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A Nevada Judge.

"It is a surprise to see young ma
like you here," said Judge Bowkel. =
Reno, New, the other day to fellM
who had been whooping it over ngh
"You filled yourself up with an ensa
to deprive you of your brains, "proces,s y
ed the Court, rearraAging its specs,cs
and glaring at the culpit. "Now, na
you are, young man of intelllgsDs
and good clothes on, and doubtless y.
have a mother and sisters who tnink :
great deal more of you than y
You've been sent to school and taag@
how to earn a good living. In rs'a i.
for all this you 90 screaming around =
streets at midnight, tearing down IN
and making o wild beast OF youlSI d.
Is that like the conduct of Q reasonsm
creature? No, of course it isn't. NOM
I'm going to teach you lesson, you4
man. You needn't turn pale, ia
won't help you any. Have you sos ~
chewing tobacco about you? ina9A
Chew more and drink less, Ike =
You're discharged. Next time W. !,
tempted to take a drink, think o. .l y
kindness and weep, and refra'1 ~ ~
the debasing habit. Ehp Well ! ~ 2,
care if I do. Avery, come out ana =
me with this young gentleman
c1dn0e. 81
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American Beer.

Green B. Raum said in an address to
the Brewers Convention at st. Louis !:
While American manufacturers in
general have been successful in intro
ducing their manufactures in foreign
countries, the brewers of the United
States, unwilling to be left behind in
this regard, have pushed their business
with such energy that American malt
liquors are now successfully exported to
England, Europe, Asia, Africa, Aus
tralia and to the islands of the sea, and
the people Of Germany have opened
their eyes to behold that American ge-
MUS has gone so far as to even improve
upon the quality of the natural drink of
their Fatherland.n
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lie. Such candles have been found in

die. Such candles have been found in
another part of the house. When the
bandages were taken from Mrs. Hull's
head the grease spots were explained.
The murderer had held the candle to his
victims eyes. to see whether she was
dead, and in his haste had singed her
brows and lashes. The floor was strewn
with half. burned matches. Similar
matches we're found in the house.
Such are the facts gathered by the
newspaper reporters and police officials.
The singed brows and lashes make it
plain that the body was bound after
death. Its position indicated a crime as
horrible as murder, but further proof is
lacking. There is evidence that
the robbery, possibly the murder,
was premeditated. Not long ago
Mrs. Hull's pet dog, a noisy little fell
low, was poisoned. The Tribune re-
porter says that s:the poisoning must
have been done in the house, as the ami
NAL never went out but once day,
when it accompanied DIR. Hull for a
short walk in Reservoir Park" The
use of the water-cooler and cologne,
however, would seem to upset the hy-
pothesis of reconciliation. They were
evidently used in an effort at resuscita-
ton. This effort, coupled with the
singed eyebrows and lashes, adds al
most convincing proof to the conjecture
that the body was strapped to the bed
after death. Why this was done is yet
to be explained.
A professional thief would hardly try
to bring his victim back to life. She
would be a witness against him. Had
he committed the murder unintention-
ally, he would not carry off jewelry and
ring so unique in design that they
could be identified by every connois-
seur. He would get off as soon as pos
sible, leaving every thing, except money,
as he had found it.
An unprofessional would hardly have
contented himself with a few articles of
jewelry, even if they were valuable. He
would have bagged all he could get,
without thinking of the consequences.
| Neither a professional nor an unpro-
fessional thief would have put burn
ing candle close to the cornea to
ascertain whether death was there.
Many smart men are unable to deter
mine by the expression OF the eye
whether person is dead.
A muscular man may have smothered
Mrs. Hull, but another could have done
it. She was very fleshy, and the night
was very warm, and she probably stop
ped breathing before her assailant was
aware of it.
As the body was rigid, the murder
hau hnf
o'clock.
The authorities are actively at work
The detectives deserve the sympathy of
the public, who pay them salary of
81 200 year, and allow them nothing
for expenses. Every clew must he fol
lowed at their own cost. But their rec
ord in unraveling the Noe murder as
sures us that they will leave no stone
unturned in their efforts to discover this
midnight assassin.
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New England Factory-Life.

