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TABBOBO.
Matok Fred. Philips.
CoxMissiovxKa Jesse A. WilliamaoB, J
ccb Feldenhelmer, Daniel W. Hunt, Alex.
McCabe, Joseph Cobb.
Skcretakt & Tiiiiuub Kobi. Whlte
lirit. , .
Chikt or Pomcb John W. Cot ten.
Assistant Police J. T. Moo e, John
lladr. Wood Windorno,nd Ismc Bynnm.
COCJfTT.
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Register of Dedi Alex. McCabe.
Sktrijf Joseph Cobb.
Coroner '. -
Treat vrtr Robt. H. Austin.
Surveyor John K. Baker.
Standard Keeper r. o. mcKS.
&oo Examiner. H. H. Sbw,
Wm. A:
DuWi and R. 8. William.
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Wiley WelL J. B. W. Norrille, Frank Dew,
M. Kxem. A. McCabe, Clerk.
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Hrninrii R. A. Chaoter No. 5, N. M. Law
rence. Hieb Priest, Masonic Hall, monthly
convocations first Thursday In every month at
10 o'clock A. M.
Concord Lodge No. 58, Thomas Gatlin,
Master, Masonic Hall.meeU, first Friday night
t 7 o'clock P. M. and third 8aturday at 10
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I. B. Palamountain, Chief Patriarch, Odd Fel
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Edgecombe LodjrS No. 50, I. O. O. F.,
T. W. Toler, N. G., Odd Fellows' Hall,
meets every Tuesday night.
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Temperance, meet every Friday night at the
Odd Fellows Hall.
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on first and third Monday night of every
month at Odd Fellows' Hall, A. Whltlock,
President.
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t Epitcopal Church Services every Sunday
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Cheshire, Rector.
Methodist Church Services every Banday
at 11 o'c lock, and at night. Rev; Mr. Bone,
Pastor.
Presbyterian Church Services every 1st,
IrdandSth Sabbaths. Rev. T. J. Allison,
Pastor Weekly Prayer meeting, Thurs
day night
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night. Rev. T. R. Owea, Pastor.
Primitive Baptist Church- Services first
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. HOTEL!!.
: Adams' Hotel, cornrr Main and Pitt Sts.
O. F. Adams, Proprietor.
EXPRESS. .
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eJose every morning at 9 o'clock.
N. M. Lawrence, Agent.
PBOFE8S10NAL CARDS.
J1RANK POWELL,
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
TlRJSO&O', y. c.
JET- Collections a Specialty. "S
Office next door to the Southerner office.
July 2, 1875. " tf
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OS. BLO CNT CHESHIRE, JR.,
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AND
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. Attorney and Counselor at Law
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Nov, 4, 1876. ly
yAXtEE P. WILLIAMSON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
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- fVill practice in the Courts of the 2nd
Judicial DisM-t. Collections made iD any
part of the ltaie.
Office in Iron Front Building, Pit
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Jan. 7, 1876. " tf
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' ROCKY MOUNT, N. C.
PRACTICE8 in the counties of Edge
combe, Halifax, Nash and Wilson, nd
Id the 8upreme Court North Carolina, Also
n.the United States District Court at Raleigh.
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ROCKY MOUNT, N. C.
wy Practices in all the State Courts.
March 24, 1876. ly
DR. E. D. BARNES, ,
Surgeon Dentist,
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TARBORO', N. C.
tW All work warranted to give entire
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Jnday,
Feb- 23, 1877
Blitz, the Merry Magioian.
- The anecdotes concerning him,
his ventriloquism and bis marvelous
detteiitj, are innumerable. Very
often endowed by tha superstitious
fancies of those who had: witnessed
his remarkable, feats of -legerder
main with BupcThaturaf powers, he
careiuiiy?, manes it eviaent in nis
autobiography that it was only to
bisj xaaoual dexterity and a close
Observance of character that be was
matv-elodilfTdeiv'P
the senses of - his audi -tors.
