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Sir John Lubbock on Ants.

London Examiner
Sir John Lubbock has published some
further experiments on ants and bees,
which make serious inTOads on the rep
utation Of those exemplary animals.
The sum Of his experiments seems TO De
that the intelligence Of the creatures 10
very much in proportion to the size ~
their brain matter, taken relatively TO
the size Of their bodies. They are act
i've and industrious, but very much the
slave OF custom; they seem TO have q
faculty of taking up line and sticking
TO II, and what they do they do well,
but they show nothing like the wisdom
or the original power of cOntrivance
with which they are popularity credited.
This want Of originality Sir J. Lubbock
established by very pretty experiment.
He suspended some Larvae on slip OF
glass about third OF al inch above the
surface OF one Il his artificial ants
nests, and placed some black ants on
the glass with the Larvae. Within half
an inch of the glass he placed some hne
mould, so that if the ants had possessed
much engineering skill they could IN
half a minute have constructed bridge
between the 81 So and their nest. Not
only did they not do this, but the ants
on the glass did not even risk the leap
| to the nest, which they could almost
| touch with their antenIR. They seized
| lsrvse and leaned over the e1ge OF the
| glass, aud some Of them got down on
/ the backs II their fellows, but most OF
| them travelled to the nest by q circuitOus
route OF thirteen feet, along which was
presently established quite string oil
ants passing to and from the nest to the
| larvae. Go to the ant, thou sluggsrdi
but do not go to the ant, thou engineer.
The Marquis Of Lorneis likely to learn
| that there Is no royal road 70 literary
| fame, though there may be into the
rOysl family. The Pal HdlI Gazette,
after giving a summary of his poem,
saws: at is a plot woven OF the COM
mOnest material of schoolgirl romance.
Noble youth with pOdding plume;
humble peasant, beautiful but innOeenti
love of noble youth for humble maid;
difference Of degree to bring shadow Of
guilt and much misery on the pair; an
abduction by pirates and SaTacens, per
ilous to the maiden's honor; a hating
rival, a poisoned cupi great deeds in
which the maid shiIes forth her lovers
equal; splendid sOldieTiy achievements
OF the youth; DateTnal blessing; mar-
riage. II is all such stuff as girls dreams
are made VI at fifteen" Yet il finds the
\ verse singuiarly melOdiOus, aud says
"the most striking thing about the
whole composition IS the almost periect
melody to which the cOmmODest ana
most taIesdbaTe phrase IS attuned.
Still, there Is "muCl matter OF IaI
noblsr uuaIity,U and the conclusion Is
that, on the whole, ''the poem - creu-
liable one"
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Lord HoughtOn has sailed for nome.
We wish him 8 prosperous vOysgs and
safe arrival. Few English noblemen
have endured with like patience all that
Lord HoughtOn suffered at the hands OF
our tuft hunters. Yet he never lost his
temper, never gave 3 hint Of disgust,
and bore with a cheerful cOuntenanee
the young editors speeches and the Oh
trusiVe attentions of that wOndrous
meuagerie Of brain workers, the Lotus
club. Lord HOughtOn must be a man
Of iron constitution and unexsmpled
selk-cOntTOl,
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A Failure i'm Granger CO-Ope'
ration.

81 Paul kAinn.l BtoneeT Pres
Mr.. J. 5. Denman, of Winons, state
agent Of the grangeIs, has been COM
PEELED TO make an assignment to G. n.
Wakefield, Of that city, for the benefit
Of his creditors. The Winona Repubti-
can says his embarrassment is to De at
tributed TO the failure OF many Of the
grsngers to meet their obligations TO
him. II this is fact, 1t shows thst
some Of the graDgeTs have a good deal
70 learn Of the laws Of trade as wei a.
Of the rules absolutely necessary 10 tne
success Of cooperative sssoclatoDs' II
never occurred to them that the eompe'
tition of dealers IN nearly all the articles
thew require affords an ample guaranty
FOR reasonable prices but for the very
thing that caused the suspension OF MI
Denman-neglect or refusal on the par
~ some customers TO pay-Whlch rem
Jars II necessary to charge percentag'
shove legitimate profits to cover IN,
sD1onnt Of losses by I" dead beats" Z
co-operative, prompt-pay ssSoclat'on M y
onv town embracing TRADERS ana cu ls
toners Is all the cooperation thAt Ii &c
onired 10 insure low prices.
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RY-AND-RK.

