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"GUILTY OR NOT GUILTY."

She stoo lat tie har Of justice,
4 creature wrn and will.
In form too small for a woman,
In feature too oil for chill;
For q look - wrn AMI pathetic
Was stamped on her pale young face,
Il seemel long years Of suffering
Must have Left that silent truce.
Your name, sa,il the iu l;,e, as he eyeI l.er,
With kindly look vet keen,
ais >" Mary Mcguire, If you please sir.
" Anil Your a-c 30 "a I ar termed fifteen
well, Mary and tllcn from paper
il. slowly an ] grlYely rcdI
81 You are clrrrgel here an sorry - say it
With stating three lolyes Of meld.
' Yoa look not ike n Of n!cr.
Aaj hope .lait you can show
TIE cInrr 20 le false. Now, tell me,
Are You gully of this, or noE'
\ pas-ior,.te Burst Of weeping
Was at first her sole reply,
Eu: she ,giei lser tears in a moment,
AMI losk.l in the jaigc's eye
4 viii tell yo1 Just Low it was, sig;
1Iy fltI.cr AMI mother are deal,
Hul my li;;lr brothers anil sisters
Tar. hungry saI .lsliel iog bread.
At first I ,uuci It tJr them,
by working hard al Gay,
Er; -orncl.ow the times were lalr!, sir,
AMI iA- vp.k Al f-Iawlr.
"I .oa,l get 20 .sso.e employment,
Tie weather WAS bitter coll;
Til little ONES cried AMI shivrraI
little Jalnn!e's but ioIr years OIL
30 nilat vs,s I 10 90, sir,
am guilty, L2t 10 not con lemn;
took Oh. Was it s'.uIingy
Tie lrcaI to give TO tls.ru
Ev-ry man n tle ooart-soam
Grryh"a-l AMI ttough:Ie,s youth
kn-.s, as he looIeI uTor hc-,
That tie prisoner spoke Tie truth.
ont Gom t,.ar pockets c-,.n, ker.hiess,
out rum tleir eye ~gruu., tes.s,
Aal ont :Ioru OF, fr]el wallets
Treasures hoIrleI fo- ycI.s
Tne in hes fare WIS a striy,
The stran-est you ever ,rT,
a he cleaned h!s :h-ort AL ruu.inu-eI
Something about the law,
For one So learned in snsh matters,
- WISE IN dealing with men,
lie -ccrn.l on a simple question,
S'rely uas:!cl just then.
Ea- 10 one h!imel LiIn, rr w0ul-raI
WIN Al last these "0rjS they hnigI
lie sentence Of Ills you1:.; ia ison,r
Is I1g tl' pras'u deferred %
IN! 80 yu. blame hin or ~1n3rreI
Whca Le went TO leg an -inilcl,
A"i t,ularIy bel Lar fsor. the courr-goora,
I..i.., L. .II. Id. \. ...i.ill-,u,..
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Il Is claimed that B-n Butler intends to
get into the Eoriy,fourth Congress, il pos
>ible. Il is tFne he was badly beaten last
fall, but since then vacancy has oceurred
in the Firs: Dis.ric; by the death Of James
Buff snton, and il Is 10 his place that Butler
a<pir,s. Il Is true that Ben Butler does not
live il the First District, but there l. no law
IL MASSACHUSETTS that requires candidate for
Congress TO 1--we III the district that he
wishes TO represent, and It is claimed tha:
Butler has determined 20 t..s;e advantage Of
this omission The republicans have a ma
iority Of fully SIX thousand in the First Dis
tric,, and the cn'y way he can lie kept out
Of Congress WiI b. 10 run by'h q republican
aul democrat in opposition 70 him
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AD,urTED.-The Sacramento Board Of
Education adopted a resolution a few days
ago by vote Of five To two admitting a
Chinese girl 10 one Of the public schools Of
that ci;y The child thus admitted Is eight
years oil, ard was born IL C4liforaia- Ap-
r!ication was made to the City Superiu'en-
deaf by the father Of the child for her adrnis-
sion in the ordinary way, but shat ofi-iAl
hring reluctant 10 assume the responsibility
Of passing upon this novel question, referred
il 10 the Board of Fdura'ion, which holy
complied with The demand Of The petitioner.
Sacramento has i spara,e school for co!ossa
chilIreu.
