Bloomington Telephone, Volume 11, Number 29, Bloomington, Monroe County, 25 November 1887 — Page 2

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NSSATUDN TO GENKRAiCIOK

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With each new spring Xewbora it wakes, whe every forest thing Unfurling la uul bads we blossomings In tones we know It speaks, that voise of immemorial woe, That leaves hoW oome again tnikt should got"

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Ere the Greek sung, fa words melodious from the heart blood wrong, It leaped to life in -preliistorio tongue. Gray acres toss Its fainting echoes the far chasm across, Bridging theix aaoiant to our present loam. It hath aa art As universal as the human heart ; In every land and clime it plays a part. It shall be true, Old and yet ever young, trite and yet new, Wuenaver trees are graen and s&ea are blue. When from the gloo m Of the dark ear h upb ea a the tender bloom lhere aaaJ. be sound of wailing at the tomb. When too clouds are cleft With silver splendors, and -when rains havo left, Upward shall yearn wild arms of love bereft t TXnceasirgly 1 Kings down the centuries one piteous cry, "That these, that these should live thi,t we should die 1" CornhiU Maaarint,

L FLIRTATION. BY A. UKB.VH KYEEETTE 'Only twenty-four hours more, clearest, and yon will be my own. I don't know why I am so unwilling to 1 save you, or wbj my thoughts have been turning so oontiimally upon Caleb Silver to-day, accompanied by what seems like a presentiment of coming evil" "You do not feel annoyed beeauso be is invited to the wedding, do you, Martin?" asked Sadie Dana, with loving solicitude. "He has been an intimate friend for many years, and highly es- ' teemed, while my rejection of his offer of marriage does not appear to Lave impaired our friendship in the least " "You did quite light, my dear Sadie, said Martin Graham, affectionately. "Before I knew bow matters stood be

tween you and Caleb, I feared he iniarht prove a formidable rival; but he assured me in his frank way that he would be no impediment to my wocing Iou, and bid me a friendly good-speed, could see that to one of his deep, ardent nature it could be no light task to relinquish you. n "I wish you would remain in town to-night, Martin, end not attexapt that ' long ride home, said Sadie, anxiously. "Anything you want you can send for in the morning. Besidee, I don't like to think of your having that long, cold ride at sight. "Have no fears for me, my darling. I have matters to attend to that cannot be neglected; and my goo4 hoi-se, Charlie, will carry me over the tweity miles in two hours. Good night, love. He held her in his arms with a lingering, yearning pressure, then left the room." Sadie watched him from the window as ho mounted his ho rse and rode swiftly off through the gathering dusk of the ahoit winter day. Six months before, Sadie Dana I ad first met Martin Graham at a small evening party, and from the hour of their meeting she felt that she had on countered the first man to whom her heart had gone oat in that sentiment Which demands a life-long union jr.iftK 'the beloved object There was one, however, at tl at party whose keen insight detected t.er pecret almost immediately, and tLat one was her farmer suitor, Caleb Silver, who had accepted Miss Darn's rejection of iia suit with quiet and courteous acquiescence, tut had never relinquished his determination to make her his wife ; he was simply biding his time Five minutes after Martin Grabs.m disappeared from view on the af tarneon when our story opens, Caleb Silver glided from a clump of evergreens that grew close to the house he fcuvd been watching for the last hour. "So, he exclaimed, as he gained t ae road by a side path, "Graham goes back to-night and will not remain over, as I feared he might. It was an evil day for him when he first stepped in letweea me and the girl I love. To him ehe has plighted her troth; but wh.?n

uhe stands up in her wedding robes, sue

will be my bride, not his. A heart is often most effectually caught in the rebound. But if my plot fails, and she refuses to become my br.d, 1 will take care that he shall neve r return to expose my crime and regain his bride. Half-way on the road leading from the town where Sadie Dana lived to that in which her lover resided was the "Half-way Tavern, with a blacksmith's shop adjoining. The landlord had an assistant, Daniel Farnham, an under-sized ma a, with a sinister countenance who, although attending faithfully to his dities, showed no disposition to cultivate the acquaintance of any one, but waited upon his customers with a persiateat taciturnity that had won for him the sobriquet of "Grumpy Dan." An hour after Martin Graham passed the "Half-way Tavern," on his way that evening, Caleb Silver drew up bafoxe the door.

