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with the tragedian. One day, while sit
ting upon Macready's knee, Thaddy ex-
pressed strong desire to 90 and see him
act. He had never been to the theatre,
and he wanted to sec what it was like
and especially did he want to see " Mr.
Ceady" perform some of those wonder
full things of which he had heard such
rapturous accounts. "Do you think
you would understand the play ?" asked
Macready. Oh yes; Thaddy was sure
he would understand. Mr.. Macready
promised him he should go, and, on the
following day, he secured box for the
family. The evening came, and Thaddy
went to the theatre. The play was
King Lear" The great tragedian was
at his best. Macraedy's forte-his strong
point-as those will acknowledge who
remember him-lay in his silent acting,
tons and facial changes; and in the
storm scene of Lear, where the poor, mad
king is exposed to the fury of tho tenn
pest, he does this sort of dumb acting to
wild perfection, as he certainly did on
the occasion to which we refer; and not
one in the vast audience seemed more
interested in the scene than our little
Thaddy. His mother had feared that the
roar of the mimic thunder, and the flash
ing of the vivid lightning athwart the
darkened stage might frighten him; but
it did not. On the following day, Ma
cready took Thaddy upon his knee and
asked him how he liked the play. 90
it was zeal nice, Mr.. C'eady," answered
the boy with enthusiasm. And you
think you understood it" go yes,
the whole of it." The tragedian cast a
gratified look around. 1t was something
so to act that even child could under
stand. "What did you think, Thaddy,
when you saw me in that storm, with
the thunder and the lightning roaring and
flashing and the rain pelting upon me ?'
go it was too bad, Mr.. C'eady; but 1
knew you didn't care" You saw me
moving my arms about wildly in the
dark. Did you know why 1 did that 2"
g o certainly did and how l wished I
was down there to help YOU The great
man was visibly affected by this childish
sympathy. "And what, Thaddy did you
think l was doing? Why did you want
to help me?' o 1 knew what you was
doing. Eve done it," cried the boy,
with a bust of enthusiasm "And what
was it?" Why, could see just as
easy as could be, Mr.. Ceady. You was
catching lightningbugs!"
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duces tapeworm, and the trichina spira-
lis
If the eyes are bright and the feet sup
pie in poultry and birds, they are fresh;
but if these signs are absent they are
either diseased or stale.
Fish should always be used as fresh as
possible when in this state the eyes are
bright. the ewes of a fine red color, and
the body stiff. 1t would be great I'M
provement if fish were always kept alive
at the stalls 1t is by no means an lmPoSsl-
bilitv in the case of fresh water-fish, for
in switzerland and in other European
countries. they are preserved in tanks of
water at the hotels, and only killed when
wanted for a meal.
ALUM BASKETS.
The framework of alum baskets is
usually made of thin wire, woven i'll and
out, and wound over in every part, to
produce rough surface. Dissolve the
alum in rather more than twice the
quantity of water that will cover the
basket, handle included. Put i'll as
much alum rs the water will dissolve,
and when il will take no more, hitter 1t
through piece of brown paper into a
saucepan. If you wish the basket to be
colorcd, the dye must be added before
the process of filtering. 10 produce
| crimson, use an INFUSION OF cocniiie'ii anu
nader; for bright yellow, boil gamboge,
muriate of iron, or turmeric in the sol
ution. Blue crystals may be obtained
by preparing slriphate of copper, COM
monty called blue vitriol, in the same
manner that alum is prepared For
pale blue, equal portions of blue vitroll
and alum and for green, add these two
last ingredients few drops of muriate OF
iron The solution being filtered boil it
GENTLY until it is reduced to half the
quantity; put it in vessel large enough
to admit of the basket; suspend the latter
from a stick laid across the tops that about
basket and handle are entirely immersed.
1t must then he put in cool place where
there will not be the slightest motion to
disturb the formation of the crystals. 1t
is well to bear in mind that the colored
basket should be kept quite out of the
reach of children, as they look very
tempting, but are decidedly poisonous.
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The BOatswain's Story.

