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aspect and noble manner Poor Madge
AS she rose to do her duty, she met Mr.
Schencks eye. He bowed courteously,
but coolly, and, to her rage and disgust,
she felt the color steal upward to her
bright locks, and she had wild impulse
to drag the luckless youth at her side
out of the door, and bury him and her
self at once in the first snow drift. But
who ever heard of impulses at party
The galop was properly danced, and her
already filled card of engagements gone
| throug III with; but in all the long eve
ming Mr.. Schenck never approached her,
and she went home in state of mind
that alarmed Polly and disgusted her
self.
81 am tired and cross, DEAR" she
said Mt last. "Don't talk to me. I'll be
good tomorrow, but I might bite you
tonight; I feel like it"
So Polly kissed her with dumb amaze
ment in her pleasant eyes, and went
meekly off to bed.
This scene, however, was by no
means the last. She met Mr.. Schenck
at the best houses in Boston, and al
ways with Miss Dorr. While she her
self danced and chartered with the young
people, she saw these two the center OF
attention to distinguished men and
women. She perceived the consideration
and honor in which Mr.. Schenck was
held, and the Difference paid to Miss
Dorr; and when the gentleman sepa-
rated himself from his compeers to ad-
dress few courteous words to her occa-
sionally, she felt it to be an effort Of po-
litenes, and wondered bitterly how she
could have been such fool-how she
could have been so blind.
Poor Madge 1t was we'll for her that
Aunt Phemy bided her time in the
sunny chamber at home; better still that
she had put her tiny old finger into the
wheel of Madge's fortunes and given If
an impetus her way; for the day came
before long when Mr.. Schenck could
maintain his assumed role no longer,
when Madge found out that Miss Hope
Dorr was his own cousin, and when Aunt
Phemy received from Boston the follow
ing note:
"OH, YOU DEAREST AUNTY II know
you will open your eyes SO wide you
can't half shut them again, and you will
say all sorts of bitter-sweet things to
your dear, bad, weak minded girl; but,
aunty, I can't help it. I know I said !
never, never would, but I don't mind
that. I've fallen awfully, desperately in
love, and some time I am going to be
married Aunty Fee to Mr..
Schenck. There! Your own
"MADGE"
And Aunt Phemy both laughed and
cried; but Jack turned somersault
when, six months after, he read the mar
riage notice in New York paper. And
Madge found letter waiting for her on
her return from the bridal tour, in
which was copied, in big round hand
the last two lines of Highland Nora, "
and the significant and emphasized
phrase beneath them: "I never will"
am afraid be never was invited to
The Biches.
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Fashion Notes.

Raw silks are revived.
Fashion has the jaundice.
Shaws are worn in a point.
Dress linens are damasked.
Pique is damasked this year.
Postillion basques are revived.
japanese iewelry holds its own.
The rage for Torchon is at its height.
Gazeline berege is made of llama wool.
Chedda twills are attractive new
goods.
The demi-trained street dress dies
hard.
Vesuvius is the new name for cardinal
red.
It is not fashionable to wear the shawl
square.
Shot stripes on raw silk fabrics are
fashionable.
Novelties in fashion are not always in
good taste.
i Gazeline berege is the newest gauzy
dress fabric.
Indian galloons are among the new
trimmings.
The novelties III spring fabrics are
largely in linens.
Moorish designs predominant in tie
new fringes.
Large amethysts and topazes are again
fashionable.
Crepe d opera is a French imitation
of crepe de Chine.
Buckles and slides are used freely in
dress trimmings.
Small pin head checked delaines make
stylish demi toilets.
Speckled designs are very fashionable
il all printed goods.
Chambery gauze retains its popularity
for evening dresses.
Walking dress fabrics have multiplied
greatly since last spring.
Bourette suits for seaside wear are
costly and elegant novelties.
Machine stitching is seen on the hand
soonest imported garments.
Hair striped and pin head checked
silks are seen on the silk counters.
Dress fabrics in linens are damasked,
creped, armured and basket woven.
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His Family.

