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A Cool Proposition.

The following letter from the guard,
who has charge of Anderson, shows the
filial respect and consideration which the
young murderer has for his aged father.
He wants the old man to take his place
on the gallows, and offers to reward him
for the self-sacrifcing act. The old man
would like to help his boy, but thought of
Steve's offer, although fiattering, she
couldn't see it jess yet" The following
is the guards letter:
AIKEN, s. c., March 6.-Anderson, one of
the Hausmann murderers, who is to be hanged
on the 10th of this month, sent for his father
the other day, and made proposition to the
gray-haired man, now verging on 40 years Of
age The son told the old man that he was
young and was to hang on the 10th of this
month. "You is old, dad, and will soon lebe
dis land den THAR will not be any one is dis
world to look after moder. Now, dad, if you
will hang in my place 1 will give you $50 and
my mule" The old man hesitated a moment
and scratched his head. The son, thinking he
was about to take him up, added an additional
$50 by the way of clincher.
The old man in the meantime had collected
his senses, got control of his tongue and in
formed his anxious young hopeful
1.-THE mule and de money was powerful
confinement, but dis old niger scaped de
rope dis far, and he could not jess see how dc
mule or de greenbacks gwine to help him any
arter he done dead he was open to conyic-
ton, but somehow he couldn't zee it jess yet.
L. BECK, Guard.
Aiken IS. CO. Cor Neao York Herald.
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HydrODhObia.

Hydrophobia has been known for
3, 600 years, yet its cause is still mat
ter of speculation. 1t does not originate
from heat, for dogs in the warmest eli
mates, such as South Africa, Jamaica,
West Indies and South America, have
never been affected by it. Want of
water does not produce it, since dogs
have been kept forty days without water
and not gone mad Insufficient and un-
wholesome diet are not the causes, since
the ours of Madeira are the vilest and
most ill-kept of the world, and rabies is
unknown among them. Whether it is a
spontaneous production in the dog, cat
and wolf is also unsettled. The fact
that in remote countries of the world.
where the disease has never been COM
municated, its existence is unknown
would imply that it must be acquired
by communication, yet Marray, an emf
nent writer on the subject, and others
believe the contrary. OF the real nature
of the virus little is known. It has never
been analysed. Though rabies in man
is in most cases communicated by the
bite of a dog, yet the symptoms are
widely different. Man abhors and de-
tests water with spasmodic loathing.
while the dog searches for it and drinks
it with avidity. The statistics and ex-
periments in hydrophobia are suggestive
and interesting. incubation of the
saliva of rabid animals, as practiced by
Herbert Hertwig, succeeded in only %
per cent. of the animals operated upon.
n escaping. According to Fabers sta
tistlcs, out of 145 persons bitten by rabid
animals in Wurtemberg, only 20 had
hydrophobia. John Hunter records a
case where, of 81 persons bitten by q
mad dog, only one was affected. Again
we have of la persons bitten by mad
wolves, 81, or more than one-half, fell
victims. In France, in 1852, a commits
sion was appointed to examine into the
subject of rabies, and of 1876 cases in hui
man subjects, los were from the bites
of dogs, 20 from bite of wolves, from
bite OF cats, and unknown. In 90
cases, where the exact date of the APP
pearance of hydrophobia after the bite
was ascertained, it seems that II cases
were fatal after the first month after the
bite, Al cases from the end of the first
month to the end of the third, from
beginning of fourth to end of sixth, and
6 from seventh to end of tenth month.
No cases occurred after one year. Three
died the first day, s the second, 20 the
third, Fl the fourth, the sixth day, and
the remaining 10 in from seven to twenty
days. Cincinnati Commercial.
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Jews RepeOpling Palestine.

