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What Voices Indicate.

There are light, quick, surface voices
that involuntarily seem to utter the
slang 81 won't do to tie to-" The mans
words may assure you of his strength OF
purpose and reliability, yet his tone
contradicts his speech.
Then there are low, deep, strong
voices, where the words seem ground
out, as if the man owed humanity a
grudge, and meant to pay it some day.
That mans opponents may well trem-
bic, and his friends may trust his
strength of purpose and ability to act.
There is the course, boisterous, dicta-
torial tone, invariably adopted by vul-
gar persons, who have not sufficient Gull
tivation to understand their own insig-
niiicance.
There is the incredulOus tone that is
full of a covert sheer, or secret "you-
can't-dupe- information.
Then there is the whining, beseeching
voice, that says sycophant" as plain
ly as if it uttered the word. 1t cajOles
and tiatters you; its words say: 81 love
you; l admire you; you are every thing
that you should be.''
Then there is the tender, musical,
compassionate voice, that sometimes
goes with sharp features Gas they indi-
cate merely intensity of feeling) and
sometimes with blunt features, but al
ways with genuine benevolence.
If you are full of affectation and pre-
tence, your voice proclaims it.
If you are full of honesty, strength
and purpose, your voice proclaims it.
If you are cold and calm and firm
and consistent, or tickle and foolish and
deceptious, your voice will be equally
truth-telling.
You can not change your voice from
a natural to an unnatural tone without
its being known that you are doing so.
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Birds Singing at Midnight.

Two observers at different places in
England note in II tTdwicEe's Science
Gossip the singing of birds in the mid
night hours of Fec. 10 and of the three
following nights. Blackbirds, thrushes,
and many of the smaller birds joined in
the chorus performed at this very I'M
usual season. The weather was calm
and mild at the time, and brilliant
moon was shining. "Between the
hours of IL and Y O'clock writes one,
81 was considerably surprised to hear a
thrush singing away merrily. Presently
the songster was joined by others, and
in a short time a regular concert began,
taken part in by at least dozen thrushes
and blackbirds; whilst the robin, wren,
and other small birds were singing aud
chirruping in the hedgerows, just as
you hear them in the early morning in
summer. On the following night, about
the same hour, the concert again COM
menced, and was even more lively than
on the preceding night, and continued
until morning."
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Too Much Decoration.

Ladies who live in the country are
particularly liable to ''overdo" their
decoration. They get many hint of
beautiful objects that can be made with
little trouble from magazines and pa
pers, and they must needs try their skill
in constructing the pretty knicknacks.
Sometimes beautiful ornament is thus
made; but many times the lack of the
needful materials, so easily procured in
the city. but so difficult to find in the
country, will cause a poor imitation
of what was designed to be s'thing of
beauty" We might cite many exam
piles of this enthusiastic pursuit of vari-
Gus kinds of ney-work-worsted work,
for instance. We shudder to think of
the time spent-wasted-t eyes
ruined, over ugly pieces of en-
broidery-Ottomans, pillows, slippers,
etc. just now the mania is for painting
upon pottery. With able instruction
this enthusiasm might be turned into
good channels. But what shall be said
of that invention of some mediocre mind
the FASTING upon ginger-iars of cheap
and tawdry pictures? When we see our
shelves and tables covered with these
vases, match-safes, cigar-holders, etc.,
and know that, from regard to the feel
ings of the young artists, these must be
placed in a conspicuous position and fav-
orable light, we are in danger of wishing
that all pottery could be buried so
deep in the ground that even the indie
fatigable Schliemann could not unearth
it. A parlor ought not to be Uttered
with such tri1es. Better a few good
and not costly pictures, such as engrav-
ings, or Braun's autotypes of celebrated
paintings, in inexpensive frames; or
naments sparingly used, but beautiful
in themselves and from association; a
very few thrifty plants, not too delicate,
but those that will give plenty of flow
ers, and will not require all the sun
shine; best of all, good books in plain
cases. Leave space for the new volume
and the magazine upon the table, and
for the bright evening lamp; space upon
the floor for the children's toys and for
themselves to frolic; and let not even
the honest dog or the gentle cat be ban
ished lest they break or mar some frail
piece of fancy-work. So shall we be
kept from the worry and care of too
many treasures, and find time for read
ing, for study, for play with the little
ones, and perhaps for practising at
times the almost lost art of plain sew
ing.-S"ribner for hay.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1878-04-25
FOREIGN.

