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The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-12-23
donkey n ischIef.

The Philadelphia Star tells Of s)me
of their tricks after this wise
A gentleman, who desired to have
a monkeys opinion of his newly-pur-
chased gold watch, took it from his
pocket, and opening the cases, pro-
eeeded to show the movement to
JockO.
Holding it q little too near the
wires, the wicked monkey snatehed
It from his hand, and, quick as light
ming, eIambered with il to the top
most perch. of the cage, where he sat
grinningly admiring It, and by his
grimaces and comical gestures at
traeted crowd OF the other monkeys.
The keeper, entering the cage, sue
ce:Ged in securing the chronometer
by trading a red checked apple for it,.
IT was restored to its owner unin-
jured, and his conclusion was that
the next time he wanted q monkeys
opinion of time-pieee he would not
venture quite so near the cage.
On Thursday last gentleman, who
is somewhat nearsighted, ventured
too neaE the cage in which the large
baooOns are confined, and before he
knew whaI was the matter with him,
a pair of eighteen karat gold specta-
cles were snatche from his nose, and
one of the glasses broken to atoms.
He has concluded that the safest plan
Is not to intrude ones, nose too near
the baboOnis cage.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-12-23

She hal her ~ n % III up for two
or three days that the boy needed
some csstOr-oil, but she knew she
must approach him gently She
placed the bottle where he could not
see it, and when he turned up his
nose and she said
"It's just like honey, nay dArling.D
He seemed to dOuOt her word, and
she continued
"If you'll take some I'll let you go
to the circus"
"How much ?" he cautiously in
quired. r..-
"Oh. only a spoonful, just one spoon
fol" she replied as she uncorked the
bottle.
"And you'll give me some sugar,
besides ?'i he asked.
"Of course I villa big lump"
He waited until she began pouring
from the bottle, and then asked
"Aud you'll give me ten cents.
too?n
"Yes, of course"
"An1 you will buy me a shoO-fly
kite" he went or, seeing his advant-
age.
guess So
"NO kite-1D ile," he said as he
drew back.
"Well,. Pn buy you the kite" ste
replied, filling the spoon Gear up.
"And a veIoeipede ~
"I'll think of it."
"You can't think no eastOr-Oil dJwn
me ?" he exclaimed, looking around
for bis hat.
"Here-I will or III tease father to,
and 1 know he will. Come now,
swallow it down.
"ALd you'll buy me goat ~
ayes"
"And two hundred marbles ?"
eyes. Now take it right down.
"And a coach dog ?"
"I can't promise that"
"All right-nO dog, no ile."
"Well, I'll ask your father"
"And you'll buy me pony ?"
"Oh, couldn't do that. Now be
good, boy and swallow it down"
"Oh, yes, I'll swallow that stuff, I
will ~ he said, as he elapped or his
hat. "You may fool some other boy
with a circus ticket and q lump OF
brown sugar, but it'll take q hundred
dollar pony to trOt that castor oil
down my throat ~
Aud be went cut to see il the neigh
bOrs cat had been caught in the dead
fall he set for her.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-12-23
f1aEA New Cannon.

Mr.. Koykel, Of Passaie City, n. J.,
has for ten years past, in connection
with New York mechanic, been q t
work on an invention which prom
ises to revolutionizs ordnance. There
was an exhibition OH Saturday in pub
lie of the gun. The little one used
Saturday, looked like a twelve foot
gas pipe, with half.inch bore, car
rying needle-shaped bullet. On the
under side of the gun are metallic
pockets, each flied with as much
powder as the load at the breeeh. As
the gun is fired these additional
charges of powder explode as the pro-
jectile passes through the barrel, so
that before it gets out it receives the
impending force of each additional
charge. Being spread along the barrel
the danger of an explosion is ayerted
and the force increased TO wonder
ful degree. The first shot fired was
through solid mass of monitor iron
four inches thick, which the projeelile
pierced as though it were a pine board
and buried itself several inches in an
oak stump. Then q shot was fired
at target composed of twelve plates
of three-eightbs inch plate iron, Sc
curely strapped together. The bullets
went through this. One of these can
mons, of six-ineh bore, has been COM
pleted, and will be tested before Uni
ted States officers in 3 few weeks, and
it is estimated will send ball from
twelve 70 fifteen miles.-N Y Star.
Babies are sadly overrated, and we
feel it our duty TO protest. II the big.
gest man in town should stand in 3
door, iwag his head stupidity, wave
mis- hand IN 3 limp sort of way, and
jargle forth "day-dsyU when about %
take his departure, his friends would
incarcerate him. Yet bsoies do this
with impunity, and people like it and
admire it, and write poetry about
their coming into the world through
gates ajar, and all that sort of thing.
When they begin to howl nobody
takes it for ''cussednes,v but every
one looks to see if a pin is hurting it.
No one ever locks for pins when we
| howL-Sd1l Erd1cisco NelUs Letter.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-12-23
THE MO RMONs.

