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, 1877-10-27


A man born to command IA different from one
made to order.
Spring openings: rat.traps. Fall openings:
cheatnut-burs.
"Only Tho fcmale mosquito bitcs''; but thoy
average ulncty-ulne females out Of possible
hundred.
Whcna Virginia gentleman asks another to
drink, he blandly says: Shall VIC give the pub
lie debt lifta" And they lit.
Llttle johnny u quite sure tho picture Of
spitz dog he drew on the parlor wall was good,
because It tnade i.ls father mad.
when giving In tho verdict, "wc ind tue mani
who stole the marc not guilty"
500 my snr. and shut tho shutter"-
This heard q mother utter.
"1can't shut itany shutter"
"Wilut will become Of tho last mani" saysa
scfentEllu exchange. Why, manufacturing slloce
by machinery ia knocking him out Of the busi-
ness.
A man declares that It Is Impossible fos him
TO keep out OF trouble, for in the best Ut tlLncs
h!s business drayes him ~ tho will. Lie Ia @
blll'postsr.
Said q politician to his son: look at mol I
began Ms IN Alderman, aud here ain At the top
OF the tres, AMI whit Is my rcwardf Why,
when die. my son will be tho greatest rascal
IT. tho city," 10 Ghss the young Hopeful re-
Piled. Yes, dad, when you debut not tul
ihen.H
Tho Bishop OF Hereford WAS examining
schoot-class tho other day, and among other
things askctl what an average was. Several boys
pleaded Ignornnee, but une at last replied: vt
!s what hen tays ou." Tue answer puzzled the
BiAhop not little, but tho boz persisted In 1t,
stating that be had read It In fls little book of
facts. lie waa then told to bring bis little
book, anil on doing 40 he pointed trtumphantly
TO paragraph commenting: "Tho domestic
hen lars on an average Alty eggs each ycar.''
, 1877-10-27

'Uh," shouted the debtor, fcasaunngly, aud
In Z. tons ol the brightest intelligence kNa eoa
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About Theirs.

The prints abound now with pen
sketches of Theirs. A writer in Apple
toms Journal says of him To us he
appeared a short, thick-set, square
headed, bristling- haired, pugnacious lit
tie man, with good deal of sparkle and
good deal of obstinacy, brimming with
irony aid eight" nervous, petulent,
uneasy, and charged throughout his
diminutive body with seemingly mex
haustible vitality and force-a physical
trait well fitted to his strong, determined,
and bellicose character. Rather German
than French in physiognomy, he was all
Gallo and Marseillaise in his impetuous
v,vacity and demonstrative manner.
Most engaging, no doubt, in converse
tion. and when talking in the social cir
Gle showing at once his brightest and his
most amiable side, it was evident that he
best enjoyed political life, especially
when that life was freely checkered by a
pandemonium of strifes of the forum.
To see him in the tribune, with his cup
of coffee or his glass of claret by his side,
his handkerchief in his hand, and his
coal-black eyes glaring out from beneath
the big, square spectacles which he al
ways affected, was to see him when his
fullest force and genius were in play.
He was q good hater, and probably never
an orator lived who felt more keenly the
luxury Of forensic combat than Theirs
did in his old-time contests with the prlm
and austere Guizot.
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The Diamonds Of Barmah.

The Indian princes and mobiles are
greedy of diamonds beyond all people,
and there is but one country in the
world in which any product of nature is
held more precious than this wonderful
combustible gem, whose nature, indeed,
we know, but whose genesis is still a
mooted question for science. That coun-
try is Burmah, the land of the white
elephant, where the finest rubies shell
tered in the earth's breast are found,
and are rated far above diamonds.
AS the King of Siam prizes his cats,
81 the King of Burmah prizes the rubies
of his country, jealousy prohibiting the
export of them, 80 that the beautiful
aluminous stones-which do but glow
with a clearer and richer color when e1-
posed to a fire in which the diamond
would be consumed and disappear-can
only be procured by stealth or favor OF
private individuals.
No European has ever been permitted
to see the kings wonderful ruby" the
size of a pigeons egg, and OF extraor-
dinary quality" and the sale OF the two
magnificent rubies which were brought
to England in 1S75-the finest ever
known in Europe-caused such excite
ment that military guard had to escort
the persons conveying the package to the
ship.
Five days journey southeast of Ava
lies the home of the blood-red gems, the
Jealous earth in which the people believe
that they ripen, becoming from their
original colorlessness yellow, green, blue
and last of all, the matchless ruby-red.
Next to these rank the rubies which are
found in the Tartar wilds of Badakshan,
and which the people there believe are
always found in pairs. When one OF
the seekers has discovered one he will
frequently hide it until lis mate be
fOrnd.
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stanley,s White Companions.

