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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

THH rgfHaaN HErNnYE C1HFH
Nr sg~ni, ifsp) 4 J. presented Ioin, resolutions
from the Legisiatre %, New Jcrscy In resari ~.
Veteran Reserve oorI- when referred ne Com
m uee on Nl.isry Affairs
BEoFoAuxtrioS ourpr
W wnSos. trspl u lows, INTRODUCED oil 10 fr no
uumhcr q judges q the supreme Court q ne Untsf
States aud o. change certain Judicial dstr u
referred o. the I'D cary Committee.
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nfuHr~
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ta auf costs ~ clerks sni attorneys IN he tinted
States ~ fef~rred 70 TIE judiciary Commit
fHs rt0ssf sxg~uNKsr NQrai ngnrs .. az
rur FfsTrr
The House resumed runsidefaton a The isrt frsiH
ton reported ycl lteriay ~ amend the couaftntau
W HDHY. rep ~ Cal spoke in surtS1ff y tie
smaninDent Hs differed from mauy In ths Hove tnf
differed hs presumed from Efea many 10 authority
" che quesi9n - sfurndns The sgns,tutinn De a.
u1t believe 10 makinx sfnsnifnsnis-gong W so g.
gr a prup1r caEciatign Ns.thsr dA BE- helfse a
naAsins 80 anlsA1mfnts roai 0ce.sion dgison %
us pablc minf. wheibsr 90 nos an nprDgsmsni 49,
mad but an Amsudmeut rhirh r0ad sss stfensih
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pr-ssnt sunsttnton-rguh meet be hsaf'y corcar.
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rHIRTY.NINTH CONGRESS.
SENATE
w,sHiSor,y, Feb. ~, iseo

w,smsor,y, Feb. q, 1890
um MILITIA BIZ
sr WHO'S rep of Nsss reported from The Commit
tee on Military Affairs the Militia BIN. With amendments
many VI them o. minor importance. one u which
strikes drunkards and vagabonds from The exempted
persona Another includes The executive and jud ciai
officers of the States and Terroro. The exefnp,
but the States are not allowed to make eremftions
Tho companies may consis, of hry hundred pn.
Yates In addition " officers The oath 0f part cpaon
IN the rebellion Il stricken out section j. aided
authorizing the commanding general ~ The armes ~
The United States 10 Inspections 10 BE- made from
time 20 time both of the militia and The ofcos Of the
Adjutant General
HovARn RErRvGrfrv
NJ HOwr, irrp of Wis, introduced a bill 70 sell the
m cld lots q the Fort Howard Military Reservation IN
Blown county, Wisconsin, by giving two months notice
hy advertist ment thar II win BE- sold for cash. Re
ferrcd " the COMMITTEES on Public Iands
LssD GRAM. 20 CEErAy RfuRosne
Mr How aisO introduced bill granting lands 20 raks
up the fancieucs u former grans IN ad q IN. Tomah
and Lake 81 Cro1 and he a. Cr1ir and Lake Superior
Railroads
land porsrIfs FuR eOLDHaa
Mr PrasD rep u Vt introduced a bin n amend
IN act Of March 1885. relative 20 land bounties for
military service which pfoyda that IN tte caae
~ The death of tny person enttiei % such bounty,
N living hls widow may Apply for and receive such
bounty o. a child or children. " there 90 widow. and
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bly, received by the House. One, presented by Green
Clay Smith, calls for Executive information about the
time when Juarez expires, when an electon ior
President of the Mexican republic should take plae,
II II has been prevented by foreign interference, &c
The other introduced by Mr. Van Horn, OF Missouri
which resolves that IL Is the judgment OF Congress that
the further continuance of French troops in Mexico
would be violation Of the Empcrors pledge TO America
In his speech In the Chamber Of Deputies This resou-
ton was referred the Committee Foreign Affairs
DUPLICATE DISCHARGE PAPERs FOR SOLDIERS.
The judiciary Committee has been instructed 10 pre-
pare and report bill under which soldiers who have
lost their discharge papers get duplicates from the
War Department.
APPLICANTS FOR VACANCIES IN THE REGULAR
ARMY.
