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THE DROPPED LETTER.1 if It- is -a saying that "truth is J tratnger than fietion ;" in proof of which, as the pelting rain quitej precindes the taking of my eve- t iing stroi} I will here note down Elirief ineid1ent of m'y life. I am a Citynnan and my offices are situate within half-a-dozen yards of B3asinghall sir-ect. I am a bachelor, and in very well-to.do uuinamstanees, despite the prophe cy of my friends that I should come to poverty -a surmaise foun'd ed upon the fact that dur :ng my business esigenec t or two o my clerks IAnd l,e mc the - im of teir pilferings, on ',vhi-h I kUad nerely discharge .i them, in stead of prosecut , g-a method to trhich, save ',>r a heinous ofence I had m".;n aver.ion. But to the nioaont I would relate. It was one bright, warm July day, about three o'clock of a Sat ttrday afternoon, that I took a stroll through the Park, in a very thoughttul mood. The truth was, 1 had been again robbed, but this time to a considerable amount. What was I to do? Prosecute ? Humph ! I searcely liked to give in ; but here was no opportunity of bestowing a sharp reprimand and a dismissal, for my clerk had dismissed himself and vanished with the plunder. What was I to do ? To allow it to pass unnoticed would be no leniency, but folly, it not a crime, as it would but be a temptation for my other clerks to do the same as their absconding brother. No-prosecuted he must and should be, and serve him right! I thought be could never have kept up such a dashing appear ance upon the salary-though no mean one-that he received from me. I had just arrived at this sensi ble Conclusion, when ily attention as attracted by a large New oulndland dog, w bo, bounding und a corner, came right in the e of a little urchin about vive miors old-an assault whicn t the child backwards. To -e himself, the latter intinctive stretched out his small hands d caught the animal round its eck. The noble brute, as if pressed for time, strove to shake off the grasp 'on his collar, and speedily succeeding in doing so, he contin ued on his way, while I er1ossed over to pick up the screaming lit tIe man. He belonged t o the iower classes to whom the London streets are! their homne; so a pat on the head and the sight of a few pence soon changed the tears to sunshine. As bis chubby legs bore him away, my eyes rested on a small piece of paper like an envelope, lying just where the 'hild had fallen, and distigured by the mark of the Newf->ndla's broad paw.~ I pickied it up, atnd tuarned it over to M6& its wddiress. It had a remarkably strango one, bting as follows: Tro MY DEAREST EMxILY." I What ever was I to do with it ? It certainly was some love epistle. Dh! its exposure to the air had pot' vet freed it from its sickly per-fume. Should I .destroy it ? It1 might beofimpotanlce. Ag.ainI troked at the direction ; as I did '-s, the adhesire envelOpe; owing, J sppoe,to~its contact with the damp grass, opened, and I deter' -mrained to see the contents. kno'w ing that, whatever it might be, it was safe with me. Taking out Tha enc'losed epistle, I openied it. What did my eyes be'hold ? Ye-a, there was no mistake-I could >,t he deceived in that bold. dahmng stl,of caligraphy :it w as that of nvcideranlt clerk. I now no Iou ger hesitated to read thle contents, which began:- a-v hesl MY DEAREsT-MY A)OR E EM!LM cAt ls 4 rv h ef willed sefidshness of' my only pa rent-at last I can clasp you to mny heart, and cal! vou my own, my beloved, my wife ! "Oh ! what rap tur.ous words. Can I he a wake, or is aa dream, I hear my dear on.c ask. IIowv gladly I reply ! I am no longer dependernt upon a rich but hard father ; nlo, my un se, of whom I have frequen tly spoken, s dead, and I am his heir ; there 'ore, darling, can now demand of ou to fulfil your promise to elope vith me and have our happiness onsummated by marriage. On ecelvin.g this, hasten to prepare. br on Wednesday next I beseech on, as you love me, to conic, as igreed, to 13, A Street. I Vili have t be license ready, and, s 3-ou wish, will also procure the ervices of the Rev. Mr. L--, of ,t Androw's to officiate. You will e true, 1 know-I feel dearest. die till you are nine-you can done restoro me to life ! Adieu. dored