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Beaconsfeld's Reporter.

The London Times keeps a special
reporter for Lord Beaconsfeld, Mr..
Neilson,-and, whenever the. Prime
Minister may be speaking, there you
will see an old, gray.headed man, with
gold.rimmed snectacles, with his note
book and pencil. He is one of the
best shorthand writer's in the gallery;
and it is remarkable fact that this
gentleman has ''taken'' every speech,
or almost every speech, that Lord Bea-
consfeld has made in or out of the
House Of Commons. He took Mr..
Disraeli's maiden speech in the House
of Commons, and Mr.. Disraeli was so
pleased with the fairness and accuracy
that, if you may credit the tradition Of
1.-THE called the next morning in Print
ing-house Square to see and thank the
reporter. IF ever come to the en-
inence I hope to REACH" said Mr..
Disraeli, shaking hands with Mr.. Neil
son, 81 can only hope that shall be as
we'll reported as you have reported me
today Mr.. Disraeli has had his
wish doubly. He has reached the en-
inence he hoped to reach, the highest
and proudest position that an English
man can hold, and in that position the
Earl of Beaconsield has the gratifca-
tion of being ''taken'' by the reporter
who forty years ago "took' the mai
den speech of Vivian Grey in the House
Of Commons.
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"Indeed, sir, I'm no artist. I was
simply amusing myself and should be
sorry to have you even look at the re-

"lndeed, sir, I'm no artist. was
simply amusing myself and should be
sorry to have you even look at the re-
suit $50 ...-... ..E
With that rare delicacy and tact
which some men possess in SO eminent
a degree, lie passed at once from the
subject saying, as Ella rose and gath
cred up her materials, ''If you do not
object will accompany you through
this piece of woods that no more
snakes shall fall in love with you.''
She laughingly permitted him to &C.
company her, chatting pleasantly mean.
while, not only through the woods but
even up to the very doorstep. Just
as they were entering the front gate
Ned came in, having returned from
his office. Seeing the stranger with
Ella he was inclined to scowl at him at
first and then q sudden smile illumi.
mated his whole face. Approaching
him he extended his hand, exclaiming,
".Why Charley Gaines, where the deuce
did you drop from? I thought you
were millions of miles away in sunny
Italy studying art and basking in the
smiles of those pretty models we read
about"
$50 l was, Ned, but l have returned
and am now basking in the smiles of
this little artist whom I discovered
among the fairies in yonder wood"
Here followed an explanation of
what had occurred and then an intro
dnction of Ella to her quondam friend
which was almost unnecessary as they
had become quite we'll acquainted dur.
ing their walk. Then followed an in
vitation for Charley Gaines to step in
and take tea with them, at which the
story was again repeated and Il fresh
volley of thanks poured out by Mr.. and
Mrs. Murray.
1t becomes almost unnecessary to fol-
low the thread of these lives much EUR.
Their. Charley Gaines soon discovered
that Ella was sadly in need of instruc-
tion and. as he was spending the sum
mer in that part OF the country, he
took upon himself the duties of in.
structor. Not many months had
elapsed before he began to instruct
Ella in the art of which nature implants
much knowledge in the youthful
breast. So that during the Christmas
holidays, when Fanny came to act as
bridesmaid for Ella. she was confden.
italy informed by the latter through a
mixture of tears and smiles that,
''though the work had not profited her
a dollar, it had gone far towards solv-
ing the problem for her,
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Another Point Gained by Hampton.

Judge Reed of the South Carolina
Circuit Court at Columbia, on the Goth
rendered his decision in the habeas
corpus case, relieving Flynn on the
ground that Chamberlain has not au-
thority as Governor. The decision con-
cludes as follows: 81 am Of the opin.
ion that Wade Hampton was made Gov
ernor in the State of South Carolina
through the ballot-box, in accordance
with the constitutional election held
on the 7th of November, 1876 that he
qualified, if not following the letter, in
the spirit and intent of the constitu-
ton, on the 18th of December last; that
he has been since that time. and is
now, the lawful Governor of South Car.
DINA, and should be obeyed and re-
spected accordingly. It follows from
these views that D. II. Chamberlain
was not Governor on the Sd of January
1877, the date of the commission of w !.
F. Dover as Trial Justice for the city
Of Charleston, and that his appoint
ment and commission were without
lawful authority and void.''
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Raymond was excited and nervous.
and proposed matching the whole $3.50,
600 on one cast. Grau consented, put
down head. Raymond matched him
and won. This gave him a lesson for
time. but he was soon at it again, in.
veterate as ever. A few days ago
Raymond met Grau opposite the Fifth
Avenue Hotel. Raymond pulled out
800, Grau had 1925, and in five minutes
the latter had lost it. BY chance he
found a tive-dollar bill in his pocket
and matched that; he won, and ten
minutes after had Raymond's $50 and
his own 1925 safely stored back in his
pocket. That day Grau sent $40 to St.
Johns Guild. Willie Deutsch is about
ST., 200 ahead at present in his match.
ing with Raymond.
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SOLVING THE PROBLEM.
BY FRANK LARCH.

