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VOLUME XIII.

THAT LITTLE GRAVE by JEFFIB FORBUSH HANAFORD. You ask mo why I am silent And tears are in my eyes. Look y< n ler at that Jittla grave; There all my joy lies. Buried deep ’nenth the daisies My little one is at rest Do vou ask me now, kind friend, Why sorrow fills my breast ? Do you ask me why I am weeping— Do you wonder I do not smile? So long it seems since baby died, . Yet tis only a little while I But my heart is almost breaking, ' And I try in vain to be brave, For nil my hopes are buried Deep in that little grave Soon I shall go and meet her In the beautiful realms above ; I know my darling awaits me, Pure a? a snow-white dove. That, indeed, is a blessed thought, Tho’ tears will till my eyes, Whenever I look at that little grave Where my babe in heaven lies. & ppp — CHAPTER lll—'o tinued “You and I have never met before, vet I feel that we are not entire* strangers, as both have been well ac-» quainted with the late Richard Fairleigh, former y of , Virginia.” “You mean my father.” “The man who called himself your father, certainly.” “Called himself mv father!” in per-J plexed, astonished tones. The stranger bowed, and with a. smile that spoke volumes, he continued I “I bring you unpleasant news, bun when you set up claim to the late Richard Fairleigh’s wealth as his daughter, it becomes my painful duty to inform you that you are mistaken. To my certain knowledge Richard Fairleigh was never married; he was my uncle, and as such I have learned that I myself am the nearest living kin. Consequently the estate you supposed, naturally, of course, to be your own, happens to belong to me. Not only these wild Western landsand numerous herds, but a large and valuable property in Virginia. I am sorry for your sake. Miss Fairleigh, that your adopted father did not inform you of these stern facts, or at least make some •provision for you, which I learn he did not.” As one stunned Nora listened to his cruel words at the beginning, but as he proceeded in his merciless voice, something in her gentle nature awoke, and with a strength of which she never would have believed herself capable, she arose, and in a voice as cold and scornful as his own, replied: “You come to me with your weak, manufactured story and, no doubt, deep-laid plans to rob me of my birthright and my fair and honorab e name as well. You must produce proofs of all you affirm. I will listen to tour words no further; go to my lawyer.” The man laughed lightly; the scorn in the flashing eyes of the young gild and her Hushed cheeks only rendered i her more I eautiful. A sudden resolve ; came into his cruel heart—a new desire. “There may be a compromise; under certain circumstances, I think there could be.” The girl stepped back a few steps, hardly comprehending his meaning, but the feeLng of repulsion toward him was great. “Please, go,” sho said; I “leave my presence.” With a bow- and smile he comp’ied, and Nora sank back in her chair, feeling that another new calamity had fallen upon her. How was she to prove that his words wero false; there was an easy assurance about the man that chilled her troubled heart. An hour later a messenger brought her a note from her lawyer. Dear Miss Fairleigh: In deep sympathy I write th s to you. Mr. Le Fano has been closeted with me, and ho brings hw srantial proofs of his jusc claims to your father's—>i supposed father—estate. I feel that t> contest the matter is uto e:ts. So far as you have used money from the bank, tho gentlemin squares accounts, and leaves five hundred dol'ars in the bank for your present need . I regret all the complicition ve y much, but believe me, your aiucero friend, Lee Swift. “The coward!” exclaimed Nora, indignantly; “to throw- me over like this. But we shall see whether Mr. Dan Le Fane has such smooth sa ling as he supposes. Weak, uninformed girl that I am, I will beat them at their own game, for I know dear papa was my own lather, and the money he left here and in Virginia is ami shall be mine. Now, let me think. Ah! who is that?” “A gentleman,” said the maid, “a gentleman as said vou was expecting him.” “The detective, at last,” thought Nora. “Yes, 1 will see him.” CHAPTER IV.

HEN Jim Gregory re--1 turned to Iron 1 an’s ’presence the following morning, he received the order to take his party and penetrate further into the mountains to a well known resort of their own.

