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ms Tod when these were threatened by the
lawless mob, his frenzy was fearful 70 see Re
sWore WITH an awful energy, and tore his why
Yes, he would save them better 20 Ios. ZIG.
than them At this thought his courage re.
turned. With sviftness borrowed from des-
pair, he threaded the narrow aileys of the
town; diving through entries and passarss
whose intricacies were known to few, hs
reached his residence before the mob Quickly
he had the shutters closed and the doors
barred, and opening secret trap that con-
cealed deep well. be let himself and his trss-
sure down to q place Of safety.
On came the rolling crowd, the leader nov
striving with furious gestures TO divert them
from their purpose, but the passions he bad
reused were not so easily allayed, and his en-
deavOrs were in vain.
On they came with exulting shouts, and
thundered at the door. Long they battered
ineneetually, TILL at length a rufisn, more
Provident than the rest obtained an axe and
cleft the door-post down. The obstacles re-
moved, the crowd poured in and ran from room
10 room. Desks rifed Of their contents, bro
ken furniture piled on the floors, and curtains
torn from their rings, attested their fury.
FIRE! save yourselves" A rush took
place; seven people on that awful night were
usmpied TO death, and many more bore 20
their dying day very sad traces Of their
crimes
With savage cries they watched the climb
ing 'hames, and marked the thick folds of
siloke roll suddenly from the roof which fell
with tremendous crash. At that moment A
prolonged shriek Of agony rose above the tu-
mutt, which sent the blood curdling throug
their VEINS. a troop Of soldiers compisted
their dlsmay, and the morning sun beheld the
smouldering ruins aad thick pools of bleod, in
evidence Of the afray.
Workmen were busy in clearing away the
ruins of the miser's house, and yet no vestiss
Of humanity was found. At length they cams
upon blackened corpse whose hand still
which the body Of the miser was found. A
stream of molten lead had trickled from the
roof, and in the place he had esteemed most
secure he had inflicted cruel though speedy
death,
They laid them side by side. Thus father
and son, who had journeyed by such different
ways, met in one grave at last.
The one had suffered his passion to gain the
mastery, and had neglected the opportu mites
knowledge placed in his reach. He had Join
ed the mob, as we have seen, and il was sup
posed that going to the well remembered
hiding place 70 save the father, he had been
crushed by falling beam. His heart, hard
and defiant before, had been softened by his
fathers threatened fate. Happy be, that
death found him in q mood like this
The other, through an unhappy greed had
passed his life in solitude, hated BY all, re-
spected by none The very rabble looked
down upon him with contempt and abhor-
renee. He had used the intellect Gsd had
given him to unworthy ends and to an un-
worthy end it had brought him. His wealth
went TO the general Golfers Of the State and
his name was handed down to posterity as
90 Burnett the iser."-Maneheste s. s.
Magaxtne.
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FANCY HAIR ORNAMENTS.

III SEMKEN, JEWELER,
He No. so Pa. av-, bet 9th and 10Th SITS
Is prepared to make to order any device that NAV
be suggested such Flower Bouqu uets, Bracelets,
Breast Pins, lar Rings, Chains, Crosses, Rings
Chartslains, &c. Also, lei Ornaments for sale
III Persons may rely upon their own hair be-
ng used. jy 31-tr
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MARYLAND INSTITUTE EXHIBITIO N

-s. JAMES GUTHRIE,
au s-dtNov30 Secretary OF the Treasury
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Passin' Encorniums.

LAWYERS are constantly in the enjoy
nient Of more fun than anybody else. A
trial hardly ever gets through without
cliciting some stroke of wit, some gro
tesque or numerous idea, or absurd use of
language that will keep ''the barr in a
pleasant humor .till the next one comes
along.n Oftener than any other class,
witness = either very sharp or wilfully
stupid, furnish the sport. A high legal
functienary, in this State, tells about a
cross examination which he conducted
once, that ran some what after this fashion:
Lawyer. Y ou said Smith and Simmons
we're engaged, just outside the grocery
door towards the heel of the fight; now
tell the Court and Jury what you were
doing at that particular juncture yourself.
Witness-M Me? was persuaden' Will
liam johnson that he was a doin' of a
wrong thing, but the wouldn't listen to me.
.eLawyer.-Ah! What was it he was
doing?
Witness. Well, he hilt me by the coat
Lawyer.-Anything else? Come let's
have it oil out!
Witness. yes. He hilt me by
the collar with one hand, and was pas
san, encomiums on my head, with great
big stick in t'other.
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swearing turned to Profit.

The Okalona Neaos, very Western
paper, describes a plan of swearing a
fence round graveyard" that has some
features of novelty and utility worthy of
commentator The editor very gravely
remarks:
aOur suggestion is that there be organ
lied in this place an 6kalona Cursing
Association, for the purpose of raising
funds fore some useful object The pow
er Of profanity which runs to waste in the
streets is enormous. Letevery member of
the Association, whenever he utters an oath,
be obliged to give paling, and whenever
he curses let him contribute rail to make
q, fence around the graveyard. We are
well aware that the Bible forbids to rem
fGler "railing for railing" but we are sure
it has no application to such cases as the
present, We do not know the amount ol
work requisite to enclose our cemetery,
but it is amply within the means of the
proposed Association. There were sixty
one votes polled at the election; some few
Hof the voters of our village do not swear,
. but there are usually number of accom-
plished swearers in town not yet entitled
to a vote, and many of our boys can hold
a hand with their seniors. All thing:
considered, we think the income of the
. Association might be estimated at half &
dozen palings day from fifty regular con
tributors, which viii pale fifty yards day
! "A few court-days would supply all the rails
and the Sunday cursing could be set apar
as. a fund for posts. The little boys nigh
!. find the nails; and after the palings wa
completed the villagers who effect sucl
phrases as "Darn my skin, "By the Grea
Mogul," ETC., could whitewash it.n
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To PREVENT FRUIT TREES FROM sp111

