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Wait till Trouble Comes.
We sit down, way-worn and weary,
Aii'l tliink of tin days to 1m,
And forget tlnri'"H a silver lining,
To h11 tin clouds we see.
We fret over care and trouble
IS.fore it in Wgnn.
And think of stormy weather;
We forget the wann bright sun.
It wi re K tter t wait, my brother,
Till the trouble and eare is here;
Why should we eloud the sunshine
When the day is bright and clear
1W dreading what may await us?
lietter t laugh and sing.
And bid th.' bud of foreboding
l'roin these heart of ours take wing.
What was the sunshine made for,
ll not jo make us glad?
We are doing wrong to waste it
In repining, idle and sad.
W- are doing wrong to squander
The Miiihiue of to-day
In forelNHling that to-morrow
The sky may V eold and gray.
Then I pray 1v wise, my brother,
A yon elimb the.hill of life,
Kttjov th- time to the utmost
That is five from eare and strife.
Thinking only of blight and failure
We sow no seed-time grain;
Mak use of to-day's glad sunshine,
And for to-morrows rain.
To-day i ours, but to-morrow.
Perhaps, we may never we:
Th-n why fhould we lorrow trouble
For a time that may not be?
L.a' to th-' future, brother.
Tic trouble it may bring:
In the sunshine that God gives us
IV j:lud of heart, and sing.
WRITING FOR LIFE.
-My ileal Tom, I .speak to you not
only as an old friend, but as a medical
man: and I see that it is quite necessarv
for you to have complete and perfect
rest for some weeks. You have been
overdoing it in nursing that old uncle in
the country for the last three months,
and. to my own knowledge, have taken
the last train down there at night and
the first train to town in the morning,
and have consequently not had a good
night's vest for all that time. How can
a man stand it, added to your hospital
work all day, without su tiering from it?
Don't you feel to require rest?
"Not the least in the world," returned
Raven. "Oddly enough, the nursing
seems to have done me good. I confess
to having felt thoroughly knocked up
some weeks since; but I battled bravely
against the feeling, won the victory, and
now I'm as fresh as paint and up to work
better than ever."
"You don't look it. I repeat, you
look thoroughly worn out. But you
know your own business and state of
health; and, now your uncle is gone and
has left you a potful of money, you can
take things more easy."
'Yes, old boy, I'm game for anything
mind and body lirst-class; and I intend
to stick to my hospital work. It's very
pwd of you, Jack, to take an interest in
my health and all that, but say no more
about it, I beg."
" promise to say nothing to nobody."
Raven and I were at the same hospital
--St. Lazarus where he held a medical
and I a surgical appointment. We were
both hard worked, often day and night ;
ami my time and attention, for about
three months after the above conversa
tion, were so fully occupied and en
grossed that I thought no more of the
occurrence. Raven looked in good
health, ami Mas very successful indeed
he bade fair to rise in a short time to
great eminence in the profession. He
was immensely popular with evervoue.
His gray hair and bright blue eyes, and
healthy, florid, complexion, combined
with a frank, open and hearty manner
in speaking, made him a friend with
everybody, and inspired confidence in all
liis patients as well as iu all his friends.
As nearly as I can recollect, it must
have been about three months after his
undo died that Raven came up to me
"tie day in the hospital.
"I've just received a summons to Ex
eter," said he. "The family is wealthy
and influential; and, from what I know
"f the case I've been called there to at
tend, I'm sure its more of a surgical
Hian a medical one. It will lie an excel
lent chance for you, Lawson; and I can
Konii.se you a good fee to begin with.
1 hercfore, if you can possibly manage it,
'nert me at Paddington this evening at
half-past nine, and we will go down to
gether by the express. Send me word
'hiring the afternoon whether you can
-,'Jiio or not."
I hesitated. It was the depth of win
ter, and 1 hardly liked leaving my wife
hr"l a most important baby; but fees
were scarce this was a golden oportun
,,v not to be rashly neglected. I de-
ided to risk my wife's disappointment.
