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VOLUME VII.
POWXJkJTO. OREGON, HirA.Y, DECEMJOEll' ttl.lMTT.'
NUMDER 14.
Editor, or ae aueatloa wtll as glvsa to tbetr
eawmaaleatlOBs.
Iwm
"MARTHA MARBLEHEAD:
fa Bale BBS IWM fCbefceWa. T .-
actbsb or crrs; iu," iuh dowb,
; mamxu Ass' assav lbs," Tbs arey
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; ( Eaters, seeordlnf. to Aei of OoifnM, la tat
rw IS7T, by M ra. A. J. iMslwar. la lb ortlr X
lea Ufcearlaa ef Cvaa1et WaaBlastoa City.
. I Tb morning of Klogitoa Qreenebor
ougb's trial .before tbe polio sourt wss
an excessively wat a ad dark and muddy
on. AH ' night long tba wind bad
bowled la fitful complaint around th
prison, and suawered back to tba
fwstltng gusts that visited him from tba
etly bome wharf Martha Jones ncc
Msrblsbsed waa pacing bar ehsmber Id
j m muto no reel - ,
What war tba Imaginings of tba lot
' jriaoDsd msn. Be, Ilka a eagad eagle, ba
; frattad la eonflosmsnt, I leave tba
j reader to Imagine."' He "tiad" passed a
' alaaplaaa bight, aod partaken of bread
and wster sparingly at breakfast. :
When lad bafora bla honor tba polloa
Judge for trial, ba was pala and sad. Tba
angar under which ba had ebafed bad
given way wbaa -pro pact came for bla
acquittal, aad a faoliog of mortification
at tba thought of bow ba would appear
la. Msrtbs's eyes, were aba to witness
bla bomlllaUoo, albeit ha bad suffered
It Id bar dereoss, filled him with a
choking grief.
There waa a long roTl of prisoners'
names npoa the docket. Ah Bin sad
steles a eaw-buok. and. after a tedlooa
trial, waa sent below for . flvs dsys.
John Bmlth bail beea.dr.aak and dlsor
drly, and 'waa fined tea jlollsr aod
costs. Thomas Jooea had sold liquor to-
aa Indian, and James Johnson bad been
nested as-a-vsgisut. Wrtw-HHes
el.tljiM IIimi - nil Mme Ath Ilk A
ohsrges were dlapoaad of, aad tbea eama
Kingston's turn. -
He trembled slightly aa ha advanced
tAlba erimlnal'a chair, and tarnad In
voluntarily toward the door. . Aa be did
aea little child entered, bearings la bar
ka M.tal aa 1 - A a..M - -r
- "For Mr. Orsensboroogb," aba said,
timidly, boldlDg aloft the missive In
bar tiny fingers.
A MmuniiplvulMIMflAil emM
tb4?0Te
the- crowded - eoart-roota. - It
noval aaana to belmM aueh a child la
aaeh a place. Her heavy hair hnng
. ii rinuiM ai anna maia onr nar
fratile-eboaldera, and hr fdtdfacei
Tanharf arondmiiAla Ilea lha nriannar'i
King em I lad, aad the llkeoaea was
i i t i .i .
' "Year daughur, air f aaked bla
- bo DOT.
"Bba oagbt to be,w vasjthc Impolalvc
anawer. .
The child stood waiting, aod a stspor
seemed to have fallen opoa lbe court.
I aaa prajina; lor jwitttwip
age, was all the hots oonlalned.3
: "Ood blaaa van. little eirl." wblanered
the prlaoner. "Tbla la bo place for yoa.
Rub bonis and tell your mother that I,
too take eoarago."
The witness for the proaeeatloa failed
service agent waised rortn-a rree maa.
Aa bnr laur Sod bs stood In tbs prae
nee of his sonl's mate, aad, bnt amlllng.
. 'I knew yon woo Id coma," aald Mar-
' vmm Amm mmiA ahMwf WrB vim . . .nl T
... J wwb whi. mj wm J " ..i .
could have done It, King. I know tbe
laws of men stsad between yon and me,
ntf mrtiitwii. Too njurrf eine
bow, King. We shall meet sgala In tba
landof eoule
from your presence, Martha?".
TIIIUod shall will Itotberwlas, my
more tbaa friend."
"But Ood baa w tried Ketherwtes from
"Doa't tempt me, King. , Rather help
me to be strong. -
"Do yoa tbea debsr too from all right
to bopeT"
' Tor what, Klng
. "Happlnaea." , - .
' my friend.': There comes a time
. W - 11 f . - . I
meat learh to depend upon oarselves for
bspplneee. Wo learn, to bo happy la
1 Ood'e wsy, and not ears."
"But bow are we to a neentand God's
" way?"
MBy ever walking In tbe straight and
narrow path."
. "Yoa talk la rlddlee, Martha."
' "I speak aa' the Holy fplrli prompts
' "Tbea what would, yoa have me to
dat?J : .
' "Oe thy way for tbla time, and let tbe
future take care of Itself. 8flVIot for
tbe day la tbe evil thereof, yoa buow."
"But may I nohope to aome time re
new and finally conaummate our once
anticipated relaUoar .