Some time ago board OF officers was appointed TO ex-
anime applicants for the vacancies among officers the
regular army as II exists There about four
hundred and fifty places for which eight thousand ap
plications we're made Something like two hundred
and eighty deserving soldiers many OF whom had served
years In the army passed examination before this
Board, and reasonably expected appointment. The rad
cal pressure upon Stanton has been yielded to far
however that the real nominations for the places have
been made from among candidates presented by Con
gressmen and who have not passed the Board. These
nominations sent TO the Senate to-day for
hrmat!on. Mr. Stanons action In this matter has cut
or large number OF the deserving who passed the
examination and WILL when It becomes known, ra ise
considerable breeze Of indignation against the Secfe
tary
THE REwAR FOR rnE ASSASSINATION coNsrIRA-
TORS.
resolution was adopted in the House asking infor-
nation from the Executive relative to the apporton-
ment of the rewards for the assassns OF President Lin
coin The whole story Of the disposition OF this large
amount of money and tho Of the fortunate receipt
cnts viii soon be dyuIged
PERSONAL.
Solicitor Jorton, Of the Treasury Department, win be
In New York for a few days department business
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oorrrruxp ON YrTTH PACE
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A LOST LIFE.


'Tis i'll playing with edged tools
To-day would tell you the history of
an ill-started pair who set out in life
with the best. with the most laudablc
intentions, to end their career with
weeping, and wailing, aud gnashing OF
teeth, They played with edged tools
Who can not call TO mind a dozen in
stances where unhappincss was the fate
of people who-bid inspiration to des'
ccnd at the crook of the 6nger-and
lure fame as easily as the falconer
does his tassel? The child of genius
persuades himself that if he had but
money, he could soar to the masters
pride of fight. He meets = woman who
would gladly share her dowry tobc borne
on such pinions. They marry. Wrin-
kles come. Gray hair appears. lie is
a child of genius all the days of his life.
Genius will not wear ietters Besides,
children Of genius too often shut their
eyes to the great truth that experience
of life is absolutely necessary to give
maturity to genius One might as well
expect to use hemp before it has been
rotted, as TO see the loftiest talents
bloom into genius until they have gone
through that fermentation Of life called
experience, Tears must be shed, blood
must be spilled, the cheek must burn
with blushes, the heart must be wrung,
the brain fevered, the soul depressed to
the gates of death--and all this time
and again nbefore genius blooms. AS the
nightingale sings sweetest after its eyes
have been torn out, as the aromatic
herbs have no odor until they have been
bruised, so genius must be bowed down
to earth before it can dream Of scaling
heaven Therefore is it that wealth
hath stiHed more genius than poverty i;
therefore, IL it that the road to immor-
tality does not lie through an heiresss
bridal chamber, but rather through the
cheerlcss garret, bereaved of fire, whose
calendar contains more fasts than feasts,
whose wardrobe "a row of nails behind
the door, has nothing but rags. A hun
dred demons, armed with weapons more
formidable than smlthy ever forged, to
wit; the worlds jeers, the worlds con-
tempt, the worlds scorn, the worlds re-
bluffs, the worlds cruelty, must stand
at every avenue leading to the world,
and drive one back time and again, until
out Of sheer despair he shrinks into
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state rights.


An intelligent and patriotic mechanic
writes us that some prominent Demo
crats Of his neighborhood declare that
State rights are destroyed, and II is
useless TO adhere to them any moro
That, it strikes us, is precisely the Ian
guage of traitor to his country, or q
coward. TO say that State rights are
permanently gone IS to say that liberty
Is gone is 10 say that there is an end Of
the government established by our faith
ers. To propose to acquiesee in this
stupcndous treason against the soyer-
eighty of the States, is to go over 70 the
Black Republican traitors at once, for
that is the only real vital issue between
the Democratic and Republican party.
To propose to abandon the government
Of the States TO the Austrian despot-
ism Of federal Capitalization Is a crime
against ourselves and our children. IL
is cowardice which should makeeyery
man blush The Democratic watch
word must be The Constitution. That is
the immortal character Of State rights,
Let any man who will not stand by that
90 over to the Black Republican traitors
at once, that the Democracy may be
well wccded of its brambles. The
man who proposes to hold on to the
constitution, and at the same time to
rclinquigh state sovereignty, is logical
curiosity He proposes to fight for a
shadow--worse than that, for shadow
is the form of substance; but the idea
Of the constitution without state sov-
ercignty has not Substance enough TO
throw a shadow Az to principle, ~ %
a precedent the war has really estab-
lished nothing. 4 certain amount Of
bT,ao momentum has overcome lesser
amount Of resistance, But the coasti-
tuition still stands, with one party op-
posed to it, and another for il. The
Democracy is for it, and although at
the present moment 10 the minority, il
by no means propose. to yield the sa-
cred ground TO the noisy foe. The
ansi-statc rights. or old Federal party,
WIS in minority FROM tho close Of
John Adams administration in 1900 to
the election of Lincoln. Indeed during
all that period ii lay buried; for the
whig party was, as we'll as the Democ-
raey, state rights party. The party
that just now rules this country came
out OF the tombs even after Lincoln $
election, and, outdoing the devils in the
gucicut country Of the Gadareues, en-
tered into mca instead Of aciae, and
| drove them down the steep place, into
a sea Of blood But does swinish
majority dishrarton usg Not II We are
men !--not If We are patriots! We
must fight this battle Of liberty If nc.
