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Death Of GeOrge WashingtOn's Grand-
Niece.

We are called upon to chronicle the
death of that distinguished lady, Mrs.
Frances Parke Butler, wife of our es-
teemed friend, Col. E. G. W. Butler, of
Dunboyne, parish of Iberville, but for
the past four years resident of Pass
Christian, Miss.
The deceased, one OF the most gifted
and accomplished women of her time,
was born at Mount Vernon, Nov. 81,
1897, and was the DAUGHTER of Lawrence
Lewis and Eleanor Parke GUSTS, of
Woodlawn, Fairfax county, Va. Law
renee Lewis was the soh of Fielding
Lewis and Elizabeth Washington, only
sister of Gen. Washington, and was one
of the executors of his uncle's estate.
Eleanor Parke Gusts was the youngest
daughte. of John Parke Custis, only
sen of Mrs. Washington by her first
husband, Daniel Parke GUSTS, and her
mother was Eleanor Calvert, of Mary
land, granddaughter of Lord Baltimore !;
and she, in common with her brother,
George Washington Parke GUSTS. of
Arlington, father of the late Mrs.
hobert Il Lee, WIS adopted by Gen.
and Mrs: Was hington, at the death of
their father, at the close of the revolu-
ton Her eldest son, Edward George
Washington Butler, resigned his posi-
ton as secretary of legation at Berlin.
and fell at Belmont as major of the IIth
Louisiana regiment, requesting Cen
Polk to say that he died like n Butler
in the discharge of his duty.
Her second son. Mai -am------.-.-
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monial, and desirable men, the genuine,
high priced articles, rarely are kept on
hand at the more modest resorts. When,
however, they are found there, they arc
had at as eminent disadvantages as
whales in shoal water, and. helpless for
stout and prolonged resistance, fall an
easy prey to their great enemy. Veter-
an dowager dealers, who for the last
forty years have been engaged in this
branch of trade, freely confess that
during the whole course of their COM
mercial experiences they have never
known SO prolonged period of extreme
depression, with not the faintest glim-
mer of better times. The out look is,
indeed, gloomy. Washington, which
during the Writer season is a sort OF
matrimonial Novgorod or Leipzig, offer
ing to the speculative investor a greater
choice of goods than can be found a.
any other center in this country, was go
overstocked last year that there was a
fall of at least fifty per cent. in first
class fancy calicoes, and even at these
ruinous sacrifices, though the offerings
were large, but little property changed
hands.
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Love of Flowers.

A wealthy farmer, a widower, lived in
happy retiredness with his only
daughter, whom he cherished tenderly.
Many courted her, but upon one among
the suitors, the son of q poor woman,
she bestowed her affections. After her
father was pressed hard bymany of them
in regard to the marriage of his daugh-
ter, he said calmly: "He who can e4-
plain and solve the question ask him
shall carry off the prize" The knotty
query is "What is on earth the Oldest
and least lasting, the most admirable
and ill-treated; it speaks without q
voice, and after demise is useful" The
young fellows tried to solve this riddle,
but did not succeed. The Door girl be-
came alarmed, lest one of her undesired
wooers might hit upon the conjectures of
berfather. Meanwhile one ever ing her ia
vored lover entered the room of the old
man with nosegay, presented it to him
and said: "The flower appears sooner
than the fruit none are older than they
are ; nothing is less durable they are
admired above all things, and at the same
time used ill the hand pulls them, the
sickle cuts them off without mercy;
they speak without voice, because
thev have for lovers a secret language.
In fine, to be useful, the tooth of the
animal and the scythe of the reaper give
them the finishing stroke" After a few
moments of deep reflection, the old
man answered, Be my son take nv
blessing. 1 suppose that a man who
loves flowers will also love his wife,
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Early Birds.

