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FEMININE NOTES.
"Time works wonders" as the woman said
when she got married after thirteen years.
courtshp. 49,.
A hotel is advertised as 'fkcpt by the widow
OF Mr. Brown, who died last summer on q new
and improved plan.'
Andrescs' Bazaar: 4 young lady never seems
so sweet and artiess as when she Is tyriug to
rake the lclcles out OF her sweetheartfs nus
tache With her teeth.
II It were not for experiments in science,
nothing would eyer be learned; at least, tnl5
was the opinion OF the Newark man who asked
his wife to put her tongue to cold fainp-post.
Yonzers Gazette: -
- You kissed me ut the gate last night
And mother heard the smack; -.
She says Its naughty to do 80,
So please to faEe 1t back! =: i
Rome Sen,ta7el: When man Is treating q dash
ing widow to ire-cream, anil secs his wife COM
ing into the restaurant, about all he can do Is to
button his coat1 hang to his chair, and trust
Providence r r.:
A French invitation to wedding: "Madame
K-has the honor OF asking you to be present
at the marriage Of her only Daughter. Ccline
f., With u. dc Saint "" etc. And un-
derneath: "Pray for herr '~}'s -:
If ! Returning Boa7l could be established IN
Europe to expose tho fraudulent ''Counts who
bamboazle American girls abroad; and "retofn
them safely home, the Institution would Be
worth solnethtnG.-Rostuss BxAtia- =
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downward direction Tor twenty mlnutes' more
or less.
For few years this way Of curing a certain
class Of patients, mostly women, but always
persons OF q nervous temperament, was very
popular, not only in this country but in Europe
In Copenhagen twelve physicians aud surgeons,
most Of them leading men in their professions
and teachers In the Royal Medical School, began
course OF experiments, tic results OF Which
we're published in 4 large octave volume Ihey
gaye their influence in favor OF this new
system, which they named PcrNnism.. In
the United States the faculties OF those
medical schools recommend it. In London
Perktnian Institution was established for the
benefit of the poor. The cases OF cures were
very numerous Over 500 cases were published
and were certified to as actual and real by eight
medical professors, by forty PHYSICIANS and sur
gco,,s, and by tllirty clcrGyu,en. Some one
took the trouble Of collecting the names Of tho
persons cured b. this process, and also list
vi =: the diseases OF which they were
cured. This list OF persons contained the
names Of thousands upon thousands in all
ranks and conditions Of life. The ministers,
who, as 4 rlass, have ever beent credulous.
looked upon PeEkinism as new form Of mir
ar!cs, and the physicians, who, IS class, have
ever bceu dissatisfied with the old process Of
curing, and been searching Tor something new.
soon saw the TRAITORS fall into neglect. Both
the clergy and the physicians found 1t to be
folly.
ought to state, as a matter Of fact, that this
same DR.. Perkins invented, also, an antlscrtlc
medicine. Anxious to test Its power against
yellnw fever, he repaired to New York i'll 1873,
when this disease prevailed there, contracted it,
and uicd. d.
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a YOUTHFUL BRIDE.


The Office Of th. County Clerk was invaded
on Saturday by wedding party in search Of
marriage license. The affable Clerk proceeded
to I'LL ont the necessary document and inquired
the ages OF the candidates for matrimopY. Tho
groom's was given as that Of 81, while that Of
the bride was stated to be only II. This state
ment caused stay Of proceedings, and the
Clerk informed the parties that it was sgaiust
the Law to issue license to i woman under
Is, without the consent OF her parents There
upon the father Of the bride, who Was one OF
the party, stepped forward and said the brtdo
had had his full and free consent; that she had
already been married once and had buried her
first husband. The astonished Clerk, rightly
thinking that would-be bride Of such ripe ex-
perience didn't need any legal protection, heat-
tated no longer, but made on. the necessary
document, and the bridal party went on their
way rejoicing: Maid, wife, widow, aud married
again, all within fourteen brief years, seems to
be crowding things little. What history
that woman will have BY the time she is sol
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CREATURES OF HABIT.
RHx{fndt0r1 HNfrkeue

A culprit who was brought before Burlfng4
ton magistrate the other day on charge OF
beating his wife, pleaded for indulgence aud
promised reform, saying he did not mean any
cruelty to his wife, but it was only bad habit
be had got into The magistrate said he would
checrfully excuse him, for be knew himself how
strong were the chains OF habit, and the prfs-
oner must not mind 1t, for he really didn't
mean anything by It, but he was greatly addict
ed to the habity Of fning such cases $50 and
costs, and sending them up for ten daya- e. We
are ait creatures Of habit" quoted the Court.
and the committee rose, and shortly afterHazd
the house adjourned.
