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Beantr- T TUGSIiS HOWARD. Not on the earth. Hath beaut l.loom, hath beaut r power Thi j alone its natal hour The chamber of its Urtli . . Here the serm dwell. And, prons to silence nd to-ni-ht It .nrn to lore and We and nljtt As daisies In our StlU, w lt . . But not cn earth Hath beanty crown beyond the fljwtr The life that, in a day or, hour. 4ioeg to another birth And all we fee or beauty is a slimmer bright U but tbe promise of a nlthu- The glory that1 to be. VTLen.ln thert.es. The tpirit doth unreld &nd find LUVi hopes gTown perfect to the mind. For beauty then it ntffh . And beauty there Umpires with beauty here llow. At morning's jrolden skies aslow With murkiest cloudi cvmpare. The forms e love And efcerfeh for each faultless line, liat i badowi a re of tho?e di rine That we f hall know above ; So let ns lire In lore of nature, not of art. That etch but then, with reverent heart FH homage hare to pre. December Galaxy. Oiamiier ccne. bi y. r. mixis. Sbe row from her untroubled sleep And pat away her soft brown hair, And, in a tone as low and deep As love's first whisper, breathed a prajer. Her saow white bands together pressed. Her blue eyes sheltered In tbe lid. The folded linen on her breast Just swelling with the charms it hid . And from her long and flowing dress Escaped a bare and slender foot. Who shape a poo tbe earth did pre Like a new anowflake, white and mate. And there, from slumber, pore and sweet. Like a young spirit freh from hear en, She bowed her slight and graceful form. And humbly prayed to be forjirea. O God. if souls unsolled as tbeee .Need daily mercy from thy throne If she upon her bended kneee Our loveliest and or purest one She with ber face w clear and bright We deem her some stray child of Lent If sbe. with those eoft eyes in tear. Day after day in her first years, Muxt kneel and pray for pace from Thee What far. far deeper need bare we How hardlr, if she win not heaven, W'U our wild errors be forffiven r'arls Worth knotting In Reference to the Con sumption ufflasand tbe Different kinds of Curnfp.' V. 1 KOI'. OC.UKS IMlREHCs. Whatever may be the qnaiities of tbe gas supplied by the commny, tbe consumer, through want of knowleage of wrae .simple fact connected with burners, femes and la.se-, inav be occasioned much annoyance, isappointment and expense ; and, unfortu mitelv, the ewK are aggravated on account of gas-fitter. leing frequently unacquainted with the variuu-omtingeneie; which occur in burning ga It i anetery Uiy ot'urrnce fur consnm rrv t dHupIaiu of the excessive cost, and tlie 'leficient'V of light un their premise?. The first thev invariably attribute to the iiiiitfuravv of the meter, and the latter to the had quality of the ga, and no doubt it would le a dinVult task to convince the ma jority nt tho who thus complain that the fault in general, rets with themselves and through their own mismanagement; yet such is realty tbe ease. The objet of ga is t) obtain light, and whenever tin-- i effected at a greater cost than U necessary, it is in every sem of tbe word a lovjust a- fKtlatMe as jrmitting wiw, oil, air or any other valuable eommod itv to run wa-te . therefore it is essential to t-onsiib-r tbniiitinis requisite to avoid uch For the pur.M'ofo! ttaming the lest result and ec.tnoiny Ir.im gns( there is no part con iiected therewith of more importance than the burner It these are improtterly eoiistrueted. ml heir flames unsuitably adjust,1-!. th light derived from gas i- n luei"l in a most extm onlniurv maimer. I nder uch circumstances, the m niuut ot the consumers Is much in creased, and it is n . exaggerathm to state that :i large j n iporti tu of consumers, through their own mismanagement, jy (I'onsidcring tbe light obtained) twice its niu-'b as there i- an occasion for ; or, in other words, by proper burners and control, thev ou Id have their uual light for one l.ali"tht monev jiaid. There sin three kind- cf burners generally iu iw. z th Argand, llatwing and Fish tail. TIip Argand burner was first invented b a French gentleman, from wliom it derives it's name. As applied to gas it consists of a ring pierce! with -mall holes ; from these the gas issues, and when burned form a cylindrical flame, which L- enclosed by a glass cylinder or chimney for the purpose of causing a draught or current of air to im- Singe on tlie exterior and interior of the ame The English standard Argand buruer u-d to test the quality of ga.s in tbe majority of the town in England, contains fifteen holes. This, howerer, is not by any means the must economica! burner. The most imjiortant considerations for good burners are that tbe i rifice fi r the egress yf th? gas should be per fectly regular iu size, and sufficiently large, so as to permit it to Issue with very fee',!. pressure or force. The passages to the interi or and exterior of the name should be adjust ed with great precision, su that sufficient air uiav be supplied, as an evcess of air tends to ) the name and diminish the light Whenever the orifices for the emission of gas are too small, a greatly mcrea-ed pres sure is required to exjiel it, and the light derived is diminished just in proportion to that increased pressure. AVitn defectively constructed Imrner-, the name has a dull blue tinge, which increases in intensity ac cording to tbe augmented pressure , the jets forming the flame are more or less detached, and a largp iiortion of the lower part of this i. of a deep blue color. If the pressure le great, and the orifices very small, a series of blue jets only are visible, which give no light, even although the full quantity for a good flame issues Defective burners are very common, and by their use the consum er frequently does not obtain more than one half the available liirht to be derived from the gas The holes of Argand 1 turners may, how ever, I too large, m w hick ae the flame -mokes With inferior gas tlic holes are re quired to 1 large, while for that of superior quality, thev , n I In proptrtionahlr mdll. It i gen-Tullv upjo-Ai tiiat, in pnpor tion to the quantity of gns issuing from a burner, t would U- the amount of light uls tainel . thiw if five feet give the light of twelve candles, the flame leing reduced so as to eonsnme two and a half feet, would give the light of six candles. This, however, is far from !eing the case, for there is a partic ular point in the consumption of any class of bcrner when the maximum light is derived and any deviation from this entails loss. As an example of this If an Argand flame con sumes fie feet er hour, and "jives the light of twelve candle-, aud this he reduced, so that mly three-f mrths of that quantity is burned, then instead of the light being equal to nine candles, the theoretical proportion, it will be six candles only, causing a direct loss of one-third. And if the flame be fur ther reduced to consume two and a half feet, then instead of the light lteing that of six candles, (the due proportion according to the consumption) . it w ill 1m two and a quar ter candles, being a loss of ilve-eighths. Laatly, if it be reduced to burn one and a aiurter feet tier hour, a small blue ring of ame is all that is visible without any avail able light. Thus the cost ot light from gas is very much increased by reducing the sise of the flame. The knowledge of this fact is of imi-rtam'e to the consumer, who, in ignorance of it, in hi desire to be economi cal, might obtain directly the opposite result. To give an instance of this -.upjvtse a shop window or other place, having four good Argand burners, as described, but their flame so checked or adjusted as to consume two and a half feet per hour, when the light from them conjointly would le only equal to ten caudles, obtained at a cost often feet of gas r hour . whereas if these were replaced by one burner with the flame at the proper height, considerably more light, would 1 had at one-half the cost. Here, then, is one of many remarkable instance where consum ers voluntarily increase their gas accounts by improper management It is therefore more economical to have one good gas light, tlian a uumlier of small one. besides tbe brilliancy of th former contrasts strikinglagninst tbe dullness of t ne wiier. When only a small light is required, the Argand is not well adapted The ISatwing and Fishtail are then ly far the mot w noniical. As s-hown, whVn burning one ancla quarter feet per liour this i- u-elei ; but thp swne quantity with tbe other turners will j ield a very uefnl light. Ritwing and fchtail burner- take their name from the appearance of tlie flame. Tollowing the law alrerdv mentioned, when the orifices of llatwing burners are small, re inirine a strong prepare to oipel the gas, Ereat loss of liirht U the result: the Hum. then becomes streaked with Wue rajs, the light therefron is of a somber hue, and when contrasted with a pood kumer and flame, the difference U so i-rmt tW it U hnrJlr rvu -ihle to conceive that the two are supplied with the same ga-. The Icks of light under such conditions i Terv great, erhaps equal to three-fourth- or four-fifths of tliat the gas would produce if properly consumed. And the same general observations resectirir tressure and sixe of the orfice of Argand and '.iatwini burnca apjjj equally to Fshtail When the Dressure is eTcessii It U imVtont. ed by a roaring noise, with an alteration in thefoTn of its flame; the result is that a larp quantity of gas passe, without giving From the foregoing ob-ervatioas we learn : -vwiMmg io tne construction o: riamcrs, andthothe pressure with which the gas SSOM. SO Will lie the ..l f . -lo.trl A proper burner will give the maximum of VOL. XL, VI. 2STEW light, whereas an imperfect one diminishes it verr materially and it i even practicably by bad burners and high pressure tocoasume light without its yielding any ' light what ever. That when the flame is diminished, a greatly decreased light from the gas is the result ; therefore it is essential that the full quantity of gas for which the burner Is made f-nould be consumed. One good light is much more economical than several lad ones. That with all classes of burners, the light obtain ed from the smallest sizes is nlways costly. In many instances the consumer by using them pavs two or three times mere forlicht- ing bis premises than would be necessary if S roper Darners were employed. henever efeetive burners are found the consumer should not hesitate to replace them imme diately, for the expense is speedily" repaid by the economy effected and brilliancy of light obtained. With Fi-htail burners glass globes are commojly used for the purpose of ornament. They are very desirable in private dwellings liut present a serious obstruction to the dif fusion of light. According to the opinion of Mr. King, Jr., of Liverpool, the light lost by them is as follows LlCht obstructed by a clear glass globe &bout ... 