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THE BONO OF THE SAW. tr turn a. rrs. As Inllatloa of Hood "Sow of tha 8hlft"J With ears-worn facsand a ragced C04t, That ttpped in tbs wintry blait, An old nun Hood by s log of wood, Aod hiasr wu flying fat, llinawwaa flying fart, And the air Willi it music rang, And turning hi thrust to the duaouant note, Thil mournful tung b tang : SW MWl HWl In cold, in best, nd in rin, Till every itrolte in the seasoned oak 8tem tearing into my brain. The coat on my back n old, Mf borne u a hovel poor, And iy saw I run from tun till tun, To keep tbe wolf from the door. Siw) iawl taw I Through knoU and gnarla I go, And my iireath comet quick tt tha l"g growt ,h'ck' And tbe taw iunt heavy and flow. Ob. roa in youreoiy rooms, With all that your heart dctire, Tit not the wood, but human blood, You're burning upon the fire. "Sawl taw I law I Forever the whole day long, And at night it soetm that my torturing dreamt Are filled with tbe grating long, Tbe leg it a human life, My taw it the oourae of time, And every stroke in the seasoned ouk i ayear from a wasting prime; And at I near the bark, Mnretwiaiy does my law run, Till tbe billet drop!, and then itftopl Like time wheu life U done. "few 1 taw t taw t How long i the weary day Till tbe tun btt tet. and I aadly get At night my paltry pay. Tit, oh, to be a borte In my rich employer'! stall, If i mut toil, and iweat, and moil, To cam a cup of gall; For be at leatt bat a care, And the be ot food bai he, While leant it my ihare of the hanlcit fare, And nobody caret for me." Bawl taw t taw! Andtbrinking before the blant, An old man Hood by a pile of wood, And hit taw wat flying fait, . Hit taw wat flying fast, And the wind tai biting and raw, And Hill he levered the low in two, Oh, would that the world bit mitery knew, Hi ung the "Song of the Saw." THE TiXKEE WHALER. One of the most striking headland on the coast of South Africa is tbe bluff of Natal. IU majestic posit km, standing boldly oat from the mainland and rising straight np from the bine ocean to a height ot several hundred feet; the bril liant hues of the thousand and one vari eties of tropical foliage which cover the sleep sides from top to bottom; the clear skies above, and the bright plu mage of the birds flashing in the sun all contribute to make the spot .pictur esquo in the extreme. In the maze of the gigantic underwood on tbe bluff at the time of which lam writing, leopards, tiger-cat, monkeys, serpents, snd other beasts and reptiles roamed at will, the precipitous sides and wild entanglement iDsnring protection from tbe attacks of tbe ban tor. Within the last few years a road has been made np the bluff, and a light house sow crowns the summit. The in Oct or northern hide of the bluff forms one side of tbe Bay of Natal, while low sandhills enclose) it on the north. The northern coast is irregular, and a sand hill projecting far into the bay almost cuts into two parts, so forming a double harbor. From this point the harbor bar sUt U hes across, and tbo water being there very shallow, vessels of largs size are prevented from passing into the in ner harbor. On account of the impos sibility of emigrant ships sailing over tho bar, the emigrants were transported from the ships to tbe beach in the inner harbor in large surf-boats, and frequent ly had to be carried through the surf to the shore by the Kaflirs. On the sand hill that dividos the bay the stands a look-out and the harbor master's house; and about two miles up tho south shore is situated the town of Durban, tho only road to which, at the ditto of this story, was through the bush-path. Early one afternoon in tho hottest days of tho summer of 185, the tlieroiotuo ter registering something like 110 de grees iu the shade, the buy as calm as glass, and the beach quite deserted, tbo men in the lookout were surprised to seo a long, rakish looking schoouer sailing round tho bluff and drop anchor in the outer buy, No soonor was she brought to than a whalo-boat was loworod from her side. The harbor-muster hurried down, followed by half a dozon men, and before the boat roachod the shore a ' small crowd of whito men aud Kaflirs bad gathered around. As the bout ran on to tho shinglo. a tall, sallow man whose bony frume, sharp eyos aud fea tures proclaimed htm an Auioncau bo fore he spoke, jumped ashore and asked in a sharp, nasal tono: "Who's boss hero?" "I am the port captain," said