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LEAD POISONING.

The painful effects Of poisoning by lead
are not by any means confined to painters,
white lead manufactures, and others whose
trades bring them into constant contact
with this deleterious metal. There are
some persons whose obstinacy allows them
to use it, in cosmetics and hair washes, i'll
spite of the warnings of the medical profess
sion; and the evil is augmented by the fact
that such preparations may be used for
years with impunity, and the palsy, paraly-
sis, and other effects do not appear till the
whole system is thoroughly impregnated.
One medical man writes to a contemporary
to say that he has one patient who has
been paralyzed for nearly three years, her
vision is imperfect, and her memory is
gone: and another victim to this criminal
practice has constant torture in her eyes,
and is obliged to stay in dark ROOM
Many similar cases have been reported; but
the practice still continues, and now DR.. ].
NJ. Croker publishes an account of a man,
aged ID, who was afflicted with what ap-
pCdItu W NC illtlSCuldI IHtullldllSill, ullcCU-
ING mainly the deltoid and other muscles
of shoulders. When first visited, he was
suffering from pains which he had felt
more or less severely for month or two
Both arms were in this manner crippled.
DR.. Croker ordered cotton batting to
affected parts, lemon juice and opiates
internally; and the patient made quite
rapid recovery, but when seen in the
month following, he was suffering from an
almost complete paralysis Of extensor mus
cles of fingers and hands, with dropping of
wrists. He could readily and forcibly grasp,
but found difficulty in letting go. Suisse
quently, upon inquiry, it was discovered
that for fifteen years ne had used hair
remover, made by himself, of three tea
spoonfuls lac sulphur and two teaspoonfuls
sugar of lead to pint of water. With
this he had drenched mis- head and scalp as
often as once a week. Under use of iodide
Of potassium and galvanism, he has made
a good recovery. the halr dressing having
of course been discontinued.
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prairie fire-having no plow, he had been
unable to make a fire. break around them.
But throughout all, he seemed to have lost
nothing of heart or hope, but to have
remained as jolly as Mark Tapley, in Chuz-
zlewit.
Through all the winter he worked at his
trade, sometimes beginning his toll at two
O'Clock in the morning. Thus he finished
three good wagons.
Two he traded off for mule and har-
ness. Then putting on board his wife,
barrel of pork, harrow, all of wood,
made by himself, and some other need
ments, he drove westward, by the same
route which lie had last fall travelled on
foot.
He took with him three other Scandlna-
Wan Homestead hunters, each with wagon
and his family in it.
He arrived in Lincoln in due time, rested
little among the old familiar hospitalties
for strangers, afforded gratuitously by the
B. NJ. Railroad Co., through the whole
souled keeper, John Frost, and on the 21st
of March, in spite of an equinoctial wind,
set his face towards his homestead. His
journey thither can hardly require more
than three days,-but as he must needs be
there before the first day of April, Or be
egregiously April fooled, by FORGETTING his
farm, he resolved to make assurance dou-
bly, sure. Hence he has taken time by the
forelock
Nils Nysten is sixty-two years old, though
he declares himself only forty-when just
shaved. His example shows what others
can do. 1t shames many faint hearts that
are weeping like women, for lack of a farm,
which they have the privilege of Selling,
like men, had they only manly pluck.
Nils Nysten's homestead was one Of
9,s22 which had been entered in the Lin
coin United States Land Office, before last
New Years The number there entered
since New Years is sol.
The B. & NJ. Railroad Company have
sold 351, 705 acres to 1898 buyers, on ten
years credit and six per cent. interest.
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BATHING IN THE DEAD SEA.

