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"Number Ninety.One."

One OF the exhibitors at the recent Texas
State Fair at Houston. gives an amusing account
OF his experience at the hotel, which illustrates
the crowded condition of the public houses at
that time:
"When l got there, Just said, Captain, /
wrote to you about six weeks ago to save me a
room hope you have done So
certainly have; waiter, show the gentle.
man to number ninety-one.'
I'm blessed if there wasn't forty others be.
SIDES myself in the same apartment, and when
they went to undress at night, the room looked
like an arsenal, for every man had knife and a
six shooter or two. Ny partner had an immense
pistol, which he coolly took off and placed in bed
between US.
"'Say, stranger says I, If had to carry a
thing like that, blamed if wouldn't put it on
wheels
"'Guess, if 1 choose to wear it, it's nobody's
business he replied.
"'Well,' says I, is all of this artillery company
in this room!'
"The next night, after we had all turned in,
there came rap at the door the beds were all
full but one, and in this there was a tall Texan,
who, after the rapping had been several times
repeated, got up, and in costume but little
better than the Georgia full dress, but with a
revolver in his hand, opened the door and de
manded, What do you mean by kicking up
"'They told me there was a vacant bed here,
said dapper-looking little fellow, with satchel
In his had, 'and came to occupy It.
"'Come in replied Texas, fourishing his pis-
toll there amt no vacant bed, but you can
bunk with me- Thank you,' said the new
conner, at the same time evidently wishing him.
self out again.
u can tell you that young fellow wasn't Lon g
shocking himself and sliding easily into bed
but he had no more than stretched himself out
when his bedfellow said
"'You got any whisky
"'I-e-s, sir, l was-afraid OF the water, and
Water If you'er got any whisky behaye
like gentleman, and produce it,
"The young fellow got out of bed, and soon
handed over . small wicker flask. o..
"Its your whisky-drink first said Texas
His companion poured out about three drops and
took it, when the other put the flask to his
mouth and drained il, and coolly turned it bot.
tom up 10 show that 1t was dry, and handed it
back.
"About half the occupants were changed every
day, and could tell every new conner the mum.
Der of his room. as soon as set eyes on him.
"'Halloo, ColoAel, just got in p would say.
"'Ies, just in, and lucky enough to get a
room
Whats your number 2 would ask
"'Ninety.one, was sure to be the reply.
&c STAYED there until they began to put the
new arrivals in through the transom, and then |
left town"
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The Sexton Beetle.

ofrOm Our 1OuDs OkS.
Not many years ago there lived man in Ger
many, think, who was extremely fond OF study
ing the habits OF animals SO much SO that he
devoted almost all his time to the observation of
insects, becoming what il termed by scientific
men an eatomoloyist. He had from time to
time placed in his garden the dead bodies of
Inoles and mice, and IS often had missed them,
for they all disappeared in a mysterious manner
lie determined one day to discover if possible
the cause of this SO he placed himself on guard
over one or two fresh bodies, and commenced his
watch. 1t was not long before be beheld some
beetles alight upon theIn-just such ones as Won
have brought in from the field. His interest was,
of course, excited, and he watched them through
the whole OF their work, which ended in the
burial of the dead bodies. Not feeling satisfied
with this, and wishing to watch their proceeding
more carefully: he captured four of these insect
grave-digeers and ENGAGED them within a glass
case half filled with earth, placing upon the sur.
face of the same two dead frogs, one of which
was buried in twelve hours, and the other on the
third day. Then he placed in the case dead
bird, and the beetles Immediately began their
operations by removing the earth from beneath,
tugging now and then at the feathers from be.
low in order to drag it into the grave. The male
now drove Off the female, and continued the work
all alone for live long hours, now lifting up the
body, then tsrning it and arranging in its grave,
and coming out from time to time to mount the
carcass and tread it under foot. At length, ap.
parently fatigued with hard work, he came forth,
and resting his head upon the earth, sank into a
slumber, not exhibiting the slightest motion for
full an hour, when he again set to work. Mex,
morning the bird was an inch and half below
the surface, and at evening it had sunk an inch
lower In another day the work was completed
and the body covered. He added other dead
bodies from time to time, SO that the four beetles
deposited in graves within the narrow cemetery,
no less than twelve bodies in fifteen days. Now
what do you think of your beetles1 once read
of an ingenious comparison between the strength
Of this beetle and that OF a man; which, cacula.
ting mole to be forty times as large as a beetle,
showed that man TO do an eqaal amount of ia.
Dor in proportion to his size would have to inter,
III two days, an animal forty times as large as
himself
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beautiful Ireland.

