Bloomington Courier, Volume 7, Number 16, Bloomington, Monroe County, 12 February 1881 — Page 3

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Jft7 HEAET AND. 2.

Maough ! Wft'r tired, my heart and I Wo it tor th head-aione time, Ad win that nam were carved fin: as. She mots re point more tenderly The hard types of the maeon's fcntfe,

A heaven's evreet life renews '.ear i hVatriie

With wiucarwo're tired, my heart and 'Yoneee' we're tired, my heartand I. -r ? '"- We deU with books, we trussed men. And in bar own blood drenched the pen, An if such colors could not fly . "Wo walked too straight lor fortune's endw We loved too true to keep a trlend; At last we're tired, my-heart and-lr How tired we ft el, rny hfeart and I,

w e seem or no usetntne world; - , Onr fancies banc arav and uncurled.

About men's oyesludUK rently. -Onr Toice, which thrilled yon so will-let" You sleep ; our tears are only wet What do we bear, my heart and I. Bo tired, so tired, my heart and I, It was not thus in the old time, When Ralph sat with me 'neath the lime. To watch the sun set trou the sky. Jear iove von're looking tired," hefsaid; I smiled at him, shook my head. v ... Tla now we'ra tired, my heart and I. So tired, so Gred, my heartand I, Though now none takes me on his arm, , -To fold me close and kiss me warm, TIU each quick breath uds in aslgb: Ol happy languor. 'Now alone We lean upon the grave-yard stone, ' ' ITncheerotJ, uak&sca, my, heart ?and I., . 11 edv out weaxe, my hecjrt and I ; : Suppose the world brought diadems To tempt mi, crusted with loose gems.. . Ofpowers and pleasures; let it try. We scarcely care to look a ; even. s A nreur child, or GoTs blue skvl '

if! W;feel-atlred, my ;iiearaiMlf.r-,? ; j.iitetf who com plains? iiybeartandiX? l l i In this abundant earth no doubt 1 .' Is little room for tilings warn out.

! Disdain tht-m; break them, throw thenx, by.

We once were loveduea well enough, " 4s Jthink weN'e fared, my heart and I. tf ""i ? Elizabetli Barrett Browning.

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THIRTKEN.

HEUHI LA. FONTAINE;

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It ia 5 p. xa., and I ata in full dress, with iny No. 8 hands compressed in a -pair of gloves, and my feet similarly constrained. Bat the occasion is altogether a' special one for the first time I ami to oine with the femily of my Ceeile; at least she will ..be m. Cdbile in precisely two months; - After to-morrow I may call as art accepted lover and v&y my court every eveniug fronvT till' 10; in an hour and a half I

am to undergo a formal inspection by the relatives of ray betrothed. It is with peculiar care, therefwe. that I drissmyselt and stuff one pocket wifli tumps of sugar for Bijou, the Jap-dog ofmy mother-in-lnvv that is to he: The abomiaable little beastI hate' dogs I have stuffed him with sugar till he i a 4 perambulating cori ection-r r's, and the tear3 rrt)in his little eyes crystal) izojin to rock-candy on his ye lids My future mother-in-law 1 is much attached to thev brute, and in on vinced' that anyone who can contain his good opinion is worthy to be , admitted into the family. . I arrive in due coarse and rf oap the

bell. Oh, joy! Cecil is alone with

her mother dinner is nbfcifr be till 7w ; Bat what on earth ails the old people? The old lady seems worried,- and yet Bijou is not ill? can her husband have been investing in Ottoman seuritiea? He is reading a letter pray

neaven ir may not ne an anonymous

one on my account. He nanus it to me gloomily; I take it withA my heart

m my moutnj and read : - ; v My Bear Fulalie: My lazy Ienance is late again as usual, so don't bother about keeping a place for him at the table I will come alone. Wiih r regrets,;your afleetionate cousin. I -ir'V-f . ANASTASIA.".;. 1 ;VWell," I say, uwhat-about it?x SiWhat about it?" cried Mme. Miraul, raising her hands and eyes to heaven in horror; "what about it, indeed! Why , we shall be thirteen at table, and thirteen at table means the death of one .of the .guests . before the year is out?"' " . 'Suppose you put two at a little side tabieiv- ; -'..i5 . vl But wo should be- thirteen all the aame it .would still be unlucky. And here it is, 6 :30. and dinner ordered "'Don't fret, mother dea,y I say afleotionately; uIwill bring a friendand I rash out, determined te seise upon the first man whom I " see in a dress suit. As I got on to the street I see such a person, and P fly to the arms of a short, stout little man, jollylooking and very red in the fece ami sfcoit in the neck. He is dressed for dinner, but his hands are bare; doubtless, thougii, his gloves are Uta -his pocket. -;

"Ha! How goes it?'- I erv. It

takes a weight off my mind to see yon, I tell you."" 3 44You honor me, sir," says the little man, with a stroug provincial accents "Can I do anything for you? I always i earry my instruments with me." ' A doctor V' l s&y, hugging myself; "nothing could be betier." Then I ontinne : "My deairdoccor, doctor" ;' "Saiut-PharjatjTour service." , Bapidly I telf him that he is an old aequaintance who has forgotten me, and insist on his going to dinner The cbunky little man turns purple with delight, and seizes my hand in his two. Never have I seen such gigantic paws- nature has made up in that item fer its lack of stature." In spite of this detail, which renders hopelees hi claim to distinction, he has a good fae.' Be Bremond receives him, and De Bremond is very particular, on

euch subjecw he is a doeior. Besides,

J ean find no one else. ? Saint-Phar thrusts his -hands into a pair of white gloves, which ho extracts from Ms packets, and straightway they became not hands but monuments. "I must warn you, my dear sir," hesaysy ; saysg "that I shall have to take my leave the moment dinner is over, for! have a professional engbgemen between 9 and 10." - ,r5Tifu shall suit your own convenience:" J reply; "it is enough that you lavish upon us two. hours of your time

so pri eeiesi to suuering h umani ty.