The MOrmons are abaut to get into
legal difficulty, as will be seen by the
following report from Salt Lake City,
Utah, dated Dec. 9th:
The case of George Reynolds, in-
dicted for bigamy, who mas once been
tried and convicted, but the verdict
set aside By the Supreme Court, on
account of an error in the number of
the grand jurymeu, is again on trial
before the Third District Court, and a
Jury obtained to-day.
The panel OF the grand jury in the
Second District, at Beaver, Utah, was
fled to-day. There is only one MoT-
mon upon this grand jury, and it is
expected that q large number of in
dietments for bigamy will be found,
as the Judge called their attention
particularly to polygamy and las
civIous eohabitatioE.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-12-23
Hog CHOLERA.

| am very anxious to have this des-
perate hog cholera business thorough
" investigated and written about by
the farmers of Illinois. 1 do not agree
with one OF your correspondents that
corn fed largely to hogs Is the cause
of cholera so called. My experience
is the reverse. About two years ago
my hogs became affected for the first
time; did not Ike time to investi-
gate, nor did L think myself qualified
to investigate the cause. 1 lost over
half my hogs in few days, without
making any attempt to arrest the dis
ease. After the loss of about 25 head,
Imade an attempt to arrest 1t and
save the balance. All that l could
get to eat slOp made of ship stuff,
charcoal ashes and soft soap recover
ed. Some three or four that 1 at
tempted to dreneh died in few min
utes after Grenching. A hog is a
hard "DiTd" TO drensh without strang-
ling, as IkilIed no more in that way.
This fall my hogs have had another
attack of the same complaint, in
more malignant form. Out of 80
yearlings / lost all but four. Coal
ashes and soap did not arrest nor did
il seem to do any good. The hog
would live two or four days and died, "a
horrible looking sight, blood issuing
from eyes, nose and mouth. In some
the eyes would burst out and bleed
from the anus. These last hogs were
fed and raised entirely on ship stuff and
swill from my kitchen, until COM
menced feeding green corn this fall
corn once q day and slop once each
day. The frat attacked were living
on mast and some corn when they
came out Of the woods pasture. Ny
hogs got regularly good clean well
water. Corn was not the cause in
these two cases, 1 do not believe. Mr..
LaWrence's theory is not correct in
these cases.
now have q large Chester White
sow that seems to be in fair way OF
recovery, that was attacked about one
week ago. She had the cholera about
two days before I discovered it. I did
not like to lose 80 fine a hog, and
commenced using a clyster OF soap
suds and salt, quite strong, She had
got past eating. | gave her two the
! first day, of about one quart each (;
rubbed inside of fore legs thoroughly
with soap and sandstone got q copi-
Gus discharge from bowels. Next day
gave clyster soap suds, salt and coal
oil the next day bathed her with
coal oil. She now eats slOp and corn,
but does not appear to get quite well /;
does not breathe right yet. From ap-
pesrances, I think she will recover.
Perhaps the symptoms, from first
to last, should be given, as it seems to
affect hogs in various ways, from first
| to last. Some are taken with diar-
rhna; weak cough not inclined to
move about breathe hard lungs ap-
pear to be affected purple about the
bead, ears and jaw, neck and fore legs
and belly; eyes bloodshot; bleed
from nose and eyes, and death. 9th
ers, bowels constipated no discharge
whatever, with all the other symP-
toms as above.-H. VANDERHoFF, IN
! Prairie Fdrmer.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-12-23
CHICAGO & NORTH WESTERN
RAILWAY.
NoETa- WESTERS RAILWAY FOR
SAN FRANCISCO,