The two companions selected by Mr..
Stanley to accompany him on his long
and adventurous journey through Africa
were two young Englishmen, brothers,
named Francis and Edward Pocock, and
Frederick Barker. In all his letters
from the interior Stanley writes Of these
in the warmest terms of friendship and
a perusal of the letters of the Poco:ks
shows clearly that this feeling was re-
ciprocated heartily by them. The
melancholy fate of these brave English,
men. 80 far from their homes and
family, casts shadow over the bright
ness Of Stanley's success. All three
have fallen victims to duty, and their
Young lives have been tributes 70 the
cause OF science, which their country
men cannot fail to remember. Two lie
in their lonely graves near the south
shore of the Victoria Nyan 20, and the
other in the depths of Congo, IN which
river he was lost by being swept over
the falls of the Massasa on the Sd OF June.
Though separated in body by the broad
plains and forests of Africa, brave
spirits such as theirs must dwell IN
happy unior in the other Life, Their
letters from Africa-first from the two
brothers. and then from the survivor
have attracted considerable attention on
account of the unaffected honesty OF
style and filial piety that characterized
them.
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The following table contains the
number of pounds in a bushel OF the
different articles named:
Norway Women and Weddings.

The women on holidays turn out in
the old Morse costume. the chief feature
of which is the bodice, which is often
made Of some bright -colored velvet,
turned down in front with white silk, and
laced before and behind, according to
our author, "with several yards of fine
silver chain, each chain ending in silver
bodkin, in order that they may De the
better threaded through double rows Of
eyes Gin themselves strikingly pretty
articles of silver, that run In four lines
ND the back and front of this snowy
piece. of Scandinavian haberdashery."
Both men and women are very fond of
large bright buttons and Of silver or
plated ornaments. A Morse wedding is
always preceded by series of presents
from the bridegroom to the bride.
First, there are about two dozen meal
tubs of various sizes, elaborately painted ;
and last and crowning glory of the trous-
seau, there is wonderful clothes-press.
Inside, as far as regards drawers large
and small, and brass pegs and racks for
crockery, it is a marvel of ingenuity ;
while outside it is perfect triumph Of
art The ground tint is warm bright
vermilion, painted all over with green
and yellow scrolls, enlivened with wreaths
of gorgeous flowers, and piles of bril-.
liantly hued fruit, pleasingly interspersed
with quaint lovers knots and bleeding
hearts transfxed upon Cupid's darts, in
the midst of which are the names and
birth-dates of the liberal donor and
blissful recipient of this magnificent
wedding-gif A Norwegian maiden,
who is generally as sober as linnet in
her ordinary attire, appears on her bridal
day glittering in all the oolors of the
rainbow. On her long fair hair is set an
antique crown of silver gilt; and her
bodice, stiff as a cuirass, is thickly
studded with beads, silver-gilt brooches,
and small mirrors. This bridal adorn-
ment is too valuable to be the individual
property of any Morse belle, but belongs
to the district, and is hired out for the
day.
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An Editors Sanctum

