, 1877-03-12

then, a. he mosonct to his Wife to pick the hairs
out Of his teeth, he attac,f family, Init with a
wondrous rapture in his voice, ~ never ate my.
lila wife, With hnprr tcafs, heard the doctors
fat when next lie ramc to feed The patient
plenty Of good nourshfng food, for the crtsla of
his disease was past and his rnpd recovery now
assured,
NEW IDEA.
The panic kn1onE people who insure thcir
lives continues 30 great that the western man
agsr Of an Eastern company has hi ,lnot, not.
Coupany Ia sol ID and safe. Instead Of taking q
whole basement OF first f'oor, with p'ate.Elass
windows, and solid silver ant Ffencl,-glass par
tttons: and ,1,aognny counter; nnd rscimSn,s n,s
daring lttilocraph. OF tic bu!lllng OF the Com
pauy at headquarters, he has taken m entirely
new tlenafture: ne nas 49, bg nafe re-, nat IN
pcrs pasted on the windows for blinds, and pino
tables and kerosene lamps, and rusty stovo
kept 50 lily charged with fuel that the office Is
as cold as Grcensana' When my iasso ana .i, fnn
the spartan simplicity. Of the office, and asks
tic agent Why, II his COMPANY Is 30
so Il Is not loge1 l,,fIn. " better it, quar-
e If IN aG
Nco-Rcuaissanec palaces, an.i tiled floors, aud
rosewood, and plnte-gtass, and mirrors, and
Brussels carpets, and silver Rulings. We, con-
ducting DIR b.lsincss with the uttnust economy
sccurc the safety and prosperity Of our policy
holders" Then he tells tho ot1lcc-mcsscngcr to
90 and get him schooner OF lager and rs much
frce-lntclt Us o can cram into his iavkct-pockct.
Company pays for tho lunch, nnd TIC docs not
like to Charge II too much atld thus divert from
the pockets Of tho nolicy-hofacrs their due
profits Ibis knocks the customer, ana l'e pnts
has Eonc out tho agent throws a handspring.
aud cxslaim!ng, "sold agaln md rot the app1l-
eatlon," tells tho boy to put that truck II the
waste-baskct, and hurrtes OF to order some
9ssts aos on 'o''' md carly strawberries like little
TIE rosrsorrtcE.
Tho new Postmaster and Ills Cashier, tho OUT
going official, Assistant. Postmaster Squicrs, and
other Interested parties, spent pretty inuch nlI
Of Saturday night and 4 good share Of yester-
,1ay III making a,, inventory OF the valuablcs IN
tho Fnst-DIllcc for transfer. The list IL very
lone and mentions With parl!elar,ty al tho
bio property. Tic itcn.s Of most value arc the
following:
Postage stamps and postal eartls .....$ 90, OF 20
Stamped envelopes and newspaper ., ran =.
Newsrspcs and md periodical ssn,p:.... ii, lis. ID
Total ..... ....... ..*l"5, H.pI. 10
The transfer was tnmle late Saturday night,
rs OF date March III, anl tho new rustmastcr'a
term Ut service Sas Madt to commence then.
II fs said that no changes will b. n,ade at prcs-
cnt II nt nIl excepting III tho CaAlltcrs uosttlon,
which Will he filled by Mr.. Philip r. Forrcat,
vice Gen. McArthur's son. Tie whole forco
was busy yesterday s1uasing matters with tic
deputies IN tho six stations ontsfdc tho centre
OF The city. These gentlemen have 10 render
up ttcfr necounts aud take fresh lease VI their
positions from tho now Postmaster.
HOTEL. ARRIVALS.
Faln,r !tonse-Gsn. \. y: Payne, Minnesota; !;
Aioinss; y. H. retkIns, sionx ttty: the Hon. g.
Y; il. IT, II. Kinbaii. New York: u. b. nrce,i,
Cincinnati: q. r. borncr,. Detroit. g. ". New.
comb Philadelphia; tho lion. y. l.. Morse. Mas
eac'srsctts; g: 81. l}avts. H.: Lonts; ]: y.
Iss %est' : s. ias' Nj T. rsEIf,s', aaa bi,s
{asemw = ,; !: I,ol.tGs, Naf5's3ta, Iii, g.; q, ,,S
worse, Albany; L. i. legion. London: ". il.
tiIley, Linn, Peru; ]. t,. kts,nec. Now York; @.
ann. Milwaukee,. -. fremont lf1ouse-EdwIn Iowles.
sa!t Lake; g. 3. Foster, st. Louis; the
" Moofs ceys,.pa; ,c.,: 4 pAysr.,
Lowell, 0maha: 4: 8; rslfm.ase, Nsw York !: :
j. q. chambers and i. i. Eiwcll, Loaisyilia; !;
j. A. uol!!at'ne. Cairo; T.. ~. Willard. ualti.
more, .Shsr7adn ljoast-,I. N. Gillette and e. A.
Efdridge, Fond din Lac: J. Il. X. lInrrtck. Fond
du Lac; Fred Stafford. Dc Prtr, Wis; q. L. Cur
mon, Davenport; O.. II. ffoa.c, Lansing; II. J.
Nehats, TEXTS: Philip t;crold, San Francisco;
Col. ", q. Dunbar, cFeosotc, Ny.