1880-05-07; Clare County Press

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XIB1B DEACON'S PUAVKIt.
BV W. tUAKKUH WATSON,
When Deacon I'ttlrvycuHier wont lo ptay,
At tUu doso or a ploimant summer day,
WUilc tlio wiKklkira More UnoeliiiB iii'nmut liim lllore,
An they uanally aid at that Hour of prayer,
Uo pruned in llli ltonml, kindly voice,
f liat oil, luudo mmiy » hourt rtJnU-o,
Vot wlmlom, virtue, thisl mid grace
Xo guide liim on to liraven nimw;
That, (mUirortiit to thin wor.il, his lovo
Might BtroiiKtheu for tUo world abovo.
And Uo didn't forget tho lioiitliou thero,
Uitt offered hlm up ou the uiuKS of prayer.
Uo limy t;d for ull good iuntltiiUotw,
Aud the blessing of Hod on contributions,
And ho hoped their own bright happy baud
Might gather at last o« tho wining strand,
lint, wbllii ho waB heartily praying for those.
Homo vtatous in Ilia mind arose,
Ot hl« neighbor's hogs he had cltiwoil that day
J rom his held of potatoes over the way,
lor they toro like demons around the Held,
And the faster he followed the louder they squealed
I lie Bcliool-hoiiRe Inmate* heard the noise,
" Whou, Emma!" cried tho little boys,
And it set tlio deacon in a chafe
lo soo the pretty school-daiue laugh,
AVhen the sivluts bad fled the fence was flat,
And tlio deacon panting, without a bat.
While flxlng tho fenco lu a testy putter,
'tlio good old deacon was heard to lunttor
Some words a plrato would blush to utter.
And now, us I said, wbile ho bowod to pray,
At tlio oloso of that pleasant summer day,
There camo abrupt in his bonded bead
Thoughts of the awino and Uio words he said,
'' Forgive us, Lord, when wo bave disobeyed,
As we've forgiven trespasses," lie prayed;
" And let. our lives b« humble—more like Thine,
Dur walk nnd conversation more divine,"
And Uio deacon's prayer went softly on,
And soon the thoughts or the swine bud gone;
1'oe ho thought to liliiieolf, "If I loudly pray
This vision Mill fade from my mind away."
tt .while be was drawing bis prayer to a elope,
b (shadowy porkers again aroHc
And feebly kicked near Uio deacon's nose,   -
Home warning they appeared to render.
Like Samuel to tho Witch of Enilor.
Tho long, sad squeals rose painful clear,
And smote upou tho deueon's ear.
"Ob, Lord!" ho stammered, "our sins forgive,
And help us moro like Thee to live.**
3 tut at that moment ho caught the eye
Of tho gruntlnc shoats from bis neighbor's sty,
fr,!tmvnVaLJ.. 'x-<_if
■- lie f.j. .»„■ -^-,    - fence.
1 ho itcaaM^.. „ ,.„[ to do,
It seemed like a vision—yet seemed true;
Hia eyes bulged out In a dreadful way,
And hia hair stood np like new-laud hay,
He groaned—then faltered—then ceased to pray.
Hia mind was troubled, be knew not why,
As bo glanced around at IUb friends f 111111 tho sty;
Thoso painful moments were but brief,
Then ho burst in penitential grief:
*ll)li, Lord of Heaven, forgive me, I prav,
For swcarlug at .roluiaon's bogs to-dav."
Scarce had those humbling words been said,
The deacon lifted up his head;
Tbo heavy weight waa off ilia heart,
No moro he felt its gallh ( smart
The grunting Bivlno that stood bofore
Had vanished to return no more j
The worthy deacon'B heart was ltghl,
He saw uo more of bogs that night.
—Chiaigt) Leth.ter.
VOLUME III.
CLA11E, MICHIGAN, F
tfAO, «c
NUMBER 1.
•\vo aro apt to be cautions about opening
tho door lato at night."
So saying, ho held the lamp under tho j
very nose ot his guest, and tho contom- | awakened, and this time ho was uot mis
platiou seemed suflleiently reassuring, j taken,  for tliero -was really some one
for ho bowed respectfully,  closed the   Booking to enter his room.    He rose.
jn a 'jc-iuju* of -ricorni.*:.
Am ait eagle, from tlie lu-lght,
liioking anwii upon the L-umIk,
Oh foresta blucli uh night,
i?air JU'ltlti tuttl rtraert numb*,
Swh tlio traveler below
Iiiwins hrart, ns, league on league,
Long wtl<lerneJ*HM aluivt
Koenrt ta hiH futlgue,
So faith, amid her *fcirs,
Keholillng fnrlK'neatU
The bright or gloom} barn
In the web of life ami death.
Hers weary liearln thnt deem
The dark l»re;ulth U the whole,
HeeH happy heartH that dream
The bright rays ull their g n\\.
Ah! let this faith l>o our*-'
That oven "mid the pain,
Aline the presi-ut towns
And ween the noarhig gam;
"While, hreudth 1>> lm-adth, appeurn,
\t from tlie weaver's hand,
Tbe pattern of the >eurn
Wliich (iml Himwelf has pluuned.
THE TWO mUEKS.
door, unci, taking tim portmnnteau of tlio
stranger on his back, marshaled tho way
toward tho kitchen, lamp in hand.
As noon as tho, traveler hnd disencumbered himself of his cloak, saturated -with
rain and mud, ho seated himself beside
the flro, opposite tho yonng girl whom
ho had remarked on entering. His first
care was to call tor somo supper, adding:
" I must beg of you to bo quick about
it, for, as I wish to start very early in the
morning by tho  diligence, I should
bo glad to got to rest early,"
"Your supper shall bo roady in ten
minutes," said Ebrard; " but excuse mo,
sir.   You might,. I should have, thought,
have reached by the diligouce you
havo just left, -without (putting it, aud
stopping hero only to set out again to-
Every countenance expressed joy and
impatience. It was but natural; a
father was about to bo tried for having
took his sword, and, although his candle | attempted to assassinate, his son. Poor ■
was extinguished, ho crept silently i public! sueh a treat aa this so rarely oe-
toward the door, near which ho crouched { ours! ,
down to watch tho event. !    After the reading of the accusation, _
At tho end of live minutes tho noise
censed; he thought the design of penetrating to his apartment hnd been abandoned, as ho had double-looked tho door,
and it must havo beon very difficult to
open it, whon, chancing involuntarily to
cast lus oyes down, hi perceived by tho
ygp*. 'f###s»lj
riJJL "Ti uwiiiiMMnii mtm- at ito ""
Iraftwr
tho Judgo procoeded to tho hearing of j crn|
the witnesses. Jean Antonio 'Ebrard
was called; but he had died tho beginning of tho month. Then a young girl
eame forward, dressed in black, and
carefully concealing hor features beneath the folds of a largo silk mantilla.
