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Queen streets, all the best GOALS known 10
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SHAMOKIN and EAST FRANKLIN LOR-
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JOHNS, from EAGLE VEIN COLLlEK d.
The celebrated CONTINENTAL and HA-
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And LEE and STANTON WHITE ASH
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Also, GEORGES CREEK CUMBERLAND
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Also HICKORY, OAK and PINE WOOD.
Having ample space, each variety of Coal is
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Dolano Mine Whito Ash Coal.
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Locust Mountain Coal.
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All of the best quality, and for sale at lowest
market ratcs-224O lbs to the ton.
Orders left III 81 King street will be promptly
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Republican party in a violent though
pretty effective speech. The Convention
had so little approval for this speech that Il
took occasion 10 condemn II and it, author
by recommitting the report that had been
the pretext for IL. Nevertheless, the oppo-
nents Of the taxpayers movement took
pains to send the speech 10 the President,
whom IL reached In advance Of the delega-
ton. While the delegation. therefore.
were presenting 10 the President their
grievances, the President was thinking of
his grievances. Hon. w. ID. Porter OF
Charleston presented the case of the tax
payers In a dignified, respectful and inn
pressive speech, and the President gave a
reply the first part ofwhich was appropri-
ate and faultless. But. before he closed
he threw this cruel javelln in the faces of
the astonished delegation, as reported by
correspondent who was present:
But I will say TO you candidly there the
Presidents manner hardened sisiblyl that while
have watched the proceedings Of your Tax
payers Convention with 40 little interest, por-
ton OF my symDathy has been distracted by the
peTusal OF "A certain speech delivered during its
deliberations, viler and more slanderous than
anything have ever experienced before, even
among my worst enemies In the North-a speech
more bitter In It's personality and falsshood than
Sun -
Here the President paused His visitors were
completely taken aback by his words, and still
more by the unpleasant vehemence with which
they We're uttered. Several OF the delegates has
tened 70 explain the Giro INSTANCES connected
with the speech. which have already briefly no
ted, but their explanations seemed TO fall I'M
needed. The President met everything that was
said with some fresh reference 10 the irritating
subject quote his words In rsjoinder 10 the ex-
postulations Of one delegate:
have never seen speech equal 70 II In ma
Lightly, vleness, falsity and slender When l
think Of 1t | can scarcely restrain myself
AS this very painful and embarrassing inter-
view closed, Mr.. Porter yenfured ~ suggest that
IL was hardly just 10 hold a whole community
who were seeking relief from intolerable oppres-
sion responsible for the improper utterances OF
a single individual. But the renonstraDce was
scarcely noticed by thu President, and the dele
cation sadly and silently Withdrew, panied and
deeply mortified that the respectful prayer Of the
whole body OF tuherlng taxpayers IN one of the
old thirteen States Of the American Union should
have been presented 10 the President of the Uni
ted states only 10 be outweighed in the balance
by the foolish TRADE OF a crack-brained politi-
clan.
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But another dispute has Just been
opened on this question: Have ANIMALS
the sense of beauty, the aesthetic senseg'
The famous Charles Darwin, and his nu-
merous followers agreeing with him. dis
playing even greater generosity than Mon
taigne, Leibnitz, and La Fontaine, answer
unhesitatingly in the affirmative. In their
view, just as animals are endowed with in
telligence as well as man, though in low
er degree, so in the same way and in the
same proportion they are endowed with
the sense of beauty. They find The proof
of this rather bold assertion not In natural
selection which is a result of that struggle
for life in which the weakest individuals
among species, and the weakest species
among genera, must disappear, but I'm
sexual selection, which is "A result Of the
struggle for reproduction, leading straight
TO the same consequences. namely, to the
improvement of species and genera, even
to their transformation. Among all ami
mails, they say, among insects. fish. birds,
mammals, the male chooses his female,
and the female chooses her mate. II
strength often determines the choice, so
beauty often does too. The C arm OF
graceful shapes. pleasing coi0rs, fine notes,
has great weight in settling the preference.
Now, this charm which the male possesses
habitually In far higher degree than the
female, he could have no occasion for what
ever in the struggle for existence he can
benefit by il only in the struggle for repro
duction. Hence all these displays of gen.
uine coquetry which may easily be OBJ
served in pairing-time, among all animals;
hence those attractions prevailing through
vigor of form. brilliant hues, and impas-
stoned song. This general fact, well estab-
lished under differences OF appearance
among all species and all genera. gives the
Darwinian school ground for asserting that
animals, having the perception of beauty,
have consequently the aesthetic SENSE
Popular Science MONTHLY.
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odds and Ends.

