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vt atiU mom ibwrvliK wftlw ronlt'lenr ami
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Mr. t. l,.ltllAXir.K, haealeoaiklrdeMamn
Inj leMft mrni. time all Mud Ot uuipiiv ,
1j Uuue uiudtMie pitw.. Jinan -o
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Mnking nil due allowances for the pre
ilntory, &Miti;ix if, flie combut wliii li ju
lit'guit in Hie Kast.'lt would be fixilibli and
iiiiiliil.ojiljjful lo.'lgiW tbo feet Hint
llii i liianti'iigjfltf In wliii'U two civilizif
tioiie.ittMl two ivllgioim liave Hjiculutj l
the wnger of balt!e(, Th secular features
o(,tlit I'iifteiii .qucHliou ore r ;imiiiftt
euougb, but ll, 1h Idle UMleiii" that ieliiuu!i
aud pioral elenietiU a-e also In vol vol, ami
tlie forces of,.,fieiitluieiit .r tt lunnt a
strong aud pervading us the warfare of
III view of tbe linpeiiding collinlon le
twseu Kuaabiua and Turks it la Ibtiufore
of interest to know , Uio ' religions lies
wliicli'ure be III id by buttle j between
the contestants.; The ' C'bHiisti fulih of
ItiiHfia is fii"iiiilitir"t'ill, and being essen
tially thut of The ret of t'iiViftetidoni.
Meede no explanation. TU ' religion4 of
Aioliummwl, whiuh bus been aditt d by
Turks, muy uiitbesxgfuerally utiderbtiNid.
Hence a brief skeii li iiih.v iut lw w ithout
liiterekt. Moluiiiiiin-d was Ihh n in Mecca,
A- U fjUaorttTl. ,Jijs faiully, was wealthy
aud Illustrious, but bin father died in bU
lufau'py, ad the family Iionurs and family
fortune descended lo another son. Five
cainels aud an KUiinpisn slave were the
sole heritage 'of the future Trojiluf Mecca,
bis biith-placc bad been for luuiiy gem-ra
tioiiM the scut of the Krelbites, the prin
cipal of tlie tribes of Ai'jla, an'J clainiinj
adeeceul fn:iu IbliniHtl. , Their temple
supposed tuLave Mieeu ' erecteoT by Abra
liaiur was the great object pj tbeir rever
ence' Tbey had, bow ever, fallen from the
fuiib of ibolr' an text r Into X sjatein
of Idolatry cculiar to themselves, bi
which, while recognizing' the Supreme
Being, tbey . wonthipped uumle'r of in
ferior divloltien, male and female, whom
they represented ar Ms ottVprlng, though
tbeir airectlou forMolntty bad really de
clined wbvii Mohammed made bis ap
pearauce, and tbey bad fallen Into the
error of tbe HadduceeM, rejecting the doo
trlues of tbe resurrection and of a future
state. Like all the Aiablant, the Koreis
bltea devoted themselves to mercantile
purouits. and Mohammed was trained tn
tbe mercantile profession. In ' his com
nieicloJeijieditlons, vblcb led ; bun into
foreign countries, hs was brought Into iu
timate akoclutbo" with both Jews and
Chtixtians, front tbe former of whom he
obtained the record of tbe faith originally
held by Abraham, the niutr whom be
inoet reveled, and from both a strotif!
conviction of the unity of the .Supreme
lleiug' He bad little dfiiion, how
ever, to afliriate with ' either, as the re
Union of both emanated from descendants
of Inaac, and tattb looked upon tbe race of
labtnael wlttr contempt and aversion.
