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LE6END oF4HE M0ErECTrO GRAPE
VINE.

Nf.... From the Overland Monthly /, '.. an
Nestled between cloud-capped noun
tains and the sea, in the sunny regions
of Southern California, lies the beauti-
full town Santa Barbara. Here through
the long winter months the air is mild
and balmy, and the hills are rich with
verdure. Pepper and acacia-trees min
gle the grace of their perennial foliage
with that of the sturdy live-oak and the
dark-leaved olive, ali the year round:
while flowers, both wild and cultivated
bloom in unbounded profusion. ~
Santa Barbara claims to be ono OF the
most favored spots on the globe for
healthfulness, the geniality of it's semi
tropical vegetation. Differing from the
NeapoHtans, the Santa Barbarans, Sec
Santa Barbara and live -
About four miles from the town, in
valley of Montecito, grows the now fa-
nous grapevine, one of the wonders for
the tourist in Southern California. 1t is
the largest on record. IL measures four
feet in circumference at the ground,
and rises eight feet before branching
out; then, spreading with extreme lux
uriance, its branches cover more than
five thousand square feet, and are sup
ported by fifty-two trel Uses, The larg-
est branch is thirty inches in circumfer-
ence, and were it not for rigid pruning,
the branches would extend infinitely IN
every direction. It is of the Mission
variety and exceedingly prolific, pro
ducing annually from five to six tons Of
grapes, which hang in massive clusters
beneath the trellises, the effect of
which, in the mellow autumn time, ex-
cites admiration and wonder. It is
claimed that il has produced 1909
lunches of grapes, varying from one to
four pounds in weight each. A bean
was putinbo vase for each bunch
pluoked until the beans numbered 2, 600.
Itgrows on sunny slope of the foothills,
commanding fine view Of the rugged
mountains in one direction. and in the
other the lovely Montecito Valley, with
glimpses of the blue Pacific. The vine
is irrigated by waters from the hot
| springs, few miles distant, and the
country about the vine is very beautiful
and Mexican in its natural and artificial
surroundings.
There is a tradition connected with
the origin of this vine we wish to record
Seventy years ago. during tho. occupalt-
cy of the Mission Father. there lived
I'm the vicinity OF Los Gngeles beauti-
full Spanish girl. Nearly all spanish
girls, while in the bloom and freshness
OF youth, possess more or less of their
national cast Of beauty but the Seno-
rita Marcellina had, from childhood,
been acknowledged queen among the
maidens of her native place. Her
complexion, tinged with the warm bra.
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sPOTS on THE sUN.

Astronomers have sometimes seen
spots move across the face Of the sun
much more rapidly than the ordinary
solar spota They hre described -
round, black, and sharply defined
One was observed IN Germany ia 1Si9,
one in France in 1859, and one ia Eng
land IN 1862 Mr.. J. 4. Hind conjee-
tured that this be IN unknown planet
which exists at no great distaaee from
the saa. and from these previous oh
servGticns he has calculated that II It i
such q planet, il viii be visilsie on tho
suns dise on the oath Of March 9exA
He therefore recommends that Il be
closely watched for ON that dayiiby astron-
omers in ali parts of the world, ir order
70 settle the question whether We ave
. brought into harness all the inferior
planets that exist.
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It thus appears that the same white
population the six South Atlantic States
have more than double as many churches
and tVe,thirds as many more church-sit-
tings ~. tie six New England States. 1t
may he said that the New England
States have largo foreign popaiatioa:
but this is mostly Catholic, and noted
for the hberality with which it builds
and equips churches. It may be further
said that many freedmen churches have
been built South since the war by North
ern contributions; but the increase in
Southern churches in 1870 over 1850 is
1896, and leaving these out of the
question entirely .he $3.50, 900 white
people in the six South Atlantic States
have still 1O,2Tl churches TO 5.421 to
the 3, 450, 600 white people of the six
New England States. or within a frae-
tion Of double. Granting churches TO
be an exponent Of civilization our Puri-
tan friends must be tender hereafter up
on Southern barbarisn-
Another curious revelation of the
census of 1870, taking the same States,
is as to the relative number of pRupers
epd criminals in their respective native
white populations. Setting the foreign
ers Of New England and the negroes of
tho South Atlantic States out of the
question the figures stand thus:
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WINTER CLOTHING.

