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THE RICHEST MAN IN THE wGRLD.-If
| money be power, says the Whitehall Reoiesc,
wlrat a force Is J. W. Mackey, who thirty
years since was a penniless boy in Ireland.
Twenty years ago he travelled through the
United States as q speculative salesman,
and sixteen years ago be was q bankrupt
To-day, at the age Of forty-fve, Mr. Mackey
owns three-eights of the great Bonanza,
the richest silver mine that has ever been
discovered, and draws, out of Nevada a
yearly income of Sc, $50, 900, which is the
interest, at five per cent. on d capital of
e55, 900, 600. Though comparisons are odi-
GUS, it curious to note the difference in in
comes of the four richest men on the earth.
The Duke OF Westminster is worth e16,-s
600, 900, and has an income of e800, 600;
Senator Jones, of Nevada, e20, ,O0O, 600, and
has an income of 81, 100000; Rothschild is
worth .e40,000,O 900, and has an income of
e2,0Oo, 900; and Mr.. ,Mackey is worth e55,-
900, 00O, O,,s and has an income of e2,75O, 900.
Mr, ,Mackey's fortune increases e5 every
minute. The question is, what will he do
with it?, Or, perhaps, it would be more
cautious to ask, what will it do with him
Fortunes in the far West often vanish as
rapidly as they are acquired. Mr.. Mackey
has q magnificent hotel in Paris, where his !
family resides, while he passes mostof his
time in the neighborhood of his vast in-
forests. Dir. and Mrs. Maekey passed the
summer at Trouville, in the charming Villa
Cordier, which stands ON the hill above the
town and ovsrlooks the sea. =.5sna.-. 4.
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How TO YIsIT THE PARIS EXPOSITION. -
A writer in the Chicago Tribune gives the
following advice to those intending to visit
the Paris Exposition Leave all your best
clothes at heme, they will be useless to you.
Take plenty of warm, rough clothing to
wear on the steamship. Your watch,
starched linen and hat had better remain
packed. Upon landing go to some inland
English town-say Manchester, Exeter, or
Nottingham arr ange to stay week or
so, during which time get travelling
suit - made, and buy underwear, etc, conn
plete. Demand in all cases their lowest
prices for cash. You are now un- Ameri-
can;zed, and ready for London and the con-
tlnent Don't buy In Paris until after you
have been there several weeks, then make
your purchases according to your tastes and
the length of your purse. Yoa will find
the hotel rates, and prices Of everything
you buy in Paris, and indeed everywhere
you go upon the continent, to DO twenty
Ave to fifty per cent. lower, If you can sue
cessfully pass yourself of for any thing but
an American.
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A P-mance Of the Dead Latter o9ea.

Until recently there has come to the
Dead Letter Division of the Pessofiee De-
partment, with the regularity of the daily
mail, letter bearing the postmark of an
eastern city, and addressed simply ' Phil
lip Gregory, Esq., ON the envelope, but
without any directions whatever to indicate
whittier it was to be SEM. These letters
were dated with the day Of the month and
year, beginning g. Ny OWE darling Philip" ,"
and ending ''Your faithful and afectionate
Mary" They we're strangely tender, al
ways trustful, and never upbFaiding. They
ever bore the assurance Of her faith in his
love, and IN the belief that he would some
day come back to her. They were in the
handwriting and language Of a refined and
cultured young lady. AS the years went
by the lines grew tremulous with age, but
the love they uttered was still young and
constant. At last they came no more, and
a loss was felt in the rusty dimness OF the
dead letter files by the toilers there, as if
some old friend had been stricken by the
hand of Death. There being nothing in
them to indicate the residence Of the wri-
ter, they were destroyed, being Of "no
value" Thus, every day IN the year, from
the morning of maidenhood to the evening
of old age, did this daughter of tears
send forth letter to her lost lover, hoping
one might chance to meet him, and she
went down into the shadow OF the I'm
known, trusting him still. If it was a form
of insanity, would there were more of it
in the world Washington Corr. Cleueland
HernIH
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TIE MEN VINO MAKE CITIEs.-Theo-
dore Parker once aptly classified the men
who make nations, build cities and create
ma. kets, and these concise classifcations
place them in four INKS. First, the men
who create new material for future use,.
