Decatur Democrat, Volume 27, Number 12, Decatur, Adams County, 22 June 1883 — Page 4

TlfK riTTLE COMFORTER. I have a little comforter T at climb'* upon my knee. Ami makes the world seem possible When thinly go wrong with me. She never is the cne to say, “If you had only been More careful and more sensible Tais thing had been foreseen.” Hhr i desses me, Caffwees me. And w hispers, "Never mind: To-morrow night All will be riuht, My i apa. good and kind." To give me wise and good advice I have of friends a score; But then the trouble ever is, I knew it all before. And when one’s heart is full of care. One’s plans all in a mess The wisest reasoning, 1 think. Can’t make the trouble leas. My Mamie’s way. Is just to say, "O papa, don’t b? sad; Tomorrow night Ali will be brig at. And then we shall be glad!" Borne think I have been much to blame; ShUc say, “I u»ld you so;" And othe.s sigh, "\V hat can't be helped Mast be endured, you know.” Os course, if trouble can’t be helped. Then ciying is in vain; But when a wrong will not c >me right Why should I n* t complain? in Mamio’s eyes I'm always wise; She never thinks me wronj; It’s understood I’m always good— Good as the day is long. Then come, my liktlo com often, And comb upon my knee; Yon make .he worai -e_m possible When n inxs go wroxu with me. Fi r you ve the wlsd nn far beyond TLe r ach of any sage. The lovine, t. uder, hopeful trust That be t can st lengthen age. Bay, *Papa. de r. Now don't you fear; Be.oie to-morrow night The cares you dread WHi ad have tied, And • verything be right." —Harper's H er A u. loss and Gain, B¥ MRS. A. B. fEBRIN. “It’s of no use talking about it any more, Percy. The necessity is laid upon us. and all that is left for us to do is to fake np our separate duties and do them bravely for the Master's sake. Il I had remained free from other tie-. Heaven knows how willingly I would have become your wife. But as it is—” • “O, Mercia," how can I ever give you up? For two years it has been the one absorbing dream of my life to call you my own. And now, within a few days 'of the consummation of my hopes, to have that dream so rudely broken. , After all, Mercia, she was not yout mother. The ties you speak of are more imaginary than real. Has she no relatives or friends with whom you could place the children until they shall be old enough to take care ol themselves ?’ “Not that I know of, Percy. Her parents are both dead and her sister, too, I think. She had one brother living in the State of Illinois, from whom she had several letters after her marriage with papa. But I have never seen him. And besides all that, Susan Browne was just as true a mother to me as if I had been her own child. She came into our home when I was a wild, neglected, untutored girl, and what I am to-day, her love and kindness made me. ,1 shall try to be just as true a mother to her children as she was to me. I shall never give them into the hands of strangers while I have health ,and strength to take care of them.” Mercie Browne la d down her knitting work, and, opening the oven door, took out a couple of pies and set them on the cleanly-scoured kitchen table, while the firmlv. drawn lines about her mouth, and the decisive set-look in her eyes, convinced her lover of the earnestness ■ of her purpose. ; “And this is your final decision, ,Mercie?” : “My final decision,” she answered. • Percy Harrington arose to his feet, with a bitter, cynical laugh. “I had hoped, Mercie, that you cared more for me than for any one else. But I see I have been mistaken. Os course, you do not expect me to wait for you until these youngsters are grown ?” “No, Percy, I do not expect you to wait for me. Here are all the presents you have ever given me, all the letters you have ever written to me. I shall expect a similar return on your part.” With a low, mocking bow, Percy Harrington passed out of the wide kitchen door, wiiile Mercie, unable longer to restrain her feelings, fell upon her knees by the lounge, and, burying her face in her hands, sobbed aloud. But, what was done was done; and, like the law of the Medes and Persians, unalterable. “Heaven help me to be patient and true,” she moaned in her distress. Mercie B.oau’s father had been dead two years, and now the gentle stepmother had been laid by his side in the quiet church yard, leaving three sma.l children to be cared for by somebody. Mercie had at once concluded that this “somebody ” meant herself, and quietly ignoring In otner claims, had set resolutely about the test. The reader has already gleaned that she was the promised wife of Percy Harrington. Bi.t, while that gentleman felt perfectly willing, nay, anxious to assume the responsibility of Mercie’s maintenance, he did not, as iie said, feel called upon to take upon him elf the care of her step mother's children. Mercie reasoned that they were her father’s children also, and, as such, entitled to her services. The consequence, as already seen was a rupture of their engagement. Six months later Percy married Elsie Hawkins, a gentle, fairfaced girl, and moved away into an adjoining county. While David Browne lived, he had found his small estate, by careful management quite sufficient to support his family comfortably. But since his death, debts had accumulated, and Mcrcis found that when the estate was sold, and these debts paid, there would be but s eomparatively-emall amount left for the support of the children. This she must invest as judiciously and economically as possible, and for the rest she must depend upon her own labor. Being a neat and rapid writer, she, with the aid of a few influential friends, at length obtained a situation as copyist in a respectable law-office in a neighboring city. As the pay was good and the children old enough to be left alone during the day, she thought, perhaps, it was the best she could do. and. rentings small house, she removed thither with her three small charges. Did it ever seem to Mercie Browne during all these days that it was a cruel dispensation of Providence which compelled her thus, at 19 years of age, to exchange all her bright dreams and pleasant anticipations for these hard, stern duties? If it did, sho made no outward sign, but bravely took up her allotted task and worked >n, meeting always her reward, the reward of a heart at peace with itself, through a consciousness of duty faithfully performed. The time came, however, when she knew when stre could realize, with an intense thankfulness, that it was “all for the best ” For two years she heard nothing at ail from Percy Harrington. Then there came vague rumors of the fast life he was living, of his often going to his home ui the small hours of the night, grossly inebriated; then of the seizure of his goods and chattels by the executionsrsof the law; lastly, of the sudden death of his gentle, patient, heartbroken young wife. Then his name cease-1 to be mentioned, and he dropped, as it w-re. entirely out of her world. Another year dragged ite slow length along the stream of wne, bringing into

