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FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. UrandtuaN Invitation. "Come, children, oomo!" cries old Grandmother Nature. "I've swept the cobweb3 all out of the eky Polished the ran till it shines like a mirror; Hung ray white enow-blankets all out to dry: 4 Dusted the trees, until no speck or blemish Rests on their delicate garments of green; Washed up the floor and put down my new carpet ? Loveliest carpet that ever was seen. " Caused my best handmaid, the wind, to move swiftly, Clfisrin" ant rubbish. so Ion? stowed awav. Airing 'he chambers and shaking the curtains, Scenting the air with the odors of May; "Shook up my moss-bedB till softer than ever Wait they the coming of tired little feet; Down in the grove where the wild flowers are thickest, Fashioned for you a delightful retreat; "Loosened the brooklets from fetters that bound them? Chains of the Frost Kings that prisoned them down; Leaping and danciug foi joy at their freedom, Haste thev my message to bear to the town. "Come, thou, my children, away with your school-books; Leave now the town, with its tnrmoil and heat. Frolic with glee in my widespreading meadows. We&ried, at night your repose shall be sweet.' Houpnty Rewarded. George find Harry worked in the same shop; but as the "working season was almost over, and there would be little work to do during, the summer months, their employer informed them, as they KAttlfld im nn Satnrdav evenine. that he could only give one of them work thereafter. He was very sorry, he said ; but it was the best he could do. He told them both to como back ou Monday morning, and that he would decide on the one he wished to remain. So the young mon returned to their boarding house a good deal cast down ; for work was scarce, and neither one knew where he could obtain a situation if he was the one to leave. That evening, as they counted over heir week's wages, said Harry to his friend? "Mr. Wilson has paid me a quarter of a dollar too much." ? 41 So he has me," said George, as he looked at his. " How could be have made the mistake ?" said Harry. " Oh, he was very busy when six o'clock came ; and, handling so much money, he was careless when he came to pay our trifle," said George, as he fctuffed his into hia pocket book. "Well," said Harry, " I am going to stop as I go to the post-office, and hand it to him." " You are wonderful particular about a quarter," said George. "What does he care for that trifle? Why, lie would not come to the door for it, if he knew what you wa nted ; and I am sure you worked hard enough to earn it." But Harry called, and handed his employer the money, who thanked him for returning it, and went into the house. Mr. Wilson had paid each of them a quarter more than their wages, on purpose to test their honesty. S-), when Monday morning came, he eeemed to have no difficulty in determining which one he would keep. He close TT A l..'o XJLair V y auu cuu uoiru iuc ouu^ xiio care for several months, -when lie was away on business, and was 60 well pleased with his management, that, when work commenced in the fall, he pave him the position of superintendent. Five years afterwards, Harry was Mr. Wilson's partner; and George worked in the same shop again, but ae a com. mou laborer. Thefe i6 nothing like a good character T when you want employment. Some young men can always get work, no matter how d*ll the times are; while others can find nothing to do when bands are scarce, simply because they cannot be trusted. Catchliix .Monkey*. The task of capturing monkeys in a wild state is no easy one, and some ingenuity has to be exercised in accomplishing it. One method which is said to be often adopted is by the aid of a strong fishing line. Having discovered a place which is much frequented by monkeys, the intending captor first walks carelessly through it, and then strews some corn upon a suitable spot, on which a ffltr rnnnd holes, about four inches in depth, are dug with a knife. About . ^ lialf an honr afterwards, he returns to . * . the place, drops more corn into all the y? boles, but leaves a noose round one of the latter, which he covers up with earth. He theu secretes himself in an adjoining bush, and takes in his hand a line which is attached to the noose. Presently the monkeys appear, and one, braver than the rest, will perhaps, first, jnst pop its paw into a hole and quickly take it out a^ain. Next, concluding no danger is to be feared, it will begin to secure some of the corn, and, the other monkeys having joined him, the hole is soon finished. In this way the different holes are approached and emptied, until at length the one with the fatal noose is reached. Chattering among themselves, and bent on enjoying their feast, the monkeys dip into this, as thev have into the others, and all goes merrily, until suddenly the line is jerked, a scream is heard, and witbin the noose is seen the paw of the entrapped animal, which, amid the loud cries of its enraged companions, is then I- ^ quickly hauled in and secure d. i Finding llis Ideal. The last case of manifest destiny is reported from the city of Evansville, Ind. A physic:an soon after leading his bride to the altar, wrote a letter to a college friend in Northern Georgia, informing him of what had happened, and advising him, after the manner of a bridegroom, to go and do likewise. The rising young lawyer replied from Newman, Ga., that he would be very happy to marry if he could only meet his ideal; and then followed a pen picture of the woman for whom his soul languished, all the mental and physical charms which found a place in his appreciation being duly mentioned iu the description. I While passing along Main street one day months afterward, tiie physician 1mnr>f>np(1 t.r> Reft ft vnrm<r ltulv of r>x q'usite beauty an-.l rare intelligence, and like a fl isli he recognized her as the embodiment of the lawyer's dream. He ? made inquiries at once and learned that she lived in Kentucky, and was visiting some friends in Evansville ; and subsequently he procured, without her knowledge, one of her photographs and sent it to the promising young lawyer. ThiB gentleman was pleased with the counterfeit presentment, and acknowledged by the next mail, that it was indeed the faco of his ideal. Subsequently, he paid a visit to her father's house in Ov.-ensboro, and presented letters of introduction from Messrs. Stephens aud llill; and after a short courtship destiny had her way, the marriage ceremony being performed in the Baptist church or txie wwii. French Industrial Exhibitions. It is interesting to recall the fact that Paris has had a great many industrial exhibitions. The first was organized in 1798, by Francois de Neufchateau, during the first Republic. Several exhibitions followed, the fourth bdicg under the first empire, in 1806. Darinpr the Restoration there were three, and the f same number graced the reign of Louis Philippe. There was only one exhibition during the Republic of February, but the contributors, 4,000 in number, made the largest display ever seen in France. The first international exhibition in France was that of 1855, when theie were 29,000 contributor. At. the international show in the Champ de Mars, 1867, there were over 42,000 exhibitors. It is enrious to note the steady growth of these expositions. The great exhibition in Hyde Park, London, required a spaoe of 88,000 square yards, but that of 1862 occupied 119,994 square yards. The Paris show of 1855 covered a space of 152,000 metres, and that of 1867 reqnired an area of 642,000 metres. The present exhibition occupies an enormous space, the main building alone being twice the size of that of the exposition of 1867. 1 UMTED STATES BONDS. Their Value for Investment?Their Distinctive Features?Cnutlon to the Unwary* Tho recently apparent movement of 1 . Government securities to a greater or | less amount into the bands of a new class of holders has led to many inquiries from 1 parties who are now seeking for the first j time to turn their savings into interest : paying bonds. As these inquiries can 1 be answered accurately only by par tics * who deal in such securities almost exclusively, the information was sought of c , i one of the most trustworthy dealers in , the city by a Transcript representative. . and he cheerfully furnished the material ? for the following detailed description j ; and status of such securities as are now j in the market, together with the pre- . j miums upon them, the interest they will J j bring, and their dates of redemption. ^ ? ! IN GENERAL. i There are now regularly upon the c market eight classes of United States J ! securities, each class being represented r by registered and coupon bonds, in de- l | nominations of 850, 8100, 8500 and 81,- t 000, the registered being also issued in j 85,000, 810,000 and 820,000, principal \ and interest payable in coin, either at \ | the Government treasury or at the seve- f ' I 1 i- ? ?^ ? ?