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Punkin Pi.

Josh Billings says: "Punkin pi il the
sass Nv NJ England. They are vittles
and drink, they are joy on the half shell,
they are glory enuf for one day, and are
good cold or warmed up. I would like
to be boy again for just sixty minutes,
and fill myself phull of tho blessed oil
mixture. Eny man who don't love pun
kin pi needs watching cluss, for he means
to do something mean the fus. good
chance he gets. Give me all the punki~
pi could eat when I wuz boy, and
didn't kare cent whether Sunday School
kept that day or not. Now that I have
grown up to manhood, and run fer the
Legislature once, and only got beat eight
hndred and fifty six votes, and am
thoroughly married, there amt nothing
I banker after wuss and can bury quick
CT than two-thirds of punkin pi an inch
and half thick and we'll snelt up with
ginger and nutmeg. Punkin pi is the
Oldest American beverage know Nv, and
ought to 20 down to posterity with the
trade mark of our grandmothers onto it;
but I am afraid 1t won't, for its is tuff
enough even now to find one that tastes
in the mouth a. it did forty years ago.
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MIR. SNIALLMAN,s MISERIES.

Some weeks ago the Chronicle published
the substance of a complaint filed in the
Twelfth district court and the scandalous
circumstances surrounding case in which
one William H. n. Smallman appeared as
plaintiff against John w. Mackay, of the
Bonanza firm, claiming 5000, 900 damages
for the destruction of said Smallman's do
mestic peace and the impairment of his
marital honor. It was set forth in the com i.
plant that in consequence of the intrusion
of the destroyer into this fold
of domestic happiness, Mrs. Small
man had become hopelessly insane, her
case having been passed upon by eminent
physicians as beyond the power of medical
skill to repair. From the disclosures made
concerning Mrs. Smallman's previous his
tory, the discouraging verdict of eminent
physicians was entirely applicable to her
moral condition, if not otherwise. It seems,
however, that the lady has recovered her
mental Vlgor, IN the same manner as on for
mer occasions of the kind, and Mr.. Small
man has now entered suit for divorce, which
was commenced yesterday lin the Twelfth
district court. What bearing this proceed
ing may have on the 5000, 900 demand
against Mr.. Mackay is not yet developed.
The complaint sets forth that plaintiff was
married to Amelia H. Smallman Feb. 10, 1873,
and that the woman, disregarding her mar
riage VOW, did yield her virtue and sacrifice
her husbands honor to the wiles of John w.
Mackay, at the Grand hotel, on the 18th of
May following, and did greatly aggravate her
crime thereafter, up to the 23d Of October,
at the Grand and Palace hotels, where the
sinful intimacy was discovered by plaintiff.
1t is further claimed that plaintiff was not in
collusion with his wife in her sinful cours:- :.
Plaintiff therefore asks for decree of d.
vorce and such other aid and relief as may
be agreeable to equity, and for costs of this
suit. AS plaintiff and wife are declared to
be without common property, from what
source the agreeable aid and relief is expect
cd to proceed is not readily conceived, unless
this action il designed to hinge on the suit
against Mackay.
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Death i.
From the LoEdon World.
Who dies2 Death is after all

From tho Lordon World.
Who dies2 Death is after all!
The sweet sympathy of friends ia to
the bowed and broken spirit as heal
ing to wounds; the hopes and consultations
OF religion inspire fortitude; yet death
hath its own darkness!
The tear, the pail, the knell, the bier,
And all We know or dream or fear
OF agony are thine.
Who dies2 Not alone the person who
has departed. II death means change,
than life is so much changed to the
mourners who are left behind that they
may he said to have died, in part; for
that which constituted great part
sometimes the greatest part-of this life
has been taken away. No more is life to
US the same. 1t is completely changed
Both in our joy and in our sorrow it is
unlike what it was before. The day has
lost half its brightness, when we feel
that the eyes which have looked with our
own so many years will not open to ite
beauty; and when, in great grief, we
feel that the heart which has shared in
our previous sorrows beats no more, we
start bewildered, as if waking from a
dream, and feel that we are strangers and
pilgrims on the earth. Our home seems
no longer to us the home it was before.
Not alone they who die; those who are
left behind have in part tasted death al
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man on the scaffuld were, Don't make an
mistake about that rope"
ENGLISH MARKETS..


