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faint cry Of a child was heard. and then all
the woman came TO her relief and she step
ped quickly Into the room. The cry Of the
child came again. Going to the bed. she
took It in her arms-it mosned; she seated
herself in low chair. the doctor turned
his face away-a feeble cry Of content from
the child, and then It was quiet, and Nancy
Jones baby Is saved.
Five years have come and gone since
that mig ht. and time has made many chang
es, Abel Stearns and Jessie are no longer
in Rabbit Creek. One misfortune after an
other happened to them, until starvation
stared them in the face. They have one
more mouth to feed since we saw them
last. and Christmas night, 1855, sees them In
San Francisco. without food.
jessie, unable TO see her invalid husband
suffer any longer, has made up her mind to
beg. Out into the street she goes trying
to gain courage for her task. Faint and
tired from fasting and overwork, she
reached the corner just as a fne carriage
is dashing past. she tries. to avoid 1t. but
her foot slips. and she Z > on the crossing
The carriage stops. the window Is lowered
and mans voice asks:
What's the matteri"
The bystanders' reply was that a woman
had fainted." and then womans voice
asks III she Is burtS"
"She Is In drug store" the same per-
sons reply, "and Is insensible."
The son voice in the carriage, speaks to
her companion. saying:
Il should like to see her dear"
The door Is opened, and passing into the
store, and asking TO see the lady who faint
ed she Is shown into the room She gIides
n N u he ipnpUa and -.
white face. and drops on her knees, and
puts the poor head TO her shoulder. Only
"A moment, she remains there, then turning
10 the clerk, said:
Garry this lady to my carriage; she IL
an acquaintance OF mine; | will take care
of her"
The unconscious woman IL lifted into the
carriage and It rolls away
Abel Stesrns waits for his wife but she
does not return. Fear at last oyercomes
him, and be resolves To start out and find
her, when there Is heard a knock at the
door. A mans voice asks II Mr. Stearns
lives there, and II so. he Is requested TO
come with him at once, as his wife has
been taken III, but IL with friends Abel
hardly recovers from his surprise, when
h. nnds himself in fne apartment and In
ioH moments his vile In his arms, pale
but smiling In her night dress There is
heard rustic OF silk. and Abel turns and
sees 4 beautiful woman behind him amused
at hl> embarrassment. She comes toward
him. offering her hand. a. she SAYS;
hy. Mr.. Stearus. don't Sou know me?
She steps TO the door and leads in gold
en-hsired liitle girl, beautiful as a dream
She lifts the child up to Abel and says
"Don't you know Nancy Jones's baby ?"
Comfort snd plenty have come to Abel
Stearns and his wife that night when Nan
cy Jones fourd her In the street-N.ncy
Jones no longer, bat Nancy Morse She
gave Abel the means To start in life and
now he has one OF the finest ranches In
California, and he says the finest wife and
children. and all because Jessie saved Nan
cy Jones's baby.--fa Sacramento Union
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pOetrp.
Norombega.

4 correspondent of the Journal OF Com
merce writes from Bangor. Me. respecting
the legend which Miss winslow has made
the theme OF recent article in the Observ-
or. The editor OF the journal says:
mo sweeter music will be sung beneath
this harvest moon than the song which we
copy. Perhaps you are not aware that
Bangor is built upon enchautrd ground.
II stands upon the site OF an invisible city,
which has existed for 100 years, is known
as Norombega, aud has all the wonderful
attributes OF other enchsnted abodes.
cannot tell how the legend originated. bot
It wa> believed by Europeans aud its APP
pearaucc l. still looked for by the faithful.
Several cnterprising yoyagers during the
sixteenth century sailed up the prnobscot
in search OF il, the last was ChampIain. a
Freuchman. The lines | send you embodv
certain iaucies ia regard to tins pleasant
table. suggested by the beauty of the sum
mer moonlight on the river
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Eighteen Years Without Sleep.

