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]i, "ind ha h*d the good sense and good lack to •eoare a girl like that, I should be almost as proud of 4>itn as a eon as I should be of her as a daughter.” It <eost Lord Cairns mnch bitterness to part wjth the $50,000, for v on the religious mind la sometimes aot indifferent to money. Me. Labouchkre, in the guise of a clown, makes this bow before Miss Mary Anderson, in the Christmas tiomber of the London Truth, and says, satirically. , 1 am the pink of properness, and whereso’er I roam j carry the accessories to make a happy home. ‘1 bear about an old arm-chair, the very best of mothers, * ▲ step pana, a cousin Jane, a time piece and two brothers. Oh! we’re a happy familoe, From Mary down to Joe, * Step-pa. mother, sister, brother, I and cousin Flo; We have a very cosy hearth, Which scandals never mar; We’re a devoted fainilee — Weaio! we are! we are!

CURRENT PRESS COMMENT. Mr. Bxechkr cannot excuse himself at this late day. He has waited too long. The insult to men and women of this State cannot be wiped out by a few honeyed words and a wave of the hand. The fact remains. Mr. Beecher should retire from politics. Perhaps he may obtain consolation and comfort from * brother preacher—a certain man named Burch ard. Let them fall on each other’s necks and weep.—New York Mail and Express. Th* political doctrine of State rights was never of the slightest value to liberty, and for the sake of the interests of liberty would nevorbave been thought of. It waa first the outgrowth oi a narrow provincialism and petty provincial ambitions; then up to the war it was used as a bulwark for slavery, Since the war it has never l*een bvought forward except to limit the operation of the liberties resulting from the war. -—Louisville Commercial. Ko'protest will come from the scores of thousands of Republicans and Independfnts who voted for Cleveland, against Southern members of the Cabinet. As between a Southern rebel who followed his people into the flume of battle and patriotically accepted reunion when peace came, and a Northern copperhead who hand't the patriotism to support the government nor the courage to fight against it, public sentiment of all partirs and all sections will be overwhelmingly on the side of the rebel all the time.—Philadelphia Times. Thk *vuth is that the public honor and the interests that public offices are created to subserve are infinitely •afar in the hands of political parties and of the publio press, and that the mischief, and corruption, and dihofias'y therein are less noxious and less enduring under pa.-ty criticism and antagonism, than are the same evils in other spheres of activity that are entirely removed from party observation and correction. There is a great deal of cant in this world, and the cant which is et. up against politics and against parties is tho most foolish and the most absurd of all. —New York Sun. More ships have been built than can possibly be employed, and the consequence is that the competition of vessels against each other has brought bankruptcy upon thousands of companies organized for the building and running of vessels. What this country needs is not so much a change in its laws relating to shipping or ship buikling. Until the people and their representatives are ready to expend liberally for the establishment and maintenance of steamship linos to foreign port*, it will be of little use to expect that any con-i Jim-able part of the carrying trade will return to us.—New York Tribune. OH another point Mr. Cleveland leaves an open Sue&tkm. He declares that many who now hold pube places have forfeited all just claim to retention because they have used their places for party purposes. The difficulty is that if such a pretext is to be adopted, there is no telling hoyv far if may be carried, or where it will vsna. Who is to draw the line? What defines the boundary? What degree condemns and what spares? Such a rule is elastic, and may be stretched as far as tho appointing power chooses. Had Mr. Cleveland stopped short of this declaration and left eitch case to stand on its own merits as it should, arise, tots tetter would have been stronger.—Philadelphia Press. Hunury and thirsty Democrats should not be too awfully >.iscouraged over Mr. Cleveland's latest civilservice profession. Between the fines of his announcement, -in his letter to the Civil-service Reform League, £ his stern determination to discipline Republican offloads who have been prominent in politics, they may read tidings of comfort and joy. This declaration is In line with Mr. Hendricks’s statement that the only way to "gut at the books” which contain the proofs of “RiepubiiHri villainy’’ is to turn out the men who have charge of them. Those expressions, rightfully interpreted, seem to be about as 4 brood as charity, and to cover a vast amount of patronage.—New York Tribune. Whkh we hear of one theatrical firm having thirteen oompanies on tho road, and another handling six oomblt stums, we can form some estimate of what our rural friends have had to undergo. Some of the>e bruis have commenced to unload. On tho whole, it is aucomfortable for some of the actors, but it is beuetirial to community. The drama, like everything Mae, oufljht to come down to hard-pan once in ten years, it the community did not occasionally*protest, the stars would absorb all the capital in the country. It is juvt possible that a financial Lost, in killiug off some of the S|>ecnlators and operators in this business, will leave the field clearer for the men who have a legitimate ambition and a worthy purpose in stage art. —New York World. Wb carefully studied tho affairs of the late remarkable firm of Grant & Ward, as they were developed in the public prints. We cannot find the slightest ground for belief that General Grant had