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IS ISSUED
- festturdttsr Mornlnit
JOHN W. KELLY, Publisher.
Un Ter
Htm Wombs...-,
l'krwi Haa.li
.. J 50
1 00
Tbeeo ere tlia term Sir those psylnr land,
vanae. Tuo Ihdipksidbkt off r tin Induce
menu to ad ve nisei. Term reasonable.
E. R. MULLER,
Watchmaker and J eweler,
OAK. LAUD,
Offiut ia Dr. Page' Drug Store.
Cany oiwille . Hotel,
D. A. LKVIBS, -
PROPRIKTOR
rAYING RECENTLY lUJRCHASED THE
L nnnvilU Hotel. 1 am now prepared to
t.rak with the beet of sceoio irrigations.
Feed and stabling for stuck. P.;A. IiEVIMS.
US. THOBXTOX.
V. at. aTKINSO.
JACOB WAQNEB.
K. X. AXSEBSOK
Ashland Woolen Manufacturing
j. Company,
Manuiaeturen and Dealers i a
White & Colored Blankets
Plain end Fr CuBBunit Doeaatlns,
ClajUMla, Mite -mint,
OYER AND UNDERWEAR CLOTHING
Md to Oder.
W. II. ATKINSON. 8coy
ASHLAND. Jackson County, Oregon.
H.C.' STANTON,.
. t Dealer in :
Staple Dry Goods 1
Keeps constantly on hand a general assort
ment of
EXTRA FINE GROCERIES,
T.OOD, TYILLOW 1SD tJLABSWaRF,
ALSO . p ..
Crockery and Cordage
A lull stock of
SCHOOL BOOKt
Euoh aa required by the Public County Schools
All kind of STATIONERY TOYS and
FAKCT ARTICLES
To wit both Young and Old!
BUYS AND BELLS LEGAL TENDERS
furnish Checks on Portland, and procure!
Draft on San Francisco. '
r.TAHONEY'S SALOON
Nearest to the Railroad Depot, Oakland
Tn. Mahoney, PropT.
Th finest of -wines, liquors and eigais in DoW
its county, ana v Mac
X1II.X,XJlRX TABLE
fas. tfca 8Ut kept is propsr repaln
faruss trsvalfnf en the railroad will find this
place Try handy to visit daring the stop
ping of the train at the Oak
land, Depot. GiTe me aeelL
JaS. uauOIiaI.
a. '
JOHN FRASER, .
Hone .v-MwdeV'IHmlTO,
WILBUR,
OREGON.
Upholstery, Spring Mattresses. Etc.,
' Constantly on hand.
CIIDMITIIDC I have the beet stock of
l Winn s wiik. jurnlturesontnorronianu
-. " And all of my own manufacture.
No two Prices to Customers
Resident of Douglas county are requested to
fit m a call before purchasing elsewhere.
ALL WORK WARRANTED.
DEPOT HOTEL-
OAKLAND
ORKUON.
Richard ThomM, Prop'r.
rpHIfl HOTEL HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED
. - for a number ot years, and has become very
popnlarwith the traveling public First-class
LKfcPINQ ACCOMMODATIONS.
And the table supplied with the best the market
afford. Hotel at the depot of the Railroad.
Furniture Store!
JOIirV GI LDERSLEVE
H AVISO PURCHASED THE FCRJTI
ture Establishment of John Lehnberr, is
now pnparod to do any work in the
UPHOLSTERING LINE.
' He is also prepared to furnish
In all ftylet.of the best manufacture, and cheaper
a than the cheapest His
Olialras,
Bureau,
TJcdstteadct,
WaMtitaiilai.
ETC ETC ETC.
Are of superior make, and for low rest eannot be
j 1 . . . 1 l J i ILa 2Aa Tla
cquaU.eu iu wo duavo. a
Finest of Spring Beds
And the ,.
Mot Complete ?ofas
Always oa band. Everything In tn line fur-
: -1. j f 1 1 1 i : 4 I Y. -U Af-4ot
notice and at the lowest rate.
COFFINS MADE AND TRIMMED.
And orders filled cheaper and better than can
any outer eMaoiisamenc
Desirinc a share of public mtronase. the un
rirrttgneit promises to oner extra inducements to
all patrons. Uiv n e a tnal. '
JOHN GILDERS LEVE.
NOTICE IS HEREBY G1VEX TO WHOM IT
may concern that the undersigned has been
awarded tbeeeotravt tr keeping the Douglas
- Coooty pauper tor a period of two years. All
persons in need of asaittunce from said county
neat first procure certificate to that effect from
ay nMeaberef the County Board and present it
te eoe ei the fcllowic; named persons, who are
antheriaed lo and will car tor those presenting
men enrttncataai Button A Perkins, Roseburc h.
. 1 KeUg2. Oakland; Mrs. Brawn, Looking
G!ea Dr. Woodruff it authorised to furnish
ieifl aid to all persons in need of the eame and
W harre been deelared paupers of Donla
Gensty. W.B. CLARK.
' - CHIOS'!:
Promptly Attended to and GooJs shipped
- Iwithcare.
Address. Bacheaey 3t Seao.
Poftlaad, Oregon
VOL. 5.
( Tbe AmerleAn Bobber riant
Headers will remember an account
among general news items some weeks
go of a public experiment made in New
York to test a material which, it 'was
claimed, rendered articles water-proof
It now appears that the enbstanco is a
preparation of the outer peel of the milk
weed. The in venter, reflecting on the
expensiyeness of rubber and the adulter
ation to which it is subjeot.bad bethought
himself of the milkweed as capable of
furnishing a substitute. A description of
the varied uses of the plant is given in
the subjoined "interview'- between the
discoverer and a reporter which appeared
in tbe Grapkiee
"The more I thought of this vast in
dustry, the more convinced I became that
a substitute might be found among the
trees or plants indiginous to America,
which could then supply the market of
the world. One plant suggested it
self to me repeatedly, that was the com
mon milkweed (of the genus Asclepias)
which. I firmly believe to be the mdia
rubber tree of North America, and the
source of supply in the future."
"How did you carry out your experi
ment?" ,
"I planted twolve acres in a farm out
VTest, and before I got through with my
experiments I made up mv mind that tbe
plant would be to the West what the
palm has been to the East. To begiD
with, I found'thatby such slight cultiva
tion as a single top dressing, the plant
grew to the height of six and seven feet
and an inch and a half in diameter. I
had a mistaken idea that the rubber lay
in the sap or juice, and it was difficult to
convince myself at first that the gum
was stored in the cells on the outside of
the stalk, plainly to be seen through a
magnifying glass, and as regular and
even as the honeycomb of a beehive.
When I discovered this natural labora
tory it did not take long to find a pro
cess to separate it front the plant. This
done, with my experience in the gaseous
treatment of hydro car ions, I succeeded
in converting it into a substance, which
is similar to rubber in appearance, of
superior lightness and possessing the
same qualities. I also found that it
could be vulcanized or hardened; or
used in its pliable state for dental pur
poses it is the best thing I have seen."
"What would be the cost of manufac
turing this new rubber?"
, "The outside cost, including labor,
etc., would make it twenty cents a pound,
and the expense of importation saved. It
needs little care, only lone top dressing,
and can be gathered at the owner's will.
It would pay better in proportion to the
time and labor consumed than any other
farm product. One acre of land will
yield three tons of milkweed, or 300
pounds of gum. An interesting fact l
noticed was the great! similarity of the
plant in fibre, leaf, etc., to the India
rubber tree proper."
"How long have yon been experiment
ing with the milkweed ?' '
"Since imo, and during time period l
have discovered a use for every portion
of it. As I said, in the course of my ex
periments I hit upon this water repel
lant, which I stopped to perfect, seeing
its value and knowing that thousands of
dollars had been spent by rubber firms
in endeavors to procure an invisible,
'unsmelJable,' water-repellant. In
the course of ratts I found,
that by gathering he pods before
they opened I had two treasures the
seeds, from which can be extracted a
lubricating oil finer than linseed, besidos
acting as a liniment, being an excellent
cathartic; while from the floss inside a
material very much like Irish poplin
could be woven. The experiment with
the floss was tried in Europe during our
civil war when a substitute, for cotton
was needed; but as the milkweed had to
be exported and the war came to a close,
the experiment didnpt end in practical
results. i
"And what can be crepe with the refuse
of the plant?" was asked, but hardly in
earnest.
