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i TM mmmim IMM H. C. ASHBAUGH, Editor and Proprietor. NEWTON, HARVEY COUNTY, KANSAS, THURSDAY; JUNE 19, 1873. VOL.

I JsT0. 44. icellaneous; Selections. Mexican batteries, for It seems as If my remedy refuse to pay court to silk, frills. begged the Captain for the honor of his neard than from his lips.

In short, no one could come in contact with him without Immediately experiencing the contagious effects of lils own manly and eal-lant bearing. But alas I for poor Capt Jones, his courage did not long remain at the sticking-point, after we arrived within sight of the enemy. Our good General was so favorably impressed with his soldierlike sppear-ance during the march, and the perfect discipline of his men, that he selected him with a portion of his company, to form a reconnoitering party, which rafter proceeding through the fields in the direction of the enemy's outposts, was to examine the position of certain covered batteries, and to draw their fire, that we might, know how to direct our own. But, unfortunately, just as the party had entered a narrow gully In front of the works, he was suddenly attacked with a viol- nt spasm of the stomach, which rendered it imiossible for him to proceed another sten. This disease he declared he had had several twinges of before, and attributed it to the peculiar character of the water of the country, together with the fatigue of his previous march.

After directing his lieutenant to conduct the reconnolsance, as ordered by the General, Captain Jones threw himself upon the ground, under cover of the banks, and patiently awaited the return of his men. When they had accomDlished their ob Ttebnle. When the starry heavens are viewed through a telescope of moderate power, a great number of stellar clusters and faint nebulous forms are revealed against the dark background of the sky which might be taken at first sight for parsing clouds, but which, by their unchanging forms and persistent appearance, are proved to belong to the heavenly bodies, thou possessing a character widely differing from the polnt-like images of ordinary stars. Sir William Herschel was able, with his gigantic forty-foot telescope, to resolve many of these nebulae into clusters found tkem to consist of vast Individual suns, in which thoti- JSir fixed stars may be clearly i ansl counted, but which are so far removed from us that we are unable to perceive their distance one from the other, though that may really amount to many millions of miles, and their light, with a low magnifying power, seems to come from a large, faintly-luminous mass. But all nebula were not resolvable with this telescope, and, in proportion as such nebulae were resolved into clusters of stars, new nebulae appeared which resisted a power of 6,000, and suggested to this astute investigator the theory that, besides the many thousand apparent nebula; which reveal themselves to us as a com-rjlete and separate system of worlds, there A French Criminal Case.

At the Criminal Court cf Charente, in the province of Angouleme, in France, a singular esse of attempted murder has lately been tried. Jeanne Gaoon was the daughter of rich parents in the village of La Michelle. A young work-man, named Sardain, rather smart, but with no money, had been employed by Jeanne's father to work for him for more than a year. He became enamored of the young girl then, and afterward wished to marry her. Influenced also by the fortune she would inherit.

Jeanne refused him repeatedly, but sometimes, wearied by his assiduity, would return evasive answers to his pleading. On the 11th of last August, while visiting her sister's houses she excited the displeasure of Sardain by dancing with some other young men, of one of whom he was particularly Jealoui. A discussion arose, and two days afterward Jeanne Informed him decisively that she was not willing to marry him. He answered angrily, "You don't wish to? We will see about that." A witness was present at this Interview, and Jeanne Informed her sister what she had told him. It Is supposed from this time he cherished his plot to kill her.

Some two weeks afterward he sought to speak to her at a fair, but she avoided him. On the following day he bought a pistol at La Rochefoucauld. About a month later, on the 27th of September, he succeeded in speakinjr to her, but received the same reply as before to his earnest entreaties. She wished to get rid of him, and said she saw her brother coming. He hurried away, saying In a threatening voice, "I will find you again." On Sunday, the 29th, as Jeanne was returning with her maid from mass, and walking toward her home, the two women met Sardain, who was evidently waiting for them.

He joined them and continued talking to Jeanne. When near the village he induced them to pass through a i RHYME OF THE RAIN. BY B09SITKB JOHW803C. Viblotrh upon a beauty. "f-mrt c'00'1 across the sky; unrelenting daty, riil tw rain-drous from on high; I.

dftli upon holiday, tf lfixh-rid' upon wheels, idtine on a Jolly day, itt medicine -t niala, ra form ji eposterous, tfevrry plan tie bane i t- salltn. and now boisterous, mean, or roisterous, moist and moisture-oas, on the train, lad never on the wane, wm'? sudden consternation, ytoen uiKn the house-top, and the cattle In tie plain. it pours, po'ira, poors, is never-endi a eheett j- it drive bet eath the doors! gLiV It oass ue passer imi i it rattles on the shatter! Hc it rumples up the lawn 'twill fifc'h, and moan, and matter, 'rm riirkneM until dawn! tit nft human li a harden. I KUin Jl unuajr "lie, Ptit nft bondafte se-ra a guerdon i.cW fields Egypt, by the clever rlTer Nile. bow pleasant the rain, t.

