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VOL. XL.
MONTPELIER, VT., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1983.
0 17.
itO NTPETjEH . VT
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25. 1883.
Letter From Minnesota.
FitEEiioHN. Minn., April IX '83
Deab Fueem.iN : My ink bottle having
got thoroughly thawed out .titer our Song
freezing winter I will improve the time to
give yon a little retrospect of events from
this lanil which ha seemed so near of
kin to the Arctic regions for the past few
months.
There is a sigh of relief from all aides
now that the croaking of the frogs and
the aino-in" of the birds proclaim that
the winter is actually over. For a time it
has seemed as if Minnesota had seceded
from the temperate zono and would here
after only be known as a part of the
famous polar country so difficult and dan
gerous to reach. Roads wore blockaded
everywhere. Drifts were piled on drifts.
Trains could not run ind even the hardy
railroad men could not stand the cutting
winds to shovel out their trains. Blizzard
succeeded blizzard witn scarcely time to
breathe between. They were regular
poiar cyl'ins. hurling the snow like an
avalanche in a horizontal direction. The
past has been a winter long to be remem
bered. The "oldest inhabitant7' confesses
himself to be outdone. For intenseness
and persistentency the pail winter can
claim to be without a rival. The mercury
was from 20 to 45 decrees below zero for
weeks at a lime, and when a south wind
would make the cold sotim to relent a
little, instantly from the north came a
biasc more piercing than an' that had
piecetied it. As one man said he could
enjoy once in t while a cold snap but he
didn't like to have it snap all the time.
The first three or four winters I spent
in Minnesota I was disappointed. I
wanted to see one of the blizzards of
which this country was famous, but my
wish wns not granted. The winters then
were just good reasonablejkinds of winters
nothing extraordinary in the line of
storms or cold. Last winter, however,
gratified my curiosity in this direction
completely. I am fully satisfied with the
xhibition. I shall never doubt any
story about what Minnesota can do in this
line after this. But I hear of no one's
being frozen to death on the prairies.
Stock of all kinds have stood it well and
are coming out in usual good condition
this spring. Such a body of snow as fell
last winter we expected would make a
flood in the spring, but it melted so grad
ually that the streams ara hardly full. I
expect those poor fellows along down the
Mississippi were glad enough that the
snow from this country went oflf so slowly.
They had all they could attend to without
; s rasa from this quarter.
Seeding lias already commenced.
Farmers will put in more of other seed
and less of wheat this year than heretofore.
This bas been the tentlency tor several
years past. As the country grows oider
wheat raising becomes less and less
profitable. It seems that only a virgin
soil can produce the best results in wheat
The line of wheat growing is constantly
moving west. But as wheat beeomes less
certain other crops hecome more so. The
introduction of creameries has stimulated
the dairy business and raising stock is
found to be, notwithstanding our northern
latitude, a safe and profitable business.
Cows are worth now just about double
what they were four years ago. Butter
brings a good price and jo long as good
hay can be put up for 32. 50 per ton,
though onr winters may be long, keeping
cows and making butter cannot help but
lie profitable. Corn and pork is demand
ing increased attention. Corn is found to
be a sure crop anil '.he raising of it
demands no such outlay of capital for
harvesters, seeders and other machinery
as does the raising of wheat. Wool grow
ing is becoming more of a staple industry.
It would be still more so if it were not for
the havoc made among the sheep by the
worthless dogs Lhat almost every farmer
is infatuated to have around him. Last
year we had a dog law which it was
hoped wouid do something towards reme
dying the evil, but the owners of these
affectionate pets made such an outcry that
the law has become a dead letter. I
suppose it is useless to scold. People oan
manage some way to get along without a
dog. I have often been amused to see
how much inconvenience and annoyance a
person will put up with from a dog for
the very sraail moiety of benefit he gets
out of him. A triend of mine has a dog
of no earthly account except to make
night hi ieons by his howling and he has
to keep him chained because he is so fierce
no stranger dares approach the house in
his piesence, but my friend would take it
as a personal affront if you should say
anything disrespectful of that dog. Passing
by the house of a poor farmer not long
since, who can hardly find bread for his
children, ihree large dogs came running
out with a fierceness that might have been
intended to intimidate a regiment of men.
I had intended to make a friendly call on
this man, but when I saw so many dogs I
concluded he had all the company he
cared lor and I accordingly drove on. I
saw a woman almost harassed to death
because her dog would follow her when
she went visiting or when she went to
meeting for he was always in mischief.
In reply to the question, of what use is
your dog? "Oh," she says, "he keeps the
cows away from' the door.'' Riding in a
railroad car, crowded to its utmost capac
ity the other day I noticed one seat mo
nopolized by a ladies' genteel lap dog.
The pressure was very great but it was
only upon the most solemn assurance that
the dogshouidn't be disturbed that another
lady with a little child was allowed to sit
beside that precious dog. I have read
what Mark Twain has ht d to say about
the dogs of Constantinople, bnt I believe
it can very nearly be matched hers in
Minnesota. When I tell people that I
have lived the past eight years and raised
a family of children so far without the
help of a dog they stare at me as if I was
a monstrosity but it is true nevertheless.
If I could only convince people that this
can he done successfully in every case
what a world of annoyance it would save
them. But I despair of an; such result
and shall not make the attempt.
The tide of emigration westward has
already begun. Every west bound train
is crowded with emigrants seeking a
home in the new states opening np west
of us
Over the Manitoba and the Nor-
tuern facihe railroads long passenger
trains of from seven to ten coaches run
twice each way each day and often these
coaches are so crowded that standing
room can hardly be found. Eastern Da
kota, which was the frontier three or four
years ago, is now as thickly settled as it i'b
here and has all the appearance of being an
old country. The spirit of speculation is
of course intense and excitement runs
high. Many will make their fortune
tuero but some perhaps will lose them. It
ij oertain they raise excellent wheat on
these new farms and whoever takes up a
homestead can hardly fail to reap a rich
reward for doing so. w-. f.
Sunday School Lesson Xotes.
ar bkv. j. o. SHERiiuaif.
tfayfi: reter Preaching to the denttlee-Aeta li)::w-4,
The events of this lesson, in their prac
tical bearing on the progress of Christian
ity, aro of thn deepest significance. For
nearly two thousand years the Jewish
people had been accustomed to think of
themselves as the peculiar people of God.
and to consider the rites of their religion
as the prima condition to favor with him.