"Why, use it for fuel; it gives out ex
actly the same heat as wood, and makes a
pleasant crate fire, while the root has
loner been utilized for medicinal pur
poses," concluded the inventor, who has
already taken out eight' patents on this
plant, which henceforth demands more
than common respect from the lovers of
the useful. !
The Backwoodman's Advice. By awl
means Joe get mumed. if you have a
fair show. Don't stand shivering on the
bank, but pitch rite in and stick your
head under and shiver it out. Ihere ain t
any more trick in getting married than
there is in eating peanuts. Many a man
has stood shivering on the shore until the
river run out. Don't expect to marry an
angel, they have all been picked up long
ago. Remember Joe, you ain't a saint
yourself. Do not marry for beauty ex
clusively; beauty is like ice, awfully
slippery and thaws dreadfully easy. Do
not marry for luv neither; luv is like a
a cooking stove, good for nothing when
when the fuel gives out. But let the mix
ture be some beauty, being dressed, with
about two hundred and fifty dollars in
her pocket, a gud speller, handy, and
neat in her house, plenty oi goou sense,
tuff constitution and by-laws, small feet,
a light step; add to this sound teeth and
a warm heart. A mixtnre will will keep
in any climate and will not evaporate.
Don't marry for pedigree unless it's
backed up by bank notes. A family with
nothing but pedigree generally lacks
sense.
R. G. SCROGGS. A. M.. M. D.
Fhyslclan and Humeon.
Special attention paid to
Operative Surgery and Treatment of Chronic
Diseases.
Office in rear of drug store nearly oppo
site the postoffice.
Office benra irons I ( S ceti afterneois.
J. JASKULEK,
. PBACTICAI.
WATCHMAKER, JEWELER AMD OPTICA.
Reeura;, Orea. (Opposite postoffice.)
DEALER IS H
Watches. Clocks & Jewelry. Spectacles
AND EYEGLASSES.
Watches, Clocks and Jewelry carefully
repaired. All wors warrauieu. vreu.i.
Brazilian Pebble spectacles and eyeglasses
a specially. . .
Omstoxa aaxisX 7Aliramla
STAGE !
UZZZm TO SAM F2AKC1SS0
j FOUR, DATS.
SS3 QUICKEST, GlTESi'. AJO)
EASIEST BOXJTE.
STACS1 LCAVB ROSCBURO
Da? (U V-SO P.K,
tJcag&kjcaotica at Reading with the
J , For full particulars and passage apply to
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TELEGRAMS.
EASTERN.
Change Cvalerapl ed.
.Washington, Nov. 13. An editorial in
the National Republican this morning is
thought lo bo semi-oflicial and to fore
shadow an intention of the aduiiuistru
tion to make a change at West Point and
put Gen. Howard in charge. For some
time Gen. Schofield and the head of tbe
war department have not been in har
mony as to the conduct of affairs at the
military academy.
Jcaw lbs Wicked Bor,
Coxcord, Mass., Nov. 15. Jesse Pom
eroy has been detected in another scheme
to escape from his strong cell by sawing
through the thick boiler casting with a
saw improvised from a knife. He out an
aperature through 18 inches long and 9
inches wide, lie was discovered by the
yard officers.
) Bin Price for a Drink.
St. Louis, Nov. 15. Four railroad men
went into Flannegan's saloon about half
past ii last night, ana ordered the drinks
which were paid for. Shortly afterwards
more drinks were taken, ana the party
started to leave the saloon without paying
for them, Fiannegan asked for pay; a row
ennsued in which Fiannegan drew a re
volver and shot Tobias Laughlin dead,
and shot a bail through the lungs of his
brother, Daniel Laughlin. The dead body
of Tobias was taken to the morguo and
his brother sent to his boarding house,
1700 Broadway. Tobias Loiighlin was an
engineer on the Wabash road, and had a
wife and two children somewhere in
Canada.
Asphyxiated.
Clevelanp. Nov. 17. When Daniel
Burr, watchman in the rail mill in the
18th Ward, left home for his work last
night his wife and children were well
and hU three-year old daughter followed
him to the gate to kiss him. When he
returned this morning tbe house was
locked and there was no sign, of life.
Climbing through a window he whs hor
rified to find the whole family lyirtgsease-
less ana a poweritii Oder of gas Irom a
base-burner stove pervading the air. His
littile daughter who had kissed him was
dead, and the mother and an eleven-year
old daughter in bed and an Infant on the
floor unconscious. A neighbor's daughter
visiting them was also insensible, and a
woman, a friend of the family, sitting at
the foot in a semi-comatose condition.
The last named may recover; the others
will probably die.
Tbe Number Lo.t.
St. Paul, "Nov. 17. It ia now believed
that 23 is the number of patients burned
in the insane hospital at St. Peters. Thirty
are missing and only six bodies have been
found, but there Is reason to believe
quite a number of the missing have es
caped to their homes. Some are wander
ing about the country and will probably
die of cold. Gov. Pillsbury will supply
bedding and temporary shelter to the
unfortunates and also rebuild the burned
portion of the hospital at his own ex
pense. sTm'rrat:on from Europe to Louisiana.
New York, Nov. 17. Ths success of
Texas landholders and capitalists in at
tracting European emigration causes the
Jjouuuani Commissioner of Agriculture
to negotiate with steamship agents for
cheap fares for emigrants hither. The
movement from the agricultural district
of Austria and the German provinces to
wards Texas is steadily increasing in
volume, one thousand arriving at New
Orleans in the steamer.Nuremberg on the
12lh. U
AOsod Nag; and a Boastful Driver.
OMAnA, Nov. 18. St. Julien was taken
through to-day, in charge of O. A. Hickok,
in a special car for San Francisco, where
he will be wintered. He is in good health
mid condition. A few weeks ago he was
attacked with epizootic, but has entirely
recovered, the disease appearing only in
a mild form. Hickok is elated over St.
Julien's brilliant performances of the
season, and stands ready to back him for
a large sum against MauJ S. or any other
trotter or pacer. He intimates that the
managers and owners of Maud S. are not
anxious to match li4r against St. Julien,
and he doesn't think the two horses will
ever be bronght together iu a race. He
says St. Julien may not heat his own
record against time nor that of Maud S.
but that he can beat her in a rtce of three
inilo heats out of live, and will meet her
at any time.
Omaha, Nov. 18. Hickok wiih St
JnlieB, went west en route to San Fran
cisco, to-day. The horse is entirely free
of epizootic, and Hickok says he will bet
$50,000 lie can beat Maud S," or any other
horse side by side. He will come east
next season. His net earnings have been
$38,000 this year. dpt. Stone says iie
expects next year to set Maud down to
2:08 or perhaps 2:06.
V. s. Troop Wrecked oa m Train.
Corsicasa, Tex., Nov. 18. A, train load
of U. S. troops, which was ditched lost
night four miles north of here, arrived
this morning. Eight of the most seriously
injured were left here for treatment.
Forty-eight were injured by the accident.
Shot Utsn.f
BrrTALO. Nov, 19. Herman Srfamtdt, a saloon
keeper at Milw.uk". claiming lo be tbe bnsbsnd of
a Oermsn Ectrou who recently married Emil Wstle,
a prominent musiclsn of lliln city, shot himself to
dsy, leaving her letter ssyiog a word Irom him
would send her to the penitentiary.
The Mineral Beeau.ee ot I'tsh.