BY FRANK LARCH.
ITO know what this life's struggle
is all for, is more than can fathom,"
said Ella Murray to her friend, Fanny
Bonsall. "You know, my dear Fanny,
I have now been out of school two
years and over, and it almost seems as
if life had no object. I see people
around me in poverty and distress,
struggling for a bare existence. And
when they have attained good 20.
sition in society, accumulated for.
tune and accomplished the objects for
which they strove, they seem no hap.
pier-indeed, less happy than when
they were in the heat of the battle.
There is father, for instance. Why,
only few years ago, he was compar.
atively poor, and it was as much as
he could do to pay for Eds and my
schooling. He constantly complained
Of the cost and seemed to be always in
trouble over the expenses of his fam.
lily. Having now acquired his for
tune, he seems to be still more unhap.
ply than of old. I'm sure I cannot
solve the problem. And Ned. too. He
has finished his education, been ad.
mitted to the bar and is now working
day and night, to do what! To amass
a fortune as his father did before him.
While he is not exactly unhappy, he
appears to be anything but contented,
and looks upon life as perpetual
struggle, which it certainly is to him -
"Ella,'' exclaimed Mrs. Murray, en-
tering the neat and tastily.furnished
parlor, ''why are you not dressing for
tea? Here it is nearly three O'Clock
and our friends will be in here by four.
Go at once girls, and dress, instead of
Longing your time away
It is hardly to be wondered that Ella
should fail to solve the problem of
life's object. Many older and wiser
heads have labored at this same ques.
ton without ever arriving at a solu-
ton. Mr.. and Mrs. Murphy were hon.
Ored citizens of the town of S., hav.
ing acquired a fair compete .cy of this
worlds goods some years previous to
the time spoken Oh They had done
their whole duty toward their two
children, Ned and Ella, so far as their
knowledge Of that duty could reach.
They had provided them with excel
lent educations and fair station in
life. Ned was working his way up in
his profession and Eila-welI, She was
doing absolutely nothing. Having fin.
ished his education, the necessities of
her position did not require from her
any labor, nor had she ever been
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Vanderbilt's Daughter.

New York Correspondence Buffalo Commercial.
Arbitrary as theCZar he was wont to
govern in his private affairs with rod
of iron. The husband of one of the
daughters of the Commodore being un
fortunate in business, many years ago,
she went to her father for assistance,
which was refused in a manner more
forcible than elegant. She abruptly
withdrew to fight for complete indie
pendence. Next morning the New
Yorker of those days was highly sur.
prised to read the following advertise.
ment, specially displayed.
MRS. DESIRES TO STATE THAT
WI she has excellent table board and &C
commodations for families or single gentle
men. Refers to her father, G. Vanderbilt.
That advertisement appeared exact
ly one time, for the Commodore real
lied the situation and advanced back.
ward promptly, and there was no more
dissension in that branch of the fam.
lily forever afterward.
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Gone to Hear Moody.
ROStOn Globe.

Boston Globe.
A Dejham business man wendell his
way home to dinner the other day land,
arrived at the house, was surprised to
find all the doors locked. Fearing that
some serious mishap had befallen the
partner OF his joys and sorrows, and
none of the neighbors being able to
give him any information, he procured
a Ratchet and broke an entire window
sash to fragments. Upon crawling in
to the room, he found the following
note lying on a table: "Dear Hubby,
I have gone to hear Moody and Sankey.
You will find the key to the front door
on the left hand corner OF the porch.
and some cold ham in the pantry. l
will pray for YOU"
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A Man to be Pitted.

