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Items of Interest

The morning noose-Your necktie.
 Iowa's first governor, Ansel Briggs, is still alive and hearty.
 There are fifty ex-soldiers in the Mas sachusetts legislature. |.
 You cannot mend your ways with the thread of discourse.
 The population of the German empire amounts to 75, GOO, 900.
 St. Johns, Fla, orange-groves were saved from frost by big bonfires.
 A New York advertiser has had his name stamped on 50, 900, 900 tocthpicks.
 When do the teeth usurp the tongues prerogative2 When they are chatter ing.
 A SiIesian sculptor has chiseled, out of common coal, fine bust of the Ger man emperor.
 Getting drunk, the Boston Pos. thinks, is one of the greatest hindrancee to temperance in this country.
 Before you give your neighbor a gold toothpick find out if he has anything in his cupboard to go between his teeth.
 What is the difference between 6 blind man and a sailor in prison? One can't see to go, and the other can't go to sea.
 We calls a writing desk secretary. but that's no reason for labelling an office door "president," treasurer or "cashier."
 All the signers of the declaration of independence signed their names with quill pens except one-he signed his Witherspoon.
 To the Paris exposition there went 64,O44 Englishmen, 31, ,OOo Belgians, 23, GOO Germans, 16.000 Italians and 14, GOO Americans.
 "Life is tedious as s twice-told tale
 To the short-sighted mAn' who ne'sr makes
 sale.
 sHe who doesn't advertise.
 A colossal flower has been lately found in Sumatra forests which has an average diameter of thirty-three inches. It is called the titanum. Five butchers drivers have been ar rested and fined in San Francisco for carrying mea. on their delivery wagons exposed to public view and dust.
 Diphtheria has for two years ragged in some districts of Hungary. In one town 2, 1855 persons out of 20, 900 have ldtcil 0OC4 atkHChC1, dha --@'O N>~~s The malady also prevails in Vienna
 "What shall I leave you when l die ?" said an insipid fellow to young lady whose patience he had nearly ex- hausted. "Needn't wait till you die, said she; "you can leave something now, if you will. {" s'What shall I leave ?" he asked. Leave yourself" she re- piled. He left.
 Writing of New England in the seven teenth century, Prof. Moses Colt Tyler says, in his a History of American Lit erature," recently psblished: !" The typical household of New England was one of patriarchal populousness;" and adds in a note: "The sturdy patriot, Roger Clapp, of Dorchester, was happy in the possession of fourteen children. Cotton Mather was not so abundant ID children as he was in books, since os the former he had only fifteen. Benjamin Franklin was one of seventeen children. William Phips, who attained the honor of knighthood and became royal gov ernor of Massachusetts, was the son of a poor gunsmith of Pemaquid, and be- | longed to a flock of twenty-six children, all by the same father and mother, and twenty-one of them sons."
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never suffer as suffer now is my most earnest prayer So saying, he gave Marion look of mingled agony and feproach, and strode from the room. Wiping her eyes, with suppressed sob, my grandmother continued
 "Full of remorse, and with strange forebodings of evil, Marion retired to her room, there to torture herself with the thought of having been guilty of all manner of crimes. Had she given MT. Arlington any encouragement ? En- couragement meant unfaithfulness to her husband, and unfaithfulness meant -what?' The idea was too terrible, and iii flood of tears she threw herself upon the bed in the vain hope to obtain some relief for her aching head and heart"
 Heaven help her l" ejaculated, most fervently.
 How long she lay there she never knew, but she was suddenly aroused by the sharp report of pistol that re sounded through the house. Fastening to the door she saw the whole house. hold in eoInmotion, and all with blanched and scared looks. What, what is the matter ? she asked, but re- ceived no answer; so, following with the others, she came to the room occupied by Mir. Arlington. There upon the floor he lay with pistol bullet through his brain, and on his breast was pinned paper on which were these words "A woman's work"
 My grandmother's tears were falling fast now, and she made no effort to re- strain them. was also crying going to her I knelt beside her, and kissing her, endeavored to soothe and comfort her.
 Smoothing my hair, my grandmother said "Beaven keep you frem such an experience, my child
 Amen, said reverently.
 When we became somewhat more composed, l, still kneeling at my grand mothers feet, looked up into her face and asked
 s'And what became of Marion Orme, grandna9 Is she still living?"
 ssShe is.
 "Have seen her 2''
 You have.
 A sudden light broke in upon me, and I blurted out before I had time to think Are yoi not Marion Urme ?"
 My grandmother nodded.
 The following summer my husband made another trip to Europe; accom- panied him. Upon the dock at Jersey City, to see us of and wish us god speed, was MT. Arthur Uhesney hang ing fondly upon his arm was his newly made wife-my darling sister Alice.
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The Murderer.