a it delicate refrain, the ultt iness of summer day or 'txht! i Sit ciroopingfxass a-springing, Li the rolun's throat a-rlnging, meadow-land wi verdure, and the hill with listening light! April, tickle-hearted, rh ill has uulte departed, jt troetd, and the snows, ana the howling winds have brought, all the Bigs of gladness a somtx-r tir ge ot sadness, irs and deeis that come no more, and dreams that fell to oaugbtl vn, in half-un welcome Ulsure, a -rt of solemn pleasure ul beside the ngle, lie beneatn Uie shingle, tien to the rat er of the rain, rain, rain, drip, drip, the' patter, atter, patter, roof, and the shutter, and the pane, pane, hi whether nigl or daytime. play-lime, 11 whether pot or patter, it early rain or latter over human purpose, and plays with hu man ieara -j mighty armies shouting, -5 la little Cupid pouting, us trusting into doubting, in triumph in so tears. ndly I remember treacheroas September, if tuiurna eq unocuu came a weea or so too MK)n. Sl started, with a cousin. the church, among a dozen and matrons who were airing fie "fall styles," and gayly wearing try newest, iwrneti uiings in uonneis neath the moon, 1 miilway of le Journey, if nignts in tourney, lances of the ram drove furious at our breast; tiie "fall styles" fell and wilted, so prondly kilted, ywMen trans ormation worse than worst berame the jest.

lurti I now am sere and yellow. rit then a valiant fellow, Kremed it more a Joy to serve the ladies than to live. Uf, 1111 II. HI S.tlVt li tile thrinkinsrs and the squealing, ay "water-proof" umbrella proved a iieve, sieve, sieve! ay shiny new umbrella proved a sieve! ai a sorry lot cf mortals within the sacred portals. mrroaid millinery looking saa, saa, thicjr dry it the sermon, I'tii iiisounfe! on dews of Ilermon streams which, satth the scripture, do make glad, glad! 3 preacher the waters motlH-rs, wives, and daughters, lrpping, draggled one of whom was mad, mini, mad! mv bright and handsome cousin.

iciest among the doien. s.n?ij..z.a dozen you might meet along I the war, ia a hopeful, sprightly lassie, 1 lear, a lit le pate, 2t nua of her cuances from that rainy Sabbath-dav. ht hex last round dollar bonnet, gloves, and collar, aouiii have proved effective on the smart Toune Duloiteer: be rtvle home In the carriage -r rival, and their marriage '-Tinitjil (my cousin's word) In less than half a year. 'adly I remember 'nmson-hue-t September, strayed along the hedges and within the rurgeous wold; vrry autumn party sn' and mtidens hearty, i in thf fniir of nrrlet and of srold: Ufre we thought of turning, "wssigrnoi warninff, uix.n the 1 alien leaves the footsteps of mf rain. Tit- I -'X wuh hasU intentional, my goo! old broad-brim on the head cf nnie Blaine.

ntrmtorizf umbrella ih'C'M water on a fellow courting, in a lazy sort of way. Miss Annie Blair it made me quite a gallant, I fl rnnnv man Atf tsl Blaine. rlrvsmv sit nmA Vista fr-off boj lsh days, i the lurln butterfly across the grassy Plain; 1 seer threw mv hat prize so fa lr as tnat oeit-red, caught, and gave me, tha tOTPlr Annii It lain. gl' blessed that gentle rain pJan i yrt agiin. i it set blooming In my life, life, 1 I snd the gold I W'mthf littl f.lri Sad aa autumn shelter with my wife, tfe, Apple tont' CAPT.

JONES. IVCOil'5C' ail my mllitarj men, to have met with noiainx a commission in 'Jble service of arms, In wtjom 1 aii me a a. ill cuiu atFLu- C' of th.j true soldier with the I vi me meanest poltroon, r.nviable character waa possessed rridmi real name, for ob- wons, I will Dot frive, but wiU is Captain Jonas, of the 'isr iniantry. tcame tcgualnted with this offl- tZTOi in Mexico, where his reg- mpaiuonaDi8 ieuow a wag the very soul of wit anu Wl! consequently a 'teT igiment for. as his pe-igimeathad never bad an oo-QbtxL61 bravery had 1 for our hasty adTanoe was promulgated, 5, mor elated, apparently, than ones at the prospect of our soon thorns the yellow- kdns," expressed It.

He was ea rre amone his men. exhort- hasten thtlr readiness, and tliem upon the glorious hih would soon be afford-T JTolsblcir themselTes, of heroism, acquiring sapanv an enviable position In hlch they belonged. nu rch no ofHoer was more oa S-nlrA nftha wmlri nf )1 1 In which we were ex- en ni m- 1 11- 7Z XQ. 1 ju1 ww sy uian wio iuvuu- ii papain nor were tne and chignons, and we shall go over to calico in Dittalions. Exchange.

Natural Selection la Politics. Wi are all afraid to change born conservatives; and we all ant something cnangea porn radicals; and we do change. All human life varies Incessantly; the new generation sees we in new aspects, and rejoices hx other colors. The variation comes in constantly; and it Is our safety. Our inborn conservar ism would kill us off If the variation did not help our Inborn radicalism in the else unequal struggle.