My idea of perfect happiness is the
consciousness of having done our whole
duty, and the certainty of getting our
reward for it.
Life is short, but the majority out
live themselves anyhow.
It is a great deal easier to be saucy
than to be sarcastic but there is many
critics who haven't discovered the diff
ference yet, and probably never will.
The man whom success renders more
humble, and at the same time more eau
tious, is one whom a defeat couldn't
weaken.
If man is going to leave the world
and retire into solitude he must take a
large stock of virtues with him, for
these are the only things he can enjoy
there.
There has seldom been a great occa-
sion yet but what there has been found
some one equal to it, and that one has
often sprung from an unexpected
source.
The man who fully understands a
subject is always satisfied to use the
simplest terms to explain it.
II you expect to keep yure friend yu
have got to see all his virtues with both
eyes and bis failings with one.
The man who tells you that there
aiu't an honest person living has studied
his own character too well.
OF all created things animate or in
animate, we find no fools except among
mankind.
He who has the most authority and
uses it the least is truly noble char
acter.
The world has always longed for
sensations if man could invent new
Punch and Judy, he would be admired
more than the one who could make one
barrel of flour go as far as two.
You can't separate wit from truth
truth may not be wit, but wit is always
truth.
Our FASHIONS were not given to us to
be destroyed, but to be controlled.
The man who told us " that virtue is
its own reward" might have added that
vice was too.
The theory of medicine has cured
more patients than the practice of it
ever has.
No really wise man ever asks ques-
lions that he thinks can't be answered.
Silence has been priced more pe1h APPS
than it really deserves, but in the case
of folly it can't be commended too
much.
You can't make an enemy of the
me anest wretch with impunity, for the
meanest wretch can set fire to your pig
pen just as easy as anybody. Josh
Billings in N. Y. Weekly.
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MES condition was exceedingly critical.
1t was the recoil from the temporary
improvement consequent upon the e1-
citement, which we had mistaken for re-
turning health. 1 hurried through my
business and returned to N at once.
Reaching the house, L went at once to
the parlor door, opened it, and looked
in. A cold chill crept through my body
as 1 discovered the unwelcome sight.
Not a sound broke upon the stiffness
except the throbbing of nay own heart.
Ii was the stiffness of death. 1 sank
upon my knees by her hfeless clay the
fountains of my soul were broken up,
and my aching heart found vent in
tears.
We laid her to rest under the willows
and naples. A shadow rests upon a
stricken home-as dear to me as to her
kindred-but the cloud that cast it
wears silver lining, for the white soul
which left the earthly casket basks in
the sunshine of eternal bliss. In that
bright realm she will yet be mine.
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IRON IN THE SoUTH.-The editor OF
the Iron World, published at Pittsburg,
who has lately made n trip through the
southern states, gives the following as
one of the results of his observations
Much has been published concerning
the low price at which pig iron can be
made in the south. The frequent cog
tiguity of the various ores, coal and
limestone, generally all of excellent
quality, is the reason for asserting that
it can be made there cheaper than else
where. Most persons in the northern
states, who have seen these figures CIV
ing the cost of iron making in the SOUTH
have doubted the statements, but we
believe. after n somewhat exhaustive
examination of the subject. that In
either of the three states-Tennessee.
Georgia or Alabama-pig iron can be
made from six to nine dollars cheaper
than in the most favored localities of
the more prominent iron producing
states,
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Our Rifiemen Abroad.