Postmaster-Ge Key has m ingen-
ious way Of ridding himself of those
bores, the owners of furnished houses in
Washington-people who are always
trying to get good tenant with money
in his purse. Mr.. Key placidly listens
while the anxious visitor sets forth the
advantages of his dwelling, it's aristo-
cratic air, and especially the ample and
luxurious fashion III Which it is furnish
ed; then says the general, with a beam
ing face and an amiablc voice: "Well,
I should want the house pretty we'll fur
nished ns I have nine children" Visions
of these youthful scions of the house of
Key careering around that furniture and
romping over his carpets strike the
Washington householder with horror;
he hastily departs and never comes back
any more.
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InmigratiOn.

The following table Compiled from the
official report Of the British board of
tradc), showing the immigration from
the United Kingdom to the United States,
British North America and Australasia,
during 1874, 1875 and 1876, is furnished
to the press by DIR. Edward Young, chief
of the bureau of statistics:
1874. 1875 1876
United States. ..... 14S, ,161 105,046 1888
British n. America. 25,45O 1873 1927
Australasia ......... 53,95S 35,525 33191
The total number of persons who i'm
migrated from the United Kingdom to
the United States from 1915 to 1876 was
5,467,0 ,075. The amount of money re-
mitted by settlers in the United States
and British North America to their
friends in the United Kingdom from 1S49
to 1876, inclusive, was e19,6S5, ,OGS, the
greatest amount in any one year being
FL, 100000 in 1854.
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A Lady's Millinery Bill.

A case of considerable interest to
fashionable modistes doing business with
the fair upper tendon of the metropolis
was tried before q jury in the marine
court of New York. The plalntltt,
Nine. Ernestine Chevalier, a French
modiste and importer of French goods
required in her peculiar line Of business,
sued Mrs. Hannah r. Kohnstamm, OF
Fourteenth street, for goods furnished
and dresses made and supplied, claiming
therefore 1850 50 balance of larger
sum. The plaintiff testified that the de-
fendant visited her place of business IN
September, 1876, and ordered some
goods to the amount of over $3.50; that
these goods were sent as directed, with
instructions to the messenger not to
leave the same if not paid for at the
time. or satisfactory reference given.
The goods were not accepted by Mrsi
Kohnstamm, who next day called on
Nine. Chevalier and stated that she was
temporarily in the city awaiting q set
nement of her deceased husbands es-
tate, that if she had supposed reference
was required she could give every salts
faction in that line, and she expressed
her own ability to pay for anything that
she required; that she had an income
besides expectancies in her own right,
and house in Amity street. Plaintiff
testified that she, upon these representa-.
tions, furnished other costly supplies OF
ladies' wear to the defendant, itemizing
them in a long account, which was
sworn to in court. Here are some OF the
items: One bonnet, silver trimmed,
$65; two chemises, $50; set Of mo-
saique, $50; two handkerchiefs, $40; q
satin trimmed cloak, Sl15; one robe de
chambre, trimmed with satin and torchon
lace, S175; hat, trimmed with silver and
plume, $50; baby's cloak, $40; one slate
colored silk and velvet costume, 1915;
white CRANBERRY gauze dress, $65, and
long list of smaller but all costly artl-
cles, amounting in all to 81, ,815. These
goods were all furnished during October
and November, the first bill for $50 be-
ing incurred on the thirtieth of Septem-
Der. Three payments had been made
amounting to $455, leaving the balance
due and now sued for 81 $50. The de-
fense set up did not deny the purchase
of the goods rs stated in the complaint
but admitted that the account was true
and just except as to one item-the slate
colored silk and velvet costume, $375-
which defendant contended she pur-
chased for $500, and disputed the over
charge of S75. The principal defense
was that the goods were bought and
sold on a running account which would
not expire until April, 1977-it being
understood that the defendant should
from time to time rs she felt able make
payments thereon until the expiration Of
said credit. Upon this state of facts the
case was given to the jury, who, after a
brief absence, came into court with o
verdict for the plaintiff in the full sum,
with interest.
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Loves Reveine.

Love in a lethargy once slept
A week without awaking;
And day and night his mother wept
As if her heart were breaking.
The Graces pinched the boy in vain;
He never felt their singing:
They sang to him a Paphian strain;
He slept through all their singing.
TO Jove at length the goddess scared,
Most miserably crying:
"Oh, save my son, Heavens mighty Lord
The God of Love is dying"
"To earth" said Jove, "once more repair,
And cease your cries and weeping 3;
A friendly leech will meet you there,
Who'll cure Loves oyersleeping.
Venus flew back the boy WAS free;
For Jove, on special mission,
Had sent him green-eyed Jealousy,
Juno's own state physician.
The cure, much worse than the disease,
Olympus shook with laughter;
For Love was never at his ease,
And never slumbered after.
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The total number of persons wh(
A Blue Dress Cure.

