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time for the evening train to come

time for the evening train to come
down."
Ruth's s,,rmise was too true; the
train was almost torn in pieces; how
any one escaped was miracle. Ruth's
home was close to the disaster, and 1t
was fast filed with the wounded: Not
until every sufferer had been made as
comfortable as possible, and provided
with careful nurse, did Ruth think of
rest. Too weary almost to move, yet
too sympathetic to sleep, she drew an
easy chair to her own bedside and pre-
pared to watch by the lovely young
creature, who lay there white and still,
as if the little white hands were folded
forever.
Presently the great. dark ewes OPEN
ed, and the sweetest of voices asked,
care you ut leisure nuwS Will YOU
please write a note to my husband and
tell him where and how l am? He
will be so anxious. | should like him
to come at once.
Eyes, certainly with pleasure what
is his address,"
Did Ruth hear right? Was the floor
slipping under her feet, and the rush
and roar of Niagara filling her ears?
How sepulchral her voice sounded,
when she asked again for the number
of his office!
All that long night, and the longer
day that followed, as she kept her I'M
firing care of his wife, Ruth was nerv.
ing herself for the coming, praying fol
strength to meet this Sidney of long
ago. God help her; human will is too
weak to control human hearts. She
was standing by the window when he
came, outwardly calm-only the shad-
owy, violet eyes and sensitive mouth
telling that she was suffering.
"Miss Linton, will you please come
here, so Col. Darrell may see who has
been so kind to me?"
Ruth turned, made one step toward
them, then stopped. Was it the light
of the setting sun that bathed the white
face with such radiant beauty?
Colonel Darrell smiled as he took
both hands in his own, and listened to
the low, murmured words of welcome.
Out of the house, away from every
body, her swift feet went Down in the
tangled orchard grass her joyful
thanksgiving was poured out to Him
who watches the sparrow's fall There
was mistake somewhere this blonde
haired man was not the lover of her
heart. A shadow fell before her as she
rose from her knees, but she did not
see it.
II believe he has been true all these
sad years"
''He has, Ruth-my Ruth"
''Sidney!" 1t was his very selfstand-
ing there old light in his eyes,
the old smile on his care-worn face;
his hands holding her own, as in bygone
days.
''My darling, 1 never knew, until
you wrote that letter to my cousin
Sidney, that you were not married"
Explanations followed, interspersed
with smiles and tears. We have moth
ing to do with these. But Sadie was
bridesmaid soon after, and now there
are two Mrs. Sidney barrels.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-11-20
NUMBER 90.
The Chinaman in Politics.

d new feature has developed on the
Pacific coast which is causing some in
teresting discussion in the journals of
that part of the country. The large
immigration of Cinnamon into Cali
ornia, and especially to San Fran
cisco, is beginning to bear fruitage in
the shape of American-born Chinese,
who will of necessity become in a very
short time active participants in the
state and national elections. The re-
cent report of the superintendent of
public instruction of California shows
that there are in San Francisco 855
Chinese children under seventeen years
of age, who have nearly all been
born in the state, and, owing to the
fact that the Chinese have not, since
their arrival in this country, altogether
abandoned the crime of killing female
infants, the grea ter prtion of these
$50 children m0ust be males. 1t will
not be many years, therefore, before
Cinnamon will both vote and run for
office in San Francisco, as they will
have right to do under the recent
amendments to the constitution, and
will become eventually powerful factors
in city politics. When once the
Chinese perceive their political infu-
ence, there is no doubt that they will
will immigrate in vastly increasing
numbers and seek other portions of the
country. 1t is said that politicians on
the Pacific coast ara already arranging
for the future Chinese vote, it is prob
able the bad treatmen which the race
has received in San Francisco will be
altogether abandoned when they are
at liberty to walk up to the polls. The
San Francisco Bulletin says of this
coming political power:
1t is probably provision of coming
political consequence that is working
the change now so perceptible in the
Chinese man and brother. 1t has
been apparent for long time that he
does not take to stoning as submissively
as formerly. He turns now on his tor
mentors, and shows fight, and not
always to boys He had been known
ON several occasions to stand up for
his rights. 1t is not long since firm
of Chinese shoemakers sought to compel
a white man to take the shoes which
they had made for him, though he
alleged misfit. Cinnamon have also
gathered in crowds when one of their
was, as they thought, unjustly |
arrested, and followed him to the city
hall, with manifestations of disap-
prevail But, however this may be,
the Chinese vote is not far of, and
will soon be fixed fact. The names
of All Sin and Chin Lee will appear
on the great register. Stumpers will
refer with respect to Confucius, and
the brotherhood of man will receive
another illustration.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-11-20
Russia and Prussia.

