r.,,,unn'fl i,,K(.7ine for May is
(Hie
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c
'0
IT I' I I J rt
r.l! I V V Mr
trnon
HUNKER'S BnilDlKft
TEHMa, i.6o A YAn.
V.. o.. . .
.... - ..scrip,,,,,,, i-PO0Tpd
I "'" Minn tl,l(.0 month!,.
tor n ahorler
,'llcd Iroin nil 1.0.1.
. hi- I'ci in rr V
luioii viudiihJ
IIMUll'HtlOllM.
Heirship,
Litllo store of wealth have I; -Not
a ,oo, lnn,i t .'
Nor n man.on fair and high,
JJiiiH with towers ,l fretted tono.
Mocks, nor bonds, nor title deeds,
nr herds have I to show:
When I ride, no Amh (U
Toh or mo their ninnos of snow.
I I'n neither jx,rls nor gold,
Massive pinto, nor Jewels rare;
Brold.rnd fiikn ot worth untold,
. Nor rich io!Kg B rpioon might wear!
I" tny guidon's narrow bound
Flaunt no costly iropio blooms,
I.i.loiii,,;: nil tho uir nrormd
w.iJl 11 woigfit t,t rare perfumes. -
Vot to nil immense estate
Ami heir, by grace ot tiod .
K'-hT, grander, that dolli wHIt
Any earthly monarch's noi.
Hiir ol ail nos, I
Heir of all (t thoy havo wrought,
AH Uioir store of-emprise high,
All their wealth of precious thought.
oiy Roidoa dood ol their
Rbo In its luster on my way;
All their la'. ,r, ah tloIr prayerg
Sanctity. this pronont day!
Heir 01 nil that thoy havo learned
tiy their piwsiou and their tears'
Hoir ol all that Hioy have learned '
Throu I, ,ho wttry toiliK yeaMj
Heir ol nil the faith sublime
On mho-,0 wings they Bar to heaven :
H.-nrofevoryhopo that time
To earth's luinting 8o imth giver I
Aspiration pure and high
Strength to dare and to ondure
Hoir U all the ages, l
, Io! 1 am no longer poor!
Ju.ia C. R
Dorr.
An Unexpected. Witness.
(P.? Jtwi&m nua imuy'wire lit
th ir HUiunuT nwdenoe in Berk ton. It
wns h wiu tu Junt'cvoiuptf, and Mr. Ran
kin vritt uttinx outhe pizz:v when hii
miil wiut liaiuled to him. It was i
sehloni Hint he n'ceivid any coratnuni
oniion of iiuporianie nt contained is t
his daily letter from his business, man
aser in the city, that, after reading that
epistle, he turnrd to the opening of tin
other envelopes with no expectation o:
finding nnytliing morn inteiestlng thai,
n circular, or a stntcment of some local
market. His surpriso and interest were
therpfore considerable when he opened
the following letter:
My Dkah Rankin To day for .the
frit tiiu' in ntu-en years I have heard
of you. I learn that you have passed
your summers for the last few years in a
secluded little village a paradise of
quW'tnesn, cahed Berkton. I also hear
that in your little hamlet there is a
church but no minister. My friend,
when wo were " chums," you could not
believe that I would ever be solemn
enough to bcome a preacher. But a
preacher I am, although at present with
out a charge. I have been offered a po
sition in your city, with large salary.
For a certain reason, which I shall not
mention, I cannot accept the offer. 1
desire to labor in the Master's service as
long as 1 live, but. I am compelled to
work in some quiet section of his field.
May I ask you to present my name as
that of a candidate for the vacant pul
pit in your neighborhood? Sincerely
yours, ... John Raymond.
It is doubtful if there had been for
years in the feelings of George Rankin
anything so near to sentimentalism as
there was during, and for some time
after, the reading of that letter.
"So he really became a minister,"
said he, to himself, as he folded up the
letter ar.d put it in his pocket. For an
hour he forgot to turn to his paper, the
memories of those college days was all
at once so absorbing.
