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About The Coast mail. (Marshfield, Or.) 187?-1902 | View Entire Issue (June 28, 1879)
- -j.j j-f fc- .jy nrlifiT Hrr Pitt i m W. 1 " --5! ""' yim nmmmtmtm immrtmrnnMHilM4raaMaMMlttaiAW u ll. i lnin ji nV ii in ii i 1 i ' " " " - J' ' i . i i i j i ' ii i i ' iii ii i - r - - THE " COAST MAIL, Published every Hrttttrdrty Morning -llV WKHSTiqt, HAyKICIl A I.OCKIIAHT, Mufidnclit, Coot CV,, Orccnn. ! ti;hmm, i aiivanoi:. Ono Yor ...,... 'J Ml Ml Mniillin I Mi Three Months . ... t Ml To ilvoflfi wo (.Minrnnlro tlio iuol fatorall turina Mini (air ilealluu. THE COAST MAIL. DKVOTRI) TO tbcb COAST MAIL Kai HgglUJlUJ Tim IntcrcstM of HonthcrH Ore gon Aiwnyx l-'oroWoiHfXj Thn Development of oar Minn, the Improrrl rneut of our Harbor, nd lUllrokd Com munlcatlon with Ibe Interior, Hptelsltle. VOL. 1. MAI1SUF1ELD, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 1870. NO. 26. Tilt) Hitrt'trililltl. i A dsliy cttl'l In lil Ullirr'n kinr, Ami H llflvil lip ami lulled tJ Iml, 'Mil lliu bins ryta clnnl,ii llrnl wm Ii Ami lil lllilfl head ftll mVfiilly At run on tliw itsdy almuldvr lln-re, WI.Ui tli baby hand no wit and flr l.jr like it nlilnMoii Ida fatlitr'a lireait. Of old 'tn null Hit nliMi Iiimi die ntr To IH t( tuiiiUtloii nr deadly slilfi1, And )t lln-lr way In 1110 of far, Or illnl tlilr snfiU for worldly Krar. lljr way unknown n aiiia-l baud Would It-ad tlioiu out of llix ilmipf tmn Uud Into Dm llftlit i' I uoIjIu Ilia, Tim alnry la trim fur tu woild lo-Jay t Wn iiia mi wlilli-riiUd IIK) mild ; Hut nut of IliiuUrk and pftlliiua way Wdtie no o mill women foruM to piay, Into Ilia ( of purer Uud Tlrt-y t li-il by fiillr, ulilt IdliiK band- Tha hand of little, litlldrH cblld. Ji'lUntitth II'. JbulHiii. Tho (Huh tided Track. On it urbtp night in Oulobor (ho wind rustled tint leave In tho woods (lint surrounded Viola Vuthek'n houo. Abota llu fair (tlrl who looked out of a small dormitory window shotiu cxmullois hUrn ; she tntlit Ijttvo soon Bootes mill Orion hud ulio looked tip. lint that night tho words of heaven hud no mtrnotion for her, Hho wan lUtchiug io n nlriiKii no it ml liorno (tutu tint wttt j tho iKMtiiriinl lirvozo tlmt ohllloil Iivr olnvk. I iiiIkIiI lnivo mIiI with iroiioty, it miccfwlon of hoiiihIh, for It Mtiml nn If a nnnihrr of oroin wiro corilln woml or iihiv liiK lu'jr titnlMir not fur nwity. Hvo till no I vi tho ulftlit vrtH ijulot, nml nho hoanl without inlorriiillon front tho vlmlow ol hrr hondolr. ' 1 Iwllovti It Ii in OwynnoV Out,'" ulio mill nt Itint to horix'lf. " l'orlin)H ftomo vlllUtt in olmttuotliiK Hid truck for tlovlMi inrKiiii. 'I'lto Itttl Din! will noon liojlno, nml thl in IMV trip tlown." Ilor faco f(row n trilla imlnr nn fthu niiokn, nuil a ntonicuit latrr nho utixl Ixiforo tha Atiuluiit wall nvtccjitir in ono of tho room. Tito loonnliciim uteallng in at thn window full on tho faro of thn dint mid told Ylolit tltftt It nun 1'J o'oliKik. "Twilv, ! iitnrnturpil, " Wlmt I Twolvu oVlook, ntwl lu hllltB to mo fttjhnlf )t I My limreiin I wlmt If tho tronk i olutmuti'il in tlio out I" With tho lftt word on lor lip, nlm tnrni'il mill mhhi left tho houno. At thn gut" ho mUM'd a itioiiitut mol llntmu-il. Tho nottudM wrro ntill lu )m hnrd, nuil ulio ltflinvrd that thojr vtu aimtPil fiom n MKit In tlio cut nrnr thn CMtUetuiml. TiiouiilmiiUrtiHl forward u;nin nml crovil tho niniulonii Hint ly botwiHiit hur homo nitd her diminu tion. Thn (Urn lookml down on n tittlo oh jiict that Hliituro.1 llkit llor iu Viola'n Imud. It wtui n rovolvor, mid hrr tin or Imld it drmly. l)noa or twlco ha IuiicchI nt It n If to mttiiify hvrnnlf thut it vmi thoro. Thoti ulio looked up with tho nlr of dutinniiimtloii. Uho wan tho bollo of thn country ho lilml)ltnl. llor (ntliur wni dead, and with hur widow id tnothi'r nml liltlo hrothi of twilvo, uho dwelt in tho hutnhlo hoitmi iron lijf tho nwoul of her fftlhur'n brow. A railway HtntioncAllcd IJrnntoot wmt tho onlr Rtittlomont ncr, nnd wn nu niilnn front homo. Hho nrldout wont thlthnr, ftir thoto wm no noolnly thrro, nnd ii ho could on joy hurmtlf bottar nt homo, Tho track of iron wiu tho niftkinK of lli'niiiont, for tho ronn! wan how nnd townn wuronprliiKliiK H' 0" Around tha lino. Viola could nca tho cam from hur window, nnd often had uho nat thcro until tho lUtuiiiK hradliht of tho uilduif;ht uxprcioi hml npponrrd itnd tliiuipporcd. An 0HtninR in thn wooiU oimblod htr to huo tho hoadlltfht for it ntoinoiit, nml thru thn liyhtod windowi of tho oam. Did tho onyinoiir know that hu wan wntchini;- that hlx t'liirino )uvo two itlirtll nhrlnUd an it reached tho oHiniiiK two nhriiiku Hint roiuod to nny, "Viola I Viola I" Hho nlw.yn .miltM whim uho heard thn houiuIh, and with u kuiilo liuKorliiK on hor fwoii. or a fltinh, uho would lititon to tho ruiuhliiiu, of tho trulit an it diod nwny boyoud tho uuooiiv uuiralal Uomnont. Tho hnioti of nhrlnkn, loudund nhrill. told hor who droio