'r.w York. Nov. l5, Professor J. S. Newberry
resd before the Ii.tiouiil Academy or Science yester
day a lengthy account of the enormously extensive
mines of iron and cosl veins in Utah. He said It
iron or is without rival, snd tbe territory possess
es no fr from these rerruifinous beds lour tnous.
and square miles of cwl veins that are equal to any
lu Illinois Cupper, sulphur; silt, nitrate, asphalt,
mercury ad anUmouy are plentiful. Tbe antimony
mines, some two hundred mil south from Sslt
Lake City, on the line through which a railroad is
about to psss, are the most remarkable of the kind
In toe worm, ana surety wiu oe worsea to great ia-
vantage.
Bustnsas Failure).
Chicaoo, Nov. 18. Dory's Chicago (Train and pro.
vision exchange, 122 and m Clark street, failed this
morning owing to the rapid depreciation in the val
ues of grain, provisions sod stocks. It hse branches
In several cities of tbe west. It failed about a year
ago and resumed business shortly after. Wm. Poxy
is president. This is a different concern from tbe
Chicago public produce exchange. The particulars
re not yet known. Liabilities probably not besvy.
Later. Doxey's liabilities are about $50,000 of
which about $30,000 Is stocks snd the rest on grain
and produce.
A. W. Nobe of tbe Osrden City exchange ha also
suspended. Liabilities not over $3000. No other
failures.
T. lal 'or Knrdsr.
Pr. Cream, on trial for murder and abortion was
found nst guilty to-night.
Confession of Gallt.
Kddy Powers confessed to-night to having shot
snd killed the cnlusman ye won, claini:ng ne ecteo
In self-defense, . . ''
Cheap Kerea and lnereaaed Revenue,
Tb roads which sre participating in tbe ehesp
fare fight agree in reporting increased earnings even
In passenger business. It is notsworthy that the
Alton road, whose business bas heretofore been tbe
heaviest, reports the hesviest gain for the week end
tog the 16th lust. IU earnings were $36,000 grester
than the same week in 1379. Of this Increase $6461
wsa from psssenger business. Since January 1st
Its esrnings have been $l,s9:00u greater than in the
same period in 1879. This Is used ss aa argument in
favor of cheap rate. .
Illnea of Oev. William. ' "
CiriCAOO, Nov. 19. Got. Williams, of Indiana, is
seriously ill of inflammation of the bladder. Fears
are tntertalned that he will not lire to complete his
term of oifice.
Fire.
St. Loci, Nov. 19. The refining and smelting
works at Chellenbal, near this city, burned this
morning: loss, 116,000; Insursnce, IW.UOU.
l; Forearaltlca; the Hiat.
Cbicaoo, Nov. 19. The Journal ha what purport
to be a forecast of tbe president's messsge. It say
it will be an endorsement and reaffirmation of the
policy of southern reconciliation; will advise 8
percent loan, but not a popular S per cent loan,
which Secretary Sherman consider impossible; will
nrge extension of Mexican, Central and South Amer
ican commercial relations.
, Cosily Carelessness. 1 ' -
CaUTTAVOOOA, Nov. ToUy a boiler In Capt.
O'Neal' w and grist mill near Stevenson. Ala
bama, exploded, killing four men and wounding two
fatally and two seriously. The mill wss destroyed.
Tbe cstsetrophe was caused by the carelessness of
the engineer.
...... . Solnner' Btr.ke. :
. RrK. No. 19. Deputations of spinners
u. mitln an manufacturers to-dar asking for 10
per cent adunee. They sre courteously met bat
told that the state of the market doe not warrant
an advance ami sosae manufacturer iota mem sow
would be good time eeriieps for both manufactur
ers sad employe to take a vacation. :
la OraalM tlats:' v :
Ooaeomn. Nov. 19. The count of votes forVJfftor
wsa finished by the governor snd council UMizy.
$ne reuublicaa candidates were declared elected and
Will meet aovember oOitt to vote for president.
GLAS
ROSEBURG, OREGON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1880.
Vote of the Bay State.
Boston, Nor. 19. The executive conncll completed
the official canvas of the presidentlsl vote of this
state aa follows: Oarneld, lt5,iuti; Hancock, 111,900;
neaver, saw; now, oa. ..
Vota of Illinois.
Chicaoo, Nov. 19. The Tribune' Springfield,
Ills., special says: The majorities of all the coun
ties in the state give tbe following result on gov
ernor: Cullom. 3H.S6S; Trumbull, 111, Kit; Streeter,
a,tjy; uullom i plurality, 3i,U3J; majority, Hi 30.
Klection Judge Balled.
St. Louis, Nov. 19. Three election Judges James
Walsh, John J. Henger and Hugh McQinnls who
were arrested for refusing to receive legal colored
votes in tbe fourth ward, were admitted to bail in
1UW.
Refund to Grant the Met Inn.
Devvcb, Nov. 19. Judge McCrary to-day refused
to grant the motion or the attorney general to trans
fer the case of Indian Agent Berry to the state courts
on tbe ground that the United States has exclusive
Jurisdiction on Indian reservations.
Murder.
Saxta Fa, Nov. 19. Last night three Uexicsn cut
throats attacked tbe store of J. Becker and one San
tiago Bauss wss shot through tbe heart. ,
LateM front the Sr. PeUra Horror.
St. Paul. Nov. 19. a. St. Peter special to the Pi
oneer Press say.: Tbe remains of six unidentified
victims of tbe asylum fire were buried here to-day.
No more miasing ipatlents hav reported and It is
feared that all reported missing are desd.
A correspondent telegrsphs: I thluk there can be
no further doubt that Columbus McCullum, Wm.
Compete, J. C. Clenre, Amos C Alley, Carl Koushum.
sr, i. E. a. relies. Wm. Fritz, F. Laraea Muss, P. E.
Fancy, alarcelle Geogoyna, Hans Anderson, Henry
Dlckmau, Andy McKay, K. D. Gordon, Andrew I'tai,
Lenore Pube, Edward Hallney, Daniel O'Brien and
Patrick Clancy perished in tbe flames. No one hss
heard a word from any of them since the Sre. Tbe
ontcers of tbe asylum have about concluded that
they never will be heard from. This briugs tbe list
of tbe dead up to 32. Possibly three or four misaing
pstienU may be found somewhere in the country,
but not rery probable, notwithstanding tbe fact that
J. C. Brennan is reported to bare been seen alive on
tbe railroad track siuce the fire. The officers of the
hospital have grave fears that he is among the dead.
They think that if be bad gone borne he would have
been beard from.
Hosjar Cane Product.
Srs Oslusb, Nov. 19.-The sugsr crop of this
state ia partially estimated at 217,000 bbds, an in.
crease of 71,000 hhds over 1879. The molasses yield
will exceed that of 1879 by 810,000 gallon.
Tata Kins nee j.
Wasbtjiotoii, Nov. 19 It bas been stated in sev.
eral quarters that the secretary of the treaaury, in
his forth coming annual report, will recommend a
repeal of the requirement that a million atandsrd
silver dollars ahall be coined monthly. Secretary
Sherman may do this, or in lien, he may recommend
that tbe number of grain in tbe silver dollar be in.
creased so as to make it equal tn intrinsic vslue to
the gold dollar: but In either event it is not consid
ered probable that his recommendation will receive
serious attention, at the bands of the present con
gress. If, however, any attempt be nisde during
the coming session to interfere with tbe silver coin
age. Director Burcbard will earnestlv obiert. heinir
confident that we can go on coining silver without
inconvenience at tbe present rate until we reach tbe
same amount that France has, or 1336,000,000.
Hew Hall Routes.
The postofBce department to-dav laaued order to
establish mail service ss follows in Washington ter
ritory from Happy Home to Highland; in Idaho,
from Challi. to Clayton.
BY ATLANTIC CABLE.
At the Work of Blood.
LmiRlcx. Nov. 18 Last nlirht tbe cuatodlsn of a
farm near Newonlla. from which the tenant had
been evicted, was shot dead by his fireside.
The slayer Found.
The nenbew of an evicted ten tan t baa been Identi.
fied as the msn who shot the custodian of tbe farm
near Newoplis.
