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Texas, Dakota, Wyoming, and Montana, which
In 1850 was only 1000, 600. has now !ncreased TO
uexe II Coz 900.

Texas, Dakota, Wyoming. and Montana, which
in 1850 was only 1000 900. has now !ncreased 10
uear II ,0o100o
GAA0t a. rnEsa r1HCA1s MAI SEEK
70 sho.a who Have not thought shout tue mat |
ter, Il can be shown that this estimate ot In !!
crease Is very reasonable. Referring again to
the elnbornteiy comV!cd census Of Mustachu.
setts for 1875, wc find the population Of that
year stated At 1.851 ,o12 against ,a67, OIL in 1865
Upon tho basis of thcse two amounts, the Com
missIoncts make an esttuiatd Of tho probable
population Of tho State for each Of The years OF
tho next decade 10 1885, In which latter year
thcy estimate that the population will be 2, 153,-
59;, thus Showing tic period Of doubling The
popd1atton-at the present rate Of increase
10 10 about awentJ-ona years. This uc1t qucs-
tton, however, would bo % to what extent
! emigration from, Of immigration Into tho State
had affcctcd these figures. The only means Of
approxtmating to tho extent Of these move
mentA il 10 be found id tho United States ce14
sus Tor 1870, which gives the number Of persons
living In other States who Are natives Of Massa-
chusetts, and Tho number OF persons living IN
Massachusetts, who are nattrcs Of other etatcs.'
These figures nre given sor both 1861 and 1870,
and are u follows: Persons In Massachusetts
in isto born ID other States, 1853 0373 fh1870 Tho
number had Increased to o,1o7. Persons liy-
Ing in other States in 1850 who Wcto born IN
Massachusetts,, 2a1 7s0; ID 1870 these had In
creased to 243, $50. II will be- seen by these
figures that in the decade FROM 1860 10 1870 tho
net gain Of Massachusetts, BY Interstate emil
grafton was only ~, ,41o, q number too small to
be Of mitch Importance Ia connection with
THE GENERAL 5HcnHAsn or THE POPULATION,
and making it very plain that tho natural sin-
crcaae Of the population by the excess OF births
owe. deaths In Massachusetts, would double tho
, 1877-08-27

hu.ne,. anal .cicnrc. ond otf,fr bcIns NJ incst!-
mabia 1aime. @ We ca,j lpon ali women interest,"
cd IN lie formation Of such an association to
t.t9 their ~ nFescnee em.m .A'''N'' @'"
eI chure e cScsso eo
iii and 5th of Uc,o'Hr. There viii be three
Th;,rsisy. Oet, i. "''
The f9llowina IN the ,f,t of subjects mon
vht.f, ~ rers VII, he reatl: sfIomc Frotcction''
"Tho B,rtincts Woman.u aWomcn's Foreign
md Reaey. - SThs Town Caterrr,N "Women's
Ciuhs II i iyomrn "A Esanrrifst.. !, II Women Al
Cnnycr.cr.. u" iiouschuid sn'i Decorative Art,''
HIiow to stntnlify Mousekceninr.n "The
II iinra, Se;Ghhorhooda., MTbc Domestic
prohjsm.n nlfox to aecurs asn.thIt eociai En-.
stcrtainmrntsn i Woman an Echnni Rnaris.' !,
, 1877-08-27
REMtNtSCENCE FOR H0RKlnGmEM,
Ia TIA Editor Of Ia1 Tribune,

