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WE'LL MEET.
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We publish the following lines by request o
-Ieuds of the lady L. whom they dedicated
Three wears three long and wrarv years
Have pass since last We four
My children and my srli-kuslt down.
together on the floor
NcA-keal that God would ever keep
= In His LOVING care.
That He would guild" my hoy Alright,
And bless him in his prayer.
That. in his tourney through the west,
rUi's blessings would attend;
That when lie len, soon he should,
They wUulG from sin defend
But since that time a sal, sad chang.
O'erCHm" our little band.
A dear darling rhIid has gone,
Removed 10y Gods dear hand
The angels knew earth wa, to cold,
That chm" -hOUii be murr mild.
And asked 0f God, Il tteI should now
B,lug home the lovely child
We I'll can never meet oU earth:
For uue tss gone hripIe
And, II not here Tie tINiug meet,
We /! meet hey ond thiS shore.
Wr' meet; nh. y-s. well all mest there
ihr iarhcr. sisters. brother
Wei meet, | know. before Gods throne
You II all meet ~ Ifh yOuI mother
uENIE GRAHAM.
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HOME SPUN SONGS.


rY -AMIlL >Li,K. JISr
fWnIling for YOU, Jock.
NJ int,r 5 agnlnS;
In" streams are allowing;
The MAY flowers blowing
VIII ~u"L be iu view.
Eu' all things seem faded.
For NV heart II 10 Jadrd,
Waiting for yuu, jock,
Waiting Tor r"u;
Dh. hut us weary work,
Waiting iu! YOU
As soon as the days done.
Nv thoughts Ia tn. west run;
envy the red sun,
That sinks from my view.
ON yuu it's a-shlnmg,
While here ! am pInln@.
Waiting tor You jock,
Waiting for You;
oh but II : weary wurk,
Waiting tot YOU
~Igh whrn the day beams,
itr r:lIiui night seems
10 C!I,vr W.. with sweet dreams,
ih..t bean me To yuu.
/. .rn mora It's YOU tlre ne
| II" ti'l'n. = tf- s,e me,
" MiIimE ipr YOU. Juck,
Waiting Tor ynu;
CA, but IT. weary work,
Waiting tor you
go. robin, liy 10 hIn.
SIM even nigh Ia iIni:
Su:umrr wIudS, sigh 10 hun:
Eid him be true
Where he sleeps On the prailiei,
th, whisper, KIND fairies,
w alting Tor YOU, JOCK,
Waiting iur yOu
on, tut it'- weary wUIk,
Na.tlu. Ivr you
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We ARE BUT SEVEN.

met little Drnocru,,
cray haired iIJiIe lni
Who wIpeC hi eyes amt heaveu sigh,
nupCIi4t!NsIv sad
''Wh"reior", asked, these dismal .I.us
lh4t AspITIl', to H.tvcn
He brushed ilr r-rr- drops from .ye,
Aud suiG W.Ar tut seven '''
BURLINGTON Hawktys
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New York Herald That marvel of all mar
YES, the telephone, may be cOmprehendei by
cIe!ui study OF our special description and the
accompanying G!aGram> The possibility that
Ia iIc- and gentlemen may Vet lounge IN their
own parlOr- ana listen Ia opera thousand
miles away. and without hrai!rg the dismal
f:.ia"it" ui the young man who .Nclaims - Bou-
Iu-ts 80 and Boob + til ahpra - between
nct~, should make every one ANXIOUS 10 know
he Inrttr m.Lfnrr Of lhrIr NOW Mcmrit,t..r
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INTELLIGENCER,
Terms, So per Year, in Advance,
PACIFIC RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
LEAVE LEXINGTON.

