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Backw00ds Counting in Missouri.

He sat on the side of the room, in
big white-oak rocking-chair. A long
cared deerhound swapping at flies was by
his side; a basket of sewing by hers.
Both rocked incessantly--thati is, the
young people-not the dog or basket. BE
signs heavily and looks out of the west
window at Grape my rtle tree; she signs
lightly and gazes out of the east window
at turnip patch. At last he remarks:
This is mighty good weather to pick
cotton"
'Tis that-if we only had any to
pick"
The rocking continues.
What's your dogs names"
"Coony."
Another sigh-broken stiffness.
"What is he good fur!'
What is he good fura" said she, alb
stractedly.
"Your dog, Coony."
eur ketchin' possums.'
Silence Of half an hour.
HE looks like deer dog.
"Who looks like deer dog9"
"Coony."
"He is-but he's kinder beloved, and
no count on cold TRAIL"
"Your ma raisin' many chickensG"
Sporty odd.'
Then mere rocking, and somehow, after
awhile, the big rocking chair and the lit
tie rocking. chair were jammed side bv
side. don't know how it happened.
After awhile the conversation was resum.
cd.
SLOW many has your ma goti"
"How many WHAT"
"Chickens."
"Nigh on to hundred"
BY this time the chairs were 80 close
together that rocking was impossible.
1.-THE mink has eat most of ours"
More silence, when he says:
"Do you like cabbagee"
II do that"
"Presently his hand is accidentally
on hers, She does not know it-at least
does not seem to be aware OF it. Then
after half hour spent in signing, cough
ing, and clearing Of Threats, he says:
"I've great mind to bite YOU"
"What you great a-mind to bite me
fur2"
"Kase you won't have me-"
"Kase you amt aked me-"
"Well, now I Ak you." :.
''Then, now I has YOU"
Then Coony dreams he hears q sound
ofkissing.
Then the next day the young man goes
to Tigerville after a marriage license
Wednesday the following week. No
cards.-St. Louis Globe. Democrat.
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ibid you shoot them e. the wn1ai"

"Did You shoot them q the wn1sai"
bowling in bis ear. ~. ,i* ..s.:@, ..E5
80 II shood 'em on der singi', II 4 !
Eyes; on the .oina." Here Florence
went through pantamime with his arms
to describe q bird using its wings. 4 Isl; /.
Tho sportsman gravely looked 1t Billy
for moment, and then said:
"Vell, ain'd particular; some shoods
on der wing, some I shoods on der head,
and some l shoods on der tail. IdS iii
der same 10 long vot I got EN-" And
then he looked at Billy a. though he
were saying internally, "Vot idea; ahood
birds on der vingl Vot WOOL manr'
Billy bought the birds and left instant
~, observing that he felt sure guning a.
high art did not flourish in Canada.
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tons, and the variations and incidents
which mingle with all known Of; this
primitive family abode: weep to think
that none Of those who inhabited it are
now among the living; and if ever fail
in aftectionate veneration for him who
raised it and defended it against savage
violence and destruction, cherished all
the domestic virtues beneath its roof, and
through the fire and blood ofsevea years.
revolutionary war shrunk from no toll,
no sacrifice to serve bis country, and to
raise his children to q condition better
than his own, may my name and the
name Of my posterity be blotted forever
from the memory Of mankind.-Daniel
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The Love of Home.

A man who is not ashamed Of himself
need MT be ashamed of his early condi-
ton. It did happen to me to be born in
. log cabin, raised among the snow-drifts
Of New Hampshire at q period 30 early
that when the smoke first rose from its
rude chimney and curled over the frozen
hill there was no similar evidence Of =
white mans habitation between it and the
settlements On the rivers of Canada. It's
remains still exist; make it an annual
visit. l carry my children to 1t to teach
them the hardships endured by the gen
erations which have gone before them.
I love to dwell on the tender reeollec-
tons, the kindred ties, the carly ahec-
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The Poets Grave.

