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Fresaet IN the eehuylkfll-Destri,c.
tiOn Of Property-Mam Drowmed.
TsIeesa1led xsessstvsly = z7s BsMiso Abas.gI c
PHILADELPHIA, April 1.-THE Schuylkill at
washed away James Raney's house on VISA
hicken street. He and hfx son were carried
down the creek By the current, and the father
was dr0whed, but the son was sayed. The lover
stories Of the mills at Manayunk was Hooded.
but the damage is not serious, as most Of the
contents had been removed. - Ia'ls1i
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-19

TnE HOUSE, CoMMirrrR ON THE DisrRicr
OF COLUMBIA held no meeting this morning, on
account OF no quorum being present. -
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FROM PARIS TO-DAY.

= FROM PARIS TO-DAY.
Mourning for the Duchess Of Berri-
The WOrkmen Will mOt Vote On the
Plebiscite.
Teiesraphed Exclusively to the Evening Star.
PARIS, April 19.-All the Legitimist journals
of France appear this morning dressed IN
mourning on account of the death OF tile
Duchess OF Berri yesterday. iA f5t.t -..
A committee OF the International Association
of Workmen, at q meeting held last evening TO
decide what course il WAS desirable to take with
relation to the plebescite, after q short debate
resolved to abstain from voting altogether.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-19

THE woRHHs REoPLE.-Thec cabinet-makers,
seventy seven in number in the employ OF an
extensive establishment in New York., have
struck Tor an advxnce OF wages or ten per cent.
I/eautumn wAeaDsyoEe eutgdevn twenty per
be increasext fAi8 spxhVs TAa fsilare b comply
with this Arrangement has caused the strike.
strike among Tie p1an8fWte makers in New
York is anticipated, In consequence OF . reduc-
engaged in bnildinga culysrts at Beraen, New
Jersey, have struck Tor an Advance OF WAGES to
&2 day. .gHOO5 - aTg
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oTaI<~~

the congregation, and thar the opposifion 70
the rector embtaces the Older solie portion OF
the congregation, 90 whom the church must
look for material aid Underlying the dir .ulty
though not cropping osf In these proceeslings
a., ft is understood. a dfssNecri0n 20 certain
Fitualistic f,iens charged urcn the rector
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TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR.
This Atsrnson's Dispatches.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS.

