Democratic Sentinel, Volume 5, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 December 1881 — Page 4

fHE WOIWEJT. J A grandma alta In her great am chair; Balmy sweet is the soft spring air. Through the 'atticed, lilac-shadowed pane She looks to the orchard beyond the lane. And she catches the gleam of a woman’s dress, As it flutters about in the wind’s caress. “ That child is glad as the day is long— Her lover is coming, her life’s a song.” TJp from the orchard’s flowery bloom Floats fragrance faint to the dark’ning room Where grandma dreams, till a tender grace And a softer light steal into her face. For once again she is young and fair, And twining roses in her hair. Once again she is yonng and fair, And twining roses in her hair. The last faint glimpses of daylight die; Stars tremble out of the purple sky Kre Dora flits up the garden path, Sad'.y afraid of grandma’s wrath. With rose-red cheeks and flying hslr She nestles down by the old arm chair. ** Grandma, Dick says, may we—may—I—” The faltering voice grows strangely shy, But grandma presses the little hand; “ Yes, my dearie, I understand! “He may have you, darling ! ” Not all in vain Did grandma dream she was a girl again! She gently twisted a shining curl; “ All, me I the philosophy of a girl! “ Take tha world’B treasures—lts noblest, best— And love will outw< igh all the rest! ” And through the casement the moonlight cold Streams on two heads—ono gray, one gold.

A DETECTIVE’S STORY.

The annexed narrative was related by James Oldfield,, the English detective : ‘‘ I was on very intimate terms with Mr. Edwin Boncliffe, residing in Manchester. He was foreman in the large cotton mills, for which Manchester is so famous. He came to me one day in such deep disguise that I would not nave ■ recognized him had he not made himself known. Then I asked what his masquerading meant, whereupon he made this statement : “ ‘ Some six weeks ago, during a political meeting, I was relieved of my pocket-book. I felt the thief’s hand, and grasped it as it was withdrawn from my pocket, but the exp 'rt owner of it wrenched it from my grasp before I could turn around to who he was. “ ‘A tall, handsome and well-dressed young man stood behind me, on the side where the robbery hail been perpetrated. I asked him if he had seen the man who had just robbed me. He said ho lmd not.. “ * “But I had hold of his hand. Did you see that ? ” asked I, and again he replied negatively. “‘I became vexed, and remarked: “You must be oither very stupid or blind not to notice such a thing under your very nose ! ” He replied by a mocking laugh, and added : “ Perhaps you are the thief ? ” “ ‘ “Perhaps I am,” was the cool rejoinder. “ 4 His insolence aroused my ire, and I had him arrested on suspicion. A policeman took him away, and next day I appeared against him. The pocketbook was not found on his person at the time of his arrest, and, as I could not swear that he was the thief, he was acquitted. The Magistrate said that nothing wrong had been proven against him, and his name hail never been on the Magistrate’s docket, or he might have been remanded as a suspicious character. Ir. fact, he was a stranger in town, which was proved to the Magistrate’s entire satisfaction.

“‘Since that occurrence,’continued Boncliffe, 4 1 have met this man on the streets on several occasions, and he always greets me with a mocking bow and a sneer. I believe he is the follow who robbed me, and the money not being found on his person I can explain it only in ono way. He had a confederate with him to whom he doubtless passed it the moment he had abstracted it. “ ‘ Now, being impressed with this belief, I haven’t the least doubt that he is a regular member of the “swell mob,” and intends to ply his trade in town. I want you to see him. I will point him out to you ; I know his haunts. This disguise I have adopted, so that he would not know mo if we should meet. After you have seen him, I want you to watch his movements, and if you catch him at his tricks I shall consider myself your debtor to any reasonable amount you may name. Is it a go? ’ “ 4 It is,’ I said. 4 1 shall willingly do this for your sake and for the benefit of society.’ “We met the man, and Boncliffe pointed him out to me. He was about twenty-seven years of age, intellectual in appearance and strikingly handsome, with a profusion of glossy black and curly hair, and dark melancholy eyes. “I was thinking to myself it would be a difficult matter to adjudge him a criminal by his personal appearance, for that bore the impress of a refined gentleman. “I loitered in the vicinity next day and again saw him. Before noon I had managed to learn his name—Alfred Rapin* —and ascertained that he lodged at a highly respectable place. “I dogged his footsteps for several hours iu the afternoon, and never saw him accosting any one, or being accosted ; hence I concluded that he wai indeed a stranger in Manchester. “He followed no apparent business, and dressed like a gentleman, and I concluded that he was either a man of means or truly one of the ‘ swell mob,’ as mv friend Bonclifl'e had observed.

