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, 1879-01-27
SPELLING REFORM.

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'Aa upon feut'oh !" t"e ch'ts" e1"'ss
conrre... ,-,,
Honorable OA.ttHstA: Permit yofr humble
petitioner 10 as0e upon your attention thu de-
xirahirprss nf ,,,ttinr IN courte Of early pdor,-
s"*o'sI. - u...1s J." o'.,s ."a',t.a
LION = simple aha pfaet'ca1 ssstoha o1 SPELLING.
While our language IL co'!reded 10 to tile
most EXPRESSIVE and logical, as we'll as simple,
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utte3i5 uefoio u sss'"s "'at '4o 'pe'''e =.
each and every word hoa to bs sepsfate'y
learned, requiring All average Of at least i've
vaurs of etutlv IN herona m ssal,Ie apeller un,l
-, ..s...,s ~. 49,, I,aaa,I
VERY many a'o's :" n'aslet 'H0 at n1'
question whether tls chatnpio'' PEDESTRIAN o,
this fast aga would bc able to get over ground
enough In ind nm average Of two persops Der
49, ..,,e ...s, ,ho,,.h T.. ,,ot ,umhcI. vhn
oay "ao' e'e" '"o'I" ~ s".. ......
had devoted themselves ~ literary PURSUITS
for half 4 century, could promptly aaal uneE-
rluely snail every common word in our languagc
,.ttnn,, c.,rsuI,inr a ,1tc,iouorv.
"naoat eun.a''ns :. 49,, a .,,..4''.;.'. ...,ao
Anu yet lilo "aoia o1tue",ty' heceab1at'ns
years to acquire that which might ~ learned III
u many weeks, lies In tho lack Of the adoption
of a sl,np1o eystcm that would ciys to every
, 1879-01-27

ShF1nadflH Ndff.3 !2ffHb7irdn.
The lawycEs frequently tlavu applicants Tor
tlyorcc wlio give singular grounds for their be-
ti.Ion, but The naost singular one catc last week
wien a young woman u Westneta asked for q
tlyosec from her ncwly.made husband because
lie Ind worry thick lips. The lawyer told ler shn
could hardly get divorce Oh tllat ground, antl
suggested hut usually The wife knew what kind
Ut lips her husband lliul before Marriage. TIT
parties in question arc we'll known In town, and
were married onlY week or twu aK,', but scpa
rated tllr day aftcr tilc ceremony. 'lt!c husband
Ii not over -, =. atl, though member Of ths
churrl nlll nercr liquor dsinker, got drunk
sonp uttcr the separation, and in disgust haa
left town, where 1,u had lived aimee buy.
, 1879-01-27
Ths DratI, Of Air. u. Hair Srralntr.

Tie New York Tribune says tlln Irony of fate
hls setdum been mora AtrtkinEly illustrated
than in t,lc sudden death of Mr.. J. Blair 5crtb-
tcr. At M nge when fnany Young men arc just
ut ,lr llea1 VI oue Ut the richest atl most dis.
tinRushed publishing houses in the United
statet, managing an extensive and varied buss-
ness. air1 taking postum which mtgbt 10
thought ample reward for the Intelligent tabor
uf long tIfr Ile seemed to he ono Ut tic most
fottunatc Of nlcIl, prosperous i1 his af{n1rs,
happy IN his hume, Il fayorltc with all hfs ac.
qualntances, til. assciate Of artists pocts, aud
scholars, ind Rlt tlle world predicted tor him .
death VI a 5oung taan tnnkes So deep nh tnprcs.
sion In the best circles of AMERICAN society ntll
brings susruw to ~ tu1ny hearts.
, 1879-01-27