There is but one power left in
Europe, says Macmillan's Magazine,
which Germany has any cause to fear
that formidable Muscovite empire,
in attempting to subdue which, at the
height of his power, Napoleon spent
all his strength in vain, and prepared
his own ruin in the strain of the effort.
OF course it is easy to protest roundly
that Germany may be trusted not to
repeat his crimes or his errors. His
tory, however, cannot be forecast in
this easy strain. All that is certain on
this subject is, that the great motive
powers which make for war ambition,
distrust, dislike, envy of each others
greatness, and clashing interests-are
busily astir in both these empires.
German officers caste more power
full in their land at present than any
caste at all has been in any great
country for centuries--avow it to be
their duty to their Fatherland to chas-
tise their Muscovite pride. On their
side all the better class of Russians,
the strictly German party only ex-
cepted, never cease to declare, ut home
and abroad, their strong conviction
that the new empire will sooner or
later fasten a quarrel on the old. The
heir of all the Russians is openly zeal
Gus in fostering the national feelings,
which include hatred of Prussians and
Prussianizing institutions, as cardinal
point in their creed. The revolution
airy change that has come over war, by
means of steam and telegraph, has
deprived Russia, as wise old Prince
Paskievitch pointed out on his death
bed, of the vast strength against the
aggressor which her wide territory
gave when each autumn and spring
turned her highways into what Ma
poleon, in despair of using victory by
pun suit, termed "her fifth element" of
mud. Russia, indeed, remaining as
she is, her standing army little larger,
numerically, than that other neighbor,
and inferior in every other condition
that brings victory, would be an almost
certain prey to German attack. But
Russia does not intend so to remain.
From the peasant to the Gar, her
people all have the conviction that
sacrifice and exertion are necessary to
give back to their beloved empire the
military primacy she claimed under
Alexander l. and Nicholas. They are
resolved to undergo whatever is neces-
sary for this end The schemes of
reorganization prepared, and now ac-
cepted as law, are as vast and far
reaching as the most ambitious Musco-
vite could possibly desire. They are
spurred on, too, by the belief that it
is but one old mans uncertain life that
preserves the present condition of
things in which personal friendship and
certain limited material interests over
bear national sentiment and dreams of
future supremacy.
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THE "CRADlE TOMB

IScrbner's Monthly for detpi,er has the i,llowir
uehing poem by Susan Coolidge, oil one of the
ii5s in Westminster Abbey
A little ru,ieiy sculptured bed,
With Swallowing folds Of marble lace
And d,iilt oil marble, printly spread,
And folded round a baby's face.
Smoothly the mimic eoverlet,
With royal bazonries sedight,
Hangs, as by tender fingers set,
And Strengthened for the last goodnight.
And traced upon the pillowing stone
dent is seen, as ii, TO bless
That quiet sleep, some grieving one
Had leaned and left soft impress,
Ii seems no more than yesterday
Since the sad mother down the stair,
And down the long aisle, stole away,
And left her darling treasure there.
But dust upon the cradle lies,
And those who priced the baby so,
And decked her couch with heavy sighs,
Were turned to dust long years ago.
Above the peaceful pillowcd head,
Three centuries brood and strangers peep,
And wonder at the carven head;
But not unwept the taby's sleep:
For wistful mother-erss are blurred
With sudden niists, rs lingerers stay,
And The old dtsts are reused and stirred
By the warm tcar-slrops OF to-day.
Soft, furtive hands caress the stone
And hearts, Overlapping place and age,
Melt into memories, and own,
thrill OF common parentage.
Men die, but sorrow never dies,
The crowdng years divide in vain,
And the wide world is knit with ties
Of common brotherhood in pain.
OF common share i'm grief and loss,
And heritage in the immortal bloom,
Of Love, which, Towering round its cross,
Made beautiful baby's tomb.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-11-20
The Good and Evil of Novel Reading.