Half an hour more, and, with univer-
sal cheer, we come dashing out upon the
smooth hard SAND of the shore, and before
us the lonely sea in all its still and deadly
beauty, prisoned between its great bastions
of rock, without ripple to break its
smooth transparent surface, save where,
far to the left comes rushing into its pulse
less crystal the black swirl of the Jordan.
After our hot, dusty ride, the tempta-
ton of the cool sparkling water is irresisti-
BILE. We fling down our clothes anywhere
and anyhow, and there is a regular race
for "tirst in,' at which Abraham, know
ing what the result will be, grins sardoni-
cally. And we'll he may; for now the Won
derful buoyancy of the water, which we
have hitherto regarded as mere travel
ers' yarn" suddenly asserts itself in a very
unexpected manner. The first who steps
in makes two strides safely enough; but at
the third he gives a sudden plunge for
ward, throws his feet systematically above
the surface and begins rolling over and over
like a wounded whale Before we can re-
cover from our amazement at these ma
nGuvres, we find ourselves initiating him
whether we will or not; and we begin n
series of antics, at which the Arabs on
shore make the air ring with laughter
BLACK tries to swim according to rule, and
finds himself tapping the air with his
hands as if beating off mosquitoes, while
his heels amuse themselves with similar
performance in the rear. ! turn upon my
back, but the moment | strike out with
my feet, find myself revolving like teeto-
tuEn, without advancing an inch. Fresh
man attempts to put his feet to the ground,
and instantly turns somersault, as if try
ing to Jump down his own throat, while
the nauseous fluid the flavor of which may
be family represented by a judicious mix
ture of rhinestone and old shoes insinu-
ates itself into his nose and mouth, max
ing him cough and sputter as though he
would sneeze his very brains out. Never
theless, the exquisite clearneSs and deli
ciouS GOODNESS of the water tempt us to re-
main in" a considerable time; but at
length the gals and scratches, of which we
all carry more than few, begin to smart
so intolerably from the action of the salt,
that we are fain to beat retreat--irosted
all over like bridecalieS. with crystallized
Chambers Journal.
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AN ANECDOTE OF RICH.

OF Rich, the manager and famous harle-
quin, a story is told which is probably the
original of several almost similar ones,
with the advantage of being true. One
night, returning from the Portugal Street
Theatre in hackney coach, he ordered the
man to drive to the Sun Tavern, Clare
Market. Passing one of the parlor win
dows that was invitingly open, Rich sprang
out of the coach into the room. The
coachman just then hating, and finding
the vehicle empty, slammed the steps,
cursed the cheat who had bilked him, and
mounted the box to drive off. At this
moment Rich jumped back, and putting
out his head told the man to turn the coach
and put him down. After he got out Rich
swore at the stupid fellow and offered him
his fare. Jarvey declined; he did not like
the look Of things, and said steutly his
master had ordered him not to take any
money at all that night. Rich replied
''your master is a fool; here is a shilling
for yourself" But the man was resolute,
regained his box, and as he drove off
shouted, "No, no, Mr.. Devil; know you
in spite of your shoes; and SO you're made
fool of for once" This story is usually
told OF an actor who, on being set down at
his destination in the dark, kept getting
out at one door of the vehicle and going in
at the other, till the coachman, astonished
at such an endless procession, fled for ter
ror.-AH the Year Round.
THE DISCOVERY OF CoFFEE-Towards
the middle of the fifteenth century, says
the New York Erening Past, poor Arab
was travelling through Abyssinia, and, find
ing himself weak and weary from fatigue,
he stopped near grove. Then, being in
want eff fuel to cook his rice, he cut down
a tree which happened to be covered with
dead berries. His meal being cooked and
eaten, the traveller discovered that the half
burned berries Were very fragrant, He
collected number of these, and ON crush
ing them with a stone, he found their
aroma increased to great extent. While
wondering at this, he accidentally let fall
the substance i'll a can which contained his
scanty supply Of water. Lo, what mir
acle. The almost putrid liquid was in
stantly purified. He brought it to his lipsi
it was fresh, agreSalie, AND in moment
after tha traveller had so far recovered his
strength and energy as to be able to resume
his journey. The lucky Arab gathered as
many berries as he could, and having
arrived at Arden, in Arabia, he informed
the Mufti Of hi4 discovery. That worthy
divine was an inveterate opium smoker,
who had been suffering for years from the
influence of that poisonous drug. He tried
an infusion of the roasted berries, and was
50 delighted at the recovery of i.ia eWp
vigor, that in gratitude to the tree he
called it eahua, which in Arabia signifies
force, and that is the way in which coffee
was discovered,
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THE "DOLLY WARDEN"

