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Literary Lovers.

1t is melancholy to reflect that of the
many men who have lived and made
themselves famous not few have rem
dered themselves ridiculous when CULVER
ing under the smart of Master Cupid's
dart. Even the great DIR. johnson made
himself ridiculous when he fell thorough
ly in love, while the absurd rhodomOn-
tade which celebrities such as Hazlitt,
Dean Swift, and Laurence Sterne have
said and written of the objects of their
affection, proved that when the amatOry
god attacked them their commOn-sense
took to its heels as rapidly as it possibly
could. Not few of those who have not
made stupids of themselves under SINH
lar circumstances, have done that which
can not be regarded otherwise than as
decidedly unsatisfactory and unflattering
to their discretion and good taste. They
have proved themselves unable to live
happily and amicably with those whom
they have chose to wife.
Shakespeare, for instance, there is very
good reason for believing, found it i'm
possible to contentedly jog along with
Mrs. Shakespeare, and he showed how
"rotten," in his case, "was the state of
Denmark" by leaving her on his death,
bed, the like of which could probably,
at the present day, be bought for the sum
of five pounds. Milton, Byron, and
many others, have proved that it does
not follow that because man is blessed
with the possession ofgenius he knows
how toSmanage q woman. The deduc-
ton to be drawn from all this is that it
is a very dangerous thing for more
than usually intellectually gifted man to
fall thoroughly in love, unless the object
of his alteration happens to possess a
spirit kindred to his own, which, in nine
cases out ten, she probably will not do.
1t is true that John Stuart Mill was
attracted by the intellect as much as by
the other qualities of the lady whom he
made Mrs. Mill, but he was to great
extent an idealist, as we'll as thorough
going philosopher; and the fact remains
that talented men seem to be often ire
sistibly drawn towards consummatc stu.
pidity, or something even worse. The
consequence. as experience has shown us,
often is that after they have become fair
ly caught in the tolls they either make
bad husbands, or they do that which
should induce them to forfeit their self
respect, and which most certainly causes
them to fall in the consideration of their
fellows 1t may be that the gifted beings
arc too exacting; it may be that what
other people consider laughable in their
conduct is simply poetry reduced to
practice.
All that can be fairly said on this point
is that genius should pay some Difference
to commonplace, and not expect com
monplace to abjcctly bow down before
it, which commonplace, being bit stub
born and egotistical, will certainly de.
cline to do; further, that poetry can
rarely be practically realized in this sub
lunary world.-Gotden Age.
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A PRovIDENTIAL MAN.-This title
now justly belongs to physician who
has added to the list of medicines a new
remedy, which appears to include all
that il most valuable in the old pharma-
copeia, and not to include any of the
drawbacks with which the so-calles spe-
cifics of the Faculty are chargeable.
The Providential man is DIR. JOSEPH
WALKER, Of California, whose VINEGAR
BIrrERs have achieved, in the short
space of two years, degree Of popular
ity never before attained by any adver-
tised preparation in this country. We
have too much confidence in the shrewd-
ness of the American people to suppose
that this sudden and surprising celebrity
is the outgrowth of delusion. Indeed,
we have reason to know that it is founded
on innumerable and Northumberland
cures of almost all the bodily ills that
flesh is heir to. Not the least among the
merits of the famous Tonic and Restora'
tive, is its entire freedom from alcohol
as we'll as from all mineral drugs. 1t il
composed exclusively of rare vegetable
extracts. IL
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MANHATTAN, KAN, Ar

MANHATTAN, NAN, April Q, 1910.
r. v. PIERCE, Buffalo, N. Y:
Dear Sir---Your Favorite Prescription has
done my wife world of good. She has
taken nearly two bottles, and has felt better
the past two weeks than ut any time during
the past two years. No more periodical
pains; none Of that aching back or
dragging sensation in her stomach she
has been accustomed to for several years.
have so much confidence in IL that would
be perfectly willing TO warrant to certain
customers OF ours who would be glad TO get
hold Of relief at any expense. have tried
many Patent Medicines, but never had any
occasion to extol one before.
Very truly yours, -
GEO. II. WHITING.
Mrs. +. r.. DAILY, Metropolis, ILL.,, writes,
Jan. 9th, 1873:
abr. r. V. Pierce---My sister Is using the
Favorite Prescription with great benefit"
MARY ANN FRIsBIR, Lehman, Pa, writes,
May 90, 1872:
"Dr. r. v. Pierce---what have taken Of
your medicine has been of more benefit to
me than all others, and hundreds Of doctors
bills"
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The Astoria.