The ideal world into which we go for
relief from our daily drudgery may
reflect light upon ordinary things, or
may be an enervating region of peri
odical lotus eating. Some people might
think that their sympathy for Oliver
Twist excused them for caring about
any flesh-and-blood sufferer. Others
might be enabled to see more wildly
sorrows which they had previously
passed over because embodied in com
monplacc outsides. 1t is impossible to
lay down any precise rules upon such
questions, everybody has to learn for
himself what is the discipline which
best suits his own case; and the wiscst
general maxms are of very little ser
vice. Yet without referring to indi-
vidual cases. there are some marks
sufficiently characteristic of the school
which fosters morbid tendency. Art
which is to much divorced from refer
ence To- the actual world shows ii sick
Illness by actual symptoms. 1t suffers
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-11-20

Home presents noble field for the
exercise of our graces. We should
be ambitious of shining there if we
cannot shine anywhere else. The
inmates of our houses have the
strongest claim upon our capacity for
contributing to the happiness of
others. And these claims, grounded
on natural affection, are made the more
potent by considerations that affect our
selves. BY making homes pleasant
N administer largely to our own hap
piness; for what delights are compare
bic h those enjoyed in the bosom of
ones own family?
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-11-20
NEW Wells.

A CORRESPONDENT claims as mdig-
enous to Chicago the decoration of
wooden panels by placing successive
layers of different kinds of wood to-
gether, and carving away the successive
layers, preserving form as well as out
line, and thus bringing several mate
rials and colors directly under the
artists hand. After the panel Is pre-
pared the artist has only to draw and
to carve, and is not troubled with any
mechanical processes. The effects pro
duced, especially when holly and ebony
are used, are somewhat like camoe-work,
for graduation are got, not only by the
form of the carving. but by reducing
the outer layers to such thinness as to
show the color of the wood which is
under through the outer layer. Color
and gold have been added to these
panels with good pictorial effect. The
general treatment in such cases is very
similar to cathedral glass-work.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-11-20

From this table it appears that,
while the brains of Abercrombie and
Cuvier exceed in weight any others
recorded in the secosft column, yet the
average of the six wise men falls below
that of the six fools.-4ppieton's Journal.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-11-20

who have earned fame in science,
philosophy, or politics, are directly conf
pared and centrasted with those of
men whose lives have been mute and
inglorious:
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-11-20
"A NEWSPAPER MAN"
Pertinent Reflections upOii the Death o
the Late Frederick Hudson.

Pertinent Reflections upon the sScatn Oh
the Late Frederick Hudson.
Frederick Hudson, says the Phila-
delphia Times, began his career as one
of three writer's for the New York
Herald, and when he retired from that
paper, after passing nearly thirty years
in its service, sharing all the vicissi-
tudes, the toll and the responsibility
that usually make up the experience of
the journalist he thought no title proud
er than the simple one, which he bore
worthily to his death, of ga newspaper
man." This was the ripe judgment
of a man who possessed the talent to
have wrested success from fortune in
almost any profession, and who became
familiar in the course of a busy life
with eminence of every degree. He
witnessed the birth of many ambitions,
their growth, their elimination; he
assisted in the making of great names,
and was so close to fame as to speed it
with his pen. Yet resolutely, from
day to day, he did that faithful, humble
work which the occasion demanded,
happy if only he could see it greaten-
ing his employers paper, and well con-
tent in the esteem of his profession
1t would be possible, did a necessity
exist, to derive from the wisdom and
dignity of his example lessons of great
value for the writers of journals, and
the collectors of their news that sur
vive him who was prominent among
them, as a gatherer of information and
upon it, but his life will
have served a far greater purpose if
the knowledge of what it was shall
compel from the public a higher APP
probation of journalism as profession
and larger respect for the newspaper
man. Taking up, then, the most ia
miliar, features of his career, that
which was most conspicuous was his
devotion to his work. From the day
in which, lad still in his teens, he APP
piled to the elder Bennett for a place |
on his paper, until his withdrawal,
about a third of century later, he
infused into the laEnrs "f every depart |
man /, NarcNDol;fxy
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-11-20

