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I 1 THE SCARECROW. t c In yonder field lie stands erect, t No matter what the weather, ( And keeps a watch so circumspect t On foes of every feather, < So faithful is he to tho trust 1 Committed to his keeping < That all the birds suspojt he must 1 Dispense with any sleeping. < Sometimes his hat tips down so low It seems a cause for censure, For tben some old, courageous crow Believes it safe to venture; But catching sight of cither arm Outstretched in solemn warning. The crow decides to lea\ e this farm Until another morning. Although his dress is incomplete, It really does not matter; Perchance the truest heart may beat Beneath a patch or tatter. And it is wrong to base our love On wealth and name and station. For he who may will rise above His daily occupation. >? e should not look with eyes of sr orn, And find in him no leauty "Who stands and guards our fields of corn, And does the whole world duty, But honor him for native worth, For rustic independence. And send a hearty greeting forth For him and bis descendants. ?Mavthu C. Cook, in Young Pcoplr. * _ A UUA1JNI rKUruaAL. The lilac bush beneath the south window of Willow Rrook Farm's wainscotted parlor nodded gracefully as a tiny zephyr swept gayly by, wafting fur and near its incense of new mown hay. In its wake fluttered a purple and golden butterfly, to poise a moment upon the window's ledge, then to soar boldly forward until it lit upon a curious old vase beside an organ, whose yellowed keys gleamed softly in the half darkened room. The butterfly and the vase mirrored themselves in the polished oak floor, and if the range had been right they could have related the picture in the" shining surface of each urticlc of furniture. A young girl was the sole occupant of the room, with the exception, of course, of the butterfly, who had winged his way to a small oval mirror and was busily making his toilet, us his companion, humming a merry tune, dusted carefully a squatty teapot, whose fat little spout and comic tout ensemble at once inspired a longing for tea brewed in such novel ? * quarters. At that moment a voice, calling "Marthy! Marthy!" echoed through the house, followed by: ''Run?quick old Tim's in the com licld, and ray hands are nil over dough!" Hastily replacing the ancient heirloom on! a spindle-legged table, the young girl darted from the room, while the butterfly, startled at its toilet, spread its brilliant wings and floated swiftly out into the sunshine again. Snatching a snowy sun bonnet from its peg in the hall, Martha flew down the garden pith across to an adjasent meadow. In bor hurry she failed to noticc a gentleman slowly advancing in her- direction, until two masculine hands stayed her progress. "With an exclamation of surprise, Mar ma nuseu Jiur pretty diuu vjcsuuu uici u pair of decidedly good-looking brown ones, gazing with evident appreciation at the dimpled, blushing face, from oft which the sun-bonnet had slipped, disclosing a crop of reddish golden rings lying close to the finely shaped little head. "1 beg your pardon," murmured Martha, the blushes and dimples waxing deeper, "but I didn't see you, I was in such a hurry." "Don't mention it. Wouldn't have missed the?the pleasure for anything. I?I like to be run into," averred the centleman with considerable emphasis. Such a rippling laugh as bubbled over the lips of Martha at this speech, which she hastily apologized for with: "I didn't mean to, leally; but what you said sounded so odd." "You couldn't do it again, could you? I assure you I never appreciated being a ?odd until to-day. I?" "Oh, the cow!" exclaimed Martha, suddenly recollecting her errand. "I forgot all about him,''and away &he sped, the gentleman hurrying after, repeating: "Cow! Him! Let me help you. I?I really am very clevei with cows. In fact I would like to make them a study." However, when the field was reached no cow was to be seen, nnd remarking that doubtless some of the hands had ousted old Tim, Martha turned her steps toward the house, thinking the gentle ...1,1 i.:? T? uiau wuuiu piuiccu uu 111? akj UCI astonishment, however, he kept along by her side, observing: "Are vou acquainted at Willow Brook farm?" * "Why, ves; it's my home. I was born there," answered Martha, surprised ly. "Happy farm! I mean?a?it must be a lovely place. You see, the fact is? that is, I have a note for Mrs. Duncan, of Willow Brook Farm." "My mother!" ejaculated Martha opening wide her blue eyes. Whereupon the gentleman scanned with newly awakened interest a square envelope he had extracted from his breast pocket, as he added: "I am an old?I should say my mother is an old friend of Mrs. Duncan's," mak 'eg a rough calculation of the length of time it might take, all things favorable, to place him on equally r s good a footine with the [daughter, while Martha's thoughts ran very much in this wise. "Would be nice looking if he wasn't so sallow. Wonder if mother will ask . him to make us a visit. I never heard her speak of an old friend that had a son." By this time they were proceeding up the path that led to the farm's pretty rose garlanded porch, and having ushered the gentleman into the parlor we have alreadv been introduced to, with a de mure little courtesy and the words "I will send mother," Martha left him. In a few moments a comely, rosy cheeked woman came hurrying into the parlor with: "Good afternooD, sir, Martha tells me you have a letter for me from an old frieDd." "Yes, from my mother," and the gentleman held toward her the letter. Having read it through, interrupted with exclamations such as "Bless me! Who'd have thought it!" Mrs. Duncan, her pleasant lace d?epcning into a smile ejaculated: "So you are little Paul Dorsey. My! how time flits. When I last saw you, you were only a little shaver. It must be nigh onto fifteen years ago. And to tliink of Lucindy's remembering me all these ycirs and sending her son to see ne. Not ihat I have forgotten her?not a bit. Only with cne thing and another one hasn't time to think much of old days. You see you.-ma and I went to the same academv, and we thought a sight of each other; only somehow after both of us married we sort of drifted apart. Your ma 3he married a wealthy city man, while I got wedded to a wellto-do farmer, and so gradually we each went our own way. Not to forget each other though, as you see, and now, my dear, excuse the liberty, but it comes natural like, being your Lucindy's son, I'll send one of the men down to the village after your trunk, and you'll just stop along with us and be as welcome as my own son, if I hid one, and Marthy and I will do our best to make you com- j fortable," and motherly Mrs. Duncan laid her hand with an approving pat upon Paul Dorsey's slightly stooping shoulders, while lie, coloring somewhat, endeavored to thank her for her warm hospital tv, but was cut shoit with: "Bless you, it's no put out, we have lots of room, und it wil be a real pleasure - to me to see Lucindy's son making himself to home in ray house." And thus it was that Paul Dorsey be came a guest at Willow Brook Farm. That evening after her visitor had retired Mrs. Duncan observing to her iaugther: "Poor young man, he hasn't a bit of appetite. I don't wonder Lucitdy is fretted about him. She writes that he is always that taken up with books, that i she can hardly ever coax him to go about a bit with young folks and enjoy ] himself. Pve been thinking: Marthy, if j you was just to kind of make believe j you need his help now 'and again about < the garden and such, it would do him a < ' sight of good, and he'd never suspect it 1 was for the sake of his health," and Mrs. ] Duncan laughed, a low, pleased laugh, j at the thought of the deception, while I ] Martha exclaimed: . ] , "Why, mother! you are getting to be a regular conspirator. But I am afraid | it won't work*he's so?so odd.,: Paul Dorsey had been told to make j i himself perfectly at home; so the morn- t ing after his arrival he withdrew from e the breakfast table to his own room, and 11 forthwith commenced to unpack his t books preparatory to a good day's study, t Everything was at last arranged to his 1 t satisfaction, but somehow his thoughts ' e ware stronrely wandering this day, al- I 1 si - - v. ' hough not a souud disturbed the cool | \ luietness of his surroundings. A pair | ?f blue eves seemed to glance mockingly rem the musty page lie fain would maser, and he caught himself repeating iloud the old-fashioned name of t "Marthy," which took unto itself the jweetest of sounds by reason of its connection with so pretty an owner. Suddenly. with a thud," the book fell from t his hand, as, exclaiming: "By Jove! c that's her voice," Paul Dorscy, with one ^ stride, was at the window making sad s havoc of the dainty dimity curtains with (| clumsy hands. * t Martha, accompanied by a tall stalwart c fellow, was passing down the garden . path, her infectious laughter floating merrily upon the balmy air as she chatted jwvay to the young man at her side, who appeared 10 be enjoying the subject under discussion as much as herseif. As they disappeared from viewPaul, with rather a blank look, resumed his seat and sought to apply himself to his interrupted