1880-10-01; Clare County Press

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> J*m last bchtnd tho.wooiisiisS, „
Ono glorious uumBier dny,
tfara'or tho Wits tho BtnklOtt milt
Pursued Its westward way. '•   -,.
And Ui my tono seclusion,
   ftofply rfimovnl tlftiT   _
1'rom »U of earth's confusion,
1 smoked my first cigar.
Ah t blight tho boyish fancies .
Wrapped Jo tho \»roatha of b(uo i
My oj ca grew dim, my head wiuniglit,
The wowtriicd round uio How.
-tlairkntfitot dosed ta around me,
Bttylcaa, -without a star,
Wtita death I thought had found mo,
And spoiled my tirst cigar.
Ah 1 iiallta waa my noblo brow,
Tho waning night kob loto,
Mj startled mother cried, In fear,
" My child, what havo you ato? "
heard my f&Uior's smothered laugh,
Xt k-ocuied bo strange and far,
ttnew h« know, I know ho know
t W wiola-d my first cigar.
ST J, W. 1M.TTOH.
I road yonr lottor, Daisy—
Rend lt o'er and o'er;
It almost drovo mo crasy,
But" I'll think of theo no moral"
It la your trtoA, and, surely,
"A. roollsll lovo " liko initio,
iiornwt fancy " purely,
SlKsdd "nover hopo" for thine.
J3afc, bloss your soul 11 could not,
,  "Could not help It, dear;
But, knowing all, I'll Btrivo not
lo " shed a sliiglo tear I"
But, having loved sincerely,
■Tia kind o'" hard to port;"
Indeed, It wounds severely—
Almost breaka my heart I
But there's ono consolation:
Tho man you're going to wed
Is far below your Btatlon—
Has tho reddest kind of head I
I hope you will be happy;
May children bleoa your homo-
Have freckles, like their papa,
And heads as bard to comb.
Ons.ujtniA, Mo.
•Sim
VOLUME III.
CLARE, MICHIGAN, FR^AY, OCTOBER J? 1880.
NUMBER 22.
The "Desa™ Widdy."
"BEow Peter .tifulrooiiuy Jlnn-leil Her.
Some two years subsequent to my
portinp; with Peter Mulrooney I chanced
to tall in with him again in rather an
unexpected manner. Business of some
importance having taken me to tho city,
I was traversing pretty rapidly ono of its
meaner streets, -when I beard -nyself
waddenly bailed by name in an accent
tpceuliarly Irish; and, turning round,
discovered Peter approaching me with
his usual loping gait. Ho was so altered in bis habUimente from the x>iet-
uro I vividly retained in my memory of
the blundering, blarneying Irishman
who took ruj- cow to rna'rkot, that if it
3iod not been lor his voice I dare say I
should bave passed liim without recognition. But tbe voice—that voice- it was
Ifyter'h peculiar shibboleth.
Mr. Mulrooney, whom I only remeni-
Ibcred in a bluish-gray coat, a fight, flexible bat, and thick brogans, was now-
dressed in a threadbare suit of black, a
silk hat with the crown sunk in and well
worn at tlie edges, and a pair of thin
dress boots elaborately patched. "With
his coat, buttoned up to the chin, and liis
greasy bat thrust jauntily on one side of
bis bead, be reminded me more of one
of those needy actors, whose personal
appearance ifi so often stereotyped as of
this fashion in tho novels of * tbe day.
!Mv words naturally took the color of niy
thoughts.
,_,"AVhy, Mnlroimey," said I, "is that
"v .What are vou pi iving now ?"
litthfy&M-bin," be replied "it's
ever so mueh.^£*f™ l£ J» *!»*«*
man 1 am since 1 lSt *£££ Kratc, 2")tle-
for myself." ***™a on' set up
"A* gentleman 1 "What sort ot tt „„n
Heman, Peter?" KP?"
"Misther Mnlroonoy, if ye plas*>"
Baid be, correcting my familiarity with
one- of bis droll looks. " Oclt, but it's
a rare country tbis is, anvway I Iterant
*hewathor itwas I'etherburo an* \Pether
•there, Ull sorra a bit I know'd of any
other nnmo but Pettier. But here, the
conversation of tbe ladies an' gintlomen
is illigant in the extrame, and the grate
politishuners, in then- correspondence
■wid me, write tbe beautifullest letters,
Khupi-rscribin' tbem, 'Misther Mul-
xooney, Esquire.' Faix! it bates Ban-
na^hcr, any how, on' that's not sayin' a
great deal."
" I am glad to hear you are getting
tdong in the world so famously."
" Aisey, sir, aisey. Lasbins of aitin'
and dhrinkin' v.ithout any oonstitoo-
sbunal objections. It's mighty little
work I have to do any way. I am a
profishunal gintleman, Mr. Urbin, an—"
"Ob, Mister Mulrooney ! "
" Arrah, sir, but it's thi-uo as the day !
It's a politishuner I am, wid a grate
Junius i'or iightin'! Och [ but it's wonderful busy tbey kape me 'lei-shun days
knoekin' down the inimy."
" Which party do you call the iuimy?"
"Sorra a bit I know," said Peter,
shrugging bis shoulders; then, casting
toward me one of bis queer, side-long
looks, be added, "I'm thinkin', sir, 'tis
the i'af-riotic party meself does belong
to."
"And so you get well paid, and well
fed for yuir services, do you?"
"If promises 'ud fatten a man, I'd
be as big as the prize ox, that I
would. But suro they'll kapo some of
Ihem, I think; and ttien it's to be a
miigisther I am, and dale out the law to
the vag.'thones. Och, 'tis a beautiful
business."
"Amagistrate? Can you read and
•write ? "
'' Ayeh 1 What 'ud I be good for if I
couldn't?"saidPeter,evasively. "Sorra
bit it mattbers; 'tis a sthrong mark I
make, and that's not aisy to xub out,
anyway."
"Take my advice, Mulrooney, and go
to work. Ditch, dig cellars, break stones
upon a read—do anything rather than
suffer youiself to be made the tool of designing mtn, who will use your services
so long as they are beneficial to them,
and cast yen off as soon as their ambitious projects are achieved Now, as
for n living, ii is very easy for you, being
a single matt "
"It's married that I run !" said Peter,
groaning.
"Married!" I exclaimed, "and in
yonr circumstances ?   What tolly I"
"Troth ye may say that, yer Honor,"
said Peter, penitently. "But Misthress
Connolly -was a widdy, Oeh, but 'tis tbe
desavingest craythurs they -are all tbe
•world over. Ayeh," he continued turning toward me with a look of half-humorous sorrow, " 'twas a wild cow I druv to
market that time, Misther "Urbin."
'' Was she a countrywoman of yours ? "
I inquired.
" Does your Honor be thinkin' 'tis an
Atneriky woman could chate me in that
• -way?" said Peter, indignantly.    " Sure,
'tisn't in the likes of them to do tbe
tbriok."
" But bow came this about, Peter ? "
"Ayeh! bad luck's soon tould. 1
boorded wid ber."
,!And so, Irishman-like, you must
needs fall in love witb tbe landlady and
court ber."
" It's mighty little love I bad for big
Misthress Connolly, anyway. As for
the eoortin', 'tis anatheral failin' o' mine
to be spakin' soft words to the faymales
of a family; and sure it was nadefnl
beside, to lcape Misthress Connolly's
mind as aisy as an ould shoe while I
owed her for my boord."
"And that is the way yon oame to be
married, is it ? "
" Ayeh, sir, 'tis the flthrongest thing 1
Och, Michael Connolly, why did ye die ?
