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The CeishrHiaa Dark nn1.

We have often heard old Yankee wo-
men speak of the Dark Day, in May,
1888. Here is an account Of il by DIR.
Adams, Of New Hampshire, dated May
27, 1898:
"We had very extraordinary phe-
nomenon the 9th day of this month";
In the morning il was rainy, till about 9
O'Clock, when the clouds broke away,
and the sun appeared, but very red. AZ
ter the clouds grew very thick, with
the wind from southwest, in light bree-
zes; at 1O4 it was uncommonly dark, the
clouds appearing of a yellow hue. At
| 1 the public school was dismissed, it
being so dark that no person could read
or write. 1t continued 10 grow darker
till l2, when il was so dark we could
not tell one person from another in a
room with three large windows. In
short, it was midnight darkness at noon
day. The fowls went to roost, and there
was a strong smell Of smoke. 1t had
been very dry for a long time before, the
wind having been at east for four or five
days, which drove the smoke back to
the westward, and when the wind shift
ed, it brought it all down in body.
which, together with the dense clouds,
caused the darkness, which lasted till 3
O'Clock, P. NJ, before it began TO grow
light. Thousands of people, who could
not account for il from natural causes,
were greatly terrified; and, indeed it cast
an universal gloom on the earth. The
frogs and nighthawks began their notes.
At a O'Clock the wind shifted to the
northeast. which brought the clouds
back, and at sunset it was again very
dark. At 9 O'Clock it was darkness to
be felt by more senses than one, as there
was strong smell of SCOT. Almost ey-
cry one who happened TO be out in the
evening, got lost in going home. The
darkness was as uncommon in the night
as it was in the day. as the moon had
fulled the day before"
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are not adopted TO arrest il. the day Is
not far distant when men of moderate
means, but in all respects fitted to serve
the public in high and responsible pla-
ces, will be deferred from accepting them
by the heavy pecuniary loss to which
they must inevitably be subjected"
The Secretary concludes by calling
the particular attention of Congress to
the affairs Of the District Of Columbia,
and hopes the necessary appropriations
will be made without delay to COM
mence the work Of introducing an am
pie supply of pure water into George
town and Washington. The erection
ofone or more permanent bridges across
the Potomac, adapted not only for ordi-
nary travel. but for the passage of rail-
way trains, is also urged, and the neces-
sary appropriation recommended. A
grant BY Congress of a portion of the
public lands in aid OF public schools in
the District of Columbia, recommended
by the Commissioner of Public Lands,
the Secretary says, commands his COR
dial appreciation.
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A NuPTIAL TKAGEDY.-A wealthy
American merchant of the city Of New
Orleans had married Creole lady Of
fortune, and with the estate and servants
came into his possession a mulatto
seamstress and her daughter, child Of
seven years. The gentleman was so
much struck with the extraordinary
beauty Of the child, which had the pu.
rest Italian features and complexion,
that he resolved to save 1t from the life
of degradation which was before IT, and
10 free il and educate it. He sent the
child to n northern school, and there ii
remained until her sixteenth year, by all
supposed TO be patrician Creole mai
den. She herself knew not TO the con-
trary. so young was she when sent
North. Beloved by all her companions,
the idol OF the institute, and caressed by
every one, she left i; TO return South,
as she supposed, to the roof "of her
uncle" A young Louisiana gentleman.
who had seen her in Philadelphia, and
loved her. and was beloved by her,
sought her hand on her return.
The marriage day was fixed, nay ar
rived, when the mother, who had been
long sold away in La Fourche interior,
in order that she might never appear as
a witness against her child, re-appeared.
in the bridal bal, in the very hour after
the ceremony had been performed, and
claimed the magnificent and now miser-
able bride, as her own daughter--a bond
slave by birth, and an African by blood
The scene, as described to me by one
who was present, surpasses the power
Of pen TO portray. That night the
bridegroom, after charging the adopted
father of his bride with gross deception,
shot him through the body and disap~
peared, carrying no one knew whittier,
his infamy and bitter sorrow. TIE next
morning the bride was found disfgur-
ed corpse, in the superb nuptial cham
Der which had been prepared for her re-
-ception. She had taken poisonl Edu>
cation, a cultivated mind and taste,
which made her see and understand how
great was her degradation, now armed
her hand with the ready means Of death.
The unhappy planter recovered from
the wound and has gone to the North,
where he resides, buried in the deepest
seclusion, the residue of his Years en-
bittered by the keenest regret.
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"FAsT" YoUTH.-The Oswegn

