SOME GOLDEN RULE
Adv.,. for To.., M WW" lbOUi U
Rntar Huttn Uf.
The following from an unknown
ouroe, contain advloe which !"
enced bulnes men lodorw and young
men will do well to follow:
Have but one businett, know H thor
oughly, and nttend personally to iu
minutest detail. He wlf n-llant. con
centrate your energle lu a determlnu
. a ...,., ... effort to conquer IUO
ccas. Keep your own count!, attend I
....iu ,1 never dabble (I
linCUJ VJ llllioiio.-.
In any thing foreign to It. curtail your
exponas, never .acrlflue W w
prospective largo returns, cut nori
your lo.e and let your proflu run on.
and make your prlmo mover Indua
try, economy and fair dealing 11
li the merest rant and bosh to
ely on luck. He la alway. Ind" nt
and whining, folding hi. armi. drink
ing and smoking, waiting for big prim
In lotteries or lying abed expecting a
letter with new of a legacy. On the
contrary, labor and pluck are thu in
vincible heroes who conquer success;
they strike out now path, create, con
trive, think, plan, oilglnatctako all
legitimate risk, toll to turmount ob
ttacle. push forward, win renown by
success. Tho glorlou galaxy of suo
wcnf.il business men and illustrious
authors have all been hard workers.
Shun bad company and the prevalent
vice of the day, never loan a borrow
ing friend more than you are able to
I If he can not pay, and never lake
a loan on opportunity. Never borrow
money to speculate with. Acquire
knowledge. Itisonly enlightened men
who ucceeefully hold their own with
the surging masses who throng the
road to rlchoe. Avoid law and legal
squabblos of every kind. In dlscusa
lug business disagreements, keep cool.
Make all the money you can and do all
the good you cau with it. remembering
that he who lives for himself alone
Uvea for the meanest roan In creation.
If engaged In publlo business advertlso
it; be punctual In moetlng promlsod
paymonts; keep abort accounts; settle
often; be clear and explicit In making
bargains. lie civil and obliging as
well aa decisive and prompt wjth cus
tomers, and do notovortradn your cap
ital. Finally, In the maturity of life,
don't rust out by retiring from busi
ness; koep bright by useful effort, re
membering that Industry and hupplnoss
are Inseparable,
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CONCERNING CATS.
A Jouriialltt't Krlilsr ftrnoim L'uinpo
tlllun on TaWijf.
The cat has ever boon regarded as
a mysterious creature, and ha of a
oonsoqunifce been shunned, as amateur
wlmmers avoid deep holes, by the
youth of our land In their literary of
forts. Tho dog and tho horso aro no
toriously what are termed "old stand
bys" as subjects for compositions, but
itlt noteworthy that the oat, though
even more familiar to all than either
of the aforementioned animals, Is neg
lected In all Friday afternoon litera
ture. The kitten Is much beloved by
reason of its frivolous and gay nature.
Its propensity to amuse itself with any
light object or, lu delault of other
movables, lu own fleeting tall ondears
it to all young persona, but there is an
unnatural gravity and air of absorp
tion In deep philosophical matters
about the mature cat which Is forbid
ding, not to aay awe-inspiring.
It may be that Its uncanny nature
has caused It to be associated with
witches. Certainly Its habit of
being out at all hour of the night
gives color to the suspicion thut It Is a
baleful boast A cat acts as If It knew
that the disclosure of Its secroU would
result lu death to ail lis kind at the
hands of an enraged humanity. Now
there Is something frank mid open-
hearted about a dog. He may bite an
enemy, but a cat will scratch Us dear
si friend. A dog can uot keep a so
orot A cat never tolls one. The nor
ma! dog Is undoubtedly a sane croat
ure, anil this Is proved by the fact
that now aud then one gees lund. They
have to go mad, don't you see' Now,
reasoning on tlutt hunts, a out must ln
normally lusune, If a paradox be per
milled. A dog growls when he Is an
gry and wags his tall when he Is
pleased. A oat, on the contrary,
growls when she Is plcasinl and wags
her tail in auger. Others have uoted
this fact la-fore, but the great mass ol
mankind have Ignored it, absorbed lu
the strife for existence. It behooves
us to Inquire If It be safe to allow ex
istence to creature whoso simplest
acts are dene In such a way as to
arouse suspicion of their sanity. Chi
cago Mall.
Wonder of th Deep Sea.
' The ae occupies three-fifths of the
earth's surface.
A mile down the water ha a proc
ure of ton to the square Inch.
It ha been proven that at the depth
of 3,501) feet the waves are not felt
At tome place the force of the tea
dashing against the rocks oa the shore
it tald to bo teventeeu tons to the
quare yard.
The temperature It the tame, vary
ing only a trifle from the loo of the
pole to the burning tun of the equator.
The water Is colder at the bottom
than at the surface. In the many bay
00 the coast of Norway the water
often freete at Uie bottom before It
Aoes above.
