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A Christmas Legend.

1t was Christmas Eve. The night
was very dark and the snow falling fast,
as Hermann, the eharcoal-burner, drew
his cloak tighter around him, and the
wind whistled fiercely through the trees
of the Black Forest. He had been to
carry load to a castle near, and was
now Fastening home to his little hut.
Although he worked very hard he was
poor, gaining barely enough for the
wants of his wife and his four little chill
dren. He was thinking of them, when
he heard faint wailing. Guided by the
sound, he CROPPED about and found a lit
tie child, scantily clothed, shivering and
sobbing by itself in the snow.
"Why, little one, have they left thee
here all alone to face this cruel blast?''
The child answered nothing, but
looked piteously up in the charcoal
burners face. ..'- .f.t.
| = Well, | cannot leave thee here.
Thou would'st be dead before the morn
ing"
So saying, Hermann raised it in his
arms, wrapping it in his cloak and
warming its little cold hands in his bo-
som. When he arrived at his hut, he
put down the child and tapped at the
door, which was Immediately thrown
open, and the children rushed to meet
him.
Here, wife, is a guest to our Christ
mas Eve supper said he, leading in
the little one, who held timidly to his
finger with'itS tiny hand.
"And welcome he is" said the wife.
"Now let him come and warm himself
by the fire.
The children all pressed round to well
come and gaze at the little newcomer.
They showed him their pretty fir-tree,
decorated with bright, colored lamps in
honor of Christmas Eve, which the
good mother had endeaYored to make a
fete for the children s..
Then they sat down to supper, each
child contributing of its portion to the
guest, looking with admiration at its
clear, blue eyes and golden hair, which
shone 50 as to shed brighter light in
the little room; and. as they gazed, it
grew into a sort of halo round his head,
and his eyes beamed with a heavenly
luster. Soon two white wings appeared
at his shoulders, and he seemed to grow
larger and larger, and then the beauti-
full vision vanished, spreading out his
hands as in benediction over them.
Hermann and his wife fell on their
knees, exclaiming, in awe-struck voices :
The holy Christ-childi" and then en-
braeed their wondering children in JOY
and thankfulness that they had enter
tanned the Heavenly Guest.
The next morning, as Hermann pass
ed by the place where he had found the
fair child, he saw cluster of lovely
white flowers, with dark green leaves,
looking as though the snow itself had
blossomed. Hermann plucked some,
and carried them reverently home to his
wife and children, who treasured the
fair blossoms and tended them care
fully in remembrance of that wonder
full Christmas Eve, calling them Chrys-
anthemums; and every year, as the
time came round, they put aside por-
ton of their feast and gave it to some
poor little child, according to the words
of the Christ: 4" Inasmuch as We have
done it unto one of the least of these my
brethren, ye have done it unto me. y
Florence ScanneU, IN 81. Nicholas.
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Hans Andersen's Love History.

1t was on his journey through Zea-
land, Funen and Jutland, that he met q
young girl with whom ne fell deeply in
love, but who, unfortunately, at the
timewas engaged to another man, and so,
as Andersen never met another woman
whom he could love as he loved this
girl, he remained unmarried all his life.
Many years later, peasant, girl, who
had heard about him as a great and
world-renowned poet, whom all men
honored-and who, believe, had'also
read some of his stories-tOok it int
her head that he was the one man she
wanted to marry. So she started out
for Copenhagen, where Andersen was
then living, went to his house, and told
him her errand. You can imagine how
astonished he must have been at being
told by a young, handsome girl that she
wished to marry him. :" should be so
very good to you," said she, "and al
ways take good care of you" But,
my dear girl, l don't wish to be mar
ried," answered he; and she departed
as suddenly as she had me.-St.
Nicholas for December ~ s s-.tt G.. .-
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Daring Raid by Mexican Banditti.