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TRACTORS.

Ia tia Editor of The Tribune.
CHICAGO, Feb. 10.-Iwish to ren1no cur olae-
o,ass friends that the5 ght to base tnen opln- %
ions on observation and experience. 1nes
..onrht to be cautious, and be governed pY Luz
nast. In 1856, Elisha Perkins, ,sass.sz sues.s
ful h physician in Connecticut: ,1 @sshsea y: .ssa
the metallic tractors. Ihey eons.sso ~ ~ .+s"1 s"1
Instruments of brass and the osnel H., srs
sh a tb1; tnsJ %
position ;n'cea aaa long, and pointed at the ends
hes 1res to be useful il il
iase and @ ssd 'e aqaaes u nef:Fhs The
affections ~ 5e 6t mstruments were applied to the
pt1,atts pat}scted j Dart, M and then drawn oyer IN
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4 genre picture By Rossi, IN artist Of the
Fortu ny school. is Mr.. Hastetfne's latest hobby.
Its subject is like the opening Of fast Feydean
novel, or '.trisky " high-colored description by
Gautier. The scene is vast library that looks
like the hall OF the maps at the Vatican. 4
handsome young Professor in black velvet and
satin, powdered hair and lace rudles, is attempt
ing to lecture on anatomy to Two fncroTable
young women. He stands behind great
library table; the foreiinser OF his right hand
rests tremb}ingly on skull; he looks breath
less, and in state Of ecstatic anguish as II his
thoughts were more On humsn female charms
than science or mcmento mori. The two in-
croYables are in wonderful costumes and most
audacious positions. One Is on choise-louDge,
half. buried In green satin cushion, and dis
plays proVokingly her pretty celestial silk stock
hardly hidden by gauzy, allny gown, and she
leans her fascinating little head, that is pow
dered and has mobeap with scarlet ribbons,
on q delicious arm and hend. The other
damsc1 Is seated in great chair, hold
ing huge open book; che has on q large
black Rubens hat and white feather over her full
blonde hair, black mantle lined with scarlet,
white ichu, yellow oyer-gown, and Pompadour
silk petticoat; her pretty feet and ankles are
stretched out on Persian foot-stool, with blue
silk stockings, black slippers, and great strass
buckles. Bothlook drowsy and demoralized. The
finish OF the picture is exquisite, you can look
into 1t as on miniature The accessories are
finely placed and well painted; columns and
draperies, Cordoya leather screen, rich Turk
ish table cover, great books, and the map or the
wall of Italia Antica- You front the picture as
from great open doorway which leads out into
the open mir. On the outside broad marble steps
are leaves and all the fragrant litter Of out
stretching tree branches. You eau easily 1n-
asnc that 1t is summer morning with buzzing
flies out in the hot air, and in this library are the
drowsv, pretty, audaeious GIRLS the poor young
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There was wedding ut arace Church tho
other night, and the bride and groom were
warmly congratulated, while many were the
wishes Of friends for bright md happy future.
Such an announcement would not create any.
surprise were It not for bit Of romance con-
uected with this uniting Of young hands and
hearts. It Is said that The bride, a beautiful
young lady Of this city, had TWO ardent loTers,
both Of whom were equally confident that they
had won the prize of. her heart. One of tho
lovers lives in St. Louis, and as the stnry roes,
evening, every arrangement having been nude
for the wedding; but the other lover came for
ward on the prestige Of old love, ardently plead
ed bis suit, and carried of the prize, at the very
time the lover over ip St. Louis was preparing
to start for Louisville to claim bis bride He Is
expected to arrive this morning, with his houes
bright and soaring, only to learn that he has
been sscnuuted ont. ,,
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serration BY the few remaining passengers->
Just as the car approached Sawyer street, the
conductor thrust his head inside the car and
yelled /" Sawyer" in close proximity to Hay
seeds head. The latter, hastily drawing him
self 81 into form,'' indignantly remarked, = You
needn't er howled It through the car, il you dio~
We're engaged,:' and the rest Ut the freight set
their faces toward the driver and grinned
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4 pretty young actress, who Is deVou1ing the
Comte de K, has teased him for weeks to pur
chase her love Of bracelet On which she has
long set her eyes and heart Finally he aur-
renders at indiscretfon-no, imposes the condi-
tion that If be buys it tor her she is never to
wear 1t On the stage.