The House of Commons on the 10th adj
journed to the 9Th Of May, and the House of
Lords to the 18th Of May.
Intelligence has been received from Santi-
ago de Cuba that the time for the surrender
of the insurgents having expired, active ope-
rations will commence in the Eastern De-
partment against Maceo and few more
chiefs, who are still under arms.
A great strike of cotton operatives has
begun in England, owing to a deduction of
wages. At Blackburn, Darwin, Burnley,
Lower House, Paddiham, Accrington
Church, Oswaldwhistle, Irishtown, Great
HARDWOOD and Baronden the strike is gene
raj. 1t is estimated that the strike involves
the stoppage of 100000 looms and G,OOO, 900
spindles, and makes idle no less than 12O, 900
work people.
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TIE WAR TROUBLES.

a special from Vienna, 10th, says that the
Grand Duke Nicholas returns to st. Peters
burg, and that General Todleben goes to San
Stefano to assume chief command. This is
considered a conciliatory step. The Seryian
Government has decided to remain neutral
under all circumstances.
1t was made known on the 18th that Eng
land had ordered the immediate transfer
from India to Malta of about 1000 native
troops, and the movement was considered
one of the most ominous yet taken by the
Government.
The Turkish Cabinet has been entirely re-
organized, but the changes made, as claim
ed at Constantinople, have no political sig
nificance. Vefyk Efiendi is succeeded by
Sadyk Pasha as President of the Council and
Minister of the Interior, and the following
are the other new appointees: Minister Of
Foreign Affairs, Safvet Pasha; Minister Of
War, Izzet Pasha; Minister of Marine,
Ibrahim Pasha; Minister of Finance, Kiani
Pasha.
1t was reported that England and Russia
had agreed to a simultaneous withdrawal of
feet and army from the immediate neigh
borhood Of Constantinople, but owing to
some disagreement in regard to details, up
TO the 22d affairs remained in statu quo.
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ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Personal and Literary.

Harrison Ainsworth, the once pop
ular novelist, is still alive, a well-pre-
served and dandyish, though gray, old
man of 70.
Mr.. Alfred Tennyson received the
sum of 800 guineas for his poem OF
"The Revenge, published in the Nine
tee,stk Century.
Col. Robert G.. Ingersoll has been
invited to deliver the annual address be-
fore the Law School of Boston Uni
versity, Methodist institution.
Rev. Joseph Cook has stirred up the
ire of the Bostonians, by pitching into
American Congressman and merchants,
in a recent lecture in Montreal.
Miss Hogarth and Miss Dickens will
publish a collection of Charles Dickens
letters. The book is intended to be a
supplement to Mr.. John Forster's blog-
raphy of Dickens.
Mrs. Anna Bowles Bowler, who in
her childhood used to sit on DR.. Sam
Johnson's knee, has just died in Eng
land at the age of 81. She was a hneal
descendent of Oliver Cromwell.
Mrs. Mary A. LivermOre and her
husband, the Rev. ID. p. Livermore, have
gone to Europe and will be absent until
September, passing most of the time in
Paris and Rome.
joaquin Miller has written another
play of life among the California min
ers, and sold it to j. G. Williamson, the
actor who has made so much money
with 'Struck OIL" The hero is one OF
the " forty-niners.
King Humbert, of Italy, has grant
ed four annual prizes of 5000 lire each
for the best productions in art, science
and literature. The Academia del Lin
Gel st Rome is charged with the annual
award and distribution of these prizes.
-"Grace Greenwood doesn't look
in the least degree like blue-stocking.
She is little and round and lively, and
has crimpy waves of hair pushed back
from her smiling face, prediction for
light ornaments, dresses on which ruff
files, fringes and laces marshal their
forces, and generally bonny appear
ance provocative of good humor.
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Science and Industry.

