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The Van Buren press., 1877-05-08

DIKcoNrENr How universal it is. We
never knew one who could say: l am
contented." Go where you will, among
the rich and poor, the man Of compe.
tence. or the man who earns his bread BY
the daily sweat Of his brow, and you hear
the sound of murmuring aud the voice
of complaint :. The other day. said
Freeman Hunt, a good while ago, II
stood by cooper, who was playing a
merry tune with his adze around cask.
:. All - said he, mine is hard lot
forever trotting round like dog, driv
ing away at a hoop Heigho = sighed
our neiyhbor, the blacksmith, one Of
the hot days, as he wiped the perspira
ton from his brow, while his red hot
iron glowed on the anvil; "this is life,
with vengeance, melting an frying
ones self over the fire. "Oh, that !
were carpenterr calculated shoema-
ker, as he bent over his lap stone; "here
am. day after day. working my soul
away in making soles for others, cooped
up in this little seven by nine room.
am sick ofthis out door work, exclaims
the carpenter broiIing aud sweating
under the sun, or exposed to the inclem,
ency of the weather-if l were only a
I,.ilor! This is too bad" perpetually
cries the tailor. ito be compelled to sit
perched up here, plying my needle
would that mine was more active life y
Last day Of grace-the banks won't
observation-disclosures won't pay-whai
shall do 7" grumbles the merchant;
had rather be q dray hnrse--a dog-any'
thing" "Happy fellows, groans the
lawyer, as he scra ches his head over
some peaplexing case, or pores over
some dry record" happy fellows!
had rather hammer stone than cudgel my
brain on the tedious, vexatious question y
And through all the ramihcations of SO
ciety, all are complaining of their condi-
ton finding fault with their particular
calling "lf were only thin or that, OF
the other, | should be content" is the
universal cry" anything but what !
am" So wags the world, so it has wsg
ged, and so it will wag.'
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Not Much Ahead.

A man with the most lonesome ex.
preston an artist ever conjured up for
canvas, halted at an eating stand in the
Central Market, Yesterday. and said; e45
My good woman, l have been robbed
Of eight thousand dollars in this gtea,
city, -
I" Poor man !. she promptly sighed.
Yes, robbed Of eight thousand dol
lars. and am hundred miles from hoM,
and hungry and pennless.' -
"And you want something to eat ?"
"Yes. ma'am.'
=" You shall have it. Sit right dowr
here"
lie sat down, and she gave him som.
coffee, a piece Of meat, and . biscuit
When he hal finished eating. he said:
" Madam, did you really believe m,
story r
No. sir she answered.
you thought l lied, did you?"
knew you did"
But you gave me food"
$50 | did. MY boy found dog, yes
terdsv. and gave him more than he could
eat, simdly gave you what was left, tc
save filling up the slopipail.' =
" Madam, began the man, as his
mouth commenced to draw around
" Madam, IL don't see whether lin
ahead Of the dog. or the dog ahead oI
inc. on this thing, hut I know you're
ahead of both and feel sick. You
played II we'll; and II there any dying
declaration in my case, I won't mix you
in. B cbyc, old gal, I'm failing fast -
Detroit Free Press.
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4 Rat Ia Bustls,