' “ That evening I followed him to a tap-ioom where the mill hands resorted after their evening meals. He drank his ale quietly, and, while sipping it, glanced over a paper he had taken from his pocket. ‘ ‘ But I could see that his mind was not on the paper. He was covertly watching every one that came to the bar to drink, and his eyes would rest eagerly on the wallets of the men as they paid their score, and he always watched them after they replaced their wallets or purses, as if noting their location for a purpose. “I at once pronounced him a ‘ lightfingered gentleman,’ and watched his every movement thenceforth. “Although he mixed freely with the men in the tap-room and in the adjoining apartment, where seats were provided for the patrons of the house, I did not perceive, a single suspicious movement on his part. Suddenly some one cried out: “ ‘l’ve been robbed 1 ’ “ A great commotion ensued. The landlord, under my instructions, at once locked the front door and put the key in his pocket, unperceived by any one, and I secured the only door in the rear in the same manner. “By making inquiries I learned that a man had his pocket picked, and had already pitched upon the supposed rogue, one of his own kind, as I judged, by his appeayrace and dress. “ But on investigation it proved that no one in the house knew the man, though he represented himself as a sjlnner in one of the mills, and wore the ordinary clothes of a mill-haud. “ The stranger was searched, but the money was not found on him. The victim looked surprised, but stoutly declared that the fellow had been quite near him when he was robbed, and no one else cpuld have done it. “‘Let every one be searched,’said the landloi'd, coming into fheir midst. ‘ The innocent need not fear. It is only the guilty who will object to this.’ “ There was an almost unanimous response in favor of this measure, and the novel prooess began, the landlord being named as the proper person to perform the examination. “ ‘I suppose I oan leave, since I have

already been searched, ’ asked the suspected man. “ * You shall remain to witness the exposure of the thief,’ was the gruff response. . , “The man looked disappointed, and walked away, grumbling to himself in an nndertone. “He came up to the man I still had mv eye upon (Alfred Rapine), and that person remarked, smilingly: “ 4 We must all submit to be searched, I see. There is no remedy for it.’ So it appears,’ rejoined the other, and then they stood and witnessed the unique operation in progress. “ Presently I noticed some suspicious movements- on their part, and kept a keen eye on them. I saw their fingers moving in a rapid manner, and knew at once they were conversing in the mute language—a langusge that I understood perfectly—and the whole transaction was at once revealed to me. “This seeming mill-hand and Rapine were confederates. The former had robbed the man and immediately transferred the proceeds of that robbery to Rapine, who now had it in his possession. “ Their conversation was of the feasibility of the mill-hand taking the ‘dummies’ (wallets) back again, since he had already been searched, and it was not likely that the process would be repeated. “They decided on this, and in a very dexterous manner the transfer was made, and not one, but four purses, or wallets, changed hands in a moment. “ Then they drifted apart, as if they really were not acquaintances. “i quickly wrote on a slip of paper what I had witnessed, and managed to slip it into the hand of the landlord, with the whispered instruction to read it at once. “ He did so, and exchanged a knowing wink. Presently he turned to the disguised pickpocket nnd said: “ ‘Come on, my friend, your turn next.’ “ 4 But I have already been searched,’ cried the man, with a startled look on his face. _ . “‘Not by me, my dear sir,’ rejoined the landlord, with a benevolent smile. 4 4 4 But the gentleman that has been robbed is satisfied that I haven’t his purse,’persisted the rogue. 4 4 4 You may not have had it then, but may have it now; - so come along,’was the landlord’s response to his appeal. 44 Rapine now stepped up with a smiling countenance and remarked ; 4 4 4 My dear sir, this man has been already examined, as he says. Surely, if he did not have the stolen property on his person then, how can it be supposed that lie is likely to have it now ? ’

“ ‘ By a very simple process,’ said I, looking the unblushing rascal in the face. 4 Fellows of his stamp usually operate with a confederate. After he had stolen the money he at once passed it to his confederate, or “pal,” if that term is more familiar to you. Thus, when he was searched it was not found upon him, do you see ? ’ “‘Then his “pal,” as you call him, should be searched if be can be found,’ was the smiling remark. 44 1 replied: 444 He can be found, and would have been searched, only for the fact that, fearing such an event, he transferred the stolen property back again to the original holder.’ 44 He glanced curiously at me as ho quietly remarked: “ 4 You appear to jump at conclusions without a great deal of judgment it strikes me.’ 4 4 4 Wait until this fellow is overhauled once more, and you may change your opinion,’ rejoined I. 44 ‘And while this process is going on this confederate —if not a myth—may escape, if he has not already done so,’ observed he with a slight smile of derision. “ 4 1 have my eye on him ;he will not escape,’rejoined I, quietly. “ Rapine began to exhibit signs of uneasiness ; then, smiling sarcastically at my closing remarks, he sauntered away, while his ‘pal’ was being searched in spite of his protestations. The plunder was recovered and the three other wallets were at once claimed by as many men, who had not discovered their loss until, to their surprise, they saw their property fished out of a secret pocket of the rascal’s coat. 44 1 now approached Rapine, Who was on the point of taking the latch of the front door in his hand, not aware that the door was locked. “‘Mr. Rapine,’ said I, placing my back against the door, 4 the money was found on the rascal’s person, and now I shall take his confederate !’ “By this time he had become suspicious, and seizing the latch he made a sudden attempt to open the door, at the same time violently pushing me aside. 44 He uttered a horrid imprecation when lie found the door locked, but before he could make a move to dash through the window, which I believed be was contemplating by the way he examined it, I neatly tripped him. At the same moment I seized him by the collar, and then handcuffed him just as the smiling landlord came up. “At his subsequent trial and conviction there was quite a scene. Just before the Judge was about to pass sentence upon him, Rapine said : 4 4 4 My Lord, will you permit me to make a few remarks before you doom me ?’

