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THE BABY's DEATH came a
morning, at last, when the baby's eyes
did not open. DR.. Erskine felt the throb
family under his fingers, but he knew it
was beating its last He tremblcd for
Elizabeth, and dared not tell her. She
anticipated him:
Doctor " she said, and her voice was
so passonless that it might have belonged
to disembodied spirit, :" know my
darling is dying !"
He bowed his head mutely. Her very
calmness awed him.
Is there anything you can do to ease
herr"
Nothing I do not think that she
suffers"
Then will you please to 60 away p
She is mine !-nobody's but mine in her
life and in her death and l want her
quite to myself to the last r"
Sorrowfully enough he left her.
Elizabeth held her child closely, but
gently. She thought in that hour. that
she had never loved anything else-never
in this world should love anything again
She wanted to cry; but her eyes were dry
and burning, and not tear fell on the
little, upturned face, changing SO fast to
marble. She bent over and whispered
something in the baby's cara wild, pas
sionate prayer that it would remember
her, and know her again in the infinite
spaces! A look seemed to answer her-a
radiant, loving look, which she thought
must be born of the near Heaven! She
pressed her lips in a last despairing
agony of love to the little face, from which
already, as she kissed it, the soul had
fed Her white wonder had gone home
This. which lay upon her hungry heart,
was stone
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CRUELTY OF ISABELLA The Jews were

CRUELTY OF IsABELLA.-The Jews we're
the favorte victims of the Inqustien.-
When history shall cease to be as unreal
as fairy tale, aud when crime shall no
longer find its defenders, it will be related
that "the gentle and virtuous" Isabella
inflicted heavier woes upon the human race
than Messalina or Mary Tudor. In 1892,
in the dawn of new civilization that was
to overthrow at last the dark places of
cruelty, and crush popes and inquisitors
Pin general uprising of the nation, Isabel
la, the foundress of the Spanish Inquisi-
ton, urged the expulsion of the Jews from
Spain. No pity had she for the mothers
who were to be torn from their prosper
GUS homes to perish of hunger and thirst
on the African shores, who were to leap
into the blue Mediterranean to escape the
insults of their captors, to see their babes
die in their arms, their children sold into
fatal slavery; no compassion for the
throng of learned and famous men who
were to founder in crowded ships or Ian
guish with disease and starvation in for
eign land. 1t is not told that the bigoted
queen ever felt any remorse for her cruel
deeds, or was ever willing to soften the
woes she had inflicted needlessly on the
most valuable portion of her subjects. AT
the famous meeting when Abarbanel, the
most eminent of the Jews for scholarship
and virtue, begged on his knees for pity
for his people from the attentive sover-
eigns, when he offered an immense ran
som for their preservation, when even Fer
dinand hesitated, it was the queen who
urged the relentless enforcement of the
decree, and the stern Torquemada flung
on the table cruciix. "Scll him if you
will" he cried, and terrified the king into
obedience to the voice of the Church. The
decree was published, and every Jew COM
manded to embrace Christianity or leave
the realm.-Eugene Lawrence, in Har.
per's Magazine.
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The American Railroads.

A writer in late magazine puts in a
plea for the American railroad, and makes
out a strong case The Western Grangers
are striking blind when they war on the
railroad. They seek to kill the goose
that lays the golden eggs. Few persons
care to inform themselves of the heavy ex-
pense, constant care, and numerous diff
culties under which the roads are built
and operated. The Baltimore and Ohio,
for instance, overcame early financial
troubles, and accomplished engineering
feats that would daunt many of the capt.
talists of the present day. Even now its
working goes on smoothly only through
the constant toll, vigilance and activity of
its officers. The Erie-one of the most
magnificent railroads in the world-has
never been out of trouble. 1t employs
fifteen thousand persons in various occup-
tions-a small army which needs constant
watching and executive ability of the very
highest order. These are old roads, but
those of the West have all their difficulties
to overcome, with the addition of running
through a sparsely-setted country, and Of
having been built for the future rather
than for the present To destroy their
credit, as the Granger movement threatens
to do, would be to deal the whole West
the heaviest blow it has ever yet experience
cd-a blow which would put it back twen-
Wy years. Baltimore Ga.ette.
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It's Mighty Improvin'.

