:- ', " i II - ! T!t' .. - ' - : ! i .. " i ; .; . 1. ' f- ; - . ' : j: !. . ; ; . . . ! ' 1 -1 ft J : - - " - ' . : - . i . ' if:-, - - ' , j : . . . f if if I.I f : L. V. & E. tJ BLUM PLlSHEESIf D PEOPEIOES. TEUMSi-CASII IN ADVANCED a. On fcoe year...i.Ji ......L. .:1..:.!.;;....$2 00 - I 'I : .AXUOJlth8,..... l 00 three months,.......:............ 75 IRENE PAGr'E; THE VARYING SCENES OF A LIFETIME. BY ELS IE GABXETTE. (cojrrnruED.) CHAPTER VI. i "1 " A GATHERING CLOUD. JMAlas! when fiendish passion claimi the heart, 4 Or sordid interest rules the will, How many a heart we may make iad ! How many a home with sorrow fill ! " Surely it must have been!" exclaimed a r nnnasome, aart-eyea man, as ho sat in his room the evening of Irene's departure, "yet nowcouki it be possible?. I mnst know the ; truth of this. I will go to old Dover's cottage, and see what I can find but, I know she is ,v ' there ; for I watched Ingram, and I know' he , carried her thcro. Though her fortune is gone I will have her, and then won't I piy her for nil her flirting? . Ha! ha! ha! let me away." So saying, he arose, and quaffed an inebriat ing draught, th.en went out on his fiendish niis--ion. , . , ,., . :' T' A A short distance from the honse he came I near meeting lioland Ingrum, as he went away, but he plunged quickly into the woods, and was not observed. ' V . "Floods, : flames and furies!" he exclaimed, . if I didn't come near spoiling it all. Jf th;it monkey had seen me! but he didn't, so I must ; proceed." .' He arrived at the cottage, and crept stealth ily around until lie horned the room which con ( 'tained tlie olject of his: search, and he then . neated himself until all was still in Ue house; then arising he climbed noiselessly to tlie win dow and gazed in. ' ! All doubt was then removed; for there, on a low couch, lay irene, with one delicate white hand laying gently on the snowy.counterpane, while the' other supported her fair soft cheek. A demoniac smile of exultation crossed his face as ho descended and made his way quickly ' back to his room. ",11a! lm! ha!" he cried, as ho seated himself again by the fire, fortune is surely in my favor " .this time. What a lucky tiling it was for me that went out this evening. But how shall I proceed. Ah! thanks to my skillful brain. I - have it alrandj. I will keep a good lookout nntiUhe h:is recovered, and then I will write a hasty, note, in Ingram's name, telling her to meet 'him some certain night, at a stated place, importance to commn nicate to her. Her curiosity will be excited, and of course she will go. Then, hurrah for me, I will have a place provided for her, and a horse in readiness, and I will conduct my pret ty bird there, and make' her my wife, or make ; her think so. ; Dear life, won't she toss i that proud head of , hers when she sees me, but little will I care ; she will be in my power, and " 110 powers or eaitli or hell shall ever take her . from me again.'V ; ; Reader do you ask, who this cold-Wooded , villain is? It is ho other than Seaton Ray. 1o not; shudJer witli superstitious horror. It is no ghost, nor sixjctre from tle tombs. Al though he was left by Uie injured Ingrum for dead, he had received but a slight wound ; but - his base, cowardly heart felt the injuries he' had inflicted on Roland Ingrum, and Iks truly fear- .cd him, and he concealed himself until he leard Z? tho CHil.ure of CoL Pgo. and he then depart ed for, the iity of P , where he plunged . fecktessly into all the crimes and dissipations which usually follow a fiendish passion disap pointedbr an eaigcr avaricious ambition un 4atisfiedf i ;. : . i But hero with many sighs we leave him, floating swiftly down the current of sin yes, , hurrying on with fearful strides to that brink from which so many inmiortal beings have plunged into the fathomless gulf of perdition. , vvTwo months passetl, and still Irene remained ? At Dover cottage, i The dark, cold clouds of - winter were gone, and the gentle zephyrs and ' pleasant sunshine of spring cast gladness oyer t ' the earth. In the pleasant society of the gen tie Ella, and the kind parental tenderness of JVUr, nnu Mrs, Dover she became almost happy. f- The sisterly tenderness she felt for Ella, and tlie quiet pleasantness of the cottage and its surroundings, soothed her mind and her face -wore n expression of pleasing1" melancholy in stead of the proud,' haughty air, or the look of . j i sullen grief and