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m KS tri W.INN.-. ' A Uotlier monarch m aiilt lJUck-b1Wel HIUl Hellt, White II vn i til plendor HU huufchtyheMd Isvrowned; ; ; IIU roynl hcfpter, with n uctiue lender. Touching the oIokhoiuIii round. Conqueror of -onaueror, ho; lleth IxlniiH are hU chained sUvc; crlcth Vor nn-ri'r at hl lullld. his realm oVr the ;iuuuart'h No I arges Uhm he oller lr tt" luktlinj The Illy on thy reust p ' IT tears from out Its place, Hu tendrils breaking. Ami neu Hin Iiis irrst. . . Oh, man! Is thU the hui of all tly KiO' Must this the. iUn he ... Of aprond country' raml, triumphal story, This grave beyond the sea? - ' ' King of nil Kings! llow will he read tlie - W.ilh hnn.l in liullil with füllt! How till the heart . empty and so broken. With glory ml name? . Chteao Inter Ocean. - m m TUB MA N WHO WAS KICKED. But, Nevertheless, a Man whom All tho Camp Found Uausa to bo proud Of .A. " i 5t the New York Sun. r , - ) t, aaw Davis at II Acad em v, X the begianitisj of the spring lSGO, he sMlenl into the further tL the seat to'lean against the "'as.then about twenty -sevei UrgA'd- A tall, gaunt, awkart man. . . . a radeu. lll-ntting suit or homeTN.T and walking with an undecided, hesitating gait, . with his head thrown forward, ami one uncertain hand helplessly rubbing a receding chin, was the "figure presented aa he went out of the hall at the close of prayers. Infirmity of purpose was written all over him. He had an air of being old without ever having been young. His face was long, with large features, high cheek holies, a long nose, prominent mouth, and a receding chin, from which a strangling whisker Srotruded a certain way, as though in oubt whether to grow longer or disappear altogether. 1 1 was a very weak face, with an infirm quiver of the hardly closed lower lip, and vacillating, half timid eyes of a very pale blue. Irs weakness and indecious might have lieen comical had not an expression of earnestness and seriousness made it pathetic. His speech was hesitating and appealing, as though craving constant indulgence for his temerity when speaking at all. Vet there was such assurance of his hearers' sympathy and help,that it generally carried its point. Froni the time when Davis first rsidled into the seat and leaned against the wall for support, he continued leaning, only exchanging the wall for his classmates, or indeed any one who would carry his weight. No sooner did his support give way in one direction than he transferred himself to another, and leaned all the harder. During the year of academical life his manners retained their primitive rusticisty despite the constant attention to which they were subjected at the hands ot his fellows. His taste in dress' took no turn for the better; his bearing and gait changed not an iota; and when he set out on foot for the hill region whence he came, he seemed exactly the same old young man that had sidled in upon us three years before,. A short time afterward I learned that he was teaching the school of his native village. It turned out, however, that he carried his habit of leaning sven with him there. He asked tho advice of his pupils as to what he should do so frequently that tli y took .advantage of his weakness to do pretty 1 much as they pleased. They barred the master out, refused to attend recitations, save at their own pleasure, and otherwise enjoyed themselves to such an extent that the Trustees felt compelled to demand his resignation on the grounds of lack of government. After that he went iuto the country and taught a district school, boarding round amone his uupils. It was while thus engaged that he became temporarily resident in the family of a small farmer, iwssessdof a grasping, Questionable character, and several aughters for some time in the matrimonial market. These latter were thin, sharp-taeed, managing maids, who partook of the unattractive characteristics of their sire. The most unattractive, perhaps, of them all set their eyes upon Davis, in lack of better material, and actualy became his wife before that hesitating person had decided what to do in the matter After this he drifted out ol my knowledge, and his memory, with that of other class associates, rapidly merged into the sere and yellow leaf of recollection. Tn thP summer of 1871 I was one of a semi-official prospection party in Western Dakota. We intended to penetrate the Indiau country as far as the Souri River, near the British line,5 returning by way of the Ulack Hills, if circumstances permitted. The dozen men constituting the party were all heavily armed, and we had, by the f imrjedimeni. three mule wagons. The day before we started from the small town which, for the lortnight previous, had been our headquarters, a talLround-shouldered man sauntered Into the camp, and, leaning against a wagon-wheel, looked kindly but inquiringly about. He wore a long coat of alpaca of eccelisiastical cut, and a wldeawaKe nai, iusuan iruuser im low gaiters tied with a string. His face was long, and its features large, and a retreating mouth, almost destitute of teeth, gave a greater prominence to his rather elongated nose. He carried a black silver-headed stick, and altogether he was a curious mixture - of the clerical with the rustic. After being made the butt of considerable ridicule, he expressed, in a hesitating way.bis desire to go to the Ulack Hills. And when I returned to camp toward evening, I found the stranger" added to the party as the guide, philosopher, and friend of one of the mule teams. It was Davis. . How he aTnA therfi was told in a siuirle one of his hesitating sentences. . You see, Mrs. Davis left me, and took up with a neighbor or own. i unnrHA I was too slow for her. But I thought it might make her uncomfortoh! tn liave me living so close by; so I rnm p West. Further conversation revealed the iact that he had tramped most of the urav n.n tl that all his earthly possess ions were wrapped In the tlainine hanrlfcprchief which he brought into t nmn later in the evening. It was apparent from the first that the characteristics that had made Da ria a conspicuous figure in academical days had not forsaken him as he had crrmvn older. He began leaning from the moment he came into camp. Afrer futile attempts upon myself, he trans ferred his weight to a man from Ken i,Mrv a demonstrative, uevn-mav-fellow, who was his opposite in resnect. The first day's drive. loo, revealed the fact that, whatever

