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TERMS. S I .50 PER YEAR,PAYABLE IN ADVANCE.

ADVERTISING RATES MADE KKQWH ON APPLICATION.OFFICE—l a Record Building, Oak Street.

Business Directory.SOCIETIES.

I O. 0 . F .—Buchanan Lodge No. 75 holds its « regular meeting, a t Odd Fellows Hall, on each Tuesday evening.

*T7l & A. !M.—Buchanan Lodge Xo. 68 holds a JD « regular meeting E'riday evening on or before the fu ll moon in each, month.T> OF H.—Buchanan Grange No 40 meets on JL • the second and fourth Saturday of each mouthy a t 2 o’clock r . it.

1 0 . O. T.—Buchanan Lodge No 856 holds its regular meeting on each ilonday evening.

a L R.—Wm. Ferrott Post No. 22. Regular * meeting on the first and third Wednesday evening of each month. Visiting comrades al­

ways welcome.

ATTORNEY .

YAN RIPER & WORTHINGTON, Attorneys andOonnselorsatLaw, and Solicitors in Chan­

cery. Collections made and proceeds promptly remitted. Office over Rough Bros’. Store.

DAVXD E. HINMAN. Attorney and Counselor at Law, and Solicitor in Cnancery. Collec­

tions made and proceeds promptly remitted. Office in Rough's block.

THORNTON HALL, Attorney and Counsellor a t Law and Solicitor in Chancery, Buchanan, Michigan.

A EMERY, Attorney and Counsellor at Law • and Solicitor in Chancery. Conveyancing prom ptly and correctly done. Office in Bank

building, Buchanan, Mich.

VOLUME XIX. BUCHANAN. BERBIEN COUNTY, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1885. * NUMBER 9.

Business Directory.LAGER & SOX, Harness, Sokes, Blankets,

Whips, Trunks, Ac. Light Harness a special­ty . Repairing and commissions for new Harness

promptly attended to. Front st., foot Day's Ave.H . KINYOX’S Central News, Book and

. Jewelry Store is the place to hay Gold and Silver Watches, Clocks, Silverware, Books, Al­bums, Birthday Cards, Jfcc.

Fa r m e r s & m a n u f a c t u r e r s b a n k t bu-chanan, Mich. All business entrusted to this

Bank will receive prompt and personal attention. W m.Pears, Pres.; Geo. H.Richards, VIcePres.; A. F. Ross, Cashier.

UCIIANAN MARBLE WORKS" Monuments and Headstones of all desigus and kinds of

Marble. Beistle Bnos., Proprietors.O. HAMILTON, Milk Dairy. Delivers Milk

, in all parts of the corporation daily. Resi­dence, head of Front street. "

MONTGOMERY, Grainer and Decorator. . May be found at Straw's Paper Store.D

PHYSICIANS.

E S. DODD, M. D., Physician and Surgeon.« Office in E . S. Dodd & Son's drug store.

Residence on Day’s Avenue.

DRS. PIERCE & BAKER, Physicians and Sur­geons. Night calls promptly attended to.

Office in Kinyon’s block.

MRS. E . F . ANDERSON, M.D., Physician and Surgeon. I n addition to my general practice

I make diseases of women and children a specialty. N o.IS Portage street, Buchanan, Mich.

M W. SLOCUM, Homeopathic Physician and • Surgeon. Office, corner of Third and Main Streets. Office hoars, 11 to 12,1 to 4, 6 to S.

THEODORE F . H. SPRENG, M. D., may he consulted a t his office until 9 A.M. and from

1 to 3 and alter 7 P . M. Office on Main street, first door south of Rough Bros’. Wagon Works.

DR. R. HENDERSON, Physician and Surgeon. ■

_Office over J . K. IV ood's store. Residence,corner of Portage and Sixth, streets.

DENTISTS.

J M. WILSON, Dentist. Office, first door north • of the Bank. Charges reasonable and satis­faction guaranteed.

T G. MANSFIELD, Operative Dentist. All ( j • Work done at the lowest living prices and warranted to give satisfaction. Rooms in Kin- yon'a building.

JOHN W. BEISTLE, Dentist, Rooms over Granse Store. AU work warranted. Also

agent forW kite, Household and American sewing machines. Needles, oil and parts for all machines

DRUGGISTS.TAR. E . S. DODD & SOX. Practical Druggists. J J A large stock of pure and fresh Drugs con­stantly on hand. Fine Perfumes and useful Toil­et Articles. Prescriptions a Specialty.

B WESTOX,PracticalDruggist,dealcrinDrngs, . Medicines,Paints, Oils, ToiletArticles, School •tooks,Stationery & c.,southside o f Frontstreet.

INSURANCE.

W A- PALifER, Notary Public, Fire and Lite . Insurance and Real Estate Agent. Repre­sents ten ol the oldest and best Companies in the

United States. Office with D. E . Hinman.

FARMERS' MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE AS­SOCIATION of Berrien County. Only farm

isks taken . Wsi-Haslett, Sec’y, Buchanan.

MANUFACTURERS.

EOUGH BROS’. WAGOX WORKS, Manufact­urers o f the Buchanan Farm.Freightand Lum­ber Wagons, also Log Trucks. Wide tired wheels

a specialty. Send for printed price lists.

BUCHANAN MANUFACTURING COMPAXr.Manufacturers of cheap and medium grades

o f Chamber Furniture. Capital $50,000.

G S. BLACK & SOX, Wholesale Manufacturers » of Furniture. Marble and Wood Top Centre Tables, Stands and Hat Racks, specialties.

iHE VICTOR HAT RACK CO. Wholesale Manufacturers of Hat Racks.T

ZINC COLLAR PAD CO., sole proprietors and Manufacturers of Curbs’ Patent Zinc Collar

Pad.

B

P ia n o a n d O r g a n

Tuning & Repairing.Reasonable Prices, and Satisfaction

Guaranteed.

Orders mailed to P. O. Box 241, Bu­chanan, Mich., will receive prompt attention.

V. E . D A V ID .

BEST BU ILD IN G BRICK,----- AN D -----

V X S i I M « .

H a v in sr e c e n tly erected an

Improved Brick and Tiling Kiln,I am n o w prepared to furnish, th e

th e m ark et affords. A lso

FIRST-CLASS TILINGranging in size from two to eight inches.

CS^Call and see my brick and get prices.

16 H E N R Y B L O D G E T T .

Having* 1 purchased the stock of

W ATCHES,G L O O E B ,

J e w e l r y , S p e c t a c l e s , & c ,Of H. H. KIN YON, lean, again.be found at my old stand where I shall be glad to welcome my old friends and customers and many new ones.

Close A ttention paid to Fine W atcli Woi-k. and to R epairing Clocks, Jew elry , &c.

CT- I 3 L Z R O IE L

W. H. TALBOT,MACHINIST.

UCHANAN WIXDMILL CO., Windmills,__i Tanks, Pumps, Pipe, Brass Goods, Ac. Fac­tory and office with Rough Bros'. Wagon Works,Buchanan, Mich.

W H. TALBOT, Machinist. Engines, Thresli- . in s and Agricultural Machines repaired.

Cider m ill Screws, Saw Arbors, &c., made to older. Shop on Chicago street.

B T.MORLEY, Star Foundry and Agricultural . Implements. Headquartera for binding twine. Corner F rost and Portage sts.

HENRY BLODGETT, Manufacturer of Bnild- T , Tl p ] T Q q l r i r» Q "R 'r» f r l 11 P ing, WeU and Pavement Brick. Yard in J J .a io J V J .M O J J U L 1 U C .Mansfield Addition. |

Grardner G -overaor,

U tic a S te a m Grauge.E ng ines, T hreshing M achines,

W ood Sawing M achines, H orse Pow ers, M owing, R eap ing ' and o ther M achines repaired .

C ider M ill Screws, Saw A rbors, & c., &c., m ade to order.

S h a f tin g , ' P u lley s , H angers, Couplings and m ill supplies fur­nished on sh o rt notice.

Shop on Chicago s tree t, near m ill ra c e . iau

JOHX WEISGERBER, Manufacturer o f Lum­ber. Custom sawing done to order. Mill on

South. Oak street.

W O. CHURCHILL, Dealer in Lumber, Lath, . ‘ Lime and General Building Material. Moulding, Scroll Sawing and Carpenter Job Work

a specialty. Factory on Alexander st.

TAILORS.

JOHX FEXDER, Practical Tailor. W ork exe­cuted in the latest styles, and warranted to fit. Shop in Day’s block, over Barmore & Richards

store; Furnishing goods by samples.

W TREXBETH, Merchant Tailor. The latest j , styles in Cloths, Cassimeres and Suitings always on hand. AJ1 work warranted.

MILLERS.

I P . FOX, Proprietor of Bnchanan and Rural . Mills. Custom, and Merchant grinding of a ll kinds. Bnchanan, Mich.

17TNGERY & MARBLE, Proprietors of Indian l \ Reserve MiU. Custom grinding a specialty.

Satisfaction guaranteed. Portage st.

CLOTHING BOOTS & SHOES.

J K. WOODS, Dealer in Boots and Shoes, and . Rubber Goods. Gentlemen's and Ladies’ fine

Shoes a specialty;

WEAVER & CO., Dealers in Clothing, Hats, Caps, Gents Furnishing Goods and valises.

L atest styles o f goods always selected. F ron t st., Bnchanan Mich

e EORGE W. NOBLE,” general dealer in Boots* Shoes, Men’s, Boys’ and Youths’ Clothing.

Central Block, F ron t st.

DRY GOODS.■ i ! —1 “P. & C. C. HIGH, Dry Goods. Roe’s Block,

» 50 F ron t st.sGROCERS.

TREAT & REDDER, Dealers in Staple and Fancy Groceries, Crockery, Stoneware and

Elegant Hanging Lamps. Fine te a s a: specialty. 17 Front st.

EARMOKE & RICHARDS, dealers in Groceries, Crockery,Glassware and Bakery Goods. Day’s

Block, F ron t street..

PECK & MILLER, dealers in Groceries, Pro­visions, Crockery, Glasstyare, Ac, Opera House

block Buchanan Mich. Free delivery.

BUTCHERS.

O S. TOURJE, Proprietor Tremont Market. • Cash paid for all kinds of fat stock.

W1 D. CROXON, proprietor of Central Meat . Market. Cash paid for a ll kinds o f live stock andPiodnce. South side F ron t st.

POWDERAbsolutely Pure.

This powder never varies. A marvel oi purity strength and wholesomeucss. More economical than the ordinary kinds, and cannot be sold in competihon with the multitude of low test, short weight, alum or phosphate powders. Sold only in cans. Royal Bakix« P owdeii Co., J09 W all-st, X. Y.

ROSSa

THEBEST TONIC.

This medicine, combining Iron with pure vegetable tonics, quickly and completely Cures D yspepsia, In d igestion , W eakness,

. Im pure B lood , M alaria , Chills m tdF evcrs, and X cnralgin ,

I t is an unfailing remedy for Diseases of the K idneys nml L iver .

I t Is invaluable for Diseases peculiar to W omen, and all who lend sedentary lives.

Itdoesnot injure the teeth, cause headache,or produce constipation—other Iron medicines do.

I t enriches and purifies-the blood, stimulates the appetite, aids the assimilation of food, re­lieves Heartburn and Belching, and strength­ens the muscles and nerves.

For Interm ittent Fevers, Lassitude, Lack of Energy, Ac., i t has no equal.

4 3 - The genuine has above trade mark and crossed red lines on wrapper. Take no other. Hade only by BKOWX CHEMICAL CO., llALTIMOllE, HD.

The N iagara, Falls (RouteT im e ’.T ab le—S o t . JO. 1SS-I..

B U ST IN ’ T H E l ’E M P E B A C E M AN.

H oarsely dem anding ‘•Gimme a d rink!”And ho handled the glass w ith the a ir of oue

Who has Mien before “been th a r ;”And a terrib le glance sh o t ou t o f his eyes,

And over h is hearers ran ,As h e m uttered , “I ’m bang in ’ around the

tow nF or to b u st that tem perance m an!”

“I've heard he 's a cornin’ w ith singin’ nnd sicli

And p ray in ’ and heaps of ta lk ;And allows he’ll m ake a ll feUers w h a t drink

Toe square the tcm p’rance chalk I reckon”—and here he pulled ou t a knife

T hat w as tw o fee t long o r m ore,And he handled p isto ls fam iliarly

W hile the crowd m ade a b reak for the door.The good m an came ancl h is voice was kind,

And.his ways wore w eak nnd m ild:"B ut I ’m going to bust him ,” th e ro a re r said,

“Jess wait till ho gets m e riled .”When h e playfully felt of his p isto l belt,

Aiid took np h is p lace on the stage,And w aited in w rath for the tem porance m an

TO fu rth er excite h is rage.But tile ora tor didn’t ; he w asn 't th a t sort,

F o r lie talked r ig h t stra igh t to the heart, And somehow o r o ther the ro a re r felt

Tlio trem bliitg tea r drops start.And he thought of the wife th a t loved h im

we'l,And the children that climbecl liis knee,

And ho said, as the te rrib le p ic.u ro was drawn,

“H e's go"t i tk e ire c t—th a t’s m e!”T hen his thoughts w ent back to the years

gone by,W hen Iris m other had k issed h is brow,

As she tearfu lly to ld o f th e ev i's of drink,And ho m ade h e r a solem n vow,

T hat he n ev er should touch th e poisonous cup

Which had ru ined so m any b e fo re ;And the tea rs fed fast as he slowly sa id ;

"H e’s ketch in’ m e m ore an d m o re l”

Ho loosened Iris hold on th e p ’sto l and knife, And covered h is stream ing eyes,

And though i t w as hom ely, h is p -ayer w en t u p —

Straight up to th e s ta r li t s kies.Then h e signed his nam e to the tem perance

pledge,And holding i t high, said he,

“I cam e here to b u st th a t tem p ’ra u ce cir.ip, B ut I reckon lie’s busted me.

A CHEAP MUSICIAN.BY E TTIE ROGERS.

Chicago.....Kensington...........Lake....................

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Battle Creek.Marshall.......Albion......... .Jackson..................Grass Lake............Chelsea..................Dexter....................Ann Arhor............ .Ypsilanti____Wayne June..D etro it............Buffalo..........

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A U C T I O N !A ll parties wishing the services of a

first-class auctioneer would do well to call on

CHARLEY EVANS.Satisfaction guaranteed. Hates as

I low as any other good salesman. Bes ' idence,Buchanan, Michigan.

C a t a q o H e l y ’s •g fLY’s . ’SP CREAK BALE PSfA M B kV W .ci_ _ ....

A lla y s In flam m a­tio n . H e a l i t l i e S o r e s . ^Restores tlie Senses o f T aste

a n d sm eil. A q u ick a n d p o sitiv e Cure.

H A Y - F E V E R 50 cents a t Druggists.60 cents by mail registered. Send fo r circular. Sample by mail 10 cents.

ELY BEOS., Druggists Owego,N. Y.

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MISCELLANEOUS.IRTHE. STRAW, Largest Stock of Wall Paper

i J and Ceiling Decorations ever brought in Ber­rien County. Ceiling Decorating and Papering a Specialty. Three doors east of P . O.f i EORGE CHURCHILL, Contractor and Bnild- VX or, and dealer in Lumber, Lath and Shingles. F ron t street.

ARRY BINNS, News Dealer and: Stationer.____ Stationery and a ll the leading News andStory Papers, and periodicals.conatantly on hand. Located in P o st Office.H

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A. F . P eacock, Agent Bnchanan.

ST. JOSEPH VALLEY B. B.

On and after Monday, Dec.l, 1SS4, trains will rnn on the St. Joseph Valley R. R . as follows:LeaveBuchanan.....................,10.10a.m., 2.20p m .

“ B errienSprings..............1.00pm. 5.30 p.m .Special trains daring Court and on extra occa­

sions.

M I L L I N E R Y !I H A YE A EU LIi STOCK OF

New Millinery Goods,And shall keep the latest styles.

Work Done in Good Taste and on Short Notice.

tLadies are invited to call and exam­

ine goods and prices when in want of anything in this line.

B3P“Ko. 10 Main street.

MISS M. HUGH.

LAST CHANCETo obtain Government Lands free—that are suitable for general farming and stock raising purposes—before change o f laws as per biUs now pending in Congress.

IN THE DEVILS LAKE,TURTLE MOUNTAIN,

And Mouse River Country.N O R T H A P D C O £ ibsuSD A K O T A H u n C O Lake, Dakota.Over 2 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 Acres of K. R. Lands in Minne­sota at the low" price of $3.00 per acre and upwards. SectionalMapandfuttparricularsmailed “ ‘™“ free to any address byC. H. WARREN,Gen’l Pass. Agent, S t Paul, Minn, and Manitoba R. St. Paux Minn.

SHORT-HAND BY HAIL.I n c lu d in g # % |L | | % w - A I A F o r a limited Text-Books, % ^ lw L a ■ ' - $ 1 w s time only.

Send for Circular. 243 StateStrcet, Chicago.s t a n d a r d - s c h o o l o f s h o r t - h a n d .

MILLINERSWholesale and Retail Palace Stores, S. E . comer Wabash and tfadieon BtrcetSj Chicago. StylishPattern Bonnets and high class Millinery unequal-. ’ ’ , " Sole importers of the noted N.

Tipped Tins, acknowlsd by the Milliners and ladles oitaste to be unexcelled;led in the TT. S

1 3 . H. Shapes and

The day was bitterly cold, and Cleve Randolph was in urgent haste. Be­hind the marble facade of the magnifi­cent business buildiug on the bustling square, his presence was awaited by a distinguished’ lawyer; and time was precious to the legal magnet, ivhose fame and whose dollars were counted by the passiug moments.

Cleve Bandolph was in haste, and the bitterly keen wind pierced even tbe warm density of his furry great coat; blit all the same, as lie descended from his luxurious coupe, and crossed the icy flagging, he tarried with a lin­gering gaze, turned toward an ap­proaching figure—tbe slim figure of a girl whose inexpensive and unadorned raiment was worn with the grace of a goddess and dignity of a queen.

Beneath the simple bronze feather turban the lovely face looked pensive and weary, and her delicate shoulders seemed to contract ancl quivered with­in the woefully thin shawl that she had draped so pretty over her faded pheasant brown silk. But her pale features flushed, and her pensive eyes brightened as she perceived tbe young man, who extended his elegantly glov­ed hand to her as she approached him.

“Why, Janet — Miss Douglass," he began in a cordially courteous way, and with a carious glance at the woe­fully insufficient shawl—“this biting, cutting cold would have kept you home, I should have supposed.”

“I am used to the cold,” said Janet, attempting an unconcerned smile, al­though she was perceptibly shivering from her bare pink ears to the tips of her fiimsily-shod toes. “And Miss De Yaux was so anxious that I should practice the new music I am to play for her little party—there is to be some carpet dancing, I believe.”

