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THE DOUGLAS MDEPEIDEiSS
" " "independent in all Things : Neutral in Nnfhinrr I JHN
". wa -w a -a.wa.aw aawa-gwiw waaw. ' ' - CJ "
YOL-5 ROSEBUKG, OREGON, SATUltDAY7iECEntF,n is iftan
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THE INDEPENDENT
HAS THE
FINEST JOB OFFICE
IN DOUULA.S COUNTY.
C.I71A?, J5 HEADS, LEQAL BLANKS,
And other piloting, Including
Larg: and Heavy Posters and Showy
Hand-Bills, !
Nt'y and Expeditiously executed
AT POIITL.VNI) PRICES.
E. R. MUL.LER.
Watchmaker and Jeweler
-.'. . OREttOS
OAKLAND,
Office in Dr. Fage's Prug Storei.
Caiiyonville Hotel,
O. A. LEVIS, - - i PROPHIETOU
HArTINO RECENTLY PURCHASED THE
Canyonviil Hold, I km now prepared to
urn'th travelers witb the best of accommodations.
F1 aod stabling for stock. 1. A. LEVINS. .
JAB. THOBXTON.
W. H. ATKINSON.
JACOB WAQNEB.
E. K. AKOEBSOX
Mr. Taliuage on Debts.
Mr. Talmage preached a sermon to the
r uuuu xiiuii TRHrrnftv rrnm t.rx hmr
v w a .7 WAV IUt uu
fragmentary text : "As an ox to
me slaughter. "There is nothing," ho
beuan. "in ttl voine or in th. man-..
u 1 v VUV UIwUUOl V.
the butcher -which indicates to the ox
mat death is ahead. The ox, no doubt,
fancies that he is being lead to the her
baceous luxuriance of some distant past
ure. But after a while annear men ami
boTR. whn. with
load cries, drive th noor lieaut. in at .
dark door way. The animal's nose is
forced down noon the blood. tdjiinAil itiw
and the unerring blow' descends. So,'
many A vnnntrman ia heiner ilrivan .town
unsuspecting to the slaughter. Society
oiauguiers many uy us cruel demand
that, no matter hnv (tmull tha inonnm
appearances must be kept np. "Whatever
your salary, poor nniortunate young
man. rnn mnat. live in a fnchiimal.la
boarding house, must smoke expensive
11 iiiVW W VWiwlsU JU4AUUebA "'""J your inenus as your neighbor.
, ,j I If yon haven't the money, why borrow.
and if you can't borrow, why. then
steal. Do anvthintr. but don't unnmr
1 I . . , . .
OYER AND UNDERWEAR CLOTHING 3 BMn th' .
Ashland Woolen Manufacturing
bompany,
Manufacturers sod ,IXlers in
LATEST NEWS SU3DLVRY.
BY TELKGRAPH TO DATE.
Iiau luun lf..nl,.,...n.l XVI
ajm.w wwu D1AUKUIA71 Cu, I ueil Will VUU
young man, learn the curse of debt?"
air. xaimage had his glittering eye
nxea upon a beardless youth in the gal
lery who fidgeted in an uncomfortable
Wav nnnn hm Beat 1 ' "llaltt. imlnnal
r . I
Lord Bacon to take bribes; it broke Wal
ler Hcotts heart; it drove Burns to
know that Lord Bygon's mother died iu
a fit of rage produced by reading an up
holsterer's bill. Oh, the curse of debt
the curse of debt! If I go into a grocery
fitorA and bnv Riicrftr Anil vnwtta -nit1mn
J - n .... V" "
1 ; r 1 1 r
mjr Tiiuuie uwitusui puyiiig lor uiem i ra
mnnt liHhnnAHfc than if i ttr in rt ii wtl v-
. . o
and carry a bam under my coat. In the
one case i roo tne grocer not only or his
time. In the other casa T tjilcn nnna nf
his time, I simply help myselt. In
; otner words, a sneak-thief isn t as bad as
UrOCKerV ailCl UOrdaffe ono wha contracts debts he cannot
pay. (Applause.) And yet in all our
Made to Order. ,
W. II. ATKIN80N, Hecy
' ASHLAND, Jackson Counir, Orcson.
H. C. STANTON,
Dealer in j
Staple Dry j Goods I
t Kecpt constantly on bund a general assort-
EXTRA FINE GROCERIES,
WOOD, WILLOW 1D GLASS WARF,
ALSO
A full stock of
8 OIIO OIL, BOOKS
Such m required by Uie Fublic County Schools
All kind of STATIOJJKRY, TOYS and
FAHCY ARTICLES
To suit both Young and Old.
"BUYS AND RF.T.TA T.RnAT. Ti-vnvtoa
SB wauiaaa 1 ll.i A.' AtAJ
furn'sUe Checks on rortland, and prociros
MAHONEY'S SALOON
Xearest to the Railroad Depot, Oakland
v,., J Mahonoy, Prop'r.
Til finest of wines, liquors and cigars in Dohg-
ua county, ana u oeat
' BIIiLIARD TJk.UL.-m
in th Stat kept ia proper npain
Parti traveling on tba railroad wiU find thta
- 1 - - - a - J : i a
J umitwj w YHiauntu qJ HOlr
huO SA HMil 1
land, Depot. Giv
WAS.
YHiaunBKun HOlr
un at th 0k
iv m aoall. J
JA?1l MAniJII&T.
ER,
Wnituri
JOHN FRAS
-acme Maae jjiirniture
WILBUR, - . j OREOOir,
Upholstery, Spring Mattrasses, Etc.,
Constantly on hand.
PIIRNITIIRP 1 "V tlte best florkof
. lurnllar south of forllaud
And all of my own manufacture.
No two Prices to Customers
BeeidenU of Douglas county are requested to
fjive me a can Demre purcnasing elsewnere.
, teS-ALL WORK WARRANTED. "ta
DEPOT HOTEL-
OAKXAKD, - - ; dRKUOBT.
Xtiohard Thomas, Prop'r.
nPHI8 HOTEL HAS BEEN ESTABLISHES
for a nunibw ot years, and has become vary
l)uiar wiw un traveling public t travels
SLKtPINC ACCOMMODATIONS.
And th table supplied with the best the market
aaoroa. Motel t the depot of the Hailroad.
Furniture Store !
JOIIlV 6ILDKR8LEYE
MAVINO PURCHASED TUB FtTRNr
tare Establishment of John Lehnherr, is
now prtpared to do any woijt ,in the j
UPHOLSTERING LINE.
. Ee is also prepared to furnish
In all styles, of th best maru&cture,and cheaper
.i i
Clinli-H, I
Tablets.
Uiii-oaii,-' j
Uedstendm,
Wasdisjtands,
ETC., ETC.. I ETC.
Are of superior make, and for low cost cannot be
nualled in tha 8 Lute. The
Beds
Sofas
Finest of Spring
And the !
Most Complete
Always oa hand. Everything in ;ne line fur-
uisuou,ui uie oeuqiiaiiijfOn inesaoiresti
notice and at th lowest rate.
COFFINS MADI AND TtVIMMCO
And orders filled cheaper and better than can
7 oioe. esiaousamcnu
Desiring a share of public patronage, the un
deraigned proniisvs to orier extra inducements to
mn ration, uive e a trial.
JOHN GILDERS LEVE
OTIC2.
V0T1CE 13 HEREBY GIVEN TO WHOM IT
aw j concern lht the umlenigned has been
warded tlieoBtract fur keeping the Douglas
County paupw for a sriod of two years. All
yaraons lo ned of assistance from said county
BBWtt ftrat proenraa certificate to that effect from
My amber of the County Board and present it
1 1 am ottaa following named persons, whoara
Mtboriaed to and will cars for those presenting
anch tjartifleatea: Button A Perkins, Roaeburg; L.
IV itallogg, Oakland; Hra. Brown, Looking
Glaaa. Dr. Woodruff is authorised to furnish
saiml aid to all peraona in need of the same nd
srk kav ban daclarad paupers of Domlas
i w. H
Oaanty.
. B. CLARK.
SEEDS !"
3SEEDS !
ALL m OF EST,QUAL1TT
ALL ORDERS
Promptly attended to and Goods shipped
Jwith care.
dJreas, HicUeney k Eeao,
. ' (Portland Orphan
cities are families who move everv
, . . .... ....
iiiav aav to cpr, nut or iha nmirtihnr
of certain butchers, bakers and apothe
caries and into the neighborhood of
Others. I snnnose a ennd mrnii nt vnn
i x m j - j
have had that unpleasant experience
nnnn niflvinrf i n 1 n atin a oiiiLlanlw nanalA.1
house of irate and unhappy tradesmen
wwuuy n jvui uwr iweuij umes a (.lay
with little bills acainnt tha fumilv that.
has just moved out? And the familv
that has just moved out in some fresh
neighborhood is meantime leaving royal
orders at the butchers for tenderloin
steaks and ordering the nearest news
3der to leave at the door each morn
ing, 'All the papers! Eaale or Aran.
