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Lend our influence to effort That shall raise our natural human, Be not fashion's glided lady Be a brave, whole-souled, true woman. . Sisallantsus. FLEECING STRANGERS. HOW COUNTRYMEN ARE TAKEN IN BY NEW YORK SHARPERS. A New York correspondent dis courses upon the various ways in which strangers, generslly from the rural districts, are taken in b3 the sharpers who infest the metropolis in such large mumbers. Let us suppose, he says, that one of the strangers was walking up Broad way, dazed with the bustle and confused by the.. clatter. He is missing naught of what goes on around him. Suddenly the man in front of him stoops down and picks up sometbing. It is a glove. The countryman looks at him to see what he picked up. -_elo!" says the man; "here's a ring in this finger. By. Jove! it's a bang up gold ring. Some lady has slipped her ring off without noticing it in taking off her glove, and then she's dropped her glove." The countryman looks at the ring. It looks like a beauty. It might just fit his Salhe's finger. Blame it! Why does he never pick up any thing1" "Look a-here, young feller," says the city , "here's a gold ring. I'm poor as a church mouse; haven't got a cent, The stores is' all closed and I can't sell this. Gimme fi' dollars for it and say no more." Done-and the oountryman has got a brass ring. On the next block another very similar incident occurs. A coun tryman is plodding along and gaw king about. He bunks into a man who has stopped to pick up some thing. It's a big fat wallet. The city man opens it and peeps into it. The countryman can see by the ex pression on the other's face that the wallet is full of bills, though he doesn't happen to see the bills. "By George!'' says the lucky find er, "some countryman's in a hole. Lost his pocket-boolk and4 a big hunk of mioney". It's too bad--too bad; and I've got just ten minutes to atch the boat at the battery. The poor fellow ought to have his money. Tell you what I'll do. Give me $10 and keep the wallet till you see to morrow's Herald, and then you give it to the man that's lost it. He'll advertise it sure, and you'll get $20, or may. be $50, reward." Done-and the countryman had got a wad of paper rolled up in a one dollar green back. Perhaps the next contryman among our guests drops into a Bow ey muserez . Why shouldn't he! He never saw a band of real ?o pocologet cannibels from~ Patagon is, d~i afat woman weighing 604Q pounds, gr. a boy whlo can do with his feet whatever others do with theirhbands-and all this can be seen.for ten oenta. So in be goes. Soon a very genial gentleman, with a voice like a fog-horn, invites the countryman to see what another gentleman has just drawn for fifty cents. -There is a case-full of silver plaeisware and .a..old chain, a gold witch, a dmond - pin; and I don't know what all, and the other gentleman has drailn ticket thirty two.. Ticket. thirty-two! Why, tisket shirty two is the 4iaggnd gia -well, the gold. watch is there yet. "Take an envelope out for fun and see-how your luck is running. It won't cost yfon anything. What 103! Why that's the gold chain. Take a -try in egrnest only fifty bh countryman pays fifty cents. He draws out an envelope. Per haps it is one that he accidentally, saw the gentleman pull out to show a bystander in Qrder to prove thgt the number on the gold watch was really is one of the envelopes. If he pulls out either of those he will find a blank in his envelope. If he is stupid and polls ont another one, the gentlemanI who presides will seige it with an "'Ah, now let's see what you get," and will change it so (Ieftly that you won't see him do it and- the countryman gets a blank. If he tries again and again he will epend -$4 or $5 to carry off a seventy-five cent plated butter diab nerhana. But myvhn the nex game. That doesn't matter. Our city people can please any taste or interest any form of curiosity. Doubtless many of the strangers find themselves in pleasant converse with a man who adroitly sounds them to find out whether they ever played cards for money or not. The pleasant pumpers are gambling house "cappers." They get a percen tage on the winnings from whoso ever they bring to the tables. They are not violent. They do not drug a man or carry him by force, nor do they urge a man to play if he says he does not understand cards. That's all the talk of those who do not know what they are preaching