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“There is nothing special I care for just at present, as 1 have a big thing on my own shoulders now. ( f course, if you see an opening tor a haul, J give you liberty to use your own judgment. ” “Slippery Sam promised to let ns know if a big thing went along in the Express. Put we are pretty well content with our last explo t, and so you kin trust us to do our best. When shall we hear from you agin, Captan?” “In two or three we ks, perhaps a month. Keep a sharp eye on your colored friend; I have an idea I may need to get some information from him when I return.” Jim laughed boisterously and exclaimed merrily “Let me pump him, Captain, fur

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you. I had the most fun you ever did see out there by the river.” The Captain smiled grimly, and shook his head. “I prefer to manage that matter myself. But it is high time 1 was off.” And with merely a nod of his head, Tron Dan mounted his beautiful racer. Black Joe, and went out toward tho prairies. “He’s a deep ’un,” muttered Jim, glancing after him carelessly. “Wonder what he’s up to now; however, that’s none of my affairs. There is that lazy Skete! It is time we were on our way to Satan’s Roost.” With that he sent forth a long, clear whistle that in a few minutes caused him to be surrounded by his comrades. Skulking behind them stood the still frightened darky. The Indians appeared quite careless of the coming and going of their white brethren. But Iron Dan hail for his own reasons been very kind and generous to them. He had brought them more than one fine horse, and several small herds of cattle and sheep, besides many other presents, trifling in themselves, but dear to the Indian’s heart. Thore was still another bond between the lawless band and themselves, they too were leagued against the white settlers—the Indian’s bitterest and most encroaching enemies. The order to start for Satan’s Roost was given, and in less than a half hour the little party had begun their toilsome, perilous march over the mountains. Skete hadn’t the least idea where they were going. His woolly head was all in a chaos inwardly, but he was growing somewhat calmer now and was beginning to realize that he was not to be harmed if he obeyed the orders of cruel Jim Gregory. Tho mountains themselves had a soothing influence. Skete felt quite at home climbing up their steep sides and winding around and in the huge canyons. The pines were green and homelike, and the stray warblers made his heart beat faster and his tongue longed to join in with their songs, if he had but dared. What was to become of him, how he was ever to escape from these mountain fastnesses or out of Jim Gregory’s clutches, Skete had not the faintest conception. That he would escape finally and see his dear Miss Nora once more, his anxious, loving heart assured him. Skete was but a child after all, and tho hand of oppression had made him submissive and gentle. Tho outrage that had been done, of which he had been made an unwilling participant, had changed his careless nature into something stronger and braver. The sense of the great wrong —the fearful crime committed—caused the desire for escape to reveal the treachery, to take deep hold upon his simple nature All day long they continued their toilsome journey cautiously and silently as possible, for there were hostile Indians that they had no desire to encounter. At nightfall they reached a sheltered valley, one of the loveliest imaginable, but different from the ono where they had passed the night, as this was inhabited only by wild game t) .t was tempted to its confines by the luxuriant green grass and sparkling water of a mountain stream. On the side of the mountain a large shelving ledge stood, out boldly; far back under its dark depths the men jh n wf Uwf w O Pl “ Go," she said, “ leave my presence." passed, leaving one of their number to attend to the weary ponies. “Come on, Skete,” exclaimed Jim Gregory, lightly, “this is your new home. Jist give that rock a kick; that’s it. Here we are, all right, safe in pur own Satan’s Roost. Pretty name, ain’t it, Skete? sort of practical like. Now then, there’s a nice kitchen back a piece. You kin hop around and get our supper.” The chamber, if it may be so termed, was of vast proportions and most peculiar shape; in truth, it was but a portion of a worked-out claim, and long ago deserted, left to the wild beasts of the mountains and to those other beings that now inhabited it, scarcely less wild or dangerous than the beasts themselves. Another night passed quietly, and in the morning, his labor done, Skete walked out to view his new surroundings. The rugged sides of the mountains frown down upon him; there are clusters of spruce pine, bunchs of plum bushes, and flowers—yes, flowers—hanging in festoons from inaccessible crags, smiling in laughing profusion on the rude side of their rocky home How quiet it all is; how beautiful! “Net a bad nest, is it, Skete? ’ rudely breaks in the coarse voice of his new master; “plenty of fresh air, water, and game. You can try your hand at fishing, my lad. The boys will show you our mode; and see you have a mess by dinner time.” In the meantime Iron Dan—so called for his stubbornness of purpose, which brooks no interference and stops at no obstacles that human power can conquer—has gone in a southeasterly direction, and by noon his sp'endid horse has carried him somewhat out of the

