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HOW HULL SPLIT HIS TIGHTS.

The late Ogden Hoffman, who was
Mldsh pnan with him, used to tell an
odd story of the engagement between
cold Ironsides" and the Guerrero
He said that as the ships drew near to
each other an officer came in haste to
Hull to ask for orders to fire. "Not
yet" was the quiet response. AS they
came still nearer, and the British vessel
poured in her fire, the First Lieutenant
Of the Constitution came on the poop
and begged permission to return the
broadside, saying that the men could
not be restrained much longer. "Not
yet" was the reply. Still nearer the
British ship came, and the American
prisoners who were in the cockpit of
the Guerrero afterward said that thew
began to believe that their own country
men were afraid to measure their
strength with the enemy, and this
thought gave them more pain than the
wounds which some of them were suf-
fering from. In moment the Guer
riere gailantly came forward, her bur-
nished sides, as the swell carried her
close to the very muzzles of cold IRON
sides" Capt. Hull, who was then quite
fat and dressed in full tights, bent HIM
self twice to the deck, and, with every
muscle and vein throbbing with excite
ment, shouted out: "Now, boys, pour
it into them" That broadside settled
their opponents, and when the smoke
cleared away their commanders tights
were seen to be split from waistband to
heel. Hull, nothing disconnected, gave
orde:s with perfect GOODNESS, and
only changed his tights when the Brit
ish commanders sword was given up.
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poIeon had not dared even to fire q
pistol in his own defense. He recollected
this met, kept pistol in his hand, and
fired at the officer, but his hand shook
SO that though the man was not five
PAGES off he missed him and wounded
poor cook, who, in his white apron, was
standing at door to see what was going
OF. Louis Napoleon turned, ran into
the sea, and got into a boat. A boat
from the shore pulled after him. He
gave himself up, begged them not to
hurt him, and said that he had 200, 900
francs in his pocket which he would give
them. He was landed, and begged NJ.
Adam. the Mare, to take the 200, 900
frarcs. Adam said he would take care
of them, but, with business-like habits.
chose to count them first. 1t was lucky
for him, for, when it was counted in the
presence of the crowd, there were found
to be only 100000. This sum when he
was on trial before his peers he claimed,
and the cruel Government of Louis
Philippe let him have them. Senior
Did he show courage at Magenta
Changarnier He never crossed the
Ticino. He was smoking in house
during the whole time. At Solferino,
where he was two miles in the rear, he
did not move or give an order, but he
smoked ffty-three cigars. We knew
this, as he always carries with him little
boxes, each of which contains fifty
cigars. One was quite exhausted and
three had been taken out of the other.
Once a spent ball came near him, but
that is the only occasion on which he
could be considered as under fire. I
saw a letter from one of the Cent-Suisses
to his mother: "You need he under no
anxiety about ne. [ am with the EN-
peror, and, therefore, out of danger. D
In fact, none of them were hlt.-Sesaior's
CUnUersdtiOnS.
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ARTIFICIAL PEARLS.

In France pearl costing SIG is now
initiated for so cents or 81, and so sue
cessfully as to be sold at the price of
the genuine article to any one not a
veritable expert, and even the latter
class are often puzzled. The artificial
pearl, however, is simply glass bead
or globe which is first coated on the in
side with a glue made of parchment,
then treated with a peculiar so-called
"essence," after which it is filled with
wax. The essence is the chief pearly
ingredient, and is obtained by rubbing
together whitefsh, so as to remove the
scales the whole is then strained
through linen, and left to deposit its
sediment, which is the essence in ques-
ton. It requires about 1900 fish to
produce pound of the pearly essence
Neao York Home Journal.
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&c Nipell's :" Cake.