Sacramento, Ogden, salt Lake City, Chey-
enne, Denver, Omaha, LincOla, Council
Bluffs, HanktOn, Sioux City, DuSu41e, WI
mona, 81 Paul, Duluth Marquette, Hough-
ton, Hancock. Green Bay, . shkOsh, Fond do
Lac, Madison. and Milwaukee.
II you want % 20 20 Milwaukee, Oshkosh.
y PanlI Minneap0lis, Duluth, Fort carry,
WlnOna, Warren, Galena. Dubuque, sioux
City, va kton, Council Biufs, Omaha, Lin
Lincoln, Denver, salt Lake city, Sacramen-
20, san FranciscO,cr hundred other north
ern, mort h-western. or weytern roin-s, lhls
great line Is t'le one you al,Ouid take. Ahe
track is Of the best steel rail and ali tine aP-
pOintnents are frst-class in every respect
Its trains are made up OF elegant neg- Pull
man Palace Drawing Room and Sleeping
Coaches, luxurious, well uslted and well
ventilated Day Coaches, and pleasant lOung-
ing a d smoking ears The ears arc All
equipped with the celebrated Miller safety
Platform, aud Patent Buffers and COupiings,
Westinghouse safety Air Brakes, and every
other appliance that has been Oe vised lOE the
safety OF passenger trainl- All trains are
run BY telegraph. IN 2 word, this 0KEA@
LINE has the Oss- and sInOOthest track, aud
the most elegant aud comfortable equip
ment OF any road IN the West. and has no
competitOr in the eeOHntry.
Oo the arrival OF the trains from The East
or South, the trains Of tue Chicago & NOrth-
Western Railway leave CHICAGO as foi-
lows:
For Council RIuRs Omaha. and Cal
ifOrnia, Two thorough trains d2liyl Win
Pullman Palace Drawing Room and sleep
ing Cans through to Council Bluffs.
For sc. Paul and ninmeaDOsis, Two
through trains daily. with Pullman Palace
Cars attached on DDtn trains
For Green Bay and Lake Superior,
Two trains daily, with Pullman Pa.ace Cars
attached, and running thrcdzn 20 Mar
For Milwaukee, -Four through trains
daily. Pullman Cars on night iTal4s.
FOR 6inOna and points in ainn'-sota'
For D9bugHel ia FreepoIi Two
through trains daily, with Pullman Cafs On
night train
For Dubuque and La Crosse, via
Clinton, Two through trains daliJs win
Pullman Cars on night train
FOr sioux city and IapktSns Two
trains daily. PaUTnan Cars to Aisso1El Fai-
FST Lake Geneva, Four trains daily.
FOr Rockford. sterling, Henos Ia,
IanesVilIe, and Other points you can nave
rom two 10 ten trains daily
PULLMAN PALACE CARS
These cele~rzte5 ears are run on al night
trains on all the lines On this road They are
run between-ChicagO and Omaha, chicago
and Cedar Rapids, Chicago and Dubuque,
via Clinton, Chicago and Frespsrt, Chicago
and Marquette, Chicago and GEeen Bay,
Chicago and MilTaukee, Chicago and -.
Paul.
between ChicssO and II. Pa u or Chfcsso
and Milwaukee -
At Omaha our Sleepe-s COZ. meet with the
Overland Sieepers on the Ur ION Pacine hall-
road, for all points west Q 2. ne Missouri hlN-
er- All Ticket Agents sell tickets BY ms
route.
MARVIN HUGHITT,
GenI Superintendent,
VIII STENNEff,
| Msr 4. '7j-n22-sl aeh4 Passenger AGENT.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-12-23
Kentucky Girls Hunting In the Noun
tains.