H a box tlx feet deep were filled
with too water, and the water allowed
to evaporate lu the tun. there would
he two Inches of salt left at the bot
tom. Taking tho average depth ol
U ocean to be three mile, there
would be a layer of pure tall X30 fosl
thick on the Atlantic IndlaoapoU
Journal.
to
Woman (to tramp) --There, 1
have obeyed tho divine injunction to
feed the huugry,' and now 1 hope
that you will remember that one good
turn ita try t another, and chop a
little wood for me." Tramp "I'm
very sorry, mum. but I've got an ea
gsjotaeat, on' mutt hurry off."
'Why, whol have you to dor" "It Is
my eolemn duty, mum, to go out Into
the highway and byway on' tell
hungry gectt like myself that thla 'ere
bouse It o good place to get a tquare
-. I. Weekly.
i . :; l CHURCH RITE
rti i:.suorai Ornmnnlw ol U
lliirial Srl.
I have just boon o wltnott of the
Russian burial sorvioe, In the church,
over the remains of a Russian native,
the widow of an American trader who
died several year ago at Sitka. A
maw began In the womon't chapel. In
tho north transept, at ton o'clock In
tho morning. In the pretence of about
forty Russians and natives, mottly
women. Tho responses of tho mass
were made by a choir, competed of
two vonerablo old men, ttandlng at
the right of the chnpel, facing tho altar
screen, and a group of children, some
R.iBslun and others Sltkan IndUna
Thoso participating In those prelimi
nary mortuary services either kneii
on tho muttlng or prostrated them
selves with their faces rotting on tho
floor. Tho MM was Intoned by tho
priest In Slavonic, and tho responses
by tho cliolr In the same tongue, while
the worshipper silently and constant
ly showed their participation by al
most continuously crossing themselvo
.. t . i ...i.i. .i . . , .I..
on tlie nreasi mm ou mum wmm "
hand, frequently using tho left In con
nection with tho right for that pur
pose. The Intonation of the mass teemed
more like a wall or a refrain than any
thing tiff to which I can llkon It The
Indian women were clad with brightly-
colored shawls ami gaudy blankets.
and wore black scurfs over tholr heads
Instead of hats, hood, or bonnete.
This service lasted an hour, when the
priest made an address of about ton
minutes lu Russian respecting the de
ceased, after which the sacred wafer
in the siicrnment wu given those who
advanced to the altar for that purpose.
Children far younger than those ad
mitted to tho confirmation In other
churches were allowed to receive the
sacramental water.
The ceremony over, the choristers
passed to the body of tho church and
ranged themselves about the head ot
the open coftin, while tho prloat. after
exchanging his vestment for one of
loop bluok. embroidered with broad
bands of silver laco, began a
requiem mass behind the al
tar tcreon, and the responses
wore made In tho body of tho
hurch. At the same time a deacon
placed tbren s ender wax taper, light
ed, around the head of tho defeased, a
larger taper having been luft burning
at the foot of the coffin ever since It
lyu! been brought Into tho church. The
men were ranged on the right side of
the cofllfi and the women on tho luft,
aud the deacon thou placed n similar
wux taper or candle In thu right hand
of every man, woman and child among
the friends and relatives of tho de
ceased and the communicants of the
church.
Thu sky outside wat clouded nnd
lowurlng, and the deepest possible
gloom pervaded tho church, which,
with tho scores of burning tapers,
made a peculiar picture. Especially
was this so when tho taper were
flourished from side to side In making
the frequent signs of the cross during
this part of tho mass. Tho priest ap
proached the eoftln from behind the
icrciM. ...id pi.Ks. d around It a score of
limes, waiving the smoking censor ami
Intoning the mass amid the response
of the choir.
This mass lasted for throe quarter
of an hour, and then tho four orphan
children of tho deceased approached
and first kissed n small painted Image
of Jesus reclining on the breast of tho
dead mother and then her brow. Kiicl.
communicant and Immediate friend of
the deceased repented this ceremony,
at the close of which n pall wu placed
on the colli n and Its Ud taken In charge
by two pall-hearers, who bore It out of
the church while six other pall-bearer
passed out with the uncovered coftlu,
the priest with uncovered head and In
hi Vestments preceding tho body to
the grave, where thu mass was ended,
the lid replaced, and the colli n lowered
to Die grave. A considerable portion
of the revenue of the church comes on
such occasions in payment for the
nrcoxsary candles for that part of the
ceremony, according to the wealth and
circumstances of the deceased person.
Sitka Cor. N. Y. Times.
Cured by an Accident.
A Washington uvomio hotel-keeper
tells a curious story of how ho got rid
of an ailment by an accident Alxnit
live years ago he fell through a Iran
door lu a Hlgglnsville store, aud,
being a heavily built man, was quite
badly hurt. When, after being con
fined to the house for several week,
he got around again, he discovered
that he could scarcely open his mouth,
hit jaws having become stiffened.
