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A Wealthy Thlcf.

Al one Of the Paris police courts II rich
and elegant Russian lady has lately been
condemned to three months i,nprison-
inGnt for theft. She is the pretty young
wife Of Capt. Garianolf Kurewitcllenski,
s'rving in the Russian cavalry. Her ngc
is twenty-six, md she Inns daughter
Of eleven who WIS implicated with her in
stealing number of articles from deal.
or in fancy goods. On searching their
apartments n large quantity of articles
were discovered which had doubtless
been taken from many establishments
during 4 considerable period Of time.
Many Russians OF distinction attended
the court OIL account OF the sociil position
VI Nine. korewitchenski, who WIS som.
herly but elegantly cuStumetl. At the
first Interrogation she burst into tears,
mud ychemently denied the charge. Her
child, however, acknowledged the rob.
berries, both Of her mother and self.
Capt Korewitchensi Ind hastoned from
Russia to be present Mt the trial, aud
urged his wife'S innocence, stating TINT
her income was 10000 francs, And that
she had no need to appropriate the pos
sessions of others. As it was apparently
case Of kleptomaniN. the punishment
wRs rendered. light. The child WIS nc.
Quilted.
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.YLtnIItr anl Cunning Of tle Locust.

'Hhh! AhA NH"WAF VI Wv AWth"t.
In 1865 l made experiments to see
a! how sp0n lncusts woIlI drown. After
cOnfning them i'll water twelve hours
they s0ml showed signs Of life when
plnced i'll the sunshine, and i'll few
minutes hcgnn to move. tried freez-
ing, md came to the conclusion TINT they
c0nld he frozen mp any length Of time,
and the warm sunshine would revive
them. LII 1S47 I tried animal pUisunS to
see what effect they would produce, on
locusts. ! put the poison on celery,
which the lOcnsts prefer to other vese-
tables, nnl after observing tlIe effect
formed the opinion that they could eat
their weight Of any animal poison with
ont ll.eifect to them. As soon rs they
Matched outand lcgan eating in April,
1876, I took n can Of c0Al oil and pan
for thepurposc Of making n fngot to burn
some TINT lHd Just begun to eNt my
wheat, coming from sandy knoll in the
tiol,l. IpoHretl the oil in the pan, and
in moving abOut the pan CAUSED two or
three to leap into it. l perceived that
they changed color instantly, aud to ali
appearance were dead. l then forced
them in md observed the same results.
On placing them in the sunshine il failed
to bring them to life again I Tafterwnrtl
triel coal tar with the same happy re-
suit. Turpentine, alcohol, alkali md
croton oil will kill them, and from tho
results Of my experiments l believe that
anything that will kill vegetable life will
destroy locust life under the same con.
ditiOns. Ir 'i-" .''- l..H,.F7'l f'.
know no insect TINT exhibits the cun-
ming OF locusts after they are four weeks
old. When very young they appear to
huye no sGuse, Ns they will leap into
water or fire II in their course. After
four weeks old they will perform acts Of
cunning TINT arc incredible 10 the unOb-
serving. In 1876, after they atc my
neigllbor's crop on the east, they set ont
for my field. I turned water between
his mud my field, and caused it to flow
four Or five feet wide i'll places, And let
it flow through the wheat ten or fifteen
feet wide in places. I soou found them
crossing by thousands, swinging from
blade to blade Of the wheat that stool in
the running water. then cut the wheat
out, but Mt the junction of ditch ] Ind
left two fence poles in tile form Of Il letter
Y, the lower ends crossing near the
water Of the creek, and the upper ends
on either side o: the ditch. They soon
found passage, nnl would and did climb
down pole fifteen feet long over the
water of Bear creek, md up the other
pole into my field. They were making
the passage III ono continuous stream
when 1 made tho discovery, and the
ground and wheat were covered near the
passage by those that had crossed. =
.Ml'raWkGc NerS. 81 '-t' %"
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Thoughts for Saturday Night.

