THB "CLEARFIELD EEPEBLICAV CLKARPIELD, PA. ttTABMKHEU IN 109. The larjreat Clreulatloa ef any Nawepaper Iji North Central Penneylvanla. Terns of Subscription. If paid in adranee, er within t month.... 99 (Ml f paid after I ud before $ montht fl ftO If ('Kid after tbe expiration of moat hi... J OO BatoB ot Advertising, Trentlent adrertiiementt, par eqaareof Ivllneeor leii, S timet orleat 50 Kr irh tabiequeat IntertloD.. Q A Iminiitrittori' and KsMntort'ootlflta. t ftO Au.litori' notifoe ......... 1 h0 Ctuiion and Katreyi 59 involution notleei t go t'rofenional Cardi, i 1 1 net or leei.l year.... a 01 I. real nntieea, per lint , an YKARLY ADVERTISEMENT. t iquare S 00 I J- eolomn ,,.5t 00 ..is uv f column- Tt 00 ..20 00 1 column 130 00 O. B. OOODLANDKR, Publlih.r. att'itcrs' (Cards. jj w. SMITH, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, -M:7.1 Clearfield, Pa. T J. LINGLE, 4TTORSKT -AT - LAW, 1:1 Phlllpaburg. Ceutre Co., Pi. y:pd R OLAND D. SWOOPE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Curwen.rille, Clearfield eouoty, Pa. oot. , T8-ir. QSCAR MITCHELL, ATTORNEY AT LAW, CLEARFIELD, PA. rrr-uince IQ me opera tluuaa. oettl, 78. tf. It. A W. BAHKETf, Attorneys and Counselors at Law, CLEARFIELD, PA. January SO, 1878. , JSIJAEL TKST, ATTOBSKY AT LAW, Clearfield, P. MrOffir. one door cut of Shaw Hon. lljll,' yW M. McCULLOUV.IT, ATTORNEY AT LAW, CLEARFIELD, PA. OfTI In Mainnle bnilding. Second itreet, op. :,.,itc the Court Houm. je26,'7S-tf. yy C. ARNOLD, LAW & COLLECTION OFFICE, CtlKWENHVlLLE, -1' Clearfield Count., Pcna'a. tby s. T. BKOCKUAXK, ATTORNEY AT LAW, CLEARFIELD, PA. Office in Opera Home, ap 15,77-ly s JM1T1I V. WILSON, .1tlornru-nl-l.au: CLEARFIELD, - . PKNN'A rT-Offlce to th M.aonle Building, orer the luumy .-National liana. ImerZI-SO, l!.I.UH a. wit.i.Aca. HARRY 9. WALLAl B. DAYm l. KNaaa. JOHN w. waiaLir. XlALLACE k KREBS, I V (rlu.Mjaiaura to Wallaot a FialdiBff,) ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, i"l'77 I'leartield, P. J l' SNYDER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, CLEARFIELD, PA. I'iii.-e uv,-r ilia O iuntjr Natlooil Bink. June I), 7tr. rlTfiR. R. Ml'BN.r CTitt'i ooaroR, IURRAY 4 GORDON, ill ATTORNEYS AT LAW, CLEARFIELD, PA. 09Offlee la Ple'a Opera lloaao, aooond floor. :.W74 yiLLIAM A. IIA&ERTY, til' I'll K over T. A. Plcrk t o.'. Store, CLEARFIELD, PENN'A C4r-WIII attead lo all leal bulla... with rim.lueia and fidelity. . rebllStf-tf. i'.sRIB B. ll'BNALI.T. PARIBL W. N'CORDT. IcENALLY & JIcCURDY ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, (Jleartleld. Pa. TLetKl baaineaa attended to pronptlj witbj . m-mij. vuiu. vm ovoooa a.roei, aaoTo tea rtrat Natinnal Bank. Jan:l:7e Y G. KitAMER, " "a T T O R N E Y - A T - L A W , Real B.tate and Colleetloa Agcat, CLEARFIELD, PA., H'ill prompt attend to all legal butlaaaa aa tru.teil tu hia eara. ffet-OBo. la Pie'a Opera Hubh. Janl'7.. J P. McKEN RICK, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, CLEARFIELD, PA. All legal btialaeai entrusted to bia eare will ra. ccire pmmpt attention. TOffire in the Court Ilouae. aujl4,!87 I. JOHN N L. CUTTLR, ATTORNEY AT LAW. tin) heal l-'atala Aent, Clearfield, Pa. iffflft on Tblrd itraat, bet.Ch.mj A Wajnot, ft RoHptctfollj offera hit rvlflai In lllnf arid baying lands la Glaarlald and adjalning 'tuntlta and with aa aspariaaea ot orartwantT ." aa a farvayor, flat tart htmialf that ha oma randar tatlifaotlon. Pah. SMS:tf, Jhiisifians' Cards. J-R K. M". SCHEURER, IIOMtKOPATHIC PIIT8IC1AN, Offlea In reiidroea oa Flrat it. April 4, 11171. Clearleld, Pa. jyt. W. A. MEANS, IMIYSICIAN A SURGEON, DUBOIS CITY, PA. Will attend proreatloaal calla promptly, av.gl.7l JR. T. J. ItOYER, t'UYSICIAN ANUSUROEUN, OSaa on Market 8tnat, Clearfield, Pa. ft"0fflra bonrai S to II a. ., aad I to I p. JJK. J. KAY WRIGLEY, DnMa'.PATUIO PHYSICIAN, "0Aino ailjnlning tbe realdenea of Jamef F.e,., oa 8Moad St., Clearleld, Pa. Jll,"78.f. i J)R. II. n. VAN VAI.ZAH, i CLUARflKMI, PKNR'A. I. "f Hl'K IN l(EllENi;E, PORNKR OF FIRST AND IMNK 8THEKTS. JB- 00 ne bnnrt Fraai It ta I P. M. May It, 1171. yv J. r. BURCUKIKLD, Surgaoa of the tad Regleaeat. P.Baiyl.anla oiaateera, hating rotBrntd frea taa Amy, hli prufei.i.n.l aerrleal ta Ikaeitiaaaj "I Clearleld e.ientj. fi-l'r'jf.iileo.l aalli promptly atUadad ta. 1 in Seooad Itreet, formerlyMoapied by ' 'oo.li. (aprt.'ll U u wix.si.ow, I'll YSICIAN t- SUROKOX, Clearfield, Prna'a. The Dt aotlag moally loaat-a la CUarSeU, bia arnieae lo tbo pooplo or thia oklalty. ' Ofcoa a Read Mnat, earae-U.B- ' Uotn . ''rlllla' CLEARFIELD GEO. B. QOODLAUDEE, Editor & Proprietor. . ' PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN. - ' TEEMS-J2 per annum In Advanoe. VOL. 55-WHOLE NO. 2,703. CLEARFIELD, PA., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1881. NEW SERIES-VOL 22, NO. 1, Cards. 1 OR PRINTING Of EVERY UESCRIP fl Una aaattr .laootad el tbie efiiao TIJHTICK" CONTABLEH PEE Wo havo printed a Una .amber of lb. PEE BILL, ud will oo too reoeipl of tw.nl. oonta. mall a nop In n addreae. avis WILLIAM M. HKNRY, Justiob " FACB iidSoituii, Lt'MUER CITY. Colloetlona made and money promptly paid ot.p. Artlol.l ( agreement and deedi ol eoaieyene. aeatly eioeuted end warranted oor. root or io oharca JOHN D. THOMPSON, Jiutlaa of the Poaao aad Serlr.nar, CurwcniTlll, Pa. tefA.Collectiona aaada and nooar prompt! paldo.or. febil'Iltf HENRY BRETII, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE Mj , 1S781j JAMKS MITCHELL, DRILia IN Square Timber & Timber Lands, Jll'7 CLEARFIELD, PA. V. I10YT, Land Surveyor and Civil Engineer, PBILIP8BURA, PA. -AII kaeiaeaa will bo attaado I ta prnmptl. Dm. IS, 1S80-1T. REUBEN HACKMAN, House and Sign Painter and Paper Hanger, Clearfield, Penn'a. VolWiii ik. i. bi. ii .,. ... la a workmanlike manae. ar4.fi7 DRANK FIELDING L AND WILLIAM I). B1GLKR, 1TTOR.r:t'tl-JT-L.1 ', CLEARFIELD, PA. N. nth. i8no.tr. JOHN A. KTADLER, BAKER, Market St., Cleartnld. Pa. Freih Bread. Rnak. Rnlla. PI. ..J r.h.. un nana or mane to order. A genera aaiortment of Confection. rle., Fruit, aad Nate la itoek .oa ream and Uyatore In aeaaoo. Salooa nearly ..'