Mr.. Neil shows that the population Of
Palestine is double what it was ten years
ago, the newcomers being Jews, and
chiefly from Russia. Three years ago
such an influx took place to Saphed, one
of the four holy cities in Galilee, that
there were no houses to receive the i'm
migrants, and many had to camp out. A
plot OF ground near Jerusalem was sold
for twenty times its former price. Build
ing goes on by night as well as day.
Two little colonies have settled just out
side Jaffa gate.
The real causes of this migration are,
first, that only recently could Jew own
land in Palestine without becoming a
Turkish subject and, secondly, the
new law in Russia $50 by which all
Jews must be enrolled for military SER
vice. 1t is probable that Russia, until
recently, contained one-third of the jew
ish race and, just as they begin to feel
the pressure of these military demands
upon them, albeit these mean their re-
lief from some previous burdens, they
find the old expressions of the "Second
Woe Gas they used to call the Turkish
rule which shut them up in one wretched
quarter of Jerusalem) removed to large
extent.
But it is evident that a large proper
tion of the new emigrants to Palestine
are animated by religious enthusiasm.
This is shared by Christian enthusiasts
also, as is particularly the case with a
German colony there known as the Hoff-
NANTES, their leader being a DIR. Hoff-
man, but calling themselves the $50.
ciety of the Temple" They, are about a
thousand, mostly from Wurtemberg,
and have branches at Jerusalem, Jaffa
and Haiffa, where they are industrious
mechanics and tradesmen, and greatly
promote the welfare of the country
This society seems to have some Jewish
proselytes, which have probably beer
obtained through their not maintaining
the Christian sacraments or symbols
and by their refusal to Join in any mis-
siOnary work. They believe that they
are fulfilling prophecy by simply pro
noting the prosperity OF Palestine, ant
living moral and benevolent lives.
OF course the jealous missionary, Mr.
Neil, regards all such facts as mere sec
ondary agents in the divine plan, will
which plan he is obviously familiar
Six thousand years of prevailing evil arr
to be now followed by a millennium o
100000 literal years. Cincinnati Ga
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Fighting With a Grizzly Bear.

Last week Mr.. Walpole, of Lassen
county, started out early in the morning
to visit deer lick. He had his rifle,
bowie knife, and large deer hound.
On crossing deep canon he espied o
huge grizzly about fifty or seventy-five
yards off. He pulled up and blazed
away, but he only wounded the monster,
and before he had time to reload his
rifle the bear was close upon him. Mr..
Walpole hit him on the head with the
butt of his rifle, and his bearship dealt
him one on the shoulder that paralyzed
him for second. Mr.. Walpole drew
his bowie knife and planted it deep in
the beasts breast. This only enraged
the animal still more, and, Selling his de-
stroyer i'll his powerful arms, he gave him
an embrace that rendered him totally un-
conscious. He lay where the bear had
dropped him until late in the afternoon,
when neighbor was attracted to the
spot. The bear was found not far of
dead as door-nail. He measured eleven
feet in length and weighed in the neigh
borhood of / 400 pounds Mr.. Walpole
although badly bruised, is not seriously
red.-Calyoynia Mountain Mes
ScnUer.
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Paris and the Tourists There.

Paris continues to increase steadily in
favor with tourists. From statistics re-
Gently published it would appear that
during the year 1876 the number of trav-
elers who came to Paris amounted to
512, 500, of whom 374, 4SS were French
and 1873, 034 foreigners. For 1875 the
number was 502,3 BOB; French, 362, 49S;
and foreigners, 139, S05. For 1874 the
number was 1856; French, 334, 1888;
and foreigners, 1913, 79S. Thus, taking the
population of France in round numbers
at $4,000, 900, and deducting 1900, 200
for the population of Paris, it will be seen
that during the past year the proportion
of provincial Frenchmen who saw the
capital was rather more than one out OF
hundred men, women and children
say one grown-up male out of twenty.
FIVE. 1t would be interesting to know
how much money was spent by the hal
million of travellers for business OF
pleasure. If they disbursed 100 francs
apiece, they must have put 60, O0O,0 0t
into the pockets of Parisians; if 1,00(
francs apiece, e20,000,000.
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The Oldest LAWYER.

A New York exchange says: "Prob-
ably the Oldest lawyer in the world is the
Hon. Ebert Herring. He was born on
the Sth OF July, 1777, at Stratford, CT,
thus making him 80 years of age. He
was admitted to the bar in December,
1899, and made Judge in 1906. He
was the first Register ever appointed in
the State of New York. 1t was in his
office that the present eminent lawyer,
Charles OConor, studied law. He re-
members New York when it extended up
no further than what is now known as
Ann street, at present considered awful
ly far down. He says that in 1882 the
population of New York was estimated
between $4,000 and $4,000; now it is
over 100000. He remembers distinct
ly his association with Daniel Webster
and many other men distinguished in
their day and time above their fellows. u
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The Space Travelled i'm Writing.