that functionary stopping forward. "Do you want me?" "Wal, yes, I do some. I'm cap'n of tho Southern Cross schooner thar she is. She's sprung a bad leak, and I want to boach her hero and examine uer urn bers. My lads is almost done up with pumpin'. She's flllin' most awful quick, and I want some men to oome off and take a hand at the nttmns: tnv crew can't koep on very much longer, I guess. "Where are you from, and where bound, captain? asked tho harbor master. "I've bin oruisin' after whales; there's a pile of lie aboard. Hut, sir, if wo stop ilaverin' here I shan't git my ship touched. What men can you git me now, quick.' "There's plon'.y of Kaffirs about," said the harbor-master; "but you must get jxrmission before you take) any oi em ofl to your snip. "Permission !" echoed tho stranger, "Wal, I never! Who's got charge of Una lot? Who do they belong tc? "They don't belong to anybody. This is a British colony, captain. But yon must get leave to tako 'em aboard, or else you can t have em, replied the harbor-master in an empuatio manner, Whn will mv niA narniiiwion vou?" asked the cantata. "No, I can't; you must go and get a nunstrate s order. "Whar's be to be found? Jest show me tbe way. Look sharp, bos, cos I m in a mortal hurry, yon know. The harbor-master turned away, say- to1 "Up in Durban, and "How fur's that?" broke in the Yankee. n annA two miles through the bush psth. You'll Lave to get a horse." "WharH I git one?" asked the cap tain. itiiuVmnment Mr. M'Kav. the gov ernment land agent, who, full of officious curiosity, had oome aown irom me cus tom house, pushed his wsy through the crowd and said: "IU lend you a horse, captain, come this wsy." Vnn'ra ton nbliirin . sir. said tbe captain, turning and following the agent. I'll accept your onor.anu ieei nonoreu. i tow initiates the horse was pro duced, and a negro engaged to run ahead and show the wsy. As the captain mounted the horse lie tnrned to the harbor-master and said: "You'll be able to find boats enough to take forty niggers off at once, eh?" "Oh, yes, we can ao tnai. lei nnw " said the stranger, as a parting 'observation, "ain't it a plaguey l - man A.fl't BttVA fllR ahill BOSUie Ul VM V -f I this nalaver? Here's the Southern Cross as smart a schooner as ever sailed under stars and stripes a makin' water like mad, and l ve got to 0 through all this penormance aiore i on rit a few niggers to pump." And away he rode toward Durban. The magistrate not only gave the cap tain the necessary order, but opened a bottle of wine, and, drinking to his suc cess, promised anjr further assistance that might lie in his power; and in two hours after leaving the harbor the stran ger was halt way bacx again. Curing his absence all had been bustle at the harbor. More Kaffirs had come down in tho hope or being liired, and great was the amount of speculation as tha torm a liltelv to be offered. These Natal Kaffirs are runaway Zulus, who, bsving once deserted, are uarreu irum returning to Zululand under penalty of death. They are both brave and intelli gent, and are a much finer set of men than tbe negroes of the west coast. Vmm hn lookout the crew of the schooner could be seen pumping inces santly; and Mr. M'Kay, whose offer was instigated more by the hope of profit than br disinterested kindness, for he was the owner of the sun-boats, was waitinrr for the stranger's return, and calculating the amount he would realize by the business. Sooner than could have been expected tbe captain came riding up at a rattling pace, and, jumping from tbe horse, said: "Here s the permission, uosb, iu cor rect and complete. And now, how many niggers can I have?" "Just as many as you like," said the harbor-master; "thev are waiting to be hired." "Now. sir. what time in the niornin ken I git over the bar 1 I draw ten feet of water." "Tide flows at six o clock, and you could come over by about eight, I should say," responded the harbor-mac-ter. "flood. Wal. now. von bovs. I'll give yon seven-and-aix pence apiece to come and take turns ail nigni. meres in a tvnworfnl lot of water in the hold bv this time, and you'll hev to work bard, I tell you." The pay was nigu anu murmur w satisfaction ran through the crowd; those among tbe Kaflirs who did not under- stand English Having it expiaincu oy Him. wtin A'u. The terms were good enough for many a white man standing around to jump at ; but to worx sine oy side with niggers was too degrading and they were obliged to let the chance pass. 