endurance that it had worn In by-gono days. : ' She had become4; familiar with all tho wild walks oi the surrounding country , and her chief r : amusement was to wamlcr among the sublime seenery bf nature sometimes with Ella, and . . i.Muetiiuu3 wiui uo i-uiujmnion save a book. Slio, would wander to the side of a brook which t; 'wound its silvery way through the beautiful ; grounds In the rear of the cottage, and seatin Js herself an a rude bench, neath a spreading wil- ; low sho would experience a degree of Iran . - i tilling ' t.h(t morning she observed a note on the sill of , wr niimow nnu picwng it up she read as follows: , , , ' - "DkaeIbenk: jfoattr oCt iT6rtanee to yoxxt. . . t self induces me to urge you to meet me' to-nM t by .the side of your favorite brW. Come. 8ure to meet , , ,,v. ; : Rolahd Ikojhjic Irene's face paled as shc read, and all thro' that day her mind wS Luy picturing scenes of coming duress Her melancholy vv:W observed by her friends, but they attributed it to hefor luer distress and said nothing, j " 1 At length the 'sun finislir.l m Fank in solemn V,,i.. , . LUUrso and beneath tl)e hills, and Irene ."ff"n went out to mcct k western cr wild, wandering, though kind and lovinir brotner. ; Alas! unconscious one, how little she knew what a dark and dreadful enemy sho would meet. When she arrived nil was still, save tlie cheery chirp of insects and the solemn purl of the gentle brook, and she seated herself on tlie bench which she had often occupied, to await the; coming of her brother. She had sat but a few moments when she heard ! footsteps advancing and quickly she was "enveloped In a heavy cloak. She endeavored to shriek, but her utterance was impeded and she felt herself born quickly along.' At length she came to a stop, and she was placed in a . low and scantily lurmshed room. At first her powers of endur ance almost gave way, and her frightened im agination presented such doleful pictures of fu tine distress that sleep was impossible; but wearied nature at length triumphed and she sank upon her mean couch, and sleep wooed her to his embrace. Thu$ we will leave her for a time and return to Dover Cottage . Tho following morning the .family noticed that Irene did not- ariso 'W early as nsuaT, but they pad no attention to it until j the breakfast hour arrived and still she did not appear, and Ella flew to her room, but soon returned, palo and trembling, stating that she was -not there, nn;41. 1 1.1 .... . iituiKi uiiu iici tK-u oceu occupieti uie previous night. Terror immediately seized upon the uearts oi jan, anu uie lwuse, grounds, and. at lenrth. the: whole citv wjh epnr'fl.i K,,f w;tf. " ' fcuti " ii.ii no success. Ella's irrief wan alnfetrinl.l.l and she Ayandered-sadly through the grounds she had so often enjoyed with Irenes As sho 'Zu C l : : walked slowly along, she observed Roland In mw uiance :iom ner, x lying quickly uiier muisiie crieu:! j j ; " Tell me, in mercy tell me, strange individ ual, if you know anything of Irene?" "Of Trnh D..i , i. ... sne not with you?" : m i . . t i s. vt au "13 ouo iis Dcen. replied Ella, ''nnt l last pl . . night. She retired somewhat melancholy, and a. ongoing io ner room; this morning, we found u nau not, oeen occnpietl. We have searched everywhere for her, but can find no trace of her. . Cannot vou civo ns Mimn intn;m.nnn3n I do not know anything of her." ho answer ed. " but vou mav return and Ttt caMcRi t will find htr, Farewell, sweet girl, if you are ever in distress come to me at my cave by yon der brook; and I will befriend you. I was your moiner s lnend, l will also bo yours." "Tell me, I beg you," she said, " something Accordingly he letl her to a scat, and irave her a brief history of her mothcr's.life, and then tney parted. CHAPTER VII. IRENE'S RELEASE. The morning after Irene's imprisonment, she arose from her miserable bed just as the first dawn of day gilded tM eastern WwixonTShb had not disrobed herself the previous niirht. and consequently had n0j toilet rto make, ami ed to tho door, but shuddered as she found it j V...UIIUU in.1 iwui. one wniK1 securely fastened. She then proceeded to the only window the room contained, and found it fastened also, For some time she stood gazing one through the small, dingy window, at the earth, her whole soul bathed in meditation ; but aias: ner thoughts were not clothed in tlie bril liant liuelof joyous anticipation, but in the soni- garn ;oi