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THE COUNTY PAPER,
By DAVES PORT A BOSTNI.
OREGON,
MO
T1IK SKA'S LOVK.
F. D. WRATnERLT.
Onco In the ilajsof eld,
In the years of youth and mirth,
The fca was a lover bright and bold,
And ho loTod the golden earth,
Tho snn In his royal raiment clad, V
Loved her and found her sweet,
But tho sea was content and glad
Only to lie at her feet.
Aht that tho bards should sing,
And wall for tho golden years;
Love was and Is but'nn idle thing,
'III but a wind that veers.
And earth In. her boauty and pride,
Ileld her Hps to the wooing sun;
Ho said, "Thou Art fair, oh, my brldo,"
And sho sang, "I am tliltio Mono.""
Tho faithful sea at her faithless feet
HolledVlth a broken moan;
"Oh.sun I" he cried, "but thy bride Is 6weo t
And I am alone, alocel"
Ah I that (bollard should sing,
And wall for thogoldcn years;
Lovo was and Is but an Idle thing,
' Tls but a wind that veers.
Oft would tho sun depart, '
' And his bride In her gloom made moan,
And tho sea would cry that her loving heart
Should bo left to pine alone.
And his voice Is strange and sad and sweet,
"Oh I love, not mlnol not mlnol
I am content to lto at thy feet,
And to love thee In storm and shlno I"
Aht that tho bards should sing,
And wall for the golden years;
Lovo was ahd Is but an; Idle thing,
Us but a wind that veers.
THE INDIAN MAIDEN.
About tho yoar 17G3, tho colobratcil
chloftaiu 1'ontlno, with a largo uutubor
of warriors, women .and chlldron, en
camped nl Detroit, In tho vicinity of a
fort garrisoned by throo hunn red raon,
nnd comnisuulod by Major Gladwin.,
From tho flrit aniloablo relations had
oon ostablishcd, and so much frlondli-,
ess and good will had boon manllosted
on tn o Dart 01 mo inuians inns moon-
1. . . . , il l
tiro coulluoticor nnd trust of tho com-
mandev hud bdon camou. Unrestricted
trado waq carried on, for tho lormor
brought many commodities which thoy
seemed finxloiisto'disiioso of, nnd which
woro uos unuccoumuio 10 mo uarrison
for tho sunnlv of their wants.
Oao day, soon alter thuir cncnnin-
ineut. Mnior Gladwin was within tho
fort, conferring with ono of the ofuccrs
rosncntinsr n measure upon wiucu no
was uuuociucu, wiieu n messenger lroni
, , , i f.
tholr now neighbors -was announced.
Oruor3 woro given for his admittance,
nnd immediately a tall. malo3tle-look-
ing Indian niado his appoaranco.
"What docs my rod brother wish?"
said tho major, alter tho usual lormall
tlos of grcoting had boon interchanged.
I'lcomo from tho groat wnrchIof,
Pontlac," ho replied. "Last night our
council flro. Thoy talked of you,
brothor."
"Uoturtf.my thanks for tho remom
branoo," ..rejoined Gladwin, ns tho In
dian paused, as If awaiting some ro-
"Tho great chief would bo on still
moro friendly terms with his white
brothcra. He would cat with him, ho
would drink with him ho would smoko
the plpo of poaco," rosuriiqritliq red
man. "Ho is not unmindful of-tlie
kindness of.tho palo faces, nndt in ner
son, would make now premises ofmeriil
ship and spoak his thanks. Thls'is his
message. Shall, his wteMio grantodP"
"Assuredly," answorod tho command
ant, without tho loot hesitation. r"Ianv
grateful for this now instanco of friend
ship on tho part of your chiof, and will
ingly assont to a mooting whioh will
tend to strongthon tho bonds of brother
hood, nnd niako still brighter tho ohaln
of poaco botwoon us. Tomorrow, nt ton,
tn . i ii.. I,
wu win uuiu luuuiucaa.
"Tho whlto qhlof, is good," said tho
-Indian with dignity. "Itls.woll. I, will
roturn to my pooplo," and turning ab
ruptly ho loft tho fort.
Major Gladwin congratulated hlmsolf
on this additional instanco of goodwill
on tho part of Fontlao, for it argued
well for the' future, and ho know thu ad
vantages of romalnlng on good terms
with such a poworful ohlof too woll t6
lot nn opportunity pass of satisfying
thorn ot his poacoable intontlons. Ho
was not sorry thoy woro1 to moot, as ho
surmised such a measuro could not have
otherwise than a pood oflbct; it would
indcod "brighton tho links in tho gold
on ohaln of poaco," nnd put thorn on a
moro familiar footing with each other.
