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0ver the dead, brown leaves
Tic aplrit OF Summer grieres:
ITS voice il the lingering breeze,
Stirring the barc-branched trees,
Whispering low,
Through the woods, the sad refraiQ3-
"Autun1n my bloom t1as slain;
D!y seazon Of Life Ia past;
Winter has over me.c1st
Its manila Of AnoW.*
Out On the widening plains,
On the roads and couutry-lanee,
In tho rates and sheitering eard1,
Are heaped the dying learea,
Yellow and sero.
Autumn has killed them all:
from the dropping trees they faH,
Swept by tie withst1ng breath
That sentinels Life and Death
From year to year.
Summer tA but dream,-
a uower on passing stfeam,-
4 moment OF hope and faith,
That visions OF lova create
III the breast.
hfan il tho dreamer wild,
From the hours he prattles, 4 ehflA,
Till Autumn shakesh the ieavz
OF tho hope that eveE deceiyes,
Down unto rest.
1oAao. jAM1s LAvA1IdK
, 1874-11-01

An attempt MAS to have been made 1aat week
to got up another woman's crusade IN Cleveland,
out three or four OF tho leaders were dissppoint.
ed about their fall bonnets, and the sratr didot
come of,
, 1874-11-01

CHAPTER H.
Night in sick-room: room where the req
freight leaps up IN weird flashing forms against
the pictured wall; where the heavy danask cur.
ta;ns are drawn closely across The windows, AZ il
~ Amt ~. ali aound even Of the rain bexung
Mildly against the pauea without.
"Mizpah. are you there
"Yes, DEAR"
"Do rou feel weaker. john
mo, but fee:-dying. Come closer 10 mo,
nv ulfe, want 70 talk to you
She Is seated between the bed and tho tre,
woman still young. aud strangely beautiful. put
with the patient gravity of middle .ge se't1ea 1ea
ike Ha1en mAsk over her fair pale sace. ~, hsr
usual at hor aee. - she rises, and. going 70 the
bed stoops down above the lace, wE1nk'od ana ana
worn deeply lined and fringed with thin gray
hairs, which lies there upon tho pillow,
"You have been czying," be says, ala Aeea
, 1874-11-01
CHICAGO.

T1he Rev. rrof " S. Blanchard has In manuscript
rocu OF aboht 1000 lines The Rebuilding NJ
Chicago-Her Past AID Future, /" which will soon be
published. Below are some extracts from the sAnol
Chicago proud, gigantic, quoen1y mart.
Great Freedoms bsnners oer thy tuners nnfurltd,
The pride, the gury, Of the hun*n heart.
Great beatoning osb TO advancing wold,
Where Fortune smiles in bright, imFearled,
Thy History, Fame. the Ause would joyous trace:
Wlita f41es once s,arted arc to ouiTton hurled,
And 1nc,ent empires, cru1nhled find 10 place,
Thou p~erless aae rsest to dart thy beams through
space!
, 1874-11-01

