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Show -- . I was thenar young girl and had been very ADVANTAGES OF BEING OLD. INCIDENTS OF TRAVEL. For once in my life, J was thankful for .be ing recognized "an elderly lady." When on a journey, all the way from Utah to Canada East, a distance of 2,500 miles I was frequently in circumstances, where, had I been a young woman of an attractive and fashionable type, I should have been under great embarrassment. One or two incidents At Iv will mention, by way of illustration. to to cars Y. had I go change Rome, N. nbryplpxES "zgoingon to little from home. The coach stopped at a hotel in Rutland, for the night; the house had every appearance of being a respectable one: and such, believe, the owner intend- ed it to be; but he was not a wide awake man besides he was a "bachelor" how oonld lift kftn n tp a non i: hi o" hnnfiv ") T was zii"'-shown by the waiting maids, to my room; r z I bolted my door and laid down to sleep. t PACTS AND FIGURES. TThere are now papers published in Japan. l Ilimmel sold 20,000 worth of perfumes at the Vienna Fair. ; fifty-tw- o A New Hampshire farmer has made 18, 000 bushels of potatoes into stareh, 1 has Vermont 20,983 farmers, three florists, heard noises in the hall, .and presently knocks on the door of my room. I was at 122 gardeners and nurserymen and sevenonce convinced that there were evil design- teen stock drovers. ing men. in that hotel. I was electrified e The Department is now more with fear I I knew not whether I breathed ! than any other branch nearly J3utJdgJi,to i 1 Post-Officself-sustaini- agpsapiiQonorou doorO wlirrelport thishouse oWheGWeliimmt the depot, late in the night: I must wait lor aJmndred for the 6 o'clock train: miles Ground, and warn ail honest people to there was no coach at hand..rgeMlmiiaiil passenger accosted me with kind solicUude, only heard it faintly: but no sleep was there saying, "Madam, do you wisn to go toanotel. for me. I counted the minutes till the bell where you can remain till the morning rang at 4 o'clock, for ine to be ready for the train arrives?" I replied,"Ido sir, but I know stage. I dressed myself quickly, and thanknot where to go.11 "With your permission ful was I to be again on the road, and breathI will conduct you to a respectable house," ing the pure air. That day I was fortunate and commit you to the care of the Land in falling in company with an elderly lady lord, who will treat you kindly," was his and her husband. I told my story to her, next remark. I thanked him, and accepted she sympathized, and took me under her his offer. I had two shawls and a carpet bag care. The following night she engaged a he would take all ( -- -- to carry, (left my trunk,) room with accommodations for us both. I in the we started and for, dark, succeeded in reaching my home in Canada my things, must be a he not where. I knew thought I with no further excitement; and resolved well and never to travel again without an immediate good man, he was so handsome, to least. at be, dressed. I knew he ought protector. From Burlington, Vt, I wrote a to me took for he good an indignation Jetter, addressed to that RutAnd so it proved, to me land Landlord, denouncing the conduct he have Landlord the told place, and ready for the .morning train. As we were suffered in his house-Fou- r walking, he inquired from whence I came ? years after, having been married, seem not and settled in the State of New York, I I replied, "from Utah." He did his in company. ventured on another journey, a much longer excited over it so I felt safe return on Another instance, my journey, one, without my companion; but then, I had over a had I tickets fa little child in my arms. I felt that she "lay I will mention. for Sandwich, Illinois. - I expected to arrive was a protection. She was a year and four before dusk, but some failure in the ma- months old, had had great pains taken with chinery, hindered the train a full hour. O, her, to render her attractive and make her how impatiently I waited for the cars to roll feel at home among strangers. An amiable on! fearing I might be troubled to find the child wins for a mother respect and polite residence of my friend by night. A young attentions. No journey could have been man stood at the foot of the steps, as I went performed with more ease and pleasure. down. I inquired if he was a resident there, And the reception we met in "the old, old "and if He knew Hn Trouslotra French gen- home,"left heavenly memories, which came vorh spirit in after time, tleman, and wouldr he direct" me to rthe his and him family; well, house ? He knew with life's burdens. Until, after thirty-eig"As it but