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FIN 18 CORONA OPU&."

BY B. X. BOWKBB.

The end shall crown the work"— Ah. who shall t«-ll the end! It a wo'-some way,

And cloud* portend. The work

ituih,

all we know— i.

Enough for oar folutMght. TUeend Oodknows. Pre*en! Thecrown—is light.

—[Scribner's for December.

A Story irom Russian

History.•

for a do*en years Northern Europe tad been ravaged by the war which the combined powers of Denmark, Poland, and Kus*ia declared apainst the youthfol Charles XII, iu order to abate the dominant influence of Sweden and to wrest from her certain valuable terries torial possessions.

Sweden bad by tho Thirty Years' War and.the poace of Westphalia been raised to the rank of a first-class pow mr, much to the displeasure of the en

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Kinjc of Denmark, as well as of Ciar Peter I of Russia, who, being amkllkus to increase bis naval strength, coveted a portion of the Baltic coast that belonged to his Swedish neighbor. And could a better opportunity have occurred to obtain the object of bis de sires than apparently presented itself ia the year 1097 Charles XI was do id, and his son, hardly 15 years old. had ascended the throno. To wrest the ooTPted provinces from a boy seemed an easy task nevertheless, fn 1698, to insure success, Russia formed a txiwerlul league with Denmark and Poland, against the youthful sovereign, and ftom every side the allied armies ingraded tho provinces they hoped to anako their booty.

But the royal boy with whom tbey fbooght to have light work was a genvine Northern lion, who lost no time in counting his entmies, but employed it in soaking roady to defend his territory iSiUPmaintain his dignity. With wonderful celerity he defeated, one after the other, the Danes and Russians, and tke Saxons of the King of Poland he forte Denmark to conclnde peace marched on Warsaw, dethroned King

Aogiwt of Poland, and followed him *~uU» his native country, Saxony, where be compelled him to accede to the most 'humiliating conditions, and thus this quickly bco4ino the terror of Northsrn Europe. Now he inarched again against the Russians, but, having become overconfident and daring, he lost the decisive battle of Pultowa, 1709, and was forced to flv to Turkey, while enemies rodoubled their exertions 1 agfilust him in the north. All negotiations and propositions for peace were truitless. Charles rejected them all, swearing that he would punish and destrey his enemies. His generals were «otn polled to continue the contest with all tlio roHources at their command, and Ihore was no end to the suffering in the provinces for tho possession ol which the rival powers were contending. This was especially true when the

Hwedisli King succeeded in persuading the Sultan to espouse his cause and declare war against the Czar, and when he himself, witli his unyielding obstinacy nnd wild courage, reappeared in the threiiten.'d provinces, which Lieu•^enarit Ctonoral Reenbcck defended "with the skill and bravery or a hero, agnlnst a much more numerous force.

Thus, then, for a dozen long year, this murderous war devastated the 4»ornnm provinces of Sweden, and •till thoro was no prospcct of an early p«ico. Another year had passed, yet tho new year 1713*brought with it noth^Ing to in««piro hope, but only the old

and when the spring camo

^horrors

tho

eroiiHed by

contest were even in-

tho

personal enmity and tho

thirst for revenge of the respective rin»M's.

In those

days the unfortunate

'peoplo too Irrquontly served as a complacent football for the passions and JiMprlees of ftulers, who olteti redressed, "as they thought, their individual grievances by plundering and murdering tho aubiects of their rivals.

The Sweeds took tho Danish olty of Altoim, and being exasperated by the ^faithlessness of thu Danes iu keeping their treaties thoy sacked and burned it.

While this useless cruelty and bar'fxuous mode of carrying on war was universally condemned throughout all iRnrope, it arousod In Peter the Great, the ruler or thnsomi-oiviliaed Russians, a determination to avengo his Danish ally by perpetrating still greater horjront on the subjects of Charles XII.

Peter followed his determination by an immediate ordor to destroy by flro and sword the four Swedish cities In Hfomeranla, tiara, Welgast, Greifswald jand Anklam, in the retaliation for Al%mu\. Tho four cities were to bo first {•ncked by tho Russian soldiery, the in^kabltantstobe driven destitute beyond *the walls, thero to witness the destruction ol their Jhoino, and then to be allowed to wander where they would.