The Irish peasantry have tales of par
abolc haracter-stores which, by means
of some striking action of circumstances,
set forth hearty moral. On hearing
such, their usual phrase is, Oh, it is
mighty improvin'." And that, too, is
what Molly Malone, a worth washerwo-
man, used to say,-and say almost in
variably-after hearing a sermon on Sun
day. One day. however, her clergyman,
who was not quite content with this gen.
erality, spoke to her respecting his dis
course, and Molly suddenly became what
they call in Ireland little bothered -
Nevertheless, she got out of her difficulty
with one of those parabolic answers which
are such favorites with her class, and
which, while it completely evaded the
question, satisfactorily replied to it.
Rev. Well, Mollie, you liked the SER
mon, you say?
Mol. Oh, yes, your rivcrence-it was
mighty improvin'.
Rev. And what part of it did you like
best?
Mol. Well, sure, sir, l liked every
part.
Rev But suppose there was some
portion of it that you were more struck
with than you were with others.
Mol. In troth, plase your reverence, l
don't remember any part exactly, but al
together twas mighty improvin'
Rev. Now, Molly, how could it be
improving if you don't remember any part
of it?
Mol Well, your reverence sees that
linen I've been washing and drying on the
hedge there?
Rev. Oh, certainly.
Mol. Wasn't it the soap and wather
made the linen clane, sir
Rev. OF course they did.
Mol. And isn't the linen all the bet
ter for it?
Rev. Oh, no doubt of that, Molly.
Mol. But not dhrop of the soap and
wather stays in it. Well, sir, it's the
same thing wild me. Not word of the
sarmint stays in me- suppose it all
dhries out O me-but am the better and
the claner for it, when it's over, for all
that
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Growing Glover Too Close.

