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Morris tribune., 1880-11-04
Mrs. Davis, Mistake

Mrs. Davis was, as usual, sitting in her
bedroom, says the New York Times, and
waiting for her writched husband. It was
nearly II o'clock. The night was cold, ,
and the candle was almost burned out
In the corner STOOD the baseball club
ready to be used in case of necessity, and
on the mantle piece the eight day clock
drowsily tucked away the waning hours.
Tired Mrs. Davis herself grew drowsy,
and when loud ring of the front door bell
reused her, she found she had fallen
asleep and that the candle was out. a.
Without waiting to light another can.
die, the faithful wife felt her way down
stairs, opeded the door, and admitted the
drunkard. He was even more drunk
than usual, Tor he could not articulate a
single word. Mrs. Davis had immense
difficulty in assisting him up stairs for
he insisted upon sitting down upon every
separate step and falling asleep. There
were 90 steps in all, and it took three
quarters of an hour to get him up to the
top of the stairs, down which he prompt
ly tell again. Nothing, however, can ex-
haust the patience of a good woman. and
about 1890 Mrs DAVIS succeeded in
bringing her charge into the bedroom
and placing him on the sofa, where he
instantly and permanently went to sleep.
In the circumstances, she resolved to
let him lie there, and thus avoid the
trouble of lighting a candle. So she
loosed his collar, drew off his boots
placed stick of weod under his head,
and inserted piece Of soap in his mouth
as hint to him to stop snoring. Hav-
Ing thus made him comfortable Tor the
night, she was about to prepare herself
for bed, when the front door was opened
with latcn KEY, and a man sprang has
tlly up stairs and rushed into the room.
Mrs. Davis being a woman of much
presence of mind, screamed ssire!' and
hastily Lit the candle, so that she could
see how to begin operations with the
club on the supposed burglar. To her
unspeakable horror the newcomer vas
ner husband, In state of complete So
briefly.
He had not been SO hopelessly and ag-
gresslyely sober In ten years, and as he
looked at the drunkard on the sofa, rec
ognlzed him as a certain dissolute neigh
Dor, and then in sepulchral tones said:
"Mary, is this my reward for signing the
piedge2" Mrs. Davis telt that her cup
was full. In the darkness of the night,
and trusting implicitly to the habitual
drunkenness of her husband, she had in
nocently taken the wrong drunkard to
her room, and now her cruel husband had
betrayed her coL tidence by actually ven
turing to come home sober at the most
inopportune moment possible.
The probability is that the poor wo-
man will be sent home in disgrace to her
mother. Mr.. Davis assumes to regard
himself in the light of betrayed and
wronged husband, and refuses to accept
Mrs. Davis explanation. She now feels
that the crowning cruelty of his life was
his unexpected sobriety. That after all
the years of his constant drunkenness he
should suddenly, and without any warn
ing come home sober, was indeed re-
inement of cruelty of which only the
most hardened of men could be guilty.
Morris tribune., 1880-11-04
COurtesY.

Oourtesysis not'merely an observance
of the conventionaiities of society; it is q
reality founded on, common sense and
manly feeling. An uncourteous man is
one of the greatest bores in the world.
He ofends everybody, and instead of be-
ing treated with kindness and considera-
ton by his neigbor, he is generally In.
tensely disliked, and no language Is suf-
ficlently strong enough to express his de-
merits. To be courteous is simply to
pay proper Difference to the feelings of
others. A well educated man is gener-
all7 courteous. The fact Of his mind be-
ing liberalized teaches him the necessity
Of exercising this virtue. Benevolent
men are always courteous; the desire TO
give pleasure 10 others lis sufficient in
.ducement for them to cultivate this
great quality. II Is just as easy to be
courteous as the reverse. The time has
gone by when bluntness Is taken as Q
sign OF honesty. It has been found that
dishonest men can be blunt and rude a.
well as honest men; and compliments or
Morris tribune., 1880-11-04

