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,kmI bave heard of persons whose
hair was whitened through exces
wye fear, but as I never saw myself
; any one so affected I am disposed
to be '- credulous on the subject
.The above remark was made to
1 ' Dr. Maynard aY we sat on the piaz
za of his pretty' villa discussiag the
J ditterent enects or terror on utssim
Jar itemperaroents.-VVUbout re
- plying to me the doctor turned to
his jwife and said: "Helen,! will
. . you: please relate to my old friend
the incident within your own ex
perience? It is the most copvinc
; ing argument I can advance,"
I Hooked at Mrs. Maynard in sur
' prise. I had (observed that he
hair, which was luxuriant and
' dressed very becoming, was purely
)' colorless, .but is she was a young
! womati, and also a very pretty one
i I Burmised that it was powdered
tol heighten the brilliancy of her
fine dark eyes.
The doctor and I had been
friends and fellow; students, but af
ter leaving colleage we ha4 drifted
apart, I to commence practice l
on 'Eastern city, he to pursue his
profession in a growing town in
the West,. I was now on ja visi
to him for the first time since his
marriage.
. Mrs. Maynard, no doubt, : read
ing my supposition by my took in
incredulity, smiled as, she shook
dovn her snowy trtsses over her
shoulders, and seating herself by
her husband 8 side, related the tol
i ' lowing episode: , i
. ?'It is now nearly, two years ag
i t since my- husband was called on
. "one evening to visit a, patient sev
eral miles away. Our domestics
. had. alj gone to a "wake" Jn th
' vicinity, the Jead man being a re
,ative of one of our serving women
But I felt nofear, for we never had
'"" heard of burglars or any sort o
desperadoes irrour quiet village
then consisting of afew scattering
houses. The windows leading ou.
on the piazza were open as now
- but I secured the blinds before nv
' husbands departure and ! locked
. . a
the outside -doors, all except the
s - front one, which' I left for the dpc
tor to lock after going out; so that
:. .'' if rshould fall asleep before his re
1 turn he could enter without arous
, ing me. I heard the doctor's rapid
footatep on the gravel, quickened
by the urgent tones of the messen
ger, who awaitedyhim, and after
the sharp rattle of carriage wheels
had become bub an eclio, 1 seated
- myself by. the parlor astral and
r soon became, absorbed in the book
I bad been reading before being
disturbed by the summons. But
after a time my interest succumb-
' ed to drowsiness, and I. thought of
1 retiring, when the clock in the doc
tor's study adjoining the parlor
struck twelve ; so I determined to
wait a few. foments more, feeling
f r that he would be home now very
eoon. I closed my book, donned a
! - robe de chambre, left down my
hair, and then returned to my seat
to patiently wait and listen. Not
the faintest sound disturbed the
" 8tiUness!of the night. Not a breath
ofair-8tirred the leaf. The silence
was so profound that it became
i' oppressive. I longed for the. sharp
click ot the gate-latch and the well
known step on the gravel walk. 1 1
did not; date to break the hush
. myself by moving or singing, I
t was so oppressed by the deep still-1
oess. , - '
'The human mind is a strange
torturer of itself. I began to con
jure up vivid fancies about ghostly
visitants, in the midst of which oc
; curred to me the stories., I had
heard from superstitiods people
about the troubled spirits of those
who had died suddenly, like a man
whom my servants had gone to
- .uot'C ." U7hn hnA hpon L-illrl Kit
' , an accident at the saw mill. In
: the midst of these terrifying reflec
tions I was started by a stealthy
V footfall on the piazia. rl listened,
between fear and hopf. It njiight
y i be the doctor. But no!, he would
-not tread like that; the step Was
too 6oftj and cautions for anything
less.wily'thao acat. As I listen
ed, again my eyes were fixed on
the window blind. I saw the slats
.-.move slowly and eoftly, and then
- the rays of the moon disclosed a
, ... thin', cadaverous face, and bright,
. y glittering eyes peering. at me. Oh,
terror ! who was it ? what was it ?