angel-adieu till Wednes la ! E. B." Though astonished at this epis le of lies and rhapsodies, I easily aw through Mr. Edwin Brown owe's plan. His certainly elegant id gentlemanly appearance had -aught theattention of someyoung ;tpid, romantic girl, evidently -h perl-aps an heiress, or I was nistaken in my cideant clert:. I leterrmined, however, to check nate his plot and to rescue the uolish, infatuated girl. Fir this mrpose I hastily took down in my ;)ocket-book the place of rendez rous and the name and church of .he clergyman, who no doubt was tlso a dupe of the wily impostor. I had scarcely refolded the let er when the dog came bounding >aek. A thought flashed across my brain. I stopped him, fas. .ened the envelope as well as I :ould, held it before his eyes, ooked very severe-the noble ani nal seemed readily to understand e-made it secure to his collar. urred his head in the dii'ectiorn se had come, and motioned him to ,o back. IIe stood for an instant is if doubtful, then trotted for ,ard, stopped, and looked round. [ again motioned him onward. shen, as if convinced, he sprang orward and was soon out of sight. fy- plan might or might not sue ceed. Any way, I would try ; arid he next thing was to find out the ergman, the Rev. M1r. L-. This a dir--etory speedily ena 'led me to do; and I proceeded ~t onice to his residence. I found im to be a soft, good-natured ner ous gentleman, who was quite ble to he inposed upon by any ic. I hastened to explain my business: and never shall I forget he poor man's look of horror when he heard the evil deed to which he unconsciously was to have been madeC a party. On takmng my leave, I begged him not to mention a word of wat had passed, and requested us permission to fill his place at 13, A- street, as I had a plan ')y which I might prevent this hramful plot arzainst a young irl's happiness. FIe readily agreed, n over a'nd over agzain thanked ne for having p)reven ted him from parinig in so scandalous an at besides ls suring mne that fany cbange were mado in time d place, lie would let m~e know. After this, I had but to p)rocur~e m white, venerable-lookinig wir ad( a cleriesi disguise-as it wvas y purpose to represent a mimns :er-anid then wait patiently for .he eveutfuli eoeing to arrive. I must own that I Icelt rather :xeited when, at about seve-n 'elock on the Wednesday I wend ad my way towards 13, A treet. I was rather late, owing o having been slightly delayed Sa call I had to make at Bow t reet. Thre affair made me both ner ous and excited. I could cer~ ~aily, with the clue 1 had, have irrested Mir. Brownrlowe at once. But I desired to give a lesson to Le young gil. and let her know he true ebairacter of the man to -horm she would have so reckless i confided her happiness. On knocking at No. 13, A street, tIhe (door was5 op)ened by a rather coarse-looking landladly. 431adam,'' I said mildly, "will you obiige me by giving this note to 3Mr. Brownlowe ?" "You are the clergyman, I sup pose ?" she rejoined, taking it. hmeyve boon awful anxious about T his was good news, for !t proved t hat the young lady had arrived. The landlady soonl returned, and b.ad me walk up. I did so, re questing permission for my cleric to accompany me as far as the landing, in case 1 might require him. I followed the woman to a front room, opening the door of which, she bade me enter. I obeyed, ard beheld my late clerk, handsomely dressed, standing near the fire place, with a young, pretty. baby. faced irl restiug on his arm. At tirst I feared that, despite my white hair, necktie, aud eieri cal appearance, he would recognize me; but not so ; he advanced, say ing, in an off hand manner: "I am sorry Mr. L-- should have disappointed us at the last momnwn, sir ; but as he has recom mended you in his stead, no doubt it is all correct." "I have not the least doubt about it. sir,' I answered, disguis" ing my voice. "Mr. L - is the last pcrsonl to throw up an eng ge ment on a trivial motive." "Then, sir, I beg vou to proceed at once." "First," I said. "might I ask r, few moment's private conversation with you?'' He glanced down at the youn lady, who seemed timidly to look dissent, for he said: "Anything, however private, that you have to say to me, sir, this young lady, soon to be my