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SECOND EDITION
The HuntOn-Alexand COntrO.
verSy.
GEN. HUNTON "PosTs' Mr.. COLUMBUS
ALExANDER-THE LATTER PRO-
POSES TO ANSWER IN
THE PROPER TINES


POSES TO ANSWER IN
THE PROPER TIME.t
WASHINGTON, July 19.-Hon. Eppa
Hunton, OF Va, whose eontr ,versy with
Mr.. Columbus Alexander, of Washington
has attracted much attention within the
past few days, made this morning the fir
al movement, which according to his con-
s!ruction of the "cOGe of honor" closes
in manner proper for his own vindica-
tion his relations with his antgoni,t.
He had printed during tie night and
and distributed TO day circu ar ontain-
ing the letters which have passed be-
tween himself and Mr.. Alexander, to
which he appends what is termed in the
lexicon of the 'cOde' "postine," that
is an invecive against Mr.. Alexander,
and notice to the public that he will
not hereafter pay any attention to any
thing that may emanate from him.. Mr..
Alexander's friends here say that it is a
mistake TO suppose thai his last letter Ia
Gen. Hunton is to be construed as declin.
inc to meet him.
1t is but justice to Gen. Hunton { , say
that Judge E. Lowe, Mr.. Joseph Hopkins
aud others who heard the discussion
between Gen. Hunton and Mr.. Neale il
the Market Square of Alexandra, las
W, ek, understood his remaks in relation
to Judge Bryan, Judge Wy lie and Mr.
G. Alexander in sense oppisite TO thai
in which they were understood by Others
and as they repeted to the press.
Mr.. Columbus Alexander stalt ted tc
Alexandria this afternoon but ju,t as he
was taking the train he learned that
General Hunton left that city this morn.
ing to attend and speak at barbecue al
Pea, ltop, about twenty-five pnles from
there this afternoon. He received Gen
Hunton's final shot this evening, and
say s that he will answer it at the proper
time. lie has been assured by a large
number who reside in Alexandria that
General Hunlon used the language re.
ported as part of his speech.
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A CANDID ADMISSION.

Hersey, of the Wilmington Republican
is at it again in the Philadelphia Times
this time in regard to our "upjust" cleo
tioD. But Marshal McMullen said to
us that when he ran as Republican can
didale for Sheriff, he was " defeated
simply because here were not enough
Republican votes in.New Castle Cout 7
to elect him. "Honesty is the best
policy" even in confes ession.-Ne,gark
Tq11er
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A Strike.

One dollar per day is what the laborers
on The Cool Spring Reservoir have been
receiving for their labor. Yesterday the
men concluded that, that amount was not
sufficient for the labor performed, and
to keep their families, so they resolved
to strike. They waited upon the foreman
and asked that their pay be increased 25
ceLts more per day.
The request was refused, and the men
quit work in body. 1t is not supposed
that they will succeed III their undertake
ing.
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What n war May Cost.
From the Ne,c Orlens Times.

TTUWt tHG 4NtU OTItTt5 UNt0.
Any one who supposes that war with
Mexico will prove mere bagatelle is
making a very grievous mistake. 1t will
require at least 100000 men and years's
hard fighting to bring our neighbor to a
true sense of this republics grandeur
In fact, if the time and number of men
were to be so limited, we should hesitate
long before buying a pool on the Gringos.
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Hartenstein's Loss.

Godfrey Hartenstein, Of Iron Hill,
whose house was fired on Saturday night
last, sustains loss of $4,000 by the oc-
curreRce. He has an insurance on his
whole property, in the Mutual Company
of Odessa, amounting to 81 400, of which
amount he will receive about 81 800.
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Overcome with the Heat.