even a rein-) to suspicion of the real state of affairs. It appears to a*, rather, that, he was himself deceived, stripped and impoverished by the partner he had trusted implicitly, We feel sure that the old Confederate soldiers, the men who fought Grant and who know his prowess, sympathise with him in his misfortunos. and earnestly nope that he will find some speedy and honorable way out of them. We certainly do; and wo shall feel ashamed, as an American, if his personal effects and belongings are sold ou the sheriff's block. —Atlanta Constitution. The truth is, workingmen, as a rule, have a great amount of hard sense, and they cannot see that any scheme for revolutionizing society has yet been proposed which does not promise to do them, in its actual working, more harm than good. Nor do they wish to be olased as a proletariat—to be treated as a class distinct, and fixed in an unchangeable condition. They hopo to get ahead under the operation of the existiug social arrangements, or at least to see their children better off than they are themselves. They know that they are in a country wher e great changes of social condition rapidly and frequently occur, and, possessing the American spirit of ambition and enterprise, they are looking out to see now they can profit by thorn.—New York Sun. • Priors are readjusting themselves to a solid base as from 18<4to 187 H. and this safe foundation will restore confidence, which will invigorate business of all kinds. The country has not now the fear of tho unknowable in the currency, which, in 1874, was made impending till 1879. The only cause of ounrnoy fear, at this time, is the increaso of legal- I tender silver ami its paper representative, which already has brought the Treasury to the suspension of gold payment in the New York clearing-house, and which has created among bankers and capitalists the apprehension that the Treasury may resort to silver payment, which would droo all the curiencv to the aole silver standard, and cause the flight of gold, and an additiou of 15 per cent, to tho price of foreign exchange.—Cincinnati Commercial Gazette. - rusdifcoiOion which Mr. Cleveland has mule of the civil-service principles in giving his assent to them is vary significant. It amounts to a reservation which will enable him to make removals right and left. Partisamsm ta a vague sort of charge a hich can be brought against every man who trkes an active interest in political affairs, and it is alwavs '‘offensive'’ to political opponents. If every incumbent of a government office must go who is open to the charge of partisanship, there will probably be the ‘‘ch an sweep" which the Democratic politicians expect. “Soft woids butter no prenps,” and if the mugwumps are satisfied with Mr. Cleveland's polite phrases aud ingenious lirnirations in regard to civil service reform, they will KrobaUly Oonte to a realization of what they have done efore bis term of office shall be very for advanced. —Chicago Tribune. To General Grant, in the hour of extremity, the •vneyathy of the people is extended in characteristically genenma volume. Every American in a measure partakes of the humiliation to which the distinguished chieftain is, through the errors -or crimes of others, necessarily exjosed. His is a case where the republic has shown itself the reverse of ungrateful. Despite the mistakes or faults of civic administration, the country cherishes with thrilling and abiding recollection the memory of his magnificent services from Belmont t a App >mattox, and will continue to cherish it long after he has gone the way of all humanity. His embarrassment, in the evening of life, and after surmounting the pedestal of human ambition, has a strangely pathetic aspect, which is heightened bv the exertions tn his behalf of the greatest of his lieutenants. the here of Keueraw Mountain and Atlanta. —Brooklyn Ehgle. Tliß chief reason why the present stagnation in bnsinwu has not lad to a disastrous panic, like that occuring in 1857 and again in 1873, is, doubtless, the Ktor abundance of money capital iu the country. e immense production of our own mines and the heavy balance of trade in our favor for the last seven years have combined to create a gieat accumulation of money in fiaancirl centers. This surplus money has been obtainab'e on good security at low rates at all tames during the pad year aud has enabled manufacturers and merchants to carry their surplus stocks. As soon aa the business men of the country can again adjust their business a little more in accordance with the indexible law of supply and demand, a general improvement may be looked for. The country is fairly overflowing with all kinds of products, and there is •buudant capital for the transaction of business. —Philadelphia Time*. Irl* the alight cold frequently contracted that An all v undermines the system. Use Dr. Bull’s Coogn Syrup in the beginning stages of any cld tad t* cured. Price, 25 cents.

NEW YEAR AT CAPE SABINE. Extracts from Lieut. Lockwood’s Diary—How the Greely Party Spent the Holidays. W ashinoton, Jan. I.