HKRE AMP HBBKMTBR. :
A BtblnicU Tale.
Say , -what hll I believe T" my neighbor raid
lMe yeaterniht, whan light discourse had led
To graver themes. "For me, I stand perplexed.
'While fierce polemics each upon hi text
Of Scriptural foundation builds bis creed.
And cries, ' Lo I here is Truth 1 the Truth I' I need
Some surer way than theologians teach ;
In dogmas of the sects." I answered, "Each
Mast do sis own believing. As for me,
3tf y reed is short as any mana may be ; -
lis written in The Sermon on the Mount.' '
And in the 4 Fater-Neater:' I aoooant
The words Our Father' (had we lost the rest .
Of that sweet prayer, the briefest and the best K I
In ail the liturgies) of higher worth I J
To ailing souls than all the creeds on earth
A Father loves his children that I know-' ' '
And fain would make them happy Bran so
or Heavenly Father as we oKarly learn
rom his dear Word, and dimly may diaoern'
rn his fair Works for ns, his children, weak
To walk unhelped, and little prone to seek
In all our ways what best deservt his smile
Of approbation careth all the white
JS1 ineffable. TtoUtttemors '
Of tig designs I venture to explore :
f?T? T" 01 raitn. With that i see
feded by Keauor's glasses) what may be
Hereafter, In that ' Coming Kingdom when '
The King shall justify his ways with men '
On earth."
BhJta ouT deyUb lnqnlred'
Hath plainly told us that. TcSftea1
It is not given to know tellers we shall dwell ;
i.Jr know and humbly leave the rest
To Wisdom In unit ee that what la best
rach will be his that we shall wear
In the Beyond the character we bear
In passing ; with what 'meliorating change
Of mind and soul, within the endless ranga ,
Of their activities, I cannot tell.
I know Our Father doth all things well.
And loves and changes not."
The earth is rife with unavailing' woel"OW
Jy men a made answer. " How can such things be ?
ce n Nunua see
sua government the same "
WnnlA ha
7nlh5tT Jidge, who, having aoen the stir
mjm wo uni sec oi some weu-oruerea play,
Should cry Preposterous V and go away
And criticise the whole (four acta nnnooti I)
Homething germane to this,1 my daughter said,
- . " k IUWI I
To pious Bildad, deeply mourning one
' Whom he had deeply loved an only eon
Who of the plague had died that very day,
2ame his friend Amos, saying, ' Tell me. pray.
What grief is this that bows thy reverend head !'
The mourner answered, pointing to the bed
Whereon was laid the boay of the yonth.
eeooia, my friend, the cause 1 -good cause, in
or one to weep, who sees his hopes decay
The work of years all blasted In a day.
Asthere thou seest 1' Amos, answering, said,
Tis true, indeed, thine only son is dead ;
And as thy love, even so thy grief is great ; "
But tell me friend, doth not thy faith abate
In some decree the sharpness of thy pain 7'
Alas 1 said Bildad, " How can I refrain
From these despairing tears, when thus I find
My anxious care to cultivate the mind,
The wondrous gifts and graces of my son.
Untimely doomed to death, is all undone ?'
Touched by his sorrow, Amos sat a while ,
In silent thought ; then, with a beaming smile,
Aa one who offers manifest relief.
Re said, Bildad 1 let it soothe thy grief.
That he who gave the talents thou has soutrhc
To cherish, and by culture would'st have wrought
. j uiKum cscvueucv id uub lay son.
Will surely finish what thou hast begun !' "
John tr. Saxe, in the Galaxy for December.
AN INTERESTING EXPERIENCE.
- I was seated with my friend B
the other night on the back piazza of
ma nouse in xnirty-fourth street, en
. joying with zest the cool of the eveniner.
and on the whole making it a topio for
congratulation that we were back again
in town. We were not unmindful, how
over, of the enjoyment of oar summer
wanderings, . ana we exchanged notes
freely on our various adventures and
experiences. In the course of our con
versation, I remarked upon several
agreeable acquaintances which I had
made, adding that the most intimate
friendships of my life were those I had
happened to form while on my travels.
B was silent for a moment .
On reflection," he said, presently,
' I think it has been the same with me.
In fact, this very summer I made the
acquaintance of a most fascinating per
, son ; I shall probably never see her
again, and I am half inclined to tell you
about it." .
I pressed my friend for the narative,
and he began :
" It was a delightfully cool" afternoon
1 .a 41 - .31 M A l .... -r i -.
akwus uio uuuuia ui auffOBi ma L nau
occasion . to run 'into New York for
twenty-four hours. I had .been ran
sacking the glorious forests of Maine,
and coming from Portland to Boston, I
bad reached the latter place just in
time for the late Stonington train. En
tering the oar, I sat down where I could
have, as I hoped, the whole set to my
self, leaving two seats vacant imme
diately behind me. I was scarcely lo
4ed when an s,T)rtisrino- mat-lino.
of silks announced that these last were
occupied. I managed the excuse for
turning my head, and discovered that a
-very distingue looking lady, probably
30 years old, had taken possession, in
company with a fine lad, not more than
12 I should say, evidently her son.
The mourning suit for the boy and the
exquisitely fitting black bombazine
traveling drees, trimmed with crape,
for the beautiful mother, permitted but
one explanation, to-wit: She was a
widow. More than that, she was a
young widow. Further, she was really
very handsome. Further still, she was
indubitably charming. I felt very sor
ry she should have found the entire
seat unoccupied, by which I was pre
vented offering her one by my side.