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may hare been hte capabilities as a district school Uaoher, they did not assist htm i in r the, driving of mulct. More than oiu-e he Involved the leaders' In n hojH'less tangle with tho wheel animals, and his conipllcatlons with the harness were a pathetic mixture of hell lessness ami Ignorance. As to his helples-neHs, It was unique and complete in Us way. He seemed utterly Incaj-üblo of doing anything without advM tmd asiitance. x j ; i It is, perhaps, needless to say that these t hai ftetcrlsUes, however original ahd amusing In themselves, were not sucJi as to elevate their I assessor In the

esteem of the party.- in - iws xnan a week from the day of departure the man from Kentucky had warned Davis not to com near, him arciln at the risk of beiuir crippled for Ufr. At the end of a fortnight, I -grieve to say, he had leen kicked by an Irascible member of the party, ami the propriety of deserting him on the plums had been seri ously discussed. Hardly a man spoke to him, and he seemed a very pariah In the .camp, . After we .had been three weeks out therowerty not wanting sign ot the proximity of - hostile tSioux. Signal smokes vpere seeu in the evening, and smair clouds of dust low down upon the horizon indicated the presence of Scouting bands.' In the mid-afternoon of a sunny Sunday, as we were alowly ascending a low ridge in the prairie the advance scout came galloping In with a ball through the arm, and a moment later a yelling band of Sioux began to circle about the train. To dismount and form the three wagons into a triangular barricade was the work of but a few minutes. Most of the men knew their danger and how to meet it. The Sioux were in large force, apd narrowed their circles in the assurance of an easy. (Victory, Their bullets began dropping in almost immediately. In three minutes after the baU opened several of the animals had been killed, and 'Johnson, our leader, lay under a wagon with a bullet through his head. A I said, 'all the party were heavily armed. Bui ' I should , have excepted Davis, who not only was unarmed, but lrom his general character was deemed quite capable of groveling in the dust at such a time. In the hurry of the moment he had been lost sight of and now, when he slipped forward to possess himself of thedead man's gun, the man from Kentucky told him with an oath to drop it, or give it to some one who would use it. Davis did not drop it, however, but took his station at the rear end of one of the wagons. In a moment more the spirally decreasing circle of savages broke suddenly, and swept in-a wild charge-toward the train. .And as we turned toward the lM)int of attack to see two of the ad vancing warriors drop to the quick re port of Davis' rille, I think surprise and astonishment would have render ed us incapable of resistance, had not the Indians swerved from their course and U'gan circling again, as they did. But the man who had turned the attack never stirred from his post. His slouching aspect seemed somehow to be stiaken off, as he stood there erect and firm as a rock. His infirm under lip closed up lik a steel trap into a hard, straight line. His pale blue eyes wore a cool, decided look. The man from Kentucky looked at him a moment, and went back to his post with a muttered, "Well, I'll be blanked!" The guide tying1 his wounded arm in a sling, said he'd "give it up." The whole party breathed freer , " But the' whistling of bullets and the yells of the Sioux continued. In a short time the canvas tops of the wagons looked like gigantic seives. The circles of the savages widened only to contract again. Whenever a reckless brave approached within fair range, the sharp crack of the Winchester from the rear : of the : wagon sent a ball into his painted h;dy. There was no random firing from that rifle; every shot brought its man. The repeated charges of the Si6ux grew less frequent from the fact of the loss of two or three of their number under the deadly aim of those pale blue eyes It was after the fifth or: sixth charge ot this kind that the man from Kentucky expressed the unanimous sentiment - of the party when he said : r , s j 'Hadn't yer better get further under cover, IXwis? It's purty open thar." But ; Davis thook his head without changing position. The evening wore slowly away. The minutes went by to an accompaniment of shot and veil. Some of the animals were lviuff-dead beside ; the wagons. The snokes of the wheels ami the teds of the venicies were riddled and spliu - tered with bullets. Charge after charge had been repulsed. Three men were lying badlv wounded inside the triantrti The victims of the deadly iVYinchester formed a. straggling line almo3t from its muzzle to the circle of discomfited but. not defeated , Sioux i beyond. Its owner