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Wliat do hajipy birdies fay, Flitting through the gloomy wood ? " We mnst ping' tho gloom away, Hun ttf shadow Gol in good.' , . JL A. Dodoe. THE TEST. " I am beautiful," murmured Ixra Dean, as (die ntood .before the mirror, Kiniling at the face reflected tliere, ". and J I know that Ivlward Karle if not indlflerent to beadty, although he i engaged to my plain little aint of a cousin, Flo. I do not-think nhe really cares at . yery much for jhinij andf he does pshaw ! I have, nothing but uy i handsome face to dejwnd upon,, bo mjist S.' inake the bent of it, and . others look, out ' for theniHclves." . . " T I Ixf a Dean wa certainly very beautiful, Ilerfiair waM black a the raven's wing, an( in thick, heavy coils upon jher shapely . head ; eyes of velvety blackness, .which their owner could at will cause to flaah defi antly, or droop in sweet, inncetit confu- niort ; checks and lips like Hcarlet rose, and teeth rivaline pearl in whiteness. She waa a little alove tlie medium height, an(T her elegant carriage would grace a queen. ( Miss Dean was an orphan, and lived with her aunt in the city of New York, but had accepted her cousin, Kay's invitation to spend n few rapnths with her in tlie'coun try. Here he had met Edward Earle, , Flo's betrothed husband. Jlej was hand nome, talented and wealthy ; and this beau iful, unprincipled' ' girl ' was hot long in inaking up her mind to throw airier arts nto the content, and win him for, herself, ' - hns ending a long "struggle between pride : and poverty, which threatened the happi j jichs of . tlie future, even though tlie result "might be the wreck ofMier cousin's happi- ght be the wreck of her cousin's happi necs. . ' ' ''' ) ' 1 . 4trI'declare I It is almost five o'clock I" continued Mies Dean, petulantly, 'glancing at her' watch. " Flo promised to help- me dress for the party. I do. wish she would ; come."' i ' . ' ? " As if in answer 0 her wish, the door opened, aiid Florence. Ray entered the room." She v'as plain no one(would think of calling her anything else yet there was an expression of innocence and purity in that sweet, gentle face, and, speaking from jhose Houlful brown eyes, which attracted every one, and to know her was to love her. you have face glad " Oh, Flo ! I am ! bo come l" - And ,the tfeacherous t ' 1 ill wreathed in smiles hair' just the prettiest , you can. a in a bother ; but you are a won't mind.". .Florence kissed the pouting red. lips her cousin held up to her, . " No) coz, you are not a bothe It Isa was ",I want ybu to do my I know I darling, and formerly been a lover of hers, and filled with regrets that she was bound to another, while her heart waa and always would be hia. . . ; ' Could Edward Earle have known bow much time Lora Dean spent upon that very note, in which she forged her cousin's hand writing bo cleverly, he would have taken a different course that memorable afternoon. With a white, stern face he sought Flor ence in the summer-house, which he had seen her enter with a book in her hand. : Florence heard hia familiar footstep, and j her heart gave a great throb, while a elad j light came into her eyes ; but when heen i tejred her presence he only saw her lift her j eyes from the book she was reading. and bow coldly. T ' With the words of that, note still burn ing in his brain, her manner almost mad dened him. " Miss Kay, I think we had better come to an understanding at once, and I have taken it upon, myself to offer you freedom from the bonds that have proved so irk some." ,'.' j For a moment Florence sat as if stunned. Although'she had feft for a long time that a great distance was between them, she could not realize it had come to this. ' In his offer of releases she only sa, a glad escape on his p.art,ithat he might wed her beautiful cousin ; anof, forcing -back the cry of anguish that would have"' risen to) her lips, all the pride in her nature came to her rescue, and helped her. through the ordeal. With no more visible emotion in her white face than if it were carved from marble, she drew the costly Aitaire j diamond from her finger, and held it toward him. The last link that bound thein together had been severed, anfTwathout a, word he took the ring, and left her presence. Alone in her room, with no eye but God's to witness, Florence Kay fought with love and pride. Pride conquered, and she went out boldly determined to die rather than give one sign of her1 suffering. v ' Days grew into weeks, and 'still Lora Dean lingered at the, farmhouse. Edward Earle and she were almost constantly to gether. . ' One afternoon Florence stood by the Win dow, in thought living over the past, con trasting it with the present, and wondering if she could ever again think the