CHICAGO, Aug. 1i.-1 sec 1t announced that
tho workingmcn Of Chicago propose saarting 4
newspaper. to be run On the cooperative plan.
Perhaps before cmbarkiag In any such visionary
venture In these hard times they would do we'll
10 consider tho 1iEefut results Of \ slnllar
scheme which Was attempted ia this city not
longer ago than 1867, and which sotue Of them
may recall. Twenty or thirty printers, prtnci-
pally 'rlongtnE TO tho old lfeaNfean office, b.
bloated capitallats, u to tho time OF $50 10 so
per week, poor fellows y, determined to start
printing oiIlro OF their Own. They formed Co
operative association. each man contributing
(which he had saved from tic aboye-namcd
ncagre u wagcs), and $aolt 70 be deducted !n
small amounts from hts weekly wages, until ali
was paid. They started their office A super
sa1ary ol $50 per week. foreman a. s225 per
week, an asslstant foreman at S2l, foreman
and alslstaut foreman OF the press'room, an
executive committees, and numerous othcr
officers, until (as tho alissssippi regiment II. the
Officers. All went swiinsning'y Tor time. III
order to get patronage md seem 70 bo doing
aonrisl'ing business, work was , taken at ruin
ouay low figures; a,, bas II Taa g losing ppsiess ~
pald out ot the surplus capital which TIC
men had themselves paid in. When
gan II C0ulQ no longer DC c0HcCAaeN
from iii the men that tho concern was failure.
Their dne scheme for carving on buRlness aa
canltalistst aud yet without ca0ltat earring nice
cluthes, plug hats, rtc. twas exploded. U!Asot!s-
fuctl1n spread s1nong them. Tho supeEiutend-
cut waa charged with nlismanaRcmens. The
foreman md aaslstants were declared 70 bc lazy
nuu Incompetent. Each man wanted hand to
'tbossinE 2" tbs business, aud II wRs urntcTato I'd
At tho Tine that not few knock-down aigh1s
occurred n,nong tho members. The stock Of
co.lrso fell to almost uothlng; entire shares OF
$500 we're offered for T. Tbs conccrn hvcd ;
sIck!y existence for few years until the great
fire, after which al that remained of II was 4
small amount Of tyFe, over which the Inst fight
OF tho lew Remaining members WA bad, and
then 1t expired BY "1tiutAal consent"
This Il q bFlcI outline Of the ca.cerl OF ono
cooperative printing association, Have NO ary
reason To suppose that the one DOW propasesl
would be managed any more wlselyl Verify.
no. There is undoubtedly somebody At The
hcAd bf II who expects 70 reap rlch harvest at
| the expense Of the poor, honcAt and unauk
| pcctlpg working,ue0. 3fy advice ~ t6eA H.
| bewaret Pursue your honest calling. DO mol
! expect to stnke great bonanza irs these hare
tucs, which Affect all alike. DO not bc 1ropet
| IN II by any ono protesting friendship and at th'
| same lime trylng to get his hand 10 your poke
to steal tia 4srd earnings which you have k2ses
| fur yourself and family. Steer clear Of q
| schemes tor running cooperative ncwsrApcs
| They sre snRlcs and pitfalls. WoRKlNGkAh.
, 1877-08-27
DRuNKEN BRUTALITY.

Owen Doyle, who lives at No. 30a Stewart
avenue, xot quarrrling with bis wife Catherine,
about II O'Clock last night, both being iutoxi.
Gated. Doyle became enragcd and .threw tho
woman from second atory window to tho stdo-
Walk. i distance oil twonty feet, lniufing hcr
lerioitsly about the head and body. Doyle was
arrested aud locked up At tue TYcnty-second
Clans Ia tho vicinity would not attend the poor
woman and sc WAS taken to the County Hos
pltal. Ths Doyles have beeh known to the
n,llcn Al hard patious
, 1877-08-27
SENATOR MORTON.
his Condition Happily Much 1mrrorcd-A
Painless Day.


