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HILLSBOIiO, WASHINGTON COUNTY; CUEGON, THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1876.
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Light in Shining Yet.
Tis truj (hat lime mar Ully pact
And year as quickly Br ;
A i.J every hop Jul urui?s to birth
May wither, lade and dv; -And,
oh, lit true that at' our Jrcants
May In litj's (lurkUiTM set
But in the thamtx-rs or injr soul,
II p 't lijrht 1 shining yc
Thine m cot lor that could be cooled
By word, or look of acorn;
Ob, no, it was as pure and deep
A if of anircl born!
TLlue was that love which sorrow's stoians
Nr cruel fate could sever;
It burns on bri-rhtlyr-and It will
Keep buroliij oa forever.
To Lhluk tuo fairjde-ui would lnded
Would tbrow dark, suspicious tl'ti.V
. U .-T angels iu the sWy I
But, oh, within my trm-tlni; heart
No doubts there are as yet;
Tae lights vt and hop are ftill
Within Its portal set.
, Xotbnrgtt.
Ki'.OM TK 0K11W AS.
Jiore tnan a thousand years ago an
Einjwror held his brilliant court upon the
lloruuerg. in those duys this now deso
late spot sounded tth mirth and revelrjr;
even tne atm hours or nitjht were fie
quentlj disturbed by the noisy roiaterinpi
of the court, lint rotburi;a, the Lin
jxiror'i only daughter, ahareil none of
tiie.e amiotuitnt-.', as they were tot well
suited tv ier n-8ned mind, and (larrued
her piety 'jy thoir cloae resemblance to
heathen customs. Opprcated m km ber
breast by the uuwt jainlul apprehensions,
it waa not possible for her to enjoy even
the roost innocent p&atinies. Uer Otho
had gone to the wars and a year had
elapsed since any tidings of bis lata had
reached her.
When the Emperor remarked his once
blooniingdnujfhterKraduaUy fading away
iu all the budding beauty of early youth,
he decided iu his own miud that the
cause of ber declining, health could only
be the result of some romantic attach
ment, lie therefore called her to him
one day, and, tenderly embracing her,
addressed Uer In. these words: "Bur;;,
my child, I can no longer bear U see
thy silent tears! Let thy cheerfulness
and gayety return. See, I havo choou
for thee a fitting consort, the younjr pa
gan prince. Dry up thy (ears, therefore,
and let thy heart rejoice, liv prepared,
my dear flower, in throe days the bride
groom will be here.''
This communication filled poor Not
barja's soul with so;-ret apprehensions;
for she dared not 0eri hr heart and con
fess the truth t her impctuojs and stern
father. When the night came, she stood
at ber casement and gaxed upon the
moon-illuminated clouds and upon the
glittering wares of the Neckar.jind thcu
turned her eyes towards the gloomy
"woods which flanked the far-distant
mountains. Tears bedewed her cheeks,
and, trickling thence, descended on the
ramparts. "My Otho oh, my Otho!"
she cried, "haa some foreign muiden's
lieanty driven thy Notbnrga's image from
tby recollection? lias thy heart become
colder in the land where the sun diffuses
greater warmth J Oh, holy Virgin I" con
tinued she, "perhips he. has fallen by the
sword of the enemy and already sleeps
beneath the green turf! Oh, that I was
reposing by his tide in the cold grave!
Alas I why should I remain alone in the
world in which my heart is a stranger?
See how the roses of my youth are faded I
Do they think that, with my cheeks pale
as the lily, I can joyfully take my place
amidtt the guests as a rvide when the
chosen of my heart is far iway ? Oh ! that
I had but one faithful so d to lead me to
a wilderness, where I might die far re
moved from the haunts of men, or live in
remembrance of thee aloue."
Her faithful old servaut, Caspar, heard
her lamentations and pitied her affliction,
"lie called to her, therefore, from his win
dow ImjIow and promised to conduct her
over the woody mountain to the secluded
chapei of 8U Michael, where this pious
old man had passed the greater part of
his life. "Then," said he, "we will con
sult with htm how you may avert this
hateful marriage with the pagan prince."
Thankfully did the distressed Notburga
follow her aged guide. They had already
passed unseen through the gates of the
cattle, and were near the forest when
they heard the sound of bca fs behiud
them. Uncertain as to whether they were
- pursued, N'otourga looked anxiously
round, but her lc.r changed into an
agreeable surpriso when she saw the stag
which Otho had caught and turned while
jcl n law u.
ii'Mindiugjoyoiiily toward her, its coun
tenance illuminated widi almost human
into'llu-puce, it seemed to proffer its ser
vices. Nurb-.irga sprung on the affeolion
ato animal which her LiHoved Otho !iad
sometimes acsisted her to mount in former
tim The stag no sooner felt her weight
than it proceeded tt a rapid pace down
the mountain and disappeared with hur
among the trees of the woody declivity.