That which is, like the bird in the hand. Is worth two reforms in the bush, for a con test. In short, nations grow, progress, thrive, through the law of variation from inheritance. "One of the greatest pains to human nature is the pain of a new idea;" the consolation is, that only in pain does progress get birth, and that the things born are, on the whole, like the babies of any year, a little stronger and better than the things which die to give them room. Nor is this so because the moon is not made of green cheese, but because a beneficent law underlies human existence.

The exceptions are numerous; so too are the small graves at Rose Hill, and yet there are more men ion the earth, on the whole, happier than their ancestors, than there were fifty years ago. We must change; it is our cowardice or indolence that makes change a daneer. The law deals generously with virtue and strength. It is curious to mark how slowly we learn some of these simple lessons. A century ago, we respected, envied, the noble savage.

The contemptible creature was semi-divine to first rate poets and statesmen. They bewailed society, and longed for nakedness in the woods. The same men knew that one Roman soldier had outmatched fifty serai-barbarians In every struggle, and that noble savages fell Into the tolls of the meanest civilized men in the slave trade. Civilization Is strength and happiness. Miss Fragilla may not get all the new bonnets she wants; but that pain is easier borne than the "sound belashlng" ter ancestor got at her age, two centuries ago.

She may not be all we could wish, but no young man; of our blood would pass her by for a Choctaw princess. The function of liberty in politics deeply interests U3. Its power to promote healthful change is obvious. It is really liberty, with its discussion, its free thinking, and free speaking, that makes good folltlcs. Cjesarism is a thief, robbing ree times of their ideas and social results.

It can live just as long as the loot holds out; but, when the stock on hand Is exhausted, free men must be set to produ Inganew crop. Northwestern Revxevo. War In the Camp. There is war in the camp of the crenve de la ereme', of New York, war to the stump. Woman, lovely woman! has risen as one man, resolved to put down the filthy, nasty, disgusting practice of smoking at the concerts ol Herr Thomas and his orchestra in the Central Park, Gotham.

Burning words have lighted the columns- of the New York lierald. ashes of rage have been sprinkled upon its pages, feminine quills have been sharpened to such a degree that thej' stand out far their rights "like quills upon the fretful porcupine." The war still rages with unparalleled fury, and amid the smoke and fire of battle that human brute man still plants his back againt the wall and flourishes his cigar. It is a war of flowers against weeds, which we flatter ourselves is a very pretty way of putting it. But there is treason in the camp one well seasoned old lady, who will forgive us for speaking meerschaumaticaliy, dtclares that she would rather smell the pipe smoke of her old toah than all the perfumes of AralA. Another delightful and obedient Catherine would we had a glove from off that hand, for she must be a gentle as a dove and sweeter than the attar of roses indites a gilt-edged, delicately-tinted and monogram'd note to the editor of the Herald, stating that she would not have her Alphonse give up his dear, delightful cigar for worlds.

(P.S. In fiC, she does not object to taking a mild cigarette herself.) What visions of bliss arise In contemplating the home of Alphonse the connubial cigar, the family pipe two stems that smoke as one. And while the conflict rages so fiercely, we calmly look on and wonder if it will not all end in smoke. Interocean. Vegetable Irory.

The kernel of the corrozzo-nut so closely resembles ivory as to merit the title of vegetable ivory. The plant PhyteUphas macrocarpa) which produces this nut belongs to the palm tribe. It grows in South America, and possesses extraordinary beauty. The stem Is short, and lies along the ground, but from Its crown Issues a sheaf of light green, pinnated leaves, like ostrich plumes, which often attain a hight of thirty or forty feet. The fruit of the plant is as large as a man's head, and contains a number of nuts of rough, triangular shape, each being almost as large as a hen's egg.

When fully ripe, the kernel of the nut is very hard and white, and hence the name pbytele- fhas vegetable ivory.) This Is now large-y used as a substitute for elephant Ivory, in the manufacture of buttons and various ornaments, and might easily pass for the animal product. Indeed, the best Judges are often deceived by the close resemblance between the two. Advantage is taken of this circumstance in Germany by dealers In bone-dust to adulterate theh wares with the waste of the factories where the vegetable ivorv Is manufactured. The best mode of" detecting the adulteration Is to burn the suspected article. If it contains any considerable amount of the vegetable substance, the application of heat will cause it to give out an odor much like that of roasting coffee; but, If it Is pure bone-dust, or nearly so, it will emit a nauseous and very disagreeable stench.

Exchange. Greasing Boggles and Wagons. Greasing buggies and wagons Is ef more importance tnan some imagine. Many a wheel Is ruined by oiling too plentifully. A well-made wheel will endure constant wear for ten to twenty ears If care Is taken to use the right ind and proper amount of oil but if this matter Is not attended to, the wheel will be used up in five or six years, or may be sooner.

