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GliKEN MOUNTAIN FREEMAN, MONTI'EIJER. VT. ilili. e in the Brii-ll Block. Head of BUte Street. tkbms: l.jo it raid in advance; otherwise. I AFttlMWP fa 11 meui uij) w uii j ...... i H K. WIIEELOCK. "4 Editor aud Proprietor. The FiiiitM.is.uudtr the recent law of Conirreas circulate! free In Washington County. On all twers ent outride Washington County, the postaice ia I'ald by the iMihlinher at ti e onW in M.mtelier. Cut., u $mman. MONTI'ELIER. VT. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 15, 1879. Leller Irom Mlnuesota. Janesvii.le, Waseca Co.,. Minn., January Cth, 1879. Mil. Kditok: Tho atlvont of tho New Year find tlio regular rccoipt of the Free man admonishes us that we shoukl corres pond with you ; and so wo pun a few linos, :ind first we send Greeting, and wish a happy Now Year to all connected with the paper, and congratulate you on tho coin pletion of your XXXV. volume, and ex press tho hope that its journalistic life will lo continued for many years to come. Wo have always regarded the Freeman ofllee as our alma mater, for there we were taught the mysteries of the " art of all arts," and havo ever kept in mind the paper that battled for anti-slavery and the emancipation of the colored race, which was finally accomplished by sue!; moans as were used by the Freeman. In tho early days of the Freeman we did not sympathize or act with tho party supporting yojr paper; but at tho prosont timo we cannot find fault in any particular, ami, without designing flattery, wo con sider it one of tho very best papers pub lished in tho oast. Wo have nothing of moment to write from this locality, but will speak of our western WINTEK WEATHER. The weather lias been quite cold during the weeks of Christmas and Now Year's, the thermometer on some days sinking as low as, twenty dogroes below zero. We havo had two or three flurries of snow, but not enough to cause sleighing, and consequently nil business of tho carrying nature is done on wheels, and wo are not looking for. snow of any amount during tlio winter. The wheat crop in southern Minnoiota (proved a failure last season, and in consequenco tho times became hard, money somewhat scarce, and wages and pro.lncts low. Wo give a few of the THICKS OF PRODUCTS, &0. Wheat is worth from twenty-five to forty-five cents per bushel, according to tho quality, there being none of No. 1 grade in market; that is, wheat that will weigh sixty pounds per bushel. O.its sell from fifteen to twenty-fivo cents a bushel, and corn is worth about tho sauio as oats. Wo had good crops of corn and oats, licans bring $1.01) and potatoes twenty live cents per bushel. Beef and pork arc of tho some price from throe to five cents per pound, dressed. Hay Bells for $4.00 per ton, and good wood at $2.00 per cord' Wages are very low good hands arc easily obtained for $15.00 per month, and day laborers recoivo from .1 00 to SI. 25 per day, and board themselves. AMUSEMENTS, &C. There is no dearth of amusements in this town mostly in tlio form of church festivals and entertainments, though we havo occasionally a traveling thcator or sleight-of-hand performance. The chutch gatherings seem to bo composed of the elements of fuv-t-class restaurants or mag nificent lottery schemes; but the proceeds :o to the church or its pastor, and wo sup pose that they claim that " tho end justi fies tho means." Tlio writer thinks that these festivals and lotteries are but stepping-stones to skepticism, from which it is an easy grade to infidelity. We may be wrong, but we are not afraid or ashamed to express our honest convictions on the subject; and, though believing in a liberal Christianity, we do not think it safe to ob literate all the old landmarks of Christian ity, nor to annihilate the Biblo together wilh tho whole system of religion and morality. TEMPERANCE. Tho causo oi temperance is moving with rapid strides in this region, and the timo is soon coming when rum and its consequent evils will bo among the things that were. Tlio Woman's Christian Tem perancc L'nion with tho Sons of Temper- unco and the Good Templars are the means by which these glorious results are to be accomplished. Heaven speed the day when we can see those anticipations realized. POLITICS. To use a vulgar phrase, politics are about " played out ",in U'is state; that is, party ties arc very weak, and old parly issues havo become obsolete, and there seems to bo a determination among our citizens that our best men shall bo elected to ollice, as shown in a strong republican eounly, where some of tho democratic candidates were elected by six hundred majority, while tlio republican state ticket received at least throe hundred majority. It is to l)e hoped that tho day is not dis tant when honest officers and just laws will bo Hie rulo instead of the exception. Yours respectfully, VOL. XXXVI. MONTPEL1EK, VT., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1879. NO. 3. I TERMS FOR ADVERTISING. I Kor one.iin.reof 12 II w or lrs or Aral-type, one inMerlKin. wi; for each HiiiMHHtueut iDwrtiou. ?S ft. j I iiles. (lie uiiiiiIkt of iusf-rtmufl are inarlo-fj ou the ail. ')"' "'"it "111 bit nititiliuwt until onlend out. l.ilH-i.l d-niint made to merchant, and other, adver ; lj.-iiiK oj the j eat. j froitatr and CouiuiinaiontTa' Notices, fcl.tll each. L.'t'f. N"V' "f Eil,er.ti..n.rtray. lb Formation I and IUHnli!tmn of Co rartnernhiiw. At-., 41 S.ea. h for j tlim- iiirt.-rti.ms. If .cut by mail the money uiu.t ac I iiunam- th. leit.'r. Notice. In new. column., lucent, per line each hi "err iuu, hut uochartccs made ..I lea. than jtitchU. Ni'ti.egof Pi-atii. and Marriage, inserted vratis. hut SMI ii.le.loi.it nary Notice of Kt-iry will Iw charitid .-cuts per UUv. I at the rate 01 lit A llEMARIvAISLE FEAT OP MEMORY. One of the most remarkable feats of nioni- Thc Governor of Wyoming says : Wo man sliffrago lias now been in practical operation in our territory for six years, and has during the time increased in pop ularity and in the confidence of tho people. In my judgment its results Have been beneficial and its influence favorable to the best interests of the community. A right or privilege onco granted is not easily sur rendered. In this caso it is difficult to perceive any good reason why it should be. Honor the Scissors. Tlio American Newspaper Jicportor says : "Some people, ignorant of what good editing is. imagine the getting up of selected matter to be tho easiest work in the world to do, whereas it is the nicest work that is done on a pa per. If they find the editor with scissors ia hand, they are sure to say, ' Eh! that is the way you get up originai matter, ch?' accompanying their new and witty ques tion with an idiotic wink or smile. The facts are that the interest, tho morality, the variety and usefulness of a paper depend. in no small degree, upon its selected mat ter, and few men are capable of the position who would not bo ablo to write many of tho articles tliey select. A sensi ble editor desires considerable selected matter, because he knows that one mind cannot make so good a paper as five or six." Eaten Themselves out op Sic.iit. Early last week Mr. Mellvain, a farmer living a few miles northwest of here, came to town looking for three head