task, but not with the old ardor did he work, and for the first time that he could remember, he listened anxiously for the bell to summon him to luncheon. The days slipped into weeks, and still Paul Dorsev remained a guest at WillowBrook Farm, and it became no unusual sight to see him obediently following Martha's directions concerning the uprooting of certain weeds, or the fastening of some vine more securely about its iinnnvf An honest, bronze tinse had , replaced Paul's once sallow complexion, j and the books?well, they had become secondary, a more potent charm having , outrivaled them. Mrs. Duncan con- j gratulates herself upon her happy forethought that was working such a change ( in her friend's son, and Martha admitted t with a slight blush, that Mr. Dursey , wns getting to be almost as handsome as r her cousin Joe?her beau ideal of manly t beauty heretofore. . The sun burned scorching hot upon ' the broad gravel path just outside of f the farm's pretty parlor, but within thai j quaint room u restful coolness held sway. ( Lounging idly in the depths of a willow r chair, was Paul, while Martha, seated at , the old organ, drew from its aged keys a j low, plaintive melody. As the last note t /Hod cnftlv nu-nv wViirlinrr round UlKirt . her seat, Martha exclaimed : "Do you know, Mr. Dorsey, Ton . have been wasting the whole morning? I don't believe you have looked at a book for two days"?this last, it must b.owned, with a slight air of triumph as she continued, penitently: "I am afraid I have been to blame, but to morrow I will leave you free to spend thb whole day with your books, for Cousin Joe has promised to drive me over to Dapleston to do some shopping." ' Hang cou6in Joe"? s "Mr. Dorsey!" from Martha's astonished lips. j "I beg pardon, I really?I hope you j will have a delightful time, Mis< Dun- t can. I assure you 1 shall a?enjoy it lm- r mcnsclv being left to my books and? t confound it! Excusemc I?" , And before Martha could reply, Paul t Dorsey had left the room. t "How queer it is," soliloquized Mar- r tha, as Paul's departing footsteps echoed t through the hall? "I don't sec why he * should dislike Joe so; Joe is always such ( a favorite with every one. I hone I haven't . offended him. I am sure I didn't mean t to." And with rather a puzzled look j upon the fair young face, Martha closed . the organ. , That evening as Martha stood down by ( the meadow gate caressing oli Doxey, i the mare, her quick ears caught the t sound of a familiar tread advancing to- ( ward her, and a moment after a voice exclaimed; , "I am an idiot, Miss Martha, but I?I ' hope you will forgive mc. I couldn't ' bear the idea of his monopolizing you o)l /low T Irn.wr "nil s?rmlrl nAVPr tninlc of anold bookworm like myself?still I j ?I have been very happy, and I forget j sometimes that?that there is such adif- 5 ference between us." ^ Martha's cheeks had been growiug r rosier and rosier, while a strange, wild c joy surged through her veins, as she an- c swered, her tones trembling slightly. "Since I can remember Cousin Joe and c I have been playmates, and since father ,, died he has been so good and kind to a mother, helping her about the farm and in every way, that he has become like a j son to her, and as dear as a brother to me. Dear Joe! I don't know wl.at wc r should have done without him.1' She c paused, the tears gathering in her pretty eyes. Paul drew nearer, then hesitated, as Martha continued: ''Joe is eugaged to my dearest friend, * and they arc to be married in just six weeks." > ' I am awfnllv glad?I mean I wish * them joy, and all that sort of thing," and Paul Dorscy advanced still nearer the little figure into whose eyes a sweet shyness hail stolen. ".Martha, do you think there is a t ghost of a chance for me? As it's my j first attempt at anything of the kind, ^ perhaps you will sum it up leniently, and make my sentence as easy as you can,"- t then gathering couragu from Martha's ^ half averted faco. and the extreme pink- t ness of the one visible car, he laid bis t hand caressingly upon hers, adding: "Martha, do you think you can forgive j me for?for loving you?" "Why should I forgive yon for what I . have done myself?" came the low answer, j followed naively by, "But I did not know it until to-day, when I thought I ' had offended you." - * 41 Arts? an/-] rlnn'f minrl mw Koinrr iXUU (lliu J V/U UVU (I iUiUW 41*J wv>u? j odd?or anything?" stammered Paul, in t bis excessive joy. "You arc not a bit odd," was tbc indignant reply; "I wouldn't have you any different," and .Martha touched shyly the coat-sleeve in close proximity to her | waist, whereupon she immediately dis- , appeared from view, and from some- , where in the region of Paul's waistcoat J pocket a muffled little voice might have ( been heard ejaculating: ( ' Oh, Paul i suppose somebody is look- ! ing?" ( "I hope they are," was the audacious , reply, succeeded by a second disappear- ( ance on Martha's part. . * * * * * * A week or so later a stylishly-dressed, ^ middle-aged lady was sitting teto-a tete ' . with Mrs. Duncan, who was observing: "Dear me, Lucindy, you've no call to , thank me. I had nothing to do with it. Not but what I am real pleased that your , sou and my daughter should comc to- j gether; but I had no more thought of it { than yourself." j A slight smile stirred the lips of Mr*. Dorsey as she remarked: t "You are iust the same as ever, Mary, j ( Well, if Martha only turns out half as good a woman as yourself, i am satisfied ? that Paul has won a treasure." j "And he'll never forget, mother, that j he owes that treasure to you, for if you t had not sent him to seek out your old j friend he'd have remained a bachelor to ( thn mid nf his da vs." intprrnntnd a mns- 1 culine voice, while a girlish treble ex claimed, "Oh, Paul!" the rest oi the sea- i tence being forever lost by Paul daringly 1 sealing liis betrotlied's lips with his own. j ? t A Novel Roadbed. r I'll tell you a sight I saw in Hindoo- t str.n, says a traveler iu Asia. It sounds c wild, but it's as true as tbat I exist. ' The railroad from Bombay to Calcutta j % is only second in length to that crossing the American continent, and stretches ? la a straight line across a level plain ; ' '2,200 miles long. The train hands are j * ail Englishmen One day I was riding a on the engine, when far ahead there v seemed something on the tr;ick like low, ! t Drown, undulating waves. The engin- I v eer looked through his field-glass and s;iid j t it was snakes. This was their migrating ; i and breeding season, when they were j t peculiarly vicious. lie had seen them ; q twice in fifteen years out there. They ' l were the cobra de capella, a reptile that | t opens its mouth two and one-half inches j fi when excited. We were running j a twenty-five miles an hour, but raised the i: speed to forty and dashed into the mass, c They were crawling four and live feet h deep on one another, and covered ihc f track for half a mile. I'gh! it sickens me yet when I recall their crunching ii under the wheels. AVe ran over them in d patches for au hour. The wheels got I g so covered with grease and blood that b they slid along the rails, and we just ! b hud to ston in a clear nlace and wait for i b those abend of us to pass. They clog- I b Ejed the wheels and pretty soon began ! a crawling up the train. We had to shut c ourselves in the engine room and wait for them to crawl off. Not a brakeman or v passenger dared stir, and there waited s; four hours. When I say there must Si have been a million, it is with no idea tl how many there were. si ? tl The Snake Guillotine. tl The mowing machine is peculiarly v fatal to snakes. In their accredited wisdom hey do not start to run away until the. tl svideuce of danger is upon them. They o hen raise their heads just high enough <1 .0 reach above the blades, when they are w lecapitated. The charge is so sudden hat the body of the snake springs high c< suough to reach the blades ere the fatal ri taiyes paes completely over* ei l "CHINESE RACE COURSE. EMABXABLE SCENES AMONG THE ALMOND-EYED ORIENT AS. ;olii? to ll?t' ICncfN hi Querr Vehicles ? The Coolie Carrier ? ((iiccr llorxrt and .!orhej% The llong Kong race week is one of hose rare occasions when the Chinese ome out of their swarming ant hills, labitually so difficult of penetration to trangera. On the afternoon of the cup lay the broad, handsome main road is aken possession of fur miles by a swiftly irculating mass of chattering, pigailed and most uncanny looking Chiicse, with their equally strange looking 'chicles?the light covered armchair, :arried by bamboo poles on the should;rs of two coolies, and the rickshaw, a wo-wlieelcd vehicle with a pair of hafts, between which is placed not a inrse. a mule, a nonv. or even a donkey, jut one of those unceasingly toiling Chinese. "Licksliaw, lickshaw!"?they :annot manage our sliont half u lozen eager competitors to the Euglislinan. The rows of rickshaws, about hrcc deep, every one at a brisk trot, with not an inch interval in front,behind, >r on one side, are kept rigidly in their !