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An ADecdOlc.

The following anecdote from the New Hamp-
shire Telegraph is too good to be lost
Many years ago there was in the eastern
part of Massachusetts, worthy old D. D., and
although he was an eminently benevolent man
and good christian, yet it must be confessed,
that be loved good joke better even than the
most inveterate joker. II was before church
organs were much in use, and it SO happened
that the choir Of the church had recently pur-
chased double bass viol. Not far from the
church was pasture. and in it huge town
bull, One hot Sabbath in summer he got out
of the pasture and came believing up street.
About the church there was plenty of untrod-
den grass, green and good and Mr. Bull stop.
ped to try the quality, perchance to ascertain il
ats locality had improved its flavor. At any
rate the reverend doctor was in the midst Of
his sermon, when. -f'
Boo WOO WOO, went the bull. .1 "ahso
The doctor paused, looked up at the singing
seats, and, with grave face, said
n, 4 would thank the musicians not to tune
their instruments during the service time it
annoys nae very much ..t.-., ,..-,s.. n,
The people stared and the minister went on.
boo woo woo,'' went the bull again.
81 The parson paused and again addressed the
choir7-1 b,s M INA. ..
I'D i really wish the singers would not tune
their instruments while l am preaching as
remarked before, It annoys me very much
~ The people Uttered, for they knew as well as
any one what the real state Of the case was
The minister went on again with, his dis
course, but he had not proceeded far when boo
woo woo' came from Mr. Bull.
The parson paused once more, and again ex.
claimed--g.o IA s-. F..sb s5, h. =
.5sI have twice, already requested the musi
,ciansin. the gallery not to tune their instru
ments during the sermon time, I now. partic.
ularly request Mr.. Lafeyor that he will not tune
his double bass yiol while | am preaching,
a, This was too much. Lafeyor got up toe
much agitated at the thought of speaking ou
in church, and stammered out--3.. 81 F4,i
a IT isl,t me, parson, B-777T; IFS that do
stosn pll.l rshaa aligu7 sdi bus ssiata6.1s
vIsyga sga 7l.l o. isd7sne T.a1e -as-l. f.
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The follOwibg are some Of he delsila of Tho
manner in which the day Is filed up By The
children Of Queen Victoria :--Thsy rise early.
breakfast at eight. and dine NJ tNol Their va.
rious occupations are allotted out with almost
military exaeibess. One hour finds them en-
gagged in the study OF the ancient. smother Of
the modern aulhors-r-their scquaihtAneeship
with languages being first founded on 9 tf0.
rough knowledge Of their grammatical cen.
s'ruclion, and Afterwards familiarized and per-
iteted By construction. Next they are trained
in those military exercises which give dignity
and bearing Another hour is agreeably 6lled
up with The lighter accomplishments o. music
and dancing Again the little party assemble
in the riding school. where they may be seen
deeply interested in the various evoluLiOns Of
the ns0Hege. Thener. while drawing and the
further exercise Of music and the lighter ac-
comp plishmcnts call of the attention Of their
sis!ers-the young princes proceed to busily
engage themselves in a eaFptnter's shop htted
Up expressly for them, with tools essential tO
a perfect knUHlvdge Of the cfaIt. They thus
early become, not only theoretically but praeti-
cally acquainted with the useful arts Of life a
small laboratory is occasionally brought into
requisition at the instance Of their father. This
done, the young carpenters and Students throw
down their saws and axes, unbueklc their phi
lotoPhy, ard shoulder their miniature percus-
sion guns-WEich they handle v ilh the dexter
ity Of practical sporIsmen for shooting stroll
through the royal gardens. The evening meal,
the preparation for The mothing's lessons, and
bnet religious Instruction, close the day.
