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tDgathered Love.
81 PHILIP BOtRKE MARsr0S.
Nhen The autumn Y nds N unilinr


"nen the autumn wnds 20 wailin-
ih'ousn nraucNgs yellow an brown.
"hsn lie cray, saG liEh' IS falling.
AMI he diy i ssir.. ! wn.-
her the desc ATE even NJ s;n.-
oi Love tha' bio med "a tbs early sprin,
An winch no heart hiG .lr sathe-ins.
aud my lover We dwell apart.
We twain may never lie one
We shall never stand heart 10 heart.
Then What can he said or do.s
When winds. and water, and song birds sin~
o: . Love that bloomed in the ea-ly spring,
And which 10 heart hao for gathering,
when day is over and ight descends,
And dark N sts circle and rise,
iall as,sep. and slumher bsfriends,
For dream osApril skies.
but wax to hear The silence sing
ui a love that bio med 10 the early spring.
And which no heart had for gathering.
"hen the dawn comes in with and rain,
Ana nircs aw Ike n the eases,
And iain-drtps mite the windo S-pans.
ana drsuch the ,dd, ia.- leaves
hear the vuice Of he day nre4k sinr
~ 4 love tha- nloO ued In the ea ly spring.
And winch no htart had tor Gathering.
Mq~r1iyT4nf, aI,,,,...
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\ Car IL REBUFF To YoUTH OF lNQuIRING
MIND.-Whil the balloon was filling at the
park Yesterdays curious young man made
himself conspicuous fora briefseasOn by ask
ing a rapid series of close questions concern
ing the art of air navigation. Having Sc
cured from Taylor all the information pos
sible, he accepted an invitation to seat him
SET on a oar-boy from which the acid had
been cnpiied, except so much as remained
on the Io;. This triiiing remainder Of acid
as>in,l-;ed itself rapidly with that part of
hi ls,ut.'pons which came in contact with
it. Ia, it took hold of the skin. and the
Young ,4an stood up. 1t bit again, and he
glared wildly around for an instant and
started ipr town. lie did not wait for any
street-,-.r or bus, but he just let himself
out, and distanced ever ry one on the road.
lie seemed in hurry 20 see some one, ana
on business of cons derable importance.
But when he finally boltei into the first
drug store, he mere'y whispered, Sweet
oil. For heavens sa' se, some sweet oil. al
mighty quick III ica Herald.
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Ii AsNJAAlN FRANKLIN TAYLOR
q W nder.ul stream is the River Time.
ca A. x runs throu -h the realm of tears,
MIA iaE.tless IhS thin and q musical rlvfne
-i1 broader sweep and surge sublime
AZ t blends with the ocean Of years.
b,w ine winters are drifting, Ike fakes OF snow.
Aht ihe summer-like buds hetween-
nLd the ear Ia The sheaf-so hey come and they o.,
On he irefs breast. with ifs ehb and its flow.
As = -ices ia the shadow and sheen
Iaere'- 'nasicl. sle up the River Tine.
Mhere the -'itest of airs are piaNinE:
lh'fe C udless SKY and trop ca cline,
"'l 81 NJ as sweet as vespcr chime.
Aa- The Junes with the roses are stavIu-
Au1 iiie name og the Isle IS the L-n- Ago.
AAl We i'dry our treasures there.
mere are "raWs o. beauty. and hcsoras of snow
ileN afc heaps Hi cu-t-hUt We loved them So.
There are tr.Ibets, AID 1r,ssts o. hair
There are fra meui' a. song, that nobody sings,
~ ana par' oi an ln'aut's prayer.
acre o -u e uaswspr ard q harnE Eith utstrtnEs .
..e are broke Ftw-. and pieces ofr'n.s.
Ana INC -iiinents taat She used L. aear
1tre are hands that are waved. Wien the fairy
hf tHa mirage r. lifted in a.r. lsaors
tIi We ne' me, ear. thTou -ii the luleni rosr
SO. q t. ges rr heard "a iA- GAYS zone before
N4l-l ill, " uc down tie river st.-r
q -,Eclhcrod Coz aye De the blessed ..e.
Ai- 1870 day uur lie t.li % -lt.