"Where's the landlord?" he asked, entering the bar room, and addressing "Grumpy Dan," who was the only occapant. "Went off two hours ago, in answer to a telegram from ," said Jaa, naming a towi in an adjoining county. "He is not likely to be home for some days, then?" "Not until the end of the week." JAnd what; do you say to earning a hundred pound while he is away1 continued Caleb. "I don't say anything until I now more about it," was the rejoinder. "Listen, theft. About 6 o'clock tomorrow evening a man will stop here to have a shoe put on his horse. If you will see that he takes a drink with this in it," producing a tiny package 1 will giveyou a hundred pounds. 'What will be the effect of the dose Simply to send him to the land of elysinm tor a week or set A week or so!" repeated Dm, with shake of Us head. 44 The master may be back before that time. It's too risky." Caleb Silrer regarded Farnham for moment in silence; then speaking in low tone, he : will run a (Nater ik U 7& 8fIeat M

you are in this vicinity, there are times

and places where you can talk as fast as anvbody ; and some things you have

said will not bear repeating, without unpleasant consequences to you. You

can put him in th at little room next to yours in the north wing; and when he cornea to his senses tell him an easy lie

of some sort, and let him go. I don't

propose to do him any harm, and only wish to delay certain operations of his

a few honrs. Will you do it, or must I

give vour niemorv another jog?" "I'll do it, said Dan, with dogged sullen ness. "Vory good!" And drawing out his pocketbook, Caleb produced a crisp new bank-note. "This is to bind tho bargain; and as soon as I know the job is done you will get the other fcrar." Caleb left the tavern, mounted his horse, and dashed quickly out of sight. It was nearly midnight when Martin Gr aham dismounted at his homo, having been actively engaged ever since parting with his betrothed in the early part of the evening. Leading his horse to the stable, he saw him comfortably provided for, and then repaired to the house; and five minutes later a man gliding from behind a large tree a few feet away, approached the stable door. Producing a dark lantern and a key, he unlocked the door and went in. He was there some time; then silently emerging, hurried away with an expression of exultation on his dark, sinister face. The hour appointed for the wedding had arrived, and up in her room Sadie Dana stood, a vision of rare loveliness in her lustrous bridal, robe, with the pearls that had been her lover's wedding gift, encircling her neck and shining in her hair, which rippled back from her fair brow and was wound in one classic coil at the back of the head. A superb bouquet, which had. come that morning with Caleb Silver's card attached stood upon the dressing-table

ready for the auspicious moment.

"There, Sadie r exclaimed one of

the bridesmaids, stepping back to sur

vey her work. Your appearance is simply perfect Mr. Graham is a lucky man. And, by the way, is it not time he was here?" "He has been delayed, probably," said Sadie, trying to speak calmly, although her heart sank with a sudden misjrivincr. "He will be here soon."