There was verylittle that Rankin
knew about Raymond, though for a year
at college, it so happened the two had
shared a room; they were very fjood
friends, though by no means very inti
mate. They were unlike in many re
spects. The former cared little for
society; the latter was looted upon,
even then, as quite a society man. Ray
mond's father was dead. His last re
quest was that his son become, like
. him, a minister. Soon after his father
died, leaving barely property enough to
support ins mother and educate him,
young Raymond came into possession
of considerable wealth, by the decease of
an uncle. From that time he was to
gratify his taste for elegant attire, pic
tures and books; and to keep a team
Though possessing many good Qualities,
. ILankm could remember but one thing
in the life of his schoolmate that seemed
, positively religious, and that was his
invariable custom of offering a morning
and evening prayer. A silent prayer.
and not unfrequently when offering it
was he a long while on his knees. This
apparently sincere act of devotion made
some impression upon Rankin, but less
than it might have done perhaps if other
alleged acta in Raymond's life had not
seemed so strangely inconsistent with it.
it certain impressions that prevailed
among collegians at that time were cor
rect, his course of life in one respect, in
particular, was altogether inconsistent
with such a life as that solemn practice
implied he led. But as has been said,
there was very little that Rankin really
knew about Lis room-mate. lie him
self had discovered no vice in him; and
their friendship was not of the kind that
led them to make confessions to each
other. Yet he had come to think that
the opinion which existed to some ex
tent, that in the fashionable circles
which Raymond frequented, he was
VOL. XIII. NO.
KIVIU IO Hn PTCnaolrrn - r - .
ted by oo of the" 7"r ! "
bo.iutv nnH ,.air B.ex'. whoso
of m , r-rL,e.n "? time
tsr nf nn. f Vi 1 PVltls,n. ft dauch-
uuiu not OPcIino AnH
It Wnj nimnn, H...1. I. t u.'-."t- Ana
fatuatcd i n.;"a. "un i -
kin nnnn .romn. Kan-
3K5r?li,''--1
f . ' i 1'ui truiL nn t ha tkiA
" w lcavinK college and Ptri
upon an aotivo hnainl- " "V,l.,'.,K
consod to thJnlr h -ur! 1".nRn
' and at lonth quHe WoTl" "1S 'J
"gain by the application he
le, which vafftielv hinfn "r
sterv in i.-r;.- ,V"VV"
ch as Rank in rl; .
as wliothAr it .'-TJ":J " 1 aouDtea
1 . " tuum
be right and safe
people of Uerkton.
ton. Tt Ule
'sam. a-. . rajs
owing, in
.in a a-T. ' " y
1 11 1 1 1 1 u n 1 inI .
that for .r,V"c"e' "I? fact
cnmA n, " """ letter
that letter
,r, . 7 r.u !!iy,"?n'1 m the soberer
--. .v. uio uuiif'gG I e wnJ onnof.-rl..
before him aa ft
appeal that ho could not d srS r
in between the JIJ , iP&Z
conclusion that Raymond waa 1 verv
for.
yuo 10 jrui, rne r.oaiHr. 1,- i. j " 1 .
Rankin tX ; "ttu asKe
until he
i.ri i:u"r:"? .y one
thoroughly,
, .1 t,Biea lUa matter
thoiiirhti i . - 'i'S "ulcme of his
able strength n t 0 Rev JohJ. if"'
mond. Then h? . kL Efjj S?1 n UW
ofticpr-"a r:r Vl w. piace. The
to preach ,.mit applicant
- ".hjuhhih on trial.
H " Ml Si tLT0 H Wo
not offPrpH i h r " a mtnwtei had
hum hi T..,;!"1'. 1S. uncertain The
and on' S cn of it,
half hid the" lowV nJ,m 1 r"
!f.t of the oM.fl.iylL!.n
-SRiKva ft scor rd 'n ""r2
people from the city who spent the
warmer months in Berkton. There
were signs of thrift in everything except
the church. The twern even haJ
spruced up while the ciinrch was closed,
and was able to make quite n respect
able appearance among the stylish
dwellings of the village. But before
the first Sunday of the two that were to
ettle whether or not the Rev. John
Raymond was to be ctll.1 to preach in
Berkton came, the church r'ecei ved q nite
a thorough dusting and brushing inside:
and the brush and weeds around it were
cleared away.