Lard should never be used on a wagon, for it will penetrate the hub and work its way around the tendons of the spokes and spoil the wheel. Castor oil is a good material for use on Iron axles lust oil enough should be applied to a spindle to give It a light coating this is better than more, for the surplus put on will work out at the ends and be forced by the shoulders and nut into the hub around outside the boxes. To oil the axle-tree, first wipe the spindles clean with a cloth wet with turpentina. If It won't wipe without It. On a buggy or carriage, wipe and clean off the back and front ends of the hubs, and then apply a very small quantity of castor oil, or more especially prepared lubricator near the shoulders point.

Scimtilc tm. corps, which at that moment were heroic ally contending with five times their num berg, for the honor of his familyj not to be iouna oy me Drave uenerai tnus shirking his duty, and sbowinr the white-feathert "but before he had time to withdraw from the spot, the General had arrived, and. observing me alone upon the edge of the ravine, inquired wny a-was mere. I could not be guilty of prevaricating. nuu puinuxi me ravine ueiow, wnere still remained the skulklnsr officer.

"Who Is that person, Doctor?" he de manded, on seeing the Captain entirely atone. "Captain Jones, sir," I replied. "Is he wound esU? Here, my men." call ing to some streteher-bearers; "assist that gentleman from the ravine to the plateau here." Then turning to me: "Doctor, have the goodness to examine his Injuries; and as the General waa giving some order to one of his aids-de-camp, the men sprang v. ft aj nits LKjiuuiir me ravine anu, placing their arms under those of the Captain, dragged him to the upper world. I immediately proceeded to examine his person, really hoping, in pity to him, to nnd some Injury, but the result was as I expected.

"Well. Doctor. I hooe he Is not badlv hurt?" commiseratlngly Inquired the klnd- nearted ttenerai. I shook my head. "What I 13 it serious?" he asked as he sprang from his horse and approached the spot where the Captain was still 6tretched upon the ground.

"Alas! General," I said, "I am sorry to say it he is not injured at all, but i3 as sound and well as either you or I. And, wi'h shame, sir, I have to add, this is not the first time I have been called upon to examine him under like circumstances, and with a similar result." Is it possible that a craven heart beats In an American bosom to-day? Here, ser- freant," turning to a squadron of dragoons attendance, "take this officer under arrest. Not a word, sir not a word from you," as the impudent scamp attempted to explain. "I will not hear a word from ou," and the brave old Rough-and-leady stamped passionately on the eround. "Bear him to the rear," and then turning to his staff, "I would not have believed this, gentlemen, if I had not seen it with my own eyes.

At this moment, attracted by the s'ght of a general officer surrounded by his 6taff, the enemy had directed one of hl9 mortars upon the spot, and as the sergeant was about obeying the order, an eight inch shell burst directly over our heads and scattered a shower of death-dealing missiles Into our ranks. The sergeant was killed upon the spot, and one of the horses of Major Bliss, Taylor's Adjutant General, was woundedi Scarcely had the report of this shell died away whn it was followed by another that struck iust upon the verpe of the ravine. Simultaneous with the report a frightful shriek of mingled pain and terror burst upon our ears, and the lifeless and mangled form of Captain Jones fell directly between the feet of "Old Whitey," tne uenerars noble war steed. Is It possible exclaimed I the old chief. "Poor fellow he has escaped a terrible exposure: oue that would have deeply mortified his comrades, as well as his worthy family at home.

Let us hope. pentlemen, that at the Great Court above his sentence will be more lenient than wou have been the finding of a Court Martial." And forgetful of his anger a few; minutes before, and wlpinsr off an unbidden tear for the Captain's father wa3 one of the General's most intimate friends-j-he gave orders for the body to be conveyed to the rear, and waving his hand to me, moved off to another part of the field, where his immediate presence turned the tide of bat tle which had began to purge against us. S. Compton Smith, in Milwaukee Monthly for June. Coal Ib Open Fireplaces.

Franklin, Count ftumford, and Sylves ter, are the most prominent names of those who at an early period contributed improvements to the warming of our houses. The main principle orflreplace construction advocated by Count Hum- ford, eighty years ago, was, that; the heat radiated from the fire directly llnto the room should be developed to thei utmost. He brought the back of the fireplace as prominently forward as possible; be sloped the sides so as to reflect heat Into the room; he advocated the use of firebrick backs and sides Instead of he reduced the size of the chimney Opening, so as to prevent the chimney carrying off the large quantity of warmed air it used to remove in his time. Our manufacturers of fireplaces have continued in the same groove. They have, unddubtedly, In some cases, largely developed tlie use of radiant heat.

There are fireplaces. eminently successful as radiators! of heat, of a circular or concave form, with pol- i lshed Iron sides, the fire being' placed against a fire-brick back forming the apex of the concavity. So long as the concave surfaces are bright, the heatthriown out by them when a clear flame is burning is very great, but the gasses from the flame pass dir ctly off Into the chimney while they are still at a very high temperature. 1 he neat or tne name at that part will often be between 1,200 deg. and 1,300 deg.

