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ELLEN AND DUNCAN.

i Tale OF the Oldeu Tine.
Youth, wit, aud beauty, high degree,
Ellen possessed, yet WAS not free.
Royal Of birth, she was, beside,
OF regal beauty. starry-eYed.
Then Duncan, gazing In her eye,
Said, Fos your own sweet sake I'd dts
Duncan. the noh!est OF bin clan,
Loves Ellen "a no other can.
o hsrpJ youth, 70 tell yoor mates
Ellen herscn tsciprocxtsx.
Bapterius Prtmus, Eilen's d.d, :
Regards With evil eye tho Lad,
And gives them both to understand
Yc King no nonsense will fla stand.
Moreover, EIlen's han'l, he bets,
Stephen Of Mon:laurency gets.
So, broken-hearted, Ellen leaps,
1n Duncan's arms, to icy deepx--
ker-splash they went, aud theru shsy aleepsi
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Coioring Ten.
4 case which throw somo light upon the color
ing OF ten came from tue Court OF tie Qlaeu' q
Bench in London. recently. 4 grocer, carrying
on business at Dir1enhcad, hai been convicted
Of sdulte1asion, his green tea having been faced
with Pru~s:au blue aud gypsum. On his part 1t
was shown that the tea - sold BY him WAS IN
the Same state ss when it came from abroad :,
from China was invariably painted and faced in
this manncr. Mr. Justice Blackburn said
tsadcsman could only be protected By putting up
in hia shop, II sell tea from China adulternted
with PFuzsi.u blue and gypsum" or he Should
tell the purchaser that he was selliug such. Th&
conviction was affirmed
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Trrino AZ a,,o7,,,o,,n,,,u 49, ,,;,;x a..
c,,, ,.ut ,raa, ~ ,... AS 'Ae's ~ ~
wv 'a"' "eca ~ " 10 eto5ecteo ~ TIE inevitable
| interview. Lis reception in New York was II
| him matter Of the profoundost astouishment
] The first night as already renortod ,ya. m ova,
| t,on md snheal,,,.r, ,,o.for-,.,.,a ..:,.s =.
,a,sa,. , ~. pe.1o1 ,u1neoA tA1i'o Il
ieaeea Lie popa'a1 1n'ofest Ae played sparta
Gus eleven tmeH, Or more than Forrest ever at
tempted in that city. Not Gully was his fou,
wceks' engagement an intellectual trlumn1, h,1t
- m,'" 'eAa4'Pn' ~,
ananeta1 1acees7' aho"sa IT Occurred
III very Dad month, May, 1t Was tho third best
! Star engagement OF tho season, beaten ouly by
Joe Jefferson and Miss Nelson. All this holds
ont tn Mr. ucfu),oncb ,},o ,or,,,ost a,,o,,,.e.o
.'. e1 , ~ ""4a1e01 oneoafaso-
nlenl' ano' ~ renewed Efforts, Ae hopes to de-
serve greater attention
During his stay in New York it yas not unfre-
quently urged against hun tnat lie way great
only in parts which Forrest had played
Etchelieu Spurtacus, Richard Ill.,. and Jack
Cute, Nettled by this taunt. be appI,ad lin,.eIf
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MUSIC.
MR. LHBLING'8 4D1Eu.