In his experiments 10 determine the
heat-conducting power of linen, cotton.
wool, and silk, Sir rHumphrey DAvy found
not cnly that these materials conducted
heat in the order given above, linen
being the best, but also that the tight
ness or fooseness Of weaving possessed
an iinportaht influence. It is therefore
evident that in the selection Of winter
clothing, and especially of that 70 be
worn next to the skin, the materials Of
least conducting power, as wool and
silk, shonid be chosen, and the fabrics
should be loosely woven.
As regards the external garments the
same rules apply with equal force. but in
this case care should be taken to remove
overcoats and shawls when in n warm
room; especially should this preeaution
be observed in the instance Of furs
worn by ladies' The habit Of wearing
these articles for hours in succession
while shopping and visiting, often 40
weaken the powers Of resistance in the
wearers that they become the ready
victims Of infsmmstions of the throat
and lhngss1 To such an extent does this
occur in New York that many Of the
most skillful physicians sdsise their
patients to discontinue the uss Of furs,
and the advice is often followed with
the most satisfactory results
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a NEW YEAR REVERIR.

without, the moonlight streaming
Casts weird, uncertain cleaning,
While the night-Winda moan aud mUFmur Ike .
spirits wall Of woe;
And around my lone heart clinging,
Are the mem'ries sad ursrringing
OF a Now-YeAr, Happy New-Yea-, in the peaceful
long ago"
Freul my window Oft I'm peeping,
When the shades OF night are sleeping,
And the stars look down aud glisten DER earth =
spolless robe Of snow;
IN the silence am thinking
Fancy unto fancy nnking)
OF New-Year, Happy Nsw-Year, in the peaceful
"long ago."
Fore my dim eyes fit sweet faces,
While a nameless something traces
A form with grace all matehless in the hrelights
ruddy glow;
And white hand mine seems pressing
with gentle, sad caressing,
AS it did one Happy, Happy New-Year in the peace
ful long ago."
4" Ever thine!" Those words, token
OF the pledges made and broken,
Seem again to breathe IN fancy their beguiiins
music low;
While, for pleasures unreiaining,
Stin my Ions hearts ever yearning,
As the passing years are numbered with the fading
"long ago."
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~ GENERAL