“She should have sent her carriage for you, I should think,” Cleve com­mented, bluntly. And then, with an interest too cordial for anything im­pertinent, he inquired: “And does she remunerate you so liberally that you cannot afford yourself a cab on such a freezing day as this ?”

“She gives me for an evening some­times a dollar—never more than two. She would not want me at all were I not a cheap musician,” the girl answer­ed, ancl with unmistakable reluctance.

The young man thrust his elegantly- gloved hands deep into his furry pock­ets, elevated his handsome head, and stared in unaffected and indignant as­tonishment. He quite understood the pathetic mystery of the weary face and insufficient shawl.

“Janet—Miss Douglass,” he present­ly said, in his frank and deferential way. I shall be detained here for some little time, and’my poor hay yon­der- emphatically objects to inactivity in the freezing street. You will only oblige me if you will afford him a bit of wholesome exercise by alio wingyour- self to be driven to the De Yaux resi- d6ncG.M

“Oh, but Mr. Bandolph!” she hesi­tated.

“Oh, hut Miss Janet!” he smilingly interrupted, as with gentle mastery he put a hand within her arm and urged her to the coupe.

And had she been a daughter of roy­alty, arrayed in cloth of gold and adorned with priceless gems, he could with no more attentive respect have tucked the snowy bear robes about her delicate figure—with a more reverent salute have closed tlie emblazoned door and watched her drive away.

“He is kind always; but be means only a vicarous courtesy toward Maud De Yaux,” she sighed, as she nestled in the pleasant warmth of the plushy cushions.

However, what she deemed only a courtesy meant by proxy for another, thrilled her with girlish ecstasy. That frank patrician countenance, those sympathetic dark eyes seemed still be­fore her; that gentle imperious voice echoed through every strain and meas-

jtwS'RS her pretty fingers fluttered over the piano keys in the De Yaux music- room.

The charm of the courtesy still thrill­ed her when she again went out into the winter street and turned toward her home—an exceedingly unpreten­tious boarding establishment in an ob­scure neighborhood.

The soft smile was still upon her lips, the soft splendor in her violet eyes, as she entered her tiny atic room with its one dim window and one wooden chair, its iron bed and patch of frayed carpet, its pictureless walls and fireless stove, its air of must and desolation and poverty. t

“Ali! the pretty mademoiselle, she look now so happy,” observed the land­lady, an a le r t ' Frenchwoman with sharp, but not unkindly, visage. She has now the better luck may be—the work she so long want. And she now pay me for the small dinners and the tiny chamber; the chamber not so fine perhaps, hut comfortably nice always —-I mean she not pay quite now, but after, when she get her earning. And thepackage iscome—themees2ewp7idir, lie bring the Big box all carefully.”.

“The box? There-m ust be some

mistake,” Janet wonderingly exclaim­ed, as sbe glanced toward the ugly iron bed where the unanticipated package had .been deposited.

But there could be no mistake. Her name and address were inscribed in bold legibility upon the long flat cover that she lifted with girlish eagerness, changing to utter bewilderment as she beheld a folded inantal—a heavy cloak of rich cloth,lined and edged with silky gray fur and a fresh five-dollar bank note pinned beside the silvery clasp.

“Ali! the pretty mademoiselle she now look so much surprised,” cried the alert and vivacious landlady’. “The cloak, so magnificent, that is one good g ift—from whom, you not know?”

“Miss De Yaux must have sent the package,” Janet said, reflectively. “My shawl is so shabby, and she likes me to look nicely when I go to her house. And she wishes me to make my faded silk a bit more presentable with some new laces, I presume,” she added, with her lovely astonished eyes still fixed upon the magical bank note.

“Tlie pretty mademoiselle, she need so many things,” the unselfish landlady paid, as she tripped away.

“Maud De Vaux is not so niggardly and unfeeling after all,'” Janet thought, as she made herself ready for her du­ties at the party; and she will have no cause for dissatisfaction with me now.I shall not blunder in my music as I used to sometimes when I felt pinched and tired and freezing, and tlie old pheasant-brown silk does not seem at all shabby with the new ecru laces and the brilliant bunch of golden chrysan­themum for the corsage. She will not be displeased with me to-night I fan­cy.”

But all those agreeable fancies were not to be wholly realized.

As she entered the De Yaux man­sion she was met at the door of an attic-room by an elaborately attired young lady whose artistically penciled brows were marred by a frown of very pronounced displeasure.

“I expressly charged you, Miss Doug­lass, to arrive early,” Maud De Yaux haughtily said, as s ie closed tlie snowy watcli she held open in one coarsely- molded and profusely-ringed hand. “Mr. Bandolph is terribly’ annoyed; be is so excessively particular, and be never tolerates anything dilatory from people whom I employ. I declare I shall quite tremble for my servants when Cleve is once my husband,” she murmured in tuneless falsetto accents, and with an affectedly absent manner, as if communing with herself.

Janet started; all the soft splendor vanished from the lovely eyes, and for an instant the sweet mouth quivered: The pleasant fancies were dispelled; the reality was but censure, affront, and a sly, waspish sting, which she did not entirely’ comprehend.

“Shall I begin with the children’s waltz ?” she rather nervously inquired, as she moved toward the music room door, that was just then barricaded by tbe tightly corseted obesity of the other.

“I must ascertain what Mr Ban- dolph’s wishes are,” replied Miss De Yaux, stealthily eyeing the paling face before her. “Proposes a quadrille for the older people, very likely. I de­clare with ins suggestions and whims Cleve has managed to make my infor­mal little party a dreadfully mixed up affair. But he intends only to be help­ful of course; he is so very obliging— ridiculously’ so some times, or he would scarcely have permitted you his coupe, as he did, although, of course, that was meant as a courtesy toward me,” she concluded, as she whisked her laflrel green brocade aside that the girl might pass.

“I know,” flattered Janet, ignoring the waspish sting, feeling depressed and perplexed, and marveling if some musiciiil blunder might be very prob­able after all. :

“But, surely, Miss Douglass, you are not going cloaked and bonneted into the music room, are you?” Miss De Yaux demanded, arrogantly. “The place for your wraps is here—of course you do not expect to thrust yourself among my guests!—although, I declare, you do manage -to prink yourself in amazingly expensive garments,” she supplemented, as Janet doffed the rich new mantle.

The tender, violet eyes opened wide­ly; a burning scarlet kindled and flam­ed in the pallor of each soft cheek.

“Did you not send me the cloak?” the girl asked, in tremulous wonder; “the package and the bank note that were brought to me by the messen­ger?”

“Something has unsettled your wits J. should say’,” Miss De Yaux snapped with a sudden sour suspicion in her harsh falsetto. I sent you nothing— why should I? l a m sure I have al­ready given you quite too much for your inferior performances on the piano. I declare I shall never again employ a cheap musician. Do try and make your playing a little less jerky and more spirited,” was her dictator­ial injunction as the girl moved toward a supurb piano screened by tall pot­ted palms and by a fantastically loop­ed portiere.

Beyond the screen of tropic foliage, at the fa r end of the drawing room, Janet discerned the handsome partri- can countenance of Cleve Bandolph. His dark, sympathetic eyes seemed turned toward her; and her heart thrilled as she adjusted her music stool and arranged the sheets of a pre­liminary allegretto.

Her soft eyes glowed and her scarlet cheeks flamed more hotly; somehow with the cliarm of his glance upon her and with that thrill a t her heart, she no more apprehended a musical blunder She was really a spirited and conscien­tious performer, and she was just then nerved by a girlishly rebellious ambi­tion to interest and delight him by the talent which Miss Maud De Yaux had so contemptuously depreciated.

And so she began; and as sheplayed all the worry and affront of the day seemed to resolve into nothingness, and she was conscious only of the one revered presence, which had tlie power to arouse and solace her as'nothing else earthly could do.

But in the midst of i t all, MissDe Yaux suddenly whisked her laurel green brocade over the velvet roses of the gorgeous carpet.

“We have had quite enough, Miss Douglass,” she said' with a subtle ac­cession of acerbity ir. her jarringaccents. “Mr. Bandolph seems quite bored, al­though possibly be may profess to ad­mire your performance; my dear Cleve would profess admiration of any stupid

.thing rather than annoy m e! But the guests are going and we do not require your services any longer to-night.”

Janet silently arose and moved to­ward the ante-room; but.somehow that discordant falsetto had.brought back

- the old sense of desolation and fatigue,. and she was not sorry to go.: “F or what are you waiting?” Miss He Yaux superciliously demanded as the girl hesitated and turned with a questioning look. .• “My wraps—my cloak—is-not here,” Janet replied.

“Oil, well, some of the servants will know about the tilings,” Miss He Yaux said w ith frigid indifference, and then minced hack to the drawing room, . •

But all inquiry was useless. Janet’s beautiful rich new cloak was gone— where, she could not ascertain. She could only conjecture that some prowl er had skulked into the mansion and—

unseen and unheard amid the music and the jollity—had purloined the too conspicuous garment. ’

“The cloak is only a pretext,” Miss De Yaux declared with a sneer. “The young person desires to excite pity, I daresay—she imagines Mr. Bandolph will offer his coupe to her, no doubt.”

And so Janet folded a flimsy scarf about her shoulders and went out into the bitter midnight.

Something colder than the winter frost chilled her brave heart as she hastened away—she was not insured to “man’s inhumanity to man” which countless thousands have experienced hut to mourn!

As she struggled on the fierce and icy wind, the rumble of wheels and the tlmd of hoofs sounded down the empty avenue, and the next instant a restive hay shook his gilded trap­pings elosely.beside her on the curb.

“Janet—dear child,” a gently imper­ious voice called as a graceful parfcri- cian form desended from the coupe, “what was that about your cloak ? And why did you leave us so abruptly? Did not Miss De Yaux tell you that I was waiting to drive you home?”

“She said my playing bored you; she hurried me away,” Janet faltered, fearfully, and trembling with the cold and with the dignity and resentment of i t all.

“She said what was untrue; your playing was exquisite, he earnestly an­swered, as, in his protective way of defence and mastery, he lifted her to a seat beside him. “But we must have another wrap for yon—I do not wonder you are so aguish,” he added, as be at­tentively tucked the snowy hear robe more closely about the delicate shoul­ders, which shivered pitifully beneath the flimsy scarf.

The gentle touch, his attentive sym­pathy, quite unnerved the harassed and exhausted Janet, and in that sud­den weakness she covered her face with wibli both her numb little hands, and began to sob nervously.

In an instant his arms were about her, and that sorrowful face was drawn closely against bis own.. “My darling, my dear love, why do you cry ?” he whispered. “Do you not understand that I mean to care for you, now ancl always, if you will let me? I waut.you for my own treasur­ed wife, Janet.”

Janet blushed divinely, her sweet head nestled against his heart, and she was at rest.

“Ah, the pretty mademoiselle!” the kindly landlady chirped when she was made aware of what had happened, “she has the better luck. She lias the one grand husband, so good,so rich, and the love so greatly more desireable."

But Miss Maud De Yaux made a lit­tle gritnance, meant to be expressive of superior perspicacity ancl vast commis­eration.

“Poor Gleve has so little strength of character,” she simpered. “He is so susceptible and so easily duped—that is why I never encourged his devotion to me. Of course, he has no real affec­tion for h e r; no gentleman can really care for an unrefled young person who is forever begging expensive favors from him. She actually coaxed him to present her a fashionable cloak; i t was so like the one I used to wear, that my maid positively put i t into my wordrobe one night when that odious girl was boring my guests with her jerky and spiritless piano perform­ances! . The poor fellow will be disen­chanted all too soon, I am sure.”

But, despite that unpleasant predic­tion, there is no prouder nor more loy­al husband than tbe deplorable-per­verted young gentleman who married Miss De Yaitx’s Cheap Musician.

Girls.Girls are of few days and full of mis­

chief, and whoever is deceived thereby is not wise.

"When the.fair young girl elieweth her gum with greater haste ancl stamp- eth her pretty foot do thou look out.

She eometh forth in the evening in low neck ancl short sleeves; but at -morning she lieth in bed while her mother liustletb.

When the sleighbell tinkleth, she staudeth at the window and yearnetli for a beau, and when he eometh she doeth up liis purse. He wrappeth the buffalo robe about her and lniggethher much ancl stayetb out beyond his time, and the livery man acldeth four good dollars to his bill.

In the evening lie hieth himself away to her father’s mansion. He go- eth in, sitteth by the lire, and ere he leaveth lie poppetli the question, and she jumpeth at the chance.

When the cock croweth he taketh his departure, and when he remember- eth the smallness of his salary he kick- eth himself and compareth himself to an ass—yea, verily.

He getteth his license and goeth forth on the morning of his wedding day and employeth a godly man to do the job, and when the sun setteth he finds himself a married man. Selah!

The olcl woman prophesietli a hoy, and he jumpeth up and down and cracketh liis heels together with joy; the doctor spsaketh words of wisdom and cautionetli h im not toiatify before all the returns are in.

The niglit weareth wearily on, and the young man waketh impatient; hub the old lady speaketli words of cheer and prophesietli again, and he bideth his time and waiteth his reward. A cry smiteth his ear and the drum there­of, and lie biteth his lip and kieketh himself again when as the old woman poketh her head in the door and bring- eth the tidings of two more girls.— Through-Mail. .

W hen Advertising' is W anted.There’s nothing on earth so mysteri­

ously funny as a newspaper advertise­ment. The prime, first, last, and all the time object of an advertisement is to draw custom. I t is not, never was and never will be designed for any other human purpose. So the merchant waits till the busy season and his store is so full of customers that lie can’t get liis hat off, 'and then he rushes to the newspapers and puts in liis advert tisement. When the dull season gets along, and there is no trade, and lie wants to sell goods so bad he can’t pay his rent, he takes out his advertise­m ent' That is, some of them do, but occasionally a level-headed merchant puts in a bigger one and- scoops all the business, while his neighbors are mak­ing mortgages, to pay the gas bill.— Bridgeport (Ct.) Port.

Tlie Art of Keeping Poor.r A man was asked how lie managed to get so ricb, and he said he never bought anything that he was not oblig­ed to have, bu t our people reverse tlie rule, and buy most everything- they are not obliged to have. This is the way we do at our house, and most everybody else that I know of. We have got rich folks’ ways with a poor man’s purse, and so we live on a strain. I t is a curious circumstance in this life, that the folks who would be most liberal and charitable with their money haven't got any surplus to give away. Their very habits of free living and generosity keep; them from accumu­lating.

A Strange History.Only the other day I was looking up­

on a young man wb o has the most re­markable history of any person in this country. Although hut twenty-three years old he has borne three different names, all of them legitimately, as he supposed. He was horn of high-class people but out of wedlock. When an infant he was baptized and named af­ter an eminent divine. Before be was out of babyhood he was adopted by a wealthy lady and given her family name. He grew up to know no other as his own, until three years ago, when the mystery of liis life was re­vealed to him and his father presented to him. He now wears his right name and has just established his right to do so in the courts, and to a goodly estate left by his mother, whom he never saw, although she did not die until he was a lad well up in his teens. His mother never saw him, ancl her pathetic long­ings to find her son were told in a law­suit, wherein his sister swore that the boy’s mother ouee said to her: “Mary, I-have a boy somewhere in the wide world.® When he was born they took him away and I never saw anything hut liis little hand and arm, and that has haunted me all my life and made it miserable.” The father and mother are both dead and the’child only now secures a-compefcency, just as he lias attained a man’s size and understand­ing.— Philadelphia News.

Superstition or Affectation?The carrying of a rabbit’s foot as a

charm to ward off the spells of evil disposed persons, is not confined to the darkey alone in the south. Almost every young man in this neighborhood has one in his pocket.

“Do you carry a rabbit’s foot?” I asked of a friend.

“Yes,” he replied; “I have carried one ever since I was a small boy. I also carry a buckeye and a potato in my pocket.”

“What for?”“Why, for luck. A t least tha t is

why I carry a rabbit’s foot. The buck­eye and potato are to keep off disease.”

“Do many young men carry rabbits’ feet?”

“Ob, yes, and the girls too. I have two rabbits’ feet tied together with a blue ribbon and highly perfumed, that my own sweetheart gave me. They are all the go for presents now.”—*lZa- ltama letter in Chicago News.

Progress of the Tehuantepec Ship Iiailw ay .

The Government of Mexico has late­ly made important additions to the concessions heretofore granted to the Tehuantepec Ship Bailway. Mexico guarantees the net revenue of the com­pany to the extent of §1,250,000 per an­num for 15 years after the completion of the road, and gives the company the right to ask for additional guarantees from other governments to the extent of §2,500,000 per annum, or a total of §3,750,000, being four per cent on §93,- 000,000.

Other guaranteeinggo vernments may have a rebate of 25 per cent on their commerce for 80 years, and a repre­sentation of two-ninths in the Board of Directors. The company has the right to establish coaling stations and to import coal free of duty, to furnish ships in transit, and also the right to collect all tolls, except those from Mex­ican commerce, in gold, a difference in favor of the company of about IS per cent There are several other minor concessions granted, such as the right to establish two tow-boat lines inde­pendent of taxation, and to collect har­bor dues —Scientific American.

Thought and Labor.Buskin says: I t is a no less fatal

error to despise labor, when regulated by intellect, than to value it for its o wn sake. We are always in these days trying to separate the two; we want one man to he always thinkiDg and an other to be always working, and we call one a gentleman and the other an operative; whereas the workman ought often to be thinking and the thicker often to be working, and both should be gentlemen in the best sense. As it is, we make both ungentle, the one en­vying, the other despising Ms brother, and the mass of society is made up of morbid thinkers and miserable work­ers. How, it is only by labor that thought nan be made happy; and the professions should be liberal, and there should he less pride felt in peculiarity of employment and more in excellence of achievement.—Scientific American.

Defacing the Monument.The lower courses of the Washing­

ton monument have been • blackened since i ts . completion by persons who have scribbled their names on the marble. Some have scratched their names on the stones with nails or pen­knives. Supt. McLaughlin says that his men were powerless to prevent this vandalism, as the visitors would pay no attention to any pers5n hut the reg­ular police. Some strangers have gone so far as to chip pieces from the stones. This, when detected, was stopped by the workmen, who forcibly expelled the offenders. The scribblers have al­so defaced the marble in the interior of tbe monument at tbe top.—Wash­ington Republican.

Furniture Polish.The subjoined simple preparation is

said to be desirable for cleaning and polishing old furniture. Over a mod­erate fire put a perfectly clean vessel. Into this drop two ounces of white or yellow wax. When melted add four ounces of pure turpentine, then stir until cool, when it is ready for use. The mixture brings out the original color of the wood, adding a luster equal to that of varnish.—Scientific Ameri­can.