What will it matter by-and-by.
Whether my path below was bright,
Whether 10 wound through dark or light,
Under a gray or golden sky,
When look back on II, Dy-and-by2
What will It matter by-and-by,
Whether, unhelped, to1led alone,
Dashiug my foot against stone,
Missing the charge Of the angel uigh,
Bidding me think OF the by-and-by?
What will 10 matter by-and-by,
Whether with dancing Joy went
Down through the years with a gay conten
Never believtng-pRy, not 4;
Tears would be sweeter by-and-by!
What will 10 matter by-and-by,
Whether with cheek to cheek I've lain
Close by the pallid angel, Pain,
Soothing myself through sob and sigh,
-"AIl will be elsewise, by-and-byH
What will II matter?-Naught, II
Only am sure the way I've trOd,
Gloomy or gIadGened, leads TO God,
Questioning not Of the how, the why,
II but reach Him, by-and-by
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Sir Walter scott as n Loyal Song
Writer.

From new volume in the BTic-a-Brae Series.
DIR. KitehineT was very DESTROYS thai
the words of the first song ID the collec-
ton Of The Loyal and National songs
of England, "GOd save George the
Fourtb'U should be written by Sir Wal
ter Scott, who, in lettsr to my father,
replies as follows to the invitation: i
am afraid | am not equal to what DR..
Kitchiner requires Of me, and what L
slould have pride and pleasure in per
forming could 1 do it well. But the
simplicity of the old anthem, like the
old Psalter, will always carry it over
better poetry. The termination on the
III would be rather, fear, harsh, both in
rhyme and music. Here is stanzar
however. Short as 1t is, there is a false
rhyme in it, and am not sure L could
fluid a true one, unless l could bring 10
Craig Goeth:
'sWinds, bear the accents forth,
East and west, and south and north,
Long live King George the Fourth
God save the kingp
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HAPPY AND WHOLE.
MARY BRoTHERTOE,

Macmillan'5 MagaElneI
Sigh not for me, o never sigh for me,
Tender and truel since tongue can never tell
Half my content in your felicity,
For you are happy and whole, and all Is well
Gods, aims whereWith my daily bread Is
bought,
Strait easement letting in my livelong Jay.
Sweet words the blossom OF a blessed thOugnL
" Happy and whole, happy and whole are
they"
Divine reprcachful voice at aad Of night,
" Happy and whole are they, how canst thou
weep" -,
Ny lids are touch'd by fingers feathery light
And Love that never SAUNDERS gives me sleep
See how your Joy is mine, both day and night
Your 10y is mine, sigh none OF II away.
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In the preface to his recent excellent
book, The abode Of SilO1O, andrew VIII
son, well known a. the author of one of
the most interesting works on the
Chinese empire, Teyives the old Theory
Of NJ. AdheEiA that the earth will tOpple
over ore Of these days and send the
oceans sweeping over the continents
The theory is that owing to the greater
prepOnderence Of water ia the southern
hemisphere, the greater accumulation
OF water IS around the South Pole; when
the accumulation hiss reached certain
point the balance of the earth must be
suddenly destrOyed-the center Of spher-
lefty will abruptly change far from the
center Of gravity, and the whole earth
instantaneou5ly must turn transversely
on its axis, move the great oceans, and
so pro duce one Of these grand oataclysms
which have before now altered the
whole face Of the globe.
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She was q tisherman's widow, BIS
smack had gone down in darkness and
tempest, and 30 had he. Morning, noon
and night she paced the beach for some
memento of him. She saw the shining
sands stretch far away. She watched
the seabirds come and go. She heard
the legend of the waves, and that was
all. And yet it wasn't. One golden
eve, with heaving breast and starting
eyeballs, she espied q bottle dancing
| toward her on the pillows. 1t came
within her reach. She clutched 1t ea-
gerly, chewed out the cork, put the
| muzxle to her mouth, found not drop
| Of whisky in it, and dropped like life
less lump upon the shore. And so they
| found her, working the sand with hel
toes. Rinis.
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Siam is only two centuries bsnind Sa-
lem in its criminal code. Ihe British
consul there has recently made report
giving some interesting facts as to the
judicial methods Of the Siamese. When
"ques ton of veTacity" arises, the two
disputants are immersed in water, and
the one who holds out the longest is held
to have told the truth. Many, charged
with being witches and sOTceTer5, are
banished every year; thefts Of cattle
and elephants are punished with death.
This last would be pretty good prairie
Law, but the first of these proceedings
can never be introduced in this country
until, at least, the Brooklyn scandal Is
disposed of. There are good many
crusty people, however, who would Ike
to zee just some such plan tried N that
very case, and would be wiling to de-
vote GOwanus Bay to the purposes Of
the test. And when iC was fairly under
way, they would stand on the shore and
tray for high tide.
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THE ELM AND THE VINE
ny WILLIAM c, BRYANT.