>laces by tall, stalwart policemen, Engisli or Sikhs, stationed along the route; ind if any driver or horse?one and the >aine in the preseut ease?dares to donate from the prescribed line, the )oliceman, with great tact and sagacity, instantly steps forward and whacks him ?uot taps him. but showers down heavy vhacks on the offender's holiow soundng, shaven skull. iiut we must not lose sight altogether )f a very important element in the hrong, the sedan chairs. These are uore suitable for the staid elderly ladies, the bearers, two, or?if the weight of lie lovely burden should try the sup)orting bamboo poles?four in number, ihuftle rapidly and unweariedly along, . id tlm nopiirmnis iim-rlied hich in the their interwoven tr.iccrics, and last, but by no means least, crcsts and coata-ofarms. An Incident of tlie War. War creates attachments more lasting than any other, and which are not severed except in death. An incident of ' the war established [ etween General Kosecrans and General S. W. Price, of this city, peculiar relations, which, so far as General Kosecrans is concerned, seem never to lose their force. In the terrible struggle of Stone river, when General Kosccrans' right was forced bnck and almost crushed by the Confederate, advance, General Kosccrans sought out General Price, then in command of a brigade and holding a position of great importance, nnd addressed him thus: ' General Price, you command here,do you?" Yes sir." "Well, sir, will you hold this ford?" "I will try, general. "Will you hold this ford?" "I will die in the attempt." "That won't do," replied General Kosecrans. "Sir, will you hold this ford? Look me in the cyo and tell me if you will hold this position?" General Price answered, "I will." "Th:it will do," replied General Kosecrans. "I bid you good day." General Price redeemed his promise; hft hold the ford. On the following lir, endeavor to look dignified, but on'y ucceed in appearing supremely absurd. Hieir coolies, if ia private employment, ire habitually clad in light, bright coton liveries?barefooted of course?and heelTcct ia thoroughly Oriental and ather pretty. There, I see, is the chair )elonging to the establishment of the governor of the colony. It is born by our coolies in. our brilliant national carlet uniform, and this dazzling color, n the midst of the Chinese green, yelo\v, and blue, really looks very imposng. There is a different sort of a hair, carefully covered and closed iround with straw lattice work. It veils rom public view some Chinese beauty >f high degree. Soldiers under the ank of sergeant arc forbidden by garriioa order to travel in rickshaws. The Europeans arc oa'.y as units imoug thousands. True, the natives, ligh aud low, rich and poor, afoot or ransportcd, will iustantly shrink aside it the incessant warning. "Hyah," of he running coolie, who thus intimates hat he is conveying an Englishman, but he enormous majority of the streaming hrong is, of course Asiatic Chinese. The oute is lined with palms, with banyan rees, aud with bamboos, and the red, ever-causing, disintegrated granite dust i.-3 up into our faces. "Up go the imbrclias. Up hill, and my rotting coolie never flags; down nil, and his speed becomes so breakneck hat every moment I ojcpcct an upset, a ollision, or a smash, irrespective of the :ontingency of broken bones to a few chiglish foot travelers, who would scorn ,o move out of the way for any number )f Chinese cries of ''Hyah." Here we are at the entrance to the jrand stand. A payment of about $5 >rocures admission to the lawn, and mcc more the strangeness of the scene eems for a time to bailie any systematic >bservation, however painstaking. In :eu of stands are some seven or eight arge mat houses, light, picturesque tructures, supported on bainbo.) poles, vith sides and roofs of rushes, and dccoated with tropical evergreens and bright :loth or calico, the ellect of which is ex :essive!y pretty. Each mat house is the >roperty of some one private individual ir of an association, and the refreshnents provided are so ccstly and abundint that the imputation of excessive eatng and immoderate drinking can scarcey be resented. The race crowd, without which a race nccting is as dull as a German steeplebase, is of large proportions, with lepesentatives of nearly every Asiatic state, >ut, of course. Chinese enormously promoderate. Nearly all arc chattering, ind quite all arc in high good humor, njoying the general sense of holiday, s'ot a single case of drunkenness did I ee?no bickering, no rowdyism, and yet io lack of fun. The saddling bell rings, the numbers ire hoisted, a thud of hoofs announces he preliminary canter. Well, what of he racing? Beneath criticism, almost >encath contempt. The ponies arc from Australia, Japan or Chefoo?doubtless erviceable for the work of their respec ive countries, but as racers, wretched, vcedy, groggy, undersized brutes: while lie jockeys are the paraphernalia of heir business, the preposterous length of heir legs, their heavy weights, their lorse coping idiosyncrasies, and their ndifTerent riding. I bought a very average type of racer or t(> 10s. In fact, the sport is merely i peg ou which to hang the love^of jambling. which, like the love of drink, uns very high in this part of the world. Innumerable and high prize lotteries are started, and three legged sciews are nerely bought and entered on the off ;hance of winning the stakes, which, in iddition, are very considerable. While pondering ou tlie scenc, my atention is suddenly aroused by an unvonted hum, bustle and cxcitcment unong the Chiuese mob. A race is in course of being run, but to this incident :hey are habitually very ine'li Tcrent. Something unusual is certainly arousing :hem. llere comes the horses. IIow piecr the jockeys look, how strangely hey are huuehed up, how wildly they :hrow theiar arms about, how liercely :hey llog, what diabolical faces?and, iless my heart, why, they have got pig:ails streaming in the wind! The puzr.le is explained. It is a race ridden inder special arrangements by Chinese 1,inafoos''or grooms?the best race of the neeting, the only one which has caused iny real enthusiasm, Roused by the halfaughter, half-cheers, of their white masers, stimulated by the cries of their felow countrymen?"Go it, Ford ham!" I >?ce heard an encouraging Chinese lad ihout?the mafoos, as they "finish" up heir Walpurgis ride, wild with excitenent, icemto have lost still further their icmblance to humanity, and to be transformed into distorted-visaged, hoiribly Vr?n7?ofl rri?n nvor hnw hey strutted about in all the pride of ockcycaps and jackets, and how they :lung to their costume to the last possible moment? The tenants of the numerous mat-fashoned grand stands belonging to the ligher cluss natives have become very ubilant aud vivacious in consequence of he above-described race, and I avail nyself of an opportunity to enter one enantcd chiefly by Chinese and Japantse ladies. 1 must confess that my bashillness compelled me to retreat after a ery few moments from the battery of heir half - wondering, half scornful ;lances at the European intruder, but not >eforc I had time to remark that their aces were flushed all over with skilfully .pplied pink tints, excepting in patches, vhicli revealed disagreeably even and incnsely opaque whiteness. Theireycbrows verc penciled into narrow still archcs; heir headdress, vests i nd troupers?for n China all the women wear large, loose rousers?were of variegated colors, |uite ingenious in their contrasts and (lightness; their black hair was dragged >ack into lumpy, slimy rolls like jelly ish; their stature was ugly and stunted, nd their feet, their extraordinary feet, n many cases had been contracted since hildnood into mere deformed knobs. lidcous to look at, 0:1 which tlicy painully tottered for a few yards. A wide detour round a ditch brings us uto the very thick of China race course Iregs. Gambling booths for large sums, ambling boolhs for .small sums, gami ing booths for nick-nack', gambling ooths' for high-priced drinkables, gumling booths for low priced carrion; each ootn wilh an eager throng of both sexes nd of all ages around it, which renders irculation dillicult. What is this fragrant and yet somei'hat sickly smell, a mixture of burning pi Is an.i sandal wood, emanating from ome of theclosed chairs conveying home lie Chinese ladies? It is due to the joss ticks, in consuming which they utilize tieir leisure moments, an exercise which hey consider as equivalent to an act of rorship. Rapidly, yet steadily, the pedestrian, be sedan chair, and the rickshaw lines f wayfarers stream into the ordinary, uiet town, just beginning to glitter 'ith gas jets from the English lamp posts -those ubiquitous lamp posts which, in )mmon wilh the gallows, may now be :garded as the symbol of advaucing ,vilization.? London CornhilU ... >?* NEWS AND NOTES FOR WOMEN. 