about. The capper is the leaat offensive variety of city sharks. He asks you to come around to "the club," and then takes you to a hell where is played a "brace" game. I never staked a cent in a gambling house in my life, but I have often been in those places, and once 1 saw a capper bring in a jolly, half. tipsy country merchant with a roll of bills as big a woman's fist. I saw him lose $300 and then offer to treat the house. The boss gambler would not permit this, but set up the wine himself. Then the man sat t down to play again, and the gawb ler would not let him do so, but sent a capper out of the house with t him to see him safe to his ho tel. Perhpas you think this was highly moral. Well, it was morality af the highest gambling honse standard. "Why did you not let him keep Dn playing!'I inqnired of the gam ler. "Oh," he replied, "he had noth ing but small bills left. No use :leaning him out and having him t :omplain to the police. As it is, l de has gone away feeling good to vard the house-" C JOHN ON9 HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-ONE TIMES. r C A gentleman tells the Cleveland ' Leader this,which is repeated in 2is own language: I wish to relate to you a ludicrous ittle episode which took place in a Irawing room car between Boston Lnd New York. Besides myself and vife there wero four 'ladies and a ive-year-old boy, whose name was fohn, all evidently traveling togeth I r, and an old gentleman who sat )pposite the- ladies, wearing a, )road brimme I peaked felt hat, a >rown wig and very gray whiskers. le had taken off his boots and en :ased his feet in slippers, and en iconsced himself in one of the big hairs of the car, evidently deter nined to make himself comfoitable hile he whiled away the time elving into a magazine. John was avidently a aort of a-boyish nuisance. Efe kept movigg about like a per. , etal mto smohine. ' Hismoh ~hin face, long, pt . ked nose, a point ad projecting chini and gray eyes e sunk deeply in bei little head. Her voice was of the most piercing, t squeaking kind that could possibly ae imagined. Every time her boy ~ vas engaged in some mischievouse >peration, the mother would repri- ( mand him by screaming out in her orribly shrifl voice, in a falsetto ote, "J'olin!" 1That ear-piercing a sound caused the old gentleman to give a jump as though he had heard i the sudden blast of a locomotive t whistle close by. Pretty soon John would he imp4ling some flies on the t window and the terrific sound would a be heard again, calling, "Johnr and i bhe old gentleumag would give a' , other start in the midat. of his read. ng, After another interval John e would take a rona foot 'cushion t nd roll it along the aisle, like a nine pin Fall, ~~nd it ~ Weni whacki igainet the le.g of the old gentle- 3 man and simultaneously came t,he so.ngd of "Jo.hn!' in the high jal. seto voice of the mother, -and'the a geitleman gave another tremendous t start. This esHling iof "John" in t that unearthly aiill tone was kept a up every littlei while till the traain , reachgd Springgeli. Here the old *y gentleman pulled on his boots, stowed away his slippers, gathered bis traps together, and proceeded t to get off the car. As he was pass-. [ng the mother an'l "John" on his i way out, he stopr.ad, looked at her in dign~ified man ner, showed heri a piece of paper covered with marks,t and said, in a calm but loud voice, "Madam, you have screamed out 'John!' just one hundred and seven-1 ty one timesi'n and with. a bow threw the paper on her lap and left the car. The woman gazed at him till he disappeared, with her mouth wonderingly open and in a momen ~arily dazed condition. Finally she cae to and furiously vented her spite on John by taking him across1 heriknees and giving him a terrific spanking in spite of hisTells. The< woe scene was so ridiculous and< lageroua kt .al1 of the~ passengers, liiiefading "tbWIadies of the party1 who were traveling with the moth-i er of "John,'' gave way to a paroz ysm of laughter, in spite of poor John's tears at being made to suffer for the nld gentleman's sarcasm,. BEHAVIOR IN CHURCII. "In these talks to my people," said the minister to himself, "Let me begin with some things that are not of the highest importance, and which yet have an influence for ,ood or evil. "There," he continued musingly, 'is the matter of behavior in church. [f I should speak to the people on ,his subject with the plainness with which they sometimes