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SPECIAL NOTICES.

rTsds THE coLuMBIAN UNIVERSITY LAW
Wy SCHOOL-1he members of the senior and
Junior Glasses In the Columbian university Law
Law building this evening, December u, at six
o'clock, for the purpose OF rendering nn appropriate
tribute TO the memory OF Pro- Samuel Tyler MS also
for the purpose OF making srransemcnst 10 attend In
funeral Graduates of the school are lnvitel to be
present JAMES q. wELLING,
dei7 President, Nc
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PERSONAL.

HEREBY ToRwARN ALL PERSONS
from harbarng or trusting my son, FRANK H.
by him MATTHEW LEIMBACH.
dec.5,ll&ls3t*
National Republican., 1877-12-17

NERVOUS EXHAUsTION.-A MEDICAL rs.
IN say, comprising u sories of lectures delivered Mt
Kahns Museum OF Anatomy, New York. on the
cause and cure of Premature Decline, showing indis-
putably how lost health may be regalned, sfordng
clear synopsis Of the impedments TO marriage and
the treatment Of nervous and physical debility being
Address sECREfARY KAINS MUSEUM OF
ANATOMY, Gss broadway, New York. noi56m
National Republican., 1877-12-17
HOUSES.
LOST AND FOUND.

T OsT-A SMALL WHITE POODLE FEMALE
dog; answers to the name Of To.tle has lost most
turn the cog to Mrs d, C. " Wizards Hotel, and no
questions asked. lists
, 1877-03-14
MICHIGAN MATTERS.

fpff1G{ CDfYfspohHfHft ~ Jh TntunE
LANSING, Mich, March l9,-Thc trial at Flint
Of Samuel NJ. Andrews; charged with tho n,ur-
der Of Hicllard uarlock, Ills wits's fAthcr, in
Juno last, resulted III u disagreement VI tho
Iuy,-eloycn bclnE for conviction aud one for
aeGu!ttal. Tho cvileucu was cntisely Gircum.
atantlal. It was shown that Andrews, the SOU
in-law, had received deed Ut real estate from
Garlock, conditioned upon hts agreement 10
support Garlock as long AZ lie lived; in caac OF
neglect to provide, tho decd was to become
void. Twenty days boforo tho homicide An
lrews went 10 the Registers Office, aud tried To
get the conditional clause stricken out. Thu
wife and children were present during the triu.
Two students Of tho Normal School wero
1nade tue victims Of , practical joku recently.
cusaIng the vttaltziMg effect Of hluc md sun
ltgilts, mud two 7ollnE men, Ford an!l Wheeler,
Expressed their iulth III the theory. Wluh they
returned to their homo In Dundee. some Ut the
party published In one Of the Detroit papers 4
notice Of their suicide, giving long anil scnea-
ttonal account Of their Insanity, caused by il9
restore to life tho dead after tle vtal spark hal
passed out Of the body. The !nstru1licEll d.
sctIbctl as used for their scli-]estr1ctfon was
terrible engine of slaughter. The Yuuug mon
arc indignant, aud propose 10 nuke II lively for
tho inventor Of the story.
Gov. Crosswcll has appointed V[ctoryT. Col
Her Regent Of the University for The unc1rlre.l
term Ut j. II. McOowan, Vi ColsIwatcr; John
Robertson, Of Detroit, AlJutant uencraI; Salo-
mon y. Matthews. Of Pontiar, t{nartcunastcr-
Gcncgali Lewis W. Heath. u Grana ltapids,
,1.ncsto1tess1a; G cherst s q Jens9 .' Gt
years; James N. Neustalth, Of kalams1a'o, tn
nj vacancy; aud y. H. Smith, Of DctrvIt, To-
llcc Commissioner of thAt city.
, 1877-03-14