THE AeRARLANO TnIAI.-
Testimesy ~ % the 1eIAtiens sf nxeh.
ef arAssn anA Hrs. McEaslaaa.
rtlesrepAsd Ezeldsvay sotkel Avsssse star. 10 3
sT = xonx l xpsi si a Iarse sssss :.
pserent, attrscted BY the bslisf tkat the testi-
m0By is about TO become more interesting. The
isssn,,y plea 4 given Sp Tor The present and
Rich.rdsonl and lira Mcfarland win be pro-
Mrs. Macon uas again placed on the stand,
came to the house for the first time he came in
the night; don't know Who let him IN. Before
he ,csine, Mrs. McFsfhnd received two letters
Mrs. MCFARLAND tcia aitSess I thst she Won woald not a
live with, her husband any more. Witness re-
manstrated, telling her that the prisoner was a
and went with witness 90 Mrs. McFariand's
rcom.l Saw the prisoner take some le tiers from
her writing desk They were the letters the Wit
ness heard read from Mrs. Calhoun And Sin
clair He also took out OF the trunk likeness
OF Richardson, which he put back again.
Mcfarland was very much aeitsted during the
search Witness told McFafland Of her seeing
Mcfarland breakfastcd with Richar Sson three
days after. she came back to live In the house
The breakfast was cooked by Mrs. Mcfarland.
witness remembers Richardson taking piece
of paper OF some clothes that the wash erwoman
brought IN. Both Richardson's and Mrs
McFarfand's clothes were in the basket
Judge Davis asked witness about McF arland
breaking open the trunk. ~ ,.ff,, . -5I17 -
Mt Graham objected to his assuming that the
unnk w1 hroken open: y e. .n'd ll'i -. i..
!, The Recorder remarked that he did not think
the cross- examination pursued By Judge Davi,
y as JUSTIFIED, IS it did not refer to ANYTHING
that was communicated 10 Mcfarland, and
they Here not trying anything about the con-
neeti0n Of Richardson and Mrs. McFarland.
Judge Davfs thought he should be allowed
crees- examination OF the witness ON ali points
touched by the defence. .'--''-.7 - ,
matter. - - - = " - ''''r ~N'
yon resuming the cross-examinsxion Judge
Days was about 10 question the witness relative
10 he facts connected with the first shooting. 2 4
Ar. GTaham objected and the Recorder ruled
the question out. - ---- - - 80 :, : - -
rThe cfoss-examination was resumed Wit
DeS Ssae not In the room when the rrisoner
opened the trunk. but came in some dine after.
Could not tell whether he broke it open or not
ii not know how many letters were taken ont,
Saw Richards0ns picture i'm the trunk. McFar.
land read three letters that he took from the
trunk; one from Mrs. McFarland's father. on
from MRS. Calhoun, and one from Mrs. Sinclair.
A recess was here taken, q. -
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, The NEEsKRs OF the Ohio Legislature lef
Columbus last evening for this city, where the,
will arrive this afternoon. .r ri r. :
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IxTKzNAL REvKSuE,-The receipts from thu
source to-day were SIS, ,76l.42. r's =
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HE TRouBLE AMONG THE NM YORK Dr.
MocRAcY-MoRRIssKY Rousg
DemoeracE Ezpeued-At the annual meeting OF
the Tammany Society, held last night, the fol-
lowing ticket was elected by a vote cf 242 10 9 !:
Grand Sachem, VIM. NJ. Tweed; Sachems, A.
Oakley Hall, Matthew Il. Brennan, Isaac Bell
John j. Bradley, Charles q. Cornell, Nathan
iel James, Jr., Richard b. C0nnolly, Il. B.
Hart, Douglas Taylor, James b. Nicholson,
Samuel b. Garvin, Joseph Dowiing, Peter b.
Sweeney; Treasurer, Henry Vanderwater;
Secretary, Wilson Small. .r
The council ofsachems Of Tammany Society
report that they have careful examined the
facts and circumstances of the concoction OF
political plot by John Morrissey at Washington,
in the interest OF the Republican party, down 20
the final efforts Of himself and associates 10
dispose of the Democratic vote, which they
claimed to control in New York, TO a prominent
republican and editor OF a leading Republican
newspaper, in his candidacy for Governor. IL
the then pending charter before the Legislature
restoring manicipsi rights to the city of New
York should by thfh Joint efforts be defeated,
and the council have prepared a report setting
forth the details Of this conspiracy against the
integrity Of the party and welfare Of our city.
and the names and acts OF the prominent CON-
federates, which will be deposited in tho
archives OF the society. The council, 70 secure
harmony, declare the seats of the YOUNG de-
mecracy In the Tammany general Committee
vacant, and order new elections 20 I'm the
same. Tweeds triumph is now complete.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-19

Presse afirms that Prince Pierre Bonaparte
actually sailed from Havre for the United
States Uhils the Rappel announces that he
has gone 10 the ATdsHDss on O. shooting ex-
petition. -sa-l ta,lsI
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ftlvr9Aed xscssssey b fAs EvesiW Sss.
NEW YORK, Aprfl 10 The SilesiA, from Ham
burg, has arrived. She has the remains Of Hon.
Anon Burlingarne ON board. $500
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-19

THR Irans-Continental Railroad men were
before the House Committee on Pacific Rail
roads this morning. and had another hearing in
reference to their. road, but no action wa
taken
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-19

e.sGoselnos fistcber and Others lin TIE TSissd ID
States Circuit Court the juryy By order Of the
Court, rendered q special verdict Of not guilty,
a. to Elekcher! ! The canse WIN proceed AeAinsf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-19