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WHOLE NUMBER 1890
4 Congressionat srrIe.

I = correspondent of tie Feu Tori Tines re-.
lates the following incident We call the spe.
eial attention Of Ohio legislators 10 l.. and lone
they will take warning, and not commit any
such sad mistake from hs sum coase, du.ing
the last hours Of their session
"a rather udicrous occurrence trgnsp;red.
in connection with the vote BY which the House
concurred in the Senate amendment The vote
was taken by division, and as there was a
very thin house, The Speaker declared the
amendment concurred in without counting the
Nays-the Ayes being about 81 orG2. Penn.
sylvanians, Of course, were universally opposed
10 TO the amendment, but certain Representa-
tive from one Of the districts not far fromthe Mint
city, having made frequent visits to the refresh
nent room during the evening, like many Of
his associates from all parts Of the country, had
reached a condition Of 'belveCnily,' under the
influence OF which local interests are all broken
down, and good-nalured jollitv reianed SUI
pfeme IN bis heart. The vote being taken by
count by the chair, this gentleman arose. sir
nifying his vote in the affirmative. The move
ment was noticed at once By Col Florence, Of
Philadelphia, Who rushed over To him in great
lribulation, exclaiming Down, down. Mac
you are voting IN favor Of the New York As.
say Office Go TO thunder, Tom Florence, ,
was the reply. But again demonstrated the
Colonel. see VIA! you are doing; you are vo-
ting with Briggs and all these New Workers,
when you ought to vote against them for
Heavens sake, sit down, Mac, if you ever ex-
pect to be reelected 'Go-to--aBander,- -
Tom-Florence, was the emphatic sur-rejoind-
er. Observation-Disclosures? o.
During all this time the Speaker had been count
ing the members, and the story is, that tie
Colonel was so busily engaged in trying to reg
ulate his stubborn colleague, he forgot that be
himself was standing; the consequence was
that he also was counted in the affirmative, as
well as his friend. The incident gives rise to
much good humoTed joking at the expense OF
the Colonel who, by the way, is an industri
Gus, energetic man, ever watching to extend
vigorous protection to the interests of his city
end State
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4 New way 10 Make Linen.

We heard the other day Of a new process for
obtaining" shirts, lit is Partisan. A French
gentleman walks into "depot" at the hour
when the head with. the e-mustachios Of the fam
lily is taking gumbo in the back parlor, and asks
the smiling lady with curls, if she has some ex-
ira super-fine shirts. OF course. The French
gentleman has such tender regard for his
wife's taste--is so uncertain about the shirts
passable appearance when "on," (shirts are so
deceptive, that the smiling lady with curls is
induced 10 take one from the bundle on the
counter and put it on over her dress, for the
French gentleman to see how beautiful it is.--
The French gentleman is delighted and turns
the smiling lady with curls around and around,
but manages to pin the shirt in half dozen
places securely to the smiling lady's dress.--
Having done this the French gentleman delib-
erately picks up the bundle on the counter, and
making hourishing bow, walks out of the es-
tablishment, to the astonshment of the late
smiling lady. The French gentleman makes
his last nod at the street door, and the lady of
the store aware that something is wrong makes
a step forward in pursuit. No true thorough
bred French woman will ever appear publicly
in an unbecoming dress, so the no longer sml-
ing lady makes desperate and rash effort to
TAKE OFF THE SHIRT In moment she can see
nothing. The head -with-the -mustachios of the
family enters alarmed at the now smothered
screams of his wife. 1t takes fifteen minutes
for the enraged lady to be dsengaged from the
labyrinth of linen and muslin and pins she has
got into-to take breath-to relate the facts to
her astonished and wrathful husband, and to
burst into food of tears. The French gen.
tleman is far away with bundle under his
ARM Cotton Plant.
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Tobacco Chewing.

Greely, of the Tribune, is down 'like thou
sand brick" on Tobacco chewers. Here is a
sample of what he says; .......
. owe presume we get spit upon forty times
year We never get into crowd, and never
push through bevy of men on the street, and
never 80 to leeward on board steamer that
we do not apprehend, and very generally expe-
rlence, shower of tobacco juice elected from
the nasty tobacco-crusted mouths of chewers
and spitters. We always feel that such fellows
should not be allowed to go at large, unless
each had spittoon attached to his nose by a
ring, into which he might expectorate his sail
va. But it is foul subject, and we will not
write about it. The dirty dogs who chew and
spit, and spit and chew, are not worth the words
we have already wasted upon them" E
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HoT BEDs.-Many of our friends who have
gardens would like to push forward their early
vegetables and plants by ho.-beds. Such will
be pleased to learn that common brown muslin
will answer about as well, if not better, than
glass This will be so much cheaper than glass
that it must be generally adopted 1t has sew
eral advantages over glass also, in being more
conveniently framed, and not requiring to be
removed to admit air, DC. The American
Farmer stands good for the success of the ex-
pertinent. Sentinel 80
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i -lsl 80 ~
To.Our Worn Ou, Fonts of type.