"FAsT" YoUTH.-The Oswego
Journal thus expatiates on the 'pro-
gressive' ways Of our rising genera
tion:
Boys are nearly an extinct race.
There is scarcely an intermediate
stage between diaper and desperado
ism. The roudy infant is no sooner
out OF his long clothes, than he
exhibits the incipient traits oil the
dandy 'loafer,' and by the time he is
IairIy iacketed, he wants a tobacco
pouch, pack of cards, and leans to
swear like a pirate. At the age Of
ten, he begins to run with the
'maSheen,' and his mother generally
knows he is out, because he is very
seldom in. AT the age Of twelve,
he smokes, drinks, and speaks OF his
parents as the old man and old
woman At fifteen he wants a gold
watch and revolver, and talks about
'ldmming' erybody that don't
keep out of his way At eighteen,
he is the fastest youth about town,
talks of setting up for himself,
scribbles love letters, and becomes a
perfect adept in games Of chance;
can drink more champagne, and eat
more raw oysters, than any man Of
his inches. About this time, his
father withholds his spending money,
and the young hopeful thinks il a
capital idea to run away where he
can enjoy his liberty and after
sowing his wild OATS abroad, re-
turns home, satisfied that the 'old
folks are not such great fools after
all.
We were highly amused, not long
since, at hearing a young hopeful,
some twelve years Of age, whom
some person called boy exclaim
"CaIT me boyl where is your men?"
We also overheard two juveniles,
not yet out of their aprons, offering
to bet the cigars that Scott would be
elected, because he was "a bigger
man than Gensral PIERCE Another
little lad who was sweating away al
the stove, trying to light an old
stump Of cigar, on being advised
to leave off that filthy habit, replied
with the utmost gravity. that Il, was
very hard work to break off smok-
ing, she had smoked ever since he
was a small bow Almost daily,
we may see little three footers, with
lighted projections in their mouths,
staggering along. putting and spit
ting after the most approved rowdy
style. A glance at the marvellous
developments and precious intellects,
exhibited by the young Misses OF
this effeminate generation, must be
deferred until another day.
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has bestowed it on me in their ac
cIamations, because the whole nation
has ratified it. Is it then to be
inferred, that, in accepting the title,
fall into the error imputed to the
prince, who, returning from exile
declared null and void all that had
been done in his absence.
Far from me be such a wild mis-
take. Not only did | recognize the
governments which have preceded
me; but / inherit in some manner all
that they have accomplished Of good
and of evil; for governments which
succeed one to another, are notwith-
standing different origin, liable for
their predecessors; but the more
completely that | accept all that Tor
fifty years history transmits to US,
with her infexible authority, the
less it has permitted me to pass in
silence over the glorious reign OF
the head of my family; and the
regular. though ephemeral title oil
his son, whom the two Chambers
proclaimed in the last burst OF van
quished patriotism.
Thus then the title Of Napoleon
the Third is not one of the dynastic
superannuated pretensions which
seem to be an insult TO good sense
and truth; il is the homage rendered
TO a government which was legiti-
mate, and to which we owe the
brightest pages of our modern
history. Ny reign does not date
from 1915; it dates this very mo-
ment, when you have announced
the suffrages of the nation. Re-
ceive, then, my thanks. gentlemen
of the Chamber OF Deputies. for the
ecIat you have given to the maniies-
tation of the national will, by rem
dering it more evident by your
supervision, and imposing by your
declaration.
thank you also, gentlemen OF the
State, for having been the first to
address congratulations TO me, as
you were the first to give expression
10 the popular wish. Aid me, all OF
YOU, TO sit firm in the land-uPset by
too MANY revolutions--a stable gov~
ernment which shall have for its
basis, religion, probity, and love-
For the suffering classes receive
here my oath that no sacrifice shall
be wanting on my part to insure
the prosperity OF my country, and
whilst / maintain peace | will yield
in nothing which may touch the
honor or the dignity of France.
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peror; he regarded him as one o.
the most remarkable men that the
world had ever seen, and viewed il
as an evidence Of the special protec.
ton of Providence that he had been
sent to rule over France" and
growing too warm in his eulogium,
told him | had enough. and left him
in the midst Of his peroration.
The fact is, that Louis Napoleon
owes his success mainly to the en-.
thusiasm of the shopkeepers and
laboring men of the country. Il
universal suffrage did not prevail, il
property qualification of three
hundred dollars was required for the
privilege of voting, it may well be
doubted whether Louis Napoleon
would have ever submitted to the
result OF the ballot-box.
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NY Fnlhet.