—The National Republican contains furthor extracts from the diary of Lieut. Lockwood, of the Greely arctic colony, covering the holiday week and New Year’s day spent at Cape Sabine. These extracts give a continuation of the story of the slow starvation of the party, and tell of the various devices resorted to by them to overcome the pangs of hunger, and to while away the tedium of their existence. Beginning with Dec. 26, the day after Christmas, when they breakfasted “late,” on soup made of seal blubber, and supped on “English meat,” the record is carried down to tho night of Jan. L In the entry for Dec. 26, Lieut. Lockwood says that, in addition to the meals above mentioned, he had a few bread crumbs, and some salt water and gunpowder, which Long warmed for him over a lamp. He says: “All spoke a good deal to-day of the prospects of getting across the straits in the spring; of Rice’s preliminary trip, and the chances of finding food there, etc. We count 240 rations as certain at Littleton island. A fox has been seen around to-day, but efforts to shoot him were not successful” He concludes the entry for this day with: “The talk this evening has been all about desserts, etc.” On Dec. 27, with the thermometer at minus 29° he writes of their suffering from cold hands and feet, and says: “Coldness of extremities is due evidently to short rations, and shows how food is fuel in this country. The party this evening discussed Kentucky, in accordance with their plan of talking about different States, or a country with which some of them were acquainted, each evening. They also read McCarty's ‘History of Modern Times,’ and a book of American shipping, which they found in a cache at Cape Sabine.’’ He entered also on this date: “Brainerd shot a blue fox last night: weight, three pounds three ounces. He followed the animal some time after shooting, but found him dead. This gives us an extra fox for next Sunday. How impatiently* we watch the cook "as he divides tho bread and meat, each fearing he may get a little less than his share: The other mess have one of their number to fill plates, but wo still trust to Long.” On Dec. 28 the thermometer was at minus So 3 , and some rope was brought in and cut up for fuel. He says in hia entry: “The house was exceptionally quiet to-day, and most of the forenoon passed with every one down in the sleeping bags. Little or nothing was said. There was no particular reason tor this quiet.” For breakfast they had chocolate, bread and butter, and for supper a fox stew. In the evening they talked about the quantity of fuel left them and found they had sixteen hard-wood barrels ou hand. Long said if the wood did not. last, they could cook with seal blubber. Here Lieutenant Lockwood writes: “Lieutenant Greely seemed obliged to look on the dark side of the subject and directed Sergeant Brainerd to issue ten pounds of blubber for an experiment. This is unfortunate, as it will diminish our food by that much blubber.” He (Lockwood) writes, also: “I am oking out my tobacco with tea to day. I found two or three pieces of raw fox, more scraps of flour, and, brushing the dampness off, ate them with great satisfaction.” Ohio was discussed this evening. On Dec. 29 the thermometer was minus 31°, aud his memorandum of the food topic of the party is: “Cold breast of veal stuffed." In his entry he speaks of trading between the members of t.he party of one article of food for another, .and of portions on other days. He closes the paragraph with: “A good deal of talking done but not very many solid trades made.” He writes, also: “There is no perceptible difference in tho amount of light: only two more days of this year, thank God." With resjH-ct to the proposal to experiment with seal blubber for fuel, he says Lieutenant Kisl on bury protested, and that he (Lockwood) also took occasion to express his disapproval of the proposition. On the next day, Dec. 30, he writes that the trading in food continued until a late hour, and that one bargain was struck at 3 o'clock in the morning. He writes: “The morning came at last. Some, in consequence of the trading the day before, had a good deal more than they could eat with comfort, and some had much less. One result of my bargaining was that 1 had something more than one-third of my plate of ‘son of a gun’ [a bread stew, whi.ch seems to have been in great favor], and one quarter of my coffee; but then I had, also, about twelve ounces of bread and one ounce of butter.” He speaks of saving some of this allowance for New Year's day. and a day’s rations of rum for tho night before New Year’s, so as to drink the old year out. He writes, also, on this day: “There has been very little conversation to-day. Full meals seem to have the effect of inducing silence, the party lying down and enjoying comfortable repose. It is singular how warm and comfortable a good meal makes me.” Cracked wheat, with hominy and milk, was the food topic of to-day. Or. Dec. 31 he writes that the thermometer is minus 21°, but that the day before it was minus 24 3 in the house. Breakfast tlvis day was ox tail soup, and supper of English meat The party suffered from cold feet. He closes the entry for this day with these words: “How glad we are that tho end of the year Has been reached can hardly be explained. Rice expects to start across about the end of January.” The entry for New Year's day is as follows: “January I—The day was passed in bags. Lieutenant Greely came over and paid me a visit shortly after breakfast. He told me that the Doctor had made overtures to make an allowance for the offensive remarks made some time ago. and that be had declined. He told me also that some time ago he fell certain the Doctor had eaten up during the night Corporal Ellison’s allowance of bread. It was with that of the Doctor at the tiruo, and he would swear to the fact before a court. He thought it right to mention the tact to Brainerd. but said nothing to any one else about it; but this as well as former matters he should make the subject of a report to the proper authorities. He told me Ellison's hands and feet were suppurating fast; that amputation would evidently have to be performed, but that nothing would be attempted here, but at Littleton island. We have all been feeling remarkably high spirited to day on the coming of the new year, and this evening all seemed hopeful. We now speak frequently of eettinc home this year. The condition of the party is far superior to anything I expected, and the future bids well to come out all right. How my thoughts wander homeward to the dear ones there. Are they thinking of me?”