sunshine beautifiiUwilh that dull, weary pain at her heart. A familial form was coming up the road, rnd her heart beat almost audi bly, while-a crimson spot came to. either cheek. - ... How beautiful and innocent Lora looked, out in the garden among the llowers. Her sweet voice, trilling some happy love song, floated in through the window to Florence's ears. As she listened for a moment and onlv for a moment a feeling of bitter .hatred against her cousin grept'into her and was harbored there. Lora as if voice trembling . with passion. Then she arose and swept from the room. - Edward crossed the room to where Flpr- ence aat, with bowed head, and, taking one ; of her hands, he said ; ) , "Pardon me, Miss Ray Florence for being a listener to this conversation between you and your cousin. It has .opened' my eyes in more than one respect. . I chanced to think of a book Miss Dean spoke of hav ing, and which she had promised to loan mv sister : bo I came back for it. Passing by the open window, I heard a few words of a conversation I deemed" it no sin to hear more of. The words I heard you say have made me doubt that you ever ' wrote this." ' .; i He placed in her hands the note he had found. : , Florence read it through, then said, look ing into his face with those truthful eyes ' " -No. Edward; I never wrote this. Some enemy has been at work." They did not question who, for it was evident to both who the guilty person was. Florence confessed that she had consent ed to test his love, and both shuddered when they thought of how near their lives came to being shipwrecked. . It was, a perfect reconciliation. Miss Dean left for the city the next day in disgust A month later she received cards of invitation to attend the wedding of Florence Kay and Edward Earle ; but she very politely declined the invitation. '.. Tlie i Diphtheria ' Seovre 7? ' How to Check its Spread Important Facta in the History of . Diphtheria At a medical meeting in New York Dr. J Lewis Smith said that previous to the time of Bretonneau but very little was known of the causes and nature of diph theria, but in his memoirs it was plainly shown that it had a specific virus which was communicable from person tot pejrson by in oculation, and in no other way. 1 Breton neau created an interest in the study of this over more than fifty cases of diphtheria had appeared. ' Until near th end of 1S59 the city had suffered very lightly from this diaease, but at that time physicians all over New York began to note the spread of the peculiar symptoms of this disease. In 1833 there were over 900 cases of death from diphtheria, which was". the highest figure it had reached, until then. Then there was a decrease until 1873, when the fatal cases of diphtheria numbered over 1,100. .pleasure for me to help you. " Flo, do you. think I ara very beauti ful ?!' said Lora, when her cousin stood un- -winning me eons i iiiajjmuvcui jiu. I wish I were ' Yes, dear. tiful." " I wonderSif Edward Earle to," she said.Waching Flo half closed lids. ' . " Why ?" ' -r :c i l mean iu nur nun ii, a : !' Lora '.'Vsahl Florence, her lalf as beau- .through thinks so her heart, Dean's graceful attitude did hot look face flush- " Y'ou know Ed- irig, then turning pale. Ward is my affianced" , 1 " Well, supposing he is leave you ior a Deauuiui Aiacv, ne i hui worthy of you. , Florence, dare you let this 'if he would r be a. test to see if he will remain true Did there creep a doubt into the girl's mind, that caused her to hesitateand for a moment remain silent? Whin she spoke, it was with a white, yet determined face, and her voice sounded strango and cold. I am willing." ' Tint Flora rice's heart sank within her when her cousin's toilej was she stood! before' her, a very finished, and queen in her rich robed of silk and lace", with fglittering diamonds in her ears and. at lier throat. Would Ife stand .the test ? he feked her- seif. ; i V '. V" ' Every eye wast turned toward Miss Dean, that evening, when Bhe swepjt into the par . lors. Her beauty, and gay, sparkling man ner, soon , brought a crowd of admirers around her, and, lured by those bright eyes, Ed ward. Earle found himseifl among them. Florence Ray only needed that one eve nine to tell how the contest would end, aid who would be the winner J yt she had her self consented to. the triali and, "come what might, she would hide all suffering, and act her part... ' 'Thatevening wa a fair days which followed. . Edward rarely sought Florence's side, and she stood proud- ly aloof, never by word or her true feelii'cs. i T dn Fwnrd Earle iusticelhis love for Florence was still the same. I Ile.wasmere y fascinated with W cousin, and, repelled: by her manner toward him, he fought ocietv.' Had Florence acted di,ffer- cntlv. he never would have (gone so; far as u.irfmrn their eneasement. Her cold manners, together with; a few insinu .tirtna from the artful and treacherous Lora TVhn. made the work of parting two loving hearts very easy. Although no hard Words, had been Bpoken on .either side, both rea ' lized that a great gulf was fixed between them. . , ' . . The fipishing stroke came m the shape of a' note, in the' famiUar handwriting of which fell in Edward's way. it sample of the 6ignsbetraying Florence, it were studied ; but she had caught a glimpse of Edward Earle's handsome fig ure, although she was to all appearance un conscious of hia approach. ; , He opened the little gate and entered the garden. Florence saw them standing there together saw him stoop, pick a rose, and place It among her dark tresses; then they walked down the path in the direction of the lake. When the trees hid them j from eight, Floence sank into a cliair, buried hej face in her hands, and the glistening tears fell through her white fingers. 'For a moment only she sat -thus, and then her old pride re turned, and, as if-ashamed of her momen tary weakness, she dashed the tears away, and took up the embroidery she had thrown aside. An hour later,-when Lola, flushed and elated, entered this room, her face gave no ign of the struggle she had passed through. '" Florence, beauty has -won! . Edward Earle lias asked, me. to. become his wife." '? And you have accepted him?" slowly came from the white lips of Florence. "Of course I have! 'He is handsome and Wealthy, For one in my position laving run through a fortune with plenty of pride and not. the means to keep up ap- warancerf much longer, it is a decidedly ucky thing.. I am glad you do not care much for him at least, judging from your actions you do not for if I had thought you did, I should not have lejt matters go this far." , w One question, Lora; do you love him?" "No, Flo, I will be candid with you. It is ouly the position his wealth will give me that I covet." , ' 1 O Lora, Lora ! Was it for this that you wrecked my life ? ' I had thought to suffer in silence ; but I must speak. I love Edward Earle with a love yiat will never die. Before vou came we were so happy ! I can forgive you the wrong you have done me; but oh I Lora, think well before you consent to perjikre your soul at the altar by giving your hahxLand not your heaSt J Y'ou will not be happy, and God will mete, out punishment to you." - ' "There, there, Florence! Do not preach any longer. It is too late now." " No, Miss Dean, not too late," said a 6tern voice, as a form darkened the door wa. " ); :- ,- . : . " Mr! Earle. as I live! And in the 'pleasant position of an eavesdropper!" ; Lora meant to be scornful, but her voice trembled with shame aud mortification. " Yes, Miss Dean ; for once I have been guilty of listening; yet my conscience does not condemn me. I have learned that which will greatly change the future for you. and me. If you will consider those words I was mad enough to ' utter a short time ago recalled, I shall be much obliged to you.' v " As you please," said Miss Dean, in a Domes 1o Recipes. - Honey Cake. One cup of butter,, two cups of honey, four eggs well beaten, one teaspoonful of essence of lemon, half a -cupful of sour milk, one teaspoonfnj of soda, flour enough to make it as stift as can well be stirred ; bake at once in a quick oven. Apple jELLY.Cut your apples in quar ters (do not pare or core them), dip each quarter into' clear water, and put them into a jar to cook in the oven until quite ten der ; then strain the juice as usual, and boil with a pound of sugar to a pint of the juice. The most delicious jelly will be the result, with .the full, pure flavor of the applo heightened by the cores having been left in and not spoiled by the objectionable additioii of lemon peel and juice. i. . e Nice Tea Cake. Sift front a pint and a half to a quart of flour, and mix thorough ly through it two teaspoons of cream of tar tar and a little salt, then 'rub in a clevei lump of, butter. Have ready one pint of new milk with a teaspoon of soda dissolved in it, and pour this on the flour and work up as soft as you can manage to roll and cut with cake cutter ; add more flour, if necessary, and bake in a quick oven. They soon, bake, and are not so good if the dough is stiff. okk Hash. Only 'just enough pork should be chopped with the potatoes to: brown them without butter, and a little practice will enable one to use the right proportion. Too much of it makes Hhe hash greasy and indigestible ; too little leaves it dry and tasteless. After moisten ing it with hot water, it should cook slowly on the top of the stove for about twenty minute?, and come oat of the spider with a nice brown crust. . Apple Bread. Weigh one pound of fresh, juicy apples ; peel, core and stew th'em into a 'pulp, being careful to use a porcelain kettle or stone jar, placed in a' kettle of boiling water ; mix the pulp with two pounds of the best flour ; put in the same quantity of yeast you would use for common bread, and as much water as will make it a. fine, smooth ' dough ; put it into a pan and place it in a warm place to ri?e, and let iremain for twelve 'hours, at least. Form it into rather long-shaped lqaves'and bake in a quick oven. j 1 malady, which, kept alive by the recurrence of frequent epidemics, continued nhabated, and the result of clinical observations had been not only .to establish the, doctrine of contagiousness by inoculation or Contact, hut also to render probable, indeed, nearly to demonstrate its contagiousness through the breath of the patient and through exha tions from his surface, bo that, as Aremeyer says, " diphtheria should be classified among infectious diseases and among those that are most typically contagious." Lately animals had. been experimented upon and thereby important results achieved. Those who had taken the lead in this new' line of investsgation were del sen, Buhl and Huter, of Germany,x and others. They'claimed to have, discovered the cause of the malady in. the existence of microscopic vegetable parasites which had been designate "bacteria.". These had been divided by Cohh into four genera, but only two of these sustained a causal rela j'tion to diphtheria namely, the sphcero-bac- tenum and the rod-like bacterium. In every tissue which, was the seat of diptheric in fl animation the Spherical bacteria occurred in immense numbers, accompanied by a smaller number of the other kind. In se vere cases they also Occurred in the blood Ordinarily, as the disease increased in vio lence, a gradual increase in the number of spherical ftadena ould be demonstrated by the microscope. On the other hand, when e diphtheric inflammation disappeared ese faderia decreased in numbers and other vegetable forms succeeded. In the very beginning the grayish ' white spots which appeared upon the inflamed surface consisted entirely of these bacteria, with cpithelical cells ; whole fibrin and pus appear ed at a later period. - Dr. Edward Curtis remarked . that the question of the nature of diphtheria pre sented two important issues. In the first place the question , must be asked, What waa the cause of the maladv ? The little organisms- called bacteria were undoubtedly present in the patients, but it was still ques tionable whether thev were the causes or onlv the effect: .The experiments in the way of inoculation had not yet fully de cided the question. The other point, the relation of the external disease to the con stitutional infection, was quite a different matter. Dr. Ortel maintained that up to the development of the false membran6i the malady was always local and that only after their development the diseases grew to be constitutional. However,' the propo- i sition had not been positively proven. In many clinical cases it had been' found, that local attacks of the eye, etc.j could exist without the reneral. constitutional disturb ance. The kidney was generally greatly i affected by the local disease. Dr. Curtis I then spoke, at length of the deaths of ani mals, which were generally carried off far A Wealthy- Kleptomaniac . An up town New Haven grocer has been greatly annoyed for some time past by petty pilfering, the guilty person being a very wealthy citizen prominently connected with institutions established for the benefit and accommodation of the public of that city. The person has been in the habit of hang ing around the store until the eyes of the clerks were turned away from him, when he has deftly transferred to his pocketa sundry eggs, apples, and other email commodities- For some time this was tolerated, although many people were informed of the peculiar practices of the guilty man,-and many 'a hearty laugh indulged in at his expense. But when this pilfering began to be noticed even by persons passing by the store, for bearance ceased. to be a virtue, and the worthy grocer called upon the wealthy pil ferer at his office and emphatically informed him that he must mend his ways. In the sunny days of universal prosperity he might with fortitude -have borne this continual. drain upon hia goods and his purse, but, fis all know, this is a "hard winter," and the thing must be stopped at once. With up lifted hands the man proclaimed his'iiino cenccy and called upon his JJaker to testify if he was the kind of man to steal eggs ! His protesiations had no-effect, and his call for the aid of a stranger waa of no avail. But the grocer treated .him with great leniency, letting him off with a reprimand Owing to this happy termination . of the case