"The train was under way. Haptnlv
for me, the interesting stranger, though
she did not (heaven forbid.) speak in a
load voice, enunciated in exceedingly
clear and rich tones, by which I was
enabled (without any painstaking that
would partake of listening or eaves
dropping) to hearjBvery word she said ;
and I must confess she talked almost
incessantly a trifling drawback to my
delicate appreciation of her. ' She ap
peared to have a grievous tronble which
sat heavy at her heart, to-wit: What
would become of dear Willie (her boy).
on reaching the boat ? I gathered from
Her conversation that while she Had been
able to secure a stateroom in Boston for
herself, the very last one reserved on
the books, it was impossible to obtain
another ; and what would Willie do ?
Unconsciously I found myself in com
plete sympathy with the fascinating but
unnappy motner, ana anxiously waited
farther develpmente. Something speed
ily occurred to quicken the interest I
already cherished. The dust was be
coming disagreeable, and when she at
tempted to close the window, she met.
evidently, with an impediment. It was
now my opportunity. .- I rose with an
air, and begged permission to under
take the matter. Standing in my own
place, I had, of course, to bend over a
kuuu uai, witn Doth arms outstretched.
The widow occupied the inside seat, and
-l was thus brought very .close to her.
As xn as I satisfied myself that the
window was under control, I affected a
w ao It seemed to
stick very tagh,, but I was determined.
J;reqer,ted Ymie ' tP out
of -l1 WO? make rt work
r,f a ThtV brotl?ht me in immediate
LfL25 1W came the
rr"ww wis u Biam, and I utavin
of haste in regamfegJ
xug tiie youngster to regain hisT TheX
upon I was overpowered wm. t Z
-which were all the rnor eiL
Sd trao-7 rtf !CSmfX
and the prodigious Btrength Ihad I
hibited. We were nam ?x
Conversation became eaW.
strained. My nLi
in Brooklyn-ihere tZT
ahc once resided in Kew York rn
circumstances had chanp-ed wt iTI
ke of her dear boy, iffi
she was willing , to economize : she did
economize. No one but a mother mnM
understand a mothnr'a
. V w U aUVUl
er s feelings ; by whieh I was left to the
wretchedness of inferring that she
thought it was quite impossible for me
. . "u"iuiy, to xnow anythinp;
about those feelings.
" In the midst of thnna A-rr1onaj
which, to my delight, began to assume
almost a confidential tone, the train
reached its destination, and the passen-
o"-." ""iwcu uuara me Bteamer. X
assisted the young widow out, took
possession of her travelincr-bafr. cavB
her my arm, - and, with WilUe at her
side, we proceeded to the upper deck.
I procured the key to her stateroom and
offered my services to see what I could
ao tor the boy, who began to be very
much in the way. It was quite as his
mamma had said ; there was not anoth
er room to be tad, so I put Willie down
luraeomionaDie Dertn, and reported
accordingly, once more receiving a pro
fusion of thanks in return. We went
in to supper together, and my heart
glowed with happiness when I discov
ered that ' the beautiful widow hail r.
mock delicacy on the subject of my pay
ing the bilL Shortly after.
with her boy to inspect the place where
aiw wh kj pena me mgnc They were
gone some time, and when they did re
turn I discovered an extraordinary
change. The lad had- evidently been
weeping ; in, fact, he still held a hand
some white cambric pocket-handkerchief
to his eyes. His mother's face
was suffused ; she, too, occasionally
used a handkerchief. Positively, she
was the image of grief and despair. I
at once asked the cause of these unhap
py demonstrations.
" ' Oh I she exclaimed, could you
but see the horrible spot where they
were going to put Willie such a
wretched, dirty, diEmal place ! It just
broke the poor boy's heart. No, my
dear, you shall not go there. Here is a
sofa right by mamma's stateroom. You
shall lie on it.' f
" The fact is I had secured my state
room when I purchased my ticket, be
fore leaving Boston. If there is any
one thing I am specially averse to, it is
the sharing of a room with another per
son. Up to now, notwithstanding my
sympathy in her distress, I had reso
lutely kept silent through all the talk
ing on the train about poor Willie and
how he was to sleep- But with the
grieved look and unhappy expression of
this lovely creature before me, how
could I longer refrain ? ' Come, I Baid,
'I can put an end to this difficulty.
The young gentleman can share my
room. Don't say a word. He can do
so as well as not.' The widow's smiles
were radiant through her tears ; Willie
himself looked up from his white cam
bric handkerchief and said, 'Thank
you, sir.' Itookhimoffdirectlyandput
him in the room, and hurried back to
receive fresh thanks from his mamma.
