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WHAT THE WITS SAY.

Rochester Democrat. ".Sidney Lanie1' 8
last poem will shortly be produced in the
Herald as a war map"
IF there is anyone left who believes in an
open Polar Sea he can't start for it any too
soon.-Frse Press. eg.i
The third River in Scotland is the Forth.
Philadelphia North AasericaD. a'sf
And that makes Severn. - Com. AdU.
Il. Young ladies, the new shade is: antique
purple. It is about the coloreof an cleo
tion eye two days old. n-Hasokeye. "a
rl. The Lowell Courier says: ]" II the poor
horses could only speak of the new kind of
sport, the air would be full of polo-neighs." "
IS The almanacs, are good enough to tell us
when the sun rises ard sets, but they fur
nish no information as to how long a wood
pile ought to last in a thickly settled neigh
borhoo9 --BFsef Press. n4,,il gsgsfts l5asfs
A young lady Of this, city, who was mat
tentiye at whist has broken off her engage
ment with her lover, because he rscemmsnd-
ed her to g scoop up her mind in peanut
shell and fix II on the game ~ Brooklyn
argus. s.45..,I 'ds b. ,.f.isa4sf-5,if bI..
.sHermit," of the Trey Times, says
e.sTupper is very proud Of his immortal line
on childhood, which reads thus: 1l.,#,
! r"A child in the house is a welfull of pleasure
and which Waggish printer once setup,
yssfr A child in the we'll is hoasefu of pleasure!'
The other night West Hill man, who
had won, five election bets, went home so
elated that when his wife met him in the
hall he hugged her SO rapturously that she
had to tell him, it wasn't the hired girl be-
fore he would let go Of her Hasokeye., !
They are performing the cantata of Jo-
seph at the opera house in Des Moines.
They had no trouble in securing talent to
represent most all the members of Poti=
phar's family, but they had to send clear to
Burlington to get a man to play Joseph =
1losoSsgs.. ..f78isb lagE hstiiGldss ID zena
Gin one minute what a lot shall know"
said murderer on the ga1lows at Bombay.
It doesn't foIlow.azA chap who remains an
ignoramus at the end Of forty years Of
time needn't fatter himself that he is going
to become a sage in one minute of eternity.
1t, isn't; likely there is any royal road on
either side OF the grave. --sGraphsc. ats9<
) ! Mr., Keatipg, of California, thus wrote
to widow: /" Methinks sometimes when
lay awake in the morning and think Of
thee, I fancy 7 see the canopy Of heaven
open and Q bright, vista appears from it,
and lol / see thee, my angelic girl. .'sd She
weighs 100 pounds, and has sued him for
breach Of promise. IN. r Herald. %, =,
Dubuque girl played Copenhagen at q
party the other night, and yelled and
3shrieked, and howled, and ran behind the
door and scratched the young mans face in
seven places and upset a kerosene lamp,
and kicked over the piano stool and scream
ed for the police, and finally, when he kissed
her just on the tip Of the ear, she tainted
dead away, and said she could never look
anyone in the face again, and they led the
bashful, modest creature sobbing home.
The next day she ran away with married
lightning rod peddler with a hare Lip and
six children. 4 :. = E-e.5f g
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Depopulatian Of Peru.

