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PENDLETON, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1877.
NO. 31.
9tC3 aaS M lr yrtu.
Time Enough.
Two UtUe squirrels, oat In tbe sun.
One cathcrrd nuts, the other had none;
"Time enough yet," hi conttant refrain,
"Summer l still onlyjutton the mc"
Listen, my child, while I tell you bl fate;
lie roused him at lattbut he routed htm too
late;
Down fell the snow from aptlHcss cloud.
And gave little equlrrcl a spoUess white
abroad.
Two lit Ue boya In a scbool-roora were placed ;
One always perfect, the other dUgraccd;
"Time enough yet for tr.y learning," he ald,
-I will climb, by and by, from the foot to the
head."
Listen, my darling; their locks hare turned
One at a governor sitting to-day;
The other, a pauper, looks out at the door
Of the slnu-boute, and Idles his days as of
yore.
Two kind of people we meet every day;
One U at work, the other at play,
living unearcd for, dying unknown
The business hive hath ever a drone.
Tell me, my chlldfthe squirrels have taught
The lctson I longed to impart in your thought ;
Answer me this and my story i done.
Which of the two would you be, little one?
Stephen Girard.
Xearlv everr person who -went to the
Centennial talks about Stephen Girard,
They knew somewhat .f htm before, but
liecacte thev only lead of him ther did
sot feel much interest. Ue was a French
man, and wi born in the jcr 1750, in
B irdeaax. Hi patents were very po r
3 . . i - ,
anu noi auie xo scau mm i t scnoot mucii,
and his edixatioj ws very limited, lie
.could only read end wri'e. lie never ac
quired the English language readily, 1-
wnjs blundered in nu commonest speech.
and if he Lecame excited lie resorted to
his mother tongue entire! v.
When Le was ten yeirs old he shipped
as a cabin boy on a vce? bound to the
East Indies. Afterwards be sriied from
Xer Turk in the same bumble capacity
lie wss a tiUitv lad, and so faithful to
the interests of h:s employer that a few
jears later the master of the Teard gave
him the command of a small craft, aad
the vourp- man Stephen made several
trip to 2ew Orleaa snl other potts,
lie was so snccci.fal in all bis under-
takings and so frugal with his eiraicrH,
that in a little time be was enabled to
become one of the owner of the vessel
that had been entrusted to bis minsgc
ment. When he was nineteen years of age be
settled in Philadelphia, and before be was
twenty be married a servant girl, who was
as pretty as a dull. Her came was Polly
Lib. only seventeen Tears old, the
daughter of a poOTgjaa. ychsUKp2ril
vessels csulkerbv trade. e f eppos-e
-ittfcphea, while waiting to have bu craft
tinkered Tip, cast his etescpoa the pretty
girl the tinker's daughter lost bis heart.
and married ber.
Bat prcttv Po'.lr bad better have zone
on cooking dinners, tending babies, doing
chamber work, eta, for the marriage
proved a very ncbappy one. The young
husband's temper was unmanageable be
was hard and stern and cold, and exas
perating, in Lis broken Fresch-and-Ea-glith,
and the final result was a divorce
I rum bis wire, who afterwards became
insane, and for the last tweaty-five years
rf her life was an inmate of a lnnatic asy
lum. She died is 1815.
They bad no children except one, and
that died in early infancy.
Girard bad not long entered the West
India trade until he was recognized as a
.rich man.
People who have seen bim, cos cor in
the statement that he was the homeliest
man they ever looked opnn. JIc was
short aad thick, and as unshapely at a
batter tub. The swaying, swinging gait
of the old-time sailorwas his as long as
he lived. Ue bad one wall-eye, which in
.itself was enough to spoil a handsome
face; was deaf in one ear, always dressed
very mean and shabby was cold aad
stern and vulgar, and bis whole cxteriur.
coapled with his miserable broken Ian
gcage, rendered the man a forbidding
object. There was nothing favorable in
bis appearance whatever. Ue talked but
little; he did not like ti talk n any sub
ject but business and then as little as
possible.
Hi habits were precise, and regular as
clock wo:lc Aside from the bosines of
money getting be cared for nothing but
bis fig trees and shrubbery and grape
, Tines. Ue was a Catholic in his religions
teiiel.
At the time of his denth, in 1831, hi
estite was valued at telve millions of
dollars, aad ty bis will was all to be de
voted to educating destitute childrcn,and
to the relief of the poor and distressed.
As is too often the case in important
w&iuaB ui uui juiju, pruiungcu llllgaiion
was o&e oi me deplorable retnlti.
In bis will, Mr. Girard gave directions
lor constructing Ulrard College; the size,
form, and the kind of materials to be
nsod. The building was commenced in
tbe snmser of 1833, but not opened on
HI 188.
Tbe form is that of a Corinthian tern-
- pic, sarroBadetl by a portico having
thirtj-foBr columns, each six feet in di-
- aaeter, aad fifty-live feet high, retting
os a bask of eleven white marble steps.
The baildisg is ninety-seven feet high,
one hundred and eleven feet wide, and
ob hedred and sixty-nine feet long. The
halls and stairways and roof arc all of j
white marble. The entrances are on the
north and south fronts, each having door
ways thirty-two feet high, and sixteen
feet wide. On each of the east and west
sides arc bbirty-four windows.
