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isrspaper Hn-Iasss.

/. BE brief. This is the age of tel.
egraphs and stenography.
2. BE pointed. Don't write all
around a subject without hitting it.
8. State facts, but don't stop to
moralize. Its drowsy subject. Let
the reader do his own dreaming.
4. Eschew preface. Plunge at
once into your subject, like SWIM
mer into cold water.
5. If you have written a sentence
that you think particularly fine, draw
your pen through it. a pet child is
always the worst in the family.
6. Condense. Make sure that you
really have an idea, and then record
it in the shortest possible terms. We
want thoughts in theil quia;essence.
I. When your article is completed,
strike out nine tenths Of the adjec-
tives.
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sensible assertion.

The Colorado Farmer, published at
Denver, utters the following truthful
sentiment Nov is the time when the
intelligent and educated farmer ia GO
ing to have the advantage over the one
who does not keep himsclf posted,
When times ere good, any one who
knows how to raise good crops makes
money. But when the country seems
to have too much of everything in it,
the man who picks up the improve
ments first, and who has nised good
big crops cheap, is the man for the
times and we have to say that no
man of brains, who has taken up farm
ing for a business, should quit it now /;
for he cannot sell out without loss, and
the time is sure to come when he will
do we'll"
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Real COMFORTS Of life.

There are different conceptions Of
pleasure and comfort. Most people
find, with or without experience, that
the real comforts of life are at home.
For there the devoted wife is the pre-
siding deity; there the children pratt
tie and play; there the young girl
approximates and reaches womanhood;
within its sacred precincts youth puts
on the responsibilities of manhood;
there are the reunions of hearts and
hopes and prayers; there can he found
real rest there the place and affection
typical of a better life, and the "home
not made with hands eternal in the
heavens" there the terminating and
binding together cf hearts and minds
aud souls in boad us strong as a
chain aud as lovely as u wreath of
beauteous flowers; there the memories
that glow and exist with life itself;
there the influences that strengthen aud
bless and guide in after years whatever
We do and wherever our footsteps
roam.
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: The great bulk of the people Of the
country are dependent upon their dali,
earnings for support, and il is of th,
highest Importance to them that th,
government demands upon these earn
ings should be as light as possible.
IL makes n difference of five dollar,
per head to every man, woman, and
child in the country whether the an.
nual expenditures Of the nation arc
5000, 900, 900 or 500, 900, 900.
1 Ii makes n difference Of seventy. i've
cents per head, or six dollars for q
family of father, mother, and six chill
dren, whether the national expendi.
tures are s2I0, ,000, 900 or s2IO, ,OOO,.
900.
The Republican party and the Grant
administration have in the past seven
years and II half expended over three
million dollars more for the ordinary
purposes of ihegovernment-exclusive
of interest, premiums and debt charges
than was necessary for an efficient,
honest, and economical administration.
Grantism and the Republican party
have taxed the people for the national
administration about eight dollars per
head more than was needed with hon
esty and economy.
Every family of five has been plum
dered of forty dollars to maintain and
perpetuate Republican ring rule since
1869.
The people complain of hard times
but Republican rogues have hourished,
plundered, and hundreds of millions
have been recklessly misspcnt.
The Democratic House has stood by
the people. 1t has demanded aud in.
sisted upon reduction Of expendi-
tures. Thirty million dollars have
been cut from the expenditures of last
year.
A Democratic administration will
follow upthe reduction in expenditures
of this year by a still further reduction
aud will take efficient measures to les
sen taxation.
A Republican administration, aided
by Republican Congress, will main
tain lavish expenditures and drag mil
lions unnecessarily frcm the people.
Economy is the order of the day.
The people must be economical to live.
To secure economy in the nation they
must elect a Democratic sdministra-
tom Detroit Free Press.
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Several months ngo, while maxim
excavations for n new railroad runnin
out Of Lima, Peru. the workmen ur
earthed, near Ancona, interesting rel
les which are on exhibition in Clinton
Hall. They comprise mummies, bot
Of men and brutes, together with pot
terry, cloth, netting, necdlework, an,
various other things buried in Peruvi
an tombs, perhaps 5000 years ago
On one table is n collection of NOR,
than fifty heads, all well preserved
Some are bare skulls bleached to snow
whiteness; but by far the greater mum
Der are admirably preserved, with hail
perfect, and teeth generally in goot
condition. Among the mummies is
that Of full grown man covered will
bandages, over which is tied netting
Another is inclosed in a sack fastened
with twine tied in just such bow-knots
as our bellies tee in confning their
necks with ribbon. There are several
bodies, too. One wears necklace,
and another holds rude tops in the
hands. Wool is shown, tuch as was
used TO stuff the mouths, ears and
noses Of the dead. The coverings of
the bodies were made of it, and the
ornaments were covered with it.
In every grave were found pieces of
woollen cloth Of curious design and
rare workmanship, and distafis wound
in woollen thread. Workbaskets,
needles, bobbins. and rolls of wool, all
in excellent condition, bear witness ~
the industrious habits Of the Peruvian
women of the prehistoric age. The
colors used in the cloths are still bright
and fresh, and the threads are as reg
ular and as strong as any yarn Of the
present day. A singular feature of
the woven cloth--which to all appear
ances, must have BEEN the product of
loom constructed according to the
rules Of arts, that the design is the
same on both sides.
In addition are crude instruments of
warfare, oars, coils of rope, aud fem
ders, such as are used aboard vessels of
our day to prevent abrasion Of the
sides by coming in contact with piers
or piling. The rag babies found in
the tombs are very familiar in shape.
and are a silent evidence that the ma.
ternal instinct in litIle girls of thirty
centuries ago was as strong as it is in
the present generation. Sacks of meal,
corn in the ear, beans, and ether
mummy food prepared to use in their
journey across the Peruvian Styx,
show that the soil of the Pacific coast
Of South America is not conducive to
decay. One jar Of lima beans has the
of having been filled last
week from the vines on II Ptnnsylva.
nia farm,
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An EOypfia" J"ggier SsfosIshisg
the Naffres fn ssusb tarofiag.