cane CANS. II .s.ln 1nl, II md s'kss 70; m, nots.
nts. ,s. i, az "a r1 y
esks esst. M and no tea as' him. MI ie ksen sen saa
don't elys h; ny morq Thst l. ore s,t than H.
money 10 Ffcdericks the artt lime he called on
mo. Nothing was OVER said about any Nsenrity.
H. .ssa fq ..yts9 9 q S,s ths ,0 a. s
il ~ :pnnf # 1870 h. wanted s ,s,,sy ,%soney All
Then he asked mo fol. security fSr tho hsst time,
hecan,e he know va hard np. There va never
ploy al in ny ottee used 10 decd property 10 hin
I'd e; ss, sa IL s ,sts; a sosss s,p!sa
il was not due tlI October, ia;v. I went inso
ny hands dcpreelatsd and i sns takcn sict. /
went to my sisters, IL Michigan. had been
there week when MI Avery can,o 10 rec me md
weeks, sad then ! sams 70 chisaFo. wien /
got well ! went West and tried 10 hsrnlghten
things gut. thonght ! wns doing. vol, but
!n!o bankruptcy. alan't 60 t2 Canada. mover
I ny I se wed ,s1
pending: ! scheduled everything owed anl tae
10 start life asal, ieoull not have gone West but
for the Re.!eedo.ity q Leopold Meyer who gave me
Il a. to sie conser,a.!on with Volts in this bn!ld.
"; W.; liz ..ia ali il wsnsd va va. ill., H. money.
told 5aa % sst s' no e M T. ss S 'Ha
cute and be damned. lie told the yostarday In Tho
cour .room tint all ho wanted was his money, Ny
ss s S'nsi: si7 III e. to ,sa @
etrtlit was excellent. could draw all tho money
Cross. examined: I mover know where Volta
1iyel until 1ts came to me; hc got hls money "
flss 4 property tas,e T. ghlcaEo 5uns 3s@ r. is
Oct j, 1874; an sure 1t was not paid II May: 4 Il
had been ahould have fcmem1ered i. nsed
Sns;p9ss o.ns esors: ~ ee ~ sea
Sane dua nd q bssn tolomns k oaoy @ I; at me
there was Ianie. mover sa!d had forgotten 10
wa { general foreman for Tho etoyssora. I never
rags Introduced here for tho purpose q botrnwing
"x a spt t "a. Tor rseora t.
think other ttust'deeds and m1rtgsgoa from Dong
Vet9s "a ~ money ss ,starc n oetatef 1S7a In is3i
IsuppoBed It xns good. 7.he panic hurt me. pne o!
iha results Of The panic was tic depreciation
paid The tnatailments In anticipation at the ms.
tnrity. | can't ray what my liabilities arc, nof
what my asssls % woE9 WHEN she rstat.on@ @ r. ba9k'
was never indebted 10 hut two cslatcs involving
Tho propetty Of widows and orphuus, and thouu
cla!ias wll he PAID in fall D.. -. ,., -,
The prosrcs'tion called Ii: NJ. Durham. who sai,i
he paid tho Vi, $40 " Auny+n In tho spring ot
with sh,a w,tners tue cvtdcnco closed. and ,ho
court adjourned until tliiE morning.
, 1877-03-14
PILES or CORN,

