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RICHLAII BEACON.
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41t h.rri.al, a nd thit r marriaugt
lthn olm, ni-t.l (-litl,- cuth n 'a I rd) in less thhn
half a vrai.
Bnut ladI I re .'ntrcllhr
'I un " 'rintllln-hll4 r -.'t .r t nt.lwr .
iiaIn h il stray. .ll Ih ahie Llandwiwln the
.n t.'i'r alttttrn party
I111 .111l 4ll1 ' mailins har.ih
enin in th h ,ilia, I ,h t r h lalnt ' nd of n old; ,
uAn.l tn we ll tnI.luht of turning,
e I f w i 4a Nipo o u bernitg r,
We I hhterI tl It ln rlh llltn ear.el' the foota tl of
I hia' a -,trt o wi thr0,11n it h .witr
A :t' r eit e llr , int-ntm innal!
Sust hlla Did m a.-g tl ill bri, l -brllnr a ir t I
That ettilori, zel umbrella
Thille tthll atir on a tllow.
Illo t ortr ling In latry rt of i , wn , li,
SAnn llV ine;
While it mihull me kiti i iarllant.
Anil the hriliun m ian of talent,
In thue il ntI sation of athe bearteos nn
In- the tlratn-y lumnlr hue
of my far-off boyiah lray
1 ha chae * l e- the luring butrianrou thre gr a
iht tl nlrt'hrewtm'.htT
O'e ta trize e l fair as that
wben il eh.'lt.re l, caught, and gae me, the
ln el Anniew Blae.ril edie
And I .' Ien tlred th' t g' tl orul in
ThuhIn and yet again,
Inr le t ilt w.a Iet blooliing in my life, life,
lIfe'
ro the "timna pran d the  tril
That a~lirn the little tulil
Wherd my indn atunin helttmr with my o ifee,
wife wife.ay01ra,1Jra
I he not rs ecidllt, Ill al my cqaiint- d,
Noe with military men, to hrave mt with
but one peilin holdinar com mission in
the h onorble nts hericie of rms, in whom
For h e Maldlt , l'in-, ail o
wats combinedl all the slrnl and accom
psh ments of tahe true sdirev the ther
t wbar e rohof the meanest pcatroor.
. ut an Indiidal whor e re l n me,r or ol,
sm resns, I wi t snilyl not gie bull
eimply des rlate aon Clptin Jones, of the I
Blak Rewngoent of infuItry o
rt eme oau nte with thiso- I
at m slro iii n pa hei-rehsrgtll. I
hmetn a rhed rie das efore the my I
oWied fi ard to ionter r, and I must I
4aes that I never g met with a mrn
Whe heard 111  t ten leae trhun fol spr
agreeable rad ompanionable fellow In
hAd 1 twithae rtel ntino al, i
halm dt yar.
J ut c lap ldI rm Idodr
Thr t the mordier foro haty prearm o
fhr the dmta rnt onupaeingod,
h was c ig, ion ia utyo thof n i
Jn m lhar u i thaipreslee toie foort o
the rem.
Thai extymorlhaizd umrlll n
ll n. hiaril titan frim hi- lilt:. In -ih rt. no
_ ,,l.e ,.,,iI 1 0 llle iII ', l' a.' with him witlh
,i, o i flll-t,'ili:t.l-"s tf h i 'l i own ll: 1' "h . ll
a:11t lanill e .
lIt :l.1! t .r i poorw t p. il Li-.our
ne ll' did - .ot l01 r l :elsi "a t t.ll.. kw tllr
l.oi n. after w' rri.led within -iht of til.
. n, 1}. I)ur ;,pond General ia:1 so L%.e r
lvly imljre--edi with hi: hldierlikeil ieair
ali',' dllriltg the march, anll( tlhe. prl,.et
dli-e ipline If bi- miien, that he selected hlim
with a plrtion oif hi: (colNl-iil. to fiorm ai
r.,nniiiterin, part y.which.f.:uter pr,...et.l
il:n thlroui h t. the ielld s ill the dlirecti,nl 4.
tile. enemlV'- oiltpolt, wa. to iX:iine tlhe
4wi--ittion lif clrtaln c'OveredI hatterie. unil
to drlaw their fire. that w, might kinow
how ltoi dliroet iour own. litt. linortu
lie In iattlI. jtt-t :: the partv hait enterel, :t
i iirrolw gully iti front of tilhe work. hie
wa. s.shleniily attackedl with a vliil nt
gp -iill of the stoimail.ti, whhi l relniler,.l it
illj.s-ible for hili to proceed ailiotlher
stit.'l.
Tlhi.s diie ase' hie deelareld he h'l hi. d
-E.'ir:Il twingell. Of before. and attributel
it ttilt I ·t r liar character of thile water ofl
l thl. ''ii ry. togelther with the' fatigulle of
•ric, hi- lhlrevious mareh. After directing hi
lii ItE'llallt to condllll t the rEclonn iian:le. ,
:t- ordered by the General. ( 'laptainith hJones
thr iw htls.elf UpOni the l'rolulnd. iiidier
.ty or ,vei'r of the bank-, anll pa:tiently awaited
the returnll ol li  lmen.
WhIt' they had a.clnpllihel d their ib.
1 ,'1'.,+ jct ant,'Il retlierl to the gully. ther
foilu:Ill the 'aptaliln now recovered, in pe.r
S1.t heailth anllld spirits: and retlurning at
h.. 1thh"ir he1ad, hie reporietl the results oft hii
-eX:aminaIIItionll with so muchl nuinlutei:ces.
ndl appiarent knowledge of the groundl :
n to receive the special thlanks of his com
Suandler.
This duty was perfonried. as the gallant
nIit General supposed, with so niuch fear
lt.~lear and protiptitude on thll part of
(', itain .loner, that he determined thei
next lorning. whenl thel atcitionl ioliu
nI.en':iced in earnest, to give him, with hi
Srteinimlent. a peculiarly honorable position
in the .torming of the lower part of theil
citv.
With cool and manly bearing did this
rea:lly tine looking officer place himself at
u- the hlaul of his brave men and move onl
with his regiment. But scarcely had he'
entered the outskirts of the suburbs. un
ler tov'er of cane-plantations and corn
tiehld, and attracted the fire of the enemv.
than lie suddenly disappeared. There
was no time to search for him, and his
r t, lieutenant supposing that tome casual
-hot haid struck him down, assumed tht
ciiomiandl of the company and moved on l
t", the attack.
.Most fearful was the havoc among our
noti noble fellows at this point; for the regi
inments engaged in the focus of the cross
fire. which belched forth from those
n at iasked batteries, suffer're as no other t
troops did during that severely contestled
battle, and we surgeons found our hand.s
irt lmore than full in our attendance upon the i
woullnlded and dying.