The San Francisco Bulletin SAYS: As
briefly stated in the telegraph dispatch
published in the Bulletin on Saturday
evening, number of Mexican banditti.
supposed to belong to the Chavez gang,
raided on Campo Station, in San Diego
County, near the Mexican line, Saturday
forenoon, signalling their excursion by
murder and robbery. At late hour the
following details of the affair were re-
ceived:
CAMPO, December 4.-This morning,
between 10 and $3.50 o'clock, this place
was attacked by party of Mexicans,
supposed to be the Chavez band, six in
number. They rode up to the store, left
their horses standing, and came inside.
Nothing was suspected, although we had
been under arms for some three weeks,
having been notified that part of the
Chavez band were at Los Puntos, in Low
er California, and that they intended to
attack this place; but since the report
OF Chavez death in Arizona, we have
been of our guard. Three of them STOP
ped IN the store and three outside.
Inose IN the store drew revolvers and
presented them at L. II. Gaskin, it is
thought, TO Brighten him, but he Jumped
behind the counter and seized a double
oarreled shotgun, and as they could not
run out of the store without being shot.
they jumped over the counter on to Mr..
Gaskll. One pressed his revolver close
to him and fired, shooting him in the
breast, just above the left lung, the ball
coming out at his back. The instant the
shot was fired every thing was confu-
sion. The Mexican. thinking Mr.. Gas
kill dead, ran outside, and all COM
menced shooting at every body and ev-
cry thing. Mr.. Gaskil ran outside with
his gun and shot one of the
gang twice in the face with
buckshot. Another of the band
rushed into the blacksmith shop with
the intention of killing S. E. GaskiIl,
and did fire one shot, which passed
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BedeViled, or Jumping Seeds.

AT a recent session of the St. Louis
Academy of Science, as we find report
ed in the Globe Democrat, Professor Ri
ley excited considerable curiosity by
some seeds which had some mysterious
power of jumping and moving about on
the table. He stated that he had re-
Gently received them from Mr.. G.. W.
Barnes, of San Diego, Cal, and that
they were generally known by the name
of " Mexican jumping SEEDS They
are the apartments of tricoccous Gu
phorbiaceOuS plant. Each of these
apartments, or cocci, measures about
one-third of an inch, with two fat sides,
meeting at an obtuse angle, and third
broader, convex side, with a medal
carina. Ii cut open, each is found to
contain single fat, whitish worm,
which has eaten all the contents of the
seed, and lined the shell with a delicate
carpet of silk. The worm very closely
resembles the common apple worm,
and, indeed, is very closely related, the
insect being known to science as carpO-
capSe Saltit0uS. The egg of the moth is
doubtless laid on the young pod, which
contains the three angular seeds, and
the worm gnaws into the succulent
seed, which, in after growth, closes up
the minute hole of entrance, Just as in
the case Of the common pea weevil.
When ripe, the seed is very light, and
as the worm occupies but about one
sixth the space, the slightest motion
viii cause the seed to rock from one
side of the flat sides to the other. But
the seed is often made to
jerk and jump, and, though
this has been denied by many
authors, Prof. Riley had had abundant
proof of the fact, and had seen the seed
jerked quarter of an inch forward at a
bound, and raised several millimeters
from the surface on which it rested. If
the seed be cut, the worm will soon
cover up the hole with transparent
membrane of silk, and if two of the OBJ
posite angles be cut the movements of
the worm can then be seen, if the seed
be held between the light. 1t then be-
comes evident that the motion is con-
yeyed by the worm holding fast by its
hind prolegs, which have strong hooks.
and then drawing in the head and dart
ing it out and swinging it from side to
side. 1t is the old story of the mouse
in the egg. Professor Riley presented
a description of the worm, and of the
plant which produces the seed, and con-
cluded by describing and exhibiting
still more wonderful jumping power in
a seed-lke body which may be observed
in our own woods. 1t is little spheri-
cal seed-like gall caused on the under
side of the leaves of the post-oak. This
gall drops in large quantities TO the
ground, and the Larvae within can make
it bound twenty times its own length,
the ground under an infested tree being
sometimes fairly alive with the mysteri-
Gus moving bodies: There issues in
time from these gals a little black fly
which has been described by Mr.. II.
of San Francisco, as cyHipS
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through the fieshy part OF his shoulder;
but that was the last shot he ever fired,
for Gaskill shot him dead in his tracks.
Another Mexican, from Lower Cali
fornia, thought to be friendly, and not
in any way connected with the band,
was shot through the neck and side. 1t
is thought he cannot recover, as he is
bleeding internally. The man killed bv
S. E. Gaskill is a young-looking man.
On his person were papers showing his
name TO be Teodoro Vasquez. On 1eav-
ing they took the road to Yuma, and on
the way met Simon Miller on horseback,
whom they robbed of all his money and
two horses. He reports that there were
three of them. One had his head tied
up, and another was shot fearfully in
the neck; thinks he cannot live. Two
young men who left Hill's Station this
morning as witnesses in lawsuit are
missing. 1t is feared that they were
met on the road and murdered.
Help was Immediately summoned
from the different settlements, and a
party of men, well armed, started in
pursuit. We are positive that only
three out of the six got away, but only
one body can be found. Search has
been made to see if any crawled away
and died, but as yet none has been
found. Mr.. Gaskill is doing as well as
could be expected, and some hopes are
entertained for his recovery. They
ransacked the store and broke into
every place, but the money-drawer was
not touched. They appeared to be well
informed, as small can containing a
large amount of gold notes, which lay
behind some goods, was broken open,
but during the excitement it fell on the
floor, and the notes were not taken.
The Mexican here who was shot, and
is thought to be dying, says he recog-
niZed three of the men. The one who
shot l.. S. GaskiH is known as Cruz
Lopez. The other was recognized as
desperate from Los Angeles, whom the
authorities want there on a charge OF
murder. The other was one of the sheep
shearers who worked in the valley last
summer for Genial Alonzo; and POma
and Gotta, Indians just in, say that one
of the three is some three miles from
here, dying; the others had to push on
without him. Mexicans, who have Just
arrived from Tecate, do not recognize
the dead body, and say he is an entire
stranger to them. They requested Mr..
Gaskill to write out an order for them to
take to Mr. Gonzales, to have a party
start out Immediately, and they think
they can track them. There is no news
as yet from the party sent out, but it is
hoped they have got on the trail.
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- Heal ThYself.V

