1- HBS. A. J. DIXIWAI. Eflltor and Proprietor. 1 OFFICE-Cor. Front and Stark Streets.' ' "TTJournarfor the Feopte. Devoted to the interests or Humanity. Independent In Politics und Religion. Wive to all Live Issues, arid" Thoroughly Radical In Opposing and Exposes JVTongs of the Masses. h-- !""- V 5.0" TT ' zieuz Correspondents- TtTltlnr over assumed signa tures must make known their names to the Editor, or no attenUon will beiglven to their communications. . t- !l -TERMS, FN ATlVAfctE : One year Six months Three month... 175 .. i eo Fbeb Speech, Free Press, Free People. ADVEnTISKMENTSInsmedon Reasonable VOLUJIE IT. P ORTIiAKD , OREGON, 3TRIJA.Y, IV O ATEMB E K JO, 187-1. 3STnX131DIt 13. icnus. ' THE HAPPY HOME; on Tlie Husband Triumph. B Mrs. A. J. DCNIWAY, AUTIIOK GF Jl'DITII BHD," "EIAEN TWVril," AMIE AND HlWnr l.'EE'ETC.XTt lEiiterpJ, according to Act of Concresg.ln the year lS74;by Mrs. A. J.Danlwnj-, In theofflceof tho Librarian of Congress at "Washington City. CHAPTER I. A. quaint, rambling and unfinished stone dwelling stood upon a sloping eminence, overlooking a fertile valley that was barricaded in places by rocks of gray sandstone and brownish-gray basalt? and iu others by lofty hills, bar- ren'of trees, except at intervals, where stunted pines dared to protrude their feathery tips Into the empty air, only to get their branches turned tho wrong way by the prevailing summer gales that had long ago laid bare the scaly sides of the ambitious evergreens and caused them to grow knotty and gnarled and prematurely old. The house stood at least a mile from its nearest neighbor, the way to this neighbor's being across a deep, rocky gulch, through which a little river llowed that sometimes took on great proportions that would shut off egress from the lonely home for weeks together. Below the farm, and perhaps a mile distant, over a steep declivity, which could only be compassed by-a circuitous route of more than two miles in length, lay a quiet, tasteful border town, with church spires pointing heavenward. where numerous white, vine-embowered cottages lay nestled among choice col lections of fruit and floral beauty that always, when she saw them, awakeued feelings of sadness closely akin to envy In the breast of Mrs. Armstrong, whoso husband owned tho great stone barracks where she lived, around which no ves tige of shade was permitted to grow, no flowering shrubs allowed to nestle. Below the town, which had long borne the honors and expenses of a regularly incorporated city, and which, for our purpose, shall bedesiguated Stonehenge, because we do not at this writing re member thnt any town with such a name is marked upon American geogra phies, ran a deep and rocky river, where navigation was possible by sections only, the different and unnavigable rapids having long beeu overcome by portages, over which a mule railroad and great freight wagons transported the exports and imports of the vast but sparsely settled country to which tho river was an outlet. The homestead of the Armstrongs' was sightly enough, the scenery around it being sufficiently picturesque, and the natural advantages more than neces sary to make the place tho most attrac tive resort iu the vicinity of Stonehenge. Isaac Armstrong had pre-empted a large tract of government land in an early day, when there was no Congres sional or other limit to such a purchase except the Pacific ocean, and no boun dary to the purchaser's greed except the length of his purse. He had married Sally, his present wife, when on a visit among his rela tives In tho East, whither he had re paired for consolation shortly after the death of Mrs. Armstrong the first. That memorable visit had marked an era in his history, for it had made a great man of him during its continuance, j ire had plenty of money as who from the far west had not and he spent it Javlslilyi in ways that would have astonished Mrs. Armstrong numberone, could she have witnessed such reckless scattering of her careful hoardings. As Isaac Armstrong was the father of a dozen children, eight being girls, the relatives of Mrs. Armstrong number one, were of opinion that it was not at all necessary for him to look upon any other woman with a view to matrimony, but as is usual in such cases, Isaac Arm : 'strong thought otherwise ; and so did Sally Jones, a youngand spoiled daugh ter of a widowed mother, who would have made a far more suitable com panion for the sturdy farmer and stock man, had he but realized tho fact. But Isaac Armstrong, like any other widower in love, had neither sense nor caution. His dozen children were far away in their Pacific home ; he was in t . 