HNot wear it on the stage-why7" i
so, my wife might see 1t, don't you seep
"And then the1e'd be trouble In the family,
eh4'
40, no; no fear Of that; but she'd make ms
buy her one like It,"
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His objection to her WIS that, although IN
other respects good wife, she lacked spontanet-
tr, One day when he was on step-ladder mr.
ranging some curtains over the parlor windows,
she spontaneously unlitchcd the connecting
rod OF the ladder and let him down all In q heap
quite suddenly, AZ it were. He has been able
to leave bed anA move around for the last few
days, and would look like Els old self II he
could only get that pieee Of his ear back again
and raise the bridge OF his nose.
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a contemporary says: "1s Is all right fo}
church chofrs to serenade newlY-married peo-
pic, but there arc more appropriate hymns for
such occasions than What Shall the Harvest
Be!' Ninety ty-and-Ninc' wouldn't be just tho
thing either. It Is too manJ.''
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What this country needs, says one OF our town
ladies. Is religion which will make man feel
that it Is just as cold for his wife to get up aud
build fire as It Is for himself.
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He was a gentleman from the country, aud
ha, eusconced his glrl'' and himself in the
corner OF Highland car. AS the vehicle sped
up shawmut avenue his arms: began to steal
around bis conpenion's waist, and his bead in
clined lovingly towards her, unconscious Of OBJ
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am d5ouk to enter. So help me God.
Once month the Caugers we're by law re-
ouired to furnish statement OF the Work done
BIZ them, und to this statement was appended
atr, affidavit, Feciting that it was true and
faithful account OF the work performed, and
that " neither be nor any member OF his family
has received either personally or BY the inter-
veutIpu Of another party, any money or CON-
pensation Of any description whatever, nor any
promises for the same, either directly or lndl-
or acts performed or to be performedln In connec-
ton with the Internal Revenue" :" ..-
In Htllreth, who at the time he was Gau9er
represented the Seventh Ward in the City Coun-
Gil is witnessed the spectacle OF man VINO, as
an Alderman, swcars to support the Constitu-
ton Of tue United States, and Of necessity the
laws OF Congress: who, as Gauger, swears that
be will perform the duties OF his office well ana
faithfully; who, IS Gauecr, swears that eacn
monthly statement presented oJ him TO
a true and faithful account Of his steward
ehip--in this man Hildreth is presented
the diseracefuI spectacle Of a sclf-conricted
fraud and conspirator: And get this is not all
H1ldreth has the insufferable impudence TO an
nounce to his cronies that ne Is again
AN SALDgnMAStc AsP1nAST.
The city charter has provision which meets
Reyissd Re; I Statutes, in Sc: IS, is :.he following,
under the title, "Qua1idcations OF Mdcr1nen":
t.uor shall he be eligible, II be shall have been
convicted OF malfeasance, bribery, Or other cor
rupt practices or crimes. Has Hildreth been
guilty o: malfeasance? he pleaded gu lsy to
having, as q Gauger, unlawfull5 aud dcslgnedlr
pcg1uittel Pahlnan E Rush to remove l0,0ov
gallons Ct distilled sirlts "thoat ss.p paymens 81
in n conspiracy to defraud the United
States Of the tax on 10000 gallons OF
whisky produced at the Lake Shore dissillerT.
He was charged with similar offenses at other Ne,
1.At In L.
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to spirit away o.00o proof gallons OF distilled
spirits without payment OF the tax
The tenth count recitcs the same facts at the
same distillczy, but under different date, Feb. g.
In the eleventh count Ganger Hildrcth appears
as conspirator, May ), 1871, with George Miller
Henry G. Frede7icEs, and others who arc un-
known, to defraud the United States OF the tax on
10, COO proof gallons Of distilled spirits.
The twelfth count recitcs that: July 10, 1874,
Hildreth conspired and collnded with Hermann J.
unknown, to defraud the United States of the tag
on 10, 600 proof gallons Of distilled spirits;
nns eoS15 sounr Dc eaae5 M s nib EI
James H. Ballentfne, John Robinson, and others
who are unknown, to delr1uo INC United states OF
the tar on ooo psoof gallons q distilled spFts
April TO- 1875. with conspirng with o. B. Dickln"
son. jonathan Abel. and George F. Burroughs.
AMI others who are on aeiF1a TIC ontea
The fifteenth count charges the ex-Gauser, jan.
l. 1874. with couspiring with Gholson G. Russell.
and others who arc unknown, to defraud the Unitod
States Of the tax on IT, 600 proof gallons OF dis
The sixteenth count alleges that Htldreth, Jan.
6. 1874 in the capacity Of Gaugcr, conspi.ed with
Russell, and others who are unSnown, to defrand
the United States Of the tax on TO- QUO proof gall
Ions Of distilled spirits.