felt the cold perspiration start at secured me to the table with the
, w f - - ....
every pore, i seemea to De irozen skill ol an expert. It was but the
in my chair. ! I could not .move, 1 work of a moment to unloose ray
could not cry out; my tongue seem- robe and bare tny bosomv Then,
ed glued to the roof of my m out hi after earefully examining my left
while the deatniy wnue lace press oreast, he said :
ed closer, and the great sunken "'Madame, 'your husband has
eyes wandered in their gaze about I made a mistake. I find no neces-
the room. In a tew moments the sity for my intended operation,
blind closed, as noiselessly as it ;'At this I gave a long-drawn
had Jbeen opened, and the curious sigh of relief, and prepared to rise,
footsteps came toward the door. "'But,' he continued, 'I have
'Merciful heavens!' 1 cried, in a made the discovery that your heart
horror stricken whisper4 as I heard is as large as i that of an ox P Twill
the key turnin the lock, 'the doc- remove ibyfb that you may see for
tor in his haste, must have forgot- yourself reduce it to its natural
ten to withdraw the key. size by a curious prdees3 of my own
"God forgive me I V ejaculated unknown to the medical science,
Dr. Maynard, interrupting his wife, and of which I am the sole discov-
and looking far more excited than erer, and then replace it again.'
she, "I can never forgive myself "He now began to examine the
for such a thoughtless act. Please edge of the cruel knife, on which I
proceed, my dear. closed my eyes, while every nerve
"I heard the tront door open, was in a perceptible tremor.
the etep in the hall, and- helpless 'The mechanism of the heart
as a statue I still sat riveted to my is like a watch,' he resumed ; 'ifit
chair. The parlor door was open, goes too fast the great blood vessel
and in it stood a tall, thin mao, that supplies the force must be
whom 1 had never beheld betore. stopped like the level of a watch,
He was dressed in a long loose and the works must be cleaned, "and
robe, a sort of gaberdine, and a repaired and regulated. It may
black velvet skull cap partially interest you. to know that I was
concealed a broad forehead, under- present at the post-mortem exami-
neath which gleamed black eyes, nation held over the remains of the
bright as living coaJs, and placed beautiful Louise of Prussia. Had
so near together that their gaze i been consulted befora death, I
were preturnatural. in their direct- would have saved her by taking
tress; heavy grizzled eye'ids hung out heart and removing the polypi,
over 4bem like the tangled mane between which it was wedged like
of a lion ; the nose was sharp and as if in a vice; but-was called too
promingnt, and the chin was over- late. The king and I had a little
grown with white hair, which difference he was a" German, I
hung down in locks weird as the am French. J trust that is suffi-
ancient mariner's. He politely cient explanation."
doffed his cap, bowed, replaced it, "He now bent over me, his long
and then said, in a slightly foreign white beard brushing my face. I
accent : raised my eyes beseechingly, try-
,"Madam, it is not necessary for ing to think of some way to save
me to stand on any further cere- myself. 'Oh, sir, give me an an-
moTry, as your hnsband, Dr. May- aesthetic that I may not feel the
nard (hereupon he again bowed pain," I pleaded. .
profoundly) has acquainted you "'Indeed! indeed! madame, I
with the nature of my business would comnlv with vour wish
here to-night. I perceive,' he add-J were you not the" wife of a physk
ed, gtancing at my neglige robe, Cian of a skilfnl surgeon. I wish
that you were eepecting me ?" you to note with what easel per-
'No, I found my voice tol form this difficult operation, so that
stammer.v 'The doctor has said Vou may tell vour husband of the
Adieu!' I afterward learned that
the man was once an eminent sur
geon in Europe, but much learn
ing had made him mad. f When He
bound me to that table my hair
was as black as a raven ; when I
left it, it was as you see it now
white as full-blown coton." .
liAYIBfG A KINO LT, REST.
