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Song- from a Irania.
I know not if moonlight or starlight
De soft on the land and the sea,
I catch bnt the near light, the far light,
Of rtyes that are burning for mo;
The scent of the night, of the roses.
May burden the air for thee. Sweet,
Tis only the breath of the sighing
I know, as I lie at thy feet.
The winds may be sobbing or singing,
Their touch may le fervent or cold.
The night bells may toll or lo ringing;
I care not, with thee in my hold !
The feast may go on, and the music
Be scattered in ocstacy round
Thy whisper. ' I love thee!" "I love
thee!"
Hath flooded my soul with its sounds.
I think not of time that is flying,
How short is the hour I have won,
flow near is the living to dying,
How the shadow still follows the sun ;
There is not upon earth, no desire,
Worth a thought, though 'twero had
by a sign !
T love thee ! I love thee! bring nigher
T-iy spirit, thy kisses, to mine!
Scribner for January.
MISCELLANEOUS.
LOVING TIIK MONEY NOT
TIIE MAN.
44 Uncle Coleman, I'm going to
nmrrv Lucia Frothingham "
it 1U IV?K 9!
Uncle Coleman nut down his
newspaper, pushed hia spectacles up
on his forehead, and glared at lus
nephew.
' Coins: to marry Lucia Froth-
ingham !" lie cried, after gasping
awhile in sheer dismay. " iou
idiot !"
44 Thanks," was the cool reply.
'4 1 know you don't fancy the lady,
but where there is a strong mutual
iove " ;
44 Strong mutual fiddlesticks !" in
terru pted Uncle Coleman,contem pt
uously. 44 You may love her ; she
is pretty and fascinating, but what
she loves is your bank account, my
bov. I knew it would be so wnen
vour aunt Jennie left you a cool
hundred thousand. But boys will
be boys. Only, for goodneas sake.
wait a year or two before you sad
die yourself with a wife."
44 1 am twenty-one, sir," (with an
Immense air of dignity.)
44 1 am sixty-four! Now, Frank,
do hear reason. Lucia Frothingham
is a fascinating woman, touching
the thirties, if not already over the
line a finished flirt, and as merce
narv as she is pretty. I know her.
and I tell vou her affection is cen
tered upon your aunt Jennie's leg
acy, and the half million in pros
and though his manner had been
asynlcal, his heart had been sorely
wrung by the announcement of his
engagement, but not from any pal
try jealousy or any mercenary mo
tive. Had Frank loved a true,
tender woman, were she a beggar.
his uncle would have given her a
miner's love and welcome. But by
the life of his own brief married
happiness he read the -misery in
store for his nephew, if he married
Lucia Frothingham- a flirt, extrav
agant and selfish. How to save him
was costing the old man torturing
thought. Active opposition would
onlv strengthen what was now hut
& boyish infatuation, and yet saved
ne must be. Suddenly a light broke
over Coleman Burke's face, and he
rose irom ft is chair and went to a
long mirror in the room. The re
flection was not calculated to waken
vanity, yet the old man smiled well
pleased. 44 If I can only carry it
out, it will be proof positive," he
thought.
Short, fat, nearly bald, with spec
tacles, and a cane, Coleman Burke
was certainly a strong contrast to
the tall, handsome vounsr fellow
who had won Lucia for his prom-
lseu oriue, yet he said aloud :
44 I'll cut him out !"
A week later all the fashionables
at the C Hotel at Saratoga knew
that Coleman Uurke intended to
take a wife. What bird first bore
the news on the scented air no one
could have told you, but there was
no lack of information about the
said the young man, astonished at
his uncle's energetic proposal.
44 It is you who are to find out. I
am already satisfied ! You are to
go to the centre window of the
small drawing room, on the east
porch, and listen to a conversation
I am to have, by appointment, with
Miss Frothingham.''
44 Never mind that grand air of
contempt. I am to have my way
for just one hour, and you can take
yours afterward for a lifetime. Will
you go ?"
44 If you say so."
44 Go, then."
Just a little later Miss Frothing
ham, all smiles and white muslin,
sailed into the east drawing-room
to greet her elderly admirer. With
Prison Life in England.
The Female Prison at JfiU&ank
Howthe Convicts Spend tlieir Time.
