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Ohio MiIitIa.

COLUMBUS, March 12.-About forty
militia officers met in convention here
to-day TO consider matters cannected with
the State militia. A permanent organi.
cation was effected by electing Col. Geo.
freeman. President. A committee was
appointed with Instructions TO memorial.
lie the General Assembly to grant them
pay for services during the late labor
troubles and during the encampment, for
uniforms and subsistence and tranporta.
ton for encampments during the present
wear
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CHICAGO, March l2.--The Drorers Jour.
md reports:
CATrLE-Reeeip.s IL, 900; shipments !, 200.
Some fancy offering; shipping steers IS 20
a5 %, istockes and feeders strong and nc.
tive ut SO 50aS S0 butchers' frni and un.
changed; steers S. 26a3 80, cows 50 00s
65, bulls So 25a3 90.
uoGs-Receipts $500; shipments 400.
Market opened active, but closed dull and
weak; mixed packing slow at $3 00a3 as,
light $S 50aS 90 heavy IS 50a3 90.
SHRRp-Receipts 1,iO0: shipments 600.
Market active at 50 S0a5 80.
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Cincinn,.ti.

CINCINNATI, March 12.-Cotton- Steady
and In fair demand at l01fc. Flour-s,eady
and unchanged. Wheat-Dull; good 10
prime red 81 loal 13. Corn-Quiet and
steady at 39a40c. Oats--In fair demand ut
2sISaSlc. Rye-Firm at 6la63c. Barley
Dull aud nominal. Pork-pull; jobbing
at $40 90. Lard-Firm: steam at SO 90;
kettle 81 25a7 80. Bulk Meats Quiet;
shoulders SIC, short rib 81 IS cash, IS 10
buyer April, short clear $40 Bacon-
Easier at AZ Ita5ssa5Hc. Butter-Unchang.
ed. Whisky Quiet at 81 03.
HoGs-Unchanged aud dull; common
$S O0aS 25; light s. 30aS 80, packing IS $50
8 60, butchers S. G5a3 75.
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College nunIans.

HANOVER, n, H., March l2.-Hallng
was revived at Dartmouth College
last evening. Early in the evening the
sophomores intruded on the freshmen.
About 9 o'clock Ia the morning the FRESH
men broke into a room In Thornton
Hall, occupied BY q Sophomore and his
kroiher, senior. Both were unmerci.
fully beaten and disagured. Two have
been arrested for assault with intent TO
kill, and are in custody. searchis being
made for the others.
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NEW YORK, March Il. The frat trade
sale oEdrugs was not encouraging. oui
Of 12S lots there were only sold one ball
OF bueacoa orange peel at - cents, and
one barrel OF bleached shellae at % cents
The prices bid scarcely reached one
eighth Of the wholesale value, and the
anctioneer withdrew the offerings. On
many articles there were no bids.
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crsc1ssArr, March 12.-Ths Farmers
& Traders Bank, Of Lexington, KY,
suspended payment yesterday. II is said
that the loans and discounts aggregate
100000, and that the deposits will not
exceed $4,000.
EvANsyILIB, March l2.-W.J. Dallem
& Son, wholesale boots and shoes, went
into bankruptcy to-day, with liabilities
placed at S44,000 and assets at S35,0O0.
Their creditors are mostly in Massaehu.
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but also In other cities further north, in
which the comments Of the press are not
so candid and outspoken. The tone Of
the markets does not indicate a very
Iatisiactory prospect for business in Sny
Of the leading cities Of the country thus
far lhisspring.
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FIRE RECORD.

New HAVEN, CONN, March ls.-The
American Brush Factory was burned,
Loss S25.U00; no insurance.
New York, March l2.-The Ere which
started last night on Provost street, Jer-
sey City, burned Eve houses, and made
about 100 persons homeless. The break.
ing Of ladder caused James Killen and
John McGipus, firemenito be fatally in
jured.
The loss by the FIRE early this morning
at II Fulton street is $4,000; mostl J
covered by insurance.
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ENGLAND.
Heavy Failure on The London
Stock Exchange.