This way, doctor; just one : nigh t up. Tou shall be weicomer-I will answer ror that. Announce M. SaiiA-Phar-I -say to the servant. -" vr' f "M. de Saint-Phar and M. Adrien lBouy, she cries, ennobling my comI panion whUe she opens the doer. - Mme, Miraui sails up to us, saying -to me,! "V?e5were waiting for you dmi paiently:" ' .. ' "Excuse my reais&ues& and permit me to present my friend; Dri SaintPhar who is so kind as to consent to dine with us en famille." "I am obliged to you and to him," she replies: you see it is merely a little

;amily gathering no ceremony whatever;"'.,, . There arj sixty tapers lighted, to say nothing of asix-light chandelier ; the men are in rull dress, and " the women in low necks and short sleeve. I just know what my mother-in-lawsidea of

in-law that is to be searing my lace; but, after all. we cannot very well turn Saint-Phar out of doors, and the catastrophe i attributable to Gousin Anastasia: , - And now the dessert is brough in, to my dehght, for in' a few minutes Saint-Phar must take his departure. It is frightnd the quantity of wine he has absorbed into hit System , and he has been eagerly discussing some subject with the old colonel. "But, it all, sir!'? cries the venerable soldier, I tell, you I haven't any that I had both feet carried away

by acannon ball at oebastopol." - "And It sir, assure you that you must have. I have found them in cases where people absolutely refused to believe in their existence ; the surgeon talked of amputating the foot, but! came, like an an gel of mercy, and extirpated the delinquents; and when it was thus established that I was right an d!the others wrong. I have

displayed the corpus delicti to delighted

tnousands, and they , have instantly hailed me as the great, the clever, and

the incomparable Saint-Phar. Had I wished it, my breast to-dav would be

covered with foreign orders, as though my hands have passed no end of feet belonging to crowned heads; bufras I

always say, 4Keep your crosses and

your nbocms, and leave me my independenceall feet are equal before

me. I know; sir, that you have them ; that the fair but deaf lady on my left

has them; that all the brave men and

fair women surrounding me have

them; and , under these circumstances.

rise to propose a toast. Ahem!

Kespectable family, that has been so hospitable to me, never shall I forget

the two uours I nave spent in your bosom. You have eon quered my de

votiou . Hencefortb, by day or by

night, call upon Saint-Phar be will

ever be ready to relieve you. Jaere is my card : yon will find my address on

it; and now let me drink, destruction

to your corns!7 Adieu, new-iounci ana

dear friends! -X bear you with me in my heart" .

He em p ies his glass and leaves t he

loom. A moment later we near uie outer door slam behind me. ,

We have remained awestruck and

stupefied. Mme. Mirault can hardly

find strength te say : ....

4 We are lost! That man is th devil

and no one else! He has drunk our death ! Tirirteen at table Come, CGme, niecy," ays the

into laughter, "he Here is hi3 card,

Colon el, Jiurstbag wasnf t the "devil, inscribed

Sjibt-Pfiar, Corn-Doctor. 4 Fln.ce de la Bourse.

T dual re the ground to . os)eji and

r swallow rae up; al eyes are fixed upon

me.

"A-ah, so he is your friend; eh?"

says tnesbe noiary . .

1 can no longer stand it; my only way out is to tell things as they are, and X blart out the whole stoiy. Every one Jaughs. Itis acmitted that; after all, Sain trPhar has some good points about hiio , and every : one takes h is address. I. feel greatly relieved by my confession; and, buffer my future mother-in-law's gloomy countenance, I should be altogether happy. . J "Whenj next evening,-at 7 :15, 1 call at the house, I find Ce'-Jile, and AuntCharlotte engaged in tapestry workr M. Miraui reading his newspaper, and his wife plmigedin the depths of an arm

ehar and utter woe.

44 My poor boy," she says, feebly,-"!

almost died last night."

" wny, motner," 1 say affectionately, kneeling beside her chair, "what has been the matter with you ? I find, you looking very pale." "No wonder,; my dear b sa, that I look pale, and feel pale. too. Thirteen

at table -death is hoverins over us."

"Yes, death is always hovering over us; but let hiia hover wiithout worrying ourselves about the morrow, which

does not belong to us, or entertaining

gloomy t no ugnts. we only need your smile to be happy." 4lAh, ray children," she says faintly, ;?do one thing to please me. You were to be married on Dec. 2: postpone vour

I wedding until Jan. 2, wheu the year

win oe over, rne ueiay wm not oe long. If, during the interim, no one dies; I shall once more be happy; but, for the present, I ani possessed of a fixed idea, and I don't know what will become: of me if youidonft yield to my prayer."" . ..: . I reluctantly consent,:nnd' a month slips by ; Mme. Miraui remains immovable in her determination. I dine there twice a week, and on Sundays" I am there from 11 a. m. till, 10 p. m.; the more I see of Cecile t?he better I love her and the more savagely tlo I chafe agaiqst her mother's prohibition. Though not naturally blood-thirsty, I have come to desire ardently the death' of the ebenotaiy, or even of her son, 3o as to put an end to the suspense. But noae of the family ga-ve any. signs of failing. . ... ... One evening Mme.Ciraul caps the climax by discovering that the fatal prediction does not refer to the year of grace in which the ill-omened dinner takes place, but to the twelve months beginning with that day; and suggests that the wedding.day be defended until next October. , " ' My bl9od runs cold at her words, and Ceeile turns deathly pale. I ' go home without ;a word, kick my unoffending

furniture about the room, and . assault

my defenseless pillow witn inexcusable ferocity.:. The uncomplaining docility with which it receives my blows disarnis me, andl : weep and sleep. In my dream a happy thought oomes to me, and before the day I arise and hasten to the chamber of my friend, the editor of M. Miraurs favorite newspaper. I find him in bed, but he must listen to me, for I am desperate. Half an hour later I leave hi3 presence radiant, for but I must dissemble. Next evening, I make my usual visit and find the ladies knitting and my rfn tnre fatherrih-law read in g the paper. ' " 1 'Welti sir," what is there new . today?" . "Oh, nothing, nothing! Polities, : everlastings poUUcs dreary, dreary reading!"

"But do' you never read the local items? You don' t? Then, sir, I think that there you are wrong they often contain items of singular interest. Let me read you & few of them. I think the ladies will like them, aud it -will rest your eyes." ' Changing their paper for one prepared for me by my friends I begin reading the lilocal items," and my reading is approved by the;ladies, when suddenly Icry aloud : " : ,,"Greg,t heavens ! can it be possible? It must be the same niaxi ! Tr en after all thefce-is something irr the'supersti tion." i "What is it ?" every body es. el aims. "Iiisten," I say solemnly, and read ,as follows, amid a profound silence:

"btTDDE XJKATH. There was buriefl

Just as we are about to go to thedinr ! yesterday aman Who bae made no little M.VAtm tlinwn Aw.. a .SMV 1 S i. 1 . f: . ....

- ing-room there come a ring at tne door.

Jtt u Anastasia Bardot noKi is a teleti gram, as follows : '

v r "I have been counting up and find f that if I go without Ignace there will - bethirteen at table. Willlcome round . after dinner." ,, i . v. ' . Mme. Miraui turns white -as a napi

fcin, and her husband as re as a rad-r r : s "d ish r. - Cecile seems uneasy. EvervJ body counts noses to' see" that wa are indeed the fa(d thirteen. Only the deaf aunc l3-. unimpressed and Saint-. ..'5 ;. Fhar, whe makes his soup disappear with a prpdigfons rajddity, washes it - ' . down with a glass of good wine, and, '-t with a sfh o satisfaction and a wink

at M. Miranl, observes, "Exquisit-by Jove!" He cannot have touched food

i-- for the last week from the manner in which he attacks the d'mavres. A nice mess I have made of it, brinar-

I ; ing the fata! thirteenth guest to dinner i after, taking so much trouble to find ' him. I dare not "raise mv eves, for I

fee toe reproaeiduilCjOfmy inother-

noise in his peculiar profession a ped

icure named Saint rhar, a very clever operator. Having dinen very heartily he went to the house of a patien t, BL de G., who had commanded hig attend-

a nee, and was struck dc wn wit h apoplexy. His patient 'vas so leepiy affected when he' learr ed of the death

0 1 tne man who naa mm in nis arms

for,, to sneak more acuratoly, at his

leet).that the physician was called in to

tend the unhappy pedicure had all he

could do to restore the airitatfid M. de

.G;"--: , . . . - . ....