Away up in Norway, when the coun-
try folks have feast or merry-making
of any kind, the richest and sweetest OF
the many nice cakes they make is set
apart for person they never saw, and
1 am sure never will see.
"Nipen" is the spirit whom they be-
ieve rules over the water and the winds,
and, if he is offended, sends down the
furious west wind upon their seas and
fiords; upsets their fishing boats; rat
ties the clapboards of their wooden
houses, and plays all sorts of mischiev-
GUS pranks.
So, to keep old "Nipen" in good hui
NOR, they give him the strongest of their
home-brewed ale or cider, and the incest
of their good things.
fancy he must be a greedy old fell
low, for, no matter how many parties
there are in these sociable Norway
homes through their long winters, the
cake which is put at the end of the barn,
or in some other snug corner, is sure to
be eaten, and the ale drank up, before
morning. And yet no one ever saw the
wind and water sprite" come or go.
Otto Kellson and his sister Elfreth
always wanted to know the show" and
"why" Of everything. And, on the
wedding of their elder sister, Ulla, when
they had grand time, and "Nipen's''
cake was even larger and richer than
usual, Otto felt desire to carry out the
cake and ale for him.
eft" he said to Elfreth, "there is
such fellow as old 'Nipen, I'll have a
good look at him, if stay out all night
In the cold"
This 10-year-old Norwegian had come
back from his uncle's home in Thrond-
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F0itin0,

Some time ago a boy was discovered
in the street. evidently bright and intel
igent, but sick. A man who had feel
ings Of kindness strongly developed
went to ask him what he was doing
there,
Waiting for God to come to me-" he
said.
"What do you mean ?" said the gen.
tleman, touched by the pathetic tone of
the answer and the condition of the boy,
in whose face he saw the evidence of
fever.
"God sent for my father and little
brother,'' said he, "and took them away
up to His home in the sky, and mother
told me when she was sick that God
would take care of me. [ have nobody
to give me anything, and so came out
here, and have been looking so long in
he sky for God to come and take care of
me, as mother said he would. He will
come, won't he? Mother never told a
lie
eyes, my lad," said the gentleman,
overcome with emotion, "He has sent
me to take care of YOU"
You should have seen his eyes flash
and the smile of triumph break over his
face as he said, "Mother never told a
lie, sir; but you have been so long on
the wayP'
What lesson of trust! and how this
incident shows the effect of never de-
ceiving children with idle tales Trust
and wait, and you will not be disap.
pointed. L. Visitor.
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hiem, where he had been spending the |
last six months, and his childish faith in |
"spirits" and "sprites," whether on |
land or water, was good deal shaken (; |
but he had much stronger faith in the |
God of heaven, as the Ruler over all !
things.
You see it was not mere idle curios-
ity that made Otto willing to brave the
singing cold of January night in that
northern land.
He was glad to go, when wrapped IN
his fur robe and ear-lapped cap, his
father put into his hands the beautifully
Drowned cake and the can Of steaming
ale, telling him carry it carefully and
put it under the barn gallery, at the end
nearest the little pine grove.
The barn was some little distance FROM
the house, but along the narrow, slip
perry paths, with the glistening snow
piled high on each side, Otto trudged
merrily, softly whistling "For Norje,"
and wondering who or what would eat
that delicious cake.
"Ihey won't miss me at the house,
among SO many" he said to himself !;
"and Elfreth knows I'm going to watch
Tor Nipen, and she believes that God
will take care of me out here in the
grove"
Setting down the cake and the ale
where his father had told him, brave
little Otto wrapped his furs closer round
him, and couched down in the shadow
of the thick pines, hoping that " Nipen"
or somebody would be so hungry that
they wouldn't keep him very long in the
cold.
All at once, a screech and tapping
of heavy wings in the trees above
startled him, but didn't startle in the
least an odd-looking creature that crept
out, at first on all tours, from the grove
behind him into the moonlight that
shone across the open space between
him and "Nipen's FEAST"
What funny-looking animal Was
it fox? OR was it Nipen himself dressed
up in furs, with red cap on his head :?
AS it came nearer to the cake and ale,
it raised itself up, with a half-frightened
look peeped round the corner of the
barn and up to the gallery above, then
snatched up the can of ale, tucked the
cake under its arm, and darted off into
the grove as quick as its short legs
would carry it.
"Just as I thought |! " said Otto, with
a laugh, as he jumped out of his hiding
place. "That's the great spirit that
rules over everything out doors in Nor
way " and Otto ran back to the house.
go Elf, I've found out who eats up
the nice cakes that are made for Nipen !"
And then he told of the hungry, wander
ing little Lapp that had crept out Of the
grove and run off with Nipen's supper.
"Of course" said Elfreth, eff Nir en- is
such great spirit as to make the wind
| OAON 1uu ItO 81 IIllCu u1SCuIGl ~
boats, he would have been round when
the cake and ale was put out for him, and
not let tie, Laplander take it. I'm glad
though, amt you. Otto, that the poor
little Lapp had "a good supper? for
mother says they're dreadfully hungry,
sometimes, when they come down from
the mountains"
Yes-In. glad [ didn't scare him Off
but, o Eli, how can anybody be so
foolish as to believe in spirits, and
sprites, and witches, and all that? You
never will, will ycu?"
And little Elf said, "No, indeed"
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CROMWELL and CHARLES r