I'm sitting at my desk, Reese,
.f. Before me on the floor .a ..r...
There lie two worn out fonts Of type, F
Full eighty thousand score.
And many months have passed, Reese,
a Since they were bright and new;
a And many are the tales they've told
'El The false, the strange, the true.
Their beauty all has gone, Reese,
' .- You scarcely now may trace
Upon the snowy medium ...
The likeness Of their face;
They mind me of a man, Reese,
Whose morn of life was full
ofprOmise, but whose evenings close
stT Was desolate and dull. r,s p.
., 81, What tales Of horror have they tod
-st f 0ftempest and of wreck, ...
IFs 0fmurder at the midnight hour,
-ta ofwar full many "speck - ...
OF ships chat, far away at sea,
l.g1a Went down before the blast; .r p.
OF stiaed cries of agony a.r
As life's last moment passed
,ta4i OF earthquakes and Of suicides, ..i
,-. Of failing crops of cotton, ..
f.r OF bank defsulters, broken banks, .r
And our exchanges rotten:
Of boilers bursted, steamboats, snagged,
aas, 0friots, duels fought, ...
Ha OF robbers with their prey escaped,
,ss'a# 0fthieves with booty caught.
t' ~ ofland-slides and Of water-spouts,
..T, Of ants and algators,
ofserPents in the briuy deep,
-.. And giant sweetpotatoes .
.-'A OF children lost and children found,
s.sras FINANCES IN disorder; r.. ..-rf a
fas offgbts among the fremen, ...
-l.aa And troubles on the border !
ra1 They've told us of nation, Reese, ID.
5--s Bent soTowing DER the dust ra 10
.'a OF OF one whom she had called to fill p
Her brightest, dearest trust.
Ofsparkling crowns for youthful brows,
'- a0froyal coronations, sa} ..I
a 1's Orphans to rid the earth Of kings, -'a
-.t Of temperance reformations.
0filoods, and FIRE, and accident, - ~
.rg These worn ont types have told ;1
-.- And how the pestilence hath swept
o. .aa The youthful and the old
OF marriages, of births and deaths,
Of things to please and vex us, ...
- OF one man jumping overheard,
ts Another gone to Texas. a a
They've told how long sweet summer day,
' Have faded from our view; r.
How autumn's chilling winds hath swept
The leaf crowned forest through:
viii How winters reign hath come and gone
Ti' % Dark reign of storm and strife
And how the smiling spring hath warmed
The pale flowers back to life.
can't pretend to mention half
My inky friends have told
Since, shining bright and beautiful. a-
They issued from the mould.
s How unto some they JOY have brought,
rss5 To others grief and tears ...r
Yet faithfully the record kept,
Of fast receding years.
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Sam. Pike is recommended for Congress by
his party friends in Kentucky. The Maysyillr
Eagle says of him
"Pike's qualifications and patriotism are
highly commended in some places. Our per-
sonal regard for him is extensive as to his leg
islative qualifications we know nothing-but
for his patriotism, when we last saw him, he
KNEW no North, no South no East, no West {!
We kindly extended him our arm and led him
up an alley"
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The LAST CASE YET.-The keeper of the IT.
wing House, Washington, has presented claim
to Congress for damages. He says that Sena-
tor Upham, Of Vermont, was sick and died at
his house, of small pox, and that, in conso-
quence thereof he had lost large amount of
custom He asks for damages
The heirs of one NOAH, who had boat stuck
and sunk on the top of one ofthe points of the
Rocky Mountains, some time SINCE are expect
ed to present their claim for damages as soon
as this one is allowed o. s. Journal ..a
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DREADFUL DEsIGN.-The Angelica Reporter
corrects misapprehension in regard to the
motice which inspired the two men convicted in
Allegheny county of placing obstrucions on the
track of the Erie railroad, and assigns one al
most too horrible for belief. The Reporter
says, strange as it may seem, the facts elected
by the evidence showed conclusively that there
was no ahimosity existing on the part of the
two individuals against the company, or that
there was the least cause Of complaint against
the company but that it was a preconcerted
plan to throw the Express" Train from the
track for the purpose Of rob6ing tie passengers !