12 percent. (to. vjobe enrrarpd with flower 94 ' do. ;kfte of ordlnarr patera 1" do. globe obscured all over At) do. anopalslobe do. painted opal globe .60 ....64 Gas is beyond all comparison safer tlmn any other means of artificial illumination. It is inuch cleaner than candles or lamps; and is wore oongmiial, as its position, when prop erly placed, isaboie the jpe..,-nf .Tfrian. ,tft that the ejeliA'fiWtrrr(lh1eTrrar its direct rays. Gas consumers have generally a vague idea of the quality of gas; defects ot every denom ination w hieli cxi.t on their premises, where by theVsupply is rendered inadequate, are often attributed to the bad quality of the gas, and, as shown in treating ot burners and glasses, frequently one-half or two-thirds of tlie light that might be derived is Iot. The consumer then complains of the high price of "bad gas, " little imagining this to be the result of his own mismanagement; yet, such is the fact. Many people imagine when a flamegitex forth smoke that it arises from the badquftlityofthegas,whereas the reverse is the case This snake is the illuminating con situent, indeed the suie of light, and if it he allowed to escarie uueonsnmed, it is not the fault of the ga, but the mauner in which it i employed. This is easily demonstrated with au ordi nary oil lamp; if the cotton of thi- be prop erly trinirneu and the glass chimney suitably adjusted, the dame is clear and bright, but on removing the chimney, or allowing an ex cos of wick, the flam? become, dull, and emits smoke in abundance. Or with an ordi nary tallow candle; if left un.nuO'ed. it be comes smokey, and gives but little light. In like manner, gas Wing improperly used, n excess of smoke and diminished light must be expected. I 11-11 to he Mudio or Mr. I'otirrs. One day during the latter jort of my stay in Florence I went the second time to the splendid studio of Mr. Powers Jle talked very eloquently upon art. lie said that some of the classic statue, liad ltecome fa mous, and deservedly so, although they were sometimes false in proportion and dtspo-ed in attitudes quite imjtossible to nature, lie illustrated this by a fine plaster cast of the Venus of Milo before which he was stand ing. lie showed that tbe spinal cord in the neck would never, from the position of the head, have joined that of the liody. and tha: there was a radical fault in tbe termination of tbe spinal column. As he proceeded he convinced me that he was correct ; and in defense of this, my most cherished idol after the Apollo ISelvidero, I only asked the conoclast whether these defects might not have been intentional, in order to make the statue appear more natural when looked at in itselevated position frwu 1" . vt I sequently repeated Mr. I'oni r-'. nti. i-m . t the Venus of Milo in the sin b .d an 'th. r 1 of our distinguished c iilptor.. :tnd In tn.tr- ed it with great I' ity . espei i il.j 1 n I told him my authrit iherc i- .t -pirir nt , rivaln auimg ufpt rs wbi !t dc n t .i' I wa m.imt'itst its If in the ' 'iirt i - .hi i j wel-!rel manner vlml (listingta-he- th liirdi-dl fa ulty. 1"T intani't , id their h-t' in with cat h t. liter. TIil- ftu-'tes i- wtll I i.lj-.tt 1 by an antt'il-re I hut .ietnth 1 heir 1 V gt'ntleut.tn !!! il iwn tu t fit. .tti 1 .i j lu-it i.tii entering -aw a itti.n knte.iiir t--r The a'tttcnt and t-i tr' h.itt finntr 1 1 the TlToat when'ap n t,.e ilwititn t claiuietl. AVh - r. ir- i ; nz th circulate n in the t 'tilar t ni Ni.' replied the t.ther. " I mi a A ' r .1 u !, cine. lo w lit' tl t!iti urst M 1 n irkt ! Ah ' ljez i '.ir i arl' n, and 1 1 erv comnosfHllv until the latien v t- mi . fortablr dead. While Mr. Powers was convening with me aliout the Venus of Milo. there entered tvio Fjiglish women dressed yen- richly in brocades and velvets. They seemed ven anxious to see everything in tbe studio, talked in loud tones of the various objects of art, passed us, and occupied themsalve. for some time liefore the statue called Califor nia. I heard one of them sav. ' 1 wonder if there's anvbodv 'ere that talk. HinglUh?" and in the same breath she called out to Mr. Powers, Come ere'" He was at work that day , and wore his studio costume. I was somewhat surmised to see him imme diately obey the rude command, and the fol lowing conversation occurred ' Do you speak Hinglish?" " Ve, maam." ' What i this statue?" ' It i. called California, madam." ' AVhat has she got in 'er and?" 4 Thorns, madam, in the hand held be hind the liack ; in the other .be presents the quartz containing the tempting metal " Oh'" AVe next entered a riwtm wliere there wa. another work of the sculptor in process of formuti.n. Mr. Powers ami myself were engaged in an animated aud, to me, ven agreeable conversation, which was con.tant ly interrupted by the; ill-bred women, who kept all the time mistaking the plaster for Ike marble, and asked the artist the ino.t pestering question, on the modui oprrandt of sculpturing. I was astonished at the mar velous temper of Mr. Powers, who politely and patiently answered all their queries. lt some lucky chance these women got out of the way during our slow progress back to the outer rooms, and I enjoyed Mr. Powers's conversation uninterrupted. He showed me the lieautiful baby Imnu in marble, a copy of hi daughter's ltand when an infant, and had jut returned it to its shrine when the two women re-appeared, and we all proeeeutu together. In an outer room tliere were ev eral admirable bust., upon which these wo men passed comment freely. One of these busts was that of "a lady, and they attacked it.pitefully.f ' ' What an ugly face '" What a mean expression about the mouth'" "Isn't it orrible?" ' Whose is it ?" asked one of tlmn. ad dressing Mr. Powers. " Tliat is a portrait of my wife," said the arti.t modestly. "Your wife!" repeated one of the wo men, and then, nothing abashed, added, " Who are you?" My name is Powers, madam," be an swered very politely. This di-swerv evi dently disnccrted the impudence even of the visitors, and they immediately left the studio. From Jieminiscences of Florence. by Mane Hoiclanii, tn January number of Ltppincott s Magazine. May Xin Marrt. The example of Father Hyacinthe is becoming contagiou.. It has reached Spain and invaded the sacred retreats of the vestal virgins of the church, and diverted at least one of them from the full performance of her vows when she be came the Bride of Christ. A nun who had taken the black veil and " forsworn forever the society of men," lias left her cloister in Madrid, and proposes entering into the es tate of matrimony holy for the world at large, but accursed for those saintly sisters who have ' protested for aye austerity and single life." The wedding, liowever, has been postponed till the scruples of the civil functionaries, wlue office it is, under the new state of things.to perform the ceremony, have been satisfied to the legality of the act. The law taking away the monopoly of the church and establi-fiing civil marriage ex cepts from its operation any Catholic who has received orders or liccn received into any canonically recognized religious order anil taken the vow of chastity. But, as Henry IV. held that Paris was well worth the hearing of the mass, so this fair candidaje for matrimony opines that the estate to which she feels a vocation is cheaply pur chased by forswearing the same. So she has renounced Catholicism, and maintains that the prohibition does not attach to her,in asmuchasshe is no longer "a Catholic." Tlie priestly nartv. on the other hand, affirm that the spirit of the law, whatever its letter may be, torbids the marriage or any one who, being a Catholic, Iras taken upon him SERIES, VOL. XIX. self or herself vows of celibacy, even if he afterward apostatize. The; question has to bedecided by the courts of law, and no doubt is fel t that the judges will rule that the ex ception docs not apply to persons who have left the Chatholic Church and w ish to avail themselves of the rights of secular citizens. This seems to lie one of those few cases in which it is the spirit of the law that killeth, and the letter that maketh alive. We trust tliat the magistrate who will have the dis entangling of this knotty question, like the " heavy father" at the enpof acomedy, will say to the fair plaintiff, "Take him and be liappy?" an aspiration in which' we beg to assure her that we most cordially unite. Independent. armrs itiivi.s. An Arab surgeon, who lias restored the mother of the Khedive ofEgypt to health.has beengivena fee of 1,000 and created a pacha. A young physician of Michigan came east a few weeks since to marry a young ladv in Dutchess county. Unfortunately he "first v i.ited Xew York where hegot on "a jpree," and died of delirium tremens Thursday. His brother and affianced were with him when he died. A Kentucky pper tells a fish-story about n weasel, in this wise: A party "of men lounu under a large rock a nest containing four vouns weasels, which thev captured and put to one side. Upon the return of me old weasel, sue became very angry, and at once set off, but soon returned, and going straight to the littlo. pail containing the drinking water for the men, she spit some thing in it, and was about to go off a sec ond time, when she discovered her nest and her young, all alive rnd unharmed. She immediately returned to the jail and con tinued jumping and pu.hing at it until it was overturned, thus saving the lives of the men .he evidently meant to pnni-h for the detraction of her offspring. A man ha.ju.t lieen arrested in Oil City Pa., on the curious charge of stealing one hundred and twenty-six pounds of nitro glycerine. A search of his