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The Shadows of the Future.

A most singular chain of circum-
stances preceded the assassination of
that excellent monarch, Henry ",
Of France. In the morning of the
day on which be was murdered by
RavailIac, Friday, May IA, 1920, he
was exceedingly pensive. In the hope
of composing his spirits he threw him.
self on his bed, but was unable to rest.
Thrice he rose, and thrice he fell on
his knees in prayer. Soon after, re-
pairing to the presence chamber, his
attendants endeavored to divert the
melancholy which prayed so deeply
IN his mind. Being naturally amiable
aud cheerful, he tried to fall in with
the well-meant pleasantly of his no.
bleS, and attempted to smile, but con-
cluded thus: I'VE have laughed enough
for Friday; there will be weeping on
Sunday"
His Queen, Marie de Medicis, had
been crowned but the day before
La Brosse, a physician, is reported by
some to have said to the Duke de
Vendome on that evening: "If the
King survives a danger which threat
ems him at present, he will live these
thirty years" The Duke entreated
the King to grant this physician an
audience, and repeated what the old
gentleman had been saying. His Maj
esty, with unusual asperity and hasti-
ness, replied "He is an old fool for
telling you such things, and you are
young one if you believe him." The
Dukes rejoinder was given respectful
and sensible: "Sire, one may not be-
lieve such things, but one may fear
them" Bayle, however, has endeav,
ored to shake the credit of this whole
story.
The same day as the King and
! Queen were walking through an apart.
ment of the palace, the King stopped
to speak with somebody present. The
Queen stopping at the same time, he
said to her, go on, 60 on, Madame
the Regent" A few nights before the
catastrophe, the Queen dreamed that
all the Jewels in her crown were
changed into pearls, and that she was
told pearls were signi6cative of tears
Another night she started and cried
out in her sleep, and walked the king
who, asking her what was the matter
she answered, Il have had frightful
dream; but | know that dreams are
mere Illusions" "I was always O.
the same opinion" said Henry "how
ever, tell me what your dream was p
Il dreamed" continued she. "that yor
were stabbed with knife under the
short ribs" Thank Godl" added the
King, sit was but a dream" On the
morning of the fatal day His Majesty
was, as we have before observed, un
usually low. More than once he sale
to those about him, Something o.
other hangs very heavy on my heart.
Before he entered his carriage, h,
took leave of the Queen no fewer thai
three times, and had not passed
through many streets ere Ravailla'
gave hin that fatal thrust which de
prived France of one of the most gen
erous and humane sovereigns she eve
had.-DubIin University Magazine.
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The Sunny South,