N-un ilr evening mes with o Ieauf.tgl Sal. q
A.1 '.f 't as ...r Y..i- e. s.uA'cr awhile
Aht ih.t Greenwood Co. -0a. Doe .n l-ut
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\ xya:eh OF .he Night

EF c. A. szISBUESE.
italv. what Of the nj .ht,
Ah, chlld. child. 10 Is long
Msonn@am AID starheam ant son.
Leave It dumb now and dark.
let perceive On the height
Eastward, not now very ar,
\ song too loud fur the ark,
a light too strong ,0r star.
Gemlly, what 90. the nj sht,
l.ol- has u luiled me with dreams;
Now a. midWatsn, - L seems.
Light is brou ht hIci. O. m'ue eyes.
nd the mastery o. old ami the mi mt
Lives in the il'n;s o. nine hlaas.
stead ga - iuns as they 50,
Suel- .hsus Lay 10; is Il sianls
Europe, Wha- u the nj ht'
a,k li heaven. anu abe sea.
And nv nahes ou .he bosom o. ne.
Nations o. mina. but uasroWa.
Ih.ra Is one who sh4l. reqHlts,
All hat eugGre o- talt err:
Sac can answer alone.
Ak not of me. bu- o.; h--.
Liberty. what o' the OF -a-e
ieel rot The red ans g.
Hear not the tempest at all
r1r Thunder "a heaven tly mlrc.
Al. the % stllc- i- VII O.
Win the -Iul1lcss lee; Of thssun.
.siS1t, vish The zoe. that ~ wlre.
Nf-at Is over auc done.
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R sea Of Fire.
lyRNl>c vu>zir ErNNf>a rusor.p THE
sIGLlI> oi DUBLIN -uI,ornre .,.n r,ar
FROM tao Nlu.te.-e- GB.-4.s,
Drmly. J.re ~ Tic ,i',r,., ,,... ..;....
az tie Wiucuyern street fire BRIGADE 7.li.s
lctN.eu and o. O'Clock ON Fr;i,y nib
Ou the brigade rclcbin- tl. - r
tac outbreak. II msI,b,5.e ;r rl.er.-
street va. found q, D. +, g...,- m.
premises were .;t,a+el IN tb, - - =
a vast range Of ,gar.aon-,. and - w.
the dwc.inr. Of ,,cr.,.. .,.ro .c,i...-
inhaIifsnt. .f fic ..,+- H., -
which heIon-s9 F., Mr. pa =:
ON all side. In, III. cr+.,,.;-' III
houses af Mr. Tavre.. ,rb,-.i, - -
about 500 r.,.-,..i.,..,5 f,-i;i;
vines etc. IT,. .,-r;,,l,.r -L. I-:..3,.--
Too late. and E, * ..l'.-i-.1
arrival NJ, ,,.. i,,r;,. - t'''i'
enabled tbr., =, i.'.o ~ nave
,ti,n is rl, ,i,.,,. - -'u
Iio,- fi-r The ..,-,g -. ~. d az
minute. and f., .i+ '-'v Nv d ieN
>.a.ir- the ,.-,rI. f ,. a.. va
cpl oar lrn,, ,,ls- .lo - - was = AZ ,'n
war,bor-, ~ tTe ...r.i..-, - - ~ ,..e
bIazin, royij Les,, =, - ~ ~
i.-,lr ,r,r aba, .t-,-..
,.'i.rr,'. a-.5 l.,r,i-,., .,-.--.l.;. NV
Tie fire irr-o5s,i T., .i''.s'1 IT,
I.e-- and .,,n tho ,,lf. ~ a. i..i5:-
f-iai., ttc western III. ~. f',,,,r., -
and The northern -ile 1f i-.isc .tres. l.',lo5
like ,ns.s of roarir., and l.s,..- a.
that t.-s,y an. hr,r .-,..I ...,,i.,...7 -
feel WAS added y tf, I.r.,in., of l,--,i. -
LIQUID With ,,L;-b tle ,r,.e ,eos .,-c'..3
Nt Arles and Chamber streets rbo bo,so -
Fiz-ir..a. a publican. was swallowed ,,,, in
itec.. .H,r--i.g. and H.. .r.., nf ird..~
a..i,. n.a-er-.I allrI re.b Gu. a. .Lo
H,ue.. Ia,fiIv th. ,,,,.,. h.. ~.
rsiil. MI. r,,...,.l l-., re- f',s .,,ii ~
.r .aa.tv I'm .,,.i ti,,.c L.. - t.'-1'
- ""5"' o' tne
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HUMAN BEINCS-A FRICHTFUL SCENE.
