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the sweet ashes Of its vernal and fowery
preeedents
Once more the golden pomp of au-
tumn has made its annual visit to our
beautiful land !; and it has thrown its
glorious mantle Of many hues over val
ley, plain and hillside both far and mean.
The sweet flowers have dropped and fad
ed on every hand, and as the blighting
winds have robbed them Of their fra
GRANGE, and laid them low in the dust,
they have borne the beautiful impress of
withered beauty. The luxuriant foliage,
that for many weeks has yielded us
leafy shade, has exchanged its living
green for the rich tints of gold, brown
and crimson-tho glory of the autumnal
blight Softly they have crushed their
liyid colors beneath our careless tread,
while native branches sway mournfully
to and fro in the chilly wind, and in
their blighted condition appear bleak
and naked even in the bright sunshine.
The face of Nature, broad and goodly,
has lost that warm, genial, smiling as
pect, which is so pleasant and so peculiar
to the gentle aud flowery reign Of the
departed seasons. Silently the blight
ing months Of the scar and yellow leaf
have ,..,ihed Dyer its comely features on
thc,ineN 4sug wings of time; and
as th6'lly solicity days 60 swiftly by, they
become less attractive and more dreary
Though the far Off welkin is often clear
blue, it has lost its misty and placid
serenity of summer skies; while the
pure breezes are 10 longer sweet, soft
and balmy, braeing and inyigorating as
they certainly are, their breath isneyer-
theless cold and chilly, for it issues from
the icy lips Of the wintry monarch that
is even now wandering through the land
with its trailing robes of snow and frost.
The twittcring birds, that for many
long and pleasant months have sung SO
sweetly to our hearts from their nests in
the trees around us, are now all desert
ing us for their winters home in the far
off land Of the tropics. The featherod
little fellows have taken an arowy flight
in large numbers, and we shall neither
SOC nor hcor tbon, o,,,;n INIT; tLo;, t;,,,.
/ ~ NVA uNet iiiVh' "S'Ii uiitl tucii ulHy
throats shall welcome back with strains
ofNornal joy the coming Of next spring
The u4,i.rv vgork of ~ raa,,s,. I; ~.
" ''N tNoFs' - uuN
/ completed, ana the harvest DAYS are
over Once again tile fields Of grain
have ripcned in the mellow autumnal
sunshine. and once again the sturdy
9u'is VI 'le SUI ,a'c Sarlercu Ine Peariy
| SheaVcS and golden fruits that the friend
Iv Garth v;el,Is cvcry roor for 10 200, Goad
/ ~ tdbh }letda every year lOl inc BOuu
Of mankind.
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THE MYSTERIOUS PORTRAIT.

