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Five Hundred Thousand Years at Least
-Speculations OF llr. Alfred Russell
Wallace.
From IN. Enti0n.

From the Nnti0n.
In the issue of Nature for Oct. 9, Mr..
Alfred Russell Wallace INDUCES in some
speculatiOns on the probable antiquity Of
the human species, which may well startle
even those who have long since come to the
conclusion that 5000 years carry US but q
small way back to the original home. In
fact, in Mr.. Wallace's reckoning, 6.OOO
years arc but as day. He begins BY com.
planning Of the timidity Of scientific men
when treating Of this subject, and points
out the fallacy Of always prefcrring the
lowest estimate in order to be ION the safe
side" He declares that all the evidence
tends to show that the safe side is probably
with the large figures. He reviews the
various attempts to determine the antiquity
Of human remains or works Of art, and
finds the Bronze age in Europe to have
been pretty accurately fixed ut 5000 to 400
years ago, the Stone Age of the Swiss Lake
dwellings, at 5000 to 1900 years land an
indefinite anterior perio<l.' The Burn,
brick found sixty feet deep in the Nile all,.
vium indicate an antiquity Of 10000 years;
another fragment ut seventy-two feet gives
30, 900 years. - human skeleton found
at the depth Of sixteen feet below four
buried forests superpOsed upon each other,
has been calculated by DIR. DOwler to have
an antiquity Of 50, 900 years. But all these
estimates pale before those which Kent 4
cavern at Torquay legitimates. Here the
drip Of the stalagmite is the chief factor
Of our computations, giving us an upper
floor which "divides the relics Of the last
two or three thousand years from deposit
full Of the bones of extinct n,ammalia,
many Of which, like the reindeer, mammoth
and gluttOn, indicate an arctic climate"
Names cut into this stalagmite more than
200 years ago are still legible; in other
words, where the stalagmitc is very thick
and the drip still very copious not more
than hundrcdth Of foot has been depOs.
tied in two ccnturies-a rate Of five feet in
100000 years. Below this, however, We
have thick, much older and more crys-
taliinc q. e.. more slowly formed) stalag.
mite, beneath which again, Gin solid
breccia, very different from the cavc-earth,
untloul,ted works Of art have been found -
Mr.. Wallace assumes only 100. 900 years for
the upper floor. and about 25O, 600 for the
lower, and adds $50, 900 for the intermediate
cave-carth. by which he arrives ut the
"sum Of half u million as representing the
years that have probably elapsed since
tlints Of human workmanship were buried
in the lowest deposits Of Kent's cavern
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No. 2Jl.
Application for Patent.
L. $. LAND Orr CT. ,

L.. LAND Orr CO,
HELENA. ". r.. October IL. 1873
Notice is hereby published that CHARLES b.
HARD. whose po-tonice address Is Fort Benton.
Chniran county. ". r.. and FRANCIS L. RlIL. ana
JOHN ORuu RkE. whose postoncc adde's. is
Racktoot, Deer Lodge comfy. NJ. T.. aud JASPER
4. WALL. ALEXANDER II. BEATTlE DANIEL
C.COkB!N: TiEuDOkEH KLEIN>' IiMIDr and
WAITER w. JOHNSON. whose po>tosice address
II Helena Lcws ard Clark county VI. T.. have this
day filed their application for patent to their placer
mining claim. situated In no organized mnir. ais.
trict IL the locality known AZ Lower Nevada Creek
near Wi'soi : di..nss in Deer Lodge county. Mon.
tana Territory ssd claim being recorded In book 7.
Of miscellaneous records. st The Office of the county
recorder said county. aud being described FOL,
lows: The : y Of s. ". 4. AID :. y OF :, y OF n.
4 of :. " i. all in section No. -. and " T. OF y.
\ Of W i. aud :: h. y OF y. + !. OF y ". "a.
and y. ". d ui n. W. i ct n +. a. all in section
No ~. in township No. -. north Of raugc 30. 10
wes, upon which claim a notice OF their intention to
apply for patent was posted On the 2ith day OF An.
gust. lS.:'.
The nearest clnimant. 10 these premises are John
Il Wilson ant Joseph X. wilson. ahou, \ mil" north
Of said premises. VIC Guild, REGISTER.
W ". JOHNSON, Atty, for Claimants. a!G God
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Application for Patent.
L. :. LAND OFflCl

