Three Angels, | They say this life is barren, drear and cold; | Ever the same sad song was sung of old, { Ever the same long weary tale is told. And to our lips is held the cup of strife, And yet-a little love can sweeten lite. They say our hands may grasp but joys des | stroved, i Youth has but dreams, and age an aching void, | Whose dead sea fruit long, long ago has | eloyed, i Whose night with wild tempestuous storms is Tile And yet a little hope can brighten life, They say we fling ourselves in wild despair Amidst the broken treasures soattered there Where all is wrecked, where all once prom. ised fair; And stab ourselves with sorrow’s two-adged knitoe And yet a little patience strengthens life. Love, hope and patience cheer us on our way, Love, hope and patience form our Spirit's stay, Love, hope and patience watch us day by day, And bid the desert bloom with beauty vernal, Until the earthly fades in the eternal, = Demple Bar: Which fist appeared so flowery fair That onward eageriv 1 strode Tilt my horror and despair All buds and blossoms hlooming there, All Stood changed to burrs and nettles keen, tender boughs and twigs of groem W hose angry points my garments tore, And pricked my hands till they were sore, Bawildered at the wondrous change, That should have warned me from the piace, I kept my course with swifter pace, And saw a marvel still more stmange; For ernel flints sprang thro’ the ground To meot my feet at every bound, With gash on gash that made thom bleed Then time it was that I should heed! Just at the moment of my noed, do A shining man stood at my si Whase luster tell on all around, And spread a glory far and wide! “ And who art thon? 1 trembling ered. “ Give oar,” said he, * to what I say; 1 am the guide of all who stray, To point them back to virtues path, The guardian of thy erring way; in love, nol wrath These angry flints and briers | strew, To warn thy feat ira wandering so.” And, step by step 1 kuels apd kissed the garment’s hem, # (Oh, angel, sent from heaven 3 And erie, Make sharper vot each thorny stem! Tnercase the flints to seven times seven’ Full] thy purpose in my pain— I will endure amd not complain!™ He fled, and 1, with deep remorse, Tarned back from my forbidden course But, Oh, how nany weary hours I toavelod o'er those blighted bowers, Rebloomed witli all their former flowers, - Theodore Tilloxn. JAKE MUGGINS' COURTSHIP. “Whew, but it's hot! ejaculated Jacob Mugging as he threw down the turnip hoe and commenced mopping his face with a huge bandana handker. chief, one sultry day in esrly autumn. “1 do wish this patch of turnips was dug, and safely housed in the old gran- ary,” hecontinued, gazing sround upon the immense piles of green topped veg etables, ** or eise that the weather would cool down so that a feliow could get something done in a day. Here I've been hard at work all day, and am not half through with my job yet; and what's more, it will take me "till plumb noon to-morrow to finish if 1 keep on this way.” And with this muttered soliloquy Jake resumed his hoe, com. menced digging vigorously that one might suppose he stood in dre ing called a sluggard if he f form two day's work during one lution of the diurnal axis. The truth was, however, he al- ady scoomplished a good day's work, although it was not more than three o'clock in the afternoon, and the hadows of the trees in the grove hard not yet taken that long, peculiar which marks the dec tion of e sun to the western horizon. wob Mugging was a tall, brawny fl il, with hands and feet just termed classic, though sunburned hh eounld assume a expression when its mas. To-day lie was arrayed in homespun garb of pale, richly hive, with rough cowhide 1a broad palm-leaf hat, around ch was tied a brig! a t there by two fairy hands that Jake would have given worids to call his own. How Jacob ever came to fall in love with Jenny Weatherby, the wealthy rire’s pretty daughter, Jacob did not v. But the thing had been done, though Jenny had done nothing revo > had © 203i, TOO ares mw he Langdsoms Mn wh ee Wi i it Ten T1HNON-— § knov and a had nover summoned sufficient resolu. tion to make a8 proposal for her hand. On several occasions he lad. as sticking point,but, each time, upon being ushered into the presence of the fair charmer, his resolution gave way liter- ally, as he afterward expressed it, “eked out at his fingers ends,” so that he could place remarks concerning the weather and Crops. Worse than all, a certain dashing been d weeks, and had been making himself almost every day, while he was com- pelied to be at work in the field. was gall and wormwood to poor Jacob, not because he minded the work, but, inasmuch as his rival was of clever ad- dress and polished manner, he stood in affection of Jenny, by the fascinating allurements of the city f Jacob determined to press his suit upon the very first oppertunity. Financially, Jak? was quite prepared to enter into a state of matrimony. His motto had alwavs been, “ work adhering to this rule of honesty, he had by diligence and industry accumulated the sum of five hundred dollars, earned by teaching the village school winters and working on the farm summers. The possession of this sum very naturally elevated him in the opinion of considered quite a catch by the match- making mammas of the district his money, and he decided in favor of a little white cottage situated in the val- woodbine and moming glories grew in profusion. This could be had for the five hundred and the marriage portion which Jenny would receive from her tather, would be sufficient to purchase a small farm adjoining the cottage, which would enable them to commence life in quite comfortable circumstances. great difficulty with Jacob was to con- quer his untoward bashfulness, which Lie termed hereditary, and secure the quandary. ‘“ Whew, but it’s hot!” and again Jake threw down his hoe, and commenced mopping his face with the red handker- chief. “1 would give anything for a good cool draught from the spring, and a ocket full of the squire’s best apples,” po soliloquized, glancing wistfully i with its load of ripe red and yellow fruit, ‘“and as the distance is not far, I be- lieve I'll run over for a few moments, anyhow.” And with this he started off. and having allayed his thirst at the spring which bubbled out below the or- chard, he mounted the fence and betook himself of the favorite fami ly tree, whose huge gnarled trunk supported a leafy caronet of interlacing limbs and branches, so dense as to preclude all ibility of the sun's rays penetrat- ing through them. Into this delightful shade Jake threw himself, and for a moment forgot his toils and troubles. The sky was so light, the grass so green, the luscious fruit and gay flowers so fragrant that he could not help but feel their benignant influence. The dull droaning of a beetle and the hoarse cawing of some crows in a distant cornfield, mingled with the ripple of the water over the stones by the roadside, lent enchantment to the scene; and poor Jake could not help but think how sweet life must be to those who VOLUME XIII. Hditor CENTR E HALL, CENTRE \ ¥ CO., PA. » 19, 1880, in Advance. NUMBER 7. [hus he mused, helping himself to the meantime, until, before he off into a light doze from which he was from the direction of the In an instant he was on his feet, and peering through between the trees who should he see but Jenny and Mr Eldridge, the dandified city cousin, leisurely approaching the tree under whieh he stood. Here was a