The cltlxens of the old commercial ^town of Auk lain had known for several days tho fate that had been decreed 'tbem, nnd awaited It In sorrow and despair. Judica Sunday had never

:*been

spoilt In such wailing and prayllng. The lollowing morning ushered the terrible day on which the Russian soldiers expected one Colonel ,jMta!f, who had been commissioned with jibe execution of the Imperial order. Kvi The soldiery, In their wild joy at the pitwpoct of gathering rich booty from ritte doomed city, spent tho night iu ca^rousing} rending with tbelr barbarous ^'•gjaaerrr-tnaking tho hearts ot tho unfortunate inhabitants, who on this night spooked with envy on their sleeping

Jfeabes all unconscious of the approachcalamity. On tho morrow the sun rose rod and 9!Woody from out a thick fog that hung

Jkeavy over the distant landscape At Nearly dawn, sad, trembling hgures, 'Nthat fear and despair hurried forward,

Might have been aeon wending their *vay from every direction toward the taiarkct-plaee, where the unfortunate* leathered around theh *nerable pastor, JHoydentaun, who bad, although the •ante Into awaited him and his only daughter, a word of consolation for all.

ThS was the day Statl

GreifBwald when a party of cavalrymen entered the town and halted before an inn on the market place.

The corpulent, fierce-looking officer who rode in advance, dismounted with astonishing ease for one of his appearance, threw the reins of his horse to a soldier who hurried forward to take them, and said in a rough tone

Here I will breakfast." Send the garrison officer of the day, that be may take my orders. We go on in an hour by mid-day Anklam must be in flames. To-morrow we shall be back here to send this quiet nest to the devil with the others.

Having delivered himseli of this brutal speech, he entered the public room of the inn, the door of which the landlord obsequiously held open tor him.

The officer tossed his bat and long riding gloves on one of the tables, threw himself iuto a chair, and bringing his fist down heavily on a table near him cried out:

Wine here, old fellow your bestdo you hear ?—if you know what's good for you and breakfast for Colonel Staff. Quick, too, it the eomaUle don't want to see their nest in flames before sunset."

The landlord disappeared, bowing humbly in order to escape rough treatment from the barbarous Russian, who was well known to him.

Over Greiswald also hung the dreadful sentence, and here, too, was Staff to act as executioner. The work of-de-struction hud begun with Wolgast and

whs

to end with Garz. The landlord hastened to call sll his people in order to supply, as quickly as possible, the wants of the officers and his soldiers, who filled his bouse and appropriated whatever they saw that tbey wanted. But the landlord seemed to take no notice of their vandalism. "The more they eat and destroy today," said he in despair,

I'"

expected,

he order was to be carried iuto ex•e .to*i immediately on bis arrival, Rood people of Anklam had, "Wrr*, lost almost the last ray of their city and their earthly j-cfc would be spared. Tbey had t»*.. v-feputAtlon to Prince Xfenxlkow, »'*|»»wirftil favorite of the Caar, to for mercy, but the result of the pMeaiofc'\uld not be known under at )Mst a vuck, when there would be »otbi»* remaining oi Anklam but a .heap of amok log aahea.

Ckwer and closer in their despair the jpeople crowded around the venerable •fcaslor, while parties or Intoxicated jCnaslan soldiers swaggered through *he streets, hallooing aod alnging io their barbarous Joy reminding the people that they only awaited the order* •I their colonel to begin their hellish work of reducing their homes to aahea •sd ol driving them out Into the wide jaorii W*or starve. of morning sttll hoof trrw

4*the

less they

will have to plunder to morrow." The fate of Wolgast convinced him that Greifswold would not be spared bis only hope was to escape ill-treatment, and if ho must go out into the world, with his family, as a beggar, to go at least with whole limbs.

The landlord soon returned with a large mug of wine, which the officer, who bad annonncea himself as Colonel Staff, found much to his taste, that he said, by the way of commendation, in a more friendly tone:

I see, landldrd. that you are a man of sense. Look to it that the breakfast is as good as your wine."

I hope you will be satisfied, Colonel," replied the landlord humbly, and again disappeared from the room.