of lost cattle, supposed to have been stolen from his pasture. He visited tho tanneries on tho hunt for the hides ; he advertised ; had men out scouring tho country, and offered rewards for tho return or informa tion of tho lost. Last night your corres pondent was reliably informed that day before yesterday Mr. Mellvain and a hand went out to the pasture to see if any more had been stolen. On going to a large straw rick tliey saw tno nose of an animal, and on clearing a large hole, out walked the supposed stolon cattle. Tlicv had eaten a passago clear through the largo rick. The affair caused considerable fun and sport among Mr. Mcllvain's neighboring farmers. Cincinnati Com mercial. Saying and Doing. His first battle tells the courage of tho soldier. Many think before tho hattlo that nothing can frighten them. When it begins they arc panic-stricken and disgrace themselves by cowardice, uoi. uncstcr of Connecticut, who commanded a company of his towns men at Hunker mil, used to ten a good story of two of his soldiers in that battle. A large and powerful man, standing by the side of a pale-faced youth of slender figure, said to Ins comrade ' Man, you had better retire before the fight begins; vou will faint away when tho bullets begin to whiz around your bead.' The pale stripling replied " I don't know but I shall, as I never heard one; but I will stay and seo." He did stay, and was seen by Col. Ches ter during tho battle, calm and firm, load ing and firing with great coolness. But the burly giant by his sido was missing, and at the retreat was lound alive and un harmed, secreted under a haycock. Boast ful words and moral courage to faco any danger rarely go together. A Man Made isy a Hurricane. Alex ander Hamilton seems to have owed the beginning of his remarkable and historic career to a hurricane. While a groveling clerk, as ho called himself, in the counting house of Nichols Crndgcr at Santa Cruz, ho wrote considerably, and among other things described a hurricane which visited St. Christopher's in August, 1772, and sent the description to a local newspaper. This attracted so much attention as to induce his friends ho was fifteen then to grati fy his ofi expressed wish for a better edu cation than the West Indies could afford. Tho result was Jiliat ho was sent to tho country, going first to a grammar school at Elizabethtown, N. ,1. Jlo then entered King's (now Columbia) college, and in tended to acquaint himself with anatomis in addition to his regular studies, with the view of practicing medicine. But the trouble with England about the tea cay having come to a crisis, gave a now dir.tx tion to Hamilton's thoughts, and eventual ly led to his success as a statesman. Had it not been for tho hurricane at St. Chris topher's, however, lie might have remain ed his lifo long at Sanla Cruz, and never been heard of as a public man. When Chicago was a very young city, with many peculiarities that made it any thing but an inviting abode, a Frenchman, who had resided some years in New York, and had been in the habit of dining daily with a party of friends at a well known restaurant, announced to them one evening that he had determined to go to Chicago to live. Many regrets were expressed, for the Frenchman was a pleasant fellow and a hi 'on companion as well, and more than one bottlo was cracked that night to wish him bon voyage and prosperity. Some six weeks passed. One evening the usual company assembled for dinner. What was their surprise to see the little Frenchman sitting in his accustomed place. After a hearty welcome and a hearty handshaking, thov plied him with questions as to his experiences in the west and the cause of his sudden return. uoniiemen, no said, "ioo-t you hearken to mo vat I shall saw Yen zoday of jugement come, and ze Lord shall say to me, ' Sam, you shall go to Sheeago or you shall go to hell, zen 1 shall say, ' Sare, I mush obliged, but I prcfare io to Ac.' '' Canscur in Boston Transcript, Chant.es op Like. Change is the com mon feature of society of lifo Ten years convert tho population of schools into men ana women, mo young into fathers and matrons, make and mar fortunes, and bury tho last generation, but one. PI'.N AND HKIt TRICK". The fly old cat Came plt-a-pat, Stealing up to llio bowl of cream, When at the door, Kat-lat-a-lat! Came a knock that woke cook fiom her dream. " What are you at? Uetoutof that I I tell you, Beat I you wicked thief, Or wilh this stick I'll knock you flat, II you rouse me, you'll come to grief" I'usa stood and purred, But never stirred, She knew old cook too well for that, And then she winked Her eyes, and blinked. And went and sttotched out on the mat. And pretty soon Cook got a spoon And dipped as much as a dish would hoi 1, l'uss stood and lapped, And then she napped, a While old cook snoozed till tier stove got cold. - Krin Unix. Twenty years converts infants into lov- j. . J , . .i..;.t i . , i i. .i u ers. Minors anu mouiuis, uuuiuo urcua it came before tho public in a singular manner in January, 1SI7. A Sydney, Australia, prisonor set up as his defence on trial an alibi, claiming that at tho time the nplainant was robbed ho was nt homo, in his own hut, listening fo the recital of Horace Walpolc's novel, "Tho Old Bar on,'' which a man named Line had, with other works, committed to memory, the matter of time being disposed of by the declaration that Lane's recitation took two hours and a half. Tho attorney-general declared that this was incredible, wl.eicnnon Lanu clearinsr his throat bo- gnn: " In the timo of King Henry, when ilic good Duke Humphrey returned from I he wars in tho Holy Land, where ho had been sojourning for a number of years. there lived" and had recited several pages, when the attorney-general told him to stop ho was quite satisfied. But the counsel for tho dclence was not, and in sisted that, since tho witness' veracity had been called in quoslion, ho should be al lowed to set himself right; also to prove the allegation as to time, by reciting tlio whole novel. The judge was aghast at this proposal, and u compromise was ef fected, whereby Lano gave a chapter from lint middle of the story and its conclusion --anti I he prisoner was acquitted. What a difference there is in tho manner of giving advice! Some peoplo give it as if it were a doso of nauseous physio and It h is I he same, effect upon tho recipient, uilieis do it in the way of suggestion, wilb such grace and address that the per son advised feels that ho has received a favor. fortunes and distinctions, convert active men and women into crawling drivlcrs, and bury all preceding generations. Thirty years raise an active generation from nonentity, change fascinating beau ties into boarable old women, convert lov ers into grandfathers, and bury tho active generation or reduco them to decreptitudo or imbecility. Forty years, alas! change tho faco of all society. Infants aro growing old, tho bloom of youth and beauty has passed away, two active generations havo beon swept from the stage of life, names onco cherished aro forgotten, unsuspoctcd can didates for famo have 'started up from the cxhaustless womb of naturo. And in fifty years, mature, ripe hltv years half a century what tremendous changes occur! How timo writes her sub lime wrinkles