This be your doom 1.-the judges said To one whose hands with blood were red Hanged by the neck till you are dead'' The felon staggered from the dock, Then paler turned to hear the clock His waning moments grimly mock. Then on his wrists they clasped the gyves-- For law holds fast on murderers' lives From sentence-day till doom arrives. He paused, an instant, in the street For the last time the sky to greet, And sunshine-ne'er before so sweet, The sheriff's men who jailward led Looked as if following the dead, And moved along with measured tread. Under the prisons drowning gate He passed the threshold Of his fate, And parted there with human hate A keeper by the stairway saith, " One moment pause to give him breath |" And whispered, "he belongs to death." AS his cell-door to swing began, shudder through his body ran; Twas opened by the murdered man
  The specter-victim's ghastly grin Welcomed the convict-guest within At last the murderer saw his sin Only his eye that specter saw Those grating cell-bolts slowly draw, barbing the vengeance of the law. The felon steed at the dark throne, And heard the SC words, "I claim mine own fou neer again shall be alone" His veins seemed filled with molten lead As constantly the Hpecter said Hanged by the neck till you be dead p Thenceforth the fare whereon he fed The purest milk, the sweetest bread Sickened him with it's hue of red. Thenceforth that specter gave no peace My tauntins voice shall never cease Nor shall the caffold yield release. To souls like thine by crime perplexed Remorse shall preach from spectral text Ever in this world and the next !" .... -Ne,o York World.
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The Spelling Reformers.

The spelling reformers are making headway fast, and the most sensible of them are coming to some sort of agree ment as to the essential changes demand ed. Professor March, of Lafayette col lege, Pennsylvania, and Professor Whit ney, of Yale, the two most distinguished philologists in this country, are the leaders in a spelling reform association which has adopted an alphabet to meet the requirements of the new system, and has already published primer and first reader embodying the new charactera and methods. The principal features are the use of single vowel for diph thong or triphthong having the same sound tho substitution of one vowel for another of similar sound, according to determined plan the use of foz ,,h and of t for ch hard the omission of final when not pronounced and oi all silent letters, and the introduction ol significant characteKs to represent eound1 compounded of two or more ieeeern. The new system seems to be gaining many disciples among intelligent msn.'
 GincjanaH &~a
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Kessuth,s Presence of Mind.

Writing in .Scribner of the ergy, and especially of the eloquence of the sailor preacher Father Taylor, Edward Eggleston tells the following anecdote of Kossuth MT. Emerson compares lay Tor with Kossuth in this gift of natural and unchecked oratory. remember an incident that happened during the great Hupgarian's progress through this country. In Madison, Ind, he spoke in the church of which my step-father
 was the pastor. After his address in
 English the Americans were all turned ont to make room for the Germans, but
 1 climbed, boy-like, from the parsonage yard through the church window and got place on the steps of the high, old fashioned pulpit, where. hanging over the balusters, saw, rather than under
 stood, the wonderful ofatory of Kossuth. The Germans were wrought into frenzy of excitement, but just as the speaker. depicting the coming liberty of
 Germany. had reached the summit of
 his tremendous declamation, and while the throng of Germans croWding every
 inch of floor and galleries was swayed to
 and fro in excitement as by wind, child held in the arms of . woman m the very middle of tho church, took fright at the applause and began to scream 90 frantioallY aa to render any further speaking impossible. It took some minutes to Gee tho mother and child ont of the jam tho break vas depressing, and I folk vcry sure tho speech wn9 spoiled As the chiId's voice af lfngsh went ont h tbe opm eiF. tbe disapro'nt-
 a and nov deproosed andieDco turned fo the oEaloE, Vho suept bis hand
 throq61 the ii and cid vshommtly n
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He Put His Hand In.