dilemma, indeed, eaught trespassing would be disgrace ful in the extreme, and besides Jake could not bear the thought of facing lady-iove in his old, faded, home spun frock, OR cially before the critical eves of Mr. Eldridge, What was to bedone? For a moment a wild thought of fight took possession of him, but immediately realized that should he adopt the: mode of escape his discovery would be certain, inas- much as they were already nearly upon him. Poor Jake was all in a tremble. What could be done? If he could enly find a sate place in which to hide until they should pass by! He glanced | around, nervously. but nothing presented | itself that could afford him a secreting i place, The voices approached nearer; i something must be done, quick! He east his eve up into the tree, and won- dered if its thick branches and dense foliage would not protect him from the eyes of a casual observer. Yes, he would try it at any rate; better avail himselt of their proffered covert than be found standing there like a trembling culprit. And without taking a second th Jake scrambled up the tree, and stowed himseifaway in the remotest part, amid a thick cluster of green boughs. A moment after he regretted the act, for he realized that should he be discoy- ered in his present position, his situation would be even more ridiculous than be- fore. But it was now too late to indulge in vain regrets—or, rather, in any hope of altering his situation, for Jenny and her escort now advarced to the tree, and to Jake's intense chagrin and mortification. seated themselves directly under pO where he was ¢ meenled, **A pretty pickle you're into, Jake Muggins,” muttered Jacob, with flushed face he viewed the couple be- low, and wondered they hear his heart beat; for it was bounce Ing so convuisively that he was fearful | lest it should knock ali the apples from 1e sat approaching to be his ne ought 4 Lae as i couidn't off the limb upon which |} And then he thought what a beauty Jenny was as she sat there with her dark amir gathered into a graceful coil. her sweet, expressive eves containing such a depth of tenderness, and cheeks like pink rose-buds, and wondered if it were possible | a fairy crea 0 ever of loving a great, uneai awkward chap like himself, In J ir 1 * 10r such tur nly th iy, the meantime Jenny and Mr. El- r¢ were enjoving themselves , littie dreaming of the close prox y of a third party. Mr. Eldridge opened and commenced reading a small of Tennyson, be from volume which Jacob recognise d from the bind- ing. After some time had been consumed n this way the two proceeded to par- of the fruit with which the ground strewn, conversing meanwhile and unusing - themselves by spelling out the supposed name of each one's lover upon th the of each. By some strange perchance, Mr. El dridge caused the seeds from Jenny's ipple to spell the name of Jacob Mug- zins himself, almost every time. This seemed to afford the city cousin great : : © seeds of respective Apples asked. Jenny if she ever } able to capture such Jacob Muggins. Although Mr. Eldridge was very much amused over the coincidence of the seeds, Jenny seemed to look upon the matter quite seriously, and when her cousin jokingly inquirgd if she did really love this faint-hearted country- man, she replied with a defiant toss of the head and a perceptible deepening of the rose-tint on her cheeks, that she liked him quite as well as any of her other acquaintances!” And poor Jake, who can describe his feelings upon hearing this frank avowal? wped to be a shy creature as was now almost purple in hue, while his heart beat ten times faster than he- fore. Yet he managed to hold on to his seat, and watch the progress of events down below, for Mr. Eldridge, who had listened to Jenny's declaration quite seriously, had seatfd himself b¢ her side, and was apparently about to pro- pose on the spot. But just at that mo- ment Bounce, the big watch-dog, came the while casting furtive glances into close his position to the couple be- | low. The strange actions of the dog could | not help but attract the attention of Jenny and her cousin, who were at first unable to assign any reason as to the cause of it. Presently Mr. Eldridge { suggested that there was a squirrel in { the tree, and to investigate the matter “1 imagine that 1 see seated up there among the branches,” he at Jength replied, shading his eyes with | ** but as to whether it is man or beast | cannot ay. However, just to satisfy Bounce, I'll run up to the house and bring the gun, and perhaps we may suec- ‘ceed in having some sport with the | creature, whatever it may be.” And with these words he started off in the direction of the house, leaving Jenny to | her own reflections and Bounce to claw { away at the bottom of the tree. | And, now, what was Jacob to do? { Should Le sit still and be shot like a | thief or a wild beast, or should he take { down like a man and confess his love | for Jenny on the spot. He must take one of the two alternatives, and Aust {not knowing what apology to make { termined to do the best he could, and { quietly commenced the descent, think- ling it better at any time to face his lady-love than a loaded rifle. No sooner did the dog recognize in | Jacob an old friend and benefactor than | hie relapsed intosilence and quickly per- | mitted him to land; and Jake did not | fail to notice that Jenny was much less | surprised at his sudden appearance tian | he had expected she would be. How he ever did it, Jacob could never j tell. But he went down on his knees | before Jenny, and in such language as had never before been heard to flow from Lis lips poured forth his love into Bounce wagged his tail and looked on, apparentiy well pleased with the turn events had taken. newly betrothed lovers remained in the shade of the old apple tree until the sun had sank to rest behind the western horizen, yet Mr. Eldridge did not put in an appearance with the gun—an event which Jacob had been momentarily ex- pecting. marriage festivities had been celebrated that Jenny disclosed to Jacob the artifice that had been employed to bring about a declaration of his love. tween Jenny and Mr. Eldridge was all a hoax, gotten up by the artful cousin for the purpose of bringing the tardy lover to a proposal. On the day in the orchard they had seen him when he first climbed into the tree, and were aware of his presence all the time thoy were seated beneath. Eldridge's seeming intention of pro were only continuatiens of the conspire. acy against him. has now heen vastly improved, and he has quite forgiven the hard things which he sald in regard to him on that memo- rable day under the apple tree. Jacob now looks upon him his greatest benefactor, who helped him to acquire the most valuable treasure in his posses ston. uitncy Modern Argo na Glimpses of Germany, “It is hard to get accustomed to the German way of doing things." said a perplexed American to me yesterday, *Yeas," said 1, “some of the customs are very peculiar. I was wonder ing some time ago what some of my South Carolina friends would have said had they seen, within a month after my arrival, a policeman standing at my door.” **Why, what did When 1 registered at the police office they asked for my marriage certificate. I hadnt brought it with me, but told them I would write for it in coming, so they sent for me to ac. count for the delay.” “Well, how did the certificate concern them M™ +1 don’t know, but as the hotel keeper in * Minna von Barnhelm ® says, while cry- here the police must know evervthing.” Lest my Sputh Carolina acquaintances may think | have fallen into bad habits since I came to Germany, 1 will explain that the first acquaintance a stranger makes are the police. Within a few days alter his arrival in a German city he must go to the police office, give his name, age, birtkpiace, occupation and father's name, and get a certificate of his identity. If he changes his resi dence that must be announced im- mediately at the poli While 1 was at the office | thought 1 would get some information that is very important here, namely: When one wishes to leave of office, one must give notice to his landlord, They informed me that this was out of their department, that 1 must go to the “* Amtsgericht.” 