World, Tribune or Times.' " Mr. Tal
mage rolled out this familiar Brooklyn
0 1 V BA cllltlv that. BAtrniHil mamluiKi
w J " ITl ...... .i.i.ii.i
, .1 . . ' i ' . i 1 i it l , ,
ui uia cuugiugui.1011 titterea. xne laugn-
wri aucaivu iu uavo ui immuDir enect,
r .. i .
lur wiiu consiueraoie warmth he ex
claimed "Tf nnvlirvlw in thia ani
ence finds that my picture iits his case,
a uun mina leiiing nim mat ho ought
not to be in this (dmri-h Tin nutrht.
to be in the penitentiary! (Awful si
lence.) Detestable sneaks, they cheat
the grocer out of the green apples that
make them sick, thev rob the iloplnr that
attends them and the undertaker who
furnishes them with an outfit when they
nay uio nnai ueot to natnra tna on v
debt they ever do pay. ' Young man,
yonng man, don t get into debt. I ve
had a little experience that way. My
first settlement as pastor was in a villa ee
salary 8800 a year and a house. The
amount seemed to me enormous. I said,
What I all tins for one rear? I wax
afraid of growing purse-proud and
worldly, so I resolved to spend the sur
plus of my fortune in entertaining my
neicrhlmrft. T lwo-fl.n tllA ami.ililn taulr nf
1 - .1 1 . - .
iiuving mem 10 tea in groups oi twenty
five. I never completed the task. I had
in CM v a it lii"i T n a vaw uIiavI
u.. . w 1V1J DUUI,
short time I learned the great truth that
yon must measure the size of a man s
body before you betnn to cut his coat
After this interesting and instructive
anecdote Mr. Tahnnge shook np his bag
of beans and informed the vonnar men of
his congregation that the second great
engine by which tbey were ' being
slaughtered was irreligious, "'if you
want to dj.-trov a vonni? man in double-
quick order." said lie, happily addressing
uie suggestion to no one in particular,
"take away his bible. A steamer 1500
miles out at sea with the broken rndder
and leaking fifty gallons a minute
(laughter) is not in a worse condition
than n .-nnnr. mnn i ! K it f lli n I.KIa
Indefidelitv is splitting up the life-boats
1 a ; , ,i .i .
uiiu wanng uown tue uro-escapes. uo
you want to know my opinion of the in
fidel who seeks to rob young men of
their bibles? Weil, then, think of the
meanest thing yon ever heard of and
find yonrself at the top of a flicht of
stairs 100 miles long. Go down these
stairs and find a ladder 1000 miles loner
Descend the ladder and look from the
edge of a precipice down into a chasm
t IV W t na I .in n aa tliA rliufnnna Fysiwi lmvn
V .uv 1 . I tma .'III It. IJl-.VJ A.U.I.
to China and tlien you'll find the level of
uis ueiestauie indescribable meanness."
After this what more could Mr.Talmage
sayr 1. i. world
M. Mason, President of the Dominion
Privy Council, having retired. M.
Mousseau has been appointed in his
place.
Two bodies were snatched at Prescott,
A. 1., on the night of Dec. 1st.
During November the mints coined $4,
574,000 gold and $2,300,000 silver.
A corn corner is being run at St. Louis,
and is expected to ran the price to 50 cts.
Vi flooll nf tha O". nl 1 1.i.ia nP tha 1 1 . 1 1 n
dt lnliiu & Rpddhit? Co.. have snHnfiidpil
for December. Throe thousand uht. nr
out of work.
A Creek deletrntian Is hera en rnnta 1j
Waliington to work for Creek. Indian
Interests and oppose the settlement of
whites In Oklbhama.
A lTra1flfl fitiAnlal untn fliof PmuliKn.
Hayes has stated especially that he is not
.1 : .1.. ... i" m.... i ..a ii,
innuiuuLo iur omuls uui, win renre per
manently to private life at Fremont.
The t resident hits nnnroved Ihn n.
v.... u .1111 l4mi.lli7C.lllg
Captain Andrew Geddis, of the 25th infan
try, and mitigated the sentenco of 1st
Lieut Wallace Tear, 25th infantry, to
r . - c . . i- i ii i , -
iiirieiuiro oi rans aim nau-pay.
The Rtwkwith hr.tl t. naht-nch w;D
bnmed last Saturday; losa.SOO.OOO, insur
ance, o,miu. nirs. . a, rage, a boarder.
wasBunocarea Dy smoke. Mollie Holiy-
ran. A Wflitffr. is lniinf, anil it ia Kalinnuil
perished. Kerosene caused the fire.
A duel which wna in hnro hum fmi..lit
bf.twpf.ll Inwrpniin TrlmhlA on.l T.CuK
Benton of Covington, Ky., was thwarled
by the non-appearance of Benton. Trim-
blf. npcomnnniiiil hir W V Wm.. n..n r
wimgumi waa tu Niagara rails nul the
ucuiuu pany uiu not arrive.
o ' v - vowfi ui&tj
Sent atelecrram tn Parnpll aalrinn ;r A m-
ican counsel tihould be sent to Ireland to
cieiend land leaguers. If Paruell sends a
favorahlA rpsnnnan a ilulaimiUn Ar i . i
, w "mvbu.i mi w, au.r
lawyers win im iiisnati iiori tn i .mi
once. Among those suggested are .Tere
Black, Roger A. Pry or, Emery A. Storr
ana mail t;arpenter.
lbeone and a halt millions of Ameri
in OVSterS. Writes H Curltmn nnrrt
- , - i. -v , v
dent. Whlrll WrA nlantol in " -1...
Belt" last spring were inspected a short
time ago and found in fine growine cou-
u.iiuu. iium iour raonius tney gained
an inch in circiimfMrcnxo in.i n
professor of zoology gives asaurace that
lor oysters uermany cannot bo excelled.
Cantitin Frndn
commanded the ship Macedonia which
: I ...1 r x- -t - . ... . .
rum iew xorK witn provisions
and supplies for famine stiicken sufferers
of Ireland in 1848, died on the 2d. iiist.
f'flnl'lin famnwin nl.n . . ....... 1 1 . I .
. " v ' w.i mov U'lUUiailUCU Uie
ship Robert Bound, the first vessel that
sailed for San Francii.cn arrvin f.
. v..vv . . j . a .tin.
class passengers.
J R. G. SCROGGS, A. M., M. D.
l'liysilolan and Kuriteon
Special attention paid to
Operative Surgery and Treatment of Chronic
Diseases.
Office in rear of drug store nearly oppo
site me jiostomce.
OHlH boar Irani I lo a each afternoon.
J. JASKULEK,
l'lUtTlCAI. -
WATCHMAKER, JEWELER AND 0PTICAN.
Roaeburg;, Oregon. (Opposite poslofflce.)
DEALER 'is
Watches, Clocks & Jewelry. Spectacles
AND EYEGLASSES.
Watches. Clocks and Jewelry carefully
repaired. All work warranted. Genuine
.Brazilian rouble spectacles ana eyeglasses
asneciniry.
Or iron tavna Ca.lirirnla
TK1CUSH TO SAM FRAKCISCO
FOUR DAYS.
TSS QUICKEST. SAFEST AND
easiest boute.
stages lcavb r08cburo
' :; JBTr DT 4 T-M P. .
tUkiMgioangtkn at Reading with tb
afloaA0.R.a.
for luu parucniars ana passage apply to
G. F.STEICKLjLND. igt
The nnnunl rennrt. nfilio illmitin, nt l,
mint states that liminialn.il nmHuniinn
of gold and silver of the Pacific coast has
yisiniy euected both the amount of depos
its and coinage at the San Francisco mint
and ffivea the follnw!tir fimu r.. r.t
. . . r- --p. . - . i.i ii v. - ,i
deposit during fiscal yearoflSSO $3f,3S7,
049: amount of rninn,0 S.t5 nv: iwi. d,
- ' - n i tv,vwv,wrv, uiiu ii
ing a decrease ns compared with the pre-
1 : r i-i.i ...
tcuiun jtarui a nine more man lour mil
.ui. .1. mrjjvyiia nuu i:z;ost exactly six
millions in coinage. The coinage at the
mint in l.HH i nu i:l ikki rw hi Id... r,e ..,.11
v:-:, ..r.r ... . -"!"r.v "
anu $o,uw,"uy less 01 tilver than in 1878,
The New York Ornnl lii uni'a tq ntl ii-.
hilt hno. AntAri.il infi an ,iml..H.,...i:n
with rive of the heaviest holders of Chi
cago.Burlington and Quincy stock tlmt lie
shall buy So,000,000 worth of shares, and
this llndArntandinoi nniitaina a fitl...
stipulation that the investment gliall be
jn.-iin.uieiii, anu utiiiHH oetjiven represen
tation in the next huni-.l nf .11
contigent, however, upon the execution
of the scheme projec ted by Jav Gould. A
similar understanding ex is "a li.4u-i.on
Vanderbiit. uni! Hia liaavioai
toe Atchison, lopeka and Santa Fe. Van
derUilt does not care to enter the direc
tion of these Ii hps nnlpfld it uKnll Kn
- - - - " so act,-
- j . ' w.,..ou uuuioi, uie
"wine L-uuiuiuauuu 01 VTOUiu.