had hardly spokeu a word hi ah that '-time,' but had stood there like a statute of Fate. Nightcame on, and a low "moon wrapped the landscape in dusky crayons. The savages retained their circular guard, prepared to renew the attack on the morrow. ' Shadowy forms crept warily through tho tall grass and dragged away the dead. The wounded began to plead piteously for. water. uutjthere4 was none to give. It was at a call of this kind from the man vwhtffhad , kicked him; from his - : . . - . ' ! - i m : ' piacu at : tne camp nre a rew aayn preUlil.l;ib :iUC I'ttuip ,1UC u icn uain midviöus; 'that' Davis left his post to come forward and ask if no water was to be had. 1 le was told that there was none: that the nearest water was a small pond at the fot f the ridge, just within the surrounding circle of Sioux. Taking a bucket from the wagon, Davis said quietly, "I'll get some." Not a man of the party spoke. Everybod realized that something Heroic was about to be done. Good God I . To go to the pond was to go to almost certain death. And yet no one bade him stay. I think everv one was impressed with the fact that it would be useless. We crept back to our posts In si lence Even the wounded' ceased their -mm t t At 1 1 1 moans. vo waicueu me urn ngure striding straight through the shadows till it was lost in the gloom. rlhen came art interval of silence awful, apl) tiling broken at last bv a shot and a ... V . u. .-r i. .11 wild cikjtus or yens. in a moment, an the demons of tne prairie seemed let loose. Shot foUowed shot; the howls had something exultant in them. Through the gloom there came a shadow u tali figure running, with a bucket in his hand. Vllrwirnr behind a myriad of dusky forms, with learning knives and clubbed guns, Then our work began. A continuous sheet of fire belched from the wagons. turned the howling Sioux back on their trail. In a moment more Davis stag' irered into the triangle with a bucket half filled with water in his hand The man from Kentucky left his iost to grasp his hand In a grip that would have crushed weaker bones. Mr. Davis." he said, "yer a man as this 'party Is proud of.?' The brouzed men crouching, behind the wagons turned in their places to smile assent. But the hero who had run that gaunte liero wuu uau iuh uiai gaumlet of fire simply placed the bucket benmn who had kicked him. and niv4v I mih.t v went back to his post. The Sioux, exasperated by their defeat, kept up a desultory fire through Just before dawn they the long grass

chargeu air. uio. yvincnesier lifi.. . i. . . I.. alone killed raves before tho wagons were 1, and It was converted Into a eft vUldod by a giant. When the mor.M ug came the Sioux were found watching our movement rrcm a Mare instance over the prairie. .kvuientiy tue right was costing them too dear. , It was determined , by the luirty, hi view of the probability of the Sioux being re-enforced dining the day, to beat a retreat. The man from ien tucky harnessed Mr. Davis' mules with hin own hand: but when he came to hand the reins to their powder.giiined owner It was found that ho was in no condition to receive them. He had been wounded In half u dozen places, and the slow hemmorhage had robbed hlni of his strength. ; We lifted him tenderly int the wag on and began our march. The Sioux Circled about us, but kept well out of, range. . By midday they had disappeared. It was. about this time that the man from Kentucky, who had been intently watching his patient for some time, brought his wagon to a sudden halt, feathering about him, we found Davis with his eyes turned to the Sky and a grayish hue stealing over his race. A minute after ho reached his hand out to grasp the KentucKian's and so journied out iuto the infinite solitude. i We rode in silence. When the shad ows of the evening came we dug a rude grave In the prairie and buried Davis out of sight. The man from Ken tucky framed his epitaph when he said : "He didn't seem of much account at first, but he loomed up powerful to ward the last." Destructive Effects of Lightning Hartford (Conn.) Tinier. During the passage of a severe thunder storm over the Town of Vernon. Sunday, lightning struck the house and barn of Ara Fuller, setting four buildings on fire. All, including two barns and two large sheds, were burned down, the house alone escaping. A Eerson who saw the discharge of the olt says it appeared as though the house and barns were enveloped in a sheet of flame. There were about thirty tons of hay, four acres of rye, and several acres of oats stored. The loss is about $1,500; insured in Tollano Mutual for $1 ,500. A valuable cow also was destroyed. Henry Oleott, who has charge of the farm, was attempting to close a window over the porch, when a flash came into the Window. It destroyed the sash, glass, blinds and casings, anu KnocKea 3ir. uicott sense less. The right side of his face, breast and arm were blistered. It was a long time before he was restored to consciousiess. ins- daughter was also very severely affected. The effects uion the house are seen in every room, from garret to cellar. One great hole through the outer wall of the pantry shows where a bolt came that flung all the dishes inward upon the flour. The daughter of Mrs. Fuller had just moved her invalid mother from a seat near the cooking stove to another room when the bolt descended. She says a ball of fire roUed across the room un der the stove, throwing a chair uion the table; and mixing things up pro miscuously. The bolt passed through the floor into the cellar, tearing out a sleeper and came out of the ground again at a point about ten feet from the building, in the barn