wife, may hear." "Are you so sure of that. Mr. Brownlowe ?" I said, fixing my eyes upon his. For an instant, I fancied, hi cheek blanched but, recovering himself, he replied I "Yes. Why not sir ?" "Oh yes," murmured the young lady, 'dear Edwin ; bid him b.: quick. I fear my fathcr." " adan," I said, advancinlg. "y'u have yet more to fear the arts of a rogue and a swindler." "What. sir?" cried he, fiercely while the poor girl clung to him in terror. Ye, swindler ! I would havc spared the young lady this un pleawant disclosure had it been possible, but it was not. Mr. Edl win Brownlowe, I arrest you foi emb=lez!ment !" I said, at tht same time removing my wig and whiskers. "Great Heaven " he ejaculated starting back, '.ir. G !" T her added, indignantly, "It is false ! 1 is a mistake! Look, follow-thc lady has fainted !" "Do not disturb yourself'; I wil get assistance," I said, interrup ting him as he moved to the door! and openufing it myself. I beckoned to the man who had accompanied me. On entering, .I motioned to my clerk. whom th< officer, goinig up to, immediately arirested. The poor girl, as she at last be gan to see the accusation was real lv true. screamed, and burst inte pass;oonate tears. .\fy dear young lady,"' I saidi kindly, taking her hand. ''contr'o your' feeling~s, and bo thankf'ul t.hat vou have escaped the snares of an impostor and a thief. 1 beliert this man has represented himsch: to vou as rich and well b'rn. Bot F stat emnents are false. Thue mon er e has r'obbed me of. See, hu cannot deny it." IThe wretched child-for sh< seemed little more-turned an ap pealing look at her would-be hus band, arid seemed about to speak but the sullen, almost harsh, cx pression ho turned upon~ his in tended victim was enough, and she sank weeping mnto a cbai'. ] motioned the Officer' to removc Brownlowe and have a cab called Then I waited till the p)oor girli grief was a little less vehement when I asked hei' where she lived so that I might take her home. IAfter awhile she told me. but or her knees besought mec not to let her fatlher know what she had done IHer p)rotestations of rpnae were so sincere, and her prayer! for secrecy so earnest, that I thinking the lesson she had re ceivedi pumish ment enough, finually "onsented. On the way home, she informe' me she was the only child of rich City merchant, and had mel Edwin BrownIowe in the Park where a trivial accident-brough1 nannuT, suspect. by the gentle. man's tncan.3-had made them au quainted. 1avig, from the corner of the terrace,seen the young lady, whom the event of the evening had .s suredilr mr,de conmidlernbly viser, 4affly in her own home, I returned to mhine. The next week, Mr. Ediwin leBro vw i l w e too k han g e of air in one of, ofir metr.plitan A Gala Day in France. There is to be a splendid pageant in Frarcc. to which royal guests are to be invited. Here is the no tifienti)n: \rils, Oct . 1 1.-Invita tioIs hive been -*.I-t fo theI rul"rs of th( various St ates (f Smuth 6er manyr:, to come frrward to witness the bb ai)armitae:'.t of Pa{ is. By all means let the rul--rs come, for such a spet:cie :nay not again be seen in tht :.:es ! Thlese rlers, who are to it like the latterC'esars in the galleries of the Colisecm, while I):teiai and G1ul butch-red each other in the arena, are Go1's own favored Ininisters, born to throne and sovereignty, by God's infinite grace endowed with maje ty and power ! They are summoned to see a city of two millions of men, women and children, the fairest and most beau tiful city in all the world-the me tropolis of wea*th, and taste, and courte<y--sudienly torn with shells and cannon shot. Libraries as rich as that of Alexanadria are to he burned. Palaces as sunerb as the Parthenon are to become heaps of ruins. Thecre never were such magnificent and extended prepa rations. This is to be no s:de show. no blank cartridge exhibition, .iot a mere cannonade or siege. "Guns are to be opened from all points simultaneously, and the city is to be fired in six or seren parts at *Once.' Truly, such a splendid scene was never enacted on this blessed earth! Nor will it end with the ca1rnonad ing. There is to be variety in the entertainment. After the two mil lions of people have been bor.bard ed by the kings