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VOLUME 15-NUMBEE 4,7.
BAETON, VERMONT, NOVEMBER 22, 1870.
WHOLE NUMBER 776.
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GENERAL BUSINESS CARDS.
HART OS.
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i,. i ny,
1 )!
U.l-.Il in
I;
,ts, Mme, and Findinps, of
store cur A -if J- L. Twomlily'ii.
. I). OWEX,
V r. f: It i'i Mre'ijnRmllKiincsticDryG.Tods,
(. 1, Oroceries, Crockery, Flour,
, X.nis, Heady M.ide Clothing, &c.
D VI.K A; KOHIXSON,
ri'HtNKYS and Counsellors lit Law. Ad-drc-is
Geo. N. Dale, Island Fond, J. li.
iiison, I!;irtui .
A
o. is. kamsi:v,
UURlAfiK raintin;:, over Uff ird's Carnape
Sh ip, H.uton, Vt.
J. it. cassidv,
n
)Mll!KK mid U.iir Dresser.
Shop on the
J ami:s hi swell,
IICKXSKI) Atiutiimeor. Will attend prompt
j iy to nil tails arid for reasonable pay. liar
tun, Vt.
i:. i:. ka sos,
nfvM.KH in Clerks, Watches, Jewelry and
CciiitVi'tionery, Jewelry and l-'unjy Goods,
Barton, Vt.
U . H I'M IIKOTII KKS,
I)
KAI.KHS IN STOVKS. Fire. Tin. Wooden.
How Ware. Teddlers turnish-
rl. Barton, Vt.
J. N. WEI'.STEH,
I XsriJAXf K AGF.ST. Insurance of all kinds
1 cll-rl
ctcd to
amount in
tirst class compa
. !'..ir:.m, Vt.
II. ).
ny
in k in:it,
I'i'i. .Iai. in. Wood, Glass
, B.irt'in, Vt. All kinds
! KAI.K 1! in Si,
.i.d I!.
1 ! nv V;i
n in i X'
i:. ii.
v. ;::ts ri it,
A" Minis of Plain and Fan
r iM'cuti d on short notice
:. B.irt..-n, Vt.
i I'UiN'i i;
.! I'r
.1 rra.-tiii'
v. m. u . .itos r,
TT'':;;NKY add C.ii:i-i !or nt I.itw and Claim
l A.'i nt. Will mI the Courts in Orleans
! C.,;, .! ni. i r-iii.ti.-s. B.irton, Vt.
j. x. v i::tsT
It,
Ii r in American
Views, Stereo-
i :ni! I'okml'ii i'r, o-roj
s. ones n n ' I put lire Krain
Barton, Vt.
FRED. II. MOUSE,
J)INTKK. (ir.i;.nh':r, Gl iziiiLT. rper
Hanir-
in''. Whi'c
a'liitu
-hop.
shop
orton,
at my resuler.ee
Vt.
K,l
l.oi is voi m;,
ABXl-SS MAKKU and Triinmcr. Repa.r
tfw i"' atlv ;it"I pronipily Shop next
r f. Maro'e Works, Barton Village.
It. II. LITTLE,
! l'KII'T')!; oiTiys'al Lalie Hotel within
liw rii.l- ot the ilcpot. A Livery Stable in
n with the ho;,-c. Barton, Vt.
1!
.1:0
v.
I) V IS,
I)
KAI.KR i
doe-.',
; : -o i.
.!:,-, Bait
rocries of all kinds Butter,
k. Lard, Vreh Fish and Oys
il Tobaeeo, Nuts, Kaisins and
Vt.
O. V. JOSI.YX,
pl.ACKMIl lUN'i, Horse Shoeing and Gen
I) er.il Ucp.iinng. M.i-on hand Cable Chains
1 ! .Ii.ii::-. Chiiri l..k. Whiiiletrcf Irons,
Nik Yokes, Cant-Ilooks. Sir.. Barton, Vt.
. f . itnniNsoN,
il"I.i:SAI,K 1 1. a!cr in Best Brands Flour,
Corn acd Grocery's Tea, Collee. Sucar,
.". :' s, e. . l ime Plaster, Oils, Fih,
Sail, 1 ii poi sun e, Barton village. Terms
:. J. SMITH,
of Orleans County Marble
Ti L'li and American Marble,
it'.iimenrs ic. Barton, Vt. All
ry U oi k at greatly reduced
:;:rnir.ioi
I Work-, 1
i ! ive Slones, M
,:n.M,f CcllC'ti
Id-. F. M. I'ERIt Y Ar II. ii. STAPLES,
I KNTAI. SCBGKoXS. are prepared to attend
I ' to a:iy re oimr the service
iy ro oiior the services ot a Dentist,
rae'cd without pain by the use of Ni
'leGas. All work rriiinptlv attended
To Hi i'S
t: "is I in
t ( "hariri'S ri
malo'e. Barton, Vt. 3im3
HAirrox LsiSDisa.
SARAH A. STEARNS,
". J II.I.INKU and Drr
ss Maker. Also dealer in
Goods and small wares,
leu's store
:crv Kali' V
ii-!,ri Jo
L. I. tULSOX,
i I'l l! :s. Medicines, Dye Stuffs,
i iiv i, liarton Banditti.', Vt.
1)
KAI.FU
and 1
Tea
A. I. IISGF.LON,
;ni. iioi-c s:iio.".m
and G''iieral
tic;. Barton
Vt.
1
i
in Hoots
done at I
V.
sunn,
.:. I Denier
t- li.'",' i.'.
.-:i i.' !''- 1 'ili.'c liiildiiir.
I,. I.. I I ...I. VM),
I 'I . .::!'! f irri;i;.'f '1 riiiinier. Ail
I- of i'. i.i .!;:' .low willi m-.ttnc.-M and
P..i.:. l..t;:dit,s, Vt.
;
!J I.,:.,
f. i'V!
:ki.ic,
firo. ei ies, Boots and
l'ovs, Clocks, Watch
i.iinv. Vt.
i)
: i.
-, v
rv, I! iitoli I,:
y. .YM l i l no
a! M"irll.lll,!i-e
hi with ilic M-
A Tailor
and in
s Keadv
I .1 III'-- l
II ,'; I.,,,,:-,.,
virkm
. VI.
l'cni
I
John
' UI."U. !;.. if
Wo-i; w i'Y " il I
NV-.v Vork !'.; !. ioi
n l.it'idinir, Vt -In
: J..-U ti'- .- Ioi ...
