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A Nice Man TO Ride With.

The London correspondent of the
Graphic tells this story: One of the
most popular notions in England is
that our system of railway travelling
surpasses yours in comfort, from the
fact that with our small carriages it is
easy to get compartment to ones self,
or, at worst, a carriage with only one
or two occupants. That there are
drawbacks, however, even to this sum-
NIT of earthly felicity, the adventures
of a worthy director, who recently trav-
eled from one Midland station to an
other, may show. The train he had to
catch was very full and he was rather
late, and in hurrying to and fro he OBJ
served carriage tenanted by two men,
one of whom was 'eaning out of the
window while No. 2 was asleep in the
corner. No. l endeavored to assert
that the carriage was taken, but the
director would stand no such nonsense
and hustled into the carriage, followed
by the solicitor to the company. The
train started Immediately, and tenant
No. proceeded to explain that his
sleepy friend was lunatic, and that he
was his keeper, and that as his patient
was excitable all that was to be hoped
was that he might not wake. Un-
luckily this hope proved vain, and the
invalid being aroused required the
director to sit opposite him while he
explained the theory of the connection
between fish-ponds and frogs, the di-
rector's open mouth doing duty for the
former and the ranuncuh being repre-
sented by little pellets of paper, which
were hurled down the aperture with
great precision by the lunatic. This
interesting invalid next insisted on
the directors daubing his face with ink
which was produced from q travelling
bag, and the entertainment wound up
with screaming farce, called "Hot
Pancakes" in which the fun consisted
in the insane gentlemsn's slapping each
of his companions faces in turn, and
exclaiming, There's another hot pan
cake" This finally resulted in q free
fight, and the capture of the lunatic !;
but the director takes care now whom
he travels with.
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An Incident OF the Beeeher-rllts
Trial.

It was while the crowd was thus
hastily dispensing that a emarkable m
cident took place. Mr.. Beecher, with
q good-natured smile and his usual
genial manner, left his own counsel and
stepped across the room to the table at
which Mr.. Tilton's counsel sat, and,
reaching across it, saluted Mr.. Beach,
and then shook his hand. Mr.. TiltOn,
with stern expression on his face,
stood at this moment within two feet
of the clergyman, but did not look in
his direction, although he must have
heard every word that was uttered.
"U, said Mr.. Beecher to Judge
Beach, laughingly-"if 1 get ont from
between the paws of two such lions
as you and Fullerton, I'll believe L am
innocent, and that is what l came here
to find out"
"You forget" said Mr.. Beach,
pointing to Mr.. Evarts. "the Daniel
standing among the lions aud cIoaing
their mouths.
Mr.. Beecher placed one hand ON Mr..
Shearman's shoulder, and the other ON
Mr.. Evarts', and remarked in iocular
form : My lions are very harmless
animals" Then. turning to Mr.. Nor
ris, he said Let me present myself
to you, Judge Morris.
The ex-Judge very coldly replied: :
"Mr. Beecher."
The pastor of Plymouth Church was
not to be repulsed this way, and con-
tinued: CT notice that you lawyers,
like preachers, know how TO deliver
long sermons"
There was slight tinge of SARCASM
in Mr.. Morris tone as he retorted
eyes, sir; had long story to tell"
Mr.. Evarts joined in the conversation
at this moment, and playfully said:
=" Mr.. Morris, noticed that you ex-
patiated only on those things which
were against our side"
Mr.. Morris answered in the same
pleasant manner "I thought yOu
could attend to the other things much
better than I.
BY this time the counsel were sur
rounded by large crowd of curious
listeners, among the number Mrs.
Beecher and several members of
Plymouth Church. Mr.. Morris was ON
the point of leaving, when Mr.. Beecher
again addressed him Judge Morris,
you should have come to me for point
or two. / could have put you mp to
some things which would have made
your speech appear very different"
Mr.. Morris made no reply, and Mr..
Tilton, for the first time, shot quick
glance, in which mingled hate and
scorn were expressed, at the speaker,
and then turned to Gen. Pryor. That
gentleman had been listening 10 the
conversation with an unmistakable look
of disgust on his sharply-cut features.
Addressing Tilton, he made brief re-
mark in contemptuous tone OF voice,
and the two left the courtroom to
gether. r.-NeU York Telegram.
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Tom Sanders, Bet.