Few articles of dress, recently intro
duced, have occasioned so much comment
az the "Doly Warden" Some fashion
writers have tried to defame it by asserting
| that it was not from Dickens creation at
| all that it obtained its name, but from a
celebrated London courtezan; but as this
person must have taken her name origi-
uallv from Dickens, we cannot see that it
makes much difference, and ladies there
fore may as well have the benefit of the
more respectable authority.
Very French-y young ladies insist on
pronouncing Dolly Warden, Dolly Var
dong which is enough to make old Warden,
Dolly's paternal parent, rise from his
grave, for he was English to the backbone,
and hated new tangled French ways as
much as he hated Popery. So, Young
ladies, make it plain English Dolly Warden,
if you please.
Some of the very prettiest Dolly Var
dens are made with the light buff-tinted
ground, sprinkled with bouquets of flowers,
in rich, warm colors, or with large leaves
or ferns, shaded in single color. They
are looped up with bows of velvet, or gros
qrain. the color of the design, or with loops
forming cascade of, bows.
Blondes prefer the cretonne chintzes,
striped with blue, and sprinkled with rose
buds, for Dolly Vardens for morning wear;
and married ladies, foulards with black
grounds, ornamented with bows Of black
velvet.
A charming Dolly Warden worn recently
over white tarlatan skirt, trimmed with
narrow pinked flounces, was of tarlatan,
embroidered with straw dots, and field flow
ers in colored silk. Straw-colored fringe
and cascade loops of black velvet formed
the trimming .-Demorest.
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SPRING..

Rosy morn is brightly breaking,
Cheerful birds melodious sing,
Earth with thankful songs awaking,
Halls with joy the merry Spring;
Silver clouds in sunlight glowing,
Slowly float the azure dome,
Tender flow RS are sweetly blowing
Round each cosy cottage home.
Dreary Winters icy fingers
Haze released the bending tree,
Genial life reviving fingers
Ger the cold and sterile lea;
From the rock, snow-clad mountains,
Where the breath of sunny Spring
Has unfettered muffled fountains,
Hear the songs of gladness ring.
In the morn of playful childhood,
With dear friends mid sylvan bow'rs,
Ger the field and through the wildwood
Culling all the choicest flow rs
Twining wreaths, each other browning,
Dew-drops bright for royal gems,-
Meier a thought of worldly frowning
On the precious diadems;
Marched we on with true devotion,
While the scenes of after years,
Stirr'd the spirit deep emotion
With alternate hopes and fears;
While before US lay life's prizes,
Dazzling in the sunlight CLEAN,
How we gazed with sad surprises,
When they vanished like a dream.
Many happy hearts grew weary,
Rosy cheeks grew pale and white,
And the pleasant path grew dreary,
Swept by storms Of whitening blight;
How the changing years have Elected !!
Strewing wrecks on every side;
Cherished schemes have been defeated,
And the cares Of age abide.
But when CHEEKY Spring advances,
Crowned with gems of beauty rare,
Gladness like fairy dances
Ger the landscape everywhere;
And the tide of life flows higher,
Gloom's dark curtains are withdrawn,
And once more youths hidden fire
Thrills me as in life's fresh dawn.
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Seven Hundred Miles on Foot.
Mis- Scenson Nynsten. tie Homs-!Stsadsr-
Where's there's VIZ there's Way.
EY PROF. ]. d. BUTLER.
LINCOLN, March 25th, 1872.