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WuAT u CosTs TO RE A LOAFER.-
Does the Young man who persists in
gcinr loafcr ever reflect how much
les II would cost to be a decent, re-
srcctlble man.. Anybody can be a
.,.g,.e:nqn if he chooses to be, but It
/, expensive being a loafer. 1t costs
,imc-days, months, years of it. 1t
costs friends. Your consorts will be
only tie buccaneers Of society. 1t
costs health, vigor, comfort-all true
pleasure in living, honor, dignity, self
respect, and the respect of the world
when living, and finally all regret
and consideration when you are dead,
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RAzoas.-The celebrated razor
blades produced by Rodgers Of Shelf
.ie!J. aad which 90 to all parts of the
ciyl.izei world, are forged out of barts
ofthc very best highly carbonated cast
steel tilted about halfan inch in breadth
and Of q thickness sufficient for the
back of . razor. The blade is first
moulded at the end of the porter rod
anl then forged and the edge being
brought out the concave surface is
formed by working the side of the
rounded edge Of the anvil. II Is then
ca. off aad the tang is either drawn
out from the same material as the
blade. or, if this be of superior quality
a piece of iron is welded TO it. The
s,ec! used is of excellent quality, so
IS to undergo tie beating necessary
10 produce the thinner part, while the
back Is left thick. Some Of the
workmen are so expert at forging the
blades that they will produce on an
anvil an enge so sharp and keen that
It can be used for shaving after being
wherieI. After forging the blade IS
snIihed or beaten Oh an anvil 10 rem
der the metal as compact as possible
The blade is slightly ground or
sc5rchcl after the foregoing, on a
coarse dry gr.tsloae, to bring 1t 10 the
shape required and remove the black
sale Or coating. 1t is next drilled
fog ti.e j1:st, and stamped with the
namc; rLcn hardened tempered, and
orouud on = milestone Of from four
10 ci,ht iacLes in diameter.
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Az ambitious Texan, having read
somcuhers about the 'PoPes bull
announces in one of the papers pub
ji-h.d IN the interior Of the State, that
he has q three-year old brindie steer
blind IN one eye, that he will matcn
TO whip any bull the Pope can pro-
Iuce
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81 hadn't chance like some boys,
remarked a man in a street car one
DAY, as he sqnirtei tobacco juice over
the straw my father was too poor
20 give me an education" but II l
had been he" replied lady, as she
ga;hereI up her skirts, ''l'd had gwen
you mann Is or broken your neck in
trying it..'
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TOBACCO u FEANCE.-France annually
consumes - COO, GOO pounds OF tobacco All
the tobacco Is bought by the Government
from the growers. and manufactured aud
sold IN the Government interest, ;Jr the 20
bscco traffic : III Trance as much Govern
ment concern - the pos:oftice i here. IN
1874, :he gross receipts from sales we're PSI
G3J. .G00f. ur 81, ,00p, 600. n 1916 i was
c.'v $ 0HF a-y.
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The teacher IN district Schoo. III
Mansfield Is in the habit Of asking his
scholars 10 define the words which
they are given to spell. The boy
who had TO wreStle with the word
s.pIrcr" stated with 4 good deal Of cor
fience that 1t was President Grants
first name. What q grand vista Of
possibilities stretches cut before that
boy.
, 1875-04-24

TIL: Ur,u EoyruE"S--A c1-rcsqo1isn5
~ ~. S-,I- LIKE T5ijtnf, writing from IriuA-
lin. Idaho. has this to say about the Utah
-I,-,h.~,. "Dlm. :umar has great Geai
70 me- .. about ;h- Utah North sFH Narrow
,;u,.,, E,iiroli, a:.i some y 'ha- i- i 90
in, .a ..s soon As spring opens; hut there l.
,,-,7. thin, c.rrain the road cannot be hu-lt Ia
-. future - l. has jesa-ua p-Jmi~-s-':c
.,,.rbs,ks must BE- IN sigh OF II VIII not %
7 ~. ben rolI By good Saints that many
who WORKED have 20 even 5'- hex yJ'' Nor
vet. The overseez Is the trustee a''4 II
issual. The trustee has tlenlr but III muscle
that ala the work don Sc any trg''e- N it-
futurr, bat want 70 attend 10 business them
selves. and save soIaethiaS-
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a STRANGE SToRY.-Thirteeu years
ago Young man wooed and won a
Young lady in 4 village not far from
Davenport, Iowa The parents of the
/ girl objected, aud there was a deal of
trouble but finally the couple were
married At the home of the bride.