| 1, rn;, 1i..,,,ino ,,,aa lie 1ost .r,a,r,,oe
t ~ - 49, ' 49,.
| p1lo1 W Au observation-disclosures @oAoao' at Al41oat
piano-forto rooms, on Friday evening last, til
occasion being private recital arranged by hi
| friends which must hive been to him a yerv rrnt
,t,;,tr ar;aa,,a ~ ~. ,+aroa+ fau ;r III. 49,
! 1'e o ~ 49, - s 49,
ena "ncn was asp 80 susses'''e o. an appree'atloi
quite apart from tho artist, and implying mar'
personal regard.
Mr.. Lieblpr has boen 10 long with n,
.h,+ n.o ,,a,-a ,,o-l,,s haoo~,a ,,,rs+,,,,a;
.uA'
TO accept nls oAer1nes loo taeltlg
aud. although he has won his va,
bit,ous. porseyerinr. md conscientious musician
.-:~- -
Aa4o p1"5e4 =. e'e"s p'onaee' no esauoS WV
conslder SUCH Silent appreciation as ne'ng oi
especially duo to Mr. 1Aebllng,, whose Life may
TO SAID to be before h1ln, aud whose piaytng,
meritorious ~ it certainly is, is yet more i'm
portant as indicating greater possibilities. We
may Say that ne has already reallzed some OF tue
predictions OF those who heard him when be
came to Chicago nearly two years aeo, aud in
comparing hls playing with LIE hrst performance
here, which was glven 81 tne Locker piano.
fooms thea az ao1 "aoasn a'enue; N oeptem-
bor: !o'2, We ma tAat Ae LAS gained In 1uency,
BREADTH anu rue fepose "h'c1 mafks mature
muslclansAlp' III tue coming t"o JoaFs WHICH
Mr. LlaohnE proposes TO dodlente TO further I'M.
provement, we doubt not he VIII reap an interest
On tho 1nVestment commensurate Will nls great
yea, anu 1nauslrv. ......
me programme on tr1oay evening was appro-
pf1asciy mado up pranc'pal!s o1 pla"o music.
a.; ana lncludeo, Tor tne opening numpor' Inc
nanaefnlidef,, aet OF oescrlptlSe pieces very
e!ceant' tnoaGn ot nSht cnaE4cts1. ny 1ensen'
which were delleht1otly renaefed tho - hreia-
Aeflaha So' u ocnolaanu, lne a. ID don-
srolse OF LisAt' tne SoctuIne III ~ nlhoF,
and Esnde IN major OF Cnoplh, 1oI the secona
number, ~mch aam'1ao4s usp1aseo sue
performers versatility ana Called ior p1rslstent
encore, ID reply TO which nc gave Ia Flleuse
the spinning ooAB), by 1taH. an e1eeliens TO-
lection admirably p'asea aua 1or tuo
closing piece, the :, pte'ade aud Fngne, op: %,
No. !, OF Mendelssonu. conposinon OF I'M
mense d1ncutty, "nlen was Naseo Win uhuag-
glng V1sor aud IN excellent style. II ID worthy
Of note that this. the last piece, WAS also the
hrst played oy un IN pnpllc neIe-ano COM
parlsOn or ltB playlng on tns tWo OCCASIONS ludl-
Gated the progress he has made, Mfr. Iiebllug
may congratulate himself upon having played q
49, ,.o-ad opa trr,,p rrovramyna ,,,tai1,gar,1v
III. 80 .ano,s+ ,ss+,1,:l;t-- - ~ara
anu MN h1et.: "~eopta".4Iy ~ ~ u'e-
cr1mlpanng auuence, ana tuae tAa notes Wefo
The entertainment caunot but ~
sure Mr. Liebliue of the host of good v,sles
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-12-10
An d" Army Worm"

A correspondent of a paper recently
called attention to phenomenon which
has greatly excited his curiosity, and
which he refers to as something entirely
unheard of. This, which he calls com
bination snake, or "army worm" he
describes as at first sight resembling q
snake ten feet in length, tapering regu-
Iarly from the middle toward the head
and tail, and moving along slowly.
Supposing it to be a serpent, he was as
tonished to see the creature, on reach
ing a stone, divide something into two
or three heads, which subsequently were
reunited into the original snake. On
examining this peculiar body more close
ly, to his astonishn ent he found that 1t
was composed of small worms, about
three-eighths of an inch in length and
about the thickness of a pin. One OF
these constituted the entire extremity
of the figure then two or three Tapped
on to it for two-thirds of its length, and
on them were Tapped others, increasing
the thickness of the " snake" until II
became about the size of mans thumb
in the middle, and tapering off toward
the other end in a similar manner. This
object, although rare,s is by nc
means unknown to naturalists. It's oc,
currence is more frequently recorded IL
Europe than in the United States. II
consists in reality of the larvae of an in
sect of the order of flies, probably be
longing to the gCnus SciGrG of the Ag
cetODhiLidCe. This phenomenon belongs
to the series of mimetic resemblanceI
so common in the animal kingdom, and
has doubtless an important function il
preventing attacks upon the defenseless
larvse in their movements from place tC
place, birds or other enemies being de
tered by the apparent presence of s
large and dangerous serpent.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-12-10
The Stove SwIndle.

