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THE GENUINE
DR. C. MoLANE'S
CELCBRATXD
LIVER PILLS,
Hepatitis, or Liver Complaint,
' man awr ticc ksadacmb.
\—_
Synjjltpnrioi* PiMtosed Liver.
pAIN inrlhe righr side, under the
* edge of Rie-i4bi( increases oon»
felt under *e ihtfulder blade, a3l»
toing which been done,
att hi *o*netoiys an (
. though he is tatisirA that exer
"s to fry K. In fact, he distrusts
**7 remedy; Several of the above
yet eouninatkm of die body;
JZ u!* ' ***** die liykk to
* T *been extensmly deranged.
j AGUE AND ? e VBR.
C * Pills, in
taken AND Fkvk *» when
Sr®™Quuune, art productive of
preparatory to,
SriT i?* 1 ?* Quinine. We would
J?* all who are aflicted with this
Aem * ,Al * T*l*l
- derangements, and as
**® ple P«ff»Uve, they are unequakd.
p g Y >olne *re never sugar coated.
,» led wax seal, on the lid,
ftus. pxclsion ®* Mc£a*«% Lnu
Lm pills be * r
**• McLaiib and Fleming
jQOn the wrappers.
the S*n«it* Da. C
b y Flcm '
fcll of p Market feeing
P »«dlcd U the n * rae McLane,
E. wrently but Mae pronunciation.
ER
*■« M» Mm OBIAT »V.
(From ths New York World.)
Wh«o the ex-Pritice Imperial of Franae
setontfofSouiti Africa, the wits of the i
boulevards amused tketnselyts with in.
venting mock tragedies in which figured ,
"Loulou' ? and les Zoulofts, little meaui*
lag* let ns hope, that Napoleon IV. was
indeed to die in a mealie field in Zulii
land by the a savage. Allien
la fatal to the Bonaparte*. Napoleon 1.,
wiA frhora thn-Hue began,- died ou a
reck off the JTtfiean coasfe t ,
Prince Napoleon Eugene Louis Jean
Joseph Bonaparte was born at the Tail
lerles Match 16,1856. lie wan the only
rbe of the lata Jfcmperor of the French,
Napoleon 111., and of the Empress Eu
genie de Guzman. and
Palate*, fourteenth Countess of Teba, a
lady of illustrious Spanish blood on one
side and on the other of Scottish descent,
who was the younger daughter ol fount
Cipriano de Monti jo and Miranda, Iter
sistei being the Dutchess ol Alva. The
bov -fn lib qhildbood was verv delicato
and had to be nursed with the greatest
care till he reached the age of eleven, lie
haian English unrse and a German valet,
hlk mother addressed him in Spanish and
hit tat Iter and his governors in French,
so that the Prince Imperial grew up a
linguist and at seven could read and speak
four languages easily, lie was quiet and
studious, and »pent much ol the time
wbbtt kept through the doctors' orders
indoors in reading his granduacle's cam
paigns. When he wan two years old he
was appointed corporal ui the Imperial
Guard, and at five was promoted sev«.
geant. For having disobevod the Em
press her Majesty caused his stripes to be
taken away frog him and he was red net
ed to the ranks ftfr a whole year, which
disgrace very deeply affected him, lor he
| was very fond of showing off his uniform
the children who were invited to
i the palace to plav with hiin. His first
'tutor was a ''philosopher" under whose
teaching the ycung Prince udvanced so
ramdlXrlhHt one day .at dessert ho electrU
tied the diners at the 'lulllerics by re
marking loan Austrian Archduke that
i his ideas were those ol the old times that
had passed by. "The people is an ocean;
if you rfedi>t it, it will sweep you away."