Zone of Bayard Taylor's Earlier; Poems.]
Twas in a sunny forest nook. ~"
With flowers and moss O'ergroWn;
Where naught was heard save the bees low
Or wild winds liquid tone
They laid the gentle bard to rest
When LIES wild dream was DER,
When the Tyre he woke with magic power
Gave forth ito notes no more.
They laid him there when sunsets beam
Yet fingered on the hill;
But the heart that leapcd at that bright hour
In deaths long sleep was still;
Sadly they heaped the messy mold
Above his fair young form,
And wept that soon the grave should hide
The heart so free and warm.
The elm's long bows droop DER the turf,
Like mourners weeping by,
And there in spring the violet first
Looks up with mild blue eye;
And when the forests in the garb
OF summer proudly wave,
A thousand low, sweet melodies
Float mournful round his grave.
A holy calm breathes DER the spot,
The trees dark shadows fling,
Save when through twining boughs quick
The Wild birds flashing wing.
There, when the sunsets glow decays,
Bright forms with sunny hair
Glide slowly through the forest aisles,
Then fade in twilight air.
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again hear that creakingIstep!
He's rappin9 At the door, - -
Too well know the boding sound
That ushers In bore. & s.
HE reads my daily papers through
Before I've seen word;
He scans the lyric (that wrote) - ,,:.
And thinks it quite absurd.
He calmly smokes my last cigar
And coolly asks for more,. ,-r# :
He opens everything he sees 6 81 81:
Except the entry door! =. "a
HE talks about his fragile health
And tells me Of the pains
He suffers from score OF ills
OF which he ne'ar compliance; -, e
And how he struggled once with death
To keep the f1end at bay.
On themes like these away he goes,
But never goes-away. =.
Imean to take the knocker of, 4,
Put Grape upon the door.
Or hint to John that arm gone
To stay month or more.
do not tremble when meet
The st0utest OF my foes,
But heaven defend me from the friend
Who never-never goesw r.
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Shooting on the Wing.

Sothern, the actor, devoted q part of
each summers vacation to fishing and
hunting in Canada. F. G. de Fontaine,
in his biography of the actor, relates
little incident which occurred at Quebec,
when Florence, Geo. Holland and Sothern
were rambling through the town waiting
for the steamer. They had started down
the principal street. Suddenly Florence
commenced to yell, Hi, hi, come here!"
Yoa-man with the birdsl Hi, hi, come
here"
Sothern and Holland turned to see
what the buster was all about and OBJ
served Florence gestieulating to man
on the other side of the street., who was
carrying lot of birds on string. Soth-
ern said:
"Florence, what the mischief is the
row."
Florence replied, "Sh-h-h-hl Birds, my
boy, birds. Well buy them from this
sportsman and take them Gown with US;
it will be q pleasant change of diet
broiled birds on toast, you know"
BY this time the "sportsman" had
crossed the street and was standing be.
fore the trio. He was rather singular
sort of fellow, and withal q German.
His face was about as expressive as a
bologna sausage, and though not deaf, it
seemed to take minutes for each inquiry
to reach his understanding. This at first
made Florence think ne couldn't hear.
Billy opened the negotiation by asking:
"Do you want to sell your birds2"
The Teutsnlc sportsman, after long,
dull look, replied, "Vot2"
II say" repeated Billy, much louder,
''do you want to sell your birds9"
The same long, dull look from the man,
and then he drawled out "Vell, yes, I
dink I sells dem."
"Well, how much for them7'
"Vota" with same stolidity as before.
II say how much for them2" howled
Florence.
"You buy dem2'
:'Of course I'll buy them; how much
do YOU want for them9"
"You buy dem ALT"
"Yes, yes, I'll buy them all. Come
now, let's finish the bargain"
"Vota" with the same stupid look.
20, Lsrdr' said Billy, now getting red
in the face. "What u stupid fellew Look
here how much for the birdsa"
The vender of game for the first time
seemed to understand, for he commenced
very slowly, and in the most exasperat-
ing way, to deliberately count his misera-
BILE bunch. Florence was getting impa-
tient, and just going to bawl out again.
when the man locked up at him a. be-
fore, and slowly remarked:
well, sells dem for two dollars"
"All right" said Billy. "Now, where
did you shoot them2"
"Vot9"
''Vere shood emp
"Yes, where9"
II shood dem out NIT der woods.
Would you dink I shood birds in my
front barlof9"
This rather staggered Billy, and they
oil commenced to laugh At him, for he
Wa now the color of q boiled lobster,
but yelling at the top Of his voice, he re-
piled: -.
"Why, of course; suppose you shot
them in the woods, but Ao,e did you shoot
thema"
"Voti"
II say, hox did you shoot tAs,ns'
"Ho,o I sh0od emit"
"Yes, Aos? Did you shoot them on
the wingi"
"Vota"
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Brave heart arise! Be free from every
chain, though it be glittering with GOLD.
Be nobly courageous. Follow the true
pride of thy life, even if her name be sor-
row. Let the shell perish, that the pearl
NAV appear.
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~ U1o0aS t0U WRECKS tho Sy0tem.
Every function is deranged, every nerve
unstrung, every muscle and fiber weakened by
fever and ague. It is, in fact, disease which,
II unchecked, eventually wrecks The system
In ill it, types, in every phase,it is dangerous,
destructive. Stupor, dellrium, commissions,
often attend it, an. cause swift dissolution.
but when combatted with Hostetter's etom-
ach Bitters its foothold in the system is dis
lodged, and every vestage Of it eradicated.
That benign anti:febrile specific and preven-
tive of the dreaded scourge is recognized not
only within our own boundaries, but in tropic
lands far beyond them, where intermittents
and remittents are fearfully prevalent, to be a
sure antidote to the malarial poison and a
reliable means of overcoming disorders Of the
stomach, liver and bowels, of which vitiated
torrid atmosphere and brackish misasma-
tainted water are extremely provocative. All
emigrants and travellers should be supplied
with II
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Three Comic OPERAS