About two hours after the advance of
ii, the Blank regiment, a soldier, whose duty t
it was to attend the stretcher-bearers anilI
other assistants of the surgeons engagetl I
t ll the field. came to me with a request I
that I would go immediately with him i
to a young offtcer who, dangerously
wounded, was lying in a house close at
hlhand.
"Why did you not bring him to us " I t
a-keed.
t "Oh, sir," replied the soldier, "he says Ii
he is too badly hurt to be moved till he a
has first seen you." t
"Is he bleeding much?" I inquired.
ad "Not much. that I could see. sir; he t,
says his hurt is internal."
iS leaving our poor fellows, who wern t
ol needling all our care and skill, and callinga e
to a brother surgeon to take my place for ii
a few nonments, I went in search of the v
iny woundled oftleer. On entering the house
the man directed me to. I found ('Captain ir
Jones lying apparently insensible on a
tart blanket. A few stains of blood were 1
dEisoverable upon his face, and his white t
linen trousers were considerably smeared s
tan with dust and blood commingled as if he v
had drawn himself painfully over the un- t
even ground to his present shelter.
"My dear Captain." said I, stooping a
the upon one knee by his side, and raising his c
head upon my hand, "are you badly
hurt? Speak if you can," for I at once I
perceived that he was breathing quite it
naturally. "Tell me," I continued, tl
"where are you wounded ?" c
a of He could not speak, but placed his hand c
upon his breast. tl
"Let me examine," said I, as I tore
pe h openis coat and, unbuttoning his shirt o
bosom, passed my hand carefully over his p
chest, exploring for gun-shot orcontusion. v
fie But my search was useless; I found s
neither one nor the other. 0 fý
My examination seemed to have aroused tn
mle the Captain from his stupor, and.,opening h
his eyes, he appeared for the first time to E
recognize me. h
"Ah, my dear Doetor, is that you? How e
'"e kind you are! Tell me how long have Ia
been lying here ? But don't stay any a
longer. I know my brave fellows, manyv s
th of them need your services. Hurry
off to them, I pray, and let me die, I
for I feel that I am past your help, Yes, fi
ite, Doctor. I am a dying man. Oh! is it h
not glorious thus to die at one's post?" i
and then he quoted the old Latin c
ie, aphorism about Its being sweet to die for h
one'scountry. After resting a moment ii
S from this effort, he continued: "Break it e
gently to them, Doctor-to my friends at r
home, I mean. Don't put my name on i
your list of killed: but only report me p
nt- aswondddneosly woundedsy won -you a
Ith anderstand. It might be great shock to h
in their loving lbears to learn too abruptly t
om that I wuas killed, so please, dear Doctor, h
Em- enter me on your report as dangerouly a
the wounded, that's a good Allow."
"But. Captain Jones, I cannot report a
ued you at all, till I aseertain the nature of g
ob. your injurles. Where are you wounded, e
ll sir?"' I demanded rather coolly; forby this
the time I had caught his eye, and by Its a
expreson, and tEe regular vibration of o
(1- the radil tery at hhwrist. I was be- b
tg- cominlg rplelou of his game. The a
my blood upon hface ad clothes I was eat- h
ast Isfed had never pulsated through his ti
ne veins; and rapidly couplig the varous
n ireumstances together,I was mily con- u
ad vineed that he wmas no more hut than
mIrh~f, but reiterated my Inquiry, fi
)* "r nrareb ai" i
I r. low," said he, as. a
ad witht ,ro , he made an ort to turn b
apon a saide, "as to that, I en't ay as I
Swas eaE i ,t, bw but---" t
a, t e b i. ,I iapattl ex- fi
: gustd rwi , h f yuaIlw's poeltroary.
i," "Arw me , qadekly,tr there mmare y a
nas b'avememn aheauteare I
4 aswL mone T~~Q b
UlL
or I1,it'a. the n:l r I1- z .:rwI I - tvhin a- it m'i
r i- fr' t I t " ,l: t I : : l ' . It- t,! , it 1 i::!r x .+.
th- illut Iizn lirt o I ': ui. rt'i * :ip t ail olt-V
" it -lightly" wo i ,!+ t.
I r1 lit ih i it- "
ri-- h Ye -. e, . I" . t,,r . I Iu ' er.tail-.i. I
Ihe I Viy* extr'i:iahl Il -- hI' lt, I eli i.-va thei:
tatd rie lit: 'ly in- ti - inii, , nI tli:1 i1: ylilII'
i"w hieks-r--"lr, there Il ' Yen .lll l II1 tlliilk. :
il- I oll ' ohlii . i i l'Iu IclI 'a l lrin
ie I tll'niil t f g llo er;i v kll·r ke,,i i-i-gitn -itll.
nit h h" will. oli i If :a ; h'i, ipmli::4 - hot: allni.
wr hltu e. hlnl Inilt ria lly hii tii, Tl'hlrl', milt
l I -trel leielhw., th:it ll . i1. " I, ot w. go-i
nai 0 li-- t sucv. :rW ln hin
ei :li.ill I ntirl-rttl 01 i, ~r ll t- r b ll w ii l
of c. .\ Aii lye W. istM-'iv. . I ollit, oif .llV
oit, i11,1 will lrtOlhably lindt IIll l,1 ! ti il11 t
if- ilni .iarter' . (ii atll lan1 ll tlhirE. ll,, t- .a
c- A1' I turn- alltl a:ty. 'l l re tli'h tuel the( sp '
hi whei. my hrlotter rliltL ltrllli er on r- (ill
ri- * i l d Wg the lwulllliti, if rally
i with the il, in -ti rdl i.-' tille- i if I :all tiili
t. lil. ' o nll" it thlrat I t.h irnet. fiir thel
at nihtr oif thir-,re t i whiteh liee b tilh t.Iº
i :i i, it1 or'IIe ge il- rdlk . - t tiio nt. lion ll
I- it to anill" living soul: tlit tih thilo-ew!liht
a. wiri. -hlitliht di-atdI, but not sjl.its -
ijg froln.whiait cause.