i Mercie’s life but little of its sunshine and sweetness. By dint of unceasing ’ industry and patient economy, she had ■ managed to keep the wolf from her I door. Nay, more, she had kept her lite ! tie family comfortably clothed, and Millie at school most of the time. Millie Was now 12 years old, Jack 9, and little Herbert 6. But hard work, anxiety and constant confinement were making sa l inroads on the once robust constitution. The ervwhile rosy, blooming country lass, was now a pale, leaden-eyed, care-worn woman. Would her strength hold out ? It must, it must. It was only the spring weather making her feel so weak and exhausted now. She would ask the doctor for a tonic. She would ask her employers for a couple of week's vacation in June, and she would run down to G , her native town, and get a smell of the wild roses and a taste of the sweet, fresh air, which would be sure to bring the color into her cheeks again, and strength into her limbs. Alas! alas! for all her little plans. The doctor decided that the tonic would do little if any good, without rest and quiet, and her employers utterly refused the much needed Vacation, “on account of a stress of business,” they said. So, with the hot, unshed tears hanging heavily under her eyelids, and her limbs growing weaker every day, Mercie worked on. But when fragrant, breezy June had given place to the burning, sultry skies of July, there came a cessation of it all. She was returning to her home one evening, after a busier day than usual, feeling almost too tired and ill to care much whether she lived or not. In attempting to cross the street, she became aware that a furious, runaway horse was dashing directly toward her. A sudden weakness came over her; a swift darkness closed in around her. ' She knew she was falling; knew she was under the very feet of the frantic animal, and then all was blank. When she came to herself, she was lying on a rudely-improvised conch in a small grocery store, surrounded by a crowd of gaping spectators. Her head was pillow ed on the arm of a tall man, who e face was covered with a long, brown, silky beard, and who seemed to be anxiously regarding her. She raised her head and attempted to speak, but fell back with a groan. “Thank heaven, she lives!” exclaimed the brown-bearded man fervently. “Doctor, do your best now. Let her be removed to some place where she can be taken care of, and provide good nurses. It was my horse that caused the damage, and I will foot the bills. Let there be no expense spared.” “Take me to my own home,” moaned Mercie. “And where might that be, little woman?” the brown beard interrogated. Mercie gave the name of the street and the number of the house. Then she was lifted in the arms of strong men, placed upon a hastily-constructed litter, and carried to her home. Before they reached it she had fainted again, and her unconscious form was borne in and laid upon the bed amid the disti eased cries of the frightened children. While the doctor and the women who had been summoned,were caring for the unfortunate girl, the brown-bearded I stra ger drew the children into the lit- | tie k.tchen, told them all about the ac- I cident, and elicited such information as ■ he eould concerning their eireum- ■ stances. Millie proved to be rather retie-. nt. but from the boys he gathered ' the tacts of their orphanage, of Mercie’s relation to them, of her failing health, and of her employer’s refusal to grant ' her a holiday when she needed it so much. “What was your father's name?” he a-ked at last, mainly for the sake of saying something to hold their attention. “David Browne.” The stranger started curiously. “Your mother’s name ?” “Susan Browne,” was answered just I as promptly. He was getting some vhat excited I now. ’’Where did you live before you moved here ?” “In the town of G., in the southern part of this county.” “My dear childred",” he exclaimed eagerly. “I've got good news for you. I am your owa uncle; your mother was my sister. I’m so gad I’ve found yon nt last.” “Are you Uncle Herbert Hazelton ? And have you been looking for us?" asked Millie with a sudden accession of intere t. “I am Uncle Herbert Hazelton, and I have been looking for you. At le. st, heard a rumor of your father’s d atb and wrote several times to your mother. Failing to get any answer, I concluded that she must either have died too, or changed her place of residence.” "Having business to transact in this extr," ho wenv on, “I thought £ would c -me myself and attend to it, then go down to G , find out what I could about it, and try and hunt you up. But here you are, and I should be very glad if only that poor girl hadn’t got hurt.” “Are you Mercie’s uncle, too?” asked little Herbert, suddenly jealous for her share in this new acquisition of relationship. “No, dear, I’m not Mercie’s uncle,” a Iding under his breath, “and I’m very I.i-l of it. too,” though I doubt if he could have told why he was glad. Mi rcie’s injuries proved to lie less serious than was at first anticipated. A li-location of the right shoulder and a fraction of the arm below the elbow, were the most serious ones she had suslined. Under the care of competent rims s. with a liberal supply of the comforts and luxuries of life, and, withal, the daily visits of Herbert Hazleton, she became rapidly convalescent. Herbert was the only son of the Hazleton family. Like a certain person of olden times, he had taken his share of his father’s goods and gone nto a “far country”—that is, a distant State. Unlike him, he had not wasted lis substance in riotous living, but had = hied thereto from time to time, until o.v he was a well-to-do, prosperous nan in every sense of the word. Add to this that he was a bachelor and you l ive a very interesting combination of ■i ‘cumstances. 'i'i ey say that pity is akin to love. It may lie so, for certain it is that from pitying M< r- ie Browne there crept *■> Herbert Hazleton's heart a deeper, ••nd- r-r f-eling, and at last he acknowl dg-'il to himself that life would e nothing to him w.tliout her. And Mercie. Who shall say how -.'ten she looked forward with sad fore-bo-li’g to the time when Herbert would go away to his own home, and ?ury all the light and beauty and •vn;:nth of the world with him? Who -ha’l say how often during those 'or.g. happy days of convalescence, when i-1 r.night to her books and papers and nagazinvx, and r<?..<l to her, or ma ked i >i h r reading all the choicest th ughta <>f the best thinkers; and talked to net met led her out into a new world, int< • i i she had often looked, but had ever d ired to dream she might enter. She th nked Heaven for for this man’s trieudship. Perhaps she contrasted ids bn a l culture and intelligence and oble g.-ner. sity with the narrow views and selfish motives of her farmer lover. Who shall dare t j blame her if she did? At last Mercie had so far recovered that she be. an to talk about resuming her place at the office. It had been suppl ed for the time being, with the u derstandingthat -he was to go back aesoou as ano Mv-ilq ue able.