1eissrapAed Escl~ssrelyts he Esesi.g Sssv.
GLASGOW, April ls.-The submerged masts
receHfy scenoff Troon have sincs been De nson-
ktrated 20 belong 10 some schooner.
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TEE CohINe FIenr BETWEEN MACE Axp
ALLrS-CeHdstiesc Of TOW Aiken at 81. Lpsfs-yoe
Cctsrnto b. His SecoHd--Th st. Louis RepubD-
splended condItion at Wash Homo for his ap-
ppoachkng mill with Mace He 10 verksne hrd,
but slbnin ehserfslly - TIE disctpline. He
the light Alleh, VIA his trainef, WS3ked
Car1oirs. on Msrfet stIset, sSSa HI psst for
in the sstensoss Aliens f.ee loota bssnD4
with dust. To-day the fnal dcpestte in tho
%sssn sssyses M I'm end IN aaes &C. q 9 .ece, IN y
e29eoop Anens esiae. In Al probzbfisy Jos
Coburn VIII be Alien's secDnd IN sAe Rpof ain.
Ssns per.ens may not be swsre thaf ths tgy
isg, MIDI psssed the Hesss la xistSs, ~
lost IN tise Senate. Within Q couple Of days q
ss sss e have Ss ee asd ss ss sa d Sfss e, INC
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a0Rev.e Henry sWaniz Beecher3 preached q
powerful sermon On Sunday evening upon OF;
New York Legislature. He said that ,'not in
Fulton Market is meat hung up ana sold more
openly than men a1or auafteged and hung mp in
Albany He also execrAted tho people Who
VT take them By the hand and are friendly witt
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AN OFYIcER OF rBr VIRGINIA SExATI
ArrxuPrsro COMMIT lGuap1K.-sIn Richmond
ON Sunday mofning,l . Mtt1e before eiclDck
. difficulty occurred on Catherine street, nea!
assistant ,desrkeepF s1cf the Senate, as(
another colOred man, named Chas. Pryor
(uffnf which the latter was dangerously
wounded by pistol fired by Hall. t5N
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g Arrival - TIE Ir0Quols.
fdsSrpAed S-efssieesy . ne gst~iv .Ssay.
PHrLADELrHrA, April I9-The u. S. steamer
Iroquois arrived at the nAyy-yard last evening"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-19

Aprourrp.-H.J j. Norton has been appointed
temporary clerk in the Finance Division Of To
Post ONCE Department. d. p. H0useun, q
PA. and Henry 3. Martin, Of Obi !, hsve teen
appointed special. Agents Of the neasury Ne.
partmeut.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-19

PRoposxD ANNRxA11oH or CANADA-Messrs
Americus +. Wilson, Of Washington, Loui
Mentague, Of, Qasbse, cad Chas. = Donaldson
Of Toronto, have issued . call for q conven
don Of delegates from Canada and the Unites
States at Nisanra Falh, on the 9Th of July, d
see about uniting the dcstanes of both countries
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-19

A9Maine has abolished her Usury Lao. 20
EThe BurA,o street. cars charge only fss
cent? fnres r1ifaeN sstH - IIisf --sar Il III
gsensthins that many women can aisays
dreadful qussdon egtsating Georgia -
HvnnAndloham win be . eandidate Cor tbe
neat Congress. atf - = =
Killing q chinaman In Nevada u new
MADE pesitentiary offence. - ela \ i
E~MI. JuiianS Female suffsaes snssaas.t
sweet Sixteenth" = : " = : - = Z
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The FPeshets I'm Pennsylya1is.
EslsevapxsS xsclssivsly % 1M kvesisv &lv. q