1t is sometimes objected to clover that
it is too coarse as feed-tbis being the
case where it is grown ON strong ground,
making large stalk This can be remc-
died by sowing thick, and thus getting n
fnestemmed crop, also shorter in length,
the stocks varying from fifteen to twenty
five inches, according to the quality of the
land, the season, and whether plaster has
been used, but the point is to sow thick
from ten to twelve quarts per acrc-even-
ly scattered on mellow soil and brushed in
if sown with spring grain. This forms
close growth, and must be cut before it
lodges much, and this is generally about
the time Of Towering. Else if lodged bad
ly, and permitted to remain for some time,
it will partially rot and lose some of its
quality as feed But harvested in time
and well cured, there will be no deterior-
alton of the high value which this plant
has obtained among our best dairymen.
Three tons per acre may be thus realized.
and if the season is good one, the amount
may be doubled by two cuttings; and
clover should always be cut twice, each
time at the blossoming period We pre-
fer the medium size of June clover, as il
is earlier and thinner stemmed than tho
large kind, and less apt to lodge, and al
ways permits of two cuttings.
On poor land clover may be grown sue
cessfully, improving the land. But il
may be raised on the richest of land with
the most gratifying results; only get II
close SO as to have it ine stemmed, and
| cut in time.-Ohio Farmer.
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Four HUNDRED AND Forty -FOUR MILES,
AT OVER FoRTY MILES PER Hour, AND
Srops.-An evident improvement in the
direction and appointments of the princi
pal American railways is in progress, an
example of which is seen in that portion
Of the Pennsylvania Railway between New
York and Pittsburg. The road is provid-
with GO ib steel rails, oak ties, broken
stone ballast, and the best splice joints.
The bridge work is of the most substan-
tial character, tie suporstructure is smooth
and solid, the cars and locomotives super
ior in construction, all the latest appliances
for safety being likewise supplied, such as
Westinghouse air brakes, safety platforms,
switches, block telegraph signals, ETC.
The run of 444 miles from Pittsburgh to
New York is made in eleven hours, with
only three stops, being an average of over
40 miles an hour, as follows; Pittsburgh
to Altoona, III miles, stop minutes to
Harrisburg, 1872 miles, stop 20 minutes !;
to Philadelphia, l05 miles, stop minutes !;
thence to New York, 90 miles The
locomotives dip up water from side troughs
at certain stations without stoppage. The
trains are comprised of magnificent Pull
man parlor cars. 1t would be difficult to
namo any stretch of railway in the world.
of equal length, where passengers can be
more xpeditiously and luxuriously car
ried. The railroad mileage of the United
States now exceeds the combined mileage
of all Europe, although the population of
Europe, 2S2 600, 900, is seven times great
er than that of this country. Every year
adds to the improvement as well as the
length of American roads. How to make
our railways better and safer is the con-
slant study of the legion of engineers in
vcntors, and managers who are connected
with them. The practical results of their
labors will be manifested in gradual changes
for the better in all branches of railway
service
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6" 80 Soou y. wv ".S"S ~ WIS
seen approaching. 1t was Dusenbary,
who, hearing loud talking, was coming to
learn the cause. He was large, corpu-
lent man, Of hasty and passionate tenn
permanent.
+" What's this row he asked sharply
They told him in chorus sweet and
strong, the lady reaching high G, the par
son taking the bass, and the outraged
neighbor tearing up and down the whole
gamut in the operation.
What do you say?" roared Duseu-
bury, livid with rage; Joe Peasley
that's robbed our gardens! What do you
mean, you miserable wretch?" he cried,
and marching up he suddenly seized the
dummy by the coat collar, seated his heels
in potato hill, and cast his whole
strength and tremendous weight into a
jerk that would have moved the State Of
Rhode Island. Then the dummy went
ranting up in the air and he went over
on his back as if be had been kicked by
lot full of mules.
Neighbor- -the-right, behind the tree,
stuffed his hat in his mouth and executed
sort of a weird hornpipe, with some ex-
traordinary steps in it.
" Take him off take him off! He's
choking me-" yelled Dusenbury, kicking
and sprawling as if the heavens had fallen
on him.
"No he amt a-chokin' of yer either"
cried the neighbor- -the-left in his ear,
helping him to his feet
"Where is he," asked Dusenbury, in a
tremulous tone, when he had regained his
perpendicular.
" Here he is" responded a faint and
gloomy voice from distance. " You've
boned him in your wrath, my friend, and
pucked his skeleton from his quivering
body. Heaven help us how he rattles." !"
and the parson was seen slowly and eau
tiously dragging the dummy through the
garden towards them, every wire in its
anatomy Strengthened, its back broken,
and its wearing apparel as disordered as
the State of Arkansas.
" That? :" exclaimed Duscnbury, pick
around. That concern" he thun.
dercd "why, that's my scarecrow, you
miserable fools P"
" Scare crow shouted the others, in
amazement, insanely scanning tho re-
mains.
Neighbor- on -the-right, behind the tree,
had crammed the whole of his hat in his
mouth and was following it up with his
fists.
" Yes, scare crow =" repeated Dusen-
bury, with whitening sneer and he
gave the thing a savage twitch that made
it snap like shower of torpedoes on a
slate roof; and you egregious blockheads
yelling here at it, and Joe Peaslcy asleep
in his bed Come here, you blasted old
ruin, he concluded, swinging the dummy
6ercely upon his back, and stalking mad
ly home.
"Git into the house, you drivelln'
idit," screamed neighbor-on-the left,
turning fiercely at his wife and, driving
his fists down into his trousers pockets,
he dismally followed her in.
"Pm charmed he didn't bone him.
thoughtfully murmured the parson. as,
with his long ghastly fore-fnger on his
chin, he solemnly withdrew
"Quite a little circus!" observed Jo-
seph Ohe neighbor-on the-righD, blithely
skipping away from behind the tree. his
thumbs high up in his vest, and his fin
gers gyrating in curious manner.
The next day it was all over town.
Danbury Necs.
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A Chinese servant was brought home
by the gentleman of the house. and his
mistress inquired his name " Yung Hoo
VIM" Oh" said she, II cannot call you
that will call you Charley" What's
your name 2" he asked in return. My
name is Mrs. John Browning" Welle,
Icalle you John!" exclaimed the Celestial.
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"What do you know of the character
of this man ?" was asked of witness at a
police court the other day. What do l
know of bis character know it to be
unbleachable, your honor" he replied,
with much emphasis.
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The poet of the Lynchburg Ne'es hasn't
been particularly lucky. In an ode to his
girl, he said, d" Keen is your sorrow, but
keener is my grief" The compositor,
who lost his undermost nickel on the top
row the night before, set it up, but
keno is my grief"
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Select Aoetrp.
A REMARKABLE COUPLE.