In small but handsomely furnished
sitting-room in London hotel, a young
lady was sitting, in an casy-chair, be-
fore a blazing fire, one dreary Noyem-
bor afternoon. Her hat and cloak lay
upon the table beside her, and from the
eager, inpatient glances she turned TO-
ward the door at every sound of a foot
step on the staircase outside, it was
evident she expected a visitor.
At last the door opened, and tall
aristocratic looking young man entered
the room.
"Oh, Harry, what long time you
have been" she exclaimed, springing
up from her seat. "What news have
you brought? What does your father
say about our-our marriage?' hesitat-
ing with the shyness of a bride at the
last words
''Read for yourself, Hclon,7 replied
her husband, handing her an open let
ter, and standing opposite her, leaning
against the marble mantelpicce, watch
ing intently the expression Of her fair
young face as she read;
in marrying as you have done YOU have
acted in direct deliberate opposition to my
wishes. From this day You are no longer my
son, and wash my hands Of you forever y
"0h, Harry, why did you not tell me
of this before Y exclaimed Helen, as
She read the hard, cruel words, looking
up through her tears into her husbands 5
e.
MY darling, what was there to tell?
How could / know that my father would
actin ikis hardbeartnd mauner? knew
that he wished me to marry the daugh-
ter Of a noblemau living near Mnston
Hall, and SO unite the two estates, but |
had no idea that he would east me of
for disobeynS his wishes. And even i
had known It, he added fondly clasp
ing his young bride to his heart, and
kissing away the tears from her eyes,
II should not have acted differently
My Helen is worth fifty estates and as
long as she loves me, | shall never re-
grot the loss Of Marston Hall and It's fair
acres. But, my love, he continued,
more seriously, "thcrc is an endof your
promised shopping expedition in lteseui
Street. You will have to do without
diamonds now that your husband is a
pcnniless outcast, instead of the heir to
ll'ocn Thousand year
iiosA' Harry please don { tax like
'n"'' Sne sa'a' huft at ms pl''er tone
you Nn'" 10 was NOT ol the diamonds
'na' | was '''lN'nS bu, what are you
gong 70 ao' Harry Sne continued
l'ylhs her mana upon ms arm ana look
'lls up sa''iy ih'o ms pale' SAD iace'--
You cannot WORK Tor a iiVms'
Ana |Ay not WORK Tor a living
ne cAe'a''hed' IN determined voice,
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| on MS return 70 England WIN MS bride.
But, full Of confidence IN his ability
to maintain himself and his young wife
by his own cxertions, 1Irry troubled
himself very little about his lost iuheri-
tance; and though their new home
consisting Of three small, poorly-furnish-
ed rooms, in a back street-was very
different from the grand old mansion to
which he had hoped to take his bride.
he set to work cheerfally at his favorito
art, and tried hard to earn a living by
painting pictures and portraits.
But he soon found that it wa BOT SO
easy as he thought. -
1t was all very well when he gas heir
to Msrston Hall, and studied painting
merely from love of art, but picture
dealers, who. in those days had been all
flattery and obsequiousness toward the
young heir, now that he really wanted
to sell his pictures and sketches, shook
their heads, and politely, but firmly,
declined to purchase.
At last, one drcary afternoon, when
Harry was sitting in the little room he
called lis studio. irving to devise some
new scheme to repIenish lis slender
purse, the servant opened the door, and
ushered whitc-haired ollAsgentleman
into the room.
Placing a chair by the. are for his
visitor, Harry inquired his Ainess.
You are portrait paintsk, believe,
sir?' said the old gentleman, looking at
him through-his gold spectsG.s
"That is my profession, sir, replied
Harry, delighted at the THOUGHT Of hav-
ing found a commission at fast
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BOARD OF school COMMISSIONERS.

Dr. Thomas A. Carrico. tPres' t, , John II.
Mitchell and Edmund Perry
Seeretory-George ". Lloyd, County Exam
iner and member Of the State Board Of Educ.i-
ton.
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ORPHANS oouRT.

This Conrt meets every Tuesday
Chief Jadgs-Ilon Richard Barnes
4ssociate Judges Hons. Robert Digges ard
Stouton W Dent
Register Of -Narcellus Thompson
CrieT-H. Turner Rowe.
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John Hamilton, Richard Barnes, Sr., George
?. jenkins, DR.. Robert FERGUSON, Samuel
Hanson.
Oeersesr-Thomas N. Welch.
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M i L Il RS
Safe n Iron Works.
Baltimore, Md.