AS the details of the great rifle match
at Dollymount, Ireland, reach us, they
confirm the skill of our marksmen and
the completeness of their victory. The
results show q great improvement over
the shooting at Creedmoor last year. At
both places the ranges were 800, 900, and
| 1000 yards; the targets six feet by
| twelve in size, with center six feet by
six, and a ''bulls eye" three feet by
three. The sporting journals tell us
| that shot in the bulls eye counts four,
| in the center three. in the outer part of
the target two. The teams are each six
men, each man having fifteen shots at
man range, and forty five in all.
By comparison of the shooting at
Creedmoor and thai at Dollymount it
will be seen that there was great i'm
provement in favor of the latter. The
The total of the Americans was 1874, that
of the Irish, 931-thus made up: At
800 yards, Americans, 1876; Irish, BIZ;
900 yards, Americans, 80; Irish, 315;
1 ZOO yards, Americans, 298 /; Irish, 3O3.
At Dollymount the total was as fol-
lows: Americans, 967, Irish, 929-
thus made up: At 800 yards, the Amer
leans made 1877 the Irish, 1888; 900
yards, Americans, 327; Irish, 292; L.
900 yards, Americans, 3O3 Irish, 2S9.
Therefore the Americans beat their
former scores heavily in each case-12,
II and 5 points, respectively. The
Irish gained heavily at 800 yards, 81
points lost % points at 900 yards, and
at 200 yards lost f. The Americans
beat the Irish by 3S points, and their
Creedmoor score by 33 points ; the Irish
fell behind their Creedmoor perform
ance points.
Toward the conclusion of the shoot
ing ut Dellymount the Irish blood got
up too high and great excitement pre-
vailed. The police were unable to pre-
serve order. The crowd swayed to and |
fro and gave ominous signs of disorder,
and the Americans refused to proceed |
until quiet could be restored. The Irish |
did not seem to entertain any particular |
inhospitable hostility to the Americans. |
They were more enraged, perhaps, against |
their own team. Butthey seemed to want
" a bit of q row" on general princi-
Piles, and it was feared they would in
dulge their proverbial propensity of
hitting at every head they saw. Every
thing passed off peaceably and pleasant
ly, however, and they became more en-
thusiastic than ever over the Americans.
But there are new triumphs for our
to win. Their shooting,
though excellent, was not superior to
the best shooting at Wimbledon, the
great English rifle ground. The match
will come off at that range in few
days, and the American team will have
to guard with great care the laurels
they have won. The English are cooler
and more delibe, ate than the Irish, aud
on the Whole better shots. They will
be nerved to their best shooting at the
match, and we may expect
The public interest of both countries to
be greatly stimulated by the result in
Ireland. Courier Journal. i
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En- lrOubadOur.

| A charming little story is told of a
pretty little French actress in one of the
theatres of Paris. While the theatre
was closed for a short time she made a
wager that, though ignorant of the Eng
| lish language, she could travel alone for
week in Hampshire, England, sup
porting herself by singing in the vii
lagos the favorite cha,aSOns of France.
Cleverly Disgusting herself as an Asa
tian peasant, a few weeks ago, she smiled
for England, and avoiding Southampton,
where she feared recognition, she took
the train for Farnham, and, with guitar
In hand, was soon singing BeraDger's
charming little songs in market vii
lage. The coppers of the rustic vii
layers poured into the pockets of the
sweet-voiced little BOhemienne, and her
eyes sparkled at the thought of how
soon lier voice befriended her in the
land of the stranger. During her ram
bles she caught the eyes of a party of
young officers from the regiment at
Aldershot. who chaffed each other after
the manner of their kind, and threw
handsful of silver to the little French
song bird. Among them was one who,
educated in France, had not forgotten
the sweet charms of the daughters of
that sunny land, and became fascinated
with the girls faultless singing and
lovely form. Mademoiselle was pressed
to dine with the officers when the day
was done, but declined with thousand
thanks and such a grace that the young
officer became, as the novelists say,
Inadly in love. She travelled on boat to
a neighboring hamlet, obtained lodging,
al I'd after laughiDgly counting over the
gains of the day, wrote back to Paris
piquant story of her first days cam
paign, not forgetting to mention the
lovely young officer" Next day the
warbler was again heard in the streets,
and anew came her adorer to drink in
her sweet notes and gaze into the lus-
trous depths of her wondrous eyes, and
again his hospitality was refused, but
she delgned to accept q crust of bread
and glass of claret. The officer told
his love, and begging to accompany her,
had for AN answer, "You may accom-
pany me if you will travel en- trouba-
dour." He shook his head and shrugged
his shoulders. This was more than he
had asked for. To travel en- trouba
ering coppers with strolling singer,
was too much. Loves young dream
was not bright enough to justify him in
thus rendering himself conspicuous as
the butt of the jokes of the garrison at |
Aldershot hard by. And thus they
parted he going back to his barracks,
and she, after winning her wager, to |
her place in the theatre in Paris. Again |
she stood before the footlights, and |
among those who sat in her audience |
was pensive young English officer.
When the curtsin had fallen, and she |
was stepping into her coupe, a voice at
her side attracted her, and few hur-
ried words were spoken in her ear
Mademoiselle turned away with sad
aened expression, and quickly said, in
an almost mourning tone, as only
French woman can say it, "No, no,
cannot travel en- tr0ubado,tr,
Adieu adleu |" and she was gone, while
The Love dream of two young hearts lay
IN tine dust beneath their feet. Frenchy,
Is it not?
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THE MATRIMONIAL MARKET.
Its Distressing Dizziness All Over the
Country.