All the prisoners confined in tho Frank
fort, Kentucky, Jail escaped last week by cut
ting through. the roof.
Hon. Horace Maynard, of Tonnessee has
had placed in his hands, for the purpose of
. presenting to tho House Of REPRESENTATIVES. A
momcsiRl, numorously signed by ofieerB and
soldiers Of tho Army of the Cumberland, ask
ing Congress to appropriate $4,000 towards
the erection of an equestrian statue TO the
memory OF the lato Mai. Gen. Geo II. Thomas.
The Trustees of the Public Library of
Kentucky have paid Samuel weisiger sss 4S7.
and secured n clear title TO tho valuable prop-
erty and splendid building on Fourth street
now occupied by the library. The money paid
was portion Of the proceeds Of the late Gift
Concert
The ship Il. C. Winthrop from Antworpre-
ports that when in latitude "a. l9 north, longi-
tudo ~ ~ west, the Madeira uslands bearing
SOUTH halt cast distant a hundred miles, they
had meteuric shower, commencing at dark
and lasting two and half hours. The first
hour noar as they could Judge, there were
from 200 to 1900 meteors in the air constantly,
tho second hour from four TO six hundred, and
M the last half hour they were gradually dis
appearing. About four-hfths OF the neteors
appeared like small balls OF Rre moving
thgoagh the air loisurely, but others moved
with great velocity, leaving in their track a
tran Of tiro resembling that in the wake Of an
army rocket. u..r
Tho Poatoihce Department will put into
practice, in several OF tho large cities. A new
arrangement Of having the newspaper mail.
made up and labeled in the publication ofBces
and Sent Greet 70 railroad depots without go
ing Through Postofices at all, thereby saving
much time. The first intention was TO detail !
postofhce clork for each newspaper Office foi
This purpose. but this has been abandoned
and each Office viii now bo permitted to pre-
81 pare iss own mail
-hy tho 4ih Of March tho army viii b
clothed Ia the new uniform. which ia vary lik,
that OF the Pyussian army. Tho officers whc
called a. the White House New Years wore
this uniform fortho hrstfime. It il very shovry
and tho plumsa for various branches OF ths
service arc designated. by different colors
Tho Col'nels is OF dark hluo cloth double.
breasted with a sllirt extending from one-hal,
TO thrce-luar,crs Of tho distance belov IN,
hip and Tho kDse. Stan officers wear papts OF
dark blue cloth, without stripe. Other ofiicer
wear hg q bluo pants, with stripe OF similar
color TO hat OF the facings Of tho rOspectiv,
arms, except Of infantry oficers whore Ia,
stripe II of dark blue. Goneral sherman wor,
two ro'Ss OF buttons ON the breast OF his coat
placed b. fourt lie wore epaulets, and hi
fumes consisted OF three white ostrich foath
oi~ other Generals aud stan officers wor,
'lloe black ostrich feathers. and regiments
Viiooia "ure plumes OF horse hair or cocki
ieAlherH OF color similar 10 tho trimmings o
other coats. uonernl sherman and the rener
a. stan ohoon wore chapeaux Iight artil
'eIy and cavalry officers had black feit belnet,
VII soii c.rds and tasaols and gilt trinmiro,s
Vthcs Of i-ors dark bluo cloth hats.
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guish, to take her away to the spirit
world, where she believed Carlos to be
Approaching footsteps arrested her at
tention, She, started gunfily and at
tempted to hide her tears, for she dared
not let her parents know she still
mourned her absent lover.
s' Lina-Linal" greeted her ears in g
familiar voice, and stayed her fight.
Tremblingly she awaited the near ap-
proach of the intruder, when, with one
wild, joyous cry of g Carlosl'' she drop
ped into his arms, her beautiful head
pressed close to his throbbing heart.
1t was indeed, Carlos, returned al
last, faithful to his promise, bringing
a fortune at least equal to that of heI
aged and detested esuitor.
Carlos, with faith in his love and
confidence in his ultimate success, fol
lowed the Indian across the Coast Range
into the heart of the Sierras, where he
proved the honesty of his guide and the
truth of his promises by the marvellous
deposits Of goldtowhich he hadIed them.
Two years sufficed so gain the fortune
for which they so earnestly sought and
strove.
And other things being equal, the
Don and Dona consented that their
daughter should choose between the
suitors, and the next day, instead of be-
ing led to the altar a wretched sacrifice
to their ambition and avarice, she went
as the willing and happy bride of her
adoring Carlos.
Years passed away; Don and Dona
Feliz died, and reverses deprived Carlos
of his wealth. But, strange to say, the
faithful vine, once a token of fidelity
between the lovers, now became their
means of support; for so prolific had If
become, and so little did the indoIent
Spanish about them turn their attention
to the culture of the grape, that IT'S
fruit brought them an income sufficient
for their maintenance.
About twelve years ago a second vine
sprang up near the original one and
grew rapidly, until now it nearly equals
it lin size. A large dancing floor was
erected beneath the shadow of the vine.
and here the Spanish youths and mai
dens united in the merry dance on
Sabbath evenings, according to their
national custom.
Carlos and Marcellinal died at good
old age, leaving behind them three hun
dred lineal descendants, and the big
grapevine, which will keep, green their
memory and the story of their love and
faithfulness long after children and
grandchildren. cease to tell the story.
Hundreds of tourists annually visit
the place, and wonder while they gaze
upon its vast proportions, and listen to
the accounts of marvellous productive
ness.
Yet, to me, the heart hhe history of
which it is a living momento is its
greatest charm; and love to dream,
while standing beneath its spreading
branches, and gazing far out upon the
broad. blue Pacific, whose waters spar
kle in the distance, of the true-hearted
Spanish maiden who planted it in the
faith which springs from an immortal
love, and who watered It with her tears.
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News of the Week.
DOWN EAST.