Persons familiar, with the cost of iron
castings in general business have often,
doubtless, wondered what there was in
stoves over similar fabrics of iron to
make them so expensive to users Of
them. Compared to beds, tables,
chairs, carpets and other articles of
prime necessity in household use they
are exorbitantly high. They last no
longer than domestic wares generally,
and it would seem ought to approx
mate In price to other utensils The
life of 3 good stove is from five to ten
years, according as it is used, which is
no longer than bedsteads, chairs, tables
and other furniture of sirailar quality
endure. The Iron Molder's Journal
gives some facts IS to the cost of max
ing stoves which are Of general interest.
Mr.. John S. Perry, Of Albany, calcu-
lates that gross ton of iron viii make
2, 100 pounds of clean castings which
would furnish seven stoves OF 800
pounds each. He further calculates
that the cost of molding per 100 pounds
is 81. .373, which would make the work
on a stove cost SA141 for molding.
No. foundry iron WIS quoted in New
York, September 10. at $50 per ton,
which at Mr.. Perry's figures, would
make the iron IN a 3OO-pound stove cost
a 2S; the net cost for the stove N
question being So 20. Such stoves are
sold by dealers without any furniture
st s28 to e56, according to finish.
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Tha Trade in Chinese Women.

Congressman Page, who is now in
Washington, has Just received import
ant affidavits Of Rev. Otis Gibson, =. L.
Simmons and Ira NJ COndoit, all for
many years resident in China, and now
engaged in missionary work among the
Chinese in San Francisco for the Metho-
dist, Baptist and Presbyterian churches,
certifying that they have personal
knowledge that a regular system of i'm
pOrtation of and traffic in Chinese wo-
men for the purposes Of prostitution
exists in China and California, and that
at least nine-tenths of all the Chinese
women in California are owned, bought
and sold or vile purposes, there being
three thousand such in San Francisco
alone. Mr.. Gibson furnishes an original
bill OF sale of one of these transactions
in the Chinese language, and gives the
English translation, showing the re-
markably open manner in which this
slave traffic is conducted. These affida-
Wits we're forwarded by Mr.. Ester, late
speaker of the California assembly, to
be brought TO the attention of congress
by Mr.. Page, with a view to securing
federal legislation TO prevent further
importations Of this kind, it having been
held by the United States' courts in
CalilOAAAA tia' 1u0 9O@oO A1-"a o..s'0ssd
for the purpose are unconstitutional.
President Grant, in a recent converse
ton on this subject, expressed the opin-
ion that such importations are in viola
ton of the spirit Of the treaty with China,
but he did not say he believed the treaty
wss directly violated thereby, nor did
he give any assurance, as has been IN
correctly stated, that he would call at
tention to the subject in his forthcoming
message. Springfield Republican.
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Dressed Poultry.

