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hocks with kn ani) woi\iion
or tiii: kcyolvtiox.
Tin* Last of Washington*H LiIV
< ilia I'd.
[I'opyrluhtod, !?>' I'Tnik A. Wa^naM*.
'*w>V' third timo always conquprs,m^Sclaros
a u\vis?* saving." 1
found it verified in inv attempts to
obtain an interview with tlio latestknown
survivor of tlio famous corps
I.* untvn !*-: k\\ uclii iwi?i?ii/v: ! i i 1 nuf/l
.............. '' H'"n " "!"
which was formed, in the spring of
1770, of trust-worthy men of the
Continental Armv for the protection
of the person, papers, and baggage
of the Commander-in-Chief. ()f this
corps the nnfortunato martyr, Nathan
Hale, was an original inemhor.
It consisted of one hundred and
eighty picked men from different
regiments. Its lirst commander was
Caleb (Jibbs, of l\hodo Island.
A new organization of the Cnard
occurred at Morristown, New Jersey,
at the close of the spring of 177(},when
its numbers were increased and
a part of the (Juard were mounted as
cavnlrv. Washington required these
men to be, in stature, not n?< ro than
five feet ten inches, nor less than
live feet nine inches-* "sober, young
active, and well made." (iibbs was
yet their commander- lie wjis sucoeeded
at near the closo, of 177'J, by
William Colfax, of New Jersey, the
grandfather <>f the late Vice-l'residont
Schuvlor Colfax.
The uniform of the corps consisted
of a blue coat with white facings,
white waistcoat and breeches, black
stock and bluck half-gaiters, and a
cocked hat with a blue and white
plume. Their (lag was of white silk,
on which was painted one of the
(inard holding a horse, and in the j
act of receiving a banner from the
Genius of Liberty, personified as a
woman leaning upon the I nion
shield, near which was the Ameri- i
Uin eagle. Upon a ribbon was the I
motto of the corps- Coniji ki: on!
Dili. This liner (which I have aeon J
and sketched) was made after national
banner of the United States the
Star and Stripes was adopted in
Juno, 1777.
Infmmcd that Serjeant Ural
Knapi), the probable last survivor of
Washington's Life (inard, and Major
Robert Burnet, one of the General's
escort into the city of New
York on the morning when the
British evacuated it in November J
1783, were living not far from Newburgh,
on the Hudson, I made three
attempts to visit them. The lirst effort
was a failure; at the second I
had a brief interview with Major
Burnet, and the last, resulted in an
interesting conversation with both of
the veterans, on a pleasant Septem- j
ber afternoon. 1 rode first to the
residence of Ma jor Burnet, whom I
had visited on a hot eveninc in Au?f- i
ust. Approaching his house by a1
green lane, shaded by ancient wit-1
lows pbtntod bv bis own hand, I
grouted tbo old patriot as ho sat in
his arm-chair just inside the wideopen
front door of the spacious entrance
hall of his dwelling. Seated
there, I. was entertained for an hour |
by his reminiscences of the old War
for Independence. He gave me a
graphic account of the great meeting;
of officers at "The Temple,'* on the j
camp-grounds of the Continental'
A * - ~ *
/\rmy, not nir lrom Newburgh,
whore, in a dignified address, Wash- j
iirjfsfton gave a scathing rebuke of j
the unpatriotic and seditious spirit ,
manifested by the famous "New-1
burgh Letters," in the spring ofj
17Sd, which were the occasion of the :
assemblage.
"Washington entered the Temple
unattended, after the Officers wore,
T I
Seated," said Major Burnet; "took a
seat at one end of the lone room, and
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jjj a few minutes he rose with a pa-1
per in his hand. Taking from his!
^ waistcoat^ pocket a pair of silver- j
framed spectacles, ho said, in his j"
usual deliberate manner of speaking
as ho placed them before his eyes,
'You see, gentlemen, that I have not
only grown gray but blind in your
service." Those words powerfully
touched every heart and from that
moment every soul in the room was
loyal to the chief and the cause."