that oiiRiun toward tho (treat city on tho Mlmiiimlppl baukit. Thoy recalled tho day, ono year hIiioo. whun tho llrtit oiigiuo nhu had oor nt'ou xUippod at lloninont, nourooly a ulatloii thou, Tho DiiInor iih youiiK uud hnnd Motuo, An ho saw hor uiuuiiuu; tho Kroat driviiiK wIicoIh, aud looking with wonilortnont upon tho mighty boautioa of hin iion put, ho leaped to ti.o ground, " A prutty pinen of muohiuory," (d' ho to lur, " uud hho ;oen llko n bird." Hho bliinhoil when uho cuuuht Ii(h oyo, mid tho Hound of his voloo tlirillod hor. Ovorooiulng hor ttinldily, ho holpod hur into hin cony apartment on tho un Kino, uud explained to hor Iho wonder ful muohiinUm of thin boauliful inoii. nter. Thou ha mild good by, uud uho naw tho train movo oil', nnd hin hut waving from tho eimiue wan tho hint iiittiK no maw mi tlio train darlod around tho ourvo. A wook later Hho found hnrnolf nt tho Mtation talkiiiK to him uu;uiu. Tlioir moaliiiK Hnomod unruly uouhlontiil, and no doubt it win miah ; but I am mini tlio niuotliiKii tlmt fullowiMl it woro not. Jly and by Kd Oordou, tho oitKinoor, carrloil a pluluro ovor hin hoart, uud on VJoIh'h liurrnii lav tho photoKruphlo HomVilniioo of hi face. Thtu tho itmitmlutiiuco at tho ntution, during tho i(od JllrdV trial ovor tho now road, had ripomul into o, uud tho two nitiltiiutit Mhrioks told hor ho wh mtfo unddrlviiiK hiHoti(inu towunU tho rivor motropoliN, Hho nut ut hor window oftimoi, with (ho lump on tho sill, nnd often fauolod oho ouuld uoo him louiiinu; from hin onulno, with blueren iUod, Io otoh n llinpo of her, but tho train would bo ftwnllowod up ill tho wood ufniin. Thin llfo wan oxniioinoni nun joy io Vloln J but it wim pomiinK nwu. Tlio tlmo wioi oomitiK whun I'd Gordon would leiiYo tho mail and nocupt tho nuioriiilruilono of lho( oompany'n our tiliopn. J tn t lot mo roltirn to tho October ulu;ht whou Viola left hor homo to iu vimllKulo thn Bound tlmt Hootnod to oomn from Owyiino'n Out. Hho foil tlmt ohHtruolloim woro lraitiK placed on tho track in tho dlmnnl place. Of lato tho company had incurred thn bnlre.l of novcrul pemoijH nwidliiK In tho vicinity of Iho nUtlon, nnd onoo or twioo Iho track had boon tamporod with, but fortunatoly to no orioun ox tout. Tho dIrIiI oxproiM gonorally wont throtiKh tho cut with iindiminiihod upoed, for no obntruntlon had Imkiii on countered Ihero, though tho cultlo K u aril iu tho center would nnwiht tho evil diapoinil. Viola ut lout reached tho out. into which tho mellow moonbramn foil, and patiaed. HomothluK IdKh uud dark ob Htrticlod tho track before hor, nt tho vory jwrt whoro tho ottloKtiard Koomod to Imi, and uho hold her breath, It wan l'i o'clock whou hIio loft tho houno, and htr walk had occupied a it umber of prociouH mluutoa, Tha fthrieka of tho ltod JUrd would noon bo hoard, and a moment thereafter ila liooilli(ht would llaah out into tho out or KorKo. Hhouw morn than a pile of atroii Ilea on tho track. Hho nawtho darklluroof a man movliiK about tho ttyramiiU, nit if cou loinplatiiiK bin uIkiiI'm work nml hpoou. latliiK iijkiu lhoileth nnd ruin it would t'ouno. Hho watched until alio lxdloved that ono mnti had iiecoinplinhed tho dlubollral tlowl, thou nho crept forward Ihroutth tho shadow of tho btmhra that lined tho nidct of tho out, until ulio toed within ton feot of him. " I'll tto back to tho illation, now' alio heard him aay to hlnmdf. " I cull uot tlmro lnforotho aooiilent, nnd whou It occur, why I can run up thrro mid m'o him under thn rulua of bin niigino, o crualted that tho doll-faced girl ol hla will not rotfocnlKt liim. A cruel laiiHh rtjijiled uior hla lip nx ho fttopHsl back from Iho heap of tic, nevernl ot which ho hud force. I into tho ftuurd, whrro Ihry woro wuIrviI liko lM)ti of iron, lio rnjotxl lila own worda, nnd Mewed tho work of his mat hand. " I'll criuh tho Kid JUrd," ha nid, turning away, " ami put him out of uiy path fonnor." Tlio lat word, full of dovil'a tri umph, atilt quivered on hi lips, when Viola lep)K'd from tha ahadowa and throat tho muxslo of her revolver iuto hla facn. - UoaUrioil back with ncry of horror and uttered Iter iinmu. 'Thin i your rnvenffe, .Morgnu Duko," alio aald, looking aUrruly in bi ov. ".low, oiMy my conimuiiim, or thorn Hill lo u lt(olei body on this track, to bo Miiiiglwl amonu; tho ruins of tho iiIkIiI'i oxprots. To work nt once; oH with jour coat and rumovo vvcry obfttruction your wicked hands Itavo placed licrw." "llio train can't bo naod now," bo said, and thoro was joy iu hla tone. " H took mo ono long bour to obstruct Iho guard. In twenty minutes or 1cm, porhupM, you'll bim tho ltod lllrd'n liradliubt up tho out." Villain l" ho cried, " if this track is not clear when I boo hor hoadllght I'll drivo a bullet throiiHli your brain. Von know what to do. I'll talk.no lunger." Covered by hor rorolver sj ho was, Morgan Duko, tho station master, dotted bin coAt and wout to work. Vloln never took hor eye from him, nnd tho silvery