. Uphold my feeble branches
With thy strong arms pray;
Thus TO the Elm, her neignoor-
The Vine was heard TO say
u Else, lying low and helpless,
A weary lot is mine.
CrawIed DER by every reptile,
And browsed by every kline"
The Elm was moved 10 pity;
Then spoke the generous tree:
- Ny hapless friend, come hither,
And lind support in me"
The kindly Elm, receiving
The graceful Vines embrace,
Became, with that adornment,
The gardens pride and grace;
Became the chosen covert
In which the wild birds sing;
Became the love OF shepherds,
And the glory Of the spring.
o beautiful example
For youthful minds TO heed!
The COED we do to others
shall never miss its need;
The love of those whose sorrows
We tighten shall be ours,
And DER the path we walk in
That love shall scatter flowers.
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1,ssaid that the late William b: As
II i y IBIS his will leaves the bulk OF nus
tor IL T., LIE - bis two sons, and not to his
Eldest son, as previously Le ~ ser in the
daughter are amply provldeed TOT s ~ I'm IN
testament. A petition mas Oeen at nl bv
the surrogate court IN Ihe ~ a;ta,,o1
Iohn Jacob Astor, and VIII Of cioshOn
has been issued by S9rfogate 1 IT'f - aT'
ordering all interested IN me me. WI MI " "P
Gar before him on December @SH'
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A gem is valued by the toll
Through which Il Is obtained
Beneath the waters and the SOIL
where every nerve Is stralneu.
Then If the rarest is the best,
Believe me gentle youth,
YCuu Ind when struggling Il the quest
No gem so rare IS truth.
MEMPHIS, December, 1870.
The expedition which il exploring the
vast and hitherto almost unknown
OkehnOkee swamp, in Georgia, has dis
covered that there are no extensive
lakes on the east side Of the swamp, as
has hitherto been believed. The sup
posed lakes are in fact prairies covered
with sWamD-grass, and forming in the
rainy season large sheets Of water.
Among these swamp-prairies are elevs-
lions resembling islands in q sea, and
covered with q growth Of trees. The
soil Of the islands is very rich. There
are only two small lakes in the prairies,
though open spaces sre to be found,
varying from twenty to twenty-five feet
in diameter, frequently very deep, and
always covered with a growth Of wster'
lilies. The party spent some time IN
tracing the stream known as Double
Branches, which is about fifty feet wide,
and has a sluggish current. The stream
enters the swamp at its northern ex-
tremity, and continues its course mid
way, and is evidently the channel for
the waters Of Alligator and Gum SWAMP
! creeks and other streams that run intc
the great mOrass. 1t is believed that the
Double Branches is q tributary OF the
| Suwanee.
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NOTICE
To
Builders and Contractors

GEALED PROPOSALS viii be received by
= the Board OF Supervisors OF Carroll
county, State Of Mississippi, for the building
of BFiCk Courthouse In the town OF Car
rolltOn. Plans and specifications can be seen
at the Office Of DR. 3 ansOerry.
The Board Of Supervisors viii have the,
privilege to refuse one or all bids. Bids re-
ceived up to the third day of January, 1876,
W. n. STANSBERRY,
u. W. VASSAR
]. r. SHACKELFORD.
Commissioners.
Carrollton, November 3, 1915. del saw
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SPECIAL ASSIGNER'S SALE

- Having been appointed by Hon. {.
y. Trigz, Special Assignee OF n. ]. WIGGlN,
viii sell. for CASH, at ruinous prices the
entire stock OF ZINE HATS, CAPS
FURs,UnBRELLAs, TRAVELLING BAGS
CANES, etc. The stock IS a large and well
selected one, and purchasers Will DO wen 10
call at SIS Main street, three doors below
10000 Ell. KARI,
,o9 Special Assignee.
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For the Sunday Appeal
TRUTH