Thinking that after a time his jaws
would relax, he did not consult a
doctor aud said nothing about his
trouble. They did uot resume their
natural condition, and as he botMM
accustomed to eating soup and
munch. ue his food he concluded to lei
.nailers atnod as they were. When the
Sleight tire occurred, a couple of weeks
ago, among thoe who cane to witness
the conflagration was litis hotel-keop-or.
He stood on Bernstein' corner,
and. as the water (mm the hose came
over that way. he started to avoid It
He dipped and fell to the ildowalk,
and as be struck there was a snapping
of something lu hit jaw a It a bone
had broken. He got up, and as be an
swered an Inquiry from a bystander a
to whether he was Injured, waa agree
ably surprised to tlml that his jaws had
relaxed aud that his ailment of Ave
years was goue. Mngstou (.v I.)
Leader.
Mr. May too -"You can't Imagine
who I'm going to oe to-morrow."
M. s Watte (nnively I "It cun't be
papa, ran ilr"'-Tltuo.
Illoodgood - ''How are you getting
on with Mlt IK'but, Posoboy Have
you broken tho lev yet?" Poeeboy
Ye. and got a cold bath that I shan't
forget U my dying day."-Burlington
I '' -
Young man (to editor) "I would
like to leave this poem. lr, for you to
read, and In case It It not accepted can
you return It to mer" Editor Oh,
yea" Young man "1 have tlgned It
Anon " Edltor-uVerv well, sir. I
will return It
PITH AND POINT.
Marriage would be more frequent
ly a tuooeat if fewer men and women
were failure.
A mail never know what he can
do until he trlee; and then, afterward,
he 1 often very eorry that he found
out.
He I happy whose circumstance
suit hi tompor; but ho It more excel
entwho can tult hit temper to any
circumstances.
One of tho mlstaket In the con
duct of human life It to tuppose that
other men's oplulont will make ut
happy.
To an honest mind the best por
qulsltetof a place are the advantages
It gives a man of doing good Addl
ton. A charity requlret forgetful nest
of evil deed, o patience requires
forgetfulnett of evil uceldent.
Illshop Hall.
Youth Is tho timo of hope. Who
a man get a little older he stops hop
ing and begin reaching out for what
ever ho can got Soroorvllle Journal.
Trying to reform a man by reform
ing hit turrouuding. Is like tying
seckle pears or ram bo apples to the
rough twigs of a crab-tree. Interior.
Every man is tho architect of his
own fortune. And It's lucky for most
of us that there's no building inspector
around. I'uck.
Don't toll what you could have
done under favorable circumstances.
What the world Is Interested In hear
ing 1 what you have accomplished
under unfavorable circumstances. At
chiton Globe.
It 1 a laying worthy of an accep
tation that "In all parte of the world
llio refinement. Innocence and happi
nest of the people may be measured
by the flowers thoy cultivate."
The only way to thlno. oven In
this false world, Is to be modust and
unassuming. Falsehood may be a
thick crust, but lu tho oouro of time
truth will find u place to break through.
Hryant
Our lives are like somo compli
cated machine, working on ono sldo of
a wall, and delivering tho finished
fabric on the other. We can not ores
tho barrier and see tho end. Tho work
Is in our hands the completion Is not.
Pain and pleasure aro so Intimate
ly Interwoven In our human life thut
either alone seems to be incomplete.
It it for us to accept tliem both; not
for their own sakos, but for something
higher than either, that we have at
heart, and that will make all sacrifice
easy and all burdens light. N. Y.
Lodger.
When wo look linen upon our lives,
epclully If wo begin to feel that they
are pretty far spent, how wo amuse
ourselves with thoughts of what we
might have made out of them othor
than they are. Hut It Is an amuse
ment that may as well be sparingly in
dulged in. Our bettor employment Is
to make as much as possible of what
1 loft us. - United P rosbytorinu.
AMERICAN TROTTERS.
Nobis in in ... That r. Astonishing All
OM- World. llorso-Mon.
Within a very short timo tho exhila
rating night of American Iteppoi s
driven to light h.iruuss will bo among
the ordinary road events In BttMMI
Ay res. Tho speedy pair of trotters,
Spofford and Governor Hill, which
were recently sold by Mr. J. B. Hous
ton, of the Driving Club of Now Y'ork,
to Mr. Russell II. Hundley, on an order
from South America, started for tholr
new home not long ago. If the team
reaches Buenos Ay rot In good condi
tion, and are property handled, thoy
should show a mile to the pole lu 'J: Mi,
Then will come more orders for llrst
class American trotting stock, and the
market will ho a prufltablo one to
American breeder. Tho foreign de
mand for roadsters is growing apace.
Recently tho well-known trainer
and driver, William K. Weeks
was offered a salary of eight thou
sand dollars by Mr. N. W. Ellis to go
to France and (lormnny mid handle
trotters for him. Mr. Charles Dicker
man, of New Haven, who returned
from Europe, after a year's absence,
reports that trotting there 1 yet In its
infancy, and that the people are be
ginning to appreciate tho beauties of
trotting nice. When in Boulogne a
men. her of the Russian Government
offered him a liberal amount of money
to visit Moscow iypd introduce the
American trotter there. Mr. Dicker
man took several fast steppers to Eu
rope, among them Mollle Wilkes and
Misty Morning. The venture wits a
success, financially and otherwise.
