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T, A DIES' MUSLIN UNDERWEAR. As we have already reniarkd, our stock of these goods, if thoroughly examined and impartially compared, will be found to excel anything of the kind in the city, for quantity, quality, variety or low prices. Should you think this at first sight a pretty sweeping assertion, we will onlj ask you to remember that the New 1 ork Store has a reputation well established in this and other States for representing things just as they are. JPettis, Iversc&Co.? IIIDIllllPOLIS Mil COREESPONDENOE. ICorTwpondenti will pletse make their ftommuoleJtloo. ml bri.t odcoocl.. pcible. 0-i to our limited .pee, w. r frq.otly compelled to lear. out matter that we would Iis to publiih, but can not f.r want of ipu. All lettor outsid of Innic.tioni written on both tide, of tho paper will b rtfuwd.J Ieru Intl Frederick Marshall, colored, was the only ndidate for constable on the Republican ticket yesterday, and was beaten by his Demoeratic competitor Dy amajonij about 70 white Republicans voted for him, and oariv-ioof these voted through mistake. thinking that Dr. March, white, was running mdenendently. Yet every colored voter in the .eh voted solid for the white Republlth ticket. When will the time! a rtve when the Negro shall receive his reward for his blind affiliation or tne -goou v .,hii.ttn nartvr 20iMJ0 Negro citizens of 111 nois the same per cent, in Ohio, Kansas and ,.- ith tili greater in New York, vote the n.nnhllcan ticket, saying nothing of Maa .h.iÄetts. Pennsylvania, etc., not without reeret do we recognize the fact that not one nortturn colored man na. ever iI,, either house of Congress. HeVm Jordon, of Logansport. occupied the a f V.. Church Sunday. Mr. ,n 1 a eentlenian of ability and experi .nce and we coincide with many of his views, but his antipathy towaru secrei. u -, with thatfckill which is characteris- . t. inoiiwtuAi development of tne IICOIIW""'"' ..i..toonihrpntury. ari Lewis entertained quite a number of the young folks at his new home in RldgevieV nnr evenlDK. cnanes is an ueFi .... I.Hn nd Tensichore was incarnated. ; Elias Roberts, of Indianapolis; has accepted iiion In William Brown's tonsorial room. .7..i. nnrn i'MtPtl the metropolis last if while in company with Charlie Brown hnsoR. ho met the lon-sojne trio" Messrs. 8., D. and B. VotTAiKK. IraiiKlln Ind. Mrs. Sarah Stewart has purchased ft hand Bumor has it that our city is aoon to be dis...il bv the rustle of weddim, garments. ri.rL Casselman and Moore ook a flying UO' - ' Indianapolis, Tuesday. ; After lying dormant for quitfs a while, Frank Hn is atraln coming to the rroni. . t a barter noent last Sabbath in the Capital. He says he had an "exquisite" time. JL- t vi p. rhurch members have taken i HKj X. uteps to form a choir. We hope they will sue Mr Trueheartof Jefferson vllle, intends inak ing this city his future home, barbering for Mr Christie. Mrs-J T. Hill, of Indianapolis, wno was -.iijwl tn the bedsile of her aunt, (Mrs. R Titus who has been quite su k, hut we are glad to learn Is slowly rouvak'KJing,) has returned home. She made quite a number of warm friends In Franklin, who were orry her departure was neon, and hope she will j e QOie -again. J.T.Hill, attorney, spent lost Wednesday

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in our city. We hoi Franklin made a favorable impression. :. . OrssiE. , Hprlntfileltl Olilo. J Mr. D. E. Smith proposes going into the mercantile business. We wish him success, j Mr. Vlvious, what did you do with that gold ring you bought with another ou es initial in It? While Mr. C. W. Reynolds sat thinking so hard of a country girl, he forgot where Spitz- ! bergen is. J Sumner Literary Society reopened last Friday night, having suspended its meetings on account of the revival. In the teachers examination lat Saturday, one of our young lady teachers was not present. She contemplates, it is said, a matrimonial combat in June, hence her absence The first of this inoitlh was very warm, and from the blossoms on the trees the fruit crop ooked promising, but