Accommodation for 81. Louis and the
Easl .............. ....... ~ \. ~
Express and Mail tor II Louis. East. 20 P
Arrive Al 81 lOula. ........ I 70 \.
ARRIVES
ENpre-s amt Mai from 81. Louis. East
AMI South = IUA NJ
Accommodation from II Louis, tazi
Ickrt, on -nIr ~ tn" Missouri Pacific ilcLrt
Hhc", III thr 'itS Hotel, IrNIngtou. Mo, to al!
lowest rate. baggage checked through Ia de-
tnhiIVn. {. BEN III >~ti.L Agent
ST. LOUIS. KANSAS NY AND NOR:HEkH
LkAvk LEIIS0rOS
Trains ior kan-n- city and Wr7t.....5 4IA NJ
i"aius Tor II Louis East ami South. ... .G.Ijrs
Trans Tor kAm-n. tLty Wc-t......... -" l5 81,
Trains tor Richmond ......-.-. A. 4 NJ
...... T. - rM
ARRIVE Al I.Axi>or"<
lrnin- from y. l"u'a and All point East
aud south .... y" NJ
.-- 90. ... .-. -.. ..-.. ... .. y /, r
From hams..7 ,,ry and all point, We, : !oAM
-.. ...-.. -.......a ~ ..M
= Toe and InIHt- &oTth ............ ~ /. NJ
: r INGKAM. Agent.
wr,>D"IIK. K,N-Az CITY ASD ~orrH wk-IAh>
RAILWAY SArusow DAt..L.
LEAVE LLNi>.rU>
fn-''.g"r, for k""-a- { l'v and west. voA- N-
FNFT"t1 Mai ..-. ....-. ..... ...... ; 80 + NJ.
ARRIVE LkNl%t.IUS
tAp'ess ant VI AL TrOu Kansas itv
aud th-wc-t ..-............. ... I. - A Nj.
Passenger ... Observation-Disclosures. II ..,Gf. 81.
p4l q l. =;
i!"-c c"isirctiUu- made at Kansas tIty tor
L"av-nw"rti Ntch.-on, II J"". Oinata, Law
T"E'-. l"i"-.a, Pueblo Denver, Cheyenne,
s'n tranclsr. nmh all poimt- ia Kansas Ne
bra>ha, New @rNica, Colorado and California.
through ttch'G~ tor sale al civ Ticket Oilirc,
t"rlm"o N-m,Di.'- J-wciry oI"r-J where ANY
imi"ImaiIou VII BE- ch-erlully gwen.
CiiA~. =. MORRISON, Agent.
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RHHAND s. RHE.AND,

4 TTOR\ EN> Al LAW, Lexington, No.
N OIhy- over No =. Nam street. Practice
IA al tl.e tyugis ui LI+y ,a! alyaccu, couu-
ties, IN the supreme court uI tur state and
District Court ~ the JulIri states Prompt
attention gwen u COLLECTIONS and al other
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YES" said Mrs Blank, as she sat
gossipping with her sister; you nave
no idea how much my Jack thinks OF
you. Only this morning as went 10
wake him, | heard him calling out in his
sleep, %, come, ante, will you'' .
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CIRCUIT COURT-APRIL TERM.

