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Whisky and Life Insurance.

DR.. w. L. Harrison, ir., Of Baltimore,
submitted an interesting paper to the
American Health Association last week
on " Alcohol in Relation to Life lii
sutanGe.' The doctor adopted the cold,
practical, unscientific view which men
of business take of the drinking habits of
other men, leaving to others the con-
sideration of the effects, moral and physi
cal, upon the individual and upon so-
ciety, of indulgence in alcoholic drinks.
1t appears that thirty-four years ago
" The United Kingdom Temperance and
General Prdvident Institution " was or
ganized in London, with the intention of
restricting its business entirely to teeto-
talers. The company learned, however,
after an extended trial, that the htmter
of this class was not sufficiently large to
reduce to the desired limit the cost of in
surance, and they were either forced to
extend their line or to retire from bus
iness. They chose the former alterna-
tive, and while still excluding applicants
of Incorporate habits, they accepted
those whose use of alcohol was called
temperate. The two classes, however,
teetotalers and temperate drinkers-were
kept distinct. The statistics of the COM
pany down 20 1874 give the following
actual death rate fell short of the eX-
pected rate q fraction over 80 per cent
On the other hand, among the temperate
drinkers. the actual death rate fell short
of the expected rate, but to the extent
only of one-tenth of one per cent. While
believing that the temperate use of alco-
holic drinks Is not productive of any
evil results, and that teetOtalism does
not furnish the true rule of living, still,
says DIR. Harrison, these figures challenge
examination. and it behoOves US to coll-
slider what answer we are to make to an
argument based on such facts.
DIR. Harrison believes that a false no.
menclature is largely responsible for the
blindness of people in general respecting
the abuse in the use of Intoxicating
liquors. The fact too little insisted on is
that these agents are narcotics as well as
stimulants and nine times out of ten the
man who faUters himself that he is slim
ulated is presenting the symptoms of in
cipient narcosis. Fortunately the in
struments of precision with which the
Psychologist of to-day is armed, enable
him to read far clearer than of old the
phenomena that are the subjects of his
observation. With the thermometer to
tell him of lowered temperature, with
a sphygmograph by which the heat may
trace the unmistakable evidence of its
own growing Importance, there is 10
need to wait for so coarse a manifesto
tion as drunkenness to indicate the per-
niciOus influence of alcohol. Long be-
fore the cerebrO-spinal system shows
signs of succumbing by the uncertainty
of the legs and jabbering of the tongue,
the sympathetic nervous system shows
unmistakable signs of paralysis, and the
flushed face and the quickened pulse,
the lowered temperature, the diminished
blood pressure, gives painful evidence of
profound disorder in the machinery of
life
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Daily Charities.

