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flrfenl c»]mcUy to reerire'^^d 1 '.^. gM^woe, Uko^frcighta^idrmnM.

yt-qyortrf tt* SJSS“^!US-if a -^ a. Uu Itnacn hid aJrucoJ * or tvonwnr, u>d eunD to a halt ... could then ju*t Baka out that tbn wore not Eaqnimaux, and could diatinguiah two boata, eaeu of wfaioh dieesfisnsaM&SKS moat Impoaalblo £o make thia out with oortaintj. Howorer, couclidiug they had aeon ua. out eoaign waa hoiated aa a reply aignal, and 18 piokad men

lard, aad beat - They are f T - oottled. at haneted. an ua aama manner, me in the eountJea now produeina the i pine, not only in Ithnoia, but alao the other Statee, la certainly to be hanated, end thia will be in from 1 BOyeare. It ia true that there are % areaa yet to be brooaht IntoeultiTatlon, and It i» likely that the eurplna of grain will inenaee, for eereral yearn, poaaibly 10, but after that a eteady decline will oommeuee. Between Are and ten yeara from now, aay in 1880, the highe-* *—• of the aurplua will be reached. Other eaaaea will operate to d the aurplua bepide the ezktua the aoila, and one of theae will luereaaeof population, eonaequi ... on the aatahllaliment of manufacture*. Largo towna are already apringing up through the Btatee named, nanng their aupport mainly in the grain trade,' ' aa time paaaea, they will demand i and more of the grain grown fn* i manmption. a ill need the gt

Si ,

cient wheat for the people aad for the on that the yield haadiminiahed,and increaae of population makea new

It ia clear, then, that neither Europe bof Atlantic Statea can depend upon the Weat for meat and breadstuff* many yeara longer. The indnatriea connected with the net deposit* of iron, eoel, and other minerals, will, in 1

ponrao of eventa, eatabliah I UUona in the Weat that o: .

older Mttled oonntriea, aad the ineritable destiny of all farmers will be to go to work toretain and to bring np the fertmty of theaoU; * ruy^Se/roducS, and to build np a system of farming worthy of the name. We would aayT yonng farmer, in the Weat that tV, should consider these thing*, and adopt sueh measures aa srfll enable them to mast the ahaaged condition. The leading idea to carry out ia to farm few

to plow deep, to raiae^^er, and

Holland aad Belgium, aa well aa not fail to be a large foreign demand np

Draing one .fortnight of the pr. month no leas then U4 head of & horn cattle were sold at aaotlonia s^sssS^S^bs, Mr^ar.t.srs SS'dMras.KSS’— Joseph Harris aaya American fai spend labor enongh in many oamu, K^ n eJ or but rarely giro lima enough. To plow twice in two or ind harrow and roll nntU mellow ae a garden, ia not 7*»? »ff«« crop- The it of labor

ia found in bathing the head trila with warm rinegarandin ■nantlty into the *—-t ird, baLking with iSd

•* 12 mid;

the ahip, and

oulty of traroling oror inch

formed from the fact that it- . .. night before they got on board, haying been nearly seren hours in traversing a distance of about 12 miles. This arose from the soft and alnaby state of the deep snow oorering the ioe, while myriads of huge hummocks were piled and heaped everywhere oror the surface, which was also much split and fall of

treacherous holes, into wh' '

:‘4“

Id possibly tired and

, . — in good health high apirita at having fallen in w "Scotch whaler," for which vessels they were on the look-ont, their commander knowing (ho being onoe in the trade himself) that about thia time the whalers passed through Melville Bay. The party were delighted to hear from ns ol the safety of their comrades, from whom they parted (adrift bn an ioe-floe) last October. They never expected to hear from them more, and were much surprised at their miraonlona escape from what appeared a lingering if not a It waa doubtless, alao, a truly pi .sntial circumstance that placed Bavenscraig in a position to pick thia

happened, it i/highly probable that, none of them would have ever reached the Danish settlements, when we con- ■' r their resources aa regards food, _. state of their boata, and the im • Practicability of traveling an foot—a distance of at leaai SOOmiles—over such treacherous ioe aa then covered the exi*e of Melville Bay. Only about days' provisions were left, althongh divided with the utmost economy; and, irith plenty of ammunition and sufficient food could not in all probability have been obtained to rapport fourteen men during a long and Bears, seals, and birds are scarcely to e got at Dr. Kane, on the same track, ad tho utmost difncnlty in shooting vo seals, while ho had the invaluable Id of a trained hauler, also two good oata, and open water along the floe ige; bat the bostaof the Polaris's

nth got stove aa sot

tangled in first portio.

