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THAT, POLITICAL WOMAN.
Mrs. jerks VIII Run Another Louisians
y. Campaign just Lovely.

Mrs. jerks VIII Run Another Louisiana
Campaign Butler just Lovely.
INTERVIEW in the Washington Post
The jerks is handsome, well-pre-
served lady of 80 or less Git is proper to
state in explanation that the interview
ing splinter is an unspliced one, and,
therefore, not initiated in 80 occult a
mystery, with full, round face, bright,
sparkling eyes, and a piquant, dashing
expression. Her gay, vivacious manner
and ready command of language pro-
claim what her accent would betray, a
French origin. ns-osn .dsf1e
"What is the Post going to say about
met" she asked, looking mp saucily out
of the corners of her eyes. 81 know
you are regular bulldozers, but still you
are good Democrats and speak your
mind. 1 hate these Independent papers,
neither one thing nor the other. Down
South, you know" she continued, laugh
ing merrily, "you have to belong to one
party or the other. and desertion from
the party means ostracism. But poll
tics is a farce; this whole thing i, a
farce" ..ti.C,
"What do you mean-Louisiana poll
tics ?" asked the Post, slipping in a word
edgewise. -.
eyes; that's what mean. The idea
OF a woman being at the bottom of the
whole affair have quite talent for
drawing, and mean to make picture
some day. On one side will be the Re-
turning Board, visiting statesmen and
the prominent ren of the country; on
the other will stand Anderson and
Weber. will stand in the middle, hold
ing In. one hand the Sherman letter and
in the other mace. / will have fresco
Of it put on the walls of the Capitol by
special act of Congress-.
The Post suggested that it could be
made part of Brumidi's First Cent
ury Of the Republic" Mrs. jerks
laughed heartily at this, and said it
would be good idea, adding that, cal
though it would be last, it would not be
the least important of the SERIES"
"What do You think of Ben Butler 2"
asked the Post, breaking in upon her
dream of artistic renown.
"Oh!" she exclaimed, she's Just
beautiful, and when he smiles he is per-
fectly lovely" m,
The Post smiled, too. and, what might
seem incredible, skeptical smile, on
hearing this glowing eulogy. ooh,
well, you know" said the jerks, quickly,
noticing the look, "when he sits up
straight and tries to look important,
then he is simply horrid. He has treated
me very politely, however, and I rather
like him." -r
care you going to return to New Or
leans ?"
Certainly; that is my home; and
then will be ready to run another cam
paign, you see; although" she thought
fully added, the Democrats have un-
covered all our old machinery, and it
will take some time to get the new pro-
cess in working order.
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London Atmosphere.

London, England, has most delight.
full atmosphere. There is nothing iiimsy
or gauzy about the air of London. In
the language of slang 1t is not " toe
thin. " There is something real and
tangible about it /; something you can
see, and feel and realize not the trans.
parent stuff we have in Detroit. II
must be seen and felt to be appreciated.
1t has such a reality, such substance,
in fact, that if it surrounded Chicago il
would undoubtedly be heavily mort
gagged. London's atmosphere owes its
consistency to the fumes arising from
the many coal fires of the city. In a
paper read before the Society of Arts it
was estimated that the coal annually
consumed in London is over 5000. 900
tons. equal at l per cent of sulpher to
so, 900 tons, or as oil Of vitriol to DAG, 900
t,ns. This is more than five times the
amount given off from all the sulphuric
acid works in the countrywide Press.
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An Anti.Friction C ontriiyanc {.

William Tucker, of East Brookfield.
has invented for vehicles of all kinds and
shafting an anti-friction roller which
does away with lubricants and saves, it
is claimed, 100 per cent in wear andtear
andpower expended. The continuance is
perforated sleeve" made w of sec
tons, riveted together, and extending
the length of the bearing. Each section
holds numerous small rolls projecting
radially on both sides from 1-32 to =
inches according to the size of the sleeve,
and they are arranged spirally 80 that no
two of them come in direct line of bear
ing at the same time. The whole thing
is of hardened metal, of which is also
made the box surfaces and shafting. The
function of these rolls is the same as that
OF oil, which is subdivided by the action
of the gearing into minute giobules and
by rolling between box and shaft or axle
prevents friction. Ia testing, a buggy
equipped with the invention. and holding
two men, weighing in all 900 pounds,
was drawn across barn floor by force
of eight pounds, indicated by spring
balance which registered sixteen pounds
with the rollers removed. With little
impulse a 400-pounds wheel runs eight
or nine minutes upon one of these roll
ere, and j. G. Avery, manager of the
patent, says he has run his unoiled buggy
on these frictionless rollers for six
months. Mr.. Tucker is making rollers
for testing on the Boston and Albany
road, and it is thought that an annual
saving OF $50, 900 will result TO the COM
pany by its adoption. Springfield
Mass.) Republican.
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WIT AND HUMOR,,.l

