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Woman at the Dinner Table.

A wife when sho has received
suitable notice says the Danbury
News, can get up an excellent dim
ner for her husbands friend. She
does her level best, working with
out stint until a repast which pleas
ing her IN every particular is
spread. Then the following con
versation takes place with the
guest:
81 hope you will be able to make
out a meal"
81 shall do nicely, | know" he
says.
"Im really ashamed of the ia
ble," she ratties on.
"Why, you needn't be- lie pro
tests.
"But its all his fault" she ex-
plains, nodding towards her hus-
band. He never gives me any
warning scarcely, and it is such
warm weather now that there is
nothing you can keep on hand for
an emergency
why, you have done nobly,
think; couldn't have done better,
asserts the guest, beginning to lose
his interest in the topic.
ooh, | hope you don't think this
ANYTHING of a dinner. She SAYS, look
ing with anxious pride over The
spread.
you must come up again, and
let me know before hand, and II
promise you something decent tC
eat
I'm sure this can't be beaten,
protests the guest with sense o
becoming depressed.
90, bless me, this is nothing bu
a pickup dinner, just the same IA
we'd have If alone. Do try anoth
cr biscuit; | don't suppose they arr
fit to cat, though" she says will
increased anxiety, as she observe
their delicate color and haxy tex
ture.
They are beautiful he hastily
explains, feeling very uncomiort
able the while.
you must take the will for tn
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Bijah Reproved.

'Bljah, were you brought up
among hca,hensT sharply inquired
his honor.
The coult had cut hole in
lemon and was slowly sucking the
juice, while the clerk was getting
the warrants ready. Bijah had
been watching HIM Tor TIVE or thrco
minutes, licking his chops and wear
ing hungry expression.
Il guess | was | was born in
New Jersey ? replied the old jani-
tor.
This being his honor's native
state, he laid the lemon on tho
desk, propped 1t from rolling off
with his pen.holder and remarked
Mr.. JOY, you are getting old and
sassy. 1t grieves me to see it but
J reailze it is so. You hrve got to
turn over a new leaf or the silkcn
cord OF friendship which has SO
long united us, shall be severed
is it any harm to see feler suck
lemon Z exclaimed DlJah.
Mr.. Joy, this world is full of
harm. This very lemon, plum and
fair to the eye, may cause my death
within an hour. You may now
open court and call out the prison
crs, and ! hope that the words |
have spoken may mako a deep i'm
preston on your heart. If you
ever have a monument the funds
will come from my wallet, and |
shall not care to remember any
thing but your good deeds and
your big feet. BRING out the we
Tins and the unfortunate, and let
the ootillion commence.-Detroit
Free Press.
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A Gruf Surgeon,

Dupuytrcu was famous sur
gcon, but brusque and unpublished
an Poutrance. One day, as he re-en
tered his house, he found installed
in his ante-room an old priest whC
had long been waiting his return
"What do you want OF me |?
srowled Dupuytreu.
Il wish you to look at this,
meekly replied the priest, taking
off an old wooden cravat which 70.
vealed upon the nape of his neck Il
hldeous tumor.
Dupuytreu looked at it,"
you'll have to die with that"
he cody remarked.
Thanks, doctor,' replied the
priest, replacing tho cravat, Il am
much obliged to you for warning
me AS | can prepare myself, as well
as my poor parishioners, who love
me very much
The surgeon, who was never as.
tonished at great things, looked
upon this priest, who received his
death sentence unmovod, with
and added
Come tomorrow at eight
O'Clock to the Hotel Dlcu and ask
for me-
The priest was prompt. The
surgeon procured for him spec
ial room in the hospital, and IN a
months time the man went out
cured. When leaving he took out
of sack thirty francs in small
change.
at is all can offer you, doctor"
he SAID.
"l came here on foot from R
in trder to save this"
The doctor looked ut the money
and smiled, and drawing from hls
pocket handful of gold put 1t in
the bag along with the thirty
francs, saying
It is Tor your poor" and the
priest went away.
Some years later the celebrated
doctor feeling death to be near, be
thought himself of the good cure
and wrote to him. He came, and
Dupuytrou received from him the
last consolation, and died in his
arms
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Pass Him Round.