Ills Condition Happily Much Inarrorcd-A
PainlcsA Day.
Special Dspafeh TO 7ne 7$tea"t
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. @.-Last night Dr.
Bliss sat up With Senator Morton In order TO be
present when the pains that hare been giving
MN so much trouble occurred. NJ miantRnt.
however, he 9ctl asleep, and, not having awak"
cpcd At o'clock this morning, Dr., Hiss retired.
rh. ,,.i,, ,Id ,,ot r.,..,,r ,rl a. o.,....
..".as o ns wv a 49, ns,,,..s .a,.~a.o, -
FAsseu eon'io,s.plo M ~. uaf' WNa'e 'elexeam
received from a'chmoaa A. ~ O'Clock to-n'gns
says: "Senator Morton rested comfortably
last nfrht, and has been 0utct during The 1at,
slrrn,ne a nor.,un of Tho tImc. rIa I. rers
ssst. 80 r.. ,a.n,,t.,.su a., .....r..
"eaA' oat us ctsca.a''on as'u .e'"pet"tu!o .'lo
are perfect, anu respiration goo4s: Inc
real difficulties which prostratc1 him
a few days suo arc now under control,
.,sh IT.. ,.r1,,,or, .,I .xmnton. v.-rent Nv.
% s.u.1 w. 49,. ~ = ~, ,rss -, r.aarar n,.,.
oehcl taat nc 10 IN 'a't way ~ !ee"'e1' "u
Vldeu always that No new oa1Pl'eallon mol no"
anticipated occurs. lie has seen and convcrrcd
with xevsro, nfd frtrn1s to-day Tn has tost M,
~. w.. es's.' ~. ,".,.s ~ -: ,,nss.a ~ VI.
ncsht ana 'ooKs hs "c'l nj a. any PtIlou Oh MS
, 1877-08-27
SYMPATHY FOR THE TURKISH CHRISTIANS.
~Jp iAa Editor o. IsH THhun&,

~
tAlcAoot aug, .5.-hepoEtd from different
Turklah aud English sources arc endeaToEtnR
to misrcpresent tho real stato of Affairs, Out
sspa aS T..ns,.h ulu ~ n.y., .ee Wy lns, iuFas
a"o y 1uislsu oash'.na1ouks arc oeclafeu 10 %
falsc by many English papcrs; and mighty En-
gland, looking upon tbs thing ~ 0mcre bust
ness matter, urges tho civilized Powers 10 be-
~. n,..,.a Wv, Te.ssHr wv uo"o W
sne Nass!ans mo cossaeAs. h3mo people un-
friendly To Russia did believe ld this Insertion.
but many of them do no, belieye In Eueliah
hynocr1sy. EupIIsh intercst. In shf, ra, sTs tno
T,,'c,. n,s,.t H. un,.i.n ..'ias 49,. ~ ~ wv
.t.e.. ssast tao n1es'@" natioo aua 'he oP'
p.sessa sasvrs y .1u1ksy' Eaelaoo ~ sent
help ths foe Of Humanity, Her wishes ara
10 nrr.crxs . i,y1rr 1,von, l., ~ ,,t1ss ~ az
et,,.t..S .r.,,s go, .u'.. -. Wv s ".'aa' ~ t'e
e'sh1Aeo "o''a. E"glana Win hcf own aands
u preparing with tho greatest cars the Enllows
for the Christians who hare worn heavy
Turk,th vok. fnr m, I,.t ~ ,.,-s vtthon,
.ns .h.,aa a.. -. a,....ssa -. a''tHs.
any sl1,ns s sne hAs pursued oeF a'anonest
poutlca LOT years &fd ccntIftea+ hhet while
spesktnK to = nation, fe!t the pockets Of her
ntW-taaAe 1rttnass aud, u there w4a no money
70 30 f'unI there, shn would kick them over
, onaru, ana yer tfiendsh1p waa ended. She has
almost aHays helped tho wrong and the
ttlVu3eI paItys ano, WILL ~ ast totce. tflctt
naro 70 nelt, roln, ana suck tAe ulooa from the
oppteesGu Ma'notLy hef pnne,plss are passed
- nsJ ,,, s". ft,s ~sH ,u.,fsne, ntseA; ~
go1,a many cases, haYe proved 1ns9Iecsstul.
Enkisn sn vsssels arc eIuls'he on tho b!ark.h'a
walefs Whiie hungarian troops are marching
ursssed III iurkish clothts anu comntaudtd by
Mshemet ~ rasaa; American etttzFUsl sca
WIZ snM1 nsatlaity lucy ar MsfefvinE;
Mnen ~ tAat u doAc " Lnxland aud her
!rienus. @ then ags,9 must say that there are 40
tcasons J.. WY the United States shonld bo ladil-
isrent @ ~ INC ptsscnt European struggle. It
nnH9t 70 gre lelplng baud 1oE tho Christians
u turkey, whq lAse bccn hghtlng Tor their
freedom ior the last two years. The "aulu
country, 1Iont tte Aorlat!c to tue BLACK Sea,
if1sll we uanuhe u ths Archipelago, ha4 beeu
aci9esu WITH innotent Christian o'ood. broad
, 1877-08-27

