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HJiscrUanrous.
LOVE LIGHTENS LABOR.
A good wife arose from her lied one
morn,
And thought with n nervous dread
Of the piles of clothes to lie washed, and
more
Than a dozen mouths to he fed.
There are meals to be got for the men in
the field.
And the children t<lix away
To school, and the milk to he -kimnied
and churned,
And all to he done that day.
It had rained in the night, and all the
wood
Was wet as it could he :
And there was pudding and pics to hake
| Besides a loaf of cake for tea.
The day was hot, and her aching In ad
Throbbed wearily as she said—
“ If maidens but knew what good wives
a know,
■They would be in no hurry to wed.”
Bennie, jut do yon think I told Ben
Brow
maJledjjH
vij. iV,*' l '■ irm
WSOU T< pu i Ti/i.-.l
’ a court mart
Rm to lie
ry io make iiim realize hTk
R* t *nin*hHsentence was liter
vmi ■l.q.-tn in%Ji tlie Fu \we It! i
)$ lf.llMi' (( ,heg *" ' *
wfite as the foam in lie- sea;
Her bread was light, and her butter was
f sweet
‘olden as it eouhl he.
IPcK' the ehildren all railed in
i lut- ru)TXtl..t-i ca !
He Voul™it, I pfjeg'lv li.'nl
! As happy a lmimf
Ujic night came ,lr "‘ilie good
■ vtvlfe smiledlhmeilt
■To herself, as
KTIs sweet to labor for those we love,
not strange 1 1 1:11 maid- w ill wed."
■pHINGTuN I’l lmi lI.D
San Francisco < 'ln-onicli
[■fia letter purport ing io come
HNWashington, and tinted Feb
15, in which the writer says :
Wo visited Washington’s tomb
R>-day at Mount Vernon, Virginia,
pome twelve miles from this city,
Lbown the Potomac, and \vc had
'the unusual privilege of beholding
the mortal remains of (lit* ininior
tal Washington. Visitors to the
tomb will remember that the west
Lwall of the same has for several
'years been in a falling condition,
land in great need of repair. A
Huv days since part of it tumbled
the tomb, completely cover*
the sarcophagus of Washing
ton and also that of Martha Wash
ington. In order to repair the
Vantage in a competent manner,
■t was found necessary l<> remove
iiem a few feet from their resting
place. The one containing the
Kemnins of Martha Washington
?ras removed first, but attracted
to attention. Hut tin* unusual
weight of the one containing tin 1
remains of Washington aroused
the curiosity of the oilicial who
was superintending the work of
removal, and it was decided to o
pen the sarcophagus in order to
ascertain the cause. This was done
and the remains were found to be
petrified; in fact, a solid stone re
sembling a statue, the features
perfectly natural, with the exeep
tion of eyes and ears, no trace of
which can be seen. The body is
of a dark leathery color, and may
be said to be a soft sand stone,
which would likely break should
an attempt be made to remove ii
from the sarcophagus. Edward
Baker, an aged colored man, who
has resided upon the farm since he
was a boy, and who assisted in re
moving the remains from the old
tomb to the present one, informs
us that it is thirty eight years since
their last removal. At that time
they had rested in the old tomb
thirty eight years, and were ex
burned in a state of preservation
beyond all expectation, being a
solid compact mass, with the skin
drawn tightly to the bones, petri
faction no doubt having common
ced its work. The repairs to the
tomb will be completed to-day,
and the sarcophagus is not likely
to be opened again fora century
fo come, unless indeed, ifl the case
an accident, as in the present
Instance, and petrifaction will
Pbmplete its work, and the re
uns of the immortal Washing
then he ;is enduring a- hi-
HMTvfry isdttui*
■ —Jqi les R
Jour noliu volcanoes.
|At the reyplar meeting of the
Merican- Geographical Society
■bickering Hall, New York.
