July-
THE WEST SHORE.
girl employed in their family. So
many coincidences could not come bv
chance, and it was useless to try to
make such pretence answer for them.
The story was a libel, to all intents and
purposes, and must be suppressed.
The end of the controversy was the
discontinuance of the magazine, just
started on the strength of that story,
and a sum of money paid to the pub
lisher by the complainants, as indem
nity, he not being to blame in the mat
ter, as they were willing to believe.
That the author was not guilty of
maliciously throwing light upon family
secrets, they were never convinced.
In this instance a sensitive mind, ren
dered still more sensitive by a peculiar
nervous condition, had been able, from
knowing only the merest skeleton of
facts, to imagine correctly the history
and motives of the persons concerned
in this well remembered tragedy. But
the wonderful coincidences of names
and characters in the story remain un
explained, even to the writer of it.
Possibly some mental law governs such
conceptions, as a poet too young ever
to have experienced in his own person
the passions and emotions he describes,
still speaks of them as if they were his
own.
Hut the facts connected with the
writing of the story above alluded to,
and its subsequent suppression, bv
which a strange and secret family his
tory was half disclosed to the writer
and publisher, furnishes a still better
plot for a novelist than that on which
the original story was founded; partak
ing, as it docs, of all that was cllective
in that, and having the additional merit
of a mystery equal to, and more novel
than the other.
DISTANCE LENDS ENCHANT
MENT. ,
To live with pco'plo is fo discover
their faults; it 13 better, then, not to
live with them. To como together
in the snmo village, town, or city, is
tho ruin of some excellent friend
ship, which would have gone on
happily during lite with a short
railway journey for each visit, Wo
betide certain acquaintances, whoso
aspect is mutually pleasant seen from
opposito comers ot tho sumo street,
if they become next-door neighbors.
Do greater mistake can bo made
than lor persons to suppose that, be
cause they ate friendlv with one
another at this or that distance of!
removal, they will become increas
ingly friendly in proportion as they
draw nighcr. Few of us can sup
port with credit too intimatoa friend
ship. Numbers of funiily quarrels
have risen merely because tho mcm
- bers came together too often; many
a friendship has ended for ever
owing to the parties having met
every evening for a week, instead of
interposing at least two blank
nights.
Aunt Mary mny be a charming
visitor at intervals of about three
years; if she came each summer she
would be intolerable. You rather
like ynui brother John's children, if
THE SIGNERS OF THE DEC
LARATION. The following facts respecting the
personality of the illustrious men
who imperiled their property, their
liberty and their lives by attaching
their signatures to that instrumeirt
which established our national inde
pendence will be read with interest
as the Centennial anniversary of tho
day which witnessed the event draws
nigh:
Tho thirteen States then compris
ing the American Colonies wero re
presented in the assemblage that
passed tho measure by titty-one
members, thirtv-scven of whom on-
joyed the benefits of collegiate train
ing. 1 wenty of them were lawyers,
four were physicians, five wore
clergymen, three were farmers and
the remain lor were engaged in vari
ous mercantile pursuits, except
Koger Sherman, tho shoemaker, and
Benjamin Franklin, who boasted of
being a jirintor, yet was a statesman
and a philosopher. Benjamin Frank
lin was the oldest among tho mem
bers and Edward Hutledgo tho
youngest. Robert Morris was tho
wealthiest, and was the financier of
tho administration, negotiating cx
tensivo loans for tho use of tho
government upon his personal credit.
Ho died in prison, having been in
carcerated tor debt; a beautiful
commentary on these laws that made
no discrimination betweeu the honest
but unfortunate debter and the con
victed felon. Samuel Adams was
the most needy, his impoverished
condition being well known. The
management ot bis pecuniary affairs
after death found it necessary to
bury him at the public expense
Jonah Bartlett was the first to vote
for the measure, and first after Pre
sident Hancock to sign tho docu
ment. Two of tho members, Thomas
Jelfcrson and John Adams, wero
subsequently Presidents. It is a
remarkable fact that those two men,
having been Presidents, associated
on the committee that framed tho
Declaration of Independence, and
first recognized lenders of tho two
great political factions of our coun
try, died on tho some day, tho 4th
of July, 182G, the fiftieth anniver
sary of ho day upon which thoy
had contributed so much to tho wol
faro of their countrymen. Charlos
Carroll was tho only member that
added his place of residence, and
tho reason of its being dono in this
instance is somewhat peculiar. Tho
patriots that formed that convention
knew full well that by their action
on that day they hazarded their
lives. When Carroll was signing,
some one remarked, "IIo will get
off; thoro are so many Cm-rolls they
will not know which one to tnko."