everywhere, in rock, river, forest, and cities, hamlets, villages, in tho nature of men, and the destinies and as pects of all civilized society. Let us pass on to eighty years and what do wo dosiro to see to comfort us in tho world? Our parents aro gono; our children havo passed away from us into all parts of the world, to .fight the grim and dosperato battle of lifo. Our old friends whero aro they? Wo behold a world of which wo know nothing and ta which we aro unknown. Wo weep for generations long gone by for lovers, for parents, for children, for friends in tho o-rave. Wo soe everything turned upside down by tho fickle hand of fortuno and the absolute destiny of time. In a word, we behold the vanity of life, and are quite ready to lay down tho poor burden and bo gono. Hon Our Bank Was Robbed. One bright morning, a few years ago, great excitement prevailed in the Ixindon office of the City and 1'rovincinl bank (limited). Yet tlio bank had just declared a fat dividend of fifteen per cent for the half year. Shareholders wore contented, and good Mammon seemed to cast a .fa vorable eye on tlio welfare of the old and thriving corporation. However, a mutin ous feeling of discontent was plainly visible upon the faces of tho thirty old employes, who swarmed like bees into I he hive every week-day morning for tho purpose of manufacturing the golden produce that delights the souls of distributing directors and radiant proprietors. The shoe pinched somewhere. Where was it? Tho following notice, circulated for the perusal of each clerk, contained the secret of the unwonted gloom : Every gentleman will ho required to remain nt the banking house two Sundays in the year, to assist in guarding the premises. By order, J. Si'Offoktii, Secretary. Here was a revolution a coup W etal indeed! Six days we should labor, but tho seventh certainly did not belong to the City and Provincial bank. The gilding of a little extra pay might have made the pill easier to swallow, but on this point the notice was discreotly reticent. In tho end, after a few days of conjecture and excite ment, every one quietly resigned himself to his fate, as black and white slaves are bound to do all over tho world. I had been ten years in the bank. nnd received a salary which, though not mag nificent, was snilicient to support in com fort a young wife; and very happy wero we in our snug retreat at Wood Green. Of course, wo both thought it extremely hard to be separated even for two Sundays in a year, still wo soon saw there was nothing for it but submission. Now, though I, in common wilh others, rebelled against this forciblo seizure of Sunday's rest, yet it must bo owned there was some reason for extraordinary innova tion. The strong-rooms of two neighbor ing establishments had been attempted within a fortnight, and a boy carrying bonds on Broad street had been decoyed away and tho securities stolen. But, worst of all, somo pilfering had been going on for months in our own bank. Stamps had disappeared to an alarming extent. Clerks had missed money from their coats, and now and then the garments thom selvcs had been spirited away. Traps had been carefully laid, and a detective spoken with; but as yet tho rogue was not dis covered, and an uneasy feeling was rife among all. The bank boasted of four porters or messengers, one of whom the chief lived rent free in premises that nearly adjoined the building. He was a long, lean man named Bennett, with a parch ment face and goatco beard. Some people said he was civil, others servile; at all events ho was quiet, well up to his work, and high in favor witli the authorities. Of the remaining three, one had been a gro cer s boy, and the other was a lout put into a green coat anil brass buttons, both honest creatures, but of no importance in this narrative. The fourth was an ex polieeman named Lance, a blunt, pleasant man. After eight weeks had passod sinco the official notification, it oanie round to my turn to keep guard. During tho week preceding the mystery had become still more intensified by the unaccountable dis appearance of a twenty pound note, and matters began lo assume a very grave its poet. On arriving at the bank tho door was opened by the night watchman, an old pensioned soldier, who, tor one pound week, remained in tho building all nisrht, ami vanished with tho early morning on the arrival oi the porters to open the doors A few minutes afterward Bennett walked in, accompanied, to my joy, by honest old Lance, 'whose wonderlul stories 1 fondly hoped would help to relieve the tedium of a long, dull day; then, wilhout more ado, 1 proceeded to make my hi st round. Preceded by Bennett, wilh a lighted taper, I marched up stairs, through every room and ollice, across perilous planks and up dangerous ladders, till wo gained tho trap door which opened on to the roof: then down again to the lowest abvss of coal cellar and strong-room, looking in vain for some concealed Guy Fawkes Who, however, was conspicuous for his absence. Very minutely did I examine and try tho drawer, whicll had already been tarn pored with, as 1 knew it contained, be sides stamps, a largo sum of gold and notes. JNo it seemed tirui and sate, and would take a deal o1 work, Bennett re marked, holding his taper close to the lock. Lance, too, had it good look at it and expressed tho same sagacious opinion as his colleague, Our first visit ended ami I was expect ed to patrol at least three times in tho day me iwo porters weni oown to orcaklast and 1 adjourned to the manager s room leaving the door partly open so as to be able to see all round the bank. I lit cigar, and esconcing myself comfortably in tlio managerial arm chair, proposed to stay the two hours which intervened be tween Die cessation of the church bells and luncheon timo. Suddenly old Lance ai peared at tho half opened door, and spoke in this wise : 'Souso mo, sir, but I've been a pleacel man, and I don't think that lock's all right Which lock. Lance, said I. That there drawer with tho stamps, sir. - Well, let us look again. So saying, wo both went to tho counter which contained the drawer, and Lanco pointed out some small scratches on the lock, and a light indentation in tho wood work surrounding it. That's a chisel, if I die fur it, said tho cx-pohcoman. By Jove! You don't mean it? Sure of it, sir. Well, let's have Bonnett up stairs and see what ho thinks of it. Angry at being disturbed at his break fast, the head porter came grumbling into tho place where I stood, and, bending ' Well, he looks honest enough but i looks ain't always a guide, said the man, quietly. I Then I'll stop in tho bank to-night snd see if I can trap my gentleman, exclaimed j Bennett, if you'll leave me tho key. I can't do that. I replied, but I shall report the fact to the manager tho first thing in the morning. As you like, sir, he assented reluctantly, and thoy both returned to their long neg lected meal. Again I retreated into my den, this timo with tho proud consciousness of hav ing something important to relate when Monday morning should see the stream of busy workers once more settling with books and papers and filthy lucre general ly. One nay, two cigars did I consume down to tho last half-inch, read Bylcs on Bills nearly through, in default of more cheerful literature, and I am afraid a tiny dozo must have ensued, as I wiib awaken ed bv Bennett's voice close to me asking what I would lako for luncheon. Mechan ically 1 fixed upon the hackneyed chop, with a cup of coffee, lo bo fetched from the only eating-house that deigned lo open for a couolo of hours on Sunday. While he was gono I took tho opportunity of making my second round, ami found noth ing but peace everywhere, wilh the slight exception ol being startled by tho DanK cat from tho Are Good Men Scarce? Whether tho good or evil predominates tude ofa oell till Monday morning. On my reurn to the bank, the night watch- i u.auau .,veu. ana i prepare,! to go . b character lias always been aj til. . , .t iauu tiurtiiwn hum unu v uu: it 115 vvci will , ,ir? ."