TllA llfft ftnVlTltf RPrvifO liaulTO ctoimno
.... - - n ir-v aaaakj I ' DVUI-1UI I C.
139 on (he Atliuttir mi rha f,.lr AO mill 1!
on the Pacillc. The record of the service
surpasses any previousyear. The casua
tics were greater than ever before, the
highest previous number being 2VJ and
this year .500 or the 1SJ89 persons 011
tioarit Of lllAaA VAeanl. unln rt i 11 11 tf 11--. 1
Great relief has been nMonloil cliimrrni.tnil
persons and vessels, and warnings were
given which saved many vessels. It is
estimated that the value of vessels invol
ved was S2.filrt.01in anil na.irr.ua 1! I11-.ilu1
, 1 " -1 . 1 1.1 J 1 " 'I'll.
Of the total 'amount 2,(520,000 were saved.
inadequate compensation w fast driving
destroy the efficiency of the service. The
superintendent as us mat the matter of
DftV be left to the iliuprntinn of ihn non.
it r.i I uiitiiiiitiiii.i.li.... 'PI. 1 .
mu per momu.
A Washincrt.on nr'ial envs narfialil
has determined nnt tn crivnthA aAArAtnrv
ship of the treasury to any New York
nuiie wan. ne expiaineu mat me 101
lector OI the Dort holds an nrhen tmvina
ij,uw per annum, anj through whose
hands three -fourths of the customs rev
enue is supposed to puss. The magnitude
flf thifl rtOAitiorl An1 tin liaiiimaiiliir Milnllnn
to New York politics is such lhat if the
oeurviary was also Irom iNew lork it
would eive him a personal influence that
would be greater in bin opinion than the
best interests cf the civil serviie would
warrant. It is reported thut Schurz dur
ing Garfield's Washington visit told the
iiremueni eiect inat tne retention of Sher
man in lllA filhinat ia iraru imnnH.nl tn
bUdiiteiiS intArARb h vpIIiiu tAiha ni,i-a
or the republican party, and that other
members or the cabinet would not feel
Chagrined at tne discrimination.
Tt is annnnnnpil that Ilia unnml frantu
- " v..H . 1 1 It 1 .HUIIM . I 1. . ,
flraiVn lln hv tllA IT ntn. m lucinn A-i. n .. , I
..... .- j vuu vi u.iiuiiiuiinoiuiicia Aim
the rekiug government proposes that the
AmArii'nna &hall not in-ipinrt ntiin m n
carry the product coastwise or sell it. It
is uu. mijw 11 iiusibiveiy, a iuii report 01
tne treaty not navingbeen sent by cable,
trhnlhur ttiiu iu I run ti rinl 1.,, ,1.1a la .. .
.. 111.11H . .11 ' ... . i 11 u jm l.W 1 1 L It . .11 IU B UU.
discredited; out it is thought quite likely,
because Uie Chinese government has been
long opposed to the importation of opium
i fl 1 1 1 Tallinn A m O . icutt uaoenla iram tn,.
uierly engaged in the business of opium
smuggling, but very little is done by
Americans in that business nowadays.
TtiA riTnlii 1.1 tirtnn 1 oIuiika will tint fl.ift
Americans and was probably inserted in
the treaty by the Chinese as compelling
tha 1 f i 1 1 u 1 1 fo u .imita, n i. i-ti 1 1 tn ii n , n u a
. j ivmu i.' i.-i in i it t higquigiii, no a
large proportion of the revenue of British
India comes frtim opium and China is the
greatest customer for Indian opium. If
tha fliinaaa hard n.Atitnil to thu TTttitail
. 1 1 U -J 111 llll'l. . . f 1 W M. .WV. . 1 .11. w U1.UU
States any special privileges iu the new
ireaiy, 1110 xi 11.111 niu ig iisve similar
privileges granted them.
On last Fridiiv the crand inrv of New
t-i 1-L- imiintll 1 till il.tll.l Trial, 1 1 .1 1-f Inui.
Post, Kennard Philp and Chas. A Byrne
of the Truth for criminal libel on Garfield;
Hart, Byrne and Post, charged, the first
named for writing and the other i for
publishing on the 22d of Cvtolier .'ttt- un
editorial headed "Lying and Backing to
It" in the Truth newspaper, and also pub
lishing the alleged Garfiil.l Chinese letter
and a fac simile of it, and by these means
unlawfully, wickedly and oialiiicusly de
vising asniuch as in them lay to injure
and villify James A. Garfield an I to bting
him into public scandal and disgrace, and
10 deprive him of his good fame, ciedit
and reputationand to the great scandul
and injury of James" A. Garfield and
against te peace) of the people 'of the
Ftale of New York and their dignity.
These parties are charged with criminal
libel, the penalty of which is oue year in
the penitentiary and $250 fine. Bail was
given by Philp. After examination by
Judge Davis was continued, Post and Hurt
came to the district attorney's office in
the afternoon to give bail, but Judge Co w
inghad gone home and they were permit
ted to go on their own responsibility -till
to-morrow morning, when they will fur
nish the necessary bonds. It is probable
now that Morey has been indicted for
perjury, he will be removed fron the
house of detention to the loomus.
Tennessee sure for a Demnf-rntiV Kona.
tor.
The tobacco fantnrv of Timoi Tow.!,
Jones burned on the 0th;loss $20,000; par-
uaiiy lusureu.
The nariArfl nf Hia AonfAilarotA tm n n-..l n
i j - vi.iiiviii,ii.ti, goiiciau
Braes and Polk am nH'aru.l f.-ir aoin ihn
1-. ' " " w . W 1 U 1 W . l hllU
Kuveruuient ior J1U,UUU.
cenacor lamars liea th ia min.li im.
proved. He is on his way to Washington
iu uiae uis seat in tne senate.
Jim TCeenA ia nAcotiatina, f. i- fl,.. nt.
chase of the famous stock farm of Ged.
Meemo. m SliAnamlonh valla., t a
-, . .Hii... . u LVOV
oi upward of $200,000.
The F nanin l flimntM. r X' v i-
.. viitvuivio Mi ii t, 1U1K
shows the increased earnings for Novem
ber, iruui IU linPH OI l-nuil nv.r ntt r Aar
ii per uent, or 9J,tit.wu.
rorthe first timA sinia tha tl.A
southern states will participate in the In
auguration iesuvities. there is every
pi uuauilliy intu it will be a cram ninn
ion.
The New York Tinllntin Dana Wmcinn
li in iiiiii in riTiriiir.il run i n n mn ... .
that no further laroA amount. or.mi.i u.;n
n M. l w 1 1, nil.
, . .i . ,. l I r T , . .
w .-iiiiciica irom iionuon With the
consent or the bank.
The Mississinni Valine Ki,i.;i.,,., rn,.
-i.-,.. . j .i.i.uij VVfll"
lereuce adonteil a ronnri nminii tha I.,. ..
ernment to take complete charge of the
sanitary condition of the Mississippi val-
i ficiijr sirung anu-state rights act
ine prevailing sentiment among mem-
Ders ot congress is to make the holiday
recess this year unusually short. The
talk'lH to mliimrn ritiiiii I.-i.: -1 .i
ni.T . ,7 J . uui 111.1,1V, U1B
24th of December, to Mondav, January
3d.
Mrs. Glnsman a n.,inan nr
1 i.. i, i ui ti ii n vi iu a ii ui
Marquette, tireen Lake County, Wis., in a
tit nf 1 rt m ni, -.. .. ; .. : . .. i.:it .1. .
.ujuiai luBBiuiy, aineu uer uaoe
by cuitintr its heail nurln nfF .ml
cuttinir her own t.hront ilv.o.t i,,, i.
a - .-- U 1. ttllllllUt ill
stantly.
A fire at. Cnslur Pitt- Tlolrnia n. i. on.