Astor's tax for this year is $240, 900,
which is very small in comparison with
his immense estate. 1t is really only q
tax on assessment of $l0,000,000, which
is not one quarter the full amount.
These rich men, however, have way OF
reaching the assessors, and Astor is vigil
liant in improving all opportunities OF
this kind. BY the term Astor refer to
John Jacob, the son of William b., and
grandson of the founder of the family.
He is stout built man of fOrty-fve,
stands five feet ten inches, and weighs at
least two hundred pounds. His features
are blonde, but are very coarse, and
there is an absence of any refinement OF
expression. Upon the whole, the counte-
nance is rather repulsive, especially as it
seems permeated by cold and stolid
selfishness. Old William is now eighty,
and being unable to attend to business,
has placed it in the hands of this son,
who will, no doubt, inherit the largest
part of the estate. He wishes to keep
the family wealth under the old name.
William, (the other sony is a quiet and
rather retiring character, and will be
satisfied, no doubt, with few millions,
while John Jacob will have ten times as
much.
The old mans daughters will each
have handsome portion, probably not
less than half million apiece. One OF
these married Frank Delano thirty years
ago, and this spoiled good business
man. Frank Dclano at that time was a
brilliant young merchant. He had COM
menced as a poor clerk in the house Of
Grinnell, Minturn & Co., and had risen
to partnership. Had he continued in
trade he would have become one of our
merchant princes, but being of elegant
appearance he made conquest of Miss
Aston, and after marriage abandoned
business. The result is that he retired
into an inactivity which has wasted en-
ergies and talents such as should have
been an ornament to our commerce.
William b. Astor removed last spring
from his old residence in Lafayette place
to new house close by his sons mansion
on Murray Hill on the Fifth avenue. He
wished to be near his children, and he
now passes most Of his time In doors,
being, rs Is supposed, much engaged in
reconstructing his will. His father kept
tihkering at his will for some years before
he expired, and 1t Is we'll known that this
sometimes becomes the mania with men
of wealth who live TO extreme age. The
house he left in Lafayette place has re.
NAMED unrented since last spring. which
Is great loss, or at least Is felt rs such.
NJ Y. Cor. Cincinnati Gazette.
PRESIDENT PIERCE saved about SIC, 600
+ A "a
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a lemon that has been carefully pared
without breaking the thin inner white
skin be placed inside wild duck, and
kept there for forty-eight hours before
cooking, it will remove all trace of fishy
flavor.
STUFFED CABBAGE.-Take a large,
fresh cabbage and cut out the heart; fiji
the place with stufiing made of cooked
chicken or veal, chopped very fine and
highly seasoned, and rolled into balls
with yolk Of egg. Then tie the cabbage
firmly together, and boil in a covered
kettle for two hours. This makes deli
cious dish, and is useful for using small
pieces of cold meat.
A COOP LINIMENT.---Take one ounce
green copperas two ounces white vitriol !;
two ounces common salt; two ounces
linseed oil; eight ounces West India
molasses; boil over a slow fire fifteen
minutes in pint of urine when almost
cool add one ounce oil of vitroil and four
ounces spirits turpentine. Apply to the
wound with feather; for bruisc or
strain wash the part with the liniment.
To FAsTEN HANDLES TO KNIVES,
&C.---The following mixture is recon-
mended for this purpose in the Scientific
american: Mix together one pound of
rosin and eight ounces of sulpur, and
keep it either in bars or reduced to pow
der; mix one part of this powder with
half pint of iron filings, fine sand, or
brick-dust, and the cavity of the handle
is to be filed with this mixture. Heat
the stem of the knife or fork and insert
it hot, and when cold it will be found
tight.
How TO MAKE ERAsIvE SoAP.--Here
is an excellent recipe for making genuine
erasive soap that will remove grease and
stains from clothing: Two pounds of
good CASTLE soap; half pound of car
Donate of potash, dissolved in half pint
of hot water. Cut the soap in thin slices,
boil the soap with the potash until it is
thick enough to mould in cakes; also
add alcohol, half an ounce; camphor, hall
an ounce hartshorn, half an ounce color
with half an ounce of pulverized char
coal.
COFFEE STARCH This is much better
than starch made in the ordinary way
for all dark clothing---such as black OF
dark brown calicoes, percales and mus
| iho 0iSO iOi Sidoo iihObo hnu
Take two tablespoonfuls of the best
starch, mixed with enough cold water to
make it paste. Stir this into pint OF
boiling hot coffee well settled. Let il
boil about ten minutes. Stir it a few
minutes with a spermaceti or wax can
die; strain it through cloth, and starch
the dark colored or black clothes in it.
A PERFECT YEAsT.--Sift a pint OF
fonr, pour boiling water on it till thor.
ougly wet, stir we'll and set aside till
cooled to blood heat. Then add tea.
cupful Cd yeast. In twenty-four hours
the mass will all be yeast of the best
quality. To make this into yeast cakes
work enough sifted corn meal into it to
enable the mass to be rolled out fiat on q
board or table top. Cut it into squares
and dry in brisk wind but not hot
sun. 1fkept perfectly dry, this yeast viii
remain good for a year or more, but i.
best when made every three or six
months.
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FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.

