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Some Of the officials who have the APP
pointmcnt 81 a successor 10 Mr. MORRISON as
supervisor of the Cify Record-a daily publica-
ton printed in New York at the city's expense
have had the law 80 Interpreted for them that
they feel it TO be their duty to appoint man to
the sinccurc berth 81 supervisor. The book
keeper ~ the en- Record has done his own and
MI the supervisors work for $1,000 year. and
Is ready 10 continue the performance. and thus
save the city tho s3.5Oo a year that has been
paid to n supervisor. But the appointing Of
ncials do not favor the proposal. and those leg
islators in Albany who have the ciiys interests
nj heart certainly will not. as they win Join THE
SrN IN demanding the extinction of tho Cdy
Hecort rs waste ~ the taxpayers money.
The personality OF the devil Is now n
proper subject for preachers. Tho Rcv. T. G.
CLESDrNNiNo of Chicago declares that the proof
of the existence of personal devil is as
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$500. The company appealed. and the Supreme
Court confirms the ruling of the court below.
II bill reported yesterday to the House
becomes law. the Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany will be- given ten years moro In which TO
finish their main line. The bill authorizes them
to mortgage thcir property. requires them to
push the work oi track laying at the rate Of at
lca-i 100 miles II ycnr. and undertakes TO pro-
ice the rights OF actual settlers and prcGmptors
in the promises. Tho extension OF time does not
Apply to tho Puget Sound branch road but the
company are 30 have somuch OF their land grant
on that line Us their thirty one miles of finished
track entitlc them to.
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\, reported from the Finance Committee,
Mr.. MALLACE's bin, now awaiting the action of
the Sennte directs tho de fdcio Secretary Of the
Treasury To- ISSUE s1oO0oN,On0 Of SIS $50. and
500 coupon bonds, in place Of the same amount
Of four per ccnis. authorized by the act Of July
II. $50 These bonds nre To- run fifty years. 10
bear interest Mt the rate Of $3.50 per cont. 10 he
rcdccmablo in coin, and Ia be exempt from tnN-
alton. They arcto be- sold nj par ana carucd
interest, and tho proceeds are "a he used in re-
dccmlnS the higher rpto bonds now out.
To-daN. unless indeed there shall he too
many empty chairs on the Democratic side, Mr..
SPRINGER will ask the House to Determine
whether PACuEco or WIGGINToN is the lawfully
chosen Representatives OF the people Of tho
Fourth District ot California. The minority Of
the committees have reported in favor of tho
Democratic contestant. MIGGlNToN.
After a brisk little debate the House, yes
terday. passed n bill authorizing n special sos
sion Of the United States Circuit Court In Jack
son county. Mes " try the cases Of the men
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camo up In both Houses Of Congress yesterday.
Mrssrs CoNkilsG and HEWITT pres enting re-
titon- ana Mr.. Cox giving notice of Il hil
To- return 20 China tho balance tanou a
million dlllarsl OF the indemnity cNtortrl
from her in 1876. Tho proposition GO
extend aid 30 the -tarvng in China wao vicor-
ously commted by Mr.. WRIGHT OF the Mikes
hnrrr district. who thought that with two mill
lions OF H. own people out Of work aud in dan
ger Of starvation this country was not in a con
diior To- indulge in outside charities.
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The Sultan's new Cabinet contains some
Of the abcst Of Turkish statesmen. AHMED
NrrtK ErrrNDi. Minister of the Interior. WIS
President Of the Chamber of Deputies in the
fr-t Turkish Parliament and contributed moro
than any ono else 20 the success Of that unccr-
tain Legislative venture. SAfNET Pasha. Prcsi-
dent OF the Council. was the Turkish represent
ativc Mt the conference Of last winter. where he
impressed his colleagues a. ono OF the kecn"st
of Oriental diplomati-ts. SERVER Pasha and
NAMYK Pasha are known - the present Peace
Penipotnniiario-, while REour Pasha the new
Minister " war. has shown raro abilities Us a
military organizer.
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The Supreme Court Of Pennsylvania has
delivered an opinion Of interest to persons who
ride in horse ears. Larry inthe morning Of July
l3. 1873, CLARA WHrpLE entered crowded
car Of the West Philadelphia Passenger Rail
way Company. she was Obliged 10 stand. and
instead Of steadying herself by holding tho
straps. she held the hands Of friend who
was secuted. A sudden lurrh Of the ear threw
her from her feet, and she sustained
serious injuries TO her lneccap. Tho
Judge before whom the case was tried subhtnn-
italy charged that by her act in entering u
crowded ear Miss NIPPLE took the risks Of
the situation but the Jury returned verdict
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accused Of cutting timber on Government lnnds
in that region. MIR. HOOKER explained that the
seizure Of the saw mills by the Government hud
utterly Frustrated an industry representing
~ 600 900, and impoverished tho community.
Austra's plan OF n conference Of tho Eu-
ropcun powers to consider tho questions at
issue between Russia aud Turkey has at once
met the approval of Germany, England, France.
and italy. The Gar is rlolgcd 10 refer certain
points to conference. though thore is No allu-
sion to this fact in the peace protocol and some
OF the Russian official organs take ground
against tho conference project. l,ussin will
necessarily accept the Austrian proposition.
since II has been 30 promptly and directly sus-
tanned by the powers which signed the Treaty
Of Paris.
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German Wives.

