Year: 1868

4 IL
since been killed by Indians


WHILE the Montreal post-offlce was
/ threatened with FIRE, a few nights ago, and
business men were hurriedly demanding
their letters, q lady was noticed TO walk
coolly up to the letter-box and drop in a
letter. She then crossed the street and
placed herself in good position to OBJ.
serve the progress of the flames.


ONE Of the wickedest men In the world
lives in Buffalo. He filled little boy
eight years old with whisky until he was
too drunk to walk, and then rolled him
from his shop to the sidewalk for the
amusement of the passers-by. The little
fellow was taken by policeman to the
station house, where be slept off the effects
OF the poison. The name Of this wicked.
est man is not given.


| A REMARKABLE cavern has been recent.
ly discovered in Salisbury, township In
the northwestern corner of Connecticut,
which promises, when fully explored, to
take rank among the natural wonders Of
our country. 1t has been partly explored,
and found to contain many beautiful
chambers, adorned with snowy stalactites
and gypsum formations.


| MEDICINE WOLF, Cheyenne chief,
who was killed a few weeks ago in West
ern Kansas, had forty scalps, which he
wore for necklace. All were those of
white people-some taken from gray
headed men and women, and some from
very small children. A piece of the chiefs
own scalp is to be made into vest chain
for one of the party who killed him.


HENRY WARD BEEcHER preached at
Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, on recent
Sunday, and, before his sermon, he stated
that by a formal vote of the church bap.
tism was forbidden to any child both of
whose parents were not members of the
church. He would conform TO the in
strucHons, he said, although he did not
believe in their propriety, and, outside of
the church, he would administer the bap-
tism to any child, one of whose parents
was a Christian. ....... ...


A SHARP student was called up by the
| worthy professor of a celebrated college,
and asked the question: "Can man see
| without eyes 2" "Yes, sir" was the
prompt answer. "How, sill" cried the
amazed Professor, "can man see with
out eyesg Pray, sir, how do you make
that out?" He can see with one, sir"
replied the ready.witted youth and the
whole class shouted with delight at the
triumph over metaphysics. zen
| A LETTER from Pau says that Queen
Isabella has been requested by the Empe-
ror and Empress to occupy the palace as
long as she thinks proper. II is now sup
posed that her Majesty and suite, which is
so numerous as to require accommodation
| out of the chateau, will remain in France
for the winter. The Queen spends her
mornings in the chapel, rides and walks
during the day, and receives some of the
| Spanish emigrants in the evening.


NOTHING annoys man more than to be
eagerly questioned when he comes home
| tired. Give him q neatly served dinner,
| or pair of easy slippers and cup of
tea and let him eat and drink in peace,
and in time he will tell you Of his own
proper notion all you wish to know. But
! if you begin at the tack too soon, the
chances are that you will be rewarded by
curtly spoken monosyllables Put down
that piece of wisdom in your note,b book,
girls; it will serve you well some day.


1SAN artist writes from Pompeii on late
visit: i must notice one fact concerning
this place, for which was not at all pre-
| pared and this is, that the city is more
| like a dolls model than habitation for
human creatures of the size of life and
| yet Pompeians were this for one of the
skeletons was found to be little taller
than myself, and certainly want house
and rooms larger than chest-drawer.
They have been discovering some paint
| ings on glass, examples of which they had
not before obtained, although from Pliny,
| If l recollect Alright, 1t was known that the
| art was practiced am sorry to learn the
melancholy fact that the pictures on the
| walls of the houses, and even those in the
museum are gradually losing all their bril-
| liancy and clearness-are in short, slowly
disappearing through exposure to the air"
A FEW days ago Mrs. Krotz, residing
in Baltimore, left her house, with two
children locked in it, one little girl, aged
twenty months, and the other boy, aged
| four years The youngest was In crib
asleep when she left. About half an hour
after, the little boy, from an upper win.
| dow, gave an alarm, when the neighbors
burst in the door and found the crib on
fire, and nearly burnt up The child was
almost literally burnt to a crisp, with scarce
ly piece of clcthing upon It, 1t is sup
posed that the little boy by some means
got hold of some matches and set fire to
the ed-clothing and to the crib


IT is claimed that sweet potatoes dried
and ground make the best imitation of
coffee that is known. 1t is asserted that
the South can derive a large return from
the cultivation of this vegetable, which
1
bushel. The saccharine matter In the
sweet potatoes renders it necessary to keep
them from the air in order to prevent
mold. AS nutritious food and a preven-
tive of disease, this vegetable is said TO
be most excellent article for ships
stores.


JAMES PARTON writes in Pdckards
Monthly: "If you look into the early life
Of truly helpful men, those who make life
easier and nObler to those who come after
them, you will almost invariably find that
they lived purely in the days of their
youth. In early life the brain, though
abounding in Vigor, is sensitive and very
susceptible to injury-and this TO such
degree that comparatively brief and
moderate indulgence in vicious pleasures
appears to lower the tone and impair both
the delicacy and efficiency Of the brain for
life. This is not preaching, boys-it is
simply the truth of science"


A TEXAN, stopping at one of the first
class hotels in New Orleans, few days
since, after looking over the bill Of fare,
gave servant his order for dinner. After
an absence of nearly half an hour, the
servant returned with ten or dozen side
dishes, containing, as he thought, an am,
pie repast for the hungry man, but Judge
of the bewildered servants astonishment,
when, after few moments, the Texan had
devoured all on the plates, and remarked
to the servant that he liked the samples
very well, and hoped he would bring hin
his dinner Immediately.


HERE is bee story which the reader
can credit or not, as his apiarian expert
ence and ere e1ulity may dictate "There
is farmer at Mentz who keeps many
sWarms Of bees which come into his room
every morning when he opens the window.
They buzz and fly about his head until he
bids them alight They then settle down
on his arms and he looks as If he wore a
Lpair of immense muffs. When the ser
Want announces breakfast they immediate
ly, without being told, proceed to the table
and cover the space not occupied by the