Of the Prince of Wales and Dr. Lyon Playfair, it is told that they were once standing near caldron containing lead, which was boiling at white heat. :" Has your royal highness any faith in sci. once 2'' said the doctor. Certainly" :" replied the prince. Will you, then. place your hand in the boiling metal and ladle out portion of it ?' 'sDo you tell me to do this ?" asked the prince. 5" I do, " replied the doctor. The prince then ladled out some of the boiling lead with his hand, without sustaining any injury. It is q we'll known scientific fact that the human hand may be placed uninjured in lead boiling at white heat, being protected from any harm by the moistnra of the akin Should tho led bas at perceptibly lower temperatuxe, tho effect need not be dsacFibed.
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Bayard Taylor.

Dead he lay among his books, The peace of God was in his looks, As the statues in the gloom Watch OCT MaximiliAn's tomb, So these volumes, from their shelves, Watch him silent as themselves An his hand will nevermore Turn their. .stofiec'pages OCT Nevermore his lips repeat Songs of theirs, however sweet Let the lifeless body rest He is gone who was its guest Gone as travellers haste to leave An inn, nor tsrry until eve; Traveller, in what realms afar In what planet. in what star In what vast aerial sracs. Shines the light upon thy faceG In what gardens of delight Rest thy weary feet tonight 2 Poet? Thou whose latest verse Was garland on thy heArse; Thou hast sung with organ tone, In Deukalion's life thine own. On the ruins of the past. Blooms the perfect flower at last Friend but yesterday the bells Rang for thee their loud fareveIls And to-day they toll for thee, Lying dead beyond the seas. Lying dead among thy books The peace of God in all thy looks.
 Henry " LonafeLloin.
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XXT 5. sNIFFEN,
P. SMITH,
' TOWN ACADEMY.

REV. JAMES P. Horr, A. NJ, Principal. Pupils of all ages received at any time and I instructed separately. Tuition lower than in any similar school.
 For circulars, reductions in Tuition, etc., apply to the Principal.
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Business Cards.
!, ,TERLING HOTEL,

STERLING HOTEL, Main Street. head of Wall,
 Bridgeport, Conn. Centrally located in the business portion of the city. Rates, $2.00 per day.
 ATWOOD & WHITING Propr's
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Union Granite Works.