Victor Emmanuel' Remains
Escorted : to the , antbeon
with Great StatcA . ; Y- ;
Rom January 17. The funeral of
nothing to me about a visitor at
is hour of the night.' "
" 'Ah, he wished to spare you,
no douot, a drsagreeable appre
hension,' he returned, advancing1
and taking a seat on the sofa op
posite me, where for a few mo-
great savant whose services he se
cured, fortunately in season.'
"As he said this he made the
final test of his knife on his thumb.
How precious were the moments
now! They were fleeing all so fast,
nnri vt an er.ernitv KPfimed'com-
ments he sat and eyed me keenly ed i(J e j never
i tuoi, wiiu ' -"of fainted m mv life, and I never telt
guttering ngnt in nis eyes tnat my- ,eS3 Hke swooning than now, as I
aienous.y .mpresseu me. xou summone al m v presence of mind
..ttv0 o .c...i.u7 ii.ic I'liya-Huu, t0 delay the fearful moment, ter
madam,- he observed quietly ; vent Pravinz in the meantime for
'one that might deceive the most
skilled and practical physician.
Do yon suffer much pain ?'
"Unable to speak, I shook my
head. A terrible suspicion was
the late King Victor Emmanuel took
place to-day, ihd was very imprescive.
The body of the dead monarch was
placed on tie funeral car at 9 o'chclc in
the morning, and the procestion started
from the Quirinal about 10 o'clock. It
was headed by Gfteen military detach
ments, with three bands, and the clergy,
bearing tapets. The. ear used at the
funeral of Kin Charles Albert of b'ar
dioi;i, Victor Emmanuel's father, was
used on this occasi iD. It) was surmount
ed by the iron crown, the ancient dia
dem of .the Lombard kings, which Was
brought from Monza for the occasion.
Coatrary to a previous announcement
there were no pall-bearere. The car was
preceded by Lieutenant-General Medici,
the late King's first aid-de-camp, mount
ed, t ho bore the Palestro sword, sheath
ed. - The car was surrounded by a guard
ot honor and the special representatives
delegated by foreign courts. Ittwas fol-
owed by Victor Emmanuel's favorite
horse, riderless, military banners and. a
guard of honor, eighteen detachments of
eivil dignitaries, the Ministers, Senators
and deputies and the Knights of the
Annunziata. This part of the process
ton was ono mile long. .Besides this
there were 2,700 deputations from all
parts of .Italy, numbering each from five
7- -
to several hundreds. The entire pro
cession, except General Medici, was on
foot. From the Quirinal it moved I y
he Piazza di Spasnat'o the Piazza de1
TolcT;T;ne"Bce downf the'Cbrso near!j
to the end, and thence to the Pantheon,
where it arrived about 4 o'clock. The
ecclesiastical servioe was confined to a
simple absolution and benediction pro
nounced by Mgr. Gori, Archpriest of the
Chapter of tha Church.-The stone
wh:ch is to be placed in the chapel.de3-
tincd for the King is a simple slab, bear
ing only the words " Victor Emmanuel !
First King of Italy." It stood between
the high altar and tha altar of Saint
Anastasias the Martyr, on the right as
the Pantheon is enterel. : Over the
gateway of the Pantheon was the follow
ing inscription :
HE ADJURED THEM ALE.
He Had Rather be Rnried In an
Old-Fashioned Coffin bt Pine.
No other State could have raised him
but New Jersey. He was tall and la&k.
and wore rusty clothes. Hi3 trousers
were tucked inside his bootlegs, and bis
boots were covered thick with reJ clay.
He strolled into a .wholesale coffinf
warehouse on the Bowery, and stood
near the door staring around in open-
Ibe proprietor stepped up to Inm,
my husband's return
"Doctor," said I, with assumed
composure, "I have the utmost
confldence in vour skill. I would
not trust my life to another ; but,
n room n rr rwrar : m a I irna o ltna,
1 I -f-k)fi ttaii Vi oira tnrrrriTrorr re nrtn
l uvvtU I yuu liarb tvi kui. tv ii , j ui m
a napkin to staunch the blood, it
you will have the goodness to as-
miles away from aid or rescue
with a madman.