CAPACITY OF CIsTERNs AND TANKS
The following valuable table, showing
the capacity of cisterns and tanks, COM
puted in barrels of thirty-one and half
gallons, was prepared by Philip Golay,
of Cincinnati:
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THE Sherman House, Chicago, recog-
nizing the necessity for retrenchment,
these close times, has made material
reduction i'm its rates. But there has
been no reduction in its merits as a
first-class hotel.
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THE Salem Gazette is the only New
England paper, 80 far as heard from,
which Is able TO make its. contribution
to the literature of The centennial period
by extracts from "our own files one hun
dred years ago."
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THE Baltimore sculptor, Rhinehardt,
who died in Rome, Thursday, left the
bulk of his fortune, $4,000 to be used
in the encouragement of art in Balti-
more and for the support of American
art students abroad.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-12-10

THE Oregon Senate has passed a bill
appropriating $3.50, 900 indemnity to the
ModOc war sufferers.
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CRACKER DEssERT.---Choose whole
soda crackers, and lay each upon sep
crate small plate. Pour upon 1t enough
boiling water to soak IL well, and leave
none upon the plate, cover with dressing
Of good sweetened cream with spoonful
of jelly in the center If you choose, or dip
upon IL a portion of nice fruit, canned,
stewed, or fresh, as is convenient.
GEESE AND UCKs--Boiling water
should be poured all over and inside of
goose or duck before preparing IL for
cooking, totake out strong oily taste. II
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DIR. TUFTS HAIR DYE Is warranted harmless |;
leaves no ridiculous tints; imparts natural glossy
color to Whiskers, Hair and Moustache.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-12-10

PRESIDENT PIERCE saved about SIC, 900
year in the White House.
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dams or commit crimes against them.
INDIAN CITIZENSHIP.
The time has arrived when some general
law regulating Indian citizenship is, in my
judgment, indispensable. Occasionally
treaty stipulations with Indian tribes are
expiring, among whom is found greater OF
less degree of civilization. This compels
the Department TO determine the status OF
such Indians in regard to citizenship
There are also many who desire to separate
from their tribes, adopt the habits and Gus
toms of civilized life, and become citizens
II must be borne in mind that by our
treaties with Mexico we acquired, with the
territory then obtained, a large number of
Indians. These are, for the most part, Pueblo,
or Mission Indians, and in either case are to
some extent civilized. They are peaceable,
inofiensive, and industrious.
Before being attached to the United States
many Of them were under the care and pre-
lection OF Roman Catholic priests. II is
claimed that our treaties with Mexico guar
anteed these Indians citizenship, because, as
Is asserted, they were citizens OF Mexico
previous TO the treaty attaching them to this
Government. They have, however, never
been recognized as citizens by the Depart
ment, but have been treated like other In
dian tribes. They have accepted assistance,
received agents. and come under the general
system of management applied to other In
dams of the United States. Hence, the De-
partment has experienced difficulty in de-
claring them citizens, by which, among
other things, they would become entitled at
once 10 the benefits of our homestead laws.
! am inclined TO the opinion that a large
number Of these Pueblo and Mission In
dams are sufficiently intelligent, well dis
posed, and industrious TO be allowed 10 be-
come citizens at once, under such restric-
tons and conditions as Congress may deem
IL wise TO impose.
Some of the difficulties herein alluded to
will be remedied should Congress adopt the
made In another part OF
this report in favor Of extending, condi.
tionally, this homestead law TO the Indian
population but the entire subject needs
such additional legislation as will compre'
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PULMONARY BALKAN
NJ ost approved reliable and well remedy for
Coughs, Colds and Consumption. Get fhe Genuine
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.osvCHOMANCY, or Soul Ch.rming.r