NTILLER'S BALTIMORE MADE SAFE
WI the best now in usc--Warrnicd fret
from rust, dmupuess OF decay
FIRE PROOF MERCHANTS SAFES
WELDED STEEL AND IRON.
BURGLAR-PROOF BANK SAFES,
FIRsr-CLASs.
KEY AND COMBINATION LOCK,
BANK VAULTS AND LOCKS.
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The dazzling pictures that loom up in
the dim future and glow from its nebul-
ous tapestry, cause us to redouble our
exertions in our desire to reach some
longed for goal
Well do we know that the realities of
life are substantial, while the localities
are but visionary; well do We know that
"Life is not an empty dream
Yet we believe that the ideal is as es-
sential as the real The bright hopes
and fancies Of aspiring minds, and the
sweet reyeres that we indulge in, soften
our rugged natures, and fit US for the
eompanionship of kindred spirits. We
studiously refrain from exclaiming,
.Au that we see or seem,
Is but dream within dream
We know that life is real; nevertheless,
we love the bright scenes that are pho
tographed upon our souls-that lead us
onward and upward to holier thoughts
and nobler deeds.
Life is a conservatory. The realities
are the vivifying plants that strengthen
our vitality, while the localities are the
beautiful flowers that captiyate our
senses by their perfume. The harsh re-
bufs Of an unsympathizing world chill
the oxuberant spirit of youth, and
quench the last spark of ambitious en-
thusiasm. Yes,
''Fnll many eonl, of purest ray serene,
ifssfr assfr
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r. Sunday school teacher recently
told his class that jeremiah was the first
Prince of Walls
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William Hamilton. George ?. jenkins VIM
Boswell, Hugh Mitchell Richard II. Edcen.
S,crftarv- William Boswell
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&c 10 is reported that the hired girls
of Detroit have formed ring and de
mand three beau-uights week
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ice'''I like good rainy day, said
an idle hoy, too raipy to 60 to school,
and just rainy enough to go fishing
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CORPORATION OF PORT TOBACCO

BOARD OF TowS COMMISSIONERS
William Boswell, president, Elijah Wells
Joseph Lacey, John Il. Jenkins and Julius
Quenzel.
A3a9-Yillian Il Wade,
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Ge- A wite,s secret her epiaisn Of
her husband
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-12-18

There was no further fighting at Nicksburg
on the sth although the excitement contn-
ued with little abatement. The whites had
complete control of the city, and the militia
generally were under arms. Crosby had ten
dered his resignation as Sheriff, and placed ii
in the hands OF a committee.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-12-18
Congressional Proceedings.

The Senate came TO order az noon, on the
9Th, Vice. President Wilson i'm the chair. The
President and the House Of Representatives we're
notified Of the organization Of the senate. Mr..
Morrill, reported 4 bill providing for "A govern
ment for the District Of Columbia. which was or
derrd printed. \ number Of other bills were
also introduced. laid over. and ordered printed.
At % .. ~. the Presidents message was read. .
Afier reports Of various departments had been
presented, the senate adjourned.
The House was formally opened at noon.
y ~ the 30l members being present. The Pres
ident and the senate We're notified that the IIou-e
was IN session. The Presidents message was
ceiyed and read. 4 number of bills were intro
duced, laid over and ordered printed. Tse legis-
lative. executive and appropriation bill was made
the special order for Tuesday next.
In the Senate. on the sth, Mr.. Wright intro
duced bill fixing the salary Of the President If
the United states at $3.50 Mr. West intro
duced bill for the construction Of lines Of tele-
graph from " ashington ~ Boston. via Baltimore
Philadelphia, New York and Harvard. tobe ope
rated In the post. office- ~ these cities by APP
pointees II the Postmaster General The bill
proposes 90 appropriate 500 600 for the foregoing
purposes
In the House. on the sth. bills were intro
dnced-For the eNtinguishment Of the Indian title
TO the Black Hills reservation in Dakota; TO sub.
stitute United states notes for tissues Of national
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Sweet Potatoes.

