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il i rJ Is ; j ( J! m (OMMENCET), AUGUST 8. 1837. niK CALEDONIA. sT. JOHNSBURY, VT. C. n.sTOXIi CO., Proiirietors. Lrt, f neit door North of CourtHouse. t . , (iiii- copy p. r anmim $2.50 ".,..!--. i ivw $2.00 DAVIS H BRADFORD. Publishers. Tbe Calcdoniftn to fub- anyp-irt ot'tbe l'uite.1 tn' !y, he cetil-per.iuartl'r, or able ln advauce at the ollice icl. ... p. ..ue.. Ui.'h -ul.-ciib-r will lind on lii.. i , u i c'i.m nuti bi- addr.-p?, tbe djt tt. . p,i.i. Wi.ni j n- i.am. nt i m ide thi.. J jnced ro corie-i.iid -m.i it llie clianu . u me iirn: or h cuni n.n.-r lrom ut, ' bi- nut;fiid i it'di- me alllving p.i. tes ot Advnrtising ,.;,W..i'..7. t. ioiinobufy guciinc.Gj ic.ml.5. F. B. GAGE, ARTIST, A .iin-iii ui ruiiiKAir r..vi.i.i:n . . . ,-. M liiii..t!e. -u.d l.f.-izc riutogmpli'. I -t. r -u.l eh.-ap. r t!mi el.Mvli.Te. WM. A. n i: i: s BAKER, M v k i' i: , St. .tohnsburv, Vj. OLIVER T. BROWN, C'l.VIM ACKM, C. S. HADLEY, . -I. A. sIO.S I'AIXTKU, UI-A.IKK .1 1'ArEKCK Killroad Street, - - St. .lobuil-urj, V t. PIERCE &. MAY, USEItV, CLOAK AM I.I!i:SS MAKIXC HliV Rulldinir, . .11. 11. Street. DR. J. L. PERKINS, itf.s risr. lti' ronier t.f Ma.n Street and Kjct.rn Atciiiiu. R. B. BLACKSTONE'S n v 1 1: ii:i:ssiM sai.oon, .! - r to n.e rvlit, up StJinj, l iiiun llluek. N. M. JOHNSON, .lAir.uix c.i:sei;ai. inv coods, JoilNU.N'H HlUCK, .roii "trt'nt, sr. .JohnBbury, Vt. GEO. S. SHAW &. CO'S uLM.KAl. ISSIKAWT. AliliSCY. w::.c.-oer HtitLt Fletche:'i Store. BERRY & POWERS, Vlu.ufacturer aud dealers in TS. Jll.lE- AMl Itl KllEKs, SUUK TOOl-S, FIMIlSl'.S, e Ae. tru t, - - t. Jnhi.el.ury, V t. J . N U TT , H' l ' W1FAITI lti.i:, ir.v.vi MIM.S, ppcdte r.ti i.-er Ilepot. S. T. BROOKS, M. 0., . IM - ir 1 A AMl Sl IUIEOS. c. .r llonrd- Bk Mnir. llt-dd.ncf Ma!n MTwtp, oppo-ito th.- UaVrry. G. B. BULLARD, I A N A N II S l I O i: O X. ci'Uit. llliiKhin.v DruKSto.c. DAN1EU Q. WOODRUFF, Mauuf.ii.tunr of ...iiki i ii:hn, hi:a.-s ami loi-rr.i: waiiks, . .1 .irakr in SIUVK.S, IIollo Ware, inkrp Xo t -i.M. Ktc , Iiilro.ld ct.i'ft, st. Jobusbury. Vt. JOHN BACON 2d, lALl'.U IN HIDKS, I.r.ATlll.I: AXl) OII. M. .h.hubury C. ntre, Vt. yu.srcUancous tfartls. H. C. BELDEN, V T 1 1 K N i: Y A r L A W, LTLdon. ... - Vtruiont. STEWART HARVEY, .i ii:ni: am loi nsi.i.i.oi: ai- i.aw Mclnd- Fi'.li, VL W . G 0 R D 0 N TANNKlt. H. C. BATE5, ami c.n xsi:i.i.'.i: a io.iurJ, - - iniit.u CiEO. C. & ' GEO. W. CAHOON, luiri.l:-. iv .uiM'l UU1C-, Ljudon, Vt. WM. W. GR0UT.1 claim aoi:m', IY AM. COl-ELL.K AT l.W, rt.n. - - Vinn.ii.t. . P. SPENCER, M iuu!-ciurc taV-T..NrS, A.NU . .ItN AM TA L ' i-duu, - - VcruiouL S. F. i.Ki:.5i:ij WHEELER, AL'CTlOXKEi;. nlt. ol ro.il e-tate or ;HTB0i.al, bt-necr or uherever culled ,, .atl-uctiua iu nll ca. c. bjrtou, V t.. or 1L 11. ttrctt, st W. W. (irout, llJll t Joelyn, on.llarton ; J.t. libuitts, li .sutton ; x bo know 4 mrr. NOTICE TO HOTEL KEEPERS, J t v bout nttiu up hotcl". Tbe iubpfrib ri couirAct for ihj furuiliiii; EDS AND BEDDING ' - rv U i iptlon for hotcU, at o w e v P r i c c s , ti ti jlitr, tlmu aiiT whcre clse ia the L'nitcd J. T. C'ASSIaNO, Ht. Johusliury, Virrraont. New 7 Octavc l'l.LVO FOKTES, Of varloti" itjlet and primi, for ealc t dtoddard's .MUSIC ROOMS -FI I11M. ! STOllIIAr.I). A- nt lor II. nrj' T. MillcrV I'iano", GAM B ELL'S LAnOK SAVISG WASHING MACHINE. The Best Washing Machine in the Market. vrri.Tinri. asi) boli. i.r S. GltAVES, St. Johiislmry Centre, Vt. THE 'TAR SHUTTLE SEWING MACHINE! ' f tl.e trt-nuinp Ixrk Stitch, alike on both eid&. ' Jt'.r.c sHvd, and U tbe ony "itM' CI.ASS SKUING MACIIINK, '' ' u. irkct, pold at a prlce nltl.in the reacli of every ruu- Hi, t4.i, .XI uud fiw. " I II. I'AI.NE, Auent, ht. .lolmsbury, Vt, COMPOUND XTBACT DANDELI.ON, r uuli:! a dtllciouf, etrengthening, Lluod cUani- U O O 'J' n E K K ! -"'a " IU.SOIIA.M')j DRLQ STOHE, Mr. V'lMtow'H Iin-estnu nt. ''j",L'K- 1 "IIkU's :i pmart little follow of vonr!?," ' said a getitleman iianu-d Wiiwlow to a laboring man, wlio was i-allcd, oceasion- J ally, to do work about hU store : "doe ' he "o to i-ehool ?" "Xot now eir," replied tlie poor man. "Why not, Davit .' lje looks like a briglit lad." "Ile's got goud pnrts, bi" ivturned the lather, "btil " 'I5ut what ?" as-ked tlie gentleinaii, fccing that tlie man hesitated. "Times aro mtlier hard now, sir, and I have a large i'amilv. Ji's about n niucn as l can tlo to kcep liiingiT and i in l!u- uoild go.-. not beyon.l the hand t old uway. Xed reads very well, writes iing of boi-. bal-s and barrel-. or tlie a tolerably tair hand, eon.-idering all iiianiil'aetine of -o:iie ai ticle in coinnion thinp, and can liguie a little. And u-e, lvhvalil advan.-ed by ediica- tlial"-. about all I can do for liim. Tlie tion. take.- a poMtion of inorc . alted other chilclren are coming forwaid, and u-efulm . and by I.'h liigher ability and I roekon he will have to go to a trade niore intellient action in -ocietv. will be iniddling tooji." able, if be rightly u-e th.- pow.'r in hi- "llow old ia Xed .'" impiiivd Mr. hand.