Hb was sitting, engaged in theso ro-
flootlona, whon ho felt a light touch on
his shoulder. Turning ho boheld u
beautiful Indian maldon standing quiet
ly by his sldo,
- "ah i Miunis," no oxciaimcu, coruiai
y glrasplug hor hand and smiling a wol-
como. "How you startlod mol But
you ato as light of stop v$ ovor, that is
why I was unawaro of j bur presence
"What nows to-dayP"
Tho maiden smllod sorpwhat sadly0'
.and for answer urow nopa of boimtilol
imoocSislns from benoatu her blanket,
and with natlvo graoe tondorod them to
the major. On a provlous visit tho lat
ter had shown Mlnnls a curious oik
skin, whioh sho immodiatoly otforod to
form into somothlug useful as woll as
ornamental, and this was tho rosult,
"Thoy nro beautiful, Mlnnls, very
beautiful," said tlto commandant, earn
estly, as ho admiringly Burvoyod the or
namental workmanship, "I did not
know you oould niako suoh protty ones
Ifoar thoy cost you much tlmo and
labor."
"If thoy ploaso my whlto brother, I
am glad.. It was tho best tho poor Tn
dlan maldon could do," sho roplled.
"Thoy do indood ploaso mo, nnd I
only fear I shall not bo ablo to repay
you" added tho major. And saying
this, ho attempted to placo a plcco of
monoy within hor hand. But sho al
most indignantly drow back, and por
cmptorl'y rofused it.
, "Mlnnls wishes no lownrd. Tho
whlto chiof has bcon kind to hor, and
tho red maiden can show gratiludo as
woll 03 her whlto sisters," was hor proud
reply.
"Woll, thon, if you will not rccolvo
monoy I can nt lonst thank you; And I
shall insist that you koop tho remainder
of tho skin which you liavo so conscien
tiously rolurnod nnd mnko a pair for
your own uso," ho added.
"As my whlto brothor pleases," was
tho brief reply, ns sho mechanically
took tho skin. But tho Indian maiden
seemed reluctant tolenvo tho room; her
movements woro slow nnd unwilling,
nnd whon Gladwin looked up and found
himself nlouo ho could not but rcmcm.
bor hor sad, wistful, onrnnst looks, nnd
her- unusually melancholy' nppcarnnco.
This was unllko hor, for sho was gener
ally In buoynut spirit3 and qutto talka
tive during hor visits to tho whites. Tho
major had taken nu unusual Interest in
tho maldon, for shd was ihtolllgont, npt,
ns woll as beautiful in person, nud man
ifested nn uncommon desiro to acquire
nknowlodgo of civilized life.
As night camo on, nnd tho guard
(whoso businoss it was to closo tno gate)
and sco that no strangers wcro lolt
within (were performing their duty,
word was i.rotight to tho commandant
th'it an Indian woman was lurking
about tho fort. Ho directed them, in
soma surpriso, to conduct hor to his
pro3cnco, which was Immediately done.
"Mlnnls!" ho exclaimed, in astonish
ment. "I thought it was.n stranger, ns
I imagined you had loft somo hours
ago."
"U is oniy mo, urotnor," suo re
plied.
"Ana why uo you iingorr xno gates
will soon bo shut for tho night. Can I
do aught for youP" askod tho major,
kindly.
"I did not wish to tako away tho skin,
ns tho whlto chief values it 30 highly,"
sho nnswered, with evident embarrass
ment.
"But you did mt make this objection
before," ho added, quickly. I do not
qulto understand you, Miunis."
Tho maiden seemed confused nt this
remark, and dropped her oyes under tho
earnest gnzo of her interrogator.
"If I tako tho skin away to-night, tho
groat captain will novcr sco that nor tho
poor Indian maiden ngnin," sho at last
uttorcd, alter a most painful pause.
"Aud why notP" was tho astonished
query.
Tho maldon nnswered not, but looked
quickly and suspiciously nbouttho room,
and then with noiseless stop crossed the
npartmont nnd closod tho door, which
was slightly njar. This done, sho re
turned to hef former placo.
"I don't know what to think, of this.
Your conduct sadly puzzles mo," said
tho major, who had attentively observ
ed all theso singular movements, and
thought ho detected a dosiro on tho part
of Mlnnls to say somothlng, woro sho
not roslralnod by somo powerful emo
tion. "Do not fear to toll mo anything
which you may consider ns Importnnt
for mo to know, for you can fully con
Ado in mo," ho jSildo.d kindly. "You
may unhesitatingly rovoal it, and will
runno risk of botrnyal."
, i'Did not my pooplo visit you today ?''
sho 'asked, still looking cautiously
around, as though expecting ono of hor
tribo to riso up boforo her with flashing
eyes and rovongeful looks.
"Yes; Pontino sent a messongor, re
questing to meet mo in council, for tho
purposo of strengthening our friendship,
nnd tomorrow was named a fitting tlmo,)'
was tho rcjolndor.