For fifty years have they been wed,
And neighbors do aver
In all that time he never gave
An unkind word to her.
No matter how their fortunes were,
Or disappointment fell,
She never saw him in q rage
In all that heightened spell.
IF fires went out, or stove-lids dropped,
Or pies were overdone,
He doesn't mind of hearing her
Speak in an angry tone.
If he ever found one boot lost,
The other out of place,
The wife maintains she never saw
A frown upon his face.
Did she desire a new spring silk
With trimmings to accord,
Against the proposition he
Would never say word
For fifty years he meier complained
Although the meals were slim;
In all that time she never saw
A single fault in him.
Thus have they lived pair like this
You nowhere else will find
The husband he is deaf and dumb
The wife is very blind
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Waterbury, Conn. has bashful young
clerk, who made call one evening, and
after partaking of a little ice cream and
cake, asked . Is there anything else F."
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Illinois was the first State to take
steps in the matter of fish culture 1t has
been stocking the country with "Suckers"
for hundred and fifty years.
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When house cleaning is begun. do not
food the whole dwelling from cellar to
garret, but take one floor at time, having
a fire going to dry it out quick.
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A Michigan farmer laughed till he
slipped his jaw out Of joiut, and now his
wife says she believes in special provi-
dences.
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Prosperity's virtue is temperance ad-
versiiy's fortitude.
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Good TempIar Notes.

Rev. w. G.. Inman, of this city, has just
returned from a district convention Of Good
Templars, held at Alamo, last week. The
exercises included a grand picnic and pro-
cessiOn, i'm which five hundred members OF
the Order participated, there being three
thousand people present Addresses were
made by Rev. l.. j. Burton, Rev. Bowling
and DIR. Inman.
Col. J. J. Hickman, Right Worthy Grand
Templar of the world, spoke at Knoxville
and Greeneville a few days since. He in
itiaied fifty rev members at Knoxville and
seventy-li,e at GreeneSille.
Since tue last session Of the Grand Lodge
in this city last October, there have been
l45 new lodges instituted in Tennessee.
In Gibson county there are now forty
lodges, with a membership Of 2,O01. In
Iauderlale a membership Of 500, where
there was not a single lodge last October,
and even Robertson cOunty-nOted for her
whisky, boasts a membership of 200. In
Crockett county nearly every resident is a
member of the order. Rev. +. j. Tyler
has instituted sixteen new lodges in Giles
county since the session of the Grand
Lodge, and Rev. J. J. Gray has organized
thirty new lodges in the time named.
w. Ii. Sloan, of this city, instituted a
lodge at White Bluff last week, and that
lodge extended an invitation to Rock City
Lodge TO visit them. This invitation was
accepted and next Thursday selected for
the excursion. All members Of the Order
who wish to attend, can secure excursion
tickets by applying to Mr.. Sloan or y. j.
Gibson
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Death of an ola Nashville Printer

Peterson Gurley Warren, whose remains
were committed to the silent tomb yester-
dav, was. at the time of his death, the old
est member of the Typographical Order in
Nashville.
He was born in North Carolina in 1872,
removed to Rutherford county, in this State,
at the age Of eight years, served an appren-
ticeship at the printing business with Mr..
Sublett, at MurireesbOro, where he after
wards published paper of his own, and
went 10 Mexico twice as a soldier, first in
Col. w. b. Campbell's regiment, and then
i'm Col. Whitfield'S. lie was foreman in
the UNION AND AMERICAN newS-rOOm for
several years, and was the devoted friend
and admirer Of its former editor-the la
mented +. G. Eastman.
oITncle Peter" as he was generally called,
was wounded severely while serving in the
Mexican War and was stabbed several times
a few years since by a printer known as
Col. Heard, and tits thought these last in
iuries hastened his death.
lie died at ii 4. NJ. Sunday, and was
buried at Todd'S Knob burial ground at
halfpast 10 yesterday morning by Nash
Vile Typographical Union No. 20, his flu
neral being attended by a great many OF
his old neichbOrS. The services were con-
Quoted by Rev. Mr.. Jackson, who preached
an appropriate sermon at the house Of the
deceased.
The family Of the deceased have indeed
strong claim upon the sympathy OF their
friends. On Friday, a son aged Is years,
died of brain fever, TO be followed to the
sundiscoyered country" only two days al
terward by the father; and now daughter
is said to be lying at the point Of death.
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meath ola sister of Mercy.

