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following the last ons:Consols for money,
93ys 9s for account, 9s's VI hve-wenty bonds
OF 1895 toldl. 1O4; nvctwcnty bonds OF 1857, 1914
ex coupon; ten-forty bonds, l07x l07s; new nves.
1867. 106; Erie common shares, 9,s ln Frankfort
new ves l0lh Bar silver IL quoted at 6Stad per
ounce.
RAILROAD Boxps
Railroad bonds continue quiet and tho following
were tho changes in prices compared with last prcv-
Gus sales:--An advance OF per cent in Pacific Rail
road oil Missouri seconds, = In Central Pacific gold
bonds and Central Pacific nrsts (San joaquin branch.
J, IN Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific sevens, 4 in
Western Pacific bonds and u in Union Pacific nrsts.
There was decline OF a in Chicago and Northwestern
consolidated gold scvens, y in Chicago and North
western consolidated gold registered bonds and Mil
waukee and st. Paul Chicago and Milwaukee dIvsion),
and i IN Michigan Southern seconds This afternoon
Union Pacific nrsts advanced 10 l05x Western Pacific
lo2., and Chicago and Northw estcrn consolidated
gold coupons Ola Toledo and Wabash hrsts fell of
10 l00l, Ohio and Assiss!ppi consolidated sinking
funds TO so, and Lehigh and wnkesbarro conso-
dated TO u. Chicago and Pittsburg consolidated
sinking funds sold 1o9h, Lake Shore consolidated
coupon rsts LOG. Chicago and Northwestern nrsts
at lo6ls, Erie third ut 1919 aud Morris aud Essex
OF 1871 at l02 The following wore tho closing
quotations for Pacific Railroad bonds:-Union nrsts
lo5 s to l057S land grants. 9oa 10 1907 do sink
ing funds, 81 to 81 ~ ;Ccntrals, los,s 10 l0SsT
GOVERNMENT BONDS
Government bonds closed Arm at tho following quo
tat,ons nited States currency SKIES l2l5s III
do do 1881, registered, 1925 ll23.; do do, do,
coupon, ll6,s llos do. do, 1885, registered, Iosas
u l0y1l; dc. do, do. coupon, l0s4 100; do do,
do new, registered, 100 q lo9,s; do. do, do, do,
COUPON l12. 1la1s do, do, 1861, registered, lll5a
1928; do. do, do, coupon, ll5 ll54; do, do,
1865. registered, lis ll3h; do. do, do, coupon,
III a117L do ten.fortics, registered, l12ts all2k
do do coupon, 1924 ll21a; do. lives, 1851, rcgs-
tered l0ss lI0ss do. do, do, coupon, llo5s lo'S
do AIS. 1891, registered, los u los5s.
STATE
State bonds were hrm for Mssouris ana weak, for
Tennessces The former advanced to l07z for long
sxe3 and the latter declined 4l5s for old and AK
u IL series.
AMERICAN MINING BOARD
Tho following is the Official record OF sales to-day
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fhe wheat market was duh and nomi nay lower for all
but srsght spring and winter The ssle. were about
10000 bushels. at 81 II for rejected spring, 81 81 for
graded spring and 81 81 for No. Minnesota. Cora
steady for old and little rmer for We note sales OF
1iOUO bushels. Mt bike. for mixed, SOLE
sic. for new grade 5oc 6oc for ungraded mixed,
5sc for low mixed GIG tor mi cd aud 6c JSc
Tor southern white. Rye quiet 5000 bushels sold
Soc SIC. for Western Barley and barley matt
wer. quiet. quiet, but steady, sales Of
$1,000 bushels ~ 3ssc or rees.ed 4sc 4ss for state
mixed, S2c. for State white, 4~c. for No
graded xed. 33c 3Dc Tor OF Western mixed and
3Siac. 43c. Tor range OF Western white.
lkMP AND JurE.-Buts held nrmiy but the market
quiet Hemp also quiet We quote - Anne rcnn
dressed $50 $1UU for single $40 $22s for double and
$l2Oa $i25 rough knssa clean. s2tU Sio god Ial
isn s215 sesU gold ju;e sac ao currency ;utc butts
3Ac. 5-lvc., cash and tnc currency Manila hemp.
sac. Ssal do. &c istie 5lsc u osac.. all goIa.
MoLAssEA--1hc market steady tor New Orleans,
but the demand waS moderate; bbls sold within tho
range. Foreign remained dull and nominal We quote =.
CUBA centrifugal mixed ssc 3ic :ca,ed Sic $40
do. muscovado refining. SIC iOc. a7c. 4-c
Porto ftico. 4Uc. 5Sc English Islands. yc 5Uc; New
Orleans, good. 5jc prime. SIC. 5Sc choice, OOc.
NAVAL SfoRks.fhe market for splits turpepiine
nm. Tho l2O bbls at 42c 50 bbls 1t ~
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known several OF no creditors obtained injunction
preventing the Sheriff from disposing OF the rest OF
the properly his possession The liabilities amount
TO about $4,000
In the Court of Common Pleas yesterday thero
ncd the assignment OF Frederick r. Lands 10 Charles
II. Bailey In the schedule xed the liabilities
stated at Sl5asI 3D. nominal assets, $ll $50 H. aud
real assets so l3y 81
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SAN FRANCISCO STOCKS