"A. T. Stewart has presented 81, 900 to the
fund for disabled firemen.
Fourteen OF tho women held for Illegal
voting at the lato election, at Rochester, gave
bail to appear at Albany. Susan y. Anthony
refused to furnish bail, and was remanded.
Foster, the forger, taken from Montrea
for trial under .he oxtradition treaty, has ar
rived at Boston and been committed for trial
in default Of $1,000 bail.
A letter received at Boston reports tn,
lose Of the ship Bennington, Of Boston, north
OF Grand Carranies, November 20. Eight men
were lost. Tho captain and tho remainder
were saved.
The Mayor Of Philadelphia instructs his
poics To report every gambling house, lottery
shop and brothel "a tho arg.
Some eighteen hundred emigrants arrived
at Castle Garden, last week, a number quite
unprecedented for this inclement season. The
Germans and Italians are especially reported
as having suffered intensely throughout the
voyage from the effects Of cold and poor treat
ment.
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60 ON.

Aman must not yield to dependency,
nor sit down inactive, despairing, be-
cause he is in darkness. Sometimes
few steps onward or upward are all that
are needed, aud he, for want even of
that activity, may remain all his life
beneath the cloud. Perhaps you have
been ascending a mountain with the
mist SO thick before you that at a few
feet from you not an object was visible,
and SO wet that it was like dripping
rain. Timidity and dependency say in
such case, you had better turn back,
at any rate lie by in the first shelter.
But perhaps you will find a clear sky
with a little more travel upward. Cour-
age and hope say, Go on! Faith says,
SO on |! higher up you find light So
you go on, and at length, unexpectedly.
at one single step, you emerge into clear
sunshine Then all your trouble is for
gotten. How glad You are that you
persevered, that you did not turn back !;
you would have lost this glorious sight,
this magnificent prospect, this peculiar
ity of glory, which you could enjoyed
only under these very circumstances of
preceding mist and gloom. ''You
would have lost the sight Of the clouds
under you, and the atmosphere resting
upon them as on a sea of chalcedony,
smooth, soft, undulatingERnd the sum
mits of the mountains all around gilt
tering with ice and snow. And you
would have lost the glory of the break
ing up and trooping away of these cloud
congregations, as the departure of an
army with banners, and the revelation
of the unveiled world as a new creation. .
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Or with half million more native
whites the South Atlantic States have
5000 fewer paupers and 800 fewer Grim
inals among them than the New En-
gland States. If the native whites Of
the Southern States were rs poverty
stricken and vicious as those of New
I~oyI~-,a tI,as- ---~r,lI haua =s.sdFf pau
pers instead of 1902, and 2, $50 crimi-
mails instead of LIZA. We're the native
whites of New England as provident
and moral as those of tho South Attain
tic States there would be among them
but 6,OOI paupers instead OF 12, ,9T2, and
but 997 criminals instead of 2,O97.
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KHAr rHE cENSrrS ia "a

The census of 1870 tells some queer
tales. Let as compare, for instance,
certain statistics of the SIX New England
and the six South Atlantic States, taking
Virginia and West Virginia IS one. The
white population, number of churches
and of ohureh-sittings of each Of these
States are as follows:
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LA $4,000 BTBLE.T


In the bookstore of Mr. Bouton. on
Broadway, there is now on exhibition
what is certainly the most valuable copy
of the Holy Bible ever compiled tire
presents the Industrious toll for thirty
years of an English collector of Biblical
prints, etchings, engravings, original
drawings in oil and water colors, and
authoritative OF, curious editions of the
Scriptures, and is now roughly valued
at ten Thousand dollars, though its real
price may very likely prove TO be much
higher. The complete text used is that
of Or, Kilto's edition of King James
Bible : but this is but fractiOntional
part of the sixty huge folio volumes
the reader viii turn over fifty conseeu-
tive pages of illustrations between thess
scattered fragments. Such subjects,
for example, as Susana and the FL
ders, or .' Daniel in the Lions Den, -
aFe enriched with scenes of illustrations
drawn from every field of art-the con-
vent HnissaIs Of the medisssal ages, the
strange, fanciful, strikingly false draw
.ings Of the Italian masters, the gro
tesque works Of Dutch and German
painters, and the later and more truth
ful efforts of modern artists. In all,
this wonderful monument of loving de-
votion to a worthy hobby includesno less
than 80, 600 Illustrations of various kinds
some of them worth from $50 TO 500
each, and extracts from some thirty
editions OF the sacred text. Such a
treasure ought speedily to find a pdr-
chaser in some of our few great librarist
where it would be an unfailing spring
OF delight and instruction TO artists aad
men of letters.
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LOOK