LINCOLN, March 25tl, 1872.
Nils Nysten is a SweGe, was born
where his forefathers, even to the years OF
many generations, had been content with
''only this and nothing more -
s.To draw nutrition. propagate, and rot
He aspired higher,-but so slow was his
birth, and so strong the barriers around
him, that he was three-score years old
before he could work his passage to Amer
lea. Two years ago he reached Iowa with
his wife, and penniless, stopping first in
Mount Pleasant.
While working there ut his trade of
wagon making, he became convinced that
was to secure Nebraska Homestead with
out delay. His mode OF making this boon
his own is worth telling to encourage the
others.
HOW HE DID IT.
He walked from his home to Lincoln, 307
miles, along the track Of the Burlington d
Missouri River Railroad. This journey he
accomplished in about fifteen days. At
Lincoln he found shelter in the ID1migrNnt 3
Rest, building provided by the b. & NJ.
Railroad Co., where land hunters may lodge
and live without charge, while seeking
farms.
Looking at the maps of public lands in
the United States Land Office there. he
Judged York county to afford the most
desirable homesteads. He therefore walked
on thither-seventy miles further Having
picked out the farm which suited him best
of all those still vacant, he returned to the
Land Office and filed his claim to it, Sep
TENDER I'd, 1871, paying $14 in fees. His
homestead consists of so acres, in the 35th
section Of tho 18th township in the I'D
range west, of the 9th principal meridian.
WHAT THEN?
Repairing again to the farm of his
choice, he made sundry Improvements for
Il month. tie nnlsh ed him dug-out and
stacked twelve tons of wild hay.
His purse was now empty, save one dol
lar and half, but he walked to Lincoln,
and thence home, as he had walked hither,
daily laying behind him about twenty miles.
Soon after reaching home, at the end of
n seven hundred mile walk, he learned
that his hay stocks had been burned by q
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Madame LIE Muir had just given audi
ence to an importunate woman, whose
story of wretchedness had drawn largely
upon her sympathies. Indeed, she had
had several calls that morning, none of
them pleasant; but she seldom permitted
the poor to leave her empty handed, and
she was wont to say that such people were
better worth studying than all her books.
From their voices, gestures, their pathos
and their pleading, she learned much.
There was knock at the door of her
beautiful parlor, and Marie, her favorite
maid, came in.
"Another applicant ?" ashed the mad
anne.
eyes, but perhaps it is not best that
madame sees her, though she is very differ
ent from the rest"
"What is she like Marie g.
"Like a rose, madame-the daintiest
flower of a country maid" said the girl,
"with face so sweet that almost hope
YOU will see her After those sorrowful
ones, think it would do you good, mad
ame.'
Perhaps it would. Ask her up; am
rested now"
"yery beautiful was the slight young
creature who entered the parlor moment
afterward. Her dress was of pure white,
as fresh and delieate as it could well be.
Upon her head was a pretty hat, edged
with single fail of lace. A cape as SIM
nile in it's fashion as her face was pure and
innocent, fell to her waist Smooth, though
well-worn, gloves fitted her hands, and she
looked az the maid had said, very rose
for freshness and beauty.
For some moments the great artists gaz-
ed delightedly upon this vision Of natural
grace-so pure, so refined, SO artless,
"What did you wish of me, my dear?"
The girl started and trembled little
Her cheeks were covered with bushes as
she said, lifting her blue eyes reverently.
81 saw you last night
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Kenneth Square Academy and Seminary

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Terms, 81 - to $40 per week. No extras.
SHORTLIDGE NORRIS.
Jan %, lST2-tf
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ALICE.
BY MRS. NJ. A, DENISON.

eyes," said the girl, passionately, "my
life is too narrow, too full Of petty cares
Would it be any broader if married you ?
You don't know what you ask; you don't
know what an unhappy, dissatisfied girl l
am; how tired of everything about me.
From Monday morning till Saturday night,
must perform the same tirescme duties.
Then there is always the rehearsal Satur-
day, and the singing on Sunday. My father
reads his sermon to me in the middle Of the
week, so that is nothing new. Don't ask
me to be your wife, Louis: you would be
sorry in year if 1 said yes
81 thought you loved me" said the
young man, sadly.
$50 1 do; at least l think do" she
added with curious righteousness. 81
am sure, Louis, 1 love no one better than
YOU; but l tell you this kind Of life don't
suit me-"
"What would suit you, deare"
81 hardly dare to say; but l should like
to be something great-to be looked up to,
admired-spoken of with enthusiastic
praise. I should prefer to live in city
where could see great people and art gal
leries and 60 to concerts-yes, and to the
theatre, though father thinks it so wick
ed"
"Ah, Alice, dear, your head is turned,
not heart; pray God not your heart. Go
ing to the great city has changed you; and
vet, if 1 remember, you did not like your
rich relatives"
"No, nor they. me; but they found me
very handy. 1 could make over their dress
es and embroider dainty little neck-tles,
and serve them in thousand ways; yet,
slave-life though it was, in one sense, they
have invited me, and l am going there
again, to stay six weeks.
"Oh Alice9''
"And then, when come back-if l do ="
she paused moment, for Louis face
had changed, and, after all, she did love
him better than she knew-"I will give
you yonr answer.
- IL you Coiiio pAeh' Nooo-oye' ->''
care you going?"
"Why should I stay? You will not
come back, Alice. Goodnight, and good
Bye
"Good-bye, then" she answered, proud
ly, and hurried into the porch of the par
sonage, hot tears crowding up to her eyes.
81 don't care for him at all; why should
I cry 90 she asked herself angrily as she
entered the parlor.
"Alice,' her father called, "bring me
my Church History. Thank you, child;
but what makes you so pale, birdie?''
"Nothing, father, only I'm tired
Goodnight" and Alice sought her own
room.
One week more and Alice was on her
way to the city, to live over again what
had been before life of torture-rendered
endurable, however, by one cherished, I'M
derlying purpose. Her mind was made up.
People told her she had talents. Her faith
er, even, who seldom praised, had once
said that he feared for his poor little moth
erless girl, because she had genius.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-03-11
West Virginia's Proportion Of the
Dobt OF Virginia-.Eo Reputation.
Of the Wheeling Register.