Mollle Wilkes won two races at Vin
ccnes. On a half-mile tract at Vienna
she trotted a mile In i:5fO, which ww
three seconds faster than ever before
made on a European track. The
best trotting horses In Europe are
American bred ;but Mr. Dlckeriunii sahl
no real American horseflesh had beer,
sec. . there until be appeared with his
trotters. He also remarked that there
It not a suitable trotting track for
speed In all Europe, to far as be knew
The race are all ruunlng affairs, with
course laid out over hills and fields,
such as would be found on any ordi
nary New Kngland farm. The courses
vary In length from two and a half to
four or five mile. There Is a stiong
probability of great improvement In
this respect in the near future. An asso
ciation is now at work called the Trot
ting Club de Paris. A circular printed
by the society says that grounds havi
been leased for a period of five years
and that a part of the capital of :...
000 francs is already tub-scribed by
uicu who are In earnest -N. Y. Sun.
A Frenchman recently remarked
that every one In thlt world was
obliged to bear his cross, but that the
smart chaos boar their on their
lapola
"And do you doubt my lovef" he
asked, passionately. "No. George," the
answered, wish admirable tact, "but
when you tay that th day you call
me your will usher In an ora of life
long devotion and tender tollclltide,
you-pardon me. dear -you put it on
a trifle too thick You teem to for-
i. George, that I am a widow."
COUNTRY BUNCO STEERER3.
How CUT M.o r.llrT' Vlri m. lo Tholr
Shrsw.il. l is. lfctX00
Tho story of the unsophisticated hay
toed being relieved of his shining gold
by tho flathy .well, who recognize
him on tbo ttreet as an old friend, hat
boon told so often that one would nat
urally tuppooo that that it all that can
be related on the subject
But this Is not to. The rural dlf
trict have mauv bunco-steerers, who
lie In wait for the urbanite who settle
In the blooming lea to squander the
dollars of New York In New Jereoy.
These bunoo-steeror are Innocent
looking yokels, who don't appear to be
overstocked with every-day intelli
gence, and no city man would ever im
agine them capable of fleecing hlm.
Thoy don't tcp up and say: "Are
you Mr. Smlth.of Rochester?" and fol
low it up by inquiring after the health
of the family.
Thoy go to the barber-shop, that
boiindloa bureau of Information in
every town, and ask:
"Who la that man who just moved
Into the yellow house on Brick Hill?"
"Bunkard!" replies the barber, as he
give hit victim a spirited upper cut
Then the bunco-steerer mounts hi
stilts, and struggle through tbo In
carnadined mudtortie residence of Mr.
Bunkard.
After the door Is opened, ho tayi:
"I Mr. Bunkard Inf"
And when ho is told that Mr. Bunk
ard Is In, and Mr. Bunkard appears,
the rural bunco-steerer asks:
"Ah. Mr. Buukiird, would you like
to buy some hickory at five dollar per
cord?"
A a matter of fact, hickory it 80
scarce that carriage makers use ash
when thoy mako hickory wheels; but
Mr. Bunkard does not know this. He
would know how to toko the farmer In
in a Wall street grain-pool In which
there is no grain; but when it come
to firewood, ho doesn't even know that
hickory Is superior to pine. So he or
ders two cords of hickory, and in tho
course of a few day receives one cord
of chestnut, for which he pays ten
dollars.
Then the bunco-steerer goes to the
florist and tells him what an e.isy vic
tim Mr. Bunkard is; and in a few days
tho florist goes around and sells Mr.
Bunkard a dozen onions for Roman
hyacinths. But ho first dips them into
hot water, that they may not develop
and expose the swindle.
In the tpring-tlmo, these creature
who live on the fat of the city man, come
around to rake up tho plnco, and re
move tho dead louvos and ashe. They
make a borgoto to do it for fifteen dol
lar. Mr. Bunkard thus thinks he la
gottlng a hurgiiin, and he orders them
to go ahead. They start ut eight in
the morning, and have tho job finished
by roon-limo; and whon ho come
home at four thoy aro waiting for tholr
money.
After n day or two, Mr. Bunkard Is
told bv a plumber that he ought to
have his nlaco cleaned up. But he
doesn't suspect that tho first clcancrg
up purposely left It in such astute that
he would have to employ others. So
the plumber sends his brother up, and
he gather ten dollars for doing the
job that wo only worth live to start
on.
In the summer, a man comes and
offers to cut the grass for two dollar
per day; and he purposely runs Mr.
Bunkard' lawn mower over stones and
breaks It beyond repair. Then be rec
ommends Mr. Bunkard to got a Para
celsus mower down In the village, at
Crowley's; and if lie does so, Crowley
elves the b. ...co-laborer a cood eom-
I mission; and w hether ho doe or not,
the laborer secures a day' employ
ment raKiiig the stones out of the
griiNS.