-vnnivvnl I, rai suu-iI't'usiinca in liio ptixitiyin uuu>, L The registered bonds stand in the name ti of the holder upon the books of the treaj sury, and are purchasable and transfer- ? i able only upon notification through an r officer or notary to the treasurer, who ? j controls the record. The coupon bonds ii I have the coupons attached, -which are ti detached by the holder as the interest x becomes due, and tbe interest can be I collected of any banker or broker who s deals in securities. There is also a ninth t! j class of bonds denominated currency 6s, e ! that is, six per cent, interest payable in I j currency, which are nil registered, hav- c ing been issued by the United States in e aid ot the Pacific railroads. b THE SIXES OF 1881. C mi? "I - -1 V ?110 oiuebt issues uuw mtirncuiLue aio i those denominated U. S. 6s of 1881, reg- ~ 1 istered and coupon. These, with the * : exception of an early issue of 818,000,- J i 000, are payable after June 30, 1881, 4 this amount being payable on December 11 j 31, 1880. The six per cent, annual in- a ! terest is payable in coin semi-annually in ? January and July, that upon the regis- " I tered bonds at any sub-treasury, and n | that upon the coupon bonds by any ? ; dealer to whom the coupons may be pre- ? I sented, he in turn collecting them of the ? i authorized government officers. The ' coupons attached run only to June 30, 1881, and should the government then decide to continue them, other interest arrangements -will be made. These bonds 0 are now held at a premium of about t: seven per eeut., which fluctuates but n i slightly on the market. a I THE NEW REGISTERED AND COUPONS OP \ 1865. I The new registered and coupon bonds _ : (consols) of 1865 (five-twenties) also <[{ j hear six per cent, coin interest, collecta- j.. ! ble in the same manner as the preced- { | ing. These bonds are redeemable by ^ , the government in five years from the ^ i date of issue, that is, after July 1, 1870, ^ j which has passed, or before July 1, v j 1885, when they are positively payable. ? 1 There are but 8107,000,000 of these g j consols outstanding, the balance having j i hoon ATplinncAf? fnr flifl morfl rflcentlv v authorized four and four and one-half -( per cent, bonds. The premium upon _ them is now from 4f to 4J per cent. ^ j THE REGISTERED AND COUPONS OF 1867. \ The registered and coupon bonds t: (consols) of 1867, authorized by the e same Congressional act as the preceding, g also pay six per cent, coin interest, and * are of the 5-20 order, redeemable at the t ! pleasure of the government after July h J1, 1872, and payable on or before July n 11, 1887. These bonds cannot be called a I in until the balance of the above 'G5 5- o j 20s are exhausted. The amount out- o I standing is therefore that of the original p j issue, $310,000,000. fi THE CONSOLS OF 1868. ? The registered and coupon bonds ^ (consols) of 1868 were issued under the same act, bear the frame interest, and are redeemable under similar conditions, with the single exception that they were issued, and are consequently payable, ' one year later. Having another year's P interest to bear, the premium upon . them is proportionately higher, it varying but little from nine per cent. The total issue outstanding is $37,500,000.' j,j THE TEN FORTIUS OF 1864. fcl The 1040s of 1864, registered and ui coupon, bear five per cent, coin interest, Is and are redeemable at the expiration of 6< ten years or within forty years of a! their issue, that is, after March 1, 1874, c< or on or before March 1, 1904, at the tl pleasure of the government, the latter date being their limit for interest. The interest, is collected in March and September. excepting that of the 850 and 3100 bonds, on which interest is payable March 1 of each year. Outstanding, 8194,500,000. Premium for purchase, c< per cent. THE LOAN OF 1881. ! " The funded loan of 1881, registered and coupon, was issued May 1, 1871, ^ and had ten years to run, being payable s' after May 1, 1881. It bears five per cent, coin interest, which iB paid quar- v terly, namely, in February, May, si August and November, that on the reg- t] istered bonds being remitted by check tl to holders from Washington. The amount outstanding is $508,500,000, and p the purchasing premium about per p cent. TITE loan OP 1891. e The funded loan of 1891, registered h and common,has the same congressional authorization as the preceding, and is a 8 fifteen years' bond, bearing per cent. f( coin interest, payable quarterly, the ^ registered in mail checks from the treas- ^ ury to the address of the holder, in s March, June, September and December. u The issue is 8200,000,000. These se- p curities are redeemable alter September ? 1, 1891, the buying premium is 3 per e cent. c THE LOAN OF iyUY. 11 The funded loan of 1907 is a similar a issue to the above, with the difference that it is in bonds having thirty years to run from the date of issue, being redeemable after July 1, 1907, and bear- a ing coin interest of four per cent, only, n payable in January, April, July and Oc- j 0 i tober, the coupons in the usual way, the ; u registered directly to the holder by mail J 9 check from Washington. The amount j 0 | thus far issued is about 376,000,000, and j Cl I the market premium is about | per cent, i ^ in currency; but tlie government is only ' B' authorized to issue them at par and ac- j crued interest in gold." The coupon j " bonds, having a three months interest' * coupon attached payable April 1, sell at. d about one per cent, higher. j * THE CURRENCY SIXES, ^ issued in aid of Pacific railroads, as be- 8 fore stated, are at the highest premium c for purchase?nineteen per cent.?not- D withstanding they are payable in cur- ^ rency. They are not redeemable until j their maturity, from 1895 to J899. All ^ ; are registered, and owing to their high c premium, are not in the market, being f chiefly held by the bsnks, such institu- a tiooH preferring to hold Kecurities of e lonsr tenure, not liable to transfers by f, j legislation. t FURTHER DETAILS. V : Having given in brief an outlino of i the manner of procuring, the history, rate of interest and date of redemption of these securities, the seeker for further ! \ information in regard to their real worth j \ i to him in the end should apply to some 1 respectable banker, or broker for the i s rates at which they are procurable at me c time, and their prospective value as an 8 investment, carefully avoiding the sharpi ers who are ever ready to take advantage I of ignorance of the many intricacies of financiering.?Boston Transcript. j The editor of Vanity Fair (London) speaks for- others of the profession as well as himself, >n saying: " I am daily assailed by friends who, either on their own acoount or on account of somebody else, implore me in the name of friendship to ' keep' such and such a thing 1 o it of the paper.' Being of an amiable disposition, I am always inclined to indulge them ; but it really must have a limit, for if it goes on I shall either have to pref-ont my readers with a handsome blank page, or else I must take the advice onoe given to an editor, to have no friends and live in a cellar." Long Lires and Healthj Ones. " How few really die of old age I" observes Dr. Van Oven, in his interesting Foi rolame on the causes of longevity. To )rove the truth of his remark, he gives ] he tables of i,000 persons who lived str iges from 100 to 185 years. The follow- ter ng are some of the instances he refers rer o: Farr's death at 152 was premature, St( nduced by a foolish change from the mi; simple diet and active he bits of a peasant cm o the luxurious ease and exciting foods at >f a country gentleman. His body was pli sxamined by the great Harvey, who frit onnd all the organB in so sound a con- kn< lition, that, but for intemperance and tec nactivity, ho would, in all probability, a ] lave lived many years longer. An Eug- ant ish gentleman named Hastings, who wai lieu m ioou ai x.ne ago 01 ivu, roue to ui-1 Le deatn of a stag at ninety. Thomas an< IVood, a parish clerk, lived to 106, and hoi 1 could read to the last without specta- mil iles, and only kept his bed one day." the r. Witttn, a weaver, was "never sick, Ne lever used spectacles, hunted a year fea >eforo his death, and died suddenly at did he age of 102." Francis Atkins was rap >orter at the palace gate, Salisbury. It sev ras his duty io wind up a clock which cor ras at the top of the palace, and he per- ric! ormed his duty until within a year of mo lis death, at 102. He was remarkably hat ipright in his deportment, and walked cor rell to the last. Margaret McDorval, a cat cottish woman, who died at 106, mar- buf ied thirteen husbands, and survived kn< hem all. Cardinal de Sallis, who died tas a Spain in 1775, at the age of 110, used clu o Bay: "By being old when I was leU oung, I find myself young now I'm old. ma led a sober, studious, but not lazy or hex edentary life; my diet was ever sparing, wit hough delicate: I rode and walked dej very day, except in rainy weather, when p?f exercised for two hours. So far I took alo are of the body; and as to the mind, I mu ndeavored to preserve it in due temper lan iv a scrupulous obedience to the Divine era ommands, and keeping a conscience mci oid of offence to God and man." J. it \ acob, a native of Switzerland, "when vag 27 years old, was sent as deputy to the thii National Assembly of France." He died I he following year. Others might be not aentioned, but wo have only room to to dd that within the past two centuries Sh< nd a-half, ten weil-certifled cases of in- aw ividuals in England and Wales, living to ed ges ranging from 152 to 200 years, have anc ccurred, and here, in modern times, we waf ;ave repeated the length of days com- age lonly believed to belong exclusively to it \ be patriarchal ages. hei CMf Qneer Customs iu Bombay. ! per A traveler thus describes that portion ?ta f Bombay inhabited exclusively by na- lier ives : You come into the native town, flan ot by any approach of straggling huts dea nd low houses to prepare your mind h?.1 or the change, but plumply and sud- thii enly, as you step from water to land He r from laud to -water. A glance tells ?