Helore the trembling Caspar was sulli
ciently recovered from his astunishineut
to think of hastening or of calling to her,
he suddenly saw the stag hound nitli his
fair burden into the Neckar six) swim to
the opp site side. For awhile he saw
Notburga's snowy arm beckoning to him
in the moonlight, but she soon disap
peared, concealed by the dark foliage and
the shade of night.
When her absence was made known to
the .Emperor, and he found that none of
Ms servants could give him any informa
tion respecting her, lit ilispati bed mes
sengers in all directions to search the
hanks of the Neckar, whilst he himself
mounted his hore anil rode out w.th his
retainers to seek her in the castles and
cottages of the oeighlorhood, but his
sen cb wai vain.
1h day after her flight, as old Caspar
sroo'i at his little window sorrowfully
looking throng the small round panes,
Notbiirga'a stag made its appe irsnoe, and
gazed st him in a supplicating manner.
"Ah, couldst thou but speak I" said Cas
par, as lie battened to cut it a morsel of
bread.
lint tie slag, instead vf thankfully nih
bli.ig tl fxal, as was it tost ui, bent
its head and strKtrhed) its antlers toward
the trusty old servant. "Ah, must I 8a
it upon themf said l e, and he attache!
the bread to its horns. The animal then
st i 'iik its fot against the ground, as if
in token of iti:,factiun, snd, having grate
fully regarded him fur s moment, sprang.
! like an trrow from s bow, toward the
Nm kar. On the following day Caspar
again stood at hi't window, and the stag
returned and sgala presented bis tiorns,
to which large naV leaf was affiled br
an embroidered band which Casper's wife
knew to be Notbnrga's garter. On ex
amining the leaf the following words
were found to be scratched upon it, in
almost imprueptibl characters: "Xot
bnrgn thauks him who, though. OoU's
grace, sent her manna iu tiia wilderness."
The tears chased each other down the
cheeks of Caspar and Ele aa they de
eiphireJ these words. "I was not wrong,"
exclaimed the former, ";ho noble beast
tarried her the bread."
"Can it te possible, O merciful Sav
iour!"' exclaimed Else, "that the teudor
naiden should have no other nourishment
Jian our dry bread f" whereupon she
hastened to the bcttery, brought some of
the best prov'stous, ami, having fastened
them in s cloth, aSUod it to the stag's
horns, who lost no time in bounding to
ward the Neckar. The generous animal
continued his duties as messenger and
purveyor to his lovely mistress with great
regularity, and whenever be appeared the
old people always furnished him with the
best viands they could procure, in return
for which he some'mea brought them
back a few grateful words wiitteu, as
formerly, upon an oak leaf.
The spring was past, snd the cuckoo
and tiigUtingala were silent, when Not
bnrga's father returned homo, but with
out being able to discover auy trace of
his daughter. At length, the vinits of
the white stag to the caatle attracted his
attention, and as he once saw it standing
near the window while Caspar was load
ing it with a small basket of ripe summer
apples gathered from Xotburga's favorite
tree, he suddenly approached and de
manded an explanation of the strange
proceeding.
The Emperor no sooner heard the mira
culous story than he called for bis swift
est steed, and, bidding bis train attend
him, he pursued the stag with all possible
speed. He ;.ud his whole party drove
their spurs into their horses' flanks, a id
plunged after the stag into the rapid j
stream of the Neckar, which it bad no
soouer traversed th it disappeared
among the underwood on the other side.
The Kinperor, having reached tiie oppo
site, b mk, sprang from his horse and fol
lowed the animal's track. Hut his pro
gress was suddenly arrested; for, to his
extreme amazemuut, ha saw tho stag in
cline its antlers toward a narrow crevice
in the huge rock, whence a white arm
instantly procruiled itselt and untied the
basket. ,
"T:iat must be my daughter's lily
arm I" exclaimed the aged parent. "To
none else can such perfect symmetry
belong." S'jyiug this, he sprang forward,
aod, before Notburga could withdraw, he
seized ber hand, and retained it in his
nun grasp. lut when the nimble stag
sprang on one side and the Emperor saw
the pale countenance ot his daughter,
his heart softened, and ha thus mildly
addrcesed her: "Notburga, beloved child
of my heart, return with me agaiu to my
castle; all shall be forgotten, aud thou
snail be mistress there as before."
But Nutbutga answered, "The Lord
has taken to himself all that could con
stitute my happiness in this world. 1
have, therefore, dedicated the rest of my
short life to Heaven. Here must I
henceforth remain to serve my God;"
and notwithstanding her father's en
treaties, she calmly but firmly repeated
the same words.