Mr. Malott’s Resignation. Ind'annpolis News. The resignation of Mr. Malott as member of the police board would be a misfortune of wide dimensions had he been able, during his incumbency, to execute tne duties whereunto he was sworn. With Mr. Murphy and Mr. Frenzel. however, bound hard and fast to the will of saloon keepers in breaking the law, Mr. Malott’s incumbency was, to the public, pimply an appearance of giving the sanction of his honored name to this most disgraceful and disreputable condition. His resignation now, after having hoped against hope for an end of ‘•bummerism” on the part of his associates, adds credit to him as one who, for a time, has submitted to share the infamy of their attitude in the hope of rectifying it. He deserves the thanks of the community and can have the assurance of increased public esteem. The City's Business. Indianapolis Si era. Our esteemed contemporary, the Journal, signalizes the New Year with a careful, comprehensive and well-written review* of the affairs of the city. The real estate market, the manufacturing interests, the state of trade, and the financial condition, as indicated by the banks, are fully and cleariy presented. It is a creditable piece of newspaper work, and is all the pleasauter to read from the showing it makes that while present conditions are those of small margins and close dealings, the foundation is solid, and the universal expectation is for a substantial improvement during the coming yesr. One element in the future prosperity of the city which we do not count a small one. is its newspapers. The Journal has illustrated this iu this very review in question, and it deserves due recognition therefor. And, generally, we think there are few communities in which newspapers are, as a rule, more de voted to the beet interests, more keenly alive to

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what will redound to credit and prosperity, than those of Indianapolis. Their conduct at times is marred by small personality or partisan narrowness. resulting in petty jealousies and unkindness; and here we earnestly hope the new year may be an inspiration for better things. It ought not to be a hard lesson to .learn that another’s prosperity does not mean one’s own adversity. A .recognition of this in a broad and catholic sense by the* community would reac t with good effect upon contemporary journalism, inspiring it with the healthful feeling that in the hearty pursuit of its best interests, which are all with the best interests of the community, there is still time to cultivate the amenities of life and gather some of the roses that bloom over its garden wall. NEW YEAR COSTUMES. Some Elegant Dresses Prepared for Fashionable Receptions. Philadelphia Press. It is said that one lady in New York has a dress of spun glass trimmed with cut crystal beads, the glass being in the palest aipber tone, in exact coloring of the hair of the fair wearer, who is very vour.g and exceedingly beautiful. Another of these dream dresses is in a soft uncertain tint between pink, gray aud lilac. The lower edge of the skirt is finished with a full rurhing. while the other portion is entirely covered with designs in silk blond artistically arranged and so beautifully worked that they seem to hold on by magic, A Louis XV tunic, similar to the skirt and edged with a small, pinked-out ruche, is draped very much at the back, joining the puff, which is formed by the lengthening of the back of the bodice. The low-necked bodice is edged with a very thick chaplet of hertensia blossoms gathered from their stems and threaded together. Sleeves trimmed with chaplet en suite and a ruche of tulle: very high coiffure with an horteusia blossom fastened in 4he knot of the hair; shoes matching the dress, with moderately-pointed toes, trimmed with cockade bow of the same material pinked out at tho edge; gloves of lightcolored unglazed kid. Plain steel blue velvet and Ottoman silk also in blue, and brocaded with detached velvet passion flowers, are used to form a superb costume. The skirt is of th>s brocaded silk, full but perfectly plain, with a deep flounce of white duchess lace. The bodice is of plain velvet, cut low round the shoulders, and very deeply peaked in front. It is embroidered with steel and crystal beads in trie shape of a narrow plastron, but has no trimming round the top. A spray of white roses is placed over the left shotilder. The short sleeves are of white lace. At the back the bodice is continued into a small square train of plain velvet, which is edged round with • flounce of white lace, forming -quillings at tho sides; loops of satin ribbon are placed among the folds of the lace quillings. In front, very short pleated paniers of plain steel blue satin trim the upper part of the skirt aud lose themselves under tho folds of the train. \\ hite roses are worn in the hair, and the gloves are of duchess lace. Perhaps one of tho most effective toilettes for New Year's evening is a combination of cream surah and rich gold brocade. The brocaded skirt is cut out in wide shallow tabs, with a boxpleating of surah showing below, while at the top of each slit are small marabout feathers, all spotted and sparkling gold. From the sides of the waist hang sash ends of ribbon, which are loosely tieu up on the front of the skirt and fall in long loops to its edge. The low-pointed bodice is prettily trimmed with a shaped-out full berth-; of old lace, studded with gold headed pirs. On the right side of the basque are placed gold-tipped feathers, like those on skirt. Very handsome is one of the black dresses of beaded tulle and black satin worked with jet leaves, the front of the skirt being entirely covered with embroidery and bordered with a heavy ruche of satin. The waterfall back is of close gathered tulle, thickly sewn with small loops of cut beads. Down each side of the skirt are sharp tongues of black satin, with ribbon bows placed at the points, and about tho hips is a short festooned scarf, which appears from beneath tho basque of the pointed black satin bodice. Among other idealistic dresses is an Oriental creation of gold silk and cream tissue, figured with green palm leaves woven into tho slieenlike fabric-, the leaves being in clusters, the corsage, loopings of the skirt and hair all being furnished with pendants and borde rings of Oriental pearls, with marvelously beautiful effect. Its sister dress is of anew material, embossed with wild roses, combined with lace net in the same design, with edge to match, the looped back and train being of the embossed fabric, while the front is formed of the lace in underskirt, and most artistically draped over apron. The low-' necked corsage of brocade is finished with fullness of lace, and has a garland of roses on shoulder and down front of corsage. Long gloves, diamond ornaments and satin fan painted in wild roses.