If you can imagine. says the South Austria
lian Register, a pine apple, eight feet high
and thick in proportion, resting upon its
base, and denuded Of leaves. vou will have
a good idea Of the trunk of the tree which,
however, was not the color OF an anana but
was dark, dingy brown, and apparently as
hard as iron. From the apex OF this fGsti-
Gated cone lat least two feet in jiameteT)
eight huge leaves shec; the ground. like
doors swinging back OF aeir hinges. These
leaves, which are joinei at the top Of the
trees at regular intervals, were ab0u: eleven
or twelve feet long and shaped very much
! like the leaves of an American aeaye or GEN.
tury plant. They are TWO feet through in
| their thicko~t part and three feet wide,
tapering to II sharp point that looked very
much like a COW : horn, very convex On the
outer (but not undeT) surface and On the
under (ao upper surface slightly concave.
| This concaye surface was thckly SET with
strong horny hooks like those upon the head
Of teazle. These leaves, hanging thus
limp and lileless, dead green in color, had
in appearances the massive strength Of OAK
fiber.
The apex Of the cone wasa round concaye
figure ike q smaller plate set withina larger
one. This was not flower but q receptacle,
and there exudes from il a clear. treacly
liquid honey, sweet and possessed Of violent
intoxicating soporitc properties. From uu-
ccrncath the rim so To sjcak) C.! the Under
most plate, series Of long. hairy, green
tendrils stretched out in every direction IT,
warl the horizon. lac-e were seven OF
eight feet long and taVcTcd iro;l four incl e~
To half an inch in diameter. Vet they stretch
ed out stliily as Iron rods. Above these,
Grom between the upper and under cups
six white almost transparent Talpi reached
themselves towards the SKY, twiring and
twisting with marvellous iuccS-ant motion.
yet constantly reaching upward. Thin as
reeds and iail as quiIlS appren;ly. they were
Yet five or six feet tall, and were 80 constantly
and vigorously in motion. with ~scl a subtle, .
siuuou~. sieat throbbiar against the air.
with their suggestions of ,erlcat~ ii1yei, Yet
dancing on their trails.
Ny observation, on ;hi- occasion were
suddenly interrupted bv the natives WHO had +
been sh1iekin- around the tree with their .
>hrlll y5ices and chanting what llenlrics .
tod me were Vroptntory hymns % the .
great tree devil. With still wilder ~hriek- .
and chants they now surrounded Duc oi the
women. and urged Lcr with the points of .
tacir ilyeiins. until, slowly and with De-
SrairiuE face, she climbed up the -till Of .
the tree aud stood on the summit of the cone.
the galpi swirlin. all aiJu. her. "T~id .
* , tDruk drink , cried the men.
STOPPING, she drank o.. the y.-cii lIil fro the
cap, rising instantly again with wild frenzy
in her face and cltV1l-iye cords IN lt- limbs
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Thoughts on the Commandments.

BY GEORGE A IAEER. 5R.
Love your neighbor as yourselfn-
So the parson presches;
Ihsts one halt the declloyue--
30 the prayer book teaches.
la my GUY | can do
WITH lite labor:
For With al my heart and SOU
90 love my nei ghbor.
Mighty little credit, that,
To my se.f-denial,
Not 70 love her, thou gh, Ii .-hi he
something OF a trial.
Why, the rosy j ght that peeps
through the glass above her
Liners round her lips. you see
Zen the sunbesms love her.
s.. O. make my inert more.
III 20 beyond the letter
Love ny eighhor as myself,
Yes, sud ten times better.
snr she's sweeter than the breath
or the snring that passes
hrou-h the fragrant bubbliu- woods.
Or the meadow grasses.
And lre reached the wo-d. know.
For II wss ms duty
To convert the stubborn heart
q the tie beauty.
onc- again success has crowned
Ms-l n7ry labor.
log hec sweet eyes own That SIZE
Also loves her nei-htor.
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NiraBbeFry shortoakc.

