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a NICE PLACE TO LIVE INA wri
ter in the last number Of Harper $
Magazine says:
"During the last century, the aver
age of murders in Rome, with rnpu'
latiOn of one hundred and fifty thou
-nnd souls, was five ~ six day, and
on orc occasion fourteen. While
occupied by the French, there were
III 81 gle day one hundred and
twenty assassinations. And a, late
as 1923 they averaged one daily. A
clmpeI of the Madonna, in the chnrcl,
of the August MS. is lung about with
knives, dnks, AID other mu dcrn,ls
instruments, suspended there by their
owners, at the order of their coniessors,
rs condition Of absolutinn and evi.
dcnce of pardon of their crimes.
"lhc streets of Rome are not safe
at the later hours nr night, even now,
for any one who hls aught about him
t" tempt the cupidiry of its highway
men. Roman friends of mine are
accustomed to place their watches in
their boots when out late ut night. =
Every li"usekeepcr will tell you the
RISKS they run in not keeping the
strlctcst watch over their premises;
and ones experience in visiting
Italian fnniIics will convince him
that they have more confidence in
their p"rtrullis dnors and massive
graiings ,han in either the honesty OF
their c'nntrymen on tho guardianship
O. the police"
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Tie RICfiE>T SELL WE EVER HEARD
oF.--We find nn account III the East
Br oklyn Times of new method of
"raising the wind tis well as the dead,
in that city, which takes duwn any
thing i'll the diddl'ng inc of the sea
son, and indicates the extent and
pressure of the hard times. A female,
called on lady Of some influence in
Brooklyn. and told plaintive story
of suffering and priva,ion, and more.
over, that her husband had just died,
and that she lacked the means Of a
decent burial. Her tale of woe So
wrought upon the lady that she pro,
crcdcd to Visit her immediately. t"
sa isty herself that there was no i'm
position. On entering the apartment
he pelrld the coffin, and was satisfied
all was right, and not wishing t" har.
row the feelings of the bereavcd wo'
man, she left her considerable sum
of money, and Immediately y departed.
After passing two Or three blocks from
the dwelling, thinking all the way of
the strange compleXivns to which we
are liable, she missed her pocket
handkerchief. and returned to see il
she had not dropped it in the house. =
The stairs were a,cend>d hastily, and
tae r.Om itercd without much cere
mony, when what did she behold
the woman S husband sitting up in the
collin counting over the money!
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DEATH SCENES OF REMARKADLE Per
soNs.-Mary, Sc"tlnnd'S fraiI beauty,
met the ''gl"oniy kin! with Il degree
of resolution not t" be expected from
her miSlOrlune>, SO nun rous were
they; deserted by every friend except
her faithful little dog. Sir Thomas
More remarked to the cxccutioncr, by
whose hands he was to perish. that
the scaii"ld was extremely weak. 81
pray you t" see me up,'' said he; and
for my coming down let me shift iol
myself" Chauccr breathed his last
when composing ballad. HIS last
production is called ga ballad by
ueollry Chanccr, rn his death bed,
lying in great pain" 81 could wish
this tragic scene was ovcr," said Quin,
the actor; "bu, hope to 60 through
it with becoming dignity" Pe.rarch
was found dead in his library, leaning
on book. Ro ,sscau, wien dying,
ordered his attendants to rcmnvc him,
aud place linn belurc the window, that
he might look upon his garden and
gladden. his eyes with the sight of
nature. How ardent an admirer he
was Of nature is poriicaiiy told in
Zirnmcrlnan's Solitude? Pope tells
us he io:nd Sir G"dliey kneler =
when he visited him a few days prior
I" his end-sitling UP, and forming
plans for his own monument. His
"nniGy was conspicuous even in DEATH
Warren has observed that Chester.
fields gnud breeding only left him
with death. "divc Drydalc chair"
said he to his valet Wien that person
WAS announced. Baylc, when dying,
pointed TO where his proof sheet WAS
deposited. Clarendon's pen dropped
irum his hand Wien seized with a
palsy which. put an end TO his exist
cncc. Bead died III the act Of dictat.
ing. Roscommon, when expiring,
quoted from his own translation urthr
dies lraa." llnller, feeling his pulse,
said, The artery ccnses to beat, and
immediately expired When the
priest. whom Alic:i had been prevail.
cd on to SEQ, came, he requested him
to. "cnll to nnrrnw; tltHt b, y trust,
E;ll t@yr. ,&utr-an'. t.ieiit4 shtuss. : -.
Nelson's last words were, "Tell t.ol.
lhSw""d TO Oripg he fleet to al rl,or."
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SELECTED.
Matrimonial Poetry.