LONDON. March 12.-yerner Brothers,
stock brokers, failed with, II Ia stated,
liabilities heavy and assets small. They
were the bearers Of large amount oi
consols and British railway securities.
The Times says they entered on large
gamble in hope that the country will
rush into war, and the past fortnight the
rise proved too much for them. Should
the rise continue more collspses are
nrobabla.
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a War Vessel 10 Sea

NEw YoRK, March IA Norfolk
special says that the o. s. steamer Ply.
mouth, now under repairs, has orders to
put 10 sea "a soon as ont OF the machin.
ists hands, deIerripg all other repairs ill
her return. The Plymouth goes direct
to San Domingo, the disturbances there
having caused the American Consul 10 be
Imprisoned and the interest Of American
citizens 10 be imperilled. /
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pyARrs sILyEn INyrrATIoN.

MIR. Evarts at the Cabinet meeting to.
day read letter which he had prepared
in accordance with the requirement OF
the silver bill which provides that the
President shall invite the countries COM
posing the Latin Union, and such other
nations Us he may deem advisable, TO jain
10 a conference TO adopt a common ratio
between gold and silver. The letter was
approved by the Cabinet and will be sent
10 our Ministers In Europe, through
whom its contents will be made known to
the respective European governments.
The Ministers are instructed to urge the
importance Of the proposed conference.
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Casualties,

HARRISBURG, Pa, March l2.-Two
children named Wood were fatally and
two others seriously burned by the ex.
plosion Of oil, with which the eldest,
aged II years, was lighting ere.
MAIBoRo, MASS, March l2.-The
Acton powder mill blew up again to-day,
killing two men.
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NEw ORLEANS, March 12.-At the sin.
gle number drawing Of the Louisiana
State Lottery to-day l2gss drew the
capital prize, $4,000. The ticket was
sold in this city and II "a believed to q
visitor Al the Carnival.
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The Bank cIearinss and Busi.

ness.
According to the figures furnished TO
Sby the New York Public, a paper that
alks speciality Of collecting and com.
pl,iug The bank clearings Of the princi.
Pleitis. from week to week, the yalume
d business now transacted throughout
lhs country is not equal to this time last
rit. Oar neighbor, Pittsburgh, falls
quite nOliceabIy behind last year. For
instance, during February, 1877, the
clearing, amounted toSlC,42G,56s, while
during this February they fell of to sl5,.
ON,!i3-almOst a million and a half OF
d.crnt.4
The total cIearings Of 81 principal
cities fell of nearly 500 millions in the
month Of February 1873, as compared
With the same month last year. We mo-
TIN, hoEever, that by far the largest part
U IAh immense shortage occurs in the
sI','iug' Of New York City. Outside OF
aiirity the decrease is only about 70
millions. In Chicago, the decline is from
@@6smillions; in ST, Louis, from 80 to
50 millions IN Cincinnati, from 4s to Al
millions, aud in Baltimore, from 80 to 35
millions.
THIS falling oil in these cities shows
IAatihs decline in the volume OF business
b" been general throughout the country
The only marked gains have been in New
oflsln' and San Frsncisco. In the for
n.' city, The increase is from 40 to 40
millions, and in the latter from 80 to 3s
millions.
The most marked falling OF ia 10 the
clearing. OiKausss city, Whisk dceliae is
lion S,7Oir923 to sl,4sl,sll. This de.
eea,e i. 40 large that We are almost in
sIipsi to think there mn,I b. ,ome mis-
take in the figures. Kansas City is un.
d't''OOd 10 have done u large business in
packing hog, this winter, aud We are,
.asIeioFe, not prepared 10 see such q
falling Of in her hank clearing,,
Oue Of the leading c,u,ss ,..;,rsd "a,
th. IlIlius off in The yoIum. Of bu,ine,,
iitbecoudi,ion Of the roads, which, sc-
codins 10 all reoor,, b,vo b.on rnn,o,
Sed,DtI, imn,,,.II. ""'e nsS" Ie
=, 'u'P"''So'e 'oF mon'hS' Hence
'Ineh'e amount Ot wheat aud corr
'Uila unsOld, /. was absolutel,
impossible to pe, i, 10 m,rk., Tb;, !,
u. ,.,,oD ,,S., IL =" 'AN''' tu'' -
v,,. Ou "AY 'he country merchant
,''s not pad, and the reason why they
Ia their turn, failed to nav the iobberr
ind, yet again ,hs ro.,nn ~. n. i..
u,ned 1iI ~, L,,, @ 'SVT ~, WY "' i.'
,,a S ''u not ooy more Wheeling nail
'aa gIA''ware.
v!iP aPiSPo' 70" to the increase Of clearings a
I,s,..'. o'iean'' 1t would not seem that thi
ioS,ia As saa'OFouGht prosperity to the cit!
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NEw YoRK, March l2.-Arriyed-
Steamers Egypt and Montana, from
Liverpool, and Canada, from London.
LONDON, March 12.-Tbe Britiah aeet
has arrived In the Gull Of Ismail, from
TonselaF.
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RocHEsrER, March 12.-Jndge Rumsey
to-day decided the famous Ell Paso Rail.
road suit, brought by Thomas @. Bates to
recover over S500,000 Of John A. Gray,
Receiver OF the Memphis, El Paso 6
Pacific Railroad, diminishing the COM
plaint with costa.
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Dry GooIs.