The culinary art forms part of the
education of the women in Germany.
The wel-to-do tradesmen, like the me-
chanic, take pride isseeing his daughters
good housekeepers TO effect this OBJ
ject the girl Oil leaving school, which she
does when about fourteen years of age,
goes through the ceremony Of contirma-
ton, and then is placed by her parents
with a country gentleman, or In large
family, where she remains one or two
years, filling what may also be termed
the post of servant, or doing the work
of one. This is regarded as an appren-
ticeship in domestic economy. She differs
from servant, however, in this-she re-
ceives no wages; on the contrary, her
parents often pay for the care taken OF
her as we'll as her clothing. This is the
first step in her education as housekeep-
er. She next passes on the same condi-
tions, into the kitchen of rich private
family, or into hotel of good repute.
Here she has the control of the expendi-
lures of the servants employed in it, and
assist personally in the cooking, but is
always addressed as Miss, and is treated
by the family with Difference and con-
sideration. Many daughters of rich
families receive similar training, with
this difference, however, that they re.
ceive it in a princely mansion or royal
palace. There is a reigning queen in
Germany at the present time who was
educated in this way. Consequently the
women of Germany are perfect models
of economy Traveller.
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The School of Experience.

Says London Truth: each mother
who thinks on the matter at all believes
her own daughter absolutely safe and
trustworthy, and We may be sure that
the girl does not undeceive her. What
ever others may do, thinks the matron,
sitting quietly at home while her child
is rambling alone across the park to col
iege Or is inspecting her male classmates
drawings in the art school, she is to be
trusted to take care of herself. But
men could tell strange stories if they
would, and in the next generation of
mothers will be many women who, tax.
ing to heart the risky lesson of their
own experience, will keep sharper
watch over their girls than was kept
over them, and will distrust the youthful
assurance of safety which brings back
those glowing cheeks and sparkling
eyes," q ts.s.
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0PenObscOt" VeStaI.

Nathan Vestal, who lately discovered
the fabulously rich Penobscot mine, was
married two days after he struck his
good fortune to lady to whom he had
long been attached, but had always been
too poor to marry. Just before he
"struck it rich," he was about to aban-
don the mine in despair, when the lady
came to his rescue and insisted that he
should accept $40O of her little savings,
in a further attempt TO deve!cre the
mine. He took her advice and the
money, and the $500 at length returned
him, $4,000. Then they were married.
Mrs. Vestal lives in a Lighthouse at the
new mine. 1t was she who advised her
husband to take $500, 900 for the mine.
When at length he had decided to do so,
she said: "Give me s25O,OOO of that
money" What will you do with il? p
az am going to California to buy good
rancho and settle down on it" she an
swered. "Mr. Vestal shall never be
worth less than $3.50, 900 if | can help
it." Mr.. Vestal has no faculty Of keep.
ing money, it seems, but his wife will be
worth as much as his mine to him in the
long run.
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A Suear.ROilinS ScraDe.

