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Tus BIccE>T BEEHIVE Is ruE World
The following is from the san Francisco
Commercial HeraId
in Los angeles County, on the eastern
slope of the SAN Fernando range of noun
tains. and IN the immediate vicinity of the
Leaning Petroleum Company oil region,
there is the most wonderful collection of
wild honey in existence The hive is located
in rift. which penenteS the rock to the
depth of probably 100 feet. The oritce Is
thirty feet hong and seventeen feet wide
f,ar passages This rift was discovered to
be- the abiding place Of swarm of bees,
that /, represented as coming out IN nearly
solid column one foot in diameter. Certain
uartie- have endeayored 20 descend 10 the
immense store Of honey collected by these
lees. bat were Invariably driven lack. and
one man lost his life in the effort Others
have. at the expense of mach labor and
money, built a ~cahold l2j feet high, in the
hope of reaching place whence they could
run drift into the rock, and extract It's
well-hoaried sweets, bat finally ceased their
work Within four wears the bees have
added not less than fifteen feet of depth To
Iheir treasure. a- aScertaiued by actual
measurement, and it is Thought that at the
present time there cannot he less than eight
IT ten tons of honey ia the rock \ man
named b Brohpy lives in a cabin not far
from the spot, and obtained from the melting
of the honey Boy the suns heat more than
enough for his family requirements. All
through that region immense stores of wild
honey are found in uee-. in the rocks. in
nearly every place where its industrious
manufacturers think-for bees seem to think
that it will be secure. They consume a
very small proportion, as the climate en-
ables them to keep up operations nearly
every day in the year, and flowers of some
sort are always in bloom. 1t must be a very
severe season indeed when the little fellows
are not seen abroad in vast numbers, buSily
engaged in their melliAuous work
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ated by Hat refusal on the part of the Rev
Ut. Miller to be married in the usual form
ana he insisted on the ritualistic service.
Dr. Scarborough then announced that the
marriage could not take place in the church,
and the bridal party accordingly returned to
their carriages and drove to st. Peters
church, on Grant and Diamond streets The
audience soon became apprised of the result
oil the consultation, although no public an
nouneement was made, and followed the
bridal party to St Peters
The bridal party, however, were doomed
to another disappointment. They expert
eneed the same difficulty at St Peter church
as they did at the parish on Sixth avenue.
There Is no regularly stationed rector in this
church, and 1t was necessary to obtain per-
mission from the vestrvmen for the use of
the building Accordingly the bridal party
was taken to Bishop Bowman's Institute.
while messengers We're sent to look np the
vestrymen. The vestrymen, to the great
disappointment Of the party, perempto-
rlly refused TO throw open the doors
Of the church unless the parties
consented to be welded according to the
plain ceremony Of the denomination. with
the addition Of the ceremony Of the commit
Mon, if they 50 desired. The bridal party
hesitated for a considerable time in giving a
decision, but, finding it impossible to prevail
upon the yestrymen to allow he,advanced
ritualistic ceremonies to be performed in
their church, finally agreed to be married
according 70 the usual form of the denomi-
nation. Having consented to this, the Rev
Mr.. Coster volunteered to assist in the cere-
mOnv.
All the arrangements having been perfect
ed, the doors Of the church were thrown
open, and the immense crowd that had
gathered in the vicinity entered the build
ing. W hile the arrangements were making,
which consumed fully half an hour, the
greatest anxiety and excitement preyliled
among the crowd that were stationed in
front Of the edifce. The crowd constantly
increased, and by the time the doors Of the
church were opened an immense aS~emblage
had gathered. The bridal party now en-
tered the church. when the ceremonies. in
accordance with the rules of the church,
were commenced. Mr.. Met andleS- perform
ed the wedding ceremony. and Mr.. C0>ter
administered the communion. The distinct
i've features of the whole service were that
the communion wa, administered. which Is
always done when the parties desire it, and
that no singing was had At the conclu-
sion Of the services the bridal party wa,
taken 20 the tui0n Depot. and started for
New York, on visit To number ofiriend>
The audience. when the service concluded,
slowly left the church, talking excitedly
over this affair The circumstances attend
ing it soon spread over the whole city, and
formed the chief tDpit. of t.iuyeI,-n ti1u --
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lawyers, little more than quarter are
ministers, IA per cent are teachers, and l3
per cent are physicians. These four voca-
tlonS take SO per cent Of the college gradu-
ates, and but IA per cent remain for all 9TH
er occupations. As regards the tendencies
OF the particular colleges toward particular
professions, Yale has one-third of her gradu-
ates in the law, and less than one quarter in
the ministry; 40 per cent of Harvard men
choose law; and 45 per cent of WESLEYAN
graduates, nearly one-half. enter the minis
ny 1t is an interesting question whether
the influence of the teachings impaired at
these colleges causes these results. If 50.
