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Humorists Of ENGLAND.

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without humor society would exist
in Icelandic SHOWS: wit, like Tue winter
sun, might CLINT upon the iceberg, bat
they would not be plastic in his glance;
calm. lofty, and cold they must remain.
But humor is the summer heat that gem
crates while it smiles-the power which
touches dead things and reviyiies them
with its generous warmth and geniality.
Wit engages and amuses the individual
intellect; humor knits hearts together
is, in truth, in a broad sense, that
"touch of nature which makes the
whole world kin" Now the world may
be regarded as being composed Of three
classes, namely. those OF US who laugh,
those with whom we laugh, and thoseat
whom we laugh and the tenderest so
licitude is experienced by each unit of
humanity lest, through some fortuitous
circumstances, he should irretrievably
find himself denizen Of the last-nam-
ed class. To some of the first class is
given the power Of directing the laugh
ter of others, and this power is current
as wit when to the faculty OF originat-
ing ridicule is added the power Of con-
centrating pity or pathos upon the sub
iect, this may be styled humor. But
the irony must be subiugated to the
feeling. The heart must love while the
countenonee may smile. Il will, then,
be perceived, in view Of these distinc-
tions, how the humorist may assert
claim in all great and essential things
superior to that which can be advanced
by the wit. Humorists are the salt OF
the national intellectual life. England,
who occasionally claims a questionable
superiority in some respects over the
nations, may, in the growth Of genuine
humor, be allowed the pre-eminence.
Germany approaching her perhaps in
the nearest degree What other litera-
ture, since the days of Elizabeth, can
show such roll of humorists as that
which is inscribed with the names
amongst others) of Richardson, Addi-
son, Steele. Plior, Gay, Smollett, Field
ing, Sterne, and Goldsmith? Yet after
the closing names of this galaxy dearth
was witnessed like that which immedi-
ately preceded their advent. Itappears
as though the soil of literature, having
grown to its utmost capacity the pro-
duct Of humor, demanded time to re-
cuperate its powers. During the past
80 or 40 years another growth sprang
up, and Hood, Lamb, and other inheri-
tors of the marvellous gift, have enr c'l-
ed the world with the perfume of their
lives and works. Amongst the latest
band of humorists, however, there is no
name more remarkable or more Justly
distinguished than that of Thackeray.
--EdhburQh RerieW.
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Danbury News Item.

A Danbury young man, who was once
a clerk, lately went on farm to work.
The first night in his new position he
was detailed to remove calf from the
apartments of its parent to another
shed, and while engaged, as thousands
have been before him, in showing the
contrary beast along, the mother reach
ed under the tails of his coat with her
horns, and suddenly lifted him up
against the roof of the building with
force that threatened to shatter every
bone in his body. The first thing he
did on return ng to earth was to rub
himself, the next thing was to throw up
his place. He said he didn't doubt that
agriculture was noble pursuit, and
that the farmer needed an assistant in
the discharge of his multifarions duties,
but he didn't believe the Creator de-
signed him for making sky-lights in cow
sheds.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1873-05-03
VOLUME XIII.

is strengthened by the bodies being buried in
the sand, which is unusual among the Indians
They scalp and leave the bodies exposed. The
investigation win be pursued especially with
Indians on their arrival at the agency to which
tl.ey are moving, and we expect no further
trouble.
The third section OF the postal appropr-
alton act Of last session repsals all laws per-
mitting the transmission by mail Of any free
matter whatever, from and after June 9Oth
Under this law quarterly prepayments OF pos
tage will be required on all newspaper ex.
changes and county newspaper, the same as
now, and will be thea required in the case of
all mail subscriptions, namely five cents per
quarter for weekly newspapers; thirty cents
per quarter for papers published six times per
week. and thirty hye cents per quarter for
daily papers prepayment per quarter Or per
year, to be made either at the Office where
mailed or at the office where delivered In
other words, the same rule will be applied to
all newspapers by whomsoever sent or re-
ceived.
The Washington Star has an article on
tho O'Kelly case, which is believed to reflect
the opinions and feelings in official quarters.
In the case Of O'Kelly, 1t must be remember
ed that he went to Cuba as an independent
naturaized American citizen, not AZ q parti-
san, and that he has never disguised nor at
tempted to disguise his true character. he
requested permission to 60 into the Cuban
lines ar q newspaper correspondent, and the
Spanish authorities gave him leave to go, but
also gave him the comforting assurance that
he would be shotif he returned. Subsequent
" the Spanish General in whose jurisdiction
OKelly was, modified his threat, and said he
would Danish him II le returned O'Kely re-
turned was arrested, and orders given for his
trial as q Spy by coutt martial. late dispatch
savs that two letters from President CespedeH
we're found on his person, and if this is true,
his case is made considerably worse. There
is no Disgusting the fact that O'Kelly has been
guilty Of a serious otrense, that the Spanish |
authorities would be justified in sending him
ont of the country, but they are not warranted
by the fact in treating him as a spy, for the
reasons that he lacks the distinctive features
of a spy, viz: disguise We trust that Gen |
Torbett, the American Consul-General at Ha-
yana has taken hrm stand in tbs matter
and has placed oKelly'b case in such light |
to the Spanish authorities that they will con
tent themselves by sending him out of the |
county. As matter Of policy they would
find it great blunder to execute him.
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THE PHILOSOPHY OF LOVE.