On the night after the beheading oil
Charles l., Lord Southampton and a
friend obtained leave to watch the re-.
mains. As they were sitting in melan-
choly silence, about early morning, they
heard the tread of some one coming
slowly up the stairs. Presently the
door opened, and man, with his head
shrouded in his cloak, approached the
coffin lifted the lid with his drawn
sword, saying: "Cruel necessity !'' and
then he turned away. They who knew
him said the step and gait were those OF
Cromwell.
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BRE4D.


Which Viii You EGt-WLHe or BTOtCa?
From the Nineteenth Centuryl
The earliest agitator in the matter OBJ
served two years ago, when travelling in
Sicily, that the laboring classes there
live healthily and work well upon a
vegetable diet, the staple article of
which is bread made of background
wheat meal. Nor are the Sicilians by
any means the only people so supported.
The Hindoes of the Northwestern Pro
vince can walk fifty or sixty miles day
with no other food than 'chapettiss, ,
made of the whole meal, with a little
ghee, or Gslam butter" Turkish and
Arab porters, capable Of carrying bur
dens of from 400 to 900 pounds, live on
bread only, with the occasional addition
OF fruit and vegetables. The Spartans
and Romans of old time lived their vlg-
orous lives on bread made of wheaton
meal. In northern, as well as IN south
ern climates, we find the same thing,
In Russia, Sweden, Scotland, and else
where, the poor live chiefly on bread.
always made from some whole meal
wheat, oats OF rye-and the peasantry OF
whatever climate so fed always compare
favorably with our South English poor,
who, III conditions of Indulgence preclud-
ing them from obtaining sufficient meat
food, starve, if not to death, at least into
sickness, on the white bread it is our
modern English habit to prefer. White
bread alone will not support animal life.
Bread made of the whole grain will,
The experiment has been tried in France
by Magendie. Dogs were tine subjects
of trial, and every care was taken to
equalize all the other conditions-to pro-
portion the quality of food given in each
case to the weight of the animal expert
mented upon, and so forth. The result
was sufficiently marked. At the end of
forty days, the dogs fed solely on white
bread, died. The dogs fed on bread
made of the whole grain remained vigor
Gus, healthy and we'll nourished.
Whether an originally healthy human
being, if fed solely on white bread for
forty days, would likewise die at the
end OF that time remains, of course, a
question. The tenacity of life exhibited
by Magendie's dogs will not evidently
bear comparison with that of the scarce
ly yet forgotten forty days wonder, DIR.
Tanner. Nor is it by any means as
serted that any given man, OR any given
child, would certainly remain in vigor-
Gus health for an indefinite length of
time if fed solely on wheat-meal bread.
Not single piece of strong evidence
has been produced, however, to show
that he would not; and, in the only case
in which whole-meal bread has been
tried with any persistency, or on any
considerable scale among us-to-wit in
jails-facts go to show such bread to be
an excellent and wholesome substitute
for more costly forms of nutritious food.
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THE TRANsPL4NTATIoN CT BON

IKE u
The migrating of flesh is a surgical
feat which has been frequently accom-
plished with success but the first
known instance of transplanting piece
of bone from one living person to an
other was announced at a recent meet
ing of the Royal Society. In 1878 a
young child was admitted into the Glas-
gov Infrmary with necrosis or NORTH
cation of the right humerus or bone Of
the upper arm. The mortified part was
removed from the bone, but even after
fifteen months no fresh bone had grown
to fill up the gap. This extended to
two-thirds of the entire shaft, and it
became necessary to try and transplant
a piece of alien bone into the place.
On three several occasions portions OF
living bone were transplanted into the
child's arm-the pieces being obtained
from osseous wedges which had to be
excised from the healthy bones of other
patients. The pieces were divided into
many small fragments before being ap-
piled, and in course of time they united
together into solid rod, thereby con-
verting helpless arm into useful one.
The operation is of great importance as
demonstrating that a piece of trans
planted bone is capable of living and
growing on another system, to the ben
eft of the latter.
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CHOW LAY NE DOWN TO Sleep