General Frossart was hie next governor
—a clever stta ogist on paper and. a lair
average scholar —in whose charge the
Prince and hie young companion, Louie
Conugpit, son of the faithful surgeon who
had assisted .Napoleon 111. to escape
from-the Castleof Ham made fair pro-
Jfrcss. While a child he traveled much
n France, and not a few interesting an
ecdotes are told ot his lite at tliis period,
as ot bis presiding at the Sorbonne in
lbflSt whenthoWizes were awarded to
ibettuddrits ol the Parisian schools when
General Oavaignac's widow, her sou's
name being called, rose and amid a scene
of great excitement forbade him to re
ceive his prize Irom lite Prince. A still
more pathetic story has escaped most of
the chroniqueura. With his father the
Prince Imperial saw Isabella 11. and her
son Alfonso driving rapidly into Biaritz,
both of thom in tears, on their way from
Spain. 'Where is the little bor going
toT askedTHe Prince. To exile/ an
swered the Erai»ror. 'And what is ex
ile?' thf child persisted. 'O, that will
be explained to yoa when you grow up,'
answered bis fatfauy
Till ■neuinj ivry word ''exile" was
to he explained loug beforej»e up
to
rtdch foil quite to hii^&«n^o f
' But in a few daps tbe whole situation
of affaire was changed. Just before the
battle of Sodan tbe Pflfcue-was separated
«rom hie f»tbee*nAsent e«rm tl^Ano.
Digh!
and tried to make hia way beak to but
father but was polite!# stopped awi res
conducted to the hotel, from which two
oqsQmp|tal«P*y conveyed him to
fcover, where landed September the
6th, hu mother joining him at Hastings
three days Inter. Subsequently with
his illustrious p»rents the Prinee Im
perial resided at ChtelhuM*.
The Prince Miwl Military
Academy at Woolwich is a gentleman
cadet ami pawned his f lndies without
intertnisnon (save for the brief period
et the death of his fotfcer in February
1873) till February. 187$, when he
passed hii final examination, standing
seventh in a class of thirty-foor, a j»osi
"on which weald have entitled i*», bml
he desired to enter the British Army,
to elect service in the engineers or »rtil
lery. He war a general favorite w*th
the cadets, •nufg whom he left the rep
utation of a quiet, thoughtful youth of
foir parts and much application. 1 here
]■ ■ remarkable bust of him in the west
room it Shoeburyneto, token under droll
circumstances. A pupil at Woolwich,
who hsd a Unto at sculpturing, asked the
Prince to allow him to take a cast of
his face. The request was a joke, hot
the Prince entered into it ou wwwx.
A mold of soft clay was prepared, and
H L H. was bidden to kneel down and
impress "his lace into it He did so
naively, but tbe hosxer, not (Content,
caught him by the nape of the neck and
GRAH4M.NO-, WEDNESDAY JULY 2 1879
M he oonld into" Die
•oft Ban.. Into the. mold Lb da formed
a quautityof liquid plnsier «u poured.*
but, through euuie aceidenS the dinm*
sionaof the noee were enormous—neilet*
| than tea inches. The Prinee laughed
good-humordly at the fan: buti .the
whole thing *m done te aame put pose,
for the the buet still rnmaine
. Op coming of age Prinee Louis Napo
leon was forinaly acknowledged by the
imperialiete an the head of the family,
and much anxious thought wsa given to
the question. Whom should be marry?
The Princeea Beatrice, a Scandinavian
princess and lastly the Prineeas Thyra
of Denmark, now Duchess of Cumber
land, were all mentioned, and for aoiae
time the wall informed correspondents
busied themselves in settling tbe ques
tion of the n.n ttl* m nt>, butnotli
ing Cftute of all the gossip. When neat
his name came before the world it was
on the 26th of Febiuary last, when the
London Standard announced that the
ex* Prince Imperial would sail oa tbe
n-orrow for South Africa, intending to
joia as a volunteer the oolumn which was
likely to have the sharpeat fighting, his
earnest petition for a commission in tbe
Brutish Army having been rejected.
He was, however, to be permitted to
join the stuff of the Royal Artillery.
