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'^HKsai *4mSrr. •' -* . mlUm s THK TWO AKMIIC8. BT O, W. HOLMES. /• As Uf«% Mfcndttvjt ovuuutn poiH% - "f wn •Mnwhalrd ho«ts arc wc»-- on the tramoled shores sjg» To*t geath Sow# black between. j ".fiibo* march*1* •«•' the tlnitu-beafs rol', • \ The 'jciti**-u: ;"f'»[Mt oiarion's oraY, Hind bf>ar' up MI a. riuisou scroll, •• Oar glory is to slay." Oa« «« ***• In silence by the stream, With *»d, T^t watchful eyes, •Calm a < tbe patient planet's gleam That vralkB the clouded skies. •Atooi? its front no sabres shine. Ho blood-red pennrvi« wave; 7ts banner boars the Mingle line, "Our duty is to »»ve." ff'or those no death-bed's lingering shade; At honor's trumpet call, Wit's knitted brow and lifted blade, In glory's arms thov fall. Vor these no flashing falchions bright, N) ntirrin« battl' -cry; The bloodltsa stabler calls by night- Hash answers, *• H«ar am I!" ffor those the sculptor's laureled bust, The builder's marbla piles, The anthems pealing o'er their dust Through long cathedral aisles. Tor the»e t';e Moasom-eprinkied turf That floods the lonely graves • "Whew spring rolls in her «e*-green nut In flowery-foaming •waves. Two paths lead npward from below, And angels wait above, Who oonut each burning life-drop's.flow, Each falling tear of love. ' Though from the Hero's bleeding breast Her pulses freedom drew, Thousfh the white lilies in her crest Sprang from that scarlet dew-- While valor's haughty champions wait , Till all their f-cars are shown, love walks unchallenged through the gate,. To sit beside the throne! iJU DUE'S STORY. It was whenu iirst bepran to practice, commenced the Judge, lighting a cigar. I was admitted at^d opened an office in the village--now city--of C , in the spring of 186-. I had had but little business, and the case yon have men­ tioned proved the key to my future suc­ cess. I was sitting in my office, trying to keep comfortable^ the clock already pointing to 10:30, when the door opened and the keeper of the county jail en­ tered. '• We have a guest at our house who is quite anxious to see yon, and request­ ed me to bring you up to him if you had not retired." then, after informing me that I would no longer be received at his house, he told me to return to my desk. Nothing unusual occurred during the day until just before we closed, when we received an unusually large cash deposit. An I was on the point of leaving the bank Mr. Richards called me and said : "' Here is a package containing ,000, I wish yoq. to take to Mr. Martin, cashier of the City Bank of C . You can explain about our vaults not being any too secure, and apologize for com­ ing at such an unreasonable hour, and ask him as a personal favor to me to re­ ceive the funds on deposit. Take a re­ ceipt and return in the morning ; you can take the 6 o'clock train this even­ ing.' "I had a little money on deposit at our bank, and, having a payment due on my life insurance in C----I drew '$100 and thought I would pay that be­ fore I returned. I took the package containing the $9,000, and, after receiv­ ing some money for my expenses, 1 started. I arrived at my destination about half-past 6 o'clock and went di­ rectly to Mr. Martin's house, but found that he had gone up town, and later was going t© the theater. Whereupon I sought the principal hotel, thinking I might see him there, but was disap­ pointed here and there. I walked around where I thought I would be most likely to meet him, until about half-past 8, and then returned to the hotel, took supper, and engaged a room, to which I went. I sat down and read the evening paper until half-past 10, when I started for Mr. Martin's house. As I came down stairs and opened the door, a burly fellow touched me on the shoulder, and whispered : " 'I arrest you for the robbery of the Farmers' Bank of K , and the mur­ der of Mr. Richards.' "He then placed the handcuffs on me and escorted me here. And now I have told you all I know about my case, and so help me God it is the truth. My name is Howard Burton; I have no parents." This is the substance of what Howard Burton related to me, on that Christmas eve, in his cell in the jail at C . I had not interrupted him during his reci­ tal, but had listened attentively to every word. I was much interested in the young man, who was about my own age, and who I felt was innocent of the hor- lyself ready to staxt. It was not far to toe jail, and we soon arrived there. After unlocking the usual number of iron doors, the jailer admitted me to