The disciples of Jesus shared these feel
ings ; and, though Jesus bad by life and
precept taught them a broader faith, they
were slow to overcome the exelusivenes
which hail been so long fostered among
their people. It is doubtless true that
some of thevangelists and lay workers
that had gone abroad were less particular
in the matter of Jewish churchism than
was Peter. But it was necessary that the
infant church should oome to know, and
teach, that Christ came to furnish salva
tion for ail. Ilenoe the exclusiveness of
the lenders themselves must be broken
down.
Poter is selected as being a leader of
leaders. If he oan master the lesson,
soon its precepts will become the standard
of action with all. Poter is set to learn
this lesson in an opportune time. He is
away from the headquarters of Judaism.
He has been specially honored and aided
in his recent ministrations, has found
mighty help in answer to prayer. His
xperiences at Lydda and Joppa had been
such as ought to put a man in frame to
listen very attentively to the voice of God.
Under these circumstances' a divinely sent
object lesson is given to Pater, intended to
aid in overcoming his deep-seated race i
prejudice. At the same time a heavenly
messenger lis sent to a devout Roman
centurion at Cesarea, directing him to
send to Joppa for Peter ; that he may be
instructed by him in the things of God;
and telling him precisely where, in
the
town, Peter is to be found. The messen-
gers are dispatched at once to Jonpa, and
on their arrival, after a journey of some
thirty miles, they find Poter just now
prepared by the vision he had seen to
receive their message, and go with them
on his first mission to the Gentiles. Thei,it, v ,, -,. 1 ;'..,,... ,t,
lesson opens with Peter's introduction to
the house of the centurion, Cornelius, at
Cesarea. On meeting him Cornelius was
mniinn.! in ,i hi i ,
. uuu leraeuo;, mix
Peter restrained him. and inquired for;
what purpose they had sent for him. The
centurion recounts ihe steps bv which he
had been led, and declares that they are
ail present before God to hear all things j
that Peter is divineiy commanded io
communicate. 1
There are many instructive suggestions
in the portrait of Cornelius as it is given !
us here. He was devoutly waiting upon
God, and his life was filled up with deeds
of mercy. While he was fasting and pray
ing the knowledge of where he might tind
needed spiritual help came to him. More
than this, he had used his influence with
bis friends to have them receive the lio-ht
as well as himself. No better statement of
the proper disposition of a oongreguion
waiuuS tu uear uie truta, was ever given,
than Cornelius gave of those gathered in
his house. First, thev were consciously
in the presence of God. Second. ti-
. , ,, . '
wanted to hear Gods word; and. third,
they desired its full declaration. The Holy
Spirit would aome vastly oftcner upon
congregations at present, if their attitude-
were more like that of those who met at
the Centurion's house.
Trias made acquainted with the desire
of the assembly, and with the evidence of
God's hand in the whole matter. Peter
hesitates no longer. He declares that his
old race prejudice is broken down. Would
that he could always, have maintained the
high realization which he reached under
these special circumstances! At once he
commences to preach Jesus unto them.
declaring that he is Lord of all. The
passage from the 3th to 39th verses,
presents some peculiarities of construction.
and is one of the passages which is "fixed
up" considerably in the revised version.
We need not enter into the details of
criticism; it is enough to state that the
passage only presents, in tho most con
densed form, the pith of Peter's sermon
on this occasion. He oredits the audience
with knowing the main facts concerning
the mission, life, death and resurrection of
Jesus Christ. These things they doubtless
did know, in part, as the fame of him
went all abroad during his life time. And
it had now been some time since those
who were scattered abroad, went every
where presetting Jesus. Poter, like all the
early preachers put great stress upon the
fact of Christ's resurrection, and gives his
Gentile audience assurance on this point, I
from the fact that be. with his fellow !
... , . . ... . , i
apostles, ate and drank wth Jesus after!
his resurrection. He next declares his
commission to preach that Jesus is the
divinely appointed Judge of thelivin-v and i
,. ... r ,i . i ,. " , ,
the dead. Here the whole audience would
be bronglit into personal relations with
this Jesus. They must have to do with
him, if not nuw as -i Savior, then soon as
the Judge of ail. lit also preached Jtsus
is the one to whom all the prophets gavo
witness, the central figure of the Did Tes
tament wrifngs. Ho declares that with
one voice they proclaim that whosoever
believeih in hiiu -drill receive remission of
sins. This kind of preaching has become
very familiar since Peter first declared it;
but on that day it was new and strange,
and we oau hardly ooneeivo the change
that must have come over Peter before he
could utter l he "all of the liliih verse, and
the wiosoever of tint t ;,i. tod greatly
honored this eif ,-rt ol Peter to give over
his narrow view, and become ilia minis
ter of a broad 'r f tith ; fur upon the com
pany waiting in reverent attitude upon his
word, came the uiiginy power of the Holy
Ghost. The manifestation was like that
of Pentecost, for they spina with oilier
tongues, insomuch that the Jews, wilh
P?ter, greatly marveled.
A primary teachor, not a thousand miles
from Boston, is describing the banana, and
che children are to name it. Finally she
steps to the board antl draws the outline
ol the fruit. Up comes Johnnie's hand.
"Well, Johnnie want have I described?"
"Cucumber!''
"Oh, no; the cucumber grows bore, and
I told you this fruit grows in the south ;
besides, is not a cucumber a vegetable.'"
Johnnie yields the point and reiapscs
into a brown study. Soon an idea strikes
him and up comes his hand again.
"Are vui sure you are right this time.
Johnnie?''
'Yes'ru" itll self assurance.
"Well, what is it?"
Sausage!'' is the triumphant rejoiner.
GitEAT Estates is Mexico. Much has
been said and written of the great extent
and largo possibilities of the Mexican
haciendas. But probably few people in
the United States even yet realise the
extent of wine of those tracts of land,
1.000.000 or 1.500,0otl acres often consti
tute a single estato in the hands of or.o
owner. There are many such estates in
Mexico large enough to awaken the envy
of manv a land proprietor in the Pacific
coast states of the union. These are to be
tound in the central and northern states of
Mexico. The famous Salado ranch, for
example, contains over 600 square miles of
land. It lies partly in the states of Nuevo
Leon, Coaiiuii t, Z tcatecas and San Luis
Potosi, on the highway to Mexico, and on
the lines of the new railroad. It occupies
the central table lands of Mexico, at an
average elevation of iOOO feet. Chains of
mountains traverse the estate, ricti in
mineral wealth. The boundaries of the
estate extend more than 100 miles from
north to south, and flourishing farms and
large mining towns aro met at frequent
intervals.