I he audienco that awaited the new
minister, and that tilled the house that
first Sabbath morning was a motley one,
made up of city and country people.
There were those in the height ot fash-
ion as to dress; and there were many
who had worn the same dress, or bon
net, or coat, for a quarter of a century.
and were not aware that their garments
were out of fashion until they were worn
out.
As the Rev. John Raymond came in
and took his seat upon the ancient
looking sofa back of the pulpit, two
things in his personal appearance were
noticed; these were an indescribab.e
sadness in bis handsome face, and his
hair, which was very gray for a man less
than forty. Ills sermon was a powerful
one; the impression left upon the minds
of nearly all his hearers was favorable.
After he. had preached two Sabbaths,
he was asked to settle over the church.
It waa not necessary for George Rankin
to say anything in his favor to secure
the place for him, and he did not; but
his failure to do so was not owing to its
not being necessary, but to the fact that
when he saw Raymond enter the church,
he thought he discovered in that per
son's melancholy face and his somewhat
sunken eyes, unmistakable evidences that
he was a victim to that appetite which,
if rumors had been true, he was doing
all he could to fix within himself dur
ing the last year of his college life. But
Rankin, like all the rest, became a great
admirer of the eloquent preacher; and
compelled after a while to dismiss from
his mind what he came to consider his
groundless fears. Where beiore the
Sabbath had been looked upon as a tire
some, dull day, by the fashionable pco-
Elu of Berkton, it was now thought to
e almost equal to any of the other six
days. To the eld inhabitants of the
town the sermon on Sunday was a great
treat.
If the Rev. Mr. Raymond w as not
very much in earnest he succeeded in
giving the impression that he was ; and
the result waa an increased religious in
terest among all classes. Persons that
had never or seldom been to church be-
eame regular attendants. The church
became uncomfortably full, and there
waa some talk of a new building.
Church matters had now come to the
front in Berkton.
And vet. though as a m eaeher Mr
Raymond was all that could be desired,
there was some dissatisfaction at the
stand he had taken In regard to a cer
tain matter. When he accepted the
call to settle in Berkton, he stated that
his circumstances were such as to make
it impossible for him to call upon his
parishioners or receive callers at his
home. Dissatisfaction at this existed
among both the old inhabitants of the
?lace and the sojourners from the city,
t Beemed a strange thing to the former
that the minister should not visit them,
and to the latter that he forbade them
visiting him. Curiosity sprang up as
to the cause of such a remarkable state
of things. And that curiosity was not
lessened by the fact that, instead of
occupying the parsonage a small house
near the church the new minister had
rentud a large mansion that was built
by a once wealthy gentleman who, by
5.
TIONESTA, PA., APRIL 21, 1880.
the rpvpraoa nt r 1
unabl iA w ' I" ' 'u?f- .w? at present
den of .nZ "7 V m'nt bear the bur-
him T "'sposea to call upon
cotirsft nftho ' "V" V. ' -""'iea 1110
to bear ihVrfi? an unwillingness
41 i . vi viifccrLAin in ir. frti
could Ket, it was
-vuftil lie II Iff
- v uiu nun irti aniMa. 11
1 w UU
for t h e benVfi t nT 1 iil i. ave
of chnrft m h ."u.rc:u ana n W
his services
also to CI OI .e questi
hiTJ vMottne question
Tf , . . ' "
alwavYnifi" "Lp"a? ,or although
I)ifliJence l.ad aAn.umb e.
stnni k " j . uowitnthe
ic uu tasen. lie wmmif .