light of tlio moon, which shone brightly j It was  Mario.     Sho raised hor hand,
through    the   window-panes,   a  hand   tremblingly, and when askod if sho ro*
gliding iuto tlio epiuso left botwoon  the   cognized iho person of tho accused, .she
floor and tho room door, and striving to  replied no.   Slio shrank not from false.-
liffc the latter off its hinges.   Ho raised j hood for the sake of the father of Pred-
his weapon abovo his head, aud, letting ! oriek,
it fall with all his strength, brought it I    Tho depositions of the othor witnesses i ifc|gf
clown upon the hand just as it was about j wero overwhelming; but the most im-i    f^ytfas it that wlion.wo camo to Uio 4uoa**
to disappear.    A stilled cry was heard, i portnnt of all,  thai of tho innkeeper; j ticSfe-the honost payment ot tlio doWs ot tlio
i.i .-..l '■"-'  -i i. -i       i «!„,..   i....     ...    (qijjjjjfjjje Domoofatto party arranged iUelf
to «mtrt«t in jo«l ono or tyo -notin, »nd tiioil 1
bfttfe Aim, ihe »ction ot Ui« Itoijublican party
o»«»tT6it»dStiitf«.   I Iwlong to lt, and havo
«h»W« Uuk««ed \o It, awl I l%tokayIam
' * (S»«(«mWmot,  I lxiliov<i in ltjlboUoyo
■■•..--,-    ■    -i Mklhi'ftrfw*'!. I l*lievf> in it» pant i I ocliovo
V?»^J(l»-*ter3w»»**'pre**"*.; t .   * t
tQwjpapAMfr, |- ^g^, J, $_, uafottwrtt l>t»ok. Wth the ^ei>tcr •
 . ^aewi-rtB^erjr/iad.wriBriitiii*
_ th«'i*W<tl#I>i tiM <MH po«:
J«ji|fWiwli: Wllowtrjng -, to-d»;t
ii^tt^ ^1k» i* vot non pufrfbo n
itS*ym. of »* 4mm tu***
a aljolishcd Iiy viihn> ol factn, tlioy
.thomsqlroii nrraj-od in solid oppoaition to
morrow niornrng. .     ...A1_. ..    .        „ ,   . . _    .
" You aro inquisitive, Mr. Landlord," ! then a fearful blasphemy, half-artieu-j whieh would alone havo sufficed for the
said the traveler, "or rather you aro ! lated, and, lastly, a light sound, as of | iiondemnation of the accused, was want-
timul; for it is a vestige of fear and bus- j some ono retiring,  and whieh gradually | ing,
pieion that now haunts you.   Let it suf- j molted in tho silence of the night.   Two j    After the Attorney General, the counsel
lice, then, for vou to know, and to quiet ] bleeding fingers remained on the, thresh- ; for the prisoner spoke.    He endeavored
your fears, that my family reside in a  old. to prove an alibi. By his account it was , ...
small neighboring'tow,  and that, by I    The young man ran to tho fireplace, i impossible to prove that the accused had t fo*a asttacnl^M^
continuing my journey in the diligence i where a few embers yet burned; his can- j slept at tho inn on the night of the event, j ^Mh^mtnJ?
I should have arrived at. home in the j die lighted, ho could contemplate the ; since tho only person who could have J    )K&fJ«it talk now abont inatUra Uiot can to
middle of the night, which I desired to i hideous trophy of his victory.   After the : seen him declared that she did not know ' dismissed; 11 folic uliont matte™ dono by us
 "   first moment of surprise ho picked up . him.    "No," said he, in conclusion, "the ' wWinotlmlC a dozen men on tho other Bide
tho two fingers, washed  them carefully,   accused has been a victim, and is not \ EftS,^.™!™'^
W«ffisin favor otjwrtittlor total repudiation
ot initio obligations? Why waa It that thoy
caitffboforotmdiscardingthob own loadora and
adding msn they had received from our
yntfj'i    Why  is    it,    in   ft    Hinglo   word,
avoid, while by stoppiug at your houso I
can, by means of the diligence, which
starts at (i to-morrow, arrive in the
morning. Does that appear sufficiently
satisfactory to you V"
" Perfectly, sir," answered the, landlord, a littlo confused by the pointed
and moaning tono with whicli tlio young
mtui had replied to his impertinent questioning.
There was a silonce of some minutes,
during which tho eyes of Mario and tho
young man met often. Somo strango
and novel sensation was certainly passing through tho young girl's heart, for
her face, ordinarily so pale, had become
suffused with a roseate tinge; her demeanor, before so calm and tranquil,
was embarrassed and confused; a scarcely perceptible emotion seemed to havo
taken possession of her wholo being.
Sho was, however, aroused from this
fresh reverie hy tho rough voice of
Ebrard announcing supper. The traveler placed himself nt the table, and
twenty minutes sufficed for the repast.
" Marie,"saidEbrard, " light a candle,
and show the gentleman to his room."
The piKir girl obeyed, and the young
man followed her to the first story.
"You are not that man's daughter,"
found himself
and   stanched the blood with hw hand
| kerchief.
"It must be confessed," said he lo
! himself, " that I was very lucky to have
j thought of my sword." Then, attentively
examining the lingers, headded, "llathor
1 a white hand for a thief—and the nails
tolerably dean!"
So saying, ho wrapped tho two lingers
up in a handkerchief, and returned to
liatolwaya gono wrong upon those unbjoi-la
i guilty; it is by the knife of lUiSiiSKUiB
; that lie hus been thus mutilated, and
! not by tho sword of his wm."
"And as a proof," cried a hollow voice*
from the midst of the crowd of auditors,
"behold the relies wliich I have kept
j ever since!" i b(S&fi*so {hay have piirpoiMw connected with the
'    At the same moment two lingers rolled ! £'$*rttncu otul iniprovcinent of government.
l   ii . -i    i     r  ii  .     ..   :i;.,„ r,„i„,     Ofl»W men associate together becauao thev nro
on to the desk of the presiding Judge, ; eortservativc, becainw Uiev aio opponed lo prog-
and were passed  to lawyers, advocates ; wai, and bocause tliey aro nut on an average
anpbavo always taken wrong position*?
Mill tell you, my Mends. Tho notion thai
a pirty i» mado up liko a HulmcripUon to a
latljW magazine, by sending out a declaration
ofjpriiieiplen, is a iniHtalto of world-wido Big-
iiujiiance, ' Men aoBoeiato together because
th«MtO progressive, bocaufio thoy are hoiieHt,
'idSSf-- " ■ -*--   -   ■-    - '  -" -'" "
te«iy«nr«d too muck
'*  ' «iiitmwl wlvent,
jiijwuVw.of "the LjMfmfrmt^-gm"**^'
overwhelmed hi tho condition of a great war,
wo have brought out or chaos up to the. abinlug
height* of prosperity.
I noed say no more. These and such as thoso
aro our arms, won in well-fought Acids. These
aro our monuments, and, whether tho world be
Bixty centuries or Bix thousand old, I say that
tbe sun in all his luminous marches from tlio
oaBt has nover lighted up blazonry so honorable
or inscriptions truer or moro sploudidly do-
served.
DEMOCRATIC ECONOMY.
XICMGAXTOWS.   *-
AiptJKA* has xhtytfA 0,000,000 foot of
Iumbor- and ten or>oi'o tiiuBwu of fiul-
roftQ. litiv, lh.i» s])i;ing. '. -   -*
Tiio>JA»'Wis*)it,rt salt block nt X5oi't
Austin will bo i-ebiult with n aVipacity of
150,.bnvi*ej|t of Kalfcyor day.
.s 'J.'jki-: wliemc Ui vcinoy*1 tho county seat
<„ Mecosta luifltuUon.tl|ttjWgli-*-i»u<il> t«
Uie^jOyof tlio Hi^llt^pidis imojilc.
V«r away, en*» Wt.^1
yji pwlr*e    .      K
hm»'>':1 MAI lilglr,,,
J*y a l4*lMi of gnutsi
Aiui Mx umu. Hi«#^pC f»lry,
,    -\V'p -*Ci« vl'lll)!?, iti, !)l«l it's nil J»»M I.
Ifa Umltwl fil hW«il/.e ewn-Otfilli'
With t]iuiisuiii1* of ril]Eibi>*clcA «'»*'!!
Of Hifloiu-iW)iiiM«fiH «■=!''5 lnW*    « -
I'liiTti vtan'cl l»^p a^owaiotu yearn.