Yesterday afternoon valuable horse
belonging to Morris Weldie Il Son, was
overcome with the heat, and dropped to
the pavement in front of their stable ON
Front street, near French. The animal
was removed to the opposite side of the
street, and placed undera shed. Rem edie, /,
were applied and this morning the horse
is out of danger.
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DELAWAREANS IN PARIS

A letter from special correspondent of
the GAZETTE at Paris, mentions the
presence in that city of VIM. T. Porter
Alex. Mcleod, James II. Cameron and
Benz. johnson, of Wilmington all OF
whom are in good health.
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DR.. Livingstone, the protector of n
dians at Crow Creek agency proposes to
entertain himself during the coming fall
with batch of libel suits against the
newspapers of the country. He will prob
ration, laying his damages at $5,000.000.
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The NIiddletown Exhibition

AT recent meeting of the Directors
of the Peninsula Agricultural and Po-
molegical Association, held at Middle
town, it was decided to hold the annual
eXhi bition on October End, 3rd and 4th.
The fair grounds will be open for the re-
ceptlon of animals and for articles in
tended for exhibit ON Tuesday, Octo-
Der the first, after nine o'clock a. m.
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Overcome with Heat.

Yesterday afternoon, Joel Shortlidge,
of No. 207 Jefferson street, while walking
out in the country, was prostrated by the
heat and fell by the roadside. HE was
takenin farmers house, and DR.. A.
B. Mitchell, who happened to drive past,
was called in and rendered the necessary
assistance. In the evening he was re-
moved to his home and is now improy-
inc
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Indications for To-day.

Middle States partly cloudy wed-
colder, occasional rains, winds
from the north, and stationary or
pressure.
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4. aa, 'ioN TO PHILADELPHIA.
lexcSrsseiSdIp esc1Used people of Dover will 90
from li Ie;n eG Philadelphia on Friday
thield The Th1eipsic, by the steamer
'ua furnishes the music, SSs0np"'
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Kent County Farm Sale.

J. +. Mancha, real estate agent, sold
MIR. John O. Pennewills farm, one mile
and half east of Dover, containing $50
acres, to Rev. c. L. Peake, of New
York, for 1900.
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Another Hay Party.

This evening number of young men
will leave for pleasure trip down the
bay. They style themselves the Robin
son street Senate.
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A~Good Yield.

Chief Justice Comegys raised on his
lot adjoining Dover, this year, SO bushels
and quarts of wheat from 2 quarts of
land, by actual measurement, being 38
bushels, gallons and 8 pints per acre.
The wheat was of the Fultz variety.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

d UGBY ACADEMY,
III WILMINaToN, DEL.
A COLLEGIATE SCHOOL FOR BOYS.
DR. SAM'L W. MURPHEY, A. M,
Principal. Assisted by seven exper ence1
teachers. The School will reopen on
MONDAY, SEPT. End, 1873.
For Catalogues apply to G. F. Thomas
q Co. IS Book Store. ty20-1m
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A Balloon Found,

On Thursday morning a small paper
balloon was found in q field of Sam
Hardness farm, in Mill Creek Hundred
about one mile mol tn of Newark. It ia
not known where it came from.
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STILL ANOTHER CANCER CURED
BAD LEG CURED WHICH HAD BAF-
FLED TIL SKILL OF OTHER
PHYSICIANS,

WILMINGToN. DEL. July l6. 1873.
had been affi cted with a bad leg for
several years. 1t was liberated to a most
alarming extern. Had been treated by
most EN- inent physicians without success.
Sfea rDs about the first of June last In a
few weeks after commencing treatment
my leg was entirely cured.
MICHAEL CLANCY,
Boot and Shoe store, 5O4 West End st.
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FOR THE LEGIsLATURE.

VIM. r. Lyman is spoken of for Rep
resentative to the Legislature in White
Clay Creek Hundred.
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Bad Cancers aured.
DELAWARE CITY, DEL., I
July 18th, 1873

n, Suiy AobiJ 1910
To ,chona 1t may concern:-
This is to certify that DR.. P. s, Stearns
has recently removed two very bad cam
GERS from my face. procured treatment
from him few weeks since while he was
stepping IN Wilmington. viii also state
that the cure was performed without the
use of the knife and causing but little pain.
l would most cheerfully recommend all
who are AFFLICTED with cancers to apply to
, the same source for relief.
GEO. G. CLEAVER.
The above gentleman Is we'll known
throughout New Castle county and the
State, having bt en- County Constable for
many yeaI 8, and his face is familiar to all
who have been in the habit of atte sdlng
Court at New Castle.
STILL ANOTHER CANCER CURED.
WILMINGTON, DEL, June 18th, 1878.
This is to certify that DIR. Stearns re-
moved q cancer from my lip in seven
da,s without the use of the knife or pro-
dueing pain. VIM, H. BECKLEY,
163 East Front st.
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j AS. d. FERGUSON,
House 2l2 East 2nd ST.

