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Rich Widows.


Speaking of rich widows, Sha special
point of distinction in point of wealth be-
longs to Mrs. Alexander T. Stewart, who
at sixty-fve is worth probably five millions.
She has just passed the anniversary of her
husbands death, and, therefore, be consid-
cred out of deep mourning, but the bereave-
ment is one she viii feel to tho last. For a
year the grandest house in America has
been in gloom, and no doubt will long con-
tinue in this condition. Mrs. Stewart, in
order to obtain tile company Of her brother
Charles Church, gave him fine house
near her own, and s-tn u ANY uffi-
cient for competency. Another rich wild
ow is Mrs. P.lran Stevens, whose husband
was the most famous hotel keeper that the
world ever saw, He began in a tavern ut
Concord, New Hampshire, and ended IN
the Fifth Avenue Hotel. His estate was
not far from three-quarters of q million, q
part of which is New York property. Mrs.
Stevens has an ambition to be q fashionable
woman, and spends her money freely in en-
teitainimg the bon ton. She has rather ex-
cited some jealousy lately by her success in
getting the Russian Duke and suite to one
of her receptions. How ridiculous it does
seem to some of our old families to see this
rarvenue carrying off the lions Of the'day.
To make the matter worse the Grand Duke
escorted minnie Stevens to the theater.
Well well s! what is society coming when
one of the royal family goes to the theater
with saloon keepers daughter This is
natural exclamation from the '1iop hunt
ers'' of high life.-CiB. Com.
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Extracting An Eye.

The Lyons Republican says: DIR. Iii
der OF Rochester, performed last week the
operation upon lady in this village OF ex-
tracing an eyeball. The patient was put
,,pder the influence Of chloroforin, and the
operat,on performed without the slightest
painful sensation. The lady lost the sight
of her eve when child, by running against
door-lateh; but aside from the abridge-
ment of her vision the accident has occa-
stoned her but little annoyance until OF
late. when the eyehall became intiamed and
nainful-so much SO that the operation re-
ferred to was decided upon and DOW, after
a short time an artificial eye, corresponding
in color, &C., with the sound eye, will be
introduced. The operation of extracting
an eyeball, though requiring the most dex-
trous use of surgical instruments and the
most practised skill ON the part OF the sur
peor,. is by no means painful one TO the
ratient. not nearly so painful indeed as the
lancing of felon or carbuncle, though 70
ensure entire quiet ON the part OF the pa
tient, and thus prevent possible accidents
it is customary in such cases to administer
anasthetics. gThe principal instruments
nsed by the surgeon is pair OF scissors
with curved blades. with which the four
small muscles that move the eye are disid-
ed. and this being done, the ball is readily
removed from the socket, usually with no
hdmorrhage.
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Eastern Jugglery.

Iaterview with Maiame RlevetsSy In the New York
World.
nave seen man throw q large ball OF
twine into the air, which unwound as
assembled, one end being fastened to She
ground. As the bal nnwound it disappear
ed in the clouds, AMI the cord remained
stati mary. In a few moments the man
sent 4 little boy up the cord, pretending 1t
was to see what held the end up. The boy
went up and up, till he was lost to sight.
Aud he stayed up SO long that the man
pretended to become enraged, and climbed
up after him with drawn sword IN his
hand, and soon he, too, disappeared from
sight. Presently down fell bloody foot,
and then another, and then i leg, and then
different pieces Of the boy, all bloody, We
dipped cur hanlkerchiefs in the blood, to
see lfIt was really blood. and it was. AT
last the boy head fell down, and present.
" she man came down, all bloody, and yet
Stimulating rage. He collected the frag-
ments Of the boy that lay around and threw
them in heap on the ground. Thea ha
threw q cloth Oh the heap. and Instantly
the boy jumped ont alive and well. The
man aud boy were entirely naked, and the
tr ok, IL 1t was trick, was done ON open
ground, ont Of doors. SAP ii was actual
II done. There were hundreds Of speota-
tors, That Ii the kind of things Eastern
magicians do.
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The Jenny Lind Of To-Day.