either by digging il out of the mines and
quarries, fishing it cut of the sea or raising
it out OF the laRd--;hese are the producers !;
second, the men wIso transform this materi-
al into other shapes, fitting it for human
use, as men who make grain into flour and
bread, cotton iato cloth, iron into tools aud
needles and the liKe--these are the manu-
facturers third, those who simply use
these things, and whose ranks are recruited
from all other classes these are the con-
sumefs !; fourth, men who buy to sell, and
sell to buy. and whe deal between the other
classes--these are the distributors or mer-
chants-traders benind counters and desks,
and traders behind neither counter nor
desk. These classes IRE founded in the
State society 80 ,long - there are. produ-
GERS there must be c.sasumers, SO long as
there are consumers tsiere must be mann
facturers, SO long - there are any of the
others there must be distributors. Besides
.hese classes there ARE offers who are not
merely incidental, b.ssinndamental in the
hailding Of . natioH, They as, sth. men
VINO are fennd IN al the other classes --the
men or heads, the producers Of thought;
the men Of talent, the mental mannfactn
rels; the men Of tact, who talk with tongue
and pen--the mental distributors,
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Thought He Had EN- Again.
Cincinnati Saturday Night.

Snif1es brought his two weeks spree to
close on Saturday night. He lay on a
lounge in the parlor, feeling as mean as
sour lager, when something in the corner
of the room. attracted his attention. Rals-
ing on his elbow. he gazed steadily at it.
Rubbing his eyes, he stared again, and as
he stared his terror grew. Calling his wife
he asked hoarsely: ... ..
Marindy, what is that2'
"What is what, Likely" ?"
Snifles' name was Lycurgus, and his
wife calls him Likely fer short and sweet.
g Why, that-that-thing i'll the cerper,"
said the frightened man, pointing at it with
hand shaking like politician. --.
- Likely, dear, see nothing" replied the
woman. -... ~. -..-.t
"What !! you don't see it 99'' he almost
shrieked.
sNo."
"Then I've got 'em. Oh, heavens bring
me the Bible, Marindy-bring it quick !
Here-here ON this sacred book swear
never to drink drop of whisky. If |
break my vow, may nay right hand cleaye
to the roof Of my mouth, and - ~ y.
Here, catching another glimpse of the
terrible object. he clutched his wife and
begged in piteous tones ,.....z -.
Don't leave me don't leave your poor
Likely p And burying his face in the folds
Of bar drass ha snhbed and uoanad himself
into troubled sleep. .-..l-s
Then his wife stole gently to the corner,
picked up the toy snake, and threw it into
~
the stove. ..... $3.50 z.....
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WHAT THE WITS SAY.
What's one mans fish is another mans

What's one mans fish is another mans
pofsson.-Boston Post. g.
Silence is copper that is to say, it gives
cent.-C Chicago Times.
Ne man can rise to honor who is cursed
with stiff backbone. Russian Progerb.
Whom did the pastry cook marry ?
His sweet-tart, of course Boston BuEle-
tin. s@ "-
Bristow will be fifty in 1ss0.-Bosto,.
Post. Do you mean out of possible $50 :?
-PAsla. Bulletin.
The difference between boy and barn
is that the shingles are applied to the roof
of the barn.-Ronse Sentinel.
Mr.. Cask is candidate tor the Georgia
Legislature. If defeated he will be found
in tlerce.-NorrSstopB Herald.
1 viii nsver purchase lottery tickets SO
long as | can hire man to rob me at rea-
sonable wages.-Josh Billings.
In the bright Lexington Of Kentucky
there is no such word as IS No, thank you;
I never drink. ."-Sauaas'sah Times.
Phebe Couzins says that woman has no
country. We had supposed that woman
ruled every country Chscago Journal.
Before accepting Mr.. Beecher's theory
we would like to hear from some of the
politicians that have gone before.-OI City
Derrick. -.
California desires an effective game law
one for instance which will define the proper
period wherein to shoot Chinamen.- Buffalo
Espress.
Now that Beecher has done away with
the big blaze the future of many of us
doesn't look as bright as it did.-Ffanklin
Patriot.
Somebody thinks that DR.. Hollands last
poem is ttalmsst Intoxicating in it's beauty"
A sort of Holland gin, we suppese.--LosoeU
Courier. t--- -..-s
It is stated that there are 10000 men in
the Black Hills, making $50 per day. We
give the statement for what it is WORTH
cents ON tile dollar.-Frse Press.
The Philadelphia Bulletin says it will
write to Billy, of Germany, and respectful
ly suggest to his Majesty that telephone is
much nicer name than fernsprecher.