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,w-r filed
p.s1brsv. Sims y, pavaA Er,wu-t,.-
missed =, defendant, cost,
Y. trrly. ,,l,ins Observation-Disclosures
uIr, muliun lor ,u!.IueuI .g,Iu.IJ " CALVIN
tue prInctpa! ,irbor.
"A Gibbs. aiIDr VA shumn,- ct ul-,ir-
+, ndan, ,rrihn.r ol.- .,.,,.,.,..n.rs..
InIay-tl... Va / = Observation-Disclosures, rl,
petition tor change of venue.
t,, = Bv,,n', =. L.. -r,o-
cause taken uu on executions TO r.por, O, referee
laid over for further hearing.
s.coud dnv-s.ran NJ Russell .ta!. y, Ja,.
1. keIley-delendauI Iles motion Tor cost;
W W Burton vs. Jas. X. Apdersou-apu-ul
-pIaIniif cutters upp.arauc-
>!lHs H Cowev vs. Albert Never ct al-di,-
III --rt by gxreeIu-nt
". ". Tate vs. Edward Psrk.r-defxndunt
smith hle- answer.
f L. Hou1 vs. Virgin, Il Creaay-gppearauce
filed
Lexington savings Bank VS. Jas . O'Gornams ct
al--1rIendaLts file separate answer.
NJ q. Prince vs.. y .B. PrInce-divsrcs-te-
feniant flies answer.
J =. Ferrill vs. I o. sitlngion ct al--de-
PENDANTS hle separate answers
{ 5 Lyons p NJ Lyons-answers filed
J. : rIatt-nburs vs. Amanda Warren-rrply
! 10 answers fled.
Lexington SAVINGS Bank y= q. J. Blewitt-
answer E!-i-
Jos. Hist eI al ". d. SchlegcI-time given 10
| Tie an-w wer
! II Deteit " J Il Lohoetner et ai-answcr
| Ned
J. q. Adams Johu Iiep-JIrne given 70
/ }. {. Hay y IHO,. II H.yli.--pia. .tlr
| hr- amended answer
| p \ Dlbhs, adIur., - \ j Bumgsrn-r-
answer fled
| W. J. Hufort - ", =. y y. ". K. R
! Judgment by crni-s-ion tor SO.
LOCK IeThnne - James Hickln-jInIr gwen
10 hie answer.
/ LAT. 60 y, Ail+tALt. DAVIS et al-coutiuued
/ t. await decision of supreme court
W. ". Preston 10 jus K Andersou-mUtion
tor nav appeal bond.
| LAi. -. " l.. liIS"n-change OF venue 10
f'tti- county.
! Lex. oaHIm.s Bank " u. J. EIew.tt-plsln-
| !ih6 h' reply.
Jno. l.. Ryiand 81 al vs.. J l. Thoma--argu-
meAte resumed and Isit over toriurther hearing.
! ih'rd day-J"hn Miller W. II + bIerk,ng-
| dct"ndau; tiles uUtiOn to affirm judgment.
K. F"Irs -. L. q. BIedsUe-pro"l of puU!Ica-
iIUu made
p. Gibbs, aimr. W. A j. Eumgsru.r-
reply ii"i.
}. :. Ambrose IS. liiton pavis-rep!y f!rt.
v" /. Glover, admr., ". |. w Rcnick. gar
SarnI7her.
!. II stanley vs.. J II. Lighlner-in-wer II ed.
L g. Lee et al ~. 1iItpu Duvls-,ielrntan,
files demurrer.
W Campbell " NJ VI. Enbinsyu-.ud.-
mcnt tor s.ss O.
J Lvcklartys S:u.,i.r, # .l--.t,.-
luIs ssr,t ~ tv ly default
vs. others for Saia -
Edward Burns ys Brlrry iurus-p-iiIIUu
nl.1 and summons yrl,t.d
/ Jmn + RyI4nd. chi vs } l. Tnoma.-ar-
yt,Iu,ni. .nu,i,It. and ,nr-, taken u,,,i-r ,.
! yl-riu.nt
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JAMES I'll. szusiATTON,

A rTOR$EY Al LAW Lexington, No, VIII
a pa tee IN tne courts OF Lafayette aud aI
I-nlDg counties, and ii ~" >upTem. Court OF
GIe safe. specIa! attention! gwen u COLLECTIONS.
Oute IN Dutch Row, neal Iluar.es Y Co. Drue
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a TTOENkl> AI LAW, LEXINGTON,
"a Missouri. UiIce over WIN. Morrison u
Co BAuk. uOVISti
JOHN Z kY-4Sp ALSorftp, EEIASp
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EIDKINGE Hi.RDEN.

4 ITORNEN x cot >~lILpR AI LAM, ,
IA Lexington. Mo. plrr bach room over lie
lv\.u-tnu SAVING EaGk, opposite court house.
" al prart.'e .uo ~I-tr iuu trtrrAl courts
fr"Up: attention gwen To- lie collection OF claims
sut Probate sIi>lur-> Ir",I-!l.
JOHN \ :. gJTT. sEA>kIE> n Il IL.
N....I. rUp!.C.
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DIR. 3. w. HlENG,
AIIUR MY W.
r.. BENTOS TAlI.OiI,

TTuHNEY Ar LAW. VIII practice IN ali
~ The Courts of Lafayette ami adjoining
Counties, also IN the Federal courts. >pccIa'
attention given Ia collection anu nNe>iISaiOH
OF land TILES Unice in Wilson's bloch. urN,
door 10 L =. Express once, Main street.
.rp25- Gul
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MII.I.IAM NOING.

A Mi r.,ltr ~ .H y rI5ie,5a IN SG' a. "i IN,
cvUrg> OF I.ltA! ct. county ;I.! the courts OF
Record IA Tie >i-rr. Ou.rv over AulI', Bank
AiirH'!"'. 10 iAu"-ly
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ALFRED i. HALL.