When l was a boy we lived in the
country, where | think all boys ought TO
live for few years, and we didn't get
coddled as you youngsters do, nor have
SO many things to play, nor such schools,
and books, and other helps to learning
and fun, as you have. But we had
plenty Of good times in coasting, shating.
riding, fishing, hunting and trapping.
And in the spring we always had a
special clark" when they made maple
sugar.
Father used to let us 60 to the woods
with the men when we were quite little
shavers, and we would bring dry brush
for the fire, and watch the big kettle
when the sap was boiling; so as to call
the men or throw in piece of pork, or
some cold sap, to keep it from boiling
over. I can almost smell the sweet steam
now, and see the little pieces of pork
bobbling around in the kettle, and re-
member how my eyes, 'yatered when the
smoke blew in them, and how good the
first taste of the sugar was when they
began to cool it on the snow to see if it
was done.
But the sugaring off" was the great
est fun. When the sap was boiled down
into clear, sweet strip, they would put
tour or five pailfuls in the kettle and
cook it slowly and carefully till it was
done enough to "cake" into sugar.
And then we would wax some on snow,
and stir some in saucers until it cooled,
and eat it warm and cold until we
couldn't hold any more-and long
| while after father wondered now we
could hold SO much. ' "
Well, one time, when we were about
twelve OR fourteen years old, we thought
the sugar would taste much sweeter if
we could get it in some sly and mischiev-
GUS way. That's the way with foolish
boys and men in other things. Stolen
sweets make half the trouble of the
world. And so we went around to hall
dozen Of the neighbors' boys, asking
them to sugar bee in our woods the
next night, but telling them not to ~ ist
anybody know 1t. We knew tnere wa;
a churn full and two big jugs of syrup
waiting to "sugared off" down in oui
bush, and we thought we would steal 8
march on the men, and show 'em trick
or two. So, after the chores were done
| We asked mother If we could 60 aud see
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NapleS' DOnkeyS.

There is one class, forming very
large portion of the seedy population of
Naples, and the most estimable portion,
to whose industry, integrity and intelli-
gence 1 can unreservedly testify. This
class, which, 50 far as l saw, does all the
hard work that is done and receives
nothing but persecution in return, is to
be met everywhere in Italy, but NO
where in 50 great force as in Naples. |
mean those patient, wise little donkeys,
which are as barbarously used by their
masters as ever their masters were by the
Bourbons In witnessing the senseless
cruelty with which a Neapolitan treats
his inarticulate superior, one is almost
disposed to condone the outrages of
Spanish rule. have frequently seen a
fellow beat one of the poor animals with
a club nearly as large round as the little
creatures body. As q donkey is gener-
ally its owners sole source Of income, it
seems a rather near-sighted policy to
knock the breath out Of it. But, mer-
cifully, the wind is tempered to the
shorn lamb, and the donkey is pachyder-
matous. A blow that would kill a horse
likely enough merely impresses donkey
with the idea that somebody if going to
hit him. Under the old order Of things
in Naples his insensibility was sometimes
outfanked by removing strip Of his
hide, thus laying bare a responsive spot
for the whip-lash; but that stratagem is
now prohibited by law, l believe. A
donkey with particularly sensitive
place on him anywhere naturally fetches
a high price at present.
The disproportionate burdens which
are imposed upon and stoically accepted
by the Neapolitan donkey constantly
excite ones wonder and pity. As ! sal
there on the balcony tiny cart went by
so piled with furniture that the pigmy
which drew it was entirely hidden from
sight. The cumbersome mass had the
appearance Of being propelled by some
piece of internal machinery. This wa
followed by another cart, containing the
family, l suppose-fve or six stupid per
sons drawn by creature no larger thai
st. Bernard dog.-T. B. Aldrich, Il
! AtLnnfic .. ... --. ..
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Pecuiiarities OF London Shops.

