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!Ppg iV~: -a., ',. •-- 4fT FROST WOKK. Mt KM. KAROARKT *. SA»»«T*R. Itltftfe onr K>q«ht itte tutc morning, HIT blue eyes nhining bright. While uv. r I;er cheek the dimples 1 Were playing in changeful light. Come «r to my room." she whispered; K cunoup Xhiue in there ! . ^ patfit(T b^1 wortwl throa#n tb© ni{K DOBH (u the C-JIJ sad -b"cror,nS *,r- He lias made • beautiful castle, t ar uy on a mountain high ; Mm a forest t»i *ut«ly tiroes, With I*.ugh- that reach to the sty. Tb>« are *11 *n my window. mother, ; b<> utratifi' and Itfuauful thiDfi, 'And t-he morning sun al>ove them A rainbow beauty fliugH !" f w-nt wrtfh the little pra'tler The my-tioal work to s-e; Ami glorious in thu sunlight W«* the delicate tracery. VV.r all night long th« artist Had site itly wrought awsy, And on1? pat up his pencil At the coming in of day; Softly and stealthily toiling, Yiy the holy light of the .^tars. And fh« )i«ht that stream? '.ike a glory From the far-off cryrnal bars. He ha-'T Rone, as he came, in silence. But hia work was Jefl behind ; like th • fairies that send their favors By night to the good and kind. How often the silent worker In the bnsy mart of time Weave® a life of ang»l beauty. Then soars to another clime. And when lip and brow have faded ' « the dust and gloom of death, Th' ir memories c me to the living, Evangels of love and faith. ' Oh J teach me, beautiful frost 'Work, Another lesson in life-- The web that is woven by night-time At morning with gems may be rife. STARTED OH THK PLAINS. Ihe Memorable Donner-Reed Expedition of 1846-6«owbcnnd In tlie Slernw--For­ ty Kmljfrant# Dying of Hanger. (From the San Francisco Chronicle.] Probably 110 event of a similar charac­ ter ever more stirred the fee lines of the earlier settlers of the West, and partic­ ularly those living in Illinois, than did the tragic ending of the R *d and Don­ ner expedition to California in 1846. The* orijTinatora of this expedition were James F. Reed and George and Jaoob Donner, bind and open-hearted men, . yet of bold and energetic dispositions. They had come with their families into Illinois only a short time after its ad­ mittance into the Union, and finally set- ' tied in Sangamon county, not far from Springfield. In 1845 vague reports would occasionally reach that vicinity of thfe richness of soil and healthfulness of the climste of the for West, and especially of the land • known as California, and these began to create a restless spirit among the settlers. Reed and the Don­ ne TH called meetings of tlit-ir neighbors, and induced many to join the proposed expedition, which finally left Spring-, * field on the morning of April 14, 1846. The party numbered about forty pert, sons, two thirds of whom were women and chtl(?ren. At Independence, Mo., the final prep­ arations for crossing the plains were to be made. They were joined there by parties from Illinois, Iowa, Tennessee, Missouri, and Ohio, swelling the origin­ al number to neariv 100 persons. As " all know, it was necessary at tbiit period for persons crossing the plains to travel in Jarge bodie?, as the Indians were very hostile. Again, it was never safe to «et- forth on sueh a journey until the grass was of sufficient growth to afford mstenance for the stock. Everything being in readiness, extra wagons filled •with provisions, ete., the company de­ parted from Independence early on the morning of May 11, 1846, upon their long and weary journey. All went well until they arrived at a point a few miles above the mouth of the Big Blue river, the spot where Man­ hattan, Kan., now stands. The party continued its journey up the Platte river valley, passing Fort Laramie, and at last reached Fort Bridger without serious mishap. So far the trip had occupied Mfee entire summer, and the month of ^September was well advanced. At Fort Bridger the expedition tarried "fovr days to rest man and beast. It was ""hiBre that they met with an act of treach­ ery which undoubtedly led to their hor­ rible fate. A prominent guide of that period, GHG had discovered a more direct route to California, known as Il&stingc' cut off. It passed through Weber's canon to the south end of Bait - "Iiafoe, about where Salt Lake City now stands, and was 300 or 400 miles shorter Chan the old route. But it was fraught with so many difficulties and dangers &&t it was safer to travel by the north- %et.tern trail. It was the intention of , the Reed and Donner party to take the , old route; but one Yasquez, who was in command of the fort, and who was in some manner connected with the Hast­ ings cut off, urged Reed and his party to take the new route, telling them that it was much safer, and that they would reach their destination many weeks ear­ lier. Reed and his friends agreed upon j - the Hastings route, «md started once more upon their journey. ^ Reaching the present tite of Salt 'iiake City, the first great obstacle pre­ sented itself. There was no road at all, the country being one dense mass of for- .. «ot and