4 1 goou condition anu owned a square league of land and the cattle upon a thousand hills; and it was not to be ex pected but be would marry, and marry well In the bargain. So, when pretty Sally Jones became the second Mrs. Isaac Armstrong.nobody was astonished, though some uncharita ble croakers didsay with dubious shakes of the head, that there "was something unnatural in such a union," and then, "nobody knew what sort of a mess of young Armstrongs she'd have to deal with when she'd get among them ; and she!d,surely rue the day when she gave up her freedom for the doubtful advan tages that seemed to accompany the un equal match." But the nine days' gossip came to an end after the wedding. The visits came to an end also, and, after a long and la borious journey, to the like of which tho 'liriUe had hitherto been wholly unaccus tomed, tho bleak stone house was reached and tho young mistress domi ciled therein, at a time just five years prior to the evening upon which our storyfopens. i - j - Mrs. Armstrong number two was now a faded, nervous, sickly, anxious worn an, and instead of being mistress as she expected, was most imperiously ruled by the three eldest daughters of Mrs. Armstrong number one. "Mattie, won't you go and see what ails little Fred?" queried the step mother, as she sat upon a rude bench in tho corner, trying to hush the wallings of a teething infant. The poor child is badly hurt, I know. Do run won't you?" """Vo" exclaimed Mattie, giving her shapely head a defiant toss. "Let everybody take care of theirourn young ones !" "If J had acted upon that principle, I know a family of a dozen that would have been left in rather a bad condition. But do go and' see about the child !" "Plague take a step-mother and her young ones, tool" said the gracious youngfady. "I'm looking forMr. Hard ing every moment! Big as this barn of a bouse is, there isn't a furnished room in it I The young ones are squalling like mad; father and the boys will soon be in to supper; mother's laid upas usual, or pretends to be, and there's no com fort to be found anywhere. I mean to get married the very first chance I get, and then, good-bye to Stonehenge farm and all that pertains to it." Little Fred's screams grew louder, and Mrs. Armstrong arose and dragged her self across the great bare room, carry ing tho baby on her arm. Sho found the child with his fingers fast between the hinges of a heavy oaken door. The frantic mother, in her first effort to liberate the unfortunate fingers, ac cidentally moved the door in a way to tighteu its bold. "Take the baby, Mat- lie, do!" she pleaded. Thus appealed to tho young lady grumuitngiy obeyed, giving tne cmid a vicious shake. The mother with difficulty rescued Fred's little fingers, upon which great- blood blisters were drawn, and being too weak to lift him, dragged the child across the room and took him, all quivering with pain, upon her lap. A bevy of hounds outside set up a vig orous barking. 'Somebody's got to tako this brat I" exclaimed Miss Mattie, savagely. "Mr. Harding's coming, I know, and I wouldn't have him see me holding tho young oneor it " "Give her to me," said Mrs. Arm strong, making room upon ono knee for the baby, as she held the sobbing Fred upon the other. "You'll be more for tunate than your father's wife ever was, if you're never compelled to let a man see you in such business." Mattie Armstrong, despite the un- promlsingcircumstauces connected with her introduction to the reader, did not mean to be a willful or unobliging girl She had been brought up in an atmos pbere of discontent, and especially since Mrs. Armstrong number two had come into the family, she had heard so many repiuiugs over homo surround ings that sho had grown up to woman hood, soured against everything con nected with the great comfortless and clumsy abode, with which her father was perfectly satisfied, and who, there fore, could see no necessity for spending time or money to make it comfortable for Its regular inmates. "It was good enough for mother as it was, and it's good enough for you as it is," he would say in response to sugges tions as to modern furnituro or shade trees, flowers or any other evidences of luxury to which his wife or daughters would call his attention. Mattie had spent two years at board ing-school ; years that bad added much to her stock of company graces, but had In no wise sweetened her disposition as regarded home-life, as the reader has seen, bue was, nowever, a gin oi strong native sense, and was really possessed of a far crcateramountof culture than one would think possible, judging from her surroundings, andmakingall due allow ance for her ordinary petulance. The two younger sisters had been sent away to school immediately after her return to the farm, and the burdens that fell upon her shoulders in such a family and under such circumstances, were any thing but mollifying to her natural iras cibility. Mattie Armstrong was considered a rarely beautiful girl among tho beaux of Stonehenge and vicinity. She was rather above the medium size, perfect in form, and classic in features, with largo liquid-blue eyes that could flash or languish at their owner's pleasure, and a wealth of auburn hair, guiltless of wave or curl, worn in classic braids wound around