the prisoner's cell, and remarked that when I was ready to go he would come and let me out. The huge door closed with a fisang, the bolt was sprung, and I was alone with my would-be client. As I had supposed, as soon as the jailer was out of hearing the prisoner came forward. He was a young, gentle- manly-appearingfellow, apparently about 24 years of age. Extending his hand to me he said : "I am glad to see you, Mr. , you are indeed kind to come to me at this untimely hour, but I wanted to talk to some oue, and I feel that you will take an interest in my case. I have been ar­ rested for the murder of Mr. Richards, •the President of the Farmers' Bank, of K , and for the robbery of the bank. "Will you not lend me your assistance ?" I assured him that I would do all in my p wer for him if he desired to re- tam me. He suddenly interrupted me by saying: " Beg your pardon, sir, I do wish to retain you to defend me in my trial, and a trial must, of course, take place," say­ ing which he handed me five solid double eagles. "I have heard but few of the circum- nfazartis of the tragedy," he continued, " as it occurred this very evening, and I fear that there are gome things that will appear to be against me, but I trust that you will'bring me out all right. Do all you-ean, sir; employ more counsel, If necessary, but clear me, for I am in­ nocent."' I assured him that I had no doubt but • we would clear him, and added : " Tell me what you know of the case, and the circumstances that you think appear against you." " Well, I had a quarrel with Mr. EicLardr. last e vening, but it did not last > long. I will tell you the whole story, air. I am a clerk in the Farmers' Bank • of K- . of v. liich Mr. Richards wag Pcesident. I have been employed there nearly live years, and I think I have at- tended to my duties to the entire satis­ faction of all the officers of the bank, and have been liked very much by them all, particularly by the President, who has invited me to his house many times. Mow, Mr. Richards, you must under­ stand, has a daughter, several years arwanger than I am, a lady with whom I taave not only become intimately ac­ quainted, but for whom I have con­ ceived a strong attachment. Her father discovered that I was deeply in love with Clara Richards, and saw, I presume, that she was not wholly indifferent to me. Last summer I dined at thfir house, by invitation of Mr. Richards, •and during the evening I told Clara the state of my feelings, and was overjoyed to learn that she reciprocated my Jove. We agreed that I should ask her father's <5onw-ut to our marriage as soon as I 'Should be able to support a wife. You isee I sol telling you all," said the pris­ oner. ^ "That is right," I said; "in fact it is all-important that you should tell me ilL" I gladly put on my coat to accompany rible crime with which he was charged, the jailer, for I needed every cent ff1 remained with him until long after •could earn just then, and announced "Last evening I called on Mr. Rich- ttrdA, and boldly aske I him to consent our engagement. He was very angry «tti« I was an impu lent fellow, declared I Hhottld never as<ain speak to Clara, and 'in short he insulted me, accusing me of •takteg advantage of hie kindness to in- «jjrati«te myself into the heart of his only •child. Fiually, 1, t^o, got angry, and «»« bardlv remember now what I'said only 'I remember I did not threaten him. •t the close of our conversation he left the room, and I went directly to my toots end to bed. This morning I went as usual to the bank, and as soon as Mr. Richards came down he took me into his private office and said to me that most men would discharge a clerk from their employ under similar circum­ stances, but as I was honest, capable, and faith!ul he would keep me, on con­ dition that I would forget my presump­ tuous fancy. "'Why,' said he, 'Clara has more .for pin< money- than your salary.' And midnight, and then, charging him to converse with no one on the subject of the murder, I left him. I knew noth­ ing of the circumstances of the murder as yet, but the next day, being Christ­ mas, I thought I would go to K and learn what I could, as I knew my client would not be examined that day, but was sure he would next, justice was then much swifter than now. On my arrival at K 1 went directly to the bank, and found two or three detectives there, and some of the officers of the bank. Nothing had been moved except the body of the murdered man. He was found lying on the floor with his skull crushed and his