A Paris letter from Mrs. Hooper says !:
Apropos of Jenny Lind, recently had a
long and very interesting conversation re-
specting her with lady who had often met
her in musical circles in England, and has
heard her sing. Though every vestige of
the once glorious voice (and how glorious it
was we middle-aged lovers of music can
we'll remember) has long since departed.
the peerless method and exquisite finish of
her style still reveal some of the marvellous
qualities that made Jenny Lind the greatest
singer of her day and generation. Her hair
is well-nigh snow white. but the kindly, in-
telligent features still preserve a strong re-
semblance to the portraits and busts that
were taken of her in the heyday of her ca
reer, now well-nigh thirty years ago. She
left the stage, it is said, not from any re-
ligious prejudices, as has often been stated,
but because the excitement of acting never
failed to bring on an excruciating neryons
headache, which left her PROSTATE for the
whole of the succeeding day. She still suf-
fers extremely from nervousness, and her
otherwise happy ard tranquil existence is
embittered by the recollection of one deeply
regretted action of her life-her retirement
while still in full possession of her unrival-
ed voice. She knows now what she then re-
linguished but no regrets can call back the
years that might have given her added fame
and fortune. and brought her the delight
Of enchanting thousands by the witchery OF
her song. She has but little admiration
for the singers of the day, with one excep-
ton, Albani, and there is nothing that will
80 quickly ruffie her usually placid temper
as TO hear any one style Nilsson "the sec
ond Swedish Nightingale" Strange to
saw. she detests the music of the future, and
never has been brought to listen to any of
Wagner's operas save under protest. Her
eldest daughter has very charming voice,
but has no aspirations for an artistic career,
and refuses to study. !" 1t may be all for
the best y once sadly remarked she who had
ohce been unrivaled among the stars OF the
lyric stage.
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Gallatin County and ri. Ellis.

Now, as to the assertion, that the navi-
cation Of the Yellowstone would deprive us
of Ft. Ellis and establish rival town.
Bozeman and the Gailatin have considered
this considered it long before the Benton
Record was thought:of. We don't suppose
TT. Ellis must, or can, or should. prove a
thing Of eternity, and while we hate to lose
1t. We know we some day must; and should
prepare for rainy day. Ft. Ellis supplies
i market, supplies protection. has done
much to make us what we are-bnt, If that
market is all we are to have. and if we can
only secure its continuance by neglecting
the Yellowstone and other interests, the
sooner we lose it the better. The people
Of the Gallasin cannot afford to remain here
iftheir prospects are necessarily bounded
by the market of TT. Ellis We hope for
better things, and have such confidence in
in the future of Eastern Montana that cries
about z rival town at the head Of naviga-
tion, Instead of demoralizing ns. enconr-
age us to extended effort to force its found
ling by proving its necessity. No pent
up Bozeman contracts our pewers, doant
Courier, "A Aprii 28th.
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Bride and sroon a Century Ago.

To begin with the lady. Her locks were
strained over an immense cushion that sat
like An incubus upon her head, and plas-
tered over with pomatum, and sprinkled
over with shower Of white powder. The
height of this tower was something over a
fopt. Over her neck and bosom was fold
ed lace handkerchief, fastened in front
with Il bosom pin containing her grandfath-
e1's miniature. set in virgin gold. Her airy
form was brae up in a satin dress, the
sleeves as tight as the natural skin of the
..rm, with waist formed by Il bodice worn
outside, whence the skirt lowed off and
was distended at the top by an ample hoop.
Shoes of white kid with peaked toes and
heels of two or three inches elevation in
closed her feet and glittered with spangles
that peeped out.
ed back and plentifully befoured, while
his queue projected like the handle of
skillet. His coat was a sky blue silk, lined
with yellow, his long vest was of white sat
in embroidered with gold lace, his breeches
Of the same material, and tied at the knee
with pink ribbon. White silk stockings
aud pumps, with laces and ties of the same
hue, completed the habiliamcnts of his
neither limbs. Lace ruftles clustered his
wrists, and portentous frill worked in
correspondence, and bearing the miniature
of his beloved finished his truly genteel
appearance.
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The Gsea. Smith Family.
Leisure Honr.

