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TIONESTA, PA., FEB. 25, 1880. $1.50 Per Annum, . ,? . 8. 7 fflj Mtt ) Grains of Corn, Mother. written by Ming Edwards thn fnminn In Ireland in '' Fprtj';T COVlo think that the present and rendors its reproduction v Me ruii a rbropriate now. i'r"!Nf(;iin,, ol oorn- mo0p- AMri'f- 7tf.08 i corn; WAtt Itr . tie lilo I bare t 'f-VijU the mom. rtrtn UBKer oold, inothor kkt.rijtr '.5?er and cold; . (PUSi" s agony ol such a death My Hps bave never told. It 1im gnawed like a woll at my breast, mother, A wolf that is flaiee ior b'.oi I; All the livelong diiy and the night beside, Gnawing lor lack ol iood. I dmiinod oi bread in ray sloep, mother, And the sight was heaven to see; I awjike wllh an eager, furnishing lip, Hut you bave no bread lor me. How could 1 look to you, mother How oould I look to you, For broad to give to your starving boy, -When you wore starving too T For I read the famine in your cheek, And in your eyes ro wild, i I fult it in your bony hand, trid you laid it on your child. O. V queen has lands and gold, mother "Jo queen has lands and gold, e you are loroed to your empty breast , ukolcton Imbe to bold ; "A babe that is dying ol want, mother, As I am dying now, With a ghastly look in its suukea eyes, And famine upon its brow. What has poor Ireland done, mother What has poor Irlp nd done, That the world looks on aud sees us starve, . Poi jing one by one? Do the men ol England care not, mother The great men and the high, . For the sufluring sons ol Erin's isle, fVhether they live or die T JTtic.ro is many a brave heart here, mother, Dying of want and oold, j'lf'hiU only across the channel, mother, Clark, A-rMf. A. n. K: i J. J Are many that roll in gold; I " " 1"""" """":, With wondrous wealth to view, And the bread they fling to their dogs to night '.; Would give lite to me and you. ' Come nearer to my side, mother Come nearer to my side, And hold me tondly, as you held JJy lather when he died; Quick, tor I cannot see you, mother, My breath is almost gone. Mother! dear mother! ere I die Give me three grains of corn. A QUEER PARTY. "There they come!" cried one ot a group of young men who were amusing themselves by watchingthe driving, one bright Mav day, in the Champs Elyseeg, ram.1 xou will see mat she never lilts her vail or moves her head." "And the ogre who accompanies her does not address a single word to her. I have watched them." A young American a musical student of the conservatoire who had been idly humming a strain from "Trovatore" " Non ti scordar di meP" turned at the words to see who was coming. He saw a handsome coupe, a distinguished-looking gentleman, who wore some orders on his breast, and by his side a dazzlingly beautiful woman. The fair head rose irom among the velvet and lace wrappings like a moss-rose Irom the caressing moss. The delicate tints of her complexion were not hidden hv the crauzv vail that covered her face. The lanro blue eves seemed fixed in some strange melancholy ; the red lips never parted lor a word or smile. The wind lifted a curl of golden hair now and then, but no other movement stirred it. " huch statuesque repose! 'said one. " She's deaf and dumb!" cried another. " No woman could be so lifeless!" "She's insane, and the man's her keeper!" exclaimed another. "She's frozen!" cried a student from the Latin Quartier. 'Gentlemen," said the first speaker, niy theory, is that some great tragedy lias broken her heart. The man with her is her husband and a tyrant. He lias, perhaps, murdered her iover, and knowing all holds her fast by the guilty secret. The poor child's life is blighted. She goes through its daily forms like a machine- -she is, in fact, nothing more than a cunning mechanism. Feeling, thought, hope, joy and sorrow, are all dead. To gain the diadems of the world she would not lift an eyelid ; to set her foot on thrones she would not raiie it. I would give five hundred francs to know the truth." " Lemoine, are you in earnest P" cried the student, eagerly. " I know you are one ol the lucky dogs who scatter gold as the leaves in autumn but is this bona tide?" "Yes! Francois here shall hold the stake whichever of you fellows brings me an authentic story shall have it, all fair and above board." The young American, Ray Glenmor gan. hesitated a moment, and then ad dressed the speaker: ."Will you admit a stringer to your ranks P I, too, feel an insatiable curios ity on the subject- and " The moneyed party glanced at the handsome young know as he faltered, and took in the whole story. His clothes were shabby to a degree, but the face was full of genius and hope. " La pauvre diable " he thought ; " he ' would be glad ol a chance for the re