I ATE CIRCUIT AND PROSECUTING AT
Il iOKA FL vi. practice III II! ihe courts OF
sn4 ID, RAJ Courts. triUIHal law AMI cO!leC-
cI1Es s!'scially t.eI-rs by PERMISSION, TO me
LeN.uEtun >i:In.s Ban, lion. JUun Red,
Chairman STATE Democratic EA-cut.v- Commit
tee; hOv. j - Stevenson, L. : senator from
kentucky; &. X. I.,lLII, County treasurer; ;
II Il. steele, County t!"rh- UAICc over VI
+. Keller : store. jIult-iy
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ChAN b.. =
GRAVES = WOOD,

A TTORNENS Al .tW, viii practice in III,
"A state Ana Federal courts. itumrt t",trntlou
E.Nr. To- The collection UI ,ItiIus. bG,v uNrl
heller, dry goods 7t0re opposite Gry Hotel,
Lexington, No.
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WAIhER & FIELD,

" .LL!AM wALAEm. a,nAeD Flti
, 1877-10-19
The Unemployed.

"Three million of unemployed men in
the United StAtes'-that is the text upon
which have been threaded more editpIia
attempts at pathos lately than any state.
flent that has been made since the panic.
But is it truel There are in the United
States about 100000 people, 10000
900 males, of whom not over S,O0O,0 ,0O0
are mature, able.bodied men. Of these
100000 about 100000 are Southern
negroes, of whom it can hardly be said
that any are really out of employment,
since there is work enough for all who are
willing to work. Of the remaining six
million, at least three million are farmers,
of whom it cannot be said that any are
out of employment. This calculation
leaves but about 5000, 900 to be account
ed for, and if they are all out of employ
ment, then there is nobody at work in
the United States, except the women, the
Southern negroes and the farmers! But
this, of course, is an absurd conclusion.
OF these 100000 we know that 1,000,-
900 are engaged in active business in
professional work, or else supported from
accumulated wealth. And OF the remain
ing 100000 at least ene-half of H. ,0O0,.
900 is engaged in mechanical trades, in
the great business of transportation, in
manual labor, in Government or State
employ, ETC., etc. This would leave but
100000 men really unemployed in the
whole country, of whom at least half are
Southern whites who won't work, tramps,
lazy young men living on their fathers,
etc, etc. We then arrive at the conclu.
sion that not over 100000 men in the
United States are really unemployed
Pittsburg Leader.
, 1877-10-19

COB yr. stg hai lIFa aaI .rrr .a
t.. g.Fu-f tTsf r.-t- SEQ a."I bose
HearI s HHugb VrFF raa ar4 ura. tr'
u.ai have t1nI f.H h.HHF m.f.t-
ass .F.rz u H fFI Ia gee rs.u.. --r.' s
...l uIfa rHrsIrs. b.t 1ri a.IH a"r'
.Agu YTup-. The ders HHt sgrH r. riEr
aay uf having uH' tuI ue siHl.l s..
b. ..sf uf tHe p.ss3,r elrfsIrs H.srf Hs
10 ui.Gf. d, o. Ivei iu slgh "a r.fiasr.
.H tar ,ils uf tiI a..rE uh.,l ifr
sind SWEPT bike ug.d rvlf, naly 'rH
tunes is.'rr than Ary river u1a.i rln,
even drau hiil sids Through thr g1t-
fary % would D. ,pautiHg. sni stfyam-
iu-. Aud ediyiug. aui fgnung. al nigti
hong aUd a p.or woman slth a cough,
or man who has been 0gt iu the culi
all day, Is very g.ad ,o lie 10 a sheltered
place, and leave the rest ot the house a.
the wind and the fairies. 81. Nichola, for
September.
, 1877-10-19

A CORRESPONDENT of the St. Paul
Pioneer Press describes the use of gold
dust as currency as the greatest nuisance
of the Black Hills. Each man is pro-
vided with his buckskin sack, and no
matter what he buys, be it plug of to-
bacco for ten cents, or an outfit for sew
ersl hundred dollars, he must weigh the
amount out in dust. This is u yexatious
process, and of course cannot he often re-
peated without considerable percentage
OF waste. Gold is taken at eighteen dol
lars in greenbacks, and all shopkeepers
give two prices. A movement is on foot
t. remedy this evil by adding consider
able percentage to the price Of goods
sold for dust, and many of the more
sensible miners are beginning to sell
their dust as they bring it in, and do
their trading with paper money. Form
erly there was much risk in taking gold
dust, MS it was mixed with a material
that it was impossible to detect by any
test except that of acid, and few could
spare the time to submit the dust to that
process. Now the dust is comparatively
clean and safe to handle.
, 1877-10-19

