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Poetry.
FADED AND DEAD.
FADED AND DEAD. BY MRS. S. F. HADDOCK.
Whpre are Iheerepn leaves, "Where are die flo'werfc.
That bri(;IilcnoJ with bcfialy the lung suiuwor
boars, : r -.
Where are Uu rainbow, where are the dewe, -
" Colors so railiaiit. rems so profuse,
Fvlod ana doad. Oh ! soirrthint: po eaj
lireatht in those little wortls failed end dead.
W re re Ih rosy cheeks, 'where are the eyes,
Line as that ether Tail we call the nkios,
Where are the white hands, dlmploil and small.
Once opened warmlv in rmoiina to all
Where arelhu ylosay enr's, where lhe fair head,
--" "jus nroumiuuy ludel and dead.
- Where is tho rose wreath braided Inr ro, i :
- Me uory of yuns life, chlldhortTs brfc LtUe,
M. Te are the fond hopes, whore are the dreams,
- ttil.'ed with rieacty by life's moraine beams.
Ti ' something ansoen, yet something just flint "'
Set ds back the wbidi-ered words fadod and dead
Earth, lam weary of thee and by penis,
Weary of watching the buds ami the stens
Witheraway, surl dnain, hope, end heart,
Tarry a wlu'to and forever depart.
Fain would 1 bo where no voices fled
' Sing to it mournfully fade.! and dead.
Miscellaneous.
ARCACHON.
A Lonely Land in France.
From Chambers's Journal.
Lost in lhe lardy violated soi;tldof lhe
livdet south o!' Bordeaux, the Buy of Aro.-
enen wa. in irucT das, only visited by
" gulls and wild ducks. Tho scattared in
. habitants who settled on its shores were
. rnde fishermen, deprived of all communi
cation wiUiilio (idler world.
- - The tlvj--. with its regular ebb ami flow,
cover-? Urf r"inicn;:' since; when high, the
green tin of Ih-j vakr can icareely lc elis
tingnished from tho sand-hitls and uncer
tain lirn; id its inartjiy ibores; whuu low,
tho wiudiug ehaHifeitvraik their lnliumtr
aMe ramifications, Lave I ecu compared to
the suckers of a gigantic medusa. The
tthole scene depicts to the geologist an
image of primitive chaos- marshy lagoons,
still nrjuhabitcd by man, out oi which rise
islands of uiuj, wldch the itauiagin&lion
may realize as the niighty reptiles of those
early days. The firm shore) is separated
from this mass, more or Ices liquid, by fields
ot uiud, coveted with tbe-red willow. 'Tl e
trtmh. lfjrs, or trembling meadows, which
niark the hue of former bays: savannahs
dotled Witb gronps of t)een: torluons cautils
diviJwg lslaii'ld and per.iusuias; and tho
forests ai'd dowua which I13 ou the weti,
comple( the s-tiai'oe and primeval atpect
ellercd by water, utid aud lomL
The villages are occupied two clashes
of men, the resin-makers and th fasher
men. Formerly the two ra-ei lived in i
sUte of open boa'ility. ' Civilizat'on haS
somewhat softened thesa rancorous feel
lngR, but the con'.at between them is ap-
p.iient in a moment to the mtiperienced
traveller. The rtsimtr, as he is called in
the country, is remarkable lor his slender
limbs, hollow and pae chocks, fixed look,
obtdiuale pilenee, Kavae manners and rig
id economy. lie m dark, as if the mystery
of tho foret always weighed tipou him,
and when he laughs bis gaily seems like a
lerocioui explosion. . In later days ho has
Liidasiuo his red vet for the usual dress
of tii' l'eaa.iuts, and, owiuff to tho in-
crea ' tice of Lis commodity, Le can
buy i '.ds, build a cottage, and improve
upon his sordid life. Jjecoming the in
habitant of a town, be ceases to be a sav
' age of th woods. Tho fisherman, on tho
contrary, is a merry fellow, his complexion
ruddy, his limbs well formed, bis step a
sured, he loves to laugh and sing, and
generously spends the earnings of his diffi
cult royagos. - - ;
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THE LEECH TRADE.
There are many occupations carried on
beside these shores as well as that of fish
iug, which, however, i extremely profita
ble, owing to the immense quantity of fish
which resort to this neighborhood. One
' of these trades 13 that of prop.igating
leeches in the meres near the bay. For
merly, the cu-stom .was to nso miserablo
wom-out horses; but theso poor aniniahi
were found by the propagator to wor ont
too soon - the veins opened by tho leeches
did not heal, and so tho life's blood could
not be renewed. Now, tho cow has to do
duty as nurse to the young aunelides.
Frightened, LagrrarJ, but resigned, tho
cnival submits wiib a ctupid kind of as
tonishment to tha attacks of chibtors of
leeches hanging on its legs; aud when tho
moment of alter exhaustion comes,
she is sent off. to her pastures to
renew life, end furnish a fresh rcpaot.
Two weeks suffice for, each process, alter
nately carried on, until death puts an end
to being eaten in detaiL The owner of
about eight acres of marsh supplies yearly
two hundred cows fjr the nourishment ol
eight hundred thousand leeches; he buys
the auioial for about two jKmuds, aid sells
the carcass for sixteen shillings. The ai's
is scmelimes employed, but it proves to be
less resigned than the more patient cow;
it kicks, prances mid tries to bite; sod
when at length it talis into the watfr under
the storm of its iiuiaerous enemien, it
coruesruid with terror. That tJ.i culture
of leeches forms au i:i.pMtl.iijt branch ot
trade to the inhabitants of the Uty of Ar
CMihou, may be believed when it is "known
that a imllwn and a half of leeehes, are an
nually exported to Uorde tnx.
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OYSTER CULTURE.
Iu glancing over the expanso of waicr,
long po!es rasy be seen Lore and there,
niarkiug another of the objects of intrtl
the culture of oysters. From the earliest
oi times this shell-fish has been reiuark
ahly good iu tbe bay; at tho bottom ol the
channels, w hvre the tided aro ujo;4 r.ipi I,
are found the hxdlrvs dc craoe; while on the
nud-bauks the celebrated huilnsJe qruvdk
are ov.thertd. and escorted all over
uro,.e, ojr iut gre. jr iU
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the
nners nave almost uejopr.uueu me oaunB
and only one here and there is now to be
found. A law has been made to interdict
the fishing for the greater nart of the year,
and tho spawn is growing by millions for
future tnide. Besides these, private indi
viduals have embarked their capital in ly
ing out beds with oysters brought from
Spain, England and France, as veil as
those which are found in Virginia, cn the
Chesaieake river, and reach the siza of
twelve or fifteen inches in length. The
mud-banks uie paved with shells, where
the little creatures which escape by
myriads from tho shell of tho oyster
mother may repose in salely; while thick
branch:4s of trees are woven together, that
they may form a protection against being
washed away by tha tide. It is to bo fenr-
ed tr 'Mut ?nterpris5n2 individuals do
not receive a sufficient return Joctheir lab
ors, the watching of the young ovstors in
volves great "t-ypease, and thy do not
grow very quickly. It is not all the banks
which suit: somo mo too muddy, aud give
disagreea'do ll.ivor to the 11 :sh ; ol tiers aro
of too pure send, on which tho oyster can
not fatten; and if the tide i.slong in recov
ering the yrMmn: 6pawn, th'-y are much
mer s!-w!y developed. Ecsidt s these
nniueiiins clntn.-leB to the extension of
this trade, there aro the countless ennnies
whieh are in the sea; of tho million germs
which escape like pollen from the mother,
almost all aro devoured- a few only have
the chance of attachiug lheius-tves to a
shell or a branch. Then as they grow and
open their valves, the destroyer is ever on
the watch. Mollusks rf different kinds
"feed on litrm; and tho crab, that terrible
ravp.gr-r of tho Boa, has a claw always ready
to advance into tho shell and devour the
contents.-
WOMAN'S RIGHTS IN FORCE.