"It Is a plot; Pontlao has deorccd that
tho palq l'ucos shall. perish boforo anoth
er sun sink's in tho wostl" sho whispored,
whilo her slight flguro trembled with
fear. -
"Toll mo, all toll mo qutoklyP" crlod
Gladwin, muoTi oxoltod. "And If you
fonr harm, protection nnd safety will
always bo affordod you horo,"
"Tomorrow, whon my pooplo shall
como to havo a talk, thoy will speak
fair, but yet bo wary and cunning; nnd
if ray whlto brothors bo not on tholr
guard, tho knlfo and tomahawk will do
tholr workj" said Mlnnls, in n low, hurri
ed tono.
"And h there not sonio slgiual agreed
uponP" earnestly asked tho major.
"My pooplo will como to tho council
with tholr guns shortoncd, that thoy
may concoal thorn beneath tholr blan
kets; and when tho war-chief is making
his speech, nnd drawJ forth his peace
bolt of wampum rind presents it to the
great captain, thon thoy will full upon
him and his men."
"I havo novor doubted thosincorltyof
your friendship for tho whites, and this
nqblo instanco of faithfulness confirms
It," added Gladwin, with much fooling.
"I can only ropoat my thanks for tho
Important sorvlco you havo rondorcd
mo. Should your pooplo discovor that
you havo ever hinted this thing to me,
I tromblo lor your safety; you will havo
nothing to hopo and everything to fenr.
I do not need to saythat if you will re
main with us your nappinoss and woll
boing will bo my caio, and if you go
my good wlsllcs will go with you."
"I will go," roplled Mlnnls, brlolly;
nnd, nftor a fow moro questions on tho
part of tho major, sho was conducted
without tho fort and tho gates soouroly
closed.
After imparting this important dis
oovory to his oflloors and men, the com
mandant Immediately began to niako
preparations for defence Ho ropcatod
as much of tho plot as ho thought nec
essary to tho garrison, and instructed
thorn how to not nt tho approaching
council. Ho also sent messongors to
all tho traders in tho vicinity of tho fort,
with directions to bo upon their guard.
It was most fortunnto tfiat ho had
bcon npprlsed of tho treacherous plot
soon enough to nllow him nrxpla tlma
for preparation; for tho Indian girl had
ndded ns sho loft Ids prcsonco, tha',
whilo tho "council" was sitting, many
of tho warriors would nssciublo within
tho fort, armed nliko.'on tho prclcnco
of trading. Boing "forewarned" they
could bo "foro-ivrnicd," and this, could
bo pro rented. ,
Although Major Gladwin hntl uo par
ticular foars for tho result, ycl when tho
morning dawned, nnd ho anxiously cost
his oyes toward tho uolghborlng en
campment, ho looked ill nt enso. In
fact, ox-cry countenance woro n different
nspect, nnd uneasiness of mind was
plainly visible in tho quick, hurried stop
and norvotis glances; though It had been
decided that they should appear to
manifest no suspicion In tho presence of
tho Indians.
, Tcu o'clock had been ngrcctl upon ns
tho hour for tho council; nnd as tho hands
upon tho dial indicated its nearness,
overy oyo was turned In tho direction of
tho Indian neighborhood. Punctual to
tho time, Pontino, with his thirty-six
chiofs nnd n long train of warriors,
tnmld their appearance. Gladwin re
ceived them with his usual urbanity,
and when a stipulated number had en
tered, tho gates woro clojed.
Pontino eoomcd somewhat surprised
nt porceivlng tho troops under nrms,
and keenly scrutlu-'zed thoni,. looking,
as tho commandant thought, slightly
disappointed.
"Why does the big captain make so
much parade?" asked tho chief of Glad
win. "I como to talk nud smoko, not to
fight with my whlto brothors."
"Certainly, certainly," answered tho
major, blandly. "But tho great chief
knows that tho men nusUio oxcrciscil in
timoofpenco as well ni fn war."
Pontlao bowed gravely, seeming sat
isfied with the answer; tho major's frank
demeanor left no room for suspicion.
After tho customary corcmonlcs Pou
tiac commenced his speech, nud after a
long tirade, highly complimenting the
whites, nnd hoping for a eontiuuonco ot
their friendship, ho lowered his hand to
givo tho deslgnatod signal that of
drawing forth tho bolt of wnmpuni.
At that instnnt tho chief looked up
nnd discovered tho majo- nnd his nt
toudants in tho act of drawing their
swords from their scabbards; whilo tho
troops, clenching their guus with llrni
ness, and assuming nltltudes ofdolunco,
assured him that his woll-lald plot was
suspected, if not entirely understood.
