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VOL. XLIX. BRATTLEBOBO, VT., FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1882. NO. 10. The Vermont Phoenix AND VERMONT EEOOED & FARMER, United May I, lbM) rUBUtniD Evint ritiDAY jit llantfttr Xhuniiiuii'a,llIoclit Nuln M.. UKATTLEDORO, VT. 1bum. Two Doll i pir jtar in advance; $2.t0lt aut paid witblu thrf e inontha. litTKs or AuvEittiiiNu furuUlitJ oti aiijilicatton, lilitbs, Deaths aud Jlarrlagu i-ubliklieU gruilajOblU uary Notiots, OarJa of Ibaukff, etc, 75c jer Inch of 12 hues or teas. tUiU'tiSi attht Orattltboro Pul OJJict ui tecond'ttast null matter U. L. Fnicscu. O.lI.StCDUAK. Ucntrat Insurance and Meal K stale Agents, HtprcicutlDg Companlca whose Aesttti areoter 0,000,000. TENEMENTS TO LET, Agcutt for Daucock Flat ExilKauiiUEiia, Office iu Starr k Eatcy'i New llauk Ulock, cor.Maiq aud Elliot street, UllATTLEBOKO VT. JAM EM (O.MiA.M),M,IM 1'llVaiClAN AND HUltUEON, uillco iu Crosby block, oter Vermont National Bank Oftlce boura 8 to 0 A.M., 1 to 3 l'.M, IUbMcuco 19 Main it Ubatilkbodo, Vt UK .Mil TIICHKI.TI.O,, aUROEON AND HOMlEOl'ATHIST, u mcc and residence, No. 3 Green Mrect. special at tentlou Rhea to chronic diteaifs. HI). HOLTOX, 9f.IM TUYSICIAN AND BOltaEON, Brattle bo bo, Vt. Otllco aud residence comer Main aud Walnut tilt At hum from 1 to 2 and from 0 to 7 o'clock 1. M. ATTORNEY &UOUN8ELL011 AT LAW, Aud Solicitor of Patents, Brattle no no, Vt. EJ. CAIlli:XJ;Jl,MrkHlllook;ElIiotHt. Dealer In Toys, Fancy Uoods, Book, Stationer-, Sewsoauers. Magazines It Periodicals. Hiibucrii tloni received for tbe principal uenppapcrtand magazines, "ITT" Jb JIK.niN, House and Sign f ainter, Or TV uameutaianu fresco raiDUDg,uraiDiog, liai loraiulug, raper Ilauglng, etc. ITU Green Street, Brattleboro, Vt. A. OIIAV, .TT.1., Elliot Street, Brattleboro, At. nr.'W. A. UVITOX. Dealer In Marble nd V Brown Stone sndBcotch Granite Monumenla and Headstones. Braltleboro, vt, r C. IIMX.NTEI1, I . FIRE INSURANCE AC1ENT, Office, Putney, Vt. DECKER BROTHERS PIANOS. STEY ORGANS. GHAS.W. STEWART, Sole Agent, H AS on band a full stuck or these celebrated In- strnments, which may be Been, day or evening New Warerooms, New Bank Block, Brattleboro, Vt. Tbe lrcbr Hro. IManoi are acknowledged by all leading artists to be the best pianos made. The makers are nractlcal men. who che their per sonal attention to their buiine. Every part of tbeir instruments is mide In their own factory by skilled workmen. They own and control many patents and amauie improvements in nano-ionr. Ilecberllroi.Pluuui stand In tune much longer than any other piano, xneir tone is tne pur ent, sweetest and most sympathetic They are the bu cut and moat durable aud reliable DUnoa in tbe world, r.riA numbers of theaa niauoa have been sold In the best families In Vermont, and in every Instance they have given perfect satis taction, -iney are maue Iu all Btyles Grand, Square and Upright. IheDeck rr Upright Pianos, as now perfected, ghe Invariable sauaiicuon. REMEMBER That a cheap piano trill altcayt prcrr a poor piano, and a poor ptauo 4$ dear at any price. THE ESTEY ORGANS Need no recommendation in Vermont. They are the moet thoroughly made and nnisuea, toey contain ev ery desirable Improvement, and The World Over They Arc TBE BEST. A lircft mtnek of t iipia tiiauos aud Oman, tocether nith thos of other flrst-cIasamauufacturerr,couUant- ly on haod at my warerooms where mey may ie aeen aud tented. They will be sold at extremely low prices fur cash nr Installments. Piiuo Stools, Covers, Sheit Music, etc., constantly ou hand. Min vmm rtf oTtirrlnce In tfcul of milllcal ln itruments enable me to give customers every possible au van i age. uaii ana examine my goou. CHAS. W. STEWART, JTeir Hunk IllorL, Ilrultlvboro, Vt. Aro the Most Effectual Remedy in tho Known wormiortno PERMANENT CURE or ALL CHRONIC rpllEY are prepared expresaly for, and, Jf used as L directed, never fail to cure, tho most olatlnate iiiucemtnw, uvanan irouuif" um-uiui T Dcwfi, so commou to the beht vt tbe sex. Thousand of ladies all over the country will bear witness to the caraiiv. irtunof the nils. Names furulshod upon PHieauou, indorsed ana usea oy puysiciaun. Lad if in tl.A t,M.t rtnn rtrelcs ut sOclcty baveac- c-ptpathemastho best remedy lo uie for Chronic nraKUCStCH. . . Ulnv tnol,r. nf vnin mlisfp. Slid ttubllC llOPerB lsr witness to the certain efficacy of Healy's Tonlo riiii.iDstrengtbeniogthemnBCieBweaaeneu vj cuu Htlllt ill A InoM.ndl In Hill tit DrofCKSionalS. Sold by Druggists, or mailed postpaid on receipt of price, fl per box; G boxes, $3.00. All Ittters read and uiftcred by p skilful Female Fhyslcian. Send stamp fur answer. A valuable pamphlet mailed free. AO dress 11, l THAYEll tt CO., 13 Temple TUce, Boston U. MClimnELD, B03ARD k CLIFTOUD, rrcilJent. Attorney Vermont Loan & Trust Company tUlAXU lOIlKK.IUKOXA. Ueil Hlvor Valley Farm Lonus, Hearing a to 9 per cent. lDternt, net. For full rrtlculri, wltU reference. Et ud We.t, "Wren It. M. SHERMAN, SecreLrjr. BOOK BINDING Oil lioal rt-bound in ttt ttule at lovttt jrtcet. Inquire of d. II. SALISBURY .1 laiMiultr 0 Fart) ytart' ilandlng. AtSilUlmrj'i Hotel. 1(10 Oil) week, 113 a day tt liome rullr nude. Coillj Woutatfre.. Aildreit True 4 Co., Auguit., lie WALKER & HOWE, 49 Main Street. FLOUR. G-EOCEEIES. GRASS SEEDS. FINE TEAS COFFEES A SPECIALTY. CROCKERY. In addition to our vtual stock of Urocm'cs tee hate addeil a ncu and choice line of MAJOLICA WARE, C. C, WARE, ROCKINGHAM WARE, GLASS WARE, STONE WARE. YELLOW WARE. WALKER & HOWE, 49 Main Street. HARDWARE. FARMING TOOLS. A. PULL XiIIS-E. GRASS SEEDS, TIMOTHY, 11 ED TOP, ORCHARD Oil KS, CLOVER, ALU Ur THE UEST gUAL.l l X. FERTILIZERS, C'o's, tulnnlpluct Soluble Illrd -uuru. DoHker i A HtocutrIilco ?Iuniirei, LIME AND CEMENT. LAWN MOWERS. ALL LOW FOR CASH. BARM A. CLARK, FMilfERS CANNOT MAKE A MISTAKE BY UBIKO Till. SoUb Pacific Guano, Aa thoa. bn have used It alnce I have sold It will testify. I sold but a few tons the first year, but the sales tho past two seasons nave been upwards 01 TONS. WE CLAIM IT SECOND TO NO OTHER FERTI LIZER IN USE, And vii in vita firmers to mike ft practical lest, this season, with auy fertiliser sold. I ahall have an am ple stock, and It will be found In tbe hands cf reliable asems auooi iu county. I ALSO BELL TUG HAKES PLOW AND TUG AOJIK PULVERIZING 1IAKU0W, The best implementa of their kind In use. o. l. nyniiisriEiR,. THE BRATTLEBORO SewingMacliine LARGE SIZED, HIGH ARM, RELIABLE SEWING MACHINc, with i:i.r.NKTTi.3 