"It was a lovely moonlight night.
and 1 esoorttd her to a seat on the
promenade-deck, and took one beside
her. My heart beat nervously when I
found I had her all to myself.' If I ever
was happy in my life, it was on that
eventful evening. I was not at all sur
prised to find the lady exceedingly well
informed and very agreeable in con
versation. The absence of" her little
boy (as she called him) made her more
reserved (which I was pleased to no
tice), bne did not run on with the
same volubilitv, but rather waited for
me to start topics of conversation, which'
su aa aaainonai cnarm, 11 mat were
possible, to her presence. We talked
about everything ; upon every subject
she seemed equally at home. What
delighted me most was that she did not
volunteer her opinions or sentiments,
but permitted me to draw them out,
exhibiting, as I thought, more and
more of modesty and reserve as we
became better acquainted. I discov
ered, in the conversation, that she had
traveled, and, as I myself am an old
voyageur, we found an agreeable sub
ject in talking of places and incidents
with whieh both were familiar. She
had been up the Nile ; so had I. She
had been throuch- the Suez canal : cm
had I. She had visited the Holy Land
even as I myself had done. Indeed, on
comparing dates, we discovered that
we were there the same identical una.
son, and the same month. I exclaimed,
' Who knows but we encountered ennVi
other going up the Mount of Olives !'
x am certain we did not, she re
plied. '
' But why ?' I asked.
t'l am sure I should have recollected
you ! she exclaimed, impulsively.
Then, instantly checking herself, she
added. ' I have an extraordinarr faAnlt.w
for remembering faces, which at times is
auuwi annoying.
"Was I mistaken ? Did Mia mnnn.
light deceive me ? I think not. Even
now I feel confident that I detected
blushes over her face, and an almost
imperceptible confusion of manner as
she-hastened to make this explanation.
the subject was changed to home
topics ; to matters of society, fashion ;
to a discasssioii of city life and country
life. In all the conversation, not one
word was. uttered by this charming
young woman about her irreparable
loss, her lonely condition, or her al
tered circumstances. She did not in
dulge in that touching small talk, which
some widows so profusely employ to
interest and engross an admirer. Had
it not been for her volubility in making
explanationa of her reasons for residinor
in Brooklyn, I could not have brought
myself to believe that she was a widow
at alL Her previous manner, I confess,
when I thought of it, did grate a little
on my feelings, but my personal vanity
and I don't deny I have my share
invented a solution. This lovely young
widow had been ahem f taken with
me at first ; sight, and she determined
honorably, very honorably, to explain
her own situation at the outset brulale-
menf, as the French say. Hence her
haste to make the revelation. In fine.
I could now perceive plainly that her
almost loquacious" manner was due en
tirely to her feeling ill at ease in my
presence, and it was not till we began
to . be better acquainted that she ap
peared her true self. Happy, in this
explanation the moments sped fast.
As one by one quitted the deck with
the advance of the evening, I observed
mv companion gianoe timidly around.
and, when the only remaining lady (be
sides herself) left, she also . rose, iu a
quiet, dignified way, and said it was
later than she imafirined. . I could offer
no possible reason for detaining her, I
conducted her to the door of her state
room, and ventured to offer my hand as
I wished her good-night. She took it
with naturalness. It thrilled me to the
heart. I shall see you in the morn
ing,' she said, sweetly, when you bring
Willie back to me.' 'Confound the
boy,' I muttered to myself, as I hurried
away, ' I had forgotten all about him.'
" The little fellow was Sleeping
Boundlv when I entered mv stateroom.
He had taken the lower berth, which
struck me as an impertinent proceed
ing, till I reflected that the boy might
have thought the upper one was the
most desirable. As I looked on his in- i
noeent lace as it lay upturned, I saw
traces of resemblance to the i mother,
and my heart softened toward him.
Besides, I was in an ecstatic state, and
felt friendly to the whole human race.
I lay awake more than an hour. I will
not undertake to describe my emotions
or the tumultuous thoughts "which filled
my breast. My time has come,' I said
to myself. After all these years with
out a heart-interest, here I am, gone
beyond reclaim! I will endure no
suspense ; to-morrow shall decide my
f.fo I' ai. j i ii x V
uuuweu uy wis reouiULiou, i.;
ieu asleep.
" When I awoke, the boat i had al
ready reached the dock in New York,
and was lying motionless. It was early,
however, and I resolved to keep quiet
for half an hour and enjoy my thoughts,
which were sweetened by visions of the
last evening's experiences. I was in
the height of my enjoyment when my
stateroom 'companion, whose presence I
had again quite lost sight of, emerged
f rem his berth, and proceeded to dress
himself. Although, as I have intima
ted, I could not help regarding the boy
in the light of a nuisance, still, so long
as he was with me, I felt there was a
link between her and myself. The lad
made his toilet carefully, which proved
him to have been well nurtured, and it
was not till he was ready to leave the
room that he looked toward my berth.
Then he turned, and, perceiving I was
awake, he said ' Good morning, sir ! I
hope I have not disturbed you.'. 'What
makes you turn out so early I' I asked.
I have been awake so long, I got
tired,' he said. ' I thought I would go
on deck. We shall see you, I suppose,
by-and-by, sir ?' he added, modestly, as
he went out and closed the door gently
behind him. I could take no rest after
that. I tried, but I could not. For,
had not the only certain security that I
should see my charming friend again
vanished through the cabin-door? Sap
pose she had also been wakeful, had
also risen early, and was becoming im
patient to leave? Would she wait for
me ? After all, why should she wait, if
she was quite ready to depart ? Was
it not evidence of my indifference that I
was not up betimes, to bring Willie
back to her, as she had so prettily ex
pressed it? People were already dress
ing and leaving the boat. I could hear
them. I sprang immediately from my
berth and put my hand under my pil
low for my watch, that I might know
me exact time, jay watch was not un
der my pillow. I thought possibly it
had slipped into the bed. ! No. Then I
looked to see If it had not fallen through
the floor. It had not. Oh ! I had left
it in my pocket. I inspected my vest.