."St hi,v.esHiP,JctHd: largely' dcpen-l upon constitutional tern-! pcrauiont. The gloomy an 3 despondent. the leggar before this! I exclaimed. IVe thought it sometimes, sir, hu laugh ed. Knew I should cop him some day. Tben with a frown: Moan, sneaking skint! I believe he moant to put it on to me oi the watchman here. Wdl, all's well that ends well, Lanco, and 1 was a clover catch of yours. We havo a nice story for Mr. Spollbrlh to moruw. Good night. Gmd night. When I walked into tho bank next moiling, I found tlio story was already knorn. Little knots of men were oagerly dismissing the events, and I as well as Lace soon became the center of an ant auved crowd. At eleven o'clock I was simmoncd to the board room, to the com nitlee of directors, who complimented me n m the capture, as If I and not Lanco, ltd been the hero of tho day. In the turning newspapers thero was a graphic itcount of the great hank robbery, oon cctcd by some ubiquitous penny-a-liner, diieh my wife road anil re-read with tingled pleasure anil alarm. Bennett wis sentenced to eighteen months' impris- Omont, which we all considered far too Tho ox-policoman berth, 10 cavernous depths jf tliewnientVt judgment. enormous coal cellar, hvcmuall I re-f mmo ill' for tho bead messengers turned to my room and found a succulort and a houso rent-free and a present of fifty chop smoking upn the table, flanked by II pounds. In addition to much unmerited cup of coll'ee, which, on tasting, I fount I praise, I received n bonus of a hundred pounds, which, as my domestic cuclo was shortly to be increased, contributed in no small degree to the satisfaction oi llio household at Wood Grocn. rather peculiar indeed fancied I coult delect a peculiar aroma in the beveragt which seemed to make it more than onli narily palatable; anyhow I thoroughly enjoyed the repast, and when an intensely slumberous sensation crept through al my veins, my strongest effort of wil proved insufficient to keep me awake While I was still struggling against Ihi impulse, Lance came lo inlorm me that hi was going out to dino at his houso clos- by. As ho closed the door behind hint my eyes shut, and I fell asleep, but onl' in a few moments to be awakened by hi voice again addressing me. I don't think I'll go out to dinner, si i. said lie, gazing at mo wilh a strange ex pression. Why not? qouth I, drowsily Well, sir, I don't feel very bright to-day, and I'd rather stop indoors; and if vou'tl be so kind as not to mention to Bennett as I ve come back. But yon don't look very wcu youiseii, sir, just now. Lance, that stout has matlu me most confoundedly sleepy! well, have a on oi a nap, sir, i ll see the place is all right only I don't want Bennett to know I'm here. All right, all right, I replied, rather shortly, lor 1 wanted to bo lelt to myself: yet 1 was somewhat surprised at his wish for concealment in so trivial a matter Again I saw the man pass out and partly close the door, and once more . drifted into a heavy but pleasant slumber Soon I was a denizen of dreamland, anil u sharer in Us grotesque and fantastic ini gmings. 1 thought 1 was clinging to the telegraph wires that spread like webs over London, and performing thereon atlileti feats in impossible positions; then I flew through the air toward my homo in Wood Green, spinning as I went a thread of wire by which to return a useless precaution is I was at onco transported to llio desert of Sahara, where 1 found myself on a mel s back careering across the burning plain. But in my dreams the faco of the ex-policeman ijncc, and oyer and anon slrango grating noises scorned to bo borne by us on the wind. I lie pace began to slacken ; and, tit I spun-od on my aiood to fresh exertion I seemed to feel llio prick of tlio rowel in my own flesh. It became sharper and more painful ; and gradually camel, desert, chase, faded from my vision ind the bank onco moro dawned on my awakened senses. But though my aerial steed and his surroundings had all disap peared, the spur unaccountably enough remained, as my nclhcr limbs were pain fully reminding me. It was no dream this time 1 was wide twake. Quickly glancing around, I dis- covered Lance crouching down beside my chair, and vigorously applying a pin to the calf of my leg. To this proceeding I was about lo enter an indignant protest when v significant gesture warned me to remain mute. His face was whito with unwonted excitement, as he rose noiselessly to hi feet, and beckoning mo to a small aper turo in tlio wall used for the transmission of books and papers between managers and clerks, bade mo look upon a spectacl that made each individual hair upon my head to stand erect. I ho drawer contain ing the stamps and gold was being tarn pored with before my very eyes in broad daylight. Stooping down with his bad toward us was a man softly but swiftly forcing tlio lock with a chisel. But the man llio lliicf who was he? I knew at glance that long form. It was Bennett We both shrank Take oil' your boots, sir, ho whispered in a low voice. I noticed that his ow feet were shoeless. Creep round outsid the counter, anil wait till I give the wor then over and help me. I nodded assent; and then I saw Lance crawl out upon his hands and knees into the ollice, behind the shelter of a long, high desk, at the end of which ho would bo within a few feet of Bcnuelt. I crept away to the other enlrauco of llio ntann gcr's room, which led info a large space appropriated to tho public, and glidiu noiselessly along, I arrived where I knew 1 must bo opposite the man al his work Click, click, wont tho chisel against the brass lock. It was apparently a work of timo and difficulty, though tho sound of crushing woodwork botokonod tho near accomplishment of the deed. How long tbe time seemed! Ibid Lance been ablo to get closo to him undiscovered? I judged so, as the chisel still continued its grating work. Sometimes it stopped for a moment, and then I know that the man was watching fhn door of the mana ger's room, to see that I was safe under the inllucnco of tho narcotic administered in uiv cup of coffee. Click, click, crunch, and the whole lock appeared to come away, the drawer being at tho same time drawn softly open. Now, thought I, hero goes. Not yet! I could hear tliu mellow click of Iho small bags of gold as they were hurriedly transferred to tho man's pockets, then iho stiff rustle of many sheets of stamps told a like dcsliuation. 