We are sorry for Mr.. Charles Bem.
Ter. Not that we have the pleasure of
knowing Charles. for to the best of
our knowledge and belief, we are en-.
tirely without that honor but the
common instincts of humanity are
stirred within us at the thought of the
fate which he has provided for him.
self. Charles has invited the light
nings, not of heaven, but of woman
wrath, and privately we suspect that
Charles is an undoubted ass, but may
not humane man be sorry for an ass
which incurs liability to a beating ?
Mr.. B9mler is the enemy of woman,
and woman's enemy has s:written a
book It is very small book, and a
very foolish one, but it is sufficient for
all purposes of revenge. He calls it
"a Treatise on Woman,'' 50 that every
member of the gentler sex shall be en-.
ticed to read it. 1t is plea for the
complete subsection of woman to man.
-subjection in the Oriental sense.
He thinks, and boldly asserts, that wo-
man should have no rights whatever
as against man; that woman's will
should be subject to mans without the
right of questioning the wisdom of his
DEGREES that women should have no
property rights, and, worse still, that
she should be secluded in the house.
hold and not be permitted to appear in
society. In a word, Mr.. BGmler goes
to the EXTREMIST lengths, in his Mo-
hammedan theory of the relation of
the sexes.
All this might have been forgiven to
him, PERHAPS, but he has not stopped
here; he called women sssmattering fe-
Males" what ever that may be,and he
declared in his first page that man is as
superior to woman ''as the eagle is to
the tom-tit.''
We do not know where Mr.. Bemler
lives, but we presume there is a sewing
circle there, or some other organized
means for the creation and expression
of female public opinion, and we re-
peat that we are heartily sorry lor Mr..
Bemler. We make no effort to picture
the woes which are in store for him,
partly because we feel the inadequacy
of language to such a task, and partly
because it is not we'll to harrow the
reader 8 feelings too much.
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]. T. Raymond's Mania.
New York Dramatic News.

New York Dramatic News
John L. Raymond is very strong as
hatcher. He is not adverse to little
game Of poker or an occasional touch
Of lansquenet,. but his special alteration
is matching for money. If he can
catch friend while travelling from
place to place, he will match him day
and night. He will 20 off the stage
and match till he goes on next night.
He will match between the acts. He
has now, of late invented a system of
matching with Willie Deutsch Flor.
ence's manager) by telegraph, and he
occupies many OF his spare moments
in this delectable occupation. When
he first struck the "Gilded Age'' he
was $l5, 1000 behind, all the result of
matching. He paid all this up with
his first profits, then bought his wife
Marie Gordon a carriage and pair,
and after that he went to matching
again. If he meets 4 friend on the
street he asks him to take drink, and
then wants him to match. He will go
out with a couple Of hundred dollars
in his pocket in the morning, and re-
turn in the afternoon for more.
It is a mania with him, and is said
to eat up goodly portion of his profits.
Last fall, when in San Francisco, Ray
mond met Maurich Grau on the street
and they went together into the bar
doom of the Palace Hotel. Raymond
proposed matching. They matched
two ten.dollar pieces. Grau won.
They doubled it, Grau won. From
tens and twenties they went up to hun
dreds, a streak of luck accompanying
Grau throughout. From hundreds
they soon got to thousands. In less
than half an hour Raymond had lost
$4,000. It was an honor, of course,
as neither had that amount of money.
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How an Editor Shot q Bear.
From the New York World.