PITKIN's JOKE ON THE LOUISIANA
DEMocRATs.-It will be remembered that
recently one of the Nichols investigat-
ing committees found three or four boxes
in the custom-house marked -. K. g..
Pltkin." The conclusion was jumped at
that the contents were certain stolen
papers bearing the vote Of the State. The
committee, through Gov Nichols, asked
the attorney general OF the United States
if they should be opened. Judge Deyens
said the committee would have to take
that responsibility on its own shoulders.
Meantime, while cogtatlng AZ to what
should be done, each member OF the
smelling committee affixed their private
seals on the boxes to preclude the posi-
bility of the opening of the lids without
detection. Meanwhile Pitkin, who knew
" hat was going on, allowed New Orleans
for three weeks to work it-elf into high
state of excitement. Thinking the sus-
pense had been long enough borne, and
with the chances to have the committee
make. asses of themselves, he yesterday
telegraphed to the Nichols authorities
his permission to open the boxes. III Is
understood they contain fishing tackle,
some imitation grubworms, old gumshoes,
balhing-suits and hammock or two'
Pitkn thinks also that one OF the boxes
contains in manuscript an epic poem
which he trusts the committee Will read
and criticise.
, 1877-10-19
The Giants Causeway.

Nothing have ever seen'in nature can
equal the perfect finish of the Causeway.
1t is difficult to believe that the hand If
man has not fashioned it. Pillar on pill
lar, smooth, perfect hexagons, climb up
and down where you will upon 1t, anu
the same perfection of shape meets your
eyes. One group of pillars has been
called the Fan, since it has assumed that
shape. The columns as rule are about
four feet in length and rise one above an
other so regularly that the tops on some
form seats, and those form backs to them,
and so on from the lowest to the highest
1t is almost impossible to describe the
beauty of the place; you have to stand
tirst where we stood to believe it.
Stand on the hexagons with the great
waves surging up to your feet, billows OF
blue-green water roll up and retreat,
gurgling as they go from submarine hol-
lows, under your feet, and then as you
approach to peep over the rocks, rush
forward again, fizsipg all round you, and
splashing you with foam and bits of sea-
weed. Turn aside and rocks of grand
and weird shape meet your view. Amongst
others appears to be monk who, with
bent head, kneels in everlasting attitude
of prayer. Contemplate these rocks for a
few minutes and they will appear full OF
faces and figures, fantastic perhaps and
quaint, but all in keeping with the kneel-
ing figure. Turn your back upon the
sea, and what grand scene you have =
what cliffs, what rocks, what wonderful
formation. 1t seemed to me, wherever
looked, my eyes wanted to remain fixed
-New DsmSni0n Monthly.
, 1877-10-19

Ihess lsltfFssl iasuFfes nsri o. vosd
"a Ell 81 UtruasilHa 81 uUg asltis ~ ouiv
nIta o. str ala hsa tta dansts prYr-rl
ta Fr-iuCs tbs bsautisul lsrgs fawsr,
taat srs o. mgeh slmirrd be- safiy sp4lnr
TIE sssi shHuli be saan at,0lt ile MD
de of August in q vrfy rieh raf,isn hs-i.
tlr rltrr tbs largrF siIl by toe aHaes,.
l aHt rirh already "a sb1uA De- made ss
dy the aidiiiua uf very ans manaFe. The
pIanIs all nrvd thinning cat ~ trans-
q .antlng iu september D. ab lat sia iutbrs
apart, alter tae grouud fregses they
should BE- covered With litter about A.
mech as strawberric., whicb b. rakrd "a
early 90 .prHg, sni II in warn sanuy
exposure they wall blnssum very early
but u tae Aowers are wanted brf ne they
uiil come uu, Of door the bed should be
prepared in the fall like b., bed, put.
TIM dONn plAnks six feet apart to receive
glass IN Msryh, the covering in this case
should be sea weed aud brush deep
enough to keep out FROST and care will
be needed To protect them from rotting if
the weather is warm in the winter. They
bloom profusely in early spring but as
the weather grows warmer the flowers
grow smaller, and if we desire to save
good seed for planting it should be taken
from the large early flowers. BY mark
ing the most desirable colors while in
flower we can get seed that will be likely
to produce similar color, but in order to
be sure OF perpetuating the color it will
be necessary to separate the plants by
considerable interval to prevent the pol
len from mixing. A Watering with liquid
manure at the time of towering will in
crease the size of the hower.-Aa8s.
PLoughman.
, 1877-10-19