TEE 1OkCERER, By Gilbert Sullivan, 81.
II. y. q. RINAEORE. a. 100
THE LITTLE DUK q, Words by Williams
4 Sullivan, LOO
The above three Operas arc alike in being easy to
sing, and al vsry pleasing. They need but little
scenery and easily given BY amsteurs Is ~
profesdonsls Tho soRoERE1 is jolly English Opera
fr1 q nnoosnt H. and ha' ans music TIE LITTLE
and graceful production P1NAFoRE already famous
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The Weekly MUSICAL RECORD IL the most successful
most Interesting and useful Musical Weekly pub
ushsd, q 90 per year Send cts. for sample oopy
AID ct 80 cents worth OF Kosic In s1y nunber.
Send cts for 10 Easter Carols"
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JobnNn's New Method for Thorough Bass,
10 tn. bss* easiest. and most thorough method fol
Learning TO Play Church 0usic, Gess and
Of any Had. o1.00.
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Miasons Piano6rte Technics contain. thousand. o,
best possible oompanion OF successor to good Piano
1nstruetion book. ByW1 MASON and ". g. B. MA1H-
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beside US. l know of nothing with
with which to compare the intonation
except it may be the articulation of the
telephone. or that of ventriloquist.
"rhe first words We caught were, %,
my poor wifel''
ut would be impossible to describe
the effect that these words produced up
on US. It was not 20 much the tone,
weird and uncauny as it was, as the start
ling significance Of the words that amazed
Us.
"Who could have spoken them but the
husband of the woman lying stupefed
upon the couch2 Yet he had been dead
for many hours. Full of repugnance of
the horror of the idea, we started up and
again examined, not only every nook and
Granny of the hut itself, but even the
spach outside for many yards around.
There was no human being besides our
selves in the vicinity.
'We again scrutlnlzed the corpse. It
had neither changed its position nor its
appearance. The flesh had grown per-
fectly cold, and the muscles rigid; there
was no trace of vitality in it," continued
the professor. wiping his head nervously.
II have arrived at'what I imagine will
be the limit Of your credulity. I do not
expect you to credit what followed; but I
swear to you on the word of an honest
man that l do not deviate from the truth
- much - a syllable when say while
We bent over the body We again heard
the voice proceeding from the distant
part Of the room saying audibly:
sin the name of God, assist me back
TO ifei",F .7Y t'"''
:. with hearts beating thick and fast,
We stood gazing at each other absolutely
thunder-struck. An experience 10 terri
flying, 10 utterly without precedent COM
pletely unnerved N. While We remained
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THE FIGHTING DOCTOR.

