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Long ENGAGEMENTS.

Every attentive reader of THE suns love
correspondence must have observed how
long are many OF the engagements concern
ing which our advice is sought The lovers,
having plghted their troth. are oftcnleady
TO wait from three to nine years before they
are made one 10y the law and the Church
OF course. keeping company does not
necessarily imply formal engagement. 1t
sometimes means merely the period of pro-
batioh the man has TO undergo; but it also
is frequently tantamount to an understand
ing, which is the same thing a. an engage
ment. The fellow with whom the girl keeps
company is, to all intcnts and purposes her
accepted lover; he is so regarded by her
friends, and so regards himself. II she
leaves him to go with another man. he is
deeply sighted and suffers from the pangs
Of jealousy; and If he abandons her for an
other girl, she feels that she is the victim Of
faithlcssness.
We may therefore say with safety that
the majority Of the engagements whose
troublous course is described by our CORE
spondents, are long ones They are entered
into with no thought of Il speedy marriage,
and are continued from year To year, until
ont n both Of the parties shall be able or
ready to undertake the responsibilities of
the welded state. Many Of the difficulties
and distrosses of the lovers which we are
asked TO remove and heal, are the unhappy
result Of this protracted period of bctrothal,
formal or implied
The reason Of this is that the state Of the
engaged can never be thoroughly salts
| factory to them. They are kept in an eX-
acting mood, which often breeds unfounded
| jealousies. They enjoy the bliss of loving
and being loved, yet they are not quite sure
that it il going TO last. Somebody else may
come along and capture the hearts they
so highly prize. Therefore engaged people
are apt to frequently exchange their vows,
both for the pleasure of listening to what
they know already and TO gain new assur-
ances that they are first in each others
affections and immovably fixed there This
period of joy and trial may be extended for
a reasonable time-for months, and even q
year or two-but after that there is the dan
| ger Of break in the engagement which ma y
be beyond healing.
| Therefore, as a rule, long engagements
should be avoided The wedding may even
occur few months after the betrothal
and so settle the whole affair once and
forever. But If for any good reason AZ
early marriage is not practicable, engaged
people must be very patient with each other
If they are too exactng, and so much
preoccupied with their sentiments that
they neglect their ordinary duties, they
are apt to get into morbid state which
will result in their cstrangcmcnt. A long
engagement, to reach a happy ending, mus
| flaw on i'm "A npacnful course
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neas OF his manners have enabled him 70
bring ultra Republicans and ultra Monarobists
together on terms Of the beet sociabiluy.
Bon chien chdsse ds race. or blood will tell SAWS
tho provcrb. Tho celebrated violnist Beriot
had son by tho no less celebrated Maibran,
This young man is said to bid fair TO become
the greatest pianist Of the age. He took to tho
piano. and not to the violin. on account OF his
fathers fear Of n rival. Young Beriot h going
to make his fret appearance in London during
the forthcoming season.
Though the German Government persists in
its decision not to take any official cognganco
OF the Paris Exhibition, 1t has made an cxcep-
ton in the matter Of art. Herr Anthem Werner.
Director OF the Berlin Academy. has been APP
pointed President Of commission charged
with selecting the paintings to be exhibited.
Invitations have been sent out to all the leading
artists OF Germany to send in their contribu-
tions. and. from the way these invitations have
been received. there is every reason to believe
that German art will be very amply represented
No works treating " incidents Of the Franco
German or the Austro Prusslan war arc TO 10
admitted. N. L.
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The locomotive engine might fairly be our
national emblem; for of ISL .s64 miles OF rail
track on the globe at the close of 1876. no fewer
than 73.5Os were in the United States while all
Europe contained but 80. 1919. These, be itnoted
are figures not Of American, but OF French sta
tisticiuns. Next after our country came Ger
many. with n total of 1888 miles; then Great
Britain. with 1868; France, 1890; Russia,
1871: Austria. 10 .7Gs India. 6475 Italy AGA {:
Canada. 4.097 sweden and Norway, 2,7G9; Bel
GUM. 2.lG9: Australasia. l,7iS; Switzerland.
1906 Turkey. 1901; and Holland. LIZA.
Among Old World countries having fewer than
a thousand miles OF railroad were Roumania.