Bad cess to me that iver I should live
to be desaved by a fat woman of 50.
But, sure, tbe quarters wor so pleasant,
Misther Urbin, continued Peter, apolo-
. geMcislly, "and Misthress Connolly go
tinderly interestin' wid her heart bruk
Into pieces \Mito isoryow tbftt ma in i\
—oh 1 but'tis strong enough now—that
I thought it 'ud bo a maroiud interposition to comfort her anyhow."
"And so you courted hor, I suppose ?"
" Oeh, but it -was a pretty sight to see
the way I did it," roplied Peter, With
ono of bis rich laughs. " 'Twas tho
beautifullest specimen of tlie effeots of
blarney that has been seen sinoo St.
Pathrick put his comethor npon tbo sar-
pints."
" What eould you expect, thon, but
marriage, as a consequence ? "
" Faix, it's littlo I thought about it at
all, and lessl liked it. Sure I tould the
ould woman I was a single man, and
swore by the pipers that I intended to
remain so."
" Then you should never have sought
to gain her affections; it would bavo
been cruel to BOrve tbe poor croattu-o bo,
and desert her afterward."
"Affections? Musbaj 'tis her affec--
tions wor moldy many a long day
ago 1" exclaimed Peter.
"Well, you married her at all events,"
said I, impatiently.
"Faix, I dunno; but I does be think-
in' 'twas sbe married me. Ono night
there wor somo of the ould c-ouutliry
people at the house, and we talked nboiit
the ould times, and aftber a while, thero
■was lashuns of whisky put on Uie table,
and we talked, anddbrinked again, till
it's my parions opuiiou that my singes
left me intively, and niver camo back till
I found mi-self in bed nbet mornin,'
mighty oneasyin my mind, and won-
dberbig bow I got into Mbthress Connolly's room instead of my own. Whilo
I was schaming out an apology, who
should come to tbe door but Misthress
Connolly berst-lf.
" ' Misther Murooney,' sez she, wid a
dtvp blush, 'how do you lind yerselt
this mornm' ?'
" "Prettv well, thank ye, mem,' sez I,
' barring tfie dhryiu-r,» of my mouth.'
" ' I.s it (lliry ve are? ' sez she, as, saft
ns butther. 'Faix, that's tu*y mended
anyhow. Would you like a dhrop of
sperits, Mit'tbi r Mulruoiiey ?'
" 'Doi?d an' I would, av it to plasin'
ye, Misthress Connolly,' sezL
" 'Och, Pettier, dear, sure it's Misthress
Mulrooney you must call me now,'sez
she.
" 'I'dbeplasedtocall ye anything that's
dacent and proper, oeushla,' sez I, tin-
derly, for the thirst was eonr-huming
me,
"*Oh, but it's the quaro man yo are,'
sez she, laughin'. ' Sure 1 was in luck
thn day ye eame to boord at my house.'
"' Ye may say that,' sua I, ' for I am
a gintleman of an anhhent family, an' I
it's not always yo'ro favored wid tbe j
like, MisthrtEs Connolly.' i
" ' Mulwiouev,' sez sbe, correcting me. j
*"Mem?'se*zI. j
" ' Ye must call mo Mulrooney now,' I
sez she.
'"Wid all mo heart,' sez T, 'if yo j
like the name betther nor yer own; but
'%not a marryin' man I am,'
" 'T^otli,   Pettier dear,* sez she, ' I
" ' Wix, an' it's little I'U bo thinkin'
about marriage, first or second,' sez I.
'"Och! vvirra,"wirra!' sez sho, 'only
to bear bun 1 As it ho didn'i give Puttier
Hennessy a good silver dollar for makin'
ns man and wifo last night."
"' Misthre&s Connolly,' sez I, starin' !
wid omazemeut, 'sure it's jokin' yo are.' ■
" 'Not a bit av it, Pettier dear,' sez i
she, laughin',  and holdin'  up a slip of I
paper, ' by the same token that this is j
the certificate of the priest that I bould
in my band.' I
"'*Be my sow], then,' sez I, 'Mis- j
tbress Connolly, ye may call the eertiti- i
cate yt r husbaud, for sorra a thing will
I have to do wid it.'
"'Mulrooney!' sez sbe, 'do you deny the riug upou my finger ?'
"'Surra a bit I care about the gonld
ring,' sez I, jumpin' out of b.-d. ' Will
it^ be pleasin' ye to go out of tlie room
while I dress myself.
" ' Och, I'll lave ye, trid all my heart,'
sez sbe, snatehin' up my clothes. ' But
it's Uttle ye'll have to "dress wid till ye
come to yer sinses, Pother Mulrooney.'
"And by this, and by that, Misther
Urbin, she tuck my garments under her
arm, and -wint out and locked the door,
lavin' me in the empty room wid myself. ' Tear and ages 1' sez I to myself,
when sho was goin', "tis chated I am in-
tirelv; but mavbe 'tis only funniu' sho
is lifther all.'Ayeh! what'll I do?
'Tis a great comfort there's a bed in the
room. Sburo she won't starve mo;
mighty onasey I am, anyhow, and that's
tlmie.'"
"So you went to bed again. Well,
what came next?"
'• Twelvo mortial hours I laid there,
widout atin' or dhrinkin'; and tben Misthress Connolly knocked at tlie door.
" 'Pother, dear,' sez she.
" 'Oh! you murtherin' woman,' sez L
' 'Tis kilt I am with the hunger.'
"'Am I Misthres3 Mulrooney?' sez
she, spakhi' through the kay-hole. ' Am
Iyer lawful wife?'
"' Be my faix, it's blue-molded I'll be
before I say so, Biddy Connolly.'
"' Biddy Mulrooney 1' sez she.
"'Connolly!' sez t
" 'Mulrooney 1' sez she.
"'Gototbodiviir soil.
" 'The top of tho marnin' to yo,
Pother,' sez Bhe; and wid that she wint
away. 'Twas pitch dark, Misther Urbin, when sbe came again.
" ' Is it wake ye aro wid tbe bungor,
Pether dear ?' sez she.
" 'Give me my clothes, Misthress Connolly,' sez I, faintly.
" ' 'TkBiddy Mulrooney that is spakin'
to ye, Pother dear,' sez she. 'Would
ye like coffee-tay or tay-tay, wid hot
mate and pittaties ? Shure there's plin-
ty of 'em down-Btairs, Pether darlint,
barrin' the fear I have that your mind'B
disordered.'
"' Sure it 'ud be tlie wondher av it
wasn't, wid tho bad tratement I've bad,
Misthress Connolly,' sez I.
"' Troth, Pether dear,' sez sbe, tinder-
ly, ' it'll be a blessed day for mo whin I
can betther it. But ye must confess
that you married mo last night, and tliat
my name's Mulrooney.'
"' Let me out,' sez I, ' or I'll die tbe
night 1'
""Deed, Pether oehora, it 'ud bo
plasin' to mo to do it av ye wor in yer
right head; but tho time's not come
yet, I see,' sez she; and, wid that, down-
stau-s she trotted agin,
" Och, but I suffered wid the hunger
pain, Misther Urbin, till I could bear it
no longer. I knocked at tbe door, and
called out: 'Misthress Connolly,
Misthress Connolly, let me spake toy o.'
"' There is no Misthress Connolly
now,' sez a dirthy little colleen from the
outside; 'shure Bhe was married last
night, and her name's Mulrooney.'