But the minutes passed by, and the

bridegroom had not arrived. Then a horse covered with foam was reined in at the gate, and, springing to the ground, the rider came quickly up the stops and rang the bell. "Is Mr. Graham here?" he asked as the door opened. "No, sir," replied the servant. "Than take me to Miss Dana immediately, I must seqi her alone." And a few moments later Caleb Silver, pale and agitated, stood before the anxious bride. "Sadie Miss Dana oh! how can I tell you?" he exclaimed in husky tones. "Tell me what?" gasped the terrified girL My good friend, in mercy let. me know the worst! Is ho dead?" "Dead!" repeated Caleb with a bust of indignant feeling. "That should be welcome news compared with what I bring!" The face of the bride-elect turned white; then controlling herself, she said, in a painfully choking voice, "Tell me all every thing ln "About 3 o'clock this afternoon," said Caleb, drawing a small envelope from bis pocket, "this letter was left at my office during my absence, by some unknown person. It contains these strange words : "If Mr. Caleb Silver would learn something to his advantage, let him be at the railway station at 10 o'clock this forenoon. "A WELL-WISHES." "I have always distrusted anonymous letters, and scarcely ever deemed them worthy of notice ; but something prompted me to heed this. I knew by hard riding I could got there and return in time for the wedding. Beaching the station, I was walking up and down the platform, with my cap pulled down, and my coat collar turned up to keep out the cold, thus concealing my face, when a close carriage drove up and a lady and gentleman alighted. I caught a distinct glance at each as they passed into the waiting-room. Her face I had never seen before; his I had it was that of Martin Graham!" A spasm for a moment passed over the fft8.tures of the statue-like girl before him, then with a motion of her hand she bade him proceed. "Tboy were talking in low tones, buj I heard the lady say as they passed me, I hope she won't take it very hard; but, then you know I had the best right to you.' " 'And the only right he said. But if you bad ever seen her, Sadie, you would scarcely wonder that her beauty and attractiveness made me forget all other obligations for a while. I came to my senses at last, however, and just in timer. "I waited on the platform until the train came in, and they got on board. "As Martin stepped on board th:is crumpled bit of paper fell from his pocket. I straightened it out and read what afforded an added confirmation if any were needed of his base and heartlos treachery. Shall I read it?" "Every word," said Sadie. "My. jDeab JIabtin: Your letter has healed my aching heart and filled it once more with peace and joy. Of course, the girl whoiie beauty made you f orget your loyalty to me will be bitterly disappointed; but one of us must a offer, and I have the best and strongest claim upon your honor and fidelity. But I have no further need of reproaches. You have told me that the day that was to witness her weddnii? with you shall witness mine instead ; and I count tho hours that shall bring you back to your loving and forgiving "Adeline." A moment's silence followed the last words; then in that hollow, unnatural voice, Sadie spoke again: "Is that all?" "AH, dear friend; and I would that it had been the task of some one else to bring you the proof of the base

treachery of the man you esteemed so highly. Bitter aa was the pang of lovinir you, I could have controlled my

kain and resigned you to one worthy f your love; but to think that one un

known to any of us until six months ago should, with lying and (specious words, beguile and then desert you. Oh, it is too cruel r And. burying bis face in his hands, with a groan he sank upon a chair. A moment longer Sadie stood like a fiffure carved in stone; then laying her

hand upon his shoulder, said faintly, "Caleb best and truest friend counsel me; tell me what to do." Caleb raised his head and looked eagerly at her. "Oh, Sadie! if only I might counsel you according to the prompting3 of my heart You know not how you temp t

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"Speak!" interrupted the sad voice,

"I will listen." "Hear me, then!" he exclaimed, seizing her hands. "Let me stand in the place of him who has so cruelly betrayed your trust. Let him not have it to boast that he left a love-lorn deserted sweetheart behind. I was; about to Btart for the continent. Will you go with me, my darling my cherished companion and wife?" For an instant only a chill, as if from the icy shores of death, trembled along every nerve and fiber of her be ing; then she spoke again: "I will be your wife!" A week afterward Caleb and Sadie were married, and Sadie having exchanged her wedding robes for & traveling dress, was placed in the carriage by her husband. For a while they rode on in silence, then there wa& a sudden plunging of the horses ; the driver was thrown violently from hisi seat and the frightened animals dashed madly onward. Caleb attempted to look from the window, and saw that the horses, swerving from the main road, had taken the route leading past the "Half-way Tavern." A little distance on tho horses shied a t something in the road; the carriage lurched heavily and all was a blank. When Sadie opened her eyes, after

what seemed hours of unconscfousneks,

sue beheld an elderly man beside her. "What is it? Where am I? audi where is ray husband?" "At the 'Half -way,' my dear lady, and

your husband lies fatally injured in yonder room, but he says he cannot

die until lie has made a confession to

you. You do not appear to be injured.

