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The Reason of 1t.

Says New York paper New York
is crowded with rich unmarried men,
afraid of the expense of supporting
these gilded butterflies. There is a
bachelor at the Sixth Avenue hotel
whose income is $4,000 a year, and
still he says he can't afford to get mar
ried. He's proud fellow, and says as
a single man he can have the best
horses, best room and best box at the
opera.
eff I should get married." he said,
81 should have to stint myself or over
draw my income"
Chow is that ?" asked friend.
"Well, now, come into the parlor and
I'll show you. You see, ladies are ex-
travagant nowadays. They dress so
much more than in Europe. l mean,
they don't wear rich diamonds like the
women of Florence and Milan, but they
wear such rich dresses, laces, shawls
and furs. NoR, I'm proud, and l would
not want my wife outdressed, so l have
to keep out of the marriage business.
"Do you see that lady there?" he
said. pointing to fashionable caller.
eyes"
"Well, she has on a $40O panniered,
wattaued, po'onoised, brown grosgrain
dress, and I wear a $50 coat. She
wears a 81 200 cancels hair shawl, and
a $500 set of sable, while I wear $40
overcoat. She wears a $40 bonnet,
while wear an So hat. She wears 5000
worth of point applique and point au-
gle, while wear Sc shirt. Her shoes
cost $15, and mine SO. Her ordinary
morning iewelry, which is changed
Ia nacf
$500; mine cost $50"
"Well, how does it foot up ?"
"Why, the clothes she has on cost
So, 225, and mine cost $206, and that is
only one of her dozen outfits, while l
only have-say three. The fact is,
said he, gro wing earnest, " [ couldn't
begin to live in a brown-stone front
with that woman and keep up appear
ances to match-carriages church din
ners, opera and seaside, for SO, 900.
I'd have to become a second-rate man,
and live in an 1S-foot house, or with
draw over TO Second avenue, and that
I'll be hanged if l dor and he sIung
his fist down into a nice silk hat II the
excess of his earnestness.
A PRETTY ExPERIdENT.-Som OF our
young readers may like to try the ex-
pertinent of making hanging garden
of sponge. 1t is pretty novelty. Take
a white sponge of large size, and SOW 1t
full of rice, hemp, grass and other
seeds then place it in shallow dish,
in which a little water is constantly
kept, and as the sponge will absorb the
moisture, the seeds will begin to sprous
before many days. When this has
fairly taken Dlace. the sponge may be
suspended by means of cords in the
window where little sunshine will en-
ter. 1t will thus become a mass Of
green foliage, and should be refreshed
with water daily so as to be kept moist.
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THE ELASTIC TRUSS
AND SUPPORTER IN
now supersedine all
others being adopted
everywhere by the lead
Ing physicians, sur
geons, druggist, army
and navy, hospitals,
gymnaaiuma etc.
The success and univer-
sal satisfaction they
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grimly in the face l determined to &C
cept it rather than break a VOW, made
IN the very sanctuary of Coda sin
that L thought would bring more fear
full curse upon me than any death could
do. No with my teeth set hard to-
getber, and my soul braced to meet my
expectant fate, sat and listened to the
slow, mechanical words, as they fell
from the lips of my cruel captor, and
when he said Three ! / muttered 81
defy you, death !"
He saw it was no use. He had ex-
torted an answer, but it was not the
one he wanted. He laid the pistol back
again upon the table, and began trying,
one by one, the iron doors of the vaults,
AT last he found the vault which con-
tanned the register. They then piled all
the books on the table, blind. folded
me, and began their search. Presently
they carried all the books back to the
vaults except two, the two marriage
registers, in which every marriage for
fifty years past was recorded. They
we're a long time finding what they
wanted. Presently the younger one
said
Look at this - and both of them
SdGCAA NAA SAACLlbly dWul1G, d6 II
reading what was there written. They
then exchanged rapid looks and few
whispers, whereupon the elder tore out
at least half a dozen leaves and put
them over the candle flame. Before
they had caught the flame the younger
snstched them away from his partner,
tore them across twice, and stuffed the
fragments into his coat-pocket,
They now began to make hasty prep
arations for leaving, as if, after having
accomplished their designs, they were
anxious to get away.
They passed out of the saeristy, leav-
ing the door aiar behind them, then
through the church, leaving the door
of the church aiar also, then down the
avenue and so out of sight. just then
the clock in the tower pealed out the
hour onel "One," said l, IN amaze
ment, "has all this been crowded into
one hour?' It was even so sir, and
you have now heard the simple story of
how the leaves came to be missing from
the marriage register. Here the old
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The properties Of DIR. WALKERS