Disguised the mans may sometimes be.
but it is the most common name through
out all European countries. 1t does some-
times affect a spelling above the common.
and appears as Smith, Smythe orde Smyth.
It also 10 England assumes Latin guise,
(from ferrana,) and becomes Ferrier or
Ferras, one of the noble names of England.
associated also with a tragedy not noble
either in its character or it's consequences.
In Germany We have the Schmidts in It.
aly the Fabri, Fabricia or Fabbroni; IN
France, the lie Febres or Lefevres. AL
though most of the European languages
adhere most closely to the old Northern
name, and even in Latin We have volumes
in our libraries by Johannes Smithus, and
we have seen in Italy Giovanni SMITH
The Spanilld's version of John Smith is
Juan Smithus, the Dutchman adopssit ~
Hans Smidt, the Frenchrnan softens it in-
to Jean smeets, the Russian roughens it
into Juleff Smittowski. John Smith goes
into the tea trade with China and then he
becomes .Iaohn Slimmit. Among the Ice-
lauders he is Jaime Smithson. Among the
Tuscaroras he is Tom Gu Sinittia. In Po-
land he is Ivan s Schmittiaveiski, and with
the Welsh we are told that they talk OF Ji-
hon Schmidt. In Mexico he is written
down as .Joutli f. Smitri. Among the
classi ;ai ruins of Greece he becomes Ion
Gin;ht.,u and in Tnrtav he Ia almost lost
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Statistics Of the Eastern Question.

Two interesting tables are annexed by
Baron Henry de Worms, to the fifth edi-
ton of his work +" "England's Policy in the
East. only recently published. The first
gives the population, trade, financial, mill
tary, and naval resources, of each power
concerned in the Eastern Question. The
seconds presents the various creeds and
numbers of each of the nationalities in the
Turkish Empire. Beside the Sc, ,5s6, 600
inhabitants in Russia, IS, 904, 435 in Austria
Hungary, and 2S,500,o 900 in Turkey, &c.,
Montenegro looks strangely Insignificant
with a population of 10000. The revenue
of this little State is put at $4,000, and its
fighting capacity at 10000 men, which is
equivalent to saying that all male Montene-
grins OF full age are soldiers. The Russian
debt is given as 1,5O4, 900, 900. the Turkish
at 81 ,O00 600, 600. The total Russian army
he gives as 1.7s9,571 men; the Turkish,
e29, 1856; the German, 1,24s, S34: the French,
1,11S,525; the Austrian, 964, OPS; the Italian,
s71, 81; the English, GOO, 800, al OF which
is, IN fact, a great exaggeration. For 1n-
stance, there is force of only 1873, 342 in
the English arm y. and Of these SO, $40 are
in India, and 81, 172 in the colonies. In
number of iron clads France comes first,
with 63, and 366 other vessels of war.
England has 81 iron clads, and 449 other
vessels of war; Russia has 81 iron clads,
and 1874 other vessels of war: Turkey has 81
iron clads, Italy 12, Austria 10; Germany 8,
and Greece /.
In the whole Ottoman Empire, including
now the tributary States, there are 3,OOO,-
600 Turks, 800, 600 Arabs, 600, 900 Turco-
mans, sTartars and Gypsies, 5, 1913, 600 Ro-
mans, 100000 Greeks, 3,027, ,06S Servians,
and 100000 Bulgarians, and that SOC, GOO
of the Servians and 800, 600 of the Bulgari-
ans profess the Mohammedan religion.
There are 450, 600 Servian Roman Catholics,
and 10000 Albanians of the same faith
With the tributaries the total population
of Turkey is 52,092, ,O6s, but 10,7o0, 600
Nubians, 100000 Egyptians, as well as
Servians, &C., go to make up this rather
deceptive total.
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A young man who had claim of $50 to
collect took it TO a lawyer. The latter, upon
inquiring, no sooner heard that his clients
name was George Jones, than he seized
him by the hand, fervently shook it, ex-
claiming, MY dear fellow, how fortunate
you are! Why, know your father well
in fact, he was my first client. shall take
particular pains for you in this matter" A
few days later the young man received
note from the lawyer informing him that
the collection had been made. He called
called upon him and was handed roll of
bills. As he was counting them the law
yer reiterated his remark about the young
mans good fortune in coming to him who
knew his father, etc. The young man,
however, looked anything but happy, for
he found but SIS in the roll The lawyer,
noticing this. said: Why, my dear fel-
low, what seems to be troubling you ?''
.oh, nothing. was only thinking how
lucky am that you didn't know my grand
father. THE Refornser.
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Mccrary's Home IN Washington.

A Washington letter corrects the state
ment going the rounds Of the press about
the grand and stately mansion which sec
retary McCrary is going to occupy. Inc
fact is that the house Mr.. McCrary takes
i an old and plain building strictly within
his means. The present Cabinet is made
~ of unassuming and unpretentious peo-
pie, and Mr.. Mccrary is the least pre'en-.
tious Of the lot. He has neither the means
nor the disposition to attempt social dis
play and extravaganza and will very care
fnliy II do nothlng OF the kind. Washington
correspondents have q way Of gushing about
official aud social life there and piling up
ad;eetiyes of gorgeous description, when
Far T the most part he gorgeous descriptions
arc drawn almost wholly from ths gorge
ans imaginations Of the correspondents
aforesaid. Gate eity,
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The Grandpa.

