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VOL. 10, NO. 42. THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. Its Condition, Duties and Prospeots. The lion. Schuyler Colfax contributes the following interesting article to the New York IndependentRETRENCHMENT. Essy to agree as to a general proposition, its details ore more difficult when they involve razeeing of appropriations in our own section or our favorite branch of the public service. Wttnesss the vears it required to bring down the army from a war to a peace basis, and to dispense with numbers of officers not needed, without injustice to the officers themselves, on the one hand, or the taxpayers on the other. River and harbor improvements, suspended during the war, and limited to two millions per year for some years thereafter, rose to five millions last year; and, so large vere the needed nnnrnnriatinna fV.,. the costly postoffice building in New York and Boston, that public works generally (including rivers, and harbors, custom houses, and pjstnffijes, but excluding forts, navy yards, and arsenals), foot up the bills of last winter's session over ten millions, in spite of the eam-at effirts of the committee in c'aarge of these subjects to keep 'iotvn these aggregates. With what retrenchments can "safely be made without detriment to the servioe, with no more Alaskas to pay for, with our pension appropriations doubtless at its maximum (534,000,00 J), with the interest on the national debt reduced by this adminis tration from 8124,000.000 per year to less than 8110,000,000. and with its prospec tive reduciiou before 1S73 to $100,000, 000, the present Congress will doubtless earn and receive the heartiest public approval when they adjourn next summer, for having brought down the future na tional expenses below 270 000,000 year, perhaps even 810 000,000 less. SUBSIDIES. Nothing seemB more certain than per that while the people have to bear the burden of taxation eaused by their great national debt, they are not willing that their annual appropriation bills nhould be swelled by subsidies, meritorious as some propositions of this kind may have seemed And it is equally clear that there is a restlessly Mrong public desire that railroad land prants should cease, and that the Republican homestead principle of the reservation of the land for the free U3e of the actual settler, inaugurated by it on its first advent to power should be maintained and preserved inviolate. amnesty. -The undoubted public opinion of the country i- that the time for general am nesty has arrived. A vast and bulky omnibu bill relieving thousand of individuals by name from their disabilities, fell by its own weight at the close of the last Cutigteps though there was not the slightest objection by any one to the ninety-nine hundredths of the names it contained. The truest statesmanship and the wisct policy require that the great mass of the Southern people, who were really followers and not leaders, should be. bv a general bill, relieved from all constitutional disabilities. If any class should j be reserved to have their cases tested by special bills (such as those who, while still under oath and pay as Congressmen and Cabinet Ministers, inaugurated the rebellion and kindled its baleful fires j they could be specially .excepted from the operations of the goneral statute. Hut such classes would not be small in number and the exception would not nrTWt; th geueral relief fco much desired. CIVIL SERVICE REFORM. ftl. n. .ii- - me ivepuoiican party cannot afford to ignore or condemn that growlin senti ment which demand that the incompetent anu uimurwiy snouiu net be appointed to omce, no matter what mav be their political claims. Their last National Convention, at Chicago, pledged the incoming administration to "the reformation of the corruptions so shameful y nursed and fes tered by Andrew Johnson;' and the enormous increase of revenue under the same laws, when administered by honest ofli cers, with the prevention of tax evasion by the dishonest, attest how visrilanci. and impartiality in the enforcement of law nave luiuiied this, pledge. Among the few defaulters brought "to light scarcely any received their appointments from this administration and none of them met with protection at its hands of aid in concealing their guilt. But the President has shown his desire for a mora comprehensive plan of reform in the civil service, to increase its efficiency and elevate its character, confering its honors more entirely on the basis of the highest qualifications and the roost undoubted integrity. He cheeifully signed the enactment of a Republican