We offer the following timely direc-
tions for the dressing and handling of
poultry Live poultry during the fall
is generally drug on the market, and
dressed lots, when in good order, are
taken in preference. Dealers propose
to sell dressed chickens hereafter by
the pound only, believing that this
manner of selling will insure the ship
ping of better stock to our market.
Poultry should never be killed by the
wringing of the neck, but should be
killed by bleeding, by means of open
ing the veins, or by cutting off the
head, so as to let them bleed freely.
If the latter be done, care should be
taken and draw the skin over the neck
and tie secure before shipping, Deface
the neck as little as possible, as the
looks will materially aid in bringing
outside prices. Poultry should be
picked dry, which can easily be done
by plucking before the bodies are cold,
and always give poultry nice appear
ance. However, when scalded, the
water should be as near boiling as pos
sible, and yet not really boil. The
poultry should be dipped, so that the
water will have proper effect on the
skin, and penetrate the feathers. The
feathers should be picked immediately,
but care should be taken and not break
the skin. Do not remove the entrails.
Poultry, before being killed, should be
kept twenty-four hours without food /;
full crops injure the appearance, and
are liable to sour, by which the sale
would be greatly injured. Before pack
ing, it should get thoroughly dry and
cold, but not frozen. Moderate sized
boxes should be used, but avoid very
large packages as much as possible, as
there is considerable trouble in hand
ling, besides being more difficult to sell.
Ii packing, use clean boxes, and line
the ends and sides with paper. Always
pack as closely as possible, and fill the
boxes well, so there viii be no chance
for the poultry to move about.
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staIDeeisIons.

The postmaster general has issued
the following new decisions After JAN
uary 1, 1875, If n weekly and monthly
publication be mailed together in one
wrapper, the postage must be prepaid
at the higher rate for monthly pUblica-
tions, 1. e., three cents for each pound
or fraction thereof. In reference TO the
proposition submitted by publishers of
magazines, asking permission to mail
the January number of their respective
issues IN December at the rates pre-
scribed by the new law, the postmaster
general decides that he has no authority
in the matter, and that the January
number can only be mailed in January
at the terms of the new law, or, If
mailed in December, it must be sub
jected to prepayment at the Office of
mailing, or pay double transient rates
ct the Office Of delivery. The publish
eTs viii, undoubtedly. hold back the
delivery of the January number until
January. The use OF sealed transparent
envelopes for the transmission of matter
Of the third-class, is sanctioned by postal
regulations. Under no circumstances
should q postmaster tear the wrapper of
any packet or package passing through
his Office. II he cannot determine the
contents Of a package passing at less
than letter rate 8 without destroying the
wrapper, he should charge IL up with
letter postage. to be collected on deliv-
cry. A postmaster who goes outside OF
the delivery Of his Office TO sell postage
stamps, stamped envelopes or newspa-
per wrappers, or who uses them for the
purpose of discharging his private obli-
cations, viii be promptly removed II
reported to the post-offiee department.
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Shocking Facts AbOut Boston Ladies,

Ladies who patronize our jeFelTy,
dry goods and similar establishments,
sometimes do it in a way that is any
thing but pleasing and profitable TO the
proprietors. The latter, anxious to &C
commodate, often permit customers to
take TO their homes articles which they
cannot decide to purchase at the stores.
We have read of jewellers recognizing
their flashing diamands, thus tempo
rarily entrusted TO some fair customer,
upon the evening before it was returned,
with the conclusion regretfully e1-
pressed that they 50 won't suit :" and the
venders of costly shawls, elegant
saeques, aud other garments, have even
recognized their goods doing duty on
special occasions, to be returned next
day by the wearers, with the assurance
that they we're compelled to state, re-
gretfully, of course, that they wont do
at all. We had supposed that New
York alone furnished the parties who
perpetrated such jokes upon the gallant
traders but such is not the case. Re
Gently q nice velvet garment was sent TO
the house of q lady Customer from one
of the dry goods firms Of this city, she
desiring to give IL a critical examination.
It vas returned with a good sized cut
In Il, which the customer had attempted
70 stick together with some adhesive
substance. In making her pattern from
the newest Partisan model she had IN
luckily nearly spoiled the garment
Ssill another lady wished 70 examine an
elegant new velYeteen sacque just from
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-12-10
European Armies.

