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FA3IJLLY READING. f' Forest and Stream. ' BY. ISAAC. M'LELLAN., vjn tne fair face of .Nature let us muse. And dream br lapsintr stream and drooping wood ; Tread the dark forests whose primeval rank Since the creation dawn have cast th4r shade : tr onaer by flowing stream and ocean tides. And note the varied forms of life they ' bold.' ' .:. ; Mark the wild game so dear to hunter's heart. The swarming fowl that skim the salty i deer, ' .The birds that haunt the woodlands and the plains ' The fish that swin the seas, the lakes. the streams t And tempt tho thoughtful angler to their marge; Glance at the life that tills our native woods. And game of Asian plains, and Afric wilds. "When soft May breezes fan tho early 1 woods, And with her magic wand the blue ey'd Spring "Quickens the swelling blossoms and tho buds, Then forth the russet partridge leads her brood, While on the fallen tree-trunk drums her mate ; The quail her young in tangled thicket hides, The dun deer with their fawns the for ests ran ere. - Tho wild ireese nlatoons hasten far in - - --- - ri - ' nir. Th wild ducks from the Southern ' lagoons nas.. '.And Moarimr hiirh their Northward InnriiAVS take. Tho rtnskv coot alontr the coast-line sweeps, The piping snipe and plover that fre nunnt The sandy bars and beaches, wing their Am! If I the irrassv prairies of the West Teem with the speckled younglings of the grouse, " And all the budding forests and the streams ujVre gay with beauty, joyous with ... lite. Then swell tho first bird melodies ; the wren " Chirrups and perches on the garden rail. The blue-bird twitters on the lilac hedge, Or flits on azuro wings from tree to The golden robin on the apple-bough Hovers, where last year's withered nest f - had been, , ' .The darting swallows circle o'er the roof. The woodpeckers on trunk of gnarled trees ' Tap their quick drum.beats with their TW.orew, caws hoarsely irom tne Diaswu pint-, . ... V:.-. .1 Jm"o. l.Cvk i Kvoao lonsr scroaned, tho sailing naKisjnot ony have vhtv High in mid air While from the grove the purple pigeon liocks Buret with fond napping in the grain sown fields Fair is the scene in autumn, when the Froinp!dettes ric h, with prodigal gor geous brush " nrwr1rlinr iffOVOS With OrOWll Then silvery-skied, and purple-Laz'd tho dome , , . ., Of heaven's deep vault, and lair the earth below. l"ar up, where Minny uplands scope thrir sides, . Shaggy with wod, prone t- the brim- ining stream Where bowering beech trees shake laden boughs, And oaks iheir amished acorns high Wh?rr the broad butter nut its gummy In nllset husks slow ripens day by Anddawhere in crowded ranks the chestnut groves Wave out their broad leaved pennons AndlVomUrtheir prickly burs shako treasures down. Then the quick chattennga of the squirrels sound. The "fntle vallev with its belt of hills Crown'd t. their tops with grand, nrimeval wools, Clows with all forms and hues that na- turoh've, . , Deep in its hollow stretch meadows bri"htly green Kept verdurous by the full o'erflowing stream ; Yet the deep swamps and thickeU that Therive-reaches, are resplendent all. Their umbrage tinctured with imperial Therapies tall with blood-red foliage The hickories clap their palms of burn- TbeplathVusts its yellow spire in Therusset oaks and purple dogwoods Their colors green, And scarlet Willi IIIO uiuei a oauio sumacks; all contrasted . Withombre evergreens, and willows Aniwhen'the winds autumnal, wailing tHn ... . . The frosted ronage, mcjr : Wlthtridiing banner and with droop- ing plumes. Such "be the scenes in wondrous forest n Jfbe the scenes by sea and lake and : TtoJro.P1.010"' -Ud romanti0 Ijif ,o! UO hunters ana iu io k'p soul. . Cheap light for Cities. . xne- nopes anu payers oi ione mt 9 m . suffering people appear now in a of the peerage or Juliana lorever. ior comfort and happiness on wo fair way to be realized. . Expert- The event stimulated emigration to man's tract and management. He men is nave receuuy ueen made in .London, which, in me Judgment of scienimc pwpo wnt witnessea the debtors' . prisons . m .jyiswiiu are so delicately concealed, and yet them, promise to revolutionize the Oglethorpe procured . most of: the so ceaselessly exercised, that he en present method of lighting cities, emigrants who accompanied him joys the light and atmosphere. He The experiment alluded to more to Georgia and founded that State, seldom thinks how it would be with particularly related to the illumi- 1 ' him were they withdrawn. He nation of streets and public places, Off Mauritius. fails to appreciate what is so freely though the same principle is appli- ; . given. He may be reminded of cable to the lighting of 'private The absence of snake3 makes the em now and then ; he maycora houses, which would follow as a jumTles of the interior of the Isle of plain of intrusion or interference ; corollary of the other. The all-im- f $rauritius comparatively