A young man in Dubuque, Iowa, went
on Saturday week to country dance and
did not return to his home until the
church bells were ringing the next morn
ing. His father told him he must 60 to
meeting, and he went. Before the min
lister had finished the opening prayer
the young reveler was sound asleep and
dreaming of the dance. An old lady
who sat next to him touched his hand to
arouse him, whereupon he seized her
wrist and shouted: call join hands
and circle to the left. Swing the girl
with the blue dress on"
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What Shall the Harvest Be t!

Sowing the seed by the daylight falr,
Sowing the seed by the MONDAY glare,
Sowing the seed by the fading light, >
Sowing the seed in the solemn night
Oh, what shall the harvest be?
scvn in the darkness or sown in the light,
Sown in our weakness or sown in our might.
Gathered in time or eternity,
Sure, ah sure, will the harvest be,
Oh, what shall the harvest be?
Sowing the seed Of lingering pain,
Sowing the seed Of maddened braln'
Sowing the seed of tarnished name,
Sowing the seed Of eternal shame ~
Oh, what shall the harvest be?
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A woman was caught with five smug-
gle1 violins under her pullback skirts, i'll
Philadelphia, rs she was disembarking
from steamer.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-23
An HISTORICAL Fact.

Every agent who has been steadily selling
the Improved $40 Homestead Sewing Machine
for three wears, owns his own dwelling house,
has a good account in bank, is clear of debt,
and has money at interest, the ma 'urat conse-
auence of securing good agency tor superior
goods at the lowest prices. good tirst-class
Sewing Machine. most useful-reliable st all
times. EASY to understand and control, the same
size and does the same work as any Machine
that sells for FouR TINES the price. There is
no machine at any price better, or that will do
finer or more work, and certainly none SO low
in price by many dollars. The HOMESTEAD is
widely known and used III thousands of fam
lilies in the Eastern and Middle States, and
daily becoming popular IN the West. 1t will
save the cost several times over in the season,
doing the work of the family, or will earn four
or five dollars day for any man or woman
who sews for a living: 1t is the strongest
Machine made. is ready at all times to do IFS
wosS, makes the strongest and finest stitch yet
invented land is acknowledged as the Standard
Family Sewing Machine. Price, complete for
domestic use, $50 delivered at your door; no
matter how remote YOU NAV reside. Business
permanent and honorable, with more certain
and rapid sales, and larger profits than any
the Dr. Extraordinary offers MADE to local or
travelling agents where We have none establish
ed: or. if there is no agent near you. send your
order direct to the factory. Address John II
Kendall & Co., 42l Broadway, New York.
l3e-1y
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a etter from Stevens Oounly'

A friend writes Us:
.The crops are turning out much ,u l. better
oats ats which it i confidently claimed will 60
" "sls' ur ,,l1, BUSHELS PER ACRE Mr. Don
nelly has wheat fields that will average iofty
~ Tie country around Donnelly begins to
assume the appearance of an old-settled re-
zion. The horizon is dotted IN every dlr rec
lion with houses and stacks OF gram, Inc
elevator at Donnelly is going up rapidly ana
viii be ready to receive wheat IN two orthree
weeks. Mr. McGowan has added largely to
his stock of goods. He has on hard hulhpel
~ ,yaoons of the famous Doughty make OF
Lake Civ. The Huddleston hote! is rapidly
approaching completion. Mr.. Victor S ,
lander OF Hermann, one OF the best Wofialleh
west of Minneapolis, has moved III ana ana en-
tered into partnership with Mr.. Ole Clement
son, and they Will at once erect u large
blacksmith and repair shop. ole mas aise
formed another partnership and expects lt
tnrn o,tt some Of the best work ever seen III
this upper country. Success to him
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The Best Insurance Company

This great company is growing i'll favor
every dav with the people, and the circle OF
its operations is widening. Until it now en-
braces the whole region between the Atlantic
and the Pacific 1t is however pacuihr'y a
Minnesota institution organized III Minnesota
and is officered by Minncsotians, and Il ! an
honor 10 tho state.
The st. Paul Fire and Marine insurance
Company lla- great claims upon the peoPie VI
Minnesota.
/. II is home institution
. II is under the control OF our own cltl-
zcns
3 Its earnings are kept al home to enrich
the State.
i Ii is under the supervision OF our own
pcople. -,
is II is one oil the safest and most reliable
companies Ill the Tnited States, Is the lolio"
ING figures will show:
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Art Publishing.

