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EMIGRATION DORIS NOT AFFECT LAM
sUAeE.-Judging from history, it would
scarcely be too much TO say that NO amount
Of known emigration has been sufficient to
eradicate language, or even to destroy it's
grammatical anatomy. The language of
people is too deepl, rooted in all it's habits
of thought and life 10 be driven out by cen
querors and invaders. Modifcatiens it an
donbtedly effects, but they ara for the most
part superficial. Each country digests its
conquerors and changes their language into
its own. The invasion Of England by the
Normans. with all their power and nnm-
bers, while it enriched the vocabulary of
the English, did not vitally change the
structure Of their language. To this very
day the Welsh speak theif own anguage,
and Gaelic and Irish still exist. completely
separate from English. The two streams
run along together, side by side, but they
scarcely mingle. The enormous emigration
of Germans in Amer. s has failed TO pro-
duce the most trivai influence on the En-
glish speech. One of two results is always
produced; either the language of the inyad-
ers snpplants that Of ,he people invaded, or
directly the contrary. They would not
mix and make q new composition, except
under the most extraordinary circnmstan-
COS. Language Is like living tree. wh;ch
grows and deseloDes new forms; but il
does not change its vital structure and char
actor. North Amerioan Rsoies,
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Rules Of Table Etiquette.

Do not keep Others waiting for you either
at the beginning or the close of a meal. 2.
Don't sip soup frem the tip but from the
side of spoon. 8. Be careful not to spill
Or drop anything on the table cloth. Keep
pour plate clean; do not heap all sorts of
food on it at once. 5. In passing your
plate to be reheaped retain your knife and
fork. 6. When asked for a dish, do not
shove but hand it,. Z. While drinking do
not look around. 8. Instruct the servant
to hand the cup at the left side, SO that it
may be received With the right hand. 9.
Do not drink your tea or coffee without
first removing the teaspoon from the cup
to tbe sancer. 10. Use the knife for cut
ting only; never put it to the lips or the
mouth. II. Break you bread into small
pieses and rest them on your plate while
spreading. IL. Do not eat too fast; besides
giving one the appearance of greed it is not
healthy. 13. If you find anything unplea
ant in your food put it aside as quietly as
possible, without drawing the attention of
others to if. IA. Do not open the lips or
make any unnecessary noise in chewing.
is. Do not touch the head. IS. Do not
rest the elbows on the table. II. Be
of and attentive to the wants of
those about You. IS. Converse on pleas
ant subjects with those sitting near you.
10. sDo not say anything not intended
for all present to hear. 90. Leave your
plate with the knife and fork lying parallel,
the handles pointing to the right 81.
Never leave the table before others without
asking the lady or gentleman who presides
to excuse you.
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Yankee Notions Abroad.

K -
We heard two amusing stories the other
day showing how American manufactured
articles are sent about the world. A New
Haven gentleman being in Liverpool, for
an hour or two. waiting for the steamer to
sail. thought he would purchase some trifle
TO bring home rs q memento of that city,
and stepping into store his attention was
attracted by some knife rests different from
any style he had ever. SEEM and he bought
them. Then he asked the proprietor where
they were manufactured. The reply was: j:
don't know exactly where the place il.
but it is called Meriden, Ct.'' The gentle
man was amused that he had come across
the Atlantis to bny an article made only i8
miles from his house.
The other story was of New York lady,
who being In Algiers saw and purchased .
little article for S1.25 Afterwards in Paris
she saw more of the same thing and pur-
chased another specimen for 81. In Eng
she found and bought another for rs cents.
On arriving at New York she saw plenty Of
them 10 ths chop windows, price 10 cents.
and then she discovered they we're Yankee
notions. Bridgsport STANDARD.
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No Ruffiing in His Night SHIRT.
Detroit Free Press,