1 Mrs. Ilenry Ward Beecher is writing 4 n book. Fashionable ladies in Paris now wear short silk socks instead of stockings. Narrow colored ribbons round the neck are a very pretty caprice of fashion. Bustles have probably readied their i maximum in size for at least six months i to come. i Green in various subdued shades is a leading color in fall and early winter fashions. Very fine silk tulle veils are now to be procured in every color; instead of the thick dots they arc ornamented with small woven-in rings. The only woman railroad official in this country is Miss Laura Bradcn, treasurer of the Washington and Waynesburg railroad, in Pennsylvania. The great banking house of the Roths childs at London, employs mainly women, claiming that they are more rc 1 J- ttwirl- flmn J1UU1C illlll auuiililiu Hi uiii.i I!V?? ...... men. The women of Thibet, who arc pcrmitted to wear any color exccpt green, purchase corals and pearls to ornament their head-dresses, which are the most costly part of their atti.5, and alone not unfreipienlly costs $0,000. Neapolitan straw hounct3 arc liked because of their coolness and lightness, and arc shown in black, beaded with small lend beads, and trimmed along the brim with pink or yellow roses that arc veiled with Chantilly lace. Some one says "only one woman in a thousand can whistle." Kvery once in a while during the heated term, and when the whole world looks dismal and dreary,some bright ray of hope descends to cheer the hearts of men. In many English factories the girls are robust as young athletes. An Ii. A. once declared that he never found such splendid physical development as among the factory girls in the slums of Stepney. They work hard all day and spend all their leisure in the open air. The tendency to make waist and sleeves of different material is more and more manifest. For instance, in a satin and lscc costume, the bodice was satin and the sleeves were lace. Another, velvet and wool, had the bodice of woolen material and velvet sleeves?. A peculiar custom in the Cape Verde islands is noted by a recent visitor there. His hostess was smoking a cigarette, when suddenly she drew it from her lips and offered it to him. Though somewhat startled lie accepted it with the best grace that tie could command, and upon subsequent inquiry found that it was considered among the islauders one of the greatest compliments a lady could pay to a gentleman. A new fashion is just beginning in Paris. The trimmings of the hiijh hats are all to be placed at the back, and the effect is just as though the hat had beenput on with ihe l-ack to the front. A whole cascade of featheis is thus placed on some of the hats, with the curly tips just showing from a front view. Or else it is a shower of loops in moire ribbon that falls from the crown to the very edge of the brinfat the back, with a few drops from the shower hanging in front. In Germany servant has one Sunday out every two weeks. There is an understood hour for her to come home, and if she stays out lat-.r she loses her next Sunday holiday. Her pay is never more than $'20 a year, and in some families is only $12. When there is a dispute between mistress and maid, it is settled by the police. But one servant is usually kept, and the work is hard, but the washing is done outside, and pies, cakes, bread, etc., are bought. An old style revived is the initial cuffbutton. The new buttons are an improvement on the old-time button with its staring single letter. The new styles are unobstrusive and present a bewildering vaiiety from which to select. There are buttons with old English, script, block-stitched and engraved initials; mnnnirnms intricate and <?raceful in day bis brigade bore the brunt of General Breckinridge's awful charge with his division of Kentu'ckians, and General Rosecrans, for his gallantry and courage on these two days, promptly and earnestly recommended Gener.d Price for promotion. The attachment of these two officers Avns cemented as the war continued. Later on, at the Kennosaw mountain, General Price was dangerously and seriously wounded at the head of his brigade in a charge upon a Confederate fort, and became separated by the vicissitudes of war from his old comj mander, but General Rosecrans never forgot.th3 hero of the ford of Stone river. He watched the future of his soldier friend with solicitude, and has never failed to speak a kindly word or do a generous act for the assistance of his comrade.?Louisville Courier-Journal. Russian Peasant Superstition. The Russian peasant was a difficult problem to deal with, writes a correspondent of the San Francisco Chroni- i cle. It is difficult to convey an idea of how much ignorance and superstition is mingled with his shrewdness and com- i mou sense. The worship of sacred pictures or "icons" is the strangest of all. i There is one in every room aud every shop, one in every bed, behind every 1 door, in every niche. These pictures are ] woishipcd, not on account of the holy personages they are supposed to repre- ! sent, but because they are believed to be I personally capable 01 coaiernug lempo- j ral benefits, of curing illness, or warding of! evils. They arc usually found I by priests buried in some neglected spot. < Their existence is revealed in a vision, a ' pilgrimage is formed to discover thcra, < I and when found they arc carricd in tri- i uinph to the places they arc intended to < adom. Groups of pilgrims may be seen i in all parts of Russia searching for icons or 1 fulfilling some vow made to them. When- i ever I ring for my waiter, his lirst net after opening the door of my room is to bow to the icon over the window. When i I open a shop door a bell rings and u t little icon pops out, to whom the shop- i keeper first does homage before he waits r on me. In the streets there arc chimes 1 with icons iu them, the churches arc full i of them, and one hangs over the arch- 1 way that leads into the Kremlin, to 1 whom the emperor himself must doll his hat. When the French entered Moscow ! a company of Napoleon's grenadiers in ( vain endeavored to dislodge this icon. Jt resisted their utmost efforts. Kven I s cannon had uo efTect upon it, and it j hangs there still. Such is the mujik's , account of it. lint if the Greek devotee is superstitious, the Russian l'rotestant i is none the loss so. This sect, who, t ; however, are not numerous, deem it a deadly sin either to eat a potato or drink 1 a cup of tea. No objection to vodka. 1 ^i Earnestness is Advertised. The world sees when one is in dead j i earnest, and will get out of his way. It's i \ ........ ..n;i,nn/ie . I i j just WUilt I iitwu auiu uII miiiuuvio vum , ing up from Florida. I have seeu those 1 j wire gross cattle get on ilie track, anrl I the engineer would have lo slow up and , i ; stop, and even send his' fireman to drive j 1 | them ofT. They knew he wouldn't run t i over them. hast fall I was upon the ' t Lake Shore and Michigan train which ! r has a schedule time of forty miles au j i ' hour. I saw some fine cattlc get on the j I traclc once. The engineer just rtaehed ; \ up and gave a little whistle and they i flew like mad. They knew if they didn't ( lie would knock them in forty dilTercut i pieces. An ox can tell if you're in earnest, nud so can the world.?Iter. Sam, Jones. j HOW GEN. CUSTER DIED. &. TALK BETWEEN AST OLD SOLDXEB AITD, SITTING BULL. Raln*in-1he>Face't Claim to be Cuater'N Slayer Disproved?'The Battle oil the Little His Horn. The exact manner of the death of Genera! George A. Custer at the battle of Lhc Little Big Horn has always been a mystery, for the reason that there is no living white man who was a witness of that sccne. The Indians who did the deed, and especially Sitting Bull, who commanded them, have always been very reticent about the matter, and their side of the story has never l een fully told until now. Important and most interestesting evidence has come into a Record reporter's hands. Before presenting this new story, it. will be necessary to recite the circumstances leading up to the light in which Custer lost his life. It will be remembered that in the spring of 1876 the Sioux tribe of Indians, whose reservation was in Dakota, and who sometimes wandered into Montana and the British Northwest, had become aggressive, and that frequent charges had been made against them of murder and theft. They finally lmrat inonv frnm flio control of the agents. The aid or tho war department was invoked. The Seventh Uuited States cavalry, of wich General Custer was the commander, in response to orders, quickly took the field and started in pursuit of the ''renegade" Sioux. After a hard ma'-cb, following the trail made by the Indians, scouts brought in word on June 21th. that the enemy was only a short d stance in advance, and it was further learned that the camp of the redskins, which was a very large one, extended along the Little Big Horn creek or river, [an affluent of the Big Horn, for some four or five miles. Custer's plan of attack was to divide his force, the sccond portion being under command of Major Reno, and to strike the Indians at both ends of their camp simultaneously. On the morning of June 25th, all arrangements having been made, Custer with his men filed oft' to the right, or down the stream, while Reno went to the left. The latter was the first to arrive at the objective point, and immediately charged across, the stream and began the attack. A stout resistance was met with from the Sioux, and, after being surrounded in the timber .md forced to dismount his men, Reno saw that he was greatly outnumbered aud that his only chance of safety was in regaining the bluffs across the creek from whence he had come. At the command the men sprang into their saddles and made the ^charge. They did hot arrive at a place of safety without considerable loss. Here they inJ U ?