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tpftm 1
IiMviU.coMt oYer-*j00,(KK)''-t<» do*il»&
*b#. of iuipr'ovhf/f' the Vmrdt .Sfc-Mftr^
liver chiwuel,  . ikf Oe«. WcWvtft mkMft*,.
0.iiiir.-&, W. VAiirnmif l»ti*» *#«b
,«{!.■ _taMK<iwtt *fr«')ito?'"
"'ffJpofttf'-fRi   "
mous.-yote, "■ *   "^-'
A Swebk laborer of Big Eapids has
been bequeathed by an aunt in Sweden
$30,000 in money, two ocean, vessels, and
a homestead.
A NUJimen of State-prison convicts
have taken advantage of the leniency
tie lol'l me ofT'trils nml or rorpent", ^7
'   Of intent*—ahd Itiiloh by Jiuino i - '
OXlif.-nilifiilrivei-rtimitaslieSf,
Of all Wnrts of nHdpr«iel«1j«iubi    •:
I ilo not iJtllovo thst*f llstentj'
As well ss 1 nuglit to huvo clone*-
J remember tliewbllel w«« tlpliiklnif *
Of another and dearer friend'* mn..
]lnt I «HV J«?lilr.3 lip by the wuytMe,      .
. 'I'lu-Qllgli Kll«'»i!(l B«K!il, laiiglwl nud lllgn, ,
A tiny pink bloedoQi t*yf&\-$
AnflIirJ(j!it.,|ui»w(.,efc«liy!aejo,     ^
• It wss luniliiK ani}TwOHn(»»«d)I«ii(iB'
Its iniiek little simfliiny face '
As blah.»« H could In tlio drifting"
Ortcn wa\elcM of fringes Midlsc?,' ,     .
And sfllt il kept Mru«(tl!i'B »»d BUiiiclilK '.
]Ake il KiinlioM through cloud*iu » n\m-}ti,
1 ts patlmicq mid l>oi>?fulnuw l»uut suf—   . ,
.    I cannot foruef its ""'** lomt.      ■        * •'
Whon I wM)*a.]iri|{lit spirit vhUnglnl
'   lii]iiim»i!il!y-,o)Tin1-w»e,1sa;KJ>;rJ*«j
I think of tint Awn-, flidnfy JlowJW.  ,
'tM stalled In tke wild hioiii.i'.
T\etIioiiKUtof ltover«iifto*en—        • <■
1 tlisill ildiA of %»'! *lirai\«lv*'.l- llf«> ?
•   Jfer uwuy u iM-agtifuJ sflrlt     '
,.     ;   Btallftniptillng.godosn'.n.^isWfC
f-filtirniji. hdi/cr.. —   '     .•
li.1 ji,..
Al ■■« l    piTH - A5&'BNWT. ," ^.'.'" "" -
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Girl.    Of- course it is very
J'CHl,
Gbn. Mewkow's reply to tho Nihilist who tried to lull him: "You bo
hanged."
It is a poor rulo tliat won't work both
ways Thero are savages with Christian
and   Christians   with   savago
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shown. Iiy Warden Humpla*ey and brok- j hearts,
en out—with measles, hearts.
Tiie will of the late Gov.  AVm. A. I    Damjtoot S\"iws:    "Everj* yenr  the
Howard berpieaths §'25,000 lo the char-1 wjnter grown  milder.     Tlie time will
VoorliecH' Exodini l»a» Already co«t ; ifc,i),i0 institutions,  and the remaining | Mino wgon Bli.igliH will be litt;d   with
.».„... «.m.ao«. „.„i * >• v„, n*,..,..aiL... , sl50)0oo to his family. j mosfpiito-nets."
The Union School-Furniture Compa-      iN order to induce the ladicn to vote,
ny of Battle Creek has shipped 1,000 j tim Elmira Free 1'rcnn moves' that the;
desks and seals to Chicago, for furnish-1 p0ijs \m established iu a millinery store
AVest Side High-School building [where there is a perpetual opening.
suit a man anyway.   Ho
About »'J.1,000, und All For Chiiii>[i1|?ii
.Iflatorlul.
[Washington Cor. New York Tribune.]
Tho oxodus investigation has exhausted the contingent fund of the Senate, and j ,-£„ ^I0
run that branch of Congress somewhat I in that city.
into debt, Tlio witnesses who have heen j /Vprp]t ftn nli.rtfty contest, and on the
wailing hero to bo examined have lately ! forty-eighth ballot, Adjutant Brown was
been compelled to get tlieir certificates j elected Colonel of the Tliird regiment,
discounted by brokers in order to meet j at Bay City, over both the Lieutenant
their expenses. | Colonel and Major.
About 150 witnesses havo been  examined,  of  wiiich  only twenty-one wero
1'oit can't suit a man anyway,
will scoff at the microscopic bonnet on
the street, and growl at the aspiring one
in tho theater.—iYne York Graphic,
Mr. Sitrni who hns to lug a souttlo
of coal upstairs three times a day, reads
Mus. Emzahetii Oady Stanton was . wi*i, nrosnective iov the announcement
.....      ,   ,.      .,    ™_    ,,....•■, 1    v...! 1. i       -   ..    .'. .    „ orldwilU)e
At the extremity of a little hamlet,
situated nt no great distance from Tours,
on the road between Paris and Bordeaux, was to be seen a few wars back
n pretty little inn,  with whitewashed .
walls and a swinging signboard.    Ex-! 's"id he, as soon as hi
tensive gardens surrounded it and shut | alone with Marie.
il out from   the  neighboring   houses.       "No,  sir," she replied, and her face
Thus isolated, and rendered still more ' became crimson,
r.triking by its freshly-decorated exterior,  still   farther  set off by window-
blinds of a bright green, it br>llA> upon
.   the, eye of the traveler liko on^pt those
-pleasant* ,vili«8 thnt iuV>rn the --pk-tm-  a£t^r
no one.    Some traces of blood guided
him to the window, whieh he found also
open; he looked out, and in the garden
beheld the heavy footmarks tif some one
escaping in the direction of the high
I could have  sworn it," said he; -, road; so that M. Ebrard, notwithstnnd-
ouly from   your white   mid   delicate  ing the confusion  that reigned in his
hands, and  the modest blush that suf- : poor brain, had still presence of mind
fuses your face nt this moment.     Then, J sufficient to enable him to draw the ren-
bed with tho utmost coolness, as if noth-' and jurors, and all were itble'to convince
ing extraordinary had happened. An- ! themselves that they belonged to the
other quarter of an hour and he was ]eft hand, whilo the accused had been
sleeping soundly. wounded on the right,
It was not yet daylight when the land-j Three davs afterward Erodoriek iled
lord camo to awaken the young man, Qu> countrv, and Marie with hini. To
who was to set forth at 6 o'clock. Whon i Bavo his guilty father he had mutilated
the latter, having iirst enst tt glance at | hia own hand.
Ebrard's hands, related tohim, half jocu-  ..
larly the event of the night and showed   co-OPEltATl YE   LIFE   lXSUKAXCE.
the blood wluch had stained the thresh-	
old of the door, the honest innkeeper A "Western oi'ficlai opinion.
turned }>ale and trembled; but, speedily      Hon.  T.  B.  Needles, State Auditor,
recovering, his Iirst movement w its to re-  aud Iuhurance Commissioner for Illinois,
pair to the apartment of the stranger  speaks as follows upon the subject of un-
who  had arrived last, to see if it wero  sessmeut life insurance:
still tenanted.    He found the door open,
entered, drew the bed-curtains, but saw
1 Kuflleiently euli"hteuo<]
Tluvl is tho plan ou which parties are formed.