FACTS ABOUT LEAP-YEAR. An Occasion When There Will Bea Presidential Ejection but No Leap-Year. Smith’s Illustrated Astronomy. It has been found by observation that the earth revolves on its axis 365| times nearly while it is making one complete revolution around the sun, or while the sun moves from either equinox to the same equinox again, consequently the solar year, upon which the seasons depend, contains nearly 365£ days. It will be seen from this that the difference between a year of 365 days and the year as measured by the sun amounts to one day in every four years; so that in 120 years of 365 days the seasons would fall back one whole month, anil the season for May would be in June, etc. In 720 years the iongest day would fall back through the tweive months, and would again correspond to their present arrangement. In order to keep the seasons to the same months, and to make the solar and civil year correspond, one day more is included in February every fourth year. This w'ould always keep the solar and civil year together if the earth revolved upon its axes exactly 365$ times while it is revolving around the bun. or during tho solar year, but the earth revolves from one equiuox to the same again in 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes aud 49 seconds, w hich is 11 minutes, 11 seconds less than 365 j days; consequently, allowing one day in every four years is allowing 44 minutes, 44 seconds too much, and in 132 years it would amount to 24 hours. 36 minutes, 6 seconds. Tlie mode of reckoning time by making every fourth year a leap-year was adopted by the Council of Nice, in the year of our Lord 325, when the longest day in the year happened June 21, and the vernal equinox March 21. This mode of reckoning was continued until 1752, a period of 1,427 years, when it was found that the longest day was on June 10 and the vernal equiuox on March 10, the vernal equinox having fallen back eleven days toward the beginning of the year. To restore the equinoxes to the same days of the month in which they happened in the year 325, eleven days were ordered by the British government and the United States, then British colonies, to be stricken out of tbe mon th of September, 1752, by calling the 3d the 14th. and it was ordered that hereafter one leap-year in 132 years, or three leap-years in 400 years, should be omitted; that is. that the years 1700. 1800 and 1900, which, by the old style, would have been leapyears, should be common years of 365 days. This method gives 97 leap-years in every 400 years. Thus, 400 multiplied by 365. plus 97 days for the leap years, gives 140.09/ day.:. This divided by 400 years makes 365 days, 5 hours aud 49 minutes, making a distance from the true solar year of only 23 seconds a year, an error which amounts to only one day in 3,866 years. The even centuries, are leap-years only when, cutting off the two ciphers, you can divide the other two figures by four without a remainder. Thus 19[00 is not divisable by four without a remainder, consequently is not a leap year. A Change in the Times. Atlanta Constitution. It is wonderful how times change. Whittier was made the editor of the Hartford Review, because tho retiring editor, George D. Prentice, had received a few poems from him and was pleased with them. Prentice recommended the then unknown poet as his successor, and Whittier secured the place. In this age of prose and pork aud market reports.a young man eau’t get an editorial position, or in fact any position, simply by sending iu a few spring poems. Everybody has found this out except the poets. They keep on trying. Fine Fairlawn Flyers. Mr. R. S. Withers, of Fairlawn stock farm, Lexington, Ky., writes: “On everything; myself, my negroes, my horses, everybody, I use St. Jacobs Oil for aches and pains. it cures. Fifty cents a buttle.

A SOUTHERN TRAGEDY. A Jealous Major Who Mnrdered the Belle of the Ball and Then Fled. Sumter. S. C.,Jan. I.—Grief has extinguished the holiday festivities of Sumter. The belle of the town, a beautiful girl, who has been almost worshiped by everybody who knew her, has been murdered in Orangeburg by Major Henderson, who killed her in a pang of jealousy and then fled. A dull pain has succeeded the first impulses, and the people are wondering how anybody could have killed such' a charming woman. Miss Minnie Weeks, the dead girl, went to visit relatives in Orangeburg over the holidays. Her friends gave a ball in her honor in the village hall. Among the invited guests was Major Henderson, a prominent gentleman, who holds a fine position iD the Cornelson cotton-factory. He was deeply in love with Miss Weeks, but if the love was reciprocated it can never be known now. The young lady biid suitors in plenty, and many more loved her in secret She was a delicate blonde, modest and kind hearted. Everything began pleasantly. The young lady visitor to tho town received the guests with pleasant word3 and smiles, ‘and everybody seemed to be put into good humor and a desire to have a splendid time. Major Henderson was one of the la'te comers. He had traveled a long distance on horseback to be present. As ne entered and saw younger men surrounding the woman he loved; it was plainly seen that it was an effort for him to keep calm. Miss Weeks tried to please him into good humor, but was only partially successful. When the band tuned up that old favorite, “The Corn-flower Waltz,” tho Major asked Miss Weeks if she was engaged for jhat dance. She was. The early arrivals had lost no timo in claiming her, and the Major was obliged to be content with a polka about half way through the order of dances. Although there were lady dancers in plenty, Major Henderson refused to take a partner, but scowled on the young man who had his arms around Miss Weeks's waist. At the end of the waltz the lady entered an ante-room, and the Major grasped her late partuer rudely by the arm and accused him of hugging Miss Weeks iu an unseemly manner. The young gentleman, a cousin of the young lady in question, indignantly denied the accusation, and told the Major that a repetition of the insult would meet with instant punishment. With a hard look in his face, and with passion in his eyes, Major Henderson stepped back a trifle from the lovable woman, deliberately drew a pistol from his hip pocket, flashed its muzzle upon tho pearl-white neck aud fired before anyone could realize his intentions. The white ball-dress was soon streaked with blood. Before his victim had fairly struck the floor the assassin had fled from the ball room. It is thought that tho refugee has ridden to the heart of tho forest and killed his horse and himself.