The Canadians are sending fish to
London, packed in ice.
There are over 1000 molders in
Troy, N. Y, of whom only 400 have
employment.
South Carolina has sent the bale of
cotton which secured the first prize at
the Centennial to the Paris exposition.
Cream is composed of 81 per cent
ilesh-forming matter, 26.7 per cent. fat
ty matter, 2.S per cent. lactin, is per
cent. saline matter, and &c per cent.
water.
Artificial ice is sold in New Orleans
at $40 per ton Northern ice, which has
always been held at $50 to S25 ton, is
entirely driven from the market.
Hudson, Mich, does a large bust
ness in poultry. During the past win
ter four firms shipped 1,426 barrels,
worth S25,652. The largest house ship
ped 10000 turkeys and chickens.
Valparaiso advices say the telephone
has been tried on the transatlantic
Line, between Villa Maria and Rio
Cuarto, distance of so leagues, with
the most complete success. At Valpa-
raise it has been tried between that point
and Vina del Mar with equally satisfact-
DRY results.
Among wheat-growing States Iowa
stands first, Minnesota second, Illinois
third and Wisconsin fourth. Ohio
raises the most winter wheat and Hi
nois the most corn and oats. Pennsyl-
vania the most rye-one-fifth of the
whole crop, and California the most bar
ley.
BY order of the German Admiralty
a competitive trial of German and Swiss
chronometers took place recently at the
Deutsche Scewarte at Hamburg. The
best instrument was furnished by Herr
Brocking, and its performance is said
to be superior to that of any chronome-
ter examined at Greenwich during the
last three years.
Herr Weber, of Hummel-Radeck,
Prussia, has made an extremely valua-
BILE invention for leveling roads. 1t is
a very simple machine, which for work
ing requires only two horses, a driver
and q laborer, and performs an amount
of work equal to 80 or 60 wOrkmen in
4 given time. The machine works
equally well upon gravel or clay soil,
and its cost is only 45 marks (shillings)
The whole machine works much in the
same way as an ordinary carpenters
plane does upon wood.
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EAST AND soUTHEAST.

John Lyons, wholesale liquor dealer Of
Boston, objected to his daughter keeping
company with young man named Charles
II. Lauman. On returning from a walk
with the girl on the night of the 18th, Lau
man was taken TO task by the father, and an
alteration ensued which resulted in Lyons
being fatally shot by his daughters lover.
Charlotte Harris, colored woman who
was recently hanged by a mob in Virginia
for instigating the burning Of a barn, is now
shown conclusively to have been innocent of
the charge.
The International Sunday school Conven-
ton assembled at Atlanta, Ga, on the 18th.
About 400 delegates were present, repre-
senting all the States, Indian Territory and
Canadian provinces.
At Providence, r. l., on the 18th, Corpor-
al Hassan Sulih, Turkish Arms Inspector,
stabbed his mistress repeatedly with dirk
and then jumped from a third-stOry win
dow. Both were seriously injured, but
probably will recover.
Another fatal case of hydrophohia oc-
Cured in New York City on the 18th, the
victim being little boy named Schweitzer.
He was bitten by a Spitz dog.
Robert McEvoy was hanged at Aiken, S.
c., on the 18th, for the murder of Major
James J. Gregg in April, 1876.
Sam Steenburgh, colored, was hanged at
Fonda, n. Y, on the 18th, for the murder
of Parker in November last. A few days
before his execution Steenburgh confessed
to having killed IL men in his lifetime, be-
sides having committed numerous minor
crimes.
Bishop McCoskrey has published the fol-
lowing card:
NEW YORK, April 30, lS7S-To the Associated
Press: l give my unqualified denial to the ar
ticles which have appeared in different pa
pers against me. SAM'L a MCCoskREY,
Bishop of Michigan.
Col. w. l.. Salisbury, of Columbus, Ga,
banker, Mayor pro tenn, and owner of the
Enquirer Sun, was fatally shot in the back
while entering train at Scale, Ala, on the
Goth, by DIR. r. NJ. Palmer. The latter had
sued Salisbury for $25O,0O0 damages to char
aeter by alleged libelous publications, and
the jury awarded him one cent. Salisbury
died and Palmer fled.
The first installment of emigrants sent TO
Liberia by the Liberian Exodus Associa-
llOD, Sdiitu NUN NidllCobOii Oi luG -1Si III
the bark AZor. The colony consisted of
about 259 persons, comprising both old and
young. There were only four white men
on board, three of them being the ships Of
ficers and the other newspaper correspond
emf.
George L. Hathaway, Treasurer Of the
Borden City and Saginaw Mills, of Fall Riv-
er, Mass, is defaulter to large amount.
He is a cousin of Chace, the defaulting
Treasurer of the Union Mills, and is sup
posed to have loaned the latter large sums
in cash and securities.
Hon. William Orion, President of the
Western Union Telegraph Company, died
suddenly of apopleXy, at his home in New
York City, on the 22d, aged % years.
Mr.. Theodore Tilton denies the report
that Mrs. Titon's confession was prepared
with his knowledge and that there are or
have been any negotiations between them
looking to a reunion.
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Latest Words and Opinions.