throat cut from ear to ear. Some of the drawers had been ri­ fled, but aside from this there was noth­ ing to indicate robbery. There was missing from ^he safe nine thousand dollars, but the locks afforded no evidence of having been tampered with. I found that be­ lief in Burton's guilt was quite general. I proceeded to look around to see some indication of violence being used, but the locks of the safes and vaults were in perfect order. There was u window in the President's office that looked out in­ to a narrow passage that divided the bank building from a lawyer's office. It was securely guarded by an iron grating, and I felt that the assassin entered the bank in the usual manner, namely, through the door. There was no trace of the assassin and robber, as I said, but I felt that the accused man, my client, was innocent of the terriblo crime of which he was accused. The eashier had gone to C--s--, and lodged a formal com­ plaint against Howard Burton, and the examination would be held the follow­ ing day. I stood at the window in the Pres­ ident's office, staring vacantly out, hard at work thinking; when my eye noticed on the sash of the window of the law­ yer's office just across the passage Kay a little scrap of paper with the word "Paint" written on it. A suggestive thought flashed through my mind as I walked out of tho bank and stepped into the law office next door. I was slightly acquainted with its occupant, who wel­ comed me and invited me to a seat. We talked ef the frightful occurrence of the previous night for some time, and at length I said, rising to go : " So you have been painting a little, Mr. Harris?" "Yes, sir; did you observe my new sign ? Keiley, the painter, has a young German working for him who is really an artist. He did all the work here, and it is worth almost what he charges to have Fritz Yogel's presence in the office. He is a witty, original Dutch­ man. " "When was the painting done?" I asked. "All done yesterday--be cr.reful of your coat." I bade Mr. Harris good day and left Jiis office. I had learned who painted that win­ dow, which was just what I most wanted to learn, without asking a leading ques­ tion, or letting Mr. Harris know I was interested in Mr. Richards' murder any more tban he. I made up my mind to see the German, Vogel, without loss of time, and find out if he saw Mr. Rich­ ards alter young Burton left the bank. I went to the paint-shop, but found no one at work, all hands keeping Christ­ mas. I learned v;here Vogel lived, and was soon in conversation with him. "You painted Mr. Harris' sign and office, did you not ?" I asked. "Yes, sir." " Well, what time did you finish up there last night ?" " At 6 o'clock, sir." " Did you paint after dark ?" "Yes, sir; after dark I painted the outside of the window, about half-past 5; the man in tbe bank lighted the gas, and it shone so brightly that I finished the window last evening." " Did you see this maa in the bank handle any money ?" The German looked quite puzzled at this question, but answered. "Yes, sir ; I noticed him counting a large pile." "What kind of a looking man was he?" "Well, a good-looking man; it was Mr. Richards. If you don't know him I will describe him to you." I answered that I had seen Hm, and then inquired what he did with the money. " He made a bundle of it and handed it to a voung man, telling him to take it somewhere. I could not hear all he said. In addition to the bundle, he gave him what I judge to be a few dol­ lars in change, and told him to come back in the morning. Then the young man went away. By and by Mr. Rich­ ards put out the gas, and then I suspend­ ed work and went home." "Did you see Mr. Richards again?" " Yes, I saw him in the cigar store as I passed." I concluded my examination of Yogel with the question. " Did you know Mr. Richards was murdered last night, and t,Vi« money in the bank stolen ?" The German turned pale, and ex­ claimed with much excitement. " Murdered! no; is it so ? You don't think it was me? My wife Kathrina knows I came straight home." "Oh, no," I said, "I don't think it was you. You must not, however, tell anyone you have taiked to me, or it may result in your being taken to court." He promised, not to speak of it, and I left him. I was now certain of my ability to clear my client, as I could prove he was sent on the mission to C--I next wanted to find some one who had seen him on the train, but knew not where to obtain the information, Every one was talking of this murder, and public feel­ ing was indeed