RECOGNIZED rank = Boarding house
butter. ~ ai h
A sooLDNo wife will make shrew'd
man.
CENTS of duty-Those paid at the
Custom House.
EVE never looked through Adams
overcoat pockets for letters from other
women. ,se. rc7-t-t
WHAT overwhelming bliss to receive
shower of compliments from reign
ing belle .f.fe-1 7om lrtt
WHAT is the difference between a bare
figure and an ancien; song? One is
nudity, and the other an old ditty.
Old WHAcKEM, the schoolmaster, who
was packing up some popcorn last sea-
son, on being asked what he was about.
said he was boxing his own ears"
DID You ever dabble in stocks %
asked lawyer OF witness who was
known TO have fed from his native Land
to this asylum of the free. "Well, yes,
] got my foot in 'em once, in the old
country" was the reply.
PROFESSOR Can you multiply to-
gether concrete numJers ?" The class
are uncertain. Professor" What will
be the product of five apples multiplied
by six potatoes9" Freshman (tri-
umphantly)-" HASH"
The great journalists are rapidly
dropping of-Raymond, Bennett. Gree
ley, and now Bryant. And our physi-
clan has advised us to take exercise
Norristown Herald. That must be a
saving to you, for exercise is free, and
the other stuff is 10 cents glass.
COLLEGE Professor Ito Junior who
has been taking advantage of his absent
mindedness): "Young man, I lind, on
looking over the records, that this makes
the fifth time in two years that you have
been granted leave of absence to attend
your grandmother funeral. "-HarDer's
Basar.
BOY stood back on the gallery floor
At the naughty female show,
And cast his earnest glances DER
Bald-headed sin below.
I'm too far back, /" he sadly said
Yet he dared not forward go,
For he saw his aged fathers head
First in the foremost row.
Philadelphia Mirror
A HERoULEAN Yankee, from the lum-
Der districts of Maine, on paying his bill
in Lon!on restaurant, was informed
that the amount paid didn't include the
waiter. Wal" he roared, "what eff it
don't? ] didn't eat any waiter, did II"
And he glared at the attendants so fero-
ciously that they precipitately left him
to go his way in peace.
He was an entire stranger to the girls
present, and the boys were mean and
would not introduce him. He finally
plucked up courage, and, stepping up
to young lady, requested the pleasure
of her company for the next dance. She
looked at him In surprise, and informed
him that she had not the pleasure of his
acquaintance. "Well, {" remarked Caz-
enovia, you don't take any more
chances thanI do" aI - 40
u" OcH, Jamie, did We niver hear NV
my great speech afore the Hibernian
Society,"" "No, Pat, how should I.
for sure l was not on the ground"
s"Well, jamie, you see was called upon
by the Hibernian Society for speech
and, be iabers, I rose with the inthusi-
astic cheers of thousands, with my heart
Overlooking with gratitude, and my
eyes filled with tears, and diyil a word
did spake 70
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The Man Who Walked to New Orleans
and Back.

A correspondent, who writes from
Emlenton, in this county, has been talk.
ing with the old settlers of that part OF
Venango concerning old times and Gus.
toms. In his researches he has ex-
tracted the following bitof early history
from our genial old friend, Hon John
Heating, one of the oldest living resi-
dents of the county:
Talking about big walks reminds me
of a story Judge Heating told me at EN-
lenton on my last visit there. The
Judge is one of the old settlers of that
region, having laid out the tswn and
acted as the first Postmaster of Emlen-
ton in 1887. He came to the neighbor-
hood, however, in 1912. Hugh Lee had
been Justice of the Peace for nearly
twenty years in that township, to the
satisfaction of almost everybody, but
somehow OF other he had offended a
man named John Vmderline, VINO re-
fused to be oomfortedl in any ordinary
manner, and said repeatedly to his
neighbors that he would get even with
Squire Lee yet. There had often been
a question raised as to Lees citizenship,
some contendiLg that Lee had merely
produced an old passport, obtained when
he landed in New Orleans about the
year 1900, and that he was holding this
then very important Office without the
formality of his naturalization papers.
John Vanderline ran the story down,
and found that by going to New Orleans
he could get the official copy of all
papers issued, and if il turned out as
supposed, he eould break Lee commits
sion. This he resolved to do, He told
Heating that he would never rest until
he had got even with him; 80 one even
ing he passed Keating's settlement on
dog-trot, the gait an Indian adopts
when on long journey. Vanderline
had bought himself three pairs of In
dian moccasins, and was on his way to
New Orleans. Think of that for walk.
From Emlenton, ninety miles above
Pittsburgh, on the Allegheny river, to
New Orleans and back, in that early
day, when most of the distance was
n flowing wilderness.
In about six months 'Vanderline re-
turned, leg-weary and foot-sore, but
determined as ever. He had got the
he wanted. The supposed nat
papers were nothing but
passports. Hugh Lee had never been
naturalized, his commission was broken,
and Vanderiine was even. The descend
ants OF these two men are all in the
of Emlenton, and Judge Keat-
ing says they often laugh at the foolish
ness OF their grandfathers. -.Tenanoo
( Pa Spectator.
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The Chief OF the Bannocks.