Congress on this subject, and promptly appointed aboard, presided over by its ablest champion, to prepare the details of a practical and constitutional system. With this much-desired reform I hope also to see adopted, in time, what I recommended to my constituents ten years ago the nomination of postmasters by the votes of the people interest, believing they cao nominate these officers quite a judiciously as they now nominate sheriffs, and clerks, and treasurers. With such reforms in successful operation, I believe the Republican party would be more harmonious and powerful than without them. Cannot any one sec that unity in New York, where even national success is imperiled by divisions as to patronage, would be worth more to the party than all the official appointments in that State? TARIFF AND INTERNAL REVENUE. The pathway of duty on these subjects was plainly marked out 'when the last Republican National Convention resolved : unanimously that ' It is due to the labor !' of the nation that taxation should be equalised and reduced as rapidly as the national faith will permit;" and also that as the national debt had been contracted

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tor the preservation of the Uuion f.r all i time to come, it should ba extended over j a fair period of redemption," and the rate or interest reduced thereon "whenever it cao be honestly done." The unexamphd liquidation of over one hundred millions or debt per year has elevated and fortified ! our natianal credit, and the elasticity of our revenue system has been illustrated

b- . , -t..,, ntic tu ci ii icai situation V increased rpniin a rp,r h no.. . ,..iin. . ..loiiunwu,

to the extent of the great reductions made -j . . . , , .nugji by the Republican Congresses since the war But with $409,000,000 of receipts during 1870, duty compels again a recurrence to the text of the platform on which the people placed the Republicans in power. Besides the annual reduction of 1 per cent, of the principal of tho debt to which the nalioual faith is pledged by law, md the prompt payment of the interest and all other national expenses, the next Congress could safely reduce taxation sixty to eighty millions, leaving a safe margin to guard against unexpected reverses in the finances. And thus will again be redeemed the pledge made to the labar of the nation to reduce taxation as rapidly as the national faith will permit. The tariff Having been, increased during the war avowedly to increase the reveuue, and to effset also lb; internal taxes then levied ! on home manufactures, the last Congress reduced it from an average ot 45 percent, to 40 per cent. But other reductions oan now be safely and judiciously made. Tea and coffee are the poor mau'd necessaries cf life, of which he consumes par head as many pound as the rich; and they are not produced on our 6oil. The duties on them like internal taxes on home manufacturers, incomes, &o are especially war raxes, which should be wisely kept in reserve by the nation for the enormous expenses and great monetary exigencies of war. In regard to other ameliorations as to the burdens of taxation details can easily be arranged when the principles are sct'.led on which reductions should be made. Unless Congress is expected to discriminate against American industry, it must keep in view American wages, the highest in the world, and is to be hoped always to remain so; for where labor enjoy a the bighest wages, and realizes the great est proportioj ot the value it creates, there are the people most prosperous and happy. So also must the fact that iron, wool. en. and cotton manufactures are esseutial to our true independence be kept steadily in view. Suicidal, iudeed, would ba ihe blow that would blindly strike down the great industries of the nation, or compel them to an alternative to redu'ee the wages of their employes to the European stand ard. With all the darkening of counsel on the tariff question, tho wisest reform and the truest landmark of legislation in my opinion, is within the range of. duties levied for revenue and not lor prohibition to make fair competition between foreign articles produced by cheap labor aud American manufactures produced by American labor at American wages; to make free the hundred articles from which so little revenue is received us scarcely to pay the cost of collection; to lighten the duties on, or to render free raw materials not produced in our own country, aud whoe importations would quickeu ourj manufacturing interests, give employment to our laborers, aud enable uss to add to our exports of manufactures, and to keep taxation us high as it