and a very larjre proportion or thi heat, to the extent of at least nine tenths of that generated by the combustion of the fuel, Is carried directly up the chim ney. I One pound of coal is capable, If all the heat of combustion Is utilized, of ralsinir the temperature of a room, twenty feet square and tweve feet high, to; ten degrees above the temperature of the outer air. If the room were not ventilated at all, and the walls were composed of nonconducting materials, the consumption of fuel to maintain this temperature would be very small, but, in proportion as the air of the room was renewed, so would the consumption of fuel necessary to maintain that temperature If the volume of air contained in the room were changed every hour, one pound of coal additional would bo required per hour to heat the inflowing air, so that, to maintain the temperature at ten degrees above that of the outer air during twelfe hours, would require twelve pounds of coal. The principle of the ordinary open fireplace Is that the coal shall be placed In a grate, by which air is admitted from the bottom and sides to aid In the combustion of coal and an ordinary fireplace, for a room of twenty feet square and twelve feet high, will contain from about fifteen to pounds at a time, and, If the fire be kept up for twelve hours, probably the consumption will be about one hundred pounds, or the consumption may be assumed at about eight pounds of coal an hour. Exchange.

Thx Minnesota agriculturists announce a loss of three-fourths of their stock by last winter's frost. Misled by nis ear, a cor respondent remarks that it was eminently nrooer that the ape-krulturists should have assembled at Monka-to. PoETtsjnt wishes to nx a separate day for its election. If we might make a suggestion, we would remark that the bestday for a choice woujd be a caoooeoay. ureast oone was oroken, it that is to say, it must have been a scent shot." "But there is no mark of it," I answered.

"Oh, no; I suppose not, Doctor, for, now I think of it, I presume it was only the wind of It, that knocked me senseless. But, my dear Doctor, to save the feelings of my friends at home, you may enter my name on your morning report as only 8lif htlv wonnrlwl." "Indeed, Captain Jones, I never before met gucn an ar "Yes, yes. Doctor, I understand, know it's quite an extraordinary case very extraordinary but I believe there are many instances mentioned in your books are there not? You can make a note or tnis, If you choose, 'Captain wuo, ji ma uiaua iwegiiiint, in me storming of Monterey, knocked insensible by the wind of a nine pound shot; and, though rendered Kora du combat for the lime, not materially my good fellow, that will do. So now, go uw uoi Buuuier woru; oniy, pray let my name be entered on your roll of wound ed. And now, good-bye.

Some of my men will probably find me and bear me to my quarters. Call on me there, please, as you make your rounds in the mornine. Doctor." As I turned away, to return to the spot where my brother surgeons were occu pied in dressing the wounds of really brave men, I was so completely disgusted with the unnaturd meanness of Captain Jones' conduct that I determined, for the honor of tbecorps to which he belonged, and the service generally, not to mention it to any living soul; but the following day, In my list of casualties, reported him as very slightly disabled, but not specifying from what cause. I kept my own counsels; and though I could not help despising the downright cowardice of Captain Jones, his conduct on the present occasion remained unknown to his brother officers; and the next morning, as I passed his tent, around which were a number of his friends congratulating him upon his lucky escape, I was obliged to diseulse my feelings toward him, as I returned his very polite, but excessively Impudent salutation. That day the Captain, ascertaining that his regiment would not be required for any particularly dangerous duty, reported himself sufficiently recovered to take command of his company: and I observed hlna, when I chanced to be in his neighborhood, extremely attentive to all the minutiae of the service.

He had his men out for drill In the manual of arms, and in deploying, skirmishing, receiving a charge, and other field practice, while he occasionally enforced his Instructions with promises of the opportunity they would have, that day, or at least before the city should surrender, of enrolling their names among the heroes of the war. At length, by some Inexplicable means, which I could never divine, the conduct of Captain Jones at Monterey begaa to be whispered about, and hh brothers Inarm at first beiran to treat him with marked coolness. But his fund of wit and trood humor was so crreat, and hishavlne before been so general a favorite, and, besides, his really soldierly qualities being so numerous, that they readily, as by a tacit agreement, determined to throw tho veil of charity over the affair. In a few months it was nearly forgotten or at least ceased to be a subject or conversation. But we were no sooner in for It at the fiercely contested field of Buena Vista, and the round shot and copper crane of the enemy hailed furiously into the head of our advancing columns, and our brave fallows began to drop like.

grass beneatn the mower's sevthe. than I observed an of the Blank regiment spring sud denly forward, as if mortally wounded, into a narrow ravine, upon the bank of which it had just arrived. "There," thought "goes another noble fellow to his long home." But when I heard the word passed from mouth to moutn, along the line, "Its Captain Jones, poor fellow I reserved my sympathy for more deserving objects, well eatlsned in my own mind that ne, lor that time, was in safe quarters. But "shortly after nls comrades had safely crossed the ravine, and charged and captured the battery guns on the other side, -and driven the enemy from that point, I distinguished that officer emerging cautiously from the smoke that filled the gorge, and ioining his company, with cap in one hand and sword 'n the other, he cheered and huzzaed as vociferously as the bravest man there. No sooner, however, did his column re ceive an order to advance upon another position of the Mexicans, where the guns were belching forth grape, canister and shells, than I again caught a moment fiom my own immediate dutiea to look after Captain Jones, for I felt an unaccountable curiosity in regard to his motions.