From the New York World.
Before a restaurant in Park Row
there hangs a huge black bear, Orna-
mented with this inscription: ssThis
bear was shot by Mr.. E. A. Buck, edi.
tor and proprietor Of Wilkes Spirit of
the Times
eyes, said Mr.. Buck to the World
reporter yesterday, 81 made a good
shot that time. That's big bear, and
there was wild look in his eye when
I shot him. 1t was in the Adirondacks.
and the night before Christmas. That
was big BEAR
''Yes,' said the reporter, "a very
big BEAR
"Yes,' said Mr.. Buck, "that's big
bear, and l made a good shot that
time.''
Eyes. But would you give me the
story!"
"Certainly. I was in lonely spot
in the forest, and I saw a man coming
with that bear after him. I quickly
climbed up an apple and picked tree
off the branch and began to eat it. A
moment after the bear came by, and
the man catching sight of me stopped
at the foot of the tree and growled.
quickly took my pocket out of my cart
ridge. and putting my pistol in it, made
ready to fire, when the bear. looking
|imploringly at me, said''-
1.-The bear said! Who ever heard
of a bear talking -
''Do you think I would tell false
hood 2" asked Mr.. Buck.
Never" said the reporter. go
on.''
1.-THE bear, looking imploringly at
me, said
Eyes,
''The bear, looking imploringly at
me, said
81 understand said the reporter.
"Now, here" said Mr.. Buck do you
think I'm classifying
''UndOubt- beg your pardon-by
no MEANS" said the reporter.
s'Then that's where you make your
mistake said Mr.. Buck; 81 am.
When I saw that bear after the man
the man was drawing him on a sled.
So took out my pocketbook and shot
him that way. Simplest thing in the
world, you see."
ana Mr.. Buck pleasantly bowed the
reporter out.
''Susie w. writes from Washington
to the Springfield Republican: 'sWhat a
dreary, inconvenient great barn is the
white house for a home? Dirty paint,
cracked, worn thing, old, curbsome
furniture, worn, patched carpets, and
curtains faded and shabby. Even the
lace curtains OF the East room are
shreds patched upon lace. would not
exchange my own parlor shades for
the contents Of the whole mansion.
The various paintings, bronzes, and
articles Of virtu belonged to Mrs. Grant
and their removal takes away the
home.like appearance. But Mrs. Hayes
is too genial and artistic to let her
private rooms suffer, whatever may be
the condition of the rooms open to the
daily stare of the public. Evidently
does she understand the science of
making and the artof adjoining home
and the sunshine of her face will never
make the bospitalities of the national
mansion other than fortunate. It is
said that 81 600 will scarcely cover
the expenditures necessary to fit out
and furnish the executive home. BY
and by, we shall have q great cry
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An Englishman devised a trick that
beats anything of Yankee invention in
that line. He desired to be a ply =
sician, but he had no education in
medicine, and a diploma was neces-
sary. So he hired needy physician
to personate him before the examin-
ing board, answer the questions and
get the diploma in his name. The
plan was successful, but there was a
subsequent exposure, followed by ar
rest.
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walked along with the corporal
To the door of his humble home,
To which the silent messenger
Before rue had also come:
And if he had been titled prince,
IwOuld not have been hOnOred more
Then was with his heartfelt welcome
Tohis lowly cottage door.
Night tails again in the cottage;
They move in silence and dread
Around the room where the baby
Lies painting upon her bed.
''Does baby know papa, darline?"
And she moves her little iace
With answer that shows she knows him;
But scarce a visible trace.
OF her wonderful intantile beauty
Remains as it was before
The unseen, silent messenger
Had waited at the door.
"Papa--kiss--b aby:--Is-- tired"
The man bows low his face,
And two swollen hands are lifted
In baby's last embrace.
And into her fathers grizzled beard
The little red fingers cling,
While her husky whispered tenderness
Tears from rock would wiring,
o-sick-papa--
But--don't--you--t
The little hands tall on the coverlet--
"Be-- better--in--morn
And night around baby is falling,
Settling down dark and dense;
Does God need their darling in heaven
That he must carry her hence?
prayed, with tears in my voice,
AS the corporal solemnly knelt
With such grief as never before
His great warm heart had felt.
Oh!trivolous men and women?
Do you know that around you and nigh---
Alike from the humble aud naughty
Goeth up ever more the cry;
''My child ny precious, my darling,
How can let you die?''
Oh! hear ye the white lips Whisper
Be--better--- .in------mOrnin'-
LEANDER S. CoAN.
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BETTER IN THE MORNING.

From the Concord Monitor. ', .''
"Yoo can't help the baby, parson,
But still want ye to 50 49,
Down an look in upon her,
An read an pray, you know,
Only last week she was skippin' round
A pullin' my whiskers n hair,
A clinlbin' up TO the table
Into her little high chair.
1.-THE first night that she took it
When her little cheeks grew red,
When she kissed good night TO papa,
And went away to bed
See she, "Tis headache, papa
Ne better in mornin'--.bye":
AM somethin' in how she said it
Jest made me Want to cry.
"But the ,nornin' brought the fever,
And her little hands were hot
An the pretty red nv her little cheeks
Grew into crimson spot.
But she laid there jest ez patient
Ez ever woman could.
Takin' whatever we give her
Better'n grown woman would.
"The days are terrible long an slow,
An she's CROWN wus in each;
An now shea jest slippin'
Clear away Nv our reach,
Every night when kiss her,
Twin hard not to cry,
She says in q way that kills me---
BE better in mornin'.--bye!'
"She can't get thro' the night, parson,
oIwant We to come an pray,
And talk with mother little---
You'll know jest what to say---
Not that the baby needs it,
Nor that we make any complaint,
That God seems to think he's needin'
The smile NV that little saint"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-28
COAL BONDS.