'JWifcy afo not formed to meet future issues,
i TTjJ future issues spring up, and parlies deal
' wifn them according lo their constitution aud
thfttr nature.
some of
*ho difference between tho llepublican parly ! *'9fn obtained,
aiisl tbo Democratio party is founded on tbis 1 Witnesses.
principle. All parties act from a common aver- j Ono day Senator Yoorhees learned, by
age, UTicro 13 a great deal moro of Uio govern- , somo means, that tho testimony to bo
mout of the peoplo in Una country than is gen- „; e b J witnesses who hnd been
crttUy admitted oven by ourselves. Tho peoplo B"en uy. , °, ;™tn/sf»es V'w ma "c™
express their average intelligent™ overy tunc summoned by him from Kansas would
they come to tho polls, and overy party ex- add nothing to the Bum of his knowl-
priSBes its avorago intelligence. Tho reason wo I edge, of a nature calculated to advance
hato been right and Ihey havo been wrong has ' -    —
their strongest evidence has ; Chippewa, just decided in the Supreme
tined from Senator Yoorhees' i Court, is of interest us establishing that
i courts have jurisdiction in compelling
j Oounty Boards to take action on claims
, presented before them.
People are beginning to Hook to Em-
on havt«
ins U> lit
there's
notlung surprising in that; sure, I wasn't
there when I was measured for it."
"Nitvun expose your disappointments!
to the world," says Beecher. Correct
If the other fellow responds to your call
with a show of four aces, stick your four
St\tkin Illinois Ai iiitnrtdtui i:,l
Sl'lUNi.llKLli, April 20.    |*
In niy iiidgnii nt co nperalive life iu mrauce,
asiilfirnl l.y the various mutual aid.ioi'ii'liix
now in opi ration, is uiimiuuiI and fnllacintio. full
of errors, and sure lo briti;; ilirtipi'iiiulnit ut and '
loss to thowe who tniKt to its |irtilcction. ^
Wiitn the iHiievoli ul feature is attarlitil to '
merit twiitics and (Ugani/ations inwhichUierot
arc other and paramount interests lo bind tlio 1
mciiilx-rn together, it may no doubt be produc-   "IfX
tive of great good in reudepng assistance in • bin
not been Uiat tbey had not brilliant leaders : il
u because Iho average of intelligence with as has I
been liigber than the average of intelligence j
with thein. That is tho whole secret of it, and j
it Is an " opon secret" to any mau who looks at ,
the history of parties for tho past fow years.
5RhcBo aro general principles; let us descend a j
little to particulars. I Bay that tho Democratic j
patty for Hits last lliirty years has not had an j
lu^test heart-boat north of Mason & Dixon's !
f""V J Bay tliat they havo continually conic j
Ward as a party of  f also pretenses.   Why, J
fcatUioactsof Uiisstwon.   Only the oilier I
diy Pioy camo boforu ub and delayed this very
momeat'»->w*'t"i^Hio  -osked-.^
IO Ottl}^,.
iiH^v^ffsssg
Wlieli. wo aro now discussing by a bill pre-
lnisfortui'ie an'd xyheviilg the families of de     5Jiji!'}Tb? the gentleman from Indiana   (iir.
ttien, to Go woilfitrK.u,5fttftliat it shouTtl
be the favorite lesting-place for travel
ers, the chosen hostelry of postillions
and conductors, the most-approved ren-
dezv ous for wealthy traders, whom pleasure or business might conduct to its locality. Xor did the interior of the inn
Indie the inviting aspect of its exterior.
At the top, the snuggest bedrooms were
to let; on the ground floor the dining-
room and the kitchen with its wide fireplace, the two separated by a passage
leading to the outer door. Everywhere
neatness mid order reigned paramount.
It was in the kitchen of the White . - . ...
Hous •--for so the inn was named—that i Mane, tliat had led him to divine what
on a cold and rainv evening, in the s^ "'«">* """as; one glance had been suf-
iiiouth of Xovember, 1S1K, JI. Ebrard, ! ncieut to   convince  him   that had he
      - *  -- ] dared to lay a profane hand upon her, a
■ single word from the young girl's lips
1 would have sufliced to hurl him back
; into his former attitude of respectful
! homage.
j     "Does   monsieur   require   anything
| more?" asked Marie with visible effort.
j     "Xo, I thank you," was the young
niau's sole response.
cm arc
hhe replied,
"Your name,  mademoiselle, I^beg?"
said he.
" Marie, sir," she replied.
Thev were, silent, and it would liave
been a curious thing to observe this gay
sub-Ijieutennnt   on   leave,   this   young
man with all the ardent aud unbridled
! passions of youth, speechless and spcll-
! bound    before    a    woman,   a     sim-
! pie   girl,   the   attendant   of   an   huin-
': lile roadside inn.    Oh, matchless i>«wor
! of innocence and virtue! for it was the
! timid   look,   the   honest   demeanor   of
the landlord, and his three children, in
company with one of their neighbors,
were seated round a bright wood fire,
discoursing of their affairs, and enjoying the puffs of heat emitted by the
glowing embers.
"Only listen to the rain!" said M.
Ebranl, after a silence of more than
usual duration.    " This is the third dav
that it has poured ineessautlv, and there >     They wished eaeh  other good-night,
.seems  no likelihood of a 'change.     11 antl Marie did not once raise her down-   sent from home.
looked at the clouds  this evening,' and ! ™*t eyes, but, precipitately quitting the   days ago for a littl
they were as watery its ever !   Mario, go j chamber,
and fetch us anotlier botth
tieular—vou know, on the   ,  ... .... ... . .
bottom o'f the cellar." j liis eyes fixed upon  the door, and he
At these words, uttered in a harsh and  -cim' himself up to a deep fit of musing.
imperious tone,  Marie iustantlv roused I -A- burning brand falling from the iire-
herself from a sort of reverie into which  Plilcl' to lll« ft'(,t. wth a crackling noise,
' aroused   him  from Ids meditation.    A
   descended the stairs, almost
le of "our "par-   stumbling at every step.
ie left,  at the 1    The young man remained petrified,
she seemed to have fallen; she first threw
a vague nnd undetermined glance ui>on
him who hnd thus abruptly summoned
her; then recalling, as by an inward effort, the injunction of M. Ebrard, she
rose and left the apartment without
tittering a word.
Whoever had observed the yonng girl
while she lighted her lamp, repaired to
the cellar, and brought thenee the wine,
could not fail to have been struck with
the immobility of her countenance, wliile
her deep reverie had caused her to resemble a statue of marble—beautiful,
indeed, with features delicately formed,
nnd outlines gracefully delineated, lint
as inanimate and cold ns the block
whence they seemed hewn. And it was
on tliat account that M. Ebrard pursued
her constantly with his reproaches, and
wearied her with his gross pleasantries,
for"M. Ebrard. wns not tho father of
Marie. Sho was tho daughter of a rich
merchant, who had died a bankrupt,
and her mother married M. Ebrard in
the hope of securing a homo and protection for herself and helpless child.
" Come on, come on," said tho landlord, as soon ivs he saw Marie returning
from the cellar. " Only just look nt that
face of hers ! Doos she not remind one
of a picture of tho Magdalene, with her
great black eyes, and air of patient resignation ?"
" Your health, M. Ebrard," rejoined
the neighbor, arming himself with a
glass three parts full.
At, this moment two knocks were
heard on the outer door, and the. hands
of the innkeeper and his comrade were
suddenly arrested in the very act of lifting their glasses to their lips. Marie
gave a nervous start that almost caused
hor to leap out of her chair.
"Wlio can it bo at such an hour of
thenight?" saidEbrard. "Itis no traveler, unless the diligence is greatly behind
timo ; and besides—"
Two knocks, moro violent than before,
resounded through tho kitchen. The
landlord roso uneasily, took a lamp,
crossed- the passage that led to tho outer
door, and, before opening it, demanded,
in a firm voice, "Who's thero?"