premi-e. result ed in the dittvery of the dangerous com pound in the cellar, with his seven little children ploying close by, liable at any mo ment to explode it. The explosive force of the amount found was sufficient to have blown the whole neighborhood to atoms. The man seem, to have liad a mania for this kind of larceny as a nnmbcr of articles from other magazine, were found on the prenii.es. .n uncomfortable neighW, .urcly. The coolest man yet discovered is lie who stopd a train on a Pennsylvania railroad, the other night, and, handed the engineer some currency, requesting him to bring tim down a quarter of a pound of fine cut. Some jnedical students at Cleveland, 0. recently made a nccturnal excursion to a grave yard, and returned in triumph, bring ing a tine subject, but just now they don't think it i. a very good joke, or one that paid, for the corpse was that of a small-pox patient, and several of the students have contracted she disease. A pumpkin pie ten feet in diameter and four feet deep was the chief feature of a California dinner recently. The enjoyment of the guest, was marred somewhat by a child falling into the pie and drowning be fore their eyes. The Delaware Indians live in frame hours., wear cut-away coats ami stind-up collar., fail in business and compromi- at fifty cents on the dollar, and are getting quite ciiilized. The coal production is -1,124.032 tons ahead of the amount at this time last year, which doesn't look much as if the price could go higher. Georgia chickens grow so large that thf are run down and lassoed by men on h r-. -li-iek. after the style of bunting tistn. he- i it in youngstow n. I'hi lict 30 one hut. i . , 1 .!it last netk that hi could walk tWiiri,i lb .p. tit la jf4'i.uit oftlothes. !!...!-. paida dttt.tr $10t" than - ut hi- car.. anT w.is arreted at War n n a- i - -j i i us i haraiter and hnked up tu ' .i i- m jti' Hp won his lie; t , tine, w-ir- t. Id w:i- left :il. tie with In. -t-t.T tic other nihi in Itu. fir a 1. i.i iieir- v iiiie th. ir motln r went up-.ii in - "-ui 1 Tin -i-tirwi. ..ni m.'tith ..f t. 1 ' 1 1 in -n i.l.l ing . I tin- The lit t. uri 1 kr.-. ne Ihiiji and enip- li. i i' ui.i-i 1 . r 'ft -- in -tiier retarncd in tun. wrthe I. in a -tate of Fourth ; J. .i win., the girl wa. dead I i. i." I" i w h i- in .-n pr.itui-ed :t. aH ap l r. it,. . t i hr. w rk- in ik. r t i r. . i.t weduii; in Killinh .It. the bride wore the beautiful pink silk stotkmgs which her mother wore at her own wedding thirtv-llve years ago , and the bridegroom wearing the fine white ones worn by his father upon hi. wedding day, fifty -one year ago in agricultural lper says strawberry lieds may he protected from birds bv run ning a wire along the walk, to which the cat i. chained. Her movements up and dawn the wire will keep the birds awaT. Where there is no chain, the wire can be run through the cat. and heated to a tem .erature that will fill the cat with a longing to keep moving Hon Cim-Afco Firm is Ivsireo Tbe Chicago l'wst gives the following inter esting account of the manner in whwh a prominent firm in that city is protected. John V. Farwell X Co. do not mean to .utter again bv fire, if careful, intelligent and comprehensive efforts at prevention will avoid a contlagration. Their immense stores on Munroe street are five stories in height. To guard them during tbe night the firm eni jilov three watchmen who are known to be vigilant, and who will lie apt to discoier in it. incipiency and check there any fire which may spring up on the premi.es. The pre caution of providing watchmen is, however, an ordinary one, useful, but in the opinion afthe Messrs. Farwell not all-sufficient. Their system of protection against fire by no means rests simply upon the services of their men. The engineer is on duty at night, ami .hould fin' be discovered on any of the floor, the watchmen communicate with him bv mean, of a knob, which, wheu touched, sounds a gong in the engine room and indi ates by the number of strokes the floor upon w hich the tire is found. The engineer thus alarmed opens the vahcof a monster lUlicock stationed upon the premises an engine hav ing a prure of 300 jiouml. to the square inch, and bv a systcmof pipe, the chemical solution is forced to the top of the building. The llilHtx-k having been put in order, the engineer enlists the services of the natural enemy of fire by ojiening a valie of the ap paratus connected with the artc-ian well, which ol its own force elevates water to the fourth, and by aid of a pump to the fifth floor. Tlie pressure of this engine i. such that no fire engine in the city can compete with it. strongest stream. To stay the flames these agencies are put into instantaneous op eration, bat tlie cflorts again.t the fiery ele ment do not cease here. By the touching of a knob the news of the fire runs with light ning rapidity to the private fire department of the linn at their stables on Fifth Avenue, near Van Buren street, some six blocks from the store. This fire department consists of twenty drivers, who sleep in apartments provided in the stables. Housed by the stri king of the gong, the fire brigade are in stantly uion theirfeet, and hitching a horse, ready harnessed, arc off to the store. Upon their arrii al they mount to the floor upon which the fire is at work, divide into squads, and work the ho-e and Babcocks. They will, of course, lie aided by the city depart ment, which will reach the scene as rapidly asjiossible. This aid will be facilitated by the careful foresight of the FarwelLs, for the engine first arriving may connect with the artesian well, and at once get a forcible stream upon the building. Further supplies of water may be had from a reservoir under the sidewalk on Franklin street. This reser voir is supplied by the powerful artesian well. It is 190 feet long by 11 feet wide, aud contains four feet of water. To save the perishable stock from the deluge of water and chemicals which upon occasion may de scend upon it, the employees are required, before leaving the store each night, to cover the goodladen tables w ith impervious oil cloth. Thee are, in the main, the precau tionary measures adopted by the Messrs. Farwell. Additional to these they use vari ous minor precautions, which will suggest tbemseh. to any prudent mind, but which, unfortrtmtcly, are too often neglected. Oil Meal tor Cows axd Calves. When cows arc in profit, a little extra feed, in the shape of oil meal, will be amj.lv repaid in the yield of milk and butter, ft must not lie supjosed that because a cow is on pasture there is no loneer anv need for stimulating food. The act is that with an ample sup- piy oi grass, mc appeiue ol ine cow lor me meal is quite a vigorous as diiring the win- BURLiTIsr&TOlSr, ter, whenshe was fed on hay. Cowsmay lie very profitably fed with a quart each of oil meal morning"and night. They will lii it up from a trough, if it is made sufficiently large, without waste. When cows are not tied up at night, a good plan of feeding them is to have a square box for each cow, large epough for her to put her nose in easily, and six inches deep. Put the allowance of meal in these boxes. They mav be scattered about the yard, at such a distance as will give each animal an opportunity to eat with out being driven away bv others. Calves will soon show in their improved appearance and hcaltl . growth, that oil meal is good for them also. A small hand ful given them in their josture daily will push them forward rapidly. It is well to use a small tin pan to feed them with, and a few minutes spent with the young stock daily, is not only an agreeable occupation, but highly profitable ; for the more regular ly the owner's attention is given to bis cattle the sooner he will perceive anything wrong, and be able at once to remedy it, and a daily visit is seldom made unless there is some ex press purpose in it. Let the purpose then lie to give them extra feed, ami a double benefit will result. Hearth and Uoim. ri'itniiAT aoti'.s. Cincinnati has two octogenarian jo .rnal ists. An unstamped letter dropped in the Springfield postoffice wasrecentfyforwarded, as usual, by the Young Men's Christian As sociation, nud reached its destination. On being opened it was found to contain the fol lowing : " Send me another barrel of tliat gin." The Gauiun, a first-class French journal, tells its readers that " The Victoria bridge over the St. Law rence river is an immense iron tube weighing 10,000,000 of kilogrammes, measures more than 3,000 yards, and stretches from the shores of Portland, Maine, to Port Parnia, Ike Huron." Only about eleien hundred miles long ! Frankfort, Kentucky, boasts of a live tarantula from Arkansas In a state of animation its hairy legs extend over a cir cumference greater than that of a tin cup. In cold weather it coils up in a torpid state, but when the thermometer rises it doe. like w isc, and looks savage enough. In Dubuque, Iowa, last Monday morning, tlie revivalist Hammond, with a select land of fifty or more, visited the saloon of Hans MiiWr and held a prayer meeting. In the afternoon the saloon was crowded with the followers of Gambrinus, making merry, drinking the health of Jesus Christ, and otherwi-s expressing their contempt for their morning risitors. An ingeniou. machine has been invented for spreading mortar on walls. It eonsi.ts of a trough three aud a half feet long, fur. nished with two trowel., one above the othj cr, ami the mortar is spread by the moving of this trough up the wall between two up right scantling, by means of pullevs worked by a crank. The inventor claims that the machine effect, a great saving in time, labor and expen.-. Its use will probably be for bidden by the plasterer's union. A Chicago police sergeant, who joined the force twelve years ago a jioor man, has accu mulated $100,000, and resigned to give an other ioor, honest man an opportunity. New York theatrical managers propose to drop the bill-buard system of advertising. Tho French journals have a waggish tale concerning the pleasantry of a Dublin audi ence, who- habit, it -cerns, i. to throw from the gallery to the .tage u 1 rt Ivmquet at tached t-i it string Ju.t a the j-i-na donna stxipsto pn klip the n cs2 it fiipried awu fri-ni her. amid the ri.ur. ' la.uhwr frm all parts ..f the h..t.