With all his bravery tho chieftain be
camo conluscd, whilo every Indian
showed unmlstakablo signs of aytoulsh
nicnt. Finding tho seh'otuo brought to light
and wishing to avoid an open discovery,
tho ceremony of passing tho belt was
omitted, nnd Pontino closod his speech
with many profosslona ol friendship for
tho English.
Tho commandant tiroto to reply. lie
did not reproach Pontlao for his trcach
ory, but frankly told him ho could not
ousnaro thom; thoy know his wholo plan
and woro proparcd for nny oniorgonoy.
Tho chief, now that ho had regained
his presenco of mind, endeavored to cx
ouso hlmsolf, and convinco tho major
that thoy woro still good friends to tho
whites and wished to romaln so.
Tho lattor mado uo reply, but stop
ping to tho warrior next him, drow nsldo
Ills blanket, and pointed to tho short
gun, which thus became oxposod. This
silent proof of tholr inlthlcssnes was so
ovldcnt that it covered thom with confu
sion. Gladwin ordorod Pontlao to lcavo tho
fort, or ho would not answer for tho
conscquonccs, ns tho indignation of tho
garrison had alroady bogun to manifest
.itself. Tho ohief, with his discomfited
followers, did not wait for u second
permission, but quickly dopartcd with
out n word. As tho last disappeared
and tho gates woro ouco moro securely
fastonod, n sensation of gratltudo tilled
cvory hoart within tho walls of tho fort.
Nor did tiioy forgot that thoy owed
their almost miraculous esoapo from
certain death to Mlnnls, tho red daugh
ter of tiio forest.
KENTUCKY BLUK UIUSS.
Thb fPjV'owlng description of tho char
acter and habits ot tho many named
Juno grasses, Is from the pen of Major
Alvord, In Part XVII. of Messrs. Cas
sell, Potter & Gtilpin's now work on Dairy
Farming.
Tho Poa 2ralcnsis of tho botanist has
obtained Avory wldo reputation, as tho
Kontuoky'Uuo grass, and led many into
tho mi3tukeubollof that it was n pecul
iarly Amcriccn grass, confined to tho
famous pastiups of tho region whouco
It derivod its Jiamo. On tho contrary
it is ono of tho' most common grasses in
nearly ifparts of tho country, boing
varlously'TtnoWj as Juno grass, green
moadow grass'common spear grass,
and Rhodo IslanBont grass (P) and it
is tho well kn, wn smooth stalked
meadow gJiiss.'or greensward of Eng
land. Tlioro Is ii' grass whioh accomo
dates Itself to nny gtvon locality with
greater facility, whether it bo tho Mis
sissippi Valley, Now England, Caunda,
tho shores of tho Medltorranonn, or tho
north of Russia. It is found thriving
upon gravolly soils, alluvial bottoms,
and stiff clay lands, in tho permanent
pastures of Missouri and along tho rond
sldos of Mlnnosotn. Soil and olimato
causA groat variation in its slzo and ap
poaranco, and this protoan habit no
counts for tho various names by which
it 13 known. It probably attains its
hlghost luxurinuco aud perfection as a
pasturo grass in its apparent homo, tho
far-famed bluo grass distrlot of Ken
tucky, and it may bo woll to dosorlbo it
as soon thoro:
'Surely you have heard
0 tho fair plains whero tha sweet grasics
grow,
Jt el grots, naught tho; and whero the noble
aierd
Of blooded rattle graze, and herres bred
For victory tho rare Kentucky creed that
wins tho racut
TliJjJvefy rilling land of tha lino graft,
Tho wild frco pirk tprctd out by naturo'a
hand,
That icarco an English dukedom may surpass
In velvet beauty wh.to Us royal sweep
Over the country miles and mtlos away,
Dwarfs man-made parks to toys; the great
trees keep
Their distance from each other, proud array
Of single elms that Ptanrt apart to show
How gracefully their sweeping branches grow;
While llttlo swells of turf roll up and fall
Like waves of summer sea, and over all
Tou catch, when tho straight ttufta of sumct
pass,
Lightening up All tho lances of tho grass,
Tho steely glint, tho bluo of thobluograss."