will bear on the lux uries and vices of minkind. Good Taste in Dress. It is a mistaken economy to furbish up a faded article because it was once expensive, for the poor rcm.iant of the past will always tell its own story. A neat, pretty 3lico or lawn tastefully made is far more becoming than tarnished finery, soiled silks or rusty alpacas. Where but few additions to a wardrobe can be made they should be selected always to harmonize with the purse first, then the form, complexion and whatever else is left of the year belore, that striking contrasts be avoided. may A French woman, however poor, has always the appearance of freshness and novelty. If she needs new boots and can have but one pair, although her inclination points to drab or bronr.a boots, she chooses black, as for economy and taste combined her best dress is probably black. She ueeds new gloves or a parasol or bonnet ribbon; before purchasing she looks over her boxes and finds perhaps her best tie is pink; she cannot wear pink gloves nor carry a pink parasol; therefore she wisely decides upon roses for her bonnet and drab ribbon, drab eloves and drab parasol, perhaps brLbteoed with a pink lining, the roses and necktie freshen admirably the otherwise somber attire, which is in excellent taste. A lady may think herself very fashionably dressed in green gloves, blue bonnot and scarlet flowsrs and purple dress, because each article in itself was costly and well made, but instead of being fashionable it would be in exceedingly bad taste, as, however we may admire the rainbows of the sky, they are tawdry on the street. American women of fashion and wealth are now beginning to display great taste in costumes by dressing in uniform colors, and this requires a great outlay of money, each suit having corresponding gloves, bonnets, parasols, etc., furnished by the dressmakers. But with goods so cheap to be really bargains, and fashion magaxines filled with patterns and good advice, every facility is given those upon whom fortune has failed to smile, in the way of making pretty, tasteful and inexpensive toilets. f Tribune. A gentleman was describing to Douglas Jerrold the story of hia courtship and marriage how hia wife had been brought up in a convent and was on the point of taking the vail when his presence burst up. on her enraptured light and she accepted him as her husband. Jerrold listened to the end of the story, and then quietly remarked, 'She simply thought you better than bun." Why is a brutal husband like a dissatisfied cabmsn? Because bs frequently abuses hit fair.

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Kate Heath. AN IPISOD OF TOI WAR SNCI. OF INDBPEND. Tl. v... irat . j i , :V;,J.; li..:" u" ana ,oomy one lor the Americana, who al... t: - r I 1 were then jjnunug lor luaepenaence In Smith vjren. vireen mn mn unsuccessful attank on the British 1'ost of Nioety.Six, and withdrew his men beyond the'Tiger and Broad rivers. Lord Rawdon followed him, but couid not draw the patriot General into an engagement. At that period there stood, in South Carolina, a plain and unassuming house; it was a one-story building, neatly whitel washed, and surrounded by a fence. The garden contained many choice flowers" aud the beautiful honey-suekles shaded' the doors and windows.x It was the house of Mrs. Heath, who lived with her two daughters, while her soa George was in Washington's army fighting for freedom. Kate, the eldest of the daughters, was a beautiful girl of sixteen summers; her auburn hair hung in graceful curls down to tier shoulders, aud her face beamed with Kindness, while her eyes shone like the stars that lit ud the aiure vault of heaven. One evening as Kale was standing at the cottage door, she beheld two mounted officers approaching. They were richly dressed, and one of them she recognised as Lord Rawdon, the commander of the British forces in that part of the country. They rode up to her, and said, in a kind voice, 'Well, Miss, can you let me have the use of a room, for a few minutes?' 'Yea, sir; our house is open to you.' 'Come. Colonel, let us hasten to business, said Lord Rawdon, dismounting, while tho Colonel did the game, the latter leading the horses to the stable. L)rd Rawdon advanced to where Kate was standing, aud Baid, 'whose housa is this. Miss?' 'Mrs. Heath's my lord. 'Ha, her son is in the rebel army under Washington, is he not? Kite trembled at the insult, and she looked at the Briton with a searching glance. My brother is no rebel, Lord Rawdon; he is fighting for bis ceuntry.' 