path, leaving a hole in the ground large enough for a rat to run in the whole length. The bolt that entered the pantry wrecked the room completely. It was on the opposite side of the house. The clap boards were torn olt, anu a hole almost large enough for a person to crawl through was torn through the walls. In fact, the work of destruction was thorough. Mr. Oleott's hat shows a hole at the juncture of the crown and brim where the bolt passed - through when it blistered his face, breast and arm. He exclaimed as he fell, "I'm killed." and became unconscious. The house was protected with lightningrods, to conduct the fluid on to it,' but these were without adequate means for its escape. . There was the trouble. Carried Into the Air. , Augusta News' ' f . , ' j - ; ! William Langley, a' cotton planter, of Gwinnet countv, was standing in a field on his farm." Around him were several men, a woman, and three children, all breaking the soil for cotton. The sky was clear and the air quiet, there being about both a hint of sultriness. The children had just stopped work and thrown themselves, tireii as ! tired could be, on the top of a pile of guano sacks, when a peculiar roaring was heard in the field. The sound bore some resemblance 10 mat; or, an approaching train, but as no railroads I A . A 1 A . A9 were near, the workers looKeu at one another in amazement.' In a moment they saw a small colttmn not larger in circumference than a barrel skmi rap idly along the ground. The wind column or spout appeared to be filled with dust,' and in the center contained what looked like a ball of fire.: The mother rushed toward the children, who crouched low in fright, but before she could reach thern i the pile of guano bags, children, and all were scattered right and left. In its course, always eccentric, the column struck a stump fairly from butt" to roots anü tore it from the ground, the wood splitting in to three pieces and dropping twenty or I r-- , " thirty yards away. Mr. Langley was sucked in as the whirliug thing bolted by, and thrown into a plowed gully some distance away. In the next in stant the strange visitor had gone, pass ing up over the tops of the trees. It was seen plainly by the ladie3 at the LAngley House, appearing to iheni like the smoke that rushes up in circular volumes from the smokestack of a lo comotive. Fire Worshiping in Carolina. Charlotte (N. CA Observer. About three vears ago the Observer renorted the case of a citizen of this coun IV wno, navimr luurneu iu 105, iiunieu . . i t : 1 I.. 1ÜM 1 fire on his hearthstone, as soon as he carried his wile to his new home, and had kept it burning ever since. The man was in town yesterday, and being questioned about the matter stated that the fire was still burmng.and tlirougn out all these thirty-six years it had never been alio weil to go out. tjuestloned as to whether or not It made the house uncomfortably hot in torrid weather.be f aid the extra heat thus generated was not perceptible. In reply to another nuestion. he said that In summer weather, wnen it was necessary for comfort's saket keep the fire burning vfrv low. he had to get un frequently at night to replenish it slightly, but . - j - - - . . . - . . ... . m that he counted this as nothing when he contemplated the idea of that fire iroingout. He has evidently formed for it a strong aiiacnmeni, auu yet one would not take him for a sentimental . " . 4 A . t A. I A, man. But thb fire Is to mm a con stant reminder of the day when he first brought home his bride. Around It his children have grown up into manhood and womanood, and their children have gazed into its light. Its was the tnct itcrht thnt fell unon the eves of his -b- , v . - . - v.. . - .- wiie, anu or " , " , last that will Oill upon lila. Viewed thus, bin sentiment In the matter can be understood, and so strong is this sentiment that with the old mi an It amouuts almost to a ration

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SUNDAY-SOHOOL LESSON

Sunday, August 31, 1870. rill! "l'i'MftlcttI ltvlltfloitl or, lt!; tlirUtluu'a Conduct. tloi.DKN Tkxt Anü whatsoever ye do, do It heartily, tin tothe Iml, and not unto men. -101.3:21. 1U Leithe word of ChrUl dwell in you i rlehly In nil wUdoiu; teaching and lutmon. Uhlngoue another In psalm and hymu and Molrltual Hongs, Hinging with grace in your hearU to the Lord. 17 And whatsoever ye do In word or deed, do all In the name of tho Lord Jesus, giving thankit to Uod and tho Father by him. H wives, submit yourNelves uuto your own huHbundti, um it U at in the Lord, 19 HuKbauds, Jlovo your wives, nnd be not bitter against them. 1W Children, obey your parents in all things: for thU U welNpleaslug unto the Lord. 21 Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, least they be discouraged. 22 Servant, obey in all things your masters according to.tho flesh ; not with eye-service, as men-please rs: but In singleness of heart, fearing Uod. 23 And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men. 21 Knowing that of the Lord ye shall re ceive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ. 23 But he that doth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there 1 no respect of persons. QUESTIONS ON THE LESSON. 1. what is It to have the word of Christ "dwell" in us? 2. What benefits wlUjthat word impart? 3. How may Christian songs teach and ad monish us? 4. How may all actions be done in the name of the Lord Jesus? 5 How may we be thankful to (Jod at all times? 6. What are the duties of husbands and wives to each other. 7. What are the mutual obligations of parents and children? 