ward. Certainly, monsieur," he cried, heartily; "we welcome you to our ranks; we are the 4 Knights of a Hope less Quest,' but we will go out gallantly tcihefray. Here is my card." " And here niine,'; answered Ray. " I am an American." "Ah! that I have perceived bv the flavor of monsieur's French," answered the other with a smile, and then Ray bowed and walked on. Strange how the face of that woman haunted him. The steadfast, immov able face, where all the life of hope seemed Indeed dead for ever. And yet there was a wild-rose bloom on the cheek, ard the lips were red and full. The sorrow, whatever it was, had not wasted or changed the soft, round out lines, or drawn dark lines of grief be neath the lovely eyes, or paled the fresh color of the young face. Ho must know something more of her. Perhaps the man was not her husband, and then he might re.cn se the beautiful creature from some hateful bond or slavery. What strange sweet airs stole out be neath his hands that evening as he turned his fantasies into music. He had always set his dreams to music; but now now it seemed for the first time that " He heard strange melodies around liim roll, Sudden and sweet as when The stars of morning sung, and Irom his soul Uprose the glad Amen!' And as of old a statne thrilled to song At rising oi the sun, ' lie felt within his soul, silent so long, ' Lite's music had begun." . He forgot all the perplexities that had been haunting him all day, the rent that he owed, the hunger that had gnawed his vitals, the signs of decay in his habiliments, in a sort of ecstatic dream, wherein the b'ue-eyed divinity turned and blushed and smiled on him. But ho was brought sharply out of his vagaries by a peculiarly incisive voice, and turned to face a grenadier looking female, in a high, smoky-looking Normandy cap, surmounting a sal low countenance, a pair of sharp black eyes, a mouth garnished with projecting teeth, which clashed a sort of accom paniment as the lady proceeded to give poot Hay a piece of her mind. "Is it that monsieur had not the money forthcoming? Ah, what a world, where ihcrich ride over the poor, and grind their faces in the mud. Mais, oui! J have had patience oh, yes, the pa tience of one of God's angels but the end lias arrived." "But to-morrow," answered Ray, "I assure you I shall have something. I have a promise " " Is it that I shall feed longer on promises?" screamed Madame Charton, with angry sparks in her black eyes. "A 6ow.'"with promises they do not ague with me. I spit out your prom ises, my fine lodger, and I rent your room in two days, in one day, in an hour, if I have not the money. Go, then." And, much to Ray's relief, she turned on her heel in a manly fashion and strode out of the room as unceremo niously as she had entered it. A discord seemed to pervade the music after that, and with a final crash, into which he put all the perplexities and cares that vexed him, the young man at last shut the piano and went to bed. The next morning, aftor breakfasting for four sous atacremerie, he strolled into a large piano store where lie had been promised a trifle for showing off the instruments. Ray was not in a con dition to despise any sort of employ ment, and so he was glad to answer questions of all sorts, to rattle off bril liant waltzes when a party of young people entered, to execute solemn and stately marches when their elders ap peared, and to treat himself with delicious bits of V.?rdi now and then alone. Sometimes he improvised- his own dreams and fancies. Fr m one of these he was roused by a voice saying : "Ah, monsieur, from what opera then, may I take the liberty of asking?' Turning, lie started, and rose to his feet in surprise. He saw before him the gentleman of distinguished pppenrance who had driven the mysterious beauty of the day before. Ray felt the color rushing to his face, as if the speaker could read all the foolish thoughts in which he had indulged since. "Maui, monsieur!" he said, with a bow; "that is from an unpublished opera, and exists onlv in my brain." "Ah! does that brain contain much of the same sort of furniture P" asked the stranger, with a benevolent smile. " I ike it; 1 am an enthusiast ot muic and I gather around me friends of the same taste. If monsieur would conde scend to come and amuse us this even ing I will pay well for the favor." Rav co Id scarcely believe his ears To be paid for a chance to find out all. it seemed too absurd. He accepted eagerly, and the gentleman handed him a card with his address; which Ray saw at a glance was in an aristocratic uar ter ol the city, lie couia not work any longer, this strange freak of fortune was so bewildering. He roamed about like an uneosv spirit the whole day. About ten o'clock