‘“Be brief, then,’ said the Judge,* curtly. “ * While I will not attempt to deny having commit ted the offense, ’ said the prisoner, ‘ uor seek to justify the act, you will nevertheless perceive that there are ameliorating circumstances connected with this unfortunate affair when you hear my story. “‘I am connected with a wealthy and refine! family, the ancestral name of which, for obvious reasons, I shall not mention. A villain—a monster in the guise of the human form divine—by artful insinuations and subtle flattery, only too eagerly received, betrayed my idolized, my only sister. He fled from the scene of his wrong-doing, and I pursued him in vain for six months before I discovered his hiding place. “‘I charged him with his vile work and he mocked me. I grew desperate, and in that mood took Ins dastardly life. “ ‘The hourds of justice were soon upon my track. For a brief period I successfully eluded them, but in an evil moment I fell a prey to their tireless pursuit, and was tried and condemned. “ ‘But while I lay in durance "vile my much-wronged sister ended her career by self-destruction, which so preyed upon the mind of my mother that she sank under the accumulated miseries, and was soon laid beside her unfortunate child. “‘Justice appeared to be satisfied then, and assumed a lenient mood. I was pardoned, and once more breathed the pure air of freedom. I was free to do—what? To fall into still deeper degradation. All hands and hearts were turned against the convicted felon! I was treated with scorn and derision by those who were wont to be proud to be recognized by me. ‘“I was deeply humiliated, and debated the matter in my mind for a fortnight. Then I came to a decision. I resolved tp be revenged on society, since society refused me its countenance. I would make an indiscriminate war upon it, and I have kept my word. “ ‘ This-is the only excuse 1 can offer in defense of my crime,’ said he in conclusion, as he drew forth his pocket handkerchief and buried his face in it. “There was a profound silence, and I saw by the faces around me that his recital had made a deep impression on his auditors; that he had enlisted their deepest end most heartfelt sympathies.

There was one exception, however. “A country-looking fellow, in a smock frock, and smelling of the stable, laughed audibly when Rapine’s head sank upon the railing before him. _ „ “I turned on him with a frown, but he met my gaze with a preceptible giggle, as he remarked: “ ‘That fellow do have the gift o’ gab now wonderful, doant he ? ’ “ • He is an unfortunate victim of circumstances,’ remarked I, in a tone of rebuke for his levity. “ ‘ Yees, he be, sure ; an’ it will go hard wi’ him, I warrant,’ he remarked, as he wended his way to the Judge’s bench and handed that worthy a sealed note; then, with his hat in hand, waited until his Lordship had perused it. “ During all this time the unfortunate Erisoner had not lifted his head, but ept his face hidden in his cambric handkerchief. “jWhen the Judge had read the note handed him by the countryman, he held out his hand to him and shook it warmly, to the intense surprise of jdl present. ‘What did this mean?’ was my mental inquiry. “ They conversed in a low tone for some time, and once both directed their gaze to where I was sitting. 4 More mystery,’ I thought. “At this moment the prisoner raised his head and gazed mournfully around the room, taking in the Judge and countryman in his apparently aimless glance. Tears were actually streaming down, his cheeks, which he brushed away with his handkerchief. A murmur of commiseration went around the room, and all eyes were turned toward the .Judge, as if in one unanimous appeal for mercy for the unhappy prisoner. But the next moment a murmur of reprobation rang around the room. The learned Judge was smiling—actually smiling, as if highly amused at sight of the tearstained face of Rapine, while the low hut distinct chuckle of the countryman was again heard. - 44 His Lordship now beckoned to me to approach. I went up to the bench, when the Judge introduced the man to me as Mr. Edmund Darke, Scotland Yard detective. 44 We shook hands, of course, but l was still dazed, as it were, by the sudden change of scene. Mr.} Darke noticed this, and facetiously asked ; “ 4 Be you still angry wi’ I for laughing at yon knave ? ’ Podding in the direction of the prisoner’s dock. 4 4 4 Knave ! ’ echoed I, more and more mystified, while the worthy Judge enjoyed the joke, and laughed heartily. 4 4 ‘Aye, knave as well as rogue ! ’ rejoined Darke, assuming his natural manner of speech. 4 He is the most adroit thief in the three kingdoms, and Lis talent at humbugging an audience— Judge included,’ added he, mischievously, glancing at his Lordship, ‘is scarcely exceeded by his pilfering exploits. ’ 4 4 4 1 came here to look for him, for he is wanted in London to finish the term he was serving in Newgate for burglary. But, thanks to you, Mr. Oldfield, he is about to serve a term in Manchester jail first. When that expires I’ll be on hand to take him on a pleasure trip—not a mutual one—to Lonfo i.’