*l Tint m III mast len a llippvlIle
, wa, shares it with 4 faithful vile:
*3 Who free from matrimonial Chalns,
4 Is sure to suiler for his pains,
a lam could find no solid peace
= Until he saw Il wnman's face;
3 When Eve was given for mate,
A Adam was liz d happy state.
I In every females ace appear
, Truth, darling OF a heart since re,
3 Hypocrisy. deceit and pride,
4 Nc'rr known m wo nan to reside.
l What tongue is able to unfold
. Tne worth IN woman we behold,
Tic lI!Scllnol tint IN woman dwell
4 Is almost InpcrccptlbIc.
Cursed is tho foolish man | saw
> who wilinn, Yield 10 woman : sway,
) Who changes Iro:n his sI,gl"ness
i Is sure oi perfect bIcssc,lncss.
What tongue is nhe tn express
= The w,olc ul wonan's pU or to bic SIS
3 The evils lhtt with woman dwell
Few word, wi br enough To tell.
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Gn1-a,ru our Aattne Naa1u."
seaman inirctc by the superstition

seaman nfrctc,; by the superstition o t
his associate.
"Wlat ! not see that little boy with
the bloody pantal""ns |" exclaimed
the secret murderer, So much To the
terror of his c,mrade that he cnniurcd
him, if he had anything on his mind,
To make clear conscience, SO far as
his confession could do it. The Grim
inal fetched q deep gruan, and dcclear
cd that he was unable longer to endure
the life which he had led for years. =
lie then confessed the murder of the
drummer, and added. that, us con
siderable reward had been offered, he
wished bis cs'nrnde to deliver him up
/" the magistrates Of Salisbury, as he
would desire Il shipnlatc to profit bv
his fate, which lie was now convinced
was inevitable.
Having overcome his friends oh
jcclinn> to this mode of proceeding.
Jarvis Ma,chnm was surrendered to
Justice accord ngly. aud made a full
confession "i guilt But bcf'rrc the
trial the love of life returned. The
prisoner denied The confession, ani
pIruded not gully. BY this time.
however, full evidence had been pro-
cured from other quarters. Witness
rs appeared from his former regiment
|" prove his Identity with the murder
er and drserter, and the waiter re-
mcnhercd the orninous words which
he had spoken when lln awukc him
TO join lhu Portsmouth coach Jarvis
Malchar was found guilty and rxrc,l.
ted. When his last clan for liz
W s over, he rclu,nrd to his confess.
ion: and with his dying breath averred,
(and truly as h" tl"nght,) the vision
OH Salisbury Plain"
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Poetry.
Written for the Banner.
SOlikOHusy.

| will now love the sto.m
Of tie darkness Of night,
Instead of The form
OF my fond one, so bright:
will speak to The brecz:,
To The stars will 'noan;
And I'll sigh w,h the lrees,
r Since ny owed one is snhr. -
1 will weep like cloud
In the .umme bright showers:
And her sweet name nloud,
Will I call, mid the flowers:
And her spiri, vii! greet me,
In The shade Of her bower,
Where she used to meet me.
III the twi-lights calm hour.
And II love The storm,
And The dark winter blight;
Since her heavenly form,
Hath been snalcii'd from my sigh
And her spirit Will come,
On tho wild vivid flash,
TO welcome me home,
In Tie lempesls' fierce clash.
JAQUES.
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SELECTED
Ash,n;aDeI Lee.