"Klngetoo, look beret Yoa arc not
. the maa I loved once. Yoa have gone
y Into by and forbidden patba, and your
feet have stumbled In ways of tbs
slrsoger.". , '
"And 1 7 I to believe my ssnsea, Mrs.
Jeoes? laltjroMtbst thus aeeoae me?
Yoa, who hsva llwed a He for years, till
your, vary children confront yon with
jour falsity Let's go to the root of
sells. I do not claim to be aa angeL
Td hardly be a fit companion for tbe
only woman I over loved, If I were a
aerapb. A asoatn ago I would haf
scorned to offer 70a my band la mar
riage. Bat I was k fool, aod blind.
fancied myself too good to meet yon
upon aa equal plane. But I find that
yon are tba hero and I the coward wben
(be real trial conies. Yoa cannot bold
yourself In wifely allegiance to tbe foaa
youi detest for a single day without sin.
Yoa seem to forget this. I admire your
heroism, but enndema your Judgment.
I caa never be an true to my heart'
purest aflVetloo without being equally
guilty with yourself. But I ahall be
true to you hereafter."
As be spoks bs drew nearer, and took
ber bands within hla.
O, Martha, give me reason to hope
Ibst, whsn the legal etlgaMt-yen deteat
has bees removed, I can come and claim
yea, and I aba It to eooSaa
Wby le It, rester klod, that man,
who del me to protect woman, oven
agalaat beraelf, forever falla, wbaa the
tt ff9n i tft protect blataalt
llartba felt bar eoarage glvlag way.
How deeply, tbroegb all her yeara of
auOarlng and dlaappolntmant, aba bad
longed for the aooiety and affection of
tbla mao. To realat hla Hore, eeea
wbea ba did not arge It, bad been a
trial almost greater tbaa abeomild bear;
aod bow, wbea aba bad both heraelf and
bla. to flgbt,abokl aba be able to prove
equal to the etroggle. and tbua protect
them botOLfruoi alnf Hi eyea were
riveted apoav Iter la a faaelnatlng gate.
Bba felt hla hot breath come and go, and
hJ well-nigh yielded to bla atroiig em
brace. -Darling r he wblapered, MI have
waited for yoa ao patiently and long. I
knew yew would com to me tome time,
for Ood oever lateuded that we aboatd
remain apart. "
With a will mora heroic tbaa waa
ever needed to face a cannon ball, or
tblhargrTOattTv MIRBT Wool
heraelf free from tbe looged-for aaa
brace, and con fronted her euitor at moat
eevagely. .";?'." '
"Kingston Oraenaboroagh V abe ei
I aimed, paaalouately, "do yoa realise
oar situation V
fl do, saoat aasaredly. Yea are tbe
legal wife of a man yoa loathe, and yaa
know that yoa love me. Tbla Is no
time for trifling."
"King, doyen remember the times
few short years ago, wben yon and
I were young aad Innocent f" '
"Could I forget, Martha -Agala
bla passionate case was upon
bsr, and her every sense thrilled with a
stmsna dsllaht 1 ' '
"We wale- av lunnccnt U Inexpert.
enced then. I loved aod Iroated yoa.
Had I beer tbs arbltejror m; own des
tiny, I should never bave married soy
body sis. But I was away from you, I
was young and dependent, and I gsvs
my bead la . marriage to another be
cause I fancied marriage to be my duty,
and obedience my law. I did not meaa
tot wrong you. King. But all -that Is
peat, and we do wickedly when Weetsntt
here parleying with temptation. Leave
me, please. Go back to Washington.
Attend to your duties there, as I shall
strive to attend to mine white bars. I
do not know when . I can remunerate
you "for your kindly, but enforced as
slstsace, but some tlms yon shall bsve
your pay."
"Yon are morally free from your bus.
bead, Martha." -
"But not legally free, yon know."
"Wby should the laws restrain yea,
child? Yoa bad do voles la msklog
ibem." .... .
For my own self-re pact's oaks, sir,
I will obey them."
Shell yea seek legal a pa ration
from that fellow V
'I should bo false to every sense of
purity If I did not, sir. Yon know what
bla married life has been." .
"And wben yen are free, what then t
"Nothing."
"Yon are cruel, Martha." - . .
"lamoaly kind. . -
"I confess I cannot sec your kJndaeM
la thus repulsing me.1 .
foor blunderer. : He had imagined he
bad found an easy prey. It angered
him to know, that be bad reckoned ao
completely without hie host.
"I bsvs not tlms to Ulk longer, King.
Even while wo stand Idling here, tbe
I sla rest upon my debt accumulate. n '
Thr le a way to cancel both princi
pal and Interact, Martha. Only promise
mo that yon will, wbao free, become
my wife, and yon need have bo further
fear of debtor destitution." '
Agala he waa Irresistibly drawing
Bearer, and agala she wss compelled to
fight ber great affection In order to pro
tect both herself aod hi
!ItonJast .nJUogrlorOoireee
sal
sully not my womsnbood by offer lag
careesee to another's wlf f"
But, seen as aha apoke, alio was also
drawing nearer.
Ood blees the little children. They
come to mortals sometimes la boars of
peril Ilka angels, nnswarea, Tbe little
Alice, who bad carried tbe note to tbe
police court, entered hurriedly.
Tbo couple started, ss though a dan
gerous and guilty spell were broken.