* ou where you are ; European faces are ^8 ew and far between ; the shops are na- ^ ive, and the crowd pressing through the he streets are as un-English as possi- at^ ile. Here are Parsees with their flows Pa* ag frocks and hats which only an illus- ^er ration can clearly describe; Hindoo, bre rith turbans of varied shapes and colors tun ome fitting closely to the skull and ^ei ome spreading almost like umbrellas ; the loslems with close caps or with tnr- trei ians differing from all others, and cool- a( 38 of the lower castes or no caste at all, Htfc [uite uncovered as to head, or sporting ?bt nly a thinly-wound and dirty rag. wei Vomen pass us, some with heads par- J*?* ially or wholly covered, while others xpose their faces completely to our ?*? :aze. They have ringe on their toes as can rell as on their fingers, and some of hem have ankles and wrists thickly .* looped with bands of silver. Ears and P1^' oses have a profusion of ornaments, **3 nd if kissing be known in India Bome sa? f the nose decorations must be a seri- an^ us inconvenience. Not content with ^01 iercing the ear, after our Occidental the - ? - ? Sin istaon, tney periorate its entire cirnmference for jewelry, and this fashion ?at i not confined to the gentler and pret- 8ay er sex. Many of the men do likewise ; wealthy and intelligent native of high P*?! iste and prominent social position, who ^ it opposite me at a private dinner, "au ported a row of pearls on the upper cea! art of his right ear, where they formed 0011 n ornament unknown to Europe or ?/ merica. The women have sometimes ^im aormous ear drops, with triple hold- bus lg; they are fastened to the hair above mel le ear, and aro then attached to both *ate le upper and lower extremities of that eJe( nricular organ. A wise division of w^( ibor, as the weight of the ornament is bus ) great that the lower part of the ear [one would be in danger of parting ove jmpan^ with the upper if left to bear lO WX1U1U UUJ.UUU, I ? j c Words of Wisdom. ^ Strive to be the greatest man in your G iuntry and yon may be disappointed ; j Ik irive to bo the best and yon may snc-1 IS ?ed. j K When the blood burns, how prodigal j le soul lends the tongue vows. ' A It is by what we have done, and not re^' hat others have done for us, that we , ball be remembered by after ages. The great blessings of mankind are ^cl ithin us and within our reach ; but we j lint our eyes, and, like the people in lie dark, we fall foul upon the very g liing we search for without finding it. A man to be a success must not be a I ure idealism, but he must have ideas, sav [e does not want to be sun-dazzled or I iin-blind, but he must have glimmer pol nough to keep him from knocking his I ead against the wall. kee ThiB -world iB not merely a rugged * pot on which we are to struggle for a ed : aothold on life?to toil for daily bread; I ut a bright member of the starry goo rotherhood that range the fields of I pace, raising from every corner of the will niverse the harmonious anthem of ^ raise ; a region of still waters and cool- seb 3g shades, and bright birds, and bless- I d things for the comfort of God's weary tha hildren. This world is a poem written I 1 letters of light on the walls of the par zure firmament. J doe Bombarding a Judge with Coffee. i A woman named Mary Thomas was abl rrested in New York on a recent Wed- I esday night for drunkenness and dis- tha rderly conduct. The police found $65 paj pon searching her at the station house. I lie appeared in the Tombs police court mo: n the following morning, to answer, ma< arrying in her hand a small package of ^ffee. The officer narrated the circumknnAPR nf lifir arrest, bnt the Drisoner A enied with much indignation, that she jau ad been drank, insisting that slio waB pul respectable married woman. " Ten cnr ollars fine," said Justice Murray. " I'll abc eep my ten dollars," said the woman twc lmost wild with rago; " but you can tro ake that and make a cup of coffee," wh aying which she flung the package of ger offee at the head of the unsuspecting to 1 lagistrate. Her aim was fortunately ish aaccuratc, and iustead of striking the lin< ustice the package crashed against a brc iook-ease at his b.ick, and scattered its hai ontents over the carpet. Becovering we: rom his astonishment, Justice Murray ing sked an explanation for the woman's of \ xhibition of violence, but as none was gin orthcoming lie pent cue prisoner to ine no aland for six months, in default of $400 for >ail to keep the peace toward the court, eac ? On Things Worth Knowing. on What neat housekeeper is not annoyed in^ rhen she sees on the spotless -wood- ou^ pork of her doors or windows those ong dark scratches which reveal that (,-el iome one has tried to light a Thatch by ku Ira wing it across the paint ? Now this is ;ometime8 our experience, for servants rill be forgetful or c.ireless, and the 1 ell-tale scratches greei our eyes in most of i mlooked-for quarters. But we have sit ound a remadv for the 'narks, which, as sm iveryones knows, qmSj defy soap and to vater. Cut a sour orange or lemon in me lalf ; apply the cut halt to the marks, Th ubbingfor a moment quite hard ; then de< vash off with a clean rig, dipped first he n water to.moister it, a id then in whit- the ng. Rub well with firs rag, dry hoi horoughly, and nine times out of ten ext he ugly murks will vaoish. Of course, as lometimes they are burned in so deeply the hat they cannot be eradicated. All poi Inger-marks on painted walls, etc, th( ihould be rubbed qff with a little damp for rhitiug in the same way, and nev?r bn cashed with soapsuds, which dpstroy tho gn >taak?Golden Rule. fro A 8TRAK6E CAREER. rty Yuri of Wealth and IsolattonCnrions Fancy for Dora and Cats. From the premises No. 173 Gran eet, Williamsburg, were carried ye day to their final resting place ti narns of auy aged lady, Mrs. Robe: jnson by name, whoso history is xture of the strange, eventful an :iou8. The heiress of a large fortur twenty-four, handsome and accon shed, " she left her home an jnda in Scotland for some m D\vn reason, and alone and unpr< ted came to this country to begi aew life. It was forty years ag< 1 Williamsburg, in which she settlei 3 a straggling village. Her resource the time amounted to about $35,00( 1 with a portion of it she soon built ilbc U1I U1UUU DLi.CDU auu uivuu uy llinery establishment that astonishe ! residents and made even the larg w York stores of the same businef r for their laurels. For years st [ a thriving business and her wealt idly accumulated until she owne eral houses. She had ever been a< mted a strange woman, but as he lies increased her eccentricity becam re marked. Friends she apparentl 1 none, and her acquaintances wei ifined solely to those with whom sh ae in contact in the transaction of he siness. Those who knew her bef jw her to be a lady of highly refine te, of extensive reading, which ir ded philosophy, astronomy and belli 'res, and of a large knowledge of hi n nature. It was also known that i early life she had studied medicin h a view to practice, but that he mrture from home changed her ptu le. What the cause of her comin ne and friendless to America, with s ch to make home pleasant in Scol a, noDoay miew, uub iv wuo ma get 1 belief that some deep seated dc a tic trouble lay at the bottom. Whs pas she never mentioned except in fue way that made the mystery if anj ag more impenetrable. ier distrust for people was strongl iceable. Those who sincerely trie befriend her were coldly rephlsec 5 lived a world within herself. Af te hile her eccentric course and seclud habits began to tell on her busines I gradually it declined. The clima i reached when, about fifteen yeai >, her store burned down, the wort pas supposed, of an incendiary, an entire stock which, she valued c 1,000, was totally destroyed without my of insurance. To rebuild an rt again she was forced to mortgag remaining property. About th le time she made some heavily losin ilings in real estate. The death c husband, whom she had married i: 9 country, took place five years age left her among other things a coupl pet dogs, which she prized ver bly. lb her resources declined ner love 10 animals grew strong, and soon sh led by purchase two others. Anothe r followed, and still another, unt: rooms became a sort of kennel. Th ed did not appear to be a desiders 1 with her. Some of the animal :e exceedingly mongrel; but she lovei m none the less, and their food an itment were of the best. Soon eh led a cat to her collection, and in Ie while, to keep it company, sh ained another. A third and fourtl e speedily among her pets, and a death her feline family numbere [y a dozen. They were like a troo; toldiers on a retreat whenever the ie down stairs, was the descriptio en the writer by a neighbor. ?wo weeks ago the last remainin ceof real property of the eccentri y was sold under foreclosure, and th ie day one of her pets, a vicious blae [ tan, bit her on the hand. Th md bled profusely, and by. the tim physician arrived she was very low ce then she has gradually sank an urday last she died, but the doctor not from the effects of the bite altc her, as she was inclined to be ape stic. ftth the exception of an adopte * *r _ i i.