underbrush. There was no other course but to literally cut and hew their way through to the outlet of Salt Lake, now termed the river Jordan. This stupendous task was the indirect «ause of several deatha in the party, and brought about much bad blood among fta members, the malcontents charging Reed with the entire blame of the pre­ vailing state of affairs, as he had been rather urgent in having the party take the Hastings route. The dissatisfied ones at last openly declared that Reed or they should leavo the company, or ^ bloodshed would follow. So it proved; """in an altercation with Reed soon after, •he ringleader of the grumblers, one Pittiv-'-' Breen, who come from L»wa, (struck him fiercely over the head with the butt end of a loaded ox gad, cutting him severely. He was about to repeat the blow when Reed's wife, who was a witness of the affair, sprang in be­ tween the two men, to prevent further trouble. In his madness Breen struck the -woman to the ground with the whip handle. This made Reed almost insane, and in a moment he had cut his oppo- . nent in two with a butcher knife which lie carried, then, drawing a brace of large revolvers, dared any of the dead man's frienus to interfere. By strenuous efforts bis friends prevented further butchery, and the affair lor the time was ended. This tragedy cast a gloom over the en­ tire party. • Two or three days' travel from the scene of the disturbance brought them to the springs where they were to pro- Tide water and grass for crossing what was known as Hastings desert, an alka­ line region destitutepi water or vegeta­ tion. The treacherous Vasquez had in­ formed them that it WUB less than fifty' miles wide, while it proved, in fact, more than eighty. It was understood that they must travel day and night, only stopping to feed and water the cattle. When about two-thirds of the way across the stock manifested signs of exhaustion, and the company directed Mr. Reed to go forward until he found water, and report. He did so, reaohing it in about twenty miles, and was on his way back to camp when he met his teamsters, about 11 o'clook at night, driving th. cattle, having left their wagons. Soon after leaving his teamsters one of their horses sank down in the road, and while they were endeavoring to raise it, the cattle-- nine yoke of oxen--Reented the water and made for it. They were never found; and there was Reed and his fam­ ily, with all their supplies, out on a desert hundreds of piiles from any hu­ man habitation, and the winter very nearly at hand. The other members of the expedition drove their teams much further5 and some succeeded in reaching water. Reed not receiving any informa­ tion, and their supply of water being nearly gone. Reed started with his family on loot, carrying the youngest child in his arms. In the course of the night the children became exhausted; but a cold hurricane commenced blow­ ing, and they were forced to move on, although the sufferings of the children were intense. Near daylight, to their great joy, one of Jacob Donner's wagons was reached, which proved to oontain the latter's family. Donner kindly con­ veyed the unfortunate family to where the others were camped, where they re- maimed a week trying to find Reed's cat­ tle; but the search was fruitless. He then divided his provisions, borrowed a yoke of oxen, and, leaving his seven wagons in tne desert, moved on with the others. Some days iurth r on it was found that the provisions were running short. Reed proposed that, if two men would go forward to Capt. Sutter's in Califor­ nia, he would write him (Sutter) a letter, asking for provisions and animals to assist the party to its destination. None was eager to undertake a journey fraught with so many dangers, but finally two men consented to go. These two were Wm. McCatcheon, who had joined the train from Missouri, and a Mr. Stanton, of Chicago, a man of the most daring bravery and whose nobleness of character cost him his life. Their progress was slow, and week after week elapsed with­ out any tidings from them. Affairs were now becoming very desperate in the camp; the food was well-nigh exhausted. The expedition was camped in the mountains, and it was impossible to proceed further at that season of the year on account of the heavy snows. Here the party would have to remain until spring. It was finally agreed that Reed should go forward to ascertain what had become of Stanton and Me- Cutcheon, and hurry up supplies. So, leaving his wife and five children in care of friends, he started out on horseback. The Donner brothers were camped a mile or two in advanoe of the main body, and with them was a man by the name of Walter Herron, wh«, when Reed reached them, volunteered to go with him, which Redd agreed to. Having but one horse they rode in turns. In the course of a week their provisions gave out, and they traveled for days without food, except wild geese and other game, which they were obliged to devour raw. When crossing the Sierra Nevada mountains, Herron became so desperate as to pro­ pose the killing of the horse. Reed, knowing that they would never be able to cross the mountains alive without the aid of this animal, vowed he would put an end to his own life rather than perish of hunger and cold among the moun­ tains. That afternoon Herron bccame delirious for want of food, and his case looked hopeless, when, to feed's great joy, he found a handful of beans in the hollow of a log, and, although almost starved hisaseli, gave tbem to his com­ panion. Ihe following day they came upon some abandoned wagons, which {hey ransacked, but failed to find any food. Takiu^ the tar-bucket from one of the wagons, and scraping the tar from the bottom, Mr. Reed found a streak of rancid tailow, which he made known to Herron, who at once swallowed a large piece without giving it a smell. He swallowed a second piece and wanted more, which Reed refused to give him, having himself eaten some which made him deathly sick. Soon afterward they descended into Bear River valley, where they found a party of emigrants, who relieved their sufleringa They here found Stanton and the two Indians sent by Capt. Sutter to aid in carrying the provisions which he had kindly let Stan­ ton have. Reed was so terribly ema­ ciated that the others did not recognize him until they had conversed together spring, and live on lean meat without breah or salt. It anowed during the space of eight days after our arrival, with little intermission, thong!: now dear and pleasant, frcssjag at night; the anow nearly ail gone from the val- lejrs. Nov. 29--Still snowing; now about three feet deep : wind west; killed my last oxen to­ day ; wood hard to get. Nov. 30--Snowing fast, and seems likely to oontinuo for oayn; no living thing, without mnmi. nan get ahont. Deo. i--Btiil snowing; snow about tlx a half feet deop; very diffloolt to get wood, aqd we are completely houaed up; our cattle ate all killed but two or three, and thefle, with the hnrsf« and mnloa. all lost in thsgnQv. nS hgnn. of finding them alive. ' " Dec. 9-- Commenced snowing about 11 o'clock; took in Bpiizer yesterday, who is so weak that ho cannot, rise without help, caused by starvation; some have a scant supply of beef; Btanton trying to get some for himself and Indians; not likely to get much. Deo. 14--SnowH fHster thss any previous day; Stanton and Graves, with others, making preparation to cross the mountains on snow show ; snow eight feet on a level, Dec. 17--Pleasant; Wm. Murphy returned from the mountain party laet night; Bayless Williams died night before last. Dec.'21--Milton arrived from Donner's last night; sad news. Jacob Donner, Samuel Shoe­ maker, RLunelisrdt, aud Smith are dead; the most of them in a low condition ; snowed all night, with a Btrong southwest wind. Deo. 25--Began to allow yesterday snowed all night, and snows yet; extremely hard to find wood ; offered our prayers to "God this (Christmas) morning ; tho prospect is appal­ ling, but we trnst in Him. Jan. 1, 1847-- We pray the God of Meroy to deliver UH from our present calamity, if it be His holy will. Commenced snowing last night; provisions scant; dug up a hide from under tho enow yesterday, but have not commenced on it yet. Jan. 4--Pine morning ; looks like spring; Mrs. Ileed, Milton Elliott, and Eliza Williams staited a short time ago with the hope of cross­ ing the mountains ; left the children here ; It was hard for Mrs. Beed to part with them. Jan. 6--Eliza Williams came back from the mountains yesterday evening, not able to pro­ ceed ; the others kept ahead. Jan. 8--Very cold this morning; Mrs. Beed came back, not being able to find their way over the mountains; they have nothing but hirfett to live on. Jan. 13.--Snowing fast; snow higher than the shanty; it must be 13 feet deep; oannot get wood this morning; it is a dreadful sight for us to look upon. Jan. 15--Clear day again ; Mrs. Murphy blind, and Luthron not able to get wood ; tins but one ax between him and Kieobnrg ; it looks like another storm ; expect to hear from Butter's soon. Jan. 17--Lathron became crazy last night; provisions scarce ; bides our main subsistence; may the Almighty send us help. Jan. 21--Fine morning ; the women do not like hides, but must either eat them or die. Jan. 28--Commenced snowing yesterday, and still continues ; one of Stanton's Indians died three days ago ; food growing scarcer ; don't have fire enough to cook onr nides. Feb. 5--Snowed hard until 12 o'clock last night ; many uneasy for fear we shall all per­ ish with hunger ; wo have but little meat left, and three hides ; Mrs. Beed has but one hide, and that is on the Graves house ; Milton livts thcra. and will likely keep that; two children died last night. Fob. 8--Fine, clear morning; Spitzer died la^t night; we will bury him in the snow ; Mm. E'My died on the night of the 7th. Feb. 9.