'I am sorry for that. He is a brave boy, and would, no doubt, make a good British soldier,' said Uawdon. Lord Riwdon. you insult me. I would sooner see George die a felon's death than sec him in the King's army,' was the prompt answer. 'I see you are a rebel too. Miss Heath. But here comes the Colonel, said Riwdon, as he saw that worthy coming from the stable. They entered the boue and went into a small room to hold a consultation. Kate thought they might have something important to say so she resolved to play the eve8 dropper She told her mother of her intention, who approved of it; and Kale placed herself in a position to overhear the Britons' plans. It was a dangerous undertaking; and she knew that if she was caught in the act of listening, she would be treated as a spy, and perhaps executed, for Lord Raw don koew no mercy. She cautiously p proached the door and looked through a crevice. Rawdon and his colonel were seated before a small table, on which lay maps They were examining them elosely, while Rawdon was explaining them to the colouci. 'Here is Greene's camp, said he, 'and here is ours. We mnst make a bold stroke, and if it be successful, Greene will be destroyed ' 'I don't sen why it should not puccecd, do vou. my lord?' 'No; if our troops fight as well as they have heretofore, we shall succeed, said Itawdon. bis face assuming a triumphant expression. 'I shall feel happy when the rebels are driven away from Carolina, and then their rule will be over,' said Col. Roberts. We must crush Greene, Colonel. I do not want to go back to England and let it be said that I was ouf-gencrald by a rebel. No, never!' exclaimed Riwdon, rising to his feet. 'Then we make that attack at daybreak, do we not?' asked the colonel. 'We do. Have your regiment ready, and make your men fight like demons ' Let us go now. But hold! what is the countersign for the picket to-night, my lord?' 'Enghmd answered Lord Rawdon, low ering his voice. Kate listened to the Briton's plan with a wildly beating heart, and she resolved to save the patriot army. When she heard the countersign, she left the door, and busied heraelf in her household duties; and soon the two officers emerged from the room. We must go, Miss Heath; but first let me thank you for your kindness,' fcaid Rawdon. 'Your thanks are raceived, replied Kate. Their horses were saddled, and the filacers were soon on their way. Kate watch, ed them till they were out of sight, and then prepared for her perilous journey. She threw on a shawl, and went to the stable. Her fleet footed horse neighed as she entered, and she patted him on the head, and said, Vell noble Selim. you must carry me safely to. night; for if you do not Gen. Greene will be destroyed.' The animal seemed to understand her, for he eave a loud whinny. Our heroine saddled Selim, led him from the stable, and was soon riding towards Gen. Greene's camp, which was eight miles distant. She rode swiftly, for sb wanted to reaoh her destination in time to let the patriot General form bis men to meet the assault. The British pickets were four miles dis tint; and she would be compelled to pass through their lines; but as she was in possession of the countersign, she did not fear the result. Soon Kate saw the picket's bayonet gleam in the moonlight, and beard him cry out: 'Who goes there?'

A friend, with the countersign' 'Advance, friend, and give countersign. She approached the ticket, and nhia. j pered, 'England.' ! . 'Ail right; pass on. Bnt stop!' cried lne P,cket gUmps of her

jofBnghaui Young's successor. The doKate stopped her horse, and laid her i cile members of the flock have labored

Hand on a pistol. 1 be picket apnroached. and said, 'is that you Miss Heath?' 'It isGuy. returned Kate; for she recognized the soldier to be Guy Jackson, who bad often visited the gardener at their house. 'Where are you going to-night, Miss Kate?' he asked. To see Mrs. Blake; she is very ill.' Just like you, Miss Kate always visiting the sick; you are a uiinUteriog angel,' said the British soldier. 'Thank you for the compliment. Guv But I must be going. Good uigbtl' And Kate was again on her jjurney, while the picket returned to hia post. She had to pass four tuiies yet ere she would be safe, so she urged on her steed. Before 6he had gone a hundred yards from Guv Jackson, a doa;n mounted Britons ! rode furiously up to the picket and their leader cried out, 'Did any person pass this post a short time sinct?' 'Yes, sir,' was the picket's reply. Do you know who it was?' 'I do; it was Miss Heath.' 