"A traveler; open quickly 1" was the
response from the outside.
" What do you want?" said the landlord.
" What do I want? repeated tlie voice
outside. " Why, a supper and abed, to
be sure.   Open tho door, will you ?"
''Don't get in a passion," said Ebrard,
drawing back tlie bolf, and turning the
key in the look, "Walk in, sir] You
come atarather unseasonable hour; and,
m the country in overrun with robbers,
It would be difficult to paint the truly
lamentable condition ol poor Ebrard
after the fatal discovery. We need only
say he regained his self-possession sufficiently to repair to the Commissioner of
Police to make his deposition and relate
on his wav to all his acquaintances, aud
with an au* of the most utter bewilderment, the fearful tragedy of wliich his
house had been the theater.
The young traveler arrived at his paternal mansion about noon; and, us he was
quite unexpected, he was welcomed by
an explosion of joy and tender extiiunu-
tions. His mother bestowed a few* soft
tears upon him, while his sisters threw
their arms ain ut his neck, caressing
him, and contemplating him with joy
and satisfaction.
"But where is my father?" said he,
at length extricating himself from the
stringent embrace of his vouil'iest sister.
I "You are aware," said his mother,
" that he i.s accustomed to be often ab-
He leit here three
town in the neighborhood ; but we are expecting him today."
"Aud is my good father still as taciturn and gloomy ns ever ? " he asked.
"Alas, yes!"theyreplied; "youwould
imagine him incessantly pnrsued by
some, dread fatality; but your arrival, so
unlooked for as it is, cannot fail to gladden and cheer him,"
As soon as the young man was sealed,
questions of all sorts assailed him, so
greatly was the curiosity of his family
excited to learn every particular of his
lifo sinco he had quitted the paternal
roof.
"And you met with no accident on
your journey?" asked his mother,
"No, not exactly nn accident," he replied; " but a somewhat-singular event
occurred to mo hist night, as vou shall
hear."
He then related his night of agitation
and blood, and they listened, horror-
stricken, for the tone in wliich he
spoke convinced them of the truth of
his recital.
"Oh! I had nearly forgotten,'' said
he, at tho termination of his tide, "to
mention that I brought away irrefraga-
ceased members; but this ciuuMttalic place or ; Halctlcrl, which was to deprive of therights
-^»^-^^»Drtcac^fiioiiism-iiiicoproiier.        ; ofS-sUwsiiship ,o\*cry; nidindral..t&Q JuuLa
. ri)V«r^(K»uw^i^esia»eiriii!ii ClelOtoftHit'CO- j3^?%tE*^
traveler whom he had harbored tho pre- ! licrfoa. They are~ nsm^rnaldiig concerns, in- ^'",* •*■•" ■
ceding night. ....... ,.....,        ..._.
"*"" ■"*■*■_    .-i:ii:~..ii   i...   -...^..i.   ii...   I....I.,       iijitM>i£-,t
under various 1« ni volt nt and mutual-aid till
Their miuils rship consists of jHivons who have
no community of interest, who arc nut acquainted with* one anothif, who arc not actuated
by iHinvoUiit mtitiU'H in joining or paying
atnoisiiu-nls, but wh" are governed solely l.y
si lf-inlerest.
The bond of uii'on is hi weak tbat, shouM
the sis ii ties f;.il to fuliili the large proim-.■■»
of their ngeiils, should the mortality lnena-.
and thi' n«»e«siuinls multiply inure rapidly
than was anticipated, and tlie miuileiM lind
that it did not pay to remain .mil there n im
lims attending withdrawal, the; -,,ill drop mil
in large mnulier*. The m'h'liiuteiie».i of lhe
contract, ihe mi«repriMntaliie.s ntnl largi
promises of agents, and the unci rtainty of
beuetith in case of deatb, depending up'.n the
voluntary contributions of an nnn rtaiit iiuei-
ber of nil uiIhth, are productive ol di-satihfae-
tiou and disappointment. There are tint the
bcuew.lint cniisiderntimm Hhiehexi-t iuvarioux
ordeiv, wK'ielii s and brotherhoodx to hold the
nn nib. r« togeUier. and these mk-ii tie.i do uot
have the obligations of a definite mutual contract, as in regular life iiiMiianee companii *, lo
compensate Ihem for withdrawals.
The Mici-ess of these societies cannot be pred-
icatid upon th. ex]« rii ii'.'e of a fen year.. The
rati «f mortality changes fiom year to yenr.
The average age"of the meiiibi in advances, and
cannot be offset by the accession of new members : and, in eonseipienee, tbe rate of mortality is certain to increase. The assessments
for deatli losses soon become a burden
whieh the members, disappointed in their
exiH'ctatinns or cheap insurance, will no
longer be,ir. Those wlio are insurable vill
withdraw and sceU insurance elsewhere.
Those who-< health has become impaired,
and who are no longer insurable, will be coin
I idled to remain or forego tbe benefits of ain
lind of insurance. Tbe result is, the insolveti
ey of the society, and irreparable loss to tho»i
who are most ui need of insurance. Without
interest income, guarantee capital, or aeeninu
lated reserve, tin se aasnrii tions cannot fullill
their promises of cheap insurance and large
lictictits.
I do not regard these associations as iit lo be
comre.rcd in point of responsibility and likeh
Insxl of fulfilling tlieir agreements with lhe
organizations founded unon the scientific ap
plication of carefully collected staUstics, whose
ability lo pay the Inst surviving policy holder
remains, should all tho others withdraw.
I have no statistics fo  enable me  lo determine tbe relative cheapness of the two plans,
for when thc element of certainty or benelits
is wanting, as in the case of co-operative life
insurance, il is valueless, aud I com-Hor it dear
at any price.
I cannot sec wherein there is less oppor-
, tiinity for dishonest management iu Uiis sys-
: tem than in that of regular life insurance,
; while I believe,   as a fact,  Ihey have bcui i
| managed with lens honesty. ss*        	
'P. Ii. Needles, Auditor, etc.     j )(110 \Q give 1_ "Homeric"mtaloauo of all tho
"" ;7~ 7„~ '■■ great bouIs of horocB who went down to duBty
rnpor (lay. death.   It is enough to say that thoy wero tbo
111 view of the rapid rise in the price : Wight, consummate flower, tlio cream, or, to
of iinnw nnd the cimmlimita oF the Tin ' Tiso a metaphor moro suitable to the subject,
ol paper, anil tlie lonipltunts ot tin w- c()mbi,i;d BWcettiess and strength, tho very
per-niakors with regard to the scarcity '       *«»...       .    _
i and increasing eostliuess'of all sorts of
\ paper stock, it is gratifying lo see that
i one. source of such raw material is not
and tottering gait, entered. j likely soon to fail ns.   Whatever may
"My father! my dear father !" cried , happen to rags, wood pulp, and th'e
Uio young man, rushing into his arms, j thousand other sorts of fibrous material
"we aro all then now reunited." | supposed to enter into the composition
So saying, he stretched out his hand ; of paper, the clay bank promises to bo
to his father, but no answering hand j inexhaustible. 'true, the majority of
met his in return. Por the iirst time, ho j people who pay a high priee for paper
perceived that it was enveloped in a I may have a prejudice ngainst that ma-
blood-stained cloth. : terhd, but evidently the owners of the
" What do I see ?" ho exclaimed. " Is j clay banks have not; for, in a prominent
it possiblo that you aro wounded?" I journal devoted to the paper trade, they
"Yes—yes," said liis father. "To- [ boldly print a large cut of their "clay
night,  as I was crossing a forest some ; works," showing v. long stretch of snowy
quarter of an hour of positive existence
sufficed to dissolve the charm. Nothing
remained but astonishment at having
found so fair a face and form beneath i
the rude shelter of an obscure inn. It
was one of those mysteries to be met with
sometimes in life, an undecipherable
hieroglyphic.