When man appears on the streets
with his boots polished with stove-black-
ing you may know that his wife Is clean
ing house. --BrTtnsgicker.
There was young man in Chicago.
And he said, MAY 10 your pa 70,
And ask for your hand
And your houses and landp'
This timid young man OF Chicago.
There was young girl in Chicago,
wha said ''If you don Z let my paw 20,
Your eyes will scratch
And your hair will snatch
And swiftly I'll make every claw gol"
A debtor who owed eight hundred
dollars offered his creditor eight promis-
sorry notes of hundred dollars each, paya-
BILE on the first day of eight consecutive
months. which were accepted. The first
note was protested on its becoming due
and on the creditors asking the debtor Tor
an explanation, the latter said, 1.-THE TACT
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A Scene at the White House.

From the St Louis Republican. April 81
A very painful scene occurred at the
White House last Saturday-one In which
the Presidents unhappy habit of officially
remembering and resenting personal inju-
ries was stroll ely exhibited. The occasion
was the visit of South Carolina taxpayers
to the President to present the almost UNI
endurable hardships of their condition and
ask for his assistance I'm procuring relief
Ii was strange spectacle-these once
naughty but now humbed citizens of a
State of heroic history coming rs petition
ers, and almost as supplicants to the Presi-
dent of the United States. as supplicants
were accustomed TO approach the throne of
an ancient king. and asking for deliver
ance from the barbaric despotism Of their
former slaves. Ii was scene that might
well have rekindled whatever emotions
Of fraternal feeling still exist in The
breasts OF the conquerors for their con-
quered countrymcn. II was one, too. In
which the man who stands pre-eainent
among the conquerors. and whose sword
more than any other dealt the decisive
blow of subiugation, might have been cx-
pccted 10 forget himselfin manly SYM
patty for his vanquished victims. But,
unfortunately, II had happened that during
the proceedings Of the Taxpayers Com
vention NJ Columbia, which appointed the
delegation. an excitable Confederate OIL
Ger, Col. Gary, had the bad taste TO de-
nounce President Grant, Congress and the
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-04-17

Is, my fiiend, can't pay you anything,
and divided the debt into small portions 10
save you the shock Of losing it all at once"
The Rev. $. ii. Mecker is now In the
fiftieth year Of his ministry at the Bush
wick Long Island) Reformed Dutch
Church. During his pastorate lac has bap-
tized 200 persons, received into the church
$40 members, and married 1850 couples.
The Westinghouse Is more than one hun
dred years old.
"A few weeks ago, at a theater In the
provinces, "A young actor who was playing
the part Of an old porter had his false bald
crown mschievously pulled of at the mo-
ment Of his appearing before the foot
lights. After moment of quickly repress-
ed astonishment at the sight of his thick
black locks, his fellow-actor N the stage
said, with the utmost sang froid, II did not
call you. my good fellow; called your
father. Tell him | want him directly"
And few seconds afterward the young
man, with his proper hcad-gear, re-appear-
ed before the public, who had not discov-
cred anything amiss.
New London can boast of character
that would do honor TO any town, and his
name is Steve Hicks. A short time since
gentleman entered Steve's ''store.r in
company with several other men, and
ordered some ''fire-water.' The liquor
was drank, and then the party stood by
the bar short time talking, evidently
having forgotten to pay the score. Steve
stood quietly by. and when the party
We're opening the door to leave stepped up
to the gentleman who had ordered the
liquor, touched his arm, and began
SAY, s-t-r-a-n-g-e-r. if-f YOU sh-should
l-lose y-your p-p-pocket-book, DIDN'T
c-come h-here toto look for II, c-cause
y-you ha-haint ha-ha-had it o-o-out
h-h-here." The man took the hint, and
stepped back and paid the score. At an
other time two men entered his saloon,
stepped up TO the bar, and called for some
good whisky" 'best the house could
Afford" Steve said he had some ''y-v-ery
f-i-fine w-w-hisky." The liquor was pro-
duced, the imbibers reached for the bottle,
when Steve put his hand cut and took
charge of said bottle. The appli-
cants wished 10 know what he meant
by such an acton, and Steve proceeded TO
remark: "l-I-w-want m-my p-p-pay
b-b-be-Efore y.y-you d-d-rink, b-b-because
il w-w-w-ill p-p-probably k-k-ill y-y-you
b-b-before y-you c-can g-get y-your
-p-pocket-b-book out.-Oshkosh WIS.,
Times
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school and Church.