Come, my hearties; what signifies
grief? Why should the pumps of the
heart set the scuppers of the eyes
a-going? We've got to take fair weather
and foul, just as they come. Why, in
that there last voyage of mine from the
West "Ingees" limbs! there was
work for you. Sailed from Kingston
harbor in the Tcrrible-thirty-s
old craft, with her upper works strained,
like an old maids, both with the chinks
stopped with paint and putty. Had a
sodger for a passenger, with his wife.
My eyes. what top-lights she had and
two pickaninnies under tow of Il Niger
named Bumbo, with his heels as long as
a marling spike. On the 10th nasty
weather; moon looked like dirty plate;
black clouds and a heavy sea; wind
hauled around to the nOrrard, rough as
Il polar bear, and blew strong enough to
strip the hair off of old Nick called all
hands way aloft, took in to'gallant sails,
hauled up the courses, and got three
reefs in the top-sails. The sea made a
clear breach over us; reefed the top
sails, and hove her to under main try
sail !; reefed spanker and jib. In reefing
hand aloft, but being lubber, tripped
it liC luttoSh SlilOudS llC
went. The niger went over after him
in the turning of handspike-never
waited for sailing orders, but slipped the
cable of an honest heart, and set sail to
rescue his master The poor, dear lady
came ondeck with the babies, and she
just gave one glance over the lea quar-
ter, screamed and dropped on deck; all
the shrOuds of her heart parted at once.
But when the little ones began to pipe,
l was forced to swab the spray from my
bows and sheer off to my duty. Owing
to the swat at the wheel the ship
preached too. Cut away the lanniards
of the mizzen rigging; snap went the
mizzen mast, which pounded hole in
her counter. The old craft gave lea
lurch and down she went, and, thinks |
to myself, we're bound for Davy Jones'
locker. But there / was, astride of a
hen-coop with the chaplain straddling
the other end of it, paying out prayers
by the fathom. Jack Haulyard, captain
of the wreck, once boatswain of the Ter
rible, and shiver my timbcrs, you swat
behind the locker there, give us a pot of
ale all round
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Popular EthnOlOgy.


Mr.. G. r. Markham has written an es-
say "On the Origin and Migration of the
Greenland Eskimo" which forms one OF
the most interesting and instructive pa
pers in the volume on Artic geology and
enthnology recently presented to the Brit
ish Artic Expedition by the Royal Geo
graphical Society. Mr.. Markham has
evidently given the subject careful study,
and his hypothesis seem to be on the
whole sound. For three centuries after
the Morse began to settle in Greenland in
the end of the tenth century, Mr.. Mark
ham believes that no indigenous race was
seen in the land; that all at once about
the middle of the fourteenth century, a
horde of Sknllings appeared in the eX-
IRENE northern frontier settlements of
Greenland, and seem rapidly to have
stamped out the Morse colonies. Whether
this was so or not, there seems great proba-
bility in the theory of the migration of
the Greenland EsGuimaux advanced by
Mr.. Markham. During the centuries pre-
ceding the first reported appearance of
the Esquimaux in Greenland, the com
motions in Central Asia under Tuurul
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A JOCKEYS TRICK.
How n Little Horse Happened to Beat {.
big One.


A well-known driver relates to us the
following not poorly plaid trick:
| had won two heats in the trOt, and
my only real opponent in the race had
won two as well. We were now going
for the decided heat. What to do to win
that heat was bothering my brain greatly,
though what not to do was more plain
and evident. My mare was tired as a
dog, and as she was not the best cOuraged
trotter in the world, could only rely on
her gameness to pull her through. My
opponents horse, a great big fellow, was
nearly as tired, yet he seemed a trife
fresher than my little mare. At all
events, l must keep her as close upon
him at all times as | could, for let her in
her tired condition once fall behind, and
she would give it up at once and not
struggle on at all.
Neither of us cared to score many
times, 50 we so got on the word, he hav-
ing the pole and l right at his head. In
this position we went around the turn
head and head at a rapid clip. As we
struck the back-stretch | felt that he was
out trotting me. Half way down the
stretch my mare broke, tired, dead, with
no speed and no desire to go further. |
tried to catch her, but as | fished her
with the bit she wouldn't respond What
to do | was at loss to determine, so let
her jump.along. She runs close to the
ground and without any effort. This
seemed to frcshcn her, and she took hold
of the bit anew. The driver of the big
fellow began to be annoyed at my run
ming, and he let fly few sharp ejacula-
tions. All at once it struck me that my
opponents horse was so big that he hid
me pretty well from the judges sight.
As soon as this thought took possession
of me, looked it over and saw that he
Swallowed me completely. 1t was hap
py thought. | let the mare jump along
with more confidence, and my opponents
horse let out another link.
This amt Il running race" he cried
out angrily.
go Keep him at it, I replied
"' You'll catch it from the judges and
get any part of the race he dictated, us
we sped along down the stretch.
" At the turn he took his horse in
hand but as he felt the bit he shut up,
and as his driver called on him again he
foundered, broke, and was all abroad.
Expecting this, | had my mare in
hand, and as he foundered | caught her,
and when he broke she showed her head
in front, trotting for dear life, and went
on clear of him. As she now had Il rest,
and with this clear lead was greatly en-
Outraged to 90 on, she did right mcrrily,
and | won the heat.
"Of course ! expected Il stormy time
in the judges stand, and was prepared to
combat, argue, and defend my action in
taking a few little jumps.
But, 10 the iudgss said they didn't
see me run at ALL and that my opponent |
was mistaken, This made him rave like !
II mailman, and the judges soon ordered !
him out of the staud Poor fellow, he !
never forgavc me the trick. But all is |
fair in war Twas well played, wasn't
.
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The Divorce of the Grand Duke
Alexis,