ccssary. as long as We live; and IL il is
not settled before oug deaths, let us be-
| queath the sacred struggle to our chill,
dreu, aud 70 their children, as long IA
there il onc brave aud virtnow man
lelt On the continent Oh Gua,R
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FuTuRE lIousEkEEFERs.- We Of
ten catch ourselves wondering how
many OF the young ladies we meet with
are to perform the part Of housckeep-
crs, when the young men who now eye
them 90 admHingiy have persuaded
them to become their wives. We listen
10 those young ladies Of whom We
speak, aud hear them not only ac.
knowledglng, but boasting Of their *
uorapcc OF all household duties, as II
nothing would 30 lower them IN the O..
timation OF their friends, as the conies-
sion Of AN ability to bake bread aud pies,
or To cook piece OF meat or disposI-
ton TO engage ia any useful employ
mcnt. Speaking from our own youthful
recollectiuns, We are free 10 say that
taper fingers aud lily hands are very
pretty To look at with young man $
eyes, aud sometimes we have known the
artless innocence Of practical knowledge
displayed by young miss, TO appear
rather interesting than otherwise. But
We have lived long enough 20 learn that
lie is full Of rugged experiences, and
that the most loving romantic and deli
cate people must live on cooked or pre-
pared food, and the house kept clean
aud tidy by industrious hands. And
Tor all the purposes Of married life, IL Is
generally found that Tor husband to
sit aud gaze at his wlie's taper fingers
aud lily hands, or for wife 10 sit aud
be looked at and admired, does not max g
the pot boil or put the smallest piece Of
food therein.-ho,ylaad Fdrmer.
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National Blessings.

According 10 the Black RcpaJItcaas:
Four billions Of debt.
One billion of paper currency.
Internal revenue, stamps, excise,
High tariffs, excessive taxes.
Low wages, exemption Of bonds from
taxation, high prices for the necessa.
ries Of life, and negro suffrage.
Large armies, bureaus Of all sorts,
excessive expenditures, swindling con.
tractors, and negro equality
Accordiag 10 The Democratic Party
No national debt.
Metallic currency, gold.
No internal revenue, stamps oil
excise.
Low tariffs, low taxes, (equal.)
Good wages, low prices.
No negro suffrage.
Small armies, no bureaus, economical
expenditures, honest contractors.
No negro equality.
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The Hon George Ticuor Curtis, n
bosom friend Of Daniel Webster gives
the following account Of the last words
that great man ever uttered on the sub
ject OF politics 1t viii be remembered
that Webster died just before the end
Of she Pierce and Scott campaign:
''Collins me To his bedside By my
christian name, he faid; The whig
candidate sill not be elected You love
your country and you thiuk It's welfare
involved in whig success. This has
been 80; but, Jet me warn you, as you
love your country. TO give no countcu.
auoc to a sectional geographical party.
The wings, altm this election, will
break up, aud upon the ruins Of our
party sectional party will arise. The
1dbihty NJ he GHt1n ieiU hereafter
dePead upon he Democracy.'"
These prophetic words were uttered
only few hours before the great states.
man brcathed his last What Demo
crat docs not feel his patriotism and
his resolution kindo at these words,
" The aoJiliy of he Union ,eH here
atter dpcnd upon ne Democracy ?"
And although the Democracy has failed
for four years now, BY supporting the
war Of sectional party, yet it is not
too late for ii to redeem lis honor and
save our country. II is great and a
ridiculous fallacy to suppose that the
Union !, sayed. Is trausplantipg the
Austrian government to these shores
savhg he Gnioa9 This present negro.
lied and dcspotized piece of military
machinery has not one single feature OF
the Union thet was formed by our
fathers. If the Union is ever
restored and preserved, it must be, as
the dying Webster said, he pork Of hc
Democracy.--Qa Guard,
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Conascation.