This excited the Emperor's chole:' to
such a degree that he attempted to d ag
her out of tho cave by force; but she
placed her other haud upon the simple
cross which she herself had fashioned of
pliant willow branches. Enraged at her
resistance, he pulled with increased
violence, until at last, horrible to relate.
the maiden's, arm separated from her
body and remained in his hands. Both
he and all his followers were struck with
horror at this sigut. H'auched with ter
ror and amajiuiuout, the whole par'y
turned their backs and tied, nor was thare
one that dured iigain approach the cave
where the unfortunate Notburga lay
bleeding and helpless upon the rock-
strewed earth ; but the Lord took com
passion upon her, and sent a snake which
brought her a bundle of medicinal herbs
wherewith to heal tho wounds. Inspired
and aided by Heaven, she applied these
to the parts sod quickly recovered.
From that tune toi tli she was vener
ated as a saint by all the neighboring
country, an. I whenever a iwnitent sinner
came to the hermitot'Mt. Mindset's chapel,
the pious monk sent them on a pilgrim
age to the Messed Notburga, who forth
with prayed ior them, ami they never
filled to return houv) light-iiemtod mid
consoled.
At length, at. the close of a tine autumn.
as tho leaves I ogar. to lall from the trees,
and the variei ttod tints of the mountains
announced tho approach of winter, Not
burga tell III, and the hand of death
smote her. Then it was that theheavuly
music was heard ill the air, and the cher
ubim descended from heaven on their re
splendent wing) ami bore away the soul
ot the maiden to a resting place of eternal
bliss. But ere her spirit utterly Ceparled,
she raised her eyes towards the rlonds,
and, with a sigh, joyfully exclaimed
"Life of my life, I see thou art already
there and dost summon mo to join thee.
I come I Come." Her beautilied soul
then quitted its earthly prison, ami as
cended to the ilaide of never-dying lni-
piness. In die meantime, tin auguls
wrapped her mortal remains In rich g'tr
ments arftl set a royal diadem upon her
bead. They then placed tlio Collin or.
new carriage, to which they harnessed
two milk-white oxen which had never
brn tho yoke; and when the people
collected from ths neighboring valleys to
escort the holy flic to thei. place of
rest, the angels of Ood accompanied the
procoMUon, filling the air with a chorus
of heavenly music.
Of a sudden, however, the oxen became
restivs sud refused to advance. This was
looked upon as a sign from Heaves, so
the body was lifted from the car, and
committed to the earth upon the spot
where they stis d. There the Emperor
erecied a church, aud caused s monument
to be placed iu it to the memory of his
st.iuted child. Notburga' stag was
never seen again.
II'Htie, the Noted Spiritualist.
The death of Daniel UuuMasa Home,
asjrcported by taiilo dispatch. fria Paris,
recently, tei annates the career of the
moat f iinmit fcjirituaii nd medium of
mixiiru ntin?."' The Na Yor ' WarM
affects to doubt his departure from this
lite, as if only the halt of what haa been
told of Mr. Home is true. To suppose him
Uaiid merely because he happened to leave
bis corpse would be as absurd as to sup
pose so because he hapcnad to leave his
meat-coat or his umbrei a behind him.
He was born iu Scotland, and came to
this country when a more child. He made
hi first conspicuous successes in Spnug-
lieid and in u istou between the years
l?ol aud lanj. In this city he was hailed
as a prophet by numbers of highly-educated
persons, but finally lu 1853 he went
to Europe. In London he was warmly
welcomed by several coteries of the aris
tocracy, and he made a very strong im-
piessioii upon the mind of Queen Victoria
herself, the Duchess of hutlierland was
one of his most open proselyte and be
lievers. In Paris be was made for a time
"the rage" by the undisguised interest
which the Emperor Napoleon took in
him and in his alleged miracles. He
was frequently suuimoued to the Tuiler
iea, and he gradually acquired a very
considerable influence with the Emperor.
He married a Russian lady of noble birth
in 18 )0. She died in 1SU3, and Mr. Home
married a Kussian princess. He was
particular favorite at the court of the
Czar, aud claimed in private to have con
verted the Czar to spiritualism. The
many strange tales of spiritual phenom
ena contain nothing to rival the demon
strations of Mr. Home. Besides the
ordinary phenomena of rapping, table
tipping, writing and playing upon mu
sical instruments, they include in his
case visions seen by the medium, appear
ances of hands, arms and spirit forms
seen by other persona, "levitation"or the
preternatural uplifting of the medium,
elougation and shortening of his body by
several inches, and bis handling of fire
aud heated objects without hurt. It has
beeu again aud again alHrmcd of Mr.
Home by witnesses of unimpeached char
acter that they iiave aaen him plunge bis
bauds, with impunity into a blazing coal
fire, sent himself upon heavy mahogany
dinner-tables aud rise with them several
feet into the air, aud after floating hori
zontally head foremost out of the window
ata height of many yards from theground,
sail tranquilly around a castle tower and
come in again unharmed at the other side.
One incident of his life was the atf.iir
with Mrs. Jane Lyon, iu Loudon, in LSIM.
This lady conveyed to him by gilt and
bequest the bulk of her property. Sub
sequently site sued for its recovery and
was successful. The charge was undue
influence by means of spiritual manifes
tations. The story of his strangely check
ered career is well told in his autobio
graphical work, "Incidents of My Life."