It I kept i Iy OWll :I :icelse.Ll, : .'i thoillrugh Il
it !!ul noilt llip dedpi iirng the tolw'right
C'r :ilhl. i~o'it i pt xihllyill ilj t ru' Tlhriell
f c·oward.lw. ull aptain li lone. Shi condlicl
ilon tii.llh- rellt.l oi)cc si:on reolilt o ed linl
i. ktown ti ll brli ller olhalier: tnllt till.
wi rt oo} ii tlilrti ii lellnsr i- li . ,anl w Ille Clli
Swhlich wir a nulli!w.r th f wlis frhio·n COl-'
' ratllwatiln g hhil il pohn ih hluktie ''I:lapl-. I
wr . olioinel. dtl tho t I il- ni" lelg ftowarth I
t lhimi. L t I ritl irni! lii. vt ,ry ' iht, h lt t toc -
1t co-)wivly l liphd.nllt h-llu rti lll. I
Thatl ar th 'aptr:iin, a-e-rt:hiiin.! that
ii i- rginlhn-twt oIb iiiOt het re-ijltrI ll for
I any jertitclhirlv glangl-roli. dutty. rnepionrt
l- al veirilf .iilicitly- re b'ovuertn toI' takel
i. ,ommald of ni oolipln: ciand I b.ervel
1 hi w. t when I an.hcd to e ii his ntogli
ii lorhool, extrenlt litltely tiveo to all the
Smiinuthit of till- servi'-e. lhIe had hi. iiie-mi
Solt for drill in the-lp nlinl of n irmis. d
iLl ih'deloying. skirmiihinr. ree. iving hi
chiarge. andlli oiher Ciphi lorac-tic,,- while iih
ir oC.1-iontllI enfrteud hiii initrulction
i- with prlemisei of the opliortiuiitv the-v
wouhl have, tlihit day, or at least Is-fior
e the city ,lhenl surrenlr. of enrollilig
i At length, biy otloe inexpli.abl;e lean.ltll.
Swhich I cwil never divine. tile on.uet of
. 'atlaltinJ hi~ne t .upotnrh lu ak to a.
whi<pperd about. alll hi. brouthers in atrin
I lt firt bigutn to treat iilm witih tmarket
1iiihi alnEI. But his hind of' wit :ild get. ix
I i i rliwrla-i ra:t. and ilii his :ving heforerl
1 I eli Fso gelateral a vo arite. aiiid. eti I,.
hii r'eallv sellierly w itdintit. bN iii g -.o iilr -
aliit lnii tihat tilt rnelilv, as by a tacit
it ecirt-leilt. de.terniind to trirow the veil
t eli haritl ovIr thei Itpir. In a fewI mIntli
it was nearly forgotten--or at tleast aCea-td
I to ln a utjictL of cnoiivCersaltlon.
Buit we were no tinlert- il for it at thir I
Slie-rdely cont;testekir ihl of hinena Vista.
c;ll the rotend shot and oopftd r grape of
the enemy haisle furiously into the ltadu
- ofu ave o lr n( taig olumni. and our brave- I
h fullows ltgain to dIlop like grass billeth h
'-Ili-er of the Islank re-.,inelit 5prlling 5u!- I
t le nlly forward, a l< If mirtiliy wotinded.l
r into a narrow ravine uponher the batik of
Swhich it hadi just arriveel.
S"There." thought I. "oers another
1 noble fellow to his long home."
v But when I hemard the word passel from
n mouth to nmotnlt, aonlg the line. "Its Cap
i tain .Jons, poor fellow !" I reservel Imy
1 symplathy fr more detserving ohioects,
Swell satistled in my own Inhind that he, for I
Sthat time,. was in s:fl qiuarters. - t
hit shortll y after hisc homiraes i- d
Ssafely crossed the ravine, and charged and I
I eaptared the battery glins on the other
tilIh, and driyven the enimlny frolm that
point, I distingluiished tl hatt officer emerg- I
ing cautiously from the smoke that ftllid I
the gorge, and jaoinina hist company. with I
cap in one hand and sworl in the other, he I
I cheered and huzzaed as vociferously a.
the bravest man there. t
No sooner, however. did his columln re- I
ctei'e an order to advance upon another r
Sposition of the Mexicans, where the guni I
were belching forth grape, canister and t
tr inCptan Jones, for I felt an unaccounta
ble curioesty in regard to his motions. i
But this time I could not see him at the f
head of his company. Presently. how- a
ever, I again perceived his peulharly lithe
Sand graceful figure gliding cautiously
along the broken ground, and once more a
s erek the shelter of the rorgfe.
My indg.nation was now so great that a
I would hav te rjolied to have seen him I
fall, pierced with wounds; for then, at f
least, he would have had the credit of dy- r
SIng like a soldier, before hs disgraceful I
conpduct could have been discovered by
it ncensed at this last act of skulking I
Scowardioe, so dishonorable to his aliant
Sregiment, that, watching an opportunity
4 when I could be best spared from my t
post. I mounted my horse and spurred a
acros the plateau in the direction of the
hiding place of the eraven-hcearted cap
tain, with the determination of shaming t
him, if possible, into a senie of his out- .
Srageous pusillanimity.
Ihadnosooner reached the edge of Ite a
t ravine, where I could take in a view of the a
Sground below, than I espied him snugly
enconsed uader the shelter of the rocky f
Swall. The shots fromthe enemy's batterles
and from the infantry, against which the a
column of hli regiment was movingpsed t
harmlesaly over hl secure retreatth o tn
- head and gave other signs of the terror c
ones ca I med, "are you
"A--a-. You here my good t
ied No, not exactly wounded-that
is, not shot.-but this confounded fall has
nearly knocked the wind out of me. I
Sbelieve I've broke a rib or two."a
"I suppose it was ire wind of oatetr
bll, sir. amid I, now be innn atobe
faully sed at the follow s downright
"Now ir, cameout of that forthwith, I
"What mad-p you ar, dear Doe
rt. Don't yo give yOurl any ueami- i
r a io r about m u l Leat for yourJef
mydarsillow. Do yoa me bow thick
the hi0s *yslilow-sk_ a are a
o raweIra ii
cI:- thv , -.e t.e in:ce : r,,.rl had arrivflu . :t e L
,}ll , ait-1 . i, l.ir,,t wha I w'a thwere.
rI " ul-. nfor t h, er iltf i- prtevari. en ti;,1.
tire. .:-anl lint d ti o terra'i viner th.ic "wirk, n.
-ic t lee' en'' lit-e'utt1 :int o ie .'e i iti'ir.ni t" fule
-tin l -re t:..it, l te n-kulking allrive,'r.