in the evening he presented himself at the door of a grand mansion, which was opened: by a ser vant in rich livery. The host received him at the door, and led him into an immense saloon, lighted dimly with three wax tapers only. A faint biaze quivered on the hearth though the night was chilly, but the furniture was rich and elegant. Glowing rugs were placed over the inlaid floors; buhl and ormolu abounded; Japanese bronzes and ex quisite Sevres were scattered about ; a priceless service ol batzuma etooa on a mosaic table near aiaciy, who was lean ing back negligently in an easy-chair. She did not look ud as the srentleman led Ray forward and said, " My wife." So she was indeed his wife! Ray saw again the exquisite face, with the fixed and serious eyes, which seemed to look through and through him to his very soul. Strangely enough she made no movement of the head at the introduc tion. no smile curved the perfect lips no word came from them. Ray looked around; there was a young lady seated at a table near with a novel in her hand. She was introduced as the host's sister, but was more ungracious still for she did not condescend to raise her eyes The mischief!'' muttered Ray to himself, "my host must have quarreled this evening with his sister as well as his wife, or she has, perhaps, been op posed to the whole entertainment. I could not have imagined such a want of politeness in a French party." The host muttered something about his sister's studious habits that sounded like an apology, nnd then led Ray to a couple of military gentlemen who were playing chess. Chess-players, inacriti cal state of the game, may be excused for not interrupting themselves; still, our young friend felt exceedingly un comfortable at not receiving the least nod from these absorbed gentlemen. He begged his host not to trouble himself with further introductions. There was a strange stillness in the room, which, together with the flicker ing light and cool atmosphere, seemed to curdle his blood. He fancied there was a bluish tinge to the slender spears ot flame that came from each wax candle. He sat down and began to run his hands over the piano. He had never played to such a rapt audience before. Whether it was Auber or Donizetti, Mo zart or Verdi, there was not a murmur net a whisper not a ripple of com ment. Grave nnd gay lell on their ears alike. The unearthly stillness appalled him. He felt as if he had been transported into a world of spirits, as if he breathed the cold, damp air of a charnel vault. And vet the beautuul woman, about whom he had dreamed all day, seemed sub stantial enough. Her perfect hand. pink-lined like a sea shell, dimpled like a child's, lay almost within his reach. Would nothing rouse his Irozen audi ence? He rattled off a gay waltz that might have set Quakers dancing, but there was no sound. His hand shook in turning a leaf. He was really growing alarmrd at the unearthly stillness. .The- leaf fluttered to the ground. . In stoop- nar to pickiitup his hand touched that of his silent hostess. Her hand was cold as ice! He started to his feet with a cry. No one moved even then, but the host, who hurried toward him. " Do not be alarmed," he said; " it is nothing. I should have explained be fore. But I have lived with these dear friends so long, I am apt lorgetthat they are only wax. I have had them modeled with exquisite care. My wife here was passionately toncl ol music ana driving. I still indulge her, and make icr rav companion in wax. l his is a most perfect likeness of the beloved one who died ten years ago. My sister was 1 1 T ..'11 1 . I . 1. a novei-reaaer. x stui supply uer wiiii the latest publications. Those gentle men dear friends were noted chess players. So 1 have their images in wax, engaged in the game. So were 'other hiends who have departed, l keen their memory green. I surround myself with the past. I look into laminar fces. I relieve the years that are gone. Otherwise I should be a desolate and loneiy man. Ah, must you go. I trust you have not received a shock. You will admit that the images are like life." Looking into the face of the mild luna tic, Ray said he must go, and, taking his lee, hurried away irom the ghostly company, taking himseii severely to task for having been half in love with a gigantic wax doll. But the deception had been so skillfully worked out. Of. course he won the live hundred francs, and made a new start in life. So, al ter all, he had no reason- to coin plain of the " Qufer Party." A Modern Cyclops. In the Wood museum, attached to Bellevue hospital. New York, is an ana tomical curiosity which is creating con siderable interest among scientific men oi that and other cities. It is the head of a mulatto child