,Msvt Miraui seizes the paper from my lv . Ms, gazes eagerly at the item and ev'-'. 'ims: "I told you that thirteen at n table was always unfortunate and one the company would certainly dl before the year was out. May the u ".happy ,mau rest in peace! How glad I .m that the horrid, haunting nightmare .at last 13 over. My children, tlie dreadful debt is paid. I am anxious to see you happy. The marnage will take place this day week. ' 1

S,The months slip away like a dream, and the 20th of October comes round ouce more. Cecilo .t has made me the proud and happy father of a bouncing boy 5 mother and child are doiag well, and the couiius and aunts are trotting over-the house radiant with joy, Suddenly I hear at the iloor a lively and loud altercation between my servant and some one with a very powerful voice and a pronouueed provincial acdUt "I tell you I will eo in that I must

'see your master," shouts the stranger.

The door of nse saloon is opeued and in bounces Saint-Phar, the Bainr-Phar whom I had slain aud . buried. He

rushes into my arms, crying: "M3r dear boy, you must have thoiurht me dead, for, during the year

since the day when I had the honor of dinning with you ana the amiable family that surrounds me, you have never heard from me. I have been away in .Russia, haviug been summoned thither by a royal personage, who designated me his pedicure in ordinary with an extraordinary salary. ALl has gone well with me; I am growing rih. I got a month's leave of absence, and arrived in Paris tb is morning. I posted off to yonr friend, . M. de Bremond'i, and fouud your address. Httold me of your good fortune, and'I drove here at once to bring my con

gratulations and assure you tuat yon invited to the hospitable board uo ungrateful wretch, but one whose heart and stomach are filled with gratitude. Bv Jove! how glad-1 am te see you

all to find us ail reunited at the close

of the year! Do you remember we were thirteen at the table night? Thanks to you, sir, and charming wife, we are fourteen

May we be fifteen this day next year!" He laughs a mighty laugh; like the roar of a lion. ,,, Mme. Miraui looks at me olosely. I look down redeuing. . . M You deceivedme," she says. "I did, dear mother, but are you sorrv that I did? You would inevitably have died of moping. Cecils would not have survived you, and I should have followed her to the grave. Instead of three funerals we have had one wedding and are to have a christening. You see, mamma, that the superstition' about thirteen at a table is a (juerilepne that there is nothing in it " Forgive the deception, and believe that that superstition. -the superstition about Friday, about spilled salt, about the loaf of broad turued upside down, and the like, are all old wave's tales. Take your grandchild, grandma, and have faith only in the bright arid happy days sent us by heaven, and let us all remember that rho beat way to thank heaven for them i3rto enjoy them to the utmost."

how

that your now.

A Queer Chinese Tale. Loudon Topograph, A correspondent forwards the following illustration of the superstition amongst the Chinese with reference to a very ancient and" widespread belief that the fox. has-the power of asmming the human form to lead mortals to their destruction.' The same powers are also ascribed to, the badger by the Japanese. In the case the story is given as a true 0110, and t he facts are stated to be well known to evwy one living in the Great stret outiide the Ghien Men . (Front Gate) at Pifcin, where the afiair is supposed to have occurred: ; ' "A certain Ningpo man kert a druggist's shop at Pekiu. Having made a good deal of money by it, he datermined o commenee a wholesale business as well as the. retail oe. He therefore bought a warehouse for sioring drugs and-put it in charge of a nephew His venture proved eminently successful, and he grew richer daily, principally for the extraordinary reason that the druga stored in the warehouse were less liable to go V damp or moldy than anybody else's. As ths nephew was at work in the warehouse he used constantly to notice the pret tiest girls he had ever seen passing by the door; Though he sorely longed to make acquaintauce with her, he was restrained by her modest and retiring demeanor. Time went by, and one day an old gentleman with a long beard and leaning on a staff called at tho uncle's shop. "In the course of conversation it appeared that he came from the borders ofjSsnsi and Kansu and had originally fled to Pekiu to escape from the Mahometan disturbances in the West. Finally he said that he had, often re? marked the nephew at work in the warehouse and had been struck with his steadiness and his diligence, and he would like to marry his only daughter to him. He had sufficient money to make liberal arrangements with regard to the trousaeae ana weddiug presenta, and would not ' quarrel' about terms. The youuff.man, being so far from his home at Ningpo, was not betrothed to any one. - His uncle therefore gladly accepted the proposal. As both parties were strangers in Pekiu, everything

was settled and the marriage ceremony

performed without any unnecessary formality.

"When the time came for tho bridft

to unveil, the bridegroom, who had

never yet seen her, was most anxious to know what she was like. At the first glance, what .was his Joy to discover that she was the girl he used to see walking paet the warehouse. The marriage was a happy one. He was the fondest of husbands aud 'she the most loving and beautiful of wives. Before long the young man's father in Ningpo, wishing to see his new daughter-in-law, wrote and told his son to bring herhome on a visit. The son accordingly made preparations . to start off as soon as possible. For the last day or two before his departure the uncle, who had not been home for

many years, was constantly coming to

his house,-as he had a thousand things to talk about-r-rerainiscences to recall, messages to be delivered and the like, " When the moment for them to commence the journey actually arrived the uncle went across for the lost time to Bay good-by, but to his astonishment neither nephew nor niece was to D3 found After a fruitless search he went to the house of the girl's father to sec if he could learn anything there. But there was no house standiug, marsly two or three wretch

ed little rooms m ruins without doors or windows. He made inquiries among the neighbors, but none of them knew anything 01 the old man or the house. Everything was then plain. The old man and his daughter were foxes and had made away with the' young husband. But stranger than anything else was the fact that from that day forth the drugs stored in the warehouse because just as subject to mold as those atiywhere else." An Emperor's Joke. London Telegraph. . ' In the recently published memoirs of Karatygin, the famous Russian actoV will be found the following chafacteristic anecdote of the late Eupperor Nicholas. His Majesty happened one day to be engaged in inspecting a State Penitentiary in one of the provincial seats ot Government, and took it into his head to question Honie of the convicts respecting the nature of the offenses for which they were suffering punishment. "What are you here for?'-' he asked of oue. "I am innocent, Imperial Majesty," ro plied the prisoner, falling on his knees; "a victim of false witness!, A enurch was robbed a boadle knocked

on the head the peasants caught hold.