I found no watch, but I discovered that
a few dollars which were there were
gone. Nervously I son gut my coat,
where I carried a pocketbook, which on
this occasion contained, besides rarprs
of importance, about $300 in money.
and a pair of solitaire diamond ear
rings which I was bringing to my
sister, and which had cost me $300
more. There was no pocketbook on the
premises.
" I now became thoroughly aroused.
Bio wonder, you will say. I examined
tbe blinds which I had carefully se
cured the night before. They were
precisely as 1 left them. I recollected
distinctly bolting as well as locking the
door. In fact, I always do it. Sud
denly the horrible thought seized me
Was I am I could it be possible ? I
made up my mind with the sagacity of
oiu traveler (.sagacious alter the
event) that it was entirely possible ; in
snort, mat mere was no doubt about it.
T 1 - 1
j. uieiweu rupiuiy, pusnea into tne sa
loon, and proceeded to state-room 45.
One of the stewards was already turn
ing it upside down. Where is the lady
who occupied this room?' I asked of
the stewardess who stood by. 'The
lady, sir, left the boat as soon as it got
in, more than an hour ago ?' And the
boy?' I don't know anything about
any boy, sir !' I dare say not was my
reply.
" I went back, took my valise, bor
rowed five cents of the first gentle
man I encountered (for the little
scamp did not leave me a penny), and
rode up to my hotel. That is all ?"
" But really, now, do yott feel quite
uxe iv was me Doy wno roDDed you
" Do I feel quite sure ? Bah !"
Richard B. Kimball, in Frank Lea
lie's Newspaper.
3
A Memory of Bull Ban.
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, in his nar-
rauve oi military operations during the
rebellion, gives the following as the
reason why he did not "push things "
after-the first Bull Bun victory :
" His soldiers were disorganized by
victory more than those of the United
States by defeat The- Southern volun
teers believed that the objects of the
war had been accomplished, and that
they had achieved ail that their country
required of them. Many, therefore,
in ignorance of their military obliga
tions, left the army not to . return.
Some hastened home to exhibit the
trophies picked no on the field. Otha
left their regiments without ceremony
to attend to wounded friends, frequent
ly aooompanyine them to hoHnitnla in
different towns."
Gen. J ohnston recognizea the skill of
the Union commander, Gen. Mc
Dowell, in usinj; his superior nnmhnra'
to turn the Confederate flank which lay
toward the Shenandoah, and from
which he rightly judged their reinforce
ments to be coming. The confederate
left was beaten back, and, being unsup
ported, would undoubtedly have been
driven in" but for Stonewall Jackson's
personal exertions ; for this was the oc
casion on which that General first dis
played his wondrous gift for leading
men in action.
. American Enterprise In Iondon.
Ijondon is . full of American enter
prises of all sorts. One feature which
seems to attract peculiar attention at
present is the manifest desire of En
glish capitalists to buy large tracts of
American jama. une company, more
than a year ago, purchased 200,000
acres in Kansas, and are now disposing
of it to emigrants of their own choice,
and many substantial families have al
ready gone forth to Bettle- there. Last
week 50,000 was paid for an immense
expanse Of land in Oregon to be de
voted to the raising of sheep, and, re
cently, I heard of a great sale of 200,
000 acres in , Colorado. The theory
seems to be that as these vast tracts can
be purchased at very low rates, they
are safer to hold than the stocks of
many of the railroads which have prom
ised so much and oome to so little.
Within the .last few month & organiza
tions 'have been formed for the sale of
lands in the old States of New' Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland,
and the emigrant is told with truth that,
by paying a little more, he can procure
a home within a few hours of New York
or Philadelphia, where he will be much
more comfortable than if he moved off
to the wilderness of the far West.
Colonel Forney.
Vxby few ladies
wear diamonds in
public now-a-days.
Short-Horn Cattle.
It is estimated that the average
length of life of Americanbeeves and
store cattle is four years, and the num
ber -slaughtered annually is something
over three ' millions. Next to Texas,
Illinois is -the great cattle-growing
State of the Union. The " Texas
steer " is notoriously . scrawny. The
meat is tough, stringy and unpalatable.
The actual value of the cattle of Illinois
is probably fully equal to the value of
those in Texas. The United States
Tcn8us has a three-fold classification of
this kind of property, and the report of
1870 is as follows : Beeves and store
cattle, 13,566,005 ; milch cows, 8,935,
332; work oxen, 1,319,271. At the
present time there are no doubt over
25,000,000 cattle in the country. The
President of the Short Horn Conven
tion, recently in session at Springfield,
estimates the value of the, cattle
slaughtered at $65 per head, and the
aggregate value of the animals slaugh
tered at $220,437,970. He adds, in be
half of himself and his fellow short
horn breeders : '
" We hold that 50 per cent, may be
added by the substitution of short
horns for the cattle that are now sold
for beeves, viz., $110,218,985. In other
words, it would be equal to adding half
thef number of cattle to the amount now
on hand. Every farmer or cattle-raiser,
who will substitute short-horns for
common cattle, or some high grades,
will certainly realize 50 per cent, in
value over what he was receiving for
common cattle."