H7d, reeablean7yerve
tioned1111' ttheexytentgen:
mucfc , .consent toillwhofred
thna8.p.ad-vice ofohim. immediateh S
afterXTh,?rnflHSunday'.and a S
man. fte,laJ!W meeting. A
liitin i ttoouc whom SO
KlfdTuft,!1; -Puld be
and watchi i " " "c iaif.ea ahout
Iflatths shi.i. 1. -weii
. W V OS M Hill I IDIAWna.J
:: w,v it wtu Hnnn
side. n"?C" '"uL""" .n-lIe hill-
i 11"
Till.., -;sz K?l ,f.
find It nee;;o""':Ac"fc:cian: "id he
nijrht to ,:..7 n"4 write ali
di3 he hav-e san ge vl P or ,
and went in the dlrkneaaof 7f"Y?Z
wuat; ior a season hrf k;" i "V
i . . vr,,vciuinir llim. I(l
curiosity was now w.'.'"
mat inmclh r " 'w
upon the DrofoSnH ."...
Pastor'a Hrt,r:" -5Tiv. ,u w"cu tne
the cLinsiThiV0 were MRt. and
looks anri n,.V"" "f Pt his
an naren t in
III- t! . . " "
look in his countan;-T7i "l""w"8 8
have who " ""u" ?Tr!?n
George Rankinf" muc" " " W
in June to spTnd the Bummer It
came the burden nf i,i-nlh
MfP-win
i . e..,ut that it was a nont-.oa
antftue minister was losing ground
demned him fof kervntter j"r.r:
what ho had known oi--?1
lie thought it his dutv to go to the o
c ers of the church at once and tellys
tnem wnat ne Knew ana wnac ue icarea
of the man who stood over them in
holy tilings, and he did it. By Sunday
the secret was generally known. Never
theless, the congregation that gathered
while the tolling of the bell sounded
out through the beautiful valley and
over the hill of Berkton to hear the pop
ular preacher was as large as ever.
Douotless many who were there had
more cunoiity than ever to hear him.
And aianv, too, felt genuine pity for the
man. The seats wero hlled, the bell
ceased tolling. There was a silent, wait
ing audiencp, but there was no speaker.
The pastor failed to come that morning.
Alter remaining a httla while the people
left the church; nnd outside, for some
time after the congregation had broken
up, there were many little groups of
persons discussing in quiet and solemn
tones the melancholy fate of their tal
ented preacher.
The day passed and a dark night set
in. That night was not soon forgotten
by the residents of Berkton. The news
that flew through the village the next
morning was of the most startling
nature. It was that a woman had been
found at about midnight near the pas
tor's house in an unconscious state, with
a knife driven into her body near her
heart. The two physicians of the place
were summored to attend her, and
though she still lived they pronounced
her wound probably fatal. At the time
she was found the minister's where
abouts was not known. About an hour
later ho walked into the room where
the still unconscious woman lay. He
had a haggard look, and acted like a
person not fully conscious of what was
going on. lie asked no questions and
made no remarks ; but preserved a per
fect silence through the remainder of
the night. What his thoughts were as
he stood for a long while at a time by
the Bide of the bed, and gazed at the
figure lying upin it: or when he paced
back and forth in the corridor outside
the chamber door, no one could tell.
The knife that had been used for the
dreadful deed was identified by the ser
vants as one which had sometimes lain
on Mr. Raymond's desk in his library.
and was at other times carried by him.
The country for miles around was
searched, but no one was found who
was suspected of the crime. In the light
of the events of the previous year and
of present circumstances, the people of
Berkton soon discerned who must have
been the perpetrator of the awful act.
They came to the conclusion that the
Rev. John Raymond, while laboring
under some dark delusion, caused by a
long indulgence in that habit which it
was now considered proved had mas
tered him, had committed this crime.
The once popular preacher besame in
their eyes a fiend. There was a deter
mination that justice should certainly
and speedily take its course. At the sug
gestion cf some ot the citizens, the sus
pected man was taken into custody by
the oflicers of the law, and hurried to
jail, to wait the result of the woman's
injuries. The arrest seemed a great sur
prise to Raymond. When the officers
called at his house, and in the library
informed him of their intention, he pre
tended to think it was all like a horrid
dream.
"Is it possible," he asked, "that I
am suspected of murdering my wifeP"
Then after a moment's pause he said:
" If I must go and leave her, permit me
to remain until an old family physician,
whom I have sent tor, nnd whom I ex
pect every moment, arrives."