Correspondence OF inc " NeclnS Register.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, March 4.-The
Wheeling InteNigenccr of the 9th ultimo
has just reached Us, in which | perceive the
editors of that paper strcnuouSly maintain
that the Convention by its action li::I yir
tualy repudiatcd the liability of this State
for its equitable proportion of the public
debt of Virginia. There is no foundation
for this idea. am sure there is not single
man in the Convention who would for
moment advocate any such idea. There
were few men in the Convention, such rs
Messrs. Wiley. Wheat, and Fitzhugh, who
took into their heads that it was their
duty to reafirm the eighth section of the
eighth article Of the present Constitution
on that subject. There were other men,
such as Messrs. Faulkner, Jackson Of
Wood, Raymond, and several others, who
thought there was no duty upon the part Of
this Convention to repeat and reaiiirm that
provision. and that there were substantial
objections to its repetition in that language
under the circumstances Of our present con-
troycrsy with Virginia; but there was not a
member upon the floor, unless, indeed, it
might be Theoretically argued from the re-
maks of Mr.. Wood OF Barbour, who did not
in the strongest terms concede our obliga-
ton to pay an equitable proportion of that
debt, and our readiness to do so whenever it
should be ascertained by Il fair and satisfac-
tory settlement. There was but single
member upon the floor who assumed the
ground that West Virginia did not owe a
dollar, and that was j. Marshall Hagans, the
Republican delegate from Monongaia.
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A step in theright direction has been taken
in our Legislature by Mr. Alvord, in moving
for repeal of the law establishing particu-
lar rate OF interest on money. Money, like
other articles. is & commodity for sale in the
market. Why should the State set price
upon that, and leave the prices Of other
things to rise or fall according to the law OF
demand and supply: But the law has long
been cvaded by shifts that are discreditable,
and tend to break down all respect for law
itself. Let money bring what it is worth,
and we Shall get rid Of scores of technical Of
fences at the least, and have plain sailing on
a sea that has rocks and shoals and natural
dangers enough without adding the artificial
distractions and entanglements of law.
1t may be wise to indicate price for the.
use OF money when no rate of interest is spe-
cited by the contracting parties. Such n
rate would bind no one. 1t would make no
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Tic Water-ROWer.

Richmond in her own right has no wafer
mower, Manchester has haif the river. We
learn that there are several conflicting rights
that NAV lie iii time The source Of litigation
and trouble. Manchester has suit no"
PENDING against the James River al'd h;'-
nawha Canal Company the Object OF which
i to prohibit that company from di,poSInS Of
any more water to manufactures. IAat SUIT
has been dormant for some time, but is llkciy
to he revived at an carly day. This Is start
on The line Of antasoni.m- Oh that there
were wisdom and consideration enough mere
to end this danger by all enlarged ana liberal
act in the true line Of the policy OF this city
and Of generous and youthful enterprise.