That God would shield him with His guardian carsi
Beside the eanded fence the sexton stands,
And listess leans upon his hrawny hands,
His charge. 10 long and faithfully kept
Again arranged and sedulously zwept.
HI tnsera. gazing It the setting sun.
Whose silent course. again, has marty rB8>
The open portal temptA the weary feet
To seek onoe more the od-time. modest sests
Where to herself her maidsn heart confessed
Its Grst eudmisslou unto Loves behe.t.
bltsrful memory Of dear distress,
In darkest hour onnipoteat to bless:
Piercing ths gloom Of Sorrows chilling shroad
The light that beams beyond the murky cloudt
Above the altar where, ere sin detiicd,
Her parents 10 the Ma.tsE gave their child,
She raw again the words she oft had read.
Fen these: IS The blood Of Jezns Christ, His Som
Clezuseth from s1n." Twas shed for every sas!
6ood Of penisenti.l sorrow o'er her s"ept,..
Tears Of cnrtrition from &heif fountain crePt.
"A at the altars base she humbly knels,
To seek relief from all the g1ief Bhe felt.
The red cross in the western gable SET
The parting sunbeamz in their brightness met,
And bathol them in its own vermflion hue.
Ere they their radiance ~ the altar threw.
And changed the suFpl,auti garb Of sober gray
So His blood clcansetl, !" frees from evry stain
The ebou heart, and makes it uhite again!
Tho sexton. 'seapcd from bis zLstraeted mood,
Reheld the 1un had lowered willie he stood;
sin wondring where ,he pre,ty maid had sons.
Who left the village with the 3.iuires gay SON.
Within the churrh he made his wouted round,
Careful to search, though augnt he neer bid found.
Tho PROSTATE form, Auil used IN rzdlzAt u3at,
D3fore the ruddy altar, mel his s1EEt
Amazed be gazes, steps with cautious care,
Lest he disturb the figure knsetink tkere-
A1bils he liugers, it'll no motion made.
Tha silent form he deemed before him pr1yed.
With roice subdued, the devoted beside,
He gently called; no ausw ring voice replied.
Tenderly lifted. 10 the open door
Tie fEasi!s form The sturdy sexton bo:e-
Tho cooling breeze famed the UNCONSCIOUS hcad,-
but all in 1.-the visal apark had ned.
Tho breath that whispered forth her latest pr1yer
Waited Ter Epnis far fr1m earthly care!
CHICAGO. J. P. LKAv1rT.
, 1874-11-01

and her eyes lesp up with sudden Light, rs sha
puts her hand out, saylng:
" a1r. Dacrcs and I are old friends"
Ho does NOT act like an old friend He does
not even seem to see her hand, bus boTs with
grave formality; and after word oz two Of
Commonplace civiity-words which the beating
Of her heat viii hardly let her ansmer, hs moves
quietly away, and leaves The room.
So they meet again, aud SO they part. Ihs
1ocket which bears her name-thnt name With ita
quaint sacred meaning, "The Lord watch be-
tween me and thee when We Al absent QUO from
another still hangs at his watch-chai.; but he
has no, forgiven her yet. He never will
Has the Lord vatclad in Tain
Twilight again. The sky pafo aprle-grecn
fading into blue in the east Une long bar OF
I1uid gold low down On the western HORIZON.
Above IL hank Of graylsh violet cloud frlnged
with fire. Far away, behind that da1d clump Of
trees, Jingle Of bells ringing for evening ser-
VICE Indoors wood nEc sparkling merri1J, au
open window draped in lace curtains, which rustic
softly in the Bweet foWer-laden breeZe; and be-
aide The window Nizpah seated in low chair,
tbs broad tulle streamers Of her white cap loat-
ing ike vail round her slight rounded figure !,
her golden head resting against staud Of aza-
iens. white and PINK, in fill bloom: an open let
ter in her Jap, and lush bright IS moss-Tose
bud in either cheek
There are steps in the passage, and tho flush
grows deeper. The bells keep ringing, but 1!z-
pah's heart beats too loudly to hear them The
door opens and she is on her feet, her beautiful
eyes shining through dazz!ed tears. her clasped
qulveting hauds outstretched. her "ho's "om-
anly form beaying and painting with silent, pas
siona,e gladness. Aga1nst the go'd-ereen oaek-
ground OF the sunset sky Gerald sees ner ataholng
Ike some medieval ratnt. The next moment she
is in his arms, folded down upon his hear: as
though he could never let her So SO again, and
kissed-lips, hands, and brow-as II the arrears
OF ten long summers Of waiting had to be paid in
that one moment.
Twas not for long time that any sensible
vo,d is spoken. Tbs talls have ruDg their joy
The Grange advance., 1874-12-29
WHITES ETnE BLACK HILLS,
[OmAha TELEGRAM. Dec. 93.1

lOaaana Ielegfamp Dec. -.
Gen. Ord received the following dis
patch yesterday from Col. Brawley:
IAN Indian came into Spotted Tail
on the l7th and reported that IL days
before he met party Of 21 white men,
with an OK team, on Ed Greek, at the
eastern foet'of the Black Hills. They
came from Missouri: and were going
into the hills.
The following is his reply:
''Send accompany Of cavalry FROM
Camp Sheridan or Robinson, as you:
think best, to overhaul the party in
the Black Hills, and; to expel it from;
the Indian Territory, under the in
structions of September third, from.
headquarters Of the military division.
Furnish the command with a good sup
ply of tents, stores and blankets for
men and beasts. The command will
start when the weather will permit. -
The Grange advance., 1874-12-29
EX.G0V. YARMOUTH.
Under Arrest foE Stabbing n Man in,
a Fi8ht..APRnrently Justi1tablo.