The following table OF prices OF the prominent gold
and silver mining shares, including the opening prices
of to-day rs received by telegraph from San Francisco
is furnished by William Ward, Drexel Building All
prces are In gold:-
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Included in the above are ITO bales arrive Delivered
$50 bales For future delivery tho sales
follows Yesterday after two O'Clock r. M.-Dccember
100 l2c 100 at II I332c; January 500 vt IL 0l6c
3uo l. I9-a2c February. 600 at n 25 32c.. 0oo
IL l3-iGc- March, sUU ~ 81 3ac POD nc lac Apri
500 at I3 5;s2c.; May. 800 ~ Is 5-l6c. June, 70;
Is 7-i6c Total, AGO bales To-day up to
ocloek r. M--January. 800 la5sc.. 200 II i732c
34yO i2izc, LOO IL 532c. 5000 ~ 716c Feb
ruary l2<c.. 500 IL .3-sac. 70 13,x,
IL o3-:s2c l.sUU at IL l1-i6c. $40 ut L. u 32c
1900 It IL il-i0c., IL Il sac March. 200 ai
IL 29Ssc. 2uu IL IL l6c, 100 II 2D32c., 800
II l5-iuc 200 At ~ a9-2c.. at IL IUc 400 nc
IL 29-3oc 900 1a7se 100 II 20Jac 100 af I2sfc
100 at IL 27.3sc April zoo at 3aac. at 10 Lice
500 13 3-52c. 800 Is Lice, 6UO IL l-3.c. ;
May. 800 ut is'<c. 500 ut i3 3-isc June. 100 as
l3sc.. 1OD ut rs I332c; July, 200 NJ 13.c. August,
400 IL 1889. Total. 22,jjO bales Grand total.
2S5O0 bales The receipts tho follows
Galveston. 59s7 bales: New Orleans 1910; Mobile.
lS3O ALI i.Ulo; Charleston, 5.2IJ; Wilmington
IN; Norfolk li2 New York. tit; Boston, 454; Phila.
deipha 4S7 total II :53 this day week 042,
day year. 2U3Ts. Total since September l. 256sei
bales 30 last night Cotton frerhts closed follows
1a,rc by steam &c, ,comprcsscd TO Bremen. by steam,
7c, compressed; uy SAIL sac to Liverpool. 1924 by
steam; by sail, ll-3.c.
FLoua AND isRAix-Reccpts- Flour, II f35 wheat
696U0 busheis meal .325 bb and 227 corn
24,OUi bushels: oats, 1920 do. rye 1850 do. barley
1900 do barley malt. 900 do. Tho -four market was
dull without change in prices Tho sales 10000
bbls, including state Western aud S1utaeru, the
quot ntion Rye Hour steady, with sales OF 100
bbls. Corn meal firm l2oo bbls brandywi sold
~
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MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
MARRIED.

ARNOLD BArrEgsES-0n the l4ih inst, in Christ
church, New York. by the Rev Dr J. Tattle, WILLAM
II. ARNOLD. OF Providence, H. l., TO VIRGINIA LAKE.,
second sher OF Colonel Jenyns C. Baersby into oi
the First New York tl.nconl cavalry, United States
Army
Canada. Dublin and London papers please copy.
GARsipE-RAPELyE.-In st James church, Newtown,
L. l., on the iiih inst. by Rev. Samuel Cox, d. d.,
Miss T.. JosErHINK RAPkLyE, OF Newtown.
HAISKs-DAy.--on Wednesday, December i3, at tho
residence OF tho BRIDES parents by Rev. o. Applcgae
WILL r. HASKs 10 JENNIE T., eldest daughter oi John
Day. all OF this cy
PHirrs--poxp.--On Wednesday evening, Dcccmbcs
Is, at ST. Thomas church by Row. William r. Morgan,
d. d. JAMES II. PnIrps 10 BESSIE, only daughter oi
illam A. Pond ali OF this city.
Boston papers please copy
kASDEL-RocK woop.--On Thursday, December H. at
the Church VI the Heavenly Rest, by Rov IL. s. How
land, d. d., j. AUGUSTUS RAxDEL to MARY A., daughter
OF George q. lockwood, all ofihis city.
SRARLEs--piLR. Al Grace church, Utica n. y. Da-
ccnber g. 1876 by the Rev II. NJ Van Deuscn, CHARLxa
II. s.AnLss TO ANNIs ~, youngest daughter OF u. u
Pier.
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PRINT CLOTHS MARKET.