44 ‘But the tears that were streaming down his face ! ’ observed I. 4 How do you account for that ? They surely seemed natural.’ “ 4 Yes, natural enough, but produced by artificial means, nevertheless,’ rejoined Mr. Darke. 1 When he wants to do the “ water works ” game he rubs his eyes with a handkerchief he carries about his person for that purpose, said article being prepared beforehand by being soaked with “onion juice” and carefully dried audironed.’ 4 4 4 Then the sad tale he told about the seduction of his beloved sister and her tragic death, and the subsequent sad end of his mother ? ’ asked I. “ 4 All a fabricated tale told for the effect,’ said the Scotland Yard detective with a smile. 4 He never had a s ster, and his mother keeps an assignation house in London, and is living to day. He is the illegitimate son of some profligate nobleman, of whom he has inherited his amiable traits of character.’ 4 4 Mr. Darke then said he would convince us, and wended his way to the prisoner’s dock, and reached out his hand to him, saying: “ 4 Sorry to see you in limbo, Jack.’ 44 * Sir ! ’ exclaimed Rapine, drawing back in evident disgust, as his eyes roamed over the face of the seeming countryman. 4 4 4 I’ve heard your affecting speech, Jack,’ the detective went on, 4 and it was really prime! Only one fault it had—the whole thing was one of your ingenious works of artful dodging.’ 44 4 Who are you ? ’ now asked the amazed prisoner sharply scrutinizing the man behind him. “ 4 Simply Edmund Darke, of Scotland Yard.’ 4 4 Rapine started and turned red and pale by turps, and finally broke out into a laugh and observed: 4 4 4 Yes, Darke; I flatter myself I have “done” the crowd, Judge, detective and all. So you admired it, eh ?’ “ 4 Irn mensely, ’ was the response; and then thief and thief-taker joined in a quiet laugh at the humbugged assemblage, who had heard every word between the two men, and gave vent to their vexation and chagrin by declaring that hanging was too good for such a blarsted humbug. 44 Rapine, or Jack Romaine, his proper name, only laughed in the faces of his dupes, and good naturedly kissed his hand to his Lordship on receiving his sentence. ”

Dr. Holland’s First Poem.

The first article of mine that ever saw the light was a little poem of four stanzas entitled “James’ Tree.” A little lad, son of the late Judge Dewey, of Massachusetts, Btuck a willow twig into the ground of his father’s garden, which took root after the manner of such twigs, and grew into a tree. The boy lived long enough to call this tree his own, and to secure its protection as such, and then died. After his death I wrote the poem, and it was published in The Youth's Companion, a publication still prosperous. I was then seventeen years old. I took the printed copy containing it from the postoffice, peeped within and then walked home on air. I shall probably never be so absorbingly happy as I was then. Earth has nothing like it—earth never had anything like it—for me. I have seen my work in type since then until I have been tired of the sight of it, but I can never forget the great joy of that occasion. Smith College in Northampton now stand on the sight of the old Dewey place, and when they cleared things away for the new buildings they found an old, gnarled willow tree. On learning the history of the tree, and the nature of my association with it, President Seelye had a book : rack, elegantly mounted,- made of it, and sent it to me. Of course it was installed among my household gods.— Letter Written to a Randolph (O.) Reading Club.

When Emile de Girardin introduced into France the cheap newspaper and daily slice of a novel ‘‘ to be continued in our next,” the age of literary fortunes began. The elder Dumas made and spent millions of francs. With the Siecle alone he had a contract for 100,000 lines a year at thirty cents a line—a figure that remained unparalleled until this year, when Alphonse Daudet was paid the same price for his novel, in the Illustration of Paris, in the Independence Beige and the Neve Freie Presse simultaneously. The old Constitutionnel paid $20,000 for Eugene Sue’s “ Wandering Jew.” .w——. With the Sandwich Islanders tears are recognized as a sign of joy.

HEARTRENDING ACCIDENT.

Twelve Men Burned to DnUk in • Hoarding-Mouse. A terrible accident occurred on the line or the Lake Erie railroad, seven miles from Pittsburgh. A laborers’ boarding-house was set on fire by the explosion of a lamp, and of forty persons known to be sleeping only twenty-eight escaped alive, and even they were more or less burned. Not one of them succeeded in seeming his clothes, so rapid was the progress of the flames. The others were literally roasted to death, withont the possibility of an effort being made to rescue them. The victims wero railroad laborers, and were working at the place indicated. The building was a one-story frame structure, with an attic orlofC The lower part was used for a dining-room and kitchen. Into this loft forty-three stalwart men retired to sleep after finishing the day’s work. It was reached by a flight of stairs which started from near the kitchen door. There were no windows, bnt, in lieu of them, there were two small holes in the roof to admit light and air. Tnese were closed at night by a sliding door, to keep out the cold. In the morning the keeper of the board-ing-house, Hugh McCune, got up to build a fire in the kitchen stove, carrying with him an ordinary kerosene lamp, which be placed open a table while he went for kindling-wood. It is supposed that, during his absence, the lamp chimney burst and by some means threw the lamp upon the floor, allowing the oil to rim out. The stairway was composed of light, dry pine boards. and they were soon ablaze. The flames quickly spread to the loft, where the unfortunate men were sleeping, all unconscious of the terrible fate winch awaited them. The floor of the loft was covered with straw-beds and bedding. The flames made rapid progress, and soon reached this mass of inflammable material. About this time the sleepers were aroused by the cries of the females employed about the place, and they at ouce made a rush for the stairs, but they were confronted by a wall of fire which forced them back in dismay. A rush was then made for the openings in the roof by the half-crazed men, and a struggle for fife took place, each trving to crowd the other out of the way, as only one at a time could be forced through the apertures on account of their small size. Some of the poor fellows, seeing that all could not escape in this way, caught at anv shadow of hope that offered, and tried to dash down the stairs and through the flames, only to meet a horrible death. The men had not time to clothe themselves, so sudden was the alarm, and so quickly did the fire make headway. Those who made their escape, however, seemed so bewildered by the sudden outburst of the flames, and the cries of their companions, that they rushed back into the burning building, attempting to save their little property. At this moment the crash came. The frail walls, weakened by the attacks of the flames, crashed in upon the unfortunates, and their cries for help wero drowned in the roar of the flames. The scene at this moment cannot be described. Shrieks and groans went up on overy side from the poor unfortunates, who had been burned aud scorched in a sickening manner. Strong men, with great patches of skin and flesh peeled from their bodies by the touch of the fire, rolled upon the ground iu their agony.