moon that rested over tho cut Miowcd his every movement. lio was on tho pilo ot ties, hurling thorn ono by one, with a strength of n modern Bainnou, upon tho not over wido grmlo. Wo worked for dear life, for ho know when tho thuudoritig train was duo. ami a glance at tho girl on tho track told him that she would surely kill him if ho did not do her bidding. Onoo alio said to him, an ho paused for breath beforo nlUckiug tho ties which ho had driven into tho cattle guard ; " I uuvor thought this of you, Mor gan Duko. Whou I rejected you, 1 thought you would hike it liku it matt." Ho replied not, but gUnood ut hin watoii. " Half pant twelve," ho naid, " To work I" whs tho stern command. mid Viola stopped forward uud brought tlio revolver near Ills liead. " I can't get them out," ho said. "You must," was tlio roply. " I drove them iu w ith u sledge," " 1 tlid not hear Iho Bound." " 11 wan deadened with my coat," Tlio girl's faco grow puler than ovor, nnd she glancd fearfully up tho out. "Tuko thum out l'r tiho said, slid donly : " tho train is coming. I hoar it." Tlio villainous s tat 1,011 master heard tho rumbling uud again turned to tho ties. ' Vou lmvo your olioieo," Viola said to him. "A bullet, or uu unobstructed track." Huo wutcliotl blm ns woman uovor watched man beforo, Hho know that ho was doing ull that could be douo to undo his wicked work, aud while she watched, her heart grow still Ueueatli tho rumble of,tho express, " llu'll BOimcall mo," sho said to her self. ' There I there I" Tho familiar shrinks clod thn cool October air, but they brought no joy to tier heart, nuo wuh not ut tlio 01a win dow bnsldo tha light ho loved to hall from hin engine, l'orhups hIio would bo tho llrst to kiss his cold brow bo iioutli tho stars ut Owyuuo'a Out, Hho utmost shouted for joy when uho saw thollrctllo drawn from the guard by tlio dosiHirnto insu, "Quick I thn sledgol break tho guard r'tihtiorlod. "Ood, I never thought of that," lio uuld, uud tho next mouioiit ho wan shut- taring tho long guard with tho hoary sludge. At that tho tto wan broken, nnd ho thrust tho other ties down into tho long opening ho hud made. At that moment tho train rounded tho curve, dashed into tho cut, nnd tho Hashing lioadllghbi, not twenty foot away, almost blinded tho eyes of tho twain. Morgan Duko Mopped from tho I rook nnd throw himself upon tho heap of ties, utterly exhausted. Ho raw tri umph iu tho girl's eyes, nml watched her as tho train camo 011, Oh 1 for strength to hurl hor upon tho truck and beneath tho wheols ot the thundering train. Her rorolvor had ceased to cover him, but ho could not lmvo lifted oven a child. Tho train dashed by. Violn saw hor lover's face for a moment, and an ex clamation of thankfulness waited from her heart. Ho wai afo, and the pre cious lives that ho carried westwnrd hail escaped Morgan Duke's inochina lions. " You're a worker, Morgan Dnko." sho said to him, smiling. " Wo will part hero." Ho looked nt hor a moment in si lence. " Are you going to tell?" ho asked. "Huohmon a you aro dangerous,'' sho replied. "Then you aro going to oxpono mo?" ' I ara.'r lio did not reply. They parted forever there. Morgan Duke, wua not caught by Iho o Ulcers of tho law. but justico afterwords overtook him. Tho iron wheels ot railway train caught him on tho track. The company presented Viola with a beautiful iiouso. when her husband took ohargo of tho car shops. I know sho will never regret her night in 0 wynno'n Out with hor rejected lover. Hi. Paul J'rett. An Example. Whon Viilal, now ono of tho most disiinKuUbcd sculptors of Franco, bo- camo suddenly blind, ho refused to credit tho assertions of his physician that tho terriblo afliictioti must be a Mirmauent one. l'or a while ho fonght tlio iliseoiKi mm lite uouui Willi mo most heroic determination ; and when at hut ho was obliavd to nccoot the medical diagnosis as correct, ho gavo in like a bravo man. "You will find," said tho doctor, " that your other senses will gradually becomo raoro acute, especially tho sense of feeling. If you persist in yonr art with half tho courugo aud resolution that you lmvo hltowu in fighting me, you will bcomo as famous without your cyts as you would have been with them.' , Ho ViJal, gratified and soothed, wont to work, and kept to work. When af ter considerable practice ho found that ho could " see u little with his Augers,'' his delight was uubouuded. ' Perhaps," ho said, " tho good God is to givo mo ten oyes instead of two, and if this is so, what will 1 not do to deserve thorn I" Time, thut trios all things, and set tles all things, proved that this hope was not unfotiuded. and it camo to pass that Vnlal could not only do better work than ho ever did, but won a more competent critio of his ueighbor'n work than when he could cm his oyes. "Keepslill. now," tlio nrtisU aay. " Vldal is about to fool my statue ;" aud this means to thorn everything that is correct in art iudameut. Vidal's labors