* l ~ J ? gnter, a iurs. xjuuuiu^kjij, wo ut sed leaves no known relatives in thi ntry. Her remains were taken charg by a Mr. Burroughs, who for som e past has partially attended to he iine88. The cats and dogs in th mtime remain in the home of thei > mistress, tremblingly waiting to b :ted by the next occupant. Thos > profess to be acquainted with th iness affairs of the deceased lady sa; t her net assets will not amount t r $2,000.?New York Herald. Proverbs, Sew and Old. we no man any thing. [oney earned is money valued, tod promises nothing to idleness, loney easily gotten is soon spent, fever make a loan on importunity, fever borrow money to speculat i. .s we sow in temporal affairs we sha] P. .void a second mortgage for a freal 1. . man must ask his wife if he maybe 1. [e that maketh haste to be rich is nc e. hort settlements make long friend ps. 'ortunes are made by earnings an togs. f you are insured, watch you icy. n discussing business disagreement p cool. fever sacrifice safety to large expect returns. 5e satisfied with a moderate rent to i d tenant. jittle coins, like little drops of water I fill a bucket. lie gods help those who help then: ?cs?men or women. t is easier to loosen up good propert n to re-establish it. >overty is no bar to marriage if bot ties will work and save. lever consult a man on business wh is not manage well his own. fever speculate deeper than you ar e to lose ? you lose it an. fever loan a borrowing friend mor n yon are willing to lose if he can r# jess wisdom is required to mak ney than to keep it securely whe le. A Scene in Tera Crnz. lu editor who nas been taking nt through Mexico, says that th :>lic wa9hing-place of Vera Cruz is ious institution. Stone troughs >ut three feet high, extend aroun > sides of a large square. Thea ughs are divided into compartment ich look very much like stable-man s, and each compartment in additio ihe receptacle for the water is furr ed with a stone slab upon which th 3Q is rubDGiL rrooaoiy a nunare >wn women, some of them young an idsome, and otherB old and ugb re busily engaged in rubbing, smoi ; and chattering as we passed; nor bhem gave us more than a pasain nee. Their costume was cool bnt b means burdensome. The water : nished by the city aqueduct, an :h washer pays a stipulated ron the whole, it is a great improvemei the mode of washing practiced in tli erior. Such of the linen as was hut) i to dry seemed to be delightful] ite and clean, but the process, I ui stand, is rough on the material an titans. A Chinese Toper. !l story is current among the Chinei a great wine drinker, who was able 1 on ail the day at table, and otter coi ning what would have been sufficiei drive the reason out of half a doze n, would rise up, perfectly sobe e emperor hearing the fame of th 3p drinker, asked him to dinner, th might teat his marvelous powers. 1 s story goes, the king had ordered How figure to be cast in bronze, of tl ict size and model of this man, am the wine was served, for each cr it the guest drank, a similar cup wi ared into the opening on the top i ) head of the image. This went c ' some hours, until at length tl )nze statue overflowed. while tl est contio.ted at the table, and roi m it perfectly sober. NEWS SUMMARY. 1 0 A Baatein and Middle States a , The State convention of the National party ? ia of Pennsylvania met in Philadelphia for the ? B* purpose of fnominating a candidate for gov te ernor and othor offices. Frank Hughes, of rfc Schuylkill, was the chairman. A tnotion to nominate no one who has] not severed all con- & ncction with other parties was adopted after a y " prolonged debate. The officers nominated n 16 were : For governor, S. R. Maaon, of Mercer, tl l- for lieutonant-governor, Christopher Shearer, h j of Berks; for secretary of internal affairs, A William H. Wright, of Philadelphia; for judge n of the supreme court. Ben. S. Bently, of A }* Lycoming. In the platform of the convention if n the principles adopted by tho national conven- o: v tion at Toledo in February last are re enumer- ci j ated. It declares that the government should ' furnish aid to families desirous of settling upon ai 1? the public lands; favors rigid economy in the )i administration of publio affairs; demands the C) a eight-hour system of labor; the abolition of the jj a prison contract system of labor; a graduated a] j system of income tax. by which the wealth of n _ the nation, rather than the industry of the 'e people should pay the expenses of the governiS ment; wholesome and permanent tariff laws for te the protection of American industry; asserts ]j that education should be free, secular and j industrial, and no property except what belongs to the government should be exempt from 3" taxation; recommends that women have equa ? >r civil and political rights; demandsthat national !e paper money or greenbacks, based, not alone *( y on the two metals, silver and gold, but upon " ? the entire wealth and integrity of the nation, e should be issued in sufficient quantities tojje- 7 6 vive our prostrate industries by enabling the Jc )r people to associate freely with each other in it the exchange of services, commodiiiae and ^ j ideas, and thereby end the suffering and ruin B of our people; this money to be legal tender ? l" for all debts, publio and private, ana as money ti '8 represents accumulated labor, its annual in- r< l- creape or interest to be limited to the general a' _ I ororfirrft TToarlr inr>rAnRA in all hranchfiS of 0 a American industry, which does not now exceed 3 per cent, per annnm, this principle hereafter * !r to be applied to all debts and every violation n f- of it to be punished as a misdemeanor. ? g Charles Morgan, one of New York's merchant , 0 princes, is dead at the ago of eighty-three. He leaves a fortune of 613,000,000. ^ l- Frederick Butzell was instantly killed and y )m George Schutt badly wounded by a mass of t< detached rock while descending a mine near t) 11 Pottsville, Pa., and at Glen Carbon, Pa., John r( a Anwhyle was killed and Thomas Morgan n r. seriously injured by an explosion of gas in a ti mine. * r< y The Union National Bank, of Lewisburg, 2 j Pa., has suspended, and tho Home Mutual In- ci 1 sorance Company, of Boston, Mass., has been j< ' enjoined from doing further business, the lia:r bilities amounting to nearly double the' assets, n 1- The National party of Pennsylvania has re- " 19 considered its platform adopted at the Phila- 41 X delphia convention, and ha3 adopted another, aj ,B which is more explicit than the one repudiated. : Louis Bohmke, aged five, shot and killed his z\ j brother John, aged three, with a pistol that he C( "r found in a bureau. The unfortunate affair 0 occurred in Brooklyn, N. Y. d ? The permanent exhibition at Philadelphia, w d which nas been closed for some time to allow e of a thorough renovation, is again open. Senae tors Wallace. Blaine, Bayard and other distinguished visitors took part in the opening y ? WlUIUVlUOOi ^ ' The executive committee of the National V n party of the United States hold a meeting in cl >. New York for the purpose of discussing plana p 6 for a solid organization of the party, and to el y prepare for tne fall campaign. Dr. D. B. C J Sturgeon, of Toledo, Ohio, presided, and rep- 0 resentatives of about thirty States were C 'r presant. V 6 Six men were publicly whipped in Newcastle, A * Del., the other day each receiving twenty lashes. E il Jason Scribner, who lives on a small farm e near Augusta, Me., attempted to murder his whole family with a spade. A girl of three was ., g struck and killed, a boy of five sustained a P -J fatal fracture of the skull, and a babe of one ? year was fatally injured. 