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ADv1RrrsrIe RATES

NEATLY EXECUTED AT VERY LOW FIGuREs-
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dispersed, making many ventures as to
the cause that had brought about the
sudden turning Of the tide. After a
close investigation the Couricr-Jour-
mails representative learned that in the
morning preceding the wedding even
ing a handsome stranger had appeared
at the boarding house and interviewed
the afianced bride Of DIR. Taylor in the
parlor. The parlor tete-a-tete termi-
mated in the lady's writing two notes
one TO DIR. Taylor and one to her init
mate friend, Miss Nicholson. In the
note to DR.. Taylor she simply stated
that she had changed her mind, and
preferred to be married at home. The
note to Miss Nicholson only said,
" Please forgive me for this act l
will tell the reason hereafter, After
inditing these notes Miss Hill babe
Mrs. Buckner farewell, and left in the
company Of the handsome stranger.
This, Of course, was a very good cause
for the indefinite postponoment of the
wedding, and DIR. Taylor left at once
for Baskerville.
DR.. Taylor is a widower, just in the
prime of life he stands very high in
his profession, and is one Of the lead
ing men in the community in which
he resides. He is very much mortified
at the action Of his afianced, and can
assign no cause for it. The doctor is
an honorable gentleman, and in the
entire affair there has been nothing in
his conduct that can be blamed.
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Pierre Jacques, with, apparently, more
money than sense, rendered a 100
dollar William" in pay for drinks.
The courteous waiter returned with
the balance of a Ave. The gentleman
inquired for the rest. "0nly this and
nothing more" was responded. Now
the knight Of the W. apron is behind
the bars, and Frenchy is out $95.
Another batch of whisky crops
were towed in from Elgin, ILL.,, yester-
day. Colonel Crimson, operating in
Collector Aliens district, is doing
good service for the revenue depart
ment.
Tilden & Co., manufacturers of
medicines, New York, shipped a lot
here the other day. They are now in
control of the revenue collector.
Cause-no stamps on in regular order.
The deaths in Chicago were 645 for
March, being 1875 over February,
BY the way, March went out like a
roaring, bowling lion; and it is still
quite cold.
Or" Frank Brooks, and his 60.
fend, BaSso, are again out of the
penitentiary. They are a brace of
murderOus abOrtionistS. Their plan
was to cremate every fetus brought to
light through their nefarious calling.
Miss Il. NJ. Miller is superintendent
of the Illinois Industrial School for
Girls, a praiseworthy institution where
girls r instructed gratuitously in
domestic arts.
Shaffer and Slosson, the billiard OK.
perts, arc to have a grand match her
in May. The former is going to cone
test for the championship recently
won in New York by Slosson. Big
money will change hands.
The Homeopathic Academy of
Surgeons and Physicians. of Chicago,
has several lady members, among
whom are Miss Julia H. Smith, Mrs.
Leila G. Biddel and Mrs, F. B.. Will
kins, the latter one of the board Of
censors.
The Republicans feel blue over their
defeat. General Harrison's eagle is
considered an " aminous bird of yore.'
This time the brigadiers fought
under the right banner.
Postofice swindler j. w. Gregg
was before the United States Courl
for trial to-day. He does not like
Canada. He says he would rather
suffer " in the United States than b.
free in the Dominion. He was lately
superintendent of the p~ostofice money
order department here.
Hugh Turney was once a prosperous
merchant of Chicago. Now he is 9
felon in a St. Louis Jail. Many regret
his fall, and can't account for it.
Father Van de Larr, of St. Columb.
kills r. G. church, is going to Europe
for recreation. Last evening his
friends presented him with a purse Of
over one thousand dollars. This is as
it should be. NAYR.
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WORK FOR THE BLACKS.
Five Hundred Of Them 70 be Employed
on the Northern Pacific Rail-
road.

st. Pant iloneef-ffeSS.i
General Thomas L. Rosser, chief
engineer of the Northern Pacific rail
road, has made arrangements for trans
porting FIVE hundred of the colored
men who are now fleeing from the
South, to Dakota Territory to work
on the extension of the Northern Pa
cifc railroad west of the Missouri.
General Rosser is a Southern man
himself, and being familiar with the
character and habits of the colored
man, he is satisfied that his idea can
be utilized to great advantage in the
North. The general says that they
have been greatly wronged by those
who delight in misrepresenting them
as being lazy and worthless, for he
knows whereof he afirms when he
says that the colored men voluntarily
work harder and better upon the plan
tations of the South than they will be
asked to do on the Northern Pacific
railroad, and receive far less pay be
sides. Now, to establish this point,
five hundred of the poor men who are
focking up the Mississippi in search
of employment will be carried to the
end Of the lire and put to work; thoy
will be furnished with supplies the
ruling wages will be paid them and
at the close of the season they will, it
they desire it, be located on someof the
fertile lands along the line, where they
may be afforded the opportunity Of
making their homes, or they will be
returned to the places from which
they came, with the bulk of their sea-
sons wages in their pockets. This is
an experiment the results of which
will be watched with the greatest in
terest. If General Rosser's theory Of
the capacity of the colored man for
labor is borne out by practice, it will
work a revolution in the life Of the
race. If wen half of the colOred
men who 90 to the Western Terrific
ries as laborers should eventually be-
come farmers, able to maintain them
selves in independence by their toll,
the effect would be beneficial in every
way. 1t has been estimated that every
industrious laboring man is worth at
least $1,000 to the community in which
he resides. The loss to the South,
therefore, by the removal of its labor
ers to the far North and West, and
the gain to the latter by the develop
ment of its undeveloped areas, can
readily be figured up. In a lev weeks
some Of the negroes that are now be-
ing shipped up the Missouri will have
a chance to try their hands in building
a railroad between the Missouri and
Yellowstone, and if they come out of
the trial in good shape, the problem of
their future NAV possibly be solved.
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Not AZ All Docilc.

