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swer, to his anxious inquiry. III didn't
tfoabls myself 10 ask, and no reference did
she Sot from me, either. The unEraiefhl
piece! Wasn't her quarter finished, did
you;ssy! Wi.,t if il wss7 She know ]
depsnded on her. ARer all my kindness.
I, tool ilts always the way with such peo.
pie; - toll, Mr.. Gibson, might have OK.
pcesei h!'s ~ .rr.a r-H Hts
Ono Sabbath evening, two years later,
GuylBiaon walko,l up tho broad aisle OF a
fashionable city church, and taking the
seer tho usher gave him, leaned lack
asdps, the cushions, with half:olosed eyss,
listening to the solt prelude ofthe organist
Suddenly single voice rose up, strongan
clssr. Her voice! Il must be hers ! The
widS world could not hold such another
sin scared the strain. above the fretted
atches and the vaulted roof, aspiring like
the lark alone with the morning, or the
eagle bathing his fearless head in the very
sunlight Of heaven.
Laun Deane, coming down the stairway
Of the gallery, at close Of service, saw Guy
Britton waiting at its foot. There was no
dSmonstrative greeting; to the bystander
they might have parted the day before.
"Do You walk home 2" he whispered.
"Thunk you, Mr.. and Mrs. Dinsmore.
sSd Miss Deanc, aloud, "you need not mind
to 60 my way tonight have found q
friend here" .. ..
She took his proffered arm, and they
passed out in the lighted street. -..
"My weeks have been years." said Guy
." have come for my answer"
She flashed one eager, questioning glance
upon him, and as the lamplght shone full
,upon her face, ho saw it ,ransfgurctl by q
Took tina, nothing bu, death would ever
takc away-a look Of perfect love and tr''s'
aud rest, tho homecoming Of an exiled
.sUII.
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The following snake story from Casseii's .
Magazine is actually enough to maks ones
ehignon stand on end:
ain speaking Of snakes, l ain reminded Of
an anectlote once heard Of the wife Of mn
Indian railway official, who was trimming
with largo knife some plants which form.
ed border to a fower.bed. She was cut.
ting the tops off, and while SO engaged she
was scared by seeing the coils Of one of,he
mostdeadly serpcnts Of the country amongst
the leaves. With a loud shrek she dropped
the knife and plants, and man employed
in the garden ran to her assistance. On
hearing the cause Of her alarm, he sought
TO kill tho snake with his hoe. The crca.
ture could plainly he seen writhing about,
but, although struck, It made no effort to
escape. or turn on ITS assailant. At last Il
lay motionlcss, and the gardener ventured
to pick it up; when he found il WINS head
less. To the horror Of the lady, the head
was discovered among the leaves which she
had thrown down on seeing the snake she
had grasped Il unconseiously among the
tops Of tho plants, and with her gurlen.
knife hud severed II from the body. The
bite Of that species Of snake was usually
fatal In six hours"
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their rnomin biuers, and they exclaimed es
one man. .Bsseom! why don't 700 open
out? Let Us in"
All Nv sudden tho door wuz flung open
and there wuz reveeled tu the gaze Nv tho
Coners tho most impressive tabloo ever
witnest. In the centre Nv the room stool
Bsscom, with bumin pine not In his hand,
wildly wnyin Il over his head afore him
stood barrel Nv whiskey, on end, with
the head out. We growsl pale.
Ha! ha! laffed he, with the most malig.
nan, and fiendish expression upon his coun.
,enance, i, wuz yoor turn last mite this
mornin' tiz mine. There aint a drop In
tho Corners 'cept wat is in this bari, and not
. drop Nv this shell 700 hev for lovo or mon-
ey! Ha! ha! who has tho inside trnck
now? I'll bun Il tho mint the first one
crosses The Threshold
make a rush." yelled Bigler, 1t won't
burn, coz he's bin a waterin' il for a week.
.Ha ! too troo but hev 700 yit. LII
overtum the barlp
seed the pint to wunst. A cold chill
crept over me. and Deekin Pogmm shook
like aspen leaf Mono Good be procoored
this side NV Louisville, three days, nj least
s'pose the reckliss cuss shood carry out his
rccklis thret!