A Vermonter's idea Of the attrac-
tions of the country bordering on the
Atlantic States, south Of Virginia, are
not the most hattering, according to
the following extract of private let
ter, published in the Vermont Chron-
icIe. He writes from one of the prin-
cipal towns on the St. Johns river, in
Florida:
What a miserable country most Of
the south is on the Atlantic slope;
sand and pine everywhere; negroes
and donkeys; while stupidity and ig-
norance are indeIihly stamped upon
the miserable, ragged, flthy whites.
Donkeys and cows harneSsed side by
side to carts; sometimes cow alone;
sometimes a bull. Were [ offered a
plantation of 10000 acres, anywhere
between Petersburg and Charleston.
on condition would live on it, | sho'd
feel myself insulted. | never saw an
acre OF pasture or meadow from Pc
tersburg to Charleston, distance of
more than 430 miles. Here the cat
| tie 90 into the river where 1t is shall
low, and put their noses under the wa
ter as long as they can hold their
breath, aud crop the grass that grows
there. Several have been out in front
of the hotel, in the water, all day, feed
ing in this way, and when the wind
blows on the shore strongly, it wash
es up this grass, and the cattle lap it
up as a dog laps water. This is all
the green feed they have. The hor-
ses are the most inferior | ever saw;
not larger than our best yearling
colts; and so with the cattle, not lar
ger than yearlings. But what shall be
said of the inhabitants One hun
dred years at least are the people be-
hind the north, in everything pertain
ing to material wealth or civilization.
Outside OF the cities, the whole south
was not worth fighting for. The in
telligent Southrons are as much rebels
as ever, and do not hesitate to avow it
publicly. | have not read southern
paper that does not abuse the admin
istration, and the republican party,
and do not hesitate to declare that
all conditions presented by congress
viii! be disregarded by them. Their
hatred seems to be intensified by eve
ry concession made by northern peo-
pie, or the republican party. We have
at our table some gentlemanly ex-ofi-
cerr Of the rebel army, Gen. Clinch
and Col. Anderson, who came very
near capturing Gen. Fitzpatrick, in
one of his raids, while the army was
marching to Savannah.
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blocks of dark porphyry. 1t is not
graded. but partakes of the irregu-
larity of the country. Designed, not
for carriages, but for troops and lamas,
there are steps where the ascent is
steep" We cannot learn that there
now exist in Quito any remains of In-
ca architecture. "All its splendor,
says Mr.. Orton. "passed away with
the sceptre of Atahuallpa. Where
the pavilion OF the Inca once stood
is now a gloomy convent, and a wheat
field takes the place of the Temple of
the Sum-"
The Quito of to-day is dull Span
ish-American city of some 10000 in
habitants, three-lourths of them Indi-
ans or of mixed blood-Indiau, Span
ish, and negro. There are two or
three rather imposing public buildings,
the Government House and the Ca
thcdral being the principal. The
dwellings are low Indian huts and
houses built of sun-dried brick, none
of them of more than two stories.-
There is not" says Mr.. Orton, Sin
Quito-and, for that matter, in all
Ecuador-a single chimney" The
bulk OF the population consists Of
Cholos, the offspring of Spaniards and
Indians, the Indian blood greatly pre-
dominating. Contrary to what is
usually held to be the case, they are
more enterrrising and intelligent than
their progenitors Of either race
They are the soldiers, artisans, and
tradesmen who keep up the only signs
of life it Quito. In courtesy they
are fully equal to the most decorous
Castilian.
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Quito.