PROVIDENCE. X. l.. Dee. II, 1915
Printing cloths market dull; prices nrm, ~ 4,.c for
standard and extra Gtx6i ,.
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ADVANCE AND DECLINE
The following the changes In closing prices com.
pared with those Of yesterday

ADVANCE AND DECLINE
The following the changes In closing prices
pared with those Of yesterday
ADVANCE. New York Central, X; Burlington and
Quincy, "a; C., q. aud o.. "a Consolidation Coal, !;
delaware ana Hudson, x; Harlem, 2; Illinois Central,
1; Lako shore, Il; Michigan Central II Panama, 2;
81. Paul, u do preferred, u; Wabash, u; Onion
Pacinc X; American Express. III United States E1.
DEcLisn ~Horris ' and nd Essex, ii New Jersey Con-
trail, ri Ohio and Mississippi, r.; Pacific Mall -;
Adams Express, ~
MARKRr.
Money loaned on call at 8 and per cent and closed
ats Tho rates OF exchange New York ut tho un-
dermentioned cities to-day were:-savannah, u
pncrcd; Charleston, easy, a NIX par; Cincin-
nati dull and heavy, lilo = discount; New Or
leans, commercial, 4 9-16 per cent, bank. u;
st. Louis. 81 so 81 10 discount; Chicago, Is to 50
discount Sterling exchange was steady. Prime
inal asking rates, 81 81; selling rates, 4SIta a
ASK and 4s3 q l. Ss,a; reichmarks. s4is 94la and
s5 a051; cables, 951s 95s; prime Paris 62Ots aud
61S1.
THE GOLD MARKET.
Gold opened and closed at lo7ts, with saIcs IN the
interim at l075s aud lo7x. Tho carrying rates
L. AZ, az, Band per cent
OPERATIONS GOLD EXCHANGE BANK
SSrronoy So,q ouynsss balances Ss $50 eds eds
Gross clenrances 70, UUO
CLEARING HOUSE, STATEMENT.
Currency exchanges. ..............S S04, 0s3. 5S2
Currency balances. J,OSAvSI
6uid exchahSes. 10 lsJ Iy9
G0ld 0alanccs l,I3Is1Ol
TUE roREIGx MARKET.
Tho London advscs report decline OF x per cent
in consoIs and little change In Unitod states
bonds. Eric was steady ~ Ok a9a
At Paris to 1o4 y a. andatcr fell on TO
iOA u.s. Tho specie in the Bank OF England shows
decrease OF 1904 900 sterling for the week ending yes
teray, but there change to the proportion Of
reserve to liabilities and tho minimum ratio OF dis
count remains at per cent Tho specie in the Bank
OF France increased 5s5.oooE during the week. The
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HAVANA MARKETS.

HAVANA Ded. II. 1876.
Spanish gold. 221H 2?2. Exchange on the United
States 80 days. currency. AZ discount; 90 days,
gold IN 2H premium; ON Londcn 10 l3,s prcmiuni
Paris par.
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EUROPEAN MARKETS.
COTTON.

LIvERPooL. Dec. IL. 1876
CottonFutures stcady; upiands low middling clause,
December and January delivery 1884 upiands. low
middling clause February and March delivery. 6sd
i,nds low middling clause. April and May delivery.
% SD uplands low mdding clause. new crop shipped
December and January 0snd.
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PRODUCE.
iXcw York Produce Exchange Report