and experience should bo n comfort to his blind brothers and sister all ovor tho world. Liko him they should say tbaukfully, " I'erhaps tlio goon UiM will give me icu eyes in stent! of two." lUtiihus Herald. Happy Tliouj;hU. Sorrows nro liko thunder clouds ; in tlio distanco they look black, over our heads hardly gray. Tho Iuflnito has sowed his namo in U10 heavens in ImrniiiK stars, but in tho earth Ho has sown His uamo in tender llowors. Genius loves toil, impediment and poverty ; for from theso it gains its strength, throws ou 1110 suauows, ami lifts its proud head to immortality. Gentleness which belongs to virtue is to bo carefully distinguished from tho mean spirit of cowards nml tlio fuwufng assent ol sycopliatua. No man is over good for anything until ho has found two things ilrat, something to lovo, uud second, some thiiiir to roverouoo. Nothing is moro amiablo than truo modesty, nnd nothing is more con temptible than tho false. Tho ono guards virtue, tho other betrays it. Mental plowturoa uovor cloy ; unliko tliOHO of tho body, they aro increased by repetition, approved uy xoileotion nnd strengthened by onjoymout. Overburden not thy memory to make so faithful a servant thy slave. Have as nitvh reason as n cwtmel, to riso whon thou hast thy full load. Tho worthiest poopla nro tho most in jured by slander, an wo usually ilnd tlmt to bo tho best fruit which tho birds havo beeu pocking 11L A full-blown rose besprinkled " with tho purest dow is not so beautiful as n child blushing Iwncath itu parout'a diepWsuro, nud shedding tears of sor row for its faults. Never has nuo person forgotten his pure, right-educating mnthor. On the blue mountains of our dim childhood, toward which wo ovor turn nud look, stand tlio mothers who marked out to uh from theiieo our llfo. A Hhoruinu uinu went to Now York nud staid ull night at a big hotel. 13 very body at homo wanted to know, of oourso, what wondors ho saw in tho groat oity, Ho wait full ot onthusiasui ovor tho subject. Ho snoko of several objooU, nnd then with caution and soma timidity ho npproaohed th cli max of all tho glories. At tho hotel whoro ho stopped thoy had horse-radish I Am in Juuunry l)nnbuiy JN'eu-i, Ono Dream 1'rovlng True. Tho great handioap at Kpsom, which will bo decided on Tuesday next, re calls an incident in tho llfo of Gen. Taylor whfoh is not without interoHt to thoso who Dolloro in wuat 1110 icarnsd author of tho "Anatomy of Melan choly" calls " OnoiromauUiio " or "Divination by Dreams." On tho morning of tho day when tho oity and suburban handicap was won by Aid rich, a liltlo fancied outsider, it o chanced that Gon. Taylor travelod down to Epsom in company with Lord Vivian, aud hoard from him that it was his intention to back Lord Kosobcry'n hor so becauso ho had dreamed that ho saw tho primrose and row hoops borno to victory in tho raco which thoy were on their road to witness. Acting npon this hint, Gon. Taylor took a thousand to thirty about Aldrioh, and was not a little elatod at tho success of what ho justly called "a leap is tho dark." Hut or tho ucctdont wlitcn caused Jji-mnos, another much backed candidate for tho raco, to fall at Tattenham Corner, there Is llttlo probability Vnul tho dream 01 Lord Vivian would havo found tho in terpretation upon which Gen. Taylor counted, aud which is only another il lustration 01 tho dangers irom which backers of horses can sorer hope to es cape. To the Editor of the Daily Telegraph : Hut In yonr leaderon Gon. Tnylor in thia duy's paper you introduce an anecdote relative to tan dream of mine. Tho facts aro theso : -;Idid dream, on the morning of the ntM for tho city and suburbun handicap, that I had fallen asleep in tho weighing room of the stand at Epsom prior to that race, and that alter it had uocn run J. won awakened by a gentleman tho owner of another horse in too raco who in formed mo that tho Teacher had won. Of this horse, so far as my recollection serves mo. I had novor beforo heard. On reaching Victoria Station the first person 1 saw was tlio gentleman who hail apjteared to mo in my dream, and to him I mentioned it, observing tuat X could not find any horse so named in tho raco. no replied: 'lucre is a horse now called Aldrlch, which was previously called tho Teacher." Tho dream had so vividly impressed me that I declared my intention ot back ing Aldrich for jCIOO, and was in coarse of doing this when I was questioned by his owner as to why 1 was backing his homo. I replied, "Docauso I dreamed ho had won tho raco." To this I was an swered : " As against your dream I will tell you this fact. I tried tho horso last week with a hurdle jumper, and he was baton a dUUuc." (1 afterward learned that tho trial liorso was Low lander I) 1 thanked my informant and dis continued backing AltiHcb. Gon. Tay lor, who hail overboard what passed, asked mo if I did not intend backing tho homo again for myself, to win him .1,000 by him. Thia I did by tak ing lor him l.uuu to au about Aldrich Htich is tho trno account of my dream and of Gon. Taylors protH lrom it xji.rfon Telegraphy Vivian." What Appetite Will Do. The private history of the war con tains a good many comical illustrations ot tho strength of a tobacco appetite. 