NRw YORK, March H. Business very
light on account Of the stormy weather,
Cotton goods fairly steady. Corded piqqes
In demand. Prints quiet and some !blft-
ing styles jobbing low. Dress goods In
moderate request. Mems woolens moving
slowly. Foreign goods inactive.
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RaiIron,i Accident,

PorrsrowN, Pa, March liza eolli-
sion Of coal trains on the Reading Rail-
road resulted in the wreck ot thirty cara
and killing John Cumminsky and Sc
riously injuring two others.
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The Senate spent some time in debate
on the nomination Of D g. Potts, as
Postmaster at Petersburg, Va. The NOM
inalion was opposed by Senator Hamlin
on party grounds, declaring that Potts Ia
q Democrat. Senator Withers spoke in
favor OF Potts confirmation. At thecon'
clusion Of the discussion he was con-
firmed by ak majority.
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PHIrApE1PH1A, March 1a.-Tho boy
Charles Welsh alias Patton, who shot aud
killed young MeAdams, bis playmate,
yesterday, has been arrested,
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FOREIGN NEWS.
Austria sam 10 suspense.

LONDON, March l2.-Connt Andrassy
yesterday told the Hungarian Delega.
hon what he understood by Austrian In
terests and what changes could not be
permitted. This portion Of his statement
Is kept secret, but is said to have caused
y great sensation.
A dispatch from Pesth says Count
Andrassy assured some members OF the
Delegation that upon certain points and
in certain eyentualities convention be.
tween England and Austria was ready.
RUSSIA WILL REFER THE TREATY To THE
POWERS.
PARIS, March 12.-The Republigue
Franchise states that Lord Derby told
Count schouvaloif. Russian Ambassador
at London, that England would not at
tend the Congress unless the entire treaty
OF Sansiefano was submitted, aud that
Schouyalof, after consulting Gortscha.
koff, replied that Russia would consent
to the Congress deciding what points
ought to be examined.
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A writer Of the London Daily Nas now
ats in the press gallery Of the House
Of Commons and dictates editorial arti.
cles by telephone to a stencgrapher in
the Ness Office, distant about mile.
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Criminal RECORD.

clsctssArl, March ia. N. Crobui
Son, who was Treasurer at the time Of
the robbery Of the Clermont County
Treasury, Batayia, Ohio, some months
since, was yesterday arrested for the
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weather Indications.
PROBABILITIES.