Three months after, the bridegroom
desired to remove TO California, but
the family of the wife firmly opposed
her emigration, and the result was
that the husband started for the Psci.
tic coast without her. After the first
SIX months 10 tidings from the hus-
band Vas received, aud in less than a
wear news came that he was dead. In
1853 Tie widow married q young man
who had recently arrived from Ger
many, and her second husband was en-
tireIy ignorant of the fact that his
bride was a widow. But "where
ignorance is bliss, tits folly TO be wise"
Shortly aI;cr the marriage the hus-
band purchased 4 farm in Scott coun-
ty, and On that farm the couple have
lived happily ever since, and several
children have resulted from their
union. Four weeks ago the first hus-
band oi this woman arrived in Day.
and on making inquiries learned
the history of his wiie's second mar
rage. Then he rode out TO see her.
Il was fortunate for her that her lIege
lord was away from home, for she was
very much affected. She told him
that She had supposed him dead, and
50 married another, and chided him
Tor Ecgicctiu. her Us he had done. He
had Il long story to tell, the real gist
uf il being jhat he had determined
never To return until he became rich.
And here he waS-rich- But his
wife WAS miserable in his presence
and he was miserable, too. The end
Of the conference WAS that the first
husband returned TO Davenport To
consult lawyer, and the end of the
WAS, that the husband
went To the wife and had another long
talk with her, and then the two sepa-
rated, never To meet again; for the
man determined TO cross the ocean
and sItrI the balance of his days IN
Germany. The day he left the wife
entered her suit for divorce on the
ground of desertion, and the notice
was forthwith served on the defend
.-... II H., oo."ttoA sorvioo- At tho
next. term of the Circnit Court the
defendants name will lie called and
there viii be no response, then there
w;l. be default, and there will be 3
decree Of divorce granted. And may
be the wife will be q second time mar
ned 90 the father of her children, and
50 remain contenled in the delightful
home in which she now lives in ele-
@ancc and comfort.
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T7rrgISr y rel hero u hs who, n -,
-. d.; G.a-sr, c5u1cals bis Tx la
s.sers. booming terror s.r'eEei, iAi-Is -
,h..;r >.uss-. SG-h = man ~ i,iit IA ~
,,..-s,a. If q EJa4a t.iao-.c pf'r'' IN No"
Y1rs. Who 1r7-.s,ly ur5-l hi7 !"rss e'a4ls-
--,-=r1 70 leave ths church 41L eH1o..-
-Eru 70 j. so vi.A -L-5lu-e i-sr--E-los - -.
ctu--. AID We. beio.s tL-y were ial.iJ o.', .,
s.r.5, 5-yzg forth aaie- ta= --,-7 Is ---5 -'-'
- - - -------c.
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! DElSG CU-@.I-Thr D. hayeu s.El.-
in:llIiuois has ..ndo.b'eiiy be.n '''.pr''t' LII
to his Church. The Rev. Or. Locke '!
Grace Church, Chi-ag1, l., "a recent sermon
draws the following pie.ure Of cg,~eo2acy N
the docs, Of Illinois: We l11kri "rar thl,
splendid Giaclsa, filed with 'he flower II
the American peurl', the b., tielI osi cTgr
so-eaI b.so-o church We markell oar
own Church. WItu.ss:,- f.e1!e. d's;parsg !
8 0G0 c,nmnai,tn-s a.l nsr'y 5,J)),Jj5
If n.o.Ie. 3 all n the cIG:c.5l'lJus IL one
whole vear .ov..yi GjJc-siga missions; w.,h
the exception q a fsH parish, everything q
7raaore and dragging, rhs whole f-.d a
v,,s,,.-auG our h.ar.s uurEs.l within Us-
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5IarriaseabEe Ages in Eurone.

. .
Reports from the British representatives
from abroad showing the earliest aye at
/ which marriages oan he legally sololuulzed
/ in each of the States Of the continent Of En-
rope have been presented to the House OF
Commons. in pursuance Of thei- address dated
June 10, lS.l II Austria, the age OF dis-
cretion. both for males and females, is forr-
teen, and this pcriy1 Of life must bc reache! on
both sides before a marriage can Dc valid
In Hungary, however, the marriage laws are
entirely ecclesiastical, and males Of the Roman
Catholic confession cannot contract marriage
until they have completed their fourteenth
year, EOr females I'll lhsy are Twelve Years
Of age The Orthodox Greek Church fol-
( lows the same rule; but ProtsS:ants cousiI-
er males under the age Of eighteen and ie-
males under the age If fifteen unable TO con-
tract valid marriages. In Cis!ei.hani., JeUs
are subject to The civil law; but in Hungary
there is no restriction as to the sSe at which
they may marry. Ia Russia, eighteen years
for males and sixteen for females are the per-
iols of life At which marriage may be legally
CONTRACTED. In Turkey there IS no general
law on the subject of marriag,a0!e ages.