Visitors at the Exposition were shown
the Blace where rest the remains of
the founder of this college. They are
baried beneath the center of thcJower
vestibule, and are covered by a marble!
Htne nf Girara himself. Xhe coat o:
erecting the building was not les than
two millions of dollars.
Prorifrlofl was made in the will for sup
porting as many orphans as could bs ac-
' cesamodated ; first, the orphan of the city
of Philadelphia; secondly, those of Penn
sylvania; thirdly, of 2fow York, and
fourthly, of ow Orleans. Generons pro
vision was made for these poor children
between the ages of sir and ten years,
and when between fourteen aad eighteen
yean of age, they are to be bound out to
learn trades or follow useful occupations.
The eccentricity of the man's character
is ihown in his will, where he s-ays, No
ecclesiastic misiioaary or minister of aay
sect whatever shall ever excrcie or hold
any station or duty whatever in said col
lege, nor f hall any such person ever be
admitted within the premises appropri
ated to tbe purposes of said c Hge."
The trustees are very watchful Iet the
will be violated or broken, though years
agt. they decided to introduce the Bible
for the use of the pupils, not deeming
such a step at variance with the will of
the founder.
"We write thu crude biographical sketch
at the sugeation of a little lady at our
elbow, who vrrv recently hat become in
terested in all that relates to this singular
man. 1Ye ask ber if the marble stalne f
Girard was fine looking. "Not by any
means,' she replies with a sWadder."!!!
hcid was fiat where veneration beu)d
have leen. and his conntnaQce w-t cot
at all prrjosc.ing. lie wti life ize,nd
I didu't sec his white wall-eye, becaufe
the soowy marble favored the poor old
man." " !
"Don't forget," she addi. "tint his lat
ter generoity covered a multitude of tint,
and that his wealth was what brought him
up before a carping, critical, vera tinn
ing public, always ready to detect flaw."
It is gratifying to know that the pres
ent President nf that noble and hamane
institution is the Pre -idect of tbe Ameri
can Bible Society, a LL. D, and a man of
unblemished CbristiaH character.
A very homely man once ttepped up to
Girard aad baaded him a huge old jack
knife, saying, -That koife was gi'n ti me,
stranger, far bein' the bmliet tain 'a:
anybody ever seed, but gor a niHyltake
it! an may peace go with J el
Tbe donor was glad to get away with
out any broken bones. Girard awore aad
sputtered in villainous English the wrath
that boiled over indignantly.
3Ii nisters of tbe go pel are net even al
lowed to vidt this institution to step
their unhallowed feet over the princely
rills of polished marble, and for th:s rea
son the ctmot wttchfalsei i preserved.
One time a party of stndests visited
the college, ana one of them, a jollv, fun
loving fellow, wore a snow-white cravat,
and pat os tbe very demoiest of clerical
faces. At tbe door tbe warden politely
bowed, and looking keenly at tbe white
cravat, said, "I am sorry, sir, bat indeed
yon cannot be permitted to enter."
-Wbat the devil is the reason I cast go
iuf said tbe stndent, with a great ih-iw
of mingled indignation aad surprise.
"On, I beg your pardon, sir; 1 was mis
takes," tt&l .hs mTC wardea, with a
wave of the hand that signified aa xliua
dint welcome. Qio Tamer.
What He Fonnd.
BT KJLT.
Tet, Rsne, I will trust to tout silence.
I and tell you the history of my life, from
tbe time I leu i ale wita yen up to tbe
present time.
Vbcn I came home, I feend my
iter Alice very ill. "With her was a
lady friend whom she had known at
school. Cora Tboraly wai a sweet, pret
ty girl of about seventeen years of aye,
at least five years the jsnlor of Alice.
Although she was so much younger,
Alice had loved her ai she bad nerer
loved any one else but myself, and I
think yon well know what devotion ex
isted between my tain rister and myself;
one thing, I suppose, that made the love
greater, was tbe fact that wc were or
phans. . .
"Tbe day preceding her death, she
seat for me to come to ber room. By
the bed, kneeling, was Cora Tltornly.
" 'Harry,' said my sister, it has been
my with fur the last fire years that when
yon knew Cm you would love her, and
wish to make ber your wire. It is true
yon have known her only live week yet
in that time yu have seen bow go d
and lovable she is. I have cherithed the
thought of seeing you married nntll it
has become a part of my being. Cora
is, like yourself, an orphan, and she loves
you. Will you not he zaa'ried to-dav!
I fear I have on1 v n few hoars to retna'n
with yon.
"Keoe, what coui.i l ssyl lhere ws
my sister, dying. On the other side of
the coach was C-rra. I had never felt
anything like love for her; I liked her a
my sister's friend, and that was all. I
had seen the blood rush to her face when
my sister was speaking; it had not left
it yet. I pitied the Kor girl, yet ber
face told me nothing.
" Harrr. what will be your answer?1
came faintly from my titter.
"I bent over and whispered,
"As vou wish, my darling; yes, if it
will make you happy.
"A bright, boly look sprang Into her
eyes, ana putting Cora's hand in mine,
she said.
" 'God bless yon both I You have made
me very happy. I can now die content.'