m:im:, IS NOT ONLY LIGHT RUNNING Hut bus u Mullil Isleel Shuttle), mKU Htr lurta, uuil is A HTANDAltD MACHINE THllOUQIIOUT, Those who are In want are Invited to call and see them at the company's laciory at ucuiervmc. iu(rard Catalogue $entre on application. BRATTLEBORO SEWING MACHINE CO imATTtKHOIlO, TIi HteowlO Blacksmith Wanted. mo A FIRST-CLABS BLACKSMITH I will p.T X good wasee, or will re nt or eel mj .nop, jocic n nett vumnier.iun, aw iuiiui;u4rij w tns ciiAni,E jniivEii LIBEUATION NOTICE. Thi Is to certify that I glT. my ion, George II. Smith, hi. time during tbe remainder of ule minority. I (ball claim none of nla wage, nor pay any debt, of UI. contract- log arter date. OJUti',l; Wilmington, May I, WW. 18-20 iEewiisl U"It EUEWFES1. Neuralgia, Sciatica, Lumbago, Backache, Soreness of the Chest, Gout, Quinsy, Soro Throat, Swellings ana Sprains, Burns and Scalds, General Bodily Pains, Tooth, Ear and Headache, Frosted Foet and Ears, and all other Pains and Aches. No rronaratlon cn earth oouftU Rt. jACtini Oil u a erfe, eurr, jt mplfl nnd rienp External Rcmeily. a inai eniaua uui mo companum-iy iniuni; ouuny of BO lntn, nnd every ono rufferlnirwllh pain can have cheap and positive proof of claims. lilrcctlons In Klcvcn Languages. BOLD BY ALL EKUQ0IST8 AUD DEALEB8 IH MLDIOINC A.VOGELER & CO., JJaUlmorr, 3ia., V. B. A. That is what a great many people arc doing. They don't know just what is the matter, but they have a combination of pains and aches, and each month they grow worse. The only sure remedy yet found is Brown's Ikon Bitters, and this by rapid and thorough assimilation with the blood purifies and enriches it, and rich, strong blood flowing to every part of the system repairs the wasted tissues, drives out disease and gives health and strength. This is why Brown's Iron Bitters will cure kidney and liver diseases, consumption, rheumatism, neuralgia, dyspepsia, mala ria, intermittent fevers, &c. so S. Paca f,t., Baltimore. Nov. 8, 1881. I was a great sufferer from Dyspepsia, anJ for several weeks could cat nothing and was growing weaker every day. I tried lirown's Iron Hitters, and am happy to say I now have a good appetite, and am getting stronger, Jos. McCawley. Brown's Iron Bitters. is not a drink and docs not contain whiskey. It is the only preparation of Iron that causes no injurious ef fects. Get the genuine. Don't be imposed on with imitations. IWPERLtjHABLE PERFUME. Murray & Lanman's FLORBDA WATER, Best for TOILET, BATH and HANDKERCHIEF. Cures Dyspepsia, Nervous Affec tions, General Debility, Fever anS Ague, Paralysis, Chronic Diarrhoea, Boils, Dropsy, Humors, Female Com plaints, liver Complaint, Eemittent Fever, and all diseases originating in a bad State of the Blood, or accompanied by Debility or a low State of the System, 1NH2 MILLINERY. JUST RECEIVED, THE LATEST NOVELTIES IN MILLINERY AND FANCY OOODB. TRIMMED AND UNTRIMMED HATS AND BONNETS, LACES, OSTRICII PLUMES AND TIPS, FREKC1I FLOWERS, MONTURES, rOMFONS, ETC., IN GREAT VARIE TY, OLD LADIES' LACE OATS AND BONNETS. PARTICULAR ATTENTION OIVEN TO REPAIR INO OLD STRAWS. A. M. HALL. Msiu St., opposite Iligb, 3d Boor, 1117 I rrrftV'fiOrgans,37stopa,$l)0. Plsno. IllSnp, DElll 1110 Factory running day and sight. Pa pers free. Adlreas Daniel F, Btltty, W!hlngton,N,l, V Failing! Education In tu Nonlli, ltor. A. D. Mayo, who Is now nt work iu tho Inleront of education at tho South, in let ters to tho Christian Register as well as to tho secular prosa, gives encourtgtng account-) of what ho sees and finds there. He has lately spent five or six weeks In South Carolina, nnd ho speaks in tho highest terms ot tho charac ter and intelligence of tho whito pooplo of the state. Indeed, they aro tnoro like tho pcoplo of Massachusetts than aro tho pooplo of Now York or Pennsylvania. He Cuds that tho best people or. in favor ot education for all, both white and black. Tho Itoman Calh- olio clergy fight tho movement for an extra school tax. Homo of tho Protectant clergy aro on tho samo side, and with them are narrow-minded academical pcoplo and somo sec tions of local wealth. Hut thero Is a gemiino interest in the question of education, and no question calls tho peoplo together in larger numbers or excites moro enthusiasm. Among he colored population all grades are found. Half ot tho blacks cannot read, and thero is a largo Illiterate clement among tho whites. Mr. Mayo was Impressed with tho folly of trying to make an intelligent Hopublican par ty out of these colored voters without educa tion. In somo parts of the stato the peoplo aro freely taxing themselves for tho support of schools. Tho state tax is two mills on the dollar. Charleston raises a local tax of threo and a half mills for tho samo purpose Mr. Mayo saysi "The crying want here, as through tho South, is good toachiog for all classes ot children to tho ago ot twelve or fourteen years. For want of it thousands of children are growing up either Ignorant or very poorly instructed; tho academies are compelled to deal with young peoplo only fit for a low grade of work, and tho colleges can bo little better than academies. A national grant that would euablo tho pcoplo of every district, after doing tholr bsit, lo placo an ef fective elementary school for blacks aud whites on the ground, would not only educate theso children for tho duties of life, but would wake up tho entire region to academical nnd colle giato education." TriaclirrV Esumlnatlon.. While we have ail due respect for tho law makers of tho state, we aro rather disposed to question the practicality ot certain portions of tho statute regulating tbe examination of teachers. Under tho present condition of affairs, tho town superintendent is furnished with a list of questions which ho must present to any and all persons desiring to teach school in tho town, and grant them a certificate, or not, according to whether they aro able to give satisfactory answers to these printed in terrogations. Under this mode the most im portant point is neglected that of natural adaptability. While we do not for ono mo ment question the necessity of a good educa tion, wo do no net consider it tho only requi site for a good teacher. All that is required of the applicant is to answer a certain per rent of tho questions presented; experienco in teaching and tho ability to impart knowl edge sccin to bo matters of little- importance, whereas they should weigh heavily In tho se lection of teachers. Would it not bo politio to have graded certificates, and, after on ex amination (which should include methods ot teaching, government, etc.), award each ap plicant a certificate corresponding with his or her position in the profession ? This would do justice to all, and encourage young teach ers, with little experience, to do all in their power towards self-improvement and tho ad vancement of tho professional standard. "Those who iducato the nation's children shapo its destiny." Is It not Important, then, that we consider tho matter well, and take such action as will ensuro the best results in our schools ? Shall wo not maka our exami nations practical and to the point, romember ing that good government and a thorough un derstanding of human nature which takes into consideration tho capacity and tendency of the pupil's mind are important factors to ho obtained ? Certainly tho subject Is worthy of discussion. x. Halifax, May 4tb, 1681'. The Oiweu or Kmoiits of Lanon is hav ing a growth much liko that of tho grange a few years ago, and it resembles that organiza tion in many respects. From the beginning, late in tho year 1SG-J, tho membership grew slowly to 10,000 in 187i, lo 40,000 In 1860, and in the past six months has made a great bound and is now about H0.000. Twenty one states and the Indian territory are repre sented, but Pennsylvania has about half the whole number of members. Massachusetts, with perhaps S000, is tho only New England state included ; but in all parts of the West the order has got a foothold, and in some E laces in tua south. The recent growth has een largely in tbe smaller towu3. and In some of them almost the entire population is includ es, ine organization now has lour weekly newspapers, aud an abundance of money for ell purposes. The secret feature of its work ings has been partly dropped, but still tbe mosi important miners about it are not made public Tho order exists professedly to get legislation favorable to laborers, and to favor a variety or general reforms ; but its actual work, so far, has been merely that of a trades union. It nominally discountenances strikes, and really seems lo act with moderation in re gard lo them ; bnt it Is rich and powerful, and tea cirixes onco oraereu navo so rar ueen unl formly successful. Commumler Valvnllnei'. l)ecorutlon luy Orilctr As .prlog advance, and tbe f rein beautieaor nature unfold, we are reminded of a nlearant dntr to sleep ing comradea. It was fitting tuat tbla seaion ahonld tie cnoien in wnicn to uecs tin garland, or beamy toe gravca of fallen heroc. of the nation. We gather ronnd their reatlng-pUce, not to mourn their lo.., but rather to call to remembrance their gallant deeda and relolce In a countrv Baved a country aaved hv tha shedding of their blood, and II. future depending up on mo spirit wnicu inapircu luem. un uue prepara tion he mad. by all no.ta lu this department, to the end that tbe occaalon may bo observed with fitting ceremony, and that not a grave be left unmarked by a toaen oi love lor me comrade, oi priae mat ue was one of ua. and of eratituds for a country nreaerved. I would recommend that all veterans be tnTlted to march with ni. and that every cltlxen be urced to aa- slat lu the exerclaea of this memorial day, which la of coDiuiuu iuicre u .u true patriot.. Vermont baa reaaon to be proud of her record dur lnff the dark daysof tberebelllon: for when tbroush- oat th.lsnd rang tbe call for volunteerato leave borne and family for sake of country, none responded more willingly or gladly than the Bona of our own Green Mountain State. Through all tbe weary strife that 1VIWI,U UUil, WtIV UUIB ( U ,T UUKU ,UeiT lirea that tbe honor of the atara and atrlpea might be preserved. Reatlug securely In the peace and happi ness that smile, upon oar land to-day, let ns keep tbem in remembrance, strewing flowera with a larlih hand upon the gr.vea of tboae who bought a nation's unity and prosperity wito tneir uvea, A. 11, VALENTINE, Dept. Commander. C. 0. Kkiiiik, A. A. O. The Honor agency safcl at St. Johnibury in March amounted to 116 gallons. Major JoaUharoutof Derby will deliver the ad- areae at su tiounauury on alemertai aay, The will of Sarah Burr, tbe old splnater of New York who recently left S3,00r0OO to the heathen and ta educational Institutions, including Burr and Bur ton aemloary or uancneater, Ibis state, is to be con tested by he; legal helra. Tbe Burlington district telephone company have erected a telephone pole fO feet high, carrying fifty wire., ana uarimgtouuo. uoaai mat mia la tne "big gest thing of the kind In tbe state," The widow of the late Senator Bolomon Foot has bequesthod $1,000 to tbe Congregational church of Rutland. Profeesor Wbltthaus will deliver tbe addreuat the approaching commencement of tbe mld.cal college atuuruugton. Patanta recently cranted to Vermonterat W. W, Dawley, Ml. Holly, for railway chair and railway rail n. M. rlverhlaer. Orwell, chnrn ! 11. W. Putnam. Ben- nlneton. stopper for jare ; L. S. Scott, Bristol, stores. Tbe following deaths of persons aged 80 or more htv.Ltelv occurred! Mrs.Snaan Hubbard at Rocn- eater.Mt Aaahel Bnrlngton at Lyndon, 91 Mrs. Pol ly Bhaw at Eaaex, 83; Mrs. John Uerrtck at Barling- lOn, DO, UI.UUlKvnu,it HIUUKUUlllW, vvuu Thatcher at Rochester, 81 ! Mrs. Sophia Kennedy at 81, Albans, a cousin oi senator uorrui, ei. Miscellany. Tliei M'vdillng; of Mhon .Tluclemu, At the wedding of 8hon Maclean 'Twas wet and wiudy weather, Yet thro' the wind and rain Came twenty piper, together! Earach and Dongal Dbn, Handy of Iala, too, Each with the bonuet o' blue, Tartan, and blackcock feather 1 And every piper was foti, Tweutyplpera together! Tbe knot was tied, the blessing said, Blion was married, tbe feaat was spresd. At tbe head of tbe table sat, huge and boar, Strong Sandy of tela, age fourKore, Whiskered, gray aa a Haaketrsesl, And clad In crimson from head to beet. Beneatb and round bini, In tbeir degree, Gathered the men of minstrelale, With keepers, gillie., and lada aud lasses, Mingling voice, and Jingling glaaie.. At soup and haggis, at roait and boiled, Awblle tbe happy gathering tolled, While Rhon and Jean at the table ends Shook hsud. with a hundred of tbeir friends, Then came a hueb. Through the open door A wee bright form flatbed ou the floor Tbe Dtike hlmaelf, In kilt and plaid, With slim soft knees like the knees ot a maid. And he took tbe glees, and be cried ont plain: "I ilrlnk to the health of 8hon Msclcani To Hbon tbe piper and Jean hla wife, A clean fireside and a merry life! Tben out he ellpt, and each man eprang To his feet, and with "hooch" tbe