A Sterling Old Poem. Who shall judge man for tils maimer*.' Who shall know bim by hi* drew t Pauper* may bo lit for princes, Princes tit for something less. Crumpled shirt and dirty jacket May Unclothe the glorious ore Of UM deepest thoughts and feeling* Satin vest oan no more. There are streams of crystal nectar Ever flowing out of stone; There are purple buds and golden, Iliddeu, crashed and overthrown, flod, who counts by souls, not dresses, Loves and prospers yon and me. While He values thrones the highest, But as pohblos in the sea. Man upraised above his follows, Oft forgets his follows thou; Masters -rulers—lord*, romombor That your meanest hinds ore men 1 Men of labor, men of feeling, Men of thought and men of fame, Claiming equal rights to ennshlno In a mail's ennobling name. There are foam-embroidered oceans; There arc little wood-clad rills; There are feeble inch-high saplings; There are cedar* on the hills. God, who connts by souls, not stations, bores and prosper* yon and m>; For to Him all vain distinctions Arc as pcbbTfls in the sua Toiling bauds alomi are builders Of a nation's wealth and fame, Titled laziness is |>eneioucd, Fed aud fattened ou tho same. By the sweat of other*' foreheads. Living only to rejoice. While tho poor man's outraged feeling Vainly lifts its fee bled voice. Truth and justice are eternal, liom with loveliness and light; Secret wrongs shall never prosper While there is a sunny right. God, whose world-wide voice is singing Boandh-ss iovo to you and me, Links opprosion with its titles But as pebbles in tho sea. THE STORY OF MY DIAMONDS. On the '.* th of May, 1870, I arrived in Anstin, Texa, with thirteen diamonds in my possession, the aggregate valne of which was fnlly SIOO,OOO. They had been aent to a certain party in New York who had agreed to carry them to San Antonio, Texan, where the pur chaser, a wealthy merchant and the owner of several ranches, lived. They were intended as a present to his only daughter on her birthday, the 10th of May. Every probable provision had been made to get them to the Lone \ Star State several days in advance of tho "auspicious occasion," which was meant to be such a memorable one in the life of the dark-eyed beauty of the romantic old town iu which she was born and reared. Tho first hitch oc curred in New York, immediately after the diamonds came into the hands of Fred Barrett, the consin of Miss Bar rett, and who it was arranged was to deliver them in person io the father. On the very day Fred Barrett opened the wonderful gem* to feast his eyes on their beauty he was taken violently ill. As he was an athletic, vigorous man, with no bad habits, he and his friends supposed ho would be himself in a brief while, but he showed no improve ment for several days and finally wnt for me. '•The doctor says I have bogun to | mend, but that it will be impossible for me to leave my room under ten day*. 1 According to the original plan I would have had ample time to reach uncle's be fore the 10th, but if those diamonds do ' not start to-morrow they will be too late for the interesting ceremony and uncle would rather lose a fortune than miss such a pleasure, on which iiis heart is set." "Why not send them by express? It is quite safe—that is, a* safe a* any thing can Ik> in this world." "I have thought of all that, but the imperative order from uncle was that under no circumstances should the diamonds go by pnblio conveyance. Yon know there have been many train and stage robberies in the West and Bouthwest lately, and these jewels would bo too tempting a morsel for some of those gentry. The long and short of it is, I want you to take charge of and deliver them to uncle himself, | You have been over the route several times and know the country more thoroughly than 1 do. To be brief, I accepted the proposal, and as I stated at tho beginning I reached the capital of Texas on the afternoon of the tfth of May in the centennial year. I am naturally cool and free from nervousness, but there was excuse for oonsiderablu w.wriment on my part. Mr. Barrett bad been notified by tele graph that a visitor would reach his house on the night of the 10th, which would bo in time for the party, but when tho preceding evening found the measeng r in Austin, that messenger felt it was cutting things altogether too fine for his comfort. It is foil fifty miles from the Texan capital to Baa Antonio, and the stage which left the former eity early in the morning ra* quired the entire day to make the jour ney. The line had been established many years, and there were throe ohangon of teams on the route, four horscn being always hi toll od to the heavy but powerful ooacb, which vory rarely indeed failed to rattle into Han Antonio early in the evening. With the lato completion of the railroad the ntage company linn found ita oooupution gone. It would have been morn pleasant to mo had another twenty-four hours boon at my command, but it was not that which caneed so much uneasiness aa the con viction that amounted to an absolute certainty that two men were following me. How in tlio name of tho seven wonders they learned or even Buspected that 1 had such valuable property in my custody passes my (Comprehension. Tho utmost socroey was used in Now York, and tho flery carbon points wore carefully wrapped up in a piece of chamois skin, which was as securely fastened to a small belt passing around my waist, beneath my clothing, and which was not to be removed uutil tho ond of my journey was reached. A person in my sitnation is naturally sus picions, but I am sure I conducted my self like tho majority of my lellow pas sengers who were not supposed to bo in tho possession of us much wealth as myself. I kept a close watch on them, but observed nothing to cause alarm until aftor leaving Ht. Louis over tho Iron Mountain road. I then became so well satisfied that two sinister-look ing and well-dressed men were shadow ing me that I declined to retire to my berth and sat up smoking most of the time and wide-awake all the way to Tcxarkana. At that dilapidated town I mad- tho best effort I could originate to throw the hounds off my trail. I thought I had succeeded for a time, but they turned up at Dallas, and when I registered at tho Commercial hotel their names ap|>eared under miue. Long before this I had fully concludivl that they had fixed on the road between Austin and Han Antonio as the one where I should part company with my diamonds and most probably with my life. Tho chances were so favorable on that lonely route that they merelv kept on my trail or rather in my company from Ht. Louis to the capital. Tho sit uation then was that I was due at a certain point fifty miles away and with in tw. nty-four hours, and that two men were determined that my property should never reach there. After strongly securing the door of my room that night *t the hotei I sat' down to decide what shonid be done, for there conld bo no mistaking the fact that tho crisis was at hand. In stead of being mentally tired and worn ont from the continnal strain to which I had bee n subjected, I never was more prepared for intense thought in all my life. I tipped my chair against the door, sitting with my hand on my loaded revolver, in which position I j know it would be impossible to *ur-, prise mo, and still thinking and turn ing over all sorts of plans, I finally j dropped asleep and did not open my eyes until daylight However, when I roused tip and looked around mo I had fixed upon a line of action. Whether it wonld take me throngh or not re- ' maine l to be seen, bnt I did not h ItF.MGIOBK. follow ihr I'mkhh, A Htory in told of an old hunter in Michigan who, whon the country wan now, got lout in the woods several timen. 110 wan told to hny a pocket company whicb ho did, and a friend explained to him its use. Ho soon got lost, and lay ont an usual. When found be waa asked why he did not travel by the compass, lie said he did not dare. He wished to go north, and ho " tried hard to make the thing j)oint north, hut 'twas no use, 'twould shake, shake, right round, and point southeast every time." A great many people fall of the right direction in life for the same reason of the mishap which befell otir Wolverine friend— they are afraid to take the Bible and follow just as it points. ■trillions Mr wo ant Naln. Michigan has 174 Presbyterian ! churches, with HI, 151 communicants. Of the twenty-one Protestant Epia cojml churches and chapels in Boston, ! eleven are free. Itev. I)r. Manning, of the famous old Bouth church of Boston, has been voted by the chnrch an annual {tension of 81,' KM) for the rest of his lifo, work 01 no work. An attack, culminating in a serious riot, was made by a mob npon the " Salvation Army " while parading in the streets of Heading, England. The magistrates have advised the army to abandon their processions, but they re -1 fuse. The Methodist Episcopal Church Union, of Pittsburg, organized one year ago for the purpose of lifting church debts, has, by donation pf 81,150, secured the payment of debts to the amount of 814,000, thus relieving three churches. The Congregational church, at End ington, Mich., has recovered from the eflects of the great fire that burned its edifice, with the business portion of tin town, in June last. The new edifice, which is a fine one, will soon bo dedi cated free of debt. Despite the attacks made upon it, and widespread discussion of the dis. establishment proposition, the Church of England shows few signs of decay It is now giving at the rate of more than 8700,000 for cliaiity, and building al>out 130 new parsonages every year. An organization, similar to the Hal vation army, called the "Christian Army," has been formed in Chicago for evang.diatic purposes. It has a com mander-in chief and other officers down to corporal. Bishop Pallowns is said to be encouraging the movement, which is unsectarian. The Calvary Baptist church of New York city has begun to erect a hand some church and chapel on its lot on Fifty-seventh street, between Hixth and Seventh avenues, which was purchased for 8150,000. The new buildings are expected to cost 8200,000 and to be ready for use in a year. Some Sew Geography. "Of whs* is the surface of the earth com pose 1 7" "Of corner lota, mighty poor roads, railroad tracks, baseball grounds, cricket fields and skating rinks." "What portion of the globe ia water r " Aliont