It was the Duke of -Alva which pro
posed confscation as a source Of loyal
States revenue and benefit, and relied
uponiit during long administration to
replenish the kings treasury, in a
tenth penny upon all commercial bust
ness. Alva's Imagination created a
Peruvian mine Of wealth for the support
of government, and in the Blood 0oun-
cil the means of enforcing his tyranny.
The Steyenses and Summers in Wash
ington pattern in many ways upon
this precedent, and would make a Coun-
ell of Congress aud administer upon the
blood estates and inheritance Of every
one who has taken up arms against the
Government. Let us hope that the his
tory Of the States of the Netherlands is
not torepeat itselfin the United States
Of America. The imitation is already
just as far as passion and fanaticism
dare 20 with decent respect for public
opinion. NJ X. Express IL
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battle between them of contempt and
pain. She laughed disdainfully. He
shivered with fear and anguish
''fIc had spent so 500 Of her money
in attempting to become a great poet.
This was his CALLED withers. One
morning he refused to work at his daily
task set him every moruingby his wife.
He had found in the Office ofsome joint
stock companya copying clerks place
with salary of $3.50, aud heuceforward
he began to pay his debt TO his wifc.---
He lived under the same roof with her,
but he paid rent for his room, he took
his solitary meals in restaurants whose
price was fourteen sous, hedressed him
self with his own money, and neyerthe-
less managed TO pay his wife consid.
cradle amount of money annually in
payment Of his debt to her. He lived
in this way above thirty years, silent and
uneasy, stunning every eye aud blush
lag suddenly when no one was looking.
His solo pleasure was TO consult a little
blank book wherein he recorded the
money he had paid to his wife Ia extin.
guishmcnt other debt. His wife, seized
by pity, BY love perhaps. for this great
baby, so pure and 50 young despite his
years, tried to refuse his money and win
back TO herself the poor heart she had
shattered to pieces. Her weak, will.
less husband refused With energy. lie
would listen to nothing. Work he
would to pay of his wife He copied
letters. lie made out bills When his
employer suggested advancement and
increase Of pay, he would blush and be-
seech them TO take pity on him and not
jeer,his want Of intellect lie was crazy,
AHu " AHHHt UAtnitHH lnhaultitH hktu ~
the mania for collecting old pipes, old
snua.boxes, aud the like. The day
when he saw from his blank book that
he owed his wife nothing he became
fnriously insane He made somcrsaulis
he danced, he walked ON his head, he
wrote a sonnet aud an elcgy. II Itbecamc
necessary TO lock him up in an insane
asylum. His insanity is intermittent.
lie remains whole weeks together writ
ing with his finger, on the board Of his
dcsk, aud occasionally adding together
Imaginary sums. Then, on the day
when he believes he has obtained the
desired sum-total, he gives way to un-
bounded joy, which he exhibits by
bowling and lcaping like some wild
/ beast
Ifyou can read that poor wrctch's
tale without feeling your blood and mar
row freeze, you are made of stcrner
stuff than am
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srake rarm LIE AftractIye.


/. BY less hard work. Farmers Of
ten undertake more than they can do
well, and consequently work too early
and too late.
2. BY more system. The farmers
should have time to begin and stop
labor. They should put more mind
and machinery into their works; they
should theorizo as well as practice, and
let both go together. Farming Is
healthy, moral and respectable; and, in
the long run, may be made profitable.
The farmer should keep good stock
and be out Of debt. The farm is the
place to begin and end life, and hence
50 many in the cities and professional
life coyet rural homes,
3. BY taking care Of health, Farm
ers have healthy variety Of exercise,
but too often neglect cleanliness; omit
bathing, eat irregularly aud hurriedly,
sleep in iil-vcntilated apartments, aud
expose themselves to cold. Nipe-tenths
of the human diseases arise from cold
aud intemperancc, Frequent bathing
is profitable, so is fresh air, delibera-
ton at the dinner table, and rest after
a meal. .,u,...t
4. BY adorning the home, Nothing
is fost By q pleasant home. Books,
papers, pictures, music and reading
should al be brought to bear upon the
indoor family entertainments; and
,neatness and comfort, order, shrubbery,
flowers and fruits should harmonic all
without. Home should be sanctuary
so holy and happy that children win
love it, women delight in il, manhood
crave it, aud old age enjoy Il. There
would be less desertions Of homesteads,
If pains were taken TO make them agree.
able. Ease, order, health and beauty
are compatible with farm life, and were
ordained to go with it.--AuJurn Jonr,
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Alta large FIRE in Boston, the fremen
succeeded in rescuing trunk belong
ing to domestic named Kitty Qundd.