HpfE1A& NQQ&ea 10 1A< IF16unk.
MASON ClrY, ILL.,, March l3.-TLrro are plies
Of corn hero yet. CriLs and warehouses uru
full, and ons.thtrd af thu rortl Il yet III tho
ian.ls OF farmers. Mason County corn ia Of
such high grade that 1t sells OIL its own merits,
as a!l corn ought to. sIncc June last o,le house
has bought, pall for, and sold hire OIL track
over 4N},0Q busl,cls Of coru. We are fully
awaru Ut tbs tact that somo Of your Chleago
graIu men will wot,.ler why thls great pllu of
corn was not shipped to your city, Eras'cl, md
Inspected. The facts are that the commissions,
s,opgu, anil shortage have been so hravy
that " WIS Impossible to scni II to Chicago.
The greater portion u this ealFil went East 10
aha New England States w tho way Of Joliet.
The party wto handled th!s corr, tnforsns your
correspondent HAT he kuows ol no trnnsfer.
posnt In tbs West through, Which corn must
Isisa where tho weights nre sU c0rTcct astl thu
shrtnkaEe uon ears less than they ase Ut Joliet
ttleneo tho lnlk in the coraAnut.) These Aro
City Ii to4lay Il sho docs. not Inaks
hcf terminal facilities s.tvla ~ will
draw tho Gra!u, !ustrad VI driving It away.
From other portions of Central ll'lnofs We hear
o. targe fMonnts ~ s9st. , M!!'s Wy, G. ut.
Repubedt Gays that tlcsr aFc crlIt,ea III tic City
vi Lincoln vt tils time, $50 100 bushels of cur,
What rtllIalns yet to w. brought ~, together
With What has been already Slipped. will amount
10 ut least l5o,0 bushels. rilcro Will have hreh
brought Into Ltnsoln, tlscrciure, i'y tho ting tls
seayou closes, GU o10 busAels of r1rn. It tssale
to say that tho product III tlat yit}ntty "a not
over une-slxth that u the entire county. 1.u-
gan Couukv las therefore ra!sctl for market thu
Iast SEASON 3,1O,u0J busLcls Ut corn. lteekun.
lu1N, rars, and make u train fully Gfty nilcs In
length,
, 1877-03-14
M1ss HI,ADDoN's HUSBAND,

Miss Draddon, wifc Of Maxwell, the publisher,
is about to publish another novel. Is that tho
third oE fourth within ycar1 The far!litlcs
which are afforded 10 this industrious lady In
tho regular xay Of trade DO not appear to satls.
fy her, for shc, too, wants journal Of her own.
A tuw weeks ago the pronrlGtor VI tho Lonlou
Joar,u,l-whrG Is tho New York I,1iger Of l.on-
lon--wAs sclzgl With sevcro Illness. All ut
oAes sls. Maxwell appeared at his hauee with
the Hust pressing inquiries after Ills hcalth, a,il
room. Tue doctur and nurse waro lucxoruble.
Then 3lr. Maxwell wrote . note to Ills 'uear
~" expressing great grfef ut hls illness, atld
making known liia readiness to snotls hls lnst
asssi ior i sho I.oadon JvuTsu.s IL return. isat
lear J," did not acetn tO sec it. Who would
not 6c the owner u popular stosy'papcF which,
pays At lcast II, Gov year, and ean be solu Ut
any moulwnt for, say, E40, ,d00t
, 1877-03-14

discussion whtcn cnftetl, lost hk f,csd, and
struck Cha.t9arnier, who t,irnc1 tlca,liv palc
wn. far too generou. q nght hi. intoxicated
friend. lie lett tho room without saylng =
word, went Into a nefghtoring coflce-house
where the Et,llents o{ the place were wont to as
first uHotFendinx student he came across, and.
when swords we're drawn, followed this outrage
up with severe wound In the shoulder. lie
ttlen returned To fls frltnt1, who hail no rcrol-
1rc1ion Of anything that had occurred, and said
10 him, What bore you a.et You've obliged
me to run 4 poor dcvll through tho shoulder
who never did anything 10 me-. It's perfectly
ridiculous" And 20 the two embraced, and no
mora Wns said. Upon all which tho teller OF
tho auctalote makes this extraordinary CON.
tnent:. "fcatre Pms 9ue c'est helm frahcata, ct
quo celia sent son gentthommod dune llcuei" A
HaYarI should give tho answer. But pcshaps
kind, and Ills memory has suffered from the In
yenuon Of some indlscrtmuating admircr.
, 1877-03-14