The hero OF the following sketch was a
native OF Kentucky. His father was q
farmer in moderate circumstances, living
q few miles from Louisville, who managed
by great labor and scrupulous economy
to give his favorite and first born son an
excellent education. embracing the degree
of doctor of medicine. Young Menefee
had young and beautiful sister, who
was betrayed by fashionable william of
Louisville, one James Murray, lawyer,
and universally regarded as the most des-
perate, brave duellist that Kentucky, the
land so prodigal OF such heroes, ever
produced.
While the father and mother of the
ruined girl were weeping tears of despair,
John, then only twenty years, armed him.
self and proceeded in search of his Enemy.
He found him in the courthouse, imme-
diately after an adjournment, and, with
out uttering single word, attacked and
belaborsd him dreadfully with cowhide.
Murray, on his part, fought like a fiend,
but in vain, for the fiery desperation OF
fierce and concentrated wrath appeared
to have given young Menefee the strength
OI uoZou men. nc Ullaueu DIS 8QL6g.
onist with quick and countless blows,
dashed from his hand every pistol the
other succeeded in drawing from his
pocket, and FACILITATED him till he was
literally covered with blood.
A challenge was the consequence.
Menefee accepted on these conditions
That the meeting should take place at a
certain spot the ensuing morning, direct
" after sunrise. Three pistols we're to
be loaded; each was to take one and fire
by turns at mark ten PAGES distant.
Whoever hit nearest the centre should
then have the remaining pistol, and shoot
at his adversary's head. If he missed,
the other should be entitled to a shot,
and so on by alienation till oae Of them
should fall dead! These ferocious terms
were mutually settled, and the principals
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Msnefee fed the country, and settled
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revenue were New York, with 1910 BIO; Penn
sGyania, 81 1922 SOB; Illinois, s2 39S 525 Massa-
setts, s2,0S7 RS: Ohio, xl,9.64iD; Missouri.
81, $50, and Michigan 81 00t 4S7; Alaska fonts
last with a revenue of S5S. The principal
items of expenditure were as follows: COM
pensatiOn of post- esters. 81, lS2 239; clerks In
postoces, S. 4l2 295: letter carriers, sl,yE 1O6;
railroad transportation, 50, 7d6: star service
ii e 10y horse and ordinary vehiclest, so,o5s .Zao:
steamboat service, SG65, ,lO7, and foreign mail
transportation, s283,9l7 Receipts from stamps,
stamped envelops and postal cards, S2o,lf1,U74,
and rom box rents, sl,3Sl, ,lo2: net revenue
from money order BUSINESS, s2i5'zzo;
aggregate gross revenue AT Lne
IS free delivery postcffices was about i3,UuJooo,
and their gross expenses, including ths pay
ment of letter carriers, etc. amounted to little
more than t5c00,O0o. Auditor McGrew's report
orders issu ID during the fiscal year was 6.512,-
2i3, amounting TO SIS ,54i, and that the for
eign oney order business was as follows:
Canada-l6.2H orders issued, amounting 10
1916 2Ss; and 20, ,5l7 orders paid, amounting 10
$3.50 w.
Great Brftain-64,3 ,3io orders issued, amount
ing $50, $50; and IS, 740 orders paid, amount
ing tc 5,16i.
Germany-37 342 orders issued, amounting to
sS29, ,7SS; and 25, ,i52 orders paid, amounting 10
S659, ,5i2.
Switzerland-5 orders issned, amounting
to ss6,l71; and 2,0i0 orders paid, amounting to
S55 $50.
Itaiy-4,o.0 orders issued, amounting to $780,
S52: and $40 orders paid amounting to sl,O0i.
Total amount of fees on orders issued, SSo2,.
042, and total net revenue to the Government
from this source, S219, ,226.
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The Negro and Chinaman.

CHICAGO, Oct. 29.--The American Missionary
association this morning heard an interesting
address by President Merrill, of Ripon (Wis)
College, showing that the divine sig
nifcance of the negro race in America was
that they were destined to eyangelize Africa.
DR.. Roy. the field superintendent read q pa
per entitled "a Field View" giving an idea OF
the condition OF the South and the coIored
race. Rev. J. FL. ThertcheIl, of Hartford, de-
livered very interesting address on the
Chinese question, entitled .sChina and the
United States" The situation giving reasons
why America should attempt to evangelize
China. He particularly commended the
presidents veto of the Chinese bill. which he
denominated "a relic of barbarism.'' rev. M.
f. Strictly. of New York, the secretary of the
association, read paper on "Providentlal
CaIlSr
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As Christmas day comes this year upon
Thursday. the following quotation from an
ancient manuscript in the British Museum
is pertinent for publication at the outset of
winter as prophecy of coming events the
approaching year:
IfXmas day on Thursday be,
a windy winter ye shall see:
Windy weather In each week,
And hard tempests, strong and thick;
The summer shall be good and dry,
Corn and beasts shall multiply;
That year Is good for lands TO till:
Kings and princes shall die by skill;
If q child born that day shall be,
1t shall happen right well for he;
OF deeds ne shall be good and stable,
Wise Of speech and reasonable.
Whose that day goes thievtng about.
He shall be punished without doubt;
And II sickness that day bef1de,
1t shall quickly from thee glide. NJ. F.
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Deatl, of Maior General Hooker.