When he renders his bill, ho adds a
day that he never put In on the place;
and if Mr. Bunkard mentions it, ho
says it was a rainy day, and that lis
spent it chopping up barrels for kin
dling wood in the cellar. Then he, the
bunco-steorer, has the expressman
drive off the roadway a foot or so and
hack tho lawn to pieces, to create a
fresh job.
In the autumn, Mr. llunknrd Is wait
ed upon by a man who tells him thut
If he wants a green lawn next summer
he must have some fertilizer put on.
Then ho suggests that a blind drain bo
put down the middle of the road, to
keep It from being washed up against
the house and down the cellar win
dows. Afler lie h.ut left with an order,
his brother calls on Mr. Bunkard,
under a different name, to see if he can
ell him a barrel of cldor. Tho cider,
which Is short in measure, is put in
the cellar to develop Into vinegar.
Mr. Bunluird is told that it will bo
vinegar in three months, and tho
vender leaves a small hole In the bar
rel to that It Is soon empty, and Mr.
Bunkard never learns that It originally
contained water.
And in the winter It is just the same;
for at that season Mr. Bunkard em
ploys a man to care for his furnace,
and he leaves all the draft on and
burns up all the coal he can In tho In
terest of the coal dealer; and occa
sionally lets it go out at uight to freeze
the pia, in the Interest of the plum
ber. And so. year after year, the country
bunco-stocror works bis little game,
and has die art lu conceal his art In
such a way that he Is universally re
garded as pure as the white rose at bis
onctfiil sill, and one who ought not
to he allowed to go off the farm alone.
-Puck.
bingley "Well, have you pat
ented any thing lately?" Inventor
Hi, ye. I have jusi revived letters
patent for my new Prtxc-Figlit Sus
pender Button.' Biggest snap of the
century. " Blngley "What make
you call it the 'Priie Fight?" " Invent
or "It never comet off." Terro
Haute F..prea
-lira, Wink--Folk toy Mr.
Weed, the cigar manufacturer, was
converted at tho revival last night"
Mr. Wlnka Gueet It't true. I
stepped In thlt morning for my favorite
brand of two-for-flve cigars, and I
noticed the card 'Pure Havana' had
been moved over to the fifteen cent
box."- Philadelphia Recort
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V KlUh Psojlis
Comparing the pulpit of the two no,
Hon Intellectually, we need not fear
the verdict, although England has a
multitude of grand preachers, while
the loot and Irish pulpits enjoy
world-wide renown. A woll-known
torH clergyman ha. lately assorted
that "there cau bo no doubt that the
pulp'.tof the United States U more ably
filial, taking it all In all. than l the
pulpit of tho United Kingdom. We
may well doubt so generous an asser
tion, for many of the British clergy
who rlslt here easily convince us bow
much we gain by studying their
methods. Their familiarity with the
fjjfariWl verha of tho Bible Is amazing;
and tho chief charm and strength of
tholr preaching Is that, basing it so en
tirely upon Holy Writ, thoy yot adorn
the exposition of tho text with such a
wculth of Illustration and with so much
earnestness and sound judgment as to
lead captivo both heart and head in
tho listener. This seems to bo the ex
planation of the fact that o many pul
pits in New York aud In other seaboard
cities are occupied by British clergy
men. We must find In them some
thing which we miss In most of our
own clergy. The fact 1 not so dis
creditable to us as It appears upon tho
surface. It certainly bear witness to
tho absence hero of a certain provin
cial narrowness which refuses to wel
come truth or power unless drefsed in
a native garb. And we must not for
got that these clergy referred to are
nlnk,Hd men. who would be succoasful
anywhere and In almost any profes
sion, for there are hundreds of British
clergy in America tilling obscure pul
pits and utterly unknown. And again,
such able men como to us from a land
whore, as already shown, tho tempta
tions for clever young men to enter
himiness life are not a great as noro,
and where (at least in tho Church of
England) many gifted clergymen who
do not hnoocn to command inlluenco
or patronage are free to look elsewhere
f.,r Him oil. on anil useliiinoss. our
oarishos welcome such men, and they
aro wise to do so. They como also, as
refreshing and stimulating Influence to
sot American clenrv. Nor have we
anv reason to doubt, from their own
confession, that they aro conscious of
receiving a well as giving in their in
torcoursc with our pastors. And we
' have reason to fool satisfaction at hear
ing tho testimony lately offered by oue
of thu most eminent among them, who
said on a public platform: "I honestly
declare that I never mot with a com
ttattJ of ministers like tho clorgy of all
denominations In Now York, especially
1 for this, that they havo no jealousici
' and no rivalries among them. They
: stand shoulder to shoulder for the
truth on all occasions, havo confidence
in each othor, rejoice In a brother's
prosperity, and are ever ready to stand
round each othor in trouDle. Aren-
1 deacon Maekuy -Smith, in Harper'!
Magazine.
AN INTERESTING RELIC.
Tho First llteoo-Boi t'od by the Stall
of Illinois.