I.I! I. ,
.
id to Cnitinir.
sfietion. I,at-
n
ived. Itar-
in i"iiin'i-tion wit i Ans
;i( MV, SltlWIli! Ar
l'.l!Ki:U,
:! rs in Floor,
w
' IKU.I-.S
Corn, W
and A 1:1 1
ion irivru r
I. like Ha-.
.II MM. I Ur-tllil D"
- Indi i i io Is (iroeerics. Hard
ai'iir.il 1 iiip'.-inciits. Special a
. the l't"o .-s o'-k Trade. Airuntt
swi II. M.i'i:i: ir'n its nf Diesseil
l)i pot S'ru't, liarton I. fi ling, Vt.
pi rds
( . i,. riti:M'ii, 31. i.,
PUYSKT N AND StlUiKON
1
lover, Vermont.
I. II. It M) ALL,
I'Vitii ir-'. Splitting and General Joh-llov.-r,
Vt.
KO.V
M It'l l AliltOTT,
IIKFI.HKJI1T and Carriage Maker,
pairing dole to order. Glover, Vt.
Re-
II. w.
rmi.i.ips,
UAKNKSS MAKK.il
u Li r attentionjiven
and Trimmer, rarticn-
to trimming. Glover, Vt.
O. FltKM II Ar S).
MAMTACTUKKRS and Dealers in Boots,
Miocs, UuMiers and Findings, Glover, Vt.
I.. II. -YI.',
Hid Currier. A supply of all kinds
i' r on luind. C.isli paid for Hides
iikivt-r, Vt.
rV AN N V IL ;
1 oll.c.ill
ai J Slriiis.
S. V. IIA1NKS,
I AM'FACTL'HKIt and Dealer in Harnesses,
M Kidmsr Bridles, Collars, Whips and Hal
tars. Uepairinir promptly attended to. 'jlover.
NOU V L. MCON'ARD,
MII.LINKII ai d Press Maker. Dealer in La
ii's, lli!iiions, Plumes and Kaney Ooods.
kooms over Dwinrll ft Tat't's Store, Glover, Vt.
l P. Ol K.NKY,
VOKNT for Setvinij Mailiinen "American,"
"Vlfteler& VilMin,"" old Medal'-'Oreen
Mountain," or any otlier kind in market.
K. K. ro.STEK,
plOPRIKTOfl rxiON HOUSE. Stape
i leaves tor .M mi tjiel ior Monday", Wednes
day h ami Kri;l..y, and lor Burton twice a day.
X. 31. Ac X. W. SCOTT,
pRnnUKTORSor (;!VL.r I-lonrinsr Mills.
i 1'.' -t llriiinls Family Hour always on hand.
A i-o orn iiml o;ln r lied. N. IJ. Particular at
' ; lion to Custom (jrit.ding-
1). WHITTLESEY.
nK I.I. U in Forei.-'n and Domestic Dry Goods,
W. 1, (iool.s mill Groceries, Crockery,
I mlwnre. Flour, Salt, Nails, Fish, Paints and
1 -. I'alcni Medicines, (Vc , Glover, Vt.
A. '. ATHUM'OX,
I-OVEU KXI'itl'.SS. Leaves Glover twice
'li.:v tor barton, to meet the 8 o'clock
rii'ie.' and ii o'clock evening trains. Leaves
iriieili itely attcr the nrrival of trains.
wi'ti 1 mlivicli stniro Tucsdav. Thurs-
aim
'd Saturday niorninirs.
I:. O. KAXOALL,
r. M.I'.Il ;,, i)rv (j,KS Groceries, Crockerv,
w.tr.., luruwa-,., Keady Made Cloth-
i w . I. I..b),:,(i,. i west Glover. Vt.
(;Ri:essoro.
L. U ;ih;l,
, sT0L'! !"'"" T(l mjde from selected
'. ock, Oroeii-horo, Vt.
Mam t,T,CK -ss,
ti'dpaii.lmgdone. Oreepro.
if... , "mrvdi:di.ev,
, ..-"H Machines of ail kinds," Greeniborq
IRAS BURG II.
IIOLDRIDGE & SAWYER,
DEALERS in Forcisn and Domestic Dry
Goods, V. I. Goods and Groceries, Crock
ery, Hardware, Salt, Nails and Fish.
CHARLES I. VAIL,
I TTORNEY, Bounty and Claim A;ent, Iras
il burgh, Vt.
L. F. EIMJERTOX,
l)RorRIETOR oflrashnrjth House, four miles
1 from Conn. & Pass. Hiver Railroad. Con
veyance to and from the Station on arrival of all
trains. Also a Rood livery in connection with
the House. Irashurgh, Vt.
S. STANFORD,
C ROCERY and Variety Store, where are kept
I Flour, Pork, Lard, Butter, Teas, Coflee, Su
gar, Tinware, Stovepipe, &c. Meals furnished
to order. A Livery Stable in connection wi:h
other business. Irashurgh, Vt.
YV. L. RUSSELL,
DEALER in Drugs, Medicines, Dye Stuffs Sta
tionery, Blank Books, Candies. Cigars, To
bacco, Toilet Soap, Fancy Articles, and all the
Popular Patent Medicines, Irashurgh. Vt. Also
pure Wines and Liquors for medicinal and me
chanical purposes.
NEWPORT.
W. 1. CRANE,
TTORNEY and Counselor at Law, and So
L. licitor in Chancery, True's Block, Newport.
E. S. ftORMAN,
DEALER in Boots and Shoes, Hats and Caps,
No. 1 Coburn Block, Newport. Vt.
DR. E. IIFN'TINfJTOX,
I)
F.NT1ST. All the Modern Improvements at
his oliiec in True's Block, Newport, Vt.
II. IIEAX,
"PROPRIETOR of Lake House, Newport. A
1 Good Livery Stable, newly titled up.'s con
nected with the hou-e.
E. II. TRIE & CO..
DF.ALERS in Furniture, Carpeting, Crockery,
Glass Ware. Paper Hangings. Window
Shades, Brass,
Newport. Vt.
Copper, Iron, and Tin Ware,
ROYAL CF.M.1IIXCS,
PROPRIETOR oe the Franklin Printing Es
1 tablishment. All kinds of printing execut
ed on short notice, in the best manner, and on
reasonable terms. Newport, Vt.
II. E. SHAW A: CO.,
y
EALERS in Watches, Clocks. Silver and
Plated Ware, Jewelry and Fancy Goods of
every description. Musical Instruments, Guns,
Pistols, Ac. West Wing of Memphremagog
Hotel. Main Street, Newport, Vt.
J. Y. liREEN.
1)R0PRIET0R Medical and Ntws Depot,
where may be found a great variety of Med
icines, Trusses, Supporters, Dye Stuffs, Books
and Statione.y.Inks, Pens, Ac, Toys and Fancy
Goods. Physicians' Prescriptions carefully com
pounded. Newport, Vt.
II. F. I). CARPENTER,
V TTORNEY and Counsellor at Law,
West Charleston, Vt.
A. I). HATES,
4 TTORNEY and Counsellor at Law,
1 V
Derby, Vt.
1). It. LESLIE,
DENTIST. Office over Way, Titus & Co.'s
store, Hardwick, Vt.