.loujoo. rrieoa raoarraie. M.r.h IB-'7I. WEAVER. & BETTS, pbalbbh m Real Estate, Square Timber, Saw Logs, AND LUMBER OF ALL KINDS. -crOffino oa Kooond atreat, la roar of itor room of George Wearer A Co. f Jnn, '78-lf. RICHARD HUGHES, JUSTICE OF TUB PEACE roa f-nfr Toirnthlp, Oaoeola Mllla P. 0. All offiolal buainaaa aBtraated to him will be promptly attended lo. mchzv, '71, fJARRY SNYDER, l-L BARBER AND HAIRDRESSER. Shop ob Market St., oppo.lt. Court Ilou.e. A oleaa towel for every eaitomer. Alio dealer lo Boet Ilranda of Tobarro and Clirara. fl.artli.ld. P.. ma II, 71 JAMES H. TURNER, JU8TICB OP THB PIACB, H allaceton, Pa, Mt-U baa pMparad hi dim If wiib all lha noflal . alrw ViUtib Fi.rmi a.,i. ii D...l. J BuBDty law, aa wall aa blank liaada, at. All aHH MBiHii otiuuiHra V all mrv Will FMiaiTa prompt attantiQO. May 7th, 187V-U. ANDRKW HARWICH, Market Hlreet, Clearfield, Pa., AHPfACTOnin Ann malbr in Harness, Bridles, Saddles, Collars, and jjorse-rurnuning Uoods. afAH hiada of repairing promptly attaadnd to. Haddlcra' Uardwar. Horta Uraahaa. Carrv Oombi, Aa., alwayi on hand and for aala at tba lowrrt oaab pnaa. March IV, 1871. Q. H. HALL, PRACTICAL PUMP MAKER, NKAR CLKARFIKLD, FKNN'A. Pampt alwayt on hand and made to order on tbort notlee. Pipet bored oa raatoaabla term a. ah wort warranted to render lat.ifection, aad aaurered u aeairea. yla:lypd lAvery IHtablr- rffHK nnderiigned bega leave to Inform tbapnh JL "0 iaai ne la now iuiiy prepaTM-t accommo date all la the way of f smithing Hv.aaa, fiugglaa, addict and liarnaaa, oa tba ihortett aotiea and an re ton able tertna. Ratidanoa oa Loaaat ttreet, aoiwaaa taire itt ronria. OKO. W. OEARIIART "Uarflnld. Feb. 4. 1074 WASHINGTON HOUSE, OLRN nOPR, PENN'A. fpilB aadertigncd, having lea ted thlt aom JL modluat Ui'tel, la tba village of Olaa Uopa, it now prepared to aooommodate -all who may call. My tahle and bar tball be aapplied with the bait tbe market afford.. OKOKOR W. D0TT8, Jr. Olen Hope, Pa., March 1, I879-U. THOM A8 H. FORCEE, BBALBB IB UtNERAL UERC1IAND1HK, (iRAHAMTOR, Pa. Allo.eiteBil. maaufaetarar and dealer la flqaara itmaor ano oawoa lamaoroi all Btoda. dr-Orden aolleltad and all bllla promptly filled. 'Jlfi'll 8. I. 8 N Y D E R , PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER ABB BBALBB IB ,Watcbo, Clocki and Jawolry, Srotoa'e Aom, Afarlol cTlreef, Cl.RARKir.l.P, PA. All klnda of ropalrlBg la ay Ha. promptly at aaded ta. Job. lit, 1171. 'IrnrHrld lntmanct .Igrnry. jambb Baaa. caaaaLL a. biobli. Kl'RR a HIIHU.E, Aftnt$, Repreaoat tho Followlag aad athar Int-olaaa Co'f OompaBiea. Aaaabt. Lleernoal Loadoa A Oloba-TT. S. Br. tl.SOI.HI Lreomiag oa m.tBal A euh plaal.... I,lo0(lfftf Pborall, of Hartnrd, Cobb i.134.083 laearaana Ca. af North Amerlra (,411,174 North Brltl.h A Meroaatlla 11.1. Br. I,7l,ll.1 Rmltl.h Commorolal-U.l. Braah.... 171,141 WelerloWB lll.lll Travolora ( Ltfa A Amkleall 4,ll.44 llffire ao Market ft., a.p O.art Hooao, Clear leld, Pa. Joaa 1, 1 tf West End Drug Store, ra IN ORARAM fi ROW, u (Half way helwaea Moaeop'iaad Fle'e atorea.) CLKaRPIRLD. fa. TUI enwertlgted bat opeaed ap a Drug Stare, with a tall eapply ef parmetly para aad ireh Draft, Mpdleta-e, Cbetaleale aad Tetiei Artlelea. Taeea Drag hate beat, itlectad with gtael tare and are gwaraateotl te be perfetlj pare aad reliablo. 1 wtfl gtve my ptraaatl atten dee to tkt tlaeaitiaeat. aad UI eeaerfelly give eay edM aW taltrmatme In regard te medleiaet 1 CleaseJ4, Pa., t). I, llwt'tf. ffM mt tBHirM. UK. T. al . BO IK PL. GOOD-BYE, OLD YEAR. Oh, goad onujpanion, it and band hit awhllaj Wa'ra walked tutbar man; a ftlaiaant mi la. And I would ratnh thy Uit, faiat parting .mile, And iaj, "Oood-ba, old jraar." Kara at tba glowing baartb lat a a ratmna Tba plan did token, of thy flatting graoa. Tbj arar pan band and imtlinv faca, And iay, "Uood bt, old yaar." Tba January belli an J gift tba now, Tba flying tlrigha, tht ikattr all aglow, Tba glancing fjtt, tba wblrpen aufi and low Ab, wall 1 gvod byt.old yaar. Tha Pebiuary Jayi.tba iplendid play, Tha watching oprra, and tba ballroom gay; Tbe -hopping, and tha flirting we lladay 1 Oood bya, good bja, old year. Tha plettant ahlea that earne with March again. Tha park't gay drtra. tba tat Inn In tha lana. Tba planning aud tba dreaming ! 1 would fain laive orer tbem, oIuvwhu-. But, ob, tba April hoar I when hantT traaa Draw grtan with gladoai in tba warm tuuth vraaia. And all tha bird, eama ulnglngo'tr tha teat, Bmging for joy, uldyaar. The glory of tha May, tba warm, wblta thowari, Tba orchard bloom., the tolden-tinted flower Tha butldlog neett In all tba woodland bo pert n aat uamortea, old yar ! And than tha row in tbo month of J ana, The balmy fraihneu of tba buy noon, Tha silver tpiemlor of tba young rprlog moon All thtie were tbina old year. At were tha July tklta, tha loan ted hay, ina area my languor ol lat tumuier day, Tba drittlng boat upon the salm blua bay ( Can I forget, old year t Or hnp to bear again a aong aa tweet At whan, ona nigbt, with alow, contenting feat, I walked with love among tba Augutt wheat f Ob, Ioto'i tweet tong, old year, III eoboai haunt tha ihady, aeantad place Where brown Septemhor me face to faoo And crowned ui with tbe eineyard't parple graoa Ob, grapet I ob. lova! old ytar 1 Oh, wlna, and corn, and fruit, and little tight ! Oh, mi it j tplendor of October thiea ! Ob, Indian tnmmtr caught In )ivtr'i tyet ! Oh, iweot itill dayi, old year ! Oh, bitting hearth ! oh, horn ! oh, ootnfort rart m dt-ar Aoetnbar with itt pleataat eara, Of grateful Ihnb-giviog and dainty fart, And heart of lore, old year. That did we dwell totetbar. tbun rood veer. 'Till bile December brought tbe Chrietmae cheer. Apt tnall we part f Old in end. there la ao fear Tlioa tbalt tby ttreogtb renew. Yet ere thia chartuM elrola pam away. i urn toe laminar taoa ona moment ttay While lova and gratitude And .pace to eay. uiiouTiye, qiq year, gooa-oja. DEFINING THE ISSUE. the Missioy of the demo CRA TIC PARTY. Tbe following article from tbe pen of Senator ullaco fippcura in the Jan nary number of the ifortA American llevitw : Tho ovents and piocosnus of more than a irunt'ralion have tiikon tbe eon trol of eofornmontttl atrairs awnv from tho intelligent rulo of tbo mmsttoii and vested it in a power ae yet lormativo and undefiiir d. Among these wore tho civil war, tho creation and poctiliar manipulation ot tbe publta debt, re construction outside the Constitution. universal negro suffrage, a plethora of. jiufivr luune, iuuhu puuttu Ilioratfi, enormous growth of privuto fortunes, and close connection of tho Govern ment with tho banking intcrmt. Each had its weight ill gapping the founda tions of a Government by tbe masses, and in ahaping ntir course toward a different rulo. Whether that rule in to be euffrago, qualified and rarifiud, or atiifrngo controlled by tho power of aggregated wealth monopoly, or Senatorial oligarchy, or hereditary uoTornment, la nesuio the present in quiry'aavo as they each and all show distrust of the pcoplo, and build their foundations npon universal suffrngo, debased, corrnpted and do,ninatcd. Tho tendency towarj a So-called stronger government is as manifest as are the causes that have given it form. It is In tho nature of things for govern ment to grow stronger al tho expense of the governed ; but tho plain proof oi mo existence oi this tendency is found in the opinions of the ledoral jutliciury, in federal legislation over matters uereloloro within tho control of tbe people of the Slato-i, in tho modes oi oxucuuon oi mono statutes, by which, local rule, local courts and nor- sonal liberty aro overthrown, and in that ramification of executive patron ago which sends its mnndutos to the extremities, and at will gathers in a single liantlenormouBcontrilititionsand unscrupulous