Major Burnet's father was a Scotchman,
and his mother was a native of
Ireland. He was a lieutenant of artdlory,
and was in charge of a hat'
v,; . '. f
"BE TXeXTE
3 NoirroN. luiitor. i
i. <*. I{I>C;I:hn, i?ni>ii?ii?*i*.<
tery nt West Point at tho time of the
discovery of Arnold's treachery. lie
was afterwaffl promoted to major,
and was one of the officers dole^a,
tod to attend the meeting at ' The
Temple" jest alluded to. Lie eon
tinned ii. the armv under tho immediate
command of Washington,
and was one of the founders of the
Society of tlx} ('incinnati. When
tho Americans marched into tho city
of Now York, accompanied by
Washington on tho day of tho British
evacuation, he commanded the
roar guard. He was also present
at tho final parting of Washington
with his officers at Franco's Tavern
in Broad street.
Major Burnet was then oightvsovon
years of age. Ho had seen
what few men in modern times had
beheld, namely, the living ropresen;
tatives of seven generations of his
I kindred.
Sergeant knapp lived a short dis|
tance from Major Burnet. While
i^Ai> were in conversation, the venerable
Serjeant, Burnet's senior in
aire, rode b\ at a brisk mice, home
I " ' . 1 .7
ward. I'lie Major said, with a tracer
of jealousy in Ids tone, "See how
carelessly that man rides; he will
1 have a fall yet that will kill liiin. I
ride as well as he, hut more care* j
fully."
I hade Major llurnot farewell, and
arrived at the house of Serjeant
Knapp just as he had alighted from
[ his horse, lie left the steed in care
of a laborer and invited me into his
dwelling. I felt sum that he could
I tell me more about events at Washington's
head-o ear tors at New Windsor,
than any other living person,!
and with very little preface, after we
were seated, I asked.
"Were you with Washington all
the time that he was at New Windsor?"
"Certainly," he replied; "I was
one of the (I uard, and I believe I am
the only one living."
"When did you j<tin tho (iuard?" '
I 1 asked.
"Not loner ilflnr tlw? I > ii 111 n i,f
?-> """ -"w >.? % v? m\S vr.
Monmouth Court-house," 1 its replied,
j "1 joined the army when 1 was
| eighteen, and my lirst battle was at
White Plains. I was afterward
with (jeneral Wooster in the affair
at Ridgefield, in Connecticut, where
ho was killed. Then joined the infantry
under Lafayette, fought in the
battle at Monmouth Court-nouse in j
New Jersey on that terriblo hot Sunday
in .June, and was chosen a mem
her of the Commander-in-Chief's
guard a month afterward."
"Where did Washington reside at
New Windsor?" I inquired.
"In a plain, old-fashion Dutch
farm-house, built by the father of
Simeon I >e Witt," lm answered.
"It was not large, but comfortable
in cold weather," he confined, "and
thero (Jeneral and Lady Washing
toil lived and entertained company !
from some days boforo Christinas in ;
1780 until tlio spring of 1781. That
house stood in the village and was
pullo 1 down many years ago. Great
officers of the army with their wives i
were entertained there, and tliere ;
woro lively times there on the Christmas
after l.ady Washington came."
"How were the Guard housed that
winter?" I asked.
"First in tents and then in huts,"
lie replied. "The weather was very
mild. The river did not froe/.o up at
Newburgh until after New Year.
The liuy was as clear of ice as in
May. The water-guard boats could
go and come as they pleased. Why,
only a few days before Christmas,
Washington ordered Colonel Ilumphreys
to take as many of the water-1
guard as lie might think necessary
r*> *i
and attempt to bring off tlio 1 Icssian ,
General Knyphausen from Morris's
bouse, on the upper part of York
Island, or general Clinton from tlio
city. IIo went with two whaloboats
and a barge, and twenty-five or
'thirty men, including officers, but i
did not succeed, owing to high
;i _ n
WIIIUH.
"Von ?n?y General and Mrs. Wash-,
ington gave entertainments occn- i
sionally. Wore yon ever at head
quarters at such times?" I asked.
"Always, as special guard at tho^
door of the house, or on duty there, j
I shall never forget the Christmas ,
dinner at headquarters, a few days
after Lady Washington came."
"Why do you call her Lady
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to TO"cr:Ee -^"oiexD .
CONWA
Washington?" I inquired.
"Wo soldiers always cnlled her so.
Sho was a'real lady, if thoro over
was 0110," ho answered.