juismai, uread uncertainty. She had remained thus for some time when the door opened and Seaton Ray entered. Her face paled and she almost sank to tho floor,' but he agproached and grasped her hand as ho claimed in a light tone : ! CX- "Good, morning, cousin Irene; it has been some time since we met but, dear m I.U l.l.l. - niwuu i loos so norrined. I am no ghost! Ha! ha! ha! ypu thought I was dead, did you? Not yet but pome, you don't look a bit glad to sep a body, while I am perfectly delighted to sec my proud little cousin once more." At these words the expression of horror that at hrst overspread her countenance faded, and in its place came one more scornfully eold than she Imd nvor wii'n ;n -.1 . . . ' i .... mVIU m iwiuici uajB, ana sno re plied: I i iNo, sir! I am not elad tn would begreatly obliged if I were relieved of your presence." "' T a i- - ixeaiiy, ne answered in a sneering tone you seem to bo in a verv fine hnmor thJa morning! but como. hn COO f rw? nn.1 i.i'i e v -v-i.i-u, iwui tub a LaiK oi uiu nines. ; i ; . f " Villain," she sneered, " leave mo immedi ately, or I shall quit tho room." M l ; . I ; : ' - ' I - j -T. "- wuy, ana ior me ex- """"" '"""u uihi you cannot. v " Seaton Ray, you surely do not intend to uum me in connnemcnt?" thing, until yon promise to become my wife." lour wire!" she exclaimed, " then be as sured I will remain sometime, for I never will nnder any circuaistances, marry such a base cowardly villain as you." ' j "Jn.6' Z011 choose' madam." he replied, nnd with a demoniac smile, ho withdrew U?e full tide of her grief, and wept long and Z! W and sho lJUSC gtout woman r wllu "cr breakfast. It was nielv w pared and she mrtt i 7 J v e" mncb rJt .?k 7 of it. and felt nervpd U.i . iicroism she aw wt0 endURince' antl resoW to 2 et th first W weary day as besi wtdf UTWard3night 8he walked, to the no l -aZCl,0Pt- The sun kid risen in ho morning , n all his gorgeous lendr . hnr iciiveu. Ultll rrrr.-l.V.l . i '.. . . town-1 " ' b ' qv-vlu ojicuuui, uul '" y wiui nvnisiootOll IS lustr S nvn n !inSry cl" obscured it n credit to tlie owner, and a corrffort to the ani usire, and jis she gazeil tlio l.iro-o dr rM? mal tliat wears it. &fk lmm. i 1 me 8wiftly t0 the ground. , ! . M "Ah!"8hemormnr., i... ,J.J hack over thn , . . I Ucautlcal of mj life . ' 01 a iew years, "now cm- I v11 F"1'' morn my heart as gay ; "Mows darked my Ute's clear sky; J bllKhting breath of sorrow's blast ; t Ao strms and tempests gathered niglu But soon 'affliction's dark'ning cloiid. In som bre garmen ts robed the sky ; - " "d, fiercely blew the beating rain ; The wind; went roaring swiftly by. : . And now though spring smiles o'er the earth. Though birds and bees so sweetly sing, They can, to such a heart as mine, " No thrill of Joy or pleasure bring.' ' : ' ' . t I smile not now though earth is fair, ' My life's so dark, so very sad, j I cannot love as once I loved, , j .The music of the free and glad. J , But shall I grieve Ver pleasures gone; v ' O'er scenes that can-return no more? Rather 'regret I did not choose j A wiser course in days of yore. : I did not heed the accents sweet, ,.Ye children, early couie to me; !. I'll guide j-our feet, I'll light your paih,' " . All neodful things TO. give to thee,' " . Bntnow, through sorrow's loud, rough voice, I hear a call to flee from sin, f j , : j .I'll go! Til seek the Saviour's side J , A crown of life I'll strive. to. win.".., . As flics thoagli(i rolled . through her mind.'i lfte mnny A gnilty. penitent, shocrietl: "Lord, SATe or I peri.sh!" and she sank irnon her knees nnU "ngand earnest was her prayer; but tliro tho intercession of a crucified Saviour she found Prdon at length, and in tho divino felicity of I 1. f 1 ... t I I UUU4 o icarca no ill. j "No' sho cried tlmmrh nil ti. iv. dark, I will look to Jesus and mil " I .r... . . i I IVim 1 1 in hn , ontHoel.o r il r l " . youuuui r simn'tarnf" bes to prereto retire, as- it was then growing late. As sho I ii .... . .... uj n smaii iaoie sne Heard a light rap on the window, and looking quickly. up she beheld her wandering brother. A . . . iuriu oi joy passen over licr frame and sho flew to meet him u... . , r- r ft & UUb er 10 do silent and lo n i t . .. .....u-.y n.a...i:t-i I .11 . . . . I lllNlLnTieMinifl KIlA ItAav.l A k "1. 1 :..r , . n"vr m" Ul i recur, nnu soon onn nr ! m nm in ...niviiit ensrinccr. nii iixiin ihjo i " . 7 " " Vn" I lllftVM I 9iVt9 li.l I v . 