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Mental Precoeity.

Christian Heinecken, born at Lubbock,
February 6, 1921, was one of the most
remarkable children to be found in the
annals of precocity. At the age of ten
months he could speak and repeat
every word which was said to him /;
when twelve mouths old he knew by
heart the principal events narrated in
the Pentateuch. In his second year he
learned the greater part of the history
of the Bible, both Old and New Testa-
ments. In his third year he could reply
to most questions on universal history
and geography, and in the same year
he learned to speak Latin and French.
In his fourth year be employed himself
in the study of religion and the history
of the church. He was able not only to
repeat what he had read, but also to
reason upon it, and express his own
Judgment. He died on the 9th of June,
l725, aged four years and four months.
1t cannot be too generally known
that extreme precOcity is of the nature
of disease and a subject for the gravest
care. In precOcious child the exercise
of the intellect, whether in lessons or
otherwise, should be discouraged and
controlled, not, as it too often is, stimu-
lated, if there be any sincere desire that
the child should live.
Henry Kirke White, the Christian
poet, when but eleven years old, wrote
on a separate theme for every boy in his
class, which consisted of about twelve
or fourteen. The master said he had
never known them to write so we'll upon
any subject before, and could not refrain
from expressing his establishment at
the excellence of Henry's own.
Sir Isaac Newton had mastered the
highest elements of mathematics and
the analytical method of Des Cartes be-
fore he was twenty, and discovered the
new method of infinite series, of the new
telescope, the laws of gravitatiOn, and
planetary system.
Edward Burke, at the age of nineteen
planned a refutation of the metaphys'
ical theories of Berkely and Hume. Al
twenty he was in the Temple, the ad
miration of its inmates for the brill
fancy of his genius and the variety o
his acquisitions.
Lafayette was a Major in the
American army at the age of eighteen
was but twenty when he was wounded
at Brandywine, and twenty-five wher
he raised supplies for our army on hi
own credit at Baltimore.
William Cullen Bryant, the creates
of American poets, published his frs
verses at the age of fourteen, and still
lives TO edit the New York EUerins
Post, although beyond the age of eighty
Lord Byron, at the age of twenty
published his celebrated satire upon tn,
English Bards and Scotch Reviewers
and at twenty-four the first two canto
of Childe Harold's Pilgrimage.
John Milton, at the age of twenty
had written his finest miscellaneou
poems, including L'Allegro, ii Penese
roso, Comos, and the most beautiful
part of Monodois.
Alexander the Great became the mos
renowned monarch of his time, an,
conquered the known world before b
had passed his thirty-second year.
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'Tll deny it, and you can't prove it,"
'T can prove it by the woman her
self"
"But her character is bad. And the
word of an unchaste woman is not ac-
cepted in any court"
"How will you prove that her charac-
ter is bad ?''
"I can bring a dozen men to swear to
it,"
"But how will they know ?"
"By experience"
"Then they'll be either unchaste or
untruthful themselves, and in either
case their testimony will not be bind
ing, according to their own standard"
"But with. men it's different, Tommy.
They make the laws, and make 'em to
suit themselves. Take my advice, my
boy, and give up the idea of being a
champion for women. They're a tricky
set, the whole of 'em."
They're our mothers"
awe won't argue that point, but pll
give you five dollars to take me to my
wife's apartment-if you know where
she really is. must have her sigma
ture to a deed rve made for her share of
her fathers estate, or miss the chance
for big sale. Confound a law that
compels man to get his wife's sigma
ture in any business transaction"
~ know where Madge Morrison is,
but there isn't money enough in the
wide world to tempt me to take you to
her, sir"
"Oh, no! In love with her yourself,
ELI ?"
Madge turned upon her heel and in
dignantly Withdrew to her room, NUT
tering to herself, as she sank beneath
the blankets:
Supported and protected by men ~
ITO be continued.l
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What a Woman DidI

Miss Susan B. Anthony has evinced q
noble spirit in paying off debt of $l0,-
600 in which she was involved by the
failure of the Revolution q few years ago.
She has lectured one hundred and
twenty times this season, it is said, and
has just paid off the very last dollar of
this heavy debt with the proceeds.
Such an instance of high integrity is
worthy of all praise.-The Index.
1t is indeed a noble record, and it
would make asplendid epitaph-s much
better one than blessed are those who
die in the Lord,r for it is far preferable
to live honest than to die religious.