! 4 . I
Saturday forenoon little old woman
who had to come to town in one-horse
wagon entered store ON Woodward ave.
nue. where gents furnishing goods are sold
and asked if they kept sueh thing as a
mans night shirt. $50 4
!" Certainly we do" was the reply as the
clerk reached for box.
Well, my old man was travelling down
IN Rhode Island last fall, and he heard about
'em and saw one, " she continued, g and he
has been half crazy ever sinee to own q
couple. Things have come to "a pretty
pass when men have got to have one shirt
for day and another for night. but Thomas
as rather childish and thought I'd git
him one.''
/" Most all men wear 'em now" said the
clerk, as be opened the boz. What price
do You want to pay"
" Well, dunno" she mused, as she
picked up one after another and let them
drop. 81 didn't say wanted one for my
self, did |? p
Why, no; of course not. These are
gentlemen's night shirts, madam--three
different styles.n
She picked up the plainest one, shook it
out, held it At arms length, and cody re-
marked:
Young man. do yon pretend TO call this
garment nighs shirt for man ~
IS Yas rna,am y
& You dc, shp You stick to it that this
frilling and furbelewiug aad tucking and
ruffiing belongs on mans night shirtp''
ST do.
Then you'd better go to driving sand
wagon, young man r she snapped As she
threw the garment down. I've worn
night gowns for 81 years, and if the day has
come when young moonshine like you
puts on airs 20 tell me that j don't k1lo~
what night gown i, my old man can sleep
in harness for all the sight shirt he'll
ever get me to buy. Good day, young
man n
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An Innocent Young Man
Virginia Chronicle.


A bashful young man called ON B street
girl last evening for the first time, and after
exhausting the usual stock subject of the
weather, they both sat and looked at the
fire for several minutes. He at length con-
cluded to introduced the great question of
shortening the shifts Of the stationary en-
gineers from 10 hours to s. So he squared
around aud remarked with manifest self
confidence:
DO you favor the movement for short
ening of shifts on the Comstock %
!" What p exclaimed the girl, straight
ening up.
Some people, = pursued The young man
nervously, 6 think that the shifts are too
long. AS far as am concerned never
found 'en SO; I'd be willing to let 'em stay
as they are.
Here the girl Indignantly rose up and
said that she didn't consider it any of his
business how long shift should be, and if
he had no more delicate or appropriate sub
to discuss, he might take walk.
He slid through the door about ten sec
onds afterward. with coat and hat in hand,
and II was not until he had asked his moth
el about the matter that he learned how
his innocent attempt TO enliven the ooayer-
sation had been construed. He is now q
sadder and wiser man.
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It Happened d in Texas.
San Antonio Herald.

1t happened right here in San Antonio.
One of the parties was consumptive from
Connecticut, and the other a commercial
traveller f1om New Jersey. They were
stopping at the same hotel, in adjoining
rooms. The drummer was out of money,
but had splendid pistol. He said to him
self:
wonder if that hungry looking lex
an next door don't want to buy pistol ?'
So putting the pistol into his breast pocket
he walked into his neighbours room.
The invalid from Connecticut had been
reading ola noted Texan desperdo, for
for whom there was large reward offered.
and he fancled the description fitted his
unknown naighbor.
Consequently, when the New Jersey
drummer entered the rooms, shut the door
and put his hand into his breast pocket,
the invalid began to shiyer and think ofhis
past life. g4.5
"What--do-you-wa a'' asked the in
valid.
The drummer drew large ivory ham
died revolver answering the description of
the one the celebrated desperate used ON
strangers), and said: @
"f want $25 for this pistol"
The trembling hand o! the invalid could
hardly find its way into his pocket. '
I" 1t is a good pistol, it never misses fire."
said the drummer bringing it to half
cock.
"J-J-Jaks-yer-money r' gasped the
invalid.
The drummer took the money, laid the
pistol on the table. and went away.
AS soon as the door was shut the invalid
from Connecticut brearlled a huge sigh of
relief, and said to himself " I'm glad The
Texas desperate took my money. What
country this is, when you are robbed in
broad daylight in hotel! I'll leave to-
morrow for the North"
AS soon as the drummer got into his
room he remarked
t'rm in luck. I'm glad that old Texas
rufian took my pistol. wonder who he
is goiLg to try it on. I'm going to get out
of here in the morning, now that I've got
money TO pay my hotel bill.'
The next morning both went off on the
same train. In about twp weeks we will
scan the northern papers for story of how
a noted Texas desperado robbed an invalid
in San Antonio ho.el.
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DEATH DEALING CHARITY.-A recent
trial in Philadelphia revealed most shame
full state of affairs, in the handling and ad-
m,nstering of medicines in the alms-house
hospital. An assistant nurse named Clara
Williams, was accused of volentary andisln-
voluntary manslaughter, in having caused
the death Of a patient by administering the
wrong medicine. 1t Was proved on the
trial that the patient was in the habit of
taking double doses of medicine, and that,
therefore, Mrs. Williams had bean directed
to keep it on shelf in 'sthe office Of the
ward; that a package Of poison, in size
and every other respect resembling the one
containing the medicine, was placed beside
it, the only difference being that the pack
age containing the poison had the word
"ofice" on the label, which showed that it
was not to be used except under the orders
of the physician, and was not to be taken
from the Office. By Some mistake Miss
Williams. who was unaware Of the contents
of either package, gave the woman the poi.
son. The defense took the ground that the
alms-house authorities, and not the nurse
should have been placed on trial, and to
use the words Of the reporter in the Phlla-
delphia Times, ''The; jury were probably
Of the same way of thinking, for as soon 10
the foreman received the hill of indictment
every member strained his neck to respond
mot guilty first. When the verdict was an.
nounced loud shout went up in the court
room, and poor Clara, and Mr.. Warwick,
her counsel, received quite an ovation
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WHAT THE WITS SAY.