-c The New York ( emmfr. tat Aa an swers a ei .rre.r-.n.lent EnIi-huian" thus Ni. . the inhabitant. ..I BuS'ul . ir- c..t all quadrujied. Man) i.t then haw- 1 ut tw . legs, and frequently find ecn that mmiher ni. ire than they eun t.mvement! manage Thirty persi.n. in a Western town were lately poisoned by eating saasagi.. lud an cx.'haiige suggest, that this i- wl, i' . 'ui. of lenutig hra .'litr. on dog- ' I Know niT nv Kei.euilk Ln irn " 1 n t hrt.tina, niht of 1S71 the writer . t this arte lo .at be.ide Hnrnee (.ree .a teinwaj Hall. New York .in. wlur. wa. licmg gnon Handel'- grear orati nil The Messiah " Diirin.' the nmj .r sirt ..; the perlorumn. he -at arTa,-e,it! i -? in th.u-ght. it n t m a d z-', tin. I - . l!mo 1- tl iillt'.it v is .in .. UiC.V II .t when Mw- Ki ih.gg appeared and sin; il great -.j ran ' -.!- 1 kn w tint in Ue (leenier inelh.' lie rti-t i hi- t n u i .iiffiwtAwith j .v. hi- f.fi-ht e. v l-.liiiiineil with a fe ir. and he lu-ti ne.l n .th th.it - a.l and uitcn-c camctne-s - pei i.iiar t . him when interested Y hen it v is tin'-in .1 t... bands more L.ii. llv up laudrd th n hi.-, n. face beamed forth -u.-h great -aTi-t'n.ti..u 'uid he murmured to himself those grandct of all the words of the world, "I know that my Itedeemer liveth." Then again came thepre-occupied look, nor did it change until ML.s Sterling sang tbe ccntralto recita tive, " Then shall come to pass that which is written Death shall be swallowed up in victorv," when the ame joyous look of satisfaction lighted up the face no one could look Unm and not love. A few days ago he turned wearily-on hi. bed of pain, and the old light came back as he muttered, ' I know that my Redeemer liveth ;" a few hours more and ' it isdone." Death was swallowed up in victory tlie victory of a life-time, fighting for tbe right over wrong ; the truth over error . for reason over prejudice ; for peace and love over war aud hate the v ictory of a well sjient life, entitling a soul to life eternal after death. This i. his v ictory and be needs no eulogy or monument. The beart-liea. of the nation is the one, the imprint of our foot steps on the face of time the other more la. ting than marble, more enduring than brass. Troy Press. iirjioitor- A humorous vene recently occurred in a California court room. A gentleman who was possessed of a de-ire to goon " a time," called upon bis friend the judge and inform ed him tliat he was almut to go out on a twr," and requested that if he Jiould b brought liefore the court for drunkenness that the latter might use him as leniently as might lie consistent, or rather inconsistent, with a due regard for the enunciations of the bw, for such ca-es made and provided. With regret wc are compelled to state that such confidence pnned to be misplaced, as the judge coldly informed him, that should be make his appearance in the court, as one of the consequences of the tearaforesaij.hc wouldtand a fair chance of additional pun i.hnient fgr his pre-ent impudence. Some minds are so deaf to all appeals for mcr cy' Iti. told of a Jefferson county (X. Y.) officer, lietter acquainted with farming than soldiering, that when circumstances placed him in command of his regiment during the war, be wished to oblique his column in marching, and gave the order ; " Haw around that mud-puddle." The Cincinnati Times rucords the follow ing conversation through a medium, as a touching triumph of spiritualism : " James," said the weeping Gould, " where are you?', " In hell," said James. "I low arc you getting along?" said Jay. " Bully, old pard," replied Prince Kri'e. "Youseel'ie put the Are out, and now I've got a ' corner' on brimstone." A conductor on the Xew Haven and Hart ford Railroad received a telegram for one of his passengers the other day. ind on going to the car door, be timidly inquired, " Is there a Hone in this car ?" For an instant there was no response, when a youth squealed out, " Why don't you us? your boot-leg?" This gave the conductor so much confidence that he bribed a brakeman to canvass the other cars. One day when Mrs. Partington heard the minister say there would be a nave in the new church, she ob.rved that " she knew who the party was." One of a chubby class of four-year-old Sunday school scholars, when talked to by his teacher about the sins and frailties of the body, was asked, "Well, my son, what have you besides this sinful liody ?" Quick as thought the little fellow responded, " A clean shirt and a nice new pair of breeches." The Eighth Annual Re-union of all offi cers who served in the army and navy during the war, and who reside in St. Law rence or Franklin counties, and all other officers who served with troops raised wholly or, in part in these two counties, will take place at tbe Seymour House, in the city of Ogdensburg, on Wednesday, January 8th, 1S73. FRIDAY MORNING, JANTTARY Wall Taper njalnst Tinfoil. A NEW METHOD Of ADORXIXO OCR nOlSES. Considerable progress has been made in the production of a substitute for paper that would be a boon to hospitals as well as priv ate bouses. The new wall decorations to supersede paper hangings and paint are thin sheets of metal painted over by a patented process. They arc arti.tic in appearance. like most French products, and said to lie durable, linlou in sheets, thickness ot or dinary writing paper, is the material on whi i thi. new style of mural decoration, incl 'ing gilding, is executed. Tinfoil is pliable and suppfe, sufficiently tough not to be easily torn, and offers a smooth and uni form surface. It forms an excellent base for the work executed upon it. It also pos sesses the advantage of being waterproof, a property well known to architects and build ers, who frequently use it to cover damp walls, onjwiiich, without that covering, any decorative work would soon perish. The process of executing the painting on tin offers no difficultv. The sheets are manu factured of a width and in lengths suitable to their application on the surfaces to be covered. At the manufactory in Paris the ordinary widths made use of are from thirty to forty inches, and the length five metres, or rather more than five yards. The appli cation of the painted metallic liangings to wood, stone, plaster or iron surfaces offers no difficulty. The operation is somewhat simi lar to putting up pniier-nangmgs, witn this difference that with the latter the paper i liasted over at the !iek before lieing bung, and with the firmer the surface to be decor ated is covered with a thin coat of adhesive varai.Ii, on which, after it lias been left to dry jartially, the painted tin is affixed with great en.e. " So little is the difficulty that any skilled paper-lianger can. after a few hours' practice, do tbe work successfull v. From the extreme flexibility of tinfoil, mouldings and cornices are coicred with the metallic hangings in a most perfect manner, and with a suionthnfos of surface and sharp ness nf outline at the edge and mitres which the painter's brush cannot rival. The var nish u-ed for fixing the material is of tbe nature of gold size, but more adhesive. Be in of itself 'hvdrofuEe," it adds to the protection af the joint against damp. If all this I true, we may wen win tne jo tentees snceess. F.nyhsh Medical Press. A New Fi el. A committee of citizens of San Francisco recently made investiga tion of the properties of a new article of fuel, di.covered and jatented by a Califor nia inventor. The experiments were made in a brass foundry of the above city. The Alta California rays "They were shown into that portion of the o-talilishment occu- ied by the furnace-, and in one corner jund "a brick furnace some eight feet long and six feet high. On the top of this vras an iron tank holding about ten gallons, which was filled with crude petroleum. From this tank a pipe about an inch and a half in diameter led into the side of the furnace. A small jet of oil, not larger than a small eoose-quill. was permitted to flow out of this tube ; a light is placed beneath this jet and it innuedietely ignites. Another pipe about an inch in diameter leads from a steam boiler stationed some fifteen feet away. This pipe leads a .mall jet of .team upon the burning oil, end the moment the steam strikes theoil thehydpigeninthe water is set free and ignites with a tremendous roar, generating in a very few moments a most in tense white heat. From this small source the entire chamBVr of the furnace, which is some two feet by five feet, is filled with a flame so brilliant and dazzling that one can not gaze on it for more than a moment at a time. This flame pntww all the beat of an oxy-hydrogen flame, and beneath its fierce power the hardest metals melt in a few momnnts." The inventor claims that the cost of this fuel for a furnace will not exeel 2 for twenty-four hoars. If this is true a v i'! be welcome news to onr British lon-iu.-. whose diminishing supply of coal . fi-..- mi eh apprehension. Tm i inn-i-(BILn. Tbe Germans nave a heautifj! lege: I. which they more than half be'neie that Christmas morning tbe Child. ' .ni 111 a -table, revisits tbe earth, t . i sik atti r all i tl er little ones ; that from the little- j.rtnee in hja roval cradle to tbe LiLi -!ft- in like kimself in straw, none are I't unu-r.il l. il. a, that lie may know h. n 'inn I n- w fumed those whom He gni .t-.it't'-j ,.i legncv into their tender i -t ke. 1 1 -. AV 1 at if trie story were true ? AVhat i'. w .ti Christmas dawns upon i. -. t . If .;. Child were actually to :it.