whose deformity is revolting, but still calculated to create discussion on the origin ol the ancient Greek mythology. Several years ago a physician in New Orleans was informed that a mulatto woman had given birth to a child which had an eye in the mid dle of its forehead. He found the state mbnt on examination to be true, but the deformity was much greater than had been represented. The little one had neither mouth nor nose, but in place of the nose found two perfectly shaped ears. In the middle of its fore head was a large bright eye. in a short time the infant died and its body was purchased bv the physician, who ship ped it to Professor James R. Chilton, of New York, for examination. The cap tain of the bark on which it was sent concealed the fact from his crew until they were at sea, when he injudiciously exposed it to view. The superstitious snilors became horrified at the presence of what they deemed a victim of the wrath of the Almighty, and after pray insr a while went to the captain in a body and ordered him tCL throw the corpse into the sea. The captain, through fear of the crew, consented, but managed to deceive them. Adroitly re moving the head he sewed the rest of the body in a sack and gave it to his men to throw overboard, while he concealed the head in his cabin. On his arrival in New York it was delivered to Profes sor Chilton. The curiosity was care fully examined, and the professor was preparing a treatise on the subject when he died. It was then transferred to Pro fessor Doi'emus, and a short time ago it was presented to Dr. Wood, of Bellevue hospital, for his museum. A new industry for American machine shops is the building of portable rail roads for export to the West Indies. They greatly reduce the expenses of har vesting sugar cane, enabling the planters to transport heavy loads of cane quickly and cheaply from the distant fields to the sugar mills. The rolling stock used consists of light four-wheeled platform cars, weighing leis than a ton. which are capable of carrying over a ton of load. They are usually hauled by ani mals, but lately locomotives of very light pattern have been introduced. SpriDg brings the blosaoms. Autumn brings the Iruit and abio colds, etc., lor which noth ing superior to Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup has ever been offered to the public It always eurea. 1'rioe 26 wsU. Cured to Death. A writer on the poisonous snakes of India says: Natives, walking noiselessly witli bare feet, are, of course, much more liable to accidents, yet statistics give the total number of persons killed bv venomous snakes during the year 1878 at 16,812, or less than one in 10,000 of the population. And it is not unlikely that we should be nearer the truth if we cut down that number by half; not only because snake-bite has been since the days of Hamlet's father, a most conven ient explanation of doubtful deaths, but because in hundreds of cases where the bite of the snake would not have sufficed to kill the man, native methods of cure complete the work and put an end to h is life. A correspondent, in calling attention to the danger, gives an example verv much to the point that came under his own notice. A strong young Mussul man, an energetic and vigorous man, was turning over some rubbish when a speckled snake, about two feet long, bit him above the ankle. No one else saw the creature. He himself did not stop to look at it, but rushed headlong home, implored his friends to look after his children, and rolled over on the floor. In a few moments the whole neighbor hood had gathered together, determined not to let him perish without an attempt at rescue. A dozen chickens were at once procured, and the remedy was put into vigorous operation. It is, by the way, one of the commonest native spe cifics. Then some jungle men passing by were called in. They were practical men, and at once sucked the wound. They sucked and chewed the man in half a dozen other places besides, but this might have been designed to act on his faith and cheer him up, and by this time he needed cheering. Next some local savants suggested that the poison should be got out of the man's stomach, and a good handful of salt was given him, with an immediate result. After this a decoction of ncem leaves was ad ministered, both internally and exter nally, plenty of it being rubbed on the crown of his head. Some other decoc tion was smeared under the roof of his tongue. Two men well versed in charms then came on the scene, and cutting some twigs from a tree of very great potency in such cases, belabored the man for an hour or two over the head and face, muttering charms the while. All this was only the beginning of sorrows. For four or five hours the