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An Enprs,s' Expenses.

Waste and peculation are traditional
in the Imperial hosehold of Russia. /
read that the expenses of the Empress
Marie Foederovna at Cannes were paid
for at the rate of $1,000 a month.
Probably this covered the bills of the
butcher, baker and grocer. 1t did not
cover those of the wsx chandler who
furnished the Imperial villa and the
chapel, of the livery stable, of the gas
company, of the 6OUquetierres, and of
the telegraph company. Wax csnd es
were perpstually burning in the room
in which mass was daily said. They
were OF the most expensive quality, ard
were sold to the chsplains OF her Impe-
rial m ,jesty for treble the price paid by
the Catholic priest of the neigbboring
church. Flowers were profusely sup
piled to the villa by gardener, and
when they had been 8 few hours in the
daytime in vases, they were resold-but
not TO the profit of the imperial ex-
che euer-to the bOuquetierres who sup
plies the deni monde at Games. When
the journey back to 81. Petersburg was
decided upon, the clerk of the but.ery
ordered fifteen days provisions for her
msissty and her retinue TO be stored in
the imperial train. The overplus will
be the peIqulsits of some officer.
Champsgne-cup was en- permaHeace in
the saloon carriages in which the grand
dukes and gentlemen in attendance
travelled. Lunch was not taken at any
of the stations st whish the train halted.
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ouinine ana Ar.en.e
HINIRIENTT.

Form the basis Of many Of the Ag7e remedies IN
the market, and are the last resort Of Phyzcaaus
and people who know no better medicine toem
ploy for this distressing complaint. The effects
Of either Of these drugs are destructive TO the
system. producing headache, intestinal disor
ders. vertigo. dizziness, ringing Of the ears. and
depression Of the constitutional health ATKR'
Asus CURE is . vegetable discovery, containing
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gredient, and IL An infsllible and rapid cure for
every form Of Fever and Anna Its effects are
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rom ifs usc. Besides being positive enre for
Fever and Ag1e in AL lie forms. Il Il also 81
perior remedy for Liver Complaints Il L IN
excellent tonic and preventive. as wen a. cure
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and miasmafic districts. Il acts directly On the
Liver and hilary HT7arAtus, thus stimulating the
ysten 70 q vigorous. healthy condition
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
BY Eminent Living Divine s.
The Book of Ruth.

The position which this book occu-
pies in the canon of the Old Testament
brings it before US as a refreshing con-
trast to the daIk>picture of crime and
cruelty which shocks and saddens US IN
the latter chapter of the Book of
Judges. We are reminded that each
village and each household has history
of its owh,. which, though affected by
the drift and current of events that
have national importance. is yet also
in part independent of these events, and
may present very different Characters
tics. While lust ana ferocity were do
ing their work for evil, there was this
episode of real life, which, if it had be-
longed to the literature of fiction, would
have taken high place, in the vivid
ness of its pictures and the tenderness
of Its pathos, as an idylhc romance,
bringing wildly before our eyes the
simple sorrows, the quaint forms OF
legal procedure, the devout customs of
the tillers of the soil, in region which
had passed beyond the nomadic life,
and had not tainted with the vices of
the life of clties.-Dr. Plumpt.e.
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Of mu=ic-'Son, thou art ever with me,
and oil that I have Is thine. Il was
meet that We should make merry, and
be GLAD for this ny brother was dead,
aud is alive again; be YVES lost, and is
fouod'-all THIS Is indeed divine cpl
0oUe Of the wandering OF msa and the
love Of God such IS 10 oar OF man has
ever heard e,sewhaIe. Put in the one
scale ell thst CoofGcius. or Sakys
Mount, or Z rooster. or Socrates ever
wfote or saId-aT d thsy wrote sn1sGid
many beautiful snd holy woEds-sDd
nut IN the other the Parable Of the
Prodig4l son s!oas with al that this
Jingle parable means, and cen any can
did spirit doubt which scale would GU
weigh he other IN eternal preciousness,
10 divine adoption to the WAITS OF man.
- CaEoz FGT5ar.
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solomon the preacher.