But for the pluck OF q young and pref
ty woman the othertiorhing there would
have been m exciting scene n . local
train on ono OF our railroads. = 'iaa#aAts
The blustefy condition Of the morning
made people don their clothing with an
unusual degrees ofalacrity. The young
lady referred to took the train and hav.
settled herself in q seat commenced to
review q hastily made. toilet.
Feeling something move behind her
she gave an indignant look At tho, youpg
man who occupied the seat With lier. sup
posing hc had placed his lad upon tie
ground sacred to the latest style ef hustlo.
A crawling sensation quickly conyinced
her that something other than . human
hand wa. s snsssSaSa aess esd Win her
hand Until It made scmiscircls around
her body, and then seized It. Had
the young man dared be would have ~.
sisted her, but those etylped Srockings,
that had just cost Is cents, were not 10
be profaned BY mans rude touch. Pale
as death the young lady. 4wbspsred ~
him to raise the window axickly,s Hs
did so, and supposing that sha might
have eaten something Tor her sbrenktast
that did not agree with her. instsntiy
hoped out Of tho seat. sScsssesy 1taA
he done 80. when. with her othcss and
she drew forth hugsrat and slsAg him
into the middle Of next July. The, Ani.
NAL had probably got into the blstls -
a roosting place in the csrly hsuss Of .
very cold morning. aaaf' 'N'@a
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CHICAGO
Female College,
MORGAN PARK, ILL,
Near Thicago.)