tlue recent cold weather seems to have blasted the prospects. The A. M. E. Sabbath Bchool will give an exhibition and entertainment the first Tuesday evening in May. Messrs M. II. Vaugh and B. Mitchell promise a rich and brilliant pro gramme. XJrlana, Olilo. Mrs. Lurinda Stanhope is visiting in Xenia, O. the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Flora J. Gales., . Miss Addle Artis, of West Liberty, is spedEmma ng the week with her cousin, Miss Boyd. Rev. P. Tolliver spent Easter Sunday In Mansfield, assisting Rev. Singleton In quartery meeting. C. B. Jones, who has served the first ward for the past two years as assessor, was reelected to that position at the recent Springelectlon. Most Venerable Patriarchs, JoJm T. Jones andC. II. Butler of Springfield, were In the city last Saturday on business pertaining to the Order. W. (ireen, of Flint, Mich., was in the city last Saturday and Sunday, en route to Indian apolis. He has the misfortune to be blind and having recently been deprived of his companon by death, is seeking the home of an aunt living in the latter place, to spend his days. He is quite intelligent and is a very interesting speaker on the ubject of teinperanc. His address before St. rani's Sabbath School was well received. The newly elected mayor and City Council will enter upon the discharge of their respect ive duties next Monday evening, and it is hoped that the colored vote, which was un swerving in its support of the Republican tick et, will receive deserved recognition in the police appointments as well as in the city lampllghtnin. : Selwob. THE CALUMNIATOR. BY LIXJJSEY FLEMMIN't. It is apparent that the world-is made up of, men "of every vocation; and that in each vocation can be tound men who master their proftssion. It matters not how low nor how divine, nien'a thoughts are deepening and their efforts are leing exerted to exhaust, if possible, their chief delights. And while aumit mat mere are callings in nie which have tlielr charms, their magnetic properties i .iiTi it i ana merit or aemcrii oy wnicn ine numan mind is attracted, there is no calling which comes under our. immediate observation, that necessitates our careful consideration more than that of the Calumniator, Because, there is none more degrading nor destructive , to the happiness of mankind. And as an Egyptian Asp would coil itself around the neck of a reposing traveller and top the breathing of the atmosphere, go will slander rind its way in a community, and poison the minds of those who are breathing or dwelling upon trath. In fact;- so direful is its results that it is explicitly exemplified among foes and friends. Slander is of a two-fold nature, or, there are two classes of slanderers. The one has been, or is still living a checkered life; and as misery loves company, seeks to draw every one on its platiorm. . 'And, as this class has made the profession a study, it will spare no means in devising schemes by winch it may draw you into its lair. Remark here, that this is the most dangerous class; because they are men of some importance and influence, which means affords them better facilities for ob scuring and controlling some of the most stapled and unbiased minds, and put them in a vacillating condition. The other class is composed of men who are ignorant, superstitious and malicious. And, because those who are about them are seeking to f u1 fill the mission Nature and Nature's God assigned to them, he (the slan derer) does everything to paralvze their ef forts: because, lie knows but little and seeks to know less. In fact, slanderers are the most depraved characters in a community. The tliief, the cut-throat and other miscreants commit depredations and are brought to justice, but the slanderer uses himself as a caiise, and sees the effects in the distance. Hence, he manages to keep out' of danger. The designs of his heart are often masqueraded out ill the garb of a saint.' But he loses bight of no opportunity to . plunge his dagger deep into the breast of those with whom he comes in contact.

CAPTAIN IIOWGATK'S KSCAPK.