Some of Miss Anthony's sterling integ-
rity at Washington would have saved
the country from being disgraced by the
swindling BabcUck, and more Of it in
Boston would have shielded us from
the Rev. Winslow's, Ponds, and jack
sons "irregularities''- of whom are
pious men. We heard the other day of
another speculatOr hereabouts, who has
been-well, he took the money of poor
Irish people to keep for them, and they
have lost it He is not an American,
nor an Infldel, Free ReligiOnist, nor
Spiritualist. If he had been either of
the three, he would probably have been
as honest as the high-minded and hon.
orable Susan B. Anthony, who, we un-
derstand, is Liberal and would like to
vote, and if elected to Office, would not
steal!
Women, generally, when occupying
positions where they are intrusted with
money, are not as thievish as men,,
We have been informed that the women
clerks in the post office here never steal
money out of letters. That sort of pill
fering is always done by men clerks
who, because they are recommended by
some church, are supposed to be honest!
They steal not only letters, but the civ
cry of Heaven to serve the devil in"
and not few of them are now in jail,
where they deserve to be.-InUestigdtor.
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SPEAK A CHEERFUL WORD.-Did
you never go out in the morning with \
heart so depressed and saddened that a
pail seemed spread over all the world ?
But on meeting some friend who spoke
cheerily for minute or two, II only
upon Indifferent matters, you have felt
your spirits wonderfully lightened.
Even a child, dropping into your house
on an errand, has often brought in a ray
of sunshine, which did not depart when
he went his way again. It is blessed
thing to speak cheerful word when
you can. f'The heart knoweth its own
bitterness" the world over, and those
who live in palaces are not exempt, and
good words to such hearts iare like ap-
Piles of gold in pictures Of silver" Even
strangers we casually meet by the way,
in the travellers waiting-roo are un-
consciously Influenced by the words and
tones we use 1t is the one with pleas
ant words on his lips to whom the
stranger in a strange land turns for adj
vice and direction in his perplexities.
Take it as compliment if some poor
wayfarer comes to you to direct him
which street or which train to take;
your manner has struck him as belong
ing TO one he can trust. 1t is hard,
sometimes, to speak q pleasant word,
when the shadows rest on our own
hearts; but nothing will tend more to
| tighten our spirits than doing good to
another. When you have no oppOrtu
nifty to speak cheering word, you can
often send full beam of sunshine into
to the heart of some sOrrowing, absent
! friend, by sitting down and writing 3
good, warm-hearted letter.
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"IT's OUR BABY.n-T. J. Wolfe is
not an old man. He Is not a young
man, but he is a married man, and has
been for several years. He lives within
one mile of WestpOrt, Mo-, but no
children climb upon his knees when
the day declineth, and twist the cats
tail and listen to big stories. Yesterday
morning he went to the fodder shock to
get provender for his milch COW, and, as
he stopped to pull the ears, he suddenly
discovered midway in the shock what
at first he took to be a horse blanket.
He picked it up and unrolled it, and
discovered two bundles of led flannel.
He unraveled these, and there lay a girl
baby, about four or five days old. He
took it in the house and showed it to
Mrs. w. She remarked that it had
blue eyes, and then she looked into her
husbands eyes to satisfy herself that
she hadn't been mistaken. So this new
foundling was encompassed about with
new linen, and Mrs. w. sat down to
make baby-clothes, while Wolfe got out
in the floor and danced and sung and
hit his wife on the back of the head and
hollered.
"Bully for us! It's our young-one,
isn't it, Mrs. Wolfe and didn't cost q
cent, did it? Hurrah ~
And then he went out and hitched up
a yoke of calves, and drove all around
the house, yelling like an Indian. The
little stranger has a good home, and
may yet be the queen of its realm.
Here's luck to the baby.
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CoNTENTNIENT.-Tob be at peace with
ourselves, to be in harmony with our
surroundings, is more to be priced in
this everyday world, than wealth or
genius. And this treasure lies within
the power of each. Its possession de-
pends entirely upon ourselves. 1t must
be deep and abiding, not left to the
mercy of every little trifie.
Did it ever occur to you that a cheer
full, happy face, the mirror of serene
and peaceful mind, would give moer
real pleasure to your family than the
elaborate dinner, or the well-arranged
house?
Affairs do take a most exasperating
turn sometimes; but frowns, and cross
words, and fretting, won't make them a
whit better; indeed, they make them
worse, for they incapacitate one for any
thought, and leave one at the mercy Ofill-
humor or passion, which is more likely
to lead in the wrong than in the right
path. There is absolute gain in self
control, in preserving equanimity of
spirit amid trying circumstances.
