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Good Versus Bad Players.

Two good whist players were matched
against two bad players, and the same
arrangement was made in another ROOM;
in which the bad players held the same.
hands as the good players in. the first
room, and vice versa. Thirty three.
hands were played. In one room the
good players held good cards and won.
four rubbers out Of aix, III points bal
.ance Of eighteen !; in the other room the
good players had the bad cards, and
played seven rubbers with the anne:
number Of cards, winning three ont 81
seven, and losing seven points on the
balance. The difference was eleven.
points, or nearly one point rubber in
favorof skill DR.. Pole, working By 8
statistical method. has arrived at nearly
the same result; but ho estimates the.
advantage Of periior personal play,
among players al playing BY system, as
about q quarter Of point . rubber. So
that the combined skill Of two i very s
'skillful players against Two very d nm E
skilhul ones would IS more than half u
point : rubber. 81 isssss
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with balls. There. was no resistance to the
mob. The bodies were removed during the
forenoon.
THE RENO CASE.
Major Reno having learned Of the ap-
prova1 of the sentence of the court martial
dismissing him from service, has telegraphed
the president to be allowed to resign. The
President has the request under consideration
and orders Of the war department in Reno's
case are delayed for decision.
DESTRUCTION OF THE DUBLIN THEATRE
ROYAL. :.
At $50 P, NJ. Feb. 8, the Theatre Roy
al, Of Dublin was completely: destroyed by fire,
and is still burning, and the adjoinining houses
are endangered. A police inspector and one
workman were injured. The militarykeep order
and assist the fire department.. There was to
haveibeen adaysperformance of Paulomine this
afternoon, at which the Duke and Duchess of
Marlborough were to be present. The fire was
occasioned by the ignition of the curtain of
their state box.
- p CONDITION OF AFGHANIsTAN.
A dispatch from Cabul says there is no
present indication of any chief possessing the
ability or influence to take real command Of
the country. In fact, it becomes more appar-,
ent that Afghanistan is not nation which
can be held together by any but very extra
ordinary man. We probably have heard the
last of united Afghanistan and that for some
years the only power which could again build
up Afghanistan into a solid and united king
dom is England.
THE LONDONDERRY RApeEDY:
A dispatch flom Manchester. N. II. Of
Feb. 9 says: Mrs Dillingham;, victim of her
nephcw's fendish assault at Londonderry, was
alive this afternoon but sinking rapidly and
will probably die before morning. Young Dill
bingham will be detained awaiting the result
Of the wounds, and then be arraigned for muir
der. He maintains stolid demeanor and
seems hardly to realize his situation. He is
said to be victim ofyellow covered literature
of the basest sort, and read with eagerness de-
tailed accounts of cruel murders. He has
been attending school this winter and was re-
garded as boy of average ability and was
the last to be suspected Of committing so ter.
rible crime. Dillingham; confessed be first
shot then outraged his aunt. The officials
have taken him to Portsmouth Jail.
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victory, and yet the. five shillings were
won by the wearer Of The bank-notes. ' @.
STATE. AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
TIE ANNUAL MEETING HELD IN 81.
i PAUL, FEBRUARY 1857

