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RAKIKQ HAY. yr Thomas b. oakkktt. Ti In thr 1t of mowing With hoiwvt arm mn tcyUifi . When nriirbtHira hrlM-i in nnirhbora' Del 01, And barvmt hamla wm bliU. For ni, I rrrw irilin They e.!lc1 nw hail bni Amnnf the etilwart, dun-brownrtf men Wno tillrd Ibe cJoror Urnl. Th rythmic wtnr t tinrwt Wi n-rulr'l Th- -v-n-tn- un-l mowing stroke Kiint mi m K"Ul to none, gwnl mwec ol th- whetion, l.ikr ni'rnniE Im-IId in chime, Tom-l nothini-ly lii' hut-slur 0UDil My heart rUil beating lime. Kiirtit lrvelv mureheil the mower, Kne-deei in floWt-rll ? prase; TneT rantred accenting to tn ir skill. Like ftcteiol-txiyA iii a cla. Ami mr-nirl'i wan liroulit to trial, Knti strove nh wrftlr'e wroth Who oiul'l ttie Mil'fitheM Nttlhtjie cut. And A lio the wnlt 8ratli! IIow prou4lv utrorr the I, -n !t The Kwifta-t ami ll,e In- I ! lie hi M hiH pine a c:it or two h.iel ot li i tie r-.i: Allowi! no one to Ii-ad him The Ima'tth o! tinwny hand: A mast.-nil ihe iii'iwirji-crittt. He ruled the cluvr-Iii:il. The mn-ninp b( tmn e:on plancing Trie fiutu-rinar tti-t.,. turn'. Like g iMen lull of lnr lt tnt bent To mp Hi- Hai kiinr ili-.w. And thin, in nil nrl-iiirntii!r, IVgin t:ie harv' i iliu , And ail handn prm and hoja and men M ere merry luk.ng h iy. There came a riinic of partners Who C"iiM Ihe b. t ifr -e. And lot were ilrwn ly pl.tnc-s quick Kaiealwuyn leh in m-! Now turn thy pl-wi, ' M- in'ry, l'on ih' t ti:u-i--t dny, Whu'h ponr-d if- fcnitetiiii- over me And k.lie liiukin hay. The mornine rxll of lun'-licm To prsv ti.hle 1 ti 1, Aiwemhleil all the lux iii .kera iiemalh a lone tn-es steel''; A tilins of re-t and tiri-'li,ig By leay llnifera f im-t Atci th'-n another h.-u ii'ir-hi'iit Uarjiil o'er the cover l.md. We aiiread the rv i'1w e,OTtuiiingrn In hedol rii.t 1 1 1: vr lirown. And rich Ihld-odori fl mb-il mi I In windHot feathery down. Then rolled th-r;iU'y windrow The triiimiifi ol tiie day : I dreamed Vr tntniih ol a life Willi Katie, mking hay. She looked all-over bonnet Ol irniirhaiii hlue ai.d whit H-r litiM-'H roKei in the hh.tde (ilanned out their own nwii t lii?''. H'T rake trt'iilfl iret enlanirh d Soiled illieB, hy lurklllir mine. And w hen t-he kuid : " I'mtoking tiling! " K'en quarreling wan liviue! A eirinz of hnhhlinfr w .'iters W elli-d up in woeiHide cxd. And ever at Ihe tl, Id'a-end hde Both thirKtefl lor the ).d. She drunk tnuii out a v hh t 1 nia le lier ot my hiiiids. And, knei lin' al her f t. I quaffed From cup ot g ilden sand. Thelaot load in the twilight, Drained hl.iwly towar I- t ie slnck So like a irreitt brown hurlv heu-it With children on ito buck; And flecky clouds hiinir ovi-r, f sollext creamy hue. Like liandluld hn ked Irnio cotton-baits And danhed anin-t the blue. I'm ilrefiminir row of hay-time, Die II Ida and rkicn are bright; I se amonir the harvle- A bonnt'l I Lie hii'I white Anil Katie'a tae ii iti it. A nhade, it iniv be, lannrd. Bill 'tin the l.urest t ie.e ol all That (.'race the duv r-laad. The clover-crop wm p Uhere 1 In ItarveKt- 1'inir air-; An'lh'T partner Kulie ehoae r'or lili-'a up-h;ll w imlruw. Uilt l, of all the Mln-lnue Thiil ev. r blert a ilay The crown alii Minium rg over me And Katie raking hay. Aldint. 1 STOKY OF THE STANISLAUS. Mississippi.'' " Thiit is a rtr:iiiy lump'." ' Wal, 1 iicvtT knew him to be cilleilhy any other. Titer f;iet am, stranger, that we iloti't po iiiueh ti r nam s here in Oi!i forny -only liter plaee er man has hailed from. Thar's my jianhier him that's rlan-iin in thcilimr. W'al, he ami I have liin workin toprther nirli outer two years, multlier only name 1 know htm by am Chicago. It don't do ter ax too many questions." " Probably not, but is tliA man you call MissisMpi x gambler like the Treat ma jority ' " It wouldn't 1m' hardly fair ter call him so, al thou oi i he diM-s rattle the bone and handle titer kerds now and then. Hut el lie wiiif. In' sillers oives it, erway ter some poor soul. and. lor that matter, so he does with titer frold he finds, except jest ernufl ter live on.' " loes he not save anything?" " I rifkon not. He doeu"t seem ter have any friends never pits any letter, and moves out of titer way jest as quiek as ever he kitt if thar's' any stranpers around." " lie has not ap'ared to avoid mo." "No; but he eyed yer niiphly sharp when yer eame in, ai d was erlmt ter rake down liter stakes and leave, when titer dealer said somethiu that made him fhanpe his mind. Vet he has watched jer pooty elosely all titer time ye've been stanilin' here." l'erh:ts he fancied he knew me." - "Terhaps he fancied vou war arter him?" " I do not understand." " Wal. thar's many a man hereabouts that left the States lietwecii two days. 1 don't say he's one on them, but he acts as if he haA a secret. Anyhow he's all us rest less when thar's a new comer until he has found out his business, and it may lie that the law has somt unsettled claitu ou him. I've known Melt thitips." " What N his sri'tieral reputation?" " Quiet don't have much ter say keeps tcrhisself don't drink but little'and has wen Ix'tterdays. I hain't much on books, and hain't pot no pretit larnin'.but I know enull' tT t ll me that he's edieated. lint come, stranper, fill tip yer plass. Talkm' am as dry work as cirryinp dirt to cr flume." Business, or rather the search for it. had cttlliil Charles Kltinp to one of the little inininptowns njon the Slanilaus I liver. It was an out-ot-the-way plaif.ainl with noth iup tdiii!inp about it. save the report ot rich and fre-h discoveries of pold. As for liiiilditips.there were the ctistftmary hastily creeled shanties Uie kinp of whii-li was the pam'mp Iiiium', the "KI lorado," where the chink of coin ami the ratllinp of "chips' and plasses could be ttmvas Inply heard at all hours of the day and nipht. It was. in fact, the peneral plaiv of re sort, and Eltinp had la-i'tt lured thither Imth by curiosity and a desire to learn what, if tiny, were his chances of success. To ascertain this he had entered into con versation with the landlord, and had heard the history (as far as it was known) of the most prominent of those present. The one under diseu-Mon. however, had aitractcd him tar more than any of the others, and as soon as he could do so without attnictinp attention, he had drawn near the tabic where he was bettinp. Whatever secret causes of fear he ntipht have had. a more thoroughly cool man never hazarded pold upon the uncertain chances of fate. He apiM-ared alike indif ferent whether he won or lost pocketed the pain or produced mow money to re plaiv that which was lost without the slihu-t ehanpe of countenance. And once as he was in the act of drinkinp. a re volver bullet, tired by som parties quar relinp upon the outside, struck the plass and shivered it to frapnu nts. But he on ly smiled a sad smile looked at the brok en poblet aif he envied it then called fur another, drank, and went on with the pame a if iiothinp had hapiened. Even more, he carelessly replied to the dealer. as he remarked that it was a narrow es cape: "Yes, po on and deal." More and more intere.