8cribner's wife and * a son, Albert, a boy of eleven, succeeded in get- | e ting away unhurt. Tne father attempted to ? a commit suicido, but waa arrested before ho e could carry his design into execution. ^ [j Catherine E. Beecher, Bister of Henry Ward g . Beecher, died in Elmira, N. Y., on the 12th, f( ? aged seventy-eight years. o Recent defalcations: G. R. Waterman was K P arraigned in the police court of Lawrence, E J Mass., charged with embezzling 8100,000 from A n the Pacific mills corporation ; he pleaded not guilty, but was committed for trial. Edwin ri Hall, ex-preeident of the Merchants' Na- ci ? tional Bank of Whitehall, N. Y , was arrested It c on a charge of embezzling $100,000, funds of 0i 6 the institution, and was brought to Troy and p I-'J 1.. A1(? AAA ? Ct ? uem in ^XUJXJKJKJ uttu iur cAaiuiuawuu, D e Some damage has been done to the young a e crops and vegetation by the recent nntunally 01 p cold weather. The northern parts of Vermont & j and New Hampshire were visited with a snow n a Btorm, and heavy frosts prevailed all over the * 8 New England and Middle States. Mathew McDonald, a storekeeper of Pough- p ?- keepBie, N. Y.. blow his brains out with a pistol. Probable cause, financial embarrass- <, 3 ment. J? Major-General Thomas 8. Dakin, command- ii ing the second division, national guard of the g 8tate of New York, died in Brooklyn on the a 0 13th, aged forty-seven years. General Dakiu P e was best known as a member of every team g X representing America in the international rifle a e matches, and last year he was captain of the ti American team at Creedmoor. w Ira B. Wright, town treasurer of South d Hadley, Mass., is discovered to have appro- 0 6 priated $25,000 of tho town funds. He has a e been highly respected and proprietor of the 0 y principal store in the town. He disclosed his p 0 own guilt and has given up all his property, ? which will probably cover one-third or the *' town's loss. He claims to have sunk the 0 i money in business and hoped to repay it all. * J Tho second annual bench show of doga was Z I opened at Gilmore a Garden, New York city, y , the other day. There were about one thousand I doga on exhibition, comprising every variety of | canine. p Western and Southern States. w : Memphia, Tenn., haa been visited by a terrie ! fic whirlwind which unroofed or flooded many a j of the houaea and cauaed a large amount of J ^ i damage. 2 A loea of $75,000 waa incurred by the de- 8' , strnction by flro of Henshaw A Son's chair fac11 tory in CincinnatL Insurance, $35,000. United Statea Senator J. D. [Cameron, of 1 | Pennsylvania, was married in Cleveland, Ohio, ! to Miaa Elizabeth B. 8herman. The event had v ,t I been long talked of in Washington, and many J | prominent persona from the national capital ^ ^ I were present. I The schooner Geno capsized in a squall on , Lake Pontchartrain, La., and the captain with j u all on board excepting a small boy were lost. t" Isaiah Evans, (colored aged twenty-three, D r was bung at Amite, La., lor the murder of V Edward Bowers, aged eighteen, at a picnic in a 3 July, 1877. Evans confessed the murder and c said whiskey brought him to the aoafTold. ^ Near Littleton, W. Va.,'IranaBartIett, an old fl r farmer, aged eighty yeara, cut his throat with , a razor. Old age and trouble led to the act c a Asa D. Waldron, treasurer of the village of ? ( Hyke Park, near Chicago, I1L, waa diaoovered E 1 to be a defaulter in his accounts. He owes the p town about $73,000, and it is thought he wi 1 0 . not bo able to pay more than $1,000 of thia . Bum. rne Douf-r or an ongme at uox b coai rnuio, y Tamaroa, 111., oxploded, instantly killing John a Sympson, a member of the town council ; o h Horace Morrow, a minor, and wounding three ? small boys, who were playing near the engine, two of whom died soon after. The .boiler was 0 blown about 150 yards. ^ The eleventh annual convention of the ~ 6 American Railway Master Mechanics' Associa- ' tion of the United States was hold in Rich- a e mond, Va., fifty delegates from various sec- a rj. tions of the Union being present. 'A large number of dispatches received from jj various points throughout the West indicate that the recent heavy fronts have resulted in n considerable damage to some of the crops. The injury, however, is chiefly confined to garden plants and small fruits, such as grapes, chbr- 8 ries, poaches, etc. The grain crop has suffered T little. j a Cincinnati's new music hall?a large and * 6 handsomo structure? was dedicated with im- *( a posing musical ceremonies in the presence of t l, an audience of 6,000 persons. f< A From Washington. t 6 The President has nominated George A. ;s Sheridan, of Louisiana, to be recorder of deeds 8 in the District of Columbia. e n Tho Democratic caucus committee in Wash- J ingtou has resolved to havo a resolution intro- ? q daced in the House calling for anlinvestigation 8 into the Florida presidential election. (j The treasury holds $3i8,066,350 in United States bonds to secure the national bank circu'? lation, $13,518,000 to secure public deposits. 8 Professor Joseph Henry, of the Smithsonian ^ 10 Institute, died in Washington on the 13th, aged 0 g eighty-one years. He was a well-known scientist \ iy and had been connected with the Smithsonian J j'g Institute since its organisation iu 1846. g d Foreign News. { t. Hon. Bayard Taylor has presented his ere- i it dentials as United States minister to Germany J e to the Emperor William at Berlin. ? Over 500 lives have been lost and thousands -j of houses destroyed or seriously damaged by a [y great tornado and water-spout at Canton. China. 4 The steamship Sardinians, from Liverpool for * Quebec, caught fire while in the harbor of Lon- * donderry. Several passengers wero kill- I ' ed and a large number more or less seriously i injured. A Berlin dispatch says tho (?erman govern'e ment has dec dcd to decline the invitation from to the United States to attend the international J a- coinage congress. c at Ah the Einporfir William of Garmanyjvas t returning from hi<3 usual afternoon drive in c r Berlin accompanied by his daughter the Grand j ' Duchess of Baden, ho was fired upon three 1 timPR, but all the shots missed their mark. . 1 The would-be assassin then attempted to escape, 1 Lb but was surrounded and capturod. Another t a man who was supposed to he an accomplice { ie was also arrested. Tho affair caused great } , excitement throughout Berlin and large crowds from all Darts of the citv assembled bofore the : ip palace, singing the national anthem and other- 1 18 wise expressing their loyalty and sympathy. 1 0f At a preliminary examination the man who ] fired the shots gave his name a?i Hoedel, his , age twenty-one. He denied firing at the Em16 peror, and stated hemoant to shoot himself ( 16 publicly in order to show the rich the present 1 condition of the people. < The St. Petersburg Official Mestmger pub- - isheg a proclamation calling for subscripts ' for the organization of a volunteer fleet, rder to defend the Just cause. in ease i dvorsary of Russia should provoke wa tontributions will be received in 8t. Pete org, Moscow and other towns. The Cza ritcn will receive the subscriptions made t. Petersburg. Turkey has proposed to increase her imp nd export dntiea twenty per cent daring ear to provide fundB to send home the IU lelian refugees. These duties are subject 26 control of the maritime powers. Engla as consented to the proposed increase, t merica has refused. Italy declares that e lust submit the question to parliame: iistria and France have not answered, but i believed that the latter will consent. A lo f 1.000,000 Turkish pounds has been alrea sncluded on the basis of increased dues. Six hundred persona have lost their lives q earthquake at Cua, in Yonezuela. Preparations are being made in Canada j Dast and frontier defence, and the mili ave been supplied with arms and ammuniti ad ordered to hold themselves in readiness larob at a moment's notice. CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY, Henate. The aot of July S, 1875, was amended so > authorize the issuing of 500 stand of an ) each of the Territories....The House 1 jrbidding the retirement of greenbackB m if erred to the finance committee T idian appropriation bill was taken up, a arious amendments were adopted. A ramM. M? Anthony, of Rhode Island, from't Dmmittte on printing, reported back t touse joint resolution to print 300,000 cop f the report of the commissioner of agric ire for Ino year 1876, with an amendment jduce the number to 200.000 The Indi ppropriation bill was completed in commitl f the whole and the changes made concnrz i by the Houso, and the bill passed .. he bill to change the system of advertisi lail lettings was reported from the conferer ommittee and agreed to The bill to rep< ie bankrupt act was discussed at consideral withrtnf. ooMnn AfUnnrned. 