rINHE NEXT SESSION OF THIS INSTITUTION
l. commences on Tuesday, Sept 18th. 1876. The
location for health and beauty of scenery. cannot
be surpassed; and, while within few minutes ride
of the city. with trains nearly every hour it is com
pletely removed from its influence.
Another new building will be completed and ready
Tor occupancy at the opening of the Fa term of the
ensuing year Its capacity will be Sufficient to
commodate fifty additional pupils. The building.
thus enlarged, will be of the finest in tho coun
try, having all the modern con! eniences, and in no
resembles that horror of young ladies', the old fash
ioned boarding school. The dormitores are unusu-
ally large and we'll ventilated the furniture hand
come an modern.
Not case Of sickness occurred among the pupils.
during the past year. This fact is partly attribute
Bile to the excellence of the water used in the instr
tion. This water ls obtained from an artesan well,
700 feet deep, and is conveyed by pip. throuG hout
the house 1t possesses remarkable hyEenie proper
ties. .iespeciallv valuable il cases of irdst -tion.
Hr Wm. A Brtton. of Van BGren. Arf, has had
three iauEhters in this school during the Ts year,
aud pcrsuus irsirinr -urcial informal refer
rcf ID %, above ptupl -ontituan who speak
from perspnai kUeVlsitgs ni the Institution Its 40
comm ~ stions and F1an'sFsment.
Tor circulars. containing terms. etc.; address the
President, q. THAYER.
~ MA Park Cook 0o,, Ill,
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Mary Clcmmcr says OF Wsdse eliamp.
ton: +" His face is battle Geld with The
tracks Of the conflict running all over L.
1t Is deeply lined, while Cham borlain's
is smooth as boys. Harnpton's dark
eyes look out Of sockets that seeruso toll
Of many years ofslecpless nights. They
might burn and blase upon occasion, but
their habitual expression 10 serrowful o.
most to tears"
"A woman in Omaha MAS choked-Ai.
most to death, and entirely deprived Of
power Of ppeech, the other day, by swA.
lowing a gai.er button. We hs,e said .
thousand times that somA sefious troub-
10 would yet come of~this custom Of wo.
men unbuttoning their shoes with their
teeth. M #aa
A youngshr WAS asked the other
day II he knew where the wicked 6nally
went TO- He answered: They Practice
law q spell here and then 60 TO the Leg
islature."
The womsn Who PUTS baby 10 sleep,
is kid upAper
MARY" said woman TO new ser
want, "when you hang out tho clothes
be careful to put the incest 'pisccs nearest
the street " 5ifs'
Children are sent into this world, to
teach US how lovely angels are; but when
man finds himself pasted to chair BY
piece Of spruce gum ha mover thinks OF
this. rhs1 ssss
A Yorkshire woman is so elcsnlv ,hst
she uses two rolling-pins lone TER shs
pastry, and the other for her husosnds
head H..
"Why don't you literary men get
rich = sshed . lady Of bohemian. ~
don't know" he replied, sunless \ 10
thst dollars and sense never 60 tosssh-
er. u s1s ~ fi
"How came you to have such short
nose 7" ssked city dandy OF q country
bov. 80 that ! should not he p0king
it into other peoples business, was tho
reply. fsS use
SYDNEY Smith definition Of marriage:
+" Il requires q pair Of sheass, so joiacd
they cannot be separated, often moving
| in on, ,osite directions yst always punish.
inc any one who comes between them"
To keep the feet dry-Stsnd on your
bead.
Al San Antonio. Texas. they mAnufac-
ture locusts into candy, and call u locus
trina,
The al Savior of the Ssste is what tbs
Charleston News aad Courier calls GOV
Hampton. -s
A gentleman in North Carol'as ex
pee,s Ia send 2a 900 hassets OF p<scnes
ta Northern markets l'cforc tho pesenes
of ths. region are ripe.
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"But you must not go! 1t is dark aud
dismally lonely No, FIoss!'
IL shall GO, father Seli,n knows on.
ly me, and you coIld not ride him. !
have ridden darker nights. And he is
the only horse in the stable Don't you
remember The others were sent to town
yesterday
Before old Whately could stop her,
she had ordered the hostler to saddle Sc
lin, aud she was already buttoning on
her riding habi, with rapid nervous fin
gers.
The horse came paving to the door.
Floss sprang into the saddle. leaned
down and kissed her fathers forehead.
"Pray Heaven to speed me = she cried
hoarsely, aud touching the horse with the
whip. he bounded down the sharp decliv
ity. Hf auas
~ WAS rainiag stestiuy naw, and the
gloom was intense; but Selim was used
to the road, and he was sure footed and
his rider courageous. She urged him GU
at the top OF his speed, up hill and down.
through Pine valley and over Pulpit hill.
and then struck upon the smooth road
which stretched away to Leeds, two miles
as straight as an arrow. vi l--.=zz. i.
She could see the headlight on the pay
train far down the valley, distinctly now,
aud to her excited fancy it seemed but a
stones throw away She even thought
for moment that she heard the grind
of the wheels On the iron track, but, no !!
il was only the soughing of the wind in
the pines. z=....,
On, and still on sh. went. Selim seemed
to fly. One might have fancied that he
knew his mistress was on an errand Of
life and death. The lights of the sta.
ton were in view--nay, she even saw the
station masters VIII te lantern as he
strolled up and down the platform-the
white lantern which was to signal the ap
preaching tran-to tell them to go on.
for all was we'll On to their doom!
She dashed across the railway track,
flung the reins TO an amazed bystander,
and, striking the white lantern from the
and OF the astonished official, she seized
the ominous red lantern from Its hook,
aud springing upon the track, wav"d it
in the very teeth ofthe coming train.
Two sharp, short whistles tod her
that her signal was seen, and moment
later the train Game to stop, and the
officers rushed out to learn what 1t all
meant.
Floss told them in few brief words,
and ne OF the men at the station went
forward to confer with the train from
G"losha, which had not yet been tele
graphed from the next station beyond.
The man waited fifteen minutes before
K,rke's train slid on the siding and it
vas then known that for the decision OF
one Young girl. the two tra!!!.,s Wgt higs
collidcd four mil
/" When told the story kirke looked nv
his watch.
The man from the station looked at
his
Kirke's was ten minutes behind time!
You want to know how it happened.
Certainly you must have guessed, Halli-
day did it A man was found tie next
day who confessed to have seen Jack
tamperng with the time pieces in the en-
gine house that night, but he had thought
nothing Of il, he said.
Jack Oh. he left town, and was last
heard of in Australia His little game
was not success.
A few months later, kirke was mar
ried to Floss Whately, for being ten min
utes behind time.
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MISCELLANY.
Ten Minutes Late.
~ -