In the last instalment of Mr.. Herbert
Spencer's exposition of the philosophical
system which is to give us an explana
tion-so far as an explanation can be
given-of the whole universe, we meet
with an interesting passage upon the
passion of love. The advocates of the
evolution hypothesis are sometimes
called materialists. That word is too
ofte used, as "atheist" is used in theo-
logical or a good round oath in poular
discussion, simply to indicate disagree
ment coupled with moral disapproval.
The fallacy which it involves in this case
might be asily exhibited. The genuine
materialists of the last century were, in
fact, given to maintaining that our
loftiest sentiments were merely modif-
cations of the most earthly instincts.
"Lust through eome certain strainers well rhued
Is gentle love-"
according to Pope; and some very
equivocal sermons have been preached
upon this text. Superficial readers
have fancied that, because Mr.. Darwin
or Mr.. Herbert Spencer believes that
man has been evolved by inconceivably
minute changes from some inferior
organism, therefore our emotions and
thoughts are nothing but transforms
tions of the blind sensations of the low
est forms of life The misconception is
palpable. Science might conceivably
show under what condition intellect
first manifested itself, but it would not
be one step the nearer to discovering
what was the essence of intellect. L
might explain the how, but can throw
no light upon the what. Thus we find
that Mr. Herbert Spencer's description
Of the passion called love has nothing in
il calculated to shock the most spiritual
philosopher. 1t is, he says, an emotion
of the highest complexity, and conse-
quentlyofthe greatest strength. Around
the purely physical elements gather all
varieties of powerful emotions, which
blend and unite in the closest harmony
First come all the impressions which are
produced by the beautiful, the expla-
nation Of which would involve long
and most difficult analysis. Then we
have the sentiments Of affection, which
may exist between persons OF the same
sex but which undergoes a special ex-
altation when existing between lovers.
Next come the sentiments of admiration
or reverence; and, beyond them again,
the love of appreciation, which is keenly
excited by the knowledge that we are
preferred to all theworld, and preferred
by one whom we admire beyond all
others. Allied to this is the sentiment
of self-approval, when we are iiattered
by the sense of the great merits to which
we owe so great triumph. Beyond
this is the proprietary" or the pleas
nrs Of mutual possession And, finally,
there is an exaltation Of the sympathies
when our pleasures are heightened by
the close participation Of another person
in all our enioyments. We not inquire
whether this analysis is complete or
accurate; at any rate, il illustrates
pretty fairly the amazing comple<ity OF
a passion which we are apt to describe
as simple. When a young gentleman
at a ball sees the young lady who is
above all other young ladies enter the
room, be ias conscious only OF . keen
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1873-05-03
INSECTS.
By John CLARE

These tiny loiterers on the barley's beard
And happy Units Of nuns -oYs herd
OF playfellows. the laughing suuner brings:
M0cking the sunshine on their glittering wings,
How merrily they creep, nnt rpn. aud hyl
No kin they hear to lsbnr's dr. dgary,
Smoothing the velvet Of the pale dedge-rOse,
And where they fy for dim sr no one knows;
The dew-drops feed them not; they love the shi
or noon, whose suns may bring them golden vii
All day they're playing in Leir Sunday dress;
When night reposes they can do no less
Then TO the heath-belPs purple hood they iy,
And, like to princes in their s,uTber, lie
Secure from rain aud dropping dews, and all
On silken beds in r0omy, painted hall.
So merrily they spend their summer day,
Now in the corn-Helds, now the new-mown hay.
One almost fancies that such happy things,
With colored hoods and richly FURNISHED wings,
and fairy folk in splendid masquerade
Disguised, as if Of mortal folk afraiL,
Keeping their Joyous prAnks mystery still,
Lest glaring day should 60 their secrets Ill.
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FOREIGN NOTES.