VINEGAR BITTgRS are Apcricut. nisphoretic,
Carminative. Nutritious, Laxative. Diuretio
Sedative, Counter-Irritant. Sudoniic, Altera-
tive. and Anti RliOul-
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Agents. Chang Chang sells at sight. Necessary q
soap. Goods free. Chang Chang Mfg Co. Boston
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| dsHS A WEEK. Agents wanted everywhere. For
! DO OUTFIT 25c. FRITCH q WALKER Dayton Ohio.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-12-11

The LATEST WAY.--The travelling
agent who visit Vicksburg have a
new and improved way Of getting at busi-
ness. The other day when one raped
at door it was opened but an inch
or two, and the woman called out:
"Don't want anything!
Madam" called the agent, "you
have sisterT'
EYES," was the answer; and the door
opened little more.
"And you have not heard from her
lately?"
"No."
Then you don't know that-that
She"
The woman opened wide the door and
excitedly asked:
"What is it9 What has happened
to herr"
"Then you haven't heard?"
"No-no--is Lucy dead ?"
"Your sister, madam is not dead,
but, but
"But what ?" she wildly inquired, as
he stepped up beside her.
"Your sister, madam" he replied
unlocking his valise, purchased five
boxes of this superb magical bluing OF
me, and earnestly entreats you to try OF
least enc box-prico fifteen cents"
She didn't appreciate his trick, as he
passed through the gate she glanced
down at her feet and then at his coat
tail. and sighed: "Oh, l wish
weighed ton."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-12-11

sE Cooperative housekeeping on o
small scale is about to be tried in Lon
don. The new cooperative household
will 60 into operation about Christmas.
The building, which is very high, is
near st. Anne's Gate, Westminster,
and is said to resemble cotton mill.
On the ground floor is a dining-room,
with another for private dinner parties;
also the kitchen, housekeeper's room.
pantries, &c. Above this are several
stories, consisting Of moderate-sized
suits of rooms conveniently arranged.
There are no dining rooms, however, at
tached to the suits, and every one is
supposed to dine down stairs. The
view from the upper fiat is very fine.
The entire management is TO be in the
hands Of committee chosen from the
lessees of the suits, and they are to be
their own caterers. The whole will be
run on the principle adopted in some OF
the most successful London clubs.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-12-11
SPELL 'ENI DOWN.

While yet the redskins warwhoop rang
In days of Walkinwater,
When reeking scalps were trophies sang
by hordcs in savage slaughter,
When Indian wigwam camp-fires curPd
Without Yankee neighbor.
The white man from the Eastern world,
Tho Western sought for labor.
Where Huron's crystal waters flow,
Was raised a rustic shanty,
A pioneer Of long ago,
That buddod Ypsilanu.
A crooked name from crooked lore,
A rude and crooked graftcr,
Planted on Huron's crooked shore,
Forcrooked spelling after.
Writ DER one-hundred ways, I'm told
by postoflice officials,
And, strange to say, read hot or cold,
From twenty-five initials.
Yet not In vain its spellings cost,
Ifmore than Tam O,Shanter,
Since never time, q letter lost
Twas mailed to Ypsilanti.
We've sang tho why. not where's nor when,
In palace, homo and shanty,
With stove-up diamond-pointedp pons'
In spelling Ypsilanti,
Nor merry brains it's toppled DER,
Experts for hard snags teasing,
That spelt, but nonplussed, ripped and tore,
And left the floor wheeling.
So oifJohn Bull should scratch his wool
Next year at the Centennial,
And ask Columbia for pull
At spelling some perennial,
Let's try his wind on Indian seas
OF observation-disclosures
If that don't fetch him to sneeEe
Just mention Ypsilanti.
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TIE DIfFI0ULY OF GETTING Aa0CD
shEal aSHda LIKENESS. 1aa sIau q