In '52 there wasn't likelier fellow on
the line than George klrke.
He was the son OF a poor man. and his
mother was dead His father was IL con
firmed invalid of the rheumatic order,
and George played the dutiful son to him
in a way that would astonish the young
men of to day.
Somehow, nobody knew exactly how,
George had managed to pick up good
education, and he had polished it Oft, so
to speak, by two years course at com
mercial college.
Kirke began on the Stony Hill railroad
when he was about twenty y-one or two
wears old This railway business is a
regular succession, and, generally speak
ing, man has to work his way up. 1t
amt often that he gets right up to the
dignity Of a conductor at one step, with
the chance to pocket ten cent scrips, with
the privilege of helping all the good.
looking and well dressed ladies out of
the cars, and letting the homely ones,
with babies and bandboXes in their arms.
stumble out as best they may,
George did his duty so well that he
was SOC n promoted to fireman, and atler
, ne had learned the workings Of the ma
chine, he was made engineer and given
an engine
This engine was one Of the newest and
best ON the line, and was called the Fly
away. and George was mighty proud of
her, you may well believe, rrE Rr1
| tell yon. sir, your true engineer
one US is out and out for the business,
and feels his resp 'n>ibility-takes as
much pride in his engine as the jockey
does his favorite racehorse, and would
sit up nights, or neglect sweethear, to
keep the brasses and filagrees Of his ma
chine SOS you could see your face in EN-
Tn re was another man wanted
Georges chance. There's generally
more than one after every pay ing job.
Jack Halliday had b, en- waiting for
some time to be engineer ofthe Flyaway,
and when he lost he was mad enough to
pull hair. II was brakesman likewise.
and had been on the road full two years
longer than Ki,ke, and it would seem
that the chance really belonged to him,
vet he was n quarrelsone, disagreeable
fellow, with independence enough to have
Sc, an emperor up IN business and still
have some left.
When Jack realized that George had
got the inside track of him, his anger
was at white heat. He cursed kirke,
and cursed the company and old Whate
| ly, the superintendent, and things gener
ally, until it seemed u pity that there was
not something else to curse, he was in
such fine curslng order
There was more than one thing which
made Jonh Halliday down on George
Kirke. George had been his rival in ma
ny respects, and particularly whee he
fairer creation was concerned George
was great favorite with the girls, for
he was handsome and generous. and
good natured, and Jack was sarcastic,
and always on the contrary side. and the
girls avoided him, as they always should
such man
We always expected that i'll would
come to George. from Jacks bad blood
against him, and we warned him more
than one, but he always laughed, ard re
minded us of the old saw that barking
dogs seldom bite which is true in tue
main.
And, as time went on, until two, three,
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The Priest and tho Surgeon.

A French journal says that a famous
French surgeon. lately deceased, who
was brusque aud unpublished. found. on
entering his house, one day, an old prizes,
who had long been waiting his return.
F." What do you want OF me 7"
F" l want you to look at this" meckly
rejoined the priest, taking of an old
woolcn cravat, which revealed ou the
nape Of his neck hideous tumor.
You'll have to die with that" re.
marked the. surgeon.
81 thank you, doctor" simply replied
the priest, replacing his cravat, !" and l
am much obligeu to you for warning me-
for can prepare myself as we'll as my
poor parishoners who love me very
much"
The surgeon, who was never astonish
ed at great ,hings. looked upon this
priest, who received his death sentence
Unmoved, with amazement, and said
"Come, to morrow, At eight o'clock,
to the hotel Dieu.. and ask fn.--' ~ eeoa
procured tor him special room, and IN
month the man went out cured. When
t~~~.~s. H.. s-~~.-o~t oc hi& aaak thirty
francs.
1T is all I have to offer you, DOCTOR
he said; ~ came here on foot from
Rouen. in order to save this"
The doctor looked at the money, smi.
led. and drawing q handful Of gold from
his pocket, put it in the bag along with
the thirty francs, saying:
at is for your poor" and the priest
went away.
Some years later the surgeon, feeling
death to be near, bethought him OF the
priest, and wrote to him. He came. at
once, and the surgeon received at his
uands last consolation Of religion.
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POET RY.
Every Y eur.
by ALRERT PIKE.

