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The old party at the end of the bench,
who had been teetering on the preclplce
of laugh while this effort was being put
forth, snickered right out into loud
euffaw at its conclusion.
s.Well, that's spell for you, mus
saw And then he laughed again. The
speller said nothing, but he grew very red
in the face when his failure was an
nounced, and cast baleful glance at the
old party, whose turn had now come, and
who said:
sYou people should keep away from
Oheo. YOU should. And now I'll tackle
that little word," and he smiled all over
his face, while his eyes twinkled with
merriment, and looking sideways from
one to the other he rapidly spelled
elm in, gin gin, 1ngin.
His smile deepened into broad grin
as he watched the chagrin flush to the
Ecountenance Of the other spoilers, sTho
had been misled all the time on wrong
pronunciation Of the word. He was grim
ming with all his might when the teacher
said:
"You amt got the right word.'
"Wh-ah-ot!' and he bore down on the
brazen-faced young man look calculated
to freeze him to the bone.
"Indian is the word. There is no such
word as Ingin,'' said the teacher.
''Oh, there isn't hey lsarcastically
You know, of course. You know all
about it, you pimply-"
''But, my dear sir, -
.You needn't apologize to me, shout
ed the old party. stamping the floor witt
his cane. 'sWho be you, any way put
ting on your airs about me! ! could
twist your scrawny neck of you in ter
minutes, youwhite .livercd puppy. you.
but, my dear sir, let me ex-
at isn't singin,' is it :" ground out thu
old chap between his teeth. Its some
thin else, 1 suppose. 0, yes you know
OF course. And nice one you are, Will
your eddication. Why don't YOU
mother send back them apples she Dor
rowed month ago?' and he looke'
around the store with triumphant glar
of Sarcasm.
"But just hear me
"Hear you! Who are you, anyway
What's your father; when he's drawe'
In sober breath, I'd like to know! An
where's your smart brother Ben! II
pris' n somewhere, I'll Re bound. o.,
know yer hull family like book. And
wuss lot than they are can't be found Il
this neighborhood. and you just put tina
in your pipe and smoke il, you egregiou
ass. Talk to me about spellin ;; and tn
old man stamping his cane again, stalke'
passionately out Of the store.
The lesson was then postponed.
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GRAIN nAISERs REFUSE to submit
to the wastetul and imperfect work Of other
Threshers, when posted on the vast s.pertori-
ty Of this one, for saving grain, saving time,
and doing fas., thorough and economical work.
THRE0kaE 9MEN FIND IT hichly AdvAns
tageous to run mactine that las no ssBeaters,"
ssPickes," or ''AproD," that handles Damp
Grain, on Straw, Headings, Flax, Timothy.
Millett, and oil such diAbcult Gssjn and SEEDS,
with ENTIRE EASE AND EFFEC-
TlvENEsS. Cleans to perfection; saves the
farmer his thresh bill by extra saving Of grain;
makes no " Littering3;" H1nils'a Less
THAN ONE.BALT I. ut,iai rrl.s, Boxes,
Journals, and Gears easier nsansged less ~
pairs; ore that grain r.isers prefer to employ
and waie fer, even n .dvseceA prices,
while other machines are Coz, ofiobs"
Four sizes made Y h 8, B. 10 and y
horse HUNTED" Power. also . special
" II sspsratcrB ''alone. expressly tor
STEAM POWER, and to match other
Horse Powers.
II Interested In grain raising, CT threshing,
write ior illustrated Circulars lsest Jyss) with
fnll particulars Of sises, styles, prices, terms,
etc.
NKCEsOB1s. aIzEPARD = CO.,
''eCyeek, Mieh&eG1.