Neeu LcncActn nllllWlul tnlnSS.
Genius is only grcOt patience.
All philosophy lies i'll two words,
''suStain md "Rbstain."
A1'c calm in arguing, for fierccness
makes error n guilt md truth discour-
tcsy f, -..l...r
The best snd sweetest flowers Of para
disc God gives to his people when they
ure upon their knees. Pnyer is tho
gate of heaven or key to let Ills Into pAra-
tliso. '' VI .. ,... ..''
Garments tllat have one rent in tllOm
Rre subject to be torn on every nail, md
glasses that are once cracked arc soon
broken; such is mans good name once
tainted with just rcprOach.
g Mems lives should 10 like day-nOre
beautiful in the evening; or like sum.
mer-aglOw witt, promise; and like Au.
tumn-rich with golden sheaves, whel c
good deeds have r;penCd III the field,
Conscience is n clock, which in one
mnn strikes aloud md gives warning, il
another the hands point silently Rnd
strike not, meantime hours pass AWAY,
and death hastens, mud after death coines
judgment. - 49,, - - :, - ~, ~
It is M observation no less Just thar
common, TINT there is no stronger toS
'of! mans real character than power ant
authority, exciting as they 10 every pr;
sion and discovering every latent vice.
n A fair reputation il d plant delicate il
its nature and by no means rapid in it
growth. twill Bhoot.up in night lik'
The gourl of the pluphCtj but, like tim
gourdi may perish il \ night q ~ q
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The Roman Sentinel.

When Pompeii was destroyed there
were very many buried in the ruins Of 1t
who were afterward found in very dii-
ierent situations. Z There were some
found who were in the streets, as il they
had been attempting to make their ,es-
cape. There were some found in deep
vaults, as Il they had gone there for Sc
curity. There were some found in lofty
chambers. But where did, they find the
Roman sentinel 2 They found him stand;
ing at tho cit: gate, with his hands still
gragiing the war weapon, where he had
been placed by his captain And there,
while the heavens threatened him; there,
while tho earth shook beneath him; there,
while the lava stream rolled, he had stood
ut his post; md there, after d thousand
years ho was found, M ~ =. ,s,
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IIOW n Woman Drives d Tack.

Did you ever see woman drive n
tuck Sho holds it between her first
nni second fingers and pushes it n little
ways iuto the carpet. Then with the
other hand she takes up the hammer, nj
why's with the wrong side down. She
hits three or four delicate blows, not
raising the hammer half an inch from
the head Of the tAck, hut pinchCs her
fingers, lets 60 md hits il sideways, 30
tlmt it enters tho floor on Al bias Then
she pulls it out, selectsNnothcr tack from
the box, md sticks n dozen into her
lIamls while doing il. Finally, with MI
effort, she makes the point cliuch the
floor, and with one blow she settles tho
matter by knocking tho head of.
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Rarages of tllc Rindcrpcst.

Earl FOrtCscuo in the House Of Lords
called attention TO the outbreak Of riu-
dGrpoSt in Essex md Yorkshire ind
ask the lord president Of the Council
what steps hNve been taken to prevent
the spreHd Of the disease. Tho privy
council has issued notice stating that
the cattle plague has been detected at
Bow and Stepney, both within the
metropolis, aud also at Hull. a fresh
outbreak is reported at Hull. It ia
among stock In the vicinity Of the first
outbreak, though the entire herd where
the latter occurred were Immediately
slaughtered. .1E
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4 Skeleton.

The St. Paul Dtspatch has discovered
a skeleton closet in the State capitol.
Intemporance has been increasing In the
Legislative halls md statesmen have been
on sine ie!bcnders.s Some Of the com!
mitteo rooms have been turned into pri-
ntc bar.rooms, which are run ut the ex.
pcnso Of tho State. Tits alleged that
one oftlic committees ohtHinc,l annllow:
ancO of $500 for expenses; that $50
Ecpttpr. d cupboard and $40, for keys;
That the balance WIS used to buy. liquors
to put into tho cupboard; Tint the drink.
ing msn in the Legislature wcrcsupplicd
wiiEh keys and that erach has since been
| ftippliag, ''''
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Called BY the Angels. =.