Tom Sanders, of Buffalo, owns little,
lazy, slow mare, that is the ridicule of
his friends. One recent evening he and
some of these friends were talking of
horses, when he astonished them by
Offering to bet 800 that he could ride
his mare twenty miles in an hour. He
counted out the money in tantalizing
way, remarBing that his mare had been
laughed at long enough, and he had
made up his mind TO show what she
could do. It seemed like robbing him,
30 they all said, to take his bet, but he
insisted, and the stakes were put into
trustworthy hands. A day was chosen
for the trial, and when it came Tom led
them to the Central railroad depot,
where the homely little mare was found
aboard baggage car. Tom had tick
eted her for Rochester by express, and
when the train was ready to start he
got on her back, smiling triumphantly.
He said he reckoned that he could ride
that way twenty miles in an hour, un-
less the timetable lied. Away went
the train with the referee holding the
watch, and the three fellows who had
joined in the bet against the mare
very sorrowful of expression. About
fifteen miles had been run in about half
an hour, and Tom was grinning in an
ticipation Of easy victory, when the car
bumped over something, and he was
thrown off the mare, by hastily applied
air brakes. An axle had broken, and
the train was stopped for more than an
hour. And Tom was not so rueful over
the loss of the stakes and the failure OF
his trick as he was over his stupidity in
not thinking of taking the mare OFF the
cars and riding the rest of thotwenty
miles, as there had been ample time to
do within the hour.
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| i was Just in time when L reached the
hall of exhibition and taking ticket,
/ entered, and took seat. L thought
the Professors entertainment the most
wonderful thing 1 had ever witnessed
or heard. After a variety of sounds
and voices had been initiated with mar
velous skill, he informed us that he
would hold conversation with an
imaginary person up the chimney.
When the responsive "Ha, ha !" came
down, was startled to such o degree
as to rise from my seat. 1t was the
same voice, in precisely the same
peculiar tones that had heard 80 many
times from tho Norway's maintop
A minute later, the Professor, having
finished his part, came forward to the
front of the stage; and spite of his
flowing beard and other DISCUSSES, /
recognized one whom had supposed to
be dead five years before.
"Jack Hastings" said aloud, for
getting in my excitement where was.
"Sit down p "Put him out - cried
a dozen voices at once,
1 subsided, of course, but not before
L had received sign of recognition
from the ventriloquist. When the per.
formance was over he beckoned to me,
and in the privacy of his own room,
grasped my hand with hearty pres
sure.
Hastings" 1 asked, chow, in the
name of miracles were you saved ?"
"Saved Where ?"
"When you jumped overheard, rav-
ing mad"
He laughed-his own natural, hearty
laugh; net the unearthly one which
he sent down from chimneys and mast
heads.
"I never jumped overheard, Ashton, "
said he, "and L never was any more
mad than / am at this moment. 1t was
only plan to frighten old Phelps, and
think it succeeded but too well. If
he had been tried for his life, and l
had thought him in danger, 1 should
have appeared in court, and frightened
him again to save his life. But he
could not be found, and L have never
heard of him since. My madness was
all sham, and the man overheard was
only bundle OF old duds, surmounted
by my old hat. l slipped down into
the fore-peak, and lay concealed till the
night after the ship arrived, when L
stole out, and went ashore. OF course
you understand the cries you heard ?"
Certainly and the other strange
sounds on board. Your ventriloquism
explains the whole matter"
II performed in most of the cities
and large towns in England before 1
knew Won but t WAS then dissiDated
in my habits, and squandered all that l
made. While on one of my sprees, I
shipped, and went to sea; and that is
how you found me in Cronstadt. But 1
was never stock to make sailor of.
Since have returned l have done we'll,
and saved money and you must allow
that I acquit myself better on this stage
than L did on board the Norway"
And that's the only haunted ship that
ever I was in. I've heard of others,
but probably those cases might all be
explained in some similar way.
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of course, produce direct evidence 70
prove his charges, Mrs. Beecher turned
toward her husband with smile, bat
soon resumed her look of bitterness.
During the entire speech Beecher looked
very serious. For most part of tho
time he sat as if looking out of the win
dow at the left of the Judges bench
He had in his hand a book, which was
occasionally consulted, and onco he
called his wife's attention TO some
memorandum in it. She smiled and
whispered in his ear. Occasionally q
cynical look stole over Mrs. Beecher's
face. The only time Beecher allowed
his expression to change was when
Morris referred to Tllton as not having
been moved by spirit of revenga
Then faint smile stole over his face
Nes0 York Cor. Chicago Times.
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YOUTH AND AGE.