three-fourths. Sometime# they add a little giu and nutmeg to it" " What is a town 7" " A town is a considerable collection of houses and inhabitants, with four or five men who 'run the party' and lend money at fifteen per cent, interest." " What ia a city 7" " A city is an incorporated town, with a mayor who believes that the whole world shakes when he happens to fall flat on a crosswalk." " What is commerce 7" " Borrowing $5 for a day or two and dodging the lender for a year or two." " Name the different races." " Horse race, boat race, bicyole race and racing around to find a man to in dorse your note." " Into how many classes is mankind divided 7" "Six; being enlightened, civilized, half-civilized, savage, too utter, cot worth a cent, and Indian agents." " What nations are called enlight ened 7" " Those which have bad the most wars and the worst laws and produced the worst criminals." " How many motions has the earth f" " That's acoording to bow you mix your 1 rinks and which way you go home." " What is the earth's axis 7" "The lines passing between New York and Chicago." , " What causes day and night 7" " Day is caused by night getting tired out. Night is osused by every body tsking the street our and going home to supper." " What Is s map 7" " A map is s drawing to show the jury where Smith stood when Jones gave him a lift under the eye." " What is a mariner's compass 7" " A jag holding four gallons."—Dt troit Fret Prm. (LIPPIX4JK FOK THE CUKIOUS. It has been calculated that a single cat will devour twenty mice in one day. It is estimated that a quarter of a bil lion pounds of tea are used every year. In Liverpool theonly pnblic elevators are those in the grain doeks at Liver pool. The nae a stick for an al manac, npon which are marked the festivala of the year. Gallants of the court of Louis XIV. pulverized diamonds to prove their lavish magnificence. The animals of the opposite sides of the Pacific ocean are entirely nnlike, no species being common to both sides. The following sentence of only thirty-four letters contains all the let ters In the alphabet: "John qnickly ex. temporizod five tow hags." Number of seals taken al>out New foundland during one season, from March to May, was 465,813. Estimated value in European markets 81,250,(MM). A Baxon, under King Etbclbert, could pull the nose of an enemy if he ftad three shillings to sjiare, hut if he made the nose bleed it cost him five shil lings. It is said that the horn of a rhino ceros when cut through the middle ex hibits each side the rude figure of a man. the outlines being marked by small white strokes. At the close of the war the people of the United states had to lie taxed 81 20 per capita, annually, to pay the interest on the public debt; now a tax of 81 51 a bead is the animal burden. Sparrows have multiplied to such an extent in Bonth Australia that a com mission, appointed by the government, havo sent in a report reoommending means to be taken for their deatmo tion and rewards to be given far head" and egg*. The name of the chameleon is derived from two Greek words signifying "ground lion," a name singularly inap propriate. since it is one of those rrea tnres which is especially fitted to live on trees and is ill at ease on the surface of the earth. An epitaph in the cemetery of Oer mantown, on a vontb named for the "father of bis conntry," reads: "He was nobleh'-srted and amiable and in telligent, having been awarded a silver goblet for a literary production at the age of eighteen." The horse is capable of exerting a stress of only sixty seven per cent, of his own weight in his daily work. The ox abont seventy , the mule seventy five ; the ass eighty ; the goat can draw more than hi* own weight; the lion has been known to drag a slain ox a con siderable distance. A fox gallops away with the lar est goose st a rapid pace. Monkeys are wonderfully strong for their size. A turtle has been known to move with a man standing on his back six times its weight. The Greater Include* the leo. At a little musical party, the amateur singers being called on, sangssme diffi cult operatic passage. Hiss Adelaide Phillips was then asked, and seating herself at the piano sang "Kathleen Mavourneen" with such thrilling sweet ness that the young Irish girl setting the table in the next room forgot all brr plates and teaspoons, threw her self into a chair, pnt an apron over her face and sobbed as if her heart would break. All the training of Adelaide Phillip# her magnificent voice, her stage experi ence, her akill in effects—went into the performance of that simple song. The greater inclnded the less. And thns all the intellectual and practical train ing that any woman can have, all her public action and active career, will make her if ahe be a true moman, more admirable as a wife, a mother, a friend—T. W. 7/ipyinssn. A f'erasr In Corncobs. " There is a corner io corncobs, somewhere," said a New York whole sale dealer in pipes, " for the demands of manufacturers of oornoob pipes oan not be met, even at aivancel price* There has never been such a scarcity *n the supply. The pipes, too, aeem to be in greater demand than ever. Many men won't smoke any other kind. 