-rn- th. i riad homes of thi. o called I '.ii-i n t.u ' On one -tret He would mi I -i- I beautiful children, guarded Ir i.i. unkind wind, wrapped in velvet.. . wil-'l pampered with dainties, the con--t.int . re and delight of watchful mother, .n i lathers. They arc his creatures . the id things which make life a lovely dream io them are alwolutelv His gilt, to their m rents. Side by side with them on the crowd ed jiavement. doggiug their footstep, with outstretched hands and hungry eye-, an hosts of other children. Hi. creature, also. They are nuked and fami.hed and sorrowful Thev are so u.ed to inis-n and want that it has "not yet occurred to theui that they tunc a right to complaiu. They look at their more fortunate brother, with an awe and wonder, rather than envv , u. thev might -cer thniugh the gates of Heaven at the ilcssed within . they, forever, in the cold and darkness. Most of them. a. their laec sbow, have but little knowledge or thought of God's world, which wc are wont to rail gnod, other than their own great nii'lianee. the hunger, and rold. and di-eu-e gnawing at their meager lives night and dav. Sune of the baby faces are simply dull and tired . others, w ho liegin in the cradle 1 1 make a fight again.t death, are fierce and cunning. Presently they will all begin the desperate wrestle against fate and their richer brother, which is tlie whole tnat life mean, to them. 4 ' AVhy should God have -cut them into a world from vi hich they mu.t wrench thoir rights by fori ?" There is thcirarguineiit . while we wonder what ha. made them thieves aud murderer., and, when thev an noy ns, imprison them as the one .r hang them as the other. Is tho German legend indeed a fable? AA'ill not the poor children meet as on Chri.tma. Day in every street and alley with their pale faces and empty, joyless ive.? AYill the Christ Child not lie there to ee and judge? Surely, if we conld but see Him as He stand, among us that day. It would lie as when once liefore He came to His disciple, and, " taking a little child, set him in their midst." There i. not a single hungry, rag ged child wbodeos not come to us with that divine message, straight from Him, "AVhat will you do with this, my brother ?" Now, liefore it is too late-, is the time for Chris tian hands to be outstretched to . them to save Iioth bodyand soul. AVe do not mean to urge any other argument. AVe might tell of evil to the state averted ; of " dan gerous das-es" rendered not only harmless but helpful ; but we choose only to remem ber on Christmas Dav tlat these hungry children and shivering oabias arc our bnith ersand His. JYnc lori Tribune. five Honrs r Terror. RAILWAY COLLISION I THE MONT CKNIS TrNEL. A letter from a lady in Milan gives the following account of the recent collision in the tunnel : AVe left Modane at 4 o'clock last Sunday afternoon, and after fifteen minutes' ride in the train we arrived at the mouth of the celebrated Italian Pass, the Mont Ccnis Tunnel, which is one hundred a&d fifty feet above the town of Modane, and the train gets to it by a zigzag kind of way. If all goes right the express gets through the tun nel in forty minutes. Now. we have got nearly through, when, without the least warning, except a terrific noise and an awful crash, which senr us flying from our seats, our train stopped. AVe were so stunned for the first minute that none of as knew any thing, but the shrieks of our fellow-rossen-gers awakened us to the sense of our danger. In about five minutes our coupe was filled with smoke, and we were in total darkness. The horror we experienced I cannot tell, for no one can imagine it even who lias not gone through it. Our train had run into a goods train in the very centre of this horrid " in ferno." The heat was like an oven. Three of tho iarriages were smashed to splinters, and several passengers were mortally wound ed. The body of one engineer lias not jet been found. 'Well, we stuck in this horri ble place without light, almost without air, and without help for five hours. Our en gine had burst, and this had caused the smoke. At last six engines were brought into the tnnnel to drag us out. After the second hour had passed the employes seemed to losa their heads, and when the engines came we were flying backward and forward, every moment believing we should ! dashed to pieces. All the passengers crowded to gether, and we fairly shrieked to God to de 10, 1873. liver us from such a horrible death. AVe wrote our names on slips of tarter in case we should die in the tunnel. At last we got- off and were taken back to Modane, the same place we started from. AVhen we ar rived at the station such a scene I shall never forget. Some women were in convulsions : men were weeping ; some liad to be carried from the coupe ; my si-terand I both faint ed when we put our feet on safe ground. A e had kept up wonderfully in the tunnel, and no harm had liappcned to us except some cuts in the face lrom splinters of glass. The mi.management that night was shameful, and I hone the world mav know the facts as they really occurred. A'e have read several accounts in the papers, but they misrepre sent the disaster altogether, and they dare not say how frightful it was. Some of the ladies are injured so that they cannot lie moved for a month. From tbe Albany Evening Journal. How an Old Politician Dodged a .tomlnatlon. The recent meeting of the Presidential Electoral College in this city, recallsan in cident which occurred in the last Republi can State Convention at Utica. The nom ination of Gen. Dix for Governor, as will be seen by the incident we are about to men tion, was not the only good thing inspired by Mr. AVeeil, who, although in retirement, was unexpectedly, while on n visit to the late Gov. Seward, chosen a delegate from the Assembly district in which he resides. Among the names of well-known Republi cans that occurred to delegates as suitable to lie placed on the ticket for IUcctors-at-large was that of Mr. AVeed. But it was known that if consulted on tho subject he would peremptorily decline, and therefore the thing was to be done "on the sly." A delegate, however, shortly before the convention reached the order of bu.iness, dropped into Mr. Weed', room and let out the secret. Mr. W. immediately sent for several influential delegates, who he well knew must be at the bottom of the move ment, and to whom he said, " This is very kind in you, and I appreciate the honor so highly that if 1 do not suggest a lietter name I will con-ent to leave the convention to do as it pleases." His friends admitted that this was fair, but expressed doubts whether any other name would lie as ac ceptable. Mr. W. replied that he felt as sured they would cordially approve of the name he was about to suggest, adding that ' in bis judgment, tho liest name in the State to be associated with Gerrit Smith as a candidate for Elector-at-large, was that of Frederick Douglass." This was received with great satisfaction by Mr. AV.'s friends, and was responded to by acclamation in the convention. The nomination of Gen. Dix for Governor and that of Frederick Douglas for Presi dential Elector, possessed national signifi cance. Gen. Dix struck the first higli,clear, ringing note for the I nion in Ins order to ''shoot the first man who attempts to haul down the American flag." Frederick Douglass, who po.-es-ed not only the courage to emancipate himvilf from slavery but the intelligence and industry to rai-e himself to an intellectual equality with the most gifted of our more favored race, had fairly earned the distinction which hi. nomi nation conferred. fuch a recognition bv the Republicans of the Empire tate of a reputable and en lightened freedman, appealed forcibly and successfully to colored electors throughout the Union. And the Electoral Colle?e.with appreciative good sense, perfected the idea by aesienatine .Mr. llonzlassas the mcen- eer to convey the vote of Xew York to Wa.hington. wa.'i.nton Correspondence Dovtnn JunrnAl. tlv.sptakrr Jamrs L. Orr. The appointment bv the President of Judge Orr a. Minister Plenipotentiary to His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of all the Rossias recalls tbe eventful scenes of the Thirty-fifth Congressin which be presided over the House as itfdpeaker,ande.pecially tne turning contest;ot tho anti-slavery strug gle, onuionaay,tneeigtitnoi reoruarv, iso-s. t was the "real o nest ion whether Bncba nan's Message on the l.ecompton Constitution of Kansas should be referred to the Democratic Committee on TerritoriesortoaSeleet Com mittee of Fifteen. On this there had been an angry discussion on tbe preceding Satur day, prolonged through the night, and en livened by a regular row- at a very carly hour on .Sunday morning, in which a mem berno Grow of Pennsylvania, although he had a gold medal presented, to him therefor knocked Keittdown, while the wig ofllarksdale was snatched from his head and sent spinniug up nearly to the ceiling. .nr. .--peaKer urr snout eu at tne top ol his rtentorian voice " Order ' order '" and Sergeant-at-Arms (ilossbrenner, (a Penn sylvania Dutchman who was here as a Rep resentative in the last Congress,) seizing the huge mace as the emblem of his author ity, with both hands, rushed into the midst ot the melee, and was hustled unceremoni- -ly about, mace and all. Old den. Outt urn n tinallv -tilled the tumult, hut it was not until half-past six o'clock on Sundaj morning that the Democrats would agree to pas his resolution that a vote should be taken on Monday, without further debate, letav . or dilatory motion. W'hen Mr. Orr's mallet rapied the House hi order tit it.Hin on Mondav- onlv sir of the two hundred and thirty-four Representa tive, were ah.ent, and the galleries were packed like Kixe. ol Smyrna tig.. Rev. Dr. Sam.n made a conciliatory praver the journal w.i. read two enrolled bills vere presented -Mr. Ilavulson. and thtn the r-peakcr. in an unusually earnest tone. -tateu the question, tellers had been or dered, and he apmiinted Messrs. Buffinton of Ma.