If complete readiness for war Is the
best means for iusuring the continuance
of peace. the tranquility OF Europe, re-
marks the Pail Mall Gazette, must have
beeu effectually secured this year, IN
which large additions have been made
to the forces of every European power.
The proposed legislation in reference to
the German landsturm viii increase
the military strength of Germany to an
extent hardly realized, though Spenner
Gazette estimates the increased force
arisipo from a first call of the laDdsturm
AT 800. 600 men. The French army viii,
begiuuing from this year, be increased
within twelve years TO ], 500, 900, force
supplementel by q landsturm organiza-
tion NOT less extensive than that of Ger
many. Russia viii in the same period
muster a standing army of 750, GOO men,
and A reserve of ], TAG, 600. Austria has
made so much progress IN the develop
ment of her military resources that she
could take the field with from 800, 600
20 COO. 600 men. Italy could follow
with 4OO.00 men, and Turkey with
2OO. GOO. while we have 100000 70 de-
fend our own soil, and could contribute
"a. 600 60 so, 900 men toward the prose
cution Of an European war
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The Last supper.

A correspondent of the Detroit Tri-
bune, writing from Milan, says: IS You
90 to an old cavalry barrack, formerly
the convent Sancta Maria della Grazie,
and find, as best you can, the hall that
was used as the refectory of that insti-
tuition and there is The Last Supper,
by Leonardo da Vinci, a fresco Of ina
perishable renown, although about per-
ished itself. Everybody In Christen-
dom has seen pictures of this picture,
from copies made when it was possible
to see the original. whether possible to
copy it or not. Sixteen years the artist
toiled at this fresco. Had it been done
on canvas instead of on a wall, often
damp, it would to-day rival the Trans
figuration' by Raphael. The first quar-
ter of an hour one stands before it his
feeling is as when in a room where some
renowned and gOd-like character has
lived the occupant has forever de-
parted. As you see the forms of Christ
and the twelve it is as If you had
been led into an ante-chamber in the
land of shades and you become en-
crossed, not so much in what is there,
as in an effort to see what is not there.
Many attempts to restore certain shades,
eolors, and outlines have mostly been
strokes of additional ruin and some
such touches are DINNER now than GER
tain others supposed to be those of tine
great mater himself. Yet as you gaze
long and intently at these apparitions,
you are conscious of a wonderful power
emanating from them I; and their atti
tude, earnest expressions and gestures,
shadowy and somewhat wild seem toutter
ghostly whispers along the rude table.
After a time, without knowing such a
thing to be possible, you do begin to
discern look--a see out, as the Ger
man tongue better gives tin the face
of the Lord, which you think could have
been produced only by an inspired
painter. The air of divine calmness,
sorrowing seriousness, and Christ like
tenderness still lingering in that face,
seeming to breathe the words, 'ODe of
you shall betray me- is something
miraculous and indescribable.
"sHe who observes it, ere he passes on
Pauses again returns and gases long.
That he may call it mp when far away"
Photographic art is unable to re-
produce this marvellous delineation of
divine character in the Saviour's face,
owing to the decay of the fresco. The
finest copies by the cleverest artists also
fail to transfer It. No means are known
of saving its almost vanished spirit, and
the last people who will ever perceive it
are of the present generation"
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Playing Strategy on the Redskins.