we refrain from giving the" name of the wealthy reprobate, to whom $300,000 cannot insure the necessities of life, but unless he immediately reforms and abandons his evil ways, his name is likely to appear in the records of the City Court. , r A Briohd-Up Lnaatio. ' i Avarieo of His SalatirM tho Alleged Cauao HorrihU 8&2brLag of tho TJaioxtunaia, A gentleman, who is a resident of Alien town, Pa, and is well known to the people of that city as a hunter, met with an adven ture the other day, while in pursuit of game on the Bue Mountain, which resulted in a discovery of the most extraordinary na ture. Having tramped a long distanceMn pursuit of game, and with good succeaa, he was getting toward the foot of the mountain among the timber, when his attention was attracted by a queer-looking brick structure among the trees. It was, and is calculated to attract the attention of any one who comes across' it there in the solitude of the mountain. It is simply four brick walls about seven or eight feet high, evidently hrirtpd nvcr at the ton fthou?h of that We are not certain), 'and enclosing a space of about six feet 'square. Mr. .Fowell ap proached the building and forgot all about the game, aa he examined it closely and attentively. He walked round it and could find neither door nor window.-He- could think of no use 'that it wan possible for such a building, so situated, to be put to. Theie was a Btench arising from it that made his examination anything but a pleasant one. He was about to leave the place, with the mystery of the solitary brick building un solved, when suddenly his steps were ar rested- by a sound as ot a human vol hich appeared to come from the interior of the structure. He listened intently, buj all was talent aa in. Yet he waa 'Mire he had heard it. Wgain he walked round the building, and this ti.rue he discerned a place in one of the walls where a brick had been Wt out, affording an opening into tha " dungeon " for it was a dungeon, and it held and yet holds a prisoner, shut oujl fj,om the light of day, from all human fellow ship, and from. alt. opportunity of enjoy ment of the common blessings of life, which belong to the most unfortunate of kGod'a creatures. As the discoverer of this strange edifice discovered the only opening in the walls, he again heard a sound from the in terior of it. .ThUtime there could be ho doubt of it. Strange, incoherent mutter- Striha more rapidly than children, and based some ingenious reasoning on this iaciv However,, there was yt a great deal ' being done in the investigation of the causes and the nature of the malady. Dr. George Bayles presented some inter esting views on "The He Had the Seat. . The' other morning a nice young man got into a car, .oh the Dayton Shore Line rail road, and saw to his delight the only vacant seat in the coach was by the side of a, young lady acquaintance. He reached for that seat with joyous i strides, and her, eyes an swered his delighted looks. But just as he got there, an elderly party from the- other end of the car waltzed up the aisle, and set tled himself into the-coveted seat. The young man approached more slowly and accosted the yoUng lady. "..How is your brother?" he aslyed. "Is he able to-get out?" " Oh, yea," she said. " Will he be very badly (marked ?" he continued ; and the old gentleman grew suddenly interested. " Oh, no," said the fair deceiver, " with the exception of a few small pits on his fore head, you would never know he had ;ever "had it!' " Were you not afiaid of taking it ?" the young man went on, while the old gentleman; broke out in cold perspiration. " Not a bit," she replied, " I had been vac cinated, you know." lhe seat was va cated instantly, two young hearts beat aa half a dozen, and the prattle of " nice talk" strewed thai part of the car, while a gray haired old man scowled upon them from the hard accommodation of the wood box. ;. - ' , waat iaey uruu. Pnblic Sanitary j Control of Diphtheria." i Dr. Bayles pre faced his views by alluding' to the many difficulties in the way of successfully, cop ing with the malady. It had now reached a height in New York city which called for the use of the highest energies The hospi- j tal plan for the purpose of isolating the pa tients was . a failure because" so many of them were children who could by no means be separated from their parents. He in clined, to the belief that the diphtheria mi asma was peculiarly subject to neutralizing influences of pure atmosphere, etc How could the necessary isolation be effected? Only by looking to the Board of Health for the full exercise of its plenary powers. He proposed the organization of a staff of in spectors who were to attack at once every case of diphtheria. Every house should be placed, as it were, in a state