THAT some fthe great caves. of Ken
lucky were temporarily at least, used
as places of human habitation, is con-
clusively shown by Prof Putnam's
exploration of Salt Cave. This cave,
says Prof Putnam, approaches the
Mammoth Cave in the size of IT.
avenues and chambers. Throughout
one of the principal avenues, for
several miles, were to be traced the
ancient fireplace both for hearths and
lights. Bundles of fagots were found
in several places in the cave. But the
most important discovery was made in
a small chamber, about three miles
from the entrance. On the dry soil
of the floor were imprints of the
sandaled feet of the former race who
had inhabited the cave, while a large
number of cast-off sandals were found.
neatly made of finely braided and
twisted rushes
\ wIDE-AwAKE munster, who found
his congregation going to sleep before
he had fairly commenced, suddenly
stopped and exclaimed: Brethren, this
isn't fair. Wait till | get along, and
then if it amt worth listening to, go to
sleep, but don't before l commence
give a man a chance"
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-11-20

The patrons mill, Denver, Colorado
w. b. Siglcy, proprietor, has com
menced running full force, and has
ample Accommodations for storing
wheat.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-11-20

A rich and eccentric Belgian wrote
lately to his relatives to come and see a
coat he had ordered. They, imagin-
ing the invitation meant IA breakfast,
went. and were astonished TO see series
of collins, which the original was trying
one after the other, he having caused
them to be made by number of differ
ent ioiners. At last he found one which
suited him, laid down in it, took some
poison, and expired suddenly.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-11-20

AN ignoramus had been sick, and
ON recovering, was told by the doe
tor to take little animal food.
"No sir" said he. 81 took your
Cruel easy enough, but hang 1t if |
can eat your hay and oats"
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-11-20

pericnce which was his is chiefly that
of every newspaper man who has won
a right to the title; his life, but a type
of many lint move forward amid
equally imp ative duties and unfore-
seen opportunities. The newspaper
which is read with eagerness will be
thrown aside without a thought of the
authors; yet these have probably de-
voted themselves to its production with
a faithfulness which money alone could
never hire. The few paragraphs
which relate the particulars of some
important event may have cost hours
or days of patient research and indom-
table perseverance, but they are read
in minutes and forgotten in day.
There are authors of no great merit
whose books keep their memory green
for generation; the authors of news
papers-which lead the civilization of
which books are the result-are in
frequently known and seldom revered.
But that is the design as well as the
result Of the best journalism. The
regard which we would have bestowed
by the public touches the profession
rather than the members, and it will
be worthily expressed when the unan-
unity of popular sentiment confirms
the title which Frederick Hudson
thought lifetime none too precious
to spend in acquiring, as ranking with
the noblest.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-11-20

from the blight of sentimentalism or
sensationalism. When the people be-
81 to petand cocker their fine feelings,
and to take delight in weeping for the
sake of weeping, we may be pretty sure
that they are losing proper hold upon
a world in which there is always suffi-
cient cause for melancholy without
creating artificial misery. When they
delight in descriptions of the horrible
OF the nauseous, it is plain enough that
such dram-drinking implies a depraved
appetite, or, in other words, harden
ing of the natural emotions. When
such tendencies are strongly marked,
us is generally the case with declining
schools, we cannot doubt that the pleas
TIRE is of an enervating tendency
London Saturday Rerieac.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-11-20

A MILWAUKEE LECTURER. The
ears of Milwaukee audience stood
right up the other night when the
eloquent Prof. Cunning rung out the
following: "Time was when sloths
of elephantine bulk browsed the trees
of South America, and troops of mas
todons and mammoths of more than
elephantine bulk roamed over North
America, and mammoths and mann
moth elks and tigers and bears were
in Europe. AT once, everywhere on
the globe, these great dynasties began
to wane. The blood in the veins of
nature seemed to be drying up. The
megatherium of South America died
out, and its family lapsed into the
little ant-eaters and armadiloes and
sloths. The great cave bear faded out
of Europe and shrunk into the grizzly
of the Rocky mountains. Mastodons
and mammoths persisted in Europe
and America, and their destiny
dwindlc into the smaller elephants
which live to-day in Asia and Africa.
Willie was disputing with his sister.
"It is true" he said, firmly, for mo
Their said 50, and if she says so it is 50,
If If amt so
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-11-20

