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Scenes and Dress foods iii Esypt,

This is the way wandering girl looks
at these things for the Philadelphia Buy-
ft'n: The beauty of the Egyptian seen
cry is emphaticaliy beauty of coloring
not Of outline. Putting aside the roman
tic, lotus-eating ideal of Nile scenery, all
honest people must surely admit that
great deaf Of the river is extremely
monotonous. The same low line of hills,
varied now and then by a mud village;
the same row of palm trees bordering the
desert; a solitary camel here and there;
the endless sakirs by the river side-all
these constitute an almost UNMARRIED
Egyptian iandscape-seen in the bright,
glaring light of an Egyptian midday
sun, these objects are apt to become
monotonous. But when the dim tints of
dawning day first creep over the " Egyp-
tan darkness" lighting up the gloomy,
mysterious sky with soft, sweet,
touches of color, increasing more and
more "unto the perfect day." or at the
sunset hour which we have described,
then the Nile is beautiful beyond ali
praise. Every palm tree, with its soft or
gorgeous background, becomes picture
by itself. Every bit of old brick wall is
glorlfied-even the unlovely Nubians
themselves become picturesque. Here in
Dekkeh we have seen the first bona fde
Nublan costumes since leaving Assouan,
where they were sold freely in the bazaar
to the Howagi Cor christians), but whe re
! only saw one child dressed in this way.
The dress is indeed of the very simplest
description. 1t consists merely of very
thick fringe of leather or string, generally
black or brown, and about twelve inches
In length, worn round the waist, and
ornamented by shells and colored beads.
This forms their only covering, and by
no means ali unbecoming one; for the
Nubians, like the Egyptians, are as a
rule, well made, with slender, well-shap-
ed limbs.
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that Old Mose was pettinp $40 for keen.

that Old Nose was getting $40 for keep
ing the books, and consequently, when
he remarked the other evening that it
was time for him to 90 to the lodge, and
requested her to hand him out the books,
instead of doing so she sat down on the
trunk, and positively refused to turn
over the boo ks until hepaid over the $40.
When he told her the $40 were his'n for
keeping the books, she retorted: Who's
been keepin' dem ar books? Hasn't /
been keepin' the books in de trunk all de
time? Ham out dem funds watts comm
to me for keepin' de books"
"What did you tell her, Nose"
~ tole her / wanted dem books to
keep de minits in, dat she didn't know
how to keep de books, but she lowed she
was gwine to show me she krfowcd how
to keep the books, and foah God! she is
keepin' dem. De lodge has pinted a
committee to investigate my accounts,
and dar she is squattin' on de trunk
holdin' out her han for de $40 Pse done
spent. Doesn' yer know somebody who
wants $40 wuff of white-washin' done in
advance w!-iSan antonio Eapress.
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Mhittier's Youth.

1t is not generally known that John
G. Whittier. III his early life, when he
was but %, succeeded George D. Prem
tice as editor Of the Neao England Week.
y Reriew, published at Hartford, Conn.
Prentice had been called to Kentucky to
write campaign life of Henry Clay,
with view to putting Clay again before
the country as 3 presidential candidate,
and having written the life he was
chosen to edit the Louisville Journal.
founded the following year. Whittier
never met Prentice, but having seen the
ReUie'o, was SO pleased with It that he
sent several communications to it, and
they were published with laudatory COM
ments. He became frequent contribu-
tor, and on the retirement Of Prentice
was invited, at his request, by the pub
fishers to succeed him. Whittier, when
ne received the letter, was at work on
his fathers farm, near Haverhill, Mass.
He said, in alluding to the circumstance,
Il could not have been more surprised if
had been asked to assume the place and
power of the great khan of Tartary."
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Meals for Two.
From the Philadelphia Times.