"a -egs4 fsst5s 4.sf
!, The first census Of Peru since it ceased
to be be a Spanish colony has just beep taken.
Ii; t;,,, was the proposal Of the President, Don
Manuel Pardo, and its details win be scam L
ned ned with much regard BY all who take an
in interest In the welfare of the aboriginal u
races Of mankind, as we'll as BY not q few.
British capitalists, whose money was allur-.
ed out Of their pockets for Investment in
Peruvian bonds, railways, mines and an
steamship companies. The total populias5s
ton accordine to- Ills new number of .peo7
pie amounts to 2, 72O,7s5, lamentable and
awful failing off, which is accounted for by
earthquakes, disease, civil war and intem-f
Iperanca.a 1e senszsEq sI5 BE- ssaaasa Cd
4 Where the former agents of destruction
have kiilel their thousands, the latter has
killed its ten thousands. In addition 70
the importation of hundreds of thousands
of bottles of spurious spirits, the Peruyia-
ans make their .agaadsente, aiquor strong
er than whisky, which is sold in enormous
quantities and at great profit. The proba-
ble consequence of the increase in the ma
tional drunkenness will be the displacement
of the present Eraee aofI Peruvians by the
Chinese and the Mormons. .--LoDaon Esr
sdnainsr.g IL 1aig.n hEsa sGw ssiseasa i,u
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2
Luckily the old saying that half the
world does not know how the other half
lives, is true. In the city Of New York.
added to all other infirnitfes, we are in
formed by an eyewitness that there is in
full blast in one Of the uptown, cross
streets gambling den, operated, owned
and patronized exclusively by women. It
is located near tho ,Brevoort House on Fifth
avenue, and outwardly is a. modest man
sion: inward1y it is infamous. The .nomi-
nal proprietress was formerly the wife of q
fashionable gambler, who learned Of him
all the tricks Of the profession, Being left
a widow, she hit upon the expedient Iof
providing apartments where women may
may indulge in faro, rouge ct noir, carte
and games Of skill to their hearts content,
At first the chief patrons Of the place were
members of the demi-monde. The place
was represented as ladies' clubhouse,
and after awhile another class. Of societya
mistresses of. hotel, habitues, entered the
circle, and from thence to higher grade Of
frequenters, until at the present time it is.
said this gambling den is .patronizeesddl by
women who, hold UP their heads as society
Leaders. When one il able TO see young
ladies of our first. families betting charn-
pagne suppers, kid gloves and other yalua-
bles upon horse races at Jerome Park Can
ordinary occurrence) the b belief lief that women o.
who are called respectable. will engage in
gambling is not severely staggered. This
establishment is exclusively for women
and no one of, the masculine gender is adj
mitted under any circumstances, save a
huge negro porter, employed as guard
It's locality and history were discovered
through the confession ofsone of the vie;l
Tins gof the passion, made to her h,rs-
fband ii, lextenuation tof her fault. What
nexHq ssgitetnsesTIaa b asDtH BAG me
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sidney Laniers tie sweet singer of the
cantennial, i still writing thoughts that
seem TO have been twisted out of shape by
. Whirlwind. Brooklgn argus.
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Greasing Wagens.

b 13R4tE TEsE 40 4tsSff e&&4+s&4 ZIG
A good wagon costs q considerable sum,
and it should be taken proper care Of, and
made to last as long as possible. Few per-
sons understand the Importance of thor
oughly oiling the axles, &C., Of wagons
and carriages, and still fewer know which
are the most suitable iubricators to use.
and the proper way of applying them. A
wen-made wheel win endure ordinary wear
for twenty five years, If care is taken to
use the right amount Of the proper iubri-
Gator; II this matter is not attended to
wheel win be used up In five or SIX years.
Lard oil should never be used on q wagon
for it win penetrate the hub and work it
self out around the lemons Of the lspokes
and spoil the, wheel. TalloW il the best
lubricator, for wooden axletrees and castor
oil for iron. When oiling an axletree the
spindle should be wiped clean with cloth
wet with spirits Of. turpentine, and then
apply a few drops of castor oil near the
shoulder and end. When greasing an
axlstree, just enough grease should be ap-
Piled to give light coating; more does
more harm than coed by working out and
damaging the hail. d no4saliassT
TELEErr1HtoN EErr1Hto -On the evening Of October
9th, Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas
| A. Watson conducted series of expert
ments on q line Of telegraph wire stretched
between Boston and Cambria dgepors,
s,.1,s-.. =, ,,f ,txvo 1o;lee Nv which audible
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A Female Gambling Den.