1 listened breathlessly. Suddenly there was a yell of mingled fright and rage, and vaulting at one bound across the couuler, I saw Bennolt falling backward, Iho throat clutched by tho practiced hands of th.i ex policeman, who hung on with a will, hav ing sprung upon him silently from behind. Tlio strangled man struggled like a fiend, dealing mo several ugly kicks with his long legs as I attacked him from the front But the odds wero too many, and further more ho had been taken by surprise. In a few moments bo was overpowered, and his hands and feet were securely hound. Not a word had been uttered sinco tho commencement of iho conllict, but now , Lanco looked up and said in a stern voice: Got tho scoundrel nt last next thing s it ploacoman. Will you g i, sir, or shall I? Hero there was a tierce attempt to free himself by tho prostrate thiof. Perhaps I'd Love Now. A writer tells us that Scot tish mothers used, when their children dis agreed and were unhappy, to say to them : le 11 a agree better when ye ha to gang n at different kirk doors;" that is, when this hearthstone is cold and the lamp of a mother's love is quenched, when you are scattered far and wide, you'll forget little .Utterances, and look back lovingly to those days when you might have been so happy, and wish them back again. No i-ll .i ...:i, t. i:i u i.... r .-;.,..a lOVO tUCIl Will OU liHU llio lUtu ui oiaicio :ind brothers, which you no v esteem so lichtlv. Iot thoso of us who are sheltered in happy homes cherish our blessings, for tlio days must come when wo shall be scattered, and " go in at different kirk doors." never again to bo a united band. Color of the Sky. At an altitude of 18.000 feet tho air is indicated by tlio ba rometer to be only half as dense as at the surface of the earth. And as the density of tlio atmosphere decreases in it geomet rical progression, the density will he re duced to one-fourth at the height of 36,000 feet, and one-eighth at 51,000 feet. I he effects of tho decreasing density of the at mosphere are, that iho intensity of light and sound are diminished, and the tem nerature is lowered. Persons that have reached a very high elevation stale mat tho sky above tlicm began to assume me innearance of darkness, and there can lie no doubt that, if it were possible to roach an altitude of some hltv or sixty miles, thoro would bo perfect blackness, although tho sun's rays might bo pouring through the darkened space to illuminate the at mosphere. Personnel of General Sheridan. Ilurleigh " gives in tho Boston, Journal this pen picture of Gen Sheridan against whom a suit for destroying southern prop erty after the war is now in progress in New lork: Tho hero of Winchester comes in ouiotly and unattended. Ho is a little undersized, stocky and compactly built. His face is bronze, like one recently n the Witrs. His hair is iron-gray and nit close. His eyes are large and protrud- in;?, with a fierce glare, liko one who sees right through you. no wears me nobby overcoat of the scrson, patterned uter a close fitting dressing gown, single Ireasted and comiug down to tlio ankles. liuttoned from the throat to the hem ol mo mrment. Young lawyers, young clerks and fast voting men consider tins garment tlio slyle. Iho general removes ins over- eoat. reveals the black military frock coat, takes his seat and pays soldierly attention to tho proceedings, iho real defendant in the suit is tho government. Gsn. Sheridan is ostensibly tho defendant, because the government can't bo touched." will always see tho dark shadow of li'o whilo tho sanguine and cheerful will dwell on its sunshine and brightness. There are such varying standpoints, also, from whicll to look out upon this field of in quiry, lhat it is not strange that very op posite conclusions are reached. When wo contemplate all tho corruption of political life, and sec a nation's honor and welfare willingly sacrificed to personal gain or ambition; when wo witness the defections in mercantile integrity, Ihe strife of na tions, the discords, enmily and jealousy that embitter tho social circle and poison domestic, happiness, it is no wonder that we say, with a sigh, "Good men are in deed scarce." On the other hand, when a sudden calamity draws forth the sympa- lilies and ready aid of it whole community ; when a recital of oppression and wrong arouses general indignation; when society rises up lo protect tho weak, to maintain equal rights, lo redress wrong and relieve suffering; when private life discloses the noble act of heroism, or the patient life of self-saerifico --then wo aro ready to with draw our former statement, ond to believe better things of humanity. Whether good men and wo.nen are scarco or abundant, however, depends u)ou the meaning wo atlacli to the term. If by gootl people we mean those who have much good in lliem, wo are happy in believing that they constitute the large majority. But if wo moan those whoso daily life and conduct is a power for good, we fear it is too truo that tliey arc but a small portion. Tho diU'erenco between these two classes will bo manifest, to every thoughtful observer. Take any assemblage of people, and there may lie found among them much latent good. Thero will be a general allegiance to purily. honesty, good order, and benevolence, and a general re pugnance to injustice, corruption, disorder and selfishness. Yet their characters will bo largely formed by and dependent upon habits" and circumstances. If their past education and present influences act upon thorn for good, they will maintain a good moral character: II temntalions do noi bear too heavily they will resist them; if their benevolent impulses are called forth they will he compassionate, sympathizing, helpful. If, on the ether hand, opposite influences are acting upon them, if they have had bad examples, and are exposed to evil associations, they succumb to them, and their characters are formed according ly. It thus depends upon something out side of themselves whether the good Oiat is in them be developed or crushed. Tliey do not stand alone as an Individual power; they are not dependable. If public opin ion condones an ofl'ensu, its actual evil fades from their view ; if it frowns on a course that their conscience enforces, tliey shrink from it in dismay. Yet among the many who thus drift up or down tho stream of moral goodness. carried along bv tho current of circum stances, there are few who stem tho waves and faco tho winds, steering steadily for the nort of truth and right. Their good ness is not a mere germ, waiting for the sunshine of favorable influences to start it into being; but a strong root lhat will grow and expand from "its own inward Dower, even in snitoof adverse wind and weather. When storms shake the nation and threaten ils honor, they stand firm for tho causo of right, against all specious in fluences. In every crisis they can be safely counted on for the support of justice, truth and honor. Kvery one who knows them, knows also where to lind tbem. In every conllict between truth and eiror, justice and oppression, freedom and bonds, honor and corruption, generosity and meanness, thero is no question as to which sido they espouse They aro not blown about by tho winds of public favor or disfavor, by the breath of temptation, but stand firm upon the steadfast rock of principle. Such men are found in every walk of life, and are tho great pillars of tho community. In tho sta'e they uphold good govern ment, in commerce they promote integrity, in friendship they are standi and reliable, in domestic life they are true and loyal. Of course they aro liable, liko others, to slips aud falls, mistakes and errors; but, as tlio. needle, after many fluctuations, onlv finds rest when truo to the polo, so thov will over return to rest in their alle giance to truth and right. Ait A It ANUKOUAN. 