bitter against Howard Burton. Stories of his quarrel with Mr. Richards were circulated with the usual exaggerations, and it seemed to be the unanimous opinion that he was the cold­ blooded murderer. Still I was hopeful, and returned to C feeling confident of my ultimate success. On my arrival I held an interview with young Burton, and told him the result of my visit to K . He was overjoy6d, and ex­ pressed himself confident of being ac­ quitted. Returning to my office, I looked up all the reported cases that bore any resemblance to the one in hand. The examination of my client was set down for the next morning, at which time I went to the jail and accompanied him to the court-room, accompanied by an under-sheriff. We found quite a for­ midable array of lawyers of note repre­ senting the prosecution. In addition to the learned District Attorney, there were two astute criminal lawyers who had been retained by the bank officers to as­ sist him. The examination was very brief, and after calling Mr. Richards' servant, and receiving the testimony of the hotel clerk, Howard Burton was fully committed to answer the charges of murder and robbery at the January term of court. " Can you not think of some one you know who saw you on the train from K to C on the night of the mur­ der ?" said I. " No, sir; not one that I knew; but perhaps the conductor will remember me. He had to change a $5 bill for my fare, and grumbled a little about that." " I will see him at once," said I, start­ ing to go. "Do so, do so," said my'client, ex­ citedly. " Call to his mind the young man who had a pen over his ear. I re­ member that on leaving the bank hur­ riedly I neglected to remove the pen which I frequently carry over my ear after the manner of clerks." I went directly to the depot, and learned that the conductor I was in search of would arrive in about an hour. I waited, all impatience, and upon his arrival asked him if he would do me the kindness to walk up to the jail and see if he could identify Mr. Burton. He will­ ingly consented, and, upon arriving at the prisoner's cell, I introduced him to my client. The conductor gazed steadily at young Burton for about a momenr, and then said: "Mr. Burton, be kind enough to put on your hat." Burton did so, and again he looked at him very sharply without a change of countenance. "Now, sir, please put your hand in your waistcoat pocket." I was afraid the conductor was not go- i' g to identify him, but C3 young Burton put his hand in his waistcoat pocket the lappel of his coat was drawn back, re­ vealing upon his breast a Masonic pin, the badge of a Knight Templar. " I fully identify him as the man for whom 1 changed a five-dollar bill on my train, which left. K at 6 o'clock on the evening of Dec. 24, and am ready to swear it in any court of justice. You see, sir," continued the conductor, "we learn in our business to remember, and noticing a pen over this young man's ear, I laughingly advised him to take it down. Bat what called my attention principally to him was the fact that he wore a Knight Templar's badge. I stooped to examine it. You see it is a very curiously made pin, and he re­ marked that he was not strictly entitled to wear it; it had formerly belonged to his father, who was dead. I shall be most happy to give my testimony in Jour behalf, Mr. Burton. And now, if can get out, I will bid you good even­ ing, gentlemen." So saying, the gentle­ man withdrew. I saw that I could prove an alibi, and thus undoubtedly clear my client; but was ambitious to do more. I wanted to arrest and convict the guilty party. The text thing for m * to do was to see the keeper of the cigar store, at wh'ch my Dutch painter on his way home had seen Mr. Richards after 6 p. in. on the night of the murder. On the following morn­ ing I took the train for K , and on my arrival went d'rectly to the cigar store, and then spoke to the man behind the counter of the murder. "Oh!" said he, "poor man, poor man, he was in my store about an hour before they found'him dead." "Indeed," said I, " did he trade with you?" "Oh, yes, sir; why he came in here, as I tell you, and bought some cigars that very night on which he was killed, and stopped a moment to cbat with me. Then he looked at his watch, and said : 4 It is a quarter past 6. I must go in and lock up the bank and go home.' Just then his man servant came in and said: " 'Mr. Richards, I have a note from Miss Clara for you, sir.' " 'Well, Thomas,'said he, 'suppose it is for money; that usually is the sub­ ject of her