Buffalo Horn, the Bannock leader
who is at the head of the new Indian up
rising in Idaho, is as remarkable speci-
men of the red man as Chief Joseph, who
year since 30 skillfully led the.Nez Per-
ces. The hereditary chief of the Ban
nocks seems to be that object of inter
contempt to indiana, 81 squaw man, "
and they have given in their allegiance
to Buffalo Horn as their real captain
The latter is described az small, grace
fully-built Indian, with eyes that partake
both of the fierceness of the eagle and
the tender gentleness OF the antelope.
The hair on one side OF his head is
wound with threads of brown bark,
which, resembling buffalo horn, is sup
posed to be the occasion of his name.
He has all the qualities calculated to win
savage admiration. He is a perfect dare
devil on horseback, crack shot, intelli-
gent and exceedingly proud. Buffalo
Horn has strain of white blood in his
veins, but be speaks very broken
English. He is widely known through
all the Western Territories north of the
Pacific railroad, and has hitherto courted
the friendship of the whites. In the
Black Hills campaign of two years ago
he was Gen. Crooks chief scout he has
also lately been much in Gen. Towards
camp, and is thoroughly familiar with
the habits of the soldiers and the regular
army tactics. Altogether, report makes
of him as dangerous foe to the white
man as any Indian leader of recent years.
But, although their chief is so superior,
his followers are said to be an inferior
crew, and not able to hold a candle
to the Nez Perces for fighting quality.
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Origin OF the English National Debt.

From the moment that the public at
large began to pay the taxes, and not
the land, the extravaganza of Govern
ment expenditures grew amazingly, and
a national debt was commenced When
the people paid, and the aristocracy and
their sons and kinsfolk received through
Government offices in the army or
navy, from that moment the history of
our bourdless profusion commences.
Before this great transfer of taxation
from the lands to customs, excise, and
other popular burdens, it must be borne
in mind that there was no debt. So
long as the land had to pay the taxes
the aristocracy were not willing to incur
a national debt; the momert they had
made their transfer, and could, living on
their exempted lends, revel in the sweets
OF taxation, debt was commenced.
Charles, we shall find, borrowed
100000 OF the merchants of London,
and soon informed them that he never
could repay it; it must remain a debt in
the nation, the interest being alone OBJ
tainable. The debt first commenced
has now grown, as the direct conse-
quence OF this grand fiscal revolution, to
upward of eS0O,O 900, 900. Macaulay
has well said that this was not the first
age OF borrowing, but the first of fund
ing.
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kissing.