When was young there seemed to he
No pleasure in the world for me;
My fellows found II everywhere,
Was none 30 poor but had his share
They took mine, tool
] sought In vain II was nv fate
To be too early, or too late;
The nest was there, the bird was flown
And Why and to what golden zone?
II youth but knew!
Why art thou, Youth, so swift, 30 slow?
Why dost thou let thy pleasures GO?
All that they grasp thy hands let fall
The best they do not grasp at all,
Do not pursue!
What tingles In my blood like wine
Those tender eyes that turn TO mine,
The soft Il ars in my eyes that start
Tell me, what does IL mean, my hearth
II youth but knew!
Now i am old there seems to be
No pleasure in the world for me;
But vain regrets for what is past,
Because I did not hold 1t fast,
Because IL flew!
That youth In weak, and age is strong,
Should be the burden Of my song,
And might be in my happier hours,
II autumn leaves were summer flowers,
IL age could dc
Mock not my sighs, and my white hair,
q Youth so foolish and so fair
Remember, life is not all June;
The lean and slippered pantaloon
Awaits thee too
BE wise, delay not, oh. make haste
Go, steal your arm around her waist;
The rosebud mouth begins to blow;
Stoop down and kiss it-so, boy, SO!
II age could do!
Dunn ririnlus, the wise men say,
And you can do IL as well as they;
So live and love, then, while you can,
Nor sigh, like me, when you are q man,
If youth but knewi"
Far better be where Folly dwells,
And shake him with your jangliDg bells,
Than hear belated Wisdom come,
And beat upon the muffied drum,
II age could do 7"
II. StOdddrd, in Atlantic Monthly.
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A Large Tea.Eettle.

For soroe weeks Boston has been all
agog over Vhe size of huge tea-ksttle
in front of q tea-store in that city. Two
prizes had been offered for the nearest
estimates of its capacity, and the YAM
kee citizens have consequently been
guessing" ever since. Twelve hun
dred guesses were made and recorded,
there being 100 of ten gallons or less,
and five of over 5000 gallons. These
figures show a wide divergence in opin-
ion. The average guess Of the FIRST
thousand was ia gallons, and the last
thousand about 1Sl gallons. At noon
New Years day the kettle was publicly
measured, in the presence of 5000 or
5000 persons, Mr.. William r. Reed,
the official Sealer of Weights and Mels-
ures for the city, filling the kettle with
water by using five gallon measuyc.
under the supervision of Hon. Henry
Baldwin, Judge OF the Municipal Court
in the Brighton District. The thing,
therefore. had O sort of official indorse-
ment The progress of the filing Was
scored upon blackboard by Mr.. Reeds
SOD. The work proceeded thus N rap
idly as possible until the kettle was
nearly full. when smaller measures were
successively substituted. Tho excite
ment grew intense as the end ap-
preached, and at / :05 o'clock the great
problem was settled by the recording
that the kettle contained just 227 gal
Ions, 2 quars, ! pint, and 3 gills- Tho
prizes were chest % tea for tho ncarcsk
guess, and twenty-five pounds OF cofEeo
for the next Lest. The pearost 0nesr
was 227 gallons. quarts. and pint,
wine measure, or within gills OF tho
exact quantity. This guess was made
by eight different persons, and tho
chest of tea was divided among them.
The second nearest guess was 227 gal
Iona, 3 quarts, and pint, or within
D giDs OF the correct figures. Thts
quantity was guessed by Ave persons.
and among them was the coffee divided.
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A RATS bite has been the cause of
intense suffering to Mrs. Mary Caron,
in Springfield, Mass. While assisting
to kill rat it bit one of her fingers. In
a few days her hand and arm swelled
frightfully, and one side of her body
was almost parslyzed. She was at times
thrown into commissions. and for many
days had to be kept underthe influence
OF morphine. Four physicians were in
attendance. At last accounts she was
rallying, but was still much emaciated.
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Mrs. Beecher In Court.

During some parts of ex-Judge Nor
ris' address TO the jury, in the opening
of the Beecher trial to-day, the pastor
held his face toward the floor. lt was
flushed, but otherwise did not express
emotion. Mrs. Beecher sat steadily
looking at the speaker. Her face was
cast down, and her eyes, directed up
ward under her sharply-cut brows, gave
her peculiar aspect suggestive of
mingled anger and watchfulness. The
corners of her mouth drawn down add
to her sternness. Once, when the
SD ,aker stated that his client could not,
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TAXIDER MIST!