But whatever Mr. Home's vagaries, he
certainly had remarkable gifts as a medi
um, aud will go down in history as the
most noted exponent of modern spirit
ualism. He was but forty-three years
of age at the time of his decease.
How Mrs Break Dows. Men often
have their hands full, are overcrowded
with business and drive hurricd'y along
at it, but they may not be overworked.
We cannot always tell when we are over
worked. A man docs not always know
himself, no more than he knows the strain
on the main spring of his watch that will
break it. But there comes a time when
it breaks a click, a snap, and tho wutch
stops. Men break down in this way.
They go on, day after day, the pressure
bearing harder each successive day, until
the vital force gives out and the machine
stops. It is a great pity that thu indica
tions of this state of things cannot be seen
bel'orel and, and if seen, regarded. It is
one of the last things that men will admit
to themselves, much less to others. They
fialter themselves that it is only a little
weariness of the flesh, which will pass off
with a few hours' rest, wheuin fact every
nerve, power and resource lire exhausted,
and the system is striven to work by sheer
force of Hie will. When the oil on the
aim ft or iu the oil-box is exhausted every
revolution of the wheel wears on the re
volving part, and will soon ruin it. Tho
same is true of the human body.
Mnnnow is a station on tho Little Mi
ami road, about forty miles from Cincin
nati. A ncv brukesuian on the road, n ivi
did not know the names of the stations,
was approached by a stranger, the other
day, while standing by his train at the
depot, who inquired:
"Does this train go to Morrow to
day?" "No," replied tho brakes:r.an, who
thought the stranger was making game
of him; "it goes to-day, yesterday, week
st'ter next.''
"You don't understand me," iiersistcd
the stranger; "I want to go to Morrow."
"Well, why don't you wait till to-morrow,
and not come bothering around to
day? You can go to-morrow or any
other day you please."
"Won't yon answer a civil question
civilly! Will this train go to-day to
Morrow f
"Not exactly. It will go to-day aud
Come back to-morrow." '
A the stranger who wanted to go to
Morrow was shout to leave in disgust
another employe, who knew the station
alluded to, came along and gave the de
sired information.
The Einp:--"w of India is on good term
with ljueen V mtoria.
Innutrition as a Cutis n of Infant Mor-
UlitV..r-w
' Why the death-rare U areata.- during
the peiiod of Infancy thaii at any other
time of tife, should be a suhjact of as
profound research as it is of momentous
importance. Tho question of population
is asocial question, a ut iral question, and
a political question, clojely connected
with the vital state of woman. It is self
evi !w!t ths a pesaple cftmot possess
health unless ceria' v "l conditions
exist; it is just as vi.fcij;ttheje condi
tions chiefly depend npon the circum
stances and surroundings 04 mothers dur
ing gestation, and for tits time gfufr birth
iu which th child depond Upon the
mother for sustenance cyii special care,
iaelui'lng before ant ;' . birth, this
time for each child "V-H period of
few vears rhereafr-" Srliiu. may be
said to exist upon bsrftiwsd capital, or
. 1 .... 1- I
siauuua iie:on;L;iug w vioct uwpio. 1. a
til Ave yers of age, a child is not by law
deemed suflieiently matured to enter
school, but is entirely subject to borne
lunuenceand home caro. It la precisuly
during this aute-snd post natal period of
six years that the population lessens
most rapidly that one-half the children
generated are lost to the world. After
this iieriod a child has measurably ac
quired a constitution of its own has
measurably become independent of pre
natal influence. '
Iu examining thu causes of iufant mor
tality, the nutritive and emotional condi
tions of mothers are chiefly to be consid
ered. Food, clothing, vetitilation, and
labor belong to the nutritive The emo
tional divide into, first, th$o states in
herently incideut to tliclri gostative and
lacteal conditions; second, those arising
trom external cause. I
Nutriment is an extended term, com
prehending more than food sod drink,
inasmuch as the body is -nourished by
the air breathed, by warrsth, by mental
and moral states. So wid'i, indeed, is the
question of nutriment, that it virtually
includes emotive states. ..
Eac'a condition of the mother affects
the mental, moral and physical condi
tion of an unborn child. The nature of
the mother's snrroundir js during gesta
tion define the state aii-. thjK future of her
child. Medical records ihow the changes
Iu fictal life to be determined and mani
fested by the conditions of the mother, as
the child la vitro has power from the
earliest moment to absotb from the
mother, and must absolutely be built up
from her conditions. "A constant and
regular succession of new materials from
a source without itself is essential to its
development."