-ted. Eltinp shitted his posi tion so as to obtain an absolute view of his face as well as firm in short to study him, without Hminp to do so. "You have been watehinp nie?" "I have been watcliinp the panic, and as you were the principal player have notic ed yo t more than the rest," wai the eva sive reply. "Have" vou anv business witli nie?" "Xone." " I'ti. ii you did not come to seek me ?" "hi the conl rarr. two hours since I was not aware that "such a Ix inp existed." . tall, broad-hoiildcrcd, stronply mucleKt. with swarthv complexion ami eyes and hair s k as miduisrht the latter lottp and straight as that of an It -dian. His nose w slightly Uoinan and the lip. that plainly showed its curlin"- despite of the lull beard, told of the most indouiitjible ride as well as cour age. Jiis dress was iu keeping with the r 3E VOLUME I. company bv which he was surrounded, but there was the never-to-be obliterated, indescribable somerhinp in his manner that told of education and refinement of years passed in very different society. The inevitable revolver was not wimtinp, and he looked like a man that would be terrible it once aroused to anper, and whom nothinp woald deter from venpeanoe once premed itated. Vet there was a restlessness, a, haunted look about the strikinply black eyes, coupled with threads of silver in his hair, that mipht well cause one to believe him the possessor of some fatal heart weat inp sevret, and even, as the landlord had hinted, that he had done some deed that made him ever watchful for the bloodhounds ot the law mipbt be upon bis track. A half hour of play, and thouph he had continued winninp, he pushed the cards impatiently aside, drained his plass at a sinple draupht, and crossiup to where Eltinp was leaninp apainst one of the rude J'illars that supported the roof, said in a low, emphatic, but perfectly to bo distin guiidied tne : "Ah! May I ask your business here? Pardon me. "it is a "rude and ungentle manly question, but 1 have a motive for doing so." " There is no reason why I should not answer vou. I am a physician." " And vou came from ?" " New York." " Have vou ever been in the South?" " Never." "Thanks. Will you join me in a plass? I am not one to let drink pet the mas tery, but I never decline a cup of friend ship." The plasses were filled and emptied. Tin re was a brief discussion of the wild scene around them, and they separated, ihe elder Cali fort dan pausing for a moment to give a handful of gold to a t-ick miner, and then walking briskly away to the digging. But Kiting was more than ever impressed with the idea that there was a mystery aliout the man; one that had driv en him from society and made him a rest less wanderer from the scenes he was titted by nature and cultivation to adorn. He saw, however, that it would be in vain to make any inquiries. The rude men around him were too much engrossed with their own ttlliiirs aired too little for oth ers to investigate the former lives of their companions, and, as long as a man " dealt on the square," gave no heed to his for mer history. Soon Elting. also, became" engrossed hi the practice of his profession. There had long since been need of such services as his. for he was in reality well ' read and skillful, and his time grew to be fully occupied. But he never entirely lost siirht of the strange man known only as " Mississippi." They often met and ex changed a lew words, and when the phy- tct.in tound anv one who needed assist ance, he was always the most open-hand ed. He learned, also, something of his mode of living that he occupied 1 tent apart from the others worked, for the most part, steadily, and grew daily more reserved and suspicious of strati jrers. Thus nearly a year passed with little ol change, save it might have been with a tri fle less ol reserve between them. lhen accident completely broke the ice of cere mony, and Elting was called to visit the scmi-recluse, who, as was frequently the cae with miners, had been injured by the falling of dirt and rock while excavating. He found him lying upon his blankets, in his secluded home, and tended by those who had witnessed the accident by men with sorrowful faces and tearful eyes, tor he was universally beloved and respected himself the most calm of all. " Doctor." he said feebly, stretching out his hand, "I am glad to see vou; have need of your services. Not that 1 think there is anything serious; but none of us like to Ix-ar more pain than is necessary, and I have enough of the mental without any ot the physical being added." A careful examination showed that though no bones were broken both limbs had been severely bruised and there was great danger of inflammation and fever, especially to one whose mind was already upon the rack. But Kiting took a cheerful view of the case, applied the projier reme dies, and dismissing the little group that had slithered around, said he would re main through the night, calling for assist ance if needed. " I thank you very much for the quiet as well as your prompt attendance." said the injured man. " The presence of a crowd is hurtful to me." "That I can easily infer. The men, thouph kind-hearted, are rude in speech and manners, and not such as you have been accustomed to associate with." " You think then " "I think nothing but that I shall take the most spi-edy means toward your re covery. Such is the province of a physi cian." "And like those called to Lady Mac lieth, you 'cannot administer to a mind dicascd pluck out a rooted sorrow trom the heart?' " "Certainly not, without a perfect insight into the case, and I never force myself into any man's confidence never pry into an other's secrwts." " You Iielieve. then, that I have one?"' "Shall I lie frank?" " Yes. There is nothing I detest so much as duplicity." 'Then my opinion is that you have some great grill ierehance may have done a bitterly-repented wrong in an hour of pas sion. Why elseshouldonelikeyoticonsent to herd thus with your inferiors, and waste the best days of your life in searching for gold only to squander?' " You are mistaken. I do good with it." " True ; but your charity is erratic This discussion, however, must not go on. You niH'd perfect quiet and rest." " Heaven help me! Will I ever tind it this side of the cold and silent prave ?"' 'The words were very sorrowfully spok en. The sufferer shaded his eyes with his hands anil remained motioe'ess, if not asleep, for a long time. It was midnight when he aroused himself again. All was silence and darkness, save as the stars looked down into Ihe little lonely tent through the needles of the great pines, and a liquid melody stole to their ears from the distant wa'ter-cottrse. The suf ferer turned uneasily upon his rude lied, the physician lient near to him. and dis tinctly heard the unshorn lips murmur, in the paroxysms of a distemieml ilreain. the single word : " Ella." But there was nothing more. et that was sufficient to set thought at work to tell him that a woman was the cause ot the mental anxiety. Another hour and the muttering of ' the thunder could be plainly heard not near, but sufficiently so to tell the storm and caue the solid earth to tremble, and the great trees to groan. 'Then the sleeier awoke and, starting up, wiped great drops of sweat from his brow and stared wildly around. " Who is here ?"' he questioned anxious ly and not without a tinge of fear. " lam alone with vou and have been. No ine has entered since you went to sh'ep." " Thank heaven !" " How do you feel ?" " Better iri body but worse in mind ;" and he continued' with startling earnest ne?s. "Doctor, for the last few hours I have been driven more than ever bv the hell hounds of destiny. Since I first hid myself in this lonely valley I have never btvn so much troubled as now. and, I can not fell wh . yours is the only fai-e tluit has ever looked like that of a friend. You think I will get well?" " That is certainly my opinion." " ou may be right", but I doubt it very much doubt it. I feel as it my hours were numbered a il I as approaching the crUs of my fate, and impelled by an overmastering "power, I must tell you the secret vou have fancied I oosses-s. It I is a foul, dark, accursed one. My hands are steepen in the blood of one I fovea Bet ter than aH the world and its fabulous treasures. Horror! I am a murderer!" "llush! You mut not lessen your chances by living over again the gloomy past." " 1 must tell, and you must hear. Xay, I will have it so, and it will not be an in jury, but a relief. You have the world here has never known me but by the fron tier abbreviation of the State from which