The text of bis letter to M. Ruuher on
this occasion was an follows:
'Mr Dkar M. Houhkr:— l am about
to quit Enrope and my absence may last
some months. 1 have too many faithful
friends in France to think it possible for
me to keop silence on the reasons Of my
departure. For eight years I bsvc been
the guest of England. 1 have completed
my education in one of her mlllitary
schools and on several occasions 1 liuye
strengthened the bonds which connect
me with the English Army by sharing hi
inaiiOßiivres it line executed. .Tlie war
which England lias for rr.ore than 4 year
been carrying 011 at the Cape of Good
Hope has just assumed a character of
uravity which it had till now possessed.
1 desire to follow tbe operations, and I
embark ill two days. In France, where
I thank God, party spirit has not de
stroyed the military spirit it will be toll
that I did not wish to remain a stranger
Ia the latigues and dangers ol those among
whom I count so many comrades. The
tune 1 shall devote to witnessing this
coufiict of civilisation against barbarism
will not be lost for me. Alar, as near,
my thoughts will constantly be directed
towards France. I shall watch with
interest and without disquietude the
gi'addal phases she will pass through, for
(jam certainGodjprotects her. I am certain
that during my absence the partiseus ot
tbe imperial cause will remain uuiied
and confident, and will eentinue-to give
the country: the spectacle of .'a* party
which, faithful to its doctrines, remains
ever animated by sentiments ot the most
srdont patriotism. Acoept, my dear M.
Konher, the assurance of my sincere
friendship,
"Napof.kow.
'Csirden Place, Chiselhorst, February
25,1879.' .
Ou the 27th he ssiled on tlie steamer
Danube froin Southampton, his mother
having requested him to visit St. Helena
and beneath bis great relative's willow
tree meditate and 'ask inspiration and
counsel ot that * mighty shade," and
Queen Victoria, when be took ids Jean
at Wlndeor Castle, placed upon his Anger
a ring which she hsd reasoved from lier
owu as sbe told tbe young. soMiec, to
late totber and the Empress. «It is in
every reepect significant,' Wrote a eor
respobdeft of tns London Daily Stwt y
'that tbe French Prince Imperial, who
had his 'baptism of firs' at Sanrbeek, has
gooe to Zululant to seek 'oonflnaation In
bloodi' The phrase was a prophetic
one.
Tbe end was nearer thsn any one
dreamed and the 'outing' in Zulnland
something more serious than a frolic or
even a political move on tbe table. Tbe
Mst mm* from the Oape announced his
arrival aad how be eared kindly tor the
baby of a passenger on tbe Danube, who.
when sbe came to land, was so slsrmed
at tlm easing of the sort that aba left the
little thing behind her en tbe steamer.
Tbe last malls from Europe announced
by cable from Africa (bat be bad been so
dangeronslr ill tbat far two days his
ii&fe:
be bed sinee reoovereii, bat both bis
horses—one en tlm voyage, the other,
shortly after landing. His mother was
haviug mass said daily for hie safety
is the chapel at Chiselhurst. Thea came
the end. Whet would tiie first Napoleon
have thought had any one predicted in
in the heyday offals glory that he should
die a prisoner ou a tropical rock, tbe
esoondof his raee perish in an Austrian
palace, the third end hisdarsin England,
a fugitive Irom the rspobboeu soil of
Frauos, and the fourth the lest of tbe
lids and tbeeuly one lofted by a foe, be
sl4ala a eorbfield ia Africa, thrust
through by a negro with a bit Of iron
hofrp en a pale, leaving the grandeou of
the repudiated Betsey Pstterson the really
legitimate liead ol the imperial family of
Bonaparte 1'
ssMTeae *a esvvv.«sßßS,
(Wash, lettei to Richmond Dispatch.)
Mr. Thurman is the only Senator who
takea snuff regularly, but tlie custom of
keeping snuff in fhe desk of fhe Becre*
tary of tbe Senate is still continued.
Csptaln Bassett, who wss a page fifty
years ago, says be has often seen Mr.
Clay stop while speaking and advance
and fake a pinch of snufl, and tbat all
the Senators of that day used it.
l( vwteeee ,#m».