' It is most kind of you, Tom. I will
' i tainlv Ko dow n with you. So far as
'! m o, there will be nothing to pre
my doing so."
A gleam 0f satisfaction shone in his
'light blue eyes.
"You promise?"
"Inless anything unforscen should
'"'l'pen to prevent me, I will be down at
tl- station by half-past nine."
"Remember!"
ltaven was dramatically impressive, I
taught, as we parted; and I arranged
'".v work so as to be aide to keep my
j'N"'itiiieiit. The hardest task was
(" i'fc'ng h 1M,WS to Amv who would
low-spirited and conjure up all kinds
of horrors and impending railway acci
dents, and who finally dissolved in a
shower of tears as I tore myself away,
burthened with no ends of rugs and com
forters to alleviate in some measure the
moral wet blanket she had thrown over
me.
I was only just in time to catch Raven,
who hastily opened the door of the rail
way carriage.
"Jump in, Jack, jump in ! Half-a-crown
to the guard has secured this com
partment for us all the way down; so we
shall have it to ourselves without fear of
interruption. Time's i; you have run
it line. Fire away !"
He flung in my bag and the several
rugs, ,vc, and we entered. The guard
touched his hat and slmt the door with
a bang.
"This deor is unlocked, guard?" said I.
"Yes, sir; side nearest the platform is
always unlocked. The other door is
locked."
He whistled, and the train started.
"I can't bear the idea of both doors
being locked," I remarked to Raven.
"In case of accident it would be impos
sible to escape from the carriage."
"It doesn't matter," he said, and then
relapsed into silence.
For about twenty minutes he remained
opposite to me, sometimes with his eyes
closed, sometimes with them fixed upon
me in a most unpleasant manner. All
my endeavors to draw him into conver
sation failed, and after a time I gave
them up and also relapsed into silence.
Suddenly he rose from his seat and
drew from the inside of his overcoat a
long and pointed knife, which flashed
ominously in the lamplight.
"Jack Lawson, we must both of us
die to-night," said he calmly and delib
erately, without any excitement of man
ner. "I feel that the time has come for
both of us to quit this vale of tears."
"Yes; I quite agree with you, Tom Ra
ven," I replied seeing what had hap
pened in as calm a voice as his own.
"I have long thought that life was be
coming very undesirable; and, to leave it
in your company, with you, my oldest
and wannent friend, would be the most
agreeable thing to me that could hap
pen. Rut you are not married, Tom?"
"Thank Heaven, no!"
"Remember, I am married; and, had
you given me notice of this wish of yours
before starting, I would have made ar
rangements and have spoken to my wife
to prepare her. Have you made your
will, Tom?"
"No, I have not."
"Good Heaven, man, not made your
will! Tom, it is absolutely necessary for
both of us to make our wills before we
die. I have not made mine, and should
not like to leave the Avorld with the
chance of my wife and child having to go
to the workhouse or be chargeable on
the parish after my death. You would
wish to leave your money to some one
in particular is it not so?"
"Of course I should like to leave my
money properly of course yes ! I
never thought of making my will."
"You must also remember, Tom, that
it would never do to die deliberately, in
the way we both desire to die, without
leaving to the world our reason for the
act. You would not wish your name to
be a by -word and the cause of derision
to any one, I am sure; and I am certain
I don't wish my own to be so. There
fore we must both draw otit our reasons
for dying."
"Do you know, Jack, I never thought
of that?"
"Well, then, first put your knife down
on the cushion there, and then we will
set to work. I've plenty of paper in my
bag and plenty of lead in my pencil,
and we've the whole night before us."
A tremble of my hand, a quiver of
my voice, would have been fatal. I
opened the bag and drew forth the
writing paper. The knife was on a
cushion at my side.