her broad forehead like a massive coronet. Amos Harding, the expected visitor, alighted beside a high rail fence, threw the reins over a stake, coaxed the dogs, spoke, pleasantly to one of tho boys in the yard and cautiously advanced toward the front door. He was a pow erfully built man, with heavy black whiskers, coal-black hair, square frame and erect carriage. Mattie had met him a few weeks before ot a social party In the JHUe city, end had invited him to call at her father's house ; an invitation which bo had accepted with alacrity, and of which she bad repented as soon as it was made, because she reflected dismally upon tho discomforts of her home as quick as she had time to think at all. It was in tho autumn,iand the even ing was chilly. The family living- room boasted a great fire-place and the done," was the sad and yet dignified re kitchen a mammoth range, but there ply. was no furnished room in the great "Let the littlo gals wash tho dishes. houe for the reception of guests ; bo John can milk," said the father with a there was no alternative but to ask the I touch of kindliness In his manner, for stranger into the sitting-room and In- which Mattie was wholly unprepared. traduce him to her faded step-mother "The 'little gals' fall to appreciate the and the crying children. situation," retorted Margaret, a girl of Mr. Harding tried to appear at ease, twelve, who answered usually to the Cut made a very unsuccessful attempt cognomen of "Peg." to do so. Indeed, the fact that Mattle's A look from the father silenced further visitors were never welcome, seemed audlblo objections, and John took down to have engrafted itself upon the very tho pails, banging them together furl atmosphere, ously as he strode through the lawd. "Mat!" called a great boy from tho and administering kicks at raudom upon kitchen, as ho opened the door Just wide dogs and children alike. enough to admit his nose and mouth, "Ipity the cows to-night," said Mattie, "father's coming and will want his sup- mentally, as she sought her room to ar- pcr ! Come right out here now, and go ray herself for tho walk. to work !" Tho room in question was, like all the "Excuso me," said Mattie, looking rest of the house, large, bare and corn- troubled. "Mother, I am compelled to fortless. A home-made bedstead with a trespass a little upon your hospitality scanty patch-work guilt; a little mirror this evening. Will you be kind enough that Eave your features an oblong twist; to entertain Mr. nanling till I return a row of nails along tho wall upon from the kitchen ?" which were arrayed a number of cheap "You're such a gracious girl and sol but rather pretty dresses; nbrokenchair kind to little Fred, that I feel under and a wooden chest comprised the furnl- great obligation to entertain your com-1 ture. pany," was the curt reply. I Mattie Armstrong bathed horfaceand "It's of no consequence, I assure you, bauds to reduce their ruddy hue, and MissArmstrong,"saldMr.Hardlng,bow- taking down her long luxuriant hair, ingand turning very red in the face, while allowed it to float over her shoulders in Mattie retreated to the kitchen with a graceful abandon that was bewitch- flashlngeycs and indignant heart-throbs, muttering vengeance upon her step mother, and rustling around among dishes and kettles in a manner highly suggestive of prospective accidents to crockery and food, "Get out from under my feet, a dozen or twenty of you 1" she exclaimed, as the younger boys of the first family of Armstrongs stood over the range, en gaged iu popping corn. "Mat's on her high horse to-night, because she's got a beau I" exclaimed John, a lad of sixteen, as ho applied the crash towel that hungon a roller behind the door to bis bronzed face and hands, leaving the marks of his substantial rub bings upon tho rough surfaco of the towel in a broad, dirty, half-wet patch, which was left to dry slowly for the agreeable use of tho next applicant. lugly becoming. She next arrayed her self in a dress of light blue delaine, very cheap, but very pretty in its trimmings of black velvet, and which fitted closely around ner suapely tliroat, wnero a simple linen collar was fastened by a jet pin of primitive pattern aud nominal cost. Black kid gloves, n sailor hat aud fleecy shawl, striped iu blue aud black, completed a costume of which many a well-bred city bullo might bo justly proud. "I am ready," she said, accosting Amos Harding, as he stood in the door-way looking out upon the moon. "Excuso me," and he bowed aud smiled. "I was just tbiiikiug well, no matter what I thought. It was not about my own business," and the gentle man stepped with her upon the bare, Mattie took no notice of the young-1 hard ground ster's taunt. .Indeed, she knew him "lam very curious to know of what well enough to be aware that tho only you were thinking, sir. Perhaps, if it way to exhaust his ill-natured and yet pluyful resources in that line was by re fusing to supply him with fuel upon