The Methodists of Michigan will hold
a State convention at Jackson on the 10Th
of May.
The General Conference Of the Metho-
dist Church South will be held at Louis
vile, Ky. on May LIST. II isexpected to be
avery large one.
English evangelists publish religious
tracts in the weekly newspapers as adver-
usements, and claim that by this means
they reach three million readers every
week. a much larger number than could be
reached in any other way.
The Rev. Henry Ward Bcechcr makes
this reply In the Christian Union to a query
As to whether IL was wicked to dance: =" Ii
Is wicked when il is wicked, and not
wicked when IL is not wicked. In itself It
has no more moral character than walking,
wrestling or rowing. Bad company. I'M
timely hours. evil dances. may make the
exercise evil; good company, wholesome
hours. and home influences may make II a
very great benefit"
In his treatise on Compulsory Educa-
ZION, Mr.. Dexter a. Hawkins says: =" Be
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Foreign Notes.

John Brougham. IL is understood, Is
heading a movement among the theatrical
profession I'm this country to place me
mortal window in Shakspeare's house at
Avon.
In some parts of Russia stronl. tenn
perance movement is now on foot. In the
month of January last forty-eight village
communities In the district of Mohilew
adopted stringent resolutions in regard to
taverns or drinking saloons. BY these
enactments IL was made an offense 10 buy
or sell liquor on credit or i'm exchange for
other articles. or to loiter I'm drinking sa-
loon In the district of Pensa. some two
hundred villages have resolved that no inns
or drinking saloons shall be erected on any
soil belonging to the peasants. In conse-
quence of these regulations many saloon
keepers have been prosecuted and sem
fenced TO undergo punishment.
1t is a r. after of great difficulty to get
married in Switzerland. Thus citizen
who had moved to another canton was told
that. in addition 10 payment for the need
full documents, he would have to provide
for the rights of bourgeoise II his fiance
were a Swiss, 200 francs if a foreigner.
The man was told. moreover, that he
would have to prove by certificate that he
was provided with wedding outfit and a
fortune of 500 francs. He would be re-
quired to pay, In addition. twenty-three
francs to the school fund. twenty francs
for the military tax for 1873. and finally
thirty-six forins twelve kreutzers for ex-
penses incurred by his commune when he
was i'll i'm Germany. The claims thus
amounted to 233 francs forty centimes.
irrespective of all other expenses OF per-
missions. trlnslations. stamps, and the cost
of documents. The man put down 200
francs. and remarked I'm Swiss: Marry
us rs far as desc monies went"
The Marquis of Westminster, whom
Mr.. Gladstone created a duke before re-
signing his premiership, is the richest per-
son in England. He owns nearly all West
minister. and his wealth is something fab
ulous. lie is thrifty nobleman. Some
years ago gentleman saw him at a rail-
way station. where he had bought coDy
of the Echo. price one-half penny. lie
gave the boya threepenny piece and waited
for his change. The boy had no half-pen-
MES: he could not make twopence half
penny change. He had nothing but PEN
mics. and if the marquis took twopence he
would lose halfpenny. In the midst OF
this embarrassment the train for which his
lordship was waiting rolled into the sta
ton. If he did not go by it he would have
To wait some moments. But he waited.
60" he said to the boy. and get some
haif-pennies; ] will wait for your return"
And wait he did for the next train. But
this Is the gentleman whom Mr.. Gladstone
has promoted to be duke. He can now
wear strawberry leaves on his coronet.
The new duke is forty-nine years old. He
has son and heir, Earl Grosvenor. who
has Just come of age. and who spends the
paternal l.. s. ID. as cheerfully and eagerly
as the paternal gains them.
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ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Personal aud Literary.
INDIANA

Mark Twain has given up lecturing.
The tomb Of Caleb Cushing's wife,
who died forty years ago, is inscribed,
ITO my only wife"
John Hay, Of the New York Tribune.
and John &. Nicolay, the present Marshal
of the Supreme Court, are writing life of
men were formerly private secretaries OF
President Lincoln.
Charles Sumner, ii Is said, thought no
price too high for a rare book, and would
have lectured next winter, had he lived
for the sole purpose OF earning 81 800
wherewith 10 buy certain prize volume
valued at those figures.
The New York Independent classes as
follows several of our prominent literary
men and women. on the matter of relig-
ious belief: Among the Unitarian literati
are classed Bryant, George William Curtis.
DIR. Holmes, Francis Parkman, Sumner,
Motley, Bancroft, Whipple, Howells. Mrs.
Hunt. Mrs. Spofiord, Bret lIarte. j. Il.
Trowbridge. James Freeman Clarke, Ed
ward Il. Hale, Longfellow, Lowell, Bayard
Taylor. The Congregationalists are DR..
Holland, Lucy Larcom, Elizabeth Stuart
Phelps, Gail Hamilton, Horace L. Scudder.
Wendell Phillips, Charles Dudley Warner,
and Mark Twain. Higginson and Parton
are called free-religionists. Emerson and
A. Bronson Alcott are transcendentalists
also, Miss l.. VI. Alcott. Epes Sargent and
Robert Dale Owen are Spiritulists. X. ii.
Dana, Jr., John Hay, and Harriet Beecher
Stowe are Episcopalians, and Whittier is "A
Quaker.
The New York correspondent of the
Chicago Times says of Bret Harte: - In
doubleday u man of genius, he is not with
out some ~ the faults of genius. One of
these is an absolute incapacity 10 take care
of money. His family say he would be
no better off with am income of $4,000
than he would be with an income of ST.
500 "A year. lie has had IN annual salary
of $4,000 from j. X. Osgood q Co., OF
Boston, though OH the close of December
his purse was rs thin as on the LIST day OF
January. This financial defect. doubtless
pt.amental involves him in obligations
he cannot discharge. A very fastidious
and laborious writer, he is apt TO be be-
hind in his engagements, even after he has
had pecuniary inducements to complete
them. Procrastination, likewise, possess
es him completely. He has long been UNI
der a contract to furnish comedies, stories,
poems and sketches that he has not begun.
His late lecture on american Humorists,'
a delivered AT Steinway Hall, exenplifies
this trait. The audience noticed that the
discourse ended rather suddenly, and Were
unable to account therefor until they
learned that, having written only two
thirds of it. he was compelled to leave the
rest 10 the imagination"
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Maps and MishMps.