The grandpa, il an individual, aged
somewhere between fifty and one hundred
ears, and IL a common occurrence in all
well regulated familys.
Next to healthy mother-in-law, they
have more bizness ON hands than en-
ny other party in that house.
They are the standard authority on all
leading topicks, and what they don't know
about things that happened sixty-five years
ago, or what will happen for the next three
years to come, is damage inr everybody
to kno.
Grandpas are not entirely useless they
are handy to hold babys and feed pigs, and
are handy to mend broken broom handle,
or putting up the clothes-line on washing
days.
have seen grandpas that churn good,
but konsider it might mean trick to set
an old man eighty years old to churning
butter.
I am grandpa miself but won't churn
for no concern, not if | understand my
self.
I am willing to rock be baby while the
wimmen folks are billing soap, and am
reddy to kut rags to work into rag carpets
Oh I'll dip HANDLES Or kore apples for sass,
but won't churn.
hev examined myself on the subject,
and will bet jaknife that Josh Billings
won't churn.
Grandpas are poor help at bringing mp
children, az they are full of precept and
katekism, The Young ones all seem to un-
derstand that grandpa minds them great
deal more than they mind grandpa.
Billings.
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A WELI.-KNowN WHITE House CHAR
AcTER. White House visitors must not
forget to take look at Arthur Simmons.
Most people who go there, in their anxiety
to see the President, are apt to overlook the
distinguished colored gentleman from Nort,l
Carolina, who for 10 years past has, with
all the dalntless valor of second Leonidas
at modern Thermopy]a, wiihstood the
onset of otfice-seekers aud others ut the
ante-room door. Arthur must be seen to
be appreciated. Always respectful, never
presuming, he has learned the ways of the
business part .,s the White House SO thor
oughly that To attempt to impose upon his
cerdulity or pass by HIM surreptitiously TO
the charmed presence within would tax the
inventive genius even OF a Vidooa himself.
A face thoroughly Ethiopian, merry,
twinkling eye, mouth which every pass
ing smile serves to distena from ear To ear,
a stout, burly, rather well-dressed figure,
and a snavity of manner withal which
makes him sort of African Chesterfield, to
whon colored visitors look up with undis-
guised awe and admiration-these are the
characteristics of Arthur Simmons; and if
you ever 90 to the White House, don't fail
to note them. Would there were more
ian;tors like him.
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THE FIELD OF WAR.
Natural Advantages Strongly in Favor Of
Turkey.
From the N. Y. Tribune.

From the N. 7. Tribune.
| The formal declaration of war by Russia
cannot be expected before Monday next,
and may be delayed q few days longer.
The Gar is announced to leave st. Peters
burg to-day for Kischeneff in Besseraba,
where Russian army, variously reported
at from 100000 to 100000 men, has been
massed and organized for two or three
months past. The declaration will proba-
bly, Immediately follow the Imperial review
of his army and the departure of the Rus
sian Embassy from Constantinope. Moth
ing would be gained by Fastening ii, for the
final preparations for movement on both
sides, although energetically pushed for
ward, require at least fortnight more be-
fore the beginning of active warfare.
Only two forms Of attack are possible to
Russia in moving against European Tur-
key. The approach of Austrian Territory
and the Carpathian Mountains to within
100 miles of the Black Sea leaves her no
other line of march than across the low
lands of Roumania. Her alternative, which
could only be carried out in conjunction
with the former movement, is to transport
a strong force to the eastern coast and eff
feet a Judgement in the rear of the Turkish
line of fortresscs.
The natural advantages Of the field are
strongly in favor of Turkey. From the
from Gates to the Black Sea, the northern
or Wallachian shore of the Danube is low
and generally marshy, while the southern or
Bulgarian shore rises directly in bold hills
Offering every chance of defense. The most
important points, such rs Tuitscha. silis-
tria, Rustcbuk, Nicopolis and Widdin, are
strongly fortified, and they firmly held back
the Russian advance during the winter and
spring of 1854. AtGiurgevo, Oltenitza and
Kalafat the Russians were defeated, and
Silistria bravely witistood the siege. 1t is
probable, that without the Anglo-French
alliance Turkey would have been successful
in the war. But the conditions of the two
combatants have changed since that time,
and we must not suppose that the opening
war will repeat, in any form, the features
of the earlier struggle. Although there is
but one railroad crossing the Pruth {from
Kischeneff to Jassy), the lines from Buch-
Arrest reach the Danube at thrre points,
and furnish basis of supply far superior to
that which the turks possess. Moreover,
the alliance of Roumania practically ex-
tends Russian territory to the Danube, and
adds materially to the power of attack.
The fear that Turkey will Immediately
occupy Kalafat, and probably other points
on the Roumania bank of the Danube, is
undoubtedly well founded. She will not
because she need not-scruple to take an
offensive step before the declaration Of war;
and in this life and death struggle she must
be swift to strengthen her main line of de-
f'nse IN every possible way. We cannot |
hut admire the energy with which she fol-
lows her defiance; but no nation knows the |
measure of her present strength so well as |
Russia, and the means of the latter must |
be competent 60 meet it. The war may be
brief, but it will be very bloody.
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WHAT THE WITS SAY.
What the country wants to get rid Of are
Brigham Young and Sitting Bull.-N. 7.
Herald