Among the various contrivances for indicating 24 hours on watcli dials, one by Sturrock and Meek, mentioned in> the HOrological Journal, seems to he neat and ingenious. The dial is made with twelve holes, in place of the usual figures. During the first half of the day, midnight to noon, the figures 1 to 12, placed on a disk at the back, show through; at noon the disk becomes au­tomatically shifted, so that the figures 1 to 12 are replaced by figures 13 to 24 (0); at midnight the figures 1 to 12 are again brought into view. Thus, whilst retaining the ordinary and familiar and convenient 12-hour spaces, the ad­vantage of the 24-hour system is ob­tained without the necessity of keep­ing a double set of hourly figures con­stantly in view.

People who use warm water bottle's and India rubber bags would find a bag of sand far more convenient. The sand should'be fine, clean, and thoroughly dried, then put into a flannel hag. and the hag covered with linen or cotton cloth,- to prevent the sand from sifting out. The bag m aybe quickly heated by placing i t in an oven or on a stove. The sand holds the heat along time, and imparts a more agreeable warmth to the feet or hands' than a warm wa­ter hottie.—Scientific American.

First-Class and in All Styles!' A FINE LINE OF

FRAMES, MATS, CORDS, TASSELS,And everything pertaining to the Photographic

- trade.

CALL AND SEE ME!Second door east of Post-Office.

C. E . K E R B

Baking Pow der Tramps.The danger to the public health from

the indiscriminate use of the many* lime and alum baking powders of com-- m ercehas been so fully exposed th a t- everybody desires to avoid them. A s- “fore warned is forearmed,” housekeep: - urs will thank us for apprising them of the special efforts a t present being made to dispose of such powders in this vicinity.

The proprietors of some of the worst- of these powders are now going from , house to house, Hying by means of a - trick, or so-called test, with heat and - water, to show that their article is a s - good as the Boyal Baking Powder, mak- • ing the comparison with this brand- because everybody recognizes i t to he - absolutely pure and wholesome, the ob­ject, of coarse, being to supply their- own goods in place of the Boyal, wMeh- housekeepers have for so many years- relied upon to puff up the morning- biscuit, and to make the light, palata­ble, and wholesome roll, cake and pas-- try for which it is famous.

The housekeeper will do well to be » on her guard against these baking - powder tramps. Every intelligent per- “ son knows th a t any goods peddled from- house to house in this manner, or that, are given away in samples, or sought to be introduced by secretly traducing the character of other goods well known - to he pure and reliable, have no m erits’ of their own, and have failed to find- purchasers through legitimate means..

Venire informed, as a matter of fac t,1 that one of these tramps is trying to ” introduce a powder tha t has been found - by the Government chemist to be 11.85 ’ per cent lime, wiiile the other peddles ’ a powder that is 20 per cent alum— one a powerful caustic, the other a * corrosive poison.

Ho such tricks or jugglery will be apt to deceive any intelligent person.’ Tbe housekeeper who has used her' Boyal Baking Powder ever since shev ’ discarded cream of ta rta r and soda,- knows more about its qualities than all the tramps in the country can teach * her. The erugial test to which she has put the Boyal Baking Powder—the ■ test of actual and successful work in-- the preparation of pure and wholesome food, under which i t has never failed— ' is entirely satisfactory to her. She has always had “good luck” with it in mak­ing light, sweet, and delicious bread, biscuit and cake, and has placed it, to ' stay, a t the head of her housekeeping favorites. She knows that it has been ' officially approved by the Government - chemists as the best, and we imagine that the baking powder tramp who at-" tempts to supplant its place inher con-' fidence will find this a bad year for h is ' business.

Yerschiedenheit.The Bank of France is said* to pos­

sess an ingeniously arranged photo­graphic studio concealed in a gallery behind its cashier, so that a t a signal the portrait of a suspected customer may he instantly taken without liis knowledge.

If President Cleveland were to make a hundred appointments every day,six days in a week, it would take him three years and a half to fill all the offices with Democrats. Considering the start he has made the hungry a t Washing­ton are getting discouraged.

Celery may be kept for a week or ISnger by rolling i t up in a brown pa­per and then pinning i t up in a towel, keeping it in as dark and cool a place as possible. Before using it le t i t re­main in a pan of cold water for an hour, and i t will be quite crisp and cold.

I t is asserted of a woman who died in Cape Breton that she was 110 years old, and np to the day of her death could relate « with perfect accuracy events which happened X00 years ago. The last statement is oddly taken as proof of the other. Almost any school­boy can do the same thing, but that does not prove him to he 100 years old.

An old lady living near Georgetown,S. 0., sowed recently, as she supposed, some mustard seed. Days and weeks passed, but no signs of the seed having taken root were visible, and she decid­ed to make an investigation, which, much to her surprise, revealed th a t she had planted some of her son-in- law’s powder, and not mustard seed, as was supposed.

Abraham, Isaac and Jacob Kile, of Bichmond, Pa., are triplets, 72 years of age. Isaac Is fifteen minutes older tiian Jacob, and fifteen minutes the j unior of Abraham. Their mother died recently, aged 98, Besides these three children she left nine others, with eighty-two grandchildren, 120 great­grandchildren, twenty-eight great- great-grandchildren, and two great> great-great-grandchildren.

In an oration on “Fools” a celebrat­ed wit once delivered Mmself • as fol­lows: “In one gutter I saw a pig; in the other the resemblance of a man. The pig was sober, the man was drunk. The pig had a ring in his nose, the oth­er animal had one on his finger. The pig grunted, so did the man. And I said alond, ‘We are known by the com­pany we keep.’ And the pig heard me and walked away, ashamed to he seen in the company of the drunken man.’”

Instruction in mechanical trades has been introduced in the Maine State Beform School a t Cape Elizabeth, and has enlisted the interest of many of the boys, who have made very good progress under it. Tbe boys are care­fully taught first the names and uses of tools, and then how to use and keep them in order. They are also taught the names of the different kinds of wood used in carpentry and how to distinguish them. The trustees of the institution, in their annual report for 1SS4, say that tlie department supplies a long-felt want.

The Fontaine locomotive, which won celebrity on the line of the Canada Southern, has disappeared. The cen­tra l idea was the introduction of two friction wheels above *two driving wheels. By the contact of the upper wheel With the lower, a greater num­ber of revolutions per minute, and hence a greater speed could be obtain­ed. A company was formed with $1,- 000,000 nominal capital stock a t §25 per share. Two engines were built a t an expense of §25,000, but they proved failures. Altogether the company paid out §645,000, and received $2,700 in re­turn.

When Mrs. Mackay first began en­tertaining in Paris she was fond of welcoming Americans to her salons. She particularly delighted in the soel- e tyof people who had risen to emi-* nence by their Own intellect and tal­ent. American literary _ people of all grades, from the poet to the prosaic newspaper correspondent, singers and theatrical artists were invited to her soirees on the same footing as the old noblesse and the young nobility, too. The patricians soon began to object to meeting these untitled Americans, and ventured to h in t as much to Mrs. Mac­kay. She gave the aristocrats to un ­derstand that if they did not like-to meet her Democratic countrymen and women they were-at liberty to Temain away from h e r . entertainments, but they did not, the majority even respect­ing her the more for her independence.

B u c h a n a n R e c o r d .

JOHN a . aOLMES, Editor.

THURSDAY. APRIL.2, 1SS5. .

Republican S tate Ticket.

For Justice 'or the Supreme Court, THOMAS M. COOLET,

F or Regents of the University, CHARLES S. DRAPER, of Saginaw,

AAROJf McALVAY, of Manistee.

A rltor Day Proclamation.T o t h e P eo ple of Mich ig an:

In. compliance witli a concurrent resolution passed by tbe Legislature of the State of Michigan, approved Marclt 16,1881, and reiterated by tbe Legisla­ture of 1S85, requesting the Governor to call th e attention of the people of the State to'the importance of planting trees for ornament, protection, and shade, by naming a day upon which this work shall be given especial prom­inence, to be known and designated as ‘ArborDay,’” whieh custom prevails In many of the States.

Therefore I, Russell A. Alger, Gov­ernor of the Stateof Michigan, do here­by designate Saturday, the Eleventh day of April, A. D. 1SS5, as Arbor Day, and earnestly recommend that on that date we plant trees by the roadside, by our farmhouses, in our fields, parks, villages, and cities, around the schoOl- houses, and in the cemeteries where sleep our beloved dead. Let us plant for use as well as for beauty. We may not live to enjoy the full fruits of this work, but our children, and our child­ren’s children will receive the benefits of our labor.

In Testimony Whereof, I have caus­ed the Great Seal of the State to be hereunto affixed, at Lansing, this 25th day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty- five. Russell A. Alger.

IT. A. Conant, Secretary of State.

The appointment of Sorden Lister for postmaster of South Bend has been confirmed.

Report from Gen. Grant at 8:30 this morning states that he is rapidly sink­ing, and can at most last but a few hours.

The appointment of Judge E. J. Phelps, as minister of England, is said to be a t the request of Henry Ward Beecher. %

I t is said that Tim Tarsney is hav­ing life made a burden to him by about 1,500 applicants for post-offices in his district.

The reduction of the National debt for last month was $4S5,74T against over $14,000,000 for the corresponding month in 1SS4.

The enormous bill for medicine at the encampment under Begole and Shakespeare show's an unusually un­healthy state of affairs.

One by one the heads of the mar­tyrs fall. Hon. E. W. Keightley, who has held the position of third auditor of the treasury department since nis retirement from Congress in 1S79, has resigned, by request.

Those who read the tirade of the Evening Hews against Judge Cooley, will remember that Mr. Cooley was one of the Judges who sustained the decision of the lower court in Mc- Lean-Scripps libel suit that cost the Hews something like $25,000. A sum that forms a good foundation for po­litical opposition.

London papers seem to entertain the idea that if England and Russia fight, the peace of the world will be broken. When, they get well a t J t those same papers can see the most peaceful and industrious nation that ever existed, if they will just gaze over in this direc­tion. The happiness of Uncle Sam will be complete.

Last fall the Democrats were very solicitous lest Gov. Alger take undue advantage of his G. A. R. connections. I t is all right and without political significance for Alien B. Morse to work the same string for political assistance, His party appear to imagine that his connection with G. A . R. to be about all of the qualifications necessary for a judge of the supreme court.

Already a part of the family of Un­cle Sam. are beginning to reap a benefit

, from the rumors of war across the big pond. A number of large iron mills

^ia Pennsylvania are now working on large orders for armor plate for the Russian Government, some of them employing others to help fill their or­ders, Tbe Remingtons have 1,300 men working on rifles and the Union Me- talic Cartridge Co. making cartridges for the same market, while Armour & Co., of Chicago, have received orders for 18,000 cans of canned beef for the British supply, and have cleaned out all of the can factories within reach. “ ’Tis an ill wind that blows no one good.”

A writ of error has been recognized in the case against the ballot box thieves in Chicago, and they are a t lib­erty temporarily, a t least. Alike Mc­Donald is their chief bondsman for $50,000 each, and im naking the bond swore tha t he owned $500,000 in real estate, free from incumbrance. I t is bat a short time since he wanted to be released from a bond, and in order to do so swore th a t he was worth nothing, and th a t his was a very precarious business. He may be worth half a million to-day and penniless to-mor­row. This move in the Maekin-Galli- gher case gives them one move chance to defeat justice. There is no question of their guilt, as charged, but this is a quibble about some technical point in the trial. Should the law fail to do its duty in this case i t is a good point to close the court room Shutters.

'W ashington L e tte r.W a s i u n g t o i i , March 30,1885.

There is much prating among the Democrats here now about retrench­ment and reform. They have made

. some changes, but it is still an open' question whether these are in the na­ture of reform. Here is a sample of Democratic economy. Each of the ex­ecutive departments lias kept equipages for the use of officials In daily trips from the departments to the Capitol and W hite House: Secretary Lamar

- claimed th a t he could save the Govern­ment $6,000 a year by dispensing with sundry horses and vehicles, and they

were sold last Wednesday by the auc­tioneer. On the following day this new apostle of reform granted a holi­day to the clerks of his Department, because, forsooth, Jacob Thompson was dead, and he was once Secretary of the Interior, under President Buchanan. This day of respite from work, in a Department already notoriously be hind with its business, cost the Gov­ernment $12,000 in the shape of sala­ries, and all to honor a traitor whom it were a kindness to forget. But the clerks enjoyed their freedom all the same, and. blessed him for dying, if for nothing else.

In view of the present illness of Jeff. Davis it is probable that on one of these clays the stars and stripes float­ing over the W ar Department will-be lowered at half mast, and another obituary holiday ordered. In the light of the new dispensation the discovery would doubtless be made that the memory of the arch-rebel should be honored, for lie was Secretary of War during Pierce’s administration.

Disappointment with President Cleveland’s manner of distributing offi­cial patronage increases daily. There is an Irrepressible conflict between him and members of Congress. The latter have long been in the habit of making recommendations for federal appoint­ments In their respective States. This has‘'grown to be an adjunct to Con­gressional honor that members value accordingly. I f a man wanting office failed to get tbe endorsement of bis Congressman, lie had no chance of suc­cess. Air. Cleveland lias ignored near­ly every recommendation made by State delegations. He is virtually snub­bing members of Congress every day, and is following bis own inclinations without reference to their advice. The members are thoroughly disgusted with Ins course, and say lie will not find things very pleasant when the Forty- ninth Congress meets.

Many Democrats who came here from nearly every part of the Union have gone home feeling that they have not obtained the recognition to which they are entitled, and that the Presi­dent is pursuing a ruinous course. Hot the least of their grievances is his slowness in “turning tbe rascals out.” Rural Democrats especially have been taught by their leaders and organs that all Republican officials are rascals, and naturally wonder why they are not turned out en masses

Senator Colquitt says Georgia is well pleased with the new administration, that there is no grumbling among the Georgia members. And he thinks, himself, that the President’s appoint­ments have been dictated by admirable wisdom. His unique happiness can readily be understood. Georgia has just secured the Alexican mission for Gen. Jacksou, and Senator Colquitt's son-in-law, Mr. Baird, was yesterday named as the new chief of the Dead L etter office. I t all depends upon the disposition of tire spoils.

Between the selection of Mr. S. S. Cox for Minister to Turkey, and the unfathomable workings of the minds of voters, the next House of Represent­atives may he a dull one. Mr. Reed of Maine is the only fun-maker left, and his is a sarcastic, hitter wit. Belford, of Colorado, Horr, of Michigan, and Ochiltree, of Texas, are all politically no more, and now, “poor Yorrick,” the last jester, goes to Turkey, and the House will laugh no more at his strain­ed efforts at mirth. Still there will be many neu members in the House, and they m ay develop a talent for low com­edy equal to that of their predecessors.

A Democratic Administration.Washington’, March 20.—The clos­

ing of the Interior Department to-day, in respect for the memory of Jacob Thompson, who was at the head of that department under President Bu­chanan, excited a great deal of com­ment in. the city. I t Has long been the custom that upon the death of a man who has been a member of the Cabinet to close the department of which he was the head, on the day of the funer­al, and to drape the department build­ing with emblems of mourning for the period of thirty days. Tnis custom was followed to-day in reference to the death of Air. Thompson, and is the first instance in which there lias been any public tribute paid to the memory of a prominent leader in the rebellion against the government of the United States.

There is no law providing for such recognition of a deceased ex-Cabinet officer, the matter being at the option of the President under the general clis-

‘cretionary power lodged with him. If this custom is to be strictly adhered to the War Department will ere long be closed and its flag displayed at half mast out of respect for the memory of Jeff Davis, who was a t the head of that department during the term of President Pierce. There are several reasons why this public token of re­spect should not have been paid the memory of Jake Thompson. Mr. Thompson was the chosen instrument of the Confederate government during the rebellion to import into the north infected rags for the purpose of spread­ing contagion among the wives and children of men who were absent fight­ing for theintegrityof tbe government, and was also the leader of the band of organized incendiaries who were charg­ed with the burning of northern cities. Besides Mr. Thompson never resumed his allegiance to the United States, and at the time of his death was an alien to the government. These facts and considerations should have prevented any notice of his death being taken by the government instead of paying a tribute to his memory at an expense to the United States of about $15,000. The suspension of labor by the Interi­or Department for one day involves a loss of fully that amount In money and in addition delays action for twenty- four hours on thousands of applications fo r pensions from men who were phys­ically disabled by the acts of such lead­ers. I t may be urged that the same objection would apply in the event of Mr. Lamar’s death. The case of La­mar, however, is not analogous with that of Thompson. The latter while Secretary of the Interior was plotting and aiding rebellion, and left the Inte­rior Department with the deliberate purpose of destroying the government whose sworn officer he was, and never manifested any contrition for his treachery and treason. Lam ar was an open foe, and upon the close of the re­hellion returned to his allegiance and was restored to citizenship, and it is tinder this restored citizenship that La­m ar now holdsi a high office under the government. To see the flag of the Pension Office a t half-mast and the work of an entire department of the government, suspended for twenty-four hours out of respect to the memory of Jake Thompson was not a pleasant spectacle, and naturally revived mem­ories th a t hardened the feelings of those who fought to suppress the re­bellion of 1861.—Inter-Ocean.

Manistee claims to be able to pay her debts and still have over $t3;000 in her treasury:

A F alse Issue.The only thing on which a serious

public fight is made against Judge Cooley is the assertion that the court of which he is the foremost member has decided many railroad cases in fa­vor of the companies. This point is specious and falsifying. The method on which the railroads treat their liti­gation leads to a private settlement on terms mutually agreed on in cases where tha t is practicable, especially in those in which they have a weak case under the law. They employ the best counsel, under strict instructions to avoid carrying contests into court if a private adjustment is possible and nev­er unless tbe company’s rights under the Jaw are clear. The counsel’s suc­cess depends on his conforming to these instructions, and the company has, in the results, a direct gauge to tell wheth­er due judgment has teen exercised. With this degree of care in the choice of ground for litigation the roads can­not avoid winning the majority of the cases actually contested. These are a minority of the actual issues affecting public or private rights and any other class of litigants adopting the same caution would have similar success. The courts are bound by their duty to determine according to the- law and the facts, not their feelings. The Alicli- igan supreme court has the name of doing its duty without fear or favor.

Judge Cooley’s attitude in reference to the public interests and public righ is is proven abundantly satisfactory by a great many of his principal decisions. I t was under his leadership that the decision against voting public taxes and municipal bonds to railroads was made. "What could more fitly show Judge Cooley’s independence of pres­sure or influence? His decision in the Detroit street railroad case is another instance that shows the spirit of the court. On the very question on which Cooley is assailed, the chosen ground of his opponents, Iris work is unim­peachable. — Kalamazoo Telegraph, March 25.

On Tuesday R. L. Alexander, of L i­vonia, about 30 years of age, fell from a straw stack and narrowly escaped death. His pitchfork fell first with the tines sticking up, and when Air. Alexander came down it grazed tbe whole length of his body and face. Ilad he fallen two inches nearer the fork he would certainly have been killed. As it was he’ struck a fence and one leg was seriously injured, end at first was thought to he broken.