A writer in Hurvtr'-i Fmnrj People
recently quoted the late Mr. Peter Cooper
as saying: -rhc success of the Cooper
institute in preparing young women to
earn a living has gratified mu mora than
anything else. It was one of the things
that I was most concerned about, and I
made a statement of mv desire in my
'deed at tmnsfor' of the building to the
trustees. Pupils come to our place, and
behave themselves like ladies and gentle
men. For ten years not a single compiaint
of misconduct has been made to the trus
tees by any one of our twnmv or thirtv
j teachers. Nine bovs whom we graduated
:Iro now professors in colleges. An old
! 'Bi'n ca"u -n8 ol-'r "ay to -tanK' me
! pupii of ,ne Cooper institute, 'is now a
professor in the great university of Berlin,
:iniI much esteemed. So little is written
! ;,bulf lh? CmVt. institute that people
I thousand voung "men and women. For
j myseif, I try to keep the building in good
' I s looking at my b joks to-day.
(and I find that I have spent on it -31:10.000
in tu , , rnars."
, "
The FntiT Goloid Doi.LAil Colonel
John .V. Stephens has in ins possession a
coin that belonged to Go'ernor Stephens.
It is the first specimen molded bv the
Cuited Stales mint as an example of the
famous "goloid'' dollar of which so much
lias been written anil said. Governor
Stephens was chairman of the committee
on weights, measures and coins, and took
a prmound interest in the question of
money. The goloid dollar is about the
width of a silver half-dollar, but hardly
as thick, and lighter. It has a bronze
color, darker than gold, and due to the
copper in it. On one side are the words:
"United States of America, 100 cents,"
on the rim. and in 'ho center. "Goloid,
metric. 1. G. : lii.l. S. : 1.9. C;
Grains 14.Jj.'' On the other side are the
words "E. Plnribns Cnum. 17:!." on the
j rim and in the center tho head uf a female
! witu tnn wonl "k'bertv" "oon it. The
"?ures md.cate the composition which is
the invention ot i man named Hubbell.
lind includes metal worth iust il in
actual value. The composition has nine
teen parts, of which ono part is gold,
(lil.l) sixteen and one tenth silver and
(1.9) one and nine-tenths copper. An
justu, ('ra.,j t'hronieU.
Sa.v praxc'sco Cap.i.e Roaps. The
San Francisco householder, and the Croie
sus particularly, has "a station like the
herald Mercury new-lighted on a heaven
kissing hill." How in the world, I have
asked, does he get up there ? Well then by
the cable roads. I should consider the
cable road one of the very foremost in the
list of curiosities, though I have been able
to refrain till now from bringing it for
ward. It is a peculiar kind rf tram-way.
quite as useful on a level' but invented
expressly for the purpose of overcoming
steep elevations. Two cars, coupled
together, are seen moving, at a high rate
of speed, without jar and in perfect safety,
up and down all the extraordinary
unduiations of the ground. They have no
horse, no steam, no vestiges of machinery,
no ostensible means of locomotion. The
astonished comment of the Chinaman,
observing this marvel for the first time,
old as it is, mav be worth repeating once
more for its quaint force: "Melican man's
wagon, no pushee, no pnllee; ail same
go top side hill like dashee." The solution
of the mystery is an endles wire cable
hidden in a box in the road bed, and turn
ing over a great wheel in an engine house
at the top ot the hill. The foremost of the
two cars is provided with a grip or pincers.
running unuerneatn iu tnrongu a eontin
nnns crevice in Ihn snmn Iwx Iho ,ihl
and managed by a conductor. When be
wishes to go on he clutches the always
movin? cDie- nd "w-s witl1 f he
wishes to stop, he simply lets go and nnts
on a brake. Fortunately thertTis no snow
and ice in this climate to clog the central
crevice, which, by the necessities of the
case' m,U9t open- The r5"nem baa been
applied' however, with emendations, in
Air, ,nrl n drmhr. eni,i h i i "
1 York. .Ifny 7 irpcr
by HAnniET 4. auiTa.
Morn of the beautiful eprlnir
It la uoininir in orimaon aud irald.
It illu o'er the mountain lU purple winy
When the eaatern iratea unfold :
When their daminv baunara the HUubeama din
oer the muuutaiua etern and old.
Out from lua cavorn dark.
From lua uuok in the Turret lane:
rue robin neap forth like the dove front the ark
To see if the snowi are iroue.
U mump llttla VXrd, like the auanuir lark,
Aud mlcome the vernal dawn.
H i oau your kindred back
Who left ua montha atrn,
WUo followed the tun in lua southern track
When our hilia were white with nnow :
When the etorm waa abroad on hla atoudy reek,
Aud the etreemletfc oeeaed to dow.
Tl-11 them uow lair they atand,
Our liilla In HnHr earur rreen.
Aud the irrovee that watch for their tuneful baud.
Wheu the buretlne- euda are eeen:
For the aeon they learned In the enunr land,
f hero their wandennir wlntra have beon.
Tlie Htreama have broken the ohaln
Of the tyrant kuur of the froat,
Hla try vea and fettera he fore-ea In vain
The Unka are all broken and loaL
Now they mirror the olear blue Jieaveua attain
Aud the clouda by the lurht wind te'nu
Tliere'a a aound of jrurarllner rllla
Low down In the rater rn
Tliere'a a lauirh of watera amomr the hllla.
Where they tell their uabbllna telea
In tones whoae liquid mueio thrllla
Aud uharme the Uatenlne; vales.
flowers of the beautlf nl aprlna
Awake and open your eyee .
For the birds and wmtera a welcome elnir
Aud the sunshine 'round you Ilea:
Tlie beains have come down from the sun your kluv
And bid yon awake and riae.
Wllllston, Vt,
"1IUNI1INU TIlU0l.lt KI.Ad."
WILL CABLE-TON.
Iu the silent irloom of a garret room,
With cobweba round it creeplnv.