obedionee from ninety thousand paid officials. "Kxoontive patronago will bring us to a master." A not-work of olllco holders bound each to tbo other, wielding time and money and iower of pluoo to pack primaries, dictate nominations, crush independent thought and action and suhtirdinato local control to tho will of an Executive who governs in the name of party, points the road with unerring certainty to the end that Franklin, the wise man, predicted. Further guide-hoards on that road are socu in largo donations of money by corporations, monopolists and wealthy men to supplement tbe power of tbe Executive, and carry elections in the interest of an aristocratic class who disliko and distrust the peoplo ; in the domination of employe by em ployer; in the marked ballot; in the third-term candidacy and pilgrimage on tha slump ; in tbe National and La bor organisations, which nrn but over xealous protests against this tendency, mid in that ill eoncoaled demand fur enurgetio government which has boon the fundamental thought of the op ponents of Nomocracy sinco tho days of John Adams. The issues of 1709 and 1800 again confront tho pooplo. Tho theories of that any are again to strugglo Tor the mastery. Thogovornmont of the ro publio is already centralised. The canvas of 1HH0 teaches this. The federal Executive has been felt from the ward caucus to the vaults of the treasury ; from the primary to tho Presidential election. A high Federal official quits bis place to take a nom ination for Governor of the pivotal Stato, and al once the Executive ar.n is extondud to bis support. Marshals, detectives, collectors, secretaries, and all clso that waa needed, locato them selves within the Slate, and its suffrage is debauched and its nndoubtcd will revorsud. . A suffrage, first debased, then corrupted, then obedient, is cen tralization in its worst form.' This is but ono means to the end sought. The mtss.on of trio Democratic party u de centralization. Its duty is to restore tbe liovornment of the repuhlio to the intelligent rulo ol tho msase of the people. It must toaoh and practice) tho doctrine! of its illustrious (bunder. It must appeal to the noople them selves in thuir own interest. It must preach the eternal truth that the in dividual oiUieu is the unit in Govern ment, from whom proceeds all power, in whom is VS-rtod all rights save those which an granted br him for tba brood of taiewhotej, Tin, people al the base,' tae otauw ana the rtvierat uovoro metit eaoh supram. wilbia its apber. ia tu aysbam to which it look lor liberty, and It must teach that bi who looks to paternal govern ment.to centra lization or to empi re, looks to despotism. Care for and perfect tho government, and it will protect tho liberties of the penplo, was tha thought of Hamilton Give intelligence and information to thh pooplo, teach them that it is their Government, and their interest to preserve law and ortttr, was tho thought of JoiToreoii. Paternal gov ernment and vigor in the federal head on the one hand, information to tho masses and energy Irom tho ox tremities on the other. The former gave tho republic alien and sedition laws, direct taxation, federal Marshals and eeiitrulized rule in 1791). The lat ter swept these out of existence in 1800 ; curried us successfully through two foreign wars ; acquired un empire of territory, and governed tho country for sixty years. We must choose between theso two now. Tho Democ racy must again plant itself upon the axiom, "Governments are made fur men, not men for Governments." It must strike with mailed hand the ten dency to strong Government. It must be truo to the peoplo and ngt;ressivo in its fealty. Dominated labor must bo taught its rights and its interests. Capital must see its safety in tho in tulligeuceand justico of individual rule, und not in the exerciso of arbitrary will. Honest performance of every governmental contract now in exist once, but a change of policy dy which tho debt shall bo managed in the in terest of tho peoplo and not of the creditor; equal taxation on every form of property; thorough inquiry into tax ation for revenuo and its readjustment upon a basis just to every interest and to all tho pooplo ; no monopolies ; forfeiture of the franchise of corpora tions and punishment of aggregated wealth, or individuals lor coercion of employes, or tbo use of money in oleo lions; our own carrying trade made to be our own preserve, and a divorce between Government and banks, aro thought which find place in such an issue, lbccryol a "Solid South is ex liaustcd and impotent at lust. It has served its purpose. Divided councils uiiuu tiucsuunv ui atiiiiitustrniion nave kept the Democracy a inero party ol opposition, and concealed the silent approaches of tho enemy to strong Government. It will conliutio to be a party in opposition, nntriiHlcd and untried, until it defiantly asserts its anciont theories and goes to the people lor tocir vindication. Tho Democratic party is not dead. Amicus liko, after each defeat it arises from mother earth stronger than lie lore. It cannot die whilst it teaches and believe in the rights of tho masses: 1 ho hour lor its triumph will have come when it boldly asserts its truo theories and ignores the blandishments of monoy, monopoly aud corrupt power, llo whoso interests, judg ment or teachings are ndverso to tho rulo of the masses will join its enemies. but in his room it will recruit scores of those in whose interests it strikes or who respect its attitiMo and detest strong Government. Tho future of the Democratic party Is tho luture of the republic. William A. Wallace. THE BEAUTIFUL 8X0 H'. A FEW INFLECTIONS INDrXZD BY THE FLEIcr VISITORS. A snow storm ia always an event of interest in city or country. Ihe laugh ing babe and the wrinkled old man watch tbo tailing flakes with pleasure. because each is incapable of little else than wondering and remembering. 1 et pe ple ol all ages and classos ad mire tbe varying motives and coin miryding of the delicate crystals, and thousands of pairs of oyes follow the airy wanderers in their tortuous journey lo the surlace ol the earth. A heavy fall of enow brings ia its train pleasure, pain, profit, loss, joy, sorrow and wot feel. It is safe lo say that eight oul of ton persons are glad to see ibo-snow come : tho minority either being dis pleased because of pecuniary loss or inconvenience, or, bavins been born mature, never knowing the delights of youth. I be person who viows tbe storm from his house, in the perfection of eomlort, cannot imagine tho vary ing emotions which it oreatoa outside. The fire barns brighter and the room is more cheery and pleasant wbon wo know the snow Is falling and drilling outside ; reminiscences of happy days spent under the parental roof come floating back to us as gently as tho flukes glido by the window ; and tbe storm always brings vividly to mind the grids ol childhood and disappoint ments of manhood, sumo of which wo laugh at, while