Defective vitality at birth is quite
likely to continue through life, and thus
tho primal states of ind'vidu.tls create
and alter every socia :7pVi;r!gloii
change, and governments die because of
thorn. It is conceded that the original
vitality of the child is in ratio with the
vitality of tho mother. Causes which
increase or lessen her vitality, touch her
child's life. If one-half the children bora
dio under five years .of age, aud two
thirds of that number within one year
after birth, it simply proves mothers to
be iu unhoalthful con.lidoii, and thus In
capable of transmitting strong vitality to
their children. The weak, nnhsalthful
state of many children at birth is a
consequent and result of the mother's
ilefoctive nutrition. As every change in
the mother's condition is an agent in
deterring the child's vitality and h is its
evor-coatinuous influence, therefore the
elTect of one day's iniperfV ct food, one
day's breathing of impure air, one day's
overwork, can never be annihilated, but
will forever live In the physical, mental
and moral nature of the child. If the
mother is imperfectly protected in house
or clothing against tile vicissitudes of
he weather, it is not she a'one that suf
fers, but her child and the nice. If she
lives upon scanty or innntiiiious food,
it is not she alone tl. it surfers, but her
child, and through it th'j na'Jonal health.
Detective physical conditions ate agents
in lessening the mental and noral stam
ina; therefore not only the future phy
sical life of the child, but also its intel
lectual nnd inornl vigor a''a depeudent
Uion, aud ultimately exist in exact ratio
with the mothers ability to nourish her
offspring during gestation and lactation.
Having once been neglected the coddling
f a day will not restore to health I ul con
dition the system run d wn through a
course of timo. Vitiated air, cure, star
vation and overwork leave their records
forever. Ssienct of IImMi.
Motk Cur.! Toast. Melt iu one
quart of morning's milk about two ounces
of butter, a lurgo ti i tp.'-Milul of tl j'ir
freed from lumps, and tueVolks ef t'ireo
eggs beaten light; beat these ingredients
together several minutes; tnin the cream
through a fine hair sieve, snd wheu wanted
heat it slowly, beaten constantly n tth a
brisk movement; it must not boil, or it
will curdle and lose the appearance of
cream; when hot, din the toast; if not
snlliciontly seasoned with butter,, add
salt; send to the table hot, the cream not
taken up by the t uist la a gravy-bowl.
Washino Mentsoi. and Sti.ii -The
following directions for washing jiicrin-is,
lambswool, and silk underclothing may
bo Useful : Use one pound of dissolved
soap in four gallons of warm water, iu
w Inch well rinse the articles to be washed,
drawing them repeatelly 'through the
haad; wring thorn as dry a possible to
move the soap; rinse them again briskly
in luke warm water; wring and stretch
them to their proper shape, und dry in
the oH;n air if jiossiolo.
LltMoft Prs. One tablcspoonful of
butter, the samo of flour heaping full;
one cup of sugar, the samo of cold water,
two eggs, and the juice and rind of one
lemon. Warm the butter, beat it with
the sugar, add the eggs, then the flour;
beat well together, ami add the lemon and
last the water. Bake in a crust j make a
ineringuo of tho whiles of three tggs aud
powdered sugar, spread it on the top and
brown slightly In the oven.
Tuf.iik are more dinners spoiled by the
bad temMr of husbands than by the poor
cooking of wives.
A. T. Stewart's Estate.
Th surprise caused by tho death of A.
T. Stewart was followed by a.'ouishuient
at his will, and this by auii.emeut at the
easy manner in which Judge Hilton
slipiied iuto the greater part of his prop
erty. In soma cases it is a very good
thiug to be the rontidentlal friend of a
very rich man. Stewart was buried last
Thursday afternoon. Next day his will
was prcseuted to the Surrogate aud pub
lished iu the papers. It gave Judge Hil
ton t,000,000 as compensation for clo
iug up the dead roun'a partnerships and
attending to other matters. Mr. Stewart's
husinof ) interests were supposed to be
worth (rom $20,000,000 to t2S,000,000.
The will wag offered and published on
Friday, On tho same day the widow of
ff W t w-t..- .il.t tj-. .fo.lird Tllltnn .11 flop
inte -h-Mtawf 'a busin-Ms iortnt $1,0410,01.10 J
wuaid Dipwun ivifc mm i r.w uusi-
ness include the thirteen or fourteen
larofl mills wlrch Mr. Stewart owned as
well as his Interest in the two great dry
goods houses here. It certainly is not tube
wondered at that so extraordinary a trans
action caused amazement wheu it became
known. Tho only rational explanation
of it I have heard is that Mr. Stewart in
tended this very thing to be done, and
left Judge Hilton the $1,000,000 to en
able him to buy. But then the questions
are asked why did he not will the busi
ness directly to his confidential lawyer, if
he intended to have him to have ltf and
why did he appoint him to close up the
business altogether if he desired it to go
on? With these matters, however, the
public has perhaps nothing to do. Mr.
Stewart had every coufidence in Judge
Hilton, and that confidence seems to be
continued by Mr. Stewart's widow. The
death of the great millionaire doe not
appear to make much difference in the
progress of his business affairs. These
are going on just the same as when the
mind that organized them was still direct
ing. The thorough system continues in
operation in both the wholesale and re
tail houses, and the clerks do not fiud it
a bit easier than it was in Mr. Stewart's
lifetime. They used to grumble a great
deal r.t being watched by "the old man,"
but thus far they have uot fared any bet
ter under his successor. Nor is it likely
that they will. Stewart was often harsh
ly cti'.icised, but taken all in all he was
as fair and j'ist a any employer in New
York.