This is one of our valuable esculents.
and II properly taken care of, can be kept
the whole year In good condition; but.
like every thing else that is valuable, il re-
quires some care and pains-taking. Once
attended 70, however, there is no troubl.
about them. We remember once, when
boy, TO have seen bank of them, in the
spring OF the year, that had been put up
the previous fall. that was "a sound and
dry AS when put up. They were put up
in the following manner; A quantity Of
perfectly dry soil had been procured,
and the potatoes had been put by in
layer of potatoes and then layer of the
dry soil, until large bank had been made:
the bank was then covered with the same
kind of dry soil, some two or three inches
thick. sufficient TO keep them from frecz-
ing during the winter. and the bank then
covered with board shelter.
We also know of another instance of a
planter that raises them in large quant-
ties, and keeps them the year round i'm the
following manner: He has "A basement
room or cellar, under his home, bricked
up and provided with proper ventilation.
In the fall he procures sufficient quantity
of common sand, which he suns on a seal
fold until perfectly dry. When he digs
his potatoes. lac puts them i'm th. cellar.
by putting alternately layer OF sand and
a layer OF potatoes, until they are put
away, after which he has no more trouble
with them. He informed Us, however,
that on one occasion he did not have quite
enough of the dry sand to put up all he
desired, and hence ust Il little sand with
one lot that was not quite dry. and in a
short time that lot of potatoes all rotted;
but he assured Us that if the sand j. en-
lirely dry, they keep perfectly sound and
good for an indefinite length of time. and
will all the time be- as dry. sound and
mealy as they Were i'm the depth OF winter.
Southern CtitiratOr.
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Is for the sake Of our foreign readers. IN
order that out of Italy some adequate idea
may be come at OF the vast difficulties
which beset the new government la is
endeavors 10 establish some show of pub
lie order ; and also because such facts IA
those, brought TO light by the prosecution
IN this trial Of the stabbers. are matters of
almost everyday occurrence, In spite of
the recent laws upon fapunonisione and
u dOmicilio coatfo.
This almost incredible state of things Il
referable To sundry causes, but first aud
foremost 10 the ignorance and idleness
which has so long prevailed i'm this part of
the peninsula. II Is also In some measure
due-as was lately said by a Romagnolese
to the old revolutionary Organization of
the Romagnas, In which the secret politi.
cal societies had given rise to other socie-
ties none the less secret, composed OF male
factors; nor was II always possible TO de-
fine where the one ended and the other
began.
These secret political societies. In whose
eyes the end amply justiiies the means,
had oftentimes 10 pass sentence of death.
though they did not always number among
their ranks any hands of sufficient stead.
ness TO carry out their own edicts and
thus they were forced TO apply. for this
branch of the business, 10 "A set of desper.
ADDE'S, who stuck at nothing. who lived,
as il were, in their very shadow, and who
have now survived them. and carry on the
trade on their own account.
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Interchange OF COurtesies between King
kalakaua and President Grant.