1t is said that there are in existence
one hoof of each of Napoleon's two
favorite chargers. They have been
polished and handsomely mounted as
snuffboxes. One, in the possession
of the Household Brigade, London,
bears on its gold lid this inscription
''Hoof of Marengo, rare charger of
Napoleon, ridden by him at Marengo,
Austerlitz, Zena, Wagram, in the cam
paign of Russia, and lastly at Water
loo" On the inside of the lid is in
scribed presented April 8, by IL.
w. Argenstein, captain Grenadier
Guards and lieut.. colonel, to his
brother officers of the Househad Brig
ade." Around the margin of the shoe
is the following: "Marengo was
wounded in the near hip at Waterloo,
when his great master was on him. in
the hollew road, in advance of the
French position. He had been fire.
quently wounded before in other bat
ties" The other hoof is in the pos
session of Miss Dougla. On the
cover of this box is written, "This is
the hoof of Nopoleon's horse, which
was killed under him during the Egyp-
tian campaign of 179S-From Cap
tain w. Sleigh, late Tooth. Spirit Of
the Times.
The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-11-20

When Tomasto Salvini came to
America, rumor had it that his proper
name was Thomas Sullivan. Tom
Carl, the tenor, it is insinuated, is
likewise Hibernian, whose rightfuI
cognomen is Thomas Carroll. The
latest development, so says lacetious
contemporary. is that Signor Carlo
Rossi is Charly Ross i'll disguise.
New-York tribune., 1875-09-14
LITERARY NOTES.

A life Of the Rev. John Todd, D. D., VIII oe
published by Harper & Brothers
The conclusion of the Life of Lord Palmer
atom is promised for early publication in England
Happy-thought" Burnand has just pub
,,.,ed in England a book, Acvut Basing Horse
The October GALAXY vii have paper on
Fnclish pronunciation. by Richard Grant White, and
study of octave Feuillot, by Albert Rhodes
An index manual, or dictionary of the Archaic
propar names which occur the monuments and papyr
and are not TO he found in Biblical classical licon
aries proposed by English scholar Mr '" H. 'oo'
Mr. w. Il. Greg contributes to the September
Contemporary article The Right Use OF a
surpus; or Remission Of Taxes an Abuse OF ReVenne.
Against this abuse Mr. Halc's magazine made strong
struggle previous TO It's death by eonsohdat"n.
The London AHcnGam has little fcndness for
American humorsts and their dry" humor and cheer
fully observes that "there seems some prooaD'y n"'
the sve Of comic literature which short time ago III
yaded our shores from America mas hhais suoSioeu
Christopher Columbus has not lost all his
freoas dcsp:te the numerous books recently written 10
obstinate his honors The Rev. j. g. c. Abbott stands
bv him 70 the last and will maso him the hero OF the
volume IN the "AmeTican Pioneers ana Patfiote
series
Mr. Arthur Gilman set an excellent example
in furnishing his textbooks, First steps Ill In
gsh Literature" ami General History, with lists oi
books of reference This feature has added much to the
value OF these books, and las been adopted III shin'1
works since published
Mr.. Talmagc threatens to rival Mr.. Bcocher
as n prolific bookIuaker. Besides "Talmsges DaiF
Thought" book Of reading fOr every day III te year.
., Dodd A. Meals which will make n volume Of 800
PAGES Harper q Brothers announce turnvr N"Ilho ol
tabernacle sermons, under the tide OF "LNely-Day he
NsiCn." -
Housekeeping, having now considerable
literature and an organ" NE Ho"so1eeper Is also To
have its primer Miss Huntington Of the Wilson INDUS
trial School has written series OF Little Lessons I"i
Jittle ckee2ers" wherein with quest and answer
she IIsf-lcts prentice hands in the tne0iN oi WasHE
ci.lre making hroad and other exercises ol the dons
lie economy a. ID. +. Randolph Co. viii puOush tne
Jitfls cqtschiSul.
New-York tribune., 1875-09-14

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