We know, of course, that Ireland is called the
"Emerad Isle, and that the color of emerald is
green, but never had it entered our imagination
that there was anywhere in the world to be seen
such verdure, as it charmed our eyes to look up.
on in the rural districts of Ireland. The slopes
the knobs, the dells, the fields Of young grain
over which the breeze creeps like playing spirits
OF the beautiful: the pastures, dotted over with
sheep of the purest wool, the hllsides. rising up
into misty shrouded mountains. are all covered
with thick carpets of smooth velvet. But Ire.
Y land should also be called Rowery isle. There is
not n spot in Ireland, believe, where blessed
nature can find an excuse tor putting flower,
but she has.put one-not only in the gardens and
meadows, but upon the very walls and crags OF
tho sea, from the great, blooming rhododendrons,
down to the smallest floweret that modestly peeps
forth from its grassy cover. The Irish furz, 80
richly yellow. covers all places that ght other.
wise be- bare or barren; the silk worm delights
everywhere, from thousands of trees to drop it's
web OF gold )" tho blooming hawthorn, with the
sweet scented pink, and especially the white va.
ricty, adorns the landscape and the gardens; wall
bowers of every hue and variety Chamber to hide
the harshness of the mural supports the beeted
cliffs of the North sea are frnyed and softened
with lovely flowers, and if you kneel anywhere
utmost on the yielding, velvety Garnet, YOU will
find little, well nigh invisible howerets, red,
white, blue and yellow-wove into the very
wool and texture. Ireland ought to be called
the beautiful isle The spirit of the beautiful
hovers over and touches to living loveliness
every point.--isH haB Gazette
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well as to live to some purpose. would urge
upon them such course Of reading and study
will confer such charms no modiste can
supply.
N. P. Willis wrote very pretty paragraph on
the power Of education to beautify. That it alb.
solutely chiseled the features; that he had seen
many clumsy nose and thick pair of lips SO
modified that by thought awakened by active
sentiment as to be unrecognizable. And he put
it on that ground that we often people, homely
and unattractve in youth, bloom in middle life
into a softened Indian summer of good looks and
mellow tones.
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The most valuable thing in this world il Time,
and yet people waste it as they do water, most
| of them letting it run full head, and even the
most prudent LET it drizzle.
| The devil himself, with all hz genius, always
| travels under an alias-this shows the power of
truth and morality.
If dog falls in love with you at first sight, it
will do to trust him-not so with man.
One ov the hardest things to do is to be good
listener Thoze who are stone deaf succeed the
best.
If you don't know how to lie, cheat and steal,
turn your attenshun to pollyticks. and learn
| how.
| There are men who seem to be born on pur.
pose to step into everything; they kant set a
common rat trap without getting ketched in it.
sekret liz like an aking tooth, it keeps us
uneasy until j. IL out
I hav larnt one thing, bi great experience,
and that il, want az much watching az mi
Majors do
The only way to learn sum men how to do
ennything, is t. do it yourself
don't reckoleckt now of ever hearing ov two
dogs fiteing, unless thar was a man or two
around.
A wize man is never so much alone az when
he IL in crowd, and never so much in a crowd
as when he il alone.
l am satisfied that there is more weakness
among men than malice.
Thare IL no man in the world so easy to cheat
az ouiselfs.
/ don't know ov ennything that will kill man
50 quick as praize that he don't deserve.
Repentance should be the effekt of love-net
fear.
The soul has mere diseases than the body haz.
Things that we kant do wouldn't be ov emmy
use to u.s. if we could do them.
Amongst animals the most ignc;ant are the
most stubborn, and wonder if this amt so
amongst men.
A phool seems to be person who haz more will
than judgment, aud more vanity than either.
The first in.imashun had that was getting
| old waz, found myself telling the same story
over again.
In repenting ov sins, men are apt tow repent
ov thoze they hain't got, and overlook thoze
they hav
| A dandy never yet fell in love-only with
himself.
| Revenge sometimes sleeps, but vanity always
keeps one eye open.
Thoze folks who expeckt to fail in an enter.
prise, most generally do.
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How TO GROW BEAUTIEUI"--We copy the
following from the Working Farmer:
The woman who is indifferent to her looks is
no true woman. God meant women to be at.
tractive, to look well and to please, and it is one
of her duties to carry out the intention of her
Maker. But that dress is to do 1t ALL and to suf.
flee, is more than can be brought to believe.
Just because do loye to see girls look well, a.
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SW EEL AND FRESH