ENGLISH MARKETS..
The Mark Lane Erpress says: Little
plowiDg or sowing has been done up to the
present time Dry weather Ia required to
bring the land in working order. The dellv-
cries OF home grown grain at country markets
has been considerable, the condition of Eng
lish wheat is unsatisfactory. There were only
limited supplies OF d y, milling corn, which
maintained low rates. Inactivity in nearly
every branch oftrade continues. The imports
have been light, but the scarcity Of money,
an entire want Of speculation and dis
trust occasioned by numerous failures have
reduced the British corn trade to dead level.
Russian wheat has arrived by way Of Rcvel
st. Petersburg and Cronstadt are still ice
bound. The first shipments from San Fran
cisco have also arrived. The American visible
supply continues unpreccdently large. The
quantities in view at the principal grain Gen.
ters Oh the LIST of February was 20, 375OOO
bushels. In the face OF such large supplies.
business has dragged during the w Tx. Buy
crs held alOOf, in the hope Of obtaining great
or concessions. Prices are weak and un-
changed. The check to supplies caused by
the closing of the sound has caused oats to
rally from six-pence to shilling per quar-
ter. Maize to arrive has cased slightly on the
spot. Corn is not purchasable on lower
terms. Al other cereals moved off slowly
at nominally lste rates. With small arrivals
at ports of call during the week, the floating
trade for wheat was firm. with occasional ad-
vances OF threepence to sixpence per quarter
Sales Of English wheat during the last week,
63,73S quarters. Imports into the United
Kingdom for the week ending February 1st,
7OS, 10 cwt. wheat and 1O9,74l cwt flour,
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ANOTHER MIRACLE.

Miss Minnie Lombard, 10 years old, residing
at 7l0 Jefferson street, in Wilmington, Del,
who has been blind for two years, has recov-
cred her sight in most remarkable manner.
She was afflicted with typhoid fever, which
weakened the optic nerves to such an extent
that, with the recovery from the fever, she
gradaally lost her sight and became totally
blind. The was given the best medical atten-
tion, but without avail. She phyaicisns could
only give her slight hope that she might some
day regain her sight, but were powerless to
offer any aid. She is a member Of St. Paul 3
NJ. Il. church, and the church has made her case
special subject of prayer. On Tuesday night
last, previous to retiring, Miss Lomnard had
been reading of Christ's restoring sight to tho
blind, and the promise, "Whatever ye shall
ask in my name, believing. ye shall receive, ~
and, with full reliance in his power and wis
dom she prayed earnestly that, If it were his
will, her own eyes might be reopened. She
awok with headache. Her mother bathed
her head and she fell asleep again. When she
awoke her sight was perfectly restored. She is
consistent Christian, and naturally attributes
her sudden recovery to special interpostion of
divine providence.
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Strange Funeral Procession.

A strange procession once passed down
the river, in front of our house, when l
lived in Bangkok, Siam. There were eight
large boats, with about thirty boatmen
dressed in red uniform. SIX Of these
boats had beautiful curtains of crimson
and-gold cloth. They had'a brass band,
and the music was very mournful; for it
wa funeral procession.
Whose funeral do you think it was?
That of some great personsge? No; this
procession was only doing honor to the
dead body Of light, colored elephant.
The third and fourth boats were withor:
the gay curtains, but had the five storied
umbrellas that denote great rank; and
the body was fastened between these two
boats and foated IN the water. There
was canopy of white cleth ever it, to
keep off the sun and rain. More than
two hundred men were taking it to its
last restlne.place.
| Now, why do you suppose there was
all his parade and ceremony2 Twill tell
| you the reason. The Siamese believe
that, at death, their spirits pass into the
body OF some man or animal o, more or
l'ss importance, according as they have
been good or bad while living, and that
they may thus bc born thousand times.
If they find au elephant that is very light
colored, they think that some very great
person is living III it. The nearer white it
8, the more it is priced and honored.
ne of the highest titles Of the King is.
The Lord OF the White-elcphant." The
Siamese flag is white elephant on red
ground.
Not long ago they had an elephant a.
the palace that they called white. Its
stable was handsomcr than the houses of
many Of the noblemen of that day. The
! rope with which this elephant was tied
was covered with crimson silk. 1t had
several broad bands Of gold on each OF its
tusks, and was fed with bananas, suyac-
cane and other dainties, from a silver
tray, which was carried to it by men
creeping on their knees. The truth is, it
was so petted that it sickened and died,
though it was cared tor by the wisest of
the royal physicians. After its death,
His Majesty sent some bristles from its
tail to Queen Victoria, as a very valuable
present.
I Last fall another pet-elephant died.
One hundred Buddhist priests took part
in the fureral services. A procession of
thirty boats escorted the body down
the river to Paklat, where it was buried
with great pomp and aimest royal
ceremony. Many Siamese nobleman
has been buried with less ceremony than
was this favorite elephant Of the King
When our Christian missionaries can
teach these people that at death the spirit
will return to God, who gave it, and not
enter into any other body, there will be
an end to many of their foolish customs
l-Children's Work.
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A STREET TRAGEDY.
Il Q"arretsome Negro Shot Do,vM bva 1Fa,,
WhO,n lie InSulfs.