Paruell' Trip to Pari.
It is stated that tbe real obiect of P.rueira tHn tn
Pari, is to have interview with certain prominent
fenisn leaders. The proceedings of both Paruell
and his alliea. if they are indeed his allies, will be
closely watched by the French authorities.
UKrn Measures Suggeatetl.
London. Nov. 19. Tbe Times in a leadlne editori
al says: We bave no doulit whatever that the power
of arresting active organizers and aizeuts of agrarian
terrorism in Ireland, would bring immediate and
enormous reiier. not only to peaceable persona, but
to many of the doaie peasantry who bave been co
erced to join in the agitation.
Arrests for Murder.
Coax. Nov. 19 Two brothers named Moore, havs
been arrested on charge of being concerned in the
murder of Wheeler and Michael. Moore accom
panied Wheeler when be was killed.
The Indicted.
DuBUn, Nov. 19. Tbe Indicted land leseuers will
enter their pleas, traversing tbe indictmeut on Fri
day. Pleas of not Guilty.
Dcbux. Nov. 19. Dillon has filed fourteen pleas
of not guilty in behalf of the traversers.
arming the Irish.
Intelligence has reached tbe police of Balh dla
trict that during tbe past week a large quantity of
revolvers have been consigned to merchants in that
neighborhood. "
Anil-League Irahnteat.
Dratix. Nov. 19. Intimidation is even on the
msrch to Dublin itself, aa there have been some in
stances of threatening letters sent to persons in
Dublin county. The anti-land league movement is
spreading in tbe north of Ireland. A meeting of
tenant farmers of Monaghan county, bas strongly
denounced the agitation.
. Mill more Fuel to the Flamea
Londok, Nov. 19. Evictions at Durham continue
to be carried out with great cruelty toward families
of miners. Kighteen more families bave been
turned into the street. Snow waa falling at tbe
time, and tbe suffering of tbe children was most in
tense. Time of Parliament not Fixed.
The News, in a leading editorial, says: The cabi
net did not come to any decision yesterday lu regard
to the meeting ' of parliament. It waa not, we be
lieve, considered that the time had yet come when
it could be Anally decided whether an earlier aesaiun
j necessary. The government is likely to be en
gaged some time In considering the scheme that
they intend to introduce on the subject of land ten
ure in Ireland.
- The International Regatta.
London. Nov. 19. In the first trial beat this sfter.
noon Wallace Ross, of St. John, won tbe heat by a
length: Hosmer, of Boston, Mass., second; Kiley, of
Saratoga. N. T., third; Nicholson, of Stockton on
Lees, fourth. It was a fine race. The course wss
from Putney acqneduct to Cblswick church, two
and a-half miles. The water was rough, but no rain.
Time, 16 minutes snd 22 seconds. The second heat
was over the aame course and distance, won by Lay.
cock; Warren Hmitta, of Halifax, N. B-, second;
Trickett, of Sydney, N. 8. W., third; Hawdon and
Dclaven, fourth. Lsyrork rowed in splendid form
and won easily. At Hammersmith he was four
lengths ahead of Smith, who was leading Trickett
by three Isngths. Opposite the dorcs Trickett
made a spurt and almost reached Smitb; he then
slsckened and waa be. ten easily.
Nicholson fouled with a barge opposite the sosp
works. Trickett's claim for second plsce in the
second heat on account of an alleged foul wss not
allowed. Trickett atarted first favorite for tbe heat,
to 4 being laid on bim. His collapse was even
more marked than in bis race witb Hanlan.
The Foandeted Coaatar.
Lo-fDOH, Nov. IS The .coasting steamer Alias,
which foundered off St. Oournan'a head, bad a crew
of twenty-seven and seven passengers.
Lost with all on Board.
Lo-tnow, Nov. 19. The British steamer Mildred,
from New York, Sept. 28th, for Marseilles, bss fonn.
dered in tbe Atlantic and tbe crew, 23 in number,
were drowned. 1
Answering the K'.ng. I
ATUF.na, Nor. 19. The Chamber of Depnties
passed by a vote of 103 to 80, ail address In reply to
in. speevn irom me turone.
The Economical Council.
Behu, Nov. 19. The economical council will
consist of 75 members, chosen for five years, 45
meiuoers to oe sejecteo from w name presented oy
the chambers of commerce and agriculture. The
rttfriainder. of whom at least 15 must be working
men, will be choeen by the ministers of commerce.
puoiic worxs ana agriculture.
Fir Damp Explosion.
Mom, Btxnrt-M, Nov. 19. An explosion of fire
damn occurred In a coal mt near this Discs to-dav.
Twenty-seven men were in the pit at tbe time, of
wuoui usseen nave ueeu rcscuca, .
The Patdontnc Power.
COKSTAit-rtTtoFij-., Nov. 19. - The porte has prepared
a reply to tbe note of the powers demanding tbe ex
ecution of the assassin of Col. Commersroff. Tbe
reply declares every sovereign baa the right to ex
tend clemency to his own subject, mud states that
tbe assassin having asked clemency, his sentence
a neen commuted to penal servitude for Ufe.
Tbe Slave Trade In Ka-ypt.
Vilrr-iA. Nov. 19. The noted Soudan traveler Dr.
Schweinfurtb baa published a . letter denouncing
the increase of tbe Egyptian slave trade, stating
that the resumption of the traffic dates from tbe de
position of Ismail Pasha, but bas Increased more
especially since Gen. Gordon left tbe country.
Llaht Penalty. ;
YnBNSA, Nov. 19. Count Ksroly, who some time
ago killed Count Zicby in a duel, bas been sentenced
to tnree months" imprisonment and tbe seconds in
tue uuei to uiree weens imprisonment.
litfe Senatorshlp.
Pabis, Nov. 19. At plenary meeting of senator
belonging to various groups of the left. Gen. Fair,
ex-minister of wsr, wss unsnimoualy accepted as a
candidate for life senatorsbip to fill the vacancy
vauevu wj uiv uca o ui jroc.
. Russia's Danger.
Paris, Nov. 19. Grave rumors of another nihilist
conspiracy, even more terrible and more carefully
organized than any of the plots hitherto discovered,
are afloat hero. - It is to be feared thst ere many
weeks, perhaps ere many days, we shall have new
of catastrophe that msy cost the cur and many In.
nocent people their lives. Tbe czar hss lost much
of bis popularity since his morxanatto marriage.
Several high omclala attached to his person are be-
uevea to nave relations wim tue nihilists.
KEV1DA.
The WateTvttllFlow.
Sa Fatiscisco, Nov. 19. A Gofd Hill dispatch
says capt a syior, snpennteaoent of Yellow Jacket,
baa notined all superintendents of mines concerned.
that be will to-day stop bailing water at the Jacket
shaft. Tbe reason Is the wear and tear of machinery
and cables sre too great to be continued. This will
flood tbe lower levels of Exchequer. Alpha. Con Im
perial, Confidence, Kentuck, Crown Point, and Bel
cher, and stop work there for six week.
1st Streak.
Ore in the crops cut west on the 2500 foot level of
vnlon prove to be la streaks.
A ne.w disease, called paralysis- -of the
throat, has appeared -among the horses in
the vicinity ot Uof-ton to some extent
There have been but few deaths, al
thongh the disease is dangerous. ' The
mnsolas of the throat become inflamed so
tkii the animal ia unable to swallow.
Independent in all Things ; Neutral
Tff SCEXE4 BY FIRELIGHT.
After rather a wandering life, mother
and I have at lost settled down in a little
manufacturing town in the west of Eng
landa queer little place, where the
small of available society is split up into
still smaller cliques which are again di
vided into factions, the cause of this lat
ter division being chiefly parish matters
and real or supposed difference in re
ligious opinion. 1 say supposed, for the
worthy inhabitants of Narromyndham
are more learned on the subject of looms
and spindles than that of doctrines, and
could advance a better argument in favor
of their own views than "I know what 1
like," or the well-worn, "because I do."