English tradesmen have the most pc
culiar way of only keeping one or two
two of the componet parts of Invisible
object if the rest of it happens not to
exactly belong to their line of business,
and so you have to keep trotting around
to dozen stores sometimes to find a
thing that in America you would
have been sure to be able to purchase en-
bloc. The other day an American gen.
tleman started out from the Langham to
purchase scrap book and mucilage bot
tie. He bought the scrap-book, but found
this sttattiio1er did &c. keep macilagge and
was directed to another for that; and
after buying the mucilage he was sur
prised to find that the bottle had no
brush, nor did this merchant keep
brushes, and to obtain brush he was
obliged to go to third vender. To this
individual he expressed surprise at this
odd way of doing business, and said:
+" Now, in America, l should have found
all these things in the first store l went
into" sa il
g Indeea!" replied the shopkeeper.
They mus iis.i9. ' 9ssy ss cs:szl
then" a
"No," answered the gentleman; "but
they have a singular knack Of keeping
the things that people want" To buy
eight shillings' worth of things he had
spent twelve shillings for car hire,
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GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES.
Three Kisses Of Farewell,

A- BY SAKE HoLME
Three-only three, my darling
Ace Separate, solemn, slow;
Not like the swift and joyous ones
We used to know
When we kissed because we loved each other
Simply to taste loves sweet,
Aud lavished our kisses as the summer
Lavishes heat;
But as they kiss whose hearts are wrung
When hope ana fear are spent,
And nothing is left to give except
A sacrament.
=" First of three, my darling,
Is sacred unto pain;
We have hurt each other often;
We shall again,
When. we pine because we miss each ether,
's'~'' '',.:;riui 10 rot understand :.
How written words are so much colder
Than eye and hand.
I kiss thee, dear, for all such pain
Which we may give or take;
Buried, forgiven before it comes
For our loves sake
"The second kiss, my darling,
Isfull of joys sweet thrill;
We have blessed each other always
We always will
We shall reach until we feel each other
Past all of time and space;
We shall listen till we hear each other
t5l In every place;
The earth is full of messengers
AZ Which love sends to and fro;
kiss thee, darling, for all Joy
Which we knowi -
"The last kiss, oh, my darling,
My loye-I cannot see
Through my tears as | remember
What it may be.
w may die and never see each other,
Die with no time TO give
Any sign that our hearts are faithful
To die, as live
Token of what they will not see
Who see our parting breath,
This one last kiss, my darling, seals
The seal of DEATH"
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FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS.
Only n DOH!
BY SARAH o. JEwETT,

BY SARAH 0. JEwETT.
Polly, my dolly! why dom. you grow?
Are you dwarf, my Polly?
Pm taller and taller every day
How high the grass is!-do you see that?
The flowers are growing like weeds, they say;
The kitten Is growing into a cat
Why don't you grow, my dolly?
Here is mark upon the wall, "
Look yourself, my Polly! II
made 1t year ago, l think. ~ 2
pve measured you very often, dear, "
But, though you've plenty to eat and drink,
You haven't grown bit for year.
Why don't you grow, my dolly.
Are you never going to try to talk? ...
You're such silent Polly! p -.s
Are you never going to say word?
- .st. i ss.e t=sst 3a -ek .&san'. "a see ~
The parrot is only little bird,
But he can chatter so easily.
You're qnite Ounce, my dolly!
Let's 20 and play by the baby house;
You are my dearest Polly!
There are other things that do not grow
Kittens can't talk and WAY should you?
YOU are the prettiest doll know;
You are darling-that is true!
Just asyou are, my dolly!
81. Nicholas
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and they picked him up by the back of
his neck and hauled him in. When they
went of, l played Yankee Doodle.'h
Is not this heroine, who saved two ships
laden with -four, and perhaps other val
uables, from destruction, entitled to
pension? She has five brothers and sisters
still living, the eldest eighty-five, and
the youngest seventy.one. Her grand
father was one hundred years and one
month old at the time of his DEATH
Haper's Magazine
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Anecdote Of the Duke of Wellington.