GARDEN CITY, L. l., Oct. 3l.-Msjor General
Joseph Hooker died here this evening.
General Hooker had been in his usual health
until an hour before his death, and purpOsed
going to New York tomorrow to attend to
business matters He gave a large dinner
party at the Garden City Hotel on the 18th,
and has seemed tn he in the best Of spirits and
10 enjoy social intercourse with his many
friends as fully as at any time in his life. He
took his accustomed walk in the park during
the afternoon, and did not complain Of feeling
III until at about O'clock, when he retired to
his apartments and summoned his valet, who
helped him to sofa, where he rested about
an hour, then rose and busted himself about
his rooms until about 5:z5. His valet hearing
the general struggling for breath, hastened to
his side and assisted him to lie down upon
. bed, at the same time ringing for help. The
hotel superintendent hurried to his room, but
when he arrived the general was dead.
NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-The society Of asso-
ciafed pioDeers, of California. will take action
upon the death OF General Hooker on the Sd
inst.
NEw YORK, Nov. 1.-The funeral Of General
Booker win take. place h-re on Wednesday.
His remains will be buried in Cincinnati.
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Another Big Railroad Scheme Brought to
Light.


Light.
NEW YORK, Oct. S9-The Post says: We
yesterday noted the rumor of harInoniZing
of the hitherto conflicting interests OF the
Vanderbilt system of roads and the managers
of the newly organized Wabash system On
inquiry we find that the rumor is well
founded aud that an arrangement is nearly
perfected, Ii hot already SO, which, on one
hand, will secure 10 the New York Central
and Lake Shore all the business, or the bulk
of 1t. which the Wabash system of roads can
collect aod bring to Toledo, and, on the other
hand, VIII secure to the Wabash and its trib-
utaries and connections all the southwestern
business of the New York Central and Van
derbilt roads. An authorized statement of
the arrangement, with the details, should be
forthcoming within a day two. Altogether
it Ia the most imp portant railroad event which
has occurred for mauy month, and it is a
sufficient explanation Tor the recent buying.
without much regard to the price, of the Lake
Shore. New York Central and Wabash. II Is
possible that the ast.named stock, which
everyone has known to be vaiueless with its
old compositions. may now become valuable
The Lake Shore will get a haul over its road
from Toledo to Buffalo, and the New York
Central will get a haul over its entire length.
We do not see that this new arrangement is
necessarily prejudicial TO Erie, the manage
ment of which APPEARS to be in accord with
the Vanderbilt management. The Erie viii
certainly profit by the advanced rates which
the arrangement will secure and ell that Erie
wants, with its present large tonnage, is good
rates and economical management to place all
its BONDED debt beyond question, and to give
the stock chance for an occasional dividend.
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h;fyes sets n part u Day OF t'fsayer.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3-The following procla-
nation was issued by the president to-day:
A PRoCLAMATIoE.
At no reoccurrence of the season which the
devout habit of religious people
lug thanks 10 Almighty God. and
humbly invoking His continued favor for
the prosperity enjoyed by our whole country
been more conspicuous, more manifold or
more universal than during the past year, also
uuhroken peace with all foreign
nations, the general prevalence OF domestic
tranquility. the supremacy and security of the
great institutions of civil and religious free
dom have g.addened the hearts of our people,
and confirmed their attachment TO their Gov.
our ancestors SO fifty framed, and the wisdom
and courage their descendants have so firmly
maintained, to be the habitation of liberty
and justice to successive generations. Now.
therefore, I, Rutherford 3. Hayes. president of
the United States, do appoint Thursday, the
THANKSGIVING and prayer, aud l earnestly
recommend that, Withdrawing themselves
from secu ar cares and labors, the People of
the United states do meet all together on that
To give thanks and praise to Almighty God for
his mercies, and to devoutly beseech their
continuance.
In witness whereof have hereunto set my
hand, and caused the seal of the United States
to be affixed.
Done at the city Of Washington this
3d day of November, in the year oi
our Lord one thousand eight hun
lSEAL.l dred and seventy nine. and of the
independence of the Unite1 States
the one hundred and fourth.
RUTHERFORD Il. HAYES.
BY the president:
WM. NJ EvARTS,
Secretary of state.