Be Obtains Permlslon to Visit His Family, and Takes an Unceremonious Leave of the Officer. Washihqton, April 13. H. W. Howgate, lor some moths in Jail in this city on account of his inability to procure the amount of bail required for his appearance to answer charges made against him in connection with his administration of the financial affairs of the United States Signal Service, escaped from his guard this afternoon while visiting his family. The circumstances are as follows: In accordance with precedtnts already established in similar cases, Howgate, at various times for the past four or five months, applied t-) the Court for temporary leave of absence from Jail to visit his family. These applications have generally been granted, the Court sending an officer with the prisoner to prevent his escape, and limiting to a few hours his absence from Jail. To-day, for the first time in two months or more, Howgate asked leave to go to his house for the purpose of seeing his daughter, recently returned from Vassar College, and of looking over certain papers. Judge WyJie. to whom application was made, granted the rr quest, and sent with tLe prisoner Mr. Doing, one of the oldest ai d most trustworthy of the Court Bailiffs, with orders to bring him back to Jail in two hours. It was then about 3 o'clock. At Howgate's house the Bailiff, for some reason, lost sight of the prisoner for a moment, and when he turned around Hewgate was no longer in the room. The Bailiff asked Miss Howgate where her father had gone. She replied he had stepped out, but woud return in a moment, and asked the Bailiff to sit down. The officer suspecting samething wrong, rushed out of the house, but could see nothing of the prisoner. The houso was searched, Police Headquarteis notified, and the police everywhere put on the alert, but up to It p. m. no clue to the fugitive's whereabouts had been obtained. Marshal Henry thinks he is still in the citv, but as a precautionary measure the police authorities of Ba'timore, Richmond. New York, Philadelphia and Boston have been notified of his escape. If he should not be arrested before to-morrow, $5,000 will be offered for his apprehension. Provisions of the Ulli for the Election of President nod Vice President. Washington, April 12. The House Committee on the law r spec ting the election of President and Vice President has agreed upon a bill to carry into effect the provisions of the Constitution respecting the election of President and Vice President of the United States, snd directed Chairman Updegraff, of Iowa, to report the same to the House with favorable recommendatioiis. The bill provides that the Electois shall be chosen on the Tuesday next after.the first Monday in November in every fourth yeai, except in cases specified in sections 147 to 149 of the Levlsed Statutes; that the Electors shal vote on the third Tuesday in December following their appointment; that between the day of choosing the Electors and the day on which they are to vote the title to office of the Elector mav be determined which, if made by the highest judicial tribunal of the State having jurisdiction shall be conclusive; that Congress shall be in session the second Wednesday in January next after the meeting of the Electors and count the votes; that upon the reading of the certificates the President of the Senate shall call for objections, which if any, shall be made in writing and shall state clearly and conclusively without argument the ground thereof, and shall be signed br at least one Senator and one member of the House of Representatives before the same shall be re ceived; that in the event of controversy in any State as to the appointment and eligibility of Electors, the de cision thereof by its highest judicial tribunal having jurisdiction shall be conclusive, and the vote shall be counted in accordance therewith, unless reversed by both Honses: that if there be more than one judicial decision the two Houses shall de termine which shall be received; that where there has been a controversy in any State and no certified decision has been transmitted, or where two or more suoh certified decisions have been transmitted, the contested votes from such State shall not be counted unless both Houses concur therein, and if there be several Electoral certificates from any State and ; no such Judicial decision, the certificate held by both Houses