Tho men bring all thn produce of their
fishing to the wife; she is the real head of
'toe establishment. During tho long al
souco of her husband, it falls to her to di
rect the business of the community; and
frequently whole villages arc solely iuka-bi--
ted by wonion and children for tho greater
part of the year. . When tho husband un
happily jvcrishes, p.s is so often the caso on
this dangorous coast, it falls to her lot lo
bring up the son to the tamo trade which
has cost Lis f itiicr his life. All commer
cial transactions aro given np lo her; she
it is who e lis the daily haul of fish. Be
fore the rauvay was made to Bordeaux, site
went thither on horseback, or iu a small
cart, Li all Reasons and wcathc-r; she cross
ed by night tho marshes and moors of Mo
doc to reach thi market early, and return
home as soon as she had diDosed of her
basket The men, shut up on all sides by
the d fieri of the landes, had cover even
Been (he gTf-at city, and knew of its won
ders only from the' description given b
their wives. -
DUCK HUNTING.
The general viw of the liy is much
sp- iled by anc'Ler local trade. On a!i the
1iui!;k p.re row of Kiai:K. w! i'h at low tide
look like the n-ii.-tii of an ancieet forest
submerged in tha marsh. At the begin-
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ning of winter, when the wild-dncks wing
their way m Inrge flights to tho south, nets
aro spread between the poles, and the
sortiuieu wait rtntil tbo birds entanglo
lliemselves- in the bars. When the tide is
t;omg ont tho ducks nlight on the ciuertr
iu sunaoaiiiis, just at tuo srot whero tho
foaiu mingles with the muddy soil ; as tho
water returns they lako thoir flight, in a
huo I'untllul with the suxfaco ot the wulor.
aud nrc C;trgbt by the liots. It is said that
the ii hibitonls of La Teste Lavo
Uuiulred thoi'.sand ducks ;it liordeax iu the
pitco ot a single- winter, but l'-r snuiy
venM past t'10 cun:l)r Las roundel.! Jy
iSe-crsed. lnis is owing to the iieoi'io on
Lhe coast iiioio tJ tho north .iutciieriu-'
with the trade; tho Moitmea have in
ct eased, and the wild ducts aro decimated
ou their wuy to Arcachoiii
THE TOWN.
Jbot-Kiea tne oi jeeis ot natuil scenery
that Lave been nuscribixl, ana lor iiich we
are greatly indtLLed to the interesting weik
ot bL liechi3 on tho shores of Franc'',
there is a' sinart ufr town of Atvnchoii,
which has -pi ui:g wp like tme of tho A i i
cau watcriug places siuco tho raHwuy to
Jjordwiux has been opened. Ou ' all sides
have, risen new buildings, Swiss chalets,
Gothic manor-houses, Jlooiith pavilions,
Chiueso temples, according 10 the Vdiied
tastes of tho proprietors. At tbe lop
of one of the downs is a ' kind ol
mosque painted in every cdor; still
higher is a graceful lower; and villas peep
out lrom lhe ravines and hills. The town
lies on tho sandy shore at tho toot ot the
iiowiup, which are crowned with piue for
ests. The trees which have been sp.U' d
by tho woodman, the little hills covered
with brushwood, tho thickets of the arbu
tus or strawberry-tree, stilt recall the wiM
nature ol tbe place, while lovely and sweet
scented gardens surround eveiy house.
The little bathiDg place has taken a jironJ
device lor its motto : Heri avlidUo, luxlit
vkus, ertis ct'iaf. The short joarnr) 'of
loss than an hoar brings down nuudreds
people from the dusty, noisy btreoU ot
Bordeaux, to spend a lew pleasant hours
on the shore, and the nnmbcr of visitors
for the day is six times as many as the its-
ident,bathers.
THE GREAT FORESTS.
The magnificent lurests of La Teste and
Arcachon form most interest ingezcnibions.
Ou the higher ground, aged piues wi!h
mossy trunks are distributed iu irregular
masses, through which glimpses of the uv
and tho distant valleys may bo caught.
Tho lower ground in clothed ui:h the
thickest vegetation, and in the intervals ol
tho first forest grows a second of oaks, hol
lies, brooms aud arbutus, forming almost
impenetrable masses. Ou the western side
tho downs largo circular hollows open
out the remains of ancient hikes, whose
waters are absorbed by the roots of tho
forests. The resinier himself loves not to
venture into thess marshy ground?, where
many varieties of trees group lUemwlves
tho piciurosqne harmony of nature.
Through the wonderful solitudo of tlwso
grand woods one may travel for leagues,
and gain the heights of the True do la
Truque or of the Mouts de Laseours, which
the highest downs in all Europe. From
these hills we descend to tka pool of Caz
aux, the transparent waters of which cover
thousands of acres opposite tho enlrauce
the bay. In this spot there is a view ol
breakers in the channel, of the little
islands ever changing with the tide, and of
sandhills, which compose a picture for
geologist to study and the artist to ad
mire.
THE CLIMATE.
The climate of Arc.ichoii is sui!iior to
that of the surrounding distric'.s, aud re
calls, by the pnre blno bl.y, as well as the
equality ot the temperature, thosofl winter
cf Cannes aud JioUnio. In the narrow
valleys lyinj; between the parallel ridges ol
downs, the aLniosplu-ro is rJways calm;
and even when the north west wind; bend
tall stems of tha pines, thoso walking
the lower grennds enjoy a premature
spring. Tho lovely aroulus trees may be
tibliugrushed at a distance by -their
brigiit red berries, which from linio ini
memorial Lave been nsod for a fermented
liquor, much liked by the resiuers. Tho
cistus and -other plants which adorn the
shores of tho Mediterranean carpet the
sands with their Liijjht flowers. Tho
myrtle, recently acclimatized, thrives in
he gardens, aud will soon have crossed
over the hedge?, and established itself iu
woods; the olive and the orange tree
rebist the frosts, and jiss the winter in the
open air, wurn planted in too lorest valleys,
which Will no doubt bo used sonio day as
admirable gardens for acclimatization.
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STILTED SHEPHERDS.
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The pictures "Stilted Shepherds" of
ICosa llouheur have made its well acquaint
ed with the Mugular habit which the shep
herds of tho land have auoplcd ot passing
I ho greater part ot their . lives ou sluts,
I he first time thai a group of these people
are seen, there is a curious eaiotton in She
mind as of a blrungo prodkv. Dret'sed in
sheepskins worn by time, knitting stock
ings or spinning thread, they gravely pa.ss
ovcr recd j auJ tnTM). 1Il0 spectator
buried
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the skv ou tho verg.3 of tho horizon.
Tho long slick - which they handle
wilh so much address, servuig as a bahm-ciug-pole
siipfHrt for the nrin, contributes
sti)l more to the strangeness of their ap
pearance; they look like gigaulio crickets
j-reparing lo spring. In the lant.es Medoo
not only the shepherds but every one uses
this style of locomotion; the children have
no fear; and the women, who aro invaria
bly dressed in black, resemble largo ravens
perched on dead branches. The origin of
stilts is unknown, but it is probable that
they were not in use before lhe middle
ages, as ancient actthois make r.o iuculiou
of them. Iu the jtatols of the country
they are called dnjione, which wuld secia
to fix their origiu in thepeiiod of lLo ruin
of tho English, deiivmg it from car
word shank; probably some inventive Brit
ish mind gave theta thif servicenblo mode
of progression. Perched on these bo .row
ed legs, tho shepherd watches over Lis
charge, concealed in the brushwood, cross
es nnmjured the marshes and quieksands,
fiars not to be lorn by thorns or dry twigs,
and can at any time double the speed at
which Le ordinarily walks. Whether it
has any t fleet on the cbracicr cannot be
decided; but certain it is that these people
are distinguished by their wild savage na
ture; tht y have a horror of strangers; and
when, they perceivo a traveller coming to
wards them they hasten to ilea into con
cealment,
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GATHERING RESIN.