- -.-j . iiiiiiiu u.l UIU J Lll
deStrOVAll tllA nrim.inal hr.fnl .ln
. ' t " - I'-' "IVI, OIUI6 AilU
postotfice; loss $4000. The surrounding
buildings were greatly damaged. Six in
cendiary fires have been discovered and
extinguished in this citv, during the past
fortnight.
The secretary nf thA i
af w.v aaavuasuav VM lCU
ISt lKHllOvl firiliN nrrvi,!r..- fcpn-i
(v - auaua IU1 nu lUblCOaC
of one hundred pupils in the number of
.va.MU vuuui iiuw uuuuaiea at me forest
Cirove, Oregon, industrial school and for
forty or iiftv ttdtlirinnul tha. iiomnfAn
- w-w a. v wui .IKUiptUU
a., otuuui.
. , . . ULVa MfcJ a ( v a lUOll UfJ"
tlOUS tO Mllnnrrpr (infiiinor n ihn Tn f-
- O-" v-aas . va V a s v A I J J Ub
ureenneid Kailroad, to try the experi-
uicni ui uiuiuinauon ot me lloosac tun
nel bv electricity a-ith a vian nt I. n ;
such illumination permanent should it
prove successful.
Oil the tlth inat Sanatnr lanrllt,.
Ohio introduced initha tonalii a inlni ra.
olnfion tor the purpose or obtaining the
i.ii.iir8ouiuiieuiii(! road aim highway
from the Canada lino
and British America, through British
Columbia to Fort W range, at.d Sitka.
The OnVPriifir ftnd .Ari;tf r.fr AfirA(A -
a- " - - ' vmii j ctavo i ii
Tennessee failing to agree on the election
from Bradley county, the former claiming
the democrat elected and the latter claim
ing that the rennhlifnn ia tha .. .,-i'tl
I .HV, t.iuic "111
be decided by the legislature itself. The
democrats still Im V ft ill rA nioilin'iw rtr
joint ballott.
An Internatinn.nl fYlftnn Vrnrmllltin
Association has been organized at Atlanta,
Ga.. with Senator .Too I? Iti-nmn nfl:o..
gia, president, and twenty-five vice presi
dents from the principal cities and man-
nf..,. rii..!-... 4 .r ti t.i
uiovmuiij; lunna oi me country. ine
plan contemplates a grand international
exposition of cotton annl iatiAAs ami ma
chinery.
In the COmmit.tA on n.-rkuta anil niaa'no 1,1
the 9th, a long discussion' took place upon
me pro position to move me internal rev
enii'i tax from bank checks, friction
matches and patent medicines. The mat
ter was finally referred to a milunnmmii.
tee on internal revenue, with instruction
iu cunuiuer ana report upon the same at
luture meeiintr
The annual renort of the Pimmiiiiniir
of internal revenue gives Uie following
ngures us amounts oi aggregate collections
iur ine year in uie districts named: Call
fornia. Collector Ilicrhlv district.
Ool; Collector Frost, ?316,9S4; Nevada
district. Sriii.4.Vi flnninii rr. oo. WoUi,
, v , , I'.fc,...., yniiM.r 1 1 ami-
ington Territory, $27,081; Arizona, $2S.iS4:
It IS flUthnritflf IVpIv fitntorl fl.o tha nnw
Chinese treaty will be sent to the senate
eariy in ine sessionso as to dispose of it
hO tlUII'avIV M 4 IMWB III A I OIlTllrrno a.. am
say that it will, in a great measure, satisfy
ine lwi, iiiiougu not entirely. It is be
lieved that no attempt will be made lo
rass a Chineaa ruatriHim l.;U .,.,t;l ria.
-i ..WUH..I1V Hill Hit 1 11 A1LTJE
tne treaty is disposed of.
In the national house of representatives
on the 9th, Baker from the committee
on appiopriations, reported the fortifica-
iiuu appruprmiiion uui appropriating 51,
000,000; Kelly of Penn., introduced a bill
repealing the bank stamps, match and
patent medicines tax, and Aldrich a bill
amending law taxing savings banks. A
loin? debate oivured on the ui,..a l .
1 ' " - . -' ' -' 1.1. Ill u U '1 , 1,11
the senate resolution providing for a joint
iuij uuuceruiiig me counting oi tne elec
toral vote. The leadera in the iluUi.
were MoLane on the democratic side and
i.apnain on the republican.
A Washington dispatch or the 9th says:
The bouse or representatives to-day, on
motion orDelegate Brents, or Washington
territory, took up and passed the bill re
ported by Representative Berry la?t ses
sion from the public lands committee for
the reliel or settlers on resloreJ railroad
lands. It is as follows: Be it enacted,
etc., That all persons who shall have set
tled and made valuable and permanent
improvements upon any odd numbered
sections of land within any railroad with
drawal in good faith and with permission
or license of the railroad company ror
whose benefit the same shall have been
made, and with the expectation or pur
chasing or such compauy.the land so set
tled upon and improved may for any
cause be restored to the public domain,
and who at the time of such restoration
may not be entitled ti enter and acquire
a title to such land under pre-emption,
homestead or timlieriMit m-ic ntih. '.;..
States, shall be iter-niUed at any time
within three mouths after such restora
tion and under such rules and regulations
as the coniH-iiHaioner of tha vanal l-.l
viviui iauu
olhce may prescribe to purchase not to
"-i iw iicira in client oi tne same by
legal subdivisions at the price of $2 50
per acre and to receive patents therefor.
mo "i now guca to tne senate.
THE LUCKY HORSESHOE.
A farmer travelling with his load
Picked up a horseshoe in the road,
And nuilpd it fant li hi Mrn ilnai
That Luck might down on him pour,
That Avarv hloinir in lifa
Might crown his homestead and his wife,
A ...1 nAA. i. : .. ,i ! i '
it i. iii.ti i an. .mu ui nai m
Descend upon his growing farm.
But dire ill-fortune soon began
To visit the astonished man.
His hens declined to lay their eggs;
If is bacon tumbled from the pegs;
And rats devoured th fallen legs
His both, thai never failed before,
Mildewed and rotted on the floor;
His grass refused to end in hay;
Hift cnttll. illicit np wnt ulnm
In short, all moved the crooked way.
" Next spring a great drought baked the s.id,
auii roasteu every pea tn pou;
The beans; declared they could not grow
oo long as nature aciea so;
Bedundunt insects reared their brood
To starve ttir lack of juicy food;
The stave from barrel sides went off
As if they had the whooping-cough,
And no(Ju6ig of the useful kind
To holdlpigetlier felt inclined;
In short, it was no use to try
While all the land was in a fry.
One morn, demoralized with grief,
The farmer clamored for relief;
And nraved riirht hard lo nrninmlonil
What witchcraft now possessed his land;
IVkw i i r !
j tn, ii nun mi in iu nuiH.rv grew
Since he nailed up that "lucky" shoe.
While thus dismayed o'er matters wrong
iiu om man cnanrea to image along,
To whom be told with wormwood tears
now ma a Hairs were in arrears,
And what a deanerate RtNtA nf thinn-a
A picked-up horseshoe sometimes brings.
The stranger asked to see tho shoe,
The fanner broueht it into view:
But when tho oldmnn rntaa.1 hi hn..l
lie laughed outright, and quickly said,
" N'o wonder rIcim nnnn vnn fmum
You've nailed the horseshoe upside down!
,uov mm it rouna,aua soon you 11 see
How you and Fortune will agree."
Tbe farmer turned the horseshoe round
And showers began to swell the ground;
The sunshine laughed among his grain
And heaps on heaps piled np the wain
The loft his hay could barely hold,
His cattle did as they were told;
His fruit trees nocded sturdy props
To hold the gathering apple crops;
His turnip and pota oe lipids
Astonished all mm by their j ields;
Folks never saw such ears of corn
As in his smilling hills were born;
His barn was full of bursting bins
His wife "resented him with taring-
His neighbors marveled more and more
io see we increase in fits store.
And now the merry fanner sings
" There are two ways of doing things;
"ia wnen ior Rood luck you would iirav.
Aail up your horseshoe tbe right way up.'
Haper't Weekly for December,
AT THE GARDEN GATE.