"Now, Tom, let us first state our rea
sons to the world for wishing to die to
night by our own hands. If you will
dictate to me your reasons, I will write
them down, and then we will revise and
correct them. After that, I will dictate
my own to you and you shall write
them. We shall be able to do our work
well and quickly."
"Quite right, Jack; we ought to give
them our reasons. How odd that I never
thought of that! Let me sec; if I kill
you first, I might write the out after
wards." "Ah, but who will write out mine?
Don't be selfish, there's a good chap!"
"To be sure! Well, are you ready?"
He began dictating long and flowery
sentences. Now and again I interrupted
his flow of language to gain time. This
kept him thoroughly occupied and in
terested, while the train sped on at ex
press rate. He had nearly finished his
long, rambling dictation, when, to my
inexpressible delight, I felt the speed of
the train gradually slackening. I knew
that my chance of deliverance was near.
"Read over for yourself what I have
written," I said to him. "The carriage
is very close a little fresh air will do us
good. I will make any corrections you
may require."
T sat on the knife and reached over to
lower the. glass. A slight fumbling
necessitated my rising to manage better,
and the knifo was in my left hand con
cealed under my coat. I turned round
to look at my poor friend, and saw him
trying intently to read my scribble by
the light of the lamp, seemingly un
conscious ot the stopping of the train.
In another moment the glass descended,
the knife dropped upon the platform,
my hand was thrust through the window
and on the handle of the door. The
train nearly stopped as I jumped out,
shut the door, and held the handle
firmly. Poor Raven even then was quite
engrossed with what I had written for
him. I called the guard, and secretly
and quietly the porters were assembled
on the platform at the door of the car
riage. "Come, Tom, this is Swindon! Let
us have a cup of coffee!" I called to him
through the window.
In that moment the spell was broken.
I saw him look for his knife, then rush
to the window at the opposite side; but
we Merc too quick' and too powerful for
him. The guard, two porters, and my
self jumped into the carnage, and he
M-as secured.
My best friend, with a brilliant future
before him, and in the ripe portion of
his life, was a raving lunatic, and has re
mained hopelessly so insane from that
time - one of the many victims to over
work. I need scarcely add that the case
whieh Raven had represented to me as
calling him to Exeter Mas an entire fab
rication, and Mas invented by him as
part of the scheme which, in his mad
ness, he had no doubt seriously imagined
would be for the benefit of both of us.
I frequently go to the asylum where
he is to inquire after him; but the men
tion of my name brings on such a violent
aggravation of his disease that I am not
alloM ed to see him. Poor Raven! 1 fear
I shall never see him again!
That terrible night can never be effaced
from my memory, and I can never suffi
ciently congratulate myself on having so
fortunately thought of the expedient
Mhich answered so admirably Writing
for Life.
Substitutes for Lumber.
We are in receipt, from Mr. S. W.
Hamilton, of Lawrence, Kansas, of a
sample of lumber made from straw, man
ufactured after a process patented by him
self, the particulars of M hich he does not
explain. He informs us, however, that
he can manufacture lumber like the sam
ple sent, in any desired length, from 12
feet upward, and to 32 inches in width,
at a cost competing with the better or
finishing grades of pine, although he
does not inform us whether this compe
tition will apply equally to sections
where lumber is comparatively cheap, as
at Chicago, and at Western grain pro
ducing points, as at Kansas. We inagine,
however, that the expense will vary but
little at any point where straw is obtain
able in large quantities.
The manufacture is, of course, con
fined to a grade which will compete with
the better class of lumber, as there would
be no object in filling the new product
with knots, and shakes would scarcely be
obtainable even if desired, while sap and
decayed wood must be impossibilities.
The sanrple sent to us Mill hold a nail
as Mell as wood, is equally susceptible
to a high painting finish, and can be
polished to as high a degree as is at all
desirable. Being made waterproof, we
can discover no possible reason why it
should not be as durable, or even more
so, than pine or even oak, while its
adaptability is evidently as great for
roofing purposes, as for the fine work of
a dMelling.