Not long after bis find, marriage he cm
celvttt the idea of becoming the founder
of a nesvreliglon. The rutoratloti of the
fith of "Abraham, who bad come out
from Idolabw and, obtained tbe know-!
ledge of one (Jod, bceatet!n dream of bin
life. It has been 'disputed whether be
wssan liiiplor or . It I certain,
however, toat he could iieltbcr read nor
wiite, and bei'luimed as evidence of his
divine minion that, being utterly Illiterate,
he could read the Koran, which be said
bad been bruKht to bint by tbe auifel Oa
brief, announcing to bfin that be wa lb
pMpbetof (fod. 'He' bad. l.owever, be
come Well sHtiuainted with ft Perslau Jew!
ami a degraded Ncstorlan monk,' from
whom be derived Uiw knowbdge of tbe
Jewish and L'hrMlan iwilidurra. Hut for
the fabulous story of I heir origin bis flM
dcrtr'.oe vommeiidetl tbemowlves to men
of Intelligence.. He acknowledged the
authenticity and unification of tbe JewMi
and Cbthdlan scriptures, and that Mom
and ("In lt were prophrls sent, front Ood.
The fundamenfal rlnclples of bis faith
was the unity "of the Supreme' Dclng, to
whombea'iso atltibttted tiiflnite know
ledge, ww er and benevolence. To show
the nilnuteitrea to wliich Iho Km.!iui of
the Almighiy extend the Koran declares
tliut "the weight of an ant In llenven or
ou enr'.h, the lesxt weight, like the
beavlet, escapeth imt tbtf.kinwe.igeof
tbe Moat High. Tlie day of final Jmtg
ment ,1s In clou nccorduOi-e willi the
Christian Ncriidures, and.on fear, love aud
gratitude to Ood dcends the eternal wel
fare of mortals. lint the divergence from
the Chri-diatt faith commence III lite
several rewards accorded hereafter to tbe
rltfhremiaand the refusal of ail mercy to
Idolstonflxdli In this world and the neat.
For true e! levers, "whose works do not
corftmrf with their faith,' there Is a
minor hell reserved, which, If they have
labored and fought for the faith, will not
be interminable.. For Jews, Cbrudlaus
aud Ziroastrlan lteclsl hells are ap
pointed; thounb if they have led pure lives
some hope Is held out of their ultimate
salvation. Net b the Supreme BI"K
thepiopiietlslobe fhe object of Hcla
veuorattoii. The dontrlnesfif predcstlna
lion aud almsgiving are fundamental
points of the practical religion of
MobaiuuisJ. Tisjet i tbe dut of every
believers The preset Jlcd lmtirs f prayer
are at iiiopiipg, noon, . stniHet uud the
closing Inol' nfKlit. Mohammed ,'! dc
chired lluit Ood batl ' announced lo bim
tliut He would receive no prayer "which,
ill httCMting that there Is but one Ood,
doth not also attejd that Molianimed is bis
prophet,'! s .ivnl f'Ji a ii V Ja.fcl au.U.li
' Tlie word kotan signifies that which
ought to be read. It comprises the entire
scheme, rellglona" moral, social sml'po-1
litlc'ut, of Mobamnieduu lnillulionff.'T-
irol)iln(H ' drunkenness aud 'gaming, to'
neither of which ;vices Oriental races are
addicted, but it nnelioiis alygamyand
provides for sensual gratifications. Wlille
it was superior to prdyliieiHin, It wag In
ferior In purify and spirituality to tlie
faith of Jew aud Christians, S long as
the Arabs, un except ionnlly retliiet and
valiant Truce; Vcre fts': chief aupjat'rtera', j
tin-ei ins of mischief in it were, not fully
devfclopedi 'ft is only' iii tlie Turtabf tlie
present day that the legitimate results of
(he principles nod religion of Mohammed
are iil j.-tiuted. M.obammdatrism was
from the first established by the sword,'
and the sword bud become tbe last apal
to save it from extinction. Jt may.be
added that , Mohammed .died of, poison,
which a woman put, lu adish of mutton
to lry,lhe divinity of tlie, prophet. The,
taste ipdictitcd tl.nt there was something
wronr. and : ,he declared that the mutton
bad spoken to bim and told bim It was
limned,i but, as has been tjtiaiutiy
run.ai ked, it did not speak to him in time,
for it finally killed hiin.