But this time I could not see him at the head of his company. Presently, however, I again -perceived his peculiarly lithe and graceful figure gliding cautiously along the broken ground, and once more seek the shelter of the gorge. My I'-dignation was now so great that I would have rejoiced to have seen him fall, pierced with wounds; for then, at least, he would have had the credit of dying like a soldier, bfore his disgraceful conduct could have been discovered by his brave comrades. In fact, I was so incensed at this last act of sku'klng cowardice, so dishonorable to his gallant, regiment, that, watching an opportunity when I could be best spared from my post, I mounted my horse and spurred across the plateau In the direction of the hiding place of the craven-hearted captain, with the determination of shaming him, If possible. Into a sense of his outrageous pusillanimity.

I had no sooner reached the edge of the ravine, where I could take In a view of the ground below, than I espied him snugly ensconsed uader.the shelter of the rocky wall. The shots from the enemy's batteries and from the Infantry, against which the column of his regiment was moving, passed harmlessly over his secure retreat, though at every rush of the missiles he ducked his head and enve other signs of the terror jLhat filled his unmanly soul. 1 "Captain Jones," I exclaimed, "are you wounded, sir?" i A -a You here my srood friend? No, not exactly wounded that Is, not shotbut this confounded fall has nearly knocked the wind out of me. I believe I'vf broke a rib or two." "I suppose It was A vsind of another ball, sir," said I. now beginning to be fully aroused at the fellow downright cool effrontery.

"Now sir, come out of that forthwith, and Join your company, or, by heaven, I'll trumpet your poltroonery to the whole army." "What a mad-cap you are. dear Doctor. Don't you give yourself any uneasiness about me, but look out for yourself, my dear fellow. Do you see how thick the balls of those cursed yellow-skins are flying about you. I'll soon be all right again, and shall manage to crawl out to hsn mv bom are furhtinflr so nobly.

But tell me, my friend, how goes the battle? Whilfl I am ivimr here, from this unlucky trim hie. I resume the resriment la wi- nlnr1nrpu. a till moment I perceived the General and his staff moving directly towards the spot where I was standing; and I now are aho thousands of real nebule in the universe composed of primeval cosmical matter out of which future worlds were to be fashioned. Lord Rosse, by means of a telescope of flftv-two feet focus, of his own construc tion, was able to resolve into clusters of stars many of the nebulae not resolved by Iloroodol In, IhoMimni o-IIl rvpjilfMl to the eye, thus carried farther into space, new nebulne beyond the power even of this gigantic telescope to resolve. Popular Scicrice Monthly for June.

Action of Drought and Cold on Ferest- Trees. In an able paper on the manner In which the distribution of plants and animals may be Influenced by extraordinary changes In the character of the seasons, i i i i i iVtw puuiisnetl in UlU lmmcan i a i uraiui iui November last, Prof. N. S. Shaler attri butes the wide-spread destruction of ever green trees, which became so painfully apparent during the previous spring, to the action of drought and cold, ineyear preceding was.

In New England, one of the dryest on record, the ground, when winter set in, holding a comparatively small amount of moisture. This left the Toots of trees deficient In sap. Not being well protected by enow, the ground in winter was frozen to a great depth, and, as the frost left the roots in spring, they remained for some time in contact with relatively dry earth, thu3 causing a shock too great for their vitality to withstand. During the succeeding summer Professor Shaler also observed a remarkable scarcity of snakes and toads, which he is likewise inclined to ascribe to the great severity of the previous winter. Concerning the effect of such climatic accidents on the character of our forests, he says "Small as the destruction of forest-trees Is, It will doubtless add several per cent, to the deciduous trets of New England, and remove an equal amount of conifers.

The conifers seem to be relics of an old Ume, and not competent to wage a successful war with their younger and more elastic comperltors, the oaks, beeches, and other deciduous trees. Kvery gap that is made In our forests of cone-bearing species Is filled, not with their legitimate successors, but by forms from the other class of trees. Let U3 suppose that the shock of the last season had been great enough to kill off the whole of our pines, the result would have been a complete change In the character of our forests; oaks generally would take the vacant place. This would affect the character or the undergrowth very materially, for the leaser plants of a pine-wood are very different from those which flourish neath oaks. This would have had very great effect upon insect-life, and more or less directly influenced the number and character of toe birds and the mammals.

Even the climate would be in some small measure influenced, for a pine-forest retains the snow better than ono which loses its leaves In the winter, and thus tends to secure a more equable temperature In the region where it lies. Thus we see that an accidental drought might bring about a change In the assemblage of vital conditions on the surface of the land, as great as those which when recorded in 6trata, we accept as indicating distinct geological formations." Commercial Value of Insects. Commerce brings Into the market almost everything that has a being In the water, on the earth, and in the ah, from the whale that spouts and foams in the great deep, to the smallest Insect that exists in the land. "The importance of insects to commerce is scarcely treated of. Great Britain does not pay less than a million of dollars annually for the dried carcass of a tiny Insect, the cochineal.

tium shellac, another insect proauct jrom India, is of scarcely less pecuniary value. A million and a half of human beings derive their sole support from the culture and manufacture of silk, and the silk worm alone creates an annual circulating medium between one hundred and fifty and two hundred millions of dollars. Haifa mininn of dollars is annuallv spent In England alone for foreign honey imported into that country each year. Then there are the gall-nuts of for dyeing, and In the manufacture of Ink, while the can th arid es. or Spanisn ny, is an Important Insect to the medical prac titioner, in this way we see tne importance of certain classes of the Insect race, while In another view the rest clear the air of noxious vapors, and are severally designed by nature for useful purposes, though we, in our oununess, may nut understand them." Ex.