to be executed by proper authority shall be conclusive; that if the result is not reached before the fifth calendar day after the first meeting of the two Houses no further recess shall be taken by either House; that notwithstanding the decisions and declarations mentioned, the title to office of any person declared to be elected President or Vice President, and the title of any claimant thereof, may be tried and determined by an action in the nature of a quo warranto, and action may be brought prior to the actual entry or usurpation, and must be commenced within ten days after the declaration of the election of the defendant in the Circuit Court of the United States for the District in which the defendants or either of them reside. A Million Dollar Fund for the Education of Freed men. Norwich, Conn., April 12. John F. Slater, of this city, has signified his intention to create a fund of $1,000,000, to be known as "The John F. Slater Fund," for the education of freedmen, the fund to be vested in a Board of Trustees, which includes ex-President Hayes, Chief Justice Waite, William E. Dodge, New York; Governor Colquitt, Georgia; James P. Boyce, Kentucky, and Wm. A. Slater, the donor's son. Slater explains: "The general object which I desire to have exclusively pursued is the uplifting of the lately emancipated population of the Southern States and their posterity by conferring upon them the blessings of a Christian education. The disabilities formerly suffered by this people, and their singular patience and fidelity in the great crisis of the nation. establish a iust claim on the sympathy and good will of humane and patriotic men. I can not but feel compassion is due, in view ol their prevailing ignorance, which exists because of no fault of their own." Slater suggests the education of teachers for the colored race may be the wisest purpose to which the fund can be put If after thirty-three years three-quarters of the Trustees shall, for any reason, agree there is no further use for the fund in the form of an Institute, Slater authorizes them to employ the capital to the establishment of foundations subsidiary to those existing in institutions of higher education, so as to make them more freely accessible to poor colored ttudents. Under the present institution of the fund, he expressly wishes that i either principal nor income shall be expended on land or buildings for any other purpose than that of safe and productive in vestment for income. John F. Slater has been identified with the business Interests of Norwich since J840 and is Director in several banking, railroad and manufacturing enterprises, lie Is very wealthy and has one of the finest estates aVnti 4 BtJ rV TT la f a t haii TrV n sa ril a from Derbyshire, England, with a brother Samuel in 1806, established the village of Slatervllle. B, I., and built several mills in New England . The C, C, C. od I. Directors, Clivclahd, 0., April 13. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis Railway waa passed because it was presumed that Its absorption into the Uhlo Hallway was final; but the State Supreme Court hav ing declared the consolidation illegal, meeting was held to-day, at which William

H. Vanderbilt, C. Vanderbilt, Augustus Schell and James H. Rutter, of New York, and Amos Townsend were elected Directors in place of H. J. Jewett. H. B. Hurlbut, J. R. Keene, Walton Ferguson and Amos Townsend, whose terms e p red. The Directors oganized this afternoon by re-electing last year's officers. General J. H. Devereau, is President; E. B. Thomas, General Manager. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis Railway was passed, because it was presnmed its absorption into the Ohio Railway was final, but the State Supreme Court, having declared the consolidation illegal, the meeting was held todav, at which Wm. H. Vanderbilt, C. Vanderbilt, Augustus Sche.H. and James H.