1 went and inquired house; I was told to go to the floor and irquire. me if 1 wanted to prosecute any one: and, when I replied that I simply ited to know the rule. and had no wse to complain of any one, I was im- formed that 1 must go to a ** Reehitsan- walt.” Tired and disgusted, I gave it up and went home. The custom, as I have since learned, is this: Une must give notice a month beforehand, and the notice can he given only on the first day of the month. Suppose, then, that a stranger haa fallen into bad hands, and 18 this on the second or third day of the month, he must wait till the first day of the following month before he can give notice of his intention to eave, then until the first of the next if hie leaves month before he can leave the time is out, he will be com~ before pelied to pay in full for the whole time, Nothing is, however, so amusing and at the same time perplexing to Ameri. ans as the habit of giving titles among the Germans, Ifa man has a title—and neariy every one has—it is very im- polite not to give it; and, above all, one must not forget to give the lies their proper titles. il these tities Herr, Frau or Fraulein must be prefixed. For instance, one must say Herr General, Herr Professor, Herr Doctor. The Ger- man language is admirably adapted for forming compounds, so that t often become inconveniently in wee, “Herr Sanitatsrath.” * Her- U teuereinnehmer,” * Herr Ober consistorialrath.” and the wives of these insist on being called ** Frau Sanitats- rathin,” “Frau Untersteyercinneh- merin,” * Frau Oberconsistorialrathin.” My landlord told me some time ago that “Herr Oberreichsgerichtrath® had alled to see him that morning, and I suggested to him it would be a good pisn to send ail these long-titled gentile. men to America; our people would never undertake to pronounce such titles, and they would soon settle down into plain “ Colonels.” I used to dislike our ** Colonel,” but now I think we are a blest people; it is at least pronounce. able and will suit everybody. On the address of a letter one must call a count * Erlaucht.” a baron or minister * Ho- chgeborvener Herr" (high<born sir) or *“ Hochwohligeborener Herr” (high well-born sir), the first being the more honorable; a merchant or any common man must be addressed as ** Wohlge. horener "or ** Geehrter Herr." — Leipzig Letter, in Charleston (8. () News. second There they asked ASCOT oh I = O ail t howe Fi - itese Lior g: for Wy in 8 it is 5 Lost His Shawl, A gentleman returning from Europe bought a very handsome and expensive shawl for his wife. It cost between $2,000 anc £3 000, and he was naturally desirous of avoiding the disagreeable necessity of paying several hundred dollars more in the shape of ~nstoms duty. On board the vessel was un ex- ceeflingly attractive lauy, to whom when they were in sight of land he con. fided his dilemma. sir, she said, naively, ‘that is no dilemma at all. I will wear the shawl asked.” The gentleman paid a glowing feminine mind and accepted the offer. I'he shawl graced the lady's shoulders, trunks were examined and passed with pany, hoped they would have the plea- again, and then asked for the shawl. *“[ beg your pardon,” she said, * but what shawl do you refer ti?" He hare on, should I quired. to be sure,” “And why ive you my shawl?” she in- atéatiempt to swindle the government, stranger the present which he had in. tended for his wife. . N55. . The “Were-Wolr,” Among the countless superstitions of the Don Cossacks, there is a very curi- liefin the * Were-wolf,” or human beast, of prey, gifted with the power of tak- ing at will the form ot either wolf or man. The Cossacks give to these hor- rible half-breeds the name of * Vov Kulak,” and have the firmest belief in their preternatural powers It is no uncommon thing to ih a gray-haired peasant on the Don tell, with bated killed a prowling wolf, and how an old dead in his bed next morning. African exploits of Dr. Livingstone and Mr, Stanley, when first noised abroad in Russia, were ascribed by popular su- perstition to their supposed power of thamigthoe into wild beasts. Only three years %go an une fortunate traveler was seized in one of i ing a ** Vov-Kulak,” and dragged before of infu. easants, who clamored for his The ready-witted judge assured be done, but suggested that it might be well to prove prisoner, bade him make the sign of the cross. The man at once obeyed, and the Cossacks, taking this as a clear proof that he could be no demon, embiaced ! i RELIGIOUS NEWS AND NOTES. The English church congress wil, be 1d at Leicester next year, Fhe Mathodist missionary society has received $10,013,265 in the last twenty YOURS. Miss Beath has left $10,000 to the Kirk of St. Andrew's, Scotland, for the poor. Forty missionaries in New York city | reported 4,750 visits during the month of December, hie sOssiOn A communion, in which all the Pres. | byterian churches of the city join, is annually observed in New Orleans. General Howard organized a prayer | meeting among his fellow cadets at ' Point in 1857, and it is still kept up I'he theological college of the evan gelioal society of Geneva contains thirty-five (students preparing tor the ministry. esl is The Rev. George Balcom, the wells known evangelist, died recently in Kan. sas. His brother, also a Baptist minis. ter, died the same day in the State of New York. The Rev. Daniel Edward, writing { intolerance in Austria, tells how the gendarmes appeared on a recent Sunday in a Presbyterian meeting-hou ¢ at | Nedwes, und took down forty-dne names, which means that hearers and | minister would alike be heavily fined. The Churchman states that twenty-six ministers of other denominations were received into the Protestant Episcopal church in 1879. Eight of the accessions were from the Congregational chureh, five from the Methodist church, four from the Baptist church and three from the Presbyterian church The Evangelical Mennonites, of Penn. syivania, having one the United Mennonites, having two con. ferences, one States of Indiana, Michigan and Ohio, have formally united under the title of Evangelical United Mennonites, The only difference between the two bodies was a trifling matter of churel cipline, The society for Irish church missions to Roman Catholics, in Ireland, has raised L645608 in the iast twenty-six years. In addition it has means of erecting nineteen churches nine parsonages, thirty-three houses and eight orphanages tL agents now number comprising thirty clergymen, 124 Scripture readers and hooimasters, and 132 other agents i dis. ht n the se hicol I=, Ri ation Known as “*T - A new denon Methodist Chure at Philadelphia, same as those of hie 1 Methodist Episco. order ! It has out on that of elders, in Lie ministry, and to this order women The only presiding officer Ihe churches, ence, denomination has nine * a summary of the strength of this de. nomination in the United States in I879 as follows: Associations, 1.0685 churches, 24.7%: ordained ministers, 15,401 ; additions by baptism. 