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A Sketch Of Napoleon.

A friend tells me that if Prince Jerome was
to dress up in what is called the .Waterloo
costume" he would call up the spirit of Well
ington. His form of chin and mouth, as we'll
as color OF eyes, are the Corsican marks of his
race. S~nllenness and selfshness, as we'll as
symmetery and sinister glance, are there. He
did not seem to have more than a few gray
hairs at the back OF and above the temples
and just near where badness has set in. He
looks younger, hut is going on toward So years
OF age. He has a well-set head on a powerful
neck, aud where his animal nature presents
itself strongly. It is what may be called a
" bull neck His forehead is of that well
rounded and balanced type that indicates
" order" His forehead or o~s-frontal develop
ment is not so large or full as that of the
great Napoleon, yet it bears a strong resen-
blante to the projecting form of that rulers
hayward moral section of the brain. In his
bearing he is rather rough, / am told. and
will at home smoke and stalk about minus
sOme of his proper garments.
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Cards.

The amusing playthings, in spite of tladi-
lions to the contrary, have been in use for
time immemorial. The suits. from the very
first, have always been four in number. In
Italian cards they have usually been called
cope, danari, bastone and spade; that Is
a~corn-cups, coins, clubs or bastons, and
swords. Hearts and diamonds atterward
superseded acorn-cups and coins. In Span
ish they are copa, ORC, baston and espada, the
ore, gold corresponding to danari. The
French, so early as the fifteenth century, had
occurs, ~cariruX, t~rees, piques, pretty much
as at the present and these designations
with the requisite TRANSACTIONS in languages,
gradually spread from one country to another;
but Germany long retained herzen, schellen,
laube, and eicheln-healtS, bells, leaves and
acorns. The names of our clubs have been
more numerous than for any other of the
suits-trete, foe, palos, krenze, in France,
Italy, Spain and Germany. There is some.
thing like a distinction into two groups in
the character of the suits i. e., southern
comprising Italian, Spain, Portuguese and
South Germany; and northern, comprising
Swiss, French and North Germany; but the
old German pack, with latin inscriptions at
the top and German at the bottom, includes a
queer tarot-card representing Il man in a
drunken sleep after dinner, and a woman
lifting to her lips a flagon of half-gallon
capacity-douhtless a pictorial stab at the
vice of tippling.-EIchange.
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TELEe OR MS!
UNITED STATES.

MEMPHIS, Aug. 27.--Twenty-two cases in
all reported to-day ten white and twelve col
cred. The thermometer ranged between %
and SO .. r, .sa zsr
UTICA, N. ~, Aug. 27.-United States
Senator Conkling il chosen delegate to the
Republican State Convention.
Delegates to the Greenback National Con-
vention are arriving rapidly. At an open-air
meeting tonight JUNO Whoran, Secretary of
State two years ago and who is now here
as a delegate, soundly denounced De Young
in his speech. Ep
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-The Treasury
Department purchased to-day 10000 ounces
of silver bullion for the mint at Philadelphia.
The offers for delivery at the Western minis
were above market rates and all declined.
Boston, Aug. 27.-At a Workingmen's
meeting held on the Common tonight the
usual decided resolutions condemning De
Young were adopted.
DETROIT, Aug. PA wrestling match for
$500 between Col. Mclaughlin and Andre
Chrlstol, took place tonight in Whitney's
was won by Mclaughlin, in 80 minutes Sec
ond fall, Graeco-Roman, was won by Christol
in 20 minutes. Third fall, collar and elbow
was won by Mclaughlin ia W minutes.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 27.-kallock's con-
dition is reported by his physicians as salts
factory, and if inflammation does not set in he
may be considered in a fair way of recovery.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Aug. 27.-At the SOL
diers' reunion to-day General Ewing discus
ed States rights. Though he blamed the
South for their radical views upon it in which
they held it right to secede, and the North
for extremes in the opposition which led
them to some acts unauthorized by the Con-
stitution, and which tended TO incite the
South, the war lie believed had settled the
question, and he did not believe that there
are a thousand sane men in the country who
believed in the right of secession.
Boston, Aug. 27.-Wool is firm. Recent
large sales have reduced the stocks here very
materially, and it is now difficult to find mucl
No. l fleece or medium grades. Holders are
firm in their views and Indifferent about max.
ing sales at current rates. Western medium
2Sa3lc. There is Al increased demand fol-
Oregon, Eastern and valley, with sales at 25s
BE. California spring sells at 25a32c. Pulled
woods 33a45c.
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St. Nicholas for August.