Ifrom the Hyiaseit»hift Tlan.] U
Ok! Joini Watte wee a gambler by nsh
tore. • He 4rculd bet en eret vthlng, nod
hut Thursday, When be died in hie little 1
rootn on Tenth street, the iset erords he 1
utteel were: *4 ■bet yeU I get Well.'
t here were 110 takers, tor his sou a to
spedted smd able physician practicing in '
New Jersey, steol b) his bedside and
Watched e#er lite dying inah onto to al|e
vate tbe pakirot deaths M wbh et>yhOpe
of saving a Mfe. Ttiev carried Watts out
to Mount Mottab yesterday', anrf 'the
hmrtble Nttle fnnerai eortejfe (hit )ield
the Met tokens et respect totbeyMM)Mf»
memory passed out 0 tin Ot ; lhe|
cemhteri aethe long line of monrncrs
iliat canto to bury Mftjof Magu4re filed in
estentatlone hundiede bp the rontl IWw
the rsitooad station. Watts era* hot
known maehln Pldtadefphia, hut more
than a score of years ago hie Usee was
much seen on the Weetern river steam*
boats, and Ms name was as trew known
as sny man in tbe Mississippi Valley, He
wias the river gambler. E&gent ,
of address, unexeitable, calculating,
skilled at cbnle ami willing to bet on
any thing in the World, he lacked nothing
that coutd distinguish him in bis dallt
iug, ! * r - ;
V A HtVr.K OAMBLKR.
He was one of tfee WMn wtib travelled
on the lower Missienpnf In auie-bullum
days, when the entire long cabins of'the
stoamera were given np to card parties,
poker, their gnme,andtlie»iftltesthottSi .
ands. It was In those days that the pis- '
tol and bowle IcnM often ex me in as
referee in discussions bvet* tlm gaifto, but
that occurred only w lion somebody (IKI a
mean tldng H»ilh an ace or filled a pair
by steeHtig a card, or doing so tie snch
little pleasantry in a way so sliamefnlly
bold and miskilfbl tlrat detection could
not help bat ensoe. Watts wOu'd not do
that, it is said. He played fair and de
manded fair play or fight. I'liat those
encounters were not ot nnfreqtfeht oc
currence with hhn twt> bullet holes in
his cheeks, otliers in his body and knife
wounds of greater or less dimension all
over Mid gave testimony. For many
years he traveled on the New Orleans,
St. Louis and Louisville line of boats.
His peculiarity of travcMmr was that he
always made the full trip; for Instance,
il bound to St. Louis on out; steamer, it
there was no play, or if luck went against
him he would not dr«»p off at Memphis,
Vick.burg or Cairo and try b hew lay.
He was always the best dressed mkh op
the river.
> - CLOTHtS knox REGENT STltwW;''
Ilia jewelry ares anostentHtiouM. 1 and
his dlothes of the latent fishhdi. He Hkd
Ids measure at BelCs, in London, t and
that Regent street artist supplied him.
A swell toitor in New Orleans once
licited Watts tor anonler. and importun«»
ed him so that lie finally gave It. Watt*
wore the clothes lor some time, ahd
talked 1 tdach and in high praise ot theitr,
but refused to pay tbe oill when present
ed. By fids means be found IdmseTf a
deleMdaut hi a Shit of hi#', but, setting up
the pleb that in to wear
the clothes lie rendered ' the tailor full
value by addibg to tbe reputation tof tbe
maker, be thus won bis ease." AKbobgft
Walts professed to be a inan of hjnor—
although a gambler— he tras by 110 means
of the very best of morals, andhedid not
objest to take advantage of his feUd*
men In tlfis way. SVir instance\f|th
His Mend and'accomplice bb would
board tbe beet at Louisville ami: scan
ning the passenger IW, pick out tor Ids
mum sotns okTcsrd players of' itealth
arhh wbott he Wis personally aoqaalnl
ed. To these people be would gu very
quietly and asy of hh own accomplice.
4 rMre Is a man who plays Ugh, and «ra
can beat bin; you join Jrith me and well
do it.' Tbe victim agrees, tbe party IS
made up, bbt Watts always aucceedod In
regulating sneeess the wrong way for his
victim, and thus the would-be biter wis
often bitten.