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broken, mountainous country. The I desolate prairie, with. scarcely a show of vegetation, is before him. Sand hills f-d wind -strange that the wind never gets tired, and, certainly if therein any country where it tries itself, that country is Nebraska. Iron Dan is careless of wind and sand. He has been too long accustomed to such small evils to heed them now, when his mind is burdened with plans of great moment and magnitude. A fortune such as is not found in a day, or even many lays, sometimes, lies just within h s grasp. I First, it was necessary to put Richard ; Fairleigh out of the way entirely; this had been most successfully accomplished, and his papers, of land and titles, are already in Iron Dan’s possession. “Hello! what’s that?” lion Dan drew forth his powerful field-g’ass, and at tho word Black Joe 'J wVI y -Z 4 I - Iran Dan drew forth his power ul Jieldij hiss. stood motionless. The objects that had arrested his attention moved along slowly, a party of mounted men from their dress undoubtedly Indians, and hostiles. “Indians, as I live! Hostiles, too, I believe. Well, old fellow, yon may have a chance to show your mettle once more. You and I have left more than one redskin to seek the happy hunting grounds, haven’t we, old fellow?” And Iron Dan caresses the arched neck of his horse losingly. "We try to conciliate the noble red man whenever we can, but it happens in our ten years of the Rockies we have ne formed all their acquaintance.” The party of some twenty or more mounted warriors came on directly toward Iron Dan. Evidently they had perceived him also. “Now, my beauty,” said Iron Dan, patting his horse’s head gently, “quietly my pet, you are almost fresh and it will be mere play to gallop around that party of sneaking redskins. If they encroach to > < losely my ready Winchester is handy and my lasso also. I fancy they may have heard of Iron Dan ere this. Ah, they are heading directly in my j»ath. Well, well, my pet, you can soon be free to show what stuff you're made of. Now for it!” Like the wind Black Joe shot out to the left, but at that instant, the Indians, with a terrific yell, struck out to intercept the intrepid solitary horseman. Only three of the party were mounted on horses that could in any way approach tin l magnificent creature ridden by Iron Dan and circling around them as e is ly as a gust of wind. Iron Dan smiled as he noted the three that, by making a short cut, had approached within easy shooting range. “So much the worse for you, my lads. Thanks to the long practice and drill, Joe and I are ready for you. He e goes! Whoa!” It was no reckless aim he took, but cool and steady, his horse standing like a block for that instant; then, at tho । word, was off like a Hash. The foremost Indian fell, and hs ' splendid mare galloped on endeavoring I to overtake Black Joe. Iron Dan, perceiving this, whirled 1 and fired again, once, twice, and the two others fell from their horses either dead or woundel. His efigle eve perceived the remainder of the pursuers were far in the rear, but pressing toward him at tho best speed of their ponies. A whistle to the handsome mare and she was beside him. “It’s a bit risky, but you are worth it, yon beaut . Now we are off for a race for life. ” He grasped the loose bridle of the riderless horse, and with gentle words urged his own to almost his best speed —to tho highest the mare could possibly reach. The infuriated redskins had long ero this recognized Iron Dan and Black Joe; there was not another such horse or daring rider in the country. These Indians had had no cause to be favorably impressed with Iron Dan, and knew him only by his many deeds of cruelty to members of tueir own nation. To capture him or kill him was the dearest wish of their hearts. Iron Dun glanced back carelessly. He sti 1 was gaining on his pursuers, but a false step of his horse, a plunge into a hole, and he might never accomplish the gre - desire of his life. He had many long miles yet before he could hope to reach safety, and seventeen infuriated redskins were not to be shaken off without some eflort. AVitbout the mare the slipping away could have been accomplished easily, but the beautiful creature that galloped along so gracefully was too great a temptation lor Iron Dan to resist. If there was anything his hard heart loved it was a horse. [TO BE CONTINUED.] Anglomania in the Pulpit. “Yes, your minister is eloquent,” said a Kalamazoo lady to her Chicago friend, with whom she was visiting; “but what queer faces he makes. lam surprised that no one has spoken to him about it. It is, really, quite disagreeable.” “I guess there are plenty in the church who would bo willing to bring him to time,” said her friend, “but they have not had a chance. You see, he only began it last Sunday. And, perhaps,” she added, considering, “they would not care to. It’s English, you know. He’s s mply copying after Dr. Parker, who was in the city a couple of weeks ago.” Latest burglar alarm—fear that the bank cashier will “get there” before he can.— Bouton Post.

THE SUNDAY SCHOOL Notes on the Lesson for December 25 — Quarterly Review. IFrom Chicago Standard. By Rev. J. M. Coon.] QUARTERLY REVIEW. Golden TExra—Matt. 1: 21; John 6: 63. HOME READINGS M. Lossons I, 11., Matt. 5-13, 18-27. T. Lessons 111, IV., Matt. I): 1-8, 18-31. W. Losson V.. Matt 9: 35-88; 10: I S. T. Lessons VL, ML, Matt. 10: 32-42: 11; LI 5. F. Lessons VIII., IX., Matt. 11: 20-30: 12: 1-14. ’ S. Leesons X., XL, Matt. 13: 1-9, 24-30 KLesson XIL, Matt 13 : 31-33, 44 52. LESSONS, TOPICS, GOLDEN TEXTS. lesson L October 2. Matt. 8: 5-13. Topic: Iho Centurion’s Fafih.” Golden 'lex;; I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel (Matt. 8: 10). । 11. October 9. Matt, 8: 18-27. “The Tempest Stilted. ” G. T: Why are ye fearful, 0 ye of little faith (Matt. 8: 26)? " I HL October 16. Matt 9; 1-8. “Tower to Forgive Sins. ” G. T.: The Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins (Matt 9: 6). IV. October 23. Xatt 9: 18-31. “Three Miracles.” G. T: According to vour faith bo it unto you (Matt 9: 29). V. October 30. Matt 9: 35-38; 10: 1-8. “The Harve it and tho Laborers.” G. T.; Freely ye have received, freely give (Matt 10: 8). I ^L November 6. Matt, 10; 82-42. “Confessing Christ” G. T.: Whosoever therefore shall confess mo before men. him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven (Matt 10: 32). VIL November 13. Matt 11: 2-15. “Christ's M itness to John. ” G. T.: He was a burning and a shining light (John 5: 35). VIIL November 20. Matt. 9; 20-30. “Judgment and Mercy.” G. T.: Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest (Matt 11: 28). IX. November 27. Matt 12: 1-14. “Jesusand the Sabbath. ” G. T.: It is lawful to do well on tho Sabbath days (Matt 12: 12). X. December 4. Matt 13:1-9. “Parable of tho Sower.” G. T.: Die seed is the word of God (Luke 8; 11). XL December 11. Matt 13: 24-30. “Parable of the Taros.” G T.: Tho harvest is the end of the world; and tho reapers are the angels (Matt 13: 39k XII. December 18. Matt. 13; 31-33, 44-52 “Other Parables.