take me in .land, they would. I fear, be not a ittle offended. Applying a criti %al glass even of low magnifying ower, there are, however, many de ects to be seen. Here are sone of ;he things I would say, provided it were expedient for me to speak my nind. "I should say first of all: My lear sisters, do not use the hovse >f God as the place for the display )f dress or adornment. Now please inderstand me. I know that some ;ome of you are in moderate cir :umstances. You have nothing >etter than that which you must. vear to church. Your grown, your vrap, is the only one suitable to year in public. I am not speaking o you, unless, as I suspect is imes the case, you have put more han you could really afford into hese garments to make a brave how, and have cramped your be ievolence accordingly. But this is matter for you to settle with your Jaker, not with me. "But there are some of you in asy circumstances. You dress laborately, richly. But in the dis arge of your social duties you have ipportunity for all,tfie display of Iress that you need. I am putting, he matter, you see, on the lowest evel. God's house isino place for uch display. "I beg you wear thither: your lainest garb, and dispense with al ostly adornmentA. .l ean assure ,ou thatthe atinosphere of richness rhich -your elaborate attire creates epels some, at least, from. the hurch. They think-ferhaps rrongly, perhaps rightly-that heir prenesee '1n their enforced ilainness of dressis not desired. "I am not arguing here the ques ion of social equality. I simply >ear my testimony to what I know, Lamely, that the over-costly dress ng of some Christian women keeps heir less favored sisters from. the ouse of Ood. It ought not to do o; but it does! "It is not, however, to the ladies lone that I speak. ' By no means. Ir. B-, if I should visit you in 'our house, wonld you, if my visit appened to be a little protracted, 'awn in my face. or fidget about as r you were extremely uncomforta le, or draw out your watch every iw minutes to give me a hint that ime is passing? You know you 'ould not. Whatever you might ay of me when I was gone, you rould hold your own reputation for oliteness in to much regard too in ulge in such conduct. Yet you o all of these ungracious things in hurch, and seem to have no sense f shame in regard to them, And hey are not a few that do likewise. )o you know how it helps the reacher to see even one pair of yes fixed attentively upon him? )n the other hand, do you know ow it throws, as it were, a wet lanket over him when you fidget nd yawn and snap your watch case a his ear? Ah, Bro. B-, you ave more than once come near browing me from the track of my iscourse. You have taken the en husiasm-and glow all ' oot of me. ~ou did not inean to do anything nbecoming a gentleman, much less Christian. But yo6 did. You llowed yourself to forget those ommon courtesies which one gen leman owes to another, because 'on happen.ed -to be 1in the church ristead of in your parlor or mine. s this right, Bro. B? "Then, I am tempted to wonder," aid the minister to himself, half arcastically, half sorrowfully, -'why ime is reckoned to be so brief that here numst be an almost frenzied truggle into overcoats and wraps rhile the last hymn is being sung r the last prayer being offered, or yen the solemn words of the ben diction descending. It can not ake more than one minute by the iozt- elaticomp9tation, to put on he most i-efractory ouiter' garment. tnd another minute for overshoes, f necessary. Can you not afford hese two minutes at the utmost, fter the service, rather than to teal them from the sacred time of Lymn or prayer or benediction? ['here ought to be a rev"erent pause or an appreciable time after the ervice concludes before the .hum hf departure begins." "And then," and the minister poke to himself with much feeling, 'beware of those moments of depar ure from the church and of the. iomeward walk. 'Then cometh the levil, and taketh away the .word >ut of their hearts. lest they should yelieve and be saved.' *Yes, you nay utter the friendly salutation, nay extend. the cordial greeting md welcome, you may make the r.ind.inquiry. But you should do it ill in subordination to the spiritf la Ianscens hhanl& d it ga:Mak souls may be won, not repelled from the truth. That walk down the aisle, on the homeward path-how ofteh along it have solemn impressions been dissipated! There is no need of sanctimoniousness. There is no call for sour-faced gravity. But there should be, certainly on the path of all Christian people, a spirit of cheerful solemnity that regards the sanctities of the day and the place, and that is careful not to dif pel heavenly influences by a sudden inrush of a worldly atmosphere." The minister, at the very thought, fell upon his knees, and earnestly asked from the God of the sanctua. ry that the people committed to his care might be kept from all indeco rums not only, but from all harmful influences when assembled in the Lord's house.