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Patent Alarm Beds.

LADY AND GENTLEMAN IN A rRRDIcAxn1T.
Those who have visited the Fair at tho
Crystal Palace, must have noticed the pat
ent alarm beda-a Down East invention.
The purpose of these beds is to prevent
person from ovcrsleeping himself or if he
does not awake at the time the alarm is
sounded, the machinery operates in such
manner rs to chuck him out upon the floor,
much to his astonislmcnt. For Instance
when person wishes to retire to bed, he
winds up an alarm clock attached 10 the
bed, and sets it at the hour he wishes to
get up. At the appointed hour the alarm
sounds, and, if the sleeper is awakened, he
may arise; but, if lie does not awake, the
machinery of the clock, operating on
lever, ul'sets the bed frame, and the occu-
pant is tilted out upon the floor. The bed
is worthy the inspection of heads of fami-
lies, who have the care of sluggards and
sleepy heads.
We have good story to tell in connec-
t'on with one of those beds, says the Uncle
Sam, "Bosting" paper. A friend of ours
recently got married to a lovely, interesting
young woman. In the house of the brides
father, where the wedding took place, one
of the "alarm beds" had just previously
been introduced. The wedding party was
very large and fashionable. and everything
passed off with the utmost merriment, the
entertainment being of the most generous
kind. At length, the feasting over and the
hour of midnight past, the guests began to
retire, and the lights to grow dim in the
house. The "old folks" limited gently about
sleep, and the bride and her lord grew
weary and impatient. 1t was easily seen
that they wished to be alone, and the lady
was accordingly escorted to her chamber,
to which blissful heaven the blushing bride
groom soon followed after.
1t is sufficient for us to say that while
the interesting pair were in the midst of
one of their most interesting tete tctes, a
click-click was heard and the astonishcd
couple the next instant found themselves
launched upon the floor in the middle of
the room, fast locked in each others arms.
holding on like good fellows, in momentarv
expectation of an earthquake. They sur
vivcd the shock, however.
The fact Of it was, the "aIarm bed" had
been assigned them for their nuptal couch,
and the brides youngest brother, the mis-
chicvous devil, Tom, had taken the liberty
to set the alarm. He got his ears boxed
the next morning, anal our friend w. d. s.
has been suspicious Of alarm beds ever
since.-Ncm York Ncvs.
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= Fine; Times for Doctors.- The following
is presumed to be the soliloqhy Of young
physician, who hopes, by the multiplication
OF diseases, to get into practice:
"considering the damp, muddy state Of
the streets at this time Of the year, 1 am
equally amazed and delighted to see the
ladies, almost universally, going about in
,dl,in shoes. This elegant fashion beautifully
displays the conformation Of the ankle
Joint but 10 the surgeou,it has another re-
copmsnds esf sbabSfd the delicate foot,
separated scafesly M y y sSs thickness Of thin
paper. from the .1nire. I. See the exquisite
instep, undefepsdassal but bye mere web: !
mediate on the influence of cold and wa
upon the frame , think Of the catarrhss,
'codghs;, pleuurises, .pneumohia., consnipp-
tons, apd other interesting affections tia,
rpseesAarilyys Il must resal. from Their app!isa-
ton to the feet; and then / reckon up the
number Of pills. ,boluses, powders, draughts
mixtures, leeches, and blisters,I which will
consequently be sent il 70 the fair W spffsrears II
calculate what they must come u, aud wish
had the amount in my pocket
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P0 TH T..
Take it Easy.


Take it ensyi Life, at longest,
But Il lengthcn'd shadow is;
And the brave as we'll rs strongest,
Dare not call tomorrow his
Take it easy-for to-day
All your plans of wisdom lay.
Take it easy! Done with fretting;
Meet your ncighbor with smile;
From the rising sun to setting,
Live the present all the while.
Take it easy! Every VOW
Make in reference TO "now."
Take it sasy! What is hidden,
Or is wrong-or seemeth So
Leave il, Us thing forbidden,
Out of which curse may growl
Take it easyl Never pry n'
Into what will cause d sigh.
Take it easy! Daily turning
To the monitor within;
On its altar, always burning,
Keep the incense free from sin
Take il easy! Never fenr
While you keep conscience clcarl
Take it easy! Ever leaning
TO the side of truth and right;
Happiness from virtue cleaning.
Peace Of mind from wisdom bright
Take it easy! For at best,
Life is but sorry Jest.
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Hh'Shrrs.-Thc e1itress of the Lancas-
ter Literary Gozette says she "would as
soon nestle her nose in II rats nest of swim
gle tow, us allow q man with whiskers on
to kiss hers
We don't believe word of it. The OBJ
jections which some ladies' pretend to have
to wliskers all arise from envy. They
'ion'i have amy. They would if they could,
but the fact is, the continual motion Of the
lower jaw is fatal to their growth. The
ladies-God bless them adopt our fash
ions as fast as they can. Look at the dep
relations the dear creatures have commit
ted on our wardrobe during the last few
years. They have appropriated our shirt.
bosoms, gold studs and all. They have en-
crcled their soft, bewitching necks in our
standing collars and cravats-dr,ing us
men to flatties and turn downs. Their in
nocent little hearts laye been palpitating
in the inside of our wast-coats, instead Of
humping against the outside, As naturally
intended
They have thrust their pretty feet and
ankles through our unmcntionables-un-
wliisperab!es, unthinkaboutaLles, in short,
as M-awber would say, breechcs. And
they are skipping along the streets in our
higl'-hcelcd boots. DO you hear, gentle
men, We say boots.
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VOL. XU................NO. 81
The EXECUTIONS in China.