1 . .1 llL " . 7" . T nil Anou,cr 8K)n the arni Rm , " ZlT"1: .k ... ' u,rwu" " , : T " uc J CSI,C W dense thkket m " -t w -v iirao uiu iiouse. j urougu . Y 4 U . I ... iuvjr umua uioir way rapmiv. and soon reached the open road. Roland, seeing that ful delicacy, in his arms and bore her swiftlv w - - - - - - . . w W0- aWtillUievr.bo.l.-; k.. .k. V , ; ; -t"j Arcn imagincHt sue Uad seen the pmw in some turn remcmbercil scent of tlie past, but sho knew not when and consequently said nothing. Roland placet! her on tho irround and after looking carefully around, to see that th-y were not ob rveL ho raised a lar'e fliit rock, thus displaying a pair of steps that led to Ins home. Sho shnddcrod aliHulv . r j vv ler hand to load her down, but sho trusted him and proceethHl. .When Uiev were com f0,tnMv saited in this subterranean apartment, ho in , - quired minutely into all tho circumstances con nected with her be in? carried tlfT mill hi, Arn flashed as he heard Iter recital; ljut bo orrfy 1kt wh51o he hRJlifc, ,fG Datie ner rest easy, as nothing should ever harm soon arose and handing her a huge candle he showed her thro a small door.into another rbom.where she louml J the abbreviation sUnds for Fahrenheit, a Prus a neat looking bed, and he told her to retire merchant of Dantzic, on the shores of tho and seek rest. As site was tired and rWtw too" sho did as she was requested and slept soundly and quietly until a lato hour tlie next morning. .When she awoke she arose and has tily prepared her toilet and entered tho other room. where she found a neat and wholesome bre:ikf:ist, prepared by the dark, rough liand of her wild, wandering brother, who sat in the corner awaiting her coniinr . AfW n. words of irrcctinjr tliev sontd thAmnl.... ey seated themsclres and partook hairUly of the substantial food be- w . v-J r..-, i I i i . .... .v.uviu. -ncr oreamasi ireno insisted that 1111 . ,, she slKuild clear aAvay the bible and did so. WhllO Knl.ind wont. ' .. ta!iui5 wuicii I ho gaily told bcr was in honor of her coming, lioth seemed delighted with tho novelty of their situation, and convcrsctl pleas:uitly until they S V P J , " r dmne" and "'en Rpland observed that, according to promise, he must go out and inform Ella Graham that ha had succeeded in finding hor. "Ella Graham!" exclaimed Irene. " can" it he possible that I am near her aain?' " Certainly," he replied, " you are verv near- but J"011 must remain here, lest you are discov . " i ered again After, yon wore gone Ella came to me, in an agony of grief, and begged mo to nnu you. and I started immdinuu t I searched but a short time wiirn ijn.i.ii w tuvMituti t a 1 1 ri 1 1 I - buviuuuijt en- I wuiiwsrcu uiai arcn-Heiid. Seaton ll u went to torment you. I knew iiunicdiatdv. i ' ; " , na in whoso power you were, and I followed Aim n. til night, and the rest you know. Do not feel uneasy; no one will find you here but Ella. I win go now and bring her to you.", lie soon rctm-nFt - ' . , ' ' . pleasantly, and tnen Ella went out and rotni to her home, promising to call again soon: ' fTO BE CON'TIXUED.) j 5 SOME GOOD HINTS.' A correspondent of the Germantown Tele graph offers tho following bint : It doesn't pay to re-set 'thin wheel-tires Tlie chiei strength of the wheel lies in the rim. " There is great economy in soaking the fel- IJoes of busincs- wngon wheels with raw linseed 011 ; u W1" Presrvethe wood and Save thctio- ccsslty of frequent tiro setting: an ooei-ati, tn bo avoided. is ! " When you buy a now fork or hoe. rood farming requires that you oil the handle.- It costs but a trifle, and your tool looks better. and will wear longer. i ! ' . : It tlmn a dry. hanl one. It is slightly elastic and nds without breaking. ! ! 14 tt , t-ii it J imruo ru uauuj miwie 100 narrow. A tirotl norso needs room to turn over and stretch his limbs ; fatal injuries come from con fining spirited horses in short, narrow stalls. A friend had the best one of a valuable span kicked by! a strange horse In a short stall which broko a leg. A pair of western, liand somo horses wore bought to take tho placo of tho bays, nnd one of them in ono year knocked. down a hip, perhaps by the narrow stall, and is now of trifling value.: j 1 : I - I WniTEIiS OF OXE IIYJtX. I ue fame of writers rest on a single pro duction. Defoe was a voluminous Author, bat 'Robinson Crusoe" is all that ha come down to ns. "Tlie Ikiri.il of Sir Johni Moore" has embalmed 'tho