and princes. there is to be a general day of starvation, in hich, as Count Bi:marck has ex pres.sed the opinion in a diplomatie note, hundreds of 1housands will probhably d(ie of want. Wars have been seen in these modern diays of barbarism. Ci ties ha ve been shelled aned women and children have been slain in the crad!e and at the hearth stone. Men have been killed in battle in all the lusty beauty andl promise of youth. These things, and deeds more terrible, have been (lone by the armies of kings for the glory andl pride of princes, but never before has a Prime Minister' writtenl a di; bmnatic note annouin ing that he was about to decree the -tarvaition of hundreds of thous ands," while royal imjesty himself1 sent speeding to his German bro 1Ler to come to Versailles to enjoy the spectacle. There is a trag.:dy almost to tears in what we see to-day in1 Paris. A people ab:endoned and be trayed by their Emperor ; armnies surrendered by traitors ; forts esp tured ; unopposed b:dtahions tread ing Fraree into the earth province by province; a million of armed men on her 5oil without an ar-my to meet themi; every day of oceu pation a waste of thousands of lives and millions of' francs ; society de composedI , industry paralyzed; death in every shape, by canno and famine and fever-and all be cause France will be France, and' insist upo)n being free! Let it be truly a gala daty in the splendid palace of Versailles ! Let; the princes come-and 'et there be royal festivities, while cannon and! typhus anmd hunger do their work upon apeople who have resolved to be free ! The day r.aay come when the p)rinces of South Germany will be invited to another spectacle. Kings may fire upon a people to day, but what of to- morrowi (3ew Y'ork bla(ndard. John Quincy Adams has been elected to the MacSnehuettr, Legislature. Advice to Girls. Young ladice, the whole aecret with nine-tenths of you, of not being able to secure good husban,ds. it sim(piy that yuu do not know how to work. You have no kuowledge of pr:etical house-keepiaag, and consequently are uC's.i as h-ipmates. IrStead of be ing an a.i:tant to an hu band. you are an obstacle to his snee. s. Your style of living, too, is inconpatible With his means. You want to bescin house-heeping a. your pairenta left off, not as they began, and there are few Voung! men wno have riot already a good incoine. can affrd to marry you. There are no pos-;ible objexions to the aecomi;plishmiuents of uusic, paint ing and the like. as such. but the idea i:4 to be able to s.-t these prior :iiuseeni(:ts aside. for the stern duties of married life e:ll for your practical kno wei!e. Show the y(unL- man that vva will not be a de'ad Xenie to him th:rug%fh lif.e. Believe u- young friendls. asi many trei, patr'itie womIa.3.t lc he:trt b"-: uver ho l duetr . flutt r b-:neath the s:ft Iht of a pr, ehm clle!ih:r. our ki,4 is just ts sw't, your smile just as bright your he:trt jnt as harpy a n d o'nd'r after a day's exertion in a sphere worthy of true womanhood, as in pl:ees of d. ripa;tion. frippery and silly I:.uLeent. H.ve an ,%bizion to do ynur part in life. cultivate in (ustrial habits, and lt the parl+r ao coa,plsblimeuts go with thw hi._her ae CmpliShim" e:s we have roughly euu merated. It isi atorIhing how soon a donwstie you;;g adJy is fiuand out and appreciated. It is bt.eau,e she is such a rare exception to the general rule. A RrEo n OF A zo.SI. The Lodon taily News expresses the belief that the temale citizera at P::ris are aPpptro1thy weary of the rnoitny of a hesieged exis1tence. They are enlisting in a body called "A mazon! Ofthe Seine." Their cos tunic will consist ofa ,airofbb:iek r.uers with an orarge r'cIorst ripe. a luse Of woolen stuff, with a cap, anil a black kepi with an orange hand, togethcr with a .eartridge box tastening to a slolidr-belt. Only women of uuexY.eption1a1i> character will be per:nitted to join this eorpi, all candidates having uut mily to be aeomlpained by husband. fitther or brother, but to bring with them a certiticate from the Comm, a-ary of Police. &c.'I The tdiers will all be ladies. mnostl ''wivesj anid daug~hters of 'ili cers in the armyv, or at any rate posessngsomfe knowledge o! mmiitary alairs. A special p)atri oticI and 'mot spiritatirring