"Wbst Is It, daughter T" aaked Mar-
tba, blushing.
Tbe child thai King bad publicly
aald wegbt to bafo been hla, so maeb
d Id she reeem bl h I as, stood e 1 pee ten t ly.
Cay on, dearie," said Kle;, kloy.
; "Flea, air, -1 beard a maa say
mamma had got rd of papa 00 good
terms, and waa going to marry yoa."
"I wish It were true," was Klog'fjm-
pulslvc ssswsr. t
"Don't you see ?" said Martha. "Al
ready my good aame'rls being tam
pered with. Yoajojuet put eoptlneute
between us. Let ue be bravo enough to
do what wo kaow to be right. And
should tbs time ever be wbea I caa
come to yon as your wife, let the self-respect
and mutual esteem of each of os
toward tbe other remain unimpaired,
that wc may begin life under better
ausplbee tbao though ws never hsd
been tried. And if we do not meet
sgaln on earth, let's be prepared for bap
ptoses in Heaven."
"Yon have ruined me," aald King,
desperately "
I bave saved yM.!1
"Ashy fire." ' i
The erocibTsls the best friend pure
gold caa come la contact with."
"But I am not pure gold.";
"Tbea yea shall ' be purified. Oe,
and may ministering angels guide you."
He turned from her, and snatching
op tbe child, clasped ber to bis heart
and covered ber radiant face with kl
Aa Instant and be waa gone. ' !'
Heavenly Father, guard and guide
him In tbe patbe of purity and pesos,"
lbs defrauded womaa sighed, ss sgsta
and again sbe kissed tbe little child
who had on wittingly protected ber from
herself.
"If I sm svsr to become bis wlfs, be
shall bave no cause to doubt me," sbe
said, as be walked rapidly down tbs
street, and sbe gated after blm with am
Utterable longing.'
"I'I no worthy of her yet," aald
King, aa be sought lodgings at a hotel
till steamer day, and set to work Co
earnest to reform bis habits, many of
whleb were far front being what they
should bsvs beeUt
Wbea the boarders came to aopper,
Mm. JoBM treated them
lib grave but
gentle demeanor. She had su Oared too
severely In tbe school of affliction not
to know the value of self-control.
Her boarders were a merry set of well-
to-do gentlemen, wbo took pleasure In
praising ber skill aa a caterer, but tbla
time they could find no eseeUenoe to
praise. Tbo table-cloth was askew, the
meat overdone, tbo vegetables soggy.
and the dessert seorehed to bitterness.
"One would think von were sorry of
Mr. Greens borough's acquittal! "Mrs,
Joaee," aald one, more garrulous than
tbo rest, wbo' could toot endure a spoiled
dinner. -
"No; I'm glad of bis acquittal, sir, and
jsot pleased tnaSeveftocansr he's gb-
Itsf 'to ft
leavc tbe country."
Significant glances were Interchanged
here and there, but the gentlemen were
too well bred to offer further comments,
They ebrugged their shoulders on the
balcony, though, aad exchanged nods
and winks among tbemaelves Be I bey
lingered over their cigars. .For It wss
well known thst th couple had bees
lovers before Mrs. Jones' marrlage,-and
every maa of them was morally certain
that they were mutually acknowledged
aad thoroughly Intimate lovers now.
Thus wisely does tbo world treat of
that concerning which It only surmises
a part of tbe truth, and thus charitably
doss It Judgs of msn and women wben
measuring tbslr rectitude by a standard
of Its own. v
.SajsslaBAl,
Aw Editokial - OitATiow. Enoch
Emery la editor or tbe Peoria, Illinois,
JYatuertpt. A few months ago bo mar
ried a Miss Msry Whiteside, who, at
the tlms, waa superintendent of schools
the lady aspired, for a re-nomioatlon toj
the office before the Bepublieaa County
Convention. Her husband was a dele
gate, aad tbe following account of bow'
bo presented beg to the convention Ic
given In aa Illlnola paper
"Wben Enoch Emery sross.la tba
Peoria County Coaveotloa to aomlnate
tbe candidate for county superintendent
of schools, 1 bare came a auddea lull la
tbe proceedings, fevery one became Io
ta rested, and tbe delegatee leaned for
ward la breathless atlealioa. One could
bavs beard a horse couch la that awful
elilloeea. Tbe emotion extended even
to tbe good Eooeb himself. Hs Bmas.
diffidently toying with hie spectacle,
Ural cleaning tbeos with n new cambric
band kerchief, aod then placing them
on ble forehead, aald: 'J put In Domina
tion for the mo or county super! a
Undent of schools, Mrs. Msry White
side s long paoee Emery.' Flutter
among the delegatee. I nominated her
poor years sgo iBeaaailnnJ, and as I wss
n Boras sense responsible for her aa aa
official. I got to watching ber. Cheer.
watohel ber Close autl aaw ber real
worth...! Encouraging cheer. I was
drawa nearer and nearer a ber ferlee of
bar the better I nxed ber.' iritorme of
cheers, yells, snd orlee of W boo pee I'
Sbe was nominated wllboat a dissent
ing voles."