HakiMHr Daley introduced
w In>i :vai,
BM „ I tile l Mir, "'
remark' upon
iu general, their geo
and the the
>*.• tin
of the I’aeitie
ML/. *fc-
coast of the United (States, show
ing their position on a physical
map of California, Oregon and
Washington Territory. The west
ern wall of tlie great Cordinerian
or Rocky Mountain system is
formed by the chain of the Sierra
Nevada, and its northern Contin
uation, the Cascade Mountains of
< Iregon and Washington Territory,
which runs parallel to the present
coast line. In former geological
periods the Pacific Ocean exten
ded up to the western base of the
Sierra Nevada, whose geological
continuation to the northward is
found in flic Blue Mountains of
Eastern Oregon. North of the
parrallel of 40 deg. north there is
a break in tne continuity of the
Sierra Nevada chain, which finds
its topographical continuation in
i a series of high volcanic peaks,
capped with perpetual snow,
landing at distances of about fit
ly miles apart, and which in
Northern Oregon and Washing
ton Territory rise out of the very
-iimmits of the Cascade Moun
tains. These are Lasser's Peak and
Mount Shasta in Northern Cali
fornia—the former, about ten
thousand feet in height, Jormfthe
northern extremity of (lie crest of
; the Sierra Nevada; the latter a
peak of surpassing grandeur, rises
to tut elevation of 14,440 feet
above sea level, and stands, as it
were isolated. It has two sum
mits. the westernmost being a
perfect crater, its interior a thou
sand feet deep, audits wall a nar
row rim of rock about two thous
and feet below the main summit.
When t lit' railroad reaches its base
it w ill no doubt be a favorite re
sort of alpine tourists. The prin
ciple volcanic peaks of Oregon
are M<nmt Pitt, Mount Jefferson
and Mount Hood. While the
others present outlines of great
beauty, raising their snow-white
crests above the pine-clad ridges
of Oregon, they reach elevations
of less than ton thousand feet,
and are surpassed in majesty and
grace of outline by Mount Hood,
which rests upon the summit of
the Cascade range, about twenty
live miles south of the Columbia
River. When first discovered by
Vancouver as he sailed up the Co
lumbia, it was estimated to he at
least 25,000 feel in height. Re
cent measurement by the barom
eter has reduced tlys to 11,225
feet. It is an exceedingly sharp
peak, its summit being formed by
a single block of lava, part of the
ruin of an old crater, now almost
entirely destroyed. Its ascent,
though difficult and dangerous,
lias been accomplished several
times, owing to the fact that its
base is of comparatively easy ac
cess. The principle volcanic
peaks of Washington Territory
are Mount St. Helena, Mount
Adams, Mount Baker and Mount
Rainier. The latter, which is 14,
444 feet in height, is the grandest
of all tlu> peaks described. Al
though some fifty miles from Pu
get Sound, it rises so steeply
above I In* gently rising, forest
covered ridges that it seems but
a few miles distant. Its broad
summit is surmounted by three
distinct peaks, one of which is the
more recent crater. From its
sides extend no less than fifteen
large glaciers. The speaker gave
an interesting description ol an
examination of the peak and its
surroundings by Mr. Wilson and
himself in I*7o in connection
with the Government exploration
ol’the fortieth parallel. In their
first attempt to reach the moun
tain their pack-mules were thrown
down steep slopes and nearly!
killed. After a further circuit of j
three days through the fores they ,
succeeded, by the aid of some In-1
diafis, in reaching the top one ]
of the mountains, and cam >etl at
it" base near the snow line, on a
level with the summit of the Cas
cade* Mountains. After having
spent ;t fortnight in working from
their eaiup, making half the cir
cuit of the mount alu and explor
ing the glaciers and spurs which
radiate out from it. they finally
made the ascent of the peak on
October 17. The ascent was very
dangerous, involving hand and
foot climbing on loose rocks,
where a single slip would send
them to destruction, and proceed-1
ing up a steep ice passage or!