.v' I "rW ho i.' ie "alii- er jonl. the ot.r" he , t.-'
o' retin yde. on to'ite th rvie aptai, ntirel' r
-r t t ll rc'" n:eit i tle -kenikin elli' e'r.
e'- I 111:1LIh,. eim :cing tile' 4' 'pte aln e'tntire'il
l" 4 e':tpt:tin .n.Ien'-. -ir.' I replied.
e a ""i- h weinnulee''? lhere', w.vy len," ,'eal!
i. i!n. to s e' tstreltcher-e'narter: ".-'-i-t that
tih. to'etitetlan from the n'ravine to the plate:ut
ille iiiere'.'" Then tIrninel e to le': "D ctor r. havi.e
1.1. tie' ,s. ,hle -t to exafenin,' 1hi- inluries:.,tnel
tih :' the ti lne' r I l e'I !giving "eitie-' rd,.e'r te I
11e llle' ihof i-I :iailde-eli-c le . flthe tiinit -lc rla u
- to, the lbottom of thle ravine a'tvd. Il:aciný I
eyV their Larm under thoitee of th' , :L"caitain, .
nel- dlran:ggee him teo the uppli r wor i'l.
nIy I inn,,ineiiately eprof ceded t, ex:Lunnilne' hi-L
to peLr.onl. really lhlping. in jpity to hnlm,. to,
n-e'. filcl -olne inijulry, b) It thie re' ult wa- :I- I
'"Well. i.Netor, I hole he is m oit h:tlly
ipo huirt'?",e'ennmi-er,,thtnly inqilnired' the, kiend
cnn- hIartedrl ;eneral.
ily I -haok my heat.
t ul " What '. i- it seriot h?' l a-k-' I a- hie'
a -prangr fromne hi r-, andttl appro:eelnei
lthe the -,ot whire' tlhe' ('aptait w- -till
ei. -trt Wheel uponl the ggroentl.
ion " Alas G'eneral." I "il. "'I ee -orrv
n ti -:v it-he i- not injure'l at all. hilt i.
ien a- -,un and well a' either yleo r I. .nld. I
II- wi'h -hatme., sir. I have ,' to ld. thi iC- not t
ithe firt timee , I have been ell, I uponi toe
I ex:inet him utn'lier like' cire'tuntantc.s, t
lht an with a -imtilar r, ulit."
tel " IS it p--ibhle thit' a 'ratven heart tlat-.
n- fit lla Amelricl'n eo uilrOn to-day ? Ihlere. =elr
he ,eant." turning'( a s, nt,:lron of ilrtrwtn, t
nl il attenmaltllnce. "take thlis otie.r lunlher atr- I
n- re-t. Not a weord. sir-nut a woold frIm t
SI on." a- thel itnlpulide'nt sc':tp at) tIttltemti tl.
ri, to explain. "' I will not hear a wores from t1
xi- I v't.'" andI the brave lhi loungh-anll.
lieady stanlpe,l pas.innatethl on the a
eat roun li. ''BHear hiel to the t'ear."-anel l
ocr then turning to hi- staff. "'I woul:l ,I t rt
rt- Itave ietlievevtl thi. ge'ntle'ten', if I h:vl not
ke -me'n it with lmy own Vtye-.
ed .At thi- momeint. attraeted by thlng 'ght
In- of a genenral otileer oatrroun I,l by hi-'
he -tatf. the enemly had directtedl one of hi
,itn miortar Ultpon the s"pot. atlle a"i the era. t
Ie gea'llft wa abtlont oelwing the' order. ian
a eight inch hell bIlr-t directly oIv r our re
he eln-:l and escattenred a shower of death
I- ,dealilng mi"-ile-. into our ranks.. The le'r
'y ,'cantt was killed upon tihe pot. and one t
re nt the horses of Major llis-" Taylor's
g A.Idjut:mat Geneeral. 'v:1- woumlle'l.
Sr. Marnely had the report of this shell s
I. died awayv wh n it was followey'c by an
of other that struck just upon the verge of ti
tIc the ravine. Silult ltneouse with the report i'
1- a tfrigh!ttful shriek of muingled pain and ter- ti
.1 ror tSurt upon our ear., arinl the litlle--. h
ei -tl Imangle'd irmn of Captain .Jnent 1 fll
re eireCtly between the feet of "'Oil White'."' o
tie. t i een'ral'- lnoble' war -tie'. tI'
" i- it pe i :-ie!'" ex laimedin l tin" I' 'I
it chief. ''oor feillow he has e'cape'd a ,1
ii terrinle exposuren one that would h.avel
I! 'eeply mortitled his comrades. as well aIs :
i Ili. worthv family at home. Let us hope.
ren'tl'emen, that at the' (Great Court abhov' l
et hi kentennce will be more lenient than would
a. htave tl'n tihe lindeing of a ('ort Martial." I
f til forgetful of hi- anger a few minutes
Id ti-fore. and wiping off an unblidden tear
e ftor the Captain's flther wasr one of the li,
bI Gtneral's most intimate friendo--he gave l
n orders for thie iodvto be conveypee to the w
1- rear, and waving his hand to mn'e'. cmve' fr
1. ofl' to another part of the field, where his th
rt itneteliate preseinee turned the thle of bat
th which had be'r:tnm to -hrge against uv.- p1
r .. C('ptun Smith, in Milhcaukee Monithly li
fer Jnwe. mI
- Coal in Open Fireplaies. of
w
, FIRANKL.Io, ('oint ihelford, and S'lve-
tr ter. are the most prominent name' of n(
those who at an early period contributed n(
,d improvements to the wprmincr of our p:
c ihounpaes. Tihe main principle o'tireplace r
'r constrution aldvocated by Count ltulen
t ford. eighty years ago. was, that the le'at fi
raIdiated fromn the tire directly into tihe' .
d room should be developel to the utmost. Ix
h He brought the back of the fireplace as P
c prominently forward as possible: he ti
s sloped the sides so as to reflect heat into di,
the room; he alvocatel the use of fire- at
brick h acks and sides Instead of iron: he tr.
'r reduced the size of the chimney opening, to
S'so as to prevent the chimney carrying off
d the large quantity of warmed air it used he
at to remove in his time. Our tuinufac
f- turers of fireplaces have continued in the an
c- same groove. They hare, undoubtedly, h
. in somne cases, largel y developed th!e use i~t
e of radiant heat. There are fireplaces, ti
r- eminently successful as radiators of heat.
e of a circular or concave form, with pol. an
y ished iron sides, the fire being placed he
e ag nst a ire-ebrick back forming the apex to
of the concavity. So long as the concave hit
It srfaes are bright, the heat thrown out all
n by them when a clear flame is burning is
it very great, but the gasses from the flame un
pass directly off Into the chimney while de
d they are still at a very high temperature.