Solomon was great experimenter
on life. He tried all ways of it. he
tried what wealth, what wisdom, what
ninth and music, building of houses,
planting OF vineyards, making of or
chards and gardens, could do to make
a man happy and to keep him so. And
ne conducted each experiment of this
kind upon the largest. scale, and carried
it to. its furtherest issue, His position
gave him full command of all the
means and instruments of human enjoy
ment, and he exercised that command
without limitation or restraint. WHAT
soYer his eyes desired be.kept it not
from them; he withheld not his heart
from any kind of joy. We are not to
imagine that be did sill this at the
prompting of any higher motive, or for
any religious end. He did it as multi-
tudes In lesser. spheres and to a more
limited extent are doing ito crafty
the DEVICES and desires of his own
heart. But he was, all the while,
though ANONYMOUSLY, fulfilling high
and benevolent purpose of the Sdpremp,
and when afterwards he was brought
TO the love and service of God, he was
directed to put on record, for the guild
ance and warning of sill after genera
tions, history of his earlier experience.
Il is in this light regarding them
As written for this purpose, that the
opening chapters of the Book OF &c
clesiastes are 10 be read by every blbh-
cal stu6ent.-Dr. HaRad.
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FOR ARMY TRANS
PORTATION.
Headquarters Department OF Texas,
Office of Chief Quartermaster,

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. Feb. %. 1880.
SEALED PROPOSALS, in triplicate, subje
to the usual conditions, will be received at this
Office until IL o'clock noon, ION the fifteenth day
of April. 1880, at which time and place they will
be opened in the presence of bidders, for the
transportation of Military Supplies on the fol-
Texas, during the iscal year commencing July
l, 1887, and ending June 3d. 1881:
ROUTE No. l.-Wdg07a Transportation From
Fort Worth, Texas, or any other point on the
Texas and Pacific Railway, or from Denison, or
any other point on the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas Ra lroad, TO Forts Griffin, McKavett. Con-
cho, Stockton and Davis, Texas, &c, or to or
line or beyond the limits of the route.
ROUTE No. 2.-Wdg0n Transportation From
San Antonio, Austin, the terminus OF the Gulf,
Western Texas and Pacific Railway, or from
such other points on eaid railway, or the Calves
ton, Harrisburg and San Antonio Railway as the
Quartermaster's Department shall name, to all
posts south of parallel 3sS and north Of parai-
ing $50 miles from the line or beyond the limits
of the route.
ROUTE No. 3.-Steam5oat and Wagon Trans
poTtdtion-From the ships tackle on the wharf,
or Narehouse at Brazos to Forts Brown, Ring
gold and Mcintosh, Texas.
ROUTE No. 4.-Wd1Oa TTdnsportdt,0n- From
S5 fToF dncbS on
Stockton, Davis, Texas, &C., or to or frUm any
point not exceeding $50 miles from the line or
beyond the limits Of the route.
tion-From the ships tackle on the wharf or
warehouses at Corpus Christi, to San Diego, and
Fort Mcintosh, Texas.
WATER TRANSPORTATION RoUTE.-From New
Orleans La, to Texas ports.
Proposals for transportation on any or all OF
the routes aboYe named will be received.
The Government reserves the right to reject
any or ali proposals.
Blank proposals, form Of contract and printed
circulars stating the estimated quantities OF sup
plies to be transported and giving full informa-
ton as TO the manner OF bidding, conditions TO
be observed by bidders, and terms OF contract
and payment, will be furnished on application
to this office or to the Offices Of the Quariermas-
tiers at Fort Brow and Fort Wo;th, Texas; New
Orleans La, and St. Louis, Mo.
Bidders for services on RouteNo. 5are invited to
propose for services from the ships tackle atCor-
pusChristi, to Forte Ringgold, Duncan andClark,
Texas, and intermediate points, giving through
rate for freight to each post, and also rates per
100 pounds per i miles for intermediate points.
No proposal will be considered unless accom-
painted by bond made according to the form
prescribed.
Envelopes containing proposals should be
marked: Proposals for Transportation on
Route No. -" and addressed 10 the under
mf4 ca BENZ. C, CARD, Chief Quartms'tr.
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Tae EnaII-h Parliament.