The resinier, ot wnom mention hns been
made before, has also his pe-culiar fashion
ot moving. When he roaches the tree
from which tho valuable gnm is lo bo ex
tracted, he places his laddor with the kit
Laud against the tmnk, holding the axe iu
his right. This ladder is asiuglo pieca of
wood, in which a few days havo been cnt
seross; be climbs np it like asqnirrol, and,
resting one Trot npou it, and another
against the; ; jh bark of a tree, he cuts
the long iuc: jHH from whence tho retin
Hows drop j drop. With one bound
he bas again reached the ground, and floes
rapidly through the shadow of tho forest
to attack another trnnk ten feet above the
ground. At a distance the sonorous blows
of hin axe are like tho beak of tho wood
pecker when seeking for insects. The
resiuier, brought np from infahcy to Lis
trade, becomes us clover in climbing trees
as tho aborigines of Anstralia. Liko tht ni,
loo, ho is tacKum, di;-tnnlul and sombre.
His vocabulary of imloin is very limited,
aud, like tL.it of our navies, probably
loos hot eyc?ou a few hundred words, while
his hut is a mere den, built of tho trunks
of trees, and covered with branches.
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The Ecr. I'LIIip C. rettiloue, formerly
ot Stockholm, N. Y., n graduate of ti o
Andover, Mass., Theological Seminary,
died at Chicago on iSaturday. Of late he
cWvoted most of his time to lhe promotion
n rdnculiou iu the weht, and had coljecl
d large jrnorinls of uio:ey j'or tho Uelnif
Win., College,, and t!i rs1 Thooioeri-j?.'!
College at Chicago.
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Jh-ilhe
THE JOSH BILLINGS PAPERS.
Long Branch in Slices.
Long Branch iz lhe eastern terminus ov
sum real eslalo on the west side ov the
Atlantik Oshun, and iz lokatid closs down
lo the edgo ov tho water. .
i Tho populashnn iz homo genus, woman
genus, girl and boy genus, ynng one genus,
and divers other kind ov genns.
. The tlivcrs genus are sum plenty. They
go iuto the Alkuitik Oshun, hand in Land,
m m and wile, pheliowand gall, stranger
and strangeresses, drest in flowing robes,
aud cum cut by and by like statuary in a
liU fit.
Tho Atlantik 0hun iz a grate f nececs.
The author and proprietor ov it nevei
in. ikes cmiy blunders.
Thare iz a grate deal ov morality hero
at Lour ISmnch. Thare is sum isolated
cases ov iniquity, and a clover sprinkling
ov innocent deviltry.
1 am jileaseu to' Mate that tho uvqiulij iz
principally infut hands, and find.! b-it few
tasers.
Tho (luid of tho Allanllk Oshuu .. i.tlt.
ainl hitz bin so lor more than 3D0 yc:irs to
my knowletlgn. I slate this as a stubborn
f.ikt, and the "otdesl itihabilanV may help
himself if he can.
The ockashun of this psalf ness has both
ered lhe clergy for years. Sum ov them
s-iy thnt lafgb Jnmps of psalt wn.i deposit
ed in theothuti. at an early day, bi IL in-
juns, for safe keeping, and some say thai
the great number ov kodtis'i and number
makrcl that travel its waters buz flavored
theo.shun.
I eiidoise the kodti-h and makrel job.
not bekauzo I think it iz tine, but be
fcauze 1 think it iz the weakest, aud 1 have
alwus biu in the hubit nv standing np for
the weak f.nd opi"reecL
l lirtashuus are thick nere, but princi
pally occur amnng thozo who have wore the
niugal yoke until their necks hav begua
to fit galled.
These ilutaliouB are looked upon az en-
t-rely iunoctnt, and aro called "rtcruitina."'
They are konsidered by sum (who call
emt-flves judges,) more brnceing than sea-
;nng.
Milliouaues are unmerous, besides others
who out on a milUnn ov airs more orleSR.
Now aud then yu wL'l see a forrin nob
ji:;tover from tho other side ov the Ailao-
Uk O :iiiu. They wer long sbirt-collars,
tnnt-l don, and short noses turned np.
'I'. - landlord t-lls ma they hv all paid
ti.eir bibs thus tar. and he sez, tbe last
tiling he duz at nite, before he goes tew
sleep, iz to pray that they will koutinue on
to do so.
The prayers ov the right, ons aro sed tew
be heavy, and weigh well, and the land
lord being ov a righteous turn ov mind, I
think he w ill win.
The Continental Hotel iz the priucipal
one here, and iz infested, jast now, by
eight hundred aud fifty innocent creatures,
who oat 3 meals per day.
The feinalo portion or these dear inno
cent creatures, rool np their sleeves, and
go down one a day, to the keel ov their
trunk, and drag out bi the nap ov the nek
sum clothes, that would make the Queen
ov Sheeba sorry that she hadn't postjoned
living until Long Branch had bin invented,
so that she could have got the stylo.
I adviso all ov mi friends to come to the
Continental Hotel, and bring their best
clothes with them.
Long Branch hez menny things lo inter
est the schollar, and the philanthropist
among wldch iz the race-courso, just bilt-
I attended this raco-course lately, and
saw some very good rotary movements on
it
I didn't bet, bekause I hav alwus been
priciplod nginst loseuing ouuy money.
I think I could win enny quantity ov
money, aud spile ini morality, but the loss
ov a tu dollars would git mi virtew out ov
repair for ages.
Long Branch is also tho home . ov tbe
miscellaneous crab, an,d tho world-renowned
musketo.
The crab is kanght iu endless confusion
at l'lezzure Bay cluss bi Long Branch.
lie iz kanght bi tieing a hard knot on the
other end ova string, and then dropping
the string down in the water, and tickling
the bottom of his feet with the knot, in this
way, sumtimes ho is kaught, an.lsumtitnes
he is not
Tho musketo iz az natral to Nu Jerseeaz
Jersee litening is.
Tha mnsketo is a niarvelems knss, but whi
ha ever wuz allowed tew tr.fco out Liz
papers, and travel, iz unknown tew me, or
ov my near r -la! ion?.
If he haz enny destiny to fill, it must be
his stuinuiuk, for he is the biggest lore,
ackording tew the size ov hiz gimlet, I hav
ever met seldom. It don't look well for a
philosopher tow belracktiousat ouuy thing,
not even a bng, but if enny boddy ever
bears me swear (out loud) he may know
h ire Las bin a kussid musketeer ou mi
premises.
I cum b-w Long Brunch (in couijtany
wilh mi wife) r.t tho opening ov the season,
send put up at the Continental Hotel, and
intend now to keep putting up thare nntill
the house shuts up, if I hav lew klimb the
flag stall lo do it
Every Ixiddy who pnts up at this hotel
allowed tew put up regular, ouee a
week, - for Liz board, and promiskuss
things.
Ttiis iz a blessed privilege, which sum
folks kant never enjoy, nutil they ate de
prived ov it
It will then be forever too late.
I am one ov them cunning krutets, who,
wl-en they find a good hotel, a 2-5 pound
landlord, und polite officials, dwell with
them heavily.
I hev se i before (in writing about ho
tels) that almost enny loddy thinks they
know how tew keep a hotel and they do
knot" how), but this ackonnts for the grate
number ov kussid loor hotels all over the
country.
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The Great Cathedral at Strasbourg
Strasbourg boasts of numerous edifices
great architectural value. Of these the
chief attraction lor tourists is the splendid
cathedral in the midst of the city? This
historical monument was erected on tho
ruins of a cuurch founded by Clovis, and
reconstructed by Chailemague. Originally
built iu G01, it was nearly destroyed by
bghtuiug ia 1007. The present building
was begun in 1015, and completed iu 1439.
Its length is 357 feet, the length of its
transepts 140 feet the breadth of its nave
3j feet, eiid t ho height of its ceiling 7'J feft
Its west front, richly adorned with
scnlpfures, statues and bas-reliefs, liiesto
height ot two hundred and thirty fret,
anil has a circular window forty-tight feet
diameter. Its spire, four bundled and
sixiy-eix feet high, is tho . loftiest in the
world. The grand pyramid of Egypt is
only six feet higher. Its interior offers,
among its many marvels, superbly colored
glass windows, stately columns, the organs
Siberman, its unique astronomical clock,
baptistry of the fifteenth ceutnry, the
tomb of Cour.vl, the pulpit of Jean Ham
merer, several fine paintings by old mas
ters, and a nuu-ber of curions chapels.