'Ihe bi'l authorizing the expenditure 36,000 *to strengthen the foundation of t Washingtonmonument was paused....The 1 ) repeal the bankrupt bill was taken up, a le amendment fixing Sept. 1 for the time spoal was adopted, after debate. An amei lent striking out Sept 1, and making the 1 ike effect on its passage, was offered a jjected. The bill was then passed by 27 L....The post office appropriation bill v illed up, but without action the Senate ? jurned. The death of Prof. Henry, of the Smith; ian Institution, was announced, and a io isolation to adjourn on th?day of funeral n greed to.... Consideration of the post ofl ppropriation bill was resumed, and afl )me debate, the point of order that t mendment providing for a subsidy to the Bi ilian mail steam-ship lines could not be : jived by the 3enate, was sustained by a v< F 32 to 23. The bill was then passed... .T ebate on the specie resumption act repeal I aa resumed without action. Adjourned. Hoaae. The speaker announced the committee le census as follows: Messrs. Cox of N ork, Mills, Stenger, Ligon, Smith of Georg arlisle, Hatcher, Ballon. Jorgensen, Ryan, a Williams of Oregon... .Mr. Harris, of Virgin hairman of the committee on elections, orted resolutions in regard to the contest lection cases from the second district of Sou arolina, the sixth district of Mississippi, a regon, declaring the sitting members, juees ain (Republican). Chalmers (Democrat), a Williams (Republican), entitled to their sea .dopted....Messn<. Tucker of Virginia, a tobinson of North Carolina, Bpoke in favor ae tariff bill. Adjourned. Mr. Goode, of Virginia, reported a jo jsolution providing for the enforcement 3e eight-hour I law. It provides thtvt eif ours shall constitute a day's work, and forb ny reduction in the wages of workmen, lab rs, and mechanics employed by the Unif tates on account of the reduction of the hoi f labor. Mr. Cox, of New York, offered mendment, which was adopted, directing ae heads of departments and officers of I overnment to enforce the eight-hour law >ng as it remains unrepealed. The joint r lution as amended was then passed....] ielley, of Pennsylvania, spoke against and 1! [arris, of Georgia, in favor of the tariff b djourned. The House committee on naval expenditu soommended appropriating $3,217,736 to j Brtain naval claims, and directed the canc ttion of naval contracts amounting to $3, CO 00. A claim for payment for stores and si lino tjikfm hv the Federal Arm> in Virfji aye rise to muih heated dobate, wranglii nd fconfusion, daring which the chainr ailed upon the sergoant-at arms, bat coo Dunsel predominated before his services w< jquired. When erder was restored the 1 as passed The bill fixing the salaries istrict attorneys was reported from the co littee on the department of justice, ordei nr. ted, and recommit ted. Adjourned. Mr. Lapham, of New York, introduced jint n solution authorizing the President, 1 his judgement it may seem necessary, lcroase the army during the recess of G< ress by the enlistment of volunteers not i oeding 75,000 in number Mr. Potter, few York, introduoed a resolution to invep ate alleged frauds in Florida and Louisia erecting the result of the Presidential el on. Various points of order were raisi hich were overruled by the speaker, and ] ecisions sustained bv the House. Mr. Ha f Maine, asked to be allowed to offer mendment to extend the investigation thor States, but Mr. Potter refused, a loved the previous question. A vote v ilten on the motion, and the Republicans rained from voting, leaving the Ho .se wi ut a quorum. Mr. Potter then moved djourn, the speaKer stating that the reso on would hold its place until disposed of. he army appropriation bill was reported, a ia House then adjourned. The Houso took up in the regular order 1 asolution relating to the alleged frauds lorida and Louisiana, the question being sconding the demand for the previous qu on. As on the previous day the Republic! gain refrained from voting and the res as no auorum. A call of the House sho* 15 members present, but a second vote alted as beforo, and the House adjourned The Phonograph to Flay an Opera. "Kiralfy, the actor, was here li reek," said Edison at his laboratory lenlo Park, N. J., to a reporter. "] ras in ecstacies over the phonograph. ] rants me to make him forty or fiJ irge cylinders, which he proposes ike to Paris. After securing the fine insical performers, each one will be i ited to play into different diaphgran nd the notes are to bo recorded by t ylinders. The greatest prima donni i u j 1 enors, contrmuju iuiu uuodud mc w nu nd their words and melody transcrib y the phonograph. After secnri opper matrixes, Kiralfy proposes iring the oylinders to New York, a mt them on the stage of the Acadei f Music. They can be run by a Bail ngine a whole evening with flfte ents worth of coal, and the opera giv s produced in Paris without a musici r cantatrice. What do you think bat? Only imagine the orders tl rould begiven between the acts. 'Tou ip Patti with a little oil,' 'Gros Japoul,' 'Oil up the first violin,' a Tighteu the screw in the oboe'?wl treat that would be. for a New Yc udience. I tell you Kiralfy has it he brain, and says he shall go to wo tnmediatoly." A Deaf Mate's Horrible Death. Martin Brown, JFrzyk Halsey, a ome other inmates of the New Yo nstitution of the Deaf and Dumb, 62d street, were on the grounds V Dnging to the establishment, throwi he hammer, which has a handle fo eet long and an iron ball weighi: wenty pounds. During the throwing Brown w tanding near the goal to mark how f ach man threw the hammer. It vi ''rank Halsey's turn, and the field w leared. Martin Brown was seen tep backward and look up. At tL astant the hammer flew toward its d( ination. The mutes watched its conn aw the danger Brown was in, but we towerless. The Hammer went swm lownward, and the mutes dashed f( vard. It fell with force, striking Mar Jrown on the head, hurling him una icious some feet away. His skull ^ ractured and he lingered for fifte lays, when he died. Brown regain lis speech before death. This is nttr itable mainly to the shock to the bra 3rown became deaf and dumb in con luence of scarlet fever, at the age lix. Instances of recovery of spee bllowing accidents to the brain are ecord. Queer Substitutes for Chickens. A hen belonging to Mr. John Fraser, McLellan's Brook, on bei rasted from the hennery for bestowi ,oo much motherly care on a brood :hicks not her own, and not being w ng to weary herself with incubatii ooked about for another brood. S< ng a litter of puppies, and thinki ;hem a suitable otyeot tor mater iffection, she spread her outstretcl vings upon them as only a fond hen < Jo. Nor did she yield precedence ;ho real mother of the "purps," v ?vas greatly alarmed for the safety ler young. At length Mr. Fraeer ca md dispensed justice, and, like Solon: )f old restored the young to t ho right /v# Inmilvr Wlin nftw x IlUOUOl VJL UUV7 tcuuujt f! leny the story of Romnlna a:.<l Remr ?Toronto Globe. " ' . ?w? >ns The Beauties of Brazils ^ Those who sigh for ajodge in Brazil \ r* flhonld read what Mr." Bigg Withers i rs- writes of the beauties erf that oountry : < re- "The mosquito makes his home in j 111 these wilds. A tiny fly, called polvora, from being so small and multitudinous as atoms of dust, passes through the 1 meshes of the finest net, then penetrates t to hair and beard, and sticks its venom- ( nd ons proboscis into the skin. The 1 >nt loathsome tick named carapetto, when J [b? disturbed on the cones and twigs by the , ; it foot of the passer-by, swarms up the ' an trowsers' legs and fastens upon the 1 dy flesh. It has so firm a bite that if it is j plucked off its head is left buried deep i by in the flesh, diffusing a virulent poison : of its own. The hairy caterpillar, by ?r day or night equally beautifully, luminal ously phosphorescent in the dark, and | to with a covering of brilliant hues like delicately formed moss, the ends of j which branch into pointed antlers, inflict with every point of these a very j painful sting. There is a lively red ant J whose tormenting powers are not to be i aB despised. But one of the worst enemies ma of mankind, as well as cattle and hogs, \ is a big spotted fly which comes along I*8 silently, and pricks the body of its ] victim. It sucks no blood and instills ] .d- no venom ; its minute weapon instantly j withdraws, leaves no soreness or irrita- < be tion at the time. The man thus slight- i .b? ly punctured does not rub or scratch | a|. himself. He little knows he has re- i i- /mi'ttii/I tVia dannait at on MO wVllfih will ' W VV4TVU W1V \*V|/V??W V* VQQ " ? V J An soon become a wriggling maggot, half ee an inch long after one week's growth, but capable of growing to an inch and a j ng quarter in length and half an inch in 1 ice thickness. With fine rings of black sal spikes or bristles around its body, it Dle has a horrid trick of revolving on its i Qt own axis, tearing the flesh anew by its ;he hourly evolutions. Mules, oxen and jill wild deer suffer likewise from the 1 nd hideous visitation. Wasps and hornets ^ there are, of course. There is a small i j,ji black, stingless bee, which orowd so nd thick upon exposed parts of the body as j to to leave no room for a mosquito to i I*8 alight. As the bee only tickles instead ! of biting, stinging or laying an egg, it jo. is welcome ; but it is impossible to eat ; int without devouring half a dozen or r&a more." ; ice ^ A Sermon on Nothing. ra- Frederick the Great, being informed of re- the death of one of his chaplains, a man 1 of considerable learning and piety, and i ,ji? being resolved that his snccessor should I not be inferior to him in these qualifications, took the following means of ascer - ii - !