long time after being removed from the Refrigerator Farm
who get meat from carry home without fear Of
Its spelling on the
Liberal discount to hotels railroad contractors others
buying in large quantities
Having had large experience In the cattle shipping bust.
In Chicago for the last three the undersigned win
also continue to attend TO that branch OF the business In
which orders solicited SOLOMON DEGAN.
Ottawa, June 18th, 1870
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The feod Journal advances a strong argument
in favor of the use of Indian weei in accounting
the fate OF shipwrecled crew on one of the
Feejee Islands all of whom were found palatable
by the native gormonds except one, who, being a
confirmed smoker, was described by native in.
habitant as tasting too much like tobacco to be
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The CHRONOLOGICAL JOURNAL. comes to us
with the August Number, richly laden with
good reading. John Tyndall, the Eminent Chem.
list; Under the Surface, or tho Workings of Uni.
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and the Banker; Miss Kate Stanton Dirty
Children The Nervous and tho Paralyzed
Street Sights in China, with original "Celestial'
Designs; The German School System-what i,
is; The Chinese Labor Question, or new Guess.
ing of an Old Puzzle; Conversation and its Uses
Are we True to Ourselves? Our next President
Good Wife; Hotel Life in Califcrnia The
Judgment of Satan; A Picture in Two Lights
The Beautiful Sunshine, n new Poem. after the
style of beautiful Snow" Price 30 cents. 81
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Single copies for sale and subscriptions recoiy'
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The LITTLE CORPORAL FOR AUGUST has an
enticng table of contents. Stories from Mrs. T..
d. Kendall, Susan Coolidge, Lucy Chase Bell,
and others. The second instaliment of Summer
days at Kirkwood,' by the editor Mrs. Emily
History, put into fascinating dress by the pens
of Martha Powell Davis David Rice, NJ. d., and
Olive Thorne, and some very charming poems
from George Cooper, Ellen Porter Champion,
and Mrs. NJ. B. c. Slade. This number has sew.
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trnctive feature of this popular Juvenile. Terms,
$3.50 year. John E. Miller, Publisher, Chi.
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3Stapa 4r's Grader.
Ottawa, ILL.,, saturday, July 2S, 1871.
Supplement-!

This Supplement is printed to relieve the
pressure upon our advertising columns, and
will be continued while the pressure lasts.
The same number of copies of the Supple
nent is printed as of the regular issue, SO that
b advertisements appearing in the Supplement
loose nothing on that account.
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good. As one has to be killed, however, before the
flavor can be ascertained, it may be questioned
whether the habit is Of much practical advan.
tsRe after all
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Qbg Qines, oNew Bloon1helpg pag

old Mr.. ,Lippe had secured his equanimi-
ty, the happy attorney proceeded, and
finally made so clear case for his invol-
untary client, as caused the judge to dis
miss the suit. The old man left the
court in triumph, and, with his hired
hand, proceeded forthwith to the clerks
Office, where license was procured. The
judge gave the court short recess, and
united the happy pair in the bonds of
matrimony. 1s aa ui 'rs qi.
Since that event Mr.. Lippe has chang
ed his views on educational matters
The other day as Judge Coyerdale was
leaving home to take his seat in Congress,
he said to his grandson
"Lippe Coverdale, get your lessons
well, and who knows but what you'll go
to Congress, too"
"Who knows!''' exclaimed the happy
Susan.
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What q Recollection.

Mary Anna was poor little orphan
child, about seven years old. Her moth
er had been dead nearly two years. Soon
after her death Mary learned to pray,
and often sought the blessing of the gen.
tie Saviour, who loves the little ones so
much. .-roir s..... .-.. ..
One time as Miss L,a Christian friend,
was talking with her, she asked her if
she could remember anything about her
10 "Yes," said the little girl, 81 remem.
Der she never told me about the Saviour"
What sad remembrance is this for
child! d.a t a.!r M
Mother if you should die to-day, and
leave your little ones, could they say this
Of you !? Ifso, see to it, that they could
not say it tomorrow. In the morning
SOW thy seed, and trust the Lord to give
the increase. . - .n
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SUNDAY READING.
Words on wheels.