.Zndeed, he takes occasion to say
in this interesting volume that
spiritualism, "the professors of
which pretend to hold intercourse
with the dead, and , record the
thoughts of those within the realms
of heaven, professing to receive and
convey communications between
families and friend, in of character
as nonsensical to the understanding
as it is offensive to the moral ap-
jreciation-of the divine law." J?is
tnotto was, "Liaugh, laugh and be
happy. Live abov the thought
of wrong and it will not exist in
action." He quotes ruaDj instan
ces of the superstitious regard in
which he was held. To his boyish
tricks in his native village his neigh
bors ascribed the loss of their sheep,
mishaps to their cattle, and any
unusual occurrence within twenty
miles of the town.
t Exeter, England, in the early
part of 1826, he was summoned be
fore the Archbishop and Church
Council prior to a perform nee, and
called upoa to answer various
charges pf irreligion, and is being.
an "idle, mischievous person. I he
council were not able to find him
guilty, Dot be treated tnem to .a
gratuitous performance. He as
tonished the assemblage by announ
cing that a watch which he exhibit
ted, would be transported to
eushion id the cathedral pulpit; and
there it was found when a messen
ger went to search for it
His fir Ft feat as a ventriloquist
was in a dissecting room, whither
ne had been invited by a medical
friend. The dQctor: scalpel jn
nana, naa maae an incision in
the body of a woman, at which she
protested, "it is cruel to mutilate,
said the voice, "the remains of
woman."
"Yes," came frem another body
upon another table, "it is an outrage
to thus abuse a woman. Doctor
and studerfta made' a rush for the
door, and it was only when the eur-
sreon had frantically driven home in
his carriage, taking bignor JJlitz
with him, that the ventriloquist ex
plained.
It is impossible to give more than
a few of the many anecdotes which
Signor Blitz himself has left of his
long life and varied experience.
Meeting Jfaganini, the violinist, du
ring a visit to Glascow, ar infant's
cry came from within tbe great
Italian s fiddle.
"My God," said Paganini, "what
-is this V
"JTou know whose child it is,"
said a female voice from a neigh
boring closet. The excited musician
rushed to the closet,' thence back to
the violin, and then turned round to
see Signor Blitz laughing and to
receive his explanation.
An Egyptian mummy was jre
sented by the -American Consul at
Cairo to a Fhiladelpnia museum.
A "crowd was one -day about the
case, and was startled by a voice
from amid the multitudinous linen
folds. s
"Open the box ! open the box,"
said the voice,
' "Who are you ?" asked one visi
tor, more venturesome, than the
IjBt- . ,
'I'm a descenant of the Pha
raoh,' answered the voice.
What do you wan't V
- 'Ask yourself. Your c jnfounded
Yankee curiosity has waked me up
from the sleep of ages. Open the
box !'
What's your name V
'Signor Blitz,' answe'ed the voice,
and the great ventriloquist made
himself known.
The Signor, while in Nova Sco
tia, was approached by an old or
ange woman with a basket of de
licious fruit. He bought an orange
for sixpence, and cutting it in half
drew from the centre a golden
sovereign. This performance was
repeated with an other orange, the
old woman looking on with amaze
ment. He was about to take a
third, whea she snatched it away
and vowed that he should have no
more sovereign for a sixpence.
'Introduced to a very solemn cler
gyman in Hartford, Connecticut,
that gentleman abruptly denounced
tha Signor for performances which
were 'dangerous to the welfare of
mankind,' and much more of the
same sort. Interrupting him, the
Signor plucked a pack of playing
cards from the jpocket.of his ; minis
terial coat and iwithdrew a dice box
and dice from hia clerical bat. Sig-
no
more orthodox Ibbjcclions from that
eman. """ ;
In the old Sixth Street Market,
Jluladelphia, he bouerht a dozen
jegslwr ' 24 cents from a stolid
xutcmaani 'uiear as wasser mit a
weh-Jhjicket,- eh!' remarked the ven
der, aa he handed them over.
: The Signor broke one, and there
came peeping tnrougn tne aperture
first -feathered tead and then a.
wholl y canary bird, which, sa
sweetly to the man of eerers.
The 8ignor's fan-making propen
sity seems to have been irresistible.
and found expression in all manner
of steriling; ways and places. He
made V negro cry out from within
his trunk on one occasion, and came
near peia? anestea as an Aooiition-
-inate tit "hortfe talkfmnd
tne irigntenea nostier could net be
induced to re-enter the stable. So
the Signor was himself compelled to
groom the animal. His favorite
resort seems to have been in the
market-places, where he gave voice
to chickens and pigs and fiah and
even oysters, to the great confusion
of the market-people. But when
he had had his laugh the kind hearts
ed Professor never failed to make
good any. loss, d rect or indirect,
that his victims might have buffered.