I. 31. PARKER, 31. Ii.,
11HYSICI AN and Surgeon, Albany, Vt. Ofllce
in Sanders' Building.
E. K. HAMMOND,
ANL'FACTURKR of Trusses and Support
ers, A'jiiediicf Augers and Pump Tools.
Gunsniithing in all its vai ions branches done to
order. Special attention given to Edge Tools of
all kinds. Finally Blaeksmithing of all kinds
done to perfection an J warranted. West Derby,
Vermont.
I. T. PATTEKSOS
PROPRIETOR of Kacle Hotel,
1
Craltsbury, Vt.
p. n. i. i it i),
MANL'FACrCKEH of Granite Miniiment.
All kind of Uranite work done equallv an
well as on Murlilc. St. Johnsbury, Vt.
IRA A. SHATTUCK,
WATCHMAKER, JEWELER,
A' A' (i R A V K R
Also dealer in Watches. Clocks, Jewelry, Coin
Silver Spoor.s, Tlnmliieo nnd Napkin f.incs, a
lull line of Kodpcrs tt Bro. Plated Goods and
Hollow Ware. Cutlery. Perfumery, Hair and
Tooth Ilrnslics, Violins, Violin Hows and Strinirs,
P-ridiTes, Kc, Pipes. Tobacco Koxes, WalleH,
C'omlis, Pistols and Revolvers, Toilet anil Shav
ing Soaps, Thermometers, in fact
A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT
FANCY GOODS
All work done promptly and warranted.
Enoravinor
Done to Order.
Ucmemlier tl.e. place next
Shop, Hnrdwii k, Vt.
iloor to the Tin
4'Jtt
GRAND OPENING
FALL and WINTER MILLINERY
MARY I. WOODMAN,
IUktos, Vt.
All the latest novelties in
lints, Honneti, Kihbous, I.aces, Velvets,
I lon ers and Fancy Ornaments,
Klecant New Good from the most fashionable
establishments in Boston. Pattern Hats of ev
ery style extant. Also Trimmings, Patterns,
Toys and Fancy urticles of every description.
MARY P. WOODMAN,
liarton, Oct. 23, 1870.
Small Profit Store,
UEST GLOVER.
E. O. RANDALL takes pleasure in saying
that his usual supply of first quality goods has
received new company of late, and all will be sold
for the smallest living rates. All know that he
keeps only such goods as he
CAN WARRANT.
Now Is the time to look over Us Ready Made
Clothing, and his Boots and Shoes, and Hats and
Caps. Cull on Randall for your
HONEST GROCERIES.
Sugar without Sand, and Teas that grew in Chi
na and Japan. Ladies will not fail to look at
his
SHELF GOODS,
Hardware, Glassware, Crockery, Ac, ns ever.
Plows for sale. One and all call and look at his
(roods, and if you can't see what you want ask
for it.
NO
SHODDY.
Oct. 25, 1870. 43
AGENTS. READ THIS !
g-50 to S'200 per month made by agenta selling
THE HOME OF WASHIGTON.
or. Mount Vernon and its assosiations, by Ben
son J. Lossing, 1.50 illustrations, tinted paper,
bandsonily bound. Only book on the subject.
Every family wants a coppy. Universally con
sidered the crowning success of Lossing life.
The handsomest popular book of the year, and
the most liberal terms. Just the book for the
Hollidays. A splendid gift book. Send for our
amplo circular, (illustrated,) etc., and judge for
Yourself. Agents already at work are doing
splendidly. Address A. S. HALE & CO., Pub
lishers, Hartford, Conn. 44
NEW FURNITURE & CARPETS.
J. E. DWINELL
He has just returned from market with a good
stock.
Beautiful Ingrain Tapestry Carpets at 91 65
per yard. Good '
All Wool Two Ily at fl.
Hemp, Irish Brussels and Plain and Checker'
Straw proportionally low.
WALL PAPEK, CLOTH CURTAILS,
and the new, a splendid piece of furni'nre, called
Etagre. Also, COFFINS and CASKETS
Glorer, April 1, 1870.
Tammany English.
It is well enough to talk about the
la3t 18 centuries, but the nineteenth
century is the century after all. Al
though immeasurably superior in ev
ery thing, it is particularly so in the
elegance of its language. To illus
trate what is meant, we saw two young
ncn meet in Wall-st., and heard them
converse. The way it was done and
the conversation ras as follows. For
convenience sake, we will call their
names Thomas Green and James
Clue :
J. Blue Hello, Touimie how's
your dog?
T. Green (spitting on his hand)
Bully, Jimmy, put it there!
J. B. WelI,Tomniie, how's things ?
T. G. Pretty tart ; see my new ci-par-holder!
(exhibits cigar-holder).
How's that for high ?
J. B. (looking at the cigar-holder)
Pretty loud ; it ain't meerschaum,
though, for stamps.
T. G. (excitedly) I'm your oyster !
My ducats talk forty dollars worth.
Come and see me. I straddle that
blind, my son. (Sticks finger and
thumb into vest pocket.)
J. B. Got it with you?
T. G. Kciect!
J. B. You're another. What ails
your eye ?
T. G. Man stuck all his fingers in
it. But then, I bust his snoot and
wrung his ears tiil he came to tea, you
bet. Is she very black ?
J. D. Blaek ! You look like a coal
hcavest.
T. (i. (3d there yourself! Keep
off niv too, or there will be a niirner
funeia!, ti.at"s what kind of a man I
am ain't it ?
J. B. Waal, who's doing this
crowding? I don't want any of your
lip, either. If you wasn't fuller'n a
little wagon. I'd make it red hot for
you.
T. G. Augh, what you giving us?
fuller'n a little tick yourself.
J. B. You are a lawyer.
T. G. You're a liar, am I? What
do you take me for ?
J. B. You're a shoutin'.
T. G. Give me a rest, Jemmie.
J. B. Ikmiino domino!
T. (3. Shoo fly, Jim; I'm off
Fx it n I umbo.
Imagine tome ancient philosopher
witnessing sudi an exhibition of the
English tongue. Jle would probably
think it was 'pretty tart.'
Therc is in Berlin a woman whose
life, so far, might be comprised in a
single sentence: The widow of three
cabinet makers. She has married
them all and lost ihem all within the
last eL'bt years, and they were all
three killed in buttle. In lStJ-f, the
lir.it of her husbands fell at the storm
ing of Ituppel. She married again in
lMio, and her second husband was
lclt on the field of Sadowa in IStitJ.
Cabinet -maker No. 3 was killed at j
the recent battle of Rezonviile.
A Mrs. Hannah Jones piously
raised a tablet to the memory of the
departed Jones, who had been a ho
sier, the inscription on which, after
recording many virtues, wound up
with the following couplet:
"He K-i't his
love,
To ro :uid
:iK;m-.''
