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a BOYS NOrfNIrN anE PARENTS Pa
G Its are born to be great trouble t.
their offspring When was ever so lit
tie, remember tried to hang up The
kitten by my whip. lash, and mother took
the kitten away, boxed my ears. and went
and drowned il herself, the next day So
she bad all the fun herself And fathers
worse than mother. He told me TO take
Af6 .Sf@ 0S ljehnies, and the ldol.ara
would take care of themselves; so and
Ben. Smith formed ali anti swearing club,
We had rule that for every profane
word we used. we would pay cent into
the treasury. We had rs cents in the first
dayyys ysbst when wesdiviled. and fetched
374 Gents home, father said ID was a. bad
business, whipped me, and broke up the
club. How is fellow to know when he
is doing right? If | had no parents to
houndsme ronnd. I'd beat George Wash
ington all holler, for I'd cut down every
cherry tree in the garden, and I'd own it
foo. II was an orphan, know what
I'd do, Ben. Smith and me would 60 to
n desolate SOUTH Sea ISLAND. aud stir up
the goats ana monkeys and things, fry
toadstools, eatprang aspell. and then
we make ship and sail around the
worli What's the use Of drying up in
oneplace told mother, one day, when
sac wouldn't give me ten cents, that !
meant to go q whaling, and hoped that
n whale would swallow me as one did 10
nah, and then she would never see me
again, for cant swim She said would
he likely to make such visit, for Iwould
turn the whales stomach, mighty quick,
sfter got there. Wasn't she bullyi Fri
/ were parent know what I'd do--Fd
keep still aud mind my own business,
and let my children have some fun
There's Tom. Cutts lives with his aunt,
and has bully time. He goes wood
on Sunday, has no best clothes,
crawls under the canvass Of every circus
tent, earns money at every theatre. sleeps
ON the table when he likes, and always
has his pockets full Of peanuts He says
he wouldn't be bothered with peanuts. II
he could have 'em for nothing. and he
thinks il hadn't any. it would be mon
ey In my pocket. Thcm's my senti
ments. .-Elmira Gazette.
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DR.. c. McclANE'S
LIV Err PILLS.

These Pills are not recommended
as a remedy for "all the ills that
flesh is heir to" but in affections of
the Liver, and in all Bilious Com
plants, Dyspepsia and Sick Head
ache, or diseases OF that character,
they stand without rival.
AGUE AND FEVER.
No better cathartic can be used
preparatory to, or after taking Qui-
nine.
As simple pursative they are
uncqualod.
BEWARE OF INVITATIONS.
4 The genuine are never sugar
Coated. p8isll VSAtl3li}
Each box has a red wax seal on
the Id, with the impression DR..
MeLsyE's LIVER PIIfs.
Each wrapper bears the sign,turea
Of {. McLASE ANA FLEMING BRos.
Sold by all respectable druggists
and country storekeepers generally.
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STATE OFFICERS.

A. II. GARLAND, Governor.
B. Is. BEAVERS, Secretary of State.
WIN. X. MILLER, Auditor
Il. j. CHURCHILL. Treasurer.
8. Z. HuGuEs. Attorney General.
j. N sSMITHEE. Com of Public Lands.
j. r. EAKrN, Chancellor. ze
A. r. WITT, Clerk Pulaski Chancery Court
Ell. ENGLISH. Chief Justice.
w. II. HARRISON. DAVID WALKER Associate
Justices of the Supreme court.
Fifth Judicial District.
unties Of Pope. johnson. Franklin. Craw-
ford. Sebastian, SarDer. Yell.
w, w. MkNsrIELD, lt,judgc. rf
J.P. BYERs, Prosecuting Attorney.
Crawford County Omcers.
ID ii CRFEKMoRE. County Judge
ED. A. SCoTT. County Clerk.
w. j. ALEXANDER. Assistant Count Clerk.
J. +. WINFREY. Sheriff.
r. w. DAVIS. Deputy Sheriff.
CHARLES RIBLING and W. l.. TAYLOR. Notary
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HAVE YOU A DOLLAR!
FOR ONE DOLLAR
We will send postage paid
TnE WEEKLY WORLD
ONE YEAR.