FOREIGN RELATIONS.

Secretary RlaineS Letter to Minister Lowell—A Document IVliicli Made the Kritiwli Lion Lasb His Tail. The letter of Secretary Blaine to Minister Lowell, explaining the position of this Government iu reference to a modification of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, dated at tlio State De* partment, Nov. 19, 1881, and transmitted to Congress by the President ou the 15th inst., in response to a resolution of the Senate, is, a lengthy aud comprehensive document. It is couched in plain, straightforward language, with but lLtlo of the flavor of diplomacy about it. It was intended solely for the instruction of Minister Lowell and not for the public eye, and Mr. Lowell is expressly notified that, unless requested to do so by Lord Granville, the British Minister of Foreign Affairs, he is not to furnish him with a copy, the reason being that the foreign policy of Great Britain is discussed iu it in a manner not altogether complimentary. In the ietter Mr. Blaine declares that the conditions under which the Clayton-Bulwer treaty were made have long since ceased to exist, and can never bo reproduced. The development of the Pacific States has created new duties and responsibilities for our Government, and to the proper discharge of those duties a modification of the treaty is necessary. In reference to the Panama canal, it says that it would be no more unreasonable for the United States to demand a share in the Suez canal fortifications, or their neutralization, than for England to make demand for tnc perpetual neutralization of the Panama canal. Mr. Blaine takes occasion to reaffirm the Monroe doctrine, and suggests the following modifications in the Clayton-Bulwer treaty: That every part which forbids the United States fortifying the, canal and holding political control over it m connection with the United States of Colombia be canceled; that every part in which Great Britain and the United States agreed to make no acquisition of territory in Central America shall remain in force; that the United States will not object to maintain the clause referring to the establishment of a free port at each end of the canal, if England desires that provision retained; and that the provision by which the two Governments agree to a joint protectorate of whatever railroad or canal may be constructed be considered obsolete. The letter closes with the statement that the United States will make joint proclamation with the country in which the canal is located that it shall be open in time of peace to the commerce of every country, but in time of war will be impartially closed to war-vessels of all nations.

Grangers in Council.

The annual meeting of the Michigan State Grange was held at Lansing. Three bnndrt d and fifty-two subordinate granges are represented by the delegates present. Grand Ma- ter Cyras G. Luce, in his annual address urged united and persistent work to secure legislation, both State and national, to protect the farmers against patent-wriglits swindlers and railroad extortion. The State Grange of Indiana held its annual session at Indianapolis, with over 100 delegates. The report of the Secretary, J. 11. Walker, show's that the total membership in the State is about 7,000 divided among 300 lodges. The report of the Treasurer, J. F. Oliphant, for the past year, shows : Receipts, *5,283.55; disbursements, $2,588.61; balance on hand, -$2,984.80. - Aaron Jones, Master, in his annual report, called attention to the blank memorials sent to each grange by the Secretary, to be filled out and sent to Congress, urging a national freight-regulating statute. He also urged the necessity for scholastic and agricultural education, and advised that mutual benefit and fire associations, for the exclusive benefit of the granges, be organized. Gov, Porter delivered an address. A strong anti-monopoly resolution was offered, and unanimously passed, declaring that the Grange would support no man of whatever party who wa i pledged to or would support monopolies.

A Wise Deacon.

“ Deacon Wilder, I want you to tell me how you kept yourself and family well the past seaHors, when all the rest of us have been sick so much and have had the' doctors visiting us so often.” “ Bro. Taylor, the answer is very easy. I used Hop Bitters in time; kept my family well and saved the doctors’ bills. Three dollars’ worth of it kept us well and able to wort all the time. I’ll warrant it has cost you and the neighbors one to two hundred dollars apiece to keep sick the same time.” “Deacon, I’ll use your medicine hereafter.”

She was Sick.

Johnny’s mother was sick with congestion of the lungs, and her pastor meeting her son Johnny on the street, stopped him: “ Well, Johnny,” said he, “ how is your mother, and why has she not been at church ?” “ She is sick, sir,” he replied. “ Ah, and what is the matter, Johnny?” “Why, sir, the doctor says as how she has got chestnuts on her lungs, k The preacher called around at once to learn the exact state of the case.— Steubenville Herald.