2 lovers sat beneath the shsdo A nd 1 unj tbe other sajetl ; Mown that you oil) JIuth smiled uon this suitor uiino; If a a heart, it palpitgi for yon. Thy voice Is mull melody f is" to be loved 1, 2, S;ty, Oy nympb, will marry rati?" Then lisped she: ' H fty, 1.1IJ I" Ht, ...fo'tr J'Htt iHtf. Amonir the Infidels. a .I.- i..i, :...Hn,:nni i . J : . . . . ' uuvvu io iuu iut;i, ,uouui,j lutjuuuu ii il j bRitnr stop witn linn, continued ltneis. was not deal more likely the cashier had vnu'll o-nt. a nonstable in n mim.i.. , i stratchod it in tbe course of businoss. j ilt tn0 station in Old Jerry. After a fow minutes' further inspection. Seizing my hat, I was off in a twinkling he looked up with a knowing smile. and returned In double quick time to tho I believe Lance is right now; it looks bank accompanied by a stalwart member so fresh, I shouldn t wonder if the watch-1 f the city police. A fow moments saw man fcuuw umutuiug suuui, luis. i knew something about this. tho police, myself and tho chopfallen U fellow could look like a banker erbaps so, said I ; what do yo-.i think, prisoner marching to tlio station, where I cents, even if it was a " fiat " apt undo the charge and lelt Dun to tlio soli-1 oi wealth Pi Lance? A Horse's Sense ok Smei.i,. An Afri ean pony, unlike Job's war horse, " smcll cth" not " the battle afar off," but ho will smell a poisonous snake at a sufficient distance to avoid him. An English gentleman was leading his pony one day in South Africa, when he saw liis Kaffir servant suddenly jump on one side. Knowing that it was a snake that had alarmed him, tho gentleman dropped tho reins and went forward to kill it. It was a puff-adder, the reptile which, i. is (bought, Cleopatra used to commit suicide. Killing it with a stone, he exam ined its glands and found them filled with poison. On returning to the pony and advancing his hand to take the reins, Iho horse shied luck in great alarm. For several minutes lie would not allow his master to approach. Somo of flic odor of the adder had attach ed itself to tho gentleman's hands, and the cautious animal, boing warned by his sense jf smell, was afraid that thorc was danger even in his master's touch. The horse's noso is, as every boy who has trained a colt knows, one of his means of gaining knowledge. If a horse is afraid of an object, tho best way to remove his fear is to let him suioll of it. The Prime of Like. Between tlio ages of forty-live and sixty a man who has properly regulated himself may bo con sidered "in llio prime of life. His matured strength of constitution renders liirn almots impervious lo an attack of disease, and experience has given soundness to his judgment. His mind is resolute, firm and equal : all his function aro in the highest order; ho assumes mastery over his busi nes; builds up a competence on the foun dation ho has laid up in early manhood, aid passes through a period of life attonded by many gratifications. Having grono over a year or two over sixty, ho arrives at a standstill. But athwart this is tlio viaduct called the turn of life, which, if crossed in safety, leads to tho valley of " old age, " round which tlio river winds, and Ihon bo yoatl, without boat or causeway, to effect his passago. Tho bridge is, however, constructed of fragile material, and it depends how it is trodden whether it bend or break. Gout and apoplexy are also in llm vicinity lo waylay llio traveler, and thrust him from tho pass; but let him gird no liis loins and Dfovido himself with a liner staff, and he may trudge on in safety and with perfect composure, in quit, metaphor, " tho turn of lifo " is a turn either into n prolonged walk or into tho grave. Tho system and powers having retched tho utmost expansion now begin ciih.'i-to closo like a flower at sunset or break down at onoo. One injudicious stimulant, a single fatal excitement, may force it beyond its strength, whilo.a c tro ful supply of props and the withdrawal of all that tends to forco a plant will sustain ii in beauty and vigor until night has en tirely set in. Kvery body will regret tho calling in of whim neckties, which tho cold weather neoes-hatHH. While thev were in voguo lor live pearanco Physical SrriauoiiiTV of the Greeks. Tho physical superiority of the ante Alexandrian Greeks to the hardiest and most robust nation of modern times is lierhaps best illustrated by the military statistics of Aonnphon. According to the author of the " Anabasis,'' the complete accoutrements of a Spartan soldier, in what wo would call heavy marching or der, weighed seventy-live pounds, exclti sivu of the camp.mining and bridge build ing tools, and tho rations issued in weekly installments, which increased the bur don of tho infantry soldier to ninety, ninety-five, or even ono hundred pounds. This load was often carried at the rate of four English miles an hour for twelve hours per diem, day after day; and only in the burning duserts of Southern Syria tho commander of the Grecian auxiliaries thought it prudent to slioiten the usual length of a day's march by one-fourth. The gymnastic tests applied by the sin Itiuchiis, or recruiting officer of a picked corps, would appear even more preposter ous to the uniformed exquisites of a mod ern " crack regiment." Even tall, well shaped men of tho soundest constitution could not pass the preliminary examina tion unless they were ablo to jump their ...wn ItnirrlkF vprl io-i I K Olid tin-IPO tlieii own length horizontally, and two-thirds of thoso distances in full armor; pilch ai weight equal to ono-thu d of their own to a distance of twenty yards, and throw a javelin with such dexterity that they would not miss a mark of iho sizo of a man's head more than four out of ten times at a distance of fifty yards; besides other tests referring to their experience in tho use of the bow and tho sword. In almost every town and ciiy of our state a littlo group may bo found ready to gather about any professed frco thinker. They may lie organized or not, but Iherc tliey aro, and their existence is a signifi cant fact, calling for tho careful study of Christian philosophers. For what reason are they alienated from the church? The writer recently attended one of their services in search of an answer to this question. The hall in which they assem bled was " Dedicated lo Free Thought.'" Over the platform was tho motto: " Let no man call God his f iihcr who docs not call man his brother.'' Around the room wore hung portraits, one of them of Long fellow, another, one of tho so-called spirit photographs. The company assembled it almost entirely of working people of the middle class, who came dressed, tho men often in every day suit-!, tlio women with moro regard to appearances. They were very orderly and serious in deport ment, aa much so as any Christian con gregation. The service began with a familiar hymn often heard in our churches, and thor oughly Christian. Then followed a selec tion introduced by tho words: " Cou fucius says this." The choir sang again, and having given out a notice, tho speaker, a young man of less than thirty, look as his " sentence " these words from the gos pel according to "St. llalph " (Waldo kmerson) : " If any man lives wilh God, his voice shall bo as sweet as llio murmur of tbe brook an 1 the rustle of tho corn." The subject had been previously announc ed in the newspapers as " The Idea of God." Tim speaker seemed lo think it necessary to conciliate his audience, lie began with a rofcrence to tho age as an age of skepticism. Ho contrasted the world of skepticism with that of eeclesi asticism, and defined tho skeptic as a man that asked questions; that is, a man in earnest in the search after truth. Skeptics wore inconoclasts to somo extent, but not out of love of strife. 