Il QHarrelso,ne Negro Shot Do,v,. bva Man
Who,n He Insults.
Kansas City Times.]
At little before IL o'clock yesterday
morning, a messenger from the Addition
came in hot haste to police headquarters, and
stated that brutal murder had been COM
mitted at the corner of Grand avenue and
Sixteenth street, and that the murdered man,
colored individual, was lying dead in the
street. Times representative accompanied
the detectives to the locality, and when the
scene was reached quite crowd of negroes
were gathered about, and curses deep and
ugly were heard on every side against the
man who had so suddenly sent one of their
number Oh the long journey. The darkies
were good deal excited over the matter,
and had it not been for the presence of the
police there would have been trouble.
Many different stories were afoat in con-
nection with the affair, but the following
facts will cover the case: About IL O'Clock
Mr.. Erastus Johns, supervisor of registra-
ton, was going home to his dinner, and for
some reason stopped in front of the saloon,
corner of Grand avenue and Sixteenth street,
where he Was formerly engaged in business.
lie stepped up in front of the door, and as
he rested there, a colored man named Mark
Train, or Ellis, came pushing out. He
crowded against Johns, and said, 'Get out
of the way here, you id white men and let
me pass" Some words passed between the
men, and one Butler, who was standing near,
when Johns struck the colored man in the
face. He staggered back from the sidewalk
and grabbed up a stone and came
towards Johns saying, II will kill
you, you - -" Johns Their
quickly drew revolver from his hip DC cket
and fired, the ball entering the negro's
right eye and producing almost instant
death. He fell to the ground few feet
from the sidewalk, where he remained q
space of nearly two hours, until the coroner,
having been notified, arrived on the spot and
caused the body to be removed. The stories
connected with the shooting are varied and
conflicting. yet it seems that but ono or two
persons other than the party directly inter-
ested were witnesses of the unfortunate
transaction.
The most authentic version of the tragedy
Is given by Mr.. Hyatt Sinclair, gentleman
Well known to our citizens. He was present,
and, in fact, accompanied Mr.. Johns at the
time the shooting took place. Mr.. Sinclair 3
story, ~ related to . Times representative,
was ~ follows:
"About IL O'Clock this morning, in COM
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some confusion of skirts, and then the
following dialogue took place.
No. !. Let's give up the nasty thing.
No.2 Let's.
Nos. So lsay.
No. 4. It's just horrid.
This being majority, the adjourn
ment was made.
The game was merely an experiment.
And 1t is just az well it was. Had it been
real game it is likely that some one
would have boon killed outright.-Dan-
bury Ne,os.
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to be sued for the value Of the old nail
road bonds. This raised breeze at ones md
Mr. W. II. Campbell moved to indc6nitelv
postpone it. MIR. Comstock denounced snch
action ~ disoourteous to him, and threatened
thst II such = course was taken, otfeu' billie
might share the same fate. This had the effect
OF permitting the bill to have its regular
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The Drunkard to HIS Bottle.
AN IMAGINARY POEM OF ROBERT BURNS ny
JOHN G. WHITTIER