Bishop Whipp'o, writing 10 tbs GAurehnan,
says that, aeon alter Alaska came !nto possession
Of tho United States, "in . CERTAIN ureek
church there was 4 beautiful iewcled copY Of
the Gospcls lying IN tho altar, An officer of
The army, hnppcn!ng to c,iter thccAurch ths day
before the transfer, saw tho beautiful copy OF
the Gospels. Knowing there was NJ law in our
saiI; Your ufaco, Alaska Is h b. turilri over
tu ls tomorrow, anu called to say | think you
a4l better reniuve that Gospel frot, your affair."
Thu BAhop replied; It hes lain there seventy
Nv slsa s y losys ns ~ s
very lueekly sali; 'ltta a beautiful 1swGlcd
ruliy, auu was afraid II might Le st0lcn.' Thu
BIsiop, with surprise said: y hope YOU have no
onc with you who would steal from uoti. shall
ntuIcu,h
, 1877-03-14

The legs that hare hecu lost by Gen. peycns,
the new Attorney Gcncrl, IN sha ssccnt news.
papeFs, would suillce to stock larg. family Ut
disabled and li1nbless centipedcs. Almost
every biographical sketch has dtsmembescd hin,
hesu Or there, xnd thosu who have not seru his
actusl person may l,ay0 been lcd tn lxliuse ahat
president Hayes, ID h4s Cahluul-making. llls
lsern Obliged " use worthless old trunk IN tho
Department Of JuAtlce.
Let " rea8suse our readers. The nuw Attor.
ncy.Gcueral, who was, in war timss, a ugueTal,
iu fact and not by attorney, hss lvu sound,
seryisralle, and hsndsMno legs, Qu4 the usual
nulIaLeF Ut arIus that beiuuX ia tho we'll {Drme.l
human teipg, even In t6nn Of Peare. lle WIS,
however, shot occasionally during Tho lata uu.
pteasautuesa.
, 1877-03-14
A DOUBLE EVENT.

TUE AxN0uNc9NHST.
Dwell. kata. my pilgrimage through life,
With Arthur, has be.un;
In short. no douht yv4'll be surprised
~ le4fa that We arc onsl LuU."
MEk ANsxz1.
MY oHa and Harry ylouat's ngasds
To self and Arthuf, Lou;
And. darling, while you I slo !,
believe le vo'sc -! Kate"
IT.
, 1877-03-14
THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY,. MARCH ID, 1877

AT ''Sssss fs"2 Se'"|e y tho u" y" '"n 7 Tsare M
md where he + .luns a gon4 b,..ncs. aud Is re.
New Yor KAT At 'Ss oeiock wencs,sy e a evsn!nr. s
half later. Without delay ! ca',lcd her husband,
who, doubt not, is even nov en- route 70 Amer
lea, 70 settle up tbs eeta,e and sec to Bjou'sIu-
tcrcsts. Meanwhile llnyc undertaken, on
his behalf, I'll tile expenscs of tho funeral, IN
nsmuch as was informed by telegraph that
Mattlls let: no Ineen. BIyou Is Under s;!e .a!s
old, and child Of rare promise; has mnst
gentle, winning, aud lorablc manner, but Ia too
young yrt to tlevelop any ~ the traits Of char
aetcr ahc may have inherited from hef fat!ieF or
Thoatto, unIar contract Will, Mcssrs. Shook d
Palmer. I have jnst finished new play for
H1jo.I, which / wrote at the expresa dcafrc OF
lcr mother. Little did dream when Matilda
made that rcaucet two months agu that, as THO
last line oi tic lrama was written, sho would
be amending her last hour on cnrth. She MAS
woman Of strong impulses, great kindness Of
heart, but was frequently mislcd by fler pse)u.
lliccl.h
A WESTERN WARRIOR DESPERATE.
Tbs Galveston (Tcx) Naos says that about
three weeks ago The Gillespie County Mounted
Rifles captured one Donaho and three other
chaps, who had robbed u,ail-ktage between
Austln and Fredericksburg. On the person Of
Donaho was found M incomplete letter, which
stamps him as one Of the romantic and senti.
mental sort ot robtcrs read Of III dime novels.
Tic young man Will hays 10 servo Rve or len
years in thc pcnitentiary before he can lay his
fortune at the feet Of gentle Anna Parsons mil
claim her hand, Ills loving epIstlc rcAds thus:
Ntss Anna Parsons-DsAh DARLlNo: 'Tis With
f.no iii s', eaao s 9a f Rnna1
| la way through Tho Western ornament md
on.,, On, zach .l9s fat ~ the ,cyo Can BE-:
ltu1ht0 roam tho lean Cyuts Can bo seen skulkln1
around and all IL lovely "a tho eye Of ono sad Hoy
| and Could AHnn Hut know tho sad and shoektng
| feelings that exit In my boaofn Whom think o!
| mr. Anna who Ia 10 far awsy. Yesthc 1nse ths da3
star Of M )ifc am winding my Way through this
iHrren Country to Nex'co for ny Idea is e be .
| yon Anna Wa may never see eacf other again but
live with hope. My dehlea Ia That w shall both
pass the short but trraehcruns hours away willing
and we'll Darling u rosu. OF you by night and atRh
ius yuu by day Whist Injury for MIC 1t would bo to
behold your t1lnetrlnus fnlRU yes Anna your eyes
brn Liquid fire. llan!ng 10 my heart that Ia ire
| satablr. Yes Anna a. travel along the Woatern
hunter who II ~ grave Al tho Wind. My only Com
Eanon ID three }uHnR men 4 is needless 10 nAscrt
| that We are m the make. VIC have lonsjmc Tmr
| Of It wa Nohed fellow to-day but did not get
much. We have no Certain Country 10 dwell Wc
inhAbt the Western Country anil viii Continue mn.
III We Ret !Nch which n,osI euiphatckly think Hc
will md when We 10 am Coming BACK 10 dallas.
Walt for me- Anna for am so11fA with ynu {iod ia
ny witness 10 love yon am hold " no Locality
wait Tor MO and will mnke yoa a generous hus-
| hnnd.
, 1877-03-14
TO BKCuAhGE.