wretched man was plied witli drugs and decoctions and charms, every new comer putting some fresh abomication down ins'throat. At the end of that time he was quite sensible, and not a symptom of snake poison had shown itself. There was no pain in thejritten part, nor any swelling, as far as could be ascertained, considering how the place had been plastered and blistered and bandaged. Two or three hours later, however, some fresh dose, jjrescri bed by a new arrival, gave the coup de grace. The man suc cumbed, became insensible, and soon died. There was a government dispen sary in the neighborhood, with an apothecary in charge, but no one ever dreamt of consulting him until it was too late. In this case there was not a particle of evidence to show that tne t-tmke was poisonous, and in all prob ability the man was simply cured to death. The Color of the Sea. The changes in the color of the sea have attracted the attention of seafar ing men from the earliest times. They struck with wonder the Phoenicians when first they ventured out of the Mediterranean into the Atlantic; they exx-ited the astonishment of Columbus nnd terrified his companions while in search of the far-famed Indies; and they are no less a surprise to the modern navigator, to whom the march of dis covery has left few unexplored regions in store. One of the most remarkable and most widely distributed contrasts of color is that which is known to exist between the intensely blue seas situated between the tropics and the gieen seas of higher latitudes. It appears, as the result of recent observations, and more especially of a series of experi ments made on board the German frigate Gazelle, that there is an intimate relation between the color of sea water and the proportion of salt held in solu tion by the latter. On comparing the specihe gravity of green water with that of blue water, it was found that the lat ter is always heavier than the former, and, therefore, at the same tinie more salt, the two differently colored waters being supposed to have the same tem perature, in other words, the greater or lesser intensitv of the blue color of sea water may be taken as a direct index of its saltness and of its specific gravity. so that when we observe the color of the water successively change from a deep blue to a bluish green and a dark irreen. we mav conclude that the water has become at the same time less salty ana less neayy. SelMleliauce. The young man who starts in life with a determination to work his own way to success, and to place absolute de penaence upon nothing but his own energies and perseverance, is far more likely to succeed than he who is con stantly locking up for help from parents or friends. It is well enough to have a father's or a friend's aid, but far better to have self-reliance, to look facts squarely in the face and prepare either to take honest advantages of or combat them bravely, as occasion may demand. Men rarely understand their own capabilities. Many a one has learned for the first time that he could swim when threatened with drowning, and few of us understand how much we can accomplish until actually cailedupon to put forth our best energies. Economize time. Read good books while others are wasting precious hours, uead care fully and understandingly. Be honest, honorable and upright in all your deal ings. Respect every man's rights, and compel others to respect yours. Mart ing with such resolves and pertina ciously adhering to them, the pathway to honor and success lies straight before you. TIMELY TOPICS. Conversation through the telephone between St. Louis and Omaha, a dis tance of 410 miles, was successfully car ried on during a recent Sunday. The conversation was varied with singing, of which apparently not a note was lost. The wires over the greater part of the distance were quiet and not in use, but at the St. Louis end there was a heavy induction. This is said to be the longest distance over which the telephone has been successfully operated. A New York correspondent of the Utica Etrald says the class of people in that city which believes in fortune-telling is very large, and the practitioners advertise with a boldness and liberality which shows how well itpays to reach the public. It is said that more than 60,000 visits are made annually to the fortune-tellers of the metropolis. Most of these are from women whose natural curiosity leads to such gratification, and many are also from men, and even from those who should, from their opportu nities, know better. Many youths go to such places to learn what are the lucky numbers at the lottery, and also the lucky numbers on cards, and on the in formation thus received they stake their cash in hope of a rich