.-e, his ILintiitli, ami his
hosiinnnh in the renlms
A wo!n;tn went to a circus in Terre
Haute, Indiana, accompanied by eleven
children, and v. hen a neighbor asked
her where the old man was, she said
he was at home taking care of the
children. Another neighbor called
at
lie House,
and
ceiug tue old mau
trying to amuse nine young ones,
asked where the old lady was. He
said he hal let her go to the circus
with the children.
Piiny states that the cedar-work of
the Temple of Apollo at Utiea, was
in a rieileet slate of preservation af-
ter an interval of 20(H) years. The
famous statue of JMana of the Lphe
siar.9 was formed of cedar, and en
dured lor many centuries. The an
cient Egyptians extracted an oil from
cedar wood, which they rubbed over
the leaves ol the papyrus to preserve
them from worms, and which also
eutcred into the composition useil lor
preserving their mummies.
Nepenthe is a word, which is so of
ten used by poets, is the name of a
plant which, in torrid regions, sup
plies the travelers with a refreshing
beverage. It has aa urn or pitcher
at the extremity of its leaves, general
ly filled with pure and limpid water.
This is covered with a lid when full ;
but the water diminishes during the
day, and increases iu quantity during
the night. '-Nepenthe" is also the
name of a plant which the ancients
put into wine to drive dull care away,
when the wine itself could not. Some
suppose it to be the helenium.
Mississippi steamboat pilots say
that they find their way along the
shifting channel of that river by a sort
of instinct. Said one "I can tell
something oy the color of the water,
something by ,ts motion, and some
thing in the habits of the beast; and
between 'em all I manage to find my
way."
The railway bridge lately erected
over the Dnieper, near Kiew, is the
largest work of the kind in Europe
being 3504 feet in length.
A Mississippi man has just pulled
a knife blade out of his back that was
stuck there thirty years ago.
A good story is told of a rather
verdant agricultural laborer, who hav
ing by hook and by crook scraped to
gether fifty dollars, took it to his em
ployer, with a request to take charge
of it for him. A year after the labor
er went to another friend to know
what would be the interest on it. Ho
was told three dollars. "Well," said
he I wish you would lend me three
dollars for a day or two. My toss
has been keeping fifty dollars for rue
a year, and I want to pay him the
interest for it.
Laziness is a good deal like mon
ey; the more a maqhasofit the
more he wants.
A Night Attack.
I wa3 still a young man, scarcely
more than a boy, in fact, when I left
England to become the partner of my
old school-mate, Dick Merton, who
had settled down as a sheep farmer
in South America. Our joint and
rather modest capital was invested in
a league of land near Santa Fe, on the
Parana, bought "for a song," on ac
count of some defect in the title ; also
in a few sheep, having the lathy ap
pearance, and almost the speed, of
greyhounds; and, lastly, in the mate
rials for our home, of which, as we
had ourselves been the architects,
builders, and clerks of the work, we
were not a little proud. It was built
of sun-baked bricks, and consisted of
one tolerably large room, with a flat
roof and parapet, accessible from the
inside by means of a ladder. Around
it, at about thirty yards' distance, we
had dug a deep dry ditch, crossed by
a draw-bridge, and intended as a pro
tection against surprise by our enter
prising neighbors the Indians. The
latter dusky gentlemen had hitherto
behaved themselves very much as such,
and confined their throat-cutting pro
pensities to certain stray sheep, in
stead of gratifying them at the expense
of the owners. But ugly tales were
told of their doings around about us
of white men taken while ridinz in
sight of home, and tortured ; of cattle
driven off, and sheep speared in very
wantonness of mischief which were
not reassuring, and which caused U3
to keep a particularly sharp lookout,
especially when as now. tho Indinn
moon (their favorite time of attack)
irave light enough to point the way to
plunder, but not to guide the aim of
the defenders.
Hick Merton, changed indeed since
the days when his word was law
among a select circle of Pall Mall
dandies, lounged up to where I was
standing. His costume was simple
in the extreme, and consisted merely
of a sufiieier.tly aged pair of leather
unmentionables and a red flannel shirt
the whole being surmounted and re-
licved bv a very loutr black beard, and
a very short, but equally black p'jte ; i
but throun rou::h attire and surround- j thereupon started up with a cry, and j drew bis revolver with his right hand,
ins the indefinable e nc suis quia
0f i lied. The n we heard the galloping! receiving as he did so, a speajj-thnist
irentility was as clearly recognized ! f horses, and about one hundred In-! through his left arm; but his and my
as when he was sowing his rather ex-1 dians rode into view, and, breaking I revolver, fortunately reserved until
tensive crop of .wild-oats upon home j 'ut0 twos and threes, circled around j now, played among the attacking par
soil, and before that memorable Per- us within shot waving spear3 and I ty, and a man was dropping at every
by which induced him, after settling shouting as though the whole compa- shot ; so they drew off. Dick manag
with dens of every description, to em- UJ of fallen angels had met to lament ed, with a great effort, to drag himself
bark himself and the leavings of his their change of circumstances choral- through the window, and then fainted
property, and dwell among sheep and j h'- away from loss of blood and exhaus-
savages, until he could return with j ''Don't shoot, that is all a feint." ,tion; and when I ran down the lad
fresh srrist to carry on the civilized j -u Ui5 superior's warning came just I der to make fast the window aaaia I
: mill. j in time : for a dusky cloud of men found him comfortably reclining with
Can you see anything stirrinz in i sPrui!g out Irom the ditch, and rushed, ) his head in Rosita's lap. the latter
the camp ; said he, as he came up. ; lance m nana, against the door. ell
! "These horses are making a confound- fr u that its fastenings were secure,
ed row in the corral. I saw Johnson anJ that we had not been tempted to
! the Yankee this morning, and he said i throw away shots by the first demou
; that Indians had crossed the river, aud I stration. Hang, bang! went our ri-
be guessed we'd better keep our wits j
well tried, that the duskv
vermin
Ulan i iook in when we warn
l i . i i
t readv
for visitors."
Xow, horses were our surest safe
guards against surprise. Dogs we j
had too, but they roused us up so fre- !
quently ly harking at nothing more
formidable tnan a stray ueer or fox
that it jeminded of the gentleman
whose amusement it was to cry,
Woill" we lost all faith in them;
but our little, half-wild Pampa horses
were true, and their warnings, given
, by damping upon the ground, were
; not to be disregarded with safety.
"1 can make out some objects inoy-
I iug about half a mile to the southward,'
.-aid 1. alter a long look-out on the
! plan .-.
'Thev ure mounted men, by Jove !"
exclaimed my companion ; -and riding '
lurd this way too. Stand
icre
Willi j
cart-,
pace I
your ri ih, Alfred, while I slip
ridges into the others. At that
thev will be, here directly."