rum tHe IHudueipula lllieS.
A stout huckster woman was prospect
ing on Delaware ryenue yesterday. A
bare-headed salesman of beans, peas,
asparagus, etc, caught sight of. "Mrs.
-. can't we sell you some asparagus
to-day" ooh, you be a-wantin' too
much for 'em." GAS cheap as you'll
get 'em anywhere, Mrs. -; five
punches for dollar" elbow many in a
buuch?" asked the stout lady, relenting
little. "About sixty stalks" said the
salesman taking up bunch and glancing
at it casually. "That's not SO DEAR"
remarked a young man, confident TALLY.
"Count 'em." The young man took up
q bunch, and after mentally enumerat-
ing its component parts, announced
there were about fifty. Then this Young
man, who seemed to be contemplating
matrimoney and to have luckily hit the
right occasion for getting trustworthy
information about the cost of living be-
fore venturing on that uncertain sea,
braced his shoulder against a lamp-post
and asked the huckster woman as a per
sonal favor to state to him what it would
cost per day to provide food for two per.
sons. "Dc yoa keep d boarding house ? "
queried the huckster woman. "No,"
said the young man, reddening, 81 only
want to know for myself" Then the
huckster woman set to work to get up a
meal for two as follows: Coffee, 3 cents;
loaf OF bread, 4 cents; butter, 6 cents;
bali pound of steak, cents; eggs,
cents; milk l cent. There" said the
alder and abettor of matrimonial
schemes, "add that up and see what it
comes to-" "Twenty-three cents" said
breakfast" said the woman. "For din
ner, in place of steak you may have roast
beef at the same price, with pie and
potatoes additional. Pie, 10 cents;
potatoes, 5 cents. Eggs you needn't
have this time. There's you dinner"
"Thirty-seven cents" said the Young
man. Supper" said the woman, could
be gotten up for the same price as break
fast" "Twenty-three and twenty-three
is torty-six," said the young man, "and
thirty-seyen is eighty-three. Five dol
lars and eighty-one cents a week"
You could keep yourselves on that
nicely" said the woman. The young
man thanked her, and went away look
ing hopeful.
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natural visitations. imagine you will
find the Red Room as peaceful at twelve
o'clock as at any other time"
And Jessie went, to wait III the large
room until the turret clock struck mid
night-to wait, brave, half alarmed, for
the rustling of dress over the floor, of
the sight of cloudy form appearing be-
fore her. Waited--until just as the bell
began to chime loud and clear; until her
nerves began to get little unstrung as
it neared the last stroke; until. just as
she felt like screaming, she heard foot.
step behind the curtain that draped off
the rear end of the room-a footstep
that made her blood curdle as it came
nearer and nearer.
She dared not lift her eyes. Her limbs
seemed turned to marble, so powerless
she felt to move. She could not break
the awful thrall that held her. And
then
"Jessie, my darling, my darling!
could not let you come here alone.
followed you to ask you to let me tell
your fortune-that you will be my love,
my wife!"
And with gush of blessed tears, a
feeling of exquisite release from horrid
fear, a laugh of perfect happiness on
her qnivering lips, Jessie nestled in
Rolf Vernon's arms.
"Oh, Rolf! Then my fortune is told !;
you are my own!" she cried.
"My fortune is told, You are mine"
And as he kissed her with all lovers
eagerness, neither of them saw a pale,
distorted face that was peering between
the Observation-Disclosures Gresham's an
ger-pale, jealous-pale countenance.
"Confound him! There shall be
another tragedy, Or" Andhe pointed
a revolver straight at the happy lovers
head; and the report sounded kissing
through the room. and shrek Of alarm
come from Jessie's lips.
But-fate had directed the ball, and
it did not strike its prey; and not until
it was discovered that Laurence Gresh-
am had left Blue Court Hall, leaving no
trace behind, was it suspected who fired
the shot.
But-Rolf and Jessie were satisfied.
And wasn't that enough?
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A Cunning BabOOn.

Many are the anecdotes related Of the
baboon. An Indian chief possessed a
tame baboon, which, in common with all
the monkey r, ce, entertained dread of
snakes; its master, from mere wanton-
ness, forcibly entwined dead snake
round the baboon's neck, when the ami
NAL sat motionless for upwards of an
hour, stupefed with fear, and, on the
snake being removed, stole timidly into
the hut of the chief. After a short time,
the baboon was, according to custom,
called on by his master to scratch his
head; but although summoned several
times in an angry voice, it refused to
move. The chief arose and struck it
with a stick, and Immediately the en-
ragged and aggrieved animal sprang upon
him; the neighbors, hearing the scufle,
ran to see what was the matter, but
could distinguish nothing through the
dust raised in the interior of the hut,
except hot cinders, which were kicked
about in all directions from fireplace
il, the center of the abode. The screams
OF the man and the baboon were inter-
mingled, till at last the latter dashed
out through the bystanders, and escaped
to some mountains. The chief had been
seriously injured in the encounter. and
was some weeks in recovering; but ulti-
mately regained his strength, and, bent
upon revenge, secured the mountains il,
search OF his antagonist. He at length
deserted his baboon, which ne could dis
Germ from any other, peeping over crag,
and ieveled gun at him; but the ami.
NAL instantly withdrew his head, and
held forward one of his companions as a
target. instead of himself, chatterine
loudly as in defiance-so that the man
was compelled to return foiled and dis
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4 3.
There was the hush of interested
silence on the little company as MI.
Grey finished; some were softly wip;,ig
away their tears; all were deeply inter.
ested in spite Of themselves.
Jessie. voice broke the silence nj
length:
6 Papa. I am going to Lady sieily's
room. + Is quarter to Twelve, now. |
am going"
Her cheeks were flushed, her eyes
"A little chorus Of exclamations rose
from the ladies. -
a0h, Jessie, dear, don'tl,'
Jeesie, you must notp
Oil just suppose
~. Grey laughed.
81 coUrse, 50 child, if you want TO-
I do9't tof o4e moment believe in super.
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oARTxR BRoTHERs, Publishers.
LINES 70 THE cUCUMBER.