return. Concerning the subject of voice in fishes, Mr. S. E. Poole states that some six years ago he'raade an interesting ob servation. While seated in a small canoe on the Disang river, in Eastern Assam, he suddenly became aware of the presence of a number of fih called "mahsir." They were evidently at tracted by the canoe, and Mr. Poole sur mised that they might poss'bly think it a huge dead fisb. While watching their movements he became aware of a pecu liar "cluck" or percussive sound fre quently repeated on all sides, and com ing from below, but near at hand. This was soon traced to the mahsir. and one of them made distinct sounds which. were answered by others. Mr. Poole also says that in some parts of Eastern Assam a large oivaive sings in concen with others. The education of Japanese cirls in America is not regarded with favor by the Tokio Times, which says that even the male Japanese students now in the United States believe that the foreign experience of their half dozen voung countrywomen will render their future life wretched. Ihe reason given for this view of the matter is that, on re turning to their homes, the girls find their education and acauired tastes ut terly antagonistic to the social customs to which tliey are compelled to conform. They are sent to this country when very voung. and during their stay here be come thoroughly Americanized, so that Japan is practically foreign to them, and its sex restrictions and humiliations re volting. But the conventional laws can not be set aside, and they are forced to become J apanesc again. The Canadian dominion possesses a wheat ganw n on wnich large expecta tions are founded. Its eastern boundary is the limit of the Red river valley. The international line on parallel forty is its southern limit, w ith an average width of one hundred miles, it sweeps north westerly through eighteen meridians of longitude to the toot ol the Rocky moun tains, turns southward in parallel iiftv- four and goes down again to forty-nine. 'im . .1 : i : ... t . : iiic uuiuimuu geuusgiBi, imwbuu, csu- matep the productive area of only half of the Red river ve lley within Monitobia at 2,176,00'J acres. Supposing it to be all in wheat, and reducinsr its vield down to the average of Southern Min nesota seventeen bushels per acre the crop ot one halt ol Canada s lied rivir valley would amount to 36.9!2,000 bushels. 1 hese are tremendous figures. but some who have investigated nnd whose names ought to carry the weight of authority, have faith in them. Do the Dying Suffer Pain! People do not like to think of death It is an unpleasant subject ; but it con stantly obtrudes itself, and there lias been much speculation as to whether mental or physical pain attends the final act. Observation teaches us that there is little pain of either kind in dying. Experience will come to us all onecf these days, but it will come too late to benefit those who remain. It seeniB to be a kind provision of nature that, as we approach the dread event, our terrors diminish, and the coward and hero die alike fearless, indifferent, or resigned. As to physical pain, Dr Edward H. Clark says: The rule is that unconsciousness, not pain, attends the final act. To the sub ject of it, death is no more painful than birth. Painlessly ws come: whence we know not. Painlessly we go; whither we know not. Nature kindly provides an amvBthetio for the body when the spirit leaves it. Previous to that mo ment and in preparation tor it. respira tion becomes feeble, generally slow and short, often accomplished by long in spirations and Ly short, sudden expira tions, so that the blood is steadily less and less oxygenated. At the same time the heart acta with corresponding de bility, producing a Blow, feeble, and of.en irregular pulse. As this process goes on, the blood is not only driven to the head with diminished force and in less quantity, but what flows there is loaded more and mors with carbonic acid gas, a powerful anaesthetic, the same as that derived from charcoal. bubiect to its influence, the nerve cen ters lose consciousness and sensibility apparent sleep creeps over the bvs tem ; then comes stupor, and then the end. There are four mints in the United States at which money is coined in Philadelphia, San Francisco, New Or leans and Carson City, Nev. The mint at Denver is operated as an assay of fice. There are also assay offices at New 'York, Boixe City (Idaho). Helena (Montana), and Charlotte, N. C. Who's Afraid 1" Courage, brothers! there is nothing In the world brave men should fear ; If the heart be strong and steady, II the arm be strong and ready, Hall our dangers disappear. Only cowards faint and falter, Only cravens shrink and palter, Only dastards are