'Had &ho the countersign?' She had.' I fear she is safe. Forward men! If she escapes, Gen. Greene is saved! A hundred golden guineas and a commission to the man who catches bei!' cried the leaier of the band, as they dashed after the brave girl, leaving the picket in a 6tate of bewilderment. Kate soon heard the sound of her pursuers, and she pushed on faster. It was a race for life or death. The British horses were fresh, while hers was beginning to show signs of fatigue. 'Forward, Selim? You must take me to Gen. Greeue'a camp aaid Kate to her horte. But her enemies gained upon her, and one of them seemed bent on catching her, for he was Feme yards in adfance of her comiades. Kate heard the ominous tread of his horse, aud drew her pistol. Nearer be came, until be was at her side, aud then cried out, 'Halt, you vile rebel'.' Those were bis last words, for Kafe fired, and the bullet crashed through his braio. The others did not stop to look at their comrade, but pressed on. Tbey neared her again, and auother trooper received his death wound. The remainder halted; and a moment afterwards K-t'e beard the American picket cry out, 'Who goes there?' 'Kate Heath!' cried our heroine, as she dashed through the line. The soldier had raised bi$ gun, but when he heard her name, it was lowered, and he answered, 'All right. The American camp was reached; Kate threw herself frora the saddle, and placed her faithful horse in charge of a soldier 'Where is Geo. Greene's tent?' 6he asked. 'To the right, there, where you see that light,' replied tha mau pointiug to the place. She entered the General's tent, and found him engaged in writing. He raised his eyes, then arose to his fret, and said, 'You come here at a late hour, Miss Heath' I do, General. You are in danger.' 'flow is that?' exclaimed Greene. The brave girl told he story, and the General grasped her hand, while the tears trickled down his war-worn cheeks 'Thank Heaven! you have saved my army, Miss Heath! I can Bcver repay you!' I want no payment. Tho tho't that I have done my duty, and the thanks of Gen. Greene, are worth more than gold and diamonds, ' was the heroic reply. 'Take my thanks, my brave girl, and may the Great Jehovah watch over and guide you through the changing scenes of life,' responded Greene. 'And may He save my country, too,' added Kate. 'You need rest. Here, sleep in my tent to-night, while I seek a resting place among my men,' said the kind-hearted 'I do not wish to rob you of your couch, General. 'You will not. I shall be engaged in forming my troops to meet the attack.' And Gen. Greene left tho tent. Kate enjoyed a good rest (hat night; and in the morning Gen. Greene came to her, and joy fully exclaimed, 'Good news! Lord Rawdon is in full retreat. We took a prisoner this morning, who says you fiustrated their plans and saved the army. Heaven bless you for that good act! But I must leave you now, for I am going to follow Rtwdon, and teach him that we can fight. When are you going borne?' 'Iu a few minutes. General.' 'Good-byt; and may you have a safe journey, responded ureene, snaxtng tier by the hand. Uer horse was led forth, and she was soon on the way to her home, which was reached in safety. Kate Heath lived to see the war close, and peace and plenty spread their wings over the laud, and not long afterwards she was wedded to Walter Gordon, who had been a Colonel in the American army. An exchange has an acquaintance who remarks that he has often heard the proverb, 'A friend in need is a fiiend indeed,' but he says be can't see where the laugh comes in. He has a friend in need who is always borrowing money of him. Mrs. Mslaprop, who was early left a widow, ha,s aa obliging neighbor, to whom she applies in all hor little difficulties one of those bandy men who can do anything and everything: she calls him her Teetotum. "Never mix your drinks is held to be a gqod rule with topers, and is not at all a bad one. for milkmen to observe.

WHOLE NO- 510. Brighanay. I WUO AVILL SUCCEED TUI UO&MQX ST. The Mormons are agitating the Question ! under ih dliiin that ir question was already settled. A spurious revelation and a false ordination elacted and ordained Hrigham, Jr., to the succession of the Presidency. The Old Lion ol the Mountains' considered that his oldest son was the chosen one, and that the Young dynasty should control the destinies of'Mor. jmondom. Hence Brigham. who brooks no discussions, issued his revelation and conferred the ordination, without the will or consent of the Mormon people. There are thousands of the faints wno consider Brigham infallible, and his word is law to them. They accepted his dictum as the result of conference with Almighty God; aud, however blasphemous this may appear to the reasoning mind, it is gospel truth to the ignorant masses of the Saints. But the intelligent Mormons the leaders ambitious for