* G. T.: So shall it be at the end of tho world: the angels shall com.' forth, and sever tho wicked from among the just (Matt. 13; 49). MAITIIKW' GOSPEL. 'I he following facts regarding the first gospel are taken from Vincent’s Year Book: 1 As Author. By tho consent of the i butch in every age, without dissenting voice, Matthew the apostle has been named as its writer. IL The Life of Matthew. Very little is known concerning his history. 1. lie was the son of Alpheus (Mark 2: 14), and ;>erhaps a brother ot James the loss. 2. He was one of the inferior tax-collectors under tho Roman Government, called ) üblicaus, or portitores, a class hold m gn at contempt and hatred for thoir corrupt practices. 3. He was called to l>e an apostle in tlm first year of our Lord's ministry. Matt. 9: 9. 4. Probably his name was at that t.me changed from b vi to Mat the.w. 5. He gave a great fea-’t in honor of Jesus, at which many publicans w.tc present, either at the time of ins < all or about six months afterward. Matt. 9: 10. 6. 'Dio last mention of his name in the New Testament is in tho account of the mis ting of tho apostles after the Savior's ascension. Acts II; IX 7 It is bci.eved, on tho authority of Eusebius, that he lalstred among the Jews in Palestine, and Ihr them wrote his gospel. 8. 1 raditlons were current that ho afterward went to Ethiopia; or, according to other reports, to MaozUoma. 9 Tho opinion of tho lx-st scholare is tLat he died a natural death, as stated by Hcracleon, C.ement of Alexandria, and Origen. 111. Original Language. 1 Early expositors telex .d that tins gospel was originally written in Hebrew, from which it was translated into Greek. 2 Modern stu .. ats incline t > the view that it was w ritten in Greek, as we j now have it, that b mg the language c< m- ■ monly used in Palestine. 3. Perhaps there । was a 11 brew original, now lost, which was trans.a ed by the author, or under his direction. (L Abbott) । IV. Tor Whom Written. “An opinion L..s generally prevailed that Matthew originally ilrew up lus gospel for the use of the Jewish converts in Palestine. Internal not ces tend to confirm this inference. Wo have fewer interpretations of Jewish customs, laws, and localuies than in the other gospels. The whois narrative j roceeds upon a Jewish view o. matters.” (Alford.) I V. Aim or' the O'Otpel. It was written U show that Josni was the Messiah prophesied ( in the Old Testament. “In tho gospel b; Matthew the life of Jesus is presented as forming part of the history and life of th* Jewish nation; and hence as the fulfillment i ot the hereditary blessing of Abraham.” । (Lange.) Still, the gospel is not a systematic [ treatise on this subject, and includes many | incidents not in connection with it VI. Time of Writing. Various dates have > baen assigned, which agree only in: 1. Diat ।it was (he earliest-written of the gospels. 2. ■ That it was written before the destruction of ; Jerusalem, which took place A. D. 70 Some ' or the earlier commentators place it eight ! years after the ascension, or A. D. 36. Lyman ; Abbott gives it a date about tho middle of the ' first century; Albert Baines about A. D 63; I Lange 67 or 69, just before the siege of Jerusalem. VIL Place of Writing. All agree that it i was written in Palestine, and probably at 1 Jerusalem, as that was the headquarters of ! Judaic Christianity, aud the dwelling place of i the apostles. j VIII. Characteristics. 1. I s Hebraistic dic- ; lion and const; uction more marked than of | any other gospel. 2. Its frequent quotations i from the Old Testament, especially its cita- ! turn from the prophets. 3. Its use of such i terms as “kindom of heaven,” “the holy city,” 1 (referring to Jerusalem) aud certain peculiar i words aud phrases. See Smith’s Diet of the ! Bible, vol. 2, p. 277. 4. Its adherence rather i to the logical than the chronological order of j events aud teachings. “It was to be expected j in the earliest written accou its of matters so I important that the object should rather be to I record the things done, and the sayings of 1 our Lord, than the pre ise order in which they took place.” (Alford.) 5. Its full report of the discourses and teachings of Christ, such as the Sermon on the Mount, the parabies, the apostolic commission, and the warning against the Pharisees. 6. Its methodical and systematic arrangement of subjects in tho life and work of Christ. REVIEW QUESTIONS AND SUGGESTIONS. 1. Mention the names of the twelve apostles, or as many as you can. 2. What other persons have been mentioned in tho lessons, and give any history connected with each. 3. Name the places with connecting facts and incidents. 4. Tell some truths and doctrines taught by Ilie lessons. 5. Give the story of the lessons respectively in which the following expressions are found: “Take my yoke upon you.” “.Stretch forth thine hand.” “Whether is easier to say.” “I will come and heal him.” “Have ye understood all the so things?” “What went ye out to see?” “And as ye go preach.” 6. What have you learned in these lessons xbout “pe nD,” about a “yoke,” about “sheep and shepherd,” about a “bed,” about a “sword,” about a “sheep in a pit,” about a “reed,” about “minstrels,” about a “tempest,” about “seed-sowing?” 7. Name the different miracles wrought and parables spoken. 8. Reproduce the lessons from the following picture centers: A man in a boat speaking to the people on the shore. A woman in a :rowd earnestly seeking to touch the Savior’s robe. A man in the night stealthily sowing seed. A prisoner in a lonely castle. A man with a withered hand in church. Iwo blind mon crying. Peas have been found an exceedingly Bffective food for producing milk. In the feeding test of a noted Jersey cow, in which an average of seven pounds of but(er daily was given for a week, sixteen pounds of pea meal was fed per day, with sixteen pounds of oat meal, and twentyfour pounds of corn meal. Excellent paslureage was also provided.

PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY, j Meeting of Granges in Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Other States. The Reports of Officers Show the Order to Be in a Flourishing Condition. Illinois. The seventeenth annual session of the Illinois State Grange, held at Springfield, was well attended. Tho Worthy Master, Major Giller, in his annual address, reviewed the work of the year, paying particular attention to the legal resistance to tho invalid drive-well patent and tho influence it e: erted ; in favor ot tile proper regulation of railroads, which agitation, it was claimed, brought about tho passage of tho interstate commerce act. Secretary heady reported for the year that no new granges had been organized, but there hud been a healthy increase in membership throughout the State. The lecturer. O. Wilson, also reported, loiiewing the work ot hi* department for tho year Treasurer Ball’s report sh ewed the order in splendi 1 condition linan ciallv, funds having steadily increased. 1 rcasi.rer Ball brought to notice a cooperat.ve store that had b< en conducted at Girard tor fourteen years, the average receipts per day for the past year being SI I Among the principal resolut ons adopted was one “protesting against the statesmanship which proposes to lessen the flow of money into tho National Tr usury by removing the tax on tobacco rather than on the necessities of life," and declaring in favor if “cheap sugar rather than cheap tobacco " Other resolutions favor tne submission to the people if the State of a prohibitory constitutional amendment; oppose any amendment ot tho Int rState Commerce law until the provisions ot tho net as it stands have been further tested in practice ; favor the conversion of the Illinois & Michigan Canal into an ample ship canal; urging upon all members of tho Grange tho importance of breeding only tho very best grades of live stock; favoring the mutual tiro insurance system ; and making Springfield tho permanent place of bolding tho annual meetings, providing suitable arrangements could be made. Tho grange initiated 150 candidates into the secrets of the order, and celebrated tho event with a “feast of Pomona," which consisted of fruits. Tho following officers were elei ted : Worthy Master, J M Thompson <f Will C< unty; Overseer, O. C. Bowers of Coles County; lecturer, Oliver Wilson of Putnam; Steward. G A Griggs of Sangamon; Assistant Steward, ( hsrlos Turner of Marshall; Chaplain, Joseph S. Keavington of St Clair: Treasurer. George BaU of Macoupin; Secretary, Thomas Kenitr of Peoria; Gatekeeper. E B. Oglo of St Clair; Pomona, Mis Baker of Mc--1 can; llora, Cora Koudy of Peoria; Ceres, Laura Gilh rof Greene; Eady Assistant Steward. Mrs C E Vnnderheyiien of Greene; Member of Executive Committe ', J. H. Van Arsdale of Peoria. Miehigim. The Michigan Patrons of Husbandry held their fifti enth annual session in Representatives' iiall, nt Lansing. Worthy Muster Goienior Luce e nfined his annual address to tne general welfare and need of tho order, touching very lightly upon national matters, merely observing that the national revenue law s must lie revised, but in the revision we must see that the interests of agr culture are not ovoiioeka l He counsels a unity of purpose ; deplores the state of the market for agricultural products : urges tho members of the order tc keep pace with the advanced civilir.aJ.on ; said th" gnmgo hall must become u school-room for instruction in the I est methods and aims in their rof. sston and their home life; urged individual and united action for a mollification of the patent laws and extingnisbrnent of the roya t . system, stating that, had tho reoontdrivowill decision been reversed.it would have w. ung more than M,2 O.im nom tho pockets of innocent pure hasers in Michigan alone. The manufacture of oleomargarine ns sn imitation of pure butter was denounced. Hie report of tho Treasurer shows a balance in tlm treasury of about S:>,(MX): re- । oipts for the year about SS.OOI, and expend itures WoO less. The defense fund amounts to about 51,700. This is raised by individual contributions f, r the purpose of defending suits f.n revalues and other exorbitant demands. lio report of State lecturer Woodman highly eulogizeii the Michigan press for their valual lo assistance in spreading re]>ortH of grange work. The present Stat i local option law was indorsed and the grange pledged to activity under it. The executive committee's report recommended that tho subordinate granges use every effort f< r the enlightenment of fhtimselves and others upon the tariff, which has become the central question in National polities Governor Luce gave tho Grange n genuine surprise in tendering his lesignation as Worthy Master, the reasons given b< ing a pressure of other duties, making it impossible to give the grunge the attention it deserves. It was accepted with many regrets, and he was complimented with and unanimous vote of thanks. Thomas Mars, chairman of the executive committee, was elected to fill the vacancy, receiving 84 votes ol 112 cast on the first ballot. The committee on legislation recommended the reduction of lettei postage to .. cent an ounce and the abolishment of postal cards. Wisconsin. There was a large attendance at tho Wisconsin State Grange, in Madison. The reports of subordinate lodges indicated the order to be in a fairly prosperous condition. AVorthy Master Carr, in bis annual addres-, urged petitioning of Congress t > pass laws for government control < f telegraph, election of postmasters by people concerned, making sufficient appropriation tc stamp out diseases among stock, and for reduced postage on seeds and plants from sixteen to eight cents. The financial condition of the order as shown by the Treasurer's report shows receipts to be 81,3.0 41, and disbursements 8’51.18. A small decrease in membership is reported, and but one grange reorganized. Gov. Rusk and Past Master ol the National Grange J. J. Woodman addressed the grange in a public meeting. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year; Worthy Master, S, C. Carr, Milt n Junction Overseer. W. A. Sjragve, Reedsburg; Lecturer, A. 1.. Page, Bangor; hteward, Alfred Hope, Ean Claire; Assistant Steward, A. H. Varnell, Trairie du Sac ; Chaplain, H. J. Douglass, Dane County, ' Pennsylvania. In the Pennsylvania State Grange, at Harrisburg, Overseer McSparren, after reviewing the success of the order as an organization, advised the overcoming of prejudice and political beliefs that interfered with the interest of the farmers. He protested against farmers being influenced by the politicians against their own interests in regard to leading i-sues like freight discriminations, taxes, and the tariff. He appealed to the farmers not to lie misled on the subject of raw material, and gave figures tc show that to protect a wool industry amounting to 545,000,000 the people pay as ci nsumers an excess of 8146,000,000. 'then he quoted Irom figures showing the assessed valuation of farms to illustrate how freight discriminations, unjust t ixations and high tariffs are crippling the agricultural resources. From 185 Jto iB6O, under a low tariff, farms increased 100 per cent, in valuation; from 1860 to 1870, under a high tariff, 41 per cent., and from 1870 to 1880, undei a high tariff, but 9 per cei t. He oppo cd the repeal of the internal revenue tax laws, and favored a tariff reform, but not free trade. Indiana. The Indiana State Grange held a three days session at Greensburg M. Trusler was reelected to the Master's cha r. About one hundred delegates were in attendance. A resolution demanding that the internal revenue taxes upon whisky and tobacco be maintained, and that the tariff upon all “necessaries cf life’ should be reduced, was, after d scussion, almost unanimously adopted, only one vote being cast in tho negative. The next meeting is to be held in Kokomo. It is rumored in New York and Boston that the United States Supreme Court will decide the telephone suits adversely to Mr. Bell. On this report Bell telephone stock dropped forty points in one day. Government circles in Berlin and Vienna are becoming convinced that life allies will attack Russia in the spiing. The same feeling prevails in the English foreign office. Owing to German influence the Porte is extending the fortifications on the Bosphorus. Bob Cari thers, the 1 ase-ball player, has been signed by Brooklvn at a salary of $6,000 for seven months' c rvice. An extensive system of robbery from the Government stores in New York has been discovered.

NATIONAL LAW MAKERS. What Is Being; Done by the National Legislature. Senator Butler introduced in the Senate, on the 15th inst., a bill, framed by the National Aeaociation of Railway Conductors, ta license conductors. It provides that no railroad shall emnloy auy person as a railroad conductor upon any train engaged in interstate commerce unless tho person is licensed as provided by the act. Senator George introduced a bill to protect employes and servants engaged in foreign and interstate commerce, which provides that they- shall be entitled to receive damages for any injury sustained through the carelessness, neglect, or unskillful act or omission of their employers or masters, or ot their fellow-servants engaged on tho same service. Senator Stewart addressed tho Senate in support of his coincertificate bill. A bill was introduced by Mr. Plumb to forfeit lauds granted to the State of Michigan for a railroad from Marquette to Ontonagon, and another by Mr. Palmer to increase to 5i.000.000 the limit of the appropriation for a public building at Detroit, Mich. The House wns not in session. In the Ho .se of Representatives, on the 16th hist, Mr. Hatch, of Missouri, submitted a concurrent resolution that when the two bouses adji urn on Monday, Dec. 19, they stand adjourned until Thursday, Jim. 5. Mr. Reed, of Ala ne, opposed the r. solution. He said Congress was iresseil upon by a serious public duty, whic'.i was tho reduction of ti surplus whiuli was coming into the Treasury in a manner calculated, under the management of the Treasury Department, to be an embarrassment to the finances of the country. All were agreed at least on tho Republican side -that this surplus should be reduced, aud the liepublicnns stood roany now to make one reel ction to which the other side was agreed, and that was in reference to the tobacco tax He hope I that an oppoitunity would bo given them bv the powers that be, or wero to be, to vote thereon and show to tho country some proper disposition in this r.gnrd If tho gentlemen on tho other side found it somewhat difficult to range themb dves alongside of the recent message, which bud been sent them, that the Republican s could well understand and could give thoir asBur inces of most profound sympathy. Mr. Cox of . ow York, commented on whit no termed tho Budden conversion of the gentleman from Maine. Ho did not think that there had been such a sudden conversion sine© tho time of Saul of Tarsus. (Laughter. | Ho could recoil tho time when tho mosteminent men on the other side of the House had insisted upon tho reduction of the tariff to prevent the accumulation of a surplus. Among