Ilaif ! loaf Is better than Loaf a,l the tE1ne.
Every tramp is In favor Of the atc-hous law.
,Tis ee7cs thus-4aid Alexander when he cut
tho Oosdlaa knot.
Venice Is oyerrun with blind ncn, although
shu IL mistress Vi the sca.
Dla Jou ever hear hog4lead speakt II 10,
what was II Ac hogsheadt
The only people who rcaiy eDioJ bad health
are the 1ucturA.
Rai,i a philosopher: ~ don't like a man who
IL tutt,unte u short acquaintance, because he IL
almost sure 10 b. short on lntilnase ucYuat1t-
uuce."
sour enormous consumption at timber" IL
thcklc which Ill young Nnc1', who She" tuott'-
},lrks ou holcl yeraud4s, a1u Requested ~ eoi1'
si1cT.
We hear of a'couutrv school -Mtslrosa %hn EN-
conragvs scholars III running matches. es'u
teaches thu yuuux Idea. in other wordsl ho~ ~
scout.
Yesterday . policeman arrested . boy who
had ~ 1nlun Tied Iu tlle corner III his hln4hel-
coucealcd weep1ps.
When tuAt young men in Reno, NV, gel tuto
dispute, !u4tead 0f resurtiHE to GluEH lucy ~
into tho ncateat saloon Anh sh4xe LIS a1es 10
see Which u the bigRcst liar.
An Is!sh gentleman having pureo.ssi p, sa
alarm clock, NJ acau2lut2nco asked h!la what Ls
intended to do With It. "ocAe' ausNeFsl u.
"surs I'ye nothing 70 do but pull tits stripe
and wske myssff."
You can get an autograph letter Of nsbtcl
Webster for eighty ccEts. You cau also g.!
sixteen glas4ss oil beer Tor the same money. Gl
couFss we'd cAoose the autograph; but va fear
, 1879-01-27

II ,v,, ~ the Garner ri Wno,,Ysr aycpuo mil
,.''.sa s,s.,o. mi ,h,, ,,o ,r.s n, ,,,,t,,t In
CONGRESS s'scel, a''t e .o NJ. ~ ~ ono ~
thu forenoon. eH'zeh "ho stahus eo''t' AZ ~
pounds wus walking along With bright eye ana
;h b,r,l. alnrIug In hls hcart, WHEN oil al once
,',,sJ H., III i,ohi,r IN ~ IN. r1ou1y t,eov.
'e to""o 4n"'ss'' 'ou"as s,.' 10y. ~ ., 49, a."
cna, nna Vo'ee up l'e htFeca scs''cu ~ sas'
''DM 70 scs tic old IutIer Atrlke that icy
snnt md claw for rrasst''
sI,nu .,n,l,rr v.ice iogn thc strcct secmr,l Ia
.o.. .>'' A"''~' '~N ''
;.ynu bct i dtli Hes lytrt there VT, but
, 1879-01-27

San ffHHc{fr0 Ittrsltffr. ..
The newspapers are hnndEpB round an itcm
,s,ssrs.s'i nv ,Ic lstp ianSnte.l noet I,ryan,.
and sAy II IA only c1ualcd by tat Of the present
lsmunted Mr. llayts, of Washington. Wonder
II the latter remembers Ills getting on bouru q
strcct.csr tn Cincinnati without bis pocket-book,
about Neek after lis uunl!nattOn. antl proInis.
inx to make tic polite young man Who paid bis
lare Minister to England. II he should Ge elect
rd. We were tI,at polite young tnan; and.
while We would not give up our connection with
this ellastc family journal to become King ot
the Bu1gar!a,ls still We Les!re to publicly atate
tlmt Ituthcrlords promises arc uot worth car
firkpt
, 1879-01-27

young man In boston recently received 4
bcqurst Of sa5.0o3. lie had bccn poor, atd slle
suiden acquisition of wealth ratlier turned his
head. liz began to speud the money III teck-
less dissipation. In spite Ut the Efforts of hs
tatlIrr to restrain hin, ntd kcut Oil until only
sl1,O00 was LEFT. The father bcGged that thls
remainder might 10 given lin Tor fe-kcep!nR,
ness, an,l very peo!tcpt, readily complied. The
father put *l0, ,lo Into pocket in his shirt, md
started out to spcnd tho other $50 in froltc.
That night hB slept mn d bench In n barFo3u,,
alul III tic morning every cent of tue money
Mna TOne.
, 1879-01-27