Tho above figures for 1871, It Is true, show an
ncrcasc OF only about ,000, 600 In tho aggregate
population Of the twelve Statos md Territories,
which Is probably considerable less than the truo
incrcaso, but It must be remembered that tho
table h made upon an arbitrary rule Of average
progression for tho fourteen years, and that
whtlo II may not be correct for this rear, be-
cause It makes no allowance for tho grcat emil
grafton 10 Texas and Kansas, At the present
ttsoc It ID probably nearly correct TO, tbs whole
period Of fourteen years,
The bearing Of tho above facts on the,
TnApx ARD n4AkxaTArn INTERESTS or CHI
cAGo
must bo obvious. With 80 large M increase Of
population thcrc must be corresponding in
.c1eaae Of trade dnd misunderstanding industry I'm
Chicago. In onr two previous articles under
this head no have shown that thla tncroase Of
trade and manufacturtng has been In progress
for tho last four or dvo years, in spits Of the.
prevailing talk about hard tlmca, aud 1t Ia In
this ircreaso Of population In the Northwest
and Southwest that we lad tho basis for IT, md
also the grounds for the bcl!sf that Il will
continue -,
The purpose Of tho statistics Of crops for
1877, manufacturing and ctr Improvement in
Chicago. populatton IN tho West. etc., was u
sbuv tl,at tnera wa not suflcion. rea.nn for
thc . fcor TINT Chicago real c.,.tc
would continue donre,eod for soyarnl
Years rot, az some persons are continually
arguing. The ercat rrotyth Of noru)at{ou IN
, 1877-08-27

tho evenings entertainment may bc expressed
by *asinG thnt every ono feels Mr. eatint, c1-
rcr!mcnt Ia havc been decided suctt.s,r and,
10 far u heard from, every one Is tn favor OF re-
vhcn opportunity shall Offer. 1t should be
added TINT the dramatic success ss worry larHclv
due to the ekillfnl supervision And management
Of Mr.. Charles uott.
The Rev. Nathaniel West, D. D., OF Cincin-
natl, breaches At tho Presbyterian Church TO-
morrow
The Hon. j. Y. Farwe11 returned from Colo
fado this morning. X.
, 1877-08-27

RAILROAD COLLISION.
En.fta1 hsautAA IN TAs TtfbunA

COLUMBUS, O., Aug. s6.-At 4 o'clock this
morning coal train coming in on tho Hooking
Valley Railroad r1n fcto the caboosb Of Pan.
Handle freight, standing In The yard, rnashtnE Il
Into sltrers, and throwing II on top OF box car.
Frank Fleming and Dick Fletcher. employees,
we're sleeping In the cabootc. Fleming was
seriously injured and died At 3 p. m. Fletcher
but l,as been growing worse. tie Il injured in.
tcrnnt1y, but his rAse IL not considered hone-
less. fhrce ttaanps who were sleeping 10 the
box-car, which MAS badly broken, escaped With
out scratch. The slnAsh-up wAs. caused bv
caretcssncss, but Il Is not decided Who Is at
fault.
, 1877-08-27

An English Substitute for 6pa1unE-Basss
kexdox kxnRe4stT.
Ono Of OUT most respectable suburbs has the
credit Of having invented an amusement which
homely l T ast II Daomeh h hide t6eir diminished
heads. a number ot worthy citlzenA in
Lower Holloway, alarmed .! tho progrcts
oi dcmocr4uc and atheiatissl oplnl9ns.
for giving land ro4clying) political aud
theological readings. Tie asnbefs meet sretY
Wednesday aud Saturday svsnlug md t,ra fsaa :!
"witlont nutc or comlnent." Theif wises kn't
mud listen, aud alter lam sandwiches aud
Wmples. qurnyhcE." the modern Ft:kwtcAanl
ali 20 qulaiiy to tesl iu the Rr!m belief bat the
elnplro u sa{e-tnl next reading night There
might be vorse pulls u siust the earthquake thaf
this Holloway oUe.
, 1877-08-27
KNIGHTS TEMPlAR EN- ROUTE.