'Well, boys, what say? asked the Yankee. Scvenl voices accepted the terms, and the harbor-master asked how many he would engage. "Just stand in a row, noys, ana in pick out tho likely onos. lie smart; tue stin'U be down before we git aboard, if you don't be slick." The halllrs wore soon in m xue captain walked up and down surveying .. 11 i a Al. them and curciuny pic sing out wiu biggest and strongest until he had se lected aliout sixty. This was a largo number for the work; but it was put down bv Mr. M'Kav and the harbormas ter to Yankee enterprise; and in a few miuutcs tho Kurl-noais with tue negroes aboard wore afloat, 'III nnmn ntt tn von in the tuorninir. captain, and bring you a pilot," said the harbor-master. "Wal, now, that's friendly, boss. Really, if you would I should tako it kindly," responded the Yankee. "I will," said the hurbor mastor; "I'll come off when the tide makes. "Thank you, sir," said tho captain, as ho stepped into the wiiaio-uoai. 'You won't forget to come, will you?" "Of course not," repliod tho harbor master. 'Good night." "Good night," said the strangor.with ft grim smile, waving his hand as the bout pullod away. Win in ilm Rtirf-bouts roturned.the men will, tlinm r..nnrtj.l tli Southern Cross to be just as smart and trim a craft as tbe captain said he was. iuey also reported the safe transference of the dingy yolun- tanra Tim xiin went down, and in ten minutes the scorching hot day gives way to a oeauinui iropicai uigui. ltnfnra ilm min hail arisen on the morn ing following, the port captain, M'Kay, and the iookoui men, were assemuimi ou the land point; and as the first flush of .luvliMit I'umrt raiiidlv snreading over land and soa.they trained tboir eyos across the bay, eager to catch an eariy giimpso of tho schooner whose arrival aud condi tion hod caused such unusual excite ment the duy before. Well might they start and Htura in speechless astonish- mnnt Tlinra waa the liav all right, and there was the luff beyond" it, but nothing eisei :o southern Lross i ao snip ai .Vi ! ViiLiiinir Li marV wiitfn she had beeu tho previous night. What could it mean 1 Could she hare broken away and gone ashore ? Impossible, for the wind, a mere capful, was off the land. 'Slio'.nnnol" miui IIia Hrat svclamation which broke the silonce "clean gone!" "what can it mean? askod Air. M'Kay. "Mean?" said the harbor master "mean? That we're all born fools that's what it niAna " "Why, how?' gasped the bewildeied agent. "HnvV" Mninn.Ul tha liarlmr maaLnr. "Why was be so particular about the sort f I.. U'nnl.ln'l an V Hn.t nt iTaffirsdo for working pump Of course they would. I can see it 1 DOW. DUO w .vuw sprung no leak. She was a Yankee slaver, that's what she wss; and we onght all to be shot for not seeing it be- lore. A thrill of horror passed through u group. It wss clear as uayugui now. it 1 r. ummr tham nnmninir Ilm water XJ U b WW am ... u w ont of her," said the agent, after a P.u": t "VI course you uiu. m juu um see the other side of her, did you, Mr. M'Kay?" "Well, no," responded the agent. "No; but if vou had you'd have seen 'em pumpin' the water in! That is what it is, Mr. M Kay tbe rascals were pumping it in on the starboard side, and out again on the port, don't yon see?" "Yes, I see now," sighed the agent. "Sixty niggers kidnapped before onr very eyes!" continued the harbor master. "A pretty thing, upon my word!" "Beg pardon, sir," said one of the men; "p rape she s in sight now, sir we was to pull off in the boat round the bluff head, sir." "What's the good of that?" growled the harbor master. "On'y p'rops we might see what course she was a-takin'; and in case the ad miral was to come round, we could see whioh wsy she was agoin', sir." "Oh, sbo's out o'sigbt by this time, far " aaid the harbor master: "but man tho boat, and we will see." A wsy went tbe men to get tbe boat ont; and away went the harbor master and M'Kav after them down to the beasb. ' "No wonder he was so particular, the rascal! Why, every one of those Kaflirs will letch five hundred oouars in Amer ica. He's done a verv fair day's work, and no mistake, Mr. M'Kay." "Yaa ami nnvnr naid me for the hire of my boats," dolefully responded the . v . . 