1t WAS many and many a year ago.
In kingdom by the sea,
Tlat maiden there lived whom you may
know,
BY the rame of Annahcl Lee;
And this maiden she lived with no other
thought
Than 10 love and be loved by inc.
She was child, and was child,
In this iingdom hy The sea,
But we loved with love that was more
and my Annabel Lee:
Will, love that the winged aeraphs Of
Heaven
Coveted her and me.
And this was the ransom that, 10: q AGO,
In this kingdom by the sca,
a wind blew out o. IL ciou by nirht,
= Calling my Annabel Lee;
So that the hIgh-born kinSman came
And bnre her away from me-,
To shut her up in a scpnicIre
In tbs Kingdom by The sua.
The angels moi half SO happy in Heaven
Went envying her and me;
Yes! that was the rc.sOil (as all men know,
IN this Kingdom by tie sca)
That HE wind came out Of cloud, chill.
ing
And killing my Annabel Lee.
But our love it was stronger by far thar
the love
y! those who were stronger than we;
O many far wiser than we,
And neither the angels in heaven above.
Nor the demons dGwn under the sea,
Can ever d'sscvcr my roul from The sou
Oi the beautiful Anna; o Lee.
For the moon never beams without bring
ing INC dreams
o. the beautiful Annabcl Lee;
And the stars never rise, but ! see III,
bright eyes
OF The beautiful Annahcl Lee:
And so, all the ght-,ide, re down b,
the side
Ofmy darling, my darling. my lie an,
my brhe,
4 lnhnr sepulchre there by I lie sea:
a In hcsiombhy the side uI The sea-
a PoIlcAess is one Of the cheapcs
th'n5 ia The world. 1t PAYS The bcs
pi dividends amin, one, ever Sc, los
pnylI'i''y hy Investing in. it..
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Il TonrUSATn KISS The following
little story hy Miss Brclncr, is fnn.
shed I" Sartain's Magazine. For ills
Truth and reality she oays she will be
re pnn>lbIe
III the University of Upsala in Swc.
len, lived II y. nng student, lonely
youth, with Il great love for studies
ont without the means Of p., ,,'ug
fIl,s...----lIu- Era4 ,..-., j--,te --,--rt",r1.
c"'i',e s:;..;.. tS,;ii he st,riird ii>u,@ ~
.rcal pnverty, but Keeping Il vherpI,I
neart. and trying not t. look at tlc
lnture which looked So yrinly al him.
| lis good IIunur aud good qualities
made him beloved by his yonm. com
radcs. Once lie was standing with
."le "i them in the square OF UpSnI;..
pratng away an hour Of ci sure, when
Tie attention of tho young men became
arrested by II very yom5 Z and elegant
ady, who, ut the side OF al elderly
'nc walked slu"ly over the place. 1t
Sa$ the daughter of the Governor Of
Upland living in the city, and the lady
Nnown for her beauty and Tor her goo |.
ness of character, and was luo,rd uIom
with great admiration by The stu.
de.is. AS the young men now stood
gazing 1T her us she passed on like II
graceful vision, one OF them exclaimed:
Well, it would be worth some.
thing To have kis; from such IL
mouth -
The poor student, the hero uf our
story, who was looking inlen,!y on
that pure angelic face, exclaimed, us if
10y inspiration, "WclI, think | could
nave it,"
What, said his friends in & chn.
rus, are you crazy ? do you know
her p
Not at all" he answered. "but |
think she would kiss me uuw, il asked
her u
"What, in this place, beCurc all our
cycs!"
sin this place, before your eyes"
" Freely? :"
g. Freely"
well, if she will give you Il kiss
in that manner. will give you thou.
sand dollars" exclaimed one of tic
party.
And l." "And l." cried three or
four others; for it 50 happcLcL that
several rich young men were in ll,.
group, and bets IAN high on SO i'm
probhbio All eve |; and the challenge
was made aud accepted in less tinic
than We have taken to relate it.
Our her"--my authority tells not
whether he was handsome or plain; |
have my peculiar reasons for believing
that he WAS rather plain, but singnlarIy
good looking at the same tin,u-uur
hero walked of to meet the Young
lady, ana said "4Nin fraicio, my lnl.
tune is in yonr hand" She looked ut
him in a>tonishncut, but arrested her
steps. lie proceed to state his name
aud condition, his aspirations, aud re.
lated simply and truly what had pass.
ed between him and his companions.
The young lady listened uttcnlvvly,
and when he ceased to speak, she
said, bIu>hing, but with great sweet
ness: IF by SO littlca Ting 20 much
good can be elected, It would be fool.
Ish III me to refuse your rcquest;" and
she Kissed the young man publicly in
the open square.
Next day the student was sent for
ny the Governor. llo wanted to see
The mnn who dared To ask kiss from
h's daughter in that way, and whom
she had consented to kiss so. lie
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TIE CnowS OF ESGLAND.-The
crown of England is a costly "bauble,' -
bcdazzlcd with value eno'g. to found
three or four public charities, or half
II dozen moderate colleges. There are
twenty diamonds round the circle
worth $500 each, making sl50, 900;
TWO large centre diamonds. $4,000
each, making $50: 900; fifty four small.
er diamonds, placed s.t the angle of the
former, $500; four crosses, each com.
posed of twenty five diamonds, SGO,.
900; four large diamonds contained il,
ileur dc lis, $4,000; eish;c cen smaller
diamonds contained in the same, SlO,.
900; pearls, Diamonds, &C., npon the
arches aud rossesi 500. O.000;s also one
/; ;italidtettand ltrt ) ! ollf; snl:,il dianaa;ls,
$50, ,0O0j twenty six diamonds IN the
upper cross, $i5,50o two circles Of
pearl about the rim, $4,000. Cost
OF the stones in the crown, exclusive
ut The metal, $3.50 500.
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.dhc ea,silty hslla1pt6Il.