Butler, of New York, and Amos Towneend were elected Directors in piace oi ii. j. Jewett, H. B. Hurlbut. James R. Keene, Walter Ferguson and A mas iowmend, whose terms expired. i i aS i ii im Several Persons Killed and m Number Seri ously Injured. Baltimore, April 13. A large boiler in a building on Pratt street, next to the corner of Fremont, exploded this afternoon wi h terrible loss of life. The immediate part of the building where the explosion occurred is occupied by A. W. Sibley & Co.. asa chop and feed mill, and the floor above and the first floor adjoining on King street by Miller & Coleman as a cash and door factory. The machinery has been idle for seme time for repairs and fire had just been started to resume work when the explosion occurred. A portion of the boiler was propelled north ward, entirely demolishing two two story brick dwelling houses on King street, and throwing down the side wall of the rear building adjoining. At the time of the ex plosion John Addison, engineer; Harrison Walters, colored fireman; Andrew Codper, machinist, who had been making repairs. and Frank Kranirg, a boy, were in the engine room. All were killed except Cooper, and he is not expected to live. In the house. Iii King street, ueorgie rentz, age nineteen, was killed, Ida Rosenberg bad a leg broken and Ellen Rawlings, a colored servant, was severely hurt by walls falling upon her. In rto, 171 King street Grace Gray, aged twenty, was killed. In the yard adjoining the factory Abraham Hepbros, colored, unloading a lumber wagon, was struck by a flying missel and bis skull frac tured; James Koden, aged fifteen,' had his skull fractured; Edward Callagban had a lrg broken; Mrs. Margaret Kauf, 514 Pratt street, adjoining the factory, waa killed at 1 . a. i T x i 1 n t me wasn iud, in tne aiicnen, oy nying bricks. C. W. Gates, at work in a granite yard, a squar distant, ' was struck n the face by a brick and severely hurt. Edward Kellogg, an employe in the building, had a leg broken. Several others i were less seriously hurt. The building and machinery and dwelling houses were owned by Kichard Cromwell, Jr. several bodies are supposed to be still under the ruins, including those of the engineer, fireman and the boy Kran i ng. The firemen are endeav oring to repover them, ihe damage to property and machinery is estimaUd At $8,000. There was a similar explosion in the same building twelve years ago, when five persons lost tneir uvea. The Clayton Belle Struolc by the Thomaa Parsons and Suuk The Captain, His Son and First Nate lost Detroit, April 12. At 3 o'clock this morning the schooner Thomas Parsons, up ward bound, collided with the schooner Clayton Belle, on the lake ten miles north of Port Huron. The Belle was atruck on the qutrter and sank in a few minutes. The Second Mate. John Dillon. William Sulli van and Thomas Kirwin, of the crew of the Belle, were on deck and were saved, but the Captain and three others were lost. They were below, but came up and got into a small boat, which was swamped fcy the sinking of the vessel. The names of the lost are: Captain Frak A. Calvin, who leaves a family at New Housten. Osweeo County. N. Y. First Mate. Nathaniel Brotherton. who leaves a family at Battle Creek, Michigan. uei xsrotnerton, nis son. The female cook. The lost schooner was valued at $10.000: insured for $6,000. It had a cargo of pig Iron valued at $15,000; insured. The Belle was bound from St. I en ace for Erie with a load of pig iron owned by Merrick, Esselstyn & Co.. Detroit valued at $10,000; insured. $2,000 in the Mercantile of Cleveland; $2,000, Boston Marine: $1,000, New England Underwriters; $1,000, Toledo Fire Marine. The cargo of iron was con8iernod to Fairbairn fc Co., Erie. The loss is $15,000; insured. Sabmax. Ontario, April 12. The schooner Tnomss Parsons, of Buffalo, was towed into Port Huron to-night in a crippled condition Olnins; on Bsnana Houp and Listening to Indian Talee About Wild Animals. New York World. Manacapübü. Brazil, Dec. 21. The River Fatawa,eo named from the abundance of Fata wa palms (Oenoc&rpus Batava) which line its banks, is one of the large streams which flow into Lake Manaeapuru. Its mouth is some sixty yards wide, the waters black and the banks of high rolling land. The valley is uninhabited feave by one small Maloca of the Mura Indians. We entered the Patawa on a bright sunny morning which reminded us of the 'vurao" or drv season, as for weeks past we have been having rainy weather; to be soaking wet halt the time seems to be our normal condition. The sun eemed to have brought all the forest birds to the banks of the river. Barely do we hear any musical notes in the woods. Parrots and paroquets fly by in flocks, and often we hear the harth scream of the red macaws or see their bright plumage among the branches. Alligators are very plenti ful, crossing and revrossing the stream, and showing