nt,f In the end harmony would have prevailed.
Bnt when the rcaetton now In pTogrcss Fcscics
It's hight, aome companies will b. Ve1ed TINT
they werc sue,, fools, others tina. they ceased 20
encourage every nDil.tnrlH company IN !tA re-
b+llIon. Thc cool-hended frc-!'sl,sance men de-
srn reform, but they nrc opposed to every sei1l'
po'ary cxpcajent.
GOING ron rnH JOHN HULL COMPANIES.
The evidence thIckens that there will be
lively contest In The Legislature over the iwpo-
s!tlon Of further restraints upon English hfe-fn-
eurancc companies doing business In this State.
The local companies arc Jealous to Tue last de-
gree. autl when they ser their business slowly
but surely going gear BY year OF their books on
10 the books Of EnRlfs., companies, thcY arc the
mall matiicr, tnaddest lot nt fciluws In The bu.l-
ncss. What they would have rcloiccd to see In
the lnte f1rcs would have been the Eng'ish lostes
trebed and their own lesscncI, but a!Aa! for
human calculation: when the big toe Of nn En-
glshmnn Ia pinehed tte whole foot and ankle
{ont Of an American Is squeezed untncrclfull'.
in the meantime, non't yon believe In nny mora
insurance pantca Mnlcss fires ttrFtray property
worth $2o, 600 III one day. Nothing short nf
that will bankrupt iiru companies of recognized
re6pectability.
TnE sCorTEsn coMMEnC1AI.
In recent letter 70 'rHE TRIBUNE printed a
paragraph from the Iusurnace 7itats of this city,
relating to the Scottish Commercial Insurance
Company. The Hon. John +. smyth, Insurance
Superintendent, speaking Of the Ti.ne,' a,tacls
on tho Scottish Commercial, says: ~ lave not
seen thu statement ia the Insurdaes 1tnasa
tos,chtng the Scottish Commercial Insurance
Company. Neither It OF any other newspaper
/ IA. authorized to speak for this department."
It wilt thus be seen that the rutnors started Uy
| tho Times have nothing TO stanl upon; TIM.
Mr.. smyth Inns expressed no mIsglyings about
| tue COMPANY. MEMO.
, 1879-01-27

ru11anr1rnlA. Jan. a7.-rLuun-QuIer. hut
steady; super4, s.. .5,Gt. 80; extras, $3.0ot 60;
Osio md Indiana family, S4.76Q i. 30; Pennsyl.
rans do. s4.251a. 10; high grades, 3d.0QEb7. 90.
nss 1our, t2.75Gb. 60,
GRA1S-Wheat strong; No. 2 rcd, 81. 05h; am.
bst. 81. 0G.s; white, s1.o7M; No. = Chicago, 900
Oh. cusn tteaay; 43E6tA+e; mixed, 43ssc.
Oats quiet: white weAcrn. 3o1 31c: mixed do.
"os}eac. llye nnmiasl!y unchanged.
fAoy!s,oss-Ea.y. Mras rurl, 20. 60G1 10. 70.
India mcsa beef, s1B, ,0t}ab1 II. 1tans, smoked.
t7.75Qs. 7h; picked, 81. ..a4I7 10; gscan, 81 90
a. u, Lard sttsdy: pritnn steam, 81. .k9a0 90.
nFsdfoEd l'ounir, Pa, e1trus, 21Gt.;c; Western
Eetefyr. lgfLaOc.
EHas-Wcak: Western, ale,
cHEEsE-Duil and unchanged.
PErnttcM-Eusy; rtf1nrt. sc; crude. BMc.
Wn'sSI-hansipaliy unchanged,
REcklrIs- Flour. 2,h@}O brIs; wheat, o. 900 bu
totn ", ooo hai oats, II. 600 bu; Fys !, 6uu bu.
, 1879-01-27

spRFId4 UUpa1tN % 1ht IF26Nns.
"AAs4a CTR, Mo-, Jan. 17.--lRAlS-The Ertes
ss1fatfepotts: :wheat-lsecelpts. II, a70 bu: ship
Asnn. ls' o:'o bu; fall No. 2. cash, Bic: Februs.
- e4he; No, 4, cash. 7Gc; February. 76Ac; No.
r.., - Eau, Itc EuFn-Recctpts, 10. 70o bu; sllp.
Ta.," .o2o ba; slow; No. =. cash, :.a1ac; Fst.
, 1879-01-27
DETROIT.