"That afternoon J, Jiarry Ulilton,
stood by my sister's bedside a married
man, bound to a woman for whom 1 had
not a spark of love, and for whom I
Cjld only feel pity.
'Thc next day my sitter died. I will
n& dwell on the sd, sad days that fol
lowed. Cora soon saw that I did not
love her. I was truly sorry, for the poor
child loved me, and for that reason I in
tended to make ber happy, if poesible.
"One day she enrne to me.
do .not love me, and it was only that jour
sister might die happy that you married
me. I know you would love ae if you
could. I have seen the struggle, and
honor yon for it; but I will not trouble
yon long.'
"I could not understand her. I did
not know that, child as she wai, her
heart was breaking with Lcr love for me.
I did not know until tbe next morning
what she meant; then I found a note oa
my dressing table; it ran thus:
"'Dria FlAKxr: Yon will never know
howl lore you. I cannot stay with you day
after day and know that I am only a care to
you. I go only that yon may be nappy. I
am but a enua; ycu win soon lorgei me, ana
think of me at drad. Bat you wiH nerr
know hew dearly you were loved by
That was all. For the lat ten years
I have looked everywhere for my child
wife, and have not found her. During
that time I have learned to love her. It
almost breaks my heart when I think
that the is lost to me, whether the it dead
or not. If I ould but find her, and tell
ber that the man she loved oaly too well
at last lores her! I would give my whole
life to see her happy. But I fear that it
caa never be."
"Uarry,nsaid Itcse, "I think yoa know,
without my saying it, that I feel for you
deeply, and will do anything that lies in
my power to akiu yoa in year tearch
By the ay, I have a menage to give
you which my sitter gave me wbea I
told her that you were in the city, aad I
wat going to call on yoa. She has a
friend there who it a graad singer, aad
the tt4d me to be sure Ui ak you to hetr
her. Tlit girl it aa orphan, aad Liar
wants to introduce her t a few of ber
friends."
"I kn.iw of nothing ti prevent, said
Harrr. "ax cent lav adot. 1 loir too
w ill not find me a rerv cheerful aJditwa.
Ytwr premise uf ravtK wini ae. Cra
wm a sweet singer.
Evening came. Mr. Gey' parlor
contained a few select fiieadt, aad amoag
them seme old fiieadt cf Harry', whom
he bad sot teea since bit mairisge, aver
three year ago. la a ftbort time 31 r
Grey came to Mm aod said,
"Gwme wrtb m. Hanv. aad I will ia-
trodace yoa to Mis Hastings.
bne len htm ti tbe end ei tbe room,
ta a beaa'ifaL sad-faced laly. who
teemed ttraagciy familiar to ttiat. liar-
ry thought he had never sea taeh
Ustatifal wumaa in bis Hfe. bat the sad
eye told a lair of tafieriag.
Tbe iatrodacti ta wat nvrr. aad Ilarrv
found himself a'ose with tbe lady.
"31 it Hastings. be said, "my fraud
Rene trll me that yea are aa excellent
siager. May 1 have the ptcatate ef
bearing yea?" And be led her t the
piano.
"Hare v.a aay choice she atkud.
"None," be replied. "I shall be asaeh
pleated with voar solectloa.
She taraed ver the matic aad selected
a piece be had once beard Cora iag
Tbe strange Iadr jarig o much like his
lott wife that he iavolnntarily pat hi
hand to bis eyes, to hide the tell-tale
drops that rlittmed there.
"What is it, Mr. Cliftoar atked the
fair sieger. "Does mysosg affect ysl
I f so. I will sing something efe.
"Xo, no!' said Hsrry. -Yo wiH
ardoa me, Mits Uattiag. for Jsyiag it,
bat I with yon woe Id never stag that
teog fdr aay one wfaea I am by, far it
has sad memories connected with it
far me.
ul ia' swr. ahelaia. "V-oarbt not
toliave snngit, as it is oannected with
one or the s&ddtst porwds el my
own Hfe.
Ther talked ea for some time. Harry
soon finding oat that Ms oempaaion was
a woman of rare csitarc. lUHag. be
said,
I have pacd a rneaaat evening, aad
hope toon to have the jdeaiare ef seeing
yen again.
Time raued on. Harry was deeply
in love with Mitt Hatting. Every time
he met ber some new quality was de
veloped. He knew that be ws dxiag
wrong to allow tbii passion to crew os
1dm. At last he spoke to lleae about it.
"YelL said Bene, "I doa't know as
my advice will be right; bat if I were
yoa, I would go to Miss Hasting aad
tell ber my bittory. I am aim t certain
that what she tells yea to do will be
right, or I am a bad judge of ber
character.
That evening be called. Mits Hatting
was in the parlor, and be sat down be
side her. They talked on different tub
jects; finally he said,
"jli UatUngs, I nave long wondered
what your first name it. Will yen par
don my cariosity and tell ineP
"My name," she said, "it a very com
mon one Cora. Have yoa ever known
any one br that namer And she looked
in bis face with a sad, sorrowful look.
"Yes; I once bad a very dear friend
by that name; in fact, she wm mere than
a friend he was mv wife. I came here
to-night intending to tell yea my his
tory."
"You need not. the interrupted softly.
"I know it, and bare known it for a long
time."