|. 1t contains all the news of the past seven days
collected by the agents and correspondents of the
New York Daily World, and in fullness and accura-
cy and enterprise in this respeet is unequalied.
2. It's agricultural department contains the latest
news OF farm experiments at home and abroad. con-
trbuuons by home and foreign writer's, full reports
OF the Farmers Club of the American Institute and
quotations of valuable and interesting articles ap-
pearing in the agricultural weeklies and magazines
3. lts grange news to which attention is specially
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paper All the resources Mt the command of a great
metropolitan daily NEWSPAPER employed in ts
collection, and the result is page week. where the
members may find a complete record of the work OF
lhe order III State in the Onion for the past
seven daye In addition to this weekly record, the
World gives the of all the local grange apers
ir every state. This deparimen is. and win con.
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l. For the hreside department in addition to its
other attractions. such as poetry. miscellany. hu
morous extracts, &e, during the coming year there
will not be less than hundred shor sales by the
best writers OF fiction in England and America
S. The market reports brought down to the hour
of publication. the best tn can be IN ade Each
market is reported by whose special knowle edge
md training make him the beet auth 1rity upon that
gubject in the United States, For accuracy and GEM
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he World Is not only the best bat tho cheapest
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Specimen copies sent anen application Address
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kC 1t makes the new preacher awful
mad to be fumbling with the intrcacles
of front gate fastening trying 10 get in
and make his first pastoral call to have
the woman of the house turn the Stats in
the bay window, md call out. We
haven't got no old clothes TO give away,
and there ain't cald vittle in the house
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T Galley Head, on the coast of
Cork will soon have erected the largest
lantern ever made 1t will consume one
thousand three hundred feet per hour,
snd will be visible during the foggy wea-
ther. Its light will equal that of 2 000,-
600 candies. as,=
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g-The ,.ad,,an,, ] ,,,oss a, ws.,ov

- The freshman class, at Wesleyan
University, Middleton, Conn., numbers
fifty one. OF whom two are females A
boat club has been organized, and the
two young ladies have been assigned to
slthe duty q standing on the slore. wav.
ing their handkerchiefs, snd saying, "Oh,
how lovely!" as the oarsmen 60 sweep
+. ing .bv..z .ss as .et,s-, .,, 20. s.5.-,
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EI A young woman recently cstab-
slshed a real estate agency in Chicago
and cleared $500 in the first month. lCn
the same street is the office of Miss Ellen
Calyer, for eight years the Chicago man
ager Of the large real.e estate business
done by the Baltimore millionaire, Mr.
Hull, Miss Calyer has 300 tenants in
charge, and collects her rents promptly,
without making enemies among those
whe have to pay, which is more than
most men could do. 7e ~
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- A late Charleston circular puts
the present rice crop OF Georgia and
South Carolina at rs 900 tierces. or about
five per cent more than any crop since
the war.
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tla ~ A Phil delpbia woman, il is said,
ewore that her husbands conduct WAS
enough to" "irrigate an angel.
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y The Legislature of

= EE The Legislature Of Oregon has
I. psssea~ an ! act for. the suppression of
ss~s esmhiings The las 10 very sweeping,
. End il rigid}y enforced, will effectually
= Sss,clpss up every gambling room in the
~ State. and very seriously interfere with
Il business of the saloons The law
- has been drafted with great care, and, it
= is said will stand the severest legal test.
II is now in force, and gamblers, hope
Jess OF success in lighting prosecutions
under il, ere preparing to leave.
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- 1t is said that the ivory Of Eng.
land costs the lives of fifty thousand ele
plants every year.
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~ a maichlcss maid-The kitchen
girl out of lucifers. sy
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3 EE Mrs. Jane NJ. Walker, President
! Folks sister, died at Columbia, Tennes.
see, recently, lett l02 grand and great
! grand children.
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GF At least four .tifths of all the
troubles which urk in mems minds are
Imaginary, add these are the sort which
cause him the greatest anxiety
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ET A woman's haad. How beauti
fully nodded, how faullless IN symmetry
how SOFT and white md yielding, and,
oh, slow much OF gentle memory its
pressure. CONVEYS! Yet we. don't like !,
tln eur nair. s3t+ af1 at ", s4
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bgll AZ Envy IS the foundation stone of
that fabric Of which the occupant is the
most complete misery F-
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"Abont women'--Men who part
their hair in the middle.
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kE The only kind of riches that will
bring real happiness TO the possessor, is
,contcntment, ".Contentment is great
Jgain, ifsa,nan be content with that which
g lie hath - SA4%t-t-tt u w -F4
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:, EE Pounded ice, Tor dinner, If allow
ed to stand too long, is not what it is
cracked up to be.
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ET The girl, whose lover. numed
Locke, was exceedingly bashful, lost her
patience, and declared to him that Shake
speare had not said half as many thing.
as he ought to about Shy Locke.
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LITTLE ROCK
COMMERCIAL COLLEG
The Most Complete, Thorough and
Practical Institution in the
Country.
Located in Martins Block. Corner
ofTliird and Main sts., Little
Rock, Arkansas.