The man who does not sleep. Saunders
now resides near PaTkesburg. O. oom--
time In 1861 or 81 Saunders enlisted In
the Fouth West Virginia Volunteers. For
several years he had not slept 1T all, 80
he said. But it becoming known directly
IN camp that he made such pretensions, it
aroused the curiosity OF many OF the men
and otficers.and they set a watch upon him
The Colonel and many others lost great
many nights sleep In eudeaY Yoring 10 en-
trap Saunders, but during the whole time
he remained a member OF the Fourth he
was never caught asleep. lie stood
guard night after night, and week amer
week, paid by sleep-he soldiers TO take
their turns. but was never caught mapping
He hauled coal several weeks In success
lon, only stopping long enough to eat aud
change horses. and plowsd In the fields
with five or six stalwart men until he
wore them out completely, but never
seemed 10 tire.
During the year of 1868 he went to
Philadelphis and was examined by the
leading physicians of the country. They
sat up with him in relays Of five, night and
day, and kept up an almost constant
stream OF conversation with him, aud at
the termination OF twenty-nine days dis
chargedhim with a certificate, but could
give no explanation of this freak OF nature
Many stories of the untiring energy AID
activity OF this man are told, and all agree
who know him that this autIpode OF Rip
Van Wrinkle is the most seepiess man thev
ever met.
Mr. Saunders Is now about flfty-six wears
Of age aud says that he has not known
what sleep is for eiytren yeats He him
self cennot account for ii, as he SAYS the
change Ia his physical organization occur
red within three days, and that he never
was sick in his life. and took medicine but
once, and that was when he had catarrh,
about three years ago. He is hale hearty
man, and bids we'll to live many years
yet. He is conscientiously opposed t.
making q display OF himself. or no doA.
he might long ago have been before the
public as one of the human curiosities OF
the world. ..-Kennebcc journal.
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Vol. XIII. Whole No. 1896. No. 40.
Persons Wonderful Memory.

RICHARD PORsON had q remarkable
memory. Being one day in the shop of
Priestly, the bookseller, r gentlemen came
In and asked for q particular edition OF
Demosthenes. Priestly did not possess
1t; and as the gentleman seemed good
deal disappointed, Person inquired If he
wanted TO consult any particular page.
TIE gentleman mentioned quotation of
which he was In search, when Porson OPP
ened the Aldine edition of Demosthenes,
and after turning over q few leaves, put
his finger on the passage. On another
occasion he happened to be In a stage
coach; presently there entered into 1t
young graduate with two ladies. This
young gentleman endeavored 70 make
himself seem very learned; presently
quoting Greek passage, which he said
was from Euripides The Greek scholar,
who was DOING at the other end of the
coach, awoke at the familiar sounds, aud
drawing copy Of Earip!des from the
folds OF his cloak, politely asked him to
favor him with the passage. The student
could not; and the ladies began to litter.
keddening. the youth said, that on secoEd
thoughts, the passage, be was sure, was
in Sophocles. Person thereupon produc-
ed . copy of Sophocles, and again asked
him to favor him with the passage. The
undergr aduate again failed the ladies tit
ter greatly. Catch me y! said be, Iii i
ever quote Greek in coach again" Stung
by lsugter OF his fellow passengers, he
said: II recolect now, sir; l perfectly
recoilect that the passage is in Aschylus'
His inexorable tormentor, dying again
In the capacious folds Of his cloak,
produced a copy of 4Eschylus. and again
asked him to favor him with the passage,
the boiling point was now reached. stop.
stop shouted he to the coachtnan. Let
me out. There is man inside who hes
got the whole Bodlelan library in his pock-
ct !" On another occasion, calling upon a
friend. Porson found him reading Thucy-
dides. Being asked casually the meaning
OF some word he Immediately repeated
the context. ''But how do you know
that It was this passage | was resdipgT'
asked his friend. Because" replied For-
son, "the word only occurs twice in
ucydides-once on the right hand page
In the edition which you are now using,
and once on the left. observed on which
side you looked. and accordingly | knew
TO which passage you rsserreds'
Once, when In the house Of DR.. Burney,
Al Hammersmi:h. with some friends, ex-
amining some old newspapers which de-
tailed the execution of Charles l., he came
across the various particulars thought by
some of them to have been overlooked by
Rspln and Hume bat Porsou instantly
repeated a long passage from Rapin, N
which these circumstances we're all re-
counted. Upon one occasion he under
took to learn, by heart, the entire con-
tents Of The Morning Chronicle IN q week
and he used to say he could repeat Rod
erick Random from beginning TO end.
His stupendous memory, however, on ae.
count of his excuses, failed at last
Chambers Journal
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-10-04