A train containing alxtcen 6IccpcFs aETTed 70
Chicago over tle CAtca9o, HuEllnxton d
Quincy Railroad ~ midnight, bringing ncaFly
500 Knights Tcmplar feoni. Missouri, Kansas,
Grand Eneampne1t 81 lie United States, ,whi"a
Il TO meet at Clevcland on tho 2s,t. The Sir
knights stopped u the VARIOUS hosels In tho
city, aud lclro this morning.
, 1877-08-27
THE ROSE MYSTERY CLEARED.

THE ItU5E III 18I FIJI NIE7X1kCDs
Speriai DttpdtcA 10 TAs Tribune.
OMAHA, Scb., Aug. @.--Ycsserday morning
tho dead hody OF 2-yoar-otd daughtor Of s. c.
Rose, = farmer Of Washington County, was lis.
covered In Davis Creek, two miles iron, Rosc's
place. Tho child wandered away from homo OH
tho 14th Of this month, and no trace Of It ctltl(
bc found, although thnrouHte search was made:
Ross caac, and reward fos tho child wAs Offered
amounting 10 Sl,500.
, 1877-08-27

PAsAxA, Aug. 1S.-Callao data 10 Aug, ],
report lertous earthquakes at Co9uiubo and
.Befelia. ln Chill. The extent OF Tho disturb
aiites aud the amount OF damage are not stated.
The tublc frun, CalIao south Is broken, owing
10 earthquukcs. Details of news arc, therefore,
not received.
MANY EHfE3T9
arc leaving Ecuador On sccoult Of hostility to
tc Government,
, 1877-08-27
FIRE AT OAKLAND, CAL.

San Francisco, Aug. ee.-Tho Clty-Tlall At
Oakland burned last night. All important
documents and books were saved and tho
prGoncrs removed to tho County Jail, none
escaplng. Tnc building was Isolated nnd the
Aro originated IN an upper story which VAS
unfinished. Tho hail wns built eight ycaFs
sao, costing tGo,Tp. Loss, totali insurance,
k:1fi10:
, 1877-08-27
FRANCE,

THE AMERICAN htafsTEH.
PAnls, aug. ed-MIu!ates Noyes and family
have arrived.
oAMnErYA TO B1 FRosKcuT1D.
At 4 council Of ministers, st which President
Macslahon presided, II was decided to prosecute
Gamuetta fvs The speech which ho delivered 1t
Lille. The journals which puLlished II VIII also
be prosecuted.
, 1877-08-27
POLITICAL.

ALBANY, N. T., Aug. a-The Democratic
State Committee has been called to meet At
tnc De,cysn House, Sept. II.
, 1877-08-27
The Same States WIN Probably
Have 14,OOO,O00 People
In, 1885.
Row Theso Things Are Affecting Chi.
oago Trade aud Real Estate
IntereAtE.