Moral power is secured, aud conse-
quently the ability to govern persons
and control and direct affairs.
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MARRIED AND SINGLE LIFE.-A lit
erary society at Bethlehem, Pennsyl-
vauia, has decided that married life is
more conducive to happiness than single
life" That settles the question, Of
course; but we will venture the asser-
ton that the advocates of this solution
of the problem are tired of living single,
aud are anxious for a change of condi-
ton. One thing is certain-those who
are single magnify the advantages of
the married state, while those who are
married undervalue them. 1t is neither
the sublimely blissful condition the one
class imagines it, nor the undesirable
and irksome one the other class cOnsid-
ers it. Those who are we'll married
will agree with us that they enjoy the
golden mean between the extremes of
bliss and misery. 1t is just the state
nature intended men and women to oc-
cupy. Those who are well-mated enjoy
OH earth a foretaste of heaven, while
those who are nOt-well, we will leave
them alone in their misfortune.
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Of the 1000 teachers employed in the
Boston public schools, more than 800
are women, and yet, the less than 400
men receive more than the 800 women.
In other words, the women do more
than two-thirds of the work for less
than one half the money.
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PHILosoPHIC, BUT UNPRINCIPLED.-
'My son." said venerable philosopher,
"never waste your time-nOt moment
of it; always waste somebody else's."
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The man who is curious to see how
the world can get along without him
can find out by sticking a cambric
needle into a mill-pond, and then with
drawing it and looking at the hole.
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The Woman Suffrage question is now
agitating England. 1t is decided that
women have right to be imprisoned
and to be hung, but they have no right
to vote or hold Office.
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would die for you, unworthy as you
are"
"Then give me a kiss. 'Pon my
word, you are glOriously beautiful"
"Will you marry me, George ?"
"Pll do anything you ask, if you'll
only be the loving little Sadie to me to-
night that you once were. Pve been
lonely without you, darling"
"Then go and fetch a magistrate and
witnesses"
"To-night ?"
ayes, George. Not another kiss, not
another caress till we're married"
Thunder ~
"GOod-night, George"
"But Pm not gone yet"
"You will 60"
mot till get that kiss"
"Then pIl 60"
mot much !" and the villain locked
the door and took possession of the'key.
"I'Il scream"
mo, you won't"
"Leave the room, sir p'
'Thats cool"
"GeOrge, for the love of heaven, leave
me I don't want to create a scene
here, followed by great scandal"
"Nobody asks you to do that. See
here, Sadie. You're in for a life of
shame, and you'd as well make the best
/ of il. That bastard-n
"Hu8h! I'll scream bloody murder
if you don't leave me. You shall not
slander my precious boy, your own
flesh and blood"
"Be still. The folks will hear you"
"And 1 intend they shall. Murder
fire helpp'
"Madge could bear no more. Imbued
by a sudden strength, she emerged
from her own domicile and raped Wig
orously upon the door.
'Mr. Hanson, your wife is looking
for you," she cried, knowing that he
would not realize how literally true her
words were.
"Your o0Je ~ cried the woman from
the inside. "Surely, George, you are
not married ?"
"Yes, am. So you see, no matter
how dear you might be to me, man
couldn't be married TO more than one
woman at a time-unless he went to
Utah."
"And does she know of me, and of
your boy ?n
"That's none of her business. All
she has to do is to keep her own gar
ments white, and leave her husband to
look after his own affairs"
"But how can she keep herself uncon-
taminated when she lives with a
knave ?" asked Sara.
"Will you open the door? or must l
call the police ?" asked Madge.
Goodnight, Sara. You'll rue this,
as sure as you're born !" said the man
who, under guise of the holiest love,
had wrought her ruin, as he emerged
from her room and shut the door after
, him with bang.
"Here's a hush piece" he said to
Madge, offering her a silver coin, which
she scorned TO touch.
livery WE'LL" he said, carelessly, "but
1 if you peach you'll do it at your peril. n
I "How lucky it was that I found thai
= ring" thought Hanson, chuckling tC
} himself. "It's worth five hundred, if q
dollar. The steamer goes tomorrow
] night. I'll sell it and be off," Then
as if suddenly recollecting himself, he
t exclaimed, as Madge was going away
s "Say, Tommy, you said something
, about my wife wanting to see me. Il
}. she in the hotel ?"
a "Yes, sir.
g "In what room ?''
e "The one you have just left"
'My wife, indeed She's "a"
e "Stop, sir l heard it all, and II
have you arrested. You must not cal
d her names"
1 "pd like to see you arrest a man il
IS this country for visiting "a"
e "Again 1 say hushy You are no
e worthy to wipe that woman's shoes.
know your lawful wife, and 1 know
where she is, and all about her. An
IT pll tell her all Pve heard, too"
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Gen. Brinkerhoff, President of the
Ohio Archaeological Association, an
nounces an international convention Of
Psychologists has been called to meet
at Philadelphia on the 4th Of September
next. The most distinguished scientists
of the United States are engaged in the
management. Invitations have been
sent to the prominent scientific men of
EurODe.