And still Herbert Hazleton tarried. ' With no ostensible purpose, he yet staved, and he yet made his daily visits to the little house where Mercie lived with his sister's children. “Mercie,” he said one day, looking up from the book he bad been reading, “do you know that I intend to take Susan’s children home with me when Igo?” i “I hud feared that was yonr intention,” she replied, in a low voice, without lifting her eyes from the sewing she held in her hand. “Y’es," he said, “I have a large, comfortable house, and plenty of money that is doing nobody any particular I. good, and I feel it to be my present duty to take care of them; to give them a good education, and a chance in the world.” “It is your privilege, certainly. Mr. Hazelton,” she said, still without look- , ing up. “I have done the best I could | for them. Os course I know that you . can do much better, and, if you insist upon taking them, I shall have, to submit, however painful the parting may | hf. ” Tears fell upon the snowy fabric through which her needle was fiasliing ■ nervously. He regarded her in silence for some j moments. She felt his keen gaze fixed ■ upon her, and thought that he was I testing her to see whether she really > cared for the children or not Burning j blushes suffused her neck and face at 1 the bare idea that ho could mistrust her motives. She had never dared to ! think that he cared sufficiently for her | , to ask her to share his home with them. “Mercie,” he burst out, suddenly, “I shall want some one to help me take care of those cliildren.” “Os course you will,” she answered very quietly, “but I think you will find ■ i no difficulty in hiring a good, capable , woman to oversee the arrangements of i the household.” “But that isn't what I want,” he answered, impetuously; “ I w ant you j to go.” “Me?” with a swift, surprised upflashing of the blue eyes. “Yes, you. Why not ?" Down went those blue eyes again, while a look of exquisite happiness crept into her face, glorifying every feature. She understood him now. “Yes, Mercie,” taking the little trembling hands in his own, “you cannot Ki [ blind to the fact that I have learned to love you. Your sublime self-abnegation in taking care of my sister’s children won my respect, your heroic patience under the ordeal of suffering compelled my admiration, and you. your own sweet loving self, have captured my heart. Y’es, Mereie, I want you for my very own. Can you love me, little one? Will you be my wife?” It were needless to record Mercie’s answer. Suffice it to say that two weeks later there was a quiet sale of her few effects, a quieter wedding, and then a happy little party embarked upon an outward-bound train, seeking ■ Herbert Hazelton's distant home. Securely anchored in the sure haven : of her husband's love, resting her tired ! spirit for support upon liis strong, noble and generous nature, Mercie Browne forgets that she has ever suffered, or rememliers it only to lie thankful that out of her trial and loss there has come to her an infinitely greater gain.— Chi'ago Ledger. The Chemistry of Boiling Eggs. We all know, says Mr. M. Mattieu Williams, in Knowledge, that when an egg has been immersed during a few minutes in boiling water the odorless, slimy liquid it contains is converted into the white solid to which it owes its name. This coagulation of albumen is I one of the most decided and best-un- \ derstood changes effected by cookery, and therefore demands especial study. Place some fresh, raw white of egg in a test-tube or other suitable glass vessel, and in the midst of it immerse the bulb of a cylindrical thermometer. | i Place the tube containing the albumen in a vessel of water, and gradually heat this. When the albumen attains a tern- ■ perature of alxmt 13-4 degrees Fahr, white filters will liegin to appear within I it: this will increase until about 160 degrees is attained, when the whole mass will become white and nearly opaque. It is now coagulated and may be called solid. Now examine some of the result, and you will find that the albumen thus only just coagulated is a tender, delicate, jelly-like substance, having every appearance to sight, touch and taste of being easily digestible. This is the case. Having settled these points, proceed with the experiment by heating the remainder of the albumen (or a new sample) up to 212 degrees, and keeping it for a little while at this temperature. It will dry, shrink and become horny. If the heart is carried a little further it becomes converted into a substance which is so hard and tough J that a Valuable cement is by simply smearing the edges of the article to be cemented with white of egg and then heating it to a little above 212 degrees. This- simple experiment teaches a great deal of what is but little known concerning the philosophy of cookery. It shows, in the first place, that, so far as the coagulation of the albumen is concerned, the cooking temperature is | not 212 degrees, or that of Ixnling water, but 160 degrees; i. e., 52 degrees below it. A perfectly-cooked egg, therefore, should never be boiled. One of Those Dreams. Some fifty years ago Joseph Everest went to Wyoming, N. Y’., from Hume and bought a farm three miles n rth of I Warsaw. One morning he related a | dream he had the night before, :-nd which he had dreamed for three nights I in succession, in which he had seen a i vast treasure on his farm in the .a. th I below. He was so moved by the vision that, having selected a spot, he removed the earth to the rock, and with improvised tools he began drilling with a spring pole. After going down some eighty or ninety feet and finding nothing, he gave up the job, bnt still persisted in his belief of a hidden treasure up to the time of his death, many years after. His nephew, H. P. Everest, of the Vacuum Oil Company of Rochester, some rears since, r -membcriiig his uncle’s dream, wi ic’i was a household word in the family, sunk a well for oil in that local t , but f -md . salt, inst a l, thereby fully r -olizing the dream of his uncle Joseph of a hidden treasure. An Enthusiastic School. Education in Tangier, and in all Morocco in fact, is limited to learning passages from the Koran by heart. I looked in upon a school, which was in a little stone building twenty feet square without any “window, the front door standing open to admit light. : The place was full of boys, sitting cross-legged on mats spread on the ground, all with hats on and bundled up with all the clothing they possessed to | keep warm. The “master” set on a box with his hat on and was provided with a long stick. The boys hid tin slates or pieces of paper, on which were written in the peculiar Arabic characters some passage i from the Koran, and the boys kept swaying backward and forward, repeating the words at the top of their voices. Wuea any boy stopped or faltered, a rap on the head by the stick of the rnasto*- sat him agoing again a little louder than the rest. It was the most enthusiastic school I ever saw. A coxi ern in New England manuI factnres imitation butterflies for orna I men tin : laities’ lionnets.