which to feed them. Supper was prepared iu a reckless hurry. To Mattle's dismay, tho step-mother, wuouau until lately accepted ner lot in all meekness, but had suddenly turned, at last, like a persecuted worm, to was not your business It was mine. Common Sense Hints. Not a few of the physical ills to which flesh is heir is tho result of nothing to do, or, at least, are made worse thereby. I It matters little what pahi we have, if wo are not conscious oi it, ir sucn an ex pression may bo allowed. With bodies as full of sensations as arc those of most us, there Is plenty to give us uneasiness I If we set down to turns oi tnem. Those who have little or no work to busy themselves about, havo full time to note each ache and pain, aud to cultivate it, no matter how young and tender, to a fair-grown one. There are hosts of peo ple who would feel very badly if they only had time to think how they feel, j As it Is, they don't know that they navo a beadacuo or baekacue or any otner kind ot ache till they stop work. And often it Is the case that the ache becomes indignaut at waiting so long for recog nition, and leaves before it is recognized at al. It is a good think to slight these Unwelcome visitors, and it can be done with the best grace when one is busy. If tlieso Ills are courted and petted, they come to stay, aud filially come to be constant and uncomfortable compan ions. "No small share of the sickness of a very large class of people would be avoided altogether if they had some oc cupation demanding attention aud ef fort. Besides having time to think about their symptoms, aud thus mak ing them worso by the peculiar influ ence of the mind over the body, they also have time to begin doctoring, which often is the worst thing that can be done. It is a serious question whether more diseases arc not created or aggravated by the doses of medicine that people pour down their throats than arc cured or alleviated thereby. Physicians are most useful members of society. They would bo more useful if they had the courage to brave the displeasure of their patients by telling them they do not need medicines when such is the case. Medicines, too, are useful at proper times aud in proper places. The best place for half that which neoulo take. however, is In the slop-bucket or out of the window, lucmanwno is too busy to tako medicluo is often a-great gainer thereby, especially if he will exerciso a little common sense and denial in refer ence to his diet and his habits gener ally. Occupation is the best doctor for people with little to do. How it may have been with Adam we do not pretend to say; neither will we theorize upon how it might have been with his descendants, if he and his wife bad not tasted forbidden fruit; but as it Is, work saves tho sous and daughters of this ancient pair rrom many ills tney otherwise would suffer, and, while some are overworked and worked to death, there are not a few who would be hap pier, more healthy, and live longer, if thev had more to do. Charles Lamb Will you not gratify me ? and the girl nco "W. hf. tMaB a ,mB J" it, , . ti ... . have to do is nothing. And next to looked up into his eyes with an earnest, u,,fi KOO(1 work9 perhaps." But after Inquiring clanen that wn norfootly be witching to the senses of an imaginative man. 'I was thinking, then," drawing her gloved hand within his arm with a slightly nervous pressure, "that in a placo where nature has done so much Irving it a vcar or two, lie chanced his tune and wrote, "Overwork Is better than no work." Then and Now. John B. Gough, in a recent lecture, said: "Fifty years ago we burned the same materials for lightas they did 5,000 years ago. The lamps and torches that illuminated Belshazzar's feast wero as brilliant and were probably of the same materials as those of the earlier recep tions of Washington. The samo might be said of locomotion. Nimrod and Noah travpled at about the samo rate of speed as our fathers. He remembered traveling from Albany to TTtica, and making three miles an hour clear through. Now in 27 hours we could pass through tho States of Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut, New York, Delaware, Maryland, District of Colum bia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, aud 100 miles into Virginia. "In olden times they lived forlovoand for a plain, simple home, with all its happiness nnd comforts. In the then marriago relation, with Its hallowed in fluence, was the oflspringof love; iu the now it was made a matter of barter aud sale, and the family was metamorphosed Into a wretched struggle for fashionable display. One man married to increase lus respectability, one to please ins friends, another brought home i wife to spite his relatives, and another married to procure service wituoui oemg oougeu to pay for it. One girl married because she did not like to work, and wanted to be supported In doing nothing hut fancy work, with ample time to go out. He sometimes saw these