Elizabeth am a miserable, guilty
woman again"
Mr. Beecher-" Elizabeth is innocent.
| am innocent"
Elizabeth" No, 1 amt. Andyou're
another"
Mr.. Tilton-" She is pure. She may
have been indiscrect; but she is pure. -
Thomas Shearman-" She's not to be
trusted"
Benjamin F. Tracy" Elizabeth is to
be pitied. Something radically wrong
about her mental operations"
Henry w. Sage" The confession
bears Tilton's ear-marks."
Intimate Female Friend of Mrs. Til
Toni do wish, Elizabeth, that you
were forty feet under the sod"
Mr.. Fullerton-'' There is no telling
what Mrs. Tilton will do or will not
do
Ex-Judge Porter" It's all news 20
me-"
Oliver Johnson (snapping fngers)-
She has been hired to do it."
Mr.. Evarts-"I can not believe it is
true. object to its truth. 1t is not a
good subject for discussion. | am de-
lighted at the prospect of legal-tenders
being worth premium in gold"
Ira B. Wheeler" Mr. Tilton knew
nothing of the matter"
Augustus Storrs-Mrs. Morse is a lit
tie queer-light-headed, in fact
and it would be strange if the daugh-
ter should no. have something of the
same popularity"
Frank Moulton-" 1t will be a death
blow to Mr.. Beecher. | don't know
whether to be surprised or not"
Roger A. Pryor. receive it with
considerable confidence.
Ex-Judge Norris" My God! Anoth-
er!"
Elizabeth-"I did"
Henry" didn't. Against this long
and tortuOus career l oppose my uni
form and unimpeachable truthfulness. :"
Mother-in-Law (to reporters outside,
savagely)-" don't know any thing
about it. Close the door," -Net0 YORK.
Graphic.
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the Black Hills commenced on the 10th and
continued for five days. Heavy snow, rain
and hail fell in succession, doing much
damage to mines and rendering the roads
utterly impossible. The Belle Fourche
River, usually fordabIe, was swollen to a
great depth and was three miles wide.
A severe storm OF wind, rain and hail,
passed over Central and Northern Iowa on
the 2lst, doing great damage. At Pomeroy,
Storm Lake, Rippey, Wall Lake, and other
places along the line Of the Illinois Central
Railroad, many buildings were blown down
and the inmates killed or injured. The
force Of the storm was terrific, destroying
fences, uprooting trees, ovcrturniBg corn
cribs, etc. Horses and cattle were picked
up and carried considerable distance. The
track of the storm was half mile TO a mile
and half wide.
Three negro murderers, Jackson Ed
wards, Alexander Brown and Wesley Tur-
ner, were hanged in the town Of Franklin,
Parish Of st. Mary, Louisiana, on the 22d,
in the presence OF 6,OOO people, mostly COL
ored.
Capt. Fortley, a planter, two brothers
named Moran, and another man, name I'M
known, were drowned in Bolivar County,
Miss, on the 18th, while employed in re-
pairing leyee.
A nephew Of Bishop McCroskey, with an
attorney, have arrived at Detroit from New
York City, and demand an investigation Of
the great scandal. A Court of Inquiry, con-
sisting Of Bishops Gillespie, McLaren, Bedell
and Talbot, has been called.
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School and Church.

Women have carried off eight OF
the ten prizes in political economy of
fered recently by the Golden Club, Of
London.
The translation of the Bible into
Japanese has proceeded as far as Second
Corinthians. The work will be finished
in about two years.
DR.. Jeffries, of Boston, who has
been examining the eyes of Harvard
students for the purpose of seeing how
many are lor-blind, has found 10 cases
out of 250 students.
The Rev. Yoitsu Honda, native OF
Japan. was recently ordained a minis
ter by Bishop Wiley, of the NJ. +.
Church, at Hakadodi. Mr.. Honda
breaches acceptably in the English
language.
On Thursday, Feb. Z, the Rev.
Philip Rappagliosi, S. j., who for the
past five years has been laboring among
the Flathead and Blackfeet Indians out
West, died in rude hut in camp of
half-breeds on Milk River, Montana.
Brother Jasper, of the Zion Church,
of Richmond, who has achieved some
notoriety through his sermons in OPP
position to the accepted laws of astron-
omy, has been threatened with excom-
munication by his more scientific color
ed brethren.
The sad intelligence has been re-
ceived in London that Shergold Smith
and Mr.. O'Neill, of the Church Mis-
sionary Society's Mission in Central
Africa, have been murdered. The tele-
gram makes the bare announcement,
without giving any details.
The narrative of thestate of religion
in the bounds of the Chicago Presbytery,
presented at the recent session of that
body states that the church debt paying
revival has reached Chicago and vicini-
ty, and nine churches report the pay
ment of an aggregate of 1929, 200. Ten
churches are still struggling with debts.
During the year the churches received
1,414 members on confession of faith.
Mr.. Kimball, the Church debt-lifter,
says that but "one church, of all the
number for which he had labored, had
failed to meet its obligations. This was
one in San Francisco, where discussions
as TO the pastor, the policy of the church,
and other matters had so split up and
divided it that it was impossible to sue
ceed." Mr.. Kimball has helped, in a
few months, to raise 81, 500,0 900 for the
payment of church debts.
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Give it to 'Em in Latin.