The Italian law Ezcs eighteen years Tor
males and fifteen years for females as the
earliest time Of life at which marriages may
be sULemrizsl. Prussia, 10y the statute Of
D-oemb1r, 1872, sInc'iYns marriage IL the
case Of males on the completion Of their
eighteenth year, and the fourteenth year in
tie case Of females, 10 exception being a.
lowed to these provisions. The law n Fc.arr
states the earliest age At which marriages
can Le contracted to b, eighteen yaars IN The
case Of females, bat powers Of dispen~4tion
are reserved Jy the code. Under the oh
III ,narohy, boys conll marry at the a,s Of
fourteen and girIs 1t twelve, as under au-
ciant Il ,nau ami even AIhcnian law Tho
Belgian code Is the same rs The French IA de-
terEining he ages Of eishtgca and fifteen
sevcral!y as those At which inen and women
may marry, and il leaving a night Of d.spen-
sstion. In Greece, males cannot marry be-
fore fourteen years Of age, nor females before
twelve; while in the Ionian Islands, sixteen
AID fourteen years are rcsrcc.irr.y the legal
ascs. \ bill has been, or Is about 10 De, IN
trolused ia,o the y h-ailn Climber, appoint
in- fifteen as the CARL - a-.s e Ia.l-- a:l
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or dishonest legislat. on. Private interests
seeking advancement BY public instrument
talities become 50 powerful that the func-
tons of government act with them with
diseased sympathy. The idea that there
ia a different rule OF Official action from
that which should govern men in thei,
nriyate intercourse becomes dominant
The reactionary influences OF such ideas
reach down and corrupt the popular mine
and pervert the popular judgment unit
| overthrown by the forc-s OF reform rising
| in instruction against them.
| have the fullest confidence that L
such tendencies will be caused by thi
body. You are just from the people an
have their latest instructions. You cannt
90 far wrong if you correctly interpret an
exnress them. C. K. DAVIS.
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SEE what the Boston Clothing House
saws IN reference to buying clothing.

SAYS IN reference to buying clothing.
The Catholie Industrial SchooA Ae1a
Eseaae DisaributieD--EveT Maa
Gets q Lot.
The managers Of this excellent ana
deserving enterprise have most wlseiy
decided to change the original densn
in the distribution Of the real estate
which IS made for the benefit Of the IN
ssitution named in the advertisement
on the first page, where full particulars
viii be found. The idea is to reduce
the number Of shares from 5000 to 5S5'
and to increase the price Of them =
$3.50 each, and IS there are 1913 parcels Q
real estate to BE disposed Of, each snare
holder must get one Of the parcels.
The wisdom Of this change will 6e p
parent when it is considered, . show
by the canvass thus far. that many
discovering the advantages Of the blo
iect, desire to and do purchAse : 'aIE'
number Of shares, while those VINO =
desireus ofmvestmg, and cannot anors
| to purchase full share can easily IoIa
clubs, and BY paying > small anoo.
acquire ! chance o. becoming Pr. 7" !
| e q The grand 80, 900 prize, or :
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PsclsIc MAIL.
Representative Parsons SNears He
Received m honey from StockWell in
PAYMENT for His Own Services.

Representative Parsons Syvears He
Received Money from Stockvvell i'm
Payment for His Own Services.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.-The committee
of ways and means resumed the Pacific
Mail investigation to day and Read c.
Parsons, Member Of Congress, read
statement of which the points arc as
follows: About three years ago wit.
ness was employed by Stockwell as his
lawyer to aid him in presenting to Con-
gress the application for in
creased subsidy. The arrangement
was made with Steckwen individually,
he being an old friend Of the witness in
Cleveland, where both resided. In
pursuance Of this arrangement, witness
devoted much time and labor to the
collection Of statistics and the prepare.
ton Of an argument in favor of the
measure, proving its value and impor-
lance to commerce and ship-buildlng
and other interests Of the country.
He openly did all he could to
urge this measure upon individuals,
members of Congress, never asking any
one for his vote, but securing attention
to the facts and arguments presented.