A few mornings ago, just after we had
swept up and made our bed look as
plump as soda biscuit, we were SUI
prised at hearing modest rap at the
door. Callers seldom rap-they usually
kick. When we answered the summons
we found two ladies awaiting entrance.
They told us they'd always had curios.
ity to see how an editor sanctum looked
and begged the privilege of entering and
looking round. They spent the next
half hour in extravagant praise Of our
furniture, etc. "How spotlessly clean
he keeps his Brussels carpet-it looks as
fresh and bright as if it had just come
from the loom," said one; aud the other
chimed in with eyes, and do look how
sweetly that bed is made up. Those
pillows look like snow heaps and the
symmetrical plumpness of the bed is
something wonderful. And thus they
went on, now bestowing the most extrav-
agant laudations upon our statuary and
oil paintings, and then going into costa
cies over the diamond studded chandelier.
They looked with admiration upon our
gold-mounted spittons and wondered
were we got the encnanteo soap Will
which our towel had been washed. They
fairly shrieked their appreciation OF our
beautiful lace curtains and stared in mute
admiration before our golden-framed
fuli-length mirror. els this indeed an
editors quarters, or are we IN fairy
land3" one of them gasped, and the
other, sinking on the luxurious sofa,
L.
wildered by the magnifcence around me.
Heigho! The above. alas, is merely q
fable. 1t is true that we were called
upon by two ladies, but ye gods what a
spectacle met their gaze. When they
entered we crawled under the bed among
the old boots and sardine cans and re-
NAMED there till they left. Their de-
risive laughter still rings in our ears.
Their sarcastic remarks still lacerate our
bosom. Franklin (hy.) Patriot.
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Ont of the World.

Some half-dozen Scotchmen passed
through Duluth, Mimi, recent!.v, on
Their way from McKensie's river, which
is 1.3OO miles to the northwest from
Duluth, and which runs to the Arctic
ocean. They went to that barren coun-
try some ten years ago from the islands
TO the north of Scotland by ship direct
to Hudson's bay, and until they got to
Fishers Landing, on the st. Paul 4
Pacific railroad, on Their return, they
had never seen a railroad. They knew
nothing about the Franco-Prussian war,
in fact they had been practically out OF
the world.
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A War Romance.

The war correspondent of the London
Times relates this incident of the battle
of Rasgrad: As the Russians began to
waver and their fire to slacken as the
Turks were pressing forward with in
creased vigor, O young Russian officer
was seen standing just behind one OF
their batteries waving his sword and
boldly encouraging his men to stand
their ground. Over and over again he
rallied the troops who were pouring out
of the trench, but it was of no use ; it
was not in his power alone to. stem the
tide of victory. His men, animated by
his example, turned and held their own
for few minutes, but the fire was too
heavy for any human thing to stay and
live. They could not bear it. They fell
on their knees and entreated him to fly,
but not an inch would he stir, and at
last he stood for more than minute ab-
solutely alone, save for the dying and
the dead piled in heaps around him.
It could only end one way amid the
storm of bullets which were raining
around him thick as hail ; one at last
found it's way to that noble heart, and he
fell dead. As the Turks swept over the
parapet and dashed past the spot where
he lay, the colonel, struck by the boys
extraordinary courage and devotion, gave
orders that he should be decently buried.
In the evening he reported to the com.
mander-in-chief that the body was that
of girl. I give this most astounding
declaration of the colonel upon the au-
thority of one of the English officers OF
the serdar's staff. who tells me that he
was really present when it was made. 1t
seems almost Incredible; but, true or
false, no brayer heart everbe than now
sleeps in that little grave on the sunny
slope of Kacelyevo.
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More Telephone Discoveries.

Still another development OF the pow
ers of the telephone has been made. An
experiment in New York demonstrated
that the current OF one telephone would
divide itself into numerous smaller cur
rents, sufficiently strong for at least six
telephones, discovery unparalleled in
the science of telegraphy. Connections
we're made between the central office and
six other places in the city, and eornet
played in the central Office was distinctly
heard in the other six offices.
A rather embarrassing discovery was
made the other day. Whilst putting up
q new line, the person engaged in the
work accidentally dropped the wire OF q
line between business establishments
and the residence of one of the proprie'
tors, and overheard conversation be-
tween an employee, at the place OF busi.
ness, and the wife of the proprietor, at
home. Fortunately no dangerous secrets
were betrayed.
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Living on a Farm.