The Dutch will plant forty thousand tl.lip
bulbs at the Paris Exposition. SO as
figure out the arms of Haarlem. This LOOKS
like running the Dutch department into the
ground, doesn't it?-Norristoaom Herald.
'' The years have Innings, Just as goblets do:
The old year is the lining of the new,
Filled with the wine of precious memories,
The golden apos doth line the silver is.''
-Isnkers Gazette.
"Lood heah, Mars John, amt you gwine
to glib me no keepsake dis New Years"
asked an elderly darkey, who had evidently
been out calling. of a young white gentle
man on Commerce street. ssWhat sort of
a keepsake do you want, uncle % asked the
youth. 81 want sumfin what is gwine to
last-sumtin to take wild me when dies,
SO I'll always tink of yer when sees it
sumfin what won't wear out" g How
would bottle of whisky do?'' Foah
God, dat's de berry keepsake Use been
dreamin' of"-lson antonio Express
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Alex. H. Stephens.

A correspondent draws this picture of
the above-named Confederate relic:
| A little to the left of the main isle of the
| House, and just between the first row of
desks and the chair, is little, withered
up, nervous old man. Mounted upon a
complicated pedestal built ON wheels, plat
| form and back, he bobs his head or mods it
| in accord or discord to the gentleman
speaking. Rarely is his voice heard. Who
| ever passes him stops to shake hands With
him, and speak few words to him-not
that they have anything special to say,
but the green members thinks it looks well
from the galleries to be seen in converse
ton with the Hon. Alex. FL. Stephens, Of
Georgia. Tue old man is pitifully thin
His face is livid and cadaverons. His
head is sunken between his shoulders. His
chest is depressed, aid his arms and lower
limbs are fearfully and wonderfully thin.
But, weak and emaciated as he looks, his
muscles are always in motion, and he jogs
backward and forward in his easy chair,
Or taps the floor nervously with one foot
continually. Generally he wears his hat, .
soft, black felt, and his many infrmities
seem to excuse this apparent breach of
Congressional etiquette, and, in fact, most
everything he does Is referred to the CO.
centricities of man broken down in
health, and rapidly approaching dissolu-
ton. Yet this man, weak as he looks, and
worn as he is manifests miraculous vital
ity. Be is seldom absent from his post, is
always on the alert. Watchfui, wary and
ready. In this he is in strange contrast
with certain coxcombs 10 both branches,
who deem it derogatory to their dignity to
pay any attention the proceedings, and eff
feet profound indifference to all that
goes on around them. Stephens, on the
contrary, listens as attentively to the
bill to pay John Smith, of Smithville, S10.-
rs as q measure Of regulating the currency
Of the country. He appears to think ne
was sent to Congress - know what was
going on there, even If he does not partici-
pate, and it is painful to watch the close
attention the shriveled up old man pays to
the proceedings.
In conversation he is grave and severe.
He looks upon question presented 90
him as his natural enemy, and prepares
himself for It's demolition. Courteous to
all men, he regards their opinion as ex-
crescence and he surgeon appointed of God
to remove them The quickest way to
break up his judgment on neasure is TO
agree with him, for his instinct is one of
resistance and resentment. He viii not
agree with anybody, nor win he allow any
body to agree with him, and whenever he
finds that one of his hobbies is popular, he
will discover teehnichalities IN the argu-
mept supporting the measure which show
that these arguments belong on diaDet-
rically opposite side Of the question. Il ia
only when he comes down TO Ben Hill he
relaxes. Talking Of Hill ID his only recre-
alton. Mounting Hill, he goes on on .
sort Of horseback ride. kicking tbs dust il
all directions. Not that he doesn't like
him, or that be fails 10 appreciate his abili-
~. but Hin, Is prophet, ha looks upon
with hilarious contempt.
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A NEW ARCTIC ExPEDITIoN.-A whaling
steamship, the Vega. has been bought for
the Swedish Arctic expedition, which is
to start next July for Gothenburg. The
vessel is very strongly built. and can carry
coal enough for cruise of {, ,0o0 miles: she
is to be supplied with sufficient provisions
to serve for three yeafs. Captain Palan-
dar will be in command; less than thirty
persons will be on board in all three or
four will constitute the scientific corps.
The King Of Sweeden, the Government,
Oscar Dickson, of Cothenbure, and Mr..
Sibariakof ca Russianl, conformity bear the
expenses. The projected voyage viii be
eastward from Novaya zemlya, along the
Siberia coast, down through Behring
Straits; coming back around Asia and saa
she Suez canal. This will csrcumnavigate
both Earope and Asia,
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Sailed his Beer.

