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, 1875-12-18
MUSCULAR POWER.
('TatIer IN New Castle Daily JournaE.)

1t is now known that the muscular
power of Some of the smaller animals ia
Immensely greater in proportion than that
OF man. The peculiarly OF one well-knOwn
insect is it's extraordinary capacity for
leaping, across wide wastes of counterpart
or carpet, and | have read somewhere that
one of these F. sharps,-As a musical wag
once called them, IN contradistinction to B
HatS,-wilI do the most prodigious feats in
jumping. (Little school boy asks if F
sharpS stand for flee and B fiat for b..bug)
1t is said that if any ordinary man should
suddenly be endowed with a muscular
energy equal to that of the genus puter,
he might take a hop, skip, and Jump that
would take him round the globe; com-
mencing at Dover, he might, as the first
effort, land at Gibraltar or the Azores, and
In two or three more saItatory movements
pass to China or Japan via the Himalayas
or Rocky Mountains. But what the flea is
quadrupels, for strength. Mr.. Thomas
DllrympIe of Balgonie, in Scotland, lately
ha5Uessed az Industrious mole weighing "a
2 e. tey-cart with 16lbs. weight of
stoueS i. il, which it drew along quite east.
ly. Tie proportion If the load to the bulk
aoi weight of the animal is extraordinary,
and makes .ve., ri. R.ats Of human athletes
a"i wlinn'tS'Srem con'ernptibie in com
.%ari~,o. Gtelt ~ mind, man is inferior in
muse IA, power TO the mihutsst crea-
tnres-hes on the window-pane. hum
ming-blrds of the forest, and foas, do not
leave him the ghost of a chance 10 pro-
portionate tests of strength or agility.
, 1875-12-18
WHAT WILL BE THE GOOD OF A
SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION
OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALsf
(FrOm the Barbados Globe.)

We believe that there will be much
good. At present there is an immense
amount Of cruelty practised on poor ami
mails by people of every class; from wan
t%onness, thoughtIessness, ignorance, and
seIfshness. You may see it all over the
country. The underfed and overworked
horse, mule, OK, and ass prove it. The
cattle broiIing in the sun by day and shiver-
ing in the rain and dew by night with
out any protection, prove it. The sheep,
goats, pigs, without pasture or sufficient
food to sustain them, prove it. The
wretched animals that are fastened to
some of the vehicles on the road prove it.
The poor donkeys staggering under loads
that they are not able to carry prove it.
There can be no doubt about the cruelty
that is practised. Our aim will be to
demonstrate with the erring--to instruct
the i~gnorant-to enlighten the unenlight-
ened-to punish the wilfully brutal,-to
create a healthy public opinion on the
subject-to induce the Teachers of our
Schools to bring the subject regularly be-
fore. their scholars, and our Ministers
sometimes to dwell on it from their pull
pits. So we shall certainly do good.
, 1875-12-18
and are easily propitiated by this kind of
incense. Pain of all kinds is known as