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ENTERED, according TO Act of Congress, in the
the Librarian of Congress at Washington City,
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ALEXANDRIA.

ROUGH TIME.-The schooner John RIed
which arrived here on Saturday evening, re-
ports having had an exceedingly rough time
In the gale of the Sunday previous, while of
ChiDgoteague. Some Of her sails were
blown away, one boat lost, and her decks
one time thrown out through port hole,
but fortunately returning wave threw him
on deck again. The vessel was at the mercy
of the waves, on q lee shore for seven hours.
Finally her anchors were gotten out and
after losing one, the other one held her head
TO the gale. Shortly after getting the An
cbors out II was found that the water was
rising rapidly In the hold, and it was feared
that the vessel would sink. The captain took
some provisions and water to the cross
trees, and, Also, carried his wife and two
children, who were on board, to the same
place, lasbiDR them to the rigging, where
they remained for four hours. The captain
with the crew, worked the pumps for six or
eight hours before the vessel was got clear
and the men for the first time In thirty six
hours got something TO eat.
THE y. s. District and Circuit Courts meet
here to morrow.-(G Gazette, 25th.
THE VIRGINIA MIDLAND AND ALEX
ANBRIA AND FREDERICKSBURG RAIL
ROADS DAMAGED BY THE STORM.-The
city has been crowded since Saturday with
strangers who are kept here in consequence
OF the breaks in the railroads, caused by the
heavy rain storm. Several washes on the
A. & F. road have necessitated q suspension
Of trains, and passengers by that route are
taken down by the steamer Keyport, to
Quantico. The Keyport made q midnight
here. The hotels and Restaurants in the
city have been doing fne business, Illus
frating the maxim that 1t is an Ill wind that
blows nobody gOOd. Sentinel, 25th.
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ANOTHER DRsCRIpTrou on ol

ANOTHER DESCRIPTION OF "BLUE
JEANS ."-A CORES pondent of the New YORK
herald, writing from Indiana, SAYS of 0Blue
Jean" Williams, the democratic candidate
for governor of that state, that he appeared
10 stand over six feet and his face bore q
striking resemblance to that of Abe Lin
coins. Some republican scribe, in writing
about his mouth, evolved from the depths OF
bis malignant fancy the cOnceit that 1T was
put on warm and spread all over his coun-
tenance. His mouth Is decidedly large, and
when he laughs, which is at very rare inter-
walls, 1t JeopardiZes the comfort of his ears.
DE is gaunt man like Lincoln and az
homely as q snake fence. He has a thin.
hatchet face and an uneven and an unpleas.
ant complexion. In repose his expression
is sorrowful and meditative, his mouth
lanky figure Is surmounted by q wide
brlmmed soft hat, and taken In connection
with his singular limbs, which seem to be
gnarled, and his slouching forward gait,
reminded me family of q cOcOanut tree In a
gale OF wind. 1 studied for ten minutes or
so the expression of his ey es, which gave me
the idea that he was kindly hearted man
q fair share of Intelligence and shrewdness
His "Blue Jeans" at which all the nobs and
.noos OF this western country have leveled
their bitterest rfdicule, appeared to me a
most respectable and becoming suit The
blue Is OF quiet, subdued tone, like an
intensified confederate gray. 1t Is q very
superior quality Of Jean, as / was informed
by dry goods democrat, who actually took
hold OF 1t on the person OF the candidate and
rubbed IT between his fingers to see how
much cotton was In 1t. Like Lincoln, he ia
no orator, but great relator OF anecdotes
than string OF stories OF which he is "re-
minded -
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A JESSE PoMKRoY IMITAToR.-The Mon
tr,se (Penn.l Republican of last week says:
"Fran els Van BarriDger, a boy about
twelve years Of age, whose parents reside in
windsor, N. Y, appeared at Great Bend
village over a week ago, ragged waif,
sleepiDgs In barns, and subsisting on what
he could beg. On Thursday afternoon of
last week he alluded the little son of Mr.,
John Sh1pley. who Is about i've years of age
and son of j. Il. McCreary, aged about seven
years, into the barn, he told the boys he was
going to Kill them. The Reporter, of that
place, thus describes the actions OF the
young hend: After getting young McCreary
into the barn he stripped the boy of his
clothing and then proceeded to beat him
with a heavy strap, causing the blood to
hOw until the little fellow sank helpless tn
the floor. The Juvenile find then placed the
strap around his victims neck and attempt
ed to hang him to the round ladder just
as the diabolical act was a bout to be con-
summated several boys rushing into the
barn, and seizfp the demon, dragged him
by main force to the Office of Justice DUBOIS
from whence he was sent to jail. This
timely Interference alone saved thu life Of
little McCreary'"
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GEORGETOWN.