dismayed. Meet each trial, never fly it, Face misfortune and deiy it; Courage, brothers! who's afraid ? Courage, brothers! there is nothing In the world true men appals; Still be true to man and woman, To the God ot truth a true man True to sell when duty calls. He that's false in word or doing Soul and body brings to ruin ; Lying's still a losing trade; Do the truth and lear no evil ; Speak the truth and shame the devil; Courage, brothers! who's atraid? Courage, brothers! there is nothing Brave and true men should aflright; Lite's a war tare high and holy For the lofty and the lowly; God and angels watch the fight; In the roar, and rush, and rattle, In the sweat and blood ot battle, Fight as men ior tight arrayed. Whether vanquished or victorious, Good men's lives and deaths are glorious Courage, brothers? who's afraid T . F. Waller, in CaiseU' Magazine. ITEMS OP INTEREST. There are 30,000 students in American colleges. The sultan's palace costs him about 9 14,000,000 a year. Can squeezing a person in a crowd be termed " a liberty of the press P" William II. Vanderbilt has given $25,- 000 to the University of Virginia. Knocking a friend down is a sure way of dropping an acquaintance. An artist's views of a subject are not always the best. Yonkers Statesman. A factory in New Haven, Conn., made over 22,000,000 fishhooks last year. Senator-elect George, the Mississippi jurist, drove an ox team in his youth. Two sleighs have been sent from Poughkeepsie, N. Y., to the Emperor of Japan. A bookkeeper, whose head is well balanced, "writes "Dear sir" thus: " Dr. Cr." Non istown Herald. Near Monkstown, Texas, a deer was found fastened by his horns in a tree top. Ild was captured, of course. Buffalo Bill in his book tells of beef cattle so poor that be had to prop them up to shoot them down. Picayune. During the winter icicles the size of a man's body fringed the mouths of the mountain tunnels along the Central Pa cific railroad, and constantly endangered the brakemen on the freight cars. "What does 12mo meanP" asked a pupil of her teacher, a few days since. " 12mo; why don't you know what that means? It means the same f.s d&weowly. Haven't you seen it in ad vertisements in a newspaper?'" Oweyo Times. Light colors are recommended for cold weather, as they do not part with heat easily. But we notice that a hand with a white kid clove on will part with la red-hot poker about as previously as uie one cncioseu in a Drown muien. Keokuk. Gate Gity The first steamships that crossed the Atlantic were the Sirius and Great Western. The former sailed from Cork, April4, 1838, and the latter from Bristol, April 8 1838. They both arrived in New York on the 28th of the same month, the Sirius being only twele or fifteen hours ahead of the Great West ern. The roaming correspondent of the Burlington (Iowa) Ilawkeye tells a pleasing story ot a self-sacrificing trav eler who devoted his energies to the work of devouring everything upon a certain railway station dinner-counter, and. having at last accomplished the feat walked away, seying: "There, the next fellow that comes along here will get something fesh !" When Commodore Vanderbilt wished to start in the steamboat business, says Cornelius Vanderbilt, he had but $9,000 ol the $ 15,000 necessary for a purchase, and his wife went to a corner where she had concealed the $10,000 she had saved without his knowledge, and brought forth the needed funds, thus laying the foundation of the colossal Vanderbilt fortune. The young ladies of Washington are debating how they shall effectively re buke the ill-bred men who stare at them in the street cars and stages. Easy enough. Poke the point of your par asol handle into their eyes. A man, no matter how ill-bred he may be, loses his appetite for staring after he has an eye punched out three or four timss. Or the young ladies might walk. HorrU town Herald. Will L. Marple, a St. Ixmis artist, lias applied for a divorce from his wife. One of liia grievances is that she sent a broken frying pan to an art show, where some of his pictures were on exhibition, with a request that the hanging com mittee would give It a position, as " an example of the way in which the tal ented Mr. Marple provided for his fam ily's necessities." The young ladies of Chattanooga (Tenn.) organized a leap-year party, hired a hall, ordered a supper, and went around in carriages to hunt up the young men to compel them to come in. Everything was lovely until they went to settle the bills, when they learned that the young men had already paid them. The younar ladies say now that it was " real mean " in the boys, and declare that they will never give another leap year party.
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