-aehu.ctts and Craige of North Caro- ina. " I. the demand for the previou. iuc.ti.in -i-conded?" fhe nnpo.inc form of Bufiinton was .oou -ci n making his way down to the area before the Speaker'- table, where Craige met him. The two shook hands, and there was then a quick oliedience to the Speaker's request that gentlemen in favor of the motion would pa., between the tellers. Father Giddings, crowned with silvery locks, led the Republi can host down to be counted as they pas-ed between Bufiinton and Craige. Burlingame loll. in en, nun among others wuo Iiieu along were Henry Winter Davis, General Spinner, John Sherman, General Bingham, Frank Blair, the trio of AVashburns, tiooch. Schuv -ler C ilfax, John Covode, Governor Fenton, Senator Cragin and burly Humphrey Mar shall. AVhen all had tas-ed between the tellers, Bufiinton w heeled1! bout and report ed to the Speaker, who announced the result rather hesitatingly "One hundred and ten in the affirmative. Ihose oppoil will now pass lietween the tellers." I lien tti Niutheru champions of slavery with their Northern allies came trooping down, headed by the attenuated Stephens, Dan Sickles and John Cochrane, who were afterward generals in the Union armies. were then allied with Zollicoffer, Keitt and other, who fell in tho rebel ranks, and there were so many of them that the result ap peared doubtful. At last it was Mr. Craige'. turn to report, and then all was .ilent as the grave. Neier liefore bail I seen theSiieaKer nt all disconcerted, bat he hesitated, and his usually loud and clear voice hesitated as he at, last announced "One hundred and four in the negative. The ayes have it, and the demand lor the previous question is second- cu. .iiuii tun main quc.llon lie now put: A'ictory had at last favored freedom ! The main question was next put, and the vote by ayes and nays on n reference of the Kan sas question to the Committee on Territo ries was ayes 113, nays 111. Then came the vote on the reference to a select com mittee of fifteen, and Speaker Orr had to announce the result : nycs 111, nays 111. And from that hour the powur of Democ racy has waned! Mr. Orr endeavored to remain true to the Union, but was swept into the mael.trom of secession, from which he escaped at the earliest possible moment. although he has never, I believe, been al lied with tho existing State Government of South Carolina. The Social Evil HosriTAL atSt. Lons. I!y the inauguration of this institution, we expect to do more than to attick the evil in a physical point of view. AA'e expect, also, to reach it in a moral point, by establishing a reformatory institution, where those who are disposed to enter upon a new life will be taught themeans of honest seu-support, and thus placing in their hands the means of resisting the temptations that, owing to their dependent condition, caused them to fall. All this will be accomplished without any expense to the city, ns the tax that is levied on these people, (and which, it is said, they cheerfully pay,) is ample to pro vide all and more than the necessary funds to carry out this object. And while on tins subject, and ns many are of the belief that the fact of legally regulating houses of prostitution causes an increase of the evil, I am happy to be able to state that such is not the lact. there has been an actual decrease of the number of these houses and their in mates since the establishment of this law, and the decrease in disease is fully 50 per cent. Address of Mayor Brown of St. Louis. AVright's Mountain, near Bradford, re ceived its name from the fact that a reli gious fanatic by that name once ascended that eminence to fast forty days, in imita tion of Chrit. He got a belt with forty holes, by which to tighten himself up each day one hole. He tried it two days, and came down to his house to get some luncheon roi.iTirAi.. lorney's iVrjj squints towards the sup port Horace Maynard for the next Speak ership, because he is "a staunch champion of a protective policy." Its AVashino-ton correspondent. however, admits that Speaker Blaine's friends have made no effort thus far, 'because they are confident of his rc- cici-uun wunout mucn opposition. Judge Richard Busteed, formerly of Xew York, but more recently nf Alabama, is to be a candidate for tho United States Senate in that state, against Senator Spencer. Busteed will be supported by the Democracy and such Republican members of the Legis lature as are opposed to Spencer. Spencer, it should bo remembered, holds tho Gover nor's certificate already, but tho general understanding seems to lie in favor ol a new election. A civil rights bill, with a general am nesty bill attached, has been introduced by Repre-entative Morey, of Louisiana. It provides penalties for the rejection of any citiren, by reason of race or color, from the full and equal enjoyment of the advantages and privileges furnished by inn-keepers, common carriers, theatres, common schools and other in.titutionsof learning supported by general taxation. Private schools, col leges and cemeteries established exclusively for white or colored .people, and maintained by voluntary contributions, are not to be interfered with. Provision is made for the annulment of ulliawsand ordinances mak ing di.criminations against any citizen by the u.e of the word "white." The am nesty section comph tely removes all politi cal disabilities, and it would relieve Con gress from numerous applications for special relief bills for the benefit of persons whose claims may lie disallowed. General Butler", friend, say that under no circumstance, will he be a candidate for the Massachusetts Senatorsliip. but tliat he wants the Guliernatorial nomination next ffall. "What Col. Foroei, doe. not know about Pennsylvania politic., wh , Simon Cameron can teach. And Col. Forney, in his Phila delphia !', sav . the question as to the next United States Senatnr from that State is not " in regard to the qualifications of tne candidates, hut vilely in regard to their purses. It i. not a question of brains, but of dollar.. It i. not whether the next Sen ator is able to speak, or t . write, or to add to the honor of his Mate, but whether he is able to pay money for vote., to get offices for bis adherent., and to fulfill pr-imi-s-. to the local polititian- " Extract frim a recent AVa-hington letter to the Missouri Democrat I cannot -e where blame can lie made to attach to any body except Oakes Ames in the whole mat ter. Mr. Ante., all thi. time, vva. chair man of the committee on the I'acific rail road in the Hon.e, and in that capacity was urging all -sirts of sulisidv schemes through the House, although the rules of that body prohibit any member from voting upon a measure in which he is perinally interested. This is a point which is worthy of attention, now that the House is on the virtuous track There is a vhzorou- effort beim made t get up feeling against lien. Butler, by charging that he has been obtaining the Credit Mohilier committee's proceeding and giving them to correspondent... It ap pears tnat tne invctigation t. tint! in a room occupied b Butler', committee on rovenue. and the clerk thereof is also actinir clerk for the special committee. Here i. supposed to be the leak. On Thursday last there is reported to have been .-harp words passed between Dawes, Poland and Butler, and it was proposed to make a public charge in the House, but on the .ugirestion being made that if the clerk had told, to dismis. him would only be to let out all he knew, the matter appears to have dropped Bo- ton 1 1 lobe special. It is not. perhaps, what is positively known in the case of a corrupt character so much as tbe conviction, too well established by a variety of general reasons, of congres sional corruption, that attracts the atten tion of the country to the Credit Mobilier scandal. AVhatever may be the precbe out come of the investigation, it is to be hoped, and there is ome reason for believing that, for a time at least, coneressmen will be taught a lesson, and made to lie more cau tiouz, if not more virtuou. Could the House or Senate screw itself up to expel a member or two for ascertained corruption, the prospect would lie -till more hopeful. Pittsburg Commercial. Toe Iranklla Ceaat) Ta rontrrHlou. AVe conden-e from tlie Mesienger, the fillowing report i f the convention at St. Alban.. oi which we received a brief re port by telegraph . On Tuesday, the seleetmen and some other citizens trom every town in this coun t except Montgomery . as-cmb!ed at the AVelden Hou.e S. II. Bovntoii, of M. Ailiaii-, wa. elected chairman, and M. 11. Carpenter, secretary. After the reading of a letter from Henry liillett, of Richmond, in regard to the ac tion lieing taken in t hittenden county, Hon. eo. . Ballard, of Fairfav. wa. in vited to give hi. view.. Senator Ballard gave.i brief account of the manner in whi. h the inequality was perpetrated two year, ago, (with which most of our raider, are familiar,) and then recounted the effort, made in the l.egi.la ture at the la.t -c ion to have the wrong undone. In the N-nate. the bill for relief was carried by a intc of -J"2 to T. -everal Senators from other n. untie. admitting that we had been wronged, and Senator Mor rill, of Caledonia. tntmg that a gentleman of hi. county, who wn. a niemlier of the House committee two years a:ro. had since hoa.ted what a fne .job they bad put up on the three Countie. Speaker Vairlwnks a-keil the Senator- from the- countie. to give him name, of .uch pcrm. as they would like to have appointed on the com mittee this year, but when they did so. he did not appoint one of them . but. on the contrary . seeined to select members known tobeho.tile to the mensure, one of whom, Mr. AVhiteomb, of Ludlow, w is one of the ring vi ho did the wrong two years ago A hearing wa. had. and a fall exhibit made, but in vain. The committee admitted that we were in the li.t relatively too high, but said the other countie. were not in high enough, and on .ueh Miphistry a. that they Imsed their report. In the IIou-s1, di-cu.sion was choked down by the " prev ious ques tion," and so the-e countie. were again de nied the privilege of appealing to tbe heart and judgment of the Hou.e. Now what shall lie done '' In other parts of tho State they think we don't mean bu.iuess, and that we are only niakinir a little bluster that will Mion suh.ule It i. for this con vention to .how that wc will haie our right, if there i. anv pe.iee-able way to ob tain them. G. S. Fassett. Esq.. who was this year representative from Eno.burgh, offered the following resolutions , Rttolied, Ily the Selectmen urtlK' svreral towns In Franklin Counti tn rnnvent'un n'M-mblisl. that tho people of this i'oiutty unite mth tho peoplo oi t'hlttemlen t'ounty in r-tiKttn the i-olU.