The question of cost appears to us to
be the most important element yet to be
practically solved. We can see no rea
son why it is not susceptible of being
worked under the plane or other ordi
nary tools of the carpenter, and when
once fitted to its place, we can readily
believe that it will be free from shrink
age or swelling. In appearance, the
samples before us resembles hardwood,
being about as dark as oak and more
dense in texture, with a specific gravity
one-fifth greater than thoroughly sea
soned black walnut. For finishing pur
poses, it Mill not, as a rale, be necessa
rily as thick as ordinary lumber, its ten
sile strength being apparently double
that of wood of the same thickness. On
the whole, we are favorably impressed
with the appearance of the new artificial
lumber. AT. Y. Lumberman.
A Sparrow's Funeral.
Recently a gentleman Mas wakened
from an afternoon nap by a loud com
motion among the sparrows in the trees
by his windows. Fifty or more sparrows
had gathered in a circle over and around
the body of a dead sparrow stretched out
on a board, Mhich had apparently fallen
dead or been accidentally killed. They
Mrere giving voice to their grief by cries
of distress utterly unlike their usually
gossipy chattering or quarreling. Final
ly a large sparrow darted down from the
group, picked up the dead sparrow by
the neck M'ith his bill, spread his wings
and fleM' aM'ay over the house roofs with
the burden until he disappeared from
sight. The relator of this incident is a
truthful person, and would have thought
the story a fabrication if he had not seen
the affair.
The Treasury Department received 300
dollars from Washington for the con
science fund.
Pre-Historic Footsteps.
Oregon, the Arcadia for the red man, j
rich in minerals and fertile in soil, held j
a numerous population of aborigines
M'ho still flourished M'hen the white man
set foot within its borders. They dwelt
near the rivers and the shore of the
ocean, were Marlike and primitive, float
ed their canoes upon the streams and
lived their wild life undisturbed. Less
than a century has sM'ept them into obli
vion, leaving only a f eM' bleached bones,
a feMT stone idols, and a feM' implements
of warfare and domestic use. No earth
works, nor temples, houses, nor pottery
remain. Yet tradition and the great
shell beds prove that numerically these
people M ere strong. Thinking of their
sudden extinction, we may well wonder
at the brevity of human life and the effa
cing power of time, who passes his hand
over a race and it disappears like
figures under a sponge. These people
worshipped, for they have left their
idols. They joyed, sorroMed and loved
in their rude M ay, and now there remains
of them only a few feeble creatures in
the lowest scale of humanity.
Then there are the mound-builders, of
Ohio, that curious race long departed,
Mho left their eartliMorks to puzzle a
civilized people. One writer describes
the observatory mounds as forming a
chain of signal stations so located as to
communicate across the country from
valley to valley. They are built upon
the highest hilltops, and undouhtedly
served the people who built them as
telegiaphs whose messages M ere beacon
lights. Inside these mounds is an arch
of clay and stone and an altar. These
and some flint implements are all that
remain of those vanished tribes. That
they leaned toM-ard civilization, and had
a certain form of government is a theory
not unsupported by the traces they have
left. They tilled the soil and cultivated
art in figures sculptured from the hardest
stone.
Another race Mas contemporaneous
M'ith the mound-builders. Thev Mere
agricultural and ingenious, and they
wrote their history for us in curious pot
tery. Earthen vessels shaped like tor
toises, shells, fish and birds are found in
the pottery mounds in Missouri. They
carved stone with great skill, too. Hu
man heads of almost Grecian beauty
adorn many of their voiks. They, too,
suddenly disappeared, leaving behind
them a wonderful record in stone and
pottery. All that remains of their pa
tience, industry and skill are found in
their mounds, graves, and in the relics
scattered about the vicinity of the habi
tations. What Mind of fate SMcpt them
out of existence is not yet known.