An amusing trial has just been conluded
before Mr. De Ratzen. at the Surrey Asst
zes, England. James Scott, landlord of
the Wellington beer house, st. Leonard's
road, Bromley, was tried for sailing his
bser. By direct chemical analysis it was
proved there were as many as lao grains Of
salt to the gallon. The defendant, during
his cross-examination, admitted that in his
neighborhood there were so publis houses,
all of which were trying to cut each other
out. Talking on one occasion of the diff
Guilty of making livelihood whore there
were 30 many competitors around him,
tall Yankee addressed him: g Stranger,
how much would give to get all the biz
ness of the neighbofhood? ss said,"
he replied, twenty pounds" The Yankee
extended his hand, and saying "pnt it
there" left. The next day he came again
and told me, " No success, no pay
took him into my vault and left him alone
That night all my customers came dozen
times, where before they only came once.
1n0y WeES &ii tuo SiinO sayings WoA1uot
what makes me SO dry ?" AS | was about
to close the Yankee came up and sail:
"Stranger, that's a success. want my
balance square," I acknowledged the bar
gain, and as paid him the money said
s.Now will you give me the receipt ?"
"Certainly," he said; sswe all do it in the
States when business taDds to be dull"
aWell. what is il? asked. "Why, salt,
you darned British fool" and the Yankee,
pscketing his money, left my house. The
court, while listening to the evidence, were
convulsed with laughter. As sailing beer
was an offense against which there was no
provision in law, James Scott was dis
charged.
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HORACE. GREELEY:s CuRIous ASSETS. =
The executors of the estate Of the late Hor-
ace Greeley have made their final settle
ment with. Surrogate Coffin, of Westchestsr
county. The estate consisting largely of
stocks and bonds which have greatly der
preciated 10 value, it has been considered
advisable TO distribute them IN kind among
the heirs. There Is @183, 900 of sueh assets,
inclusive Of $50, ,00e Tribune stock. Among
the assets there il 1t least 81, 900 II worth
less promissory notes, besides 80 600 due
the estate from Cornelius Vanderbilt, jr.--
R. 7. World.
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A PRINCESS MAGNIFICENT BEDcHAM-
BER.-The Princess de Metternich (who,
by the way, in the presence of few init
mates, occasionally condesends to sing a
few of the songs Of the cafes, and renders
them with tile eAie and success of O
TheresA herself), has fitted up D. Pom
peiian hedchamber at her villa. The walls
and ceiling are in pale blue, the panels
being occupied by nymphs and goddesses
barely yelled with robes of gsuze, with, for
border, light tracing of foliage, Tritons
and Loves. From the center of the ceiling
hangs lamp of snother-of- pearl, curiously
wrought, which sheds q pale, rosy half
light over the dainty chamber. The tables
and stands are OF maple, inlaid with gold
and tortoise she'll with silver knickknacks,
cups, statuettes, etc, thickly strewn upon
them. The chests and wardrobes are of
richly carved elm and birch. The 6eor is
of mosaic, and en- it are scattered fresh
flowers of strong fragrance Finally, the
bed is of carved ivory, overlsid with moth,
er-of-pearl, the ccverlet u Of purple silk,
embroidered and deeply 'fringed with silver
and from silver hooks and rods depend
semi-transpareut curtains. IL lie i souch
fit for Tennyson's Z Sleeping Beauty
Paris Letter.
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PosTAL RuLINes. The PosGofRce De-
partment is very anxious to foster the
Transmission Of samples Of merchandise
through the mails, when it can be done
without injury to other mail matter. A
former ruling has been adverse to such
transnissions, but the requests for permis-
sion 70 send samples. Hoar, especially,
through the mails, have been 30 many and
from % many different quarters. shat the
the Department has reoonsidsrad Il former
ruling.
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PoETRy Y
THE NEW CHURCH DOCTRINE.
BY WILL CARLETON


There's come sing'lar doctrine
Into our church to-day;
These cur'rus words are what the new
Young preacher had to say:
That literal everlsstin fire
Was mostly in our eye
That sinners dead, if they desire,
Can get another try;
He doubted ii warmer cline
Than this world could be proved;
The little snip-I fear some time
He'll get his doubts removed.
I've watched my duty, straight an true,
AM tried to do 1t well;
Part of the time kept heaven in view,
An part steered clear o. hell;
An now half of this work is naught
If must list to him,
And this ere devil have fought
Was only just whim.