1 hey proposed to add to their stock of divine tilings, and to increase their mental and spiritual power. Skepticism to day was less crude than a century ago. It was mai Kou ny scholar ship, sincerity and remarkable spiritual power. It would ponder over all ihe problems of thought and discuss the for mation of theology itself. Upon his subject he proposed to mako a " few little comments.'' 1. Many think that tho idea of God is an injurious superstition. The speaker did not call that skepticism of a fine qual ity. In all history wo seo efforts to get at a conception of the great Force and Pow er that lies back of the physical universe. It is a legitimato question whether there is a God. because it comes from a desire to understand tlio causo of visible pho no men a. 2. This idea of God has tremendous vitality. It grows into a belter and better conception. Whatever Ho has been to others, God to us is a being oi intinito beauty. Into His personality wo shall never be absorbed. itio idea ol IjO I is indestiuctablo. :. Both science and religion havo failed to apprehend God. to define tho mystery of causation. Wo have contempt for the failure of religion, but aro tender toward that of science. Religion has been arro gant and dogmatic. It gives no high and royal conception of goodness, truth, love and mercy. It is a source of trouble to us. But science is on a voyage of discov ery. Let us refer to her the solution of the problem of causation. i. But in tho coming philosophy the idea of God will not bo "basic. Leaving this now insoluhlo mystery of causation, we are to put humanity where we havo heretofore put God. If a nun lives with humanity as the incarnation of God, the text is true. . The address closed witli an exhortation to practical benevolence. Anil with our Trinitarian long metro doxology the meet ing was closed! The address was an admirable one. Where the thoughts came from, I do not know. But they had boon appropriated and assimilated by the speaker. As an or atorical effort tho speocli ranked far above the average sermon. And now why? It will not do to answer, simtilv. these neonle are shut out of our expensive churches. They number one hundred only, but raised last year eight teen hundred dollars'! ivor can it ue re ferred entirely to tho enmity of the near of man against God. One element, at least, of the complex causes of this socie ty, is that they find material food hore which tliey often fail to lind in our churches. They want plain and practical preaching; they find a deal of mysticism. Tliey want strength; they lind weakness. For the desired thought, too often they get gusli. Wo have remedy at hand in our New England theology. Proach it, breth ren in the ministry ! Many a sentence in this conclave of infidels might havo been made the logical germ of our whole sys tem! Their platform motto is almost a Bible text. Thoy do nollunilerstand what tho church believes about tho Bible. Tho fault is in the pulpit. Tell them. Tell thorn in plain wm-ils. Toll them on common senso prin ciples. Then interpret tho Biblo in tho same way. Abandon " arrogance " and ' dogmatism." Show tho " high and royal conception." Many a minister makes science an cnomy. Make it an ally. And may persuasion sit upon your lips as she did upon thoso of ibis young infidel. Vonyregalionalisl. Tho Detroit Free Press, in its lecture on Natnral History, has taken up "The Baby" anil ono peculiar fact is thus stated : "They are always grazing, paying not the least heed to tho hour. When not actually eat ing they generally give utterance to a peculiar cry. Strong men often jump out of bed nt midnight in the coldest weather when hearing this try. " Ah," groaned young Mr. lathered, sinking wearily into an office chair, " Ah. my head aches fearfully." " Possible?" asked his employer, Mr. I lard fax, witli a look of enrious interest and sympathy, " Possible? Something must have got into it." And then for a loniT time nobodv said anything, and ihe room seemed to grow nliont fifteen degrees colder. Bur- linihn itirkce. Cicero's Creed. () glorious day when I shall enter that divine company ami homo of souls, when I shall leave this turmoil and conflux of impurities! for I shall go not only to theso men of whom I havo sjioken, but also to my Cnto, than whom no better man was ever born, no man more eminent in all good works! for whom I performed the last sad rites, when it seemed more fitting that lie should mourn for me: whose soul r.ot forgetting me, but often looking back upon me. departed to lhat placo whillicr it pcrcciv- ea inai i. ioo, must come. While I seemed to bear mv prief hiure- ly, I did not endure it witli a calm mind. but I com furled myself thinking that only a short time would intcrvono between our parting and meeting. Meditating upon those things I lind olJ ago pleasant; not only not sad, but even joyful. And if in this, that I believe tlio souls of men to be immortal, i err, i err willingly, and I do not want this error in which' 1 delight to be wrested from me; nd if, after I am dead, I shall know noth ing as certain petty philosophers think, I do not suppose that these ptnlosoplicrs win laugh at mo when they aro dead. Front "l)c Sencrtule." Don't Talk too I-oui. I heard a good bit of gossip about tho Versailles ball tho other day. It illustrates tho danger of being too critical. Among tho swarms of elegantly uniformed olliccrs present was one rcconlly returned from Algeria, who was rather loud in his com ments on the supper. " Humbug," ho said, " there's nothing to eat here. Nothing to bo had but ices and chocolates and frozen stuffs! Bah! Give me a good plate of cold roast beef and a bottle of Bordeaux rather than all such rubbish! " These last remarks were delivered in a very high and angry voice. About a quarter of an hour later, just as Mr. Ollicer was picking liis way through a throng of bewitching ladies, he felt a touch on his arm, and was amazed to see a servant bchmd him bearing u platter containing cold roast beef and a bottlo of Bordeaux wine. " What docs this mean? " ho ex claimed, blushing to his eyebrows. " Please, sir, " said the servant, " mon sieur the marshal happened to bo passing when monsieur the officer was asking for cold roast beef and Bordeaux wine, and monsieur the marshal told mo to got some and to find you, and follow you with it until you got it. The feelings of" monsieur the officer " were doubtless various. Paris Letter in Boston Jvunmt. What Uovai. Children Do.