The officers waited, and in a short
time the physician came, a stranger to
1 . -zrr
all in RprVtr.
houiru i ii"u"1"".w.1 iur- Raymond
thfl r- "!Juame.,n a carriage of
hadn,"""lue or8 showed he
distant vry iiard and a on;
pistance. Raymond w ... 5
to sep t ho , ' """" r""Jti,ieu
"cw-vuuitr aione. At his ro
QUest one of il.o j.fc,J,sre
called in i "."r j". V. "pctors was
- .u uu imiuuucea to thestrsnirof
Raymond callcrl io( ti1? ,.rT?er-
and stated 1. w il"1-
viscr fr,r . j . , . ""JUJCR1 aa-
w taKe charge of the present case wh , le
he hoped the other doctors Vrf
he ftii-nn,4 . -nnn men as
he rSSJfe "1? way,
""wi ia unn ommoi, .,
youknoS?' ' ,eVeal n 8CCret tllat
B5k5 tftLsfacton. in
ail. aj ,h" i"1"' naa loagea in
pectation for rl fT. r . .ra! e
aiiu Lllt'l f' wna alun n i
wifewn.HoH '1C"I1UK lat his
latter VTf r-""0.JPainy top the
. tv HUOD
announcement of Mrs. Raymond's
death, so constantly looker! ftTyS?"a
come. For several' weeks she hovered
beeKreD TheaHMdeath,' aDd then grew
attend nS hS.111? doctor cea8ed to
attena upon her. And as though the
DrU w2f the Rev' John RaSd to
ir. WaJden was meant fnrrhL i" ;
dnmh 1""." tney were
at this .Hen S thPrerinC
Cftl men if r -vfoivui UiesemeOl-
explanation that could be found for his
hnnir (num.. , "uu JUI WIS
..vU nuv mai somehow Hi.
.i
.tThjyi? 8e", and the ,
1 J . . "urucnuw LUR mar.
were great indit
. uuu uiucreu ilia re eaoo Ti
ndi(rnoi!, l
i .. . . - t... iucru
citement. U Z.r..:
out
among men h mii ; i "Tlcu
. 1 reiimrea i
---- u remained at home
Uow, men asked, could such grave
matter be settled without a triafp A
trial it was determined there should he
The court would not do its duty the
church must not fail to do its down
Raymond was at once summoned' to
appear betorea "council f tMJ?
to answer certain charges. Tha trti
came off in the church? and was-
long as it Wri r.,,Ms- i. .wa? as
days', the Rev? John Raymond 1
eTc' bennow
,r;.v" ",lH. one oi h is
worst
no was accused
was a reluctant witness. He testified as
Raymond's habits at college; and in an
swer to a question, stated that he had
felt since Raymond had become the pas
tor there that he was an intemperate
man. Though, loath to say as much,
when asked at such a time lie must tell
the truth. There were enough to testify
as to the pastor's singular customs and
manners while he had been in Berkton.
One member of the council contended
that the bleached hair and sunken eyes
of the accused were strong evidence of
his dissipation.
To sustain the last and gravest accu
sation, one of the brethern simpiy stated
what was universally believed to be the
facts as to the cruel and almost latal as
sault upon Mrs. Raymond. The church
closed the present Uion of its case. Per
haps the majority of the assembly were
no more certain of the minister's guilt
after hearing the evidence against him
than before.- They had no doubts about
it when they came into the church ; it
was thought that Raymond would make
a great speech In defense of himself. All
eyes were riveted upon him, as with a
pale face be arose to answer the charges
brought against him. Instead ol a long
defense, he made a very brief one.
" Brethren," said he, " before God, I
solemnly affirm that, since I have been
the pastor of this church, I have never
been, intemperate; and that I have
never made an assault upon any person.
I speak the truth, but I have no witness
to testify in my behalf. Men may have
inferred from my manner heretofore
that some dark cloud overshadowed my
life, and one has, but now, thank God,
that cloud has disappeared. Brethren,
I believe I am called to preach the gos
pel. Permit me, I beseech you, to con
tinue my work here, and make only
this demand of me, that, if henceforth
my conduct shall seem unbecoming a
pastor, and these members of the church
so inform me, I shall resign my pastor
ate at once ; and I am confident you will
never regret that you gave me a chance
to regain your respect and affection.