From ly to day the old daa- lay
A veteran worn and aleepinv,
Dlumlyold. each wrinkled mid
lly the dnet of years wai shaded:
Wounds of the storm were upon Its form.
The crimson atrlpea were faded.
'T'vae a mournlul sight In the dar-twillirht.
This thuur jf humble seemlnir.
That once eo proud o'er the cheerlntr crowd
Had earned its colon gleaming;:
stained with mould were the bralda of gold.
That had oaahed :n the snn-rar's klaaina;
Of faded hue was its Held of blue.
Aud some of the stars were mlnlmf .
Three Northern melds and three from ladee
here dreams the South-laud weather,
Witn trlaucea kind aud their arms entwined,
l.'ame tip the stair toe-ether:
They gazed a while with a thoughtful smile
At the crouching form before them:
With clinging holds they graaped its raids;
And out of the darkneea bore them.
They healed its scars, they found its atara
And brought them ail together,
(Three Northern maida and three from gladea
Where smiles the .South-tand weather! :
They mended away through the anmmer day.
Made glad by an inspiration
To tllng It high at the amlllng aky
On the birthday of our nation.
In the brilliant glare of the anmmer air.
With a brlak breeco round it creeping.
Ni-wly bright through the glistening light.
The dag went grandly sweeping:
( Heaming and bold were ita braids of gold.
and dashed in the sun-ray's kissing:
Ucd. white and blue were of deepest hue:
Aud none of the stars were missing.
The best victories are those that are
the least bloody those lhat, though
achieved by the hand, are managed by
the head.
Recent observations show that some
parts of Greenland are slowly but steadily
sinking. On the other hand, there are
evidences that the lands uf Xorway and
Sweden aro steadily rising.
A simple barometer can be made by
filling a picKle bottle within three inches
of the tap. with water. Then fill a elean
Florence oil flask with water, and plunge
the neck, ns far as it will go into the larger
bottle. The water in the flask will rise or
fail with the weather, sometimes leaving
it perfectly empty eight hours before a
storm.
Frof. Cohn, of Breslan, Germany, has
observed that children are obliged to hold
dark colored slates much nearer the eyes
to read writing thereon than is necessary
with white paper; and finds lhat writing
on white paper is as distinct at a distance
of twelve inches from the eves as that on
slates at eight inches. It would therefore
be well to bauisb slates from school rooms,
for the eyesight of pupils is strained quite
enough by other means.
Norway seems to be stamping out
leprosy by the isolating of patients.
There were 2863 cases in li?56, sines then
treatment by isolation has been practiced
more and troro with a constant diminish
ing of the di sease, and in 1880 there were
but 1382 cases known. In Hawaii, upon
the other hand, where there is little horror
of the malady and victims go about in
puplio freely, the number of cases
constantly increases.
Several eminent English geologists
think that Wales is to be the new El Dor
ado. Small pieces of gold washed away
from the hillsides have been found ;in the
valleys at Llanelltvr.and they say if there
are nuggets of gold in the valley or in the
course of old riverbeds, then there is gold
quartz in the mountains. If some of the
mountain ranges were tapped, it is likely
a real gold ;field would be found. From
the ran of the nils in North Wales, the
gold reefs, if they were worth working.run
from the coast line across Merioneth. North
Montgomery, a part of Shropshire and
Cheshire, into Derbyshire.
A Strange Case Rf.cai.led. A
Baltimore dispatch says: Thursday
flvenintr the church nf tha Tmm,ilo,n
Conception in this city was thronged with
rocieiv luiiva iu wuuess me nuptials of
MisH Mstrv Griffith, ilanohtar of tha lra
Jnhn A. (rrifrith. a fnrmoi- laarliniv ,
chant of thia city, and Mr. Vivian Neale.
x ne onus is a rreaumui yonng woman of
aooui --i, anu lor me past two seasons baa
neen a oeno in nauimore society. Ilia
Rev .frthn A Mdnnnv navfnnnu,
... i-.wm j nu.uiilicu
the ceremony. Three years ago when'
jiibb urriiuLu living in vinomnattl sne
fell down a flight of siairs and received
injuries which were considered fatal.
Several physicians called to sea her, and
proneunccd her case hopeless. She after
wards grew much worse, fell into a ooma
lose state, and as it was th.mo-hr Hiwl
The body was prepared for burial, and
lay for two days in a casket. On the day
lipuiuicii iui mu iuuunai, wiien me car
riages and hearse were at the door, just as
the coffin was hnino- etnaml. it was nnttnaA
that the lifelike appearance of the supposed
corpw uecame more pronounced, and
there were slight signs of returning vitality.
A physician was called, and after an hour
or so Miss Griffith returned to conscious
ness. The solemn gathering was turned
to one of joy. Tho girl recovered, and
has since been in better health thna ever
before.
An Australian savant has invented the
electroscope, a trial of which took place at
Melbourne on the :11st of October lust in
the presence ol . me fortv scienlilic and
public men, and wns a great stircc.is.
Sitting In a if ark rnnm. they saw projected
on a Inrgn disk of white burnished metal
the rncetn urse at Flemington. wilh ils
myriad ln.ais of naive beings. tch min
ute detail stood out with perfect fidelity to
the original, and as they looked at ihe
wonderful picture through bimcnlar
glunres, it was difficult to imagine that
tliev were imt actually on the course itself
and moving among those wlio.e actions
they so completely scan. By this instru
ment ihe vibrations of light me conveyed
bv ulectrieity. und we are Hnsblwt to fee
the person at adistanco wilh whom we are
spmkirg.
A Beautiful Senti.mknt. Every man
builds his own house huiMs it many
chambered, Iresli ventilated, picture hung,
vine wreathed, guest full; or low pent,
bine wall, tlowerless, inhospitable just
in tcforditnco with his inner nature. Pre
cisely as the internal force of the nlfinity
in the moilusk lays bold of and aggregates
ioun.1 used ihe line lime particles in the
sea water, so does the internal force in the
bnnian soul lay hold of and aggregate
round iiseif what it wants. The surround
ing ocean holds in solmion knowledge,
pleasure, meat, drink, wit, wisdom, Iriends
dnwars. God ; and of this wealth we aeerete
cur shel.s clam shells or nautilus shells
as wo nr clams or nautili. We find
what we crave lun. if we have a zest for
the fnnu; Iriends. if we long lor friends;
beiiuly, il we love beauty; thought, if we
tend to i liouulit. We build up our house,
small or forge. If wo nro refined, it is
refined; i( we are roomy, it is roomy.