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cuts boldly into the clOtn, leeAng tnat
her genius has the right to sacrifice
everything that does not succeed
At the opening night of the opera the
Marquise Anforti wore . miraculous
dress, made of an ancient Venetian bro
cade. It was verify Of the wife Of
do e. As people were going into costa
sizes over it she said, sAnd think! | 60
it for nothing, only SO francs yard. 4
In fact, at tine prices at which dresses 50,
one might calculate that this only cost
1,2O0 francs, counting IS yards for the
dress. But the marquise added, y
wanted to give one like it to one OF my
friends, but Worth used the whole hu@
bred syards.'' And when we cried out.
she said. .What could you dot At the
first and at the second cut he was not in
spired, but at the third he bad recovered
oil his genius.
1 cater ALL said a man Of figures,
'Ianghingly. ''the dress only cost o'ooo
francs.
EYES," said the marquise, 'but you for
get the making :.
ssHush,'' said the admirer. Il don't
want to hear any more.
| ssThat is not ALL she pursued. i
spent $4,000 on my journey to Venice. !
was so happy at having found this stun
SO cheap that I was prodigal in every
thing else.''
..Come, now" said the man Of figures,
e'tell us at once that the dress cost as
much as the opera
And the finer the dresses are, the less
they are worn. A woman would consider
herself disgraccd if It we're said that she
had been seen twice in the same dress.
The day after ball they send the dress
back 20 The dressmaker, telling her to
make it over. The making over costs
more than the material. The other day,
a lady Of fashion-of this fashion-asked
me to dine. "Yes.' said, ''on condition
that your dress-maker does not come or
that day. ssYou Think she said. smll
ing, ssthat the better am dressed the
worse YOU will dine, as it is with most
women. Be of good cheer. MY
table is as we'll dressed as l am
The dinner was charming. She hao
invited one Of her friends, asking
her to come in an Ash ednesday dress
She followed instructions faithfully, ane
both appeared in dresses made for thu
occasion, which had only cost Z,OUO francs
each-less than nothing, as they compla
Gently observed.
In the middle ages, luxury was struck
at by this reyal ordinance: Cloth OF gold
embroidered stuffs, and silks ramage
were forbidden to be worn by any bu
courtesans, ssall noble women being for
hidden 10 wear anything but linen ant
woolen.' At present there are plenty Q
fashionable women who would choose t
dress like courtesans rather than bur.
themselves in linen and woolen. II
were King, which Heaven forefend,
would condemn wemcn Of fashion to dres
themselves, some evening of = reception
, at court, in their unpaid bills at Worth
and other virtuosos' Of the needle an
scissors.
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why uelY SAN REFORMED.
From the Detroit Free Press. J

From the Detroit Free Press.
He had been missing from the ''Poto-
mac several days, and Cleveland Tom,
Port Huron Bill, Tall Chicago, and the
rest Of the boys. who were wont to get
drunk with him, couldn't make ont what
had happened. They hadn't heard that
there was . warrant out for him. and his
absence from the old haunts puzzled them.
They were in the Hole-in-the-W all saloon
the other morning, nearly dozen Of
them, drinking. smoking, and playing
cards, when in walked Ugly Sam.
There was deep silence for few mo-
ments a. they looked 1t him. Sam had
I new hat. had been shaved clean, had on
clean collar, and white shirt, and they
didn't know him at first. When they
saw that it was Ugly Sam they uttered .
shout and leapcd up.
Gave in that hat!' cried one.
"Yank that collar Oft" shouted aD.
other.
LETS roll him on the floor - screamed
I third.
There was something in his look and
bearing which made them hesitate. The
whiskY.red had almost faded from his
face, and he looked sober and dignified
His features expressed disgust and con.
tempt q he looked around the room, and
then revealed pity IS his eyes fell upon
the red eyes and bloated faces Of thu
crowd before him.
"why, what ais ye, SAM inquired
Tall Chicago, IS they Ill stood there.
1--WE come down to bid ye good-by
bows p he replied, removing his hat ant
drawing . clean handkerchief from hi
pocket. :.
.What! Hev ye turned preacher =
they shouted in chorus.
.Boys, ye know can lick any two Q
We, but hain't on the fight any more
and I've put down the last drop OF wins
XIV which is ever to 20 into my mouth
I've switched of. I've taken IN oath
I'm going to be decent!