His connection with this matter was
well known in Ohio as we'll as in Wash
ington, and was not in any way con
cealed. He received for his services
and expenses $4,000 from Stockwell
and he thinks also 81, 500 from Quinby
| by draft on New York. He paid NJ
portion of this money to any
one else except $500 t.
his brother.in-law, who rendered hin
valuable service, as his clerk, in gather
ing statistics, &C., and $4,000 Of tn
amount was for travelling expenses
+ printingI&c.- and his lee was the re
mainder, $4,000. Witness had NJ
knowledge whatever Of any members o
Congress receiving money or being cor
ruptly approached, or that Irwin wa
expending any money in that or an.
other way, except for household ex
penses.
Parsons was examined at considers
BILE length, and confirmed by his ar
: swers all the foregoing statemeat'
, This testimony was given under oath
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Anew words 70 wives and Mothers

A Few Words . Wives and Mothers.
The women of our nation have been
classed as "Angels of Mercy, and
they have proved true, not only on the
battle field, as we have often witnessed.
but also in the sick chamber. 1t is
they who have moulded the character
Of all our great men. 1t is they who
teach the little ones their morning and
evening prayer, and ever point them to
the blessed Savior. They are ever to
be found in the front ranks where any
movement is on foot for the ameliora-
ton Of the human race. Their advice
and counsel are often sought by hus.
bands on matters Of important
business, and if all hus-
bands would in every instance
| consult and counsel with their wives in
matters Of business, &C., there would
be less vice and bankruptcy in the
world, as they are noted for their
quick perception and often surpass the
sErcwdest business man in judging
character. But when consulted and
counseled in regard to Life Insurance,
they (many Of them) seem to be at
fault. They seem to look upon Lille
Policy as precursor Of death. They
often CRY out II want none Of your
blood money Madam. that is harsf
expression. Could you not modify i
! by saying ''loye money. as many
devoted, unselfsh husband ha'
deprived himself OF man,
Of the luxuries and even tn
comforts Of life that he may be enables
to carry 4 Life Policy. You are stronl
while ! husband lives and loves you
but you are weak, oh! so weak, whe'
,, YOU 90 upon the world husbandless an
: penniless. Do not. oppose Life lnsur
; ance, as by so doing you may be cour,
ing future poverty and want. Fickl
fortune may consign you to the mid
: night lamp and the needle as your onl.
shield to keep the wolf from the doo'
: and your little ones. too. may prem'
= tureiy be consigned to the factor.- Z
workshop, where they will
deprived Of your moral inn'
!; ence, and also Of education, which IS
! essential to their future success m
9 happiness. God pity those who pa
through such . gate Of sorrow. Il
member that you live in q cold. uncha
table world. The friends that nc
!; surround you while in prosperity Y
visit you in your hour Of trial ~
Re affection and sympathize deeply vi
" You, bat they will give You no -
r. They will freely bestow their tenedl
Sc tions but withhold their benefaction
Your opposition to Life Insurance
unnatural and unreasonable. The
70 fore. take our advice and oppose it
I'M longer.
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any rate, get nearly their money hack
from the sale Of the real estate which
they are certain to drGso. As the
scheme ,,osc stands each share mil
dr1tc q prize. and the chances OF OBJ
tanning one Of the grand prizes is. in /
creased in large proportion.
The Notwithstanding to the new ar
rangement, will be $500 or or before
the first of March, and $50 in . year
from that time. The demand for the
shares throughout the State has been
considerable and the approval Of the.
new plan is very general. 1t is pleas
ant to observe that responsible parties
from distance have investigated the
project and inspected the property to
be distributed, and have universally &C.
knowledged that the scheme is the most
liberal and deserving ever offered to the
public. The change must recommend
itself to those who invest from purely
business motives, while those who par
ticipate on other grounds cannot but be
pleased, as it will materially accelerate
the project, and give them an opportu-
nifty of aiding the grand scheme in q
more substantial manner, and Of seeing
the Industrial school reality within q
) comparatively short time.
/ All the property mentioned in the
scheme is 6rst-cass, and most eligibly
situated. The building up Of tht
' school and trades buildings will greatly
, enhance the value Of the property in tn,
t vicinity. In view Of the facts connect
/: cd with this enterprise, the manager
4 call upon all classes of our citizens t
S make their investments as soon as pos
E sible.
$ The property to be disposed Of EN-
S braces one house and lot. $4,000; on
= house and lot $500; 5.acrc To-
e $1,000; two 21-c acre lots, $l,0O
p each; one lot $1,000; 10 lots $50
each; l6 lots $3.50 each; So lots
l. from $3.50 to 1925 each; and the res
Il at prices ranging from $40 upwards.