1.0cAted!y mornU cnomics from tho oupofitu lines met, in defiance ot sentry duty, to drive a secret bargain for a r.t...v" Tlin P.nnnMl Drnrn f Kali. I Ilepublican tells this story ot private Godfrey Hardy, known in tho army as " Grubby," one night when ho was posted aa a picket on tho bank of tho lUopahaunock: Ou tho opposite shoro, nnd perhaps ono hundred feet distant, were the enemy's pickets pacing to and fro. There was no picket-shooting being douo at that time, and although the op posing lines were only separated by tho narrow river, they paced their "beaU" in full view of each other without fear. After " Grubby " had held his po sition Bomo tweuty minutes, ho ap proached tho sentinel on his right and asked for a chow ot tobacco; but tho man accosted never used tho " weed, and was unable to supply bis wants. The sentinel ou his left was next in torviewed with the same ill success. Tho oaso now begau to look desper ate An honr and a half yet before tho relief would eomo, aud no tobacco. He alung his gun over his auouldor. ami walked to aud fro iu a moohanical sort of wav. tho itnaKO ol despair. Presently ho halted, faood quickly to tho opposite shore, aud callod out fu a subdued touo to tho Oonfedorate seutry, "Buy, vou fellor over thoro, havo you any tobaokor?" " Yes." came tlio quick responso. " Will you gim'mo aohnwit I'll oomo ovor ?" Yes." saidJohnny. In a twinkling " Grubby " iuvorted bis uu 11. thrust tho bayonet iu the ground, took off his clothes, and was in tho water puuing ior iuo oiuor siuo. Ho got his tobacco, aud returned to his post jnst in time to escape detection by an offloer who rode along just then to inspect tho picket tiuo. The writor ot this was on picket duty at tho same tiuio nud place, uud oan vouch for the correctness of tho story, Vvutht ComKin ii A runaway couplo from tho South woro to meet nt Delmont, ou tho Iron Mountain luilwoy, near St. Louis. Tho ladv came up ou tho train, and dis- oovored'hor graudfather iu pursuit of hor. Ho was ou tno aania train, and the lady rode past Italmout, aud when . n .I...-W. ...il.ta frnm 41m ti1nn. u..l IWU Or llllVU uiiiv" .- .My i'.vu, ..Mil the train uuder full headway, suddenly ran out 011 tho platform ami leaped off, marvelously escaping serious injury. Sho walked buck to llolmout, where she met tho man sho was to marry. Tim 01-oudfathor hurried back to lioN mont ou the next train, bnt arrived too late to prevent the marrtago. Umma Abbott singa in a 825.000 UeOKiaCO, UUll uuvor maoo ooiu. The Aiuerlean'ii Advantage. Tho main odrantago of tho American farmor aooma to lio in tho cheapness with which ho obtains his crop. It Is somewhat nurprising to find that wheat grown in thn far Went still pays as much freight beforo it can bo placod in tho English market ft tho ront chargo auionnU to at homo. Tho aver ago yioWrjf an tvero of land in England is ao bushola against 13 in tho West ern SUtcfl. Tho American farmer must thereforo cultivate two and a half acres before ho can noil as much produce as is grown on a xinglo aero in England. Thin, however, ho does at an incredibly small outhtr. Tho difference in tillage in most ttr'iitrg. An English farmer, accustomed to drivo threo or four horses painfully over a stiff clay, can scarcely imsgino tho esso with which a light plow runs through tho rich loam of s Western Htato. In Northern Minnesota tho Hod IUver settlement is just being opened up. A furrow may bo drawn for fifty miles across this al luvial prairio without meeting hill, a tree, or a stono. Various estimates of tho cost of labor for tillage and har vesting havo been published. If these aro correct, an aero of wheat in Ameri ca can bo cultivated for abont one-half tho expense in labor of cultivating an aero in England. We do not, however, place implioit reliance on such esti mates. Tho American farmer, as a rnle, does his own work, or the greater part of it. The amount of wages paid in actual money is comparatively small. If ho cultivates 50 acres of wheat, and has growing sons, lio may manage with out any help except at harvest ttmo, wucn no uires an extra uauu iui u month. If ho has no family to assist him, bo will probably biro a hand ior the year at 8 l'i or $15 a month. In all coses board and wacre are included. tho hired men sitting down to meals with tho farmer tnd his family. We mar fairlr estimate then, the capital of 12 required by an English farmer to cultivate properly a single aero of land will not more than suffice to pur chase and cultivate the two and a half acres which will vield the same amount of wheat in America. Up to this point neither competitor has a decided ou vantaco. and. if anything, tho differ enco