ANXIOUS parents who pre-arrange and fore
ordan their children's lives for them have
but to select the college Of the particular
tendency, and feel that they have done the
most they can. Another question. however.
suggests itself, as to whether in that college
which sends its graduates into professions
nearest in accordance with the general aver
age Is not the place where tn. student has
the most even education and the fsirest
chance TO make his choice \ singular fac
from these figures is the small per centage o
physicians, which is below that Of teachers.
Maniiestly there are more physicians than
college educated teachers. and either there
must be large number of uneducated doc
tors, or else in the tables the many Young
men who for pecuniary reasons teach a wear
or two are ranked as teacaers, when. in fact,
they soon take some other profession The
second theory Is far more cheerful
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The Albany Journal courseth pleasant
ly concerning birds Ne-. we do like birds
We freely own up to a = strong weakness y
In that direction. No, not now-it will
answer Just as well to discriminate between
the different kinds some other time. Doubt
less for such exquisite feasts as Cicero loved
amid the soft shades of Tusculum the deli
cate favored singing birds are best. But
for political diet these will answer-we
mean these roosters and eagles which have
been pouring in such prodigious numbers
upon US during the past week. What an
ornithological garden we have kept What
a famous poultry yard, full Of crow, and VET
not crow in it
They began coming the next day after
election. d. The earliest TO arrive were those
raised in this imn4ediate Vicinity. They were
young and full Of spirit: Some were rO0sters,
some eagles, but all were proud, erect, head
up, wings spread. tail feathers expanded,
seeming on the point Of fustily growing or
exultantly screaming, according to the ma
ture of the bird. The first were raised in the
cities and brought to Us in the Gailies. They
were healthy and vigorous, bat naturally
not quite aS robust and well developed a
those which had thrived on the free air and
plethoric corn of the country. The second
and third days began to bring these latter,
and though they came in weekly forms they
were strong and mighty, and every one
spoke loudly for his own barn-yard. Every
succeeding day gave Us a fresh number At
the same time they commenced To present
themselves from abroad. Vermont and Con
necticut sent us fine supply of the ealliua-
ceOu- fowl and the haia,tuS icuroc,pbGiuS.
The birds of Maine clapped their wings and
saluted Us Pennsylvania crowed and
screamed beyond measure in yociierou- pro
clamation Of hundred and thirty thousand
majority. Then came the mighty chanti-
cleer- and proud imperial forest kings Of
Ohio, long accustomed To triumph, and
with an air of assured victory in their lofty
style Michigan and Illinois sent their
quota gaily garlanded with bright stream
err and flaming notices. Iowa greet~ us
with an ample contribution, and the CHEEKY
birds of Kansas and Nebraska are but "a
few hour, behind. And, altogether, what
tremendous, deatening chorus of sailina-
ceous triumph and a4uiiine victory Ii Is
beyond
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MONTPELIER. t., Nov. =.
The peculiar beauties of the two-year and
one term system have now for the first time
been fully exhibited The session which
closed this morning, though in name the
second biennial, is really the first in which
the new order of things has taken the place
ofthe old. And it is not too much to say
that it Is the general wish Of the state that
the session of 1870. at which Mr. james NJ.
Slade of Aliddlebury, from much violent
Grating in the interest of his constituents
and thepeople at large, lost temporarily the
use of his voice. had been held lust before
instead of Just after the constitutional CON
vention through which Mr. $ engineered
the biennill movement
1t is conceded that the present Legislature
IN point Of individual ability has been fully
mp with the average Of its predecessors. DR..