fbe N"ftFes M s0Wrh s0roffn0.
| Prof. Nixon had advertised that he
would allow himself to be placed in a
coffin, screwed down, and buried in a
grave six feet deep. lie was to re-
main there for one hour and half,
and then rise from the grave through
the soil. The grave was dug in Belyi.
dere, and he said that if he failed he
hoped that the crowd would he large
enough to insure respectable legacy
to his wife and children. Upon ap-
preaching the grave Nixon was seen
on a platform performing juggling
tricks. lie was dressed in bright
yellow coat, pink trousers (shori), and
about No. II brogans. Mr.. Nixon
claims to be an Egyptian. If the
Egyptians ordinarily dress in that cos
tune, Moses was justified in getting
out Of the country at all hazards. An
Egyptian tarkmaster with n brogan
like Nixons, must have been able to
administer n fearful kick. Nixon soon
approached the grave, aud made earn
est appeals to the crowd to get away
from it. The coffin was brought for.
ward, and committee was selected to
see that there was no deception. Nixon
now pulled off his shoes, and stood on
the coffin, holding in each hand vial.
His voice assumed unnatural solemn.
ty. lie said that he wanted silence
for while; that this was a life aud
death matter his voice became husky,
and perspiration began TO start upon
his brow. He paused a moment. A
look of grave determination settled
upon his face, and with o tremulous
Sigh he hastily swallowed the contents
of the vial. Iu few minutes hi. face
assumed deathly pallor, aud dark
rims appeared beneath his eyes. The
spectators thought he was going to die. |
He lay in the coffin and the lid was
screwed down. The coffin was rapidly |
lowered into the grave, and the earth I
shoveled in. The excitement increased |
as the time for which the Professor was
b remain under ground (thirty min
ntes) passed. AT twenty-eight minutes
the excitement communicated itself to
the judges, and they issued orders for
ihe horn to be blown, which was TO
the buried man forth. As
he first note of the instrument rung
,ut the assembly become frantic. Soon
. scream rose rs the earth began to
rack, and Nixon came up into sight
With load of dirt on his head. Then
! howl was caused by the discovery
hat the Professors appearance had
,cen made through a neatly covered
which was divided by only a
hin partition from the head of the
,rave. lie had burst the head on; Of
he coffin, crept into the shaft, and
merged from il at the sound OF the
,orn. He bowed his thanks and with
REV. Charleston Journal of Com
nerce
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THE minls are running 10 their full
capacity. aud it is expected will coin
on the average 81, 100000 in small
silver per month, ut which rate, twelve
months more will be occupied in COM
pleting the issue of the sj0, 900, 900 of
subsidiary coins authorized by existing
laws. Trade dollars are being coined
At tie San Francisco mint at the rate
Of $500, 600 per month To meet the
demand for export to China. In or
der to Increase the silver coinage at
the Philadelphia mint, it is probable
that the metals for the nickle and
bronze coinage will be procured from
private manufacturing establishments
in the form Of blanebeis ready for
stamping
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hetcors ln s.ceden.