There was but one other guest, in these troublesome times, at the inn—a young Danish officer, who sat quietly In one corner of the room, unnoticed by the barbarous Russian. He was about to rise and speak to the colonel, as it seemed, when the door again opened, and the garrison officer or the day entered

Is the commandant of the town to be soen?" asked Staff abruptly. "Not at the moment, colonel. He has ridden out, and may not return for an hour or two." "Can't wait. In an hour we must be on the road to Anklam. We leave the orders for him, that must be executed by the time I return. Sit down, comrade. Landlord, apother mug of wine."

The officer obeyed, and the mug of wine was soon placed before him by the attentive landlord.

Staff took several official documents out of his breast-pocket, and said: "I am Colonel Staff, and have been commissioned by Prince Menzikow with the execution of the commands of his our great Czar concerning the Tour cities of the enemy, Wolgast, Grellswald, Anklam, and Garz. You see here the Prince's order containing the sentence of Greifswald, and further his order commanding me to see tho sentence carried into execution. These documbnts remain here, and you will hand them to the commandant as soon as he roturns. He will find that he is therein enjoined to aid and assist of our great Czar, whom may Heaven pro-

The officer, a young man, ran his eyes hastily over the two documents and bowed, maintaining silence. Staff folded up one of the papers and returned it to bis pocket the other he laid before the officer, continuing:

I come this morning from Wolgast, or rather from what was Wolgast. Yesterday my soldiers sacked the city, drove the inhabitants outside the gates, and during the night a sea of flame told for miles around boW the Czar avenges himself and his allies on their enemies. To-day Anklam. to-morrow Greifswald, will share the fate of Wol-

festy—you

rast. These are the orders of His Macan see for yourself."

Aud what would you have me say to the commandant?" asked the officer coldlv. "All I have just said to you. Here is tho order giving mo authority in the mnttcr. He will announce the decree of Ills Majesty to the citizens to-day, and make all necessary arrangements to evacuate the town to-morrow. The rest I will see done in person."

Hold I Don't be in such haste, comrade. Drink before you go!" cried Staff, reaching for his mug.

Pardon mb. Colonel the seryice is exacting," replied the young officer coldly, and he saluted Staff and withdrew, leaving tho wine untouched.

At this moment the landlord appeared with the Colonel's breakfast, which quipkly consoled him for the hasty retreat of the young offloer.

The Danlsn offloer, who had been a silent speeator of all that bad passed, now came forward to present himself to his Russian colleague.

I was about to make myself known to you sooner, Colonel," said be politely, "but at thatmotnent the officer who had lust left entered."

Glad to know you, comrade," sail Staff, preparing to attack the breakfast before him.

I^am Captain Carlsen, of the Danish army, Colonel. I heard you speak of an order you have to execute, which will make It necessary for me to quit Greifewald sooner than I intended." "If you don't want to lodge in a heap of ruins, I advise vou to make your stay short," replied*

Staff, with a ooarse

laugh. "Is then, this terrible decree to be executed so soon f"

To-day Anklam^ to-morrow Greifswald, tnen Oara. Quick and mighty as the hurricane ta the revenge of the C»rl"

The days for the execution of this terrible edict are, donbtleaa, fixed in your orders, colonel V*

Ay. terrible—that is the right word* comrade. Lxik at the place where Wolgast once stood, and you will see to-day nothing bat amass of smoking rains, animated by

living thing.

But the days are not fixed in my orders. I am allowed to consult my own inclination and convenience.*! "Areyou^not aware. Colonel, that the doomed cities have sent a delegation to Prince MensJkow, ia the hope of obtaining mercy t"

Not a little displeased that the Danish officer should have the courage to censure his barbarity, Stall hastily drank the remainder of hi*

wine,

or-1

dered another mug, and commended bis horse to be saddled immediately. But Carlsen was not discouraged, and renewed his efforts to soften the nerd, unfeeling heart of the Russian.