Boynton Of Woodstock. Mr.. Munson of
Manchester, Major Grout of Newport and
some Others of the new members have shown
themselves legislators of decided strength.
If the Speakership goes to the west of the
mountain, next time, Mr.. Munson's record
this fall, will make him many votes if he
wants them. The Joint assembly, Yesterday.
rather disturbed DR.. Boynton's well-made-
calculations. The doctor had just made one
of his best speeches in seconding the nomina-
ton of some estimable gentleman for the
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CoLLEcEs AND PRoFEsSloNs. There Is
great deal Of talk about the advantage OF
college education for a business man, and
undoubtedly it has it, advantages. But the
very time taken up in the college course l.
the time that other men employ in studying
business, 50 that necessity a. well as choice
may influence the selection Of occupation
made by college graduates. In much more,
however, Is 1t undoubtedly a,matter of choice.
The love Of learning, if not the learning it.
self, derived among books and instructors
leads the student almost inevitably to select
for his liie-work some vocation that will be
more directly a continuance of his studies.
Such, at least, has been the case, as shown
by the recent statistics Of the bureau Of edu-
cation at Washington. Whether the more
practical turn, which in many cases is now
being given to college instruction. will
change the result, remains to be seen, but it
is more than likely At present, however
the record shows very general tendency to
ward the so-called . four professions The
four colleges, Yale, Harvard, Dartmouth
and Wesleyan, have now living 1918 gradu-
ates. Of these more than one-third are
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heart, her last words were = Dear don for
get to come early on Wednesday; or come
any evening you can. You're always well
come You know I'm never happy when
you re away" Flattered at this, of course
he took the earliest opportunity to visit her
1t was on Tuesday evening He wasn't
quite 50 vain when he found her sitting on
another fellow knee lie has become mis-
anthrope, and is now learning to play on
the accordion. He is sad case, but not
near 50 bad as bad as that of the people liy-
ing in the vicinity ot his accordenn.
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What If

Nhst li We lose the seasons
That seem Of our happIest cholce.
That Life Is fuller Of reasons
To sorrow than rejoice.
That time is richer in treasons.
And Hope has fAltering voice
The dreams whereWith We were lowered
We're gas Oi an ignorant brain
The truth has at last 0yerpowered
The visions we cling 10 IN vain
But who would resist. As A coward
The know ledge that cometh from pain
fgr the love, rs flower of the meadow,
Ibe love that stands firm as a tree
For the stars that have vanished In shad.v
The DAY Light, enduring and free
f1r dream uf the din Fl Dorado.
A word o. inhahit have we
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THE NoCH-EQUALIzATIoN OF lS1a.

Ds5als on he Quingueaaid Valuation Bill
an the Houst Of Representatives.. Nor.
20. 1872.
Senate bill 6i,-to substitute for the
valuation of real estate in Chittenden,
Franklin and Grand Isle counties estab-
lished by the State Equalizing Committee in
lS1C the valuations for those counties
repo- ed by the County Equalizing Commit
tees-passcd the Senate by a vote Of - to :.
1t was referred in the House to a special
committee, appointed by the Speaker.
The committee reported adversely to the
bill The bill being before the House for
final action, NR. GREEN of Richmond, in a
series of interrogatories called the attention
fthe House and of the special committee,
TO certain facts, embodied in the following
table:
Table of r4,-at.Ja Of Real Estafe a tlc state Of
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!" hIe me NtAte a~ "h'-' i'7 Dee" li-
creased IN the II>t 9l l7'u onlA il per 'ra'';
from al ana over the ii~t OF l7o'' DO you Ahd
lhat hl''eAde" ''Hh-N 7A'"-d HY's 'eyH
iS'-ed ar3'e ilc fale a- re'uii.'l nS 'Hg
Nolnis ~ ilaii1'ii7 o'ni-'l'e, '"i'.'N i.'.l .l
"-relaN raised S'la county - ti C'iiJ
an g4af.i''a, 90 per cent over 'A' "ho'''
makInS DO au am increase "- ~ Vti 'th'-
above the A-t oi 800
w ME tHr olile a- Wh'lr l'- 'e" 600
the i-i oil l9'o(ncrea~ed on!y ~ per, 'r3'-
over the li~t pl l7"' ,d' you unh thal ran N-
.ih Co.'S NN.itu hai a-ItaIt '.th 4"i-eL y
li9 county n'afd, H. o-' per 'rA'. -l'"'1
nave h-rn rll~el 80 per cent a4iiii'iI'i
above the Whole making lu aIl an increase
oi over 90 per cent above -1id u-t
p' you base your report "n tN. l-i' 90.