sonig has be"in Vcmposedfi f,r the corps. entitled, --The Mairseil!aise of the Amazons of the Sein e.'' In addition to tending' the wounl ded the'y are ex1pecte d to defenld the ramnparts and barricade's jointly with the stationary Na tional Guard. and to "render the c"mbat ants. in whose ranlks they would be distributed by companies all such domn'stic and fraternal sorvives as are compatible with mioral order and military disc ip line. Dr Simnms, late Surgeon-in-Chief of 'the Aglo-.A meean A mbula ncee. which has done suoh good service in France. says: The eaduet of the French armay in all the earlier battks: was4 heroie, but they soon began to km* all erm6denee in their gene:ralk. and this, comabined with want of foods. spread demoralizing a-nong them. IFrane., he eousidera, has no general espiible of ommadling over 20JM0. Hie states that fronn the very outset the comiaiat was miseraly inade qunte. At Sedan he saw French troop9 skianing horses and eating ?iw Cor.mo U.-A man who passed thnough Nevadat (ity, Mo., one day lst week, on his way to~ seek a location in which to sett!'e, i" sixty f.m'r years oldi, anid had with him ninety-four childre~n, arand children, amvl great-grandebildr.n. The colony were from Indiana. The mlan i'td that his brother was coming rot ais soon as he settled, and that he2 (the brother) br.d one hundred and tersteen eildren, grandchildren, and great gr.ndcihildrer.--A ge:ntleman went to one wagon that hid so many heads sticking out from uinder the wngon sheet that it looked like a coop fut! of chickens, and asked the nomn in the vehicle how niaarv chzl.ren she had. She lo.oked nround and as if countinmg them:, nnd sair': "I had fourteen when 1 started, and I CUT INTO A ThOUSAND PIECF.S. -The Pittsburg (Pennsylvania) Dispatch chronicles the following painful and distressing accident to ne of the handd in a mill in that place: A man named Joseph Litz, only .wetty years of age, was employed in .MeKnight's rolling mills in the :apacity of workman in some one >f the branches of their nail manu ffctory. Between eight and nine )clock yesterday morning he vol untarily undertook to oil the shears. It was not his duty, and no one ex pectcd him to do it. This is usual y donc with a swab att ;ched to a tick, and is never done while the "hears are in mot-on. Litz, how ver. paid no attention to this pru lential restriction, but inserted the wab while the wheel was revolving. In some way the swab became fast to some leather bani attachel to the inside of the shears, and Litz was drawn forward. People invol untarily grasp at anything when te feel themselves falling. and poor Litz unwarily caught at the revolving wheel ; his arm was thrown forward, and he slipped through the opening in the wheel. Quick as lightning he was twist ed into the space of about 2 inches between the fly-wheel ttnd the lea vy upright post which ld it in its plstce. It is incredilde that a man's head and neck, shuublers and arms should have been crushed into such a narrow space. At the outside, it coul i not have been wider than two !:ndi a half inehes. The jamming of the upper part of his body into the narrow space iit once s=opped the shears. The poor fellow pre seted a pitiable spectacle. Ilii head and shoulders and arms were taken out in a thou'and pieces. We arrived on the spot just as the undertaker had tinisced his terrible work of gathering up what hadloiee been a humtn being instinct with life into the coffin prepared to re ceive it. His head and upper por tion of the body were taken out of the bed of the shears in a thous and pieces, and placed in a hand some cofin,on which were inscribed his n:ane and age, and t:ken from the place. PJIosPHATE. OF LIME IN 3MFD1 cmN.-A French author ha.s re cently written a work to impremi upnon phuysicians the importance of a<imrinistering phosphate of lime in their practice. IIe professes to pr.;ve that this subst ance is above all others the r.:atural supplement of the function of nutrition ; that by its action the alb,umninous mat ter is made to take the form of cel. hular, and that it preside over the orga nizaition of the tissues ;. that is to sayv,it is pre-emninently the agent of nutrition. The lacto-phosphate of lime is also recommended very strongly, as an active agent in medicinec; and in the dis.t nctness of' it action, and the positiveness of its effects, it claims to be rank'A with bromide of potassium and ebhl,ral as one of the most valuable contributions of chemistry to the healing art made during the pre ent century. 