Versclii edenlielt.A mother-in-law is a tailgate on the

turnpike of life.Bait the hook of despair with cheek

and you’ll quickly have a bite.The Brooklyn bridge earns an aver­

age of $47,000 a month.‘Marriages a specialty, acceptable at

all hours: strangers particularly invit­ed,” is the unique advertisement of a clergyman at York, Maine.

A doctor at Andersonvifie, Georgia, claims to have a watch that is 213 years old and a clock over ISO years old, both running and keeping good time.

A Bloomington (111.) youth of 15, after a course of yellow-back literature, wrote to a merchant that unless he im­mediately received $100 he would burn down the merchant’s store. He con­fessed afterward that he adopted the scheme from a novel.

Tbe ruling passion is illustrated at many odd moments. Birch, the negro singer, was speaking of the funeral of his associate. Backus: “TVere there many present, Billy?” “Alany pres­ent!” exclaimed Birch, “why we turn­ed ’em away before the first hymn.”

A German paper states that eggs may he kept perfectly fresh for a year by rubbing them witli vaseline which has been melted with three-tenths per cent of salieylie acid. The application should be made twice at an interval of a month.

A curious discovery was made re­cently when a lightning-rod which had been in place fifteen years embedded in soft clay was removed. There was found attached to it a solid lump of iron ore weighing ninety-six pounds, supposed to have been produced by the conversion of the clay by the action of electricity.

A material which is fireproof, as well as indestructible by vermin, is made of asbestos and silicate. I t re­sembles stone, and though massive in appearance, is light of weight. I t makes a useful box or safe for the pres­ervation of documents.

A Confirmed Blood-Drinker.‘Yes, I ’m a confirmed blood-drinker

now,” remarked a ruddy, merry en­gineer, “and it is quite a funny story how I happened to start at it, too. About three years ago my health, was pretty bad, and my folks were very much worried about me. I got thin and hollow-eyed, and had a few night sweats. The fact is, I had consump­tion, and I knew it. I hadn’t any other expectation than that in a year or so I ’d have to give np my engine, and soon after that part with my wife and little ones.

“I don’t know that I onght to say it, but the thought of leaving my engine gave me about as much trouble as the idea of parting from myfamily. People kept advising me to drink blood, and cited alleged cures to me by the dozen. But there was something abhorrent to me about that kind of beverage, and I could not go it. Two or three times I made an effort to down some of it, but ’twas no go. "Well, one day I was run­ning along with No. 7 as usual, and

, feeling pretty well down in the mouth, too. I had begun to feel weak, and I had heard the boss was making in­quiries about my condition, with a view to laying me off. I t made me as blue as my boiler jacket.

“Suddenly, at a country road cross­ing, a fool heifer jumped right in front of ns. We were going lively, and as the pilot struck her it cut her np fear­ful, and landed her right np on the stack. I hope I may never touch my throttle again if a stream of warm blood from that heifer didn’t take mo right in the month. My month was open, too, and in two seconds I had unwillingly become a blood-drinker. There wasn’t anything disagreeable about it, either, ancl I ’ve been drinking blood ever since. That heifer saved my life.”— Ghicago Herald.

The'Queen of Siam’s Thimble. " The thimble is a Dutch invention

that was first brought to England in 1695 by one John Lofting, win began its manufacture at Islington, near Lon-' don, gaining thereby both honor and profit. Its name was derived from the words thumb and bell, being for a long time called thumble, and only lately thimble. Old records say that thimbles were first worn on the thumbs; but we can scarcely conceive how they would be of much use there. Formerly they Were made of brass and iron only, but of late years steel, silver, gold, horn, ivory, and even pearl and glass have all been used for making tbimbles,

A thimble owned by a Queen-consort of Siam is shaped like a lotus bud, that, being tbe royal flower of the country, and almost everything about the court bearing, In a greater or less degree, some impress of tbe loins. This thimble is of gold, thickly stud­ded with diamonds that are so ar­ranged as to form, the lady’s name and the date of her marriage. I t was a bridal gift from the Ring, who, having seen the English and American ladies at his court using thimbles, took this method of introducing them among his own. people,—Boreas’ Magazine. .

The Bavarian Peasantry.During the past ten years, a steady

stream of humanity has been flowing out of the country and into the United States through every harbor in Ger­many. The men are the first to leave, then follow the families. Those who are left behind are, alas! the poor women who have neither husbands nor families; for there are not men enough to go around, nor has there been for 100 years. In ‘ Bavaria, as it is in lie- land, it is one of the ends and aims of life to get to America ■— I speak, of course, of the poor country people— and an American is always an interest­ing object to the peasantry. This is to some extent the case everywhere in Germany, hut it is nowhere as evident as it is in Bavaria.

The result of the exodus of the male inhabitants is tbat the women do the heavy labor, not only in a domestic hut in a general sense. Bavarian women have never been so used to very delicate treatment, you are aware, and I doubt very much whether they expect it. Their lot has always been a hard one, and they have little conception of what is meant by life without never-ending, never-ceasing toil. The result of this, as generation after generation has come down to the present day, is that the Bavarian woman is not pretty. She has a large, muscular frame, rather a coarse face, and feet and hands several sizes too large for party purposes. Her skin is quite dark and inclined to be knobby or bumpy, and, if I must say it, she is not scrnpiilonsly neat about her person, as the Saxon and Prusian women invariably ore.

■Well, it looks: like a sin to see the way these poor women have to work, and it is amazing to see how well they do it. They plow as straight a line and as deep a furrow as tlio best Illinois fa'mer, and they keep up their grit as steadily and ns doggedly as a planta­tion hand. I have seen young girls at the plow— very young girls— wearing great heavy shoes and very coarse gowns, cut short for convenience sake— but I have never seen anything of the flirt about them. Hard work has taken all the giddiness out of the poor creatures. And I have seen old women at the plow —women old enough to he grandmoth­ers—stumbling along over the fresh- turned sods as if overy stumble would be their last. And, more than this, I have seen a woman guiding the plow who should have been at homo rocking the crying infant, who was tied in a shawl hung hammock-wise across her breast.

I t is wonderful to soo the immense bundles which these Bavarian women can carry on their hacks, and it is still more wonderful to see the immense loads which they will carry in a wheel­barrow.—Lciicr from Bavaria.

So Tings the World.Junk-dealer (to pin and needle ven-

cleiO—There’s that Jinny gone and married a jail-bnrrd, and her fayther’s that mad that he wont spake to ayther of thim. Sure whoy should he moind? says I. Thirn paupers is nearly jall- bitrrcls tliimselves; it’s little differ I can see betwane ’em.

Footman (to housemaid)—Row think of a junk-dealer h’objeeting because his darter’s been and married a pau­per! I t ’s h’all in the mucl together they h’are, thinks I.

Shop-girl (to clerk)—The airs the servants give themselves. Jane Bryan won’t look at that fine junk-dealer, and he’s a handsome fellow, too, and earns ns much as she does. He owns his shop, at any rate, and she works for a mistress; he’s plenty good enough for her, I ’m sure.

Petty Tradesman (reading his pa­per)—Tut, tut, what foolish pride is creeping in among the lower classes. Here is a case of a girl disowned by her family, because she married a coachman. And she was only a shop­girl, serving customers at Macy’s. Well, well, what is the world coming to?

Eminent Lawyer (to friend)—Now, really, the bigotry of some people is perfectly astonishing. Brown is in business for himself in a small way, after having been a clerk for twenty- years. And now he actually refuses to give his daughter to young Smith, his hopk-keeper. Says his position unfits him to look at her. Ambition will he the ruin of this coimtry.

Young English Baronet (to ditto)— Aw, yahs, brieve pwofessional men do object to their daughters mawwying men in business. Cahn’t see why m’self. I f ye don’t b’long to the nobil­ity, J1 know, ye b’long to the middle elahsses, and I sh’d fahney it wouldn’t make much diffewence who ye mahwied, pwovided it wasn’t in the lower elahsses.

Princess of Royal Blood (to another Princess of Royal Blood)—I really do not see why Lady Hauteur should ob­ject to her son’s marrying that pretty American girl. To lie sure she is a commoner, but he is only a baronet; not even a lord. How it was quite an­other thing when the- Princess Louise married a subject. That shocked me, I will confess, and yet I am not so very conservative.

Chorus of Angels in Heaven—Lord, all men are equal in thy sight. How long, O Lord, how long before pride, ambition, and envy vanish from the earth ? Poor sinners all, forgive them. Lord, and send ns to minister to them, we beseech thee.—The Century.

’Encouragement.Encouragement is something that we

naturally look for.A little praise, or word of hope, or a

cheering smile— something for the hungry soul to grasp and the weary mincl to rest upon, as we climb the toilsome mountain of life.

How many poor hearts have sunk into despondency, when a little en­couragement would have reassured them! How many have taken their lives in the hour of despair, when a friendly hand stretched out with aid might have saved them!

The child looks to its mother for help and encouragement, when it is taking its first step in walking. The school-hov looks for encouragement from his teacher, when he is taking his first step in education.

And so on through- life. The sol­dier looks for it on the field of battle; i t is the cheering voice of his leader tbat urges him on through the dangers of death and crowns the day with vic­tory.

The poet and the artist look to the world to' acknowledge their genins and give them praise. I t is encouragement which calls forth their noblest works, and kelps them to climb the mount of fame until they surmount all difficul­ties and write their names in flaming letters upon its summit.

Then let ns give encouragement to each other in every effort of- good, in every noble action; in the little duties of life—and we will be happier for it; the world will be better; and a smiling Providence will look down and bless our labor of love.—Adelaide K. Yroom, in St. Louis Magazine.

Too Muck Kissing.Some ladies are beginning to com­

plain of the kissing nuisance as now practiced among members of their sex. I t is declared that the practice of one woman saluting another with a kiss whenever she meets hen after an ab­sence is becoming too common, and that the oseulatory welcome should be limited to ladies who are very dear friends—and to gentlemen- when prop­erly authorized. .Many ladies who do no t like to seem rude, are compelled to kiss other ladies of their acquaintance when they meet them, because It seems, to be expected, and to refuse to return the salnfation-wonld be embarrassing. -Philadelphia Press.

D on’t be a cynic and disconsolate preacbor. Don’t bewail and bemoan. Omit the negative propositions. Nerve ns with incessant affirmatives. Don’t Waste yourself in rejection,- nor baTk against the bad, but chant tlip beauty o f the good. —Emerson.

The Weeping Willow.More than 150 years ago, a merchant

lost his fortune. He went«to Smyrna, a seaside city of Asia Minor, to recover it. Alexander Pope, one of the great poets of England, was the merchant’s warm friend, and sympathized with him in his misfortune.

Soon after the merchant arrived in Smyrna he sent to Pope, as a present, a box of dried figs. At that time the poet had built abeautiful villa at Twick­enham, on the bank of the Thames, and was adorning it with trees, shrubbery and flowering trees.

On opening the box of figs Pope dis­covered in it a small twig of the tree. I t was a stranger to him. As it camo from the East he planted it in the ground near the river, close by his vil­la. The spot accidentally chosen for tkeplanfcingwas favorable to its growth, for the twig was from the weeping wil­low tree—possibly from the bank of one of “ the rivers of Babylon” — which flourishes best along the borders of wa­ter courses.

This little twig grew vigorously, and, in a few years, it became a large tree, spreading wide its branches and droop­ing, graceful sprays, and winning the admiration of the poet’s friends as well as strangers. I t became tbe ancestor of all the weeping willow trees in Eng­land. ,

There was a rebellion in the Englisli- American Colonies _in 1775. British troopis were sent to Boston to put down the insurrection. Their leaders expect­ed it to end in a few weeks after their arrival. Some young officers brought fishing tackle with them to enable them to enjoy sport after their brief war. Others came to settle on the con­fiscated lands of the “rebels."

Among the latter was a young officer on the staff of Gen. Howe, He brought with him, wrapped in oiled silk, a twig from Pope’s weeping willow tree at Twickenham, which ho intended to plant on some stream watering his American estate.

Washington commanded an army be­fore Boston which kept the British, im­prisoned in that city a long time against their will. On his staff was his stepson, John Parke Custis,who frequently went to the British headquarters, under the protection of a flag, with dispatches for? Gen. Howe. He became acquainted with the young officer who had the willow twig, and they became fast friends.

Instead of “crushing the rebellion in six woeks,” the British army at Boston, at the end of an imprisonment of nine months were glad -to fly by sea for life and liberty to Halifax. Long before that flight tko British subaltern, satis­fied tbat lie should never have an es­tate in America to adorn, gave his care­fully preserved willow twig to young Oustis, who planted it at Abingdon, Ins estate in "Virginia, whore it grew and flourished, and became a parent of all the weeping willows in the United States.

Some time after the war Gen. Hora­tio Gates, of trie Revolution, settled on trio “Bose Hill Farm,” on Hew York Island, and at the entrance to a lane which led from a country road to his house, he pi anted "a twig from the vig­orous willow at Abingdon, which he had brought with him. That country road is now Third avenue and trie lane is Twenty-second street. Gates’ man­sion, built of wood, and two stories in height, stood near trie corner of Twen­ty-seventh street and Second avenue, where I saw it consumed by fire in 1815. The tree which grew from the twig planted at the entrance to Gates’ lane remained until comparatively a few years ago. I t stood on the northeast corner of T hirl avenue and Tw(*nty- secoud st; eet. I t was a direct descen­dant, in the third generation, of Pope’s

' willow, planted at Twickenham about 1722.

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> F L O W E R .CORN and l POTATOES.

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S U C C E S S O R T O B A B M O K E & P J C H i Y K D S ,

GROCER AND BAKER.Having pureriased the well-known Barmore & Bicriards stoelr, No, 54 Front

street, I ivould inform the public tha t the stock will a t all times be kept'full and fresh, and will consist of

Crockery, Glassware,

B A K E R Y G O O D S ,And in fact everything usually found in a first-class Grocery and Bakery.

CHARLES BISH O P,5 4 XUROINT S T R E E T .

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PLOWS AND REPAIRS.

We keep the Genuine Oliver.Also, n Full Line of

COOK STOVES AMD RANGES.A c a r lo a d o f S t e e l t r a i ls j u s t r e c e iv e d .

B u iid e r s s h o u ld g e t p r i c e s .

J S . P I ECLECTRIC OILII bago, Lame Back, Sprains Ij and Bruises, Astrima, Catarrh, Coughs, Colds, Sore Throat, Diphtheria, Burns,j [Frost Bites, Tooth, Ear, and Headache, and all pains and Aches:

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pjyi-rw>u j l e o L o u B B

JWf mHo poisonous mixture

for false coloring—Prus­sian Blue, Clay, Indigo, Blacklead, .etc.

M T u w L - L e u p

As it was when intro­duced here in 1SG0, and its purity gave it popu­larity.

The original and only importers of “The Tycoon Tea” guar­antee it an ahsolutely-pnxe tea; also, it is selected from the Districts which produce the finest and best teas, early spring growth, and it is the best Japan Tea imported in all respects.

The undersigned, having direct arrangements w ith the im­porters for a constant supply, confidently recommend this p a n -f ir e d w c o d o b e d , or natural-leaf tea, as the best and purest Japan tea ever offered.

T R E A T & R E D D E N ; B u c h a n a n , M i c h .

At the New Brick Store.

SCOTT and BROWNFIELDHAVE RECEIVED THEIR

SPRING STOCKTHEY HAVE A LARGE LIN E OP

LADIES', CHILDREN’S AND MEN’SCIE T HEM A CALL.

THE BEST IS THE CHEAPEST,

P u r p le s a n d “Q u a k e r S ty les” perfectly fast and reliable, F O R S A L E B V A L L D R Y G O O D S D E A L E R S .

Are made from the Best Iron, and by Workmen of the Highest Class.

They are sold with the guarantee that they possess more points of Convenience, Durability,- Economy, and general Utility, than can he found in any other line,

C a l l a n d E x a m i n e a C o m p l e t e A s s o r t m e n t a tjE O E 3 3 ^ £ O S _ .

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B u c h a n a n R ec o rd .

THURSDAY, APRIL* % 1883.

Euteiedat the Post-Office, atBnchanan,Mich.,asSecond-Class Matter.

HAND AND MACHINE SEW ED,M a n u fa c tu red fo r

F in e R eta il T ra d e , b y th e

R O C K FO R D , ILL;FOR SALE BY

GrEo. w . N o b l e ,B uchanan , M ich.

E lection next Monday.

See new advertisement of Samson & Pierce in this. paper.

B id you kick that old hat yon saw on th e sidewalk yesterday? ^

F rank Brown 'returned to this place this forenoon.

A good, warm rain would be grate­fully received a t this time.

Register before Saturday 4 o’clock p. 3i. with the Township Clerk.

A x appropriate E aster service will he held at the M. E Church on Sunday.

Th e measles are getting quite well boxed, and no new eases are reported.

There are several cases of sc arlet fever in this place and immediate vi­cinity.

Th e bill amending the charter of Benton Harbor has been passed by the House at Lansing.

Seth E. Straw has moved his stock of wall-paper into Redden Bros’ build­ing, near the express office.

The young ladies’ Home Mission Band will meet at Ada Spelicer’s on Friday, April 3.

Mrs. (1. B. McY iel entertained a house-full of ladies of this place, yes­terday afternoon.

P rof. Lucas, Principal of Riles city schools, visited the schools in this place yesterday.

Mrs. I saac Brown returned Mon­day from Jackson, where she has been during the winter.

Th e owners of maple groves are now reaping their harvest of hot wax and taffy. Have a pull?

Y ikes Knitting Works are booming. Sixty girls are now employed, and they have demand for more.

Mr and Mrs. J ohn H amilton are the subjects for congratulation. I t is a daughter, horn Saturday morning.

R e g u la r quarterly m elting of the LT. B. Church will be lielJ next Satur­day and Sunday.

Miss P limpton, daughter of Mr. and' Mrs. E. T. Plimpton, dates her earthly existence from last Friday.

Marshal Shook has been Improv­ing the Engine House by raising th e / floor and placing additional support under it. f----------■- w §

Misses Ida Black and Minnie We§- ten are at home for their spring vaca-"; tion, at Olivet college, and will r e - ' main one week.

Charley R ollins and family mov­ed from this place to South Bend, Tues­day. Mr. and Mrs. Rollins have made many gopd friends during their so­journ in Buchanan.

I t is an eleven-pound hoy that is the cause of tbetrouble in Ed. Alliger’s family. Born April 1, hut th a t does not indicate that he will be an April fool.

E ld. J . H . F inney has been trou­bled the past winter by a cancerous growth th a t appeared on his breast at the early part of the winter, and has since grown quite rapidly. He went Tuesday to Boston for treatment.

We would like a few numbers of the Record of any of the following dates: Dee. 25,1SS4; Jan. 1, Jan. S, and Jan. 15, 1SS5. I f any of our subscribers will send us their papers of any or all of these dates we will pay a good price for them.

Tile M.C.R.R. Co..will sell excursion tickets from Buchanan to Chicago, on April 5 to IS, including an admission ticket to the Opera Festival, for $4150. Tickets good to return three days from date of sale. A. F . Peacock.