Every stock-raiser and beef-eater is
personally interested in the propaga
tion of the best breed of cattle. There
are about 1,600 known short-horn rais
ers in America. It will take a good
many years to effect the general substi
tution which is aimed at, but its ulti
mate accomplishment is sure, for every
consideration of self-interest dictates
and is helpful to the " survival of the
fittest." -Chicago Journal. '
American Officers in Egypt.
Xhe following list of Americans now
in me service of his Highness the Khe
dive of Egypt, and the posts at which
they are stationed, kindly forwarded to
u uy uu omcer oi tne Jtttat-Major-
uenerai, will be of interest to their
mends in this country :
GE2TERAL8 ni niVTBTnw
Charles P. Stone, Chief of the General Staff.
Wm. W. Tjoring, commanding Army of the
COLONKLS. GkNERAI- BTirr rrriTicun.l
Alexander W. Reynolds, Chief of StaiT, Army
r E. Sparrow Purdy, engineer duty, Cairo.
,award Warren, M. D., Surgeon-in-Chief
B. E. Closton, fitting out expedition for
Sendan, Cairo.
Wiliam McE. Dye, Chief First Section, War
Oince, Bureau, Orders, Beporta, etc., Cairo.
Robert M. Rogers, Chief of Fifth Section,
War Office, Bureau Engineer Records. Maps,
etc., Cairo. '
METJTENAirr-COlAJHEDS, QENKBAX STAIT.
Charles C. long, Chief of Staff, Gordon's
Expedition, Central Africa. ,
A. Macomb Mason, special duty. Alex
andria. "
Horatio B. Bead, Chief Fourth Section,
War Office, Bureau of Cavalry, Inspections,
etc.. Cairo.
James Bassel, engineer duty, Cairo.
MAJORS, GENERAL STAFF.
Chancellor Martin. Chief Fifth Section,
War Offioe, Bureau Military Administration,
Cairo.
Henry G. Prout, engineer duty, in the
field.
COLONEL (aBTTLLKBT).
F. A. Reynolds. On leave of absence in
tbe United States.
. UEITTEH ANT-COLONEL (aRTILLKBt).
William H. Ward, torpedo duty. Alexandria.
A'eu) York MaiL
Fashion Notes.'
Iiobe ear-rings are going out of style.
TsETnowcutthe apron front in battle
ment pattern.
a ;v' 1 ''
Sows of the ball dresses have two
over-skirts and a long train.
Skirts walking skirts have all the
fullness behind, the front being drawn
by cords.
Ibish poplins are much, worn this
season. They are very handsome, for a
good poplin costs twice as -much as a
good silk.
How shaxiX. I make over my last year's
suit ? is now the question asked by la
dies whose pas are not as rich as they
used to be.
Bonnets are gradually getting into
something like shape. The newest one
is a fac simile in velvet of a dishpan
with a brim.
Tkb number of buttons on kid gloves
increase. Ordinary street cloves have
six buttons and evening gloves as many
as twelve. . : -
' At length the nrettv Sicilienne cloth
begins to be appreciated here, though
merchants have had to reduce the fabric
to half its original price.
Almost all bonnets have a roll or twist
of velvet and silk under the brim, thus
making it look very high. Contrasts of
color are the exception this season.
thou eh peach-blossom with brown, and
lemon-color with myrtle green, are used
wim gooa enecc
A Line of Steamers between .Baltimore
and Marseilles. f
It is probable that me .Baltimore and
Ohio railroad will soon establish a line
of steamers between Baltimore and
.France. Marseilles has been chosen as
the European terminus. The choice of
this port has been determined mainly
by the prospect of obtaining freight
and immigrants. Immigration from
Italy to this country ie increasing, it is
said, more rapidly than from any of the
other European countries, and that the
greater portion of the Italians of the
Mediterranean, in the neighborhood of
Leghorn and Genoa, would natuially
embark at Marseilles. That city is also
the port where the produce from the
East centers, and, owing to the dose
proximity to Spain and Italy, has many
commercial . advantages . President
Garrett has .very carefully examined
Havre, Brest, and other European sea
ports, and has decided that Marseilles
shall be the terminus of the new line
from Baltimore. He is fully assured
of the practicability of establishing a
paying line between these ports. .This
will give Chicago , another European
outlet.
Thx annual report of the Board of
Visitors of the Military Academy to the
Secretary of War says the discipline of
the academy has never been higher than
to-day,- and that the corps of cadets
has never reached a greater state of ef
ficiency. The barbarous custom of
hazing has been suppressed by the
strong hand of authority, and the
visitors confidently hope that no future
relaxation of dispipline in this direction
will tolerate its revival. . In the opin
ion of tbe board it is desirable that the
law should be so modified as to require
that candidates for admission to , the
Military Academy should not be younger
than 18 nor older than 21 years.
J APAJT.
laiernuii Bntnm a.ry of News PnbU
uptniu news; rtedttced-JP.triotic A
non or umcuit aad Uavcrnment Cm
- jiiMii" or Trouble for the
umpire.
The steamer Vancouver, which ar
rived at San Francisco, on the 1st inst.,
Drmgs late ana interesting news from
Japan. A typhoon at Tezoo had
wrecked many junks and swept away
cTcxot uiwgw, rauouig we aestruction
of 200 lives.