01 me, and 1 iinew notuing anout it." Turning to anothc-r the Czar asked, "And you?" "False witness again, Imperial Majesty. A peddler wai d on e for cIoho to in y house. I n ever even dreamed of such a thing." lAnd you?" said Nicholas to a third. "Sheer malice, siro. One of my neighbors conveyed a lot of forged notes into uiy pockots, and hid away a iiUiographie stone in my bedroom. I am as inno-

eent as an Iinnbern babe." The Emperor, obviously bored by these sue-

emive pretestation of guiltlfaancaa, cast a glance along the line of prisonera until hie eye fell upon a ragged,

wretched - looking gypsy, whoaa he

beokned forward with the words, "Of courge, you, too, are here on a false charge?" "Not a bit of it, Your Majesty," replied the Teigan ; "it is all t air aud square as far aa ram concerned. I stole a pony from a tradesman." "Stole a pony, did you?" said the Czar, with a laugh; and then, addressi ng the Go v ern or of the Prison wi th well-assumed atemosa, X4Turu that good-for-nothing rascal instantly out of doors. I can not aUow him 10 remain a minate longer In such honorable and virtuoua company lest he pervert all these good, innocent peo

ple I" j. Ingeraoll on Befunding. Washington, Jan. It Celonel Hubert G. In gereoll said that the refunding aet was entirely impracticable. A Jong 3 per cent, bond might float,, but no I this short one. He said the bond ought to be made in such a thape that the poor people frould find a certain and convenient channel through . it for the investment of their savings. Ho wan led the jpoor to be eneomraged in economy. uThat eountry is blessed," said he, "where the riih are extravagant and the poor economical. The economical rich man is a curse and a peat. The banks have beea

talked aoout a great deal as the source f a loan. When the government wants money it rusbea to the banks. Bankers know nothing about the worth of money. Put a man in a bank for six months and he has not heart enough to stock a humming-bird.

When France wanted money the Rothschilds tried to squeeze tae country, and tho government called on the people , for a loan, and the next day there was a 1 in 0 of poor men and women in blue blouses a mile long witb their little saving, if it was not more than a five franc piece, and the money was raised. I tett you the sooner this government learns to look to the poor volks when it wants help the better it will be for it. If . the country wants money, all our farmers out West will have $100 or so to spare, even if he owes it to somebody elie. I am in fayor of a national savings bank, where the poor can put in their small surplus and get it out again through the protecmon of the" government. I had some money in a savings bank once and took it out again. I thought I might as well spend it as the fellows who ruu the bank. This gfoveminenfc savings bank is what I would like, but if we can't get. that IwTant a bond so fixed that every man, woman, and oh yd who saves ten dollars can have some of it. As to this bond, the rate is all right, provided ik time for it to run was fixed to suit, but it is not. We want a bond to suit the people, not the banks." Some Interesting Figure. XolWs pniTerwu Statistics. Among the languages of civilized .nations, English ia the most widely oread. It is the mother tongue of about 80,000,000 ; German of. between 50,000,000 and 60,000,t00: French of oetween 40,000.000 and 50,000,000; Spanish of 40,00u,000; Italian of 26,OOs.OOO, and Bussia of between 55,000,000 and 60,000,000. In Bavaria, out of 1,000 children born alive, there died, of legitimate children, 248 bays and 212 girls; of illegitimate, S01 boys and 5142 girls. Out of 100 children, auckiod by their mothers, only 18.2 died during the first year; of those nursed by wet-nurses, 29.33 died; of those artificially fed, 60 died; of those brought up in institutions, 80 died of the 100. ..Taking 1,009 well-to-do persons and another 1,000 of poor persons after five years there remained alive of the prosperous, 943; ef the poor only 655. After fifty years there remained of the prosperous, 557 ; of the poor, 289 j at seventy years of ago there remained 25 of the prosperous, and of the poor 65, The average length of life among the well-todo was fifty years, and among the poor, thirty-two. Tne effects of professions and trades on mortality are great, the term of life varying from sixty-five years and eleven months for clergymen to forty years and ten montha lor lithographers and copper engravers. In England, according to the Census Office statistics, the duration ef life has been fouud defective among tho steel workers, polishers and grinders; and next to these the life of the cphier--that fearless delver in the bowels of the earth

least secure, owing, greatly., no

doubt, to the

in mines.

occurrence of accidents

How to Stain Wood, Scientific Journal. A simple and beautiful method of giving to floors an almost perfect appearance of oak or walnut has come into vogue in London and is largely increasing in popularity. The method consists of putting one ounce of Vandyke' brown in oil, three ounces of pearlash, and two drahms of dragon's blood into an earthenware pan or large pitcher; on thin mixture is poured one quart of boiling water, aud the whole stirred with a piece of wood. The article may be used hot or cold. The boards are first smoothed with a plane and glass papered, the cracks filled up with plaster Paris, and then a stiff brush is dipped into the stain, and with this it is rubbed in wellthe brush not being rubbed across the boards, but lengthwise. Only a small piece- is piepared at a time, By rubbing in one place more than another an appoaranoe of oak or walnut is more apparent. When quite dry the boards are sized with glue size, made by bojling glue in water and brushing it in the boards hot, and on this becoming dry, the boards are papered smooth and varnished with brown hard varnish, or witn oak varnish,the last named kind wearing better and drying quicker, and previously to being thinned with a little French polish, a smooth briash to be employed in applying it to the boards.

The Health of Cities. fccinifl American, Btatltics . complied by the National Board of Health show that for the year ending October 31, 1SS0, the more hu-

norumii cities 01 me world-rann as follows in comparative healthful ness.

The death rate shows the number of

deaths to eaeh 1 ,000 persons during the year:

r - Death Olty. Fopmlatiou. rate. UMVrr ,-mtm .i7.g Philadelpkltt 85.000 ..18.8

Bt.Leuis 8SS.B77 ;.1M .Boston 0 875.000 'is

Kxdumore M -.881,790 'id i fsndon , ,254la".'".,r.ai LwkIs - S1SJ91

wiMgvr.. 5&j,w .1.1

ew rorx -1,308,231 MA Pri-r 1.0t.808 .JU

grooklTB 5ft,80 ..36.8 Wfiw Orleans , 215.858 . JX7 7

iP0 3,51i 7.7 v- 1.0M,64i.........8J,8 ibim 8iA,08.t4WMf8a.

. . r. -r- -'- The Uses of a Sand-Bag. Nw York Post .

One of the most eohveneint articles

to be used in a sick room isasaud-bag

Get some hue sand, drj it thorougblv

in a kettle on tlie stovo, malic a bag

nvoiii cjgut incues square ot tiannel, till it with the dry sand, sew the open

ing carefully together, and cover the

bag with cotton or linen cloth. This

wi'l prevent the sand from sifting out

and will also enable you to heat the

bag quickly by placingjt.in tho oven

or even on th a top of the. stove. After

once using this you will never asrain

attempt to warm the feet or hands of a sick person with a bottl6 of hot water

or a brick. The sand holds the heat a

long time, and the bag can be tucked

up to the back without hurling the invalid. It is a good plan to make twe

or three of the bags and feeeo them

ready for use. .