There Is to be soon in the vault o
the Stuto Treasury at the Capitol, a
most Interesting memento of early
State history, being the original
"strong-box" used by the treasurei
during the years of tho existence ol
Illinois as a Territory and for a year
or so after its admissiou as a State. It
consists of a plain cherry box of twelve
by eighteen inches and about eight
inches doop, divided Into four compart
ments, in which tho funds of tho Terri
tory and of the infant State were de
posited during the period mentioned.
Tho relic has been In the possession of
tho family ot tho Hon. John Thomas,
for a considerable period Terrritorial
Treasurer before tho admission of Illi
nois a a State and afterward the first
State Treasurer, and has just boon pre
sented to tho State through State
Treasurer Becker, accompanied by the
following letter from James H. Thomas
of the Belleville Advocate, who is a
grandson of the first State Treasurer:
"Hii.i.ev.i.i.s, 111., Jn. . Hon. Charln
lUckrr, Slatr ItaMMft, SprimjMd, III. DBAa
Sia: Hy tomorrow's express I lead jou t
mall chsat that should from Its historical asso
ciation be now tho property of the Stato of
lUlnola : and you being th Stste Treasurer, and
from this the home county of Iht first treasurer.
It Is in. ..t meol and proper, I believe, to offer It
to the State at your hand.
"Tl.lt chest was the treature box of the Ter
rttory of Illinois from ISIS until Illinois was ad
mlltod Into the Union, and then it tilled the
same purpose for the new Sute for about one
year. Your early predecessor, the Hon. John
Thomas, was. as you are well aware, the Ter
ritorial Trttjttftt by appointment, and was
afterward ttttttd at the flrtl State Treasurer,
and he used tint chett at the depository for the
public moneys while In hit handt during the
time he was In office. The genuineness ot thlt
relic It well authenticated by evldencet that
have been in the posaeatlon ot the writer's
family tor seventy years.
"It It a plain, old fathlonad, molest little
box. quite In keeping with Itt day. and no doubt
ample enough for the demand! upon It then at
a receptacle for the State'! money. A com
parpen of It with the State treasure vaults of to
day will how oa oae way. the wonderful
growth In neallh and Importance of the com
monwealth In a time within the memory ol
many yel living.
"If you will permit me, I will atk of you the
rv.,e ot presenting It to the Stat, hoping
It win he accept itiie at a reminiscence of early
timet in the trcaturer i office and prove ot
tome interest among the memorials in the
Sute houte. thould It be placed there. I re
main, with high regard, your fnend and fellow
townsman. Jtmits H TnoMAS."
This modest box presents, by con.
trast with the vault in which it it
stored, containing its 11,000,000 or ML
isJO.UOO of State funds, besides valuable
documents, a striking illustration of
tho growth of Illinois in population and
wealth during the seventy tears that
have elapsed since the time it wa
used. It will probe one of the most
interesting mementoes In the State
capitol. Intimately Identified as It it
with early State history. Springfield
(Hi ) Journal.
M;-- Ungpm-e -"vtny.oi course,
Helen of Troy was beautiful. Do you
suppose there would have boon a
twenty-year war over her if she hadn't
been beautiful ?" Mr. Shortcash (for
getting himself)-"0. I don't know
Maybe the wat rich. "-N. Y. Weekly.
Mr. Bjone-"I suppose that new
grand piano was Mr. Fergutoh's prot
on t to you. You must be very proud
of it" Mr. Ferguson -Ye. It wo
very nice of him-but, oh, Edmund,
you mutt how Mr. Bjone that love
ly Uk handkerchief which I gave
you. "- Botton Pott.
CARE OF CARPETS.
. mow to -
How to
,, lie in
i . . i lok apots.
DlilK "- ,
A mZ. SW hsW-
Therefore it is 7j ' , Tho
the carpet be to bo
b work, more than I. ever n ed
ft Is verv foolish w "
Dm so hard that it seems as n,r
you were trying to get " - -
vet that
Is the way many
ath.
women sweep, some u. - -
tho carpot n om wo -
Win m" . ..., .
I . . . r
the room In spot A mo uu -arpet
Is always on tbo surface, I
light, swift stroKo oi tie -IL
is need, d to dislodge it, for ..ha
ver dust has worked liiroug.. mm
" . hut It must
Det no broom can
r9 " . . . .. ,. iiu laii net
iwi.it the tnting up u. - r
Before beginning to sweeH, -
mall corn broom brusn out iuu.uuB..
v the sides and corners of the room,
id if there Is a stove in the room,
,lsh under the oilcloth or zinc.
i ,wl eorn meal is excellent for
ri"htening the colors and laying the
Ltlllt, taking care that tho coarest
neal is used for this purpose, and
,ot tho granulated, as too laucr oog.u
never bo used. When spreading tho
neal do not allow any to fall at
-bo sides of carpet near the wall or
l. h ooi-ners. for it is almost impos-
,ible toremovo it wholly from these
,)!aces, and moth revol in it. Some
somen use dampened tea leaves win,
mod results whon swooping, but wo
.urnrhlld MlUCh BUCCCS8 With tllOin.