I came, the State, of my birth. My right name is swear that you will never men tion it to mortal ears, is no, I cannot tell it. If I should die, it matters not; if I live, it Is best unknown." " I repeat, that you must not give way to excitement; it may be fatal." "And what if it is? Death will be a mercy to what I have suffered for five long years". Here, look at this." He drew from his bosom a small pack age, can-fully wrapped up, undid it, and handed to the physician a daintily framed miniature. Upon being ojiened, it reveal ed a face of the most exquisite beauty that of a woman scarcely past girlhood, with hair filling upon her white shoulders like a shower of spiral gold spray, large, trusting, loving eyes of the deepest blue, and carnation lips that 6eemed wooing kisses. "Doctor, that was my wife my wife!" "Great heaven! yo'u could not have murdered one so young and beautiful, and 1 know it must have been so so pure !'' was the involuntary exclamation of Elt ing. " She died by this right hand, and it has been since accursed. Will you swear that you will never repeat the story, at least "while I am living?" " I have never betrayed confidence." " I believe you. Listen and I will tell you all as briefly as 1 can. 1 do not won der at your surprise that I could have killed one so lovely as Ella. She was, in deed, the fairest piece of nature's handi work that ever was fashioned. But I must not, talk of her. It would drive me mad. Ella it matters not what her other name was and I loved eaehot her. even when we were mere children. Loved? Ah ! it i a cold and meaningless word for my pas sion. It was worship adoration. And I believe she loved me equally as well. The marriage was settled upon by our respec tive families long before we were of age, and when I was free from college and she from school it was consummated. There was wealth upon both sides, and there could not have Ix-en the slightest objection to our union. In fact, every one looked upon it as one of the few matches made in heaven. 'The man trembled so violently that the physician forced him to desist from telling the s id story for a time, administered a re storative, and begged him not to give way so entirely to his feelings. "I am like a mountain torrent," he ex claimed, "swollen by the tierce freshets of spring. I must go on until lost forever in the ocean whelmed for all time in the unknown waves of eternity. Thought is desperation ; memory the next thing to insanity. But I will try and be more calm ; "try and control for a time the writhings of the serpent that isslowly but certainly crushing my heart. Well, we were married. I had fitted up as beauti ful a cage for my beautiful bird as could be found in the land. And I was very, very happy believed no one in the earth hail ever been so much so would be aguiu. We lived but foreach other, until fierce, bla1t jealousy crept within my heart, and I insanely believed my match less pearl was not spotless as if an angel could have a stain upon its wing! Would that the red lightning bwlts of out r tired heaven had then laid me dead at her feet." "Again I must caution you to be calm." "Calm ! Man, man. you know not what you are bilking about. Go tell it to the young mother whose first-born is lying iiead within her arms, and see how idle your words are. How much more so then "with me ! Yes, I was weak fool enough to Iielieve that her often avowed love for me was falsehood. I first heard it whis pered among the servants, and could have struck them dead. But the serpent had found a place within my heart. It fatally nourished and grew, and distilled its loathsome poison until my entire being was filled, mid but I will not anticipate. Time enough time enough to tell of a deed at which heaven weeps, and even hell shuddered." "Drink of this and rest, even though it be for a short time." "I would it were nepenthe ; then, oh, how gladly I would drain it to the very dregs. But," he continued, "one eve ning as we sat alone, my lieautiful Ella crept into my "ap, anil t wining her oft arms around my neck, whispered thai she had something'to confess something she should have told me, before our marriage. 1 kissed her and with a light laugh chang ed the subject. As if she could ever have done anything wrong. But, O heaven, that I liad listened. Then I should not be now liviug with the m.ark of Gain upon my brow an outcast, with a price set ujv oti my head. Again and again she en deavored to tell me her secret, but I would none of it. Shut up that minia ture and put it out of sight. I must keep control of my reason until I have fin ished." 'You certainly will not do so unless you are more careful." " I will, must, shall ! Doctor, do you know, can you have an idea what it is to trrow strong in suffering? With all of hope crushed out of the nether mill-stone, despair steps in and makes the heart like flint. Such is mine, anil yet it requires very little to strike tire from it. My glo rious wife still teased me to listen, and I replied with kisses and cares-es though at length promised to hear all she had to say on my return from New Orleans, wiiither I was driven by business. I went was pone about a week came back, and. God pity and forgive me, made myself what I am!" He paused as if memory was overpow ering, bowed his head down upon his clenched hands, and sobbed like a child. Then the native strength of character as serted its force, the yvars of training came to his assistance, and raising his face, he brushed back the tangled, inky hair from his brow, and resumed : " It was near midnight when I reached my home. Not a soul apjieared to be stir ring. My dogs came and fawned about me', and I stilled them. There must be nothing of alaim. 1 would steal in upon my little wifis steal a kiss from her sleep ing lips crush her to my heart even while she was dreaming of nie. Removing my lioots, I stepped upon the broad piazza and climbed to the roof you know how South ern houses are constructed and instantly tH'came aware that my bedroom was occu pied ; and. though the lamp was turned low. could readily distinguish two forms and hear their subdued tones. They were those of my wife and a strange man, and he was kneeling at her feet and kissing her hands." " For the sake of your life put off the completion of this story until another day." urged the physician. " No. It must be now or never. But the end is very near near as I wish mine was." "That is Impious." " I cannot help it cannot retract it. and I d not believe that a just God will trea sure it again.-t a poor wretch who has so long suffered the tortures of the damned. Yes, I saw my wife with a man kneeling at her feet, and holding and kissing her hands! For an instant my brain reeled. Then ( raised my pistol and finil saw the guilty ones face s8w the spattering of blood heard screams and. leaping down, gained the stables, procured a swift hor?e and fled." "Is this all T " Nearly so. I buried myself in the fast ness of Texas, and heard a rumor that I had become insane; shot my wife even as she was playing with a female cousin re hearsing a part she was to play in some tabbleatix. Had she len guilty I could have borne all. But innocent Innocent! j Great Heaven, it 1 more than I can bear. ,.Hjl'. See there! The crave has given up I its dead, s.:A her ghost has come to sum Milan MILAN, GIBSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, SEPTEMBER '24, 187L mon me to my last account." And the wretched man buried his face in his rude pillow as if to shut out some horrid sight. For a moment, also, the physician was awed. The shape of a woman was to be dimly seen standing in thedoorof the tent, and even Elting fancied it might be a vis itor from the other world. Bat very soon he was undeceived. The figure stepped forward he. saw that it was the same face he had seen in the miniature, though somewhat dimmed by sorrow, and gently taking her hand whis pered : " This is your noor husband. He is ill. Sjieak to him." " " Bruce ! ' " Ella!" They fainted as the words were spoken, locked" fast in each other's arms, and it was a Inns time before Elting could restore them." 