The Deekin and threw ourselves into
the Breach. We saw that Basconi wua
| in dead earnest. The crowd saw things e'
we did and soitened down. 1t wuz finally
proposed ez u compcrmise that the rckonl'
| of the meciin' shood be destroyed, and thai
the ice of changin' notes with Bascon
shood be abandoned, and Bascon 90 bi'
part to go on as yoosual. This settled, W.
all took our regler stifihers, and thus The
Corners bridged tho greatest danger tha
ever threatened her. There is pecs her
now. PETROLEUM v. NAsBr, p. NJ.
(WiCh is Postmaster.
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Il goes. confirms these estimates.

The reader should bear in mind that in
New England six.scvenths Of the cultivated
land is IN hay. In the middle States about
one halt. In tho West less than one fourth
while In the South hut small fraction N
thus improved. The Department cnleav-
ored to ascertain the cost per ncre Of raising
aud securing these crops. The returns ure
incomplete, yet favorable to New England.
They show that the expense Is less in pro
portion as hay predominatcs.
With these facts and figures before him,
the Maine farmer will do well to consider
before he decides TO migrate. LEISURE.
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n""''e'o " 'nu'e' ." eA"'''uo"' on' 'Pa"
'n particular attiac'ed much a''eh'son on
account OF uf'' oea"'f anu "c"S'y Lon
s'der'hs the many advantages ~n'cn nu'e'
nave over ho'ses of the 'afm' Is ra'ne'
surprising 'hnt 'iey arc 'n SO ''tue iavot
win farmers m TINS pars OF the e'"'o
"u'es are not so ""o'o 10 "''e"'' us "o'se~
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RATHER Sr'cr. A lady being invited to
send in a toast to be read ut tho nnniver.
sary celebration Of the the Pilgrim Fathers,
furnished tho following. Itis spicy enough
to flavor half dozen anniversary dinners !:
"The Pilgrim Fathers forsooth! What
had they to endure in comparison to the
Pilgrim Motliers! Il is true they hn'l hun.
ger, and cold. and sickness, and danger
foes without and wiihin-but the uufouu.
nate Pilgrim Mothers they had not only
these 10 endure, but they had the Pilgrim
Fathers also and yet their nnmes arc
never mentioned. Who ever heard Of the
Pilgrim Mothers? Who ever gave a din.
ncr in honor Of them Who 1ves writes
songs drinks tossts and makes speeches In
recollection Of themi This seM efficiency
Of tho men is beyond endurance. One
would actually suppose that New England
had been colouizsd BY men, and posssrsy
provided for BY special pruvidenos.' ''
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Pure AIR.-A little sink near kitchen
door step, inadvertently formed, has been
known. although not exceeding In its di-
mentions single square foot, to spread
sickness through whole household. Hence
everything Of the kind should be audious-
ly obviatcd, SO that there bc no SPOT about
tho farmhouse which cdn receive aud hold
standing water. whether II be the purc
rain from the sky, the contents Of q
wash.basin, tho slop.bowl, or tho water.
nail,
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thousand barrels of -four. allowing four and
q half bushels to the barrel. Population
65o,0C0 Ono barrel -four to each penon
would leave $4,000 barrels surplus. Al eiS
per barci It has cos, The State over eleven
millions Of dollars per annum the past two
ycara .... -..-. .-..-.
A writer in tho Prur;s Farmer says that
successful farming REQUIRES ahundance OF
teams. a great variety Of implements quick
perceptions, cool head. sound Judgment,
and readiness for all emergencies.
A harrel Of potatoes is worth ss much as
a barrel Of the hest apples, and next year
every one will Try to do his best. Sandy.
gravelly soil ID best. Use only well.rotted
manure. plough deep, keep clean, and
DrUv.
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agricultural
AGRICULTURAL ITEMS.

Orchards should he cultivated rs faithful
ly as corn.iel,ls-clover, grnss and all kinds
Of small gram, arc Injurious to fruit-trecs.
Hoed crops may he raised between the
rows, while the trees are young.
by last accounts from japan. wages
hal advanced from cents to cents per
day.
A tho last run Of sle,lding is approach
ing, Il is we'll to examine tho wood pile. Il
can he rcplenished now at less expense than
during the season Of harvest
Remember in making mnple sugar that
clean sap, clean boilers, and good cleansing
Of the syrup are essential to the production
Of ine sugar. A slow fro for sugnring
off. ..E
II rain or snow storms occur during the
sugar season, invert your buckets or sap
troughs ill they are over. Boiling down
snow with sap is not paying business.