'1Nlllo Institution oilers superior facilities
for preparing young II d middle aged
men and mosith tor tile counting room, and
Tor the management of business and financial
affairs.
The full Commercial course as presented In
the Preparatory, Theory. Actual. Business
ana banhing Departments oi the College. en-
braces critical instruction tn those who may
require 1t. IN Reading. Spelling and Aritlime-
Tie. Book Areling by single and Double En-
IT,, a> applied to business pursuits of every
de> Iipti n Business Prninrnship. CONNER
c'3l al, nutti IT,, ,Mrr,autie,t Torres pundences.
i~trrtiun I'll Counterfeit Money. Lectures on
The science ot Accounts. business Activities.
Organizations. Eronumic>. Business Fornis
bu-inr~r tustoir-a and Etiqurt,,'s. , commercial
Law. rinauct AMI tie General Laws OF Trade.
TEENS:
(ldyaJle IN adrdnce.)
Life Scholarship. tull Commercial
Course. $50 90
Full Course in Telegraphing. by
sound and paper. 40 90
Special Discounts niH be made to Clubs
and Dese' ring iarties.
Usual time required to complete the Full
Commercial COur>e--trom 10 to Is weeks.
Students can enter the College at any time.
rs there are no vacations
Be sure to i>it or address this College be-
tore going elsewhere.
.r.,. AARON BALES. Principal.
yJnJ 29-ly.
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EF Men are frequently like tea--the
i. ZEAL strength and goodness arc notprop
e eriy ritawn out until they have been in
hot water. HH 4 '+7'
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ss1 .sV EE A mother trying to get her little
/ daughter Of three years to sleep, one
hight, said, :" Anna, why don't you try to
-ssigo to sleep?' " I'm trying she replied
.s.sys But you haven't shut your eyes. yet, I"
.s,sus.aWelL | can't help it, um come unbut
= toned" siss
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W When you can Gel a note, you
can't sell it. '''
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Eg When man attains the age of
ninety, he may be termed XCdingly
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VICK'S
Flower and Vegetable Seeds

are the best the world produces They are planted by
a mi lion people in America md the result is beau
tiful Flowers and splendid Vegetables priced
Catalogue sent free to all who enclose the postage
a Accent stamp,
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Vick's
Flower and Vegetable Garden

i the most beautiful work Of the kind in the world
ii contains $50 pages hundreds Of fine Illustrations
and Jonr chrome Plates OF Fo,Dcrs beautifully drawn
and eolored from nature. Price IS cts. in paper
t5 cts, bound in elegant cloth
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Vick's Floral Guilds

Ihlsn a aheautitul quarterly journal. finely illus
ttatsa, and containing an elegant colored Frontis-
piece with the first number. Price only Is cents for
press JAMES VfCK Ro.h.s,ss gu
an. ls-tf d" -
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Ex ubscribs for the Press.
Middletown transcript., 1876-09-02

South Carolina don't need troops,
but che sadly needs that the native
whites, with their brains, honesty and
decency, shall have power in the gov
erpmeHt Of the State As they do not
haye.that power, We have the spectacle
of her whole school fund ssuandered
and the public schools mostly closed
In addition DR.. Ensor, superintendent
Of the State insane asylum, who was
formerly of Maryland, shows how she
treats her insane. The institution is
largely in debt. its credit gone. and
parties who have been furnishing beef,
bread, milk, etc., give notice that they
can no longer continue to supply these
articles unless there Is some guarantee
given them that they will be paid. The
superintendent says sickness. disease
and death must inevitably follow this
condition Of affairs. The State owes
the asylum fund tbirty-ive thousand
dollars. but in consequence Of misman-
agement somewhere nothing can be OBJ
tanned.
Middletown transcript., 1876-09-02
General News Summary.