The farmers. s.Wife ia,stting galono ~
In the dusIooDS DSwintcr's day, .tc II = ~ Il
While over tic hills. tic shadowsfall,s Il
And over tllSmeadows gray, ~ q
And the cares q many a busy Lo,tr nd -
Steal fast from her heart away. ,sj J, oI Il.
Her eyes have Yah,lerG9l through mist ct tears
TO the churcllyarl ,,lpIcr the llil, f.5.T-.s
Where the snuw, like Tho wings Of brooding
dove C.lss'a.a uiI % is.r1h ~
Lies soft md pure and still, .s-=7s 'si
And where her treasures, 80 long ago, &
She laid attic Masters will. sf
And nh! how oft az the days go by,
She start, asher listening car
Has almost caught on The passing breeze 4
Voices so sweet and clear.
"1is the angels calling y she thinks. I" All, mo
It Is wcaryEEaifng here VI 4.
The farmer ffons1ts work, at last, h.
. In the dusk TIA winters day. -''H .A l'i
And he sits him down by his faithful ,wifc,IfI
And she parts bis locks SO gray, 1lIa ial
And lOoks inhis facc with loving smile 81 -,
That years never steal away. h.7!H ~
And back again us lcr dim eyes turn'1gi VI
10 the hills where the shadows fall, -, o. 70
She thinks: "SIy treasures arc lying there u
But He has not taken all,
Since one iS waiting beside me still - s5&'.9
Till tho angels voices call"
but the wCaks arc slow, and the aged two,
In the dusk Of. many a day, ~.
Will watch tho shadows come and go ~
Der the meadows cold and gray,
Ere they, at the Masters will, may lio Va %
Where their treasures arc hid away.
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bits. ts.s-,-s.,..,..,-.---y, ,,.sZ.:-,,..=s.-..
F. Isabella, who has been llo6zing, sudden.
Ply opens her eyes Mt tie jerk which has
been given to, the sledge, and in accents
Of terror e1claims: "WhNt are those eyes
amongst the trees on the. .hill?"
No need to ask n second time, ns tho
hoarse hOwlings, which had been but
mutterings mingling with the signing of
the wind through the lcaaess branches,
now swell into n loud chorus, and n pack
Of wolves dish from the trees after the
slCdsc md its inmates, md then cnsued
tarace for life indeed. The horses werc
rs sensible OF tho danger as their human
freight, and plunged along with all the
speed Of thoroughbred animals. At
,tracted by, the cry OF the child and the
alarming shrek Of its mother, the fierce
pursuers came up on that side of the
sledge nearest to them, and seemed de.
termined to- leEp into it. They were
close alongside, their hot breath could
could almost be felt, while the glare Of
their fierce-looking. ayes were terrifying.
lAt this moment Paulo pulled outhis re-
volvcr and fired, and the ore nearest the
sile rolled over and bit the dust in his
death agonies, but the. others, nothing
.dauntet, leaped over the body Of their
dying comrade and kept up the chase.
Hurry levelcd his rife and another beast
rolled over. Just then ono who appeared
to be tho leader sprang Mt the nearest
horse and hung on his side, while the
affrighted animal plunged and struggled
to such degree ms to threaten the over
throw Of the slcdgc. To rclond and fire
was for the experienced hunter but the
work OF n moment, and the horse WINS
freed from his assailant. d, ,-,, o.,
Paulo Ind not been idle. His revOl-
rers had told more than once upon tho
hungry pack, but they. were pressing
closer and closer, and it seemed MS
though. they must be eventually sacri-
feed to the rnpacity Of the wolves, when
turn in the road showed them that the
forest wls nearly ended, and that the re-
naming portion of the journey mn
through IN open country, where the
wolves would doubtless hesitate to follow;
indeed, the pace had been such that they
were already. falling of, and n shot or
two more from the rifle and revolver,
seemed to check their onrlsh. Bnt it
WINS rs If they were only concentrating
their energies for fresh charge, for Just
ms the forcstwas cleared, they surround
cd The slctlge on all sides, and Paulo Ind
Just time to fire ut tho first on one side,
when, turning quickly. he lodged tho
contents OF another barrol in tho brain
Of one that had already mounted the
slellge. u 10 III "a
4 Bntthis was the final charge. Once,
in tho open folds the cowsrlly beasts
turned tail mud sl,lnk l,nck to their native
willis, while outtrnvclerss srcaclicd Gro
onoff palace inastfety, but did not easily
forget, amid tho .tJ:ivities that awaited
them, the terrible race for life they llal
run on tlNt harsh winters night.
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Iii The Chnrchrard at Ta,rytown.

Here lies The gentle humorist, who'dici
In the bright Indian summer OF his famc !.
simple stone, with but date and iIAinc,
Marks his secluded resting place beside
The river that he loved and glOritletl.
Hero In tho autumn OF his days ho came,
but the dry leaves Of earth were all ailaMo
With tints that frightened and were multi
piled, .-,
How sweet life was his; ; how sweet death /!
Living u wing with mirtlt the weary hours.
Or with romantic tales the heart 70 cheer
Dying, tOlcayc memory like tile breath
Or summers full Of Sunshineand Of showers,
W grief and glatlnGss in the atmosphere.
- HH7fSsaE 81 HTu LoHIfti'0r.
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RIypEnrEsr.-A circular lOtter hai
been sent to collectors Of ports by tht
United States treasury department nu
nouncing that it Is understood from tlu
public prints TINT the riuderpCst la
q ayain' broken ont in England, and conse
qncntly importations Of neat cattle MI,
hides oi nfNt cattle coming from tlra
cslnntryi Hro therefoxe prohibited unit
furthOF orders, Tl"1.Ik - - n''
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Infantlle Mortality.