Sir W alter Scott tell the Eriluwinm
singular story "i Il guis y 'l,an,"ln.-
Sir Walter was bell. vrr in uhnStS.
it is said. Ills " Taps ricd lha ,,nr,''
viii, Ii appeared originally in the Lon
don Keepsake, and which is now en-.
bodied III all the c"lnplr'c editions OF
his works recently pabl>hcd, he as.
surcs lis readers, WAS founded on
fact. So he believed to be the basis
OF the Guilty Phantom.
81 can,", inrhrar giving ycu III,
instance ct il guilt, formed phantom.
which made considerable noise some
twenty years ago. or more. | am. |
think, t"lerabiy correct in its details.
Though have lost The account of the
trial. jarvis MnlrIam--Such,it il | am
not miS'ak"n. MAS The name Of m.
hero -Wag pay Nrrgra in - nr":.i",' II
VII &c he ! sa$ :" .ni@h!y cst,srirel rs. n
steady a6H A%@..r.!!e !inn, that he was
-,ao.ss+t't,rci' nrl"rItunilN to cmhczzlc Il.
considerable part of The money placed
in his hands far ay OF SuI.irrs, bounty
vi recruits, (,hen 4 large sum) and
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General Appropriation bill las report
Total.

Tie MnIrIA OF TIE, UNITED STATES
The Secretary Of War, OH the Sis,
ul,in,u, transmitted to Congress re
port relative To the militia Of the
United Suites. The effective militia
force of the country is stated as fol.
lows:
Infantry ry-Commissoned officers 45.O22
Nom commissioned and privates, 1,769,:335
Caviar !ry-Con,ms s>oned officers 91U
Non-com ,'issioned and privalcs, 1880
Il RIfcmen-Co'nni$sIo officers 1853
Non-o oonmiss. s.oned and prIvates, 32,l5j
Aggregate 1,S62,2l5
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WoNDEns or TIE NlkMoRy.-lt is
reported that the historian Fuller. in
1907, had II most rctcntive memory:
he could repeat 500 strange uuc,m.
mon words after twice hcnIing them:
and Il sermon verbatim, after reading
it once. He undertook, after plssim!.
from Temple Bar 20 The iarlhc.t part
"t Chrap,idc and back again, tn men.
ii N aii The signs over the shops on
both sides of the streets, and repeated
them backwards, performing the task
with great cXnctness.
We were acquainted with younr
man, IA clerk in this city, who once
committed TO memory in single
evening II whole Pn.e of the New
York Journal OF Commerce., and re
neat d the same with great cxact, ess.
In the company of Il M ber of litera.
~ young men he dclrd any presen,
to repeat II line of poetry from any
standard work the next limo of which
he could not recile, and also give the
name of the au'hr. Some hundreds
of quotations were made, and in eucl,
instance the right author was named.
nnd the connecting lines given. Th,.
power of retention in this persons
memory was most Iemurkab Q, as the
above named facts abundantIy prove.
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ASEcborE OF WAsH1xGrox. Whcn
Stuart was painting Wa shingtol's por.
trait, he was rallied one day by the
General for his slow work. The pain.
ter protested that the picture could
not advance until the canvas was drv,
and that there must be some delay.
Upon arriving the next morning, Stu,
art tuned his canvas, and discovered,
to his great horror, the picture was
spoiled.
"General,' said he, "somebody has
held The picture t" the fire"
Washington summoned his negro
valet, Sam, and demanded of him, in
great Indignation, who had dared to
touch the portrait. The trembling
Sam replied, that CHANGING to oye,hrar
Washingt"IIs expression of impatience
ut the sl"wncss of the work, and the
response of the artist that it must dry
before he could 20 on, lie hal ventur.
e tn put the CANVAS bclrre the fire.
Washington, with great anger. dis.
missed him, and told him never to
show his face again.
But the next day, after Stuart had
arrived and was preparing to work,
Washington rang the bei aud Sc. for
Sam. lie. came IN aha>hcd and trcm.
bling. The President dr. wv new
silver watch from his pocket, aud sad:
"Crnehcre. Sam. Take this watcl,
and whenever you look ut it, rrn,en,.
Der that your master, in n moment
of passion, said t" you what lie now
regrets, and that he was not ashamed
to confess thai he had done So"
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.You,.g man, do you believe inss