IlIden's plot was frustrated. It wasn't
frustrate plot, anyhow.-GrapAic.
Experience may be dear teacher, but
she isn't any dearer than pretty school
ma'am.-Derrick .s. IS
The difference between boy and barn
is that shingles are applied to the roof of
the barn. # .T
An Irishman informs us that 1880 will be
the year of the famine, because we will then
have nothing to g. Union.
I Miss Weatherhog, of Quebec, has got rid
of her name, resulting in change of
weather and a fall of pork.-London Free
Press. 2a' - &
Before accepting Mr.. Beecher's theory
we would like to hear from some of the po-
liticians who have gone before.-Oa City
Derrick.
Tho printer who is 80 distrustful of his
k'soaosng better as to follow copy will go TO
Heaven, but he will be very lonesome there.
Gin. Saturday Night. q
People who make their living by falling
on slippery walks, breaking their legs, and
suing the corporation, are not getting fair
show this year.-sentsnel. +
A Hoboken person, evidently a very
young lady, writes where does the fire
go when you put out the candle? We
don't knows. It mus. light out somewhere.
You're up to snuff, now, amt you, dear =?
M Y. Herald.
A girl who formerly lived in st. Louis,
writes from Colorado to an old friend
" This is the handsomest 200 acres ever
put my foot dowh on" Her father ought
to ges 100 acres more and have a lawn
around her foot.-N. r. Herald.
A Western girl, according to the Carroll
Herald, hung up her stocking at Christmas
and when she came down in the morning |
she was terribly y disappointed to find moth
ng in 1t. On closer examination, how
aver, she discovered an upright piano, which |
lad imperceptibly slipped down into the |
zoe. @ |
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INDIAN ARCHERY.-Indian archery is
somewhat different from that practiced by
the young ladies and gentlemen of more
civilized society. These latter take the ar
row between their fingers, place it against
the bowstring, and make it assist in bend
ing the bow. An Indian does not do this
He takes bis arrow between the thumb and
index finger, and pulls the bowstring with
his middle finger; nor does he raise his ar
row as our girls and boys de; he shoots
straight out from the shoulder, and appears
to take no aim whatever. He hits the
mark, though, too often, as the soldiers.
about the garrison can tell, who have flung
their caps or hats into the air, at some In
dian's suggestion, only to have them pierre
ed by the unerring arrow. The growing
papooses, that is as soon as these are able
90 toddle, are furnished with bows and ar
rows, of which the points have been sharp
ened, and may be seen about the reserva-.
tions shooting at marks, at small birds, or
anpthing else that may happen to attract
their attention. They generally becoras
expert at The age Of about 10 or 12, but are
not allowed TO graduate into buck-age, and.
all the pleasures of the chase, until they are
16 or is. Then is the time the real pleas
ure Of the Indian is found TO culminate in
his first hunt after huffalo.--at. Louis Eusa-
ing Past.
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NIGHT.