A correspondent of the London
Daily News gives the following
sketch of a convict's daily Hfe in the
female prison at Millbank :
By half-past seven the cell must
be in apple-pie order, and all the
clothes taken off the bed, neatly
folded up inside the quilt, and
I placed at the foot of the bedstead.
Then comes breakfast, consisting of
I a piece of bread and a tin of cocoa,
j From Monday to Saturday a pound
of bread is daily allowed to each
I prisoner. On Sunday twenty-two
ounces is the allowance, but, per
contra, on this day the prisoners
War Ships and their Armor,
So great have been the changes
vuecteu in snips oi war dv tne in-
iroaucuon oi steam ana iron, an
Power of Beauty.
A woman is only as bid ai she
looks,"
history
s ys the
is full of
old - adage
accounts of
and
the
were
English paper says, that the navy fascinations of women, who
may be said to have been in a tate no Ioncrer voung. Thus. Hplin rf
of transition during the present Troy was over forty years old When
generation, and will still be so, for she perpetrated the most famous
many of the latest inventions are elopement on record : and. aa the
siege of Troy lasted a decadel she
could not have been very Juvenile
when the ill-fortune of Paris re
stored her to her husband, who Is
reported to have receivedj her
with unquestioning love and crati-
tude. Pericles weddtd the court-
an air of deepest devotion he raised f dine luxuriously off cheese, of which
elderly bridegroom in prospective.
rveryucKiy inat was anyDOuyj
Knew that Loleman Uurke had re
tired from business years before,
worth half a million of money, and
had made fortunate investment?
since. That he was decked in fash
ion's latest styles, wore diamond
studs and rings, carried a switch
cane, drove a tine team and occu
pied expensive rooms at the hotel,
all could see for themselves.
Very soon after he came another
fact was patent to all observers
that he was very attentive to Miss
Lucia Frothingham, the belle of
many seasons.
Mrs. Frothingham hoped in her
heart that Lucia would not be a
fool, and would remember how far
Mr. Coleman Burke's pocket-book
out-weighed his nephew's ; also,
that an old man's darling was far
more apt to have every whim grat
ified than a young man's slave.
Having delivered this maternal lec
her hand to his lips and greeted her
with a nowery compliment.
44 1 presume," he said, in a low.
tender tone, 44 you are at no loss to
guess the reason why I have ven
tured to summon you here. You
must have understood the meaning
of my attentions. Need I tell you
i how dear you have become to me?
Need I speak of the love you have
inspired ?"
44 You are so kind," she murmur
ed. 44 1 am contemplating a speedy
return to the city, and I wish to ar
range for the wedding, if I can ob
tain any expression of your wishes.
Do you object to an early day ?"
44 Any day will be supremely
blest," she said softly, 44 that makes
me your wife."
t TlT .?r I l-f I AlID rvi t i . 1 . 1 .
nephew told me "
44 Oh ! Mr. Burke, you do not
imagine I have encouraged that
boy ?" with an accent of most mag
nificent scorn. 44 He is an amiable
young fellow, and I have been kind
to him. But love between myself
and a boy of that age is simply pre
posterous."
I am aware that the disparity
of years "
44 My dear Mr. Burke, do not
speak of that. To me there is a dig
nity and nobility about a man who
has passed middle life that can nev
er be attained without the experi
ence of years. Believe me. vou
having a slight advantage of me in
age will but increase my affection."
44 You are only too kind. Then I
may tell Frank that you "
Why talk of Frank? Surely
3'ou may choose a wife without your
nephew's lnterierence."
I choose a wife! My dear young
Ion returning from divine service,
j Half an hour is allowed for break-
, fast, and from eight o clock to nine
is devoted to labor. At nine, the
prisoners file out down the corri
dors into the chapel, where they sit
on bare benches, with the; assistant
matrons planted here and there on
high stools, keeping a watchlui eye
over the silent congregation. Pray
ers are over in time for all to be
back in their cells at half-past nine,
when there comes another hour's
work at knitting or the making of
riarticles of clothing. At half-past
ten the straw oonnets, eruiiciess oi
j ribbon, are donned, the ugly yellow
cloaks are put on, and all, being
first marshaled and counted in the
" corridors, march into the yard for
44 exercise." "Exercise" means
yet upon trial, since the com
mencement of the present century,
at least three different classes of
ships have succeeded each other.