78 624; letter, 33,085; by experience, 5,833; by restors 7.934 ; diminutions by deatl 437: 1} y letter, 35.077: . 3.8500, i éxciusion, otal mem- COI PAY d with hy hb rshin, 9,10 034 As I'he Ben Jiaking pre. ns celebrating, Iss, wirteen hundredth anniversary of ¢ birth of their founder, St. Binediot. In Monte Cassino the tower crypt of the original nearly restored and completes having been begun two years ago. ‘oes are painted by monks of thi New editions of valuable, some of them ornamental, works by Benedictine authors are also prepa d for the occea- sion. th aid Mon/siery are 1, the work Fi i § Oraer III - Animal Longevity. A tortoise which died in the bishop of Peterborough's garden, in 1821, was more than 220 years of age, and one he- longing to Archbish yp Land died from negiect at the age of 198 years. As to fishies, the pike has been said to live 267 years, and the carp for 200 years, mander may live for a greatly pro longed period, and frogs and toads are probably long-lived animals, small as is their relative size. A toad has an accident, posed to live from 300 to 400 vears. The yond 100 years, but of this there seems #8 yet to be no certain evidence. Birds, as creatures at ones go active and warm. blooded (and thus compressing, as it might be expected to be short-lived. Yet parrots foe been known to live for upward of a century, and pelicans, geese, and crows may exceed the period But how- ever commonly threescore years and ten be the term of haman life, man can certainly both live and retain his intellectual faculties more or less bee yond 100 years. Yeta horse is generally old at thirty, and is not known ever to have attained twice that age. The life although allied animals much longer lived. Thus, en.led Pompey, which died in the Tower of London in 1760, had Lived there for no less than seventy years. Extremely individual organisms. Not less varied are the relations to time of the and plants. Species, genera, families, differ extremely as to their period of appearing to have been but short-lived compared with other divisions of simi- lar rank. — 8. G. Mivart, in Comtempor- ary Review, mre —— Deer on lee. Clay Rice, an old hunter of town of Madrid, » few weeks as many hours, Rice aseribes his success to a sheet of | water under which the whole country, | by reason of recent storms, rested. At | various points in the swamp { small islands or ridges stuck up just | above the overflow, and upon these { islands the deer congregated. Shortly | after the arrival of Rice and his fellows a cold snap covered the water with a were unable to run with speed over the slippery surface the hunters found every advantage in their favor, Rice on one occasion killed eight royal bucks with- | out moving from his tracks, and on an- other two of the party, having hemmed in a herd of fifty, killed eighteen of them. Six of the eighteen were caught without a shot, as they fell on the ice and remained there, though resisting franti- cally until their throats had been cut with a bowie. Many of the incidents of? the hunt were exciting in the ex- treme, and no painting could do justice to the picturesqueness of some of the soenes, The American Manufacturer says that this country is now making more than one-third of all the paper in the world. The product is about 1,830 tons daily, amounting to about 640,500 tons per year, There are now 927 mills, repre- senting a capital of $100,000,000. These mills employ 22,000 persons, who draw about $9,550,000 in salaries per year. Mental depression, incoherence of { of course, the common symptoms ne [companying shock, varying with its amount; and moments, hours, days, | weeks, or even months of blank follow j upon a jar of the brain, sccording to the | have been subjected. These are ordin- | ary phenomena; but while it has been common to note the time ut which the | patient comes to himself and memory | inquire as to what recollection vanished { generally content to date time when the injury was received, and ! yet, under some i be found that there hus appreciable period antecedent to this, of | which all record lias been wiped from { the brain; and this fact may be of im. | portance in several ways. Several | cases in my experience, illustrating the | truth of the proposition laid down, hap- | pening in swift succession, induces me ! to make a record of them, Be mrticuisy moment been {get in, but this being locked he went | round the house to the back deor. Along. i nide of this entrance were sleep steps leading to an open basement, and, the i night being very dark, he missed his feet, When found, supposably within a i half bour afterward, he was completely unconscious, and upon examination it | was discovered he had ascalp wound on | the back of Lis head down to the bone, | which was unbroken. He was restored was wholly cognizant of | passing events, and several days later i was nbout us usual. He retained no | memory whatever of his fall, all recol- {lection ceasing at the time turned away from his front door to go | around the house, though after this Li bad to traverse a distance of a hun- dred feet to read I thie point w here he fell. 2. Two weeks since 1 attended a pen. i tieman who had fallen through a hatehs | way of a warchouse, a distance of nine { feet, into a cellar He had a rib broken | and a deep wound in his chin. Within { a half hour after his fall he was removed assisting somewhat those He had great several hours nsEing continuai:y : he | next morning {LO 8 oar iage who were helping him confusion of thought for afterward, was, whal was the ele He had a sharg abscess devi oping in his inw: but after the first thirty-six hours his intellig He Ai ¢ and his bh » inalier iim, “gH 3 { surgical fever, an { WES cOompielaly restored of igs socident. red was that bh t find ¢ warehouse together at dark ; that hie had sat down hy the stove near the front door, and his brother had oack some distance to the count. ng-room; that whi he had warmed mself he t follow Ihe rest was blank. From the stove to the intehway was a distance of thirty feat 3. A boy five years of age was in the habit of climbing out upon a window stil, for which his mother had punished Entering the one day saw him again in his perilous situxtion Afraid to alarm him by speaking to him, she ran below to warn him back and wo cateh him in case he showid fall, She was too ate, however, finding him ving | insensible on the pavement from a fall of a ary sustained wns apparently a fracture at the base of uil, hemorrhage and a ser charge coming from covered, however, a ne turned recoil ieclion al fie it 1 entered th | ROE im. we 10 im room she dozen feet, he ing ous dis. Lis cars He wd in forty eight to his mot! erof hi His is In was I got out on any wh hours, sooount “1 wasn't bad, mamms window, but 1 one told me.” The comments 1 have to make on the cases narrated shall be | They are First—That the point at which mem. Ory leaves one in injuries sccompanied by great shook seems to be at the record { of the last prominent idea. In the first the walk around hous. was monotonous, and the gentleman was no doubt all the while ocenpled with the | circumstances connected with his not getting in his front door, as he had at first intended. In second the | prominent idea of the man was in ing the