FATHER, thou art gone TO the
spirit-laud.- | hear no longer the
sweet sound Of ,hy voice. uitering
words OF comfort and encourage
ment; and when the shades OF even
ing gather round our lowly dwelling,
| listen in vain for Thy coming. fcct-
steps. A tear trickles down my
cheek and yet thou comest not. Il
miss thee al the hour of prayer
Thou didst then invoke heavenly
blessings upon thy children in such
strong faith that they seemed to
descend upon them like the refresh
ing dew upon the dropping flower,
imparting 10 il new life, new beauty,
new fragrance. Well do remem.
ber thy death bed scenel U, who
that saw thee die can ever forget
how thou didst diel In death thou
didst triumph with a song Of heaven
ly sweetness, and, as its cadence
died away, thy spirit fled.
was but little child, my father,
yet | loved thee then, love thee
now, | will love thee ever.
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One Thing mt n Time.

One thing at time, my dear
fellow-one thing al time. II you
attempt TO lit thu twins and your
wife over the stream at once, you
will probably drop the doll Of one ol
the little ones, and the bonnet Of the
other, and set the wife down ancle
deep into the stream. Some men oi
extraordinary gifts can rock the
cradle and read the paper at the
same time; but few can stir the
hominy and calculate an eclipse at
once, without burning the one and
postponing the other year or two
You may put as many irons in the
fire as the furnace will hold, if you
time them rightly about their come
out. But don't try TO hammer out
all at once, nor attempt to shape an
eel spear and rse-shoe nail at the
same blow. A wise builder will
have the masons busy here. and the
carpenters there, and much work
proceeding with equal pace; but he
does not draw up the specification
for a new house while he is draught-
ing the plan Of another. We may
set out a tree that will be growing
while we sleep, wind up clock that
will run its round while we run
down on an arrand; but we don't set
out trees nor wind clocks while
running Of errands or while asleep.
1t is wise to have things so situated
that there be no chinks between our
jobs; no time wasted in taking UP
another when one is ended, and that
when really tired OF one, we can
refresh ourselves by laboring al
another. But it is wasteful to turn
from one undertaking to another
while yet fresh enough TO push the
first on to a conclusion. One thing
at a time. and that thoroughly, is the
secret Of success in al! great attain
ments. Crowd the inspiration in
between narrow banks, too narrow
TO allow of two jobs to ride abreast,
and you can float down it on any
tack you have attempted, though as
large among our common lators as
seventy-four is among other ships
But widen the stream to accommo.
date a score OF trifling tasks, and
half Of them will stick at sand bar:
and be left for another e.-Ne,,
York Times.
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observation-disclosures was q
minute man. An accurate clock in the
entry at Mount Vernon controlled the
movement Of the family. At his dinner
parties he allowed five minutes for diff
ference OF watches, and then waited for
no one. If members of Congress came
at late hour. his simple apology was,
"Gentlemen, we are too punctuai for
you," or, "Gentlemen, have a cook
who never asks whether the company
has come. but whether the hour has
come" NobodF erer raited for Gen.
eraI Washington. He was always FIVE
minutes before the time; and if the par
ties he had engaged 10 meet were no.
present at the season appointed, he con.
sidered the engagement cancelled, and
would leave the place and refuse to res
turn,
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The RussIan Market for Wives.