o1taEr, o Jan. ~. --PLoun-Qaist and stsady.
a..a1s'-"heat a1sadyi estfa, 0a4e; No. whtlt,
~ 1os January. GsSc bid; for February, 94Hc;
a.tsh eoc: for April, 07hc: milling No. l,DlG
asnt. a1ma!oef. NAc- ltceslpss, "a, Ul3 bu; ship.
, 1879-01-27

iAkho. O., Ian. S7 S7,-unAlx-Whe4t fru,cf:
-. 90" While Michigan held 1t Da1ac; amber M!chf'
.. ~ .pof' Gc saked; March hs1d nt gGhc; No. 3
..s.s, ~ ssae', spot, held at p3c; February. 0'.se
1,ns.: 1.a: pafe bid; sales Of March Il Da4c. Corn
~ nlRa mtEed, :t2At; No. 2, spot, 3::Ac;
ls.s sohe; osts sIssdyi No. !, :*sAc.
, 1879-01-27

Aeat'. Tenn.. Jan. n. -CoTroa-Qnlet; ~.
a,n' s s'%4 bata; shipments, 9, 800; stock, 10, .
sassiss ;aiss hsu; exports, $40, spiussfu ], 30ot
FssuAl!en. ooi mt11lings. uc.
, 1879-01-27

,nn"'A' n"'A' H., Jap. 2,-uIaavukS-sslsa ef
Nv tss 1t 3i.o3k.
, 1879-01-27

>*10o. Jan. an.o1.-OnAia-W Wheat steady; No. !
:, ~ ~ uututh spring, 81. 10; No. = Milwaukee,,
an.h; Ely; No, red Wabash, 81. .0A Corn npu4lnal!y
'asaAnssa. Nv. !: Toledo, 4Jc.
, 1879-01-27

~eIAsp. o.. Jan. 27.-rxTaoLxux-Rismt
@4ads'd whlls, 10 test, DC.
e,.". w.. .ffr' p. Jan N-PkrRoLEvz-Msske
psaed ssc,ted. with weak fet.in2; 1rst salss 1t
i"N iNe; declined 10 oa4c; adraucsd to psxc, elos-
as1ns ~ ngaSs bid; shipments. 49, 600 bslA, sys1.
Tx rlS4.ah0oo' ~ 0oo' uansactiuns, 37l. 700. -.
una.,sf.Mas Jan. .o7.-fE7xoLxuA-Qu4et; esnde
''' Vic, fhli4a*luh's delivery.
, 1879-01-27

ApAFENllNE
Firm a.27c, 401SA
, 1879-01-27
ST. LOUIS.

sr. Louta, Jan. .T.-CorToy-Quiot And un-
changed; uildIing, DC; safes, 70o hales; re.
ttIpla, !, 400; slock, o., $40,
F1orH-null; buyers demanding conceantonR.
0sa,s-W -Whest chstcr; cash Uutions opened lower.
bu, advanced: closed firm; No. " red fail, 0a.iGb
R.xc cash; 0aAGtD3Ac February; o5!iI0sAc
March; 30. q do, R7.lc: No. . spring, TIC bid.
cam higher; No. y mixed. s0Afba9Ec cAsh; J0da
aoAc February; 31AGalhc MARCH,; 32.il3.:lc
Ap,,l; Gy,;laat &c May. Gals higher; No. 9. glh
G9lhc rash; .tatc lid January; 219sc BIZ Fcbru-
~. Rys lever: 4.:ac. harley dull and lower.
WuisKY-si.U4. -
Paovls.oss-Fork easier; $H.a73t. Lard nomi-
n.lly unchanged At slI 20. hulk meats duh; car
utl, twenty day, clcnr ribs. =. 100 10 delivered.
haeon dull; clear ribs. y. 7tGti so; clear. g. W;
tle,r Ttbh. SIS February.
hkealr1s Flour. i, ,pOU brla; wheat, 01 600 hu !:
eorn, UB coo hu; oats. ~ UU0 hu: rye. IL, 0u0 hu
sniPxrxr.-Flaur, ., 600 btls: wheat, Q, COO bu );
eon. u. 600 tu; oats, !. 000 bu; Ere, !, QUO hu;
blfteY. q. 0QQ tp.
, 1879-01-27