The State Agricultural society held it's an.
Dual meeting for the election of officers at
St. Paul, February 4th. At the morn
ing session nothing was done save appoint a
committee on credentials. '~ 80 $500:
ss At the afternoon session the attendance
was greater than had been witnessed TO
years. Mr.. McHenoh reported the follow
ing as entitled to seats: '-~-~~
Anoka County-Ammi Gutter, 2 votes.,s..
,Becker-Geo. W. Taylor,i F..B.- Chaplin, E.
Runnery. ~ al .,,, - - '''''
Brown-Chas. Hassing, votes. al ts,>ts,
Dakota-Levi G. Clemens, q votes, 4 /
Gooahue-J. g., Hoard, E. J.iBlood, .
Hennepin-Mr. Van Ness, 2 votes. -
LIE Sueur-M. Doran, 2 votes. ''7'
Lyon-John Hunter. Q votes. ST.
Martin-Jas. McHepch, q votes SO t.
Murray-O. F. Whittier, votes. ..,
McLeod-John N. Ives, 2 votes. :.......
. Nicollet-Andrew Nelson; 8 votes. .''
Olmsted-O. P. Whitcomb. 2 votes: s"t
p Ramsey-W. G. Hendrickson, Lorenzcs Hoyt,
Samuel bearing. S'' 49,
Scott. G.. Bass, s votes. .,.. =, - -
Wright-Sam e. Adams, Nathan Warner.
Watonwan-W. W. Gibbs, 2 votes; J. W.
Dreyer. Tis'
Western Union, Scott County--F. J.. Whit
lock, 2 votes. r,-,s,- $780,.
STATE dOrtlCulturRl SOCleCy-U. Lay, u Is.
Hollister, W. E. Brimball, DR.. Twitchell, II. D.
Eldridge. yIi':t-
The following delegations were reported as
present and their admission was referred with
ont Recommendation for the action of the full
society: 20: ....f; il"
st. Paul and Minnesota Exposition-L.M M.
Darlington, Bertram Scheffer, Geo. w. Becht.
German Agricultural Society of Ramsey
County-Adam BohJand, Nicholas Pothen.
Driving Park Association-H. P. Hall, Geo.
Allen, John <. Davidson.
MIR. HOLSTER offered the following resolu-
ton: al
RESOLVED, That article five of the constitution
he so amended as to entitle the st. Paul and
Minnesota exposition to the same delegate re.
i: 'sentation in this body "a county societies.
After some 1emarks the resolution was adopt
I'd by "a to IL. Similar resolutions were then
adopted relative to the other two delegations.
It was then annouced that only those who
paid 81 dues were entitled to vote, and large
number accordingly handed that sum to the
secretary.
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Geological Denudati0n.

If we imagine the area Of England
and Wales, consisting of $500 square
miles, to form one river basin, the de-
livery of water by such river would be
$3.50, 1886, $50 tons, or 1873 inches per
annum, containing q total of $3.50, $50
tons of solids in solution, representing
general lowering of the surface from
that cause alone of .0077 of foot per
century, or l foot in IL, 987 years. TAX.
ing the soluble denudation" of other
parts of the world into consideration, Mr..
Reade considers that "about 100 tons of
rocky matter is dissolved by rain per En-
glish square mile per annum." This, he
states, contains 80 tons of carbonate of
lime, and 20 of sulphate of lime,
etc., and proceeds: I'll, as is generally
supposed, the sea contains only what is
washed into it from the land, and we
can estimate its numeral contents in
tons, We at once get minimum meas
ure of the age of the EARTH" . As Her
schel states that the ocean contains o.
49,, 800 billions of tons of water, and
the meansof DR.. Frankland's analysis
gives 1879 tons Of carbonate Of lime and
magnesia, and71 ;el7 tons of sulphate of
lime and magnesia in g10O, 900 tons, it
follows, according to the author,
that it would take ,25,OOO,OO0, years
to accumulate the quantity of sui
plate of lime and magnesia contained
in sea-water, but only 100000 years
to renew the carbonate of lime and
magnesia, and the discrepancy is caused
by the appropriation Of tho calcic car
Donate by mollusca fortheir nests. The
amount of visible sediment, brought
down mechanically by rivers is calcula-
ted for the whole world up IN the re-,
suits Of Humphreys and Abbot for the
Mississippi, and the estimate is given
at six times the amount Of the soluble
matter. This produces over the whole
globe an amount of denudable matter
equal to 600 tons square mile per
year. Going back in all time at this.
rate. and allowing for. coast erosion,
glaciers, ETC., the ten miles Of sediments
ary strata must have occupied 526, 0O0,-
COO years in accumulation Nature.
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FAeINGTHE HEIGHTS.
Since the song We sing is

: Since the song We sing is
put sad one!
Since the presence that We bring ls
. = Not q glad one:
Must we-you, my heart, and, T.
Stay to watch the world run by,
, While we two sit back and cry
YEARLY?
What! be this our strait? and truly
Is all lost?
is hope given up and duly
Shrieked and crossed?
Come, herrts! Can not you and
Yon untrodden country try,
Rather than lie down and die
Drearily?
Seems to me, the hills glow green.y
Over there.
If our fate has served us meanly,
. Can't we bear?
Let US trudee it, you and I.
Heart to where the new lands lie
Let us bid goodbye
CHEEKY.
-Ro,card Gisndors
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Cesar, His Men, and His Arms.