There was d war at one time between Ger
many and France, and for two or three years
the French had possession of the old town
where the GOethes lived. A French Count
was placed in their house-billeted on them,
as soldiers say-and, though the boy Goethe
was angry with the French tor invading his
country, he very much liked this Count, who
took a fancy to the boy, and had him with
him a great deal. The Count was a patron of
artists, and bought a great many pictures, and
from him Goethe obtained his first knowledge
of ait. This Frenchman introduced the boy
to other French people, and Wolfgang thus
learned the language perfectly. He
alsoklearned some other things, as the fol-
lowing anecdote will show: He became
quite intimate with a French boy. Derones,
who pretended to have been engaged in a
great many duels-"atfairs of honor" he call
ed them. One day he told young Goethe that
he had insulted him. and at once challenged
him to a duel. Goethe had heard Derones
talk so much about these ~'afIairs,' that he was
eager to engage in one. SO you can imagine
the little lad, aged twelve, arlayed in il boys
dress of that day, with shoes and silver
buckles, fine wooden stockings, dark serge
breeches, green coat with gold facings, a
waistcoat of gold cloth cut out Of his fathers
wedding waistcoat, his hair curled and pow
dered, his hat under his arm, and "a little
sword with silk sword-knot. He stood op-
posiLe DerOnes, swords clashed, and the
thrusts came quick upoh each other; when,
finally, DerOnes managed to get the point OF
his weapon into GOethe's sword-knOt, and
that ended the combat. Then tie two boys
embraced each other, and retired to a restalr.
ant to refresh themselves with "a glass of al
mOnd milk.
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FOREIGN.

LONDON, Aug. 27.-Russian newspapers Of
the 10th state that in consequence of supplies
sent by Russia, Bulgaria will soon be in pos
session of 1000, 900 ball cartridges for rifles
with which all her military is armed.
The bullion withdrawn from the Bank Of
England Oh balance to-day, 49,, 1000 pounds,
is for shipment to New York.
VIENNA, Aug Pitt is intended to fortify
every important railway junction and cross
ing and to construct bridge heads with iron
%turretS.
BERLIN, Aug. 27.-lt is admitted in court
circles that there is an enlargement between
Bismarck and GortSchakotf, but this does not
affect the relations between the Gar and the
Emperor.
A new and improved treaty of
will shortly be concluded between Germany
and Spain.
BRUSSELS, Aug. 27.-The Bishop of Sour
nal, the principal opponent of the new edu-
cationai legislation in Belgium, has resigned
his seat and the Pope has accepted his resig-
nation.
BELGRADE, Aug. 27.-The difficulty be-
tween Servia and the Mussullmans for the ter
ritory coded to Servia by the Berlin treaty is
causing relations OfServia and POrti to become
strained. The Albanian question further in.
creased the embarrassment of the situation.
The tact Of the Turkish envoy alone prevents
an open rupture.
1t is expected that on the occasion of the
Kings marriage arrangements will be made
with Don Carlos, on whom it is proposed tC
confer the title of '.Infant,' with a large al,
l~owance, upon condition he renouhces all
claim to the throne of Spain.
ROME, Aug. 27.-ln consequence Of a bad
harvest the Minister of the Interior has ad-
dressed a circular to the projects, requesting
them to urge landed proplietors to provide
work for the INDECENT.
HAVANA, Aug. 27.-The Minister o
Colonius telegraphs that a treaty has beer
signed between Spain, Peru and Bolivia.
CONsTANTINOPLE, Aug. Pit is believed
in the Government circles that after tile solu'
ton OF the Creek question England and France
will assist the Porte to launch a new loan.
A Paris correspondent has good reason tt
believe that when the Chambers meet, the
Government will demand France to banisl
any members of the old reigniDg families
who agitate against the republic.
PARIS, Aug. 27.-The Chilial Legation
sends the following: This legation believe!
the news that a revolution has broken out il
Santiago to be u%nfounded. Official dispatches
received to the 23rd do not mention any dis
trrbancp.
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MEAGHER ITEMS.
Husbandman, 2Sth.