$5,000 and * un.
One time lie was accused of swindling
hi that way, the chaiye being mad* 7*
the beat p| play by a mail from whom
Wall's accomplice bad fust won #IO.OOO.
4s that your opinion f he quietly asked.
'Tee, tir; that's what I think,' roared the
loser; 'you swindled me, aua 1 siigma»
tize you as a scoundrel.' Tbe hour was
late, and only tbe watchman and the par
ty engaged in playing heard the charge,
bnt all ofthem drew back and held their
breath, for tbey were sore Juek would
lake a life to wipe out the insult. It is
said that be has done that thing, 'I will
give you 95,000 tight here If yon will not
make that opiniOtf any further public,'
said Watts, drawing forth his pocket*
book. 'No, sir. 1 do not want tbe money,
yon cannot buv toy silence with money/
Then Watu smiled lb his wicked way
and held a pistol in one band and Che
money iu th? other, autTsaht quietly as
before: ' 'My Mend, tor the snppretoton
of your opinion 1 offered you $5,000.
You refused. Now I otter you thet
amount of money and your life. De you
aoeeptf The man looked into Jack's eold,
steel fcrsv eye end what lie read there
was oonvinclng. He took tbe money and
bis llto and kept silent.
roou torn sewuno.
Many stories are told of old Walts
which are not traceable to any good
foundai o I like this one, but litre is
one 1 be defigtbed in teMiafc.ead for which
be vouefiied for the truth: «I *as always
air ardent 'raee course better, Mid I
followed the Kentucky stables for many
a season. My last racing Was tbe seasdw.
MeGrath's great race horse Tom Bowling
broke dbwn. I'was breaking np myself
then. We were In Saratoga, and Barron,
tbe negro minstrel singer, came into
Morriwey's club house one irfgbi witli a
party, and somebody proposed tbat he
give ns a-eoog. John Matthews, tbe
actor was with him and urged Barron to
go ahead. He acceded and sat dna n to
{tlie piano. The boys turned abound from
1 their game, and tlie Barron strikiug a
tow chords, without other prshule struck
1 •He stoig H through with feeling and
expresskia awt'l hwked down on my
gaidvaud.Vibr Joae.lbape waa atear
hind and pteSaed It feryentiy, trying to
say, 'tiiank you,* but lie All
he coetd ejaculate fts;he went out of the
door with his eyas full, of tears wa- 'twe
baskets of wine.' It wis not until we
wtob well Into the secOinl basket that we
1 toet bur impresiona of tbe um« pathetbic
, sceuee one that novet uwire sporting
I men's hfarte then I ever witnessed iu a
1 gambling bdnw.*
r TIIK orb at stk amboat hack.
All relations eonoui> tbat tbe great
steamboat mea between tbe VL E. Lee
leted his pUrse mid eten unsettled his,
mind. He staked every deNer lib bad,
some $20,000 ou the Natchez and Idat it.
He look a state room on board of bis
favorite to make tlie trip ami to see the
Mce, but he never occupfed it. NJgfit
and day tor fhe five days and odd hours
ih*race lasted be stood ou the upper
deck leaning over tlie rail, Just where be
Wanted tlie champion trophy placed
When tbe Lee hail Shown that lie wM
only ibb-seeee* best beat on the river,
watching tbe contest ot Levlatuasu.