--Mr. Pike's child died last night; Milton is at Murphy's, not able to get out ®f bed; MJ-S. Eddy and child were buried to-day ; wind southeast. Feb. 10 -- Beautiful morning ; thawing in the sun ; Milton Elliot died last night at Murphy's nhantv ; Mrs. Reed went there to see after his effects; John Denton trying to borrow meat for the Gravesee, but failed ; they have noth­ ing but hides ; all are entirely out of meat, but we st ill have a little ; our hides are nearly gone ; God's help, spring will soon smile upon us. Feb. 15--Morning cloudy until 9 o'clock, then oleared off warm. Mrs. Murphy refused to give Mrs. Beed any hides: put Sutter's pack hides on her shanty, and would not let her have them. Feb. 19--Ftov.e hard last night. Seven men arrived yesterday from California with provis­ ions, but left the greater part on the way. 8">me of the men have gone to Donner's camp, and will start beck on Mom-Jay. Feb. 22--The Californians started this morn­ ing, accompanied by some of our party, who were in a very weak oonditioa. Mrs. Kiesburg started with them, and left kiesburg here un­ able to go. Buried Pike's child this morning in the snow; it died two days ago. Feb. 23--Froje hard last night. To-day pleasant and thawy, and has the appearance of spiring, all but the deep snow. Shot a dog to­ day and dressed* his flesh. Feb. 25--To-day Mrs. Marphy says the wolves are about to dig up the dead bodies aroand her shanty, aud the nights are too cold to watch them, but we cau hear them howl. Feb. 26--Hungry times in aamp ; plenty of hid«s, but the folks won't eat them ; onr little party eat them with tolerably good appetite, thanks be to the Almighty God. Mrs. Mur­ phy said here yesterday that ebe thought she would commence on Milton and eat nim. I don't think she has done so yet. It is dis­ tressing. The Stonners told* the California folkn four days Kgo that they vonid commence Ou ihe dead people if ihey did uot find their cattle, then ten as twelve feet under snow, and di<si not know i&e spot or anywhere near it -r they have done it ero this. 3Vb. 28--One Solitary Indian passed by to­ day ; had & hoa^y pack on hi& back ; gave me five or six roots, resembling onions in shape ; tasted like sweeti potato, but full of tough little films. Feb. 29--Ten men arrived this morning from Boar valley wit& provisions > we all leave in two or three days, and cache onr goods here ; they say the snjw will remain- until June Thus ends- the journal Capt. Me- Kinstry, who. forwarded it to Spring­ field, as before stated, furnished the conclusion of the affair in his brief let- tor : The above-mentioned men* started for tie valley with seventeen of the-snfferen. They traveled fifteen, miles and a severe snow- ntorui came on. They left fourteen! of the emigrants, including the writer of the above Journal and >is fnoiily. Hieut. Wosidwoitth was immcJ late­ ly sent to the assistance of *;ho others, but be­ fore he reached them tbey had eaten three of their number, who had iiied from huiger and fatiguov Woodworth brought in the remainder. The rest of the unfortunate party VANDEKBILFS MILLIONS. for some minutes. The next morning, Oct. 23,1846, both ii ^ „ parties continued their journeys. Mr. reLchod 8ut** 8 F?rt ADril, 1847. Reed went on to Capt. Sutter's, told his story of the terrible condition ef the ex­ pedition, and Sutter, ever ready to ex­ tend a helping hand to the suffering, supplied him with an abundance of pro­ visions and thirty horses and mules to convey the same to the emigrants. Reed here found McCutcheon, who had been prevented from joining Stanton on ac­ count of sickness. With the aid of two Indians, Reed and MoCutcheon started to return to their friends. Weeks and weeks were spent in the attempt to re- cross the mountains, but every plan proved fruitless. The snow was so deep that men and horses sunk out of sight in it at stake, the failure waa terrible Of tho suffering of tto*e who had been caught in the mounta.ns no better description can be had than that fur­ nished in a diary, the writer of which is unknown. It came into possession of Capt George MoKinstry, who was stationed at Fort Sacramento in 1847. TBOCKIUS'S LAKK, NOV. 20, 1846. Came to this place thu 31et of last mouth went into the pass ; the enow so deep we were unable to find the road, aud turned back to the shanty on Truokee lake. HtanUm came up one day after we arrived here. We again took our* teams and wagons, and made another unsuc­ cessful attempt to cross the mountains, Mt snow fell all the time. We now have killed moet of oar oattle, hating to remain hare until next Ihe Will of the Late Railway Mg|m» The Kldeit Son Oeta the Lton'i Share-- froip««Hve Legal Squabble Over the Great Kwimte. The will of the late Commodore Van- derbilt has been published. It will oc­ casion a verv gwrmral feeling of Rnrpri«« that, notwithstanding bis fortune amounted to over sixty millions of dol­ lars, his wife receives by the will, as originally drawn, 8500,000, together with the family mansion and all its appoint­ ments, to which he adds in a oodicil 2,000 shares of railway stock, equiva­ lent to $200,000 more. This peculiar disposition of his property, however, is in accordance with a marriage settlement made in duo form before marriage with his