A fall Of meteorites took place ON
the 2Sth of June, between IL and II
A. NJ, near Stalldalen. Several tell
on the ground and some into Il lake.
Two were found, one about the size Of
the fist and weighing four and half
pounds, the other smaller. Eye wit
nesses say that loud whistling wss
first heard in the air from west to east,
and light was plainly distinguishable,
although the sky was clear aud cloud
less; thereafter two very sharp reports
were heard, the second succeeding the
first after II momentary interval, FOL
lowed by several Others less sharp, re-
sembling thunder, after which the fall.
ing stones were observed by eight on
ten persons, and, finally, there was
seen in the air Il whirling smoke, not
very high up. A meteor was observed
simultaneously at Stockholm and at
other places.
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The following is a partial list Of lea
ding Republicans who have declare,
; for Tilden, Hendricks and Reform
many Of them being actively engagec
supporting them IN the stump: Hon
Andrew g. Curtin, twice Governor o.
Pennsylvania, who will soon take th,
stump in Indiana, for Tilden; Ex
Gov. Palmer, Ex-Gov. Koerner, Hon
Lyman Trumbull, and Hon. John F,
Farnsworth, of Illinois.
Charles Francis Adams, of Massa
chusetts.
Frederick A. Conkling, Of n. York,
brother of the administration candid
ate for President at Cincinnati.
Hon. Fred. Hassaurek, Judge Stall.
10, and other leading German Rcpub.
licans Of Ohio; Judge Charles Goepp,
Philip Bonfort, and other leading
German Republicans of New York.
Gen. Joseph Hooker is for Tilden
for President, and we all know how
the Republicans used to shout fr
Fighting Joe Hooker"
Hon. Edward Ransom, a Grant
elector in North Carolina, in 1872, is
about to tax, the stump for Tilden.
VIM. II. Herndon, for 25 years
Lincoln's law partner, iaade a speech
for Tilden and Hendricks at Spring
field, Illinois, a few days ago, (which
was received with tremendous applause
by the men of all parties present"
Hon. Morrow B. Lowry, a Repub-
lican State Senator, of Pennsylvania,
is out for Til len and Hendricks. In
a speech at Erie, the other day, he
said: Every nan who reads theLord's
Prayer and the newspapers, knows
that the Republican party should be
driven from power
Maj. Gen. Winfield S. Hancock,
the great soldier and sound Jeffcrsoni-
an statesman, whom all men love and
honor as representative American-
A still, strong man in the blatant land,
who ean do, aud who dare not lie
has come out strongly for Tilden and
Hendricks, and it is affirmed by those
who know whereof they speak, tina:
he will carry with him the majority
of the votes OF the honest and intelli-
gent soldiers Of the Union, who see to
what IL terrible pass Of disgrace, cor
ruption, and danger the party in pow
er has brought the government of their
country. In confederation of this
statement it is reported on good au-
thority that large majority of the
soldiers quartered at the Soldiers
Home in Ohio, are enthusiastic sup
porters of Tilden and Hendricks.
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TROOPS ia fhs soofb,