"Yoa know it cried Harry. "There
are only three persons in the world who
know it Rene Woodward, my wife and
myself, ueae could never have told you,
He had not lecn looking at her while
he spoke; the had risen and stood by his
side. Laying her hand on his arm, she
said,
"Harry, do vou not know mei I am
Cora Thornly."
His arms were around her the golden
head dropped on his breast. At this
moment the door opened, and Bene came
rushing in.
"Laura says oh, excuse meP And be
turned to go oat.
"Stayf crisd Harry. "Wish me joy.
Kene. I hare found Cora, mr child
wife."
A ooon story is told of a well-known
Broad street broker, who on his way
home from the dab the other evening,
aansged to occupy considerable more
than two-thirds of the Madison avenue
sidewalk. In this predicament be was
met by two seedy individuals, who first
relieved him of his watch, and then
tumbled him over into the snow. As he
lay there shonUng for help, two other in
dividn&ls camo along, and inquired:
"What's tbe matter I" "Why," stid the
broker, "here lVc hic been, robbed of
my hie watch. "Didn't they take
your moneyP asked Uie strangers
"Don't kaow," said tbe broker, feeling in
his breait pocket for his wallet. "So,
here 'tis hie money's all right-" "Well,
we'll take that, then " said the stranger,
as they seized the wallet and disappeared
around Uie first comer. Commtrcial Ad-
render.
Hasila aud the Dardanelles.
Let as now contider the fearful pre
ponderance which Uufsia would gala by
the roMin of thrc straits, iscluding
of coarse that half of European Turkey
bordering upon them. We have seen
that the shores of the Black Sea furnish
every facility for the conttrnctlnn of a
navy of any required strength, and its
waters affurd ample spice fur its training.
With thee approaches in her gratp, Bus
i might In tea rears conttruct and dis
cipline ber fleet there, perfectly safe from
molestation by the navies or Europe.
Fleets built and equipped at Sebattopol,
Khertos, and Xicolaief, could sweep
through the Dardanelles, c'oted to all ex
cept themselves, enter the Archipelago
nd tbe Mediterraacin, and dominate
over their shores and over the commerce
of every nation which hat t ute these
waters as a highway. In cits of itt hap
pening at aay time to find itself over
matched, the Hastisn fleet could repass
the gate of the Dardanelles, and be at
sife frwm parsoit at an armr would te
if sheltered behind the rocks ol Oi bra' tar.
Gfrat Britain weald be first aad r'?t
imme-Jlaielv menaced; by tin lor a
ttroag military and naval piwerettab-
litbed ea the Kotpboroat weald hold la
command the shortest way of commas!
cation with hr retio& in India. The
Cnr woald htd in control Ute route by
way oi tbe scx canal; or at bett Great
Britain coahi keep it open only by mala
taiaiac a vastly taperier fleet n the Med
iterraaeiaa; aad it would be difficult for
her to aaiaUia there a fleet which would
not be practically overmatched by one
wh!ch Itkttia could ea. ily keep op in tbe
Btaek Sea aad the Sea ef M arianra. Tbe
dajs are past when a Hood or a X el ion
might safely ri.k a battle It the oddt
agatntt him were mnch le-s than two to
obc- A British Admiral mat bencefbr th
awke hit coast upon meeting skill and
tarasibip trjual to hit own, and what
ever advaatage he gales matt be gaised
by shear prepnadcraace of force.
If Great Britain it te retain her Iadian
empire, a collision there bctweee her and
Bania is a foregone coscletUra. Aa em
pire which, coder a saccetoi jo of sovec-
eigBs ef very diflerent character, ha
steadily preatcd its march ef cosaoctt
through the deterts ef Tsikittan. will not
be likely te lo-k witboat loarisg eye
oa Ute fertile valley ef the Isdas; asd
hrre Bada will have a fearful advantage
is potitits. The Suez I oat practically
eksed, a it weald be in the event of war,
Bntaio costd only reach India by the
teog voyage reuad the Ctpc ef Good
IIte, while Bastia woald hare broad
Mgbwsyt for Ute march ef ber troops to
Ute basks ef tbe Iadat, wfceece the ceskl
measce Ute whole peaiatnla of Iliadot-
txs. Dr. JL II. Gumuy, ta IX UoIasj
The Lev.in of a Life.
Ia December, 1515. in Ute Department
f Uie VtgeL Xarier Tairiat, a boy of
ten. accosnine4wiT5c2Tmt vm
tbe tame age to church. They bad tocrot
a breek, ever which wat placed a single
leese pt-aak. Tbe boy created safety; the
first girl wbo attempted it feil ia. Tbe
boy jeaijol in, palled her oat, and Uies,
walkiag in tbe water, guided each of tbe
girls acnos. Some Urae was loitby tbii,
aad Uie party retched Uie church late.
Xavier, ahsmed of being late, did not go
an ta the stave, bat kept behind. Ue
reached heme chilled, a dacgerocs Jlseatc
followed, by which be was left a complete
cripple for life; his enly mode of moving
about wai ea baads and Kneet, so com
pletely were hb legs paralyzed aad dis
torted. Ceming of a very poor prople.
there was every protpect that Thirlat
woald be a heavy charge to his family,
and a wretched burden to himself. In
stead of tbit he reached manhood bright,
cheerful asd Intelligent. Reading all the
few boik he could lay bold of, he was
soon the bett edecated maa in his dis
trict; and rapidly acquired extrntive in
fluence, which was always used for good.