AN IMAGINARY POEM OF ROBERT BURNS ]
JOHN G. WHITTIER.
Hoot !-daur ye shaw ye're face again
Ye auld black thief O. purse an braine
For foul disgrace, for dool an pain
An shame bane We;
Waes me, that e'er my lips have ta'en
Your kiss uncanny!
Nae mair, auld knave, without shillin'
10 keep starvin' wight frae stealin,'
YEN SEN me hameward, blin' aud reelin,'
Frac nightly swaggcr,
BY wall an post my pathwa3 feelin,'
VII mony stagger.
Nae mair O. fights that bruise an manele
Nae mair O. nets my feet to tangle,
Nae mair o senseless brawl an wrangle
VII fren' an wife too,
Nae mair O. dcavin, din an jangle
My feckless life through.
Ye thieyin' cheatin' auld Cheap Jack,
reddl!n' your poison brose. l crack
four Danes against my ingle back,
WI mickle pleasure.
Dell mend ye i his workshop black,
Fen at his leisure.
III brak ye'er neck, ye foul auld sinner
~ pull ye'er bluid, ye vile beginner
" ~ the ills an aches that Wilma
Quat saul an body!
Gie me hale breeks an weel.spread dinner
Dell tax ye're toddy!
Nae mair wi witches broo gano gyte
Gies me ance mair the auld delight
o. eittin' wi my BARNS in sight,
- The guide wife near,
The weel spend day, the peaceful night,
Tae morning cheer.
Cock a. ye'er heads, the BARNS fu'gle
My winsom Robin, Jean, and Meg,
For food an c'aes We shall ma beg
A dotted daddie.
Dance. auld wife on your awl-day Hg,
Ye've foun' your laddie.
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The building Of the Rogers locomotive
works Patterson, N. j., used u millwright
shop and for storage Of patterns and models
Of locomotives in all parts of the world, and
filled with machinery costing about S125.0
has been burned. Total loss $2l0,OOO; insur-
ance $4,000. The flames spread to the fax
mills Of Barbour Bros, and the building and
contents were burned. Loss estimated at
435, 900; insured. Residences in the neighbor-
hood were damaged considerably.
MURDER.
A cold blooded murder was committed
Feb 10Th on the farm of Thomas Stinebrake:
about ten miles from st. Louis, Mo. It ap-
pears that Stinsbrake had gone to visit
relative some miles away, and left the farm In
charge OF two hired men, James Watson, .
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-02-06
Preaching in Old Times.

Two or three hundred years ago SER
mons were of such inordinate length
that they would not be tolerated now-a-
days, when every body is in hurry and
short stories are asked for. The Chris
tian Union says:
In the seventeenth century sermons
were from two to three hours long.
Hour-glasses were used instead of clocks.
A Nonconformist once preached on
drunkenness, and had exhausted his
usual time. Holding the hour-glass in
his left hand, he exclaimed, "I know
you are good fellows, SO let us have
another glass"
Barrows and Smith preached long
sermons. When the latter was once
preaching before the Court, his whole
Congregation fell asleep. The speaker
by dint of loud calls finally succeeded
in waking one of the lords, whose nap
was sounder and more noisy than the
rest, and exclaimed, "My Lord, am
sorry to interrupt your repose, but /
must beg of you that you will not snore
quite SO loud. lest you awaken his
Majesty"
A Danish clergyman, finding most of
his congregation asleep, took shuttle
cock from his pocket, attracting the
attention of those who were still awake,
who logged those who were sleeping.
The whole congregation immediatly
looked with the greatest astonishment.
"When," said the preacher. "I an.
nounce to you sacred and important
truth, you are not ashamed TO go to
sleep; but when I play the fool, you
are all eve and ear"
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other of where they belonged, that it
was doubtful if they would ever learn
to perform their functions in such re-
mote and unaccustomed localities, They
then set my left arm in two places,
pulled my right hip into its socket
again, and re-elevated my nose. I was
an object of great interest, and even ad-
miration; and many sincere and warm
hearted persons had themselves intro
duced to me, and said they were proud
to know the only man who had been
hurt in French duel for forty years.
I was placed in an ambulance at the
very head of the procession, and thus
with crafty ing eclat I was marched into
Paris, >the most conspicuous figure in
that great spectacle, and deposited at
the hospital. p. z.ss..,,5-.. ~;
The Cross of the Legion of Honor has
been conferred upon me. However, few
escape that distinction.
Such is the true version of the most
memorable private conflict of the age.
My recovery is still doubtful, but there
are hopes. am able to dictate, hut
there is no knowing when shall be able
to write. AZ
/ have no complaints to make against
any one. I acted for myself, and I can
stand the consequences. Without boast
ing, | think, may say am not afraid
to stand before modern French duelist,
but will never consent to stand behind
one again.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-02-06