When Marie  re-entered the kitchen
she found another stranger there.    He
was a man about 40 or -15 years of age ;
strong and athletic, with large   coarse.,
hands and brawny shoulders.   His face
was tolerably   good-looking, not  with- ;
standing that his  hair, sprinkled with
gray, and plastered down unon his forehead, imparted a singularly Jesuitical
expression to his countenance, height- ;
ened, moreover, by a peculiar ambiguity ,
in his eyes.    The sole question he ad- j
dressed to  tlio landlord at his trapper |
W"f. «     t _        !   *       i     • •     „,'Uo proofs of my victory."
" Am I the only traveler in your mn ?" ,    j^ lv0 Bpoko ll0 put j^ hmCi jnto ],{j,
"You will have a next-door neighbor, \ pocket, and drew from it a handkerchief,
sir," w*as the reply; "a young man who , in y,.}^ something seemed to be. care-
arrived this evening, and who seems a , fuuy capped up. At the same moment
perfect gentleman. i tll0 door of ttle apartment opened, and a
The stranger became thoughtful, and j mnn, with a pale antl disordered coun-
lus brow grew clouded. After a fow mo- tenance, with travel-stained garments
ments reflection he. said: 	
"Tako care to ctdl mo at 7, for I
must be at Tours beforo noon. By tho
way," ho added, "you mustx>rocurc me
a horse; and mind it is ready betimes."
To each of these injunctions Ebrard
replied by a sign of acquiescence, and
then 'placed a candle in the hands of
Marie, who conducted tho new-comer to
liis chamber.
The young man was in bed, but his
candle was stdl burning. Agitated and
disturbed by the passing emotion which
jitrthe e&».w!!-*  — /;ji
York'^i'Jiaiiitrasoii), tliii "Ywy-eartSjiir
1 fought for bis country. And for a day .
two tbey actually kept up the prolenso of j
pressing that I They were beaten and overthrown ; yet just Hunk of it—the Democratic
party at this moment of all others proclaim- :
ing against the u»e ot money in politics!
Why, in the very instant of ono of tbeir cat
aleptie spasms of virtue let Samuel J. Tilden
but stand visibly before them, pointing bis
iiuger to the very least of his "barrels," and
straightway there would leap into that old,
wizened, ilulipit, anl paralyzed frame a
itringth and vigi.r mightier than "lhe might
of J'ranio: for m th.it jittittitlf'jvvoiild be the
potentiality of swinging the whole Domncralic
party, North and South, by its noblest part,
its long, majestic, nud pnheiisile tail! And
yit, with that pHiut on th- canvas visible to
a whole continent, they eome forwurd anl
pretend to talk about suppus-ing tho uso of
money in polities.
I was greatly struck by an mstnnrc of tbeir
pretenses in tlie elaborate spc.s'h -which was delivered by ihe gentleman from Tciinc'Rcc iMr.
House). He resurrected «hat I never expected
to seo dug up in this House -tho committeo for
the investigation of frauds in tbe last Presidential election. Whv, there has not been such
a resnirection of dead and buried people since
KUpati-ick saw the mummies of Peru rise and
range themselves ou tho sea-coastline of SonUi
America. Well do 1 remember Uio launching
of tbat illustrious committee. Nover waB thero
on earth such an awe-inspiring pageant. Tlio
air was tliiek with the coming Btorm. Across
tbo leaden sky had flamed Anderson, a red-
haired portent, who afterward proved to bo tho
lofUest liar of historic Christendom.
Men went nl«>ut with hashed voices, whispering to each other of dreadful possibilities, riio
faces ot the Democracy were radiant with a
Bolemn joy. Now, at last, thn usurper who had
done them so much harm should bo hurled from
his throne; and Tilden, Samuel J„ the wise,
the virtuous, the innocent, the reformatory,
should stand before Uio world visibly what ho
had alwavs been spiritually, "the Lords an
orated." 'We, for our part, sat here solemnly
rounding our backs to meet the coming storm.
When the Speaker announced tho members of
the committee on Uio oUier side, it became pcr-
; fectly apparent tbat the supremo bour of
battle had como and tho household troops
bad been ordered np. There at the head was a
polished and able gentleman, taken somo years
ago from our ranks, and wbo had voted with us
■ often enough since lo givo the people Uio idea
that be was respectablo and to bo trusted—a
! gentleman to whoso fairness and impartiality in
; everything except hia report I boar cheerful,
■ cordial and willing witness. Next camo my
friend from Ohio (Jlr. JIcMahon), keen and
subtle, than whom thcro is no man in five kingdoms abler to dig a pit for a witness and sweetly coax him into it. And there, to give a tono
ot chivalry to it, was my friend from tho beventh
district of Kentucky (Mr. Blackburn'), then as
i powfuidallvingandnndoubtingandconsoquonUy
"(-SiHaHliUraiiod imduiidamncd.   Timo would fail
the interests of the Democracy, and ho
thereupon discharged thom upon the
pretext that the funds wero exhausted.
The Bepublican members then asked
that they bo summoned again, a process
which would cost nothing, since they
were already horo, and to this Senator
Yoorhees willingly assented.
Another day a witness from Parsons,
Kan., wns examined, and testified
that he had conversed with a largo number of tho negroes who had arrived in
his neighborhood, and had found nono
who complained of il} treatment in the
South, but ho had learuod that thoy
induced by circulars, jjentout—or,
-   ■ ~  ■     Ht.  Joha, of.
met eounty much earlier than usual this I kings into the pack and say you were
spring, being attracted by the splendid   lihilied.
Yorao gent—" Might I ask you, miss
~ah—" Miss—"Very sorry, sir, but,
I'm engaged for the next three dances."
Y. (».—•'It is not daiicing-ah—it is—
it's—be g your pardon, miss; you are sit-
agrieuitnral inducements presented and
the desire to get established, either on
land or in business enterprises, before
the season commences.
A nest of interesting Indian relic
j the shape of copper tools, petrified wood, j ling on my hat.
j and leather, were unearthed in a cut, I A ciKN,TLE>t,VN having a servant with a
i tlie other day, oilithe_hneol the Detroit, ', Vl,rv thick skull used often to call 1dm
Marquette and Mackinw railroad a few ; llu;kin„ of foo]s. «i wish," said tho
j miles below Marquette. Ihe tinders ; f(>11()W «„, (1 „ u mlld ,nalcp yo,u.
i have bwn offered ^1)1) for the lot. .;       ^        a *us x amM llu.n 1)0 tlll.
The Big Bapids (.urn nt thinks Mich-   liumatcl of hie world."
1 lgtui needs a constitutional amendment'
hi'milar to that recently adopted in
Indiana providing Unit a resi-
i.deueo of sixty days iu the town-
Ship or ward, aboil bo ono of the re-
^.«tiw,.;ftiM^-£gy^i^ti<Tif^^ i«r«fl Voter
'Tho itory U^oughout w^ proposter- K   'Jii^stSck liot^'S-WTSIann^^
bus,   and  thero wero throo other wit- waper-mill was  burned the other day
Iiawveu C— (entering the ollice of his
friend Dr. M-~, and speaking in a hoarse
whisper): "Ercd, I've got sncli a cold
this morning Unit JC can't speak the
truth.'* Dr. M-^ayjilL^ac;-1^ that
.... .   .......... ,.....^~ ~s-m,.
Loss   about $120,000;  insurance, covers
and Michigan Southern railroad on a
side track near by woro burned with Unbuilding.