A Unique FuueruL
Mrs. Roxcellana Keyscr, says the New
York Times, widow of the late Ernest
Keyscr, a very wealthy and ecceutric man,
will Le buried to-day from her late resi
dence, Fifty seventh street and Fifth ave
nue. Mr. Keyser. who died two years
ago, was originally a butcher, and then
became an ice speculator, bafore tho es
tablishment of any ice coii'.paiuos. He
made au immense amount of money by
purchasing laud in the Ddighborhood of
Fifth avenue when it was a mere swamp,
selling it over again when the city was
l. -1 . .a t ! ,r. T.-.
ouui up ai. nigiiur prices. -Hir. jieyscr
was about eighty years old at the time of
his death. His widow, who will be buried
to-day, was the daughter of an old man
named Deckel', whoowned the twolilocki
of laud running from Fourth to Fif.h
avenues, and fioin Fifty-sixth to Fifty
seventh streets. Old Mr. Decker lived in
a stone house on his property, and carted
swill from the distilleries, his wife driv
ing a 1111 lie cart. Knxcellana Decker was
first married to a Mr.. Miller, who died
soon after, aud then she married Mr. Key
ser. Her funeral w ill be one of the most
unique and extraordinary alfairs of the
kind whic.li has evr taken place in this
city. The undertaker has received in
structions from Mrs. Keyscr's sister to
furnish a hoarse with six horses, six
coaches with four horses, aud sevonty or
dinary carnages, all of which will be
driven to Wood lawn Cemetery whether
they are occupied or not. The colBu is
made of oak, covered with black velvet,
which cost $11 a 'yard, trimmed with gold
bullion fringe and gold mountings and
handles. The carket is lined with white
satiu. When the undertaker wis putting
Mis. Keyser's bidyon ice her sister iu
sist d that it should previously be attired
in Mrs. Keyscr s wedding dress, and she
will be buried in that costume.
An TJuayinpatlii.ing Voter.
They say that the politician who isn't
enthusiastic iu the Cause of his party is
no politician at all, and this may be the
motive mental power which forces some
politicians to extremes.
In a charter election held In a western
town the other day. enthusiasm ran high.
and both parties made a lively effort to
pet out the lull party vote. Atiout an
hour before ths polls closed it was dis
covered the leading candidate on one
ticket was one 70te ahead, with no pros
Pct that he could secure another vote,
I Iu opposition polled its full .strength,
but amidenly reiuenilie.i.'d that a faithful
member was on a bed of sickness. A
carriage wag driven to his house, and tho
sick man's wife met tho committee at the
door.
"My husband is at the point of deafh,"
she sadly replied to their intci rogatories
"Couldn't wo carry him on a lounge!"
queried one ot the men.
"He may not live two hours," she re
plied.
"Couldn't four of us take him on a
bed 'continued the man.
"I think ho is dying even now," she
answered.
"Does lie know w aro here!"
"Ho is unconscious."
"Dear mcl" sighed the man, as lie
turned awa?. "I don't see how he can
wilfully and del bcrately lie there and
die when his one vote would scoop the
opposition higher man amtel
ArTKU all, life takes its hues iu a great
degree horn the color of our own mind
If we are frank and generous, the world
will treat us kindly; if, on the contrary,
we are suspicious, men learn to be cold
snd cautious to us. Let a per.ton get the
reputation of bcini "touchy," aud every
body ts under restraint, and in this way
the chances of an imaginary offence are
vastly Increased.
The Emperor of Brazil.
His Imperial Majesty, Doin Pedro II.
of Brazil, is now in our country for the
purpose of visiting the Centennial ex
hibition, aud of making as extensive
journey of observation through the United
(states. Dpeaking ol the fcuiperor oetore
his arrival at New York, the Tribune
said :
There is a graceful courtesy in the time
selected for his visit, for his presence at
the solemnities of the nation's anniversary
emphasizes the good will of the Empire
over which he rules, and will make rela
tions that have always beeu friendly even
more cordial in the future.
Although Dom Pedro intends traveling
with as much privacy a his rank will
permit, there are some forms of courtesy
so appropriate that he will Dot be able to
dt'l'V'.' ttMiq w '..-jtti.Uoji -jafi B'JJt oimpty
allow a guest, who repteMiuU auotherTiwa. king, a person whom t!ie dar.
nation in his own person, to enter liar
gates and enjoy the freedom of hV
grounds; shu must meet him with woitls
of welcome anil accompany him with re
fined and unobtrusive attention. Dom
Pedro's distinction is not soleiy his title.