OI.D-TIMF. POLITICS. Recollections of the Great Harrison Caiiipaign of IX4O. [Harvv Watterson, in Louisville Conner-Jour-nal.] need not tell the reader, for it is a historical fact, that Henry Clay was cheated out of the nomination by some tricksters who professed to be his friends, and who got control of the National Whig Convention at Harrisburg, Pa., in December, 1839. The triumph of Gen. Harrison over him fell like a cold shower-bath upon his friends in Congress and throughout the Union. I do not think that I exaggerate the number w hen I say that I heard a score of Whig members‘in Congress (principal Iv from the South) declare, in positive'terms, that they w ould not support the nominee—some of them characterizing him as an “old granny.” 1 was then green enough to believe in their sticking qualities, and thought that Mr. Van Buren would have a walk over the track. I should have known that Mr, Clay eould not do otherwise than sus- ; tain the ticket, and of course these . gentlemen would follow him. In conformity to a resolution adopted by the Harrisburg Convention before its adjournment, a young men’s ratification convention was held in Baltimore on the first Monday of May. This convention waked me up, for the first time, to tile breakers ahead. Large delegations from nearly every State in the Union were there. It was the grandest political show that had ever before been Witnessed in this country. Its numbers eould only be counted by the acre. Clay, Webster, Crittenden and scores of other Whig orators addressed the people. The enthusiasm thev created spread all over the country. I must not forget . to mention that the Ohio delegates rolled a huge ball all the way from their State to Baltimore. It was intended to symbolize the ball that was rolling on for “Tippecanoe and Tyler, t ;o.” They called it “old Tip’s taw.” Thousands of similar balls soon mails their appearance. Here I must tell w hat I saw with my own eyes and heard w ith my own ears. Gen. Jackson was going from Columbia to Nashville in his carriage. Between Spring Hill and Franklin he met a procession of Whigs with a mammoth ball on wheels in front, which completely blocked up the turnpike road. The driver was necessarily forced to wend his way around it. Then it was that an enthusiastic Whig cre d out: “By George, boys, ‘ old Tip's taw’ has knocked out the middle man!” It really did seem that the Whigs had dropped everything else and taken to electioneering. In addition to their monster assemblages they built log cabins in all the cities and in nearly every town. Some of them were large enough to hold crowds of people. The smaller ones, decorated with coonskins, were often mounted on wheels and nsed in processions. Live coons on the top of these cabins, and barrels of hard cider within them, formed a part of the display. The Whig songsters, too, wore numerous; they made the welkin ring with their music. The following verse I shall never forget: have yen heard the great commotion, motion, motion. On- country through? It is the ball a-rolling on For Tipnecaiioe and Tyler too. Van. Van is a nsed-np man. Ami with them we wilt beat little Van. It may lie asked, what were the Democrats doing all this time ? I answer that they were doing their level best, but all in vain. The sober second thought that many confidently relied up, n never came to our aid. Out of the 294 electoral votes cast, Mr. Van Bur- n received only 60. I went to Washington directly after the election, and found him as tranquil as could lie expected under the circumstances. Unnatural Attachments. Hon. J. D. Caton gives some remarkable instances of unnatural attachments among animals in his possession. A m i e e'.k, blessed with several females of his own species, abandoned them all for the society of a 2-year-old Durham heifer. Together they lay down in the shade to chew the cud, together they rose to feed. During the whole season of the growth of the elk’s antlers they kept away by themselves, avoiding the other animals, and if no cross lietween .Hees and Bos resulted, it was not the fault of want of will on the part of either. The only excuse for suchi onluct is that the elk had b en brought up all his early life on a firm, in company with cattle, w hile the heifer hail never seen a male of her own species. Stranger still was the unappreciated friendship felt by a sandhill crane for a herd of pigs. When the pigs went for water, she went also; when they by down in the rivulet, she sat c:o«- tj them and w aited. When taken out and pl iced in her own inclosure she see.ii'd to tho wLdo lime lit looking for the pigs, and if they came near the feme showed the greatest satisfaction. As for the pigs, they d d not seem to notice the b rd at all. A Hawaiian goose (Bernuda sandtiiu '-nsis), who was left in wido vid lon liness, attached herself to a sow, and i;ev >r went to the pond after the attachment was formed. M hen the pigs Were dropped she assumed the role of nurse. Only two survived. The she wo i!d drive out of her pen onto the grass; v ou’d spread her wings over I them, rs if to bro d them; would <1 a-e away an in pii-itive deer, and would fly at ate rier with such vim thrt he soon ' learnt dto avoid the pig-pen. When | the sow w as r. m ,v. d and tl,e pigs were ' quite 'a.g the goo.