' IoXDOr, May 12.Thc military opern
tiom oo tbe ' Danube '' and in Asia muke
slow progression .'both' sides.' The'' Rus
tians, ia apite of llieir great 'resources sod
fine organization have a great many dif
fioultiefc to- ovcrooMle. -? The cbanetcr of
the ronntry end the fortifications render an
advance tedious on land, and Ilobart Pa
dis's respectable English : pluck snd well
drilled sailors keep the Muscovites from
making moth progress in maritime ojiers
tior.s. Apart from the actual warfare it is
a qneatton whether Rusda or Turkey is
suffering mrt. Ibith ere irnpeeuniou.
but the Taiks are living on tbe mauna of
fansticisiu. A statement liss been pub
lished by tbe Paris Patrie to tbe effect that
tbs Russian debt is how $3,000,000,000;
wbile in 1830 it was scarcely $74,000,000.
The Daily Tehjrah't specials from 1
Bi ton in on Friday st midnight says; " A
bout .1 o'clock this morning - tbe Russian
forces, which had been largely augmented
for tbe purpose, advanced with batteries
of G-ld artillery snd made a furious at
tack oi'ou the heights defending I ttoum
on tbe land side, ahicb were ocenpied by
Hhs'ii JJjshuk. The Ottoman troops woro
eutrencled ia tbe nual cfTeeiivr mai.otrup-
on the abpea an I ledges of these bills and
upon the aJvance of the enemy tbey open
ed on bi culiiinus a terrible and well sus
tained fire of vstincn and uiur-ketry. which
literally mowed tbe Rum ius down :u
awktlies. . Tbey fell by scores snd hundreds
on tbe plain, below tbo TuikWi position,
during tbeir attempts to make way gaioxt
tbia Gre. ' A body of tbe Turks, or horse
and on ftxd, taking advantage of a thick
forc-t. broke forlb npon tbe flank of tbe
Ruseiun eo'uitin and efTi'Cted a great slaugh
ter. Tbe Muscovites being upon tbe
ground perfectly open, and bat ing oo choice
but to fight orllv, in a short time tbe spot
which was tbe scene of ibis (Link movement
became covered with dead aud dying Rat
iaus but tbe enemy quickly brought , up
rcinforcriueuU and tbe battle was renewed
with inuuh determination for many hour;
tbe efforts of the assti!..iu were desperate
ly maintained, bat towsrjs midday their
artillery Cre graduliy slackened aud tbey
at length, withdrew,,, , , ,, . , ..
1 A correspondent of the TtlejraiJi, de
cribing tbe battle noar Rttomn says : " I
myself was sn eye wituesa of ibis imporfint
etiggeinenl fruin the Gmt to tbe last, and
can testify that the Ottoman sotdjer ba-
httved wub a pailnutry which was most ad
mirable, , .They had, s however, during a
great part of the action, the- advantage of
entrenchments on high ground, aud it is
duo to this lact, no doubt, that lliiif loses,
compared to those inflicted opou tbe cue
toy, were iu;gnifu'ant.' -f
Tbe same correspondent, noder Saturday's
date, s.ya t ' The vio'ory was woo by tbo
extraordinary courage of the Rasbi llnsouki
The dead snd wounded ou tbe Rusaian side
will exceed 4.000, Tbe engagement lasted
over eight hours' actual bgbtiug. Tbe
last of the Russians did not withdraw Un
til near midnight. Tbe Russians lost msuy
cuos. I be only Turkish olhcer of note
killed was Kbaliin Hey, pf ths irregulars.',.