Daring the actual siege it is reported that
thid magnificent cathedral Las been se
riously injured.
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Don't Whip a Frightened House.
Never whip your horse for becoming
frightened at any object by the roadside,
for if Lo sees a slump, a log, or a heap ot
tin bark in the road, and while he is eye
ing it carefully, aud about to pass it yon
strike him with tho whip, it is the stump
log, or pile of tan bark that is hurling
him, m his way of reasoning, and tho next
lime he will appear more frightened. ' Give
Jurn time to examine and smell of these
objects, and use the war bridle to assist
you in bringing him carefully to these ob
ject. of fenr. Bring all objects, if possi
ble, to his nose, and let him smell ot them
d then you can commence to gentle him
with them. Ac
Titey now excuse Napoleon's blunder
for going into war unprepared, bv savinc
did riot know the real condition of
Li.5 army ; but no one supposes Lo ever
did know much about military matters. j
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A DOT UPON THE SEA.
Arrival at Boston of the Tiny Boat
City of Ragusa—A Three Months'
Voyage—History and Incidents.
From the Boston Herald, Sept. 9.
Ninety days ago, a tiny loat, lesrf than
twenty feet in length, and carrying two
men and a dog, left Liverjool, England,
wilh the avowed purpose of cronsing th
Atlantic ti New York. Tho lx.ld and
hazardous project was lhe subject of much
nuiazomcnt at the lime, aud ab-Mit five
o'clock yesterday nfternoou the linv craft
was signaled approaching our liurbcr. At
six o clock, tno Joliiv.lor o tug Etarl' 1
down tho harbor and met the venture
some mariners at about eight o'clock,
epposilo the lower light, and towed, theni
to this city, the boat which has thus ac
complished a voyag't so hazardous and so
altogether novel iu nnuicd tho City of Ha
gusa, is twenty feet in length overall, six
feet beam, and two feet eight inches in
ileolii, cirawin two leot oi water; stio m
yawl-rigged, and trea.! K.-veny jatd.i of
rnnvasK; is htt'tl wttti h two-blmled steam
piopvller. worked by Imod, and her hull
is of wood, tho boards bemg only one-bait
inch in thickness. Iu this miniature ship
are all the arrangements for cooking, eta.,
and the capacity for carrying ptovisior.
and water sufficient for the voyage whieh
has just been so succtssmify terminated.
Tho crow coudsis of two m- o,- J..ln
Chpiles Berkeley, the coininauder, aud
Nicholas Fnuiornz, Ihece r.re the two
men who, actnatod as tbe former says I
a mere whim." were iuduced to make
this attempt which few could regard as
anything but foolhardiuess, after seeing
the craft iu which they I mnc'jed th- ir des
limes ami nnng tneir uvea by u mere
thread. Tbe former had followed the sea
fioui ltoyhood, and Ls patted an eventfal
life. Ibi saved two lives off the coast of
Kent ou the 8th of September, 1858, for
which he was awarded a medal by th
imtisn - tin mane society. lie is
nu Irishman, and Las a home
iu Dablin. His companion is au
Austrian. On Thursday, June 21, these
daring spirits launched their frail bark,
and, accompanied only by a dog, left Liv-
rt tool. In ten days they put into Queens
town, where they were obligvd to remain
four days in order to Lave some cau'king
done on their boat, which was leakiug.aud
left there on the lClh, having on board oue
ton of ballast and five hundred weight of
coaL They took the uortheily route, the
same as that taken by tho Cambria, the
prevailing winds being westerly, and, for
the first thirty-five days, they suffered a
great deal, beiug kept wet through contin
ually. They were also nnable to cook in
the first part of the voyago, and were com
pelled to cat their meat raw, which added
to their discomfort and helped to dis
courage thui. After being eighteen days
out, they becamo short of firewood, with
no means of getting a supply. At this
time they very luckily picked np a barrel
containing about 4 gallons of tar, which
was a perfect godsend, they using tho tar
npou the decks, and the barrel for fuel
On the 4th of July thev celebrated the day
of the great republic, drinking the health
of President Oraut in some prime Irish
whisky, with which they were supplied.
Ou the evening of that day there was a
heavy gale, through which, however, they
rodoeafely. Outhe2Hth of August they
lost ono of their crew.tho dog, who died of
scurvy. They had much heavy weather,
but tho little bark bore herself nobly, and
the men themselves expressed surprise that
she rode the heavy gales so staunchly. She
was -leaking all tne way, and the pump,of
which they nave two. were kept at work
constantly. Iu the severe galo of last Sat
nrday they experienced the hardest lime of
the voyage, but sullered no disaster save
the carrjing away of tho jigger boom. The
largest number ot miles made iu ono day
was 153, which was in ado in the first patt
of tho voyage, and the smallest eleven
miles. The averago sced was four knots
an hour. A number ot vessels were
spoken on tho voyage.Hinong which Wits the
hark Kadclilf, on llio 2-V.h ot June, l-ound
for Quebec ; tho shi: Maxwell, August Dili
and the homeward Ixumd steamer Kussia,
August 2L From tho finst two oi thee
they totk in supplies of provisions and wa
ter. Two whales were very litighborlv
off Capo Clea"-, coming near enough
to bo touched with the fund, and giv
ing the voyagers st'Cio alarm kst they
should upset their frail ship. One of
Mother's Carj's Chickens" attended them
from the time they Kft Queenstcwn till
they passed George's bank. Tho men sny
that they had the most forfect confidence
the success cf their enterprise, and iu
the roughest gale con'd go to sleep w ith
tbo greatest composure. Only tho late
ness of tho season prevents them fioiu re
turning home as they came. Theirorieiu
al intention was to go direct lo New York,
but they concluded to put into this port,
and will go from here to tho foiuier place,
and will remain this side of the Atlsutic
another summer. They were lowed to
Long Wharf by tho tug, ami thero can be
seeai this smallest of all crafts thut ever
traversed the broad Atlantic
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"Poor Eugenie."
Nothing so dramatic a.J the flight of the
Empress Eugenie from Paris, has occurred
iu tbe annals of royalty since tho sad de
parture of Mario Antoinette from tho Tuil
eries. The Empress left the Palace on
S'luday as soon as the news ot the capture
of the Einperor was confirmed She lei
by the quay, accompanied by a r.ingle ser
vant Her departure was so hasty that
her room was left iu disorder. Trunks
were piled in confusion on the floor, bon
nets aud dresses were lying about in heaps
and the bed wai niid- whiln in the rooms
of the Emperor and the Prince, which had
not been occupied for many a night.every-
thing lay as they had left them weeks before. !
The Emperor's books and papers, cigar
boxes, revolver cases and phials contain
ing phosphate of iron, remained as he had
elt them when first departing for tbe
German frontier. Antinflmrhed historical
exercises remained on the desk iu the young
Prince's room, and hi leaden toy soldiers,
with which, probably, his father had been
teaching him the art yf war iu preparation
for S iarbruck and VcisPenburg, lay de
feated and overthrown on tho carpet, j
Perhaps Eugevie, as much as tho wife
and mother as the EroprvB", had allowed
the rooms of lief dear ones to remain
just as they had left them to rewind her
mora forcibly of the absent Perhaps
she anticipated with housewifely glee
the pleasure so methodical a man ai the
Einperor would take in re-urning every de
tail of his busiuwi or his studies, when he
cauio back, just at the point where he left
off, aud so bright a boy as Louis would
feel fighting his victorious battles over
again with the leaden soldiers that he had
last seen in disorder.
Bat they have not come back, and will
not The Empress flies secretly and in
terror to meet thorn whero they are j iris
oners, while the Republican National Guard
eat their meals iu the great dining balls
and drink the royal wino in tbe cellar, and
Republican populace tears th imperial
insignia frotu tho chairs and railings that
only tho day before acknowledged the grand
presence of Eugenie herself.