1 1 I agent; "ana i lent me scouuure. mj horse, wo. "Well, it s no use now. uut where our senses were, Mr. M hay, to be out wiHivl likn that. I can't think. I shall hear of this again. If only the admiral . , t .r . would cruise arouna nere, we uugut catch 'em now; but we shan't see him for months maybe. It's about the deepest move that I ever heard of." By this time the boat was out and manned anil a heariv null took them to the bluff head in half an hour, but no sign of the slaver was to be seen. Tha next ilav a anntlipm-honn J brig dropMd anchor in the outer bay, and sent ashore lor some i resit meat, ine linrhnr master went off to her. gave the captain s letter to deliver to the admiral if be fell in with him, or to leave it at tue Cape if he did not. Although the letter raaphAil tha admiral within a week, and he put off to sea on the chance of falling . . a.sn . t in with some news oi the aontnern cross, no more was ever heard of the Yankee whaler. stepping la f atnrr's footsteps. One bright winter's morning after a snow storm, a father took his hat for a walk to attend to some farm affairs re quiring his attention. As he started, his little boy of five summers also snatched his hat, and followed his father with mock disnitv and an assumed business like air. When they reached the door, the gentleman noticed that no track or pathway had been made in the snow.and he hesitatod about letting his boy follow him. But the soft, fleecy snow looked so tempting, so pearly white, that he con' eluded to allow the child to walk after him. He took long and rapid strides through the untrodden snow, when sud denly remembering his little boy, he puused, looked back for him, and ex claimed : "Well, hit son. don't you find it hard work to walk in this deep snow ?" "Oh I no." said the bov. I ni com ing ; for.father.I step in all your tracks." True enough tbe dear child was plant ing his tiny feet just where his parent's had trodden. The child's reply startled tho father, as he reflected that thus would his child keep pace with him, and follow in his tracks through life. He was not a man of prayer, and not a Christian; and well might he pause and tremble as ho thought of his child, ever striving "to step in all of his tracks," onward, on ward through life's mysterious mazes and myths toward eternityl The little boy's reply brought that strong, stubborn- hearted man to think, iinaiiy lie re lented, and sought and found peace. tVe believe now he is making such tracks through life that some day that son may bo glad to say: "Father, I step in all of your tracks. British Workman. IioviES or New York Capitalists.' All our great capitalists (except Stewart) lived and died in plain houses. James Lenox built more than lorty years ago, and his houso now looks antiquated. Peter Goelet died in that tall, ungainly building which has recently been demol ished. Stephen Whitney Uiod in an an cient house fronting the Battery, being at the time of his death one of tue oldest residents of that neighborhood. Old John Jacob Astor died in a two story house with dormer windows. His son William, who was thrice as rich, passed his last days in a houso of the plainest character." The same remark applies to John Q. Jones and other capitalists who adhered to the simplicity of the old regime. Tbe present style will answer for those who are ambitions for display, but what is gained in this point is prob ably lost in comfort. In modern palaces an elevator is necessary ootn ior con venience and health. A gentleman in sooaking on this subject said: ' These high stairs are killing my wife." Stew art's palace has an ascent of sixteen feet to the second story. What a height for au old lady to climb! Even twelve feet (which is common) is really too great an ascent for any but the strong and active. A reaction is now apparent, and a man of large wealth has recently built a costly house with nine feet ceilings. When people dine in their basements and live on the second story (tho first being used as their parlor), they cer taiuly have enough climbing to test both sirengin ana patience. . i. vurr. Troy Times. "I stand," said a stump orator, "on tho broad platform of the principles of 1776, and palsied be my arm if I desert 'em." "ou stand on nothing of the kind." interruuted a little shoemaker in the crowd; "vou stand in my boots, that you never psia me tor, ana i want uie money. H0RR1 OP BCRSntl TO DElTfl. Ten years ago, on tbe same night tbst Chicago was de.troyed, hurricane of Ire swept over several counties of Micbi- gan and Wisconsin, cuuipiciv -fo out of existence, among otners, wo vil lage of l'eshtigo in tbe Utter