Its Distressing Dizziness All Over the
Country.
Since the panic, the matrimonial
market has been extremely dull, and
heads of families are in most despond-
emit mood. It had been hoped last fall
that the usual winters festivities or
marriage fairs would have witnessed a
revival in trade, and every legitimate
effort was made by those having on
hand stocks held over from the previous
season to force off goods that we're
rapidly growing out of fashion and
depreciating in value. Prices were
literally marked down; young ladies
who before the panic we're held (by
themselves) at Fifth avenue house,
Newport villa and an opera box, mod
estly hung out signals of distress and
openly avowed their predictions for
love in a cottage. But SO depressed
was the general feeling that even with
these concessions very lutte real bust
ness was transacted there was much
skirmishing but few serious engage
ments. 1t is we'll known that at this
moment it is a matter of anxious debate
with the heads of our leading uptown
houses as to what is the best plan to
adopt during the coming summer cam
palSn 10 lHiuse hoAo uiAonhOoo "n.
firmness into the market. 1t is, at
least, an open question whether the
increased budget necessary to Wig
orous taking of the field at Sharon or
Saratoga would be justified in view of
the barren results at these matrimonial
centres during the past two years.
These summer exchanges certainly at
tract the better class of buyers, but
competition is necessar ly SO much the
keener. Experience. too, has shown
that two weeks at quiet seaside or
mountain resort will practically pro
mote more business mot to speak of the
vastly reduced percentage of operating
expenses) Than two months at a fash
ionable watering. place; but without men
it is impossible for even the most beauti-
full and accomplished Of maidens to
launch her little bark on the sea matri-
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member of the house of Edward J. Gay


& 90.
The eldest daughter, Isabel, married
Col. George Williamson, of Louisiana,
present United States minister in Cen
trail America, and died soon after the
close of the late war ; and her youngest
daughter, Caroline Swanwick married
the late William B. Turnbull, of Louis
lana, and has resided with her parents
since the death of her husband.
Her youngest sister, Angela, married
the Hon. Charles Conrad, of Louisiana,
and at her death left two sons, Charles
A. Conrad, of New Orleans, and Lsw-
renee Lewis Conrad, of Baltimore.
The deceased was the nearest living
relative of ''the father of his country"
and with Mrs. Commodore Kennon and
George Washington Peter, of Maryland,
vas the nearest living relative of Mrs.
Washington.-Ne Orleans Picay1ne.
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Learned Fools.

= The exubefant fecundity of the i'm
aginative faculties of some geological
savants led them into blunder re-
Gently, which would be amusing if only
it were a degree or two less ridiculous.
1t appears that in the Turkish collection
of geological specimens which were ex
hibited at the Vienna exposition were a
number of odd-looking instruments of
flint, six inches long. an inch broad,
and quarter of an inch thick. After
a close examination of these UNIQUE
curloslties, and large amount of reck
ondite cackling over them by learned
geological experts, they were pro-
nounced to be flint knives of the YER
table stone age. The discovery was
hailed as a great acquisition to science
and in the opinion Of theselearned pun.
dts, went far to prove that man OK listed
and delved and worked with tools at a
period far earlier than any of which we
have any record in the Bible. Biologists
were triumphant over these wonderful
flints, which bad proved the antiquity
of pre- historic man and dissipated an
other of the fables of the Inspired
Record. But "mark now, how plain a
tale" has put the savants down, and
how completely they hoaxed themselves
by trusting to their own fertile 1magin
atoms. It has been discovered that the
aints in question are modern instru-
ments which are in universal use at this
day by peasant husbandmen of Rune
liza, Anatolia and Syria. in the con-
struction of their threshing machines,
which are armed with these knives.
There is the whole of the mystery The
learned biologists knew all about the
stone age, but were utterly ignorant
the present age. The Incl
dent is an evidence of the slight foun-
iation on which the scientists are wont
TO build their facts, as we'll as of their
easy credulity. or shall we say guilt
bility ?-Christidn Antelligeneer.
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Society Incongruities.