t'he heat of the flame at that part will w
o often be between 1,200 deg. and 1,300deg. in
g Fahr., aned a very large proportion of thi- w
e I heat, to the extent of at least nine tenths to
y of that generated by the combustion of ha
y the fuel, is carried directly up the chim- let
dney. w
e one pound of coal Is ampleif llthe m
Sheat of combustion is utild, of raising
SI the temperature of a room, twenty feet
square and twev feet high, to ten de
ee above the temperature of the outer
e air. I the room were not ventilated at t
e all, and the wals were composed of non- bu
y conducting materials, the consumption of ye
y fuel to maintain this temperature would da
Sbe very small, but, in proportion as the ye
e air of the room was renewed, so would ot
d thetconsumption of fuel neessaryto main" aj
h tan that temperature increase. If the -he
is volume of air contained in the room were an
a heat the inuowing air, so that, to main- fon
tan the temperature at ten detrees above nu
d that of the outer airduring twelve hours, py
t would reqre twelve pounds of coal. of
a The princIple of the _ordiary open fire- a
I plselothatthecal shall be- n a edin t
by which air ia admitted f the pa
si ad side. to aid in the combustion c
u of coal; and an odinaryreplae, forsa w
a, to t tpounds at a tlme, ad,if the re
k Turn Minneson a ermt a aunee at
It wIMtrees. Ihlid hi , a m.. h
Ni umpealssem ast.tha 8 w T
;- A French ('riminal C('ae.
:I- . r the 'ritni ai; l ('uiirt cf 4'iharent!e, hi
t e' !N l e l ro\iie Ill A I:,r',aletiel. i; l':r" t:ee. :t
t'e h1 i 'lliar e.l-ee attenlletef1 ihtilreler ai la"t
lr: ly ee n tri,.l
Ill h.10"utee t i.nL ol the u"it hteIitr oft rih"h
i. I p r ~,. , I - i n; thf,. villai 4., .1 tI, . iehel h.. .%
Sv'illg \'.l'k- :ialil, i:l1ll l Sard:eill. riather
l:rt. hilt witlh lino I tollel-V. had il 'ei.n eii
.lr, ed hoy le.Ieaitte's latihe, ti work t r hitn
rel fir in re tlh:c al ye! ar. Il ie hilel enalli li
're-I if the' \' iln, girl then., ae l :ilte r
i.- uartd w\ith,- 1 to lialrry helr. inthi iiei l "i -ei
.I ,. thit' letrli ell -he' w uli iihll erit. ,Ieaniiineh
re flt-el thin r.iJI  ' te ll: y. ol t < ,enliethuine-l .
' ariel by hi- :a--idelity. w'utll, rtlernl
1!. - -1e', ve' ti-wIers tio Ii lil ailing.
I lt i thel i Itllt ie l.it-t Angi t, while vi-it
il in_ he.r -i-ter'- hele'te., -he excitle the. dli-
e pl-llr t-.lre t "rdaii . by dancingll with ":ine
del eethir v'etei ente. ooe fu- heofjhn hi' 'i:i
,ItIl,.r 1 illil I ii+.Ii. m iil iIe if \\lllile l it .ev:u
to part!, ctlaerly je,:aI t-. A. di-,e,--itn ,ro -e,.
IV arol twal day-:  'tvi"rward .'ileannel inItfredrh
oi hei d,'cit iely that -.he wlas n willi:tn toe
1. lweurr} hin l. Ih', :ill-wVe r ,ed at rily.
""1 ouI l 4oll 't wish to? s e i will -i. aIbuit
li- that."
to A witne- wi- plre-ent t this intetre'iew,
I ill .,e:ileiane itlhirlnedel he.r -i-ter wha. t -ht.
Ih;l tehl luhim. It i. supplelhed fr to thi
I tilc. l ie echerii- ed ili lt te kill hler.
,. o"lii. Tit.o \e'ei pk1- :ifte rw tar. l hlee ,.ie e ht tho
-le'ak tel her :et a fair. but -Aheeav,.ih-u leiln.
tiothe tih tillwing day he hni fit! a pi-toel
il. t La 1:he'li-,tonea;il. AbCee:t a eieiothl
E ltuter. hin the 27th lof S!.epttanle-r. li ie' -
ill """',.l inl -pealkiIn; toe lher. but received
the' saitnlme y Irel - lihre to hi.n- earel-t
. n Iltre-ati,-. Sl he wishelt to g.et ri* d of hini.
. tlh -'tid -he "u;iv hi-er hibrethier i-ee .ieiuur
l-. I hurrieel awav. saving in a tlhreatetiug
,t Voice, "'I will liat' yee uagain."
ee OtI Shunday. the' 2th, as Jeanne wasi re
turning with her maid from lta i.--, ald
walkiing towardl her hloe.the two woment-t
imet areltaitl. wlhol was e'viehlltlyv aiting
.tr tl-them. li- jointel the'nan, elontinltel
talking to .Ihanee. Wipe-tn near the villae.,e
rl he ilutei'le'I them teo pa- through a
n nuie le lw. where the.c =at eedown.
1 The mttai neeti'el that her lmi-tre.- ane!
Sth- ylilanleg nat wre 're t:rre-ling. anl!
- <ta:tedl 'er hoIllti again. IHer lnistre-w.eas
,. tliut to flill low, wlihen Saridahli -topelil
Shler ull s-aid,. "So it's well undl.r-teele.
tthen. you will not have lel.*" n o.''l lhe
t an-wenr-l. "yoi will inever i aiy'thineg, teo
Iee,; I will nev,.r marry %,eu: it weutLl le.
at e ee-alliutiea to whii I could tcevr cnll
Ihe re-plelndl: " rvery well. I am goling
to kill yle atm l nii',-lf utt-rward. I have
Stigi ht :a -ix-barreleds pistol--thre-e ar
Sre I- fer yeul atilc three l: Ie.'"
The girl was not frightenedl, blut. -truck
wit ' th e- -ingular explres-ioln lof hii- teln
. teIac. wsheo wvi.lhe teo go hone' with le.r
-.rvanuit. Hie foillowed, and when thlie
were, a sheeort distauct, t'fr!li tehe dw,.llintg
Slshe- tturnel anid saidl "" 'We munt.t tart now."
lie ans iereel that they should not part
f thu, aind -intl e -t he weule not nmarrv hilm,
t h"- shoul kill her and hinmself at thie same.
time. The allrii.htetd nailI tried to drug
Sher li-tr"- away,- but Sardairt seized her
hy the right atne andl told tile ma'dl toe g
e. tand that .i tnlie would follow iheer.
'hlit- mnait then hea-tienl for --i-tni'ce.
1 Meantwhile the wretheitd man eU!bracei
S.leaine. crying. ''I atill ahotto kill vote.'
"'Yeuia woetildn't dare to." was the answer,
a! it thee s:t' instane t shel fell to the
groeunid. wounded in the left side near thee
.heart. "'You have not killehd mle.," she
-laid. attempltitig to rit, but two mUOre
-.hets from hei- pistol then struck her.