THE Chinese Rip was patriarch
named Wang ChIh. He was gathering
firewood one day on the mountains of
Ku Chow, when he found grotto where
some old men were playing chess. As
he watched them, one Of them gave him
what locked like a date stone, telling
him to put it in his mouth. No sooner
had he tasted it than he ceased to feel
hunger and thirst. By and by one of the
players said: at is long since you came
here, yon should go home now" Wang
Chih went to take up his axe, and found
the handle had moldered into dust. Un-
dismayed, however, he went home; but
found that centuries had passed since
he went out wood-cutting. No vestige
of his kinsfolk remained. He retreated
to cell in the mountains, and devoting
himself to religious exercises, finally at
taired immortality.
Morris tribune., 1880-11-04

N. GAMBETTA's political methods are
illustrated by an snecdote from a book
recently printed in Paris. One day at
Gambetta's house the conversation turn
ed On the expulsion of Prince Napoleon,
whom IL. Theirs had had arrested at M.
Richards chateau at Milemont and con-
Quoted to the frontier. n. Gambetta
criticised severely Theirs fashion of doing
this, and when asked how he would have
done 1t, answered: 'sIn his place, should
have disguised q hundred agents of po-
lice as peasants and sent them to Mile
mont, with orders to make . great uproar,
to break windows, and sheut abuse of
the Prince. Then, 40 head Of the govern-
ment, I should have interposed, have
stated the indignation caused among the
rural population by the mere presence
OF Bonaparte; and should then have
arrested the Prince, at the same time re-
storing order and protecting his person
against the just anger OF the people. And
all the world would have applauded it.
Morris tribune., 1880-11-04

The trustees of the university OF Woos-
ter, Ohio, have elected woman as lec-
turer of modern literature, She is Miss
Irish, the translator of several volumes of
German literature. It is stated that Miss
Irish has had entire charge of the foreign
correspondence of Secretary Carl
Schurz, during President Hayes admin
istratiOn.
Morris tribune., 1880-11-04
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

uWtS~G66kAWEOOS NEWSs
Dakota has been designated as a new
Episcopal church diocese.
There was a slight fall of snow at Al
bany, N. Y, On Sunday morning, October
"a.
The number OF emigrants which arriv
ed in this country during the month Of Sep
tember, was 81 4,SO5.
The steamship Wieles, brought from
Europe to New York, Oct. 26, $6S,7S5 in
marks and $17O,s16 in francs
The Episcopal convention in New
York passed strong resolution in favor of sup
pressing polygamy In Utah.
A herd Of short horns was sold at Dex::
ter Park, Chicago Oct. %. Forty head brought
So 500 an average of $169 head.
Gen. Garlbaldi's recent journey is said
to have left him sofeeble that the utmost care
and repose are required to restore him to his
ordinary health.
October "a, rough weather prevailed
in Ontario, and snow fell from the depth of
five to twenty inches. Much damage was
done to fruit and other trees.
Several invaders OF Oklahoma, have
been arrested and escorted to the Kansas line
Over 100 claims have been staked off by par
ties who expect the Territory soon to be
opened to settlement.
A leading bank in Montreal has noti-
fled its customers that interest will be allow
ed on large sums after Nov. 1, owing to the
difficulty of finding investments for large
sums new lying idle.
The signal service has just completed
continental telegraph line from Bis
marck, d. T., to Dayton, Washington Terri
tory. It crosses the Rocky Mountains by So
han Pass, over the Merrillan road.
In the 20-mile race In Chicago Miss
Jewett was victor, winning in 80 minutes 10
seconds, defeating Miss Pinneo, who gave up
at the 18th mile, and Miss Buckingham, who
gave up at the end Of the 4th mile.
A New York dispatch of Oct. ~ says,
the Gotten goods market is very firm and
leading makes of brown drills advanced by
agents. Low grade fancy prints in better de.
mand and stock light Ginghams and dress
/ goods in steady demand. Wooden goods in
moderate request. Flannels and blankets re.
main firm. Lonsdale shirting held at value.
A dispatch from st. Louis, of Oct. 90,
says: Judge Lumtry of the circuit court, has
appointed Capt 8. G. Chubb, president and
superintendent Of the Virgins ferry compa-
ny, receiver of the Keokuk northern line
packet company. Bond fixed at $4,000. The
court ordered the election for new directors
to take place on. the 18th Of November, and
that none of the outside directors shall be Ell.
igible to reelection.
5 A Washington advice states that the
excess Of exports over imports Of merchandise
stated in specie values, for the nine months
ended September 20, was e7s,76O.AsO. The
excess of the corresponding nine months was
s16l, 1886. The excess Of imports of gold
coin and bullion during the nine months end
ed september 80, 1885, was e925, 5,699.7O5. For
the corresponding months Of 1879, s95,4Sl,
1872
Morris tribune., 1880-11-04