Under'Arrest fex Ssabbing a Man in,
a Fight..APRarently Justi fable.
New ORLEANS, Dec. 28.-In a fight
between Dan. G: Byerly, manager ofthe
Bulletin and ex.Gov. Yarmouth on
Canal street, Byerly knocked War
mouth down with a stick aid jumped
or him, when Yarmouth, drawing his
knifa,- stabbed Byerly several times in
the abdomen The wounds are danger
Gus. Yarmouth was arrested.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
NEw ORLEANS, Dec. 26,-A quarrel
took place this morning between ex-
Gov. Yarmouth and Mr.. Byerly, pro-
pfietor Of the Bulletin. The latter
struck the former with a cane. where
upon Yarmouth stabbed Byerly two or
thre times severely. Yarmouth was
arrested.
The Grange advance., 1874-12-29

go to the Speakers table and take up tho
Senate financial bill, when it's opponents
prevent action, during which motions to ad-
journ, to take q recess, ETC., were made in
quick succession. During the discussion,
Mr.. Beck announced that the motion, ii
adopted, would result in taking up the civil
rights bill, and his side were determined
that that measure should not be considered
before the 4th of March next. Finally the
House agreed to make the finance bill the
special order for January 7th. Adjourned
to Jan. 5th.
The Grange advance., 1874-12-29
l8 Of the crew We're drowned. a quarrel
about dog in Mercer county, Ky, resulte::
in the shooting AID killing of Joe AID
Garland Davenport.

SATURDAY, Dec. 26.-John H. Keyser' 8
stave works at New York burned Thurs
day morning. Loss estimated at $780,
OO0. james Walker, formerly president
OF Harvard College, died Thursday at his
residence in Cambridge, Mass, aged so
years. 80 The boiler of a. engine on Pos
ter's wharf, Boston, exploded Thursday
morning, killing one man and injurine
three others 1.-Two new suits growing out
OF old ring operations have been begun
to recover s525, 900 from VIM. NJ. Tweed
tor the city of New York. -.
The suit Of Josephine Mansfield against
the estate Of the late James Fisk, Jr., to
recover the value of two promissory not.s
with interest, amounting to $25,00O, re-
suited in verdict in favor of the plain
tlft... "A fire Thursday night at Fort Erie,
Ont, destroyed the McLaren Hotel, Har-
din's grocery and dry good store, the Har-
rls Hotel, Aillkelney's Hotel, Gib.on's
eoot and shoe store and Wilson's clothing
mouse. "a Mrs. Moore of Nashville was
run over Thursday by runaway horse
and fatally injured... Whitelaw Reid OF
the New York Tribune, Thursday for
warded $4,000 to the grasshopper sufferers
ol Kansas and Nebraska, the amount OF
the Tribune dollar subscriptions for that
purpose. The Tribune is continuing to
receive subscriptions at the rate of several
hundred dollars day.
MONDAY, Dec. 28.-Gov. Dix declines
to pardon Stokes, the murderer of Jim
Fisk, as asked by his friends q. .Jac ID
Heiswunder, living near Columbus, O.,
suddenly disappeared abouta .ek ago.
Supicions of foul play having been exct-
ed, the house was searched and what are
supposed to be his arms were found in the
fire place, he first having been murdered
and his body burned. Two sons of the
missing man, IA and Is years old,
have been arrested on suspicion
OF. doing the dead. d....A Mrs.
otraussler, of Philadelphia, shot and
killed Charles Wyme, Saturday night,
while he was attempting to break into her
husbands saloon from which he had been
elected short time before. In quar-
rel Saturday, in New Orleans, ex-Gov.
Yarmouth fatally stabbed Mr.. Byerly,
proprietor of the Bulletin newspaper. By
erly commenced the assault by striking
Yarmouth with cane. Yarmouth was
arrested. In Il 3ht Saturday at Yer
sailles, Ky., between whites and blacks,
two negroes were killed and others wound
ed and two whites mortally wounded.
The Grange advance., 1874-12-29