8. What should be the spirit of servants and employes toward those to home their service belongs? Ö. How are we rewarded by the Lord, here and hereafter? 10. What does our relations of servants of I Christ involve? 11. When and how will the actionsof out lives be judged and rewarded or puulshed? QUESTIONSON PRACTICAL THOUGHTS. 1. How may we obtain enjoyment of Ood's word? 2. ' In what spirit should we take part in singing God's praise? 3. How may we perform secular and common duties In the name of Jesus? 4. How can families be made happy and peaceful? 5. How should we fulfill our dally tasks and work In life? GEMS OF THOUGHT. If we have nothing to speak to edification, how n uch better to hold our tongue! We see what a man has, and envy him: if we saw how little he enjoyed, we should pity him. Newman : First shoot around corners, and you may not despair of converting by a syllogism. Seneca: Men trust rather to their eyes than to their ears; the effect of precept is, therefore, slow and tedious, while that of examples is summary and effectual. E. Temple: Were every dewdrop a diamond, every atom a world, and every world filled with gold, aU would not satisfy the boundless desires of the immortal soul, k W. Dale, D. D.: You have no more right to Injure the national lan guage than to clip a statue or to run a knife through a picturein the National Museum. Children who drink tea and coffee, says JJr. rerguson, of England, as a rule, only grow four pounds per annum between the ages of thirteen and sixteen, whUe those who drink milk night and morning grow fifteen pounds ea h year. When diseases are prevalent in the neighborhood, children who use these drinks nave less power to re sist sickness than others. Lessing: The most agreeable of all companions Is a simple, frank man, without any pretentions to an oppressiye greatness; one who loves me and understands the use of it; obliging alike at aU hours; above all, of a gol den temper, and steadfast as an anchor. For such an one we gladly exchange the greatest genius, the most biilliaut wit, the profoundest thinker. Use of Ammonia. rut a teaspoomui or ammonia in a quart of warm soapsuds, dip a cloth into it and go over your soiled panta loons and see how rapidly the dirt wUl disappear; no scrubbing whT be necessary. To a pint of hot soapsuds add a teaspoonful of the spirits, dip in your fork or spoon or whatever you wish to clean, rub with a soft brush and then finish with a chamois skin. For washing mirrors and windows it has no equal. It will remove grease spots from every fabric without Injuring the garment. Put on the ammonia nearly clear, lay on a blotting paper and set a 1 A f 1 A A? not iron on 11 ior a moment. Also a few drops in water wUl cleanse and whiten laces and muslins beautifully. A few drops in a bowl of water, if the skin be oily, will remove all uncleanliness and disagreeable odors. Added to a hot bath it nearly absorbs all obnoxious smells, and nothing is better to re move dandruff from the hair. For cleaning nail and hair brushes it is ti? pepsia luearomauc spirits or ammonia is especially prepared; ten drops in a wineglass 01 water will give relief. For house plants five or six drops to every pint of water, once a week, will make them flourish. It is also good to clean paint with. So be sure and keep a bottle or it 111 the house and nave a glass stopper, as it eats away cork. The Dcg That Stole Kittens. Detroit Free Press. About a week ago a citizen on Adams avenue east, who owns a handsome Scotch terrier dog the mother of three handsome puppies took the young ca nines away and sold them, to the great grief of the mother. At that time a oat owned by a neighbor was carefully raising a Utter of four kittens under the floor of a barn owned by the mas ter of the terrier. LastTuesdav It was noticed that the terrier was very deeplv interested in the kittens, and earnestly watched the movements of the feline mother. Wednesday morning tne cat ion ner ramuy, and during ner absence the terrier carried her kittens. . . a . s. m r.. w one by one, with the greatest care, to the basket once occupied by her dudpies. With the utmost tenderness she huddled herself into the basket with he kittens about her and awaited the eturn of the mother. When she did

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robbed, and Was not long in tracing them to the terrier's basket. Then there wan a fight, which was ended by me interference or the owner or the dog, who restored the kittens to their mother and soundly punished the dog for the theft. All tlay yesterday the cat remained by her kitten, while tho terrier busied herself hunting around for food, which 'she carrlet to the cat's nest, and which, of course, the kittens could not masticate. This dilllculty was overcome by inicrcr-dcu observers who place! milk at their service, am. while the kittens supped tho terrier stood guard, successfully repulsing all efforts 1 interlere with their repast. Solf-Confldenco. Nevada Herald. Wre believe in self-confident people. Extwienco teaches us that they are the only Individuals in this world who manage to get what they want. Mod esty Is a pearl Indeed, but often doomed to be "cast before swine." Beneath the uufilnchlug glitter of diamonds. the pearls shine but palely. You of the downcast eve and reticent mein. will never possess that which vou cov et. ' Your self-assured heiirhbor. with confident smile and ready reply, will step In and relieve you of all responsiuuuy m regard to the matter In hand. It makes but little difference to the world that those who win the prize vou seek are.un worthy the place or position they have gained, and which you have