We have been told from st. Petersburg
that the Grand Duke Alexis, son of the
Car, is just divorced. His was Ger
man maid Of honor, for whom the en-
press had great affection. She was not
pretty, I am told, but extraordinarily
graceful, and possessed of that fascination
which is better gift than beauty. so
the Grand Duke fell head and ears in
love, and the lady, confding in her mis-
tress' affection, undertook to break the
news. 1t was done, and in few hours
after The lady found herself travelling at
express speed toward the frontier, while
the prince received orders to Join his
ship Thus they were separated for
awhile. But it is hard to control q
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The Military Strength of European
Nations.

NJ. Amedee la Faure publishes in the
France an analysis of the military strength
of the various European Nations in 1875.
Germany has an army comprising 469
battalions of infantry, 465 squadrons of
cavalry, 300 campaign batteries, 80 bat
talions of foot artillery, IS battalions of
pioneers, and Is battaliOns of service
corps. When are added the reserves, the
landstrum, the landwehr, and the navy,
a total of 100000 men is arrived at,
with annual estimates of f20, 900.
The English army and navy, including
militia and volunteers, comprises $50, 900
men, and cost 924, 500 900; Austria has
535, 900 men, costing f10,S00, 900; Bel
GUM $4,000, with an expenditure of
FL $50, 200; Denmark $4,000 men, cost
ing e366,0O0; Spain according to the
regulationsof 1870, possesses go, 900 men,
with yearly budget of &c, 40O,0 900. The
law passed by the Cortes in 1872 has as
yet been imperfectly applied. France
has 132 regiments of infantry, 80 battal-
ions of chasseurs, II cavalry regiments,
40 regiments of artillery, of engineers,
and 20 squadrons of service corps. With
the reserve and navy the total effective
strength of the country is 100000 men,
costing EGG, 100000; Greece 81 900 men,
and estimate e36O,OOO; Italy 100000
men, expenditure e9,S4O,OOO; Holland
100000 men, estimate f1,120,0O0; Por-
tugal 73, 900 men, costing ESQ, 900; Rus
STA has an army in time of peace of 1888
regiments of infantry, 80 battalions of
rifemen, 4S battalions of frontier service,
Sc regiments of cavalry, 80 batteries of
artillery, IA battalions of engineers, be-
sides irregulars and reserves. With the
fleet, the effective strength of the country
is $50, 900, with a budget of f27 200, 900;
Sweden 160, 900 men, costing 81 100, 900.
The effective strength of Switzerland is
approximately 100000 men, costing only
sS60,O00. Turkey 100000 men, with
estimates of e5,6S0,OOO. On a war foot
ing, therefore, the armies of Europe are
$685., 900 men, costing annually f136,
S04, 900.
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A Difference.