On Whitsuntide afternoon there
are to be seen in the summer gardens
OF ST. Petersburg, the daughters OF
the middle class, ranged in long
rows, dressed in their best, and often
bedecked with costly jewels. Mdtri.
mOny is the object Of the display.
Young bachelors walk up and down
the line of damsels, critically in
specting them as they pass. Should
their eyes indicate that they have
made a choice, a matchmaking
friend Of the young lady's steps out
of the rear rank, joins the wouId-be
wooer, informing him Of the girls
circumstances, of her family, dowry,
of her house. wifery qualities. &c,
and obtaining from him similar in-
formation concerning him SELF
Should they come TO an understand
ing, the matchmaker conducts her
candidate 10 the mother, who in
trodUces him to her daughter, invites
him to her house, and a wedding is
the most usual result OF the ac-
quaintance thus commenced.
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From the Boston Mil
MIR. Perkins PerPiqx1i-

] can't Se6 now IL h' 1ucto
Tewksbury; he's been off again
down to Newport, with his wife
two children and servant Where
under heaven he gets money to
spend in this way is more than | can
tell. He hadn't a cent when he
began, five years ago. Look at him
now-liyes out OF town, keeps a
horse, drives in and out every day.
His expenses must be large, yet be
seems to pay as he goes. | hope
there is nothing wrong about Tewks-
bury. Then look at the money he
spends for advertisingl Why, that
is enough to ruin any man. | don't
care how rich he is. ] have been in
business for thirty years, and l can't
afford any of these things
Wouldn't l look well taking my vile
down TO Newport, and staying there
eight weeksl-eight weeks. indeedl
sent her on a cheap excursion, but
| couldn't go myself can't afford
it-don't take in money enough to
do it. And then TO see man spend
his money, just to let people see bis
name in the papers-and sending
cards and bills all about the country,
Tewksbury bleeds freely for his
vanity, must contest They don't
catch me in that trap, no how. II
don't do so good; ] got lot Of cards
and bills printed five years ago. and
there they are in the desk now.
Nobody ever calls for them. And
then advertised four weeks in a
newspaper-money thrown away
wasted. Tewksbury is a fool, and
he must fail sooner or later. I'm
sorry for him-he was naturally a
clever fellow. II must cost him
more to advertise than all the money
| take! | wish somebody would
buy me out-trade is so dull"
All he said about Tewksbury was
true enough. with the slight excep.
ton that Tewksbury was in nc
danger of failing. The very thing
that Perkins thought would fail him,
was that which kept him up. He
began business with nothing but bis
brains; he let the people understand
through the newspapers of the coun,
ty, where he was and whatsfe had
got TO give them for their money
and he got a run of trade which is
constantly increasing. Perkins lost
his business just as fast as his old
customers died off or went off-he
took no steps to get new ones, and
the consequence is that he is just
living upon what he made twenty
years ago. He had better shut up
his shop than to try and live in these
times without advertising. Reader
are you following in the tracks oI
our friend perkins2 IF you are
either shut up your shop or pitch
into this great public-if you DOM
do the latter your creditors will
pitch into you and shut you up.
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SEAMEN IN THE NAvY.-Nearly

SEAMEN IN THE NAvY.-Nearly
all the Government naval operations
are embarrassed by the want Of
seamen. Naval vessels, which the
interests Of the service require
should be dispatched Immediately,
are detained by this cause. 1t is
impossible to get good men, or to
retain in service old petty officers,
boa:swain's mates, gunners and
carpenters mates, &c. while there
is no flogging. They will not serve
while liable 10 perform the duty Of
those who are put in irons in addi-
ton 10 their own. Moreover, seas
men in the navy get but Sl2 per
month. which is not enough TO COM
mand the service OF good men,
Those who offer are generally in-
ferior hands.
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A Washington correspOndent SAYS:

The Pacific Railroad scheme, howev-
er, will give members and Senators a
trouble. The subject is Of the greatest
importance, and the pressure in Con-
gress, and out Of it, may yet force the
measure through in spite OF the diversity
of opinions entertained on the subject.
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Old Isaac. buck known TO the
hunters in the Allegheny mountains
about Somerset county, Pa, for
sixteen years, was killed last week.
He had nine bullets in him, in addi-
ton to the one that killed him. His
weight was 242 pounds. -
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Any person getting up Climb of TES tn
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WILL BE PUBLISHED ON THE 10TH OF MARCH,
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