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with him. But no sooner did he venture
to hint that he saw through the thinness
Of it than the mask was removed, and
another Mother Frochard stood revealed,
and the sarcasms Of which she delivered
herself we're actually whitening. .,s=....
"Oh, you see through this game. do
you! You're smart one, amt you
Been played on you before. has it! Nice
young man you are to talk SO when
when-bah, you're d-n snipe, that 3
what you are, and be hanged to you.
Come along, Mag,"-and off they went.
While the foregoing have been cited as
specimens Of the inventive genius Of this
class, it is equally curious to note what
IN utter lack Of invention lew display,
in accordance with the old adage that all
rules have their exceptions. There is one
old ''vag" that has been
MAKING THE ROUNDS
these many years, who has ever the same
plea that he wants to 60 to his son, who
lives matter Of 10 miles in the country;
that the fare is $3.50. and that he needs
IS cents to make up the required amount,
and all he asks is Ave cents to help his
"SOAv OVNCo &AVu6s ANS'SA ~V~o $AAoS oOAs
1.-Two beyond the prescribed distance; new.
er does the fare change; but more re.
markedly still, never, during al these
weary years Of toll, has he been able to
reduce tho amount required, even by a
single penny. evidently some dire f.
tally hangs over this. poor old
man" calculates many thrifty house.
wife, as for the seventeenth time she lis.
tens so his story, in the vain hope that
either through i'll or good fortune, some
slight change has como over his financial
status. And to prove to you that he
does need the IS cents, he ever holds the
$l.55 in dirty shinplasters in his trem.
bling hands, which reminds one of the
old apple.woman's answer in the play OF
the "Seven Sisters when some irrevcr-
ent chap ventures to suggest that Is
cents apiece is too much for apples. TOO
much is it, bad luck TO you: I paid $65
barrel for these apples, and if you
don't believe it I can show you the
barrel.:'
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POETRY.
THE FIsHERDrAN'S FUNERAL ]:

THE FIsHERsrAN's FUNERAL i
Upon the breezy head-land the hsherman'a
grave they made,
where' over The daisies and the clover bells,
the tirctien branches swayed
Above US the lark vas singing, II the cloud
less skie, OF June, ? g. "
And under the cliis tue pillows were chanting
their ceasel-ss tune;
For the creamy line was curving along the
Where the dear Old tides were flowing that he
would ride no more. : IL :
The dirge Of the wave. the note Of the bird
and the priests low tone were blent
In the breezt that blew from the moorland, all
laden with country scent ~.
But never a thought Of the new.mown hay
tossing on sunny plains,
Or OF lit1ies deep in tho wildwood, or roses
gemming the lanes,
Woke in the hearts Of the stern, broDzed msn
who gathered around the grave,
Where lay the mate who had fought with them
the battle VI wind and wave.
How boldly he steered the cable across the
When the sKy T was black to the eastward, and
the breakers white on the Scar!
How his keen eye caught the sqQall ahead,
how his strong hand furled the sail,
AS we drove DER the angry waters before the
raging gale!
How CHEEKY he kept all the long, dark night,
and never pars0n spoke
Good words like those he said to us, when At
last the morning broke!
So thought the dead mans comrades, as silent
and sad they stood,
While the prayer was prayed, the blessing
said. and the dull earth struck the wood!
Ard the widows sob and the orphans wall
Jared through the joyous air;
How could the light wind DER the sea blow on
so fresh and fair?
How could tho gay waves laugh and lap land
ward DER sand and stone,
While he who knew and loved them all lay
Tapped in play alone!
But Tor long, when to the beetling heights the
snoH tipped pillows roll,
around the herring shoal;
When gear is sorted, and sails are act, and the
merry breezes blow,
And away 10 the deepsea harvest the stalwart
reapers go,
A.kindly sight ard hearty word they will
give to him who lies
Where the clover springs and the heather
blooms beneath the northern skies.
ALI the year ronnd.
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MITTENS.

MITTENS.