CHIOAqA MILWAUKEE, & ST. PAUL RAILWAY
Union Lepot corner Mntl&on md Canat.kta. Ticket
Unca. - South CfsrE-Et. oppoaltt Sherman House.
and * depot
, 1879-01-27

MILWAUKEE,.
s,,.taE }3fspdfca 10 The Tribune.
,v,, Ian. 27.-The STOCK 0S grain in
h'..,'.c Al the opening Of business on Jan. ~
lh....d lh".a.d hy tho varehouseEen Al folIo"s:
, 1879-01-27

Esnsas Ct9y penrrr Fast Ex... al3 20 mi. 2:11 IN
St. l.nulf, springfield q TeInA. baD IN 7:a! pl1
4phlla L New t}fIeana Express p:tQ m 7ha pm
81, LOulA Springfield Texas. ~ Ytn nj 7:VQ n
leosta. Burlington Ea.t Exrrss 4n @ III 5:12 p.9 ~
t6ilscn kSnknT Tp.due.h r. Il, E1... Sts, a. as0 pin
ftfeAsof, ttron, WashinKtn E1 sl::a9 !nis 5:H ~
Jnliet dwight Atcoultn dstun b'Co 1n. Y;lo ~
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-02-18

On certain occasion SargentS S Prem
tiss, the famous Mississippi orator. Wis.
tied Boston and addressed its citizens in
Faneuil Hall. A gentleman who heard
him. then venerable Judge, told this
,anecdote. which illustrates the orators
power. Unable to procure seat, be
stood jammed by the crowd. As Mr..
Prentiss began to speak, the gentleman
took out his watch to time him. As hs
was replacing it in his fob something In
the orators manner and words arrested
his attention. He found il impossible ~
take away his eyes or ears. He forgot
the presence OF the crowd, his own fa-
tigue, the passage Of the time, everything
but the speaker. MIR. rrentiss eeemed
fatigued So intense was the sympsthy
OF the venerable man with him that he
found himself breathing rapidly and
painfully - a
At last the orator exclaimed. INV
powers fail!'' sank exhausted into .
chair 'h A "a
Not till then, did the aged listener die.
cover that his hand was still holding his
watch at the opening OF its pocket. He
looked at it. He had stood in that
crowd listening for three hours and NJ
teen minutes. Near him stood an aged
minister who, tremulous with excitements
exclaimed: e4 81 ss
.'.Will any one ever doubt again that
God inspires man p sa,is a.,
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-02-18
NUMBER /. !


~
Ihe late Caieo Cushlng and Cnosts, =
q tfiai where they represented d,asFens
sldes' we're potn anxious ior IA ao)onsns
ment' AS tnis was 90 uausual sIllag ioe
either. alter the adlournment NJ 9sitisns
a irieud' asKed Gnos.e Tue reasvn. Iute
Is Ills account sato 4 "i1oM Y = tnas
you were feauy sof cpnunesucs io''
day IL Is q ,ittie oad OF you Caoa'e
.ep.iea, a, 4 u . -htle pressed VIA
business, ana can ailnru 20 ist 'ne cass
s.Aoo ossf oa,u = Suosls eeW -
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-02-18
Off His Mind.
Detroit Free Press.) J