Men Withoct Oct ciatio. Tb
maa who baa nothing in do is lb moot
miserable of beings. No matter how
much wealth a maa pommies, be caa
be Belt her contented nor happy without
socupaUoa. We were bora to labor,
and the world Is our vineyard. We caa
find a field of usefulness almost any
where, la occupations we forget our
earee, oar worldly trials, and eor sor
rows, it Keeps us from constantly wor
rying and brooding over what la inev
itable. II we haveeooufn roroureeleee,
we can labor for tbe good of others; and
such a task Is 00s of tbe most delight
fx I duties a worthy and good maa caa
(saaibly sesc laV
0U1 ABHIIQTOI LETTEI.
To tbs Emvob ee vna Wsw Kosrn waer
'Last eight's ."norther" bae gives as
oar first ex peruses with lee, and though
wo have to-day a brilliant November
sua pouring bis mollifying rays down
upon ns from a cloudless sky, yet tbe
cold, plerelsg wind continues, aad those
who venture upon tbo streets arc as
closely wrapped la shawls, furs, aad
overcoats, as bad tbs thermometer been
at sere instead of twenty-four degrees.
Tbs river bss subsided from I U devastat
ing bight, aad tboss to whom tboaond
brought ech great disaster are now re
pairing their disaster as best they can.
But for the algoal service at Harper's
Ferry advising our merchants In ad
vance of tbe flood, tbe damage, would
have been tenfold greater. Tbla fore
warning coabled maoy to remove their
goods to safe place, aod thus confined
tba losses bera prl aclpally to w faarese, f stowed- by, a-New-York Sum reporter,
.bjpping, and boo-m. A. to WTO, thsT
loaeec upon tbo Upper Potomac and I .h u. 1 .,nr..i k....
upon tbo Upper rotomac ami
tributaries bave been fearful, of life, a
well as property, while hero few people
were drowned. A men drlvlog a pair
of horses attempted to cross one of the
flooded street At the foot of tbo White
House lot, but sunk In a washout, aad
all were drowned. Hie death waa not
diesovered notil come colored mew seek
log plunder fished up bis body from the
wagon, Whsn high water meets tbs
Incoming tide, the Potomac backs ovsr
all tbo low grounds near tbe White
House, aad often, as In this storm,' dose
grsat damage. Tbe proposition to erect
dykes on the bank of the river aod cut
off floods, lust ss Holland ksepefout tbe
sea, or as tbs marshes near New York
are reclaimed from the tides, and turned
into tbo best of agricultural and build
Inglaada, Boss Shepherd, filling up
tbe old canal which ran through these
low grounds, not only made available
for tbe government laada worth mill
ions of dollars, but thereby Indicated
jeisarly-tbe BfaetteabiHty of whottjf t$ui
fining our annual floods to the river
banks, aad vastly Improving the sen!
Ury coodltleo of the city generally, as
wall as the occupant of the While
House, particularly. The notorious un
bealtbfuloeae of tbeWblte House arises
from Its close proximity to tide water
and Its marshes. It Is further proposed
to reclaim the hundreds of acres of ri vsr
bottom which lie above tbe long bridge,
and which arc dally covered and uncov
ered by tbo tide. Tbo ex halations of
these marshes arc wafted directly upon
tba White House, aad should tbo river
be dyked aa Indicated, and coo flood to
Its channels, aey one can apprsclsb
-The shipwreck of tbo "Huron" brings
deep sorrow la many families here, for
all It officers bave families snd rela
tives la the District, or sxUoalve cir
cles of acqualnlanccf gained by peat
residence here. LieuUnaot Palmer
leaves a widow with two young chil
dren, one aa Infaat; aad draugbUman
Evans, a widow and ono child. These
reside hersiSnd ere left with little pro.
vision for the future. - Wo are glad to
nots thst tbs press generally le discuss
ing why tbo vessel aboold bsvs beea
sent to aea la a storm, right In tbe face
of eaatlooary aignahj from tbo signal
service, aad that, too, near Caps Hat
ters, where the aaa Is paved with, tbe
bones of shipwrecked dead, wbo bave
been lost npoa Its rocks aad treacherous
currents. Hems ons Is deeply In fault.
and, as dead men toll no tales, wc pro
sums ths.real blsms asvsr will be fixed
spotf nny one It seems- singular that
all such disasters Invoks no personal
accountability. glng the ' war 1V200
soldiers were crowded upon one boat at
Memphis, and before It bed steamed
aver man who lb too Mississippi,
unliks ; tbo sea, never gives up lu dead.
aad not one of tbeos poor soldiers could
ever bo found, though hundreds of dol
lars were spent In dragging for bod lea,
nor waa any superior offloer ever held
amenable for the terrible catastrophe.
It was a mere Incident of the war, aad
tbs loss of thS "Huron" to a mere Inci
dent of naval life. A singular statomsot
Is made that a former officer of tbla
Ill-fated essst deserted It, aad suwered
court martial rather tbaa remain upon
Ik He bad so etroog a pressntlmsnt of
lu loss that bo preferred to coffer dis
grace rather than to go agala npoa It.