Reflect,' comrade," he continued, "that the weal and woe of thousands of our*unfortunate and innocent fellowmen. who are ia no way to blame for the vandalism committed by the Swedish army, are in your hands. I conjure you to await further orders before proceeding in this horrid work of destruction. Look at these peaceful, flourishing towns! Must they be sacrificed by an order issued in a moment of anger, an order, the revocation of which depends, perhaps, on a brief delay

What's that to me In Wolgast they whined and whimpered about something of the sort, but then whimpering was all lost on old Staff."

And yet, Colonel, you should listen to the voice of humanity, and should, before you proceed with these horrors, await the return of the delegation and the further orders of your august sovveriegn. Tbey may, tbey certainly will be spared."

Ah, bah! Rob the soldiers of their well-earned booty Not I! A good servant needs no second order one suffices, and this one justvsuits me, I wouldn't have it changed if I could."

Do the devil comrade! I have listened to enough! I have His Majesty's orders, and for me that is enough! But perhaps you are not aware that the destruction of these Swedish towns was determined upon in retaliation for what your countrymen suffered at the hands of the Swedrs at Altona?"

That 1 know. Colonel. And I know also that the Danish Commander-in Chief has dispatched a courier to Prince Menzikow, in order, through him, to intercede, in behalf ot the four unfortunate cities, for imperial clemency. The courier may return at any momont with the reply, which certainly cannot be other than such as will rejoice the heart that is not utterly dead to evory noble instinct. Colonel, a Danish officer is your supplicant also for a worst enemy. Await the return of our courier, I implore you, before you proceed to Anklam. Thousands bow, in me, at your feet, and conjure you to await further orders." And, overcome by his feelings, the young man bent one knee to the barbarous Russian, who cried, cursing in his rage

Do you think I am here to play a part in a farce I am a soldier of the Czar, and I do hia bidding without pausing to aBk questions or to have him repeat his commands."

With this Staff put on his hat and gloves and strode to tho door, where his horso and followers already awaited. As he swung himself into the saddle, crying "Forward to Anklam!" Carlsen, who bad followed him, seized his horse's reins and again entreated "Have mercy on the unfortunate towns! Go not to Anklam till the courier returns, I implore!"

Let go of my horse's head, or I will ride over you!" bellowed Stall. Incendiary! miserable-incendiary!" cried Carlsen, wild with despairand exasperation, loosening his hold of the reins. But Staff did not ride ou his way. No there he stood, his oyes flashing tire. In a moment he dismounted and drew his Bword. "That calls for blood! Draw! Defend yourself!" he cried, as ho strode infuriated toward the Dane.

Carlsen's sword flew also from its scabbard. Tho contest was short and determined. The Russian's stronger arm and perhaps greater skill quickly decidod it in his favor, and stretched the generous youug Dane a corpse at his feet.

At this moment a horseman, with a numerous retiuue, entered tho marketplace. It was the commandant of the city. He saw the bloody scene and do manded an explanation. This Staff gave bun with soldier-like brevity. "Colonel, you are my prisoner," said the commandant, and by a glance intimated to tho officer of the day that he should demand Staff's sword.

I am Colouel Staff, and am commissioned with the execution of His Majesty's decree lor the destruction 6f the four Swedish cities."

For the present you are and will remain the prisoner of the commandant of Groifswakl. Your sword, Colonel."

Seeing that remonstrance was useless, Staff handed his sword to the young officer, who had an hour before had waited on him and received his orders at the inn. The commandant then ordered him to be conducted to the nearest guard-bouse, and, before he rodQ further, gave the necessary directions for tho burial of tho Danish captain.

The sun already sank again in the west, and from the sea there came a cold, piercing wind, but the trembling hundreds who had crowded together on the market-place of Anklam seemed to take no note of the cbauge in the temperature. They had come together early in tho morning for mutual consolation, while they awaited their cruel fate. For the whole day tho venerable astor, Heydeman, had been employed speaking words of consolation and comfort to such of his trembling flock as seemed m«st depressed.

But who of them all, on this sad day, relinquished more cherished hopes than did he? For himself, be cotild have borne their bard lot without a murmur for him poverty and misery had no terrors. But at bis sido stood his Maria, hisonlj' and dearly beloved daughter, whom lie had hoped soon to marry to tho son of bis old friend, Ru dow, a handsome and thriving young merchant. And now! Before tbey were another day older, they would alt be ibegears, and the happiness of the young people destroyed, perhaps forever. This it was that made the good old man's heart heavy, that prevented the words of consolation he spoke to others from finding an echo in his own bosom. A glance at his anxious daughter, whose eyes were fixed intent ly on the distant landscape, well nigh robbed him of the little fortitude he had left.