lost. The world has no qualms of conscience concerning those who shrink back to hide within its shadow. Its smiles and favors are for those who face it boldly, those who come with strong glances and unfaltering tone to present their cause. If you wish to win the day banish tho tell-tale blush from your cheek and forehead, and leave uneasiness and hesitancy of manner at home. Never lose your selfcommand and self-respect. Cultivate the "bump" of self-confidence, assidu ously as. if you thorough! v resoect yourself you wUl win the respect of others. Modesty is a pearl, but selfconfidence is a diamond that generally manes us mam. . ' A Javanese Prince. At last accounts a Javanese Prince. the IClng of Solo, was expected In Paris. He is spoken of as wealthy and accomplished, having an annual in come of $6,000000, and speaking several languages. King Solo is accompanied by a fuU band, which is described bv Galignani. "The musicians are seated, after the oriental fashion, upon a platform, attired in the gala Javanese costume. The jacket is of blue cloth, with gilt buttons; the waistcoat white while a dark colored ... hankerchief winds round the head, and the legs and thighi are enveloped in the national 'sarong.' The instruments are of bamboo, with the exception of an immense copper goug. which serves as a big drum, a couple of two-stringed ivory violins, and a harp strung with copper wire, a sort of piano whose kevs are struck with hammers instead of the fingers. and a few wind instruments. At a given signal all set up a groaning, cry ing, or nummmg, as well without false notes as without melody, while time is kept by the contortions of the dancers. the" celebrated Ronggenys, copper-col-ored and almond-eyed, with their iet black hair bound in knots behind the head, which is itself adorned with flowers." Tho Merry, Merry Maidens and the Tramp. -As two Iowa girls were disporting themselves in a secluded pool of the Maquokota one afternoon last week, a tramp appeared on the bank and bore , steadily . and surely down upon the garments heaped upon the shore. The ladies were appalled and helpless. Down swooped the intruder, and as several . shrieks ran out through the still evening ah he hastily gathered a bundle Into nis arms and. as quickly disappeared among the trees. The fair bathers sank upon the grass in abject confusion and distress: No time was to be lost; another - man might appear upon the scene, and more embarrass ing situations ensue. The ladies began to rummage among the remnant of the wardrobes left, and fortunately found that one skirt belonging to one suit and an overdress of another had been left. The shoes and one stocking still remained. The hats and light shawls they had hung in a tree, and so, fortu nately, these were still safe. Equipped in these odds and ends, and well cov ered by the laprobe of the buggy, the two crestfallen adventurers started for home, which they contrived to reach in the ueeper shadows of evening. itr A Cursed Spot. A lady who recently visited Moun tain Meadows, says they are now the very picture of desolation. Before the Mormons murdered 131 men, women and children there in 1S57, the Meadows were known far and wide as a paradise in the desert, with an abundance of grass, crystal streams and everflowing springs. To-day the grass is gone, the water sources dried up, and nothing but a dreary waste marks the once beautiful spot. God's curse is upon It rs it is upon those who mur dered the innocent emigrants, and the rude monument upon which is inscribed, "Vengeance is mine, and I will repay, saith the .Lord," is there to keep green in memory the terrible scenes enacted by a murderous and rapacious priesthood. The earth, our informant tells us, is sinking, and the bones which were gathered up after the massacre, have thrice been buried, ' . . ..... . . ' but will come out to tell the damning tale. Settlers in the vicinity say the country is haunted, and the winds bring to their ears piercing cries for help, wnicn eciio bacrc to the moun tains and over the plain. A Texas Sheep .Ranch. Jackson (Texas) Guide. . LlS much on Snake Creek Teve Mr. John S. Harris, who has his n!it nf TopUshnrn. Im a flr .f 1.200 head of graded sheep. . About two w2eks ago he imported sixty head of full-blooded American Merino rams nnrl fpn hpftd of Cotswold. This is one . .1nf thA lst craded stocks of shwn in

0 ... ... The average yield of wool is about ten pounds to a sneep, wuue ne lias 'sMU hnml that will vield from twpntv tn twenty-live pounds each. Mr. .Harris comes lruiu a uuep-riusiug coumy in Missouri, ana says this country for sheep-raislug cannot be surpassed anywhere. He takes pride in improving his stock of sheep, and has good shel ters for them - during the winter, which is a new idea to old Texans. . He Was -Flsgerln." Bome women never can be satlsnedj The other night when Gallagher was I reconing up his accounts, his wife l . a I X 1 ..1..... 1 . 11 ..1 . I spoke to him several times, and receiv ling no answer saiu: "lou treat me 1 . , t: at eruellv. I fear vou no loncer lov me," and Gallagher replied: "I love you passionately, devotedly, frantic ally, madly, but if you don't hold vour

our country, ana thoroughly Kept up man, wuicu gruuuaiiy npeueu iuw uinn: th Rcieiitific sheen-raisincr svsbm. fection. and ended in marriage. Ev

Jaw till I get these figures added, I'll present writing, but the few in the segxve you a clip in the eye." And in cret predict that another family in spite ot his protestations of love she New Albany will soon be sundered,

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Curiosities of Animal Lifo.