"Not so," replied Carroll, and he
immediately added " of Carrollton."
lie lived to see all of the memorable
men with whom ho had acted on
that memorable day pass away, and
enjoyed the prosperity of his coun
try until 1832, when ho died 111 his
Oith year.
Faum Hands The favorable
weather and extra largo acreage ot
grim now 111 niagnincent growing
onler, makes our farmers begin to
you don't go there oftcner than once ! T '"'T ' " t g
r s . iiiiL'to harvest our orons' Lm-irn
" . ... .." . .
i.rt i 1.-
1, ;j ..11 .. '11 .1 . ,, ! numbers of tho most improved head-
abm friemlsM,: Some TT lhre !
people can only bo intimate and re
main friendly with some other peo-
! as well as other machinery used dur
ing harvest time, have been, and
iieo- 1 ' ii,- ...... ,
tde for half an hour ,,t a tin,. Who 0 iioing som limy, out 1 is eareu
t tli.it t in umi.i.Ii- .r inn, j ill li
luw not observed the part played bv
time in visits of some length
that tho supply of liamU will be
talinrt. So vn lit I luimf roil I111111I4 on 11
tO I 11 1 1 1 1 .1
friends at u distance'; How u-M-ce- n ,u cml"".vmc'" cro """"'J;
able some persons arc on the second ' ftp "" ' 'j"'", " ca"
,l,ii. 1..,. .i . 1 . . . " 15:10 per month, emu. by the year,
V y r i? K w !! f "' ' M 0 P" 1"V, with
ao,?vro - 'I " r'!" T g'" "l- 'f our exchanges,
ore never a nte po nice im on the r
evening oAhe limt day; olt o, ' h I"?'?!"""' 111 hait'-V" CT' 0r
tl,..,., ... . v ii "j " note this item they will cooler a
l ! f..,banl0'C,rTi P"T?"f m"ke favor.- Walla Wait 'him.
partial amends bv briirhtciiiiiir ui
brilliantly during the lust few hours
or minutes of your stuv, and are
A Rolling Stone gathers no moss.
Old Proverb, that s so, but it gain-
wholly perfect at the moment of your : era polish, a thing very much needed
departure. by the growing generation.
PUYALLUP VALLEY W. T.
This beautiful and fertile valley is
situated about eleven miles back of
New Tacoma. As wo reached the
brow of a long, winding hill, which
commanded a view of this lovely
place, we paused; charmed with tho
beauty of the scenery before us. A
bId, sweeping outline of distant
hills, here and thero swelling into
mountains, and crowned with a
deeper, mistior bine, divided tho
rich green of tho earth from tho
azuro of the heavens. Fnr as the
eye could reach, it beheld the wild
est luxuriance of nature, refined and
subdued by tho hand of cultivation
and taste. The farmers have turned
their attention principally to tho
cultivation of hops tor tho last few
years. We can not think of any
thing more beautiful than thoso im
nieuso hop yards are, just before
thoy commence tho picking. Last
season thero was botweou five and
six hundred Chinamen and Indians
employed in gathering in tho har
vest. Owing to the low figures that hops
aro selling for, some have invested
in hundreds of plum trees expecting
in a few years to seo them paying
from two dollars to two fifty per t rco,
as thoy intend to turn their attontion
to drying them for tho market.
This Spring a road was surveyed
through tho valley, and tho prospect
of having a railroad built as far as
the coal mines, this Summer, is very
encouraging. When wo wero there
lust, the Surveyor Clenernl hud com
pleted his task, and men and imple
ments had arrived for tho purposo of
commencing work out at tho coal
mines. Coal in crcat quantities has
been discovered in that section of
tho country. It lias been tested,
and pronounced a superior quality
by competent judges. Tho timber
in the vulley is hard wood chiefly;
tho soil rich, and very productive,
grain, vegetables and small fruits,
have been successfully cultivated.
If they succeed in getting a railroad
this Summer wo think tho valley
will improve very rapidly. Tho
people as a class, are well educated
and industrious. Thoro are five
schools in tho valley, and wo bclievo
they aro all well supported. At the
Lyceum they havo a small but woll
selected Library. They havo nlso
quite collection of Geological
specimens. The Society meets
every Friday evening wo aro told,
for the investigation mid discussion
of somo scientific subject. An effort
is to be made this Summer wo be
lieve to increase tho interest in this
Society. We wish them well.
Northern Slar.