The following extract of letter, dated
Canton, Sept. 13, was written by an
American gentleman now resident there,
of the highest character and intclli.
Scnce:
"We are in the midst of one of those
v"dictive reprisals of a victorious govern
mcnt over its seditious subjects which make
one think of the days of Sully and Marius,
of the Reign Of Terror, or any other dread
tuI massacre you can recall to mind. Daily
executions are taking place, and Yesterday
one of the leaders was put to lingering
death, and cut up piecemeal into one hun
dred and eight pieces. SinceSfhe middle
of February last, over 10000 have been
put to death 10y the government, and the
slaughter is going on, over 700 having
gone to their last account one day in last
week. The prisoners are brought from all
the surrounding pre(ectures and districts to
Canton, for execution, and the people here
seem rather to he pleased at the holocausts
lmmoIated, as it compensates them for tho
fright these Insurgents put them in last
summer, when SO many Of them run off.
There is no noblencss of character in the
Chinese, and they are cowardly when at
lacked aud cruel i'll their revenge. IIea-
thenisn, when rendered sordid and gain
seeking, as it is seen here, makes a worse
compound than when combined with the
love of war and teudal retainership: but
the former is perhaps better for the we'll
lcng of the body polite. have faith in
the power of the Gospel to elevate and pu-
rity every form Of the human heart and
human government, and make even a dirLy
Chinese pattern of everything that is pure
and lovely and of good report.
"Thcsc insurgents have caused an meal
c"''le amount of misery, and their success
would have caused general ruin to the pro-
vince, for the mass of people was not on
tier side. 1t WAS ga'ne for life on both
sides, and they are suffering what they
would have inflicted"
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Great Feat Of Rope Walking.-signor
and Signora Caron, this afternoon, per-
formed the feat of walking tight rope
from the ground in front of the Interna-
t'onal Hotel, to the fourth story window of
the building. The distance being about
l75 feet, and the rise near sixty. The
ropes were an inch and quarter in thick
ness, and placed at distance Of three and
half feet from each other, and steadied
hy twelve guys"
at quarter past twelve the lady assembled
on to the rope followed by the gentleman,
when interlocking their arms they COM
menced the ascent, which being accom-
p'ished and the applause subsidized, the des-
cent was performed, the parties stopping
after half the distance was performed. and :
quietly seating themselves upon the rope. /.
The feat was, performed with the greatest
ease, aud the lady 7eyihced tlie most perfect
eomposure, laughing and talking duribg. tue
passage. -. S 80. -. i S. :,
f, Signor and Signora Caroni2 are natives.
of Italy, andzare now somewhat advanced.
in age. They are married, and, have nine
children. The crowd in attenaance have !.
been !'ariously estimated zat, ,fromfejght TO
twelve thousand people, the streets, vacant
lots, house windows, andshouse tops in,l tho !,
neigl,borhood atl being packed with spscts.
tors.- San francisco C4fonieie:. <s 800. :.
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Bad Laws must be Repealed, not Violated
This has been the doctrine of the Wl,ic
and conservative papers of the North ever
since we can remember, and they have
been the moro earnest in impressing it upon
the people, for the reason that they them
selves, when in power, generally made bad
laws. Now, however, all of sudden their
tune is changed. Bad laws must not he
'obeyed; free state men Of Kansas arc fur
nislled with Sharps rifles, purchased by
citizens of New York and Massachusetts,
packed in boxes and marked books the
better to smuggle them into the territory
and send to them, for what Why, to
resist what they call bad laws. They say
that the majority of the people of Kansas
are opposed to the present laws of that
territory. Their election comes off again
very soon, and the usual remedy can then
be applied. But they can't wait they
must not wait-the old motto is reversed,
and bad laws must be resisted, not repealed.
And the party that says tlis-the party
that furnishes Sharp's rifles, instead Of bal
lots, to its partizans-calls itself the 'rcpub-
lican party!
We suppose that our readers see through
this game very readily, and it is, therefore,
hardly necessary to tell them that all this
rebellion in Kansas is got up to have an
effect in Washington. If the ant-Nebraska
bill men can point TO Kansas >and say to
their opponents, See how badly your 'popu-
larsovereignty' doctrine works, they hope TO
he able to gain Il point in the game for the
next presidency. A Kansas war is wanted
just now, and they have got it up for the
occasion.-N. Y. Day Book.
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EH- An American woman in Par