-, lo a.Kaiue tlie woi!d' omvard in-low. uioctiK'iil ii a mo-t mipnrtant degive." -Ile's tiinied of eleven." j Thu-tboimht Mr. V. i:i-!mv. aiid lii 'You wiin't iut him to a trade befnre j heart grew uarm wiiliiu hiin. Timc heV thiiteen or fourleen t" , pnned that he had not envd in allordinu 'C'an't keep biin home id'ing about ' the lad an opporlmiity for obtaining a all the time, -Mr. Wiu-low. It would ood ediioatioii. Ili- ipiick inind ae be his ruination. Jts yoting to go out 1 ipiired. iu tlie po.-ition in wliich he va froiu Iiome, I know, to rough it and placeil. aecurate idea- of bu-ir.e-, and iougli it ainong !-trangerV' there va- ! iudu-try and lbree of eharaeter niade a .'light un-teadines in tlie poor manV ! llie-e ide.i llior.uigidy jinii'tieal. Merv voice "but it's better tlian doing noth- . )ear his eniploerr advaiavd hi .--.dary ! and, on attaining his ninjority, it va ' Ned oughj to go to Fchool a year or'fiirilier advaneed to the -uni of oi.e two longer, D.ivis," said Mr. Wiu-low, thou-and ilollar per aimuiii. Witli with sonie interejt in his nianner. "Audievery inerea-e the yoiing man had as you are not able to pay the ipiarter 1 devoted a larger and larger proporliou of bills, I guebs 1 will have to do it. What liis incoine to improving th' condition ot sny you .' II I pay for Ned's ..ehooling, hi fathei's fauiily, and wheu it was can you keep him at home souie two or ' rai?ed to the um la-t inentioned. he took three years longer '." 1 aneat, eomtortable new liou-e, miieli larg- 4,I didn't cxpect that of you, Mr. er than tlie faiuily had before licd iu, Vinlow," said the jioor man, and his ;uid paid the wliole ient hini'-elf. More voice now trembled. I Ie uncoveied hi? ovcr, through hi- aeipianitative aud in he;ul as he spoke. almo.-t reverently. Iluenee. he wa- able to get a plaee for 'You aint bouud to pay for trhoolingmy his lather at liuhter emplovment than he boy, eh, sir." " lutil heivtofoiv beeu engaged in. and at a' 'liut you haven't answered my tpie- 1 higlier rate ol eoiiipeu-ation. tion, Iavis. Wliat say jou i" -Any more diiidends m your eharitv "Oh, sir, if you are really in earn- invi-tnicnl- said Mr. " Win-low'V ebt ?" trieiid. about thi-s time. Ile spoke with 1 am in earne.-t. rseil ouglit to go to t:Iiool. If you can keep him home a few years longer I will pay for hi- cdu- ition dunng the time. ed Mr. Winslow t-poke to thc bov what sav AVouldyon like to to school ani .' "Yes, indeed, sir :" ipiieklv answcretl the boy, while his bright young face was ht up with a gleam oi lntelbgeiice. lhen you shall go, my liue tellow. L'here's the riulit kind of stull'in vou, or m mistaken We'll give vou a trial at ;uiy r.ite. Alr. in-low was as good as ln wortt. Ned was imiuetliately entere.I at an e- , cellent s-chool. The bov. voung a he was, apprceiated the kind act of hi- bene- actor, and re.-olved to protit by it lo the full extent. I made an investment of ten dol- am to-dav," saitl Ir. Wiuslovv, je.-ting- ly, to a friend, some three month- after llie occurrence jti-t related took plaee, :md here's the certiheate." Ile held up a Miiall slip of paper a- he poke. Ien dollars : a lartte operation . In what futid V A charity fund." Uh !" And the friend shrugged hi- houlders. "Don't do miieli in thatwav mv.-ell no great faith iu the sccuniy. What liividend do you expcct to reeeive tiom it. .'' Don't knovv. I rathcr think it will . be large." lSettcr take Kome more of the stork. i if vou think it ?o goo.I. There i- plenty in the market to be bought at mucli 1 tlitiu par. .Mr. W in.-low i-iuded, and -aid lliat iu all probability he would inve-t a few more small sums m the same way, and ee how it would turn out. The little piece of paper, whieh he called a certiiieate of stock, was the lirit luarter-bill he had paid for Ned's .-chool- Por lour vcars tlie-e bills were reirularlv paid, and then Xed, wlio had ' well nnproved the opporttimties so gen- erously alibrded him, was taken on thc reeomiiieiHlation ol Alr. v insiow. uuo i large importing Iiouse. Ile wa at this time in his sixtccuth year. Mr. Winslow hail lo niakc another invc-t-ment in his charity fund. Ned's lather was too poor to give lnm an outlit ot elothing such as were reipnrcd iu tlie new position to whieh he was to be ele- vated ; knowinir this, thc "enerous iner- chaut came forward again aml furnished . the needful supply. i s no wagcs were lvccived by jNeil lor , the lirst two years, Mr. Winslow contin- him. The inoment his salary was in ued to buy his elothing, while his father I croa-ed beyond what was ab-olutely re- till gave him his board. (Jn reaclnng thc age of eightccn, Ned a employers, who were mucli plcased witli his indus- try, intclligcnce, and Jattciition to bu.-i- ness, put hiin on a salary of three hun- Ired doliars. 1 his inade liim at onee indepcndent. He conld pay his own boardin" and find his own clothes, and nroud did hc l'ccl on tho day when ad - vanccd to so dcsirablc :i position "IIovv coincs on )'otir liivcatment . afckcd Mr. "Winslow's mereantile friend, abouttbis time. Ile spoke jcstingly. "It promiscs very well," was thesinil Iing reply. "It is rising in the market, then '." "Yes." "Any divideuds yct V "Oh, certainly. Large divideuds." "Ah! You surprise me. AVhatkind of divideuds 1" "More than a hundred per ccnt." "Indeed ! Not in uioney V "Oh, no. IJut in something better than money. The satisfaetion that llovvs from an act of benevolence wicely done." 