The authentic history of Quito goes
back we'll nigh thousand years, and
is then lost in the night of fable. In
1875, when Columbus was dreaming
of voyaging across the unknown ocean,
HuaynaCapac the great Inca of Pc
ru, marched from Cuzco a thousand
miles to the south, defeated the mon.
arch of Quito, took the city, and made
it the capital of his great empire
How this march could have been per.
formed is hardly conceivable, for there
is no reason to suppose that road
of any kind existed. The Inca do.
minion lasted barely sixty years, when
it was overthrown by the Spaniards
but in that briel period works were
constructed which will rank among
the most stupendous ever made by hu
man hands. Quito grew into mag
nifcent city. In the words of Mr.
Orton, 1t was the worthy metropolis
of a vast empire, stretching from the
equator to the desert of Atacama, and
walled in by the grandest group of
mountains in the world. On this lofty
site, which amidst the Alps would be
buried in an avalanche of snow, but
within the tropics enjoys an eterna
spring, palaces more beautiful thar
the Alhambra were erected with gold
and emerald of the Andes" But mos
wonderful of all was the great mill
tary road, stretching along the FAM
of the eastern Cordillera, from above
| Quito to below Cuzco-well nigh ff
| teen hundred miles. From the de
tached portions of it which Humboldt
saw he felt warranted in pronouncine
that it We'd with the famous Roman
military roads. Mr.. Orton, who trav'
eled over portion of this ancient
road, says that it "was paved witt
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If you have fault to cure, or bad
habit to be broken of, it cannot be
done by merely trying little. You
must is ht it, and not give up fighting
until it is got rid of.
A member of Congress from the
Southwest was lately found 10 his
room at Washington almost sufoca-
ted by gas. When brought to be
said "he tried to pinch the light out,
but found somebody had stolen the
wick"
Count Won Zinzendorf was The
founder and head of the sect of Mo.
ravian Brethren. He was born in
Dresden in 100, came to America in
l74l, and returned to Europe in l74S.
He died in ITO.
The latest dodge of confidence men
is to make their checks payable to the
order of their victim, and then oil the
back so that he cannot endorse it.
The man that thinks himself so rich
that be can afford to neglect his af-
fairs and throw away his money, Is
not far from want.
When do we begin to love people ?
When they begin to let us look into
their hearts, and their hearts are
found to be worth looking into.
It has been said that if a Yankee
was on this edge of perdition and a
piece of gold on the further edge he
would spriag across to clutch it.
At lase revival meeting an i'm
pulsive young sinner prayed that God
would hess the two young ladies be-
tween whom be had been sitting, "es-
peciaay the one on the right"
A gentleman visited a New Jersey
Sunday school early last Sabbath, and
found class OF model scholars throw
ing dice for punctuality tickets.
An Iowa farmer lately sent let
ter to the Patent Office, asking if he
could get patent on "an improved
mode Of making fried cakes"
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feet of Him whose gracious provi-
dence has so wonderfully brought you
as a people out of the house of bond
age" In the midst of deep feeling,
Rev. Mr.. Tanner, a talented young
member of the Conference, suddenly
called upon by the Bishop, rose up and
responded in style that would have
been creditable to any living man.
In fuency, appropriateness, correct
ness and elegance, his speech was not
whit behind that to which we had
6een listening. As he concluded a
noble-looking negro rose upon his feet,
and struck the chorus
Sound the loud timbrel o'er Egypt's dark sea,
Jehovah hath triumphed His people are free -
The multitude took it up and sang
it as only a conference of colored
preachers and a congregation of col
ored people could sing it. and as only
such conference and congregation
could sing it in an hour like that. o
how grandly and gloriously the waves
of melody rolled through that humble
church !! They seemed to our excited
soul to surge against the walls, shak.
/ ing the structure to its very founda'
tions. In the midst of this electrify.
ing song, the outpouring of grateful
loving and joyful hearts, the people
began to gather around their noble
friend Mr.. Garrison-some with smiles
some with tears, some to shake his
hands, some almost to embrace his
limbs, some to crouch at his feet
! They were like overjoyed children in
the presence of an affectionate father
We looked on with binding tears, and
thanked God for this beautiful trib
ute to lifelong fidelity, and that We
were permitted to be a witness of sc
inspiring and memorable a spectacle
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A Thrilling Scene!

A Conference of the African NJ. E.
church, presided over by Bishops
Campbell, Wayman and Ward, was
holding its annual session at Will
mington, Delaware. Thinking to pay
our respects to this body of earnest
men, we were entering the humble
church where they were assembled,
when we observed in the aisle just in
the advance of US, that distinguished
fellow citizen, VIM. Lloyd Garrison.
In an instant buzz of interest went
through the assembly. Preachers and
people whispered, "Mr. Garrison r
"Wm. Lloyd Garrison !" "The black
mans friend" "The great emancipa
tor" In few moments Mr.. Garri
son was formally introduced by the
Bishop, and was received by the Con-
ference standing When order and
quiet were restored, Mr.. G. proceed
ed with most appropriate and i'm
pressive address, suggesting, in the
course of his remarks, that thirty
years before he had espoused theil
cause, and during the long and terri
BILE anti,slavery conflict had tried to
be faithful to their interests, not be
cause of their color, but because they
We're men like himself, part of The
worlds great brotherhood. He be
lieved that slavery as an institution
had cursed the master as much anC
even more than the slave, and hence
in his antagonism to that great evil HI
had always been influenced by con
cern for the white as we'll as for tn,
colored race. After hearty congrat
ulations, judicious counsels, and affec
tionate words, he concluded by say
| ing, "And now, dear brethren, not IN
to me- 0 no! not unto me !! not unit
US I! but unto the Lord Jehovah, b
all the glory of your political saliva
ton. will join with you, and W
will together cast our crowns at tn
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The Gordian Knot was made by a
King of Phrygia, named Gordius, who
fastened the pole of his chariot with
a knot so ingenious, that the oracle
promised the empire of Persia to the
man who should loose it. As all are
aware, Alexander the Great cut il
with his sword.
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Greenland was discovered by the
lcelanders about $50. The first COL
ony, however, was destroyed by pes
thence In the fourteenth century, and
by the accumulation of ice, which pre-
vented all communication between
Iceland and Greenland.
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Mars was represented as being t

Mars was represented as being the
son of Juno. He was painted with a
helmet on his head, a spear in his
hand, and usually standing on car,
in all the ardor of battle. The Ro-
mans honored him more than other
nations. His priests, the Salii, cele-
brated his festivals by dancing and
beating their bucklers to the sound
of music.
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Woman Suffrage.