GENERAL Won MASTEUFIL will be ar-
pointed Governor General of Berlin i'm
mediately after the evacuation Of the
French provinces.
The Catholics of Siegburg, in Rhenish
Prussia, have determined on returning
the expelled Jesuit Father Rive, lately
Superior of the Cologne Jesuit Estab-
lishment, to Parliament at the general
election, in defiance of the Prussian
Government.
The Russian Government has an
nounced its intention Of rewarling the
officers and soldiers who distinguished
themselves in the Caucasian war-some
as long as fifty years ago-by free grants
of land in the Caucasian provinces.
The grants are to be of from 1900
desatines down to fifty desatines, ac-
cording to the rank Of the recipients.
The Bishop of Ermeland has carried
out his threat against the Prussian
Government by lodging his complaint
against it at the Berlin Law Court and
suing the Crown for the temporalities
settled upon his See and withheld from
him by order of the King since 1st
October last.
PROFESSOR FRIEDRICH, one of the
leaders of the Old Catholics at Munich,
has stated that Governing Council of
this thismatic body had decided shortly
to proceed with the election Of a Bishop.
JOURNALISM is fast extending through
out Japan, a new paper making its ap-
pearance most every week. Convicted
criminals who are hired out to work are
encouraged to buy newspapers and
books with the earnings they obtain, to
read on Sundays, which is now day
of rest to them.
THE last English files contain the par.
ticulars of the trial at Durham OF Mary
Ann Cotton, the West Auckland
poisoner, who, in order to obtain an in.
surance of from $25 to $50 on the life
Of each victim, poisoned during the last
twelve years three husbands, her moth
er, all her children and those Of her
husbands, numbering in all thirty per-
sons. The woman Cotton appears in
Court with her two months old child at
her breast, the only one OF her offspring
that has been spared the fate Of the
others. The child was born in Durham
Prison since the incarceration Of its
mother a few months ago, and the name
| Of It's father is unknown. A description
OF MRS. Ootton's personal appearance
represents her as having handsome
and preposessing face and fine black
Esyes. Thesal u Doubt Of her guilt
and Of her certain conviction.
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News Of the Week,
DOYN EAST.

s.,rge II. Smart, of the Board of Peace
.,,.icers SAYS the murdererH Of Gener.
s.shy and party will be properly punished
I'M vto Of Capt. Jack will not alter the
|roi the Board
n.Whte Star agents have agreed to pay
i, aysry cabin body recovered, and $40
mr steerage.
i sspted that the Eastern Railroad Of
h, has consented to pay Colonel Palmer,
I,py,pt injured by the Seabrook disaster,
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ONE, TWO, THREE

know q shady bower,
A sweet secluded nook,
Where many a bright-eyed flower
Bends down to kiss the brook,
My path lies down a hollow,
Where ripping waters run;
| hope no one will follow,
For there's only room for one.
But II q bonnie Paiden
Whose name I dare not telD
Shonld, with wild flowers laden,
Draw near my bosky dell,
I, in voice caressing,
Would tell, and tell her true,
That with a little pressing
There might be room for two.
I'd crown her with wild roses,
I'd throne her on the green,
And whilst she there repOses,
I'd kneel before my queen.
Should any one perceive us,
In this we'd both agree
We'd tell them to believe us
There was not room for three.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1873-05-03
BRING NE WORD HOW TALL SIZE Is."
BY DORA GREENwRLL-

N--4-H@@' " $500
huclhh Night; or, Whit You VIII
How tall IL your Rosalnd?"
Just az high us nv heart"
AS YOH Like II.
Within garden shade,
A garden sweet and dim,
Two happy children played
Together; he was mad,
For God. and she 70. him.
Beyond the gardens shade,
In deserts drear and dim,
Two outcsst children strayed
Together, he betrayed
BY her, and she by him.
Together, girl and boy,
They wandered, ne'er apart;
Each wrought to each annoy,
Yet each knew never Joy
Save in the others heart.
By her so oft deceived
BY him so sore oppressed;
Tney each the other grieVed,
Yet each Of each was best
Beloved, and still caresged
And she was IN his sight
Found fairest, still h 3 prize,
His constant chief delight;
Sue raised to him her eyes
That led her not Alright.
And ever by hts side
A patient huntress ran
Through forests dark and wide,
And still the wOman's pride
And glory was the man.
When her he would dcspise,
She kept him captive bound;
Forbidding her to rise,
BY many cords and ties
She held him to the ground.
- length, in stature grown,
It8 stands erect aud free;
Yet stands he not alone,
For his beloved would be
Lie him she l0veth wise, like min sh
loyeth free.
31 wins sle her desire,
Yet stand they not apart;
For as she doth aspire
He grows, nor stands she higher
Than her Beloved's heart.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1873-05-03

THE Empress Eugenie, since the
death Of her husband, has only once
taken a walk and twice gone out in a
carriage. Except in these, and frequent
visits to the little chapel where the I'M
perial remains repose, she does not
leaYe the house.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1873-05-03
Medical Experts in Europe.