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l'i'" ''i '--'' I'D l'-7'' '- 'i' '''"
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"',, '''S 900 'i"u'N
q, lt n't SHOWN 'l 4'Ii ''n..A'-.l' l"A,
il'IN.tu county p H' "'.,' .'ae "N'l.-
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c'uh'i5- 'I I'd'''h'; iil-. AHi g'"'4- 'i
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H'tg nag per thi. l.e 'i'ir a- q "GNlf
was ihc les, ~,I'n'AN' "uefeI ana ''''l
'A tgu' 9i 9uSN d character a- i' ''Hi'rI"
N'a IN 'le '''Iei quay '''"'-," '.i'-'
NAoulI stang la-- does -'anl) l',. per
zen. a''S' 0ie average '' ,-' W"''' sag
was the testimony eH'frd ana accepted ot
you, 'i ~lch a character Us i' confirm >,.G;
'h tue 'r.iel tiat ''rtun l-'t''1n'H .".'
~Idhl lh the i~' laT 9ltte iAA'- (A- SIZE "'.-
-,'hl :" p" GENT ''''e '-' average 'i
'HJ " n''' 9'a't .,.
II l"e county .I 'Hil''A-.h --1"'- l"'
per cent ago, '"e eIt-' 'l l.r ,,i.'' di'i
~ Ptr cent above t9' h-j % $50. '' you
Ini IF3" ''f '"n N''" ieI-' .' 'A' '.,.i'
vi iieI 45uH'' anu li'H ''e ',''l'",NH ''N'"
before the 'ommitiee' ..,i tha' when -'r a,H- Coo
De re3ncsI ~ psr cent laI 'nt- 'i- Pre-
'llt~l t1't Nie ask, 700 ih4'h 'i me virtue
anu wisdom OIL 'H' ''l'e 'i Vermont.
[ II the bill passes. thittouden county viii
still stand = pen cent above the li-' ot ioo3,
and 10 per cent above The average ot Che
state.
lfthc county of Franklin uul- 4ni per
cent above the average of the state. and ln
per cent above her appraisal iu I-G5. ials-
Ing from Your personal knowledge OF her
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IIIIH I7Tt IIVIlI0 JON mn
Shall Ilrl> Ride han-FaShlOn ?---6race 6reen
woods Opinion

woods opinion.
Ihe decision Of the question how ladies
shall SIT on the horse rests, of course, with
themselves. The arguments in the matter.
what physicians, Psychologists, and practical
horsemen assert regarding the superior
healthiulneSS, ease and safety of the natural
mode, all this is beyond cavil There is now
lacking only the actual experience OF horse
women to convince their doubling sisters
with, of course, proper Inauguration Of
the fashion for the throng of hshionahle~
correspondent tells Us that it Is common
sight to see ladies riding a,tride in the larger
towns of Wisconsin and from still further
toward the setting sun there come, note of
example from one whose word will certainly
command the respectful attention Of every
lady IN the land. No one will suspect Grace
Greenwood Of weakne~~ for assuming man
niSh ways. or of sacrificing taste and deiicacv
for mere vulgar notoriety In her Journey
ing lately in the Yosemite Valley. She with
three other ladies. rode all the way from
South Mercei and back ON horseback. and
cavalier fashion. Siie-,addles We're not to
be had, and how the ladies accepted the Situ=
ton, and even liked il. the authore-- thus
writes
90 lth tear for the modest traditions If
our sex, and shudder at the thought of the
tg-res We should present, We four brhe
women accepted the situation, and. for the
nonce. rode A. a woman used to ride in the
happy, heroic days, before Satan. for her en-
tanglement and en~avemeut, ,inyeated trained
skirts, cor~etS and side saddles. We were
fortunately provided with strong mountain
suits Of dark hamel and waterproof. which
fitted us for this emergency. and for any
rough climbing We had % fancy for, and
there was not little. Well, after "a trial of
some fifteen miles the first day and twenty
six the second, we all came to the couciu-
sion that this style Of riding is the safest,
easiest, and, therefore. the most sensible for
long mountain expeditions. and for steep,
rough and narrow trails Il nature intend
ed women to ride horseback at all She doubt
less intended it should be after this fashion
otherwise we should have been 20 sort of land
variety Of the mermaid
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For the Free Press and Times.