Aiiolt Repairing Bi;ildi7i:3. The
: barns aro usually empty at this season,
ind now is the best time to make any
necessary tepairs. If experience has
! shown the siabies to be inconvenient, let
! the improvements be made before the
I i barns .-tie .-.gain tilled. There may be
some holes in the roof, and a little patch
j ing may save many times its eost. it done
! in season; io short, leaks of every kind
about the farm buildings should promptly
lie stopped. Look well into the granary
' for mouse holds, through which the profits
of a whole field may pass. They may be
closed with a s rip of tin. The work of
: Haifa iiay in louking for and closing these
places may lie Ihe most profitable of any
I itone on a farm. The roofs, ihe flooors,
; the sides, the doors, and ail other parts of
the hums should now be put in order, and
another coat of paint be applied il the last
one is beginning to wear out. A stitch in
time.avos moreibau nine in such repairs.
Ami rv:an Agriculturist fir M:' 'j,
Remedy for Headache. A new rem
edy lor the headache has been found by
Dr. Haley, an Australian physician, who
says lhat for some years past he has found
minimum doses of iodide of potassium of
great service in frontal headache: that is,
a heavy dull headache, situated over the
brow, and accompanied by languor, chill
iness and a feeling for general distaste for
food, which sometimes approaches to nau
sea, can be completely removed by a two
grain dose ilissolvetl in half a wine giass-
lull uf water and this quietly sipped, the
, whole quantity being taken in about ten
, minutes. In many cases, hu adds, the
effect of three small doses has been simply
I vromlel ftlll, as, lor tnstunua. a person
who a quarter of an hour before was feel
ing most miserable, and refused all food,
wishing only for quietness, wouid now
uku a good meal and resume his wonted
cheerfulness. If this cure of Dr. Haley's
is in reality a practical one, he will merit
lor the discovery the gratitude of suffering
millions.
Lakavette axd HisOposst'MS. When
Lyl'avette paid a visit to the United Suuos
he intimated a desire to lie master of an,
opossum, and a Baiaimore editor gladly
' undertook to see that the general had one
' to take home wilh him. Anxious to make
! the most of the occasion, he proclaimed
his wunt in a highly spiced appeal to his
countrymen, urging them to prove lhat
republics were not always ungrateful.
They responded cheerfully too, too cheer
fully io the appeal. Opossums came in
from north anil south, east and west, until
the overwhelmed editor found himself
possessed of 2190 too many, lie could not
afford iliem separate accommodations, he
dure not lodge ihem together; so. at night
he turned ihem all loose in Mcnument
sqtinrc, toquartertheinselves as thoy listed.
Next day posrums were here, there, every
where in B.-tltimore to the delight of the
black, and the disgust of the white citizens,
who fervently wished that Lafayette had
uever heard of an opossum, or that the
editor bad executed his commission with
more discretion. All ihe Year Round.
Ned Kendall's Triumph. When Xed
Kendall was in his prime, he visited Eng
land, partly for recreation, aud partly for
the purpose of discovering if anything was
lo be learned of band music in that coun
try. A few days after his arrival in Lon
don, where he was a total stranger, he
saw an advertisement in the Timet for a
bngle player in one of the bunds of the
guards. On the following morning, N'ed
repaired lo headquarters, as designated,
and introduced himself to the band master
by saying that he bad seen the advertise
ment for a bugle player, and he bad come
to offer himself as a candidate for the situ
ation. The band master treated him rather
cavalierly, but finally told him there
would be a full rehearsal tho next morn
ing, xn I he might come and show what he
coold do . but it was intimated that he
would have to exhibit rare qualifications
to entitle him te the position.
At the hour appointed, Kendall made
his appearance, with his E dat bugie in
his hand, and tnok bis place in the band.
It happened oddly enough, lhat the
rehearsal commenced a new piece,
containing a solo for the clarinet, which
the performer upon that instrument could
not properly execute, After repeated
failures, our Yankee bugle player reques
ted of the baud master that he might
perform the part upon his bugle.
The leader laughed outright. Tlie idea
of performing that part upon the bugle
waa ridiculous. It could not lie done.
However, ihe American i eingvery urgent.
consent was finally given that he might
try it. The band performed the prelnue;
and 'hen came the solo, with slight alto
and base accompaniment.
As the surpassing melody rose Uwn the
air. one after another of tho players
dropped their instruments as though
entranced, and all listened with wonder
and admiration to the wonderful perform
ance. When the solo had been concluded, a
wild storm of applause shook the building ;
for nearly a full regiment of guards was
in attendance. The banil master, when he
could collect himself, hastened forward
antl extended hje, hand.
"In Ihe name of all that is wonderful,
who aro youP"
"My name is Kendall."
"What! Edward Kendall, of Boston?"
"Yes "
"Well. I havo heard of you as the
greatest bugle player in America; and I
now say yon aro the greatest in the world!''
tiii.m; fiio.ii tub biitto ii nu.iwi ii.
There are whips and toya and iiiecea of airings-,
Thei-B lire shoes wlm-h no little feet wear:
There are bits of rlblion aud broken rings.
And tresses of gnlili-n hair!
There are little dresses folded awsp
Out of the light of thesnnny day.
Tliere aro daiuty jarketa that never are wnru.
There are toys aud modela ol Mhlea;
There are books nnd pictures, all faded and torn,
Aud marked by tbeduger tipa
Of dimpled Unnds thut have fallen to duet:
Vot I strive to think that the Lord isjuat.
But a feeling of bittern ras fills my sonl
Sometimes wheu I try to pray.
That the teaper Uua spared ho inauy flowera
Aud taken all mine away:
Aud I almoat donbt that the Lord .-au know
That a mother'n heart ,-aa love them an.
They wander far iu !iatant :limer.
They perish by water aud riood;
Aud their handa are blMk with the direst orlmes
That kindle thD wrath of (iod.
Yet a mother's soug has aoothed them to rest.
Hue uaa lulled them to slumber upon her breaat
And then I think of my children three.
My babiea that uever grow old.
Aud know they are waitiug and watching for me,
In the -lty with streeta of gold.
Safe, safe iroltt the raree of the weary years.
From sorrow and ain and war.