memory of . tho Rev. Charles Volf no less Uian that of tho military hero. . It is so m sacred ioetry, Takomoit favorite hymns, and yon wilt find their authors com posed nothing' so popiilait Their genius serins to liave been exhausted by a single happy effort, let u look at a few illustrations : I "Como tlion fount of every blessincr," was the earliest porformanco of Robert Robertson. nwasenea Unaer tne creaehlnfr of Whitrfirl.l 1 . . . . . - . - r- 110 WaS Unitahl hnmmincr rslKn.1ief Tnn. w VVVWM.Mb a..... -Rock of ages" U a .glorious Christian Ivrie. and Toplady ha left nothing half so precious. IIe ;bogan hia ministry among the hills of DeTon' Iu 178-- Toplady was bitter enough in P"1 out his jspirlt lost all it harshness when he theiostrument for sacred son?-. Few hymns have been more frequently sun" Ut times of especial religious" feelinfr n,n 'Come ye sinners poor and nccdr. Its antlior I . - . - I was Joseph Hart, born in London, in lf,l IT,, began life as a teacher. aimj lvev. jiward Tcrronct cave to tho Church that grand march of the saint, "All hail the power of Jesus name." I His father I wns a clergyman of tho English csUblishment. I I. 1 in . I UUfc uw laDorcu under tho patrona"-o of 1"ldr ""Kington, who diel in 1792. "Nearer, my God. to Thee." has i,rohaLW t... i . ... . . 1 more ncarts than any other molcrn Iirmn. Snmh vn, v,...'t. i...." - uwior. was I IB TOHliffpr nr tlm lon.l.t,) r t .. - o - : - , in benjamin I M . . F nWPr In IUIIia . - a . a 1 1,7 , ... - " . M, oi I Wi T V . til . - I I S fc ft .""T " - " rii near narioir, Jcx. "7 JZ'u.u' TV , . r- M. war. , vaucy uy tue oi "Jittt.ns I nm. without one i VU.UIUIWJ x.uiot was an invalid irotu 1 i ..... . ny years, ana Uietl In 1871. She w.t f!. third daughter of Charles Elliott, of Clapham, , TlnisAr i i " " "VT! - aa.e i voucgo m it yo, prejKireti four ponderous vol tunes of theology, which few clerffl gy. which few clergymen take from the fchelf. Jlis rlissio version of tliu l37ib 1 aalm. "I love thy kingdom, Iord,n will per petuate his memory. A few years fto, hi New York, TIksIk) Cary ft died of consumption, at the ago of forty-six. Mie and her sutcr Alice were both graceful pocis. -wr.o sweeuy soic-nin Uiougbt." written J 7.. 1 ?ua" UiC hv 1 l iml . tn S . . 1 . . 1 . .. uttviu iiu z uiriri:. T1IRJ11STORY OK "ZERO." - It mav b- worth whilA to. ..v tK-. .1 It-eir.-tLro' co,ea tn o, th.K Tk "7 ' fro the Arabic, and meas emn7vl nothing. In expressions liko 90 de. Fahr " Baltic ea. Hia full namo wa Gabriel IaniI Fahrenheit. From a boy he was a close oliserver of na ture, and when only nineteen yeirs old, in tho remarkably cold winter of 1700. hn .wri. mqntcd by putUng snow and salt to-cth.T. and nojiced that it produced a degree of cold equal to fJio coldest day of that year. As that day I could remember. Gabrud wn tlm I O.l ran-.nn.u. r..i.?..i . ----- viiivw IJIiauiUUIL I vvn.'i . w UlVUJ V 1 . UUU1 H'l 1 LI 111 111 nm T Ttl r tr 1 will the coincidence of his litM .. ht;n .is., i . . - .v. coverv. land Wt lv nHn.l...i ti.t i. i.-.t I j w-.f. Mft) no 41V4 fcmd the lowest degree of temperature known "j uio worm, eiuicr natural or artificial. He called the degree "zero." and ooh.tmrtr.1 n Uwrmometer or a rude weather H,. x.t.h scale graduated tip from tho zero,! to boilin- Pint. which he numbcreil 212. and tho freezing lWnt 32. .Because as ho thought. Mercury con" tracted the S2d of It. vnlnm. KUm i uown irorauie temperature of frccztn" water .1 f . . . a - to zero ; and expanded 18Qtli of its value on being heated from tho freezing to tho boil in iviinf '! . , .1 ') The three countries which use ;FnhrcnheIt re Hollind, England aud America. Russia and Germany use Reaumur's thermometer, in which tho boiling point is counb1 &n Jabove froczing point. Franco uses, the "centi grade thermometer, so called becauso it marks tho boiling point one hundred degrees from tho iroczing point. j On many accounts tho centigrade system is the best, and tho triumph of convenience- will do aiiaiaeu when "zero" is mado the freezing point, and When the boiling point is put 180 or i.uw uegtva rroiu It, and all tho subdivision are fixed docinially AerOrn Adcocalc. , TIIE FIRST PRAYER IX COXGRESS. I In Tliatchcs's Military Journal under date of cembcr, 1777, I a note containing Uie Idcn- first prayer In congress" mado b7 Rev. icon 1 ochec. a genUcman ofrrat ere it Is, an historical curiositv o. Tr,i 0L eavenly FaUier, high and mighty Kiu" of ings, and Lord of Wds. wlio doest from'thv irone behold all the dweller of the rtU relgnest with power supreme and uncontrolle.1 over all the Kingdom. Empire., and govern meat : look down In mrrr . - v,., ueaccen l nee. on unso Aiucrican ouites. who lln r fl.wl I Thep from Uie rod of Uie oppressor and thrown uicmseivcson thy gracious protection. d,;--- f,. 