How brightly through the mist Of years
Ny quiet country home appears
My father, busy all the day
In plowing corn, or raking hay
My mother, moving with delight
Among her milk-pans, silver bright
We children just from school set free,
Filling the garden with our glee!
The blood of life was flowing warm
When I was living or farm.
1 heard the sweet church-geing bell
As DER the fields its music fell.
see the country neighbors round
Gathering meath the pleasant sound;
They stop awhile beside the door,
To talk the homely matters Ger
The springing corn, the ripening grain
And show we need little rain"
ga little sun would do no harm,
We want good weather for the farm.
When autumn came, what JOY to see
The gathering OF the husking bee,
To hear the voices keeping tune,
OF girls and boys beneath the moon,
To make the golden corn-ears bright,
More golden in the yellow light!
Since have learned the ways Of men,
often turn to these again,
And feel life wore its highest charm,
When was living on farm.
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A Brave Russian Generals Origin.

The Skobeleffs have singular origin.
In 1889 the Emperor Nicholas, while ut
q review of his whole army, ordered a
General Skobeleff to select the finest
men in the army to form into body OF
imperial guards. In the first regiment
examined, the general came across a
stalwart young soldier, who far surpassed
his comrades in appearance. The soldier
said that his name was Kobeleff, and that
he came from a village in the province
of Novgorod. The general, upon hear
ing this reply to an inquiry he had made,
seemed greatly interested, and being
told that it was only the youth OF Kobe
leffs that had hindered his advancement
from the ranks, at once gave orders that
he should be made non-commissioned
officer. That evening General Skobeleff,
at dinner given to the officers of the
regiment to which Kobeleff belonged,
told an anecdote. He said that many
years before, when he was a private
soldier. he was on guard one day at the
Winter Palace. While keeping guard
the empress passed by, and, after
looking at him a few moments, asked
him his name. He replied that it was
Kobeleff. "Kobeleff," said the empress;
"I don't like the sound of that name ;
for the future you are to be called Skob-
cleft" From that time the empress
took an Interest in his welfare, and
eventually, through her favor, he be-
came aide-de-camp to the car. :" have
only one more remark to make, said the
general, "and that is that the young
fellow whom raised to be an officer to.
day is the son of the brother left at
home to look after our village home
stead" The nephew took his uncle's
name, and subsequently himself be-
came a general. It is his SOD, "Skob-
cleft the younger" who has just dis
tinguished himself before Plevna.
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read. MI. Leroy had been trembling on
the brink of proposal that very night,
and yet he was engaged to be married.
How dared he mention love to her! But
had she hesn blameless Hadn't she
flirted deliberately with another girls
lover? What disaster had she not
wrought in her mad pursuit of an ad-
miration which she did not value! What
should she say to him How could she
send him back? At what expense had
her vanity been fattered? Just to prove
that she was attractive like other women,
she had worked this wrong. To be sure,
she had had no experience to guide her.
She had supposed that the boundaries
of Irritation and love-making were more
clearly defined. She had never meant
to make Leroy love her; but, whatever
she had meant, it was all one to his poor
foolish Lizette. Her regrets and self
accusations beset her 30 sorely that she
was obliged to leave the gay raillery
about her and take refuge upon the YER
anda, where the shadows hid her /; and
leaning her head against the lattice,
where the dew-drenched passion-Aowers
shook out their sweetness, the hot tears
filled and overhowed her eyes, and sobs
seemed to tear her heart asunder.
"Tears, idle, tears Louise" whis-
pered some one whose neighborhood she
had not needed. "Can I help you
Shall ] stay and try 2"
"Nobody can help me, Mr.. North.
cote I have done such dreadful thing
I haye-yes, have been flirting with
another woman's lover. She has written
to tell me so-to beg I will send him
back to her. He is all she has, she says.
And IL don't care fig for him ; and
what shall do if he asks me to marry
him, as he may, you know?"
GAS he would have done, If hadn't
arrived in the nick Of time, tonight"
"What shall I do? How shall I send
him back heart-whole ?"
"You would avoid the dreaded ques-
ton, I fancy, if he were to hear to-mor-
row that-that you belonged to some
body else; that some one had stolen a
march on him-if he were to hear that
you belonged-to me-"
ooh, Mr.. Northcote, to you You
don't want to own such mischief
maker"
"I want to own you, Louise"
Mr.. Leroy, strolling out from the
smoking-room, was petrifed by the
shadow of a pair of embracing lovers,
cast by the late rising moon. "Check-
mated, by Jove I" he muttered, refec-
lively. "No fun hanging about here
any longer. I had better 60 back to
Lizette. "-Harper's Bazar.
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A DESPERATE DEFENSE.
Thrilling Story Of the Siege OF Russian
Fort in Asia Minor, as Told by One Of
the Garrison.