butterflies in the street, with abundance of fiuery, cheap jewelry, head gear; and speaking of fe male neau gear, no mignt say mat no one could break the second command ment in worshiping it, because it was unlike anything iu the heavens above or tho earth beneath. "Ho knew it was the fashion to make old maids and old bachelors subjects of ridicule, but wouldn't it be better to be laughed at because you are not married, thau never to laugh at all, because you are married ? If a girl was meek iu her manner; if she was modest in the pres ence of gentlemen, or if she was kind to animals, she was cut out for an old maid. Neatucss, modesty, thrift, order. aud Humanity seem to nemo never-iati-iug characteristics of that terrible crea ture, the old maid. But, be it asked, weru not some of tho wonieu whose ex istence was a blessing to tho world, of this class? Take, for Instance, ! Iorence Nightingale. Miss Curpenter, Clara Bar ton, Miss Dix, and hosts of others. We were Christians, aud vet we worshiped the meanest of all Gods we bowed the knee to mammon. The purse-bearing scoundrel was often honored, but the moneyless scoundrel was always de spised. ,Iu some of our cities it was scarcely possible to convict a man of crime. He did not believe in hanging men, but asked did they ever hear of a poorrnan having three trials for mur der? (Applausoj. The questiou was one of right or wrong, of guilt or inno cence, but not ono of .wealth or poverty." wreak whatever of annoyance sho might and art so little, there is a fair oppor upon those who had long oppressed her, tunlty for the excrsise of somebody's Invited Mr. Hording out to supper with- skill in making the surroundings beautl- out giving any sort of previous warning ful to Mattie. "I'm truly glad to find somebody that The table-cloth was askew and dirty, I coincides In my opinion," aud Mattie the victuals half cooked and served in a unconsciously gavo utterance toadreary disorderly manner; tho children were sigh. "My poor mother died for the ravenous and clamorous; Isaac Arm-1 wantofbeautifulsurroundings actually strong, the head of tho family, was! starved to death for tho need of them, moroso and sullen ; Mattio was humili-1 and the rest of us arc all following iu her atcd, and tho supper was a failure. I footsteps." 'Not a very inviting prospect," solilo- Amos Harding fancied that the bloom qulzcd the visitor. "I sco but little Ing blonde at his side was in far too good promise of happiness in seeking out condition to be starving seriously, but materials to build a homo from such a I he bit his lips and held his peace mass of crooked timber as I find here. But Miss Armstrong fa superbly beauti ful. She'd make a perfect queen of home, if sho were only properly re strained and cultivated. But the query is, who'll dare to undertake the job? To bring order out of such a chaos of confusion as this family affords, would bd missionary work for a regiment of men with more of the heavenly graces than I possess." It was well for Mattie Armstrong's An Old Adage. "Never cry for npilt milk," is an adage encrable for Its age, and full of wisdom as applicable to a great many things. Your favorite dug has suddenly disap peared; your most valuable horse has fallen lame ; the frost has nipped your corn and killed your early beans; the midge lias ruined your wheat, and your rye doesn't nil well; your new cow, mat cost SIIK), lias KicKeu as It was tilled dou'tcry forspllt Mrs. Van Oott's Misfortune. ' Mrs. M.Yan Cott, tho great revivalist, who has done so much for the Church, lately applied to the Methodist Bishop, of San Francisco, for ordination. ' Says Mrs. Van Cott: "Durinpthe last year, through my labors, I have brought one thousand seven hundred and'thlrty five persons into tho Church. Have I not shown my capacity to fill the posi tion?" "Certainly," says the Bishop, "you have." Says Mrs. "Vau Cott: "In order to ac complish these conversions, I - have traveled, in ono year, 7,203 miles. Have I not shown my capacity to bear fatigue and exposure, and to renounce temporal comforts, iu laboring for the faith ?" "Yes," gays the Bishop, "you have." Says Mrs. Van cott: "in tue prosecu tion of my ministerial work, J have written, in one rear. 050 letters; aud I have attended S28 religious meetings; and IJiave preached 399 sermons. Could more be asked wnatmanoi you an has done more than this ?" "None," says the Bishop. ".None." Siva Mrs. Van Cott: "I have spent 1,776 hours in religious meetings during ono year. Has any minister in the land exhibited a greater zeal, and a more de voted steadfastness in the faith?" "None," says the Bishop. ".None. You have traveled, and written, and prayed, and preached; aud 1,735 persons, received, through your miuistratious, Into the Church, bear living and joyful testimony to vour nower in converting sinners to Christ, and saving souls from damnation; but but but but you are a " The Bishop paused. "Sneak! snaak!" said Mrs. 