of siege. The patient should be carried up to the highest story, where he could be most effectually isolated from-the other dwellers in the Pig Iron Manufacture. The following is the resolution adopted bv the vis iron manufacturers in their convention held' in Philadelphia: " The undersigned, pig iron manufacture era, believing that the greatly decreased de mand in the consumption, of pig iron im nerativelv demands a corresponding de- crease in the amount produced; and be lieving also that through over production a crisis now exists in, the 'pig iron business which requires prompt and energetic action to save it from threatened bankruptcy and ruin ; and believing also the proper and most effective remedy is to be found in a decrease of production to correspond with the demand for consumption, - we, the un dersigned furnace owners, in person and by their representatives, -hereby agree, each with the Other, that wc will severally de crease the production at ' our respective works to a quantity not exceeding one-half the capacity of our several furnaces, and to faithfully continue and maintain such de crease of production for and during the whole year 1875j provided that this agree ment shall not be binding until signed by the representatives of at least two-thirds of the furnaces, exclusive of charcoal, in the United States1;' and provided, further, that signers to this agreement may ' withdraw and be released from the same on giving two months' written notice to the Secretary of the Americau Iron and Steel Association of their desire an 1 intention to.do so." inga, and then a cry of pain or rage fell upon the ears of the startled! listener. He called out and knocked upon the wall, and the voice of a man responded to him, but he could make no sense of the response. After a time he left' the place and made in quiries in the neighborhood, and then he heard a very strange story. j 1 The man bricked np in that monumental coffin, and who suffers death in life, is named Levi Handwerk, and the neighbors assure our informant that he has been immured there for twelve years. The' strange ftory given to us by Mr. Powell ia that the father of Handwerk died and left him, quite a young man, with $4,000. He was jl luna tic, subject to fits of ungovernable rage, and, when these fits were on him; the lives of those around him were in danger.' After the death of the father the mother of Hand werk married again, and the young man " Fruit Garden. If not already done, bend down and coyer the canes of the tender varieties of rasp berries, if the ground is still open,. Grape vines should have been pruned became altogether uncontrollable-a violent, raving madman. Then be? was consigned to the dungeon, which, it is said, is simply a bare spot of ground,, inclosed by four walls. The motive given for his confine ment thua is, that the lives of those about him were not safe if he waV at laige, and if4uhad been! kept in a lunatic asylum, the money he was possessed of would have been appropriated by the State to keep him. The revelation of this abominable horror at once aroused the good people of Allen- town, and a party proceeded to that place The Orgaaixatloas of tat Workings so ia Uxa cumria.- - The trades unions of England, says the Jfew York JlqmblkM the best prganiied and. most powerful, of any uT the world. Among the more prominent awciationa are the Amalgamated ' Engineer, with 357 lodges, 42,382 members, and a fund of more' than $1,000,000. Their last report shows an increase for the year of l.SOOjnembers and over $200,000. The expenses for rthe year were $335,000, of which nearly $00,000 were for the sick, $47,000 for superannuated members, and about $40,000 for funeral ex penses. The annual report states that the well being of the member has been prompt ed bv moderation and reason, and without resort to strikes or serious conflicts of any kind with capitalist or employers. The society has been uniformly prosperous 1or several years, much of which prosperity has been due to moderation in canes of disa-v, ereement with employers, and the settle ment of differences by arbitration. This is ' the most powerful organization of skilled laborers in existence, having. branches all over the world It is composed of men of intelligence, who think for themselves, and are not' to be led into folly by the ranting of demagogues. It takes no pari in politi cal affairs further than to silently favor such men and measures as are lor the bene fit of labor and the laboring classes. . Another "great organisation is that of the Amalgamated Carpenters and .Joiners, with nearly 13,000 members, and a fund of $150, 000. Ita growth last year was extraordi- -nary, the addition of members amounting to 1,563, and of .funds more than $50,000. . General