76l Portugal Sol; Denmark, 7sl; Greece. z;
Java, 1863; Japan. 80; Ceylon. ~ Algeria, 333
Egypt, 9i7; Tunis. 81 Mauritus. CO; and Ma
tai 2. In the Gulf Of Moxico We note Costa Rica.
20 miles Of railroad; Cuba, 397 Honduras, co
Jamaica. 81. South America shows an aggrc-
gato Of 1888 miles. well distributed elong both
scaboards The enterprising Argentine Repub-
lie leads. with 9S2 miles Peru follows, with
0G0; Brazil has $50. hut will. no doubt surpass
all when existing contracts and plans are fin
shed; Chill has GA; Colombia, &C; Paraguay,
as Uruguay. 1889; Venezuela 8.
Taking the mileage to each 100000 inhabit-
ants-a faircrtcst Of railway cnterprise-wc find
the United States still ahead. with 1863 to the
100000: but readers might not easily guess the
country next highest on tho list, which is Cana
dA with 1879: stil less the third and fourth
| which are Uruguay 100, and Costa Rica. 20
| The Argentine Republic comes nth with GA, 50
| that decidedly we begin to reckon the railway q
! Western World fGyorlte. Then follow in sue
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unioni Now please that has fun eonhdc
in your iudgme Mt and AFFINITY AsAFDfr.
Bn; am - years ~ age I am acquainted with q
gentleman 10 years Of and have love for him that Is
hard N conceal from hin, and certain my hive h
returned lie II handsome AMI wealthy, 4 very Mind
gent man stands high IN society and Ia universally
spotted by alt who know him, hut " late have found
out that he occasionally takes sprccs Of drunNennss
when he doet This he TO the city and boards OF the
tavern When his sprce Out he beok 10 busineA
and !. orderly and Industrious Now. dear Editor, would
you advise to marry hin lie his claims cH
IDENTITY thinning know nothing u what he has been
doin. NY parents Dad. and have TO teach school
for livelihood II would lie very desirable to scuc and
settle with him. II thought he could be indned TO leave
vi this habit Reeing the advice you had Given others
thought would consult you this that lays my
heart M1Lg.
Our advice 10 these girls Ia not to marry
the men. fellow IL not responsible for the
crimes u his father, and II his brother is n
forger, 80 hong as he himself leads correct
life, he ought not to rcst under social op-
probrium. He should rather get credit for
which he inhorits. But II Is not desirable
that blood 30 tainted should enter into the
veins " new generation.
As to the drunkard who goes of on coll
tary sprees there is really very little hope
for him. He may have many amiablc quail
tics, but he lacks self-control, and without
that man Is unfit for husband. II ls hard
to find an instance where matrlmony has
reformed such fellow.
II a man Ia not enough In love with his
sweetheart to keep sober, il Is pretty sure
sign that she would be wise in giving her
hand to another sutton.
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Lot man who has once been frightful
example Of drunkenness put himself forward
rs Temperance lecturr. and the tougher tho
storiee he tells about his previous career. tho
more eagerly he W listened 10 by sympathetic
audiences. Tho people Of Canada have ro-
Gently learned. however. that II is well TO keep
tho weather eye open for roformcrs with ex-
ceptionay bad records. Tho Roy. ID. J. X.
RrsE has been starring 1t through tho Domin-
ion after the style Of FRANcIs MuRPHY-indeed
he was one OF MumHy's converts His work
was designated as the RrNR movement. clubs
were named after him. and his speechos were
reported by the column. Ho wis also frequently
invited to preach in Baptist churches, and OBJ
tained admission into excellent families. The
result is that RINB has been arrested In STRAIT
ford. Ontario. for an assault upon Mise
HURST and 1t turns out that he had robbed q
man in sleeping car. and served in peniten-
tiary for sneak thievinR. Tho RISE clubs have
changed their names.