-lPlustrated Christian Weekly. SOME FACTS IN THE FUR TRADE. "I know a sporting man that bought a coat, the ornamental: skin of which came from Maine. He wanted something striking and cheap, and what do you suppose he got? Give it up? Well, he calls and thinks it Australian mink, but it is good, honest American skunk -a good fur, too, and sells well, only the name would kill it if we re tained it. Over 350,000 'skunk skins are handled by the trade every yea-. New York and Ohio furnish the majority. 'They bring from the trapper 50 cents to a$1. They are deodorized by a new and satisficto ry process, and are very popular under fancy names. "What we call ft in, the trade," said the expert, taking up s skin,: "is this. You see, - by .spreading open the hair of this seal there are. two kinds of hair; one, the fur that is short and lies close to the skin, and another the overhair that is long and what we see at a first glance of the animal. The differ- t ence between the two is very great,i the fur being soft, downy, silky, and! sometimes curly, while the overbair is course and rigid. Each has a peculiar value for many purposes, but particularly in felting; the fine, upon treatment to hot water, read!-1 ly joins in a solid mass, while the long hair can be' woven and spu. When the animal is alive the nses of the two hairs are seen. The fine underhair keeps out-water and cold, while the overhair prevents feltiqg and entangling. In. some cases 1 one is extremely valuable 'alone, and in others the combination is equally so. "The house cat is one of the most valuable of the fur-bearing animals, and when they mysteriously disap pear from the back fence they often 'find their way to the furrier. It is an actual fact that in 1882 over 1, 200,000 house cats were used in the fur trade. Black, white, Maltese, and tortoise-shell skins are most in demand. They are made into lin ings, and used in philosophical ap paratus.-Phsiladelphia Times HOW TO ESCAPE LIGHTNING. "What is the best thing to do in order to avoid being struck by lightning?" inquired a' WiscontsinI re-' porter of a promninent local scien tist. "It is not so much of what to do as of what not to do," was the answer. "in the first place, you' want to carry as little metal as pos-' sible about your person. When the storm approaches shelter yourself ~inside the nearest brick or stone building. If none be near, you should stand still or lie down on your place, regardless of the.rain,' which is really a protection. Avoid the shelter of trees and doorways, also outhouses, such as barns and stables, whether of etone or wood, especially of the latter. I consider that open, low, dry. stony ground . is safer than high, wet and grassy ground, and that leeward sites are safer' than windward ones.') On seeking shelRer laborers should leave their tools behind, as the nie tal is apt to attract the electric fluid. The chimneys of a house' should be kept clean.'- Keep clear of fireplaces. (metals, especially pipes; of walls, especially outer ones; of wires, cisterns; window bars, mirrors, pianos-, gilt frames etc, etc. All doors and windowst should be closed. A building is greatly guarded by paving close around the walls and "by dry and well drained foundations. I would. 'lay espe:ial stress upon the danger of carrying metal about the person, or of 'having it near one, as many, persens are killed by their .careless ness "in' this respect.-Mizcauka "No man," said Richter, "can either live piously or die righteous without having a wife.'" ;It does not follow, however, that the 'more wives a man has the more piously he lives and the more righteous he' 1 dies. When you speak to a person look him in the face. Good compaiuy and good conversation are the very sinaan of virine. IF TWO OF YOU aGREE. Two -young ladies called on me Dne day in my study to ask what special work I could give them to lo for Christ. They said they had relt'bf late ~tiihfhd6y ier'e i6t do in so math for 'their soulkhs they :ught, and wished suggestions as to what they might undertake. "We feel too timid to speak or play- in public meetings," said one; 'besides, that does uot seem to be ill. the work needed. Others do ;bat, and yet there does not appear mny sign of the revival and awaken ng for which we- all are longing. We want to do soimething else; can rou tell us what to do?'