/ aSam. be you crazyi' asked Por
Huron Bill, coming nearer to HIM.
~I've come down here to tell ye q
about it, answered Sam. "Move tn
chars back little and give me room
Ye al know I've been rough. and more
too. I've been : drinker, tighter,
gambler, and : leafer. / can't look Dacl
and remember when I've earned m homes
!. dollar. The police hez chased me aroun
like wolf, and I've been IN jail ana %
work-house, and the papers has SAID tina
, Ugly Sam N. the terror Of the Petoma.
Ye Ill know this, Toys. but ye didn
know I had an old mother.
The faces Of the crowd espresso
amazement.
] Il never mentioned it to any Of ye, e
/ was neglectmg her" he went on On
|. vas : poor old woman living up here
. the alley, and il the neighbors h.dn
, helped her to fuel and food, she'd naS
! been found dead long ago. 1 never helps
her to ! cent-didn't re her iof wee1
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s.Kaovv ThYseIf."

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and weeks, and used to feel mean about
it. When fellow goes back on his old
mother, he's a-gittin purity low. and /
know it. Well, she's dead-buried yes
terhay I was up there afore che died.
She sent for me BY Pete, and when got
ahere seen it was all day with her,
"Did she say anything! asked one Of
the boys, as Sam hesitated.
'sThat's what ails me now, he went on.
ssWhen went in. she reached out her
hand to me, and, says she: Samuel, I'm
going to die, and know'd you'd want to
see me afore passed away!' I sat down,
feeling queer-like. She didn't 60 on and
say as how was . loafer, and had neg
lectcd her, and all that, but says she:
'Samuel.you'll be all alone when I'm gone.
I've tried to be good mother to you,
and have prayed for you hundred o
nights, and cried about you until my old
heart was sore!' Some Of the neighbors
had dropred in, and the women were cry
ing, and, tell you, / felt weak
He paused for moment, and then con-
tinued:
ssAnd the old woman said she'd like to
kiss me afore death came, and that broke
me right down. She kept hold Of my
hand, and by and by she whispered:
Samuel. you are throwing your life away.
You've got it in you to be man, if you'll
only make up your mind. / hate to die
and feel that my only son and the last Of
our family may 60 to the gallows. If /
had ysur promise that you'd turn over .
new leaf, and try and be good, it seems as
if I'd die easier. Won't you promise me.
my son Z And / promised her, boys, and
that's what ais me She died holding
my hand, and promised to quit the low
business, and to 60 to work. I came
down to tell ye, and now, you won't see
me on the Potomac again. I've bought
an Ak. and am going up in Canada to
winter
There was dead silence for moment
and then he said:-
"Well. boys, I'll shake hands with "
all around afore I go. Good-by. Pete
good-by, Jack-Tom-Jim. l hope y
won't fling any bricks at me, and I shan
never fling at any Of ye. It's dying
promise, ye see, and I II keep it if it take'
q right arm!''
The men lookelrefectively at each 9th
er after he had passed out, and it was |
long time before any enc spoke. Then
Tall Chicago flung his clay pipe into l
corner, and said:--
..I',l lick the man who says Ugly Sam
head isn't levcl!'
"So'll IT, repeated the others.
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NICHOLS, SHEPARD & cos
Vibrator Thresher

The BRILLIANT SUCCESS of this
Grain.Saivng,T ime.Saving T11RE S1as
ER, is unprecedented in the annals Of hrm
machinery. In . brief period 1t has become
widely known and FULLY ESTAD.
LIS8ED, Is the PLEADING THR EsH.
ING MACHlNE.s'
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Women Folks did net Know IL Wa
Harvest Time.

Pleasant Grove, Iowa, Dec. %, 1874.
j. P. Taylor, Charles City, Iowa.
was very much pleased with the working
Of the Eiward Harvester. l had good
Self-Raker when got it, but am satisfied
now that made money and saved good
deal of work and worry in doors and out,
by throwing my Reaper aside and buy
ing the Edward. My women folks did
not know anything about harvest this
year. think that the binders boz saw
ed nearly enough grain to pay the bind
ers' wages. The draft was as light as
that Of any Harvester l ever saw. / cut
140 acres.
w. J. POWERS.