The following figures arc instructive
as showing for ten, years. the ratio Of
mortality Of children under Ave years q
age to the total mortality in the city OF
Now York -"
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ground, but evidently he secs nothing to
.alarmlim, when suddenly ho 5exclailns
.HahlH and gives the reins tllnt he has
been holding in his hands n shake TINT
seems to send q thrill through the horses,
who hayealsosecnor heard something that
they do not like, for. they throw back
their ears, and the thick spume flakes fly
fromytheir mouths as they cbais mt the
The daily gazette., 1877-02-08
MERIT RECOGNIZED.

Benson's CapcIne Porous Plasters receIy
Ell the highest and only award of merit a
the Philadelphia Exposition, over all arti-
cles or like character, proving by the high
est medical authority in the world, that
they are greatly superior to ordinary porous
plasters, and not n patent medicine-as no
nostrums were allowed to be exhibited
there. Benson's Capcine Porous Plaster is
positively the best external remedy ever
devised They relieve pain at once, and
cure where other porous plasters only re-
lleye after long use. Over three thousand
physicians now recommend their use and
they are sold by druggists every where
Price % cents.
lMPORTANT TO EVERY HOUSEHOLD
Improvement" Is the watchwOrd of the
hour; Its development and re-development
Is the ambition of every true American
Porous plasters were invented in 1915. For
thirty years their composition remained un-
improved, until Benson's Capcine Porous
Plasters were invented. They differ from
all others In their greater medical activity.
1hey tVW cure disease in q Je,0 hours that other
porous plasters, liniments or compounds
require days and weeks of continuous wear
and use to simply relieve. They are supe-
rlor to electricity and more powerful. 1t Is
not nostrum. They are endorsed by over
three thousand physicians and druggists as
meeting great want remedy for eXter-
nal diseases which relieves instantly and
cures quicker than any known medicine. -
Try them and you Will not be deceived
Purely vegetable. Price 25 cents.
nov lGeod&w
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head away as Harvey:.Gaylord grasptd d
at the mantle, his handsome face pale
as death.
"Rachel!" he cried, lmploringlv.
She look at him with calm, relent-
less eyes. -.
"We are friends. Harvey-neve-
anything more"
Never, Rachel?"
know it,"
Then you love another!"
Ihe words were shot at her like so
I many arrows-he watched to see them
strike. Only quiet uplifting of the
broad, white lids, then his own eyes
fell before hers.
"Good night" she said, icily.
| "And this is all, Rachel?"
| CAN. Harvey"
Gaylord turned and rushed from tho
room.
The rain beat softly On the pane:
the long. low sighs of wind from the
seas shook the poplars. There was q
dead silence in the room-it was Car-
tain Jacks voice at last broke this
deep, strong voice, with a culver Of
dreariness running through il.
.'My child, who is it you love?
Her face was averted-she did not
answer.
II know it isn't my right to ask"
said Captain Jack, in the same weary
tone; II might have known couldn't
keep you now; but 1 never had a
home, child, and thought"
The fire danced before Captain
Jacks eyes; something like smother
ed sob swelled his broad bosom.
Rachel went up to him and laid her
little hand on his arm.
"Yes, l know. am rough and old
you are out of place with me"
The soft, bewildering black eyes
looked up into his.
"Capi ain Jack, l will stay with you
always if you want me-"
He held her off, and searched her
face moment, catching his breath.
II arm DID,"
INC, you are notw
81 am brown and rough"
II do not care"
You love some one else?"
The dark eyes smiled up in his face,
mo, Captain Jack!'
His face was transhgured with sud-
den light. He cried out, passionate
ly: ....
80, my child, will you stay with me
and be my wife?"
Trembling at his own boldness, he
stretched forth his arms to her in her
beauty and youth, and she sprang to
him and held hel head down upon his
breast.
20, guardy, best, dearest-you are
all that rlove in world-take mel"
Reverently, as if she had been a
angel, tenderly, as his great love
prompted, he drew her to his great
the brave. true heart that was to beat
for her SO many happy years.
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The Radical Attack On
Mr.. O'ConOr.