others have left sears too deep ever to bo forgotten. The persons who are compelled to be out doors lor hours at a umo have no such pleasing visions during the storm. The street cur driver and Ireight brakemun, though mu tiled close, must yol be to a certain extent exposed to tbo cold and dampness. Tbe lot of the latter is es pecially a bard one, wading kneo deep through the snow, coupling cars under circumstances that rentier a misstep equivalent to Ihe loss of life, and rid ing on tbo tops of cars in a blinding storm, every moment fearful that inat tention or numbness may procpilato them under the cruel wheels, there to be crushed to death. Yet the snow is far prelerable to the biting cold, and ihe brakeman tborelore regards tho formor in a philosophical manner, while he endures the latter with such resig nation and lortitudo as be can com mand. A man can exist several days with damp clothing and an empty stomach, but without a certain degree of warmth be cannot livo. The suffer ing It) the poor during a snow storm is greatly exaggerated ; and this is in pari due to the army of beggars who ply their vocation in tbo streets. Many of those are unworthy and work great injury to the really feocdy and duaorr- ng. v ery low persons evor starve or freeze to death, except as a result of their own iiaprudenoe ; and when an oxtrom case la actually discovered thousands of hosrta are vouched and aa many purses opened to roliove the tnisory of tbe unfortunate. Pittsburgh I rlrgraph. Sncbbip. Tbe New York Star says that tbe Washington Tow path Club, an organization composed chiefly ol de partment clerks, has been terribly snubbed by Garfield. Un his recent visit to that city bfi was tendered a r ception by the club, and returned an answer intimating that that sort of thing waa good onough neroro election, but no use afterward. Tbe members are now mad enough lo swear. The General don't want lo be reminded loo much ol boat lile, and need not spend his time in listening to the stale stories these Uleraa would nave rehearsed. "What do von dm yoar Anger Kir wkOD tea kin. voor ntMoT" aakad a gentleman ot a bootblack:. "Do ver ox pool nva to blow any nan with my legs-nay r THE COirS CUD. From tba Mobil. Keglator. A gentleman lately slopped us on the streot with, "I want you to answor me one question : What Is a cow's cudf" $ "Cortainly," was our reply. "A cow's cud is simply the food that the cow swallowed in basio al tbe time ot her feeding; brought .'back to bo re chewed or remaslicated at leisure" "I know it," said fcc, "and now I'll tell you why 1 arked tho question. This morning I saw ihreo great strap ping follows holding down a calf and forcingsomothingintohis mouth which they called a new cud. Un asking an explanation thoy wont on to state that tho calf waa sick in consequence of having lost its cud, which placed tbcm under tho necessity of supplying it with a new one. 1 ... not ask fur in formation, but merely that 1 might hear what you had to any about it." Nothing in our opinion could be more ridiculous than this idea oi a cow's having "lost her cud," and yotil prevails to an amazing extent. Possi bly tho fault docs not all lio at the doors ot tbo parties ontortaining the ridiculous notion, and stimulated by snch a thought wo shall proceed to offer a paper on the subject of the di gestive apparatus of ruminants; that is, all animals Uiat chow tho cud. i It Is generally known that cattle are natural cud chewors, and have no front teeth in the upper jaw, but in place of them a hard, insensible, gristly pad, against which the teeth ot tbe lower jaw fit closely. With the help ot tho tongue in gathering berbago, they feed very rapidly, and the food is scarcely chewed at that time more than is suf ficient to gather it Into a wad for swal lowing, when il was immediately re ceived into the paunch, afterwards to be cost up by mouutuls into tbo mouth and rechowed, when it is for tho sec ond timo swullowed, and passes' at onco into the stomach. We will describo as briefly and simply as possible the manner in which the successive portions of tho food from tho paunch are thrown back into'lbo mouth to bo ro chowed. Jt must bo understood that chewing tho cud is, In a largo degree, a volun tary process, and can be susponded and resumed at the pleasure of tho animal. When tho paunch is full, tho animal ceases to graze, and seeking a comforla blo place and position, usually lying down, it proceeds to chow its cud that is, to belch up by mouthfuls the food it swallowed hurriedly in grazing, and ro chow it thorougly, to be swal lowed a second time when it flows over tbo surfaco of the uncbowed mass into the paunch and honey-comb cavity, and goes the only place else it can go that is to say, into the third stomach or apartment, whence it cannot return, and must needs pass on into the stom ach or dam and pack in botwocn the leaves of the manifold, which it not in frequently doe in a strange and ex traordinary manner.. It used to be generally supposed, and it is still thought by many physiologists, that tho honey -comb, which is a smallish, sphoroidal cavity, and has its opening opposite the fold of the oesophagus, above described, was mainly instru mental, and provided, indeed, for the food as it came out of tho paunob into mouthfuls, to be cast back into tbe oeso phagus through tho opening bolweon tho everted edge of the slit portion of the tube ; but this does not scorn to be well established ; indeed, the process of rumination goes on, though those edges be sowed up with silver wire, If an animal be observed when chowing tho end, k will be seen that by tho action ot the abdominal muscles and the diaphragm, aided also by tho in tercostal nmnclee, that portion of the food which lies next to tho opening of 'the oesophagus is thrust with no incon siderable lore against tho lower end ot that tube, when that portion of it engaged in tho lowor part of it by this decided upward thrust, ia quickly car ried up to the mouth by a reverse ao lion of tho muscular walls of Iho oeso phagus. Then the animal begins chew ing by a singlo stroke of tho lowor jaw from left to right; and all those which follow are made in tho opposite direc tion, or from right to lull, and when the re chowing is complote tho food is swallowed again, and in a few seconds another bolus is thrown op into the mouth, and so the process continues until the animal is satisfied, but the paunch and honey -comb are Dover en tirely emptied, even thongh the animal die of starvation. Fbom a Throne to a "Heli.." I'm afraid that tho marriage of Monsieur lioland Bonaparte aud Miss. Hlano is likely to lead to Iho suppression, be fore long, of the gambling tables at Monaco. Tho young lady is the daughter ol tho proprietress of theso tables and it Is hardly likely that the French Government will, if it can binder il, allow millions to bo gained annually al (rente rf quartnte anddevo tmi lo a Kenapartisi propaganda. Wbon tho Empire tell