As the organizer of a secure and liberal
Government, under which the resouicea
of his vast realm have been steadily de
veloped, communications opeued ana
commerce and industry generously fos
tered ; as the patron ot science, art ana
literature; and finally, as the Liberator
who has loosened the shackles of the last
slave on the South American continent,
he nobly deserves such honors as our
Government and people can appropriate
ly offer.' Having assumed the imperial
P'jwer in his 10th year, he ha or 33
years endured the cares of government,
interrupted only by a trip of eight months
to F.urope iu 1871-2. He is now SI yours
old, and in the prime of his physical and
mental powers. Personally his presence
is very imposing: be is 6 feet 3 tuches in
height, strongly built, with a massive
head, broad brow, and large dark eyes.
Ho represents the force and ardor, not
the languor, of the tropics.
Two of Thackeray's Anecdotes,
As set-offs to his owu exalted view of
h's profession, says Joseph Hattou iu
Loiuiun Soci4lii, Thackeray used to tell
some good stories of the frequent absence
of iu proper recognition both in and out
of society. "Who ts that lively follow!"
asked a gentleman of his neighbor, at a
public dinner in the North, when Thack
eray left the room. "Oh 1 that is Thack
eray, the author." "Iudeed 1" responded
the other, "I thought be was a gentle
man."
Thackeray's first introduction to scho
lastic Oxford is a better story, and better
known. It will bear repetition. Before
ue could deliver his lecture on "The
Georges," at Oxford, it was necessary to
obtaiu the licenso of the collegiate au
thorities. The Duke of Welliugton was
Chancellor, and knew the author of "Van
ity Fair," but he bad a learned deputy
whoso knowledge of Greek was possibly
profound, but whose acquaintance with
English classics was only limited.
'Pray what can I do to serve your
asked the bland scholar.
"My name is Thackeray."
"80 I see by this card."
"I seek permission to lecture within
the precincts."
"Ahl you re a lecturer! What subject
do you undertake religious or political?"
"..Neither, l am a literary man."
"Have you written anythiug!"
"Yes. I am the author of 'Vanity
Fair,' " said Thackeray, conscious, no
doubt, of haviug done something worthy
of remembrance.
'I presume a dissonter," said the Ox
ford man, quite unsubdued. "Has 'Van
ity Fair' anything to do with John Bun-
yan s woiki
"Not exactly, " said lliaekeray. "1
have also written 'Pendennis.' "
'Nover heard of these books," said the
learned man, "but no doubt they are
proper works.
"1 have also communed to I'unch,
continued the lecturer.
"Puiuhl I have heard of Puneh,', said
the scholar; "it is, I fear, a ribald publica
tion of some kind."
Ges. Bui.knap first made the acquaint
ance of the two Misses Tomlinson, who
afterward became successively his wives,
when be was "marching through Oeorgia
as Provost Marshal of Sherman's army.
Two brothers romlinson, who were both
iu the Confederate service, had been cap
tured, and their sisters visited General
Belknap to obtain their release. It is un
derstood that th fair Kentuckians cap
tured the General who subsequently sur
rendered to one of them. It is now said
that iu 1870, when one of the Tomlinson
brothers was a clerk at the Spencer House,
Cincinnati, and the other was travelling
lor a wholesale house, on ot them re
ceived tho appointment of Post I rader at
Fort McDowell, Arizona, said to be at
that time the most profluble t radius post
at the disposal of the Secretary of War,
and in regard to which one of the Tom.
Iliinoii brothers said they expected to make
ft io,ouu a year out ot it.
The appointment of an ex-Confederato
to this position connected with the army
excited no little comment at Cincinnati
at the time, aud there was bilk of some
job connected With it, especially as with
out it people were at a loss how to ac
count for the appointment, since one of
tho Tomlinson brother who shared in the
profits, besides being an cx-Conledorate
was reported to have killed three men at
Harrodsburg, Kf.
OirTS.It Is delightful to have gifts
made to you by those whom yon esteem and
love, 1 localise then, such gifts are merely
to be Considered as fringes to the garment
as inconsiderable additions to the
mighty treasure of their affections, add
ing a grace, but no additional value, to
what before was precious, and proceeding
as naturally out of that as leave burgeon
out upon the trees; but you feel it to be
different when there is no regard for the
giver to idealise the gift when it simply
taxes us scanj among your property,
so much money's value.
Anecdotes of Chancellor dent.
On one occasion the Cliancillor told
Mr. Kirkland, says the Albany Lam 3uvr
no, that he was going to Uiclimond, aud
he coftinued r "While there, I mean to
call on Chief Justice Marshall. Wo don't -know
each other; I shall not announce
my name at the door, but shall go in, and
wheu I nee hint, shall asjc if this is C... f
Justice Marsha!!! On his answeri"-r In
the affirmative, I shall my, 'This is Chan
cellor Kent.' He will be as glad to meet
me as I to meet him, and the Justice ami
the Chancellor will have a r jyal time."