no fear of our canoe, d'vingonly when we were within a few feet of them. The Indians bathe in these watars without fear, and I have not heard that they have ever been attacked-w'-too many fish," they say. After paddling on for several hours we left the canoe and entered the font. Al though the sun was shining, but few rays found their way through tho dense inter locked branches far overhead. The ground was damp, the low bushes wet, and great was the contrast between tho woods border ing the stream, so full of life, and these dense, silent, virgin forests. Hanging from or coiled around many of the tall trees 1 was surprised to see growing so plentifully a sepoy, or vine, called by the Indians Barbaruta." X write the cam as pronounced. This vine la much used by the Indians for all cases of blood disorder. The thick bark which covers tho vine is often seen in their houses. We can attest to its medical qualities. This sc poy, although found on the far Upper Amaton, grows in greater abundance in the forest of Manaeapuru. It is a native of the high land, and is never found growing in low or flooded lands. Te yme aver agers about three inches in diameter, and is covered with a rough, reddish bark onefourth of an inch thick. Th3 leaves are small, oblong and of a shining green. The byk alone is used. Sometimes it is pulverized and t&kon internally, but more frequently a redish liquid is extracted by belling and applied by oloths dipped Into the liquid. It is a sure cure for all old lores or wounds. Why could not this Lark 6r liotid extract be sent to the United States, where it would most certainly in time supersede all

poisonous salves or ointments. 1 have grown

tired of sending or bringing home many of tne curious Darks and roots used by the In dians. I get no thanks for them and an always told that it will not pay to export them. I have noticed that these forasts are full of valuable timber which could be floated down the river to Manaos on rafts built of the light Vsrzae wo ds, at a small outlay. As yet there is but little timber x ported from the Amazon valley. The En glish steamers between Liverpool and Man aos frequently take some twenty o - thirty cedar los at Serpa, on the Amazon, but the heavy, dark-grained woods have not. ro far as I know, ever been exported. I find growing in tuwe rorrsis itioae cum us orcnidi. cat esetams, not appreciated by growers at home because tney do not bear large or showy flower?,but I know of no class of orchids that produce euch lingular flowers or emit men strange perfumes. This orchid is known to the inhabitants as pacova paulista pacova (banana), form the shape of thepsendo bulb; paulista (Paul), from the old custom of naming flowers after saints. A grude, or mucilage, is made from the bulb and used by the Indians. Emergiog from the forest we soon reach the Patt.wa, and see before us the low Maloca of the Muras Indians. Ve were greeted by a chorous of dogs, native Indian dogs, covered with sores, lean, rnangy and half starved. The men were not at home, and the house was tenanted only by several women and numerous children, the filthiest looking people I ever saw. Everything bespoke laziness and poverty. The women are of a medium height, but strongly built, with muscles in their arms that would shame a blacksmith. They speak a dialect peculiar to their tribe, but I understand many speak Siriguajeral and Portuguese. The men are great fishermen, spending most of their time on the lake, though a few work in the rnbber forests of the interior. This tribe formerly occupied not only the banks of the lake but the low forests near the mouth of the Negro, oposite the City of Manaos. Wallace speaks of them as being laay and indolent. If all reports are true the tribe is fast bocoming extinct; there are now hut three houses on or near the lake, and none in the low orests near the Nero. The numerous old abandoned fields which are found near Manacapura show that this region was inhabited years ago by other tribes than the Muras. "The remnant of thi tribe, however have gone deeper into the forests, and have built their malocas low, dark houses in all the most impenetrable woods. Paring our stay 1 never once saw a smile upon the face of the women; they talked but little, and always in a low tone, with frequent jestures. We watched the women busy in making a mingon (soup) out of green pacovas. or