TJF VIOLET'S GJiAVM

'Jfto wotdliuid! JLnA goldau wdtf Of suntUlm illppluj ilirpufh! Xmd thin, b Mid s a bit of h4dg., A Tloletso Slaal So tendsr vtm iU btauty, and Bo doa t-na wt iu air, I etoopad; and yat.ltUksld my lind Would pluck aud yt would ijar. Now willed wau beitf fur spring will pass Aud Ttraal btauty fly O i mjLiim'fl braaator tuths araA, Wiiara would you ob.oe to ui? . From tha aicfllan 9t Vlcortai.

HOW TO CATCH BASS.

Mr. Sotn Green 3DBcribihg the Best Methods of Capturing a Gamy Fish.

3eUi Oreeu iu Kew;t orlt Bun. Almost every angler has a certain kind of iish that h taltes the greatest pleasure in capturing. Perhaps there is no thih which is in more favor with the largo proportion of anglers than the black bass or small-mouthed bass. This lhih is often confounded with the Oswego or large mouthed bass, also

knawn as the grass biws and mud bass.

It resembles the black bass much in general appearance, but differs greatly in. habits and gameness. The black Daas is prized by the angler both on account of his gamy Qualities and excelence as food. He never sacrifices his

taxes the skill of the angler to the utmost. I will undertake to dencribe the most successful ways in which I have taken them. Still-fishing, so-called because the fisherman remains stationary either in an anchored boat or upon the shore, is the most common ana simplest way. In the fishing a moderately stiff rod is used of about twelve feet in length a sis about as long as can be conveniently baudled. The further you get the bait from .the. boat the better. A strong line and teel are also used. Mine are hawser laid striped bass linen line, siste numler nine,and.hooks,0'Sbaughnessy's number one. The hook should bo tied on. single gut smell.. The best bait for large bass is a minnow about four inches long, of the sucker, chub or shiner species, fresh watr crab or orawtish, and dobson or hellgramito

are also used successfully. In using minnowu for bait insert your hook through the middle of the back just above the back-son e, taking care not to hook it through tbe backbone or below it; also, be careful not to remove the scales' or in any way destroy the minnow's natural appearance. Anchor your boa iu from twelve to t wen ty feet of water. Now, we w ill suppose the angler is sitting in his 'boat, with rod and reel and hook baited. If you "are fishing with cork and bobber on your line, measure the depth oi water, and place your bobber so' that your bait will be within a foot of the bot tom. Of course a light sinker is necessary, placed a foot above tho bait. When the bass sees the minnow he darts for it, takes it in his mouth, carries it about live or six feet hi d pre he o vercom es the force of the rush. -. Whon he stops he shifts the minnow about in. his mouth until he gets it head foremost, and then proseeds to swallow iU ; This operation f ill occupy a lull minute. As soon as he gets tha minnow swallowed or well under way he will start to swim off in search of ether food. When the angler sees that it rish has struck his bait, instead of jerkins give him lino until he stops, and when you see he has

stopped nibbling, , which is caused by.

getting tbe minnow in position to swallow and is moving off, make a short, quick strike, which can begone bo that if you don't hook the fish the bait will not move more than a loot, and if you miss the fish the first time the chances are that he will take it again. If you are fishing without a bobber it is a good plan, alter you see that the fi ah is not hooked, to let your bait settle immediately to the. bottom, and the fliih wiy think he has killed the minnow, and nine times out of ten he will go for him again. : In using crawfish or a f resh water erab for bait, before putting it on your hook it Li a good plstn to break off oiie of the pinchers. The object in doing this is to disable the crawnsh so that he cannot crawl o well, and will not be so likely to get , under stones and bide hirn'aelf, or get your hook fast. My experianee has been that' black bass Svili seldom take the crawfish when off the bottom, as that is where they are accustomed to seeing them, and when it is. off the bottom swinging about in the water they do not seem to know what it is. When using the crawfish for bait it is fully .as well, and perhaps better, to dispense with the ork or bobber, and although the sport is finer iu using a rod, and . I prefer it, undoubted lv as mauv fish can be

caught by fishing with a handdine. In

putting the crawfish on your hook m ssi't the hook on the under side through

tne second wrniKie cr cue cau irom tne

body,and have the hook come through

the tail out on tue oaek; ..throw tne

bait away from the boat or sbore as far

as you can conveniently, and let it set

tle to the bottom. Wheu tlie Dass sees

the bait ho goes for it as he does for the minnows; but does not go so far after

taking the bait before he stops not

more than two' or tnree teet; when

he gets the crawfish ia his mouth he

turns mm until ne gets its tall first.

and then swallows it. When the bas

starts to swim off make the strike.

Fishing for black bass with artificial

flies, either by troLUng or casting, as in

brook trout fisning, is generally con

sidered the m est S(fien title way, as the

tackle is naer and more skill is re-, quiretl to handle .and land the fish

The act of casting alone requires con

siderable practice and skill. In .troll

ing with flies use the same rod, line and reel as described above for still fishing. Use a single gut leader. The gut should

be one size finer than salmon gut, and the leader should be in length one foot shorter than the length of .your rod down to the reel. A small brass swivel should be used to connect the leader with the line, the object being to keep the leader from twisting, and two B shot should be split and placed on the leader, about a foot from each end. I use ou rny leader three and sometimes four flies, placed equal distance apart. The files should be tied on hooks siz? number one or one naught. The bass flies sold in New York are, in my opinion, generally tied on too large hooks. .The body of the fly should ba larger than is generally made, nearly anasrge round in the thickest part as fli ordinary lead pencil. The brightest os should always be placed at the upper end of the leader, for bright flies attract the attention of the bas. and your lower . flies, following in quick succession, are the ones on whion the fish are usually caught. When yen hook a fish, take plenty of time in get ting him iu, for hi doing so, you a?e more likely to save your fish, and, if there is another fish near, the chances are that he will take one of the remaining flies. Keep your fish on the spring of your rod, and do not let your line get slack. The most successful flies that I have used are aa follows: Upper fly, wings of white goose feathers, body of red worsted wound with tinsel, and grizzly hackle and red ibis tail. The next fly is known to dealers as the Grizzly King, aud for tbe lower :Sies the Governor Alvord

and Beth Green. These flies can be found at most any fishing-tackle es'tabiishment. Use about fifty feet of line and troll slowly in a boat over the rocky bottom in from six to fifteen feet of water. When you catch a bass turn your boat and troll over tho same ground again, as you art almost suns to get. another strike. In casting for bass I prefer a twelve rod. The leader should not be more than Sight or nine feet iu length, as it is very difficult to straighten out. a longer' leatW iu eavUng with lurg ' files. No shot should bo sed in the Jemjcr as in trolling.