Thebe are 7,000,000 persons in the United States engaged in agricultural pursuits. The total value of farms and farm implements is $13,361,200,433, or two-thirds of the productive wealth of the nation. The value of farm products and live stock for 1878 was $3,000,000,000, against $2,800,000,000 of mining and manufacturing products. From this it appears that a majority of the adult male population is engaged in agriculture, and more than one-half the wealth of the nation is invested in that industry. I move, said a delegate in a Virginia convention, “that our Chairman take a dose of Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup; he is so hoarse that I cannot understand him.” That gentleman fead no donbt tried this wonderful medicine.

SHAKES A 8 LIFE OEBTROTEBS. The loss of life in Indie dne to the ravage* of venomous snakes is almost incredible. Yet Consumption, which is as wily and fatal as the deadliest Indian reptile, is winding its coils around thousands of people, while the victims are unconscious of its presence. Dr. R. Y. Pierce's “ Golden Medical Discovery” must be used to cleanse the Wood of the scrofulous impurities, for tubercular consumption is only a form of scrofulous disease. “Golden Medical Discovery” is a sovereign remedy for all forms of scrofulous disease, or King’s evil, such as tumors, white swellings, fever sores, scrofulous sore eyes, as well as for other blood and skm diseases. By druggists.

“ Home, Sweet Home.”

In the spring of 1863, two great armies were encampe l on either side of the Rappahannock River, one dressed in blue and the other in grey. As twilight fell the bands on the Union side began to play “ The Star Spangled Banner" and “Rally Round the Flag,” and that challenge of music was taken up on the other side, and they responded with “The Bonnie Blue Flag” and “Away Down South in Dixie.” It was born in upon the soul of a single soldier in one of those bands of music to begin a Bweeter and more tender air, and slowly as he played it they joined in a sort of chorus of the instruments upon the Union side, until finally a mighty chorus swelled up and down our army—“ Home, Sweet Home. ” When they had finished there was no challenge yonder, for every band upon that further shore had taken up the lovely air so attuned to all that is holiest and dearest, and one great chorus of the two great hosts went up to God; and when they had finished, from the boys in grey came a challenge, “ Three cheers for home!” and as they went resounding through the skies from both sides of the river, something on soldiers’ cheeks washed off the stains oi powder.” —New York Methodist.

TAKEN OUT OF BED.

Da. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.: Dear Sir— I have to thank you for the great relief received from your “Favorite Prescription.” My sickness bad lasted seven years, one of wnicn I was in bed. After taking one bottle I was able to be about the house. Respectfully, Amanda K. Ennis, Fulton, Mich,

Men With Good Memories.

Perhaps there is not such a wonderful memory for poetry in this country as Butler’s. He drinks in every pleasant verse and spouts it out at will ; Blaine has a similar memory for names, Greeley had such a memory for election figures, Dana has such a memory for ancient and modern classics, Conkiiug lias such a memory for political data, Beecher lias such a memory for anecdote, Talmage such a memory for metaphors, Storrs such a memory for history, Van Dyke such a memory for theological controversies, and Ingersoll such a memory for the gems of Voltaire. It is said that Grant can remember every man he ever took a drink with ; that Schuyler Colfax and R. B. Hayes remember every Sunday-school they ever addressed. Evarts remembers to a cent the fees he has received in his law practice. Stoughton remembers every wealthy family he lias had the pleasure of knowing. Jay Gould, who forgot on the witness-stand whether he drew his check for five or ten millions, remembers that he was once poor and that lie didn’t like it. Vanderbilt remembers the family legend about Jay Gould.

Firs, FITS, FITS,

successfully treated by World’s Dispensary Medical Association. Address, with stamp for pamphlet, Buffalo, N. Y.

A Home Thrust.

It is related of George Clark, the celebrated negro minstrel, that, being examined as a witness, he was severely interrogated by the attorney, wlio wished to break down his evidence. “ You are in the negro-minstrel business, I believe ? ” inquired the lawyer. “ Yes, sir,” was the prompt reply. “Isn’t that rather a low calling? ” demanded the lawyer, “ I don’t know but. what it is, sir,” replied the minstrel; “ but it is so much better than my father’s that I am proud of it.” “What w r as your father’s calling ? ” “ He was a lawyer,” replied Clark, in a tone of regret that put the audience in a roar. The lawyer let him alone.

“Don’t Know Half Their Value.”

“ They cured me of Ague, Biliousness and Kidney Complaint, ns recommended. I had a half-bottle left which I used for my two little girls, who the doctors and neighbors said could not be cured. I would have lost both of them oiie night if I had not given them Hop Bitters. They did them so much good I continued thenuse until they were cured. That is why I say you do not know half the value of Hop Bitters, Hnd do not recommend them high enough.”— 8., Rochester, N. Y. See other column. - American llural Home.

Good Advice About Dress.