By virtue of its age and value and
previous associations, this little prayer
has become classic. It must be very
ancient, for who can tell when or by
whom it was written? Thousands. from
the silver-haired pilgrim to the isping
infant, sink to nightly slumber muir
muring the simple petition. It has
trembled on the lips of the dying. One
instance was that of an old saint of Sc
years, whose mind had SO failed that he
could not recognize his own daughter.
every touching" says the relator,
"was the scene one night after retiring,
as he called his daughter, as if she were
his mother, saying, like a little child,
Mother, come here by my bed and hear
my prayers before go to Sleep She
came near. He clasped his white, with
cred hands, and reverently said:
Nov lay me down to sleep,
Ipray Thee, Lord, my soul to keep;
If should die before wake,
Ipray Thee, Lord, my soul to take;
then quietly fell asleep and woke in
heaven"
A distinguished Judge, who many years
ago died in New York in extreme old
age, said that his mother had taught the
stanza to him in infancy, and that he
never omitted it at night. John Quincy
Adams made q similar assertion and an
old sea Captain declared that, even be-
fore he became decided Christian,
he never forgot it on turning in at
night.
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Nary had William goat,

MSry had William goat,
And he was black as jet;
He followed Mary round all day,
And liked her you just bet!
He went with her to school one day;
The teacher kicked him out;
1t made the children grin, you know,
To have the goat about.
But though old Whackem kicked him out
Yet still he fingered near;
He waited just outside the door
Till Whackem did appear.
Then William ran to meet the man
He ran his level best;
And met him just behind, you know,
Down just below the vest.
Old Whackem turned a somersault
The goat stood on bis head,
And Mary laughed herself so sick
She had to go to bed.
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" ONLY A LODGER, g.

Sickness is a sort of early old age; it
teaches US difidence in our earthly
state, and inspires US with the thought
of a future better than a thousand
volumes of philosophers and divines. 1t
gives so warning conclusion to those
props of our vanity, our strength and
youth, that we think of fortifying our
selves within when there is so little de-
pendence upon our outworks. Youth,
at the very best, is but betrayer of hu-
man life in a gentler and smoother man.
ner than age. When a fit of sickness
tells me that this tenement of my body
is becoming uninhabitable, I am careless
as was that honest Hibernian, who.
being in bed in a great storm, and
told the house would tumble: over his
head, made answer: "What care for
the house ? I am only ledger r. When
I reflect what an inconsiderable little
atom is every man, with respect to the
whole creation, methinks it is a shame
to be concerned at the removal of such
a trivial object as am. The morning
after my exit, the sun will rise as bright
as ever, the plants spring as green, the
world will proceed in its old course,
people will laugh as heartily and many
as fast as they were used to do.-A.
PO31o
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BEE CULTURE.

1t is but few years since anything
like systematic bee culture has been at
tempted in the United States, but the
business has now become an important
industry, more than 100000 pounds
of honey being annually produced and
sold. The trade is principally carried
on by large capitalists, who often have
from $500 to 5000 swarms Of bees. In
California the bees are farmed out, that
is, apiaries of 100 swarms OF so are
placed in the grounds of farmers, gener-
ally from three to four miles apart. The
farmers receive a fixed rent or a share of
the honey for their compensation, as may
be agreed upon. On an average, one
acre of ground is estimated to support
twenty-five swarms of bees, and the yield
of swarm is generally about fifty
pounds of honey year.
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4 DOMESTIC COMPROMISE.

Old Stobson was sent by his wife to
get dollar bill changed, last night, and
when the innocent old gentleman gave
her the change her eagle eye found a
lead quarter and dime with hole in
it. She made him walk all over town
trying to find the man who gave it to
him or to get it changed. His efforts
were unavailing. and it was nearly mid
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iRNoUIs NAP0LEON,s COURAGE.