An indivieula calling himself
Chas. Speor, General United States
Agent for the "PrelIminary issue
OF the American Centennial, Just
out" contracted with us Tor the
printing OF lot OF circulars.-On
Sunday wcek he receiged II portion
of the bills and promised to call on
the following Tuesday and get the
remainder and settle tor the whole.
He did not call again for several
days and then stated that he would
receive some money by mail that
evening, and would call and settle
next morning. On Saturday he
left for Jackson, forgetting 10 call
and settle bis account. We warn
Newspaper men to keep lookout
for him. He ~ tall, with black
mustachc, plug hat, and wears No.
10 boots.--lle is Il dead beat
[ News, Mo,
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The Roll Call In Heaven.

An incident is related by n chap
lain who was in the army during II
hard fought battle. The hospital
tent had been filled up fast, the
wounded men had been brought
to the rear. Among their number
was a young man who had been
mortalIy wounded and not able to
speak. 1t was near midnight, and
many loved one from their homes
lay sleeping on the ground, the
sleep that knows no waking until
Jesus shall call them.
The surgeons had been on their
rounds of duty, and for moment
all was quiet. Suddenly this
young man, before spccchlcss, called
in a clear, distinct voice:
Here =
The surgeons hastcned TO him
and asked what he wished.
Nothing he said, they were
calling the roll IN Heaven, and l
answered to my name
lie turned his head and was gono
gone to join the great army
whose uniform Is washed by the
blood of the lamb.
Readers, in the great roll call of
Eternity, when your name shall
be called, can you answer 'here 2
Are you ono of tho soldiers of
Christ-Captmn of salvation p
[ Ex. '....
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The Creation of Women.

A prince once SAID to Rabbi Gam
allie, Your God is thief; he sur
prised Adam in his sleep and stole
a RIB from him.
The Rabbits daughter overheard
this speech and whispered word
or two in her fathers ear, asking
permission TO answer this singular
opinion herself He gave it.
The girl stepped forward and
feignlng terror and dismay, threw
her arms aIoit in supplication, and
cried out:
"My liegc, my Iiegc, justiee-ro.
venge v' ..'' t.
"What has happened z" asked
the prince.
"a wicked theft has taken place,
she replied. "A robbcr has crept
secretly into our house, carried
away silver goblet, and le.; u
golden one in Its stead
What an upright thief" ex-
clamed the prince. Would that
such robberies were OF more tre-
/ quent occurrence!
Behold then sire, the kind Of a
thief that the Creator was he stole
II rib from Adam, and gave him u
beautiful wife instead
'Well said avowed the prince.
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undergoing such slight examination
as could then be given, the 9th
or, which was merely suffering
from q fractured humerus, the ball
having cut the blceps and shattered
the bone, lay on the ground cursing
and groanlng, tearing his hair and
watching his captors with glaring
and revengeful eyes. The language
ne used was almost identical with
that of the Bosjesmans, with which
several of the party wcro tolerabIy
well acquainted, and IN it as used
by the fallen hero IN his extremity,
could be detected such expressions
as "fool, double-headed Dutchman,
donnsrs etter," and others evlncing
rage and possibly despair. As
there seemed no probabilith OF an
immediate attack, DR.. Won Gulden
horn set the injured bone of hIs
prisoner and endeavored TO engage
him in n conversation, but ho con
tinued sullen and would have little
or nothing to say.
As night had now come on, pick
cts were stationed, and the rest of
the patty lay down and were soon
asleep. About midnight they were
aroused by shout, Immediately
followed by All attack Of the legless
onc-armed men of Obiljipoona, who
discharged themselves at their enc
mics by means Of device curious
in the extreme. They had slowly
worked their way into the trees by
inserting the strong nails OF their
hands, one after another, into the
bark, until limb tit fer their pur-
pose was gained. They then flung
themselves from tins branch back
ward and forward until their bodies
obtained considerable momentum,
when they discharged themselves
slngly or in volleys at their foes,
striking with their heads and re-
bounding to quitea distance. Their
operations could be seen by the
moon, which was shining brightly,
and their actions were so grotesqnc
that the Germans, though hard
pressed and in danger, could not re-
frain from laughter, which only ad-
ded to the Indignation and rage OF
their opponenents, who came at
them now in broadsides and now
singly, apparently with the notion
of sharp-shooting, which was not,
however particularly successful. AT
dawn the whole party swung and
waddled away in disgust and cha
grin.
The Germans had lost but one OF
their force, August Krnmpelhelm, a
promising young engineer, from
Bingen, who was struck on the
head in such way as to fracture
his parietal bono so severely that
fever setln, and he died ia two day S.
Two prisoners were taken, who
were sent to the Gold coast under
guard, and are now on their way to
Berlin, whence we doubtless shall
receive Intelligence OF them.
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deed, she resumes. Il didn't see
we were out OF bread till the last
moment, and then hastily made
up these. didn't think they
would be halt way decent as there
was no time to work them
And 50 she ratiles on with her
comments, the dear old fraud, while
he continues TO protest, and con
tinues TO feel more and more like
getting up and flying madly away.
The Osceola times., 1875-07-24