L. $. LAND OFFICE.
HELENA, VI. r.. Oct. ", l>;3
Notice i hereby publishcd that JOHN NJ .ORD AN
ASA a. BROW and ROBERT MILLIKEN whose
pp.iOifice address is BlacktOOt Deer lodge county,
Montana have this day flied application tor patent,
under the mining laws OF Congress, for the placer
mining claim situated ~ Illinois Mining District
Deer Lodge county. Montana Territory in sections 2
-. and III. township II. north range swe-t which
claim II recorded in the Office o. the county recorder
Of the county aforesaid. and described ~ follows {:
beginning at granite boulder 2lXisxI6 in sets
inches IN the ground and marked NJ C. Is No |. for
corner No '. from which corner No = Of Lot 81 town
chip II north. range west. bears - deg ~ min r
81 chains distant. running thence de-. Is s,in W
SO chains thence - dc. Is mil " Is chains
thence .! lie. T. nj. 80 chains, thence : IS deg "
80 chains thence IL deg = ~ 50 chains. thence
- deg ~ mn 4 Is 80 chains thence deg II min T.
100 chains. thence y - de-. IS min l. go chains to
the place OF beginning. embracing ten HG.lO0 acres,
upon which notice Ut said application Is posted
The adJoinin' claimants to these premises are
James Shcadc and James Henry.
". C. CHILD, REGISTER
GEO. d. e. II,BBs, Attorney, IN. SOD
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'NT''N' 1Ist, TNt7.
N"ii- /. htrrhy Published ths, HIr''AHD r
KENYON. JOHN GERBER. EDWIN H. IRVINE,
SAMUEL. THOMPSON. WILLIAM l.. IRVINE and
NEWTON DICKINSON, whose Post Office address II
Dear Lodge. Deer Loiec. Co.. w. 7 and JOSEPH u,
BiNNS and THOMAS II. IRVINE junior. nno-r
aforesaid have this day filed application for patent
under the mining laws OF Congress. Tor their placer
mining claim situated In Independence mining d..
trici. Dee, Lodge county. Montana Territory said
claim being recorded in the GEl.r Of the District RI.
cOrder OF said district, and described in their appc,.
ton ~ follows: The = T. l. ot :. T.. !, and \ OF
y. T.. i ot >. L. \, MI in section ~, and :. 4 If '
of :. W. i. and ". !, of ). ". L and ". y of =
T. i OF $. ". 4, al in section 10 in township .
north Of range 10 west containing 100 acres, uGor
which a copy OF their notice OF intention To apply Tor
paicnt post al the 18th dav of sept, niber 1873
Tn. adoin. clliinan'. 10 said premises ave kiuuo.
man & Co. on the south. Murphy Kenyon 4 Co. on
the north. l.. II. Irvine 4 ca. on the west NJ other
known claimants. ". &. CHILD, REGISTER
". w .Jou>-"~. AIRY for claimants. ~; Gpl
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NOTICE TO MINERS.
U. .. LASo Ors,cs, Ils,.sSA Mt

u >. LAND Ors,cs, Hx,sxA Mt,
Nov I'm 1878
Notice h hcyby given thai DANIEL ,rnyn
xnoss l.,'t office aidrc>. Is twcndxlc, H. I'M. ,hls
my rnsr ny! ~ .'r npp.ston g enter u. arca,ara @
W. i u scs.ti0a q tho n W K III IN. " ~ az,
s l., y; ana the =. IT the y e Il os section
- s0w1sn!k north at range 10 west which l,ud /.
nearing Win b. had ~ thls onice vi 10 Scksk n NJ
:" me - dsy 81 Dcccn.~r. A. D. is. to determine
saS snS n!nssAI " nonminera clarar..r OF .sld
H H g. ssksn ess"rc U. =. Clark. County Clyak "
Il ~ c'eex =. N ~ shs aa day q Deseni,sr.
Y y aMeeNd lMssv ~ ~ kacws m)ncep i, a,.i,.
'N'psevesscsss - riajssa apea ~ lau6.
u \ oaAaass. Awy. = ca''I" As ;ss:
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LEGAL Al vcr Elements -.
NO go
Application tor Patent
Z, s. LAND OvvmE. H,LEsA. " T..
NAnanh Il lSHN