" 'Toll Biddy Mill —— Mulrooney to
wine here, thin.' sez L Och, but I
choked to spake it. Af titer a littlo while
I hettrd ber comin' up the stairs.
"' Did you coll, Pother darlint?' eez
the fat oW 4esiwer,
" ' Troth, I believe I did ' sez I.
"'What'll I do for ye, husband?'
boz sbe.
" 'It'sstarvin' lam/sez I.
"' Was I married, last night ?' sez she,
" ' Sorra a bit I know,' pez I,
" 'Spake, put, Pether dear; Idon'tbear
ye,'sez sho. •
" ' Tear an ages byes 1' sez L
''' Didn't ye marry meyerself, Pether?'
sez she.
'''Divil a one o' me knows,' sez I.
" ' What do ye gay, Pether dear?' sez
she.
'"Shure, Father Hennessy knows I
did,' sez I, desperately; ana wid tliat
the door was flung open, and wid a loud
laugh iu comos Misthress Mubooney,
wid Father Hennessy, and half a dozen
acquaintances, and throws herself into
my arms nnd bogs my pardin over and
over again. And that is the way, Misther
Urbin, I was desaved into marryin' Mis-
Hiress Conrooney—Mulrooney I mane."
HOUSEKEEPERS' HELPS.
To Pebi, Peaches.—Dip them a minute in hot water, then in cool, and thc
skin peels off readily.
GiiAPEs aot Grape Leaves.—Grape
leaves and bunches of green graphs, with
the tendrils twisting cruetfnily. are
beautiful for garnisliing dishes or forms
of jelly.
Biiack cotton gloves will not crack the
bands if scolded in salt and water beforo
wearing. Tlio salt prevents fading.
Wheu almost dry one should put tbem
on iu order to stretch tbem and keep
them in good shape.
Lames who do their own work will
find tbat in addition to a long apron a
pair of calico sleeves with a mbber cord
ut the top is a dispenser of happiness.
One can slip them on over cuffs and nice
dress sleeves, get tea and even wash the
dishes without injuring tbo dress.
New Potatoes a i,a Cnnsru.—Select
some new new potatoes, all of the same
size—about as large as apricots. Boil
tbem in salt water; drain them wben drv,
and pour over them a littlo Orawn muter
sauce. These potatoes, when properly
cooked and served very hot, aro delicious.
Anchovy Sandwiches.—Take the contents of a bottle of anchovies, wash them
in several waters, remove the bones and
put them in a mortar witb a quantity of
butter equal to them in bulk; pound
thoroughly, so na to get a smooth paste,
whercwitb spread the slices of bread.
When camiing fruit have a cm> of
flniu-paste ready; it your rubbers are old,
ur the zinc rings or eovers are bent a little, you may still mako them air-tight
witb the paste. If yoii are at all
doubtful about tho condition of your
can it is a good notion to use the paste.
Tomato Sorr, With Meat.—Slum and
stnun a gallon of stock made from fresh
meat, skin and sbco a dozen large, ripe
tomatoes, pnt through a sieve and add
to the stock. Boil half an hour. Mix
smooth a spoonful of ilonr, a httle butter,   be  careful  not  to havo,it lumpy,,
ful of sugar. Simmer ten mhiutes and
it is ready to serve,
St-jiMEB CosreiAiSTS.—-In nine-casts
out of ten these eompliiints can bo
ebt eked, if taken in Benson, by wearin;;
ilanncl over the region of tbe bowels.
Until the British army in India was compelled to wi ar flannel during tbe entire
hot season it was constantly reduced tiy
diirrhtea. Ditit is far more potent tbaii
medicine in curing this disorder, nud
when duly assisted by ilanncl and enforced quiet rarely fails to cure _ used
promptly. Flannel should be woni by
night as well as by day. If mother*
wbo bavo trouble with teething children
will send their addresses with stump we
will give them further information hi
this respect—New York Tritium:
Tomato Sorr, Wrrnorr Meat.—Put a
spoonful or more of nice pork drippings
iuto tbe soup-pot over tbe (ire, when lint
throw in a sliced onion, and when the
pieces are of a brownish hue add lifted)
medium-sized ripe tomatoes, peeled and
sliced. Stir until well heitt-'d through,
then add a quart of boiling wattr and n
tablespoouful of eho\>pcd parsley. Cook
slowly half an hour, strain, pressing
through the tomatoes. Keturn to tbe
pot, season witb pepper and salt, a tca-
siwionfiil of sugar, two tablespoonfuls of
buttor rolled in a spoonful of Hour and a
teaspoonful of hot boiled ritv. Cook
slowly teu minutes longer and pout out.
Sales of Public bands.
Commissioner Williamson, of tlie
General Land Office„has bad prepared
a statement showing tho number of acres
of public lands disposed of for cash and
under the Homestead and Timber-Culture acts during the last ten fiscal years
—1871 to 1880 inclusive. From" this
statement it appears that there was a
falling off in tho number of acres disposed of in all tliree classes of land from
1871 to 1875-76, and that sinco tbe latter
year there bos been a gradual increase
in the number of acres disposed of.
For tbe fiscal year ended June 30, 1871,
there wero disposed of for cosh 1,389,-
982 acres, and under tbo Homestead
acts 4,000,326 acres. The sales gradually fell off oach succeeding year until
1870, when but 2,350,057 acres wero disposed of undor the Homestead acts, and
in 1876 only 640,691 acres were Bold tOr
cash.
Since that period there has beon a
gradual increase ia sales and allotments,
resulting in 1880 in the sale of 1,455,72-1
acres for cash, and the disposal of 6,070,-
C07 acres under tlie Homestead acts.
Tbo Timber-Culture law was not enacted until 1873, and under it, in 1875,
464,870 acres were disclosed of. Since
1875 the same noticeable increase observed in the sales for cash and allotments under the _ Homestead laws had
occurred in the disposal of lands undor
the Timber-Culture act, so that in 1880
tbo allotments under this law aggregated
2,129,705 acres.
Buttermilk as Summer Food, Drink,
and Medicine.
A Detroit physician asserts that for a
hot-weather drink nothing equals buttermilk. It is, ho says, "both drink
and food, and for tho laborer is tbe best
known. It supports tho system, and
oven in fever will cool tho stomacli admirably. It is also a most A'aluablo
domestic remedy. It will euro dysentery
as well and more quickly than any other
remedy known. Dysentery is really a
constipation, and is the opposite of
diarrhea. It is inflammation of tbo
bowels with congestion of the ' portal
circulation'—tbe circulation of blood
through the bowels and Hver. It is a
disease always prevalent in the summer
and autumn. From considerable observation I feel warranted in saying tliat
buttermilk, drunk moderately, will cure
every ease of it—certainly wben taken in
tbe early Btages."