directions: me added, could give had passed away, I went on a years is quite a distance, and no coach in readi- pilgrimage to the same old home, when ness, I had better go with you, or you may trust in JGod, and multiplied years, were my lose your wayV I was very thankful and I now declare in favor of of me relieved said many civil things. He children, and old age. Let no one regret knocked and to IrBrPKATT. presently what I had carry, being old. and finished a door of building, at the nicely Beaver, Jan. 13th. old of into the ushered my presence I was Nauvoo friend and relative; he proffered the HOW TO USE YOUR EXPERIENCE. his for so thanks politeman many young ness to me, that he expressed himself more Here is some good counsel from Mr. Spur-geothan paid, in having been a witness of the concerning the duty of "experience: surprize and joy to which he had contribu- When an experienced Christian merely uses ted. I spent a happy night .and day with his for his own comfort, or asa experience when next and the evening my friends; standard by which to judge his same to the me the conducted cars, they as or make use of it for me on stood the helped platform, gentleman he were infinitely superior to the up the steps and put my baggage aboard. though zealous young men, such a man mars I set his name dowft in my day book, and most does mischief with it, and makes felt thankful that there was a little genuine his talent, himself heavily responsible. I beseech you i thinkrecollect world. in the I politeness who have long walked in the way of godlithat were wo as night, together walking ing ness to use your experience continually in "I am in a strange place, with a sjtranger to your visitation oMhc sick, in yojur converguide me, but all is well; I am an old sations with' the poor, in your meetings with woman he is a young man, he will practice -young beginners, in your- dealings with no deception upon me." your paths drop fatness; let These Incidents may appear to the reader backsliders; letGod has given you fall upon the anointing matters, but to me they those only common-plac- e who are round about you, ECAracd worthy of notice; for I had not forgotten the fright I once experienced when The fashion wears out more apparel than - travelling by stage in the State of Vermont, a State renowned for honesty and religion. the man, toy when-battli- ht ' n, fellow-Christian- s, self-exaltati- on, Pennsylvania taxes iierself $9,000,000 a ear for the education of her children in the ; Nine insane patients from San Francisco; haveeWrWeiye L lum within four days. Local taxation in Ireland during the past year has amounted to nearly 3,000,000, or about 10s, 9d. per head. Switzerland exports $43,000,000 worth of manufactured silks annually, and the manufacture there Is rapidly increasing. J. J. C. Gillespie, cashier of the freight department of the Michigan Southern Rail road, is a defaulter to the amount of $70,000. s A lady in Edinburgh wears a mole-ski- n mantle manufactured from tho coats of near ly 600 moles captured oh her own property. James Howe, nephew of senator Howe of Wisconsin, gave up a salary of $12,000 a the position of U. S. District year to accept " v Judge. Mr. Leslie of Newcastle, Eng., the builder of the Villo du Havre, has contributed $2, 500 for the relief of the sufferers by the loss " of that vessel. Miss Myra Gurney, of South Abington, has put six months and 40,000' stitches into worsted work portrait of George: d a Col. : ; life-size- Washington. ' - t ng safe-guard- s. . ng Soiult scription the sum of $20,000, which remains unpaid upon the statue of "Stonewall" Jackson. It is said that the Queen Dowager of Prussia lost $500,000 by the failure of the ; famous banldugihouse of:Quistorp lin, and that a prince of the Imperial family . will suffer to a greater extent The greatest herdsman in the world is'the title claimed for Samuel W. Allen of Texas, who owns 225,000 cattle. He has one ranch eighty miles long and forty wide between ; . the Nevada and Colorado rivers. ; at-Be- r- : that the Patrons of Husbandry of Iowa have saved tiro past year, in the and It is asserted by purchase of reapers alone, $350,000, and middle-me- n both in selling avoiding than not less $1,000,000. saved buying have The amount appropriated by parliamentary grants for elementary education in England and Wales rose from eight shillings totwelvo shillings In per-scholarinl8- (J3 1873. About five million dollars a year Is now" expended on free schools. The Califdrnia Silk Company makes a sixty very prosperous report They employ machine hands,mostly girls,and manufacture and sewing silk,twist; tram,organzine,fringe and hair silk. . 4: |