And so they were. Almost before
Dick had reached my side airain, two
"(iuaehos,"' their usually swarthv i'a-
, ces livid with fear, sprung from their
horses, which, covered with blood.,
sweat, and foam, showed how sharp
had been the ride, and rushed over
the drawbridge. They told us, as
soon as terror would allow them, that
three hundred Indians were in hot
pursuit, and would soon be on the
spot, and besought us, for the love of
the Virgin, to give them shelter, as
to rido on again into the camp upon
their foundered horses would he cer
tain death.
Dick, rather to my surprise for I
did not then know what distinguished
liars the natives as a rule are calmly
lit his pipe, and then ordered our vis
itors, iu a somewhat doubtful Spanish
idiom, to '-make themselves scarce."
"Unless," he said politely, "you
can tell a plain tale, senores, without
lies, vamos and ailios."
Upon this wc learned, after much
cross-questioning, that they had been
to buy horses ("To steal them, more
likely," interjected Dick) at the sta
tion of a rich Spaniard, Don Ramon
Garcia, who lived about four leagues
from us ; and that when they reached
the top of a gentle rise in the ground,
and had a view of the house, they had
seen, to their horror and dismay, a
large body of the dreaded Indians,
who were attacking for they heard
shots Don Ramon's (stancia.
'Whereupon," said the spokesman,
with teeth chattering, "we rode hard
to your abode, well knowing that the
brave Englishmen would not deliver
us up. But let us mount your fleetest
horses, senores, and ride for life.
Soon they will be here, and who can
withstand the fierce bravosT1
"If this be true," said Dick, turning
to me "and I believe it is, for these
cowardly scoundrels' faces are proof
that they have seen something the
sooner we prepare to fight the better.
Of course they were not attacking Ra
mon's place ; he has a fort strong
enough to resist a thousand of tffem,
and plenty of men and arms as well.
Most likely they made a dash to car
ry off any one who might be strolling
at a distance from the house, or to
drive off the horses; and it's equally
likely that we shall have them here
soon, where there's a better chance
lor a night attack. In any event, we
must be prepared for them. Natu
rally, we can't run away, and leave
all we have in the world to be de
stroyed, as these valiant gentlemen
j propose.
The natives both our late arrivals
and our own two men, who had often
boasted of what they meant to da and
had already done in the way of fight
ing Indians suddenly disappeared.
We afterwards learned that they took
refuge in a cornfield in the rear of the
house, where they lay concealed until
the fight was over. j
Our preparations were very simple
a box of cartridges wa3 opened (for
we were provided with those inesti
mable peace and life preservers,
breech-loading rifles) and placed ready
to hand, together with a bottle of
whiskey and a jar of water; the door
and window, our weakest point3, were
secured as strongly as possible; and
then, sheltering our bodies behind the
parapet, we peered cautiously ever,
and strained our eyes to get the first
glimpse of an enemy.
Nothing i3 so daunting a suspense
to a young campaigner, aod I ctt my
heart thumping against my ribs with
excitement, and a sort of ne?ous
dread that I should not play a man's
part in the struggle we expected.
But Dick's voice, calm, low, and with
a slight drawl in it, reassured mi.
"Now, look here, Alfred, ray boy,"
he said ; "if we have to fight, keep
cool, and do as I tell you. Reach
your hand over here that's right: I
like to feel your grip like that. Now
remember to aim steadily, as though
you were winning a cup in the rifle
corps at home, and don't show your
self more than you can help; for, tho'
these beggars have only a few mus
kets and pistols in the shape of fire
arms, they can shoot pretty straight
if you Maud still enough for a long
sight. Their great point will be to
force the door; but we can soon stop
that if you are steady with your shots ;
and they can't fire the bricks. Do
you see anything ?"
"There's something dark on the
ground near the corral," I answered :
"it seems nearer than it was."
"An Indian, sure enough, and tho
ball's going to commence." As he
said this Dick's rifle rung out in the
silence ot the night, and I saw a splin-;
ter tfy white in the moonlight, about -
a '00t above the dark object, which;
les, and I saw with a feeling of pleas
ure that the man I had covered
fell
back with a hoarse yell.
'Don't hurry, but in with your
cartridges," I heard next : and both
tired again together. I his wa3 too
much for them : they halted, wavered j
one moment, and then disappeared as ;
tv magic our rapid system of far-!
ing having completely discomfited
them.
"Down with you !" and I felt my
self pulled suddenly under the para
pet, in time to hear the I allots from
the cavalry outside the ditch sing ov
er our heads. "So far so good," was
Dick's comment. "Take a drop of
whiskey, and watch the next move."
The moon was now nearly over;
but that was not so much against us.
the night being clear and starlight
enough to see a man at ten paces.
We could hear the trampling of hors- I
es iect, and guttural sounds ol talk
ing, and guessed that a council of war
was being held. Suddenly a spark
appeared about two hundred yards
from the house for they had fired
our haystack and grew rapidly into
a flame. Brighter and brighter it
became, and lit up the scene which
was one of those men do not easily
forget as with the glare of the noon
day sun.
Grouped around the flame, and out
of range, were our foes their swar
thy skins and snaky hair glistened iu
the fire-light; and they brandished
lances, and screamed with delight at
the destruction they had caused.
Dogs were barking, aud the horses
in the corral neighing shrilly and rear
ing with terror some fighting des
perately to escape.
I looked at my companion's face;
it was very pale, and the expression
decidedly ugly.
"Look !" he said hoarsely. "Here
comes an ambassador. Good Heav
en ! look 1"
I turned with astonishment ; but the
sickening sight I saw fully accounted
for Dick's excitement and rage.
A nearly naked Indian was boldly
advancing toward us, and bearing be
fore him a burden, which effectually
secured, as he meant it to do, his im
munity from our shots.
A beautiful white girl of about sev
enteen was lying helpless in bis arms.
Her hands were bound behind her
back, aud masses of coal black hair
encircled a face showing deadly terror
and horror in every feature, and
drooped nearly to the ground over
the savage's arm. Her dress, torn
from one white shoulder, showed how
hard had been the first ineffectual
struggle against her captors.
As the Indian, crossed the ditch
(they had cut the rope which held up
the draw-bridge in the first attack)
with his burden, Dick, with a deep
groan, recoguized her. "It is Rosita,
Don Ramon's daughter!" he broke
out. "I love her, Alfred, and will
save her or die with her. Listen ! '
he continued, hurriedly. "This ras
cal has come to make some proposal
to us. Keep your eye on him ; and
the moment you get a fair chance, fire
at him. If you kill her, it is the bet
ter fate. When I hear the shot I will
throw open the window (which I can
do more easily than the door), and
try for a rescue. But, for Heaven's
sake don't leave the roof. Our only
hope is in your being able to kejp off
the others, who will rush irom the
ditch. Good-by."
And he was down the ladder before
I could speak, leaving his hat cun
ningly adjusted above the parapet.