Elimination of Carbonic Add. The amount of carbonic add given out of the system through the skin in man has been variously estimated by physiologists but, as their methods of determination were all more or less defective, It is not surprising that their results should differ very considerably from one another. Thus Binhard'8 estimate makes the average daily elimination of carbonic add through the skin about 35 grains, while Gerlach makes it 120 grains; other authorities ranging all along between these two extremes. A special apparatus has been devised by Dr. Aubert, of Rostock, for more accurately ascertaining the amount of this excretion, lie seats a person within a box, which fits lightly around the neck, and through which a gentle current of air is passed.

Dr. Aubert, In this way, finds that in the course of 34 hours a maximum of 07 and a minimum of 364 grains of carbonic add are eliminated by the skin of the whole body, exclusive of the head. Variations of temperature will of course affect the amount of carbonic add thus excreted. In the experiment, the external temperature was about 86 Ffthx. jects, and returned to the gully, they lounu me Vapuun now recovered, in perfect health and spirits and returnlng at their head, he reported the results of hi3 examination with so much minuteness and apparent knowledge of the ground as to receive the special thanks of his commander.

This duty was performed, as the gallant old General supposed, with so much fearlessness and promptitude on tire part of Captain Jones, that he determined the next morning, when the action commenced in earnest, to give him, with his regiment, a peculiarly honorable position in the storming of the lower part of the citv. With cool and manly bearing did this really fine looking officer place himself at the head of his brave men and move on with his regiment. But scarcely had he entered the outskirts of the suburbs, under cover of cane-plantations and cornfields, and attracted the fire of the enemy, than he suddenly disappeared. There was no time to search for him, and his lieutenant supposing that some casual shot had struck him down, assumed the command of the company and moved on to the attack. Most fearful was the havoc among our noble fellows at this point; for the regiments engaged in the focus of the crossfire, which belched fortlr from those masked batteries, suffered as no other troops did during that severely contested battle, and we surgeons found our hands more than full in our attendance upon the wounded and dying.

About two hours after the advance of the Blank reg' men a soldier, whose dutv a. a a. It was to attend the stretcher-bearers and other assistants of -the surgeons engaged on the field, came to me with a reouest that I would go immediately with him to a young officer who, dangerously wounded, was lying In a house close at hand. "Why did you not brine him to us I asked. "Oh, sir," replied the soldier, "he says he is too badly hurt to be moved till he has first seen you." "Is he bleeding much?" I Inquired.

"Not much, that I could see, sir he says his hurt is internal." So leaving our poor fellows, who were needln? all our care and skill, and calling to a brother surgeon to take my place for a few moments, I went in search of the wounded officer. On entering the house the man directed me to, I found Captain Jones lylne apparently Insensible on a blanket. A few stains of blood were discoverable upon his face, and his white linen trousers were considerably smeared with dust and blood commingled as if he had drawn himself painfully over the uneven ground to his present shelter. "My dear- Captain," said stooping upon one knee by his side, and raising his head upon my hand, "are you badly hurt? Speak if you can," for I at once perceived that he was breathing quite naturally. "Tell me," I continued, "where are you wounded He could not speak, but placed his hand upon his breast.

"Let me examine," saU as I tore open his coat and, unbuttoning his shirt bosom, passed my hand carefully over his chest, exploring for gun-f hot or contusion. But my search was fcesjeless I found neither one nor the other. My examination seemed to have aroused the Caprain from his stupor, an 1, opening his eyes, he appeared for the first time to recognize me. "Ah, my dear Doctor, Is that you? How kind you are I Tell me bow long have I been lying here? But don't stay any longer, lknow my brave fellows, many of them need your services, flurry off to them, I pray, and let me die, for I feel that I am past your help. Yes, Doctor, I am a dying man.

On I Is it not glorious thus to die at one's post?" and then he quoted the old Latin aphorism about its belnr sweet to die for one's country. After resting a moment from this effort, he continued: "Break It gently to tbem, Doctor to my friends at home, I mean. Don't put my name on your list of killed: but only report me as wounded dangeronsly wounded you understand. It might be a great shock to their loving hearts to learn too abruptly fK.f waa killed, so olease. dear Doctor, enter me on your report as dangerously "But, Captain Jones, I cannot report you at all, till I ascertain the nature of your injuries.