-e still cared for j them, and they obeyed and at date I olsy her wishes. Economy In Hie liine-Kiln Chib. I would inform de club dar de Hon. Pokydemus White, of Grenada, Miss., | am in de antv-room. De gem’lan arrove heah las' night on top of a freight car. i His object in wisitin’ de Norf am to deliber his celebrated lektur’ on “How to ■ Economize.” He has offered to deliber ■ it befo’ dis club fur de sum of seveutyi five cents, which am cheap 'miff fur any sort of a lektur on any sort of a subject. But I has informed liim dat we do in’ want-it. It am plain to me dat he has bin economizin’ rodder too much In place of an obercoat he has a yard of bra a s watch chain. In place of three meals per day he seems to prefer one meal and tw o drinks of whisky. While de heels of his bntes am all run ol>er, he wears a glass diamond under liis chin. Wiiile his trousers am patched befo’ an' behind, he sports a galvanized watch dat probably cos' 86. Gem’len, de way to economize am to save seven-ty-five cents by not ’ceptin de offer of dis lekturer. What de moas of us doan’ know ’bont economy, no stranger wid a stiff knee kin cum along an’teach'us. When a member of dis club keeps to’ ehill’en in skule, pays rent, fixs » S"»day suit, eats oysters twice a week an’ doan’ ow a de butcher or grocer, an’ all on a salary of 86 per week, I reckon he has got de economy biznrss down to a fine p’int as it kin be worked. De Committee on Reeepshun of Statesmen will pnrceefl to de antv-room an’remark to Hon. Pokydemu, White dat we lias decided not to h'ar de lectur’ at any price. Hint to him dat he Lid better leave de city on som ■ oi de night trains. How the Czar of Russia Travels. A complete circumloeutio i of mvsti- ■ ficatiou was devise,l for delavmg plots and throwing dust in the eyes of conspirators. In one case, which has hitherto escaped record, the Nihilists were ■ saspectedsf having drive , a mine be-

neath the railway line from Gatscliinn to St. Petersburg. Under the pretense ; of a desire to recover an old telegraph , wire said to have been lost thirty years I ago (such is the story told by the ofli- , cial and copied by the noil-official press) I a large staff of workmen were employ- I ed to search for the hidden danger, j Nothing, however, w as found —not even the lost w ire. In the meantime the . Czar w ished to pay one of his rare and 1 rapid, but almost always nocturnal vie- : its to the capital. What was to be i done ? The police decided Upon a ruse, i The Imperial rail'vay carriage was os- , tentatiously brought ftoniits shed, and I as ostentatiously made to jierfwili : the journey between Gatschina and . St. Petersburg on a date ostenta- ; tiously given as that of the Emperor s I arrival. The empty carriage arrived ' without accident, thus proving the safe- | tv of the line; and when the real jour- I ney took place a little time after- ; ward, its secrecy was well-kept, the ; Czar traveling in tlffi most literal sense, j “darkly and at the dead of night.’ j London Glotrf. A Man made a wager with a lady f'-ai he could thread a needle quicker than she eould sharpen a lead pencil. The man won: time, 11 minutes and I 1 ■ -econds. It is thought the result » mid have been different if the wom.i’i had not run out of lead pencil inside of five min utes. Tur city of Newark, N. J., has 1,999 factories, with 29,239 workmen. The capital invested is 823.919,115, and the sales foot up $66,234,525. Chicago and Atlantic R’y. TIME TABLE--EASTERN DIV. Taktts EftiTt Tuesdrtyt May 1* WESTWAIiD._I j EASTWABfI.’- ' Wav I t,Hunt a. Stations. |X.y. Ex.Wav F’t 15. j Ex. 1. 'Av. LvJ '2. I ix. | 5 l'i m 6 15i>m Huntington. 11 2*am <» "”aiu 525 555 ..Simpsons... 11 41 I 6 20 5'5 541 '... Markle.... 11 645 4;<l 5 21 .. .I nion.... 12 15pm 707 42w 5 l'» .Kingsland.. 12 27 j7 30 4 <«0 458 ~ ..Tocsin... .12 39 i7 45 848 447 Kirtland 12 49 j7 57 3<o 440 ....PreblC. .. 12 sfl .• SUf 320 423 '...Decatur... 114 I 9 00 230 410 ... .Rivare.i;. 127 »9 25 210 400 . Greenwood, 13? ’9 43 1 48 Iv.Glenmore.. 1 48 io 10 1 35 3 4J ar.Glenmore 1 15 3 37 . Enterprise.. 2 00 10 40 12 35 3 13 .. Yorkville.. 224 11 20 12 oi 2 49 Iv.Spenc'vilie 2 49 12 vlpm 11 51am 2 42 ar.Spcnc'ville' 11 35 2 28 ... .Conant... 