'Oh, that's all." The friend spoke with ill-conccaled conteinpt. "Don't you call that something ?" askcd Mr. AVmslow. "It's cntirelv too unsubstantial for me," replied the other. "I go in for returns of a moro tangiblc eharaeter. Those you speak of won't pay notes." ST. Ile knows nothing," sai.l l.e to !,itn- 'df, as he tnticd oii tlie subjeet, "of tlie pleasureof.loii.ggood: ami tlie lo- is all oiu- sitle. 11 ve li:ie tlie nbilitv to ecllre irne.-tineiits of tliis kiml, tliev" aiv amoiig tlie l.et we cim make : aml all alile to jiiit mjuii' uioney in thc fund of jrood workf. let il eerlieso sinall amni. 1 lave 1 MitlWvd the abridginent of a sinulc comfort by what 1 have dune .' No. Ilave I gained in pleaant thouglits and fecliugs by the aet '. Uirgely. It hai been a Minrre of peronnial eiijoyiin'iit. I would not have lK-lieved that, atfoMiiall a ro-t, 1 eould hae i-ecun-d mi miieh pleajiue. And liow great the good that may llnw liom what 1 have done! In- lead ofa mcie dav-laboivr. wIiom; work thc old iiianncr. and from the old fccl- m. "Yo. ( '.ot a di ideml to-day. The l.u'e. - t t ivceiM-.I." rciilied tlie nier- chaut .-niilliiii:. "Did ou .' ilcal of uood." IIop. doe.- ou a "tvat I realize your wi?h, my friend. i- doing m. a grcat ileal of l'ociI." tunicd .Mr. in-low. "No casdi, I prcriune Sniethiiiir tar better. Let me plain to you." "U.i so, il you plea-e." "lou know the tiartieulur-' lhi" in- vestmcnt .'' -aid Mr. Win-low. I li- Iricnd -hook hi- lu-ad, and replied. -No. The l.ict i-, 1 ncver felt inlere-t euongh in tl.e matver to incpiire for par- ticular-." ( )li. well. Thcn I mu-t give vou a little hi-toiv. You knoiv old D.ivi-. wbo lia- been working about our store- tor the la-t ten or liit Ye.-.- "My inve-tmont wa- in the educaticin ot hi- fon." . lu.i.vd "His lather took him fiom -ehool when he wa- only eleven year- old. be-e.iu-e he eould nnt atK'rd to .-end him .-my lon.-r. a: .! v. .t- al.nut puttini; the litlle leil.ivv t.. ie.un a t:a.!e. Some- tbing inti iv-ti I i.ie in the eh'dd. wlio vva.-a brigiil i.ni. and aeiin troai a tiood iuipiil-e ihat came over nie at the nm- iiicnt. I nii.ii-ed lo hi- lather to .-end him to -tho.il !or thuv four vvar-. if Iu; would bo:.:d and cl.iihe him diiriug the time. To thi- he readilv agreiil. S,i I paid lor Ned"- sehooling until he wa iu ln- sitcciitli vear. and then gol him mto ebb ; WaldrouN .-tore, where he lia- been cver iinv." Webbit Waldron'-:" .-aid the I'liend, eviueing M.iiie -iirpri-e. "I knovv all ail their clerk- very well. lor we do a jreat tleal of Im-ine-is with thein. Whieh i-the son ol Mr. D.ivi-'.' "The one they call I-Mward. Not that tall, tine lookimr voung iuau their Ieading .-ale.-man .'" "The .-ame." 'I- it po.-sible '. Why hc is worth any two cleiks iu the store." "I knovv he i-." "For hi age there is not a better sales man in the eity." 'So I Mievc," -aid Mr. Win-low, nor," he ailded, "a better man." 1 knovv little of hi.- personal eharae- tcr ; but. uuless his face deceives me, caunot but be good." "It is good. J.ct mc sav a word about (juired to pay his boanl uud lind such clolhing as his po-itiou maile necessary . (,,r hiin to wcar, he devoted the cntire surplus to rcnilering his father's family j more comfortable." "jiigmy pi.uscvvoriiiy, saiu me , friend. ! had received, alrcady, niany divi- 1 dcnds on my liivestiiient," continucd Mr. Winslow, "but when this fact came to mv J:nowictige, niv (iividutiu e.- ceed all ihc other divideuds put togeth- Tho mereantile friend was silent. If cver in his lifc he hail envied the re- ward ofa good decd, it was at that mo mcnt. "To-day," vvent on .Mr. Winslow, "1 have received a still larger dividend. I was passing along tsttttonwood strDet, when I met old Mr. Davis coming out of a house, thc ient of whieh from its ai pear.ince was not less than tvventy-live doliars a niontli. "You don't live hcre, of course," said I, for I know the old man's incoine to be ninall not over six or seven doliars vvcek. "Oh, yes, I do," he made answer with a smile. "I turncd and looked at the Iiouse aain. "How comes this V 1 asked. You must be gctting better oll" in the world. "So 1 aui," was his reply. JOJIXSBUPtY, VT. "llas anybody left you a little for tune V 1 iiKpiircd. l'Xo, but vou have helped meto one," said he. "I don't under.-tand you, Mr. l)avi," I made answer. "Ivlward lents the houe for us," said the old man. " Do you uuder.-tand, now ?" '"I imderstood him perfectly, It was then I reccived the langest dividend on my investment whioh has yet eome into my hands. Iftheygoon inereasing at thi.- rate, I shnll soon be rieh." 'Kather unsub-tautial kiud of riehe-," was remarked by the Iriend. 'That vvhicli elevales and delight" the inind can iiaidly be mi-ub-lantial."rcilied Mr. Vin-!ow. ''(Sold will not alivavs d.. thi-." The friend .-ighed involr.ntarily. The reniark- of Mr. Wiu-low cau-ed thonght to llit over bi- mind, that vvcre far from lK'ing-agieeable. A year or tw.i morc vvnt by. and then an addition was made to the linu of Webb ,V Waldron. Ivlward D.ivis received the otli r ot au iutere-t iu the hu-ine , vhich he unhe.-itatinglv-aeceited. From that day he was on the road to lortune. Three ears tiftcrward out.