Tbo navy department bss full record of
hie trial, and It abowsbo sou Id aesiga
only this ooe reason for bis cowardly
act, - '
Tbe latease exeltemeat exhibited In
the Beaste over the admission of tbe
Booth Carol I aa and Leo lal ana Senators
reminds ns of tbe closing Bosses In last
spring's Presidential conteat. Now, as
I then t very, aval)blsscak,aad apace Is I
taken by some deeply latorseted Sena
tor or spectator, aad aeemlagly there
appears la every one's face that lade
seribable took which betokens tbo ap
proach of some great exigency or alter
nation on which baags Individual weal
or woo. Just prior to the opening r
battle or a charge, upon the enemy's
lines, we bsvo seen the lips firmly
closed, eyes fixed, and nn expression of
determloallea npoa each soldier' eoon-
tsoaoeo to meet tbo earning daoger, let
tbo result bo wbst It may. whether la
meagTed body or sacrifice of life. And
here, In thavveotful struggle of this snd
last weak, there Is much Indeed, as ws
wslcbed tbe spectators, rather tbaa tbe
freaeecT, to reexwl ite Baoe.wrtea of
the war when life, rather tbaa party.
wss at stake to the participant.
Wo have before spoks of those con
tests between tboee oUilectuel gloats,
Ssoatom Ed m suds aad TnnrmaB, and
this week has given as another In the
oodeaver of Mr. Therm an , to seat But
ler, of Sooth Carolina, aad Mr. Ed
munds to defeat It, . Every parliament
ary taette baa been resorted to by both,
and wc thlak there baa never been
finer dlspmy of their pecullsr talents
tbaa npoa this momentous Issue. .
, - Felix.
Washington, D. C, Nov. 0, 1877.
i Tbs Crashy sf Polygamy.
'John W. Young's wife, Llbble.bas
lft h brother's In Philadelphia, where
sbe has beea staying since 'she eaase
from I'Uh a month asm. for Eimir.
New . York w here abe. w ill spend the
wlutor at a water-ear. She wee laUr-
there are dark blue clrclee about tbe
eye, aod there le a oompresslon of tbe
Hps, a peieaese about tbs nostrils, aad a
tremalousoese of tbe hand, that are
very painful to aea. Tale woman la
consumed by a fire of Jealousy s napes k-
able, or la dying of remorse and shams.
In her yeulb sod levellneee she eons-
pel led John W. Young to discard two
former wives to secure her, and lor tea
years sbs ruled In ble household, bore
aim several cniiaren, ana was ino osr-lioa-ef
bla heart. Now. a ber beauty
begine to' fade, aod when ebe Is about to
Become a mother for the fourth time.
sbe finds bsrself sapplsntsd by a chit of
s girl with a pretty face, wnlle here le
aaggara. la aoewer to a quest too, sne
aid: "I knew that my husband was
going to marry Loella Cobb, and there
fore I left blm and came homo to my
parents, and I will never live with blm
again never, never." 6he apoke vehe
mently, although alio waa almost sob
blog. Aftsr a moment abe aald, aad
there wee, something of pride la her
face, "But don't you Imagine that be
married that girl for love. No, my hus
band loves me. It wss ambition aod In
fulfillment' of a promise made to bis
wisueti Juno 10 succeed 10 Ills place in
the church, and, that be might do ao,
made blm prom lee to become a poly ga
ntlet. Hla marriage to Mies Cobb wss
bis first sUp Is execution of the promise,
end, ss he thought, to ble falber'a seal.
But be baa been disappointed. He was
not siioaen to succeed bis father, and
now bo bitterly regrets tbe stsp be has
Ukes, and almost every day I receive
letters aad telegrama from him begglag
me to return. I treat them with ..con
tempt. I will never go back to bim. (
will be tbe wife of no maa wbo would
give me up nod break, hie yews to ms
for the ssksof power." . Bhe said this
with flashing syss and quivsrlng lips.
A moms at afterward slis waa almoat
weeping, as sbe said: "I msy go back
to tub la tbe spriug. If I live, and set
of my life to the education of my sbil
drea. . I never believed In polygamy or
Mormoalsm, but I loved John Yoang
madly. I thtok pntygamy'too horrible
to think of, aud I made John forswear
It befis I would marry blm." Anrtno-
fUld Eepubtiam.
Gov. Koiton'i rini Attack of PanlysU.
It wss In the fall of IMS that ths Iste
Governor Morton waa first peest rated by
the loatdlow disease that finally proved
fatal. Hla attack Is thus described by
himself: "During the Isiur part of the
summer and first part of ths fall of 1865,
I fait an Indisposition to rend or study. 1
I didn't ears to read eo moon as a wsws
psper. My mind felt dull and clouded,
and I found many little things eaoaping
my memory. was Confused easily,
and took little or no Interest In what
waa gming on about moEven tbe du
ties of tbe Stale no tbuger engaged my
los attention. Tbe feeling contin-
ud notll the 10th of October. I neverfjro Weal," loog-eontioued laughter
shall forget ths day. It waa a beautllul
one; the air waa erlep, and I walked a
very long distance. In tbe evening I
retired eemewhat fatigued, but la-ether
fepeels. apparently In my. naoat -health.
Tbs next morning I woss sany, not as
I attempted to get out of bed I disco v.
stbiI 1 .wss nnsbis to lift
Again and agala I made , tbe effort.
wbea It aoddealy Daahed through my
mind that I waa paralysed. I fell little
polo, bat from my blpa doeaward I was
suable to move myself." But -ths
strangest part of the story' Is to come.