The Peoples Common Sense Medical Ad-
wiser, book of about 900 pages, Illustrated
with over $50 engravings and colored plates,
and sold at the exceedingly low price OF
$3.50, tells you how to cure Catarrh, Liver
Complaint" Dyspepsia, or Indigestion,
Sick, Bilious and other Headaches, Scrofu-
Ia, Bronchial, Throat and Lung Diseases;
all diseases peculiar to women, and most
other chronic as well as acute disorders. 1t
contains important information for the
young and old, male and female, single and
married, nowhere else to be found. Men
and women, married and single, are tempted
TO ask their family physician thousands OF
questions on delicate topics, but are de-
TERED from doing so by their modesty. This
work answers just such questions so fully
and plainly as to leave no one in doubt. II
is sold by Agents, or sent by mail (postpaid)
on receipt of price. Address the author,
r. V. Pierce, NJ. D., Worlds Dispensary, Buff
falo, n. Y
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THE PRAIRIE FARMER.

This closes the thirty fourth year of thi'
old and popular Agricultural paper, during
which time it has been the leading paper O.
its class in the great Northwest, visiting reg
ularly tens of thousands of families.
The next year being the Centennial Yea
the publishers have made extraordinary ar
rangements to increase the value of the same.
Its contents are varied, treating of all farm
and stock industries, news, markets and
miscellaneous matters, to interest old and
young. The regular price of the paper is
g - per year, postpaid. r..
Liberal inducements to clubs.
Agents wanted where we have none now,
to whom good pay will be given. Sample
copies sent free. Address THE PRAIRIE
FARMER COMPANY, Chicago, Ill.
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A Hand-Car Trip.