Our parish church is all that an anti
quary could desire a glorious old pro-
cathedral. Xts pew in g arrangements,
however, are. I regret to say, ail that a
young woman who wishes to say her
prayers in a correct and devotional pos
ture, and who yet has a certain amonnt
of tender regard for her back ana knees
would not desire; and our staff of clergy
consists of a vicar and two curates, one
of whom is furnished by that most evan
gelical body, th Pastoral Aid Society,
and goes by ,tlie name of "Pastoral Aid
Curate," or more often, on the principle
that brevity ish ) soul of wit, the "P.
A. C.;" sowith this liberal supply of
divines', our souli should1 be well weeded
and watered, if tl iey were not.
One day, in th end of October, I was
sitting over the tire; chatting with Carey,
who had come to Narromyndham. Carey
is my particular friend, and very nice
and very pretty,!, but she has one sad
fault she is a shocking flirt. I often
remonstrate with her on the subject; but
it is quite useless, and she makes some
very uncivil and profane retorts about
"notes" and "beams" and "brothers,"
which I don't like.
As I was watching the light dancing on
her soft brown hair and lighting up her
glorious hazel eyes fascinated as I al
ways am by anything beautiful, and
thinking that when (perhaps I ought to
say if) I turn into an angel I should be
like her she suddenly inquires :
"Are there any curates here?"
"So my angel is'planning fresh works
of slaughter," thought I; but answered :
"Yes. two; one is old and married, and
has St. Vitus's dance and the other is
young and unmarried and sound, like
wise is be a pastoral old curate. ill ne
do?" - '
"Don't!" with a laugh. "I know the
animal. It seems to have outgrown its
clothes; is weak about the legs, hair
long" (touching her collar) "and sleek,
complexion pallid and unwholesome ;
expression meek, It makes contant use
of the word 'seemly;' has a voracious
appetite and a little weakness for tea and
old ladies, inere s an inventory of its
charms; and I don't believe the society
would have anything to do with a man
not possessed of all those qualifications.
Mother opened her mouth to remon- I
strate against this flippant tirad; but the
remonstrance was never destined to be
uttered, for at that moment a servant
announced "Mr, Lloyd," and the sub
ject of Carey's long-winded speech enter
ed the room.
A young man, in very correct clerical
costume, with a fierce, determined, good
looking face, and not a trace of weakness
about him, legs or otherwise; in short, a
man, every inch of him, and not a curate,
for somehow one can never think of a
curate as quite a man.
1 glanced at Carey, and saw she liked
the look of our visitor, for she had put
on that air of lovely childish innocence
(little humbug!) site can always assume
at will, and always doos when there is a
man present whom she thinks it worth
while to fascinate, and I never knew it to
fail. . .
Mother having gone through the cere
mony of introduction, the Pastoral Aid
Curate proceeded to inform us that there
was a parochial row on.
"inere always is in JNarromyndnam,
said I. "I wonder you think it worth
mentioning."
"I shouldn t, only that you and per
haps your friend" (here a quick glance
of admiration at Carey, which I saw
wasn't lost on her in spite of her down
cast eyes) "can help us if yon will."
I opened my mouth to refuse, for I am
not parochially-minded, and am proof
against all petitions, even from,hand
some young curates, to make myself
useful in that line; but Carey waa" too
quick for me.
it would be nice if we could, Kitty,
but there is so little girls can do." This
with an humble look at our spiritual
pastor.
"I hone von won't think me verv rude
if I agree with you," was the answer.
As a rule, 1 think it the greatest pos
sible mistake for young ladies to go
pottering about a parish, interfering in
matters they don t understand, or teach
ing poor little Sunday school children
shocking false doctrine. But this is
really something, you can do; its
music."
"Now. yon must trive a full, coherent.
bnt, above all, short account of what has
gone wrong, and inform us what part we
are expected to bear in putting it right,"
said I. V
"It's Miss Trills "
"Stop!" from Carey. "I mnst know
who the spinstei in question is. What
an alarming n.uo in connection with
music?"'
"Miss Trills does not belie her name.
She is a good lady, who had a strong
voice in her youth, and in those far-off
haloyon days volunteered to assist in
training the choir, and having some
knowledge of the music, was really a
help. She and her sister her exact
counterpart, voice and all used to sit
with the boys, wno bad not then arrived
at the dignity of surplices, and lead the
choir-
"Ont of the straight path, into flowery
ways," put in I; "but what do you want
us to do?
"This. On Wednesday week there is
to be U harvest thanksgiving service.
Rather late certainly, but Narrromynd-
ham. as you know, is always behind in
everything. Miss Trills wants to have
an extra ugly and flowery anthem; and
this being objected to she declines to
stair at all. or. what ia far worse, to teach
the boys a simple one. -Will you and
your friend come and practise with the
boys? You won t be expected to sit
among the surplices at the surface."
Carey professed herself delighted.
Mother said we ought; so X, with a
very sad grace, had to consent to be at
the practice, and the handsome young
divine, having gained his point, made
his adieus driving Carey a little more
than the regulation handshake, it struck
me), and took his keparture. i
Shall I ever forget those choir prac
tises? The well-meant efforts of the or
ganist to drown the very small voice of
the boys; the hopeless ignorance and
stupidity of the aforesaid little mortals;
the cold, very often wet, walks to the
church for such was Carey's seal in the
good cause that nothing would indue her
to miss a practice (the P. A. O. always
beintr our escort) : and last bnt not least.
being considered to play the uncongenial
part of gooseberry. s
How the Misses Trills attend every
practise not, indeed, opening their
mouths to sing or speak, bnt marking
with pale green, spiteful eyes, every
fresh failure; how Carey and P. A. C.
alwas sang out of the same book making,
no doubt, sweet harmony for themselves,
but not materially assisting in ; reducing
something like time anil tune the harsh
discordant voices with trbicn
it was my
doubtfal privilege to rope, almost un
aided are not those tV-ngs given on the
iietht tallies of my he ?rt ? O. Damon.
thy friendship sials iUto insisrnificanas
beida tills niatoenf century devopon;
TiTTTnTinTTriri w
LIS VElEb BEEi
in Nothing
for tliiue was but one saorilloe, while
those things yea, and more also did I
endure many times for the sake of friend.
Weeks passed. The harvest thanks
giving service was over, the singing not
having been worse, bnt better than usual
whatever Miss Trills and her friends
may have seen fit to say to the contrary.
And yet Mr. Lloyd's daily visits, began
at the time of the practices, and always
purporting to have something to do with
them, were not discontinued. He is the
most earnest man I ever met with.
Whatever he does is done heartily and
thoroughly; and he couldn'teven admire
Carey, as every one does, without going
vu iuo juuiciuus leugia oi lauing in love
with her. Of course she encouraged
him, though seemingly in the most art-
loss way; and it seemed to me a shame
uur jr. a. Kj. was too good and true a
man to be her plaything although a
different stamp from the young fellows
who had fallen in love with her lightly
one season, and, doubtless, forgotten her
as lightly tbe next, when she had been
exerting her powers of fascination to the
utmost, and, 1 am bound to say, with un
mitigated success,
"lou're jealous, child," said she
lightly.
"That's humbug, and yon know it.
The P. A. C. doesn't admire little peo
ple; and besides besides" ;
No, I certainly wasn't jealous; for was
therd' not lurking warm about my heart
the thought of some one very big and
strong who, nevertheless, did admire lit
tle people, and could treat them with a
chivalrous greatness of which the P. A.
C. was utterly incapable?
"Do you know that he under dis
cussion is going away very soon ?" said
Carey, after a pause.
"No. Where?"
"He is almost sure of that appoint
ment in India he was telling us of and if
he is appointed mnst sail in January."