ind prefer tho corn meal. Salt Is I
wonderful brightoiior of colors, but Is
not a success In kooping down the
lust Snow is ono of tho best things
wo know for laying the dust, but it is
lot advisable to use it in a very warm
-oom, for if it is allowed to molt ere
ovoonitiL' off it is apt to leave a liny
ivnal of water, which, doing no harm
.f itself, might, whon mixed with the
lust, leave a muddy spot on tne car
net which would bediflleultto remove,
If the carpet aftor swooping is wiped
uver with a cloth w. ung out ol am.
moniu water it will look much brighter,
Use a tablespoouful of household am
monia to a half a pail of warm water
Many uso a spongo. but a cloth made
,'rora old merino unclorwaro is every
hit as good. Wring tho cloth as dry
as possible, anil go over a small space
.it a time, changing the water as ofton
as thought advisable. If there arc any
indication I of moths around tho edges
Of In tho corners, wring out a clean
u'oth from clear water and lay ovor
the carpot on the p'acos suspected,
than wltb hot iron go ovor tho cloth
ind there will bonodanger from these
pests after.
Usually a cloth wrung out of am
monia water applied to grease or dust
spots wMl remove them, but it will re-
uuire hard rubbing in bouio cases.
Another way is to rub tho spots with a
flannel dipped in turpentine. Large
'l ease spots or oil spots can bo ro
moved by covering with whiting, let it
remain over night, then brush off, nn.l
if the grease is not removed apply
mora whiting, and so continue until
ihe spot bus been erased. Buckwheu
also good for this purpose, and
!ncl ing both, common Hour may bo
used successfully
When ink has been spilled on tho
carpet take up as much of it as posBl
ule with a clean cloth, then get some
clean water, and with a clean c'ioth
apply tho water, changing the latter
frequently until all tho ink has boon
removed. Do not rub tho spot, but
press the ink out by sopping. Then
with a clean, dry cloth wipo as dry as
possible Apply tho water while the
ink is fresh or it will not have tho do
si.ed effect. Many use miik for the
removal of ink. but it is not advisable
to use it on a carpet, as it is sure
leave a grease spot that may be very
obstinate to erase. ltoston Budget.
Sympathy for the Successful.
1 ho world has spoken and sung a
great deal of sympathy for the un
successful, but 1 have sometimes
thought that the men anil w mien who
lUCOeed havo a claim upon human
eympnthy quite us genuine and quite
:is imperious. To (eo flat, bear you
sell as mee.tly us you mav, your very
existence is an affront t somebody
else; to know that, live as uprightly
as you will, theft are otheis who thin
your very prosperity a crime, and wh
will linU in your very virtues a mate
rial for calumny; to know that Ihot
is nothing Unit the world counts worth
gaining, which you can win without
awakening aa envious animosity in th
breasts of others who aro less success
(til this su oly is u thorn in the rose
a cloud in the sky, which is sufficient
with many a sensitive nature to rob
success of its best perfume) and
quench the sunshine out of tho fairest
noonday of achievement Scribner'
Magazine.
The Tooth of Time.
Mr. lOTOlOT o you do not mist
Mrs. Oldboy?
Mr. ldloy-Not particularly.
Mr. I.ovej.iy -How strange! Why
this separation is a living dath to
me. If I enuld onlv see Amelia for an
instant. How 1 would appreciate
-ingle moment
Mr. Oldboy (gruffly) You will ap
preciate a single moment more In
few years. America.
A lUotissippinn Ixiasts of having
Had the ague for twen' v -seven straight
years with only one break of three
weeks. He set out to boat the shakes
at thei own game, and there are 160
pound left of him yet
Old Boxetn Brown, of New Mex
ico, it a coffin peddler.. He travels
with a big wagon, a team of mules and
a1 out twenty cheap assorted coffins.
He says he knows a hundred men who
already have their coffin in their
houses.
When ho first became Prime Min
ister. DUraoU wat advised by a friend
"always to appoint moderate men I
bishopric." .Moderate men!" echoed
the illustriou statesman, "ah. I tee !
You want me to appoint men without
convictiontP
SEVERELY FROST-BITTEN.
I'rof. Tyndnll't Uraulile lMrlUM ,
, ..ill ill 'i.e. I i.e. , "
On Prof. Tyndull's second ascent i
Mont Blanc he was caught in a ,not
storm at the summit He ha ji,,
a graphlo desc. lptlon of the dimmiu
and danger which attended hit u
tompta at performing some sciem,
experiments In such circumstance (
offer a curious Illustration of the f
that mere are uines wuon nothing ,
to welcome aa suffering. The fro,,
bitten man's case became more. U0Ifc
. . U I.I. I 1
lul as soon as nu mil p. mi.
The clouds whirled wildly round m
and the fine snow, which was inu,
by the wind and ipit bitterly Mu
cut off all visible communication h.
twoon u ana mo lowor wo. ta. At .
pprouched tho summit tho air thick
enod more and more, and the cold u,
came intense.
