001MJ Closod mall lor lloston nnd llutlnnd.... 4 :40 P. M (iloscd mall lor .New YorK nnu aiu.uiv i :ia j-. at M.VILS AKMVli. i'roni New llavcn, tho North, New York.Doet on nncl tnc west uirouun iurini;ion, j :". r. x. Froin New llaven, tho Souih, New Vork, JJos ton, nml tho West. D:uor. M. l'rom lilchmonil, llnntinston, Huntington Ccn cr, nniltarkboio, TWOI'.M. Moudava U'edncs- nys aml t'riilarfl, nt 1 :30 1. m. Froni l.incoln, fi r. M. . . Krom Ssoiilh Starksboro, lluco tiaics a wccklr. rcgut.inv Krom Nc(rl(.iTrv W.'li tlrte tlitc alweok li. rcgularlv. ForNc v J: n lti on, Hei l'ork, anil tlic eoulti, 10 (.0 . i i'or New llaen, tho Nortli, lloston. New 1 ork, nnd tuo West tlirougb llurllngton, 2 :J0 1: M. For Ulcbinnnil, oLarkslioro, Huntington nnil Huntington Oentcr, 2 :0J Tuefidays, 'i'nuiEdays, fc.aurd.ivs, nt7::i'Ja.m. Kor l.fucoln, 0:00 l'.M. I'or south staiksboro, thrcctlmos a vrceklrrci. ularly. . , I'or New Havcn Jlills thrco timesa weck irreg. Iy" FilUDEKICK LANDON.l'.M ciiunun i)ii:i:cTor.Y. MiDDi.tnuKr. ItaptUt Mcetlng ln tho Court llouee. Kcv. C. Hiblurd, pastor. Sabbath f-orlccul 10:13a. m. nnd 7 li. m.i unilay fcchool nt 1'2 ii. in. l'raycr mcetingTJiiirstlay eculng nt 7 o'clock. Con'iregutiaivtlComcT ricasant and taln sts. Itev. h. Ij.11. Sin'te, p.istor. Hunday scnlccsiit 10 Ij A.M. aml 7:oo l'.M. 'riiuruday ocning iirayir mcetlng nt 7:00. . uJi,t North l'leasant-st. Kcv. M.lI.Mcad, pafitor. Sund.iy scrvices nt 10:45 A.M. and 7:n0 r.M. Tliurnday cvenlng lmiycr mccting at 7:00. Cla? mceting on r'ridaycvcningnt7:30. KplscopalSt. Sleithcn'i Church Main-ct. Itev. Wm. J.Tilley, rcctor. Sunday ECliool nt 12 A.st., Sumlay scrvlccs nt 10:15 A.M.nud":G0r.M. Uomnn Calliolic Vcybndgc-fct. Kcv. 13d. lt Malony, iiastor. Sunday Bcrvlcca, nltcrnato Sab o.ttbsi lligli Mass nt 10:00 A..; Vcfcpcrs nnd oeiicdlctlon nt : 50 l'.M. east jiiiinLununr. Slelhattttt , iator. aund.iy Bcrviccs .il2:00r lt vr.ua LSNr.3. Baalul Kcv. I)aid 1". lOst.'j, pastor. Suiulny ocrvfces at 10:13 a.m. nnd 7:00 r.M. Weckly praycr mccticg on Tliui'sd.iy cvenlng at 7 :0O. Methorfist Itev. M. A. Wicker, jtaHlor. bunday crvices r.t 1:00 nnd 7:00 r.si. 'cckly irnyer mccting on Tlitirsd.iy cvenlng at 7 :00. jCfpifcojint Sl. I'auPt Church Kcv. V, fi. rishcr, cctor. Sunday servlcos at 10 : 15 a.m. nnd 7 : 00 l'.M. Frlday cvenlng nt 7 : 00. itiuion Cltitpel l)r. H. A. Ingham. Snnday scrvlccs nt lo:45 a.m. nnd 7:00 r.M. Wcckly jiraycr meetlng on Tliursday cvenlng. Jiomun CiUhollc Itev. .1. Ivcrlidon, pastor. Sjrvlccs, cvcir Babbatli: Hlgh MnBS nt 10:03 A. ix.l Vcsiicm nnd bcncdictiount 330 l'.M. Cuiigrcyalioiwl-Hiw Oeorgo K. Hall, paslor. S unday serviccs nt 10 : 45 a.m. aml 7 : 00 l'.M. Wcck. v vraycr mccting on Thuradav cvenlng nt 7:00. Ditisroi.. AitcclM, 11. Quiinby, iiastor. Sunilay Scrvl coi 10:15 n. m., and (l:Ja ji. in. l'raicr Wcdncs lay cvenlng. tliiptisl W. 1). Hall, pastor. Sunday BcrvlccB, 10 :15 a. in., nnd 0 .30 p. in. l'raycr mccting Tuus. dav cvenlng. C'.rtftoc Hav. .T.Kcrliilon prlcst, ScryU'csonce lu firco wcoks. IZe.tngeUcal Alce nt Praycr mecting cvcry Fri dav cvenin nt Klilcr I). I.usworth'B. jUftoi,'fSuiiilay eerviccs 10:45n, m andc p.m. MnurAuay cicning praycr mccting uuu. JJUSINESS OAIiDS. II. KINGSr.l.V, I)Litlst. Un stalrs In stylcs' new llloct. 41 Middlebury, Vt. TA3Ii:S M. SI,AUE, Attoruuyimd Connscl lor at I.wr, nml Sollcitor nnd Mastcr In (Jlianccry. Ofllco In llrowstcr'd lllock. Middlebury, Vt., Aprll 2, 1S77. Ew. jvim. Mnnunicluror and dcaler Inall klndB oi Anicrlcanand Forcign Marblc.ljranlto Vork,c. Wlth UM Middlebury Marblo Uo. 1 tf T H. 01IANDLi;it, l'ciillon Atlornoy, I'rojccutoj nll pcnsion clalms on roodcralc troms. ADVIOI3 G TIATIS. Knclose Btainp to lnsuro n rcplv. uiiicq noum, o io yi a. M.. 1 tO 5 1. H. OfllCC over l'rnnk A. I'arns- iwruritBiurt: Vermont HjrAUviN's rnoTooiiArji OAiji.unv BtylcB lllocl MlddlcWy, Vt. J'hotograplia ln au tne styics, nt most rcasonablo prlces. Ap polntmontt Bollcitcd. l'roiupt nnd rnrcful nt cnlion wlll bo glvcn. AU work guarantccil. J. K. GAUV1N, riiotograplicr. 'miiR centkaij l'lioTdOitArn oal" J. I.lir.V, ovcr Alden' varlcty etorc, Mlddlo. tf. Oldpicturoi carcfullyrojileil and cnlnrgcil to any doslrcd aUo and flnlshcd ln colora or Iii.llaink. Tlianklngmy frlcuds forllicirllboral patronagoduringtho past ycarl nhall cndcavor to merlt n eontlnuanco ot tho s.mio by nirnlshlng . t. m i.llh rrrtml u.ilL- nffnl..flna 0 A.V. 1IKOWN, I'liulogniphei VER&ENNES BRI0K W0RKS. I vronldcall tbo ntltontlon ofllulMers, Contrnn UllBllii'.u.uvi. w.iiia j.i.vn tu.itjr MUlKIIr IIUQ1 Ityorilrick, wlilchl willguarnntcotoBulliiutual llyandln pricc. 1'i.rjnni r.nn call or,on npanml tnr 1'rif.n T.lat llrlck Ilellrcrcd on lloat frco. Oncar nt rost. vargonues, Aujf.l, JSfll. jy-1 j- nri. lanUrril. Ii I'RI I 111' 'i f lm t ! ...1,1 nut UnUer utv w tLcnJ r r I'hnai ftad depfOileat Utbrrt or uotlicr sf ,lrl.;WL,s,7:c?rVrrtJ.,I;.ll,;;' L. XL'VI egus, MERCHANT IM H1S KKW STOllK, SOUTH 11NI) OF llltlUUK, 1IAV1NO Ol'ESKD or ISOFFE11INU SPEGSAL INDIJGtsPflENTS INT1IE LINKS OF COS1 OM TMI.OltlKG, Iir.ADY MADF. CLOTiriNG, JIATSAXn CAPS, gsxt's runKisiuKG GOODS. And Guarantecs to all Oustomors FIRSTCT.ASS WORK, IUR Vr.RY 0K.ST MATERIALH, F.X7IRF. SATISFACriO 1KGOODS No Ohew Mistures, DR. WHITE'S ixTARiAni,v Gives Immecliate Reliefand Cure FEVER AND AGUE, MALARIA, BILIOUSNESS, JAUNDICE, DYSFEPSIA, SICK HEADACHE, LIVER COMPLAINTS, SCIATIC RHEUMATISM, DEBILITY, LOSS OF APPETITE. is A GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER, IS THE BEST OF TONICS, Prcvcnts YELLOW FEVER AND All CONTAGIOUS DISEASES noad -what Othore nayi Wm. T.ly, New T.rldce, N. J., says : " A.utie Accs Cure cntircly cured mc of Clulij nnd Fever vhich I had li&d for many ycar. lt lso curcd my vifc n Rclalio P.i.cumatism. My little dacghter, too, waj curcd of l'cvcr andAcuc' J. n. Brever,a7 TJaldwin Ave., Jersfy City. N T., wn:cs: "1 paldf 35.00 for Qulnlne and doctor's lihs, Lnt koI no rthef tdi I trlid your Aslillc Kerocdy, which cured me of Chiils and Fever. 