It is important to know what point of dress to emphasize. For instance, one may expend a large sum on a gown, and if the shoes are shabby or ill made, the gloves worn and the bonnet lacks style, the gown is entirely thrown away. Bat the gown may be no longer new; it must now be carefully brushed and well put on, the collar and cuffs, or other neck and wrist trimmings, must be in perfectorder, the boots well made and well blacked, even if not new, the gloves faultless and the bonnet neat and stylish. The effect is of a well-dressed woman ; no man, and very few women, perceive that the dress is not a new one.— Mrs. T. IF. Dewing in Harper's Magazine.

A Testament Reviser’s Opinion.

The eminent author, Prof. A. C. Kendrick, D. D., LL. D., who is professor of Hebrew, Latin and Greek in the University of Rochester, and was one of the revisers o f the New Testament, in general conversation with a number of gentlemen, a short time since, said : “ I have received from the use of Warner’s Safe Kidney and Liver Cure very marked benefit, and I can most cordially recommend it to others.” A Chicago woman Laving ordered her servant to say that she was not at home, was so anxious to hear the voice of an old lover of hers who was taikiug with the servant in the hall that she leaned too far over the banister, lost her balance, fell to the bottom with a broken arm and leg. The gentleman and the servant picked her up, carried her to her room and the former lover had to go for the doctor. The next time she bends over her lover, she will do it more tenderly and carefully.

Young Delmonico, of New York, thus speaks of his patrons: “ Men always order better and more carefully than women. The Western people are about the same .kind of feeders the Yankees are. The Southerners go for any dish that is fried, and become dyspeptic in haste. The people of the Middle States are the best diners. Englishmen get the best breakfasts.”

It Has No Equal.

P.so’s Cure for Consumption has been on the market for many years, and as a cure for coughs, colds and consumption has not been equaled by any other medicine. L. A. Gardner, Cedar Springs, Mich., reports : “I am selling very much of jour Piso’s Cure, and it gives excellent sa'isfaction.” A. L. Hopwood, of Vinton, lowa, says, “ Your medicine can’t be beat. ”

For Headache, Constipation, Liver Complaint and all bilious derangements of the blood, there is no remedy as sure and safe as Eilert’s Daylight Liver Pills. They stand unrivalled in removing bile, toning the stomach and in giving healthy action to the liver. Sold by all druggists. Bald-headed men are informed that there is but one avenue of escape from their affliction, and that is Cabboline, a deodorized extract of petroleum, the great hair renewer, which, being recently improved, is more efficacious than ever, and is absolutely faultless^ Pure Cod Diver Oil made from selected livers, on the seashore, by Caswell, Hazard & Co., New York, it is absolutely pure and sweet. Patients who have once taken it prefer it to all others. Physicians have decided it superior to any of the other oils in ruitket. For Rheumatism, Sprains and Braises, use Uncle Sam’s NelSe and Bone Liniment, sold by all druggists.

Db. WracHXUL's Teething Syrup has nevei failed to give immediate relief when naed is cases of Summer Complaint, Cholera-inf an turn, or p»in« in the stomach. Mothers, when yotu little darlings are suffering from these or kindred causes, do not hesitate to give it a trial. Yon will surely be pleased with the charming effect. Be sure to buy Dr. Winched’* Teething Syrup. Sold by all druggists. Only 25 cent* per bottle.

On Thirty Days' Trial.

The Voltaic Belt Co., Marshall. Mich., will send their Electro-Voltaic Belts and other Eleotric Appliances on trial for thirty days to any person afflicted with Nervous Debility, Lost Vital.ty and kindred troubles, guaranteeing complete restoration of vigor and manhood. Address as above without delay. N. B.— No risk is incurred, as thirty days trial is allowed.

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HOW TO SECURE HEALTH.

It is 6trange any one will suffer from derangement* brougbton by Impure blood, when SCOVI L.I S SARSAPARILLA AND STILLIN’GIA, or BLOOD AND LIVKR SYRUP, will restore health to the physical organization. It is a strengthening syrup, p easant to tike, and the BEST BLO (It) PURIFIER ever discovered, curing Scrofula, Syphd tic disorders. Weakness of the Kidneys, Eiydpe as, Malaria, Nervous disorders. Debility, Bilious complaints, and Di easos of the Blood, I.iver, Kidneys, Stomach, Sk n. etc. BAKER’S PAIN PANACEA cures pain in man and beast. ; DR. ROGER’S WORM SYRUP install.ly.destroy* WORMS.

THE MARKETS.

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DrBULL’S’ COUGH SYRUP

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The Value of Mental Tension.

A certain degree of tension is 111dm pensable to the easy and healthful discharge of mental functions. Like the nnfcimml instrument of Scotland, the mind drones woefully and will discourse most dolorous music, unless an expansive and resilient from within supplies the basis of quickly responsive action. No good, great, or enduring work cau be safely accomplished by brain-force without a reserve of strength sufficient to give buoyancy to the exercise, and if ] may so say, rhythm to the operations oi the mind. Working at high-p essure may be bad, but working at low-pres-sures is incomparably worse. As a matter of experience, a sense of weariness commonly precedes collapse from • ‘overwork;” not mere bodily or nervous fatigue, but a more or less conscious distaste for the business in band, or perhaps for some other subject of thought oi anxiety which obtrudes itself. It is the offensive or irritatiug burden that breaks the back. Thoroughly agreeable employment, however engrossing, stimulates the recuperative faculty while it taxes the strength, and the supply of nerve force seldom falls short of the demand. When a feeling of disgust or weariness Jb not experienced, this may be because the compelling sense of duty has crushed self out of thought. Nevertheless, i the will # is not pleasurably excited, if il rules like a martinet, without affection or interest, there is no verve, and, like a complex piece of machinery working with friction and heated bearings, the mind wears itself away and a breakdown ensues. Let us look a little closely at this matter. Popular Science Monthly.