Ue induced the young people to read and
to stndv. rocne contribution to tbe lo
cal neaspaper. the Btk cVs Fesees, at
tracted attention and made bim known,
tbe result of which was that further in
tellrctnal opportunities were extended to
bim. lie made himself a good botanist,
mcteorulogitt and geologttt, inttrocted
others in these branches, and procured the
foundation of several local libraries. He
could not, however, be satisfied without
achieving bis complete independence aad
earning his support, lie obtained the
poiition of manager f the tslcgraph at a
neighboring town, wat made secretary to
the mayor, became a favon'e correspond
cat of several agricultural (tapers, and re
ceived the higbett reward of tbe rrencn
"Franklin Society" lU gold medal.
All this was acc-imimthcd by native
force of character and strong religions
feeling, under drcamttances not merely
adverse, but at first sight absolutely bope
Ie. A horrible deformity, intense suf
fering, absence "of inttxuetion, crushing
poverty all these disabiliUe were over
come unaided, aad tbts ignorant anu
. s a 1
crippled lad made himself tbe light, in
tellectaal and moral, of hb whole dis
trict Philaddphia Ledger.
Tns latest triumph of Yankes ingena
ily is soar-milk Jewelry, mvde by King
man ii Hodgct of Mansfield. The milk
comes in tbe shape of curd from tbe but
tcr and clicrsc-making counties in new
York, and looks, uuoa Its arrival, a great
deal like popped corn, but before it leaves
the shop itunJergocs a wonderful change,
and receives Uie name of American coral.
The secret In msking it up is carefully
guarded, but his certain that it hat to be
. , ' ,. . ... ti. 1 :
ncaicu very lint, ounng which cuiuring
maUer It introduced, followed by a very
beary pressure. Some of it is colored
black and called jet, while some appears
as celluloid. It makes very handsome
Jewelry, and it made into all kinds and
styles known to tbe trade.
NoTOMETT b one thing, and true
glory is qulto another tiling. Many per
sons have become notoriou?,aroand whose
lires notrne irlonrordlgnity hatappcarcd
and msnr men and women hare been
honorable. In Uia highest sense, who hare
lived unknown to fame aad aaheard of
bey oa d a e arrow boundary.
Webster's- Personal Appearance.
Mr. Webster was a model of manly
excellence, of the highly civilized type;
be looked the gsnllerasn perfectly. His
person represented tbe highest style of
artificial breeding. Though tbe son of a
plain firmer, he was, physically, tbe im
personation of the form produced by a
dstccnt from a long line of conquering,
intellectual, oat-of-door exerciting race.
Ui body was strong and mute alar, his
elicit fall, bis bead large and firmly tet
np n bit shoulders. Hit back was dtwply
indented, and his most careless pose sug
gested pride of carriage, which idea wa
confirmed by tbe natural elevation of his
face. Hit manners, nerertheleai, were
tingularly unpretentious, almott child
like. He never strode into the Senate,
bat sauntered in, as if personally unno-
ticed, and himseif without a care or par-
puse. This manner, really so fasdntting, !
1 . m
concealed all outward show of bit pastisg
thoughts, or immediate intentions. He
wat so cootcioas of bis power, and had
all of his mental resource so well in band,
that be never was agitated or emiarrated.
Hit repartee in the private parlor, or fes
tive board, was as quick and bright at
we-ehit legal arguments in the Supreme
Court unanswerable, or hi elegance in
the Senate CDterpaMed. Before deliver
ing a speech be often appeared abvent
mtnded, and acted as if ancooscioai of
being tarronnded by an aa Jience. Biting
to hit feet, be turned to gradually recov
er perfect self pintettion, by ataming a
quiet maaeer, which was aided by thratt
ing hit right band within tbe foldt of his
vest, while ats left bung gracefully by
bis side. A few seaUaces ntUred, and
Ute clear tone of bis voice reaching hit
ewa ear, they seemed to in t pi re him by
th ir maiical too ad. A moment more
aad 'he man was changed. Hit dark
complexion grew warm with inward fire;
bit eyet woald start from tbeir caters oat
depths and flath with iatpiratios; tbe
bage brain, in it mighty wotk, fereisgj
pcrtpiratiea in rivolett denn the palpi-
taUng temples. There aevrr wat a more
impressive personal apptaracce in the
f-irnrs. or a mere magaiScent fens of
bunas effect, es gaged in giving nuer
aace to the workings of Ute mind. Yet,
in these tremeadoes demesttratieas of
in'eiiect, Mr. Webster was never dra
matic in action. Even in tbe ntterasce
of hit most eloqaent sestescc, hit body
was ia comparative quietude his won
derful eyes alooe bersed and coratcatcd;
in alt ether respects repose seemed the
cerma! eeadiitea ef his augaetic frame.
CU. T.B. Tlsrpi,i BtUia:$ ifaU5jr.
Xaiisai of Bochefooeaald.
Oar paatisat are the eely orators who
are certain te perssade as.
We hare all of tu sufficient strength of
mind te endure the mUfertoset of ether
people.