Before I ceuld answer this startling
piece of intelligence she had glided from
the room. ;
A few days after this I had come in
from a walk; which Carey had declined
me on the plea of a slight cold not in
her head; the lucky little beauty is
never afflicted with anything so unbe
coming, and I can't recollect ever hav
ing seen her pretty nose disfigured by
undue friction, or she isn't given to
tears; on the same principle, I suppose,
the influenza doesn't attack her. The
drawing-room door was slightly ajar,
and. as 1 entered noisely, it did rather
astonish me accustomed as I am to that
chocking little flirt's vagaries to see
her and Mr. Lloyd most becomingly
posed in the attitude of the famous Hu
genot picture. My first impulse was to
withdraw as noiselessly as I had come,
but it seemed rather a sneakish thing to
do, so I notified my presence by a loud
"Ahem!" f
The two sprang apart guiltily. The P.
A. C. began shaking hands wildly and
muttering something incoherently about
'great hurry, "be off, literally flew
out of the house, shutting the street door
with a bang that set every window in the
old house rattling and left Carey with
cheeks that put the well-worn crimson
curtains quite in the shade, and me, I
regret to say, in a paroxysm of laughter
on the hearth rug. !
Carey conldn t stand that. She new
at me and shook me exclaiming: I
You are mean and s hard-hearted
and cold-blooded, too!"
"I am awfully sorry, said X, picking
myself up and fishing my hat ont of the
coal scuttle; "but I couldn't know you
were doing tableaux vitants; and be
sides, you really ought not to. ;
Here, to increase my astonishment,
she threw her arms around me and
kissed me; and when she let me go I
saw there were tears in her eyes.
"You're not to preach, and I shall
often do it again, only you are not to
come into the rooms so suddenly. He"
the pronoun with great expression)
'has got that appointment." I !
"Was that a fond farewell ?" said I,
my bewilderment, I suppose, appearing
in my face; lor Carey, putting ber two
hands such pretty, soft, white ltands
ovr my eyes, said: '
' lou musn t loot liKe tliat; and add
ed, very softly, "I'm going too, my
dear.
"What did you say about P, A. C.'s ?
and didn't you always tell me you had
no heart ? and I wish nothing short of a
title would content you," said I, se
verely, i
To which sue made answer:
"He won't be a P. A. C.t and of
course one talks like that, but one don't
mean it; and I haven't a heart, for I've
gone and given it away, and I think it's
very good match, indeed r !
Having wound up her sentimental
speech with this astonishing fib she set
tled herself at my feet, and we had a
long explanatory conversation,, at the
end of which she promised mo volun
tarily to give up her evil practise? in the
way of flirting a promise I am bound to
say, she has to tbo best of my knowledge
faithfully kept. s
There is little more to be told. (Jarey
being a spoilt darling at home, of course
got her own fooiisn way. Ana tne
match was not such a bad one after all,
for the India appointment was a very
good one, and Mr. Lloyd turned out not
to have no inconsiderable private means,
though how this latter fact escaped the
knowledge of the IN arromyndnam gos
sips remaineth until this day a mystery.
The wedding was necessarily quiet
and hurried, but I was bridesmaid
nevertheless; and already I have had
two quaint letters, dared from Xtengal,
and sicneel "Carev Lloyd." !
On the day before the new happy
Benedict's departure from Narromynd
ham before Uarey nod left us 1 told
him to ask her opinion of a Pastoral Aid
(Jurate. ' i
"I know it." said he: "I overheard it
before I saw her." ;
Lccx. A book might be filled with
accounts of remarkable vagaries of for
tune cropping up now and again. One
we remember reading abont was in con
nection with the calamitous failure of the
City of Ulasgow Bang. A young man
had been left a legacy of 1000. and hav
ing no immediate use for the money he
paid it into the bank. In a few days he
aw an advertisement about a business
for sale, and entering into negotiations
with the proprietor, ended by making
the purchase, bingularly enough, the
amount required waa exactly what he
had in the bank; so, closing his account
he paid for the deeds and and entered
into possession. The outgoing tenant
having no immediate use for the money,
invested it in shares in the City of Ulas
gow Bank. The next day the crash took
place wmcn is still fresh in the minds of
all. Here we have an exattinle of a
double stroke of what may be termed
iuok gooa ana paa
',- How Jones Awokk th Lajtdmkd
Jones, who was a bit of a wag.recently
took some fresh apartments. They were
on the second floor. The landlord lived
on the second floor, and entreated Jones
when he came in at night, to snake as
little noise as possible. "I was obliged,"
he said, "to part with your predecessor
because he always awoke me when he
went up stairs at night." Jones went
home at about eleven, and mounted the
stairs cn tiptoe. As soon aa he reached
his Own apartment, he descended to the
door of his landlord's room, and then
knocked loudly. No reply. -He knocked
train, more vieorooslv than before. The
third time be knocked loudly enough
to arouse the whole of the; house.
"What the deuce is the matter?" cried
the landlord, who at length made his
appearance. Jones most pcLteiy:
ion wanted to know whether X awoke
yon is going tip stairs
THE flCXOSS OFMATlUJtOST
It may be fancy, bnt Pre done it. rVe-f
got a nb and a baby. Shadows departed
oyster-stews, brandy-cocktails, cigar
boxes, boot jacks, absconding shirt
buttons, whist and demijohns. Shadows
present pull-backs, band-boxes, rib
bons, garters, long stockings, juvenile
dresses, tin trumpets, little willow
chairs, cradles, bibs, sugar-teats, pare
goric, hive syrup, rhubarb, senna, salts,
squalls and doctors' bills. I'll tell you
just how I got caught. I was always
tllA rfa.mrlA.ir. metal, K..VI-.1
1 VMOHHU. IW1UU1
fellow you ever did see: it was kinder in
my line to be taken with the shakes
every time I saw a pretty gal approach
ing me, and I'd cross the street any time
rather than face one; 'twasn't because I
didn't like the critters, for if I was
behind a fence looking through a knot
hole, I could not look long enough.
Well, my sister lab gave a party one
night, and I started away from home be
cause I was too bashful to face the music.
I hung aronnd the house whistling "Old
Dan Tucker," dancing to keep my feet
warm, watching the heads bobbing up
and down behind the window curtains,
and wishing the thundering party would
break up, so I could get to my room. I
smoked up a bunch of cigars, and it was
getting late and mighty uncomfortable,
and I concluded to shin up the door
post. No sooner said than done, and I
soon found myself snug in bed.
"Now," said I, "let her rip! Dance
until your wind gives out." And cud
dling down under the quilts, Morpheus
grabbed me.
I was dreaming of soft-shell crabs and
stewed tripe, and having a good time,
when somebody knocked ai-the door and
woke me up. "Rap, rap, rap!" Then I
heard a whispering, and! knew there was
a whole raft of girls outside. Then Lib
sings out :
"Jack, are you there?"
"Yes," says L
Then came a roar of laughter.
. "Let us in," said she.
"I won't!" said I. "Can't you let a
fellow alone?''
"Are you abed?" said she.
"Iam,"savsl.
"Get out,' says she.
"I won't" says I
Then came another laugh.
By thunder! I began to get riled. -
"Get out, yon petticoated scarecrows!"
cried I. "Can't you get a beau without
hauling a fellow ont of bed? I won't go
home with you I won't, so you may
clear out."
And throwing a boot at the door, I felt
better. But presently I heard a still
small voice, very like Sister Lib's, and it
said :
"Jack, you'll have to get up, for all
the girls' things are there."
Oh, mercy! what a pickle. Thick of
me, in bed; all covered with muffs,
shawls, bonnets and twenty girls out
side the door waiting to get in. If I
had stopped to think I should have
pancaked on the spot. As it was, I
rolled out among the riDDons ana non
netware in a hurry. Smash went the
millinery in every direction. I had to
dress in the dark, for there was a crack
in the door, and the girls will peep,
and the way I fumbled about was death
on straw hats. The moment came, I
opened the door, and found myself
right among the women.
"Oh! my leghorn!" cried one. "My
dear, darling winter velvet!" cried an
other, and they pitched in they pulled
me this way and that, boxed by ears,
and one bright eyed little piece Sal,
her name was put her arms round my
neck and kissed me right on my lips.