Near Joliet, Illinois, i, row of human
skeletons with copper ear ornaments be
side them M-ere found recently, and sev
eral sections of Minnesota, send neMs of
similar discoveries. One' mound revealed
six hundred skeletons, supposed tc be
the remains of Indian braves slain in a
battle Mhich tradition says took place
several centuries ago between the Chip
pewas and Sioux, the former Minning the
day.
Everywhere over the earth lie buried
the tribes and races that flourished be
fore history Mas, and before civilization
began. Hom' limitless is the store of
facts the silent earth holds hidden in
her bosom ! Ages pass and races perish
yet she loses not the record of either.
Under her fresh and smiling face, green
M'ith verdure and bright with flowers, are
the tombs of the centuries. Wonderful
are the forces of nature, the laws of
change. Who can contemplate the
mighty evolution of the universe and not
feel the egotism of his soul grow less, and
hear in fancy the tramp of the army of
races in their march toMard oblivion ?
Chivayn JZqtress.
How a Musical Fiend Vanquished.
There is reason to hope that Galves
ton's musical fiend, Maloney De Smith,
has been squelched, if not permanently,
for a season, at least. At a social gath
ering the other evening, he produced his
inevitable violin, and upon it he produc
ed, as usual, "Way -Down on the Suwanee
River." To his amazement, everybody
apjjlauded vociferously, after listening
with rapt attention, instead of strolling
about the premises until he got through
his murderous work. Such expressions
as "That gets away with Wilhemj." "You
bet there is soul in that," thrilled him
M'ith rapture. After the applause had
subsided one of the loudest applaudeis
approached De Smith, and said,
"That piece MTas delightful. I never
heard it before; but would you be kind
enough to play my favorite piece?"
"Certainly; what is it?"
"Way DoM'ii on the Suwanee River."
The instrument of torture sank from
his nerveless grasp, and after restoratives
had been applied, the fiend M as taken
home in a hack. The boys had put up a
job on him. (fulr&stmi News.
About 400 acres of land, with a beach
nearly a mile long, not far from the Ne
vada Park, has been purchased by the
"Atlantic Highlands Association" for
a seaside resort, to be controlled by the
Methodist Episcopal Church. The capi
tal of the association is 250,000 dollars,
divided into 5,000 shares. The price
paid for the land is about 120,000 dollars.
Other denominations arc to be asked to
join in the enterprise.
Sun Storms Through a Telescope.
The Providence Journal says the great
fire-ball is in intense commotion. His
surface is seamed and scarred in every
direction with black spots that indicate
the disturbing elements at work in his
chaotic mass. Occasionally, for a day
or two, the blemishes disappear, and
the glorious king of day shows a face
like a shield of glowing gold. But the
aspect quickly changes; spots come
rushing in all directions and assuming j
all forms. They appear singly and in !
pail's, and again in groups and roM's. j
Immense groups break up into small
ones unite to form great chasms, into
which half a dozen worlds might lie
dropped and there would still be room
for more. Sometimes the spots are :
visible to the naked eye, and at that time
a good opera glass or a spy glass will
make them easily perceptible. Hun
dreds of observers all over the M'orld
M atch the sun's face every clear day, and
keep a record of the number of spots,
their size and the direction in Mhich
they move, for as the sun turns on his
axis they turn M'ith liim, some of them
remaining for months without much
change, some taking on now forms and
some disappearing entirely. Very little
is knoM'n of this mysterious sun or the
spots that are visible more than 90,000,
000 miles away.
Once in about eleven years the sun
takes on his present sun-spot phase, and
Me are approaching the maximum of
disturbance. No one knoM's the cause.
Some believe that it is the fall' of great
masses of meteoric matter, and some
that it is the result of internal commo
tion and a rush upM ard of gaseous ex
plosions, in comparison with which our
fiercest volcanic eruptions are but the
flicker of a name. Besides the sun-spot
agitation, the gaseous outbursts are
marked and vivid. The tongues of
flame or rosy protuberances are darting
forth in all directions and bearing their
testimany to the solar commotion. Mr.