Try to stand it" With the doctor's help Sadie tottered

into the room where her husband lay.. His life was ebbing fast, but irt lasted until he confessed all the forging of the :ekigram that had taken the landlord away, the writing of the letters,

and his conspiracy with "Grumpy Dan. " He told how he had entered Martin's

stable, by means of a false key, and loosened the horse's shoe so that, it would be lost on the road, and finally disclosed the fact that the missing bridegroom was at that moment lying in a little room in the north side of the tavern, under the influence of a drug administered by "Grumpy Dan." The bride of an hour listened to the last; then, as the stillness of death settled over the face of the mart whose treachery had well-nigh blighted her life forever, her overstrained nature gave way, and she fell fainting ia the doctor's arms. "Grumpy Dan,,f who had been an accessoiy in tho crime, was immediately sought for, but it was too late. Tho fleetest horse in the stable was missing, and the guilty fugitive already beyond reach. Two months after theao tragical events, when Sadie and Martin had fully r3covered from the plot laid against them, there was another wedding, which no untoward accidents or evil machinations conspired to delay or prevent Howard, the Philanthropist. John Howard, the noted philanthropist, was born at Enfield, England, in 1726. He had been apprenticed by his father to a grocer in London, but upon the death of the elder Howard, who left a considerable fortune amassed in trade, the young man le ft the uncongenial business, and spent his time in travel and the pursuit of medical and scientific studies. When about 25 years old he had a severe attack of illness, and upon his recovery showed his gratitude to his landlady who had nursed him, and who was twenty-seven years his senior, by marrying her. As the union was not a happy one, as might have been expected, it was, )erhaps, fortunate that the wife died three years later. In 1759 Howard embarked for Lisbon, with the view of doing something to help the sufferers from the great earthquake. On the way he was taken prisoner by a French privateer, and hardships which he endured while in captivity seem to have first called his attention to the sufferings of prisoners. Having been exchanged he returned, to England, married again, and settled in Bedfordshire, and began his career of aetive philanthropy by building sohoolsand model cottages for the peasantry. His wife died in 1765, and he then spent several years in study and travel In 1773 he was made sheriff, and thus came to have actual knowledge of the sufferings endured by prisoners under the very defective jail system of England. Por instance, he found that many innocent persons, as well as criminals, were kept in prison for months ;nd even years from inability to pay the;ir fees of jail delivery. He proposed to the magistrates to have regular salaries paid to the jailers, in place of the fees collected from the prisoners. The astonished magistrates asked for a precedent for such a change, and in his, effort to find one Howard visited every town in England containing a prison. He thus collected an enormous mass of information concerning prison abuses, which he embodied in a report to the House of Commons. This body gave him a vote of thanks, and immediately passed bills providing for a number of important reforms. At his own expense Howard sent copies of these laws to every jailer in th kingdom. He was soon after elected to the House of Commons, but was not allowed to take his seat tecanse of his known sympathy with the American Revolution. He never afterward entered political life, but gave his whole time to the carrying out of philanthropic reforms. He made several journeys over the continent visiting prisons and hospitals. In his journeys and labors he bore his own expenses, and risked his own life and health continually in the presence of infections diseases, In his last journey he contracted camp fever while nursing some patients a& Kherson, on the Black Sea, and died there Jan. 20, 179(X Inter Ocean,