The dead silence that reigned when
the pastor had closed and resumed his
seat, was in a moment disturbed by the
rustling of a dress on the stairs that
led trom the vestry up to the audience
room. A person ascending these stairs
would, on reaching the top, come into
view of those seated in church, as the
seats face the stairs. The chairman of
the council arose, but before he could
offer what he had to say, there came
into the presence of the assembly a lady
veiled and elegantly dressed. Stepping
to a place in front of the men who con
stituted the council, she threw back her
veil, disclosing a face which, though it
bore the marks of disease or indulgence,
was very beautiful. It was a face
whose portrait George Rankin remem
bered to have seen.
"1 am here," was the quiet reply, "as
a witness for the defense. My husband
would not summon me, and I come to
give voluntary testimony in his favor.
John, you must allow me to speak."
The stranger for sho was such to
nearly every one in the place then ad
dressed the council as follows:
"Gentlemen, you misjudge as noble a
man as ever lived. The charge of in
temperance you have made against him
should have been made against his
wife. The blow that nearly ended the
earthly existence of that miserable wife,
that you accuse him of giving, was ad
ministered by her own hand. I stand
as a witness of his innocence. And not
only that, but, as I trust, a redeemed
soul saved by the entreaties, ministra-
uviu. i , - f vria, mm JR
.50 Per. Annum.
Dewi c!urch lias been built in Berk
ton, and the much Wri XzSLlrtcZ
ev. John Raymond: nwri
ingCOUld to HnsT. Ld:?"Lld
n1eWarhm pIa?e 'n tbefi of the peo1
pie as her husband : anrl i., vL VJL:
j vmuimn woman. li mn.,
nowever, be owned that there are man v
who believe she is the iSLrT
another important secret of knoVin
how to bethfl mnf -.j.-Ljv1-. 5"OWing
that Kerttn h il " "6 "viunii
. . voti Liinrininir vtavmah
fieUBepuNtonT " uuwn'-W
A New Cereal.
It
IS
stated
sin t It J . m . .
will grow
thought to
UnifcfstTtfs'
came from Southern t?7, " - 1Ir5,t, wno
sorghum. EachoneiaanmpfKl-L.r,"1
androunder than a grain of wneaL and is
ss Tkv1" ? cassis
fTUflrTie bScan bS eaten ground
l i ... vio;iieu line wheat, nr
whole like rice, or used generally like
an v other nnro.1 t-i suy nxe
thit f ta - ' resemDJes
. . .nuinu uuia, ana in color is in.
.bow; tCtlLJL aM?8i8
rWrT.w a rwa.Kv oi starch, fat,
S inU P-d-e
zation compares favorably with that
of Indian corn. whet rl . ai
animal organi
nfa . a j .. """ we ant
inT.'.h,"" " ?. f flesh-form
"u,''" it surpasses all inrHo
SUrnasaea all T.;
n; . "f," wun Wheat, iye and
nnrna anA . r 7 -"ulau
or neariv IV. ulgL?' cellulose,
mrtKiS "uus uoer, is re-
fAA 8WUk makes as good
d,ierr aa.0uOra doeB- and a few S
Will furnish n rmii, , res
winter " ":S1J meiior a
. w. wuojuerauon ot the first im-
portance in that nearly treeless country.
A this signifies little in comparison
with its powers to resist drougSt. and
aa t J that an example, ono ot a great
many attested by the b LrnafurS
of practical, well known farmer
? bViv,cnY Forty acres of tuS:
over sod, which had not been wet with
wThtwool month8' PlaK
with two or three m"-- -v rr-?, -r
aeedplan&tsTrom the Llano Es-
tacado blew over It, but it grew
right along, although grass and
garden -truck beside it were fairly
burned up. It stood the rains equally
well, and finally it yielded sixty ex
pound bushels to the acre. It is more
over, worm and grasshopper proof.
The board of agriculture prints a mass
of letters whicii place these tacts be
yond question, and their signifi
cance is of the first importance.