At the battle of Trafalgar, in 1S05,
the Victory, Nelson's flagship, was
considered a model ol a line of-bat
tie ship. She carried 100 guns, from esan Aspasia, when she was thirtv
twelve to twenty-lour pounuers. six, and yet she afterward, for
C omparing her with the Duke of thirtv years or more. wleMnd an
eliington, which now floats be- undiminished reputation for beau
side hnr in Portsmouth harbor, and tv. Cleopatra was past thirtv when
carries the admiral's flag, we find a Antony fell under her spell, which
great advance in ship building, never lessened until her death.
The DuKe of Wellington carries 131 nearly ten years after; and Li via
guns, and is u,700tons burthen, fche was thirty-three when she won the
is fitted with engines of 780 horse
power, and is altogether the finest
specimen existing of a wooden line-
of-battle ship. But when we look
at our present fleet of ironclads, at
the Warrior, or the Sultan, or the
heart of Augustus, over whom she
maintained her ascendancy to the
last. More modern history tells us
of the extraordinary Diane do
Poitiers, who was thirty-six when
the young Duke of Orleans after-
Hercules, or the Black Prince, the ward Henry Il.became attached
change effected since the old days of to her. Anne of Austria was thirty-
wTooden three-deckers, is truly mar- eight when she was described as
velous. These ships are completely the handsomest queen of Europe,
incased in armor, varying from and when Buckingham and Rich-
six to lourteen inches in tnicKness; elieu were her lealous admirers.
for it seems that no sooner have we Ninon del'Enclos. the most celo-
ture, the widow dilated upon the
expenses of the Saratoga trip, and lady, what are you talking about ?
was ratner marKeu in ner empnasis i have no intention of seeking a
upon a speedy subjugation oi the
elderly adorer.
And Miss Lucia shrugged her fair
sloping shoulders, threw over them
a cloud of black lace and descended
to the porch where Mr. Burke Wait
ed to escort her for a drive. His
manner of wooing was certainly
more business-like than sentiment
al. Where Frank had grown elo
wife."
44 No intention of seeking a wife !
Have you not just made mean offer
of marriage?"
44 Not at all," was the cool reply.
I was under the impression that
you were engaged to ray nephew.
As Frank is my nearest relative and
my heir, I was anxious to win the
affection of his nromised wife. But
44 Uncle Coleman," cried his neph- r the beauty of the liquid sinCe there is no engagement be-
in
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OKXE.tAL COMMISSION MERCHANT
in all kinds of
PRODUCE,
ALSO,
esh and Salt Fih, Oysters, Terra
pins, Game, Poultry, Eggs, Ac.
Foot of Church Street,
NORFOLK, VA.
Box, o.V. 30-tf
1. O.
SECOND IIA.MJ AND
'iVTMNUrKau, double bank f
r, very low, at
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dark eyes, his uncle dilated upon
the suitability of diamonds for bru
-t-i4-k IvAmif ir T liMr ln.in lr
I don't suppose you ever did. ii,r n.,iej nrintivonf
, nlntvo kwwl on in f onnnrlon r 1
the slender grace of the willowy
figure, his uncle thought velvet was
the most becoming wear for slight
figures. As they drove the old gen
tleman obtained her description of
the nrujst suitable carriage for a
lady's exclusive use. Likewise he
expressed a contempt for an India
shawl folded upon a seat near the
lake, as one far below the quality
he would purchase to deck a lady's
shoulders.
Sometimes, as Lucia informed
her affectionate parent, 44 he was a
little spooney, pressing her hand
and rolling up his pale, blue eyes
over the rims of his spectacles, like
a fat old porpoise."
But as a rule, he was simply de
voted In a constant attention. A
bouquet of rare flowers in the morn
ing, followed by a call : a drive in
the afternoon : a walk in the even
ing, or an offer of escort-duty at a
ball, became the usual daily routine.
ew, hotly, 44 1 never thought of it,
Having always had an independent
income, I don't think you ever
counted on a dead man's shoes. But
Miss Frothingham was educated in
the hard school of genteel poverty,
and a rich husband is the prize for
which she has studied and toiled,
for well, say ten years. She was
in soeietv before vou were done
playing with tops and marbles."
44 Uncle Coleman, you are speak
ing of my betrothed wife, remem
ber." 44 Hem !"