" 'Ah, he continued, reflectively,
'your husband may have mistaken
a tumor for a cancer. Allow me
to feel your pulse ?" he said, rising
and bending over ma.
"I thought it best to humor him,
remembering it was unwise for a
helpless woman to oppose the, as
harmless freak ot a
cend to my sleeping chamber, at
the right" of the hall, you will find
everything you need for that pur
pose in the bureau."
'And, madame,' said he, shak
ing his head sagaciously, 'I never
draw blood during a surgical ope
ration ; that is another one of the
vet. harmless frenk rf a liimitit.
j-, , . . . e ,
He took out his watch, shook his secrets unsnown to tne .acuity..
head gravely, laid my hand down
gently, then went toward the
study, where on the table, was an
open case of surgical instruments.
" 'Uc not be alarmed, madam,
he said, turnirg to me as I was
about to rise and flee, and in ano
ther instant he was by my side,
with the case in his possession.-'
Involuntarily I raised ray hand
and cried :
"'Spare me! 0,fpare me, I be
seech you !'
44 ' Madam, ' he said sternly,
clasping my wrist with Iris long
sinewy fingers, with a grip of steel,
'you behave like a child. I have
no tijne to parley, for I have re-
Then placing his band on my
bosom he added with horrible es
pieelerie: -
: " 'I'll scarcely mar that whiter
skin than snow and smooth as mon
umental alabaster.'
"O, God I cried, as I felt the
cold steal touch my breast; but
with the same breath came deliv-
e ranee,
"Quick as thought a heavy
wooden piano cover was thrown
over the head and person of the
madman, and bound tightly about
him. As qnickly was I released,
and the' thongs that had bound tne
soon held the maniac,
"My husband held me in his
ceived a letter from the Emperior arms. He had noiselessly ap
of the French stating that he is proached, and taking in the horror
suffering from a iliac abscess, and I of my situation at a glance, had,
is desirous of my attendance. II by the only means at hand, secured
must start for Europe immediately the madman. Who was the very
after performing the operation on patient he had been summoned to
your breast, and before ! could attend, but who had escaped the
make the slightest resistance, he I vigilance of his keeper soon after
had me in his arms and was carry- the departure ol the messenger.
mg me into the study, where there who had returned with the docto
was a long table with greeo baize, in pursuit of him;- As the poo
On this he laid me, and hoidiag me j wretch was being hurried away he
aown with the strength ot a man-1 turned to me and said : 'Madame
iac, he brought forth from some! this is a plot to rob me of my rei.u
hidden recess in his gown several tation. Your husband is envious
Jong leather straps, with which he ot my great skill as a surgeon
Italy, with a mother's pride, with
a daughter's grief, supplicates for ; !
the Great King, who w;is a laithful
citizen and a triumphant soldier, ;
the immortality of the righteous
and the heioic.
The proC' gsioa was one hour and a
alf in pissing a given point. The cos"
lmes in the. official portion, including
the soWiery, were magnificent, and the
effect of the spectacle was heightened by
e display of seventy tattertd banters.
fhe Crown Prince of Germany, with
representatives from Austria, Portugal
nd Baden, walked abreast. The effect
of the music in the proces-ion was most
impressive. The Pantheon was splen
didly decora! ed as a chapel'e ardente. ;
Daylight was excluded by the standard
of Italy veiling the roof. Tha side
cliaptl of Clement XI. was walled in and
draped with gold and crimson. Bal.
News.
Brain work, and that of the
clearest kind, comes into profitable
play quite as well on the farm as
anvwhfre else. Look ahead, get
a just view of the position ; have
ploughing, sowing, harvesting, and
selling all done at the proper time.