Sile wal - ou ass assin tied. Iis victim
Swalked homlwardl. bliut was .so-in meit by
her parents and thee maid. ( In .'-ing her
leand over her let: side the- asktd ii slile
' was woundedii. She saidt no. in order riot to
I frighten thetm, and after she hlad staunchel
the hloold. which colemeence i to tlowe . lhe
canme down s.tairs, and with wonderfuil
Splitk busied herself abtout the (,rrinary
Shousehold duties. But on the following I
mnorning she suffered terribly, and was
ohliged n to contide to her mother the story
of the attempted nmtrder. The surgeon
who was called di-coverid three hall s i
Sthe let side of the abhlone n, but h[e was
t not able to extract them. The danger r
I now is that at some timew these balls imay
Spartially paralyze the poor girl, and also
bring on some fearful diisea-.
O(n the trial of the young rman, his de-.
Ifense' was reuarkable for its ftbricateel in
tnuity. lie said J.eanne had been des
r'rate-yI in love with him : that he preo
posedl to elope with her. but she said as e
they could not marry, she preferred to
die with him; that he nought the pistol
at her request, and on day n the the
Stragely she told him to kill her and then i
to kill himself.
-- I wish to kill myself at La Perouse,"
hI answered.
- No. I wi-h to kill myself at your side."
and seizing the pistol which he had in his I
Shand she shot hersenIf twice; and that act- I
ing at her request he shot her the third
time.
Sardain contradicted himself afterward
Iand said she fired the first barrel only and
he the other two. No eciedence was given
to his defense, as the evilence againt I
hint was overwhelming, clearly proving
all that we have recounted.
The jury found him guilty with exten- 1
uating circumstances; and he was c)n
demned to eight years' Imprisonment.
Poor as our juries are, it is doubtful
whether one of them could find extenuat- I
ing ireumstances in a ease like this,
where a most deliberate attempt is made
to kill a young lady, and three pistol
balls are coolly shot into her bosom ad I
left side. Twenty years at hard labori
would not have been too severe a punish
ment tor so brutal a wretch.
A Wemam's Dhhel of Dress.
For myself I should be thankful to re
turn to the haults of our grandmothers;
buy a bonnet which would do to wear ten
years; have three dresses, two for every *
day, and one for "nice," and wear them I
year after yesr till they wear out, with- '
o!t alteration; also twist up my hair in
aplain w at the back of the head. I
-hould then have more time for reading c
and study, and more money to spend i r
books, ictures, and traveling, to say
nothing-of the anilmited time and money
for doing good. And I know of very
many woman who would be only too
py to throw aside the wearisome shackles
of fashion. Ilut what would be the re
suit? With the maiden no more beaux;with
the wife a cessation of devotion on the I
part of her husband, results too dire to be
_ntemplate for a moment. I speak
wiLt I know, and testify what I have seen.
rejected of man; again I have b more
I ihad more beax than Iknew what todo I
with. By the way, why don't o
these wise and seuablle bibelore sourt and i
m~ong the vast rmy of working
Te re sedvery sply, and
ar personally attractive, and, I l
arqulbae asenad and Intel- a
S inIe f l~Meible we
resai-el - reftl i ' tee l t 'o pay ell rt te -ilk 1 trill-.
i rut " lci, itiai,- :ilt we- hai:. l r,, . va/e. r to
in c: ii -. -i t.itioall ..- .rh,,i,,.
ite- Natural N.leehtioln iu Polilirc.
i1. I W.'e: are aill a;tir: teo eihange-hlern 'in.
% -rl'ative-: Wi" l we all ceant -.imlethling
her hesl.ii u-tio-n ractieal-: :iil we- chane,.
, i- A ll hl nrl i l it:i ' va r .ie i n ee --a r:thhI th e l 0' w
tII t g i'r;l tiol -.e- litf' in I " :a-Iellel '- alnr
Il- reici,' , in ither ,i, rr.-. 'I'he variatieni
:r- .-' iii. -- ill a.,nI-t ti{Ill: :nl it i. (,!ar -allty.
1-i i r i:ll hi ,Ii 'n-'r :'iin w ldl kill u.- of
ill if tlhe Va;iati-lin liI ro.t lli'lp lour inl ori
."-. r:.lir: i, i- i i I ,I - the el i: t qallea c'rira le.
Ill Th! wit h ,'. like the bird in the lhuutil, i
w, rthi ti wo I t l.er:li ill th. fil h i. . rlie : f cciL l
-it- 1 i-.t. i :cct, u itii r:l tlll- r ., rogre-..,.
li-- Ihri'e. ihriiuiih ithe lawi- of va'riatin trio
In ih l'riioi ',.
a:- 'i: .- " lli the cre'ate-t fed;, to I mllnltll
-ei. nil erle i- thei eiln ct a nl * itle.:"; tile
t ci ',iilil tinii i-. that onilv iln t ii t"Nc"- pero
to Zre-- tt birth. alll that thei thllin- hIrni
iy. :ilre. all tLhe l'li i.., like te :ill :hi .f atlly
it vaair a litte reniiger aul in -tter than tIhe
thij-~- which lie' tue give' tin-eu rueoen. Nacr
w, i , - I e ll i e tIu ara't-,- -the- e111 'l L h i- n ie l t i rn:ie'f
'1ii i- eu l hl - iel . ic iit liet i.i aii -ea lll i i nt law
hi- nuiiherlii,- hiu alli exlitene,-. Tile' e'x 'llp
•ur. ti-c-. :tr. u.nl !r : - -Ic tioe i, er ith. -maill
to l'ric - ai I: .." !ii ill. uln-I i.e the.re- art,
ni. liner.' li n en tthe- eairth.in thei ' tw hcI le.
tli tiailepi-r thian their iulncie--tulr=,. thi;li there
tih wen' filly i .arr :r age . Ilmii-t tchanige:
I- it 1oulr euwar' lice'r iiilidleic-. hethat tmIakea
Sl, "hlilei' a .!Iani'-.r. The law i leat- n.cncir
-i ic-tly with virtue atluii -tren'igtlh.
in. It i- e'i'ri',t- to mark hlitW <-lewly we'
Ic. Tarin -aeiie oil thllle -iinle let--'on -. .1
ncg ce ntiry agie , w'.c rl'ie-tpectr. etvil'. tihe
Il-hle -fi'sage. T'lieentimnptible iti rtrlire'
-- : t .lmi-divinel to first rate lpec't- antih
rid -tte-lie,:l. lThev INcwaihtcl -o'iety, ald
nti l~in .'cllll ir iaike'li'e--s. ill the wo.e l-.