TINS year oy seasoH o. LILO ut0nul ~ tno opf'.
MlsstssPpt plnefacs last spring snlfo' 1no k'c4t
an.l steady tncfeasc from year 10 year oi .ao ea-
tent and variety OF INC manufacturing interests
oi Chlcaeoi ioufIt, the. greatly eA.enaca s1cn
oi INC ttauc OIL eh!easo 90 co"pateo "'sA sA'''
or 1onf years ago; s'th'
THE c'r1s CONSTANT raoohass
OF Improvements, tno ou'ln'ue u nonses s,I aao
extension Of street ratlwaSs, etc. ete', "hlen y
anquestlonao,y Ereasce u oaEaHo Nv" , s.sa ~
almost any otneF c'.I IN the "os!us c@eeps Eun.
don. Anu now 4astis' We B1Se some statistics
10 inaieose Tue naln cause ot az etas p,.s'n.
aud exocctea lnsu1e-lncteaee ol "eata auo
trade, vtz.: the greater increase OF pora,a.ion ~
mere ID ING west No,tn~ee., an1 c'ota"s"'
toan aoy"ncre cue 10 tna NofM'
INCREASE o,!nrn os M14u rnr ~ rIa1 "ao'
o+. - E.,.,.,,a a,.t.sNnf,,,x N.v
lae ~ NsM Wo..us. n ' 4,..s"e,.,st.s nh"Jo t,sn
i'anp'nlso' ra.asa.;... a0e' hns, .s ar1-sns.s
1elana, .aa ,ssn ~ ". ono as - IN 40
pop.'Auoa - a." to- " oos .,sTs,s ~ ~ .n.ss. -
aEstSsa'e s,ta oGs ~ ~ s.a - 49, 1900
oosoo. ~. .a0 ,,..,s e' ~. - - 49, s. ".at
ars!eAeo rs.t 49,. -. ,,n1na'a bo..,ax -. .srv
,.nns.s,. ."s ss'4K t..t,;hntsd In, N.tn, ond NJ
9usss"J M."s,.u a 49, ~. 1,o.a".a ~ r..r,.
~ ~ T.. - .e.st noa,t.,,o1 .uJ ra,rI~ ia
@osoJo ~ sas s oso r. -. ~ .a,s, ,aea,,f..lar
"noo !aIa -. ~. a.o.as f-.,f, 1aSn ~.
o. o., ne~ sosu r. ~ aus .na ",rn,.,,nnt @
4oo ~. 80 49,. - o,ss.. ~ - vi, Nv, T.-.x
~ s"o A"s. s,@se1 r'",'. y. - - 49,.
oo4."ae, Aao ,aoo .; = ~ ~ .t,a,, 80 ,s
popa!a'oa - n,r %, y. T., IN h.. .s,x,nr ~
cttAseu " o,o'o. !" a1'o, saI ~ -, -
a'e9so .ue' s*''e ~ % '''<'e WA ~ p0' 1S'
INC oesaae. o- =, o,,o r,a,,., ,nd
- tno .n'se o.a'e. V y on' a.a.s,".,.s ~ ~
aaicalxsn' @ eoesu H. VIZ ~ -. .e-a ~
10Y Ok s'aooo1, "nl 4a1 - 10 t0'o 49, ~
o'azs'os' .nus shog"k =, ''eao-aa - A'''1''7
or anous ~ pef osns 'of '4'o ace'ao3
IN '"o tuteo e'a'ee : "
=: HAtHo'', VIVA, 49, "!1evHsAa, ,eeo.Lt.,
.neao o wae ~ ~ ~, Iaex go ~
, "hsn nea ine.oasea " ao!o ~ ~ ~,
ool' t"us eno""e sotA .us..eeo u 1''-~'o'N'
OF nearly OF per eSnt ios LUG aeeauc:
IN mhnesota+ NeosaeAa, - 1nu nssa nsasaa asa tno1e
VA tolas pepu'a.o" asa ~ too - ~ ~ Maea
haa incseasea o5 4o'o ~ pa.,ll., ~ 1has Nao"'a&
sEaln Q. o1'Val, " ntas o'cs ~ pes e"nI
IN Co'ofaao, &c" MeaIco' aug a aeaa' eaa tae.o
was 10 lRo tota! @ popa1atloh @ o. 'o''oo' wa!eh
baa increased oY lo'o 70 'e1'11' Ra'o OF Slo''
~, Or aooat o. per cent. ,,
IN pa9ota' wyoming, *ua Saoutana 4eFrasoe see
'tes there va en aRgfesa'e Popaiss,oP IN Icy a
ot 1851, snlen pau incssssea W Ao'" 70 >''o9a'
OF sooas ''o per cen.. - =,
mus VIC sco that 'ne 1a.'neE "est We 70 Loo
greater "as tue increase ol popu'at'on.
IN TIE M" ENGLAND STATES
shc increase Was less snan tue natural increase
OF STATIONARY popn'nttoo, because Largo part
Was continually drawn on to tho West. Tbs
reeently-puel1shed statistics OF the State Of
Massachusetts, Gtving IL population ut l,95l,gl
Tor tho Yeaf 1875 shows that the total popuI0-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-06-08