On last Thursday Misses Ida Ham
iItoB, Mary Howard, aud Annie How
ard, accompanied by Messrs. ]. n.
Summers, c. F. Spencer, John w.
Gatewood, and II. G. Lindsey, went
rabbit-hnnting. They bad twenty-five
fox hounds, and went about ten miles
from the city, and had good luck in
starting several rabbits, which the
dogs succeeded in capturing. We
learn that the ladies enjoyed the
sport, and kept up with the
dogs in the chase, and never CON-
planned Of being tired at hight when
they returned, while some of the gen.
tlemen, we are sorry to learn, were
completely worn out. This is fine ex-
ercise for the ladies, and we hope they
will take these delicate young me1
out again and try aad aeeustom them
to such sports aud hsriships. Mont
gomery county can not only boast O
the prettiest ladies' IN the State, but
she has equestriennes who can man
age the most spirited horses with per
feet ease.-M. Sterling Sentinel.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-12-23
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
ATTORNEYS

A TEORNEY AT LAW. ofiee ooYsio
a igh's Clothing store Tfnn' Onio'
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-12-23
;aStOrla.

Cross, sickly babies and children may en-
10y health, and mothers have rest, II they
will use CastOria- Worms feverishness,
teething, wind collie, sour stomach and un
digested food make children cross, and pro-
duees sickness. ...
CastoIia will asSimiiate the food, expel
worms, and correct all these things. FOr
twenty years Dr..Pitcher experimented in
his private practice to produce an effective
Carthartic and stomach regulator which
would be as effective as Castor OIL without
It's unpleasant taste or recoil
The reputation of his experiment extend
ed. Physicians and nurses rapidly adopted
his rem sdy, TO which he gave the name OF
CastOria.
Castoria Is as pseRgant 90 take hs hOE-
ey, regulates the stomach and bowels, aud
does not grippe. It Is adapted 10 all ages, con-
tains no alcohol, and is absolutely harm
less TO the most tender infant -
Try CastOria ence, and } on viii never be
without &c.
Prepared az the Laboratory OF j. BfROSE
& co. ij DET STREET. NEW York
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A TToREEY-AT-LAW,o once opposite Ma
"A tional Hall BLOCK, over Bowman
CTockery Store, with Gibson Pennington.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-12-23

GEORGE & sEsEh,
4 coT1eS MaIn and Perry stres~
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-12-23
The Yellow Centdur LiQinsnt

IS adapted to the tough skin, muscles and
flesh OF the animal creation. Its effects up
on severe cases of SPAWN, Sweeny, Wind
Gall, Big Head and Poll-Eyil, are little less
than marvellous. rHEr
Messrs- ]. Mcclure & Co, Druggists, corner
Elm and Front SIS, Cincinnati, o., say:
"In our neighborhOOd a number OF team
sterS are using the Centaur Liniment. They
pronounce ii superior to anything they have
ever used. We sell as high as four or i've
and mules" .........rr r...
We have yOlImes of tesrim oDials deseriD-
Ing cures OF Sprains, Kicks, Calls, POli-Eytl,
Big-Head, and even Founders, which are lit
tie less than maryels. No owner OF an AMI
NAL can afford to be without 8 bottle Of Cen
taur Liniment, which any day may prove
worth twenty times its cost.
Sold everywhere, but prepared only at the
Laboratory OF }. h. ROSE & Co,
46 DEY Sr, NEW YORK.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-12-23
Inun ,,HYNK son.

ToHN GWYNN q son. Attorneys At Law.
J Legal business OF all kinds, ConyeYane-
ing Examination of Titles, and collections
promptly attended 70. Patents Obtained di-
rect from the Patent Ofnce.
We, the undersigned, having had our
business in the Patent Ofice done by
John GwyDn, and being fully satisned
herewith, would recommend him 10
other Inventors who wish to secure
20 themselves all that rightfully belongs 70
them:
Henry Crook, David A. Boyle. W. Burns,
II. Crofner j. Fishbaugh, Chas. Fishbauzh,
I.emuel Lee, Jas. Seislove, ID. M. Burrier. Z.
Gwynn, II. X Hoffman, ID. G. Baughman,
Anth. Wrealsh John Neigh, W. h strong,
Lanes Mckenzie, VIM. .strode, J.WIlliams
Edwin Quadiing, and VIA. May. all OF Lon
don, England, by Z. Gwynns their Assignee.
Ofice-Oyer Neigh s Clothing Store.
Rejected applications solicited.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-12-23

A TroRNEY AND COUNSELLOR Al
a LAW, and interpreter In the German
French and Italian languages before the
.iyil and criminal Courts Of the State. a
close study and application TO these ano
1ther languages, in solourn OF nye yearl
u France, Germany, switzeT1and, lLaly,
.5reece- Syrfa. Palestine, Turkey-PISper and
England, will, II Is believed, the better REQ
Ommend him in this branch OF his profes-
sion. once IA w. p. Mobiles Block, North
end OF Washington street Bridge.
Feb. j.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-12-23
Going Up ana Coming Down.