Ig The li' :inie. Illmeti klnew' that l ne elolnlli:all
eld .ullier hl, t itmn:itchecd fifty -etiii-tiarba
, riai in eve-ry strgle, anl that noble I
a -iavllage- t-lt inito the toil- of the llm anetl
c.i'iliz~et hieien il thei l-hive trade. .
ul 4 'iviliziatieen il -trength and happii:es-.
tit i-- I"ragrilla i:may nit gt all tihe new hen
as nic- -he walls-: bllt that :pain i c aicr
 l hIlrn tIhllll tlhe' "-otiuin hnlahinge" lerl an
d. Ie'-tcr et at her :ie, twe centu'iiriet.s ago.
li' Sithe iei% nout It' aill we' c'ould wish, but tnil
to. yulng nlll . ol f lI r 11 led would pas herli
'. 'y tlir a 'chaier..tw pl'rincess.' .
n-. 'liThe funcltii of iitirty in politie  deep
ly iit-.re'-t- I-. It- p-owier to protillcte'
ig healthitul change i- oeviou-. It is really
e liberty, with it- dicl-eamioii its free think'
r- ing. and free speaking, that makes groxI
p olities. 4 :-calri-,t i.s a thic f. reeltbieng
k free tinwe- of their ideas and sxoial result.I.
n- It can live just a- lilon, :a- the loot holds
-r ut: bult, iwhen the stock on hand is ex
- ii:Lte-. free'' men must tcw set tle produ
ig ing a newt crop.-.Yoirthwe sterl Revieto.
rt War in the Camp.
ie TneaIal is wear in t' 'allellp of the cr(fae
iude Io crcur. of N'w York. war to the
'r st inliA. ilunman. lhce.ly woman! ha- risen
'0 a.itie mali. re'-lved to put down the
r. lilrthy nariyt, edirgn tin' praclti',.e of
t. s-i ekiui :at the cl'onert- a-f Iierr ThIoia
i an I hi-< orh'li.<tra in the- (etintral Park.
l oth: il. linriintg wordl have' lighted
r, the' (itillnnis the th'l,"New York Herald.
c" a-lhels rci_ hivi'e Ilan sprinkled ulpen it
.e page-. tiinineille al- have been sharpeiile
in' to such a el-gr that they stand out flor
;' their right- 'like' quills upon the fretfil
lireiline." Thei war still iages with un
a parallele'I fury. and amnid the smoke and
y ire, of alttle that human h ute-aron
r still plant his lbacr k again-t the wall and
' llurils i thli- cigar. It is ia war oef Ilowers
, againit weell a, which we flatter our.selv.'aw
i i- a very prettiyway of pulttin it. But
e hcre is treason in tme camp---one well
al .'ao:ilti ohl hldy. who will t-,rgiwe' i air t
S speaking nel'°er'-hahmnatically. d eclares'
that il-he wolld rattehr smell the pielw smoke -ie
Sf r old e nicn than all lthe pem f'iutles of
SArabia. Aiotlh-r hdelightful and oltedient
i : 't haherine'-woulI we had a glove from off
i that landl, for slie mIu-t hie a gentle as ai
doel'- and sweettcer lthan the attar of roses
r indites a gilt-reie, de'l attlyv-tinted aind
n Iionoinrantil note to the edlitor i' the I
I Herald. -thating that she would not have
her Alpiheu- t give tip his dle:ar, deligihtfult
eiga:r for worhls.-t- '. S.-In alt.', she des
- nt object to taking a mild eigarette h. r
l-'. What viioins of bli.ss arise in coin
Stemiplating the home, of Alphlnse--the i
connubial cigar, the family plilx'-two
o steas that bsnoke as one. t
1 Andl hile the conflict rages so fiercely. I
Swe caltmly look on and wonder if it will
a not all end in smnoke.-Interocean..
Vegetj Irory.
Tit kernel of the corrozzo-nut so close
s macroearpe) whieh produces this nut be
longs to the palm tribe. It grows in
SSouth America. and possesses extraordl
Snary beauty. The stem Is short, and lies
iollg the ground, but from its crown
t issues a sheaf of light green, pinnated
leaves, like ostrich plumes. which often ?
attain a hight of thirty or forty feet. The a
Sfruit of the' plant Is as large as a man's
head, and contains a number of nuts of
rough, triangular shape, each being al
I most as large as a hen's egg. When fully
ripe, the kernel of the nut is very harl
and white, and hence the name phytele
nhas (cegetable ivo.y.) This Is now
iy u ed as a substitute for elephant Ivory
In the manufacture of buttons and various
r ornamenits, and might easily pas for the
Sanimal product. Indeed, the best judges
are often deeelved by the close resem
I
blance between the two. Advantage is
takien of this cireumstance nl Germany
by dealers in bone-dust toa dulteratethefr e
wares with the waste of the factories a
where the vegetable Ivory is manufac- i
u tred. 'The best mode of'detectinr the
adelteratlon Is to burn the suspectee artl
cle. If It contains any considerable
Samount of the vegetable substance, the
Sppllication of heat will cause It to give
out an odor much like that of roasting
Sco&e; but, If it Is pure bone-dust, or
Snearly so, It will emit a nauseous and very
r disagreeable stench.-Eekzeacg.,
eGaesasro bunagies and wagons is of
more importance thant some I magie. o
Many a wheel is ruined by oIling too b
a plentifully. A well-made wheel willen
e dare constant wear for ten to twentya
v esrs if care Is taken to use the righta
. n and proper mount of oil; but fd
this r matter Is not attnded to, thawheel
Swill be used up in ive or alx years, ar
e may be sooner. Lard should neve' be I
I used on a wagon, for it will penetrmte I
a'hub and work its way arundthe tedeni I
fof the spokes and spoil the wheel. C. -
I torll is agood matrial use I
" toaspindletogive italklt
i will wo h iout at th !