MARRIAGE OF THE DEAF. Discussion of an Interesting Subject—Forma* mation of a Deaf-Mute Race. Washington, Jan. 1. —Among a number of memoirs transmitted to Congress by the National Academy of Sciences is a paper by Professor Alexander Graham Beil upon tho formation of a deaf variety of tne human race. In discussing the marriages of the deaf, Professor Bell says it is evident, from the records, that there is a tendency among deaf-mutes to marry deafmutes; that this tendency has been continuously exhibited during the last forty or fifty years, and that there is every probability that the selection of the deaf by the deaf in marriage will continue in the future. “While we cannot at present arrive at any percentage,” lie says, “it is certain that the proportion of deaf mute offspring born to deaf mutes is many times greater than the proportion born to the people at large. Plans for the formation of a deaf-mute community have a number of times been discussed by the deaf mutes themselves. A number of years ago a deaf-mute publicly urged the formation of a deaf-mute commonwealth. Congress was to be petitioned to form a deaf-mute State or Territory, etc. The details, though quite impracticable, brought forward the fact that a number of schemes of somewhat similar character were in the minds of deaf mutes in different parts of the country. Such a scheme is still favored by individual deaf-mutes, and may, therefore, be revived in organized shape at any time. A European philanthropist has begun the colonization of a tract of land in Manitoba by deaf-mutes. lam informed by friend whoresides in Winnepeg that about twenty-four deafmutes. with their families, have already arrived from Europe, and have settled upon the land. More are expected next year.” Relative to the adoption of remedial measures to lessen or check the formatiou of a deaf variety of tho human race in America. Professor Bell says: “The grand central principle that should gide us in our search for preventive measures should be the retention of the normal environment during the period of education. The natural tendency toward adaptation would then co-operate with instruction to produce accommodation to tho permanent condition of life. The aggregation of deaf-mutes, the use of tho sign language, and the employment of deaf teachers produce an environment that is unfavorable to the cultivation of articulation and speech-read-ing, and that sometimes causes the disuse of speech by speaking pupils who arc only deaf.’’ Professor Bell concludes by commending the whole subject to the attention of scientific nien.

PLAIN lIAIR NOT IN STYLE. New Haven Girls Object to irnsought Advice uud Inriiguute. New Haven, Jau. L — All the blank walls, telegraph poles aud ash-barrels in town have been placarded within the last two or three days with this notice: “I have visited, during the last month, the rooms occupied by the highest classes in three public schools, and to my disgust there was not one girl who wore her Lair plain. Every one had either crimps, bangs or their hair hanging on their- shoulders the wav they wear it now, or in curls. I will send a handsome New Year’s present to any girl in the first or second class of any of the schools who wears her hair plain. • Thomas P. Acton, “No. 34 North Fourth street.” Last evening the huge parlors of Mr. P. X Harding's residence on Summit avenue resembled a bed of roses. They were filled with beautiful school girls. Blondes, with Langtry waves; brunettes, whose raven hair hung in ringlets over their shapely shoulders: girls with curls and frizzes and all sorts of elaborate coiffures were seated in the luxurious chairs or gathered in groups talking earnestly together. An indignation meeting was in progress. Committees from all the schools were about to be called to order. “Girls, just listen to this,’’cried Miss Harding, who, by tacit consent acted as chairwoman. Miss Harding swept the ends of her blonde bang from out her blazing eyes and read the poster that has created so much excitement. After a long discussion Miss Harding proposed a set of resolutions that were adopted by acclamation. They are to the effect that bangs, frizzes, Marguerite plaits, Jersey Lily waves, ringlets, beau-catchers, curls and puffs will continue to adorn the charming heads that have made New Haven famous for her beauties. ‘‘As for Mr. Thomas P. Acton, ** the resolutions conclude, “we despise his bribes and we abhor him. lie had better try to raise some hair on his own head than attempt to interfere with ours ” Starving His Third Wife. Edinboko, Pa., Jan. 1. —Prentiss Boss, a man of eighty, and who is reported to be worth $200,000, was frightfully handled by a party of young men Saturday night. Russ, who was living with his third wife, has the reputation of not being a bountiful provider, and it is reported that ho and his wile quarreled over the distribution of the store provisions, Saturday, until she was ejected from the premises. That night he was decoyed from the home, and being seized, was stripped and rolled in the snow and exposed to the cold until he was badly frost-bitten about the extremities. Being an aged man his exposure is likely to prove fatal. Boss's wife alleges that he was starving her to

death. His second wife, who is still living, was married to him three times, and two years ago procured her third divorce from him on account of cruelty. Mrs. Ross's avengers are in great fear of the result of thoir treatment of the old man. HUMOR OF TflE DAT. She Had It Yesterday. Boston Conrier. “Mamma,” said a little girl, “I think I’ve got ammonia.” “You mustn’t $aj r ammonia, dear, you must say pneumonia.” “But it isn’t new, for I think I had it y esterday.” _ Itogin as You Mean to Go On—Another Fact. Loudon Punch. have recently and pot married, and have just returned from their honeymoon ] He—“l wonder why so many people stare at us. my dear?” She —“No doubt they are wondering what I could have seen in you.” He Wouldn’t Do It. Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph. “.Tobson,” huskily whispered Mrs. Jobson. “there’s young Plough git. sittin' ou the front steps with Miranda; go kick him.” “What for?” exclaimed Jobson. “’Cause its the style what we read about. Preek up and be somebody.” “And me with four unmarriageble daughters? Why, I’d rather let him kick me! Mrs. Jobson, yoffre a fool!’’ _ An Accomplished Actress. The Graphic. They were discussing amateur theatricals. “We would give the play if we only' could have a storm scene," said the stage manager. “I think I can help you out,’’ suggested Mr. Brown. “Mrs. Brown can take that part." “Why, l didn’t know Mrs. Brown could act. What part of the storm scene can she play!” “She can play thunder.” The Day After. Philadelphia Call. Parson —You exchange goods in the way of barter sometimes, 1 suppose. Merchant —Take trade for them? O, yes; very often. “Well, I would like a ham and some potatoes and flour.” “AH right, sir. What do you want to trade for them?” “Ninety-five pairs of slippers." Satisfactory Oualiiicutions. t hicago News. “1 have just arrived from England, and want to join your company.” “Have you the catarrh?” “Yes; a case of twelve years’ standing.” “Good; and have you deserted yo\ir wife and family!” “Yes: they will bo here next month to claim a divorce and alimony. The amount of good tlio scandal —” “Hush—aav no more; you are engaged.” Taken ut Ills Word. Bur dette. “Mr. Smartman, that wretched dog of yours digs and scratches in my garden all day. chases my hens till they can’t iay, and then howls and barks the livelong night” “Oh, well, tic him up, then, if he annoys you, I don't hear him. Haven't time to look after him myself, but if he bothers you, tie him up.” Three days later. Mr. Smartman has been hunting high and low for his dog the jtast fortyeight hours. “Slov/boy, I can’t find my dog anywhere. Has he been about your place?” “Certain. lie’s in my barn now. You told me to catch him and tie him up.” Smartman goes into the barn and finds his dog “tied up” to a rafter fourteen feet from the floor bv a niece of rope five feet. long. Tableau, with red lire add slow curtain.