the Empress spout a good deal of monoy in aunsid izing French newspapers. Tho editors were well aware that Prince Napoleon was not likely lo allow them to tool bim out ol his money, and this was mainly why thoy urged that Princo Victor should be recognized as the Emperor in partibut, instead of his father, lor tbe subsidiOsof tho Empress would then have continued. Already numerous petitions have born signed by the inhabitants of the Itiviora ask ing that the Monaco bell be suppressed, and the marriage would give them ad ditional weight. But il ia not in ao onrdaitce with the fitness of things that an r.mpire wnicn was tho clvsium of broken down gamblors aud of the riff raff of Europe should find rosouroeei for it re-establishment in a publio gaming table? Pick I no at Utiiehs' Fault. What s the good of spying boles in people's coals when wo can't mend thorn f Talk of my debts if you mean to pay them ; if not keep your red rag behind your ivory ridge. A friend' faults should not be advertised, and even slranirora should not be published. He who brays at an ass ( an ass himself, and be who make a tool ol anouior is a tool him self. Don't get into Iho habit of laugh ing at people, for the old saying is "Hanging, stretching and utocking's catching." Jesting ts too apt to turn into Jeering, and wnai was meant to licklo makes a wound. It ia a pity when my mirth 1 anotbor man' mis or'. Ilelore a man cracks a joke be shpuld consider bow ho would like it himself; for many who givo ruugh blows have very tbinakins. Give only what you would b willing to take: sotn men throw aa.lt on other but they smart if a pinch of it fall on their own raw plaoo. When tbey got a Uolantl tor thoir uuvor.or a til lor tbetr tat, tbsy don't like It ) yet nothing ia more just. Biter deserve to be Ultten. REPUBLICAN. OUR FOREIGX COMMERCE. A VAI.t AUl.t ECI'OItT FROM THE BUREAU OF STATISTICS. Tho Chief ol tho Bureau of Statistics, Joseph Nimmo, Jr., has presented to Iho Secretary ot tho Treasury his an nual report in regard to the shipping intorosts of the United States. With reference to the export trado of Iho country, Mr. Nimmo say that tho five leading articles of export during tho year ending June 30, 1880, Were as follows : . Value. Bread and bread.tuna Ootton, oBtnaoufaoturod Provlaiona , Mineral oila Tobaooo and manufacture of.. ..tlRA.O.IM.It ..ail,5.'14.06 ....127,14.1,342 ;uis,rt.6 IS,442,27fi Tho value of tho export of products ofdomestio agriculture amounted to (l8,010,97G, and constituted 82.9 per cent, of tho total value ot exports of domestic merchandise from the I titled States. Tbe exports of cotton amount ed to only about twenty-six per cent, of the total valuo of tbo exports of do mostio merchandise. From tho year ihzi io iritiu the exports ot raw cotton wore filly threo per cent, of tho total export. This is duo not to uny falling oft in the value ol Ibo exports ot cotton, but to tho rapid increase in the exports ol breadstulla, provisions and minora! nils. During the last three yearn the value ot the exports ot brcadstufts bus exceeded tho valuo ot the exports of cotton. In regard to the maritime interests ol tha United Btatcs the decadenco of that brunch ot the American merchant marine, employed in foreign commerce is stated at length. Tbo tahle show ing tbo nationality of tonnage entered indicates that since the year 185G there lias been an increase in the tonnage onicred at American pons ot every nation except our own. Tbe causes ot this decline are mentioned as fob lows: First, tho cost of building iron vessels, has during tbo last twenty years been loss in Great Britain than in tbo United States; socond, tho ship owners of other countries are able to operate vessels at less cost than they can bo operated by American ship owners ; and, third, under tho act of Congress ot May 24, 181:8, foreign vessols.with thoir cargoes are permit ted lo enter at American seaports from foreign countries upon precisely tho samo terms as to port charges, tonnage dues, and duties upon imported mer candise as apply to American vosscls. It is fuilhor shown Hat there is a lalling off in tho number of vessels em ployed in the domestic tradd. This is practically accounted lor by the in crease iu the line of railways and the deflection of commerce from wator lines to rail lines. Tho quoslion as to the moans of promoting the ship owning intcresl of tho country is a complex one. Sotno of tho points which havo an important bearing upon the question are, iho relative cost of material and the relative rates of wages paid to laborers in Great Britain and in Iho United Slates; tbo quality of stcol and iron employed in ship building in tbo two countiies; the rclutivo ratos of wages paid to officers and seamen ; Iho relative advantages which aro or may be enjoyed in tho two countries with respect to duties upon imported material used in ship building or in tho supplies of ships; tbe amount of local or Slate taxation upon ship property in comparison with sych taxation in Groat Britain upon tbo ships oi that nation; and the discriminations made by each foreign country in favor of Iho transportation of the mails in vessels carrying its own flag. FLO WERS. Pompons of the Asclepias, or Milk Weed, tenderly tinted iri blush, green, bull, lavender, or lull in theirexquisilo natural purity, are very effectivo in wall, table or hanging baskets; or grouped with other flowers to hold or fasten any light, thin draperies Straw hats, buttered and dinged, but not torn, buvu the brim turned up at sotno curi ous angle, and then havo either tho inside of the crowns, or tho outside, as tbo case may bo, filled with dried flow ors, the finer terns and sotno ot tbo pompons we have spoken of. Theso may either hang upon tho wall or be placod on tho centre table upsido down, or otherwise, according to tbo disposi tion oi tho flowers. Theso aro both pretty and comical. Among tho largo designs we find circular baskets wilh parasol from tho centre theso aro of straw tbo basket will bo tilled with cut flowers standing quito high, and tbe outside ot tbo parasol will also be decorated wilh blooms, while tbe in terior will bo linod with amilax or ferns, a delicate spray outlining tho handle. Tho satchel in rough straw, standing open filled wilh Qowera, is a graceful form of farewell lo a friend starting upon a journey. In the palettes and easels some very charming designs aro promised. Theso will bo in while holly, and will have pleasant and appropriate sentiments for different occasions in illuminated lettering on the left aide, wilb perhaps a bunch of lily of the valley in tho aperture for tho thumb, while tho right outer edge of tho palette will be outlined with jacqueminot roses, violets and a delicate fern. If in the sentiment painted on the left any par ticular flower is mentioned, it will, of course, predominate in tbo urrango raont. "William, do you know why you're like a donkey ?" "Like a dunkoy ?" echoed William, opening