- ~e c on taming uit> menus ui uuo ux mo uwuiew dates for the appointment. He told the . ia- applicant that he would himself furnish r him with a text the following Snnday, re. when he was to preach at the royal J ad chapel, from which he was to preach an itt extempore sermon. The clergyman acnd cepted the proposition. The whim of "a such a probationary discourse was spread ! Its. abroad widely, and at an early hour the nd royal chapel was orowded to exoess. of The king arrived at the end of prayers, , , . and on the candidate's ascending the pulpit, one of his majesty's aides-de;ht camp presented him with a sealed paper, ida The preacher opened it and found nothing therein. He did not, however, lose ^ his presence of mind; but turning the an paper on both sides, he said: "My all brethren, here is nothing, and there is be nothing; out of nothing God created 48 all things," and proceeded to deliver a most admirable discourse upon the wonIr' dersof creation. ill. ?? Mrs. Myra Clark Gaines being asked res what had enabled her to retain so long her youthful feelings, replied: "Soap O,- i and water and a dear conscience." ip-1 ? ? ma American Exhibit* at Part*. 2g Pabis, Wednesday, May 1,1878. rBy Cable to tha A&iociated Press.] i The display of scales by Fairbanks & Co., ? New York, is very grand, and creditable to the exhibitors, showing the advancement made by , them over those or any other American or foreign manufacturers, and reflects great credit j on American workmanship. The exhibit surpassed all others in merit at the Paris World's a * f if Mason A Hamlin, who took the first medal to for their cabinet organs at the Exposition in )q. 1867, and have won the highest honors at every 9x- world's exhibition since, are here in competition of with a fine lot of organs. Several other Ameriiti can makers exhibit, but few if any of them will na I venture to compete. ^ The Adrlance Reaper. We believe that we confer a favor on the le' farmers by directing their attention to the Adriance Reaper, bnilt by Adriance, Piatt <t U(j Co., of Poughkeepsie, and 165 Greenwich ?as street, New York, who are so well and favorre ably known as the builders of the famous ^ Buckeye Mowers and Reapers. The Adriance 1q. Reaper is fitted to meet the wants of those j ... | farmers who prefer a separate and distinct | ! machine for reaping. The name of. the buildjj0 ers is a sufficient guarantee for the excellence in ' of its material and workmanship; but nothing on | abort of a personal inspection can enable the farmer to appreciate the remarkable ingenuity nit of its devices, or the admirable manner in I red which it combines simplicity with efficiency, j re" It is a light iron reaper, with one driving | 1 wheel. The rakes are operated in a manner j similar to that which has proved bo successful j on the Buckeye Harvester, but are still more 1st perfectly under the control of the driver. It in is of very light draft, but vory strong. The 9e ease with which the platform can be tilted fits 3? it especially for use in lodged grain. It will ty do good work in all kinds or conditions of grain, ! and itp folding platform makes it ae portable ,as the Buckeye Mower. With an Adrianoe Reaper and a New Model 10 - - ? - . ? j"' Buckeye Mower a farmer is enaoiea 10 gauier i ls bis grass and grain crop with the least degree i ' of discomfort to himself or his team, and with | the most satisfactory results. Dg Natural Selection. Investigators of natural science have demon_ j strated beyond controversy, that thronghout the animal kingdom the "survival of the fittest" n7 iB the only law that vouchsafes thrift and per;er petuity. Does not the same principle govern en the commercial prosperity of man? An inferen ior cannot supersede a superior article. IUnstrative of this principle are the family medi? cines of R. V. Pierce, M. D. of Buffalo, N. Y. of By reason of superior merit, they have outriiftt valed all other medicines. Their sale in the ch United 8tates alone exceeds one million dollars ioq per annum, while the amount exported foots , up to several hundred thousand more. No business could grow to Buoh gigantic proportions and rest upon any other basis than that irk of merit It is safo to say that no medicine or on combination of medicines yet discovered equals irt or can comparo with Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, for the cure of conghs, colds, and all pulmonary and blood affections. If the j bowels be constipated and liver sluggish, his | Pleasant Purgative Pellets will give prompt j relief; while hia Favorite Prescription will posr itively, perfectly, and permanently, cure those weaknesses and "dragging down" sensations at peculiar to females. In the People's Common )6. Sense Medical Adviser, an illustrated work of D~ nearly one thousand pages, tho Doctor has ? fully discussed the principles that underlie 111 health and sickness. Price, $1.50, post paid. Adapted to old and young, single and married. Address R. V. Pierce, M. D., World's Diapenaa sary and Invalid's Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y. ar A Guincn for a Sixpence, as A firm in New York seems unfamiliar with . ag the London story of the man who offered to j sell real guineas at a trifle, but could find no , buyers. Geo. P. liowell <fc Co.,?the "Newspaper Advertising Bureau," propose for one i ?8- hundred (?) dollars, to put a ten-line adver- ' ie tistment in some thirty standard weeklies, and ,rg to slide it into a thounand other weeklies free. ' Do they expect people to take tho offerV Any v one acquainted with the high rates of these ' 3?" standard weeklies can see that the thing is tin ridiculous. Rowell & Co. must know very >n. well that acceptances of the offer would be so ' ?? - * .a nlin?(rn OTtA lnOfl Wfl JUUIiy JLOIUD IAJ VUOIJU VV HWUL ..u.. .v?v. retract our insinuation about their ignorance ien of that London Btory. Thoy probably know it 6<I too well, and are shrewd enough by taking adib vantage of that human trait at which the story jjj hitH, to make a stroko for fame as meu of ' startling liberality, and at the same time run , no risk of pecuniary loss. of ! set Wo caution our readers to beware of diph01 theria, pneumonia, influenza, bronchitis, congestion of the lungs, coughs and onlds at this I season of the year. Get a bottle of Johnson's i Anodyne Liniment and keep it ready for in- j etant uso. It may tave your life. It has j) saved thousands,1 Dg CHEW n?r ! TLo Celebrated !~t " Matchless " | Wood Tag Ping "1* ; Tobacco. 3D, : i'BE PlONZEB TOBAOCO COMPANY, ee- I Nov York, lioston. and Chicago Dellcloaa Cookery. nal , Light, white, wholesome t'ircuits, rolls, led ! bread, and elegant cake, crullers, waffles. I .an doughnuts, muffins, and griddle cakes of every j ' x kind, Are always possible to evory table by | i using Dooley'a Toast Powder. nf I Sheridan's Cavalrv Condition Powders will : me positively prevent all ordinary diseases com- : mon to horses. cattle, sheep, hogs, and fowl, , . besides constantly improving them. Beware the large packs; they are worthless, nil . 18? /ft A r* A fft * 7 Agents want*a c. very-wrier*. Bu*. Ik*/ K M11 lnee? BtrlctlyiegltlmateJ,?rtlcnl?nfte? U * Co., St. Looia.Ua Mto"procTTO^^Winfl???Soo4dng Bym? .'or aU diseases incident to the period of teethng in children. It relieves the child from pain, >nres wind oolic, regulates the bowels, aha, by jiving relief and health to the child, gives rest to iie mother. It is an old and well-tried remedy. The Greatest Discovery ot the A*e < Dr. robifvs' celebrated Venetian liniment I SO ears before ha public, end warranted to care Diarrhea, Dysentery, Jollc, and 8passu, taken Internally; and Group, Chronic Iheumatisin, Sore Throata, Oats, Bruises, Old Sores, ind Pains in tb? Limbs, Back, and Cheat, external 1;. :t baa never (ailed. No family will aver be without It ifter once firing it a (air trial. Prioe, 40 oecta. D*. rOBlAV VENETIAN HORSE LINIMENT, In Pint bottles, at One Dollar, Is warranted superior to any ither, or NO PAT, for the cure of Oolle, Out*, Braises, ">ld Soree, etc. Sold by all Dramists. Depot?10 Park Place, New York. . The Aarketa, raw lost. ie?f Cattle?Native... CS <3 CSV Texas and Cherokee.,.. 08 08 V filch Oowb 60 CO @C?0C logs?Live 03X@ OlX Droeeed. ...... 0ij(@ 04* ih<u.? CSVffS# OAK jambi 0 H Jotton?Middling f. 09 X0 10 ?lour?Western?Good to Choice.,.. S 88 0 7 60 State?Good to Oholoe B 80 0 7 78 Buckwheat per cwt 1 38 0 150 ffheat?Bed Western 1 80 0 184 ' No. 3 Milwaukee 1 23 0 1 28 lye-Btate 73 0 74 Sarley?State 78 0 74 Barley Malt ...? - 88 0 C8 Snckwheat 60 0 80 Jate?Mixed Weetera 84 0 83 3orn?Mixed Western 48 0 S3 Jay, per cut..... 45 0 85 Jtraw?percwt 40 0 80 Elope 76'b?01 003 77* 08 0 10 Pork?Mesa 9 50 0 0 80 i^ard?City Steam 07*0 07X Hah?Mackerel, No. 1, new 14 00 018 90 " No. 3. new........ 8 00 @ 8 80 Dry Ood, per cwt SCO 0 323 Herring, Scaled, per box 18 0 '.0 Pctrolenm?Crnde?..,...09 009% BeflnuT, lljtf IV00I?California Fleece.. 20 ,0 38 Texas .' 30 0 40 AastnUtMi " 44 0 43 State XX 41 0 44 Batter-State 18 0 32 Western Choice............* 18 0 33 Western?Good to Prime,... 88 0 83 Western?Firkins 12 0 14 Oheese? State Factory 18340 14 Stats Skimmed..... 