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GREEN FOOD F0R rows

Mr.. Wright, in his book on poultry,
thus talks of the importance Of green
food to poultry that is confined:
The last requisite IN the shape Of diet
is a regular supply of green food. Here,
again, fowls kept on grass viii need no
attention; but for birds penned up
the daily provision Of it is an absolute
necessity, though most beginners are
are ignorant of it. We wall remember
in our own early experiences how our
fowls died, we could not at first tell
why; and one fine Buff Cochin cock,
whose only fault was strong vulture
hook, was IN particular greatly regretted.
An experienced friend let Us into the
secret, and after that we had no din
Guilty in keping fowls, even where 1t Is
often said they cannot be kept in health,
viz: in a yard paved with large flag
stones. The best substitute for nataral
grass is a large, fresh turf, thrown In
in daily, to each fouF or five hens and
even IN towns Il is often possible TO pro-
cure this by giving children few pence
ever week to keep 4p a regular supply.
Where turf Is not allowed 10 be taken
grass may be cut or pulled, but IN this
case must be cut into green chat with
shears or a chat machine. The latter
plan l. how We actually managed for
years IN a yard only sixty-seven by
thirty five feet, divided into six pens.
paying some child a few pence 10 bring
fresh-cut grass daily, cutting it up and
mixing il with their soft meat.
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MADEFOR IMMORTALITY.

1t cannot be that the earth is mans
only abiding-place. 1t cannot be that
our life is bubble, cast off by the
ocean of eternity to float a moment up
on its waves, and then sink into dark
ness and notbingness. Else why is it
that the high and glorious aspirations,
which leap from the temple of our
hearts, and are ever, wandering abroad
unsatisfied? Why is it that the rain
bow and cloud come over us with a
beauty that is not of earth, and then
pass off, and leayeus to muse upon their
faded loyeIiness /? Why is it that stars,
which hold their festivals around the
midnight throne, are set above the grasp
of our limited faculties-forever mock
ing us with their unappreachable glory 2
And why is. it that the bright forms of
human beauty are presented to our view
and then taken from us, leaving the
thousand currents of our affection to
flow back in am Alpine torrent upon our
hearts? We are born for a higher des-
tiny than that of earth. There is Q
realm where the rainbow never fades,
whore the stars VIII be spread out be-
fore us, like islands that slumber on the
ocean-and, where the beautiful beings
which here pass before us like visions,
VIII stay IN our presence forever.
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A WISCONSIN, woman is known who,
when she discovers a burglar beneath
her bed, does not yell, but kneels and
praya for him. This has worked well
on one occasion, but her husband Ia
purchased horse-pistol that carries a
ball as large as a dough-nut, and says
get the drop on him, next time before
you do any thing else. %
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CALwoRNIA housewives dascribe soda
as "that ere stuff which you put in bis
cults to make EN- get up and Greoian
bend themselves"
, 1873-01-23

TEAs.-If you wantgood Teas inquire
or Clayson & Co., .,'s.t
, 1873-01-23
Seattle Library Association.

A strong conviction of the very great
importance to the people of this COM
munity of the success of the Seattle Lii
brary Association, and the prompt and
united action which is necessary at this
time to insure the greatest benefits there
from, is an ample excuse for again call
ing public attention to this subject. An
intention has been expressed by several
persons to donate to the society books
from their own private collections for
which. having read, they have no other
use than to make them available to the
public. In order to make contributions
of this kind as available as possible,
they should be made Immediately, as
the committee will meet in few days
to make up a catalogue Of books to be
purchased to the amount of fifteen hun
dred dollars already subscribed, and
among these home contributions may be
found rany volumes which would 9th
erwise be ordered, and if brought in af-
terwards would only lumber the shelves
of the library with useless duplicates.
We would suggest in this connection.
what we regard as an important adjunct
10 the library association, and that is q
historical department relating mainly to
the local history of the section. and the
preservation of its records and relics.
The Pioneer association, already organ
lied, can by cooperation furnish this
interesting and important branch Of the
institution. While the pioneers are yet
living, the work of compiling the early
history Of the country and making it q
matter Of authentic record. IS far easier
than to rescue it from unwritten trndi-
tons and unautheuticated or perhaps