Hen. Francis A IV.Ifr., un t
. -- -nivi , n i f H. I IUKIIUCU1
of tbe census, has submitted his regular
annual report to the secretary or the in
terior. He says that although the work
of takinfrthe tenth cenana ia uiiKat n niii. n -
complete, returns having been received
riw. - 1 1 1.,., ... 1
om an um .even tu uie total nuiuuer
31,305 enumeration districts.it will prob
ably be two or three weeks before tbe of
fice will be able to present complete 8ta
tislica of the nonllldt.ion of tha an nt..
and he therefore considers it advisable to
pobtpone to a future report all mention
or the resulm of the enumeration and all
aiscnaion oi methods ill use, as well as
suggestions which may require to be made
of changes in the census uw with refer
ence to future entituerjti-n. The super
intendent says every year and every
month which can be saved in the com
pilation and publication of census statis-
1 1 ..I I .. . : 1. 1. i .. i .t..: , i
ulb nuua oifiitrt:iauijr til tueir value, and
rei-nmmend.a t.hnr. mnffnui ha .ok a.1 tn
authorize the printing by special contract
uuuer me supervisiua oi me secretary 01
the interior, and if it be thought desire
able, also Of nrintin? the several renorta
of the census supervisors as fast as pre
pared, ine accounts or 28,410 enumera
tors have already been settled, involving
a total exnenditure of ud wards of $l.R2f).-
000. Only about 1200 accounU remain
unadjusted, and them' la no rcmnii In
doniit. that lha month of lWumluii vill
ree all enumerators paid for their services
except only in cases'w here suspension is
rvll.l l-Oll fii,;,...!!.!. Un m i ., t 1, W, 1 .. Ann
1 1 iMn in .in, isiuuiia uiiuiioiiiaiitHi Au-
nected with some fault Jof tbe enumera-
Janet Dudley.stood at the garden cato
41 It 1 : . ,
inc. i. iiivmv uvtjuinir in nonrpmiuir n...
. p i , r
'"K p mo nu wiiu anxious eyes, ine
faint light of the rising moon lay like a
blessing on the golden head, and the air,
filled with the fragrance of new-mown
hay. caressingly touched her fair Tnnnr
fnnn V..n n: : ,1 i"4
.t.i.1.. notw jitjitiur iiiaiu swiuieu lover.
And yet John Hallani's step was slow
and bis fate clouded as he emerged from
me snatiow ot the trees and came to
ward her. Janet onened tho rat ami
stepped out to meet him. "Well, John?"
bqo said, and tier vome rremlitAil urn, an
t:..i
iittie.
The vouhir man took her tinv hnnla !n
his, and looked down npon her she was
a Wee tllinl? with almost, a fpnum nnnn
his brow: -'Uncle Rosier is as obstinate
as a mule," ho said. "I have just come
from a most weariROmn intArviAw with
him. He insists that I shall either tako
np my drudgery again at Mink & Otter's
or some other equally agreeable estab
lishment, and forfeit all claims npon
him, or give him the promise he asks."
"Welly" said Janet again, gazing
steadily np in his face, and this time her
voice did not tremble at all but her lov
er's did, as with half-averted eyes he
made answer: "I should hate to go
cierung it again after being my own
master so long, and, to own the truth,
patronizing my old chums somewhat
when we met: and it seems too bad to let
the fortune go to strangers as Uncle
Itoger declares it shall if I don't come to
teiiiiB. i u L i Mi ii I ill, -nroniiMA iia m u-tu
is so absurd.
'Absurd, " repeated Janet, slowly.
"Is it SO absurd, when von think- of it.
calmly? Your uncle wants to make sure
of a pleasant companion for five years,
and at tho end of that time wiahes to
choose a pleasant companion for that
pleasant companion, and thereby secur
ing for himself two pleasant companions
for the remainder of his life which
sounds like something ont of one of
tjtienuorn s neons ior beginners, or a
riddle," she continued, with a laugh that
hail no Infirnmnnl in it "anil on ha
offors you great inducements to become
mat companion. Ana, 'onn, you have
always been discontented because vonr
station in life was not a high one, and
more of the world s gold had not fallen
lo your share. And now that wealth and
position are offered you, it would be
absurd indeed to refuse them for the
sake of a poor country school mistress."
' l T 1 i ii
u uiict, juu are cruel.
"Poiiliiiria T am in tha nt n . iiii.nnn.o
viuHta jt. am ... n. u 1 1 1., ouigcuo
are cruel; but I really think, John, the
cure for vonr hurts is to accede to your
uncle's wishes."
"And part wit'i you ?"
"Anil Hart, with ma anil if ia t-inl t. Inn
evident that that worthy gentleman con
siders metotftllr nnworthv the honor of
ever becoming the pleasant companion
of his pleasant companion."
The young man dropped her hand and
caught her in his arms. "You do not
love me after all," he said reproachfully.
"I do love yon," she replied, at the
same time turnintr her face away from
his kisses, "and I have loved you ever
ainea va first, met .Tint T hiva lnuintn.
convinced that as a poor man you would
not oe a success, J onn, and therefore I
nfl-v nKnv vonr nnnla 1 i i-n tha I i fa fn
which you have longed, and get the for
tune.
Tlw liAlrflns T will not friva i-nn .. C
J t ....... - " " . ..w J"" n ' i
exclaimed Hal lam, stung by her quiet
sarcasm. "But, Jennie, dear, listen to
reason. Promise to wait for me, and I
will atrree to TTncla Tinhert.'a enniiitiona
Who knows what might happen in five
years r xne old man may die
Tho girl started from his arms with
startled eyes.
"bhamo on you John! she cried.
" W llftt hanninajzA con Til a Han .1 tha ii.iw.i
- 1 l. vuv UUIUII
of two rieoule who waited for a death
and falsehood to brinar them toirether.
Yon have said enough. ; Our bonds are
broken. You are free. -
"A faint voice from the rot tuna, nolla,!
"Janet." '
'I will never iriva von- ntv " ranaaiaA
the lover vehemently, and snatching
her again in his arms, he kissed her
passionately and turned away.
Janet looked after his retreating form
for a moment, and then raising her'clasp
ing hands in mute appeal to heaven,
choking a rising sob, and answered her
mother's call. '
John Hallam, then clerk in the whole- -sale
fur store of Mink k Otter, first saw
Janet Dudley at the country house of a
cousin, where he was visiting one sum-1
mer holida-a, She had graduated at the
Normal College a year or so before, and j
being obliged to leave the city directly
afterward on account of her mothers'
failing health, had sought and obtained '
the position of village, school -mis-tress
at Strawberry Center. '
They had fallen in loveprith each other
at first sight, he fascinate by her pretty
girlish face, be graceful wEy ana quaint,
sicinFT oieeuij. huu wr
promised to become at some not far dis-
wui time uis wile.
But a few Tn rtn ! a aVa- IL. t 3
plighted troth, John's uncle Roger, who
hal Loan tl.n V. 1 i . 1 - . .
' -n-cu me umci gneep 01 his family
returned from abroad, like the famous
black sheep of Babyhvnd, with three or
more bags full, not of wood, however
but monev. Vn on. l..,. i i
these bocrs had lieen fillan -.,! n
--1. , ..ui 111 jue
seemed to care. That they were full ap
peared to bo quite enough, for all doors
ujrcu to mm at tne nrst ' iiaa.
Amens others
quaintance with Mr. Roger Vandergras
now bleached to admirahle vhiteness!
isaa his npiif.ow wKnm ikA nj x
since his childhood, and to whose mother
ho had not sent one line for fifteen years
before her death The nU nn:...j,
. "tn iti.111 leueiveu
bis yonng relative with great kindness,
and being so immediately fascinated by
his handsome face (which he Becretly
nattered himself raaamhla.1 h.'.. n
. -vtuuivicu UIO VW11I,
his air debonair, and fine tenor voice, de
clared his intention of making him his
heir, commander) him to u.inn i.ic
- ; .mtigummiiiu-
ation at Mink & Otter's a command
which the commanded lost no time in
obeying and instated him in elegant
rooms adioinino Ilia own in thn CI t-1.
- 4 D " m w. UI. UI Y
hotel. .
But when nnela Ttntrar
- "'t) v'1 w ucm
the prettv villaca wr.hnol
exceeding wroth, and swore, with many
strange and terrible oaths, thai if John
did not Dromiae in remain a lianhaln. n
at least five years, and when he did
change his state, to marry his nnole Rog
er's choice, back to the world he should
CO. and not a tvennv from thvaa n- .
. i ' - 1 j .1.1 iit m iimio
bags full should he ever have.
Now this jolly, singing, fine-looking
younar fellow beneath a
concealed an intense longing for wealth
uuu un tne comiorts and luxuries wealth
Could brine: Vieaiila -n-hinh l,n -.
troubled with a constitutional lassitude,
as a certain fox once rallml it. thonnh it
is better known to the world under
another namo, also commencing with an
L. And to descend from his perch, as
it were, and mino-le nneo mora -with tha
ri w .V.1W nibw luu
CTUmblinc worlr-a-il
Y 1 O - DVV1UDU
to him worse than death. But then he
loved, as well an aneh a. nlaaninrr nafiifn
could love, blue-eyed, golden-haired
Janet Dmllev Anil hftfAll tl"l m'vn ha- n.i
J , ... 1. w , 1 . w it i 1 u jl
almost as much as the elegant rooms at
the St. Sky. Here was a coil, and
thinking how to unwind it cost him a
week of sleepless nights. The proposi
tion he at length made to his "layde
love." as has been seen. rIio inilio-nantw
repelled; and swearing. "I will never
give you np," he gave np the next day,
as will be seen bv the followino- letter:
"My darlinp: For nntwithatanlinn.
your cruelty" (her 'cruelty,' poor child!)