'Then he left them for an hour to their sweet heart communion, and when he returned he saw that all had been for given, all forgotten, and that each was supremely happy. San Francisco Golden Era. "Protection from Lightning. The Scientific American has some practi cal advice on this subject, from which we take the following : During a recent thunder-storm in the village of Trumbull, Conn., a family of three persons husband, wife and child who had taken refuge on a feather bed, were instantly killed by lightning: the house had no rods. In "the same village, during the same storm, a dwelling-house, which had two lightning-rods upon it, was seriously damaged. Several of our read ers, who have seen the accounts of these disasters, and others who cite analasous examples, have had their faith in feather beds, as a place of safety during thunder storms, severely shaken, while some of them would fain believe that lightning rods serve to destroy rather than to pre serve life and projierty. We are asked to print something upon the subject, and we cheerfully comply, premising, however, that there is little that is new to be said, and that the subjoined information has for the most part been heretofore reiterated in ottrcolunins. Feather beds are not a protection from lightning, and the popular belief that they are doubtess results from a misapprehen sion of the laws that govern the passage of electricity. The human body is a better conductor of electricity than feather beds or other objects ordinarily contained in the apartments of dwellings.and therefore, a priori, when the lightning enters an apartment, the human body is likely to form one in a chain of inductions, de termining the path of an electrical dis charge, unless better conductors are in its vicinity to divert this action. The only place of absolute security in a thunder-storm is an iron building; or next in safety is a building properly protected by lightning-rods. Houses constructed entirely of iron manifestly stand in need of no lightning-rods at all, because the elec tric fluid, on striking so good a conductor, would rapidly diffuse itself in all directions and flow into the ground provided, of course, that the construction of the building is such as to allow its free es cape. According to the best authorities, a cop per rod of one inch in diameter, or any equal quantity of copper under any other form, will resist, the effect of any discharge of lightning hitherto experienced. The copper rod, is, therefore, the safest and he.-t material that can be used, but it is ex pensive. Iron rods of one inch in diame-. ter are very commonly used, and, if point ed with solid copper :ind properly put up, are efficacious in the great majority ot cases. The particular form of the rod makes no difference. It may be round or square, twisted or hollow, composed of one solid piece or made of wires twisted together. It is the quantity of metal con tained in the cross section of the rod that is of value, not the form. The object being to make as good a pass age for the lightning to the ground as to remove all danger of its leaping to some conductor iu the house, the greatest care must be taken not to have any break in the conductivity. As it is inconvenient to manufacture or transport the rods in one piece, the different parts must be in inti mate connection when they are put up; it is best to have them soldered and the joints protected from the air and moisture. The point of the rod should be extended a little above the chimney or highest part ot the building, and should be fastened in contact with the building by staples or cleats. Glass insulators should not be em ployed. It makes no difference in con ductivity, whether the rod is painted or not paiiited. No buildingcan be said to be properly rodded or protected against light ning unless the lower part of the rod or terminal under the ground is made quite extensive. The extremity of the rod should connect with masses of good con ducting materials, such as old iron, or iron-ore, or coke, or charcoal, laid in trenches, or the rod itself should be elon gated, sunk deep in the ground, and car ried a considerable distance from the build ing, and put in connection with waty or moist earth if possible. The golden rule for safety is : " Provide the largest possible area of conducting surface for the terminal of the rod." Finally, in the way of general advice, we would say, connect all your lightning-rods together." and also to your iron tank, and water, gas, or other pipes, not by separate connections, but so that there is some con nections, between all, which connection should be as high up as possible- If you have a metal roof, connect all rods with it. If the roof is not of metal, then connect your rods together bv means of a good sized conductor running along the ridge of the roof. Bear iu mind that to carry off the heaviest lightning flash known a copper rod one inch in diameter is not considered too large; and though of course such flashes are of very rare oc currence, they may come. Ilenee the great value of uniting your different rods high up. A Big Man. The steamship Denmark, of the Na tional line, which arrived in New York City on 'Thursday, brought Ruth Goshen, the American giant "a mountain of a man." Colonel liuth Goshen is six feet nine inches in height and weighs oJ0 pounds. He was born in the valley of the City of Mexico, fifty-seven years ago, and does not look to tie more than thirty years of age. He has a hand nearly as large as a small sized ham, and he wears "four teens" in shoes. He had a high white beaver hat, a big white walking stick ot the dimensions of a crowbar, and was dressed in a big blue cloth coat, white duck pants and a vest made of white bath toweling. To hold up his watch he had an immense chain of gold rings, large enough for his own huge fingers, which were looped together, and from the chain dejiended two enormous old-fkhioned seals. The Colonel, who derives his tide from service in the Mexican army, was present at Queretaro when Maximilian was murdered and received a cross of pre cious stones for his services in the preced ing campaign. It having been rumored that the giant was to exhibit himself in Barnum's show, the reporter took occa sion to ask him if it was so, but the Col onel den ieil it at on e. and when a jierson inquired if bis name was Mons. Bihin the name of a Belgian giant formerly on exhibition in this city he asked indig nantly if they "took him to be a horse thief?" He said he was in the silk and atin business and had left Calcutta sixty days previously for America. Uimseit and son were in partnership together in San Francisco. When he was asked what he thought of foreign countries he said tl a' he f dind there was but one America in the world, and that England was a thousand ears behind the age. Colonel i Giishen wid remain with friends until he ! h aves lor Washington. A". Y. Herald. Exchange TIIE TRAFFIC IX CATTLE. . Shipment to Enntern JIirUt! The Wonderful Incrfiimln the HnnlnrM The Vrent Herds of Colwrndo and Wyoming. The Denver Newt says : Those who have watched, during the past few years, the course of the cattle trade on the plains, have seen, with its growth, a constant changing of tnyils and shipping points. Speaking of this changed and changing condition of affairs, it is noticeable, especi ally to our stoek men, that the opening of a new route across the plains and into Colorado, namely, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Ka'ilroad, is doin much to ward bringing about this new order of things. At the same time, owing to the constant increase in the business, the Kan sas 1'acitic shows a great gain over last year, and at the present time, which is the height of the season, is running extra stock trains, to accommodate the demands for transportation. 