At s O'Clock on Sunday night, Sister Mary
Patricia was among the strongest and m7st
vigorous of her companions; eight hours
there after she was numbered withthe dead;
her clear musical voice, which, but few
hours before was heard distinctly in the re-
sponses at PRAYER, was hushed forever in
this world, the spirit having taken its
fig ut to those realms of bliss, where she
may Join the chOirs Of angels and saints in
singing praises to God for eger more.
Sister Patricia was born in Ireland, in
the county of Limerick, her maiden name
being Margaret Lyston. On the 10th OF
July. 1872, she entered the nOviciate at 81.
Demands Convent, in this city, and died
Yesterday morning. at about three O'Clock,
aged % yeaIS aud three months, surround
ed by the members Of her community,
each of whom loved her dearly. She was
possessed Of 6ne talents, and gave promise
of long and useful life.
At go'clOck this morning a solemn re-
quiem mass will be offered for the repOse
Of her soul, after which the remains will be
conveyed to Calyery Cemetery, andinteTed
by the side of those of Sister joachim.
The members of the Satellites of the
"ChiIdren Of Mary" and the CANCEL Guar
diam" together with the pupils Of st. Ber-
nard's, will meet at the Convent at S
O'Clock, clad in white, to attend the funeral.
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Personal.

The Memphis Appedl Of the 9th says:
Hon. Michael Kerr, of Indiana, Is cOnnec-
ton Of our popular candidate for Governor,
Hon. John 5. Kerr. Both gentlemen are
prominently before the people. The former
was nominated unanimously in his district
for Congress; the latter is making one ofthe
most popular and energetic campaigns
known in the history Of Tennessee politics.
Drs. ). j. Cobb. II. Il. Freeman, w. III.
Morgan and j. ). King have left Nashville
for ST. Louis. in order TO attend the ses-
siOns of the National Dental Association,
which convenes in thai city to-day. DR..
Freeman goes as a delegate from the Ten
nessee Dental Association.
Col. Gibson, United States Discussing
Officer AT Memphis, was in the city yester-
day. paving off claimants in this vicinity.
Col. Z. +. FalcOnnet, of Louisville, chief
engineer of the Cumberland and Ohio rail
road. is booked at the Maxwell.
Mr.. W. NJ. Butler, of the Commercial,
has Just returned from a visit 10 Kingston
Springs.
Mr.. A. f. Burr has returned from New
York.
Gen. Bushrod r. johnson, late OF the
Literary Department of the University of
Nashville, leaves the city to-day to become
a resident of st. Louis. Regretting to lose
him from our midst, We commend him to
the people of St. Louis as a valuable &C
QUESTION to their city.
Mr.. l.. NJ. Smell, late City Editor and
now correspondent and agent Ofthe Illinois
state Journal, published al Springfield, Is
making a brief visit TO his old friends in
Nashville. lie was connected some years
AGO, with the Tennessee Baptist.
Detective /. G.. Ryan leaves here to-day
for Baltimore, to be absent about two
weeks on mission for the State.
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A Good word for the Maxwell.

The city editor of the Memphis appeal,
who is now in the city, writes as follows to
that paper: mo one who stops at the Max
well House can want for cOngenial COM
pany. This elagant mansion, replete with
every comfort, and affording such luxury
for the enjoyment and intelligence Of its
guests, retains all that superb splendOr, eX-
cellent hospitality, and urbane politeness
which is characteristic of the proprietor,
Mr.. J. III. Fulton, and his corps, MeSSTS.
WIN. 3. BOwles, f. NJ. Crawford, Ii. l..
Craighead, Benjamin A. Sawrie and NJ. ;.
Black, have long since rendered the Max
well popular and renowned. The liberal
kindness bestowed upon all newspaper
men by these gentlemen cannot be praised
too lavishly or too sincerely by the appre-
ciatiye recipient of such attention. Not
only il this attention bestowed in the Of
fee, but also by the master Of dining-rOOm
ceremonies, Mr.. Thomas White, who is
never satisfied until the journalistic guests
have quaffed at least quart of the best
champagne. Fisher and Flanagan, ofthe
interior department. also eyince this mag
unanimous spirit, and are unremitting in
their personal kindness. y more
elegant hotel, and a more generous corps
of gentlemen are not TO be found in the
Union"