BozEM4s, Nov. 9, 1876. He % ;
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REGULAR CoRREspoNDEsoE New NORTH WEST.
aaT .sssfr j NEW YORK, Nov. z, 1876.

are theEiast tradesmen to be exercised.
The dull, times have driven thousands in
from the country, and they are shaving for
fire cents. The regulars, Who have forgot
ten that the war is over, andare still oharg-
ing fffeansand tWafity ,sohjecs, and they are
ieombining against them. sWheneyer they
find oneof the five-eant fellows, they start
. shop next doorato him and shave for
nothing Till he is starred .out. The people
gcan AL afford clean faces now. Their
naeeting WAS tlssmost oaerous sgatlle1;ng !
have attended tor some time. "a n.sEf " "
s.ga ~ ass.r sa.ss. s.. s. sprRasls,. :.
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HOTELS
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+ -Talmage has a characteristic announce
ment in the Aduaasce. He says "tNews- &
paperizing is to me an exhileration, and
religion joy which must have some place
to run over We move to amend the
sentence by !, substituting q slop . for
Ur11n.D
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-11-10
Death at a Tournament.

Saturday last Peed's Mill, in the
southern portion Of Kaufman County,
was the scene Of an accident, BY which
Hiram Millsack, young man about u
years Of age, came % a terrible death.
A tournament ground with track and
poles had been laid off at that place.
and last Saturday was the appointed
time for the gallant knights TO test
their skill. Prof. Townley, a writing
master 81 the neighborhOOd, was one
Of the most proficient gentlemen pres
ent in taking the rings. He rode a
fierce, powerful and unmanageable
horse and upon starting 10 run through
advised the other not to follow him un-
I'll be mad succeeded in stopping the
fiery animal. Millsack, however, dis
regarded the advice, and started after
him 40 full speed on a pony. Prof.
TOwnley succeeded in catching all the
rings but one, and in turning his horse
at full speed ran against Millsack, who
had turned on a sharp angle. The
powerful and fiery horse Of Townley
struck Millsack with It's head, knocking
him from his pony. The larger horse
struck the pony and threw il with ter
rible force upon the fallen young man.
Millsack was crushed TO death cal
Uest0H Nelss.
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How Goats Vary in Value.

The other day when a New Yorker
took a co q around 20 a dealer in sec
ond hand clothing the man looked il
over in a contemptuOus manner, elevat-
ed his nose, flung the garment aside
and said
"DO 20 know how much | wouldn't
elf for dot goat? gif you twelve
shillings, only"
4" us worth five dollars" replied the
owner.
=. Fife tollar, Shust wait till | gall
my wife and dell dot we haf a lunatic
In der store. Why, mine goot trent,
you must have been sunstrOke by der
heat last summer"
He finally got the coat for two dol
lars. Passing the same store in the
evening, and seeing his coat hanging
az the door, the man halted and asked
Chow mnch for this old coat2'
4" Old goat" exclaimed the dealer,
"why, dot goat was made only last
week, worn to one party, and can't be
had any more for only seven tollarsi -
"I'll give you two"
1.-TWO, Here, wife, hurry up, Put
up der plinds, lock der doors, and lei
" say our prayers, for we must 20 into
bankruptcy tomorrow, Shust tink Of
dot man offering me two tollars for dot
goat what you bought Of a great alder.
man yesterday for five tollars."
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ForestaIIIng Disease.

When we see that death is so often The
penalty paid Tor fatuous disregard of ihe
symptoms ~ approaching disease. should wc
not De warned against The fuilyof neglcctiug
defensive measures when called for in our
own cascs Assurcdly Ne should. and upon
the first manifestation OF ill health or decay
81 physical N.-Or, seek the aid 70 medicine.
The fOrifying influence upon the -v,tem n
HOsfettcr's stomach Btters cntitlc that
medicine OF many virtues % the highest
consideration as preventive, and 10 cannot
DC too strongly recommended a. means %
arrestiug the progress Of malarious fcycrs,
dyspepsia. constipation. liver complaint,
kidney and bladder troubles, govt. rhcuma-
t.sm. aud other disorders which in their In
cipicuCy are far more easily overcome than
in their maturity albeit tie great altera-
tive has repeatedly demonstrated Us power
% yanquish them In their worst phases.
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Born on the Fly.