'There has been a marked increase lately in the shipments from Carson. A statement from the baoks of the aud itor of tne Kansas Pacific gives a compar ative exhibit of the business, and shows the number of car-loads carried during the first seven months of this and last year. It shows a total of l.Otit; car-loads for the first seven months of 1874. as against 1,153 for the same period of 1873. A car-load will average about sixteen head of cattle ; othe figures for tke first half of 1874 show the shipment, of about 20,700 cattle, and those of 1873 about 18,300. Almost the whole of this stock was taken to Kansas City, and there distributed to Chicago or St. "Louis, while some went eastward via Leavenworth and the Kock Island route. The shipments of the Atchison, Topeka anil Santa Fe Uoad, now that it has pene trated to the stock-growing region ot Southern Colorado, are greatly in excess of those of the Kansas Pacific. The prin cipal points along this line are Wichita, Hutchinson, Newton and Great Bend. The auditor's books show that l!Mi.38 head of cattle were carried during the first half of 1874. as against iH, 320 for the first half of 1873, this year's shipment thus far being nearly four limes greater than last year's. The fact that both the leading railways show so marked an increase in the trade is signifi cant in view of the fact that the general impression has been that the cattle busi ness would be small this year, owing to the scarcity of money and the unfortunate and ruinous ventures made by parties last year. It is a fact that all the cattle men, from the Missouri Kiver to the Rocky Mountains, and from Wyoming to Texas, are unanimous in their complaints that there was no money in the business last year. It is also noticeable, from fiuarcial trouble and one cause and another, I hat many of the most venturesome and large-t cattle dealers do not appear on the board at all now, and numerous new operators, on a large scale, have taken their places. Times here and at various shipping points are just beginning to pick up, fore shadowing great activity for some time to come. 'The months of September and Oc tober generally constitute the busy period in this industry. It is claimed, by some at least, that there are sufficient cattle await ingshipmentatthe various shipping points to equal during the next two months the entire shipments for the first half of the year. We see it estimated that the entire shipments for this year over the new east and west line to Colorado (the A.. T. and S. F.) will not fall far short of 400,000 head. 'This is, to the people of Denver especially, a surprising fact, considering that the cat tle shipping trade of the plains was ino nopollzed until within a year past by the Kansas Pacific Road. The fact is. the former line, as it has progressed to ward the mountains, crossed the old trails south of the Kansas Pacific, placing stock raised in the South one or two days' drive nearer the shipping points, and cutting off. of course, some of the business. Still, most of the large herders and dealers prefer to drive a hundred miles further and ship by the Kansas Pacific. This is mainly due to the fact that a majority of the heavy shi pers make Denver a sort of business head quarters. What this business is, and how it is increasing, on the Kansas Pacific, may be inferred from the fact that in the first year the trail was opried, only 37,400 head ot cattle were carried over the road. 'The number transported in 1873 amount ed to 104.820. The railroads recognize the paramount value of this trade, home one has recent ly estimated that the drive from Texas this year into Colorado and Wyoming will number 500,000 head. The whole face of the plains are becoming dotted with herds of immense size. At Hugo, a stock com pany (composed, by the way, in part of Denver men) controls from 20.000 to 30, 000 head. Near Fort Lyon the children of Kit Carson own herds of from 3,000 to 5,000 head. Up north of us on the Lara mie plains, Creighton ACo. have a herd of 15.000 cattle ; J. W. Iliff, 12.000 ; E. Creigh ton, 9,000 ; Taylor. Gaylord & Co.. 5,000. 'There are over twenty herds, numbering from 1,000 to 5,000 each. In Bent, Pueblo, and Las Animas counties very large herds are found. The Mormon Marriage Ritual. Here is the Mormon marriage ceremony, which has never before seen daylight in a newspaper : When the day set apart for tu solemni zation of the marriage ceremony has ar rived, the bridegroom and his wife and also the bride, together with their relatives and such other guests as may be invited, assemble at the place which they have i poiuted. The scribe then proceeds to take the names, ages, native towns, counties, State and countries of the parties to be married, which he carefully enters upon record. The president, who is the prophet, seer and revelator over the whole Church thoughout the world, and who alone holds the - keys" of authority in this solemn ordinance (as recorded iu the second and fifth paragraphs of the "Kevelation on Marriage '), calls upn the bridegroom and his wife and the bride to arise, which they do, fronting the president. 'The wife stands on the left hand of her hus band while the bride stands on her left. The president then puts the question to the wife: " Are you willing to give this woman to your husband to be his lawful and wedded wife for time and for all eternity ? If you are you will manifest it by placing her right hand within the right hand ot your husband." The right hand of the bride groom and bride being thus joined, the wife tikes her husband by the left arm, as if in the attitude of walking. The presi dent then proceeds to ask the following questions of the man : "Do you, brother (calling him by name), take sister (calling the bride by her name) by the right hand, to receive her unto yourself to be your lawful and wedded wife, tind you to lie her lawful and wedded husband for time and tor all eternity, with a covenant and promise on your part that vou will fulfill all the laws, rites ana or dinances pertaining to this holy matri mony, in the new and everlasting cove nant, doing this in the presence ! Goa, angels and witnesses, of your own free will and choice?" The bridegroom answers " Yes." The president then puts the question to the Druie : " Do you, sister (calling her by name), take brother (calling bun by name) bv the right hand and give yourseil to him, to be his lawful and wedded wife for time and eternity, with a covenant and promise on your part that you will fulfill all the laws, rites and ordinances iertainii) to this holy matrimony, in the new and everlasting covenant, doing this in the presence of God, angels and these witnesses, of your own free "will and choice?" The bride answers ' Yes." The pre-ident then says : " In the name ol the "Lord Jesus Christ, nnd by the authority ot ihe holy priest hood, I pronounce you Ugally and law fully mau and wife, for time and ail etern ity, and I seal upon you the blessings of the resurrection, with power tocome forth in the morning of the first resurrection, clothed with glory, immortalities, princi palities, and lowers and exaltations, to gether with the blessings of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and say unto you be faith ful and multiply and replenish the earth, that you may have joy and rejoicing in your prosjierity in the day of the Lord Jesus. All these blessings, together with all other blessings pertaining to the new and everlasting covenant, I seal upon your heads, through your faithfulness unto the end, by the authority