Poor Dick! all hiscoolnes3 and sang
froid had vanished now 1 I myself was
not in a pleasant predicament. To
carry out his half-mad scheme involv
ed my running a terrible risk of shoot
ing my friend's sweet-heart, which at
any other time would have appeared
impossible ; but when I read the ag
ony and loathing in the poor girl's
eye3 I braced my nerves, set my teeth,
laid my rifle ready, and inwardly
swore that no trembling of my hand
should mar her deliverance.
And now the savage, a truculent
looking brute, raised his voice, and
demanded, in broken Spanish, a sur
render. He threatened us with all
the tortures his ingenious fraternity
are so justly proud of having invent
ed, in case of obstinacy, and bid us
look upon his captive, for that she,
too, should suffer for us. As he said
this he grasped the girl's hair brutal
ly, and raised her head. With a sud
den spring of pain and fright she
threw herself out of his arms, and fell
to the ground. His time and mine
had come. ' As he stooped my bullet
laid him dead by the side of his in
tended victim. Dick made his rush
from the window, and the Indians
theirs from the ditch, as he had pre
dicted; but, as Rosita was nearer to
the house than the ditch, he managed
to reach her first, and wa3 returning
with her in his arms. And now all
depended on me. My first shot, aimed
at the foremost of the assailants, miss
ed him clean ; and before I could
seize the other rifle, he had made a
vicious thrust at Dick, who, encumber
ed as he was was quite helpless. The
lance passed through Rosita's dress,
luckily without injury to the wearer;
and as tho savage drew back for a
cooler and surer thrust, I had the in
expressible pleasured lodging a bul
let in his body, which effectually pre
vented any further lance exercise from
him.
Then I heard a heavy fall in the
room below. Dick had thrown the
burden clean through the open wiu
dow, at the risk of breaking a limb.
and turning, found himself
engaged
hand to hand with a dozeu
Indian
lie set hi back against the wall, and
having been stunned by her uncerimo
nious entry. Rat I could not stay to
hear her; my post was on the roof.
I hurried up the ladder, noticing for
the first time that I had myself suffer
ed in the scrimmage to the extent of
a slight flesh-wound from a bullet.
The fight was over. Throughout the
remainder of the night the Indians
lingered about, and stoie most of the
horses and some sheep, but they had
not duck again to encounter the dead-
ly breech-loaders. Seldom, indeed,
had such a severe lesson been taught I
. i j i . . ,
mem , ana wnen the glorious sun rose
(uever sight more welcome) we saw
them "ride beaten off the field, bearing
with them five of their slain ; six oth
er corpses were lying in front of the
window, where the fiercest struggle
had bee:i, and two more were after
ward found, who had crawled into the
ditch like wild animals to die.
We learned from the pretty Rosita,
whose gratitude was most touching,
that she had been captured while
walking in the orange erarden near
her father's house, a short time before
we were attacked.
"You. noble caballeros," she said,
'have pieserved me from death, and
from what is far worse. God will re
ward you, for I can never."
I think Dii:k, however, was of a dif
ferent opinion ; at all events he has
always seemed remarkably satisfied
with the reward he persuaded her to
make him.
Some years have passed since that
eventful night. Dick and Rosita are
living at Don Ramon's estancia, that
worthy old gentleman having depart
ed this life shortly after their mar
riage. I, too, am with them as a
partner in the land, flocks, and herds,
of which we have a good quantitv ;
and whenever the increasing stock of
little Dicks and Rositas ask me, as
they invariably do of an evening to
tell them a story, I know that nothing
less will content them than a full,
true, and particular account of the
night attack. Harper's Weekly.
Anecdotes of Caeltle. The cu
rious and "troublesome" style of Car
lyle is said to be quite in contrast
with hi3 simple, straightforward way
of talking. Hatred of sham is one of
his notable characteristics. One
evening, at a small literary gather
ing, a lady, famous for her "muslin
theology," was bewailing the wicked
ness of the Jews in not receiving oui
Saviour, and ended her diatribe by
expressing regret that He had not
appeared in our own time. "How
delighted," said she, "we should all
be to throw our doors open to Him,
and listen to his divine precepts !
Don't you think so, Mr. Carlyle?"
The sturdy phiiospher, thus appeal
ed to, said, in his broad Scotch. "No,
madam, I don't. I think that, had
he come very fashionably dressed,
with plenty of money, and preach
ing doctrines palatable to the higher
orders, I might have had the honor
of receiving from you a card of in
vitation, on the back of which would
be written, 'To meet our Saviour;'
but if He had come uttering his sub
lime precepts, and denouncing the
Pharisees, and associating with the
Publicans and lower orders, as He
did, you would have treited him
much as the Jews did, and have cried
out, 'Take Him to Newgate and
hang Him.' ' '
The new KanEas city bridge across
the Missouri river contains 492,636
feet of lumber, 361,103 pounds of
wrought iron and 293,093 pounds of
ca9t iron. There are four spans of
130, 176, 198 and 248 feet respect
ively, making the . whole bridge 752
feet long.
A Eomantic Crime.
The Lacari-Brazzo Tragedy Thril-
I ling Story hy a San Francisco Detective
Hie ijast JJced of a iT-ojessional Assassin.
Since the recent pardon of Mme.
Lacari, convicted of being accessory
to the murder of her husband in Vis
itation Yallcy, Cal., some points in
the case not heretofore known have
been brought out. One ot Chief
Crowley's detectives tells the follow
ing story of the murder and arrest of
the criminals :
Mme. Lacari was a woman whom
you would suspect at a look. On
the day of the murder she inveigled
her husband into a ride to Visitacion
Valley. On arriving there a man
stepped from behind a large rock,
and, after a few moments' parley,
shot poor Lacari dead, and literally
riddled his body with buckshot. The
first intimation of the murder by any
one but the actors was the appear
ance of the wife at an Italian garden,
some distance off, where she related
the circumstances of her husband's
attack and murder by some unknown
assassin, and, in proof, led them to
tho body of the murdered man. When
the information wa3 brought to the
city, the detective force was immedi
ately set to work to ferret out the
case. From several small circum
stances, we became convinced that
the wife had been instrumental in the
murder of her husband, and we held
her to await the result of an investiga
tion. It then transpired that she had
been on very intimate terms with one
Pizano, and that a boon companion
of Pizano's was a villainous looking
Italian named Rrnzzo. Since the
murder neither of them had been seen
in their favorite haunts, and this
strengthened the suspicion of their
guilt, and a sharp lookout was kept
for them.
One night Capt. Lees and myself
took a walk down to the Italian por
tion of San Francisco, and not find
ing any clue to our men, we were re
turning to the Hall, when our atten
tion was attracted to the Italian coffee
saloon still standing ou the corner of
Merchant and Sansome streets. En
tering, we cast a glance around the
room, and fixed on one man who an
swered the description of Bruzzo.