safe, bt the frown is smoothed away by portant agent in the matter, we for- but the seas swarmed with danger- gentle hand, the murmuring lips erot to state, is electricity, and the light produced is described as being "white as the moon and apparently as intense as the sun." The lteht thrown upon tho streets was esti mated as fully equal to that of seven thousand candles. One of its greatest excellences is said to be its constancy the ""J"1 P"c.nff " being uermi tent Its light- giving property, it appears, is not me oiny auvaiunBo iu u rrapeu i l I . J . i irom ine uiscovery. ine neat IT Till. 1 evoiveti inmi uus aj)paruius is in- tense. The inventor proposes to proauce cnemicauy-pur copper, now worth nearly or quite a dollar pound, at the cost ot ordinary commercial copper, sodium and potassium at less man nan me pre- sent price; aluminum, now twenty dollars a pound, at eight or nine: and various other rare metals at prices which will make them ordi nary articles of commerce. More important still, the inventor de clares, and English scientists seem to believe, that in the purification of iron ore it will save the ordinary work f thirty men, two-thirds the coal, reduce the time to a mini mum, and the total expense less than one-fifth what it is at present, or, to quote from the statement, the machine "will purify two tons of pig iron in eighteen minutes, at a saving of two-thirds the coal." i These are; statements of very large size, and were it not that thev are endorsed by such authorities as the London limes and Standard, we should hardly consider them worth the notice we have given them. The inventor, of course a Frenchman, proposes to take his apparatus to the Vienna exposition and if the hopes of his friends and himself are realized it will proba bly stand at the head of all the new inventions exhibited on the occasion for genuine utility. If it proves successful, and we most fervently hope that it will, it must have the effect of breaking ud thegasmonon- ones under whose rule the people K.v to Ion tr trniiinwl. nri we can- I . - A. -A hut we can nave it at price. Boston Globe. an honest Great expectations. The Bubble Speculations of the Last Century. Benson J. Lossing reviews in the Poughkeepsie Eagle the famous Mississippi scheme and the South' Sea bubble the two great financial sensations of the last century. The Mississippi scheme originated, it will 1 remembered, in the bad tttate f th finances of the French government. That government lent itMlf to an immense scheme for swindling the people, in order to 11 1 1 itscotfers. The company, with John Law, a Scotchman possessing a great reputation as an Amster dam broker, as its head, had a mo nopoly of the trade of the Missis sippi on condition that it should relieve France of its debt. The most extravagant stories of the richness of that valley were told, and the excitement among all elates at Paris was intense. The company was chartered, and after its shares had gone up to 1,200 per cent above par, burst. Wide financial ruin followed, and Law died in poverty at Vienna. The counterpart of this organization in England the South Sea Company was to have a monopoly of. the South Sea trade, and was to confer the same favor on the British gov ernment that Law had promised the French. Its shares rose to above 1,000 per cent, and as a consequence a great number of similar compan ies sprung up around it. The ob jects were very curious. One was for planting of mulberry trees and breeding of silk worms in Chelsea Park another for importing a number of large jackasses from Spain in order to propagate a large breed of mules in England and a clergyman proposed a company "for discovering the.land of Ophir," and monopolizing the gold and silver of that country. Toward the end of Julv 1720. when the stocks of various London concerns exceeded the value of fif teen hundred million dollars, news came of the bursting of tho Missis sippi bubble. The shares of the Soutfi Sea soon fell from 850 to 17G. Shareholders .pressed their shares uponJthe market with the eager ness of men fleeing from, a falling ballding. .' Thousands of families were reduced at one blow to abso lute poverty. Old families, whose cstate3 were lost disappeared Jrom scciftv 'and the names of many ho- I . . j . rw 4Un IS,,. Dlemen were uroppw nwi mo iwi America, wnero rcmeq raeu nupea to retrieve their fortunes. - J?Tom ous enemies, even when Mr. Pike was wauing witnin me iew uuu safe from sharks. More unpleasant .... - tish than some or tne naoitues oi the Mauritius coast we have never heard of. There is Victor , Hugo's pieuvre, which reaches out ao arm, Yia l.ii in tllA rAf'L-C lays hold 6f you with half a dozen ofJCUpnke SUckers simultaneously, nnrl flroil.a ,tn min- mnvfll I unttto u ' " " Mf rtta. -f . - fhfir Hmhs. So .1 V 1 VllUli V UIO V w - - - - - U1V11,:11 5j u;. ..tl .t it k,iif. (.nlf . ,1nflJfl, "if nftPr his ave been severed from the body Qne M rike SlXW kilIed m