And 1 thank my Ood. with falling tears.
For the things in the bottom drawer.
It is generally supposed t at the only
wall papers lo be feared on at eonnt of the
arsenic which iliey contain are of a green
color. The drug is freely used, how
ever, in many uf the red, fa'wn, and other
papers of recent fashionable xhndes.
In one of lint suburban high schools the
girls are allowed to use their loller skates
in the broad corridors, the U -.chers ex
plaining that it is better for a girl to do
that than sit In a corner and eat cake and
pickled limes
Telegraph wiies in Japan ufiord a con
venient place for i he spiders to spin their
webs on, and as the dews are very abund
ant the webs become conductors of elec
tricity, and cause great tronnle in trans
mitting messages
A hint for our soldiers: The Boston
Posts of the Grand Army will not use
flowers lor decoration purposes Memorial
Day this year. Thev will use tiags instead,
as flowers have become so expensive antl
are so dillicult to obtain. The dags will
be of silk, twelve by eighteen incnes, bor
dered wilh yellow silk fringe, mounted on
a varnished spear headed staif. three feet
in length, and on the .'JOtii of May it is
proposed to place one upon the grave of
every soldier and sailor buried in ilt.
Auburn. Each dig will Have printed
upon it i lie nauio of she post, and it is
believed that the enblem will tell to every
passer by, for the coming year, that a de
fender of tlie Union lies buried beneath it.
It hsis to be confessed that one batch
of the Hubbei assessment circulars wassent
where the recipients were wholly indiffer
ent, free from compulsion, and in no dan
ger of losing their places for not paying.
The batch came to Philadelphia post
office, and the circulars were addressed
respectfully and respectively to MissSallie
Binns, Miss T.tbitha Yarn, Mr. Thomas
Fcntz, Mr. G. Arden Wall, .Mis? Sarah
Nader and Miss Kate Erwaul. It is said
the puzziod deputy postmaster went into
the main oilice and oailed.out, "who knows
Sallie BinnjP" And the reply came from
one ol the janitors, "S-illie Binns am one
ob ie oiu in ,i cellar. ,la black and
white tabby." This let the whole lot of
oats out of the bag; and now the officers,
would like to know the name of the wag
who forwarded the usttothe congressional
committiio.
OneStei at a Time. I oncestood at the
foot of a Swiss mountain which towered
up from the foot of the Vifpbach Valley to
x height of 10.000 feet. It looked like a
tremendous pull to the top. But I said to
mvself, "Oh, it will require but one step
at a time!" Before sunset I stood on the
summit, enjoying the magnificent view of
the peaks around mo. and rightopposite to
me flashed ths icv crown of Weisshorn,
which Professor Tyndall was the first
man to diBcorer by taking one step at a
time.
Every boy who would master a difficult
study, every youth who hopes to get on in
the world, must keep this motto in mind.
When the famous Arago was a school-boy
he get discouraged over mathematics. But
one day he found on the waste leaf of the
cover of a text book a short letter from
D' Aiembert to a youth discouraged like
himself. The advice which D'Alembert
gave was. Go on, sir, go on." "That little
sentence," savs Arago, "was my best
teacher in mathematics." He did push
on steadily, until he became the greatest
mathematician of his day, by mastering
one step at a time.
i The Late Sklzucus Garkielde. Ten
years sgo Seleucas Garfielde left Congress
and became a professional gambler; lost
night be died in a Itttle room over his
cigar shop. The -toryof Garfieide's life is
that of a man who surrendered absolutely
to the tempaliuns of Washington. He
was born sixty-one years ago in Vermont,
went to Kentucky when he was a boy, was
graduated from Augusta college in that
state, ami began bis active life as a law
yer. 'Vben he was thirty years old he
was a member of the Kentucky legisla
ture.and a year later be was commissioned
to codify the laws of the state. In 1860
he was receiver of pubiia moneys for
Washington Territory, and in 1869, after
serving three years as surveyor general be
came to congress as delegate. He was
here four years and when his congression
al career was over he wns a moral wreck.
He had lost his ambition and was as dis
solute a gambler as lived in the District of
Columbia. Cards has come to be the pas
sion of his life.
It is said lhat he left Kentucky and
wandered off into Washington Territory,
because he saw his doom if he remained
among the genial poker players of bis
adopted stale. He fought against what
he feared would become his nil ing passion,
even to the extent of giving up what
promised to be an exceptionally bright fu
ture, but his surroundings in Washington
finally overcame him completely. His
fellow congressmen ruined him and he
lived for the rest of his days on the vices
of public men. No life in Washington
was lower than his. The men and women
who were bis companions were of the very
lowest stratum. For years the man who
had once promised to be one of the clever
est public men of Kentucky had not a
single intimate associate who did not
belong to the dangerous element of so
ciety. Ho was always, however, a leader
among the people with whom be lived.
His companions treated him with respect
ful deference, because, as one of them pnt
it, lie bad the" call on the boys in learn
ing." nnd be bad been actually a member
of congress. Moreover, he was still a
lawyer, ami he was looked to for advico
in tho troubles with the police.
Garfielde died alone, except that tho
woman whom he married year and
half ago staid with him till the end. He
had nil friends and he left behind him only
tho record ol a man whom vico had drag
god from a good public position down
to bo a gambler oml an outlaw. Frmu
the .Vet lor Htm.
f fUctiflttS.
Wlthm I within, oh tnrn
Thy spirit's eyes, and learn
Thy wandering senses gently to ooutrul:
Thy dearest friend dwells deep within thy soul.
And ansa thyself of thee,
That heart and miud and sense Ue may make whole
Xu perfect harmony.
Gerhard TernUen.
We ask advice, but wo mean approba
tion. Cotton.
Listen to conscience more than to iniel
lect, and learn to concentrate thought.
Bobertton.
An agnostic is one who knows nothing
certain and doesn't care whether he does
or not. Journal.
Yes, there is plenty of worn for you
whoever you are. God says to every one.
Go, work in my vineyard. The vineyard
is very large. It includes the whole of
life. There is something for every one to
do for God.
If thon hast not mercy for others, yet
be not cruel unto thyself. To rnminaie
npon evils, to make critical notes upon
injuries, and to be acme in their appre
hensions, is to add unto our own tortures,
to feather Ihe arrows of our enemies, to
lash ourselves with the scorpions of our
foes, and to resolve to sleep no more ; for
injuries long dreamt on take away all
rest) and he sleeps but like Regf.lus. who
hnsieth his head about them iir T.'iomn.i
Browne.