What the country wants to get rid of are
Brigham Young and Sitting Bull.-N 7.
Herald
The author of the story of "Neck and
Mech" may be termed sort of literary
Neck -romancer. Commercial.
There is a time for everything and the
time to take a baby to show is Just after
the entertainment is over.-Fulton Times.
Snow is the time," says the Herald, ''to
set out..false hair" Does this mean re-
vival of the old wig party ?-Roehester DEM
ocrat.
Milton's Satan has very good manners.
But then, to be sure, as you say, my dear,
you wouldn't expect to see an imp o dark
ness inp-o'- -light.-Graphic.
Hayes has regular old-fashioned Cabi-
net. He can always find the Key to it.,
change his Shurz when so disposed, and
use his best Eyarts to keep them clean.-
Clarion.
Pony City is the last new mining camp
in Montana.-CAacago Journal. What's
the Mares name, we wonder p CONNER
cias Advertiser. Horace, we reckon
HawEeye.
The Christian Union says that it makes
a man purer and better to cherish reject
ed love. There is more fun, however, in
going off and making love to another girl.
--Nora0ieA Bulletin.
1t is this laying awake nights trying to
determine whether to leave your fortune to
an orphan asylum or home for old men,
that makes the newspaper business SO
wearing. Sentinel.
There are now three persons living in
Hartford with bullets in their heads. Con-
sidering the army of agents it's life insur-
ance companies employ this is not a large
number.-Danbury Nesos.
Upon examination of our wardrobe and
the advancing prices of rags, we find that
we are in fair way to become rich. Such
is the reward of the patient country jour-
nalist.-Fdtls Reporter.
He was solemn-looking traveller, and he
walked through the depot singing, Heaven
is my home," when one of the boys called
OUT "Then you are going the wrong way,
stranger; this is the train to Syracuse. y
Sentinel.
Emerson has a habit of writing down
every good idea that strikes him even get
ting up in the night to jot down some val
liable thought aWe once commenced this
plan but after spending a few weeks with
out sleep had to give it up. .-Bridgeport
Standard.
When you see a newpaper article which
promises in it's beginning to be an essay OF
high merritt is well to read it for the profit
to accrue from SO doing. But as a matter
of precaution, it is better to glance first at
the end to see if anything is said about two
sizes OF bottles--one fors50 cents and the
other for s1.-DGnbary Meas.
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Submarine Gardens.

In the Indian ocean, many feet below
the surface Of the water, grows wood quite
as luxuriant as any .iungles or thickets we
read Of in South America. Some of tho
the trees grow as high as two houses piled
one ON another. They are called by hard
name-nerocystem. The roots resemble
coral, and from the slender stems grows
cluster of very long leaves. Other trees
grow almost as high, and end ia one single
huge leaf that il about the size of ous for
est trees. Bushes green, yellow aud red
--are dotted here and there and velvety
carpet Of diminutivs plants covers the
ground. Flewers in all tho tints of the
rainbow ornament tho rocks, and large
leaves Of the iris, Of dagzling pink and red,
float among thsm and sea-anemones, as
large and brilliant as cactns flowers, form
beds III tho mss. Blue red, purple, and
green little fish dar5 here AMI there and
between tho bushes glidcs, like serpent,
the long silvery ribbon fish.