Trouvelot, of Cambridge, M'ho makes
daily observation of the sun's chromo
sphere, gives a graphic description of a
remarkable solar protuberance that he
M'itnessed on November 10. When first
seen it Mas large and complicated, ex
tending upward from the sun about
100,000 miles. Three or four hotirs after
it had developed into Jiuge proportions,
extending far out into space, and van
ishing gradually to regions where it
covdd not be perceived. As nearly as it
could be measured, it reached a hight
of over a quarter of the sun's diameter,
or about 235, 000 miles. Such a protu
berance hurled upMard from the earth
would almost reach the moon! Two
hours after, the whole structure had
collapsed, and M as only about 18,000
miles high. Observations like this give
an idea of the mighty forces at work in
the solar orb, and make observers long
for the time when a satisfactory solution
may be found for this mysterious peri
odical solar disturbance, so intimately
connected with the meteorological con
ditions of the earth.
Life in the Eternal City.
My sister and I came to Rome to study,
and are obliged to live as economically
as possible. We have two large, sunny
rooms in the apartment of a Marchioness.
They arc furnished luxuriously one as
a parlor, and looks upon a bright piazza
paved in asphalt for the benefit of the
tribunal opposite. For all this comfort
M'e pay 70 francs (14 dollars) per month,
services included. But the secret of it
is that this is not the neM part of the
city, .where foreigners mostly congre
gate. It is only a short walk from St.
Peter's, but on the healthy side of the
Tiber, and it was obtained through an
Italian friend, and that is half the vic
tory; for deep down in the Italian na
ture is the desire to get the most out of
any stranger M'ho may come within their
reach. One's first lesson here is how to
avoid being cheated. We take our din
ners at a restaurant, or have them sent,
and make our coffee in the morning, and
a 5 o'clock supper. In the shops where
we buy our provisions they look at us as
we look at Zulus. Our piazza is a per
fect kaleidoscope of Italian life. Moth
ers sit together on the steps of the tri
bunal all the afternoon and gossip and
knit, or follow after wee little babies in
leading strings. Soldiers lounge about,
or rouse themselves at sight of a pretty
peasant, and boys sit and play morra by
the hour, calling out the numbers vocif
erously, and holding up their fingers in
rapid succession. It certainly seems to
the observer the most absurd of all
games, but it is said to cause a great
number of murders, for quarrels always
lead to the knife here. Often I am cal
led to the M'indow by the tramp of a
regiment as they pass to and from the
barracks, or to look at a review; and
very often the funeral procession of a
priest M inds across the square, his vest
ments lying on a bier, followed by a long
line of monks, bearing tapers, and chant
a dirge. Within, the Marchioness and
her husband afford us no end of amuse
ment. They belong to one of the many
titled but penniless families in Italy who
live on pride and macaroni. Letter from
Rome.
You may be poor, you may be un
known, you may never reach distinction.
Still, you can shut the door.
Stories of Animals.
The burg of Maryhill, Scotland, is
overrun with rats. They are actually
running about by thousands. One shop
keeper killed 135 in his shop in a fort
night. A dairy keeper says that the rats
have killed and eaten fourteen young
pigs aud forty fowls belonging to him,
leaving nothing behind but a few well
picked bones.
Jack was a dog belonging to T. E.
Lincoln, of Chicago. He discovered a
fire in the house at night, broke his
chain, ran to the door where his master
and wife M-ere sleeping, and aroused
them just in time as their rooms M ere
full of smoke. It Mas the furious how
ling of the dog that aM oke them, and
thereby saved their lives. The dog M as
also saved.
In Charlottesville, Va., a child M as
sick and its father sent a dog for the
family physician. After reaching the
house the dog scratched upon the door,
which was opened, but the dog driven
off. He returned again and reneM'ed the
imitation. The doctor did not under
stand the actions of the dog, and only
on the following morning when the
master told him his child was sick was
the strange conduct of the dog explained.