part, so that their greatest difficulties only began when we sighted them. *>ver, the rest of the journey mnat been attempted without shelter -* . rind—in fact, they were totally prepared, both aa regards boots i clothing, lot snob an arduous nn<

— to the Harowi . _ recap* by other meal ■d outside that <«»

a«w. | tallovreth* f ^.srota, M Kl htaag * ... do yaa. W* - recta vhtaed and re01 tasreed frisi - -

. to the stormy wav**, her heated and hal submerged boiler* hissing aa the atrei earn* gashing out like the spool of

— last year. Tke

furiated, and waa making '—*- to draw the lad through dfce oar* e cage. Tho boast growled frightfolly, and what with the pitifnl cries of thc boy*the about* of the men, and the of half-fainting women, tho

I one of the most terrible de-

scription. Some men ran for hot irons, while others beat the beast irith their stink a and nubrellaa, and did all they could to draw the brute from its helpless victim. Ultimately, after a severe

i hoy, helpless and faint if blood from the injuries ivod, waa borne away

. rowd. Hia wounds, upon

being dressed, appeared to be of a ao--

store, though they are not likerove fatal. The brute seems to onght its victim just -below the elbow, and tore a deep lamp ol flee! a lit down the forearm to tho wrist ere is also e deep gash in tho pain left hand, frore which the hemor is great The patient lies ii pain, and it is feared that he wil Dover tho perfect use of his arm

■hod away, when, quietly n -» — back with one hand, ah* noil of rope and threw tho end to the — iaome passenger. He caught it. n, turning to ma, the lady requested — to help haul the man aboard. T complied, marveling at the love and

wgalaBAwroa wan. «»* W rods ffinwa

SfysirES BEW TOR*, isra-a wesei.t,snowagn-v. asp n*n.r.

TITEJVEEKI.V BTS hire wWely torn*: tire I but^he TV roc. which Wro alrredygtveaX "y*”' *** wu i; * - dwarel when uulmparmrnTat full Iregth whan at mamantj^ alwmy. prereMad In kind, hal coo talc lug nMhlag that can offred th« —at dsBcata »ad ao

It ia a flrat-tate agricultural parer. Tha nwat ril

obtains the needful; and if yon gave hinr'the opportunity ho would not aernplo to — ““ —- i — *-

wltioh, untartonatalj', waa a tall tree plantod by th* dials ngtuilwJ grandfather of the Conntoss yens*'ago. Idtdid he imagine what a terrible use

ia in oold blood

aoc|naintanoe ol

bo great^Tthought He ta conoeited,

it not without reason.

The idea flashed clearly across my t- spite of my danger. The , however, waa very near, an! I had every reason to believe that we

should bo picked np.

T waa right Wo were all taken aboard the schooner, tho handsome passenger among tho rest Then the lady in black pulled forth a revolver, pointing it at the head of him whom

she bad rescued.

" Out with that red cigar-case !*' she said, sternly. -"I would like to see

-why," stammered tho stran-

the first tan get and give as 'Throw a sprat to mackerel.’' "Hold fast that which is good, eschew that which is evil "—that is to aay, that which ia no good. These are fi praiao yonTor it^and^laua jon right and ' so him proportionately quits." Clearly nothing ordinary bnsir— *

daetfcmof tfUCUM rerfrits in. the Sixr^s.‘ b sEr - w^ that alboboh in all it* forma, is ptmicioro to health. Kntm+tp throe thinpe and that under the system of treatment rhieh inclodre their use, the mortality among the aiek ia, and ever has been, enormous,ia it not worth while k> try the effect of a remedy which combine* in their higheet excellence the qualities of a Tonic, an Alterative and a Regulator ; — ral ban* or mr-*

lolie poison; . ithoat pain a duty? Da.

ms fulfills all the-. ditious, aad ia now affecting the ttraordinary cure*, in cases a rery "specific" .of tho faculty 1 ignominionaly failed. Consider.

an angel," ho added, stroking hia whiskers with an unmistakable sirof vanity ;

"1 knew her well."

•tl •

"I

T,

— — eminently r ..