Principles are radiated light and heat
from the soul; a capital invested in bonds
whose interest is paid in gold ; the scent
that clings to the shattered vase; the real
greatness und dignity "of the man. compar
ed with which titles, riches, and honors
are badges, ribbons, and stars. Princi
ples cannot be burned or scourged out of
the sonl. They have the persistence of
sunlight, and the etfulgenee of the stars.
They are extolled in organ tones, iu
battle shouts, and in hymns of praise and
victory.
Tribulation comes, it will be as ye
choose it, either an exercise or a condem
nation. Such as it shall find you to be.
will it be. Tribulation is a fire: does it
find thee gold? it takes away the fiith;
does it fiud thee chall? it turns it to ashes.
Wherefore art thon disturbed? Thine
heart Is disturbed by the pressing troubles
of the world, as that ship was in which
Christ was asleep. Did not thy Lord tell
thee the world should fail? So when ihe
tempest beats furiously against thine
heart, beware of shipwreck, awake up in
Christ. Present faith, is Christ present;
waking faith, is Christ a wake ; slumbering
faith, is Christ asleep. St. Augustine.
Sin is not in the appetite, but iu the
absence of a controlling will. There were
in Christ all the natural appetilas of mind
and body. Relaxation and friendship were
dear to him; so were sunlight and life,
hunger, pain, death. He could feel them
all. and shrank from them. He suffered,
being tempted from the forces of desire.
But there was obedience at the expense of
tortured natural feeling. Remember this,
for the way in which some of the sinless
ness of Christ destroys the reality of
temptation, and converts the whole of his
history into a mere fictitious drama, in
which" scenes of trial were represented,
not felt. F. W. Robertson.
Whenever you think of our Lard's
resurrection and ascension, remember
always that the background to his triumph
is a tomb, lluroeinber that it is ihe
triumph over smfering ; a triumph of one
who still bears the prints of the nails in
his hands antl in his feet, and the wound
of the spear in his side; like many a pour
soul who has followed him tnuiuuiiaiit at
last, and yet scarred, and only not maimed
in the hard battle of life. Remember
forever the adorable wounds of Christ.
Remember forever that St. John saw in
the midst of the throne of God the likeness
uf a lamb, as it had been slain. For so
alone you will learn what our Lord's
resurrection and ascension are to ail who
have to sutler and to toil on earth.
Kingsiey.
A man is doing the Lord's work when
he is faithful to his employer does a fair
day's work ; when be takes proper care of
his health; when he governs ii:s temper:
when be is careful to speak the exact
truth; when he is courteous to strangers,
and lends a helping hand to the needy;
when he has a word of encouragement for
the desponding; when he sets an example
of industry and honesty; when he returns
food for evil ; when he leads such an
upright, benevolent, (xod honoring life,
that men take knowledge of him Mint he
has been with Jesus. Religion does not
consist solely in reading the bible, praying,
attending church and laboring tor the
conversion of men. These are important
duties, but they do no include tho whole
of duty. God's will has reference to every
act of our lives. Observer.
This has been called an age of doubt,
giving little promise of the speedy triumph ,
of Christianity, and yet there have been
encouraging symptoms of progress, steady
and sure, from the time the text was
written to the present, jever mdeetl
were these signs of advance more notice
able than now. But as with the coming
in of the tide, recession is part of the
advancement. There is no power in the
ocean to lift itself. It is a dead, inert,
sluggish moss. That which lifts the
Atlantic six to ten leer, is not on me eartu.
It is an irrisistible power far above the
earth. Precisely so it is with the progress
of Christianity. There have been periods
when it seemed as it grouna was oemg
lost; the wave has been flowing back, but
the tide has been rising all the while. The j
power that lifts it is not in human arms, j
and it iB not in man to stay the upward
movement. The hieh water mark proph- i
esied by St. Paul will yet he reached. It
Is true this is an age oi ooudi. or raiuer oi
interrogation. But there is more of true i
faith in the world than ever. Onr day is
better than any our father's ever dreamed
of. We are seeing more, we are seeing
farther. But good as is our time, it is not
good enough for our children. Wa are
told the church is giving np some of the
old fashioned doctrines. It may be so
Christ foretold this, when he said to his
disoiples that there were truths they were
not ready to receive. No essential doctrine
has been yielded. He did not believe in a
Christianity that must hide itself for fear
some ono sball ask it a bard question.
Some think their way into infidelity. But
it is only naif-thinking that tends in this
direction. The first thought is infidelity,
the second may bo atheism, but the third
leads to Christian faith.
The Burlington Haiekew says of Mr
Rnhert Tna-pnoU's recent article: "In
treating these great problems of life Mr.
Ingersoil has a fascinating anu pinusioie
way of stating thing", but they certainly
are as nnphilosophical as they are untena
ble. 'Water always runs down hill,' says
Mr. Ingersoil. But it does not. Some
times it rnns up hill, and we call it
capillary attraction. vve nave a mode oi
explaining it by tho attraction between
the particles of mobile matter and the
inert matter ol tne tune in wnicn me uuiu
rimam. Mr Tntrprioll would exnlain it bv
saying that the fluid rises becas.se it rises!
Thut ia certainly cnua uae ana simple.
bnt it is hardly in keeping with tbo role
of a philosopher who proposes to dethrone
a God the tiod wno is uie designer anu
creator of the universe. We not only
find that Mr. Ingersoil is mistaken in
asserting 'water always runs down hill.'
but there is a wonderful process of nature
that exceeds even capillary action. Tho
life-bearing sap aaeviids the tree and car
ries with it nourishmeni ih.-u sustains and
enlarges the plan'. The tree has a system
of water works t hat actually extends its own
water mains. This phenomenon, we are
told by Mr. Ingersoil, happens beaause it
happens! If that is not superstition that
eclipses anything of the kind so vehement
ly denounced by him. we do not know
what superstition is. Its genesis is clearly
traceable to the belief that the world is a
great plane resting uxn the backs of four
mighty oxen, anil the oxen rest upon a
great elephant. Whnt the elephant rests
upon the pagan belief failed to stale. Mr.
Ingersoil goes one step further and niirms
that the elephant rests upon himself."