he was the ablest Roman then living,
and he had the power of attaching the
ablest men to his service. He had five
years in which to look about him, and
to act at his leisure-as much time as
had been given to Pompey of the East.
Like Pompey, too, he was left perfectly
free. No Senatorial officers could incum-
Der him with orders from home. The
people had given him his command, and
to the people alone he was responsible.
Lastly, and beyond everything, he
could rely with certainty on the material
with which he had to work. The Roman
legionaries were no longer yeomen
taken from the pillow, or shopkeepers
from the street. They were men more
completely trained to every variety Of
accomplishment than perhaps ever had
followed General into the field, or ever
since. It was not enough that they
could use sword and lance. The cam
paign on which Caesar was about to
enter was fought with spade and pick
and ak and Ratchet. Corps of engineers
he may have had; but if the engineers
designed the work, the execution lay
with the army. No limited department
would have been equal to the tasks
which every day demanded. On each
evening after march, O fortified camp
was to be formed, with mound and
trench, capable of resisting surprises
and demanding the labor of every
single hand. Bridges had to be thrown
over rivers. Ships and barges had to be
made and repaired, capable OF service
against an enemy, on a scale equal to
the requirements of an army, and in Q
haste which permitted no delay. A
transport service there must have been.
organized to perfection. But there
we're no stores sent from Italy to supply
the daily waste of material. The men
had to mend, and perhaps make, their
own clothes and shoes and repair their
own arms. Skill in the use of tools
was not enough without the tools them
selves. Had the spades and mattocks
been supplied by contract, had the axes
been of soft iron, fair to the eye and
failing to the strokes, not a man in
Caesars army would have returned to
Rome to tell the tale of its destruction.
How the legionafies acquired these
various arts, whether the Italian peasan.
try were generally educated in such
occupations, or whether on this occasion
there was a special selection of the best,
of this we have no information. Certainly
only it was that men and instruments
were as excellent in their kind as honesty
and skill could make them; and, how
ever degenerate the patricians and cor
rupt the legislature, there was sound
stuff somewhere in the Roman constitu-
ton; No exertion, or no forethought
on the part OF any commander, could
have e1temporized such a variety of
qualities. Universal practical accom-
plishments must have formed part of
the training Of the free Roman citizens.
Admirable workmanship was still to be
had in each department of manufacture:
every article with which Caesar was pro-
vlded must have been the best of it's
Kind Cesar" by Froalde.
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SIRE replied the officer. And the in
tantryF 'Bolted as fast as their legs
could carry them, sire.' The emperor
listened with perfect gravity to this cata-
logue Of mistortunes, then, re-ente,ing
the hall OF audience, addressed the assem-
bled courtiers as follows: 'Let a re
Deum be sung in hcnor Of the triumph
of our arms!'"- --Belg+aDia.
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Resurrection.

We believe that Christ was not only
buried, but rose from the dead the third
day. He rose? with q material body
identical in q true sense with the body
as it was before He died, and yet ON.
nipotently5 changed to incorruptible-
ness and power, and fitted for the full
ness of the Spirit and state of glory.
We believe that Christ will come again
the second time in. that very resurrec-
ton body, and raise up His people with
a Like literal real body Of incompatible
ness and power, controlled by the
Spirit and fitted to the final state. 1--WE
look for the Savior, the Lord Jesus
Christ, who shall change our vile body
that it may be fashioned Ike unto His,
glorious body" The fall Of man brought
min to body rs well Is soul. Salvation
is not complete till body, as well as soul,
is redeemed Church Helper.
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The Second Commandment.

The second commandment not only
forbids worshiping craven images, but
it forbids making them. At the time
when the commandment was given the
tendency to the worship of images was
SO strong that even the making of them
could not be allowed. That danger hav-
ing passed away from us, the prohibition
has passed away for us, for the divine
precepts are not arbitrary, but reason
able. When dangerous road has
been repaired, the sign, mo passing
here, is taken away. Il So we read the
commandment, Thou shalt not make
any craven image" we respond,
"Lord, incline our hearts to keep this
law;" and we fill our houses with statu-
airy. The spirit of the law has passed
into other forms, prohibiting idols of
the imagination, idols of the intellect,
especially all religious views, practices,
notions and doctrines that are unworthy
Of God, or dishonorable to Him.-Dr.
j. ID. WhSt07a.
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! - sLsES.tsEEt. - E&S 80
- a CH1NAMAN consumes three and Q
half gallons 81 water day." wrote
Gen. Sprague, who was experimenting
the constructing Of the Pen Oreille d.
vision Of the Northern Pacific road.
Mot that they drink so much" he
adds, but every heather in the COM
pany's employ insists upon taking a
thorough bath before going to bed
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WHAT Is IT.
What is't that every fiber thrills,