HOUSEHOLD ACCIDENTS. -lilt. he res " ■■ in posmuismuii oi u mentis 1 ' " of trentinent, of the minor I ' accidents occurringflaily in the household, and which, while not dangerous in themselves, are exceedingly annoying. Burns, bruises, scalds, sprains, etc., are principal among these troublesome and annoying occurences, and demand immediate treatment with the best means at hand. In the kitchen, the dining-hall, the nursery and the sittingroom they are liable to happen, and, instead or fear and alarm at the sightof the cut or mushed finger, or bruised or burned arm, or scalded surface, a cool and quiet manner should be assumed, and after washing away the blood, (if required), the injured parts should be dressed with that most valuable remedy—St. Jacobs Oil. Its surprisingly quick relief, its cleansing properties, its tendency to quickly remove all inflammation, and its wonderful efficacy in the above as well asin all muscular and other pains, such as rheumatism, neuralgia, toothache, headache, stiffness or the Joints, etc.,—these render St. Jacobs Oil pre-eminently the best external remedy now before the people; winch claim is fully substantiated by the strongest kind of testimony from all classes of people. The value of human life is so supremely important that anything that tends to its prolongation is entitled to the highest consideration. Charles Nelson, Esq., proprietor Nelson House, Port Huron, Mich., says: “I suffered so with rheumatism that my arm withered, and physicians could not help me. I was in despair of my life, when some one Rdvlsed me to try St. Jacobs Oil. Idid so, and, nsif by magic, Iwns instantly relieved, and by tlie continued use of the Oil entirely cured. I thank heaven for having used this wonderful remedy, for if saved my lift. It also cured my wifo.” <hC d>On per day at home. Rumples worth $5 free. 9u 10 CP4U Address Stinson A GO., Portland. Mo.

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If you are a mail MMM If you are a Wm of business,weak- HW man of let- NIB ■ ened by tho strain of terstolliUKovermlib ■ your duties avoid W night work, to resES stimulants and use V toro brain nerve and Eg Hop Bitters. ■ waste, use Hop B. VI If you are young and U suffering from any In- ■ discretion or dfasiipa ffl trim ; if you are mar* gj rled or ping!©, old or IJ young, ■uttering’from ■ poor health or languish* Ing on a bed of aiokJf ness, roly on Ho pH Bitters. ■ Whoever you are, swSIL Thounand* die anI whenever you feel jjlTI mioUyf H that your system 11 Hi "" form of Kidney H needs cleansing, ton- \BKeT disease that might □ lug or stimulating, BBli have been prevented 91 wlthoutfHfwj’feuffng, Mill by a timely use of m flVtt H ° P Hopßltter. H pepnia, , Q. |. O. KM or urinary com- Bis" . absolute ■ plaint, disease * ?nd IrSSatT ■ ofthe sfonmcA, ■ lIGP bier uTef.r I iHU I drankennessl u Ift er oi nerves f lg| lino of opium, ■ You will be H nirrmn tobacco, or ■ oared If you use 111 111 111 ijl‘ narcotic*. i | Hop Bitter. K m Ifyouare.im- I U,MU,U Sold by drugH ply weak and i|ii air\/r-n piste. Scud lor I low spirited, try Wl NEVER Circular. II iti it may _, . . hop Brims |w:.*ft o hS. r jiFAIL rir- ■ saved hun- I iio*k*rt«r, a. t. ■ drods. x ' * Toronto, Oni, J

For Two Generations The good and staunch old stand-by, MEXICAN MUSTANG LINIMENT, has done more to assuage pain, relieve suffering, and save the liyes of men and beasts than all other liniments put together. Why! Becanse the Mnstang penetrates through skin and flesh to the very bone, driving ont all pain and soreness and morbid secretions, and restoring tho afflicted nart to sound and supple health. TDIITU is Mionn. n». ***ri f i»*i and I nU I n only’’ » rof. MARTIN tz th'OMM / Spanish H»tt »»4 Wltard will for 30 osnU with as«. / \ r.oicht, oolor <»f sja*. and lock of balr, wnd a oosa*cr [ w|ff ) rictore of jour futurs husbsnd or wifs. (^Tcl»olo<ieklly » prsdietrd, with n»rap, fltns and |4%os of tnssitag. and dole of mimifs. Monsy returnod lo all not satisftad. VjfDrMl ¥ Addraas Prof. L. Martiaat, 10 Manl'y PI. Basloa, Maas. WttJW O.N. U. No. 58 WHEN WHITING TD ADVJRKTIMKBM, nlcnai! any you auw tlic ailvcrliM’mrnl iu thin patter.