incense. Pain of all kinds is known as
YauhahW simaira, the ''evil spirits arrow"
The sorcerers or medicine men, drive a
roaring ira I= by propitiating the evil in
huence, or initiating Candidates into the
mysteries. The Orehu is a mysterious
female ~inhabiting the waters, a kind of
"Lorely," half siren, half mermaid, not
80 decidedly malifc as the Y0Nh0h0, but
disposed to amuse herself by carrying
canoes and their crews to the bottom. A
peculiarly weird-looking spot on the
Pomeroon, the haunt Of the water-spirit,
is padded by at night in breathless silence.
On one occasion, while the author was
fishing by moonlight on this stream, his
line was seized by something which he
was unable to bring to the surface. His
native boy cried with terror, and begged
him to let the "water mamma" las they
call herr take line aud all, or otherwise
she would rise, seize, and carry them all
under water in her anger. The o6eo
system is at work here, as in the fetishism
OF Africa, and in the pi0l-worship of the
Indians in general. Connected with this
are midnight dances AID orgies of an
|abominable character. Part of the popu-
lar mythology is the terrible honaima, or
spirit-tiger, the werewolf" or 'loup-
garou" OF the forests of Guiana. Schom-
burgk has shown US the singular pure-piapo,
or headlesS-tree, which "the Great Spirit
cat down and converted into stone"-in
simple words, a basaltic column curiously
weather-worn. The sold peoples %stories''
OF the Creation aud the Deluge are highly
characteristic. The forest animals play a
curious part in the Indian %cosmogony.
Under the rule of Sigu, son OF MaNonaima,
the tree OF life was planted, in whose stem
were pent up the whole of the waters
which were to be let forth by measure to
stock every river and lake with fish.
Iwarrika, the miSchievous monkey, forced
open the magic cover which kept down
the waters, and the next minute was swept
away with all things living, by the burst
ing flood. The repeopling OF the world, as
described by the Tamanacs of the Orinoco,
recalls the legend OF tOeucalion. One
lnan aud one woman took retcS2 on the
mouutaIn Tamauacu They then threw
over their heads the fruits of the
M0uritl0 Tor ha) palm, from the kernel of
which sprang men and women who once
more peopIed the enthusiastically
ReUieaO'S notice of Brett's " Indian Tribes of
Guiana"
, 1875-12-18

throughout the country. The canes are
beginning to show the effect of the rains.
A grand Pilgrimage to the Roman Catholic
!. shrine of our Lady OF la SaleLte at Point
Michael started from Roseau on 22nd nlt. and
Business was partially, suspended for half the
day, many of the stores and shops IN Town
having been closed The number of Pilgrims
was and included people of all ranks
and classes belonging to the Roman Catholic
persuasion. The hymns, as usual, were dis
tressingly out of tune on the line of march.
each Pilgrim developing independent views in
regard to the air. AS the late DR.. Vesqae
wrote to the Propagation of the Faith, "Our
poor Dominicans love to sing, but they sing
badly"
Who will venture to assert that the Anti
guans are not an enterprising people. During
the past week an Antigua vessel has come to
this port to take in shaddocks for the London
Fruit Market. Talk of Solomon,-of Convent
'Garden-a wiser than Solomon is-not here
but-in Antigua.
, 1875-12-18
OBSERVE, AND WHEN OBSERVED
MAKE A NOTE OF IT.
(Sc0tttM Fdrmaer.)