biscj os wide "No, I don't." "Do you give it up ?" "1 do." "Because your better half ia stubbornness itself" "Thai's not bad. Hal Hal I'll give that to my wilo when 1 get homo." "My dear," asked William, a be aat down to supper, "do you know why 1 am like a don key f" He waited a moment, expect ing his wife to givo il up, but she did not. She looked at bun somewhat oonimiseratiitgly as she answered, "1 suppose because you were bom so." Ono night Undo Harvey, keeper of a poor house down in Maine, was waked by the groans ol ononl the old men. "What is the manor t" ho asked. "I'm dying, Undo Harvey," said the old man. "I'm dying; go and got me a doughnut; I must bavo suthin' to pass away the time." Altor listening to the various ills to which penplo were exposed bronchitis in Florida, yellow lover In Now Or leans, lightning In the pine lands the laziest of the group, pushing back his hat, remarked : "Fact is, it' rather dangeroui livin' any whar." "Doctor, my daughter seems lo be going blind and she's just getting ready tor her wedding, tool Oh, dear me, what' do be donor" "Let her go right on wilb lite wedding, madam, by all means. If anything tan open her eye marriage will " MORE HISTORY RECOX STRUCTED. Unless tho wholo fraternity of histo rians Is promptly supproiBcd history itself will be dry enough to repel all investigators bat statisticians and goats. Tho character ol Pocahontas has been smirched with ink, Goorge Washington's littlo hatchet is pro nounced a myth, "ThoSkcleton In Ar mor," found under tho stone tower al Newport, is said by some skeptic lo be as untrue to sample as the great stone giant, and now tho late lamented Captain Cook is having hi laurels torn off at a rate that, could bo know what is going on, would mako the groat explorer wish he nover bad lived at all. As a man who circumnavigated tho globe before the days of steam, and while Bhip supplies could not be purchased Id assortment at every out ot tbe way port in tho world, tho tap- tain has a certain reputation, but his nnmo is most effectively kept alive through successive generations of young students by tho story lhat ho was Killed and eaten tiy tbe sundwieb Islanders. But now comes a historian of Honolulu and declares that the Cap tain was not eaten at all. It ia admit ted, probably grudgingly, that be was killed and dissected, according to native custom, anil ii its heart was hung on treo to dry ; from thence it was stolen and eaten by a hungry nativo who mistook it shades of tbe mighty, arise and avenge the insult mistook it for the heart ot a pig I Not contont witli thus demolishing ono of the most eon spicuou landmarks of modern history as comprebonded by the younir the bis torian goes on In a cold-blooded way and even denies that the islanders wore cannibals at all. In Iho face of such heart-sickening iconoelasm the public can do little more than wring its bands hopelessly and determine to keep its eyes shut in the future land embrace Us few remaining darlings more tightly. Exchange. THE SAXD MAST. ITS WOItUERFUL POWER IN CUTTINO AWAY OI.ASS AND STONE. Among tho wonderful and useful in ventions of tho times is tho common sand blast Suppose you desire a piece of marble lor a gravostono. You cover the stone with a shoot of wax no thick or than a waler ; then you cut in the wax the name, date, Ac, leaving tho marble exposed. N"W pass it under the blast, and the sand will cut it away. Kemove tho wax, and you have the raised letters. Take a piece of French plate glass, say two feet by six, cover it with fine lace, and pass it under the blast, and not a thread of the lace will be injured, but tho sand will cut deep into the glass whorovor it is not cover- od by the lace. Now remove the laco, and you have evory delicate and bean tiful figure raised upon the glass. In this way beautiful figures of all kinds aro cut in glass and at n small expense. The workmen can hold their hands under tho blast without harm, oven when it is rapidly' cutting away tho hardest glass, iron or stono, but they must lock out for finger nails, for they will be whittled off right hastily, if they put oo stool thimbles to protect tbe nails it will do littlo good, for the sand will soon whittlo them away ; bnt it thoy wrap a piece ot soft cotton around them they aro safo. You will at once see the philosophy of it. The sand whittles away and destroys any hard substance oven glass but does not affect substances lhat aro soft and yielding, liko wax, cotton or flno laco, or even the human hand. Slkepino at the Bbakks. People ho have neither the knowledge de rived from observation, experience or conversation with railroaders, of what the duties of weary and tired brnko- mcn on freight trains consist, can form no adequate idea of tho terrible strain which their proper discharge is upon the physical endnranco of the men, especially in inclement woathor. It is a rulo of the road, that all brnkctnen, with conductor, must be on the train when in motion. Only tho hind flag man occupies the caboose, which he leaves tho moment the train stops, to go and flag. The brakoman's plane ia on the top of a car or on a bumper, while the train Is in motion, where he must stand, pelted by rain, hail and snow, and swept by the pitiless hnrri cano. Worn out and weary by con stant watching, many ol these men fall asleep, wilh their arms and legs wrap ped around the bars of the brake, and lamp hugged close to his bosom. In this dangerous position the brakoman snatches a moment's sleep a short dream perhaps of loved ones at homo, as his bonumbed body is swaying to and fro over a yawning chasm, to fall into which is a sure and horrible death. Il is beyond human endurance lor men to resist sleon. All know the danger, bat few heed it, and the consequence is niBny a poor, brave sleeper at his post of duty is dashed under the wheels of his train and crushed and mangled to death. Tn Cabb Girl or the Period. Tho holiday season it rich in delights, but It brings eortain torments that fre quently tone down the general average to an extent that to some pooplo pre vents its being to glorious a timo alter all. Conspicuous among it drawbacks is tho cash girl at tome ot the large stores, llcr duties consist in taking purchases and monoy the formor to be wrapped and returnedwith such change as may be duo. Generally she con sumes so much timo at thia occupation that iho enure stock ol the purchaser a patience is consumed ; but this it but part of tbe annoyanco. Often she oc cupies seats placed in front of tho countora for tho benefit of tho custom ers ; tho banter the saleslady, who frequently returns the attention in kind, Instead ol attending to purchas ert; she expresses her opinion of all earthly affairs aa freely and loudly a il she bad boon employed to relieve the tedium of shopping by a free loetnre ; sho play with others of her kind, play fully tossing baskets and other light artic les about, regardless of whom she may bit, and makes of