Ekeptember, 1861 asked Changer
a4er his opinion of the courage Of Louis
Napoleon. Changarnler-It is great in
theory, small in practice. At Stras-
bourg, when the regiment on which he
depended refused its support, he ran
and was found in state of abiect terror
hiding under carriage. In the Bou-
iogne attempt, when he got half way
across the Channel he became alarmed,
and wished to turn back. The people
about him called for champagne, and
kept him to his purpose by making him
half drunk. AS he approached, and no
friends appeared, his alarm returned.
The first troops that met him were un-
der the command of a sensible old
officer, who, when he saw the strange
procession, accompanied by the tame
eagle, and was told that Louis Napoleon
was ii its head, instead of joining him,
summoned him to surrender. Vaudreuil
had said that at Strasbourg Louis Ma
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CANNON 4IDING.

Whenever youthful lover
His counting has big gun,
Howitzer prizes him to learn
That It's not always fun.
For instance, when he's pie ..ned his siege,
And thinks the missi' & do,
The girls distrustfu- parent
Shows him TT .lgger two.
And as with. nluch momentum
He dom the steps doth glide,
. And dh the picket fence doth land.
He feels much mortar-fed.
The maiden in the meantime
Escapes into the yard,
And shrieks, with much emotion,
"My pa has struck Petard."
The young man thinks it over,
And, though he'll not declare it,
Concludes, since he can't bullet,
That he will have TO bear it.
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BUSINESS TRANSACTION.

A man went into clothing sore in
Lawrence, Mass, and bought hat for
$3.50, left his old one, and said he would
pay for it when he came back. In half
an hour he returned, and entering the
store met the proprietor, who was ab-
sent at his first visit. The proprietor
was glad to see the mana neighbor of
his-but, observing his new hat, a shadow
passed over his face, and he said
"Where did you buy that hat? I can
sell you a hat just like that, and good
deal cheaper, than what you paid for it,
I know" This pleased the neighbor,
and, his eye twinkling, he asked how
cheap he would sell him one. Well,
you are neighbor Of mine, and you
shall have one for just $1.75." every
well" replied the customer, "Pll take
this one which have on, which I got
here half an hour ago, and just returned
to pay for and he counted out 81.
and departed for his suburban home,
satisfied at his bargain.
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GARFIELD IS IN o.!

Gen. Garfield was TIE l...-:
stump and platform oru,"..,.
He went directly i. , i"
hearers. There v,>E "
in his speeches, og ant IT,.
dice, Or any tEick Q: -1:?j:rt-
statement. He APPROACH
ences neither in way u .:..
nor of superiority but IL. !.
Of them, come 10 talk - a
terms OF intellectual eGu J =. ...
sirous only OF couall.ci 9 ;'"t:
a perfeetly-ta;r rrcsent:,t-n'.
arguments. he had 8 So" :.
reaching voice, pitched IN =, 81: Il
key, digniii>d, Manly f'.--,-a 80;
abundance Ct the quaii;y s., T.
want of better term, VIZ c.,3 $50"
magnetism. His Ma lnsr il i.os
was first engaging by rea.-o.. ~ ~
ness and moderation, and :tFtcf> ;...
pressive by its earnestpess az:
At the climax of speech l.
up all the forces Of statement ;i... i,
he had been mars!i;}ling, al -:
them upon his listeners wit, tras;..t.
force. His eyes dila,ed, his form 81,
to expand, his voice TOOK or Z So
explosive quality, his l1nguAg- :, .'e
the height OF simple and n...-siv
quence, and his gestures became So
ergetic and forcible that he seemed
times, to be beating down oppcs
with sledge-hammer blows. throvi;.::
arguments forward like solid shot r.
a cannon.-E. Y Snaalley, IN the G,,.
ARA 1fnO01i31o
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AS A remedy for hog cholera. a c

AS A remedy for hog cholera, cor
respondent of the Journal of Agricatlt-
atre recommends half teaspoonful of
carbolic acid in q gill of milk. This
remedy, he states, has been successful
in every case, and not only cures, but
stops the spread of the disease. 1t is
administered from the mouth of long
necked bottle.