It is related of an English Farmer that ne
condensed his practical experience into this
rules: 'Feed your land before it is hungry
rest it before it is weary and weed 1t before
it is foul" These words should be written
in the heart of every man who desires to farm
and may 90 far to answer, IN his mind, the
question so frequently and so anxiously asked
does farming pay2 The rule demands the
exercise of the qualities needful for success
In every OccupatiOn-untlrlng Watchfulness
and prudent care, knowledge, forethought,
energy and economy. regularity, attention to
little things, personal supervision, and ObserUa-
sion-this latter a power of acquiring education
by constant exercise. It may not be alto
gether amiss to say that this power of Obser-
walton, although named last, is perhaps the
most important to a farmer. In this wOndrOuS
world, this panorama, as it has been called, of
thought and action, of forces, currents, growth,
decay, special beauties are presented to the
agrioulturist, but, alas! while many see, few
observe.
Millions see only and never acquire the
habit of detecting good in what they see. so
as to use it, or evil, 80 as to shun 1t
1t is this power of observation. trained anu
exercised, which in agriculture has done 20
mu b il has reclaimed exhausted lands, ter
tilted barren soil, improved tools and machine
ry, and raised the value of stock.
To this may be traced the development of
agricultural chemistry. The phenomena of
vegetation and the chemical constitution of
substances had previously been observed.
To young men about to enter on the noble
profession of agriculture, the foregoing is of
value. Too many depend on its pursuit with
the idea that it is easily attained, that success is
an affair very much Of chance, of weather. of
cheap or dear land, or of market values for
products. While doubtless, there is an ele-
ment of truth in such thoughts, it ought to be
ever borne in mind that no occupation requires
more constant exercise of mind and body
that the better educated the farmer is, the
more be maintains and increases his know
ledge, the more he becomes acquainted with
natural and physical science, the more his rea-
soning faculties will be aroused, and bis ability
to observe increase.
His dissertations should be recorded and
studied. There is a great practical utility in
the we'll known saying of Captain Cutie, "when
found, make a note Of"
With this enhanced power to observe, and
to reason on the matters observed, farmers will
be in a better position not only to follow the
simple rule already given, but by taking avail
of the adventurous circumstances named, he
will elevate his noble profession and himself.
, 1875-12-18
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Women are often accused of gossiping,
but we are not aware that it has ever been
the subject of legal penalties, except at
st. Helena, where, among the ordinances
promulgated in 1909, we find the follow
ing "Whereas. several idle, gossiping
WOMEN, make it their business to go from
house to house, about this island, invent
ing and spreading false and scandalous
reports of the good people thereto, and
thereby sow discord and debate among
neighbours and often between men and
their wives, to the great grief and trouble
of all good and quiet people, and to the
utter extingu lshing of all friendship, amity.
and good neighbourhood for the punish
ment and suppression whereof, and to the
intent that all strife may be ended, charity
revived, and friendship continued, we do
order that it any women, from hencsforth,
shall be convicted of tale bearing, mis-
chief making, s~colding, or any other no.
torious vices they shall be punished by
ducking or whipping, or such other
puuishm ent as their crime may deserve,
or the governor and council shall thick
ft." (Graphac.)
The greatest Jolner--the lawyer. de
can place a tenant, empanel a jury, box q
witness, bore the court, chiseI a client,
augur the gains, floor the witness, cut his
board, nail the case, hammer the desk, file
his bill, and shave a whole community.
The late DR.. Macadam used to tell of a
tipsy Scotchman making his way home
upon a bright Sunday morning, when the
good folk were w%endit4s cndeiwYay to the
kirk. A little dog pulled the kibbon *.om
the hand of a lady who was 1eouIng it,
and as it ran away from. her, she appealed
to the first passer-by, asking him to whistle
for her poodle. Woman" he retorted,
with the soIemnity of vIsage which only a
drunken Scotchman can assume, (" woman,
this is not a day for whistlin'. Scotch
paper.
An Invitation Misplaced.-A young lady,
before returning from boarding. school,
had a party given for her benefit. Upon
the bottom Of her invitation cards she
caused to be Inscribed " r. s. V. P, and
one was sent to a young man who had
" made money. " He did not come, but
sent a card with the letters " D. S. G. c."
Meeting him in the street, she asked him
what the letters meant. " Tell me, FIRST,
what yours meant" Oh, mine was
French for 'Reply,.if you pIease'."" Well,
mine was English for Deuced sorry, cant
come"
, 1875-12-18
SUPERSTITIONS AND TRADITIONS
sdt OF THE ABORIGINES OF
<'a GUIANA.

Among Mr.. Brett's tales of native gu
perst ition are some as singular as any of
those half grim, half comical. varieties OF
folklore with which it is the wont of mis-
sionary writers to entertain their readers
or subscribers. Besides the vague belief
in 1Makondima, the Great Spirit. whom
we have been told The untutored mind of
the vor Indian I" sees in the clond or
&.ufs in the wind" there are the Xaah0h@
and the Oreh3 lower objecis OF faith
The former Of these are malignant beings,
Eumenides in their way, who however
aS17e fortunately a weakness for tobacco,
4 lrb 5sliiesuu tr3s ao8d esd a
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-05-26
Story Of a Prlneely Boy.