An English farmer was one day at work
in his fields, when he saw a party of
hunters riding over his farm. He had
one field that.he was specially anxious
that they should not enter, as the crop
was in a condition to be badly injured.
So he dispatched a boy, telling him to
shut the gate, and keep watch over it,
and on no account to suffer it to be
opened. The boy went as he was hidden,
but was scarcely at his post before the
huntsmen came up, ordering the gate to
be opened. This the boy declined to do,
stating the orders he had received, and
his determination not to disobey them.
Threats and brides were offered alike in
vain; the boy remained immovable in
his determination not to open the gate.
after while, one of noble presence ad-
vanced, and said, in commanding tones,
"My boy, you do not know me. l am
the Duke OF Wellington, one not accus-
toned to be disobeyed; and I command
you to open that gate, that I and my
friends may pass through" The boy
lifted his cap and stood uncovered before
the man whom all England delighted to
honor, and then answered firmly, 81 am
sure that the Duke of Wellington would
not wish me to disobey orders. ! must
keep this gate shut; no one is to pass
through without my masters express per-
mission"
Greatly pleased, the sturdy old war
rior lifted his own hat and said, ~ honor
the man or boy who can neither be bribed
nor frightened into doing wrong. With
an army of such soldiers I could not only
conquer the French, but the world"
And handing the boy a sovereign, the
old duke put spurs to his horse and gal
Hoped away, which the boy ran off to his
work, shouting at the top of his voice,
Hurrah! hurrah! Pve done what Ma
poleon couldn't do,-I've kept out the
Duke of Wellington -Appletons Tem-
pOrdrV Home.
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On Smoking.

Now, look here, you Tom,, or Dick, or
Harry, or Lawrence, or Ned, | don't
know you personally, of course. l wish
l did But l know something about you,
for it wasn't very long ago that l was
boy myself. I know that you-or, at
least, two-thirds of you-smoke. | am
sure you will agree with me that it is as
filthy, unnecessary and ridiculousa prac
tice as civilized people ever learned of
savages. Now, will you please look up
from this page a moment and listen to
me?
I want you to make pledge with
yourselves, just AS Royal and Archbishop
did, that if you smoke between now and
next year at this time, you will pay
yourselves off for it, every time, by max
ing yourselves do something that won't
be at all pleasant or easy to do. ....,
7 don't mean, necessarily any such
thing as going up hill backwards on your
hands and knees, or pointing all the
afternoon at an invisible donkey on the
church steeple. can't say l think that
was very smart, though, after all, it
would be pretty effectual thing to put
in pledge. Just pledge yourselves tnat
if you smoke again you will deny yow-
selves in some way; that you won't step
your foot into a Sleigh all next winter,
no matter how good the sleighing; that
you will put away that new gold watch
and chain aud wear the silver one while
longer, instead; that you won't go to a
concert or entertainment of any kind
until you have saved UP five dollars and
given it to that old blind man that you
pass every day on the common; or, if
these are not strong enough, that you
will force yourselves to stay at home
from the country, or the seaside, or that
much-talked of yachting trip, next long
| vacation. # you will brighten your
selves in some such way as this into
leaving off smoking, you may take my
word for it, you will enjoy the sleighing
and the entertainments and the watch
and the summer trip ten times as much
as you otherwise would.-CAas. r. Tat
bot, in June VIDE A,cake. = A. s.
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MOTHERS! MOTHERs!! MoTHERs!!!
Don't fail to procure Mrs. Winslow's Sooth'
ing Syrup for all diseases incident to the
period OF teething in children. 1t relieves
the child from pain, cures wind collie, regu:
lates the bowels, and by giving relief and
health to the child, gives rest to the mother.
It is an old and well.tried remedy.
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DOOIey's Yeast Powder.

THERE is probably no other baking
powder manufactured that has become so
much of a household word as DooLEY's
YEAST POWDER. For twenty years it has
stood before the public; and the innumera-
BILE testimonials that have been called forth
voluntarily, testify: fully to its merits.
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IF farmers and others continue to buy
dust and ashes put up in big packs and sold
for condition powders it went be our fault
We have exposed the swindle time and
again. Sherfddn'S Poactiers are the only kind
we know of worth carrying home.
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GREAT age carries with it certain
responsibility whether it attaches to a per-
son or thing. This is seen particularly in
the case of Johnson's Amodyne Lntment.
which is the most marvellous internal and
external remedy ever discovered. 1t ought
IN no Kent in every hnnsa a.l...a
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At this Season Of the Year,

The human system is liable to become disordcred
from the Insufficient efforts of the liver to discharge
the excess Of bile If nature is not assisted in her
efforts severe bilious attacks, Frustrating fevers
follow, causing great suffering and even
death. little timely precaution, however. Will
prevent all this and may be found in that favorite
household remedy, Simm OnS' Liver Regulator.