perfumed notes to me; come into the bank a moment.' "In a little while I saw the servant going in the direction of Mr. Richards' house, and in about an hour afterward his master was discovered in the bank dead." This from the cigar-store keeper. I did not let him know I was attorney for the accused, and was soon turning my stops toward tho late residence of the deceased. I was admitted by his late servant Thomas, and was soon convers­ ing with Miss Clara, to whom I oonfided my relations with Burton. I asked her what time she sent Thomas to the bank the night her father was murdered. "Ididnotsena him at all," she re­ plied, evidently surprised at the ques­ tion. "Well," said I, 44we are going to ac­ quit Howard Burton, and to take his place we want to find out who did com­ mit the crime. Now, Miss Clara, are you sure you did not send Thomas to the bank the nigkt of the murder?" " I know very well I did not," was her answer. " Then," I replied, either the keeper of the cigar store is mistaken, or your servant Thomas is the murderer of your father:" She did net look as much surprised as I expected at this assertion. "Mr. G-----," said she, "the night poor papa was murdered, Thomas came through the ball and started to go up stairs. I wanted him to mend the fire and called him into the sitting-room. As he entered I noticed a large dark spot on his cheek, and one on his collar. I half suspected him when I heard how anxious he was to tell the court about that unfortunate little difficulty between papa and Howard Burton, but I did not say anything about it to any one, they were ail so sure Howard was guilty." I told her" to treat Thomas as usual, and not to speak of our conversation to any one. After receiving a letter she wished to send to Burton, I took my de­ parture for C . Immediately on my arrival there I went to my client and communicated to him all I had learned, and delivered the letter. The poor fel­ low was supremely happy, and invited me to tea with him in his cell. He ate heartily, and smoked a cigar with evi­ dent enjoyment. I took the first real night's rest that night I had since the death of-Mr. Richards. I had previously sworn out a warrant for the arrest of Thomas, to be served as soon as the jury should pronounce my client not guilty, The District Attorney opened for the people in an elaborate and very able speech, giving the details of the case, and then proceeded te examine the wit­ nesses. Thomas, the servant, was first called. He swore to the quarrel between Mr. Richards and Burton, and that he heard Burton threaten Mr. Richards' life. Notwithstanding I closely cross-exam­ ined him, I failed to make him contra­ dict himself, and when he retired nearly every one in the court-room was doubt­ less certain that Howard Burton was guilty. The next witness was the hotel clerk, who testified that Burton came in­ to the hotel while he was attending the guests from the train that arrived in C at half-past 6 o'clock. Then fol­ lowed the examination of the bank cashier, who swore that the package of £9,000 found on Burton at the time of his arrest was deposited in his bank on the afternoon of the murder. Aftei calling several other witnesses, whose testimony was of minor import, the prosecution rested. I then followed, and, after a brief opening address, called the German painter, who swore to seeing Mr. Richards send Burton on the er- ran l; also to seeing Mr. Richards in the cigar store after 6 o'clock on the evening of the murder. When I bad finished with him he was submitted to a severe cross-examination, in which he acquit­ ted himself very creditably. Then I called the conductor, who swore to see­ ing Burton on the train on the night of the murder; he also swore that the train left on time--6 o'clock. The cigar-store man was next examined, who swore to talking with Mr. Richards at a quarter past 6, also to seeing him leave for the bank with Thomas. My witnesses were all cross-examined thoroughly, but did not contradict themselves in any particu­ lar. I then closed my case, and, after a few remarks from tho prosecution, the Judge charged the jury, who retired, and in fifteen minutes returned with a verdict of not guilty. My client and I were overpowered with congratulations, and never since in my professional life have I felt as proud and triumphant as I did then. As soon as quiet was restored, the Sheriff approached Thomas, the servant, and said in a loud voice, " Thomas Healey, I arrest you for the murder of Mr. Richards." The excitement in the