A writer in the atlantic Monthly has
furnished that magazine with very
graphic description of the ordinary ev-
ry-day life in New England factory
town, which the Chicago Tribune has
condensed into the limits of a newspa-
per article. The writer of the article
referred to has selected town of about
$4,000 inhabitants, which has but one
industrial occupation, the making of
cotton cloth, to which 40 mills are de.
voted. The general description answers
that of Lawrence, Mass. In order to
inform himself more accurately. the
writer avoided the proprietors OF the
mills and went among the operatives
themselves, thus drawing his picture
from life, and not from the statements
of others.
In the mills which he visited he found
that far more than half the operatives
were girls and women, very few of the
children being under - years of age.
and the majority being of English,
Scotch, and Irish descent, with con.
siderable sprinkling of French Cana.
dians.. They looked as if they had plen-
ty to eat, though some showed in their
faces the results of bad cookery and the
impurity of the air of their homes. Their
work does not require great muscular
strength or exertion, but, on the other
hand, alertness and exactness of atten-
ton, and though nearly all appeared
tired at night, he saw no signs of extreme
WEAKNESS or exhaustion, and although
the work requires good health and ay-
erage vitality, it did not seem to him
that it was so severe or unwholesome as
the toll OF girls who run sewing-ma-
chimes in city shops.
As to the morality of the girls, he
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To Boil RICE.-Wash the rlce ssIi
put it on quick fire with PlsangIs ia
cold water; let it come to o poi. .oN
pour off the water and add fresn IN X
water; do this second time. snS
the rice boil 4 or 5 minutes until s soIsr.
but not soft; then pour it into : y ~ Al
der, and throw over it Q guar. y, 3.
water in which you have dissolvesC, q. n
spoon of salt; drain it thorough. 4
set the colander over . saucs X min
boiling water to steam for 20 Or 70 ~. NJ
utes. Each grain will be sep p. ti
and thoroughly cooked, Wan0''
danger of sticking to the pan. a
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NOT YET.
Not yet, o, friendl not yet;

Not yet o, friend not yet;
The patient stars
Lean from their lattces content to wait,
All is illusion till the morning bars
Slip from the levels of the eastern gate.
Night is too young, o, friend! day is too
near;
Wait for the day that maketh all things clear
Not yet, o, friend! not yet.
Not yet, o, friend! not yet;
All is not true;
All is not ever as it seemeth now;
Soon shall the river take another blue,
Soon dies yon light upon the mountain brow.
What lieth dark o, love! bright day will fill
Wait for thy morning, be it good or ill
Not yet, o, love! not yet.
-Bref HUrie.
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A Nihilist's Trial.