1 , I- .!. l , . . ' I Teo do thcyJook up for Uuit connmnL . dmUw .1 ' v. r i ii( i -"l-viv hiiuii uicni mono Cnntt Hv -t t. I Uicm. tlicrefore. Heavenly Father. ! under th untiring care, give them wisdom in council and valor in tho field. Defeat tho malicious designs of our adversaries; convince Uiciu of n their heart, constrain tlieni to drop the weap- on of war from their unnerved liand. In the dayofbatUc. Bo Uion present O. Rm1 r m. om. and direct the council of Ud lionomM. assembly. Enable them to settle things on Uio ana surest roundation; tliat Uo scenes of 'oi DWT bo six. rU,ul t... i. . - - 4 -J -w "v,i a, iHlll Ui UCi , I "ionyandpenco may bo . effectually restored, and truth and justice, religion and j piety pro vail, and flourish among Thy people! Preserve u "nrigi.ieousness or their cause, and If they on' u ""wnlably on tho increase. Whether still persist in a sanguinary purpose.' Oh ! luhe JcTour5n insect are grasshoppers. Rocky voice of Thine own unerring Justice. ound; Mountain loensts. or other creature, certain it ceaiui of tbeir bodies and the viror r tk-;. minus; suower down upon them and the . . - millions incy bcro represent, such temporal blessings as thou sccst expedient for Uem In this world to como. All Uiis we aik. In the name and through tho merits of Jesns Cliriit Any son, our Savior. Amen. A0XAXC 7.V KAXSJS. One of the main trilxitarics of the Utile Ar. kansa river U callctl Running Turkey Creek, ai ua mouta ofwhicJi is Jim CiArv'. I mold and somcwliat notorioo iom,?n. In the d.ivs when Government rtruvi.;. . - I naulctl rmnirrtlNrVA T-:. t , i - . iiiu iiiuuib irm tnrv dr I j j w wuu iuiu iuuic icauis Anion from Ohio RoUrt Fal ncr, his wif Scirali. and an onlv ilanhter. thi time, aboot teventcm years old. T, JS wa engaged to nyoung farmer. M nothing happened would luvo been I raarr!ci1 on Frkty evening. Tlie timo for 1 11,0 marriage arrived, so did tho Iriderrrom nj inv,teJ but strange, no brido appeared. I Hcr Parents 8nPPsinS Iw was in her room. WCnt 10 U, room to warn I,cr that the timo for the ceremony Iiad arrived, when they found the room erapiy. j; was early eyening and not yet dust, so they walked to tho window to en deavor to discover tlie truant. Their horror may bo imagined when they saw rapidly dis appearing through tho timber on tho creek bank, a man carrying in his arms the form of a young girl, which from tho dress, they Imme diately recognized a that of their daughter. in an instant the alarm was given, and the wvu "rujw, l!incl ,n within a fow minntes thev were within c.n. I ...... . iK,t of tho fngiUve. but wro unaUc to nse their . .. . . -. " body witu the loved form of the brid l.w I - mm w'wsm TI.c young lover was almost frantic, and In LI. "Ied to have gained the flectness of tho anteloix?. Ore rtaking tho almost breath hc aWuctor. he siezed him. and aftrr a brief struggle wrwtcd tho girl from him. at tho same time discovering that the abductor was a Chev enno Indian who had been stmm-1 Mai m . KAkl, 1 r m. a. ' . 7 VV 3. . T. Al wn,e mu. uw irmcr regained Hi .weetheart tho savage with an eel-like wriggle cscnjied from las Hold and started on a keen run down the creek. The pursuers, however, were too much for him, and one of their number brought him to Uio ground by means of a well-aimed bullet from a needle-gun. It was soon ascertained h11 the rod man was only wounded in the tbih. I " Wn then taken prisoner and lodged In a neignuonng dugout, from which bv some I l.A . . . t t . . ' . "T1.1 1 "nS n'S't. carrying tho nccdle-gnn ball in his thih. and lias not since been heard of although a diligent search has been mado by tho friends of tho young lady. . - mucuniieiy isiponeU lB "" of an attack of bral. fevcr. tin, "V 5 cd.