Thrilling Story of the siege OF a Russian
Fort in Asia Minor, as Told by One Of
the Garrison.
One of the most remarkable episodes
of the present war, which, however, has
not as vet received all the attention it
deserves, is the defense Of the fort of
Bayezid in Armenia by Russian gar
rison, 5000 strong, against a Turkish
army numbering 10000 men. The Mos
COW Gazette gives the following interest
ing extracts from the private journal of
one of the officers of the garrison
"June 1O.-The enemy has blockaded
us on all sides, and intercepted the aque-
ducts. One cistern and few bags OF
biscuits is all we have to live on. At
night, by the light of the burning
town beneath US, we saw the atrocities
perpetrated by the Kurds on the help
less inhabitants. It was horrible beyond
description. Women and children were
thrust alive into the flames and carried
about tie streets on lances, horribly
mutilated and shrieking with anguish.
The sight was so sickening that one OF
our officers was quite overcome by it and
had an attack of brain fever that night.
June 1S.-General assault Of the Turk
ish forces, which we succeeded In repuls-
ing towards nightfall. Our rahons have
been reduced to half pound OF biscuit
and one glass of water per diem. June
2O.-A parliamentary came with sum-
mons for us to surrender. Our conf
mander answered that being so much
stronger. the Turks could well try and
take the citadel by storm.
June 26.-Our ration has been further
diminished to q quarter of pound OF
biscuit and two spoonfuls of stagnant,
rotten water. We suffer terribly from
hunger and thirst. After days hard
fighting I am utterly PROSTATE and
scarcely able to write these few words.
June 28.-For two days and two nights
we have been exposed to terrific can.
nonade. On the 29th a general assault,
which We repulsed, followed by repeated
injunctions to surrender, to which our
answer was the same as before. July /:
Our ration to-day is one.eighth pound
of biscuit and one spoonful of water.
Starvation is approaching rapidly. !
have seen some of our men cut out
slices OF flesh from the half-putrifed
carcass of horse and eat them. July
Again summons to surrender, this
time written in Russian by Pole in the
Turkish service, Colonel Komarof. Oh
course our answer remained unaltered.
July I've have repulsed one more as.
sault. It is the last one. We cannot
hold out much longer. Mines are laid
out to blow mp the citadel and the gar
rison. It is better 80 than starye. July
10-Ihe cannon Never has any music
sounded 30 sweet to our ears. 1t is
General Tergukassoff, who comes to save
us. am 80 weak that I feel utterly un.
able to write or move finger. But we
are saved.
After the siege had been raised there
remained of the garrison about 1000
men, who were mostly SO utterly worn
out that they had to be carried out OF
the citadel. The name of the gallant
commander of this equally gallant gar.
rison is Captain Stockvitch.
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Thirty one miles from Colorado
Springs, starting out by the grand Uta
pass road, is to be found one of the
greatest curiosities of the coniinent-a
grove of mammoth trees in stone, the re-
mains of some extinct forest of primeval
times. These trees lie just on the edge
Of the South park, and are accessible by
good roads. The group first discovered
and best known is natural grove OF I'M
mense trees, from fifteen to seventeen
feet in diameter and forty to fifty feet in
circumference.