From New Mexico to the British line
there are tens ot thousands of square
miles 500.000,000 acres according to a
reliable estimate which it was thought
nothing but an expensive system of ar
tesian wells could reclaim to any better
use than pasturage, and now comes this
African plant to furnish food and fuel
to this vast country, besides crops for
export, whose value it may yet be im
possible to express in nine figures.
The Debts of the States.
Below we have compiled a table show
ing the debts of the States of the Union
in 1840 and 1879. The figures for 1810
have been obtained from a statement
published in 1841 by Albert Gallatin,
and those ot 1879 from the various State
documents. At this time the table will
be of peculiar interest :
Total State
State$. Debt. 1879.
Alabama 7,809,bO0
Arkansas 6,000,000
California 3,403,000
Colorado 123,000
Connecticut 4,967,0 :0
Delaware 953,000
Florida 1,284,000
Georgia 10,644,000
Illinois 500,000
Indiana 6,000,000
Iowa. 3U0.OOO
Kansas 1,180,000
Total State
Debt, 1840.
911,500.000
3,000,000
None.
None.
Not known.
Not known.
12,210,000
11,890,000
None.
Kentucky 1,850,000
3,790,000
23,730,000
550,000
11,490,100
4,290,000
6,340,500
' V,b'ob,6o0
2,500,000
Louisiana 11,724,000
Maine 5,818,000
Muryhud 10,750,000
Massachusetts f33,000,0O0
Michigan 900,000
Minnesota 2,675,000
Mississippi '.. 600,000
Missouri 16,000,000
Nebraska 600,000
Nevada 650,000
New Hampshire. . . 3,450,000
New Jersey 2.2J0.000
New York 9,150,000
North Carolina .... 27,000,000
Ohio 6,475,000
Oregon 320,000
Pennsylvania 21,875,000
Hhode Island 2,535,000
South Carolina.... 6,730,000
Tennessee 26,320,000
Texas 5,073,000
Ve.mont 140,000
Virginia.. 29,350,0.0
West Virginia Prohibited.
Wisconsin 2,250,000
None.
None.
21,000,000
None.
12,94 ,000
'38,85"o,b'ob
None.
6,510,000
7,150,000
None.
6,320,000
None.
Total 9266,638,000 9188,610,000
Maryland held 914.250,000 in interest pay
ing securities of corporations, besides 9-
300,000 ol unproductive securities.
t Massachusetts has a sinking iund oi
911,268,000.
Forty years ago the various States of
the Union owed $188,610,000; to-day
they owe $266,638,000. Bradstrecl.
The "polyscope" Is the latest scien
tific invention, an instrument consist
ing of a peculiar light so arranged as to
make an examination of the interior of
the body entirely feasible. If these
Bcientifio chaps keep on, it will soon get
to be a pretty difficult job to hide even
a guilty conscience. Waterloo 06-ssrver.
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Rates of Advertising.
Onftqimrofl liH'li,)f.nf. inHri iion .
Onort-jiiare " one month . .
OnoNrjuaro three months -
OnoNqunro " ono ycr - .
runi.irp onn year
QunrterCol. " .
Half
One ' . .
Jfgal notices at established iaf.es.
.MijrrinRO and denth noticcB, KiHtia.
All bills for yearly advertisements
leeted quarterly. Temporary nrlreriiro.
nienU must he paid f,,r jn , vanee.
Job work, Cash on Delivery.
Where.
Is the wind the eoul cf nature !
Look how the wild leaves blow.
Hestless as hnmnn creatures
They flutter to aud fro. .
There is moaning in the pine-tree,
And whispering in the oak,
And a wailing at the window,
As if a spirit spoke.
Is the son the soul oi nature 7
Look how the buds awake
And spread their tender petals
When the day begins to break;
How brook rejoice and glitter,
The slow, broad rivers smilo,
And lorost-tops light up and laugh
For many a leafy mile.
Is the sea the soul of nature?
Hoar how it raves aud siirhs.
Sometimes with breast ot gleaming cIi
H mirror's heaven's sweet oviw:
a?8,
Sometimes with storm and thunder .
Its mUk -white sort it pours
In splendid crests ol eager rago
Along tne shrinking shores.