The seventeenth count charges ui1dreth, as
Gnuger, with having eonspised- May !. ls74, with
George Millcr and Henry Z. FredericSs, and others
Ions OF distilled spirits from the Lake Shore Dstl
.lery without the payment Of the ta1
1871. With conspsring with Hermann j. Pahlna1
and David G. Rush, and others Unknown. to re-
move 10, GOO proof gallons OF distilled spirits
f1om the, Chicago Alcohol WORKS without payment
of the tax.
The nineteenth count charges Hildreth. Dec. j,
and John Robinson, and others unknown to re-
move TO- 600 proof enllons Of distilled spirits from
the Illinois bis:,lng Compaay's place without
The twentieth count charges H1dreth- April !.
1873, with conspiring with Q. 3. Dickinson, JON
athan AbeL and George +. Busroughs to remove
ID 00o proof sallons Of distilled spirits from the
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Political Notes.

Bob Ingersoll and the Callfornia
clergy are having a warm and wordy
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Changes I'm the Moon.

Although the moon may be regarded
to all intents aud purposes dea6, il
must not be supposed that no changes
whatever take place upon her surface.
On the contrary, some of the peculiar.
tics OF the moons condition must tend
to cause even more rapid changes OF
certain orders than take place In the
case OF our OWN earth. Thus the great
length of the lunar day, and the M IONS
waterleSs condition and rare atmos-
phere, must help to cause a compare
lively rapid ciumbling of the moons
surface. During the long and intense,
ly hot lunar day The rock substance OF
the moons surface must expand con.
siderably, for it Is raised TO a degree
of heat exceeding that of boiling
water. During the long lunar night
the surface is exposed 10 degree Of
I, fTigeration far exceeding that of the
biItercst winter ia the arctic TCsiols,
Snd must contract coTTesp0ndingiy
TINS alternate expansion and c0n'r1c-
ton must gradually cTImble easy all
the Hottest aud steepest pOrtioss OF the
moon's surface, and will doub l., I.
IN the long run - that is, some - \
hundreds of millions Of years hence
destroy all the most marked IRREGULAR
tics OF the moons surface. The cases OF
change which have been recognized
10y telescopists who have carefully
studied the moons surface map all.
without exception, be referred 10 this
process OF gradual, but steady, disln-
tegratlon. The most remarkable case
hitherto known, for example, the dis
appearance OF the lunar crater Linne,
Is far better explained in this wsy than
as the resul, - volcanic eu,burst.
This case has EaSently been describe 4
as follows by the present writer: In
the lanar Sea OF Serenity there was
once . deep cFsteE, nearly seven miles
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How Stonewall Jackson Slep.-.His
singular Reticence.

Gen. Jacks ms troops and his enc
my's believed he never slept the fact
is, be slept great deal. Whenever he
had nothing else to do he went to sleep,
esl eciaily in church. | REMINDER
| during the invasion of MARYLAND, on
| Sunday night he rode three mIle, in all
ambulance to attend church in Fred
erick, aRd then fell asleep as soon as
the minister began to preach: his head
| fell upon his breast, and he never
awoke until aroused 10y the organ and
| choir. tie could sleep anywhere and
In any position, sitting in his chair,
under fire, OF on horseback. On night
march toward Richmond, after the bat
Ties with Mcclellan, lie was riding
| along with his drowsy STAFF, noddinQ
and sleeping as he went. We passed
by groups of men sitting along the
roadside, and engaged in roasting new
corn by fires made of fence rails. One
group took Us for cavalrymen, with an
inebriated captain, and one of the
party, delighted at the sight of a man
who had found whisky enough TO be
drunk, sprang up from the fire and,
orandishing a roastiDg-ear in his hagd,
leaPed down into the road, and seiz;Le
the Generals horse, cried out. ~ slv,
old fellow, where the devil dId YOU e. ct
your hquo: T. Ia an instant, as the
General awoke, the fellow saw his mi, =
take; and then bounding from the road
he took the fence at a single leap, ex-
claiming, Good God, IT'S old Jack ~
and disappeared Ia the dsika s.. Yes,
Gea. Jacks,-n sap great deal, Ia, Le
was never caught mapping.
lie gave to sleep. many NONE ms
which other men would have given to
conversation. He was essentially a
silent man, not morosc, bu; quiet. He
smiled ottso, rarely laughed. IL never
told a he, but aid not discourage
them in Others, aud Il one struck his
peculiar fancy he Would smile in mild
approval He did not live apar. from
his staff, but liked to have them about
him, and they were nearly ali very
young men. Ia versSlly polite in mar
ner, he encouraged the livel CT conver-
satiou among them, although he took
Little part IN it. lie was not man of
words; they seemed to enlbarrass him.