Corporal John Smith, of the 10th
infantry, with four men, was recently
employed on some detail, about twenty
five miles from Fort Sill, Idaho. While
thus engaged he was surprised by a
body of some hundred or more
mounted Indians. he thinks either
Kiowas or Comanches. As their pur-
pose was unmistakably hostile, he and
his men lost no time in TAXI g to the
only available shelter, an old buffalo
wallow, where in q very uncomfortable, e,
constrained position, they managed to
protect their bodies and keep their enc
mics at a distance for the day and night
The next morning, however, their suf-
ferings for want of food and water be-
came rather serious, and something had
to be done. Corporal Smith was equal
to the occasion. Taking a piece of his
own white shirt flap, the only substi-
tute for paper TO be had, he wrote a
note describing their situation, secured
it with care to the neck of q small
shaggy, mongrel dog which had fol-
lowed them from the fort then, batter
ing up canteen, he efastened it to the
animals tail, one of the men carefully
holding the dog in the meanwhile, the
others attending to the defense.
A6Ab bAh4uB pau Ol tLS COHlLuOu D1uS
howered cactus, which grew abundantly
all around their impromptu fortress,
and which, besides the usual spines and
prickles, has all around its edge large
burrs, much like those of the common
northern burdock, he calmly planted it
under the roof of the dogs tail. Then,
lifting his hand, he administered one
whack upon the animals posterior, and,
TO quote the corporal's own expression,
''Re just bumped himself" The In
dians, taking it TO be a mere act of
bravado. presume, made no attempt
to stop bin, and within two hours from
the time he started the dog reached the
post. Succor was Immediately sent,
and the brave corporal and his COM
rades brought in, the Indians making
off at the first sight of the rescue party,
at the distance of several miles.
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The Largest Iron-Clad AflOat.

The Russian iron-clad Peter the
Great, which was built after the designs
of Acknowledgement Popof IN 1872. was
sent on its first trial trip from Cron-
stadt on the 18th of October, accom-
panied By the steam frigate RIrik. It
started at ten o'clock in the morning,
and after steaming out of the harbor
went ont TO sea at the rate of twelve
knots an hour. After proceeding at this
speed for a short time II was found that
one of the ships screws was damsged, I,
and il had 70 put back for repairs. Ac-
cordinz to the Golos, the Peter the
Great is at present the most powerful
iron-elad affOat. Its hull is S33 feet
long by IS feet inches vide It has q
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GUILTY OR NOT GUILTY.

She stood at the Tar OF Justice
creature wan and wild
In form too small for a woman.
In features too old for a chill.
For look so warm and patbeeie
was stamped on her pale, Young fara
II seemed long years Of SUFFERING 0'
Must have left that silent trace
@ Your name, said the judge, as he eved bs.
With kindly look, yet keen. W neE
Is s. - Mary Mcclure, If you please, sir.v
well, Mary" and then from a paner
He slowly and gravely read,
Ao9 re charged here, am Eorry to ssv e.
win stealing three lOayes of bread
You look not like an offender.
And hope that you can show
The charge 70 De false. Now. tell mo
Are You guilty Of this or no %
passionate burst OF weeping
Was at tlrst The sole reply.
But she dried her eyes in a moment.
Ana looked in the judges eyel
" viii tell you how It was. sir.
Ny father and mother are dead
And my little brothers and sisters
We're hungry and asked me for bread
At hrst earned It for them
By working hard ali day,
But somehow times were hard sir
And the work all fell away.J
=" could get no more employment:
The weather was bitter cold.
Alo yvuuE ones crleu ana Hhiycred-
(Liitle JohEny's but four years oldA
SO what was I 10 do. sir2
am guilty, but do not condemn.
took-oh, was It stealing p
The bread to give TO them"
Every man in the COURTROOM
Gray-beard and thouRhtless vouth
knew, as he looked upon her.
That the prisoner spoke the truth
out from their pockets came 'kerchiefsl
Ont from their eyes sprung teara
And out from old faded wallets
Treasures boarded for years.
The judges face was a study
The strangest you ever saw.
And he cleared his throat and muttered
Something about the law;
For one so learned in such matters
SO wise In dealing with men,
He seemed, on a simple question
S3rely puzzled Just then.
But no one blamed him or wondered.
When at last these words they heard
- The sentence of this young prisoner
IL, for tho present, deferred -
And no one blamed him or wondered
When he went to her and smiled.
And tenderly led from the courtroom
Mary, the E" guilty" child.