tho rest had been the gallant man from Maine with tho white plume. Among them had been Frye mid Hale, insisting in tho ’•eduction of the tax on salt and other articles, except lumber. Ho would like to seo everyman in tho Hous© regard this fiscal question as outside of politics. It was a business question in ©very sens© of tho word. There wero members of Congress from Republican States like Minnesota domanding tho reduction of taxes, but this could not bo don© by picking out on© article. It must be general; it must be stable and permanent. Ho hoped that when a tariff bill was considered all parties would unite and act for tho best interests of th© whole people. mid not for aggrandizement of one man or one set of men, or ono party. A. r. Mills of Texas offered as a substitute for Mr. Hatch's resolution a resolution declaring that when the two houses adjourned Thursday, Dec. 22, they stand adjourned until Wednesday, Jan. 4. Mr. Hatch accepted the substitute, and the resolution as modified was agreed to. Senator Sherman offered a motion in tne Senate on tho 19th inst., that the President's message and accompanying documents be referred to the Committee on Finance, and gave notice that after tho holidays he would address tho Senate on tho subject. Mr. Pugh otter d the following resolution, and proceeded to address tho Senate in support of it: “he-t-olve t, That the most important and pressing duty ot tho present session of Congress is to revise and bo amend existing internal tax and tariff laws as to reduce tho annual revenues to bo collected therefrom to (he necessary wants of tho Federal government, and no more than it needs to pay its matured debts and discharge its obligations under the laws of Congress without crippling or deranging any American industries or business or interests connected with tho subjects of tariff taxation,or interfering with tho just rights of American working jieople, intended t > be secured to them by the incidental effects of revenue autles, to share in the joint pr duet of the labor and capital employed hi American mining and manufacturing industries to bo full measure of the difference in tho cost of thoir labor and the h.bor of those engaged in similar industries in Europe. Hesolveil, That the Senate will concur in no joint resolution for the final adjournment of the present session of Congress until after the passage of such remedial laws as are specified in the foregoing resolution ” A bill was introduced by Senator Stewart providing for tho appointment of a Chief Justice and two Associate Justices, to sit at Washington, and have jurisdiction to hoar and decide contested land cases. In tho Honso the Speaker announced the appointment of the Committee on Rules, as follows: The Speaker, Messrs. Randall, Mills, Reed, and Cannon. Aphorisms. Do not seem what you are not. An ounce of conviction is worth a pound of coercion. Tue true way to be happy is to make others happy. We can do more good by being good than in any other way. One day is worth three to him who does everything in order. If you are not wiser at the end of the day, that day is lost. The credit gained by a lie lasts only until the truth comes out. Dignity does not consist iu possessing honors, but in deserving them. It is something to be good; but it is far finer to be good for something. If you cannot speak well of your neighbors do not speak of them at all. There is a sufficient recompense in the very consciousness of a noble deed. Farmers do not seem to realize how important it is to save and properly apply poultry droppings. When carefully saved, twenty-five pounds will furnish sufficient to manure an acre of corn, producing an effect equal to that of the best commercial fertilizer. Poultry manure is identical in action with guano, both being very rich in ammonia, and therefore powerful plant stimulants. For this reason it is not safe to use the droppings without first mixing them with other substances, such as pulverized clay, dry loam, or land plaster. The plan for saving them commonly adopted iu New England is a good or e. It is to have a platform of I cards under the roof on which they collect, and from which they are gathered daily or weekly and preserved dry in barrels or bins until desired for use. The platform shou' 1 be sprinkled with dry earth each tin. J the droppings are removed. In order to prepare them for use they may be passed through a sieve of one-quarter inch mesh, and mixed with two parts of dry earth, or if plaster is used mix with equal parts of plaster. A handful of this home-made fertilizer applied to a hill of corn or potatoes will give it such a send-off that the effect will be visible throughout the season. It may be dropped directly on potatoes, but for corn we think it best to spread it on the bill alter planting. It is good also for all garden truck, especially for such crops as are to be forced for early market. Let farmers think of this and see if they cannot reduce their bill for artificial fertilizers, and at the same time obtain a much more reliable article than that which they have been accustomed to buy. Carnations of the ever-blooming kind are most useful for winter blooming in the house. They are tho main dependence of the florists for the preparation of floral designs. Do not give them too warm a place, and sprinkle them frequently to keep down insects. To increase egg production, put a few ears of corn in an oven and reduce to charcoal and feed to fowls two or three times a week. _ Plants that have been out of doors through the summer need a gradual change to confined air and heated rooms.