Conductor p, w. & B. r. r.
Ifspace would permit we might publish
hundreds of other certificates from his
patients residing in Wilmington, who
have been cured of almost every form of
disease. Drs. Stearns and Wilson will
have their office at the Clav ton House
fr -m July 22nd until August 1st.
iy 49, 1tWA A1td
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Boot and Shoe store. I'd West 2nd sd,


WILMINGTON, DEL, July 10th, 1873.
My son, Oliver, had been afflicted with
dropsy for several years in the most ag-
gravating form. All treatm ents prescrtb-
ed by our physicians were total failures,
had nearly despaired of his recovery. 1
placed him under the treatm ent OF DR..
Stearns, who was stopping at the Clayton
House, and am happy TO say that the
having entirely cured him of the dropsi-
col dIcaoca
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him dead. Ills back had been broken.
inquired for Jim. and Was informed
that the mailman had crcpt upon him
as he was walking by the side 81 hi.
team, and had killed him with q heavy
beetle, and thrown his body agsins, 4
tree.
The parents II young HAYDEN were
wild with grief. and blamed US all
severely. He was their oldc-, son and
chief support.
We advertised the death ~ the maniac
IN the neares city papers. and q week
or ten days afterward heard from hi.
relatives.
lie had been q wealthy physician In
the State of New York. with a large
practice, but had lost his reason through
giving a patient poison 10y mistake.
On hearing of Jim's death, the
brother Of the maniac made the Hay
dcns n present III five thousand dollars.
He also paid for all the damage his
brother had done elsewhere.
After everything had been settled We
went back 10 our logging, and although
we were very successful. that winter
was the dark one of my life.
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-04-25
Poison Literature.

From tho Arabian Nights Entertain
ments. Robinson CrusOe and CULVER,
10 tho trash now current under the name
Of dime novels. and which also filters
through fiashy wecklics into the family
circle, IL q descent which none would
willingly take at u leap. II Ii u descent
that non would be- able tn take at a
leap even II willing. The old story
books first named are, Of course. an mp
peal tn tho imagination, but they are In
themselves ~ grotesquc, and 80 nOtO-
riously devoid III the probable that even
the youthful reader Ia always aware that
no Ii being chaffed for his amusement.
A gentleman having put the Arabian
Nights Into the hand of n boy Of ten
who had IN Unsuitable thirst for hooks,
asked the youthful student what he
thought Ut the stories. "Oh." said the
boy, they are wonderful--wonderful
but, then, l don't believe q word of Them
The charm Of the old extravnganxxs lies
In their amusing without unduly excl.
ting and psrverting the imaginative
faculty. The danger that turks In the
modern dime novel In that II uses bad
boys aud bad mel for it, heroes, and
by keeping always within the curricu.
lum Of crime m Il may 10 derived from
police annals, gives \ strong realistic
cOloring to the events recorded. 49, Phil.
Ddeiphid North american.
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Human JawbOnes - Trophies.