Public expenses are being reduced in
various ways, xne JUMxado and mem
bers of the imperial family have re
nounced a part of their incomes. Nu
merous employes have requested a re
duction of thejr salaries, and even the
scholars in the national academies have
petitioned that the amount allowed for
their education be temporarily reduced.
The enthusiasm and offers of personal
sacrifices are universal. Volunteers
are forming throughout the empire.
There is much discussion concerning
the displacement of the Director and
other English employes of the mint at
Osaka. The British community and
newspapers of Yokohama complain bit
terly, as if an actual wrong had been
done them, and proclaim that the na
tional coinage will become valuless with
the mint taken away from the British
management. The matter is a serious
one for the Japanese government, and
is totally misrepresented here. Some
time since, a contract was made with
the Oriental Bank Corporation to super
intend the establishment of the mint,
among other public works. This con
tract expires early in 1875, but the cor
poration has claimed the right to make
future engagements with the officials in
the mint and -elsewhere. The govern
ment denies this, finding that it has al
ready placed itself far too unreservedly
in the hands of the Oriental Bank Cor
poration, and announces that the en
gagements heretofore made with that
body must terminate with the expira
tion of the general contract, next Feb
ruary. So far as is practicable, there is
no intention of removing the foreign
assistance from the mint, but there is
a positive determination to get lid of
oppressive interference of the bank in
government affairs. The bank is natu
rally unwilling to surrender its valuable
privileges, and its pretensions are
strongly supported by British influen
ces, but the government is quite de
cided. The superflous supply of silk-worm
eggs had been reduced by burning num
bers of cartons.
The Japanese Postoffioe Department
has decreed a fine of $150 for wrong
folly opening any letter.
The United States Minister's relations
with the Japanese government are per
fectly harmonious, but his representa
tions in regard to the military registra
tion of the servants in his service, and
the employment of Mr. "Wasson, have
passed unheeded.
The British Minister has notified the
English employed in the naval service of
Japan that, in case of war, they must
resign their positions. . '
The impression appears to prevail in
American journals that Iwakura es
pecially directs the government in its
present crisis. This a mistake. There
are three ministerial offices near the
throne, only the third of which, in rank,
is held by Iwakura. When he visited
America and Europe, the second place
was vacant, but this has since betn
filled by Shimandzee Sabulo. The first
is occupied by Sanjio. Iwakura, in
fact, takes comparatively little part in
vat war discussions.
The Mikado's birthday was celebra
ted Kov. 3 with military reviews, state
receptions, and public festivities of all
kinds. The Foreign Diplomatic Corps
dined by invitation at the Imperial
Guest House at Yeddo.
The Japanese are rapidly preparing
io erect loixinoauons on au the im
portant points alone: the coast.
The boiler of a steamer on Lake Biwa
burst, and her passengers and crew.
numbering 100, are reported killed by
uie explosion or urownea.
Lawlessness. In the Scranton Coal
Fields.
The lawlessness which prevails in the
Scranton coal region of -Pennsylvania
excites serious . apprehensions on the
part of a correspondent who has visited
that district. In a letter to the New
York?erafcthe explains the reasons why
some of the unemployed and destitute
men refuse to seek work elsewhere. It
seems that a great many of them own
the huts in which they live ; others own
half of the huts, and others have paid
for a still smaller portion. In the pres
ent depressed state of things it is im
possible to find purchasers for the
property, no matter at what sacrifice it
may be offered for sale. As the men
are nearly all married and have fami
lies, they are naturally unwilling to
abandon homes which they own either
entirely or partially after years of
economy and toil. They remain, there
fore, even at the risk of starvinc Un
der these circumstances they have
grown desperate, and riots are a daily
occurrence. Murders are frequent.
thefts and assaults the TJroduots of
every honr. The few men employed in
the mines are compelled to eo to' and
from their work armed with rifles.
There is no prospect of work, and the
long winter is just opening. With such
elements at work, it is no wonder that
the Herald correspondent indulges in
the most gloomy forebodings.
People
with Double-Barreled Faces.
I was
once sitting in a cool under-
ground saloon at Lieipsio, while people
without were ready to die from heat,
when a new guest entered and took a
seat opposite me. The sweat rolled in
great drops down his face, and he was
kept bosy with his handkerchief, till at
length he found relief in the exclama
tion, "Fearful hot !" I watched him
attentively as he called for a cool drink,'
for I expected every moment that he
would fall from Ms chair in a fit' of apo-
exy. The man must have noticed that
was observing him, for he turned to
ward me suddenly, saying, I .am a
curious sort of a person, am I not?"
" Why V I asked. " Because I perspire
only on the right side." And so it was :
the right cheek' and the right half ot
tos ioreneaa were as not as nre,
while the left side of his face bore not
a trace of perspiratioru I had never
seen the like, and in my astonishment
was about to enter into a conversation
with him regarding this physiological
curiosity, when the neighbor on his left
broke in with the remark, " Then we
are the opposites and counterparts of
each other, for I perspire only on the
left side." This, too, was the fact. : So
the pair took seats opposite to each
other, and shook hands like two men
who had just found each was the other's
half. Popular Science Monthly.
The new hotel in San Francisco is to
be seven stories high, and a Mansard
roof is to be above the seventh story.
The waiters will all be required to part
their hair in the middle, and address
the humblest guest aa " Colonel."