in the general melee. This was proved on The
trial s. ..s...-. q. .,...,.., 80 ..g-a,-s
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SHOWING THE DEAD.- There is Il curious Gus
tom at Havana of laying out bodies in state du-
ring the night before burial. They are placed
close to an open window, fronting the street,
on a couch raised four or five feet from the
ground. The corpse is surrounded with high
wax tapers, and the whole room Illuminated. =
Frequently when returning from tcrtalia, or a
ball, l have been startled by seeing the rigid
features of some old lady or gentleman, dres.
sed in their best attire, and apparently reclin.
ing before the window. 1t used to appear an
unnecessary mockery of death, dressing a corpse
in a new suit of clothes, with tight patent
leather boots and white neck cloth.
l remember one night in particular, was
returning home through one Of the by-streets,
when seeing the lower windows of a house il
Illuminated, and concluding there was body
lying in state, went towards it, There close
to the window, so close that | could have
touched it through the bars, lay the body of a
young girl about fifteen years of age. She
was dressed as for ball, with flowers in her
hair, and white satin shoes on her feet; her
hands were crossed on her breast, her eyes
closed, and her mouth slightly opened, and al
together herface and expression was one of the
most beautiful had ever seen.
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EARLY LAW Practice IN THE NORTHWEST
The Maumee River Times does not give the
point Of the story of the celebrated Swan Creek
law case, decided when the law was young,
among tie wids of the Northwest As we
were conversant with the case, all of which we
saw, and part Of which we sgaS, we propose
to set the editor right, both as 70 the law and
the facts.
General Swan Greek session, before D. s.,
ESQ., Justice, from Germany Dennis Over
slaugh as John Dunkerhoff, in trespass.
Plaintiff filed his bill of particulars, proprio
persona, as follows:
John Dunkerhof, to Denis Overslaugh, debt
or, To damages to chattelS, S95. Plea, Not
Guilty"
Plaintiffs counsel offered to prove that de-
fendant had done certain damage to the free
hold of the plaintiff. Defendants counsel OBJ
jected. The bill of particulars charged only
damage to chattels, and plaintiff could not go
outside of his declaration,
By the Court, "The plaintiff must confne
himself to his pill. If he has been tamaged in
to his chattels, let him brove it,
S., for the plaintiff, offered to prove injury
done to certain agricultural implements, such
as plow, harrow, &c.
R, for defendant, objected Pows and har-
rows are not chnttels The Court knows better
this. Educated in College in Germany, the
Court is not TO be misled in the meaning of so
simple a word as ch0itels.
By the Court, "Chattels is cattles, horses
and hooks, and Sleeps and cows Chattels
amt blows and harrows; the counsel for the
plaintiff ought to know peter as dat He must
pc nonshooted."
Judgment of nonsuit at the plaintiffs cost
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The CRESCENT AND THE CRoss.-There is a
strange spectacle in European affairs. a Chris
tan Nation demanding money and lands from
its weaker neighbor at the point of the bayo-
net. A Mohammedan Prince upholding the lib
erty Of conscience. to keep a Christian Emper-
or from destroying it. A half-civilized coun-
try protecting exiled patriots from the rack and
gibbet with which they are threatened by their
enlightened Fatherland, The Crescent for
Peace and the Cross for War. Half Christen-
dom sustaining bigotry and despotism, and Ell
Islam preaching Civil and Religious Freedom
Such are some of the differences between Chris
tianity and Mohammedanism in this, our Nine
teenth Century. Aibany Journal.
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Why DIDN'T HE WEAR SpEcTAcLEs "A De-
troit paper is guilty of the following story Of an
accident which happened to near-sighted gen.
tleman at ball in thai city. He waited upon
his partner to a seat after 'love of polka, I"
when he espied the embroidered edge Of a sup
posed handkerchief at the feet of his divinity.
He hastily seized it, when the "Fy, fy, sir p
of the lady informed him that he was taking
improper liberties with the scOllops of her jR,
p0R.t OIL H....frI..at
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Esg- A man in Ohio, indicted for stealing ba-
con, went to lawyer and told him his case ;
and the lawyer advised him to settle, as the
proof was so strong against him. "No" said
the man; "Ive Alright to trial by Jury, and
you defend me and I'll pay you for il" The
Lawyer did defend him; and although the
proof was full against the man. yet he obtain
ed verdict of acquittal, and walked out of
the Court House as large as lie.
