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TlLTON'S PERFORMANCES
WITNESS.

brooklyn Correspondence Chicago Times.l
Tilton and Evarts are not getting on
well together. AS a witness, plaintiff
does not shine conspicuously. If he
would only forget that he is a great
man, and try to give plain answers to
questions, he would do we'll enough
but all his smart answers were failures
until to-day, when the importance of
the questions, and the vigor of the
attempt to drive him into corner,
aroused him to greater intellectual
activity, and he now and then got the
laugh against Evarts. That distin-
guished counsel excited the admiration
of intelligent spectators, as he led the
witness from point to point, until finally
there was no escape from the fact that,
after the scandal was hushed up at first,
it reached Woodruff from parties VINO
had been speaking with his lnother-in-
! law, Mrs. Morse, and that she heard it
| from him.
The graceful pose which TiIton
assumes in the chair, with his right arm
akimbo very often, and his lett hand
dropping over the arm of the chair,
thus displaying to the admiring crowd
the opal ring, said to be the gift of the
defunctsage of Chappaqua, lis considered
a little display of vanity on the part of
the plalnClH. oO1neClmeS the 1ncOnSlO-
crate and frequently impulsive way in
which he replies are surprising in a
man of his ability. Moulton had
| way of twisting his mouth and repeat
ing the question, or asking the stento-
grapher to read it, which gave him an
interval for reflection but the question
is scarcely out of counsel's mouth before
Tilton answers, and sometimes not to
the point. To-day he blurted out an
| answer before a question was half con-
Guided, and received an angry repri-
mand from Evarts, which caused his
eyes to flash. From the information of
Evarts' voice, when he commenced the
question with, "Were you atraid'--
and paused to construct the rest of the
question, every one in the Court except
'rIlton saw that tho sentence was only
commenced and it is really astonish-
ing how Il litcrattlcr, lecturer and poet
could fail to perceive it. The eXplana-
ton Gloubtlcs is that he is not so cool
and self possessed as he would like to
appear. No one, however, questions
the apparent c:lndor and pronlptness OF
his answers, generally. The truth is,
so far from his not answering enough,
nc usually answers too much, and
makes volunteer statements, sometimes
received with pleasure by tho defense.
This was particularly the case during
| his explanation about the communist
procession. The defense were positively
! in Il rlpturouS state of joy.
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CHICAGO'S BIG DIAMOND.

tohcago Letter to the Cincinnati Enquirer
For the past week New York has
reveled in great diamond sensation,
and Tiffany's has been thronged with
gazers eager to behold the famous and
costly wedding present of the Khcdivc
of Egypt to Gen. Sherman's daughter,
diamonds valued at $3oo,0oO one largs
diamod being estimated at $4,000
Now, it may not be, and possibly is not,
known even in this city, that the
Fidelity Safety Vaults of Chicago con-
tain tho largest pair of matched dia-
mantls in this country outside of the
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ADVANTAGES OF SMALL FARMS.

A correspondent writes to the Depart
ment Of Agriculture from Van Buren,,
iowa, that he is running n small farm
of forty acres, with twenty under cult
walton in fruit, vegetables, and small
grain. "My income varies from 81 SOC
to $1,000 a year," he appears proud to
acknowledge. The more industry and
intellect one puts into an acre Of soil the
more money he is likely to take out of it.
His Judgment should tell him wheat
crops will pay best in the markets
within his reach, with a small farm
close in hand, small taxes, and small
outgo for labor, feed, and working
stock. There is both art and good
sense in keeping down expenses on the
farm, and in other branches Of bust
ness. IT,. ta. B..al..
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depends on the capacity of the human
brain, rather than on the size of ones
plantation. One family, byskill, indus
try and economy, becomes rich by
cultivating twenty acres only, while
another family grows poor by the bad
management of 1000 under the plow.
1t is not the pursuit, but the man, that
is failure. The farmer often grasps
more acres than he can handle to the
best advantage, and all are more Or less
sighted at certain times and seasons to
the injury of his cash income. Labor is
misdirected, or neglected till out of
season, when vitality in seeds and cul-
tivated plants does no good. On a
small farm every blow may be struck
at the proper moment.
Every person. has but limited
quantity of force, physical and mental ;
and it is the most common of all mis-
takes to dilute and spread this force
over too large surface. 1t is not the
diffusion of muscular strength, but its
concentration that bores artesian wells
and draws fountain of living water
from the strata of rocks hundreds O.
feet in thickness to the surface for the
use of uneducated man. Diffused labor
on large farm is like the scattered
rays of light in the interstellar spaces
before the telescope collects them
together, and thereby extends human
vision and knowledge to millions o.
suns and worlds before unknown.
The cultivator of the earth needs
time and opportunity for profitable
study. How shall he command such
an advantage? Not, surely, by holding
more land than he uses with any benefit
to his family, or to mankind at large.
The democratic doctrine of seeking
"the greatest good Of the greateat num-
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cnty-five men are said to own one half
of the soil of Scotland. Such Il state OF
society cannot last many centuries in
the future. Live and let live is II prin.
ciple good for all timc.---NnshrHie
Union and american.
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THE PRESIDENT FEARS.