The following will serve 10 answer the IN
quiries OF numerous correspondents relative to tia
bonds Of the Morris and Essex Railway and Of the Della
and Hudson Canal COInpanyi
FIRST: The first consolidated mortgage bonds OF TIA
Morris and Essex Railroad which selling 49,
not first mortgage, but secured by mortgage sub
ject to the following prior liens First mortgage Of 1894
81 miles Of road for s. O00O 900; second mortgage Of
1866 on road for $3,oO0,0O0 and general mort
gage and first the BoontOn Branch Of 1871 Tor
1891 600, or total OF s12, 900. These all come
before the first consolidated mortgage bonds a. Lien,
upon the railroad Besides these there outstanding
convertible and construction bonds, dated prior 70 III
amounting 20 $4,000, and a Especial real estate
mortgage" of 81, O25OOO Nevertheless the frat con.
solidatcd mortgage" bond (of 1879 issued AZ flo
instance Of the Delaware Lackawanna and Western
Company, which has been the recipient OF the nroc
OF such ISSUE and the sole disburser OF the same and ia
the guarantor OF both interest and PRINCIPAL Tbere
fore, TO suppose they not cheap SO s to question
the soyency Of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Company.
Second: We can give only reason why the bona a
the Delaware and Hudson Canal Corupanv arc sc,n,h.
low par, to wit: that there Is greater di.trusf am.
present holders Of them than confidence among Tie
would-be investors The bonds Of the eompaDv rate .
TO security az loo"s: Registered per cents maturing
in 1877 for 81 500 900; registered per cents. MATURING
in 1884, for %35OOOOO; and registered per cents,
maturing in 1891. for $jOO0OOO; total Of the three
issues, S100GO000. They ar, secured by first mort.
gage on the property Of the company in the States OF
New-York and Eew7Jersey" as 1t existed Jan l. ISL
subsequently, in October 1874, the company issued
600 additional bonds, which unsecured by any
mortgage but which contain covenant to the effect
that II the property Of the company IN Pennsylvania now
unmcumbered should at any time before tho maturity
Of said bonds be mOrgaged, such mortgage shall include
and these bonds and the debt by them represented
l,,.I uIfgk no, r.-I.
about 80 81, and the is apparent that nOtwitn
standing the covenant, they are Unsecured
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-28
CHICAGO, ROCK ISLAND AND PACIFIC RAIL-
ROAD
IT'S NEW PKoPosmIoN TO BoRRow MoNEY.

ITS NEW PROPOSITION TO BORROW MONEY.
To the EdttOr Of The Tribune
SIR: Last August made a thorough eXamina-
ton OF the reports OF the Chicago, Rock Island and
Pacific Railroad Company, and embodied the results Of
my examination IN communication TO THE TRIBUNE
which yOu published sh0 we'd that April ls69
the year in which the Rock Island road completed
through the Missouri River, the company had sold in
round numbers, $7O000O0 Of its stock and Sl,200O0
Of ts bonds making total Increase Of capital Of some
- 100000, for which it realized the sum Of about
$500 900 cash. showed that during the period
the company had paid in dividends the Of
SIO,53OOOO; so that since it, main line completed
il had borrowed by the sale OF stock ard bonds al the
money it had paid in dividends excepting about
100000.
I also called attention TO the egerdcman Of railroad
bookkeeping, and showed how simple thing it 10
SO adjust the for operating expenses ana
structiOn to make the apparent net earnings reach
any required amount and that the delusion could 10
kept up "a long as a road could borrow money by the
sale stock and bonds. furthermore stated that upon
ID careful examination did not hesitate say that the
Rock Island accounts properly distributed and reported.
would show for the past year less than per Of
earnings upon the capital stock applicable 20 the
purposes of dividend then MADE the prediction that
II the Rock Island Company continued to pay per cent
dividends IL would DC ia the market for another
loan or borrowing money ia some form.
My analysis Of the accounts and my predictions are
more verified Last they Incr ased their bonded
debt ~ 900 000 THIS year they propose 10 incfea, IL
5000 600, besides re- osu- the sinking fund amounting
10 100000. When is amount Is exhausted predict
that it viii be further increased on more stock VIII
be sold or means devised for borrowing money,
and that when tu,y eau no longer borrow Rom The pGDc
they will longer pay per cent dividends. And ten
the stOckholders VIII awaken to me TACT ina Rock l@d
ike many other companies which year since stood
equally high In pubic confidence hut which are now
collapsed or n.orbund has maintained rs position "
paving dividends upon borrowed money. Cni>
AClc YORK, Feb. y, 1877.