The youthful Carl Rudow had that morning quietly left the city, taking the road to Greifowald, that ne might meet tho terrible Staff. He was a cultivated young man of pleasing address, and'endowed with persuasive eloquence. His errand was to move, If blejthe hard heart o! the Russian. possi The tradesmen of the city were read pay a large sum of money to have tl town and effects spared, or even for a

TERRE-HAUTE SATURDAY EVENING MAIL, NOVEMBER 30, 187-2.

dy to their

few days. And now the yoang man's return was awaited with painful anxiety, for the character of the brutal Staff was so well known that scarcely a hope was entertained of tho success of the generous young man's mission.

Hour after honr bad passed—neither did young Rudow return, nor did the redoubtable Colonel arrive as he bad announced to tbejpeople of Anklam he would do. It was mid-day. Every honr the Inebriated Russian soldiers became more impatient to begin their heiliah work ana lees respectful of the citizens who crowded closer and closer around the older and more influential of their number, ignorant whether this delay was the harbinger of good or eviL

Evetlng approaches, ana yet no one arrived from the direction of GreUb-

wald. The Russians becoming more and more impatient, began to plunder some of the shops, and to drive tne owners into the streets.

While these scenes were being enacted, the venerable Heydeman continued in the market-place, surrounded by bis

Sow

arisbioners, with his old friend Ruoa ono sideandhlsdaughter on the other. "The sun is nearly down," said tho pastor, "And where csn ^arl be What can keep him so long?" asked the doublyanxious Maria "Does this delay of the barbarous Staff bode evil or good Has the clemency of the Czar D&eh extended, perhaps, to those unfortunate thousands? Heaven grant that it may be so!" said the pastor. "1 see little ground for hope," replied the merohant Rudow. "Staff delights in cruelty. To add to our misfortunes, he will surprise us in the night, as he did Wolgast. Is It not hard to believe in the justice of heaven, when we see so many innocent people suffer at the hands of their unreeling but more powerful neighbors?"

The pastor was about to reproach bis neighbor mildly for his want of true Christian humility, when Maria suddenly cried out "There's Carl See, there he comes! Oh! thank Heaven that he has returnedP

In a moment the young man made his way through the crowd to where the pastor, Maria and his father stood. "Where have you beeH so long, my son?" asked the pastor, reaching the young man bis hand, while Maria, in her joy, threw herself into his arms. "In Greifswald," replied Carl, nearly overcome with fatigue. "And you return alone?" asked his father. "Then you succeeded in persuading the barbarous Staff?" "No, I have not seen him." "And still he has not yet arrived here," said the elder Rudow. "Nor will he to-day." "Then the Imperial clemency has not been extended to us?"

No, our destruction seems to be certain we are to share the same fate as unfortunate Wolgast, many of whose inhabitants I saw on the road, destitute and nearly lamished, not knowing what to doer which way to go. I saw many a sight that made my heart bleed."

Carl went on to relate how he continued to go forward until, not meeting Staff, he had arrived *at Greifswald, where he learned all that had transpired between Staff and Carlsen, and concluded by assuring his listeners that for that night, at least, they could sleep in peace.

The young man had scarely finished his narrative, when the clatter of a horse's hoofs was hoard on the pavement of the market place. "Staff! Staff! cried a score of voices. "Now our hour has come!"