On April 26, in Archangelsk, the politi-
cal exile, Serge Bobokhoff, 20 years old,
was sentenced to death by hanging.
The Military Court, in consideration of
the youth Of the prisoner, recommended
him TO the mercy of the Grand Duke
Nicholas, General-in-Chief of the St.
Petersburg armies, asking that the SEN
tence OF death be committed to impris-
onment for life. On their departure
from st. Petersburg, the Judges were
addressed by the Grand Duke Nicholas
in these words: 81 expect that you
will not sentence him to an honorable
death" They readily complied with
the request.
Only few picked persons were adj
nitted to the Court, which was sur
rounded by policemen and soldiers.
Twelve gendarmes brought Bobokhoff
into the Court. The young prisoner
was pale, but calm and steady. By his
side two gendarmes stood with drawn
swords; six soldiers, with their guns on
their shoulders, separated him from the
spectators, and five soldiers stood be-
tween him and the Judges. Then the
charges were read. Bobokhoff was ac-
cused of armed resistance to the police.
His testimony, given on the preliminary
inquest, ran thus:
s. belong to the social revolutionary
party; gave it all my powers; Iwouid
never have left the peaceful propaganda
If the Government itself had not forced
me to resort to arms. On October 80,
when l was officially informed of the
new order that every exile trying to es-
cape from the place assigned him would
be transported to Siberia, l was seized
with the desire to escape, and, at the
cost OF my life, to protest against the
despotic order. Now, kill me, if you
choose. shoot, or hang me, but be sure
that neither my exile nor my execution
can stop our great movement"
During the trial, when asked by the
presiding Judge to give explanations
concerning the testimony against him,
Bobokhoff began to speak of the intoler-
able condition of the exiles, which led
him to attempt to escape, but the Presi-
dent interrupted him, saying he must
only speak on the point at issue. The
prisoner again tried to speak of exile to
Eastern Siberia, and again he was stop
ped. 1t was evident that he was not to
have the opportunity to speak, and he
exclaimed, Now, l see clearly there is
no chance for me. You are not Judges,
but executioners; hired murderers. l
despise you! Do with me as you please,
but know that will be revenged by nv
fellows"
Bobokhoff was ordered to be taken
out OF the Courtroom. In half an hour,
however, he was brought again, and the
trial continued, the prisoner not taking
any part in it. The Judges rendered
virdict of death by hanging. Next day
several gendarmes entered his cell and
ordered him to accompany them. b.
bokhoff, thinking they were about to
execute him, asked permission to say his
last farewell to his fellow-prisoners.
On being told that they were ordered to
take him to Court for final hearing of
the sentence, he said: ooh, then, l
have to live some days more!"
But mitigation of sentence has not
been granted, and young Bobokhoff has
been hanged.-Land and Liberty
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MILE. Rose, who has been giving
pedestrian exhibitions in Indianapolis,
is a complete wreck. Three times has
she suffered from apoplexy, and she re-
Gently fell exhausted upon the track.
1t is estimated that eighty per cent. of
the persons who entered this profession
are ruined in health and will die earlv.
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Potato PUFFs.-2 cups cold mashed
potatoes; stir in 2 tablespoons melted
butter beaten to cream, well beaten
eggs, cup of milk or cream. Pour in
a deep dish and bake in quick oven.
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THE new Constitution of California
provides that no Judge shall draw a
salary who has on his hands q case to
be decided which is 80 days old.
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"HIs profession! What Is n ma-
fession?" "Madame, he PeoA'
sic.'
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gravestone; you cover the stone with a
sheet of wax no thicker than a wafer,
then cut in the wax the name, date, ETC. :,
leaving the marble exposed. Now pass
it under the blast, and the wax will not
be injured at all, but the sand will cut
letters deep in the stone. Or, if you de.
sire raised letters, flower or other en-
blem, cut the letters, flowers, etc., in
the wax and stick them upon the stone;
then pass the stone under the blast, and
the sand will cut it away. Remove the
wax and you have the raised letters.
Take piece of French plate glass, say
two feet by six, and cover it with fine
lace; pass it under the blast, and not a
thread of the lace will be injured, but the
sand will cut deep into the glass wher-
ever it is not covered by the lace. Now
remove the lace and you have every del
lcate and beautiful figure raised upon
the glass. In this way beautiful figures
OF all kinds are cut in the glass, and at
small expense. The workmen can
hold their hands under the blast with
out harm, even when it is rapidly cut
ting away the hardest glass, iron, or
stone, but they must look out for finger
nails. for they will be whitfield of right
hastily. If they put on steel thimbles
to protect the nails it will do little good,
for the sand will soon whittle them away.
but If they wrap piece of soft cotton
around them they are safe. You will at
once see the philosophy of it. The sand
whites away and destroys any hard
substance, even glass, but does not
affect substances that are soft and Weld
ing, like wax, cotton or fine lace or even
the human hand.-Portland Argus.
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WHEN A WOMAN WILL SHE WILL.
The Rome IN. " Sentinel has Gu
rious story about a married couple in
Springfield. 1t says: "W hen Massa-
cbusetts woman forms q habit it is all
a waste of time for her husband to try
and break her or it. Well knowing
his wife's disposition to make him a
present on the anniversary OF his birth
day, q citizen of the Bay State, who
likewise forcfbiy realized the fact that
economy was an absolute necessary in
his household, said to his wife: This
year you mnst not undertake to make
me present, insist. 1t would be alb
surd at this time, when we need all we
can rake and scrapo. ] give you fair
notice that if you do carry out your
former custom this year, I will burn
up the present, as sure as you make
it, So the wife bethought herself
She could not bear the idea of being
deprived of her annual pleasure
Therefore she gathered together hey
dimes and bought for her dearly be-
loved husband, as a birthday present,
ton Of coal.nLe " - = - 4 ~.
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NO, don't learn a trade, young
mans rYou might soil your hands,
wilt your shirt collar, and spoil youi
complexion sweating. Putyour chin
over "a counter; learn to talk twad.
die to the ladies'. part your hair in
the middle; make an ass of yourself
generally, aud work for wages that
wouldn't support Chinese laundry
man on riee-fed,rats, and leave. a big
enough balance to pay his washer
woman--just because its a little
more genteel in the eyes of the PEG;
pie whose pride prevents them from
pounding rock or hewing wood, and
whose poverty pinches, worse than
one of those patent cross clothes,
pins, il the truth were only told.
No, don't learn'a trade. Il Exchange.
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--CoNsIDERING that the total cost of
the public service in New York city and
county amounts annuatly TO Sl0,540,-
900, or, about ten dollars and a half TO
every man, woman aud child within
the corporate limits, David Dudley
Field lnclines to the opinion that the
pealae are paying great deal more ior
their municipal luxury than thev are
getting back in the shape OF honest,
safe and efficient government. The
same is more or less tue of every mu-
nicipality IN the country, where what
is paid is enormously disproportionate,
az D rule, to what is done.
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STATE OF LOUISIANA, ExEcUTIyE
DEPARTMENT. asS