- of tlie part-ner- died, when his intejest increa-cd. 'IVciity-tive yi-ais from the time Mr. Win-low, acting upon a benevolent im-pul-e, propn.-ed to seud young D.ivis to jcho.il, have pa-r-cd. One day, about thi- period, .Mr. Win low, vvho had uiet with a iiumbcr of re veies in bu-ine?s, vv a-.-itting in his count ing rooin, with a lioublcd luok on hi f.iee, when tlie mereantile triend before inentioned came in. His countenance was pale and di-turbed. 'We are ruined ! ruined !" .-aid he, with mucli agitatiou. Mr. Win-low -tttrted to his feet. ".Speak !" he exelaiined. "What new di-a.-ter i- about to -weep over The liou-e of Toledo & Co., in Kio, ha- Mipended." Mr. Wiu-low -truek lii- haniN together and siink dowu into the rhair Iniin whieh he had arisen. Then it i- all over," he liiuiniured. "AU over '." "It i- all over with me." -.lid the o-her. ".V longer strugle would be Iruith liut tor thi- 1 lnight have weathered the rtorn1. Tweiity tlum sand dollar.-of drafl- tlravvn agaiu.-t niy l.i-t .-hipment are baek irote.-ted. aud will be pre-ented lo-morrow. I can not litt thein. S.i end- the niatSer. S.i cio-c- a i.u-ine- nie ii neany 101 1 year-. iu eomniereial di-honor and per- -onal i n 1 1 1. ' Are you certain that they have fail eil t" a?ked .Mr. Win-low, with something like hope iu bi- toneot voice. "It i- too true," wa-an-vv ered. "Tlie Cele-t.: arnved tlu- iiiorning, and her I -t-ter bag wa- debvered at tlie po-t otlice halt an liour ago. Have you received nothing by her '." "1 wa- not aware of her anival. Mut i will r-eiid immeliately lor iny let-ter-." Tto true wa- the infonnation com muiiiiMted by tbe liiend. The l.irge comuilion hou.-e of Toledo iV Co. hail l.iiled. and prote.-ted drafl-had lieeu re turncd to .n very hc.ivy aniount. Mr. Win-low wa- aunmg the -ull. rei-, and to au cMint that w.i- nmivalent to ruiu: l.ecau-e it tlnvw back upo:i him the ne-ce--iiy of litling over litti-u tht.u-and doilai- ol piotc-led paiei, vv lu n bi- line of paymeiit- were alrcady tully up lo his ulni.i-t ainlity. ijour -toie. -ir." Foi ncarly live v ears, every tbing hadj- Aud vv itb thi- Davi-u lii. d. -ceine.l lo go ag.nn-t -Mr. iiitlovv. At the l.egiiiuing t.I that period. a .-on, whoin he had -et nji m bu-ine , lailed. invol ving him in lu.ivy bs-. I'heu, one di-a-ter aftei another M'ullinvcd. untd be I'ound hiinselt iu imtuiucnt daner of failuic. P'lo'ii ibi- time he tuilied hi liiliid to the cmisideralioii ot his atl'air. vviih more earne.-lne.-- tli.iu ever, and made every tr.in-aeii.m vvitha degiee ol piudenee aud fore-ight th.it seciued to gu.ir.iiiteti Miece.-n in whatever he attemp tel. A di licient siipply ot llour cau-ed him 1" enttire a large .-hipment to JJio. The sale wa- at a liaiid.-omely renumer- itive liiolit, but the failure of his con-ig- iiic-. before the paymeiit of hi dratls for the iroeeeds, entirely prostrated him. So hopcless did the liierehant cons'ider his ea-e, that he did not even make an elfort toget tenipor.iiy aid iu hisextremi- tv. AYhen the liiend of Mr. Winslow camc with the information that the house of Toledo it Co. had failed, thc lattcr as seaiching about in his inind for the tneans orlifliug about live thoii-anil ilol lars worth of paper, whieh fell due on that day. Iiu had two thousand doliars bank : the balance ol the sum would have to bo r.iiscil liy bsrrowing. Ile had partly lixed upon the resource- froin wliich thi- was to eome, when thc new.- of his ill-fortune arrived. Yes, it was ruin. Air. AVinslow savv that in n incnient, and his hands lell povverlcsff by his side. He nuide no fur ther ctfort to lift his notcs, but, after hi inind hiul recovcrcd a little from its tir.-t hock. hc left his store and retired to his home, to teek in its ijuiet thc calmnes and fortitudc of wliich he stood so greatly in necd. In this home were his wileand two daujihters, who, all their Iives, had enjoycd the uiany external comforls and elcgancies tliat vvealtli can procure. llie heart of the father ached as his eyes rest ed upon his children, and he thought of the sad reverses tliat awaitcd them. On entering the dwelling, Mr. Wins low sougbt the partncr of his life, and couimunieated to hcr without rcserve thc painful intclligcnce of his approachiug lailure. "Is it indeed so hopelessT' she askcd, tears filling hcr cycs. "I am utterly prostratc!" was the re ply, in a voice that was full of angui-h. And in thc bitterr.e.-s of the momeut, the unfortunate mcrchant wrung his hand. To Mrs. Winslow, the shoek. so un expected, was very scvcro; and it was some time before her mind, alter hcr husband's announcemcnt, aciiuircd any degree of caluincss. About hulf au hour after Mr. Wius- FlllDAY. JTLY L7. lovv's return home, aud while both his own heart antl that of his wife were piivering with pain, a servant came aml said that a gentleman had called and wished to M'e him. "Who i- it'"' aked the niercliant. "I ilid not understand his name," re plied the .-ervant. Mr. Winslow forced a mucli cxteiual couipo-ure as wa- po-.