There is a queer, One-sided notion OF
charity which very large number OF
people, especially religious, conscientious
women Of small means, are apt to adopt,
and to carry out rigidly in their daily
domestic lives. It is, that duty requires
them to save money in every Legitimate
way, and then give certain amount to
the church or to the poor A certain
little woman that we know ineXOrably
sets aside tenth of her small income
for charity,-a most admirable resolve,
as everybody will acknowledge. But, in
order to increase this tithe, she lays bur
dens on herself, her husband, and her
servants, hard to bear Diet in her sys-
TEN is reduced to its plainest and least
tempting conditions; economy is brought
to bear on the quality of the meat, its
seasoning-the very coal, and the time
required for its preparation. The boys
sit down day after day the year round TO
the bare, uninviting table with its coarse
cloth and meagep dishes of oatmeal por-
ridge, and stewed apples, or chops and
potatoes, which they know have been
counted before they were boiled. Their
mother wonders why their appetites flag,
and why her dinner-table is never the
pleasant, jolly place of meeting which
the boys declare their Aunt ROusby's to
be- She "will not think so i'll of her
sons" she declares, cas- to believe that
their tempers would be improved, or
their love for their mother quickened, by
occasional qualification oftheir stomachs,'
or, as she puts it, their carnal appe-
tites." But the fact remains that the
Rousby boys are rosy and happy, and as
long as they live will remember mothers
custards or chicken pie as u way i'm which
she showed her love for them, while then
cousins know and care nothing about
their mothers hours of prayer and wake
fuIness on their behalf This charitable
woman, too, wears the coarsest and ugliest
costumes for the sake of economy and
Standardization, and yet is miserable
because her husband has long ago ceased
to paw her lover-like compliments, and
so often notices Jane ROusby's rosy cheeks
and pretty bTeakfast-caps. In word,
she makes her home bare, niggardly, un-
inviting to her husband and sons and
drives them elsewhere for amusement
and comfort. She is mean to the very
| outer edge of honesty in her dealings
with butcher. milkman, and baker. She
hires her servants at the lowest wages,
and takes advantage of the hard times to
bring down the washerwoman' Is pay per
dozen to starvation rates She has traffic
in a small way with twenty poor people;
hucksters, cobblers, sewing all
struggling honestly to keep soul and body
together through this hard year. Lib
eral pay for their labor, few pennies
here, dollar there, given as wages, not
aims, with hearty praise for work well
done, would have helped many a sore
heart and warmed many cold hearth ;
but she will tell Won that duty requires
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|
by Mr.. APPherson. Mr.. Lamar moved thai
the house proceed to the election of speaker
| Agreed to- Tie House then voted, with the
following results Whole humber of votes
cast, $50; necessary to a choice, 14i
Michael C. Kerr received t7St Jaries 6.
hiaiE5 received lO6; Alpheus s Williams
| [Mich.] /, cast by Mr.. Banks TMass.l; Alex
ander Campbell [Ill.l, l, east by Mr.. Anaer-
| son [Ill.I The speaker ON taking his pcsi.
| tion said "Gehtlenien Of tie House Of
Representatives, 1 am heartily grateful to
you for the honor which you have conferred
upon me in calling me to this exalted station.
profoundly appreciate the Importance and
| oielieacy of the duties shall doubtless,
| many times, need yolir patient indulgence.
! pray that you viii grant it. And with
nothing but kindly ieeiiie toward every
member of the House, promise that in all
my official acts 1 viii divest myself to the
utmost of my ability, of all personalities,
and observe complete fairness and impair
tiality stowArd all ard tdvard all lie sreat
diversified interests of our country repre-
sented in this house. Several members were
here sworn in, when Nr. Lamar offered,a res
olution dscaling 1te following to l,e tl,e ofii.
GERS 5s tic House: Clerk, George NJ ADAMS,
of Kentucky; Sergeant-at-arms, John G.
Thompson, of Ohio; Doorkeeper, Lafayette
II. Fitzhugh, of Texas Postmaster, James
NJ. Stewart, OF Virginia; aid Chaplain, Rev
J. L. Townsend. Adopted. After the trans
action of other business of organization, the
House adjourned
DECEMBER 7.AThe House of Repre-
sentstives, at Quarter past twelve o'clock,
took recess until one o'clock. At fifteen
minutes past one Mr.. Cox reported that the
committee had waited on the President, and
that a communication in writing would be
sent to the House forthwith. The Presidents
message was received and presented, and
read by the reading clerk, Mr.. Mehaffy. The
message. was ordered printed. Mr.. Cox pre-
sehted thg Petiti5H of w. Fl. 1feseott ard
others of South Carolina, with reference to
the right of representative of the third con-
gressioiial district, South Catbliha; and
moved ii be referred to the committee on
elections, SO referred The House then ad
journed till Friday
IN the House on the 10th, on motion
of Mr.. Gibson, resolution was adopted, ad-
ding to the committees OF the House a com
mittee of eleven, to be known as the COM
mittee on the Mississippi levees. Mr.. Hop
kins offered resolution that so much of the
message of the president as relates to the
centennial be referred TO select coiniiittee
of thirteen, which was carried. By request
Mr.. M'Dougsl asked leave to introduce and
put upon its passage, bill repeating so much
of an act of the third of March, 1879, as has
been construed to lower postage on printed
matter, which, after some sparring, was al
lowed, and the House ajicurtled to M5hdat
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EAST.

The Philadelphia Navy Yard was sold
last week for million of dollars.
/ An English order has just been re-
ceived at Fall River for $4,000 pieces of
printing cloth.
William NJ. Tweed has escaped from
Ludlow-street Jail, New York, Warden Dun
ham accompanied the prisoner TO the resi-
dence of Mrs Tweed at Madison avenue and
Ffty-ninth street. and while there Tweed
requested to see his wife privately. Durham
unhesitatingly granted the request, and
Tweed went up stairsto his wife's apartments,
eaving on of his sons to entertain Dunham
and the deputy. After waiting about ten
minutes Dunham became uneasy, and sent
young Tweed up stairs to tell his father to
come down Immediately, as they desired to
return to Jail In short time the young man
returned and informed Dunham that his fa-
ther had gone. Dunham at once searched
the house thoroughly, but-I1e- trace-of the
Boss could be found. Warden Dunham ad-
mits having taken Tweed out to drive some
three or four times while he was in his Gus
tody, ,sas Tweed was complaining of terrible
! headaches. The bonds given by the sheriff
for proper,,and faithful performance of his
dutiesare $4,000, and those of Warden Dun
ham 10000 e4so.T0
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The PasSiGis.