'Van Cott. "Say what 1 am, that should keep me from doing tho work of my God and Saviour!" Said tho Bishop: "You you sirs. Van Cott, aro a you are " "Oh,go on," said Mrs. Van Cott:: "Do not liesitato to teH.me what is theyterri ble tiling vou would name. Go on. What terrible crime have I committed, that should disqualify me for Christ's work? Speak namt: it aud I will withdraw my supplication." Said the Bishop: "I will uotronlaiu you. You are a " "What am 1?" said Mrs. Vau Cott. "Out with it. Speak like a man. Name my crime!" . '"Ohl" said the Bishop, "It's no crime no crime, I suppose, Mrsr an Cott, but ouly a terrible misfortune." "Oh! uatne my misfortune, then," said Mrs. Van Cott. "If it is one .that debars mo from ordination to do the work of my Heavenly Master, then, in deed, is it a ternble misfortune; but I will bear it. Name it, and through Christ's help, I will boar it." "I will not ordain you," said the Bishop. "You are you are God 'give me strength to speak it! You are1 a WOMAN !" Sanla Barbara Index. deked over the pail just i arc ,s with warm, rich milk ; 1 We-Jk It milk what's the use? Stkono Men. Strength of character consists of two tilings; power of will and power of self-restraint. It requires two tilings, therefore, for its existence ; strong feelings and a strong command over them. Now, wo all very often mistake strong feelings for strong char acter. A man who bears all before him, before whoso wild burst of fury the children of the household quake, because he has his own way In all things, we call him a strong man. The truth is, he is a weak man; it is his passions that arc strong; he, mastered by tnem, is I'nn must measure tile strenclh of a - , i n..t. It Is necessary to your happiness to bear uy c po-ro. u--'S"-- Vi IIVK Y - . - - ' Living in a Light-Hon3e. (To be ronj lulled. Some Noted Ladies in the Government Ser vice. "Fay" writes from Washlugton to the Louisville Courier-Journal There are constant accessions to the list of distinguished ladies who arc per forming clerical duty iu this city. Ono of the most accomplished among them is the daughter of .Major Andrew Jack- sou Donaldson. This lady was born in tue While House, receiving a most ac- temper mat suo uiu not uuuerstanu ner comnlished education, and married a visitor's soliloquy. She would have gentleman every way her equal. Her been very ungracious with him if she oand wasatouetlmetv Lulled blatts . . J Senator, and shea oucen in society. Sho had. i hna with linr in Wnslilnirtnn n. vnnntr The children-boys and girls alike dnuehter. 10 vears of atrc. who promises were excessively ruuo anu noisy. to be a great beauty, tier motuer is Isaac Armstrong, who had been ab- striving to give her every advantago in i, to .f r,.,i..,.o oii,r ner cuueauon. Aiioiuercuarmiug lauy scut, -a tt w ......., . . r...Tn, ct...., formoriv negotiating bargains in blooded stock, on Beauregard's stall. She Is now in had come home very unexpectedly, and the Patent Ofllce, engaged upon tlraw tho vounirest bov of family number one ing?. Her life has been full of ad ven- t. . ..t.t.t i.t i.i tures as well as trials. She traveled was compel eu ! " wilh ner husband through Europe and which he did after much grumbliug, gouth America. Her husband and two takincr his plate to the Kitchen floor, (children died at Galveston with yellow t?lmA l,o mvpll iii onvv and molasses, fever. Out of six children sho has but r j two II vine: : a daughter, who is married until 1110 Iioor, uis ace auu Ju eie . , uin rulHmnrn. nml hnv' ton alike besmeared with oily sweetness. vcor8 oW wi1C) s nt school in Virginia. The head of tho family grunted obel- Sho Is struggling bravely, aud retains cr. o M- mn lmr pluekod to Mini lier commauuini; uiiiieajii 'to uuu line t . ... ...... , a t.j-t.l - .1 I Conversational l usiuin, a nun us ton uaoy, piueurrcu suugeia.s.uneu-uus gldcrabIe enthu-siasm and vivacity of oecause it veutureu upon terms oi too mauner. Sho is a welcome guest at all great familiarity from uudcr tho table, the best houses in this city, aud does asked about the brlndle cow that was much to overturn the Northern Idea that nt ...i. ,.,.r. i..tt..i Southern women won't work and are ...uB cu ueiuHsuuiuo oeueu t.o . - , , . . nU,.u nIld ieaaalivenps. that had recently had twin lambs, but mm ladies aro at last admitted to the ho took no moro notice of Mrs. Afin- sacred preclnctsof the StateDepartment Hiron? niimnpr livn Ihnn ifblio hnH haon innil IUU JVIUJI iiuj -v- "vw iio .? ' t ib-m nro but five In tlio latteroffice. BUUUWHiaiOD. f " mm Til.ll.lnn. o.w -rvt.T,.!.. - . two oi wiium -"""-i JJ,,utu" "luwuuuK wua wcu i GMtntniv rw.onstrucieu, 1 r. ,. ..... . .. I urutieu, mr ue uiu not appear to notice the slight. Indeed, she was like the There is muoh good sensa and truth in Irishman's famous horse, getting used to the remark of a modern author, that no privation, and dying daily under tho man ever prospereu in uiuwunu uu j!..tit... out Hip eo-oneration