A little girl i'm Quincy, H., while
playfully interviewing a straw-cutter. lost
two OF her fingers, and now knows exactly
show ii works."
"A few days ago boy named Miller
was playing in a sash factory In Rockford,
Mich, when he was caught by belt and
whirled around shaft and instantly
killed.
"A boy aboutseven years of age. named
Eichberger, whose parents live near Ma
perville, ILL.,, was drowned few days ago
by falling into barrel well.
"A little daughter of j. Il. CLANCY, of
81. Paul. MIMI, fell "A few days ago, and
broke her leg near the hip, making the
fifth time the same leg has been broken.
"A son of the Rev. 5. Riley, of Berlin,
81. Clair county, Mich, six years old, was
choked to death while attempting to
crawl under loose plank in the barn
floor.
A little girl in Lawrenceburg, Ind.
named Bartholo, To Guido some of her
mates, jumped the rope 35l times. and fell
senseless to the ground. She died the
next day without coming to conscious
ness.
"A lady in Battle Creek, Mich, few
days ago, lifted stove griddle with her
apron, when flame from the kindlings in
the stove shot up. set her clothes on fire,
and burned her so badly that she died the
next day.
"A lady named Therme, near Athens,
Clark county, Mo-, recently fell into els
tern and was drowned. 1t is supposed
that while attempting TO draw water from
the cistern, she slipped and fell head
long.
w. +. Houghtaling. Of New York,
general Western agent OF the Hoe printing
press, stepped into an open elevator shaft
at the Clifton House, Chicago, the other
day, ana fell distance of about ten feet to
the Demonstrating injuries from which
he died.
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This rather eomical picture Is from the
pen OF Mrs. Bradley, an Eastern mission
airy. We clip 1t ffom the Inland Christian
Aduocdte.
There is pretty grove of mango trees
just out Of Lucknow. called the Ash
Grove, or the monkey grove. In this
place there arc hundreds Of monkeys. One
evening went out TO SEE them. At first,
rs | rode under the big trees. looking eve
rywhere and not seeing one. was begin
ming 10 feel disappointed. But presently
saw two or three in the road. three or four
on the top of house. and all at once they
were everywhere. hanging from the
branches of the trees above my head, run
ming across the road, up the tree trunks, so
| concluded there were few left.
AS | was watching these few, a man
came ont of a small shop with big bag
full of grain, and going up and down the
road In front of our buggics, began calling
out, 40, 40, 40; which means come, come,
come!
In few minutes everything seemed
alive with the ugly, long-tailed monkeys.
They sat down on their hind feet and put
the grain into their mouths as fast rs they
could; very greedy they were. Some OF
the mother monkeys took up their little
babies In their arms, rocking them back
wards and forwards, just as you have seen
your mothers do with your little brothers
and sisters.
just a they were in the midst of their
big dinner, eating rs fast as they could.
there appeared upon the top Of house a
very large black monkey. He sat mo-
mcnt and gazed upon the feast. then sprang
from the roof. seating himself in the center
of the assembly. There was a general
breaking up. and squealng fearfully, they
all ran away to the edge of the road.
The old fat monkey sat upon his hind
feet and looked around. then wisely look
ing up at me, seemed to say
81 am monarch Of al survey;
My right there n none 30 dspuie:'
and then quietly settling himself TO work,
began eating.
Not one of them dared to come near
him. asked the reason, and they said he
was the king-monkey, and all the others
were afraid of him. Aftcr he had eaten
enough he scampered back upon the house
top and sat watching the others as they
finished what he had left.