! ALLENTOWN, Pa, April 16.-The Lchigh rose
twelve feet, carrying aWayseyeral small bridges,
lumber, SO. The Lehigh VALLEY tracks, carried
away at Penn Haven, and the brancA road 10
Slatington is covered. Sevefsl miners An the
Hazleton region were drowned out u = 2. - =
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fs14oFGpAe6 BsdSsfuelU y M 1vsstW St~.
n RxRLlx, April Court Won Bismarck 8
very iii 1T his eountry seaf IN Pomerania.
consultation Of physieians has beea summmed.
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Fenfsn Powder Seized I'm Ireland.
Esse1repAsd xseIssisely % he 1seniss iR~.
DUBLIN, April ,lo-fhe large lot Of powda
seized by the authorities at the little village Of
Cennen Yesterday, WAS supposed to have beer
collected BY Fenians. igasfl ia.e31p asrfrs.lE 4
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DISTRICT BUsISEss IN CoSeREss.-The Sem
ate to-day agreed to the House amendments 10
the bills to incorporate the HOMEOPATHIC Medi-
cal Society and TO Incorporate the Washington
Founding Hospital; also, the bill declaratory
logical Institute. 30 r,.- 3 r5- iv-rsf 49, ~
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PRonoTIoHsI IN IxTERNALR REVENUE BUREAU
John b. Taylor, promoted to head OF division
warren Brown, from Sd to i4th class; A. Il
McCrea, nom I'd to Sd cias; George L. Vance
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TIN r1rsrsr1vAsSkcoAI rxAps--fhae d
80 ak vssi.. In ne sezsSidii eosl re-,
M - ,.l s.n6In s5,ns = ss21,..s o'!y tosr
mD1dn mgim 6px half dosea e o. and he
Eoaf buk of tie prednct q the lattsf isreent
total product Of all the Anthrsciss rscsns 90
ring conpahiss, " a a sns. ss.i,s.
sss - so%-ss s0e. sas g. sSs scsi % ss.s sess.
against 3 ynes IS tons TO fhs cane dnte ~
yesr-shoving N increass OF sa2. .43z tonG The
eoaa msrkef In this city. as bstw0en ee2en and
prices cannot advance, and are very likely % 60
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-fSwul, April 1s.-,FtfU or sixty Of the Low
Ell members Of sAS old Shfhstarted for worces-
ter this ilornibg, 10 celebrate the anniyerSary
OF their march hrougA Baltimore. ssIss'
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The Frs.se ss.s;:.j9 ssesss R..eeu...',s the

PARIS, April fs-AThe discufsion on the pie
biscite opened in the Senate yesterday. and will
be continued to-day. Nothine inportant has
ject will Be finally disYosed Of to-day, 1iaI5I
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-19

Killed On tic T1n1lreaA.
fslsorapked 1scssSisay - NE Bvss&v sssv.a
PKEKsKILL, Anil l9.-A yoane man named
James Gerity was killed ct Sing Sing yesterday
while endeavoring 10 cxo1s the track in front o
Q train. - IA fHtf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-19

THE PKEsIDKsT win receive, at the Executive
Mansion. the General Assembly OF Ohio, Al 10
O'Clock a- m. tomorrow Wednesday, They
will be presented by Senators Sherman aud
Thurman and General Schenck, as a committee
OF the Ohio delegation. The Ohio delegation
and the members OF the General Assembly " m
meet promptly at the Executive Mansion at 10
I'm. Tomorrow. 4-ss. - 80
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-19