"Wo!l, as 1 was saying, it was
l.ady Washing toil's lirst entertainmont
thorn* Thoro was trouble at
that time' in t*ottin?f poultry for
headquarters, particularly turkeys, i
for tho camp nad lately been established,
and the farmers in all directions
had been robbed ? their fowls
I?V tlio hud soldiers. As I knew all
tlio farmers in tlio noiolihorhood, I i
was sent to procure poultry for this
occasion. I had traveled far without
success, when 1 called at the* house
of (Jeneral .lames Clinton, who was i
then in the Northern department.
I lis wife Molly, one of the host of
women, had locked tip several turkeys
for her family's use, hut triad- I
ly let 1110 have three of them for the :
(Jeneral, with which I returned to
headquarters." 11
"Who were at that Christmas diu^j
nor?" I inquired.
I cannot remeniher all,"
Sitting in silence for a while in
lnor.lnjr memory to the front^By^d
said: W&fflk
"There were two von no
ollieers from Ivoehamheau's urs^K^^^j
Newport; Coventor Cieoroe (
and his wife or daughter >om<-^^^H
tleinen and their wives from U&fM
neighborhood; Molly ('linton
you know, was the mother of ^Hn|
W itt Clinton,) and the staff 1 B IS
two of them with their wives. (\Vm|
tiel Hamilton, Washington's sect^HH
rv. was at All.>nuy, ^.cro he
arried (ieneral Sohu \ lev's din-;^^^|
only ten days before, and did not.^^H
turn until after the holidays. !"^IS
were about twenty at the ,:'bl^B
which was set in the bi<orest room in
the house. liesides poultry, there :
was beef and mutton. After dinner 1
spiced wine was passed round, followed
by pies, piuhlidos, apples,
nuts and cider. I was detailed as a .
seroeant. to take charge of the Life- (
(iuard Hand, which played lively i
tunes durino the feast; and so i saw
all that was troinir on in the room,
for we were stationed in the passa?r?
through which each finest went
to I he dining-room.
"()n such occasions Colonel Hamilton
irhnerallv sat at th<? bo-nl of tli..
^ J "x I I
table, but on*' being absent, the general
presided at one end of the table
himself, and l.adv Washington at
tlio other end. Slio was a short,
stout-built and good little* woman.
Wo all loved her. Hefore the guests
sat down, tin* General, standing, ]
asked a blessing witih solemn tones and
closed eyes. Old Hilly, Wash-1 \
inirton's bodv-servant, whose head
* J
appeared like a bunch of white :
sheep's wool, was the chief waiter on (
that occasion, and moved with ureal1'
I
dignity. In tho evening some of
the young people of the village J j
were invited in, and all indulged in '
innocent amusement, particularly in
dancing, until nine o'clock, when the j
company broke up. Captain Col- ,
fax, who commanded the Guard, was <
a guest at the dinner. Wo all had
a good time/'
Sergeant Knnpp gave mo many
other interesting reminiscences of t
his life as a guardsman, and I lingered
until the sun hud set and the I
r>
twilight was fast deepening. I hade
the venerable patriot farewell, when
he said:
i4()h. I forgot to toll you tho best
part of the story of tho Christmas
dinner at headquarters. There was!
a pretty and proud little girl in the
village, named Anna Brewster, then
in her teens, but less than three feet
high. She refused Lnd\ Washington's
invitation to the dinner because
she supposed it was given onl\
to gratify the curiosity of tin? other
guests. She soon found out her mistake,
for Lady Wyshington called at
lior mother1}) house, and little Anna s
was afterward very often at headquarters.
When she grew to full
womanhood she was only a yard' I
high. Sho lived a maiden until she <
was seventy-live years old, and then (
died. Perfect in form, sweet in tern- ,
per, she was beloved by everybody. ,
Anna lire water was the smallest wo- c
man in America." '
It was dark whoa 1 left the old |'
guardsman's door, and I rode bac k
to Newbury in the. light of a full
moon. 1 met Sergeant Knapp onco j?
afterward. It was at a celebration J f
wowec WOE:
V, S. C., THURSDAY
at Nowburgh of an historical event.
Thorn was a civic ami military procession.