III HS haN iuS@S uS pub tucm iDtS
action, not into language. H;s military
dispatches were as brief as If studied,
Ike the one he seat after the defeat OF
Nilroy: God blessed our arms with
victory a Mcdowell yesterday He
never discussed his plans; indeed, be
never told them. Tue next officer
under him never knew bis intention
nor object. He never volunteered his
opinion TO his superior, nor asked adj
vice OF his subcTdinAles. He was -
selt-rsliaat IS he was silent, and be.
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Governor Hampton son Preston ~ss
the younger of two brothers. He was
not twenty years of age when he fell
during a severe engagement that &C.
Cured in October, 1864, about twenty
five miles northwest of Petersburg,
Virginia, where his fathers command
was covering the right wing of Gen,
Robert E. Lees army. AT the time
both of Gen. Ham pton's sons were act
ing as his aids, and when Preston FELL
the father gallo3ed reckiessly TO the
spot, followed by his ad jutant general,
Major Barker, and Wade Hampton, jr.
Both of the last named were severely
wounded while Gen. Hampton was lift
ing the dead body of his son from the
ground. Judge Wafford, of Kausss
City, says he witnessed the scene, and
saw Gen. Hampton carrying the dead
body of his son on the horse before
him
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lieYed HE walks with speed Who
walks alone He was reticent to q
fault. IF my coat knew what in
tended to do, I'd take it off snd throw
1t away" was one of bis sayings. This
reticence often led to embarrassment
and complaint from the officer next in
command, and might have led 20 dis
aster in case of his death; but he evil
IDENTIFY thought it letter to run that
risk than the risk of having his plans
discovered.
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|
Mr.. August Belmont did a very
pretty thing last week in opening hi:
picture gallery at his residence on the
corner OF Fifth Avenue and Nineteenth
| street for the benefit of the family OF
the artist, Irving. John Beaufain Irv
ing was born in the South, AMI came
here during the war. He showed
promise as Il painter, yet his faults
were caring and dimmed any prospect
of success. He worked hard for |.
while, then went to Germany, where he
studied much harder than he had ever
worked. Presently the result appeared
IN his works, which came back one by
one to win hearty admiration, and he
was admitted to the academy, OF
which he had come to DE regarded as
one of the stare, when he died, a few
weeks ago, leaving a large family I'M
provided tor. Mr. Belmont has two of
Mr.. hvlng's picturcs in his own colicc-
ton; one a portrait, and the other a
small piece called tie "Wine Tasters. "
Both Of them are excellent, and the
latter is especially striking. Several Of
his pictures had been borrowed for this
occasion. The most striking of them
was the famous 'Scene from Richie
lieu, to which the artist had put the
finishing touches just as he dropped
The pencil FROM his hand. 1t repre-
sents the cardinal as he appears in the
fourth act of the Bulwer play, where
he draws 1.-THE awful circle of the
solemn church" around the form of
Julie from B4radas. 1t is a theatrical
scene, but very powerfully drawn, and
the rich coloring of the splendid cos
tunes of the period light up the can
vas almost to bGilliaacy. Cardinal
Woolsey and his Friends" is another
striking piece. The R.cheleu picture
belongs to eX Governor Stanford, of
California, and the Woolsey to Mr..
Van Vaikenburgh. The End of tn,
Came" painted in 1872, did more to
raise Irving in public estimation thsn
anything ne had done before One
OF Irving'S pictures, on exhibit on
In the Academy Of Design, belongi1 g
to Mr.. As;or, IS quite equal to any
thing he has done. His sudden death,
just as he had risen TO well-merited
fame, is q real loss to American art.
His works are remarkable for The deli
ctcy and the exquisite fidelity of their
Ii lish down to the minutest particular.
He has often been compared to Meis-
sonier, and there is no doubt but the
style Of the French artist Influenced
him, though he was far from being
copyist or slavish imitator. Mr.. Bel
monrs gallery is one of the finest pri-
vate collections in the city, and some
of his pictures are rare and valuable.
Gerome's ''Slave Market" attracts the
immediate attention of the visitor, and
CALAIS duke of Alba makes
deep impression. But perhaps you
will not care to go over what must
necessarily be u loag list of tantalizing
titles. The result OF the exhibition
was very creditlble 10 New York gen.
crosby in these hard times.
The MOhammedans of India are raj
lying to the support of the Sultan.
Large meetings have been held, and
collectors have been sent around to
sather in contributions for tie war.
In Madras $500 rupees were collected
IN three days and placed in bank fol-
remittance to Turkey.