The approaching darkness prevented their seeing the horseman distinctly until he came qui'e near them, when the cry, "A Dane! a Dane!" ran through the crowd. "Listen, good people of Anklam!" said the horseman in a loud, clear tone that could be heard over the whole market place, "I come from Prince Menzikow, and bring you good tidings. His Majesty the Czir jields to the importunities of the Danes on your behalf, and extends to the four Swedish cities his imperial clemency. "Saved! saved! we are saved!" was echoed by a thousand voices, and these days of consternation and despair were followed by one general shout of rejoicing. The people threw themselves into one another's arms, and tears of lamentation were followed by tears of J0&

he anniversary of this day is still universally observed in Anklam. All places of business are drcssod with wreaths, and services are held in the churches, when the preacher never fails to rehearse the principal incidents contained in our narrative, or to pronounce an eulogy on the Danish captain, Carlsen, whose blood saved their city from destruction*

KNOCKED ABOUT IN THE WORLD. a* It i*a good thing for a young'man to be "knocked about in the world," though his soft-hearted parents may not tnink so. All youths, or if not all, nineteen-twentieths of the sum total, enter life with a surplus of self-conceit. If, in measuring themselves with older and wiser men than they are, they discover that it is unwarranted, and get rid of it gracefully, of their own accord, well enough if not, it is desirable, for their own sakes, that it be knocked out of them. A boy who is sent to a largo school soon finds bis level. His will may have been paramount at home, but school-boys are democratic in their ideas, and, if arrogant, are sure to be thrashed into a recognition of the golden rale. The world is a great public school, and it soon teaches anew pupil his proper place. If be has the attributes that belong to a leador he will be installed in the position of a leader if not, whatever his opinions of his abilities may be, he will becompelled to fall in with the rank and file. If not destined to greatn&s, the next best thing ho can aspire to is respectability but no man can be truly great or respectabio who is vain, pompous and overbearing.

By the time tho novice has found bis legitimate social position, be the same high or low, the probability is that the disagreeable traits of bis character will he softened down or worn sway. Most likely the process of abrasion will be rough, but when it is all «*ver, and he begins to see himself as others see him, and not as reflected in the mirror of self-conceit, he will be thankful that he has run the gauntlet, and arrrived though by a rough road, at self-know-ledge. Upon the whole, whatever loving mother inav think to the contrary, it Is a good thing for yenths to be knocked about in the world—it makes men of them.

HE GOT UP TO SPIT}

A rough looking but well Informed farmer, living in one of the Northern towns in Wayne county, X. Y. was once selected as a party standard-bearer, and sent to tho legislature. Here be determined to make his mark, and if possible, become celebrated in history. In order to do so be collected together items of history and science and blended them in harmonious concord. This done to his satisfaction, be committed his speech to memory and appeared before the legislature. As he arose from his seat, another member, not seeing him, commenced talking, whereupon the speaker of the bouse said: "The gentleman from Wayne has the floor." Looking around upon his follow legislators, his courage failed, bis tongue refused to do the bidding of his intellect. Finally he stammered out, "I only got up to spit," and sst down amid a roar of laughter from all who beard It. The next morning the Albany Switch reported this sole speech in full, and the political ffcsrmer was never allowed to forget his patriotic attempt to enlighten the law-makcr* of the Empire Stat*

[From the Ohio Sentinel.] TWINS, BY JO VIS.

A Raftmad Episode.

The Pacific express train on the PanHandle railroad left the Columbus depot on Friday evening last, under the ohargeof Gond actor Drury. Nothing transpired to disturb the monotony of the conductor's call on drowsy passengers for "tickets, gentlemen," until the train was between Dennison and Steubenville. Then he was notified that a lady passenger desired bis presence. He found the lady evidently in some trouble and embarrassment. To his affirmative response to the query whether he was married, the lady stated that she was on her way from Cincinnati to meet her husband in New York, and that a certain crisis was impending, involving the appearance of an additional passenger.

This startled the conductor, of course but with a heart big as an elephant he sets to work to make the lady comfortable. All the passengers are hastily shuffled into another car, and such female assistance as could be procured on the train was brought iuto requisition. In a brief time the little stranger —a fine bouncing girl is the phraseput in an appearance, and the conductor congratulated himself on his happy escape from a dilemma. With a heart overwhelming with sympathy, he arranged an impromptu wardrobe for the very young lady from his own underclothing. It was not exactly in the style of those "infant outfits" advertised in the New York papers, yet it served a good purpose.