The New York Herald tells ics readers
how to make cheap and warm mittens
from the skin Of the sheep:
During period Of more than thirty
years past, We have been accustomed to
make cheap and durable mittens in the
following manner, to be worn when per-
forming all sorts Of outdoor work. A
good sheep-skin is purchased for ST., which
has been tanned with the wool on. The
wool, Of course, is short, not more than
half an inch in length. A shcepskin OF
medium size will make from three to four
pairs OF mittens, as per the size Of the
hands. A pattern was first made out OF
stiff brown paper. The paper thumb
piece must be neatly fitted to the pattern.
Then the leather will fit the thumb hole.
One pattern will answer for both n.ittens
If the leather is turned over after one
mltten has been cut out. Sometimes
the mittens are made with the wool in.
side. When mittens arc to be used for
handling wood, stone, lumber and other
things which are liable to wet them the
leather is s1aeared with a coat OF coal
tar, which must be dried in before the
fire. A coat OF coal tar will prevent the
leather from becoming wet like piece of
wet cloth, and it will also make the nit.
tens wear like horn. Apply tar only to
the parts that are most exposed to con-
tact with the materials to be handled.
In lieu of sheep skin we have sometimes
employed tanned calfskin. Mittcns will
keep hands much warmer than gloves.
Procure glover's needle Of triangular
shape, let the edges of the leather be
wettcd before the mittens are sewed, en-
ploy strong thread, we'll waxed with bees
wax, and the mittens will render excel
lent service.
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The Mckee Rankin troupe, few days
ago visited the House Of Refuge at St.
Louis and gave the inmates, 18l young
boys, performance Of the 1.-TWO Or.
Phans, on a stage fitted up at the
institution for the boys. The audience
Was appreciative, being very liberal With
applause and giving it 1t just the right
points. Besides the play, Rotations
were given by one Of the members Of the
troupe and Rankin made an encouraging
address to the boys.
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Opportunities for Libraries.

Books suitable for Public, School and
Sunday School Libraries arc being sacri
feed at our Sale at and under cost. Par.
ties will come with or send their lists Of
books wanted and get IN answer quick.
The stock 10 being closed ont rapidly.
Act promptly and save money. D. d.
Merrill 4 Co, St. PAUL. TIL .
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Will be found to possess those Qualities niece
essary to the total eradication of oil bilious At.
tacks, prompt to start tue secretions of the
liver, and give healthy tone to the entire svs-
tenn: Indeed, it is no ordinary discovery in
medical science to have invented remedy for
these stubborn complaints, which develop ali
the rea9lts Produced by \ heretofore free use Of
calomel, amineral justly dreaded by mankind.
ana acknowledged to be destructive in the ex.
t;cs oi 20 ~: human That the proper
'"s u certain vegetables comprise all tAe vir-
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Never Saw ANYTHING Like II.

The rush for the beautiful and useful
goods which are being slaughtered at the
great closing out sale of D. D. Merrill
Allen 4 Co: at St. Paul, is perfectly as.
tonishing. We advise our patrons to 20 or
send and get some Of them quick. Xmas
is coming.
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FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Parents should DO very careful and
not let the rays Of the sun shine directly
upon the faces Of: sleeping children.
Strong light is very injurious TO the eyes,
especially if they are inclined to weak.
ness. >@'s
1t is worth knowing that if one volume
Of castor oil be dissolved in two or three
volumes OF spirits Of wine, it will render
paper transparent, and the spirits rapid.
" eVaporating4the paper in few minutes
becomes tit for use.: A drawing in pencil
or India ink can thus b. made, and If the
parer is placed in spirits Of wine the oil
is dissolved out, restoring the paper to
it's natural color.
Many persons in preparing potatoes fol
cooking pare off thick slice from the
surface instead OF digging out the eyes
The skinning process is all wrong, as thu
strength Of tho vegetable lies near thu
surfacc-the starch growing less abun
dant as the center is appropriated. TIT
best way is to scour them we'll, and
either bake or boil them with their skins
on.