A cojfl'ANV has been formed in Detroit, with a capital stock of 8]2i>,00(),
to jm.--.li the electric light invention of
I'haiies Yanilepuele, of that city. The
Detroit /W says that the light is a
success, and that the company announces that its piteiits are perfect, and
guarantees customers against interference ou the part of other patentees.
' nick and rye," of tbo Democracy.
I saw that expedition set forth witb much
boom of cannon and float of flags. livo months
afterward I saw it drift into port dismasted and
dimantlod. In Bileneo and sadness, tho sorrowing survivors, on the heel of tho session, jostled
by every job and hustled by $10 claims, disom-
barked their precious freight in tw-o par-
cela-a littlo ono containing what Uiey
had to say about our alleged frauds,
and a big ono containing their real
ones. What was tho reason of all Una shipwreck of bright and high endeavor? Why, between those days had rolled 2,700 pages of
printed testimony. Now* I shall not say—yet I
am afraid my friend, tho gentleman from
Michigan (Mr. Horr), will nover forgive mo for
not Baying—I shall not say that such is tho
nature of printed matter and of education aud
of tvpes that it would  bo impossible to get
nesses from Parsons in tho room who, it
was learned, would have controverted >
the statements in overy essential ro' '•
spect. Theso three witnesses wero discharged, however, by Senator Yoorhees,
without being examined, and were resummoned upon tho request of the Be-
publicans.
It is not probable that tho investigation will eome to an end in consequence
of the exhaustion of the contingent fund.
It i.s desired, among others, that Gov.
St. John should himself bo summoned,
as an act of justice to him.
The total expense of tho exodus investigation thus far is botween $20,000
and $'25,000	
New Designs in Furniture.
The traditional parlor set is rarely
seen nowadays. Instead are a sofa and
two large arm-chairs to match, covered,
si>y with Persian raw silk, while the rest
ofthe room i>. tilled with odd pieces—an
S eh iir, an embroidered chair or two, au
Eastern divan, a Moorish pouf, which is
merely four cushions piled in a slender
frame', and as many fancy chairs of gilt
or ebony as may be needed.    The man-
i tai lam'bri quiii* the curtains, and portiere match the sofa and arm-chairs, unless Ihey are specimens of artistic embroidery, in which case the foundatii n
must match the prevailing tint of the
room.
Fancy  tables, with  standards  of gilt
: or  ebony, have   the tojis  upholstered
| with plush  or raw silk either to match
I sets or as odd pieces.    These same tn-
! hies, covered with  cretonne or mummy
| doth, are much liked for bedrooms.
Indeed, cretonne and mummy cloth in
cretonne designs play an imxiortant part
in house furnishing. A favorite idea is
tei furnish bedrooms throughout with
these, having the whole furniture—Vcd,
chairs, dressing table, and small table—
covered with cretonne, the eurtams nud
mantel lambrequin being of cretonne
also, the carpet suiting in tone, and the
very pajier of the room manufactured in
the*design and eolor of the cretonne selected forthe jmrpose.   It is an easy   	
matter to convert any old chair, which , reached. An accurate computation of
is strong enough to hold together, into Ullp producing capacity of the Stuto
an available seat by cushioning it and s si,()WH tlmt Hie totnj Inunber of salt
furnishing it with a cover of cretonne. AV(1jls iu „1H>l.ation in 1879 was 169. The
Mummy cloth in cretoimo  designs is ; Balt ])minpt oi that year wns 2,055,010
barrels, which gives an average of 12,100
barrels to each well.     The number of
!    Tiikhb seems to have bru,~--
i"1
about half  or tVo-thirds ot   the loss, j™ M ci™}m-j" ^Tl^^P^f
Several freight cars of the Lake Shore j Aai/i/XiyMcr a»W»«clwi «-- "Oams^
-----        -■    - ■•      - n„ „ i auce Overturned."   This remuids us of
a lawyer who told his wife ho had been
working like a horso " all day " drawing conveyances."—Alliani/ Lam Journal.
QfESTiON' propounded by the Detroit
l-'ra J'rrnn: "A dressmaker got mud
because her lover serenaded her with a
flute. She said she got all the fluting
she wanted in lit r regular business."
Cini-liinati Saliirilni/ Zi'/li'. If she
went on that principle why did she get
milled?
Jons Smith is .I'-jiI.   Tliat fine ,.euie; iiisu
We'll never t-ei noic-r.-;
He was a nu mis r ef our. 'nl.
Since ISM.
Ills private virtues wire libiutn",
Ills nininier free mul K'ifl;
II,. were a pais r collar
And wus never known to muff.
Ills liwe was ltnliwii ui.il hi* e; en
I'ontimmlly wer. peeled;
He mode a splendid umpin"
And b. antiful left fielit
Though lii:t a i.iatrinienlitl n^u
Un dear'.v loved a mtitcli.
And, like liis f isti r, had but few
Silts rii.r* * ii the " ratch."
lint lie is twin-.   Willi ins nud outs
Forevir le- Is done.
He broke his heart and burst his i-plii'ii
In making a home run.
Gnouou Aimiahams was extravagantly-
fond of cold cabbage, and one day, see-
that quite  a dishful was left after
had swept across his heart, he had not as   leagues from hence, I was attacked by 1 bluff out of which a huge section has ' together 2,700 pages of printed matter without
 1.1 ..!.._ ...   _..~l.-l   1..- if  ...   il.        -r       .. -. i    ,       -.   .      -. -*   ; . ..." ....  i,."_-   l...'       _    _i...i^.„s«flltnT.    r,t    Tlf.nwv.rnev
yet been ablo to yield himself np to Uie i robbers,
influence of sleep, whoso balm  he  so
endeavored to defend my- j been  cut, presumably   to   supply  the
.. . self, and in the struggle I had the mis- j needs of "all first-class mills, East and
much needed, to soothe the fatigues of a ' Imp lo lose two of my fingers; but do j West," to whose owners they refer for
two-days' journey,   All at once an idea I not let that distress vou," j evidence of tho excellence of their clay.
took possession of his mind ; ho rose, I All at once the youngest of the sisters, ,
Bought for a key in the pocket of his I who hod picked up tho handkerchief i
waistcoat, opened his trunk, ancl took | which his father's arrival had caused Uie j
thence his sword, which he placed at tho young man to drop, opened it, and, ut-!
head of his bed. That done, ho again ' tering a piercing shriek, exclaimed : ■
betook himself to his couch. i     "Mammal two fingers wrapped up in j
The old kitchen clock had jiiBt struok ! Frederick's handkerchief!" I
the midnight hour; all tho house was      At these astounding words a deep si-
doubtless buried  in a profound sleep,   ' "  ' "   *' '
excepting Marie, whose head and brain
-tS'ciintiJii- American.
seemed to throb with a confusion of
ideas equally novel and strange, and
who, in her innocence, strove vainly to
account to herself for the tumultuous
feelings that possessed her.
there beiiig a" condemnation of Democracy
', somewhere between lis leaves. But I do_ say
! that Uio peoplo day by day examined
■ that testimony; and whon thoy got
| Uirough all that vast pretense ot fraud
' vanished into thin air, and tho people saw that
1 llntherford B. Uayes had not played Uie knave
i and that Samuel J. Tilden had.