His benevolence was comnrehensiv
and it is said o him thut he gave
away half of what he made in char
ity. In the Island of Jit. 'John,
however, an offer to give to the poor
the proceeds of oue of his enter
tainments was refused bv the vil
lage pastor. 'What !' said the shep
perd, 'receive alms for the poor
from a wizard a bewitched hand ?
Oh, no! What spiritual grace
would flow apon tie subjects oi dis-
tiess;
Puring tbe war he gave 132 free
entertainments before 63,000 sol
diers, who had congregated in the
various hospitals in Philadelphia.
besides contributing considerable
sums of money in aid of tue sick
and wounded.
He enjoyed friendly relations
with many distinguished men. Cel
ling upon Daniel Webster at the
statesman's room in Washington,
Signor Blitz asked his influence to
procure for him a government ap
pointment.
'What office do you wiau?" asked
Mr. Webster, somewhat astonished.
'To count the Treasury notes,'
I laid the. Signor. 'You might give
me 1UO,UOO dollar bills to count and
watch mo closely, and you would
find only 75,000 when l returned
them.'
Signor,' exclaimed Mr. Webster,
with lively animation, 'there are
better magicians here than you, for
there would not be $50,000 left
when they had finished counting.'
Once, certainly, the famous magi
cian was nonplussed. A bright boy
of ten years was assisting him upon
the platform, when the Professor
proposed to pass every piece of sil
ver into his pockets. The boy
shook his head, declaring that the
'Signor could not do that.'
'Why not?' asked Signor Blitz.
'Because J've only one pocket,'
chirruped the child, 'and that's got
a big hole in it.'
A large hearted, genial, Chris
tian gentleman was Signor Blitz,
and his death will be sad y regret
ted by thousands of warn: admirers
in every part tf the Union.
Politics and Collection Plates-
Recently a Radical who is a
preacher, tackled Uncle Remus on
the iubject of politics.
'I understand, old man,' said he,
'that you are a Democrat.'
'7 dunno 'bout dat boss,'
'Well, it comes pretty straight.'
Z know dey got two sides, one
what dey call Denim y crat an' de
udder what dey call Rsd i kil, but
I don't bodder w:d 'em w'en de
wedder gits dis stiff.'
'But, I hear you vote the Demo
cratic ticket every timta.'
, '2 wote wid my young marster
what I ntfssed w'en he want.no big
ger dan a duck rabbit.'
Now don't you know this is going
back on your color ?'
'But hit ain't gwine back on my
belly, an' ef I don't tend to dat, de
fus' cole rain dat comes 'long mout
wash de color' right outen me, I
ain't takin' no chances in dis bizzi
ness' boss I'm a gittin' old, an de
older I gits de hongrier I get 1 does
for a fact.
'Look ac me, I vote the republi
can ticket, and I'm net loosing my
flesh,'
'You sorter preaches round like,
don't you, boss ?'
'Sometimes. Yes. Why V
'Caze dat's whar de fun comes
in, I don't git no chance fer ter feed
buten no beaver hat, an' I don't eat
effen ne plates what dey takes up
church klecshuns in. I'm a mighty
lonesome ole nigger, an' his ter
scuffle 'long de bes' I kin widout
enny congergashun at my back.'
The preacher looked at his watch,
and said he would take some more
at another time, while Uncle Re
mas with a serene Bmile upon his
venerable face, went down the street
iinging :
Oh ! whar thill we 30 w'en de great day
comes
Wid de blowia, nb de trumpet an' do bangin'
nv de drums t
Ilow mepy po sinners will be cotch'd out
Tat, f
it
An' fine no latch to de golden gate.
T ... . .....
Ajuanza uonnuuzton.
Tha Husband in the Etchen.
A NORSE LEGEND.
OnM nnnn n. tims t.hrA . was
man so surly and . cross thai ne
never thonght his wife did anything
right in the bouse. So one evenirig
in hay-making time, he came home,
scolding and swearing, and showing
his teeth and making a dost. ."
'Dear love, don't be angry there s
a good man,' said Eis goody : 'to
morrow, let' change out work, IT
go with the mowers and mow, and
you shall mind .the' home. '.
Yes ! the husband thouerht" that
woold 4 tery'well.- 'J3 .jrt;qujte
wining; hi sla
So early next morning his goody
took a scythe over her shoulder and
went out into the . hay-held with
the mowers and began to mow ; but
the man was to mind -the house and
do the work at home.