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The arrest in Baltimore Of Mrs. AsPALD,
widow Of Engineer EDWARD p. AsPALD Of the
revenue service on charge Of stealing dia-
monds. II n mistake is n very grave one. 1t is
alleged that she visited a Icwelry store and car
red of two diamond rings worth 81 200 leav-
ing in thoir place inferior rings not worth 800
On the evidence Of the salesman she was held
10 hail. Although assured by the Justice who
heard the ease that she need not submit to an
examination. she insisted upon search and
no trace OF the missing diamonds was found
No class Of business men are more liable to
losses by theft than jewellers. and no class
should he more careful about alleging theft
without strong proof Of the guilt Of the person
accused
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The Chicago Times says that two agents
OF the British Government are engaged in buy
ing horses at St. Louis. Cincinnati. and in Ken
lucky, ms we'll as In Illinois. The horses bought
are just such as would be picked out for cavalry
use. In Chicago nlone the agents have already
gathered about five hundred. and II is under
stood that they contemplate total purchase OF
about twenty thousand.
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Unconstitutional scrupIe..v

That eminent patriot, HENRY l.. DAWES,
Is troubled with constitutional scruples
about the bill to create q sinking fund from
quarter part of the net receipts Of the
Pacific railroads to secure the Treasury
against loss. He has not succeeded In dis
covering the actual objections, but distin-
guished counsel like JAY GOULD and Hunt
INGToN, or their associates, have impressed
him with great danger in this respect, so
that with all his anxiety to protect the
Government he has not been able TO bring
his rigid conscience around to the support
Of any effective measure in that direction.
Mr.. DAWES may be regarded as one Of the
disintorcsted friends OF the Union Pacific.
He was member OF the House In 1862, and
voted for the original charter, and in 1864
he voted for the enormous subsidy in money
and the land grant, as well as for the sur
render Of the first lien Of the Government
on the road. He was among the Credit Mo-
bilier statesmen, who figured with such ex-
ceptional distinction in CAKES AMEss diary.
Like the rest of them, he sworc vigorously
that he never was the owner OF any stock
Of that corporation" and that his little
transactions with AMEs In railroad bonds
and stocks were all closed In December, 1867.
Unfortunately, the ANIEs diary proved
that DAWES received the eighty per cent.
bond dividend. and the $500 cash dividend
allotted to the Credit Mobiier shareholders
in June, 1868, and the record states, " |
JAMES, settled with him on the 9th of De-
ccmbcr, 1865" or whole year after DAWES
had sworn himself clear Of any connec-
ton with the affair And he was dis
erect enough after this evidence was pro-
duced subsequent to his own statement,
never To appear before the committee again,
or to utter word Of explanation or con-
tradiction.
1t /, astonishing how many statesmen are
stitutional scruplcs," which seized the pa
trlot DAWES SO violently in the Senate on
Wednesday last. He confessed to indispo-
stion before he began his speech, but was
able to go on after a soothing potion from
one Of the medical experts of the benevolent
corporations who are always at hand to ad-
minister for Senatorial ailments. Nor is II
confined to one party. STANLEY MATTHEWS
HWPLE-MITcHELL. Ben HILL, BARNUM
! GORDON, WINDOW, SAUNDERS, TELLER, Dor
sEY, and others. covering all the delicate
shades Of politics, have been attacked So
verely with this disease, which is aggra-
waited 10y mental strain to defend the pub
| lie Treasury against harm. But for the
consideratc and constant attention of GoULT
and HUNTISGToS. the Senate might hav,
been without a quorum long ago.
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The Hon. JOIN O'CoNNoR, n member Of
the Ohio Legislature. has. II all accounts are
true. a somewhat cloudy record. 1t is alleged
that he was a deser,er from the army and a
bounty-iumper and served three years in the
Michigan penitentiary for robbery; further.
that he was known in the penitcntiary as
Three-hngcrcd Jack" having lost three
fingers in robbing safe. All these awful reve-
lations O'CoNSoR brought upon himself 10y de-
handing an investigation Of the primary charge
Of bounty-iumping. Truly il his case silence
would have been golden.
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We naturally think of an Anglo Russian

We naturally think Of an Anglo Russian
war ms one 5000 miles away yet its first e. y
might be fired on our own border. II is
almost certain" says the Broad AiTonr. a good
naval authority. that. in the event Of a war.