tftO ExCNAE0E-Si2u uD-A TISK STOCK or GEN
elA 1sestl1ent " Eoe4. xith .tsrs Aad aczfa q
Ne xAuk suul sllEy a4 ot " Atota ~ th!cA9p.
g4Vd fAl1i clear, I. o. boyd Keon ~. - u ad!kon.
, 1877-03-14

"Lat no talk 10 you about somcthing," said
Mr.. Aaurtrault, !" that tito public just now will
take al Interest III. ! mean something about
tbs lifo Ut Alntifda llrFon, the originator of
'GamI!ie,' and whoss tluatil l,us lust been MI
nounccd. Much Of what ! toll you will b. nows
u your readers, and could ba learned only
through me. was ono ot her earliest and
latest frcn1s, and perhups did more 10 bring
her into prominence Oh the stage than any one
tn tho world, S!lo seemed tu recognize thg
faet, atl was always grateful 10 .na f0E H.. No
Won.1cr, therefore, that sto looketl upon me ~
such friund. Matilda Heron waa born IN
TLiImlrlphia, bclIevu, and won her drst stauo
lanrc!s In tho West. she pluyei here IN Gin.
ctnnAti aud other Western cit!ea before tllu
world over heard Of llsr. during the season Ut
lY5s-6S rus managing tho uaisics Thcatre III
New Orleans, but sold out my iutcrcst and went
licrou,. and saw her play 'cantllc.' |
secured her ttaF Engagement with
sio went u New orleans. rneru : 10 s,st st
Director q tl.s same thaatfo. Stocpcl W.. al.o
aproteyo o. sntne* lr4t met him In London lu
ls4d, while was Charles kcan's manager at tho
prit'scss Theatre. atocpef, who was ouly ~
lhu sane piase, for Recognized 4. hIma youny
musician and composer oS considerable ialcni.
came to Amerles Ia the season Ut la5a und ha
followed ulu tllu lcxt year. liz Joined me lu
New Orlcaus, and nl9le Him Musical Director
Ut the Iaitses, which pts!tin he continued 10
ill utter went to New York mil ass,,inel the
management pf Mr. Wallark's ThcutFu. II was
in this way sttss Heron met lin. In 1851 /
brought both him u'id her to Nov York. gave
hlul Musical DfeStur. Tho following year they
wclu married. Eleven years atterwarl, whilu
was III Englspd, heard they l.aai separated.
ila handed OVER tu her One.haii ut their eolu-
hlned property, all4 srt asI1u tho Other half iu
vesttnE II 70 tho interest ot their only living
child, nijou. Matilda was rather extruya-
Eant, unshrifty, tsnprulcnt in Innney matters,
AMI very llberal. Hubert, Oil tho contrary,
wa& extremely prudent, aud ycFy thrifty.
o. well as simple III lia lntlu Ut living. IT. waa
tn paEt th!a tnroMIatlaity. ", rather, this OPP
In tbclr separation. Dut after ali, they vert
separated b. the saIus great eause that divorces
the hearts u nlncty.ninu Actresses out OF every
hundred from their husbands: he ea..,c between
beF md her profession several tltl,cs, nnt to
CON aln9ro a:tress her proicsslun Ii her dearest
love. fuu Will understand Inc whesl / say that
to every womsn who MaIgtca md EeMain4 VI
tho stage there y sure to come = slus when
kle Is compcllcl for brief seaxon, At least, to
1t Il, - SAID bcfuEc in nlnety.u!nc out Of every
hundred euscs fatal blow to the loyu sl,r hui
given her husband. 1t l. tho beginning OF that
Dissatisfaction wth her nafrIel lle ttaG ~ often
results in liruret. Matilda SION ran through
her share Ut tiIe property, aud then ctaurI tue
Other lalf, which Stuepel steadfastly rofusel tu
have s4ua1llcrrl. Ylls serteI to enhance thv
bitter feeling that exi,te4 un Aer part against
hsnL liz went " LoMlou, wtszs ls u
, 1877-03-14
CROPS AND IHnPpERs.