Her eyoung man. went West some
months ago, and il diligently engaged
in growing up with the country. 10
exhibit his progress, in his Inst letter
he sent on his picture. She supposed
she was in duty bound to return to him
one of herself, so she persuaded her
dad to bring her in yesterday and have
"the likeness struck off," They went
to Atlanta's best gallery. ON Whitshall
street, and the old man, who had taken
severAl drinks Of enthusiasm IN the
Gauss, remarked to the artist: $50 81
"Look ERE, Mr.. Pict,iresquer, I've
brought our Julie up hyar to hare her
fack similar TUX for her bo' what's ont
in Texas. Tie old 'ooman's primped
her up ftten to give a young colt tie
blind staggers. She's my bfag gal, you
bet yer scoops ON It'll an we want cor
have big tin pictur' Of her made that'll
cost nine cents postage TO kerry il, or
we don't want none at allr.
"All right, my dear sir; have, seatS.,'
replied the polite photographer. G ed1
While the artist prepared for the
work Julie redisposed her crimps and
worked her face up into a ,gorgeous
smile.
San ready! Let us seat you here,
Miss" said the artist. "a aaiar
"All aboard; lie plump right down
in that parlor cheer in front O. the little
has rack, an mind yer don't blink onctp'
ordered the old man. 2a'ai'
"Thar'? That's right! No, face it,
tie to the right-look right hersl Still
nowp --.-..
The cloth was removed, and just then
Julie thought chow alfred sweet she'd
look in pictur," and, despite herself,
the corners of her mouth tried to climb
up to her cheek bones. The artist
turned and closed the camera, entered
his closet, but soon returned without
any picture.
"Whar's the pictur-gimme squintI
Lor', julie, I wish yer granny war alive
to see one of yer picturgrafsl'
''The picture is spoiled, ! regret to
say. The young lady smiled at the
wrong moment, the artist explained.
"Thar now, julie; dye bear thai?
Jist flop yerssf down thar agin, will
yer! Try her agin mister-take another
view. I'm bound to hev thet pictur or
bust sumthin'p' 4 -
81 couldn't help it, pap; it felt 80
funny, it did," Julio simpered. ~
"Felt fenny, eh2 Well yer won't feel
so funny, ! reckin, ef / take thet spilled
pictur and post it to yer feller, with yer
mouth runnin' round yer face like
ripped seam in q sack o. corn, heya'' =.
Julie pumped down in the chair at
the artists request, but looked mad.
Brighten up thar, gal, or I'll jerk
yer down right hyar, and unite thet
tie-back in less'n no time; an then. I'll
send thet pictur TO Rube, by gum, and
let i'm see how he likes yer locks, with
yer hungry mouth reachin' round 10
chaw yer right ear off Whoai steady,
noww go.
At this shot the picture was struck,
hrt il made Julie look as solemn an 4
girl trying TO think up q composition
"on death. atlanta Constitution.
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AN EASY LESSON IN CHEMISTRY.

Some water and oil ..
One day had broil
AS down in the glass they were dropping
And could not unite,
But continued to fight,
without any prospect of stopping.
onS pear!ast n'erheard,
And quick as word
jumped into the midst OF tho clashing,
When all three agreed,
And united with speed,
And SOAP was created for washing.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-12-11

A HOME QUEsros.-A Detroit boy
surprised his father the other day by
asking:
Father. do you like mother?'
"Why, yes, OF course"
Sand she likes your"
''Of course she does"
"Did she ever say SOP"
MANY time, my son."
Did she marry you because she
loved your"
Certainly she did"
The boy looked tho old man over,
and after long rausc, asked:
Well, was sho as uear-sighted then
as she il now y
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-12-11