Nature. , , About twelve years ago I was resld Ing on the coast of Countv Antrim. Ireland, at the time the telegraph wires were set up uiong mat charming road wuicn HKirts the sea ror twenty-five miles between Larue and Cushendall. During tho whiter months large flocks of starlings always migrated over from Scotland, arriving early In the morn ing. Tho first winter after tho wires were stretched along the coast I fre quently louml nunitiers of starlings lying dead or wounded on the road side, they having evidently In their ingiit 111 the dusky morn struck against the telegraph lre, not blown against them, as these accidents often occurred when there Aas but little wind. I found that tho peasantry had come to the conclusion that these unusual deaths were due to the Hash of the telegraph messages, killinir anv ntnr. lings that Impelled to be perched on the wires wnen working. Strange to say, that throughout the following and succeeding winters hardly a death occurred among the starlings on their ar rival. It would thus appear that the birds were deeply Impressed and under stood the cause of the fatal accidents among their fellow-travelers that previous year, and hence carefully avoided tne telegraph wires; not only sj. but the young birds must have acuuired this knowle Ige and ierpetuated it, a knowledge which they could jiot have acquired by experience or even in stinct, unless that instinct was really Inherited memory derived from the parents wbo.se brains were first imprest ed by it. A plague of rats visited the higher coffee districts of Ceylon during the year 1875, doingjgreat damage to young and old plantations aULe. It is remarkable that the invasion of rats . was simultaneous with the flowering and death of the Nilloo (Strobilantkesl. which forms the greater part of the underwood of Ceylon forests, and it is said to flower and die once every seven years. The most remarkable part of the plagüe was that the rats did not seem to devour any part of the branches they cut offi but to nip oft and leave them untouched upon the ground. So serious indeed was the damage done that on some coffee estates rewards were given to coolies for every rat they caught, and it was not an uncommon thing to hear of 300 or 400 rats being destroyed, on one estate only, per week. About 3 o'clock on the 11th of June picked up a female butterfly, the head of which had recently bee a plucked off by a bird and was lying near the body. Thinking it was dead, I carried it home to exan-ine the wing scales. On clipping off a bit of wing about four hours afterward the legs moved and an egg was laid. In about two minutes another egg was laid. Others followed, till five-and-twenty had been expelled. The laying then ceased, and the headless mother seemed .1 1 A. X 1 1 ueau. i ext morning, on louenmg ner, the laying was resumed. On close examination a heaving ol the wings and rings of the abdomen could be observed, with about the frequency of human breathing. At the end of twenty-nine and a half hours from the time of finding laving ceased, seventveight eggs were laid by the butterfly witn ner head oil. ; Earthquake Shocks. Chicago Journal. Some peculiar features are noted in connection with the earthquake shocks experienced recently in the Welland district of Canada and ISorthwestern New York. In the former section the shocks were felt very sensibly, and even alarmingly, between 2 and 3 o'clock in the morning. The country thus affected extends from the southeastern terminus of the Welland canal, and follows that canal to a point within a few miles of its western terminus in the northeast corner of Lake Erie, showing that its course must have been almost due north and south. At St. Catherines, which is "a city built on a hill,", the earthquake was so severe as to awaken people out of their slum bers, rumbling the earth from ten to sixty seconds, as if from the rever berations of a heavy clap of thunder. Houses were shaken and rattled, and a church bell was tolled twice, and a railway workshop bell once. The sky at the time was perfectly clear, with the stars shining. People who rose from their; beds were rendered quite dizzy. The telegraph, later in the day, re ported distinct earthquake shocks at Buffalo (at the eastern end of Lake H.ne and but a few miles distant from the WeUand district), about 12:30 in the afternoon, and at . Lockport, farther east, in the Niagara district of NewfYork, at 1:30 p. m. At Buffalo, house-windows were rattled as though struck by a sudden and violent gale. At Lockportj a loud report accompanied the shock, and houses were shaken. . According to these various accounts, there can be no doubt that , there were two separate and distinct earthquakes within a radius of 100 miles. The difference in time 'plainly verifies this fact. ! In former times,: according to established evidence, .an - "earthquake belt"; extended upward from Vermont through these very regions where these shocks were felt. 1 ' ' ! Surpassingly Strange. . , New Albany, Ledger-Standard. There are sometimes stranger things happening in real life than are read of in the most sensational novel; and the affair that we write of, while perfectly true,' is only another evidence that truth is stranger than fiction. ,The tale, if told connectedly, would date ' back several years, with a young couple of this county starting out in life with the brightest prospects. But very soon their married Ufe was cloud ed. The husband became dissipated, which resulted in a separation and the inevitable divorce. 1 The husband went west, but main tained a complete silence, his exact whereabouts being unknown to his best friends. The wife came , to this city, earned her own living, anTI sustained a good social position. . In time a friendship sprung up between her and a gentle I .1 ! -1- 1 II ! 1 ! t erythiug was prosperous with them unui, mau evu uoui, iuc met uusuauu wrote his whilom wife a letter from the far west, telling her how he had aban"""tu uw uu oyaration, 01 ms goou social stanuing anu ownership of the property that, at a low valuation was worth $35,000. He spoke of nis love for ner, and how. the thought that they would one day be united had been an incentive to indus try and acumulation. The wife showwf ti,e Wfer n hnshand No. 5. and It proved a bombshell In the camp. It I . a . . seemed to he smoothed wer, however, out it was only in appearance, as on a careful review of the situation the wife can only see a Close Struggle for a com fortable existence on the one hand, while on the other ready money and a luxurious home await her. . This is just how things stand at the ' and one of them will "go West"