A sheep on a British passenger and
mail steamship developed a taste for
tobacco, which it ate greedily. This
habit was a most conservative measure,
since the cook was afraid to kill the
animal lest the mutton might be flaA'ored
with tobacco. Another case mentioned
was that of a kitten five months old,
which had a liking for salads. Cucum
bers dressed with vinegar were eaten
with avidity, even though hot with cay
enne pepper. It has eaten boiled beef
M'ith mustard, and its mother was once
seen to eat a slice of cucumber which
had upon it salt, pepper, and vinegar.
One evening a lady belonging to the
household of H. C. Reid, of London,
found a "rough-haired collie" dog asleep
on a rug, and placing her face close to
his head, she blew sharply, M'ith a loud
shout, in one of his ears. Tickled and
startled, he jumped up and moved off,
seemingly sonieM'hat offended. In the
course of the evening, the lady happened
to be reclining in an easy chair, M'hen
the collie was observed by some of the
inmates to rise, and making a circuit, to
move stealthily towards the chair, put
his forepaws on one of the arms, and
placing his nose close to the lady's ear,
to give a sharp bark and instantly bound
off.
A Vermont dog belonging to H. M
Beebe, of Andover, is a wonder in train
ing. It is a throughbred Scotch shep
herd, and never makes a mistake M'hen
sent after anything. Mr. Beebe has
cattle, wlrich are kept in different
stables, and he Mill open a stable door
M'hen the cattle are all in the yard, and
say to the dog, "Leo, drive them in;'
the dog will pick out such cattle as be
long in the stable and drive them in
without any mistake. Leo is great on
devotional exercises. When told that it
is prayer time he takes his position in a
comer of the room, with his nose in a
chair, and M ill remain (although they
may call him and offer him his dinner)
until he hears the final amen. The past
summer Mr. Beebe left his vest in the
cornfield, where it remained a number
of days. Wanting it one day, he said
to the dog, "Leo, my vest is down in
the cornfield; go get it." The dog M'ent
directlv to the field, and soon returned
M'ith the vest.
Words of Wisdom.
When a friend corrects a fault in you,
he does you the greatest act of friend
ship. Favors of every kind arc doubled when
they are speedily conferred.
A man may suffer M'ithout sinning, he
cannot sin without suffering.
Ragged clotliing cannot debase a man
as much as a frayed reputation..
It is not life to live for one's self alone.
Let us help one another.
People's intentions can only be decid
ed from their conduct. '
It is to be doubted M'hether he will
ever find the M ay to heaven M'ho desires
to get thither alone.
Poverty often deprives a man of all
spirit and virtue. It is hard for an
empty bag to stand upright.
It is M'ith you as M'ith plants; from
the first fruits they bear M'e learn what
may be expected in future.
Envy is a passion so full of cowardice
and sham that nobody ever had the con
fidence to OM'n its possession.
The very afflictions of our earthly pil
grimages are prestiges of our future
gloiy, and shadows indicate the sun.
Be courteous with all, but intimate
with few; and let those few be well
tried before you give them your con
fidence. Austin Moriarty went home to his wife
at Putnam, Conn., and told her that if
he was not mistaken he had on the pre
vious day been married to Phoebe Brown
at Providence. He had a dim recollee
tion of going with some friends to a
clergyman's house M'hile drunk, and be
coming the bridegroom in a marriage
ceremony. His memory proved sound,
for an officer soon arrived with a warrant
to arrest him, but his wife by strategy
enabled him to escape to Canada.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
The total sum recommended bv thtf
Appropriation bills, as reported, is 191,
280,168 dollars and 94 cents.
The losses by fire and robbery of
houses and goods through the riot of
Jan. 15, at Lima, are estimated at 6,
000,000 dollars.
It is said that eighty-seven per cent.
of the American emigrants who have
recently arrived at Paso del Norte, Mex
ico, are professional gamblers.