HINTS TO BARBERS. lent, and in-this situation held tbo wiud-
Bass until assistance could be bad a bidf
i milo dwtiy.   In tbo mean "time: the
;3augl}ter was still in the well, unnble to
D. E, Locke, " Petroleum V, Nasby."
intends to make liis permanent home in
the Susquehanna YftUey of Pennsyl-
Ttmia,
Iti'Tiilltltuiilsn flu* Art of ftimvliijr-
IFrom llioltnrtford Couraut.l
It is safe to say that niuo ont of ton of
the men one meets on the streets in our
cities shave, or rather arc shaved. Somo
shave tho mustache, some shave tho
obiu, some the eheoks. Indeed, ono
must go into inathamaties to tbe tables
of permutations and combinations to ibid
bow many varieties of shaving are possi-'
bio. Woman is accused of beiug tlio
party who devotes ber time to appearances and frivobties of the mirror, but,
after all, man does bis share of it. Tho
reason he escapes tbo charge is that ho
blandly sets down bis decorative worfr
bebig a matter of necessity,
And it is trUo that shaving is a ve;
old custom, nor have we anytliing to say
against it, except tliat it is unnatural,
and is, and should bo acknowledged to
bo, a concession to the looking-glass and
to vanity. But tbe point is, that old as
is the art, it is a singular thing bow few-
know bow to shave. "Nearly all mon
shave in tbo passivo voico." Tliis may
be taken as tho grammatical phrase or as
an acknowledgement of the voico of tho
barber which they have to endure. Each
signification is true. And whilo nearly
all men consent to refer their shaving to
a few who malco it a business, only
a fraction of that few understand then-
art.
Thcro is a financial blunder at tho bottom of it that makes troublo all through.
Tbe dogma that a shave is a shave is a
mistake. Ono man with a stiff beard
and a full face will choose to have bis
whole expansive ;ountonancocleau shorn;
another will shave on bis upper lip. To
each it is "a shave," and each is charged
alike. Ono inoy require thirty minutes'
attention, tho other ten minutes. Tho
first will dull a razor, and tho second not
affect its edge. To each it is 10 cents.
Now, a harbor's working day, wo will assume, is ton hours long. If ho is occupied three-quarters of tbo time, ho must
lie busier than ho usually appears to bo.
Tbis gives him soven hours' labor, and
if ho struck a day of half-hour faces, his
whole receipts would bo $1.40. H bis
luck gave him ten-minute coses, he
would take in $4.20. Even tliis would
not pay wero it not for the seductive
side issues—the hair-cuts and shampoos
of the trade—tbat bring in moro por
hour than tho fundamental industry.
Now, ns the circumstances of shaving go, it is a constant hurry to finish a
man, as shaving scarcely pays at tho
best, and if ho is ono of tho most absorb-
big Biibjeets—full shave and stiff beard
—it is a loss to work upon liim. To shave
him carefully takes too much timo and
costs tho etlge of tbo razor. To skim
over bis face, cutting off sections of beard
here and thore, and leaving odd oases of
biur along the deserts of the cheek, saves
tho razor and spoils tho person who pays
for tho operation, and who should not bo
entirely forgotten. The scale of prices
ought to be regulated by what one gets,-
to charge for what tliey do.
This dono, a revolution in the art
would follow. Speed woidd not bo the
great aim. Attention coidd be givon lo
the removal of tho beard, which, in old
tbnes, it was os important to remove as
the lather, and tbo man who went out of
the barber's shop would leave satisfied,
instead of hoping that the next time it
would bo better. AVe recommend these
considerations to tho trade without charge
for the advice. Shaving is a custom of
ehihzation; playing with Boap bubbles is
a game of childhood, tt is now a matter
of luck which of theso falls to tho barber's patron to-day.
Clinging Affections.
T"rom my window, I see in our xiasture,
a fine blooded yonug mare, trim as an
antelope, caressing her colt—a long-eared
graceless mule. She did uot caress it at
first. Sbe eould hardly bear for it to approach her. She seemed to have a positive revulsion against the inferior creature. But she bas become reconciled to
its deficiencies; tho maternal instinct bas
triumphed. Tbo caso has a frequent
parallel among human beings. Peoplo
wbo deul in didactic generahties, are fond
of sayhig: "there con bo no lovo without
respect." Every day's observation corrects the assertion. We seo women, and
moro rarely men, of fino natures dinging to idols of commonest clay, surrounding a corrupt wreck of humanity with
tbe sustaining, concealing and excusing
mantle of love as the vino Burrounds and
supports the rotten tree. It is rare
that this devotion is a mascubue
attribute, though fathers, Uke the poet-
sonled David, bavo loved and mourned
for tlieir unworthy Absaloms, but it is
rare that a man clings to a woman ho has
ceased to respect, unless through force
of habit or the coarse hold of animal passion. And yefc I bavo known two instances in my life where men have devoted with faithful, patient and self-
denying affection, to women whom they
could not respect. It is ono of tbo saddest moments of life wben the consciousness is borne iu upon us that onr idols
are surely and irretrievably flawed. It
is a sharp wound, but it heals over like
other  wounds that life  makes in our
i climb-out oft. she wont down, and, there
sshe remained with her father suspended
^yer ber by the puny ai^n of n weakly
mother until ossistaiico came, wben thoy
£wcre both rcscupd. Mr. Sanders BQomcd
■to^covor, at leaql partially, at, soon as
ibo, got out,—McNai-y, County (.Tenn,) In ■
gfp&ident.
Money fcjr Telephone, .
..."Say, hubs,", said a lather hard-look"
|ff customer to tbo younjflndy in charge
i central telephone office, ono day
,veek;  "say, miss; 3'rt 'j8k» to talk
»*S<
• to*the feuest.
•ittttfitiitenfc over
' -;'-'Hollo, hello! Ur. Snooks!"
'jr Bnooks onswered, and in the ensuing
/tiloqny tbo lady could of eOnj-so only
bear the hard-looking customer.
^"Snooks, old boy, I can't ooftio up for
that money to-day: I'm too busy."
fi'!Eh?"
r;-!'No, can't get away."
\  ''I know, but I'm sony; I'vo got to
|pfccl Braco about your affair,"
.."'"Butl'd jeopardize all our interests.
Jt'postively can't como.   Can you sond
!'!tbo money down?"
1   "Down bore."
r- "I don't believe she'll do it, will she?"
,' "No,_ I don't know her, Sho'saband-
ifemo girl witb blue eyes aud light hnir.
iKnow ber?"
^'"I'll ask bor about it   Wait,  keop
yOur ear there [miss, Mr, Snooks wants
,td-pay me four dollars, and nays for you
\k> let mo have tho money.   I'll ask again
%makesure.]   Snooks, did you mean
if at tbis fine young lady to pay me and
jOlinrgeittoyou?"
3^ "Don't hear you."
V_ "Yes, yes, all right.   [Ho says, miss,
for yoji to tako my receipts and let me
b*vo tho cash..   Yon ore to put it in bis
'A|lepbone;bill.]   All right, Snooks, good-
'w, boo you to-morrow," and ho hung the
mouthpiece oa the hook.
f^'.'Jfind fellow, Snooks," ho con turned,
Jookmg pleasantly at the managress.   ' 'I
Jiever heard of sending money by tele-
■pnono>beforo, did you?"
*/"No," responded the lady.
^-."Perhaps you  haven't  the  change
h*ndy?"
j! ?"ies," said bIio.
yYon.11 trust Snooks, I persumo," he
■syisbfc ob in.a faltering manner.
4 f "Certainly," sbo roplied, "if bo says to
lit you have it."
^"You don't think tbo telepbono wpuld
% do you?"
'..^''"Assuredly not. I'll just ask Mr.
Spooks,".
":No^'no., Ho's a sensitive man; he
ililnty like* to havo so much fuss over
^^jrtks^motinfc.   Make it two dollars
a«Sitln«SU tpye-.Tiioa a receipt on nc-
*?l'j| I*y anything Mr. Snooks says.
fm,Til
"But I perfer to call bun."
"Mss," snid Uio man, "don't go near
tbe wire now. There's a cloud comming
up. You'ro going to be struck by lightning. Bather than that, Pd take fifty
centa, a quarter."
"Ob! I'm not afraid," and she approached the instrument.