CIIUIICII DIIIE TORY. I Ih-lhfl A, JU. U. (IntKli. . Comer Vermont and Coiu mbl streets. IU v. J. AI.Towscnd pastor, Jtrsldence, I'M WtKt Vermont street. Hours of nervices; 10:30 a. m. un;l 7::i , in. Hunduy school ut 2 p. ui. j Alleu A. I. i:. luirch, JJreadwny. Key. K. Titus. niMtor. lhl. deuce; , Hours of M-rvh-e, lü:1ü a. jii.iuuI ::io p. in. suu.lny kcIhmi hi 2 u. m. A. M. IS. .Ion Ch 11 ri li. Corner llhu k ft.nl und North M reel. I lev. J. Hollldfty, pastor, lU'sldeneo. MIKourl Ktreot.l IIoiuHofhorvhe, 11 a. m.. 3 n. m . and 8 i. in. Kiuiday.schtM! n t tt a. m. and 2 . tn. . Hr 1 iiiivi i III It It'll, Hlxlh s. between Mississippi and Tennessee. Itev, H 'lJ. Turner, pastor. Itesldeuce, jiours 01 services, 10::) a. ui. and 7SW iv j . p. in. Hunday-scliool at 2 p, 111, i lb auch M. Vs. Church. lilackfurd street, between Northern! Mich igan Mreet. Itev. James Cam ten. uaMor. tesldence, Massachusetts avenue. Hours of service, 11 a m, und p. in. Sunday. school nfSn. in. j Socmid Haptlht Church, Michigan street, between Indiana avenue and Went street. lie v. Moses Ilroyles, pastor. Residence, 270 Blake street. Hours of service, lOiW a. in. 3 p. in. and 7:10 p. m. Sunday-school at a a. m. ; Olive BaptUt Church. Hosbrook street, near Grove street. Itev. A. Summons, pastor. Residence, 106 Linden street, Hoursofservlce.il a, m , 3 p. m and 7:30 p. in. Sunday-school at 2 p. m. : Calvary Itaptlst Church, Corner Maple and Mam streets. Itev. Tho. Smith, pastor. Residence, . Hours or service, 11 a, m., 3 p. m. and 8 p. m. Sunday, school at 9 a. ra. New Bethel llaptist Church, Beeler street. Rev. J. R, Raynor, pastor. Residence, 123 West Fourth street. Hours of service, II a, m., 3 p. m. and 8 p. m. Sundayschool at . Mt. Zlon Baptist Chuch, Comer Second street and Lafayette railroad. Rev. Wm. Singleton, pastor. Residence, Bright street. Hours of service, 11 a, m. , 3 p. m. and 8 p. in. Sunday-school at 9 a, m. Tabernacle Baptist Church. Comer Rhode Island and Maxwell street. Rev.C. C. Wilson, pastor. Residence, 122 Minerva sireei. Hours or service.yi a, 3 pjm. and 8 p, m. Sunday-school at 8 a. m. SOCIETY DIRECTORY. Masonic. Gethsemane Commasdey.-K. T. No. 9 Regular communication second Tuesday of each month; hall In Judah's Block, opposite Court House. J. W. SWKF.XEV, E. C. H. A. Rooan, Recorder. I Alpha Chapter No. 13. Regular communication first Tuesday of each month; hall In Judah's Block. C, E. Baidev, H. P. W. F. Martin, .Sec Central Lodge No. 1, F. A. Y. M. Regular conitnirhication first Thursday of eacti month; hall In Judah's Block. . ' . r f - C. H. Lanier, V. M. ANDREW LOCKXEAR, Sec. I Trinity Lodge No. 18, F. A. Y. M.-Regu-lar communication first Wednesday of each month ; hall in Judah's Block. Scott Turner, V. il. W. MJ Hill, Sec. I Ladies Court. . Union- C jcrt No. 1, Regular communication first and third Monday evenings ofjeach month; hall In Judah's Block. Mrs. Cornelia Townsend, M. A. M. Mrs. Sarah Heart, Sec. Leah Court No. 11. Regular communication second and fourth Mondays of each month ; hall In Judah's Block. Mrs. James, R. A. M. M rs. rsLE r, Sec. Independent Sons of Honor. L0DG8 No. 2. Regular communication first Monday night of each month; hall in Griffith Block. Tnos. Rudd, Pres. John Preston, Sec. Lodge No. 15. Regular communication first Tuesday of each month; hall In Giifflth's Block, John Willson, Pres. Mr. Walker, Sec. ' Independent Daughters of Honor. Lodge No. 2 Regular communication first Wednesday evening of each month; hall In Griffith's Block. Ellen Spalding, Prer, Ed. Edlis, Sec. I United Brother of Friendship. , Gibsox Lodge No. 2. Regular communication second and fourth Mondays of each month j hall N. E. corner Meridian and Washington Sts. Thos, Pool, Master. Henry DeIIorney, Secj Friendship Lodge No. 3. Regular communication first and third Mondays of each month hall N. E. comer Meridian and Washington. " United Siter2of .Friendship. St. Marys Temple. Regular communication first monday evening of each month; hall N. B. corner of Meridian and Washington str'-eji. " Mrs. Patsev Hart "W. P. Mrs. Maria Ocslky, Sec. OddJFellows. Gerritt Smith Lodge No. 1707. Regular communication second and fourth Mondays ol each month; hall 85 and 87 East Washing ton Street. Cuas. Lanier. N. G. Horace Heeston, P. Sec. Lincoln Uniox Lodge No. lMß. Regular comunlcatlon first and third Mondays of each mouth; hall 85 and 87 East Washington Street. Edward Proctor. N. G. Samuel Spencer, P. Sec Household of Ruth. No3l Regular communication first and thtrd Wednesdays of eaeh month ;hall 85 and East Washington .street. Mrs. J. Minor, Pres. ClIA9 Thomas, sec 1 American Sons. Regular communhUton first and third Mondays of each month; at American hall. , . Wm. Duningtox, Pres. William Barber, Sec. American Do re. Regular comunlcatlon first Tuesday evenI Ing of each month, at American halL, M rs. Kitty Sing leton, PreMbs, Maria Ouslbt, Sec. SUtersof Charit t. ltegular communication first Tuesday of each mouth, at Bethel A, M, E. Church. Mrs. Nellie Mann, Pres, MISS Ul TirJUlCASLY, Sec.

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