The telegraph offices of the Western
Union Company in san Francisco and the
state Department al Washington We're
put in direct communication ON the ith.
and the following correspondence con-
Quoted:
san Francisco, December to the Prcsi-
dent 81 The United States kalakaua. King of the
Hawaiian Islands, sends greetings to his great
and good friend, the President Of the United
states OF America. He Acknowledges gracious
reception, characteristic Of warm hearted people,
and will hasten 10 express in person those senti.
ments ~ sincere respect and lasting friendship
entertained toward the President and the great
nation which he so worthily represents.
WASHINGTON, December The President Of
the United states extends the cordial welcome OF
the nation 10 his great and good friend. His Roy
al tiighness kalakaua, on his arrival In the
United states, andtenicrs his personal cong atu .
htiOns on the safety Of his voyage. The Pres-
dent anticipates with great pleasure an oppor.
tunity Of personal greeting, and assures his
Highness Of the sincere friendship which, in com
mon with the people Of the United states he en-.
tertains for his Royal IIighness, aud hopes that
his journey across The continent may be guarded
by "A kind Providence.
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Two brothers named Frank and Lemuel
Downing. were arrested and locked up in the
calabOose Of the village Of Pontiac, Mclean
County. H.. on the evening Of the "a, on
charge OF disorderly conduct. During the
night the calAbOose was burned to the
ground and the chsrred remains Of the two
brothers were found the ruins the next
morning
The Information collected by the Kansas
State Relief Committee and the State Board
OF Agriculture shows that the dest.tution i'm
Kansas embraces twenty-six c-uniie-. These
counties have population Of G6,Ooo, and the
number OF destitute j. placed at 1900. About
COCO more will need other assistance than
fool. The War Department has decided 10
issue army clothing for the men. in reasona-
bic quantities. ia the counties adjacent to
military posts. The articles most needed
are: Women's and children's clothing. boots
anil shoes. bed-covering, corn, potatoes, Hour,
beans and hominy.
Hon. Jasper u. Ward, present member Of
Congress from the Second Illinois District.
who was defeated for reelection by c. II.
Harrison. has formally notified the latter that
h. will contest his election.
A terrible accident occurred on the 4ih.
near slade's Ferry. Mass, where the Old
Colony Railroad Company are constructing
bridge across Taunton River. While the
wOrkmen were engaged in sinking pneu-
matte cylinder which sto form portion OF
the pier, the upper fsnge Of the air-lock. TO
which the lower was secured, together with
tn cover. was blown OF by the pressure OF
the air in the sylin Ter. Eight men were on
The cylinder at the time Of the explosion.
three o: whom were killed outright. one fatal
" injured. one seriously, and three escaped
unirjured.
-Four children named Hornbacker, the elc-
ct thirteen years old and the youngest seven.
broke through the ice and were drowned.
hhiut six miles east Of Springfield, ILL.,, on
The 6ih.
The formal opening Of the Springfield and
Northwestern Railroad was celebrated al
Springfield, ILL.,, on the sth.
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banks proposing amendments 90 the Consttu.
son providing that Congress shall not make any
thing but gold and silver coin ten
der for payment OF individual debts,
and that Congress shall pass mo law i'm
pairing the obligation of contracts, repeating the
hihiting senators. Representatives and Delegates
Ia Congress irom acting as counsel or otherwise
In suits against the United states. was passed
without objection The House then went into
Committee Of the Whole on the general calendar
and after lengthy discussion of MIR. kelleys
financial bill, adjourned without action.
In the Senate, on the 9Th, bills were intro
,iuced and rcfcrrcd-tby Mr. Ingalls, 10 author
ize the Secretary 81 War to ascertain the expenses
incurred by Kansas in resisting the Indian inya
sion Of 1874; (by MIR. Scott AN act amendatorl Of
a supplementary act To the incorporation of the
Texas Pacific Railroad, and "a aid in the con.
rcmOnsrance of the type founders Of
Chicago and other cities against the rat
ification OF the Canada reciprocity treaty a. Tar rs
IL relates 10 type and type material. also "A me
mortal of the Texas Pacific Railroad, praying
Congress 10 aid these companies IN the construc
ton Of their roads MIR. Ingalls, presented a
memorial of citizens OF Kansas for an extension OF
time 10 homestead and pre- emptlon settlers on
public lands who have been compelled to abandon
their homes by reason of th, ravages of locusts.
In the House, on the 9th, some unimpor-
tant bills were presented, when the Presidents
message was taken up in Committee OF the Whole
and its various parts referred 10 the appropriate
committees That portion of the message relat-
ing a. affairs in Arkansas referred to the
select committee on that subject appointed at the
last session, and the portion referring To the
troubles in Louisiana and other southern states
TO select committee Of seven members, 10 beap.
pOinted by the speaker
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On the 18th November, girl named
Media Davis, about sixteen years of age,
residing with her parents about ten miles
west of Coldwater, Mich, was murdered
Il Is supposed, by young man named
Bunnell. who has been paying his address
es to her for some time past. She was
found the next morning with her throat
cut from ear To ear. Bunnell has been ar
rested, and, 1t is said, has confessed the
deed.
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Bible albums are the latest firesidc d.
version. Pictures clipped from illustrated
publications are pasted in a scrap book,
and the collectors scriptural knowledge
Ia exercised In choosing an appropriate
verse TO write below each cut. Rare and
expensive pictures are sometimes used
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Fisk University, Nashville, Tenn, re
ports eight students i'm its college classes,
80 in the college preparatory. six in the
theological course, l75 in the normal
course, and 1913 in the primary. Total,
deducting those twice counted, 800.