A gem is valued by the toll
Through which Il Is Obtained-
Beneath the waters and the soil
where every nerve Is strained.
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1
4 wiring a support from the rugged and
cid mountains of Scotland. Nor is it
alone In the cult walton OF the soil, nor
| is it alone in the building OF tOgns, that
| Gc1tehmen have risen to such proud
| nre-eminence, but also in internal inn
! movements they have won worldwide
! renoyu. The Clyde WAS once little
riyer. tSat would barely admit sloop,
but by constant dredging, and depos-
| itinR sediment on the banks rom
wear to year, they covered so much
around tost the riparian propIletors
would moi allow them 10 deposit any
more sediment upon the shore and they
wers compelled then TO tow 1t
in scoRs 10 tao open sea, Still they
continued dredging, and now that
little Clyde is the stream out OF
which ia ioated the largest
iron-clad vessels of the British navy;
and out OF that little Clyde come most
: of the iron merchantmen that constt'
int the main carriers of the worlds
commerce. [Applause. Now let Us
] mass from the physical 10 the moral OF
lsocial view of Scotland. Her society
seemed to me that which best suits ar
American, because it Is there respect
2 able to work, and the men who occupy
/: the highest POSITIONS are tnose VINO ar
: not ashamed to labor, but would rathe
. | be ashamed Of idleness- For instance
no man stood higher in Edinburgh
., than DR.. Simpson, and no man deserve
70 be more gratefully remembered D.
the society Of st. Andrew. A simpl
/ example may serve to show why, Yhel
? / yss about to leave Edinburgh, an
: called to take my leave OF him, his re
q eeption room was filed with people,
4 CHANGED to be the hour when he receive
]. persons who could not pay fees, and pre-
# scribed for all the poor free Of charge.
d now renew the offering then made
O grateful admiration for the philanthIop
v OF him whose genius the world admireC
e and offer his memory to You on this al
e niversary as q worthy son OF .
y Andrew. [Applause.1 The general e
d ucation OF the people OF Scotland Is tt
q highest of any people within 20
D. knowledge. Persons IN the huInolS
is walk of life have studied proioundl
a ancient history and classics. A she
or herd tending anpthers flock will talk
q. YOU OF Hannibal and Hamiosr. Nor
OF II only in those things that they q
n. leaned. They have also acquired mlc
ne knowledge Of the sciences, and VIII di
Of cuss with you problems OF civil eng
re neering, or almost anything .yt
" NAV choose TO Introduce. A
ID plsuse.l know not no
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-10-30

NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-Commis-
sioners representing the city Of Mo-
bile are now in this city endeavor-
ing to effect am arrangement by
which its debt may become less bur-
densome. From their statement ID
appears the total debt. principal and
interest. Go be paid in xteen years,
will he 81, 4l5, S90.66, being - per
cent. Of the total assessed value OF
the city. If held to this, the COM
misSioners say the city Will become
hopeless insolvent, and caa never
pay, and to help toward the SETTLE
ment of these difficulties the Legis-
lature of Alabama passed an act
giving the governor OF the State au-
thority to appoint three citizens OF
Mobile as commissioners to settle
the city debt. This act provides for
the issues of s., 000, 900 of G per cent.
bonds, payable in thirty years from
May /, 1875, and creates a first lien
on the real estate belonging to the
city, as well as on the revenues OF
the city.
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United States Treasurer New, In
his forthcoming report, will submit
TO Congress one or two important re-
commentators. He will suggest
that the expenses Of the national
bank redemption division, which are
now paid by the national banks, be
paid out of the tax collected by the
Government from the bank, on the
tax on circulation, capital, &c. He
win also recommend that the Clerk
Of the House Of Representatives be
made a disbursing officer for the pay
ment of salaries of members, which
are paid by the Sergeant-at-Arms OF
the House on the mere certificate 81
the Speaker of the House.
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The Cuban Question Ex-
citing RumOrs.

New YoRK, Oct. Pa Washing
ton special to the Herald says in con-
nection with the rumor freely circuls-
ted lately that Grant intends rigor-
GUS policy with reference to the biliger
emit rights to tho Cubans. The great
and formidable concentration of so
many vessels Of war on the North At
lantic station is exciting comment, and
it is believed important events are inn
minent 10 Cuban affairs which will have
development At an early day after the
assembling Of Congress.
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synod of Virginia.

This venerable body assembled III
Stanton, Virginia, ON Wednesday
evening, 10th instant. The atten-
dance is represented to exceed that
of any session for a number of years,
and includes many able devines-
After a sermon by the retiring Mod
orator, the sSth session OF the Synod
was constituted by prayer, and the
election of Rev. DIR. j. j. Bullock,
Moderator, and Reys. j. w. Hooper
and G.. w. White, Clerks. Rev. j.
p. Smith tof Stonewall Jackson +
staff is the Stated Clerk.
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NAsHvILLE, October 70 "A special
70 the American announces he death Of
Hon. J. n Fite, representative from
the Fourth Congressional Disarint ef
Tennessee sor the Forty-fonrth Congress-.
Al Hot Sprlngs, Ark, to-day.
John w Head, who was elected ii
August, 1876, died i few weeks ago.
AfterwaFd l'ite WAC elected to slllthe
vacancy following. Neither occupied
the seat to which they were elected
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A Sermon ON Imitation.