Z. s. LAND OvrmE. w. LENA. " r.
No'c,nh d. IST.
Of il hereby publish Il that .io>ErM
FMS H. WILL H. 10 tPii \ IifD
JoiN \. DIR .DLEY and JANIS H. Russ. IL,
whore pos, office address Is deer lolge Deer Lodge
county, NJ. r.. and CHARLES LANE. whose post
Office address Is Helena. Lewis and Clarke county,
T.: and sliAs =. KING and CHARLES d. Wy
kOFF. whose post Office address IL Pioneer. Deer
Lodge CO.. N. T., have this day filed application tor
their placer mimi. claim situated in Independence
mining district. Deer Lodge county Montana Terrific
~ sad claim being recorded in the office Of the Dis
trict Recorder Of said district. and described ~ fol.
lows in their application: The n. ". u Of n. W; \
Of $. 4. / and y, T.. 4, of n. T. Of ". 4 and :.
Il Of $. L. Il Of n. ". i. and N ". + OF :. f. 4 Of
NV. and ". y Of \: f.. ofN. w. !. and ";
and :. ". ofS ". !, and ". y Of 5. i. 4 Of $.
W.. y and ": y Of T. = Of F. OTIS ". = and
:. ". i OF y. f. \ OF 5. ". 4. all In section Is In
township moth Of range 10 west. containing 100
acres upon which copy Of their notice OF intention
to apply for patent was posted on the 18th day Of
September. 1873.
The ADJOINING claimants to said premises are Mr..
ray Il Co. on the south, q. Brown on the east, and
the Gamblers Hope Company on the West:
~ COD W. Z. CHILD. Register.
". ". JOHNSON, Att v for claimants.
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Application for Patent.

US. LAND OFFICE, Helena. NJ. r..
November !. 1873.
Motto, IL hereby published that GEORGE W IIs-
WIN. whose postotiice address il Deer Lodge Deer
Lodge county. N. Il. WALTER ". JOHNSON
whose pO.tO.Sce address is Helena. Lewis and Clark
county: ". r.: THOMAS u. IRVINE, junior.
CHARLES II. PEARSON. JOSEPH UANCO, K
and BENJAMIN +. WORKMAN. whose po-to0ice
address IL iamhl. Deer Lodge county, VI. II. have
this day filed application Tor patent under the mining
laws Of Congress for their placer mining claim stu
atcti In Pixies Peak Mnn. District. Deer Lodge
county, n, r. said claim being recorded in the Office
Of the district recorder AZ Yamhill, IN said county
and heins described NJ follows: The west n Of Lot
No and west J! Of east u OF Lot No = All OF Lot
No the north " OF Lot No l. and west 4 Of south
east i Of southwest i and southwest 4 III northeast
1 OF southwest 4. all In section No B., in township
north of ran"e 10 west. and north y Of Lo, No B. in
section No u. IN township north Of range No II
west containing l.o-5i II" acres. upon which copy
Of their notlcc OF In'enfion to apply for patent
posted on the 18th day Of August, 1873
The adjoining claimants to said premises arc John
II. Rogers y Go. on the west, George Perry a. Co. on
the north. Ed H. Irvine 4 Co. the east, and NJ H.
BAKER Co. On the south, placer mining claimants
90, :2sNGh W. c. CHILD. Register.
W. W JOHNSON. Atty.
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A QUAINT ErITAPH.-The following ep-
ttaph, copied from . monument In the
porch Of &. Peters church, Wolverhamp-
ton, England, appears in an English journal:
Near this place lies Charles Claudius
Phillipa, whose absolute contempt Of riches
and inimitablc performances on the violin
made him the admiration Of al who knew
him. He was born in WAKES, made the
tour Of Europe, and, after IN experience Of
both kinds Of fortune, died In 1872.
Exalted soul. thy varl0us sounds could please
tbs lovcsck Vingn. ard the 0osly esse;
Could jarsing croWds Hike Old Amphioa move
TO besuti0us 0sdse and Aasmoalous love
Here rect In peace Gu Angelo "a theo daA
And join thy 0avi0ur6 concert In the skiee
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Application for Patent.