.' "Have you tried" to. interest )thers in their spiritual welfare?.' "We have tried," was the reply; 'but it.ils so hard to reach any that way that we have become almost I liscouraged; we don't seem to ? inow just how. We are afraid too; ve make such bluuders that we fear )ur efforts do .nmor6. haim' than t "Have you -triad our Savioar's lan?" I inquired. ".Our Saviour's plan? What plan?" i "The united prayer plan," J an: wered. "0 yes; we -haved united oud rayers with others at 'ihe prayer aeetings; and of course, we do: not orget the church hour of prayer." We had all agreed, at our last ommunion, to offei at least 'one ietition each evening between eight nd nine o'clock for a revival in t: iur church.).. .fit. cannot we do f nore?" 'Yes'; take the plan our Lord 0 ave, and plead that promise.- Se- E ect-some who are not Christians * md pray specially for their. conver- P ion. You will find the plan. and ., >romise in Matt. xviii. 19: 'If two a if you siall agree on earth as touch- c ng any thing that they shall ask, t shall be done for them of.my..Fa- ' her which is in heaven." "We never thought of that," said: )oth. "We can easily do that, and it is ust what I wanted," addid one of hem. 3 "Whom shall we select?" asked b he other. "Any whom you chose," I replied;. but you will pray -with more inter: v st, as well as anxiety, -if yotL se- d eot some of your most - loved riends." "Won't jou pl'ease selectr" thdy a sked. In- a few moments I thought of b even young ladies, friends of these " wo, and suggested them-s special v ubjects for prayer. None of the even were professing Christians, 1 Lnd as far as I k1aew, not one was z pecially interested . in spiritual v hings. All were moral, and all ( )ut one regular attendants of churob t Lnd sabbath school. "We will take these,'' said the y ,wo when I handed them a scrap I >f paper on which I had written the even names, "and wUl .try to work t Ls well as pray for their souls." .a Before they left we knelt in pray' .i ~r; I 'as their pastor prayed for the *c reven, anid that the' two workers night know how; and be successful 3 'a their efforts to bring their youing a ~riends to Christ. After the young .c adies left I wrote down, the names . f tihe seven, determining to witch ' :losely the results fdllowitig the mited work and prayer of 'the two. For-'a number of weeks the .two ( sontinued to pray for the seven, and nade special efforts to lead them 'i 'the Saviour, buit'apparentTy with- b ut success. 'Once or 'twide they r ipoke to me-despondinigly, but were mcouraged and urged to persevere. L'hey did not give up, but tried new t nethods to .reach their young . 'riends. A note was wi;itten to one f the number, urging-hor tenderly ut earnestly to give her thoughts ' o her soul's welfare. A few Idayh ( fter, this .young lady -met thet riter of' the note and'asked: : "Won'.t you tvy.to lead my sister laggie to Christ? When she comes will; I c.an't -come and . leave er. .With hearts- full. of f hope and joy, he.twei told-me the requektt - Mag ;is was one of the seven. As isoong s they could the two visited Mag- . ~ie, and found her anxious that her' ister be talked with 'also. It ws hen fotin'd that 'for several weeks he two sisters had, unknown to ich other, been praying' each fnr ier own and her sister's salvation. By this time a precious but r- a nakable quiet work of grace had >egun in the church, and one~ afteir t nothier of the :unconv'ertedA wery ' seeking Christ. Soon Maggie apd 1er sister gave themselves to the. laviour others followed, and when i jie next commniion; eame more 8 han thirty were ready to . confess I hrist before the world. Among' f bat number six of' the-sdien for' wom *t-t young Jad ies -agreed o pray. Before a year had gone. y the seventh was anxiously seek. g the Saviourt She,.too, is now i hopeful 'Christian. This incident carries its own les in. ~Do we try fiithfully the plan >ur Lord gave iin praying for'souls?' [s there not a' power in this' ptar, a' ,owerthat we cannot afford to lose? rha pnomis in it is a daapn nise. * ADVERTISING RATES. Advertisements inserted at the rate of $1.00 per square (one inch) for first Insertion, aD 7cents for each. subsequent insertior. Duble cq1mV adertseents-tngr cen', on ibove. Notices of meetings,obituariesand tributcs of respect, same fates pe iqia,e as,ordiary advertisements. Se-al Notices in Local colamv,15 cent madt Special-cour"c ae.Jk Users. .1 -bc -.UZ JOB Fxx r17.Wr DONE'WTi2 NEN SS IND DISPATCH TNES CS H. It was a deep full promise. . It s a full promise. It is a deep )romise. that will bridge many a h,smpat rg an*9r uso erted ones, W.hy not,iise it often r?