chimney, between rock and gla- j
eial "serac” where each footstep
had to be cut in the solid ice.—
Speaking of this part of the climb,,
Mr. Emmons said : **The chimney I
became constantly steeper, so j
that at last 1 could scarcely lean j
my body back far enough to clip |
the ice in front of me, for fear of
toppling over backwards. More- J
over, in its windings I could never j
see far above me, and when 1 had
nearly reached the top I perceiv
ed. to my horror, iinbeded in a
jjtoni the well:
HIM
THE FIELD AND FIRESIDE,
projecting mass of ice directly
over my head, a boulder weighing
about two hundred pounds, now
about two thirds melted out. All
the way up there had been a con
stant rain of small pebbles on my
head, for the day was at its warm
est point. But as I saw this boul
der I hesitated a moment, know
: ing that its fall while we were in
the passage involved inevitable
destrution. Fortunately it did
not fall while we were in the chim
ney, but when we returned from
i the summit we looked anxiously
for it, and it was no longer there.”
The summit was reached at 1 p. m.
; They returned to camp after a
month’s absence.
Among the new members ad
mitted to the society were Corne
lius Vanderbilt, E. B Eliott, Wm.
; H. Brewer, A. T. Rice, Christian
Boes and Le Grand Lockwood.—
y. }\ World.
PRACTICAL IDEAS.
To be a jjood housekeeper re
quires education and practice, but
if a woman’s heart is in tlie work
she will soon learn, if necessity
places the duty before her.
When the comfort and prosperi
ty of a loved husband renders it
necessary to economize and live
to the best advantage with small
means, a devoted wife will turn
her thought and care to the du
ties of her home.
The help of a good, careful pru
dent house-keeper,enables a man
to advance his business prospects
more than anything else a woman
can do. ■
Tlie superficial accomplishments
of a boarding school miss are no
thing compared to a practical ed
ucation in all that pertains to ma
king home attractive, and sensi
ble men know it.
It is very imposing to witness
the majestic sweep of yards upon
yards of expensive silk flounces
and laces into a parlor, bnt, young
man, it requires a large income to
support so much style.
It is delightful to talk to a young
lady who knows French, and all
the latest novels, and to have a
divine creature dispense her best
skirmishes of dirt ing with her eyes
smiles and fan; but, young man,
there oft is but little heart or sin
cerity in such practised charms.
A girl who lias only a common
school education, and the accom
plishments taught her by a loving
mother, of cooking and all other
domestic duties, will be more like
ly to make you a good wife.
She may not have the most pol
ished address; she may not be a
ble to entangle you with battal
ions of arts aud wiles with which
a petted fashionable belle sur
round* and captures beaux; but
she will prize the love of an hon
est heart more, and in truth and j
sincerity devote her life to requi
ting the love and kindness given ■
her.
If your income be only a few
hundred a year, a fashionable de
votee of style and heart smashing ’
will, in a few years, fret herself
into a miserable and discontented
wreck, and be a dead weight upon
you; while a fresh hearted, do
mestic girl, will develope into a
blooming matronly woman of
sense and responsibility.
THE NORTH POLE.
Capt. How gate, of the United
States Signal Service, has invent
ed anew plan for reaching the
Nortli Pole, and there is a bill be
fore Congress to enable him or
somebody else to earn’ it out.—
But there is really but one way by
which that confounded pole can
ever be reached. Take the Na
tional Academy of Science and
transplant it to the shores of Lady
Franklin bay ; then rake the sur
rounding country with a fine-tooth
comb, so to speak, until you have
scraped up, say 500 healthy Es
quimaux babies, all boys; pour
these babies into the hopper of
the institution, and let them be
ground out, twenty years hence,
full-grown Arctic scholars, thor- j
oughly educated and trained for
Arctic discovery, and thoroughly
inured to all its toils and dangers
and difficulties, and when thus
trained to the business, if they
can’t discover the North Pole, you
may then set R down as one of
those things which no fellow can
find out—and that isn’t worth the
trouble when found.
HOW TO FEED FOWLS.