... ' . A *. l 9 r Wm ! h ,° 8*™ “’’V. j pLrperi “ * 10 oonlil any another word, ’v.-flT’nlrhnnl’tt . .• ^ itifnl—beautiful as tho little Amazon thrust her disengaged K„ “t ,®„ l ^ 1 ^. ‘

hand in hia .pocket, pulled forth rite

"Indeed."

"Oh. ye*. There are in Faria I

r women unknown to me." nanner was how decidedly o and I felt diagnsled. My e< u—.i *>-* i; 0 .

dropped to the deck. Tli* ring she picket ' • before us all, ext

“T hi ' ’

ted np, and

Chamah to hold a palaver with the Kiug and chiefs of the Chamah people. The object Bought waa to obtain tho isaietanoe of this tribe against the Vahantoea. Tho interview was very msatiafaotory, however, aa the Chamah

ihiels said they would act neithi tor against the British G< ind refuted to send chiefs to i

mgray nahmen

ntfSeoided to

j ness evidently repelled him Afterwards I heard from others counts of thq.late tragedy.

Among the details jof tho affair * one which peculiarly'impressed m and which my first informant had apoken of—an oversight- which t prised me, as tho occurrence ho had not mentioned waa of . that kind which wonld be moat likely to strike tho

Upon tho throat of the Conntesi

murderer, in throttling her, had li mark from a ring he wore—the impression of a chariot wheel with a star in

the centre.

"This," said my latest informant, “may lead to tlis discovery of the murderer. Joan Moeqnean is already

Tho Commodore aaya

i—. or^righty yards broad.

ibout

and we were proceeding a

nntil about a mils and a r . river, when, without any warning without seeing any —"—

Chama^Tsido, and found tl

m the dense buah on the

n, trotted down i grand stand, he waa londly cheered by thousands of voices. Innumerable top-watches were produced; there Waa oatling and skirmishing for the poaiions from which the best view of the reek eonld be obtained; the cheers

breathlessly watched the little bay “striding onward" to With honest, faultpaaaod the pole in 361 it apparent exertion, and without affort, increasing hia apaed in the second »- jiaaaing^f-- *-•*-

the qnarter pole. ’ leas trotting he pan seconds, without ap

who were pouring a I

and murderlera to open

under Lnxmore'andOapt. Heldanwf vorely hit. I then ordered the hot repair to mid-stream, and, findii number of onr men wounded, I ga deni for the expedition to return e Rattlesnake. " We reached the Rattlesnake abont

The Rattlesnake waa cleared fc . on, and in leas than two hours tlm tha town of Chamah waa a heap o. burning ruins, aad every exertion had

or. Jean Moeqnean ia already visit- „ the jeweler*’ shops to find out from which and by whom a ring with a chariot-wheel device was purchased."

fscions do

idfuM

Jean Moaqi

"What, Moscineon toctive? Althoi

known, you woo fair, delicate face and form, believe that

he could fight a gnat I"

A week later I was aboard tho steamer, bound from Calais to Dover. Among the passengers I beheld one whose face looked familiar to mo. I waa not long in recognizing thia person sa the same 1 had seen in front of the Hotel Windsor, and who had first i formed me of the murder of tho Coni

a certainly a

been made to avenge treachery so fool. “It ia not possible many natives killed by these measures but the

wUl be „ who have gone to the bnah will

far and wide "

loyalty and

fill spread, their die-

a of oxidised Oliver “pioki

. .. although hia conceited —

Hot upon hia good looks.

Ho moved languidly hither ai thither, turning hia brown eyes admi. ingly upon tho pretty lady passengers, while stroking hia whiskers, with ono white hand, upon the middle "

which waa a superb diamond I am rather of a suspicion, .

which, combined with a lively Ivtion, had often led me into singular JSow, a strange impulse moved

le lady in black slipped a pail By what right," heUita stammered, fiohh'mmI ^hid a'most 0 you ” j pnrtnnity to ent— - [e paused as the other throw off her hi, state, at a ns and false hair, reMUling the per- , present salary, of a slender with delicate, | getting a place ish features, ' mondations we 1 am Jean Mosonoau, the detec- ] officer* of the ii 'I" 1 '® Quietly remarked, "and I I l r uleased with robbed the sea of thia man tin scaffold might' tot bo cheated." There ia liRle more to add. , „„„„ .. B „ main proof having been obtained, other ascertain wh< Sought forth, showing him guilty be- ! moiftronTbia -ond donbt. i u, nl ho spent Long before his elocution^ his name („ , billiard

involnntarily disliked

i the first, in order that I might I a chance to glanoo at hia ring, ehow, the idea possessed me that I dd discover a chariot-wheel device

npon the glittering bauble

The stranger did not at first recognise me He soon did, however, and frankly extended hia left hand, which as not the one containing tho ring. My brain fairly ^reeled; the —