44 Years are of no consequence
where there is true love."
44 Hem!"
44 And I love Lucia as she loves
me."
44 Not a bit of it."
44 To-morrow she goes to Sarato
ga, and if you ran spare me I will
go too."
44 And the business in Hartford ?
I should advise you to attend to all
matters belonging to your aunt's
estate as soon e.s possible, Frank."
44 It may keep me in Hartford a
month," said Frank, disconsolately.
Coleman Burke looked with a
pitying affection at his young rela
tive, such a boy yet in many mat
ters, though he had reached "man s
44 A month ; that may settle your
whole fortune," he said. 44 Re
member, men do not fall heir to a
hundred thousand dollars more
than once in a lifetime."
44 1 suppose I must go."
44 It would be best. Besides,"
added Uncle Coleman, dryly, 44 it
will be a good test of your lady
love's constancy !"
44 1 am not afraid of her forgetting
me," said Frank, loftily.
44 You are actually engaged ?"
44 Certainly ! I bought a diamond
ring at -'s yesterday, and put
it on her taper finger last evening."
44 Hem I Well, the fool-killer
hasn't lx-en here lately, that's cer
tain. There, be off and let me finish
my paper in peace. You will go to
Hartford ?"
44 Yes."
But after his nephew had left him
Coleman Burke let his paper lie
idle upon his lap, wfiile he fell into
a fit of musing, often interrupted
by impatient ejaculations. He was
a man, as he had said, past sixty,
and had been a childless widower
for thirty years, while four little
graves besides that of his wife, re
corded the heart history of his life.
When he had lived lonely and a
sjneere mourner for many long
years his brother and wife died,
leaving Frank, a curly-headed boy,
to the care of his uncle Coleman.
All the long sealed fountains of love
in the desolated heart opened to
pour out their affection upon the
child. He was truly the very sun
light of the old mans existence,
44 Oh, Mr. Burke, you must have
misunderstood me. My only fear
was lest you should not sanction our
love. Dear Frank has often spoken
to me of your fatherly love for him.
You will not repeat to Frank this
conversation we have had? In my
confusion you will forget my wild
words?"
44 But I shall not!"
The blinds parted as Frank spoke,
revealing his white face and auger
lighted eyes. Miss Frothingham
screamed, and Uncle Coleman said
quietly:
44 Are you convinced ?"
44 Fully ! The boy, Miss Froth
ingham, thanks you for showing
him the folly of trusting in the love
of a coquette. You have given me
a sharp lesson, Uncle Coleman, but
I thank you tnat my Hie nas not
been blighted by a woman's treach
ery."
The oaie iace vanished, uncie
Coleman, with a ceremonious bow,
took his departure, while .Lucia
Frothingham went into genuine
But the elderly wooer was an ener- hvstprina nn tho snfa.
getlC and persistent one, and even rTnpI Coleman inined Frank on
Lucia, vain of her conquest, was be- the porch, and linkiug his arm in
wnuereu uy me rupiuuy ui me his ueDhew'S. said kindly :
ujunuig. vsuij a. iui Luigiib ago, one-
had but a bowing acquaintance with
AC T" I 1 I l . l
iur. .uurKe, aim now tie uau posi
tively offered a set of expensive
cameos for her acceptance.
44 A letter from Frank! Coming
to-day !" mused Mr. Coleman
Burke, reading an epistle handed you proved your words."
in at nis aoor. " ourpnseu to nnu
Hopes I have
rrri vo mo l.ho twin T 1 1 cri
you, lor tne iove 1 Dear you."
1 thank you," was the reply.
" You have saved me a life of mis-
ery by snowing me a mercenary
woman's treachery. I snail never
feel any emotion but gratitude that
me away from home.
seen nis dear iucia in a Kinder
light than the one I had previously.
Hem yes well."
And so Mr. Burke mused and
muttered as he donned his most
exquisite suit, hij most dazzling
necktie, and fastened a bouquet in
his button hole.
Bless my soul, Uncle Coleman,
what a swell you are!"
And then Frank was in the room
and the two exchanged cordial
greetings.
44 And Lucia?" Frank question
ed, 44 is she well?"
44 She was perfectly well last eve
ning when 1 took her for a drive."
44 You ?"
44 Certainly. You do not suppose
I have failed.in attention to my fu
ture niece,' do you?"