3 01 12 23 1115 j 2 19 . . Kemp.... 310 12 44 1*159 2 09 Shawnee... 3 21 12 58 le 45 158 ar.. Lima .... 334 1 15 10 O) 1 47 . Townsend.. 8 45 2 12 j 45 134 Westminster 358 ,2 34 928 124 ...Harrods... 409 ■ 3 <*) 9 00 1 12 ...Preston... 4 19 3 23 8 38 1 04 ....SciOtO..., 4 28 3 30 8 28 12 57 Oakland... 4 35 3 46 8 00 12 31 ,ar.. .Kenton.. 4 55 ■ 4 15 7 22 12 21 ..Dudley..,. 5 11 5 18 710 12 13 .. hepbum .. 320 I 5 35 645 11 58am ... Clfton.... 1 535 [6 03 f, 23 11 46 . . Espyville.. 5 48 6 20 6 14 1139 ... Hords.... 5M 6 30 6vo 11 ;J0 Marion .... 6 03 6 43 — • 11 25 N.Y.P\O.dpt 610 ! Trains 15 and 18 stop at all stations and carry passengers. J. CONDIT SMITH, S. W. SNOW, Vice Pres, and Gen.Mang. Gen. Pass. Agt. CHICAGO. J. H TINNEY, Supt. E. Div., Huntington. TOLEDO, CINCINNATI & ST. LOUIS R. I Thne Table—ln Effect Dec. 11, 18R2. Going West, j Western i Going East. I T I 5 I Division. | 6 | 8 I 771 P. M. A. M. Lv. Ar/p. M. P. M .... 8 30, 4 55| Toledo 10 Oo| 535 ... .... 12 35 ! 4 30 ... Delphos 9 10.130 ... .... 105 457 ....Venedocia. . 8 47; 105 .... .... 115 508 .. .Jonestown... 83712 52 .... .... 126 521 Shaato 8 27112 40 .... .... 132 5 2sL. .Enterprise... 82112 33 .... .... 140 538 Dull 813 12 2-5 .... .... 147 545 ... .Abanaka.... 80712 18 .... .... 153 560 ... Schumm.... 80212 13 .... .... 205 6 06'....Wi115hire.... 7 5*3 12 001.... j .... 215 6 17i.Pleasant Mills. 74011 49 .... .... 235 6 ... Decatur .... 72211 30 .... .... 249 6 55L.. .Peterson.... 707 11 13; .... .... 301 7 08:.. Curryville... 65711 u 0 .... .... 305 7 13*. ...Craigville.... 653 10 55 s .... .... 8 21] 782 ...Bluffton.... 6 37,10 30, .... .... 339 7 52[.Liberty Centre. 6 20’10 20i .... .... 349 8 04'. ...Boehmer.... 608 10 081 .... .... 352 8 cs'....Buckeye.... 6 05,10 05' .... .... 4 07[ 8 23- Warren 5529 51 .... .... 432 8 53,. ..Van Buren... 527 924 .... ... i 40 900 ...Landessviile.. 5 21' 9 15 .... .... 445 9 io 1 ... Hanfield.... 6 17, 9F> .... .... i 5 04 9 3G1... .Marion 4568 50 .... .... 522 9 431...Roseburgh... 440 838 .... .... 532 9 511 Herbst.... 4 29| 829 .... .... 6 40; 9 581.... Swazey’s .... 423 8 23, .... .... 557 10 14:.. Sycamore..... 407 8 08 s .... .... 607 in 22'. ..Greentown... 3 58'8 02;.... .... 635 10 50! Kokomo 3 30; 735 s .... Goin g West. j 1 Going East "11 I 7~f 5 I I 6 < 8 1 12 .... p.M. a.m. Lv. Ar.P.M. A.M .... . 6 35 10 50 .... Kokomo .... 3 20| 7 35 ... .... 645 11 00*. ..Tarkington .. 3OH 725 .... .... 652 11 06:. ..Middletons... 302 720 .... .... 65911 13 ...Russiaville.. 2 52' 713 .... .... 7 111125 Forest 2 401 7 031 .... A.M. 7 25 11 39 .Michigantown. 2 24 6 52 P. M. 6 15 7 45 12 00 . ...Frankfort.. . 2 00 6 30 8 00 6 58:.... M. . ..Clark’s Hill j 722 8 211 ..Veedersburg i 5 55 9 45 1.. Ridge Farm 4 30 . 10 15 Metcalf. 4 00 I 11 00: Oakland j 3 15 • 11 30, Maples I 2 45 , 11 45 Charleston | 2 30 I .... i Lv. Ar t .... T. A. PHILLIPS. T. H. B. BEALE, Gen. Manager. Gen. Pass. Agent W. S. MATTHIAS, Ass’t Gen. Pass. Agent i Satis6e« the rw>*t as 3 perfect Hair R*»’'>r»r and H 1 Drnsinfr. Admired f<>r its eleanliues* and elctnm perfoi-ie. Never Fails to Restore Grey or Faded Hair I to the yuulhful color. W cts. and S1 sizes at all druggist*. Get the i amany of the Lest medicines known are herccom- ■ Bbi:K*l intoamccicineof such varied and effective i I powers, as to make the Greatest Blood Purifier&the 1 Best Heal'h and Strength Restorer Ever Used. i-1 It r.ires DyspcoMa, Rheumatism, Sleeplessness, I ■ diseases of the Stcmaclt, Bowels, Lungs. Liver, 3“ Kidneys, and all Female Complaints. If s ;r are w.-i-ring away with Consumption or my d scase, v-e the Tonic to-day. U will surely •■ ■ ’py Renacrssber! it is far superior to Bitten, Essenc: s of Gmc* r and other Tonics, as it builds • ■up the sys:*m without intuxicanng. 50c. andsi ■ 'ires, at all dealers in drags. None genuine without I si -ignatsrcof Hi I3X&C«».,N Y. Se?-d for circular H I.ABGZ SAVING IN BUYING THE DOLLAR SIZE. tl|| r" are »lwnvs on tbe lookont for \flf| L• I chances to increase their earnings. If If | f" and ia thne tjecoine wealthy; tho*» ■ ■III | who do not improve thar opporta. ■ • 1 11 ice remain in poverty. We < tfer a great chance to make m »uey. We want many men, women, boys and girls to work f“r us right in their own localities. Any one can do the work from the 1 first start. The business will pay mere than ten times the ordinary wage*. Exp-nsive outfit furnished 1 free. No one who engage* fads to make money rapidly. You can devvte your whole time to the work, ' er only your spare moments. Full inilirmation and all th is needed sent free. Address BtisbOM a Co., Portland, Maine.—-6 42 lyr. •ffary tact Vou'der I contains no mineral poisoo. tint or whie 1 fa cts a box al Djrwio an I Uolthoase — | No. 2m3.