1 fmd lt excel. Kr.tfwrlliclier." S. I". Marion, DrooVlyn, N. Y sayi: "Aslalic Cjrc relied mc of Pylnensia, where cerything cU Had f.iled." John llosier, Grecnpotnt. N. Y writei : " roryearl izc been troublcd with pimples on tlie facc, nrising from bihousncjS and Impure Llood. Your roediclDc chtirely curcd mc." , y F. A. Hewltt, iso Milton Etrcct, Eroollyn, N. Y., writcs : " 1 fjund your medirine to &ct llke a charm on thc Llvcr. ondjust what 1 needcdfor punfyingand cocling the Uood. X3- Ut yr rr.cs'.:t f:r i:!itJ: lr- CtreJ . FREFARED ONLY I1Y Empirc Chemical Company I V-0 Unlon f.iiarct New To rU Clly. mE QnSLY PERFECT teb nGHT-Euirania Pronouncocl by an army o7 hnppy purchnoors to bo tho BCSTv Tho NEW HOME I3 posltlvely Tho Stmplest, Eaolcot nunnlng, IM03t Rollnblo, Most Durablo ond tftoat Popular Gow- Ins Machlno ovcr Invontod. Itcomblncsthocood polnta of nll othor machlnco wlth nono of tholr dofocts. Full Informctlon, DoscrlptlvoCat aloguos, &c,froo on nppllcatlon. JOHITSOIT, OLASK h CO. 30 Unlon Cqunro, fl. Y. 24a i2tato Ot., ChlooRO, Ii. Antl Ornnao, Mn&e. DBSCOVERY! LOST MANHOOD HESTORED. A vlcllm of youtliful lmprudenM csuuDg Prema tnro Dcwy, NcrvooB llcbUHy, Ijott Mtobond, etc, hsring Irled ln aln overy known remedy. li dls covertil a BlmpUi eelf cure, vblcb be ulll iM-ud FI1E to bil fellow.sunorers, addrcss J, II, illI.Vlt 43 ( lintlinin Ht T. Y. JOTrUI, Kem for Bojrt and OlrU 1 1 Yonciand OMII A NEW IN. VENT10N Jiut patenUd for tliem. (or llome u I Fret od Ecroll Stwlng, Turnln;, IlorlDj, I)rilllnc,nru)dlnir, rolUhlni , Bcrew CuUIdb. I'rlc H to 50. I Bend G centi for 100 ducj. frniuiM Dnowir, low.ii, utu. STk H o lasrona 'U5 ccnts. A Motlicrs rcmcdy for slceplcss nnd irritablc Jiiuurcn. Thc Jiccipu of Old D l'itchcr, Frcc from jS'orphine, and not Nnrcotic. Fornnila pnblishcd mn caclt Dottlc. lor I'latulency, assimilating the food, Sour Stomach, rcvcnsnncss, Worms, and Disor dcrcd Howcls, Castoria has thc larc cst salc of any articlc dispcnscd by juruggisis. WEI DE 'jlIEYER'S OATARRH Cnxo, a Contrtltutlonal Autidoto for t!tli torriblo cialajy, hy Aliorptlom SPtrHTS of tllseiuitlnr;'y Mnoom SaalEoa. Cracliliug Paina in tho Head, Fottd Ercath, Doafnoss, nnd any Catarrlial Oomplaint, oan I)o oztorminatod I17 Wcl Do Moycr's Catarrk Ciiro. Tho most important DlsooVory sinoe Vnocinntlon. Othor remodlos may roliovo Catarrh, this cnros at any stago hoforo Comnmp tlon sots ia. Ono pacliago concrnlly Bnfllooa. Bollvorod hy Drnsftlst, or hy D. B. Dowoy & Co., 182 Folton St., N. Y, 81,00 oompJoto. Trcatisonnd rc. raarliatilo statoments ty tho cure tollod froo. Thc most PowcrftU, Penctratliifr and Palii-roJ.'cving remedy cvcr deviscd by man. It soothcs Pain, it allays inflammation, it hcals Wounds,and it curcs RI IEU3IATIS Jr, Sclntlcu, Tjiinibao, Scalrts, jUiu'iik, Stiir Joints, Ouls, Swcll l'rost bitcs, Quinscv, Snll Khciim, Itcli, Spra.iiH, Galls, and Ijiiiiciies.s from any cnusc. Suf fercrs from PATN TX TIIE BACK, Fcvci- Soros, Eruptioiis, nrokch ISicahts, contraetcMl Coids, Ncu ralgia, I'alsy orfllslocatcd llnibs; ana owncrs of Iiorscs, planters, mc chanics, mcrchants andprofession.il mcn evcrywhcre, unitc in saying, that CKTAUK LlNIfllENT brliiKS rcllcrwhcn all othcr Lini tncnts, Oils, Extracts and Embroca ticns liatc fuilcd. 6INGBR Impnrowftler, cDhcaltby cllmatf unrlpfrtiit, miw.iolaomo tao&f cr&mpp, cjjills, malarla, ei ceetive heat and tbe thoammd and onc illa tbat b pet the truvekr or famUy aro cothlur to thow forliJScd and f nctaltird by tbo nse of SANroiio'a Qingfii, MIie dellrious." As a beTcrnco it nueuchea tlilrtt, oiions tbo porc?, rcHcvea thobead, rcsnlalei tbo $tnmach and liowela, cradlcatcaa cra fnjj for intoxlcanta and imnarla new lifo to tbe lansald, carcwom, ovcru orkod.&prTOQa and slctp !?. lleivare itmitalioni aid toleai aood, Aek for 8ANroni)H Oinopr and tako no otner. SoM cvitj-w bertf . 'Wr.EES A I'OTTrn, lioiton, j NEW RICH BLOOD! l'arsona J'nrfaflro jff mnLo NcwltlcU Blool, and wlll complctcly ihango tlio blood ln tliocntlrofivstcni lu thrco lnonths. Anypcrson nhonllltnl.0 1 plllcarlinlRhtfromllo Isnrceks lnaylHircntorciltoPound licaltli, If euclin thlng bujwlblK. ficntlir mnll for 8 lcttcr atamps. J. . JOHXSOX A CO., Jlostan, Muas., formtrbj Jtatnjort Jlr, iir aiachlno fvr InvcntM. Wm knttaralrof ftuikin,;?, wilii lll'.Iir and 'XT, comulele. ln JWmliiutpft. lt will albo LLlt a creat VArif?i nf rAnrv. for tircularajid tcrmsto tho 'Twomlily Jinltttus utK for wulcli lliere U olwars a ready tnarket. HcM ftlacUJueCo! POSITIVELY CURED BY Benson's Capcine Porous Plasters. Keasans AVIiy lliry nro Vrctemd to All Olner Vorou l'lastew or V.xtcmal nriuriltriti llnl. Rocanio Ihoy poctcia all tho mcrll r( Iho PlrcoethenlDciiorouf plapter, and couUin ln ad Ultlon thereto tlio newly dlKOTcred powerful and nctlvevef.eUblecomblnatlontoutch acti trltU In croaed rubcfaclcnt, ptlmauitlo, ecdatlre and countcr IrrlUnt