The western train which arrived AZ
Camden Station, over the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, on Saturday after
noon, brought mother with two babes,
ticketed from indianapolis, Ind, 10
CTisheld, Md. The woman's name
was Richardson, and when she left In
dianapolis she was alone. She didn't
stop nor the babies weren't passed 10
her from some station. Those babies
were born on the tiy. Mrs Richardson
left Cincinnati on Conductor Frank
Harris's train. She occupied a seat in
the ladies' car, and had Travelled a part
Of the night before from Indianapolis.
and looked sleepy and tired MIR IIar-
ris saw she was troubled, and, on ask
ing her the cause, was requested %
please send some married lady 10 speak
to her. Mr.. Harris did so, and through
the medium of this third party was IN
formed Of the probable increase 10 the
passengers under his charge The ear
was cleared, and, half an hour after
ward, the passengers were informed
that two bouncing boys had begun life
AZ the rate of - miles per hour, and
they were young boys, too. Excite
ment prevailed, propositions TO stand
godfather for the pair We're freely ten
dered, and names in as great abundance
as in the first book OF the Chronicles
were proposed and refused. AtAthens,
on the line Of the road, the train stop
ped long enough % allow Of certain
necessary clothing % be purchased,
which the passengers paid for, and the
mother ard children came through
without stopping. Mrs. Richardson is
the mother Of four other children, and
makes her home on the eastern shore
Of Virginia. She continued a journey
20 her Southern home without delay
Baltimore american.
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1t was a free-luncher who mourn
fully and weakly staggered up out Of
ment for men, drawing his shiny coat
sleeve across his bristlins han "Strike
it?'' inquired his hung lend. Anod
was the reply. .What was it,"
4" Shadow soup" The seeker after
sustenance inquiring for information
ON the secret OF constructing this new
refreshment. had the recipe 20 him inn
parted. take pot Of pure water;
set il on the floor within the rays Of the
sun struggling trough the basement
window panes; let = chicken walk slow
" by on the outside Of the glass. It's
form falling into the water, YOU have
shadow soup"
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MR.. REEDS WAY.

The Nildacre School was universally
thought 10 be the most unmanageable
in the State, though II was only girls
school. When Miss Briefly kept il, the
trustees voted II little short Of Bedlam.
The young ladies were down in the
lower hall, chatting and flirting with
the young men who CHANGED 10 lounge
that way, Ct Dr. piping 5ilIets-dopE out
the window with a cord, and pulling up
the answers by the same means, and
sveetenirg their devotion 70 Virgil with
French candy. II Miss Kew tainted, a.
she had a nervous trick Of doing, half
the school would rush % a neighbours
for the camphor bottle before Miss
Brierly could look about her, and il was
ten 70 one if many Of them returned for
the remainder II the session.
Miss Briefly George Jones would
say, in tie blandest tone of friendli-
ness-"N Miss Briefly. the braid is rip
ped of the bottom Of your skirt half
yard"
"Thark you, thank YOU" Miss Brier-
" would reply, in her nervous, hurried
way, perfectly conscious Of her slOvenly
appearance. Bot, on her path to the
blackboard, another piece Of ofhciOus-
ness would give her the same disagree
able information.
"The braid's of your dress, Miss
Briefly"
Yes, thanks; I've Just been told :"
and thus. in her progress about the
schOolrOOm, a dozen other mischieVOus
girls, as II by precOncerted movement,
would announce the same pleasin 2
fact-a dimpied hand would BE- lifted
from one seat and another to ask per-
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The SMoKER'S REFERIE.