For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley,
partly cloudy weather, southwest 10
northwest wfnds, rising barometer, no
decided change in temperature, aud In
the northeast portions local rams.
For the Lower Lakes, generally cloudy
weather and rain, clearing in The western
portion, with north 10 east winds, rising
barometer and slight changes in temper.
atuFA
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GovERNAtENTs-Strong.
RAnEoAp BosDs- Firm aud higher 70
the general list.

SfATR BoSDs-Firni.
SroCEs-The market was active and
buoyans with the Granger stocks, Western
Union and Lake Shore as the prominent
features. Western Union advanced to S0ISS,
lake shore to 6Sx, Northwestern com.
mon 70 4oM, Michigan Central to 62s+.
Coal shares were also more active at I'D.
vAncing prices. The market closed strong
although fraction OF from the best
figures. Gould was accredited with being
q heavy purchaser Of stocks to-day. The
earnings Of the Northwestern Railroad
Company increased $4,000 the first week
In March,
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flNANoIAL AND COMMERCIAL
BY TELEGRAPA.
New Work money ana stoerm

NEW YoRK, March 2.-MoEEY- Opened
easy at q z, closing at 81 per cent. Prime
mercantile paper 4ka6 per cent Gus
toms receipts $4,000. The Assistant
Treasurer disbursed 100000. Clearings
81, 100000. Sterling strong; long ASK,
short 1851. Produce exports for the
week $6,4Ss,000.
GolD-steady at 1OOX. Carrying rates
4aS per cent and fiat.
SlLyKR-At London unchanged. Here,
silver bare are 81 10 greenbacks, and 81 IS
gold. Silver coin 1alh per cent dis.
count.
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JAcKsosvrLIB, FLA, March l2.-The
Hon. John Morrissey hada relapse, and
II Ia believed that be Is in q dying condi.
iion,
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WASHINGTON.


WAsHIsoroN, March 12.-The Presi-
dent nominated Robert NJ. Reynolds, oi
Alabama, First Auditor Of the Treasury
Robert P. Kennedy, Collector Of Internal
Revenue Of the Fourth District Of Ohio
Naval Constructor John w. Eastby,
Chief Of the Bureau Of Construction and
Repairs and Chief Constructor with the
relative rank Of Commodore; Pay Direc.
tor Geo. F. Cutler, to be Chief Of the Bu.
reau Of Provisions and Clothing and Pay.
master General.
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Repairs and Chief Constructor with the
relative rank OF Commodore; Pay Direc-
tor Geo. F. Cutler, to be Chief Of the Bu.
reau OF Provisions and Clothing and Pay.
master General.
REPEAL OF RESUMPTION ACT.
The Senate Finance Committee on
Tuesday next will consider the House bill
for the repeal Of the specie resumption
act.
The Senate Committee on Military At
fairs, at the request OF the members who
wished to make further inquiry, laid
over the nomination Of Thos. O. FL. Smith,
now appointed Clerk OF the Treasury De.
partment to be Paymaster in the army.
The House Judiciary Committee to.
day approved the body Of laws passed by
the Legislative Assembly Of Arizona with
the exception Of granting special priyi.
leges 10 the Southern Pacific r. r. The
vote was 6 to 8, Stenger and Butler being
absent. This action in regard to the rail.
road act was on the ground that under
organic laws Territory Legislature had
no power or authority 10 grant special
privileges. Both majority and minority
reports will be made to the House.
HOWARD AHEAD.
The three suits against General How
ard, so long pending, came up for trial
before the District Court, Judge Wylie
presiding, yesterday and to-day, and were
all decided In favor OF Howard.
REVENUE FRAUDS.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has re.
ceiyed several complaints from western
cities Of undervaluations and frauds In
the City Of New York, which il is alleged
have had the effect Of discriminating
against direct importations by interior
cities, aud like complaints have come
from New York and the Atlantic cities.
that the laws for the immediate trans
portation Of imported goods to the ports
OF delivery have been evaded and made
the medium Of frauds. With view to
have these complaints fairly examined,
Secretary Sherman has appointed COM
mittee, consisting OF General Appraiser
Meredith and Special Agents Boush and
Hurd, to carefully investiga,e the sub.
jsct. The allegations will be referred to
these gentlemen aud they will viait the
principal cities from which the COM
plants come.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
ASSOCIATED paEss REPORT.