cllccli. Second; Boranso tbey are a Rcnulne pliamuccntlcal prep aratlon, aud su rcCo;Dtcd by tbo profoMlon. Tlilril. Hwanw thcy aro tho only plaMere tbat rollcro pain at oucc lotirtfi. HccanM thcy wlll ponlllri'ly cnro dlicaKi nblch Ollier rcmcdica 111 uot cveu rcllcve, t'lftli. llecanso OTcr CoOO physlclana nd draccist htvo roluntarlly tctiAcd tfiat tbey are auporlur to all otbcr plaitcra or ucdlclncs for cxtcrnal imc, suth. Hccann tho mannfaoUrcra bavo rccolrod tba only rnedalt cvcr clvcu Tor poroua plaitcra. i'm flnnin T)rtftnn Tllnnlniil bmm ruiuus nami SEABURY & JOHNSON, Mannfactnruig ChcmleU, JNcw Yorlr 1 HUIIIC ItlCAIKIlY AT I.AmT. I'rtcoacta, i MEAO'S HnJlcjteJ CORN tad BUNIOII PU5TU WafDaMeyer Qpimini MIDDLEBUllTf, HIS FIRST WIFE'S RELATIONS. Ilnbcrt SHcJcDoy'fl ohoico of n sccoud wlfo was not grnDrftlly npprovcd, Ii Llr. SKcknoy had Ijccii nn ordinary cit izon thcro wonld untlonbtedly huvfl bocn talk enongh in regnnl to tho un fraitnblenosi of tho matoh; bnt Mr. BiicKney was not an ortlinary citizen, Ho was eolootmanf fiurvoyor, mastcr oi tho GrnnBo, Renornl ndministrator and advisor on all lcf?al, moral and domos-tio- Bnbjoots. Tho govcrnor himsoll conld Ecarooly bo moro in domand than tnis 70ll-1nf01med and hlch-minded Vermont farmer. Now for sueh a man to ohooso n companion from fashlonable city lio was inoyitably to east boibo iloubt on tho Bonndnoss of hia jndgmont in tho past, and so fricnds and coigh bors sbook their hcads sadly, and told each othor that Sticknoy'a inflnenco raa Now tliia gentloman, honorablo as ho had corlainly rjroved himself in department of lifo, had not bcen nnito franlt with his lady-lovo. Ho had told her with uomo prido tho exact amount o: nis lncomo. Ho had pictnred tho flno old homostead with tho warmth oi ono who lOTC.1 What lio is dfisnribino-. His intondod wifo had known jnst how many elms thero wcro in front of tho house, as woll as thcir ogcs andhis torics. Tho lawn. tho orchanla. tlm monntains, tho littlo lake iathoheartof tho woods, sho was porfcctly aorxuaintod with. In faot, thero was nothing omittod from tho pictnro bntthehuman flgures occupying tho foregronnd. Thoso werotho flrst wifo'srelations, and no ono know bottei than Mr. Sticlcnni how prominent woro tho positions thoj occnpicd. Tlin arnnflaTJian'a ji .1 .' .1 qnito natural when ho prosGntod his ,'fn tn , ij.'. AilS i homestcad to meot tho travolers. . i7ij.j.j, i. ThisXMTMaZ7nSon?Vrcs-ttog cldoriy Iady, who cortoJnly did not look. vorv racions. an7 lZ tSS Miss Busan Mazonson," indicatinff two ladiesof uncortainogb,oauallyBtLirand nncoidinl. Miss Snsan Mazonson! Tho young wifo, whoso approciation of tho hnmor - ous was vory Ken, hadSll sho ooud do to keep from langhing inthofaces of tho nbondinr? triowith thc cZirl namos. It was very good of Mr. Btiok- i V t B f2011.60?8, c? if noy to invito frienif to mcethor, sho 1 sh? hn a ,I?m(1Tt? tIuSH E- , , told hcrsolf. M sho rieaTSJKS'. .t,h? ncftntiao Mn. Sticknqy had her scoming gnosts. Bnt why had ho' ? i . i H,lul i1 r??m' nml Wllh solectedBnchrfrmoroal-lootogpMty?,011 ham1a ana 1Ia,hinS ejcs was Atthetoa.tabloMrs. S iiffiL' overy mpmont of tho timo aroso inhor nroltr nn,,;'.!iE dainty laces, sat besido hor hosband. Tho cldor Mazonson Drosidod ntthntnn. nrn. This was moro ineiplicoilo than tho rcst; bnt perhaps it was tho fashion in Vermont to ticat tho ladv of tho i.nn.j o . ..-Z" n " i insuH wo;bgoXnaturedly aecounted, for. Tho tl,l.. tl,nl, ir1 ably appointed. and covored imaginablo goodthing, was waitednpon by hor gncsts. This was donbtlcss another nct of courtosy, tho now-comor i iuju uerseii, onc tno signt of a servant' wonld havo boen an inexpressiblo re Hef. It was vorvannovinir to bo sorv'vl uuuo tionurs, uub tuis pemg tno lasnion, Blio mnst mako tho bost of it, Af tcr starting nnmbcrloss topica of con vcrsation, and having them all fall aead even her husband seomod snd- uoniy Btrncu auml) Jllrs. Htickney was obligod to givo up tho contost. How diffcrcnt this was from tho homo com ing sho had bo Iovingly anticipatcd ! Such jollytimes as they had had all thronsh thcir six weeks' wpdrlinrf fnn and now, in " tho twinkling of an eyo," everything had changcd, or eeoraed to change, Of course it was all sooming, tho young wifo told hcrsolf, bnt it was "snrely vory disagrcoable. After tho wretQhcd meal was ovor Mrs, Stickney, almost readv to crv. invitnd band to talro a walk, but horo was Mrs. juazonson at Jns clbow. " Hiram had to co nrniu ehe said, bo I supposo you'll havo to milk, nnbert." Mre. Mazonson was very tall, very thin, very dark, and hor voloo was bo nnuttorably deop and hollow that Mrs. Stickney conld not rid herself of tho notlon that it bclongod to somebody elso. Tho city-bred young lady know that cows had to bo milkcd, bnt sho had nevor associatcd hor hnsband with the ono that performcd tho oocration. and now turnod an astonfchcd faco to that gentlcman and tho assembled Ma zonsons. "Itmust bo fnu to milk." sho re- marked, dcterminod to pnt tbobestpo3 siblo facc on atTuirs. "I'llgo and seo yon." " .Not in that (Iross. I hope," said Mrs. Mazonson, as Mr. Stickney left tho room, " I was g6ing to say, a littlo whilo ngo," sho went on "that Eeeing as vou was drcsaf.l un. vou needa't mind abont the diKhes." Thodishes? TVhat in theworlddid thia dreadfnl woiaan mean? Boforo sho had timo to inijnlre, hor tormentor nad lelt lue room; anti now, moro per plcxod than over, Mrs. Btickney wont in scarsh ot her hnshand. Sho