Now noonle are aware of the wonderful PRO
-. 4iaf Az has made in this country dur
mo The last quarter oi q century II = p,''
few decades since, that those VINO oesiieu ~
helutily ana adorn Their hoiieS' VIZ 80. .i.te
u denend almost entirely on foreign artists.
Rnt snch y state OF affairs III tins age OF pro
,tre~s and Improvement could not last ioilS
with the great American people. uenluS lfoiii
~. east "a the west, from the north TO tue
GlT Of Mexico on the south, answered. elle
demand tor beauty, taste ana relhelieh', any
to-day our leading artists are ho' sul as: =
hv the leading modern "fllS's u AZ -
Eurone. r,.,.. l.,.a
Groa. Art publishing establishments nave
snrllnr upand by various processes the hhest
and piost expensive paintings are feproot'Neo
n All their elegance and beauty, ana al 4
nri,... within the means OF the masses 20
that no one need be without the reliiilhs III
iueucc Of beautiful pictures at nome.
AMONG the progressive leading Art Pub
listing nrms OF the country, we take pressure
in mentioning George StlnSon \ Co, OF
Portland Maine, they were amongthe liist III
the business and we can only understand
the colossal proportions their trade has as
summed hv remembering that tins \ u great
and ,uiphty Nation OF nearly fifty million
neople We cannot better illustrate the mag
nitndt, If their business than to state the
amount al money paid by them Tor postage
STAMPS during the year 1876 we nave The flg-
ures direct from the firm, or we should THINK
there was some mistake. They PAD Tor postage
STAMPS durinc the year 1876, thlrty-thret
thousand one hundred and Jour dollars and
ninetv-two cents 1888, loi go and III connec-
tion With this it should be remembered that
only the small orders were sent by mail, the
larger going 'bv express and freight 6eorSt
Stinson x Cos. agents are 10 he iotlliu II
every State III the Union and oomnoh
Canada and III every county WITH scarcely al
exception. g. 1900
Look since, this enterprisins krm reeos
1ized the value 1T printer INK pdiclouSi1
used in advertising, and they INFORM us ina
without it they could never nave extended
their business aS it II to-daF. III three tiine
tho number of years short tine slnc'
they paid in a single day twenty tour thou
SANG dollars So. goo .oOl on a contract 10
newspaper advertising. They evidently ION:
since found the road to success and have mel
hertarned to the right nor the lett lhre
things are necessary Tor eminent success
husines- First. standard honest goods tha
the people generally need and deslre,-le
them be<,he best. Whatever the line OF olls !
ness. Second. let your prices be feasona,s
AS low as possible. Third, let tie peopi
know VIDA YOU have aud what you can &c
by liberal AND persistent advertising, ana 70,
will find Low prices made known and PROVED
will bring trade that will bring larger III
come than can he made III any other way
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Mn7n is not easily earned in tliere times.
bat II cen be made in three months
W. by any enc OF either sex in any part
III the country who IS willing to Wog.. stead
ilv al the employment that We furnish. SOS
per week in your own town. You need not
be AWAY from your hopae at night. You can
give Your whole time 70 the work, or only
Your spare moments. We have agents who
are making over $40 per day. All who en-
gage at once can make money fast At the
present time money cannot be made SO easily
and rapidly n. any other business. 1t costs
nothing to try the business. Terms and IS
outfit free. Address at once. II. HALLETT *
Co. Portland, Maine. l6o-6m.
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$50 Life Scholarship. $50

La Crosse Business College teaches all COM
mon school branches. and all styles Of book
keeping and business practices, and Plain and
Ornamental Penmanship. Cheapest place TO
board on the Mississippi river Cheapest and
best College in the country. Send Tor circular
giving full information
Address j. l.. W ALLAH r.
La Crosse Wis
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MARKET REPORTS
St. Paul Markets.
ST. PAUL, August %, 1877,