Barmore & Richards have engag­ed Steel & Smith for an entertainment at the rink for Saturday evening. They are said to he terrors on the little roll­ers. They promise a good entertain ­ment.

E aster next Sunday. Editor Hill, we learn, commenced celebrating this anniverary last Sunday. That is the way with these editors and million-

'aires. There are but few people who can afford more than one Easter treat each year.

Will there"tie another such lot of people to lose their vote next Tuesday on account of a failure to register, as at the corporation election last month? Row is the tim e to attend to it. I t will be too late qn election day.

A good-sized and good-natured par­ty met at the home of Rev. A. G. John­son, pastor of the U. B. Church in this place, Friday, and very materially in­creased his stock of the necessities of life.

Mr. A. R. Crittenden, editor of the North-Western Yews, a Pro­hibition paper published at Daven- porte, Iowa, son of Rev. A. L. Critten­den, of the Michigan M. E. Conference, was in this place Monday and made the Record a call.

A fir e was discovered in Rough Bros’ barn, north of Hash’s buildings, Sunday forenoon, that came near giv­ing the fire company a chance to put the new steamer into practical service, but an early discovery saved any seri­ous trouble.

Mrs. Whitman informs the R ecord that the prize quilt is keeping nicely, and as soon as the roads become passa­ble, we are to have the long-promised “Spellin’ Skule”. So keep your dic­tionaries and spelling hooks warm.

L ist of letters remaining uncalled for in the post-office at Buchanan, Mich., for the week ending April 3: Mrs. Louisa Holloway. P. 0 . Card— Miss Addie Smith.

L. P. Alexander, P. M.

The School Board has secured the services of Miss Mary Taylor, daugh­ter of Rev. I. Taylor, P . E. of Yiles District M. E. Conference, as Precep­tress in the High School, vice Miss Heaton, who resigned on account of the illness of her sister.

Th e report of liquor taxes, as found in the Auditor General’s office, shows that during ISS3 there were 4,107 sa­loons in the state, paying a tax of $1,- 055,473, and in 1SS4 the number was reduced to $3,904, and the tax to $1,- 010,835. Berrien county had, in 1SS3, 43 saloons taxed $12,150, and in 1SS4 had 40, that were taxed Sll.SOO.

Camp-fire.—W m. Perrott Post, G. A. R., will commemorate the surrender of Gen. Lee, and the consequent dislo­cation of the spine of the Confederacy, by a camp-fire, a t tbeir hall, next Thursday evening, April 9. All old soldiers and their families, whether members of the Post or not, are invited to be present and enjoy a social time. The boys also invite thu citizens gener­ally to attend., * ...

Buchanan polo club now claim to 1 be.tfie champions of the world. The ISfew Garlisle club played a game with

• them Tuesday, in which the Buchanan club won the game in one minute and fifty-three seconds, the quickest time on record. A second game was played, when they won the game in 4)£ min-

, utes. The Carlisle boys say they can• -play some game, but don’t know what \

ife is, though they do know it is note* poloi,--,

Mr. H. E, BraS Iet ,* of "Kifwin, Kansas, well known here, has just re­ceived a patent on a spark extinguish­er for portable engines, that he has been working on for some time. The extinguisher apparatus is on the plan of a vaporizer, throwing- a shower of spray into the smoke-stack, and is said to be a perfect success. The many friends of Mr. Bradley will be pleased to learn of the success of his invention.

Th e editor of the Benton Harbor Expositor is on the straight road to fortune. He has rented the rink in that place, and will now revel in the income of that institution.

Mrs.. Bunker desires us to contra­dict the statement made in the Inde­pendent, that her daughter Y ana had her arm injured, by falling down at the skating rink.

The pool room has changed location, and is now situated in the upper story of Redden Bros’ building. Thornton Hall is said to be highly elated over the-change.

A t t e n d the lecture by Prof. Bailey, In. Rough’s Opera House, this evening, and you will not regret the time and money spent.

A t the Republican Township Cau­cus held in Rough’s Opera House, Sat­urday afternoon, Qhairman Rogers se­lected as Committee for the ensuing year, Messrs. LeRoy H. Dodd. A . A. "Worthington and W. A. Palmer.

Rev . I . Taylor, P, E. of Yiles Dis­trict will lecture in the M. E. Church in this village, Wednesday evening, April S, subject: “The Dead Lift, or Life at a. Disadvantage.” Admission, 10 cents. Proceeds will go to aid our struggling church in Galien.

C. G. T h o m a s .

The owners of that magnificent structure, the Tremont House, discov­ered last week that the building was quite likely to collapse, and a number of stays of gas pipe’were put through the building to hold the front in. If for nothing more than the highly orna­mental qualities of the building it would never do to allow such a thing to occur.

A young girl about sixteen years of age, giving her name as Mary Brooks, was found in the poker room in Dal- rymple’s building by Marshal Shook, Thursday afternoon, and taken before Justice Dick, charged with being a common prostitute, and. taken to Ber­rien to await a trial which was had Monday, and resulted in her being found guilty and sentenced to jail for sixty-five days. She had been in jail up to the fore part of last week, since which time she had been making her head quarters in th a t room. The pro­prietor o f the room has kept such a

_ place in one part of town or another, about to the extent of the endurance of decent people, and this should be made the quitting place. His goods are now on storage, and the Marshal will be doing his constituents a great favor if he will see tha t they will remain stored, and if the propietor attempts to open any more such dens within the Marshal’s jurisdiction,' just place him in storage: ‘ . -

iTjis somewhat amusing to note, the class of yarns that will arise in apolit­ical campaign, even in one of the im­portance of a township election. In this case the general attack appears to be on Alfred Richards, and among the stories most studiously spread is tha t he assessed J. L. Richards’ property for less when owned by J . L. than before. A glance a t the roll shows the property to be assessed at $1,000 M1SS3, and$l,- 750 in 1SS4. The m ost. fa tal fault found with Mr. Richards is that he is too conscientious about having his work done w ith exactness, and accord­ing to the laws governing his work.

A t the Union caucus held Saturday afternoon Mr. R. Y. Clark, a good citi­zen and Democrat by inheritance, was rominated for Supervisor. "While Mr. Clark may he amply competent to per­form the duties of the office, there is one very excellent reason why lie should not he elected. He lives four miles north of town. The management of the poor fund by the Supervisor has come to be one of the most important duties he is called to perform, and with a rare exception the poor who receive aid always live in town. I t is next to an absolute necessity that the home of the Supervisor should be there also. Mr. Richards has had over 500 applications for aid during the past year, and a large proportion of the cases are such tha t i t would he impos­sible for them to go four or five miles into the country to find the Supervi­sor. I f for no other reason than this, Mr. Clark should not be elected.

On E lection Day.—Y ote early on election day, and then see that your Republican neighbor does likewise.

Do not leave the polls a t the noon hour, as it is a t tha t time that path- masters are chosen and moneys for the several funds voted for.

See that our township library is lib­erally provided for. Yo more profit­able investment of township money is made than that raised for library pur­poses.

Yote the Republican ticket. The candidates are good men.

Everybody should vote for Alfred Richards for Supervisor. In that office he is “the right man in the right place.”

Seth Smith has made a good treasur­er, and Robert Rogers a good clerk. I f the voters do their duty they will be retained in those offices another year.

Charley Evans, of course, will “git thar.”

To sum up the whole matter, if the people of Buchanan Township will do their full duty they Mill elect the en­tire Republican ticket.

F ollowing is a list of candidates on the leading tickets in this township, for township officers to be elected next Monday:

Supervisor, Alfred Richards, Rep.; R .Y . Clark, Dem.

Clerk, Robert Rogers, Rep.; John W. Beistle. Dem.

Treasurer, Seth Smith, Rep.; John R. Hill, Dem.

Justice of the Peace, Thornton Hall, Rep.; Alonzo Potter, Dem.

School Inspector, full term, James F. Wray, Rep.; Edward McGlinsey, Dem. To fill vacancy, John G. Holmes, Rep. ; Eli Helmick, Dem.

Commissioner] of Highways, Wm. Burras, Rep.; Homer Y. Hathaway, Dem.

Constables — Charles Evans, Rep.-, David Y. Brown, Rep., Amasa A. Jor­dan, Rep., Robert Coveney, Rep., Geo. Meffert, Dem., Charles W. Smith, Dem., Homer Y. Hathaway, Dem., Charles Lauer, Dem.

Me . J. J. Y an R iper in making his inaugural address as President of the village, made two suggestions that are specially worthy being heeded by the Council. I t has been a practice of a class of roughs to make night hideous with drinking and carousing in the Engine House, besides having the same room kept as open house for tramps. His suggestion was that the local tramps be made to keep their whisky and cards, and themselves, out of the room, and tha t for the protec-

.tion of the village property, the tran- scient tramps be locked up, if they want tp Stop there. I t is certain tha t the Ideal roughs who make that their ren­dezvous should be given prompt notice tijqnit. Of his second suggestion there i# some misgiving. I t is th a t our streets should he lighted. Is it the cor­rec t thing to intrude artificial light 'upon that so long accustomed to, fur­nished by the moon? The moon has done service in this direction so long that a change at this time would likely give the town the eroup.

A Long Separation.After forty-two years’ separation,

Mrs. H arriet Chapman, of Michigan City, has succeeded in learning the whereabouts of her two children, who were stolen from her by her first hus­band’s relatives, after his death, at Youngstown, Ohio. Her maiden name was Rose, her first husband, George Granger. The two children discovered after so long alapse of years are Wilbur Granger, a carpet dealer in Chicago, and George M. Granger, formerly cap­tain of the Lake Erie steamer John Prindeville, now a wealthy man, retir­ed from business, and living at Mem­phis, Mich.—South Bend Register.

The family of Grangers mentioned above are relatives of Mrs. Stephen Clout, formerly of this place.

T H R E E OAKS ITEM S.

April 1,1885.A beautiful morning dawns upon us

at this place.Wm. Brenner is buying a car load of

potatoes to ship.Peter Strehle and wife went to Chi­

cago this morning. •The featherbone factory is running

full handed a t the present time.Our schools have a vacation this

Week.Mr. George Steck comes back to this

place, and takes the east section on the railroad, as foreman.

George D. Wilson takes charge oi Henry Chamberlain’s farm for the com­ing year.

Miss May Hinman and Miss Grade Palmer, of Buchanan, Were in town Saturday.

J . L. McKie is expected home to vote at our town meeting,

Captain Bradley says he lias a back, and he has to walk with a cane.

Albert Sterns is slowly failing.Mrs. T. Waldo was buried last F r i­

day. - B,

N E W T E O I ITEM S.March 30,1SS5.

Mrs. S. P. Bryant and son are visit­ing here.

Mr. Northrop started for Dakota last week.

Prof. Sherwood is home enjoying a week’s vacation.

Sugar making is the chief occupation of the farmers just now.

I t takes cheek ro carry some people through this world, but better own plenty of brass than to possess the tem­perament of a chronic grumbler.

Miss Christina Anderson, Miss Myr­tle Hill, and Miss Yettie Sherwood at­tended the teachers’ examination last Saturday.

Mr. Wm. Smith, who in former times won many laurels in this vicinity, has added one more title to his name; for they now call him Doctor.

Suckers have made their appearance.Mrs. E. P. Morley and son have mov­

ed hack to their home in this place.Pull down the curtain and draw the

blinds closer, for the moon doesn’t shine every night. Yo extra charge for this bit of advice.

There Will he Easter services at the M. E. cburcli next Sunday evening.

Last Saturday afternoon Dr. J. S. Pardee cut from the mouth of Mr. F . A. Daniels, several portions of a can­cer, which had been operated upon be­fore by Dr. Gunn of Chicago, hut who did not succeed in removing all of it.

I t is said that several changes in our social circle is contemplated by some of its most prominent members.

I am glad to see-that the young men of this place are becoming more inter­ested in home productions, tor there is nothing so faithless as a foreign mar­ket.

Some people’s thoughts seem to run in one channel and their conversation in another. Sawdust.

G A L IE N IT E M S .

Dr. Bonine was in town last week.Fred, and Ed. Swain and Alfa Myers

went to town last week to seek their fortunes.

Ambros Robe has gone on an extend­ed trip to the West for his health,

Married, at the residence of Wm. H. Beach, Mr. Joseph Waldron to Mrs. Blyers, March 24,1SS5.

Ed. Blakeslee returned from school Saturday.

J. Rowe’s barn on the Buffalo road burned with all its contents last week. Loss $300. Yo insurance.

Doc. Metzger’s'cliild, aged eighteen months, died last week, and was buried at Yiles.

Bom to Mr. and Mrs. J. Y. Chilson, Sunday, March 29, a son.

Married, Mr. Albert Mann to Miss Jennie Smith, Sunday, March 29.

Special to tlio Record via Grapevine Telegraph.Terrible R ailroad Crash.

A locomotive on the St. Jo. Y. R. R. col­lides w ith Fate on a turn-table—Con­sternation among the passengers— Hair-breadth escape—117; a£ might have been—The scene o f the wreck.

' P ortage Street J hncton, \ March 27,1SS5. j

L ast evening a report reached here that an accident had taken place on the St. Joseph Yalley road. Your cor­respondent hastened to a window, which exposes that portion of this great American railway’ system where i t bisects the north corporation line of Buchanan. I t was quite evident some­thing had happened. Blue streaks were rising in the vicinity of the Com­pany’s machine shed, and interm ittent noises, sounding like smothered deton­ations of dam-o-nite, burtlieiied the air. With his characteristic penchant for late news, your correspondent availed himself of a good night’s rest and vis­ited the scene of the catastrophe this morning. Interrogations propounded to a man who was splitting wood in a back yard, near by’, developed the fol­lowing particulars as he had heard- them: He himself was not an eye wit­ness. The Berrien Springs Cannon­ball Express had just reached River street when the engine was cut loose on a “fly” for the turn-table. I t made the Y and the duplex-coach, passed the engine and was checked without mis­hap, although running at a rate of speed of not less than two miles an hour. The engine made the turn-table, but alas, when in the act of reversing its posterior the table refused to work,and ------hut why prolong the denou-ment? One of the forward truck wheels of the engine jumped the rail, two nuts broke from their holts, an oil can in the hands of the engineer who was “oiling up” had its nozzle jammed, and, i t is feared by the attending sur­geons, that one of the engine’s wrists is sprained, and i t is possible there may he internal injuries, as several sticks of wood, found in the vicinity’, are said to have fallen from the tender. All of the train hands were somewhat demoralized, particularly the conduct­or, engineer and fireman. Yet it is diagnosed they will recover. The pas­sengers were more or less “shook up” as they learned they- would have to foot i t up to town. -One of them was heard to remark, “How fortunate it was the Company runs only one train, elsewise there is no telling what might happen.” All things considered, the state of the road, the hour and the place, this may he safely said to he the most terrible disaster'“that has yet oc­curred on the St. Joseph Yalley road, and still no iinmediate, visible indica­tions of an extension of the road.

.Proceedings of Common Council.A meeting of the Common Council

Of the Yillage of Buchanan was held in Engine House Yo. 1, on Friday evening March 27,1SS5.

Present—J. J . Yan. Riper, Presi­dent; Trustees Yells, Koontz, Hill, Churchill, Whitman, Mowrey; G. G. Rogers, Recorder.

The President made some remarks in regard to lighting- the streets, and the unprotected condition of some of the village property, especially the fire-,, extinguishing apparatus, after which he appointed the following standing committees:

Streets—Trustees Koontz, Mowrey and Churchill.

Finance—Trustees Wells, H ill and Whitman.

F ire—Trustees Whitman, -Mowrey and Koontz.

Cemetery—Trustees Churchill, Hill and Wells.

L. P . Alexander and Chas. Snyder were nominated by the President and confirmed by the Board as Fire Wardens.

The following were appointed as Special Police without pay: Chas. Sny­der, Ed. Alliger, David Brown and Sami. Bunker.

On Motion, John Shook was appoint ed Street Commissioner. •

Moved by Trustee Koontz, support­

ed by Trustee Wells, that the compen­sation for Marshal be fixed at $25 per month. Motion adopted.

Moved by Trustee Koontz, supported sby Trustee Churchill, that the compen­sation for Street Commissioner be fixed at $12.50 per month. Motion prevailed.

Moved by Trustee Wells, supported Trustee Whitman, tha t the compensa­tion for day labor he not to exceed $1.25 per day, and for team and man not to exceed $2.50 per day.

An ammendment was offered by Trustee Koontz to fix the wages im­peratively a t the above figures, which was adopted, and motion as amended was carried.

J. F . Hahn was appointed Sexton for the ensuing year.

Moved by Trustee Churchill support­ed by Trustee Wells, that the Chief Engineet be requested to nominate ah engineer and fireman for the steam fire engine, and send the names to the Council for confirmation. • Carried.

On motion, the compensation for Engineer for fire engine was fixed at $50 per year and that of Fireman at $25 per year, payable semi-annually.

Moved by Trustee Kooutz, support­ed by Trustee Jiill, that the compensa­tion for the fire department be the same as last year. Motion prevailed.

Moved by Trustee Wells, supported by Trustee Whitman, that the Sugges­tion of the President in regard to light­ing the streets he referred to the Street Com. Motion adopted.

Moved by Trustee Wells, supported by Trustee Churchill, that the matter of the better protection of fire appar­atus, etc., be referred to tlie F ire Com. Carried.

Moved by Trustee Koontz, support­ed by Trustee Whitman, that the local papers be allowed $1 -each meeting for publication of proceedings of the Coun­cil. Motion prevailed.

The following bills were read and referred the Finance Com:Joseph Shook, 1 clay and 3*£ hours labor__ $ 2 03XI. Binns, stationery account.......................... 75John Shook, services as Marshal and Street

Com., 14 days.......... .............................. 16 00Jaco b W eaver, 1 cord w ood ............................. . 185Scolt A Brownfield, 20 empty boxes............. 100D avid Clark. 1 b o a r 's la b o r ................................. 15George Begolc, h o u r 's la b o r ......................... 22

On Motion, the Council fixed thelast Friday evening of each month as the time for holding the regular meet­ings.

The Finance Com. reported favora­bly on the hills of the evening, and the Recorder was directed to draw the necessary orders on the Treasurer for the same.

On motion the Common Council ad­journed.

George G. Rogers, Recorder.

From Los Angeles, Cal.The following is ail extract from a

private letter written by Dr. P. B. My­ers, of Los Angeles, Cal., which we take the liberty to copy in the Record:

“The past winter has been a very pleasant one in Southern California, the days having been mostly sunny and warm, and to those who have never experienced an eastern winter, it would be hard to realize the cold season you have just passed through, amidst ice and snow, your thermometer 40 below, while at the same period of time it registered here S2 above, in the shade. A t the present time we are very much in need of rain, and the grain on the high lands is suffering very much for the want of it. The crop will he light and much of i t will have to he cut for hay. The grain on the low lands looks well and will bring forth good crops. The orange crop this season is very large, and the best varieties bring good prices.