of weary sorrow anG deep dcpressio.
. that was moved almost to tears when,
/ in low and plaintive tones she said !:
Mr.. Owen indeed | cannot come out to-
night unless have assurance that my
wishes shall be respected
"'They shall be- said I, so long as
I come here.
81 want you to PROMISE she added.
when you touch me, it gives me
strength; but when others, with whom
I have no sympathy, are suffered to ap-
proach ind;scriminately, it wearies and
| exhausts me. l want your promise
| that no such overtures as that made
last night shall be repeated. They for
get that I am spirit. They forget
why come to them at all
"'Dear Katie, said |, 4 will protect
you, IS I would my own daughter, from
that and every other annoyance. No
one shall approach you except with
your express permission
"The changed, more hopeful express
sion was charming to see, as she said:
"'God bless you! Tell my medium
not to urge me; it hurts me to refuse
her.
''At request from the andienee, I
stated to- them, in brief, what Katie had
said. Nothing more was needed, that
evening, to call forth hushed rever-
ence such as is not often foundi even in
church.
"June 23,-* The next time
she came out she asked for a large
nosegay which stood on the mantel-
Epiece, and coming close to me she knelt
Edown, laid the flowers on the floor, and
deliberately picked out two or three
slies. These: she handed to me-, re-
tarning the rest to Mrs. Holiness. As
she ki:elt there. noticed that her hair
c,srled in Short, graceful rjnglets over
the top and frent of her head, while
several longer curls dropped to her
shoulders. One of these. longer than
the rest, she had several times shown
us; and allowedus to touch, at the aper-
ture.
''0nce morc-and for the last time
that evening emerged from the
cabinet, came quickly close up to me,
extending hand. I passed my left
hand gently around her, and sustained,
her left arm, bare from the elbow, in:
my right hand. TO the touch her:
garments and person were exactly like
those of an earthly creature.
I'm low but distinct tones she made
ONE recommendations in regard to my
health. You have, work to do,' she
said, before you leave your earth; and
you mast rest that: you may BE- able to-
do it,
"Then, stepping back, she took my
face in both hands: Kissed me on the
forehead. and retrcated to the cabinet,
as is hez wont, without turning from us.
After closing the door, she half opens it
again with smile and the words:
'Didn't we have good time, Mr.. Owen,
as promised
60 Indeed we did, I replied; you
kept your word
"'Butswe'll have fur better times by
and by, when you come to u.s. The
door closed upon that earnest. beauti-
full face, and we were.left alone with the
memory Of the msfveEs we had wit
messed
Il questioned my consciousness. Had
l held familiar converse with creature
who had already, perhaps, returned to
her fellowsdenizcns Of the skies
The Grange advance., 1874-12-29
what a Bad Breath Did for Science.
From the New York SUM-

Unknown, however, to Mr.. Owen, an
other observer was also conducting his
researches into the mystery. Insensi-
bic to the beauty and grace of the love-
ly girl, whose moist hand Mr.. Owen
took into his, and around whose waist.
he had extended his arm, taking her
left arm, bare to the elbow, in his right
hand, he was only struck by the fact
that she had bad breath. cd,
The Grange advance., 1874-12-29

A Missouri officer, having no clue
to the identity cfa burglar but hat,
took it to = public school. and holding
up, asked the boys whose it was, and
several of them told him N . twinkling,
The Grange advance., 1874-12-29