The American restaurant, which i indeed
the last ditch where the most deadly OF all
Americanisms still fights for supremacy with
irying-TanS and idiot COOKS, has Of late years
been threatened with obiiteration by foreign
cafes, cook-shops and chop-house,. That
distinct and familiar establishment where
SoGden roast beef and plumb pudding with
both kinds Of sauce were SHE'D at v0u with
a truly American reckle>~ne~S hy ilunty mig
gers; where We feel grggqfin. as if our ap-
petIteS ike our preIldice> required the bene-
ii- Of mass-meeting~-tha re-Jlcndcut mock
cry the shlllinC--aioOn, where we gave to
deglutition the oIc charm Of expedition. has
steadily moderated its ei.routery and its
mortality as the artists eaters Of the world
crowded upon Us and taught Us by slow de-
Erets that there was a science concealed in
necessity, and polite art possible in dealing
with the human stomach.
With the suppression of the eating-h0uSc
there was every reason to hope and believe
that the American who mad learned to feed
the starving millions Of the Old World with
a.acrity, would learn to feed himself with
some degree Of refinement. Time. il was
thought, would wean him from the pcrilous
habit of standing AT the lunch-coanter with
a knife in one hand and hi, watch in the
Other, taniSn hickwheat cakes and mint
juleIS from the breakfast table. and so far
~o.or h!m that he would submit to the ban-
iShment oi the pa,oxys:na niger aaI the
'Vei>ceaA'
J., one "l '"e minimizing facts connect
"i'' "'I social condition That conceal-
-'.'-'' 10 81 WRONG >, goo often mistiScn Tor IFS
suspension embellishments Weodacite the
ii", '5 'oH "l>oFy means, ana believe
l'' ''--i' '9'l il "no'iy tdmliea oat by
'1I' i''il'' untl S,me morning we wake up
anu '1io.u 'ie N'-Ars Of oar civilization
! s"ailnln1 ih Our stIestS, strange. new elc-
'Heh' ol let'h ana disorder bred silently and
| inH9'eIl'u-iy under our eyes. We regard
'He ''i', ana cool restaurants along the ny
( Town Side streets tlc luuumerble Italian
trehca ana Derinan resorts where Men can
eat c-ciity ana ie.sureiy arl comfortably
En-,i'i eAl"i-42a~es, where one may digest
Ea.li-b ,at.r-s i,. H.. -.
ol;et rlrl. i. ,,barc m,
served iD which ,,~;..,. -
whole-nYcnt,. ,r, l,,,. N .,,.,., b., 49,
ofanrfaip., like is-r.'- ,i.......l
brl..rc v,. ho,- ..,,.--., .,., ~.
The merchant ,,i., ~. a.. -
and vo,r,, ,.,,.,..,,l.. ...,.l a..
saucer If rI...r .,-.,..l..--... "i'.,
morpir.. ~ fi,o ',..,, --.l,,l r,i.,....
or the I;r,r.,,--. ,.... ~. .I.'., d t,
treri,.,I ,l,,... r,li ,a-
and .b' -. .., '-',l'
al ,,.,r,,., ~ H.. -.
r,c,,,..,. Mi -'- -
rr.gi... i',,r.. ''.i 'r Ai''' "Ie ,''',
-. -'"- '"' 'loH' PAIN VI
.'1-0- !. lD' were '2 question -in aoolt
IL ~, "'l'' &c" yol llai 1ae eat.us-hol>c
~ '"'''.t. l-->.i, NJ New iurk went out long
w VIII inc .iln.eer flre Department
- we DID 'nu'-..t- T. Bat It 80 laplan- tia,
- VI . certain June m9THin- the unsu -pcct-
11 ''" lfo1ii-iled 4'sei hung out IFS h,n-
AeIs. 50 q speak an- i-J.l iHty-ulnta street
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An incident OF the recent tornado at De
troit. Mich. i thus told William Peake,
of the Peake family Of bell ringers. who
lives in the western par Of the city, went to
sleep. Sunday night, blissfully unconscious
of the destruction not mile from his door.
His wife. who was visiting in Buffalo, read
Of the disaster in the morning papers, and az
once sent the following telegram tG her dear
William Are you alive ami well ?