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INDIANA STATE NEWS. —There have been dockele I for trial at the next term of the Porter County Circuit Court the following suits against tho Chicago and Atlantic Railway, growing out of the Kouts disaster. An ndministrator’s suit to re< over $10,090 for the deaths of several member, of tho Miller family; a guardian s suit to recover SIO,OOO for Hermann Miller, the injured boy who was the only member of the Miller fami'y saved from the wreck; a suit of tho Kouts hotel proprietor to recover compensation for the care of the Miller boy. An indictment for involuntary manslaughter against John B. Park and John Dorsey, who are held re* sponsible for the Kouts disaster, will come up; also, a suit brought by Annie Burkhart against the New Albany and Chicago Railway to recover $19,000 for the death of Andrew Burkhart, her husband, who was killed on the road of that company. —Near Mt. Pleasant, Crawford County, Joseph Longest, aged 21 years, was waylaid and robbed by two highwaymen of $2,600. He was carrying the money from Mt. Pleasant to the residence of Mr. T. C. Stalcup, to whom it was to be paid. After standing him up and taking the money from him young Longest was allowed to go on his way, the highwaymen mounting their horses, which they had tied near tho roadside, aud escaping. An hour later, the alarm being widely circulated, one hundred mounted and armed men wero in pursuit of the highwaymen, but at last ac counts they had eluded arrest. The bold and daring robbery has created intense excitement in the neighborhood, and if thu highwaymen are taken they will speedily dangle at the end of a rope. •- Patents have been granted Indiana inventors as follows; Eli Beghfel, Huntington, portable sawing machine; Marvin Campbell, South Bend, hammock stretch; 4\m A. Krag, Indianapolis, cotfee pot; Darius Patterson, Richland, combined hame hitch and collar fender; James J. Turner, assignor to himself and J. F. Miller, Richmond, device for actuating signals, switches, etc.; Wm. M. Wal'.man, Benn Blossom, mole trap. —A new military company atCrawf rdsville, numbering fifty, were mustered into the State service by J. W. Romsey, who was authorized to do so by G. W. Koontz, Adjutant-general. The following are the officers: Captain, Geo. W. Lamb, Firstlieutenant; M. V. West; Second-lieuten-ant, Joe McDaniel; Orderly-sergeant, W. 11. Morrison. Twenty-seven of the company belong to McPherson Post, G. A. R. The Governor has remitted a forfeiture of SSOO against Frank Hulse and Harris E. Pattison. The bond was given for the appearance o" John, who was to appear before the Pulaski County Court to answer a charge of ripe The indictment was nollied for want, of evidence, and. remittance was requested by t' o judge, prosecuting attorney and others. —While John C. Kallmeyer, a Columbus plumber, was connecting some watermain joints in a ditch six feet deep the bank gave way and buried his lower limbs. It was after considerable work that he was dug out aud hauled home, where ho has suffered a great deal, and his physicians say that it may be months before ho can be out again. - The stockholders of the Montgomery County Fair Association met and elected the following officers, who are to serve for the ensuing year; President, Jasper N. Davidson, of Whitesville; Vice-Presidents, । W. H. Durham and J. L. Davis; Treasurer, Joe Grubb; Secretary, F. L. Snyder; SuI perintendent, J. J. Insley; Chief Marshal, I R. B. Snyder. —lt is currently, and said to be truth- । fully, reported that the body of John Owen j Snyder, the famous pedestrian, was resurrected by “saw-bones” for some college at Cincinnati. It is asserted that physicians near Hartford City were the resurrectionists, but they enter a general denial. ■ —McClellan Barlow, a young man residing at Moscow, five miles west of Milroy, got into a dispute over the weight of a bog with Allen Fuller, when Fuller raised an old musket he had in his handstand shot Barlow in the throat, seriously, if not dangerously wounding him. —Anew bank has been organize lot Ladoga, under the State law. W. M. Henry is President; I. N. Miller, Vicepresident; G. E. Grimes, Cashier; (has. Goodbar, Book-keeper. This will make two banks at Ladoga, and a total of seven in Montgomery County. —While at work in a saw-mill at New i Lisbon, seven miles southeast of New Castle, James Lamb was caught in the saw and his right arm and side frightfully mangled, rendering amputation of the arm necessary. His injuries are very severe and will prove fatal. —Mrs. Francis Perdue, a widow, who resides four miles south of Muncie, was instantly Idled while walking along the Fort Wayne, Cincinnati and Louisville tracks, j She was thrown fully fifty feet, and every i bone in her body was broken. She was a deaf mute. — Hurburt Bunch, the 9-year-old son of ox-Clerk L. T. Bunch, of Tipton, was thrown from a runaway wagon, and badly i hurt. His right arm was broken in two places, the bone protruding about three inches. He also received internal injuries. —Wm. Bebee, charged with robbing James Sanderson, of Monticello, during the month of August, was tried in the Cass Circuit Court. The jury found him guilty of petit larceny and he was sen- ! fenced to the penitentiary for two years. —Emily McCuchan, aged 26, of Goshen, was found dead in bed. Ihe C orner s inquest resulted in the decision that she came to her death through an overdose of tansy, a bottle of^hicb was found nearly empty । by the bed. —At Hammond, a cow-boy named | Claude Kimball, got an idea that he was । out on the range and careered through a I crowd shooting off a 44-caliber revolver. Peter Perdy, a saloon-keepur, was fatally i shot. A Mrs Burney, of Burney’s Station, fell down a stairway an.l received injuries which will doubtless prove fatal on account of h r ngc. —Hon. Max Clark, a prominent merchant of Madison, was killed at Hnrdinburg, near Seymour, while alighting from an 0. & M. train.