A rapid penman can write thirty words
in minute. To do this he must draw
his quill through space of rod-six-
teen feet and half. In forty minutes
his pen travels a furlong, and in five
hours and third mile. We make on
an average sixteen curves or turns of the
pen in writing each word. Writing
thirty words minute, we must make
4S0 to each minute in an hour, %, 800
in a day of only five hours, 144, 900, and
in year of 800 days, 43, 100000. The
man who made 1000 900 strokes with a
pen in a month was not at all remark.
able. Many men, newspaper men fol-
instance, make 100000. Here We
have, in the aggregate, mark 800
miles long, to be traced on paper by
each writer IN year. In making eacl
letter of the ordinary alphabet we mus
make from three to seven strokes of til,
pen-or an average of three-and-a-hal
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A Novel Exhibition.

Capt A. II. Bogardus, of Elkhart, Ill.
champion wing shot, has made match
of novel character with a prominent citi-
zen of New York. He has bet $500 even
that he will break 1000 glass balls in
two hours and forty minutes, the balls to
be sprung from three or more traps,
though only one ball to be sent into the
air at one time. The shooter will stand
eighteen yards from the traps, and no
ball to be counted unless broken before
striking the ground. It's also stipulated
that Bogardus shall use one gun through
out the match, unless the gun becomes
disabled, when other guns can be chosen.
Two sets of barrels are allowed, and he
will confine himself to II ounce shot.
This is the first time the Captain has
ever attempted the feat.-NcW YorI
Herald.
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A Presidential Poem.

Every English school-boy knows the
poetical catalogue of his country's Kings
:" First, William the Norman, then
William his son." and so down. Let
American boys try this for their kings
George Washington first to the White House came
And next ON the list is John Adams name.
Tom jefferson next filed the honored place.
The name of James Madison next we trace.
The fifth in succession was James Monroe;
And John Quincy Adams the next below.
Then Andrew Jackson was placed in the chair;
And next we find Martin Van Buren, there.
Then william TX. Harrison's name we meet,
Whose death gave John Tyler the coveted seat.
Then James k Polk was the nations first choice;
Next for Zachary Taylor she gave her voice, ~
Whose premature death brought In Miilard Fill
more;
And next Franklin Pierce the distinction wore.
The fifteenth was Jenny buchanan, they say,
Who for Abraham Lincoln prepared the way
Whose martyrdon gave Andy johnson cnance.
The eighteenth name was Ulysses >. drants.
And now we find in later days
The nineteenth name is II. Is. Hayes.
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An EMPRESS LAcEs. Visitors at Stew
arts New York store are much Interested
in examining the laces of the Empress
Eugene. which are now there on exhiD-
ition. These laces were made especially
for the Empress at the manufactory IN
brussels. The overdress is five and one
half feet in length, with a depth in front
of more than a yard, and is valued at
s1OO. 900. The shawl is said to have oc-
cupied eighty lace experts whole year,
and to be made from the fiber OF the
pineapple. 1t has the appearance OF
creamy white silk point, joined together
as a groundwork, over which are scat
tered numerous varieties of flowers. The
net is very fine, but with mf.gnifying
glass the delicate meshes are apparent
The flowers are set in after che manne
of a, plique, and the whole shawl is Dor
lered with fringe. 1t is valued at 800,
600.
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FASHION NOTES.
SPRING sIANTLEs.