-S. ' j ; XEir ronx dry goods 'trade. July 13. Business ; was not altogether so brisk to-day as might have been expected from tho appearance of things yesterday. Tho causes 'fi0 wcrc various. Stmo blamed Saratoga anu pc iiay, out consolctt themselves with the Idea that when tho great, dry goods race came off it would bo very much more interest ing than the rapid evolutions of white-winged yachts or athletic scion of our scat of lcani- I in?r. That naint5n n.1 irlnt. .a: lTiS- Tl generally - A 1 " nuitv-nASIIIII" IIIU prevalent in order to garnish forth at tractive stores was also instanced as a possible reason tor the comparative slackness. In prints thcro was moderate activity, few new fall styles being yet exhibited, and tho lower priced chocolates going off rapidly. Print cloths were held firmly at 5Jc for ex tras, and as no ono appeared disposed to offer more than 5c. transaction were fow and unim portant. Several mills Lave stopped recently, and there is a disposition to hobl on to stock. There I no extensivo quantity of good on kind, nnd tlie prices are anything but remu nerative. Manufacturers are preparing for a striko of tho operatives within tho next six or seven weeks. It is ruinous, they say, to run the mill at present prices of goods nnd high rate of wages, and equally disastrous to stop them for any lengthened period. Tliat tho kinds should grasp tho situation and accept tho inevitable reduction of wages -Is known from experience, to bo a very unlikely event. VALUE OF GRASS. Wkit can be done wjih grass may be nioa tratej by a fow figure com paring the. pro duct of England and France. In France 53 per cent, of tho cultivated land I tmdr cereals; in England bat 23 per cent. Franco produces fivo and a li-?r k,.i,i : . Ir W.00Q.0OO people; England prodncr. fir am one-nnth bushel for each f her 22.00a- knmenAO disparity In tho urodaei. of cnch acrc J to Uie manure farnbhcl br iuo English grass land for tha cereal crop. In England there arc three acre of grass to fumkh manure 'for every ono aero of grain; io Franco less than ono aero of gnus to make manure for one acre of grain. The whole grass question, aud a good many oilier questions aro summed op in tho pithy aphorUni put in the mouth of an old farmer .1 - j rrmcm Mttf... 1 . nianure. no cro!; no crops, no farmer..' no fkmr- . " O- " fcWU Ut. j 77 T V-T- Tf nrnn nrprntrrnn 'ini as.&ahwj . Tlie graliopiier nnUance, tliough no douU CXngJ?cratctl by fomo and nnderrated byoUicrs nccorJinS to Uieir desires concerning Uie grain markcU or their view of ckiri table contribu- la tllAt fcw IC!,r si wcro !,CJlrfi of an'1 rm nco no such visitation Handing menace to tho foondationnf In.ln.tr of U country. Anything which arWl ld. kr UMprodoUoa of food is a pnblie mbfor- w mi Ur human agency creates such mnurance tt Is antiKIir. fn-lnMnAA I . f,. ,v i v. The verv snggestion Uiat human agency kis any kind in 1-rouncing uiograssliopper plagne may strike many persons with all Uie absurdity of novelty; mm ii appears to bo quite true, llwso CmiilLir 7i . r. r. : ' ',.. With llx antJ . , . 3. ueciaro Uie main eLa.rrtU '' increase of oxion, In5Ct, U tUarfltit game. Grouse in pank-ular feed on ecu For the former to kill grouse fer food 'J maydohuleharm; but for years the nsctl birds have been shot or trapped at the West by wholesale for the Eastern market. Al iLc doi or a recent season a Fulton taarkei aoalcr h.vl crcn Ooti arvK left rmsoleaUe on-LiVI Iiands-so glutted Lad the market I 1 WHijiff of lU pinner's winged helpers. The disappearance of ihcUnlfJl otVLa or course born fMA ma!upW.on and sprea.1 of Uie grain destroy-' ers .New lick Cty l.osl.ui alikec xperience,v with smaller birds. A tLe citr -T Z . !? arewasukento shield the nVrc nt fromlurm. Tlcy were s tonc.1. shot, M-uZ&t and in various ways they wire driven froc5 'tW town. But tlx t ti-wl ti,T- - . ... plice came twann.V dbJrnsiir JL' ' our feathered friend bi4 Wn used U cal a r ' keep in check. Tlicse creatures dcroovl ... green tiling, crawled over fcrrnL j -mi.' penetrated every house, and mile Sj-ring loath- .vr..tt cro recalled, wuereuiion. as If h tins worms disanniri..l T.. 11 9 - ii riKi n men give up the trade In rame: let inn.tl srood Uiat he wIkj engages in It, ai least so Tlf a grouse are concernc.1. Is a public encmr : and Uicre will be less to fear than now frora' grhopper. A IV0RD FOR ROYS. A correspondent of Wwai Rvml World ad. . vise conntry boy. to Uck to tho farm by all, means, assnring thorn thai there U. twice lh independence In farm in g Uiat Ur ! I. oUicr trade or profession. Dunt Ulieve U ays. because you go to town or the city aod.' ,co boJ dressed finer tLan roa. witi f.