The smoke from the wick Of an ex
tinguished candle is very dcleterious, and
breathing it in quantities would soor
cause death. Valentine mentions q cast
of company. Of carousers who tricked q
boy sleeping in the corner Of a room, by
one Of their number holding to the boys
nose the smoke Of blown.out candle
After half an hour the boy fell into shor,
breathing, trembling, and cramps, and
died in three days. The composition Of
this smoke is carburetcd hydrogen, car
bonic oxide, burnt olein, etc. When
putting out candle light before going ia
bed, always d. it so that there shall lie nc
running wick left to poison the air Of the
room.
Potatoes are adapted to be eaten Y it'll
lean meat-the starchy potatoes furnish
ing the fattcning and heating elements
which lean meat lacks, while the lean
meat supplies the bone and muscle.
making elements not afforded by potato
or fine 2pur bread. Fat meat affords
heating and fattcning element, like pota'
to, but in form less easily digested by
most persons.
Porcelain dishes which have become
cracked may, it is said, be rendered
water-tight again by drying them com
pletcly in warm place, after which q so.
luton Of water-glass is to be poured in
and allowed to stand over night, then
pouring it off and allowing the adherent
film to dry slowly.
Flour kept in barrels for long time
often acquires peculiar odor, supposed
to be derived from the barrel. This
smell actually indicates an incipicnt de-
composition prejudicial to 6rcad.making,
owing to the gluten having become par
tally soluble. It is therefore much
preferable to keep -four in sacks, unless
for short periods.
Pan Dowdy.--Put apples pared and
sliced into large pan, and put in an
abundance of molasses or sugar. and
some spice if the apples have little flavor;
not otherwise. Cover with bread dough.
rolled thin, or potato pie.crust. Bake
a long time, and then break the crust iu-
to the fruit in small pieces. Children
are very fond Of this, especially if we'll
swcetencd and baked long time.
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"What sort Of gait do the Democrats
expect to travel this winter p asks I
Radical editor: "1nvcstigate," replies
the St. Louis Times,
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tend to take cognizance Of each other.
When they do stumble to it, " they do it
simultaneously and with start. Then
some interesting pantomime follows. hut
all SO natural and we'll timed that any
suspicion Of collision is utterly out Of
the question. .,.:'.......~ .,.-...
Everybody is now laughing at tho odd
sight presented, the proprietor Ia ha' Z
with the rest, and the ''vags,' feeling that
the first approaches have BEEN won, enter
upon ,@.s':'t. o.
The SECOND STAGE
Of the programme.
"When did they let yon out Of the
corn-6eld p inquiries be with the quarter
section Of shawl of him with the abbrevi-
ated infantry mantle.
"What's the matter with you!" asks
the other, rather sneeringly.
"Why," says the first, 1.-THE last time l
saw you was at Kankakee, and you had
Just hired out for !. scare.crow."
At this sally, tho crowd. IS = matter of
course, laughs immoderately, and the
chances are altogether in favor Of some
one calling on the ''abuscd" party to de.
fend himself which he without further
ado proceeds to do.
'Oh, don't mind what = fellow lik;,
that says. guess he's the one . rag.
picker picked up with other rubbish in
the gutter the other day, but had to
throw out again because it spoiled the
rest Of his stuff
And after that they went on abusing
each other about minor details. The one
called the attention Of the company to
the others squat nose that one returned
by directing their glances 1t the others
big feet, with some odd compliment, and
all tho while both kept up sort Of side.
ling movement Of the body. somewhat
after the manner Of Elliott Grey, in the
play. of 'Rosedale," where he ''plays
himself for ''crib.cracker" among the
thieving gypsies. The little play As per.
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and such = flow Of tears, and such pulling
by the sad.eyed one Of the other one 8
dress, saying, With sobs, ''Oh don't, let's
60 away, cant have you do this, it ID
too much, too much, and the bcnevo-
lent one chided her in motherly strain
for not having . little pluck in such an
emergency. that deponent could with
difficulty bring himself to reveal to them
that the dodge was getting tribe rusty
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Continued from third mage J

at considerable length, explaining tile
Intention of the society, and asking the
cooperation of the Horticultural Socie-
ty. The matter was fully discussed,
and the hearty assistance of the socie-
ty guaranteed. The general express
sion was in favor of Emporia as the
place of holding a fair, if the chop
pers" leave enough to hold fair with,
and L think our people would do well
to give the matter their consideration,
and if the people want the fair at En-
poria it can easily be arranged.