Dirn-ne.- l .--V. Wl——■ “la HMk i * . Parser's balsam Ginger Tonic I Medi-w that Never ing ;. e!e^ntly I* j _ huzicates. pcrfiimcd and This is combination c' Gtr-’— entirely harm- Manorak e .-u.tr.cia arc ma-w r t-’ of e j nove5 ISL vegeujie rn.u; .. \ dandrufti re- ‘plair xs. I i rr. ■ ' c-v-x u 7stores natural .nd - -,-• 7’ e""- e color and pre. WSWWWwj “--ti k,a - s R ¥ sut: - nr ? Irom a s c - , or an y infir-u-y, t. -e Parker's __ ' brain aid body Floreston * £lvc you rew *“ e and v ’ sor ‘ COLOGNE" 'WiCSWi P ,t - IGO - DO V jAP ‘ s to t-’ Xi. I O*Dg.V. bn -i' - ■ | fill ft” t ■

[wM PRIhIdPAL*LINg SHORTEST, QUICKEST »ad And ‘ t llnc ,0 st - Jns, 'l ,h - point, tn kA Deni D»i,m. g»iNew Mt.lco, Arli nn, '2 > ‘ I ' C| OHIO A a o lioute halTre r-offut Albert ■ *• Minn'fi, 'is find >1 I'attL UniversalNatkmaUy h puted as ly conceded being the Great Ve the best equipped -.fMaughCar Railroad tn theJWorld for KANSAS CITY A . conn ;i .>m» In I ua X TrT " th * tsr<»lhls\"r XV/ * Bd f lebrau-d Line dad traveling a ia'.eu»U ufflcei l-/Av! / X luxury, imicud the u s.» V'.X'XJ/X ” * dl ’ Canada. kx. about < Far". Cars. X. , ehi'i't bi v -y T l POTTER _ PERCEVAL LOWELL. 14 »c« /¥« I ,<■ ain't Hnnyir, urn.lfv dpi, Chicago, lil Chicago. UL GRAND RAPIDS & INDIANA RAILWAY. In Effect October 15, 1882. •fOLrMBI'S T™®: OOING SORTH '"stattone—. No. 1- No- 8. ; No. 5. No. 7? Cin., C. H. fc b.7r.Jr 8 15am 7 4*pm Rt<-hin< nd IV 8 ft-pm n 10 10 31 Winchester 419 12 Gpm II mdgevHle .1 4 12 '■* D 49 Portland 508 I<® 12 1 ram Decatur 613 210 125 1 Fort W. vdb ar ilO 18 12 330 • • •■• Fort Wavne lv 835 13 10 « K< nd.dlviile 4 20 9 42 V-ksbirc 7 15 6 41 16t>m K .ienuizoo ar; .50 720 K daiuazt o lv 8 05 7 40 2 25 Allegan 9 30 8 50 Grund Rapids .ar 10 10 9 50 4 "<5 Grand Rapids Jv 745 am 10 20 515 D. fc M. Crossing ....i 755 10 37 585 Reward City.... '9 17 | 12&"pm, $59 Rm Rapids 10 14 11 01 |7 S 3 Ref.iCltv 10 50 ‘2 00 ,8 50 < adill;«c.'. ar 1205 pm 815 10 10 Cadillac lv, |8 30 ,11 00 Traverse City ar ; 5 55 Kalkaska 527 111 am Mancvdoua ' 6 04 IM Bcvne Falls I i’ll 8 22 Petoskey | 7 50 4 15 Harbor Springs 1 8 25 ~ GtUNi'rsiHTH. Mail 1 iw..:.7~..~Jv 7777777; .’. ....... 7 w stem Harlmr Springs I 6 40am 7 00 Petoskey ! i7 20 105 am Bo vne Falls 17 59 152 Mane.‘lona 1 19 07 8 10 Kaika>ka » U 8 50 Traverse City I I 3 .... .... Cadillac ar' .. 11 42 5 43 Cadillac lv 4 00pm.12 Oftpm 6 10 Reed City I 513 116 i7 45 Big Rap; D 550 150 18 19 Howard City ' 647 246 '9 17 D. AM. Cr-dng. ..' 805 414 110 37 Grand R uids ar. ...... 820 435 ;l0 55 Grand Rapids..... lv 700 am 500 100 pm Alk-gau ’ 5 00 1 10 Kalamazoo ...ar 900 17 00 :2 52 Kalamazoo lv 906 ........ 715 257 Vn-ksburg 9«5 17 47 8 28 Sturgis 10 J 4 848 ;4 40 Kvudallvine 11 48 10 05 6 03 Fort Waynear Fort Wayne Iv 120 6 I’mhu 12 80axn Decatur 210 ■7 04 125 Portland r 3 10 8 0S 2.34 L'.-lgevilD IS 37 834 |3H I Winchester ’3 56 8M 323 ; Richmond j 5 00 955 |4 35 |7 40 I 110 pm! 735 | No. 5 leaves Cincinnati and No. R leaves Mackinaw City daily, except Saturday. All other trains d ily except Sunday. Woodruff sleeping cars -?n Nos. 5 and 6 between Cincinnati and Grand Rapids, and sleeping and chair cars on same trains between Grand Rapids and Petoskey; also Woodruff sleeping cars on Nos. 7 and 8 between Grand Rapids and Mackinaw City. A. B. LEET. Gen’l. Pass. Agent. ■ ' '- A > 2 . /WKL: ' " I £• ’ t lU. f *.<.’«• .. tfu "7 Afefe - x 5,1 JX: B ,;G ~-XCi..—i . • And u tbo American SHEW EASY GHAI« BAG GRANULATED,^-X— v Wide Awake LONG CUT, Arc the two mor* Popular, Delightful and Satisfactory SMOKING TOBAG--1 COS of the day. Price, 10 Cents for 4 oz. Parkaces. SPEHCE BROS. & CO., CincliiMfl, HOW WATCHES ARE MADE. In a Solid Gold Watch, aside from the necessary thickness for encraving and polishing, a large proportion of metal is needed only to stiffen and hold the engraved portions in place, and supply strength. The surplus gold is actually needless. In • James Boss Patent Gold Watch Cases this ■ waste is saved, and solidity and strength increased by a simple process, at one-half the cost. A plate of solid gold is soldered on each side of a plate of hard nickel composition metal, and the three are then passed between polished steel rollers. From this the cases, backs, • centers, bezeb, etc., are cut and shaped by I dies and formers. The gold is thick ; enough to admit of all kinds of chasing, : engraving and engine turning. These J cases have been worn perfectly smooth by 1 use without removing the gold. This is • the only case made under this process. Each ■ cose is accompanied with a wlid guarantee ■ signed by the. manufacturers warranting it to wear 20 years. 150,000 of these Cases now carried in the United States and Canada. Largest and Oldest Factory. Established 1854. Ask your Jeweler.