A the season for dropping OF calves and
early lambs is at hand, extra vigilance will
he required to prevent loss. A little timely
attention to these matters pays well.
A statistician has figured out the arabic
land in the United States. II amounts to
52.OO0,O0O farms Of i6O acres each, or g..
$4,000 900 acres.
Chloroform !. said tn i,c cure for bo,s
in horses. Give table spoonful with
twice the quantity Of gum arnbic. II is
equally effective for colo.
When the moth canker worm commences
going up the apple trees the slaughter
should hcgin. Every miller killed viii
wipe ont from Is to 100 worms.
A correspondent Of an exchange says
that feeding wheat fields down close after
the grraHl freezes in the fall and winter is
certain death to the fly.
wm. J. Watson, near Battle Creek, Mich.
raised 10000 bushels Of corn last scason.
Some 50 acres Of the best land averaged
100 bushels Of ears to the acre.
Gmft cherries betorc buds start in the
least, and make clean cut, not split. Ia
the hark Of the stalk.
rroba!,ly tho hes, rcmc,ly for tho cur
ran, worm is to mulch the ground will
coal or other ashes, and il csnno' 10 done
too soon.
Tho new Japan wheat is said to yield u
bushels to the acre, aud ,hcra are 90 pound
10 the bushel, which yichs 10 pounds o
flour. There seems only one troublo-it i
not wheat ............. ........ - ..
A csrle raiser ard feeder Of Kentuck,
recently rsusrkesl thar no considered Z
thousaad dollars ,nsde with carlo nearly
eousl to two thousand msde with mules. o
grain srowa and sold IRON the farm. Th'
srss. bs.u,y in hasdios sstlIs is the COO
di,ioa they Lave the Arm In; The psssur
ali clean, fsnce corners al dressed out, an'
tho ,snd bseomiss moss ssrsi's year ,.
year. .- s-a.. s., 81.
Maiue has seventy thosssnd fsrs,a
Three acres Of whess TO each farm. n y
bushels per scrs, win give ssvsn hundzs'
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Misfellauenns..
TIE VOICE IN THE PIRLOR.

Since his fathers death Guy Brition.
with his oil housekecper, had lived alone
ut the Elms. 4 naturally retiring disposi.
ton bad combined with the circumstances
Of his early training to make him avoid
society and although still young, he
seemed to the villagers already middle-sged.
A less healthful nature might have prcyed
upon itself growing morbid and morose
with solitude, hut Briuon's mind and hand
wers alike to busy to droop for lack OF ex'
crrise. Indoors he had his books for com.
pany outside there were his farm laborcrs
to DO directed, and a hundred plans Of i'm
provement to he arranged and malured.
Nature, whom he loved. opened for him a
page Of wonderful Nominations Ills lands
stretched along a river valley unsurpassed
In quiet beauty full Of still places where,
shu, in by the thick foliage Of the wood
from all harmonious sights and sound, one
might sit as il were, between two heavens,
the one reaching far and blue above the
other mirrorcd in the smooth stream be-
low.
II was in these years Of self.containcsl
ami active restfillness-to use seeming
paradox-,hat Briiton gathered strength
TOR different ailer.liie. But il Is not oi
,hn, notwithstanding Its roots deeply into
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Tabular StafcNenf.
For the Union anil Journal.

For The Union anil Journal
The table below is compiled from tho
report Of tho Commissioners Of Agriculture.
The report shows the amount In bushels
&C., of milan corn, wheat, rye, oats. bar.
10y, bllckwheat, potatoes, tobacco and hay,
in tho several states named, the yield per
ncre-the total averuge-prce In each State
jim lSG7-and the value Of each crop Tor
1886. FROM these dates l have found The
average value per acre of all these crops.
The returns for 1867 are not fully made up.
hut they will differ but little from the pre-.
vious year. The census Of 1860, SO far Us
IN pocs confirns thpse esfitnntns
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Hope snsf Lsee.

One day through Faney's telescope
which is my yss,sst Treasure.
lsaw, dear Susan, Love and Hope
sss oct In search Of Pleasure.
All nirth and smilss sav them 70,
Each vs. the others hsnhsry
For Hope took up her brothsrs boz,
And Love, hls sisters anchor.