44,You like her better than you
did," continued Frank, pleadingly.
44 See here, Frank," the old man
said, suddenly wheeling round from
the trlass to face his nephew. 44 1
The Debt of Pennsylvania,
During the past year the State
debt of Pennsylvania, the governor
says in his message, was reduced
by $1,230,186. The receipts were
$7,697,119; the expenditures, $6,
602,568, leaving a balance in the
treasury of $1,094,551. The total
debt is $24,568,635, from which
should be deducted $9,000,000 of
bonds in the sinking fund. The
revenues of the State have decreas
ed $1,200,000, caused by the repeal
of the tax on the gross receipts of
railroads, the net earnings of cor
porations, and on cattle and farm
ing implements. The governor
calls attention to the want of skill
ed labor, and says that, although
$10,000,000 are annually expended
for education, none of the children
who complete their terms in the
public schools have any special fit
ness for trade, and few become arti
sans. He recommends the-estab
lishment of schools where boys
have a bargain to make with you. j can be instructed in trades, and ap-
t - . i ? I . r T - - . ! . r 1 a ?
xi, wiinin un nour, x jiruve uutia j proves oi eouipuisory euuttiiun.
false, mercenary, and a traitor-to- i - --
her promise to you, will you give ! r-
her up? Stop! If she Is true, lov-i It is calculated that-the clergy
iug and faithful, I withdraw my cost the United States twelve mil
harsh words, and will give you the lions of dollars annually ; thecrim
love I always hoped to give your inals, forty millions; the lawyers,
wife." j seventy millions; Drinks, two hun-
44 But how can you find out ?" i dred millions !
L marching round and round the
yard in single file, whilst the ward
ers look on. Nobody speaks a word
or looks to the right hand or the
left, but for sixty minutes all plod
round and round, a silent, sad and
f sullen company. This performance
(over, the prisoners return to their
cells and get to work again, sewing
or knitting, till one o'clock.
At one o'clock they dine, the ra
tions being carried up to the wards
by relays of the prisoners them-
selves, xne allowance is serveci oui
to each in her cell by the assistant
matrons. On Mondays and Wed
nesdays the prisoners dine of mut
ton, of which each gets three ounces,
with a few spoonfuls of gravy, the
character of which may be inferred
from the fact that it is 4' flavored
with one-half ounce of onions, and
thickened with one-eighth ounce of
flour, and with bread left from the
previous day." In addition, each
prisoner has three-quarters of a
pound of potatoes. On Tuesday the
fare is bread, and a pint of soup,
containing eight ounces of shins of
ibeef, one ounce of pearl barley,
three ounces ot fresh vegetables,
and three-quarters of a pound of po
tatoes. On Thursday the dinner
consists of three-quarters of a pound
of potatoes, and an equal quantity
of suet pudding, containing one
ounce and two pennyweights of
suet, six ounces of flour, and four
ounces and fourteen pennyweights
of water. On Friday and Saturday
tthe fare is beef and potatoes, three
ounces of the former to three-quar-
,ters of a pound of the latter, which
is rendered further appetizing ny
the addition of gravy made in the
same generous fashion as tnat or
Monday. On Sunday comes divine
service, and bread and cheese again,
and then the mutton, the soup, the
suet pudding, and the beef in due
and unalterable order. At two o'
clock on the afternoon of week days
work recommences, and is contin
ued till half-past five, when 44 sup
per " is indulged in. Supper con
sists of the remains of the day's
allowance of bread washed down
with a pint of gruel, the component
parts of which are two ounces of
oatmeal j one-half ounce of molasses,
and two ounces of milk. At six
more work, which is carried on till
eight o'clock, when three-quarters
of an hour's leisure time is allowed
for reading. At a quarter to nine
bed-making begins, and by nine all
lights are out and darkness reigns
throughout the alw7ays silent cells.
These hours are the same in winter
with the exception that the prison
ers rise half-an-hour later and go to
ted half-an-hour earlier.
brated wit and beauty of her day.
was the idol of three generations of
the golden youth of France, and
she was seventy-two when the
Abbe de Bernis fell in love with
her. True it is that in the case of
this lady, a rare combination of
culture, talents and personal at
tractions endowed their possessor
vr(t qntiii' trvr o uturt U'hwh u rin.