GcH al IAiHcIIGth "Viudu. III L HTS
writes to the N. Y. Tribune as follows:
"On the Place du Trone We passed a
regiment Of soldiers coming in from Vim
cennes. Many OF these were beardless, soft
checked boys, learning their first steps 10
Sebastopol. 1t is sad to see those peasant
youth, wearing still the ruddy brown
brought from their quiet homes, fitted into
soldier gear with almost a certain doom in
this war. The conscription is well called
the peasants nightmare. The rich may
Buy off their sons, but. the poor have no
hope but in the: Virgin. But all this; tner.
its treatment.f from, . more graphic pen than
lhoId. We often meet new recruits in
Paris coming from the railway stations-so
green and awkward. in their uniforms, often
walking tender rfaotedin their soldier Shoes,
some looking, up. grind in tTeirIitlle digni-
.ty d, gnns and knapssek, while Others seem
10 think Of something left behind. One Of
those yonnglings came here a. little while
ago % bid his sister, ones Of Tie seryapts,
ssdieu.t He was off for che war, al flushed
with PRIDE Now tNirtorilte is;in ii oari,ioe
for him.. 4 shall never forget: how she tore re
off sheF cap and held her faces in liscr lia1ds
when she heard the sad news. sss
AM IrisGniaiy yfipif fio e slascs; ,aS
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A Tough Witness.


Prosecuting attorney. Parks state
if you please whether you have ever known
the defendant to follow any profession"
"He's been professor ever since I've
known him.
Professor Of what?"
"Of religion"
"You don't understand me, Mr.. Parks
what does lie do 2"
Generally, what he plcases."
"TelI the jury, Mr. Parks, what the de.
fendant follows" ,
Gentlemen of the jury, the defendant
follows the crowd when they 60 in to
drink" ..
Mr.. Parks, this kind of prevarication
will not do here. Now state how this de.
fendant supports himself"
81 saw him last night support himself
against lamp post" - 49,:
May it please your honor, this witness
has shown a disposition to trihe with the
court" .....,. ....t
Judge" Mr.. Parks, state if you know
anything about it, what the defendants oc
cupation is." ::
Occupation, did you say?"
Counsel" Yes ;, what is his occupa.
tion?" .-..
" If ain't mistaken, he occupies gar.
ret somewhere in town." ...
"Tbat's all, Mr.. Parks" a,..
Cross-examined.-" Mr.. Parks, I under
stood you to say that the defendant is q
professor Of religion. Docs his practices
correspond with his profession !' !"
IT never heard of any correspondence
Or letters passing between them"
80 You said something about his propenn.
sity for drinking. Does he drink hard Z"
No, I think lIo drinks as easy as a any
man I eyer saw" -. .;..;;..r.:.::-,..:
IS" One more question, Mr.. Parks. You
have known the defendant long time
'whatare his habits--Ioose or otherwisegn
The one he's got: on now, / think, is
rather tight under the arms, and too shor,
wasted for tile. .fashion.p .ys4;:;5 h. +.,;;;.s
"You can take your seat, Mr.. .Parks.p.:,
s.e ,,s- 80 L.-s t;Gi -.t.5,.si tii.,SJa
Daily Labo,. God never allowed any
man TO DO nothing: How miserable is the
condition Of those men Who spend Jthei,
time as if' it were given them, and snottlent
1 AZ: II hours were waste creatures and s,,.b
sipald never bep sceouuted sore-asi 81
EGod rSdll stake this fon;tni good sliil o.
reckoning. Item spent upon nyssplsas
Lures forty years sl bsse snieni shall sSsnst
6nduthas nos blood priyilegeaidlsSess
and that nothing is no ssspssciois,fs God
ttl,an that which. they sde 10 cast, sway
-t.-tims.-- Bishepl Had. 81 6, lssw:
fof ~ IL Flowers owe 80 Chat afs alxsfs s7f q
-Bachelors buttons, - 2'Sss
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Clerical Want of Manners.