found him at last in tho barnyard, and in the excitemcnt ot a now sensation almost forgot tho disagrccablo things that had preceded-it. In a dilapidated Btraw hat, patched coat, and bluo overalls, sho did not at flrst recognizo her husband; but when sho did, ehe clapped her hands likoa child, and langhed as merry a laugh as was ever hoard on tho Sticknoy farm. "Is that tho way tho pooplo always dress when they lnilk ? Bho inquircd, touching tlio old coat caressu.CJ , with her littlo white hands. " One must dre-s3 nccording to ono'd work on a farm, Florence," Slr. Stick ney remarkod, scntcntiously. Somcthing in hor husband's words oi manner mnst havo rocalled her lato an nojanccs, for tho smile faded.awayfrom her lips, and her eyes grew sod and tronbled. "Hnbert,"he eaid, softly, "who aro thoso thoso ladios at thc houso?" "Why, they aro tho Mazonsons, Florence Mrs. Mazonson and her two danghtcrs," tho tnaster of tho grange replied. "It was vorr kiud of you to ask Mrs. Mazonson and her dsnghtors to meot me." tho vouna wifo rosnmed. with a touch ot somothing in her tono that her oompanlon was not familiar wlth, "but I can't understaud why they should soem so very much at home, "Hubert." Mr. Stickney movcd the threodeggod atool to the eido of another cow and oommenoed milking again, beforo he ropliod. "Didn't I mention to von. Floronco. that thcso ladies lived with me ?'' ho in quircd. "I know I didn't dwell on tho suulect," ho wenton, "bnt I must havo spokon of it." "Mentioc to mo that thoso ldies r.rea wiiu tohj" Mrs. nttoni: ro- VT., NOVEMBER Ecmco, oounoni to tlio rest or nct ifti3 and's rcmark, n hard look Baltllng ronnd tho prolty month. May I ask, Mr. Stleknoy, who thoso ladies aro? I know they ora tho Mazocsons," sho added, in tho Famo Mngular tono, "bnt what nro thoy to von?" " Thoy aro rolativos of my flrst wifo," tho gentloman rcplicd, in n voico that had tho calmncs3 of dMperation in it. "Imnst havo takcn for grantedthat you know, riorcnee. Mrs. Mazonson was Mrs. atioknoj'o mothcr, and Marla and Susan'hor sistcrs." " And thoy havo always lived horo ?" " For somo timo bcfore and ovcr sinco Mra. Sticknoy died Mrs. Mazonson haa boen my honsokeepor, and tho girls haTO bocn her assistantB." " Why was thoro no sorvant, Mr. Sticknoy, to wait on tho tablo this ovon ing?" was tho lady's noxt question. "Wo havo no scrvants, Florence" " And all tho work of your honso is porformcd by tho Mazonsons ?" "Ycs." "Who did it beforo tho Mazonsons camo ?" "Mrs. Sticknoy, my dcar." For a momcnt thoro was n.loron in tho barn-yard. Thcn thero was a rnstlo of rolreating bilk, n Ught sten going BWiftly toward tho honao, and thns tho singular intorviiw cndod. This was a very unple.vtant eommencemcnt, Mr. Sticknoy told himself, and for a whilo this contloman'B milkinr? mochanical. From tho bottom of his hoart ho wished ho and his wifo conld bo alono. On tho other hand thoro was a great dcal to do in tho house, much moro than Floronco could ovcr manago if sho worked niitht nnd dar. At tlii point Mr. Sticknoy really did havo scri- ousaouuis as to tlio wisdom of this 1 S T,0- oI i1,1'1, Sor ft8 first i timo ho askod himself whcthor it wonld 1 , 0 "ght, to .p?B0 tho lul,K7 of farm work onthuyounc and del ealnlr. thought J? 1M1 nbout H10 Part of ttopregromino. Ho was aconstomed to . !c"uJ.tf 0 w?mT,n nbont ,him ewwtantljr i ioren,co Knw sao ,s l nooepting n farmcr when sho aqrecd to TL'in 'Cn' too Mon lt7 CC0D8ly competont; lndeed, no 1 Smc,d,V u i! aDd S Ueknoy Rnramed it all np by assuring , bimse that Florenco could get alonfl 1 Bince. o.""1 lh3 man Mio had marriod. Sho had bsen grossly doceived and impoEcd upon, and worst of all, tho dccoption and impositioa had como from tho ono who had promised to love, honor and chcrish her to tho day of her death. Tho drawn lins nrow tcndor uor ueatn. n,naf ah ow ehoha lovcd and trustcd him, and how c.at"e 5 Ha'1 Uovcd in his affcction lor uersc"' 10 Jlvo tlltll02 an ontomatio Jlazonsous wonld bo oibo than keeping houso in n tomb, "uu sjseieionsiorcompany,- suosouueu ono conid not anu wonia not cn duro it. No man had n right to ask such n sacrifico from his wifo. Bnt Ehe hadn't bcen askcd. Sho had bcon chcatod inlo her prosont position. Sho wonld leavo tho houso whoro Bho had bcen cnd wonld continno to bo unuttcr ably wrctchod, and go straight back to hcr father. Littlo did ho think that tho rich and honorablo nnbert Stick ney wonld hcap such indignities upon his daughtor. Sho woidd go. No, ehe wonld stay, and show tho Mazonsons, and hor husband too, what kind of stuff sho was rcado of. That ovcning Jf r. Sticknoy was dc taincd below by callers. it was 10 o'clock boforo ho was at liberty, and, then, to his great delight, Floronco was fast asleep. Tho poor child had for gottcn her troubles, and tho morning would show things in a moro promising light. Ho would do everything he could to mako tip for tho Mazonsons, tho head of tho tablo waitcd to seo if Mrs. Mazonson would oconpy it, and flnding that sho did, wcnt calmly round and sat by her husband. "Ycs, breakfast is ready," said Mrs. Mazonson, in a voico botwcen a growl anda groan. "lt's ueen reauy somo timo." "I hopo you slept well last night, Mrs. Btickney?" This from Maria Mazonson, whoso voico Florence heard now for tho flrst timo. "Vory well, thanl: you," Mrs. Stick ney cordially ropliod. "You slcpt lato ouongh, if that's any sign," said JIm. Mazonson in hor most sepnlchral. toue. "I always elcep