The British Polar Expedition.
Not long ago the Ijondon Geograph
ical Magazine announced that the
British government was - disposed to
send another expedition to the arctic
regions. The cable has more recently
connxmea mis statement Dy a letter
from Mr. Disraeli to Sir Henry Bawlin
son, informing him that, in 'conse
quence of the representations of the
Royal Geographical Society and other
learned bodies, her Majesty's government-had
determined to organize a
polar exploring expedition without de
lay. A still later dispatch brings the
news that two steamers are now being
fitted out in England for the expedi
tion, which will be ready to start next
May, under the command of Capt.
George S. Nares, now in command
of , her Majesty's ship Challeriger.
To judge from the address delivered" at
the last meeting of the Boyal Geograph
ical Society by its president, the ex
pedition will try to reach the North
Pole by Baffin's bay and Smith's
Sound. There are four ways to the
northern polar regions. The first is
between Spitsbergen, Nova Zembla,
and the coast of Siberia ; the second is
between Greenland and Spitsbergen ;
the third is by Baffin's Bay, Lancaster,
James, and Sinith's ' Sounds, and the
fourth is by Behring's Straits. The
last Austrian expedition having ap
parently demonstrated the impossibility
of reaching the North Pole via Spitz
bergen by sea, the route by Baffin's
Bay, which the English geographers
have always regarded as the best, will
be taken.
A Wonderful Walker.
Jj. C. Dadok de Wit. a- pedestrian of
a family belonging to the Dutch nobili
ty, has arrived in this city, and intends
to visit on foot several scenes of interest
in the Northwest. He walked from
New York to this city. He leaves the
Commercial Hotel Tuesday morning
next for Pella, Iowa, where an uncle
of his lives. From thence he will go to
New York. He has made a tour ofthe
whole island of Java, and of a great
deal of Celebes, one of the Dutch col
onies. He is not a professional walker,
but being a gentleman of means and
leisure, piefers to see the world in his
own way. He walks with a small valise,
purchasing new clothes when a change
is required, and keeping always in light
marching order. Mr. De Wit carries
with him a step keeper for counting
the number of steps he makes every
minute, half hour and hour. This is
an invention very new, and is in the
shape of a watch. Mr. De Wit says
that he has walked 490 miles iu ten
days less three hoars, sleeping two
hours every night, and stopping twice
a day to take his meals. He has in his
possession letters of credit on banks in
all our large cities. Mr. De Wit is an
educated gentleman, about 31 years of
age. He speaks six different languages .
umcago journal.
Discoveries in the Bad Lands.
The Bad Lands of Northern Wyom
ing are, in all probability, the most
curious plains in the world. Stretch
ing far away from the foot of the Black
Hills, the Bad Lands region has always
1 1 1 J3 "il .
ueeuviieu upon wim awe Dy tne in
dians, as it is now looked noon with
curiosity, by white men. Lately Prof es-
sor Marsh, of 1 ale College, entered the
regiuu Be&rcn oi me zossus ana otaer
carious geological formations in which
that country abounds to a remarkable
degree. Severe weather, resistinc In
dians, and hard marches did not daunt
the scientist, and he has finished his
trip with gratifying results. Great fos
sil-beds of the miocene age were discov.
ered, rich in specimens beyond expecta
tions. Nearly two tons of bones were
collected, the remains of ancient and
extinct animals, many of which are un
known to science. The bed of an an
cient lake was the resting-place of the
animal remains, which were nearly all
oi tropical species, many oi tne bones
were of immense size. The museum
collected in the trip is now on its wav
to Yale College, where Professor Marsh
will give the specimens his attention,
with the view of adding a new chapter
to scientific lore and settling by their
assistance many disputed points in
paleontology.
The Boman Loto."
" The day before yesterday," writes
a correspondent of the Messenger
Franco-Arnericain, " a poor man, a
mason, and father of a family, was
killed by too strong a shock of joy. He
had won .about fifty thousand lioman
soudi (equal to" about fifty thousand
dollars) in the lottery. This game of
loto, which exerts so Btrong an influence
on the character of the Bozaana, is one
oi tne greatest curiosities of this city,
where there are so many. According
to a generally received opinion, the in-
Buxution oaueo toro is oi Italian birth.
Dassault attributes the first conception
of it, indeed, to the Romans. The gov
ernment is the, bank. In 18M this game
brought the Pontifical treasury a million
francs (two hundred thousand dollars),
ua enormous Bum, considering tnat the
men population ox me lioman States
was but 2,700,000 souls. It is surpris
ing that so immoral and dangerous a
game should hare found such ardent
protection in Borne.
, Collections for Kansas Sufferers.
Lieut. -Gov. Stover, of Kansas, the
President of the Central Kansas Belief
Association, has issued an address Dot
ting forth the extent of the destitution
and- the plan proposed for relief. The
publio are warned against unprincipled
Bwuiiurfeis who pretena to oe auiy au
thorized solicitors of aid. .Those in
dividuals or local OOmmitln. imfanMa
Kansas who desire to aid her industri
ous but unfortunate Tnoneers. ma .
quested to address directly the Treas
urer of. the association at Topeka. All
persons now engaged, or proposing to
engage, in soliciting contribntiona. rirtnri
satisfying the committee o;T their fit
ness, will be recommended to the Ex
ecutive Department of the Rfata
indorsement. - Such indorsement, mula
by the Governor, will be a guarantee of
the responsibility of the cartv to whom
it Is granted, and lack of such indorse
ment in any case should- not be over
looked by those to whom aortlinntinn
may be made.