chamber rang. "Clear tbo table. I" shrieked out one A leap, a scrsmble and It waa done! And tben the pipers, all In a row, Turned tbeir pipes and began to blow, While all to dance stood fain: Randy of Iala and Karach More, DourbI Dhu from Kllllanoan ahore, Played up the company ou the floor At toe weuuiog oi Boon Maclean i At tbe we ddlog of Shon Maclean, T enty pipers together Stood up, while sll their trsln Ceased to clatter and blether. Full of tbe mountain dew. First In their pipes tbey blew, Mighty of bone and tbew, lled-cheek'd, with lung, of leather: And every piper waa fou, Twenty pipera together ! Who led the dance? In pomp and pride The Duke hlmiclf led out tbe bride I Great waa tbe Joy of each beholder, For tbe wee Dake only reached her ahoulder: And they danced, and turned, when tbe reel began, Uke a glauteaa and a falrle msn I Hut like an earthquake waB the din When Shon hlmaelf led tbe Ducheae In ! And abe took ber place before him there, Like a while mouse dancing with a bear 1 Ho trim and tiny, bo allm ar-jl aweet, ner nine eyea watenmg Bnon'a great reel, With a amlle that could not be realated. She Jigged and Jumped, and twirled and twisted! Handy of Itla led off tbe recJ, Tbe Dnke began It with toe aud heel, Tben all Joined in amain ; Twenty pipera ranged in a row. From aqulntlog Hhamua to lame Rilcroe, Their cheekB like crimson, begsn to blow, a me wcuuing oi suon Maclean. At tbe wedding of Shon Maclean Tbey blew with lunga of leather, And blitbaome was the etraln Tboae pipera played together ! Moist with thenfonntalndew, Mfgbty of bone ard tbew, Each with tbe bonnet o' bine, Tartanand blackcock feather; And every piper waa fou, Twenty piper, together. From 11. lluehanan'i S'tto VqIuim nf llallatU. A JlOifAXOE IN 11K.IL LIFE. Itobert Myron was the son of an Eaclieh tenant-farmer, who In the year 1818 found his family expenses increasing so much faster than his income that it was absolutely neces sary to decrease tho former, since the latter could not be mado larger. in tuo cope ot being able lo assist his rath er in some war. Robert came to this country. and, failing to find employment near the me tropolis, walked from town to town, until, wucn near uocnester, N. 1., lie was hired as a farm-laborer by Judge James II Berry. During six years young Myron worked indus triously, sending nearly all his earnings to his Carents, and then came tho sad news that oth father and mother had died on the samo day. After recovering from this shock, it was but natural the youug man should begin to ininie oi csubii8ntug a nomo for himself, and quite as natural that his love should go out to the daughter of his employer, who nlaiulv showed her preference for the youDg man wuo nsu so uevotcu uimseir to nis parents. But Judge Berry, while ho recognized in My ron an invaluable farm-laborer, had cot tbe same views regarding him as a son-in-law that Miss Bessio had, and tho consequence was that the lovers, findiug it impossible to change the father's opinion, resolved to elope, and build for themselves a home In the far West. In IB." 3, with butafow hundred dollars and the judge's curse, the young couple were mar ried, and settled at Green Like, Mich., where, at the beginning of the year 1802, they were in reasonably prosperous circumstances, with two children to make glad their humble log cabin. Tbeir farm was situated several miles from any settlement, but. althoueh the In dians were rising against the whites In many portions ox tne state, neitner air. Myron nor his wife felt any uneasiness, because tbey be lieved they had succeeded in establishing the most friendly relations with such of the "for est children" as they came In contact with. Therefore they were by no means alarmed when one day five Indians stalked gravely in to the cabin just as the noonday meal was beiug served. It had ever boon Mr. Myron's custom to invito such visitors to partake of food, and on this, as on other occasions, they reauuy accepted too invitation ; but, greatly to the surpnso and uneasiness of their host, instead of placing their rifles in one corner ot the room, as usual, they held them between their knees, tho muzzles of the weapons show ing just above the edge of tbe table. Mr. Myron was too well versed in Indian customs not to know that such action on the part of his guests meant mischief. With the view oi snowing tnem mat ne understood tuo mcaning of this breach of hospitality, and in the slight hope of intimidating them, he rose from the table, took from tho rack on the wall nis rille and fowllng.piece, and carefully examined them to show that they wero loaded. Why the savages did not attack him tben Is one of the inexplicable things iu Indian war fare. Instead of making any hostile- demon strations, they stalked gravely out of the house, disappearing behind a clump of bushes. For tho moment Myron believed he had wronged bis guests, and that they had takeu umbrago at bis movoments when their inton Hons were peaceful. Still holding his rifle iu his hand, be stepped to the open door for the purpose of ascertaining whether bis guests had really departed. When tho farmer ap peared on tbe threshold tho report of a ride was heard, and Myron fell, with a dangerous but not necessarily fatal wound in his side. Women who live on tbe border, where they ara constantly menaced by danger, learn early iu life that they must deny themselves wom an's privilege of fainting. When Myron fell, his wife sprang to his defence rather than as slstauce. To close and barrio-ide windows and doors was but tbe work ot a moment where everything wag prepared for such oc casions, and then tho heroio woman turned her attention fa her husband and children. Tbe father's wound bled but little, and, save to staunch the blood, the faithful wife could not aid him, except by piling tbe bedding in such a way that, in a sitting posture,be could face tho closed door. The temporary safety of tbo children was secured by fastening them in the cellar, where tbey would be beyond the reach of any bullets their lata visitors might send ; and after she bad perfected her plan of defense she began to assume tbe offensive. By removing the mud that filled the crevices of the logs at the end of the house, loop-holes were formed, and through these the husband and wife began an assault upon their foes. With his rifle Myron shot ono of the Indians, and at the same time his wife killed another with the f owlino-pieoe. By this time tbe foe. finding their Intended victims more tenacious of life