1t appears that medical experts in
Europe can stultify themselves as sue.
cessfully as some of their brethren
here in Yankeeland. A writer in Apple
tons Journal gives all account of the
trial of a man in Belgium, charged with
the crime of poisoning. The alleged
victim of poison, NJ Rigaud, resided in
Bruges the trial Of the person accused
took place in that city, and at that very
time was held a meeting of the royal
medical society, of which the deceased
was member. On the trial two doc
tors testified confnently to the pres.
ence of arsenic, their testimony being
of the highest interest, to professional
men especially. A third expert gave
his opinion that the evidence was en-
tirely inadequate to prove the presence
of poison in the stomach of the deceas-
ed. He is reported to have said furth-
ermore that the process employed
would generate arsenic. Somebody
must have blundered here, however;
either the chemist in his testimony, or
the reporters. The last witness sum.
moned was physician, who produced
a letter which was handed by the de-
ceased, while in the death agony, to his
landlady. That letter was addressed
to the witness, by whom il was produc-
ed, and it states that the deceased died
by his own act, aud that the poison he
used wrs antimony. This evidence was
reserved to the last, in order to test the
reliability of the evidence of experts.
To these the result was not gratifying.
THE Shah of Persia is to be gratihed
by chamois hunt while on his visit t.
Austria. He is reported to be great
sportsman. and good shot, and to
oblige his Orintal guest the Emperor
Francis Joseph has ordained an arrange.
men to be made for an imperial Chamois
hunt as new feature in the programme
Of tes1vlneA
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1873-05-03

THE San Francisco expedition, which
went ont TO recover the treasure snip
posed to be contained in the sunken
Spanish irigAte Laocadia on the coast Of
EquadOr, has proved lead failure, #
kar rnoniha Of labor and great aznansA
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1873-05-03

A GIRL of thirteen was married to a
boy Of sixteen in Omaha last week. The
united wealth Of the young couple
amounks 20 COTE. .00n
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OUT WEST.

4 nnyard situated on the banks OF the
spA. twenty miles below Little Rock,
sino the river on las, week. About TOO
IL we're washed away in the rapid current.
.Apostal clerk named j. b. Brown was ar
nj a Winona, Minnesota. last week,
red with burning mail matter to save the
saadstributing thesame.
-TioSecretary Of War, upon the recon-
shiion Of Senator's Mitchell aud Kelley,
ordered five hundred stand of breech- load
tiss to he turned over from Vancouver to
nhodties Of Oregon for the use Of oiti-
nM the frontier.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1873-05-03

TnE estimated expenses ofthe Vienna
Exhibition is eight and half million
dAIlara
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Lalf fWT UIIH yN74I tst9F's'FFss FFFF'''FFFF' ~ ~
n iaa ha roIGmn, one year, cnangear ara =.
.aadefy .''.' '0V w
notices will be charged TWENTY.
bloIlM' rsr nsr line; also cards OF individual
il es'l,S 'lln.srled with the general news mat
j., notices and tributes OF respect
hNulaII ,s,I fnr es advert lsenents.
t.an XVI iorbid" advertisements will be
10 'p sans time must be specified.
eeIvs4s s4sLs,nents for benevolent purposes
li.'~eried A Y In,pried At half price.
W. Circulars, Cards &C., printed a
sale rates. vosroc,fuuv so,,c,ts /
a N quarters.
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FRQlL lKANHLNGTOM