Never hurry, but always, drive
work ahead. Know in the evening
what you intend to do the next
day. Have your rainy day and
your clear day occupation design
ed before hand. Always brin? in
to requisition the full means for
compassing the desired ends. In
short, study and understand your
business, and you will enjoy it, and
thrive at it. Sdtcted
The man whose mind and hands are
busy finds no time to weep and WaiL If
work is slack, spend the time in reading.
No man ever knew too much. The hard
est students ii the world arc the o'd
men who know the most.
and rubbing his hands briskly, laid:
"Cjffit.8?"
"Yes, I see they be," answered thr
Jerscjman. "Vou hev got a lot cf 'em
now, ain't yer?"
'Largest and best aborted stock in
the city," replie d t he proprietor. ''Shall
I show you through 7"
then the Jerseyman lo ked very hap
py "Now i.uthiu'.'ed tickle me more'n
that," said he. "Look bcVe, mister,
do yer- give away '.r chrotuo with each
coffin?"
The warehouseman shook bis bead,
and said he, had never made a practice
of that.
"Welf, I didn't know ; some under
takers da an' fome don't. You mus'
expect a powerful lot of folks to tucker
out this eummer from th' number
boxes yer got here."
The storekeeper mertly nodded, and
led the way back to a "rosewood." '
"Now there is an artie'e I can rec
ommend. ) Silver-plated screws, wood
well seasoned, and wfll last for years
The Jerseyman walked all around it,
peeped inside cf it, and slowly rubbed
the wood with his hand.
' Well, now, by gosh 1 she is a beauty
ain't she J'' said he. "Anybody that
expects to hare a real good, comfortable
time, let' 'era take that, hey? Why
Daniel Webster himself couldn't ask no
better. Look here, when I ride out on
4h' pale boss, ef they want to make me
real happy, jist let em bide me in one
Uke that."
"Here is another f-ty 1e," said the pro
prietor. moviB2 on. "Casket. Solid
silver mountings ; double woud, and my
own patent."
The Jerseyman stopped end inspect
ed it long and minutely. He examined
the bilver c'oee'.y, and polished the
wood with his coat tail.
"Well, great jeminy ! that j'st lay
over anything in tV way of a box I ever
did see. Why, if a man hed a thing
like that layin' round his house, ready
rfor use, an' it wasginerally known 'bout
th' neighborhood, I calk date his societ
would be sought arter by th' richest in
th' land. I jist want'r meoticn this oue
fact. When I bids good by with weep
in' eye to this r ball of mud, as our
pastor says, if they'd on'y tuck me awa
in a patent thing like that I'd be th'
happie-t man alive. How much for that
patent?''
"Eighty dollars," said the proprietor,
moving on.
The Jerseyman followed behind, mut
tering to himself : "By Josh I Now
really I ought'r stop srookin and cbew
in', an' save up for one of them things."
"Now, here is a metalic arrangement,"
said the proprietor, ttopping. "lit
preseivative qualities are immense. I
guarantee that this will last forever."
The Jersey man balled and looked at
the last style with per feet amazement
At length he found bis vo ce end said :
' I don't want to see to more. That is
the si vie for me. If I was as rich as
A. T. Stewick & Co. I'd hev One of 'em
ifit bust roe. I can't conceive of no
ereatrr pleasure thea to jist lay and
wait for (iabrrl to blow tin bora la a
thing like that. When 'VS doetor gits
through wiih me jist let 'em mortgige
th' farm an' it oue of them kind for
me, an ll go happy. That's my style
exact." rv,
''Ht re are our cheaper k:nds,' uid
the proprietor, turning about; "pine,
but uicely painted and finely fiui-bed."
The Jersey mail gazed upon' one of
them as it it was an old mend.
"Wal1, now, alter all," said beeper
haps tt'emstbi bast, tor a good, plain
enjoyable luoerai gimme a pine. Them
dun t tAl for no bra bands or Udd
Fellows followiu on behind. hen
I'm wanted in th' other world i;at pu
me in a pine an' I won't complain a bit
I'm" ......