BY MARY 2. TYLER.
This is a simple song. tits true
Ny songs are never over NICE
And yet IN try and scatter through
A little pinch OF good advice.
Then listen, pOmpOus friend, and learn
To never boast OF much renown,
For fortunes wheel is on the turn,
And some go up and some come down
know q vast amount OF stocks,
A vast amount OF pride iRsures
But fate has picked so many locks
wouldn't like 20 warrant yours.
Remember, then, and never spurn
The one whose hand is hard and brown,
For he Is likely 10 go up,
And you are likely TO come down
Anotherthing you will agree
lTne truth may be as well confessed
That Goldfish Asristocracy"
Is but a scaly thing at best.
And Madame IN her robe of lace,
And Bridget in her faded gown,
Both represent goodly race,
From father Adam handed down.
Life Is uncertain-full Of change
Little we have that will endure;
And tWere q doctrine new and strange
That places high are most secure
And n the fickle goddess smile,
Yielding the sceptre and the crown
It's only for a little wolfe
Then b. goes up and A. comes down.
This world, for all OF Ms, my friend,
Hath something more than pounds ant
pence:
Then let me humbiy recommend
A little use Of common sense.
Thus lay all pride and place aside.
And have a care on whom you frOwn,
For fear you'll see him going up,
When you are only coming down.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-12-23
Centaur
Liininent.
uaHlaaalIEaa

Sc nearly perfect are the recipes OF these
wonderful pain-SOOthing aud healing Cen
taur LtntmentS, that We can confidently say
they Will alleviate any pain arising from
flesh, bone or muscle derangements. We do
not pretend that they will mend broken
leg or eXterminata bOiIs, but even in
such cases they will reduce the inlamma-
uOn and stop the pain Nor can We guar
antee the proper results where the body is
pOisOne by whisky. temperance is as
necessary to proper physical, as mental
Tne white rentaur LInIment is par
ticularly adapted TO all cases Of Rheuma-
ttsnl, LumDagO, Neuralgia, ErysipelaS,
Itch, Spratns, Chillblains Cuts Bruises,
StingS, POi-OnS. ScaldS, Sciatica. Weak Back
Pains in the side. Wounds, Weeping Siuews
Burns. Frosted Feet, Palsy, Ear-ache,
rOOth-ache, Head-aehe. Ulcers, Old Sores,
Broken Breasts, sore Nipoies, Sore Throat,
Group, Diphtheri8. etc. The most OF these
Complaints the Centaur Liniment will cure;
ali OF them IL Will benefit. 10 will extract
the poison from bites and stings and will
cure burns and seaIds without scar.
The following is but sample of a thousand
similar testimonials:
''ASTIOCH, Ill, Dec. !, 1871.
'My wife has. for a long time, been a ter
rible sufferer from Rheumatism. She has
tried many physicians and many remedies.
The only thing which has given her reliefis
Ceutaur Ltntment- am relOteed to say this
has cured her. W. II. RING,
.... Postmaster.
II is an lndisputable fact that the Centaur
Liniments are performing cures never be
fore effected by any preparation in eNis-
tence,-iike Chronic rheumatism Of thirty
years standing, Strengthening hngerS and
joints which had been stin for six years,
taking the soreness from burns, etc.
One dollar, or even ffty cents, invested In
Centaur Linimeut will be within reach
when an accident occurs, and VIII do
more good than any amount of money paid
for medical attendance. When physicians
are called they frequently use this Llni-
ment, and OF course charge several prices for
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-12-23

A TToRNEY AT LAW. Special styen
"A ton given 70 eli kinds Of Military
Claims, Back pay, Bounty, Pensions &c.
once Ia National Exchange Bank BLOCK
opposite the Court House, Timn, Ohio
Ian. II.
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NJ DIcAL.
DE. I'm. MOwRY.