Druggists and Gen. Agts., San Francisco California
and cor of Washington aud Charlton Ste, N. Y.
sold by all DrU gg ists and Dealers.
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The Indian Question DsscuaseA 10 Length
Nueceas Of the Policy - Hsecommsenaa-
sIOns-- HuOnneaaeaas 6br Imdiams--The BLACK
HILLS IN peailtOm. Edo.
The anti-monopolist., 1874-12-10
Clear Grit.

One day last week farmer named
Wall, living near Saylorville, ret with
an accident that, but for his crit and
GOODNESS, might have resulted fatally.
In his field, sixty rods from his house,
was huge boulder which he wished re-
moved, and thought that the most ex.
peditious way and the least expensive
would be to sink it. Accordingly he
commenced to dig under the rock. AZ
ter he had got we'll under the stone the
earth caved and the huge rock came
tumbling down upon him. 1t broke
one of his legs and savsgely bruised the
other. The spade, with which he was
digging, was broken. also, and there
Wall was caught with ton or two CT
rock above him. The wind was blow.
ing tiercely, and although he made a
loud outcry as possible he was unable
to make any Of his family hear him.
Then the clear grit OF the man came to
the top. The spade was caught under
the rock. as we'll as himself With his
hands he dug it loose and used the i'm
plement so indu>triously that in due
time he had liberated himself, and tken.
with one leg entirely useless and the
other seriously disabled, he crawled
sixty rods to the shelter of his own
roof At last accounts he was con.
valescing and happy in the prospect of
a speedy recovery from his injuries
Io,ca State Register.
The anti-monopolist., 1874-12-10

Here is wretched story told in the
New York Herald of young Irish
girl committed by the board of health
inspectors to the Blackwell's island
small pox hospital because she had the
feverish eruption known as hives upon
her consigned there in spite of her
protestations to small pox beds forcing
her way out of those wards to the fever
hospital, there attended by beastly
creature sentenced for the 4lst time.
and at last outraged by a fellow EN-.
ployed as orderly. The whole range OF
treatment is under the charge of the
boards of charities and correction. The
evidence was given of the girl herself
the doctor to whom she went on getting
back to the city. and Prof. Chandler,
president of the board of health. But
the fellow who outraged her person is
still serving at the island. and the com.
missicners in charge advise the girl to
make no fuss, for he will emplsy bet.
ter lawyer than she can afford.
The anti-monopolist., 1874-12-10
McMaHON'S MESSAGE.
France PrOsPer0us-.All she Needs is
Assurance Of fStability-.An Appeal
20 Patriotism.
fParis Telegram. Dec. 81


In his message delivered to the AS
sembly this morning the President says
order has been maintained throughout
the coantry. and the relations with
foreign governments are on an excellent
footing.
The financial position of the country
is sensibly improved at home. Thanks
to the good harvest agricultural pro-
duction has reached an unprecedented
figure. The export trade has never
been so considerable as during the last
four months. Everything now favors
the expectation that these most salts.
factory results will be at least equalled
in 1876.
The President insists strongly on the
necessity of definite legislation with
regard to the constitutional powers,
and continues as follows:
''Incessantly agitatei by a propa-
ganda Of the past perniciers doctrines,
the country asks you to guarantee by
measures of wise foresight the regular
action of the public powers during the
period of stability which you promised
France. You will shortly examine
these grave questions, and an under
standing, l hope, will be arrived at.
shall not decline any share of the re
sponsibilities, nor will the Intervention
of my government be wanting.
II wish to state how | understand
my duties toward the Assembly and
the country, did not accept the power
to serve the aspirations Of any party.
only pursue the work of social de-
fence and national restoration. 1t is
my ardent desire to have the support
of all men, and the good will Of thos'
whose preferences bow before the pres
ent necessities of the sacred cause O
country. I claim their support in tn
name of France, whose welfare ant
greatness have alone in view. Nothin.
will discourage me in the accomplish
ment Of the task. 1t is my duty no
to desert the post in which you hav
placed me, but to occupy it up to tn
last day, with unshaken firmness an
scrupulous respect for the laws.
The anti-monopolist., 1874-12-10