Singular Incidents Renting to Discovered Articlas. Going through the Green Park, Lon

don, one morning as soon as itt was opened I found a good brown silk umbrella with ivory handle lying on the grass under a tree. I made it known at the keeper's lodge and gave my address, but no one claimed it. A few days after, coming out of church in a oow storm, I stumbled over iyomeihing soft Looking down I saw a dark mass on the path, which proved to be a warm woolen wrap of a rich dark crimson, beautifully knitted and fi nished. This was mv constant compinion for years, and when worn out I stuffed a cushion winh it Two or three Shetland veils that are worn by infants came into my hands, and a parcel of school-books was found in Birdcage Walk. Two of these had an address written in, and were duly returned. In the spring I was visiting near Beading, and one fine S mday afternoon I talked with Miss E to the lovely little church at Mnpledurham, going through the fieldpafehs and along short shady lanes in their first spring boauty. About half way up one of these lanes I picked up sixpence. Miss E laughed, and said it would do for the bag at church, when suddenly she cried, uO Janet!" and showed me half a crown she had found in a deep rut. We looked about, and between u found sixteen shillings and four ponce halfpenny in various coins; and a little further oii, a knife with four blades and buckhorn handle. Ift was nearly a anile from any house, and, though we made inquiry, no one claimed either money or knife. Two days after, on returning to London and crossing one of the flights of steps over the rails at Paddington, I found a handkerchief with deep black border marked "Alicia Early." In connection with this I must mention that four or five years later, while waiting for a friend in Manchester station, the Liverpool train came in, and I noticed half a dozen large traveling trunks turned out of the van. on which "Early" was marked in large letters, and a small parcel had "Alioia Early" written on it, with "Passenger from Kio Janeiro." While staying at Oxford in commemoration week a party of us had been to see the boat races, and were renting under the trees in the Broad W:ilk when four or five young men passed with a huge mastiff at their he als. Nearly opposite to us the animal rolled down on the grass, scrambling and scratching in usual dog fashion As I was admiring the dog I caught the'glitter of something bright turned over by one of its massive paws, and on going to tho spot found on oldfashioned double gold locket, the ring of which was broken., On opening the locket a small photograph of a young, grave-faced soldieir was on one side; on the other a lock of soft babv hair ;ml the words: "My only son Sevastopol." I have the locket in my keepring still, and often wonder -who was the tender, heartbroken woman holo3t that precious memento o:t affection. Who knows the tears that have been shed over that little phonograph, probably the only one the poor mother ever possessed ? Chambers? Journal. Chinese Fables. A young tiger met an old one and said: "I got hold of a man to-day whose upper parts were so tasteless 8.nd his nether parts so sour that, hungry 118 I was, I left him in disgust I wonder what sort of a man that could be ?" "A student who ha3 had. to buy his degree," was the reply. The lord of hades considered a certain spirit to have been a great sinner, indeed, so he adjudged that he should re-enter the world and become a poor scholar with five children. "Is not that a rather light punishment.," remonstrated an angel, "No," said his eminer.ee. "The five hungry children will soon drive him mad. " Chang and Chung mutally agreed to sta;rt a brewery. Said Chang bo Chung: "You supply the rice and I will furnish the water," "But," queried Chung, "i? the profits are dividtsd according to the capital embarked I am afraid it will be difficult to apportion your' share. " "Oh, I'm not afraid," said Chang; "when tho brew is over give me the water, you caia have the remstmder. " A man was seized by a tiger. The victim's son took his bow and pursued. "Ht him in the leg," cried the father, "else you'll spoil the market value of the skin. " A bibulous individual on entering a restaurant noticed that the wine-cups we e small. After seating himself he gave vent to a moat demoniacal series of howls and groans. "What is the matter?" asked the startled landlord.

"AJ i," answered the man, "my father, a hale, hearty man, met his death at a friend's table by accidentally swallowing a small wine-cup, so whenever I see similar ones the memory of the sad eve at overcomes me, " It is needless to udd that the cup was replaced by a larger one. A hard drinker dreamed th at he had become possessed of a bottle oi genuine stuff, but, determined to enjoy it tho roughly, he had begun to heat it. During the heating process ho awoke. "Hoo, hoo," he groaned, "if I had known this was to happen I would hava drank it cold," A servant did not fill a guest's cup to the brim. The latter, holding ib up, remarked: "This cup is too deep," and broke a piece off. "How is that?" cried tho host, "If the upper part can t hold liquor, of w hat use is it?" wan the smart retort Chicago Times.