'I know one rich society man who would bo in disgrace if he was seen in publio with a corncob pipe in hla month, but who keeps hia pipe in the bedroom and has a quiet sunke before he goes to bed. The man who invented the process of hardening a oornoob baa be come independently rioh. Home cob pipes are costly beoanse of the silvor mountings, but the pipe that sella for five cents is the moot popular. Smokers ssy that tile oornoob pipe ia sweeter than any other. Southern oolored men who know what is good, from a hoeeake to a 'jHinsam, wouldn't give a cob pipe for the finest meerschaum if they couldn't get another." There ia MI admiral in the British navy who was commissioned in 1797. Jo "Might liar* Been" with bod. Ah, soul ! look upward ; trowing, kuu the rod. And know thr i* no "might h*v< Wn" with Ood. From Hun, trhcneror lowly we draw noar, Wo loam of lovo that im.tot out all fi-ar. Wo tlfi'l a faith, that In oblivion'* tea Whelm* ot rerj dread and doubt eUrnslly. A hojrf) unfaltering to tin U given. A tender charity aa broad aa heav. n; A perfect peace, a ealin, untroubled roat, Through tbaae all thinga anon r rr trl ,j bloat. We run-, triumphant over death and am, All pain and aorrow In our Joy forgot, And looking backward on our "might hava been," Thank Ood (hat it waa met. ________________ vfeclrd. PUJtiKJfT I'A II Ab It A I'll s. An honeet man i the noblest par suit of woman. Cheap men and accord ion are noi-y on all occaniooA. A supreme court—when abe and her father and her mother are all willing. Spring freshets are like oomo caah iora—they knock apota ont cf the banks. " Half of those smiles are mine," raid a dentiat who looked at an audience | from hia box. There ia nothing ao lamentable M that there are persons who cannot aing, and rc-t they make the attempt. The moat difficult tank to which a man la ever subjected ia finding a name good enough for hia flrat labj. Philadelphia haa an artiat named I Sword. When eight yearn of age he waa only a little bowie. Ia it a wiae thing to have an auc tioneer for a father in law? He might knock yon down, if he got angry. Oscar Wilde ia accused of having written " Beautiful Hnow." Thia is the hardest thing that haa been said about him. Itelle Boyd, the t onfederate corre- Kpondcnt, apv and blockade runner, lirea now in Goraicana, Texa, and fre quently deliver* a lecture or two. " Too much abaorbed in hia buaineaa," waa the comment of a Western news paper on the death of a brewer who was drowned in a tank of hia own beer. In Denver there are more marriage able daughter* of millionaire* than in any other city in the Union, and they average three bogus lord* a week there. The man who takea hia advertise ment out of his home psper to econo* mine, might sa well cut off his fee t to obviate the necessity of buying stock ing*. •' Why doe* a donkey eat thistle* V asked a teacher of one of the largest boys in the clsaa. " Because be is s donkey, I reckon," waa the prompt reply. A Gunning, up in Michigan, ia lecturing on " After Man, What T A Fort Wayne editor, who has been there, rises to remark that it ia "generally the sheriff or some woman." It is said that Count Taafn is likely to haTeconsiderable difficulty in manag ing the Austrian reicharath during the present amnion. He should remember wltat's in a name and give it to 'em. A North Carolina justice of the peace recently married a couple aa he sat en throned in state on the back of a mule, and the animal for onoe realised that there waa a bigger trouble going on than he could produce, and kept his heels still. " When I goes s shopping," said au old lady, '• I alters ask for what I wants, and if they have it, and it's cheap and it's suitable, and I feel inclined to take it, and it can't be got at any plaoe for lew, I alters take it, without chaffing all day, as most people do." " I don't miss my church as much aa you suppose," said a lady to her minis ter, who had called upon her during her illneaa; " for I make Betsy ait at the window aa soon as the bells begin to chime, and tell me who are going to church, and whether they have got on anything new." A Buffalo paper tells of a lover who began to propose to his girl just as his horses started to run with the sleigh. Bung determined to have it over with he got the question out at the moment the sligh struck a mile post. The girl was thrown high into the air, but a* she came down she uttered a firm " Tea, Charlie," and then fainted. " And what do you think of the Te naisaance,' my dear!" said she of the blonde hair as she looked about her drawins-room with an air of prida. " Oh, I am sure I hardly know what to think. Bat so long as George can aell imported sunflower need* at seventy flve cents a packet and palm off a cellar foil of oniona for lily bnlba, I shall support it" Thia ia the practical view of the erase. A newspaper reporter haa discovered that Oscar Wilde wears a pair of bright ruby satin suspenders, embroidered with Marguerites and gold let Tea. This ia about as deep aa hia ward roba haa been penetrated up to the hour of going to preea, notwithstanding the fact that the the lea of New York and Philadelphia are yearning to know whether he baa a stork or a lily painted on his liver pad.