We watched him for a while, and
becoming fully satisfied that we had
our man, went to him as he stood at
the counter, and in a familiar tone
addressed him with, "Hallo, Bruzzo !''
He turned and stared at us with a
wonderment that we then thought
feigned, and jabbered some words in
French that were unintelligible to
us.
Suddenly he made a grimace, by
which we knew that he recognized
the name, and in an abstracted man
ner he kept muttering, "Bruzzo, Bruz
zo ?" and then drawing a letter from
his pocket, he answered in broken
English:
"Yes, zair, I understand. Bruzzo,
he send me dis letter from Sacramen
to to-day.''
Possessed of this clew we started
to Sacramento, and there learned j
i that Bruzzo had left that dav bv rail-1
roaj t0 llaecrvi!lo
At Piacervil'.e
we lost aH trac- of him, an l were at
a halt. While roaming around the
place, we ran across Jack Davis, who
had robbed Senator Reddington of a
lot of valuable jewelry, and arrested
him.
While we were in Davis's room
we heard a conversation about a man
who, from the general way in which
he was described, we knew must be
Bruzzo. Giving Davis into the cus
tody of the Sheriff of Sacramento,
Lees and myself began the tour of
the groceries and groggerics ol the
place. Toward evening we entered
one of the worst in the town, and
calling the landlord aside, informed
him of the purpose of our visit, and
also intimated that the best thing he
could do would be to come out square.
He did not attempt any equivocation,
but said that Bruzzo had stopped at
his houEe and had left three days be
fore, with a mule train for Virginia
City. He also told us that our fugi
tive had left a trunk behind him, and
of this we took possession. In it we
found letters which led to the arrest
of Pizano, who wa3 hid away in San
Francisco. His trail was taken up
again, and after several days we arriv
ed at Strawberry Valley, and there
learned that Bruzzo had gone ahead,
and was by that time near Virginia
City.
On the day of our arrival at the
latter place, as I was strolling along
one of the streets, I turned a corner
rather abruptly and went plump
against Bruzzo. He did not know
me and did not express any surprise,
but, as far as I was concerned, I hard
ly can tell how I felt. In less time
than I tell this, I recovered and said :
"How are you, Bruzzo ?"
He looked quickly and earnestly
at me, and replied, with the interrog
atory of, "Who are you?"
I told him, and said he had best
come along with me. To conclude,
we brought him to San Francisco;
he was tried, and with the others wa?
sentenced to the State Prison for life,
and with the exception of the woman
they are now at San Quentin.
His confession revealed him to be
one of the blackest scoundrels on
earth. He said that before coming
to this country from Italy he had fol
lowed the profession of an assassin,
and had put an end to the existence
of more than one person, and had
been forced to leave by tho discovery
of one of his crimes. Since he land
ed in San Francisco, he had kept out
of scrapes until Pizano broached the
murder of Lacari. He was only ofler
cd $30 at first, but by dint of hard
bargaining had run it up $8 more,
and for $38 he agreed to murder a
man who had, as he said, been a
warm friend to him.
The plan of ambush was agreed
upon, as well as the locality, and on
the appointed day he repaired to the
"Lone Rock." When the guilty wife
and her husband appeared, and had
reached a convenient distance, he
stepped from his place of conceal
ment, and as he did so the wife ran
from the husband's side. When the
unfortunate man saw how he had been
betrayed, he began to plead to Bruz
zo for his, Jife. Bruzzo states that he
almost yielded and was about to
throw down the gun, when the woman
called him a coward, and screamed,
"Shoot 1 shoot! you coward 1" And
with that he raised the weapon and
fired, his victim falling dead with an
agonized groan. He said that he
was then treated treacherously by
Pizano, who only paid him twenty six
dollars, and to the end he contended
that Pizano was only fit to be hung
because he hadn't paid tho remaining
twelve dollars.
The Puritan Sabbath.
The Puritan Sabbath in the villages
of New England commenced on Sat
urday afternoon. No labor was per
formed on the evening which preceded
the Lord's day. Early on Sunday
morning the blowing of a horn in some
places announced that the hour of
worship is at hand. In other villa
ges a flag was hung out of the rude
building occupied by the church. At
Cambridge, a drum was beat in mili
tary style ; at Salem, a bell indicated
the opulence of that settlement.
The public religious services usual
ly commenced at nine in the morning,
and occupied from six to eight hours,
divided by an intermission of an hour
for dinner. The people collected
quite punctually, as the law compelled
their attendance, and there wa3 a
heavy fine for any one that rode too
fast to meeting. The sexton called
upon the minister and escorted him
to church in the same fashion that the
sheriff now conducts the judge into
our state courts. There were no pews
in the church, and the congregation
had places assigned them upon the
rude benches, at the annual town
meeting, according to their age, im
portance, and social standing. A per
son was fined il he occupied the seat
of another. Our local histories re
veal that pride, envy, and jealousy
were active passions among the men
of olden times, and it was delicate
and difficult business to "seat the
meeting-house," as it was quaintly
called.
Many of the early churches of New
England had two clergymen one
who was called the pastor ; the other
the teacher The Sabbath services
were as follows : The congregations
assembled at an early hour never
later than nine o'clock. After pray
er, a chapter from the Bible was read
by one of the ministers, and "expound
ed" at length. In many of the church
es, however, the Bible was not read
at all, and it took vears of agitation
to tarry that '-innovation." A psalm
in metre was next sung, which was
dictated, line by line, to the congre
gation ; this service was usually per
formed by one of the deacons. The
preacher did not take 'part in the in
troductory services.
The baptisms, cases of church dis
cipline, and collections, always took
place in the afternoon. The "long"
prayer usually occupied from an hour
to au hour and a half, aud many of
the sermons of this period make from
a hundred to a hundred and fifty pa
ges. There was a contribution every
sunaay, preceded by an appeal irom
one cf the deacons. The boxes were
not carried round, but the congrega
tion arose and proceeded to the dea
con's seat, and deposited their offer
ings. The magistrates and "brief
gentlemen" walked up tirst, the elders
next, and then followed the "common
people." This ceremony occupied
much time. Besides the money given,
persons brought various useful arti
cles and goods as offerings. The col
lections were distributed by the dea
cons to the ministers and the poor.
The trials of ecclesiastical offend
ers, at the close of the services, often
afforded much excitement and amuse
ment; for some offences a particular
dress was worn, and the "confessions"
of the offenders were heard with much
interest. Oftentimes the, public ser
vices were continued until after sun
set. After the benediction, the min
isters passed out of the church, bow
ing to people on both sides of the aisle,
as they all sat in silence until the cler
gymen and their families had gone
out. Few persons, we imagine, would
be willing to go back to these Sunday
ceremonies of the Puritan Sabbath.
It is wise to adapt the religious insti
tutions of each age to the customs of
the period and the usages of the same.