A couple of horses were stolen from
Thompson gulch one night last week.
Daniel Hoagland and John Harston were
over from Elk creek this week. They intend
putting in the winter over there making
preparations for putting in a bedrock flume
next year.
Messrs. Rotwit, Woodward, Einhorn and
others intend putting down a bedrock f1ume
in Cave gulch. The lumber is already being
delivered.
One of the incest and most thrifty gardens
we have seen this season is at the head of
Montana gulch, at an elevation of nearly six
thousand feet above the sea. 1t belongs to
George Anniser and Chris. King, comprises
about one acre and contains almost every
kind of vegetable, besides a great many choice
flowers.
We learn from A.. J. Davidson, of Helena,
who is perhaps the best authority on the sub
ject, that the wool clip of Montana for 1879
amounts to 100000 pounds. The bulk of
this was marketed at from twenty-three to
twenty-five cents in the Territory, which
brings in a revenue OF at least $220,O00. OF
this il is estimated that fully 6O0,0 0 pounds
were produced in Meagher county.
Samuel Anderson and George Walwork
were over from Thompson gulch this week
They are much encouraged over the prospect
Of good pay in their new diggings.
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Avant Courier, 2sth.

Ayant Courier, 28th,
G. W. Flanders saw INT shingle mill, on
Middle creek, is approaching completion.
Logs for the mill are loated down from the
Basin, thirteen miles above, to a dam across
the river about three miles above the mill.
1t is said he has the river dam full of logs.
(Ho,o full of logs?)
Perkins Russell finished threshing his
crop of fall wheat last week. From sixty
acres of ground he had $3.50 bushels OF
plump, clean wheat, machine measure, which
it is said will weigh out at least $500 bushels.
Ar average of So bushels to the acre on a six
ty-acre field is not very bad.
The notorious chicken case, upon winch
two juries successfully sat without successful
results, was this week certified up to the Dis
trict Court, in and for Gallatin county. This
insures additional costs, which, in all proba-
billty, the generous and long-sutfering tax
payers of this county will be. permitted to
pay:
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Madmen as Writers.

Here is a hint for superintendent of
American Warehouses. Innovation has been
introduced recently in the great Vienna
establishments. A autographed newspaper,
published in the institution, is contributed to
by the inmates. Those patti. nts for whom
this slight mental exertion can only be
beneficial send articles and essays OH the
questions of the day, and it is only fair to say
that it would be a comfort to readers if some
of the matter published in the Vienna news
papers, by people generally considered sane,
were as clever and we'll written as some of
these letters. Those who are inflicted with
any m%onomania may ventilate their decisions
and support their convictions by argument
and example in the columns of this extra
ordinary paper. The logic employed in an
article in a recent number (says a corrospon-
dent) by one gentleman to disprove the belief
of another that his beard was OF heather and
required constant watering, was so faultless
and incisive as to have done creditto II egius
professor of moral philosophy. Alas he him
self firmly believed his nose was made of
sugar, and to prevent its getting wet, and
consequently melting awty, always drank
through a straw. Had he only been able to
apply his logic to himself he would have been
cured.-Foreign Notes.
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JACKSON'S LAST NIGHT IN THE
WHIIE OUS
Hew sold Hickory Became "a Good
Citizen" Again.