First! of all he wanted to churn
butter, but when ; he had churned
awhile he got thirsty, and went
down to the cellar to tap a barrel
of ale. So, iust when he had just
when he had knocked in tbe bung,
and was putting the tap in the cask,
be heai-d the pig come into the
kitchen overhead. Then off he ran
up the cellar stairs, with the' tap in
his hind, as fast as he could, to
look after the pig, lest it should
upset the churn. Bat when he got
up and saw that the pig had already
knocked the churn over, and stood
there, rooting and; grunting among
the cream which was running all
over the: floor, he got so wild with.
rage that he quite forgot the ale
barrel and ran- at the pig as hard
as ho could. He caught it, too,
just as it rar out of doom, and gave
it such a kick that j iggy lay for
dead on -ithe spot, then all at Once
he! rememberred that he had the
tab in his hand : and when be got
down to the cellar every drop of ale
had run out of the cask.
Then he went into the dairy and
found enough cream left to fill the
churn again; and so he began to
churn, for the butter they must
have for dinner.1 When he had
churned a bit, he remembered that
their milking cow was still shut up
in the barn, and hadn't had a bit to
eat or a drop to drink all the morn
ing, thongh the son was high.
Then all st once he thought it was
too far tq take her to the meadow,
so he'd just get her' up on the
house-top, for the house, you must
know, was thatched with sods, and
a fine crop was growing there.
Now their house lay close j up
against a steep down, andj he
thought if he had a plank across to
the thatch at the back, hr'd easily
get the cow up. . !
But still he conldn't leave the
churn, for there was his little babe
crawling about on the floor, and if
he left it, he thought, the child was
sure to upset it. So he took the
churn on his back, and went out
with it ; but then he thought ; he'd
better first water the cow before he
turned her out on the thatch ; bo he
took up a bucket to draw water out
of the well ; but as he stooped down
at t e well's brink, all the cream
ranNout of the churn over his shoul
ders and so down into the well. ;
Now it was near dinner time,
and he had not even got the but"
ter yet ; so he thought he had best
boil the porridge, and filled the pot
with water and hung it over the
fire. When he had. done that, he
thought the cow might perhaps fall
off the thacch and break her legs or
neck. So he got up on the house
to tie her up. One end of the rope
he tied fast to the cow's neck, and
the other he slipped down the chim
ney and tied around bis own thigh;
and he began to make haste, for
the water now began to boil in the
pot, and he had still to grind the
oatmeal, i I
So he began to grind away; but j
while he was hard at it, down feu
the cow off the house top after all,
and as she fell she dragged the man
up the chimney by the rope. There
he stuck fast ; and as for the cow,
she hung half way down the wall,
swinging between heaven And earth,
for she could neither get up nor
down. i I
And now the goody had waited
seven lengths and seven breadths
for her husband to qpme and Call
them to dinner; hut never a call
had they bad. At last she thought
she'd waited long enough, and went
eome. But when she got there,
and found the cow hanging in such
an ugly place, she run up and cut
the rope in ' two with her scythe.
But as she did this down came her
husband out of the chimney ; and
so when his old dame came inside
the kitchen, there she found him
standing on. his head in the porridge
pot. j
You have 208 bones and 600
muscles, your blood weighs :25
pounds your heart is 5 inches J in
diameter, it beats 70 times 'Jfor'
minute, 4,200 times per hour, lw,
800 per day. At each, beat a lit-
tie over i. ounces 01 piood is thrown
out of it ; and each day it receives
and discharges about 7 tons of that
wanderful fluid. l- ' ' t?
What holds all the
nkff in the.
world ? no one nose.
Three timet tf Week did Wm
Green- array, luinself in hia best
store! dothesndrBtrolI carelessly in
toe direction ot tne widow, Stuart
cottage, on f tne; outsiae 01 tne vil
lage., Billy,4 as he was familiarly
known about' town, was a good el-.
low in every sense of the word.