CAPT. JEFF. HOWELL. The San Fran
cisco Me,cs Letter contributes sketch Of
the life Capt. Of j. d. Howell. from
which we take the following: I" His
brief career was full of adventure, and
in many respects brilliant. Warm
southern blood flowed in bis veins. A
brother-in law OF Jefferson Davis, Presi-
dent OF the Confederacy, his political
sympathies naturally joined him TO the
South during the war. just previous
to the commencement of hostiiities he
was studying for the navy, at Annapol-
is. When the first gun was fired, he
he hastened to Richmond, entered the
Confederate navy from there, at once
engaged in active service as o Captain
of q gunboat. Two years of river tight
ing, and he was transferred to land du-
ty as Captain Of regiment Of infantry,
and finally enrolled on the Presidents
staff, being captured with his chief, and
imprisoned at Boston. Escaping from
there, he made his way to Georgia
where, in defending his political hon
esty, he shot negro, and was COM
PEELED to leave the state, which he sue
ceeded in doing with a companion in .
small yatch, with which they reached
Cuba. Returning in q few months to
New York, he was again arrested, tried,
convicted and imprisonsd for killing
the negro, but secured . pardon. His
mother gave him O liberal supply Of
funds with which he travelled through
Europe for three years. Six years ago
be came to California and entered The
merchant marine. becoming 81 onoo
popular with every one that shared his
confidence. He was for aevsrsl yeaxs
in the Oregon Steamship OCmpany's
service, and won golden opinions from
the managers OF that company. Eight
months ago he entered tke service Of
the Goodall, Nelson u PexAlns 6tsaun-
ship Company, who held him in ths
highest esteem for technical and 2Eao-
tical sssSanship. mobility q cheEaeier
and thorough devotion to BIZ dultes.
Such man was Capt. ]. p. Howell -
thirty-fye-tsn days since tho hiGheek
honors in his profsssion only required
time to make them his."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-12-11

81 The Marshall (Ga.) Messenger
cries: '.For the Lords sake, friend, do
not keep telling an editor how to rum his
paper! Let the poor devil find 1t out
himself"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-01-07
Mistaken Advertising.

The Denver (Col.) Herald, in late
number, expresses the opinion that the
public can be better reached through
the columns of newspaper of O fair
circulation ethan through all the other
mediums, costly circulars, cards, post
ers, give-aways and jimcracks put to-
gether. The old established weekly
newspaper is, after all, the only general,
iudicious medium for advantageous ad-
vertising. A thousand doors are opened
to welcome it thousand messengers
are weekly seeking the postoffice to re-
ceive it thousand families look for
its coming, and ten thousand read it
when it does come, advertisements and
ALL" There is much truth in this. The
thousands of dollars wasted annually
upon expensive almanacs, circulars and
other questionable methods of adver-
Using, which, in company with patent
office reports, find their way to the junk
shop, would render very material aid
toward the support of numbers of de-
serving local papers, and also return
something in the way of profit to the
advertiser.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-01-07
Prentice and Mike Walsh.

Prentice, Notwithstanding his tu-
multuous career, his violent controver-
sizes, and bitter quarrels, was generous
and forgiving, if not amiable. Shame
fully and persistently slandered = he
admitted that he had faults enough to
render malignant invention superAuous
he was ever ready to meet his enc
mics halfway in reconciliation, and he
rarely remembered injuries where there
was any disposition toward atonement.
The noted Mike Walsh and imself
had had fierce newspaper bouts, but had
never seen each other until they met
one day in Washington.
Walsh, cycling him, approached and
said 4" You are George d. Prentice, 1
believe"
The Louisville editor, responding in
the affirmative, the Subterranean scribe
continued :" You've skinned me like an
eel, Prentice, but you did it so well
that / don't particularly object to it.
You're man of genius and a good fell
low, and want to say that 1 admire
and like you"
The Manhattan agrarian offered his
hand, and the biographer of Clay cor
daily shook it, with the remark, 81
think we'll have to toss up, Walsh, to
determine which of us is the eel"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-01-07