-Tho edu cation of (JiiecnVictoria's grandchildren is conducted on tho principle that the Princo Consort introduced into her family. Par ticularly Is this truo of the children of the Crown Prince of Germany. Tliey havo to rise early and retire early. During the day they have punctually to perform their duties.and to keep strictly the time allotted lo the various branches of study and rec reation. Thoy breakfast at eight with their parents, and Ihe time between ton in the morning and live in the afternoon is devoted to their lessons, witli an inter ruption of ono hour for dinner. Accom plishments, such as riding and skating, receive tlio same attention as art and sci ence. Their meals consist of simple dishes, of which they have their choice, without being permitted to ask for a substitute if what is placed before thorn docs not suit. Between meals they are not allowed to cat. Onlv inexpensive toys aro placed in their hands, ami llio princesses dress themselves wilh the aid of walling-inaiils. Rochester has a xliceiuaii who has been quite unfortunate in losing prisoners, and rocontly ho decided to turn over a new loaf. Being in pursuit of llueo culprits, he cap. turud ono and immediately handcuffed him lo a lamppost; then on going he succeeded in wa ving all of them in the samu manner, when he obtained a truck cart and gathered tbem into tho station-house. Getting their Money Back. I know a lovely girl who cmbroidors her dresses most exquisitely, so that thoy look liko imported garments. Sho works in crewels, and many is the uniquo article she embel lishes in this direction. She paints on china, sho reads, sho sings, and yet finds time to perform her social duties. She is alwavs cheerful, because she hasn't leisure to tlifnk of gloomy things or nurse her imaginary wrongs. Another young lady, an only daughter, has just moved into her fathers now 'house. "You may havo for your room, said tlio doting father, "every thing you can convert into use, through the "cunning of your own hand." Tho room is a beautiful bower. Tho bodcur tains and lambroquins aro of the daintiest pink stuff, soft and rich; the little clover loafed table is covered with tho same lovely matorial, tho drcssingtablo is fit for an artist's limning, tlio easy chairs and ottomans aro clearly upholstered, and everything in the room tho work of this , " LV.tt... 1.1 iielted oauguior s nugeis. rmuui I couldn't mako a dress for myself to save my life," sho said, " but I told him to soe if I couldn't and I iust studied up tho i scienco of dressmaking a littlo bit and went to work. As a result, look at tins ill-ess: don't vou think it fits nicely and looks protty stylish for a first attempt? Ami lo'ok at the way I have finished the soatus. Mamma says Mine, S. couldn't have dono thorn moro noatlv.:' Ihe dress was a warm, brown camel's hair, piped with jacqucmiuot satin and trimmed with bows of the combined colors in satin, very stylish and a nice lit. The chaplains had a hard lime of it in the army. Tho spiritual harvest was not largo, and thero was oflcn a good deal of difficulty in tho gathering. Ono Sunday morning while the grand old Army ol llio Potomac lay in tho swamps of iho Cliicka liominy, tho chaplain of a certain Massa chusetts regiment timidly scratched at tho flap of tho colonel's tent. Ho was invited to enter and be seated. " What is it, chap lain," said the colonel, a terrible fellow to light; "you seem to be in trouble." " Well, colonel," answered the good man, " I'm almost discouraged about our men." Our men!" ejaculated the colonel. " what's the matter with the men?" " Well, you see," continued the chaplain, who felt lhat lie had got tlio wedge fairly in, and might as well drive it home, " tho fact is that our men don't hike as much interest in religion as I wish they did. I think you and the other officers might help me, but instead of that you set them a very bad example by your constant swearing Now, there's Ihe the Maine, just hack of the hill yonder; the colonel is a God-foaiing man, ho does all he can to help his chaplain, and the result is that only last Sunday they baptized twelve men, while we haven't had a single eon version since we left home." " Is that so?" said the colonel, thoughtfully, and then raising liis voice, told the orderly to call the ailiutant. "Adjutant," said he, when that ollicer appeared. " tho chaplain says that they baptized twelve men in that Maine regiment last Sunday. Detail twenty men for immediate baptism. I won't be outdone by any regiment in the army." Boston Transcript. Divino for Amiieu. The labor requir ed is of the severest kind. The " strong boned, iracund" peasants deserihtid liy Carlylc, tho descendents of the ancient Cures aud Szamates, men often of reckless and adventurous antecedents, smugglers, perchance, on the border land of ancient Poland, who have pursued their calling with the Cossack bullets whizzing round their heads, theso aro lit material for llio recruits whom the diving adventure of the amber-reef at Brusterort enlists in ils service. Tho costumo of tho diver is as follows: A woolen carmen covors the entire body. This is again encompassed by an India- rubbor dress, made in ono piece, but dif fering in shape from the old-fashioned diving dross, nnd allowing tho diver to lie at full length. Tho holmet also is of novel construction, i irmly fastened to it, and resting on tho shoulders, is a small air chest, made of shoot-iron. This chest is connoctod with the air-pump in the boat above by an India-rubber tubing, forty feet long, nnd with the diver's lungs by another India-rubber tube, tho mouth piece of which is held by tho diver be tween his teeth ; the whole apparatus being scientifically arranged so as to admit a sufficient supply of pure air from above, and moans of exit for tho expired breath. The holmet is provided with throe opeu ings, covered with glass, and protected by wire, for tlio use of the eyes and mouth. When this contrivance has been scrowod on to tho person of the diver, a rope tied round his waist, and half a hundred of lead attached to his feet, shoulders, and holmet, he is ready for his plunge. Down, fathoms docp, he descends into tho amber world. Ho stays there maybo for five hours at a time hooking, dragging, tear ing tho amber from its bed with his hoavy two pronged fork. Ofton it resists his his utmost efforts. However cold tlio weather may be, these men of iron strength will como up from their sub marine labors streaming with perspiration. Tho overseer stands in tho boat to receive tho amber from their pockets. In case ho should wish to ascend before the usual time, tho diver has to close his mouth, and breathe five or six times through his nostrils, by this moans filling tho apparatus with air, which will bring him to the surface without other assist ance. Tho diving boats aro manned by eight men each, two divers; two pairs of men, who work tlio nir-pumps alternately, wilh thoir eyes fixod on a dial-plale, by which tho supply of air is nicely regu lated ; ono man to hold tho safety ropo attached round tho diver's body and haul him up nt tho slightest sign from below ; and the ovcrsoer. )