The head Of an enemy is Of incon-
venient bulk; and when the Journey
home is long there arises q question
cannot proof that In enemy has been
killed be given by carrying back q part
only? In some places the savage in
fcrs that IL can, and acts on the infer
cncc.
This modification and its meaning
are well slown in Ashantec. where
''the general In command sends To the
capital the jawboncs Of the slain ene.
miles," and n Ramseyer further tells
US. "a day Of rejoicing occurred on
July ). when nineteen loads Of Jaws
arrived from the seat Of war as trophies
Of victory" When first found, the
T~ahitians, too, carried away the Jaw
bones of their enemies: and Cook saw
fifteen Of them fastened up ut the end
Of u house. Similarly of Vatc, where
1.-THE greater the chief, the greater the
display Of bones,' VIZ read that, II u
slain enemy was zone who spoke iii of
the chief. his jaws are hung up in the
chiefs house ~ a trophy :" n tacit
threat To others who villifed him. A
recent account Of another Papuan race
inhabiting Boigu, on the coast Of New
Guinea, further illustrates the practice
and also its social effect. Mr.. Stone
writes; by nature these people are
bloody and warlike among themselves,
frequently making raids to the Big
Land and returning in triumph with
the heads and jawbones of their slSugh-
tered victims, the latter becoming the
property OF the murderer. and the
former Of him who decapitates the
body. The jawbone is consequently
held ~ the o valued trophy. and
the more u man possesses the greater
he becomes in the eyes Of his fellow
men," 1t may be added that, by the
Tupis of South America, trophies Of an
allied kind were worn. In honoring q
victorious warrior, .'among some
tribes they. rubbed his pulse with one
OF the dead. and hung the mouth upon
his arm like u bracelet" - Popniar
Science MOnfhiy,
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-04-25
An llllnsls Centennial.

Tho proposal that Illinois should
Centcnnially celebrate, on tho next
Fourth Of July. her private dehversnce
from British hralldom, MT frat somnds
like . Western joke. Hut the proposal
10 serions. and rests ON q basis oi his.
tory. kaskMskia, tho oldest settlement
In what 10 now Illinois, was, at tho out.
break OF the Revolution, occupied ns our
outpost by . British garrison, which WAS
Withdrawn TO Detroit ON the American
invasion Of Canada In 1878. A ANAL
defensive force, however, was still loft
there, under the command Of Roche
blanc, . FrenchMHn. On the 4th Of
january, l776. Colonel George Rogers
Clark Of Virginia, on the rcommenda-
don OF Jefferson. Mason. and Wythe,
pushed out into the extreme West with
four companies Of Virginia troops. and
on tho eth Of July reached and captured
kaskaskiA. Thence no moved to Vim
cennes, and there prepared for another
campaign. but was driven out by N
advance Of the British from Detroit un.
der Lieutenant Governor Hamilton.
The latter announced his urpos a. "a.
covering the Illinois region, but Colonel
Clark again marched against him from
Kaskaskia. and recovered vincennss In
the following February. Governor
Je1erson sent re-enf0rcements from
Virginia and North Carolina, and iii.
nois remained In American possession.
IN. y. Sun.
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-04-25
lIswa Militia.