Several years ago there was a devoted
Baptist named Wilson living in Louisiana,
and he was an ardent democrat. 1t was
hard to tell which had the warmest
place in his affections-his wife, the
church, or his political party. On one
occasion he had several friends spending
the evening at his house, and before they
retired he took down the family Bible to
read a portion of scripture and have a
word of prayer. 1t so happened that he
opened the sacred volume at the epistle
to Titus, where the apostle says "Put
them in mind to be subject to principal
tiles and powers, to obey magistrates; to
be ready to de every work" As it was
a habit with him to comment upon the
text as he went along, when he came to
this passage he took off his spectacles,
and with gravity suited to the time
and place he remarked: "There, my
friends, is where l differ from Brother
Paul. Mr.. jefferson tells us that the
true doctrine is just the reverse of this;
that is, men in office should always be
obedient to the people, and l agree with
the great author of the declaration of
independence. The apostle was no doubt
Il great preacher and a good christian,
but it is clear enough he was no dem
Ocrat -
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prince, harder to rule sailor; and a
sailor prince in love must be worse tn
hold than quicksilver. The Grand
Duke ran away, of course, found. the
lady, and married her at village
church in Germany. Thence they went
to America, where two or three years
they dwelt in perfect happiness. The
Gar it is said, would not forgive, nor
would the prince humble himself. But
the empress interposed at length, both
for her son and her ex-maid of honor.
And so, after a time, a reconciliation
took place. This week the solemnities
of the divorce are all completed; the
Grand Duke enters the army, and his
widow receives a pension. Seeing she Is
but twenty-one, She has time for more
romantic adventures, but greater she can
scarcely hope for.-LondOn Daily Netcs.
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NEGRO EMIGRATION TO LOUISIANA AND
TEXAs.-The emigration of the colored
people from the more northern of the
southern states has been frequently
noticed and made the subject of COM
ment. The sensus of Louisiana, one of
the States to which the colored people
emigrated in large numbers, gives some
idea of the extent of the movement. In
1870 the census showd that there were
362, O65 white and 364, 21O colored people
in the state. This year the return is
4O4, 3O1 whites and $50, O29 colored. Out
of total increase of 127, AIS, in five
years, the negros made up $3.50 of the
main. 1t is said that South Carolina
has lost none of her colored population
since the war; that Virginia, North Car
DINA, Tennessee, Georgia and Missouri
have lost whole colonies, and that Mis-
sissippi, Louisina and Texas have gained
what the others have lost.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-10-02

AN art critic, rather addicted to rum,
on visiting the British museum In the
ordinary line of his duties, looked in a
mirror in the first room he entered,
whereupon, taking out his notebook, he
commenced reporting as follows: "First
room-Head of drunkard, not signed :;
great deal of character; a red nose of
stunning reality; brutal face; seen that
type somewhere, must be portrait
from nature"
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A queer civil funeral, that of Cloris
Pontonnel, the little son wine mer-
chant, took place in Paris the other day.
Two persons carried the coffin, and about
twenty friends followed. At the grave
the boys father delivered the following
address: "Adieu, my son, adieu, citizen
for you were a citizen of the future
not baptized! Now, thou hast returned
to nothingness, for there is no soul. Be-
come manure there is need of it for
good wine"
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Childish Appreciation.

Macready WAS playing an engagement
in New Orleans, and at the same hotel
where he stopped was boarding a famiIy
in which was a bright-faced, winsomc
boy, of four years of age, named Thad
deus, who very soon became Il tavorite
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-10-02

THE Scotchmen, in order to escape de-
feat, left the country the day before the
American team arrived. 1t is the first
time Scotchman has ever failed to come
to the "Scratch'
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YEARS OF AGE

EAST MARsHFIELD, Aug %, $50.
Mr.. II. II. STEVENS
Dear Sir seventy -one years of age; have suf-
fered many years with Kidney Com plant. weakn
in back and stomach was indncedb by friends to
try Your NEGTINE, and think it the best medicine
for weakness of the Kidneys | ever used have
tried many remedies for this complaint, and never
found much relief from the NEGETISE. 1t
strengthens and inv iPnrates the whole stem. Many
of acguaintanccs have taken it, and believe 1t
to good for all the complaints for which it is
commended Yours truly.
JOSIAH Ii. SHERMAN.
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THE NEW REMINGTON