With tho sad' fate of jioor Carlotta fresh
ia onr memories, what a dreadful svnse of
retributive justice hangs over this great
reverso ! N. Y. Herald.
I
Wu McDonald, one of the pioneers of
Northern New York, and a respoctod aud
prominent citizen, diod at his residence in
(ileus Falls, on Sunday. H represented
Warren county in the Legislature two
years. He was eighty-six years of age.
Tue Empress Eugenia and the Prince
Imperial, accompanied by M. de Lesseps,
attended service at tho Roman Catholic
Chapel at Hastings, England. The fieopla
the place treated her with great respect
When the Priuce met his mother his first
exclamation was, "0, mon jxim-re. mj.'"
Mm. JirpfiK F.sTiiKn Mor.ws, of Wyom
ing Teiriic-ry. is said to bo huving a brisk
mil of marrying Lmineai
The Flight of MacMahon's Army.
, A correspondent of the Vienna Wehr
2 iuug gives souio mott graphic pictnres
t ! he flight of MacMahon's army. He
wv-ics: "I could now (Aug. 6, 2J p. m )
sk j in Ilagncuan no lorgor. Despite the
WMuing of my host, I turned out ot tuo
jo J hern galo aud look the direction of tho
I by ; eii ait forest- toward Niederbrouu.
I h i roar of camion wo loud. Columns ol
K-rt. -ifij ro;;o in the northwest nvd even in
Ibi. ' hrec'ioii of iS.iarbiirg. 1 judged the
filt "io bo uer.r Niederbroun, and did not
-At i o'clock, iu ;a!l"ued a Lor.se wilh
ens ff taddlo Elippiug under its belly,
in. 'iru tuo town gate, uirccuy alter, a
Fitjid, . then a third; then lollowed a
cu-..M!v.r, Lis horsa covered with blood
'bain, without citira.ss, without arms.
Ntr : vm artillerist, cn an unsaddled horso,
hint Ico distoitrd with 'incxpressilde
frii.L Somo liiiuutes ' later, "a l"iW
ot -t-wutH twenty - horsemen hurried
t-Mb"ff iiiong whom two Zonavei clinging
iijiou one IwHuti-ra coiisj.'icuous; the oth
ers were cuirassier in every 6t.vi cd ; tight
and tervoi, some sr.iugwg wildly thir sa
bres; others, as if out of their wits, flog,
gii.'g their iwr exhausted horses, sever!
of them without saddled, mcst ol them
without anus. One cuirassier billed his
horse just before me, !oos.-ned bis cuirass.
thiew oil his helmet next his heavy swoid,
l.isi!y Lis weighty bre.ist-plate, and then
laugnmg contentedly, roue leisurely on.
A pause of eoruo five miuutes followed,
'i 'ae towusiatn had all tied inside the gates.
The field watch aud I stood a!oru at the
point where the Niediibroun. braucn rail
Way iuUrects the high road. Presently up
gallops a 11'. Id 'jtiiilarme, h dta his half-dtd
borne, and calls out 'Shut the gateo in
stantly; tho Prussians are at my heels.'
The field watch turned white. I "exclaim
ed, 'What maduess. Hagneuaa is an open
t jwu. Thero could be no defense, and if
the Prussians rtaily wero there the best
thing for the town was lo open the gates
as wide as possible.' His face brightened
up. The tumult became greater. Among
a crowd of cuirassiers some lancers were
mixed np; then came hussar uniforms.
The roads are thronged; unmounted horses
gallop past as if driven ou by panic; on all
sides aro swarms artillerymen in shirt
sleeves, many of their horses with the
traces cut ridden by infantry-men or ar
tillery. So for I have not remarked one
officer. As the mob was thickest a rail
way train came screaming along from
the north. At the moment a num
ber of peaceable girls, with their convey-
an-cs entangled iu the throng, were cIohc
n"in the rails. ; They cannot move for
ward or backward; they seem lost . The
field-watch aud myself, seizing tho barrier-
tree, forced back the distracted wenches,
shut the barrier, helped them over, and
the train rushes past without a mishap.
The train ought to have saved the materiel
accumulated at Niederbronn; it ought to
have transported tho wounded; it wason
tirely'de voted to flight They wero the
first infantry soldiers who saved them
selves. All the wagons over-filled, cn the
roofs, hanging ou by the handles, with
half their bodies iu the air, on the
gangway boards, some fully accout-
d, some half-naked, no wounded !
So flashed past us this novel picture of dis
tract iou crossing tho current of misfortuno
in the high road. Wo let the barrier balk
drop, and sprung aside Liko a wild hunt
tho horsemen galloin-d iuto the town and
clattered through it without drawiug bridle.
By 5 o'clock the torrent gradaaily ceased.
After a pMise came the coiivevances. I saw
r.mr or ftvo carnages, all completely h?.r-
ncRsod, yet without Uieir cutis. Then
jolted and rattled past a broken ammuni
tion wagon cram to pi I with Tnrcos; next a
peass'iit's wagon filled with boddiui' aud
household gear, but no ow ncr; a Zouave led
tho horsv-s, two frightfully wounded Turcos
lay on tho top, a cluster of unarmed sol
diers of ail nruis t hiug around it Now
fell-awed iuhjitiy on foot It was about 51;
still no officers. In d.msj swarms, tli-5
chancery cars, tuo carriages of three gene
ral M'gaikv, tne arctivea ol a divibion,
four or five empty ammunition trucks,
eveiy kind of ambulance wagon, all jack
ed v.ith uninjured soldiers. Oil ouo car
lay three corps- s, a few pitifully draggled
lurt"cs following in tho crowd in dumb re
signation Then came a lot of sutlers and
camp followers. Tho infantry La 1 all flung
away their pucks, many lb ir gntis, houjo
wco in their shirt sleeves, most of them
had leaves stuck on their swords and Lung
on their i-houtuers. jjv far the greater
part were 'ritux s)llilj,' for whoso valor
IrOvhu.iiri l m lately vouched. I shall not
botiu forget a poor jierspmug infantry
soldier ot the Fiitteth, smartly accoutred.
with knapsack on his buck, with broad,
red face, who came up lo me and anxiously J
iked w here Lis regim-ut ws. I told him
to go riiiht on to S'.r.i;:boHrg, and )erhaj)
ho would find it there. He marched brave
ly r.lopg as 1 had directed him. Ho was au
Alsatiau. Ar.on.t 'Jj an orderly troop of
cuirassiers, under Cinuuii'.nd oi a Captain
atid two subalterns, about forty men
strong, rode (Jast. T'ley were almost all
properly accoutred, and kept step. Be
tween 4 and 7 o'clock a disorderly rubble
binried by, absorbed in themselves and
iu their miserable existence; in the w hole
body not more ti'au forty iu marching or
der; altogether some 8,000 to 10.000 n.en;
very low wounded, some three or
four cavalry ' oflit-ers, two ar
tillery and about eight iufanfry officers iu
tte entire swarm; such a rotit s neither
185'J or 1810 ever witnessed. But back I
must go to Haguenuu. It was 7 o'clock;
the stream of fugitives was less s yolleo.
As in the fading twilight I hastened toward
'he town to learn if any trains were goiu,
came across five or bix soldiers of various
armi, leading iu their mi 1st one Prussian
prisoner, as proud as if they had got with
them the eutire Prussian army. Tbe poor
man was trembling.. In sn.eh a jAi"k to
parade one prisdner I The public-houses
wero a scene of auirnalion. Soldiers were
busy eating and drinking, and what sur
prised me they quietly paid their shot In
u upper room four iofautry officers drank
their wine iu silence. Fivo cuirassiers sat
before a roast goose, crackiug m.id joki s.
Eu-ly next morning at 7 I wai lucky
enough to rweh Ftrasboiirg iu a wagou."
A Saratoga Sensation.