A marvellous piece of mechan-
ism, in the way Of clocks, Is de-
scrbed in the French journals. 1t
is an eight day instrument, with
dead beat escapement maintaining
power. 1t chimes the quarters,
plays sixteen tunes, plays three
tunes every twelve hours, or will
play at any time required. The
hands go round as follows one
once minute; one, once an hour;
one, once week; one, once a
month; one, once year. 1t shows
the moons age; the rising and sot-
ng of the sun; the time Of high
and low water, half cbb, and half
flood, and, by beautiful contri-
vance, there is a part which repre-
scnts the water, which rises and
folls, lifting some ships at high wa
ter tide as they were in motion, and
as it recedes, leaves these little au.
tomato ships dry on the sands.
The clock shows the hour Of the
day, day of the week, day Of the
months, month of the year, and III
the day Of the month there is pro
vision made for long and short
months 1t shows the signs Of the
zodiac; it strikes or not, chimes OF
not, as may be desired; and it has
the equation table, showing the
difference of clock and sun every
day in the year.
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The democracy of California
nominated the following ticket on
the 2d
Governor, Wm. Irwin, Lieuten.
ant Governor jas. A. Johnson,
Secretary OF State, Thos. Beck
Controller, J. W. Mandervllle !;
Treasurer J. &. Estudillo Atty
Genl, J. o. Hamilton; Surveyor,
General W. MINIS; Clerk of Su-
premc Court, 7. b. Wolf, Superin-
tendent OF Public Instruction, o.
Fitzgerald.
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Laws Governing Subscribers.

II sub,cliJer, order the 4scontiuuance Of their
newspapers. The publisher may continue to send
them until all arrcarugrs are paid.
II subscribers neglect or refuse to take their
Irw.paper- from their Office to'vhirh they are
directed, they are held responsible uatu they
have settled their bills aad ordered the paper dis
con niue
II-ub-uibcrs move TO other places without in
forming the publisher, aud newspaper. agc sent
20 tur former direction iBay are hcll responsible
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RATES OF ADVERTISING:

FOR TRANSIENT A%D NOTICES
One dollar per square OF one mch running
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ulsj n,,uIou, and s,ttuty live cruN lui each
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4 liberal deduction made on above rates for
standing embellishments.
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transient I8gii"C.
When no coutraots are made, cash must ac
company all advertisements. SO dr'Euions
ITOlu the above rule.
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opmcnt of a clear, fresh, vigorous,
thinking Independent mind. Pro-
fessional training is necessary to
prepare teachers to do this.
Normal schools we must have.
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
STATE OFFICERS.