i snail now try to descrioe ana ex-

plain how to use the best and most

kil lih ar rijr I have ever fi shed with for

black baes,and one which I can recom

mend. The same rod used for sUUfiiibing; or trolJiug with flies will answer. The reel should - be a multiplier, containing, at least, fifty yards of fine. A single gut leader is ued, the same as descii bed above for trolling with flies, with the execution that two swivels are used, instead of one, as hereafter explained. The leader should be made hi two parts. If your leader Is ten feet long one part should be seven feet and tbe other three, one of the swivels connecting the parts. The short part of the leader should be at the lower end. In length it should be within eight inches or a foot as Song as your vrod is from the tip down to the reel. Om the leader is attached a gang of hooks by means of a small brass swivel. The gang is made in tl:e following way: The hooks used are O'Bhaughnessy's No. The sets of three hooks each are soldered 'back to back in the shape of a grapnel, and one set of two hooki soldered back to back. The hooks tuus arranged are tkd on a nisse of cut (the name

siise as used for the leader five inches long, which includes loop. The sets of hooks should be placed one and a half inahes apart, with the set of two hooks at the upper part of tbe gang, which will make the ii;ahg of hooks measure three inches from point. This is the right length for a minnow about four inches long.. If the average sise of your minnows is larger or smaller the gang should ba made in proportion. Jn puttiug the minnow ou the gang insect one of the lower ones in the side xtear the tail ; oine of the middle hooks should also have a slight curve, win oh gives it a slow, rotary 'motion. Before, put ting oia the minnow I .stun it by pinching the hsad, and also sew up the mouth with needle and thread, which gives it a lifedike appearance. There are two ways of fishing this rig, one of which hi to troll it without sinker on the top of the water. " Use bbtvreen seventy-five and one hundred feet of line anS! troll slowly in from six to fifteen feet of water. I also attach two. bass files on the lsader, a few feet apart, which makes the rig very effective. The oth er way is to use a sin ker which will weigh about three ounces. Fasten the shaker to thft end of your line, and two feet above attach the leader above described. Trell slowly in from twenty to thirty fest of water. Let your sinker go to the bottom, theu raise it about a foot off and keep it in that position. To. do this it will be n ecessary, to feel tlie bottom occasionally, ana, perhaps, let out or take in as tlie case may be; also, give your bait an. oo5aiiional gentle motion . by drawhig your rod forward a shsrt distance and then let it settle bask.'" Let your lino slack back to an angle of about forty-five degrees. When you fecl the fish strike, make a short, quick jerk, aud if you do not hook him, let your bait settle immediately to the bottom, aud thenutart it again, giving a gentle motion. It you do not hook your flsh, play him carefully and do not hurry. .This last described rig is the best I have ever used for fishing for yellowjor wall-eyed pike in lakesliaving (5lear, bright waters. Fish in the same way in from thirty to forty feet of water. Yellow pereh, rock bass and other fish are also frequently taught onth above rigs. The angler should always be provided with a landing net or gaff hook. 9 or bass or pike I prefer the

landing net. The bow should be about fifteen inches acroos bag of net eighteen inches dep sad handle about four feet long. Tbe mesh should be. aa inch and a quarter bar and knit of No. 9 hard-laid cotton twine. In all kinds of fishing the finer tackle yon can use, and have it strong, the better. Yours, Sktbc Gnaiur. Rochester, December 16.

STUEED PEOPLE.

And How They Behave "Wnen at Social Gatherings.

this world

go. expe2t

IJtoston Transcript; There are some people. iu

who, wnerever iney may go, expeit

that something special will be done tor their entertainment. At a party ori church sociai, for instance, they expect to sit down art a corner by themselves look agreeable or not, as the fancy strikes them , and wait for some one to come along land " amuse them. If the company present have othei; plans for their evening's enjoyment these people- go home discontented, -and say, with a disgusted expression, ttiat they "have had such a . stupid tune!" Now7, these fovlorn people never think that if every one in a gathering followed their example, part ies,picnics and socials would be transformed into Quaker meetings The rule holds good here which applie9 to every other walk' of life: To be happy one's self one must try to impart happineiss to others. The common-place iady who talks about the weather and the babies to one person after another is happier, better beloved and often more finely cultured than the wise young woman who will only condescend to converse on a subject. Many a fitful conversation and many a delightful friendship hove grown out of acommon-placo oh the weather. It is- often for the. very reason that she will not talk Smalltalk that the wise young lady must sit in a corner and be disgusted at life all the evening when she might be niaKing herself agreeable (and, therefore,- contented) by helping instead of hindering sociability. This principle applies also to men, but it is tibt so much neglected by them as by their sisters. However, I well remember the shock I once experienced from a very brief conversation with one of these malcon ten I had noticed hi3 melancholy face many times during the evening in question, and fiually in the hope that I might help to brighten it; I had asked my brother to introduce

me to aar. jcj. xie um .w; wui before I had time to comment; on the "brLQiancy of the assembled company," Mr. K, with a most solemn look, hurled the following profound question at me: "Do you believe in the immortality of the soul?" Now, I fancy few people would hae been greatly reassured by this startling beginning. As forme, not feeling equal to a theological discussion with one so apparently a pesmunst, I weakly murmured: "I don't know," and, after a moment's hesitation, bowed and walked away. , xl How much better than this was the example of a little friend of mine, whose happy disposition makei3 v all glad about her, . Lulu's father and mother live on a farm, and the Uttle girl has no companions of her own age. Consequently when she gets lonesome she is in the habit of ,makng .little calls upon their only near neighbor, n wnmnti rt fortv. with no children.

The day when Lulu arrived, Mrs. Bates was very busy .with her week's baking, and told her little .-friend that she could not stop to talk to her, but that she might sit in the kitchen and look on while she worked. The child, not six years old yet. sat down as she was bidden. A long time passed, durmtf wn tab iVTra. .Bates said not a word,

and Lulu sat quite s-till, watching her dart to aud from the kitchen, putting in pudding and pies and taking, out cake aud biscuits. At last, drawing a very long breath, the child exclaimed in a moat cheerful- tone, "O, Mrs. Ba tes what a splendid time we're having!" Now, a child with such a oispositiou as this has the foundation of a character which will bring happiness to herself and every bouy else. We older Avorldlinga might well embrace the sweet philosophy of little Lulu.

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CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY; . . SENATE. ... '" ' -. -"WASHiw'iJON, January fift;" A communication was presented in response to the resolution of Mr. Conkfing for information as to: jh number, compensation, etc,,-or census officials. ... . Mr. Edmunds submitted a resolu tion, which was adopted without dissent, initrueting the Judiciary Committee to inquire-and report its opinion touching the constitutional legality of the votes of way fUectoral Gollei?e

given for President andVice President

of the United States on the day for the easting of votes for Electors in all the States. . ,r . . Mr. Lamar presented the credentials of James Z. George, .successor :to Mr. Bruce-, of Mississippi. On motion of Mr, In galls, his electoral count resolution; for coun ting the vote in the Senate Chamber was taken lip. ,. f ' Mr. Bayard moved to refer it to the

Committee on the Electoral Count.