WAos 40 = sA0t every LUCK tuC046s
That every sense Of being hlls. ,-.....-., .
That memory robs Of other things,
OF other thoughts quick surcease bringsl
What lit that makes tho strong man weak,
That makes the robust pine and peak,
t That makes the rudy face turn pale, --.
That makes the heart Of brsvest quail?
What makes tho knees together beatf
What makes one limp from head to feet?
What makes one writhe in sore distress,
And bends him up like letter 81
J What causes groans with every breath?
What reconciles to instant deathf
What is't that makes the baby weep?
What is't st waits him in sleep,
And prints the semblance Of ! smile
Upon his lips that doth beguile
Tho women-fo lk-queer, foolish things
And make them talk Of angel-wings,
Ofcherubim and seraphim- .--r.--
Those creatures of that old wife's whim,
That, when In sleep baby smiles,
The angels whisper 1t meanwhilesl
What makes that baby from his dream
Awake with calliopic scream?
What makes that precious baby wake!
Good friends, it is the stomach achel
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SABBATH READING.
The Word ,

Voice of the Holy Spirit making known
Man to himself witness swift and sure;
Warning, approving, true, and wise, and pure
Counsel and guidance that misleadeth nonel
By Thee the mystery of life is read;
The picture writing of the worlds gray seers,
The myths and parallels Of the primal years,
Whose letter kills, by Thee interpreted
Take healihful meanings fitted to our needs;
And, In the souls vernacular, express
The common law Of simple righteousness.
Hatred OF cant and doubt of human creeds
May we'll be felt; the objectionable sin
Is to deny the Word of God within,
Ioxz1 Wuyrprrrp
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SECRETARY JUDsoN's REPORT.

Secretary Judson submitted his report, show
inc in detail the expenditures of the society.
His recapitulation, showing the amounts ex.
pended, was as follows:
Paid officers and their assistants. 81, 9l5 80
Ticket aallera patemen lahorera and
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TIM boy who was kept sitter school
for bad orthography said he WAS spell
bound. .s..s.
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y you would have clear vision new
g put your : ~. in your mouth.
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New York advices of Feb 8 report a
great snow stormalong the eastern coast, great
damage and loss Of lives. Although but three
or four inches Of snow fell on level the wind
drifted it from the roofs of houses aud from ex
posed cross streets, aud in many places the
snow was packed a feot or more deep. The
snow was so fine and fell so fast navigation on
the rivers was very difficult, the vell of snow
forming as great barrier as heavy fog The
storm increased in violence and the wind rose
to perfect gale. just before daylight the wind,
which was from the northwest reached the
greatest velocity, forty-eight miles an hour.
It blew at this rate from till $40 o'clock, and
the ferry boats and other craft in the rivers
and bay were tossed about roughly. The
night on tn sound was very wild one, and
pilots OF sound steamers say the wind was
fiercer than any which they had experienced
for long time. But all the boats got through
safely, though somewhat behind time, and the
waves was very rough, making some of the
passenger seasick. Railroad trains were
somewhat delayed. The snow is rapidly dis,
appearing from the streets, rain converting it
into mud, and the slush making walking abom.
Unable. In the vicinity of Paughkeepsie the
wind blew hurricane Great damage was
done at Long Branch. Serious damage was
done at Long Island by the high tide.
| A newsboys was blown from the train at En-
glishville NJ. and killed. "A brakeman ON
the Hudson River road was blown from the
train and killed. Tho roof Of the Pennsylvania
railroad depot at Manasquan. N. y. was blown
Eaway. Railroad trains generally blockaded
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Pianos from L. Nuefeld, Berlin
LIQUORS