. An ollicial telegrsm from Japan stales
that another army eorpi has reached , Ka
odiitnt. y Mere tbaa ono battle has (bemi
foegbttbere a Iarie part of tbe town b is
been bo me J. The i Imperialists , ware
rictorious ia every engigsment, ., ,
Tlie Times correspondent at Pera tele
graphs as follows; As evidence of the
gmierat condition to which ten days of in
cossant rain hare reduced the Asiatic region
we need only to read tbe intelligence from
Rag lad, describing tbe fl J, wbiuh has
overwhalmed both bank of lbs Tigris, A
liioilar iuuoJattoa ia ttuLauwo siuce time
iciiiDoin irial,' tbo river having thrown out
a new' brunch a'oove Bagdad, winch hits
completely blockaded the city, and swept
ii way two hundred houses in the village, pf,
Kiuinazie. )i;Tbe worst evil which tho Rus-s
i-iuuH may bring upon us by 'heir premature
invasion is cholera, which exposure ' lo so
ioelenien't a se:Kon, can l.hrdly fail to pro
uuce among tueir; troops. y. ,. -U" An -
In tbo llohse bf Commons tin afternoon
Hon. Rob t llourk. Under-Secretary for the
Foreign Department, io reply to a question
by i-ir, William Vernon Ilarcourt,-liberal
said ; "Immediately after tlie.outbreak of
the war tiio tJovernment Icttned that an
iron-clad built for Turkey was' lying nt
Victoria docks, and took steps to prevent
an infringement of the .foreign enlistment
act.' Sir Stafford Northcote. Chancellor
of the Exchequer, replying to a question
by Mr. Uotirloy, liberal, Sitdf ' Kgypt
forming apart of Turkey, is certainly at
war with Russia. Russia therefore hns a
right to blockade Egyptiun ports and in
vade Egyptian territory, and goods going
to Egvpt may be considered contraband.'
lion. Rob't Boiirk. in reply to a question
by Mr. Rylund. liberal, said it was untrue
that England and Austria bad a creed to
prnter-t against the declaration of Rouuian
iao iiidej'etidence. , .;...
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: ' Tbo intelligent New York correspondent
of the Ralctgb Observer gives tbe follow,
irig gratirjing information of the death ' of
a grinding aionwpbly the operation of which
has' been one of tbe many deviees !y w hfcli
tbe South lias been kept drained "of its
money. " ' Sewing Machines, :' Insurance
Companies a.. d Fertilizers have taken near
ly slit rvra ;!? tpf'i
Congress having wisely refused to renew
tbe patents on sewing machines, the prices
have suddenly been reduced one-half, from
$00 to $30 at least no one of them, and
probably on all. '';,Tbis shows' what an
enormous profit has been realized on 'these
machines by the patentees, who bave rap
idly accumulated millions. , One of . Ibece
patentees, near , l-ton, has been , jn the
nabit of entertaining, toan extent unparal
leled, lie invited and entertained for a
day 2.000 people, providing cars and car
riages to take them both ways to bis place
ten miles from tbe city, where all sort of
things in tbe way of eating and 'dmkiug,
and amusements, made the day one of rare
enjoyment.' On another occasion he enter
tained (for a week, I believe,) bundreJs
of Southern military, who went to Boatou
from tbe centennial, and took them to see
the sights of the beautiful suburbs of Bos
ton" " '"' '"" '- " V "
Tbe patent ofT.ce has ascertained that
during one year, vix: 1874. five of the
uiauy sewing machine makers sold 410,000
machines. If the average pries of these
was $G0 (and it was probably more) the
amount realized was $21,000,000.' Half
of this, or 1 2.300.000. ia now ad mitted
by ibis reduction of price to have been pro
fit about two and a balf millions of dol
lars to each of tbe five manufacturers. But
even this does not show all tbo profit, ' for
the reduced price of $30 probably yields
$10 or $15 of profit. . . -.
. . i A t. j w WW sjrsa f. i
The Cky FOtt Rkst. A pliysician
says that tbe cry for'rest has always been
louder than the cry for food. Not that it
is more important, but it is often harder
to obtain. The best rest cornea from sound
sleep. Of two men or women, otherwise
equal, tbe one wbo sleeps tbe better will be
tbe more healthy and efficient. Sleep wilt
do much to cure irritability of temper,
peevishness and uneasiness. It will restore
vigor fo an overworked brain. ' It will build
up snd make strong a weak body- It will
cure a headache. , It will cure a broken
spirit. It will cure sorrow. Indeed, we
might make a lang list of nervous and
other maladies that sleep will cure. ' Tbe
cure of sleeplessness requires a elem, good
bed, sufficient exercise to promote weari
pleasant occupation, - good air, and
not too warm a room, a clean conscience
and avoidance of stimulants and narcotics.