Night came Gown all DER the earth,
And took the tired Day,
And clasped her tightly in her arms,
And bore her far away.
The moon like some vast lighthouse seemed,
Far up in the Milky Way;
The gistening stars, like tiny bark,
AT anchor round her lay.
And like single silver thread
That twines in some dark curl,
The river wound through trees and brakes,
A cleaning band of pearl.
heard the soft, low dip OF oars,
Like weary. slow heart-throb,
And the wayelets Tapped the bow of the boat
A low, half-broken sob.
And on that night, 80 long ago,
A vision wondrous sweet
Came to me in it's fullest JOY,
So perfect and complete,
golden dream why did wake
To find it past and gone?
The dream was like glorious day;
The waking, cold gray dawn.
'Twere better far that had died
Believing it were tue;
'Twere better far to sleep for aye
Beneath the sky SO blue
Than live, when each long, weary day
Seems longer than before;
When life is but constant pain
A wound unhealed and sore.
The river still flows murmrring on;
The stars are just as bright
As when the vision came to me
That restfu summer night.
The same? Yes. alone am changed.
Oh God! each weary day
Iwish that had died the night
The vision passed away.
-Rarper's Magazine
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THE TWO GLASSES.

There sat two glasses, filled to the brim,
On rich mans table, rim to rim;
One was ruddy and red as blood,
And one as clear as the crystal food.
Said the glass OF wine to the paler brother;
Let us tell the tales of the past to each other
/ can tell of banquet and revel and mirth,
And the proudest and grandest souls on earth
Fell under my touch as though struck by blight
" hen was king, for Iruled in might
From the heads of kings have torn the crown,
From the heights of fame have hurled men down;
l have blasted many an honored name;
have taken virtue and given shame;
l have tempted the youth with sip,a taste,
That has made his futur; barren waste.
Far greater than any king am l.
Or than any army beneath the sky.
I have made the arm of the driver fail,
And sent the train from the iron rail:
have made good ships GO down at sea,
And the shrieks of the lost were sweet to me;
For they said, Behold how great you bel
rame, strength wealth. genius before you fall,
For your might and power over all
Ho! no! pale brother" laughed the wine.
"Can You boast of deeds as great as mine?n
Said the water glass; " cannot boast
Of king dethroned or murdered host;
But can tell of heart once sad
By my crystal drops made light and glad;
Of thirsts I've quenched, of brows I've laved;
Of hands have cooled, of souls have saved.
haye eaped through the valley, dashed through the
mountain,
Flowed in the valley and played in the fountain,
Slept In the sunshine and dropped from the sky;
And everywhere gladdened the landscape and eye.
j have eased the hot forehead of tever and pain,
l have made the parched meadows grow fertile with
grain.
/ can tell of the powerful wheel of the mill,
That ground out the -four and turned at my will.
can tell of manhood debased by you
That lifted up and dcrowned anew
cheer l help, strengthen and aid;
gladden. the heart of man and maid,
l set the chained wine-captiye free,
And all are better for knowing me-"
These are the tales they told each other,
The glass of wine and paler brother,
Ae they sat together, filled to the brim,
On the rich mans table, rim to rim.
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H
MAKE THE BEsT OF THINGs.-Tf all
would DO this the world would be happier
for most of us than it is. Some people
seem to. do everything in their power to
make the. worst rather than the best of.
what they have. The difference in con.
dition ia those we meet hes. in most cases.
just here. Il is one Il ing 10 earn mOney.
and another to make the best use OF it after
it is earned. Good wages or bad wages
make small difference in the comfort9 Of
seme homes. The more man who has no
idea OF thrift or economy earns, the more
he spends uselessly. High wages are an
injury rather than blessing to such
man, for they only increase his opportaui-
ties for self indulgencies that. confirm bad
habits. Making the best Of things is the
art of I'll arts, without which nc calling or
no profession win ever insure success. 1t
is the secret of order and comfort In our
homes. The wife who makes the best of
everything her husbands wages procure.
besides being the helpmate she promised
to be, and the husband who makes the best
OF his opportunities. working faithfully, in
tefgently and skillfully, and so getting for
his family the largest return for his labor,
eaiy fnlfills the pledges he made when eak-
ing upon himself the responsibilities or a
married man.
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ZACHARY TAYLoR's GRAvE.--Tn his mes
sage to the Legislature of Kentucky Gov.
McCreary says: "The grave that contains
the mouldering remains of Zachary Tay-
lor, who was at one time President of the
United States, is situated in Jefferson coun-
ty, in sight of the tall spires of the metro
polls of Kentucky, and is unmarked by a
monument. 1t is true that this man, who
spent his whole life in the service of his
country, who proved his patriotism on near
100 battle-felds, and who had the office of
President bestowed on him for his valor,
integrity and fidelity, needs no monument
to perpetuate .he blazonry of his deeds,
or the purity and simplicity of his character.
He has monument already in the hearts
of his countrymen that will endure forever
Yet, | believe that nation is elevated and
given dignity and Importance abroad and
at home by its great and good men who re-
veal its existence and give it prominence,
and monument should be erected to his
memory that will ever stand with its mute
eloquence to attest to the world the honor,
the reverence and the esteem accorded to
his virtues and his valor by his country
men. He was brought to Kentucky by his
parents when only nine months old, and
ever afterward claimed his home in our
yet his distinguished
civic and military service make him belong
to the whole country. l therefore recon-
mend that his remains be removed by Ken
lucky to the State military lot in the ceme-
terry at Frankfort, and that a resolution
be adopted by the General Assembly calling
upon the Congress of the United States to |
erect monument over his grave"
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Effect Of Imagination.