Dealer IN
MOUNTED BIRDS. FOREIGN AND Ma
TIVE BIRD sK1Xs, BIRDS EYES,
GLASS SnADS, ETC.
Birds, Animals aud Deers Heads, Stuffed and
Mounted to order in every style.
Ornamental Cases and Cases OF Game Birds
for Sportsmen Specially.
Orders by mail promptly filed.
IND
and Curiosities wanted in exchange for Birds.
Rooms over ALIENS FURNITURE STORE.
1O26 Main Street. PawPw Mich
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LAWRENCE DIRECTORY.

Susinfss 6arDs.
L. T.. & ,. n. CHADWICK, dealer in Dry
Il. Goods, Clothing Millinery Goods, Boots
and Shoes. Groceries, Hats and Caps, Queens
ware, etc, Lawrence, Mich.
L. .CLEyELAND, u. d., Physician and Sur.
II. geon. Lawrence, Mich.
WTILLIAM II. CLAY, Sign and Ornamental
w Painter, Lawrence Mich. Houee Sign
and Carriage Painting, Graining, Paperng aud
Kalsoming done to order.
- ROWE. dealer IN Drugs, Medicines. Station
-. cry, Groceries, Brushes, Perfumery etc
Prescriptions carefully prepared, Lawrence.
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A POWERFUL motive-The loco mo-
tive.
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E B.DUNNING. NJ. D., Physician and Surgeon
II. Office in l. w Van Fossen's Block, over
Wheaton's Drug Store. Residence on Elm Street
I'd door east of Niles Street. lOllt2O~
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E COOK, Teacher of Piano, Organ, Voice
Il. Culture. Thorougbass and Harmony. Can
be found at his residence on Paw Paw Street.
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PAW PAW DIRECTORY.
Businrss Garos.

~ A. HARRISON, Banker, Paw Paw, Michi-
~. gan, will transact a general Banking Busi-
ness, receive Deposits subject to sight draft and
allow interest on special deposits. COLLECTIONS
made at reasonable rates Money to loan for one
or more years on improved unincumbered Real
Estate.
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@e Trne MurMerner,
Is PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY, by
5. T. CON w A Y. Il.
OFFICE CORNER KALAMAZOO AND MAIN STREETS.

TEAMS or SUBSCRIPTION,
S1.50 YEAR, In ADVANCE
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T \. DOwD, General Dealer in Family Groceries
a. Crockery, etc Teas made specially. Phelps
street, Decatur. Mich. $50
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EOSTER & BEEBE, Attorneys and Counselors
II at law and Solicitors in Chaucery. Office in
First National Bank Building, up stairs, Decatur,
Mich.
NEWTON FOSTER. W. SCOTT BEEBE.
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~ 0NRD LCH, Fashionable Tailor, being in
~ receipt of the latest New York Fashions is
prepared TO do all kinds OF work in the latest
style. Shop over 7. l.. Ross store, Paw Paw.
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LNRST NATIONAL BANK, of Paw Paw. Office
Il north side of Main street, doors west OF
Kalamazoo
A. SHERMAN, PRES. FITz Il. STEVENS CASH r.
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GEORGE W. LAWTON, Attorney and Counselor
VI at law Notary Public and Probate Judge.
Will hold Probate Court at Paw Paw. on Monday
of each week.
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Ii VAN DEUSEN, Fashionable Boot and Shoe
IL. Maker. Ladies, Gents and Misses Boots,
Shoes and Caters made to order in first class
style. Repairing done On reasonable terms snd
at short notice, Shop first door north OF NORTH
ERNBR Oeice. S2l
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DUNCOMB HOUSE, Decatur, Michigan, w. II.
IL CAsoLL, Proprietor.
IOHN j. SHERMAN. Attorney at Law, Circuit
ID Court Commissioner for Van Buren, County
Once over Hawks Jewelry Store Phelps street,
Decatur opposite Duncombe House. Will be at
the County Clerks Office in Paw Paw, on Mon.
day, Tuesday and Wednesday of each week.
Dated April 10th, 1874.
, 1875-04-08