The Popular Science Monthly contains
valuable article, by Professor b. w.
Richardson, tlboh Induced disease from
the Influence Of the PassiUhs," printed
from advaheE sheets Of a new work en-
titled "The Diseases IF Modern Life. "
Anger, fear, hatred and grief are the pas
sions that act most severely upon the
physical life. OF these, anger is the
most injurious. "He is a man very rich
indeed i'll physical power" says this
author, "wh6 cAh afford to be angry"
The effect of rage upJH the heart i to
produce permanent di5Orderea ahd ir-
regular !71l1ttou, as Is we'll known. Tfis
sometimes is so setet6 a. 20 cause instant
death, and is more to be ayoiGe1 than al
most anything else by persons having Or
ganic diseases of the heart. An inter
esting sentence in Professor Richardson's
paper is the following: cit (the reel OF
the passiOns) il stirred up by some fanat-
zeal manifestations for the regeneration
Of the World, which are well meant, but
which, missing the mark, produce degen-
Grafton instead" Probably few people
Who encourage or take part IN what are
known IL re1iYais have any idea of the
cerebral disorders p+edtIeed by these
seasons of unnatural mental excitement
The revivalist being generally a maf1 1i
strong physical Organization, passes
through the ordeal unnatthsd, but heart
disease of some sort, hysteria, all kinds
of nervous diseases, and even insanity,
too often follow i'll his wake. Particu-
lafly Is this the case among children,
whose sensitive nerves are excited to the
highest pitch by the vivid pictures OF
eternal misery or bliss pointed by the
skilIfitl preacher.
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TON sC0rrs scHEaE.
some .r'he ,InA in the st. EeHI. 'coeo