AN HONEST PARsoS.-Au extraordinary
man lives in Ell Dorado county, California.
He is G.. e. Pierce, rector Of the Episcopal
Church st Placeryille, aud is the identical
man that Diogenss so long sought after.
He is In the prime of life, and enjoys q ro-
bust hysique and excellent health pr0bab-
ly owing Ia his simple mode Of life. He
Is q Theological seminary graduate, and Is
a divine OF lair reading and erudtion. Mr..
Pierce has occupied his present pulpi. for
over seventeen years. During this period
he has never received any salary, depend
ing wholly upon voluntary conti ioutlons
from the townsfolk. He is bachelor; his
wants are few and but little money is re-
Quir-d 10 supply them; the citizens revere
the rector and he does not want. Further
more. he is so extraordinary frugal that he
saves most of the donations and expends
the money in books and trinkets for the
village children, OF whom be is very fond,
aud who. il is hardly necessary TO state,
love him dearly. He stubbOrnly refuses to
spend cent on himself beyond what Is
necessary for food and clothing. He has
a circuit which embraces the whole Of Ell
Dorado county, aud breaches five or six
times during the week round about the sur
rounding country. He is free passenger
on all the stage lines, and Is often giyen
money by the citizens wherewith to hire
conveyance TO transport him about the
country. When his destiaatiOn Is not on
any stage route, and he is given money for
n vehicle. he goes on foot. even II IL be
twenty miles. and gives the carriage mon
ey to the poor or buys books for the village
children. Ii is a novelty and real treat
to meet an honest man nowadays; and as
one thinks Of this nOble-hearted clergyman,
the Lords injunction to his disciples comes
to his mind: Provide neither gold. nor
silver. nor brass la your purses; nor scrip
for your journey. neither two coats, neith
er shoes, nor yet stavesi for the workmen
is worthy 0f his meat"
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How He STARTLED HER.-A whoop-
bang sort OF boy. with feet as broad and
fiat as pie-tin, trotted through the Cen
trail Market yesterday till he reached stall
kept by single woman about thirty years
old. Hating there, he yelled out:
Say! say! Your little boy has been
run over and killed. up by the City Hall ="
"Oh. OH Heavens--oh. oh" she
screamed. as she made a dive under the
counter, came up on the outside, and star
ted to follow the boy, After going ten
feet she halted. looked very foolish all of .
sudden, and remarked
What goose l am. Why, / alnt even
married - Detroit Free Press.
A Lover" writes us; Suppose I see
young lady home from church, and the
night IS dark and rainy, and upon arriving
at her house she darts through the door
without saying as much as good night
leaving me standing outside, what would
you advise me to do in such caseY You
had better start for home Immediately, II
you have an umbrella. Under no crcum
stances should you stand on the steps of
the young lady's house all night. Itwouid
be preferable to crawl into the nearest
friendly store box. and walt for daylight
to appear or the rain disappear
town Herald.
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Mid-ummcr's crimson moon,
Above the hills Ike some niEht-opcning rose
pIincd. p r. - beauty down the vale
Where broad PenobScoi flows.
The night Is all in bloom
With subtle sweetness from the skies distilled.
The Ncstcr wind in whisper. steals along
With rspiurous silence thrilled
of old the fairy world
Held roy rcN,l on mljsummcr's eve.
OHte morc along the moonbeams they may
come
The tw.nAung dance to weave.
or by The moonlight spell
Lniranccd aud listening with attentive ear.
The drowsy whisper, Of the ripening iea,es
And harvest, | may hear,
Now on The field q night
No longer blooms one solitary ru.e.