PROBABLY no city in the world out
side of London and Paris, says the Wall
Street Daily Neos, can show as much
private wealth as the city of New York.
The richest man in England at present
is the Duke of Westminster, whose in
come from London property alone is es.
timated at "a 0,000. HIS rural land es-
tate yields some 100000 more. His to-
tai income from real and personal estate
aggregates about $S,5o0OO0. Great as
is this income, it does not come up to
the income enjoyed by John Jacob Astor
and William q. Vanderbilt, New York's
chief miIlionalres. The Astor fortune, a
present real estate values, is estimated at
not less than 100000, 900, while Mr..
Vanderbilt represents the largest accu-
mutation of private wealth In America
Mr. Vanderbilt's yearly income exceeds
$5,O0O,0O0.
Morris tribune., 1880-11-04

THE kindly manner with which the
late DR.. Adams, as professor of the Union
Theological Seminary, uniformly treated
students, will long be remembered by
hundreds of young men who had the ad-
vantage of his instruction. Many were
indebted to him, too, for advice and en-
ployment, and not infrequently for pecu-
mary assistance. He invited the conf
dence of his pupils, and met them with
cordially that always gained their
good will.
Morris tribune., 1880-11-04

ALL the theological seminariss of the
Presbyterian church, North, graduated
14O students last year as follows: Union
IS; Princeton 30; Western 1s; Auburn
12; Lane 6; Northwestern 16; Danville 2;
San Francisco 2; Lincoln 6; Biddle A;
German Seminary at Bloomfield 8.
Morris tribune., 1880-11-04

MRS. McGAHAN, Russian lady, wife
of the celebrated war correspondent who
died in Constantlnople, just after the
late Russo Turkish War, is visiting this
country as special correspondent of the
GOlOs, the principal newspaper of St.
Petersburg
Morris tribune., 1880-11-04

THE life OF the Prince OF Wales is in
sured for forty thousand pounds, for
which he pays an annual premium of
eight hundred pounds.
Morris tribune., 1880-11-04

THE Northwestern University, at Ev-
anston, ILL.,, now has College of Liberal
Arts, a College of Medicine, College OF
Law, Woman's College, Biblical In
stitute, a Conservatory OF Music, and a
Preparatory School. Oliver Marcy, IL.
D., is the acting president.
Morris tribune., 1880-11-04

A CANADIAN clergyman maintained in
the Presbyterian Council that there was
a difference between good whisky and
bad whisky, and that to include both in
the same indiscriminate condemnation
was not only unjust but illogical.
Morris tribune., 1880-11-04

Count TELFENER, of Rome, who is
now travelling in the west, has, it is said,
leased the ruins of the Coils cum, and is
putting them in shape to be preserved.
Morris tribune., 1880-11-04

THE new gymnasium at Williams Col
lege is nearly completed. The old build
ing will be used as hall for commence
ment dinners and prize speaking.
Morris tribune., 1880-11-04

VIcToR EMANUEL's monument, which
the Italian Government is about to erect,
will cost over a million and quarter of
dollars.
Morris tribune., 1880-11-04
CURRENT TOPICS.