The negro Robert Williams, who at
tempted to outrage Mrs. Ann Bridges,
near Augusta. Ga Thursday. and in
flicted injuries from which she will pro-
ably die, was taken from Jail Saturday
by party of men and shot dead. The
body was badly mutilated. The gates
leading to the Jail were broken down
with axes. The mob was composed of
men from the country. Williams was
about twenty years old. and Mrs.
Bridges, whom be assaulted and at
tempted to rape. is married woman,
aged nineteen.
A number of sheds at the centennial
exhibition containing the empty pack
ing boxes belonging to the United
States, Great Britain, Germany, Aus
tria, in which the art exhibits of those
countries had been transported, were
burned Saturday morning. The fire
caused considerable excitement. 1t is
believed to have been the work of an
incendiary.
A water-spout burst over the humane
Establishment at St. Pauls Island,
Nova Scotia, on the 18th inst. Five
buildings were destroyed and one man
killed. Only two storehouses and q
dwelling house were left standing, and
they were much shattered.
Last Saturday Gov Jacob appointed
ex-Gov. Samuel Price. Of Greenbrier
county, United States Senator from
West Virginia, to fill the vacancy oc-
casioned by the death of the late-Sena-
tor Caperton. Mr.. Price is well known
as prominent and influential citizen of
West Virginia.
Commodore Vanderbilt and his at
tending physicians recently sent letter
Of coincidence to the family Of the late
DR.. Anthony Geschei1t. There is
something grimly funny about the idea.
Several Of the parties engaged in the
llynehisg ef Williams, the outrager, at
Augusta, Ga, have been arrested and
lodged in Jail charged with murder.
Sixty-fve Mennonites arrived on
the Hamburg steamer Main in Ho-
boken, N. j., Saturday. They brought
with them $250.000 They will join
the other colonists of the same denomi-
nation
One hundred recruits to join the
army of Generals Crook and Terry in
the hostile Indian country. left New
York last Sunday night for Cheyenne.
Abdul Hamid II has succeeded
Murad V. as Sultan of Turkey
Middletown transcript., 1876-09-02
eNelu advertisements.
State Democratic Convention.

By order of the Democratic Executive Com
mittee of Delaware, State Democratic Com
vention, composed Of sixty delegates from each
County, will be held in Dover, THURSDAY,
September 7th, 1876, at 2 o'clock, afternoon,
for the purpose of nominating electors for
President and Vice President of the United
States; and also for the purpose of nominat-
ing candidate for Representative in Congress
for the State of Delaware.
And it is requested,
That the Democratic voters of the several
Hundreds throughout the State meet at the
regular places for holding meetings, on Sat
urday, the 26th day of August, '76, at o'cik,
afternoon, and, according to the rules OF the
Democratic party in each county, appoint tht
number of Delegates to said Convention te
which they are entitled respectively.
And it is also requested and urged,
That the best men be selected 10 said Con-
vention, that they in turn may not only plact
in nomination candidates Of high moral worth
and sound political principles, but that thu
character of the Convention itself may be
guaranty that they are such.
ROBERT J. REYNOLDS, Chairman.
DovEn, Aug. 5, 1876.
Middletown transcript., 1876-09-02

= q. . "a I'll
THE Democratic convention Of New
York met At Saratoga on Wednesday
and nominated ex-Gov. Horatio Sey-
mour, BY acolamation, as their candi-
date for Governor At this Falls cleo
tion, and Mr.. Seymour and John Kelly
for Presidential electors at large AS
the Republicans nominated ex-Gov-
Morgan last week, the New York cam
paign is now fairly open, and we may
expect to read in the Republican papers
Of that State that Gov. Seymour issons
Of the worst men on the face Of the
earth, and that he has been guilty Of
kinds Of monstrosities.
Middletown transcript., 1876-09-02
A BRUTAL PRIZE FIGHT

One of those most disgusting and
brutal affairs. known as prize fights.
took place at Pennsville. a small village
of New Jersey, opposite New Castle, in
this State, the principals being two
young men from Philadelphia, named
respectively Weeden and Walker.
They were formerly workmen in Nor
ris 4 Tasker's shops in Philadelphia,
and are said to have been warm friends,
but being both stalwart, muscular
young men, they were urged into trial
Of their physical powers in a prize
fight After months of training they
met at the above time and place. The
fight is said to have been one of the
most stubborn and obstinate on record.
Both men were terribly beaten, their
flesh being cut and bruised in shock
ing manner. Sixty-two rounds we're
fought, at the end of which Walker
fell in the ring, his face bruised and
mangled in terrible manner. After
many futile attempts to resuscitate him.
his second "threw up the SPONGE"
and Weeden was declared the victor,
and the roughs, a very large crowd of
whom were in attendance, left the
field for their homes, in Philadelphia.
When they reached the steamer
which had conveyed them to the Jer-
sey shore, they found her in the pos
session Of the sheriff of Salem county
(N. J.), who, with posse. endeavored
to arrest some of their number, but
they attacked the aheriff's party and
hustled them from the boat. They
then fell to fighting among themselves,
and fought all way to the city.
While en- route homeward young
Walker, who had remained uncon SCI
Gus since his fall in the prize ring, sud-
denly rose up, and, exclaiming =" Tn
done for" fell back and expired. The
Philadelphia police are searching for
Weeden and all the abettors in the
fight, with view to arresting them for
the murder of Walker.
Middletown transcript., 1876-09-02