STATE OFFICERS.
Ggsornoy \. II GIghmd
srr'y ot -tlta-B r.. q. EenpIa.
A1iuur-~m. 4. IuIrr
I.,u-ucr-I u Churchill
hu'y GpuI-r. =. nu-uo-.
Com sat, Land o.. ~. ~mln0y,
,A,H.a,gs-J Il. Euau
ChmuaIy I,s.h Il. VIA.
C.l,i Jasice- r u. EugII-h.
Associate Jusriccs-Wm NJ. Harrison and
David Walker
Loury. -murl, lst Di-tlgt-L Z. Cause.
JUDICIARY.
Second Circuit .Coputic- OF Mississippi Cros-
Crt.cudru. Po.aisrtt CI.ighstI, Greene, oIat-
iou and Randolph
Circuit JuIgy !. l.. Mack.
Pros Ati .y-RuDu- H. Black.
LEGl-LAlINE
goth District Copuies Of Mississippi JACK son,
I'uut-rr, and Cgaighrad.
state Sendtor--J, 1 Henderson
Representatives.. t,uddIr.
COUNTY OFFICER
County Judgc--L NJ C,nts.u.
shraT-J 3 Driver.
tuauty lI rk-J *. +. Hale,
Trra-mer-J. l. Driycr
surcyUr--Julu II. RAINY.
Assgs-or-L. Ward
Curuner-A " Lucu-.
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ciakfsnptpnai. Irrces. ihe operation oi
feeiii'seiI. sustaining assurance even
when thnre & thn n,inimurn of er;1inncu-
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character phenomenon Of great corr.
pbxity, but it IS also one in high degree
For. in the first place all
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liv uetermined on mixing tine vxyRri-i
ment; on this lay the sheet or leaf. and
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put, 'n tnr 'nost pvse'np,pry n,nn.c'yl
forbids the Prince I'npefsl, a penn;less
young gentleman nineteen wear old. and
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bicSscu Soeus.- AssS fs.s4~.t,s~
ated by .An1 Lee can be best referred
Connecticut western news., 1875-04-02
The Gold SpeculatOr.

If the hearty detestation of all men en- gagged in honorable business could check the desperate operations of the gold gamblers, the New York ZSn1es tells lis, they would soon be checked. Unfor- tunately, this cause has little influence. The men who are engaged in the present combination to control the price of gold are men to whom the opinion of respect able men in legitimate business counts for very little. They do not associate very much with this class of men they do not live for the same objects they do not feel the same restraints of honor and mutual consideration. They are isolated by their occupation, much as other gam
 blers are, and grow callous in the excite ment of their feverish calling to every thing but the hope of profit and the in sone passion for their peculiar play. A modern essayist, now the writer of the "city" article of the London 7Snaes, who has spent many years in close study of themen on the Stock Exchange, draws 0 very striking portrait of the class to which those spectators belong who are now s' fixing the gold market. Refer ring to the typical member of this class i've might give him the names of some wellknown New York operators if 1t were worth while), MT. Crump says: He is generally man of rather singular habits of thought, who thinks it quite legitimate to start @ iuggernaut and drive it over the crowd, if he can do it profit ably. Perfectly legitimate processes of working 8 market with him would be considered little better than cheating by the ordinary run of men. He employs systematically, all sorts of devices for getting the better of others who are ignorant and less sharp in foreseeing events than he. He partakes a good deal of the nature of the bandit, who prepares the way for forcing concession to his de-
 mands by firing volley into the carriage of a traveller to whom he is going to give the choice of his money or his life. Such man must have 8 concrete hard ness of indifference through which noth- ing can penetrate to his heart. It is necessary to the success of his opera tions that he possesses no more regard for the feelings or pockets of other peo- pie than hungry tiger would for him if he were airing himself uneonoenedly in a Bengal jungle. ss1 ...E. ,..a.
Connecticut western news., 1875-04-02
A FOX.HOund9s Run.

An extraordinary run by @ fox-hound is thus described by newspaper pub hshed in Titusville, Penn. Captain Mackoy, who resides a short distance below this city, on Monday morning found hound lying in one of his fields on the snow, and a dead fox by his side. The hounds feet were bleeding, caused evidently, by the frozen crust on the snow, and the result of very long chase. The dog was unable to move, and MT. Mackoy picked him up and carried him to his house, where he was cared for. It was conceded by all that knew the circumstances that the fox had been started from some distance, and with that indomitable pluck and perseverance characteristic of the fox-houpd, he had chased him till the fox was completely exhausted. On Saturday gentleman residing near Hartstown, Crawford county, forty miles from Mackoy s resi- dence, called and claimed the dog. He stated that the hound was started on the Friday before, and that he had fol- lowed on the trail and found him as above stated. Take in consideration the manner in which fox runs Continually circling), the gentleman states that in his opinion the dog ran at least two hundred miles.
Connecticut western news., 1875-04-02
Salamander Fingers.