Messrs'. Bayard. Morgan and Kill, of

Georgia, favored its reference, and hold-'

ing that the benute should adhere to the position it had taken in tlie Morgan rule now pending in tlie House.

tho last named remarking that the matter was merely one of formality, as

uenerai uurueiu, aaviDg oeen constitiitionallv olectaa. would hA nftftppahlv

inaugurated, aud that no reason exist

ed for the siigntestapprehension to the

contrary. Messrs. Ingalls and ' Edmunds op-. posed the motion, claiming that, as the time had arrived for some m-ovis--ion for the meeting, of the two nouses,

some definite regulation was neces

sary. . ,,. . .

M. Jiayard's motion finally prevail

ed yeas 29, nay 17 it party vote.

The consideration of the bill of Mr.

Davis, of Illinois, to confirm to Chi

cago the title to the.' nubile crounds in

the Fort2ieaxborn reservation, , was resumed. . 1 , V .

The morninir hour was disnensed

with, and consideration was resumed

of the North Carolina contested alec-

tion ease.

TitU

The Senate resumed the ooDaidera

ing the right d?i the President ft tha Senate to count' thelfihtomItylte; i ; & Mr. Edmundfi tookd floMj .. ml The House, ;an thesecnclufiionof this morning bfour, resumed tto bpjaiudera tion of the fiiUiiuis'efrcKm the prej vious Friday, p rovidxn g fdi? the ? ale of certain Indian jJihdsJn Kaunas: Ah amendment fixhig tlte price ojf In rifle rr Sft iuihaka sroo tt0mn.4zi' . ftttrf' '

tlie bill was passed-. 1 $ Th TTonne thpri WAnt Into Commit- .

tee of the. Whole upon- the private cal .- m

v ABOUT THE LEGISLATURE.

f i

In the Senate, much to tfe 3 surprise

of many, the Board of Health bill Wfe?

ed on its passage, reivinK)nlyiUnji t teen votes. , f: ' l 'ff : Ir i

ELS

j. xxiJUm? uui tu huuw ultra ' ui xsbb

than iixteeu thousand inhsitants to 1

refund their indebtedness at a lowerra v f

oi in terest. where tbe indeotedaese l

less than $100,000 was: recommitted $3rM ,

amendment, in thirdtreading. U wsfff;' M object ed chiefly that the bill laitKl:; to'li"- . y limit the running of the bonds. ; r f .: ;t 'j I m The Houue bill authoriiing -County ; ' e ' . M Boards to provide for certain depends.; f en t children was als: receommittedf -CiaS in its third reading, with an ainend-c men t providing tbafrin counties whenfr' t " : i. Vll Grphiui Homes haye been'' incor-- t tf& f.M poratod and own property, the care ot " ;;4! M the chiidrsn shall be givera to such -I r B:omc; the latter receiving all , thcrS vs "--M

ocneciRi provmou isx yu&wMUzatw mai- ' -w " mocfe he bills IntriCiducM' in X

the House was one that purports i j.

a tightening of the screws m trie State ; liquor laws It has souie good features, f and some not so gbod. It;redu.cfs tteo . license fes to Sg0 navable o:i tht piaic

of navinc Ctovern mibnl; retail liouor lis r . V Jf 4

cens Sim May' to 4foyr 'fracf t tions of the year after MayJ v ' l M

Arote in the douee on a proposition- . to consolidate the State institutions ot ; learning oh' one campUB -maninjj ; Puird ue was y ery close, . with si raajorg

ity ef one against tne proposition, in arttinomn rtM An A. fair -ni'ABPtklfl.t.iOl'l

of the nmtr.er. it is believed that the

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The cream of a joke should never be soar.

SENATE. .J .v Washington, January $1.1 Senator Baldwinof .Michigan took

his seat to-day.-

Mr. Dawes addressed the Senate

upon the killing ot Jtsig pnake, the ronca Chief, by soldiers in the ofiice of

the agent of the Poncas in Indian Ter

ritory. At his suggestion, the xesponss

of the Interior Bsnartm en t under date

of January 5, 1881, to the Senate resolution of inquiry of Mavch 11, 1880, or nine mon ths before, was read. After commenting uppn the extraordinary

delay in the response ana intimating that it was inteational. Mr. Dawes

next detailed the circumstances of the

killing. The methods of the Indian department were scathingly, criticised aa un-American and vindictive. Mr, Dawes concluded by - presenting a pro

test from standing jiear ana tnirtyfive others against the salsof tbe old reservation, requesting the continu

ance of annuities, etc ' ...

HO08B.

; The following bills were introduced and referred : Bv Mr. Hawlep:For the prevention of the adulteration of food and drugs. By Mr. D wight To compensate per sons engaged in railway snail service for injuriss received while in the dis- ' charge of th sir duties. By Mr. O'ESailly Xa protect the transmision of intelligence by telegraph froni the exactions of monopoes. It provides that no telegraoh company shall charge more for tlie transm ission and delivery of any message than was charged on the 1st of January, 1861, by the Amerioan Union telegraoh Company for the same distanel; imposes a fine of $500 for every violation of this ' provision, and "de clares this act shtdl be in force from and after its passage. . . , . , JSKNATK. ' Washington, February 2i 1 Mr. Iugall;s resolution on the Elec

toral count was reported with a subAtihifA amendment. It was tabled..

The Pension appropriation was taken up. The amendments of the - Senate Committee were agreed to. Mr. Booth's amendaient providing for an appropriation of $17,002,000 to supply deficiencies, $560,275 for navy pensions to invalids, widows and. minors, and $80,000 for the fees, of examining surgeons. The amendment was adopted. The Chinese treaties were reported and placed ou the calendar. s ; HOUSE. . , The joint rescilution appropriating SiO 000 for a monument eoaimpiomtiug the battle of Benniagtonf Vt., was adopted. V- , Aresoiutioh was also adontecj o&lhng on the Secretary of the Interior for copies of aU papers in his office during the last eighteen months relating to complaints against apy Indian agent or other officer in the Indian service; also information as to what steps have been taken-to prosecute . , . . - : i" . ..SlfiNATJS ,,- ; .V Washington. February 8. Mr. liogan's joint resolution for the extension of the franking privilege to communications received by members of Congress from the Executive Departments on the business of constituents, wa .reported back without reeommeudation, the .Postofflce Committee UiDg equally, divided on the merits of the proposition. , Mr. Morgan's Electoral Count resolution oomingup and a discussion following, Mr.-. Edmunds moved to lay the resolution on the table ayes, M ; noes 32. Before tlie debate could proceed farther, the morning hour-expired, and the calendar came up as the order "of business. r - v. , Mr. Morgan asked consent to, allow the discussion to be resumed, Wr, Edmunda objected. ' Mr. Morgan moved to postpone the reirulaf order. Agreed, io-r Ayes, Jw; nays, 24 as also the further motion by Mr. Morgan to resume consideration of hii resolution Ayes, 80; nays, 18 a pail y vote in each instance. ; The motion by Mr." Blair to refer Mr Morgin Js resolution to the J udsciary Comrciittee occupied ihe time until 1-80, wheu further motions of a lip character developed the purpose of the Republicans by obstruction to prevent the passage of the reeolutionr nousK, ..!.: A resolution was offered and referred MwivtriVtiflr that ever v day . after ..the