DCrrzaNur Valley, Blue Earth Co., MInn.,
March t-strcams arc opening, md there Is
every prospect Of very carly spring; yet
farmers are downeast, on account Of their
farms being already sccded-with 'ioppcrs; and.
although few hatehcd out during the WARM
days we have llal, II Is evidently certain that tho
balk Of them will not turn ont TIL Nature pro-
vides for them. Tho State has passed law to
pay 100000 bounty for their carcasscs, At
the rate Of 81 10 10 cents per bushcl during tEf-
fcrcns stages Of growth, and 90 cents per ga'lon
fot eggs. They will be our main crop tho cou.-
inE season. Stock Is healthy, and doing well.
Corn, 80 cehts; Oats, 40 cents: The supply Is
limited, especially wheat Butter IL II cents.
Eggs, 10 cents per dozen. Eeef on foot, s3 psr
lo5 pounds, drcsscd. ~ cents per pound BY
The side. Tallow, 1915 per 100 pounds-,in
ORANGE Clrr, Sioux Co.. 1a., March o.
HrAssfoppcr-eGgs have not been hatchtng out
t DO nj ses ceavs G9oa t. az sses en e Ss
". We have q large Holland COLONY here
good farmers. All our ground Is In tue beat
s9naition 70 receive seed. We hope 9Tr M iaI1; ,
l,atebed cut picntlfulIy iero; tho young ones
then d!l no damage 9f any account, ana, as y
eGEs. We keep, our prMrte-grnss. fron,
taking fire, aid will plant aud SOW
may have some other. Our people nrc full Of
hope, aud courage, and pluck. Wa believe that
God has not created such q beautiful and rich
country a. VIC hnvc here to t.e visited by grass
lloppers all the time; and, with all our grass
hopper experience, we have jet had enough TO
live on. The ucbta for agricultural implements
that some owe arc worse than grassLoppcrs.
Some grassltoppers may hnve hatuhed out on
flFv aLIrA hills atOn,t,r tn tc AnLltb. Inf tes
arc exceptional casrs. Yours, :.
nKHrv T}nspcnu
, 1877-03-14