1t is an oft-spoken whim of the cynics
and possibly something more-that
the doctors give their prescriptions in
Latin so as to afford their ignorant pa
tients the benefit of little Imagination.
BoIuS pGnifcus' sounds a good deal
more important than "bread pill"
Some years ago, in Rhode Island Leg
islature, a member moved to translate
all the Latin phrases in the statutes, so
that the common people could under
stand them. A Mr.. Updike took the
ground that it was no advantage to have
the people understand the laws. He
said they were not afraid of any thing
they understood. That it was the Latin
words they were afraid of, and pro-
ceeded to illustrate his position, as fol-
lows: "Mr. Speaker, there was man
in South Kingstown, about twenty years
ago, who was perfect nuisance, and
nobody knew how to get rid of him.
One day he was hoeing corn, and he
saw the Sheriff coming with paper,
and asked what it was. Now, if he had
told him it was writ, what would he
have cared? But he told him that it
was a capias Sdtisfacienduna, and the
man dropped his hoe and ran, and has
not been heard of since"
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Speaking of mysterious disappear
ances, what has become of the $500
American sopranos who have made as
founding debuts in Italy?-CinciHndti
Gazette.
There are but two men in Bay City
who are not candidates for the position
of City Marshal. One is dead and the
other b wooden Indian.-Detroit
EUeniRg Ne10s.
"A German farmer disputed his tax
bill. He said: al pays the State tax,
the county tax, and the school tax; but,
by tunderl | pays no total tax. rs got
no total, and never had any."-Boston
TTdreler.
Before Boston goes entirely crazy
over the female barber, she ought to
pause little between beans and rumin-
ate upon the trouble Samson got into
by letting woman cut his 'hair.-CtI-
cinadti Breakfast Table.
1t is easy to believe in hell, purga-
tory and all such trifles, but what stag
gers a man is to hear friend who has
been married about year apologize for
his sugar-bowl being broken by a care
less servant-girl when there is a strip OF
sticking plaster at least three inches
long on his own forehe ad.
The Keokuk Northern-line Packet
Company have abolished bars from their
boats, and now, at the river landings,
not more than one-third of the popula-
ton 60 down ''to see the boat come in. y
1t used to require about one-half the
people of large town to see this ac-
complished safely.-Ha,cbeye.
While the woman of the period
makes garden and rakes flower beds and
lettuce beds till her back aches, it is dis
heartening to watch great mobs of aban-
doned, profigate chickens wandering
aimlessly around in tho distance, look
ing up at the clouds and affecting to
talk about the weather, while they pre-
tend they don't see any body digging
worms and scratching places for them.
"A teacher IN one of the St. Adams
Sunday-schoois was endeavoring to ex-
plain to the infant class the theory of
the watchful care and goodness of God.
She used the familiar figure of his IA
therhood and said, Snow, if you were
praying III INC y tAu 1uu ohOuiu Ae'AA GNU
hurt yourself, your father would run out
and pick you up" A bright little 7-year
old spoke up and said, "NO he wouldn't
my father wouldn't-he's too lazy
The truth of the remark is said to have
made it doubly amusing.-St. Adams
| (U.) Messenger.
CANTAsTOPTHIs?
,Strope.
Oh he was a sweet, young, lithesOme man,
And he moved with u tender grace;
And q smile like the sweep of an Angels wing
Played over his fair young face.
Antisfrope.
d" bring" he said, and the editor bowed,
For he loved the sweet young thing,
d" bring" he murmured, poets song,
\ lay of the balmy spring"
Gilman.
Then the editor gathered his cross-cut saw,
And the nail grab, all the same;
/ The big sledge hammer, the long crow bar.
And the club with the terrible name.
CGtGStrOpe.
/ lie sawed him in two and he fiattcncd him out
He tore out each quivering lung;
He pinned him up to the sanctum wall,
SO scattered, and yet so young.
burlington HG5rkeye.