On Tuesday last, says the Fargo Cd.
ID Times, L. J. Rusk, of La Crosse,
Wis; Father Gennin, Catholic Mis-
sionary along the line Of the Northern
Pacific Railroad; Charles A. Morris,
La. Crosse; II. Sprague, of Standing
Rock; and II. Dodge, of Bismarck,
wished to go east from Bismarck. The
stage had left on Monday, and would
not go again for week, which would
delay them TOO long to meet engage
menrs in the States. They finally con-
clnded ii could and must be done, and.
after getting permission to take the car,
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From the Lafayette Daily Courier.l
A Valuable Work.

DR.. R. V. Pierce, of Buffalo, distinguished
in surgery, and the general practice in the
profession he honors, has made Il valuable
contribution to the medical literature of the
day, in a comprehensive work entitled The
Peoples Common Sense Medical Adviser"
While scientific throughout, it is singularly
free from technical and stilted terms. 1t
comes right down to the common-sense Of
every day life DR.. Pierce is noble speci-
men of American manhood. He has sprung
from the people; and, with many sympa-
thics in common with the masses, has sought
to render them substantial service in this
the great work of his life
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WINTER is now fairly upon us, and the
teams are fastening to the lumber woods in
various parts of the country. Our advice to
every man who goes to the woods, be he
captain, cook, teamster or any other man, is
to take along good stock of JohnSo1i's mo
dyHe LiHinleHt and Parsons PUrgdtigs Pills.
Many months of labor lin the aggregated may
be saved by this precaution. -r..' 4. =
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An Eastern man who wears a We

An Eastern man who wears a very
promising boot went home to tea the other
night, and being asked to get scuttle OF
coal he refused because of WEAKNESS.
Said he: at don't seem as if could put
one foot before the other" F" What's the
matter?" asked the miserable woman
"ain't there room ?" He got the COAL
DdHbury Meas.
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The Board of Hebrew Ministers OF
Philadelphia have sent communication
to the Board of Education in that city
asking that the use of DR.. Wayland' S
Elements of Moral Science" be disconl
tinued in the public schools, on the ground
that its teachings are Objectionable to
Jewish parents. l' .4 t
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BAD enough to look and feel bad yourself;
but no excuse for having your horse look
and feel badly, when for small sum you
can buy SheTidaE's CdDalry Condition Pom
aerS, which given in. grain tive or three
times week viii make him look and feel
well w
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ABOUT three years ago Mr.. Augustus
Kelley, then principal of the High School
in Eastport, Maine, formed an attach
ment for Miss Myra Clifford, very in
telligent young lady living in Winslow.
Miss Clifford reciprocated his attach
ment, and their love ran smoothly until
last summer, when Mr.. Kelley transfer
red his affections to Miss Julia Dyer OF
PASSPORT, and married her Mr.. Kelley
is now teacher of the High School in
Belfast, Me-, at liberal salary Miss
Clifford sued Mr.. Kelley in breach of
promise suit and recovered So, 900 dam
ages. Mr.. Kelley is allowed to retain
$50 a month by the Court. The balance
of his salary has to be paid as damages
till the fine of $4,000 is paid.
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SOUTHERN HOTEL. ST. LOUIS.

First class in all respects. Prices graded,
s.. 90, $3.50, 400 and 81 90 per day, accord
ing to room and location of room. Telegraph
and railroad offices in Hotel Building.
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Rev. Mr.. CHANDLER, who has just
returned from India, says the women
of that country build all the railroads,
and carry the dirt from the grades and
to the hills in baskets on their heads.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-12-23

A WOMAN of Lansing, Iowa, has been
sent to Jail, in default of payment of a
fine of S25 and costs, on charge of
malicious mischief. Her peculiar vani
ty consisted in enveloping herself in a
sheet and playing ghost.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-12-23

party disappeared with an English cheer
and the music of ''God Save the Queen
ringing in their ears.
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A Perfectly Well-Dressed Woman.