I'm sitting a. dark 'ueah ne cd beecheu tree,
Win u caves IS the autumn made ripes
While ihey cling - me Stems Lac old ase unto
drean 81 me avs when IN rest from this strife.
Ard In peace smoke my bTierwood pipe
On my brierrood P,Pe,-sf bright fancy TIE
what's r,eiiey q formsyou create:
Zach puc % Rhiie smoke seems = VISION a. fair
As the poets tnsht dream, and. Ike dreams,
wais re dTsasner dreams en- Of his fate.
The seeey white clouds nat nos noAi 20 the sky.
PORN the visions love most % see
Fziry shaTes thai I saw IN my hoyhood's hrsS
dreams
seem % heckou ne on. While beyond them there
A6Hsss failure in waiting ne.
On ny ererwooi P.Pei ss'sr loved thee As n0w
A. mas far form AMI ace sieal above
Sc. che bcckCus ne "a - where roses are
And shs points TO M fancy the bright land
Were tise wind whistles nothing but love.
% answer. my PIPE. shall ny dream be a. fair
Wien it changes o dreams % TIE past.
When autumn's call ~ lnds make TINS leaf .ook as
scre
As ne caves OF the boccs uee hat shelter me
WINNIE trees heart Be chilled by the BLAST
While musirE has gathered around me heap
Of the ieafets a. dying and dead,
And I SCI r. my reverle plainly rrvcalcd
The slope % LIES hll n my boyhood concealed
By he form that fairfancy hath bid.
While sit ca ne banks q the beautiful stream.
PluckinE see nat bioom BY Is side,
know that Tire shaliop Will certainly come
WIN the roses arr VI lthered. 20 carrF ne home,
And that life VII 90 oct with the tide.
IN nv h-ie-v.-'.I riref nav fhe hart - a. 'fhr
Wien memory supfltuts TIE bright drtam.
Wien ~ sEn has gone down. NAY The sunf--err
reUarr.
And LIES rosc= though dead, al their fragrance
retain.
I'll they catch az eisruiIy's CLEAN.
-Cfacia- az ffr-srfr.
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and she said. Tender, is bear ten
derg"
"He hugs"
ave told her that he was dead in
love many's the time, :" continued Miss
Kew, land meant 10 marry her some
day, with all her imporfections on her
head
al dare say she wouldn't say mo. >"
"Indeed, YOU needn't dare say any
thing of the sort. George Jones Is
above marrying a poor pedagOgue.
"She's poor herself. Her uncle's
only a farmer, and she's got to teach. "
- But beauty like George doesn't
need 10 jump out of the frying-pan into
the fire. What sort Of a match would
MIR. Reed beY"
" A lucifer, | guess"
Surely listeners never hear any good
OF themselves, thought MIR Reed, a. he
picked up his hat and strolled quietly
away, screened by the friendly leaves.
He felt AS miserableas man OF twenty
nine is capable of feeling who has
been guilty of nothing but an error Of
judgment His term would end in q
throw up his situation and lsaye Wild
acre forever. lie walked on and on in
an unnatural mood, taking any route
that invited, trespa sing over corn
fields, climbing stone walls, crossing
lazy streams, till all az once the sky
seemed 10 change 10 inky blackness,
shot across with binding flashes Of
light; an Atlas weight seemed pressing
upon his brain, the sound of roaring
was in his ear, and uncon-
sCiOusness followed.
There was young girl rocking and
sewing in the farmhouse near, who,
reused from some absorbing reflections
Of he's own by the approaching feet and
the tremOr Of anxious voices, moved
leisurely % the doorway, and encoun-
tered the hired men bringing in a bur
den.
ats sunstroke, | reckon" said
one. Don't We be scared, Miss George;
faint none Of your folks"
sob, OH on" cried George. "Can
Aunt sue; call Uncle True. Run for the
doctor, Jake-run for your life. Oh,
on Is a sunsJroke very dangerous
Can't / hathe MS p or head, or do
sOmething2 Poor fellow, it'll break
somebody's heart. Why, it is-it Is, -
with a gasp-''it Is Mr.. Reed! 90,
both Of YOU, al Of you-g0 for the dos
tor. Twin take care Of him. Mr. Reed
dear Mr.. Reed-speak 10 me-lOOk az
me. am your own George, and am
so sorry-so sorry, and / will never,
never veX YOU any more If YOU will Just
say, Il love YOU again, just once
again" and the tender words somehow
reached the haif-cOnsciOus ear, and be
moved his lips feebly, whispering, half
" Love-I love you, love
YOU"
And so il happened that Mr. Reed did
not resign his situation At Wildacre.
though the trustees were obliged 10 find
a substitute for many a week, while he
was recovering from the sunstrOke,
while be made a wedding tour. And
50 II happened that the Wildacre School
became the most orderly in the country,
perhaps because be married the ring
leader i-Haper'S BasIr.
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THE "AGER