Ptilfesophy triamphs easily over past
eviU aad thte to cwme, bat preheat evilt
txiBrnpa over philesopay.
It reqnire cttiis virtue to ssstain
gc9d fertase than bad. ' '
Thecnl which we do does not draw
npoa at so many persecatloca asd so much ,
hatred at our good qualities. I
It we had s faalta earetves,we shocld
not have so mach pleatore iadiioaverisg
the faclU ef ehers.
Tbe lore of justice in most mea It
nothing bbt fear of suflering from ia-
jutUce.
Jlaay comitlain of their memory, bat
nose com plain of their jadgmeat.
Old men delight in uttering good pre
cept! to coasoie them td vet for being no
longer ia a condition le set bad examples.
The ssrest way of being deceived n to
tii Ink yearself deverer and more canning
than aay body else.
People are never made so ridiculous
by Uie qaalities they potsess as by those
which they aficct to bare.
Society could sot long sobtitt if men
were not the dapes of one another.
Uar repentance it not so much a re
gret for the evil we have dune at a fear
of what may be the coaveqaesces.
bca oar vices qait u, we Hatter oor-
selvet that wr quit our vice.
That which often prevents cs from
abandoning oorselves to a single vice, is
tbe fact that we hare several.
He who lires without folly b not so
wise as be thinks.
It is mach ea-ier to limit one's grati
tude than one's bopet aad desires.
Ia the adversity or oar best mends we
always find something that does not dis
please os.
It is not so dangerous to da evil to
most men at to do them too mnch good.
There u no msnclerer enough to know
all the evtl which he doe.
Among tbe mast of mankind gratitude
it nothing but a strong and secret desire
for suit greater benefits.
LrviNO Cif emuex. Mott persons wbo
hare any acquaintance with t&e literature
of chess hare heard of the games said to
bare been played in tbe Middle Aget with
living chesimen. Lord Ljtton recenUy
received thbamutcmentin India. Daring
his visit to Moottaa, his lordship.
after receiving and replying to aa addrets
from tbe manicioalltv or the citv. en
gaged, we are told, "ia a novel game of
chess with Uol. Jlillett. The chess-board,
if such a term may be allowed to a car
pet of red and white calico with checkers
a yard square, having been spread in
front of the hall, chesmcn, mea and
boy, dressed in oppodng red and white
uniforms appropriate to the various pieces.
were marched in and took their places.
Then by word of command each piece
moved to tbe square indicated, aad
lively game ensued, ending in an easy
victory forthe Viceroy. An emperot of
Mexico who once indulged in a similar
amascmcat is said to bava added a ter
rible realism to the game by causing all
the pieces taken daring the process n be
bob cad en.
Poctkt Is the floor of literature; prose
Is Uie corn, potatoes and meat; satire b
the aquafortis; wit Is the spice aad
pepper; love letters are tbe honey aad
sugar; and letters containing remittances
are the apple dumplings.
Nkvxx speak lightly of religion.
Fete Days is Ftrli.
The Radicals are very aniioos to have
a national frit day, but there will be
some difficulty in selecting one. It is
related that when Lady Morgan vuited
Paris in 1629 she sud to Lafayette, "Ah,
Marquis, how can the French find tlieir
way among all the dates with which
they spangle their con venation P Which
of these dales shall now be chosen to re
place the 1 5th of Aogost, or St. Napo
leon? St, Patrick's Dsy, in honor of
Patrice de HacMahon, is perhaps oat of
tbe quettion jait now.
Since the taking of the Baitile on the
Hth of July, 17e'J, no fewer thin tweaty
teren famous dates have been added to
the republican ealadr. Among the
most celebrated of these may be mea
tiosed tbe 10th of Aligns t, when tbe
Taileries was taken by storm; the 21st
of January, when Ituit XVI. wai gull
m ia m . Te t.
lotined; tbe Sltt nf May. which wit-
nested Uie fall of tbe Girondists; tie Sltt
of September, rr Itt Vecdetniaire, proc
lamation of the Republic; Uie fitb
Thermidor, which saw the end of Uie
Reign of Terror and the fall of Robes
pierre; the 13th Vendcmiaire, which be
held Uie appearance of Boniptrte on tbe
scene of action, when he treated the fac
tioas to a whiff of grapobot 03 the stew
of St. Boch; the lbth Brnmaire, when be
assumed Uie chief poer after nrtt driv
ing oat Uie Chamber.
After the Empire and tSe Rsttoratioa.
wi'h their dates, came the three days of
Jolv which saw Uie downfall of Charles
asd next Uie 3!tb of February which
witnested the cxpauios r: bit saccestor
Loais Philippe, and tb: birth of another
Bepa'dic TheRepnbUcof lSIShasiU
dates, sach at the I3th of May, when
the Conttitcent Assembly wat invaded
by the dobs; the 2th of 31 arch, when
universal sofirage was born; the three
days of Jcae, when Cavaignac smote tbe
i Socialists bin aad thigh: Uie 10th of
December, when Ints Xap&Ieoa was
elected President; the 13th of Jane, when
there wat a revolt and Lednx Rol&a es
caped by a skylight.