Our Darling Sleeps.

WORDS By A. A.. EARL.
Soft, softly and low
The warm breczes blow
And the solemn old pines are s-hint
But softer and low runs the brook bel llW
Where the pride OF our soul il lying
by the broOklet she sleeps
Where 1t eddies and leap,
In many wild cascade,
And the swinging stars
Drop their silver bars
ON meadow and glen and glade
And she sleeps, yes sleeps
Where the Wild willow weeDs
And its arms clasp the cold massy stone
Where the song birds sing glad welcome to snr;,,,
TAI the song snd the sunlight Is one.
By the brooklet she sleeps,
Where it eddies and leaps
In many wild cascade
And the swinging stars
Drop their silver bars
on meadow and glen and glade.
An echo / know
Is this streamlet's flow
or the waves Of that golden river
bA whose sunllt marge floats an angel hary-
And her soul dwelleth there forever
BN the brooklet she sleeps
Where it eddies ard lean.
In many wild cascade
And the swinging stars
Drop their silver bars
On meadow and glen and GLADE
lrasburgh, Vt, Nov. ls72.
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From Rocky Mounts % Letter
To-day. while out riding. met a party of
Ute~ on their way To their lodges on smith
Ford They were al. well mounted and. as
they logged over the 9age-hru>h plain. looked
quaint enough There were three women
and boy. all travelling in Indian file as il is
called First came the leader-eyidentlv an
Indian queen-riding astride of her horse,
and deckel out in all the savage red fuery
imaginah.e-bead- aud head-work. red
broadcloth, red flannel. huekskin fringe and
all while round the neck Of herhor~e were
two large strings of bells which raltied mer-
rilv. Next came the boy, no doubt her son,
and then the two other squaw-, also riding
a>trida Of their horses, who We're the yassals.
or hanger--on, on her ladyship. I cannot
say much in favor of the beauty of the
party but one thing Is certain, and that Is,
they considered themselves very important
per~0nage~ The saddles had high p6mnel-
and cantle>, and the Indian women seemed
almost buried up in them. Her Majesty
used her quirt, or whipn~paringiy. and her
horse attended t. hi- business with the
greatest assiduity. They wore their blankets
over their heads. and seemed 10 feel that
this was indeed a notable array OF the wo-
manhood Of the nation. Ii is difficult 10
supply female with enough finery but ! be-
lieye in this case the Ute queen was perfect
ly satisfied with herself, and certainly was
-' the cvn0sure Of all eye
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PAcInc TRuNPHs triumph AGAIN at
tends enlightened policy and arbitration
San Juan i lost 10 Us by the award of
Emperor William. Let it go. The Ameri-
cans have succeeded in getting our money.
Now let them take our land also. All the
world Will see that we have the courage of
our pacific principles, and mankind will ap-
plaud our heroic self-abnegation. Populari-
ty will reward it and encourage perseverance
in it. Go on. Sic ,tur dd dStra Excelsior =
pardon for the dog Latin. Spain would
iain reclaim Gibraltar. To yield it to the
Spaniards at once, without our saying
word, not to name our strikinga blow, were
pusillanimous. Encouraged by the past,
perhap, oar government will refer the de-
mand for Gibraltar to arbitration too. To
secure England against the possible par
tialitv ofany other European authority, let
the referee he the Pope. Or, to make as
surancr ar unbiased and disinterested judg
ment d,dbly sure. suppose We say the Presi-
dent OF the United StateS.-L0RdoH Punch.