HEBRON, NtccIict ca, Mirn., March &-Our
Grange llebron, No. 1S0) meets every week,
aud tho discussions hare been OF late, What
.ha'l VIC aowl and how best protect outsclsce
from the ravagcs OF the grasalioppcrl Most IT
mort corn. and fight the saucy pests tu the bitter
end. Many would like to SOW peas, but very
few know low u raise them, anl fewer ret wlat
kind To get for seed, ar Whcrc to get them.
Yours, ]. II. y.
, 1877-03-14

TEcuNsEn, johnson Co., Ncla, March 8-Dur-
Ing tho warm wcatller in the latter part OF Feb
ruary, few grasshoppers' eggs matched out,
ground seemed to lc atled viii, them, and they
arc reported 70 bc in good condition, and wifi
hatch out, without dnuht, as soon aa thoro Ia
sufficient wurtn weather. II will prollnhiy take
two weeks. Dy recent act Of The Legislature,
n,c Board OF Supervisors may or.1cr out oil
male citizens betwccn tho nEcs OF lB and 90
to assiss In tho destruction of the 'hoppcrs, II
they ahould make their appearance after the
freezing weather !a over. Tho people generally
IN this county will Buw tho usunl amount Of
wheat. J.M.E.
, 1877-03-14
CURRENT GOSSIP.
TIE NEW yESTNTENTa.

TIE NEW vEsTNrENTs.
Thnve llvud m OLD man In tho Kingdom Of TesAe,
Who invented purely Original drcas;
IL openea S shs ed uor and Walked Into tao stlect
lily way Of hat, he'd q loaf Of Nrown bread.
III the middle Of which lle inserted hts bend;
Ills shirt was made up OF no end Ut dcad Mice,
The warmth oi whore sklna was quite 1u0y md
Ills Drawers wsso Of Rabbtt.sktns; 80 wsro bis
Ills st:ssi,,gs ware sk'u,, but II Is not known
Ills Wa!atcoat and Trowscn were made OF Pork
Ills Dattuns wero Ju]ubes and Chocolate Drops,
ll!a Coat all Pancakes, With Jam for borler,
Aud .. gtstiic OF lscnts 10 keepit In or1sr;
Aud hu wore ovcr all. Us a rcrsau from bud
A Cloak u green Cabbage lcayes stitched ali to.
keehcF.
uo had walked short way, whou no heard . great
OF ell sotis Of DeassIclcs. uIrd'ing,, and Boys;.
Aud from uvosy long street and aatk lane In tho
Meast:, ntsilsss. md poys n tnmult 1ushcd down.
.s. IL a las WITH 3s.cs
Three K!es ats up half of hi. rsneaky Goa.
And tha tails were dovoussd BY m ancient lie.
An ar!ay o. dogs In twinklng toro up liz
Pork Wasteoat and Trousers to glvs 10 thclr mp
And %hls they wofe growing and mumb'iug tho
Eh0pH,
Ton l.oys prtsych the Julnles nnd Chocolate Drops,
lfa tried " run back Ia his hnnsu, hut In vain,
Fur scores oi iai rgs cane again and srain:
Ttey rushed ont of slab1rA, aud hnyels, and doors,
Thsy tora OF hts st0ckihgs, h!s slors, aud hia
drawers;
Aud now ftou, tho house-lops with scroachtpgs
leACunl
Striped spotted, white, black, md gray Gals With,
nut and;
They iunI~d on lla shoulders and knocked OF hla
Int
When Crows. Ducks, and I1cas mada mincc c.ucat
Thny spues&ily 1aw at his sleeves iu q triCu,
And utterly tory up hfs Shirt uf deaA MIcus
filoy swallowed the Iaht Vt bis shirt with equali.
Whetuon ho tpt homs With no clothes On Ut ali.
And ho said to htn,rotf A. he boltcd tho door
~ will nDt wear sular dEeta my mDre,
ANY Mors, any more, any tAote. nsyce muse&"
-EaUur0 Liar.
, 1877-03-14
INSTRUCTION

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. fuE FEW HOURS
eulsed Auarrsl ! l. Ha1 ~, AyLa Park, III.