than they had supposed, resorted to stratagem to accomplish tbe massacre. In tbe field was a cart half-filled with hay; In the stable-yard stood a yoke of oxen quietly eat ing. To fasten tho animals to tbe cart and not expose themselves to the deadly aim ot those in the houBe was a difficult task, but one that the Indians finally accomplished. To get the load of hay against tbe building, that it mieht be set on fire, was still mora dlifioult, and in this case unsuccessful; for beforo it could be done both husband and wife had shot an onemy, while the fifth and only re maining one sought safety In precipitate liigut. Each moment tbe conflict lasted tbe hus band grew weaker, and medical aid could not bo procured without a journey or one nun' drcd and eighty miles. To traverse this dls tanco thero was no other mode of conveyance than the ox-cart. In this rude vehtclo Mrs. Myron placed her husband and children, and not once during that tedious journey, mado painful by the suffering of tho man for whom Bho bad braved the dangers and discomforts of frontier life, was a halt made. At St. Cloud surgical aid was procured, and there, after Mr. Mvron's recovery, he sought work of any kind that would bring In suffi cient for tbo support of bis family, since tho depredations of the Indians had impoverished htm. It was only by the greatest exertions mat Aiyron could Keep his family from actual want, and, bearing that laborers wero in creat or demand at Cape Girardeau, be, with his wife ana children, embarked ou tbe steamer Tidal 'ate for that place, after having re mained at St. Cloud nearly a year. The voyago was never completed, however, for when Tower Grove, Missouri, was reach cd, a fire broke out on tho ill-fated steamer, and in a very short lime she was burned to tho water's edge. Tbe loss of life was con siderable, and among the missing ones were tho two Myron children. For tbe second time Itobert Myron was homeless and penniless, with his sufferings Intensified by the loss of bis children. Per. baps it was fortunate for him that be was obliged to work very hard simply to keep tho wuii irom tuo cioor, lor it prevented him from brooding over his misfortunes, as even a stronger man might bavo done. During tbo two years that elapsed after Iho burning of the Tidal Wave, Itobert Myron labored industriously, but without success, so far as the accumulation of worldly goods was concerned ; he bad been able to pay tho rent of a rude cabin three milos from tbo village of Tower Hill, and to furnish it scantily. But tbo expenses attendant upon the birth of two cniidren, and his own severe illness dur ing which he was confined to bis bed two months, bad exhausted the small fund ho had succeeded In saving to enable him to remove to Cape Girardeau, Iben camo a time when bo could no Ioniz er find employment near his wretched borne, and be sought it some miles up the river, go ing and returning each day in a small boat. Even tben it appeared that mlsfortuno was not wearied with pursuing him, for one night when returning from his work a storm came up, which overturned his frail skiff, and, nearly exhausted, be was thrown upon a nar row bar of sand that mado out from a bank of tho river at the spot whoro the Tidal Wavo was burned. Ua this frail and treacherous foot-Lold bo managed to remain during tbe night, in full tight of tbo town, but unable to attract attention to bis desperate condition. l no eiawn oi day revealed still more horrors, for close beside hiro, having evidently been unearthed by tho waves, was the skeleton of a human being. At first Myron felt that fear which seems to be natural in man when be sco the deserted tenement of one of his kind ; uut tuu ri-etuig-piace wmcii tne waves gave to the living and tho dead was so small that ho was obliged to remain almost in actual con tact with the yellow bones. As ho sat bv the skeleton waiting for help from the shore, wuit;u bcciuuu u turuy iu cuwiug, tie saw about the ribs of tbe fleshlcss frame a leather belt. Curiosity overcame his horror, and, un fastening the belt, be found within it gold coin to tbe amount of five thousand dollars. That Itobert Myron was in a fever of ex citement hardly needs to be told. He had struggled to the full strength of man many years, and was hardly more than a pauper when be should bare bad at least a spot of God's footstool bo could call bis own. The dead had brought him what tbe living had re- iuseu. io lane tne gold lor bis own purposes seemed a theft, and yet he who had fastened it about his body could no longer use it. The strugglo between bis conscience and his ne cessity was a long one ; but when those who came to rescue him arrirod at the sand-bar they found bim with a skeleton on which nothing could be seen, and no one could have fancied that the half. drowned man had found a treasuro. That the bones wero those of one of the passengers of the Tidal Wave, no ono doubted, and they were given a resting-place among the nameless graves of those who had lost tbeir lives in the disaster. No one save Itobert Myron and his wife knew of tbe money-belt, or that on tho inside of it. cut deep in tbe thick leather, was tbe namo "iicnry rarss." But Myron, having this money, did not daro to use it openly Test people should ques tion bow he got it. He bad agreed with bis wife that they should use the gold for their own benefit, but do it with the view of re turning it if tbey should over find the dead man's heirs. This he hODOd to do bv maJxinir such Investments as could be readily realized upon, so that they might show themselvs to be good, even If seir.elected, stewards. The cabin tbey lived in. and tbe five acres of land surrounding it, was for sale at a priue below its real value. Myron represented to me owner mat, despite appearances, no had succeeded In saving a small amount of money about half tbe price asked and offered to buy it if his note would bo accepted for the balance. Tbe bargain was made, and Myron still coutiuued to work by tbe day for any one who would hire him, tilling bis own farm when he could find no other work. Then he invested in a very small way in stock, buying when he could get decided bargains only. Year bv Year he added to his DOssesalons. and his neighbors called bim a "thrifty" man. All his Investments were good ones, since none were made save with the view of con- verlinK everything Into cash at a moment's notice if necessary, and Itobert Myron be came a wealthy man. As is usual, with wealth came tbe respect or his neighbors, who, to show