prosperity has been the rule except in America, where financial depression pro duced corresponding depression; in the or ganizatlon. . To their brethren in this coun . fry they aay ; " It is gratifying to know.' that ample funds are at oar dieposal when ever they may be required, and that our British members will gladly, assist their American brethren in the hour of need, knowing that , whenever- they in turn may labor under similar difficulties, our Ameri can brethren will feel pride and pleasure in doing all they pan to show that we are united by - kindred interests and coruiai, sympathies." The following seatiment ex pressed by these carpenters willnd a cor dial response in every honest hart : M If the industrial classes in Europe' and Ameri ca fully realize the advantages to be attain ed by unity of action, their interests would ' become so interwoven that wars would be impossible, and no political jealouaies would be permitted to endanger the lives of peaceful citizens, or disturb the commercial intercourse that ia essential; to the well m being of the people." This trade had tem porary strikes in Liverpool and Bristol, where the employers, instead of submitting certain differences to arbitration, as they had pledged themselves to do, would listen to no proposal lor accoauuwiiu. will deny that in such a case; a strike' was justifiable; Employers ought to be the firat to favor arbitration, and the last to aban don that method of settlement. In the an nual Teport of the society, union among working men is the way indicated for ame liorating their social condition, but violence and strikes are deprecated'; u lor the age of coercion is happily ended." Another branch of this class of workmen the Friendly Carpenters and Joinersis also in a prosperous condition, with 9,205 members and a handsome fund. They, donrecate attempts at coercion, bu moval. entrance were taken down by the constable, when the party entered. The eight that last month, but advantage may be taken mel their eyes is simply, indescribable. of the mild weather of this. In . Northern localities, young vines, even o hardy sorU, will fruit better if they are laid down and covered.. Strawberry beds should be given their covering of leaves or straw just before the ground freezes. . Two or , three inches is suf ficient, as the object is to' protect the plants from sudden changes of temperature, rather than to exClude frost. Wood for rustic .work may be cut and prepared for rise next season. With a little ekill in ' arrangement, "many ornamental ,. - j j J 1 prepared ; locust, red cedar, and chestnut nish its own medicines and feed the poor r ' ' , ' sick at the expense o the municipal gov The New York Witness tells the follow ing : A gentleman "nettled the estate of a wine dealer in New York. Hating access to his books, he-examined the accounts of what was bought and sold, and was sur prised to find that, while for years he had sold large quantities of wine, there was no indication on his book that he had ever bought any. . ' Not a gallon purchased, but thouaandsf of gallons sold for te juice of the grape, when, in fact, it was h own infernal concoction of!drugs and poisons, on the sale of which ' befgrew rich at-the expense of the live of ! 1 i ' 'A: ' ' - S erhment. At the present time there were perhaps only 100 houses in which, diph theria could be found, a?nd yet some fifty or sixty deaths ensued every month. The ex- pense of the special physicians, nurses, eta, would -be" very, -msignificarit as compared with the effectual check of the diase which might be accomplished by the adop tion of this plan. The co-operation . of voluntary nurses should be enlisted. Also of all those who had the health of the city at heart. - . THE HISTORY OF- DIPHTHERIA. Dr. Elisha Harris, Begiatrar of Vital Statistics, gavesome interesting facts in the, history of diphtheria in New York city are all good,, the first two sorts remaining sound for many years. All wood for ports ought-to be seasoned under, cover if powd- ble, and so piled up that there will be a free circulation of air aronnd and through the pile. , Spade up all ground between the rows of fruit trees, and apply well-rotted manure. AUenton p.rlv rriwd-th, lh.con.Uble 'gl ntc k' , withnnt the nrocess of xncibation or arm of Slatington, and . another gentleman who without 'bepn o had preceded them were already making tion bavUg bee to nrpnarations for the deranged man's re- society, wnicn naa uaerc . r--r ; . , - ..... I :A.