The cucumber graceth the festal board
Enshr0uded IN condiments rare,
And the epicnre gleefully rubbeth his paunsh,
Az the sight Of the treasure there.
The doctor smileth sad-l:ke smile
And giveth crocodile groan,
and the marble man g0eth out the while
And polihheth up stone.
The undgRtAker mournfully atks
What will this measure be?"
And the sexton marketh spot reserved"
All under the willow tree.
IT'S hard the times and It's scarce the cash
And 80 with 4 xestfui Joy
We welcome watt to Che fiful fruit
That giveth tho folk employ.
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IT has been said that diamond might
De laid on an anvil and struck with q
hammer, and instead of breaking It
would be driven into the solid body be-
meath it. This is not true, for the iewe,
Is very easily broken, and the thin Law
ers of which it is composed can be d.
vided with penknife.
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A Puzzled Tnut0n.

One who does not believe in immersion
for baptism, was holding !. protracted
meeting, and one night preached on the
subject of baptism. In the course of
his discourse he said: "Some believe it
is necessary to 60 down into the water
and come up out of the water when they
are baptized" But this he claimed to
be fallacy, for the proposition " into" of
the Scriptures should be rendered differ
emily, as it does not mean "into" at all
times. " Noses" he said, eve are told,
went into the mountain, and the Saviour
was taken into high mountain, etc.
Now we do not suppose that either went
into the mountain, but upon it. So
with going into the water: it simply
means going down to or near the water,
and being baptized in the ordinary way
by sprinkling."
He carried this idea out fully, and in
due season and style closed his discourse,
when an invitation was given to anyone
that felt isposed to rise and express
their thoughts. Quite number of the
brethren arose and said that they had
been present on this occasion, that they
were pleased with the sound sermon they
had just heard, and felt their souls
greatly blessed. Finally corpulent
gentleman of Teutonic extraction, a
stranger to all, arose amid silence that
was almost painful.
Mister PREACHER, l ish SO glad | vas
here tonight, for l has had explained to
my mint some tings | never could belief
before. We reat, Mr.. PREACHER, dat
Taniel was cast into ten of lions, and
came out aiife. Now / never could
pellet dot, for de wilt peasts would shust
eat him right off. He was shust close by
or near to, and did not get into the ten
at all. 0, | vas so glat [ vas here to-
night.
Again We reat de Hebrew children
vas cast into a irish furnace, and dat al
walsh looked like peek story, too, for
dey coult have been burnt right up; put
it is very plain to my mint now, for dey
was shust cast close ply or near to the
tireish furnace. Q, | vas SO glat / vas
here tonight.
"And den, Mr.. PREACHER, it ish said
uat JONAH vas casC lnCO the sea ana into
the whalish pelly. Now / never could
pellet dot. railways seemed to me to be
a peek feesh story, but it ish all blain to
my mint new; he vas not taken into the
walsh pelly, but shust shumped on his
pack and rode ashore. Oh vas SO glad
l vas here tonight.
And now, Mr.. PREACHER, if you will
shust explain two more passages of scrip
ture, | shall be Q so happy dot l vas here
tonight. One of dem is we're it is said
Gle wicked shall be cast into a lake
dat purns nit fire and rhinestone
or shust close by or near to-shust
near enough to pc comfortable? 0
| hope you tells me shall pc cast shust
by good way of, and l will pc SO glad
as vas here tonight. De oder passage
is dot Won which said, blessed are dey
who do DIES commandments, dot dey have
q right to the tree of life, and enter in
through de gates into de city. 0 tells
me shall get into de city, and not shust
close Ply or near to-shust near enough
to see what / have lost-and l shall pc
so glad vas here tonight"
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The Texas wool-clip this season il es.
timated at 3 600 600 pounds.
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Osman, the Brave.