He Shook the Dust

Some funny things ooonr among

printers. You may not know that aboit every printing office there are lwi('f as man' men as there are situations but thore fje. Those who do not hold regular situations are called "subs" and those who do axe "regulars," It is tiie privilege of "regulars to work as much or as little as they like, When they don't want to work all they need do is to call a "sub" and tell him to go to work. And the "sub" has to stand around and waiitforsuoh uhan.cea. The "cubs" move about the I country from ciiby to city. One time a "sub" came into the town of N&shvillo. Tontu He was what theatrical

people call ''on his uppers." and a whole dollar would have been a stroke of paralysis to him. He loafed around the principal composing room of the city for nearly two weeks, waiting for some one to give him a day's work, living as best he could about free lunch

counters, and sleeping anywhere. But nobody asked him. One night, when "copy" had been passed around, and everybody was settling down to the night's work, the "sub" rose up and said to the whole office: "Gentlemen, I've baen here two weeks without a cent, waiting for a day's work. I walk out of town to-night God blesis the people of Nashville, but God the man who ever put it on a map. Goodbye." And he trudged down the stairs. Chicago Mail. A Surgeon's Life. The world has seen many a sad picture. J will draw one of the surgeon. It is midday; the sun is bright and beautiiul; all nature is redolent of joy; men at d women crowd the street, arrayed in their best, and all, apparently, is peac a and happiness within and without In a large house, almost overhanging the streets so full of life and gayety, lies upon a couch an emaciated figure, once one of the sweetest and lovelieiiit of her sox, a confiding and affectionate wife, and the adored mother of numerous children, the subject oi a frightf ul disease of one of her limbs, or, it may be, of her jaw, if not a still more important part of her body. In an adjoining room is the surgeon, with his assistants, spreading out hiis instruments and getting things in readiness for the impending operation. He assigns each to his appropriate place. One administers chloroform; another takes charge of the limbs ; one screws down the tourniquet upon the principal artery, and another holds himself in readipess to follow the knife with u sponge. The flaps are soon formed, the bone severed, the vessel tied" and the hus;e wound approximated. The woman, is pale and ghastly, the pulse hardly perceptible, the skin wet with clammy perspiration, the voice husky, the sight indistinct Some otio whiskers in the oar of the busy surgeon, "The patient, I fear, is dying." Restoratives are administered, the pulse gradually rises, and after a few hours of hard work and terrible anxiety, reaction occurs. The poor woman was only faint from hhe joint influence of the anaesthetic, shock and loss of blood. An assistant, a kind of sentinel, is gl&ced as a guard over her, with instructions to watch her with the closest care, and to send word the moment the slightest change for the worse is perceived. The surgeon goes about his business, visits other patient; on the way, and at length, long after the usual hour, he sits down, worried and exhausted to his cold and comfortless meal with a mouth almost as dry and a voice as husky as his patient's. He ea-ts mechanically, exchanges hardly a word with any member of his family, and sullenly retires to his study, to prescribe for his patients never, during all this time, forgetting the poor mutilated object he left a few hours ago. He is about to lie down to get a moment's repose after the cevere toil of the day, when suddenly he hears a loud ring of tho bell, and a iservant, breathless with excitement, beg3 his immediate presence, at the sick chamber with the exclamation, "They think Mrs, is dying." He hurries to the scone with rapid pace and anxious feeling. The stump is ol crimson color, and the patient lies in a profound swoon. An artery has suddenly given way; the exhaustion is extreme;; cordials and stimulants are at once brought into requisition; the dressings are removed, and the recusant vessel is promptly secured. The vital current ebbs and flows, reaction is still more tardy than before, and ii; is not until a late hour of the night ishat the surgeon, literally worn out in mind: and body, retires to his home in search of repose. Does he sleep? Henries, but he cannot close his eyes. His mi:ad is with his patient; he hefi.rs every footstep upon the pavement beneath his window, and is in momentary expectation of the ringing of the night bell. Ho is disturbed by the