T, V from th rftuY: Ui i.f w ,i;-,,f. ini lnnkino- with m suonffV. wrin- kled. lenrous-Iike skin, blotched skin. with white and crrey " and exuding . . . . a glutinous substance which covers it with a filthy sheating of the mud and weeds it lives among. As it lies in wait in the sand, the verti cal gash which serves for a mouth is ready to lay hold of its victims as they swim oyer it, and its dorsal fin consists of a range of hollow. spines which yield a venomous pm son on pressure. So fatal is this poison that Mr. Pike killed a kit ten by puncturing the foot with one of the spikes. The tazarre is a salt water nike. which comes at the wader like a bull-dog and with the same indomitable ferocity. Mr. Pike twice wounded one severely with his harpoon, and yet the infu riated animal rushed at him a third time. But to an ardent col lector like Mr. Pike the attractions of the quest among the carol reefs are so great, that dangers like these never deterred him from it. One fact wnich he mentions is eloquent as to the variety and abundance of animal life in these seas. , There is a certain reef which catches the nu merous bottles thrown over from the ships in Port Louis harbor, and the bottles become so many ac quaria, being filled with all wanner of creatures, living for the most part on an excellent understanding ,110,; Naples and Pompeii Hw tliey Appear to a Clergyman. Our breakfast was made at the crater, the eggs which we had brought being cooked by the guide in the hot ashes beneath our feet; and before the morning was half over we had returned to Naples. Surrounded by tropical fruits and olive-skinned people, we found the air of this charming spot delight fully tempered by the breezes of the Mediteranean. We visited the tomb of Virgil, on the heights eastward of the city, amidst ripening vino yards and groves of figs, and near tho famous grotto of Pessillipo, built by Nero. The tomb is sadly neglected, a most wretched place ; while the sarcophagus of some Cru sader hermit of the Middle Ages may be readily found, wrought in costly marble and surrounded by jeweled trappings and priestly guardianship, the grave of the Latin poet, whose beautiful verse Js known wherever culture is felt, and whose measures have given inspira to poesv and discipline to youthful mind, is marked by a shed, a dirty headstone, a surrounding of weeds, and a shirtless gardener who asks vou a lira 20 cents for the trouble of opening the crazy gate to admit you. I thought of the cottage where Burns was born, kept as a common ale-house, and then of the tomb of Borromeo, at Milan, cost ing 4,000,000 francs; I thought of the eighty-thousand Americans, and I do not know how many Eng lishmen, visiting Europe in a sea son, and spending not less than $50,000,000; and I wondered who, after all, are the world's real worthies. Pompeii is only about one-third exhumed from its ashes, and the ; work goes slowly forward. Deso lated by the volcanic storm that buried it nearly two thousand years ago, it reveals alike the evi dences of its elegance, its taste, its voluptuousness. A veritable Sod om, Pompeii was as truly destroyed by the vengeance of heaven. In teresting are the old streets, the old temples, and the aquvttucts. The stream of living water," fresh and cool, still courses. through the.stone wrough t. arteries, and the weary visitor may slake his thirst at the same f untain, where . in the cen turies if te, the Pompeiian citizens found refreshment. Correspondence of the Xew Methodist. 1 Man's Dependence. I It . iuau renes more than he is aware is so accustomed to these that he is unconscious of their .worth. Thev are stopped with a caress, and the "'"""licuiciii jjuct i;n. uuhw. i - Jr November. Among recent arrivals at Fulton, Arkansas, was M. W. Dickson, a ranchman, of Brown county, Texas, where he has five thousand head of cattle. A few weeks ago he was attacked by Camanches and Kiowas, who shot at him. Thir teen, bullets took effect in his body one in his right shoulder, six in the breast and abdomen, four in the left arm. one in the risrht side of the neck, and one in the back of the head. He was rescued before the Indians had time to scalp him, and had to stay at home two weeks on account of his wounds. During the rebellion, in 1863, General Burnside impressed in Kentucky about eight thousand slaves to work on military roads, &c. A portion of the owners all it is supposed who were loyal to the United States were compensated at the time of impressment, and now the remainder, or a large num ber of them, are pressing their claims upon the government. It is estimated that they amount in the aggregate to something over two million dollars. Some idea of the California wine and grape trade may be formed from the fact that this year there will be produced there twelve mil lion gallons of wine, two million pounds of grapes for table use, and two hundred and fifty thousand pounds of raisins; besides the brandy of which