He might have been drinking little
just few drops Of weak lemonade, or
something of the kind-but yet he looked
like very respectable young man as be
leaned over the counter and asked for q
diary for 1879.
ave have all styles aud prices" repli
ed the dealer as he displayed the lot, and
in short time sale was effected The
buyer askedfor pencil, and, standing at
tue counter, he opened his dairy and
wrote:
"Jan. begin to save $40 week.
"Jan. 2-Love your enemies and be
sof, with every hody.
"Jau. 81 Give literally to charity.
"Jan. 4-Pity every body's sorrows.
"Ja1. 5--Setevery one good exam
pie.
..Jan. s6-Don't smoke, chew, drink,
play cards, swear, stay out nights,
lie, steal, borrow money speak cross
words, get in any body's way, or talk
politics.
Jan. buy pair of wings and fly to
the better world. M -,
"Thanks for the pencil" he said, as he
folded the book, Now that the affair
is of my mind for year to come, | fee
thirsty, Wont yoa go and take some
thing? 7"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-02-18

OLeary goes bnck to Chicseo els,s
600 richer than when he began his waIk.
There are not many men who made ol3s
600 last week. II is equal to the whols
Talmagian salary for year. II il %
much as the ablest Of the able editors OF
New York get, and ahout quarter OF Z
years salary OF the President Not .
novelist Of the year has pocketed that
much. Not more than Q dosen books
have been written during the year which
will even bring in 10 theit authors an
equal sum. There is not Governor In
the land that receives a. much. We
again direct the attention of young men
who desire to get into good paying
business to the advantages offered by
adopting the profession OF pedestrian.
ism. 1t pays better than preaching. gov.
erning, editing, writing or baseball
Cincinmdh Tyes.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-02-18
Setting the Fashion.

"Whence come the tashionsY" is q
question often asked. "Causeur" tells
10 the Boston Transcript where one
fashion came from: Several years ago
q leading New York house imported,
through blunder, a large amount of a
certain very ugly material which would
not sell, and lay dead upon their hands
Something had to be done The pro-
prietors OF one or two fashion papers
were interviewed. The next week their
columns told thousands of eager readers
that there had recently been shown q
new and stylish fabric which promised
to be very fashionable; and the state
ment was widely copied by the daily
lpress. Retail dealers found their Gus
toners inquiing for it, and sought 1t OF
the jobbers. The johbers in turn sought
| 1t OF the importers, who quickly unload
ed their whole stock at handsome
profit The goods we're voted "beauti.
iul'' and "stylish," and the. fabric in
question wa "the rage for time -
Just how mach the fashion papers were
paid was never Givulged. ALI OF which
shows how one fashion was "set," and
what fools these mortals be-"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-02-18
The Naked Truth Abou the Chinese.
(san Francisco Chronicle. Jan s7)

loan rouclsco Ouroulcio, Sdu 1sj
Pious senlimentality is at discount,
and John is beginning to be regarded in
precisely the light that he should be-
that ofa coarse, stupid, "pork.eating serf.
who comes TO our shores without wife or
child, lives in cellar,engenders filth and
disease, has no motive,save greed, makes
paupers of civilized workmen, and sends
every dollar he can earn or steal back to
the land be came from, and to which,
dead or alive, he ultimately intends to
90. This is John as we know him and
as all others know him who have expe
rienced his odious presence, and in the
sober aspect of reality he is coming to
be recognized in The East. A slave by
instinct, his mission is to destroy free
labor, and in California this fact Is as
palpable as sunshine. That he has been
patiently tolerated to the present period
is the most conclusive evidence that
could be adduced Of the intelligence anc
law. abiding characteristics Of our fre'
industrial classes.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-02-18
Taking Cold.

The Periscope says: .When . person
begins to shiver, the blood is receding
from the surface; congestion, to great
er or less extent has taken place, and
the patient has already taken cold, to bs
followed by fever, inflammation OF ths
lungs. neuralgia, rheumatism, etc. All
these evils can be avoided and the cold
expelled bv walking, or in some sxerciss
that will produce . prompt and decided
reaction In the system. The exercise
should be sufficient TO produce respira-
ton. II you are so situated that ycu
can get glass Of hot water TO drink, it
will materially aid the PRECIPITATION, and
in every way Assist nature In her efforts
to remove the cold. This course fol-
lowed your cold is at an end. and what.
ever disease It would ultimate In il
avoided; your suferings sre prevented
and your doctor's bills saved.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-02-18