Esquimaut would be one OF the first points
attacked" Now Esquimault is on Vancouyors
Island. Its importance comes from its being
the only British naval yard on the eastern
shore of the Pacific The loss of Nancouvcrs
Island would. according to the authority Just
cited he the loss of almost the whole Of the
British trade with the Pacific ports of the Amer
lean continent Thus a Russian attack on the
island would be justified by both its strategic
and its commercial value. A few weeks ago n
Russian man of war, the Craysser. Capt. NAZIM-
OFF, threw tho authorities OF Esquimaut into
a panic by steaming into the harbor. Fortu-
nately II. g. NJ corvette Opal. II guns. was also
there. and sent boat forthwith to see II the
visitors intcnts were wicked or charitable. II
was found that the Craysser had put in for re-
pairs. on her way from San Francisco to Sitka
But the fright proved q wholesome one. Sine,
then batteries have been erected commanding
the entrances of Esquimault and Victoria har
bors. three companies OF volunteer artillc ~
have been enrolled to man them. and it hn:
been suggested that ut least one British ironclat
should be sent 10 this station
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Maryland Ladie. "a. Fo.hunter..


bag fox was turned loose at Mr., Owen Nor
MSS IccputN. ami ran 10 Mr James Gro-Au about
ten miloN-and was there Killed Mrs Robert loush of
knchuy got the brush, being first in AZ thc death The
following ladies and gentlemen pHrug ipacd Mrs owen
Norris, Mrs Kennedy owen, MIS- Robert lluulh, Miss
sol Ir lilluan Mcssrs owen Norris Charles Chance,
Kennedy owen james Grogan, Charles Rithpll j l.
Floyd and SON John BaIy and others There tour.
teen DOGS in the chase.
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Texas IL n nice State for people TO 2migrato to-.
tnow has s9lun in rewards on red for the apprclen
sion o n murdcrtrs, aud AtNrruscs Tor the arrest Of
40 other murderers whom II i not willing to pay any
thing for II also has 7hO indicted horse tbs AT large.
and in addition 10 these muTdcrcrs Mh horse thieves.
adVertses Tor 2@pl other tugiii,cs from ust re STATE
like that requires quite stream Oi unnll ration 10 Keep
II from be ulnng drpopulatcd.
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The LirinG Issue, temperance organ
says of the MoFFETT bell punch. that " AS a
revenue policy it will doubtless prove great
success in one sense. As measure calculated
to benefit the liquor interest. 1t will be still
greater success"
The bell punch will undoubtedly provo sue
crs-ful as method Of raising revenue aud 1t
will benefit the liquor dealers by protecting
them from the grand army of deadbeats who
now sponge upon their good nature, or their
fcnrs for free drinks.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-07

The ST. Louis Globe Democrat seems to be
surprised that Gov VAN ZANpT Of Rhode Island
was on the ticket OF the Prohibitionsts in that
state, as the Globs- Democrat had heard that
when he was at Louisville last summer he was
guilty Of a glass Of wine" There ia nothing
peculiar about it. as. few years ago the Rhode
Island Prohbtionists nominated for Governor
n man who had one Of the finest wine cellars In
the State. but who did not pretend, rs VAN
ZASDT does 10 be n total abstaincr.
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ceseion Great Britain. with 80, Ohm. 40; Bel
Rium. Al Swift 'rlnnd. 80; Germany. 80; Peru,
3d. France. 81 Cuba. 2S; ewedcn and Norway.
"a Denmark. 24t and 80 downward 70 Oolom-
bin a. md Ven,gueln "
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Tho Wyoming has put to sea again.
With fair weather, and no accidents. sho may
reach IIavro. But those on board run risk to
which bravo men should not be exposed. The
sending u u rotten ship 10 sea il q crime.
and the men responsible fof it incur a respon-
Bibity which we do not envy them.
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On Thursday evening a barn on the out

On Thursday evening a barn on the out
skirts OF Plainheld was burned down. Afterthe
fire two bodies We're found in the ruins. Yes
terday mn insurance officer found. rs he thinks.
the charred remains of other bodies in the ashes
of the hay that was stored in the barn; and he
learned from neighbors that they heard sounds
as of fierce quarrelng IN the barn ut o'clock
on Thursday evening. Also. that soon after
- fire broke out men were seen running from
the barn. On Friday morning n man. whose
face was much burned and who admitted that
he had been in the barn, was allowed to ride on
n train from Fanwood. n station few miles
from Plainned. 10 this city. The Plainncld
authorities should bestir themselves
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What Annoys the sailors.
From me- Bolhig',u Hncioe.