According to the Richmond newspapers,
the Chancellor actually carried out his
ylan to the letter, saying to thu Chief
ustice that, Sas lie was not crtsi-j of
meeting him in tho next world, he w s
determined to meet him in this.
"OncB whrfii be.. his. .'" v
disliked came up and shook hands wuh
the Chancellor, and the latter said, IHad
to meet you, sir.' After they pruAed,
Betsy reproached her husband with his
hypocrisy. To which he replied: 'I was
glad to meet him ; but I should have been
very sorry if he had been going our ay.'
"On coming home from Court one day
the Chancellor said to his wife (whom he
7us In the habit of consulting about bis
cate) he had been trying a troublesome
question whether a certain cooking
stove was a fixture. 'Well' asked the
practical woman, 'does it bake well?' .
'Yes, I believe so,' was the reply. 'Then
it's a fixture, or ought to be,' said the
good lady, unhesitatingly.
"He thought that if a counsellor had
been admitted to the Supreme Court
there was no need of a formal examina
tion on hi application for admissiou in
the Court of Chancery. He was also of
the opinion that if a man showed himself
unqualified to practice the public would
soon discover it and desert him. When
Mr. Kirkland applied for admission he
called at the Chancellor's bouse and
found him shaving himself. The Chan
cellor asked him if be knew his ninetieth
rule. The applicant replied that he did
not. 'Go to my brother Moss Moss was
the Register and he will give you your
license.'
"He had been much annoyed by the ir
regular practice of a solicitor, who re
sided in Troy, and who was more vigor-
ous and energetic than learned, and one
day a friend found hiin fuming and talk
ing to himself in violent terms of dispar- .,
agement of this solicitor. 'Well, Chan
eel lor,' said his friond, 'why did you let
hiui in your court!' 'Let him in, let him
in, sir!' rcplieiljtho Chancellor, impatient
ly ; 'I didu't let him in, sir; he broke in,
sir; be broke.' '
"His son William, who owned a coun
try place in New Jersey, found his re
vered lather, who was visiting him, at a
dangerous height iu a cherry tree, enjoy
ing me iruit, ami oeMiuglit the old gen
tleman to come down at once, carefully,
au never mind appeal auce. 'My sou,
replied the cheerful old gentleman, 'I am
used to elevated stations, and know how
and when to descend with dignity.' "
Thiase Same Roys Agaiu.
Early yos'erday morctug a well-dressed
woman called at the Central Station
Court, asked if "the head police gentle
man" was in, aud when the captain came
forward she said :
'Sir, an outrage was perpetrated at my
house this morning, the like of which was
nover recorded, and I called to inquire if
the majesty of the law is not powerful
enough to overawe such desperate crim
inals! '
I guess she is," replied the Captain,
preparing himself to hear of a stabbing
affray at least.
lh is morning, soon after the sun had
ascended the horizon," contiuued the
lady, "and while I sat at my window,
buried in reflection over the wonders of
nature, a carrier boy came along."
"Came along," repeated tho captain, as
she paused.
"tame along, and as he observed me he
halted and bent his gaze in my direction.
Jly glance rested upon him without my
realizing for a moment that be was there.
As I looked down upon him he made up a
face, like this, and put his finger on his
nose, like this. What foul, fiendish mo
tive prompted him I know not. Recov
ering in a measure Irom my surprise, 1
raised tho window and commanded him
to begone. He said he'd be darned if
he'd begone for any behanged woman in
Detroit."
'Woman in Detroit," echoed the cap-
lain.
Acruareo oy a spirit 01 iievuisn mai
i," continued the -- "the young
nd from the sui,' ) ''jfT,',1'
ed me if I was ev. rr . Ot.
Actuated by a spirit of devilish mal
ice,
tiend
ked -
ing a ao7. jiy lnoignatiou Kir.' no
liounds, but I was helpless. All I could
do was to hurl a stick of wood at hiin,
and he dodged it and hurled it back,
splitting the panel of the fiont door." "
"1 and ot the trout door, ' repeated the
captain.
"Here is Ins description, and now I de
maud hist peed y arrest, trial and convic
tion. I am free-born American lady,
entitled to the full protection of all laws,
sud 1 demand protection from the fiend
ish, malicious and unprecedented perse
cutions of that young fio--', whose con
duct stamps him aa one ot the most de
praved wretches history has ever known.
The captain promised to shoot the boy
as soon a fouinl, and the woman we t
away feeling much easitr in her mind.
Dttroil Frt Pri.
Wku. Aswkrko. "This ij my last
call," remarked a flippant young gentlo
man to a young lady who was soon to be
married, on a recent occasion. "I never
call on married women, or unmarried la
dles after they have reached twenty-five."
"You do well, sir," gravely replied an
elder lady present. "At that age, and
after marriage, they begin to kuow the
value of time, and do not like to waste it."
Til Kansas Legislature has refused to
make any appropriation for th normal
schools in the State, and they will all lie
compelled to close unless the action is rt-considerad.
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