Here is little story showing that ga
word fitly spoken" or to use the Hebrew
reading, "a word spoken upon Wheels"
even the weakest and youngest, is
precious as gold and silver ,I .t
One day a boy was tormenting kitten
when his little sister said to him, with
fearful eyes: "Oh Philip, don't do it;
it is Gods kitten" ..4 .rt
The word of the little one was not lost +;
it was set upon wheels. Philip left off
tormenting the kitten, but many thoughts
were awakened in the mind regarding the
creatures he had before considered his
own property.
Goods kitten, Gods creatures /; for he
made it." 1t was new idea.
The next day, on his way to school, he
met one of his companions, who was beat
ing numerically poor, starved-looking
dog. Philip ran up to him, and almost
unconsciously used his sisters words. He
said " Don't, don't; it is Gods crea-
ture" ' i.r "'F'
The boy looked abashed, and explain
ed that the dog had stolen his breakfast
"Never mind" said Philip, "I will
give you mine, which 1 have in my bask-
ct y"and, sitting down together, the little
boys anger was soon forgotten. elr.ar hs
Again had word been unconsciously
set upon wheels. Two passers-by heard
Philips words one a young man in pros
porous business in neighboring town,
and the other dirty and ragged being,
,ubo Il, oonsaouaooaI of b;o ;nta,ocoro+o
habits, had that morning been dismissed
by his employer, and was going home sui
len and despairing. aaC t.u.t,.
Goods creature y said the poor, for
lorn one; it was new idea to him also.
"If 1, too, belongto God, he will take
care of me, though no one else will" ..
Just then, he came to a public house,
where he had been in the habit of drown
ing his miseries, and then staggering
home to infict new ones on his wife and
children. He stopped-the temptation
was strong; but the new idea was stronger.
+" 1 am Gods creature !" and he passed
on. ,t,..
His wife was astonished to see him
sober, and still more when he bursts into
tears, declaring that ne was ruined man,
but that he was determined to give up
drinking, and trust in God. 'ii'a 7'.. 'I
! At that time knock was heard at the
door, and the gentleman came in to whom
we have alluded. He, too, had been re.
buked by the boys words, for the scorn
and loathing which he had felt at the
miserable object before him. ar" Gods
creature, therefore entitled to help and
pity" r3.'r st5 q. a su1 .l. llo
We need not detail the words of hope
and comfort, the promise and performance
of active assistance, which in short time
lifted up the poor mans head, and made
him one of Gods thankful, joyful crea-
lures" a, .,tr.. f..i., 0..,..I..
1t would be well for us all, old and
young, to remember that our words and
actions, yea, our thoughts also, are set
upon never-stopping wheels, rolling Oh
and on into the pathway Of eternity.
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Tit For Tat.

A newly married couple (says a late
French paper), being visited with seren-
ade, the bride inquired its meaning.
"My dear" replied her husband it
is usual in this town Of ours, when gem
tleman is married, for all the ladies whom,
he has Tilted, or Airted with, to bring him
each a bridal present of loaf of bread,
accompanied with music" ""ns
1f "Ah" exclaimed his young wife,
+" love, why didn't you tell me of that be-
fore ? How provoking Why, l would
have made all the beaux that | have had
come over from my town and bring me
each a bottle Of wine. And then dear we
would both have had enough to be merry
on, l dare say, for the whole year t(
come p a' .'I''' '.'' H
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B6y- Rev. Dr. John Maclean is writing
in the Evaagelist to prove that temper
ate use of intoxicating wine is justified by
the example of the Savior. Clergymen
who preach such doctrine send more
souls to perdition than they can ever hope
to be instrumental in saving by the proc
lamation of the efficacy of Christ's atone
ment
10 If the use of wine is justified because
God made the grape, then, because he
also made the rye, it is right to drink
whisky. Does not the reverend doctor
know that neither from the grape nor rye
is anything Intoxicating produced until
man subjects the products of both to the
artificial process of fermentation. God,
in his goodness, gives the raw material as
a blessing to his creatures 1t is the
devil or his agents who transform them
into a curse and an occasional doctor OF
divinity blasphemes the name of God by
attributiug to him the work of the devil,
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sSs- A want of the spirit of the cross
in its professors increases the offence Of
the cross-that humility, patience and
love of souls which animated Christ when
He offered himself on the cross for the
sins of the world. @ ,''- W
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ashamed of false hair. Now they are
ashamed to be without 1t. lun sDdi w
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u DdsA Blest is the man who knows how
to whisper out to God the inmost secrets
Of his soul EGd am
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