A visitor at Saratoga writes that at one
of tho recent and very brilliant masqua
rades given at Congress UalU a lady, mys
terious, graceful, witty, an! tautuliiing,
apjieatcd lu the character cf "The Girl of
the Period."' The dress was an exaggera
tion, but splendidly carried ont, of the
Grecian buini, panier, aud walk of a mod
em belle. She was masked beyond all
detection, and was the life of the ball,
knowing everybody and quizKing thmu to
her heart's ronteiit Het escort was a black
domino, equally impenetrable. Fifty or
sixly gentlomen crowded lhe t(ilran&e8
after the ball to folk' ad identify her,
but she bullied them all and made her
escaje with her mask through some street
eutranc to the ball room. One gentleman
from New York has offered 12,000 reward
for her identification. She was so witty,
and approached so neatly the traditional
brilliance of an adroit masker, that she is
hunted with au avidity, aud is tho sensa
tion of the season, Her chignon was made
of yellow tissue paper, and was a marvcl
lons burlesque of the Btyio. She is sup
posed to bo a Southern lady, but this is a
mere conjecture. Sho is looked for at the J
af proacning masquerade with intense in
terest I saw her talkiug to the Hon.
Augustus Sohell and Senator Creamer, of
New York, and they wero laughing inordi
nately at her rich remarks. Who is tho
Girl of tho Period?'' We have consulted
our birds and serpents, but the soothsayer
is at fault this time.
The Count d'Eu is reported by cable as
having arrived on Sunday at Lisbon, whence
he hastened, to Franco. The Count is tbe
heir prcs-nnptive t the throne of Brazil,
and was the Cnmn:aRdcr-iu Chief of the
Brazilian aimy during , tha 'ata wir w;t!i
i'rtr.i"u -y. ile is accompanied in his vi;t
to Europe by iu wife.
A Saratoga Sensation. CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.
Personal Notes.
Tue Kin of Sweden is an advocate of
woman's suffrage.
Mrs. O Donwan Rosa, alied recently iu
Charles toD.
There arc a good many JEuglibh tourists
in Chicago tit present.
Mb. J. S. Ci.aiike aul thei IJritijh
Blondes" are delighting St. Louis.
Now thatNapoIcnn in off, Rochelort will
bo hard np fer persona's.
A tot K of Schiller's Imii ia to be raffled
for at the German fair in. Chicago.
Ths actor Macroady it preparing a vol
runo of his reminiscences of Charles Dick
ens. Tub Duke of Edinburgh at last accounts
was at Wellington, New ZeIanL
Congressman Lvm-n ba-i disponed of
liia intcrefct- in tho Portland (Mo.) lil
i'leSfi.
Gen. S. A. Dot-gush has resigned as
Aide-do-camp to Gnu. Hjfdea of North
Carolina.
Lli)i;o RoixiN hits Lven such a rollin
stone that he has gathered scarcely any
moss.
QrFFN Victokia pays liberal pensions to
seventeen old servants of Irinco Albert in
Germany.
Senatok Iioss of Kan.sts is1 setting type
at lopt l.a, tho pi inters oi that place Lav
pj ttriiLk.
Mias Emma Ai;.m aocek, of East Saginaw,
Michigan, is in the insuranco business.
oulv licensed.
Mb. and Mrs. Howabd Pact, ar xuakincr
a provincial tour in England with great
success.
Mil Mi.ibjii's "Men and Mysteries of
Wall Street is well spoken of bv the Enc
usa reviewers.
j liuo-iiitB oi ueut r.n orsnt, a leatntr
ft - r i , . . . .
dealer m Chicago, is about starting a tan
nery at Geneva, Illinois.
WnxiAM Cullan Bbtant is tbe richest
poet in the United Stat'.s, his la-jt year's
income oeing ou,uuu.
GitANDMASiA Bonaparte is confident that
her grandson, the Baltimore Jerome, will
yet be ruler of Jt ranee.
Tue Duke of Sardinia started for Lon
don, recently, to fill the post of Portuguese
Aiutmssaaor as tne court of St James.
Madame Tatiana Swetofk. a Russian
author hns published in the Kivista Euro-
pea an interesting paper on Thackeray and
iicKcns.
EoBEiiTseN s "M. P. received its first
representation in America at the California
1 heatre, Sau 1 rancisco, last week.
"Naogutt, Naughti. bnt oh so Nice,
is the title of a new English novel, the
anihorship of which ia attributed to Lady
Di Beanclerc.
Afteb all, the present, and some people
tninit, premature, declaration of a French
republic is only discounting the death oJ
Napoleon.
Victobiem Sabdoct's "Pattio" was trans
lated for tho Russian stage, but the govern
ment, censor relnsed to permit its repre
sentation.
Hon. Wm. II. Mii.u;u, of Harribburg, Ta.,
a lawyer or distinction, and formerly a
member of Congress, died recently.
QnEEN Victoria has pror.enlo.1 a sword to
tho loading rneudly chiefs of New Zealand,
for their efforts in suppressing the native
war.
Mil. Washijuknk, tho United States Min
ister, was tho recipient of another entliu
siistio ovation from tho Paris fiopulaco
recently.
Tue Booth furor in Chicago is nlmosl
unprecedented. Meicker"s is crowded
nightly to its utmost capacity by brilliant
aud critical audieuces.
The Prineo of Saxo-Wiemar arrived at
Aberdeen tho other day, on his way to
Birkhull, which Le is to occupy during the
summer season.
A new drama ly Mr. Bourci ault, cnti
t'cd tho "Rappf.rto," wai played at the
opening of the Prince si Theatre, London,
ou the 5th of September.
Joirs V. DritciN, Ju., son of Ii iv. Dr.
Dnrbiu, secretary of tho Mothodist MLs
rdoii Society, dietl of apoplexy at Sarat oga
ou Saturday niht
Sfnator Pratt, of Indiana, has been
huh! for libel, for saying that John Mussil-
man, of Ijogausporl, was insaue, and lion-
est bocansn of statutory terrors.
M. G. Lasxaxy, a writer of some distinc
tion, h;is died at Athans. According to his
wid, his fortune will at bis wile's death go
lo the University of Athens.
Wendell Puii.i.irs proclaim himself a
Socialist. It was the dangc r thi'C.ileied 1-y
such doclrines that chiefly led to tho for
mation of the Second Empire in France.
A nkw comedy by Tom Taylor, entitled
"Handsome is as Handsome doeo" was
produced at lhe Fnncess Theatre, Man
chester, Knglaud, ou the 15th of Angnst.
Mit HuonES, better known as "Tom
Brown," Las lately been visiting James
litiasellTiowell, in Boston. Ho is to 0en
tbe Fraternity course of lectures on the
11th of October.
Mr. A. W. Yocng, the adapter of "Dan
gerous Game" and other plays. Las writ
ten, in conjunction with Mr. J. .M. Mor
ton, a play called "The Threepenny Bit"
in which Mr Sotheru has made quite a hit.
Genfral Sheridan, it is said, Las writ
leu private letters to his friends, In Which
he gives as his opinion that the Prussian
army will not bombard Paris, but will en
deavor to starve it into submission.
Mr. Charles Franks, formerly repre
sentative ot the Sixth Ward in the Brook
lyn Board of Aldermen, of which he was at
cue. tioie. President died at bis residence,
12 first Place, Brooklyn, on the lilh.
Adam K. Spesce, for several years past
professor of French in the Michigan Uni
versity, has resigned bisposith n. He has
been appointed President of Fisk College,
NashvHle, TenCj an institution for the
education of freednien.
Catt. F. Slatterly has arrived in Onar-
ga, 111., with hve magnificent lercheron
Norman stallious. They weigh from 1.G50
to 1,800 jiounds. They were shipped from
Frnee, August 1, and nrrived in good con
dition.
A boy rained George Reed, aged fifteen
years, litis been arrested lor setting nre to
the Uxbridge (Mass ) Almshouse, which
was destroyed last week, lie lias con
fessed the act He was formerly au inmate
of the asylum.
Thk Tope of Rome will retire to Castel
Goudelfo if tho Italians take possession of
Eoroo It is worthy of note that as yt
Pius IX. has given no public expression of
his view ou the downfall of tho "eldest
son of tho church."
Frederick Saunders, author of "Salad
for the Solitary" aud "Salad for the So
cial, " has publish in London a new vol
nme entitled "Evenings with the Sacred
Poets." Tho contents are well arranged
and attractive.