appreciation of money, elected him to the office of County Judge. During tho year 1870 tbe inhabitants of Tower Hill witnessed tbo destruction of an other steamer by fire at almost the exact place where tbe Tidal Ware went down. Among all those men who labored to save life cone was more active than Itobert Myron, aud bis house was converted into a hospital for tbe reception ot those who were injured, but hf.red from death. Mrs. Myron was as earnest in her efforts to comfort tbo distressed peoplo as was her uusuHiiu, uuu ue-r lauur wusbigumij ruwarueu by fiadiug aniout; tbo unfortunate ones whom she uns nursiug ber father, whom she had not li nrJ from since the day Bbe loft his home to fouud another with the one man she loved above all others. The daughter's heart was mado still more glad when tbe old gen tleman told her aud her husband that he had bet-n searching for them several months iu tbe hope of inducing them to return to his louely home, or allow him to remain with them, Then he told n strange story, and one which lifted a load that had grown heavier with each succedlng year from bis son-in-law's ueart. Iu lSlil, Mrs. Myron's aunt bad died, ba il ueatbing to ber niece tbe sum of five thous and dollars. Judgo Berry, half relenting that be bad not looked with favor upon his daugh ter's marriage, bad sent his clerk to carry to her this legacy. The messenger bad written to bis employer from St. Cloud iu 18C2, btat. ius that ho bad traced Mr. and Mrs. Myron to that place, but that from thero they had gone, as he hod reason to believe, to Cape Girardeau, which place be was about to start for la tbe steamer Tidal Wave. From that time Mr. Berry had never beard from his clerk, and he belioved bo bad loit bis life when tbe steamer was burned. As tho old gentleman finished his story, tha husband and wife gazed at each other with an almost despairing hope in their eyes, aud It was only with tbe greatost difilculty Judge Myrou could ask the question, "What was the man s namer" "Henrr Parks." The load was lifted forever more ; the money which tbey believed was another s be longed rightfully to them; tbe investments made with a vbw to being able to restore tbe nrlncinal at anv time insured their own pros perity, and by purloluiug tbeir own from the dead tbey bad honestly relieved themselves from the thralldom of poverty. llarpeft llaiar, Got. Hoyt of Wyoming territory, where women have tbo rights ot citizenship, says i "Women don't waut to hold office they do not care for publio life. During all my expe. rlenoe in Wyoming territory, wbera women aro citizens and bold tbo same civil rights as men, I have not heard of one woman who de sired active publio life. The) l'lrat Year of Ibei "Jemmi!!." In a darkened room in a hospitable Russian homo at Irkootsk Lieutenant Danenbowcr re coudted to a Herald roporlor the fascinating story of tho Jeannette. Two months later, to a day, so much of tho story as relates to tho first year out from Sen Francisco was published. The lieutenant was an eye-wit-iicbs of tho events described in this install ment of the narrative, but about the time to which it brines us he was attacked by disease of tbe left eye, from which be has suffered confinement over since, (hough his acuto and retentive memory and his remarkably clear mind enable him lo still give, tho reporter says, a most valuable and complete account oi what passed about bim, and which was faithfully reported to him. The Jeannette, "thoroughly put in order" nnd "perfectly sea-worthy," left San Francisco on the 8th ot July, 1871), with officers and crew numbering thirty-three men. At Oonalaska two Ameri can Indians wero taken on. On the 28th of August the steamer passed through Behrlng Strait. On the 31st Bho was headed north wost toward the southeast cape of Wrangell Land, tho lieutenant feeling that tben tbeir "arctlo cruise had actually commenced." Tbe steamer worked her way painfully but steadi ly through much floating ice. On the Cth of September "Herald Island loomed up In tbe clouds," and judging that he bad reached the "lead" between tho Siberian and North Amer ican "packs," the captain took charge from me "crow s-cesi" and mo ship entered tue fiack, ramming its way through tbe young ce. that shook the shin badly but did not damage ber. But by 4 p. if. on that day she could go no further, l- ires were Dsnieed ; ice anchors were put out ; tbe Bhip was frozen in to the north and east of Herald Island, twen-ty-ono miles distant. On the 1.1th an attempt was made to reach the island across tbe ice by sledges, but, within six miles of the beach, open water was found. The ship was drift ing with the ice, and tho "captain would not send other persons to tho Island with boats." Preparationswere now made for a long stay. Tbe ship heeled to tbe starboard, and hod to be stayed with mast bead tackles hooked to heavy ice-anchors. The ice drifted, though slowly, having a "cycloidal motion with the wind, and tbo resultant was in a northwest direction." "Our position," says Lieutenant Danenbowcr, "was not an enviable one. At any moment the vessel was liable to be crush ed like an egg-shell among this enormous mass of ice, the general thickness of which was from five to six feet, though somo was over twenty, where tbe floe pieces had over run and cemented together, and turned topsy turvy. Pressures were constantly felt. We heard distant thundering of the heavy masses, which threw up high ridges of young ice that looked like immenso pieces of crushed su gar." On the 23d of November the ice split, leav ing tbe vessel lying in a "half.crodle," tho corresponding impress of its 6lde floating away some thousand yards. A curious dem onstration of general and common motion of tbe ice was afforded by tho fact that an out house left on tbe ice was found, 10 mouths later, only three miles distant from the ship to tbe southeast. Tho vessel drifted some eleven hours, and then was again frozen in. Tho long night had begun on the 10th of November, and was to last unbroken until tbo L'.,th of January. Litre, in spito of the pres ence of great danger, was "quiet," and even "monotonous." The discipline of tho ship's company was admirable, and "for the twenty one months in the pack but one punishmont was given, and mat for profanity." Fires for beating and cooking were kept up only from 7 A. m. to 3 p. M., to save coal, one hundred and forty pounds a day being allow ed for all purposes. Breakfast was at !) A. m. from 11 a. u. to 1 p. M. bunting and exorcise on the ice, dinner