-- whiter and mooUier Uian yours, jhat Ury aro better off. Farmers bov. 1'., pleasure a a rule. Uian town boys. Ton nwy. luve to work kird. bet so you would Jf yoa. were a city clerk; UicrcUno carrtlaoa t boy or a man who eipect or Las Ue aoibitSon. to make a mark In Uie world. . Again, do not imagine, became Lewi aracA. or chew tobacco, that it I naaaly. for U I notL it is a low filUiy habit, and ooe whidi nn everyone will condemn and even men wla, kive followe.1 Uie kibit for years will 'tell jotk Uicy would quit It if lln-y could. Ror souxsJ Umc imagine Utat If they could onlv learn to smoke or chew, they would be tnen Imrnwli atcly; but bow sick they ramt first make thtmt selves in order to become slaves to dirty. CI Uiy kibiu It Is more manly and honorable 1a be able to say, "I nevtrkad a chew of tobacco in my mouth nor a pipe or tiga bHen my teeth;" thesamo in refereaco to drinklBgin toxicaUng liquors of ail kind. Farmer kov f yoa would bo men, let such thin alaer Fino clothe and a cigar or a glass of Uqaor, do not make Uw man, for the veriest villain on earth may liavo the in ; but ho caaaot lava In tegrity and honesty, which in many, cases Is found In the meanest rags. Be men, and troo at Uiat ; bat to be such you need never have to be seen in a saloon, nor need yoa imvro or chew tobacco. - . Tllh EXD OF TUE UXIVERSE. , A writer in the FortnlgbUy RcrUw make ia effort to show that, although we can in no way time Uie beginning of Uio nnlTerse. we hnro much evidence tosliow Uiat Uie world began rb solidify between one and two hundred of mil lions of year go, and Uiat, though we can say nothing as to tlie end ct the universe. Uie end of Uii cartli. nnd with It of eonciounes upon me earui. is a probable a science can make anything. Tho reader will survly not bo Ittnpt ctl to patiefct reading by Uie gloomy cowcls- sion Uiat study of Uio origin and -probable desti ny of the universe Is useless, because we havo from a scicnUfic point of view no date to go npon. In any case all we know is Uat the son Is goin out If we fall Into the eon thru wo skill bo fried. If we go awav from tlm nm. nr the sun goes out Uiea wv f liall hi frozen. So that so fata Uio earth U conceraed. we kavo no means of determining wliat will be UietKaT- actcr of tho end, but we know Uu4 one of tboo two things must Uko place ia time.i Bat In rfganl to tho whole universe. If we were to travel forward a we kive traveh-d backward in time, consider Uiings a falling, we should finally come to a great central' mass,' ail in one piece, which would send out waves of heat through a perfectly empty cUicr. and rradcally cool Itself down. A thi mas rot eoul.it would bo deprived of all lifu or moUon...It . woold be jast a mere caormou frozen block: In - Uie middle of tha ether. ! Bet thai eonolosioi l- ' one which we have no right whatever, to rest -upon. It depend cpon the samo assampUon tLat tho Laws of geometry snd mccliailcs are exactly and absolutely tree, and tLnt tLey hive conUnao! exactly and absolutely true fur ctcr and ever. ' ' ' 1 ' ' '- 4 ' HEALTH OF FARMERS. Agriculture should bo Uie moat cnoUing of all vocation. It would be. If farmers cul lira led Uie earth a tcaclwrs develepe thm bead and prcacliers educate Ue heart Tcnrhcrs all aim to train Uie thought and feelings to troth and love, unity and kipplne. Farmers shook! train Uie eartli to prodaee neh eroj and fnrfu. ami focli only a are conducive to the'bat healUj and higlicst welfare of human beings. Tlicn would their calling bo transformed frbm ono of degrading drudgery a ad Utermlaaldu toil to one of rcfiocmcnt and luxury. Tlm ger minating seeds, Uie waving grain, the luicioo . fruit. o suggestive of Uie source of all Jifoaml blessing, and Uie kirvcst caon,'otyptcar of a resurrccUon and immorulity, onght to make Uie life an agriculturist a continual pa!tnc. And thi woold be tho former' life, if farming was managed as it tlioald bo. Farmer liavo aneqoalled t natural advantages for hcalUi trcngth and longevity. Tlie sUli sties of ili eae and Uo table of mortality, however, aro against Uiem. Thi I not due to Uiat vocation but to Uieir misuse of it. No cLim. a a whole, I probably so rex Lies of health condition. So far a our acquaintance with the habit pf far mer ii concerned and it ha been extent! re it comils tlio conclusion, Uiat a a'riile, Uh dietctie ktbiu of farmrrs ' arc worse tlian thoseofany other tU's. who kire tbd tutrm of choking fr thcmx lrci. Sciicc ttf IIot!Jk. : l

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