court caused by this unlooked-for and sudden proceeding was most intense. The prisoner was immediately taken to jail,' followed by a crowd that were loud in their expressions of denuncia­ tion--the same crow A that a little be­ fore had marked Burton as the mur­ derer. Well, to finish the story, I have little to add. I was retained by the bank officers to prosecute Thomas Healey, and he was convicted of the crime. Ho protested his innocenoe almost to the last, but the night before be was exe­ cuted he made a full confession, stating that be had determined to rob the bank some evening when Mr. Richards was there alone. It was Mr. Richards' cus­ tom, he explained, to go to the bank in the evening, and when he and young Burton quarreled, he, Thomas, saw his opportunity. His determination was strengthened by hearing Mr, Richards remark on the day of the murder, as he sat at dinner, that there was an unusual­ ly large amount of cash on hand. The note in the case was one that Miss Clara had given him to take to her father some days before, but, Mr. Richards coming home before Tnomas found him, it had not been delivered as intended. By the aid of this note he had got Mr. Richards in the bank, and while he was reading it he struck him with a large poker, and then cut his throat. He got no money as the reward of his crime, as the vaults had been locked. The night Thomas made his confes­ sion he committed suicide, thus cheat­ ing the gallows-tree of its just due. Howard Burton was made oashier of the bank, and married Clara Richards within a year, and they are both still living. A SWEET CONSIGNMENT. Two Hnndred Thousand Ponnda or Cali­ fornia Honey In One Lot Received at Hew York--A Good Use for a Barnte Country--Difficulties of Bee-Cultare. [From the New York San.] Mr. J. S. Harbison, of San Diego county, California, arrived in thiw city yesterday wivh ten ear-loads of honey, each car-load containing 20,000 pounds. This vast aggregation of bee labor was taken from Mr. Harbison's six apiaries on the sides of the coast range of moun­ tains, as near to the Mexican line as they well can be and yet claim the protection of the stars and stripes. Twenty-five years ago Mr. Harbison made a stir in the world by selling at one time 2,000 pounds of honey, the product of his api­ ary. near New CastleE Pa, Ho TQtioh honey had never before been raised by a single producer, and the sale led hun­ dreds of staid farmers to embark in what looked like a most profitable field of industry. The result was not flatter­ ing. Short seasons and limited bee pas­ turage forbade profit .ble bee culture. Old-fashioned hives were then the only kind known. The modern means of robbing bees without killing them had not then been thought of. Having invented a hive that enabled the cultunst to obtain successive crops of honey from the same colony of. bees, Mr. Harbison began to look for a region that would supply food for the bees. He searched for this in the fequable climate of the Pacific coast, and found it in a strip of country in the extreme south­ western corner of the United States, now known as the bee-belt of California. Sheep-raising was the only industry of the natives found by Mr. Harbison when he first visited the country. The country, inland, was thought good enough for sheep pasturing, but no one dreamed that the soil could be made to produce grain in paying quantities. Timber was confined to bottoms of running streams and to the canons, the valleys and hill­ sides being covered with a growth of stunted brushwood, from which sprang a luxuriant growth of white sage, sumac, and other flowering shrubs, which bloom there nine months of the year. Mr. Harbison's first apiary was started on a mountain side, twenty miles east of San Diego. He embarked for the West with seventy hives of bees, but these were reduced to sixty-two by casualties. From them he now has six apiaries, and a total of 3,000 hives. He employs fifteen men constantly, and is reaping rich profits from many thousands of acres that must otherwise have been a barren waste. He soon had many imita­ tors, and now not less than three hun­ dred persons are taking honey along the "bee-belt." The California bee season, Mr. Harbi­ son says, begins by Feb. 1. In March or April the bees swarm, and the bee culturist has lively times in saving the swarms. The science has become so systematized now that the apiculturist knows within a day or two when a given hive may be expected to swarm, and as the young bees always settle somewhere near