1 was invited to ride in a ;
barouche with Serjeant Knapp and
the orator of the day. The Serjeant
and I were invited guest. lie
had a conspicuous seat on the platform,
and when tin* orator had finished
Ins address was invite,d to intro 1
duee the venerable guardsman to the 1
people. The audience testified their
respect am! reverence for the hero
by hurrahs which almost brought 1
echoes from Heacon Mill ami the '
Storm King, looming up from the 1
Hudson not far off, on the crests of 1
which Sergeant Knapp had seen sig- '
nal (Ires blazing during the old War (
for Independence. And when, an 1
hour later, this last survivor of '
W ashington's Life (1 uards arose at 1
the public banquet to depart, with a
solemn but firm voice he invited the I'
whole^auttuny t<? his funeral, .lust j
i11le past ninety-six 1
it took its (light 1
tin1
I.
tail (lagstair '
headquarters atf
kmn stands a >
isBkf brown sand- 1
t! i.. eminent '
JjftggyWffTJenfrgjyfffiRit-K. brown.
tpany I \ I Dili 1
uards, iii tlio 1
i'
si no, 1,1,, I), f
I Vote.
i
tiiil your, and
n- f< >r t lie wise , '
i to So fi\ino 1
i m trv1 in Noli
th" electoral <,
Mates. Those , |
ii such mat tors I
diouid paste this talilo in their hat, (
>r place it in some convenient spot ?
For reference: i
A lahatna 10 L
Arkansas (.) ,
California 8
Colorado 8 j
Connecticut 0 {
Delaware 3 i
Klorida I l
[Icoroia 12
Illinois 22 '
Indiana 1?~> '
Iowa Id I
Kansas 9 I
Kentucky Id j
Louisiana S
Maine 0 1j
Maryland S
Massaehuset ts I 1 |
\l ichioan I d L
Minuosota 7 | |
Mississippi 0
Missouri 10 I
Nebraska 5 '
N'ovuda 3 <
N ew I lampshiro 4' t
Vow Jersey 0
Now York 30
North ('arolina II 1
)hio 23 t
)rojron 3 (
I'onnsylvunia 130 |
Uhode Island I (
South Carolina 0
Tennessee 12
Texas 13 t
Vermont I c
Virginia 12 y
West V irginia 0 "
Wisccnsis II '
t
'Total '101 ?
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Necessary to an election, 201. t'ut 1
his out and'preserve. i
The Moon and the Weather. ,
During a long storm persons who j
ire well versed in weather lore are
?ften heard to console themselves
.vit!? the prediction that there will he '
i change of weather when the moon t
dianges. Nasmyth and Carpenter |
diaraotori/.o as a popular error, in its
nost absurd form, this belief that tho
Tadual turninif of the moon's face *
ownrd and away from the sun could, '
it certain point.-, upset the existing 11
onditi )ii of our itmosphore, gencr- ^
ite clouds and pour down rains. In (
England (and i he same nury be said
>1 mucb of America) the weather c
diangos about every three days, and i I
here is a change of the moon every r
even days, so that many coninciden es
must occur. Those who believe
hat "the moon rules the weather" 1
11ways credit such coincidences to (
iiuar influence. lint the theory is' "
intertable unless it applies to every t
use and unless the saute effect is al,vays
produced by the same sense. .
I'o supposo that a change of the
noon will turn drv weather to wet, '
>r wet to dry, indiscriminately, is the t
nerest childishness, and contrary to 1
ill meteorological records., /'<>/>" i
'ar Scifucf Manthly.
The Australian savages are pasiing
out of existence faster than otli- f
?r aboriginal race. \ 1
k: ^.istxd -ttottir cc"
may it, 1888.
A ClllM>i: MICTIIODIST.
Sia Sek Oily; Now in Attendance
on the >1. ! '. ('onforonco.