Grant and Jewell as Bivals.
Decidedly the finest turnouts in
Washington are those of President Grant
and Postmaster-General JewelL The
former consists of four blooded bay
horses, which are generally driven to a
landaulet, the harness being silver
mounted, and their appearance on the
street always attracts considerable at
tention, from the fact that they are al
ways driven in fine masterly style, and
are so beautifully matched. The turn
out of Postmaster-ueneral Jewell is
considered by connoisseurs to tbe finest
in the city. He drives in his landau
two magnificent blacks that make their
mile easily inside of 2:50, and their
style of ' action always makes them
noticeable. Wilkes' Xpirit. .
A rjSGAU ATTACHMENT.
Believe me, Besa. whan I declare -
A title cited', my hrarf, .
'And yon tbe party of tlie first, '
And I the at ootid part.
. That I have an attachment true
is nseleM quite to mention ;
Id vain I aeek to serve yon and
Axreat your eweot attention.
Ton know yon owned soma love tor me
When I tbe q action mooted, r
Bat now it eeema to me you act
, A IX you were non-euited.
My case la one in eqaity;
I've pleaded with preolaion ;
Yon know tbe pointa ; why will yon thei
So long reaer ve decision t
I make no dilatory plea J
I'm driven to dirtraotion!
Cnleaa I soon obtain relief,
I'm anre I aball take action.
At flrrt a civil init 111 bring
. At Capld' pecial senioa ;
And there, a plaiutiff lover, aak
For judgment by confession.
Now dont demnr when this yon read,
, Bu own yon feel compunction.
For I my suit will prosecute
In spite of your injunction.
And if, my judgment In despite,
,jfou not hear me still,
H." n orde from the court
T' administer your will.
1 iIai yonH file an answer-brief
To this, my declaration,
Or else 1 shall proceed to make
A cross-examination.
Pith and Point.
" Slipped his grip " is California for
dying.
Tbance-migbation ; of soles Sleep
walking. Tot oldest Western settler The
evening sun. . ,
Tbtb great shipping port down East
Sail 'em, Mass.
Betibino early at night will surely
shorten a man's days.
The cuirass is all the rage with the
ladies. . Balaam rode on
A toting widower may go into a de
cline for a season, but he generally re
wives. a dislike to a man he gives him a wide
uerui, . -
A KiND-riEAKTKD boy in Philadelphia
stole 8700 and presented it to an orphan
asylum.
A new hearse has been described by
a reporter as "a splendid though sad
vehicle."
JTk who nun f nVft aAmna " aava Vr
Knebel, ' is sometimes superior to him
who can give it."
Totjno oeorjle are afraid to o-et mnr.
ried at Iowa City, for fear of being
charivari ed to death.
WBKN Noah mndA f Via arlr fent urifh
cable tow, there was a tied in the affairs
oi men laaen at me.nood.
It is considered a safe plan for a
young man never to trifle with the
affections of a woman who whistles.
Ait" Oakland (Cal) married lady has
made $60,000 on the purchase and
Bale of mining stocks' during the past
year.. , - ;
Shobt dresses are coming into fash
ion again, and young ladies are ex-'
periencing the old, old difficulty of get
ting a No. 6 foot into a No. 4 shoe.
LOAVKKS SOIJLOQUT.
0 when I think of what I am
And wbat I need to was,
1 think I've thrown myself away
Without sufficient cos. ...
Ah English minister says that " if
Scripture said one thing and the Lon
don Times another, 500 persons out of
every 510 would believe the Times."
Whi will America's emblem outlive
those of England, France, Ireland and
Scotland T T5fwan h trio rnaA mnaf. faa
the lily droop, the shamrock wither!
uu une tiii Hue uo soascerea so me wind,
but the Btars are eternal.
TV n, lAttAV f thm TATwrnl flimtmttn.
describing a Sunday in Paris, the Bey.
C. W. Wendte. of Cihimurn annk. of a
Driest "with a. mrniatr nn. uul
WUOV.,
at the compositor put a mustache on
; . a . i . .
" pries, una tana mcensea me young
preacher of the Western metropolis.
'How am wnn cAtfino :
place ? said a lady to a girl whom she
had recommended to a sitnutinn
"Verv well, thank wnn innan.) V.n
girL "lam glad to hear it," said the
laay. lour employer is a nice person,
and you cannot do too muoh for her."
" I don't mean to. m'm " was th. in
nocent reply.'
" As totjb skill in your vrofession is
so great," said a person to a celebrated
anatomist, "why do you not cure all
the diseases of the human bodv ?"
"My skill may be sreat" redied the
anatomist, " but, unfortunately, we
anatomists are like the sorters of a
town, who are acquainted with all the
Btreevs Dut are ignorant of what is pass
ing in the houses."
Mb. Abchzt MeKTBBTcr. of RrwVr?nTo
Pa, in writing to r. Wiahart. bat : My
sou was pronounced incurable with consump
tion, but hearing of your Pine free Tar Cor
dial, we purchased three bottles, and be com
menced using it, and from that day to this he
has been getting well."
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