*1 iliAiH rvAoif iftn OO vrflll f)Cf nnQQi. I irUIiUUUU WLlUli ^UOtbiVU usj <> WW |?vww> ble iind fought the Indians nil that night aud the next day, until General Terry came up with liis expedition aud relieved them. Soon after Reno's men had become engaged on the first day Cu9ter pot into position and made his attack, as was arranged. He was more uufortunate, however, than Reno, for the Indians, swarming around him, overwhelmed his command, completely patting to the sword all his .detachment to the last man. Not a single one escaped to tell the tale. Last week, when a litcord reporter went out to Beacon park to visit Buffalo Bill's Wild West show he v ns accompanied by John Ryan, well and favorably known as a police officer in the service of the city of Newton. Ryan ha& had a most remarkable military career. lie was a gallant soldier of the late war, having served a term of four years in tie Twenty-eighth Massachusetts Regimen';, during which he was repeatedly and severely wounded. When the war closed hia militurv ardor was not bv anv means cooled, nnd he enlisted in the Seventh Regular Cavalry, General Custer's regiment. He served two terms of five years each with that commander, and was in all the expeditions, and in all the Indian lights iu which Custer and his regiment were engaged Ryan was an active and gallant participant. In the final battle with Sitting Bull he bore the rank of orderly sergeant in Captain Frenche's company, and was in the detachmcnt of the regiment under the command of Reno. Or course, iu all these campaigns he came to know nearly all the prominent scouts and frontiersman, and lie and Buffalo Bill are old friends/ having been on many a scout ^together. When Ryan learned that his old enemy, Sitting Bull, was In town, it was very natural that he should desire to talk with that redoubtable warrior, and tho llccord reporter arranged a meeting between them. The meeting took place in the ten^of Buffalo Bill, who introduced Sitting Bull to Sergeant Ryan and the reporter, and, summoning an interpreter, said that if the old chief could be got to talk he should be very glad to hear the "powwow." At first Sitting Bull showed no disposition to talk. But presently Sergeant Ryan drew from his pocket a blood bespattered cavalry guidon and asked Sitting Bull whether he had ever seen a flag like that before. The Indian showed a sudden awakening of interest. "Yes," he said. "When was it?" asked Sergeant Ryan. "When wo had the fight and killed Custer's men," said Sitting Bull, through tho interpreter, "we got a number of them. Where did you get it?" "On the second day of the fight," answered Ryan, "I saw an Indian ridingup and down in front of our lines displaying this flag. Another man and myself, who had long-range riflep, fired at him repeatedly, and finally dropped him off his horse. When night came on I crawled out and brought the flag in." Sitting Bull then said: "On the first day's tight do you recollect an Indian mounted on a black horse who was armed with a 'camp-st c .' (an Indian lance), and was cheering and urging on his men?" Sergeant Ryan?That was -when you were trying to break our skirmish line. The chief was 200 or 300 yards away, and I fired on him a number of times. Sitting Bull (with much merriment)? That was me. Soon after that I went to the scene of the fight with Custer, and was not in the battle after that day. 1 remember when two of your pack mules charged down to the water from your camp on the bluff. They were loaded with ammunition, and we used that ammunition, as well as what we got from Custer in the second day's light. When I went to take charge of the battle at the other end of the valley, where Custer made his attack, I left Crazy Horse in command of my young men who weie fighting you and Reno. Sergeaut Ryan?Was the fight going 011 when you got there? Sitting Bull?Oh, yes! We had them surrounded. Sergeant Ryan?It has been stated that Rain-inthe-Face cluimed that he killed Custer. Did he? Sitting Bull?There is no truth in it. 5o many were firing at Custer at the same time that no one could tell whether he lit him or not. Sergeant Ryan?You are telling the ruth there. I was in command of the ietail that buried Custer after General Terry came up. There were a number )f bullets in Custer's body, and he and a icwspaper man named Kclley were the jnly ones whose bodies had not been militated. Say, who was it that smashed lie head of Captain Tom Custer, and ivhat became of the prisoners? Sitting Bull?I don't know about that. The young men and squaws had to do vitli that. As near as I can tell, I had indcr me 4,000 warriors, and ihcre were n the camp from (!,000 to 7.000 women n\d children. There were 1.500 or 1,700 odges, and the camp was four or five rules long, ail in me vauey oj me uituu Jip Horn. How many men did you lave? Serjeant liyan?Six hundred all told. Sitting Hull?IIow many killed with Justcr? Sergeant Ryan?Two hundred and leven. Sitting Bull?How many with Reno? Sergeant Ryan?Six. Sitting Hull?IIow many wounded? Sergeant Ryan?From sixty to seveny; some of the wounded died. Then Sitting JJull went on to say that ic withdrew from the Held as soon as le got information lhat General Terry, ,vith a superior force, was advancing to ittack him. "How many," asked the reporter, vere killed on your side?" Sitting Bull replied that he did not enow, but that there were a great many cilled and wounded. The conversation extended much urther than this, but the facts which lad been drawn out seemed to have sstablished certain important facts, and he reporter withdrew.. The commonly iccepted account of Custer's death, in vhich Rain-in-the Face is represented as lis slayer, will have to .yield before this version, confirmed as Sitting Bull's story 9 by Sergeant Ryan's account of the condition of Custer's body.?Boston Record. A big diamond?The basoball field.? Life. , W - ? Two Great Banning Horses. Among the hundreds of fine places in Woodford county, Ky., there are none which show up to tetter advantage than the old Harper hoTtte, and thero is certainly no spread of horseflesh to be found anywhere upon the face of the earth that will equal what is to be seen there. II is not a large ono, but makes up in quality what it lacks in quantity. Here are to be seeu the finest representatives of two of the most remarkable sires that have ever figured in turf history?Longfellow, the sou of imp. Leamington, and Ten Broeck. the son of imp. Phaeton. Longfellow is a great big horse, standing fully seventeen hands high, with a long, well shaped neck, beautiful head, deep chest, light flank, with an unusual length between the hip and shoulder, and presents, as a whole, a most remarkable combination of bone, sinew and muscle. As you look at him you cannot but think that the correct name was selected for him. Indeed. I have heard that the great poet once took occasion to thank old John Harper for the compliment he had paid him in naming this horse for him. The old man took the matter quietly (he was not much in literary affairs), and remarked to a friend that he had never lieard of the gentleman bofore, but had named the colt Longfellow because he was a long fellow. Leamington, the eire of Longfellow, was a horse of fair performance upon the English turf, but was not considered a success whilst in the stud there. When introduced in America he proved to be a phenomenal sire, getting a long list of progeny, and sending Parole and Iroquois back to his native lund to show his old friends what he could do in the land of liberty, Iroquois capturing the Derby and St. Lcgcr, and Parole taking in several less events. Nearly all his get were winners of more or less celebrity. I feel the lack of horse education and the consequent poverty of descriptive phraseology as I approach Longfellow's stable companion, the great son of Phaeton. Ten Broeck is a blood bay, sixteen and a half hands high, with a small star in Ills forehead, and may be taken as a model of perfection in all that a tbor ough'jred horse should be. He is coupled much shorter than Longfellow, which adds much to the beauty of his symmetry. He is a rare combination of muscular development, with very broad hocks, long, firm set whirlbones, immense chest, broad hips and the most cof ri f T OVPf flfHV lindf?r ahorse. -In standing in bis rear the muscles above his hocks, which give the driving power, appear so unusually large they convey the impression of being a deformity. He could be shown anywhere, without telling hi3 name or lineage, and would never fail to attract an audience. As the groom led him from his stall for exhibition fo several visitors, he seemed to be conscious of what they had come' for, and willing to gratify their.curiositv. In disposition he is perfectly kind. A stranger could go into his stall, bridle and lead him forth without the least, danger. He is the most remarkable horse of which the world has any record. There have been other horses that have made themselves great names by their performances upon the turf, but they have nearly all done so by some display of special merit. One will develop as a great mile horse, another will show his