once upon an evening bleAry.
While ] slI ne dreamy. dreary,
IN the sunshine rhinkinx over
Thi-Es mat passed IN days a yo-c.
y HE 4 uosilel. nearly sleeping,
freEry came a slrlethluE creeping
ID M hack Ike water leapinE-
Lsapin- upEAri from nhe ioor;
BE- lis cooling tretz e. ! uutterei.
Fror the regions meath ne 1oor-
OILY this ard ll-1--- Ll-L.+
Al distinctly remCmher-
20 Was o. traf yet september,
" ben iiae earth ard ever lemher
~ creation nat Do bore
Had for days ard weeks been soaking
I'm ths meanest. mcst provoking
FoEgy rams ttat. without joking,
We had ever seen before
80 knew if musf he very
Cold ami damp beneath the floor
Fery oOld beneath me hoori
- ! AT ne nearly mapping
Tn ire sunshine, stretching. gaping.
Craving wareT. bat De- rhtef
Win the hresze from heath the foor;
TIL fou1l ne waxing colder.
Ar he stretching growing bolder.
And self a feeling cl.ier-
Ode than Tdfeit bef0res
Feelir- t1af my ioint- we're suffer
Than thy Eere In tays 0f yorr-
-uEer than thcy Il been beforei
Al al0r- my hack ire creeping
soon gave place D. rushing. ieapir-.
A. u countless frozen demons
Had Concluded Co explore
AL ire caVlrf>-''the varuintsi--
-TviNt ne and ny neither garments,
ID INTO ny hair and DOWNWARD
ThrouEn ny bo0-s into the fnor,
Tren found myself a-shaEinE.
lrerty lr-t. blt more ant more
EFery moment more AMI more
Twas ire ssaxerr- And i shook ne
ln 81 very clothes. and tx ne
ShakIrz o. the kltcher-every
Place where there Was warmth In store,
SHAKING Ill THE dishes cIatferei
shaking ID Tie Tea Uas spArter-t.
SHAKING. and With al my warning
FeellnE colder than bei0re.
shaking tll % hat exhausted
Al ~ p0uF ers o. shake me more-
TIL 9 o0uld r0t shake NE morei
Then :; rested TN tn morrow,
Theu resumed. with All the horror
hat 70 had tie face % borrow.
>hakiuE. shaking a. before.
Ana ron thar day Ia SEPTEMBER
Day tLaf ] shall ionz rememncr-
70 has made dilrnal visits.
shaking -nakin. on - -0rei
shaking ~ ny booze. and shaking
Ne O. b-ll. II nothing more
fullY his and nothing more
Anl o. DAY tle swallows fitting
k-ud ny clrt-ze &c me -Itting
NuolIly within ne sunshine
Ju-t inside my slieut door
waiting flr the lager seeming
Like a nan forever dreaming,
Ana tne sllll ut on ne streaming
ThroWs % -nattlw ID to floor
For ] an too min AMI salirW
t. make shadows on the floor
Nary shsioS any more
-B1sfon Ga-sffs.