In the afternoon the reading of es-
says by Vandeman, Mrs. SAKE, Mrs.
and DIR. Warner, of Humboldt, was
the principal business.
Resolutions of thanks to the citizens
of Fl. Scott, the various railroads, and
others who had assisted in the meet
ing, were voted, and at 10 o'clock p. m.
the society adjourned, each member to
wend his way home to see if the locust
had eaten up his wife and children in
his absence. Although the meeting
was held at place and in time most
depressing to all the Southern and
Eastern part of the state, yet all have
tried to keep up their courage, and
seemed to be well satisfied with the
success of the meeting, and feel that
much good work has been accomplish
ed. HORTICULTCRALIST
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GoNE.-Prof. II. B. Norton and
family left for San Jose, California,
Thursday morning, and were attend
ed to the train by large number of
friends. The school year commences
In that State next week, and the
Professor will enter at once upon
his duties. We learn that he has
already been booked for a large
amount of institute work in Califor-
MIA. They leave us amid the parting
blessings of all. There is not an
acquaintance of theirs throughout
Kansas but who wishes them the
highest degree of success and USE
fulness in their new home.
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A line of stea moTs is TO run be
t"'een Galveston, Texas, aud Vera.
Cruz. Mexico. Time 60 hours.
New York, june 5-W. III. TAI
colt, buyer for fhe silk department
of II. B. Clafiin & Co., was arrested
to-day on 8 warrant issued by the
United States commissioner, based
on an affidavit made by United
States Dirtrict Attorney Bliss, for
completely in the silk frauds. He
was held in $4,000 bail.
The American rifiemen have sail
ed for Ireland, to compete with the
British marksmen.
Omaha, June While the fami-
ly and hands were absent in the
fields, two Strangers entered the
farm house OF JH0. GOodhurst,
about thirteen miles west of here.
on Saturday last, overpowered the
hired girl, brutality outraged her
person, ransacked the house, secur-
ed $50. and escaped. There is no
clue to the perpetrators, nor any ar
rest made.
Cincinnati, June THE morning
papers viii announce the offer from
Reuben r. Springer, TO give $50, 900
to assist in the erection of perma-
nent buildings for the Cincinnati
Exposition. This offer is conditional
upon the city raising 100000 for
the same purpose. An effort will be
made TO have his gifts condensed,
and be made for q building to be
used for an exposition and music
festival, he to give Sl75, 600, and the
citizens to contribute 1926, 600 to
the same purpose.
Several heavy failures in New
York Monday. Among them the
Metropolitan collar company which
sold 100000 worth of collars pei
year. Also several iron and wool
Fl rms.
10000 natives on the Fiji islam ds
have died this season of measles.
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EMPORIA NEW S.
FRIDAY. JUNE IL, 1875.
sEanAas Crops = GrnGshOPPer
Scare Over.

We are gratified to announce that
adyices from the only part of the
State, the eastern end, where grass
hoppers have damaged the crops,
are very cheering. The insects have
nearly all taken wings, and flown
TO the far northwest. Last week
the legions in mid air stretched
from the Missouri river TO the Ar
kansas, and occupied over two days
in passing along" They did not
alight to do damage anywhere in
the State, and it is safe to say that
they are no longer feared this seas
on. Confidence, hope, and energy,
have resumed full sway, and those
farmers in the eastern counties who
lost their crop, are already at work
replanting. In no county have
more than one third of the crops
been destroyed. and such coun ties
are very few indeed. Most Of the
State, and all this section, has es-
capped entirely unframed, and the
wheat and oat crops are safe beyond
doubt. A continuation of rains we
have had, will ensure to Kansas the
largest crop she ever harvested, and
we look for q tidal wave of immi-
grafton next fall.