The city of Los Angeles has grown very fast in the last two years, and real estate is held at fancy prices, both in and out of the suburbs, and eastern people who come here are getting bad­ly fleeced by paying fancy prices for hand. Times are very dull here at present. The city is full of tramps, many of course from choice, while oth­ers from inability to obtain work. W hat we need is more manufacturing establishments, to give employment to the laboring classes, and until that has been accomplished I do not think the city can sustain a successful growth, aud must sooner or later get a set-hack. Still I do not think there are many in Southern California who desire to em­igrate to Dakota or Florida, notwith­standing the many inducements your Record correspondents from those wild regions hold forth. We have no blizzards, no cold nor hot weather, but tempered just right to suit the most fastidious. Take it on an average, one year with another, the climate of South­ern California is undoubtedly the most agreeable climate on earth, Italy not excepted.

The emigration to this part of the State is"very great a t present, and the surrounding country about the city is settling up very fast. Yew colonies starting everywhere. Capitalists are buying large tracts of land, which for­merly have been used as stock ranges, on account of there being no water to irrigate. But capital has bored arte­sian wells, run tunnels into mountains, and built dams across the mouths of" valleys, making immense reservoirs, which hold water sufficient to irrigate many thousand acres of land, which will become very valuable in the course Of time; and .the deserts will soon bloom like the garden of Eden. These large tracts of land are being divided up into ten and twenty acre tracts, and are sold from twenty-five to seventy- five dollars per acre, and five years hence will be worth from three to five hundred dollars an acre, according to improvements. So here still remains a chance for a man with small capital and plenty of nerve and hard work to set. out fruit trees, which, at the end of three years, .w ill pay expenses, and at the end Of live years pay a nice little income, beside the improved valuation of his nroperty.

Yo frost to harm, no snow, no cold weather, no hot weather, no blizzards, no cyclones, no “alligators,;” but green peas, new potatoes, ripe strawberries, sweet oranges, choice fruit, all kinds of fresh vegetables, and rosies and flowers bloom in the gardens the whole year round.”

ThisTs the season for planting brook trout, Supt. A, W. Marks, of Petoskey, of the state commission, last Week de­posited two* large orders at Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor, also 10,000 at Union City and 10,000 at Tekonsha. The fish are free to a lt counties where the con­ditions are favorable to their culture, and 40,000 will he deposited in Jack- sou county this week. Mr. Marks says he intends to hatch 45,000,000 wall­eyed. pike a t once for distribution among the inland lakes. A gift of 50- 000 eggs of land-locked Salmon from Maine, received from the U. S. fish commision last week, will he hatched and the fish ready for delivery by May 1. The commission will also have 350,- 000 lake trout for the inland lakes' fo r delivery in .-April;—Evening Hews.

Sandal-Wood Trees Worth Five Thou­sand Dollars.

In the physical world South America is full of wealth, and nature has be­stowed upon it a matchless grandeur in its rivers and its mountains. Prof. Fisher shows us that intertropical America (North and South) surpasses all the world in tlio number and variety of its plants, while Agassiz shows us how greatly the wonderful variety of its fishes surpasses that of North America. Of course, much of the country is now malarious and unhealthy, yet vast regions of elevated and most beautiful sections are most salubrious and healthy, and clothed with an in­credible wealth of ceaseless production. Endless varieties of the most luscious fruits and "beautiful flowers, with birds of gorgeous plumage aud gigantic "but- terfles, delight the eye on every hand, far up on elevations where neither the winter’s cold nor excessive heat is ever known, ancl all nature teems with health, beauty, and’ abundance. Even the low levels teem with endless wealth and invite a commerce that has scarcely begun, save in a few articles. East of the Andes, and intersected by many great rivers, is probably the greatest and most valuable forest on the globe, and almost untouched by the ax. Mr. Thompson, who held the position of Consul at Brazil, stated in a lecture, on his return, that in traveling on the Amazon he saw sandal-wood trees that here would each be worth $5,000, yet of whose value the natives seemed un­conscious or indifferent.— Cincinnati Enquirer.

Bonaniy Price on Education.Bonamy Price, seeking to answer the

question, “What is education?” from the Oxford point Sf view, says that it is the teaching of the young mind how to think, and the acquisition of knowledge. He maintains that “Greek educates by menus of the most powerful force that can he brought to bear upon the young, tho greatness of the minds with which they are brought in contact, the power of the writers and then- works.” As the instrument of education science falls into the lower rank, in his opinion, and he Insists most on Dr. Arnold’s method at Rugby, which was to awaken th.e processes of thought in his hoys. In his ease teacher, pupil and the great Greek lived together in one common act of thinking.

To Cook ami to Sew.A .lady writer in the Rural Hew

Yorker says: “A mother who allows her hoys to grow up ignorant of whole­some cookery and the fine art of sew­ing, fails in her duty. Henry Ward Beecher’s mother taught him at an early age to sew; and lor lads full of activity, who cannot be kept quiet, * sewing is an excellent pastime or disci­pline. If boys sewed more and romped less, and girls sewed less and romped more, tbe gain would be mutual. Then, too, if every member of the family knows bow to prepare a meal tbe relief to the mother or wife is al­most immeasurable,”

Locals.MILLIYERY.—Mrs. P, B. Dunning

and Miss B. A. Riley, will open a Mil­linery Store at tbe residence of Mrs. Dunning, on Front street, (one door west of Post Office,) about the middle of next week, with a full stock of new and fresh goods. Our old customers, and others, are invited to call and see us. DUNNING & CO.;-

Don’t fail to see the champion fancy and acrobatic skaters at tbe RIYK, on Saturday night.

DR. CLARK, a specialist on all Chronic Diseases, will be at the Major House, on Sunday and Monday, the 5th and 6th April inst. Will diagnose all cases without asking any questions.

PIANO TUNING.Will . U. Martin will be at Buchan­

an on Bis regular trip for tuning and repairing pianos and organs, on or about April S. Orders may be left at Morris’ Restaurant, or addressed through post office, as usual.

Steele & Smith in their carrying act, Saturday night, at the RINK. ^

50c buys tbe best Corset you ever saw, at HIGH’S. Look at them. 3,

Yew stock of Wall Paper just in at WESTON’S.'1'

A car load of STEEL NAILS at low prices, a t - %

' SAMSON & PIERCE’S. Come and see Steele & Smith, the

Dude Skaters, Saturday niglit. '48 Ball’s Corsets, more to arrive at

HIGH’S this week. i-fFirst-class Groceries and a square

deal is "what gets MORGAN & CO. such- a large trade with farmers.

Tickets will be sold at J. H. Roe’s Jewelry Store for tbe attraction a t the Rink, Saturday night.

Yew designs in Wall Papers, atWESTON’S.

The highest price paid for produce by MORGAN & CO. T

You all want to see the Skating on Stilts 30 and 72 inches high, a t the RIYK, Saturday night. 1 u

Genuine Oliver P lows and R e­pairs, at SAMSON & PIERCE’S. Y

Read the Chicago Daily Yews, 2c per copy or 10 c per week, at the Aj

P. O. YEWS STAND. Don’t forget the greatest attraction

of the season, at the Rink, Saturday night. I ^

Spring Wool Dress Goods. Spring Ginghams, elegant styles. Spring Prints that are handsome. All found at HIGH’S.’*,

Builders, go to Samson & P ierce’S for STEEL NAILS.'

The best line of Groceries in town at MORGAN & CO’S."]

Music by Buchanan Cornet Band at the RIYK, Saturday night. I ^ *

Almost any book you want in Lov ell’s or Seaside Libraries, for 10c or 20c at P. O, YEWS STAND, t

Ladies, our stock of Cotton Hosiery is in and we show the best goods for” price ever sold, at HIGH’S,//

Come and see Steele and Smith, the finest performers on skates in the country. PS

Every lady that looks at our White Goods says they are the cheapest. Look at HIGH’S./^

Don’t fail to attend our Spring Open­ing of the RIYK, by -Messrs. Steele and Smith, the champions of America, Saturday night. .

Decided bargains in White and Col­ored Embroidery, a t HIGH’S. /L

NOTICE.— Having purchased the interest of Aaron Miller, in. the busi­ness of Peek & Miller, all accounts of- the firm will be settled by me. • All persons knowing themselves indebted to Peck & Miller are requested to call and settle at once, either by note or cash. “ J. F . PECK.ig'

Look here! Morgan & Co will fur­nish the public with Decatur Horse1 radish. " /a

As we have sold ..out our grocery .and crockery business to Mr. Chas. Bishop, we wish to thank our old customers for their liberal patronage during the past six years, and also, we wish to ask all parties indebted to us to please call a t our old stand and settle at once, by cash or note, and oblige

BARMORE & RICHARDS.All kinds of Dye Stuffs, a t la

WESTON’S. - DYEING AND CLEANING.

We are happy to announce tha t the Old Staten Island Dyeing Establish­ment of New York have appointed Mrs. L ou DeB unker, as agent for re­ceiving ladies’ and gentlemen's gar­ments for dyeing and cleaning at Yew York prices. Send for circular. Ow

Ad Keen, of Dayton, will sell Boots and Shoes and Rubbeks a t re- duped prices for the next 60 days, to make room for spring stock.

Feb. 19. 3 m2.$500 will buy a good lot and Small

house, on Lake street, now rented for $5 per month. A good investment. Call at this office.

A good new house and good lot on Oak street, suitable for two small and peaceable families, can be bought at this office for $700, worth $1,000.

Something new in Corsets. Thebest Corset for 00 cents in town at ,

REDDEN & BOYLE’S ./Ladies, you must see those new Dress

Goods. 32 pieces to select from. They are .Tamestowns, only found at _

REDDEN & BOYLE’S. IMore Dress Goods. Ladies, we are

bound to please you. Our Springstock is here. To know what we have got you must come and see. , ^

REDDEN & BOYLELots of that 5 cent Muslin, at ,^

BEDDEY & BOYLE’S. "Finest Letter Paper, En velopes, Pens,

Pencils, &c., at WESTON’S.^

Lots of Arrasene and Chenille Orna­ments for fancy work, at j i

REDDEN & BOYLE’S.

W E HA VE A FULL STOCK 0E

Coloring Material-----r AND------

D Y E - S T U F F SOf every description.

D iam o n d D yes,

A full assortment. Reliable receipts given at

Dodd’s Drug Store.

Instruction given on Piano, Organ and Guitar, by

Y. E. DAYID, Buchanan.Extra copies of the Record may

always he found a t the news depot in the post office room. t f

You can buy good Prints at 4 cents, at REDDEN & BOYLE’S. lC]

A large assortment of Stereoscopic Yiews, at STRAW’S.

Smoke the “Buck” Cigar, a t / g WESTON’S.

SCHOOL BOOKS, STATIONERY, INKS,

J WALL PAPER, &e. Weston’s P ioneer Drug Store.If you desire to study Thorough Bass

and Harmony, addressY. E. DAVID, Buchanan.

Canned Tomatoes at Morgan’s, 10 cents. /2 .

Slate Pencils, 2 for one cent. ^P. O NEWS STAND.

Morgan delivers goods promptly to all parts of the city. f y

The largest and besk assortment of Crockery and Glassware in the coun­try, at TREAT & REDDEN’S .^

Ready mixed Paint, in any size pack­age, from one-half pint up. A

ROE BROS.Is that all? Is’nt i t cheap? Is what

the ladies say about our Embroideries.REDDEN &BOYLE

Treat & Redden still ahead in price of best Kerosene Oil, only 14c a gallon.

Sap Pails $1 per dozen, atROE BROS’.

Just arrived, carload of Michigan Salt. GEO. W. FO X V

of pure bred Wyandottes. E. A. WILLARD,

Buchanan, Mich.Just received from Yew York a fine

line of Dress Goods and Ginghams— the finest and nicest in the land. White goods that are beautiful.

GRAHAM.Don’t you forget it, Morgan & Co.

have a fine line of Crockery a Glass­ware. in Yasli’s Yew Building. j

I pay cash for Butter, Eggs, Produce, Com, Oats and Wheat. ^

GEO. W. FOXCome and see some of the nicest

Goods of the season. I guarantee prices to be as low as any man in America doing a legitimate business.

- GRAHAM.Always ahead. Come and see tbe

new goods. Our store is chock full.REDDEN & BOYLE.

Some new attractions at tbe

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“THOSE LOVELY FLOWERS,” ’The ladies are all delighted with them.

Easter Cards, Birthday Cards. Our stock of

MISCELLANEOUS BOOKSReplenished by the addition of neatly fifty volumes.

■EEIF”Come and see our goods.

W. A. SEVERSON.

A FINE LINE OF

JUST RECEIVED BY

W. TRENBETH,

THE TAILOR,

Come and Examine.

Prices Lover Than Ever.PHACTS AND PHYSIC.

Year Chickasawatchee, Ga., says the Savannah Yews, a line of earthworks can still be seen which were thrown up by Gen. Jackson (Old Hickory) as a protection against the Indians on his march to Florida through that section in 1813.

S. B. Darfey, mate of steamer Arizo­na, had his foot badly jammed. Thom­as’ Eclectrie Oil cured it. Nothing equal i t for a quick pain reliever. 4

Piute Indians are proving successful farmers on the Pyramid Reservation, in Nevada,

Eor colds, croup, asthma bronchitis and sore throat use Dr, Thomas’ Ec­lectrie Oil, and get the genuine. 4

Three hundred thousand pairs of roller skates, it is stated, are now man­ufactured in this country each month.

Never neglect a constipated condL tion of tbe bowels, or serious results surely will follow, such as piles or im­pure blood. Use Burdock Blood Bit­ters. 4

Tripe and bone dust, oleomargarine and artificial manures, tallow and glue stock—such is the curious list of pro­ductions turned out by one factory in Rhode Island.

Quinsy troubled me for twenty years. Since I started using Dr. Thomas’ Ec­lectrie Oil, have not had an attack. Mrs. Letta Conrad, Standish, Mich. 4

Representative Richardson, of Tenn­essee, will be the tallest man in the new Congress. He is about seven feet high.

Get Out of jVIisety.What is the use of suffering from

dyspepsia, nervous prostration or de­bility, when Brown’s Iron Bitters will tone you up and cast those horrors out? There is joy in every bottle of this val­uable tonic. I t makes bad blood good, and bids dismal people to be cheerful. I t brings good cheer to the dinner ta­ble, and makes the family happy. I t drives away the blues, and helps you to enjoy a hearty laugh. And all the respectable druggists keep it.

In Canada—“Well, wife, I suppose we ought to call on the Mandelbauns, hadn’t we?” “Yes, dear, I suppose so, but they are horribly common people; just think, they only stole $13,000.”

I have been bothered with catarrh for about twenty years. 1 could not tell how many different remedies I have tried, and none seemed to reach my case like Ely’s Cream Balm. . I bad lost my smell entirely for the last fif­teen years, and I had almost lost my hearing. My eyes were getting so dim I had to get some one to thread my needle. Now I have my hearing as well as I ever had, and I can see to thread-as fine a needle as ever I did, and my smell is partly restored, and it seems to be improving all the time. I think there is nothing like Ely’s Cream Balm for catarrh. I always had a trouble with my throat and a little hacking cough, and I am almost well of that. Mrs. E. E. Grimes, 67 Yalley St., Rendrill, Perry Co., Ohio.

Boston Chinamen have a new name for faro. They call i t Chinese arith­metic.

F its.—All fits stopped free by Dr. Kline’s Great Nerve Restorer. Yo fits after first day’s use. Marvelous cures. Treatise and $2 trial bottle free to F it cases. Send to Dr. Kline, 931 Arch St., Phila., Pa. 7yl

IVIuin H.iljy w.is Hick, -we gave her CAjSTORIA When she tvns a Child, she cried, for CASTORTA W hen she became Miss, she clnng to CASTORIA When she had Children, she gave them CAST'A

H a le ’s H on ey tho great Cough curo,25c..50c.& tX G lenn’s (Sulphur S o a p heals ii beautifies, 25C, G en n a n C o m K cm o v cr hills Corns & Bunions Hill’s Hair and Whisker Dye—Slack and Brown, 50c. P ik e ’s T ooth ach e D rops cure in l Mlnnto,25(J Dean’s Bhcumatic Fills are a sure cure. GSb

“R o u g h oTn C o u g h s/'Ask for “Rough on Coughs, for

coughs, colds, sore throat, hoarseness. 15c. Druggists.

“R o u g h o n R a ts .”Clears out rats, mice, roaches, flies,

bed-bugs, skunks, chipmunks, gophers, 15 c. Druggists.

H e a r t P a in s .

Palpitation, dropsical swellings, diz­ziness, indigestion, headache, sleepless­ness cured by “Wells’ Health Ronew- er.”

“R o u g h on Corns.”Ask for Wells’ “Rough on Corns.”

15c. Quick, complete cure. Hard er soft corns, warts, bunions,

“R o u g h on I?ain” JPoroused JPlaster.Strengthening Improved, the best for

backache, pains in chest or side, rheu­matism.^

Tli in Peop le .“Wells’ Health Renewer” restores

health and vigor, cures dyspepsia, headache, nervousness, debility. $1.

W h o o p in g C oughAnd the many throat affections of children, promptly, pleasantly and safely relieved by “Rough on Coughs.’ Troches, 15c. Balsam. 25c;

M others,I f you are failing, broken, worn out and nervous, use “Wells Health Re­newer.” $1. Druggists.

X ife P reserver.I f you are losing your grip on life,

try “Wells’ Health Renewer.” Goes di­rect to weak spots.

‘CRough o n T oothache.”Instant relief for neuralgia, tooth­

ache, Ask for “Rough on Toothache.” 15 and 25 cents.

P r e tty W om an.Ladies who would retain freshness

and vivacity, don’t fail to try “Wells' Health Renewer.”

C a ta rrh a l T h ro a t Affection,Hacking, irritating coughs, colds, sore throat, cured by “Rough on Coughs.” Troches, 15c; Liquid, 25c.

“R o u g h o n I tc h .”“Rough on Itch” cures humors, erup­

tions, ring worms, tetter, salt rheum, frosted feet, cliillblains.

’ T h o H o p e o f t lio Station .Children slow in development, puny scrawny, and delicate, use “Wells

.Health Renewer.”W id e A w a k e

Three or four hours every night cough­ing. Get immediate relief and sound restby usingWells’ “Roughon Coughs.” Troches, 15c; Balsam, 26c.

“R ough o n Rain” Pofrouscd Piaster*Strengthening, improved, the best

for backache, pains in chest or side, rheumatism, neuralgia.

A MEMORY.

[Mrs. JTunroeJShe th rew m e a rose, and enchantm ent Seemed filling m y soul w ith so ft m usic,And' changing m y life’s an g ry to rre n t To a soothing voluptuous, dream .