quality at two, three or four miles. The exceptional time made at the different distances hasnever been adorned with the name of the same horse more than once. It remained for Ten Brocck to contribute both time and distance, by obliterating all records of either. He made the fastest mile ever run, moved up a peg, and set the standard for two miles, repeated the performance at three miles, and without apparent effort added the crowning triumph to his list of victories?beating the un 4ima ftP T OVl'nfrf An flf frtllT |JJU HliUICU 11IUC VM iJVAiiijjhwti uw .wu. miles just four seconds. ? Cincinnati Commercial. A Storj About Ferdinand Ward. George P. Lathrop tells in the St. Louis Post-Diytatc/i the following story about Ward, the notorious New York financier, now an inmate of Ludlow street jail in that city: , A wealthy resident of some prosperous New England city called on Ward one day with a note of introduction from a mutual friend. In the course of conversation he remarked that ho had some money to invest, and asked Ward if he couldn't tell him of some chance to put it where it would bring a good margin of profit. Ward said that he didn't know of anything just then. He himself had more money than he knew what to do with, and beside, he was too busy with some big schemc of his own to go in!o any outside speculation. ' Of course, this only whetted the New England man's appetite for investment, and in the course of half an hour ho induced the famous financier to accept his cheok for $58,000, to be used in one of tho "blind pools" of which Grant ?fc Ward made a specialty. Three or four months later the New England man appeared again. By that time Ward had entirely forgotten him and his check and it was with great difficulty that he cou!d recall his name und the amount of his investment. "I believe there's something due you?" he said, after a brief converation. Taking down a large ledger he made some brief calculations, and then observed with a pleasant smile: "The amount ercdited to you on our books is $102,704." Then to the bookkeeper: "Mr. Jones, will you kindly draw a check to Mr. Perkins' order for $102,754?" vvuru cmruiy luiiicu iu uis ?vuin. while his visitor sat gasping for breath. Iu the language of the day the visitor was "paralyzed." It was some time before he could control himself sufficiently to usk if there wasn't any chance for him to reinvest his money and double it again; but Ward didn't seem anxious, and at last the stranger took his departure, got his check certified at the Marine bank, and returned to his native town. Three days after he walked into Ward's office in company with four of the wealthiest of his townsmen. He had his certified check?the same one Ward had given him?in his pocket, and his friends were supplied with checks of their own. They succeeded in inducing the financier to accept about $350,000 for investment in another "blind pool." That was exactly one week before the failure of Grant & Ward. Want of Tact. Throw a bone at a dog, and he will run off with it in his mouth, but with no vibration in his tail. Call the dog to you, pat him on the head, let him take the bone from your hand, and his tail will wag with gratitude. The dog recognizes both the good deed and the gracious manner of doing it. Those who thrjw their good deeds should not expect them to be caught with a thankful smile. The following anecdote illustrates how a generous action may be marred by the want of that tact which associates graciousness with goodness: A good but uncouth deacon of a New England church called on the wife of his minister, and after the usual exchange of greetings, said: "Mrs. Blank, don't you want some pears?" "Yes, deacon," was the reply, "I should be a lad to have some." "Well, then," said the old man, "y.ou jest send down to my orchard and hev jestasmenyes you want picked up. Thar's a sight n 'ein on the ground, and my old marc won't eat 'em, so I'd jest as lieves you'd hev 'em es not!"' Although the pears were rejected by the deacon's mare, the minister's wife overlooked the odd terms in which the offer was made. This same young wife visited one of the old and lone widows of the flock, and was received with warm words of wclcomc by the aged dame. 'How d'ye do?" said the ancient person. "I'm powerful glad to sec you; I was so longing to sec some creetur!'' General Oglethorpe. "The death of the centenarian, who, like the late Sir Moses Montetiorc, was regarded with general esteem and veneration in this country, took place one liuudred years osro, says the at. James' "In .Tillv ITS'i. (Jermra'. .Tnmca Oglethorpe, a<jed 102 years, died at his house, Cranham hall, Essex. lie was the oldest general in England, and in the year 1700 marched with a party of guards, as ensign, at the proclamation of peace. General Oglethorpe was, according to the records of the day, foremost among those spirited gentlemen who fuunded the colony of Georgia, in North America, in the year 1732. lie watchcd its infancy with solicitude, and observed its increasing spirit with pleasure. lie founded Savannah, and when the Spaniards attempted to invade that aclllement, lie beat them from the fort they took possession of, and reacucd the province. He wan altogether a remark able specimen of 'the fine old English gentleman."' - - A POOR YOUNG MAN TO HIS GIRL A jewel rare are you, dear Anne, But can you use a frying pau? Or get a meal for a hungry man? Oli, I will wed you if you can, ? ,. Sweet Aunel Your dainty fingers wield a fan, But can they wash a pot or pan! Sweep, bake and brew? Oh, if they can, I am, in truth, the very man, Sweet Anne? You work in Kensington, fair Anne, Play, sing and dance, but if you can Well mend my socks, none other than Myself can worship like this man, Sweet Anno! -Life. HUMOR OP THE DAY. "I catch on," was probabiy what the fish said when he took the baited hook. "He weighed five pounds," was probably the lie told by tho fisherman.?Detroit Free Press. Dude?"You love me then, Mis Lydiaj" J,yaia?".lovcis pernaps somewhat too much to say. At least I have sympathy for you, bccausc your face resembles so much that of my poor dead Fido." Some Eastern poetess asks the conundrum: "Oh, wherc-does beauty linger?'; Our office hours are from eight to six; mornings, noons and evenings generally at home, or out walking with the family. ?Peck's Sun. Little Bess to gentleman caller: "You ain't black, arc j ou, Mr. M??" "Black, child??why no, I should hope not. What made you think I was?" "Oh, nothinVcept pa said you was awful niggardly."?Burlington Free Press. General Washington went fishing ate least ouce. And on th.it occasion he caught a trout at least four inches Ion?. While down at the comer grocery in the evening, after returning from his angling tour, he was asked how much the trout weighed, when he uttered those memorable words, viz.: "I cannot tell a lie. It weighed seventeen and a half pounds." ?NorrLitown Herald. She'd a lovely littlo pug i AV ith n very ugly mug; And she nursed it,'and she coddled IS, anl kis3ed it; She said it was so swept It was good enough to eat; But, alas! one day it bapponed that she missed it. f She hunted everywhere, And she advertised, but no'er Did she more set eyes upon that cania3 whiner: But at la;t she traced its fate, * And found, cruel to relate, He'd been eaten by a laundryman of China. ?Boston Gazette. It is said of the Boston girl who got lost up in tho Catskills the other day that she shouted in an intellectual tone of voice: "I require assistance from some honorable man of culture and refinement." When the farmer who found her was leading her back to the hotel she asked him if he was a regular sub scriber to the Atlantic Monthly, and i* he had read "Natural Laws of the Spiritual world." And when he said "No," | she forgot to thank him for his assistance. ?New York Mail. THE LOCUST'S FATE. A low. locust sat in a high locust tree, And he sang to liis mate, "Zeezee, zeezee; It's many a year since I've seen the bright sun; It's many a year since I've had any fun; And, my dear, If I don't paint everything red, It will be zee zee? Now you see, zee zee, Because every green leaf in the country is dead" But a sparrow sat up in the same locust tree; And much oftener cussed than the locust was he. And ho said to his mate, "There's a bug over thereSuch a nice little nr.orsel for a fond loving pair: Just wait here a minuto, and I'll take the boy in. Now don't slip?chip-chip? Ain't ho flip?chip-chip?:" And when thoy were through there was loft but a skin. ? Washington Star. A Cliiliau Hero. There have never been but two '-handto-hand" fights between iron-c!ads in the history of naval warfare. One took place in Hampton lioads, between the Monitor and the Merrimac, as we all know. The other was at Iquique, Peru, between the Peruvian ram Huescar and the Chilian iron clad Esmeralda. Admiral Gran, a Peruvian of German ancestry, commanded the former, and Arthur Pratt, a Chilian of English ancestry, the latter. The Huescar was the swifter and more powerful vessel, and struck the other amidships. As she was sinking Grau struck her again, and as the two vessels came together, Pratt sprang on board the Huescar, with two revolvers, and killed seven or eight men before