08 0 10* Western 13*0 18 Eggs?State and Pennsylvania...... 11 0 13 DC7TAL0. Floor 8 78 0 6 38 Wheat?No. 1 Milwaukee. 1 38 0 1 27 Dora?Mixed 48 0 U Oats 33 0 C4 Rye 74 0 74 Barley 76 0 78 Barley Malt BO 0 83 PHHiADKIFHIA. Beef Cattle?Extra 08*0 C9fc Sheep 08*0 MV Hogs?Dressed 05*@ 38* Flonr?PennaylTanl* Extra......... B 00 9 6 98 Wheat?Bed Western 1 38 9 X 37 Rye 89 9 ?8X Oorn?Yellow............ C3 0 63 Mixed.... CO ? 81 Oats-Mixed..... 82 @ W* Petroleum?Crude........09 909X Beflned, 11 Wool?Colorado 18 & 22 Texas.... ? IS 9 34 California 39 9 38 Boaxoa. Beef Cattle 08 9 081* Sheep...... 08 9 08* Hogs 08 9 083c Floor?Wlaconiln and Mlnneaota... 128 & 726 Oorn? Mixed 88 9 80 Data? " 83 ? 88 Wool?Ohio and Pennsylvania XX... -Jl 9 N California.. 21 9 43 BHIOHTOM, MJLMt, Beef Cattle 08X9 07* Sheep 05 (9 0936 Lambs 07 9 10 Hogs 073*9 08 WATXBTOWH. KIM. Beef Cattle?Poor to Choloe 4 80 9 810 tbfop .. 7 00 9 7 00 LauM 700 9 978 ^OnftTnu/7^^^<M^M7AialK?n^U. DKUAUWAI BROADWAY AND PRINCE CTYI EC STREET, NEW YORK. OI T LtO SEND GOODS C.O.D..WITH MCM'C SL BftVO' PRIVILEGE OF EXAMINE nrl LI* o a dU ? o tion. illustrated oatCLOTHING. &?FouNe fekb OK APFLt BUNHAM PIANOS. Dunham & Sons, Manufacturers! Warerooms, 18 East Uth Street, [Established 1834.] NSW YOML Smd/or lUuttraied Cirtular ami Prie* LitL // :Oto$?,000Sw A if /SETHTHOMASV^ ii/PI nnsfc > \Vbwn?/ it \\ mnvWi.S J ' V. \ KEEP GOOD / JJ Homes in Minnesota. lVi'itn/iffA-lnl/i FORTY MILLION bnahei. Dollars. THIKTV-FIVE MILUON bu.heij or Oati, Cora, Bje, Barley. Bnokwheat, nnd Potatoes, worth orer Twenty 3111/Ion Dollars. Four hundred and Fits FLOURING MILLS. Fiftssn hundred and eleven Ran.. . of fttane. The GreatestMilliagConii Fro QHQt &7 Id U10 World The belt Water rower In the United States. One hundred and twenty thonmnd Horse Power at Sr. Anthony Falls alone. FIVE HUNDRED MILLION FEET or lumber sawed. GREAT RUSH for Choice WHEAT LANDS. IMMENSE HGU7I0I Dl I? 1871 Nothing like it ever known. Twenty rill Three Hundred Allies of Railroad, * udtns train orowdad. Land offlooa bee ?K*d witn thrones of applioanta. Wtooooatn, Iowa, and K?ium ?l?o oomtpg. We invite the world Into theJBJIPIHE STATE OF THE NORTHWESTS Twenty Fire .Million acres of land awaiUocaettlement. 4 Ann FreeSomes^eSiloolsfeWs, JJj77 SHKft vs&wEar<rww? Appy:;;,NT ' joaw?! ; Sec?y of State Board MmlmdM. Htf ?MI? STANDARD WEEKLIES. ffanu qf Paptrt Priet per Hut. New York WmUj San SO cent* Scientfflo American. 75 cents Weekly World 50 cent* Witness 76 cent* Frank Leslie's Illustrated 50 cent* Independent 60 cents Christian Advocate 50 cents Weekly Times 60 cents Examiner and Chronicle SO cents Boston Weekly Journal (cuts charred doubl e)26 cents New England Farmer 15 cents Congreg ationalist (cuts 3< extra) Jtt cents Portland Transcript 15 cents Manchester Mirror 10 cents Albany Journal 10 ci-nts Cultivator and Country Gentleman....30 cents Philadelpuia Presbyterian 25 oonts Baltimore American. .....UXccnts Cincinnati Weekly Times 75 cents Herald and Presbyter 18 cents Weekly Gazette 75 cents Louisville Weekly Courier-Journal 40 cents Chicago Times 25 centi Prairie Farmer 40 cents St. Louis Globe-Democrat 60 cents Republican 35 cents 8X0.00 For a ten-line advertisement to be inserted one week in the above list, we will accept a check, in advance, for $100, and will insert the same one week in a list of One Thousand Country Weeklies gratis. We will iniert torn lines in the above list, and the One honsand Country Weeklies for #30 cash. ADDBKSfl GEO. P. ROWELLT& GO'S Newspaper Advertising Bureau, 10 Spruce 8t., New York. A LOW 4m ?A! ii - _ mm i nree mon A DOUBLE-COLUMN ADVERTISEMENT, HA' INSERTED ON A PAGE WHERE THERE IS NOT SURE TO BE SEEN BY EVERY READER OF A L WE WILL INSERT SUCH AN ADVERTISES! WEEKLIES, OCOUPYING FIVE INCHES DOW.1 READING NOTICE NOT EXCEEDING ON ING ATTENTION TO THE ADVERTISEMENT, , INSERTION. FROM RESPONSIBLE PERSONS WE WILl AMOUNT, PAYABLE THREE MONTHS FROM IT WE HAVE EXHIBITED TO TELE ADVERTISER, CHARGED FOR, WITH THE ADVERTISEMENT j THIS ADVERTISEMENT OCCUPIES THE EX DOUBLETHIS OFTER HOLDS GOOD ONLY FOR THI GEO. P. ROWELL & CO'S NEWS IO SPRUCE 81 M$qj S 'Am rtop* iSaa* Jolid t Of i V?Pmela,1 Juporto :r Psr-: i.orcry, ajmcn anient htejU id' JO __ sss^issss^B^s^^^ s^agaia,<gsag5ag% Bkowic*! BrowchuX Tboohm. fofoomha ?n4?flld*. $44 ? $66 erw^O. D. ' ITR A T^fc?Bl1Jf^D.&jcaia: 50,000 S3MfeSgasS53sSgg A mm ADA.Y to Axonta oanrutflr* for the If Irpadd > 35/ Visitor. Terns and Outfit Fran. A< drew P. O. VICKKRY AtupMbt, Maine m hpfc wsis^&sssi vlnJu Ad W W?WW?W JUmncy-M Oortlandt flt, W. T. OK AAA ACRES AT AUCTION! Moat bo QU.UUV sold, 36,000 acrea choice finn n* Und? in Marshall and Nemaha Counties. Northeastern Kan us. D?js of aal^ Jon* 6th and 2oth. Ixm Una on excursion traine. Bor m?p? *n<i urm? addrM CHARLB8 M. 8TF.BB1N8, Harrisbury, Pa, $io to $25 mmm ?? ' Oatalofue free. J. 11. BUFFOlUP? WDNit B oaten. [Ba'.ttiiahad 1880.J > WAI^D-^^^iaSS Union List of Co-operatixe Newspapers, and eamraaa for advertisementa in this vicinity, To proper parson will allow a liberal commission, and advance a regular we-klr payment on aoconnt. Address. with referenoa, BEAJLS A FOSTER, General A?enta Atnerinan Newspaper Union, flo. 10 Bpruoe Street. New York. ContgiQ Can Be M. PUIiWONA la a ctrtain Ttmtdv for the eoreTaf CONSUMPTION and all diaeeaoe of the LaoM and Threat. It inyiformtee tho brsin, tooee up the intern, maiee the weak efcong, ud is pleasant to taka* Price due Dollar par bottle at Drnf^itp or MOt-**{Nr Proprietor on receipt 01 pcloo. A pampniet coo n mm. valuable adrioe to ConanmntlTen, many ?-r "I'itM of aotuiz. oum, and (all directions lor paniee each bottle, or will be ontfrmto as: e-Jd??* Q80AK Q. MQ8BB. IB Oocllandt Street, N>y goyiT v^xPHOSPHO-HTBITIBE. /JHHtYrhe best vl tall zinc Toailo* r jln r\ ft \ Relieving Mental ?ndPhy?i?l I M P BJ F&08TBATX0V, ' I AS ? > RsHUBVOUBITESa, DHBUJTT, UniTTHT to bo mad*. Afenta wanted for The Iliasin 11N rl Y tr&t?d Family Herald, tin largeat vapor lUUilM In the U. 8. 84 large peg**. TnlTtfMM' beautiful illustrations. Two elegant chromoa free to each snbecriber. Only tVfor II months. Oar agenta are averaging from 3D to ? tsoacnbere each dailr. 0 30 agent baa Jnat reported taking aver 100 subtori ben in tbreedaya. Taken at night with ererybody. Largest commission allowed agenta. Tarma free. rtnkhl; rt# fhmiHAl limDlfl DiMTl. JtS., etc., free" to thou who t?nd SO c?at? ai oaceto'p* j the pocUffe on it. Nothing olao will ray jrou (O well. Addreea A. TRPB * COTTAngaata, TIE FOTATO BUG WITH F. W. Devoe&Co's Paris Gxe6n. For Oireolara how to dm, addree* car. FlItMMtf William 8t.? New York. Manufacturer! of White Lead .Oolora, Varbiriiee.Oih and Paints BJtUT TOM UU. DR. BECKER'S . \ CD /Vf CELEBRATED EYE BALSAM I {\il4B&eCL 18 A SURE CUBE !tWB*JTr FormTLAMED, WEAKKYB8, W F K ^ 8TYES and SORB EYELIDS. y/7 F V\ SOLD BY Ala, DRUGGISTS. ^ / fT* \ ^ DEPOT, fl BOWEHt, *. *? ( ^1 BENT BY MAIL 35? ^ EVERETT HOUSE; Fronting Union Square HEW YORK. Finest Location in the City European Flan?RestaimEt tarjasat KERNER As WEA VEB, Prtrprietor*. wgya Mm/JVS/IF?&SCM?C0\ 265BROADWAY. N.Y 1 ~ SANDAL-WOOD L poaitiT* remedy for all dlaeaeee ef tfco KUmK; Bladder and CrlaarrOr(?Bi;tlao|oa4iaDNP leal Complaints. It nam pndow dotaeM. . oertain and apeedytnlta lotion. It la fiat (ttpetaedJi all other retnedlee. Sixty oaprolea ear* in clx or elg day*. Ho other aedloine oan do thla. Beware of Imitations, for, owl3* to tie g? raooeea.manr have been ofiered; tome are Boat dante oca oaoaloc pilee etc. DUNDA8 DICK 4c CO.'8 Qmwtno Boj1 Omp iuUi, containing Oil Qf Sandalwood, told at oil ttcret. ill for circular, or toad for on* to B nmd W<*?<*? Rtrttt, ITnm York. The Jaunty "Cutaway Jacket" Omith's Large "INSTRUCTION BOOK" eontaint hundreds ofliargt and iinall Fashion i'latct asd T irtltd* Toilet article*. "Lectures on DreumaVIng," by Mm#, SmftfL w01 bo n?nt to any nd .'mi upon reeelpt of fen <^nt< (or 8 sUrapa). fTHE C OMPLETE DARNER. taut*ad by a woman, a?.d look lb? premium at the Centennial Exposition. It U the most complete and o?efu! artkia a lady can have. Damfn;, mending. ftnbroidtry, r!or?strttcbinc, etc., are dent upon ft, fbou-anda art Dtiitg sold, frirlnjr tht greataat satis/action, at ooJj 50 ontt each, post-paid. D|ft flECED 1 W?wUle!*t lit "Darner* -1 01U UrrCn;?ndtbl.?I>atten"f.rfi? rq rtnu. OR, ii? "Darner" and "Pattern,'snd u "Smith's Illustrated Pattern Bazaar". forOne V??r-?U roitp?i.i, for ONE DOLLAR. J M Pootace Stamps taken ax ciuk. AdJnr.. A. BUROETTE SMITH, Editor, P. Q. Box 80SS, New York City. SYSU gQ r DDi^r rnivb <D ? ths' Credit! JfDSOMELY DISPLAYED, AND CONSPICUOUSLY TOO MUCH OTHER ADVERTISING, WOULD BE OOAL COUNTRY NEWSPAPER ENT IN FIVE HUNDRED OR MORE COUNTRY H THE COLUMN, AND IN EACH PAPER A E HUNDRED LINES, IN LARGE TYPE, CALL ALL FOR ONE DOLLAR PER PAPER FOR ONE , ACCEPT FOR PAYMENT A NOTE FOR THE S DATE, SAID NOTE NOT TO BE GIVEN, UNTIL AT HIS OWN OFFICE, A COPY OF EAOH PAPER AND NOTICE DULY INSERTED. ACT SPACE TALKED OP, VIZ.: FIVE INCHES COLUMN. S MONTHS OF MAY AND JUNE. ADDRESS PAPER ADVERTISING BUREAU, r.t NEW.YORK.