STATE OF LOUISIANA, EXECUTIVE
DEPARTMENT. as
WHEREAS. ON THE FOURTH
w day OF October, 1876, FRANK A.
BIossAT was brntaily killed and mnr-
,lered at Cotile, in the Parish Of Rap
ides. in this State and 81 ,sai
Whereas, JAMES LIGHTFOOT and
WILLIAM LIGHTFOOT stand H.
dicted for said crime, and it has been
represented to me that they, are fugi-
tives from justice;
Now, therefore, !, FRANCIS -. Nj J
CHOLLS, Governor of the State of
Louisiana, by virtue of the authority &
in ME vested by law, do Issue this my
proclamation. commanding the officers
Of the law and all good citizens to aid
and assist 10 arresting the said james
Lightfoot and William Lightfoot, to-
the end that they. maybe brought to-
Justice aud dealt with according Ito
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| And / do hereby offer reward of
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS for the
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foot and William Lightfoot in any Vt
! the iails OF this State. ~
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spare built, high cheek bones, large
gray eyes, has always q dowDcast look,
slow to speak, dark hair, weighs about
100 pounds; was called James White
Ibefore coming to Cotile. lI4t
William Uightfoot is about twenty
five years Of age, FIVE feet seven inches
high, ,ratherlstout, weighs about I45
Ipornds, sandy hair, blue eyes fall
face, rather pleasant, free spoken and
very quick, aand makes friends fast.
| Given under my signature and the
seal. Ofthe State of Louisiana, at the
! City got New Orleans, this tenth day Of
/ April, in the year of our Lord one
thonsand eight hundred and seventy
FRANCIS T. NICHOLS,
lGovernor of the State of Louisiana.
By tile Governor:
i WILLA. STRONG,
/ % Secretary Of State. {.
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now HE LOST HIS WAGER.
THE UNFORTUNATE MIsCoNcEPTIoN OF
A CAPABLE BoARDER.

An instance of remarkable staying
powers in the matter of an envlahle
relish for wholesome food is report
ed from one Of the more popular
Clay street restaurants-an instance
which would be absolutely incredible
if it did not come thoroughly aud
solemnly verified. A tall, gount anal
hungry stranger one day applied TO
the proprietor for an eleemosynary
meal, as his purse was as empty as
his stomach. 1t was generously
supplied him, and the stranger, even
at this initial trial, gave evidence OF
such illimitable latent deXterity with
the knife and fork that lie was cor
daily invited to call frequently
He did so, and the proprietor soon
learned that he had not miscalcula-
ted his prowess. Last Monday eve
ming the restaurateur was in social
conversation with some friends, when
the repulsive custom Of "pie biting
for wager was preached DTS q
nauseating subject, but know a
man that can easily beat the great
est recorded champion. | have heard
ofmen of iron jaws biting quarter
sections out of layer OF SIX mlnce
pies, with tin plates interlaid, but
this man can beat it. will bet ev
en-up weeks board against dollar
and sihalf that this man can eat a
whole calf for lunch" Of course
this apparently preposterous was in
stantly accepted, and yesterday was
named as the date for the contest.
On Tuesday the landlord told his
protege ofthesbet aaa the day fixed
for its decision, but subsequently,
lest-ltis fagorite might become ner-
vous and not come to the scratch in
his best form, she determined to al
low him q kind Of d walk over the
course by Permitting him to, do tie
taskswitIout knowing be was doing
itszgIathe presence ofthe judge and
referee he had fair sized veal made
up into pies, which he stored in the
pie vault, after which be drilled
holesin tie walls so That an pnsus-
peetsd view Of Bheinterior might be
had. Yesterday, everything being
set, the stranger called around in the
afternoon for a little lunch to stay
his stomach until his set to with the
veal in the evening. The proprietor
cordially ushered him into the pie
vault, and, excusing himself, told
the mighty boarder to help himself.
The latter commenced under the IN
suspected scrutiny Of the betters and
The judges. Pie after pie. leaped
down the awful gorge as river flot-
sam is swept over the brink of Mia
CARA, till there was but one pie left
and the landlord was offering thu
fearful odds Of years board to |
nickel that his man would succeed
IA with no takers. The stranger reach
ed longingly out for the last pie, Blu
, just then, with mighty effort of hi
will power, he stayed himself, as h
thought aloud, "No, l must not tax
the wire edge of my appetite; / an
entered against whole calf for to
night, and l must come up in goo'
shape. No, I'll not eat it.'' An'
casting one last, long, lingering lool
behind, he strobe from the vault
The saddened landlord, after a vail
effort to have the bet declared of, i
now paying it to the almost equal,
saddened winner. - San Francisco
Chronicle.
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