Tho coinral part ol Kentucky, an
nrca of 15,000 square miles or more,
ovor llnio stono formation, Becms to bo
tho richest portion of tho bluo grass
country. There Its seed stnlki nro two
to thrco feet high, with sovcrnl long,
panllol sided blades to each plant, nnd
radical leaves, olten numbering thirty
to a stalk. Tho steins nro slender,
smooth nnd round; tho llrwcr clustors
often havo ilvo or seven punches from
tho snmo point, nnd tho splkclcts nro
from ono-tcnth to ono-slxth of nn ,nch
long, thrco to fivo llowcred. Tho root
is porcnnlnl, nnd throws off nuniorous
nnd long creeping lvot-stalks, enabling
it to form n deusj matted turf. Tlio
ohlof reputation of tho Kentucky blue
Is as n pasturo grass; tlu sed Is easily
obtained, nnd very endnring, there be
ing no such thing known as its running
out on good land. Pastures sixty years
unbroken, afford thelrowncrsnn annual
profit of nt least ten dollars nn acre. It
starts very early in tho spring, nud
grows rapidly niter being grazed oil-; it
will furnish more Into feed than most
grasses,,nnd no untount of pasturing is
sulllcieut to utterly destroy It. K iten
uu til no nppcar.mco of It Is seen on tho
ground, the earth inn few days is again
covered with tho solt, green foliage. It
eudures tho frosts of winter better than
nny nthor grass on the continent, and
thurcfore pushes its way northward into
I ho Arctic circle; if allowed to grow
rank in tho fall month.?, it will turn
over nnd hido beneath its covering lux
uriant cropping, olten nvallnblu in tho
mild winters of Kentucky nnd Tenues
see. An eminent cattle breeder in Ken-
lucky wrote: "Whoever has limestone
land has bluo grass; whoovcr has bluo
grass has tho basis of nil agrioulturnl
prosperity; and that man if ho has not
tho finest horses, cattle and sheep, has
no ono to blamo but himself." Severn
droughts injure tho bluo grass, yet It
grows ns far South ns tho hilly parts of
Georgia and Alabama, nnd In Arkansas;
not liowovcr ns vigorously ns farther
North. In seasons of drought it i3 usual
to lcavo it uupasturod, cr but llghlly
cropped, whero fully exposed to tho sun
during the months of July nnd August.
But tho grass thus left, nllhough It often
becomes dry enough to burn, is greedi
ly eaten by stock; it dries full of nour
ishing properties, and cattle will fatten
upon it, unless it has been drenched with
rains. It makes litllo growth during tho
hottest weeks, unless there is nn unusual
nmount ol molsturo in tho soil, but the
1st of September u strong second growth
commences, which continues till tho
ground Is frozen. Bluo grass exerts n
truly wonderful power on tho nn'.mal3
that feed upon it.
Tho exact causes that produco theso
striking results nro not traeoablo. Ac
cording to the tables of analyses several
other grasses should bo moro valuable,
but tho forco nnd uniformity of tho
operation of bluo grass feeding nro
matters of oxperlcnco, and their exist
ence can not bo questioned. When used
for hay, it is cut just ns tho seed beijins
to rlpon, nnd if well cured, it then
makes cxcclout feed nud Is highly l dish
ed. Bluo grass oan not bo recommended
for tho meadow, ns it is hard to cut and
dilllealt to cure; the folhgo is too short
nud too light nflor boing dried. It is
nu excellent grass for lawn.",ns it makes
a dense, uniform mat of verduro, nnd
sends out but ono flowering stem aycar;
for this purposo it is thickly seeded and
kopt olosoly mown. Tho' lands most
nroductivo of bluo grass aro cnlcareous.
Llmo scorns to bo u natural stimulant
to it, nnd it flourishes best whoro this
is abundantly supplied by nature. In tv
pasturo that has an occasional out-cropping
of llmo stono, tho sprigs of grass
surrounding the rock nro found moro
luxuriant tlian nnywhoro oiso. But It
is far from true, as somo times nssortod,
that bluo grass flourishes only in allmo
stono country; In parts of Oaio, whoro
tho geological formation Is tho saino ns
that of control Kontucky, tho bluo grass
does not do as woll, whilo in othor parts
of Ohio it is as luxuriant as in its host,
ostnto, and yot tlio bedded limostono
lies boncath 100 fcotof drift; and uas-uio
lauds abound iij nil tho States ndjolning
Kontucky, especially Ohio, West Vlrgln
in,Tennessco, aud Missouri, which carry
a uiagniilcout bluo grass sward."
POTATO BRANDY.
aermany mill Htrlas Peasants .Ilrslrojlnfr
Thnmaelves with This 'PoisoW Vnlluro ot
Vine Crop.
A recent nrticlo in Nnchrtchtcn aua
neutschlaiul itnil dcr Schwcis (Nows
from Gormnny and Swilzerhind) gives
nn account of tho spread of tho whisky
pest. Complaints aro coming in from
diflorcnt parts of Germany, Austria,
and Switzerland in regard to tho rapid
incrcnso.in tho consumption of whisky,
and tho consequent civil disturbances
aud physical injury to tho working
classos. In tho north and oast of Ger
many, whoro tho onjoyraont of a good
glas3 of whisky is not to bo objected to,
tho worst tlndof potato whisky has dis
placed tho corn wlilsky; that is, tho lat
ter has ou acoount of tho unsatisfactory
harvest, rison so groatly In vnluo that
poorly paid workingmon cannot afford
to buy it; but tho North Gorman holdors
of largo estates provide in tho most
"liberal" way "a poor man's drink,1
for n nominally low rato thoy produco
potato brnndy, of which oven tho poor
est of workman can buy moro thnn Is
good for him. Ejpoclally In Upper
Silesia has tho whisky pest secured foot'
hold, which Is evidenced by numerous
newspaper reports. Ono paper stntos
that on Nov. 1 n number of mon wero
Indulging in whisky to a liberal extent
nt a popular resort. Ono of thom drank
so heartily that In n short tlmo ho was
unnblo to stnnd up. A vchlclo was
procured and tho man placed upon It.