TuNE-'THE ROSE THAT ALL ARE PRAIsING.'
The ''yote" that all are prasing
Is not the vote" for me,
Its claims are so amazing
ia rather far be- free.
But there 5 "A ''vots" in wonder crib"
baby-vote, noisy and glib
That "vote" is worth ''the raising"
And that's the vote" for me!
o, that's the vote for me!
The "rights" that all are craving.
are not the rights for me
Too many tongues raying
For rights" cannot "see;"
have my rights in yonder home
Most joyful when lcry-"Hes GOMEZ"
And never call it Shaving"
This right to make the tea
For "he shares the cup" with me.
The "wrongs' that all are hating
My heart has aChed to see
They surely need abating-
Does that depend on me"
VIII public duty bid me roam
Away from husband, babies. home,
To join in public prating""
., is that right" for me?
or /, IL wrong for me?
MARY JAMESON LOCKE
S0,,tu tjyt., CH
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r. H. EDDY,
SOLICITOR OF PATENTS,

Late AGENT Of the United States Patent Office,
Washington, tuder the act of 1887.
No. ~ state st. opposite KiIby st. Boston.
After an extensive practice of upwards of
twenty years, continues to secure patents IN the
United States; also in Great Britain, France,
and other foreign countries. Caveats, Specifca-
tionS, Bonds, Assignments, and all papers or
drawings for patents, executed on reasonable
terms with dispatch. Researches made into
American and Fore gu works, to determine the
validity and utility Of PateR's of Inventions, and
legal and other advice rendered on all matters
touching the same. Copies Of the claims of any
patent furnished by renting one dollar. As
sCuments recorded in Washington.
No Agency in the United States possesses su
perior facilities for obtaining Patents or ascer-
tanning the patentahility Of inventions.
During eight months the subscriber, in the
course of his large practice made on t'eice reject
ed applications, SIXTEEN APPEALS, EVERY
ONE Of which was decided jn his taUOr by the
Commissioner of Patents.
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Love and Retribution.

In Herkimer county
There never was seen,
\ sweeter young creature
Than Annabel Green.
She was as fair az the lilies
And pure as the snow,
And lchabOd Brown
Was sweet Annabel's beau.
Fair Annabel Green
Thus to lchabOd spoke:
should you ever prove false
My poor heart would be broke"
Then he answered: ] hope
To be roasted and eat
II my Annabers love
| shall ever forget"
But Ichabod Brown
Proved faithless, and soon
Poor Annabel Green
Was deserted and lone;
Then she wept and she mOurned,
And she sObbed aud she sighed,
TIL her tender heart broke
And she laid down and died.
Then Ichabod Brown
Was never at ease;
He roamed all the way
To the far Southern seas,
And on going ashore
Some savage met him,
They built up fire
And roasted and eat him.
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CHARLES MASON,
Commissioner Of Patents"
"I have no hesitation in assuring inventors
that they cannot employ man more competent
and trustworthy, and more capable Of putting
their applications in form to secure for them
an early and favorable consideration at the Pa
tent Office EDMUND BURKE,
Late Commissioner of Patents"
"Mr r. H Eddy has made for me THIR-
TEEN applications, in all but ONE Of which
patents have been granted, and that one is now
pending. Such unmIstakable proof of great ia. :
ent aud ability on his part, leads me to recon-
mend ALL inventors to apply to him to procure
their patents, as they may by sure of having the
most faithful attention bestowed on thcI cases
and at very reasonable charges.
JOHN TAGHART".
Boston, Jan. l. 1870. lyl
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obtained for inventors by DR.. d. BREED,
Chemist, and late examiner IN the patent office,
VINO mas devoted is years TO patent business,
ana wal promptly prepare papers, drawings, &c,
Terms SZO 70 $50. Write for circulars.
Direct TO olS street, opposite Patent Office,
Washington, ID. c.
Refer to Senators Pomeroy and Sumner. l0m3
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CHARLES MASON,