-t'on t.rthe State tax now a.nesieil upon tbo liranii Lt-t as equalized hy the State Knuutizin . rutnmitteo of tbe lloueof Itepresentati Jttwohed. That a Col to eonferwith a iCrntla epresentatif-a in I..O. . That a Committee of three he ap 0 aupoi lintctl to eonferwith a iCrntl&r mmmittee from t'httteo4en County, and from tirmnd l.le C.innty. if euch eom- mittee nhall he apiKiintotl. in reranf to the manner of testpting; tuch taxation, and report to tbe next meeting of Selectmen or people or thi County. Cant. Albert Clarke believe! that if the people of these three counties should all stand as one in resistance to the tyranny, the inhabitants in other parts of the State would give the subject a more candid aud less prejudiced attention, and this would lead to the discovery on their part of the gross inequality and would in-pire them, through their own good sense of justice and fair play, to be themselves the petitioners either for a special session or for a speedy hearing before the Supreme Court. Such a, course was distasteful to a law abiding people, but it now seemed to lie the only way left to the people of these three coun ties. Edward A. Sowles. Esq , thought the tax could be successfully resisted -before the Supreme Court under the provision of the Constitution which declares that taxation ought to be apportioned equally among the people according to their property. This would of course invalidate the whole lit and necessitate legislation. If this can nt be done, then the listers can apply a corrective for the two years to come by leaving out of the list the personal proper ty, or a portion of it, of those owning farm lands. Let the selectmen refuse to make out the rate bills, or the constables refuse to collect, and the State Treasurer will probably bring a pe tition for a writ of mandamus to issue from the Supreme Court, to compel some one of them whom he may select, to do his duty. This will make a test case and it can be speedily decided. AVhen we resist the collection of taxes, it is rebellion, but the question is when we are oppressed should we not rebel? In view of the desir ability of maintaining the credit of the State in trie money markets, the people in other counties ought to be as much inter ested in this asnve. Mr. Brooks of St. Albans Bay, Mr. Saxe ofHigbgate.Mr. Hapgood of Sheldon and Mr. tassett of Enosburgh, objected to Mr. Sowles' plan or getting relief through the listers for the next two years, as affording no relief to those who already owe enough for their farms to be entitled to tbe deduc tion of their personal property, and Mr. Fassett said it would only make the burden all the heavier, because Dy so much as you NUMBER 28. reduce the li,t by leaving out personal property will the percentage r taxation be increased on the real estate. Mr. Ballard renlied to Mr. Sowles in re gard to the method which the Treasurer would take to collect the tax. He would not bring any mandamus process but would issue his extent to all the constables; if they failed to do their duty then the sheriffs would be called on, nnd it they failed, then the high bailiff. If all failed, and the people stood at their backs, tho State would then fie compelled to confront an open rebellion and he agreed with Mr. Clarke that the State would then begin to relent and contrive means of relief rather then resort to force for the farther infliction of a wrong. A. O. Brainerd slid the wrong was grievous, the people were united, and he was in favor of making a thorough busi ness of it this time. He called on Sheriff Place to state what be should do if the course indicated by Mr. Ballard should lie pursued. Mr. Place said he should do as the people of this county wanted him to do. Hon. A. G. Soule of Fairfax -aid that some think the best way will be to collect the tax and pay in only such as was derived from the k.t as reported by the county averaging committee, and he would like to know what the gentlemen thought of that plan. Xo one present favored it. Mr. Hapgood said the first step in resis tance was with the selectmen and inquired if they were going to make out the rate bills. On motion of Mr. Fas.ett it was unanimously voted that thev. do not. Tlie motion was reconsidered on motion of Edward A. Sowles whotbjitjojrlrwdAtbe fol lowing resolution RMtfd, That the Selectmen of each town refuse to mite up the tax-bill upon which State taxen are collected, and to take such other course in resisting the oollectm of the State tax an may be hereafter wrested and agreed upon by other counties in interest in order lo vt relief. Tlie re-silution was n Jonted bv a vea and nay vote, one man only, Mr AVeb-ter of rranklin, voting nay. The fir.t re-slution was then adopted. ( i. S. Fassett, A. O. Brainerd and A. A. Moore were apjiointed a committee to confer with committees from the other counties, with power to call another convention of select men or of the people when they choo-e. Adjourned. what Is lo be done; The action of the Tax Convention here Tuesday was sufficiently spirited and de cisive to indicate that the people of this county are not di-po-ed to longer submit to inequality of taxation if they can avoid it. Xevertneless, it was apparent that they ex pected to act in concert with the people of Chittenden and Grand I-lecountiesif at all. After their adjournment the convention held in Burlington at the same time was heard from and to the effect that the counsel advised that no remedy was open but through the Legislature, and the conven tion took no action and adjourned. They were probably disgusted. AVhether the people of Chittenden intend to give it up so or not, or whether they will not take new heart by theaction cf the Franklin convention and try to get a special session and then ham mer away at the clo-ed door of the legislative heart until it will open and relent, remains to be seen. It als remains to be seen whether their action will not have a dis couraging effect upon the people of this county. We have confidence that the com mittee appointed will act wiely and deter mine early what to do. If, by waiting two years, or five, or twenty this overplus of taxation could be collected buck and re-distributed, we would by all means counsel quietsubmission. But as it cannot, and as the sum is a trifle larger than we are willing to have extorted from us in the hard times, while the precedent is more and more dangerous still, our "voice is still for war." Xot, however, unless all are earnest. The only hope of legislative or even executive recognition lies in our determination and unanimity. A mere blaster is neither profitable nor creditable. Xow or never, gentlemen, and have done with it. Sf. Albans Messemjer. i"i:ii.o.vii.. Senator Patterson of Hew Hampshire, has been offered on the expiration of his term of office on the fourth of March next, the Presidency of the State Agricultural and Mechanical College at Columbus, Ohio. It is understood that his old chair in Dart month awaits him on his return to private life, if he desires to resume it. General Robert E. Lee said of General Meade, when their armies confronted each other at Gettysburg "I have now the mo-t dangerous adversary I have ever faced. General Meade will do nothing which the newspapers will go mad about, but he will never make a mi-take in my front ; and if I make one he w ill see it instantly, and take immediate adrantage of it." The state ment is made by a gentleman who served with Lee in that engagement. General Jo-eph R. Hawley, H. C. andex srovemor of Connecticut, last Sunday united on profession of faith, with the Asylum mil congregational cnurcn in liaruoru. The ceremony, was deeply impre..ive. (ten. Hawley appeared liefore the examining committee of the church three or four weeks ago. and madea detailed statement showing tliat he had no special commotion of feeling, popularly deribed a. sudden conversion, but had for some time past accepted the great truths nT Chri.tianity, and liad had the duty of uniting with the chu-ch under .erious consideration. The general isofa religiou. family, his father being a clergy man. His wife who has been a member of Christ church (Epi-copal), united with the Asylum Hill church nt the same time, by letter. It is something so to live that it can be said of one, as Harper's Weekly says of the late John F. Kentt : One of the noblest, purest, gentlest, and truest of men is lost to us by the death of John F. Kentt. His presence to nil who knew him was a per petual benediction, and tho.o of us who have long known him best and loved him mo-t feel that a light is withdrawn from our lives which was a clear ray of the infinite lovo and goodness. He was a man of great gifts am! of the sweetest nature, modest, unassuming, most generous and mo.t man ly. Indeed, he was so free from selfish ness and personal aggressivene.s of every kind that lie deprecated prai.e, while no alln.ion to others that was not pure with charity ever fell from his lips. The charm of his character so suffu.ed his life and his works that each illustrated the other : and through the deep, serene repose, the soft, silvery tranquility of bis pictures, the be holder, un.uspecting, looked into a heart of depthlcss peace and love. The latest reports from Senator Sumner are decidedly unfavorable. He is subject of late to sj.asmsof acute pain in the region of the heart at trequent intervals, very violent while they la-t, and very prostrating in their effects. Mr. Sumner is also suffering from sleeplessness ; it is only by the subcutaneous injection of opiates that he is latterly ablo to obtain necessary rest. His physician makes no secret of his anxiety. AVe are glad to chronicle the safe return of our townsman, S. L. Herrick, and his son, Albert Herrick, Esq., who arrived on AVednesday evening. They liad a most tempes tuous passage across the ocean, of fifteen days duration. Mr. Herrick, Senior, wa, however, not at all -ea sick, and both re turn in good health. Mrs. Scott-Siddons reads at Rutland Jan uary 8th. After twenty years' incarceration therein, a man named Phelps has just been pardoned out of Clinton prison by Governor Hoffman. He was a resident of AVest Troy, X. Y. Learning one day that his wife was untrue to him, be fashioned with his own hands a knife blade, with which he killed her. He was arrested, tried and sentenced to be hung, but through the intercession of promi nent men of A est Troy the sentence was commuted to imprisonment for life. During these twenty years his deportment in the firUon has been faultless, and he has done a arge amount of valuable work for the state. "IBs services were so valuable," says the Troy Times, "that Immediately after his release he was engaged to oversee the machinery in the prison at five dollars per day. lie will remain in this position until March, when he will start