She smiled, and th e love th a t l a y hidden P a r down in the depths o f h e r being,Rose flashing before m y d u ll vision,L ike a goddess new bona of the day.

And I cast m y old life f a r behind me,W ith its v a g ran t fancies and idols,A nd I m ade a ll th ings f a i r fo r h e r presence. A n d she m ade a ll th ings sw eet fo r m y sake.

B u t shedeft me, an d life is now over,And X long to g e t re s t from m y sorrow,A sweet, dream less re st, and m y pillow Quite close to h e r own, ’neatli th e flowers.

FISHING FOR WATER.

Cold: Springs a t th e Sea B o tto m T h a t Sup-p ly th e People o f B a h rlc .

[ N e w Y o r k S u n .]“Did you ever hear of a place where

the people are compelled to fish in the ocean for all the fresh water they use?” asked Ben Germley, a sailor who has cruised in every water on the face of the globe. “There is such a place, and I’ve been there. I t’s the hottest place I was ever in, an d l’ve been toallthehot ones. Kain never falls there, and the tempera- two never changes. I think it stands

- a t 120 degrees all the year round. You’re thirsty when yon go to sleep, you wake up in 'the night thirsty, you’re thirsty aft day. Yet the people that live there appear to think they are in the garden spot of creation. That's natural, though, for it isn’t likely one out of a hundred of them was ever in any other place. This delightful spot is on the Persian gulf, at Babrin, where they fish for the water they drink. I had the pleasure of stay­ing there three days, ten years ago.

“I don’t know who discovered the fact, but there are numberless springs of ice-cold water at the bottom of the gulf, near the shore, where the water is about sixty fe:fc deep. This must have been known when they first set up the town, of course, or i t wouldn't have been started there. This fresh water gets to be salt enough, though, before it gets far from the bottom, and so they have to send down after it. When a man’s wife calls him to go after a pail of water and be quick about it, over in Babrin, he grabs a goatskin bag, yells a t the first neighbor he sees stretched out in the sand, and the two jump into a boat and row out a short distance. The man who is after the water wraps the goatskin about his left arm, with the mouth of the bag in his hand. Then he takes in his other hand a heavy stone. This stone is tied securely to the end of a long and strong line, for stones are valuable property there. Without them no one could get out and fetch a pail of water, and they are very scarce. "With the stone firmly clutched in his hand the man dives into the water, and down he goes to the bot­tom. When he reaches the cool, fresh water gushing up from the sand, he opens the mouth of his goatskin bag, drops the stone, and floats upward with the strong current. The hag quickly fills and the mouth Is closed again. When the man reaches the surface his companion lifts the bag into the boat, and the diver follows. The stone is then carefully drawn up, and the men go home.

“The water is cold and refreshing when it first comes up from the depths of the sea, but it soon gets fiat and warm. The more you. drink of it the thirstier you get, but the natives can get along on a few swallows of it now and then. The requirements of the climate keep the divers at work in the submarine springs for all they are worth, and the shore is lined with their boats all day long. The springs are said to be the outlet of large natural aqueducts in a range of mountains more than 500 miles from the coast, but I guess they would have a hard time to prove that theory if they were called upon to do it.’’

D in n er-P a rty JCovelties.[New Y ork Cor. T roy Times.]

Among curious inventions for such occasions is the dish of marrow bones, which has become highly fashionable. They are brought to the table folded in a napkin, and if the reader inquire the process It may be added that Tiffany has invented a cunning little spoon, bucket-shaped and adapted to the pur­pose of extracting the marrow. The bones are served hot and the marrow is eaten with a thin crumpet. Such is one of the ridiculous features in a society which is always demanding something new.

Another thing that may be noticed in this connection is the latest style in ice­cream, which is a single form of some fanciful character. The favorite de­sign is a flesh-colored Cupid, which is made so natural and life-like that at first one is almost choked at the idea of eating it. I t seems too much like can­nibalism. After the first taste, how­ever, all such prejudice disappears, and the lovely Cupid is devoured without compunction.

A Alloy.La Nature gives the formula of a new

alloy which is especially adapted to many important rises in the arts. I t melts at the low temperature of 160 degrees Fah­renheit, or considerably below that at which the magical spoons of long ago melted in a cup of tea. Its comparison is: Bismuth, 48; cadmium, 13; lead, 19; tin, BO. The alloy will withstand severe pressure.

B y a n d B y.[George Eliot‘s Letter.]

What a wretched lot of old, shrivelled creatures we shall be by and by. Never mind, the uglier we get in the eyes of others the lovier we shall be to each other; that has always been my firm faith about friendship, and now it is in a slight degree my experience.

C h ristian Jew s in R ussia .[Philadelphia Press.]

There is: said to be in Odesso, Russia, a congregation of Hebrews that accept the New Testament. The congregation now numbers twenty-eight persons, and their profession causes no little excite­ment in southern Russia.

A d u lte ra n t for R ubber.Lampblack is the principal adulteran t

for rubber of which overshoes are made. The more lampblack in your overshoes the sooner you. need another pair.

Japan has 1,200 professional wrest­lers.

A Jap a n ese Baby.[St. Nicholas,]

When Nine, the little Japanese baby, was 100: days old. she was carried to the temple, just as some American parents fake their little children to the church to have them christened, though Nine’s parents do not know or worship the true God. The priest wrote a prayer on a piece of paper and put it into the prayer- bag, wmch was small and made of red crape, embroidered with white flowers and drawn together by silk cords. The hag containing the prayer was the “guard from evil,” and i t is devoutly believed by all Japanese to have the power of keeping children from evil spirits, from delusion by foxes—for the people think that foxes can cheat or enchant people—and from all dangers. The little red hag Was attached to the girdle behind. After bestowing a gift in money upon, the priest the parents and relatives returned home with the little girl and held a great feast in her honor.

Nine was carefully nursed, and carried on the back of a faithful servant, who fastened her there by a long string or bandage drawn around the waist and legs of the child, and crossed over the neck and shoulders of the maid. Her little head and bright eyes would bob oh every side as her nurse walked or ran, and here she would, go soundly asleep, or play as any baby would. She was never carried in any person’s arms. Japanese ’ babies seldom are. "When Nine’s annts or cousins wished to: coax her1 away from, her nurse or mother, they would- hold their backs invitingly, and she-would put ,out her little arms and go to one’or another as she chose. Clasping tightly the neck of the favored one, and held there by the feet or legs, she would he as happy as if cuddled up in the arms.

As the baby gfew and began to walk, little sandals jttade off straw werejgut

on her feetT These' were fastened on by putting the great toe through a loop. When she was a year old her hair, which had been shaved, was allowed to grow a little, and then tied on the top in a very funny fashion. Every year i t was worn differently.

A K em sd y fo r S treet X o i mA physician writes to The Lancet:

“Some years ago, owing to illness and long residence in the tropics, I became morbidly sensitive to noise of every kind, and procured complete relief in the following way: I placed somespermaceti ointment in the centre of a little square of thin, limp cotton, brought the comers together, tied them with thread, and inserted one of. the little plugs well into each ear, and after a little kneading with gentle pressure found that I was absolutely deaf to all ordinary noises, such as the loud bark­ing of dogs: and the rumbling of heavy carriages in the streets.

“A couple of points must he carefully attended to. The ointment must not ho too soft, the quantity about the sizo of a small pea, and the little bag must be somewhat larger than its contents, to allow the plug to take the shape of the auditory canal. If the bag be too small, or its contents larger in size than a pea, it cannot be inserted into the ear, and, if applied only to the orifice, it entirely fails in its object. This little experi­ment is easily tried, and a daily ex­perience of over twelve months warrants me in saying that it will bo found in­valuable in the sick-room.”

Tlie P arn tly a t ttte B a r.[Loudon Letter.]

Speaking of lunch and dining saloons, . there are some things here, commoneus- 1 t'o'Ts, that shock the American idea of propriety. To begin with, the custom of women entering saloons at all hours of the day, stopping up to the bars and calling for brandy and water, or what­ever liquors they fancy. And these are not of the lower order by any means. On the contrary, many of them are the wives of respectable merchants, and dressed elegantly.

In the evening, when the theatres are out, every gin-palace within several blocks is crowded with men, women, and children just from the theatre. The whole family enter and call for spirits, and thus set a terrible example to the children accompanying them. At the bars at all hours of the day and even­ing there are as many female customers as male, and there Is no affectation or nonsense about it. They don’t drink from wine-glasses, but take their meas­ured gill the same as men, and take it “nate” at that. They can get water at home. The consumption of spirits in England is appalling, and yet there is little public drunkenness.

T hey A ll E n e i r T hey K new .[Portland .Advertiser.]

A Portland man who had commonly' mispronounced the name of Mrs. Hemans by giving the “o” a long sound attempted to find out from several of Ms acquaintances if they had fallen into the same error. Not wishing to give a clew to the point in question, be'nsked casually, as if for information:

“Who is the author of ‘The Breaking Waves Dashed High:’”

The answer promptly given was, “Mrs. Sigourney.”

The same day he asked another friend the same question:

“ Who is the author of ‘The Breaking Waves Dashed High:’ ”

“Leigh Hunt.”He persevered in this method and

anxiously inquired from still another: “Who is the author of ‘The Breaking

Waves Dashed High?’ ”This one had no doubt whatever, and

boldly replied, “Julia Ward Howe.”The next time the question was asked

it was asked in this form, “How do yon pronounce ‘H-e-m-a-n-s:’”

A n c ie n t "Egyptian F n n m ls .[Chicago Herald.]

The ancient Egyptians held a tribunal over their dead. Any one was allowed to bring to this tribunal accusation against the corpse, and i f it w a s shown he had lived an evil l i f e , burial w a s re­f u s e d . If no accusation was brought, the relatives c e a s e d lamenting and pro­nounced encomiums ou the dead, en­larging upon his many virtues.

A i’ctfc Snow*.[Scientific lecture.]

Outside air, 80 degrees; two feet be­low the surface of the snow, S degrees, and eight feet below, 26 degrees above zero. Thus the snow keeps the life near the earth’s crust protected from the rigors of the air.________

Som ething A bou t E sq u im au Dogs.[Lieut. S ’bwatlca ia St. M .ho 'as.]

You boys who have a favorite Carlo or Nero at home may like to know some­thing about the Esquimau dogs; asking what they have to eat, and whether, like your own favorites, they get three meals a day and any number of inter­mediate lunches. No doubt you will think that they really should get ever sc much more on account of their hard work in pulling the sledges, and in such a cold country. Yet, hard as it may seem, the Esquimau dog never gets fed oftener than every other day, and gen­erally about every third day, while in times of want and starvation in that terrible country of cold the length of time these poor dogs will go without food seems beyond belief.

I once had a fast team of nineteen fat Esquimau dogs that went six or seven days between meals for three consecu­tive feedings before they reached the journey’s end and good foqd; and al­though they all looked very tMn, and were no doubt very weak, none of them died, and yet they had been dragging a heavy sledge for a great part of the time. Other travelers among the Es­quimaux have given equally wonderful accounts of their powers of fasting. The Esquimaux have many times of want and deprivation, and then their poor dogs must suffer very much. But when they are fed every other day with good, fat walrus meat, and do not have too much hard work to do, they Will get as fat and sancy and playful as your own dogs with three meals a day.

One of the very last tMngs you would imagine to be good for them is the best food they get—that is,- tough walrus hide, about au inch in thickness and as wiry as sole leather. Give your team of dogs a good meal of this before you start, take along a light supply of it for them, and you can be gone a couple of weeks on atrip ; when you get back feed them up well, and they will bo as fat and strong as ever in a very few days. _______________

Calf-Love Hoa Its Sublimities.[London Standard.]

Mr. Grant White has lately remarked that he can be no worthy man who has not been half a dozen times Mad over ears in love when a boy. The romance of such attachments strikes deep roots in the youthful being, although its blos­soms are so ephemeral. Chivalrous feeling is developed which it takes a deal of worldly wisdom to smother in . after years. The blue-eyed Damon of 13, vexing his young life out over Lu-„ did and Aorists, feels his heart beat heoric prophecies^ twenty times a day- when he thinks of the flaxen-loeked Musidora, whom he secretly kissed at the last Christmas hall, and who, he has sworn i t to himself, is to be his wife when he is a man and can work, y . When we observe this sentimentality in a boy we deriye-great amusement from it, bat it should raise the lad in our estimation. He has. something in him to which--ideals appeal, and his early-developed susceptibility will—to use a beautiful bnt forgotten word—en- gentle Ms nature._______

‘ ‘Sp'c-e M ixture.”[Exchange.]

_ The shell of the cocoanat, which until a few years ago, was considered wholly Worthless, is now eagerly sought for ‘by spice manufacturers as an adulter­ant, When ground into a fine powder it is known to the trade as “spice mix­ture,” __ ____________

l i . c ln g in R ag land .[Federal Australia!.]

The English have been a horse-racing people for somethiug like; 1,000 years, and in the time of King Athelstan, the most acceptable present which a foreign potentate considered he could make Mm was that of Some running horses.

A PRIVATE LETTER.Probably no m an is better known or

more highly respected than M r. Ju lia n S. Carr, President o f th e Blackwell’s D ur­ham Tobacco Co., o f Durham, N . C. In every tobacco store in th e U nited States, and in m any foreign countries, Blackwell’s D urham Tobacco is sold, and i t is a well- known fact th a t the sales o f tills Company largely exceed those of any other tobacco manufacturer. T h a t such success has been obtained is due to th e energy, integ­r ity and ability o f M r. Carr, who has so successfully managed th e affaire o f the Company. Such a le tter as the following, w ritten by Mr. Carr to a personal friend whose only interest in th e m atter referred to was a desire to do a friendly act, is cer­tainly worthy of careful reading.

Durham, N . G., Feb. 2 5 ,1SS5.M y D ear “ M ac” :— I have delayed

w riting to you, w ith reference to the Atli- lophoros remedy, un til I could hear from a friend of mine, a gentleman o f high character, who used Atlilophoros a t my suggestion w ith very great benefit. H e is a tobacco manufacturer o f high standing. I have waited to h ear from him iu order tha t I m ight use liis name officially. I am satisfied, however, th a t h e m ust he at the New Orleans Exposition, and m y letters have failed to reach Mm. So I will not delay answering your letter longer. You w ant to know w hether Atlilophoros is really as good as you thought when you so kindly sent me a couple bottles. I had a sister who was a victim o f neuralgia and rheumatism. Rhe suffered intensely, and h e r condition gave lier family and friends m uch concern. Every known remedy was tried, but without effect. ->MTien the bottles yon sent me came, I sent one to my sister and one to m y sister-in-law. My sister was so encouraged from th e use of this one bottle th a t I p u t lier upon a thorough treatm ent o f Atlilophoros. I certainly owe you and Atlilophoros a great debt o f gratitude for th e re lief the remedy has given lier. fcffie has almost completely recovered from rheumatism, so much so th a t she lias stopped th e use of Atlilophoros and considers herself well. M y sister-in-law, to whom I gave the other bottle, was suffering fearfully w ith neuralgia,she had become unconscious from the pain—the Atlilophoros relieved her entirely. 1 gave a bottle of Atlilophoros to an intim ate friend who suffered such in­tense pain in h is head tha t he looked as i f his eyes would s ta rt from th e ir sockets, and by its use lie lias been greatly benefited, and tells m e th a t he received such relief from it tha t lie orders i t by the box and keeps i t a t all timesin Ms house— is never withont i t—can’t a fiord to be, this is the gentleman to whom I wrote. I wanted to send w ith th is Ms opinion in his own handwriting, but as I stated he must still be a t New Orleans. A very worthy colored man, a house carpenter, J im W hitted bynam e, lives in the house adjoining “ my man of all work.” One morning my man told me th a t Jim was suffering so intensely from rheuma­tism that th e neighborhood was disturbed day and Mglit by Ms cries of agony. Wishing to test Atlilophoros before my own eyre on a genuine case of acute rheu­matism, I wrote the A lhlopkjros Com­pany stating Jim ’s condition, and offering, i f they would send me th e remedy, to see that i t had a fair trial in his case. I con­fess, w ith a ll my confidence iu Athlo- plioros, I doubted whether i t could help Jim , but i t was faithfully tried and I th ink th e proudest man now in all this community is Jim W hitted. l i e claims to be entirely relieved of all Ms rheum a­tism and not only that, but h e says the stiffness in his joints, which came with the rheumatism, lias ail been removed. W ithin th irty hours after he began to use Atlilophoros, he felt like another per­son. These instances have all come under my personal knowledge. I am very slow to speak o f o r recommend any medicine, but when a remedy has the virtue and the m erit th a t I believe Athlophoros has, I cannot hesitate to recommend it. I have given you facts—don’t they answer your question fully? Yours truly, J . S. Cakr. _>I£ you. cannot get Atnuornonos ct your drug! gist, we will send It express paid, on receipt o: regular price—one dollar per Dottle. We pieter that you buy It from your druggist, bat If l;e hasn’t it. do not be persuaded to’ try something etse, hut order a t once from us. as directed. Atuloi’koros Co., lis Avail street, New Vork

T h eregataroJdestahU alied Physic ian and S urgeon DU. CLARICE, al the old number continues to treat with his usual _ r e a t slc i 11 all l i r i v a t e , ch ron ic , nervous and special diseases. D h . CLARKE is the oldest A dvertising Physician,

,_______________as files ot Papers show and allold Residents know. A g e and experience im ­p o rta n t.

p g f N ervous d iseases (with or without dreams,) or d eb ility and loss of n e rv e pow er treated scientifically hy new methods with never failing success. Itmakes no difference w h a tyou have taken or w ho has failed to cure you.

Y oung m en and m iddle-aged m en and all who suffer should consult the ce leb ra ted Dr.Clarke atonce. r>.n'J,The te rr ib le poisons of all b a d b lo o d and sk in di.-eases of every kind, name and nature completely eradicated. R em em ­b e r , that one h o rr ib le disease, if neglected or improperly treated, cu rses the present and coming generations, yl-f/ ’ D iseased d ischarges cured promptly without hindrance to business. Both Sexes c o n su lt confiden tia lly . If in tro u b le , call or write. Delays are dangerous. ” P ro c ra s t i ­n a tio n Is th e th ie f o f tim e.” A w r i t te n w a rra n ty o f c u re g iven in e v e ry ease u n d ertak en .

fg j” Send two stamps for c e le b ra te d w o r k s on C h ro n ic , Nervous and Del.cate Diseases. You have an e x h a u s tiv e sy B ip to o ia t o t e s y • by which to study your o w n c ases . Consultation, personally or by letter, f re e . Consult the o ld D o c to r. T h o u sa n d s c u re d . Offices and p a r lo r s p r iv a te . You see no one but the Doctor.Before confid ingyoar case consult D r . C L A E K E .A friendly letter or call may save future suffering andshame, and add golden year;; to life. Medicines sent everywhere secure from e x p o su re ,—Hours, 8 to 8: Sunday, 9 to 12. Adress letters: J f . H . C L A I tK E . 35. IX , Merrill Block, Cor. Wood­ward & Jefferson Aves- DETROIT. MICH.