For those who are overworked haggard,
nervous, who pass sleepes night, we conn
mend tbe adoption of such 'habits as will
secure sleep ; otherwUe life will be short,
snd what there i of it sadly imperfect
The Iteblsvllle Timet soys. A negro
limned Wesley Hudson stole a sheep from
Sam Brandon at Delilah, Halifax, Va;lhe
other night, and Brandon tracked the
negro to Ida home hi Milton, X. V. There
lie found the sheep skin hi the house and
the negro broke and ran. Mr. Brandon
got Nat Palmer's fox bounds and set tbetn
on the nesro'a track, and Tuesday Well
ing they were mnking the Wihhui around
Milton ting -with their imieio. Night
came on and the licgru dodged the hounds
by taking a tree, but early Wediiewlay
morning the cluuo Was resumed with
redoubled vigor. v " 4 '
A Scotch clergyman was seen by a neigh
bor tredging 4oiie on- ,Monday morning
with a stout cod be bad Just bought, and
was accosted with, 'Mr. Duncan, did you
know that that fis" wa caught on Sunday V
Tlin minister. in his cbsracteristtJ blunt
manner, replied. 'Well,, well, I tit; fish is
not to bbnio for. that, my nun,'
HKUOISMOF T11K PLAINS. ,
There was an excited crowd gathered
nlmut the Pony Ix press Ktution at Mc
pherson ', Tne " CKterii ltouiid rider, had
ari l veil with u bullet in ' bis leg, and re
ported thai i tlie Townees were ' oil their
reservation; and were 'advancing ''.'lib tlie
seltlenieht. I'Tlitey lind ' met him between
the lust station and McPherson, and hal
given liim . chase. McPherson could
boost of but twenty-five souls, ut tlint time
before tbexaihoud was finished, nnd there
were but. forty men in all cupab.e of de
fending the post.' What ' was to be done
liaa to be dime 'quickly .k" Fort Grattan
was eighry hiiles not thwest, and a rider
was diaputched iu haste.. Furt, Kearney
was sevtuty .miles ;oiithoatit, and who
would summon ,all from ther ? It was
a dangerous undertaking' Tbe route lay
through "the hostile country, and the
messenger would be 'almost sure to meet
Indians. ' The pony-riders as ' a geiieral
thing, were fearless men, but . this pro
position wan fraught. Willi, so much dati
ger, Hint they vere loth to undertake it.
Ef Slate was oii'y here?', cried un old
man', 'there'll be iio hesitation while wim
mln and clilliJren were iiidunger.',' '
I'll "go i' and a' bilgbteyed, fearless
looking fellow stepped forth,'; -1 " j v ''
'Good !' said the old , inun pressing his
hand, 'Old Jim Jolinsoiistz so ! Old Jim
JohiiHon ! You bear me I There'a more
sense in' Essex's baWzn, then the hull lot
uv you Pick your boss, boy, andrldo for
your life! (See, there's Nellie lookin' at
you. For bernake, Willie ef no one's else.
Thirty-five helpless wituiulu and chil
dren, think of it l;s Itide your . best, and
w hen you gut to the station you may g'-'t
relief I Pobt 'em there, and when you get
to (he Fort tell the. commandant to stud
on cavalry as "Tjuick as 1 posoible.' Fetch
the sojers, aud we will send the reds to
Califoruiali Nellie Juhosoii'a youi'ii us
soon us you gerbuck, - O ood by, boy,und
God speed you !'