The demand of the President for
more troops. has stimulated a repre-
sentative of the New York Herald, to
enquire into the records of the War
Department To find out tho number Of
companies stationed in the Southern
States. lie finds that there are in
Texas, 10 companies of infantry and
26 companies of cavalry; in louisiana
II companies of infantry; in Missis
sippi 10 companies of infantry; in
south Carolina Scompanies Of infant
ry, and 2 companies OF artillery; in
Florida s companies Of artillery; in
Georgia companies Of infantry, and
| company Of artillery; in Alabama
. companies of infantry; in Virginia
3 companies of artillery; in North
Carolina 1 companies Of artillery; in
Tennessee 3 companies of infantry;
making a total of 1873 companies.
BY a strict reading of the law there
is No authority for the presence Of
troops in the Southern States at thi.
time. The Supreme Court has decided
that the enforcement Act is unconsti-
tutional. This was the only authority
NJ
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The faculty Of remaining in the
water for n greater or less period Of
time, which has been enjoyed by man
Kind ever since the existence Of the
element itself, seems likely to be ex-
tended to fire, in the event of a fire.
proof dress, the invention Of a Swedish
officer, Captain Ahlstron, and which
has come triumphant out Of every
trial, proving ultimately successful.
Alta recent experiment in Silesia, four
heaps, consisting of logs OF wood, were
arranged in form Of a square, well COW
cred with shavings and saturated with
petroleum. They were then set light
to, and speedily became a mass Of
flames. Into this frey furnace, the
glowing heat of which kept spectators
at a respectful distance, stepped Capt.
Ahlstrom, clad in his fre-proof dress.
lie moved freely about in the restrict
ed space-some four feet square, form
ed by the heaps, leaning from time to
time quite unconcernedly against the
blazing piles, and, finally, taking his
seat upon one of the heaps, glowing
with intense heat, he reclired there
with as much nsnchalance as though
it had been sofa. He remained thir-
ty minutes in the flames without suffer
ing in the smallest degree from the
heat. Next day an experiment was
made in the Hohenzollern mlne, with |
the view of seeing whether the appara-
tus would avail in the event { an ex-
plosion of fire-damp or any analogous
accident. The principal Of the gym
nasium, who volunteered to test il per-
sonally, descended into space which |
had been shut of from the rest Of the |
mine and filled with gas, aud remained
there for twenty minutes without ex-
periencing the slightest Inconvenience
from the poisonous atmosphere. Capt.
Ahlstrom has sold his invention to
Prussia for fifty thousand marks.
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The ISaffLe Of the (.aQes.

A comparison Of the weight and
cost of passenger train on the Eas.
tern, standard gage, and on the Bos.
ton, Revere Beach, and Lynn Rail.
road, nGrrow gnge, respectively, has
been made. These two roads run
nearly side by side and the carrying
capacity Of the two trains is practical
ly the same. The heavy Pullman car
is disadvantage to the Eastern road
in the comparison, as are also the bag
gage car, which is not required on the
short line. A locomotive, baggage
ear, which is not required on the short
line. A locomotive, baggage car,
Pullman car, and four passenger cars
on the Eastern road give capacity for
230 passengers, weigh 13S tuns, and
cost s63, 900; one locomotive and six
passenger ears on the Revere Beach
and Lynn road, give capacity for 272
passengers, weigh 5S tuns, and cost
SIS, ,000.- Engineering News.
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4 CoRREsPoSDEsr of the .Medicol
aud Surgioot Reporter asks; "WhaI
will prevent the falling of hair?
have used, for the past ten years, ia
my own case, and prescribed frequent
ly for Others, the following with com
plete satisfaction; Glycerine and tine.
ture capsicum, each 2 ozs., oil OF BET
gamot drachm mix aud perfume tc
suit. This is to be the only dressing
for the hair. Wash the head occa,
sionally with soft water aud fine soap.
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SOME OI.D DUTcn Proverbs. We
must row with the Oals We have, and
Us We can not order the wind We are
obliged to sail With, must take the
wind that comes. Patience and alton
ton will bring us far. If the cat
watches long enough at the mouse's
hole, the mouse will not escape. The
plowman must 60 up and down, and
wherever else play be done there is no
other but the long way to do the work
well. Learn to sleep with one eye
open. As soon as the chicken goes to
roost, il is good time for fox.
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A FAMILY consisting Of a father,
mother, and one child, the latter only
a little over year old, were found
dead in Missouri, recently. The little
child, surviving its parents, in altemp-
ting to get something to eat, as was
thought, fell into a tub OF water in
the house, and was drowned. Truly,
one-half of ths world doe. not know
how the other lalf live.
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A CHATTANOOGA farmers house
was robbed. Next morning a stran-
ger called and said that he was one Of
the robbers, and he showed a locket.
The farmer said that he valued the
locket because il had been worn by a
dear child. "Here it is," said the
robber, seemingly affected. "Let Inc
make restitution. Here are 500 for
your Ettle son." He handed the far
mer n counterfeit $50 bill, and re-
ceivcd $50 change.
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Make Hay nhHe the s.n saines.