Wlieu tbe Jiatcbea fell baqk and tbe Lee
swept by and passed OM so tar ahead
'thatthere tosk 110 longer any' hope, old
John, fov fte had come 16 be know as old,
stamped, retrod and swore, and finally
rushed ctowu to the bar room and took
tlie first drink of liq-ior tint ever passed
Ids Hps. He paid up bis losses and came
Esdt and took up riltoiug as a betting
eveQt. In his early life be married a
young Ohio girl, whose heart it is said
wm broken wlieu she discovere.l his
vocation* 8e died Sliortly leaying him
one education wis carefully
carted fur. The schools cf Earope con
tributed jto his learniug and the old man
stopped at 110 expense iu advancing bis
abti*b welfare end position. The boy
was nut ungrateful, tor Wlieu age ' and
adversity had brought tbe old gam
blor to . tba tlireshokl of waut
his son came forward and cared for bim
lovingly and tenderly. For nearlv a
year the old man has becu in Pliiladel
phia reoeiving treatiaent from a great
speeiaiist iu nervous aiecttons. »• The
lie first lekrhed to play poker and ell
fours. Tliey were worn dirty, bet 'lie
would have tto otbetrs, smd it wea with
a game Of solfsire witbtheso old oards
tlie paralylic'old gambler solaced tbe
ls««'ddysi»flris life. He 7* years
ot sge and he used to toy' be whs the
jUst cbihi born west of. tbe. Hisiissippl.
rA»g.M,4^W?FfF ee
»■" ' afu*rLajtotohhf. r "
Some natiff niggers in Uisy
had a big wuden idle wioh tWj *«rah»pt
cos thay aed it was a god,- and oge day
tbay shet up a.pig- in a pen wioh wea
built around the adlei ose they aed; To
marrO we wil saefiee' tbat'pig add make
a bum* offer to our god. '
' But nex tteorpin ben tlie preests went
to fil Oie there w;m a mitionary
preeober, and the he laft like
he wud bust, #fd ha tod: "I got you
now, yea gsltoote, it* ktod of
a god you get wieb pspito each Übbertys
es that, eee be cant bellnp bisaef
So thay looked, and there thay seen
♦he pig a acrauUn hiasef aginst the ItDe
and gruntln like it wat ssity nice.
Jaak fchpu the pig it Slap srmkAm and
went to rootin with the snoot of its noee,
and piuap pi it got it under tbe idle and
upset it in a aminnit in tbe mud. Thau
tba mitionary preecber ha dauoed, and
aladt hia tsg, snd hollered wild, and asd
• *Vot a all powlle feller yure God 1% to
ha sat bhn up agin, beovay.
Then tbe high prseet was the furious
est feller yoa eve* saw, and he jumped
in the peo, and tricked the icile aa hard
as ever lie cude, and boat ell ita bed with
his and all the nattf niggmrt
thay sad. *'Wot a golly he dump bus*
ted ote feed, that idle was, jial like the
mittosiavy p.eatoir esdt* •
Then Weiit rito trf end
befi a thankgiven preech, and' rdte his
bishop the joyfle news about the natiff
nigarass change of hart. . But wen fae
eumb** with a bote of wotoer for to
babtise em wes all doWn on their
kneeea worehipin the.pig.
Piga tails roastsd is splendhler thsn
any thltig, but a Sundsy school book is
| the fellet for me.—Am JWummos Argo
\ rtdUi. 1 '
1 Hswk oame lrom the hetelat 2 o'clock'
and thought he would take a wash. Dn
lortunatelv Mrs, Hawk had been to4d
that a wasb-bowl ot water sprinkled
wtith ineal would caicb all the mice, and
hsd tried the experiment lhat night.
Ha#k got his bands full, and, bounding
areund tbe room, cried, 'Jemslia! by the
Lord Harry I I've got 'cm again V—Erie
Herald, *- "
NO. IS
A WA»ftCI»BNT.
.4 abort fcot f the Cen*
fcdeale paritinn at CMd H«rb6r vm
rifle*jite, «nfM by -m> mm*- into
thonp by right, ainee It day no onedur
■l hbiNMl wbiti lb* vorhnaHa
be uiehed to |et * shot ia it. Oil af
theee pita «u occupied by a rwWteiit
of Bilger'a battaliion at th« Mom of tbo
charge. Mr ben the enemy returned to*
{loLwd, one ot their lieutenanta* jumped
into the pit owpiedi by tbeCwfeiiUfa.
'You era my priaioned' crird the tttter.