ot the holy priest hood, in the name of the Father "aud the Son and the Holy Ghost. Amen. A'ir York Herald's Salt Lake Letter. Curiosities of the Xew York Directory. A writer in the Evening Post says : Hav ing had occasion lately to look" through our City Directory, we notice that Banquo does not, as we were led to believe by Sliakespeare, or rather by a blood-thirsty creature of his named Macbeth, wander around with his head off, but resides, peace fully let us hope, in Fifty-fourth street. In Twenty-fourth street resides a gentle man who. if a bachelor, is prepared to Bless any lady who may accord him the necessaiy affirmative. Three of the family of Cadmus dwell among us, but no one of them, like that learned Theban, docs any "lettering." Julius C;e-ar. having given us the 'Julian Calender," now makes dials for us in Nassau street. Mr. Banditti (a very singular plural) is now, let us hope with no sense of guilt, a gilder down in Elm street. We have twenty-seven Byrons and thirty-nine Cains, and since "Byron" is tin; author of "Cain," this is somewhat confusing. There are two who rejoice in the name of "Kiss-at-a-gallop" (Baeiga lupo). Cassius has taken to himself the Scandinavian cognomen of Gustavus. Whether he is still the same lean Cassius that Ctesar so objected to the discreet Di rectory does not disclose. It is somewhat confusing to tind four Centers on one page. One woman in ourcity is not only a house keeper but a Housemover. There are, it secin, only eighteen Christians among us all. There are forty-eight Churches that can walk about, and we are sorr3 to say that one of them deals in liquors. The geology of the Directory shows us two Chrystals, a large quantity of Stones and a good many Peters, but we fear that they are not all "rocks" on which to found churches, nor, if they hail the requisite "rocks," would they give them for ecclesi astical purposes. Among so many card players and Carpenters there are only four Deals. These are counterbalanced" by a useful quantity of Deans. In violation of all propriety the only Deus is a widow. Whether sht has ever acted the part of a "Deus ex machina " could be ascertained only by "interviewing" her. We have Sunday only in German (Sontag). We have two Mondays aud no Crusoes, but two Fridays. Flacctis no longer walks in the Via Sacra, but has taken to house fur nishing. Mr.Get-up-quickly (Lavapresto) keeps an eating-house. Michael Nihil, whose motto is, of course, not "Nihil Dcs peranduni," could if he has children show you a lot of classical Nothings, and his friends must, of course, wish that all his labor may be "good for Nothing." The French paradise (Paradis) is to be found iu Thompson street. We have three who de light iu the name of Paris, and who are. no doubt, quite ready to decide as to beauty among any number of goddesses. Our city contains just six Parishes. 'The cele brated Poncedeleon is a widow in Thir teenth street. Finally, we have one pack age of Potash in Thirty-fifth street, who.it is to he hoped, is never caustic in his do mestic life. A Singular Phenomenon Explained. The "creeping" of the rails on railroad tracks has been noticed by the Scientific American in a recent article, and an expla nation called for. The following remarks, based on the suggestions of a scientific friend, will, we believe, cover the ground, and afford a reasonable answer to the in quiry put forth by the journal above men tioned. It appears that in north and south lines the em'ping is southward, and in east and west lines westward. In the first-mentioned case the cause would seem to lie at tributable to centrifugal force. On all re volving bodies the loose particles ot mat ter have a tendency to fly off". The earth revolves on its axis about 1,000 miles an hour, giving, at the equator, a centrifugal force equal to l-2!H)ths of the attraction of gravitation. This force decreases toward the poles, where it is nothing. Through this agency the earth itself has been changed from a spherical form, its diame ter at the equator being about tweuty--ix miles greater than its polar diameter. Railroads, then, running north and south, having their repose disturbed by the con stant jar of passing trains, and having nothing to obstruct their linear movement, are acted upon by this force, which tends to draw them toward the point of its strongest action, so they creep toward the equator. in the case of the westward creeping of rails, friction is the cause. Obedient to the law of inertia, all inert matter has a tend ency to continue in any given state in which it is placed. If set in motion its in ertia compels it to move on until stopped by some external agency, such as friction, direct contact, gravity, etc. If at rest, it must remain so forever, unless acted upon by some force extrinsic to itself. So rail roads, disturbed in their repose on the bosom of the ever-moving earth, are re tarded bv the friction of the cars, while the earth roils eastward 1,000 miles an hour. The action, of course.is but slight, yet like the silent workings of tiie eternal forces of nature, it requires only time to make it self felt appreciably. Buffalo (X. Y.) Ex press. , The Girl to Find. The true girl has to be sought after. She does not parade herself in show poods. She is not fashionable. Generally she is not rich. But oh ! what a heart she has when you find her ! so large, and pure, and womanly. When you see it, you wonder if those showy things outside are women. If you gain her love, yonr two thousands are millions. She'll not ask you for a carriage or a first-class house. She'll wear simple dresses, and turn them when necessary, with no vulgar magnili eate to frown upon her economy, hhe'll keep everything neat and nice in your sky parlor, and give you such a welcome when you come home that you'll think your pawer higher than ever. She'll entertain true friends on a dollar, and astoni-h you with the new thought of how little happi ness depends on money. She'll make you love home (if you don't you are a brute) ami teach you how to pity, while you scorn a poor, fashionable society that thinks itself rich, and vainly tries to think itself happy. Now, do not, I pray you. say any more, "I can't afford to marry." Go, tiiid the true woman, and you can. Throw away that cigar, burn up that switch cane. "be sensible yourself, aud seek vour wife in a sensible way. A saloon-keeper at Newbtirgh. N. Y., has a black-and-tan clog who insists upon dt inking with even' one who comes in. Whenever an individual or several, go up to the liar, without waiting for an invita tion " to take a little something," the dog jumps up on a chair that stands one side lor the purjM'se, and placing his fore f.