There was a sprinjr, a rusli of hoofs, aud
the ride to Kearney bad begun. lliM
gallnntly. did the horse spring away at the
rider's bidding, aud the blueeyes of sweet
Nellie Johnson were kepi upon them un
til horse and rider faded away from them
tqioii the horizon. ,
Love was one incentive for the pony
rider'H mission, and the desire to save the
teq)le of McPborson from a bloody death
tueotber. Did man ever risk life In a
better cause? Onward swept the little
horse with her . tlyiug heels throwing a
cloud of dust, that hovered In tbe air for a
hundred yards behind her. To the left of
them glided the stilt waters of IhePlutte,
and on the right outstretched lay the
boundless grceu of the prairie. The rider
sutas firm as a rock, bis dauntless face
looking straight ahead, and wearing an ail
which seemed to say, It was all for the
sake of Nellie Johnson. ' . ,
" tou maytalk 'of the Mamelukes, the
Tartar horsemen, the savage Bedouins,
and all the wild ilders, but what are tbey
to compare with our American pony
riders men who were fearleso, and w ho
braved every danger, w ho rati the risk t f
life Hi every mile tbey ' dashed over; wbo
were expected lo do fifty miles' at top speed
in day-light or darkness, hot or Cold, rain
or shine. But the railroad baa done away
with pony-rider, and we hear of no more
such exploits aa that of the renowued
Jhiiifly Moore. " ' ""'
Onward swept the brave little horse,
and at laat the station came in view. A
uiiuule more, and home ami rider were at
the door. .No relay was there to meet
them. f Not a sign of life was to le seen,
but the hoof track on the ground in every
direction showed thai the relief bad fled,
(living 1 the horse a drink, the rider
mounted, and again waa on the way to
Kearney.: Further on they came lo a
laws object hi the center of the trail. It
Was lliw western-bound stage, With horses
gone, the driver between the fore-wheels
with a bullet In bU' head, the pasaengers
lying about the road, and the conductor
hi the hoot aud wounded Unto death.
One horrid look, a pause, aud faster fled
the horse. Mile after mile Is left behind,
stnliou after station is paed, and no relief!
Will tbey ever get to Kearney ?
' Oii tbe pialrle to tbe right of them ap
pear a host of mouuted men. They are
ets of tbe Peace Commission on their
annual marauding tour Turning with a
triumphant Jell, ' they speed to head the
rider ott'. 'Narrower grows Hie distance
between them, , and the gallant borne re
doubled, his exertions. In tb a-uii of the
savages rides a tall chief, mounted uiiou a
towerful borne. b!s plnmea streaming hi
the wind, us lie urges onward the noble
animal be bestrides.' ' Young IveX Call
eitcHe if be turns back But, tio, no 1 Tbe
sweet face of Nellie Johnson the shrink
lug forms of defencetesa.. little ones come
before bis vltw, and dashing the perspira
tion from bis brow, Ute pursued ibislied
onward J But a few miles more nd
sucoor Is at band ' ' fi-r .
Nearer eaini the .pursuers. Now ride,
young lAeX, : fur It is threescore lives to
ouul Speed, bravo little horse; ttraln
niutcle, nerves, and heart, for your work
will be well done ! , itidu young Essex
for every thing is nt sUike. Onward on
ward, rushed the hnrr, his hoofs heating 1
lime to bis short quick breath' ' The gap !
closes I- Twang ! A sharp pain id Hid :
side, and the. rider reeled in the saddle ,
hut for an instant only, pending low ia
tlie saddle, the whip raised Torxh tSr
time, aii'd fuWr fled the horse. " S.
; And iiow the green ram parts and stnclcl "
aded Wall of Fort Kearney came hi view
The battled savages turned and set out
rapidly up the ttail, while the ; fainting ,
rider checks the faltering steps of his.
dying horse. One las', hist look at the .
waving sea of green, ami tbey enter the ',
gates thrown open to receive therh.' '
. Iu the - center of the parade stands a
group of men about a horse and rideri V
Tbe boise is down ; now, aud froru fab
nostrils gushes the life' current, and be
sides liim lies the rider.