An extraordinary piece Of Legislative mn
nipulaIion at Springfield has recently como to
light. A1r. DusSE, Of Cook, introduced
bill carrying out tho recommendations Of G
late Grand Jury LOT this county, giving to
landlords the power, upon proof tl1ut their
premises were used for gambling-houHes, to
Terminate the leaso. This bill paA referred to
tho Judiciary Committee, and in due time
was reported back and passed. Wlsou print
ed for tho Senate it was found that it had
beon amended somewhere and by somebody,
md TINT tho House Ind passed tho bill with
the amendment in it. This amendment il
important. It amends the criminal cole Of
this State in all that pertains to gambling,
keeping ganing-housos, ctc., by limiting
punishment to cnses of " fraudulent"
gambling, md to keeping or renting houses
for !" fraudulent" gambling purposes. When
this amendment was discovered in tho Sem
kte, there was busy inquiry how It had been
Incorporated in the bill. No ono in tho
House knows anything Of it. But m inquiry
vet on foot disclosed lint tho gamblers Of this
,ty had sent IN agent to Springfield, "a most
miablo, rcspectable-!ooking pcaon, anil one
vlo would never be suspected Of being q
gambler. This person soon bud the lobby in
liz service, and, through tho lobby, tho bill,
ghcn it passed, had this amendment rccog-
iizing gambling as lawful business incor-
porated in tho hill. Tho bill il now in tho
6nrafa
, 1875-04-08
.otivo md advanced 1olc per brl, closing

active md advanced 1olc per brl, closing
firm Mt $22.2n caa1l, and s92.229 G2?.35 for
May. Lnrtl WAS In fair demand md advanced
10c per 100 ,ba. closing steady at S1o,AhA
15.l2t cnsl,, and s15.473@155o for Mny.
Meuts wcrc quiet and steatly, ut $50 for
shoulders, 113o for short ribs. and 12o for
short clears. 11ighwines were in fair dc.
1nat,d and firmer. At sl.11@1.19 per gallon.
Flour WAS In better demand and Hr1ncr.
Wheat WAS active md 20 higher, closing Mt
$1.ollc for April, and s1.0cA for May. Con,
WINS less nc.ivc at unchanged prices, closing
tame nt 7olc for April, and 79Ao for s1ay.
Oats were acsive nnl !@sc higher, closing
nj Zoe for April, and clio for May. 1'yo
wns inactive and nominnlly stronger, ut s1.oi
@1.os. 1sar1ey WAS scarce md s1r,ner, closing
at $i.os for April. antl *t.0'. for Alny.
1Io;,s wera nctiyo md higher. Sales at s:'.5
@9.a'. cnt.le wcro quiet nsll steady. shocp
wcre tirnlcr.
, 1875-04-08

Mr.. JEwE11.'s determination to thoroughly
sift the frauds in tho post-O:llco Department
extends beyond tho mnil-route contracts, and
will now embrace another large field Of in
ycst;gation, viz: tho sufacie:cy OF the bonds
of Postmnsters on file in tie Department, and
also thu bonds given by mail contractors.
rhere is no telling what other breasts Will
ache before this thing il ended, RI several Of
the guilty clerks have turned Stnte's-eviicnco
mud will sayo themselves BY telling MI they
Erou-
, 1875-04-08

Explanation and denial continue to DO the
tsap'o product OF the l,srycst Of gcantlul in
brooklyn. Mr. BfzcuEu gayo his Testimony
yesterday without serious interruption by
WY OF objection on tho pars of opposing
:c,.nsel, who have apparently concluded that
;ho easiest wey is tho quickest way. and go
allow the defendant to a,nplify llis evidence
with such comment, deduction, or figure of
speech % his naturally vivid stylo Of narra-
don, as we'll as OF dcscription, may Introduce.
Tae denials are given with added! emphasis a,ul
solcmnity M the direct examination trayels
, 1875-04-08

In refeEr,aC to tho 31onpauNr and DgkcnEn-
Triton casss, tAo Aew York Sun sars, "Ae-
cardiug to the peculiar moral code Of tho i'm
morul." Bays tho correspondent Of tho Times.
"R,scli charges should always i,o repudiated for
tho sale OF tho womau." Tha Bama cotls was
statod With cyon creator point tn Mt. WEnsrSA's
observation Respecting parallel instance :
"UEoEox, ssid Sir. WEBSTER, 'perlused himself
hka aeeusleman." II WIS also laid down ny Chisf.
Juxeos Cocz8un4 vhop 10 said that undas CAR
, 1875-04-08
U}]e Cbli>u3o UTiba1ae..
Thursday Morning. April 8. 1876.

Chronic tax-fishters will be tho only ones
10 mourn over the fact TINT Senator KEHoEs
bill to facilitate tho collection Of tnxes by
rendering resistance au expensive proceeding
IL now 4 Inv, having yesterday received tho
signature Of Gov. BEvEn1poE.