Carlyle on the War. A Ger
man paper publishes a few extracts
from a letter written by Mr. Thomas
Carlyle, in reference to the war, in
which he says:
"Your anxieties about the war must
have been of short duration ; in fact
they must, after the first few days'
practical experience, have been chang
ed into bright hope; into a hope in
creasing in rapid geometrical progres
sion till it obtained its present dimen
sions. So far as my reading goes
there never was such a war, never
such a collapse of shameless human
vanity, of menacing, long-continued
arrogance, into contemptible nothing
ness. Blow has followed blow as if
from the hammer of Thor, till it lies
like a shapeless heap of ruins, whin
ing to itself, 'In the name of all the
gods aud all the devils, what is to
become of us?'
AU Germany may now look for
ward to happier dys, in a political
sense, than it has seen since the Em
peror Barabarossa left it. My indi
vidual satisfaction in all this is great,
and all England, I can say all the in
telligent in England, heartily wish
good fortune to brave old Germany
in what it has accomplished a real
transformation into one nation, no
longer the chaotic jumble which in
vited the intrusion of every evil-disposed
neighbor, especially of that ill
disposed France, which has inflicted
on it such interminable mischief dur
ing the last four hundred years
wars heaped upon wars without real
cause except insatiable French ambi
tion. All that, through God's grace,
is now at an end. I have, in my time,
teen nothing in Europe which has bo
much delighted me. A brave peo
ple,' as your Goethe calls them, and
as I believe a peaceful and a virtu
ous one. I only hope that Heaven
will send them the wisdom, i'ience
and pious discretion to turn to a
right use all that has been achieved"
The Chinese.
A recent writer, holding an official
position under the British Govern
ment in Canton, has furnished some
curious details as to the domestic ex
penses ot Chinamen. The currency
in China is made up ot three mone
tary denominations, to wit, the "tael,"
or ounce of silver, worth at par, $1.-331-3;
the Mexican dollar; and the
"tsien" or " cash." of which nominal
ly 1,000, but usually 1.200 to 1,500
constitute the dollar. Thi3 minute
subdivision of the dollar affords great
facilities for buying food and goods
in small quantities. Now it ha3 been
stated that a Chinese beggar can sus
tain life upon 30 cash, or about two
cents a day. Upon this point the
writer mentioned says that in China
life can be, and frequently is, sup
ported for a considerable time upon
even a less sum than 30 cash, but pre
fers to place the average co9t of the
food and lodging of the lowest class
of Chinese at 45 ca9h, or three cents '
a day. At this rate the cost of living
per month would amount to 90 cents,
and this is the lowest sum upon which
existence can be indefinitely prolong
ed. The next higher class, the ordin
ary laborer or coolie, expends from
$1.20 to $2 a month for food alone.
At $2, it is estimated the coolie could
live above the style of his class. Up
on one tael or $1,331-3 cents per
month he would have a sufficient
quantity of rice, fish and vegetables
and pork, once a day ; upon one dol
lar a month, he might be able to live
for some time, but would, in all pro
bability, be finally broken down by
disease, resulting from hard work,
exposure and poorness of diet. The
better classes in Caina, who live com
fortably, but without display, are es
timated to expend about $4 a month
for each individual.
In regard to rent, the Chinese en
joy superior advantages, the cheapest
houses for a single person being as
low as 70 cents a month, and these
narrow quarters being often occupi
ed by two or three families. A mar
ried coolie will, it is stated, share a
house of three rooms with another
married coolie at a total rental of
$2 a month. The class expending
an average of $4 a head for food will
occupy a house renting from $72 to
$9G a year. The rate of wages for
servants in houses renting for the
above sum is from 60 cents to $1.40
a mouth in addition to food, and three
servants from the ordinary establish
ment of a married man with children.
Two dollars a month, it is believed,
would cover the expense of each ser
vant; in some families the servants
are also supplied with clothes. Erom
the above considerations the total
expenses of a Chinese laborer for
himself and wife, are fixed at $2.80
for .food aud one dollar for rent, mak
ing a necessary outlay of $3.80 per
mouth, exclusive ol clothes.
The lowest sum on which a Chi
nese could manage to work and to
support life, would be $2.35 for food
and rent. The cost ot living in the
various classes of Chinese cannot be
particularized in the different grades,
but the expenses of a family of the
respectable better class composed of
a man, his wife and three children,
are placed at $30 a month, divided
as follows: For rent, $3; food for
three servants, $3 ; ioyd for parents,
$3 ; food for the three children, $8,
and wages of servants $3, making the
total of $30, as above given. The
prime necessaries of life in China are
very cheap, but it is asserted that the
silly stories of the Chinese want of
nicety in eating garbage and offal,
are utterly destitute of foundation
and illuaturcd,as none but the lowest
beggars eat anything that wouid of
fend the tastes of the European races.
A CoxTEiiniBLE Set. The New
York court reports present a remark
able story, in which the characters
are all of the most contemptible sort.
It is known as the Peck divorce suit,
and the insidents are as follows :
A scheming mothcr-in-law, offended
at her daughter in-law, offers a son
$30,000 to divorce his wife. The son,
who seems worthy of such a mother,
consents. The wife, deservedly bound
to such a husband, secretly agrees to
the separation on the faith of his prom
ise to marry her again as soon as the
mother has been robbed of her $30,
000. A rascally bookkeeper, worthy
of such a master, swears to the com
mission of adultery with the wife, and
the divorce is granted. Very natu
rally such a husband refuses to rema
ry such a wife, and quite naturally
the wife goes into court, exposes the
conspiracy, and makes humanity blush
at its baseness.
I find that when saints are under
trials and well humbled, little sins
raise great cric3 in the conscience ;
but in prosperity, conscience is a pope
that gives dispensations and a great
latitude to our hearts. The cross,
therefore, is as needful as the crown
will be glorious. Rutherford.
The Secret op Eloquence. I owe
my success in life to one single fact
viz : That at the age of twenty-seven,
I commenced and continued for years
the process of reading daily and speak
ing, upon the contents of some his
torical or scientific book. These off
hand efforts were made sometimes in
a corn field, at others in the forest,
and not unfrequently in some distant
barn, with the horse and ox for my
auditors. It is to this practice in the
art of all art3, that I am indebted for
the primary and leading impulses that
stimulated me forward, and shaped
and modelled my entire subsequent
destiny. Improve, then, young gen
tlemen, the superior advantages yon
here enjoy. Let not a day pass with
out exercising your powers of speech.
There is no power like that of orato
ry. Caesar controlled men by capti
vating their affections, and swaying
their passions. The influence of the
one perished with its author, that of
the other continues to this day. Hen
ry Clay.
England has 500 blast furnaces,
which every year reduce 12,000,000
tons of ore to 4,800,000 tons of met
al, and which consume 14,000,000 tons
of coal. The manufactured metal is
orftt60,000,OOQ
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