is, in our opinion, on tho side of the homo agriculturist But tho heavy T 1 1 1 T .1 1 -. B.tal-.Kn A.1 Its jioiu in fjiigiaiiu ib uuijr uuuuu uj tho application of costly manures, anu this outlay is snored tho American grower. At present only the richest lands are cultivated, and the esrtu yields her increase without any assist ance at bis hands. Ui course, tuis will not last forever. In twenty years timo all the more fertile lands will be taken up, and oven these will be ex hausted bv successive crops. In Cali fornia the Averasre has already fallen from 20 to 14 bushels. In the Atlantic Suites it has long been necessary to re vert to a rotation of crops and tho ap plication of fertilizers. Bnt until this stage of exhaustion is reached in the Western States, tho English firmer will require something more than U10 set-oir ol Ireigbt against rent cuarge, Thia Drotection tho Americans them selves gave him until recently. The Morrill tariff imposed an excessive duty on iron, and the construction ana maintenance of railways was thereby rendered so costly that it was necessary to mulct tho producer in freight. Also, the cost of living was artificially raised by dnties imposed on every article of manufacture. Prior to tho war a com paratively free trade policy existed in tho United Stales. Had this been continued agriculture iu the Missis sippi valley would years ago have achieved tno prosperous posiuuu .. uu at length reached by the collapse of the manufacturing industries in tho Eastern States. Tho prostration of every branch of manufactures nas ueon so groat that practically the tariff hts been in abeyance for the last few years. Should these revive tho cost of living will again be raised, and to that extent the former protection restored to tho English producer. Bat this contin- oAiior is too remote to arrest tho lm tHindincr fall in rents. It lies entirely ut tho option of tho landlords whether tuts snail oe wuony giveu m uw mant of rent, or nartlr take tho form of security of tenure and protection to the occupier's capital. For tho sake of the country at large, it is to be hoped they will choose tne latter Alternative, London Ucoiionut. A Wisk ScoaasTiox. Everybody talks about retrenchment nowadays, but particularly tho meu. They tako it for granted that women must do the saving, however, and masculine writers ou domestio economy are particularly vigorous in their Advocacy of woman s inalienable rigui to wors nu ot. Ou of tho net notions is that every woman should become her own milliner and dressmaker. "If the ladies," they say, " would make thoir own bonnets aud dross, a very desirable point would bo gaiued." No doubt of it. And the principle involved in the gaining ot this " dosirublo point" is too good to bo limited in its application to tho la dies alono. Tho gentlemen who have disoovored it should bo ponnitted to eharo in it. This they can do by mak ing their own hats and clothes. Thus would anothor "desirable point" bo gaiuod. In theso hard times, the more desirable poiuts that can bo gained in domestic economy tue uetier, 1 .n nrl.n wlallAH tfl ltAOOmO U lUeil ioal practitioner iu Germany is now obliged to pass, some timo in the oourso 01 his iinru years iuujr,u ...Mlmllnn In nliAmUtrv and uhvsios. l.nimiv rnnlnuv. anatomy aud physi- t. . .,,! ( tiin nlnsu of bis studied ho has' to devote as muoh as five mouths to passing a final examination in the praotical departments 01 nis proiossion, a A uow braud of cigars la oalled " the lottory ticket," because only ono in a thousand draws. A matter of oouree n horse-race. IfystcrlonHHurdpr. A very strange raaiitcr case is exciting this part of Pennsylvania. On Monday morning last, tho body of a respectable looking, neatly-drcsted, man wan found lying uIouKslilo tho track of the Penn sylvania Itnilroad, near North Fork, Cambria conntr. An examination of tho corpse disclosed the fact that tho man hail been stabbed in no less than half a dozen places, cither onn of tho wounds being of a nsturo snfllcicnt to havo caused death. A number of pa pers were found in the pockets in the clothing of tho murdered man, from which it was conjectured that his namo was Ilogcr Bash, and that his place of residence was Cincinnati, O. Tho re mains, at the instance of the Guardian of tho Poor, waro taken in charge by John Block, a Johnstown undertaker, and buried nt onmtnerliill tho same af ternoon. On Wednesday afternoon an unknown, closely-veiled, and hand somely-dressed woman, who traveled on a I'ennsylrauia ii ill road pass, ar rived in SummerhiU. Calling npon tho proper author! lion, sho stated the victim to be a cousin of hers, and by her orders tho body was disinterrod. Meanwhile tho mysterious visitor pro ceeded to Pittsburg, nnd procured from Superintendent Robert Pitcairn, of the Western Dirision of the 1'ennsylvanut IUilrood. free transportation for tho body to Philadelphia, and on Thursday returned to Snmmerhill and had the coffin