wildest fancies, he sees the most terrific objects, and as he rises early in the morning he feeLi that he has been cheated of tho rest of which he stood so much in need. Is the picture overdrawn? I have sat for it a thousand times, and there is not an educated, conscientious surgeon that will not certify to its accuracy, Autobiography of Dr. Gross. A Leaf froiai Japanese Novel Novels and fi to:ry-books in Japan are almost as numerous as in our country. The people ara diligent readers, and circulating libraries nre found in every town and city. Men go around with piles of novels on their backs. Stopping at the houses of customers, they leave new parts of a series of fresh

books and coUoct the old ones. Thus a reader vrill week by week receive a new pamphlet fresh from the printers; and to litnish one book will be obliged to peruse fifty or sixty installments. Nearly all the oommon stories axe illustrated. A reader of Japanese novels soon Learns to tel l the characters by the faces and garb, fcr these faces are full of expression and. faithfully portrayed. For instance, in i;he accompanyiag picture we know thmt the old woman is sooldmg her husband, who is a mean, wicked, or cruel old rascal. See how grumpy he looks! He has probably failed in some scheme of wickedness, and the old crone is chaffing him for it, or urging him to try again. Yet to make recognition certain the artist usually marks each character by giving his name or the first syllable or initial of it Thiu is put in a small circle on his sleeve. JSjg matter how many persons are describe! by a writer, the reader easily recognizes the hero, the villiaft, and the people of lessor nota. Nature is the army of genius. Cities serve it poorly, books and colleges at second hand ; the eye craves the spectacle of the horizon, of mountain, ocean, river and plain, tJie clouds and stars,; actual contact with the elements, sympathy with the seasons as they rise and tolhAlcott. Where there is no want of will there will ba no want tit opportunity.

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A Stern Examiner Who Carried Out Hi Thereat- Adventures or the Crib. Among stories of examinations thoee tfcat arc mcs : popular with the student are told at t.ae expense of the exa&in ers, says th-3 St. James Gazette. We have two capital ones at Edinburgh According tc the first an examiner bad made himself obnoxious by warning Uhe .students against putting their bts on Ma desk. The university in the Scot i;i h capital is remarkable for a. scarcity of cloak-rooms, and in the excitement of examination hats are, or used to dung down anywhere- This examiner announced one day that if he found on ot her hat on his desk he would rip it up. B'oxt day no hats were laid thore when the students assembled Presently, however, the examiner r8 culled out of the room. Then soire naughty undergraduate slipped frotn his sect, got the examiner's hat, ard placed it on the deslc When the n aminer re-entered the hall every cgie was fix ed on him. He observed the 1m? and a gleam of triumph shot across Idas fcee. "Gentlemen," he said, "I toid you what would happen ii: this occurred again." Then he took his pen-knii'e from his pocket, opened jit, an blandly cut the hat in pieces, amid leul and p rolonged applause. Th ey do sarf thai there were other ex in amors in the roo:n a; the time who could have warned Mat had thoy chosen. Another fttory "illustrates the fact that the student ;may sometimes be toa n: ucb for his examiner. Soon after tlia

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i meditating ffuilo. From the ether end

x: the hall the examiners watched him a irrowly ; so did a number of students. He took a handkerchief from his pockot and spread it over his kuee. Eveiy fe w minutes he lifted up the handkor chief and looked beneath it, and thea wrote with renewed viger. It; seemed a clear case of copying, so an aetive cot aminer pounced upon hinu The tai d mt whisked the handkerchief into hi pocket. "Come, Mr. said tit .examine, aI must see vour hanker