"my darling you are and ever will be,
the die ia aiiniioaeil to ha una! T Im..
I I . " .'.t .un.. a uaie
acceeded to Uncle Roger's wishes, as yon
wouiu say, yon prim, old-Iashioned, lit
tle sweetheart, with a mental reserva
tion. YOU are that mental reservation
Be true to me, as I shall be to you, and
1 may yet lay a fortune at your feet.
JOBS.
A Fenian Incident.
rown Vve. hp"".
voice. 8 v 1 hia
fore John's '
r his handsome
. hi tine ten
earing; and
1 over the
tenoV
a hi
ha5
AT THE GATE AGAIN.
Only a year had missed nnrl Mr Van.
dergaSS. alreadv Wearv of hia neriliaar'a
fine tenor voice, handsome face, and air
aeuonair, suddenly bade him farewell
one cloudy mornino- ItliAvvprt .inn .
ping at a hotel iu Paris), gave him the
smallest bag of wool money, I mean
and agi.tin denariel for nartu nnlnnnni
To do John Hallam justice, he also was
tired of the companionship; and at
times had almost regretted entering into
me compact witn tne wicsetl old man.
But on regaining his liberty he congrat
ulated himself on the cleverness he had
displayed, for though the largest part of
the fortune might be lost, he had seen
the gayest part of the Old World in its
gayest dress, securing a snug sum of
money, and was free to return to Amer
ica and Janet.
"Im anro she ia wnilinir for inn Tna
said, "though shs couldn't answer one
ot my letters, tho proud, inflexible little
thing."
And llft"k llOntA llA want. nnai.li.aiA
back to the village where he had left the
pretty young schoolmistress.
It was just such a lovely evening a3
that on which they parted when he found
himself once more, this time with hur
ried steps, walking along the old familiar
rood. The birds were chirping "good
nights" to each other, the air was full of
fragrance, the great night moths were
hamming in successful mimicry of the
humming-birds as they hovered over the
blossoms that opened beneath the stars,
the crickets shrilled loud and merrily,
the fairv lanterna of the tire-Hiea d-Ihwai!
fitfully on every side, and Janot yes, it
was Janet, the moonbeams resting on
her golden head stood, as tliongh she
had never left it since the hour thnv
parted, at tho garden gate. "Dreaming
of me, no doubt," tho fast approaching
lover thought, and in a moment more he
stood before her.
Khe RtartAil fnint. Iilnali atartatl tn Im.
cheeks; she looked wonderfully bright
and liappy. "Why, John Mr. Hallam,
I should say can it be you ?" she said.
"Mr. Hallam!" echoed the young man
with a light lautrh. "It ia John vonr
own John."
"Yon are mistAker: she Tie cm n tin f
he interrupted her hastily.
''Uncle Roger deserted me. I am glad
of it. His desertion set me free."
'And will von eret hia forf.nnA after
all?" she asked.
"Don't be aareaaHe .Tanet " Iia raWliatl
"I did what I tliono-ht. for the lwat an.1
the end proves that I was more far seeing
than you wera. for evervthino- has
turned out for the best I have had a
grand holiday, am richer by twenty
thonannd ilollara than
and won you, and you shall have a set of
uiAuiuuus auu raacn scnooi no more.
"I never cared for thonsands of dol
lars or diamonds," she said with pro-
voKing calmness, "and 1 gave np teach
inpr school at the beginning- of laat
vacation."
"Yon did? Then there non,l lie no
delay. Yon will marrv m at once
Jenny?" and he caught her hand and
pressed it to her lips.
"John," she replied as she quickly
withdrew it, "I ceased to care for you as
soon as 1 read the letter you sent me an
nouncing yonr decision to remain with
Mr. Vandergrasa. Strive to disguise it
aa vnn will van nhnu lull niuon . a
- J 11 .1 111 'VU Llllt.lU 11. "
humble life with me and a luxurious one
with your nncie. 1
"Janet." he interrnnted. eagerly, "von
do not you will not, look at my con
duct in the right light. Yon are an nn
comprising little woman. But granting
that T Aii ww.no. . 'PurCTlPA Ami forO-et'i
that was one of our school mottoes, you
know and give me back yonr heart, if
yon have ever taken it away from me,
which I doubt" with a confidential
Simla ana tell me wnea you win do
my wife."
"Aever, joon.
"Nonsense! I won't take' that for an
answer. I foresaw, knowing you so
well, that von wonld hrincr forward
many obstacles, and I have come pre
pared 10 com oat mem an, ana to do bat-
1 1 ,. 1. 1 . .. 1 . 1 .. , .. 1 1 . . .
tne wiui nuawmt atautts uetweeu US. - A
few good blows, and down it crnea Tne fore
me, Janet."
Janets eyes twinkled, and a little
laugh escaped from her lips,
"I warn you to attempt no blows,"
she said, aa a stalwart young fellow
strode np to the gate, "for I must pre
sent to you an insurmountable objection
--"ir. jonn xiauam, my husband, Air.
Oscar Ljiter." .
PrAaiilanli TTavaa tliinVa 4l.a4 Via Awl
.wit..... ... mmnj 1-1. HUU,. eilAH 11113 111 H l
two years were as hard aa Lincoln's, and
he says that President elect Garfield has
been in accord with him during his ad-sunistratioB,
The following amusing incident oc
curred dnring the Fenian excitement of
77 in Ireland:
Two young men, fugitive Fenians,
were hiding in the mountains, when the
mother of one of them was takeu sick
unto death. She wanted to see her boy
once more, and a faithtni ,n
' 7 UIOOBDUIICI
anmn.nna.4 In-. i,. . in . . .
.tUUOl. mm ii-oui tuB mils, his com
panion went with him, and he had the
melancholy satisfaction of seeing his
mother alive. As soon as the vital spark
had Aa,! tha ..;i: - ' , . - r .,
7. " AugiuYB aiaae ior the
friendly fastnesses of the mountains.
They started after dusk, an old woman
going a short distance before them to
look out for police and military. They
had traveled about three miles when the
preconcerted screech of the woman
wamea uiem of danger. They took
refuge under a bridge. A flying column
had come npon the old woman, and pre-
tending to be fricrhtanail ahn ' 1
'he stipendiary magistrate began to ex
amine her, when the following dialogue,
as detailed to me by a government offi
cial who had made notes of the conver
sation, took place. Her object was to
delay and outwit the pursuers. The
magistrate's object was to find if she was
uawye oi ine locality and knew all the
inhabitants.
"What's yonr name ?"
"I forgot to hrinir it mul . .'! .1
- 1-1 - " mi 111c , lb o At
home." .
"Come," tell yonr name ?"
r,Musha, begorra an me name is
Mary." : .
"Mary what V"
"No, indade, but Mary Malowney."
"Where were von Horn"
"In bed to be snre where else? That's
a purty question to ask."
"When were you born?"
"Faith an T rlon't. -iiiii ti... tit. 1 . .. 1 TI
- . i i.ii.lll in; 1 f uuv x ue-
lave it was in the nite time."
"How many years ago!"1
"Just two weeks before Jim Cassey's
father took the rheumatics, an' that was
three weeks after Dromane Castle cot
fire, an' it was distinguished a month
afore Donnelly bate Copper. Rickin
that np an' ye have me age, av that's
what ye're after." .
"Where do you live and how do yon
go there?" '
"Troth an' I live at home, an' get there
on me feet." i
"What road do you go home?"
"Downbeyand the bridge there ye
ee a iiuuaa on tne thumb-hand side
av a haystack comin' up; about three
miles farther at this side, there's a pig
an' a barn sittin' down; that's a mile
from Liskea churchyard. Whin ye git
there ye'll hear a bull roarin' an' , I live
widin the ball av an ass av that."
"You're a satisfactory individual."
"You're a lyin thafe; I'm an honest
woman, so I am, an' you're not."
"Come, now, what do you know about
the Fenians?"
I ,"Och ! not much for nothin. "
HT 'I- . .
a will give you two pounds if you
Will tell lUe where tu-O of tham nnmml
McCabe anil Afaho, .
Arrab, they'd kill me av they found
me out; an' besides, I'd be informin' on
me own godson, Ned McCabe. But av
ye don't tell who tould ye I'll send ye on
their track for five pounds, and pay me
the money down."
The money is all right; youU be
paid when they are canght."