Then came the terrible 21 of Decem
ber, which slew Uie Repablic Uie Re
public which oaly case to life again oa
the -(th of September, 1870, asd was
drives from Paris by Uie Commnse os
the 15 th of March. 1ST1. There are sev
eral other dates in the third RepabKc
net to be forgotten. Under Los it Phil
ippe the Cabinets f irmed by M. Thiers
were dually 1 pokes of aa those of the
HUi of October asd the 1st of March:
cow we cesstasUy bear of the 31th ef
May, the dy npoa which he was re
placed by Marshal MacMahea; the SStfa
of Janeary meaa the capitalariea of
Paris, the &th of Febraary the trace of
Bordeaux, the 30th of November the
Septcnnate, and the Ceatlitntioa ef Feb
raary the present Cb&iUtatioa.
The first Repablic established all kinds
ef fete$ those of "the abolitioc of
orders, that f "the oath to Ute nation,"
of "regeneration, of "aaiaa's the frieads
eau3J&c. Tnetewere recomnteaded
bv the Bishop t hxiss. aiterwajils Jjet-
terkaowaaaM.de Talleyraad. Wbea
Xapolcoa was in Egypt he issaed tbe fol-
loa-isg order of xhe day from hb
headquarters at Cairo, dated 1st Vendc
uuaire, year VIL: "Soldiers, we celebrate
the first day of the seventh jear 01 the
Republic," Jtc And aftenrarda, when
i Utl LoavaL. be wrow. "lo great
epnehs exitt in Uie Reroiatiaa, the 14th
of July and the 1st Yesdemiaire, foss
datiootof the Republic completed by the
iu;a 01 inneaays are imper
ishable ; they hare been bailed by French
mea with naasiaioas traatpsru; tht
Coasols pro pot; that them dates alone
shall be celebrated in the name of the
Repablic Pan iJfs2 Gtfai Parts
C4rrtpiaue.
Mx. II emit Meiggx, Uie eaormocsly
wealthy railway contractor of S-juta
America, b a native of this State, aad
about 63 years old. He first sought his
fortune in California, aad opened np the
great lumber interests of that Western
coast. Ue engaged ia many schemes of
public beoeat, bat being obliged to bor
row moaey the usurious rates of interest
tecs prevailing in Calitornia took him
beyond his depth, aad hs went to South
America leavisg behind him bearv liabil
ities. There be made large sums at a
railway contractor aad tbea settled the
California claims. Ue owas two resi
dences one ia the City of Lima aad the
other in tbe labor bs where be dupenses
nospiiamy to every .American or loreigner,
sou especially 10 v.aiuomiaaa, oa every
possible occasion. o Americas was
ever bard-presscd for money without
jar. jteiggi cumiag 10 ais rescue asu
supplying him with means to go to any
. . . ...
part of tbe world bs H3L$at desire, xiis
utintSLor private dweliing-noase, is
sitastcd la the midst of sixty acres of
pleasure grounds, filled with the rarest
truits and cowers. Halt ot uie enure
product of his orchard he gives to tbe
sisters of Charity ia the dty, wbo come
and gather it themselves every year. Ia
religion Mr. Meigs is a Protestant, but
be bas allowed hbchSldrea perfect free
dom in Uie choice of creeds. Two of
them are Roman Catholics, asd a third
Episcopalian. -1. 1. Tribune.
Fish arc BBcosmoaly plentiful in
Hoosatoalc titer this year. Since the
State hai become interested in propagat-
tag usa iae river is lisea wita immrase
sctiools of small trout, SAlmos, roach, bay
perch, tuckers, pickerel aad ndrcr eels.
The lesfi of sead has beea laseated on
the part of Use owners of tbkeries, bat
the consumer of shad do not feel Uie
loss because there bat not been a time
since the Derby dam was built when
shad were dearer thaa they were before
that time, and at a rule they have beea
retailed at a lew price.
Uxci.k Sm hat a pretty good Ie4
farm left. Accordise to the report of
the Sccrvtarr of the Iaterior, S,52L32
acres were dbecsed of daring the last
fiscal year, for which the cash receipt
were Sl.743.215.So. During Uie yea
21,869,317 aeres were surveyed, leariag
yet to ee sarveyeu a mat utt 1,1,
W5.SU acres.
A Heal Boraance.
A romantic cue is asobject of iaqoiry
before a commution held at the suit of
the attorney general of Victoria and nine
cUimznts, one resident in this country
and Uie rest in America. The cue is
one of intestacy, and the question seb
ttantiallr raiteu b the legitimacy of the
claimants. The amount of property in
volved it estimated at between SsOflOO
and 90,000. It was realized by one
Patrick Cody, who, it b stated, wat
I- ra in Uie old jail of Newgate in this
city on St Patrick's Day, 1S16, and died
in Anttralit on Jane 16, 1873. The
mother of the deceased was a servant,
wbo wat convicted of stealing plate
which belonged to ber matter. She was
seaUnced by t'ie Uien recerder of the
dty to seven years transportation, and
while awaiting Uie arrival of a convict
ship at Crk to take her te New South
Wales sbe gave birth to the deceased,
wbo was baptized Patrick in Uie Romas
Catiulie Chapel of Sr. Mich in. which
has aa entrance directly opposite Uat
I calling to eld Xewgate in Halttoa street.
At the termination of her sentence bis
mother get "the ran ef the coantry and
married a freed convict named Rockier.