Sarah" Mr.. Peake had not fairly got his
eyes open. and not having the slightest idea
a. to what the message referred to. he sent
hack in answer al you are getting crazy,
YOU had better come home" Subsequently,
when he found out what had happened, be
sent another despatch, Of an explanatory
and more loving nature
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CALT-Loys -Ca1f-love. 50 called in 9th
cr words. the fresh, fragrant. purely pa
>i1rate. wondering homage of jhe hGman
being who has newly di>coyered human Nd
ture TO be twO-i9id, for the opposite ele-
meut # the tender mysrery-the lovelier.
civiner Ege. There l.. nevertheless. hardly
anytAiag else So beautiful. - touching. -
sacred. a. this first bl-hsll -e!i-QevotiJn of
an inueceat minded boy T. s. eiri 1t Is the
impli>hmeut % that itei / hien al the
Er,at poets % time have s-r.yca To express
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4 Patient Wife.


She's little bit Of woman. all patience
and sunshine, and III spoil the best silk hat
that money could buy. for the pr jlcse Of
lending her m7 umbrella in a rain storm
She mlrried and she's got an O u rhinoce-
ros Of a husband. lie makes it practice to
come home tight. at eleven O'Clock every
other night and has for years, and he can't
remember that She ever gave him cross
word about II. When he falls into the hall ,
she i waiting to close the door and help him
back % the sitting room. where good fire
awaits lim. Shc draws oil his boots. un-
buttons his collar, helTs him of with his
coat. and aii the time She is SAYING
Poor iioary How sorry am that you
had this attack ol vertigo I'm afraid that
You VII. be found dead hy the roadside some
night"
"Wiazzer mean jy vertigo lie crowls
Bat she helps him olt with hi, yc-r and
pleasantly continues
I'm So glad yol got home all right. |
hope the DAY will come when yoI can ra>s
more %. your time at home. Il Is dreadful
how vonr business drives you.
What b.l-hnc,s; whaz Yer talkin.
'bolt?' be replies.
"Polr dear how ho; yaur head Is, She
continues. and presently !e break, down and
wceI- ana cz..aim~
"4,1 z-.- zic'- O. '0r-e-wc.tiu- zelf out
lass cau--w.,dzi was dead p"
Next morning She never refer, to the sub
leel. b1t Pleasantly iaqui-s, how he slept,
and J. Bis mind - clear. His boots n.ay be
missing, anil BE yell. ont
"WAr'n thunder, mv 1o,t,3''
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y yet oar e-cutchscn i uudimmed. our
standard Gntarni-Eei. "e must not con-
sent mat this escutcheon he ,louded, or
thar Standard be lowered gne University
iha; Partridge iOlnd-d. ;hat Ransom died
- illustrate. jaat Bourne, ennobled. an in
>titutinr that count~ IT, alumni and past
cadets hy tAe Thousand must not cease from
IL usefulness. Cr ceyarc from the straight
path in which it. career eommenced-s
military university Tor the instruction of
young gentlemel in the Cl iss.cal and seien-
tihc lore 20! 1he hour. the accomplishment
OF betes itfreS and the study OF the noble
Ars Ot War. Sdcn 1t has ever been and
suck / must be in the future II disaster
come. let our Alma Maier, eushrouded in
the nag ber sons have followed. mourned
ami lameuiet by a people. 20 down to her
hoaured sleep without one laurel euled
from, her wreath OF renown; but let Us con-
h1ent!y expect that her glorious future shall
tar suIpa-s her already extended career OF
usefulness
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Girls admitted to Cornell. That's wha,
did il. goys knew the girls would be
watching 'em. Poor Harvard apd Yale.
NJ women to cheer them on.-Boston Her
MD
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Mosby had his front teeth kicked out by
n Virginian mule, the other day.
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Baslaess lrproHcmcrt and the NaY 10 Il.

The Chicago Tribune devote- an article
70 the recovery Of that city from the panic,
and tie process a. described, would seem to
be a pretty good specific for dull times in
other places. 1t says:
The period since the panic has been de-
voted to settlement. Ike iusolyent have
divided their assets among their creditors
and have stepped down ana out The hold
erS Of mortgages on real estate have cz hang
Cd their evidences Of debt, taking up one
with another. and releasing contracts that
could not be filed. individuals have set
lied their balances. collected all that was
due them, and paid OF what they owed.
New debts, unsecured by available security.
have not been COZ tracrei. Credits are
short, price low, and payments frequent.