..'k' 111 IliVt C .vulval A vvll
ceived to be impregnable, than
straightway a gun is invented
which will pierce it. They are
armed with large eighteen-ton guns,
as well as with smaller ones on the
Whitworth principle ; these last are
made of steel, which by a peculiar
process is compressed while in a
fluid state, and the gun is thus ren- seemingly with the gifts of eternal
dered extraordinarily tough, liut youth. Bianca Capello was thirty
in the navy, as in other institutions eight when the Grand Duke Fran-
in these days ot rapid progress, the cisco of Florence fell captive to
new very quickly becomes the old ; her charms and made her his wife.
and already since the construction though he was five yeara her Junior.
or these fine ships, we find m our Louis XIV. wedded Madame do
waters a strange and unfamiliar ob- Maintenon when she was fortv-
ject, the new cupola or turret ship, three years of age. Catherine II.,
such as the Devastation, in winch of Kussia. was thirty-three when
the guns are mounted on turrets, she seized the Empire of Russia
The Devastation carries four guns of and captivated the dashing young
the immense size ot thirty-five General Orlolf. The celebrated
tons, mounted on two turrets. Mile. Mars only attained! the
Whether these unsightly ships, zenith of her beauty and power be-
without either masts or rigging, tween forty and forty-five. At that
will ever be available for sea going, period the loveliness of her hands
I or whether they will be reserved as and arms especially were celebra-
floating batteries tor the deiense of ted throughout Europe. Madame
our coasts, is a problem still unde-
ciued.
The modifications and improve
ments in marine artillery succeeded
each other with surprising rapidity.
There is at present in process o
construction a new ironclad, the In
flexible, which is to be completed
in the year 1877. This sea monster
is to be armed with guns of the in
credible size of eighty-one tons.
They will be twenty-seven feet in
length, and are expected to .pene
trate twenty inches of solid armor
plate at a distance cf more than a
quarter of a mile! Then, again
there is the torpedo, that destruc
tive submarine engine, against
which no man-of-war, armor-plated
or otherwise, is safe. Truly forml
dable will be naval warfare iu the
future!
The Winter Life of the Bear.
One of the most curious charac-
'teristicsof the bear is its habits of
hibernating through the winter.
During the autumn it becomes very
fat, and, about the end of October,
completing its winter house, ceases
feeding for the year. A remarka
ble phenomenon then takes place in
the animal's digestive organs. The
stomach, no longer supplied with
food, contracts into a very small
soace. A mechanical obstruction
called the 44 tappen," composed of
fine leaves or other extraneous sub
stances, blocks the alimentary ca
nal, and prevents the outward pas
sage of any matter. The bear con
tinues in its den until the middle of
vApril, in a dull, lethargic cendition.
r f 1 1 ,1 i : 1 1 . . 1 ..
xi UlSCUVerfU auu kiuct ni xuy
time in this period, it is found to be
as fat as at the beginning. It is
.said, however, that, if it loses the
4 tappen" , before the end or its hi
bernation, it immediately becomes
extremely thin. During the hiber
nation the bear gams a new skin
upon the balls of its feet, and during
.the same time also tnetemaie lyings
forth her young, from two to four
in number. The latter act occurs
generally from the middle of Janu
ary to the middle oi ieoruary. xne
r.:.:nin.ijnn nminrj in the 6lim.
iia"!TT. " T 1" u ': V.' and hundreds. It is very easy to
llicl. 11U1U LlV IV Ullll ,. xiic ... . -
" . ' ..." I l ll.l .... cniVi nimnnnnitioain ovortr
period of gestation is about seven ,jp t,'UJ"'1""
months, and the newly-born' cubs village or town. Exchange Paper.
are scarcely larger than puppies. '
Popular Science Monthly for Jan- j
uary.
How manufactories are Estab
lished.
In a single small town in Illinois,
a town containing, perhaps, twen
ty-five hundred dwelling houses,
there are at least six score manu
factories of all grades. Vast num
bers of agricultural implements. are
annually made there, and are snip
ped South to places that ought to be
able to maKe tnem memseives.