TO THE DAILY 1NrE1L1eENcER
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The three suits against General How
ard, so long pending, came up for trial
before the District Court, Judge Wylie
presiding, yesterday and to-day, and were
all decided In favor OF Howard.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-09-07

In IL sspsleAss u nssaila. ~ viob
q sslIa. 10 =: Rsess Csafsg.A 49,
b - seAo shicA ssPssss I've tioa. b
fse di1sssst ksye ed vili slss Oiss
boek UisA diseiaceoeos hrzs0s4sR lioo
which seYsirss too ,sd half ssesaas
b utter H. % she k.sks q IL MOI.
hssueea Biagea end CSbssssx, - seA0
repesfs seseafesa tioss- IL spsAkW
nay SCARCELY he board. ssd yea - ~
spass<s 90 losd ssd diseiset, ssosaioo
spp<sri.g to aPpeuscA- u eshsr tim %
cooe ffssn Q great distaaex- Echns
eqaAlsy besstiful ssd ro0assie sse 20 b
heard In Seosiasd- il the csasesry of
the Abeseosn fsaily. a PAISLEY, uhen the
dss ef tbs ehspei ID shot The s~serbsrs-
tisns ere s9sai 20 tAssder. II single
aa;e Of music 10 hsesfhed. fhe iese -
essas grsisssly vifh . nslttsAs Of
eeka<>. tiil IL dies i. soft and h<sisehisg
Gsrmsrs In this chapel 10 insezrcd
Marexry, the dsaxhs<s ii hrsoe. ssd tks
sife of william Wsliscs- Tse echo q
the EAxse's Nest co the b~nkx II Kii-
l.rs~y. 10 resssned for is sls<ssve rsps-
tifson u bugie call. which srras b be
rxye<feA by Q h1n4ired in-trgnenfs, sssil
IL gradually dies aw.y in the ar. Al the
rey-srt 81 Q essnon, the hSasess thaEdes
resrrtxr,ies fron the rsek. sai ds<s IN
seem;nxsy endl~-s pesls aie~g tsse diss~nf
mcsnskins- At the Castle q ssnasestA,
Q notslenznis seat slss1f too niies from
Milan, a surprising echo % peodsced he
i~een the too wings oi the baii3ing.
The report Of . pistol 10 repr~sei by this
echo sixry tine-: and Addlsoa, vho vis-
iiei the plsce 90 . ssmesh.f foxgy day.
~hen the Air wss unf4vorab.e ~ the En-
pertinent, counted fffy-six rep~dfions.
At first they we're very quick, but the in
terv.ls were greater in proposition - the
soand decayed. IL is asserted that the
sound Of one musical instrument in this
place resembles . great number Of instru-
ments playing in concert. The echo IL
occasioned by the existence Of two paral-
lei walls Of considerable length, between
which the wave Of sound is reverber ated
from one TO the other until il is entirely
spAnf
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-09-07