THERE are 17O colleges in the United
States where both sexes are admitted as
students.
Morris tribune., 1880-11-04

Mr.. s. RUSSELL FORBES, OF Rome, the
celebrated archeologist, who is to spend
three months lecturing in this country {,
will probably first appear in Boston.
Morris tribune., 1880-11-04

confident than her decision. Undenla.
bly, the gentleman filed her ideal. With
out doubt he was q knight of the road,
wolf seeking whom he might devour.
Jennie trembled Just little, and began
to hope that the gentleman would not
Morris tribune., 1880-11-04

The Marquis Of Butte intends to erect
Roman Catholic monastery for English
monks on his property in Jerusalem,
and plans for an oratory have been pre-
pared, the building to cost go, 900.
Morris tribune., 1880-11-04

THE Stewart endowments for the Ca
thsdral and schools at Garden City,
amount to $3,OOO,OOO. A fund will also
be given to maintain these institutions
IT is reported from England that Dean
Stanley will pay final visit to the Unit
ed States in 1881, in company with Mr..
Thomas Hughes, for the purpose of in
vestigatlng the Church question.
Morris tribune., 1880-11-04

ACCORDING to Viennese statistical
journal, Austria is better provided with
public libraries than any other country
in Europe.
Morris tribune., 1880-11-04

In Galway, Ireland, two brothers
named Power quarreled about land,
and the elder rushed at the younger,
who was working in q field, cut off both
his legs with q scythe, then his head,
and then further mutilated the body.
The murderer was arrested.
Morris tribune., 1880-11-04
Personal AND POLITICAL

Henry Frederick Chaplin, the French
painter, is dead; aged 76.
Hon. John s. Brazil, leading men,
ber of the Ohio bar. died at Lancastle, Ohio,
Oct. 81, aged so years.
William Coathrow, an old resident of
Toronto, Canada, died Oct. 26. His property
is estimated at $6,OOO,OOO.
The famous French actress Sara Bern
hardt with her son has arrived in the steamer
Amerique at New York direct from Havre.
Capt. J. J. Marinar, who has been
steamboating on the Ohio and Mississippi
rivers the past fifty years, died in Memphis
Oct. %.
Philip Hinkle, a well-known citizen
of Cincinnati, long prominent in religious and
benevolent work, died Oct 26, after brief
illness.
President Hayes and party had cor
dial reception at Tucson, Arizona, on the
morning of October "a, and in the afternoon
renewed their journey to New Mexico.
Col. William p Adair, assistant chief
of the Cherokee nation, who commanded a
brigade of Indians in the confederate army
uuI1uS Guc TGuSl14cu, ul60 III WdSuuSlOHS
Oct %.
A Macomb, Ill, telegram of Oct. 25,
says, James B. Doyle, the notorious character
arrested in Chicego, was born in Belfast, Me-,
and came west about 1862. He has sister
in Bradford and brother in Mendon, and is
Of good family
On Friday uight, Oct. 90, Mrs. Louis
Gagnon of Minneapolis, Minn., took paris
green with view to sef.destruction, but was
discovered in time to save her life. A jealous
husband the cause. She regretted her attempt
at suicide, and now has faith in the future do
mestic felicity of herself and husband
The wife of DR.. J. E. Marshall, of
Cleveland, Ohio, died at the Nicollet house in
Minneapolis, Minn., at A o'clock on the morn
ing OF Oct. %, from an attack of pneumonia.
The demise was very sudden and unexpected.
few days since she returned to the hotel
from a ride, feeling somewhat indisposed, ard
took what she believed to be quinine, but
what proved to be an overdose of morphine.
Yet the attending physician says this was not
the cause of her death.
Morris tribune., 1880-11-04
THE BEAUTIFUL SNOW.