His mental activity bad returned. "My
head seemed as clear as a bell, and In
voiuoUrily I called to mind Ineldente
which I bad forsotteo. altboocb previ
ously I ad charged my memory -with
them." So auddea and com plate we
the work of tbie eubtlo disease, for
five years the powers of ble mlad
and body bad been taxed to their st
and It la not etrange, perhape.
that a person of hi bo I id should be thus
attacked. Il le said that bis fslber suf
fered ssa paralytic la hla later years,
snd that aa aunt was slmllsrly stricken.
It wss probable, therefore, that tbe die
waa latent, bat in. cwoeMert eg tbe
powerful, muscular frams which be la
bertied from hie mother, whom be
greatly favors. It ta doubtful If bo would
ever had beea proa t rated had his labors
beea lees severe and pewtracted.
CLEOPATBA'g NEEDLI HELD III
Paw. It Bppeare that tbe eeercolne
obelisk, abaodooed nff Flnleterre, was
aot towed lato aa cngnsn naroor, as
waa one presumed. It bae found' an-;
msrtgs 1Ttoswrt of Terfeni; aad a
Spaaieh court of maritime law moot
aw determine tbe amount or saivags
doe tbereon. Tbo question of oalvsgs
hi a aermu 00a for tbo contractor.
Tbey have offered to settle with the
crew of tbe caving craft, but their offer
hi rejected with soora. Tbs amount or
salvage le largely determined by the
value of tbe rescued property, we
must first decide what Cleopatra's Nee
dle le worth. Tbo adjudication of all
other questions la cosy enough. As
obeliske bsve oe market value, or are
quoted at fancy prices, ths settlement
Is surrounded with asmeroua ember
raasmeliU, Consequently, the obelisk
of Thothmee III. will pass the wloter
In an admiralty court at FeTrreol, Acer
York THowne.
A a Ithaca maa has Invented sin 18-day
watch.
One of Xuvss' Apologist.
In discussing the question of civil ser
vice reform. General Sheridan, la
speech at Toledo,' convulsed the booee
by the following account of bis efforts
to secure aa office :
I did sot see bow It wss possible (aod
I triad very bard to eee) fr Mr. Hayes
to make a success of bis administration,
especially la hie Soutbera policy, u a lees
I waaappoiBiea collector of customs at
New Orleans. I knew there would be a
aew enllevtor'hppoiuted, because Pree!
dent Hayes told ms an. Hs did ms tbs
further honor of asking who, la my
Judgment, would be tbe best msn fr the
place. This waa n some bat del Ira t
question, and oe I asked time for reflec
tion, wbion be very cheerfully rave me.
snd, by tbs wsy, that la tbe only thing
Be baa given me up to dale. 1 1 proarl
ous laughter. ' -
wow, 1 anew now important tea cm
leetorshln of New Orleans waa to the
busi ns m Interests of tbe .el ty. I felt
that the government must baas a man
of Integrity to the "Place, who should
also be a maa of good moral character,
as well aa mere than average ability. 1
anew me collector auouii be a sond
maa and a Republican. I spent two or
iirree days in prayerrui deiioeratioo
upon tbe qoeatlon, aod at last came to
the reluctaut conclusion that perhaps.
all thing considered, I came nearer fill
log tbe bill than any other man in' the
mate wno waa likely to be appelated. I
waa deeply aaxlous for tbe business la-
tereeUvf tbs city. I had ao doubt of
my InUgrlty. LaughUr. My moral
Character waa wall. It was as fair a
moral character as a somewhat tropical
man could develop In a tropical eouulry.
As for ability, I kaow I possessed that:
opon this point I wss unanimous. I
might possibly bsve bad n shadow of
doubt upon boobs otbsr questions, but
upon tnie point 1 was. solid, ureal
laus hUr.l I knew I waa n representa
tive? man, for I had once aerved In Con
gress with great satisfaction to my con
stituent. It le true I did not serve
long, but thst waa not my fault. I
would bave been eervln tbe Bute yet
if tbe people would have elected me.
Cheers nod laughter.) I was sleeted
or two years; 1 had a bard contest for
my seat: It waa finally, awarded nte.
about four months before tbe adjourn-
mant af the Cinignes yr which I bad
J.
make up n record, but! worked hard: I
voted 00 both aidee of every -bill that
came up: I yelled "Mr. Speakert" every
chance I bad: I called ooe memtwr a
liar, and told another be was a fool; I
But my boot on my desk, spit tobacco
ulee 00 the floor, oaled tbe ladies In tbe
galleries, want Into Innumerable eo as
sart Ue-room a to tsko a look at tbo doe
s meats, borrowed some money, and
went home, f Lour-ooullnued laus-bter.l
Consldsrlng lbs tlms 1 hsd, I mails a
good average "member reeorjj." Sev
eral people told mo tbey actually took
me lor enfold member. lUreat laughter.!
Cooeidefiog all tblbs-s, I tbluk you
will agree with me that I was but dotng
y duty to my oouutry la consenting
to take tbe collectorsblp of New Or
leans. I stated tbs result of my reflec-
Uoo to the President. The Bianbaf lnj
whien- lie racalved my surifwH,'" asSl1" .... ieuiigg-, rnfljov tnereturev- to mo .
bappy and cordtat'Tbela a very cordial
man). Ho promised to msks out tbe
enmralasloe of collector st New Orleans.