81 regard Mr. Eddy as one Of the most capable
and successful practitioners with whom I have
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AMERICAN AND FOREIGN PATENTS

DALNER's Springs ard Fisheryine Axles, a
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CONSTANTLY or hand, Blacksmith's Mate
Y rials of every description. Horse Shoes, Toe
Corks Horse Nails, Malab'e's, Nuts. Washers,
Rolss, Sc. We make a speciality of German
Glass and Bailders Materials OF every descrip-
tun. Orders solicited, which will receive our
-urUfaI attention
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agricultural.
Bees in September.

This Is q month Of comparative leisure
with bees. There Is but little done now
more than perhaps to change about their
stores To some extent In the hives. so that
Ii may be most convenient in winter.
Bees. In all well-manged apiaries, will
be peacefully enjoying their well-earned
treasures. and the quiet movements, and
the gentle humIning about the doors OF
their houses, speak only OF content and
happiness.
Bees require but little attention now
more than to guard against robbing. and
but few operations should be performed
upon them, the less the better. MT this sea-
son. Such Jobs as transferring from COM
mon To movable comb hives should not be
done now under any circ Smstances; my
experience would not warrant transfer-
ring bees thus. later than the first of July.
If bees are to enjoy the fumes OF brim-
stone, il Is time now; but the man who
sufIocates his bees In tho fall for their hon.
ey, will sooner or later he troubled with
bad luck. depend upon IL; while no who
Is willing for them to share the fruit oil
their labor with him, that Is, who uses n
desirable hive understandingly, will sue
ceed. and his bees will grow more and
more prosperous each year. rs his stock Of
knowledge of their habits and require
meats increases.
We must learn to profit by the expert
ence Of others Ia this rs well rs In other
branches of business; and the careful
reading Of good practical books on the
subject cannot fail TO be both interesting
and instructive. and well worth the neces-
sary expenditure to procure them. l
would especially suggest that bce-keepers
look into this matter Of hives more, and
before another season comes, provide
themselves with something better than
the old.fashioned box-hivc. A good work
ing. movable comb hive Is very desirable.
and quite Important To people who would
keep up with the times In Bookkeeping,
and these hives cannot DO objected to by
any one aside from the needless expense
of the frames IL they are not To be worked
%. w. p. Gerard, Piynouth. IN Maine
Farmer.
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Deathbed of DR.. Franklin.

Doubts linye sometimes been express
ed ns 70 tho religious opinions OF tho
American Sage and Philosopher. but there
Is abundant evidence that he lived and
died Christian. During his long resi-.
idence in Philadell lhia, ha was - regular
worshiper In Christ Church, Of which the
venerable Bishop White WAS rector; and
his letters to his family contain many pas
mCcs which Afford satisfactory proof that
he wns an humble and dcvout believer.
But all doubts on the subject 10 removed by
the simple and sublime manner In which
he Yielded up his spirit st tho last. m III.
footing account of which we read many
wears ago In an old Philadelphia newsp~-
per. and do not remember to have met
with Il anywhere else.-We shnll now re-
produce Il, assured that Il will be pcrused
with an interest that win not be lcssened
by the plain and homoly styls In which Il
Is written. IThs narrator had hessrd that
the Rev. DR.. Hslmouth. of the German
Reformed Church. Philsdclphia. was In
possession Of an snccdote OF DR.. Franklin
and he waited on him 70 learn if. Dr.
II. SAID he would relate itwith pleasure
but ~ he did no: speak English very wen,
he referred him 70 David Ritter, A. INC
sign of the Golden Lamb In Front street.