"Ye'd be afther catchin' 'em thin. The
top av the evening to ye."
i "Come back, here's the money."
"For God sake, don't ye tell who tnk
the blud money, and go to Maher's
house an' ye'll find 'em in the room back
of the one where Maher's mother is on
her dyin' bed. Av ye go there quick
ye'll find Maher gettin" bis mother's
blessin'. God help him."
The party hurried np, but of course,
were disappointed, while the fugitives
gained their retreat in safety, and the old
woman pocketed the five pounds.
NO. 36.
, Hew She Cooked His Bice.
Sakti Kumara, the hero of curious
omunstan story, preferred testing a
damsel s capability before tyinrthe knot.
Master of a prosperous and profitable
business, he came to the conclusion that
a wife was wanted to complete his happi
ness, and determined to go In search of
one. Adopting the guise of a fortune
teller, and carrying some rice bound up
fn las cloth, he started on his travel
"nenever encountered a girl that
pleased his eye he asked her to cook his
riCA foxhim. Some laughed at him.som
reviled him, none seemed disposed to
comply with his request, and it seemed
f if he would have to take his
wn8 T vAJ l1 he hed Swira,
where he beheld a beautiful girl, who
instead of ridioniina. . .1.5.. ' XT'
, , e 1 a u uaiu tlie
strange traveler, relieved him of the rice
Q Vl 1 ha J 1 a
flnil hnrlA T .
the kiidlr ,.;7 r Aaea. they wiU and r ' wv where
- .. mem Wai i TP!. '
, I AUII BCVW AJ toif fcw
preparing the ike. First she
thl 1 " ii, watGr t"3" uried it in
the sun, and that accomplished, rubbed
the grains gently on the ground, re
Hrn.4 breaking' the
tw w ? """urse, sne dispatched
that worthy to anil tha l, .5j
il ' - - ; - wiau, auu wiu
the proceeds purchase an earthen boiler
two platters and some fuel. . By the time
this commission was executed the rice
n w86 1 bVedJin toortir, winnowed
and washed, and was ready to be put
m the hoilar win. e i-
. "imuioKBAi lis bulX. in
water. As soon it n.j . n .a-
ciently the boiler was taken from the fire,
the water cleared of the scum, and the
boiler nut Iek n th ' i
stirred by the pretty cook until she wu
bttl8itAhlt-7aSprrlr dono' 5 turn-
lDff the boiJpr iTiAntK towm j JTi.-
tmguishetl the fire, and, collecting the
nnconsumed fuel, dispatched the old wo
man to Convert it into Tnnttn. 3-
and tamarinds This achieved, she told
the enraptured Sakti Kumara to go and
bathe, and not tn omit n i,h: x :
with oil. Having obeyed orders, the
wife-seeker was directed to seat
nimself npon a plank on the
well-swept floor, on which were
already laid a ; i .
and two platters. His charminir hostess
then Drought him water in a perfumed
jug and administered two spoonfuls of
well-seasoned rice and ghee, preparatory
to serving up the remainder of the rice
mixed with spices, curds, butter, and
milk, of which Sakti Vnm T.
. . , . ""ma. w Ul Uil,
and then indulged in a siesta, with a
mind at ease, knowing his quest was
ended. As soon as he woke he asked
tbe girl to become his wife, and
she, being willing, the necessary
Zi T?y Jon trough with
out delay; and the supposed fortune
teUer took his bride home, to astonish
her as the Lord of Burleigh astonished
his rustic love; but the Hindu lass was
luckier than Tennyson's heroine, for we
.hi i. V . ,um Jong to wor
smp her husband .a . nnj n .
, . kvu, w pay uie
most assiduous attention to his house
hold affairs to superintend the regula
tion of the family coming in due course,
and make her house such, an abode of
bliss that Sakti Kumara was well repaid
for the trouble he had taken to tret a
" Huwea in his well-ordered
home the joys of paradise.T-Chamber's
Journal.
0 T..
: Ko
1ir KMiil--
' Then r (, rx! for
vanoe. 1ie l.i;ursrKS
tuenta to au.ji is ift
latL-Tsl Cars t.
An oldLh ma. who
B-..1 toiTr . Inni'h at tliS
tiiaTWmit (itld HlVS
kee depot yesterd&y,
1ahi1am,1 a C i'l aonfaJerat. ":
' "Wa .Inn't Va tjii S
here." said the attendant,
the bill. -
Don't, eh: TerTweil-
faa in lmiai;i.' Th.V CSA
1 u. 1.-11. 1 1.1,1 I an J
places and refine it in otji
ticnlar harm dose to c2er it
bilir .
It was an ld wildcat fcil "
it was handed back with 1
it wouldn't pass.
"Won't, eh? Well, no tr6
offer it. Am 'you willing to
note of hand for sixty dsyi
sum ?"
"No. sir." -
"Won't eh?" TL?raarer
r.'iuiie whs
won't. No crime, t! onzh, to pf
Do you think I 1 Late
ia standing you oiT?" '
"No, sir."
"I uresume r 1 ' i !J ia;- 7
seemed pertinet ' i it rr"r tt
you as i! I would 1 , --yt-jlJs
cash?"
"It does."
"Strikes me the j- - -; -y. It. Tl s
are times when it ' i -" po j-'
wriggle ont of c& ': .. . I s '
proposition whkj -r . Jftil
resort. Are you y t j look i- i
me as an object of rad -
me this thirty cents' . ." lasci.: "
i "No, sir, I ara not.
: "That's what I ex j 1 .title; :
it na harm to tia'ie i . r i no o -'
way except to pay i. . J"Jis t.
your chas ge out of t' - c:!"
The right change ) 1 "a hi--' 1
him he heaved a sigh . . f siid
down to pick his te-i., a -'ir. '
from the broom. Dc , - - - e I'r&,
rowerfal Bea Sot' Alf i s.
"A foreigu newspaper i
cur friend," said the L.
coffee.
"Well, it must always I
have news from home I t
Endymion. -
"Home!" said the Bar
always interesting, wht
from home or not."
"To pnblia men," said T
ping his coffee. . .
"To all men if they be wi
aron; "as a general rule, t
eessf al man in life is ths i
t-lS best information. "
"But what a rare thinis
lie, said Endv-ion. "T
of the crowd."
- . V n. . . ...
xuu ioht nava KncitjKA ,t, i a
out stepping out of the crewd.""r
Baron.
"A sort of snccess," said r
"I know what you mean. 1 i
mean is real success ia life. I
should like to he a mil, 'in -
"Why?" asked the Bron.
"Well, I should like to I
aid Endymion, blushing.
1W mOSl pCW6IJnJlJJj"n.ra ,
s ict?.t s
ui.jj i-1
? it
o,"-..i :''
iaa who
tO BUT c
a.
. Th. Indla.ua
Conservatlsui Run Had.
Tbe fact cannot be denied that tbe
policy of tho Government iu dealing
with the Indian question has been,
as a general tiling, highly unsatisfac
tory to tl.at clues of people most
directly interested, those living on
the frontiers, whoso safely has been
continually imperilled by the sav
agery of the tribes who were sa
ported by tbe Government. This
Policy has been nf fhn t am
- - , - ,VWIVIIAII1Z
sort, shaped rather to meet the emer
gencies of the hour than to settle tho
uuuuriymg questions lor all time.
-a.. .. AT
lie men," said the Baron
man is responsible, and
man is a slave. It is privs
governs the world. Ton w."
out some day. Tie world t
powerful sovereigns and gre
and if being talked aboat ma
erfnl, they would be i-res..-tlie
fact is, the more you t
the less powerful yon re.'
Earl of Beacousaeld.
1 Cii6 rwiv
it. t,',t
-UujniLon
AGRICULTURAL,
thins- from a high moral nri ;t ;.
f'-ared sometimes from an hnAiv..
i , . . "6v.av.
ipiactiuauis ecaoapoint, now ap
pears to have strong faith in tho civ-
ilii'njr Processes flnr) n era n rl as a -v.
ployed at a few points among those
o..o .i me loresu xhere aro be
tween 250.000 and 2f!0 Ofm Tnoi.n.
ritbm tha limit nf h. iTn.-i.ii
I - w "V WMtwCVA
states, exclusive of those in Alaska.
ui these less than one in ten is pay.
iug any attention to cm ized tinr-
: . i-i .... . : i
buiib, wnue an the others aro to all
intents and purposes as savage and
mure degraded wan were their an
cestors when
I onco heard brought out in the course
of . trial i' tha Ann . I 1 1 - 1
- a .no rou uiiuuies Hearing ue I - 'j jueotiuns ior aii time.
a trial a statement which very much President Hayes, who views everr
surnrised
still more when I verified the assertion.