NIBLICK, CRAWFORD & SONS, Have again made a change of base by adopting the CASH SYSTEM. From and after this date Will sell for Cash. Only. We have the BIGGEST stock and FINEST selectisn in the city. We have a fine Line of all kinds of LACE COLLARS. FICHUES AND TIES. SILK HANDKERCHIFS from Ji to $2.50 a piece. LADIES’ FI7KS, In Setts and also Muffs and capes that we can sell separate. { HN elTneofshTw ls I In all grades from a cheap Cotton to a Broche. GENTS’ WE7VR. We have something new in that line called a Lawn T' nn’s, or Bicycle Tie. Gents’ Suspenders in Silk, something beautiful for a Christmas Gift. *7TTTvT~~JL.IJX r Eiy DEPARTMEUST'r' ls~ccmplete, we are offering a fine lino of Table Cloth’s and I X .pkins to’ match, put up nicely in a box of one sett ewli. Towels in great variety, from 5c to $1 each. W e have a elegant line of In plain and engraved. Majolica-ware in Plates, Tea sells. FrJit Baskets, Pitchers, Tea and Coffte Cups and Saucers, Bread Plates, Pickles. ENGLISH AND FRENCH We have mustache Cupsand Saucers from 4<> cents to $1 each Full line of Dinner and Tea setts, in plain and decorated. Wash-stand setts from 2to 12 pieces each. In our CARPET DEFARTMFS7T, You can find something nice in the way of Ruggs. Malls and Crum Cloths, in prices to suit all. WOOL BLANKETS. we defy competition, ranging in I price from $1.50 to sl4 per pair. We are offering great bargains in LADIES CO A t’S, UL STERS and DOLMANS to close for the season—now is i your chance to make a bargain. I Please call and see before you make your purchases as «« I • know that wo can do you some good. Niblick, Crawford & Sous. Look Out and Don't Forget THAT JOHN WELFLEY. Groceries at less money than any other house and is bound not to be UNDERSOLD. St OAR and COFFEE Lower than for twenty years. COFFEES. SUGARS, TEAS. SPICES, CANDIES, SALT MEATS, FISH, SARDINES, TOBBACCOES, QUEENBWARE, CIGARS. Sugars all grades. Green and Roasted Coffees of the best quality. Teaa< —Good—Cheap—Black and Green—are one of our specialties. Sugar Cured Hams, Shoulders, Bacon and Dried Beef. Tobaccoes and Cigars in choice brands and great variety New Assortment of Lamps. Bronze, Gold and Ebony. Tubs, Buckets, Brooms and wooden ware Generally. < ut Glassware, China dinner and tea sets, a full assortment of Queensware, U hite Fish, Cat Fish, Mackerel, Cod Fish, Holland Herring, and Sardines. Country Produce TAKEN IN EXCHANGE FOR GOODS. ( oine Everybody. Tou will find first class groceries fresh and cheap. JOHN WELFLEY. Opposite Court House. August 10, ’B2. No. 19 ts C. E. ALBERS & SON has open out in JOHN KING'S CARRIAGE SHOP A full and complete line of Family Groceries, Big Stock <• Fresh Goods, at JTTOH PRICES and everything in the grocery line to select from. All Goods to any part of the City alivered Free

n r nTsy*xT* |m ' ,i ’ 1 p - Lz L— I ><m «iw something m.zh‘v I IL.U I ro“r Fv rvti • » owut $5 outfit ff Xcri k new. < apital n<t rsaui--d B'ewill fnr M “ y fortunes’ Lac.es make as much as iwt, und boy* and ■»> ■te “ y - v K ~' ter ' " -»« i T? ,ch you can make great pay an the time writ* tor parucuUn to 3. HgiAiir ♦ Co n m

sh "7 A W * k ma4e ** the dSS U ’ / I 1 OQ? t,Q,ine • nvw .r\ / ’ /<*PiUl not We WID l|j / /Men. wr.ujen, boya and f»rj« M- 7 ■ - v-er.M here 10 work for U» v'-ar time. You can work insure wnole t;me to the buetpew. Ko otter pay you nearly m weft. Xo one can “£ ,f erormoes pay, bv engaging at onca. hoßOf . and terms tree. Money made fast, »Wy. Addrw Twi A (X, Augur-a. Mau*-