A stolid obstinacy is the camel's
usual disposition. Mr.. Palgrave,
criticising the reputation hat the
animal has for docility, remarks
If docilo means stupid, we'll and
good in such a case the camel is the
very model of docility. But if the
epithet is intended to designate an
animal that takes an interest in its
rider so far as a beast can, that in
some way understands his intentions,
or shares them in a subordinate fash
ion, that obeys from a alf-submissive
or half-fellOw feeling with his master.
like the horse or elephant, then l say
that the camel is by no means docile
very much the contrary. He takes
no heed Of his rider, pays no attention
whether he be on his back OF not,
walks straight on when once set a
going, merely because he is too stupid
to turn aside; and then, would some
tempting thorn or green branch allure
him out Of the path, continues to walk
on in the new direction, simply be-
cause he is too dull to turn back in
the right road again. In a word, he
is, from first to last, an undomesti-
Gated and savage animal, rendered
seryiceable by stupidity alone, with
out much skill on his masters part,
and any cooperation on his own, save
that of an extreme p~assiveness.
Neither attachment nor even habit
impresses him never tame, though
not wide awake enough to be exactly
Wild"
Nevertheless the animal gives indi.
cations of intelligence when badly
treated, if we may judge from its re-
vengeful nature, well illustrated in the
following account
"A valuable camel, working in an
oil mill, was severely beaten by it's
driver. Perceiving that the camel
had treasured up the injury, and was
only waiting a favorable opportunity
for revenge, he kept a strict watch
upon the animal. Time passed away {;
the animal perceiving that it was
watched, was quiet and obedient, and
the driver began to think that the
beating was forgotten, when one night
after the lapse of several months, the.
man was sleeping on a raised platform
in the mill, while, as is customary, the
camel was stabbed in a corner. Han
pening to awake, the driver observed
by the bright moonlight that, when ali
was quiet, the animal looked cautious
ly around, rose softly, and stealing
toward a spot whore a bundle of
clothes and burnous, thrown careless
ly on the ground, resembled a sleeping
figure, cast itself with violence upon
them, rolling with all its weight, and
tearing them most viciously with its
teeth. Satisfied that its revenge was
complete, the camel was returning to
its corner, when the driver sat up and
spoke. At the sound of his voice,
and perceiving the mistake it had
made, the animal was so mortified at
the failure and discovery Of its scheme
that i dashed its head against thewall
and died on the spot"
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Green CIOtI, Romance.

Forney's Progross.l
The Asiatic gambler is the most
reckless it seems to be his second
nature, and he will not scruple to stake
his wife, children, or, as a last ven
ture, one of his own limbs, his life or
liberty, becoming thus the slave of his
antagonist. And here | am reminded
Of a fine point in law once extant
among the ancient Hindoos and touch
ing upon this very question. A war
rior stalking his last farthing on chance,
finally put up his liberty, upon losing
which he bethought him Of his beauti-
full wife. Luck being still against
him she was summoned as a slave be-
fore her husbands antagonist and es.
capped the life Of serfdom by the adroit.
ness Of her first query did my hus.
band lose me or himself first? FOF Il
he played away himself first he could
not stake me-" There is a story Of q
similar case as having occurred in an
Engllsh-speaking country. II was dur.
ing the plague in England that a younr
captain Of the kings body-guar6
pledged the key of his house against
all the winnings of his adversary and
lost. The wite's honor was saved
through the medium Of a terrible
avenger, the plague, one spot Of which
having appeared. on her throat fright.
ened away the winner of the key. The
story is a long one there was a duel
the husband was killed the wifi,
died of the plague, aud the cause Of
all this woe, the lucky gamester, wa,
only cursed by the weird plague-pro.
phet, TO perish in everlasting FIRE"