State. Hun , i. . i; in.t onttleaud horses uruus ui uvea www -- 7 . perished by thousands, wild animals were ..... V . t....'1.1tniT Anil annihilated ior leagues, uuuu.p6. crops were licked up, and" altogether tbe work of destruction was so vast and ap palling that the world stood still and shuddered. Vi a hAAr of similar devastation in Michigan, this timo covering more terri- torr ana prooouiy ubmjuj up snd property. The heart sickens at the thought, and stands crushed and trem bling before the mighty nro neuu, hot breath carries away the fruits of msn's best labors. Among the newspaper accounts or these dreadful things, we often see such ..n.OJian. "routed alive." "burned to death," "lingering death by fire," etc. Those who navo wHueriiicuu .u what a living pang it sends to the very ,Wer of the heart, to think of physical pain which they had to bear. Persons of sensitive nerves ana bcuvo iujs'""" -n imnt drive themselves frantic by encouraging such thoughts. For such people the loiiowing mean are giiou. lr excitement and violent exertion are scarcely conscious of pain. Fear of calamity, and frantic struggles to escape it, render one aimosi iuku sible. Fright is nature's sniesthetic. When a lion held Dr. Livingstone oy tue arm, he felt no pain wnaiever, auu looked calmly and with perfect mncon far as nhvsieal suffering was concerned upon his captor, and his ex cited friends. The people who lost their lives during the great fires were thor ougbly frightened, and were generally running irom uie uuuger ur ui.cij fighting it. Soldiers are fired to tie t,nti. Aatrraa .f enthusiasm, bv martial display, and with the added excitement of battle, think nouiing oi uj ym muj be called upon to suffer. And further, theso people were not burned to death. They were burned after death. They died of suffocation or heat, and these are not such methods as can draw a file over every nerve fila ment, and hash np the spinoi cora uu . t.,,-auw Kn (location is luck of air. whereby the blood not being purified by the lungs, becomes oiue anu me purouu is soon in a stupor. This occurs in drowning, would occur in a vacuum, or in any gas that excludes air. I suppose though 1 never tnea m, ami uou iu tendto that a person could hold his breath until unconscious, when he oould . 1 Jn'A . be "burned to a crisp" without caring anythingabout it. A fire not only con sumes the air, but gives out a gas which will not support life. Thus the thirty persons in the basement oi the Peshtigo church were suffocated, had their air taken bv the fire above them, before the heat reached them. In this case the fire climbed one corner oi the church to the steeple, and then burned the building from above downwards. This was witnessed by tho people who were saved, a hundred yards distant, where the thirty might have found refuge but for their fright. Unconsciousness irom ueai is isr irom Uainir "rnnutail alive." One VifkH W8S making great exertions to save himself and his child. AS ne rusnea aiuug uu the child iu his arms, the heat increased, ami all of a sudden he iust wilted. His strenghth vanished instantly from every muscle, and he tell to tno grounu au m a lnmn." His sufforinir was over, and had not been very great, either. The tire bad not touched mm, anu as iur pain, he had not thought of it. A "lingering death by fire" would not have concerned him at all. Instead of taking it, however, he made a superhuman effort for the child's sake, crawled a few feet and was saved, or lie never could have described his sensations to me. Thus iu saving his child he saved him self, and now says fondly thut she saved him. Another, while on his knees, covering his family with blankets in a large field, was struck in the back by a bloat which, by its force and its heat, prostrated him instantly. He thought that if he had been facing it he would have perished. Many were burned, but did not know it until afterwards. Thus it appears that wo can suffer al most as much in imagination as the vic tims 'do iu fact. Death is indeed the king of terrors, but not so much on ac count of the pain he inflicts upon his victim as tho sorrow upon the friends. Do not dwell upon the sufferings of your lost ones. You suffered more than they. Unoonsciousness, partial or complete, usually precedes death, and tbe "last agony" is no agony at all.but is only the mechanical effects of failure of nerve force and circulation. Thus may you relieve your poor heart of