31AKING THE SUPREME C.oU'RT A PARTY CoaR.-In a recent speech in Boston, Senator Wilson inadver tentrly announced the purpose of his msoeiates when he declared "We have the Congress, we have got the President, we have got the 'Supreme Court,' and we meatn to keep them all"-thus showing that in their fran-ic efforts to obtain a new lease of political power and patronage, the Radical leaders are counting on a partisan Supreme Court. W no is lo 14..w : ? -Could there be a ne; o mj.rity in Lirens~ if the white. ma~n didn't furr'ish ' himu with a cabin, a mnule, a wig.mn, tim ro.d, hacon, corn shes Clthr-s, &o., and f-ed a1bo the wer.ch, who ~it in the cabinz and does no~ wmnk? Who can: we.Ar thi.s ep ? We heard, a fe~w days ago, this mrat ter discu:ssed. One farmer remarked that he would do as others did au.d re duuce his' negro force-, if isi rei-bbor did likewise. To t his an old fellow with a riay heard, repliedl, "Then if youir neigh' bocr robs -t h..a roost you will go and dc l:kwie'..- Lanre Heornld Expenditures for Manures. Millions of dollars, says a writer, are annually expended for manares that ought to be sacel, for, with adequate pairstaking, a farm whose stock is rig:-tl-y proportioned to the number of acres tilled. will furnish all the manine neressary to keep the farm constantly in. creasing in fertility. Barns should be so arranged as to shelter arid save all the manure, both liquid and solid ; then, as a load of soli.l manure is taken from the stable to the "ordure room," there should be thrown over it two or three times its bulk of refuse straw, sods, weeds, leaves, bean and peavines, mulch. swamp muck, tanbark. sawdust and shaving-, pouring over the heap as much liquid ma nure as the compost will absord. By the constant repetition of tis pro-e-, there will be created at enc rou= amount of fermented m;a rmire. s;iieent to supply all re;: souable .:mand9 of the fa-in. If eigit or ten hog= are fattened, by means of the same process, the hog pen is made to furnish a bountiful supply of manure for the garden and a large field of corn. Any farm may thus be made to manufacture al the ma nure for the crops grown upon it, execempt potatoes, and those should have plaster instead of manure, as the lm,tter increa*es their tendency to rot. Potatoes shonld be plant. ed on a dry piece of land, after buckwheat, and the land well sown witb pla.-ter, or the planter may thruw a haudful of piaster inte each hil. Ashes do very well as a substitute for plaster; potatoes are not liable to rot planted with either. Guano is good and valuable for farm use; but every farmer should save from the droppings of the hennery enough for home use, in stead of buying the imported ar ticle. Privies should be so con structed as to readily yield up their accumulation, either from : tight box, so hung as to be easily moved, or from a sliding drawer. whence the contents should be conveyed to a heap or vat of absorb. ent refuse, which should also bc the receptacle of kitchen refuse, and bed room lepoaista. A com. post heap is thus formed ifilcient to enrich a garden to the hiighest degree of fertility, and by the us'. of chloride of lime, or some othem disinfectaut, all offensiveness mna Ibe avoidetd. The fllowing deduct lons, drawi from years of observation and ex pereiee, are worthy the attcnti< of farmers: 1st. Farming can not be proit. ably conducted without careful referece to the laws of waste andc supply. 2d. the nature of the wam: must be understood, anid the prop er remedies applied. 3. All these supplies should be drawn from the resonrees of'nthe farm under calture.--.arylan. l'armeCr. THE TWO-lHEADLD AND Fotn. LEM.~ED W)MAN.--Tiere is now on exhib)itionl at the Fair Grounds in Columbus, Ga., the most wonder ful freak of nature ever prevented. to the world,. Itco.