They rsublsd on DER vale and hill.
They passed BY cot and tower,
Through summers GLOW and winters chill.
Through sunshine and through shower,
Dut what did thess fond playmatss care
For climate or Cor weather,
AL scenes to them were bright and falr,
On which they sassd together.
Sometimes they turned aside to bless
some Muse and her Wild numbers,
Or breathe dream of hoiiaess
On Besuty's quiet slumbsrsi
.Fiy on" said Wisdom, With cold sneers,
II teach my friends TO doubt yous'
-Coms back said Axe. With bitter tears;
my heart Is cold without you"
When Poverty be.et their path,
And threatened 10 divide them,
They coaxed away the beldsme's wrath
Fro she had breath To chide them,
by vowinsali her raxs we're silks.
And all her bit,ers honey,
And showing taste nor bread and milk,
And utter scorn for money.
They met stern Danger In their way,
Upon ruin seated,
Before him kings had quAtsd that day,
And armies had rstrsated
hut be Vas robed In such oil oud,
As Love and Hope came near him,
That though he Numbered long and loud.
They did not see or hear him.
A gray-beard joiael them. Time by name
And Love Vas nearly erssy
To nnd that he was very lame,
And also very lazy,
Hope, - hs listened 10 her tale,
Tied wings upon her jaeketi
And then they f>r outran the mail,
And Gar outsailed the packet
snd %, whom they had safely passed
Der many . land aud Sillou,
Before grave they stopped at last,
Beneath weeping willow,
The moon upon the humble mound
Her softsst light wss ninyingt
And from the thteksts ali around
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How MusxRArs SWIM UsDER THE lcE.
Muskrats have a curious method Of travel.
ing long distances under tho ice. IN their
winter excursions to their feeding grounds.
which are frequently at great distance
from their abo,les, they take in breath at
starting, and remain under the water ns
long as they cnn. Then they rise up to
the ice and breathe out the air IN their
lungs. which remains in bubbles against
the lower surface Of the ice. They wait
until this air RECEIVERS oxygen from the wa
ter and ice, and then take II In again. and
20 on ill the operation has to be repeated.
In this way they can travel almost any dis.
lance, and live my length Of time under
the ice. The hunter sometimes tnkes nd.
aantage Of this habit Of the muskrat in the
following manner: When the marshes and
ponds where tho inuskrats abound, are first
frozen over, and the ice is thin and clear,
on striking into their houses with his hatch.
ct, for the purpose Of setting his trnps, he
frequently sees whole family plunge into
the water and swim away under the ice.
Following one Of them for some distance.
he sees him come up to renew his breath
in the manner above described. After the
animal has brcathed against the ice, and be.
fore he has time TO take the bubble in sgain,
the hunter strikes with his hatcher directly
over him. and drives him away from his
breath. In this case he browns in SWIM
ming few rods. and the hunter cutting n
hole In the ice, takes him out. Mink, otter
aud beaver travel under the ice in The same
way, and hunters have frequently 'old me
Of taking otter in the manner described,
when these animals visit the houses oi the
musknt for prey.
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The New, Albany Ledger relates that ..
merchant in thai city who had become in.
volved, closed his stoso and put Plaeard
on tho door. bearing tho words. "Takins
stock" The mex, day, !, was discovered
that he had been .taking stock" - The
goods bad ali been removed during tho
sisht and The MERIDIAN, had Iea fer Psns
unknown.
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VOLUME .,, XIV.
Oh. Slniou anS Seurnal
70 prsIsssD usay suSAS noaxsa ~
J. Il. n q r L E y - =. y. p L a y /,
PsSissAs~s 80 Pvsssssssss.

by natl, $40 4 paid IN sdvsass. ssS per % yssi
or 81 aD fSr six m.sths, seat ftss or postage %
any Post once In York eoanty.
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,,,,ortrutA Announcement

Mr. w. p. HUBBARD has the honor to
advise the public through the columns
If This mornings REGISTER, that Mr..
W.P. HUBBARD is Clerk of the House
If Delegates. aud that the Clerk of the
uor,e of Deleates, is Mr.. W. Pa
Urpru:p. Its appearance in our col
,,,ps is sufficient voucher for the
correctness of this important inforlna-
ton.