Sir Walter Scott, in Il narrative of
his personal history, gives the follow
lug caution: "lf il should ever fall to
the lot Of youth to peruse these pages,
let such readers remember that il is
with deepest regret that | recollect in
my manhood the opportunities Of
learning which neglected in my
youth; that through every part of my
literary career, | have felt pinehed
aud hampero'l by my own ignorance;
and ! would this moment, give half
the reputation ! have had the good
fortune to scquire, ii by so doing |
could rest the remaining part upon a
sound foundation Of learning and
sciense.
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MWrdcr Omf after ~ Years.

A few days ago some workmen in
Allegheny, while excavating for a eel
Ter at james aud Third streets. came
upon the bones of the leg and the arm
Of man. II was Immediately recalled
by the neighbors that about seven
years ago the skull and a portion OF
the spinal column of skeleton we G
found in the same place. Rumor has
1t that the remains are those of John
Busch, who disappeared suddenly on
the night Of Christmas, 1888, having
gone out to purchase some toys for his
son. lie fell IN with countryman,
one Earn st Rinehart, and the two
spent part Of the evening in John Har-
ris's saloon. From that place the two
departed. Busch was last seen at or
near the house OF one Hart, who had
saloon ut Gerst alley and Second
street. At the time Hart was sus-
pected of the murder and arrested for
it, but the evidence did not warrant Il
commitment.--[R Reading Eagle.
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TnE value of the Centennial build
ings is put at s5,9i9,0O0, aud of their
contents, sl0i,S20,3i0. A large por-
ton of the exhibits, which are not tax
en- into account, are not of intrinsic
value, though probably they could not
be purchased for all that the rest Of the
exhibition is worth,
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We have received a letter from a
lady subscriber in Tennessee " no wants
To know why we don't pitch into pin
backs. We cant. There isn't room
enough in them nov for what already
b.lOngs there. - IGld'gow =. Times.
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lT is not believed that there is an
artist in the world who can catch the
expression uf n wOman's face as she
puts her nose into the milk jug and
finds that the thunder has soured the
contents.
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You've ladies, time is flying if you
have your eye on any particular chap
it is time tn commence business. There
is plenty of time before the year is out
in which to pop the question. but a
few months courtship is desirable to
make the thing interesting.
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OK the base ball grounds yesterday,
says the Burlington Hurk-Eye, Il red.
hot ball struck the batter just where
his mother used to feel for him with
her slipper, and the umpire shouted
"dead ball" "Deal BALI" retorted
the striker struck, "if there's live
ball ON the g.ounds, that's il"
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MES who have them to pay tor don't
care how much ladies hose come down,
but you bet that the woman who has
them on at a croquet play does
1Ghsgow (Ky.) Times.
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A Miss Posi- is the reiguing beauty
at Newport, and all the young men
want to Tie to her," This is generally
the fate OF u rail pretty girl, and she
has no defence.
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Hos. Henry A. WISE, of Virginia,
died last Tuesday, aftera long illness.
lie was u remarkable man, and one of
The few survivors of a pact generation
Of statesmen aud Orat,rs.
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lie was leaning over the gate
ing to her last night, aud ab,eI ',s' M
plucking the buds from Il tree wi on
spreads its branches over them. ,ny
loved her, but he had not daredat
breathe his passion, A bright thod o
struck him-he would reveal his ha
lions by conundrum; "
"Why," he asked, "does this ~
resemble your" ,e
ii know not" she murmured. "iel
cause it is fresh in its budding behu
ty," he replied, fondly. She blushe'
-blushed only as sweet womal
pleased, can, and asked:
"Why does it resemble you?"
IL give it up. Tell me with you
own sweet lips was his expectan
answer.
because it is about time for it t.
leave"
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WnES young lady aud gentleman
have controversy about kissing, they
generally put their heuds together.
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"a PRUDENT man." says a witty
Frenchman, ''is like pin; bis head
prevents him from going too far