Young Essex raises bis head from (Ire
arm that supported it and said.' 'Pawnees
ofT their reservation McFhersou's stalfOft
cleuued out oh, help quick ! My love
lo to Nellie Johnson "
And grasping the reins wltft stiffen
lug vlutcii, the barbed slialt eatiyg out bin
soul, be sank upon the amy'a neck.
Tbeir brave beat ts have ceased to beat.
PARTY DIVISIONS.
A correspondent of tbe Missouri Repub
lican furniehet sone facts and figures rela'-
live to tbo exact status of tbe Forty-fifth ;
Congress, outaide of contested - elections.
Ti . .u ...... .l l
auvio bio iuicis Tiicaiiuiva iii me oeirare .
one from South Carolina and two'froih Looy
isiaua. The tabulation of States geograv
phicaily is ibns given: " -
I'MTKU STATES SENATE.
' -t : ' Dems.- JReisrr.
Six New Eugland States 2 10
Three Middle Stales 4 2
Sixteen Southern States " 24 ' &
Ten Western Slates 18
Three Paoitio States
1
33
4t
Republican ma). t
IIUISE OF KEFKESKNTATIYEJJ.
Denis. Reps
Six New England States it
Three Middle States SO 87
Sixteen Southern States U0 1$
Ten Western Stales 24 Ci
Tbrce Paoitio States l b
150 . 143
Democratic maj. 7
Tbe correspondent above alluded to ssyi t
'It will be seen that the Republicans hae
exactly the same majority in the Senate
that tbe - Democrats bave in tbe I loose. .
both political parties baviug precisely 13)
votes oo joint ballot.' , .
A Si-tour Mistake. The present
Archbishop of Dublin, tbe gifted auJiof
of tbe work so widely known on the Stu
dy of Word,' is not in very robust health, ;
aud has been for many years apprehensive
of paralysis. At a recent dinner in Dub
lin, given by tbe Lord Lieutenant of Ira
land. IEs Orace sat on the right of his
hostess, the Duchess of Abercorn. Io tits '
midst of the dinner tbo company VasstartU
ed by seeing tbe AnNbiebop rise from his
scat, aud stilt more startled to hear him,
exclaim, in a dismal and repulcbra1 toth
"It has come ! it bas come !"
What has ootuo, your Grace?" esterfv
cried balf dozen voice front different
parts of the table.
, What I have been expecting for twenty
years, solemnly answered the Archbishop
a stroke ot paralysis. i bave bea'
pinching myself for the last twenty niiuu-
tea and iiod myself entirely without sensa
tion.' . - ; . ' ,
Pardon me, my dear Archbishop,"
ssld tbe Ducbess, looking Bp to him with
a somewhat quizzical smile pardon mo
for contradicting, but it is I that you have
been piucbing." . .
A duel was fought at Little! Rock tbe
other day. hot, by singular coincidence,
both tbe seconds were dentists, and tbe
eonld not resist tbe temptation to draw tbs
ballots before handing tbe pistol, to their
principals, and still hofh parties live to or
n-.me.nt twicty.Tutfii' MmU,
Kkao WAn.-Sago fe is not nf
very' l.et washings and dressings fr fb
hair. Tbs hnir'shoald be carefully brush
ed and braided in two firm braids then the
roots robbed with a sponge dipped in luke
warm sage tes, after which the braids d.1
be washed snd dried with a tows'. This
preserve tbe color of (te hair and keeps tbs
scalp clean. , ; . .
'Fatal AmbicNt. On Fridat last
Monroe Rector, i yonne mn from Morgan
Inn. ' Jumped from lb train bound We4.
two miles below Moreanton, sad waa thrown
undorjlbe bind abeets of tbs first-clss
cotch.-Tbe wheels passed over both ftia
just below the knee, lie was carried boms
where be died in a few 'tours. Being some
what expert in jowping from ears, while in
motion, be would not allow. the emidnotor
to itop for bini. SutrarilU LcMm'trh.