IRecentIy OF MansneIdt u
.nHYsICIAN AND SURGEON, OFFICE
on Perry street, four doors east OF Ull-
rich's Drug Store. Residence on Clay street
Sd house west OF r. W. ShawhRn's residence.
DR. Mowry in offering his services TO the
citizens OF Tidin and vicinity, comes with
an experience of % years. and VIII give
particular attention to chronic diseases,
n3-'75-u
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VOLUME 2S-NUMBER u.
EoE 10 Get Kles.

A merchant hs1 iCst as we'll expect
II get riea % closing his doors and
keeping his goods concealed from rub
iie view, as to hope to succeed in brIsi-
ness without advert sing. while his
contemporaries are continually exhib-
ting their stocks 10 the public gaze
sud inviting calls from purchasers.
lt i lst ss pst1rsi for the s1bscr! !bers
OF newspapers to buy from these who
advertise in it as it is for children 10
follow soldiers when on parade. The
simple fact of seeing certain goods
publ shed, maraioy aft ar morning, has
an Irresistible attraction that Eill fas-
tan itself upon the mind and never
fats 10 guide each reader TO the very
store at whieh his or her wants can be
st once supplied. Every merchant OF
Common sense knows it 10 be so and
yet many OF them fail to resort TO the
very method 20 make sal = which is
used to induce them t. make pur-
ehasss.
Deacon Smith Of Wilkinson eounty,
g 3, owns, or did own, a horse, wlieh
one time in its life saved him an in
c3lculsbls amount OF money with its
-NA1- -AA1Is hC NEdCOD EAl
self aud wife, while partAking of their
MONDAY meal, were very much sur
prised at the action of their EOrse,
which was loose in tie road near the
house. IL would neigh vcciferousiy
and then run of again. This was re-
peated several times, and the deacon
ar lse ffO the t able to ascertain the
e8uSe Of lis strange conduct. He
reached the door and looked out, and
saw away oi in the direction the
horse hal run q dense smoke. He
seized his hat al1 ran to the place.
so ntlemen," said ne, "lightning had
struck tr=e aud set il on fire, aud
the fl smes had eOn nnunicatei to my
fence aroun NY e1rnfield containing
about 800 bushels Of corn. The fire
had coDsu ned abJu. a dcz n panels
Of fencing, and reached a branch. NY
horse, when | arrived, was stan ling
in this branch dipping her tIil into
the water, and throwing water on the
burning fence" The crowd looked
ineredulous, aud the deacon said,
Gentlemen, if you don't believe it,
you ask Mahaly."
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GOs;he's Mother.

The most widely known and loved
member of GOethe's fSmily was his
mother. She possessed the qualities
which win affectiOn-a joyous tenn
perament, a strong desire to please
every one, lively imagination, hearty
gOOd-nature, and great common sense.
Her youth and inexperience at the
time of her marriage have already
been alluded 10. But she could not
long remain a child in the difficult pO-
sition in which she found herself be-
tween the children and the stern, ex-
acting father. All her energies were.
bent to securing tranquility In the
household, and she was the pilot who,
with ready skill and quick wit, car
ried them all safely through many
stormy passage. The Frau RAtk sur
vived her husband tWenty-six years,
and this was the happiest period of
her life, when she realized all her
fOndest antieipatIOn5 OF her sons ge-
MUS, and felt that there WAS no proud
ertitle than that of GOethe's mother.
She concealed her joy and exultation
behind no thin mask OF shyness, bat
openly laid claim to the honor she
thought her dIe. She was very fond
of singing in the circle of her friends
her sons songs, which had bsen set t.
music by Reiehardt ). the song in
"Fanst, "Es war Elm NAL elm Konig,"
she was especially fond of; she would
call upon the company to make q
chorus, and at the conclusion would
place her hand upon her heart and
proudly exclaim, "Dsn hsb' ich ge-
boren. ."-.Scri5HeT's Monthly.