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FDoling q Car Driver.
fFrom the Detroit Free Press

The other night rs the ''last car on
the Michigan avenue route was turning
around on the table at the corner OF
Woodward and Jefferson avenues, two
young men who had fixed up straw man
in good shape, helped him aboard and
seated him at the end furthest from the
driver. The dummy man. had his hat
pulled low, his arms down, and was SO
braced up against the end of the car that
he looked as much . passenger as any
one. The car moved of after . while,
and as it turned into Michigan avenue an
old lady got aboard. She paid her fare,
the Young men followed suit, the driver
keeping his eye on the dummy, and won
dering If he was going to try TO beat his
fare.
At First street the driver jingled his
bell for fare, and the two young men and
the old woman looked over at the straw
man. The car moved up to Third street,
and the driver looked through the win
dow and yelled s'Fare," and jingled the
bell again. There being no response, he
opened the door and called out to the
straw man: :,
"Say. you, you want to pay ye1r fare.
There was no answer, and after going
half block he shouted again:
"You man, there-walk up and pay
your fare
One Of the young men sat opposite the
dummy, and he squeaked out in reply:
"Drive on the old hearse
"What! What's that !" shouted the
driver, pushing the door clear open.
..Oh! hire hall" Was the reply.
'.See here, mister, you've got to pay
your fare or get OF y exclaimed the dri
ver, winding the lines around the brake
.Gr.shus me If there's going to b
| 4 fight let me get Off, shouted the old
lady, and she rushed down the car ane
made clean jump from the door.
| ssNow, then, are you going to pay you
fare - said the driver, IS he entered The
I car.
"Pay be hanged was the mutteret
reply. ,;n -,
ugly !" whispered the other young maj
to the driver.
! 81 don't care if he's as ugly IS JOIN
Jacob As:or, he's got to pay his fare O
The driver slid down to the end Of tn
car, spit on his hands. and continued
.Come now-out with your fare, or Of
you go!
There was no reply, no movement an
splitting on his hands again he called ou'
.Well, here you comet and grabbc'
the dummy by the shoulder. His oo)ec
Was to Jerk the ssfellow" out Of doors, an
expecting . struggle he put forth all HI
strength in ! mighty effort. It was yer,
successful. The driver went out Of tn
car heels over head, with the straw ma
on top Of him. and the young men ieape
| of the front end of the car just IS %
victim vas trying to get his thumb
/: the straw mans eye.
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lArsene Housaye's Causeie in the Inoone.
1t is not only for the train that great
deal Of material is required-it IS Tor the
..retouching.' A dress does no. make
itself; the best cutter, even Il she designs
like Raphael. must allow herseii. IS the
artists say, space for repentance She
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POWERS BROTHERS,
No. 5 e. ThiFd.st. 1t. Paul, MIN.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
DRY GOODS

Notions, Hosiery, Trimmings, &C., Keep the
largest stock and sell cheaper than any mouse
in the city. Goods sent on orders By Rxpseas,
c. @. D., to any part o. the country, and sst-
isfaction guarantsed. AGENTS for Butteri0k's
Celebrated Patterns. Sendfor catalogue. l0l 100
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ccsslul!y .or coaI carriage until The is &C
conlplshcd The buying UP Of Cumber-
land whaIy,s may defer the ultimate ne
c,s,ily, but 50 long Is the canal is mpcr-
feet in c>teu, and range, ii calLot h,rraE
ter horc to cuml &c with cu,upIi-, III all
lepccta completely equipped for the work
Of taking the coal direct from the mines.
The canal must DO the same - nearly is
practicable, else the crcwi.iic chronic ciy
oil 4 large non-paying State investment
must at last dry up with its channel.