power aud glory are not wil ¬ ing to receive the revelations of Brigham on this point as jast the thing they purport to be. They hold that Mormouism created the Young dynasty, but that the dynasty bad nothing to do with creating Mormouism. To tamely admit that Brig ham, Jr , cao be installed to the Presidency of the Church in the manner indicated wou'd be a confession that the Twelve Apostles, the Seventies, and the Eiders of the Ohuch are mere puppets in the bands of the 'Lion of the Lord,' as Brigham is pompousiy called by his most devoted followers. Who, then, is to be the successor of the Lion? According to the natural law of thiugs, he can live but a 6hort time longer. He has already reached beyond the allotted years of man, and his tottering steps create a profound feeling among the Mormons that his views should be known iu regard to the successor on the ecclesiastical throne. On this he is silent as the granite walls, aud all that is publicly known is that mentioued in relation to Brigham, Jr. The latter, however, has powerful rivals, who will bitterly contend for the throne. The chief a;nong them is the rcnewoed Orson Pratt, who, according to the Salt Lke Tribune, an excellent authority in such matters, is the 'coming man.' Pratt is one of the origiual Twelve Apostles 'the Paul of Mormouism' and is reputed to have made 15.000 converts to the Mormoo faith. If Pratt should die, John Taylor or George Q Cannon, two of the present Twelve Apostles, would succeed as the arrivals of Brigham Jr. Cannon is the editor and proprietor of ths Ddjeret News, the official organ of the Mormon Church. He is an able and diplomatic leader, Elder John Taylor has the confidence of the entire Mormon people, whether Brighamites, Joephites, or Godbeites. He is a man of line education, great experience, generous impulses, aud dignified, noble bearing. Over a million ol devoted followers, scattered through the earth, await the result with frautic aoxie-y-Is the Cat-fish Musical? One of the wonders of Wsst'Pascagoula, near the Oulf of Mexico, is the music of the sea iu its bay. Multitudes have listened to it entranced, but none have been able to tell whence comes the soft, plaintive drone that floats over the waters 'ihe place abouous in legends touching the mystery of the sounds. A traveler tells the following story, lie was upon a voyage on tho Spunuiain, and near to San Juad de Nicaragua. One evening having been compelled to anchor at a good distance from the main-land, hia ears were dclightei witu the most fairylike sounds from the sea. At first, he thought the uotes came through the strings ot his violin (the bridge of which he had left standiug) but it was not so. He then placed his car ou the rail of tbe vessel, whe he heard the most heavenly straius that ever greeted his mu?ic-loviug soul.' He states that the tones were 'sweet, mellow, and aerial, like tbe breathings of a thousand flutes at a great distance.' At length he became tired of listening, and began to fish. In half an hour he had filled his bucket with fine white cat fiib. The cook being asleep, aud moon shining, he filled the bucket with water, and took it into his cabiu for tbe night. He bad not fallen asleep, when the same 6weet notes fell upon his ears. Getting up, and drawing near to the bucket, great was bis surprise to Dud the cat-fish discoursing sweet sounds to the sides of the bucket. On a close examination, he discovered, attached to the lower lip of cat-fiih., an excrescence divided by soft, wiry fibres. By the pressure of the upper lip thereon, aud the inhalation and exhalation of the breath, a vibration was created very li ko o that of the tongue of the Jews-harp. Who can tell? Does the cat-fish sing? Cousin Guy and Mary were looking very innocent, and sitting very far apart, when Emily came into the room. But somehow Guy happened to have an earring hanging to nis whisker. Uow pleasant a surprise it is to see the miracle Of novel motion in objects that are usually inanimate! We have seen a rope , uvio iuu, a vraiuu purine, a uorse a., i u . i j u,,.u .u.t..ug. UU1,,.UU Bummer we shall go over the rookys to see the bi trees leave and tbe Pacific slope. Here is a neat sample of a personal item from a local journal io India: 4 We are very glad to learn that the marriage of Mr. Rughoonathdas Madhowdas, a Kupola Bunia merchant of Bombay, with Dhnncoorbal, tlin daughter ofSbet Gudhurdas Mobundss, and tbe widow of Luchmicband Dhurumsey, was celebrated at Uhicchpoogly What is the difference between a volooi- ' pedist and a school-boy who's been se verely thrashed? One show? a bdy on wheel?., and tbe other wheels oa a body.