The New York Times has a voluminous ac-
count of the past life of William Allen, of
Ohio. When lie was elected Senator, being
in Washington on the Bird of Mach, he went
to the White House where, being well known
to the attendants, he was shown into the
Presidents bed chamber. Chief Justice
fancy and Senator Forsythe, of Georgia, af-
terward Minister to Spain and Secretary of
State, were already in the room, and Jackson
himself active, and to a certain extent rest
less, as usual, stood in the middle of the
room smoking a short corn-cob pipe. He con-
graduated Allen warmly upon his election to
the Senate, and then calling a young Irish
man vino acted as his body servant and wait
er, turned to his visitors and said:
"Gentlemen, | think the occasion will war
rant me in breaking over one of my own
rules. Let lis drink a little Madeira"
The wine was brought. Jackson took u
small glassful-it was the first liquor he had
been known to touch for several months-and
asking his friends to excuse him for a few
moments, he finished writing the letter upon
WuiCh hC "dS CiSaSCu. oCdiCu, ulSSeSu ~
and lighting his cob pipe again took a Whit or
two, and stood silently watching the face of
IA tall, o~ld-fashioned clock, Which stood in
one corner. 1t was five minutes before mid
night, five minutes before the beginning of
the day upon which Andrew Jackson would
cease to be President of the United States
Slowly the minute hand moved round the
dial. The silence in the room became al
most painful. 1t was broken by the clear,
sharp bell Of the clock striking the last hour
of the day which had gone forever. Then
Jackson starting suddenly and looking to-
ward his friends, said, with a quick, nervous
laugh:
Gentlemen, l am no longer President of
the United States, but as good a citizen as
any of YOU"
Subsequently he expressed to them a feel
ing of great relief at the prospect of escaping
from the official cares which had begun to
weigh most heavily upon him, saying to Al
len, among other things of the same sort, 81
am very glad to get way from all this eX-
element and bother"
That day Van Buren, was i%naugurated
President of the United States, and Jackson,
at the end Of his second term, left the White
House-left it SO poor that he was obliged to
borrow from his friends $1,000 with which to
rebuild "Hermitage," his old family man.
sion, which sometime before had been burn
ed to the ground.
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On all evening preceding Thanksgiving,
many years ago, two students left the college,
with the most fow! intent of procuring some
of the Doctors fine, fat chickens, that roasted
in a tree adjoining his house. When they
arrived at the spot, one assembled the tree,
while the other stood with the bag ready to
receive the plumber. 1t so happened that the
Doctor himself had just left his house, with
the view of securing the same chickens for
his Thanksgiving dinner. The rogue under
the tree hearing some one approaching, i'm
mediately creeped away, without notifying
his companion among the branches. The
Doctor cane up silently, aud was immedi-
alely saluted from above as follows: Are
you readv?" "Ies," responded the Doctor,
descending his voice as much as possible.
The other Immediately laying hands on the
old rooster exclaimed, "Here's old PreX, will
you have him p" sPass him along was the
reply, and he was soon in the Doctors bag.
Here's marin Prex," said the all unconscious
student. grabbing a fine old hen, will you
haye her?" eyes," again responded the
Doctor. "Here's son John, will you have
him." Here's daughter Sal, take her?"
and so on until he had gone regularly through
with the Doctors family and chickens. The
old man then walked off in one direction
with the plumber, while the student, we'll
satisfied with his nights work, came dow
and streaked it for the college. Great was
his establishment to learn from his companion
that he had not got any chickens, and if he
gave them to anyone it must have been to
DR.. Mott. Expulsions, fines and disgrace
were uppermost in their thoughts until the
next forenoon, when both received a polite
invitation from the President, requesting the
presence of their company toa Thanksgiving
dinner. TO decline was impossible, so with
hearts full of anxiety for the result, they
wendell their way to the house, where they
were pleasantly received by the old gentle
man, and with a large party were soon seated
around the festive board. After asking a
blessing, the Doctor rose from his seat, and
taking the carving knife, turned with a smile
to the rOgues ana said: "Young gentlemen,
here's Old PreX and Marin Prex, son John,
and daughter Sal,' at the same time touching
successfully the respective chickens-"to
which will you be helped?" The mortitica-
ton of his students may be imagined
Springfield Republican.
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&iOOd in Amy Climate.

The following you may be able to solve.
1t will probably be greatly enjoyed by a Gel
tain class Of our readers to whom it applies.
and we hope they will act upon the sugges-
iOn:
1 BY a careful and continuous appli-
Fly cation for a time, this may be solved,
QUO and we can but think that when the
VETO solution is reached but a short time
o will elaPse before the benefit thereof
PAPE will be felt in a form that we can re-
RPA ally appreciate. The confusion, how
W ever, may be problematic, but we any
iOusly await Its determination, trust
ing that IL may be In our favor.-Erchonge.
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ing a woman in order to destroy a politician,
may lead to a reaction they little expect
or wish. 1t is not going to beat anybody for
the Governorship Of New York but If they
keep it up long enough it may elect some
one.
Meantime, we ask those who have no
sinister motives to serve to conslderift the
iftime has not come when, in common fair
ness to a helpless woman and in the Interest
of decency aud public morality, this whole
matter should cease to offend the public
~nOStrilS,
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A SONG FOR TIKI SEASON.