lato, Mrs. Mazonson," Floronco replied, cs hho nlowly pourcd tho cream inlo her coUee. "You can't Elcep lato on this farm ppito of his tou yt sv . expcricnco as husband, ulterly i "ovant oi tho doli cacy and sensitivencss of a truo woman'a naturo, Mr. Sticknoy wont calmly and comfortably to elcep. Tho noxt morning, after watting tobo callod to breakfast, Mrs. Stickney, in tho daintiest of musliu wrappers, pro Bcnted herself in tho dining-room. Her husband had jnst flnished his carly moming's work, and now grectcd hor with a Bmilo and a kiss. Tho eldcr Ma zonson Iooked exccedingly flushcd and flnrricd, and Maria and Snsan Mazonson flew hriskly ronnd at tho bidding of their snperior ofliccr. "I beg your pardon," paid Mrs. Sticknoy, in hcr colmo-st and coolest manncr, "I thcught bieakftst was ready. I hopo I am not intmdiug." A Bmilo playcd ronnd tho lip3 of Miss Snsan, who, in fipito of hcr dread 1 ul namo, was not altogothcr eo hidcous as Floronco had thonght at tlrst sight. Tho rightfal occupant of tho chair at and after a littlo overrthing wonld go smoothly enongh. Mr. Stickney would not havo been eo oertain ot this it ho had fsecn tho teor fitaincdfajoand qniv ering lids. Ignor -t ot all this, and in very well," tho eldcr lady bogan ogain, her faco ablazo. "l'vo bemi np tince halt-past four," uho wcnt ou, "nnd now it's half-past sovon. l'vo skimmed eightceu pans of milk, washed all tho pans, and mado twonty-llvo pounda ol bnttcr this lnoniing." " You must bo vory tired," Mrs. Stick ney romarkcd, looking tho irato damo innocently in tho faoo, " Well, I gucss l'm iirtxl," tho houso keoper replied. "Tho girls helpod mo all thoy could, nnd" "Oh, ma," Snsan interiupted, flnsh ing painfnlly ns sho spoko, "why shonldn't wo holp you, I shonld liko to know?" At this pont Mrs. Sticknoy mado np her mlna that sho was going to liko ono ot tho Mazonsons after all. "they got this breakfast, I wo j yon to nnderstand." Mrs. Mazonsoa Uulshed what sho had io say in cpito oi iitwraptions. 25, 1881. ''It ia nverynico broakfKst," Fiorenc romarKdi. "j ion't l;now when havo eniovcd anvthinrr sn mncli." Mr. Sticknov f!lanprd nk li!a !fv Thero wns sometlnng in tho tono which rcminded him of tho barnyard tcte-a-teto. Thcro mnstccrtaiiilv bo an lindor ctandinf; bcttroen liimsolf and his wife right nwa.v, ho tliought. It would novcr uo io ict tniugs go omn this stylc. Mrs, iuazonson mnst bo rohukcd also. Hcr luiuuuowas couainly very objection ablo, nnd ohould bo corrcctcd immodi atoly. Meanlimo Mra. Hti .ffsney nto her brcakfnat with rclish, nnd paiscd hor cnp for somo moro cofleo. " Vliieh of you jauics, lrruicating tho Misscs Ma zonson, uiauo tliis colTeo ?" tho ttsked picasanuy. it certainly ia delicioun, "JMoitiicrof 'emmado it," Mrs. Ma lonson nnswcred, promptlv. "Do you think I'd trust auybsdy to" mako coffco butmysolf?" Mrs. Sticknoy hcd dccitlcd that her platform shonld bo plainly nndprstopd uuiu ujr Uor nusuanu nna tho Mazon sons beforo sho lcft tlm diniug.room. It promised to ba a hord luttlo to fight; bnt tho young wifo had conrago cnough 'ui j-iuou ut aunimncis ana a reai " Aro you going to bo vory busy to-day, Hubert ?" Mrs. Stick-noy askcd hcr hus band, as tho meal drow to n closo. " I havo been nway so loncr that mv rlnvn S11 1 1 .. . - ujuui, ui uia. .llUS ll'inilOUH. vujjo ,j, Uu uuwuiuuu ior p.omo nmo to como," tho gentleman replied. " Perhaps, then, Mis3 Snsan or Miss Maria wonld go to rido with mo this morning P'and Florence thrcw a glanco inji oi swcetncss at tlio jUisso3 Mazim' Eon. " It is such a lovcly morning I' ma contlnucd; "and after a little it will bo too warm, I foar." Mrs. Sticknoy wSited a momonl for eomo kind of a rcsponsc, nnd rcceiving none, said : " Y'on would liko to accoin- Pany mo, would vou not, Miss Snsan ?" This young lady was ou tho point of ncjijiii(f, uui uer motncr camoinaucad. "Hubert," shebegan "I srronld think it was high timo you gavo your wifo to undcrstand whnt kind of a placo sho has como to livo in. I don't snpposo this wifo-can gad off and leavo tho work" aud now Mrs. Mazonson's voico shook With grief or anger, Florence didn't know which "any moro Ihaa yourllrst wife, my daughtor, Mr. Sticknoy. Sho cover lelt tlio work until ltwas done, "rcrhai)3 if sho hn1 l 'Mt oceasion ally sho might bo liyiiih' now," tho scconu Mi3. stlclincy coolly saggssted. "'i crisis jvtrs. jiazonsi.n snillted, nnd idiss Susan left tho tablo. "1'loreuco will becomo arcnstomod tr onr wars after a whilo,' IIr. Stick ni y n tpondcd, with so much eonsidcra tiuii tu his tono for tho tyrant at tho head of tho tablo that his wifo felt aalnnied of him. " SUo'll work into it aftcv n whilo," ho added, endeavoring to np, at his caso. " Tliat furbolowod whito gown looks hko wcrking into it I" faid Mrs. Mazon Bon, defiantly. "I am not afraid to trust my wifo lo tlotho propcr thing, Mis. Mazonson," Mr. Sticknoy remarkcd, with a tardy decency. ' lt I may bo allowed," tho vonng "Aife bcgan, with tho delibcration of ono making n rr.ighty effort for sclf-control, " I fchould liko t ) say a word." As tho bravo littlo woman turvoyed tho asseni bletl group, tlicro crtpt into hcr faco u look that ono of tho party nover forgot. This ono was btr hnnband, who s'srtcd to lay a dctorra'npu hand on hc-r arm, bnt for somo iucxi'licdila reaon g vo it up. " When I t..Vomy liahtful placo as mis'rrf.s of ii:' hubaTil'i honso." Mi. Stickney woi f on, "''ion it xril) 'no tiuio enoUTh f ' t.k of my du'ics. Yon muy oonsidcr : c,n.iriiei'boHi'dr,r, f ycu iilease," Bho added, smilinsl "bnt in whatovcr light yon may rcgard mo" and now tho swect month grew flrm, and tho flno cyea atruck flro " pleaso romember that I am tho wifo of tho proprictor of this establiahmcnt and tho ownor of theso acrcs, and cx pefct to bo treatod, if not with kinducss, at least with civility." "I shonld liko to eco you mako twenty-flvo pounds of butter boforo breakfast!" Eaid Mrs. Mazonson, when sho could recovcr hciself. jMr. Stick noy playcd with his spoon, aud looked stcadily'into his coffeo cup, but said not a word. "You will nover seo nioinako twenty flvo pounds of bu'.tcr beforo breakfast," Mrs. Sticknoy responded, "nnd I think it very doubtful if I ovor mako any bnt tcr after breakfast oithev. I dou't in tondto givo np my rausic, my minting, ayroading,my wri'iug or auything olso that I havo been cduc.itjjd to eujoy, and I want thisundrrdtcod also. ' '" I wondcr what you will do if I go nway?" Mh. Mazonson icqnirod, dnbi ously bnt fVspeclfnlly. " Mr. Sticknoy is nbundantly ablo to pay for all ncccssary Ben'ico," Florence replied. "If ho docsn't chooEO to do this, then thcro is a last resort : I can go home to my father any timo." "I nin't got nnywhero to go," said Mrs. MazonsoD, now thorougbly sub- dned ; " bnt 1 supposo I can UBd a placo in a fow days, if I may stay hero tlll then. Maria is going to her uncle's to-morrow." Tho basso-profundo was all broken np, and tears rainod down tho old lady's faoo. walkcd round tho tablo to tho houso-1 Airs. Bticitnoy roso from ner seat, ana keoper s elde. "As far as 1 am con ccrnod, you aro moro thau wolcomo to Btay," Bho Eaid, kindly, laying her hand on ono tyrannical Bhonldor. "You know bcttcr tlian any ono eleo how things aro done, and havo my hnsbaud's intorcst moro at heart. I am snro that Miss Snsan and I will bo good friends," tho added, swcetly, "and I eco no rcason why wo may not bo a very com fortablo family. Yoa nndorstcnd, I hope, that I do not intcnd to do any hard work, If it VJro noeessary I would, but it is not. I shall nover in terfcro with your butter or coffee, my dcar Mrs. Mazonson, and I am sure yon will not with my afTalrs." An honr latcr, Mrs. Sticknoy and Miss Susan wcro driving toward Liko L)nn moro, os jolly n pair as ono would wish to sce. "I am glad yousottlcd it, Florence," Mr. Sticknoy whispored, as thoy etood on tho piazza provious to setting out, "No donbt, sho replied with a touch of tho old tono ho had learncd to Euspoct. "Yostctday, Hubert," nho added, " I mado a diBcovery." "What is it?" hoasked. "That you iuw a vory great coward," sho replied,,' Uarper's liazar. p3p poddojp oti ioj nru jsnr) v rrnii pmi 'pin ratnwiT stijCijiomu tt vom aq uq' !qqs o oDjtqa iq2n o yoioa ot pan oin)U0A oq opsnx sioq ujiojfj oaiqx Mspnjju oq ooqs pinoM oq D3KSOUI 'jonji8oa ssidou sx 'suiiaifj oqj oTCtru j ?tn pV3jjpnu 'oJaoi 'ibAoa pi oo'uopjsai tjq JJajiuojj pvoi oq jo jsnp oq nj ouj o jUojp rannii pto NO 35. A Wo'MIii? In Wjomin?. O.imj ing noar tho town, wo cocnred our Btcck tiiid thon went in. I2ntcring UiolccdingBtore, I introdnced myself to Mrj Stilcs, cno of tho proprictors and tho po.tmaoter. "II is not7 hnlt-past 2, nnd at 3 thero'a to bo ti wrdding down tho Btreet at Jolian J3;t-lon's. Old .Tonas is a rough old coon that wo elcctcd justico of tho peaco nbont n mnntli ngo, nnd, as this will behia lirst nttempt at marriogc, I think wo will seo Bomofun. Oomo nnd go down wiih mo." Wo v.'ent to tha old 'squiro'fl cabin. Wo found him poring over o largo vol umoof tho fltatutcs of Wyoming,Bweat ing liko n Iioibo nnd looking tcnibly anxions. After grceting us ho said: " Slilcs, tho galoot3 thct got np theso yer laws hadn't gutnption enongh to last 'cm ovcr night. l'vo rnn throngh tho blamcd lioo): a half a dozcn timcs, nn' can't flnd a dod blasted word abont metcrmony, or how tho hitchin' pro coss is procccdcd with. l'vo jnst got ter put tho clamp3 on this conplo, hit or miss.an' cf I tlon't Joko 'cm np lcgal I can't help it." "Oul"&.iilStit, "just do thobest you can. Any mnujof a ceremony will do m this country, lor pooplo '11 never question tho legalily of tho thing. 111 post yon as well as I can." Stilcs thon cxplained to him about how ho should procccd, and tho old man llnally thought ho could worry throngh in tolerablo shapo. Ero long tho conplo appcarcd, followcd by a crowd of tho citizcns of tho camp. Tho candidaton stond un bnfnrn ihn nim',n who began: ' ''Felier citizcns, this 'yar man an" this 'yar woman havo appcarcd boforo tho conrt to bo hitchcd in tho lcgal bands of wcdlock. If any galoot in tho mob knows of ativthinn'tlin.t mmit. liinoir tho gamo of tuk to a highor coutt let him now toot his bazoo or clso keep his jaw to himself now nud forevcrmorc. AU ia faVOr o' mo liprcon.lin' nn nrllinr- izod bytholaw, nay 'I.'" liveryuouy caiil " I." "Contarv. 