herself a nui sance in genoral. Uor employer would nnd it to bis Interest to suppress ner vitality in sotno decree; moat of the customers can find annoying children without leaving homo. A. I . Jleralit. Hardly tub Thing. It is laid that farmer in tbe country and working men in Western cities are salting down fold coin. This is all right. In tho day of ad vcnily this old stocking hoard is an excellent reserve to draw upon. Tbia disposition on tho part of tbo com mon peoplo to become their own bank era is not at ill wonderful, Thoy do not forgut tho variable greenback or the industrious Greenbacks Plenty of gold and sivor for change, and lot of wheat and ooro, puts the proprietor oeyona want. COUXTERFEIT C01X. Dye's Government Counterfeit lie teetor eay : "Tho doublo eagle of tho United States, is a largo, thick coiu, and has therefore been lamporcd with to make a lalso ptoce, which Treasnrv experts doclare 'the worst fraud we have to deal with.' "Tbo hull eagle has been extensively counterfeited. "Tbo quarter eagle, although too thiu and small for sawing and filling, has, however, boon mutilated, bored and stuffed by another process ; also, extensively counterfeited in various ways. "There is a dangerous whito metal counterfeit of tbe silver dollar of 1878, having the size of the genuine coin, an excellent impress, good color and tine general appearance when new irom tho die; but it assumes a leaden dprit i ted color after being bandied, and isj 113 grams too light. Another coun-j lerteit of the silver dollar of 1878 is ofi German silver, and so heavily plated that it resists the chemical test, unless previously cut into or scraped ; though presenting an appearance calculated to deceivo, this piece may be detected by the scale or an expert hand, on Bo- count of its lightness, in reproducini? dies for coinage of the silver dollar of lais, tbo artist mado some slight touches of alteration, causing an ap poaranco of variety .in the coin ; theso small deviations should not be regard ed as indications of a counterfeit piece "Tho silver bull dollar has boon fear fully countcrleited ; false half dollars of ovory kind may be found of almost any date since tbey wero first coined. Tho most dangerous falso half dollars aro those of 1841, 1842, 184:!, lSb'O, 1872 and 1876. "Tbo silver quarter dollar has been counterfeited almost every date since it has been coined. The most dan gerous false quarter dollars are dated 1858 orl8ti0. 'Counterfeit dimes aro numerous and of various dates. Falso dimes of compound metal or brass, stiver washed orplatod, dated 1848, have boon passed freely. False diiuos dated 1853, 1875, 1876 and 187" bavo been extensively circulated. "Even tho cent has been counter fcited, and tho small copper und bronzo currency extensivoly corruptod. Tho counterfeit cents aro excellent copper imitation of the lawlul coinage ol the l nited Males Mint, and wero struck from dies originally made for tho ptir poeo of manufacturing copies ol nniqne and rare cents of such dates as com manded high premiums among cob lectors, nutnismalologisU and ami. quarians." RULE OR Rl'lX It is not our intention in usine tbo above caption to apply its lrgitimute meaning to anyone in particular; but tho principle is so fully developed in some individuals that a short editorial may bo of some benefit to those most 3ocply involvod in this evil. Tbero aro very lew communities without thorn, they are not only to be dreaded ; but tbey entail a curse on all with whom thoy are associated. It is not difficult to detormino as to who thoy are; wherever found, they fuel disposed to do all the taking thcmselvos and lool insulted should any one presont not givo attention to their harangue of self praise and egotism, which is all they, as a general thing, indulge in. Igno rant on all subject of interest to- tho community at lat go, thoy indulge in heaping vituperations and abuse upon all who differ from them in opinion. Thoy have no sympathy for anything that is good, and bonce ohurcho and all organizations for moral reform coino in for a full share of their onvy. Why is all this ? Tbe problem is of easy solution ; because they cannot rule, they try to ruin. Generally speaking, could the secrets of tho family over wnico iney havo absolute control, bo known, their tyrant would perhaps, be much more self evident, it is difficult to tell whether there is power enough in tho grace of God ever to infltienco their minds for the better. One thing is certain it scarcely verreachc them. It it did tbey would soon bo found trying to measure arms with Johovuh because they could not bavo tho rul ing of tho universe 7'yrtnf Timet. A LittleCannibal. Tbe Ellsworth (Mo.) American tolls this story : There is living at the house ol Capt. Means, of Milbritlgo, a girl about nine y oars of age, whoso history is remarkable. Some time within the presont year an Amer ican vessel cnllod at a small island in tho Pacifio Ocean lo procure water. This island was inhabited by cannibals. They brought aboard thia littlo girl to sell lor the Captain's dinner, offering to prepare her for cooking il he would nuy. I ho captain told them he would buy bor, but chose to kill bis own meat. Site was bought, and tho Cap- lain afterwards meeting t'ipt. Moans, gavo her lo him. Her complexion is not unlike tbo North American In dian's, bnt the sbapo of her face is different, being quite round, forehead broad, eyes largo, with largo teeth, pointing somewhat outward, which has a tendency to cause ber lips to op pear thick. Chin very sinsll and re treating. She is ot good form, with very small hands and feet Sho still believos the will bo killed and eaten, and when alrajigors enter the house she clings to Mrs. Means, and begs of bor not lo let them have her. Chicago ia studying physical geog raphy to find oot tho fountain bead of the water in thoir artesian wells, which rise in a stand pipe nearly a hundred feet higher than the level of Lake Superior ; or about 72S feet above the level of tbo Atlanllo Ocean. But, as peculiar and difficult of explanation at thia may be, it is insignificant com pared with the physical wonder, Lake Chautauqua, which is 1,2!H) fuel higher Iban the level of the Atlantic, and nas no visible inlet. Where does it get it) wator f A philosopher graphically illustrates the difference between a blunder and a mistake "When a man puts down a bad umbrella and takes up a good one," saith Josh, "he makes a mistake, but when be put down a good one and take up a bad one he make a blunder. "Well, well," taid Billington, niaice- lically, "re mosn't be too severs oo the young fellow. I suppose I was a big a fool as any of them when 1 wa young "lo, replied toast. "and you are not an old man now, Hillington. . Wishing to pay his friend a compli ment, a gentleman remarked : "1 hear yoa bare a very industrious wife." lea," replied the friend, wilb a ntol ancholy etude, "she it Dover idle. She alwayt And something for m to do." HOW, TIE