-ible, and then de scended to the parlor. "Mr. Davi," he said on entering. "Mr. Win-low," returned the vi-itor, taking the meichaut's hand and gra-ping it vvinnly. As the twomin sat dowu together. the one nddre. ed u Mr. D.ivi-, :-aid "I was -orry lo leain a little while ag.i. that you will !o-e bv thi- failure in I.'io" "Heavily. It ha- ruin ! me!" re plied Mr. Win-low. "Not nt b.'td a- that I hope!" -aid Mr. D.ivi-. "Yes. It ha-; reinovelthe at prop that I Ieaned on. Mr. D.ivis. The very la-t one, and n..v the wor-t mti-t comc to the wnrst. It i- impi ible f.ir me to take up tiftieii th(Ni-aiid ilollar- worth ot returiied dialt-." Fifteen thousanil i- the aniount .'" "Ye." Mr. D.iv is smiled eneouraginly. "If that is, all," said he. "there i- no difliculty in the way. I c.m ca.-ily gel you the inoney." "Mr. Win-low .-larted, and a warin lhih went over hi- face. "Why didn't you eonie to me .'" a-ked Mr. D.ivi-. "the muiiient ynn i'ound joiiirelf in -uch a dillieulty. Surely '." and hi- voice trembled, ".-nrely you did not think it po ible for nie to lolget the part .' Do I not owe you cveryihing ' and would I not be one of tlie ba-u.-l nn ii. it I iorgut in v i.bligatioii ! It jmir neei! were twiee lifneii thou-ainl, and it re ipiired the div i.-ion ot my la-t dollar with you, not a hairofvonr head -lunilil be injured. I did not think it wa- po.-.-ibie tor vou to gel into an extremity like thi-. until I heard it whi-pcred a little while ago." Sj iuifxpeeted a tuui in all'air- coin pletely inunanned -Mr. Win-k.w. Ile e.iveivd his lace and wept for miiiio time. vviih the uncontroll.ible pa ion it a child, "Ab. .-ir." -aid he a. la-t in a br. ken voice. "I did not e.pect thi- trt'iu vou. .Mr. D.ivi-." "You hail a light to ipct it." re plied the young man. "Weie I l. do le- than to -ti-taiu vou in v iur eMivini- Iv ,lot , lVilt lur I11V j0 lImVorth'v the nanie" ibiliu. I would f a man. And now. Mr. Win-low. let your heart be at re-t. You need not f.ill under thi- blow. Your ilr.ifl- will prob.ibly coun' baek ti vou to-iuoirow, -ir .'" "Yes, to-nionow. at the lea-t." N'eiy well. 1 will -co that you are provideil with th.- niean- to litt thein. In the meantime. if you are in want o! any .-um- toward-vour paymeiit-of to day, ju-l let me know." 1 can prob.ibh get through to-d.iy hy my own itlort-." :-aid -Mr. ni-low. 'rr.ibably .' Ilow mncli do m vvaut .'" a-ked Mr. D.ivi-. "ln the neighboihood o! three thou--and doliars " 'I wiil -end you rouml a check for the -um imniedi.itt-ly." jironijiliy returae.1 tiievoung man, li-ing :is he -poke aud dr.iwing torth iu-watch. "It i- nearly two o'dock novv," he a.ided. -o I v'dl b.d vou good day. In tilu-eii lniiiule- vou wiil tiad a iieck at All thi-. vv'iiu b pa e.I iu a lirief sp.ici oi tiine. sewiued like a dieam lo Mr. Win-low. Ile couid Iiardiy re.ihe its tiiitb. I'.iit it wa- a i.aliiy. aud he .oliil.ivheiided It lii-ile lully v.l.. u on reailiing hi- More he louud iiicie l.n ironn-etl check for thivc thou-ai.d dollar.-. On the next day the prote-tcd drafls came in; but tliank- lo the gralelul kiiidiie.s- of Mr. D.ivis. now a nierelianl witli the coium.md of l.irge m.mey lajdi- Ltie-, he was able to take thein up. '1'lie Irieml helore introiliiL-eu wa- ie toiiu nate. Thcie vva- i.ooue to step lonvard in.l -ave hiin lrom riun, uud ne a:ir. tin : . ,, .i . ler the sudden pre-sure that came upon lnm. A few davs after his f.iilute he met Mr. Win-low. "Ilow is thi ?" said he. IIow did vou vve.illiLT tht'storiu thatdrove me un der .' I thought your cou.liliuii a.- hope-les- as mine!" Sodid I," an-vveied Win-low. "liut I had lorgollen a sniall inve-tinent made ve:u-- ago. I have i-poken of it to you before." The other looked slightly puzlcd. "Have vou forgotten tliat iuvestineut in the chaiily liiinl .' vvhicli you thought money thrown away." "(h !" I.ight broke iu upon his mind. "You e.lucated D.ivi-, 1 remem ber novv !" ' And D.ivis, hearing of my extremi ty, stepped forwaid and saved me. That wa- the bet iiivertment 1 ever made!" The friend dropped his eje? to the pavenient, stood for a moineiit or two without speaking, sighetl, and then mov ed on. How niany opportunities lor making siinikir iiiveslmeuts had he neg- lected. C'lHNF.si: Wit. The liurlingame Chi- nese 'inua y i-ueu a iwi"c"'l,u loon m New York the olher day, and near the doorway to the street, on their exit, n number of ladies stood lo scruti- ui.e iheiu, One oi tlie.-e, neing near nie rather liandsome foriu ot Tung, anil tor 'jetting good brealing m her desirc to ae rjuire hiiuteknowIedge under diilieulties, verv deliberalely took iu her ungloved haiid his long and cluboralcly plaileI cue, black as coal aud aliso-t as coar.-e a- the hair ofa "big Iudian," and criti- caliy cxainuied it. Tung eed the "ladv" for a nioment, a Miule llluuiinat- ed his bioad llat t.ice asheglanced at her .n-r ...ll'ure. and then bowin, said, "All mine! all mine!" Tlie impiisilive le inale retired iu disgust. Machia, Me. cuts about -lo,OUO,0(H feet olTumber a jear. 18G8. Tir Julu Mmjuzliu-s. I'he Cialaxy for Julv has been reeeiv- ; ed, and as usual is lilled with interesting and entertaiiiing matler. Among the aiticle.- is one on our Natioiial l'rospects md Ke-ource-, with tlie initials D. D. I'.. ofa di-tingiii-hed admiral of the vv lor its sigiiature : another on the Nerve-, by Dr W. A. Hainmond, a lliil.I on Our Crc.-it 1 )i:ii.niTi,l- niul n fourth on The Chiirch of the Future. 