A prominent and interesting figure
in the cronornl conferenco of the
Methodist Kpiscopni church, which is
now heiiifT lield in Now York, is the
delegate from China, Sia Sok < )no.
lie is the presiding elder of the
church in that country. His history
is ii remarkable one. Horn in an ancestral
house, nine miles from the
: itv of the Koochow, he was tauoht
* t?
it an early a?*e to road diligently the
Uonfueian hooks, h'or ten years lie
continued this schooling, ami, beino
latuiallv of an introspective disposition,
the spiritual side of his nature
apidly developed. When lie was
Id years old his mother suddenly
lied. 11 is fat her's burdens were
Towin<r heavier and heavier, his
irothers and his sister were ton small
o take care of themselves, and so he
esolved to teaeli school in order to
ncrease the family income. It was
ivhile eneaeed in this pursuit that lie
iist heard of those who behoved in
lesus. Thev wero oil 11 m 1 II mi' kuw,
. e., adherents of doctrine. One day
while on a visit to a friend's school
lie mot .a t 'hristian.
11 is interest was excited !>y the
alk that ensued; his heart was ready
0 believe, hut his intellect rebelled.
Then followed a long period of introspective
thought. A year passed
>y. < )ne day he heard an eloquent
nissionary preacher. Sia Sek < >ng
a as deeply alTeeted. Hut it was not
intil the d.-ath of his first horn child
hat he g? nerallv hecamoa t'hristian.
I lis friends and relatives gathered
ound and endeavored to persuade
iiin to worship idols in behalf of the
hill, hut he stood lirin. W'licn the
11iId died reproaches were heaped
ipon him for doubting the power and
jllicacy of the idols, h'roin that day
in believed.
In the spring of 18(1,? he was retoived
into the church. He was still
1 school teacher, and the knowledge
hat lu* had adopted Christianity
.r.n-.wi ......o.i o. i..u
?sts. lie became the object of oniless
persecutions. I lis own family
iccatno bis bittorest enemies. I lis
leiolibors threatened to confiscate bis
>roporty ami turn biin from bis home,
i'el all tbis time be continued to
>reacb tbe doctrines of Christianity
.vbonovor bo found ail opportunity.
In the autumn of 1800 be was aplointed
to tbe Ilok-chiang circuit.
In 180') be was ordained by tbe liisb>p
Kinosley, and sent out to travel
be 1 Iok-cian?r district.
Whilo engaged in performing tbis
luty bis life wos endangered soveral
imes. In tbe city of Ilok-chiang an
>1(1 111 ini camo to the cliaj>d 1 with a
oiifo hid in )iis sleeve with tho avow>d
intention of killing him. Si:i Sok
)ng roceiVed liiin so kindly, howovM',
that ho could not summon up
murage to carry out his purpose. A
-oar afterward the evangelist entor d
upon a work which after many
rials and discouragements led to tho
greatest triumph of his life. It had
joen liis ambition for some time to
nal<e the church in China solf-suplortiiiif.
lie now resolved Intake
c">
he initiative step. He withdrew
rom the Chinese mission's pay list
md began to lead the church mom>ors
to support their preachers. In
he spring of 1870 he was appointed
o hold tho quartorly meeting at
\onkiatig.
The season was rainy. It isdillimlt
to conceive of tho poverty and
mserv of tho little congregation,
['lie chapel was \ery small, had a
vet mud lloor, and no ventilation e.\iept
such as tlx? door afforded. Vet
svon this dismal place was preferade
to the wretched houses that served
as homos for the church members.
v onsequontiy th<<y gathered together
in the chapel to smoke anil
hat. It was in this place that Sia
ink t )ng says In? had a vision akin
,o that which enino to Saul of Tarsus.
Sineo IS70 he has persevered in
us labors without the aid of a
oreign dollar, lie has proved that
ho missionary churches abroad can
jo made self supporting, and may
uive many interesting things to say
ipon the subject at the present cou'eronce.
Sia Sek ()ng is a man of
pontic, spiritual mind and dignified
earing. His conversation is sub
CJ-HSTTH^T."
| Hl.riO ! ??? A liniiii). '
dued ami simple, hut when speaking
before an ussomblago ho hursts forlli
into nohlo flights of oratory. Among
Methodists he is considered lite greatest
of ( 'hinese orators. Hut listen to'
his own estimate of himself: "1 think
of myself as a manikin, a mere iniaeo
| of wood which moves only by the
j ?
power of a living hand/'
Or'"fin ol ICarrlii^s.