L. $. LAND OFFICE, Helena. VI. r..
October 9rh. 1873.
Notice Is hereby published that FREDERICK
MAGER and ROBERT VI. ROBERTS. whose post.
office addrest H. Pioneer. Deer Lodge county Montana
Territory, have this day Glcd application tor patent
for their placer IN ming c!aim situated in Nelson
Mining District, in said county. which claim was
originally recorded In the district recorders office 1t
Pioneer, and which is described in the plat
aud bo Id notes on tile IN this office as follows:
Beginnin. ot a stone from which the y. T..
corner Of section ~, in township north range
II west bears n ~ deg. IL min. T.. distant =; 80
chains. rnnuing thence :. Is dec. 20 min.
W. ~ ~ chains 10 stone. theme" = u de-. Is mir.
". | 10 chains toa stone thence " Z? deg 10 min.
y: l".o chains to stone. thence n 81 d,'. 10 min.
W. $500 chains to the place vi beginning. designated
~ Lot No. ~. in t0Nn-nip9 uo:ih range u west.
containing an area Of 20 - acres, upon wh,h notice
Of intention 10 apply for patent and dia- am OF the
official survey OF sad c'iiin WIS paste, ON the III
day Of October. said cWim comprising claim. No. p
T. !. >, and below di-c,,vcry Glasgow Bur
The adjoining Claimants to said pre- u-c. are pcn,
hcis1n q Co.. south. q. W. 1ibhcits ard 4. -tuI &
Go NORTH. No other known claimants
::i-'ah! ". =. CHILD, icsi-trr.
W. ". JOHNSON. Attorney for Applicants.
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mo. $50.
Application for Patent.

L. s. JAND OrrIcr,
HELENA, NJ. r., October 81, 1s13
.. Notice IL hereby published that GEORGE u. G..
mIBBS. ADAM GERHAUSER. and PRESTON
hive this day filed application Or patent, under the
mining laws OF Congress. for their placer mimi.
claim. situated in Fences Mining District Deer Lodge
county. Montana Territory, In sections q and -
township 10. north range west which claim il r..
corded IN he office Of the county recorder of the
county aforesaid. and described az follows: The 4.
q Of the n: T.. Of the >. l.. Il of section 80 aud
Lot and the 3 W. 1uacres tract Of Lot Of section
~ which said 10 acres is the s. ". Il Of the - w i,
~ the N W. Of said section ~, embracing fftysix
Is posted. w."
The adjoining claimants to those premise, arc r.
T. Bill and John O'Rourkc.
W. CHILD Register.
George u. c. HiBss. Attorney .25-scd
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Application for Patent,
U: y. LAM Orvcv.

L. y. LASp Orvtcv
HELENA, Montana. Nov stu. ls73
Notice l. hereby published that JOilNH EO1;EnS
! hpubEkr >. kELLEi and JOHN Z. G. THORNTON,
whose postoifice address Is Deer Ledge iscr Lodrr
county. Montana Territory, have thi. tav l,cd their
app'caton Tor patent. under the Minin, law. Of Con
c,ess Tor their placer mining claim situated in Pic
ncsr M'nins Dis,ict. in the county aforesaid said
sm!m,s oei''s recorded In tho Office uf til. di,ilt
1eeototr o. said dstr>t. and comprising Mas ter or
bar said claim being particularly dc,
III; a;n 'oe pa, an! Held notes thereof iiic In
TINS 0aice rs follows: Beginning ut n stone set
S , chain. sonsh Of and Gsa chains east Of the 4 SO
uoh corner on the north boundary Of section Il, in
township north Ut range II west running ,6rnc,.
Wei - chs'ns " .t0nc, thence south ~ deg east 3
chains 10 stone, thence cast III chains TO 4 siam.
he CT north " deg west 81 50 chains to the place I"
oes,nnns containing an OF 1910 no acres and
de.gnAted ~ Lot No Is. In township g. north nf
.a s !! Mest upon which claim copy o their notice
n,s Snton 10 apply for patent and diagram OF the
oMlcisI survey Of said claim were posted or tho MI
day Of Sept. mher. 1874 ' va NV ."
Inc adjoining claimants to said premises are Bailey
ton south. ~ r. f,;sII I, ~" n no'"'
"s~"s A''! !" SMo0anss. S3S-'lA
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NOTICE TO MINERS