Hs did ao. but by aome eUaose over
sight he commissioned a man I bad
never thought of In connection with tbe
office. Loud laughter. Do you blame
me for thinking tbe administration a
future? Tbe solid sartb seemed to slip
from under me. I felt tbe Republic wss
gone clean gone. Intbsdlstresaof my
soul I cried out I "Is thla what I mad
127 Republican soeecbea for In tlie last
campaign 7" . Or, to elate It more cor
rectly, tbe eanie speech f27 time. .Im
mense laashter.l Can this sovsrnment
go on If 1 am left not 7 Alas! poor
country, wbo will care for you, now that
I am banished by tbe edict of a tyrant,
aad caa bave no chance to sustain you.
to" aay nothing of myself T I elated
something of thle klud to Mr. Hayea.
My words moved him to console me,
moved blm to advise ms. He advised
me either to null down mv vest" or
wblchowing to the excitement I wss
laboring under at ths tlms of tbs Inter
view, I eaooot oertalaly remember; but
It le One or tbe other, and, aa he le
kaown to be a liberal man, perhaps It
was both. My first Impulse, after lis
tening to ths sousollng words of -the
IVesldeut, sa W ga sod l1easf.41.
I did; I look three or four. They braced
me up. ' I felt better. Laughter.
Ponro, tbe illustrious Afrlcsn. who
has resided In Europe for about two
years peat, recently died la Berlin,
greatly regretted by all the savants of
ths Old World. Perhaps ws should aay
Mr. i'ojco, for-altbough he was oaly- a
gorilla, be waa ao human la ways, and
looas tost tnis do do ranis prens oad
been beetowed npoa blm. . He was
broucht from Africa by lr, Fraaken-
stela, of tbo Germs a West African Ex
pedition, nod In tbo Berlin Aquarium
was an object of unceasing Intermit and
curiosity. Last summer be mad a
visit to London, receiving visitor at tbs
Royal Aquarium. Pong was very In
telligent, aad hie face wore a human
espreaaloa abaolateiy startling. He
wss doetio and good-tempered; but we
fear be acquired soma Injurious bsblu
by living among mvo. la bis native
woods bs lived opon bananas, plne-sp-
ples, and the like; but In tbe more civ
ilised qssrters of tbe Aquarium be de
enured beefsteaks and drank beer aod
inc. Perhaps this ehsnre of diet was
one cause of Pongo's early death. or-
per'f iiatar.
1
GERirB.' Alexander nsmlttoBLjonan
ssid to aoTaUmsAO friend 1 "Mee give
mo credit for genius. All ths genius I
bsvs Is lust tbie whea I bsvs a sub
ject on hand t study It profoundly. Dsy
and Bight it Is before es. I explore it
all its bearisffs, Mr mlad become
pervaded with It, Tbea the effort
which-1 make le what . tbs people call
the fruit of geoJos." . -
Wbea death strikss down tbe I
cent and young, for every fragile form
m whKin be sets Ino panting spirit
free, a band red vlrtnee rise In sbspes of
mercy, charity, and tove, toewsla I be
world and bless It, Of every tear that
sorrowing1 mortals shed 00 each greea
grave, some good I bom, soms gs oiler
nature comes. lActtna. . -
Th working elsaars hsva. during li s
past four ysars, lest (dUO, 000,000 by on
gaging In strikes.
After BriglAn Tpn g Wsaltk.
"During tbe prophet's lifetime, there
was a account reodered of the tltblns- -
to tbe church, and whether be bad
f 100.000 or $1,000,000 auauaily, no eo -ever
knew; or If oue, perchaoce, as a
confidential book-keeper, did ever know,
be waa wise enough to keep it to bint- ;
self. Taylor promisee that the trustee
In trust of ibsetiurch, which Brighsm
waar shall bereafur render a full ac
count of the Deoul' tliblne IsIab m.
year, aad toll bow much It is la kind
and quantity, aud what la done with Is.
Tbla ie an Immensely pooular aromlsa.
and It la oulls liksle tl&t It slllk. mm.-
endure quietly the prodigality of tbe
Youne fmmllv. The llni l.ll 1 1 ...I
in royal profusion, tlie eons traveled
like priueee, and In all their beating
tbey fell aud acted aa If "Israel wss
thsir hsrltsgs." While "the old mao"
waa In hla elorv. thee erM naiail
haughty, and iipliftel: already thev are -
uown, imr "own, in ine-eyea of tb com-
. . . x -
munity. tsrignam cared nothing about .
the poverty of tbeaoostlee and th wants
of tbvlr tam I Ilea. Tbs ablest maa
smong them, Orson Pratt, wss for years
Mvlug 4 tb greatest distress, and It was
only when be bed fallen at lb feet of
bla master, and learned at Woe, that he
waa permitted to work for the cburchln
literary labor sod draw from tbo tllhlus
offloe soms of lbs Uaoss.arles of life.
Every pig. potato, or eabbace that ble.
apostles received waa debt led against
litem, aad tbe amount of their ladebted
waa held over thsir heeds: but his
own drawlug from the public crib have
yet to bo footed up; tbey bsvs so a -curiosity
to flud out what be had.