With countless groups Of silEer-petAled stars
The utuiic garden siows.
And the irAn,iigurcd moon.
Grown p'i'r. clraref. ike a lil'. white,
Immaculate ia BEAUTY. hang, above
The starry wreath Of night,
A splendid glamour browns
Al sound IN silence even the tapping wave
just ircnb a. 30 the shore. with .illly touch
The lonely rock 20 lave.
And | remcm mbcr now
Thai thIs J. haunted ground. In asr, pa-t
Here stood ih" ,toriod NprombcsA, walls,
Magnificent aud ya.t.
he streets weTc IVORY paved.
Tho stately " ali, were huih Of 20 den ore
It, donles outshonc the sunset. and full bougss
Hrspcriau fruitase bore.
And W tbi, winding no5I
Has wandered many a sca-;o.-,d. daring bark
While eager eyes have scanned the rugged
shore,
or pierced the wildwood dark.
But watched IN vain; .far
Ihcv saw the -pirr- gieam golden on the ky i,
he distant drum BE- Il heard. ur bug!e note
Wound wildly, hlGlly.
Banners Of strange device
B'eAoned from distant heights. yet as The
stream
Narrowed among the h.ll., the cry fled.
a mysieTy-oT dream.
Ia the deep forest hid
Like the enchanted princess Of romance.
WoOing an eliles. search. yet It'll secure
In her unbroken trance.
9 cay ol the Past,
\ Al!rasc OF the wilderness vert thou
Though yet unfreed from the mysterious spell.
deem thee s!umbering now.
Perhaps invisible feet
Whlte-s sAndaled pas amid the moonbeams pale /;
on shadow wave may be some lorlly large
Drifting with phantom sail.
The legend w. not all
\ myth. IL was 4 prophecy well;
In NoromtegA's cloud-wrapt palaces
The living Yet shall dwell.
Fed bv It's hundred lakes
Here shall the river run Ger golden sands
These hill. IN FURNISHED tower and temple
shine
Beneath the Builder, hands
Where taTries still the hour
When the true Knight shall the enchantmeni
break.
tnveil the peerless city OF the East.
The charmed princess wake!
Til then, q river. tell
To none but dreaming bards the Futures
boon.
Till then, guard thou the nv stery OF the vale
Midsummer nidnig moon!
Frances l.. Mace.
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Virginia papers have smother marvel
a rebel sergeant who was wounded In
the arm at Malvern Hill, In the groin at
Chancellorsville, had three ribs broken at
the Crater. and was shot through the neck
at Hatcher's Run. In II months, eight
pieces Of boues "from the spinal column, y
they assert, worked out through his mouth
aud few weeks since. more than IL years
after the wound, the leaden bullet (Which
proved TO be percussion bullet from a
Belgian rife) came into his mouth.
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1t is beautiful starry night aud the
seniors are out singing. First senior. who
studies astronomy: Look up there and
see how beautiful Orion looks" second
Senior, who does hot study astronomy. but
who has \ streak oil Irish blood lis that
O'Kyan2 fhahk the Lord, hen, there IA
one lrishmaa in heaven, anyhow r'-Cor.
nell Era.
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DEBTS OF HONOR. famous Pau
Jones, having resolved to pay his debts
first discharged those which he deemed
debts OF honor. An artisan. who was one
OF his creditors. called on him and presen-
ted his bill Il have no money just now,
friend" But, sir, know hat you paid
away fifty pounds this morning, and that
YOU have still some left" ''Oh. that was
debt of honor" We'll, sir, will make
mine Que also"-and, so sayqhg, the man
threw his accounts into the fre. Paul paid
the debt on the spot.
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II apologize for saying you could
not open your mouth without putting your
foot in it," said the editor, sternly regard
ing the hor.ewhip she held over his head
Il solmnly assure you that when said it
l hsd 10 idea Of the size OF your foot"
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SPECIAL NOTICE.