Owen. did 50 examine it, finding nothing
| at the time to engender suspicion.
These walnut boards were secured bv
four buttons on each side : and fire..
quently the gentlemen above named
were invited to take these buttons off
and examine the boards. 1t has since
been discovered that
HOLMES HAD The MEANS
Of taking out one Of these boards,-the
centre one, which was abont Is inches
wide,-and Of substituting in its place
board that was cut across the centre,
admitting the removal Of the lower
half, and easily admitting person
from the back room into the cabinet,
through the aperture. This was the
way in which Katie K;dg entered the
cabinet.
But there were further discoveries,
made subsequently, which were Of an
intensely interesting character. If
Katie entered the cabinet in this way,
where
WAS SHE KEPT CONCEALED,
prior to the seances, and during the in
tervals when she disappeared? In the
rear room there was bed. upon which
ladies and gentlemen attending the Sc
ances were in the habit of depositing
ther superaueus clothing. This roeu,
was, as matter to be expected, subject
to close scrutiny, the closets and the
bed being examined, and more than
one pair of eyes cast their
CHANCES BENEATH THE BED,
to see if any confederate might be hid
den there. But no search resulted in,
sucha discovery Yet, as 1t afterwards
turned out, the bed-like Maelzel's
wonderful automaton-did hold a con-
federate at the time, and the confcder.
ate was none other than the lady whose
confession we have given above. But
where could she burrow The atten.
dants on the seance had the freest lib
Grey Of examination. The bed was
open, some doubtless even probing the
mattress, to ascertain if it did not, for
the time; cage the beauty. Who would
have thought Of
LOOKING AT. THE. BOLSTER?
The bolster was so unimportant mat.
ter that it. never once excited suspicion.
Yet it held. the living mystery-nonc
other than the ruby-lipped and fair
armed creature who was, in few mo-
ments, via the walnut partition, to
burst upon*the vision Of the breathless
spectators. The bolster, then, was
none of your: old-fashioned striped tick
ing bags, pufed up with. down; but, in
stead,
WICKER CAGE.
ingeniously eontrived, and. as ingenious.
ly overlaid, in which the charming con-
federate housed herself until she was to
issue, like a. golden beauty from
cocoon. Thelady in question.
1s~A WIDOW
and has one child. Her connection
with the Holmeses$ dates from time
when she went to board with them.
She was in pecuniarY: difficulties, and
they, it is alleged, believing that with
her beauty and talent she could: mate
rally advance their interest, proposed
to her to act as a; ;'tmaterialized, spirit"
This she consented to do, and, until the
expose, was no other than the: Katie !
King Of the mysterious scsnces.
The Grange advance., 1874-12-29

Circumstantiala evidence. which I have
just obtained, induce me to withdraw the as
Esnrances which I.have heretofore given of
my confidence in the genuine character Of
Certain manifestations presented last sum-
NOR, in my presence, throngh Mr. and Mrs.
Nelson Holmes. ROBER1DALE OWEN.
Philadelphia, Dec 6. 1874.
These announcements from the two
leading Spiritualists Of the country,
tax enin connection with. the capture
and confession Of the: young woman
who personated ''Kat;e: King in the
seances referred to, give sort Of mel
ancholy interest to tbs article Of Rob-
ert Dale Owen in the January number
Of The Atlantic Moauhly (:'Touching
Visitants faom Higaer Llfe,' in which
that gent'aman gives most extraordi.
nary account Of the Holmes material.
cations. We select for publication
some of ahe most striking passages of
Mr.. Owen' s narrative.
"Jnne2 No medium in the cabi.
net. K&tie appeared at the aperture
and Dr. Child, desiring to please all,
proposed that every person in the cir
Gle (upwards Of twenty) might 20 up,
one by one, to the aperture, touch Ka-
ties hand and speak to her. They all
did so except one young lady, deferred
by fear. Toward the close one of the
circle (not lady asked if Katie
would not allow him to kiss her. She
instantly withdrew, and we saw her no
more that night.
'Afterward I demonstrated, in pri.
vate, With DR.. Child, against his lack of
decorum adding that unless the wishes
OF the spirit were consulted in all things,
would not attend another sitting, nor
eountenance the proceedings in any
way. He took what I said in good
part, frankly admitting I was in the
right. Little did expect what was to
come
"Ipne %. t Katie, appearing at the
aperture after unusual delay, beckoned
to me. The pale and beautiful face,
now grown familiar, unusually
tinged with sadness, wore such look
The Grange advance., 1874-12-29
Robert Dale Owcnes. storx~

Robert bale Ovvcn3k 8t0rH>
II give notice that will no longer re-
ceive applications connected with the seances
of Mr.. and Mrs. Holmes, naw' in Philadel-
phia, the manifestations being un satisfactory.
HENRY T. CHILD, M D.,
1884 Race street, Rhiladelrhia.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-04-09
A Senator's Palace.