This busy Illinois village makes
machinery, furniture, gloves and
mittens ; has whole streets of flour
ing mills, and sends into the mar
ket all varieties of paper. At j the
same time it is prosperous in an ag
ricultural sense. It managed to
ship more than three hundred thou
sand bushels of grain, nearly a
million pounds of butter, and thou
sands of cattle and swine, during
the year just past. It is needless to
say that money is plenty and! cir
culates freely in that town in Illi
nois ; that the streets are handsome,
well paved and lighted, and lined
with elegant residences; and that
the savings banks are numerous and
in good condition. And this town
would serve as an illustration of the
condition of thousands in the Eas
tern and Western States, and the
incident is related by an exchange
to show that every place ought to
have its own manufacturing estab
lishments and keep at homej the
money that is sent to other locali- j
ties for the articles. The paper tells
us that these establishments are
rpnerallv started on a small scale
and grow up to bo important; It
says that a person begins by making
a few plows for his neighbors; year
by year his business assumes larger
proportions, until he has a mam
moth factory and supplies a dozen
counties. An industrious family,
desirous of getting on in the world,
makes clothing, or gloves, or hats.
The profits of one year are used to
enlarge the business, and in a' few
twelve months another 44 manufac
tory" is established. This is the
way in which prosperous towns are
built up. It is because everyone
works, turning his or her industry
into a hundred different channels
for the common weal, that such
thriving communities as the Illi
nois town are springing up by scores
Recamier was thirty-eight !when
Barras was ousted from do wet. and
she was, without dispute, declared
to be the most beautiful woman in
Europe, which rank the held for
fifteen years. The reader will per
ceive that although youth Is an
"estimable thing in woman," its
loss does not necessarily destroy her
power of fascination.
Lawyers Fees.
The lawyers who are fighting in
the Beecher-Tilton case, a corres
pondent says, are not only working
for pay, but for fame. It is admit
ted that whoever triumphs j here
will at once achieve cosmopolitan
distinction. The question has been
raised in this connection whether
there can be any limitation to the
fees demanded by our popular law
yers? Field and Shearman have
rendered a bill of $20,000 against
the estate of the late JamesfFisk.
Shearman is now Beecher's lawyer.
Lawyers' fees have reached a state
which, when compared AVith .tne
past, seem almost ' fabulous! In
1845 Ogden Hoffman charged! New
York city $1,000 for attending in an
important case. It was considered
extortionate, but now ten times that
amount would be small. Beach de
mands $10,000 for an important case.
and has enough to keep hint busy
all the time. Governor Tildein was
attorney in one case in ' which his
fees were, as is carefully calculated,
$100,000. The fees in the Parish will
case were estimated at an equal sum.
Half as much was paid a noted law
yer for services in settling the Bo.se
will case. There are a nuiriberof
estates now in settlement whose at
torneys will draw $50,000 from their
clients for services. This golden
glory of the legal profession, which
excels that of all others, is the rea-
sou why lawyers strike for notice.
A name when obtained insures im
mense wealth. Tilden, next to
Charles O'Conor, has enjoyed la long
as well as a lucrative practice, and
hence he will be the richest govern-
or rsew lorK Htate nas nau since
he days of Edwin D. Morgan, who
i. At ntsi Am . , 4 ' - -
was worm i,vw,vw.
A Western editor says tnat "a
child was run over in the street! by
i a wagon three years old and cross-. I erty may be wrested from a child,
Reticence may not be considered eyed, with pantalettes on, which j but virtue will stand by mm to uio
sound sense, but it is good sense. I never spoke afterward." last.
Industry. Man must have occu
pation or be miserable. . Toil is tho
price of sheep and appetite, of
health and enfoyment. The very
necessity which overcomes oar nat
ural sloth Is a blessing.. The world
does not contain a brier or; a ! thorn
which divine mercy could not
have spared. We are happier with
sterility, than we could have' been
with spontaneous plenty and . un
bounded profusion. The body and
mind are improved by the ton that
fatigues them. The toil is a thou
sand times rewarded by the pleas-
ure it bestows. Its enjoyments are
peculiar. No wealth can purchase
them. No indolence can taste
them. They flow only from the ex
ertions which they repay. '
Property. Property, left to .a
child may soon be lost ; but the in
heritance of virtuea good name
and unblemished reputation will
abide forever. If those who are
toiling for wealth to leave, their
children, would but take half the
pains to secure for them virtuou
habits, how much more serviceable
would they be. The largest prop-