Vain are the dangers l have braved
The sacrifice they cost;
Forwhat fun is it to be saved,
If no one else is lost i?
Just think suppose, when once view
The heaven I've toiled to win,
A lot of unsaved sinners, too,
Comes walkin grandly in!
An acts to home same as if they
Had read their title clear,
Aud looks at me as if to say,
We're glad to see you here!"
As if to say. "Whle you have been
So fast to toe the mark,
We waited till it rained, an then
Got tickets for the arkr'
Yet there would be some in that crowd
I'd rather like to see;
My boy Jack-it must be allowed,
There was no worse than he!
I've always felt somewhat to blame,
In several different ways,
That he lay down ON thorns O. shame
To end his boyhood's days.
An I'd be willing to endure,
If that the Lord thought best,
A minutes quite hot temperature
To clasp him to my breast.
Old Captain Barnes was evils SON
With heterodoxy crammed;
/ used to think he'd be the one,
Ifanyone was damned;
Still, wheE saw a lot o. poor,
That he had clothed and fed,
Cry desolately round his door
As soon as he was dead, ::
There came tho ught couldn't control,
That in some neutral land
I'd like to meet that scorched-up soul,
An shake it by the hand.
Poor Jennie Willis, with cry,
Of hopeless, sad distress,
Sank sudden down. one night to die,
All in her ball room dress;
She had precious little while
To pack mp an away;
She even left her sweet, good smile
Twas on the face next day;
Her soul went off unclothed by even
One stitch of saving grace;
How could she hope to go to heaven
An start from such place?
But once. when lay sick an weak,
She came, an begged to stay;
She kissed my faded wrnkled check
She soothed my pain away:
She brought me sweet bouquets OF flowers
AS fresh as her yoHng heart
Through many long and tedious hours
She played Christian part;
And ere long Will stand aronn.
The singin' saints among,
TIL try to take some water down.
To cool poor Jennie'a tongue.
But tears can never quencA my creed,
Nor smooth Gods righteeas frewn
Though all the preachers learn to read
Their Bibles upside down.
hold mine right side up with care
TO shieh mine eyes from sin,
And coax the Lord. with daily prayer,
To call poor wand'rers In;
But if the sinners won't draw nigh,
An take salvation's plan,
Til have to stand an see EN- try
To dodge hell if they can.
D. a~s ssaas----
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A SPLENDID PLAY or WoRns. - This
story is old, but good, and possibly true:
Once upon atime, Hosea Ballon and Ly-
man Beecher met to compare Caavanisni and
Universallsnr. Bothswere bible men, and
each came armed with textnal missiles.
After several apostolic blows from each,
shreadly parried BY the other, Or. Beecher
opened to the ninth psalnia and read = The
wicked shall b. turHed into bell, and allthe
nations thar forget God. There, sirs che
wicked ARE il hell get them out il yon'
can. !" Hesea Rallou, calm IS \ summer
morning. pointing e the 29lth chapter q
Johns Revelations, read; Daath and
hell delivered up the dead which we're in
them. There. said Father Bailou, \ they
are ont; get them In again it yoG can. !"
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a simple and very striking test may be-
made to discover the admixtare of cotton
in woolen fabrics, BY unraveling the goods
and placing q little of the fibre in dish
and dropping upon it some nitric acid. The
cotton wall be little or not at all affected;
the wool, on the contrary, will be changed
to bright yellow. The color is due, in
the latter instance, TO the, development of q
.4
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Genera! Banning's Army Bill.

The following are the principal provisions
of Gen. Banning's bill for the reorganiza-
ton of the army:
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-01-02

The January 81. Nicholas Is as much
a holiday number as was its predeces-
sor of December. The frontispiece,
1.-TWO Ways of Carrying the Mall
The number begins with the first halt
of a lovely illustrated story Of the
Middle Ages, "The Raves and the
Angels" Farther on is George Mac
donald's promised ''Letter to Young
Americans and near the end is
fresh and breezy little song, ''Ska-
ting" by the late Theodore Winthrop,
never before printed. est. Nicholas
himself, on paying his first visit in the
open year, presents with a cordial
greeting pretty New Years card
drawn by Miss L. Greenway Of Lon
don. Full of novelty and vlvacity are
the ample iustalments of the serials,
"Under the Lilacs," and "Tower
Mountain There is a quaint tale Of
tales, "The King and the Three Tray
ellers." The other compile short SO
ries, humorous, fanciful. pathetic, ex
citing, and all illustrated, are good