shipped to that city, accompany ing it thither on tho mail train, which left Johnstown yesterday (Friday) morning. While the strange woman was perfecting her arrangements for the removal of tho body she was not ques tioned in any way, as it was thought the part she. took in the transaction was all right bnt since tho removal of the body it is remembered by the people of Snmmerhill that she evinced a marked disinclination to speak of the dead man's identity, while what little information she did give was unsatis factory, if not contradictory. These facts have led to tho belief that a mis take was mado in not requiring the woman to establish hor relationship with the deceased, for a horriole sus picion is taking possession of tho minds of all conversant with tho affair, that she was either connected with tho mur der in somO way, or was the paid agent of some Philadelphia medical collego, and took this method of procuring a subject for dissection. Tho mystery involving the murder, and the myste rious spiriting away of the corpse of the victim, have created a sensation in this region that will not be quieted for a long time. Cm. Gazette of May 10. Fulfillment of u Superstition. The story of strange superstition, and its still more' remarkable f alSUr-, comes to our ears from Oollamer. It appears that some little time ago the well-beloved wife of a rich farmer named Boatwick, living iu that town, departed this life. Farmer Bostwick had been all his lifetime an enthusias tic and devout believer in spiritualism. After his wifo's death he anxiously waited a message from tho laud of shade, and deferred tho erection of a fitting monument over his lost lovo'a resting place until sho could designate the style of headstone sho was partial to. In life sho had eaten opium. On that account she could not give tho desired informa tion, until tho antithetic was folly eradicated from her system. Now comes the marvel. Farmer Bostwick waited patiently for tidings from the other world, but none came. Then the idea that his own taking-oil was- near at hand took possession of him. With t'lis solemn thought in his head ho con tracted with the sexton of the cemetery to dig his grave, paying ont S10 for the labor. Ono day lout week he made a trip to the nearest undortakcr, and on paying down 90 olosed ah agreement with that personage to properly inter his bones. On his way home Bostwick fell from his wagon and died. Ho was buried at Oollamer on Friday lastt Rev. Dr. Colthrop officiating. This is tho story as told to us. Syracuse Courier. Flowiui Statistics. In a letter to tho Now York Evening Pott, a writor recently gave some statistics in regard to the quantity of flowers .raised in Newport, P.. I., for tho Now York mar kets, in which ho says ono florist alone has raised a hundred thousand violets, at no time sending to his customers less than four thousand a week. An other has forced eight hundred thousand lilies of tho valley, and has still fallen short of tho demand. It takes about three weeks to seonre tho flowers. On each side of tho honses in which tho Imlbs are forced, thoro aro long lines ot beds, of from ten thousand to twenty thousand Bomo just started and others fit for the market. v Thoy are placed in rows of fifty, then the space ot uu inch is left and another rowis set, and so on. The flowers are out every morning, leave hero at noon, aud are in Now York at eight o'clock tho samo evening. As soou as the flowering is over, tho ex hausted bulbs give place to fresh ones, whioh undergo the same process. Tho flowers wheu first gathered, owiug to their rapid growth, are limp and tender, but by immersing thorn for a llttlo while iu cold water thoy become firm nnd fit for market. Some feelings aro untranslatable ; no language has yet been found for them. They gleam upon us beautifully through the dim twilight of fanoy, autl yet when we bring thorn uloso to us, and hold them up to tho light of reason, lose their beauty all at once, as glow worms, whioh gleam with such a spirit ual light in the shadows ot evening, whou brought where the caudles shino are found to be worms, llko so many others. Zonyellot. Tho table ot life iu abundantly sup- Sited. If we don't eat so fast, it will iste the better ; it we don't eat too much, wo shall bo better nourished ; if we don't snatch, thoro will bo enough for all, C. f7. Avitt. A Chat With tho Family. DT AliniCOLA. Clothing is important to protect the body from heat And cold. Different qualities of clothing aro suited to dif ferent seasons and climates, and are chiefly connected with the relations of fabrics to heat and moisture. In cold weather tho object is to prevent tha loss of heat from tho body, by oondno tion and evaporation; in warm weather tho object is to promote this evapora tion. Honco we must wear non-ooa-doctors and slow absorbors in winter. and freo condnctors and ready absorb ers in tho summer. Theso objections mast bo secured, and