second wife, by which she agreed not to claim her lawful interest, the com­ pact being made in view of his extreme age at the time of the marriage, the Commodore being then over 70, and of the additional fact that she had nothing to do with the accumulat:on of his fort­ une. To five of his living daughters he bequeaths 82,500,000 ; to the sixth, the interest upon 8400 000 in United States 10-40s, the principal to go to her heirs ; to the seventh, the inter­ est on $300,000 of the same class of bonds ; and to the eighth, the inter-" est upon 8500,000--the total sum to the daughters or their heirs, two or three of them being dead, being 83,700,000. To his son, Cornelius J., who borrowed so lavishly of Horace Greeley and never repaid" it, and who has been considered the black sheep of the family, he leaves only the interest on $200,000 of 10-40 bonds, which is amply sufficient under the circumstances. Then follows a long list of *• smaller bequests, which are pretty liberal, especially in tho case of grandsons by favorita ohildren. This brinsrs us to his favorite son, William H. Vanderbilt, who has had the respon­ sible charga of his business for many years. In the will, as originally writ­ ten, he left to him about 850,000,000, but, in a very inconsiderate and heart- lees manner, he appends a oodicil which takes away $11,500,000 of this amount and bestows it upon William H.'s four children. Such unfatherly con­ duct as this in reducing his favorite son to about $40,000,000, especially when that son has but 810,000,000 in his own fortune, and leaving him to strnggle along with the vicissitudes of Ihis rough and inhospitable world, especially in these trying times, is a sad comment upon the want of charity which has al­ ways characterized the Commodore. From the New York papers we learn that already there is talk of a contest over the will. One of the legatees is re­ ported to have said that relatives outside of William H. Vanderbilt's family would never let it stand a& it is in peace, unless William H. should avoid all cause of dispute by giving his less fortunate co- claimants a liberal share in the immense wealth left by the Commodore, of which, under the will, he controls the great bulk. The fight would be made by or for the Commodore's daughters and his son Cornelius Jeremiah, whose legacies were mere pittances compared with the immense sums bequeathed to William H. Vanderbilt and his sons. The dis­ crepancy between the two or three score of millions left to William EL. and the comparative trifle of a few thousands given in trust to his brother, Cornelius Jeremiah^would, a legatee said, proba­ bly be the first objective point in the at­ tack on the will, and the point made would likely be that Cornelius Jeremiah was epileptic, and unable to care for him­ self, and that, consequently, more ade­ quate provision should have been made for his support; and, even if the attempt to break the will failed, probably it would be kept in the courts lor years, polled to and fro by lawyers, and an in­ junction might be served on William H. Vanderbilt to prevent him from acting as President of the New York Central Railroad. At all events, the will would not be received submissively by some of the relatives unless the prineipd legatees smoothed it over by making a more eqjuitable division. The ground of ob­ jection to the will has not yet been ex­ plained, bat .undue influence is hinted at.. , It is understood that the widow is entirely contented, or at least, for seasons 'satisfactory to hor, will not at­ tempt to enforce her oommoo-law right of dower, which it is claimed by some Ltwyoii! uhe could do, in spite of the ante-nuptial agreement not to- do so al­ leged in the will. The emigtnuits thus caught in the morntains died, one by one, until about forty o3 )heir number wej» literally starved to death, among them being the two D«nner brothers ana their wive*, together with seven of their children. The camp where the Donners died its marked: by a nmaU body of water actong the mountain^ now known e« Lake Dannar, in the western pert of the State of Nevada. Demand for American War Material. The arms and ammunition 'industries in Birmingham, England, are reported dull--a circumstance explained by America's activity in this direction Moreover, American machinery has been largely adopted on the continent; noka- ; "Ij in Ruesia, where it is asserted that J ' ' wh'!