A munberof men, nil under tho influenco
of wlilsky, endeavored to tnke him homo.
Sundry interruptions occurcd, nnd the
vchlclo was upset nnd fell on tho drunken
man. As a bridgo was reached tho
wagon was again upset, and In tho nt
tempt to place tho unconscious man on
ii scat tho cntlro party fell from tho
bridge mil on top of their companion
Alter unlimited troublo tho man was
got homo. Tho next day he complained
of nbdomIr.nl pr.in, and, notwithstand
ing good medical treatment, ho died
on Nov. 8. At tho post mortem ex
amination no.lcss than six broken ribs
wero discovered, , injuries sustained
whilo boing carried home.
In South Germany, especially In the
Uheln region, has tho indulgcnco in
schnapps greatly increased, us tho own
ers of tlio vinoynrds can no longer furn
ish wlno to tholr employes, nnd but
little has been secured from tho German
vinoynrds, whilo tho high duty precludes
tho Importation of nny cheap foreign
wine. Hardly nny fruit wines wcro ob
tained during the past year, and uouo
will bo sccurid for revcral years for
during tho past winter it (jroat portion
or tho fruit trees woro destroyed by tho
cold. A r.tnnbcr of years will elapso cro
tliti damage Is repaired. Meanwhile,
tho consumption of whisky will lu
cre are.
Tho situation is a sad ono in Switzer
land, also. Swiss phjsioitius have ask
ed that tho allowance of drink to tho
soldiers be diminished. Thu decrenso
In tho hh:o ol tlio Swiss as a race, nj
compared with former times, ami tho
lhzht inuseln of the rising generation,
Is wholly nttribultcd to tho consumption
ot whisky. A physician recently said
that as lon:j as spirits wcro not removed
from tho workman's tables, and tho
milk-can did not resume Its former
plnce, so long would tho pooplo retrog
rade, nnd give place to another raeu
that would bo less bold, venturesome,
nnd enterprising, nnd moro easily con
tented. Another cnuso for com'phiint
was found in tho fact that many work
men openly declared that thoy would
rather endure tlio pangs of ei'Tiinl
punishment than work at tlio present
low rato of wages. This foiling and
tho lai'tto consumption of whisky wero
together tho cnuso of thu nlarmiug
situation. Is it tho fault of tho govern
ment or tho employer that tho Swiss
workman Is unable to do tho work that
is dono to n largo extent by Italians?
While tho Gorman or Swiss is obliged
to incur dobt on suehwagos, tho Italian
lays monoy aside.
A Monument nt York town.
MnKCiIcoof American History.
Congress, Immodiatoly upou tho re
ception of Washington's lutter with tho
information of tho signaturo of the
nrtlclos of capltulatiou, which woro
brought to thom by Col. Tilghnian, ono
of his aldoi-do-camp, walked In proces
sion, attended by an Immonso coneourso
of people, to tho Dutch Lutheran
Church, to return thanks to tho God of
nations and ot battles for tho victory.
A day was sot for national thanksgiving
and prayer, and proclaimed. On tho
2Gth of October thanks woro voted to
the Gonornls, tho officers and mon. Two
stands of royal colors taken woro voted
to Washington, in tiio nanio of tho
United States; two pieces of flold ord-
nanco wero presented to Count Rocham-
boau, with n brief but sultublo Inscrip
tion. Tho Chevalier do la Luzcrno was
requested to ask tho King, In tho namo
of tho Congress, to permit tho Count
do GrasBo to rccolvo a similar testimon
ial. A horse properly caparisoned and
an elegant sword wero gtvon to tho gal
lant Tilghmau, tho messongor of tidings.
Lator, a modal was struck at Paris, uu
dor tho, direction of Frauklln, tho
American Miulstor nt tho Court of Ver
alllos, with tho devico of tho infant
Horculcs strangling two serpents, In
dicative of the enfolding and capture ot
tho armies of Burgoyno nnd Cornwal.ls,
and In perpotual memory of tho ovont
Congress resolved to oreot nt Yorktown
a marble column adorned with embloms
of tho nllianco between tho United
States and his most Christian Majesty.