GOT OX A filllRT. Tna Balleu'l Monthly.) ' 1 wish, my dear," taid Mr. Spoop ondyke, rolling ovor lazily in bed, "I wish you would take tho stud and cuff-buttons out of the shirt I wore yesterday, and put them into a clean one for mo." "Ol course 1 will, you poor, dear, tir"" man," said Mrs. Spoopondyke, "aa If thore were anything 1 wouldn't do for you." And sho dove lo Iho bottom of tbe drawer and fished out a shirt ho had carelully slowed away under all the rest, becauso he didn't have a collar to fit it. Then sho adjusted the studs and sleeve-buttons, and the tore and alt collar buttons, and laid il across the back of a chair. "I sometimes wonder how I used lo get alung as a batchelor," said Mr. npoopenUyko as be pulled on the shirt. "Do you know, my dear, my duily life was made miserable by iny shirts? But now" ... --' And he kissed bis wife alhVtiunalcly, while sho beamod with delight, and bustled around to get everything in readiness, so lhat he might have to ask for nothing. Mr. Spuopeiid ku hullom-d an I ar ranged everything until be cuiuu lo tho collar part of the business, and then lie hesitated. "Whcro'd you find this shirt, any way ?" he asked, stretching bis neck and looking at himself in the glass. "How fur did you have to go to wrench thia garment from obscurity, eb J What bavo you done to the neck of Ibis thirt, anyhow ? 1 haven't not a collar that will go half way round tho . blasted thing." Mrs. Hpoopendyke nntlorcd up, and examined tho shirt in front, and then looked at tho back, and finally thrust ner nana netween tho Kind and neck of her liege. "1 soo what it is," she said. "Yon haven't pulled tt down tar enough." "Pulled it down ! Pulled it down I Where do you think this collar goes on, Mrs. Hpoopendyke 1 Around ihe waist? Mttybo you think I wear a collar for a liver pad. Whore'd you got it? Whcro'd you find il?" "I lound it in tho drawor wilh the rest ol your shirts, my doar. Theie's nothing tho mutter wilb IU" And she palted the band on both side of tho neck, and then ho gave it a gentle tug. "Thore," she continued, smiling thro' her anxioty, "now it's all right." "Oh, yes!" returned Mr. Spoopen dyke, with a fearfully sardonic laugh. "Uf. course it' all right. All you've got to do is to grin at any thing, and that makes it all right. Look at it, will you? Just look at it. Don't you see the collar won't meet by a foot and a ball? Grin at it onco more, Mrs. Spoopendyko. Just grin at it. it'll come all right. Just grin, will you?" "Perhaps it's shrutik," said Mrs. Spoopendyko, stroking tho band ten derly, and looking at it with a statis cat eye, as if calculating how much tbo shrinking might have affected it. "That's what il is," relurned Mr. Spoopendyko. "Now you've struck it. It's shrunk. When it was new. it nearly choked mo. Now it's shrunk up like a barrel-hoop. I'm going lo hire you out lor a telescope, Mrs. Spoopendyko ; you can see further and more than a minister's wife at a sew ing circle. Oh I It's shrunk ; that's all. lis shrunk. Now you pull on one side, and 1 will on the other, and we'll stretch it back smaller, (ret bold and pull, will yoa ? It's only shrunk." "Let me put a stitch in it, suggested Mrs. Spoopendyko. 'Put a stitch in it.' It don't want anything mote put in it, I tell you. It's got too much in it now. What do yoa think this thing ia anyhow V A bed quilt, eb? Well, it's a shirl Irom tbe shoulders down, and it's a dozen and a half shirts from tbe shoulders np. Vvhcro'd you gel it any way? ho told you this was the shirt I wanted ? Ever hear mo say anything about this shirt? Ever hear me allude to this shirt?" "Well, i thought" ' "Undoubtedly, Mrs. Spoopendyko ; unquestionably. You thought. That's the troublo with you. To much mind altogether. Next tall 1 am going to build a wing on yon, and start a col logo. You thought I p'r'aps your ex alted reasoning suggested a shirt wilh a collar-band thai would go aiouud your ideas. Well, what are you go ing to do about it ? Uow're you go ing lo fix it? Going to stand there all duy, like a duck in tho mud, while 1 futlen up to fill this measly thing ?" "Suppose you try on another shirt." suggested Mrs. Spoopendyke, timidly. "That's it I .Now you're thinking again. As it I badn'tshirt enough lor six! Gut out some more sbirts, Mrs. Spoopendj ko. Get 'cm all cut. Man wants but littlo bora below, and wants that all in shirts. Pull 'em out I Blast tho thing!" ' It i-i i pl "There, nowl" said Mr. Spoopendyko, as he hauled the wrock off and kicked it under tbe bed. "Now, Mr. Spoop. endyke, p'r'a you are satisfied. I've busted the blamed thing for good." Mrs. Spoopendyko crawled under the bed, fished out tho torn garment, rescued the ttuds and sleeve-buttons, and introduced them to another shirt, with which Mr, Spoopondyke arrayed himself in silence. "Another time, Mrs. Spoopendyko," said bo at length, "I'll thank you to let my shirts alone. I never bad iny troublo when I was a batchelor, and hereafter you won't interfere with my things unless I give special instruc tions. You understand me?" "Yes, dear," smiled Mrs. Spoopen dyko sb sho followed her lord lo break fast. A Bomance in Old Style A nice littlo romance appears in tho columna of the Springfield Republican. One of tho rosiest maidens in lhat city, while hurrying to the depot to take a train, tripped, and so graoelnlly recovered herself at to win tbe admiration of a very substantial lookingold gentleman. He assisted the young woman on the train and to a seat beside himself. Conversation followed pleasantly and acqnaintanco ripened fast. On parting at a station not many miles west ot tho city tho couple exchanged addresses. Tho old gonlleuian proved to be a wealthy Chicago merchant, who open ed a correspondence with tho heroino. She apparently wrote as agreeably as she talked. Letters winged their way bctwoon tho city by tho river and tbe city on tho lako. Then came a propo sitionnot ot marriago, but that the worthy ton of the suscopliblo parent be admitted to the correspondence. The father gradually draw out of the field, and the son m,ore than mado his place good. Then came an offer ot murriago. It was accepted. Threo souls aro happy, a brilliant wedding and luxurioua borne are in prospect, and tbe railroad officials have been greatly puzzled of lato by the number of Springfield girls who areatumhling, with more or loss grace, aboard trains bound for the groat and glorious West. "Etiquette" writes us to inquire if in our opinion It would be proper for bim to support a young lady if she was taken with a taint even il bo hadn't been introduced. Proper, young mau, certainly prop ber by all moans. Clavlani Sun. . Why are a lover's visit to bi sweet heart Ilk a snceissfal newspaper? Because they oomme.no weekly, then bocomo semi-weekly, then tri weekly, and then daily wilh Sunday supple ment. When doe a ton Dot take after kit father? When th father lake alter bun.
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