"The President fears" says a cores
pondcnt of the Tribune, "that tho Gov-
eminent will have trouble to carry out
tho provisions of laws respecting the
National debit
1t is not surprising that the President
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The revenue from some of the chief
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tho administration of our revenue laws
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There cannot live a more unhappy
creature than an il.-naturod old man who
is neither capable of receiving pleasures
nor sensible of doing them to others.
Yet what is moro common than peev-
ishness, discomfort and restless repin-
ing in the decline of life And how
rare the spectacle-alla admit :its beauty
of "a cheerful, contented and equable
old age! at is difficult, said Madame
de Stacl, during the last week of her
brilliant but strangely chequered OK
istence, "to grow old gracefully"
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THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE,
"TlIE LEADING AMERICAN NEWS
PAPER.'
FOUNDED by HORACE GREELEY,

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which years ago declared that it was not
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1t has published Il series of scientific and
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amy similar publication Of the Kind.
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BUTCHERS NOTICE,

Mr.. \. Klein begs leave to inform his
friends and former customers that he will
reopen his Market House the Sth of
Scpicnb Der. and every morning following
n" will always keep on hand the best Beef
Pork, whom il can he bought. Every effort
viii be made by the undersigned to accom-
m"dato his customers. hoping liberal
share of the public patronage.
sept. t., IS7&.--tf N KLEIN
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WHAT THE SOUTHERN PRESS SAY
OF TIE TRIBUNE.

The New York Tribune in its faithful and
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The press of the Pacific coast is unan-
imous in favor of Government aid to
Scott's Texas Pacific Railroad. The
snow embargo on the Union and Gen.
trail Pacific is even less oppressive than
the every day operations Of the single
stem, powerful monopoly which the
road has become.
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California item in the Milwaukee
News: They got Wash Using, a Cali
fornia heather, on the gallows the other
day with II rope around his neck and
he inquired of William Nyc, the sheriff.:
''Chokce like h--ll?'' eyes" said
William, "Chokec, you bet, - and then
dropped him.
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as the queen of diamonds.
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The Hartford herald., 1875-01-27
HARTFORD OHIO COUNTY, KY. JANUARY 81 1875.

had dishonorably set himself to listen.
He had caught somewhat of the scene
as he was entering from the ante-room
and surprise, doubt, and rage had chained
him there to the end He followed Mr..
Janson from the house, and strobe about
the old streets Of the town till morning,
now standing under its high and ancient
tower, as it sent forth its sweet chimes
on the night air, now pacing under the
portico of the church, now slouching
round the railings of the famous statue
in the Place, the towns pride; and now
striding off to the port, to surprise the
sentinels But he buried his wrongs
with him-very great wrongs indeed they
appeared to be to his heated brain-and
told them not.
Little did Miss Saxonbury think, on the
day of her wedding that, when she gave
her band without her heart, that the
bridegroom, kneeling by her side, knew
Just as well "a che did that she had no
heart to give. At the best it was an in
auspicious beginning of life. She felt that
it was. She felt too, that should her fu-
ture existence bring somewhat of retribu.
ton, she had only invoked it on herself:
as Mrs. Janson had almost predicted that
night, outside the little chapel, when she
had been praying for the safety Of the
Rashing Water.
Continued next week.]
The Hartford herald., 1875-01-27
RafIie for Beautiful Young Lady.

One of the most novel as well as excit.
ing raffies that ever took place in Sey-
mour came off on Saturday evening last.
Miss Minnie Clarence made the novel
proposition Of putting herself up to be
ratified off at fifty cents chance. AT
first the matter was treated as a joke,
but when it became known that the offer
was bona tds one chances went rapidly,
and in less than one hour every chance
was taken, and heavy premiums were
paid by young men anxious to win the
beautiful and lovely prize.
Miss Minnie is most bewitching
beauty of eighteen summers, an orphan,
ofrespectable parentage, and a member
of the best society of the State. She was
decidedly the belle of Seymour, and was
loved and admired by all whoever became
acquainted with her. and probably en-
wed just the least bit by the young ladies'.
She Is bright blonde, perfect in form,
fair complexion, and has most ravishing-
ly beautiful eyes. Ever since she came
to Seymour she has been the center of
attraction and the admiration of the men.
In justice to Miss Minnie, we should sta e
that she gave the winner the privilege of
accepting or refusing her, and reserved
the same privilege for herself. There
may have been several in the crowd she
would have refused, but there were none,
we venture to ssy, who would have re-
fused her. How could they2
The hour set for the rattle came and
found all ready to try their luck. Miss
Minnie was there in person, dressed in
the height Of fashion, to lend charm to
the scene. She stood leaning gracefully
against a show>cash. never speaking a
word nor betraying the least emotion, or
showing tae slightest preference for any
of the contestants, excepting there was
perceptible twinkle in her eyes when
some young and handsome "lovier" would
shake the dice.
Name after name was called and each
nervous hand until all but three had
thrown and nothing higher than thirty
eight had been thrown. Then came
Lynn Folkcorner's turn. Lynn is a
blonde himself and clever, hard-working
young man, and perhaps the twinkle OF
her eyes nerved him to the work. At
any rate be tossed the ivory with steady
hand and the scorer called for forty-six.
The other two throws were made amid too
much excitement to be counted and the
prize was awarded to Lynn. Minnie
came forward and took Lynn's arm and
the two went out together amid the cheers
of the crowd. She accompanied him to
his fathers hotel, where she was presen-
ted to his relatives, who had not the pleas
ure of her acquaintance before, after
IL -
course do not know, certain, but as Lynn
is a good, clever young man, and she
would be an honor to any household, we
are inclined to think neither of them will
back out Il Seymour (Ind) Star.