Yong man, do you believe ms
future sla,e?'
In course | does. and what's more
7i!ntend to enter it asssoon as Betsy
gets her wedding thingssready@!'
You mistake me. Do you belieSSs
IN a.fnture state of rewards and pun.
ishments q M
Most assuredly. If / should cut
mugs with a red headed woman, ]
should expect my hat indented by thee
first clstern pole she could my her
hands on.
go to, young man, you are incor.
rigible.4t Go.to
Go two! ffit wasn't the law again
bigamy 6darhed if wouldn't go a
dozen. But who supposed, deacon,
that man OF your years wcnld give
such advice to Q person just starting.ir
life s
This fo, ,ly fhn sdaaon,,f S53,Sr,; ~ -
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.-aAa.s-s!<sSsGs4s,

A BASE CALUMNY.--In q recent
article Dne.sticks says: "Cily girls
arc such touch.me, not creatures, that
no one, understanding the nature of the
animal, would venture on kiss. un.
less he wanted to get his mouth full Of
mnsncsia and earmine."
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1t is a singular fact that although
emery has been sought for in all parts
OF the world, it has been found in only
two places--in the Island of Naxos;
in Greece, and in afew places in Tur,
key. The annual production is a6
present limited to 1900 tons Of. Max.
Eos stone and 1.600 tons OF Turkish,
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This took the deacong down.

i r
a MALE SEMIRAMls.--lt is told OF
the Indian Rujah, Johas Iadra, that he
had porter named Data who re-,
sembled him SO much, that he. put his
own royafrobesa on him, and seated
him on his throne, and then took his
station at the gate, and laughed TO see
his courtiers howing before the porter;
DatoS Sand 0beying him. But the por..
tersala, ,,"lVho is that fellow etstEa:
gate?--o Hwith his head!n .TheySdesi
eap'tatsd the Rajab, and the. poster,
Dato, reigned in his dates. y !,s
>->>>-~S>~. sSs-s.c~s---cSe.-e n az q
The Illinois Legisla'ufe has gassed
an act requiring railroad companies
70 teaice in their rosds. A Good law,
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4lt viii b" seen that the sense is re.
vcrScd hy reading The Is, AMI Sd aud The
Cd AMI i II lines.
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received him with u severeI land scru
tinizing brow, but after an hours con
vrrSatinn was so pleased with him that
he offered 10 let him dine at his table
during his studies in Upsa!a.
Oar young friend now pursued his
studies in manner which SOON male
him regarded rs the most, promising
student at the University. Three years
were not passed after the day of the
first kiss. when the young man was
allowed to give second one to the
daughter of the Governor rs his in.
tended bride.
He became later, onc uf the great
est scholars in Sweden, rs much re
Spectcd for his learning as for his
character. His works will endure
forever among the works of science;
and from this happy I'm on sprnng Il
family well krown in Sweden at the
pres, nt day, and whose wealth of for.
tune and high position in society are
regarded as small things compared
III its wealth of goodness and love.
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THE WAY TIE MONEY GuEs.-The
following bills have been passed BY
Congress:
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PUBLISHER.
NO. 20.

AN ANECDoTE OF F1NN..-Finn was
nee witness for tile prosecution in
case before the Common PIeas;ss
in Boston, and his testimony was 30
lirect and conclusive that the counsel
for the defence thought it necessary
to dscIe edit him. The following dia.
logue ensucd =
"Mr. Finn, you live n:;:-zz.zstfeet,
DO YOU not?"
eyes; l do"
You have lived there d gfea6
wliIe?"
Several years.
"Dnes not q female live there under
your protection2''
"Therc does"
"Does she bear your name?"
"She is certainly known in the
nelghborliood by the name of Mrs.
Finn
SIS she your wife?"
mo, we were never legally mar:
ried."
"rhnt will do, sir; l have no moro
to ask."
"Bnt have something more to an.
swer, sir" replied Finn. with spirit:
The Mrs. Finn, of whom you have
been pleased tu speak with such levi:
ty, is my lpotlrer; and ha ve known
nut one man base enough to breathe
aught against her. You, sir, can. guess
who he is. True, she is under my
protection. She protected me through
my infancy and chi dhood, and it is
but paying small part OF the debt'I
owe her to do as much for her IN her
old age"
| The baffted counsellor had hot an.
other word 10 say.