1 cllU,lrc- u u tl,u raw niatcrial from The-e cunlributioii- are aeomiianied by ' whieh the farmer manufaetures his pro others, making up qui:e a fea-t of slories iduets. So hiiihlv is it ptized bv the and poetry. with l.ght aud airy, briefes-1 iv'.s and crilici-m under the heads ot . Miseellanv. Drift Wood. I.ileratnre aml ' an, .eou.a- ne w ixy no o- . nig ii- piace a- a nrini, ircsn moniiuy. condiicted in all it- departments by en- ter,.ri-e that i- diligent pain-taking and up to the demand- ol the time-. The Klcelie for .luly ha- three artieles from the D.iblin l niveiity Magazine. on , , ,, ... . , , ,. :, l-and, and 'Impo-ture and C rudiihty. Ital-o coutai.i-an iiiter.tini; sketch ci M. Kouher. the -Mini-terol France. from Lei-uii- Hour; a severe and hutnorou- ciitie ot travels by the Saturd.iy Je view : "S!. (leorgeand the Dnigou," fri.ui Bentlev'.-Mi-eellanv : Yentilation and '. ntilator.-," from ihe 1'opular Sci- , enee K'eview : "A Night in the Toouili-," ' ntilator.-," lrom ihe 1'opular Sci- , from U.amber s .luurnal : the eonelu-ion of "The IUockade: an Fni;ode of th ti-act- and a line' eni;raviim of "'ri.e 1 IMaek lirtili-vv icker." In the .luly number the Hiverside there l-a strikiii' fronti-piece from the ' Ivi-ti'in -tory in the Arabian Nights ot the Atnte vvho wa releaed from a jar by the Fi-hermaii : a tenible. porteu-tiou- fi'iute ri-es like a "ivat cloud and over-pread.- the -ky. while ihe I'i-herman , i- -eeu ou hi- knees in -tartled horror. supplicatin- ihe mon.-ter. Fir out-door e.eur-ioii My inrco iiaruen-. anu About I ro . together with more ot Mr. AbbottS llunter and Tom. while Mi Thoma-. a we-tern writer de-cribe.-with a pictute.-.uie powcr sccnes on the prairie-. The Fourth of luly i- remetn bered in variou- vvav-. by an account of .lo-eph Wan-eii'- oration in lso-ton Old South t'hurch. ju-t before the Kevulu liou . I.v the begimiing il a short serie ol pi.-tim of New York iu early day-, in whieh the three noticcable entrie- ot Wahni"tli mto the ciiv make llie i--n- tralpiint: bv a -kelehot l'.itriek Hen- ry. and bv a .-erie- of eight amu-iiig pie- e think we are .-peakim; vvithin bound-ture- hea.led Mimic Wartare. There are when we -ay that not h;df ihe re.-ource--omel.velyver.-eson the Thtpl ot.luly. of IIi;lmir,.,.ven iu our favored New Tl.e I.iitle Corporal for .luly i- at . Ki'gkiml. are a- yet developed. The ob haud, briglit and iiiterc-ting a- usual. It ject of the preseut paper i.- brietly to al- l-piilili-he.1 at tt.ie-.iuo. lllinois. by Al- -.1 I. ell. ot one d.illar a vear. The Ailanlie .Monthly. for .luly. ha- the lollovv mg artie e-: Aloii ' ihe Ilud- ... r ... ,., ,. , . -on liiverat New ork : llie Dole oi I,.rl Thoikell: St. .M.chael'- Night, II : Minor F.habethaii I'oet-: Sjnie Coral I-lan.!er-: Tlie l'oor in t'lties : My Ship at Sea : D.Orav a roiitaiuv : tai:e Strnek : .Modern FreiK-h I'aintinu : Ton-elli'- Man iage : At Four o'cl.n-k : Tlie llrea' I-.i ie Imhr.igho : lleview-and I.it eraiy Notices. l!ii-.-i- .Monthlv. ' for .luly. has thc loilovviiig cout. nl-: Among the Ande- i' J'eiu and I'oliv ia illu-trated ; T'ie !;.-!.' .-i.i ( Miiuea illu.-tratiil : D.ivid (.illl.k illlistiated . IVpj.ii-: N -w Y. i'i t!e i;cv..lution, illu.siia:.-.! 1 ).::.! I..i.-l.s Woinau'- Foriu : t n .i: -w er..! The oliKtn'.- Kuigdom continued : The Keliei . Street l'.tve- iiii iliu-tiated : An Addie-- lo the Aiiiera.lli lVopie: Ti:e lvepoiiers of the Si.i : Tlie New Tiimiiliy: Ingh-!i i'iio-n-gra,ih- by an Ameiieaii ; .I.ick aud : i .Motb.r . i hc Dry Toitugu-: Alloiv aueed. lC.-v-Chair, Monthlv Kjcuidaud Drawei. The Childien-' llour i- editcd aud piibli-hed by T. Arthiir. l'hiladelphi.i. I he niunber tor .luly has artiele.- by the editor. and bv Yiminia F. Townsend and other-. It i- abiindai.tly illu-trated, and very attractive for the little folks. V.UHIV s i.a.ivs liooK, lor.iuiv, is tne ; ,,,i1, -- Ti ' ,,.,.. ber i- hand-onicly illu-trated having a -teel plale, :md a juvenile picture, be-ides a great variety of plates of fasl.ions pat- i.-rii-, cic. i ne ieauing is, a- uniai, en tei laiuiiiiX. TheNur.-ery for.Iulv another uionth i,. r...- ti... v..w ioti.."r,iL ; t... Fam.v- V. Seaverns, an.l' publi-l.ed bv j "l nytliing e.p.al to muck. Ii. a John I.. Shorcy. I!o-ton, at $W0 per ! dry state it is exceedingly porus, and con v ear. It aiin- to lill, as its title suggcst-, j reipiently a great absorbent of gasse?. A a placc not heretoiore occupied by any i.erio.lict.1, and .-ecm, to be n.eetiiig with commences a new volumc of thi maga - zine, and both editor and publi-her prom- e to make this betler than thc last one. . 77. " " . In a pretly village near lioston, a love ofa litlle Kni-cot.nl rl.anel bnvin.r in-t been liiii-hed.a benevolent parishioner nt oil" to a "proper nuthority" in a very I'lesiii-iical eilv. an order for a new sur- ' .. , .. .. .i : .,. -.. i and sodid tho oHiciating ministcr : who' donning the ilclicate fabric, was :i little my.-tilied at some exlra embroidery aero.- tl.e i.ecklian.l. wlucli in lus rcver- ential inood hc deciphered as coiitniiung c the letter- "G. (. Dr .lu-t vvhat,r""'" ii - might be the syinbo'.i-m of this, .lid not , loam lands till it has been chcmically at once occur to him ; but thinking that changed by coming in coutaet with ashes some enthu-iastic antiquity had stritck ii or lennenting manure. If rai.