.... III ALkEHT flkE. N aE ....
The spring has less Of brightness, p
Every year, - 'N
And the snow ghastlier whiteness,
Every year. "-s7
Nor do Summers flowers quicken,
Nor Autumn's fruitage thicken,
AS they once did, for we sicken, -
Every year
1t is growing darker, colder,
Every year. H
AS the heart and soul grow older,
Every year
care not now for dancing. 4
Or for eyes with passion glancing,
Love is less and less enhancing,
Every year ----z--, 4z5=z-. e.
Of the loves and sorrows blended
Every year
or the joys and friendships ended, >
Every year. ..-..
OF the ties that still might bind me,
Until time to death resigned me,
Ny inirmities remind Inc, 7. lel
Every year. .lf#zT- &. 4
Oh. how sad to look before us,
Every tear, .. H =
While the cloud grows darker DER us
Every year! 5=z...=z .4rz
When we see the blossoms faded,
That to bloom we might have aided,
And immortal garlands braided,
Every year.
To the past 20 more dead faces, W
Every year
Come no new ones in their places.
Every year.
Everywhere the sad ewes meet u.s.
In the evenings dusk they greet us.
And to come to them cntreut US,
Every year.
"You are growing old" they tell us.
Every year;
You are more alone" they tell US,
Every year.
You can win no new affection,
You have only recollection.
Deeper sorrow and detection,
Every year" ~
Thank God! no clouds are shifting,
Every year,
Ger the land to which we're drifting,
Every year.
No losses there will grieve us,
Nor loving faces leave us.
Nor death of friends bprpuvpus
Every year.
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D,du't Know his W,ies First Name.

A letter arrived last week at Newton,
Hamilton County, for Mrs. Lucinda
Hawn. The Postmaster asked an old
gentleman b, the name of Hawn II hs
knew any woman OF that name lie re-
piled that he did not. The old man wep'
to his home, some three miles away, and
asked his wife if she knew . woman any
where by the name OF Lucinda Hawn.
z" Yes" she replied, "that's my name
. Well, WE'LL said the old man, scratch
ing his head. have called you moth.
err 50 long-near forty. years-thas
had really forgotten your first name
There is letter in the post office for yot
at Newton So back he went, got tht
letter, and now knows his wife frs,
name - CinoisndG Gazette.
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Three hundren years ago forks were
unknown in England, and q man could
could scoop up. all the green peas he
could carry, on the fiat OF his knife, and
shovel them into bis mouth, without
having his wife stamp on his corns. or
nudgs his elbow. and spill the peas all
over where his napkid ought to be, and
never is, and say in = hoarse, reproachfu'
whisper, Why, Bartholomew r. Bur
linyton Hawkeve,
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Don't 60 asleep during the 6rst part
of your minister's sermon. At least pay
him the compliment of supposing that he
will be both entertaining and instructive,
If, however, after fifteen minutes, you
feel drowsy, you can go to sleep with
quiet conscience, because you have given
him fair chance to keep you awake and
he couldn't do it. ... a...
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virginius WAS made immortal By kill
ing his daughter whom the king had or
dered his vassals to bring to his licen-
tious court. The faa or. hearing the out
landish order Of Claudius, hastened
home, and kissed his Virginia farewell.
and then killed her. In our age the faith
or Of such child would have spared the
daughter and have slam the king, rs the
less of the two crime David Swing
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Why is the letter IS like lamb Z
Because it is the beginning Of sheep.
Why ia man with cold like colt
Because he is little hoarse.
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FIR n NAL.
MASONIC.
ROYAL Arch MasOn0.

yNIIE regular Gonvocations of VAN BuRES CHAPTER.
L No. 8, II. A. NJ, are neld at Masonic Hall on
Monday Evening after Saturday on or etore the full
moon. Visiting Companions in good standing are
respectfully invited to attend.
W H. H. SHELBY, Secretary, decltf
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JOHN INGRAM,
Real Estate Agent, Conveyancer
and Notary Public,

LITTLE Rock. ARKANSAS,
MILL buy and sell lands. take dispositions pay
w taxes. secure donations, pre-emptions home
stcnds and furnish township pats showing al lands
subject to donation, sale and redemption in every
township and county in the state. investigate titles
and abstracts furnished. have superior facilities
tor furnishing information from all Departments of
the Sta :t,ioyernment.
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TEMPERANCE Reform.