KX-SENATOR SHARON. His Career in Washington—A Graphic Sketch of the Millionaire. Washington Letter in New York Yorld. Sharon, tho San Francisco millionaire, who has just been defeated in the divorce proceedings brought against him, has been in Washington for one or two winters. He wept through the form of pretending to serve one term in the Senate, but the financial troubles upon tho Pacific coast, following the failure of the Bank of California, kept him occupied there. For two winters of his term he never put in an appearance. and it was only during the last j’ear or two of his service that he made any pretense of performing his senatorial duties. He was one of the smallest and most insignificant-looking men who ever served in the Senate. Not even tho reputation of his millions could clothe this cheap-looking man with a semblance of dignity. He is about five feet six inches in height, while his figure is as poor and thin a3 if he were half starved. Ilis head is very small, even for Jiis diminutive figure. There is a thin, straggling growth of hair smoothed over his yellowishbrown skuH, and down oVer his low, cunning forehead. This hair is a rusty gray brown. His face is thin, sunken and smooth shaven, with the exception of a small, scant, grayish-brown mustache, which curls in at the corners of his mouth. His eyes are as black and sparkling as those of a ferret, and are lighted with an expression of vulgar cunning and odious self-satisfaction. His nose is constructed upon the same meager scale as the other features of his face. It is a small pug. and no amount of wine, however generous in qualify, could fire tho livid pallor of this nose up to the color of life. There was something almost atrocious in the aggressive vulgarity of this coarse little man. His dress was thoroughly iu harmony with his general appearance. lie was very fond of long, shiny broadcloth coats, about three sizes too large for him, brocaded waistcoats, black, blue and red velvet cravats and yellow gray trousers. Ho used to wear boots made by soma Suu Francisco shoemaker which in themselves were curiosities. They had very long legs and were so short in the sole that the uppers were pressed out beyond theem in the wearing. The heels were very high and were pushed so far forward as to be tinder the centre of the foot. The idea was to give the appearance of a very small foot. The idea may have been all right, but the result gave the Senator the appearance of having t\vo club fe‘t. hike many'men of shallow minds and small education, Sharon aspired to talk in the deeply philosophical vein. While he never had the courage to do more in the Senate than to read an occasional speech from the laboriously prepared manuscript, in private ho was disagreeably ag gressive iu assertiug most oracularly the wildest kind of nonsense about religion and politics. When he first came to Washington to stay ho was invited out to a good many dinners. But very soon the principal dinner-givers of the town began to grow shy of him. At a dinner given in the iuterest of Justice Field’s alleged candidacy for the presidency of 1880 Sharon was a guest. The genial host intended to turn the general conversation toward the latter part of the dinner to the subject of the resplendent virtues of Justico Field, but after the fourth course Sharon began with a cracklo and snort which wore the usual signals employed by the Senator to indicate that he was about to speak. Ho selected Buddhism as his topic, and without a word of knowledge of tho subject or of excuse, lie drifted out into a two hours snarling soliloquy upon that subject. Os course Justice Field's merits were never reached. And the price of a good dinner for fifteen persons, at $lO a plate, had to be charged up to the profit ami loss of tho Field campaign fund. ■" Some Advice to Mr. Cleveland. Macon, Ga. f Telcgrxpk. It will not do to turn hack and point to the Democratic platform. This was made for campaign purposes’only, and has received no translation satisfactory to all sections and all interests. if Mr. Cleveland is a free-trader let him say so. If, on the other hand, he leans to protective ideas, indorsed by the best and largest portion of tho Democracy, he should not coueoai his opinion. One Trouble with the Theatrical Rtisiuess, Philadelphia Press. There is no class of working people, professional or unprofessional, of corresponding abill ty, who are so enormously overpaid as actors at the present time. Few of them do anything as a fair equivalent for the large sums they receive; and until theatrical salaries are reduced, in order that the prices of seats may be also reduced, the managers will be certain to continue to suffer from the hard times. The public will no longer pay the exorbitant prices demanded for