Oh, the snow, the boot full o. snow,
Dear to the heart Of the small fellow,
Who slides on his sled down the icy track,
A-lying as usual on his stomach,
Riding, .|!tt} II =
Gliding.
Yelling along,
Shouting aloud to the laggard pung, 80
Seeing female and going for her, ii55Et
And tossing her up on the swift runner,
Who, when she comes down observes broad
grin 49A tEsgss fft~tf.
On the vanishing face of the bad urchin. =,
Oh, the snow, the boot full o. snow! -
Now for a sleigh and young widow,
Or maid Gt is certainly much more fun
Than to rumble along in an old wagon)-
Prancing, 8a'
Dancing,
+Haft Glancing by;
IT'S good for the nerves, yes, very.
She timidly yields her hands to his,
And he shelters her from the cold breezes;
The buffalo covers them up to the chin,
And he taketh toll at the bridge-certin.
Oh. the snow, the boot full o. snow, Il ..al
Heaping the streets and calm meadow;
On the water pipe the frost king sits. ti.''
And the plumber goeth on his visits
Loafng,
..a Dawdling, a
With the susceptible cook flirting; =
He eats and he drinks and he winks at her,
And soldiers the pipe with his gold solder,
And he makes enough ere the day is done,
To buy him new brown.stone mansion.
w. A. Crofat, 10 Detroit Free Press.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-02-29
Bus1Dr TIE BARS.

f,rapdmother's snittine has lost its charm:
while the enngata crimson, soft and warm
Touches the frills Of her snowy cap.
she ie gozinR on two beside the bars.
For the growing dusk or the rising stars
One II slender slip or girl
Aud one Il man In the pride OF youth;
The n,atden pure as the purest pearl.
..swent. my own. 40 rose OF June"
I'M. WI va full low, DER the golden head.
II would sound to her i ke dear old tune.
Gould grandmother hear the soft words said.
For IL Seams but little while sRo
Eir,c. un1er the maple. beside the bars,
Hha ., oed q girl, while the sunsets glow
Melted away mid the evening stars.
Ana one. her lover, 30 bright and brave
Ennkn Wot ds "a tender, In tones as low:
Tbsv come to her now from beyond the grave.
The words Of her darling. 30 long ago.
any own one. sweet as q rose Of yunel'
Her eyes are dim and her hair is white.
As abe watches her daughters child to-
night.
a world between them, perhaps you say.
ier. One has rend the story through:
Ore has nns her nssui5 Kssts5dsiy q nis
put little you dream how fond prayer
Goes up TO God. through hia silver stars.
From the aged woman Rasing there
For the two who lipRer beside the bars.
4--tMargaret i. SanRater IN Youths Companion.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-02-29
Precedence of sank In Canada.

The Now York World has this correspond
ence from Ottawa, relative to Lorne's new
court:
For the first time since the confederation Of
the provinces ukase has gone forth estab-
fishing an order or table OF precedence.
Hitherto the Canadian people have racog-
niZed no precedence beyond that which Is ac-
corded Ia every country to wealth and intel
lect. The new order, however, will be rigidly
enforced 1t divides society Into twenty-five
grades, the Governor General ranking first
and the commanding officers OF the army
and navy second; then come the Lieutenant
bishops, Dominion Ministers, the judges ac-
cording to their rank, the members Of the
Privy Council who are not now Ministers,
general officers OF the army and navy, off,
cers OF the militia, Senators, members OF the
Commons, the minor judges, Provincial Min
listers, members Of the legislative coun-
ellis and assemblies, and lastly the
retired judges, each OF these classes being
subdtvlded into forms, as 1t were. The tax
payer has no locus stdndi whatever !n the list.
Major De Winton and his subordlnates will
no doubt do their best to carry out this order,
but 1t will be o miracle II they succeed.
Twenty-Five years ago Sir Edmund Head.
then Governor General, drew up q table Of
this kind and sought to Introduce the regula-
tions which govern the intercourse Of minis.
ters with the Grown OF England. His first
order was that when ministers left the capi-
tai they should inform him Of the fact. Sir
Allan McNab, proud old Highlander, but aS
far as etiquette went q perfect Gotta. had oc-
castOn to leave town next day, and this was
his note OF excuse to the Governor General !:
"The McNab begs to inform his E1eellency
that he has gone down the river a. far as
Crosse Isle to cock fight, and II the McNab
day, his Excellency will be justified Ia con-
Guiding that the McNab has fallen into the
hands OF the police, In which case his Excel
lency will doubtless be good enough to inter-
cede for the release OF the McEab." This
letter got into print. and amid the uproarious
laughter OF his liege subjects Sir Edmund
cancelled his order. The Marquis OF LOrne'8
order will not fare much better,
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-02-29
NINE. GREyY's BALL.
How 1000 Guests Enjoyed Themselves
Ths Girls Dance, but Don't Flirt.
Paris Dispatch to the London News.l