Adjutsnt General LOBBY has Issued gcncral
esdsrs for the reorganization Of the militia, In
aecordaacc with the Law enacted by the last
General Assembly. The following Ia the des-
erwation Of tho brigadcs and the details Tor tho
e~lleettcn, - quoted from the general order.
~. That second, Third and Fifth Regiments
~ Infantry, and Batteries II, n, I, K and N
VII eoastitute tho Third Brigade, situated By
ecmpanics In the following named countiea; :
e, y; s's 3, ". .'f ES,s".' g COMPANY %%,:S|.. 4; Lee g
AppsSocss =, Louisa; q, Poweshick.
Ill. Third Regiment, Companies A, b, ID
- o, Polk county O land I, jasper y, Boone;
y 0wthrtei :, CaAa, and Company A, Looby
oeo1e 0uards lcolcredl Polk county.
3, w.pssiis'os;; j. BsSss b GS%1 : s.ti SrS "a y
Monroe, q, Clarke; ], Montgonsry; Il,
y. batteries n, Van Burra, n. Dss Motses;
II Rcik; !, .wapsllo; X, pottswAttamis.
VI. All the 0sRantHed militia IN tho First
vsikade viii inset q their respective armories,
91eAte. End proceed n cast their vutss fos one
II tdter 0eneeal, ~ command the first Brt-
- md one Major 0cnssal, 70 command the
.vIi. rAs Ia 4.A, "a and TN Regiment. Of
(suSs ths second Brigade, situated In sSs
4 4lQWtng named cOuutieN,
VIII. First Regiment, Companies A, n, q
80 J. Benton county; b, =, II and G, Linn;
j and y, Aarphail ; Y and !, Black Hawk.
TX. Fourth Regiment, Companies A, b and
i, Duhuquei y, Delaware, ID, Clayton n and
y Allsmskse; u, winnsahiek, II and I, Bu-
(. Sixth Regiment, comp.ni.. A. and X.
Cs.sc 1ordc county, y. Mitchell; &. and Z,
y, rrankilni ], winnebAao; l., Floyd.
~. seventh Regiment, Companies A, II
and ! Woodbury.; n and u, Plymouth; q
XII. Company. A, Infantry, Citation county
SsSsaus, ana 4. r SSs" 6sSsiry !. Jackson s,,ss S.'A'''
1iII battery A, First Light Artillery,
CAlckasav; q, Clinton; d, Howard; Z, Web
ve1e,!, narahsll u, Linn; l., Clayton.
xly,. All the organised militia Ia the Sec
Brigade will meet d their respective Or.
m0s1es, o. u such place ~ their commander
nay designate, and procecd 70 cast their vote
loe q Drlgadier 0ensrsl 20 command ~
second Brigade, and one Major General u
command the divtaiOu.
XIV. All voting shAll he by ballot, and no
vosiug ~ proxy shall be legal.
.AVI. Tho elections assOve named viii take
plecc Tuesday, April IA 1878, between the
hour. 81 \. y. and 9 r. NJ.
XVII. Al the election returns 10 he made
20 the Adlutant Generate ONCE within ten
days after said election.
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Huxley a q Handicraftsmau.

"Technical education" In the sense
In which the term IL ordinarily used,
aud In which am now employing Il,
means that sort Of education which IL
specially adapted to the needs Of men
whose business u Il In life to pursue
some kind Of handicraft; II Ii, in fact, a
fine Greco-Latin equivalent for what in
good v%ernacular English would h.
called ''the teaching Of handicrafts."
And probably. at this stage of our
progress. II may occur to many Of YOU
to think Of the story Of the cobbler and
his last. and to say TO yourselves,
though you will be too polite to put
the question openly to me, 'What does
the speaker know practically about this
matterp What is his handicraftp"
think the question Is q very proper one.
and. unless ! were prepared to answer
It, l hope satisfactorily. I should have
chosen some other theme.
The fact Is, I am. and have been any
time these thirty years, a man who
works with his hands-a handicrafts-
man. l do not say this in the broadly
metSphorical sense In which fine gen
tlemcn. with all the delicacy Of Agag
about them. trip to the hastings about
election time. and protest that they.
too, are working-mcn. I really mean
my words to be taken In their direct,
literal. and straightforward sense. In
fact, II the most nimble-tingered watch
maker among YOU will come to my
workshop, he may SGT me to put n
watch together, and I win set him Ia
dissect, say, a black-beetlc's nerves.
do not wish To vaunt, but I am inclined
to think that shall manage my job to
his satisfaction sooner than he win do
his piece Of work to mine. --FopGlav
ScieNcc MomtAlv.
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Pr.Aseslss ssI Cs.,ssius. q Oslo.