I?v tho way, t:ill<i11lT of earrings,
pats mo in mind of an eastern legend
which I hoard a short limo a?jo about
thoir ori&riit. Whoa 1 la^ar ran^wav
to oscapo tho wrath oT Abram's wife,
so th#? story ?n>es, Sarai vowed that if
hor handmaid ovor returned alio
would eauso her to bo mutilated,
thinking thus to destroy her beauty
and proyonl her causing any further
domostic infelicity. Time, however,
had the effect of so coolim? Sarai s
wrath that whoa linear canto back
and pleaded with hor slto decided to
foreoo her vengeance and restored
hor ox-handmaid to favor. But an I
oach was not a thinjr to be trifled
with, and as Sarai had solemnly vowed
to mutilate linear she was in
a (ptandary to know how to do this
without injuring her on marrhio hct
fair face. Finally she hit upon the
expedient of piercing a small hole in
( ;ich of Najjar's ears, and it is said
that Abratn, to offset the pretty
handmaid's punishment, presented
her with two beautiful jewels to suspend
from tin* holes. I ler appearaneo
thus adorned so oxeitod the
miration of the other women of the
tribe that the wearing of earrings!
soon became general aniono thorn.
./rtrrfi'r\i II/ /}/.
Mow to llrcoiiM' Learned.
Any man of mature years who has
enjoyed all the advantages of a free
public primary, ijraininar and hi^li
j school, a prepnrators academy, a col
leoe, and a professional school, will
j testify that what lie has learned by j
himself is of infinitely more value to
i him than all ho ever acquired in all ;
the institutions oT learning he ever
attended. Hooks on all subjects are
now so cheap and plenty, public libraries
are so laroe and numerous,
; instruction in special studios is so oa- I
silv obtained that any person who
can read, write and compute numbers
may become as learned as the
wisest. lie can study what lie knows
j or thinks will allord him the most
| pleasure or profit, lie cm cultivate
j his head, hands, or heels, his ove,
tonoue, or ear, his manners, morals
i and language to any extent he do
sires, at tin expense not exceeding
wlmt a vonng man ordinarily spends
for cigars or a girl for candy. If a
person wishes to become learned
( there is little trouble in accomplishing
what ho wishes. ('/lirat/o 7'imrs.
Supers! It ions of t lie Negro.
^ Never dig a grave until the day of
| the burial; for, if loft open over night,
the gaping mouth will call, an I call,
and call for a whole family to follow
that way. Neither must the burying
of the dead be after sundown, for
doing the deed on the wane of the
day will place a direful snell unoii
all the dea< 1 one's family ami friends
to follow soon to tho last rest. One
must never count graves, nor over
point at a grave. A house must
| never bo swept out after sunset;
there is some woful potent attached
, to the act; nor must a broom, used
i with cleanly intent, touch tho lloor
while a corpse lies cold within tho
house. V^lion a grave is filled, the
tools used th* reabout should be laid
on either side of it and left until other
use absolutely requires thorn; if
taken straight from the new grave,!
... .
the anxious spirit will seek them, i
Nor should an old eravo be freshen- i
ed and romounded when a new one
is duo. ?A'// SheporU in tn< t W//io/><>/itnn.
The Offense of Lying.
T"
President Klliott struck the right
note the other day when ho characterized
lying as the one unpardonable
offense which the faculty of Harvard
won 1 I not forgive. West Point
always acted on this principle, and to
such an extent that the cadets them- ,
, selves will nfft wink at ami condone
the lie. Thev are taught to expose
the liar, under the .feeling that in
their after lives in the army, truth is
the only basis on which they can live;
with one another and administer dis- j
(upline. Nor arc those tho only in- j
stitutions that are determined to ostracize
tho lio. Wutgers college not
long ago actually expelled a student
1 for tho ono otTonso of lying to cover
up his agency in the perpetration of
a college trick ( '/iriftfian nt W'nrk.
Women, Delays are Dangerous!
Madame Kovero's Female Fills for Wo ,
men never fail to give speedy and certain
relief. Satisfaction guaranteed or money ;
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Nt'lUBKR II*
Contagiousness ol' Human lOino(ions.