The Pos'oHioe Department announces that
tsonnonce issuing postal cards on the
sd May next, ..
Sageant.at.Arms OrdSay, of the House,
Flg received a large number of le ters from
saoew telling him thar they did not intend
: hg The amount due them on the salary
1, applied to the First Comptroller for his
aa and advice. The latter decided that
! AgAteIs were sufficient to authorize the COW
lgOi tie money into the Treasury without
lgiuther authority. This will be matter
GIrHso to large number, some Of whom
iail they would not draw their money until
Storm bad abated, and the matter had
|aplt Of the public mind. They supposed
I They could notify 0rdway that they did
intend to draw their money, that it would
sle subject 10 their order for two years,
fpu could be turned into the Treasury.
Comptroller said the Department was
enlcnt about receiving money, and there
'RlonIes prohibiting thereceipt Of money,
It was more difficult to get it out.
Senator Boutwell, emphatically contradicts
fscfaI ''d'emcot Of Phelps, Dodge & Go.
Sae @'l ,OOl was forced ont of them by
@aCompromise. The department in no
mepta money of any party charged v no
n % be Innocent, being allowed by law to
uAonso with offenders only after < lit is
llel and u was on this distinct UNDER
ins' that tho compromise with Phelps.
yea Co, was made.
|-''7eon fifteen and twenty-five tons of
matter now leaves the postoflice in WASH
C' ioF the States, daily. Heretofore
IaOlc documents belonging to members
"gea' have been stored at the Capitol,
slne ranking privilege cannot be exer-
a'I'er the first Of next July, this accunu-
wv q ayear is bring transmitted to the
'oS and Representatives. From fifty to
@Ss Of documents, addressed to mem
"e forwarded daily in different direc-
y aDa probably by the first of July all
'H''d matter of this description will have
.seAlto its destination.
.l' secretary of State has laid before the
aaen' letter from Minister DeLong,
S.'ua' IN the nature of resignation, but
"opnonal with the President to ac-
fFss such.
4.r l,'''u' urant has pardOned Joseph
!" 'eu'ehced last March to ten years
sg, .l'uSn'' ior embe2gling letters from the
lork postoffice
'l' secretary of the Interior has decided
rs,, NY Nor'hom Pacific Railroad Company
..V' 10 lands along the line laid down on
Y VI Preliminary location, as against
la,S ,'D' VINO made settlements on such
M, ''' 'a'd preliminary map had been ac-
n, ,'0 secretary of the Interior, but
sa,'i. 'a0 lanaS had been formally Withdrawn.
.m., ,''V' Is adverse to several hundred
sa,,,, anu involves about 200 sections of
s4,g,.l .D'''eSota, Washington Territory, and
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n. o"ERAL KN1ELLlGgvOE
Ss'ss,' ss'sry ! Of members Of the Dominion
n H., ,faar,lianont, Tor the session, is to be
,ls,o.a ron $500 to $1,000. : :" :
Ss1 Ss'' from Adelaide say the wbea. orop
F@5sa australia ans,' is satisfactory. 1so, 600
I,Nt SDallablo for export.
bd Ds.. NUrah VI, has sold two hundred acres
I~I5jsoo,g 5plo gashIontou to the government m nt
Na ,'en s57S a1. to the Soldiers Homo, for The
|N@dor%mp.o,O, He will donate the money
eaty Iin'nt Si~ IT, to Louise Home, charity
H@sis nun =. for impoverished ladies who
,sSppsrin,,' . support themselves.
Iaao'o' that he has ordered thorough a oh in in
al,s. "'0 the murder Of the surveyors
IN,l.t,.. In his communication he en-.
,ao..,f ''', from special agent Jno F. F. Will VII
Ns0l,l ,ay' y it appears if said Outrage was was
GD@@ y s oA'y'nnss It was pro6a ~ y done one
@l.i, .lo y. Young men in the absence of
and While intovio..,a tn -,
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e'.OFEIQN [NTIELLLHEMCE

~a.t, A' AAF IELLllIffENCk,
n. A-I' Mcdonald, of the custom
n, 9"s Judgment in the Atlantic inquiry
lie commended the conduct Of
. \, S,s ms a''sr the ship struck, but codemn.
kBg,t,. 'Sement from the time she bore up
Rs&ls - ! P N. oa the 9lst Of March
N. W, 1na The Captains conduct in leay.
A u ~ midnight. His certificate
Ess.. cancelled, but in consideration of
NM. % save life, it shall be revoked for
.1n.s, soan Brown, fourth officer, is to
Il. ''9aed ,o for three months.
in', VIENNA !, Exposition building is in a
Nay ''u no' % finished BY the
asnt vii, N's state that the Imperial Gov
aas,n ppella half million sterling on
,y,r'l pl' IA Halifax this year.
M A. ,,ng y, important bearing OH the fu-
a ! Nplyan Expedition has been re-
G,, ~ StNai dissentions have broken out
6,, co u0 relSning Khan has executed
qAsr no ,,lcllor and Imprisoned his uncle
W. Rna Raehaal Khiyans who were enc
,ssln~,a ''a' Hc has also released the
sR,m as neld as prisoners in Khive. ana
rboS meet l a detachment Of the expo-
Wan u ea,I y advancing from orenburg. An
Qate5 s,a. s'po1dent and. tho Secretary Of
HRaps,.s s'a'eS legation at this Oity have
'e'sOnfg for Khixn.