We reached the top In good con.
dltion, novortholess, and, leaving Us.
mat, tho guide, to make a hole for n.
thermometer, I collected nnumberoi
batons, drove them Into tao (.not
and, drawing my plaid around then
formed a kind or extempore tent uj
shelter my boiling-water apparatus
Tho covering was tightly held, but it,
snow was fine nnd dry as dust, and
penetrated everywhere; my m
could not bo secured from it and half
box of matches was consumed i
tho effort to ignite it. At length it
tlamo up, and carried on a splutteriaj
combustion.
Meanwhllo tho absence of musctilir
action causel tho cold to uffeci our
men severely. I myself was too Intent
upon my work to fuel It much, but
was numbed; one of my fingers had
lost sensation and my right hoel t
In pain; still I had n" thought of r
linquishlng my observation until M,,
Wills came to say thut we must retun
speedily, for Balmut's hands j
frozen. I did not comprehend the lull
significance of tho word, but thepor.
tors presented such an aspect of suf
fering' that I feured to detain them
longer.
I struck ray tent, deposited the ther
mometer, and as I watched thu cover
ing of it up some of the party com,
menced the descent I followed lhj
speedily. Midway down the lirst slop
I saw Bit! mat who was about a hun
dred yards In advance ot me. suddenly
pause und thrust his hands into the
snow and commence rubbing then.
vigorously.
The suddenness of tho act surprised
mo. but I had no idea at the time ol
Its real significance. I soon came up
to him; ho seemod frightened, and
continued to beat und rub hit hand,
plunging them at quick intervals Inu
tho snow. Still 1 thought the Hunt
would speedily pass uway. for I had
too much faith in tho man's expe
rience to supposo that he would per
mit himself to bo seriously injured
But it did not pass a I hoped it would,
and the possibility of his losing hit
hands prosentod itself to me.
At last ho booarao oxhatistud by hu
efforts, staggered like a dr... .ken nun.
and foil upon tho snow. Mr. Willi
and I took each a hand, and continues
the process of beating and rubbing.
feared that wo should injure him Hi
our blows, but ho continued to ex
claim:
"Don't bo afraid! Strike all the
timo, strike hard!"
We did so. till Mr. Wills bacomet
haustod, lind a porter hud to take hi
pi nee.
Meanwhile Balmat pinched and bit
his fingers at intervals, to teat theit
condition; hut for a long timo then
was no sonsation. He was evident!,!
hopeless. At last returning tenttHtJ
in ono hand anuounccd itself by e
oruciuting pain.
'I suffo: !'' he exclaimed at lat
vals, words which, from a man ol Iroj
endurance, had more than ordiOTI
significance. But pain was better thu
Ihenireiimslaliit'-,1
sign of improvement.
Wre resumed our descent, while!
continued to rub his hands with snoi
and brandy, thrusting them at evert
few steps into tho snow. At Cm
niouni he had skillful medical inl
and escaped with tho loss of six of hk
nulls his hands were saved. Youlbi
Companion.
Elevators for Dwellings.
Tho ingenious plan proposed by
Berlin inventor, of a simple and iwi
pensive elevator for private dwellin?
in plnco of tho ordinary stair-case. b
attracled some attention as a lonfM
desideratum. It is on tho principle
the iolined railway, and the DM
power is fu'-nished by tho city
which is aniilind in tho cella :
flight ha its separate chair, so that
avumnlu Ann tuirinn enn ILSl'L'lld frCSl
i ne in -; 10 mo seeonu tturj "
other is on his way from the second
the third, or still another is desC0BJ
fr,im thnliftl. In lli. fourth. The OJOl
being only of tho width ol the hum"
I 1.. 1 1 . I.U civ.iV. It
..... . ..... (I
wish to walk up or down, instead
riding. It is set in motion by a sioW
pressure upon ono of its arms.
after it has been used it slides back
the bottom stop, its descent I1
regulated in such a manner that tt
carrying of a passenger is a matter
entire safety. The motive por
of course, more or less expensive
cording to the cost of water, this be
it Is stated, in Berlin, at the raw-
ui is.- :uuru biiiiu unifcs.-imw
only for each trip. N. Y. Sun.
i i ...i, ,,i a i.-
A woman fMrs. Broadway)
tne monopoly ol all me mu-ra
nnnu in t n iiuirn ' it' -
000 square feet of bill beards
week.
isa.ic Jennings, once a s' " r
merchant of New Jersey, ws
sent lo an almshouse, nasiup -i
. . - . . . ft -ss
dered all bis wealth in vain eu-
. s7.,.lluh for'. -I3'
IWV.CI IS 1.1, ... .1 -
The profession of "lady guid"
to well established in London
bui-icii wiucn seua oui
carries on a lucrative btuine sa.
Alexander Dumas, the r rencn n
oil i, was or African origin. -born
at Villers-Cotto'set. a to
r ranee. Jul? 24. ISuS. and Oieu a-
' tor 6. 1870.