"Well, sir. if you wish o buy "
"No no," said the Jersey man look
ineat him in surprise. "I don't want
to buy anything; you asked me to loo
tbroaeu, an' list to oblige yer-r-
He V.as out on the sidewalk and th
door closed bthir.d him before be could
finish, and he quietly rambled away up
the Bjwery. ,
Undecided Young Men.
A world of trouble is occasioned
to girls by the indecision of charac
ter of young men. A pretty girl in
the neighborhood of a dozen young
men: She is not only beautiful.
but she is good, well-educated and
accomplished. Perhaps there is
not one of these young men who
would not take a particular inter
est in her, for she is a general fa-
onte; but they observe that one
of their number seems to have got
the start of them; heJa regular
and frequent visitor, anf his in
tentions do not appear to be at all
displeasing in the quarter where
they are bestowed; so; the others
all back, or turn their eyes else
where. -
Thevoungman who has brought
all this about gops on from week
to 'week, from, month to month, it
may be from year to year, with
out any definite plan of the future,
or so much as any clear decision
in his own mind of what he wished
to do. He likes the young ladj;
he knows that his visits are pleas
ant to himself and acceptable to
her; he would not like her to re
ceive particular attention from an
other; yet he1says not' a word
about engagement and marriage,
tne end ana aim or a woman s
ife.
He has gradualyt wonj her af
ections, until he. has become "the
ocean to the river other thoughts.'
She could not bear to break off
with him, to be seperated from
him; for she loves him, asshe fond
ly believes, and perhaps truly, as
she can never love another; But
how. horrowine is the state ol
doubt and uncertainly in which
she drifts on.
Reflection should make young
men caretul how tney win the
hearts they do not wish to wear.
They have no right to monopolize
a girl s society, so long as they
are in a state of entire indecision
as.to their own wishes and pur-
We all have Fault. i
I have been good deU op and dowa
in the world, and I never did see either
a perfect horse or a perfeet roan, and I
ucver shall unt l two Sundays come to
gether. The o!d 6aying i?, " Lifeles?,
faultless." Of dead men we should say
nothing but good, but s for the li ring
tlrey are all tarred more or less with the
black brush, and half an eye can see it.
Every head has a soft place in it, and
every heart has its black dropj Every-ri-se,has
jta prickles and every itj ltr'
night.' Even the' sun shQws spots, aftd
the sK:es are darkened with cloud". N'
body is so wise but he has folly enough
tot tock a stall at Vanity Fair." Where
I could not see the fool's rap-, I bava
nevertheless beard the bells jingle. A
there is no sunshine without some shad
ow, k is all human food mixid up with
more or less of evil ; even poor-law guar
dians have tbeii little failing?, and par
ish beadles are not wholly of heaveuly
nature. . The best wiue has its lees
All men's faults are not written on their
fo:eheads, and it's quite well they are
not. or hats would need wide brims;
yet as sure as eggs are egg, fault of
some tort nestle in every man's bosom.
There's no tolling when a man's sins may
show themselves, for l.ares pop out of a
ditch just when you are not looking for
them. A horse that is weak in the legs
may notstuuiMd for a mile or two, but
it's in him. and the ruler had better
bold him up Wjell. The tabby cat is
not lapping milk juxt now, but leave the
dairy door open, and we will see f she
is not as bad a thief as the kittea.
There' fire in the flint, cool as it looks ;
wait till the steel gets a knock at it, and
you will sec. Everybody can read that
riddle, but it is not everybody that will
remember to keep his gunpowder out of
the way of the candle. John Plovgh-
man.
poses
But while the fault may lie
with the young irwo, the folly rests
as much with theoung women.