TIE Housx CoNMITTEE ON EDucATIoN AND
LABOR, to investigate the charges against Gen.
Howard. this morning examined A. b., MuIlstt,
Esq.,, Supervising Architect of the Tresa,ry
DEPARTMENT, In reference to his examination of
the Howard University and the material Soi
which 1t Is bailt. His testimony was to the rf.
feet that the .'pateHt building block - or wliirh
the University Il constructps In not . suitasie
material for a large building, though he ex-
pressed the opinion that the hospital would not
have fallen had the patent brick been properly y
hardened Before being put in. Mr.. Clarke, Ar
chitect Of the -Gapftoi, corroborsted the -testi-
mony Of Mr.. MuIett Mr. II. r. Searle wss
ence to- the construction of the University
building. 80 III -, -l--.f E--7I.7 - ~
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MADAME GARCIA, vile o4 the Argentine MINI
ister, gave 3 sslect musieal tsrtainment ct her
residencs let evening, which was one OF the
net bril1fAnt and dslightful sscial re-unions Of
the reason. The British, Russian, Brazilian,
Peruvian, and other foreign ministers were
present With attaches q the VARIOUS legations,
most of them accompanied b. Ladies, and the
costamo were gensrslly Of the. mest elegant
character, many or them being or the richest
mstafal, With elsbokate 0rnanentatieh. Non.
CAeb Cushing, Senators Williams and Rice,
Ma iBelknap, rAdMiaf DAhigren and Com
PoHef were among ne gueSts, a were ) few
prominent citizens of washington With their
families, smone thsm M. a. Gobgight with
hts daughter Ms. iMcFalis. The music was
worthy Of the occasion. Tho hostess Is well
known - . lady Of great musical Taste, and 3
fine vocalist and pianist, and her efforts with
those Of The Turkish Minister, Blaque Bey-
who sang several pieces,Caud number of
ladies from Baltimore and Washington, made
the entertainment . most agreeable one to all
lovers Of music. = - Ax1fI ,qs8
n n
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MINISTER PROM HAYTI.-Stephen Preston
Esq., arrived here yesterday. He N sshe' ac-
credited Minister Resident to this government
from the new government OF Hayti, and takes
the place Of General Tate. Mr.. Preston is a
white man, and citizen of Hayti.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-19

ARCTIC cExPLoRATIoSs.-Mr. Sumner, from
Committee on Foreign Relations, reported i'm
the Senate this morning . substitute for the
tic regions under the auspices of the govern
ment. II provides that the President may or-
gahize and send out one or more expeditions fDf
Arctic explorations toward the north Pole and
TO ap1 otnt one or more persons, ~ he NAV deem
most ntted, 70 the c9mniand thereof, t0sdetsif
any of1cerIof the public service to take psrt in
the same, and to use any public vessel that NAV
ratiops Of the expedition are to be prescribed by
the National Academy OF Sciences; and the
sum Of 500 900 h appropriated for the above
purposes, to be expended under direction Of the
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THE EVENING STAR.

THE STAB 10 served W carriers % rh.ir sub-
scribers In th- City and District at TEN cRNTs Pa
g The counter, Two CBxTs.
PRIcE FoR MAILING :-fhr-e Months. One Dollar
and fry Cents; Six Months, Three Dollars; one
Once longer than paid for.
TIE NEEkLY STAB published On <-u.,
nornins-' ne Dollar and half year.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-05-13

HARD Ran pom HIT.

"Manv a shaft at random sent hits some
thing or other which "thc archer little
meant" 10 touch. We have heard an anec-
dore illustrative Of this truth, which has
probably OF appeared in print before, and
which has been told us as II piece o! genu-
inc history. 1t happened in a large city
never mind what city. There were two
pretty sisters, who had married, one an emf
nent lawyer, the other distinguished liter
ary man. Literary man dies, and leaves
Young sister widow. Some years rolled
away. sn | the widow laws aside her weeds.
Now, then, it happened that a certain au-
thor and critic has occasion, on broiling
day in summer, to call on the eminen. law
yer. husband Of the elder sister. He finds
the lawyer pleading and sweltering in
crowded court, sees that the lawyer is suf-
sering dreadtnlly from the heat, pities him,
reioices that he himself is not n lawyer, and
gees for cool saunter under the sheltering
trees Of a fashionable park and garden.
Among the ice-eating, tanning crowd there
he meets the younger OF our two sisters, and
for the moment he thinks he is speaking to
the elder. s'Oh, Mr.. NJ" answered the
lady, show dreadtully ho: ii is here y .Yes,
Madame replies our luckless critic, ''it is
hot here but can assure you the heat Of
this place isn't a circumstance when COM
pared with the heat Of the place where your
poor dear husband is suffering today A
horror stricken expression comes over the
face Of the lady ; she rises from her chair
and 4 unees Indignantly away. Al Ne
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-05-13
nns and Boys.