Fowls are not fed for the mere !
sake of keeping them alive and
healthy on the least possible a- j
mount of food. We wish to con- j
vert the food into flesh, or into
eggs. In feeding for quick fat
tening, it is understood that poul
try should be made to eat as much
as possible. Our rule for feeding
is to throw out the feed twice a
day, as long as the fowls will run
aftej it, and no longer. We are
told, and it is our own experience
also, that fowls thus fed will eat
considerably more than if they
can go to a feeding-box and help
themselves at all times. We want
the fowls to eat; the more they
eat, within reasonable bounds,
the more eggs they will lay, the
longer they will lay, and the bet
ter condition they will be in.—
Laying fowls should take exercise.
If they can go to a trough and eat
at any time they wish, they will
take next to none. If they are
fed but twice a day, they will hunt
insects and wander much more.
If fed soft feed, such as wheat
bran mixed with corn meal or
ground oats, they will be hungry
again in two hours after feeding,
and be off after insects, etc. Give
feed then only to adult fowls while
they will run after it—soft feed
in the morning, whole grain in the
evening. Keep them supplied
with gravel, lime, (plastering, or,
better, oyster shells,)ashes to dust
in, and fresh pure water, some
meat in winter, and they will be
healthy and prolific.— American
Agriculturist.
ttJtf Lkouminoi s crops, as peas,
beans, vetches, saintfoin, clover,
Ac., all partake of the character
of the pea, which may be accept
ed as the type of this family of
plants. The prevailing mineral
constituent of these plants is lime:
for this reason they are sometimes
called “lime plants.” As we
might for this reason expect,
these plants flourish most luxuri
antly on lime soils, and are culti
vated most successfully in lime
stone districts. For the same
reason, the addition of lime to
soils containing but little of this
substance greatly favors the
growth of these crops. Another
mineral constituent required by
these plants is sulphur: hence,
the addition of some combination
of sulphur is generally attended
with benefit to a crop of this de
scription. A substance well fit
ted for this purpose is gypsum,
or plaster of Paris. This com
pound, as already noticed, con
tains sulphuric acid aud lime, and
on this account may be regarded
as a special manure for legumin
ous plants.— Veoleher's Agricul
tural Chemistry.]
There is a bill before the
Virginia Legislature which is go
ing to be a big thing for the fi
nances of the State when it be
comes a law. It provides that a
person found with a deadly weap
on concealed about his clothes
shall be fined not less than S2O,
and have his pistol confiscated—
one-half of the fine and the pistol
going to the informer. Under this
law Blodgers will report Snougers
to the grand jury for carrying -a
concealed deadly weapon, and
will take the pistol, with half the
fine; on his way home Blodgers
wilk be found with a pistol .on
him by Podgefs, who will report
him and take the weapon, and on j
his way heme Modgers will catch j
him with a concealed deadly wea- j
pon and report him and pocket j
the pistol, and then Nodgerv will!
“snake in” Modgers in the same ;
way, and thus the thing will go :
on until from that one pistol the !
State will realize a small fortune.
£9* The London Examiner has
an article on “The Fashionable
Doctor,” which reminds us of the
very graphic illustration of the
distinction between the city doc
tor and the “Louisiana swamp
doctor,” as given by one of the
last named class. The first quiet
ly enters the sick room, draws off
his kid gloves, places his hat upon
the table or mantel, seats himself
by his patient, and feeling his
pulse for a moment, says, in a gen
tle, sympathetic tone of voice:—
“Please inflate your lungs to their
utmost capacity ;’’ while the
swamp doctor stalks into the room
with his pantaloons stuffed in the
top of his boots, throws his hat in
to a corner, takes a chair at the
bed side, and giving his patient a
punch in the chest with his fist,
exclaims, “Come now, let me see
you swell your very d—dest.”
tW To walk into a bank and
have a forged check for $64,000
cashed, and walk out with the mo
ney under your arm, as a fellow
did the other day in New York, is
about as neat and cheap a way of
c-oming into a foitune as could
well be devised. But then the
disposition on the part of the bank
to grumble as soon as it begins to
see through the joke, and its lia
bility, too, to begin to see through
it before you have had time to
reach some country where extra
dition treaties are considered low
flung, are calculated to rob the
thing of a good deal of that charm
of romance which naturally at
taches to it.
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