-ista of a ne gro girl, or as corne would say, a pair of girls, agedi 18 years. Tbhe Iperson or persons has two perfect 13y dere!oped heads and bodies down to the waist, t.here the two spines and bodies becomne blended into one eohid body. On each body are two perfect armas and hands, of which e,ch has ful! atnd natural use. She has four per feetly formed and well developed legs and feet, on which she movei actively. She can waltz and dance a quadrille. She was born a slave, the property of Mrs. Smith, in Columbus county, North Carolina who tenderly cared f)r and raised and educated her. She is intelli. ge.nt, and can and does bold con verse with two persons at the same time. She is cheerful, and saidi to be mnost devotedly attached tc Mrs. Sumith. What is singular, thoug.h sh.e aipp a frm the color of skinl to be of pure negro blood, she hns strdght black hair. (OClumbus Sun. The sev'entydtiftih S. in.. Con;ference be All About Women. Double you, oh man! is woman. Calico- scrap-books-are a young feminine freak. A Te xas hu-band offers $1.,200 for the retura of Lis wife. Milford, Pennsylvania.lrassoven tumes as many women as men. Mrs. Childs, of Utica, N. Y., has left $30,000 to Iamilton College, Ru-nt-ing natrimony in-to, the ground-getting married in Main moth Cave. A Miss. Stocker, of Boston, has left $5,000 to- edacute young. men ir the Church. A pretty brunette was recently married in New York in a p'ai n morning dress, simply ard sawet A l.dy of fifty and a youth of twenty have eloped fron Jamaica, L. 1. He was a German and irre sisibe. T'wentv married women in this country propose to become preacfr ers. Hereto.ore they have only been lecturers. Three young wonen of Woces ter, Massachusetss, recently pron - enaded the main street of the town smoking segars. Mrs. Mujor Dr.Wal-ker has writ ten a book entitled "Hit," which a:n irreverent critic says is synon ymotus with "Blow.' A healthy girl in Blairsville, In diana, recently drank twenty seven glasses of beer at a single sittinlg of not more. than two hours. She is a very fine girl. The Earl of Shaftesbury says that "if His Holiness the Pope had a wife she would not allow . him fbr an hour to remain in the belief that he was infallible." A Minnesota Benedict advertises his wife for sale warranted sound and kind, his only reason for dis posing of her being that he feels his own cducational inferiority. DON'T IIrarr.-Believe in trav. cling on step by step; don't e: pect to be rich in a jump. 8ow and sure is better than fast and flimsy. Perseverance, by its daily gains, enriches a man far more than fits and starts of fortunate speculations, Little fishes are sweet. Every day a thread makes a skein in a year. Brick by- brick houses are built. -We sho-aM1 ceep before we walk, wa.!k beforre we run, and run before we ride. In getting ricb, the more haste the worse speed. Haste trips up its own heels. Don't give up a small -business till you see that a large one will pay you better. Even- crumbs are bread. Bet:.er a little fu'ni-ture than an e mpty house. In these lid times; he who can sit on a st<m i and feed himself had better not mocve. Fromn bad to worst is poor imp)rovemnent. A ernst is hard fitre, but none at all is harder. ID.m't jump out of the frying pan into the fire. Remem:ber, many Imcn have done well in very small shops. A little trade-with profit is better than a great concern at a 1 ass ; a small tire tat warms you is better than a large fire that barns you. A great deal of water can be got from at small pipe, if the bucket is always there to catch it. Large hares may b>e caught in small woods. A sheep may get fat in a small mneadow, and starve in a great de-sert. lie Iwho unetkstoo inuch saeeeeds The period between the ages of two and four in a child's life is a very important one,- because the child should now be g#adually on.l surely confirmed in those good habits which are the foundation of every fine character, and the rudiments of which should already have been mine.B h time a nhl ismsixnyears of age, he abudhave learned perfect sul. Imission-r>ot to a confused, incon I iderate., ordering spirit in father or mother-for we can not im agine anything. that would keep a strong will from yielding sooner than this; but to an equable just temper of mind, that has no wish to be obeyed simply from the love of mastery. Be discriminatinlg in all your exactions, making tLem fe ad imle ad onitnt-i