| some Of the MIX In the So. E0aIs Cocoa.
An interesting move on tie poIitico-
railway chess board has Just been un-
earthed, of which the following Is the
| Substance: Preparations have been max
ing during the last three months for a
| grand national convention at ST. Louis,
of all parties fa@ering the construction
of another line of. railroad TO the Pacific.
All Che governors, boards OF trade, and
other public bodies throughout the Tn
ION, have been invited to attend or send
I delegates. Until recently the affair has
borne the appearance of dfsfhterested
| and publie-spirited effort 10 aid the
| Southern Pacihcroad. Within few
! days, however, it has leaked out that it
Is to be run sthofly in Tom Seott's inter
! est. The Atlantic and Pacific, Missouri
Pacific, and Texas Pacific enterprises
have beef pushed as far as the good lands
of their land grant extend, and are now
| willing TO exchange the remainder of
| theft lend grants, which consist princi-
pally Of arid affd worthless lands, for q
government guarantee of interest on the
cost of construction, estimated at about
$1,000 per mile.
A letter from a prominent citizen of
St. Louis to friend in this city says:
The national railway convention called
for this city is convention of citizens in
favor of the Texas Pacific railway, and
/ is beins engineered by the Pennsylvania
company (Cd! Seett) through Isaac III.
Sturgeon, Collector Of Internal Revenue
here, an old-time friend Of Col. Scott.
st. Louis people are, of course, nearly all
in favor of the Teass Pacific railway. An
attempt is to be made To incite popular
sentiment in favor of competing, anti
mUf1bp6ls route 10 the Pacific
Another letter from resident of
southern Illinois says:
The proceedings against the Atlantic
and Southern Pacific road in the United
States court iii tte eastern district of
Missouri to have receiver appointed,
bring to the surface what | had partially
dug out Of the last report of the eGere-
tary of the Interi6f--s state Of things
indicating anything but good financial
status. The prima facie case was that
the road had thus far cost over 100000
per mile. 1t fs completed to the limit,
or nearly 50, of the good lands, and the
Remainder of the land grant will be
worth but little.
The circular calling Che convention at
St. Louis indicates that the road is com
pleted t5 shout northwest Texas; that
the immense amodiit &c 10000, 900 acres
of arid land will be given tb, and that
the government shall guarantee intetcst
on further bonds. The proceedings in
court yesterday may datnfeh the zeal Of
that convention, but it is evident that
there is to be grand attempt to infu-
etics bublie opiniOn.-N. y. Sun.
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Smallpox is prevailing to very Sc
rious extent in Cincinnati. There were sew
enty nine deaths from the disease last week.
At recent meeting of the California
ViniculturaI Assoeiation, rather singular
fact was developed. II seems that California
is producing 100000 gallons of good wine
annually, but the wine-makers find it inlpos-
sible to get rid of their product. A very
small quantity is consumed in California
itself, and the expectation amounts to but
very little. This seems to show that wine
producing countries do not diminish the use
Of whiskey With fine wine in abundance
around them, Californians stick to whisky.
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A DOUBLE CoNTRAsT.-I have seen a
beautiful face when in repOse, every
feature of which was cut in the most eX-
ouisite lines, with a moulding which wa-
perfect, and tints which were delicate
and rich As / looked upon it at rest,
/ said it was pericct-the face of most
beautiful woman. She spoke, ut length
and the words were coarse and unintelli.
gent How the beauty fled, as the tinis
of a rainbow die when cloud comes over
the sun
have seen another face, less beautiful,
and yet not ugly. | thought it pleasant
face, though not specially symmetrical
But when she spoke, the light of geniou-
and culture tipped the outline of every
feature as the light of the sun sheds
back the lustre of its golden rays to tingc
with beauty the margin of the evening
clond How every feature glows with 2
regal beauty, which defes imitation; ara
how far such beauty Outranks mere
] physical beauty,
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bad way. Turkey Is going TO the dogs,
notwithstanding the transfusion of ed dpi-
Gus Ioans into tue feverish Blood Of The
SICK man since the Crimean war. and
King Georges Grecian kingdom is in
such a aotten condition that is is said to
be extremely probable he will retire in
disgust before long, The parliament of
that classic kingdom has been at logger
heads with, the king for some time, and
the cabinet is about to be impeached for
its opposition to the chamber during the
last year. Moreover, the treasury is ab-
solutely empty, and the wherewithalto
-repleRish-i wanting. No one could
blams the ling for laying aside tie cares
Of of11s31R'Tfd 2A!f8fI {
TIE executive committee of the
Woodruff county agricultural ard rle-
chanical association have issae ed in pam
phietfors the aaFSess 4 = delivered by Gov
ernOr Garland, of Arkansas, at, the re-
cent fair of d ( above dissertation. The
address is replete With valuable informal
tion, judicious suggestions and iHtereat-
ing statistics relative 10 the condition
and imPFgYement Off "A ArKalisasJ faitd
st6aldshe darefully read BY every citizen
of that state. In the concluding portfdn
of the address Governor Garland saws:
FfGreat efforts are nosy being Ratie by the
co-operators Of England, five hundred
thousand strong, with their headquar-
tiers at Manchester, to establish 4 direct
trade with this rich agricultural valley ;
and if the labor OF FEads be not in vain,
may me not hope to see before long one
cultivated field from here to the. gaif,
and its produce shipped direct to Eng
land through the mouth of the Hissis-
sippi river? As an inducenieht and
to on SeSpiei to Pfogress and
TO note neil their steps, here comes
the centennial exhibition at Philadel- |
phia in 1876, where at the temple !
Of HbeFtss wilrsCbe gathered All her |
children to tet their history .band take |
their stand. The civilized world will be |
there to pass judgraeht epon each AMI !
every one of the family, and record |
viii be kept for future use and refer
cnqe.'F sSEsS-NJ|B ~ 5-bI /
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JIISCELLANEOUS.