LIVERPOOL, Dec IL 1876.
Poik-Easern dull At TIA Western dull Bacon
G. g. dull AS. - dull fjs: L. q. dull At AS s.
G. dull ut AS I'd Hams-L G. dull nj 4Js shoulders dull
SIS I'D. Bcetndia dull ut 0Us do duh
1u7s. prime do dull Ss. Lsrd-Prmc Western dull
5ls I'd. Taliow city dull at As I'd. Tuipcntine
spirits hrmer at J1s. Rosii-Commvn dull at ID tne
dull st los 3D. Choese-.American choice du at ess.
Lard oil steady q. 5Ss FlourExtra State firm Mt 2Bs
Wheat-No. spring dull At los I'D. No. = do dull
los ID winter dull ~ los I'D. for Western do. dull
los 3D. for southern. Corn-So mi xcd steady ut 27s
LIVERPOOL, Dec H. 1874
Corn, 27y a27s Sd qnsrter Tor mi xcd Western
Lard Jss. I'd. per evil for American Common rosin,
d. I'D.
Refined petroleum, 23,Sd- 28d per gallon spirits Of
turpeutine jOx. ID. per
Calcutta linsccd. t3s. . 53s Cd.
ANTWERP. Dec II. 1876.
Petroleum. s2E Tor nnc palo American.
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COMMERCIAL REPORT.


AND $500. 1-4c. LowER-FLoUR QUIET
wHIsKEY YIRMER, BUT NoMINAL-PoRK
NOMINAL LARD FIRMER - PETROLEUM
FInM-sPIRITs TURPENTINE FIRMER-RosIN
FlnNER OILS STEADY - COFFEE FIRM
SUGAR NoMINAL-FREIGHTs QUIET.
THURSDAY, Dec. 14-eP.M.
Business continued slow In all departments Of trade
and thcro was but little OF buoyancy anywhere mani.
fest, although the markets were generally arm. In
some cases thero was too much difference between
the views OF buyers and sellers to admit Of any
show tor business. On Change -four quiet.
Wheat dull and nominay lower for all except
prime Corn steady. Oats quiet Whskey
frmer, but nominal Pork nominal Lard frmer
Fre quiet Cotton the Futures
closed weak and 5-32c. &c lower. Coffee Hrr.
Sugar nominal Otis steady. Petroleum quiet but
firm. Rosin and spirits turpcntne irmer.
CorrRE-Thcre still dull but fim market for
Rio. Mild coffee firm. We quote Ordinary csrgocs
l6Sc. l64c; fair do. ls9.c lsazc. good do l9c.
l9iac prime. 1919 10s<c extreme for lots lGlSc
21c Santos fair to good, 16e. lsc gold, ninety days
Java government bags 2Oc 22c do. mats ale
23c singapore, lie. l6c Ccylon, l6hc 1sc; Nara.
caibo. l61ac lshc Iaguxyra, 1870. 1sc; Jamaica,
l5,.c ike; st. Domingo, lie. l5slc.; Porto Rico
l61sc ls1sc.; Costa Rics ljc 19c.; Mexican, l7c
lsc.; Manila, l61sc l7kc; Angosura. 1870 lsc !;
Ssvsnia. 1ec u lsc. Curacao, l5>sc. 1896
CorroS.-The market Tor spot cotton easy. with
prices ruling In buyers favor Futures opened with de-
clue Wednesdays closing prices Prices wont
still during the day. ana the market closed weak
with decline for the day q from ss2c to c The clos
Ie<fus sfLunI xA.Ier yuiI feukx.r1
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FINANCIAL.

JJnENiA NATIONAL BANk-
L Nrw YORK, Dee II. 1876
The public hereby cautioned against negotiating two
Certificates a Ind.bedness OF the city of Chicago. ILL., of
SiO each Nos 22T7 and .7S. which have been lost Ina
their transmission from Nanmkeag Naonsi Bank of salem.
Mass PhoniN National Bank In the mail Of tho 9th Inst
Payment oi tho above has been stopped
JOHN PARKER, Cashier
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Trausr FUNDS TO LoAs on MoRroAGE-cIrY.
Brooklyn and Queens county.
LE,yITI * WOL.OTT 10 Pine IT.
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NEW ORLEANs. Dec. II, IStU
Cotton quiet: middling. il,sc. low middIng. ili4c
good ordinary. ioac Net receipts. l0lU bnes gross,
Ii779 Exports--To Great Britain. 1906: France,
2032: coastwiso 39al. Sales, 400 Stock. 2s2. .0s9
GALvKsToS Dec. H. 1876
mid I i.c low mi iZr
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-02-11
Educated FIcaS.

The Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals is still considering
the case of the alleged cruelty to insects
practiced at the exhibition of educated
fleas. Mr.. Bergh is of the opinion that
the laws passed by the State Legislature
III regard TO the powers and duties of his
society does not give him and his Off
GERS power to interfere. The proprietor
of the exhibition, being interviewed by
the Mercury reporter, claims thai the
t1eas, which he says has been taught to
perform wonderful feats, do not suffer
any pain, but, on the contrary seem to
enjoy the proceeding. He said 81
will tell you how l teach the feas.
When L wish to teach flea to draw
car or carriage along, after securing the
insect to the object, place my finger
little in advance of it. Seeing the
finger, the flea tries to get near it in
order to get bite, drawing the vehicle
with it at the same time. BY this treat
ment, after many days, the insect learns
by instinct that by drawing the vehicle
it obtains meal. This is the only
method by which these wonderful feas
can be made to do anything. The har-
ness, instruments, ETC., are attached to
the fleas by means of mucilage, silk
threads and glue. A thread is passed
around each fea's waist, tight enough to
prevent the insect from slipping it off,
but not to prevent digestion. On the
back of each flea the silk thread is tied
into knot. Upon this knot anything 1
wish to fasten to the flea is glued. In
this manner l can fasten clothing, ETC.,
to the insects, so that the articles will
not come loose until l unite the silk.
The clothes, harness, etc, have to be
removed every evening"
The exhibitor claims to be kind to the
heas. He says that he feeds them with
his own blood Ivy allowing them to bite
his hand and arm. eyes, he continued,
warmly, "a perfectly reciprocal under
standing exists between me and the fieas,
inasmuch as / feed them, and they feed
me-" The exhibitor went on to state that
the foas he had were procured from
place hear Quebec, Canada, and that as
they were q very scarce kind and hard to
procure, he was naturally very careful,
rs fieas had rs much feeling as horses,
no doubt.-NeW York Mercury.
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A Youthful Lover Suicides.

Alfred Reddick, youth of Is years,
formed liaison some months ago with
the wife of David Rees, in Nashville,
Tenn. Mrs. Rees recently forbade Red.
dick coming to see her, and some time
later he went into her husbands apart.
ment, procured pistol, and killed him.
self. Reddick seemed passionately en-.
amored of Mrs. Rees, and would have
done almost anything ut her command
The Coroner's jury found verdict OF
suicide and charged the woman with be
Dig the cause of the deed. Mrs. Rees
has children and is old enough to hav,
been Reddick's mother.
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Big Names for Insects.

The mania for appending to amazingly
little insects amazingly big names, saws
the Philadelphia Record, is known to
those who are familiar with scientific
treatises. Occasionally these names are
unusually convenient, even III popular
use as, for example, where the poet
Birdofredom Sawin introduces the term
scarabGus 2Ditutarius into one of his
poems describing the size Of unpleasant
insects i'll Mexico. Mr.. Sawin wrote
tumblebug," but his critic changed it
to { G more discreet Latin Just men
toned, because "eddykated people {"
wouldn't stand the other term and in a
similar way he remarks, in the succeed
ing distich, that "the regiment came up
one day in time to stop a red bug from
running off with Col. Wright-'twas Just
a common cineg tcctuldrius." But for
ordinary prosaic and practical use the
prodigious technical names grated upon
the familiar animal world are often nui-
sances, and particularly where the in
struction of the young is concerned.
Prof. E. S. Morse, in recent treatise.
defends himself from emitting technical
names from little handbook, on the
ground that the common names always
remain the same, whereas the technical
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-02-11
A Leap-Year Episode.