mornhig hour one hour be set aside during which members may ask for

unanimous consent for the- considera

tion and passage ot bills. The Indian Appropriation bill was reported with the Senate amendment

the UOinmitree reouimueaums

rence in the same ana nou. conuur-

rence in others. Among the amenaments noti.-.-concurred in was that strikiug out the clause abolishing the Indian Commission. The, report- was agreed to. .- , . The Apportionment bill was then taken up. SEN A T12. - Washington , February 4. On motion of Mr. McPheraon, the Senate took up his bill to provide for

th ft en di n ir of a vessel to t he relief of

the Jeuuetfee, aud it was passeii with

amendments increasing the appropria

tion to $175t000 and providing for the relief of any tther vessels that may I be found neediug assistance, :

if. - iA m

j $3 im

m . ti

'tfvi mi, ..a

division count." On a fair presentation j

House will endorse the prop-osition, :T:i

, A bill has been introduced inthei; House providing for tto;decjtion;tof - j County Superintendents by tb!e peo- a pie, every Wo years Anotlaer .bill kj; quires alt County - Superintended la ahall be examined and licen sed .by tiie State Board of Sducavion . ; : I

Tbe questions of the rersabmissioa i h u rtv7ifi.t.itfiirfonftJ &mendmns and

ef holding a constitu tional5? con ventioh" weKe "up" imthe Senate- on Wedne-f day," and again- postponed tbis time until Friday. The Democratic Senators cling to the convent tion billi and use it to tave;off acticn on tlie resubmission biJl, but the Rs publican Senators .sc bearing fm tlie

people,. and active .in tne -matter win ti ot--liA d e laved mh. Ion arer. Fears

Jim now fixm eased? that;" ..the xe

hill w ill not 'mas the Senate

tion askinKar nronnation-:oc

000 ty Congr Jp-cwiden, deepet and?

straighten th-4nMVS?v f; ;

Al ter some discussn, a billto vide for tlie purchase of toH roads- ty Ckunty Eoardsjv to ; make them fve& roads, received favorable action in the House, pit Thursday ; Itis said thatla iarsr8 number fTBir'M$ roaiifs ?will be '

come free roads if this bill is enactedi Dr. Adram aoe first? ebeechj in

support of the bitfi , ' T.ty Borne two weeksago tlie House pass?concurrent resolutions to , in vestigate alleged abuses in the-Hospltal for xhe

insane, ,nd sent it to xne ssenate,-, where bv some hocus poc us process, m it was never getatable. On Thurs day the Houee passed .resolution raising its own committee of inyesti- J . gation, ami in less than an hbiir the ; i concurrent resolution was found,- and x certain Senators were anxious to getf

a JQiJger m me mvwjugiiwuu-. pie. Insane? Hospital ; rnayi be all right, but xhm skullduggery by the political friend

or its management aonr i mwj. w vli, A ftonTwar in Terre Haute caus

tim TTnns a Joes of two hours time,

! on Thursday. The etruffirle occurred

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H.1

Sf. ,-.

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Haute causedi " (:

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Mm t-a substitute a.eu-3

Superior Court is the tkoug needed afe

Terre iisnte, out tB aoouiiAUJi vi yaw;:;- a r?f Criminal Court will legislate, a Bemo f pu r cratic Jr-dge and Prosecutor .out m i.fftVft rfA : nhp Suoerior Court bdl passed .sii ml

thATrnm,vhnt ite fate in the Senate is

doubtniL :'...:-- 7i Senator Harrison visitedl the House

rxn Thrwjnv: andT On Motion of, exu-

I'll:

clair, of Allen county.a Deihociat; a

recess oi . ten jaimuies ws S&m liontfl.Bh'ikhiir: . V ' W

" - House "of oniiu6n;

T nnde n ; ebrufir2:-The continue

ous session ot nhe House ot Commonsr. continues oh the question of theintro i'lf ducttoh of For iter's bm for thVpmtec tion of life and propertjr in Ireland f The debate ohtinue through tll night; The Home Rule member for : ft! : Boscommon, ( Cummins), took hs se at 9:45 a. m., having spoken nearly -

two hours. He was mcerrupteu vr - jt eral times by points of onler, bufe Deputv Speak Play fair stated tha

the pauijnee oi tuw nuuao w r v 8fl order. The House is jBtiftfcf tf;- 1,.L 5 a. ra;V ( Wednesday. )v . ; : c... . -fl , Latejj. Ati 9?o?c!ock this nnoniing, - mM Mr. Gladstone? entered :!v-waa, ,?Pf louttly cheered; The Speaker. U- jM 1 sumed his seat and prohibiied fivrtor f . . Mt debate.- Excitement followed ,a dtvis-: . f y. J9

ion waM tanen anur ww'vt yrA V3. htnrti leave to brine: in a bill tor fcg jln-.

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protection of life and property :

irtp- rV,,, Wauga in Ahndv. and

the bill was read for the nt thiie, th

second reaoiug nemg nxeuwi uw, The House adjourned, having- sat con-.

tinuoutfly forty-two- nouij. jus; before the Speaker mterposed Bigg?iii-M, concluded a speech' by - expresfiui wish for th-3 success of Femanjsnv. M t V 3 ia understood1 that an appeal tovtnaJ u A ? y . of, nhat.ni o.t on was aexecct ? .L- s

upon byjhe leaders M'39StfS Conservatiye pai-des. - d

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takina- the chair, reada statement thatta m

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to hid insure

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rule, tee practical effect of which will 'M

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Mr. f ortiter rose v q u uuw f ym B r

t with circumspectitn, so as .m m r $ 'mk the freedom of delate,anU he fg-'k-SiB

ahrti'iivlnv thA rules uetore ine 7 V

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amid cheers, to Mnove tm seconu ? rending of the protection . V .

nf-thn rkiii: hprause neua ioerew v 3 u.?m

.wfftintv that the Houh of IiOrds m g?f '41 M

aonrove ihe Land bill as imdily i'viA

they mm the Coercibu bilk : r .: : v , r- W

A jolly looking German wa$ quiettoj,

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could smoke as musli m it couldi when,. f he wss familiarly approached by a maiy who jjaid, "4Hellcy Joe! Whatjro wra dolus; heire?' The old man loftefd", uri. T'.wi nfifc here'.iUi all;' Sot

mean by that?" Veil, vff mv mine not Joe, ami so hovcouw . i-r.s

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