The Boston HeroId, describing the diamond cutting works in that city, thus gossips:
 One of the greatest curiosities of the works is the salamander man, or, rather, the man with salamander fingers. His work is to set the diamonds for polish ing. After some five or six facets are cut 1t becomes necessary to have the stone reset. A brilliant has usually to be set in this way eighteen times during the work of polishing. To reset, the acorn is placed over 8 spreading gas jet, which in short time reduces the solder to doughy conscience. With for ceps De Young takes out the stone, and with his bare fingers remolds the metal into shape, sinks in his diamond with the forceps, and, if the metal be too rounding, scrapes it off with the ends of his fingers as if it were butter. Then, when the work is completed, he takes the acorn in his fingers and leisurely puts it into tub of cold water, where it steans and sizzles for while. He then takes 1t out, hands it to the astonished spectator-if such there, be-who takes hold of it to find it still too hot for com fort in his hands. Thick skin? No. The skin of his fingers is thin, but evi- dently fireproof, for it will not burn. He says he feels the heat, but It don't hurt him. He is no doubt of the race of sala- manders we read about.
Connecticut western news., 1875-04-02
The United States Postal Law,

The United States Postmaster General, after full consultation with the law off cers of his department, finds that he has no authority to suspend or evade tenn porarily the provisions of the new law raising the postage on transient news papers. He has received letters from many of the post offices announcing the delay of great numbers of newspapers on account of insufficient prepaid postage, and will give directions to forward such as had accumulated up to the time that the general announcement of the in creased rate was made. MT. Jewell, in explanation, says that the mistake arose from a misunderstanding of terms while the subject was under consideration in Congress-. MT. Jewell, dispatch says, feels very badly about the matter, but is unable to do anything about it, and the law will remain in force until such time as Congress shall make a new law.
Connecticut western news., 1875-04-02
New Guinea.

New Guinea is a land of which the world knows but little. From lec- ture before us we see that it is the third largest island in the world. New Guinea ends in huge fork, cut up into numerous islands. The islands rise boldly from the sea, and on some of them mountains rise to about 5000 feet. The country is highly cultivated, and produces sugar-cane, sago, Indian corn and other cereals. The grass grows twelve feet high. The country is well wooded. There are good harbors. Gold is plentifully dispersed. The great Louisiade reefs were thought to have formed an impenetrable barrier between Australia and northeast New Guinea, but form, in fact, wide open gateway through which vessels may safely pass and enter on shorter course to China, The natives, who are Malayan, receive strangers kindly. The people are in many cases extremely handsome and in- dustrioua, and curious thing is that they possess the mt of making pottery. The women are kindly treated and sometimes belabor their husbands with canoe paddles. The wild animals in the country are not numerous nor fierce, as they principally belong to the marsup1al order. The edible birds and fishes are numerous. ......r -.
Connecticut western news., 1875-04-02
SALISBURY, CONN.,, FRIDAY, APRIL g. 1875.

that his fathers voice was slightly shaky, and if he had looked back as he passed out of the door he would have seen his father brush tear or two from his own eyes. .... ....-..1
 Henceforth there was no lack of con- fidence, sympathy and affection between MT. Raymond and Philip; and by req son of private interview that MT. Ray mond had with Clinton's Dexter's father, Clinton's home life was much more agree able than heretofore.
 Philip has always looked back to his fifteenth birthday as remarkable epoch in his life; and he never ceased-until his aged father recently visited him and heard him speak rather harshly to his own little son-to marvel at the won derful change that came over his father, himself, or both, at that time. Then his father took him aside and told him the whole story, and cautioned him against growing into the habit of speaking that way to. 1his children, ....L.s. ....-. ..t.
 Always remember, Philip" he said, "that crlstiness and harshness are, no more agreeable to a child's feelings than they arc to a grown person's; and that they are more likely to lead any one out of the right path than into 1t; and that they never will forget love- ..
Connecticut western news., 1875-04-02
To Prevent Suicide.

The French have adopted a singular method of preventing suicide in the army. A soldier guilty of self-murtler can have neither military nor religious rites performed at his grave, and must be buried at night. This may prove effectual, but one would think that when man had become miserable enough to commit suicide he would care nothing for the manner of his burial. Perhaps the abolition of ab- sinthe would have more effect than the new order seems likely to have.,- The ancient Romans once stopped an cpl demic of suicide among young women by threatening to expose their corpses naked in the streets. It may, there fore, be possible that the new French method will deter from self-murdersom soldiers who dread post-maortenn shame and unhallowed burial, but the ordi- nance can hardly prove a general pre- ventive.