Whether this second marriage was big
amous or notdues not appear, bet the
Buckleys protpered. The weaaa died
at aa edvaaced age, and her memory it
bonorttl ia poetry aad prme ia mesa
1 mental marble in the Ronxna Catholic
Cathedral ef Sydney. Her sos, having
been eae of Use ear licit settlers ia Gfpps
Land, amassed a very large fortune aad
bore a high character tor besevetence
asd rectitude. After her death search
was made er a will, bst aene ceaJd be
feead. Whether aay exkted or set there
are no meant of atcerttirsiaj, as the
authorities had all the records reiatiag
to the arrival of conriett and ether cir
cnattaaces ia their penal Hfe destroyed,
lest tbey sboasd brig disgrace ea fam
ilies wbtch hd grows rich aad respect
able. Two tai't were isstiruted ia Ass
tnKa, oae ia Caascery aad the other in
Probate. Ia the latter a forged will was
tet up by a m 13 samed Miner, bat the
fraud was detected aad Maher seat to
jail te await bis trial for Uie eScate. 7a
qairies were instituted by Mr. Octavias
O'Bri-u, aad the resalt b that the pres
est set ef daimaats hare come feraard.
lu order te establish these rights, evi
dence has bea takes by comnussios ia
the United S rates, Casada, Xewfecsd
laad, Kilkenny, and now fiatHy ia Dah
lia, befure the trial, which b ta ceteraiac
the qaesrieo at itsne, it ke4d ia Australia.
A number of old records relating to
Xewgaie, alto to regitirasieasef xaarruge
asd fcapriiss, aad ef the tsUirg ef the
coavict thip, were gives is evidence, asd
the extra in Uoa ef witesea was esefed
yetterday. Lw& Tiauu
The IiTingtonu Mission.
Lieatesaat Young, R. X, has returned
to England, after having scccaaWsHv
planted Ue Living tool Expeditloat, of
which he undertook the lerfhyijf"
Ciadar$nci -fe'tift-TCtte XyasM. om
tee 3d or November. Tbe party arrived
safely at Point Xaclcar, ia Lake 2Tyasa,
aad set to work. Ia a short time the
steamer was pat together, which it nor
plying oa the Lakes. Lteateaaat ioasg
cire&raaavigated Lake Xyaasa, asd found
that it ran to tbe north upwards cf 100
miles farther thaa Dr. Livingstone had
thoaght. Tbe shores of the lake are de
scribed as the fiaett he had ever -seeo.
Maguificeat woods abeead CTerrwhere.
Oa tacaortheattera shares araageef very
high mountains reus parallel to the lake
tor op wards ot lud rnHes. Tse cxresst
navigation took a month, aad Lieutenant
zoong has prepared a careful sup of
Xyaasa. Before the arrival ef the sec
ond party, beaded by Rev. Dr. Stew art cf
Xxrvedale, himself, tbe village ot Uvmg
stoaiahad commenced to rise into ex-
bteace. House, workshops, fcc, had
beca coastrocted. lieatesaat Yecag
has succeeded is making a treaty with
two of the most important tribes ia the
route via Qaillimase, the Cataracts of
Uie Shira, aad Xyassa. These tribes are
tho Maviti, near Uie lake, aad the Maka
lolo, ISO miles obTat the Cataracts.
As Lieutenant looag says, sow as
Eaglithmaa may go through the whole
country with a walking stick; bat a Por
tuguese req aires armeJ force. Toe sec
ond party were met by Lieatenaat Yctraj
at the Lower Shira. He bad brought
with him 1000 natives, to carry the goods
aad effects of Uie party across the Cata
ract country. He startea to the steamer,
which was lying under Uie Cataract, with.
500 of tbeic'each loaded with from fifty
t sixty pounds of goods. The journey
to the steamer was seventy-five miles,
and Uie work was done for four yards of
calico to each man. Ue went to'Lxviae-
stooia with this goods, returned agiia
to the Cataracts, weat back; and re
turned once more, and had at leojta the
satisfaction of finding hb party sab at
Livingstonia with all their baggage and
material. The natives are all tacroaghly
friendly. The slave trade has already
greatly suffered. Formerly not fewer
thaa 10.000 slaves passed the aosthem
end of the lake per annum; last year
only thirty-eight were known to have
succeeded in getting to the coast by that
rente.
A Parable. Once upon a time a
burg'.ar.who had contrived to get hlstscifr
into a gentleman house ia the aiht
time, 'was met by the owner of the mix
tion withlitUeln Uie war of dress, bat a
good deal in the way of revolver. -If
yoa are a law-abiding citiaea," said the
burglar, "yoa will not imbrue yoar hatt
in blood aad alarm this quiet Beichboe.
Booi." "Your abstract propeattica,'
(reseoackd the proprietor, calm! v.) "c
be beWer argaed hereafter." lie ft
four ballets In Tartoas parts of Use bw
glarpenoa, aad thea coatiaaed: "Xy
friead, your preatUcs were set wU
takes, because they were ay preatioas;
therefore, yoar argament, like joar body,
fails to the groaad.'
Thk narvanl examlaatioas forwent
will he hdd simaltaaeoaely ia the in
fortaight of Jec, 7T, at Cmhfiig.
New York, aad CintiaaaU,