There's jolly Saxon proverb
That is pretty much like this:
That a man il half In heaven
When he has = womans kiss.
But there's danger I'm delaying,
And the sweetness may forsake it.
Il. 80 tell you, bashfu1 lover,
II you want kiss, why take IL.
Never let another fellow
Steal q march on you in this
Never let laughing maiden
See you spelling for kiss. h,e
There's royal way Of kissing,
And the Jolly ones who make II iii
Have motto that is winning:
ffyou want kiss, why take It.
Any fool may face cannon
Anybody wear crown "a llt
But q man must win q woman
II he'd have her for his own.
Would you have q golden apple,
; You NUT hpd a tree and shake IL;
II thing Is worth the having.
And you want kiss, why take II.
Who would burn upon . desert
With forest growing by?
Who would give Lis sunny summer m
For blacx and wintry sky?
OIL I tell you there In magic, l''
And you cannot, cannot break IL;
For the sweetest part Of loving
Is TO want kiss snd-take IL l %
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| ..N T.
and Jessie lay extended beneath the riv-
en- tree, hand in hand, to all appearance
locked IN sieep-the sleep that knows no
waking. ' u.''
Till death did them part Was this
to be their parting, on the threshold of
their lives2 ellen c' sn1o-
Peal after peal Of thunder ratified over
head, the lightning flashed around them,
the rain poured down in torrents, and
there they lay unconscious of the ele-
mental war--asleep rsshd Is r,strss trt
IS - y 30 e. III e1.*. ~ -
a. Merciful Heaven, have pity on themr'
% 1t was the rector who spoke, as he and
some Others of the party came suddenly
upon the senseless forms beneath the
tree. 'f 'if o'" .. ia' q"
Was the prayer heard? We dare not
speculate on subjects such as this. Who
can tell -h. 'oii''q tat samfif
The bodies were borne TO cottage
close by; the light clasp of the fingers
was Embossed at length. Jessie. the
bunch of roses contrasting so with her
pallid face, was laid upon bed; Frank
was In the next room, insensible still.
A stihed sigh first proclaimed TO Mag
gle Denne that her heartfelt prayer had
been answered, and Jessie sat upright.
Turning to her kind attendant, she said,
family:
maggie, dearest |"
Maggie. full of Joy, FASTENED to the
bed. There was Jessie Hamblyn, in
deed; but 1t was the Jessie of old. Her
eyes were wide open and full of life
1t is true, Maggie, darling; it is
true, and can see you again-I can,
can Look, here are my roses, there
you stand. Oh, thank Heaven, can
see the sky once more !"
She fell back exhausted, then, rising
again, cried: a, r .l.sI0.tt
/" Is it true about Frank? 1 love him,
he loves me; the lightning struck us
yes, but gave me sight for him. Thank
God Where is Frank? '' she inquired,
after pause.
In the next room" said Maggie, ms
she wiped away her happy tears. sob,
Jessie, how thankful we all are We
feared the worst for both %
AT this moment the rector entered
softly. -..,.,q
Oh, come in, papa, come in; darling
Jessie can see us all again. LIS it not
wonderful? 1 am 80 thankful r. r u
1t is indeed wonderful" replied Mr.
Denne. "And now," he said, after he
had affectionately congratulated Jessie,
81 have more good news; Frank has re-
covered, and has asked for Jessie. May
he come in?" ''alt iil 600
will go to him." she said, rising
from the bed. And before they could stop
her she had hurried away to the next
room where, lying upon sofa, was poor
Frank Carson. She fastened towards
him. "Oh. Frank" she cried, "dearest
Frank, am so glad" Then, blushing
rosy red, she whispered. "Till death do
us part. God has given me my eyesight
once again, to nurse and tend you all my
life. Dear, dear Frank 20
He said no word till, rising up, he
knelt beside the sofa, and JESSIE thanks
giving and his went up to heaven to-
gether.
But little remains to be told. The low
ers were united before many months had
passed. Algernon and Maggie soon
followed the good example set them by
Jessie and her lover. On the former
wedding-day the only gift presented to
the lovely bride by her devoted husband,
Frank, was bunch of roses. CdsseUs
Magazine.
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The Indebtedness of the four princi-
pal missionary organizations of this
country are as follows: American Bap-
pist Missionary Union, SIC. 900; Presby-
terrain Board of Foreign Missions, $780,
900; Reformed Foreign Missions, $685.
900; Methodist Missionary Soclety,
100000. The other denominations are
probably not far behind prop ,rtionately,
especially in the item of foreign work.
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EN- ROUTE.
fPAyTOUM.l
by D. BRAsDEn MATTHEW'S.