Charles X, of France, when child, was
one day playing in an apartment of the
palace, while a peasant OF Auyergne was
busily employed in scrubbing the floor,
The latter, encouraged by the gayety and
playfulness of the young Count, entered
familiarly into conversation with him. and
to amuse him, told him number of divert
ing stories and anecdotes of his province.
The prince, with all the righteousness of
childhood, expressed his commiseration for
the nanator's evident poverty and for the la
Dor which he was obliged TO undergo in or
der TO obtain scanty livelihood.
"Ah said the man, "my poor wife and
five children often 20 supperless 10 bed"
Well, then,' replied the prince, with
tears IN his eyes, "you must let me manage
for you, My governor every month gives
me some pocket money, for which, after all,
| have no occasion, since want for nothing
You shall take this money and give it to
your wife and children but be sure not 10
mention word of the matter TO living
soul or you will be finely scoded."
On leaving the apartment, the honest de
pendent acquainted the governor of the young
Prince with the conversation that had taken
place
The latter, after praising the servant
highly for his scrupulous integrity, desired
him to accept the money, and to keep the af.
fair profound secret, adding that he should
have no cause 10 repent of his discretion,
AT the end of the month, the Count d'Ar-
tots received his allowance as usual, and
watching the moment when he was unob-
served hastily slipped the whole sum into
the hand OF his protege. On the same even
ing child's lottery was proposed for the
amusement Of the young princess by the
governor who had ,purposely distributed
among the prizes sucli objects as We're most
likely to tempt boy Of the Counts age
Each of the brothers eagerly hazarded his
little store, but the Count d'Artois kept
aloof from his fayorite amusement.
The governor, feigning establishment, at
last demanded the reason for his unusual
prudencei still no answer came from the
Count.
One of the princes, his brother, next testi-
fled his surprise, and at length pressed the
young Count so hard that in moment Of
childish impotence he exclaimed
"This may be very well for you but what
would you do if, like me, you had wife and
five children TO support
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-05-26
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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-05-26

A London minister said to a brother cler-
gyman, one monday Morning "Sevcn per-
sons were received into my church yester-
day, and they were all brought in by q smile"
brought in by smile " echoed the as
tonished listener, "what do you mean 2"
Z" | will explain. Several months ago, as
passed a certain house on my way to church
! saw, held in the arms of its nurse, n beau
tiful infant. As it fixed its large eyes on
me | smiled. and the sweet child returned
the smile. The next Sabbath the babe was
again before the window, and again gave
it a smile; and this time, as before, it gave
back an answering smile. The third Sab
bath looked up to the window as passed,
and now the babe smiled down on me, and
this time threw to the pretty prattler kiss.
Instantly one little hand was extended, and
a kiss thrown back to me- And so it came
TO pass that ! learned TO watch for the baby
on my way to church, and as the weeks
went by noticed that the nurse aud the
baby we're not alone. Other members of the
family pressed to the window to see the gem
tleman who had always smile for the
household pet.
"One sabbath, as passed, two children,
a boy and girl, stood at the window beside
the baby. That morning the father and
mother had said to these children, Make
yourselves ready for church, for we think that
the gentleman who always smiles to the
baby is a minister. When he passes, do you
follow him and see where he preaches.' The
children were quite willing to follow the
suggestion of their parents and after | had
passed, the door opened and the children
stepped upon the pavement, and kept near
me from street to street, until entered my
own church. where they followed me, and
seats We're given them.
"When they reached home they sought
their parents, and exclaimed eagerly He is
a minister, and we have found his church,
and he preached a beautiful sermon this
morning You must 90 aud hear him next
Sabbath To persuade their parents was
not difficult, and guided by their children,
they found their way to church. They, too,
were pleased; and other members Of the
household were induced to come to the house
of God. God blessed TO them my ministry
and seven members of this household have
been led to give their hearts to Jesus, and to
unite with the people Of God and repeat
what before said to you, that they were all
brought in by smile"
No one is too poor, too full of labor and
care, to give a smile and kind word; and
the loving Saviour makes use Of instruments
so simple to bring souls into his kingdom.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-05-26
JOURNAL,
About Carlo...A True STORY.