Oh I oold and mighty mother,
Where is the soul we seek ?
Thou hast no weeping lor our woe,
No ear ior song or shriek,
Thy heart is seamless granite ;
Thou canst not help or save.
Thou givest to the baby flowers,
And nnto man a grave.
Rose Ttrry Cooke, in Ifdep'.wie-tt.
ITEMS OF INTEREST,
It is officially PSt.'mnfer! tliof 1,
80,000 tenement houses in New York
people"11 ' t,lCy contain 500,000
Since the ci
l . . , wujuicuguu i (j wear
bangs, it is lmnnn KU t .
has combed her hnimnrt u i?
Dumelsonvtlle Sentinel..
The Philadelphia AW,. i, r j
wn4-:MnJ V . 1 Htfcf, JMU1K1 a
retired businessman i :
advertisingisahurne
m mc aunsuouso at present.
The difference between a nhnmi,
gamst and the catarrh is said to bo that
the one knows the stona oh i, "
stops the nose.-SjmerVz Jnur.n, lULl
V e give VOll hrs, -r;-n..n-
.in.. u Tl Ji; more imprcajWM
,:orKWionthat the chief end of mail-
to paint patent medicine sign? on the
fences. Burlinylon Eawkeye.
Cuba has a population of 1,400,000,
comprising 600.000 Cabans, 100,000,
Spaniards, 648,000 negroes and 52,000
Chinese. The debt of Cuba is $180,000,
000, and increasing at the rate of $15,
000,000 to $20,000,003 annually.
According to the last census, Japan
has a population of 34,308,404 Lihabi
tants.;The capital of the empire, Tokio,
or, as it is otherwise called, Yeddo, had
at the end of 1879 a population of 1,036,
771. In the last decade (1870-1879) the San
Francisco mint coined $319,479,000 in
gold and silver. The gold coinage was
$257,321,000, of which $-249,483,000 were
double eagles or $20 pieces. The silver
coinage $62,428,000, of which $26,648,000
in trade dollars.
A' Strong Case.
A Detroit lawyer had a bill of $240
against a certain citizen put into his
hand for collection the other day, and
he wrote a note asking the debtor to
call at his office and see about it. The
man promptly appeared, looked the
bill over, and said :
"Well, I guess that's all correct."
" You acknowledge the indebtedness,
do youP"
"I do."
"And what arrangements will you
make to settle itP"
" I'll put in an offset. I've been feed
ing two hogs for this man all winter,
and my bill is just $240. I was figuring
it up this morning."
" What. $240 for feeding two hogs for
three or four months!" exclaimed the
astonished lawyer.
" Just four months, sir, and the bill
is oonrct"
"And what are the hogs worth to
day P"
"Ten dollars apiece."
" Well, you'll hnd it hard to convince
the court that your hog-feed was worth
any such money."
" llog-feed !" shrieked the other, as ho
suddenly jumped up, " do you suppose
I'm charging $2 10 for the feed them hogs
devoured P No, 6ir. I put in the feed
at only $40, but the $200 is for my Sun
day hat.which fell into the pen and was
gobbled down, and for my anxiety of
mind for fear the porkers would catch
the mumps from my children. Mental
anguish is the backbone of this case,
sir, and every one of my family will be
seated in a row before the jury, and all
will begin to weep as I rise to ask that
justice be done a man who lost as fine a
cow as you ever saw nine years ago this
spring "Detroit Free Vreas.
Sure to Win,
The gentleman Is 6ure to win. in this
life of ours. If you speak the right word
at the right time; if you are careful to
leave people with a good impression; il
you do not trespass upon the rights of
others ; if you always think of others as
well as yourself; if you do not put your
self unduly forward; if you do not for
get the courtesies which belong to your
position, you are quite sure to accom
plish much in life, which others with
equal abilities fail to do. This is where
the race is not to the swift, nor the bat
tle to the strong. It is where you make
people tcel that you are unselfish and
honorable and truthful and sincere.
This is what society is looking for in
men, and it is astonishing how much
men are able to win of self-respect and
success and usefulness who possess these
qualities of good breeding.
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