Fa th and Hope
Are the bright pillars . if tne i loiden liate.
Aud on the three hold of the Kingdom wait:
ilut Charity, the road, winds onward through
Into the Land where (iod makes all ttnnga uew.
A.'Ji. iiamxttim.
5ive.cE in Tne Univkr.se. The nearest
of the fixed stars is twenty trillions
(JO,COO,000,000,OI)0) of miles distant from
us The next in distance is four times
farther removed. If we attempt to fix an
average distance for the surrounding
group of fixed stars nearest our system,
we could not safely give it a radius of less
than four hundred trillions of miles. Yet
what does this involve? Light which
reaches us from the sun in eight and a
half minutes, would take seventy ynars in
its journey across this vast domain of
space. If the volume of space included
within our solar system were occupied
with one huge sphere of o.tiOO.OOO.OOO
miles diameter, oven such a mighty mass
wou:d be but a lloaling feather in the
marvelous spread of empty space sur
rounding. This space would contain
twenty seven hundred trillions of suck
spheres, and would contain the material
contents of our solar system a number of
times indicated by the figure 5 with
twenty-two ciphers annexed
As Good A3 His Neiguisoii. An In
diana farmer walKed into the honse the
other day with a tickled lot,k on bis lace,
and his hat on his ear and called
out :
"Bv f.m! Banner, wlittt do vou
think? ' "
"What's happened now?"
"You know lhat fellow who sold me the
churn and had me sign a paper?'"
"Yes."
"Weil, that paper was a note for 3-x).''
'Noa!"
"True as ore:. chin. Asd what else do
vou suppose?"
"He -oid it.1"
"Rillht vou are. Went and soid it to a
hank in Vinccnues. and I've got to pay it.
Think of it. ilanner my note good
enough lo be sold 'o a bank four stories
high, an. I with plate glass windows and
they send me iust the same kind of a no
tice to pay -as they would a rich man. I
mut let old Sims hear of it in seme way.
The Sims family toon upon ;us as scrubs,
and here wo ire treated the. same as if we
rode in a keeridgo behind four horses.
More Monet, tiias BiiAraa. Wa have
encountered a number of ihis class. One
was a young man with more money than
brains, who delivdred him-elf with great
uato about the iiiis.-ions in Euypt and
Syria. He had be- n t -v-'-ii in Egypt and
two in Paiestine. lie mrgbt have been
sufi'ered to ventilate ins igTioraneeuneheok
ed. if he had not been inu-u-iva. Said lie,
'-Dominie, wii.tt b ivo voti to sav?" Noth
ing. ' "Well, hut vou cannot get out of it
n that wiy" "How long were you in
Paiestme?'1 was iiskcd. "Two weeK.s"
was the -omewhat remctait reply. "Yon
visited the missionaries and schools?"
Well no." "You intended church?"
"No I'.ef; that delightful service at home. '
-'Did you ee a tni-siunarv?" "No I did
not want to " "You itw donkey boys in
Egypt?" "Oh yes"' "Could thev speak
Euglisu?" "Oh yes!" "Could you speak
tlieir 1 -inguige as well as taey could
yours?'' No: 1 could neither speak nor
understand it," "Then if we should bring
one of thoe Imvs. whoat tho side of those
fancy asses ov.tr io this country to write a
letter as to ;he condition ol our oiianties
he could give a morn reliable opinion
han vou enuid of t'or-ign misssions. :w he
cou'd speak our language l.eiter than you
could his. and he inigbt liav.-mnd addition
al consciousness lhat he had better not
taik about what he could not understand."
Of course lie feitbit he bad been greaiiy
wronged m being drawn into the ocmpari
son. and will avai-urn it up as an example
of the intolerance .a ;tie c.ergy. It woul t
have been useless Hi '.oil of the i harches.
colleges and printing-presses, and of the
broken Turkisn ami native- pn judicrs in
the east. Prrni'i.ruin
"What I am longing after." said
Brother Gardner, is Trustee Puillm-K
ceased coughing and Samuel Shin finally
got a rest tor his feet "wli: t I am long
ing arter am a sigtit of a good, old fa-n-ioned
man or woman sicn ;ts we could
find in ebeiy hou.-e thirty y'ars ago but
sich as cannot lw found nuw in a week s
hunt It maKes me lonesome when I
realize dat our old fashioned men an
wimin am no mo'. In de days gone by if
I fell sick one woman would run in wid
catnip, another wid horseradish leave',
another wid a bowl ob gruel' an' teaii"
wouid be shed, an' kind words spoken, an'
one couldn't stay ick to save liim. In
dose good olo days be k.-tliker dress an1
white apron abounded. An honest woman
wasn't ai'eared to wash her lace on
account ob de powder. Ebery woman
wore her own ha r an' sue wore it to
please herself instead of fashnn. Thick
shoes kept the feet dry. thick cloihes
kept de bodv warm, dar was no winkin
an wobbiin' and taikin' frew de teef.
Dar was goodness tn de and in Jem ole
lavs. Dar was prayin' to God. an' de
hearts meant it. De wimin who wore a
JJo. S shoe was as good as do woman wid
it foot all pinched out of shape and kiver-
ed wid corns, lou uidn ti ar mucn bout
breach o' promise cases an' odder deviltry.
De man wno parts bis ha r in de middle
an' believes he mashes his wictims by the
score wasn't born den. People didn't let
their naburs die under der noses widont
eben knowin' dat sickness had come to de
family. Men worxed hard an' put in rail
time, an wimin tound something to do
besides gaUdin' de streets to show off a
small foot or a new bonnet.
De world calls it progress. We must
shet our hearts against our naybnr. sacri
fice all fur fashnn. conceal our limps and
pains, appear what wo am not, an' when
we go lo de grave lur rest we am forgot
ten in a week. Wliar one woman looks
to heaben a dozen looks to fashnn. Whar
one man helps de poo' from kindness of
heart, a dozen chip in hecause the list of
names will be published in do paper.
When I sot down of an evonin' and fink
dese tings ober it makes me sad. I don't
know jist how wicked aodom was. nor
what deviltry dey was np to in Gomorrah,
bat if either town had mo' wanity, wicked
ness, frivolity and deceit dan Detroit,
Chicago, Bullalo or any odder city in dis
kentry, rents mas' have been awfnl high."
Detroit Free Press.