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Frostburg, March 3lst, 1873.
fCOntinued from last week. |
Prison Life.
BY Il T. POWELL

On our travels through the mountains
we encampcd one night in an old school
house. One of the rebels obtained permits
sion to take me to a house just across a
creek to get supper, where there was a very
old lady. While she was preparing our
meal he related many Of their victories,
which pleased her very much. He con-
cluded by saying-"hcrc is a little Yankee
This ended our supper She flew in fear
full rage, declaring what she would do he
fore she would allow one of Abe. Lincoln's
puppies to eat in her house" | barely cs-
capped little instruction with the poker,
My rebel friend and | had to return to
camp, and take our supper with the rest.
We left carly next morning after turn
ing the large coal or wood box over one of
the boys, thus enabling him to escape, as
by chance they did not call the roll until
we had gone two or three miles.
My rebel friend gave me little grey
pony to ride, and, as he was reared in this
country he took me to his fathers home
where we had dinner. We would some
times ride quite number of miles away
from the command and, as the rest were on
foot, We would soon ovcrtake them. At
every house we stopped he would intro
dncc me as "a little Yankee pet" The
lieutenant commanding Us asked me if
would go to his home and stay, provided
he would send me there replied mo
i would go the whole hog or none" lie
laughed at that very much.
We arrived at iIarriaoubrwg tho valley
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All the car builders, examiners, &C.,
of the Philadelphia and Reading rail
road, who We're suspended at and
around Schuylkill Haven, Pa, for be-
longing to the trade union, resumed
work Monday. The company is now
moving coal through as usual.
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PROBABLY no Cumberland movement
was ever SO generally unsatisfactory to the
cliqucs as the late Canal Mass Meeting
On one side it was a great effort to bully
the German lamb; on the other to c0ncili-
ate the German lion. 1t was Il contest be
tween the policies of intimidation and cur
rying, and the clash was the signal of de
feat along the whole line. The cry for
peace through laudatory resolutions mingled
with the hoarse tocsin of chancery war for
lost monopoly. The interests of general
trade collided with some private spics in
q common effort, and the movements, dis
concerted, retired defeated, leaving the van
tagc ground with German This wide
awake individual holds command ofimpor-
tant statistics, as well IN favor Of his man.
agcment as against Cumberland This is
one of the points of his offending He is
able to show that Cumberland prosperity
and Canal prosperity have not been coinci-
dent, and, possibly, never can be under
regimes dissimilar to that of his aGministra-
'ioii' AN tiiNii IL IltttSSdTl 10 conf
bat monopoly hy monopoly-a bad pro-
cccdmg say the monopolists But the poo
pie, in the background, regretting that ca
nal lading must necessarily be monopoly,
wonder why it should be worse in the
hands ola Company on this side or a Com
pany on that. Where's the difference? ask
they. All, the toOlishly innocent public
Doesn't it know by this time that there are
more things locked up in chancery Ethan
were ever dreamed of in their crude philos-
ophy?' Between labor and capital the COL
cluslon is generally foregonc, but between
monopoly and monopoly, ''then comes the
tug Of war;" Who shall determine col
lision so novel? Who knows for instance,
the end of the great railroad rivalry? No
one; yet everybody has the prcemincnt
advantage of guessing at it without the in
cumbrancc Of an indefinitely prospective
juridical process. 1t may finally come, ad-
judging that tho old, the rich monopoly,
has more right to pcrpctuate itself than
the new, the indebted Canal monopoly, has
TO establish itself 1t may come, we say,
but we don't believe it, no matter how far
or how long the war is carried.
TO return. Every development Of the
controversy occasioncd BY the pressure for
reduction of canal tolls is an argument for
the Wcstcrnport extension. 1t is becoming
more and more apparent that the Canal
will never again I've able To compete sue
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General Gustav is to lead another
exploring expedition TO the Black
Hills as soon as the weather opens.
The seventh cavalry, 4 due proportion
Of infantry, and perhaps a battery of
GattliHg guns, will compose the COM
nand.