"Keep away from that wire!" he
howled, "don't call Snooks. Ho might
bo struck. H you don't caro for yourself,
have somo mercy on bis family. You
needn't pay the amount at all. I wouldn't
risk Snooks for all the money in Brooklyn."
"I shall either call Snooks or a pobce-
man," said tlie girl firmly.
"Make it a policeman and I'll go for
him myself," shon ted the tramp, as be
jumped over tlie rail.
Aud then she called Snooks, who had
been sweariug at his ond of the wire in
tho hope of making some oue hear bim,
aud told him it was all right, sho hadn't
quito paid tlie money.
.■*••»- bother bim ag
we may catch a glimpse of tbe stent re-
scarred hearts.    Once I knew a hi^ ^^^J^^^^^^^Z
rior man, who bad poured gut all her
love—checked in other channels—noon
her son—her one child. She bod tried
to breathe ber soul into tho boy—her fine
sense of honor and truth, her aspiring
onergy — ber pure imagination. She
would not bebeve how miserably sbo had
failed; she would not see how the coarse
metal could not receive the fine temper
and polish. She shut her eyes to bis
short comings; she excused tbem to herself and others with all the ingenious
pretexts love could devise. When at
last there could be no doubt; when a
deed showhig such palpable laok of principle and refinement, stripped the boy's
character of the veil her love had thrown
over it, it was an all but mortal blow to
tbo mother. Her heart withered and
shrunk undor it, yet the mother-love did
notfail. It faltered an instant; it dropped
forever tho sustaining hands of respect
and of hope, but it kept on alone—by the
side of tlie morally—crippled being sho
had once dreamed would be the cubni-
natblg flower and finish of her Ufe. So
bas our mare—dainty Annie—-accepted
the facts of her offspring's long ears and
gawky limbs.—Marff F. Bryanin Sunny
tiouth.   ____j	
Undaunted Heroism.
D. Sanders, living a few miles south
of town, went down in a well about fifteen feet deep, which had a fow inches
of water in it, nnd by some means be--
eame instantly paralyzed. Tbe only persons present were bis wife and daughter,
'the former an invalid and tbe latter a
15-year-old girl. Discovering the situation, the daughter sbd down ou it pole,
and the mother let down the i'ope by it
windlass, mid the girl lied it around her
father'a waist, while the mother with almost superhuman efforts drew Win tip,
but to? not strong enough to get km
Laugh More.
'■Why don't you laugh, mother?" said
a littlo three-year-old daughter, as her
mother, witb rather clouded countenance, was dressing the Httle ones. Tho
earnest tono of the child provoked the
wished-for laugh, and tho little beart
was happy.
And, mothers, I fear we do not laugh
enough. The housekeeping is so onerous, tho children bo often trying to
nerves ond temper, the servants most exasperating, and even John, kind, good
husband as he is, cannot understand all
our vexations and discouragements, and
so wearied and worried, we often feel
that it is too much for the household to
depend on us, iu addition to all our cares,
for social sunshine as well. Yet the
household does, and it must. Father
may be bright and cheery, his laugh riug
ont, bnt if mother's laugh fails, even the
father's cheerfulness seems to lose much
of its bifection. In tbo sad but forcible
lines of Ono of Joanna Bailee's dramas—
Her   littlo child had   caught  the trick   of grief,
And sighed niniillla playthings—
lesson." I remember well bearing a lady
say: "When a child, I used to wish so
often that my mother would look cheerful."
Tbeu laugh, mother even if you do
feel almost too weary to exert tlie facial
muscles, and' you have to make a pitiful
effort, which comes nigh bringing tears
instead of a laugh. You will feel better
for tbe effort, and so will the children.
The littlo ones, unconsciously to yoti and
to themselves, aro catching the vory
phases of countenance which will go far
to brighten or cloud some future home.
Then laugh, mother—parlor, nursery,
and kitchen all feel tho effect of your
smile or frown. Tho cheery laugh of a
mother goes down tlirough generations,
as well as her frown. And when the
mother eyes are closed, and Ups and
hands areforover still, there is no sweeter
epitaph whicb children and friends can
give than, " She wa3 always bright and
cheerful at home."—Christian Intelligencer. 	
Peknstlvanxa has expended thus far
nearly $4,500 in suppressing pleuropneumonia, of whicli sum $2,365
wero paid for lulling 150 animals infected with the disease. Over 6,000 exam
inations wjero made, and tho special
agent is said to have traveled nearly 11,-
000 miles in tbe performance of his calling. Maryland has beon considered the
principal source of infection, but, as tbe
State has now in operation a law for the
suppression of tbe disease similar to that
iu force in Pennsylvania, it is believed
that its spread in that State will bo effectually prevented.
Lots of people are willing to rot
Peter to pay Paul, only they get tired
when their job is half done, $fiey npg-
W to pay V sml,
BITS OF INF0K5TATI0N.
The first railway in the United States
was the Quincy and Boston, to oonyey
granite for Bunker HiU monument, ui
1827.
The first steam engine in the United
States was brought from England-in
1753.
Keys were originally made of -wood,
and the earliest form >vos a gimplo orook
similar,lo the.common pick-lock. Uio
ancient keys' aro mostly of 'brorizo,
and' -of- remarkable; shapes, tho shaft
tcrmin'atiug on one side by the wards, xm,
tha;atbcr 'by spring. Keys of thi* dc-
acfiption^ivcre presented by bu3b«bads,tQ
wives, jtigd Wero .returned again upon'di-
Paris, 1404 A. D, They aro mentioned
in histoiy at the period when Charles
VIL made bis triumphal entry into
Bonon, in 1449. Ho wore a hat lined
with red velvet, ond surmounted -with a
a rich plume of feathers. Itis from this
reign that hats and caps are dated, wliiob
henceforth began to take place of tho
chaperoous and hoods that ha'd been
worn beforo in France. Previous to the
year 1510 the mon and women of England wore oloso knit woolen caps.
The custom of crowning the poots
originated among the Greeks and was
adopted by the .Romans during tbe empire. It was revivod.in the twelfth century by tho Emperor of Germany, who
invented the title of poet-laureate. The
French_had royal  poets, but no laure-
lawyer down Soutb once demurred to
the sufficiency of nn -indictment of bis
obent, a moonshiner b^uled up ior a
breitch of tho internal- revenue laws, on
tlie ground' tlia*" it was Wiiertain in bdt
sta ting wbi6b United States it was. tb'rt
tlie offence was alleged to bavo been
committed agauist.
tradition concerning tbo laureate ui England is that Edward III., in 1307, emulating tbe crowning of Petrarch at
Borne in 1341, granted the ofiice to Chaucer with a yearly pension. In 1G30 the
laureate was made a patent offico. From
that time there has been a regular succession of laureates.
Uktiii the close of the eighteenth
century the finest muslins in uso were
imported from India. Tho earliest mention of cotton among the classic nations
of antiquity is by Herodotus, who speaks
of it by tho namo of tree-wool, wiiich
name it still bears in German and several other continental languages. Cot^
ton was not known in Egvpt until about
500 years beforo Christ, i'hen it appears
Setting Typo by Telephone.