a 3 p. u., and about 7 tea. Tbo food consisted ot canned goods, with bear and seal meat twice a week, pork and beans and salt beef once a week, and "no rum or spirits except on festire occasions two or three times a year." Tho men's health was excellent, and tbeir carriago and spirits were unfaltering. In January, I860, tbe ves sel sprang a bod leak in the bows. With the temperature VI' below zero (the freezing point of mercury) the men wero ordered to the pumps, "working with tbeir feet and legs in ice-water, and everything frozen and freez ing solid." Tbo sbip wos pumped, by hand, by steam, and by a windmill pump, tor eigh teen months a fight for the frail hold the crew had on ercn a chance of life. About the middle ot February it was found tbat tbe vessel was within fifty miles from whero she entered, though in the five months that had elapsed Bince that event she had "drifted over an immense area, approaching and receding from tbe 180th meridian," but not crossing It. During ilay she "took up a rapid and uniform drift to tho northwest," but returned over the same course during June. Although tbe coldest weather was in February B8J below zero yet July and Au gust were more trying, being "misty and raw," with "a damp and fog and cold that struck a chill to the bones." The snow dis appeared about the middle of June and 'thaw. water" appeared on the surface of the floe ; bnt tbe Jeannette remained "imbedded in the ice so firmly that a whole cargo of ex plosives would have been useless" to release her. Tbe many cracks near the ship never led in any definite direction. Game was scarce. There were a good many seals, but "tho meat was not pleasant to the taste, and it required the strongest philosophy to enable one to eat it at all." Tbe seal most frequently found was tbe "floe-rat," of which species the fossil remains are found In tho hills of Scotland. Bear-hunts were tbe most exciting pastime, though tbey did not yield more than nueen animals the first year. The narrative of Lieutenant Danenhower contains many scientific data, of which only brief mention can be made here. The con clusion was reached that the "general motion of tbo ice was due principally to the wind, aud that the resultant of the winds was from the southeast." Thero was much talk among tho officers and observers "about tbe polar region being covered with an Immense 'ice cap,' which seemed to have a slow general movement in tbe diroctiou of the hands of a watch, the direction of tho drift being, of course, different iu tbe different segments." There was little evidence- of a current. Tbe water, when soundings could be made, was from seventeen fathoms to sixty, tho average being thirty, and the ocean bottom, usually uniform, covered with blue mud and shale. Lieutenant Danenhower arrived at Oren burg on tbe 2 3th of April, and set out to St. Petersburg; the next day. llarpeft Weekly. WUj mid llon-itie Electric I.lgta Hum.. If we examine one ot tbe electric lamps In tbe streets, we shall find it consists of two rods, one poiutlng upward from tha bottom of the lamp, the other hanging downward. The rods seem to touch, aud the brilliant flsmo is exactly where they seem to meet. Once a day a man comes around with a bagot tho rods. He takes out the old rods tbat wero burned the night before, and places a now st-t in each luuin. ftor be has gone about. as if be were putting new wicks Into the lamps, and each is ready for its night's work, all the lamps are lighted In broad day, to seo that every oue is iu proper trim. They are allowed to burn uutil tho meu have walked about iu tbe streets aud examined each lamp. If all ore burning well, they are put out till it begins to grow dark. If oue falls to bum nrouurlr. a man noes to that lamp to see what is tho matter, Tbe rods are made of a ourious black substauce, like charcoal, that Is called carbon. When tbe lamp Is out tbe two rods touch each other, in order to light the lamp they are pulled apart, and if you look at tbe flame through a smoked glass you will see that tbe rods do not eiulto touch. There Is a small space between tbeir points, and Ibis space is filled with fire. Look at tbe other parts of tha rods, or tbe copper wires that extend along tne stroots. iuey uava uu iigut, no heat, no sound. Tbe wires ara cold, dark, and silent. If wa were to push the two rods in tbe lamp close, together, the light and heal would disappear and the curious hissing sound would cease. Why Is this ? Let us go to tbe woods near somo brook, and it may ba that wa can understand this matter. Here is the brook, flowing quietly along, smooth, deep, and without a ripple. We walk beside tbe stream, and come to a place where there ara high rocks ana steep, stocr bams. Hera tba channel 19 very narrow, ana tne wa tor Is no longor smooth and silent. It boils and foams between the rocks. Tbero are ed dies and whirlpools, aud at last we como to the narrowest patt of all. Here the onco dark and silent water roars and foams in white, stormy rapids. There are sounds, and furious leaping and rushing water, and clouds of spray. Why is the smooth dark water so white with rage, so Impetuous, so full of sounds and turmoil? The rocks are the cause. Tho way is narrow and steep. Tbo waters are hemmed in, and there Is a grand display of flashing white foam and roaring water-iaus, as tne waters strugglo together lo get past the narrow place. It Is the same with the electricity flowing through tbe larce copper wires. It posses down ono wire into tbe other, through tbo lamp, in silence and darkness, bo long as the rods touch nnd the path is cloar. When tho rods In the lamp are pulled apart, there Is a space to be got over, an obstruction, like tbe rocks in tbe bed of tbo brook. The electrici ty, like the water, struggles to get over tho hindrance in Its path, and it grows white-hot with anger, and flames and hisses as it leaps across the narrow space between tbe rods. There is another kind of electric lamn. used in houses: it has a smaller and softer light, steady, white, and very beautiful. In these lamps, also, we havo something like tbe narrow placo in tho brook. They aro made with slender loops of carbon, enclosed in gloss globes. Tbe electricity, flowing si lently through a dork wiro, enters tho lamp, and finds only a narrow thread on which it can travel to reach tha home-going wire, and, in its strugglo to get post, it beats the tiny thread of carbon to whiteness. Like a live coal, this slender thread gives us n mild, soft ngnt as long as the current