Resolutions in the contested election
case for the Third Congressional District
of Louisiana, confirming the right of Mr.
Acklen, the sitting member, to the seat,
were adopted by the House.
On the announcement that the "Bank
rupt is about to be put upon the stage,"
the Boston Commercial Bullet hi com
ments : "Hereabouts he generally goes
in his OM'n carriage."
The St. Louis ( flobe-Jkmwral calls for
tM'o new literary characters. It says
Maggie May and Jennie June are already
prominent, and that there is room yet
for Aggie August and Sarah September.
The Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology at Boston has an umtsual pupil
in ex-Judge Grant, who is nearly 70 years
old and has a large hrw practice in IoM'a.
He is acquiring a knoMledge of chemis
try for use in mining litigation,
A M'hite girl flirted M'ith a stranger
after dusk in Minneapolis. They walked
together until they came to a street lamp,
when she saw that he was a negro. She
insisted upon his arrest by a policeman,
but a magistrate decided that the color
was not in itself a ptinishable offence.
It is stated that no less than 2,220
young girls are at present attending the
painting and drawing classes in State
and municipal schools in France, while
1,950 girls are studying music in the va
rious Conservatoires and Ecoles de
Musique.
Ex-Gov. A. W. Bradford of Maryland
died in Baltimore, aged 75 years. He
was elected Governor in 1861, holding
the position during the most critical
period of the M'ar, and MTas an uncom
promising Union man. While he Avas
Governor his residence in Baltimore
county was burned by Confederate cal
vary. He was a member of the Peace
Conference which assembled in Wash
ington, and M as Surveyor of the Port of
Baltimore under President Johnson,
which was the last public office he held.
He Dared.
His Honor had before him the case of
a young farmer who was arrested for dis
turbing the peace and being drank, and
when asked for his defense he said
"Well, I live out here about twelve
miles. Yesterday morning, as I was
splitting rails, Bill Adams he came along
and dared me to come to town M'ith him.
And I dared."
"You hadn't any errand?"
"None at all. After we got here Bill
Adams he says to me he'd dare me to
take a drink. And I dared. Party
soon, after mc had been to a harness
shop, he dared me to take another. And
I dared."
"That was two drinks?"
"Yes, sir, and after Bill had bought
four pounds of nails he dared me to get
swizzled. And I dared."
"What is sM'izzled?"
"Just drank enough to think you can
lift a ban-el of salt, but you can't lift one
end of a hat full of bricks."
"Well, go on."
"Well, M'hen M e got swizzled Bill he
dared me to upset a man carrying a step
ladder. And I dared."
"That's when you got that black eye.
eh?"
"Yes, sir, I upset the man, but he got
I up and knocked me pizen West."
"Yes."
"Well, then we saw a policeman
marching along, and Bill Adams he
dared me to pitch him into a snoM'-bank.
And I dared."
"Was it much of a pitch?"
"No, sir not for the officer. He gave
me tM'o cracks on the head and brought
mc down."
"Well, now I shall dare you to go to
the Work House for thirty days," con
cluded his Honor as he settled back.
And he dared.
The Wrong Wire.
Since the adoption of the new system
of calls by members at the telephone
office many mistakes have occurred on
account of wrong connections, and some
have resulted in amusing conversations.
Friday the telephone bell in a promi
nent business house rang and the pro
prietor proceeded to attend to the sum
mons. A female voice was heard and
the following questions and answers
ensued. "Hello!" "Yes." "What time
are you coming home to supper to-night?"
"Why, I've been to supper." "I'd just
like to know whom you took supper
with?" "Wiry, with my wife, of course."
"How many wives have you, anyway?"
"Look here, whom do you think you are
talking with?" "With my husband, Mr.
." "Not much; you are talking to
Mr. Upon this the gentleman
heard a scream, which appeared to be
echoed by a number of other ladies in
the same room. Portland Advertiser.
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