ALPHABETS AND THEIR VARI
ATIONS. It is both entertaining and instruc
tive to trace tho growth of tho
alphabets of different nations, and
the relations which they bear to one
another, although tho marks of con
sanguinity are often difficult to de
tect. Wo havo no positive infor
mation of tho origin of the first
alphabet. The tradition of Cadmus
is too mythical to lie soberly regard
ed as tho true beginning of written
language. That all alphabets have
had a common origin seems almost
certain; but tho connection between
the Hebrew and tho Konian, or the
Hebrew and the irreirulur, tortuous.
and bewildering Chinese characters
seems almost as difficult of discovery
as the missing links in the descent
of man according to the Darwinian
theory.
The penmanship of every individ
ual is peculiar, the handwriting of
the best penmen in various coun
tries differing widely. English,
French, Spanish, and Italian pen
manship havo decided peculiarities,
and yet their alphabets aro identi
cal. It is often asserted that a man's
handwriting gives a true index to
ins cnaracier. i ins theory certain
ly has more aupiort if applied to
races; for even the less acute can
discern some resemblnnco between
tllA niltinnnl rliiirntal.it;.t. nf' n
Chinoso his ingonious, dissembling
nature nntt tnoso expression less
SVtllbols Which hiltfln tlm nirut n
comiilished linguists. On the other
hand, tho storn nnd solemn earnest
ness ot the ancient Israelites is clear
lv demoted in tlm atttV gniiM .....1
..... I1IIU
formal Hebrew alphabet. Contrast
ll with tho tlowing lines of the
Arabic, and then think of Moses nnd
Haroundal Unsehild. P
poetry are not more di fforcut. W by
may not ethnological causes havo
resulted in the sir autre, nnd iiiiiltiliii-tii
signs and marks which go to niitko
up tho volume of written tonguos?
The stylo of character called Ko
man must bo of more interest to us
than any other, and, therefore, wo
will briefly refer to a few historical
facts concerning somo of tho varia
tions through which it has passed
down to tho present time. Wo aro
told that it Cicero could "revisit tho
glimpses of the moon" ho would bo
as well ablo to read Sanskrit us our
modern reproductions of his orations.
HOW THE GIRLS MAY HAVE
BEAUTIFUL FIGURES.
Competent writers ntlributo tho
beiiutv of form of Hindoo in
the custom of carrying burdens on
their heads. Among thorn aro found
no stoop-shoulders or curved spines.
f llOV aro as Stillip-ht. us Jin-own litlin
supple, and graceful, these qualities
uiwuys iiitracuug tno attention of
travelers. Sinco musular education
has hoeolnn n hnhht' nml llm irii-la
,. , vw
aro imitating tho boys in exorciso
aim games, now would it do to adopt
tho Hindoo hint and cducnto our
girls' hondsa little. Itisa notorious
fast that tho majority of thoso who
como forth from fashionable schools
havo littlo of any account in their
heads. All that is noccssnry is to
havo it understood to bo the fashion,
and tubs, pails, firkins, baskots,
crocks and othor articlos will mount
the army of fashionablo noddles
with a magic quickness. And whilo
theso would be equally becoming as
the monstrosities which in succession
havo perched thoro in various forms,
they would ho useful in shaping tho
sex to nttractivo symmotry. Tho
girls' heads would then ho put to a
use, something a little new, to be
sure; but, when onco started, they
would easily bceonio reconciled to
it on tho plea of fashiob. Besides,
iftho result should hnntiniirlil nuiiinu
graceful necks, perfect busts, and a
royal pose 01 tno ncnu, the stvlo
would certainly commend itself" to
good soiibo as a vast improvement on
stays, lacings, and padding.
Tho Hoop Polo Business lias bo
come oiio of tho most important
industries of this comity. There is
perhaps no placo on tho Pacific
Coast whore better timber is afford,
cd tor carrying on this business thun
in this county. In fact, nil of West
ern Washington Territory ullbrds a
good Held for coopers ami the manu
facture of all kinds of wooden uten
sils. Industries of this kind are ot
the best for the comity's good. They
furnish cmidovmcnt to u lurirx num.
i her of our peojilo in cutting, prcpur-
ing and furnishing the material.
These productions arc jirolitublo
articles of exporl, benefiting both
tho larger dealer, and iho working
class who own the laud where tho
material grows. In prosecuting the
business, the bind is cleared also, be
ing a vast improvement on tho old
method of slashing indiscriminately
anil burning everything up. Vun
couver J mli pendant.
A young lady in tho country, in
censed ut an egotistical young man,
said: "If the butcher of our village
could buy you at tho prico your
acquaintance hold you ut, and sell
1 you at your own estimate ol yourselt,
lie could retire from business on what
I he'd make on that single speculation
in veal."