But this is not all. The train left Steubenville on time, and was scon thundering through and around the hills of West Virginia when the conductor received another shock. This time it was "a fine bouncing boy." Twins, bf Jove! One a Buckeye and the other a Pan-Handler. Tne remainder of Drury's linen went to start the little fellow on his journey through night happen, the train was hurried up. in

the world. Then for fear what mil

due time it reached Pittsburg, and the lady and the two unticketed passengers were tenderly conveyed to comfortable quarters at the Union Depot Hotel, when a telesram was forwarded to the husband in New York, whioh probably lifted him out of his boots. At last advices t(ie mother and children were doing well.

The twins certainly commenced life under extraordinary circumstances. Born on a fast-going Pacifio train, the one in Ohio and the other in west Virginia, it is safe to promise tbey will be reasonable fast young people. The mother is represented as a most estimable lady, but not given to the study of almanacs^

LAWYERS AND DOCTORS

Brig ham Young's Opinion of Them. In a late discourse in the Tabernacle, President Young of Utah, paid his respects to .the lawyers and doctors. He thinks lawyers good in their place, but their place he cannot find. He said he felt about them as Peter of Russia is said to have felt.when he was in England. Peter saw and beard the lawat a great trial there, and yers pleading he was asked was asked his opinion concerning them. He replied that he had two lawyers in his empire, and when he got home he intended to hang one of them. The great Brigham thinks still less of doctors than of lawyers. He likes surgeons, and thinks them of great use in the settiug of broken bones and the like, but of the so-called physicians he wants none of them, ana this is the way he talks about them I can see the faces of this congregation, but I do net see two alike, and if I could look into your nervous systems aud behold the operations of disease, from the crowns of your heads to the soles of your feet, I should benold the same difference that I see in your physiognomy—there would be no two precisely alike. Doctors make experiments, and if they find a medicine that will have the desired effect on one person, they set it down that it is gooa for everybody, but it is not so, for upon the second person that modicine is administered to, seemingly with the same disease, it might produce death. If you do not know this you have not had the experience that I have. I say that unless a man or woman who administers medicine to assist the human system to overcome disease, understands, and has that intuitive knowledge, Ay the Spirit, that such an article is goocl for that individual at that very time, they bad better let blm alone. Let the sick do without eating, take a little of something to cleanse tne stomach, bowels and blood, and wait patiently, and let Nature have time to

§ain

tho advantage over the disease, uppose, for illustration, we draw a line through this congregation, and place thoso on this side where they cannot get a doctor, Without it is a surgeon, for thirty or fifty years to come, and put the other side in a country full of doctors, and they think they ought to have them, and this side of the house that has no doctor will be able to buy the inheritance of those who have doctors, and overrun them, outreach them, and buy them up, and finally obliterate tbem, and they will be lost in the masses of those who have no doctors. I know what some say wbeu hey look at such things, but such is the fact. Lidlos and gentlemen, you may take any country in the world, I do not care where you go, and if they do not employ doctors, you will find tliey will beat communities that do employ them, all the time. RAPIDITY OF THOUGHT IN

DREAMING.

A very remarkable circumstance and an important thought in analogy is, said Dr. Forbes Winslow, to be found in tbe extreme rapidity with which the mental operations are formed, or rather with which the material changes, on which tho ideas depend, are excited in tbe hemispherical ganglia. It will appear as if a whole series of acts, that would really occupy a long lapse of time, pass ideally through the mind in one instant. We have in dreams no perception of tbe lapse of time—a strange property of mind for if such be also its property when entered into tbe eternal disembodied state, time will appear to as eternity. The relations or space, ss well ss of time, are also annihilated so that while almost an eternity is compressed into moment, infinite spsce is traversed more swiftly than by real thought. There are numerous illustrations of this principle on record. A gentleman dreamed that be bsd enlisted as a soldier, joined his regiment, deserted: was apprehended, carried back, tried, condemned to bo shot, and at last led out for execution. After tbe usual preparations, a gun was fired be then awoke with tbe report, and found that a noise in the sdjoining room had, at the same moment, produced tbe dream and awakened him. A friend of Dr. Abcrcombie dreamed that he bad crossed the Atlsntie and spent a fortnight in America. In embarking, on his return, he fell into the sea, and awaken«d in tbe fright, he found that he had not been ssfoep t— minntea.