comfortable stove to join his { hrother., In third it was the mother's injunction Second--The points noted seem 10 es. ti thie gol back before be hirief 3 CAs Lid Of 8 leav- Cnse vioient death, not only to sctual pain inflicted by the injury, but as to the an- ticipation of the horrible event. —R. 0. Practitioner, IO The ** Little Joker.” One of the “old style " of commercial travelers was Jack Hazzard, of New York, Jack was passionately fond of the * pasteboards,” and would occasion- ally even indulge in a .ittle game with | the boys in the basement of the store, when not upon the “road.” Onemorn- ing when thus engaged the “ old man ” was heard approaching, apd Jack stuffed his Iast trick in his pocket chucked the rest of his pack in'o an empty case, and the company broke up, The ecsuse of the intrusion was soon explained by Jack receivihg an order to start for Philadelphia at once with sam- ples of a new line pf goods. the samples into a valise, put on a clean paper color, bought ten cigars for a quarter and started at once. Arriving in Philadelphia his first call was on an oid Quaker house on Broad street, Pulling himself together, Jack marched in, and laying a eard before the senior partner, whe wns busily engaged at his desk, | said in his most sanctimonious manner: | “That is the party T have the honor to | represent.” The old follower of Penn { looked carefully at the card, and then, { fixing his stee'y blue eyes on Jack, | handed it back, saying: ** If that is the | party that thee represents, thee will { find Philadelphia well stocked with his | goods.” Jack east one horrified look at | the card. It was the * Jittle joker,” on | which a fellow clerk had strongly | sketched the head and horns of his | satanic majesty, and the bold salesman, { for one discomfitted, beat a hasty re. {treat to his hotel.— Boston Commervial Bulletin 1 “ snc —————. Consumption in Monkeys, There is more truth than first appears in the nursery coupiet— | “Over the hills and a great way off, A monkey died with the whooping cough.” | Mons, Jean Vilain, who was once army surgeon in Algiers, writes in the Popular | Science Monthly some interesting facts { about the diseases of animals. They have a great many “* human ” disorders, { he says, and he has seen elephants sick with toothache and nervous fever, wolves afllicted with eatarrh, and lions, | tigers and monkeys dyirg of consump- tion. He says: All monkeys are very delicate animals, They are not gluttonous; and having so much exercise, they are rarely affficted with diseases of the bowels. But they { have weak lungs, and the reason why | 80 many of the most interesting among them die when brought to Europe is the too sudden change of air, diet and water. There is no more intelligent monkey than the chimpanzee, a truly wonderful animal. While in Berlin I dined at the Zoologieal gardens by the side of a pet chimpanzee, He partook of every dish like » human being, put sugar into his teacup, stirred it with the spoon, and drank the beverage with evident relish, But his eyes looked supernaturally bright, I felt his pulse. It was one liundred and twenty-five, ‘He will not live long," I said to his keeper. “Why not?" he asked, with a sorrow- ful mien. * He is consumptive,” I replied, ‘Indeed! He often coughs.” The chimpanzee died a month later. His left lung was entirely gone. a ———— J. C. Ayer & Co., the medicine firm, publishes almanacs in every known tongue, except cold boiled tongue.— New Haven Register. i | i i i TIMELY TOPICS, An Ohio mining company has dis | ‘he alleged objection | turn as much money to the corporation | an argument in favor of getting married ployees of the company struck on ac. Ohio had sixty-three blast furnaces in | operation ast year employing and capable of turning out are forty-seven rolling mills in the ation, employing 7,784 persons. Th production of conl during the year is estimated at 5.000.000 tons. 14,0600 persons, manufacturies in operation employing #% invested of nearly $9.000.000 capital now under trisl. They are made by the Sieman's glass toughening Process, known La Bastie process Under care- ful experiment they have been found to have very considerable strength, or, st least, sufficient for light railways. So far they have been made of & rather pattern for longitudinal sleepers, but there seems to be no reason why they may not be made of the usual size for heavy railway ties, The glass is of the cheapest quality, They MAY even be made from furnace slag. a8 cheap bottles are already manufactured, and once in the road-bed they would last for centuries, ns far as mere decay is concerned. The eity of Tokio, capital of Japan- | has heen burned down for the third time in seven years, though, considering that it is constructed of the lightest and flimsiest material, it might just as well been the seventh time In three years, Although 15,000 houses were destroyed | the loss is not 80 severe as these numbers | would indicate, for they are cheaply and quickly built up again. In Japan a fire is checked by pulling houses 1 pieces, and the firemen instead of pumping water on the burning building, keep soaking®he wen who are demolishing | the houses. Evidently, however, when 50,000 people are made homeless and 100 perish in the flames the blaze has got ax | much beyond their control as the fa mous one in Chiosgo. The year 1580 will be memorable in | naval and commercial annals for the promulgation of a new code of sea sig- nals and road rales. Great Brital France, Germany, Russia, Aust rin. iy, the Netheriands, Sweden, Denmark, | Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Chili and the United States have agreed 10 | these rules, which include, besides sig ! trot Lhe steam whistle or fog-horn, | whose yumbers and jength of duration | talk plainly. For example, a steamer | sighting any vessel gives one short blast | to denote that she is keeping to star | board, two if she is keeping to port. and | three if she 8 going sstern. Other | blasts have fixed meanings. The new | rules should help to diminish the num. | hor of disastrous collisions which have been steadily i increasing with the in- | A company has been formed in Gias. | gow, Scotland, says an exchange, i in the forest lands of Oregon, and Washington Territory, for the pur §% ing a pioseess of clearing | forests by steam, introduced into Scot- iand a few years since, A traction en- gine of twelve-horse power is stationed from the wood, and a | wire chain is fastened to a tree. Steam | is then put on, and the tree is pulled | forcibly out by the roots. Upward of | 900 trees per day of ten hours can be | pu'led out by this process. The com. | pany will begin operations with fifty | {6 me of ntiazing tured for them, to be located and worked | in different sections of the country, | few years the whole northwest of the | United States will be cleared and opened | up for settiement. An amusing application of the won- tective of crime reashes the San Diego (California) Union, frem Julian. Several and suspicion fell upon a certain Indian as the thief. Some one having intro. duced a telephone there, it occurred to the owner of the stolen horses to get the Indian to step in and hear the “ Great Spirit” talk. The Indian took one of the cups and was thrilled with astonish. ment at being apparently so near the Great Keeper of the happy hunting ground. After some Jittle time spent in wonderment, the Indian was onl commanded by the Great Spirit to “give up the stolen horses!” Dropping the cup us if he had been shot, the Indian immediately confessed to having stolen the horses, and tremblingly prom- ised, if his life was spared, to restore the “eaballos™ at once, and he did so. National Debts. From wn article in the Chicago Inter. Ocean, from the pen of Robert P. Porter, we extract the following table showing the debts of the civilized nations of the world in 1878: N alion. China . San Salvador sermany. Natal . . Swoden and Norway, .... . Cape of Good Hope. .......... Nicaragua. Switzerland ...... +. Ecuador Colombia. ...... Japan vs Grooce. Coylon Honduras aud Guinea Britieh Indian. ........ Ohl baie siding, CRB. e242: csunarns Costa Rion .. Belgiom Bragil Deni $3,250,000 5,000,000 80.0000 1,600,001 62,000,000 25,000,000 10,000,000 6,500,000 16, 350,000 52,000,000 | 4.000,000 | 36,000,000 1,150 000,000 | 65,000,000 | 250,000.000 | 150, 00,000 | 17,000,000 210,000,000 275,000,000 250,000,000 2.5000 0,000 2,085,786,5831 1,000,000.006 1, 300,000,000 100,000 000 105,000,000 | 50 000,000 42,000,000 27,000,000 400,000,000 2,050,000,000 | 400. 000,000 | 1,950,000,000 | 70.5 0,000 40,000,000 | 3,588 907,080 4,677,743.400 400,000,000 75,000,000 45,000,000 100,000,000 105,000,000 32,500,000 1,000,000 Russia United States. , Turkey ...... ARBIPIR « «od cava eis VODOROBIA: .. »00s p55 snns sus Roumanin , Devmark | Argentine republic. South Australia, . Mexico . Spain . TL Netherlands ...... BRBIY co nnosns sain sinsnnvrnsnen Pnsinnin | Portugal Knglat ..c.oonvinens ian France. . Egypt. . New South Wales . Uruguay Victoria . . New Zoaland Queensland Western Australin ‘otal | «a0 928,631,138,211 In 1700 the national debts of the civil- ized nations of the world were about £1,500,000,000, while the population was about 300,000,000. In 1870 the population had reached 600,000,000, but the indebtedness had reached $19,500, 000,000. The above table shows that in eight subsequent years the debts of the civilized world have increased about 86,000,000,000, Since the Prince Imperial’'s death his mother veils herself as much as possible from the public gaze. When she foes to church, she goes completely alone and remains in the sacristy during the servioce. THE HISTORY mr— Fast snd Presente-Benjamin Pranks in of tiveat Men, The Hon. Erastus Brooks, in a letter It appears that in 1721 there United States, From 1770 to 1825 the Like many of our prominent lostitu- in red chalk upon the walls of houses Sometimes a tablet was thus inscribed and hung out where the populace could read it. Tt was in this way that Julius The press was 8 power then as now, In it were Reporters were amples of Roman journalism are extant, amon; them a description of a fight in a kisled, smother of a robbery of a promi. nent citizen. and another of the detales- tion and absconding of a municipal and compelled to retund the money he bad taken. Pontifex Maximus was editor of the first newspaper published in Rome. Cromwell established a newspaper with his army in Stotiand, which wasa Na. thing like freedom of the press in Fng- and; in Italy a new era in journalism arose with the reign of Victor Immanuel. Old Ben Franklin's paper, in Boston, called the Courant, was the first rebel was locked up fora publication. The responsibility of printing the paper then fell to Benja- that the Massachusetts authorities were tardy in sending out vessels to stop the irates mamuding off Beech Island, "ranklin Brought down upon his lead the wrath of the Assembly, When Bos. of 8,000 people The postmaster, John was the publisher, The News. Letter appeared on April from London, thirteen weeks old, After seventy-two years of existence this paper gave up the ghost. It was vsually printed on a single sheet of foolseap, but often appeared on haif = sheet. During the war of the American revolution newshoys ran through the streets of New York erying, “New news!” “New news!" “News of bloody wars and fight - ings!” Franklin, who might be called the founder of the American press, had his 1ifls with his nrother aud the State When seeking work in London, Frank- lin presented himself at a newspaper He was looked upon with contempt, and asked what he, coming from Ameriea, knew abomt the art of printing? Making no reply chapter of John: “And Nathan said Lim, come and sce.” The readiness of the youth so pleased the printer that Franklin got employment. To Alexander Hamilton the press of doctrine that * libel” ia vented the election of Aaron Burr to the presidency, and was afterward out and killed, for what he had printed, by Burr, Madison, Jefferson, Franklin, Web. ster, Clay. Marcy, and in England and a host of others, all wrote for the press. In ourday it is too muec. the custom to compiain of the comments of the press, as it is also too much the custom to indulge in the license of dis- cussion. The severest orities of the press are those who had been elevated into power by its partiality and had been pulled down again by an abuse of that partiality. How to read, what to read, and when to read books or news- papers must be put down as one of the unsolved problems of past or present times. Dr. Johnson said he never took thing he should regret to have lost. Sydney Smith was never bored even by a newspaper. The modern newspaper should not follow the lead of. public opinion but should become the instruc- tor of mankind. How a Canine Milk Thief was Caught. It is customary for the occupants of one of the houses on Valencia street to deposit a milk pitcher on the front door step, there to await the arrival of the milkman. As this custodian of tin cans drove up to the house in question yesterday morning he did not observe a cur of the mongrel breed which dogged his wagon wheels. did the dog. He walked up to the door step, and so did the dog. He filled the waiting pitcher with milk and took his departure, but the dog didn't. The canine had determined to take the milk instead. After surveying the surround- ings with a wary eye. and ascertaining nefarious operations. He bent his nose lovingly in the pitcher, and for a mo- ment, while be quaffed delicious draughts ot the rich liquid, bis head was visible to the Call reporter, who observed the movements from behind a lamp-post across the way. Deeperand deeper dived the dog's head into the pitcher, and shallower and shallower grew the milk within. At inst the vessel became empty, the dog's snout touched the bottom and he pitcher obstinately refused to be left than a brother, hysterical and began to turn somer- saults, butallin vain; the pitcher would not be shaken. The dog feli down the steps and got hurt, but the pitcher wasn't injured whatever. Bioking himself up, the quadruped ran he knew not whither. mpletely blinded by the pitcher, he was unable to guide his footsteps, and, in consequence, the course which he pursued was a very erratic one. A hitching-post in the vicinity was awkward enough to get in the dog's way, and the collision which ensued was very unpleasant tor the dog. The pitcher, however, still remained unbroken, and the agonizing howls of the terrified canine became so shrill and continuous that the whole neighborhood was alarmed, and heads were projected out of doors and windows by the hun- dred. Among the spectators was the dog's master, who, ving the piti- ful plight of his pet, hastened to his relief. The efforts of the owner of the dog to pull the pitcher from its vantage ground were fruitless. The Jog came every time, but the Zine didn’t. At last he was compelled to break the stub- born piece of crockery with a stene. The dog once more regained his necus- tomed composure, the atmosphere again became quiet and calm, the windows were shut one by one, and Valencia street, between Thirteenth and Four- teenth, was quiet again.