_ . S° ™HDy 8 ! S.UW.OOO rifles have been prodn. ed by u<" machinery bonght from the Colt Kifle Company five years ago by Gen. Gctloff, military attache at Washington, nryl an American arms company is reported to have sold 100,000 pistole to Russia.in the past year. Gen. Gorloff at the same time perfected in America what is known now as the Russian cartridge. Ameri­ can firms have also been doing a very large anna trade with Turkey and Egypt, but there is stated to have lately been a lull in these transactions on account of a stoppage of remittances from Tur­ key ; not because she hasn't paid, but because the makers bave overdrawn theix aocounte with the Turk*. SPANK, SPANK, SPANK. Texan Frontier Life. Sis men start to go from Fort Griffin to San Antonio. Two of them own the wagon. The other four are passengers. A day's journey loom Fort Concho tho party encamp. Two of tho- passengers persuade the owners of the team to go out; hunting with them, oad they go, leaving the othezr two men in charge of the camp. The two paoeengers who west hunting oome back without the owners of the wagon, and tell the camp- walschers that tbey have killed the own­ ers. in order to iave the wagon to them­ selves. The two innocent men take thxir choice of being killed on the spot or keeping qpuet and sharing the pro­ ceeds. They acquiesce- in the latter al­ ternative, and the fonar drive cm. to Concho. Heie one of tie innocen i men interviews the Sheriff, and the twc. mur­ derers, snuttkig dangeffin the air, I*astily gear up arxl rapidly drive off. The j Sheriff summons a poeae and follows in ' pursuit. The Sheriflfs force overtakes the wagon at Kickapoo Sprirgs, and captures o»e of the two murderers be­ fore he can use bis arms. The other runs to a Ihicket of hackberry bushes, where he lies down flat on tbe ground and opens fire upoza the Sheriff aud 1uh posse. The Sheriff and his men fire upon tie hackberry grovo from tbe open parairie, and tight th# ruffian in this w*.y .from 1ft in the motninK until 3 in the afternoon. One of the Sheriff's party is shot, and he wildly turns upon the prisoner, shoots and kills him in his tracks, and then -lies down and dies The man in the hackberry grove finally ceases firing, and then the Sheriff and several wounded men move upon the thicket. They find the murderer pieroed by several balls, and dead. IF yon are to marry a delicate, pale mi sickly lady, make her take Dr. J. H Mo- Lem'a Strengthening Cordial and Btood Puri­ fier ; it vi'alizes «nd parities the blood, strength­ en* and invigcra'ea, eauses the rich blood to tbe ettefek again. Dr. 3. H. McLean, 314 Cheat- not street, St. baufcs Mo. . Spank, spank, npanb, - From morniag till night, from early dayU^|% With the tears In her eyea, Anrt with numi>rrai« uighs, • A mother was wielding a weapon of might-- . A aUpper, all woven with cardinal red, • whtoh the flourished triumphantly over her head, Then brought it in vfngenmio upon the ban flank Of the child on hor knee. Spank, spanh, spank. hurt»,M bciiOweu ud. « *' Glad on It," qnoth ehe. Spank, spank, spank. _ Spank, wpank, spank. There's a maiden who now is preparing to wed. <?o yon gv.ppcsc That the fair creature knows-- That the thought has once ever entered her head-- ?.rc 'ot>^ ,8he'U be playing a mother's sad part, her li"' (rt>118 ^OUn® darling clasped close to And a slipper car ecrlng above his bare flank- That soon she will learn To spank,spank, spank; ,j And though bellow do he, She will right merriiee Spank, spank, snank ? --St. Louts Journal. Pith and Point* t THE question agitating fashionable circles is: " Do those gentlemen in ulsters wear trousers ?" ,v WHY is a man who expects a and is refused like a shipwrecked fisherman ? Because he has lost hia wmank. A THIEF who stole half a dozen sheets from a clothes-line in Saco pinned a pa­ per on the line and wrote upon it, " I believe I have got them all I" THE Russians have over 3,000 torpe­ does in the Black sea, and it is now as dangerous a plaoe as the committee-room of a woman's right's convention. AND now they say that Russia is afraid to go to war. Young ladies who danced with the Grand Doke when he was in tbw country don't believe a word of it How DEAB to MY heart are the scenes of my ohild- hood When foud recollections recall them to view-- The shingle that mother had carved out of hard wood, To wallop my trousers, until it was blue. The old oaken shingle, the iron-bonnd shingle, The moss-covered shingle that hung on the wall. A CHOUTEAU AVENUE young lady says fhat her heart's idol, who has done all but ask the all-important question, re­ minds her of " Old Probabilities He hints and hinte, but doesu't commit himself. " How CAN a woman make hame more attractive to her husband ?" There is no general answer, but in some cases the thing can be done by inviting the Widow Smith around to spend the even­ ing. THE Chicago Debating S aciety is con­ sidering whether it was the belle of Michigan or the one of Wabash avenue there who exhibited the least distress after winning a wager by eating thirty turkeys in thirty days. "A DONATION party," said the deacon thoughtfu.ly, "is the lactometer whereby we test the quality of the milk of human kindness. It's a awful thin fluid some­ times, tew," he added, as he noticed the plate of cold biscuits whicl* was all one family had sent around to the minister. MB. LONGFELLOW once received a let­ ter requesting him to comppse an acros­ tic, the first letters of which should spell " My sweet girl." The applicant added, " Write as if it were some beau­ tiful girl with whom you were in love-- just as if it were for yourself." At the foot of the letter were these words: "Send