-American Mesenger. THRICE SOLD A Plifladelphia book agent im >rtuned James. Watson, a r ich evi York man, living out at .Eiza: etb, until. he bought a. book-the 'Early Christian Martyrs." Mr. Vatson didn't want the book, but e bought it to get'Tid of the- agent; hen taking itnder hisarm,he start d for the train which. takes .ioxtto Js New York office. Mr. Watsoni hadn't teen gte Dng before Mrs. Watsoir - -ame ote frota a nelgbor's. -Thetok geit:saw'her, and- went-in:.and ersuaded, the wife to ;-uy sgothor opy of the. same boek. S4e ws rnorant of the..act that her huas and had bought the sama book i Lie morning. When Mr." Watson me home from New Yorkab night irs. Watson showed himahe book. "I don't want to see, it," said Vatson, frowning terribly. "Why, -lnsband?" asked his ife. "Because that rascally book agent Aldana thq same book.this morming, row we've got two CpOs.of the arly Christian Martyrs and-" "But, husband, we can' "No, we can't eit6er" interrupted Ir. Watson. "Th-e zanisoff onuthe ain before this. I could. kill: the Alow,-'" "Why, there he goes to the de ot now," said Mrs. Watson, point ig out of the window at the re reating forn - of the book agent ting for the train. - ."B3ut it's too late tg atch him, d I'm not dressed.> Pve taken if my boots, and-" Just -then Mr.oStepheins, a neigkr or of Mr. Watson, drove.by, when Vason .pounded. 911 the windoW ane in a frantic manner, almost ihtening the hoi-se. "Here, Stevens," he shonted, you're. hitched up; won't you-run our- horse.down to the .train and old that book agent till .1 come! tun! Catch him now!" "All right," said Mr. Stephens; rhipping up his horse and tearing own the road. Mr. Stevens reached, the: train st as the conductor. shouted "all board!" "Book agent!" he yelled; as the ook agent stepped- on the train. Book agehit! hold on!- Mr. Watson rants to see you." '-Watson? Watson wants to see i" repeated the seemingly . pnz led book agent. "Oh, I kho* hat he wants; he wants tobuy-one f my books, but -I cant miss the rain to sell it to him." "If that is all he wants, I can ay for it and take it hack to him. [ow much is it!" "Twvo dollars for the 'Early Chris ian Martyrs,' said the book agent, s he reached for the money -and assed the book out through the ar window. Just .then M'r Watson arrived, uffing and blowing, in his shi-t leeves. As he saw the traiu pull t he was too full for. ntterance. "Well- I got it for you," said ~tevens; "just ot'it and that's all." "Got what!" yelled W'atsbfl. 'AWhy, I go't the book-Early bristian Martyrs,' and-" "Bg--the-greate--nusl" moaned Tatsozgaa he,placed: his hand- to is brow and awooned right in. the fiddle of'the street.--El' PeAins. There were foi-ty.seven--postms ers in the comitry whose sa$aries >r the entire year were - -lesa than 1 each; eleven who receiyed. less an. 25 cents, andfPostmaster loan, of Ierilla Post 7ffice, White 'ouinty, Tensn., a.c!ually' received die-algnifcent salary-of five cents >r his entire years;labor in behalf f te commiunity -and the .gost Of ce Department. One man wagered another that e had seen a horse ga1loping. at a reab speed -and a dgg .sitting on is tail It seems an imlprobable sat f'or a dog, to acco.mp)ish, but man was right, and won the roney.' A:cow hon mfeasurinlg.4 feet 11 iches. a length snd. I8 inches round .the base is en eg'hibition *at [onticello Fie , and is- supposed >be theAargest cowhorn iirAhe Don't you think, young man, that ist becaueit is leap year yo. are oing to'be snapped up:, r-ight away. 'he gi,rlI want a dhisce to look be reitel leap. -" -M A C'picago-woman5f ha.s instituted uit aginst her hashand fo divorce eekuse he would not tel' fier the oibinion to his safe : . In four years $300,000,000 has een spent~on new railroads in the oath. . Value.the friendship of him who ~ tanA byymt intima af .stola,