THE trifes of operatic gossip have, for
day or two, attracted the attention of
those who like tittle-tattle of that sort.
One is the Kellogg version of the trouble
with Rosnati, the new tenor of the Stra-
kosch troupe, who has just been dis
charged. 1t is stated by her friends that
he is what is colloquially called a
"masher." In his first appearance with
the prima donna ne laid violent siege to
the marble heart Of Clara Louise, until
he SO annoyed her with his amatory
demonstrations that she was forced to
teach him better manners bv giving him
the col shoulder. The other relates to
the occasion of Giulia Maria's debut at
Booths Theater on Tuesday night, when
rival "young American prima donna" !"
so conspicuously placed in one of the
private boxes that her presence could
not fail of being recognized by the au-
dience, made an exhibition of her jeal-
ousy by pretending to stop her ears with
her hands, and by throwing an express
sion of pain and disgust into her features
when the frightened debutante had the
misfortune to utter a false note.-Neac
York Special to Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-02-06
A College Beat.

A gentleman calling himself Louis
Ramel has made laughing stock of the
faculty of Easton College, among whom
is Professor j. NJ. Silliman. He repre-
sented himself to them as an engineer
from Peru having charge Of large silver
mines, his business in this country being
to purchase mining machinery. He
founded two scholarships in the college
by giving it a worthless $1,000 check,
was entertained whole afternoon by
Professor Silliman, who showed him his
charts, models, minerals, and had him
to take supper with him in the evening.
A day was spent by one of the faculty
in taking him on an excursion over the
railroad. Another of the professors lent
him an overcoat, which the engineer
from Peru, when it happened that his
check was not honored, took with him
to New York, as we'll as letter of intro
duction from still another of the pro-
fessors. The engineer from Peru also
forgot to pay his hotel bill, and failed to
visit Easton again, where he had been SO
Hospitality treated, until he was brought
back by the. detective to his new-made
and solicitous friends of the faculty.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-02-06
The Comparative Wealth Of England
and France.

The wealth of the two richest coun-
tries In Europe-France and the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
has been the subject of two very
interesting PAPERS recently published,
one in London, the other in Paris. The
French paper places the valtie Of the
total public property of that nation at
SO, 900, 900, 900, which includes public
highways, local public buildings, institu-
tions, and the property of the state-thst
Is, the palaces, the Offices Of the several
ministries, with all their appurtenances,
and the navy, but not the reconstructed
war material, as to which the author
thinks it best to give no information,
and not the paintings, statues and other
objects of art in the Louvre and else
where, which of course cannot be valued.
The estimate for the corresponding
items in the United Kingdom is 81, ,000,-
600, 900. Of private property in France
a total is given of $40, liz, goo, 900, which,
added to public property, gives as the
gross total of the capital value Of all
kinds of French wealth, public and pri-,
vate, SAG, 110, ,600,0 900, against a gross
total for the United Kingdom of $42, ,500,-
900, 900, from which it appears that
France is the richest country by $3.50,
100000. It is noted that the value of
realty in France far exceeds the value
in England, while personally in England
Is far more more valuable than in France.
In discussing the figures the Saturday
Revieao points out that certain items.
as the value of highways ($1, ,525, ,00O,-
000)-are given in the French paper
and not in the British; while it further
thinks the French figures are exagger-
ated. 1t takes pains, however, to add
that when due allowance for exaggera-
tion has been made !" it is evident that
France is little behind this country for
wealth." In the last ten years it ap-
pears that the wealth of France. has
increased $500, 100000, giving an
annual increase of $3.50, 600, 900, so that
the war indemnity amounted to no more
than the savings of sixteen months.
The present national debt of France,
great as it is, according to these figures
is only about one-seventh of her realized
capital. 1t might be doubled and yet
would be proportionately lighter than
the English debt the year after Waterloo.