The new mantles are scarf-shaped,
much shorter behind than those now
worn, with long slender fronts. There
is but one seam in the back, and there
are no long shoulder seams, but merely
dart from the neck to the shoulder tip,
such as is used in Talmas and round
capes. Instead of folded wing-like
piece over the arm, there is a slit for the
arm to pass through. This gives a more
slender and stylish effect.
LACE sHAwLs, SPANISH Wells, ETC.
Small black lace points in shawls are
worn in various ways by Partisan ladies'.
They are arrayed over the shoulders as
fichus carelessly knotted on the breast,
or as Spanish wells over the hair. They
are imported in llama and in fine laces
$48 is the price of those of fine quality.
ALPACAs, BRILLIANTINEs, ETC.
Smooth-surfaced mohair goods, such
as alpacas and brilliantines, have retained
their place as serviceable materials dur
ing the long reign of soft fabrics with
rough surfaces. This is especially true
of black alpacas and it is now rumored
that colored alpacas in combination with
checked and figured mohair are again
coming into general use. The fine black
brilliantines sold at 81 yard and up
ward are now made of pure jet black
tints with luster-like silk, and are of me-
dunn weights that may be worn all the
year, or else of light weight for spring,
summer and fall. Among the favorite
brands are the Buffalo alpacas, beaver
mohairs and Turkish sable brilliantines.
SUMMER PARASoLS.
Bunting parasois are the novelty to be
offered for spring and summer use.
They are made of navy blue. or of white
bunting, with canopy-shaped tops, a
ring and bow to close them, and sticks
of bamboo. For trimming around the
edge, loops of ribbon half an inch wide
are arranged, or else the ribbon hangs
like q fringe, and is finished at the edge
with button or a tassel. Thus blue
bunting parasol with blue bunting lining
will have cardinal red loops of ribbon
for border, and the ring that passes
over the top to close it will have a car
dinal ribbon tied on it; others are SINH
larly trimmed with white For more
dressy parasols black brocaded silk is
used, and the lining is white silk pinked
on the edges; n broad band of satin Is
woven near the edge, and the black rib
bon loops of the border have a tassel on
each, or else there are rows of black
futed lace headed by ruche. The
handles for these handsome parasols are
of ebony or of black lacquered wood,
with Japanese designs of birds and flow
ers in gold lacquer, or else dotted with
pearls, or they may be pearl or ivory
handles with gold engraved heads, car
nelian knobs, or silver horseshoe links
and chains to fasten them to the belt
Many of the ebonized handles have silver
ornaments of heads and flower medal.
ions. Light fancy sticks of bamboo OF
other wood with natural roots mt the enc
are especially liked. Black gros-graiI
parasols trimmed with lace are very
handsome Smaller parasols for chill
dren are shown in brighter eolors and
combinations of the designs just de
scribed. The cardinal red silk sun UNI
brellas and parasols introduced last yea
are offered again.-Horper's Ba@or.
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American Competition with English
Manufacture.

A communication from one of the rep
resentatives in Canada of leading firm
of hardware merchants in Stafforlshire
contains the following:
81 have just returned from n trip
through the lower provinces. / find
that the whole country is overrun 10y
American travellers soliciting orders fol
their manufactures mt almost any price
to secure sale. feel sure in my own
mind that very large portion of the
hardware trade is altogether lost to En-
gland. For instance, of Birmingham
an9 Wolverhampton wares they have
secured many of the leading lines
namely, door locks, mortise locks, ches
and till locks, cupboard locks, butts anc
hinges, carriage bolts, gas and boiler
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The FireHies' Exploit.

In the twilight of lovely June evening
the firefies began to fit over the broad,
green meadow. First one, then two
more, then q dozen, till at last there
were myriads displaying their tiny
lights. But somehow or other their
lights seemed to be much more dim
than usual, and one freely, who felt i'm
portant, because he was a little bigger
than the others, paused in the shadow of
the great maple-tree, to find out the rea-
son. He looked all around, but couldn't
see ANYTHING uncommon then, in fit
of rage, he flew to the top of tree,
when, happening to look up he beheld
the moons silver crescent in the West
"Ah that is it," he cried my friends,
we are small, but we are many, and
the moon, because she is big, thinks
to outshine us all But we
will teach her presumption lesson,
my friends we will chase her out OF our
dominiops. So he marshaled his fiery
army and led them up, up as high rs he
could, after the moon, who still shone on
as brightly rs ever. The vexed fireflies
returned to the charge again and again,
while the moon calmly continued to sail
nearer the west, until at last she sudden
ly disappeared. Then there was reioic-
ing among the firehies. Their great en-
envy was vanquished They had tri-
umphed at last Their little lights shone
with the utmost brilliancy as they danced
and fitted and danced again over the
meadow. Their Joy seemed boundless,
for they kept up their festivities far into
the night, when left them still in high
glee. Now, what do my little readers
think of the firefies' wonderful victory
-NeW York Tribune, Dir.
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could tell you that it is possible, for
they have seen it.
In these places, as in other cold coun-
tries, horse when resting after rapid
drive in the frosty atmosphere, will be
found covered with ice-crystals. 1t is
the moisture from his body and his
breath which has frozen upon him,
forming beautiful little ice-crystals
over his whole form. In this condition
he looks like an immense toy horse COW
cred with sugar.
Who among you have seen this thing
with your own eyes g"-Jack-in-the
PulDH
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BOB-O'-LINk.


By WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT.
Mcrrily swinging on brier and weed,
Near 10 the nest OF his little dame
Over the mountain-sidc or mead,
Robert of Lincoln il telling his am
" Bob-o'-link. bob-o'-link,
Sphinx, spank, sphinx
Snug and safe Is that nest of ours
Hidden among the summer flowers.
Chez, chez, che"
Robert of Lincoln II gayly drest,
Wearing bright black wedding-coat;
White are his shoulders and white his crest,
. Hear him call in his merry note:
"Bob-o'-link, bob-o-link,
Sphinx, spank, sphinx
Look what nice new coat IL mine,
Sure there was never bird so fine.
Chez, chez, chee J"
Robert of Lncoln's Quaker wife,
Pretty and quiet, with plain brown wings,
Passing at home patient life,
Broods in the grass while her husband sings
"Bob-o'-link, bob-o'-link,
Sphinx, spank, sphinx
Brood, kind creature; you need not fear
Thieves and robbers while am here.
Chez, chez, chez "
Modest and shy as nun Is she;
One weak chirp il her only note
Braggart and prince of braggalts js he,
Pouring boasts from his little throat
Bob-o'-link bob-o'-link,
Sphinx, spank, sphinx
Never was afraid of man;
Catch me, cowardly knaves, if You can
Chez, chee, chez "
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.yhe Trus 9orthernsr
PAW PAW. MICHIGAN.
THE LITTLE FOLKS.
Puss and Her Three Kittens

anu hheF nltttnss
cur old cat has kittens three:
What do you think their names should be 4?
One is q tabby with emerald eyes,
And tail that's long and slender;
S5ut into temper she quickly flies,
III you ever by chance offend her.
/ think we shall call her this
l think we shall call her that
Now, don't you fancy " Pepper-pot
nice name for a cat q?
zone is black, with frill of white,
And her feet are all white fur, too:
Ef you stroke her, she carries her tail upright
And quickly begins to purr, too.
think we shall call her this
l think we shall call her that;
Now, don't you fancy 90 Sootikin "
nice name for u cat =?
cone is a tortoise shell, yellow and black,
With lot of white about him;
IF you tease him, AT once he sets up his back
He's a quarrolsome Tom, ne'er doubt him
/ think shall call him this
/ think we shall call him that;
Now, don't you fancy " Scratchaway"
A nice name for a cal?
Our old eat has kittens three,
And / fancy these their names will be:
~ Pepper-pot," " Sootilin, 4" Scratchaway"-there
We're there ever kittens with these to compare?
And we call the Old mother-now, what do you Think
"Tabitha Longclaws Tiddleywink."
Thomas Hood.
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CrystalIIzed Horses.

Real, live horses incrusted with crys-
tai Most of my children would think
that could not be possible thing, L
suppose but L have some boys and
girls away off in British America, or even
in Minnesota, or Iowa, or Dakota, who
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tubes, scales, and to great extent hol-
low wares. From all i can learn they
are in position TO retain the hold they
have got"
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THE FIRST OF APRIL.

"Oh, lovely JEANNE, blithe and sweet"
Qhoth Jockey, bending to her ear,
"Yon birdie hath her nest complete;
She tells us mating time is near.
The other rogue's like me in this
He's longing for bridal kiss"
"Dost heed the date, Oh Jocky, love?"
Ouoth JEANNE, shaking back her curls;
"What though the sunshine beams above?
It bodies no warmth for birds or girls.
Yon sonpsters laugh at Natures rules
I fear me, Jock, they're April-fools."
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The Same Old Alley.

The following anecdote is commended to the
attention of the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor. In view of the fate of his predecessors
who have gone into shat alley gate up there
Mr.. Williams may well hesitate before tenn pit
ng their fate:
A tramp sat upon a doorstep tenderly caress-
ing his head and shoulders when his "pard"
came up.
whats the matter with you, jacob?
"Pm in doubt, Henry; yea, in doubt"
SIN doubt; what about?'
swell, Henry, I went into that alley gate up
there to get something to eat-I might a-knowed
somethin' nd happen, for there was a dead
book-agent layin' on the flower bed, and lini-
ment man with the side of his head all caved
in, leanin' up sgin the peach tree"
"Wetl?''
"You see, alters was ventursum, so asked
a woman standn' there, would she give me
berry pie and piece of fresh shad'
''Well, what happened then?"
"Now, Henry, that's what I'm in doubt
about. 1 don't seem to make out whether the
back of the porch fell down on me. or had
stepped on keg of dynamite and it busted
under me. Why, Henry, I'D sooner work half
an hour than 60 into tn at yard again."