-iVom Khirh arfl on ail siaes suiuit,- The strong iron bars guarding the "-"T,;,, WUV " -.. yed ; wziiku nvwj. .. - - o hours of labor there seems to be great con fusion.. The carpenter say that they work forty-eight bowrs a week in New York sixty-one" hours in renxance, sixty in Ire land, about the same in Canada, andVfifty one in Scotland. v A Veteraua Xditr. A veteran editor in the West hat just re tired from the profession forever, he aays. Colonel Sam Fike was born in Uraynon county, Va., in 1804, and immigrated with his parents to Boss county, Ohio, when but seven years old. Ilaring Tarchaed ah old printing press and a fewcaeof type, on the 4th of July, 1832, be iwueVl the first number of the Highland Demnerat, in Hills- borough. lie did not remain there long, but purchased a newspaper in a neighboring county ; sold oat soon, and went elsewhere. He continued this sost of- hie lor lorty-two Lying on a patch of fine straw in' a nude state, covered with a thick crust of dirt from head to feet, was a human being, the stench arising from the bed' of filth, being almost intolerable. The pen in which he was confined is; four feft sqaare, of brick, lined with rough pine boards. When the gentlemen entered thy found him lying in a crouched potation, and it W5?s only by as sistance that he could stand on his feet, his limbs being paralyzed and unable -to bear the emaciated form. . Together they carried him to bis mother's house ana sppnea nony uio:wi I . . . . - , , I articles may be made for the flowec garden j ' ? S til n to'siadn . . , r . i 1 . and lawn, roeis ana siaaes snouia aiso oe A permit was procured for his admittance into the county almshouse, in which excel lent anulltllt lrt h. will receive better and more humane treatment than was his lot heretofore. .. . , :, - ' hpn nron pni vu me iikui -w mj . . ... . , . looked wistfully around and occasionally years, and in that time establisheo: ih.Tan ni uttered incoherently. He rubbed his 0M pjuta of Ohio and Kentucky thirty -four eyes vigorously, which Vere almost con- weeUj newpers. Colonel Pike is a retirtfl do nener uu wucu 10 svru. countenance beamea wiui joy rA llhortv after so lone confinement. It is alleged that years ago he wasin his ;m minA TMyrds kent "here he sold game to other parties testify of business transactions wnicn were vj no hcj his fellow-men and the country. The said disease was a very old one, and had been known as the u putrid sore throat," the . malignant anffina." etc since the first colonization of o . the continent. However,- it was? not im portant to search these old records. The first fatal case registered under the name of diphtheria in New York city was treated by Dr. William Mad well, and occurred on February 20, 1859, Before the year was That Trade Mark. The Harvard Advocate publishes the fol lowing explanation of the origin of M Lone Jack n : There 4s a kind of tobacco yerie L ducted by an insane person. good called u Lone Jack," and how it came to be soe called was on this wise : King James II. did -greatly dislike ye smoking of tobacco, holding it to be a grievyous synne, whereat it did eeeme to" some wagge in Vyr ginie a good jest to stamp uponne hys to bacco ye kynge'a face, wyth a pipe in hys mouthe. Ye fame of thy s did greatlie. spread abroade, even to France, where they j didfahdie change ye kynges name unto L'Onze Jacques, (mistaking the'IL to be eleven), which seeming to they of Vyrginie a better jest than the other, they did change ye kynge's crowhe unto a hatte, and name hym u Lone Jack." i ' Praserratiem of TralU TThe following'method for the preserva tion of fruit has been patented in England. The fruit is placed In a vertical vessel in layers, separated by layers of pulverized bite sugar, and is then covered with alco hol of 80 deg. Gay Lussac After 12 hours the closed vessel is inverted and the macer ation allowed to continue for 12 to 72 hours, according to the nature of the. fruit, which ia then removed and allowed to drain and drr. About two pounds of sugar and two ..a, r.i .iml)ol ue recommended for i four pound of truit of his bobbies in his younger day a was to fill his paper with original matter, inter spersed with "numerous italica i and capital . letters. - ; " r EcoxoJtYw A Boston paper thinks that the manner in which some men economize in these times reminds cm of E. Wilier, the clerk who had a limited salary and an un limited family, whose ambition , to wear a complete new suit was never gratified. , As Dickens ssys,' u his black Ihat was brown before be could abrd a coat, hi panta loons were white at -the seams and knees before he could buy a pair of boots, his boots had worn out before he could treat himself to new pantaloons, and by the time be worked round to the hatmgain thatihin-j ing, modern article roofed in an ancient j ruin oLrarioua pexiods.w . was addressed to a young man who had L
The Franklin Courier (Louisburg, N.C.)
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Jan. 8, 1875, edition 1
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