"The other hand, if yon pleaae,”

aid, in a low stern voice

"Monsieur will please excuse mt ■y other arm in lame with the rbeun He beheld mo glance towards tl half-hidden ring, and I was rare I ea itart and turn pale, at the san looking mnoh surprised. Hi. however, opened hia right hand, aa if

perfectly willing for mi

it if I

Then I had a good look at the ring, and felt ashamed of my raapidona. The device waa a common heart, which .certainly bore no reeemblance to a chariot wheel After a general „ '"ter my adf-poeaeasisn,! turned away, resolved in the future to have - opinion of my fellow-ereatnree. The stranger’s good looks ae attract the attention of a the ladies. One eepectaur, looking little thing attired kept directing furtive giant handsome passenger. Finally she glided so oloee to him that in tuning ha brushed against her. An apology, smilingly received by I little lady, a remark abont the westl

of the be alarmed, uwir of nonchalance he palled

ry well b

daring that awful fligh

other things than aorobauc posturings;. ■ bnt.no stretch of imagination can pic- ’ lure tho feelings of the doomed wretch ThoSandwii as be was tbns wafted helplcasty and | with revolutio hopeleesly upward, farther and farther j oasly ill, and away from life and safety, clinging, or | hia kinsman, £ ether bonnd fast, as it were, to the drilling a com Jrirta of ineritabta^death. In moot ait- j ing the crown. however alight and desperate, ol event- * ual escape. Here, from tho very first i cm s. bubo to

almost, there could have been none. t 0

" 1 crowd below watching in an agony j

apprehension for the final moment, j u, ti.,... .cunoi . ... j oontrast between tho spangled and 1 ,, tawdry splendor of the poor tumbler | ’ ’ and his terrible fate mnat nave been ex- ] UKSOL1CITXD

K sitely painful. One after another

ropes that upheld the frail support j pr.v.r.i ' tho misorahle man burned aw*v end I roDil.r, .oil Btr.

last, wl high, ho fell,—striking the ground -toh foreo that hia body was drives ito it np to tho knees. Of course he as instantly killed, if, as one prefers to hope, ho waa not already dead fr

Peerless Clothes Wringer.

Every Day an Increaae in Flesh and Weight ia Seen and Felt i : Tho Groat Blood Purifier

i Islands are thre:

qnarter ol a mile " uv«j

r before reach in

The Belli Fish.

In the Brighton aqi , . an experiment waa lately tried . tain haw this frightful monster hie prey. A crab was so faster

the string eonld be withdrawn, and was ) lowered near to the great male oetopns. , He was sleepy, and required - * 1

deal of tempUug, bnt the sigh

aad he longed out an

ta v*r|'faw cusa si'Btsveniampiioii^

o^. 1

n

ont of bed, rushed at It, and^got it. •*— *•'- —’—* •’ - plate glass, just

aim to seize the was withdrawn ‘ last, hetnrned

extant by them. The black t of the bard, horny beak was s*»" fn* single instant protruding fro arms, and next had era through the shell, and waa buried in tho flesh of the miserable v The action of an ootopns when at for its necessary food is very of a eat pouncing on a mouae, and holding it down beneath ita paws, t"— * r. — —aa— »>,„

SMK. the octopus which.u’ of tragic horror.

Boms years ago the town of F ill a vary elegant mafiPlowB'-liotiae, d on the top had a enpola, or bellnet. After it was finithod the > ’ ‘ m conodvod the idea that agilt — top wonld be a very approprisl tasty ornament They sent to R and got an estimate of the expense— fifty dollars—ao -- *- 1 -* •- rapport the prop ing. It ooeasionod, debt for the bnilding. ... be the order of the day, .. .— necessary, etc. The debate lasted ly all the afternoon, and It seemed the selectmen! wonld cany their point, when old Farmer Dunbar got np, and •aid he always knew the voters of F ’ g fools, aad he rapposad always . he; bnt if they were willing to give five gold eagles for one gilt one, they ware bigger fools than be bad npporad. Thia settled the quest ion in the

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