&£

Twkmty Ybars Younger.—'To say that hundreds of maids, wives aud widows look twenty years younger than I they are in consequence of the complexlonal freshness. derived from the use of Hagan's*Magnolia Balm, is aimply to state an absolute fact, which might be promptly ye rifled by direct''' testimony if ladies were as willing to tell their ages ss to use the best means of making themselves lovely. Nature sometimes, but very rarely, crowns the charms of perfect features with a complexion of exquisite clearness: but, even then time soon begins to makeinreads upon the velvet cheek, the fair white brow, the ivory bust, the rounded arm. To preserve the "glory of woman" unblemished, even after, the meridian of life has been passed, it is only necessary to use-daily this cooling, healthful vegetable preparation. j-t

CASTORIA—a substitute for Castor Oil—is a physic which does not distress or gripe, hut is sure to operate when all other remedies have foiled. You may confidently rely upon the Castona in Stomach Ache," Constipation, Flatulency, Croup, Worms, Piles or deranged Liver. It contains neither Minerals,, Morphine, Opium nor Alcohol, but is

ely a vegetable preparation, perfectharmless, and above all, pleassnt to take. The Castoria soothes and quiets the system, and produces natuial sleep. It is a wonderful thing to assimilate: the food of children ana prevent tbemk from crying. A 35 cent bottle will do ork for a the wori doctor's bills.

family and save many n2 4t.

RT EMPORIUM.

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Art Emporium,

And Music IS lore.

No. 91 Main St., bet. Srl nnd 4til.

Terre-Haute, lud.

CONSTANTLY OH HAND:

CHROMOS,

I Engraving*, Photographs, Ao., Ac.,

Frames & Mouldings,

LOOKING-GLASSES, Cords, Tassels, and Picture-Nails, ARTIST'S WAX, DELCACOMA-

NU MATERIAL,

Stereoscopes, Albums, Brackets, Drafting^ Instruments, Water-colors. Pencils for Drafting Purposes, Drawing Paper,-.!

Bristol CardH,

Musical Instruments

I'-:

Music, Musical Instructors,

SHEET MUSIC. &c., &c.

PICTURE FRAMING

Done to order. n9-2m

"QLD RELIABLE."

nt ii.

CPPEN HEIMER'S

Clothing House

NO. 119 MA1!V STREET, 11 .i„ Ppera House Corner.

We would ad7ise our old frlenda and customers that we are in the field again with the^ best and mo^t elegant line of

Fall & Winter Clothing

Ever brought to this city. Our stock com-': prises a splendid line of lleuvor, Coney, C'hinclillla and Melton

O E O A S Cheaper than ever. I »i 4 Superb Uue of Suits! I-

Durable, Btylinh and neatly'put together, at the very lowest prices. We are enabled to

Dhow

AS.

H. TUKHBB

our customers nnd

the public generally tho most complete line of Gents' Famishing Goods!

At the very lowest prices. We sre determined to please everybody In Htyle, Price, Quality, Ao. If you don't believe what we say, oome and convince yourself.

KUPPEN HEIMKR A BRO.,

nO-tf No. 118 Main St., Opera House Block.

EW FIRM.

W. B. SHILL1TO*

TURNEB &SHILLIT0

SUCCESSORS TO $ t' Turner & Banffn.

W. B. Shllltto, having purchased the interest of T. C. Buntiu la the firm of Turner A Buntln, we have formed a copartnership„ under the name and style of Turner A 6hil*l llto, and will continue tbe

FAMILY GROCERY

AND ,h

General Produce Business, AT THE OLD STAND. Our stock is tall and our prices shall beast low as the lowest. We would be pleased to have oar old filends call and see us. as well as new ones. AMEH H. TURNEB,

WM. B. BHTLLITO.

Oor. Main A Seventh streets.

0 YOU WANT

Pure Milk.

From and after this date I will deliver milk to customers North of Main street in the Morning, and South of Main street In the Evening. My Milk is not kept a day before being delivered, hut that milked in tbe morning Is delivered in the morning, and the uune with that milked In the evening.

Cows are fed on pure Heed—no tlop used. Families wishing cream can be accommodated at any time.

I can also tarnish lee Cream, made of pure creiua tot p*ru*«, in an