a little of its anguish, although the great fact of an ir roiinrarila loss mnst remain. One or two points of interest suggest themselves as 1 recall uiose ureauiui days and nights. The magnitude and swiftness of these fires are not appreci ated by those at a distance. The horizon shows a line of light, and a noise like muttering thunder, or the roar of the sea, is heard. The wind begins to blow, the light increases, sparks fly through the air, the roar becomes frightful, and seems to come from every direction and fill every space, and soon tbe flames are seen in the woods. Not on the ground, aim nl v Vmt all smonc the trees: no to their highest tops, and in tbe air above them. Ureat sneets ot name nosn aiong, nr anrinir andilenlv into existence in mid air. Somehow tbe fire leaps the space between the woods and tbe first building, or prebaps pounces down in the middle nf tha vilW-n and tha wind, which is now a hurricane, carries it from house to house. Twenty are burning at once, fifty, a hundred.the whole town is ablaze, and beiore one can appreciate tue suua tion the opposite woods, a mile distant, irn in flaninu and ha is surrounded bv flro anil amoka on everv aide, while he IS in the midst of a vast amphitheater of fiery destruction, blinded and half suffo cated, with scarcely tbe power to guide his familv towards some place which promises shelter. This is always a body or stream of water, if such exists. Aext a flrtl.l or rocks, or anvthinff not com bustable. and out of the immediate flames. Thia all noenrs so ouicklv. and covers so much territory, cutting off retreat in any direction, that escape is aimply im possible. Shelter must be found close itband, if at alL A family living in a mall place surrounded by woods,-were found in the woods opposite where the fire came from, and in such attitudes as to show thst they were going towards their house. The presumption is that they fled from the firo along the road into tbe opposite woods, and finding tbe fire had overtaken them, turnod back to wards the open field which Ibey never reached. . ., , . The sheets of fire, described by per fectly cool and self-possessed witnesses, as spreading through the air like clouds over the trees, are explained in this wsy, possibly incorrectly probably correctly. Much of the country burned over was so dry that the ground was burned to the depth of 10 to 12 inches. This particu larly occurred where in wet weather the surface was covered with fern growth, and in dry times, like those preceding the fire, became so drained that the roots of annual plants, and the accumulated leaves of trees were ready to feed the flames to an almost unlimited extent. Now when this vast quantity of material, over miles of country (the fire covered a space along the shore of Oreen Bay CO miles long and from 5 to 15 wide) was burned with great rapidity, the amount of gas produced was so great that there was not air enough to burn it. This effect was favored by tho mighty rustling wind, carrying great volumes of gas and smoke from places already burned, and preventing tho air in4 ad vance from coming baok to meet the fire. These great volumes of gas, although not burned, were nevertheless, heated intensely, and being driven upward and onward by tbe wind burst into flame wherever they reached the ' air. These effects could of course last but a few seconds, after which, as air rushed in from tbe sides of tbe fire path, the fire would be confined to ordinany combus tibles. Indidents crowd upon my memory, but my letter is already too long. These are given with an humble hope that the ideas advanced may. convey a little com fort to lome poor mourner. Flowing Mil fulverlzlng. Our first plowing, some fifty years ago, was done with a wooden mold board. Then came in the wrought iron mold board, hammered ont by the blacksmith. About forty years ago the introduction of tbe cast iron mold-board, with replace able points, caused no little excitement among farmers, as these could be pro duced so much more cheaply than wrought iron, and being naruer, iuey ..