The export of American leather is in
creasing to substantial figures. It has risen
from 100000 sides, two years ago, to 1,SO0,OOO
hides this year.
The eteoted whiskey investigations in
the several cities, seats of the. most glaring
frauds on the g65E{elnmtent, Continue ID iaake
staftlihg developments
Woman suffrage is slowly but surely
gaining ground. Hundreds of thousands of
women are voters already. Women are voting
to-day in England, Holland; Austria and
Sweden, Trey hAts vdtei Tor five years in
Wyoming and Utah
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Georgia is the only State where dogs
are not taxed.
The Kentucky state grange has unar-
inOusls passed resolutions favoring govern
ment aid to the Texas Pacific.
The November crop report of the
Memphis cotton exchanges does not present
so encouraging an EXHIBIT as either the Sep
tember. or October report
Negroes are leaving Tennessee in large
numbers, some going toArSansas and some
to Mississippi lirabafly J under promises pf
large pay for picking cotton.
Bobby Swim, the famous Jockey. was
ifstsll ftihbcd inyNcwy Orleans last week.
Bobby-was probably the best rider in Amer
lea, and was always in demand where big
money was atstate. .IelL8d2 11 r
The Arkansas senate yesterday passed
bill transferring the bind institute from
Little Rock to Arkadelphia. A bill also
passed both houses Incorporating charity
hospital at Hot springs.i IfI ELsta
Col Basset French, aid to Governor
Kemper, has addressed a communication to
the school authorities throughout Virginia
requesting tliat collection be taken up in
the public schools.on January 10, the birth
day of Gen. Robert T. Lee. for the benefit of
the Lee monument fund.
Louisiana gives notice that the lam
uary interest on the new consolidated bon,ls
viii be paid there and in New York, without
rebate, after the 10Th instant. There is
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Hindoo Justice nnd Law.

Two thousand years ago there csr a
law among the HindOos forbidding the
addition of such dishonest articles i'll
the manufacture of cloth as gaveit greater
money value at the expense of real
utility. Any such additions these cd
HindOos called devil dust. Accord
ing to Mr.. Wm. Ralph Emerson, devils
dust, made up in the clothing of the
armies dropped in rags, and their shoes
gave way, and even flags were blown to
shreds, not more by the battle blast than
because of the shOddy in the bunting.
Painters brush, glue, putty, and sand
paper are employed, not 50 much for the
purpose of initiating what a thing is not
as for cOncealing what it really is. We
read of furniture put together with nails
made to look like screws, but possessing
nothing resembling the screws, except
the head of tomb "stones" on sale, in
lots to suit purchasers, yet in their prim-
tive color Of the galvanized metal, the
tint, whether marble, sandstone or gran
ite, to be applied when ordered of brick
work coated TO look like stone, and
shortly casting its skin in vindicatiOn of
its birth-right; of marble tablets made
with brush upon lath and plaster; the
gig-saw, and pagoda architecture for the
display of " tinsel and frippery." Let
us at least require that nothing be war
ranted above its valne, and that a fair
price be the assurance of thorOughness.
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How LITTLE ALICE DIED.-Not long
ago the Rev. Mr.. Winsor, of Red Wing,
Minnesota, met with a painful loss in the
burning of his daughter Alice. Her
breast, abdomen, legs, arms and hands
were shockingly burned, and after Il few
hours she died. She was only about five
years old, and, as she fingered between
heaven and earth little while, she
asked her mother to lie on the bed with
her, and. when this request WAS granted,
she said Sing to me ] am Jesus lit
tie lamb" As her stricken mother
tried to press back the torrent of grief
that sweIled up in her heart and sang
the words, the dear little sufferer made
an effort with her failing strength To pnt
one of her crisped arms around her neck.
Afterwards, as death grew near, she re-
duested her father to sing Rock of ages
cleft for me-" and seemed to be soothed
by those holy and old wOrds.-S. Paul
Pioneer.
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EIGN.

The latest reports from the FIJI Islands
place the number of victims OF the plague at
about forty thousand.
The Spanish government is about 10
strengthen its naval force in Cuban waters
by sending thither Admiral PinzOn with nine
vessels, four OF which are iron-clads.
1t is computed that the amount which
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r.IrII,UI. AmoNa rnE rArrIILEss

Once in a while in this world 50 strange,
To Tighten our sad regrets.
We may find !" heart tilat is true through chahee'
heart that never fOTgets.
But rare ~ a rose in December,
As a bird in Arctic cline,
Is 9 heart that can ever remember,
Through sorrow and change, and time.
Once in while we find a friend
That viii cling through good and III
Whose friendship follows us cen 10 the end, -f.
Be ii up or down the hill.
But the heart 50 true and the love so tender
And friendships faithful smile
Whe tber we dwell in sadness or splendoi,
We find II but once in while
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The humorous sketches Of southern
backwoOds character published in the
Vicksburg Herald, are the productionsof
James II. SulGvapfa young jeurnalist'
from Memphis. a = ,Tdaq
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WHEN the heir to the Brazilian throne
was recently born, Depom a Paris doctor
attended for fee ofover twenty thousand
gold dollars.