Tho'Iiondon Tltilcs contains an artiole
describing the system of telOpboilic, reporting odopUd by that journal, in order
to havo tho latest and fullest report-of
tbe speeches mud» in tlio HQiiso^of Pfuv
bainont. Permission having been obtained from ,tl>e Metropolitan Board of
•"Works _\\Hti. the ueee'rKwry wb-os in tbo
■necfioiTbetween tho Houso of Contmons
and tbe Times office was" formed, and
one of Edison's loud-speaking telepbones
placed at either end. Tbo immediate result of this arrangement has been to
bring the compositor at .the machine into
direct communication with tbe Parliamentary reporter at the House, and to
enable tho debates to bo reported and
printed from half to three-quarters of on
hour later than had previously been possiblo. The notes made by the reporter
can be read directly into to tho telephone
receiver in a room adjoining tho gallery
either by the reporter liimself when relieved or by another person employed for
the piupose; and tho convpositor, at his
inaehiiio in the office, sits with bis ears
iu juxtaposition with tho other terminal
of the instrument.    Tho-plnn which has
ates.   The title existed in'Spain, but lit-   heen found the most efficacious for the
tie is known of thoso who bore it.   The   purpose  of   shutting  out    distracting
sounds of other kiuds is to place the
disk of the telephone above and behind
tho compositor, and then to arrange two
tubes, each with two trumpet-shaped extremities, in such a manner that these
extremities are applied at one end to the
two sides of the telephone disk and at
the other end to tbo two ears of tho
compositor. Tho compositor is also furnished with a speaking instrument, with
a key for ringing a bell, and with a bell
which is rung from tbo House, a simple
code of beU signals, consisting of one,
two, or three strokes, sufficing for tbe
ordinary requbenients of each message.
Tbo compositor announces by tho bell
that be is ready, receives a seutence,
strikes the bell to indicate that he nnder-
™.„iT„i.i„ ii.„l ;i  „.„   ; ~..i -i   a    ii : stands it, sots up the type with bis ma-
SoSsf^d :z^CL^l\.^' .-**» V4.-S* *?■«»
mies o£ earlier ages havo proved on ex-
MyciuciAff mm.
Bio Bafids now has a telepjione exchange.
TnE now salt well at 8t..»&outs has
reached the dopth of 900 feet.
The school population of East Sagi-
navfi» 5,895,; and. iu.BayDity5.411i-.	
TnE total recoipts of the State Fair
wore about $30,000, against $20,000 last
yoar.
Two aj?p a hai» miles of gas pipe
have been laid in Marshall in the last
three weeks,
At Big Bapids the authorities will not
permit tbe public interment of a person
dybig of diphtheria.
Edwakd Babisett stepped into molten
iron at the fnmaco at Negaunee, some
days ago, and bad the bottom of bis foot
cooked,
EbmiiiT Boor's residence at Battle
Creel?, -valued at $8,000, burned down
latoly. The insurance on tbe building
was only $-1,000,
ADANSiso man, last "week, put down
a well twenty-five feet and found eea-
shells^ which be showsf to friends as
curiosities.
Samuei, Gokdon, of this village, has a
flowing well, Struck at the deptijjtf fifty
feel, and flowing six fe?t .abqv^Bj surface.—St. Louis Herald. "W
A WETiMWOTOr ^fi"qhigAn fruit-grower
is of tho" opinion" tbat * tbe common
moose-wood growing ncp**plum. trees
will, by its ellluvk, keep off tlie de- ,
Htruotivo cureulio.- -
,i , , , , ( ^ ■      .
/"J\W*R of .;ox^n„whSb?,-W?>ng J&ifail
;li?»%1«*■; Smti^-'HvWMitrip, ih& other.
day. -were yoked . togetlier and' hitched
-lo an anchor. The animals became unmanageable, dragged the whole outfit
over, and went down for keeps.
A 7-teah-olb sou of Charles Evans,
residing near Bichmond, was jerked
froni the rear of his futber's wagon, ancl
a land-roller hitched behind passed over
bim. The boy died from tho effects of
bis injuries in a few moments.
A fuhjce fire broke outiu the lumber-
dock of A. Bubt&Co., at Buy City, a
fow days ago, and rapidly spread to the
adjacent lumber-piles, A strong wind,
was blowing, and at one time the entire
city was threatened with destruction.
Itwas ouly witb tho greatest exertion
tliat the fire was got under control, and
tho threatened danger to tbe city averted. About 1,500,000 ot lumber was
destroved. Lois, $20,000 ; hisurance,
$14,000. 	
r?iininleriiU Appointments.
Following is tbo list of appointments
of pastors for Methodist Episcopal
churches in the Michigan Conference :
^trtioii Jiirtricl—U. Hnll, P. E. Albion,
Ocorgo S. Hi.-lity i Jaelnsoii, C. L. Bawlinrt;
li.Utlt- Crtt-U, D. 1'. Uarnes; Bi-llovne, V. J.
Havutlv; Concord, W. Purine; Homer E. L,
Kullii|.g: H.uiover, _. V. IVrguiou; LildiliuM,
.V. lIi-in-1-.ivnv s I/iuertv and MoiriW, E. D.
YoniiRs JtosliervilU', W. Itiison; Nishvl'le, A,
1). Kuuton -, Olivet, n.D"Jordan ; FcnOeM, G.
Panic's; Panna, J. Wcl'ster j ltives and Sopth
itiuiuotion to be linen,
are mentioned as having
render to continue his dictation, andsoon
until the work is carried as far as timo will
»1»
into London in 1500, the knowledge of
both tbo culture and manufacture having pro'oably beon conveyed there by the
Moors and other Mohammedan nations.
Tho former were the means of first
bringing this manufacture into Europe.
h  ,t l   il     I "m" tin   worn, ia cunleu iia mi ih iiuiu ..it.
Ootton cloths   n]U)W>   If there fa nny douUor difficulty
beeu imported
After Dinner Speaking.
"Why havo this eternal speech making
when .wo meet on social occasions? Can
we npt enjoy each Other's company, and
the gixxbtiunen of tbMJife-*!'wfife WBtC:
persons, pour over the ffiost, nottlSffwine'
of wit and good friendship, but the cold
water of political and moral platitudes to
dampen our enthusiasm. It would seem
not, for no sooner arc wo pleasantly settled to our first cigar and to an agreeable chit-chat and intercharge of courtesies witb thoso around us, when somebody is caUed for n speech and straightway the slow martyrdom begins.
But tho hearers aro not tho only sufferers. Tlio speakers tkemselve oftentimes endure the utmost torturo. Observe the man throughout a dinner who
expects to bo called to liis feet when Uiat
dark barrier tlie cafe noir is passed.
See how abstracted, how nervous he is.
He makes a mere pretense of eating, and
takes little interest in what is going on
around him. When his opposite neighbor jests on somo topic of common ac-
qnaintanee nnd interest, he replies in
"wild and whirling words," and wheu
be is asked to pass tho staff of life be
complies witb ttio request by presenting
his astonished interlocutor with a stalk
of celery. He is evidently going over in
his mind the speech he wrote out lost
night, and is in fear lest his memory
should prove untrustworthy when the
critical moment arrives. Ho doesn't enjoy his dinner.
All things considered then, the custom
of after dinner speaking could be dropped, except on somo raro occasions, with
great benefit to all concerned. Its abolishment would certainly further that
good digestion which should always wait
on appetite aud give pertinency to the
aphorism: "Blessed are they who havo
nothing to soy, for tboy say nothing."—
Boston Herald.
Ancient Mexico.
Headers who know anything of Central
America—Yucatan, part of Mexico, and
Gautemalo, and tho wonderful ruins of
temples and towns built in ages long,
long ago—will hear with pleasure that a
scientific archceological expedition is to
lie sent under the authority of Franco
and the United States, to mako further
explorations in that mysterious conntry.