bananas. Thev tore off the ikijn with their teeth, grated the banana and threw it into a large earthen pot full of water, and stirred the bananas with a Etick, which, thoy occasionally used to strike a prowling dog. We were served with this mixture in little wooden cups, and while sipping the unpalatable uish wondered if banana soup made those muscles, AH fruit is generally made into a drink or mingon, and no matter what Indian tribes you are among, you are com pelledtolive upon bhese mingons. Some are palatable, but the majority are simply disgusting, many being seasoned wilh the larva of insects. The sun was low down, almost touching the tree-tops, when we reached the canoe, and the dark clouds on the noriaion told us that we were to pay for this bright day by a violent night storm. Once in the canoe the Indians took off their shirts and put them under the 'toldy," or palm cabin; then, grasping their broad pad dies, pushed into the stream. How we did shoot down that Igarape, the water fairly boiling around our canoe. We were anxious to reach the lake, for the Igarape was narrow and there was danger lrom falling branches or trees. The sky was now intensely black, the air full of flying leaves, and oiten we heard the crash of falling trees in the ioreat. "Moro foroe " 1 shouted, and the men dipped their paddles in the water. Another rou of thunder and down came the rain. Soon we shot into the lake, where our canoe tossed up and down, and we r n no nine rien oi neing upset, a ongni ngnt on the shore was seen, towards which I steered. We pulled the canoe ashore, climbed the muddy bank to the house and shouted, "Are we welcome?'1 We waited a moment, the door was opened and we were invited to "Enter with God'' (entre con Deos. t We asked shelter for the night, whion ' was granted, and while our host, a young Indian, slung our hammock and his wife, a pretty Indian girl, made the coffee, we inspected the dwelling. The floor was clean; clean hammccks swung from poles; everything was neat and in order. I dwell upon this because I have never found an Indian hut so clean. On the wall was drying a large jaguar ekin, the largest I ever saw. After a bowl of hot coffee I asked the ' Indian to tell us how he killed the tiger. I wish your readers cculdhave seen that young Indian as he stood, gun in hand, and told his story with many a gesture: his wife sitting quietly by sewing, but with a proud look in her eyes, while over all danced the firelight. 'You know the large creek below my house, Patron," he said. 'It was there I killed the onca. While paddling up this stream in search of palm fruit I heard a noise as if seme one was beating the water with a pole. I listened and heard nothing but the wind in the trees. Again I resumed my paddle. Again I heard the plash of the water. I paddled to shore, and, taking my gun .crept up the bank in the direction of the noise. At intervals the noise would stop, only to be renewed more violently. After a short distance I saw, lying full length on a log in the water, an onca, or jaguar, engaged in fishing; calling the fish by beating the water with his tail. There are many fruit-eating fish in the Amaaon waters, and it is known to US that the Jaguar frequently imitates the splashing of palm fruit by striking the water with his tail, ho jking the fish, as they rise, with their long laws. (In fishing for piranha we always beat the water with our poles and then throw in the lines). He was very big, Patron, but I crept 'nearer.'' Did'heget any fUht" said I. "Helium" (not one), said our host, ''and he seemed angry about it. The old tiger looked awiul cross, and 1 saw he was tired of flsbinz, for he slowly arose from thi log. I quickly dropped a ball on top of tho shot, and fired. He sprang into the air and fell into the water morte (dead). I fished him out with my harpoon. That's all, my white man." The Indian took his seat, rolled a bark cigarette, then said: 'Patron, there are many kinds of oncas; they are afraid, they are cowards, but beware of the black tiger; he never will run from you." After this advice he tt retched himself in big hammock and was soon asleep. Wo lay listening to the rain on the roof and thinking of our return to-morrow to our home far down the Amazon, where we will fatten up a bit, have something better to eat than salt meat and find that which at times is sweetest of all restErnist UoREia.