for the AVest, with the intention, at the age of fifty years, of commencing life over again. Xothing can induce him to visit tho scene of his for mer prosperity, his wife's nnfathfulness and his own crime." The ca.e suggests its own moral. Tbe legal gentlemen, who have examined the ease, have come to the conclusion "that there a no redress for the taxpayers of Chit tenden, Franklin and Grand Isle counties, except through the Legislature." This has been our opinion, and now we have to ex press a very high respect for Messrs. Phelps, Roberts, Hard, and the other attorneys of Burlington who have- been consulted. They had a fine opportunity to mulct their fellow-citizens in fees for a useless and dis creditable contest, which they have honor ably Te&i'vi.Montpelier Watchman. " Our Country-. My country! O'er her mountain, plainiandttraiai, (iod sent the mightiest angels to prepare A habitation, worthy of tbe prime And royalty or nations, and the hut Kxperiment of time. The ares bend Hither their waitln steps, and bear alar Tbe noblest ark of bnman hope, tha skies Most potent In tbe future ?nerr!es. The lar;ret volume of eternity. In this new land, and on tbe verge of years. The past will snm IU wlsdon t anil the aonl Leap to Its fullness t and the race unfold It possibilities of grace and power. Thrilled to Its ery feet, tbe lowe-l raised To walk where kings did reign. Hidden It lay Long In tbo womb of night, nnknown and still, Naming Its zrsndeur in the eolltnde. Till nations and the church were ripe to bring Time's nob!et offspring to the mighty earth. JToi e Rr. F. K. JUt'i "The Ttmple Kitt." The Tcmptrr and the Tempted. Dwp In the si-ire. To fin (lire, Sbe went for ret , Poor weary heart, Tfut had no part In aught that's West. The roice of ;ln Had power to win ner soul to bUt ; No lean to flow, w cared to know Where 5he was ea. She once was true Ycunf heart as you. Ana free from staia The tempter cam" With bEta the blame With her the paji And yet the world It vengeance hurlod Ou htr k weak But toek kim in All Rtalned w th -tin With none tu -tx-ik Welt, let her d. Kcretten lie. With none to weep Her tomb shall !reat A Tbiee awake Her from her s,, Aad An .eel U-ar-. bhall soothe ber U'a . And bolt hers n Aad clothed in wh lirown pure and r ;'i'L Jshe heaven ihi w -i. O'er h.tu at ln.-.t livath's porUU pa i lUmvrae shall r-. A guilty sU'n, The mark of Id n Be on hi -ul Tbr tmrndrd (It) (hartri. In our rjiM f tlie new I f 1'harter we did not define exteir-ielv A 'Jfl-inn in regard to School l anm:inr-.. Wc therefore ituMUb in full tiut . n of the is hereby established tn t j. lioani of School Commiioners to be rum podof the Superintendent ofSchoK, whu shall bp officio a member of aid board and the president thereof, and fire other -'ho( oommUiioner, one for each ira rd , to 1 elect ed as hereinafter stated, fntil theexptration of the terms ol office to which tbev have re- leetively been elected, the following mem rs ot tne nrent board oi school commit sioners. yii. . Matthew II. Buckhaui. Henry' Loomi-. Charles J. Alger and Luther L. Iawrence shall e Mrhool commLvjioner-. for the several wards in which they respect ively reside. iz. Mr. Ilnckham for Ward One, until the lir-t day of April, 1371, Mr Loom is for Wanl Two, until the lt day ol April, ISTj, Mr. Alger for Ward Three, until the 1st day of April, laTl, and Mr Lawrence for Ward Fhe, until the I-t day of April, ISTj. At the annual city election in I73 m Ward Four, and at such election in the other wards next preceding the expiration of the several terms of the M'hool commis sioners above specified, and thereafter bien nially in each ward at the March city elec tion, there shall be elected a school commit sioner from and by the legal voters of such ward, who shall hold his office for two year from the 1st day of April following his elec tion, and nntil his suecewor shall be chosen and qualified. Tbe city council shall HI. any vacancy in the Hoard of School Com mi-viioners, occasioned by death, resigna tion, removal from the ward or other dUt bility, but ach vacancy hall continue in force only until the M day of the next April ; and the vacancy for the remainder of the biennial term, shall be filled by the leal voters of the proper ward in the man ner hereinbefore provided for the election of school commiioners. Said board shall appoint a clerk, and a majority of their number shall constitutes quorum for the transaction of business Such, board shall have the care and cutod of all the property belonging to, or used for, the several public schools of the city, shall employ teachers and fix their compen ation, have the management and control of all the public schooU ot thi- city , examine and allow all claims arUing therefrom, anddraw warrants for the payment of such claims upon the City Treaurer. But they ?-haU not incur liabilities in behalf of the city, ex ceeding in the aggregate in any year such sum as would be raised by a tax" of fifty cents upon the dollar of the grand list of the city, except when so authorized by the legal voter? of the city. They shall have in general all the powers and authority, andperferm ail the duties pertaining to the offices of prudential com mittee and clerk of M.hool districts, not in consistent with the svstem hereby estab lished; they may etalish graded schools and provide for the instruction of the scholars ia the .-cienec-, and in the higher branches of a thorough education ; and may establish such by-laws and regulations for carrying out the nowcrs herein granted, as are consistent with this act and the laws of this State. They shall be sworn by the mayor to the faithful discharge of their duties, hold meetings a- often as necessary to fulfil their duties, and keep a record of all their proceedings in liooks provided for that pur pose They .shall receive no compensation for their official services. They ehall, during the first week in Apri' annually, appoint the superintendent of schools, and fix his com pena tion, which shall be paid by the school commissioners, in the same manner as other expenses aris ing from the support of schools, and for causes of incapacity, negligence or miscon duct, they may remote such superintendent of schools from office. Such superintendent shall perform such duties in connection with the public schools of the citv as shall be ajviined him by the Hoard of School Com mU-ioners. IU shall annually report to the City Council such statistics as are now re quired by law. and such other information as the school commlvioner shall direct. He .shall hold his office for one year from th time of his appointment", ami until his su. ce-sor shall be chosen and qualified. The City Trcaurer shall keep a separate account of all monies appropriated 1-jr the u-e of schools, which monies shall consist of the income of the United States deposit fund, and of the town school fund, the in come of any money or other property do nated by any person to aid city for the Use of schools, and all money appropriated hr the Ciey Council for that purpose; and the City Treasurer shall jia , out of any monies mentioned in this section, all warrant drawn by the IJoard of School CommU sioners for the u.se of schools. The City Council shall annually appro priate for the u-h of schools such sum. ma exceeding the amount which would le raided by a tax of fifty cents upon tbe dollar of the grand list of the city, (except when so authorized by the legal voters ofthecity) as shall he recommended by the Board ol School Commissioners ; ana shall annually a.s.sfs,s a tax uffioient to meet such appro priations ; and the city shall not be re quired to assess the tax mentioned in section K of chanter 23 of the (ieneral Statutes. It .shall re the duty of the city to provide and maintain suitable school houses for the accommodation of all the schools of the city and the location. construction andsaleof the same shall be under the control of the school commissioners, subject to the limitation herein before mentioned upon their power of incurring liabilities in Iwhalf of the citN , The train that left Boston on the Fitch burgh road, Thursday forenoon, was twenty two hours in reaching Keene. It came ta a dead halt at Winchendon, eighteen miles below Keene. The pangers were ali crowded into one car, and there they stayed from C o'clock in the evening till 8 the next morning. The conductor regaled them with crackers, cheese and corn-balls, and somebody having discovered that Ker. Mr Cyr, of Rutland, the Baptist clergyman, and friend to Fere Hyacinthe, was on board, he was called upon to enliven the occasion by something about 44 the Pope's renegade.' Ue happened to have with him a lecture he had prepared on the sub ject, and. taking the nMe for his platform, "he spoke in a very interesting manner of Fere Hyacinthe and his relations to the church. The audience 44 turned in V in va rious postures, after the lecture, and .Iept till midnight, when Mr. Cyr gave a second lecture, on the Alps, illustrated by pictures. The novelty of this added much enjoyment, and everybody had a good time. An extra engine and a snow plow took them to Keene the next morning. TiieAhexdedLiqcor Law. The amended liquor law, which went into operation Jan uary 1st, provides that in all prosecution for selling and furnishing intoxicating liquor, In violation of law, it shall be the duty of the prosecuting officer to allege in the com plaint, information or indictment, as the case may be, all known prior convictions nnder said section to the numlter of two, and upon trial to make proof of the same, and in case of a wilful failure, neglect or refusal bo to allege and prove such known prior convictions, said prosecuting officer so tailing, neglecting or refusing, shall be lia ble to a line of not less than twenty nor more than one hundred dollars. In case of the arrest and conviction of a person, on & warrant, issued upon the disclosure of a person arrested while intoxicated, if he has been once or more convicted of a similar of fense, tbe justice, on production of the records or certified copies of the recdrdd of former conviction or convictions, shall sen tence such offender the amount ot snch pen alties as for a second or third conviction, as the case may be, without any other pleading. - I