U. =. LAND OFFICE,
HELENA. ". T., Nov. l. 1873.
Notice il hereby given that HENRY EVANS, whose
whGec post Office address Is GWeniae r., has this
fled his Application to enter agricultural land
der the Homestead Laws, the ". Of the j. L. of
section ~ In township north Of range 10 West,
which land II suspended from entry. Notice II here
by given that hearing will be had this Office ut 10
O'Clock a. M, the sth day OF December A. d. 1873,
to determine as to III. mihcral nOn-mincra char.
actef Of said land and testimony 10 be used upon
said hearing will be taken before H. :. Clark, County
Clerk Of Deer Lodge comfy NJ. r.. ut his Office In
Deer Lodge City at O'Clock p. on the 9Th day OF
December. A. d. l>:a.
il IL alleged there are no known miners or mining
Improvements or claims upon said land
29s-5t w. c. CHILD, Register.
d. b UBANNON, Atty.
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Legal advertisements.
I'M. 26i.i
Application for Patent.
L. =. LAND OPVCE.

L. =. LAND OFvCE,
H. Lgrs. Montana N"s.inbrr :. 1874
Notice !. hereby published this, GEOROE " TIL
RETTS and lillian T. BALLARD. whose posi-.
Office adtirss. j. Pioneer. Ikrr Lodge count, VI.
have mi. da! filed their application iot p,e', u1di
the mimi. laws ut Congress. for their lode mining
claim, comprising discovery claim and one thousand
feet east ard Of discovery the q. w. Tibbetts
lodc. together with surface ground lOO feet in width
each size thereof, situated In the locality known
Pixies Peak. in no organized mining district, Deer
Lodge county. NJ T. which claim IL originally recorded
In the Office Of the county recorder Of sad county.
and IL particularly described in the plat and Held
notes Of the survey Of raid claim Oh file In this Office
~ fOllOws: Beginning at a stone from whence the
initial point for surveys in that locality bears IS deg
~ min distant 1865 feet running thence north lOO
feet 10 stone. thence east :O feet to stone thence
south 40 feet 10 stone thence west 2O feet to a
sOc thence moth leo feet 10 the place OF beginning.
cont ming area IT 10 10 acres and designated rs
Lot 10 a. IN township north Ut range II west. upon
which claim copy Of their notice Of intention to
apply for patent aud diagram Of the survey Ut said
claim posted on the 10th day pf October. 1873.
There are no known near or adjoining claimants to
said premises. W & CHILD. Register.
W W JOmNr0N. Attorney for Claim ini> Sod
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Application for Patent.
Z. =. LAND Orr,cy.

Z. =. LAND OrrIcy
HELENA, NJ 4. November i, ls;a.
Notice IL hereby published thu JOHN MOVES and
;h a H ": BARNARD, whose lostonicc adde's.
ntts CuS, Deer Lodge county. Montana Territory.
have this dy filed their application for pnar under
the Mining laws Of Congress for their llsssr mining
c,'ni .ithte In the locality know as Yankee Doodle
gnci'. IN No organized mining district in The county
aforesaid said claims not being of record and being
described in tho plat aud field notes on Me In this
Office ~ follow Beginning at n pine tree from
winch the corner No !. OF Lot No 81 g. H. township
n0tia OF range swest best bears u deg " min W
- cf'ins TO post, thence l. cham. 10 a stone,
.hcnGe % deg 10 min IS chains to n stone, thence
~ ocs chains to atone, thence : u deg " lSi
chains 70 stone. thence 80 deg II ei.ai. 10 i.
pace OF be.inn'ns containin. area of y, 20 10
acfes, ana designated rs Lot NJ 3,. IN towmhip
nftn OF range No west, q copy OF their n1t,ce OF
intention to apply for patent and diagram, ii inc a.
ciii survey OF said claim ,in been posted rhrr,on
on the 18th day Of October, 1873 W.
There arc no known near or adjoining claimants Z,
said premises WCCiiIII, w."is,r
W J'nSsoN, Attorney for Claimanl1 ast,in,
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HUooED TO DIATH.
A Woman Rugged 70 Death By Bear
in New Jersey.