Human nature could not stand that, and
I gave her as good as she sent. It was
the first time I ever got the taste, and
it was powerful good. I believe I could
have kissed that gal from Julius Caesar
to the Fourth of July.
"Jack." said she. "we are sorry to dis
turb you, but won't you see me home?"
"ies, X will, saiax.
After that we took a kinder turtle dove
after each other, both of us shining like
a barrel of new cider when we were away
from each other.
Twas at the close of a glorious sum
mer day, the sun was setting behind a
distant hen-roost, the bull-frogs were
commencing their evening Bongs, and
polly wogs, in their native mud-puddles.
were prepanngtnemseives lor roe snao.es
of night, and Sal and myself sat upon an
antiquated black log, listening to the
mnsie of nature, such as tree-toads,
roosters and grunting pigs; and now and
then the music of a jackass was
wafted to our ears by the gentle zephyrs
that sighed among the mullen-
stalks, and heavy laden with the de
licious odors of hen-roosts and pig
styes. The last rays of the setting sun,
glancing from the buttons oi a solitary
horseman, shone through a knot-hole in
a hog-pen full in Sal's face, dying her
hair an orange peel hue, ana snowing on
mv threadbare coat to best advantage,
one of my arms was aronnd Sal's waist,
. . .. .... i
a!i nf Vipt Yinr-lt
.J . . ... . .
she was toying with mv auburn locxs oi
... - - " , . 1 TT
jet-black hue; she was almost gone and I
almost ditto. She had the hiccoups, and
felt like a mnd-turkle choked with a
codfish ball.
"Sal," says I, in a voice as musical as
the notes of a dying swan, "will you
have me? i
She raised her eves heavenward and
clasped me by the hand, had an attack of
the heaves and blind staggers, ana witn
a sigh that drew her shoe strings to her
palate, said, " Yes. -
She crave clean out then, and sauattea
on my lap. I hugged her till I broke my
suspenders, and her breath smelt of the
onions she had eaten two weeks before.
Well, to make a long story short, she
set the day, and we practiced for four
weeks every night how we would enter
the room to get married, till we got so we
could walk as gracefully as a pair of Mus
covy ducks. The night the company and
the minister came the signal was given,
and, arm in arm, we went through the
hall. We were just entering the parlor
door when down I went kerslap on the
oilcloth, pulling Sal after me. Some
cussed fellow had dropped a banana-skin
on tbe floor and it floored me. It split
an awful hole in my cassimeres, right
under my dress coat tail. - it was too
late to back out; so, clasping my hand
over it, we marched in and were
spliced, and, taking a seat, I watched
the kissing-the-bride i operation. My
o-roomsm&n was tiebt and he kissed her
till I jumped up to take a slice, when,
oh horrorl a little six-year-oia imp naa
crawled behind me . and pulled
my shirt through the hole in my
pants, and pinned it to the chair, and
when I jumped up I displayed to the
astonished multitude a trifle more white
muslin than was pleasant. The women
giggled, the men roared, and I got
mad, but was finally put to bed, and
there my troubles ended. - -
YinkiiEeam Hoxie's statue of Ad
miral Far ra gut is in position ia Far
ragut Square, Washington D. C It
was cast at the .Washington Navy
Yard. It is of bronze out of the pro-
Seller of Farragnt's flagship, the
artford. It is of heroic size, and
represents Farraeut with a marine
glass in his left hand, and with his
left foot resting upon a blocn ana
tackle. It stands upon pedestal ot
Maine granite tea feet six inches
high, and the total cost is $20,000.
Says the New York Sunt "The
obstinacy with which the electric
light declines to go backward is cer
tainly suggestive of t't-o posTltliity
cf its being a revolution.
NO. 33.
Romance la Seal Life.
A wealthy couple had lived together in
perfect peace for forty-one years. While
sitting in the parlor one evening not
long ago the husband surprised his wife
by saying: "I am going to tell you a se
cret you never heard of before." There
was a pause as a lady and a near relative
who chanced to be present awaited the
disclosure, and the husband continued:
"Yes, yon will be surprised to hear that
I had another wife before I married you."
Startled and aghast the wife clasped her
nands in suspense, and asked: Am 1,
then, not your lawful wife?" "You are
my loved and lawful wife," was the
prompt reply. "My wife died four
years before I came to Dubuque and met
you." Then he related how he had mar
ried his first wife and been summoned to
his home to find her dead ia child-birth.
Then he went West and settled in Du
buque where " the second romance
of his life came about. Six years
ago he received a letter from
the woman who had nursed his first
wife. She wrote that she was upon her
deathbed, and could not rest until she
had confessed her share in a base crime.
The wife had died, but the son had sur
vived, and through a largn bribe prof
fered by the dead woman's father, the
nurse s lips had been sealed, and the
hnsband told that the child had died
with its mother. This man, the father-in-law,
was wealthy, but his daughter's
death had left him without an heir, and
j he took this means of supplying what
late Haa denied. Witb ber lost breath
the nurse informed ber employer that
she had divulged the truth to a gentle
man in Dubuque, and immediately upon
her death the father-in-law went West
and offered a large bribe. - This was re
fused, but the secret was kept. The son
was a millionaire in the city of P., and
his father was anxious to see him. The
second wife waa thus told the truth for
the first time and asked to go East, and
pay the first wife's son a visit. When
the story was told, the wife announced
in low tones: "Since you kept it from
me so long I would rather you had never
repeated it." The excitement caused by
the recital proved fatal. In two days
the lady was dead. Dubuque Times.
B i i i -- m
Hurrah! My Wife Is Hanged.
A middy in the royal navy, he went
ashore at Portsmouth with some mess
mates, and there made merry until the
funds were exhausted and a long bill run
up at a tavern at the point. The signal
was made for all hands on board, but
when the careless middies would have
obeyed it, the landlady intervened, vow
ing they should not leave until the reck
oning was paid, and called in a bailiff
and his men to show she was in earnest.
The youngsters threatened and entreated,
all to no purpose. The obdurate woman
reminded them that they would be irre
trievably wounded if the fleet sailed
without them, and pronounced her ulti
matum. Said she to her horrified
debtors: "I will give you all a chance.
I am so circumstanced here that I cannot
very well carry on my business as a sin
gle woman, and I must contrive some
how to get a husband, or, at all events,
be able to produce a marriage certificate.
Now, the only terms upon which I will
set you free are that one of yon marries
me. I don't care a snap which it is, bnt
one of you I will have for a husband, or
else to jail you all 1 go, ' and , your
ship sails without ' you." Find
ing the vixen immovable, the unhappy
midshipmen cast lots, and Watty drew
the fatal slip. The lady procured a li
cense, snd the knot was tied, after which
she bade them, husband included, good
by, intimating that she did not wish to
see him again, the marriage lines being
all she wanted and these were safe within
her possession. The ship sailed, the mid
dies keeping their doings at the point a
secret, as they had sworn to do before
drawing lots. Twelve months later, when
the ship was at Jamaica, a batch of Eng
lish papers reached the midshipmen's
berth. Glancing over them, Watty was
attracted by an account of a robbery and
murder at Portsmouth, and the execu
tion of culprits. Suddenly leaping to
his feet, he waved the welcome newspa
per above his head, shouting, "Thank
heaven, my wife is hanged." f Chambers'
Journal.
Dirt and Bodily Heat.