;ARNiON y con NUlL. Mo-, 27, Temncranco Re-
| torja meets at Masonic tlaIf, ON Iuesday eve
ing of each woek. AZ o. o clgek -. s...
Members in good ndihg ~ 1'fr Order froh other
ouucils are coriia!Iy inytCl TO RttgRt,
Z. 4. HARVEY, W a. D.
O. C. AVER X. ).
Van Buren,, Aug. 1873. ...
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Knights Of PYthia

yANHOE LODGE, No. ., K. ofP., meet every
sWEpNrspAY evening, at their Castle Hall, over
scorge Austin's Store. ~ ur,cov r. n
Ohm J. CLARK. X. of R. Il ). april S' IS.
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A gentleman in North Caroliass eI
pec,s Ia send "a. 900 hnssets Of peaches
ia Northern markets l'cforc tho .pescnes
of tha. region are ripe.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-14
AN INTERESTING CEREMONY.
How the Orthodox Polish jews Bury Their
Dcad-Ancient nuriai-.

Mrs Joseph Simon and her daughter
Rachel. the victims " the terrible kerosene ac-
cideni nj Troy few days ago. We're members ~
uccordunce with the rules Of that body. in the
absence Of IA Rabbi. the nearest relative Of the
deceased il authorized to Officiate, and the hus-
monies at the funeral. At the house tie bodies
were laid upon the floor and shrouds were
candles were uiaccd around he bodies and
lighted. After chanting and reading prayers
the bodies were placed IA two rough boxes ivy
trhcule were hluk'n ana lfaSni. ms W'fr placed
over me eyes Of the departed. The exact meau-
INK 81 this at does not seem 20 he generally UNI
authority L. that IL is IN accordance with an
ancient custom. when vessels OF different kinds
were broken and placed in the cufiins. Others
say that the pircrs were placcd over the eyes 10
prevent the dust from getting in. The d"ceasol
We're then conveyed to the burial ground. and
from the collins. serious obstacle At this
Juncture caused "a temporary delay but ono
grave having been dug and according 10 an Old
jewish doctrine cach corpse must rIplse Ia a
separate grave. Superintendent Kelly soon
prepared annther grave and the ceremonies
proceeded. Two bags about twelve inches deep
were lllled with sand. and one placed in each
collin. This action corr, spends to the sprink-
ling Of dust over the graves OF Christians.
In ancient times the jews did not u. collins.
rlicnd Them in tho grcun, -, thu, .icy might
decompose as soon as possible. Two padlocks
comm Locked an, the knvs thrown away This
action il supposed to lock up the fate u the
family. so.that no misfortune may happen a.
the relatives The clothing Of the deceased
was then rent. IN ac"ordnnre with custom
dating back TO the days Of the pntriar. hs. II Is
a sign NJ mourning. as II is recorded that jacob
ON hearing of the death of his son l-eph, tore
his garments. The lids were then replaced.
and when the collins had been lowered into tA,
graves. the clothing worn 10y the deceased n
the tlme ~ death was gathered together and
also in pursuance " n very ancient custom
which ordered that in the event of any sudden
death all the nrti lies found IN OF near the holy
nj the time Of death should be buried With the
body. So that in case they should be needed at
any future time a. evidence the Julica ON GERS
would know whore 10 find them. Many Of those
present then pushed three handiuls Of dirt
each into the grave. and, after recltlng prayer
started On their return home.