Where are you wounded, sir?" I demanded rather coolly, for by this time I had caught his eye, and by its expression, and tte regular vibration of the radial artery at his wrist, I was be-comtng suspicious of his game. The blood upon his face and clothes I was satisfied had never pulsated through his vpim- nrl ranldlv couttUnfir the various circumstances together, I was finally con vinced that he was no more nun, wibjj myself, but reiterated my inquiry, "Where are Yrnrt, slrf" 'Why, my dear fellow," said he, as, with a groan, he made an effort to turn upon side, "as to that, I can't say as I was exactly hit, but. but- "But what, I Impatiently exclaimed, now becoming extremely disgusted with the fellow's poltroonry. "Answer me, quickly, for there are many b' are men about who are actually requiring my services: answer me, sir. without any more buts." "My dear Doctor, you must certainly know me well enough to be assured that I would be the last man the very last man In Ha UUIU AJJ SW "Captain Jones, tell me.

sir, and with out any runner prevarication, wu how, are you hurt if you are hurt at ll rafn HAmanrloH. aJTSU this time with mnra than nimal decision of ntnnsr. "Why, my esteemed friend, I think It was here." said he. as he asrain placed his hand upon his breast, "1 tnizuc it must meadow, where they sat down. The maid noticed that her mistress and the youncr man were quarreling, and started for home again.

Her mistress was about to follow, when Sardain stopped her and said, "So it's well understood, then, ou will not have me?" "No," she answered, "you will never be anything to me; 1 will never marry you; it would be a mesalliance to which I could never consent." He responded: Verv well. I am trolnv to kill you and myself afterward. I have bought a six-barreled pistol three bar rels for you and three for me." I he eirl was not frightened, but, struck with the singular expression of his countenance, she wished to go home with her servant. He followed, and when they were a short distance from the dwelling she turned and said, "We must part now." He answered that they should not part thus, and since she would not marry him, he should kill her and himself at the same time. The affrighted maid tried to drag her mistress away, but Sardain seized her by the right arm and told the ma'-d to go on, and that Jennne would follow her.

The maid then hastened for assistance. Meanwhile the wretched man embraced Jeanne, crying, "Iamabouto kill you." ou wouldn't dare to," was the answer, and at the same instant she fell to the round, wounded in the left side near the eart. "You have not killed me," she said, attempting to rise, but two more shots from his pistol then struck her. I he would-be assassin fled. His victim walked homeward, but was soon met by her parents and the maid.

On seeing her hand over her left side they asked ll she was wounded. She said no, in order not to frighten them, and after she had staunched the Diood, wmcn commenced to now, sne came down stairs, and with wonderful Eluck busied herself about the ordinary ousehold duties. But on the following morninj? she suffered terribly, and was obliged to confl Je to her mother the 6tory of the attempted murder. The surgeon who was called discovered three balls in tho left side of the abdomen, but he was notable to extract thejn. The danger now is that at some time these balls may Eartially paralyze the poor girl, and also ring on some fearful disease.

On the trial or the youne man, his de fense was remarkable for its fabricated ingenuity. He said Jeanne had been desperately In love with him; that he pro posed to elope with her, but 6he said as they could not marry, she preferred to die with him that he bought the pistol at her request, and on the day of the tragedy she told him to kin her and then to kill himself. I wish to kill myself at La Perouse," he answered. No, I wish to kill myself at your side," and selzincr the pistol which he had in his hand she shot herself twice and that act ing at her request he shot her the third time. Sardain contradicted himself afterward and said she fired the first barrel only and he the other two.

No credence was given to his defense, as the evidence against him was overwhelming, clearly proving all that we have recounted. The Jury found him euilty witn exten uating circumstances and he was condemned to elgnt years' imprisonment. I'oor as our juries are, it is douotrui whether one of them could find extenuat ing circumstances in a case like this, where a most deliberate attempt Is made to kill a youngs lady, and three pistol balls are coolly shot Into her bosom ai left side. Twenty years at hard labor would not have been too severe a punishment for so brutal a wretch. A Woman's Defense of Dress.

For myself I should be thankful to re turn to the habits of our grandmothers; buy a bonnet which would do to wear ten years; have three dresses, two ror every day. and one for "nice," and wear them year after vear till they wear out, with out alteration; also twist up my hair in a plain wad at the back of the head. I 'houid tnen nave more ume ior reading and study, and more money to spend in books, pictures, and traveling, to say nothing of the unlimited time and money for doing good. And I know of very many woman who would be only too happy to throw aside the wearisome shackles of fashion. But what would be the re sult? With the maiden no more beaux; with the wife a cessation of devotion on the part of her husband, results too dire to be contemplated ior a moment, i speax wht I know, and testify what I have seen.

I have myself been to parties sensibly and economically clad, ana I was despised and rejected of man; again I have been more fashionably and expensively attired, and I had more beaux than I knew what to do with. By the war, why don't some of these wise and sensible bachelors court and marry among the vast army of working girls? They are dressed very simply, and are accustomed to habits of economy. They would be glad enough of good bouses and would make excellent wives. They are personally attractive, and, I doubt not, are quite as refined and intelligent as the average of fashionable women. Why Is there not a greater demand for them as wives, and why are not the Flora M'Fllmsey's a drug In the market? Let the facts speak for themselves.

Be not deceived, my brethren. With you lies the fault; from you most come the of the hare been a round shot from one tbj) Jdontexumas" oftener.