The snow cactus ia a plant on the Sierra
Nevada, which grows so clese to the siow
lines as to suggest (to a Cockney mind)
that it would do for 'edges.
A contemporary justly complains of the
brutal prediction ot a very cold winter so
soon after the distressing character of the
summer.
A Long Islander, seeing a shark swim
mine? on too of the water, jumped in,
c-.nght it by the tail, aud held ou till some
tV.iu'r'uiii r": cured it At letibt, we are
nsk-.d u Winvd LLit be did.
ty
of
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Miscellaneous.
Detroit has ladies baso ball cluba.
Habiusbcro has an erjpty trtasuiy.
Phalanxes of female lecturers aronow
farming. f
A J ersey baby has died of painled candy.
Two Texan women are raising twauly
two acres of cotton.
m
Lent discourse aro not always liorrow
cd sermons; sometimes they are stolen.
A woman's rrgimtutis said to bo forijaliig
for tho city niilitla, in an eastern city..
The lYnobecot river ia lower than at any
5eriou Tor forty years.
Socp is likely to run out of tho sauctnan
when thero is a leek in it
Forty thousand women are ortoloved ny
vnt-d-or4norers in England.
- Tn mr1e popnUlion of Inrs is f.irlv
thou.-uj iu exees3 of tho female.
A statistician estimates the number of
dugs in this country at C, 000,000,
Twenty -one million dollars are anunall
invested in beer in the United Spates.
India b.is nearly lOO.fmO.OOO females, and
on'y about od.UUU are tibiae educated.
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rrm. - . . i . r t , . . .
xiir. t"o:iumiMer ot j.oston is loaning a
trial ot young 1 idies a de'ivciy clerks in
hisofhee.
It takes
ployes to
Chicago.
$ I, otM i pf-r day and ISO
'run" the Shermau Iljti-rt
t-ra-,
in
LVn't be dwpondont in nntuuin because
the leaves turn; they will return nexl
spriDg.
Paradox as it mar seem, people who p.re
inclined to be fat aro generally Ieabt in-
cliced to be so.
The Georgia negroes are becoming ex
pert garroters, but practice as yet only on
laaies.
A Cincinnati firm has built a s ilo weigh
ing hail a muiiou of pounds for New Or
leans. The population of Terre Hantu, Iud.. is
about 15,300 -a gain of 100 per ceut. in
tbe last ten years.
An irate blacksmith drov an axo into
another man's heart for not returning a
oorroweei suiru ,
rr t , , i -.. .. .... .
iue ueer aruoK m too united Mates in
one year cots the drinkers twenty one
minions.
Since the recent fires iu Chicago iron
roof will be put upon maDy of tho co.stlv
buildings now erecting.
Rondout (N. Y.) young ladies aro organ
izing a society for the encouragement of
young men who desiro to marry.
Two gardeners in Terre Hanlo. Indiana,
have sold three hundred an.4 eighty -one
thousand cucumbers from a five-acre patch.
A cut umber over four feet long aid a
beet fifty-one inches in circiimftreuce are
among the products of Vermont this sea
son. Domestic peaco is assured in Dahomy
by the dread every wifo feels lest her hua
band may give her to the king as a soldier.
A lady at Saratoga apieared at one of
the hops wearing a necklace of sapphires
and diamonds which was valued ut $10,
000. An Ohio girl has Lud by the sum cf six
hundred dollars, all gained by makine coin
husk door mats at ten cents each.
Moths may bo kept out of furs and
ww ilen clothes by wrapping tho fabrio ia
ca'ico. Moths cpiunot eat through, calico.
A Quincy (Illinois) mau pushed a $10
Coufedorato note on a banker of that citv.
nd was arrested aud lot'ged in jail for it.
Can an importer bo said lo fulfil his obli-
pitions to his country when more gold is
made to cover all his duties to the cov-
rnment?
The buckwheat crop in many parts of
tho state of Michii'.an will bo an entire
tiluro, having lieen blasted, the cause be
ing tho dry weather.
Te planters are beginning to cut fheir
ihaeco in some pait of the lower coun-a-s
of Kentucky. The cron is reported as
being generally very fine.
A man in Lawrence, Ksuste:, budded a
cherry tree in Lis garden last Augu.-t
isrci), which Lai grown m a year 33 feet
aud 7 inches.
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Miscellaneous. Important Use for Slag of Cinder.
Slag or cinder aa it is called in this
country has iu Europo boon recently
loutid lo be ot great value, having been
mouldod into many useful and beautiful
articles. In tho United States the difficul
ha always been to know what to do
with it
In all iron bl tsting furnaces uaril and
soft or inv iron ore, limestone, and coal
aro thrown into the furnace in layers. A
strong draught of air is kept constantly
blowuig nuoerneath, to keep the nro burn
ing. The heat from tbe coid and limestone
causes tho iron ore to molt, thereby letting
loose the ir ni, which beiug the heavier
falls to the loltmoof tho fill Lace of its own
weight The remainder is a conglomerato
limestoue, sand, rock, and othrr early
substances, aud 1 called slag. This i
drawn oil from time to time and hanlcd
away, no use being made out of it. When
cool it is exceedingly brittle and lord, be
ing rapidly coo!"d by lite application ot a
stream ot water, which is doubtless tho
reason lor its hardiness and briltlencss.
Its color is gray, with beautif"! streaks of
black running thronyh it in every direction.
At Anlnoye, in Belgium, this refuse htts
been cast into slabs for -pavements nd
paving purposes geuerally, into garden
rollers, aud post and pillars ; and it is
said in some forms to represent arti
ficial porphry. Now, as it has always,
this country and in Fuioiie, in
volved the proprietor of blo-sting tnrnaces
considerable expense to gt rid ol
the moulding of this uioulteu lava
or building, paving, architectural, and
ornamental purfose has opened a new
held for inventive g-nms. American in
ventors have fonud use for ln.ry hitherto
waste materials, which have been made
subservient to the com tort and luxury o:
man. There is no reason w by, if a slower
process of coollog vrere adopted blag could
not be made less brittle, and consequently
more valuable. Of conrso, in -rawing it
off, it can bo moulded into any form dc
8lr4Hl into blotka tor building, into man
tels and other forms of ornauieiitd archi
tecture, as well as for paving purposes.
and for park and garden rollers. If si tg
useful for any vt tho purpose t wiucu
appears to have been put iu Belgium, it
useful for mauy, aud can be moulded
iuto a thousand forma. It is Bijsoeplible
great jwlish, and is exceedingly beauti
ful
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At
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Nothing Liie Grammar. Nothius like
Grammar ! Better go without a cow than
go without that. Thero are nnmberiess
'prolessors who go -tramp, tramp.
tramp, my boys ! around tne couDvry,
peddling a weak article, by which "in
twenty days luey gauranieo io iei a umu
thoroughly up in the English language.
An instance in oint comes ironi Aireen
villo, Alabama, where a "professor ' had la
bored with the youth of that people, and
taught them to dole on grammar according
to "Morris's"' system. Duriug ono of the lee
tnres the sentence, "Mary milks tho cow,"
was eiveu t-ut to be liaised. E ich word
had been parsed save one, which fell to
Uob jj , a sixteen-year-old, nfar the
foot of the clas3. who commenced thus:
"Cow is a noun, feminino gender, singular
number, third person, and "ii'ia for M iry."
"Stands for Mary r said the excited.pro
fessor. "How do you make that out ? "
"Because." answered the noble pupil, "if
tho cow did'rt staml for Miry, hoio w.ld
M'try milk hfr!" Editor's DryM cr, in Hir-
per n Jiij'iZinejor UOoii-rr.
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Agricultural.
FARM, GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD.
Transplanting and Mulching.