I was in Bristol, and being in the county
court, heard a case decided where a Lon
doner, who had settled in the ancient
city, was summoned for a nnarter's rent.
His defence was that he had given due
warning; the lanlord disputed this, and
then the tenant proved that he had given
it on the 23d of December. ;
"Which," retorted the landlord, "is
two days alter quarter day."
"What," exclaimed tb) Judge; "two
days after quarter-day? Everybody
knows that the twenty-fifth is quarter
day Christmas Day."
"Not in Bristol, Your Honor," said all
the attendant lawyers in chorns.
"Not in Bristol?" echoed the amazed
Judge.
"Vo Tnn, UAnn. n it. 1 . ,i
i' 1 T --' 1. 1 uvuill. nBO Ilia 1 1- 1 1 1 in I -
Bristol we make the twenty-first quarter- v,ded them, one in ten will per.
day." haps remain among tho whites after
And so it was settled, and so, in inquiry, lner school years are complete and
I fonml it Woe HH1....1 1 1 1 I n . .
uuuwokwu. uBcomo a aort oi hanger-on of eivili
rMlT-t!" f.on, whi e the other nine will go
fat i i.i,..r"ir: .. ,, mn. r. d&ck. to their teoD le and n unma de.
The city is a favorite of mine among Pe0 re'aP8e "to the habits and cos
cities, and its residents are of the kind- toms of their people. This may be
liest, but they do cling with too great caHed the uncharitable view, bat it
oosunacy to tneir old ways. Only a lit- is iortiood by tho history of the
tie while back, as it seems but it is thir- country, The future of the Indians
v jaauuu. u. regiBter tue cor-1 as indicated by their past, is to
tIllv m: dal,7i-ado away, before the ad
reanit. wa th.t inn a,, hi a w.iatoi,na dancing light of civilization and to
arose, and trains were continually being Pe timately extinguished instead of
missed by the good people of the town. Decerning a partaker of enlightened
while with strangers it was still worse, I citizenship. After threo or four
until the very odd phenomenon was generations ot them had bean
avhihita.1 n .1..1 I . . - .. . . . V
-.v.reu a uj cto.j vi. uauer , suoiectioa asa trained in
mne:far. the result might bo more
. . " " " " . I enconracintr hnt tha Tmi;... .c ,;.
O Dl w auumuo W A A U III
Charleston has a corner oa - j. XI a
price is sixty cents per dozen.
In Arkansas and the Cheryl yL',an
they have mule footed hogs.
Texas produces eider frora t .
It sells for $1 25 per gallon.
The milk-condensing facf-rv T.'p. t
Point, Neb., condenses 7,Cji)vc,.t tf
milk daily,
Farmers livintj two hundr.-I re ";j
from Sherman, Texas, haul their c.f.j-i
in wagons to that place. -
Horned frogs are reported to h-a
saved the cotton crop of Clav eoncty,
Louisiana, by destroying the web-worm.
There is one farm in California t?;i t-s
half the size of Rhode Islaa j. Eat it
ean't raise baked clams.
An old farmer write ti i a i h. K t a .i. .r.i a
to the convictioa that the top-dresaicg of
lawns costs less on hm lands than it does
a his wife. . . ..
Too little attention ia Aj.ii1 - " ' '
age of meadow lands and
tne drainage of the pock
the Mnrflnwnf fimt
touched Fllff-nin's rolr A ml of
s i- v. i vie uiuuiige ui uie pu
tttosa who are in the schools pro- is entirely oTerdore4
i iucu nil L il il in nnn in lan urt t .na. . -i . . ,
: a. wntar m tn fo
gives his testimony as to .
being the Farmers' Nat,
whence he can draw if he h
liberally without four
He has eorn that is a fvt. t-n.
can reach with his cane, in whi
wouia oe hid at two rods' ja,
lana where nve year, im v.
tne com did not pay far
Cause, a good clover i 1 tima
turned under last fail. We e&n p.
sou on any of our prau-ie aoi 1. fj'
JaZo
JO. di
we
" j i--- . j m.i i.
a little manure will he?
hen we have a'good ..J,'i
know we can raise anytliir g
SEJTSE AHD t;.rTI3tr.
T '
the railway time, occasioning no
small perplexity to those who beheld the
arrangement for the first time. It was
really much such a difficulty as is caused
by Russia obstinately adhering to the
old style calendar, and so being always
ten or twelve days behind the rest of
Europe in its dates; but Bristol has
yielded to the innovation, and some day
so will Russia.
: A Heap of Trouble.
A popular Macon minister recently
passed the night thirty-eight miles below
Americns with a backwoodsman, whose
house contained only two rooms. The
family, however, consisted of twenty
one, though, owing to a dance in the
neighborhood, only seventeen of the
children were at home. The minister
spent the night with the father and
seven sons ia one room, while the old
lady and ten daughters occupied tbe
other. In the morning a junior member
of the family, in response to an applica
tion for a wash bowl, brought him aa
old rusty pan, and after the face toilet
was complete, hunted up seven teeth of
an old tucking comb for him to arrange
hia hair with. During the progress of
this impottant ceremony, the following,
conversation between the two took place:
"Mister, do you wash every mornin?"
"I do."
"And comb your ha'r too?"
"Yes."
"Well, don't it look to you sometimes
like you is a heap of trouble to your
self?" !
The occurence of these blunders, likely
to be - repeated under onr complicated
system every four years, should teach
congress the necessity of amending the
method of electing tbe president so that
the escape from a revolution every four
years mar not be 'considered a signal
mark of divine mercy.
country are too few to last through
me vivinzins: nrocess Which it iron f
require to bring them up to a level
wnu onr own people. Some years
ago a Western speaker, discussing
me two proDiems ot Jior monism and
iue Aoaian question, said; "I wish
every (adjective'. Mormon wonld
shoot a (adjective) Indian, and get
uung ior u. j.nat'8 the best prac
tical solution a can find." This solu.
lion, however, is too heroic for the
present condition oi the public mind
and the men with good hearts like
President Hayes, are trying to find a
milder way of converting the Mor
mons anu civilizing ine Indians. (Jan
they find it? It is difficult to tell
how.
Th largest castinir ever maA in Ihi.
; country was recently turned ont at the
UltiV TI." 1 Ci..inr i -r.it. .. .
aAanta 1U1UUUU DtKl V OTK, flttSOUrgn,
Pa. The castintr was an anvil htnaV fa.
a 17-ton steam hammer, and its1 weight
was aw tons. lve iurnaces ware built
expressly for melting the iron, and seven
Hour were occnniert in mnnin. .'u -
A"- - Auau.AlA Ml.
metal. The hammer will be the largest
iu mis country tne next largest, of ten
In- 1.: a A XT . .... w. '
months will elapse before th block will
w coo euouga so bundle
A iTlhnnA tMlltssHal Asr Tin a jttU a.a.1"
w r-w.. ...v VTI .VST?, lvl Cf ui"
nenilyeays: If the eiectorial has been at
all close, then there would have Iwn V '.
chances for a row. First be feu of t. -California
elector which would hais t -1
set down to republican partisan z! ; vv
defeat of the Indiana eltor l,i . i
democratic canvassing bourd j ; ,
tainly have acCjtnjiiL-iha l If th v -
wwiM - hurt . mi9 il.vr
thinlly, the stupid fai.U'- .i
, e'si-toral cjlic-ge to v. is
iacpotottcL
London ladies are in l.it
Booth's eyes.
An IoWS WOffiilS. uTrrAsa r,n
truant, cut a rOiya awiiii. l I . i-
towed him to school, lie br-r e:
ties could not halter her d.f,';.., ,
The Bnrlincson f7-y,r' 1 l
niiring the maa who k, a'a r t : c
a plank lattewalk. -,.. u - t
picks np a raw bniuila Lee tn 31
When tho Mexican xte: ,- i
Missouri, Kansas aa J Texas road
itthed, and other li now co.ii -
ara done, the lii,fij:iri.Pnf-lfli tnti.
embrace about 4-( j m.ies.
Wyomins ran.:!-r.iS'3 f-m. 'v
serors thtir trn tr-'c.Jevl V--. v .
tiey Lav- ,i fjr four ii u y i
A cow will noi..(-u i,cs ro-a-. . r ,
v. hoi family cf cs jvcs.
A physicis a C:!l.1 nnrtn a r ,-
istierit anl t-wl: "I la-- a t
cough." "1 :,, f1)i
t t.
1 f I.
'"take soma of 1
A TTiitn r-:i.
loss," tie y
?ho -aas c ;
net tow ' 1
l lothet, m . i '
i usricio-f -.
(ftirmr,' i .
im, 1 nt I 4 v ,
laved L a
fty rot
il) a ! s i
-iver t.i:
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