Kvory day's experience may sup*
jdy fresh illustrations of the immense
influence of contagion in tin* development
of all liumun emotions. Nor
is i< I?y any moans to I>? sot. down as"
a weakness peculiar to or characteristic
of a feeble mind, to be blindly
susceptible of such contagion. Kron
the strongest wills are bent and
\vnrnn?i In' f tin ? nwlo ..f ' ?" -
> I ?.ir ui.nio ?M UllH'l V111" 11 ^
passions, porsistently blowing in gi v
ii directions. < >riui 11 ill tniijds, gifted
with what the Krench ca'l IVsj>rit
prime snutier, are perhaps, indeed,
affected rather more than less
than com m on place people by tho
emotions of those around them, because
their larger natures are more
open to the sympathetic shock. Like
ships with everv s;ij| set, thev aro
caught by every breeze. It is a
question of degree how much each
man receives of influence from his
neighbors.
Moreover, be it carefully noted, it
is only contagion, and not by any
kind of authority or command, that
emotions can be eommunicated. It
is a matter of common observation
that any effort to direct the emotions
to order has a tendency ' >. produce
the opposite effect t<> the one intended.
To challenge a man to bo
bravo is to make him nervous; to bid
u: ,!...:
nun ituiii.iii .! person or ii \vori< t art
is l(? suggest to liim to ho critical; to
command a voting man or woman to
love tlm elect of their, parents is to
chill any nascent inoluihtioit in the
desired direction, and to make it a
dutv for Mont an m to hate ('ajmlets
is to start the loves of Koineo and
.Inliot. We must give the feeling
we desire. Wh cannot possibly impose.
r'nffu i'jhtf;/
Kxereisc lor l lie Millions.
Asa simple illustration take the
man of sedentary occupation prommo
to what is called biliousuesss. He is
assured that he needs exercise, and
so enters upon the practice of walking
four or live miles, or even longer
distance daily. lie improves, it
cannot hut he a benefit to him. Still
were he to devote a p li t of the time
given to walking to a more varied
form- of exorcise, he would find it
lesv of a task and tin* gain stil greater.
To get the greatest good out of
a walk one must Ming his arms
around and so carry himself as to
bring every muscle of the bodv into
play, lint few people would caro to
indulge in such an exhibition on a
|>111> 1 ic street, ami so wlion (lie ?ronoralily
of tlioin walk they do so almost
entirely with their le?rs, in other
words, only the lower half of the
body is much exorcised. The bilious
patient, especially, needs to exorcise
all parts alike, and so draw
the blood from the liver into the
muscular system, relieving that important
oroan, which is more or less
congested.
Aoain, to mechanically com press
the liver and assi-t it to empty itself
is necessary. When a man rides
lyjrsebacU, the liver is actually churnrwl
??ls it iu<ir/i m?w! <!..?* - - - ? I ? ' '
UII, no IV mill Iililt IN WIIV 1)11
ions patients derive so rnnch benefit
from 1 hut peculiar form of exercise.
If a man wlio walks four or five
miles a day could j^ivo no longer
time to physical work than that, he
would do better if ho walked half
distance and spent what remained oL
his time in a gymnasium, or in sawin*;
wood. JinMon
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Some ."Hiin to l?e Last,
"Why, sir," said a Kansas man,
enthusiastically, "there are half a
do/on fortunes in every corner lot in
th's town. Take that 0110 there you're
looking at now?ei^ht feet front.
Man bought that lot three years a?o?
for *200. Five months 1 paid him
x\J,0l>() for it; in O n days 1 sold it to
a \\ iehita man for * *>,( KM); inside a
week he shoved it on a Kansas Citv
man for *8,000, and before the moon
w.is old, that fellow sold it to a real
estate man from Boston for * 1 *>,000
spot cash."
"A id what did the Boston man
(^et?"
"Oh, he <p>t the lot. Say, here's
a little piece of t 10 earth 1 want yon
to look ut, ami if tbore's not a gold
mino in orerv foot of it von may
bury me in it.?Unn/cfte.
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(iolii{( Shopping.
"Whore are von going?" askeil a
husband of his wife.
"1 am going shopping. Can you
let mo have some money?"
' Yes. Where are von going?"
"()li, to Cashorly's, and liibbin
and Newboll's, and the Palais Uoyal,
and Smifkin's i'lmporium, and a
wliol ? lot more places."
"All right. How much money
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will yon want?"
"Well, to make sure, you had hotter
give me about fifty cents. I want
several different colors of worsted."
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