J7e was. chief clerk in tha prinoi
pal dry goods store in the place.
and on account of sterling qualities,
Wai s favorite "of his employer' as
Wn aa of ll the young ladles ef
theefghtwrhood., But what was
the ' j attraction ,Tat : the V. widow's
1 .' ADO., gossips i tna yiuage said
that Jiiliy was coBrting.the widews
only daughter, Annie. Indeed
some said they were already en'
gaged. ; - : - J
.at any rate he was certain te
visit her at regular intervals "and
his countenance betrayed his state
01 mind a state of perfect happw
ucoa. riuaia pity it is mat true
love will not always run smoothly,
Who could have the heart to come
between and cause an estrangement
where there existed such, mutual af
fection 1 Something was the mat
ter, for Billy no longer visited hi
lady-love as before. He seemed
abstracted and gloomy. There was
an air of sadness and dejection
about him that contrasted strongly
with his former cheerful and happy
disposition.
Was the widow opposed to his
suitor had she prevailed on her
daughter to reject him'? No. Had
hie charmer changed her mind and
flirted with him ? No. Was Billy
himself guilty of the charge of fick
leness and inconstancy ? No, he
was as true as steel.
At was an tne result ot an una
voidable accidei t. How often does
the turning point, of one's life
1 4
ninge upon a small ana trivial oc
currence. On his last visit to his
sweet-heart, Billy was in a happier
rame of mind than usual and pro-.
posed to take a short walk in the
country road.; They were soon
ready and on' their way to an old
bridge near by and talking as only
overs can, wnen tney came to a
one tree on the roadside covered
with vines and wild grapes. Annie
expressed a desire for some of the
fruit when Billy proceeded to climb
the tree in order . to get them.
When he had' climbed to the top
and was reaching for a fine bunch,
almost out of arms length, his foot
slipped and he came crashing throuh
the tangled vines and branches.
The fall was not far enough to be.
dangerous . had - he reached the
ground, but in his rapid descent his
coat sleeve caught by a knotty vine
and held him suspended, about six
eet above the ground. Though he
struggled manfully to release him
self, his effo.rt was unavailing and
he was rapidly los:ng strength.
Thinking that a strong pull would
probably tear the sleeve and release
him from the painful position, he
called his companion to assist by
pulling on his feet, which she could
just reach.
Instead of laying hold of his
boots, which were somewhat muddy,
she seized the lower edge of his
pants and pulled with a will. There
was a sound of something that snap
ped and -4nnie fell to the ground
with the. garment iu her hands;
Billy 8 till hung there, bis feet
swinging like gigantic pendulums,
eeling for a toot bold which he
never quite reached. With a little
scream of terror at what she had
done, Jinnie darted toward home as
fast as she could run, unconscious-
y holding Billy's trowser's still in
her hand. With many ; tears she
told her mother what she had done
and immediately sent the unfortu
nate garment back by 'a boy. In
the meantime old 1 Deacon Smith
came along in his wagen, returniog
rom tbe mill with a load of meat
He released Billy from his predic
ament and carried him by another
way to the village where he quickly
reached his room. .
The next day there were many
exagerated stories about the acci
dent afloat in the village and Billy
was the butt of many jokes. He
was rapidly losing the equanimity
of his temper' and his faith in
woman kind when he received a
package, containing his trowsers and
little note, saying; 'Can you for
give me? I did not mean to pull
so hard, but the buttons were not
sewed on very strong.' :
He observed that they had been
replaced with strong thread and
neatly repaired.
In a few days he visited her as
usual and daring ther year her name
was changed to; Mrs. Wm. Green
and she does all his sewing nicely.
On Monday a young man resens
ed a girl who had broken through.
the ice of a skating pond m Toront
to. On the ensuing ; Saturday they
were married, although they , had
been strangers up to the time of the
accident. - , i i , .t
.t J1' ' I f , i t 1 v "
An eathnsias wbx had been to
PPT
back, No man will ever r have
the
chance to desert me.' !
.near Anna iAcserson, lecture,., wrote
Tq her saying, 'With yon I could : be
hapov In a desert' And she wrote
-1 T Tho Old. Old Story. " , ,
It wag late.! The leaden sceptre ,
of the sable goddess was stretched -above
the slumbering world, and
yet they stood - at - tho old -front
gate, and He ; wound a., protecting
arm around her lithe form to shield
her from - the falling dews. Her -exquisite
head drooped upon' his
shoulder, and the love light. shone
in -her lostrons oyea. ( it was ow
or never. He would know hit fate, .
be it bliss or misery, j He pointed I
td a star, not one. of the terrible ' .
shooting stars "that "crowd .the cemv
etaries of Burlington with their un-
buried' laiah,;teol. net vz cf '
those' destroying - an ela--tut u .
of those fixed,' glittering orbs that '
know their places and stay in them. '.
andJpoke:- . 1 r ' " : .