Oh, a life on the yacht "Jeannette !"
A home on h frozen deep!
With the mercury down, you bet.
Where the butter has got to keep.
I'm off for the Northern Pole,
BY the way of Did Behring's Strait.
Where the ice-floes gaily roll.
Oh, there l would navigate!
Hong for the SOth par
Allel of the north latitude;
I'd rather freeze solid thar,
2 Than stay at home and be stewed.
long to investigate
On an open Polar Sea,
And practically demonstrate
That such a thing there be.
But the summit of my ambish,
And what / have longed for most,
Is Il seal and a walrus dish,
And a Polar bear on toast.
Then hand me my garments gay,
For the wind Is a trifie raw,
All, what is so nice, l pray,
AS the garb of an EsquimauX:
Oh, life on the yacht sJeannette!"
A home on the frozen deep!
With the mercury down, you bet.
Where butter has got to keep!
Cincinnati Enquire
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New York Sun.l

The programme at Tony Pastors Theatre
says that Ella Zuila is an ETHEREAL Queen,''
and that George Loyal is IA Human Projec-
tile" They have trapeze performance. Then
follows their great feat. A cannon of tiemen-
dous size, mounted in a nearly upright posi-
ton on IA low truck, is pushed ont upon the
stage by six men, who, with much difficulty,
owing to its great weight get it into its proper
place. Loyal climbs a ladder up to the mouth
of the cannon, and slides down into it, until
only his head is left visible. Zuila, who is
an active little woman, climbs "A rope up to IA
small trapeZe at the top of the auditorium,
and hangs by her feet, head downward. with
her arms extended. Loyal and Zuila wear
solemn faces, and the spectators are wrought
mp to a feeling of dread.
"Fire!" cries Loyal.
An assistant touches off tine cannon, there
is an explosion, "a flash offire, a puff of smoke,
and Loyal is shot up to the top of the audi
torium where Zuilac catches him. Then both
descend to the stage, all the spectators ap,
%plauding.
That is the usual way. The other afternoon
there was a variation, beginning at the point
where Loyal was in the cannon and Zuila was
hanging from the high tiapeze, eacl, with sol
emn ~vissa2e. .
"Fire!" Loyal shouted.
The assistant tried Ia touch of the cannon;
bry it missed fire. and there was M detona-
ton, no flash Of fire, no puff Of smoke.
However there was the sound of an unloosed
spring, and Loyal was shot out Of the cannon
without any expenditure of g%unpowder.
Probably the abse nee Of the usual defamation
put Zuila of her guard, for she did not catch
the i. Human Projectile when he rose like a
rs.cket, hut let him go down like a stick.
There was AN cutlery by nervous women, hut
the man struck in the net, which sagget
nearly to the floor under his fall, but saved
him from further harm thar a scratched nose
He wallowed in the netting until he reached
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THOUGHTS.

Let each man think himself act of God,
His mind a Thought, his life a breath of God;
And let each try by great thoughts and
good deeds,
To show the most of heaven he hath in him
An honest reputation is within the reach of
every one.
Praise is only praise when we'll addressed.
Nothing in the world makes us old sooner
than the fear of becoming so.
My business is not to make myself, but
make the absolute best of what God made
Robert Bropning.
He who wears not the Lords yoke, must
not adorn himself with his c~ross.-Schaler.
His praise is lost who waits till all com.
mend.
Give every man thine ear, but few thy
voice:
Take each mans c~ensure, but reserve thy
judgment. shakespeare.
We ought not to judge of mems merits BY
their qualifications, but by the use they make
of them.
1t is hard to personate and act a part long !;
therefore, if a man thinks it convenient to
seem good, let him be so indeed.
Everybody likes a candid man until he
gives them Il candid opinion that interferes
with their own. Then he's a bigot.-DetrOit
Free Press.
Commend "A fool for his wit, or II knave for
his honesty, and they will receive you into
their DEMONSTRATING.
He alone is wise who can accommodate
himself to all the contingencies of life but
the fool contends, and is struggling like a
swimmer against the stream.
Why will any man be so impertinently Off
cious as to tell me all prosp ct of a future
state is only fancy and delusion? Is there
any merit in being the messenger of i'll news ?
If it is "a dream, let me enjoy it, since it makes
me both the happier and better man.-Addi-
son.
Says Josh Billings: Whenever l see a real
handsome woman engaged in the wimmin's
rights Dizziness, l am goingto take OIL my hat
and jine the processhun.
a pair of scissors was lost, and the little
one suggested that a prayer be said, asking
that they may be found. There Was, how.
ever, a lurking consciousness that there ought
to be a combination of prayer and work, SC
the youthful philosopher said "Now, mother
I'm tired; so I'll pray while you hunt"