II
1.-THE psntoum is a meter borrowed by the n,odel
rench romantic poets from Malsyan prosody.
conss t. OF a series Of four-line etan2As the secof
and fourth line OF each stanza reappearing o.
erst q nd third lines OF the next stanza.
Here we are riding the rail, -ls
Gliding from out ofthe station; 90
Man though am, am pale,
Certain of heat and vexation.
Gliding from out OF the station, fU
Out from tho city we thrust i-t-
Certain of heat and vexation,
Sure 70 be covered by dust.
Out from the city We thrust;
Rafting we run DER the bridges
Sure to be covered with dust,
Stung by q thousand OF midges.
Rafting we run DER the bridges,
Rushing We dash DER the plain;
Stung by o thousand of midges,
Certain precursors Of ram.
Rushing we dash Ger the plain.
Watching the clouds darkly lowering
Certain precursors Of rain; i
ff Fields about here need showering.
Watching the clouds darkly lowering
Track here IL high on bank
Fields about here need showering,
Boy with the books needs spank.
Track here is high ON a bank,
just by q wretched old howell;
Boy with the books needs a spank
"No, 1 don't want new novels"
Just by wretched old hovel,
Small speck Of dust in my eye.
No, don't want new novel;
Babies beginning to cry.
Small speck Of dust in my eye,
"Iw VIII not buy papers or candy!
Babies beginning 10 cry
Oh, for a toInahawk handy!
- i will not buy papers or candy"
Train boys deserve TO be slain;
Oh, for a tomahawk handy! "a .r
~ oh, for the cool of the raini
Train boys deserve to be slain,
Heat and the dust-they are choking,
Oh. for the cool of the rain
SCENT Just behind me is joking.
Heat and the dust they are choking,
Clogging and filing my pores,
" Gent Just behind me is joking,
"Gent' inst in front of me snores.
Clogging and filing my pores,
Ears are edge at the rattle;
"Gent" inst In front Of me snores,
Sounds like the noise of battle.
Ears on edge at the rattle,
Man though am 1 am pale.
Sounds like the noise Of battle,
Here we are riding the rail.
-'ScTibner for July
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WHEN life W ~ sl,w er and surer there
were few er suicides.
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And this was the end of her dream of
love She had been 80 very happy to
think that one man at least had been 80
kind and sympathetic; that one man
had seen her vacant eyes and SCARED
face, and had loved her for herself
alone, not for her beauty and her
wealth. But now-the charm was
snapped-the COLLEEN bowl was broken |
She bent her head. A great warm
drop fell upon her hand, now clasped
in his once more. She started as she
felt it. He was suffering, too. She
drew herself up, beautiful smile upon
her face, then bending toward him she
pressed kiss. The first kiss of her pure
lips, upon his forehead. ,
For better, for worse, till death do
us part, dear Frank, am yours, if you
will take me so |"
Till death do us part, he repeat
ed, soiemnly, and he in turn was stoop.
ing to his love when
A hot and brilliant fash of light rent
the cloud overhead, rafting peal of
thunder followed il to earth, and Frank
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sentence.
"Not impossible, dear. So let u.
hope for the best Hope and pray, and
trus in Gods mercy"
Jessie bent down and kissed her kind
friend, and then the two girls had O
"good cry" together.
Nearly two months passed away and
still the party at Wittlesleigh Rectory
remained the same. TO those of my
readers who have stayed in sweet South
Devon 1 need not explain the pleasant
life which young people can, and be-
lieve do, lead in that land of picnics.
Love in these latitudes ripens with the
strawberries, and comes as naturally as
cream; 80 the young couples at the
Rectory paired off almost unconsciously.
Such an arrangement in the case of
Algy Vernon and Maggie Denne was
not surprising, for they had been ac-
quainted from childhood. Mrs. Vernon
and the late Mrs. Denne had been
school-fellows. They had never severed
tho friendship thus initiated, and what
was more natural than that the affection
entertained by the parents should de-
scend to the childrenl At any rate,
Algy was deeply in love with the pretty
Maggie; and she, though not so preoc.
cupied respecting him, thought her old
friend very nice, indeed, and. if the
truth were told, preferred him to all her
numerous admirers.
But Frank Carson and Jessie Ham
blyn had no such excuse. Yet the infu-
ence of the Devonshire air was such as
to kindle spark, which showed symp-
toms OF bursting out into very decided
flame, indeed. The train of sympathy
was laid; 1t required but that spark TO
be applied to it, and then the barriers
of prudence would give way before the
The daily gazette., 1878-12-13
A Characteristic Piece OF Inn
DI0encG.

The allusion to the GAzETTE's report
of Tuesdays court proceedings, in yes
terday's Every Erening and Commercial,
is only another evidence of the impu-
dence and lying that characterize the
course of that paper. There was no
such difference whatever between the
GAzETTE's reference to Croasdale's
libel suit, and the Republicans report, as
is claimed by the e. Il. and c. In the
GAzETTE's report it was mentioned as
the "aflidavit of Croasdale rersus ID. T.
Hawkins and Others" and in the Re
publican's report precisely the same
words were used. Furthermore, the edi-
tor of the GAZETTE had no connection
whatever with the publication of the
Court proceedings on Tuesday afternoon,
as he was in Philadelphia when they ar
rived from New Castle and were inserted
in the paper, and did not return until
six o'clock that evening. The proceed
ings on that day were published as usual,
with no change whatever, and without
any directions from the editor of the GA
zRTTE, who could have had no anticipa-
tions of the case then coming up.