DR.. Miller Of Princeton, once wrote \
book, entitled "Clerical manners" It is
thought by sone to enter too much into
small matters. BE this rs it may, it is II
book that all ministers ought to read, and
We have known few preachers that we
thought ought 10 make it textbook. Not
long since We heard some stories Of certain
travelling ministers that made us think of
DIR. Miler's book. The minister, he he
old or young, who requires twice as much
attention as anybody else receives who
when among strangers. must have his eggs
boiled just 4 certain number Of minutes
who must have his tea made after a certain
rulc-who can say Of any dish before him
under such circumstances that it is fit onlv
for pigs-who must have his bed set pre-
ciScly east and west, DC, such a man would
do well 10 read DR.. Miller.
The demands that some men claiming to
be ministers can make upon the hospitality
of even strangers, is well illustrated in this
paragraph giving an account Of what was
asked by some who designed going up to
preachers meeting at Utica, n. Y. The
writer says:
"The worlds people have fund of
amusement arising from the various letters
received from some of the tlivines who ou..-
templated visiting our city ut the time of
this meeting One says that lie is about
to lead to the altar young lady, and de-
sires that he may be accommodate. d with
two rooms and private parlor-appropri
ated exclusively to themselves. Another
expresses hope that. lie may be provided
with home during his stay, in family
where there are marr;"geatle young ladies'
having the faculty of union for life
strongly developed. Another writes to the
gentleman with whom lie is to stay, that
he is in the habit Of bathing frequently
and If he has not baths i'll his house already.
he will please provide them forthwith. TO
this modest proposition, his U,ic, host,
prospectivcly, returned for answer that he
had no baths in his house, nor would it b.,
convenient to procure them; that he could
give him enough to cat and drinii-anl if
he was in such condition AS to require
such frequent abIution, an occasional walk
to the Mohawk river might be safely recon-
mendcd. Due Vest Telescope.
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~ Flowers that are alwsSa Sasas osfas a
buttone, ~ ~ = s'Y.sfsss
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n Musical Prodigy.-Wez clip the tSi1
loving from the Columbus { (Ga.} ssen.i.
"There is in this vicinity a. blind negro
boy, only six years old, the property Of James
n. Bethune, Of. the Corner Stone, who ex-
.hibits tile most wonderful capacity fer nhu-
sic, and is, able to play" almost any piece,
even the most difficult, on the piano,zforte
after hearing il once er%tWice. he 9haa
never been instructed 10 music the kuowl-
edge of tile science is, therefore, ,iustiup.iye
He has tl,esnost intense passion, for music,
and exhibits the greatest sepotson during
his performances. I'VE: have never seen 50
wonderful'a musical prodigy before"
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Remarks of Col. Marshall,

In tie Senate, upon tie Bill to aitow The Com
missiomers the pouer Of hrsin a poll tar, TO
Jc applied to tie Free School Eund
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Prosecuting .dtiorney.-"Mr. Parks, state
if yon please whether you have ever known
the defendant to follow any profession"
I" Hes been a professor ever since rve
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WY beg ieaveto announce Ia the public of Evansville and
w the ladies' parculary that open for in
sDsesion entire stock of Fancy Staple rv Goods
Our assortment Of fancy dress goods has in point OF
style and csapness also ebreideries and naptIas
which only be appreciated by inspection Call az tn
Main recently occupied by L. W Hebberd
Ehsre will always be ready TO cell
auI7tf R0SER BRO & FREY
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NOTICE

undersigned having purchased the interest of Mr..
Churohill the firm of Horabrook Ohurehi will con
old under the style of Horn
Co., solicits the patronage of the public AL
persons indebted the old frm will forward and
the aud all having claims against the old firm
dec7-tf W. HoRNBRooK 4 co.
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COpARTNERSHIP

TIE undersigned having the interest of John H.
aorgan aad William r. Preston in the late frR Of Morgan
Assn and Preston have associated themselves ogether in bus
baes under the and firm of Keen and will
continue the Wholesale dry good business old stand of
Morgan, Keen and Preston, Eirsts
ISAAC KEEN.
ian IL 1886 IT, GYPRIAN PRESTON.
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3. 4. CAMPBELL, 80, Z
BELL AND BRASS FOUNDERS

FIRST STREET BETWEEN VINE AND DIVISION;
laTet. ,sHgg EVANSVILLE. IND. .5llf.. Eafst
MANUFACTURER cfevery description Of Brass WORK
I'VE Of s4ual quality if not to
tured in the East. and favorable terms.
keep constantly hand oil globes stop. gauge bib
and cylinder cocks; church and hotel bes
friction METAL soft and speter solder well mpete
of ali other articles usually kept in
business. il f.st ae.fu EfsI ~. -HU .Irs.-
also appointed sole in this city for the sale
of Jas Thom2son's celebrated leather beting belt
nE far superior to anything offered and
raby, when exhibited. been awarded with the PIE
MUM Samples of the be the establish
ueRt. .sttt.-.. ..f# 5.e.... f.fse ~. aHIF
Every of Brass Castings made order fur
nsfed at Cincinnati prices,
The highest arAet price paid for old copper
zinc. ! -.... - =. ~. HIS
mediate attention. dec4