Tho Duko do Roohofouoauld-Landcourt,
who vlsltod tho batllo-flold in 179C, not
ing tlio absonco of the nionumout, re
marks in a tono of natural bitterness
tli at tho resolution for its creation was
as entirely forgotten as many of tho
American pooplo would bo glnd to lor
got tho services it was Intended to com
raoinornlo. Adcqunto apology for tho
national noglcot is impossible, but thcro
Is extenuation. Tho Fronoh Revolution,
though founded on principles of liberty
and justlco, drifted far from tho pure
Intentions of Its authors. Tho Christian
Majesty whoso gonorous intcrvontlou
ondoarcd him to tho American pcoplo
foil boncath tho guillotine Tho imper
ial policy which upset and followed tho
Revolution was not f riondly to republi
can govornmont, nnd, on oocaslons dl
reotly hostllo to tho Interests and dignity
of tho United Statos. Tho Restoration
had nelthor tho respect nor tho sympa
thy of froomou, and whon at last. La
fayotto hlmsolf sot a clvlo crown on tho
tho bond of tho citizen king, and harm
onized for a tlmo tlio royal authority
with tho llborty of tho pooplo, n half
century had passed with its, .alienation
and differences. Tho ovents ot 'tho last
fifty years It is needless to rcoall. To
day how difforont. Through darknoss
and despair, through rivers of blood,
France lias risen to self-government nnd
self control. Tho Republic holds in
secure gnisp every element of power,
overy condition of cxlstnncc. Firm and
strong, sho extends to us tho hand of
friendship. Sho recalls to us tho glory
of tho oldor tlmo. Sim acknowledges
to us hor debt of example, nnd erects
upon our shores n statuto of Liberty
Illumining tho World. Wo cannot bo
deaf to her call, wo must not bo blind
to her munificence. Tho centennial nn
nlvcrsary draws on npnec. Tho national
spirit Is revived. Tim national woalth
and powor and prldo nro ntthelr zenith.
Tho Infant Hercules lias becomo tho
giant Republic. When tho October
sun shall hereafter riso In its porcnnlnl
courso may Its morning rays ni thoy
lift from tho Atlantic waves gild thu
spotless shaft which shall stand lor
countless ngos tho witness of n nation's
gratitude, and ns thoy fall upon each
rood of surface of this broad continent,
and finally sink in parting ell'ulgenco in
tho deep bosom of tho Pacific Ocean,
may wo remember, nnd our children,
nnd children's children after us rcmcm
her, the obligations wo owo Franco for
our establishment nnd security in this
vast heritage.
THE TLKimiU: YKAR.
New York Sun,
" Thu World to nn end shrill como
In eighteen hundred and eighty-one."
Muthtr Shlpttm'i I'nphtty.
It would bo difficult to describe till tho
sinister predictions that have, ns by com
mon consent, uccn concentrated upon
tho coining year. The soothsayem, di
vines, onielc-mnkors, ustrolo,'ors and
wizards seem to have combined to cast
their npcll upon it. Superstitious pco
plo ol every sort, nnd somo who nro not
wining to tuiniit that thoy nro supersti
tious, regard tho yearlSSl with moro or
less anxious expectation and dread. As
the earth, on New Year's Day, swlnirs
out into another round about the sun, it
will go to meet n host ol evil omens.
It will go cursed by thcomancy and bib-
llomr.ucy. Aeroiunnoy and mntcoro
iiinncy willglaro at it from comets nnd
shooting stars. Olieironianey will In
tercept its path with visions ol evil, and
noDumey will shako the ominous, back
ward reading numu-uls "1881" before
it. It will bo beset with ecareorow fig
ures by urilhmnncy, aud tho menacing
phrases by stiehoninney. Yet thcro is
no reason why persons of good digestion
should not go to bleep on Now Year's
night confident that, alter having en
countered tho average quantity of storm
and s'linshinc, the one-horse ball that
we eall the world will bring thom safe
through tlicperilsofilsSOO.OOO.OOO-milo
flight round to tho starting point again.
Timid persons first begin to look for
ward with somu alarm to tho year that
Is nbout to open, whon, sovornl years
ago, the key to tho so-called prophetic
symbolism of the Groat Pyramid ol
1'ypL was made public, backed by tho
u a tno nnd reputation of tho British as
tronomer, Piazzi Smyth. Other.?, using
Mr. Smyth's observations and n'-asure-incuts,
have gono much further '.ban ho
did iu drawing startling inferences; but
no ono can read ius uook wituoi.t pep
ceivlug how powerfully it inns ell'eet
those who havo tho sliglites,'. lent ing to,
ward superstition or credulity, ,'iesides,
this record of explorations" and expe
riences In tho heart ot.Egypt's greatest
marvel has nil tho charm nnd interest
of Dr. Sehlloinann's description of his
discoveries In Homer's Troy. Such a
book could not well bo neglected by tho
world of readers, nnd by tho nature of
the human nilud. Many of its renders
wore sure to bn Imbued with its ominous
dogmas. Sj tho belief, or at least the
suspicion, spread tho secret chambers
ot the Groat Pyramid, under divlno
guidaiico bv tho most mystical charaetcr
in nil history, Molohlsedek, King of
S.vloni, lorotoli, among other things,
Hint the Christian era will end in 1881.