•£ don't bw about that,' r-plied the
Yankee. 'I gueae you an mine.* Herd*
ly, aaad the Confederate. Well bow
•belli we aettle It»—*Weß,» relied TA
> gar'a lieutenant, we eaa wait till iffgfct,
; and aee who bolde ibe line theta. In tfta
I meanwhile, have you got If {Mcktf
i oardaf' 7i ; v IK ( a*>M«al
And so the two anepended boattWn
over euchre and 'aeven up,' till at night
| the Confederate* charged the vifletpau
( and recaptured the whole lina
, lieutenant brought In hia rrtin. ia ui*
• umph, . Jni.u
TMT OI|.MATBIINITBPMNT«
Ttoe New Orleans rime* deesrihen the
fine goldiweighing acalee whfeh Www
made iu Philadelphia for (be New Or
lean. mint, have lalaly been placed In
position. They are mtmmk of nadifn
ifial ingeaqitj and aenrate workman
«bip. Tbe larger of tho two ha* a 4a~
(iseiijr of ten tboosand oanoee Troy, or
aboet au hundred and eightj*eic |>otmda
avoirdopoiaa, and when leaded toils foil
weight will indicate n variation of one*
thousindtb part of an onnee, or the Mil
lionth |«rt of jts weighing sepeeity.
The other pair ef scales is intended fir
weigUinggoJd only. It hna bearings
cowposvd of the tiuest agates, which
ha*e been ground with the utmost pre
cision. So plicate is this ■sohids
that it fftii gjlye the pmnse weigh* of a
human haiiy and iasussepttbls to tlm
Wight«« atmospheric eheagea. Miilieoe
of dollan' worth of prawnon metala wilt
bo weighed annnall/ npoa t those soalee
Haw Fir T«. Somu*-
Few people ere ewere that tlie iiroed
boast of Englishmen tint the nn n«*er
■eta on the British Empire i» eqnally ap,
plioable to the (Jnited states... T "'" J
of being the weeteru limit of the Union,
San Francisco is onljr about midway be
tween the furthest Allutian Isle, acqair.
Ed by obrpurcl.se of ilaik*, and E u t-
P Jf t Me. Our territory extand* through
107 fc*fee« of longitude, or 17 d*»a*
moie than half way around iha globe.
The itcfcJy Mtmwfnus /Ymtytarian la
the sen is firing its good-night kiss to
dat wsstermoet isle on the confines of
the
fields aad Mia of MaLa with its
nornfaf light;**! in tha aartern pari of
thsfcttaftliftMie than an hoar hjgh.
A* Iha vary faoaseot whaa the Ajoatiaa
tha approving
shades of night, is palling hia oanoa to*
ward the sfcori, tha wood ohopper of
Maine is beginning to make the foreat
echo with (ha Mining muaic of hia axa.
PhiladApkia Record.
fMBMRIM KMIBan IR L*V»
nstki,
lW«abta*oa ChrosMa.] i
OKI Major Throckmorton, keeper of
the tialt House, in Louisvilla to dead.
Ho was a good old man, and Kentucky
to tbebone.' When Dickens came to hia
asacmblednmnl looked *0 aM Hacsal
with admiration akin to enthasiaai :
•Mr. Diekene, We are glad t* Wfemwi'
you. We know you and admire yon,
and wM reckon it a privilege to «xteut
to you tha hospitalities il the raetnpoDa
of Kentucky. An your especial boat (
beg that you will command roe for anv
sen-lee In my power to render.* Mr.
Dieken rtaofrad tbie with a (rigid euro
'When I naad von landlord/ ha aaid
was lurff way out Of the Widow, tha
major's boot* under Mt coat-tail and
auanaroua Kentnaklaua holding the >
major's ooat-tail, (or the major viewed
intuits from a strictly Kentucky i«oint M
uiew, And fho only mention of this
incident in the 'AtnaHcaa Motes' lb that
Dickens mm a pig shooting lu the sineou 1
ot Loaisville, which proves that great
novelists are more carelul about their
fiction thau their (acts.
A poetess sings: "Tbo' I were dead my
hoart wonlil beat tor Ihee." Thia would
certainly be a *d*ad neat;" ant it strikes
uo the poetess assume* t«n> much poelic
liceuw.— lforrut&tcH Jlerala.