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BT BBIT HARTE. "Mysister'll be down in a minute, and uyi Vf n'm in w-4f If vnn i1a.l. And says I might stay till she came. If I'd promise Nor speak till you spoke to me first. But that's nonsense, for now would you know What she told me to say. If I didn't? Don't vou reany and truly think so? "Ana tuen voa'd feel strange here alone! And you wouldn't know just where to sit; For that chair Isn't strong or. Its legs, and 'we1 never use ii a du. We keep It to match with the sofa. But Jack uyi uwuum o9 Jite you To flop yourself right down upon it and knock toi une very last screw. S pose you try? I won't tell. You're afraid to. vi you re srrsia iney wonia think it was mean! Well, then, there's the albumthat's pretty, if 3 uui uuKra arc ciean. For sister uti anmetiTnra T rianh ! Knt cK 1. says that when she's cross. There's her picture. You know it? It's like her; ui u-i as gooa looting, or course ! Tbia is me. It's the best of 'em alL Now. Uli toe. TOu'd rurr hin thnnvhi That once I was little as that? It's ths only one Hist WUIU UC WUUbFor that was the message to pa from the photo eranh tun vhm I sat-. That he wouldn't print off any mors till he first gut hu money for that. What? May-be you're tired of waiting. Why, nflPn hl'i lnnr Inin Ihl. There's all her back hair to do up and all of her front curls to friz. But it's nice to be sitting here talking like grown ioiiie, jupi ;ou ua me. Do you think you'll be coming here often? Oh. uvi uui uuu i cuiae me iom Lee. Tom Lee? Her lt hMii. Why. my coodness! He used to h her A SI V mnA nfnn Till the folks thought he'd be her husband; and Jack un that trmv him m J vesau uiKUi. UK You won't run away, then, as he did? for you're re says you are poor as a church mouse. Now are) out Ana how poor are tLey? 'Ain't you clad that you mat ncf vn I am. for I know nnw vnnv hair i.n't . But what there is left of it's mousy, and not what thst nanarhtT Jink M But there! I must go. Sister's coming. But I wish i cvum wB.il, jusi vu see If she ran up to you and kissed yoa la the wst A Boy Hero. Boston Hertla. The tuit of Wm. O'fV.nnnr .Minst tKo Boston and Lowell Rai 1 mnVl t T.irnra Vi resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff in $10,000, one-half of the amount sued for. The suit grew out of an accident which occurred August 27 1880. The plaintiff was the father of a child then between five and six years old. He and his brother, three years older, were crossing a private way main tained py tne railroad lor the .Essex Oom pany, and -the younger boy while walking backward stepped between the rail and the planking of the roadway inside, and was , unable to extricate his foot. At that moment the whistle of train was heard within a fw hnn. dred feet, and nut tt aloht arrmnd nm and it appeared from the evidence that the oiaer Drome-, nnaing nimseit unable to reneve nis orotner. ran down the track toward the train: but finding that he paiiM not attract the attention nf th train mn to his brother's condition, and that he must be run over, ran back to him. and tellln him to lie down, pulled him outward and down, and held him there until the train had passed. Doth feet of the little fellow were cut off, or mangled so that amputation was necessary. The theorv of the defense was that ihe boy was not caught, but, while running across the track, fell and was run over. But the testimony of the older brother was unshaken in every particular. It would be difficult to match the nerve, thouehtfulnes. and disregard of self dis played by this boy, who at that time was less than nine years old. Old 81" on Drunkenness. f Atlanta Constitution. Old Si was meandering around the office yesterday, and afto reading the Times said: Ml see by de paper dat dey hole er temperence meetin' In dis town eberv daT.' . C1- ii It. "öoineyao." Well, I'se heard dat." W hat do vou think of it ?" "Well, I tink dis temperence is all berrv good, but de way dat yer do hit ar'nnther thins:." ' What way do you propose?" ''Well, er man oums out es er temperence nan an' talks like er sojer, but he goes in vid der boys an' drinks like er fish." You must be mistaken." "No. I haint mistook nuffin. Ise bin drunk drunk ez er biled owl.' but I'se nebber seed de time w'en sum feller drunker dan me didn't talk temp'rence. Hit seems ter me dat de mo' temp'rence what yer srits de mo' licker what yer needs. Ef dey 11 jest invent somefln fer ter take the red outen er man's eye ebery inornin' den devil do somefln fer de temp'rence cause I" And with suspicion of redness in his eye the old man left the office. A London paper recently contained the following advertisement: "A gentleman (it. C.) of very respectable family and hold ine a eood business aDDointment b anxious to acquire a loan for a bort time to enable him to settle his mind in religious matters. Kind offers in strict confidence.' Christ is not only the historical and doc trinal center ot Christianity, but above all trtr m. a a a ? 9 m ne is me center oi iansuan me ana ex OT m 9 9 . V penence. we must begin witn mm ana end with Him, It is the mistake of thousands to begin with seht or Church, or a creed, or the Bible or some plan ot salvation, and ala-, to end with them. S. J. Kiccolls.

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