os.nan Pasha is the hero of the day in
Gaiistais he sultan received;
him with tears and embraces, saying:
:" You have shed lustre over the Otto
man arms; you have raised our already
high military honor and glory in the eyes
OF the world. Iswore before God I would
do you high honor the day should see
you. | will perform that oath to-day.
my gallant hero.
The sultan conferred on him the
order of 0sfnanli, first-class, with star in
brilliants, presenting him, at the same
time, with an ancient sword which had
belonged to Sultan Hamid |. The words
TO the Ghazi were engraved on the
sabre, and his majesty remarked that the
precious sword belonged by right to the
defender of Plevna. As soon as Osman
left the palace the crowd, as a cores
pendent of the London Globe describes
the scene, threw itself upon his carriage,
with shouts of long life to the Ghazi.o
The enthusiasm at this moment was in
tense. Old men, who were not strong
enough to fight tfleir way to the carriage.
implored Allah to bless the man who
had saved their national honor. Women
lifted their children in their arms to look
upon their country's savior. Curiously
enough, in the same building where
Osman was receiving an ovation there
lay as prisoner his colleague Suleiman."
SOME Of the materials which are to be
used for summer dresses are likely to be
highly appreciated by ladies who have
long wished to find something appro.
pirate for warm weather, and yet capable
OF resisting the injurious effects Of sea air
or heavy mountain dews. These goods
partake OF the old-fashioned harege make.
and for Inat quality alone are warmly
welcomed back. They combine the cool
less OF a grenadine, and the softness of
Atwood delaine; they are as thin as thew
are light, and as capable Of drapinp "a
the cashmeres which are so much favored
abroad.
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Then she goes back to her restless
wanderings in the spirit land until an
other year goes by.
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An honest man-but let us not dig I'm
the past Danbury Me,cs.
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BE that as II may, the legend goes on
to say that on every twenty-first Of Sep
TENDER, the anniversary Of Lady Sicily's
ill-starred wedding and death, she revis-
its the bridal chamber, and to all who
are brave enough to seek her alone, when
the turret bell chimes twelve, she will
agonizingly entreat them to assist in the
expiation of her sin by following the
advice she offers, which will never lead
them into trouble; that she will point
out their future rreeeerf and how i,
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the egg is not good and you want to throw
it away and wash your hands. This
method never fails. e F.-s..-
The Rev. Mr.. -, after several years
OF married life, was at last blessed, upon
a Saturday, by the addition of fine bow
to the family-circle, which had hitherto
consisted OF only himself and wife. Upon
the same day, the church at which he
officiated received timely and very
much needed donation; over both Of
which events the reverend gentleman
was very much elated, as he commune
Gated them to members of his congrega-
ton on his way to church on Sunday.
1t CHANGED that in his prayer, he alluded
to the financial event by returning
thanks " for the arrival of little sue
cor" and was consequently much scan
daiized when couple of students in his
congregation asked him after service
whether he referred to the money or the
badly. ~ ~
SEE here. This figuring on the time
lost by smoking, taking chew of tobac-
co, ETC., is becoming too gauzy. Let's
try something else. A man never ought
to take off his hat, for every time he does
it, the article is put away in some place
which is forgotten in two minutes, and
it will take him minute to hunt it IN.
Now one minute and f-ff55ths of sec
ond allowed for putting it on say four
times a day, consumes AZ minutes, which
in one year amounts to 1,642 minutes
and 45 seconds, or in 100 years to ia
days, hour and 55 minutes and that at
the rate of dollar a day, and 90 cents
on dollar according to the new silver
c0de, would give man chance to buy
house with a mortgage on it. Time is
money Oil CITY LaA.
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STATE OF MICHIGAN, 8
c0IrNTy OLE WV RIrREN

Notice is hereby gwen, that by an order OF
the Probate Court for the County of Van
Buren, made on the 18th day OF March, A. ID.
1873. Elk months from that date were allowed
for creditors to present their claims against
she estate of jeremiah b. Webb, late Of SAID
County. deceased, and that all creditors OF said
deceased are required TO present their claims
TO said Probate Court, at the Probate Office, in
the village OF Paw Paw. for examination and
allowance, on or before the 1st day OF October
pext. aud that such claims will be heard before
said Court, on Wednesday, the 18th day Of June,
and on Wednesday. the 14th day OF August
next at ten o'clock IN the forenoon OF each OF
those davs 1200t4
Dated Paw Paw, March 18th. 4. ID. 1878.
ALFRED j. MILLS, Judge OF Probate.
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TAKE NOTICE.