flows. It seems calm and still, but is enduring the same fury of tho electricity tbat is shown in the larger lamps. This Is the main idea on which tbese lamps aro mode : A stream of electricity is set flowing from a dynamo-electric machine thro' a wire until it meets a narrow place or a break lu tbe wire. Tben it seeks to get past tbo obstruction, and there is a grand putting forth of energy, and in this way tho electrio force, though itself invisible, is made known to our eves by a beautiful lieht. St. J'icholi$ for May. Justice Kis.t and n'rit, "I bote to live In a new country," said Jones, "where there is no law." "Yer bet yer," chimed in Thompson. "Law is the on ly thing mat Keeps us out of everlasting chaos." "Yes. indeed." said a Iecal centleman pres ent. "It is tbe bulwark of the poor man's liberty, the shield which the strong arm of justice throws over tho weak, the solace and the balsam of the unfortunate and wronged, me " "Ob, stop 'er," remarked a man with one eye. "I wont bave it tbat way. Law is a boss invention for rascals of all grades. Uivo me a country where there is no law. and I can toke care of myself every time. Now, for instance, when I lived In Ohio I got a dose of law that I will never forget. I was In part nership with a man named Butler, and one morning wo found our cashier missing with $3,000. Ho bod dragged the safe and put out. Well, I started after him and caught uiui i-i juiwku, wuere ne was splurging around on the money. I cot bim arrested. and there was an examination. Well, all tbo facts were brought out and tbe defence mov ed tbat tbe case bo dismissed, as tho prosecu tion did not make, out a case in the name of the firm, and tbat if there wai a firm the co partnership bad not been shown by any evi dence before tbe court. To my astonishment tbe court said tho plea was O. K-, and dis missed tie cose. Before I could realize what was up tho thief hod walked off. Well, I fol lowed bim to St, Louis and there I tackled him again. I sent for my partner and we made a complete case, going for him in the name of the Commonwealth and Smith, But ler &, Co. Well, tho lawyer for tbo defence claimed that the money being taken from a private drawer in the safe was my money ex clusively, and tbat my partner had nothing to uu witu it : tuat tue case 6aouia ue prose cuted by me individually, and not by the firm. The old 'bloke' who sot on the bench wiped his spectacles, grunted round a while and dis missed the case. Away goes the man again. Then I got another bitch on him and tried to convict him of theft, but tbe Court held that be should be charged with embezzlement. Some years after I tackled bim again, and they let him go. Statutes of limitation, you see. Well, I concluded to give it up, and I did. "But about four Years afterward I waa down in Colorado and a man pointed to an other and said : 'That fellow has just made a hundred thousand in a mining swindle.' I looked, und it was my old cashier. I follow ed him to the hotel and nailed him in his room with the money. Now, I says : 'Billy, do you recognize your old boss?' and of course he did. Says I : 'Bill, I want that three thousand you stole from me, with tho interest and all legal and traveling expenses.' -Ah, you do ?' says ho ; 'didn't tbe courts de cide that ' " 'Curse, the courts.' says I. putting a six- shooter a foot long under bis nose. 'This is tho sort of legal document that I'm travcllin' ou now. This is tho complaint, warrant, in dictment, judge, jury, verdict and sentence all combined, and the firm of Colt it Co., New Haven, are my attorneys in this case. When they speak they talk straight to the point of Your muc you bioodr larceny thief. This jury of six, of which I am foreman, is liable to be discharged at any moment, no technicality or statutes of limitations here, and a stay ot proceedings wont last over four seconds. 1 want $lu,uuo to square my bin or I'll blow your blasted brains out.' Well, bo passed over the money right away, and said be hoped there'd bo no bard feelings. Now, there's some Colorado law for you, and its tbe kind for ma I Eh, boys ?" and the crowd, with one accord, concurred in the cheapness and efficacy of the plan by which a man could carry his court on his hip, in stead of appealing to the blind goddess in Chicago and St. Louis. Salt Lake Tri bune. The Iteadluster legislature of Virginia has abolished the whipping-post in that state. Tbo enactment went into effect May 1st. Tbe Bible which has been in tbe United States Senate since 1827,and which was stolen three woeks ago, has been returned and was found on tba secretary's desk. Of the population of New York city, 108,. r.'.ll persons were born in Ireland and 103,482 in Germany. Together tbey constituto moro than a third of the entire population of tbe city. Tbe Philadelphia Times voices tbe thoughts of a great many other people when it says t "It should ba understood hencefor ward that people who wish to fool around In tho Arctio ocean must do bo not only at tbeir own expense, but at their own risk." "Don has had many advantages," said old Simon Cameron, talking of his Bon tha Sena tor, tbe other day ; "but I had one tbat is worth mora to any man starting in life than all be ever had." "What is that, General?" "Tbe advantage, of storting poor." Dr, McOabe, tbe silver-tongued collec tion beggar ot the Methodist Churcb Ex tension Society, recently received this noto from ex-Vice President Wheeler of Malone, N. Y. ; "Please get out cf this region while I bave something left. To reooncils you In some measure to going, I enclose my check to your order for $1000. Put tha money in to your frontier work iu multiplying the foun tains of Christian citizenship, and may God's blessing go with yo'u as mine does. When you get the country well underbrushed, we will send out some Presbyterians and put on tha finishing touches." The demand for "help" of all sorts at Cos. tla Garden, N, Y,, Is something extraordinary. Tbe lobor bureau Is besieged by applicants. Parties are willing to take from one to fifty immigrants each, and the calls for mechanics of all kinds are inoessant. As to wages, hands are taken who are paid as much as if they bid been working steadily at tbeir trades In well-established American houres for months. Tbe women fare as well as tha men. ltichly dressed ladles, bringing letters of Introduc tion from prominent citizens, ara content to take servants from tha class marked "with out reference," at wages ranging from $10 to $10 per month, in exceptional case) $20.