Paris Dispatch to the London News.l
Nine. Grcvyts first ball at the Elysee since
NJ. Grevy has been President OF the Republic
was eminently successful. There was no pro-
fusion OF costly exctics. which render more
unwholesome the vitiated air OF crowded
rooms, but unprecedented care was taken for
the comfort OF the guests, 900 In mum ber--
whether ag to facilities for the arrival Of oar
riages, the cloak rooms, In which there was
no confusion or delay, the d8ncing arrange
ments for those who wished to dance. sfttii,1
rooms for the aedeDtary and chatty, and tho
eroyn9s sess o, superior bathe supper.
fused from fear Qf overorowdtng. Many
will be indemDified at the second bali, Oueef,
Isabella Of Spain arrived early and was
ushered into a salon only reserved for
eral guests were admitted as soon is
she had taken her seat. Prince Orion
and Prince Hokenlohe were among the CORPS
diplomatique. bord Lyons slightly indfs-
BY Gen. Connolly, In uniform; the Chinese
Embassy Was In great force. and the wife Of
the Ambassador, comely parsonage OF her
race, was much observed. Having the
she could not walk, and was supported at the
buffet: The Due d'Aumals appeared In uni
form, but found no reserved room for princes,
90 In the time of Marshal MacMahon. NJ.
Grevy thoughtfnlly considered that at q ball
young ladies' like to dance. and to prevent
those who did not belong to particular sets
sitting neglected as wall-nowers organizeda q
dancing brigade, consisting Of captains, lieu
tenants and employees In government Offices,
whose mission was to aek girls they might see
sitting forlorn to dance. introduction to part
ners not being necessary here as In England.
Woe betide, however the swain who fancies
that filtration and ptomenadlng In conserva-
tories are permissible after the dance. The
young lady will dance with a stranger. but
the instant after sits down demurely by her
mamma or chaperone. The supper tables up
stairs were open shortly after midnight, not
as at many French lls--at 6 Ia the morn
ing, when nine tenths OF the guests are gone
1t WAS q matter OF necessity to let people 10
by squadrons but the off GERS detached for the
duty OF checking the mpetuously hungry did
their duty with exquisite tact.
The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-02-29
ABOUT KISSING.
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Little child. when twilight shadows
Close the western gates Of gold.
Then those loving arms OF mothers
Tenderly about thee fold.
Over ltp. and cheek. and forehead,
Like shower earesses fall;
For mother kiss at twilight
Is the sweetest kiss or all.
Pretty maiden at the gateway,
Shy. sweet face and downeast eye.
Two white. trembling hands imprisoned,
How the golden moment hiesi
Lips that softly press thy forehead,
All the rosy bushes call;
For u lovers kiss at twilight
Is the fondest kiss OF all.
Happy wife. the noble husband,
More than half lover yet
For those sunny hours OF wOOinR
Are too sweet to soon forget
On thy smiling lips upIifted.
Full OF love his kisses fall.
For husbands Kiss at parting
Is the dearest kiss OF all.
Weary mother, little children
With their dimpled hands so fair,
Passing over cheek and forehead.
Soothe away all pain and care:
Lead your doubling heart to Heaven.
Where no dreary shadowe fall.
For the kiss OF sinleBs childhood
Is the putest kiss OF all.