-ed lrom ire-h vein ot apostobe decorative art, hc ........ ...,,,,,,i...u,. ii,. ,i, ,i... ...,...;. . Deaviug the church with thc benevolent pai i-honer aforesaid, thi "entleuiaii a.-k- 1 the clcrgvmaii if he notiei d anythi uuu-ual about the -urplice he had worn. 'Yes." said the other, "I noticed the naine of the Suprenie Iteing einbroidered on the collar, and couid not ipiite under stauti exactly what it was lor." "Oh," rcjoim-d the donor, "thiit was a blunder of the maker. I ordercd him to inark tl.e parcel when hesent it C. O. D. (ea-li on dclivery) and the fool wcnt and put tlu-se letter, whii h you sec, on Uk rvlc YOLUME .lf;i ures Muck. We lind the follovving iu the la-t re- port of thc Mass. State lioard of Agri- na-'cultuie. from the pen of Alexander Hyde 1 ot I ;e. Manure lie-J at the foundation of agri- 1M ;. t,,.lt thcv t.a1 it .tliu ,,0(1 of . .. . . . . am icuiitiie. i ne iiierea-iii" cstimniion - - iiiauue.-L ii.'iu nie uicioar-cii price we i i:lve to pav for it. In New Kii'dand K. whUin ten , ,vcai. e are not -orry to notiee the enhanced market value of nianure. for ti1L. tcndency will be to induce i-ivry one io iiu-oanii iu- re-ouice- iu iiu- re.-peci 1 "'"'"y, au.i u.e agncuuurai pro- ducts- of the country will be increa-ed the countrv will be inerea-ed . iiiviioitionallv. Mueh a-we have iin- proved iu New Fugland in the iuerea-e ol our f. rtili.ing re-ouree.-, there i- -till a u il!e margin for further iiniirovcment : and ou the virgin praii i.--of the west we ' "i;irgiu lor lunner iiniirovemeni : have seen the torch applie l to the stack- l ot .-traw order to ; out of the wa-v ; :,ni1 in ,n!,l,y l,1:lccs V0 of manure around the barn- are considercd IIU,'':l"t'i;' and if Ilercules' mode of ele.initig the Augean stable.-were pos-i- hle. it would doubtless be re.-orted to. We have seen, during the pa-t summer, a M-vvur con-tructed in one of our large villages with it- mouth terminatiug in a brook, so that the refu?e whieh should go to fertiliing the surroundiiig country reat re-ervoir of . fortililv il... .....n The inevitnble ab '' -orption by the rea of the fertilizing ma terial ot the land would seem to be suf ticieut, without our addiug to the lo.-s by tiirniu our sewer.- in that dircetion. l'o ibly the upheavings of nature, in course of time, m iv bnng to the sur taee the va-t depo?it8 now being made in tlie o.-e.ui : but it i- not worth while to make to larire iiive-tnient- wln.ru the re- tuI1" "e in Mieh iiiieert.iiu liiture. hlc to -oine of the-e uiideveloped or ,..,,t;..ii,. .l..-..i......,l .....l , partially re-ourcea, to a lihin po ible. to stimulal careful , . , . , .-.i r hu-baiidinuot the Iiie-b.ood ol the farm : ! . . 1 :u"1 '' llllw" " "1:uKi to wntcrV , own experienee, it is hope.l the reference wiil not be attributed to selt-glorilieation. but to a de-ire to make that experienee j available for the benelit ol others. The lir.-t re-onree we will meuliou i the timck-.-wanip. Thi- i- a re-ervoir ot , vegetable nialter. the -low depo-it tor eeiitui'ios of woo.l kaver. uioss uud herb age. tor the mo?t part .-ubmeiged. so a- to preveiit rapid ilectiv. roibly tbese'ey Herd I took.) and s;i i.iuek -watnii- are the ineipicnt tates ol tuture lield- o! coal. and may by pn -ruiv 1 tbe lir-t time at the Middle-ex Agricul and heat be convertcd into th.it coneen- J tural Soeiety. last year, aud from tbe re trated fonn of ciirbon. ie thi.- as il r.nrt made at the time. we copy the fol mav. they eetll to have been rcserved bv . Inwing : a kind I'rovidence to Mipply the rapid wa-te ot vegetable matter whieh alwa-.-occur- in dry, cuilivatcd l.iud.-. A the coal lield are the great wood hou-es oi nature. so the muck -wamp- are her great iiianure bed- : and a- tlie develop meut of the one ha va-tly incroaeil the manufaetures of tlie world. .-o the u-e ol j thc other teiuU to Mipply the demand lor i the products of the soil whieh inanutac- I crly looked upon as so mucli vva-te, and dreadcd a- the hot beds ot mia?ma ; but ( hv draining they have not onlv been cjothw, wi,h swcet horb tiiclalvcs. but have been made to contributc to the beauty and lertility of uplands. A a basi- for the comport heap we have nev- j ilorM. buricd iu it- civcs forth no , .. awl bKvM over at tlie cxp;r:l. j 01 il Jt:lr i load- of fertilizing material, rich in am- muni.i and all the elemcnt of vegetable life. "rc speak of what we know, and ' ' te-tilv to wlial we liavc seen. for a (iuarter ot a c. ntiiry we have used more r less muck every year ; au 1 although keeping little stock, the farm has steadily ineiea-el in feitilitv. AYe would not recommeiid npplying it direclly to the . soil, imlc;S of a san.ly or gravelly nature. ! Muck is a great ab-orbeut of moisture, an(1 Js ,lll!r(.foru ..aturally cold, and ' . , , ... ... . I.....1.1 1... fit.nh.Hl to tnr.isf c hv its wet bed in the svvamp :uid cxposed , tu t,iu sur u gr:uay o.-cs its cold, ' ?our nature, and may b? applicd without eonilio-tlll. ;niil witli l.onptlt tn alIUOl i.iii ... i,..,, ;,. vem.t- anv soil not already aboiindiiig in veget- 3 . . . able matter. In this .