Mother Shipton's so-cnlled prophecy
fixes upon tho samo dato for the end of
tho world. Tho ominous jingle of her
rhymes has probably dono at least ns
much to disturb tho equanimity of cred
ulous persons as tho moro olnborato
vaticinations of tho pyramid interpret
ers. Morcovor, Mother Shlpton is ro
prcsonted ns forotolllng that in tho lat
ter days England will "accept a Jew."
As England has, with considerable em
phasis, and moro than onco, nccoptcd
tho remarkable son of old Isaac Disraeli
lor her Primo Miulstor, this has been
n3 a fulfillment of tho prophecy. So
Lord Beacousllold's drnmatio person
ality is mado a principal llguro in tho
murkv cloud of ovil prophecy that hangs
over 1881. b
As if tho ovil eye of Mother Shipt.on
and tho mystical mcnaco of tho Great
Pyramid wcro not enough for ono poo
twelvemonth to bear, tho "horrors o
tho porlholia" havo been denounced
upon tho coming year. About two
yens ago certain pnmphlots woro circu
lated about tho country, purporting to
bo written by mon of sctonco, and pre
dicting that awful consequences to man
kind would result from all tho great
planets reaching their periholia, or
nearest points to tho sun, togothor.
According to thoso prophets, tho sinis
ter effects of tho porihella woro to begin
maklner their appoaranco last Fall, whon i
Jupiter passed its porihollon, and this.
year ine scytuo o: uoaiu is to uo put to
tho harvest in tho far East, nud to sweep
westward, with a swathe as broad as
tho continents, until it roaches tho Pa
cific Ocoau. Tho narrow Atlantio was
to bo no moro than a brooklot In tho
path of this torrlblo harvester. Plagues,
pestilences, famines, fires, earthquakes,
Hoods and tornadoes woro to seourgo
tho human rnco until only a fow re
mained, llko Noah and his family, to
re-peoplo Iho oarth with n sturdier and
moro God-fearing raco.
Still tho astrological almanacs for this
yenr nro ropoathig substantially tho
samo predictions of ovil things to.bogln,
2. not to culminate, in 1881. Because,
as thoy say, tho ravages of tho Black
Death In tlio middle ages followodi tho
nearly coincident perihqllau, of four
groat planets, thoy predict, similar con
sequences from tho configuration of tho
plnnots now. But noithor in their1
premises nor tholr inferences doos
sclenco recognize any, validity. , ,
In truth, however, the nstrologors,
not loss than tho astronomers nnd all
star-gnzars, will Havo plonty of phonon
on a In tho heavens to oo'oupy tholr at
tention for tho next twelve months.
Tho sky will not prosqnt such brilliant.
wilt bo ti rcmarkablo sorlcs of con
junctions. Tho most interesting of thoso
Is tho gront twenty-year conjunction of
jupitor ami Saturn in April, xnis con
junction is ono of the strongholds of tho
nstrologors. As it occurs, in thu sign
Taurus, whioh thoy say rules Turkoy
end Ireland, thoy tool safe, on account
of recent occurrence hi predicting vory
momentous effects vti thoso countrioj
from tho conjunction. Thoro will also
bo conjunctions of Jupiter" and Mara,
Venus nnd Jupitor, Saturn nud Venus;
nnd thu fnr-nway giants, Uranus ond
Neptune, will n play part In this remark,
ablo planetary lovco. . '
Venus will roach her groatest bright
ness In tho Spring, nnd will bo Eb brill
iant ns to bo visible nt noon-day. Hor
dolieato crescent will bo n fnvorito ob
ject in tho amateur astronomer's tele
scope. Saturn will open still wider Its
wondorful rings, nnd will bo ono of tiio
chief nttrnctlons of tho evening sky for
several months. Jupitor will not loso
much ol his present brilliancy beforo ho
becomes a morning star In April. Mars
will begin to brighten in the latter part
of tho year, and then his snowy poles
and shadowy continents will acrnln be
como tho admiration of thoso who gnzo
inrongu telescopes, i n snort, tnoro will
lm 110 end of attractions in tho starry
heavens, and nil tho proanostleatlonsof
tho soothsayers will not bo ablo to dark
en tho sky of 1831.
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