An Ex-Governor and an Editor Engage
i'm a Deadly Combat I'm the Streets OF
New Orleans.
A fatal ARRAY occurred in the streets Of
New Orleans on Saturday, December &c,
between ex-Gov. II. G. Warmoth and Daniel
C. Byerly, of the Bulletin, in which the latter
received several cuts from knife in the
hands Of Warmoth, resulting in his death in
q few hours. The difficulty grew out Of q
newspaper controversy about the mixed
schools question. The Bulletin had attacked
Gov. Wsrmoth, who retaliated in kind. He
published q card in the Picdy,tne Of the 26th,
in which he characterized Edward 8 Jewett,
the chief editor Of the Bulletin, as the
greatest of liars and towards, and ::as being
possessed Of most attributes which are
generally considered Objectionable in
man, and Byerly was inferentially
included in the charge Of lying. To
this Jewett sent q peremptory challenge to
Warmoth, which Warmoth promptly accepted,
and pistols at ten PAGES were designated IS
the weapons. On the following day at half
past IL o'clock, as Warmoth Was standing on
Canal, between Royal and Bourbon streets,
Byerly stepped up to him, and. without warn
lag, struck him over the head with heavy
cane. -Warmoth, staggering, turned toward
him, when Byerly struck him two more heavy
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-01-07
FORTY.THIRD CONGRESS.

TUESDAY, Dec. 22.-Sendte.-The feature of
the Senate's proceedings was the discussion
and passage of Sherman's resumption bill Gan
abstract Of which will be found in another
place.. The Democrats presented a solid
front in opposition to the measure, claiming
that it was an imitation scheme in disguise
The bill was passed by 80 yeas to IA nays-all
the Republicans, present with the exception
of Sprague, voting in the Affirmative, and all
the Democrats voting nay.
House.-Garfield asked unanimous consent
to report. and have passed, the bill appro-
priating $50, 600 to defrsy the expenses of the
visit of King Kalakaua and hisssuite. Objec-
ton being made, the bill was not received.
The Naval Appropriation bill was completed
and passed "A petition was presented from
colored citizens Of Alabama in regard to
troubles in that State. Page introduced a
bill excluding Chinese from the benefits OF
the naturalization acts.
WEDN ssDAY, Dec. 23.-Sendte.-Morton in
PRODUCED resolution recognizing the validity
Of the credentials of Pinchback as Senator
from Louisiana. Thurman objected to the
present consideration of the resolution. and
it went over Wright offered a substitute
for the III to provide a better government
for the District of Columbia which was or
dered printed. Adjourned to Tuesday,
Jan. 8.
Housc.-An attempt to take up the Senate
Finance bill was defeated by the tilibustering
of the Democrats. The contested case from
Arkansas of Bell against Snyder, was decided
in favor Of Snyder, the sitting member. -. A
bill was passed to amend the act of June 1,
1872, for the restoration to homestead entry
of certain lands in Michigan. - The bill au-
thorizing Illinois to select 367 900 acres of
public lands to which she is entitled by law, was
laid on the table. =. The Speaker announced
the appointment Of the select committee on
Alabama affairs, as follows Coburn, Al
bright, Cannon, Blckner and Luttrell. -.
Resolutions sppropristinG $4,000 for the pay
ment of the expenses of each OF the select
committees to Louisiana, Mississippi and Ala
bsma were adopted. Adjourned until Jan. g.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-01-07
A Square Game.

They tell pretty good story of one
of those wild-eyed Lake Superior ed
itors. He is great hand to "ieff," and
whenever he can make the nick on a
"quad," settle questson he prefers to
do it in that way. He "jeffs" to see
whether he shall pay his hands in cash
or store orders; "jeffs" to decide
whether he shall come out on a half
sheet Christmas week, and "jeffs," to
decide whether he shall go to the lodge
or to weekly prayer-meeting. 1t wasn't
long ago that he attended g revival,
more in the capacity of reporter than
sinner, and before going drank some
thing to make him feel good. When a
call was made for sinners to come for
ward, church member stepped down
the aisle and took the editor by the hand
and entreated him to take position on
the anxious seat.
"Oh, 1 guess not" replied the editor.
"Come, we want to save you," con-
tinued the friend.
"Oh, I'm all right" was the reply.
Ono one can be all right who is not
a working Christian. Come, let us
have your example"
The editor felt in his pocket, pro-
duced seven sem quads," and as he
shook them in his hand, he replied:
"Ill jeff you to see whether 1 go OF
stay %
He staid. Detroit Free Press.