A strange case is that of Henry G. Ersh-
man, living near the boundary of the coun-
ty, near Seetwood, who is tho owner of con-
siderable property. Up to within sevral
weeks ago he was hale and hearty. Not
withstanding his abundance of this world S
goods he generally wore one suit of clothes
during the week and on Sunday. Several
weeks ago he was startled because he i'm
agined that very offensive odor either
came from his ears or mouth or the pores
of the skin. He was greatly alarmed, and
imagined he was sinking into galloping
consumption, and was gradually deeaying.
He was unable to sleep, became haggard
and emaciated, and even his friends began
to imagine that his end was near at hand.
He dressed himself regularly and was de-
termined to keep on his feet. He went
into the fields and in the woods determined
to fight down his disease, but wherever he
went the same dreadful stencil and feeling
came over him. Finally, and old wood
chopper met him in the woods one day.
The woodman had a long talk with him,
and he stood quite close to examine him.
Then the woodman asked the sick man for
his coat. 1t was examined. The wood
man carried it away 90 yards, and it was
discovered that the stencil followed. The
coat was thoroughly examined, and dead
mouse was found in the lining. The mouse
had by some means gotten in the lining of
his coat and died there, and It's decaying
body caused the unpleasant effluvia. When
this was known the sufferer gained courage
and as he slowly realized what imagination
han done, be rallied and was soon on the
road TO health. Reading (Pa.) Eagle.
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Distress Among English Miners.

The most terrible suffering prevails il
the coal and iron districts of South Wales
Of 500 colleries in Monmouth and Glamor
gan only 81 are working full time. At th,
Ocean colleries, Trearky, where 1000 mel
are employed, only 13 days work were Civ
en- last month at Abergarky, only II day
IN six weeks. At Merthyr only one of th,
three iron works is open, and none of the
20 colleries work more more than three
days in the week. At Penarth all the docks
are deserted. At Newport all who can are
emigrating to Australia.
Since 1875 the price of coal has been fall.
ing steadily, and the miners have been liv.
ing in part On their savings. From co to
10 per month, with three hours work a
day, has been the rate of wages earned,
and OF this the collier has to pay 13 shil-
lings for rent, the subscription to the doc
tor, the candles he uses and the coal he
takes home. About or shillings week
is all he can take home to support his fam
lily, usually large one. In hundreds, or
perhaps thousands of cases, the collier
goes to work with no food but slice OF
bread and an onion, sometimes the bread
is not to be had, and raw cabbage is sub
stitute6. And this is when work is to be
had. a
Now that the mines are nearly all closed.
tina distress of the $4,000 people in Rhonda
valley can be imagined. At Pontypridd
the Office of the relieving officer
for hours is besieged by crowds of men,
women and children, many of the latter
without shoes or stockings, the adults very
scantily clothed and shivering with cold, the
children crying for food. At the Pentre
Rhenda many families have subsisted for
days on potato peelings, and wash intend
ed for pigs. At Tonypaudy several Of the
colliers have been known to have had moth
ing to eat but raw cabbage leaves while at
work. At Mountain Ash, owing to the
great distress, many golfers have gone to
work in the morning without food, leaY1ng
their families to beg for food during the
day, and return at night to receive only
the bread the children had been able to
procure by begging. Lady Aberdas has
opened soap-house, where soup is dis
tributed every day.