TIE GRnAr Coal SALE. LIN accord-
spce with previous announcement. the
great coal sale At auction for account Of
the Philadelphia and Reading, Della
ware and Hudson. Delaware. Lsckae
wanna and Western and Pennsylvania
coal companies, took place on Tuesday
noon, by John H. Draper & Co., in
front Of theil store, in Hanover square
New York. There was very large
attendance, including almost every coal
dealer in the city, and many Of neigh
boring cities. together with steamboat
men. manufacturers. &c. Although
the quantity offered was 50 large (5OO,-
600 tons. there was. Of course, no
difficulty in disposing Of it. The COM
petition was SO very cautious. that th 9
prices obtained were generally little
more than half the late market value.
Middletown transcript., 1876-09-02
LARGE FIRE AT THE CENTENNIAL

A fire Of considerable magnitude and
entailing large loss, occurred Satur-
day morning at an early hour, within
an enclosure situated about an eighth
Of q mile from Machinery Hall, be-
tween the Atlas Hotel and the Penn
sylvania railroad, within which are
stored, in sheds built over them, all
the packing boxes ip which the goods
for exhibition we're transported to the
centennial. These hoxes were Of all
sizes and shapes, and were built ex-
pressly for the purpose for which they
we're used, and were located here until
after the exhibition. when they were to
have been again brought into requisi-
ton when the goods were to be
returned home after the exhibition
closed. The Philadelphia Bulletin
says: 91e fire was undoubtedly an in
oendiary one, but no one has as yet
been arrested. Owing to the distance
from the tracks Of the Pennsylvania
railroad their trains were not detained.
The heat was such that the track which
runs through the lot between the sheds
was considerably damaged. the ties
burned and the rails bent into incon-
ceiyable shapes.
The sheds burned we're those which
Middletown transcript., 1876-09-02


contained the most Of the cases for the
English goods in the main building,
the American and French exhibits in
the main and art buildings. and the
Mexican. Spanish. Austrian, Norwe-
gian and German paintings in the art
gallery. The loss will Of course be
considerable, and workmen will at once
be placed at work repairing the
damage: IfTE
The English and Canadian cases. as
indeed were all the foreign ones, were
fine and valuable ones, being all built
of heavy material. iron-bound, and
lined With zinc or tin. The English
loss will be about $4,000. the Ameri-
can the same, and the others far less.
Very fortunately the exact shape and
measurement Of each box was taken
before it was stored, and from these the
workmen can proceed to rebuild with
out loss Of time. The sheds and con-
tents were insured.
As the flames rose to an unusual
height the fire was visible from q great
distance, and the report was prevalent
for some time that the fire was raging
in the Atlas Hotel In this immense
caravansary everything and every
body was in the most complete confu-
sion. The hose had been carried from
Elm avenue through the corridors, the
hose in possession Of the hotel company
had been attached to the plugs within
the building and streams Of water were
running in every direction. The guests
we're aroused from sleep and we're in a
panic, scarcely knowing whether they
were on hand for a deluge. or whether
the end of the world had come. All
rushed pell nell from their rooms in
night array, with their valuables and
clothes under their arms. and for time
the vacant lotin front Of the hotel very
much resembled a mammoth dressing
establishment, lit up as it was by the
flames as light as MONDAY. There was
no sleep for the balance of the night,
but at nine o'clock this morning all
partook Of a second supper and retired
to bed to sleep off their fatigue and ex-
citement.
Middletown transcript., 1876-09-02
scR1BNER FOR SEPTEMBER

The September number of Scribner con :
tains three complete old-fashioned stories,
viz: THE Ghostal Rental" by Henry
James, Jr. I; "The Voyage Of the America, -
dialect story of shipwreck with the
doubtful fascination of being true), by Eliza
beth Stuart Phelps; and "Princess Ilst," a
charming fairy story from the German, with
dainty illustrations by Fredericks Other il
lustrated papers are: the third instalment of
Col. Warnings account of his picturesque boat
ride down the Mosel, called the Bride of
the Rhine" and this month dealing with the
vineyards and folk-life of this little-visited
region; a paper on Insanity" by Charles
D. Robinson, with some curious illustrations
Of the brain during the progress Of the ma
lady; Prof. VIM. North Rice's paper on
g Wesleyan University - Something about
Birds" by Ernest Ingersoll and the second
installment of Fanny Hodgson Burnett's
promising serial story of mining life, "That
Lass o. Lowrie's,' which succeeds Mr..
Harte's " Gabriel Conroy."