Kitty was very much delighted that her
trunk had been found. "It's not tho
value Of mo clothing, Sir, but it's mo
character that's there--me character it
is" aud hurrying her hand into the
pocket of an old dress, as she lifted IL
from the trunk, she drew forth dirty
piece of paper with much apparent sat-
isfaction. This is it, an sure enough
it's safe, it is, and It's yerself that shall
read it, too, for yer kindness" said she.
The paper was upfolded, and read as
follows: This certi6es that Kitty
Quadd is a good domestic, capable of do
ing all kinds ofwork, but she will get
drunk when opportunity offers.-Mrs.
Smith."
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There was one Jim Wilson, very
rum customer, Of Cumberland, Me-, who
used to get converted at every August
camp.meeting, and soon after, getting
drunk again, would keep drunk pretty
much the rest Of the gear. Rev. Mr..
Richardson having got hold of him at
camp-meetiug, made this prayer; 30
Lord, Thou hast many times converted
this poor sinner, and now again hast
Thou made him subject Of Thy saving
grace We pray Thee, o Lord, to take
him home, aud to do it now, for if he
remain on earth he win be drunk again
in less than week - The prayer was
answered to some purpose; for il so
frightened the poor subject oft, that
from that day he becamea reformed and
temperate man.
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HEARTH song.
FROM THE GERMAN or HEINRICH HEN

FROM THE GERMAN or HEINRICH HETSE.
Out Of doors the storm winds whistlej
Softly, thickly falls the snow;
Snugly by the hearth | nestle
In the bright and cheering glow.
Pensive sit on the settle,
Watch the smoke wreaths ns they rise !;
From the merry, bubbling kettle
Come long pcrished melodies
BY the fire the kitten, sitting,
Revels in the warmth and light;
In the shadows, vague and fitting,
Forms fantastic, meet my sight
At my memory's portal knocking,
Come the long forgotten days,
Countless recollections hocking,
In the dazzling, glittering maze
Lovely maids with flashing glances,
Beacon with seductive air;
Harlequins, in agile dances,
"a Spring aud giisten here and there.
Lucent marbles glimmer family,
Hidden in leafy veil;
White. haired friars grave and sanity,
Stand within the altar rail,
And hear the bluebells' tinklej
And beneath their foliage bright,
See the fairy yiolcts twinkle,
In the moons soft food Of light.
In the fre-eaves, red and glowing,
Many an old enchanted tower,
Many a knight to battle going,
Rise, called up by memory's power.
With the fires expiring glimmor,
Shadoy.like they all are gonei
Still hear the kettle simmer,
And the sleepy kitten yawn.
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NEGRO SupTRAoE.-Thc ''locap' Of
the Logan Gazette occasionally gets of
some good things. The following is
one Of his latest productions;
"Chalk and ivoryl Heels and shinsl
Sambo's glory now beginsl
Go way white man! You don't know
How to vote right; dat is so.
Yaw, yaw, yaw Yawl yaw! yaw
DE happicst day / ever saw
"Whars de tickets? Fotch 'em straight
| votes carly: ] votes late:
| votes often: ! votes right:
Is no ignoramus white.
Man aud bruddcr, equal born:
pe Makers image On horn!)
DE glory oh de risin' day;
De cullud cuss from Africa!
Oh, kinkoy, ninkcy, stinkey, OH
If dis amt glory, tell me so Y
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A Buffalo paper tells the Following:
Red Jacket, the renowned Indian orator
and Chief of the Seneeas, formed a
strong attachment for Colonel Smelling
during the war of 1872 Upon that
officer being ordered TO distant station,
Red Jacket went to pay him a farewell
visit, and upon leaving him, addressed
him as follows .''Brother, I hear you
are going to place called Governors
Island. hope you WILDE a Governor
yourself. understand that you white
people think children q blessing. |
hope you may have thousand. And,
above all things, ! hope, wherever you
may go, you may never find whiskey
more than two shillings a quart" ~.
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During the war, woman went to a
grocer, and found she was paying near
ly double for candles, so she asked the
reason they were so dear. The grocer
replied: 30, its the war" "Dear me
have they got to fighting by candle
light ?" said the woman.
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A fire-eating Irishman challenged a
.barrister, who gratifsd him by an ac-
ceptance. The duelist, being very lame,
requested that he might have prop
Suppose" !" said he, ~ lean against the
milestone ?" "With pleasure," " replied
the lawyer, con condition that | may
lean against the next" The joke set
tied the quarrel. a miliI