All persons are hereby forbidden from trespass-
ng in any manner upon the premises OF Iron
round Island in the town OF Oouldsboro, in
fIenehmenis BAY, or of taking therefrOm berries
si,sy " any kind OF hunting upon any part OF same,
t .sHer vita or without dogs, as every ofenee Will
"e pity noticed, and prosecuted.
Y. III. SAITH, j.. W. EDGRRLT
others, owners of said island.
"oaidsooro, May Is. ls77, smosaos
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A guileless boy was deluded the other
day into picking up the handle OF gslvan.
ic battery. He yelled Justify until they
shut her on" and In describing his ser
salions he said he could taste green per-
simmon all over himself
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= Misfoi tune sprinkies ashes on the
cad of the man, but. falls like down upon
he head of woman, and brings forth
cins uf strength of which she herself had
o cUncious posse ssion. .--Anua Coz \ Mou-
-
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CATARRh.
Bones of the Nose Eaten Out
Memory Gone Mind I'm
Cured by Constitu-
tional Catarrh Remedy.

TIM CONSTITUTIONAL CArAaRH RKNEpl is the
4 irst article placed before the puolic thar pro
poscd To cure Caiarrh hy building up the Jousti-
tuition II struck at the root Of the Hiroie duhcul-
ty and thousands upon thousands of letters have
been received by the prouretors, setting forth The
marvellous cures. aud. what y remafAahie curing
not onlN the tstauh but all other ailments at the
same time. This Is what II always does. The iol-
loving statement lr only sample OF what We are
I constantly rcteiYin., IRON well known people 10
hom YOU can rite. ard tot 10 bogus ones. Ca
fArril and it, attendant evils. cold Ia head. hack
INK cough. inciment consumptou. headache, psIns
90 back AGd loins, dizziness, Angnidness, l"Hs oi
auIeIitc anil general weakness all leave together
"a hen the Constitutional CaiArrh Remedy D. taken
I as recommended.
PM ApkIlHIA. PA. May :, ls5t.
MEssRs. LtrTIrFlEIp Go
bear ~ir. 1t givcs me great pleasure 10 inform
Nuu that | aIn able TO attend To nay business
~ ain. some four months ago l was taken dow n
sick with Cattrrh. with which had bern troubled
tor ,,ar- Ia The worst form, and hai - leave my
work / vent 10 New lotk 10 be treated tor 1t
/ employed the best mcdira skill IN thaI cay With
+ lftlr bcHCHt. IL was called by them the w"r-i
form at CataTTh. OAena The bones IN NV nose
utrc partially eaten away. My sense OF stoc u
WAS gone u such a Dc nee, that on one o.ca.iun
while Ai home "a \Cw Hampshire We Killed =
SKUNK, and although they sad u rinrllcel t'fublt
] could not 4tt.ct ans tAtug. ! Al-3 Had tr1 hsi
lizzy spells. cNery thing seemed T. ~hri A,ouud
ue .pi would have 20 slt down tea OF Iillreu
m mates uciorc / could walk. haS, been Laid IL
sick ahed a week ai a time ~ fAci rUNrr expect
&c, to get well again, and iny iolks felt alarmed al
situation. if also AUet tad my mental lHiNtf% e
"a. such eNteA! Thai Il wA- imlOsslbl for ne TO
Remember even common occufrcnCss while At
hoinc VA iuiucsd 90 Try your Constitutional
talairh Kennedy. and ncvrr while ~lck wa 80
mp. O. relieved a. NtIir uslng d.. and / b. gAu %
improve and have seen ga4 ming Ttghi along, and
now Ie,l a. vel A. ever. / checriuliy give YOU
tAl- tcs.lnlon3al aud d u will be 81 amy hchsf to
YOU l saaU have NO objection 10 your usIug nv
name L. help introduce medicine tnat bas care!
me Of a terrible di-cA-y.
louEs rysiee uuily,
= 4. ADAMS,
Travelling AEvui for stcA,!uian, BTeWn / yons.
Publishing House. Philadelphia. Ia.
Frioe tI per bottle. A pamphlet ot - paEc-.
l,virg treatise on CAtArfh. with immune. lie
eases oi gurvs sent FRKE. ly a'4Te-- lHE tAe pro-
prietoEs
LIrTLkFiEL 4 60, MancAc-ter. y. II.
.mr-.l
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Here and There.
BY LUCY c. gibson.

BY LUCY c. gibson.
4 little weeping over glad hopes. peri,hed,
A little laying down OF work begun,
A little giving up OF treasures cherished
A little mouI ming DER the task undonc,
A lile bearing ofthe burdens, resting
In Him who ever doeth Whai Is best,
A little longer, here, the billows breasting.
Which else would bear Us farther from our
rest.
And then, beside the quiet crystal river.
Mid pastures green and fair, shall We re-
pose;
No tears shall dim the eyes, nor sorrow ever,
Shall enter there, nor aught OF human woes :
The Sayiour's presence makes the whole land
glorious,
And there, st last, well see Him face to face
When, over all these earthly things victorious
We enter in TO Heaven. our dweiling-plsce
Littleton, Mass.
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MIDSUMMER MOONLIGHT.

Mid-ummcr's crimson moon
Above the Lll. like some night-opcning rose
tpiincd. % r. - beauty down the vale
Where broad PenobScot flows.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1877-05-17

One of the most remarkable features Of
recent magazine literature is Mr.. John
Greenleaf Whittier's poem of RED Ri
ding Hood, which opens the May mum
Der of ST.. NICHOLAS. 1t has u perva.
ding charm of rare tenderness and feel
ng, as if the good old poet had felt his
hear soften under the consciousness
that he was writing for the little ones.
There is no image but will catch the
quick fancy of the little folk: no word
but appeals directly md tendcrly to the
child-heart. He paints a wintry scene in
a way to delight all boys and girls:
ION the wide lawn the snow lay deep,
Ridged DER with many adlifted heap:
The wind that through the pine-trees sung
Tho naked elm bows tossed and swung:
While, through the window, frosty-starred
| Against the sunset purple barred,
We saw the sembre crow flap by,
The hawks grey fieck along the sky,
The crested blucsjay fittering swift,
The squirrel posing on the drift,
Erect, alert, his thick grey tail
Set to the north wind like Q sail.n
And, further on, we find this pretty pic
ture of the little girl, as
''Half lost within her boots, her head
Warm sheltered in her hood cf red,
Her plad skirt close about her drawn,
She f1oundered down the wintry lawn:
Now struggling through the misty yell
Blown round her by the shri ,king gale;
New einkinr in n drift an Ow