The RIVER Tho water In the rive mas
rot risen perceptibly during the .sst "a
hours, though the current Is su III kvoi,sn
and swift.
RAN AWAY FROM E,oNf.-Alouxo Dom
alcsop, aged ID, SEQ OF sarruel Donalds0n.
residing on congress stree, near Water, lest
tramp and another boy who was with the
latter. Donaldscn has q large scar over bis
right eye. The whereabouts OF the missing
boy and bis comrades Is unknown.
REVIVAL MEETINGs.-As series ofreligious
meetings was commenced last night at the
Dumbart0n-street n. z. Church, to be con-
Webb, formerly . member OF the wesleyan
Conference, England, and An eloquent min
lister, will preach nightly.
GRAIN TRADE--The offerings on Change
this morning amounted to LIS bushels OF
wheat, 100 Of which sold At 81. ., and IS at
s1.12S. The schooner Kitty Ann arrived
this morning with 500 bushels of wheat To
Hartly & Bro. and 200 do. arrived by rail
yesterday, to j. g. & ]. n. Waters.
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THE COURTS.

EQUITY CoURr-Jui9e DIN.
so-day, Barbour Hamilton agt Schlos-
order. White eli al. agt- Abner; order direct
Ing repayment of taAes TO q. Schneider.
Russell agt Russell; order extending time
ser sgt. Haviland, and Oppenheimer agt.
Chaplin; pro confessos made. Keys agt. Keys
decree assigning dover. Scott agt Cole; rule
discharged, DC Hoyey agt McDonald; order
charged. Rowland agt. Carpenter; decree for
sale. Borlapd es al. agt. Borland ct al; order
to appoint guardian I'D litem.
POLICE CoURr-J.0ioe Shell
To-day, Chas. Noonan, ARRAY; SS VIM.
Mud, larceny Of Q large quantity OF cloth
ing from Louis Lepreux, plead guilty and
was sentenced to six months In Jail. James
80 days in jail. Albert Bagman, assault on
VIM. Dunn; $40 or so days In jail. Robert
Rusty, assault and battery; forfeited $40 COL
lateral. .. ID. Hilton, charged with keeping
tinued under $500 bonds. Mary Maroney; for
felted. Molly johnson; do. VIM. Byron. pro-
fanfty; IS. Anna McCue; forfeited. r Vigel
Derby in Georgetown; s5. VIM. Lewis; for
feited. Henry III. Dodson; do. Michael
powney carrying pistol; $50 or 80 days.
xaV oSn ds s,i over the paved foot
Jonson, loud; IS. Jos. Keefer, of evil life
ano lame and suspicious person, was sent
down. John Morris, profanity; IS. James
'1O"LS oOIbou, lOuus ID each .
John johnson; forfeited. Samuel Shekell,
an old lOafer and hummer, was sent down
,or vagrancy. Frederick Miller; forfeited.
Neal Foster was sent to the chain gang for
vagrancy. Thos. Mulligan. loud; as. Wash.
iDgton Rollins; forfeited. Robert l.. Fergu-
son, profane; 50. Bridget Foley, drunk and
disorderly in Georgetown; s5. Chas. New
ion, cursiDg: IS. Dennis Barret; forfeited
VIM. Bassett, public profanity; IS. George
Nesline, loud IS. Henry Campbell, do ;
SIS Morris McAuliff. violation of license
law; $50.
CHARGE OF PROFANITY DISMISSED,
IaIbert T.. Murray, prOfane In q house on
Delaware avenue loud enough tn he heard
on the street. The testimony showed that
defendant entered neighbours house and
behaved in q very uncivil and disgraceful
manner, but as 1t was too far removed from
the street 10 be heard there, he was dis.
missed. Robert Koch, assault and battery
on Henrietta Koch, his mother; hearing to-
morrow.