such performances as the majority of the amateur dramatic combinations that take to tha road to despoil “the provinces'* furnish. ——■ .... ..... .1 I A Hymn for the Pow-Letting. New York Tribune. It is not generally known that the approaching exercises of pew-letting at a prominent church on Long Island will be introduced by the singing of the subjoined hymn to the tune of “Old Hundred.” There is equally good authority for stating that ffie hymn was composed by the discomposed pastor of the church, and that, arranged as a solo, will he “rendered” by bin to the accompaniment of his harp, taken down from tlui willows for that purpose: i. Now that tlie Cleveland side has won. Now that the mischief all is done, Behold 1 stand before you here And drop tho penitential tearl 11. My clothes are rent for what I did, So rent the news and freely bid: Once more I sign contrition's n ledge— O, take me off the ragged edge! 111. I'm humble as I plead with yon— You'd better re-engage your pew; O! shed for me forgiveness's tear— And listen to the auctioneer. IV. The heathen do but rage In vain Who say I doted not on Blaine: No name my soul so fondly greets— Keep up the premium on the seats. J v. I backed the Bourbons, very true— Come, Descon, buy abodv pew; I hacked them in the South's behalf— The congregation must not laugh. vi. While life’s poor lamp holds out, to bnru The tackiest mugwump mav return.— If but your bids high rai>e>l I hear I’ll bid" farewell to every fear. Newspaper Mortality iu the Metropolis. New York Herald. Seventy-five newspapers have started and died in this city in thirty years. Master your cough at once with Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar. Every affection of tho lungs, chest or throat, tending to consumption, is not only relieved but absolutely obliterated by this wonderful vegetable pulmonic. Sold by aQ druggists. Pike’s Toothache Drops cure in one minute. Dttkef.’s Cold Meat Sauce and Salad ready made, nutritious, economical, delicious Nothing equal to it was ever offered, and it is invariably popular both at home and abroad. _ __ AMUSEMENTS. _ __ DICKSON W THE TALK OF THE TOWN! PERFORMANCE AGAIN TCf-NIGIIT Grand Saturday Matinee. IP EVANS & HOEY’S “METEORS” :U Presenting a New Tidal Wave of Merriment, in Tht-es Acts, entitled A PARLOR MATCH! Bv Cha*. H. Hoyt, author of “Bunch of Keys" and “Ka? Baby.'' First you smi'.e! Then von law all! Then you RO Alt! Seoure v>ur neats early, and avoid th+ . rush! Prices, 15, *25, 50 and 75c. Monday, .Tan, S—THOMPSON OPERA CO. (35 ARTIST,s!’, in the Reigning Operatic ,Success, “Til® BEGGAR STUI > ENT!” Think of it! First-class Comic Opera for 15, 25, 59 an 1 75c. of seats opens this (Friday) morning. Jan. 8, 0 and 10, jr Minnie Palmer IMMEN3E SUCCESS!” CROWDED HOUSES! PRICES ONLY IUCsSc, 50c and 75c. The sequel of success, the celebrated comedian, MR. M. 13 CURTIS! Presenting his new play, “SPOT CASH!” “SAM’L OF POSEN ON THE ROAD!” Two Nights, Jan. 0 ard 7—HOWARD ATIISN/EUM SPECIALTY COMPANY. Jan. 8. 0, 10- PLANTER’S WIFE.” pit ofTand ~MKS~ * 3LHNT eT. BIiANDT, HUMORISTS AND ELOCUTIONISTS, AT PFAFFLIN’S HALL, FRIDAY EVE,. JAN, 2. Selections from noted authors. Admission: Child* . ren, 15o; adults. 25c; reserved seats, 10c extra. cmwiMwii: ATTRACTIONS FOR Wednesday, Thursday and Friday Nights; Dec. ol and Jun. 1 and 2. A Series of Races. Bicycle versus Skates. Mr. (X Spain on Bicvcle. Mr. J. Alexander ou Skates. Dao. 31—TWO-MIDE RACE. Jan. 1, 1895—T1IUKE-MILK RACK. Jan. 2. 1885—FIVE-MILE U.-VCE. PRIZE OF ~...*...525.00 | y ~Bost Floor liypbe City. £ jj WIGWAM R 1 NT Ope?\ every day ar.d evening. Good music, ovary evening and Wednesday and Saturday afternoon*. The management reserve the right to refuse adtuisj si on ami use of sscai.es to objectionable persons. MERIDIAN RINK TO-NIGIIT! TONIGHT! Second Game of Polo! MERIDIAN LEAGUE rs. INDLVNAPOLIS. fffi*-* Usual prices.

SKATES! The* celebrated Harney <t Berry and Acme TCE SKATES. Raymond, Union Hard-vure aad Munoi® ROLLER SKATES. SKATE IiAGS and extras. CHARLES MAYER & CO. 29 ami 3L West Washington Street. BRUSH ELECTRIC LIGHTS Are fast 'caking the place of all otners in factorialfoundries, machine shops and mills. Parties having their own power can procure an Electrio Geperatoc and obt.-ua much more light at much lose cost tuaa hy any other mode. Iho incandescent and storage ays* tern has been perfected, making small lights for house* and stores hunt; wherotvr needed, and lighted at will, day or night. Parties desiring Generators or to fora* eouw>au*os for lighting cities and towns, can send u> the Brush Electric Cos., Cleveland, 0., or to the under* signed at Indianapolis. J. UAVKJf. DIARIES FOR 1885. Pelloubct’s Not es for ISSS. Blank Books and Memorandum Books, at BOWEN, STEWART & CO.’S, No. 18 W. Washington St.

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