-i, Ttnt nn nnr atonv farm the gain was partly counterbalanced by the breaking oi the -points, auu u;u w tbe "land-nlid" " --A - - " " m; Si be ID CI Of o fe cl, sol ticX SUCl cult tlmv have hclued towards divfiing the soil, so as to provide a finer seef bed. But we are inclined to be lie vo that an inventor has now made such modifications and additions to the common plow as to amount to a radical n.i mnut vnlnnhla change in its mode of operation and in the desirable results 1 . . r 1 i.lon nt if- produced, tiere is a kcuohu w nlow. which is readily and quickly adjusted to cut off two, .i ' ; .ltl, nt tha anil turee or lour lucueo iu uoiu , and turn it well over into tho bottom of tli a nravions fnrrow. Following this, upon the same bearer or frame, is an other plow, adjustable to iaue up a uu furrow of any desired depth. But this second or sub-slice is not merely turned over in a mass upon the top of the first one, with only snrOi breaking as the lifting and turning over will secure. Quito different. Upon the frame is an open-wora wruugun nuu wheel or cylinder, say forty inches in diameter, which follows upon and smooths down in part the turned slice of ... .. . 111. Arn land, with its grass, siuouie, et-ua, . il furrow is thrown into this revolving wheel, and carried round and round on its wsiue, among n-uiu, against its open work bars on the rim ami ontor aiiia and is so broken and nn- pulverized that it drops out upon tbe . . . I A. rI'l.n a buried sod or suriaco iurru. iu' nit istlmt tha soil la nulverized auite as much as it could be done with roller and furrow, aud without any trampling or packing by teams; it is left light and fine and in excellent condition for receiving seed. There is also provision for at taching both seed drill and fertilizer dis-trihntnt- Tn brief, at one oDeration the soil is plowed, finely divided, sod, stub ble, eto., buried and seea sown, xudid are several simple, ingenious devices for raising and lowering the plows and wheels, for various depths, for turning at the side of the field, for self-trans-tainn otn that would npefi engruv- UUI Wl.lUU) VW., .UHW .. . . w ings and longthy description to explain them fully. a Tnrirw'a TvoEvrrrY. The Hindoo thief's manner of scaling walls is very ingenious. It is by means of a huge lizard, which he carries with him in his nocturnal rambles. The process is as follows: The lizard, which is pernaps a yard in length, .with great claws and flattened feet, and suction-powers like . V . . tin those oi a ny, is maue iimi. w ...l.1 v. moans nf a atont cord tied tO li;uu . vj ...v ... v. iU tail. When the robtier is pursued, i l.:. kail fl J n- f tsi a vail anu truuius iu uio uht - --- he quickly throws his lizard over it hold ing fast to the other end of the cord. By means of its suction powers the lizard ;utf tn tha wall on the onviosite side, and the thief draws himself to the top and jumps lightly down. By chok ing the lizard it is made to release its hold. T w a tiiir Viov and a little fellow quarreling over some marbles to-day," said John. via you? asaea ma rawer. intarfara,! to stoD the Quar reling." "Yes," said John, "I took the little fellow s part. It Outlaw's Wife. The wife of the noted train robU, Jesse James, was formerly an Omuh, pi. During the day a reporU-r of th Republican met with several gentlemen who were well acquainted with the lui ston family, and who remember Annie who married Jesse James. From tlieJ gentlemen several quite interesting facu were obtained concerning the IUfatons They came to Omaha immediatel. after or near the close of the war as the sympathizers with the lost cause made it so unpleasant for them he. cause Mr. Ralston was a Union man nd had served in the Union army. They resided in a small brick house standing at that time near the corner of Sixteenth and Davenport streets. Mr. Ralston en gaged in the freighting business to the west, and was assisted in his business by his son John. Annie was then a mere child, and there are now in this city sev eral young gentlemen and ladies who can remember her as tbe playmate of their childhood days. After residing here several years Mr. Ralston's bust ness dwindled away and he returned with his family to Independence, Mo. the bitter feelings originating from the war having almost entirely subsided and they are living there yet. ' In 1874 Annie Ralston, having grown up to be a bright and handsome young lady, came back to Omaha on a visit, and was the guest of her cousin, who wss the wife of a well-known business man here. During her stay in Omaha she attended numerous parties and also Professor Duval's dancing school. She was qnites favorite among those who made her ac quaintance, as she had prepossessing manners and winning ways. Among her young gentleman friends was one w'ao fell deeply in love