'no.'" Nobody said "no." " Tho motion's canied nnan'mously, ttn tho comt rules tliat tharhain'tnoth m to pervent tho tryin of tho caso. Gnp yer 11ns." Tho candidatcs l'ni'nfil Immlc. am, Poabody, do you tolcmnlr swa'ar that yo il frccze to 'Mandy f ursvcr on over ? That yo'll lovo 'cr an' pervido fur'cr an' treat 'cr gnnar an' whito. aooordin tn tho mlcs on' rcgulations cot down to govern fich cascs in tho laws of tho Unitcd Stnto?, so holp yer God?'' " Yaa3, Eir : I do. sir." " That JIXCS VOni-ond n' tlin lnnnin MandvThomas. do voti so! that yc'Jl hang on io Amo3 'for all conim' timo, tliat you'll nass him in sickness an' bo eqnar' to him in well ness, that yo'll always bo to him a good, truo, honest, np-tin'-np wifo undor tho ponaltics proscribcd bv thn lnwa fnr tha punishment for sueh offcnses ; do yon swa'nr this, eo help yer God ?" "Itwa'arl will." "Thon by tho powcr in mo vestcd as jnslico o' tlio pcace, in an' fur thisprc cinct, I pronounco yon, Amos Pcabody, husband, nn' yon, '.Vandy Thomas, wife, and lccalizo vo to remain as Kioli nnu fnrovcrmoro. an' vo'll Ktnml mittod till tho fees r.n' costs in tho caso bo paid in full, an' may God havo mercy on vour soul an' blosa ihin his hefticst blossin's." Xho fccs nnd COSts worn ndinr.fod. and, after receiving tho congratnlations of tho assembly, tho newly mado hus band and wifo doparted for their cabin up tho creck OU Citu Derricl: Topnootly. Mr. Topnocdv wont to tho minstrcls last nicht, and tho funny conundrums nnd jokes he heard Ect him to thinking. So at breakfast ho bcgan on Mrs. Top- noody. Sho was warm aud not very much in tho lmmor for plcasantry, but Topnoody slashcd nway. " I say, Mrs. Topnoody, can you Epell hard water with throo letters ?" " No, I can't; I might, though, if yoa had takcn mo to tho minstrels last night." This ttaggorod him a little, but not soriously. " And you can't spell it ? Well, i-c-o, ain't that hard water?" Mrs. Topnoddy nover cmiled, and Mr. T. wont on: "Now spell 'noney' with four let ters." " I don't know how," sho said. " Ha, ha, that's too good. A woman novcr can get at this soitoi thiug in tho samo eloar-hcadcd way a man can. Woll, tho way to fpcll itis, c a-s-h, nin't that money ?'' Again did Mrs. T. fail to smile, and Topnoody Etartcd out with another. " Hold ou a lninutc," sho intcrrupted, looking ugly; "l'vo got ono; lot'a eoo if you can gct it, Spoll Topnoody ' with four lotters." Topnoody scratched his head and gavo it np. "Un, ha," laughcd Mrs T., " that's too good. A man nevcr can get at this sort of thing in tho s.tmo clcar-headcd way n woman can. Well, tho way to epell it is, f-o-o-1, ain't that Topnoody?' Bnt Topnoody nover smiled, and tho breakfast was flnished in Eilenco oxcept an occasional chucklo from Mrs. Top- noody's end of tho tnble. SteubtnvUU Verald, Tlio Timo Consmnins Jlntcli. Mr. Fjdward Prineo. EDlint mannfac' tnrer of norsc&hoo Bay, Buckingham township, is anthorityforthostatoment thnt thero aro abont twenf j-two match lacioncs m tuo Unitcd blntcs anu Uan ada aiul tliat tho daily prodnction ond consoqucu t davly consnmptiou is about i.5,000 gross. It may seem n qncer statement to mako that 100,000 hoursof cach tuccessivo day aro spent by tho pooplo of tho two couutrios in striking n light, but such is undoubtedly the t aso. In each paiesof matches manu nctnrcd thoro aro 111 boxes, so that tho VSj.OOO grosa produeoa D.iiCO.COO loxcs. Ijach bos at lcast thoso mado in tho States whoro a duty cf ono cont upon cvery box of ruatehoiislevicd containa 100 matches, eo that tho numbcr of matches produeed nnd uscd daily omounts to 8G0.000.000. Oonntiurr that 'it takcs a secoud to light cach match ana H is qucMionaulo wlicther it canbo dono in lis timo thau that, whilo somo men occnpy rovoral minutcs somctimes in trying to btjiko a light, particnlarly when boozy lo light tho 3GO,000,(KKI wonld tako jnst that numbcr of seconds. This girca O.C0O.U00 minutcs, or 1C0,. 000 honrs. In dayi of twcnty-four hours cach it flgures np to 1,1(5G 2-3, and givcs cloven yeara and flvo months, with n conplo of days cxtra, as tho timo occnpicd dnting overy twenty-four houvs, by tho peoplo of North Amcrica not flgurinir on tho Mcxicans in striking matchos. Fighring a littlo furthor it givcs -1,159 years timo in each year. Tlio fact may.8ecm amazing, but it is undoubtedly ootrect. Otlmea bte A rjtro'VoIcABo. Tho.Honoluln (Sandwich Iglands) Adterfiter has tho following graphio dcscription of tho appcftranco of tho groat lakcs of lava recontly formcd by tho volcano of Kilanca: Tourista to tho volcano for many ycars post nll remcmber ccrtain activo pools of lava, tho North and South lakcs, which ordinarily bubblcd nnd tossod n flory flood at a dopth of about 120 fcot bolow tbo floor of tho great crator. Now thcso lakes havo nll been fllled np, nnd thero havo arisen poaks and conos of hard lava that riso ovcr 100 fcct abovo tho south bank of tho great crnter, which is about 1,000 feot high. Bnt thcro has bnrst forth a now oponing m tlio great crator floor not far distant from tho old lakes, and a now lake, almost round in form, abont COO fcet ncross and omo eoventy fcot in dcpth, in ordinary stagcs, bolow tho surrounding brink. Hero tho great Hawaiian volcano pro ssnts tbo most variod fantastio play of liquid lava. Hero aro somo of tho phcses cf tho play of a flro lake, as ro cenlly obrorvcd in tho great crater of Kilauca. Sometimos it almost scems to sloop, and tho disappointed visitor looks down into n black valley and ob scrvesa smoking pit giving no moro ovidenco of combnstion thnna tarkiln. But tho obscrver stands on tho brink ol tho pit, or great pool or lake, as now appears, about COO fcet acros3, ond whoso surfaco is abont seventy feet be low him. And what is thi3 surfaco? It prescnta n dark silver-gray hno, with n Baliny Bhine. This is a crust of quies ccnt lava, and tho observer who has ox pcctcd to havo his senso of wonder strained to Epecchles3noKs. b.ivb ; T this oll?" Nol lookl tho frozen, glassylako is alivo. What a heavo in thn pontor enmn mighty bcast lifting up that floor I Now