It is-gl vso out tbst Taylor has begun
to msks such an lovestigstloo Into all
ths church accounts, aad Inteude to
know what property the church owue
rigbtruiiy; aod where aoy of that baa ' .
been gobbled up by Urigbam or aay of .
hla family, It baa to be returned. One
a thm 1 l..rm arl.A la An b. n . kub.
. -w. -
aeeper and accountant, baa been ordered
home from bla mission In Europe to
msks this investigation, a work which
will, doubtless, take bim years; burtbej
people went It, aud If Taylor aud hiaao
nclatee are boosst enough, It will bo
given to them. Whether they dare to
go this far or not, the promise of It It.
very sal laiactoryv vor. jxr T, Z line.
Tbe silk thread employed by seam
reeaes Is liable to acquire poisonous
properties, In consequence of a fraudu
lent practice described a follows t Tbo
value of the beet quality Varies' from
aixty to seventy frauca a pound, and th .
mauriai is sou wnoiesaie by wslgbt.
For many year It ha beea tbe custom
to Increase tbe welsh I by steeolnr the
silk in sugar Sod water, or In an" Infu
sion of gall-nuta; but tbla fraud not bo-
log found to yield sufficiently large
profits, a patent waa taken oat for an
other plan, wblcb eooetota la soaking
tb silk, wbstevsr lu color. In n bath of
acetate of lead, and, after drying the
skslos, sspoaiug them to a current of
bydmouipburtc acid. The result I tb
dcpoalttoe of a quantltfpLguLphiLretjaf-
lead, Wblcn greatly addato. to. wejghk,;
mercantile value. Wc are acquaiated
with a pereon at the bead of aa exten
sive drveamaker'a establishment, who,-
from in us or alia thread thus pro
pared, wss attacked; a wall a bar
workmen, with painter's colic; some of
tas woramsn seen lost lblr teeth, In
consequence of their habit of biting off
tbe eiide of the thread, ao operation
during which tbey sbsorh a portion of
lb lead attached to It. .
" Tba following Is so. easy method of
dlaenvering tbe fraud, which le
limes carrted eo far that aome alike have
been fouud to eoulslu aa much as Iwsn-
y-three per cent, of their weight of eel
phuret'of lead : Place n few thread at
the upper part of a tube eloeed at Its la
furior extremity, and moisten tbea
slightly with water containing a smsll
smoOul of acetic acid or strong vlaegar.
Wbea tbe silk le Impregnated, add a
few drops of a solution uf Iodide of po
tassium; If nay lend b present, a got
den deposit of iodide of toad will at owes
betray tbs adulteration, and tb wslgbt,
of ths Iodide formed, aud that nf tbs
silk before and after tbs operation, dry
log Included, afford a clue to the quan
tity of lead Introduced to deceive the
purchaser; n dangerous kind of fraud. In
asmuch as the poieoo Is slow and insldi-
I entails Injury to the leelbJ,gf q-
TeJaTTofoXloallMUof the system, paralysis
of. (hexjnteeiine, and may oven eaoee
death. Au toss and Fumcg Good Jito- '
orA - - -
The Rxaso! WHvvAiths resit og
of pews la a Chicago church he other
evening, there waa hot eompetltlow Jor
ym w Bwi, tw uiu in, a w s
Imrm bum. Il ...lull. b.k J
to Brotbsr B. "Why are yoa so aax
lous to gt that particular seat f" ho
waa asked by Brother C. "Why be
cause It's Juat next to Brother M.'a," be
replied. "Well, what of that?" re
turned the other. "Wby," rejoined
Brother B., "M.'a as bald as a jug. aad
be draws the flies from everybody
around blm. I made up my mind to
get a pew near blm thic year, for If
thrre'saoytblng 1 bate It's to bs pestered
with flies wbsa I'm when I'm listen
ing to a good sermon." ' '"'.-'
There arc times when a maa feels
blmaelf a weak Insect, snd would sheer
fully go hungry for two weeks for the
privilege of enjoying the kicking powers
f tbs mule for fifteen mlnntee. .One of
these occasion I Just sJbout tbe time a
great big, burly six-footer of s drayman
marches In on n wet day with anggy,
meddy rubber boots, covering the ear
pet with tracks ronktner t1ks"Cttt nee
ptctaree, and pooring a piat of dirty
water over a desk full of papers from aa
oil cloth sleeve, as bs laye a Mil mpam It
lor four kits of mackerel, whlrh be has
broochl to tb wrong place. CWteAafi
jfreoyoef TubU. . , v
On dsy yoa will b pleased with a
friend, aod -lb nest wteappofnted to
him. It will be so to the end; .aad yow
must msks up your mind to It, sad not
quarrel, noises for vers grave cause.
Your friend, yoa bsvo found out, to nog
perfect. Nor are yea; sad yon eaooot
at pent much more tbaa yon give.' Yea
must look for weakneee, foolishness,
and vanity In bonis nature; It le un
happy if yon are too sbsrp la seeing'
tbem. "'"
' A lonely Keokuk bachelor wants to
adopt a slrl baby, not lees tbaa eighteen,
ysars old. "
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