he was shot down. His vessel, the Esmeralda, with all on board, went to the bottom of the ocean, and he lay alone on the deck of the. victor, surrounded by the bodies of the men he killed. For this desperate act the Chiilanos have mnde him their ideal hero, and there is a monument to his memory in nearly every town. Streets and shops, saloons, mines, opera houses and even lotteries arc named in vbis honor, and the greatest national tribute is to destroy the custom house in order to erect his monument in the most conspicuous place in the principal city. Greenbacks. "Old Greenbacks," was the soubriquet given to Secretary Chase in the army, from the green ink with which the backs of the United States paper money was printed. This ink was invented by Stacy J. Edson, and patented in 1857, as antiphotographic. It could not be photographed on account of its color, and could not be dislodged by alkalies by the counterfeiters to get a complete facsimile of the bills, and as it was a secret known only by the American Bank Note company and the inventor, it was impossible to counterfeit the greenback money. It was used by many banks before the war, but was never a leading feature in the b 11; but even if the composition of the ink had been known, it would have beeu of no use, as the work could not be copied from the genuine bills with any kind of ink. The date of the patent could be seen on all the bills, in small print. Old General Spinner wanted to have Congress enact a law making the counterfeiting of national notes a capital offence, as was once the case in Great Britain, and to have them bear the legend which had been on the bills then issued by the Bank of England: "To Counterfeit is Death."?Ben: Perley Poore. The distinguished U. S. Senator from Indiana, Hon. Daniel W. Voorhees, certifies that in a case of rheumatism in the back, lie obtained instantaneous relief from St. Jacobs Oil. He savs it is a remarkable remedy. The French have more suspension hrir1rr#>n innn jinv nt.hfir nation on the globe. Red Star 3 TRADE\b^7 MARK fOUGHflURE Free front Opiates, Emetic* and Poisons. 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Reeve,of Indiana, c< charges it to infidel teachings?holding that hopelessness of a future state cripplc3 forti- P tude for bearing life's ills. Another declares suffering from tho universal business depres- b sion the cause. A third writer attributes it {j to increasing insanity, a physician thinks much of tho tendency is inherited, while temperance advocates lay the responsibility upon si strong drink. p Free-thinkers have committed suicido, but * so have orthodox churchmen. Financial straits have beset nanny, but the wealthy Ji have also taken their life. jjIn?anity and dissipation have preceded suicides and family murders. 1 One feature common to almost every such c< crime challeuges attention. Well nigh every b report of suicide and family murder mentions _ the parpetraiOT as having "for some time ? boon subject to melancholy." Whence comes this? All recognized medical authorities toll ( us that tho Are which consume? the brain is always kindled by derangements of digestion; that good digestion *s impossible without pure blood, and pure blood is never known when tho liver and kidneys aro out of order. Under such circumstances, a preventive should be sought, and for this Warner's wife cure is sovereign?a fact conceded by tho best authorities in the land, and it is especially commended by tho celebrated Dr. Dio Lewis. ?RocheaterJJemocrat. Cholera does not attack giris who abstain from ice cream. Side by Side in the Drug Btouc j stand Vinegar Bitters and the health- j blasting preparations fired up with bad rum. Take your choice betweeh the ] tiUil elixir and the deadly poisons. The ; one cures every disease of the stomach, 1 bowels, liver and nerves, the others aggravate all human ailments. Vinegar Bitters strengthens, the others weaken. The crown jewels in the cathedral at Moscow are said to be worth S12,000, 000. - 1 5 An Inventor's Advice. Georfc* Stovenson, when advising young men how to get on, would finish by saying : "Do as I have done?perse vera" For fifteen years he plodded and worked before giving the finishing touches to bis locomotive. In . as many days those persevering in the use of j yr. Fierce's "Lroiaen aieaicaiuiscovery umo j experienced great relief and found themselves ] on the high road to health. Liver complaints, impure blood, chronic lung diseases and many others yield to its healing influences never to return. All druggists. The temples in Dahomey are almost entirely built of human skulls. j LonireUow'i Birthday Book i is a beautiful present to give any lady. Bat { there is a little book published in pamphlet 1 fonn, with no pretentions to literary merit, J that would be as appropriate, and might be the means of saving a life. It is called Dr. R. V. Fierce's treatise on diseases of women, for whose peculiar troubles the "Favorite Prescription" is especially designed. It is profusely illustrated with wood cuts and colored i plates, and will be sent to any address for ten I cents in stamps, by the World's Dispensary ? Medical Association, Buffalo, N. Y. , Ora-tnird of all the banking done in the world is done in England. If you are bilious, take Dr. Pierce's "Pleasand Purgative Pellets," the original "Little Liver Pills." Of all druggists. There are 557 Grand Army posts In New , York State Fob nvspznoA, indigestion, depression of splr j its and general debility in their various forms, also as a preventive against fever and ague ana otherintermittent fevers, the "Ferro-Phosphorated Elixir of Calisaya," made by Caswell, Hazard k Co., New York, and sold by all Druggists, is the besttonio; and for patients recovering from feveror other sickness it has no equal. Ax Item of Interest.?"Beeson's Aromatic Alum Sulphur Soap prevents, cures and heals skin diseases,softens and beautifies face ^ind hands. 25a by Druggists, or by mail. Address "Wm. Dreydoppel, Philadelphia, Pa. Valuable Horses are often lost through ignorance on the part of the owner. Send 25 cents in stamps to Horsebook Co., 134 Leonard St, N. Y. City, and leahi how to detect disease and how to cure it. This may save the life of your animal. " JKrnwr Axle Gteiie. The Frazer Axle Urease is the best and,intrinsically, the cheapest. Don't work your horses to death by using poor grease. Try it When yon visit or leave New\ort city, urt baggage, exprasstgo and $.! carriage hire, and stop at the Grand Union Hotel, oppoiite Grand Central depot. GOO elegant rooms, fitted up at a cost of one million d' llare, $1 and upward per day. European plan. Elevator. Restaurant mpplied with the beat. Hone can, staffer and elevated railroads to all depots, Families can lito better for loss money at the Grand Union Hotel tb?n at any other flnt-class hotel In the city. Artificial ears are now made of celluloid Distress After Eating Is one of tho many disagreeable symptoms of dyspepsia. Headache, heartburn, S3ur stomach, falntness and ca* prlcions appetite are also caused by this very widespread snd crowing disease. Hold's Sarsiparilla tones the stomach, promotes healthy digestion, relieves the head ache, and cures the most cbstlnate casos of dyspepsia. " I took Hood's Sarsaparilla for dyspepsia, which I had for nine or ten years, suffering terribly with it. It has entirely cured me, and I recommend it to othen who suffer with this disease." Mrs. A. NORTON,Obico pee, Mass. "I used Hood's Sarsaparilla for dyspepsia with the best results." a. Cttlteb, Council Bluffs, Iowa. " I have been much troubled with dyspepsia the past year or two. After trying many medioines 1 began talc. In; Hood's Sarsaparilla, and am now almost or entirely well." Mrs. Cbas. fcetob, Cincinnati. Ohio, "I derived so much benefit from Hood's Sarsaparilla that I think it has no equal." Mrs. M. Knights, Charlestown, Mass. Hood's Sarsaparilla 8old ty all druggist*. 81; six for 1J5. Prepared only by C. L HOOD <? CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass. 100 Doses One Dollar HAY-FEVER, H AT ADD LI My brother Myron aud^M M I AII It fl myself were both cured, all appcarance, of Catarrh and Hay-Fever last July andM^TJCfAa* pMMw August. Up to this date gOA mrrCCft ^ Dec. 28, neither havo hatlMi'WI any return of theso troubles. Ely's Cream BalmRj?yrj?y?DjHui St A was the medicine used Gabriel Ferris, Spenccr r.roa.m Ttalm ha* gained an enviable ntatfon wherever known JjA. displacing all other prep:ir-^?