-et on the bar, drinks (water) with the rest, if by chance the chair is away, or hi glass is not filled and ready, he barks and makes a deuce of a noise" until waited on with the rest. Like some men, when he gets "full" and can drink no more, he just touches his tongue to the glass, as much as to say, " Well, here's a whack." When you see a lot of fresh, heal'hy looking sausages selling at a very low I rice let theni alone. Aniline red does the business. NUMBER 30. Matrimonial Misery. We believe it was Hawthorne who of fered a conjecture as to the probable con sequences if some power should suddenly dissolve the marriage bonds of the human race and give to every married couple a chance to separate, without suffering in jury from law or public opinion, if they would. It is very certain tnat the oppor tunity would immediately In- improved by thousands of husbands and wives who are now openly at war with each other; but it is a curious matter for speculation if other thousands who sutler from a dull dis content, but who, for various reasons, never dream of separation, would not in such a case quickly change the fate which they now accept patiently, simply Ix ciuse it seems inevitable. Anything like statis tical confirmation resorting this suhj. ct is. of course, not to be obtained ; but it is to lie feared that there is an atom of truth in the statement which we find in the dis cussion of the great scatuhd, by an ex change, that "as a rule, marriages are un happy." Perhaps it is putting the ease too strongly to insist that unhappiness is the rule in married life: but almost any careful observer who has a large circle of acquaintances would probably be willing to approve the proposition that the major ity of marriages are unhappy. In many cases persons will be apt to judge this question in the light of their own experi ence, so that those who have not been tor lunate ill the marital relation wid agree with this view, while those who have wedded happiness will scoff at it. But if every man will take the entire number of his acquaintances, and will discover first, those who are manifestly and obviously wretched under the burden of the conju gal yoke, then those who are upon theur face merely indifferent to each other and careless of these line courtesies which tire worn of genuine and enduring affection, and finally tho-e couples who .show by their word and act that they are not acute ly in sympathy with each other, he will Ik; hkeir, we think, to find that these form the majority. And if this is so, all ot tho-e people' may be clashed among those who haye not found felicity iu wedlock. There is no true happiness in that condition where there is not the love and sympathy and thoughtfiilness which existed during courtship. The passion that was mani fested then is only stronger and purer and better in after years if there is genuine happiness ; and if these things do not ap pear, the flame surely is dead and tiiete is misery, more or less intense. 'The disin clination for each other which is felt by many a man ami wife issmotlu red and re strained from expression in iito-t cases, be cause there is a feeling that the trouble is irremediable, and that as there is no hope of escape from it, it had better be endured with patience. The presence of children, the fear ot scandal, tiie d.llieiilty of obtaining a legal divorce, all act as re straining inthicnees, and induce a determi nation to submit with what patience may be possible to a condition of things which would become intolerable if there existed any ready means of escape from it. 'The causes which produce this deplora ble state of affairs are more easily ascer tainable than the extent of the difficulty itself. One mot productive source ol trouble is the thoughtlessness ju.d careless ness of those who choose their lite part ners. Young men and girls are generally very anxious to hav them-clvcs "en gaged." and the sensations which follow this experience are so new and so delight ful that they produce an intoxication which very often "drowns common seu-e com pletely. The discovery of glaring faults and "of characteristics which promise a want of congeniality, is not often made under Mich circunistauces, even when these things exi-t: and if it is made, love is hopeful and willing to believe that such imperfections cannot bar the way to ha piness. It is noticeable, too. when one young woman in a circle contracts an en gagement there is a strong U'luieney upon the part of the others to do the same thing immediately, and this eagerness is gener ally the parent of after misery, for true love was never born of a jealous desire to imitate the example of other people. Af ter marriage the sources of trouble are in numerable, even where judgment and not pas.-ion has made the choice of a mate. The first effect of marriage is that romance is kicked out of doors, aud the parties are brought down to a basis of hard practical tact. 'The lovers see each other without the glamour which existed during court ship, and they are associated in sueh a manner that any disagreeable qualities possessed by either are almost certain to be thrown "to tin? surface. In this emer gency simple forbearance is te.-eded. but it is very often wanting, and when it is not displayed the result is certain to be the be ginning of life-long unhappiiiess. Selfishness is at the bottom of the diffi culty here as it is the foundation of conju gal infelicity in nearly all its forms. If there is not mutual concession there can lie no peace ; if the husband will have his way, and the wife is determined to have hers, the result is about certain to Ih- end less jangling and perpetual heart-burning. In many cases, when the lirst ardor cools, the man is very apt to have a yearn ing for his old associations, and he is like ly'to leave his il! alone in the evening, while he saunters on to the club ami the billiard saloon to have a good time with his friends, as he usitl to do; and she feel and resents this neglect, e-pecially if -in-hap)'iis to have on hand a baby with which she has worried all day, and in the cure of which she has a right at night to expect the helpot her husband, who is an equal partner. Poverty and the consi qitent inability of the man to supply his home with comforts, is another fruitful cause of unhappiiiess. The man labors hard, and still can not pet enough, and his wife, troubled with household care, and perhaps with hard work, lets fall a hard word or two, which he feels to lie un just, and answers with bitterness. Then then is the traditional mother-in-law, who sometimes brings a blessing to the house, but oftener a curse. If she does not put mischief into her daughter's heart, she may still interfere with the household economy in a most disastrous manner. A man will submit to much that is disa greeable from his wife, ttecanse of his af fection for her. when he will not put up with the dictation of her mother, in whom he can feel only a remote interet ; while many things which a wife would rapidly pardon in her husband, seem wholly uii- pardonaoie to me momer, w m immi ;il the matter from a different stand-point. It is a pretty safe rule to exclude her from the household if possible. Young mar ried people always do better when they live by themselves. The great secret of matrimoni.d happi ness is self-sacrifice. 'That is who!eome f ir self-discipline and good in its effects upon the other party. ua genuine u termination exists to put by sclti-h indul gence and seek resolutely tw help each other in the duties which belong to each. to share each other's pleasures and to lighten one another's burdens, there is an almost certain as-urance of felicity; and if to this i, added an earnest ile-i'-e to tier petuate the affection which wn the w hole stocK in irane ai ine ueiuiini u '"' ually demonstrating its exi-tettce. then: will siirelv be noalieniatiori and no gradu al sen.iratlon in f-eling and life. The best fottn.Lition for love is a hearty re-pecf, and this is possible only where the man and the woman sh w that they posses the wt-h to cultivate tho-e higher qualities which can not be regarded with any but. feiJmgs of admiration. Philadelphia ISulletti. The Chinese of San Francisco have a cheerful custom of gathering up the bones ol their dead m the graveyard.