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i a week at homo. $5.00 outfit free. Pay ab.____ ) solutely sure. Notlsk. Capital notreyaired-Render, il you want business a t winch persons of either sex, yottng or old, can make great pay all the time they work, with ahsolnto eortamty. Write for particulars to H. Hallett <Ss Co.,'Portland, Maine 43-

OPIUM HABIT!Sufferers from .till*pernicious hnljjfc w ill dowoll to write to Dll* HAltSII, of (Jitlney, JMeii., who has a wprld wide reputation for the cures ho has made during, the past t'velvo years. The- main points to he communicated are theprosent st&to o f health, length of time used, and. present amount of dfujj used per week. Saul- •tarium Treatment when desired. Send for testimonials from lea dill it physicians and representative uien and woolen cured.

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CHICAGO, HOOK ESLAND & PACIF5G RAILWAYB v reaso n , o f i t s c e n tra l p o s itio n a n d c lo se re la tio n to a ll p r in c ip a l lin e s E a s t a n d -W est, a t in it ia l a n d te rm in a l p o in ts , c o n s t itu te s th e m o s t im p o r ta n t m id -co n ti­n e n ta l l in k in t h a t s y s te m o f th ro u g h t r a n s p o r ta t io n w hich, in v ite s and. facili­t a t e s t r a v e l a n d tra ff ic b e tw e e n c itie s o f th e A tla n tic a n d P ac ific C oasts. I t i s a lso t h e fa v o ri te a n d b e s t r o u te t o a n d fro m p o in ts E a s t, N o r th e a s t a n d S o u th e a s t, a n d c o rre sp o n d in g p o in ts W e st, N orth -w est a n d S o u th w e s t.

T h e R o c k I s la n d sy s te m in c lu d es in i ts m a in l in e a n d b ra n c h e s , C hicago, Jo lie t, O ttaw a , L a S a lle , P e o ria , G eneseo, M oline a n d R o c k Is lan d , in I llin o is: D a v e n p o rt, M u sca tin e , W ash in g to n , F a irfie ld , O ttu m w a, O skaloosa , W e s t L ib e r ty , Io w a C ity, D a s M oines, In d ian o la , W in te rs e t , A tlan tic , K noxv ille , A u d u b o n , H a rla n , G u th rie C e n tre a n a C ouncil B luffs, in Io w a ; G alla tin , T ren to n , C am ero n a n d K a n sa s C ity, in M isso u ri; L e a v e n w o rth a n d A tch iso n , i n K a n sa s ; A lb e r t L ea , M in n eap o lis a n d St. P au l, in M in n e so ta ; W a te r to w n in D a k o ta , a n d h u n d re d s o f in te rm e d ia te c ities , to w n s , v illa g es a n d s ta tio n s .

THE GREAT R©CK ISLAND ROUTEG u a ra n te e s i t s p a tr o n s t h a t se n se o f p e rso n a l s e c u r i ty a ffo rd e d b y a solid , th o ro u g h ly b a lla s te d ro a d -b e d ; sm o o th t r a c k s o f c o n tin u o u s s te e l r a ii ; su b b •• ’ - ’ ' " ’ ---- • ' -------s ta n tia llv b u i l t c u lv e r ts a n d b r id g e s ; h u m a n sk ill c a n m a k e i t ; th e s a fe ty a p p lia n c e s o f pa a n d a ir -b ra k e s ; a n d t h a t e x a c tin g d isc ip lin e w h ic h g o v e r n s th e p ra c tic a l

, ro ilin g s to c k a s n e a r p e rfe c tio n a s a p p lia n c e s o f p a te n t b u ffers , p la tfo rm s

o p e ra t io n o f a l l i t s t r a in s . O th e r sp e c ia lt ie s o f th is r o u te a re T ran s fe rs a t a ll c o n n ec tin g p o in ts in U n io n D ep o ts , a n d th e u n s u rp a s s e d c o m fo rts a n d lu x u r ie s o f i t s P a s s e n g e r E q u ip m e n t.

T h e E a s t E x p re s s T ra in s b e tw e e n C h icago a n d th e M issouri R iv e r a re com ­p o se d o f w e l l v e n ti la te d , f in e ly u p h o ls te re d D ay C oaches, M ag n ificen t P u llm a n P a la c e S le ep e rs o f th e l a t e s t design , a n d s u m p tu o u s D in ing C ars, in w h ic h e la b o ra te ly c o o k e d m e a ls a r e le isu re ly e a te n , “ g o o d D ig e stio n w a itin g o n A p p e tite , a n d H e a lth o n b o th .” B e tw e e n C h icago a n d K a n sa s C ity a n d A tch iso n , a r e a lso r u n th e C e le b ra te d R eclin in g C h a ir C ars.

THE FAMOUS ALBERT LEA ROUTEI s t h e d ire c t a n d fa v o ri te l in e b e tw e e n C M cago a n d M in n eap o lis a n d S t. P a u l, w h e re c o n n e c tio n s a r e m a d e in U n io n D e p o ts fo r a ll p o in ts in t h e T e rr ito r ie s a n d B ritish P ro v in ces . O v e r th is ro u te , E a s t E x p re s s T ra in s a r e r u n to th e w a te r in g p laces , su m m e r r e so r ts , p ic tu re s q u e lo ca litie s , a n d h u n t in g a n d fish ­in g g ro u n d s o f Io w a a n d M in neso ta . I t i s a lso th e m o s t d e s ira b le r o u te t o th e r ic h w h e a t fie ld s a n d p a s to ra l la n d s o f in te r io r D a k o ta .

S till a n o th e r DIRECT LIN E, v ia S e n e c a a n d K a n k ak e e , h a s b e e n o p e n e d b e tw e e n N e w p o r t N ew s. R ichm ond , C in c in n a ti, In d ian a p o lis , a n d L a fa y e tte a n d C ouncil B luffs, K a n sa s C ity , M in n eap o lis a n d S t. P a u l a n d in te rm e d ia te p o in ts .

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R. R. GABLE,President 2nd General Manager, Chicago.

E. ST . JOHN,General Ticket and Fassenger Agent, Chicago.

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OF FIRST-CLASS • •

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IN T H E FR IG ID -N O R TH .

-A Su3’vivor o f th e Greely E x p ed itio n — In te re s tin g Inciden ts.

[San Francisco Alta.]Sergfc. Maurice Connell, of the Third

United States cavalry, -and a survivor of the Lieut. Greely expedition, is in San Francisco, having arrived recently from Washington, He said, in the course of a conversation with ar&porter: “I’ve been in service in Arizona under Gen. Cook, the celebrated Indian warrior, and was also with him in his campaigns in Wyoming, Montana and Nebraska. Volunteers were called for —men who had been on the frontier or in the army and were inured to hard­ships—and in April, 1881, I joined the Arctic exploring expedition under Lieut. Greely.”

“Cannot you tell me any interesting incidents of your northern expedition?”

“Well, the history of the expedition has been very fully published and commented upon in all of the leading news journals, and you, of course, do not Wish for any repetitions. Still, I’ll try to give you some of my personal im­pressions, which may, perhaps, bo worthy of publication.

“I was greatly surprised at the ice north of the eighty-first parallel, where it is from fifty to eighty feet in thick­ness. It is called for this reason, and because of its wide extent, the ancient frozen sea. North of the eighty-fifth parallel it is supposed that the ice never breaks, but remains always frozen. Be­tween the eighty-first and eighty-second parallels we- were plentifully supplied with game.

“There were musk oxen, ptarmigan, Arctic foxes, and wild ducks and geese. The musk oxen never leave that section of the country, but the darkness pre­vents them from being hunted in win­ter. They have been seen, however, so early as the 26th of April, and so late as the 1st of November. I t is claimed by some writers that these oxen always fol­low the direction of the receding sun, but my observation is that the presence of an immense glacier makes that impossible. The musk oxen weigh less than 200 pounds in April, but increase in weight to 400 pounds in July. The Sibe­rian wolves, that seldom if ever attack man, follow the oxen in the heaviest snows, ham-string and feed upon them We used to hunt and kill the murk oxev during the summer, and then skin anc preserve them. We ascertained that bj skinning them immediately after killing the flesh was relieved of a disagreeable sweet and musky flavor which otherwise distinguished it. The ptarmigan is ap­parently a species of prairie hen. The color of the male is always white, but the female, in summer changes its plumage from white to brown. The ducks and geese of this region are always flying north during the summer, in search of continual daylight, I pre­sume, or else a quiet locality in which, to breed, but after Ang. 15, they begin to return to the south.

“The pleasantest chapter in our Arctic experience was the two years’ life at Fort Conger. I t was cold, though, the mean temperature being 5 degrees be­low zero, the minimum 72 degrees be­low, and the maximum 52 degrees above zero. But we built ourselves a house aud had an ample stock of provisions. We also discovered, only six miles dis­tant, a mine, out of -which could be knocked a ton of coal with a single blow of the pick, so that by loading the coal upon our sledges aud hauliug it over the ice to camp, we experienced no dif­ficulty in keeping warm. About 100 miles northwest of Fort Conger I saw an open river running out of Lake Hazen. The head of the river was open for a distance of about three miles, although for three consecutive months 50 degrees helow zero was the mean temperature. The river was open in April, with indi­cations that it had been so all through the winter.”

“I suppose you suffered much from cold while out on the exploring sledges?”

“Very true. I can tell you of many excursions -when, with the thermometer 61 degrees below zero, I ’ve slept between two buffalo skins upon the ice. I t is customary when returning to camp from a sledging excursion for a man im­mediately to take off his socks and put them into his breast to warm, while he puts on a dry pair. We used a dried meat called pemmiean, a pound of which contains as much nutriment as five pounds of fresh meat. Hardtack and tea are its usual accompaniments. Every sledge also has to carry a pick and shovel, a hatchet or an ax, a sleep­ing-sack, and an alcohol lamp, which is used iu melting the ice to obtain water, etc. The average weight of the sledge and its contents is not less than 300 pounds, which the explorer is compelled to draw himself over the ice, and in the face of the snow, often laboring se­verely, and advancing but a few miles in a day, -when the elements conspire against him. The darkness, the sense of isolation and the wide waste of snow and ice are but too well calculated to make a man lonely and dejected.

How Trees T ary iu D iam eter.[Scientific Exchange.]

The diameter of trees is said to vary not. only from summer to winter, hut from day to day. They are larger from noon to twilight the next morning than from twilight until noon; they are smaller iu" winter than in summer. Water and the sap of trees expand not .only in proportion as they rise above, but also as they go below the freezing

oint. Low temperature as well as igh promotes evaporation, and the

trees evaporate from their branches in winter, and so the colder the weather the more they shrink.

D a k o ta i o r M e e t Sng-ar.[Inter-Ocean.]

Mr. H. G. Kohler, a Dakota farmer whose father and uncle were the pioneer beet sugar manufacturers of Hanover, Germany, declares that- the conditions of soil and climate in Dakota are very similar to those at his old home across the water, and he. believes the manufac­ture of beet sugar will prove one of the best paying industries of the northwest because the per cent, of sugar is so very large in the roots raised there.

The American Society for Psychical Research, organized in Boston, has established a branch in New York. The object is the excellent one of appre­hending scientifically the mysterious hypnotic and clairvoyant states.

MISSIONARIES IN CHINA.

W lial tiie Catholics A rc D oing in th e F iow ery K ingdom .

[Hong Kong Cor. GIohe-Damocrat.]“It has been said that the Chinese are

hostile to the Catholics because they teach their converts that the pope is the temporal as well as their spiritual sov­ereign, which is equivalent to an irn- perium in imperio.”

“It is so alleged, but it is not true. The idea of the pope pleases the Chinese converts, because they see in him unity, and they are quite pleased to hear that they have to place their dependence on one great central head of the church. We never speak to the natives about the temporal power. Our head is simply the head of the church. I don't really think there are moro than three or four persons among the jGhinese who’know that the pope has been deprived of his temporal power. A few native priests may know it; not many.”

“It-is also alleged that the priests in­terfere between the magistrates and the people and interrupt the administration of justice.”

“This, also, is not true. This was one of the accusations made against us in that famous memorandum which Mr. Low so ably refuted. He says it is an unnatural father who would not -try to defend his own children. I t is so in our relations with the Chinese. Their mandarins treat them very cruelly. There is constant extortion and squeez­ing. The missionaries cannot bear to see it, and speak in their favor. This is only natural. There was a similar state of things when the barbarians overran Europe iu the fifth and sixth cent­uries. There were now laws, and the people applied to the churchmen to de­fend them—that is, to state their cases, and see that they are not wronged. The Chinese are to be defended against the attacks of the mandarins. Not only do the_ .Christians ask jh is , but. the

paganDhihese often ask the same thing. The people say, Why go to the mandar­ins about this little difficulty? Let us ask the advice of the missionary. I need hardly tell you that justice, so called, is most horribly administered in China, and our relation to the oppressed Chinaman is nothing more than that of witness, or of a lawyer giving legal ad­vice when they are in trouble— more in the former capacity than the latter. We can not refuse a subpoena, and when we give advice it is oftener such as a village elder would give in some rural districts in Europe. He gives gratuitous advice in the interest of har­mony, which those who appeal to him refuse or accept at their pleasure. The Catholic church in China wishes only peace and quietness, and all we do is in their interest. If the people ask who is to be observed, we invariably tell them their mandarins. We never try to hide them from justice or to shelter them from any'just penalty, and, although in two or three cases some Catholics may have put up a lantern over their doors, which is the sign of a mandarin, we have never approved of such action.”

‘ ‘In what way do your priests in China try to adapt themselves to the ways and habits of the Chinese?”

“The missionaries dress as the Chinese do. They eat rice, squat on the ground, use chop-sticks, and, in all Ways not superstitious or immoral, follow the customs of those about them. Of the hardships they undergo I may be, per­mitted to say something. In the inte­rior of China they live on rice, fish, eggs, and a little pork. Beef is not to be had, nor European wine. They do remarkable things with the very little money at their disposal. They spend very little of it on them­selves. I do not know of any European missionary in China who spends more than $10 a month on his food and cloth­ing. All the rest is employed to build churches, schools, orphanages, and to create other necessary means for carry­ing on his work. Bishop Caieross, who died in Eohkien four years ago, cele­brated his golden episcopal jubilee. He had been fifty years in China and never once left his mission. We have several missionaries now who have been in the interior of China over thirty years.”

“What do you teach in your schools?’’ “AYe endeavor to make the instruc­

tion we give as practical as possible. Of course, the missionaries first master the Chinese language. We touch the Chinese classics, because without a knowledge of them our pupils cannot get employment in China. Then we teach geography and arithmetic, having Chinese books for that purpose. We also teach algebra, geometry, astronomy, and physics in the higher schools in the cities, having works in Chinese on most of these subjects. Theology we teach, of course, to advance pupils.”

“Are there Catholic monasteries and convents in China?”

“There are a few monasteries, main­tained by some of the religious orders, but we make no novices. In making changes all of a particular order would have to go together, which would some­times prove inconvenient for our work.”

“Do your converts remain true to the faith?”

“They have not the moral stamina of western nations, hut we have every reason to be satisfied with the results of our labors.”

H ir ilt |in d D e a th I n C uha.[Pittsburg Dispatch.]

You can be bom withont the assist­ance of a doctor in Cuba, but it Is nec­essary to have the aid of a priest to make your birth legitimate. The law does not recognize your existence unless your nativity is recorded in the records

•of the church. Nor can yon be mar­ried withont .the padre, because civil and Protestant ceremonies are not ac­cepted as legal in China. Much less can you be buried, because the cemeteries belong to-the church, and the heretic has to pay well to lay his bones in one of them. The church is recognized in Cuba more completely than in Rome, and exercises jurisdiction over the lifo there as well as that which is to come.

Wooden. H ouses lor South A m erica .[Chicago Herald.]

The business of. making wooden houses in the United States for custom sale is said to be on the increase by reason of a brisk demand for those pro­ducts in Brazil. Several large shipments have been made to Rio Janerio, and they were all sold soon after their ar­rival. Fifteen hundred of them have already been erected in the new city of La Plata, the new capital of the province of Buenos Avres.

[Chicaeo Times.!Anciently, in many parts of France,

when a sale of land took place, i t was the custom to haye twelve adult wit­nesses, accompanied by twelve little boys; and when the price of the land was paid, and its surrender took place, the ears of the hoys were pulled ana they W’ere severely beaten, so that the

.pain thus inflicted should make an im­pression upon their memory, and, if re­quired afterward, they might bear wit­ness to the sale. Later, when a crimi­nal was being executed, parents whipped their children, so that they might take Warning by the example, and keep in the path of virtue.

T rain in g o f P ub lic Singers.fChicago Herald.]

Dr. Ziegfeld holds that abdominal res­piration, that is diaphragmatic breath­ing, is the best. Elongated palate and double uvula have to be clipped to in­sure a good, clear tone, the latter being also facilitated by taking a slice off the tonsils. Pupils 'should not begin too young, bnt only after the voice is well developed, the principal thing being to keep the voice from harm. A study of the physiology of the voice is deemed unnecessary, as singing is an imitative art and scientific knowledge does not improve the tone.

H onest N orw egians.[Exchange.]

To look the door of a house in Norway and remain inside is deemed absurd. At theatres and other public places wraps .are left outside withont being checked or even watched by an attend­ant, and tbe people are said to be so honest that none are ever lost or stolen.

How th e A rabs 3Take Coffee.- [Chicago Tribune.]

It is said that the Arabs grind their coffee as fine as flour, and boil it in a copper saucepan without a lid. They would not on any account boil i t in a covered vessel, as that would prevent the deleterious qualities from escaping and make the coffee hitter.

Snails as Food.[Chicago Herald.]

The taste for snails as food is growing in France. The Romans cultivated them extensively, and ate them because they provoked thirst and gave an .ex­cuse for drinking wine.

F o r Sore T hroat.A gargle of strong black tea used

night and morning is now fashionable in London as a preventive of sore throat.

Arkansaw Traveler: De dog is cr mighty kine hearted animal, but I hab noticed dat he’ll snap at er chile ’fore he will er grown pusson.

R elig io u s A borigines.[New York Pest.]

Mr. E. F, im Thurn, the explorer of British. Guiana, has'made another ex­pedition to the interior of that colony with a view to ascend the Roramima mountain. When he was last able to communicate with a friend in George­town, which was in the early part of December, he had ascended the slope of the mountain to a height of 5,600 feet He says that is was a lovely spot, “a very garden of orchids ana of most beautiful and strange plants.” On his way to Roramima he passed through an Indian country in which he found an extraordinary state of things. There were no missionaries, but the Indians had built churches of their own, in Which for six hoars a day men, women and children were engaged in perpetually repeating the ten commandments and the creed, while occasionallymembersof this strange congregation would increase the general ’discord by singing psalms or hymns. ■