bill." A PATBBS&N Christian refused.an op portunky while out sleigh-riding to put his arm around another mairs wife, " for fear that the Lord would paralyze the offending member." In Brooklyn such cases of paralysis never occur, and some suppose it is because there are so many provocations that the Lord doesn't know where to begin. THE BmUalo Express takes the liberty of indulging in a profound thought now and then. It comments thus: About this time farmers are sitting in the even­ ings by their comforting firesides, with a pitcher of cider, plate of apples and pan of nuts before them. In the interim, between their eating and drinking they look solemnly upward and exclaim: " What awful hard times!" SAX& the Norwich Bulletin: "Leap year is over. No more invitations out to balls and parties. No more having to say, ' I will always love you like a sister, but I cannot be more to you.' No more having slippers and pen-wipers sent to you. 1caore girls feeling like going out-West. No more men going out into the wooda to hide. Everything calm aud peaceful for another four years." "TMB. honeysuckle stands No. Ion the list of vines," says a horticultural friend. On the same principle we sup­ pose the-IV stands No. 4.--New York Commercial Advertiser. Catlin seems to XL in. such be-IX puns. --Norristown Herald** Oh, yes, 10.--Burlington paper. If you didn't what would be the use of your Haivk Eye?--Philadel­ phia ttmes. It requires a great deal of XLJI-d in a reader to stand all thai The Alabama Aademnlty. The Londom Times contains a kxag article upon the settlement of the Ala­ bama ®k.ims, with which upon the whole it professes to be satisfied. It will be remembered that the> arbitrators origin­ ally awarded the United States $15*500,- 000* as a settlement of these claims, and that the commissioners to mak*- the awards have distributed about $1090©{},- 00(?v leaving a Hiarplus of $5,5Q€/<>00, upon which there is no individual claim thai is allowable. At first it would ap­ pear that there is a discrepancy, and that Great Britain had paid $5^,500,000 more than is necessary to satisfy the claims. The Times, however, points o~3t to its leaders the very natural dis­ tinction that, while the arbitrators con­ sidered the responsibility of Great Britain with reference to all the cruisers which had committed depredation*, and the direct destruction of property occa­ sioned by them, the commissioners have had to decide how far individuals were aamaged, and to admit claims only so far as they could be substantiated. After the lapse of years, it has been difficult sometimes to trace the various persons interested in the ownership of vessels. Where the vessel was fully insured, the owners received tiieir compensation and the underwriters also received theirs, as they insured at war risks--in fact, in­ sured themselves for higli premiums against the very losses which occurred. Thus, although the commissioners may uot succeed in distributing the whole of the award, it was just for tke arbitrators to award the amount they did, since in a certain manner the whole people of thn FT wi States were losers,--Chicago Tribune, Gen. Crook's Carapalg** Gen. ̂ Crook, wlio hod just given up his Indian campaign again and returned to Fort Fetterman, says that it was too cold out there, and the Indians were too far off. On Christmas, the mearoozy froze in the bulb. The Indians are thought to be scattering. Crazy Horse is on the Littl« Missouri. The cam­ paign has kept the Indians on the move in dead winter, and Gen. Crook thinks the hostiles will not stand another cam­ paign. The friendly Indians, with a Small column of troops, will mat­ ters. Come Now and I>t 17s Reaion Ttogettie#. Why do people BO frequently my to Dr. Pieroe, " I suppose your Golden Dig. oovery cures everything?" Becanse it has been the practice of knavish charlatans to manufacture worth! ee&s nostrums and attempt to dupe th(B ignorant and credulous by reoom- mending them to cure every form of disease. To such an extent has this been practiced that it is no wonder that many have acquired Droja- dices against all advertised remedies. But Dr. Pierce does not advertise bis standard prepa­ rations as "curealls," does not clHim that they will perform miracles, but simply publishes the f«oi that they have b'-en develop© i a« specific# for certain forms of disease for W1JSO.1I herec no- mends them, after having Seated their effi­ cacy in many hundred cases with the moat gratifying success. Jt is a fact known to every well-informed physician that many single wne- diee pjgsees several different properties. Quinine, for instance, has a tonic quality, which suggests its us© in oases of debihty; an anti-periodic, by whfeh it is efficacious in 'ague; and, & febrifuge property, whioh renders it effi- oaoions in cases of fever. The result of fits administration will also vary with the quantity given and the oironmafcanoes under which it is employed. So, likewise, the Golden Medical Discovery possesses botn pectoral and altera­ tive, or blood-cleansing