An evening sociable. People of the
very best society. Yet what incongrui.
ties A young girl has just sung a
modern air. do not know what at
all events love song of the most pas
sionate kind the music full of extra
ordinary bursts like those of Schubert's
'Serenade." Please to observe that you
would be the coarsest, most indecent of
men, if, even in the presence of the
mother, the father, the aunt, the grand
mother, and all the squadron of gov
ernesses, duennds, and near relations of
the family, you should dare even to
allude distantly to the very subject
which she has just been explaining to
you at full length in song. Grand
parade of musical ladies among them
Nine. de V, young married woman
of wenty thrt g, with eyes upturned to
heaven-I mean to the ceiling-with a
look of expectation. She has sung
'Spring Longings" with languishing
airs as running commentary on the
music. The husband is radiant with
Joy he brings the music and plays the
in,pressario. For my part, l would as
soon see my wife undress herself in
public Tdine's "NOtes on Paris.
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The Black HjlIs Bubble.

Prof. Jenney has sent to the interior
department q later and fuller report
confirming his first dispatch, in which
he stated that nothing had been discov-
cred that would warrant extensive min
ing operations in the Black Hills. He
says the best dirt does not average one
cent and a quarter to the pan, which is
altogether different story from the
sensational reports heretofore published.
Gold has certainly been found in the
Hills, but only in very small quantities
and over a very large area of country.
1t is probable, however, that the
professors unfavorable report will have
very little effect in lettering parties
from going to the Black Hills who have
decided to try their fortunes there. In
the present stagpation of business
throughout the country there are thou
sands of men whose hopeless financial
condition renders them easy victims to
the gold fever, as we'll as certain rest
less element who are always ready for a
change that involves excitement and
adventure. Besides, the impression has
gone abroad that ring of government
officials has been formed at Washington
to gobble the best mining localities be-
fore the general rush for the Hills be-
gins, and very little confidence is placed
on reports that are sent there to be
revamped for publication.
THERE is nothing which man can pro-
pose, however ridiculous, but that some
one will be crazy enough to take it up
Tyndall's prayer test has found some
body to try it in the Peculiar People,
who have hired an old building in Lon
don Fields, and stuck up notice invit-
ing the halt, the lame, the blind and
incurable generally to present them
selves 20 be prayed over. Measles,
smallpox. and all similar ailaeats re:
c-ive the same medicine A number u
se>fdready under commitment
/ Bailey to be tried for man.
and the rest are on little bet
with the police.
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NUMBER 3.
BRUIx ZEN RHh TIM.

My osrs keep time 10 half rhyme,
That slips ard slides away from me;
Across my m.nd Ike ide wind,
lost thought beateth lazily.
A dream, afioat, my little boat
And / alone steal ont to SEA:
One vanished year, o Lost and Dear
You rOaed this little boat for ue.
All who can sing Of anything
With none to listen lovingly?
Or who can time the oars to rhyme
When left to row alone 10 sea?
-EiizdbeM Stuart PheiD..
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AN ANALYSIS of England's m

AN analysis OF EngIand's marriage
statistics presents some curious data
for women at different ages. Thus,
surprising the sum of woman's chances
OF marriage to be 100, these statistics
show that she exhausts between the
ages of Is and 81, 14l chances. If she
lives unmarried from 20 to 25, SO more
of her chances appear to be lost and if
she remains unmarried for 5 more years
she will turn 30 with only 49, chances
out of her 100 left. After 35 she has
IL chances and even after a woman
has lived unmarried 60 years, she still
has the tenth of chance out of the
original 100.
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I looked where the roses were blooming.
They stood among grasses and weeds;
said, Where such beauties are growing,
Why suffer these paltry weedsf"
Weeping, the poor things faltered:
We have neither beauty nor bloom,
We are grass in the roses garden.
But the Master gives us room,
Slaves OF n generous Msstrr,
Born from . world shove,
We came to this place In His wisdom.
We stay to this hour from HIS love.
We have fed His humblest creatures,
We have served HIM trnly and Ing;
He gave no grace to cur features,
We bave neither color nor song.
"Ye. He who has m,de the flowers
Placed ux on the self-same rod
He knows our reasons for being
We are grass IN the garden of Gcd."