Brandy. Run. Rhine Wine.
CART Champagne, ~. Pzal's Ale.
RSv2-iSn Bee. English Ale and Porse-.
Birle- Beer l. NiETs. Bifss-s.
Alooaol in dezajjOhns Of sAllSz.
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applied to be taken under the protection of
France. The step was taken by the King and
principal chiefs with the full approval of the
whole Of the natives. There is reason to be-
lieve that the resident Presbyterian minister
Mr.. Pearse. took an active part in bringing
about the result of the French protectorate
and in defeating the negotiations of the Ger
mans. In the meantime, the British Consul at
Tahiti, Mr. Miller, had received intelligence
that French lrotectorate was likely to be
established, and he despatched II. NJ. S. Os-
prey, Captain the Hon. Henry A'Court, to
Raiatea to observe the movements of the
French and German officers. On his arrival
at Raiatea, the captain of the Osprey declined
to interfere, or to express any opinion about
either party. 1t is stated, however, that
he took the missionary sharply to task for
having involved himself in the complication.
The protectorate and annexation were ior-
mally accomplished about three weeks ago.
and NJ. Cheese is at present Governor of Ia
hit, awaiting instructions from Paris. The
Guichen will remain at Auckland for about a
week, and will then return TO Tahiti.
This movement on their part inaugurates
a new state affairs in the Pacific, and will tend
largely to increase French prestige in these
seas. There is little doubt that it originates
in determination to connteract the operations
of the German Empire in the South Pacific,
The manner in which it has been accomplished
may possibly lead TO bitterness of feeling and
complications between these two Great Powers,
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French Movements in the Pacific.
Annexation Of Tahiti and Moorea-Protsc-
torate Of the Paumotu Group.

The French gun-boat Gsaolss, guns, Cap
tain 6ironde, arrived at Auckland Jaly n,
from Tahiti, which port she left on the 9Th
inst She had called IN there to cable the in
telligence 70 the French Government Mai the
Island Of Tahiti ard that Of Moores have been
duly annexed 10 the French Republic, on the
petition Of the King, chiefs and people. who
desired the abolition Of the proiectorate and
their formal incorporation into the French do
minio1s. Tie lsfe QEeen PoTBara's son, who
was King, has been pensioRed Of. \ mee;in
81 the chiefs was held II which tie whole
transaction was completed Moorea Island
Is about len miles distant from Tahiti. 4
French pToiectorzte has also been established
at Raiaies, Paunoiu. and over the whole of
the Islands Of the Low Archipelago, some
sirty-eight in number Paumotu signifies SO
cloud Of ISLANDS an expressive term This
collection Of coral islands extends over lsders.
q Longitude, without taking into consideration
the detached islands 70 the southeast CT IT,
The circumstances under which protector
ate has been established over the island Of
Raiatea are rather peculiar. Il appears that
tie German nan-of-war Bismarck went 70 Raj
stea for the purpose Of hosting the German
flag IN place Of the commercial flag OF Messrs
GoieEroi and Co, and where thar commercial
COMPANY had an establishment The native
objected 70 German prO-ectoraie, but II Is al
legged the Germans got the King On board,
made hin drunk, and got him to sign dcco-
ment, which was but Of little value, as it had
not been signed by the other chiefs This de-
rnonstrarioa provoked great indignation
amongst the natives. One Of the principal
chiefs, With The approval Of the whole Of the
natives, cut down the German flag. BE was
afterwards seiIed BY order Of the commander
Of the Bismarck, but was subsequently re-
leased IN tie representations Of the natives
and Of the commander OF the English nan-o'-
war which was at Rzia1ez. The German man
o'-Ear having failed TO establish protector
ate left The island Meanwhile the knowledge
OF these greats reached The ears Of the aufhoTi-
ties II New Caledonia, who dispatched the
guzboat Chssssur 70 the island. The natives
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-oulv let vour conversation be as becomeih the Go
mel Of Christ Tor. as Il should rather be renders
"Oalv piay the citixens-worthily cf the Gospel
fst~- I,z1r1Tr1Ans l. %
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DRESS GOODS
FANCY GOODS /:
CLOTHING

Neck.ies. RISSoas. Hnndke-chiefs.
Fou!xrJs, Socks and Stockings,
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5alraiialt 6azrtte.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER s.sissO-
Chr,stsan Politic.

A Discourse preached in Westminster Abbey. Sunday
evening" April 4th 1880 in the midst Of Genera Flee
ton by the Rev. Frederick W. FaTrar, d. d Canon
Of Westminster.
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Sniis White shirts. ". and c. [. shirts.
Table Cover shirts. Umbrellas. Shawls.
Florence Hats. HaI Flowers and Feathers.
Stationery. Looking Glasses, Gold Leaf, Play Cards
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PERFUMERY:

Lahin's Scans and Extracts. Plaileccme.
Fac De Cologne, Hair on. Florida Wafer,
TocIA Brushes, Combs. etc.