wall was once thronged with a dark
array. Perhaps that mighty gateway
witnessed the final struggle Of an ex-
tinct race. One Of our best historians
says: sThe American Indian, when
first known to the whites, was destitute
of all knowledge Of the arts and scien-
ces.' 1t certainly was no barbaric
skill that could trace out those perfect
circles, or survey those rectangles and
octagons. much less control the tens Of
thousands of laborers that must have
been necessary to construct these
earthen walls. But it is all a mystery.
One can only wonder that such a
mighty people should so completely
pass away as to leave no trace of their
history but these piles of earth.
The anti-monopolist., 1874-12-10

--One evening, at . Paris cafe, >
group Of idlers were discussing politics
and people who change their opinions.
Well" said one, I've never cried
Long live anybody : /" ''Quite So"
remarked another, ''but then you're :
doctor"
-.It is > standing rule in my
church. said one clergyman to an
other, ''for the sexton to wake up any
man he may see asleep" Il think, !"
returned the other, ''that it would b
much better for the sexton, Whenever >
man goes to sleep under your preach
ink. to wake you mp"
The anti-monopolist., 1874-12-10
The Latest Dodge Of the Counter
foifnrS
From the Detroit Free Press.

From the Detroit Free Press.l
Wednesday morning last stranger
entered dry goods store on Wood
ward avenue and inquired for the pro-
prietor. whose feelings are herewith re-
spected and his name suppressed. The
stranger introduced himself as Fiske,
and said that man who lay dying at
a certain boarding house on Second
street west had something to say to the
merchant before he passed away.
Thinking it very singular the merchant
put on his overcoat and went down to
the house in company with the
stranger. On bed up stairs he found
the dying man. The merchant expect
ed to find pale. emaciated patient, but
instead he found pretty healthy look
ing fellow. who was, however, snugly
covered up, and whose voice was way
down in his throat.
"You wished to see me, did you =
ask cd the merchant as he sat down.
81 did, answered the patient. ''The
doctor says that l will not live twenty
lour hours, and l want to confess a
crime and ask forgiveness. You dom t
kkow me, but know you. You were
keeping store in St. Joseph in 1857. .
eyes, F" answered the merchant.
ssWell,' continued the man, 81 hap
pened to be in St. Joseph that year.
and one day while you were at dinner
and your clerk busy, stole pair OF
boots and cap, amounting in value to
perhaps six dollars. 1t is the onl: theft
| ever committed, and it has cost me
endless anxiety. Now, before | die,
wish to ask your forgiveness and to re-
store the value of the goods. )"
The merchant could not remember
anything about The affair, nor of the
man, who said his name was Jefferson
and he replied that it was all right
and that he didn't care for compensa
ton. But both men pressed him te
take at least SIS for the amount stoler
so long ago, and he reluctantly con
sented. The dying man pulled out 4;
roll of bills, all of the denomin.
alton of 500, and th'
merchant handed back S54, all tn,
money he had and told the we'll man t.
come to the store after the rest. HI
shook hands with the patient, hopet
that death might be arrested, and re
turned to the store alone, having tn
; 800 bill in his vest pocket. The stran
; ger had not called, up to P. NJ, AM
: the merchant finally took closer lool
at the bill. His hair began to- raise up
; and he started for the bank.
BEST counterfeit I've seen for
: year" remarked the cashier, as h
,, handed the bill back.
The merchant then secured the sery
ices Of detective and they hastened t
the boarding house to find that the ma
, had departed before noon. They cam
there the evening previous, paid 70
, two days board, and the landlady di
not know anything about them, bu
supposed the merchant knew them both
One at least must have known some
0 thing Of the merchant former history
: as he referred to facts, and althoug
n they did not get the stake they playc
: for. they nevertheless made a goo
enough thing Of it. Ever since Wee
' nesday detective has been looking fo
: the men, and the greatest care has bee
taken that the reporters shouldn't g
r hold of the item.