-San Fran- cisco Call, Es i The Prince of Impostors. { The London Zelogragh says: Somos- { keoy, the renowned Hungarian swine. jdler whose extraordinary career in | American Ins recently been interfered {with in a manner which will seclude him from society for some years to come, must be a man gifted with singu- | lar pluck and self fon if haif the | stories of his exploits be founded on fact. | According to our Magyar contemporary, Pest Hirilap, tip Philadelphia exhibition | was the scené of more than one bold | mystifiestion on his parts A few min- { utes ‘before the time appointed for the | opening ceremony, Somoskeoy, arrayed in jHungarian national costume, and | wearing the star of an Austrian order | on his left breast, drove up to the Paice { of Industry in a splendid equipage. Passing with » dignified mien through | the line of attendants, he entered the re- | ception hall, where the exhibition com- | missioners, headed by their chairman, | were drawn up to receive the illustrious | femtive celebrations of the day. | advanced toward the chalrpan. and as. costed him with the words: * Sir, | am | Count Veycrey, the royal Hungarian commissioner.” The chairman bowed snd heid out his hand in welcome, but | onst a perplexed glance toward the real representative of Hungary, who had already arrived and was standing hard by. The latter stepped forward, and | speaking in the Magyar idiom, observed: “1 beg your pardon, but I am the | Hungarian commissioner.” Somoskeoy | stared at him contemptuously, and re. plied in English: “Within three days you will receive your recall. Mean- | while, be good enough to remember ‘where you are, and s English!” {Just at that moment the President of | the republic entered the building, and ! his arrival diverted the attention of the ' puzzled commissioners from rival repre. | sentatives of Madyar-land With unheard-of sudacity. Somos- keoy kept his place in the group of dig- nitaries gathered round the commission, | and, as soon as tue President Lad heen duly greeted, the opening ceremon commenced with the delivery of rn | long speeches, Finding the official orn. wry somewhat tiresome, Somoskeoy soon slipped out of the circle, and con- itrived to make his way to the gmnd | entrance, at which the foreign secretary | was stationed, to receive oertain ex. pected guests of imperial and royal rank. To this portal the Empress of Brazil presently drove up: whereupon Somos- ceoy, pushing aside the sceretary of state, gracefully assisted her imperial mujesty to alight from her earringe, and offering her his ann with a profound obeisance, led her into the building. It | is positively asserted in the sccoustof this amazing adventure, pub.ished in officers, not wishing to run the risk of alarming the empress, and desirous to | avoid a public scandal upon so important sn occasion, torbore from all interfer. ence with this prince of impostors, and | that he acted as her majesty's cicerone ‘ during her whole stay in the Exhibition | paince, whieh for severai hours. | Upon the imbroglio being subsequently explained to the empress, she is re- reported to have said that “judging by {the manners and conversation of the | person who had accompanied her { through the exhibition, she had im- | agined him to be some Eoropean per sonage of exalted rank." It would ap pear, indeed, from evidence given by foreign i keoy, as far as his outward bearing and | demeanor are concerned, is a refined | and polished gentleman. American Cartridges. Russia was among the first to make use of the American metallic cartridges, md she attempted in vain to imitate them. Afier wasting 10,900,000 of cart ridges made of inferior material, she | wisely conciuded to buy here, ns other orvign nations lave since done. Some of the American cartridges sent to Ras. | sia were subjected to the unparalleled test of a five weeks' soaking in the waters of Now York harbor, the vessel | carrying them having sunk off Staten [ Island on her way out. They were fished up as good as new, and triumph- autly passing the ordeal of a new test of their firing quality went on their way again, and have no doubt long | since added their quota to the list of | easuaities. For good cartridges Ameri- | can copper is needed, a fact which the | Europeans are beginning to learn. | Even so long us the days of the | wbund-builders it was discovered that | our Lage Superior region produced a Supply ore of uncommon purity. Ore i AN [ be unl oun | derstood abroad. At all events, the | brass made of the foreign copper, | abo. nding in the sulphurets, lacks the | necessary - strength and ductility, and i for some reason the metallic cartridges made abroad are liable to deteriorate in { quality. During her war with Turkey { Russia puro quantities otf | brass here, one Connecticut firm alone | supplying $2,000,000 worth of sheet | brass, Other ‘governments have, no { doubt, been purchasers, Ready-made | cartridges have also been sent abroad in | such quantities thata million has be- | come the unit of calculation. Three forms of cartridges are m the Uni- ted States government cartridge, the | Peabody-Martini carts#ige, _ the largest, the Sharps or Remington spe- | vial long-range cartridge. The govern- { ment cartridge contains seventy grains | of powder and a hardened buliet, com- | posed of one part of tin and sixteen | parts lead. weighing 405 grains. The Peabody-Martini has eighty-five gmins | # powder and a bullet of the same com- p sition weighing 480 grains. The long~ | ra ge bullet hias one part of tin to four | teen parts lead, weighs 550 grains, | the charge of powder being { 100 grains. The advantage of | the heavier eartridge are well shown {in the experiences of the Turkish | war, alveady referred tw. Whatever | else they may lack, the Turks have cer | tainly shown superior intelligence in the | armament of their troops. The Eng lish, who use the same gun, had, on a | smaller scale, an experience similar to { that of the Turks. The rifles used by | the rifle brigade in the campaign against | the Afghans weresighted tor 2,000 yards, | and at 2.100 yards were found efféctive, { The rifles with which our own army is | provided are sighted for 1,900 yards. | Some of the sights used by riflemen in long-range shooting, as Vernier | sight, combine a spirit-level and wind- | gauge. The ordinary Vernier will reg- ister to the thousandth of an inch, and Verniers have been made so as to regis. | ter the twenty thousandth, of an inch, these finer sights being used to regulate the ordinary sights. These very fine sights are not adapted to military ser- vice, in which the rifle is subjected to a very different usage from that prevaik ing at Creedmoor, where the long-range rifleman is able to give his weapon all the care that a musician would taks of his precious Stiadivarius violin or his Tourte bow.