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el iief.w "Certainly, sir," said the it dont, blandly, showing it. to him, Thca

i;lbe pocket was searched, witk no Xi-' fre sult. The student began to grin ti$ i;ben the other competitors, and thift tie other examiners followed suiiV Obviously it was n practical joki though at the time no cne understood how practical The crestfallen exatri iter returned to his desk and soon af terward the student took a small book : from his pocket, spread it upon hi .. knee and seemed to resume his 4 tactics. The fear of being "sold again kopt the examiner from interfering this tine; but when they locked at his pa por subsequently it was seen that nil answes had come from a "crib. Whether his ingenuity availed him :ift the end I cannot say A better storfV in the opinion of the examiners, is on t ol a student who made a miniature or 8 for himself, meaning to smuggle ' his sleeve into the exacnbaation-rooift : He iforgot it, however, and his moth IrJ A iding it in his room, hurried to th university with it ard seat it by a ntf ftr

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Hobnobbing with Amphibians

I was now within thirtv feet of tie seals. I could see tliey had my witt

moving down to tho water. The rtnijfr ' irig of the church bells s.t Hoy i& Qrfcr; nyy brought them in jgreat nnmlbf'JV into the little bay, for they are fond made. I recalled en old story whew shipwrecked saiiora enticed tteali ti

their boat by playing on an improvilfrKi Jew's harp. I determined to try ttUr eifect of music. I tried to whisMh i M& "nnkeo Doodle," but it wis r ; work. I could pucker alii riht, bttit y there was no whistle. Threepnurteii

a few days from Labrador, had fro the whistle. At this moment I heard a

quickly saw a round ble.ck object do ; to my toes, I sprang up; so did ffcfc ;-i$f$j: seals, very much frightened; aad imJs a scampering! The old patriarch. moyeLifeS!

slowly between me and the herd,

was tne laec vo saito tue water. jeiw.:, y.

crave me one look, after which I f td

f.hnfc if I pvAr trot hsi'ir to the rnninffLiM '

it would be t hrough the oourtos of t&j& old amphibian, who refused to injure i very sorry and unarmed nua. A & &vmble in the American Magazine

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Shall We Plant Native er Foreign Treei! We feel justified in adding to the

general statements a word of strong - y ;f recommendation in favor of native a against foreign, or At least as amiosfc European trees. A t the best th latter

weLl-prcved title to be trussed, 1

fliaf liftn ATflp ViAAii doriA in Am&ritiiA:

shows its results in the streets of Uffef;;

towns aa Stockbridge, Great Barru;

ton, Salem, nnd .New Jtiaven, and waste

work of men who went to tho forevt

and not to the nursery r their fefaidfeHS

elms and maples. Certainly orv Jli&

recently pliwited parka offer -tpfl promise or a like maturity of beauts '-Wi

with their European oides and tdtafe.MI

Qaa4aU wl A iici4-i it wi'iiAJi I till ' -'i'f.

most as deplorable a state as their liy.f'

wav soruoes. WiieiU not ornamentalt !l

bitt economic plantiktions are in qiiea tion, past experience tells very atrooglr

against European tiroes, while the eti donee of recent experiment with nativft trees as in the plantations of indigent ous conifers in eastern Massachusetts

is one of the most enooarajritur kind.

Cmtury Magctme. .x:"Mm

rwiitia'v;

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A Wcol-Preservcd figumU

The figurehead of the CoiMEfW

steamship, Star of tho Vest, wait foun4 :'Mi

ni ar Greenwood, LaM the othttf ilijv:;f It is of solid iron and weighs aboot 90Q '

pounds. The Staar c f the Wee mm Bi.uk in Febimary, 1863, ia the Tallar hufcchie River, three niils belov ijhnana

wooa, wueresome parwoi ner mHmtu?m

sun re seen. iciu njrazvMiKivi jr marie ably well preserve! It w,is pWt clased from the tinder by Dr. J.,M

Henry, who will present it to the Con

federate Monumental Asaociatxm

ftichmond, YCkuraao Ttom $mi

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in i hi ill n ill iiwi mm m

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