the parent hive at least once before selecting their new quarters, a swarm is seldom lost. The flowers are at the height of their luxuriance in May and June, and taking of honey is begun usu­ ally about May 20, and the be«S are kept at work as long as the flowers last. They cease to bloom in sufficient quantity to more than subsist the bees in the early part of August; but the little workers are able to find enough to live on with­ out consuming their stores as late as October. It will thus be seen that the harvest time is never longer than three months, and is often much less. After October begins, although the air is still mild and spring-like, the bees cease to work, and retire into a semi-dormant condition. Once every eight or ten days a colony will turn out at midday and fly around for an hour or two in the sun­ shine, but they never fly far from the hive, and are never seen at work. The food of the bees in the bee-belt is generally the flower of the white sage, a plant that closely resembles the gar­ den sage. Havings Banks. The savings bank system of the world is the subject of an interesting report by the Italian Bureau of Statistics to tbe Statistical Congress at Buda-Pesth. The savings bank is modern. The first in­ stitution of the kind was opened at Berne, in Switzerland, in 1787. The first in the United States was founded in Philadelphia in 1818. Jn 1872 there were in Europe 9,000 savings banks, more than half of them in Great Britain, and holding a quarter of the total depos­ its of 81,100,000,000. Three years later, in the United States, there were less than 700 savings banks, with $850,000,- 000 of deposits. The United States has the heaviest amount of savings deposits; England follows, and Austria with Hun­ gary comes next. Denmark has the largest per capita average of savings-- about $28 for each inhabitant. The United States and Switzerland have $22 each; England, Germany and Austria have $10 for every inhabitant; and Italy $5. Holland puts little faith in savings banks, and in Russia proper there were in 1872 less than $4,000,000 of savings deposits. The only European institu­ tion tliat is as large as the largest Ameri­ can banks is the Vienna Bank, which has $40,000,000 of deposits. The de­ posits of the Caisse d'Epargne at Paris declined from $14,000,000 in 1840 to $8,000,000 in 1875. The Berlin Bank-- a monopoly--had at the close of 1874 only $4,000,000 of deposits. In Eng­ land and in France the deposits are in­ vested in Government securities; in other countries bonds and mortgages are favorite investments; but in Norway three-quarters of the savings deposits are in commercial paper. SW1M6,, t m tH**J BMu daisy onderneath your feet Rhonit) count itself thrice happy, nweef; Each purple trodden clover-head Should thank you even when 'tis dead. How bl«8t in every twisted strand Or rope, encircled by your hand! Now up a little; faster! so! lhrough the Roft June air yotkgo, 1 wish that I might always stay Below you, as I am to-day, Keeping you far above all can That other women have to bear: m *** Ulou«1' you might be, You ilvftyi must come tack to xu6» Tf ,f ,Tnne all year long, Tf i!.rope8 Mrere always strong,1 If daisy-bloom and clover-head Were never brown and withered • If every robin on the tr«-r> Did not look down and wink at me. And say: " That creature tries to fly. But knows not how to soar on high: If I OOTllrf hr4r»rr thoca Then you should stand up^n Yhe^gnSw. And I above your head would swinir But life is quite another • Since one of us on earth muat'bide. The other should not leave hir aide -AppletoiVs Journal. tirass Widows. The term " grass widow," says the ELinderliook Rough Notes, is said to be a corruption of "grace widow," the former expression being merely a bar­ barism. " Grace widow " is the term applied to one who becomes a widow by grace or favor, not of necessity, as by death, and originated in the early ages of European civilization, when divorces were granted but seldom and wholly by the Catholic Church. When such a de­ cree was granted to a woman, the Papal receipt stated " Viduca de gratia," which interpreted is " widow of grace." In the law of the French it would read, •• Yeuve de grace," or " grace widow," " veuve " being translated as "widow." Pith and Point. A SALESMAN praising his good# is to be like an opiate, because he's laud- in' 'em. INTEIJTJ'BCTTJAIJ Creature--" No it's utterly impossible for a fellah to stand this disgusting weather. I feel as though my bwains were going to the