HNhE NE w REM L M GTON
l. SEWING MACHINE
has sprung rapidly into favor
as possessing the best combi-
nation of good qualities, viz:
Light running. smooth, noise
less, rapid, durable, with per-
feet lOck-stitch,
1t IL a shuttle Machine. with
Automatic Drop Feed, Design
beautiful and construction the
very best.
bennington No. I Machine
for family use, in the third
year of its existence, has met
with a more rapid increase of
ratio of sales tnan any Ma
chine on the market.
Remington No. 2. Machine,
for manufacturing and family
use, -Ieady for delivery ONLY
since June. Is74,-for range
peri. ction and variety o
work, is without a rival Ii
family or work shop.
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MIXED PICKLEs.-Those who possess
a vegetable garden do well toward the
close of the season to keep an omniun,
Jafher"m pickle-jar containing strong
vinegar, in which to throw small toma-
toes, tiny years of corn, caulifower
sprigs, radish, pods, small onions, straw
berry-tomatoes, institutions and small
cucumbers. When the jar is full, pour
off the vinegar, spice it with peppcrcorn
or green peppers, cloves, allspicc, salt
and ginger. Add tumeric or mustard
seed to yellow it. Boil it for ten to
fifteen minutes and turn it over the
pickles.
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WHAT Is A SPOONFUL lack of
accuracy in the very common prescrip-
ton of a spoonful" of medicine for a
patient received striking rebuke in
Exeter, England, the other day. A fe-
male child, nineteen years old, died under
conditions that suggested poison. There
was an inquest, and the cause of death
was returned in the coroner's certificate
in the following manner: Congestion of
the lungs, accelerated by an overdose of
opium, innocently administered by her
mother from modern teaspoon contain
ing two drachms, instead of from tea
spoon of older date, containing one
drachm." 1t is well known that the tea
spoon and tablespoon of the present day
are of very indefinite capacity, and may,
moreover, be said to average nearly
double the size of those in vogue little
more than a quarter of century ago.
II, therefore, the terms teaspoon and
" tablespoon F." were even qualified by the
words "old" or "new style" some guide
would be given as to the quantities in
tended. This, however, is seldom done.
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DR. TUFTS LIVER PILLS increase the power of
digestion, excite the absorbents TO action and
move all impurities from the system.
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/ GEO. P. RoWELL g. Co:
FURNTSH YOUR, HOUSE

At Bassford's, Cooper Institute, New York. House
furnishing Goods, Crockery. China, Glass, Hardware,
Cutlery. Silver, WOODWARD, Mattresses, &c, &c.
Goods shipped to all parts Send for Illustrated cata
logue and price-list.
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BASE BALL is undoubtedly good

else and capital amusement, hut il often occasions
bunged eyes, broken skins and blistered hands We
tell you that in all such cases. if Johnson's Ano-
dyne Liniment is resorted to, it will reduce the
swelling and stop the pain.
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These pills Alternative and produce II healthy
action OF the liver without the least danger.
they are free from calnmel , Il more effiCa-
cions IN restoring healthy acton of the liver
These remedies are u certain cure for consul mp
ton. the Pulmontc Syrup rtpeus the matter
and purifies the blood. The Mandrake Pills act
upon the liver. create n healthy bile, and remove
all diseases of the livt often cause of onsump
ZION. The sea Weed Fcnic gives tone and strength
To the stomach. M Ike good digestion q
abes the organs to form good blood aud thus
ate healthy circulation of healthy blood The
combined action of these me iciner, thus
planned viii cure every case of consumption, il
taken in time and the use of the medicines perse-
vered in.
nr. schenck is professionally at his prIncipal of
flee. corn sixth aud A rch streets Philadpip hn
every Monday, where all letters for advice must
DRUG gists.
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The Spirit of United Germany.
Col. Forney says in one of his recer
letters to the Philadelphia Press:

Col. Forney says in one of his recent
letters to the Philadelphia Press:
A strong, proud government like that
of Germany, with a vast army ready to
move in a day; with steel-nerved states
men, and a policy as watchful as its en-
blematic eagle, with ripe schools dropping
their selected fruit into every household;
with a stern religion of its own, cannot
be otherwise than absolute. There is,
therefore, no free press in Germany, no
public meetings, no outspoken politics,
and hence not fibre of republicanism.
There was spirit of freedom once, but
now ''united Germany" is the talisman
that controls all sects, suppresses all OPP
positions, and STILES all expression of opin-
ion, save that which supports the govern
ment in its austere mission. 1 met a very
learned man, yesterday, who admitted all
these things, and yet claimed that he was
republican. 'But observe" he said, as
L courteously denied his consistency, 81
am not republican in the sense that
asks only for rights and rejects duties
In America, with all your liberty and
llcence, the extremestra radical accepts both;
but here we have classes who insist upon
rights, but refuse the resulting obliga-
tons. l am not of these, and | say they
should be suppressed" Count Won Bis
marck has his own view of the situation,
and goes bow-shot beyond my friend.