From the Jesscy City journal. November 9TH.
Our citizens will doubtless remember the
large bear which has been So often exlib-
tied in our streets, who was made tO per-
form several fcats with pole. Yesterday
morning II was taken to East Newark.
where its owner, an Italian, was to keep
him for the winter. Bruins summer tour
lad ended, and he took it into his head to
celebrate the event by hugging his mistress
to death and eating her. On reaching a
point not far from the Lodi Hotel the party
halted, and Bruin was fastened to water
pipe on the roadside, when BOttocini pro-
ceedcd to New York to procure some nee
cs,aries, leaving his young wife, to whom
he had been married but eight months, to
look after the brute. It is said he had
never taken much Of liking for his mis-
t,ess, but no fears were entertained, a. he
was securely muzzlcd and fastened. BOttO-
cini returned about three O'Clock. and was
horr0r-stricken to find his lifeless and n,,i-
tilated wife in the arms of the monster.
His cries attracted the attention Of some
people in the vicinity, who FASTENED to the
scene, but wcrc too much afraid Of the
brute to Ike Of much assistance. A gun and
axe were procured, with which the monster
was dispatched, but too late to be Of any
assistance to the woman, whose clothing
was nearly torn from her body, which was
horribly mutilated, the ribs being crushed
and the bones protr,ding from the flesh Of
the arms. Thep poor woman would uDdoubt-
edly have been dcvoured had not the muz-
Gle prevented. Some Of the clothing, which,
had got through the bars Of the muzzlc, he
was gnawing when dispatched. The prob
able cause Of the horror was that the ami
NAL was in famished condition, As it
appears the husband was after food at the
time. DR.. Squire, Deputy County Physi-
stefan, was notified, and proceeded TO the
scene and gave permit for their removal
and burial certificate.
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M 2i4
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where Did the Rich man Ges

Little Johnny was preparing for Sun
day school. situated some distahss
away, when his mother saw one of the
neighbors approaching in vehicle
This neighbor, by the way, was called
"The Rich Man." being both wealthy
and kind hearted and liberal to the poor.
johnny ran out, and the rich man to ok
him into his vehicle, as be was going
right past the Sunday school. 1t was .
very hot day, so Johnny took off his
shoes and stockings to keep himself
cool. When they arrived the exercises
had already begun, and as the man was
going to church about, a mile beyond,
and had agreed to call for Johnny on
his return, he. concluded not to put on
his shoes and stockings again, but leave
them in the vehicle. SO he tripped
lightly into the school, and the man
drove away toward church. m
His teacher was just hearing the les.
son, bye the bye, Johnny was not ac-
quainted with, which was the fate of the
rich man and poor Lazarus. Soon after
Johnny entered and took his seat, ii
came his turn to answer a question.
''Johnny can you tell me where the
rich man went ?'' ees .s.a :.
'He went to the Baptist meeting,
sir" replied the little lad, thinking only
of his late companion. ..rs
mo, no, my son, the rich man went
to hell" said the teacher with great i'm
pressiveness, while the other scholars
were titering with laughter.
'Did be 7" exclaimed the lad in all
honesty. "Then he has taken my shoes
and stockings with him. and up he
jumped, and seizing his hat, he put out
of the school room and down the roae
to oyertake the rich man and recover
his property. s
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"Well, sir, was that boy. l presume l
was somewhat wrong on that occasion,
but that was 70 excuse for the exhibi-
ton of such hateful, unchristian spirit
as Mr.. Purnell showed toward poor
school-boy. don't know what kind of
a man he is now Il hope he has changed !;
but | certainly cannot commit the inter
ests of the unfortunate poor of that
county into such hands. l refuse him
this appointment, not in retaliation, but
as duty to the public; I dare not trust
the interests of any class of the people
in his keeping. You are at liberty to
tell him all l have said indeed,I request
that you will-for ! think that what l
have said is a full Justification for refus-
ing him the appointment"
1t was hard blow to the ambitious
old farmer-a much harder one than the
one he had dealt upon the poor school
boy thirty years before-but it taught
him much needed lesson, which he
never forgot during the rest Of his life
a lesson which it is desirable that all the
cruel, selfish Solomon Purnelrs of this
world might receive for themselves.