She was not beautiful, nor even pref
ty; she had not even a fine figure. But
as she approached the august presence
| was conscious of a subtle sense of
| pleasure. As she came nearer and
nearer, this increased, and when it be-
came all too certain that it was not her
beauty which awoke this delightful SEN
sation, there was moment of thought
full hesitation, and then it became clear
enough that it was the wOman's dress
that was so beautiful, and that it was
the extreme rarity of this particular
kind of beauty which made the sensa-
ton. OF course we must tell what this
dress was. 1t was simple loose gown
high upon the shoulders, girdled closely
but not tightly at the waist, and falling
in light, easy folds not to the ground,
but nearly to the ground behind and not
quite so low before, so that as the wo-
man walked not even the hem of her
garments swept the sidewalk. There
was not f1Ounce or ruflle or plat
or a patch of trimmingof anv kind upon
the dress, the skirt of which was simple
enough to afford perfect ease of motion
and to be graceful, but was not full,
was not tied back, did not hang over a
hustle, and there was no over-skirt
The material was muslin, or some cot
ton stuff; and it was not starched. 1t
did not stand stiff, or break up into
patches, or make rustling and a crack
ling as she walked. 1t was soft in
texture, soft in its outlines, and noise
less. Had it no ornaments at all? Yes,
indeed. Around the bottom hem, at the
wrists and at the throat, there was a
narrow figured border of blue, beautiful
in design and color, which gave the dress
a perfect finish, and was attractive in
itself, without being at all Obtrusive.
Over this dress she wore a short, light
garment of the same material, sleeve
less and to the hips. The costume
might have been worn by a Greek wo-
man, Aspasia herself, to the delight of
Pericles, and yet there was nothing
about it which seemed outre or even
strange, except its simple elegance
GALAXY.
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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-11
ST. LOUIS.

ST. LOUIS, August 1.-THE surety
bonds of NJ. o. Avery, of Washington
indicted here for completely in the
whisky ring, arrived yesterday from
Washington, but owing to some infor'
mality they were rejected by the United
States District Court, and will be sent
back to Washington for correction. In
the meantime Avery has entered into
personal recoguizance of 100000 for
his appearance from day to day.
VIM. Wright and James Henderson,
arrested here a few days ago for having
burglars tools in their possession, proved
to be escaped convicts from Sing-Sing,
New York, prison, and instructions have
been received from the New York police
authorities to hold them until an officer
can reach here, which will be done.
The Globe-D Democrat learns that some
twelve families have been forced to leave
Williamson county, ILL.,, within the past
week to escape the vengeance of out
laws, who rule that county; and many
more are quietly arranging business af
fairs preparatory to leaving.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-08-11
NEW YORK.


NEw York, August liza letter from
Rome says the Pope has given specia
orders for the preparation and reception
of the new American Cardinal.
Another Italian letter states hat nc
proclamation of unity nor unifcation o.
political aud administrative legislation
can destroy the traditional fact Of seven
States, with seven different capitals and
local interests, and at the present mo
ment Italy has to recover herself in her
component parts; and, with the excep-
ton of a few common points Of interest,
the inhabitants of each State occupy
themselves with the affairs Of neighbor-
ing States neither more nor less than
with these Of foreign countries.
Twenty.four families here have been
united to form a reformed Episcopal
Church. Bishop Cummins attended a
preliminary meeting and said there were
now fifty ministers and forty congrega-
tions of the church in the United States
and Canada.
A London special dated 2:30 pm.
says that Shaw & Thompson, engaged in
the iron trade, have failed. The liabili-
ties are estimated at el2O,OOO pounds
sterling. 1t is not believed that their
assets will net more than e50,000.
The announcement of this failure, and
in anticipation that other failures may
take place, has given a dropping ten
dency to the market. Erie has rallied
from the decline Of a quarter Yesterday,
arising from the pressure to sell. The
Pennsylvania railroad shares are sold at
Acc. This, too, is attributed to unfavor-
able run ors in reference to the coal
trade in Pennsylvania the coming fall
The Pennsylvania Central is shared by
the Philadelphia and Reading railroad,
which is quoted at 494, being a fall Of 3
per cent. The fall in Philadelphia and
Reading is a marked event of the money
market. 1t is attributed to causes arising
out Of the coal trade, and has had the
effect of producing a fat and dropping
market. Consols have not advanced
American governments continue firm
without change.
The Republican State Convention will
be held at Saratoga on the eighth Of
September.