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The Kansas Centennial managers
have resOlv ed to try and collect
$4,000 for the erection at Philadel-
phia of separate building for the
use of Kansas products, and request
that in all the churches on Sunday,
July 4th, centennial sermons be
preached and collections taken up
for the above building fund. The
various secret organizations in the
State, masons, &C., are requested to
cooperate in the work. Gen Fraser,
Superintendent of Public lnstruc-
ton, is to take charge of the edu-
cational interests of the State at the
Centennial, AMI each newspaper is
requested to furnish certain copies
for exhibition.
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a::le;y-five bushels of corn to the
acre the last grasshopper year-Is67.
The population OF Kansas is twice
that of Nebraska.
The Kansas Midland is up the spout
already. The trustees OF its first
mortgage have filed bill To foreclose
for non-payment OF Interest.
The Sheriff OF Leavenworth Co.
was recently presented with rattle
snake.
Potato bugs in Western New York
are rivaling Kansas grasshoppers.
Leavenworth is to have n society
for the prevention of cruelty TO ami
mails.
Mr.. Mcintosh, of Morrill,, has kept
two hoppers in a bottle for three years.
He feeds them nothing, yet they seem
as full of life as when first Gagged.
And now comes woman of I.eav-
enworth, who the Times says is relia-
BILE, and she has seen q snake that fiies
through the air. And a colOred wo-
man, who is q soothsayer and lives in
tn. same town, says that in two weeks
the air will be full of them. Gov. o.
born ought to at once appoint day
for praying them all over into Mo.
Leavenworth celebrates its birthday
by an old settlers meeting and ball.
June 18th.
Prof. Whitman. of the Agricultural
college, wants all strange bugs sent to
him.
An Atchison family who have been
a city charge during the past winter,
are industriously trying to negotiate
the sale of their cooking stove, in or
der to defray circus expenses.
The Great Bend Register says that
pumpkins can't be raised in that
county, because the vines grow so fast
that they wear the pumkins out in
dragging them over the fields.
Topeka has a school population OF
1850, $4,000 worth of school build
ings, and twenty-five teachers and one
superintendent, whose salaries amount
to $4,000 per annum.
The Kansas Pacific dining station is
to be changed from Salina to Abilene.
The trustees of the State insane asy-
lum at Topeka, have made a selection
of site. 1t is the farm of J. NJ. Har-
vey, one-half mile west of the Cross
place. containing eighty acres, all inn
proved, with several thousand bearing
fruit trees and good stone dwelling
house thereon. The price of the prop
erty is $4,000. The Improvements are
worth at least half of that sum.
Saline county has shipped over five
hundred car loads of wheat since the
harvest of 1874. In the same issue of
the Herald which notes this fact, it al
SO announces that ''another lot of gov
eminent cOmmissary stores will be
here next week, for free distribution
among the destitute"
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owes its continued life during its early years.
founders Of the Normal school.
Kansas, the school, the city, and, trust. our
individual characters, have grown np togeth-
err during the past ten years. They have
been Z. cd and blessed years to me. came
timid, and no one but myself can ever know
how much owe TO the kindness, appreeia-
ton, and good cheer OF the people of EmPo-
grown happy and strong. But the time has
dence seems to point westward / shall go
from among you with . heart full OF love and
gratitude, of unspeakable thankfulneSs for
having been blessed with such friends. In all
the years to come, shall never 1ndtruer or
dearer ones. The best wish that can make
in behalf OF my pupils Is, that when they in
turn take up their life work. they may be
blessed with 3 like circle Of friends, and with
pupils as kind and faithful. 1 have Tonight
been thinking OF . group to whom, as they
said '1Do this in remembrance of me-" The
records of human friendship and love tell of
many such mementoes- But be assured that
needed no such aid to the remembrance of
you. Nevertheless shall never in my neJS
home, look at this dial without fancying that
its hands point eastward, over the mountains
and plains, TO the dear friends here in Kansas.
fshal never note the hour without also think
ing of this hour. the most precious OF my life.
My dear friends, with a heart full OF love,
gratitude and unspeakable regret at parting.
utter the saddest word Of life-FAREwELL