" 'Sault an battery, ehG Not much
Jidge."
You plead not guilty, them"
"Course l do"
1T was clearly proved, however, thai
William Il. Bilge had knocked dowr
Mrs. Annie Lefalone, q widow-not only
once, but several times. There was nc
witness for the defense, and things
looked blue for William. Then he was
sworn in his own behalf. Mr.. Bilge, as
he stood up before Judge Cox, could not
be called beautiful. His face was
wrinkled and dirty one eye was miss
ing /; piece of his nose was gone-bit-
ten off in the good old days when Vir-
ginia wasn't the law-abiding town she
has since grown to be. Williams clothes
were ragged and greasy. What little
hair he had left hung about his coat
collar, and his toes-toes that had tod
died over rough ways for fifty years and
more-peeped out from the broken
boots to view the wintry aspect of
things.
81 was sittin' on rock down in Six
Mile Canyon yesterday" began Mr..
Bilge, struggling with his emotion,
thinkin' what I'd better do to Dick
Meyers for hustlin' me out of his saloon,
when all along comes this here washer.
woman. ct was in evidence that Mrs.
Lefalone toiled at the tub professionally
when the Chinese laundries would en-
gage her. SEE she, How are youY
'How's yourself2' SEE /, fur never SEEM
the lady before, l was bound to be
plite. Got any grub in yer seams 2
SEE she. 'Hey9' SEE /, clutchin' the re-
suits of my mornin's divin' round the
saloons Shake out yer fodder, SEE
she, droppin' down on another rock an
wipin' her mouth with the tail of her
dress, hungry like. l was always ia
vorite with the ladies" proceeded Mr..
Bilge, with slight cough, "and Of
course L couldn't resist SIGH pressin' at
tentlon. L gev her cracker an hunk
o cheese that I'd nabbed at Barney the
Bruiser's, an damme, Yer Honor, I'd
have let her walk into the cold chop in
my vest pocket if she'd only behaved
herself. Jidge, what dye think that
woman dld afore she'd ct up half I'd
give her 2"
81 don't know. I'm sure" said His
iloIof Wlln yaWn, but l wish you'd
hurry through with your story"
" All right, sir, yours truly, William
L. Bllge, Esquire, at your service. | was
eatin' slow to make things last, when
this female gets hold on my
hand, an SEE she, Air You married.
Hey 2 seq L. Air you married. SEE
she. Not wunst, seq L. GLORY, SEE
she it's leap year, so have me-. That's
all, yer Honor. AS gen 'lemin l don't
want to go inter disgustin' perticlllers
about evil attempts, etsettery, but .
-, Did you strike her, Bilge? 2" inquired
His Honor.
odd 1 strike her!" cried the old
hummer, lifting his hands in amazement,
" Course l did. I'd punch the head of |
any woman what'll ask me to marry her
If shelf she insists on it, you know"
The prisoner was discharged. - Jr-
yinia (NeU.) Chronicle.
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An Indian Mill i'm Michigan.

W. III. Payne, of Adrian, writes to the
Popular Science Monthly, describing an
Indian mill on the farm of Mr.. Hollis
Smith, near Marengo, Calhoun County,
Michigan, an interesting monument of
aboriginal life. 1t consists of great
block of freestone, about fifteen feet in
length and five feet in width. Near one
edge of this block there is hole fifteen
inches deep, having a diameter mt the
top of twenty inches, resembling a large
mortar. "At the time of the visit"
writes Mr.. Payne, "this mill was filled
with water from recent rains. This was
measured as it was dipped out and
amounted to fourteen gallons. Early
settlers report that this spot was fre-
quented by Indians, who brought thither
their corn to be ground or pounded in
this stone mortar. In tie vicinity are
seen many broad, smooth-iaced stones,
whose surfaces seem TO have been highly
heated. 1t is not improbable that these
were used by Indians whereon to bake
their cakes of corn. The grain waf
pounded as follows A spring pole was
attached to one of the trees which stood
near, and from the free end of this was
suspended over the mortar by means oi
twisted bark stone of convenient form
and size. Stones suitable for this pur
pose lie beside the mill, and it is prob
able they once served the purpose above
indicated"
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Juvenile.

Children rarely comprehend the idea
that Providence watches over all they do,
and seldom appreciate the fact so often
taught them, III different ways, that what
seems to them impossible is possible
with the Great Disposer of ali events.
An illustration of this came to our
knowledge the other day, which we think
is good enough to go into print
A little boy, about 5 years of age, was
sent to the grocery store at the corner,
on some trifiing errand, and while there
his bright eyes lighted upon n barrel of
pippins exposed temptingly to view just
outside the door. In going out, it APP
pears he took one, and returned to his
mother munching it.
Where did you get that nice apple,
Willie 7" inquired his mother.
dot it at the docery," replied
Willie.
did the man give it to you ?"
"No; took it"
"Wh, Willie, that was naughty A! You
should not take apples or anything else
without permission.
But nobody saw me-"
ooh, yes, Willie-there was one who
saw you |"
"Who ?"
Why, God saw you"
Willie stopped a moment to consider,
and then, with good deal OF satisfac-
ton expressed in his face, replied:
"No, he didn't, ma, There WaS an
aaCning OUer the storev
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"are changing so rapidly that only the
specialist in each department pretends
to keep up with the latest appellation.
An eminent naturalist of Philadelphia
stated that in the present condition OF
nomenclature the common name of an
animal was oftentimes more reliable than
the scientific one. The names learned
to-day would, with few exceptions, be of
no use ten years hence. More than this,
they would be an absolute hinderance. "