a wavo of nndulation runs round tho incrnsted marca. And thnrn Jm nn ontbnrst, a blood-rcd fonnt, gushing nnd bnbbling from ono of earth's orter ies. Tho broad diak of tho lako heavcs and tremblcs. Fitful gaseous flashes flit across, and now tho moving floor cracks and n sorratcd flssuro liko tho anturo of a skull mns from rcargo to raargo, and qnick, darting streaks, sud dcn cracks ot tho crust, shoot across in nll dircctions. Thoso Ecrratod Etreaks aro at flrst rosy lines on tho gray surface, thcn thoy widen liko crimson ribbons, broadoning to tho view. Thoy nndu lato with tho billowy motion of tho wholo upheaving surface. Another crim son fonnt springs np along tho now frctting and roaring rim of tho lake; nnd another and another of now wildly upleaping fountains of flro toss high their gory crcsts, ovcn casting gouts and clots of tho red spray that fall andharden ncar ino ousorver's feet. 13y this timo tho spirit of ouv infcrno is aronscd. Tho wholo flerco rcd lako is all boil and leap and roar. It i3 moro than tho roar of lond sca surf3 boating bold blufTs. Tho surging tido of tho molten earth Bounds a deeper, bollowing bass than nny noto of tho sounding sea. And now tho hoavcd-np crust, broken into frag mcnts, is chnrned up and dissolvcd in tho boiling flood. Tho roaring gulf is now, indeed, n vortcx of indeacribablo glories and terrors. Gaves open on tho sides of tho surrounding wall, and a man soes moro of a holl than ho ever imagincd. A thousand domons aro now holding high carnivnl in this bottom less pit and tho leap and play ot a flory ilood tho danco and swoll of a rcdj surging tide, and tho roar and shriek of tho drcad forces issning from tho rcd-hot pultating heart of tho plan ct, mako n thoughtf al ob3crvcr hold his hand to his own heart and say, "Thisis enongh; tho Almighty is here." Tlio Emprrss of Gcnnany at Chnrch. A lcttcr from Baden Badcn to the SpringCeld (iruss.) liejiulilioan Eays: Thrco weeks ngo tho cmprcss of Ger- many wiln a retinno of scrvants came to Baden, and a wcck later tho eraperor with his suito aud tlio wholo uerman conrt arrived from Berlin. Tho royol household, tho conrt inclnded, occupy tho.IIotel Mesmer, which tho propri ctor rctains exclusively for hi3 roynl guests during their btay. This hofel is only ecparated from tho Convcrsation haus.nnd tho bcautifnl grounds whcro tho vUitors promenado overy afternoon and evcuing by fi very unrrow Btreet. PersoE8 promcuadicg back and forth, lisfoning to tho dolightful musio from tho flno band in tho kiosk, or sitting by tho restaurant sipping their cofleo or drinking thcir becr, can at almost nny hour, if so disposcd, got n glimpso of royalty in faoi, n good squaro look as it gocs and returns from its rides and walks. Tho cmprcss, whoso seven tioth birthday was colcbrated this week, carries tho weight of eo many years gracefully, and without giving ovi denco of such an advanced ago. To seo her ont overy morning taking her ' 'constitutionnl," aud walking so briskly that hcr maid and footman in livery havo to walk sharp to koep viaee with her, it is hard to realizo that sho has seen threcfcoro and ten years. Hcr uiajesiy is a dovoted church woman. Duriug hcr stay at Baden she attcnds regnlarly cvery Sunday tho little English church, and joins in thoservico liko any othcr stray visitor that might entcr tho houso ot worship. Sho timos her arrival so as to bo present just os services aro to commenco. Sho rides to church in a closo, handsome, not over oxpcnsivo carriage, drawn by two elo gant, coal-black horses with silvcr mounted harness. Tho coachinan and footman aro in livery, and tho stont, plain-looking Gcrman woman, plainly drcsscd, who rides with her majesty in side, is, I Euppose, ono of the ladies in waiting, or "maida of honor." At tho chnrch door ono of tho wardens, Mr. Oakos, of Now York, stands ready to roceivo her, and escorts hcr to her seat, which isdircctly in front of tho chan cel. Last Sunday I happened to havo a seat directly bchind her majesty, and, of coutEC, but conld cbservo oll her movemcnts, what Bho worc, etc If I had tho poculiar talent of Eonio female writers I would undcitako to describo her dress, but I forboar. It was so very plain and inexpcnsive, nnd at tho samo timo so sensiblo nnd approprlato for church-going, that I kuow tho fashionablo world, which wonld cxpeot an empross' dresa to bo sparkling with diamonds and covcrod with tho richcst of laccs, would bo dis appointed. AU of hcr dress that was vtsible hor btraw hat with n sinclo ostrich plnmo, hor Bilk and mantlo with modest and inexpcnsive trimmings cost nltogclhcr not moro than somo of tho vory fashionablo and expcnsivo hats wom by somo of tbo very fashionablo ladies in somo ot the very fashionablo Amorican ohurches. The momcnt hcr majesty got fairly seated Bho scarch9d in tho depths of her pocket and drow out her pnrse, from which sho cxtracted a ton-mark gold pieco (2.50), and carb fnlly placed it on tho railing in front of hcr. This was to bo ready for tho con tribntion box, ond eho uvidently ad hored to tho old motto, " Pay os you go." She then found her placo in tho prayer book, rosponded throughont tha Ecrvloa in good English, ond joined in singing tho hymns, cto. And sho woro no spectaclcs, oither. loin itf "scl,a,intor1 rocenUywanted to loin tho flra department, bnt as it toofc Limovor flftecn minutes to climba laddor.nnd thon ho had togo down ngain for somothing ho had fowrottea they didn't evloyim.-Boi? f