-tate it is very smi- ilar and acts very similariy to chip ma- To get the quickest returns from hoivever, it -hould be placed in nurt muck the , -..en, barn cellar, yard or compost a man. i.ut w,,o can now trn. P'a 1 ' ..... , V. , aflbrd to let a tcam lie idle, while the heap. 'Ihe catalytic mlluencc, of thc j te!jr,ist(,r hoeing corn or planting po fenncnting manure upon the muck . tatocs ? ilurru, mAmermn Ayricultur is wotiderful. It is much like thc.isf. 31 NTMBER 1616. inlluenee of leaven in a mass of meal. As with a proper degree of heat and moi.-turo all the meal is leavened, so, with the appropriate adjunets the muck undcrgoe-s gpeedy fermentution and decay and bccomes lit food for the growing vegetation. Thus thc round of nature from death to life and life to death is ae celerated. No defmite rule can Iie laid dovvn for thc proportions of compo-t heap. Thc more maiiure. the ipiicker is thc fermentation. As :i general r,ule, tvvc-tliirds muck to one third-manure have foiind to be a good ratio. It .m USC(, hl5tc.u, of manuro ()( 0()l)k thc muck, one bu'-hel of uuleached or two bu-hels of Icaehed are sutlicicnt for live bushels of muck. I.itiie, also, acts favombly on muck, and one bu-hel, lakcd with brine, will svvecten and reii- ler lit for u-e ten Im-heU of thc vereta- . , , ible matter. The mechanical etl'ect of .... .. ." umioticeil. A loo-e. gravelly or sandy -oil is teiidered more cotnpact and moist. and a .-tilf clay more friable aud le liable to bake aud craek. .,.. c iiurc. we will mention the rcfusc of the sink and the slop- of the house generally. As wesce thein carcle-.-ly thrown around niany house-', they are redolent with the -eeds of death, but appropriately ued aro abutidant witli thc clcments of vege I table life. To dispose of them in the mo-t sanitary cconomical maiiner, rhouhl demand attention froin every hou-ehold-er. Health and thrift c((ually repiire this. Fcvv substances ferment more rap idly and produce a more vitiated air than soap suds and thc slops of the chamber. Thc very f.ict that they taint the air so ' badly, i proof po-itivc that they contain thc elcinents of fertility, and it is Ja pity that so few hccd the adinonitions of that delicatc chetnical in-truinent. the noe, and pay so little attention to this source of fruitlulners for the soil and sicknes-' to ! faraily. When the premises are so situ ated that it can eouveiiiently be done. ' the be-t mode probably of di-po-ing ot thi- refu-e, is to conduct it by a dniin to . the barn cellar. where it can be aborb ed by muck. charcoal ilust or other ab--orbent. Whete the barn is located at too great a distance or elevation, ;i ce.-s-pool sliouhl be dug at some convenient point, and it kept well lined with some .ib-orbenl, the aniount and qiKtlity of ma- nure that can be thif mauufactured will -urpri-e tho-e who have not tried it. C'are nui-t le taken to furnish Ihe outlet of the -ink with pioper valves, o that the ga-e? lrom the jiool may not return into the hou-e to the dirgu-t of the olfac torv neive- ot all the liouchuld. A Ki vt vi:k vlu i: Covv. The lla i'loughman of Mav '2d. has a notiee iil , an excelleut eovv. ovvned by .1. C Con- ver.-e of Arlington of that s'ate. She :-called "I.-idy Milton," (No. l.'it'i. ,Ier- well for i the .ler-ev-. She wa- on cxhibitinn for "Hcr produet during thc tirst vveek in .fune wa niilk. 120 ipiart, butter l." pouiids . lir.-t week in .luly, tnilk, 111 .uarts, bultei. IS pountls ; first week iu Augu-t. milk, ll.'i (piart, butter 101b. : lir.-t week iu September.milk, 1 07 quart.-, butter. lo pounds. She ha? beeu kept iu pa.-ture in .lune and .luly, and iu Au-ju-t aml Si-pteinber ha received green fodder corn at night in addition. Iler aggregate yield in butter in .luly on gra-s fced alone,vvas 7'J pound. From tlie lirst of .lune to October 7, ou green fced without graiti, wa 20:5i pound, or an average of lo and mncty-two one hun-dredth- pound per vveek for eighteen and three-seventh vvecks. The produet of the above week i- not an exceptioii to tlie general produet. The ipiality ot her milk and butter may be seen by a -ample on exlnbition. I elaitn this to be an extraordinary yield, considerin J ilIul fei.(I, cntitling her to noticc uni :i high preiuium. My custoiu in winter i to fced on good hay, steamed root and corn fodder, niixed with a small quanti ty ol short-." C-It is a grcat mistakc to kcep a poor horsc. I have one that has been on this farm, or .-iine other, for about twcnty live years. 1 Ie has been a good horse in hi day, and I can liardly make up my mind to give lnm half a pound of laudaiiuiu, and let him re-t from his la bors. And yet 1 aui sure I couid not invest a dolhir to better advantage. He eats just a- much as one that does more than double the work. It costs at least one 1 Ired doliars a year to keep a hor-e, and it i- far better to pay four or ...... I Ir,.,l .Inllnnj fnp n .rnrul ln;. (lmn t.k(J or ,,,. for 1wlh iL,m . lea!I1 t.olliiti..g shoeing, harness.-s, , etc , eo-t alout it.OO a year. And wln. ioe.- uoi kiiow hiul ii "uou leam will 110 liom one-third to one-half more than n poor one : rarmers, as a general rule, keep loQ wMy ,l0r Jn o,(, lim wien hay was worth only S.1.(M) a ton. j and oats 25 cents a bushels, it might pay better to keep an exlra leam, than to f1 ' i s I