of his wife. Ifshi uisuiiuut;. , oniinavors. or rewards "Would you not like to take a walk, i.tn i.ir viti, an endearing smile, Miss Armstrong ?" queried her visitor, with what ronOdeuco will bo resort to when the unsocial meal was finished. Ids merchandise, or his farm ; flyover "The moonlight is beautiful, and I have L.'J K .?"IJf,!SSUw.M a great desire to view the river and j10 is ot spendiug his strength in vain, vauey irom jonuer riuge uy xunari but ttiat Uls lauor win " ibiuki uj light." theswectsof home! bomuue anu uisap- it . ... . . . . .1 minrmonr niupr luc .ftiobw. .1 v. . .j suouiu ueany love to go, sir, nut V,'. - j i.ff r,mirtt dishes are to wash and the cows to for his vovnee who finds but an associate miiK. 11 win dc late peioro my worn is tor nis nappy Hours. tho with philosophic unconcern the una-! voiuauie anu almost inuumerauie nine ills which beset every human pathway. Tho wisdom of the maxim which we have quoted, however, is incomplete un less it be coupled with another, not i usually laid down in connection witli it, which is this : Don't sjrill your milk. If tho milk be spilled through your fault, and you apply the maxim not to cry for spilt milk, you simply substitute culpa ble negligence with a foolish indifler ence. j When any evil or unhappiness befalls you, look calmly at the causes and occa sion of it, and see Whether moro caution on your part might not have avoided thein ; aud if you find they might, then be more careful to shun tho producing causes in tho future. It is not worth while to waste the pro-1 clous moments of this short life in idle regrets. On the other baud, It is not well to go on repeating the follies from which one has already suffered, or re newing indiscretions which are sure to bring renewed penalties. Physicat. Deoenehaoy of Woman. On this subject, Mrs. Burleigh very per tinently remarks: "To that class of per sons who are fond of drawing compari sons between women of the present and thoso of the past, I would suggest the habitual overwork of our mothers and grandmothers, as one capital cause of i the difference. Judowcd wuti rooust constitutions, trained in the school of hard work, they seemed to havo fancied their strength inexhaustible, and in the manifold labors imposed by the house keeping of fifty years ago, to have thought littlo of the physical endow ment of their children. How they tolled, early and late, those strong armed women, spinning, weaving, cook ing, washing, making butter and cheese, filling tho house, from cellar to attic, with the evidences of their handiwork. Neither of mr daughters can do one- third the work that I could do at their ages,' said an elderly woman to me this summer. She finished the sentence with a severe fit of coughing, and sank back exhausted in the invalid chair to which site has been confined for fifteen years. 'Had you done less they prob ably would Have been able to do more,' was my mental comment. From an overworked mother they inherited im poverished physical conditions, and the mother, never suspecting the cause, wonders at the degeneracy of her daugh ters." There Is an elasticity in the human mind capablo of bearing much, but which will not show itself until a cer tain weight be put upon it; Its powers may be compared to vehicles whoso springs are so contrived that they get on smoothly enough when loaded, but jolt when they have nothing to bear. A swell, wishing to make himself in teresting, asked, "Maria," what do you supposo I was a hundred years ago?" "Just what you are now, nothing' at all," was the prompt reply. due him. Light-houses are strange aud lonely homes for men to live in. Some of them are perched out on the ocean,, with tlie land scarcely in sight, and the rest less sea forever beating and moaning around them. The keepers of these do not sco other human faces than their own in a quarter of a year. Night, and day they are on the natch, gladdened awhile by a sail that appears for a little while and then floats out of sight, below the horizon. They might be out of tho world, for all they knew of its concerns, its losses and gains, its battles and its victories, the changes that each day brings forth. There arc other ligbt- i houses situated on the coast, but so re- I mntn llinf flipv nro npvpr vielf oil unrl And heuce, composure is of- others that are surrounded by tbecivili- ton the highest result of strength. Did we over see a man receive a flagrant in iurv. and theu reply calmly? That mau is niorany strong, urum e e see a man in anguish stand as if carved out of solid rock, mastering himself? Or one bearing a hopeless daily trial re main silent, aud never tell the world what cankered his home peace? That is strength. He who, with indignation within him, can be provoked and yet restrain himself and forgive, those are strong men, the moral heroes. The Wonders of a Fi.ea. When a flea is made to appear as large as an ele phant, wc can see an tue wouueriui parts of its