number Of complaints have been recently
received at the Navy Department that the sailors are
greatly ANNOYED ~ stepping ihlonsh Ne panhs Of our
therefore ordered the ships To le slrnghcncd hy tic AZ.
plicaton at a coat al WhitcWu~h TIN. tic prompt
ness VIII drive terror 10 tie ceIe nUhalehes Vi Europe
when they hear vi It,
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1t is strange that widc-awake America
takes no stops toward lighting her city streets
with electricity. though 1t has proved successful
in some European ctics-espccally.w we believe.
in Italy. whore the art Of illuminating public
places has always been greatly cultivated. II is
said that the Commissioners Of Sewers are con-
sidering proposals for lighting the London
streets by electricity Why not at least begin
experiments in this direction in New York?
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The duties Of House Doorkeer'r-asidc
from that Of trying to stem the rush OF mem
bcrs hungry for patronage arc not Of a very ex-
hausting kind. and Gen. SHIELDS Is a youngish
man for his years. The Democrats might have
done worse than TO act upon Gen. BUTLER's
suggestion. They have thought proper in
stead to put up for the place Confederate
veteran. and the chances are good for an inter-
esting session ON Monday.
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II THAD STEVENS were alive to-day, the
Fraud in the White House would be spittci be-
fore fire so hot that he would be only too glad
TO escape the torture by rcsignins his stolen
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Miraculous visions are rare indeed In
these days Of suspicious scrutiny and unbnlief.
Yet the Rev. LovIcK PIERCE. Methodist Epis-
copal clergyman. in n letter recently written on
his nincty-third birthday. asserts that he has
personally enjoyed an ecstGtic vision such as
We sometimes read of in tho lives of the Saints.
The Rev. DR.. PIERCE is one of the Oldest and
most devout champions of Methodism in Amer
lea. and his statement is deserving Of respectful
attention. He says:
trance Is said 10 be state In which the soul seems
20 have passed ont II the holy-a state lint
whether the mind Is simply denaturullrd or supcrl.
mauilcd Is unknown. one thing. however. u certain
the stau itself Is reality when passed II into
my common self had the &c -ta~N. was tu OF divine
comfort The seemed tn hr hlled with the glory
tnp M bliss that u seeming lathiug IN spiritual
he and strange t. say, made no proclamation p' IT,
though IL remained on me. with shght variations, Tor
three dAAs Nor has u nassed emnrrlN MMAN..
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Even Min .tcrs Plenipotentiary are liable
to discover Il at it is not always a good thing to
20 to sea ON q full stomach
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q Lad, Florence Lady FLORENCE what have you boon
about Ia hrip- NJ d.sp' a,qr" "a NalcsN downup.p
lower plume, yet HIGHER. VEINS vet lonter To geten
TANGLED in ,ru cpnu"t' ami cru. IN me mc'es "l
The hroal hsl d, dn, exposed en- route to the vulgar
crowd exposed to cruel irau. sin that great hall Wllc
mll drr.,-ior N, best art nuylr i've sly hours
90 tac mrrc"- Of AMY c",i Nini VIM happens 10 blow
ou can and suck feather o. that other women may
ship rou- under the l,' way without attracting too much
tlat steam n"i' suc gaze
On the other hand. the Queen has astonishcd
everybody 10y showing some marks Of lcniency
To Cob Valentine Baker. or Baker Pasha rs no
is now called. She does not seem to object to
his being rcadmi,tcd into the service. His re-
turn to England was quite triumph. He has
been rcadmitted To all the clubs which expelled
him after his trial and has been received by
Sutherland downward 1t is. however. whis-
percd that this change of public feeling in his
favor has taken place, not because his railroad
ear oseapudc j. forgotten. but because he has
once more shown, during his service in Turkey.
that lac is one of the best cavalry officers Eng
land can boast Of,
Paris is busy with the preparations for the
approaching opening Of the Exhibition, and de-
lights in the sincere interest which the Prince
OF Wales is showing in them. The heir appa-
| rent to the British Crown Is more than over the
| lion Of the hour, Being extremely fond of tho
gayetics 81 Paris, he takes advantage of his po-
sition as President OF the British Royal Conn
mission TO spend in the French capital all the
! timc aud money he can spare. H. shows fim-
! self every whcre, and the amlabiltY and easl-