No smount of caution will keep boys
from handling gun. 1t is a fascinating
implement. There is charm about gun
which bewitches boys imagination. Guns
are now SO cheap that everybody can have
one. Even ii timid parents withhold fowl.
ing-pieces from their sons, it will not pre-
vent tie handling them. The town is full
Of them. And accidentally or on purpose
Your sen will find out something about
cunning. The military companies are so
many, and the manual OIL arms SO tascina-
ting, and sharp-shooting has become such a
fashion, that you may be sure that an av-
erage boy will come by gun clandestinely,
if he does not by your permission. Now,
we argue that it is far more dangerous to
leave boys to find out secretly the pleasures
of gun than it is to teach them its skillful
use. A child soon learns caution. After
a few weeks, a boy ten years old is i'll as
little danger Of doing mischief with a gun
as he is OF taking poison or falling into the
river, or down stairs. or Of stabbing him
self with his knife We hold it to be sound
philosophy, that children are safer by being
taught how to meet danger and overcome
1t than by seeking to keep them away from
all danger. Ii is not the holl ana brave
lads'that are most apt to be harmed. In
wrestling, climbing, swimming, riding,
leapi"g. shooting, they who have been
taught skill and seli-reliance are seldom in
iured 1t is the clumsy hand, the awk
foot, of one un,ausht in manly exercises
that courts disas er. The boy that is Ia
familiar with a gun is not the one who snaps
il at his sister, thinking that il is not loaded,
and shoots her dead 1t is the green lub-
Der who has not been permitted to know
anything abou, firearms that does that. A
wise father should teach his boy how TO
load, how 10 carry gun safely. how to
scale fence, and all the precautionary arts
of hunting. It would be well, too, to teach
every girl how to use a pistol. Many a
woman has been placed in the power of
burglars for lack Of that knowledge
~ U'ard Beecher.
Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-05-13

THE Country SToRE.-Away from the
cities the whole range of lesser everyday
wants turns for fulflment to the country
store. And so it becomes clustering
point tor all of village life.
There is no lin it to its possibilities. If
Aunt Eunce wants anything, from wash
tub 10 an ounce of raregoric, she knows
where to fud it; but when she broke her
only pair OF spectaces, the other day, she
came to US in doubt.
lou keep most everything" she said,
hopefully.
.les, | know but we don't sell specta-
cles. People ale so different, you see. But
there are a pair or two about here some
where, if they will do yon any good
These had come to rs from some auction
or o,hor, where we're congregated the quaint
and useless relics of many previous sale
relics that are still destined, | doubt not,
for further kicks adown the wales of time
by aucticneers yet unborn. | have them
before me now-sto stout-rimmed, cumbrous,
brassy-staring owl-like at me, as If from
out the deepening twilight. of the past; the
glasses so scratched and dim with use and
age that it is easy to imagine that within
their misty lenses fingers the remembrance
of many vanished scene, and that they
feebly attempt. as | placed them astrlde my
nose, to twist the familiar things at which
look, into an antique picture which sh Il
be in keeping with their venerable aspect.
But they afe spectaeles. A rare specta-
cle, too, was the good woman's face AS she
held them afar, ,.,hat she might the better
II. h.,r v,,laI
Goodness! Did YOU ever! How could
people ever wear such things as these? |
hope you don't ever expect to sell en-
But thus happily were the resources of
our "establishment" vindicated; though
really less ready we than that other shop
keeper Of these parts, who laid a wager he
could fiji any single demand, and trium-
phanty produced secondhand pulpit
which was called for.
Such enterprising spirits are not narrowed
by the study of any known laws OF supply
and demand. Within the precincts over
which | have been called to exercise tenn
porarv charge are gathered many things
that have long failed to excite the appreei,
alton Of our plain country tolks--patent
medicines, powders and unguents, OF hap
pies: efficacy and illimitahle range Of cure;
polishing powders, enough TO burnish the
world until it should shine like another sun;
preparations and eontrivances needing a
second inventor to discover use for them
or to tell their eiliciency-and which are
here awaiting in dingy and hy-specked state
that happy millenuial time which shall find
for all inexpl;cable and slish,ed things
full and legitimate use.
The country store-kecper is in some sort
a public character. lie finds himself used
Ia dozen llG,reut Naye--ag banker, ora.