The part which the skin plays in the
regulation of bodily heat, says the Lan
cet, is not adequately estimated. The
envelope of complicated, structure and
vital function which covers the body,
and which nature has destined to per
form a large share of the labor of health
preserving, is practically thrown out of
use by our habit of loading it with
clothes.1 It is needless to complicate
matters by allowing it to be choked and
encumbered with dirt If the skin Of an
animal be coated with an impervious
varnish, death must ensue. A covering
p of dirt is only less inimical to life. We
' MM v; j;a ... -t. r
i ' "ib
1 thn unu nt Aattanrvm Vine 41, naa c. nm.
niuiations of exuded matter with which
the skin must become loaded if it is
habitually covered and not thoroughly
cleansed. The cold, bath is not a
cleansing agent. A man may bathe
daily and use his bath towel even
roughly, but remain as dirty to all prac
tical intents as though he eschewed
cleanliness; indeed, Die physical evil of
dirt is more likely to ensue, because if
wholly neglected, the akin would east off
its excremenbtious matter by penodie
perspirations with a desquamation of the
cuticle. : Nothing but a frequent wash
ing in water, of at least equal tempera
ture with the skin, and soap, eaa insure a
free and healthy surface. The feet re
quire especial care, and it is too much
the ' practice to neglect them. The
omission of daily washing with soap and
the wearing of foot coverings, so tight as
to compress the blood-vessels and retard
the circulation of the blood through the
extremities, are the most common
causes of cold feet. The remedy is ob
vious; dress loosely and wash frequently.
Ber. Dr. Thomas, recently on trial
for heresy at tbe ' Sock Eiver (III.)
SI. iu. tJonteronce, is described as a
good thinker, fond of metaphysical
subjects, but also intensely practical.
lie can preach a philosophical ser
mon, but usually confines himself to
everyday topics, or else mixes the
philosophical with the practical. He
preaches short sermons, and stops
almost abruptly, lie has no man
berisms, do pet theological phrases,
no cant. Ilo talks in business style
rather than professional stylo. He
avoids theological terms and dis
tinctions, and rarely indulges in sci
entific terms. lie never quotes
poetry, and rarely Scripture. His
sermons are not on Biblical or theo
logical subjects, but on practical
ones. He rarely discusses old Testa
ment topics like Abraham, the ark of
tbe covenant, or tbe chariot of fire,
but honesty, kindness and truth
11 is texts are mostly taken from the
New Testament, and he is topical
ratber than - expository, iilis sab-
jeeta are often taken ; from current
events, ana ho possesses great power
iu urawmg interesting . lesscsBS iron
tham. Ha rn nisA Hi' nf h
asm Of ' his ' hearers lo" ocnar
applasse.
Tg'c 1a cl'.irns a e':'. n v-bo
w&t tba his t. . : s I rk 1
wo3't K:i Lis cl ii-c'L.
J
is tyovua c . r.
CARDS, BILL JJAIS, L; .; -
And other prlnTto j, isio o ' ,ij
Large and Heavy Fc.t.-j v i : .
. Kettlyand xpcilticu-!y eii-u'f-i
at roittL 4 s fitter:
811 GET BITS.
It takes an old woman well
herbs to give sage advice.
. It is not whisky that makes a maa
drunk, it is his inability to carry it.
Thought at a church Mn "a' i
pocket-book never cultivated fur ly.
Partridge is the name of ronua-i
Southern divine. Is he a bird of j t-f
A man is a perfect trick wLa ,
hows himself all the be.. for U
hard pressed. . . -
"So ranch for buckin? hani," ss fe
Chicago man remarked drawn; r a
check to settle his losses ia the pork
deal.
The Philadelphia CkronicU is doabt
less correct when it asserts that tiie fVr
sex cares more for pickles than for poli
tics. As a street car condnctor took a rnrl
passenger's money the other day, be c&Li
ed it sn agricttltaral fair.
She was singing "Somebody's cc? -when
the dewdrops fall," and her c- . i
parent immediately set the sorirr ? -;a
and unloosed the bulldog:. " " T -
"Mark where he stands," as tiie '
maker said to his assistant, vl.lli t . : r, '.
the measure of a customer's kvi.
"He was a kind parent, a r-oo i
and had three horses tUmt co ..i ? ' ,
2:30," is considered about t.j i - - - J
for an obituary in Kentucky.
When the shopman seisr-i via-- 'f
by the hand as yon enter 5 " - '
meat, you readily under?- .ir.t T.t '
meant by a pressure of busii".6is.
Physicians now say that C j-ilr--'- ,
is injurious to the ear. We presume it
the strain of the listening aai hetnaf -nothing
that does the harm.
An Ohio girl sued a man f or breach
promise, aud proved bun s u r'n a jn
scoundrel that the lurv ceci - t t "
ought to pay him sometluc.; for not t
tying her.
A well known actress, i -1-3 c"v
the other day with ussasr pearl T
replied that without it she tc e
yond the pale of civilization."
We have received a work ecti.-sa.
importance of stvie in penxnonsWI
We ahall, in the future, wear kid gw
rhite cravat aud silk hat, wtuw
gaged in writing.
"Cantata-ice" Yea. "Kl-s urt
Pasf"'is good son and sn -blew.
style of beauty. e do not an"
Bliss passed.bnt probably he never w
fill his hand.
People talk feeJaw-iS
England, ecemln -
here in America
well organized
baseball leag
It is sta'
aesociati ; ;
women, .;
because ;
having r
the mac
Bemlnli
We fix
lutionar
Admiral i
was a goou
with him, r
erred, not 1
but merely i
his enemy-: ,
down upon i
else right-anf
tbe thirty -set
test-book. B
of Congress . t
neither math-
did not under ?
he was throw
pected divide
ettheRevol
annuity of o. I
r, rather, "
five, for I re
two dollars a
and an odd d ,
ot the year. ; -
most indepr : -t '
come, refni ;
most trifling s
16 was a '
chivalric h
full of tha' i ii
and that n. i
shrinks fir
body on ar
li.ven w
as he did
York, the
strnyed h
prospects
insult an
himself U -gentlema
the pave ,
consider
proceed a '
Xn prou
Pierre de
until, in tht
year of his t
life.
CrOlBff.
A writer in tha NewVi.
says that the fahica -of pc-u. wtUiout
gloves which has previO & "on g i s
young men foraometirn. c-- ; sor a
to an accident. 1b i t. -? '"'i..
had been UiAting and vn, - . r -4
with several otuer jol.-r f j . f .
snd subsequently sA!;nuoi a - u
little the worse for linoor. la for
gotten his gloves, iut asH r" c t 'I
tiou to stand npc-a tri.l-ct. 1 .s I a ir
regularity insta-itly revolt" r. J t i
fashion, for, as Lis anct-Mor 1 f c . ,ri:--v
remarked, "nice cuht-is.s r r 'r -
Kings." Imrce-ii&ty h.l t f.C.&
went to receptiors wiLi t'- ,t a L-f
"Unhappily," iys Us w r
tha Ptcatune, t. e f,:Ll.-a s;" .1 ,:
this country, snd ui ctr&.'t ,
ball and reocptioa oi r j'inie--e t
wore -no gloves, It looked t a. r
enough anywhere, bat - Lcrx it C;-: .: s t.s
gentlemen dsnr eg w. ; t'.e .r
tired ladies, asd r-r' Lj
silk or imtnacaLiis ,--, t . i
arm whose nr.-low 1 L.ind. . r
the dust and ct .or eiaff, 'i r- -delible
imprint uy-i t ? bswi
dress, it became 1,- !i t "ne f r -ladies
to protest st tas 1- r? sl
without gloves.' " s-"t-8 1 ' . 7
man, ftru'a ia et - ju.-rS-t, n &
of inspiration puliwi rut L s t ; )
kerchief, and rjrsvsral'y ir
between the dress and" 41. s bur :.
prevented a ef2i.-.l rcrolui n tzi
duced 'la mode.' " .
Ths Lou-is?::!. un
4m - ? -
blantiy and trt V. Tally --;
women who FTcr.-i thc.r t
ingshouS J rcrr Titer thtl s
bavicg e.ir-t ,CEeil fcr .
that man a 'rl who b- L
impruJtot rnos out cf 1
tions wIUi a refutation so t
that a msn worth having w
marry rcru'sJer any w
Asa yc-irj ftliow onrs :
rckrr. - to a dtihir I .
wj-i'.'-.ii' . f.rawifr; 1'
s'., haz: ' '
.Id be a.:';,
a geoeril
lawyer .
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