Dacling, by yon bright orb I i
swear j j r .i. -! 1,
40h. don't say that.' she mur- .
mured," and her voice was like the'
sound of flutes upon the water," 'Le
ander Smith said that,j and be ran ,
way and married his uncle s kitch
en girl the very next week.' -!
'Dear one, he resumed, -'by the1
blue arching 'dome ''that bends
aoove, I' -.;. '.( , j
'Oh, no, she sighed, rubbing a 1
prescription .of JUairds Bloom of
Youth upon his cassimere shoulder, 1
'don t say that, please: t Orestus 1
Johnson said thftt, and just think, !
pa found out before the, affair went :
very far, that he had two wives in i
Indiana.'.) . :ii'"'';-J. , '' U
'My own,' he once mora tried, 1.
'by every whispering breeze that t
touches with its balmy kiss the i
sleeping flowers,'X-- ' t;-t j ,-. . j-; : ',k
'Oh, please, please don t say 1.
that,' she said, in ' pleading tones. ;
'Mr. Trevely an La Rourke said that, ;
and, do you know, it 1 turned out r
that he was a waiter in a Water i
Street restaurant, and he came up
one evening dreadfully intoxicated, j
when we had company J and burst !
into the parlor, and shouted to. pa
to set out 'Large plate j beefancab
bage welldonannogravy, potatoes
mashed oneplate li veranonions
cornbeefa8h coffeetwo rand black-
berry bothl Oh. don't say that : i
it sounds dreadful te me.' I i
'Day star pf me life,' he tried. I
'bright gem of' , ! ' 1
'Mh, no, no, no, she sighed, wea
rily, 'not that, Mr. Vau Tressle- !
wick said that, and the next week '
we saw him at the circus, in a suit
of red and white stuff, sitting in the r
miaaie 01 a sawdust ring, tying his 1
egs in a Dow-knot around his neck, !
and crawling through a hooD not
half big enough for him. j Oh, any
thing but that!' -I f
'WelL then, he said, in despair. '
It'll be nothing, for I'll be dad
binged if 2're had time to learn i
any more. ! I ain't a walking lover's
dictionary. I '
'Sir V she said, assuming an erect
posture. 1
'Madam,' he said stiffly, 'adieu.'
She went into the house with a '
ace like the shield that was white
on one side and brown on! the'other, ;
and; he strode down the sidewalk
with one , shoulder looking 1 like -a
wmtewasher s advertisement, and a .
ong curl of raven hue hanging to
the. collar of his coat. They nev
er met again. Burlington Satok- 1
Eye. ; :ir-rty.:
Beligicus.
The Episcopalians have a Bishop
and quite a.working force in Japan,
and are making some progress' - A
recent report of Bishop j Williams
says that, their mission hag fire cler
gy one physician, and- one woman, .
At Osaka, public services have
been held every day. On an aver
age about thirty persons j have 'at
tended the meetings on Sunday,
Monday and Thursday. The mis-
sionaries nave enjoyed: greater fan
cilities for preaching At Yeddo, and -their
labors have been marked by
evidence of a growing desire for in
struction and greater earnestness ra
thet conf erts. A very encouraging
increase in numbers is reported.
Against 3 baptisms, 1 confirmation
and three communicants in 1 1875,
there are for 1876, 17 baptisms. 16
confirmations, and 20 communi
cants, ; ; I
New Orleans is not a! Protestant
city.! 1 Out of about 200,000 people.'
it is estimated there are 100.000
communicants, mostly of the old
French line. Their churches are
very i numerous and they represent
generally the wealthy and cultured
people of the city. The Jews have
also lome.' very largo synagogues
nd temples and are illustrations of
financial thrift 'rich as a Jew' is a
proverb founded in a great ' tf nth.
Hence) Protestant congregations are
as a rule weak,1 and aro compelled
to j struggle: hard- for existence.
Tben again, the Sabbath is a holi
day, rather ' than a holy, day ; the
street railway lines reap a rich har
vest f on Sunday. The' theaters
make a special effort to draw great
bowdi bn Sabbath evening. . Many
of the small shops, especially, keep
PDen bn Sunday, ancMhe people
without any restraint do their shop
ping land seek- their amnsemen t.
i-.. . i "
AUdy architec ixi Chicago is get
ting rich, by drawing plana of houses
that have a half dozen cloasets in each
rooou ;
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