Tho chief promoter of the expedition is
Mr. Peter Lorillard, of .New York, by
whom tho greater part of the cost will
bo borno. In numbers and equipment
nothing will be lacking; oasts of tlie: important bas-reliefs and inscriptions will
be taken, whereby scholars in all parts
of the world will be enabled to study
rebes of civilization not less interesting
than the old monuments of Egypt and
Assyria. From what is already known,
it is supposed that the builders of these
temples had intimaterelations with Cwn-
bodia and Java, if they wero not actually
emigrants from those countries. Interesting affinities havo been made out by
bngtustio students, some of whom believe that tho table-land of Peru, and not
that of Asia, was the cradle of the human
raco; and that tlie Hittites of Scripture,
during their wanderings settled in Peru,
and erected the buildings which now ox-
cite our astonishment. Hence it will be
understood tbat something may be discovered that will throw light on primeval
history, The bill-country of Yucatan is
almost unknown. It is reported thattbe
inhabitants—a fierce tribe named Mayas
—"have reconstructed tho old towns
with their forts nnd temples, and revived
many of the customs, laws, aud idolatrous rites of tlieir forefathers." The
explorers will visit these people, and
also endeavor to find traces of the tribes
Uiat preceded the Aztecs.—Chambers'
Journal. 	
Which United States I
Thero is yet another United States in
this Western hemisphere. It ia tbe
United States of Peru and Bolivia, and
it is a brand new arrangement. It is
number three. Number two is the United Stutes of Colombia, formed in 1861
ont of the territory known ns New-
Grenada, and comprising nine States,
An American citizen traveling abroad
will now have to tell which United States
he bails from, if be desb-es to designate
liis nationality witb oily certainty,   ^
about the words, a bell signal will cause
them to bo repeated, or explanations can
be sought and received by du-ect vocal
communication. In this power, indeed,
resides one of the chief advantages of tbo
method, and ono whicli ought to lead to
groater accuracy than has ever previously
been attainable. Tbe names of people,
places, etc., can be spelled out letter by-
letter if thero is any doubt about them.
—Scicniifw American.-,-.
•>v
i
kniir.Mia and Cooper Street Church, Jacfoon, J.
B rrv -. Alliiou College, ltuvn. J. H. Hopkins, K.
(". Welsh and Suranel Dickey, Protoncm), and
r.ov. \V. II. Brockwav, agent for Albion Co!-
lepo and mombcra of Albion Quarterly Conference.
Cohhraler lli.itricl-J. I. Buell, P, E, Allen,
D. (J. WoodWiiril -, Brouaon and North Oilead,
Wm. Paililnol:; Burr Oak and Sonth Gitoad,
Dirtoil BttUer and O. & PaddqCk: Burlington,
\V. Barrett; Coldvrnti-r, A. H, Moore -, Cambria,
G. II. White ; Oentrcfil!e. W. I. CoK»haU ;
Coustantine, J. Bo.vntoii; Girard. G. W. Heid ;
Hillsdale, L. Farr; Juntsville, AV. SLPrnuty ;
Kiiiderhook, E. Marble; North AdiunH, 31. D.
Carrol; 0<i8eo, 9. C. Strickland; Quincy, A. JT.
I' U-h ; Ransom, to bomipnlicd; RosdinK,S3. D.
Gillett; Stnrgih, B. K. Mills -, Shor#ood, J. W.
Buoll; Union Citv, A. H, Gould? WUfakMgS
eon, J. CliubiiiCi Itev,, J.-Yr fulWiiiiBBa
desire'to becoino" jo"rirnnbsls''tbal
may exerciso moral influence over the
masses whieh nro reached by o newspaper. They do not understand that
journab8ts aro not turned out of universities ready made. Journalism is a profession whicb can only be mastered after
long years of activo service—on the
same principle that to be a good lawye-,
or a successful minister, or a competent
mechanic, ono must bave practical experience, and can attabi prominence
only after long years of patient labor.
Young men ou tearing college are apt to
tbbik tbey could shape the destiny of a
nation if they could only get control of
the columns of somo newspaper. Perhaps a young graduate does get an opportunity to write, editorials for some
country weekly. He launches a bolt,
and then anxiously nwaits tlie rexiort. He
generally waits bi vain, and is both
pained and ehngrined to find out that
bis majestic utterances bavo attracted
no attention whatever. Perhops ho gets
a position on one of the big dailies, and,
with a proud heart, he hands in to the
managing editor a long article, over
which he has spent several days and
nights in writing and rewriting, ouly to
be sharply told that such compositions
are useless—that what is wanted, is a
concise statement of news. He is perhaps detailed to write up some congenial
subject, aud is ordered to have it dono
at a certain time. Hankered thus, pinioned genius refuses to work, and the
ambitious youth makes a flat failure.
Journalism is drudgery—plodding( unostentatious drudgery. Tho individual
work which makes a complete newspaper attracts no attention from tbo publio
generally. Beaders say this or tliat
paper is'a good one, without once caring
who did this or that to make it such.
And tbis alono would bo cruel to tho
unfledged writer wbo hopes to yield a
moral influence. If one of his articles
appears bo expects it to be the feature
of the xiaper, and is disappointed if people do not talk nliout it and insist upou
knowiug who wrote it; whereas he may
write for years without achieving distinction.	
The Prime of Life.
Between the oges of 45 and 60 a man
who has properly regulated himself may
bo considered in tbe prime of life. His
matured strength of constitution renders
him almost impervious to an attack of
disease, and experience has given soundness to bis judgment. His mind is resolute, firm and, equal ; all his functions
are in tlie highest order; he assumes
mastery over bis business ; builds up a
competence on the foundation be has
laid in early manhood, and passes
tlirough a period of life attended by
many gratifications. Having gone a
yenr or two over GO ho arrives at a
standstill. But athwart this is tiie viV
duct caUed the turn of life, which, if
crossed in safety, leads to the valley of
'' old age," round which tbe river winds,
and then beyond, without boat or causeway, to eflect bis passage. The bridge
is, however, constructed of fragile material, and it depends how it is trodden
whether it bend or break. Gout or
apoplexy aro also bi the vicinity to waylay tiie traveler and thrust bim from the
pass; but let him gird up his loms and
provide him with a fitter staff, and he
may trudge on in safety and with perfect composure, To quit metaphor,
" tho turn of life "is a turn either bito
a prolonged walk or into tbe grave.
Tbe system and powers, having reached
tbo utmost expansion, now begin either
to close like a flower at sunset or break
down at once. One injudicious stimulant, a single fatal excitement, may
force it beyond its strength, whilo n
careful supply of props and the with-
drawal of all that tends to force n plant
■xvill sustain it in beauty and vigor until
night has entirely set in.	
Thb London medical journals report
the ease of the daughter of tbe Mayor of
Gram oka, nearBromen, who hns slept aj»
flips! t|iunterruptedljr toy gix montbsj
and tiomJ
Wrightman; 'Galesburg, JV K.Simyua\JxnfiB-
toD, J. J. Greea-ileal-, SJobnslown and Baltimore, F. N. Joy j Kalamazoo, J. Graham: Kendalls, to bo supplied; Miriin, N. M. Steel;
Mention, G. W.Tutliill; Monterey, A. J. Yan-
Wvick; Onhtemo, W. W. Elder; Oti-e-o, T. L.
Mt-Cov; Parkville, Ii. AV. Calkim; Praineville,
II. 0'. Lawrence; l'lainwell, Georgo L. Coin;
J'.ii-hliind, John A Bready; Schoolcraft, W. 31.