Business i done nearer a cash basis than
ever, to the great advantage and profit Of
all concerned. Money j. abundant and the
rates Of interest low Production i constant
ly charging. and. if wages are not 80 high,
prices otcommo!iries are Ircportionately less
and there are more persons employed. The
deposits o! the savings banks have largely in
creased All over the city. even to the ex-
treme districts, Improvements are going on,
and there i general activity-ali indicat-
ing that, while the extravagant expenditure
of 1913 no longer exists, there l. a better,
because mOIe substantial and permanent,
business now doing that while the short
cuts to fortune have been abandoned, there
are more persons pushing onward along the
slower high roads To comfort ;.ad compe-
tency.
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Alter the orations of tbs cadets at the
iitcrary * rci-as Of Nor.ich commenc.
meas. tJl. Henry o. ksa;, president Of the
y, ciatiJn OF the Alumni and Past Cadets,
ua!e d spirited speech in which be said
Norwich University has attained Nation
al reputation, a1d It l. n4.surably tor US TO
say whether ner Usefulness snail continue.
| cannot conceive riv5lry between her and
any other in-ri,ufi "a ot ic,ruias 10 Yer
mont OF New England We are 4 military
COLLEGE. ami, save ;hc Nitiinai Academy at
Vet Point, Ile only one in the Northern
S,at.-
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THE INDIAN FRINGE WHO MARRIED a LITTLE
EcYrTfAN MULATTO GIRL MISSIONARY
SCHOOL REMEMBERED.
From a London letter in the St. Louis Globe
DtmOcIat.l
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\ Cow KILLED nY \ SNAKE-A valuable
COW belonging to Mr.. Jewell, at the Bay.
died from the effects of 4 bite received from
a yenomouS snake last Saturday Tie cow
wandered of from the pasture and went 10
soI.e marshy land near tie lake, and While
eating the grass the snake got into her
mouth. ina few miuntes the poor least
became frenzied and ran into the lake. bot
WAS chased out OF the water hy several people
who witnessed her antics. She ran to the
barn ard, and after being there fe,' min
u;es she fell dead. Soon after dying.
striped snake, three feet in length, crdwled
out cf her mouth, which proved 10 have
caused her death.--.S. ANaHS Messenger.
II it was common striped snake. it
could not have been its bite that killed
the cow. 1t was more likely an adder.
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The oae pure woioan. the one stcadiaSr
woman, the one human being in this trial
who bas shone Ike star, is Mrs. Beecher
Her unwayering fidelity and love for her
husband. the beautiful and perfect trust dis
PLACED by her in him, throughoa; aA Cnis
long and horrible t,ial, is something for H.
all TO rei)ice at and be proud Of. We turn
from all the other characters in this wretch
I'd drama. and - feeling of ioathing gives
way 10 one Of admiration. Her face may be
severe and harsh, as some Of tie reporters
say it Is, but her heart must be beating with
love and tenderness. She Is the only human
diamond in the lot, and She shines all the
more brilliantly from thar fact.-N1r Or
lcGaS BHHef3R.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-04-10
The Fitch Diamonds.

One of the most curious pieces of
legislation in the last United States
Congress was a resolution regarding the
wedding present of a diamond necklace
and earrings from the Khedive Of Egypt
to Gen. Sherman's daughter.
The resolution does not exempt the
presentfrom duty, but merely authorizes
her husband, who is an officer in the
United States service, to accept it. After
this became q law, it was found that the
government was still entitled to the
duty, and that was exactly what the reso-
luton was intended to avoid, but the
terms were insufficient. The words
"free of duty were suggested after
the word accept" but several Senators
said it was unnecessary.
When the defect was known, another
resolution was offered, and itwould have
passed, but Gen. Sherman went to the
Capitol and protested against it as a rig
marole of foolishness. He said he die
not want any resolution passed making
the diamonds free of duty.
Engineer Fitch has not the money tc
spare to pay such an enormous amount
of duty as is required, and his wife
would not be apt to wear the necklace
under any circumstances. Gen. Sher
man is not o wealthy ma1f, and canno'
support such extravaganza.
The present is now in custody of the
collector of the port of New York, where
it will no doubt remain till next winter
when something will be done about it
These diamonds have been subject t.
50 much talk and inspection that almos
their exact value is ascertained. Thei,
value Is not $4OO, 900, as has been as
serted, or anything like it. They arr
worth $65, 900 to $4,000 gold, and th'
duty on them is about $17, 800.