~ ALL. 11uS uSt ICti
PRODUCE AND PROVISIONS.
There has been 10 general increase in the
volume of trade during the past week and the
market may still be considered dull and un
satisfactorily, as regards most commodities.
Butter is especially in the dumps, with no
signs of recovery. The trade in grain has
been quiet, but will soon be brisk again.
Some shipments OF mixed produce, including
-four, butter, cheese, corn, oats, &c, are MAX
ING to the northwest, as also to the Lake Su-
perior mining regions, but the aggregate Is
comparatively light. The low water in the
Mississippi, and the consequent difficulties OF
navigation, have to some extent affected trade
unfavOrablv The changes in quotations OF
produce Will be found to have been frequent,
and almost in every instance III the direction
Of lower prices.
FLOU R-The clamor OF eastern buyers on
orders for lower figures OF -four have been
quite as great and more persistent even than
the local movement started by the st. Paul
Chamber of Commerce Nothing would have
had much effect il the value OF W heat had not
steadily declined, with the prospect OF the
value remaining comparatively low. Large
orders from the east has been filed at $500
manufacture, and the price to retailers III lots
as wanted is Sc 25(06 50. the latter figure be-
! ING insisted upon only in the case OF tavorlte
brands Patent process -four is held at 50 COG
| 9. 90 u Dbl. a decline OF 5OuS1 CO. Inferior
qualities are III light inquiry and prices range
from 50 90 to 50 IS for XA and XXX. Bolted
corn meal is held at 81 30al 40 d. 100 lbs.
Rye flour is nominal, the market being bare
OF stock.
WHEAT--Arrivals of new wheat have be-
gun, Notwithstanding the activity OF farmers
in the harvest fields, and the quality is uni
tormlv first rate. No WI heat Of the second
or No. 2 quality has yet been offered, anc
NO. Ie ba
the larger part OF our splendid cropwill grade
No. /. and average 6l062 lbs to the measured
bushel. III spite of the hot and dry weathe
which has prevailed SO long, the fears OF GOO
Judges that the cropwill be found to be con
siderably shrunken and reduced i'll quality
!, appear to have been uufounded Prices az
/ declining. in view OF the immense ylel
throug hout the wheatgrowing regions in TIL
country. As the crop everyW here is immens
buyers are anticipating that the cost OF trans
II portation to the seaboard will be increased
and hence are dubious about operating exec
at low figures. Buyers at the elevators a
paying Soc tor No. !, but are not selling iu
! now, as the condition OF the Eastern mar Ike
is Enthusiastically Probably SOC would
!, offered for No. ,, if anybody had any No
: 10 sell
The following are the quotations oi No
II wheat in the great markets yesterday and yt
teriay week
IL Last week This week
Iiverpool 10s10d4l2h los 9dUl2s
New York $l.3
Chicago 112n 1.16l.
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Burning Straw.

4 friend of ours writing from the frontier
wants to know something about tie patent
stoves intended to burn straw, about winch d
good deal was said year ortwo ago
Can any of our subscribers furnish 1ls ae+
sired information. Where are they SOLD at
what price and how do they answer 'lieii
purpose.
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The unpleasant fact has leaked oat'
despite al the efforts to collcea .l,d ~
that on the recent march from -hl''e1
shot 10 Windsor, England. ana DAN an
for the queens review. over ooo ie,,
ont unable to march from DIVISION
Of little more l4,000 troops.
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Milwaukee Produce Market.

NIIIN iTTTEIsF
FLOUR-Scarce and firm: III fair demand
GRAIN-W heat opened strong and ~
higher; closed firm; No / hard. Sill: No
|. Sl.1c, No. >, 81 .0S; seller August sl.Ooal
seller September $3.50: No. s1.O21s
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 2,5O3 barrels; wheat
% $50 bushels.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, 1905 barrels; wlea
fl .357 bushels.
FLTCTTATIONS OF THE WEEK.
The following arethe fluctuations OF W heat
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S.nceits foundation it has paid 81, lo4, oo9'' -
lor losses.
With these figures no one can doubt It's re-
ability
send 10 {. T. Eaton, Secretary. 1t. Fa'ii
rire and Marine Association 1t. raul ''f
rates ana terms.