Tranaplantinf should b rtnnA nf. n,'rt,f
First thoroughly moisten tho ground about
tho plants to be removed, fin I? rArtiri'JA virr.
thcra as much of the earth as mav bo nv-
eary ta keep tr.o roots ia place. Have
the holes in wuch thev n. . tn io n
J WW SJ RVII Mil
dug, and wlion set, torn ia water so that
the earth ra the hole, will
, k, " UVUit'lUbClV
satnTAtj. Ilaco the nlont.
ettih. down solid. When removed in this
way planta will hardlv realize thA riian
and if protected for a few days from the
ueat of miilday, will go oa growing aa if
in thoir original quarters. '
As tho weather becomes warmer onri
dryer, tho mulcbine of trees set thin imrino
should not be neglected. For this purpose
use can bo made cf straw manure, chip
dirt or any litter which mav havo aeenmn.
lated dnriaff the winter. Should a lonr.
period of dry weather occur, remove the
niSleh, fork over the ground and replace
the mulch as hrhtiy ntr --rossildo. The
trees can by this method be- kent to-owinir
right along.
lho watenug of nlauts and vepetiibla
hould never be done in tho middle of the
ay. llie Lest timej is at night unless ths
cuiporature id nnito low. when it shuuld
b performed early in the morning.
Cut back all trees and shrubs set this
spring which seen to bJ living at a poor
living nte. The roots and rootlets many
of which were torn away when the tret
wero removed aro vainly trying to sup
ply nouri-ihiaent to tho full sized top, with
uurnberless leaves and branches, butuulesa
somo of the latter aro removed the tree or
shrub will surely dio. Therefore cut back
and pinch off u fiortiou of tho top sing
ling for life. Watch nit shrubs and trees
for tltis purpose, and do not fear to prune
heavily if necessary. -
Oue of the readiest means of propagatiBg
many kinds of shrubs and vines, grapes
especially, is by Jayerings. Bend down
the part yon wish to layer, and cover to
i ho depth of two inches; if necessary con
fine w ith a peg. Tho vino will sen ! out
rootlets from each joint; another spring it
can bo disconnected from the- parent vine
and removed. Homestead.
Keeping Sweet Potatoes.
II, B. O. DiWitt, Mo. Please- give me
the best method of jiutting up sweet pota
toes so as to keep. them safely through the
winter.
Tho conditions of the tubers at iliniinc
time and the conveniences for storing
them vary so much in different parts of lhe
country that no mothod can bo recommend
ed as the best under all circumstances. It
the season to perfect tho potatoes and to
insure their having a thick skin, and there.
is, withal, a dry cellar, the temperature and
dryness of which may be regulated, thero
is little difficulty in preserving sweet po
tatoes in bulk the same as Irish potatoes.
It, however, the potatoes are no, thorough
ly ripened, and havo thin skins, and thero
is no suitable cellar for storinc them, it is
a somewhat difficult matter to keep them
over tho winter. In all cases tho potatoes
should be dug lie-foro thoy. aro ; injured by
irost and soouid bo lott in the snn till thoy
are quite dry. They should bo handled
carefully, so as not to injure the skin. In
the absence of a suitablo cellar, they may
fro kept in a chamber or attic over tha
cook-room, or they may bo packed
suitablo boxes and kept iu the kitchen. Ia
'order to insure them against frost and to
prevent the rot from spreading among
them, many recommend placing some sub
stance between the potatoes to keep them
from coming in contact Many things have
leon recommended for this purpose, such
as oats, saw-dust, chaff, cut-straw, bran
and sun-dried sand. Rotten wood, dried
and pnlvcrizetT, and peat served in the same
manner, are also recommended. - The ob-
ct should bo to pock them in some sub
stance that is a bad couductor of heat,
which will absorb moisture, and which will
not injuro tho skin of tho potatoes. Old
flour barrels are very convenient for pack
ing purposes. Put in a thin layer of either
of tho substances spoken of; then placo a
layer of tho potatoes as close as thev can
be put without touching, adding the filling
from time to time till tho barrel is filled,
when it may be headed up. A few small
boles in the barrel would bo useful forven
iilition. Tho best temperature is one
that is even and is only sufficiently warm
to provent tho potatoes" from freezing. If
tho air of the p.imrtment is too dry, the po
tatoes will havo a shriveled appearance in
tho spring, which will injure thorn for ta
b!o purposes. rrairie Farmer.
Are Oub Soils Deteriorating ? A. B.
Arnold road a paper on this subject before
tho lthica Farmers' Club at a late meeting,
lie said that the first settlers pursued tbe
policy of taking from tho soil all they could
gef, and returning as little as they could
help. This jioiicy has been commenced
at the East, and was now vigorously pros
ecuted at the West But tho Eastern farm
ers, after running their farniti nearly out
saw tho uecessity of improving them, and
went to work to that end. This improve
ment also was going on from East to West
Tho question for us is, on which side of
that line of improvement are we? By a
refcrenco to the ceusns-tablcs for 1815 and
those for 18C5, Mr. Arnold bhow
ed that in every crop except oats
thero was a gratifying advanco in "the av
erage amount per ucro yielded in 1805,
as compared with 1815. .The docreaso in
the oat crop ho attributed to tho dryness
lhe census year 1S0L So our soil is
undoubtedly improving. There aro two
sources of improvement: 1. Barnyard ma
nure. 2. Green crops.' We can not doubt
that our improvement is duo almost en
tirely to the Litter, and mainly to clover.
In order to keep up the fertility of our soil,
we need to return it as much as we bike
from it Now, we do not return, in barn
yard manure, ono quarter of what tho crops
take off. lint a rotation in which clover
holds a prominent placo has a wonderful
jio ver of improviDff worn-out laud. Var
ious instances wero given ia support of
this theory. Twenty years ago a farm was
bought for $12 per acre; it was gravelly,
iioor, and thoroughly worn out The
owners now got first-rate crops from it and
would not lake $100 per acre for it now.
This has beon accomplished by clover.
Valuable Testimony about Hay. S. n.
Farusworth, of China, Me., in an article
recently published in the New England
Farmer, states the following facts:
"Two years ago I put into a bay twenty
four by seventeen foot some eight tons of
hay that was cut when in full bloom, with
machine, after tho dew was cff;Taked and
put np before the dew fell at night; opened
the next day, and got in ia tho afternoon.
the same time I bad about two tons that
Lad tho sun only ono day, bnt as it looked
likt a storm. I put it on top of tho other.
As thero was no storm, I immediately tilled
up the mow with wcll-inatlo hay Fome
bixtecn tons in all. In September follow
ing I pressed it commencing on the top
with the later cut hay. Tho bales weighed
from 350 to 380 poundd each. When I
came to the hay that was put in green, the
bales went from 340 to 310, and the bay at
the place whore the person stood who
uiowed away was turned to A very dark
color and was matted together. When I
camo to tho early-cut and thoroughly-cured
hay, the bales went from 380 to 410
pounds."
YVnEN to luUNE APrLS XRiES. a cor
respondent of the Watertown, N. Y., Times
says: "it naa long Deon mo practice
farmers to commence pinning applo
trees in Fobmary, mainly, I suppose, be
cause there is Icisuro then, mere are rea
sons why this should not bo dono. There
will not bo sufficient action in tno tree to
harden the surfaco whero a limb has been
taken off beforo tho sap ascends in the
spring. When this action does take place
the sap flows out and spreads over tho eur
rounding bark, and by somo chemical ac
tion which takes place it is changed to a
poisonous fluid which greatly injures the
tree. Trim your iruit tress in August, ana
will guarantee you will havo no black
hearted treea.'
An old German larmer, named Peter
Mock, at a hue court day at Grayson, Ky.,
was a party in a suit ia which a jury had
been impaneled. The judge asked Peter
he objected to any one on tne jury.
its." sad I nter earnestly, "1 objects ter
Fill Franklin." "Why, Bill Franklin is
not on the jury," said tho judge. VVeii. i
don t care a tarn, chu Ige; t object ir x m
Franklin anyw-iy; he a meddling mu my
pisrress all der time, and I objects tor PuT
Franklin on principle all der time. His
objection couldn't be considered under the
c ironmstances. ,
V wysTEBN cotemporary annihilates Na
poleon tiy calling him "the druggad som
'wttwttta.Us&oi anmbliog dream."