-, and bring ing th-in into town in sacks on streetcars, when thev desire to ship them to China The non-Asiatic passengers protest aguin-t ibis unsavory praet i. It makes a great d.ff -fence whether "lasses are used over or under the nose. PU5GOT PARAGRAPHS. AtTHorcH a woman's age Is undenia by her own, 6he does not own it. Fashionablk Item Black silk dresses with holes in the elbow are said to be much worn. A conn wav to dispel darkness from about you is to make light of your troub les. Why Is a voting ladv dependent on the letter Y ? Because without it she would be a young lad. Alli pino to the increasing number of female poets, it is said that Pegasus now wears a side-saddle. A Lorisvn-LB and Milwaukee man recently visited the House of Commons together, but retired in preat contusion and disgust when the members suddenly began to shout " 'Ear, 'Ear.' Cw. torn. "Pa. who is 'Many Voters T " asked a young hopeful of his sire. "Don t know him. hit son. why?" "Cos. I saw you ' his name to that letter VOU pot the other night askin' you to run for ald r man." "Sh-h-h, my son, here's a nickel ; go and get some candy.' A. I". Curnmsr- ial. It is said that in Canajoharie, N. Y., there are five girls who weigh over two hundred iHiumls each. 1 bey would make nice wives, no doubt, but. somehow or other, we have always felt that we wouldn't like to marry srirl whom we couldn't hug without hiring some long- irmed cuss to help us. Counrr-Juurnat. A N ASirvn.LK paper gives this "geneal ogical puzzle :" There is a family in this county composed of four ladies, which contains 2 widows, 4 orphans. 2 step mothers. 2 step-daughters. I gramt-srep-mother, 1 graml-stepHlaugliter, 1 haif-step-aunt. 1 half-stcp-niecc, 2 half-sisters, 1 mother, 1 daughter, 2 aunts, 3 nieces and 4 cousins. A rkporter of the Boston Transcript IS in luck. A very pn ttr rir! n-krrl liini if a vacant car scat bv his side was engaged. After saying "Xo.".Miss," he, highly ap preciating her b.-auty. unconsciously .said. "Are vou?" She so pleasantly and promptly replied "No sir." that the agree able conversation which followed for ten miles leads him to bo for a Ix tter ac quaintance before his season ticket ex pires, and he published his adventure. Freddy is a little one of seven years' growth, the son of a clergyman, who. with his wife, has jus,: arrived at a new field of labor. Hearing his mother say to his father that she had been deceived by his saving that the parsonage was a three storv house, when, in fact, it was only two" he said. "Ma." "Well, Freddy." "Pa is right." "How is that, Freddy ?" "The kitchen is one." "Yes." "This floor is two, and the story that papa told, is three !" Dull Rattles in Texas. A correspondent among the great cattle herds in Texas writes to the Galveston Sews: In case of a severe winter, when grass is scant, a pack of wolves single out some decrepit old bull, that has fought his last tight, and been deserted by his herd long ago. which they follow anil worry day and night until he" is at last pulled down. Like the buffaloes, which formerly roamed over this country, these bulls tire constant ly tighling for the mastery of the herds, atid the cows have a hearty contempt for the fellow that is not ready at till times to present an mid united trout. With their immense frames and terrible horns, a pair of Texas bulls make a bad light, .short horn Durham bulls have lieen introduced by men who thought to improve the stock; but they have no show at all and one is occasionally seen feeding in solitude. In rounding up "cattle upon the prairie, the driver witnesses a great many of these tights. Perhaps half-a-dozen distinct herds are brought together; and the 'lords" take occa-ion to plume themselves, and meandering around, with deep roars, pa v their respects to the gentle sex, and glance defiance at each other. Young as pirants for honors are equally as demon strative ; and outcasts thus brought into contact with victors in former cont"sis are punished for their seeming temerity; old scores are revived; hos tilities begin ; and soon a dozen lights a.e going on iu different portion of the large herd. 'The flr-t symptoms of an accepted challenge are telegraphed over the herd by prolonged and shrill roars. Instantly all the hulls in the immediate vicinity, not en gaged, rush to the spot, and caper about the two adversaries, in a way they would seem incapable of all the while biilowmg and undoubtedly taking1 sides, and urg ing on the two eeiftral figures. About twenty f'-et apart they stand, tossing up dirt with hoof and horn, until suddenly, with lowered head, they spring at each other, and their foreheads meet with a dull thud. They rebound, and a second and third time rally, when comes the siiUen strain head to head and horn to.iiorn. Every nerve and muscle is exerted to the iituio-t; and no living thing cm long en dure such fearful tension. Pre-ently one will prove the weaker, or slip a foot, and for the moment be thrown oil his guard ; but the slightest advantage is not lost to those watchful, glaring eyes of his antag onist, who throws his la-t energy into a mighty plunge forward, which turns the victim's neck, and the long raking wound iu the Hank follows. It is not good to be too near then, for horse and rider might be overturned. Nothing will stop a van quished bull in his headlong flight; and blind with rage and agonv, be runs far iway upon the prairie. Jiany lose meir lives fighting. If not gored in a vital part, the wounds are fly-b'own directly, often causing death. A Man of Many Wills. Dr. W. Newton Mercer, who recently lied at New Orleans, had a most extraor linarv propensity for making wills. Eigh teen of these' testamentary documents have 1 1 readv It'eil admitted to probate.each one , . ..I.:-., i . K..:i . ineumticreil wiui a muiiiiuue oi cooicns. The whole of them must be taken togeth- r. there tieing clauses in most ol the latter ones relating to previous bequests, some f which are withdrawn and others con firmed. 'The eccentric testator wrote his first on the 11th of April.' 1 His e-tate consisted oi lanus, cnaiu is, mock-, aim money, which he distributed amowp his friends with great liberality, not forget ting his former slaves 'The legatees were scattered over several States; some ot them resided iu England and two or three iu Cuba. In the drawing ot this wilt Dr. Newton di -tensed with the servii-e of a lawyer, and apcniled a note requesting that if anv doubt should arise as to the construction of anv clause the matter hould lie submitted to " mutual friends. For the next four years the testator devo ted himself to making codicils. He became interested in bis own funeral, and gave specific directions for the interment of ins body. 'Then he turned his attention to his "large stock of poeket-handkerchiets, and divided them lictween "old Wil liam and Ctesar" after "Miss oung" sha'l have selected twelve. The stud "William andCa-sar" are also designa ted as th- inheritors ot bis wearing apparel. Some time afterward he !x came interested in a little chapel, and assessed certain leg acies to the amount of .'?."J0 each for its iM-netit. From time to time he added to his list of legatees; some of them were enriched with a valuable Ix-qiic-t, others honored with a family heirloom, ami tiie names of old negro "servants constantly recurred. Ontheiothot July. s'i!. the following bequest was made: "To Rob ert E. Lee, of Virninia, late a General in the Confederate army, now President of Washington College, at Lexington, and by whom I am not known. SI.ImkI in gold as a testimonial of my great re-pi-et tor his purity of char tcter in public and in private life." There are other twquest.s in the same codicil which may inP-re-t some reader-, a follows: "To" the Washing ton College, at I-exington. a portrait of Washington, lielieycd to lie by Stuart, one of .leff'.-r.-oii, by Ilaly, from an original by Stuart, with originals 'y H iniing.ot M id-i-on and Chief Justice" Mar-hail ; also a collection of coins and medals; a razor that belonged to Wa-hing'oti. and a pair of knee buckles marked with his initials, G. W. To the Milirary Institute at Lex ington,' one thousand volumes of my books at Laurel Hill, with an original portrait of the late Z. 'Taylor. To the Ag ricultural College of Maryland, a portrait of C. Carroll, bv Harding. To the Ked Wood I ibrarv fir NeWi-ort. II. L. an orig inal of Webster, by Harding. I confirm my donation to Wilner Shields of all the Infills of which 1 may die possessed, as re cued before."