To PREVENT FRUIT TREES FROM SPLIT
TTNa.-For preventing forked trees from
splitting under their weight of fruit, Isaac
Lewis, of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, has
given us his plan. "My plan," he writes
(which I have followed for thirty years,
is this when l find forked tree that is
likely to split 1 look for a small limb on
each fork, and clean them of leaves and
lateral branches for most of their length
I then carefully bring them together and
wind them round each other from one
main branch to the other. In twelve
months they will have united, and in two
years the ends can be cut off The brace
will grow as fast as any other part of the
tree, and is perfect security from split
ting. 1 have them now of all sizes, and
I scarcely ever knew0ne to fail to grow"
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Aaritnltural.
Breeds of Cattle.

At late discussion on cattle, at Albany,
B. P. Johnson, Secretary of the New York
State Agricultural Society, is reported by
the Country Gentleman to have said:
The West Highland is small, black,
shaggy animal, perfectly hardy, and runs
out in the winter. The beef is of extra
quality, superior to any other in the Lon
don Market. A higher price per stone is
paid for them than any other. In Nor
folk they are the most prevalent, and are
considered the most profitable breed of
cattle. Mr. Colman speaks of them as
of extra fine proportions, being perfect
parallelogram. A gentleman from West
ern Virginia, who thought the State had
the best cattle in the world, and that he
should find nothing in England to equal
them, went with him (Mr. Johnson) to
Smithfield market, and when he saw the
black cattle from Scotland, he exclaimed,
in perfect astonishment II give it up. l
have never seen anything equal to this. !"
They would be admirably adapted to Yer
mont, and other New England States, and
to the Northern counties of our own
State. A few have been imported into
| Canada.
The short-horns stand eminent for
early maturity, and great aptness to fat
ten, with fine, mellow skin-which is
absolutely necessary for fine fattening
qualities. Will mature from six to nine
months earlier than any other breed. Had
known herd of short-horn grades, of the
same age of q herd of native cattle, fed
under the same circumstances, bring ff-
teen dollars head more in the New Y ork
market.
/ Herfords are very superior breed,
though not very extensively introduced
here yet. Has visited England, and nev-
er saw finer cattle. Feeders uniformly
told him they could make more on them
than on short-horns. Not SO the breed
ers, however.
Devons, in quality of meat. are next to
the West Highland. For beef, milk and
the yoke, they are, and always will be, q
most popular breed The celebrated red
cattle of New England have been though,
to be Devons. They are more like the
Sussex, little larger and coarser breed
than the North Devon. They are very
valuable breed for milk, working oxen
&C., and there is no breed of cattle bet
ter for crossing with the short-horn. II
is to these breeds we must look for i'm
proyement. Breeds must aim at develop.
ing the parts of cattle which command
the highest price.
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The Great Purifier of the Blood

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CAN BE EFFECTUALLY CURED BY
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Mail Arrangements.

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n and from WooDsFIELD:
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Tuesday and Friday at O'Clock P. M. Departs
every Wednesday and Saturday at 8 A. M
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seeding Grass Land i'm Autumn.

Seeding Grass Land IN Autumn.
The Boston Cultivator says Where
it is desired to keep land uninterrupted in
grass, autumn seeding may be practised
with advantage. Under favorable circum-
stances there is by this mode no loss of
the hay crop, even for one season. But
all seasons are not equally favorable for
seeding at this time. Last year, for in
stance, the ground was so dry as to be
difficult to plow in some cases, and if the
seed was sown it either failed to germi-
nate or came up too scattering.
"At the present time, however, the
moisture of the ground will render work
ing it comparatively easy, and the seed
will start vigorously at once. No time
should be lost after the hay is off, in in
verting the sward If this is done dur
ing damp warm weather, decomposition
takes place Immediately, which aids the
growth of the new grass. The ground
plowed under such circumstances will
probably retain water enough to support
the young crop. The moisture will also
promote the action of any manure which
may be applied as a dressing for the grass.
Whatever fertilizing matter is used, it
should be in such a condition that it can
be readily incorporated with the soil on
the inverted burrows, as it will thus afford
much more benefit to the grass-giving
it strength of root which will enable il
to Withstand the winter, and insuring its
early and vigorous growth the following
season.
"As to the time of seeding, perhaps
from the first to the middle of September
as general rule, may be preferable, but
we should not hesitate to sow a few days
earlier OF later, according to convenience
"Herdsgrass (Phleuns pratense) ant
red-top (Agrostis) are the kinds of grass
usually sown in autumn. Red clover viii
do well on land which is so dry that tht
roots are not liable to be thrown out BY
frost. Twelve quarts of herdsgrass ant
sixteen quarts of clean red-top are no
too much to SOW to the acre, without 9th
er seed The large red-top, which is con
siderably later in ripening than the small
red-top, or fine top" is preferable if I
considerable bulk of the hay is to be herds
grass as the two are in proper state TO
cutting nearly at the same time"