"Castle Stewart" in the city of
Washington, owned and recently occu-
pied by Senator Stewart, of Nevada, is
the admiration of all who see the inter
nal arrangements and furnishing, sur
passing In magnificent elegance any
thing else to be seen in that city. The
parlor chairs, sofas, ETC., are beauti-
fully carved and finished in gilt, while
the mirrors, cornices and brackets are
made in keeping with the draperies, and
curtains in harmony with the rest. The
furniture of the sitting-room is of the
most luxurious style. with bookcases,
cabinets and splendid mirrors. The
dining-room is finished in black wal
nut, the chairs are covered with the
finest morocco and ornament with gilt
monogram, and everything in the room
in perfect keeping. A very noticeable
article is the hall mirror the plate is
the largest ever used for such pur-
pose, It's said. The glass measures six
feet wide and ten feet high, costing over
81, 200. The sleepingrooms are fitted
up in various colors of wood, such as
Hungarian ash and mahogany, silver
wood and ebony holdings, maple and
black walnut, with every article con-
ceivable, that could be used, made to
correspond. The carpets and frescoing
are in perfect harmony with the style
of furniture used in the rooms, the
whole making a display of elegance
rarely excelled In this country.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-04-09
An Earthquake Proof Hotel.

San Francisco glories in a new hotel
which really seems to have some fea-
lures not often found in that class of
buildings. 1t is four stories high, and
contains four hundred suites of rooms,
yet is so constructed that the direct rays
of the SUI. fall into every room at some
time during the day-provided it isn't
cloudy, we suppose. This is mainly eff
fected by means of large central court.
But the popularity which especially en-
dears it to the natives is the remarka-
BILE fact that it is earthquake proof, and
hence may be considered house of ref
uge in the midst of quaking city. It
is a compact framework of wood and
iron, rut together somewhat after the
manner of ship, and this is encased in
walls of brick. The theory is, that In
case of very severe shake the brick
walls will either have to stand up or
fall outward, and SO the inmates have
only to keep in their rooms for safety.
The rent of suit of rooms, with board,
ranges from two hundred and fifty to
five hundred dollars q month, which
Will doubtless come up trifie during
the earthquake season.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-04-09
The PruSSian Court.

1t is stiff, stern military court IN
der strict discipline, but very splendid
on occasion. Those parsimonious kings
OF Prussia can dine /, 800 guests in state
at their palace and have 400 lackeys in
iveries to wait upon them. But the
daily life of the German monarch and
his family is very simple and inexpen-
sive. Their equipages differ in nothing
from those of private persons, save that
the Empress Queen sometimes goes out
with four Indifferent horses and an out
rider. The Crown Prince and Princess
merely have an ordinarily brougham
and. pair, of a sort rather shabby than
otherwise. The king sits daily ut an
open window of his palace and walks
about without guards or attendants,
like the poorest of his subjects but
Notwithstanding this absence of pomp
and all the outward manifestations of
royalty he is so careful of his authority
that he will not speak one word-no,
not even to Prince Bismarck upon any
political subject unconnected with the
particular department over which the
Prince presides. The feet accounts for
much that was inexplicable during the
late war. The king would never con-
suit Bismarck on military matters nor
Moltke upon diplomacy, and conse-
quently they often gave contrary advice
which rather perplexed his Majesty.
Court etiquette is very rigid in Prussia,
but there are some few old and trusty
friends whoar privileged to speak free
ly to the Emperor King. Field Mar
shall Wrangle is one of them. 1t was
he who advised the King to issue an or
der of arrest against his son.