They should be early wise, and
guard their affections from becom
ing fastened upon a young man
fiom whom they have no ass--ance,
and of whom they know
nothing more than that he is nn
agreeable companion. They
should beware of young men ol
indecision Of character, who, hav
ing once ingratiated themselves
into favor, will dwadle along as if
it were no part of their duty to
give to the future and to the hap
piness of others a single thought;
It is rarely undecided associa
tions are productive of perma-
rfent good, lhere are many cir
cumstances which intervene in the
progress of time, and render them
highly injurious to both parties
As in the one case the eligible
oung men keep their distance for
fear of intruding, so in the other
the undecided youngman is looked
upon py 'young gins in tne neign
borhood its partly, if not wholly
engaged; and it is only in the case
of flirt any attempt is made to
draw him away; but, should his
attention cease for any cause, he
finds it a difficult matter, indeed,
to reinstate himself elsewhere.
The Business Outlook.
From the New York Herald, 17th.
The large receipts of grain and
flour at Chicpgo, Milwaukee and
other Western gathering points
for the first half of the present
month speak well for a very act-
ive movement to mis port py rail
road
the, winter months.
'I don't think I ought to pay
that bill," said a man when his
physician called on him for settle
ment. "Why not?" "Because doc
tor, you gave me so much medi
cine that I wasgick a long time af
ter you bad cured me."
"What on earib am I to do with that
incorrigible sen of mine?" inquired an
. , . m i . .r a
anious la'.uer ot a uiena. "i'ress uia
in shepherd' plaid," was the leply.
"Why, what po&sib'e benefit would that
be?" demanded the wondering paront.
"It wonld, at least, be a way of keep
ing him in cbec." '
and for a general revival of busi-'
.r.co in V'uio VrV l.firart crr:iin
UCO9 III X, U w ....
. .1 . . t
receipts here mean activity in mo
dry goods arid other tradps in the
spring, as well as better employ- .
' . 1 .1 i ' fPL..
mens curing tne wincer,; ana
wheat arriving in Chicago by the
Northwestern and other line
from January 1 to Jannary 14 thi
year foots up seven hundred and
fifty-two thousand bushels, against
three hundred and sixty thousand
during the corresponding period iu
lS77,and five hundred and twenty
five thousand bushels iu 1S70. The
corn movement has scarcely yet
begun this year, in.cohsequepce of
the unfavorable weather. At Mil
waukee the January receipt thus
far this year have been four hun
dred and eighty-seven thousand
bushels, against three hundred and
thirty-four thousand bushels last
year. But the largest receipt
known in cne day for many year
were those of January 15 being
at Chicago, one hundred and two
bushel8qf wheat and one hundred
and forty thousand bushels of com
and at Milwaukee ninety-one thou
saud bushel of . wheat, i Thesn
facte, with active and trng grain
and flour market at Liverpool,
the decline of the gold premium
on Tuesday, below two per cent.,
tin lowest point reached since
April 29. ISC2, and the prospect
of further European complication,
promise well Aot the business
prosperity ot the United atate
and lor a general revival of our
real estate,-railroad shipping and
.1 '
oiner loieresis.-
Wheri Job said, "My -life is swif
ter than a tiost, he probably
meant a gate post, as that i always
fast to the fence.
An Irishman was onee asked
why he wore Itis stockings inside
out : "Because there is a hole ia
the other side," he replied.
i In these days of much politics.
if Bret Harte had lived out West
he could mat his "Two Men at
Any Bar" any time between 6 A
M. aud midnight..
Arrested for paving Counter
fett Money. Y
On Saturday last W. A. Prcanell
from Yancey County attempted to paaa
some counterfeit Nickels, at the etore
of Hyam Bros. A warrant wa issued
by U. S. Cumm'usiouer Bowman, and
D. A. Putnam was deputized to arrest
him. Presnell implicated other and
theoftieer arrested Kit Byrd ofYaaeay.
Oa the trial t appeared that Preraell
wasioaoeent. as he obtained the money,
from Byrd an 1 did cot know that it was
counterfeit. Byrd was committed to
j-ail ti await hi trial at the Federal
Court. Rom 3humfh fcp'tfian.