I? fite
tie
VIISc thill' -t:IreV ihi:ave'lln an vie-wed
throgh.allh :, ftel -.1,. .Il iio'dior:te piwer, -
,r're:tt niminmhr of -tl':tr hni-ter- and tainl
tl, i tll ou- tfrin er re :iveal i llt tagaint t
l- ark hakgruil ,.r the -kv which Illght
l Ie-1 taken at fir-t -iglt tir pja-in eloudlls,
.I'- uilt whilch. ti their trinhIangintg lhrmis
-W :u l4t Itn-r,-teslt acpp,':aral i.e. "rer plroved to
ti 1Ifto.zloi t to it- li heavinly |1.'l ii-. thoul h nII(-.
on '~ . -ing a .chu:r.,t.-r wiidt ly diti lring from
t:. thie ,.i'it-like imiag'- uf "or li:arv -tars.
ofl Sir W'illi:nm l.r-, .I. wa"- able, Kilth his
r1io " "ialltil' trty-tIielt t.l.h- i4,cie. to resolve
h.,. i lly ." the-e l.hil-: in!to clu-tr. I
"I ltars. a n Ioi:ll thkem to Conlli-t o(f vast
it- group- of iiof livi'iual -uln. hi which thou
" =arl- i tix',d -tar- mayiiV t clearly s-p_
ili r:tirel a tiel counted. li t wlhih are so far
removed from us that we are tunable to
all I .,l 'eiv., their dli-taclti's due l ii tli :. other,
Iih tihillgh that imay railyv aiollunt to many
ro- mtillionI of mile-. aid their light, with a
rn low naglifinhln poiwir. contri toi conmil
Ni frol a large'. tentihlv-Itinilli mass. lBut
he all Inehtll:, wei.i lt n ire'livable with this
oI t.el-l.i-i,s . aci tl, in rllIrtiois l,L illch tie
I- fhlils we-re- re-il lveel iitlo clu-terr.e of -tars.
w nl1ew ill 1:5 .i' t4e ll whl.ti r,-si-led i
'I- ipower olf I;.li4. :tl uli.ig,-lted. to this as
:Ill lte itve-l igatr tih tlli orl that, tsidles
Ir the many tl;lals-:.oll apparotit tchL:P
l. w ihi. h ri.veiI thlt-i i v.- s itr is aS a tnom
I' plte aillt lI lte -Vstenl it 4 w.orle, there
r."r :0-4 l thall ini l io r dl l i. l: H ill the
tniv. i r-e .n4poeld of riItl erniisal n oinlle
;ttr- ;.r .iilt of which litt re worlds were
S" ' rl i-rd l ,-. i llt- tilea- if a teil.-escope of
A titl h-tllWi f-t tfoc.ll, of hli- owIln iltnttrulc
he tiiil. wa.; ti'le olv to r.-' into clusters of
Itr. -tar sia lilv iof tihe nelil:e not rte-oilvl.e by
ntd f ier-,.l, but the; il , re .:ill revealedl to
ntl thte eve. thin carried, ftrthlr into space.
'new netiul:Pe tvoul tlih wN)pwer even of
n ihi.i- g ni t nie t.le.'col, to re-tolv.-P-.-Pol
.a- ler Science .'l,,,thl!, f June.
St 1 Action of Drought and Cold on Fo.rest.
. Trees.
n- !
"r L~ an able- paper on the manner in
n- which the li-tribution of pllalnts- iandl ani
0. ial- may be ilntillllienedl liby extraordinary
i c(hange-s in the cihrati-.er of the seasons,
r ;ili~ish.eld in tilte Ieri,-an .Vaturalist oor
\oev'.ellatr la-t, Prf. N. S.. Shalr attrl
p. bi.utes the wide-splreial itde-truetion fl ever
t. gtreen tree-, which tieartne -ol painfully
ly apparent lturing the pire-vioulls spring, to
ktlhe action of dIroulght and colll. The year
t prlotcedliling was, ill New Englandil one of
ag ih drye-t on reeori.r, the grounl, when
s. winter set in, holling a comparatively
14 =small amnount of tliois-lre. This left the
- roots of trees defihient in satp. Not boing
well ipro.tectd by snow, the ground in
a inter was frozei to a great Idepth. and,
:a- the frost llft the roots in sprifng, the
remained for somni time in contact with
r lativl el ry earthi, thu-is auing a shoek
,1e to great for their vitality to with.stand.
5 I nring the sle..l-dliing sumier Protnfesor
.n Shaler also oln-erve d a remltrkahle scarcity
S:" snakes. and toad-, whih hlie is likewise
,f icilintd to ae-rilw to the great -everity of
Sthe previousllt willter. oin er(rlining the ef
k .r -f such telniatic a cilelnts on the chlar
1.- t-er of our fo'rest-. he says:
, Small as tlhet dsltruaction of forest
trees is. it will douitle'tsl : several per
-it ! c nt. to the deciduous trees c f New Elng
r L.nd, and rentmove an equall amouin nt of con
! ifo-r:. The conifers sce-in to be relies of
ain old tille, idl ot colnlltent to wage- a
S-ticces-fl war with their younger and
l more elastic com-p itors, th oaks, weech
d fU-, and other deulth'u at trtees. Every gap
Sthat is made in our florest- of -one-bear
i.,g species is filled, not with their legiti
it muette suctcessors. but by formls rom the
, otlher class of trees. Let us suppose that
r the shock of the last seasol had been
a gret enough to kill off the whole of our
e pies, the result would have lben a com
plete change in the character of our for
it et-; oaks generally would take the va
n This wouhl affect the charac
a ter of the undergrowth very materially.
fir the lesser plaits of a pine-wood are
Svtery different from those which flourish
t ts I.,ath oaks. T'his wouhl have had a
1 very great effect upon insect-life, and
1I nore- or less directly infnlence I the num
he r and character of the birds and the
m:unainal. Even the elimnate would be in
( s8ie small me-asure influencedl, fora pine
. forest retains the snow better than one
o which loses its leaves n the winter, and
thu ten tendto secure a more equable tern
i- pe.rature in the region where it lies. Thus
1 we see that an acmidental drought might
brlng about a change- in the assemblage of
vital conditiont on the surfaice of the
laud, as great as -:hose which when re
corkiil in strata, we acept ae indicating
C'i oMMiRC brings into the market al
m-steverything that hasi a teing in the
water, on'the earth, and in the aIr, from
the whale that spouts and foams in the
great deep, to the sina lest insect that ex
ists in the land. "The importance of in
f s-t to commer-e is scarcely treated of.
GIreat Britain loes not pay less than a
million of dollar annually for the dried
canass of a tIny Insect, the cochineal.
Gain shellac, another insect product from
India, is of searcely less pecuniary value.
A million and a half of human beings de
rive their sole support from the culture
and manufacture of silk, and the silk
worm alone creates an annual eIrculating
m-ulium between one hundred and fifty
and two hundred millions of doilars.
'Halfa million of dollars is annually spent
In England alone for foreign honey import
ed into thateountry each year. Then there
ara thell -nut ofcommerce,ueed for dye.
ing, and In the manufacture of ink, etc.,
while the cantharides, or Spanish fly, is
an important Inect to the medical prac
titioner. In this way we see the impor
tance of certain classes of the insect race,
widle In another view the rest clear the
alr of noxious vapors, and are severally
designed by nature for useful purpoes,
though we, In our blindness, may nos u
derstand them."--x.
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