me; and that one how grand and noble

me; and that one how grand and noble
he was. q.
After this, he always had kind word
for me when we met. and as he rose early
for exercise, and was obliged to rise to
work. we met quite frequently. I fancy
little oftener than the rest imagined.
Those morning talks on the side porch
were SO pleasant, | had not the heart to
say he must not come. Sometimes /
was shellin9 peas, sometimes ironing; hat
II seemed to matter little to him.
Oae morning I got up earlier than
usual, for l had promised the girls to do
up their muslin dresses. So was rub.
biug and singing to myself when he came
out the door. He stopped short, with
such q look of amazement, that i burst
ouEhnghing.
~ Well, sir 2"
Faith, do you have to wash !"
"Of course; clothes will get soiled;" !"
and Banche's muslin was raised up and
down in the water with such vehemence,
that he retreated from q shower. bath.
please stop; want to talk to you"
"Well, come out; I'll be good" And
l str6ked the water of my arms and sat
down on the doorstep. ~
Little Faith, what made you do this P"
said he, reproachfully. Eid =
"What-sprinkie you with water ?
Really. if people will come around both
ering me when am washing"
IN ,nsense; you know what mean
What made YOU try and disguise your
self, and take all this hard labor on your
slight shoulders ?" r4e r.
l opened my eyes in surprise. "Has
father broken his promise 2" = pm -ia,
mo. You counted too much on my
lpoor memory. Do you suppose I had
forgotten the little school girl used to
see IN the old homer / used to watch
YOU more than you thought, and imag-
inc what noble woman You would make.
The first day Of nv arrival here, I recog
nizeti you at once; but was puzzled at your
position. ] resolved to wait and watch
the proceedings little before spoke, and
have heard word now and then that has
helped me IN my conclusions, must
tell you that you are the best, the most
unsel6sh and the dearest girl l ever knew.
As for Blanche and Lille, they are your
sisters, and perhaps l had better not say
Exactly what I think of them. I told
YOUR father last night, aud he said il
could win you for my wife we should have
his blessing s.a
But what is the use Of describing love
scenes. OF course loved him, and we
sat there and talked Of our happy fu-
ture quite oblivious Of washings or
breaktast--which meal wac very late that
morning, and 10 one seemed to have an
appetite.
OF course there was domestic storm
behind the scenes; but it was something
to have secured the prize in the family,
so they finally made the best of it.
] am living uowin our lovely old home,
that Roy insisted On buying for me, and
Lille and Blanche are very glad to visit
the city as the sisters Of the aristocralic
Mrs. Angler.
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a Coasting Incident.

Says the Austin (Nev.) Reveille: A
lively party gathered on the hills las'
night, aud spent several hours enjoying
the coasting A number Of ladies were
among the party, and many we're the
laughable incidents that occurred. One
of the ladies' was rather timid and deli.
cate, about getting on the sled, but her
desire to take ride soon overcame her
timidity. After = great deal of persua.
sion, during which she kept the coasters
waiting, she exclaimed.
"Mv sakes! can't get on"
"Oh." yelled out an impatient young
ster, s'stra. q, ,ddle it." I. took the com;
bined efforts Of the whole party to take
the lady home.
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The expectation of American horses
to foreign countries is much more ex.
tensive than is generally known =
One firm in New York annually sends
Two thousand horses and mules to the
West Indies During the present year
large number of horses have been
shipped to France and England. In the
latter country American horses are 10
great demand, especially those which
are bred in Kentucky.
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Ofl7 samples Of table syrups recently
examined by R. C Keddar, professor OF
chemistry in the Michigan State Agricul-
tural College, Is proved to be made from
glucose; one sample contained l4l
grains Of oil Of vitriol and 724 grains oi
lime to the gallon, and another, which
had caused serious sickness to an entire
family whom be knew, contained q
grains of oil Of vitriol, 2S Of copperas
sud SO Of lime 10 the gslfou.