Fwmsrs Of vsn Bwu County III - M
~ that the. Old, Rssiabas. AMI uvsr Rssdy
Phoenix Min has been lats,y thoruuxhly ovsr-
hsuAsd and repaired. I'D BY the addif,ou al
SPsrstors, Purihe. AID other improvements,
= nov prepared to do al kiads OF Cusbom and
Merchant Milling On short notice and in first
class style and guarantee good satisfastion.
Remember our motto Forty Pounds Of
A No. Flour to the Bushel."
Our facilities for grinding coarse grains are
complete, and as we have Power Corn Shelter
10 shell your corn Free OF Charge, we would be
glad TO have you bring along your grain and
give US o trial, and We think you will be con-
WINGED that we can give you larger and better
yield OF flour than any mill in the county.
Then come along, come right along.
At what they say don't be alarmed.
For when you see the yield of Flour
We know you cannot help be charmed.
For every one will get the same
When with good grain his bags he fills;
They never will keep the grist tor toll
When YOU drive to the Phoenix Mills.
lioid MYRON WELLS.
Paw Paw. June 20, 1877.
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MORTGAGE SALE.

Default having been made in the conditions
of q certain mortgage, whereby the power
therein contained to sell has become operative,
executed by George w. Bowman, OF the town
ship OF Porter, Van Buren, County, Michigan,
to Charles ID. Lawton, OF Lawton, Van Buren,
County, Michigan, bearing date the twenty
first day Of October, one thousand eight hum
dred and seventy-two, and recorded in the
Office OF the Register OF Deeds for the county
OF Van Buren,, Michigan, on the twentieth day
OF October, eighteen hundred and seventy
three, in liber four OF mortgages on page two
hundred and nifty upon which mortgage
there is due at the date OF this notice, the sum
OF one hundred dollars and interest
from October twenty first, 1876, and no SUIT
or proceedings at law or in equity
having been instituted to recover the same or
any part thereof. Notice is therefore hereby
gwen that on Monday, the first day OF
July one thousand eight hundred and seventy
eight at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, shall
sell at public auction or vendue, TO the highest
bidder, at the front door OF the Van Buren,
county circuit Court House, in the village OF
Paw Paw. the PROMISES described in said mort
gage. or so much thereof as shall be necessary
TO satisfy the amount then due on said mort
gage with the interest thereon and legal costs,
together with an attorney fee OF fifty dollars
covenanted for therein, that is TO say, the fol-
lowing piece or parcel OF land lying and being
in the township OF Porter, Van Buren, County
Michigan. viz The north west quarter OF the
north west quarter OF section number twenty
seven, of township number four south OF range
number thirteen west and containing forty
acres. according to the United States survey.
Dated March 10Th. 1878. 1200t13
CHARLES ID. LAWToN, Mortgage.
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STATE OF MICHIGAN, &C
COUNTY OF VAN BUREN,

Notice is hereby gwen, that by an order OF
thei Probate Court for the County Of Van
buren,. made on the 14th day of January, a. d.
1873. six months from that date were allowed
for creditors to present their claims against the
estate Of Zachariah Lewis. late of SAID County.
deceased, and that all creditors OF said deceased
are required TO present their CLAIMS to said
Probate Court. at the Probate Office, in the
village Of Paw Paw. for examination and al
!owance. on or before the 1st day OF August
next aud that such claims Will be heard before
said Court, on Tuesday. the 14th day Of May.
and on tuesday the 10th day OF July next at
10 o'clock in the forenoon OF each OF those
DAYS. 1200t4
ALFRED J. MILLS, Judge OF Probate
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Are the lll,,,t .
iectivc ami congo.
NAL purgativeevci
discovered. They
are mild. but ct:
fectual in their
operation, moving
the bowels surely
and without pain.
Although gentle
in their operation,
they are still the
most thorough and
saorobinO cathor