It's one thing 10 have an object N
life, IL l. quite another thing 70 know
when we are aiming AZ IL. Many begin
well, but after time get of the course;
then their life is more likely 70 60 wrong
than right. The following incident has
its moral for all who are aiming 70 do
right:
During a beautiful summers night, on
one Of our great lakes, the master q =
boat thought he might take few hours
rest, and intrustcd the rudder into ne
hands Of his boy, somewhat simple
minded lad. ADO you see that star
straight before Us, he said 70 him,poln'-
ing to the Polar star.
Yes
"wclL you have nothing 70 do but e
keep the boat straight in that dlrec-
ton
~ understand ~,
The captain fell asleep. The boy. diu
the same. The wind changed; the boat
turned out Of its course more and more
Till at last Il had made scmi-circle.
The boy awokc; he was astonlsheu y
see behind his back the star which lus'
now had been straight before him,bu y
did not the less continue with llr,n
hand 10 steer the boat towards the sou'h'
from whence IL had first come.
Two hours after the master IN ms 'urn
awokc. lie cast one glance upon the ~
and another upon the boy. =,
"Wcll. stupid! what are you dong
"I'm still keeping always straight Pr
fore me, as you told me.
"Ah, indeed! and the Polar STAR"
"Oh, the Polar star! Why, we passeu
that long ago!"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-08-30
NEVER LIE.

Not long ago, on an English steamer,
four days from Liverpool, a small boy
was found hid away behind the cargo.
He had neither father nor mother, brolh~
er nor sister, friend nor protector among
either passengers or crew Who was he 2
Where did he come from Where goN
ing2 Only nine years old, the poor lit
tie stranger, with ragged clothes but a
beautiful face, full Of innocence and
truth OF course he was carried before
the first mate.
How came you to steal a passage on
board this ship1 asked the mate sharp
ly.
My stepfather put me in, answered
the boy; he said he could not afford to
keep me or pay my passage to Halifax,
where my aunt lives, | want to so to
my aunt.
The mate did not believe the story.
He had often been deceived by stow.
aways. Almost every ship finds, one or
two days out at sea, men or boys con-
cealed among the cargo, who try to get
passage across the water without pay.
ing for it. And this is often troublesome
and expensive. The mate suspected
some of the sailors had hand in the
boys escape, and treated him pretty
roughly. Day after day he was guess
toned about his coming, and it was al
ways the sam story--notbing less, noth~
ing more. At last the mate got out of
patience, as mates will, and seizing him
by the collar told him unless he cons
fessed the truth, in ten minutes, he would
hang him on the yard arm-a frightful
threat indeed.
Poor child, with not a friend to stand
by him. Around him were passengers
and sailors of the mid>day watch, and
before him the stern first officer, with his
watch in hand, counting the tick, tick,
tick of the minutes as they swiftly went.
There he stood, pale and sonowful his
head erect, and tears in his eyes; but
afraid-no, not bit
Eight minutes were already gone,
Only two more minutes to live, cried
the mate. Speak the truth and save
your life, boy
May | pray? asked the child, looking
up into the hard mans face.
The officer nodded his head but said
nothing. The brave boy knelt down on
deck, and with hands clasped and eyes
raised to heaven, repeated the Lord S
prayer, and then prayed the dear Lord
Jesus to take him to heaven. He could
die; but lie--never! All eyes were turned
towards him, and sobs broke from stern
hearts.
The mate could hold out no longer.
He sprang to the boy, told him he be.
lieved his story, every word of it, A
nobler sight never took place on a ship S
deck than this-a poor, unfriended child
willing to face death for truths sake.
He could die; but lie-never God
bless him And the rest Of the voyage,
you may well think he had friends
enough. Nobody owned him before {;
everybody was now ready to do him a
kindness. And everybody who reads
this will be strengthened to do right,
come what will, by the noble conduct Of
this dear child.