The instincts of the Revolutionary or
gans have betrayed them again. In their
haste to villify the counsel who are plead
ing the cause of the State Of Florida be-
fore the Electoral Commission, the case
of Florida being beyond attack, they
have brought out into the clearest possible
light the essential difference between the
and the methods and the object of Mr..
Evarts. Now that the speeches of both
advocates on the scope of the powers of
the commission have been before the
public long enough to have been
fairly read and weighed, and while the
decision of the commission is still to be
received, it may be well to fix the at
tention of the public ON this one point
Mr.. O'Conor has been reviled in all the
course of this argument that he did not
believe any man on the face of the earth
capable of blushing "could look an hon.
/" est man in the face and assert that the
" Hayes electors were truly elected in
e Florida" and it has been charged that
in saying this he "insulted" the opposing
counsel and the Court which might de-
eide that the "Hayes electors were truly
elected" AS a matter of fact, the sop
posing counsel" Mr.. Evarts, has not as
serted, nor do we believe he is likely
to assert, any thing; nor has he asked
of the Court to make any such deci-
sion.
The specific point at which Mr.. Evarts
aim is to show that there exists no power
in this country which can now ascertain
whether the Hayes electors were or were
not truly elected in Florida. Does any
man suppose that if the Revolutionists or
their advocates, Mr. Stoughton and Mr..
Evarts, themselves believed, or believed
they could make anybody else believe,
that the Hayes electors were truly elected
in Florida, they would insult the intelli-
gence of the American people and belittle
the great issues involved by making
their fight on such point?
MrlO'Connor and the Democratic par
ty insists that the American people are
entitled to expect from the Electoral
Commission such action as will preserve
this country from the calamity of seeing
President inaugurated with a vitiated
title, title derived from a fictitious and
not from real election. Mr.. Evarts and
the Revolutionist party do not pretend
to assert that the claim of the Hayes
electors is founded on real and not on a
fictitious election. They dare not pre-
tend to assert this, and therefore they are
attempting to pervert q Sound conserva-
tive principle to the base uses of q dang
erous conspiracy against the rights and
honor of the American Republic.
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Send for Circular.
jan23-2taw4w
CARD.

The undersigned successor 10 and a part
ner in the late firm of f.. B'inghurst & Co.,
wholesale and Retail Druggists, will con-
Time the business at the old stand, and
while returning his sincere thanks that the
previous efforts of the firm have met with
such gratifying appreciation, will, with the
aid of q full corps Of competent and skill
full assistants, who have had a practical
training in this establishment In their ex-
perience respectively, of from five to ten
years each, and three OF whom are Grddu-
Ss.es Of the Philadelphia College Of Pharmacy,
to the highly responsible duties of the
Apothccary In his manifold dealings with
life and health, to merit and receive the lib
eral patronage so long extended to this house
u. JAMES BELT, Apothecary,
ecJ-tf Cor, Sixth and Market Streets
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THE GREiT SECRET.
BY CARL SPENCER.

y, con- still lips that have drunk so deep
The cup that we all must drink,
Speak but once from your marvellous sleep
smiling ON us who shudder and weep
Is 1t so dread as we think?
y, blessed souls who have found the truth
OF all that is said Or seems
Tell u.s. seekers in age and youth
D, tell us, dying to grasp the truth.
Is 1t as sweet as the dreams?
Drop not word of the strange new song.
Or the wonder Of having died;
But once TO us, who tremble and long.
Let single Yes come sure and strong
o, say you are SATISFIED.
The daily gazette., 1877-02-08

QGG week in your own town Terms
CO., Portland Maine.
The daily gazette., 1877-02-08
EPILEPSY OR FITS.

& SAMARITAN NERvINE, the reat
49, Nerve Conqueror. cures Eplleptic Fits,
Convulsions, Spasms, st. Vitus Dance and
all nervous diseases the only known pos
been tested by thousands and has never
been known to fail in single case. Inclose
stame for circulars, giving evidence OF
cures. Trial package free. Please give
name of EXPRESS office when ordering med
icines. Also send names and address of all
persons subject to Epileptic FITS.
Address, DIR. s. A. RICHMOND
jan9d &W1y Box. 741, st. Josephs, Mo.
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A zouave who had been wounded in,
Africa, at Inkerman, and at Magenta,
started the congregation of st. Roch, Paris
early last month, by bawling out, Vive
I'Empereur!" during the service. His
explanation at the police court the next
morning was frank. swell, the fact is
that having remained up all night with
some friends, was not sure of where l
was, but hearing singing supposed my
self at the opera. The liquor made me
quite forget that VIC were under q re-
public"