^ ?1 tions. A particle in apji if PPUPn plied into each nostril; tioU AY?k|>Ve-jtf pain; agreeable to use. lift I I bf fall Prico OOe. by mail or at druggists. Send for circular. EIjY BKOTHKR3, DnfluLstn, Owego, X- Y. StandardMei Co. wiuuaiuuAiiuu. uu. wlthout henitation, pronouncj _______ it the very best thing for diijoi* II Tl Tl III I 11 tiered condition of the stora<* || ll II I I | ach, call it what you will, dys I II f I II. pepsia or indention, tl>at 1 1 U 1 X li U ever met with. If I feel tired cither from physical or menta/ jla _ , work, I find it of creat Ucne.lt, ^fl WPC 9kt Qt *?nd 1 cheerfully add mv testi UUlf IT GDI ulJl ul., mony to tho oiticacy of Peptic. F. G. OKDKF.T, Justice 8th I>ist. N. Y. CITY. Court,X. Y. _Send for circulai [j ASTHMA. HAY FEVERT |J German Asthma C'nre never./at'<? to give i'm. mtd n-e rrM'f in the worst cases, insures corafort* able sleep : effects cures where all others fail. A I trial convinret the mo*', tkeptiral, Price o()c. and , I I 81.00, of Druggists or by mail. Sample FftKH j^or^tamp^DR^^CHIltljMAN^t^Jul^Minn; R. U. AWARE ftM^Lorillard's 'Climax Plngr. bearing a red tin tag, tnnt LorillardM Hose Lcnfflnecut; thatLorlllard'ii IS'avy Clipping" and that Lorlllard'n Snuffs aro the best and cheapest, quality considered I DATSrWTQPOR INVENTIONS, I U | | |i I , J Hhhrkkt AV. T. JKNKKK Washington. D. C. , RsnivtiM, Tra le Marks. Labels.ic. Ohanrei moderate. Send' tor circular. Aii Attorney j Waiitrd 111 ev?ry_ Town n*l.ocal Agent, ( Moody's Perfect Dress-Cutting System Free ' Any lady sendiuK one dollar tor Moodv'st New Work on Dolman, Cioih anil Mantle-Making wi / receive asystem tree. AIiIiwb JAS. T. I'1U('1)< 3 4 li. Kng e Street. KnO'nlo. >. V. ^flDnygajcCh!ora| ant3 mlSlffi ISSfl&iOpiiimHabifo EASILY CTIIEI). ROOK FItF.F. OR. J. C. HOFFMAN, Jefferson, Wisconsin. sTlkdressfre E will work for iwa fe.v (lavs only. Xicr* lisht work. Send jO(% curroiirv, or Po>t:il f??r ;? ;?{ I term*. NATIONAI, A?M:\CV. I'--.'.? '? . THDRSTOH'S SITOOTH Pfl MS 1 Ileepln#_Toeth_Pcrfect_?nd Gains Healthy. SBHSBHBH3S85SSBB]Sorc roller f-rrr; i " KIDDER'S PA8TILLE8,^rfS j UA ]Urd Coin list anil values, with I*oeki*t* BJ: bonk combined. 3 ->aiui>l -s. 25c. Ku j mon;>y for scents. Combine I P. c .- i book Co., 22 New Church St., New Yor< 1 0 * T E V C Obtainc I. Send st.i n;. for " /\ I fill 8 9 Inventor*'lir.idc. i,. Utsoham. Patent Lawyer, WashiiiKton, 1). C. OIa!Ja Q!IIa Great English Gout and ? Dlall S riilSi Rheumatic Remedy. , Oral llox, SI.00; round, <K> cl? I H _ a to Soldiers .vu.-trs. Sciidrfta u rONCIAHC lur Circa.ar?. COL. L. tll.SJ 1 valdlllllw H.\M, Ati y. WttsnuiKio.!, " AI)IRBil '1lor<>',i;ilr liubit C'liri-d in 1(1 SB VIS BRA to -0 dnj h. No liny till rurcil. vi ivivi d". j- Stephens, I-ebanou, Ohio. I This Invalii-ible preparation rf truly a triu:np;i of scientific skill, and no mon> In-r-t I m was ever bestowed upon the ntotii<;r* <>r t!i worlil. jyit not only short.on llie time .if la' and lessens th'* intensity of pain. but. l:.-t? : tl.a i all. It frrcatl.v diminish.** tlK'itaiic-T t.? I If.- I. .tii I mother and chllil. 1 most M?rn?vt v entreat ever. I . 1- h? ..r,,,Mn...I t., nun Mfrtli. I | icuittie r*wi him w vu?nim>. ? ? u THERS FRIEND." & I 1U forward, ry valuable X>\ booknTA to afflict the llorse, nnd^V iodic* therefor; directions o *hoe properly, and much Jr?o owaarajFarmars and other8/SY"^p\ Leonard St.i N. Y. Cily. X \ HEALTH HINTS. The treatment of eruptive fevers re?^ jives advantage from the wet sheet ack. The cold douche to the head is the ' est remedy for tlie ravings of delirium ; cmens. Acute mania, cerebral congestion, and jnstroke require the ice-cap, cool com- . ress, or mild douche to the head. Glycerine soap for chapped hands, ps, etc.; Take toilet soap, slice and lelt with gentle heat, and add to one ound of soap one ounce of pure glyjrino; when sufficiently cool make in alls. 4 It has s wed from lin? 3 afi^ i germg oise?s? ??? inulirF'oH 'eath hundred* whfl IkmTFv^M have been given up by JSSSK^'? physicians to die. It cures all disease* ,j JKYMmm of the Kidneys, Blad? der, Urinary Organr, BjJffyfRyPriB Dropsy, Gravel, Dia? % AA ' betes, and Incontin; TJ| ence and Eetention oj'; It encourages sleep, creates an ap- \ petite, braces up the system, and renewed health is the result. 4 -* ; It cores Pain in the Side, Back o^_ Loins, General Debility, Female Complaints. Disturbed Sleep, Loss of Appe tite and flright'i Disease. ?? ' SOLID PEOOP. . . . -; tHiod lorelh a cheerful giver." Ballnti Men, - ,f>V ? _ ? Springfield, Mats., April 28,1383. '? I am satufied from. pcrtonal experience u4 are that Host's <K!dncy and Liver) Remedy will lo Jn?t what U claimed for It. "?Albert Holt, Pajw naater B. & A. H. R. 7 % "Be Jnat In all thy actions." ' > The Drnnlft* a Unit-' Worces tcr.Mass., April 11, lM, "My drncgl't. M"r. D. B. Williams, handed moth# test kidney medlcino he knew of. It was Hunt's Kidney and Liver) Hehkdt, and acicd elcctn&ll* n my caae.' Am pleased to recommend lu"? . Draper, 988 Main St. To destroy an enemy make him your frieni." Marine Eniiaetn. Cleveland, Ohio, Jane ?,1833. 441 was troubled vfith weakness of the kidneys. Did not know the trouble bot constantly grew worse. Urination waa painful and nccompanlsd Frith blood. Noticing an advertisement of liaxrt [Kidney and Liver) Krxinr I procured a bottle. I Segan fmmedlatcfy to Improve In many waya. Th? second bottle left me without ptins. My appetite la now good and I feel renewed visor, tbanka to Hum's (Kidney and Liver) RnO!DT."?Wllllam lones, Marine .Engineer, 2S8 Hknover Street Price $1.13. Send for Pamphlet of Testimonials. HUNT'S REMEDY CO., Providence, B. L 5.1. CR1TTEHT0K. Geseral Agent, lev Tort. IT YS U?3S " Only Temperance BItters Knowiu 1 Giratofnl V:nnwia Bitters the most wonderful Invigorant that erpr ' sustained the sinking system.' Hade from California roots end herbs, free from Alcobollo Stimulants. A Pnrfatlw and Tonic. This Bitten cures Fende OomjMri^ Inflammatory and Chronic BMnmaiiw, Gout, Bilious, Remittent and Intermittent Ffr* Ten, Blood, Liver and Kidney Diseases. I Dyspepsia or Indigestion, Headache, Pain In the Shoulders, Ootlgha, Tightness of the ?' Chest, Dizziness, Sour Stomach, Furred Tongue, Bilious Attacks, Palpitation of the Heart, TtvkP ; monla, and Pain in the nsrfons of the Kidneys, are cured by the use of the Bitters. , . _ . For Skin Disease*. Eruptions, BoCa. Erysipelas, Scrofula. IMscolo rat ions, Humor? and diseases of the Sldn of whatever name or nature, are literally dug up and carried oat of the system In a short timo by the useof the Bitten. It Invigorates the Stomach, and stimulates the torpid Liver and Bowels, which nor , dor it of xmeqnaled efficiency in cleansing the * blood of all impurities, and imparting new life and vigor to the whole system. . . No Person can take the Bitters aaannsU . long un w ell. Fin, Tape and other Worms, are < destroyed ana removed from the systemCleanse the Vitiated Blood whenever . it is foul; your feelings will tell you when. Zee# J. the blood pure, and the health of the aystexa will followf . XIn conclusion: Give the Bitters atziaL It will speak for itself. One bottle will prove abet. >.( ter guarantee of its merits than a lengthy ad* "j verasement. R. H. IHcDonaldDrng Co., Proprietors, . Ban Franctico, Cal., and 628.63U&833 wwh ington St. Cor. Clurlton Bt., New York. Sold by all Dealers and Druggist** We Want 8,000 More BooK Agents to Ml jj The Persona! History ofQ prir&U ttmr, vA is lb? ngtt ccwpUw tad rtliabL* bUUry ?f bat. 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Klmir.i, N. Y. Hox !8oO? $50 REWARD w"l br paid for any Ureia KyJiffeiP]?* '*&KI of *amf* "'u (hat ran cld'i dHH f^^SVSBmSSSSuL bas as iru-h Grain or ja.vyoor I'aUnt MONAKjH ft ^?* ft"'1 H*ff?rer or ctor Imp^HH W-'^Spl '/ Ml Warehouse Mill'alih ^ , jil r.-r which no otlirwrap. <? . |F>!' ' ffli lar auJ l*rico LUt Ailed frtt+ NEWARK MACHINE CO.. -1 Colurobu?,(>Mo. Ijutcru Br*sth Houw, Hiftrttowa, 84. .9 eiiuicko.t cf nnv I evpr tried. "Anymnn orvromaa mukint: less than ^10 tier week should try on* ?<s any money-makinic business. \Veguarantee it tlia b??t W ayin? in the Inml. $1 wimples Quick aeliincteoodafrM "I oany lady or cent who will devote n few hours daily. Ex- ,] ericiKM unaei-essary! no talking. Write <;?ick and M* ] are your county. Address, B. L. .Merrill 4 Co. Chicago. ~t LF PAGE'S LIQUID CLUE m 'i nifl bv thousand! cf first cla'i 'Mtr.nf?c+orm ind Mechanic# on their h>'?t work. Jitccivtd P^*jOLD MEDAL.I?ndjn."Sr!. Prono:inc<sifmiiy<a I OVER J r/utXivvn. Sfndca.-dot'ifali-rwhodofinotkffp IftOrt JM UwithireSct^mpit'or 5AV.PLECAN PpPP B RussiaCcic:tCo.,Clo2cc:(er.Haa. Lil^^SEiD | Mi 5 TON] STBT&TffHfSII WMUUW ouallo, 3Hiavs3s2w8 *,cn ^*v'r** ^arinP*? Br??i &4& 3>u ] dllWif'Toi jRgs JONFSh?P?nth.f,.:?ht-f.r (<?, -J -^ioHISOMiA^ ' g!^C\ I,-n<T, llnmN, I'Vptj ani! all thelrlm- ( trUG\i& perilotiot'.-, iltc'ii|<llnx facial Develop" j ntent. IMrtli Marks, Molest. WarU. Moth, . # ircekli's i:< <t Vwe, Actio. Hl'k Head*, * wli'il-. Sears. I'ittin,'anl their treatment. ' fefiP^Vit?l?r. John SViiinlniirv. N.I'earlSt ,Alb?* Ss!-n ny.X.V. Ks-tVil IS.". Send l'X.\ for boofc i A tile cljM of 4 .^^^rurciln^Sffl ?emp.!ie?. sn.t h? ci?? 1 flvi TO 6 DAVS.^B alniojt uni.crul sili.lac^HrcrctnatcM on ,lon,...._? flf close3trielure. " J.tRPin T.R<TS.. M H| l'.i-u. let H Wi Wrdonlf hrth# Chuwi ilit jwr rl BBSv ?... ... the s>uti:c jn.I rew rJnW? i^BRX'lCS ?0. ainoiijj tlit leading Mcci- ^ W Cincinnati HHBac""-c'" ;,|' lr- 1 : "'HT1 A. :.. .SMITH. I 0hlo-^^3 ,. Kl. ra. I PENNYROYAL "CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH" I Tile Original (liMl Oitl.v <>t-naiite. "? Faff ntul nUav> r.'J1*. ?v?roof W??r?h!c?4 Imitation!, *4ChI?'U<M4-.?** I!ni?ll?h?? :*r? the tot ivjcI*. IntiUpcnsafcto TO LADIES. ic' -' t *>\ r-tunijii) Tor I'lrtU-ularsriojil' / Dior.ills, cto., \n trttrr ? iif ; mi h? rr>Ofe R ?1 U A U * P 81 I S* 8807 Mfcdlion t>Q.,l'hllad?, P?. 1 |LhV I I