properties of the high­ est order. By reason of these two prominent properties it cures two classes of diseases. First, those of the respiratory organs,, ssthroat, .bronohial and lung affections, chronie soughs and asthma, and second, diseases ef the blood and glandular system, in which affections all skillful physicians employ alteratives, as in oases of blotohes, eruptions, ulcers. sweKng, tumors, abscesses and in lorper of the Krer er " biliousness." While its use is, by i« mvAfci- nation of properties, suggested in cases of pul­ monary consumption, yet you need not. tak$ it expecting it will cure you if your hinges are half consumed, nor because it is recommended as e blood medicine would its proprietor advise you to take it expecting it to cure eaiioer. it will not perform miracles, but it willaurecuaoj grave forma of disease. WK were pleased to see, not long sinoe, in one of our exchanges, some pretty severe remarks addressed to several persona who, during an interesting lecture by Bev. Jno. 8. C. Abbott, kept a continuous couching, whioh prevented many from hearing. Pooph> who cannot refrain from coughing nad better stay awny from such places, or else take a bot­ tle of Johnson's Anodyne Liniment witk thettt. THEBB can be no mistake about it, " Matobless " plug tobaooo takes the lend. (Ma fine-cut chewers say it saves better <»atisfaotion and is cheaper than line cut. You cannot be imposed upon, as each plug has thi words, " Matchless P. T. Co." on a wooden tag. Try it onoe and you will always chew it. Manu­ factured by the Pioneer Tobacco Company, New York. GOOD ADVICE.--If there is any of oar readers who doubt the wonderful curative effects of Durang's Rheumatic Bemedy, let them write to any prominent person in Wash­ ington city, where it is manufactured, and they will learn that it will do even more than is claimed for it. Bold by all retail,.iruggint*, and at wholesale in all large cities. Price, $1.09. THE importance of giving Sheridan'* Cmalry Condition Powders to hones that have- been out in the cold rain, stood in cold wind, or drank loo much cold water, cannot be over-esti­ mated ; no man should be without them wfa* owns a good horse. VEORTABLK Pulmonary Balsam,the great ftew England cure for coughs, colds and eonsump- tiou. Cutler. Bros.& Co.'s,Boston,only genuine^ SAN FORD'S RADICAL CURE For CATARRH IKSTANTLT relieves and permanently cures this* loathsome disease in all its varying stages. It pos- acmcB the soothing and healing propcrties of plants, herbs and barks in their essential form, froe from every fibrous contamination, and in this respect dlffera ft'om every other known remedy. In one short yean it has found Its way iVoin tho Atlantic to the Pactllo coast, and wherever known has become tho standard nemedy for the treatment of Catarrh. The proprietors hare been waited upon by gentlemen of national reputation who have been cured by this remedy, and who have, at considerable expense and personal trouble,eprcad the good news throughout the circles in which ttiuuy move. When you hear a wealthy gentleman of Intel­ ligence and refinement say " I owe niylifotoSanfbrtf'a Radical Cure," you may feel assured that It i« an art!- Clc of great value, and worthy to bo classed mnong the standard medical specifics of the day. " Tho.benefit I derive from Its dally use Is to- me »>,•• valuable." HENRY WELLS, OF WKLLS, FAJMO.& Co. " Tt hns cured me after twelve years of unlntermpti'i! Buffering." GEO. W. HOUGHTON", WAXWIA*. Each package contains l)r. Sunford's 'Improved In­ haling Tube, with full directions for use in. all Price $1.00 per package. For sale by all wholesale and retail aru£Kists tlirongliont tho Cnit' d Statex. WEEKS & I'OTTKR, General Agents and Wholesale Prutr«ri'>ts, Boston. COLLINS' VOLTAIC PLASTERS. AX Electro-Galvanic Battery, combined witlt the celebrated Medicated Porous Vliiticr, forming the grandest curative agent In the world -M medicine, and utterly surpassing all other Planters heretofore In use. They accomplish more In one week than the old Planters la whole year. They do not palliate they CUBE. Instant relief attorded in Itheumntism, Nenralula, Paralysis, Cramps. Si. Vitus' l>;mee, S<-latlcJi, II»|» Complaints, Spinal Affections, Nervous 1'aiiMand Irri- tatimi*, Kpilepsy or Fits procwding from Shocks to the »rvous 8y«t«n, lhiMare* and Strains, Fractures, Braises, Contu­ sions. AY oak Muscles and clolnte. Nervous and Feeble Muscular Action, Great Sore­ ness and I'ntn in any Part of the Body, Weitk and Painful Kidneys, Great Tender^ nexs of the Kidneys, and Weak and Lame Back, eauHed by Chronie Inflammation of the Kidueys. So confident are the proprietors In the grewt value oflliisi Piaster over idl other Plasters thut tlicy do not hesitate to WAKR.VKT It to possess greater, f;.r greater, curative properties thnn all others oomblactt, while the price of each, viz.. 95 cent*, t» within the roach of every sufTererin the luud* Insist, ratrtfore, upon havlriif what you call for. 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