The lawyer was astonished that his client
got the case, The next day the attorney ask
ed the man hoW under heavens, he got that
verdict. Look here Squire" he replied, wink
ing very slyly, "Ill tell ye how it was done,
but you mustn't say any thing about it." The
attorney promised secresy; "Now, Squire"
said the man, "elegen Of the jury had part Of
The Bacon" The Lawyers doubts were at once
cleared up, he saw through the mystery.
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(. Gs- Sab do you know de difference be-
tween Mason and an Anti Mason 2
Yes, sab, beliebe / does - 80 ~.
well, what is it ?'--s'. 49,. 9a
If my brains tell dc tfuf. and Il neber fails,
Mason is de man what lays de mortar. and An
ti.Mason de man what carries dc hod T
A gentleman arrived inthe city last evening,
and inquired Fct pen to hodge a.droYe Of mig
gers in.-Log, Courier, s'is ''-
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How TO MAKE HEN LAY-Tie stout string
round the body, and lay the bird upon its side
on board, and fasien the string underneath
You can put pillow under It's head il you
wish. Hens secured in this manner will lay
for any desired length cftine,z b7t
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MORE PAY FOR THE SAnoRs,-ICis stated that
an amendment to the appropriation bill was
passed by Congress, giving to all officers, ma
rrines, and sailors serving on the coast of Mex
ico and California, during the war, double pay
while in the Pacific. This act embraces the
period between May, 1886, and September,
1850. An act was already in force granting
this extra pay from September 1850 to Febru-
airy 1852 Thus the double pay extends from
May t84e to February 1852, a space Of six
years. 'oe | ..I . & &" '.'''''
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WoMEN's ANTE-NUPTIAL DEBrs.-A bill has
been introduced in the New York Legislature,
providing that women who have contracted
debts prior to marriage, shall be liable for their
payment, that creditors may have the same
remedies after as before marriage, and the hus-
band shall not necessarily be party in any
suit for recovery. No action shall be maintain
ed against husband for the debts of his wife
contracted previous to marriage, nor shall the
husbands property be liable for such debts,
except such as he received from his wife by
voluntary cessation, or ante-nuptial contract.
IMMoRrALrrr,--Napoleon being in the ealle,
ry of the Louvre one day, attended by the Ba-
rcIa Demon, turned suddenly around from a
picture which he had viewed for some time in
silence, and said, aes. Wa tsa.
"That is a noble picture, Demon" 1fs
= Immortal, Twas Demons reply. ID
"lIow long" Inquired Napoleon, /" will that
picture last ?" = 'af II. aa .1HfaEc1 1881
Demon answered, that with care, and in a
proper situation, il might last perhaps FIVE hun
dred years. a ri sa tsi gs,a 'u s
ia "And how long" said Napoleon, "will a
statue last?" 9
Fifteen hundred years." replied Demon.
"And this" returned Napoleon, shaply,
"tkiS is Wldt you call inamortdlng t' - 7t.oI7f
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RESULT OF RECKLEssNEss Within a week
past, case of reCklessness occurred in Madi-
son county, Mississippi, which proved terribly
fatal in its result. A man named McAndrew
went to the house of another named Fowler,
and finding him asleep, some one suggested the
bursting Of percussion cap over his head in
order to wake him up. A small shot gun was
procured, q cap placed on the tube, and Nc
Andrew advanced to the bedside, placed the
gun close to his head without knowing it was
loaded, and pulled the trigger, when the gun
exploded and almostinstantly killed McAndrew,
and wounded Fowler SO severely that his life is
said to be in great jeopardy.
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AN IMMENSE FISH SToRy.-A writer in the
Dodge County Gazette says. about seven days
since they began to take fish in Horizon Lake,
in this State, and ever since they have taken
from one to eight tons per day, of pickere,
weighing from one to twenty-three pounds each
= from fifty to sixty persons spearng, loading
and drawing away. 1t is thought that over
four hundred tons have been taken in the vi
cinity of Horizon, and sold at $40 to $50 per
ton on the ground, and Sc per cwt. taken away.
AS for the bull heads, the farmers are drawing
tons and tons away for their swine. The wa
teris literally black with them, and man in a
boat dips up JasheI a minute with basket
He asserts that one man takes two tons per day,
and yet the writer don't tell all, for fear he
aUoB't be 6elieved s-E ga
What does the N Y. Spirit of the Times say
to this Ml,Oaukie Daily NesOs. .a