we have no statis tics. Forty thousand acres are in vineyard, and the area is constantly increasing. . The N. O. Times perpetrates the following: Mary had a little Iamb, With which she used to tuss?e: She snatched the wool all oh? its back, And stuffed it in her hustle. The. Umb aoon Yin Ytac lion -floAncwl -And to a pwioi t ' ButMaryottm r WVn And stuffed the lamb in, too. .. , , ; The Best of all Riches is Love. Oh. why should we cherish, my brothers . The sorrows of spirits unknown, Or care of the troubles of others When we haveonough of our own? Ah, this is the creed of the stoic, Let him to oblivion descend, With all that see nothing heroic In benring the cross of a friend. Chorus. Then let us forget the old folly Of worshiping wealth till we prove That greed ever made a man jolly The best of all riches is love. A widow in poverty sinking, An orphan in charity's need, Is not so well -rescued by thinking Of what can be won by the deed. The impulse that bids us to action, If promptly obeyed, will be sure To bring us tho best satisfaction, No matter how self may demur. Then let us forget, etc. Spring meads ir. their arotny raiment Bloom nothing the sweeter for praise; Bright stars are not shining for pay ment, Although they are smiling always. But he that does good for the pleasure Of breaking humanity's ban, Is addins: more wealth to nis treasure Than gold ever gave to a man. Then let us forget, etc. A rig for singers or writers Whose hobbies are ridden for gold ; When shepherds are worshiping mitres, It is not so well for the fold: The prattle of childhood is sweeter Than truth from a hypocrite's lip ; And man never grow truly greater, For all he can gather and grip. Then let us forget the old Tolly, And strive with our might for its fall, Sure, greed never made a man jolly, And love is the best, after all. Itoot Crops. Mangel Wurtzel and Sugar Beets should be harvested at once and put away in cellers, pit or trench es. Kuta Bagas and flat Turnips may remain out longer. The for mer are not much hurt by even hard frosts. Potatoes ought to be gotton out assoon as possible. Fire-wood and Fencing. - i . 1 , . r , i .- . - Provide supplies of the former at least before : tne roads become too bad for hauling. Now is a good time to cut your posts and rails 4 A Russian Love Tragedy.," There are social tragedies that often transcend in depth of pathos skillfully wrought up by the novil ist, with all the causes that led up to them, all the minutest agonies that surround them, all the despair ing accessories that add irlooni t the act, they fascinate many of us ; while in real life they haDDcn. nr told boldly in a few words, and for- gotton. Here is one from a Russian paper. A young girl and young man, living near Moscow. ve:t ho- trothed. The srirl Was of tfrpnt. beauty, the lover was the son m rich parents, and on her birthihiv obtained leave to celebrate it with fetes to be given at her father's house. The first evening at dinner the young man drank deeply, and became intoxicated, whpn himn duct was so violent that thn um-sta. all retired, and he. was .with di'ffi- liouse. The npvt rinv presented himself at the ball which he had arranged, and danced with his betrotht-d. When the dance was ended the young lady requested the band to play a favorite air, and retired alone to the balcony, whence immediately afterwards was heard the sound of firearms, and the un happy girl was found to have shot herself through the heart with a jevoiver she had concealed.' A letter found upon her assigned the discovery of her intended husband's' brutal nature as the motive for her fatal act. $400 R E W A R T). Executive Department, State of North Carolina, llaleigh, Oct. 8, 1873. Proclamation by the Governor. Whereas, Official information has been received at this Department that R. A. Owens, alias Jenkins, late of the county of Gaston, stands charged with the murder of John W. Cheek, of said county; and that the said Owens has lied the State, or so. concealed himself that the ordinary process of law cannot be served upon him : n Now, therefore, I, Ton R. Caldwelx, Governor of the State f North Caro lina, by virtue of authority in me vest ed by law. do issue this my proclama tion, offering a reward of FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS for the arrest and delivery of tho -said R. A. Owens alias Jenkins, to the sher iff of Gaston coui.ty, in the town ot Dallas, and I do enjoin aJlomeers of the law and all good citizens of the State to aid in bringing said criminal to justice. Done at our city of Ralf h. day of October, .,. l. s. the ninety-eighth year of Amer ican Independence. TOD R. CALDWELL. By the Governor-: ,J. B. Nl3AtUEHY,J Prjvate Secretary. V ' U pESCKIPTION; -y 1 WfSi,;"' ears old, six feet PSV&tirpOBOfai latr com- and was clean hLSL" fylongncmo When he smiles his cheek towards his ear. I8-4W tlXll I9IPOUTED ENGRAVINGS. 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