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I never hav tried this, but i kno loft ov, young and reliable men, who stand around, ready to prove tbia if sum boddy will fetch, on the cobblor. Oats gro on tie summit ov sum strswA and are sharp at both ends. They resemble hu pegs in look and build, and it is sed are often mistaken for them by uear -sighted bosses and ibami? kers. 1 don't intend this remark a. any derogativehess to shumakers in the lump, for i hav often sed in mi inspired moments, if' i couldn't be a shumaker i would like to be a good lawyer. Ows sre a phunny grain, eight quarto ov them will make eveu a stage hoss laff, and when a stage hoss laffs, you may know, be is tickled souiewbare. Oats are sold bi weight or measure andj are seldom (or perhaps i may say in confidence never Hold by count. Eggs and money are counted oat, b oats never. It would bo well for nu beginnera tot remember this, it would save them a good deal of time on every hundred bushels qv oats. Time is said tew be the same aa money, if this is positively so Methuseler died, ritch. Methuseler was exackly 999 years old when be died, now multtpli this bi 365, which would only be allowing him a dollar; a day for hia time, and yoq will find just what be was worth. Oats are worth from 40 to cents ' bushel, aokording tew their prioe, and aint good for much only tew tickle a hoss. They will choke a goose to death quicker than a paper ov pins, and ennything that will choke a goose to deth (i mean on, the internal side ov their thrut) is, to say the least ov it, very skarse. Speaking ov a goos3, i hav found oqt at last what makes them so tuff, it is staying out so mutch io the coldI fouud this out all alone by miself. Oils are a very easy krop tew iae. All yu hav got to do to raxe oats ii tq plow the ground deep, then manure it well, then sprinkle tbe oats all ove; the ground one in a place, theq worry the ground with a drag all over, then set up nites tot keep the chickens and woodchqeks qqt ov them, then pray for some rain, then kradle them down withe a kradle, then rake then) together with a rake, then bind them up with a band, then 6tack them with s stack, then thrash them out with a 9il then clean them up with a mill, then sharpen both ends ov them with a knife, then stqvf them in a grancry, then spend wet days, and Sundays trapping for rats and mice. It aiut nothing but pbqn to raise oats , try it. A Big Scare. Mark Twain tells the following story of a fellow passenger, who, bantered by a fellow passenger, said he bad never beeq scared since the time that be loaded aq oldQieen Anne musket for bis fattier, whereupon he related the following; 'You see the old man was trying tq taauh tne to shoot black birds and beasts that tore up the young corn and such things, so that I oould be of some use about the farm, because I wasn't big enough to do much. My gun was a little, single barrel shot gun, and tbe old man carried an old Queen Anno musket that weighed about a too. making a report likq a thunder clap and kicking like a mule, Tbe old man wanted me to shoot the muii ket sometimes but I was afraid. Uo da; though I got her dowo, and taking her tq tbe hired man, aked him to load her, because the old man was out iq fhe fieldsHiram said, 'Do vou see them marks on tbe stock an X and a V? Well tha means ten balls and five slugs that's her load' But how much powder?' Oh, he says, 'it don't matter; pat in four baodfuts ' So I loaded her up that way, and. it waj an awful charge I had sense enough tq see that and started out. I leveled her on a good many birds, but every time L went to pull the triger I shut my eyes ano winked. I was afraid of her kick. To ward sundown 1 fetched np at the house, and there was the old man resting on the, porch. item out hunting, baveyo if 'Yes, sir,' said I. What did you kill? Didn't kill anything, sir didn't shooj her off. 1 was afraid she'd kick.' (I knew very well that she would). 'Gicnmus that gun! the old man Mid. ; mad as sin. 'Do yon see that sapling? I saw it and beem to drop back out of danger. The next moment I heard an earthquake, and the Qoeen Anne whirled end over end in the air, and the old uiaq 1 j - i i i spinning around on one heel ith onq leg - , l..,,. r, .,,,1 and both hands on his jaw. and the bark flying from the tree. Tne old qiau'a; shoulder was set back four inches aud his jaw turned black and blue and be had tq lay up for ihiee days. 1 haven't beeq scared since. .. . i i ...--f. - , , We venture to suggest a simple plan foe the reformation of the habitual tippler without depriving him of bis liberty; lei him, whene'er he takes his walka abroad, be conspicuously labeled, Tu be kept day An eccentric clergyman lately (.said, iq one of his sermons, that 'about the commonest proof we hve that a man la ru.ue ! of clay is the buck. So ci ten fou d iu Uis bat.