Carlo was a handsome, shaggy dog, dark
brown and white lie knew a great deal.
lie lived in the country few miles from
New York, His master was very proud of
him. One day he took the dog with him TO
the village store, whore he went to buy
something for his family. lie praised Carlo
10 the storekeepcr. file will do ANYTHING
| tell him to do" and pointing TO n pair Of
boots that stood ON the counter, said ale
will take that pair Of boots and bring them
home to me, if | say So"
That's tough story" said the store
keeper but If he'll do it, you may have
them without any pay"
Agreed" said Carlos master; and call.
ing Carlo to his side, patted him on the
back, and then, pointing 10 the boots. and
then TO the store-keeper, said in low, dis
tinct tone: Carlo, when he is not looking,
take those boots aud bring them home to
me, Now sir go lie down 10y the stove"
The dog obeyed, aud the owner went to his
house. The store-keeper watched him for
some time. The dog was very quiet appa-
rcntly asleep. After awhic customers came;
the storc-kacpor was very busy attending to
their wants, and the dog was forgotten.
suddenly lac thought of Carlo, and looked at
the stove. Carlo had disappeared, and the
boots too Was the act theft in the dog, or
simple obedience to his master2
Carlo seemed TO understand almost every
thing that was said to him. | have another
story to tell Of him.
One day two gentlemen had been hunting
iu the woods, near where Carlo lived. They
called at the house, and told his master that
one of them had lost a valuable watch that
morning.
Don't feel troubled about it," was the
answer | can help you find it, unless some
one has picked it up lie called Carlo and
made him smell Of the gentleman's hands
and of his feet lie then took out his own
watch, held il up before the dog, and told
him TO 90 and find the watch. The dog
seemed to understand the whole matter. and
started oft at once in the direction of the
woods. In about an hour, the dog returned,
bringing the watch in his mouth lie seemed
as glad as the owner himself, jumping and
frisking about for JOY when he gave up the
watch.
Carlo was very gentle with children All
in the neighborhood knew and loved Carlo.
The poor fellow came to sad end. One
day little black cur, whom nobody knew,
came running through the village. Carlo
went out to give him a friendly greeting and
the little black dog turned and bit him on
his leg. After q few days poor Carlo sick
ened. All the neighbors were much troubled
about him. lie was shut up, and soon un-
mistakable symptoms of hydrophobia ap-
peared. and his master was compelled TO
shoot him. There was great mourning for
Carlo. His playmates, the children, shed
many tears. Would they have cared if he
had been a cross ugly dog
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-05-26
Ornamental Trees.

We notice with pleasure that some a the
Vermont Oranges are setting apart day in
The spring to be devoted to setting out trees,
an Arbor Day" which win also prove a
Decoration Day" and in few years will
add much to the beauty and value Of our
lands as well as TO the pleasure of travellers
and the estimation in which wcshall be held
by all visitors from abroad.
Perhaps we may without being intrusive
be allowed 10 suggest to our brother grangers
that it is not well to limit ourselves to so few
varieties Of trees for this purpose as is COM
mon. The sugar maple is noble tree, and
specially valuable and appreciated in Yer
mont, but for good effect in ornamental
planting il is necessary TO introduce variety
For this purpose our woods are well sup
Piled, and we can see no reason for excluding
the elm, the ash, the beech, the birch, the
hornbeam, the linden, or Eastwood, the
moose-mssi, or mountain ash, the butternut,
or the evergreens, pine, fir, spruce and hem
lock, from our ornamental roadside or door
ward trees. And we would add to these even
the oak, though difficult to transplant, and
the chestnut in the Southern and Western
parts of the state. The locust, the Lombardy
poplar, the Aspen poplar, the tamarack, al
present some claims to consideration though
attended with some objections. In many
places the horse-chestnut grows well and ra-
pidly, and we have no doubt that the black
walnut would prove as hardy and as well
adapted to our soil as its close relative, the
butternut.
There is a certain pleasure in uniformity
and this leads us to select a single variety Of
tree for the roadside, or for an avenue; but
too much uniformity becomes monotony,
and is then more distasteful than even pro-
miscuous variety. Perhaps therequrements
of both uniformity and variety may be best
attained by planting different stretches of
road each with different tree or in plant
ing different species together, 10y selecting
varieties of a similar habit Of growth, plant
ing upright kinds together, round headed
kinds together, and spreading kinds together.
This would give uniformity Of outline with
variety in the shade Of green, the coloroi the
bark, the form Of leaf, spray etc.