dogs." Lady--"Dear, dear! Poor, poor dogs!" THE Rev. Mr. Talmage remarks as an impressive fact that Peter, though suf­ fering so many trials, was a very cheer­ ful man. It should be remembered, however, that Peter's wife's mother lay sick of a fever. "Pmi., my jewel," said Rit, "I'm mighty sorry ye can't dine with'- me to­ day." "Arrah, and why can't I dine with ye ?" said the astonished Phil. " Because, my dear," returned Pat, " I haven't asked ye as yet." IMPORTANT correction in Elizabeth- town (Ky.) News: "The young lady who proposed to ride bareback around the amphitheater at the Glasgow fair for a new bonnet assures us she meant that the horse should be bareback, and not herself." MEN learn with differenlTdegrees of celerity, but it doesn't take linger than a week to convince any man who has lived in a New York lodging-house that he is past being frightened by stories of hardship at sea or on the plains.- Brooklyn Argus. A NEGRO, being asked what he was1 in jail for, said it was for borrowing moDey. " But," said the questioner, " they don't put people in jail for borrowing money.' "Yes," said the darkey, "hut I had to knock the man down free or fo' times before he would lend it to me." A CHINAMAN of 40 years, whose aged mother flogged him every day, shed tears in the company of one of his friends. "Why do you weep?" was asked. "Alas! things are not as they used to be!" answered the devoted son. "The poor woman's arm grows, feebler every day I" JONES is suing for a divorce from his wife, who has deceived him. He could not, help, after discovering her guilt, rating her soundly. " The idea," she said, bursting into tears, 44 the idea of treating me so brutally, when I had given myself so much trouble to keep you from knowing anything of it, so as not to worry you! And thisj is the thanks I get! " A NEW YOBK letter-writer announces the presence of Malaria in Philadelphia. Possible? And what is she going to sing ?--Hawk Eye. You remind us of the woman who, when she was told that some tables in the Russian department were made of malachite, exclaimed "My goodness! I thought Malachite was one of the prophets! Philadtel- phia Bulletin. "WHY," said Mr. Dorkins to Ms wife, "why, if all the letters of the al­ phabet were to run a race, and you should bet on O and lose, would it like the return of your servant with •Cavendish' tobacco when you had sent for ' Lone Jack ?'" " Sakes alive, I don't know." " Because," said Mr. Dorkins, triumphantly, "it would be wrong tobacco." f * WHAT if? that yeWng at?" aakedi an Illinois farmer of his boy, as he pointed to a person in the field one day this week. "What is he yelling at?" repeated the lad. "Yes," replied the father, inquiringly. '41 know," said th boy. " Then what is it, you young ras­ cal?" demanded the paternal. "Why,' chuckled the.urchin, " he1'sr-he's yelling at--at the top of his voice!" Then tha cold-blooded husbandman placed violent hands on his irreverent offspring and laid him over a gang-plow while flailed him. THE following " poem " was writ tie by a farmer on the occasion of a visit by tbe Lord Bishop to a country parish, and was actually sung by the choir : Why skip ye, so, ye little hills, And wherefore do ye hop? Is it because ye do expect To see the Lord Bish-op? Why hop ye so, ye little hills, And wharefore do ye skip? Is it because ye-do expect To see the Lord Bish-ip ? Why hop ye so, ye little hills, And why do ye jump up? Is it because ye long to see His Grace the ilord Bish-up? Why jump ye so, ye little hills, And whereforo do ye leap ? Is it because ye eager are To see the Lord Bish-eep ? (Jet Out lour Ulsters. A Minnesota weather-sharp of thiilr years' experience, basing his prediction upon the theory (which lie affirms has stood the test of time) that the pre vailiug winds for six months are iiidi cated by the direction upon the da upon which the sun crosses t)ie line the 20th of September and tbe 20th o March -- buttons up his Ulster rur prophesies: "The winds for the nex six months (dating from Sept. 20, thereabout) will be from the north, aii( cold will predominate. Southerly wind will not continue for more than twenty four hours at any one time, and th depth of snowfall will be much less tha usual--in short, it will be too cold snow." SIGNOR PIEBOTTI, a railway man, wh has long resided in Palestine, has pro posed to the Pope to make Jaffa a sea port, and connect it with Jerusalem b a railway. The Sultan had already give his sanction, and both Pio Nono as we as Cardinal Franc hi, are favoring th scheme.