A LATE nobleman, in whose character
vanity and parsimony were the most re-
markable features, was, for long time
before he died, in the habit of retailing
the produce of his dairy aud his orchard
TO the children and the poor people of
his neighborhood. II is told that one
day, observing pretty little girl trip
ping through his grounds with milk
can, he stopped to kiss her after which
he said, in pompous tone, "Now, my
dear, you may tell your grandchildren
that you had once the honor Of receiving
a kiss from the Right Honorable, the Earl
of B." The child looked up into
his face, and, with a strange mixture OF
and archness, remarked, But
you took the penny for the milk, though
, 1877-10-19

SIR HUMPHREY DAvY.-When DaVy
was in Sicily he was studying geology,
and the rap and clatter Of his hammer
among the rocks astonished the Catanisn
peas ants, who accounted him mad. They
told their priest Of the danger from the
maniac, but Davy had seen the priest be-
fore them; his reverence quietly intlmat-
ed to the peasants that it was foreign
gentleman from far-otf land who was
practising pensncel Davy was regard
ed by the Catanians as q saint. de mas
since been regarded by the world as 4
PHILOSOPHER.
, 1877-10-19

A PUPIL in an English school was
asked in an examination paper, "Why ID
the tropic Of Cancer so called, and why is
it situated twenty three and half degrees
from the equatorl" The answer, con-
structed on basis of purest logic, was
1.-The Tropic OF Cancer is so called from q
Latin word cancer, meaning crab, be-
cause there are great many crabs in
that portion of the globe; and it is situat-
twrnty-three and half degrees from the
Equator because there are more crabs
there than anywhere else" Another pu.
pill, asked to define the word "buttreSs,
wrote out its meaning, "a female who
makes butter"
, 1877-10-19

The OLD MAN.-Bow low the head
boy do reverence to the old man. Once
like you, the vicissitudes of life have
silvered the hair, and changed the round,
merry face to the worn visage before you
Once that heart beat with aspirations
equal to any you have felt-aspirations
crushed by disappointment, as yours are,
perhaps, destined to be. Once that form
stalked proudly through the gay scenes
of pleasure, that beau-ideal of grace; now
the hand of Time, that withers the flower
of yesterday, has warped that figure and
destroyed the noble carriage. Once, at
your age, he possessed the thousand
thoughts that pass through your brain
now wishing to accomplish deeds worthy
Of nook in the temple of fame; anon
imagining life dream that the sooner he
awoke from the better But he has lived
the dream very near through. The time
to awake is very near at hand; yet his
eye ever kindles at old deeds of daring,
and the hand takes q firmer grasp at the
staff. Bow low the head, boy, as you
would in your old age be reverenced.
, 1877-10-19

MEASURING BY THE EYE.-YearS ago,
Us correspondent, when we went t.
school in a little weather beaten school
house, what exciting contests there used
to be over the teachers favorte exercise
of having the scholars estimate, with the
eye, the size and weight Of d tferent OBJ
iects in the room. He would hold up
his cane, aud have each one tell how long
he thought it was, aud it was a lucky
child that could come within half foot
of the right length. He would measure
an nrchin, and then have the scholars try
to reproduce the measure on the wall
He would mark off all inch or foot or u
yard in some conspicuous place, and then
zee how near anybod could come to
chalking the same length on the black
board. And it was astonishing how wide
astray one would 60. The fact is, our
eyes deceive us ridiculously, even upon
the commonest things. At first thought,
which should you say was the taller, u
three year-old child or -four barrel 2
And could anything bnt actual measure
ment convince you that the same child is
half as high as a ixfooterl There is an
old saying, that child two years old is
half as tail as he ever will be; and after
a few experiments in measuring, one can
easily believe it, but not before.