Time would fail mo to enumerate all theso
! matters. I bring theso up simply as samples
showing what they havo dono. I affirm that
; thev havo not, throughout all this Congress,
como forward with a single meaBiiro which thoy
believe in. All their noblo energies havo been
Bpcnt and exhausted in attcmpls to catch us in
"Warning lo Young Ladies,
A beautiful young lady, the daughter
of Alderman Delict, of Lancaster, the
other night  jilayfidly threw  hei   arm
around the. waist of a lady friend, and a
pair of scissors hanging therefrom sev-
lence of terror and 'dismay ensued*   A | cred an artery in her arm mid she nearly i sS'mouB'o*t'^ Iriil of the
thunder-bolt hod fallen in the. midst of  bled to death.     This  accident  should '• gonUeman from Indiana '*'- ,I"°t
tliis family; all felt Unit there wns an I teach young ladies that throwing arms;    iVll this ariBes from
assassin among them.   An hour later, ; around the. female waist is a dangerous I "10 °ollecUo" c"!!^
and the father of 3?rederick was in the I pieco of  business that  should lw per-! SSf hitcUtonco    "
hands of justice; for his children, in j formed solely by Uie. male sex.   The lat-1 butl say that tho v	
their despair and horror, had not be-! ter are^ strong, and brave, and don't mind; mako us take-right position
n u.l 1 1 .'__.,..-_ i. «_- !,.___•_, 1—„  -.        , ,,      i <•„«.— '-take wrong ones on an average;
'.a'lii- <;olil S-'ielils.
Tic-re  are   few families in the K-.ist
whose  members have not. In a certain
extent,  caught  the gold fever, us they
read glowing  n-ports of the marvelous
finds and fortunes realized by the hardy
pioneers who first investigated the mining fields of Leadville, Arizona mid >"ow !
Mexico.    It  i-. now safe to predict that ;
the influx ot people iuto Colorado, Xew 1
Mexico aud Arizona during the coming ,
season  will be enormous, and the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad, >
the   favorite   route,   whieh,   in    order
to    accommodate    this   travel,   have ]
already   been   running  three through !
express   trains   daily,    with     through ,
ears,       between      Cliicago,      Council j
Bluffs,    Omaha,    St.     Jose
son,    Topeka,    and   Kansas   City,   in * siilml at uip;lil.
order to supply the immense demand j came laboring under a stress of heavy
find it necessary to put on a new fast, Wl,nther. Feeling hungry, aud thinking
train with through ears between Chica-1 ()f itjs faV(,rite cabbage", he asked whero
go and Kansas City, leaving Chicago at jt W11H- jijs wif,. replied: " In the
12::il) noon, reaching its destination ■ ,)!U1trv, on the second shelf." Down he
twenty hours, making inallfour through ■«.(,„t}" found the cabbage, got out the.
express trains daily, a greater number 0jj) mu.stnrd, and vinegar, cut up the
of trains than any other line west from ] cabbage, dressed it to the Queen's taste
Chicago. This is the popular and cele- j alu-j ntt, 'jt nil. In the morning his wife,
bratod dining-car line. noticed the plate of cabbage where she
  I had placed it the day before, and, turn-
michigan Salt. I in„ to jler " dear George," innocently
The increase in the salt product for j ^^d ^w ile did not eat the cabbage.
Michigan is one of the most notable j ,, j; ^i » \1Ct said. " How did you liko
features of progress.    This industry hns  jt,.i    «oh! not very well; it was tough
mg
oseph,  Atchi- | (\inm,x< asked his wife to save it for his
sas   City,   m j salad at night.   About midnight George
now risen to the rank of the second salt-
producing section of the United States,
and  its    capacity  is  far  from   being
niucii Iiandsomer, as well ns more durable than  the   ordinary cretonne, inas
much as it is a heavier fabric.    The new-
new wells that will be put in operation
designs are m Persian patterns and m t during the present year is fifty-four, the
Japanese figures, as well as in the myr- , production of which, computed at the
md florid designs wluch  have   always . uwraRO ()f the old wells, will be 050,010
been and always will be liked for cham-   -    * ■*   -
ber draperies.
A Remarkable 1'amily.
A South   Corolimv  patriarch is   Mr.
iaverage
| barrels. Taking this as a basis we find
I the following as the probable product
1 for the vein* 18S0:
i Unrrels produced in 1H72. 'J,O35,W0
i AAiMltcrcoro    05(1,040
j        Total 2,7H,Wm
The following is a comparative statement of the increase since 187-1
llttrrclts.
1871 1,027,000
1S7S 1,082,000
iS7('i 1,403,0(K)
1877 1,501,000
1878 1,H5S,00U
1870 2,0.1.1,000
/■jirrcaw.
55,o66
081,000
89,000
2114,000
200,000
-.50,080
William Smoak of Orangeburg, who
boasts perhaps the. largest family in the
United States. He is of German extraction, and, having been born in 1781, is
now iii liis 97th year. He has had thirteen children, ten of whom are still living, the oldest being now 75 years of age
and   the youngest 50.    These   thirteen j isw,"estimated.... -Jjujoso
children have brought into the. world 130 \-~Xagtnaw Hi raid.
children, 101 of whom nre now living,'   .	
aud these havo had 400 children, of j Xiieub can be no doubt about the,
whom 391 are now alive. There have ! genuineness of the conversion of tho un-
also been seventy-nine children Of the I known man who sent $130, in thefollow-
fourth generation of Mr. bmoaks des- ing Jotter, to the War Department: "I
cendants, of whom all but nine are now ! wus jn the anna of the late wnr, a Union
idive. Thus the old man has 575 living . BOi<ijor) and I did a great rong by takieng
descendants, and has also seen 116 others, a ]l0rB0 belonging to the Government
who are now dead. Thc. most romarkabhj [ ana HoW j,jm anlt jlept tho money. I
feature of the. case is the fact that both j0i„wi uu. M. E. Church, and asked God
the old mau and his wife (the latter is | {or me,.Cy, and I had to promece him to
"    ■'■   - . i -r -.,, ...   ...... lle
to
aw
key
At this instant the young man was ; thought themselves of m*gmg him to fly. having an artery severed now and then I for them t0 tol!
(Tokened by a noise similar to that of a On the 20th of December the Court of for the good of the cause.—XonMoton j *%«."&• •
;y turning in tv look, He listened, nnd, I hmm fit Tourfl wa  throngeil with] Herald, »na ««$«$!
JSESU(«^
thero
was much refinement and culture in
! that oity, and she replied ;   "You just
bet yttiu' booty we're a eilltiu'efl ei-owd,"
ery
andstringv." "But here is the cabbage
now; where did you find any more?"
"Why, on the second shelf, where you
told me." A quick look at the shelf by
the wife and then a ery of agony.
"Why, George, you have eaten §20
worth of lace collars and cuffs that I
had juit in starch; sUingy cabbage, in-
deedl" _._
Canadian Weather.
Mr. H. G. vennor, of Montreal, whoso
boldness in weather predictions has
brought hini into such prominence ,/;>va
that the extreme cold of Canada is* *'.
most always produced by a wind blowing from a point to the north of west.
Such a wind is boUi cold mid dry. Being dry, in passing along it imbibes
moisture rapidly, causing cold. Being
also cold, it quickly absorbs heat from
the. surface of the earth; and, when this
continues for several hours of any day,
and toward sunset it becomes calm, we
then usually have the lowest state of the
thermometer. In Canada, these extremes of cold usually last about three
days; the nor'wester beginning about
noon of one. day, blowing fiercely for
that afternoon, becoming almost calm
in the evening —then a cold night.
Next day the wind is not so high, but
still from a northwesterly point. Again,
toward sunset, there is a calm, with
tho thermometer more or less bolow
zero. In tho morning, it may bo observed that the force, of the cold ia
breaking. H tho wiud veers round to ji
point south Of west, there will boa few .
flurries of snow, very threatening in appearance, but amounting to very little
in reality, no snow-storms of consequence-coming from the west. If, on
tho other hand, tho wind passes to the
east, several hours of bitter cold may
be expected, followed by a general snowstorm lusting from twenty to thirty
hum's,
n i*^ r^teafijMii -.^