Htinelieonib ; South Haven, J. E. Whito; Tlirro
liivers, V. B. Bangs; Waukeshnia, C. M.
Fislu r; Viekai.urg, E. S. Mechesncy; Sherman,
J. It. B livers ; F. D. Heminway, Piofesior in
Garrett Biblici'l Institute, and mi-tuber of Kalamazoo Quarterly Conference.
Xitrx Jlixlrict—.\. It. Boggs, P. E. Buchanan,
J. Whilo j Bridstuiau, to be supplied ; Benton
Hirlor. 15. A. Whitenian; Bangor, G. W. Go*-
ling ; Berrien Springs, I. Wilson; Brownsville,
to be siiprlie'l; Coloma and Watervliet, H. 11.
Parki r ; Cassopiilis, J. Hoyt; Dovagiac, H.
Wiinliiegton ; Decatur, b. W. Eirle; Daytuu,
J. II. Kkinncr;Edwards!m-g, J. M. Bobinson;
Kieer and Silver Creek, C. G. Elliot ;Law-
n u-e ami Hartford, V. Cr. Boynton: Bawton,
T. T. George; Marcillus, to lie supplied-, Mat-
tawan, S. C. Woodward; New Buffalo, D.
Tasker; Nil< f>, E. Cooley; Ba Grange, L. S.
Matthews; Pokasan, G. A. Buel; Pipestone, A.
N. Eldred ; l'uw Paw, W. jr. Clby; St. Joseph,
M. M. Callers; Wi'liamsville, to be mppl ed ;
Uof. J. M. lteid, D. I)., Corresponding Seen-
Ury of tho Mi-sionary Society of tho IL E.
Cliureh and member of the Miles Quarterly
Conference.
Grand Mapi'U Ilinlricl—Vt. b. Aldrich, E. V.
Ada, SI. I). Tt r» illiger; Ashland, A. G. Wiggins ; Berlin, .1. Klosa; Bvron Center and Dorr,
I). B. Latham; Cooi eriville, J. Archer: Cas-
novia, A. Huiisbergt r; Cannon, C. H. Howe;
Cedar Springs', H. P. Hendernon; Caledonia, A.
J.  Wheeler; Division Street, Grand  Bapids,
 ; East Street, Grand Bapids. E. Wiggle;
Grand Haven, S. P. Winner; Grandviile, D. O.
Hit-lil -. GritUnii, J. W. Bobbins-on; Holland. A.
II. Gillett; HilH-jrds, J. W. Bubiuson ; Hastings, A. A. Karappen ; Giving. T. L Spencer;
I.tmont, S. Kitzmiilor; Muldle\iUe, O. B. Whitmore; Muskegon, 1). Euglo; Newaygo, J.
Horuer ; Nunci. to bo supplied -, Plain lold
Avenue, Grand Eapids, J. P. Force; B ivenna,
B. S liter; B.ickford and Courtlund, J. B.
Tullman; Spaita, E. V. Armstrong; Spring
Like, W. M. Coplin; Second Street, Grand
Bapids. C. S. Fox; South Division Street,
Gr„nd B,ipids, J. S Valentine; Ventura, to be
supplied; Wit-.lnnd, J. M. Aiken.
Ionia District - B. C. Crawford, P. E.
Bowue. C. Vim Auken ; Corral, D. S.Havilond ;
Carson Citv, C. T. Van Werp; Dauby, G. E.
Hoili-ter;' Elm Hall, J. iMaizolt; Edmore,
supplied -, Oreenville, A. A. Brovin; Greenville,
ti T. L. B ithrick; Hubbiirdatoit, N. Saun lers;
Ionia, W. Gardner; Lako View, supplied; Lowell, N. Brav; Lyons and Muir, D. W. Parsons;
Orleans, tf. J. Hathaway; Oral ge. J. H.
TUoma' ; P,.lo, J. Bobert*; Portluud, A. P.
Morrison; Pewamo. D. 3t. Ward; Sheridan,
supplied; St-nt in, J. E. A Wi h-tei-n;.Saranac, F. A Bill; V r-jennt'S; S. C. WomUrd-,
Woo land, J. F. Orwiek.
jMiising District—L.H .Tai-o's. P. E.   Aim-.
B. E. Paddock--. Br-ek.milge. V. l>. W kh;
B th, supplied j Cheater,. I. P. VMI.-.-; Cum-
lotte, G. D. Lee ; Cental Clin eb. Lkiisi+i H-
M. Jov ; De <itt. W. B. Mi-EUvell; Diuilauis, M,
W. Knapp; E-lon Hapids, S. J. Haradton;
Foakr, _. M. Gu'ielt; Fiist Church, Laus-.ug,
C. C. Olds; Grand Led,;e. Wm. Swift; Ithaca,
.1. B. Cadwill; Leslie, T. Delamcrtyr; Mnplo
ItmiiJs, J. B. Knott; Mason, W. Douit; Ovid,
G. W. Sherman; Okemo-, W. Taylor; Onondaga,
S. Nelson; Pottcrvdle, J. J. McAllister; St
Johns, O. A. Jaycokea; St. Louis, G, C.
Draper; Viclor, A. T. Gray; Vermoutvillo, J.
D. Watkins.
Iii'j Ilopiils Sisii-M—K. J.  Bussell, P. E.
Mm, J, F, Walloeo; Botimia, M. B. Ba On;
Big Bipids, L. Masters; Big Bapids Circuit,
supplied ; Clare, J. Gulick: Crystal Valley, sng-
plied; Dushville, F. E. Sanders; Evart, J. 0.
Flovd; Ifremotit Center, ,T. N. Dayton j Grant,
A. BihIico; Hurt, W. L. Tilden; Hesperii, W.
W. Ij mport; Holtons, G. Vnriou; Howard
Citv and Isabella Indian Mission, Mr. LcaVitt;
Luilin^ton, W. Mooney; Manisteo, J. S. StMk;
Mecosta, J. Hills; Milbrook, suprilied; Mt
Flotsam. I. II. AHinbeck; Morley, ^- W.
8mih; Peuhtater. Geo. Donaldson; Pierson,
C. G. Thomas j Birertoti, A. Potter; Beed
Citv, W. A. Thompson; Biverton, Indian Mis-
,-i m, Lcars. C. E. Allen; Shelby, A. A. Bolf e -.
Whitehall and Montague, H. B. Hawley.
fjivnd Traverse Visiricl—A. J. Eldred, P.
E. Ahnira and Inland—J. W. Arnoy; Bliss,
supplied ; Bovno, B. H.Whitman;Boar's Lake,
W. W. F. Smith; CathUac, E. H, Doy; Cadillac
Circuit, S. Stephens; Charlevoix and Indian
Missions, J, Blanchard ; Fife Lake, W, Heath;
Frankfort, J, II. Stalcyj Kalkaska, O. J.
Golden; Lerov, L. D. MoKeo (Long Lake, D.
Grton ; Littlo Traverse, E. F. NettttlUManton,
S. Steol; Manei'lona, S. H, Hewitt; Monroo
Center, E. P. Howall; Norwood, 0. M. Smith j
Northport, A, If. Eldred; Indian Mission, sup-
pUod ; OldJIiiSiOn, supplied-,Petoskey CiMUfi
supplied j Petoskey dim bidian Mission, Wi g«
SIvi South Arm, smith, Sponeer-s Cie&r&W'
plied j Bhermtm, H. P. Blake; Trails City,
J. W. P, Carlisle i Y?Ul!amsbur{r,;Ii.l?ofla#t
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