—Col. W. C. Church, in Scribner. Save the Rags. The price of paper has been advanced from six and one-half to ten cents all over the country. If this price is mains tained, the poble will be Sommpelitd to ay more for their newspa o an Sally papers have Increases their price hom hed Feits to thirty cents per week, and weekly papers from $1.80 to $2.00. The advance in paper can be if the people will save and sell otro nd BY Ne th ih of rags and o y the lation, and selling them in the markets, would check the advance in paper. are worth three to three and one-h cents per pound. Every newspaper in the land should appeal to the people in this matter. And they should also economize inthe eon- sumption as much as possible. Pecreed. Into all lives some min must full, Into all eyes some tear drops stant, Whether they fall as u gortle shower, Or fall like fire Irom an sohiog heart. i rn from wo must creep. “into ail souls some doubting come, Lawhing the waves of lites great deep From dimpling waters to settling foam. Over all paths some cloads must lower, Under all toot some sharp thorns spring, Tearing the flesh to bitter wounds, Or entering the heart with their bittor sting. Upon all brows rough winds must blow, Over all shoulders a cross be lain, Bowing the form in its Jofty height Down to the dust in bitter pain. Into all bands some duty thrust, Unto all arms some burdens given, Crashing the heart with its dreary weight, Or Hing Yon stil frig meth if ham vamy Into all hearts and homes und Ii God's sunlight comes strenining down | Gilding the ruins of lile's great plain— Weaving for ill a g. Iden crown, w= Preshylerian, de Sig ” ITEMS OF INTEREST. A diamond drill should be a brilliant military movements Always on hand—Knuckles and finger nails. ~ New York News. A French investigator finds that #mokers “moka most in eold weather, Boston's two hundred and fiftieth occurs on September 17, married editor is reminded of his courting days every time he goes 10 press. Boots and shoes for dolls are tarned out of one London houses 38 the rate of fire paper mills located in States were destroyed, in whole or in part, by fire inst year. ** Giye the Indians a show,” says a Western naper. Yes: give them an amateur “ Pinafore.” — : Adelina Patti received about seven dollars a minute d the perform- anos of each opera in whieh) she sang at na. 3 One hundred and forty hogs out of 205 shipped from Montreal for Glasgow died on the passage from malignant yphold fever. “Switch off!” as the car conductor sald to his wile when she took down her back hair before going to Balem Sunbeam. + ” Government topographical surveyors report wonderfully sreat veins of silver in the newly-opened ore districts of Southwestern Utah, No man realizes how rapidly he is pasding through io world ul Le yin nst an open a dar night. — ey un Sun Boston is called the litersty center of the United States, but Cincinnati is the place where the Iarzest number of men binve made a tortune through the pen. The two great pleasures in living are in having something to love and to hope for, and the last of those is ever before us in the promise of to-morrow, Nearly all hg io York Raffles; Bow Appear every day in the year and the ony place their editors can now find Te i in the dictionary. — Norristown Arcording to a French paper, sixteen wild boars were recently found frozen to death sta distancr of about 609 yards from the large pail manufactory at Mogzon, ; A religious paper says that the Ameri. can preachers receive SI2.00 000 an- pually, lawyers six times as much. and the patio liquor bill is some $200, 000, In the north of England a habit of id to prevail. Ae sulphuric ether is jess ex- pensive than on alcoholic liquids, the practice is increasing. The stenographer of the Italisn senate bas devised an instrument which is ciaimed 10 produce speech imordinary printed characters as rapidly as it is spoken, a word of several syilables be- Jugecarded by a single touch of the £Y8. 4 CURIOSITY. Watching the he oft is mang Who Ta Ito or i ee Tae ng: So, too, and riginecusly, he fares Who thrasts himsell in other folks’ affairs, ~ Geprge Birdseye. Says an exchange: ** Happy is the man now whose chickens aes laying epee.” We pose then the ordinary chickens have been addicted Iately to laying pipe siems, old shoes and rake handles foraliving. Iis'sjust like them. Yonkers ale. A botanist says there are 42 800. dif- ferent kinds of weeds in the United States, 1,200 being found in New York State. pp of the fire weed, the seed of which remaing in the ground for : i years without sprouting, and shows it~ A puzzle to scientists is the remark. able persistence of certain odors. More than one thousand vears ago the mortar used in the construction of the mosque le, was musk, the perfume of the building to this charged which permeates day. The number of suicides at Vienna and its suburbs ast. yea attained the con. siderable ve of 2907, of which forty six were of women. In most cases re. verse of fortune, misery, or want of work was the disposing cause, and the ma- jority of the unfortunates belunged to the poorer ciasses. The mayor of Cincinnati has signed the ordinances authorizing a person to ay steam pipes through the sircets of Cincinnati in a eertain district for the purpose of supplying steam heat and power to public and private buildings, according to the method known as ** the Holly system of steam heating in cities.” She hung upon his arm so lovingly, and up in his face with ail the radisnee of those pale blue eves. Her heart would speak, and vet ihe tongue refused its utterance. But Jove and admiration broke the spell, and from the rapture of ber soul she breathed forth, * Your mustache is beginning to grow.” — Elsnirg elle. The ten orphan children of General Hood are to live in Austin, Texas. They will be under the ial care of Mrs. E. R. Hennen, their grandmother, to whom they were consigned by General Hood only a few hours before his death. The fund rrised for the orphans amounts to about £14,000, of which $12,000 have been invested in government honds. ** What a dreadful affair!” indignantly exclaimed good Mrs, Higginbotham, laying down the acecunt of a prize fight which she had heen reading. “The awful men actually struck each other with their hands, and one of them go: so sick that he threw up a sponge! Such things ought to be stopped by law, "~~ Rockland Courier. Paper is now used to make buckets, “bronzes,” urns, asphalt roofing, water cans, carpets, shirts, whole suits of clothes, jewelry mmterials for garden walks, window = curtains, lanterns, pocket-handkerchiets, fire stoves, rail- way carriages and carriage wheels, chimney ‘pots, flour barrels, cottage walls, roofing tiles, bricks, dies for stamping, ana blankets. sia Rallway Officials and Pigs. Count Barapofl, imperial commissary of railways in Southern Russia. while on a recent tour of inspection over the Lessov-Sebastepo! line, in the Crimea heard complaints from all classes of the inhabitants, At one p.rticular station a strangely worded protest wus addressed - « to him by the spokesmen of » group of landowners. * We eannol,” vociferated this gentleman, * bear with the pigs any longer!” * Which pigs do you mean? 1 hope you do ndt allude to the railway offici " “By no means, they are bad enough; but it is the pigs we can no longer endure.” Aftera good deal of beating about the bush, the count succeeded in getting at the following curious facts: The subordinate railway officials the line, compelled to submit to exhorbitant reductions from their wuges at the hands of the cashiers charged the payment of go expenses, ves 80 bad yo that, in ander a kee ‘ody and soul together, they had taken to swine breed. ing on a great scale, g their herds to acquire a mar e fatness poh the estates contiguous to the line several valuable farms th e prom until its true bisa an his] oi puzzled Count Bar- anoff. :
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