The Rev. JAS. Freeman Clark, Of
Boston, gave bis congregation last Sun
day as a sermon a dissertation on the
evils Of an inflated currency, taking for
his text the case ofan unjust steward, who
"caled every one of his lords debtors
INTO him, and said unto the first. How
much owest thou unto my lord?, and
he said, A hundred measures Of oil
And he said to him, Take thy bill, and
sit down quickly and write fifty.
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Porto Rico Going to Try for
Freedom.

New York, Oct. 22.--It is stated
that the natives Of Porta Rico in this
and the neighboring cities are forming
a committee after the manner 81 the
Cuban patriots to cooperate with their
fellow countrymen at home in an effort
to cast off the Spanish yoke, and that
a thoroughly organized conspiracy has
existed in the island Of Porto Rico dur
ing the past two years, the head Of the
organization being stationed at Kings
ton, Jamaica.
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r5ior rith the gloss md freshness Of
u9uth Thin hair Is thickened, fall-
rag hair checked, and badness often,
though not always, cured by Its
use. Nothing can restore the hair
where the follicles are destroyed, or
the glands atrophied and decayed !;
but such as remain can be saved by
this application, and stimulated into
activity, so that a new growth of
hair is produced. Instead of fouling
the hair with a pasty sediment, it
viii keep it clean and vigorous. Its
occasional use win prevent the hair
from turning gray or falling off,
and consequently prevent badness.
The restoration Of vitality it gives
to the scalp arrests and prevents
the formation of dandruff, which il
often so uncleanly and offensive.
Free from those deleterious sub
stances which make some prepara-
tons dangerous, and injurious to the
hair, the Vigor can only benefit, but
not harm it. If wanted merely for
a HAIR DRESSING, nothing else
can be found so desirable. Contain
ing neither oil nor dye, it does not
soil white cambria, and yet lasts
long on the hair, giving it a rich,
glossy lustre, and grateful perfume.
Prepared by DR.. J. C. Aver & Co.,
Practical and Analytical Chemists,
LOWELL, MASS.
GOLD BIZ 49, DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE.
Feb 0, 1875 1vw
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BROOKLYN, Oct. ga business
meeting Of Plymouth Church was held
last night to grant letters Of dismission
to Daniel Staver, Thomas s. Waterman,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Ray, and to elect
memter Of the eyaasining committee
instead of Prof.. Il. w. Raymond, who
as Brother Sherman announced had
resigned "for personal reasons" As
the pastor was not there, the meeting
was adjourned.
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Sharp Riding.

GALVESTON. October rs AT inc
Waco. Texas. fair tc-day, r. A. Ford
rode sixty mics ID two hours aud forty
nine minutes. being the fastest time OF
record by five minutes. After dis
mounting forty two horses, he made
the last mile in 2:07. He rode common
Texas horses.
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NEW York, Oct 22.-The collector
Of this port under Instructions from the
Secretary Of the Treasury, has modified
the order regarding the Sugar rebate so
as to allow the expectation Of Sugar st
the old rate, in cases where valid con-
tracts can be shown previous to the re-
duction of drawbacks.
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The New bishops.

CAMBRIDGE, Nd, Oct. 22.-The
Standing committee OF the diocese Of
Easton have consented to the consecra-
ton Of Rev. DR.. McLaren, bishop-eIcct
Of Illinois; Rev. DIR. Brown, bishop
elect Of Fond-du Lac; and Rev. DR.. Ec-
clcston, bishop-elect Of Iowa.
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A Newly Married Couple
Perish bY Fire.

NEW HAVEN, Oct. 23.--The residence
of Mrs. Susan Boodley, in Ceshire, Conn,
was burned about III o'clock last night.
Peter hurry and his wife, who occu-
pied chamber ia the second story,
lost thsir lives ID the burning building.
They had but been recently married.
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The funeral obsequies of the late
General George r. Pickett took place
at Richmond Sunday afternoon, in
the presence Of forty thousand per
sons. The funeral procession num-
bered about five thousand, in which
were several military companies,
white and colored.