with this in viow tho fabrics must be seleatod. As far as consistent olothing should bo light, durablo and readily clean wd. Linen fabric is a good conductor, and henoe farors tho escape of animal heat. It also readily absorbs moisture from the surface ot tho body and gives it off again to tho external air by evapora tion. This process produces raptd cooling in hot weather. Bat linen should never be worn next to the skin, under any circumstances, as it has no power to prevent sudden chills. Cotton is a poorer conductor, of heat than linen, and honco warmer, it does not so readily absorb moistare, and, there fore, is safer for uadergsraests. jot ton ranks next to linen as a fabrie for summer wear. It it a mack better ab sorber of moisture and conductor of heat than either silk or wool. Woolen fabrics Are coarse and poroas, detaining within their meshes a large amount of air. Hence they are slow conductors of heat WoolJns also possess a great capacity for moisture, though thoy receive and discharge it very slowly. This is a valuable quality in articles of clothing. Woolen is a mush better protection against cold than either linen or cotton, and Bach warmer when wet. Its great power to absorb moisture is a highly iaportaat property, as it regulates evoporatioa from tho surface ef the body and pre vents too great lots of Animal heat. Aa an equalizer of temperature and pro tector of the surface against sadden chills, woolen fabrics are saperior to all others, and should be- constantly worn next the skin. Tho color of clothing U iaportaat only in relation to solar heat Blaek cloth absorbs tho heat of the saa, while white cloth reflects it Bat with the heat of the stove color makes bo differ ence. The absorbing power of the gar ment in the sun-light decreases aa the shade grows brighter, and la thk order, block, blue, green, yellow, white. The darker colored materials absorb more moisture than the light colored, the black absorbing nearly as much again as the white. After all, more i&psad npem tfca manner of dressing than tha aiaterkas used. The poorest material, properly worn, is better tbaa the beet improp erly put on. As I have said, clothing should bo light. Weight doea not im ply warmth, and often it becomes a source ot great discomfort. Several layers of light, loose-fitting garaeeta are safer than a few layers of heavy clothing. It is the imprisoned sir more than the material which seearsa warmth, and hance the number of layers more than the thickness of one layer. Again, loose clothing is warmer than that whioh fits tho body closely. Be sides, the tight-fitting obstraota the circulation, restricts the natural mo tions and healthy action of the parts affected. A tight-fitting hood or night dress obstruou the flow cf blood to and from the brain; compreasjon of the chest sad abdomen is still more danger ons, as hero are located the vital or gans. This function of the body, es pecially, demands the utmost freedom of movement. Yet, under the infla ence of fashion, it is the almost uaiver atl practice among young women to bind down those parts, often to half their asaal dimensions. Deformity U ono, but not the worst result. The cir culation is restricted, respiration ia di roctly interfered with, the longs and heart are compressed, and the stomaeh and liver forced out of plaee. Tha direct results are necessarily disease and premature death. Thia manner of di easing is nothing leas than saioide. Thiuk of thia, mothers and daughters. Green Mountain Freeman. Ccccubkb PioxLZ. Gather the en cumbers before the seeds are very large; pare and throw into ice-cold water fer one hour; thou :Uce aa thia aa possible, on a cabbage cutter; nprinkle well with salt, tie up in a coarse u!Hh and lay ia a colander under a heay weight to drain over night. Next norning mix through them yienty of vMtowa and white mustard-seed; pack ia jars and cor-ar well with cold cider vinegar. Put in a cool place. Should t. white scum rise on the vinegar, drarr 't off and boil tho skim well, or sahafettta other vinegar. Pour over them eel. This retains tha flavor of the qaeumbei y IUoan Picxut. Two nolle ftBely out cabbage; one gallon chopped green tomatoes, twelve eneeu eweae, eae gallon best vinegar, one pound brewr, sugar, half ounce tamerio powdor, on tablespoonful groaad allspice, one tat blospoonful ground oloves, quart pound white murtard seed, one oaaaa celery seed, oae gid salt, boll tha w beta until tendor, then add spioea Jost be foro patting in jars, stirriag all thor oughly, ToiuTO Sor. Slice area tomatoes, put a little salt oa theaa ad leave them in a large dish to drain, tbaa add half as muoh oaioas out up aa yen havo tomatoes; vinegar enough to heap from burning, aad spieae to twit Mm taste allspiee, black fffr, maataad, ginger and red pepper; bU hM aa hour; whoa oold poar off Mm ya and add fresh. A small snooafal ef la ike baskwhaat baMsc log will bmU Um eafce aoaayUsmV brown. 0 r- 3 '- o T&