with her, and she re ceived his devoted attentions until he proposed marriage to her, and then she coldly refused him. This was entirely unexpected on his part, and, to use a very forcible expression, "it broke him all up." He took to drink, and soon be came a moral and nearly a physical wreck. His downfall and ruin were das to Annie Ralston's refusal. Up to this time he had been a model young man, had excellent prospects, and was highly respected by all who knew him, but since that event he became entirely changed, and his course from that time was downward. He is the son of a well known professional gentleman residing in Omaha. He is now a wanderer in tht new towns of the rough West, and is probably leading a reckless life of dissi pation. Annie Ralston returnod to Independ ence, and one night, about a month after wards, she ran away from home and married the noted Jessie James, who it perns, had met the girl by chance, and Lburted her clandestinely until he won er affections. She was full of romance, bd no doubt became infatuated with the told desperado, with whose exciting kireer she had become very well ac- uainted. fTur mnrriacn with the bandit was a pmplete surprise and a terrible blow to er respected parents, who could not be ;eve tbe announcement until it was rovento them by indisputable evidence nd then they disowned their truant .aughter. Her cousin in this city learned he particulars of the affair from John lalston, who resides in St. Louis, and ;iso from the girl's father. ( Soon after the marriage the Younger brothers mode their famous and fatal aid on the Northfield bank of Minne sota, and it was generally suspected that the two James brothers were members of the gang, and that in making their es cape they followed the Missouri river down to the vicinity of Kansas City. It was thought that Jesse James would come to Omaha, and here meet his wife. A detective was detailed to keep a ebarp look-out for her, but she never came here after her marriage. Such is a chapter from the history of Annie Ralston, the outlaw's wife. Omaha Republican. Prohibition In Vermont. a Kt Alhana cnntleman whom I Ques tioned about the workings of the liquor law, told me just as I was told in all other parts of the state, mat mere was no trouble in procuring whisky. He said: "I am in a very funny secret, which is shared by most of our citizens who like a little stimulant occasionally. Come with me." He took me to a cross street, and we entered a room which appeared to be a ..i Wa cigar store, witn couiecu juerj , c. took seats at the rear, and my friend told me to keep my eyes open. Within twenty minutes jl u tnoivanontiaman noma in some in pairs, ini;iiu a"""" . - - . some singly, some in little parties, go to the water cooler.take a drink, buy cigars and go out. ..,Ti.aa My friend nnany asueu mu seen any liquor sold, and I said 'No. "Nevertheless," said he, "every gen tleman who came in here took a good square drink of whisky and paid for it Wall " aaid I. "the drink must have been in the cooler or the cigars. I know it was not in the cigars, ior uiuo. them were lighted before the purchaser left. It must be in the cooler. "Well, go and draw some, said ne. r L , tl.o nnnlup liolil tllA glu88 Un A went W m vuvw, . der the nozzle, and pressed down tne button. I was rewarded for my exertion by a flow of clear cold water that soon filled the tumbler, x was yum, my friend and the proprietor greatly en joy?'1 ....... i i. and My friend lOOK tue empy ---drew from the same faucet half a glass of whisky. If I was puzzled before i i r ..i .ftnrlancb- was now munaeriruw, uu - .- , ing at me a while the trick was explained. It was s mply: rress sown mo ""'"Z ith the thumb auu woior iui,M" -r , oaa from below, while you appear to press down with tne lorennger, auu o whisky; open the cooler and you nna full of ice water. The whisky cornea from a cask in a hidden closet up stairs, and flows through a small pipe wbicn descends in the partition, and pssses from the wall into the bottom of tee cooler, and connects with the faucet. Rubenstein was recently asked for his autograph by a distinguished ldy m tenr pianiste, when he took a scrap J paper, and rapidly scratching lines of the "staff" across it, scribbled oB the first six bars of his beautiful dream "Romance in E Flat," and, putting Ju name below it, presented the character istic souvenir with tbe graciouftsir of amiable sovereign of the art.