Like his distinguished prototype
H. "" this ditlident young gen.
,I,man "assumes the pressure, lifts
rb,. vail and takes all upon him
.plr' in the matter of the circulation OF
MnnroNS speech, at State expense, and
informs lis, that he, the afore-
s,ii W. p. HUBBARD, Clerk OF
rbr House uf Delegates, has conde-
sc,ndrG to ofliciate as medium for the
tr.pSuiS,ion of MORTON'S luminosities
~ the henigAted rural regions of this
state. In other words, the Clerk of the
House ofDclesatoS, the paid officer of the
State. considers it pnt of his duty TO
become kind of intermediate evangel-
i,t for the proclamation of Radical IT,
dins, and doctrines. Next to his legiti-
mat, bu,iaess as Clerk of the present
House uf Delegates, We can conceive "i
go more harmless amusement for the
employment of the young gentleman's
,.m. and talents
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against the ordinance of secession and
denounced it as crime against liberty.
And yet, sir, without compulsion or CO.
ercion; against light and knowledge he
voluntarily went into the ranks Of the
enemy, and by his presence, his abili-
ties and energies co-opcrated in the
attack upon the life of the Government
to which he believed his allie
glance was due. These gentlemen for
whom | plead to-day have ut least the
jewel of consistency to offer in their be-
half. Many believed in the right of a
State under certain exigenCies to with
draw from the Union, and that the State
should decide when these eXig ncies had
arisen. They manifested the sincerity
of their convictions by offering their
lives as holOcausts upon the altar Of
war; and when the God of battles deci-
ded against them, they too accepted
the situation" and are now willing and
have been willing since the close of the
conflict, 10 renew their allegiance to the
general Government. and contribute 10
the extent of their abilities to preserve.
perpetuate and eXalt this "SwitZCrland
of America.
Mr.. Speaker. | rest this amendment
exclusively upon considerations of hui
manity. address myself to the higher
and nObler sentiments of Christian gen
tlemen. The spirit of the precepts and
example OF the now glorified Nazarene
enters into our public and domestic in
stitutions, and gladdens and beautities
our civilizations. Why should it not be
permitted to enter into our hearts and
ameliOrate our legislation. Grant that
these men have done us irreparable in.
jury, that by their hands your kindred
and mine have been cut off from the
earth, still frem the hill sides of CALI
ice comes the Interrogation, "lf ye do
good to them which do good to you
what thank have ye" and from the
same divine lips falls the emphatic ad-
monition, IF We forgive not men their
tresspasses neither will your Father for
give your tresspasses." "Be ye therefore
merciful as your Father is merciful."
That was beautiful theory of the
ancients, Mr.. Speaker, which assigned
to good men upon their departure from
the world a home among the stars.
Sharing the thought, who can doubt
that in the brightest of the cOnstella-
tiOns that "rOam around the azure
meads of Heaven" forever will live the
sanctified heroes who fell in the Union
cause. and could their voices reach MS
to-day from those distant spheres, all
over the land would he heard in cGles-
tial symphony the impressive refrain
"To err is human-to forgive is divine"
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best Government the sum- &C., Mr'
STEERE subsided by referring the law
yers to the agricultural pursuit OF
hoeing corn and potatoes, for which
rural avocation they were none too
good.
Mr.. FERGUSON regretted that his
friend from Peasants was indignant at
supposed attempt to inveigle his IN
nocense, and disclaimed any purpose
to lead the trusting youth astray from
the paths of "loyal' virtue.
Mr.. PARKER'S amendment was re-
jected by the following vote:
NAYs-Adamson, Allison, Armstrong,
Bender, Blair, Boggess, Boughner, Cole,
Dunuington, Evans, Fleming, of Har-,
rison; Ferguson, of Cabell; Ferguson, OF
Marshall; Goff, Gold, Gregory, Hagar,
Harrow, .Heermans, Hinchman, Howes,
James, Largent, Mahon, Mann, Martin,
McClaskey, Newlin, Pinnell, Powell,
Richmond, Riddle, Smith, Spaulding,
Steere, Waggy, Welch, ard Mr.. Speak
er.-35.
YEAS Chase, DlvissOn, Hervey,
Huffman, Jacob, Miller, Morgan, Parker,
Stewart, Tomlinson, Woodford-ll.
Adjourned.