A LEGEND OF PETER THE GREAT
BROUGHT TO MIND.-The legend of Peter
the Greats apprenticeship is brought to
mind by little story which is told by
the Philadelphia Times. In August last
q quiet-looking Russian of the blonde
type applied at John Roach's ship-yard,
at Chester, for work. August Biummer
was the name he gave, and previous to
going there, he said, he had been connect
ed in some capacity with the Russian
friRate Craysser, which had few days be-
fore left Cramps ship yard, where it had
beee lying some time for repairs. Blum
mer could speak toIerably good English,
and seemed quite easy on tine matter OF
salary, telling the ship builder that wages
were not so much IN object with him -
the acquiring of knowledge - to the
American method Of building ships. He
Vas In the employ Of his own govern
ment. he said, and received regular sal
sry from il. Mr.. Rssch placed him In
the mschinists' or erecting department..
There he worked about three ncnths.
In October he gave mp bis situation and
lief, the toxn. and his companions had al
ready fosgottea him vbea il 49, an
poupc~d that Russian naval construcsoa
IN this eounfry uas in sctive commuasca-
tiun With the Russian minister q Wash-
ingtssn. and with has own gosefnnest. IN
rsfrrcace, IL v1s believed, 10 Gtsing cut
Americas ships fus cruiser Iseidental'
IN i, xss nenfisoed that he had bsen en-
paoyea al Rs.chs ship yard
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- folsssiag Isssss, descriptive a ~
- hssss u wiiliso EiIssy, oes a -
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-, she did q xsspsst Z 1, il ls5e,
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duonnn - - inei0a1s 1ktaoa e IL faai-
b. - - ssesssiy esos - Hehf:
uAncu llIa, is5o.
Ola III. Eglwy did hhs . pAisess-
ponR- In teuGA, dsssA n in esoooa
80 1<ver Co. osaf hiD- His sessagth
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hsonGA, ssd % ks essssa b hssashe. ns
- - wkieA he Did ~ eos up - 1sssi
- dses.sd kinssif, ssok III old n.g-
tu1ssosd ehai., uishoss aros. in shich
~ - 81 FAC nsss tAas hslf . oe.tssy,
- 90 r-sainx -Tsilys O6css- is the
Lshn. uithsuf gia~e.. shsseh the print
80 - sae - thsf II the smallest psckes
B1S'e- Dr. W. ssspp~t IN Co has cay 10
- knspit2l. 90 he ssssily asd, aSa 90
pssc<islsg that The sia grnfs<A.n ossld
sunrc<iy raise has eyelids % leck II arm.
snpk hss kx.a and fsasd that kis pzl-e
90 gsne Amer driAkis~ . little .ine
I'D s.,<r, Dv. W. tod hin that has psise
hsnf strs@s<r- ia. YES, aoessr, h.se
. charming pulse Beat be eontina~d.
- b ale - t.ik ~ NE - this Say.
60 gsing q th< stage. ana n 10 . great
bssssiag that 80 free from ssekssss OF
pin 81 soxrsw-- >sme time after. bis
dnnxhter asding him becoming exrremely
vesk, ~lsAca hsn to be pot b. ted. which
- II f,ss objected o., s@yisg thai be fesi
90 pam. and there was M sccxsiou for
him gsssg b bed Presently sftsr. hOx-
evsr, feArlng be nighi Possinly fall out
Of HE char, he told them they might
80 ham upright in his bed % that he
csald coatinue b. read. They did -,
asd he ooatinaei reading Cicero very
qsiet for some time Presently they
looked xt him and found him dead, sit
ting in the same posture with the book
under his chin, as a nan who becomes
drowsy aud goes to sleep"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-09-07

Socrates, at an extreme old age, learn
ed to play on musical instruments.
Cato, at eighty years of age, began to
study the Greek language.
Piutarch, when between seventy and
eighty, commenced the study of Latin.
Baccaccio was thirty five years of age
when he commenced his studies in light
literature; yet he became one of the great
est masters of the Tuscan dialect--Dante
and Plutarch being the other two. ii
Sir Henry Spelman neglected the
sciences in his youth, but commenced the
study of them when he was between fifty
and sixty years Of age. After this time
he became q most learned antiquarian
and lawyer.
Doctor johnson applied himself to the
Dutch language but few years befors
his death.
Ludovico Monaldescc, at the great sge
of 115 years. wrote the mempire of hii
own times. W
ORliby, the translator OF Homer and
Virgil, waa unacquainted with Latin and
Greak I'LL he WA past fffy.
franklin did not commence his phil
osophiosi pnradl3 d ma rsAchsd hi
fftieth year.
Dryden, in his sixty eighth year. com
menced the translation Of the Had, his
most pleasing production.
Thousands of examples of men who
commenced new study, either for liveli.
hood or amusement, at an advanced age
could be cited. But every one familiar
with the biography of distinguished men
will recollect individual cases enough tC
convince him that none but the sick and
indolent will ever say: II am too old tc
learn"