Opium IL the Juice of the poppy. and.
~ there are many varieties Of the poppy
so too are there many kinds Of opium;
the mode u collecting the ~juiccis. how.
ever. always the same. In Egypt, Syria,
and India. the three countries which
produce opium. q number Of .emicir-
cular inci-ions are made In the capsule
II the poppy. and the juisc which
e,udes Il. carefully gathered. This
juice. ga being dried In the sun. be-
comes II q dark color. thickens. and
forms = brown. firm paste; this II
opium. Laudsnum IL q solution qf
opium In alcohol and water. BoS
opium and laudanum are 10 be regarded
ms u mixture of several similar but not
identical substances. Since the time of
iSerosne $500 and Robiquet uSi7).
who first isolated n~arcotine and NOR
phine, chemists have very carefully in
vestigated the different chemical com
pounds occurring In opium. Thus 10y
have discovered codeine, narccine. 086-
baine. papaverine. and other substances,
all OF them bases, /. g., bodies thai
unite with acids to form crystallixable
salts.
These bases do not all affect In the
same way the organic functions. Thus
%narcotine possesses very little or nd
soporitic power; two grammes of IL ran
be injected without p%erceptible effect,
while . centigramme Of morphine Is
quita sufficient To produce therapeutic
and physiological results. ThetAinc
does not cause sleep. and In animals
produces commissions like those caused
by s%trychnine. while morphine In the
same dose produces deep comatose
sleep. Another curious thing about
these opium alkaloids IL, that they do
not act alike on man and animals. 3
has been demonstrated by Claude
Bernard. Mar Is specially sensitive u
the action Of morphine, while thcbaine
Is almost without effect upon his nervous
system; animals, on the other hand.
feel the effects Of morphine only when
II Is given In large doses, while .thebainev
Is for them u violent poison. So. too.
with belladonna, and atropine. its ac-
tive principle, they are "a deadly poison
for man. but almost without effect on
rabbits; the dose Of stropine that would
suffice to kill ten men would hardly be
enough to kill onc rabbit. The differ
encc Is not 80 great with respect to
morphine, yet morphine specially az
fccts man; hence in this article we win
consider only this one opium ak alOid.
CHARLES RIoHEr. IN Popular Science
MOuthiU for March.
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II ever sympathy Of . crowd NJ guests
NJ = hotel was excited In behalf ri =
poor oppressed man, u was \ night ar
two ago nj the Burnet House. 4 gen.
tlcmNn and lady from Adrian entered
the oAicc. The man was small, slight,
sinooth.tongued. and harmless. The
woman wss large. stern. and quick
spoken. willis her voice fell upon the
ear like the rasping notes II n hoarse
bucksaw. The man opened his mouth
and said;
I'VE would Ii" when his spouse
pushed him n side sharply and said
Ia the clsrki
Have you any rooms sirr II 80. give
us the best you have"
The clerk immersed the pen In ink.
and handed II IN her husband, and said.
viii you please rcgistcrp" The hus-
band seemed grateful to be allowed Ia
exercise his right M . frcc-born Amer
lean citizen, and stepping gladly for
ward wrote the word Mr.. and had en-.
tsrsd upon the somewhat laborious ron.
tract of forming the letter ~" NJ the
tOrerunnsr ri the cognomen James"
whom the wils again stepped forward.
took the pom which her little husband
WA WI Nesting with out Of his hand. re.
marking ~ shs did 10. Here I'll do
thatr' and. adding nm 49, 10 her hus.
ba0d's "Mr." wrote In q bold hlt-or.
miss hand. MRS. MAlvina H.
and underneath II In small caps the
words, land husband" The clerk then
assigned thcm their quarters. and. ~
the bell boy led the way up stairs. ths
better half jcrkcd the family carpet sack
OF the counter and snapped out ut her
husband In n tone that made him jumr
~ NJ TO dislocate his collar button.
"Come along herer' lie followed
mcckly In the rear, md M the boil boy
came down stairs he could hear hcr Civ.
Ing out orders In reference To unpack.
ing the baggage In n tone Of voice that
made the hORrse notes of n boistrous
ship captain seem In comparison like
the gentle cooling Of a dove. The mex,
morning the patient little man followed
his wife down To breakfast. ate the meal
which she ordered for him, and after.
ward. when she came 10 depart. no stood
In the doorway and held the valise Will,
his wife went up and paid the bill. - To-
icdO blade.
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-04-25
American A~ristocrscy.

II may be . consolation 10 .'stuck-up
people," whose greatest boast Is that
they never engaged In any useful en-.
ployment. to DO told Of the following
facts.
Washington was a surveyor and far.
mer.
Franklin Vas q printer.
Paine was a stay-mxker.
Green was q blacksmith.
Warren WA n physic an.
sampler was u shepherd.
Roger sherman was 4 shoemaker.
Marion. Putnam, Allen and Stark
were farmers.
Hancock was a shipping merchant.
Trumbull was an artist.
Arnold (who though n traitor. was a
brave man and a good general) was u
druggist and book seller.