formation, and aro astonished to And that it has a coat of armor much more complete than warrior ever wore, and composed of strong, polished plates, fitted over each other, each plate covered with a tortoise shell, and where they meet liuudreds of strong quills pro ject, like those on the back or tue porcu pine and iiedgeiiog. lucre is tue arcneu neck, the bright eye, the transparent cases, the piercers, to puncture the skin, a sucker to draw away tne uioou, six long-jointed legs, four of which are folded on the breast, all ready at any moment to be thrown out with tremend ous force for that jump which bothers one when they want to catch him, and at the end of each leg liooke l claws, to enabled him to cling to whatever he alights upon. A flea can jump a bund drcd times its own length, which is the same as if a man jumped six hundred feet, aud he can draw a load two hund red times his own weight. The Law of Longevity. A writer recently attempted to give the reason why some men live longer than others the law of longevity, In fact. Hegoes into an elaborato argument and expla nation. Ho treats of inheritance and harmony of function respiration, diges tion, circulation, assimilation anil secre tionmental hygienes, and temporance and regularity. It almost appears, be fore we are turougu,tuai no man die at all who starts with a good consti tution and takes care of himself. The orists may spcculato as much as they choose, but they have most conflicting data to reconcile. It seems as if people, live to old age just for tho child's rea son, "becauso they do." Somare tem perate, audsomeuse liquor freely; many lead an opeu-air life, and others pass most of their time in store, or house, or office. Vigorous exercises or confirmed indolence: Graham bread and fruit, or pork and beans and cabbage; tobacco, or ine aouorrence oi a pipe; mental labor, or mental vacuity all havo their centenarians. Scientific men dispute as to the snecics of grasshopper prevalent this year. Some maintain that it is the red-legged variety; others take .theiyellow-legged side of the controversy. The, .color of the hopper's leg does not seem to havo any appreciable effect on his appetite. zation of a fishing village, and on sum mer days are crowded by fashiouable people from the neighboring watering places. But for the most part, except in the approaches to flourishing ports, they are built out on the furthest margin of the land, on far-reaching capes and peninsulas, ou iron-bound headlands, on detached rocks aud saudy shoals. The light-ships are still worse off, anchored as they are in stormy waters, aud for ever rolling, plunging, leaping in per petual unrest, clipped of their wings, while other vessels are passing and re passing, shortening sail as they enter port and spreading the canvas as they start out anew. The light-ships are manned by men alone, but in the light-houses the keep ers are allowed to have their wives; aud children arc born unto them and, brought up with the sea aud the sea birds and tho distant ships for com panions. Many a pretty story or poem has been woven about children living in this fashion. They learn the secrets and wonders of the sea, aud feel glad when It sings softly on the calm days and sad when its bosom is ruffled and white In the storms. Their little heads are full of strange fancies about nature, and I do not believe they could understand or enjoy the life you and I lead at home. Somehow I cannot think of them as real children. They seem moro Iiko water sprites that have their homesin the blue depths among other delicate plants that blossom there. But they have lessons to learn - from school-books, and a great many things to do in their father's household. Their life, with all its ro mances, Is not one of idleness, you may bo sure From "Our Lighl-Jioutes and Light-ihips," by W. II- Itideing. St. JSlcItolasfor October. -. . The AcsnuAN Poi-Aii Expedition. According to accounts In the IateBon don journals, tho Austrian North - Polo expedition was frozen in at the north point of Nova Zembla, in August, 1872, and was driven iu a northwesterly direc tion with tho tee. Thecrew wbrked'five months In vain, during the summer of 1S73, to free the ship. In the autumnof that year, "north of the 80th degree of latitude, unknown laud was discovered, whoso boundary line north and west was not to be seen. A thin Una was ex plored, in sledges, from tho 9th of March to the 4th of May, 1874, up to the 83d degree. In Iionor of the Emperor of Austria, this was named Franz Joseph Laud. There were no signs of animal life- On the 2oth of May, 1S74, the crew left the ship Tegethoff, in four sledges, and after traveling ninety-six days, reached Nova Zembhi, where they met with some Russian seatucu abd.were taken to Wardoe, in Norway, a'1."": dergolng indescribable-suui..s privations. ; jl Jbhas been discoveredithat Uia'jblnted fishing7rod wasvlnv,euieuM-v----caii't" hide a long cane pole uuder Uls can coat Sundays, P