The SESSION Of Psriisment which has
lately opened IS he last which that
0oty is - hr,d. By the law of EGG
land iav known historically as the
! SepttnnIel A:L-P4riiamenis endure
Tor seven years uuiess sooner dissolved.
Tat Is TO cay, they cannot last longer
than seven years, although they may
be cut of by dissolution at any time.
We believe that no preceding Parlia-
ment has had so long life as this one,
# il fills out its seven years term. Only
two Others have approached II, one
during the reign Of George ". and the
ether which was dissolved in July,
1865. Each of these fell short of six
years and two months.
One of the questions most warmly
debated by the English politicians, at
various times, is the question of the
duE,tion of Parliamepts, and it is re-
msrkable that, on THIS point, parties
have twice reversed their positions.
Mr.. Lccky AMI Lord Macanlay have
b 9TH noticed this fact, and Prof. SEE =
icy, in recent article, mentions it as sn
illustration of his theory that parties IN
England, although they may have a
certain continued succession as to
names, do not remain in one age what
they were IN another, and that for
person to carry back into the past his
party preferences, or 10 read English
history as the history of two parties
having, in all 0ges, substantially the
same political tendencies, is to confuse
the mind with faiiacy which must
forever obscure the truth.
The Saptenrial Act wss. originally,
a Wing measure. L vas carried through
their term OF power The Tories were
then opposed to II, and clamered for
trienniGl PAriiams Twice after
wards they agitated for it's repeal. In
1892 the position was reversed. The
Wings c!amorej for triennial PArlia-
ment, and the Tories, led by Edmund
Burke, who had then become an ultra
Conservative, defended and maintained
the Septeunial system. His arguments
have been adopted and repeated ever
since his day, by the defenders of the
seven year plan and have been answer
ed on the other side by such men as
MacsulaY and John Blight. The Lib
erals now are, as rule, IN favor of the
shorter term, and large fraction of the
liberal party is always agitating for this
reform. They argue that Parliament
loses its popular and representative
character during 50 long term as seven
years, and that more frequent renewal
is necessary if parliamentary independ-
ence is TO be preserved, and subservi- |
eucy to a government which may have |
lost the confidence of the country is to
be averted. The notable fact in the
history of this Parliament is quoted as
a conspicuous Illustration of the evils
of the Septennial plan fact that
the majority has merely registered the
wishes of the Ministry, and that Par
lament chosen when almost the only
issue before the country was the ques-
ton of university education in Ireland,
has, without consulting the people, de-
cided the most important questions of
foreign policy that have arisen since the
peace of 1915.
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John Navins was fireman on the
Esart and o lceOla railroad in Michigan.
A log was chained to the track one
oight, and his locomotive was wrecked,
killing him instantly. HIS widow sued
the company for $1,000 dana. /.
While the SUIT was pending good
looking young fellow made her &C
qualntsnce, professed to fall In love
with her, and made marriage engage
ment. Having confidence in him, Mrs.
Nevins told him that the log was placed
on the track at her request, she desir-
ing to get rid of her husband, while
they were to have all the money that
could be gained by lawsuit. The
wooer induced her to repeat the story
in the hearing OF concealed witnesses,
and then had her arrested. He was q
detective IN the ccmpsny's employ.
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That boomerang Flung at MIR. Bay
ard.

That Boomerang Flung at MIR. Bay
ard.
Feeling that the only way to keep
the report of Senator Bayard's early
war record within proper channels was
to state precisely what it was, the New
York World has printed his so-called
disloyal speech in full. This, was a
highly judicous course to take. If 1t
had not been taken we should have
heard later on, that the Senator from
Delaware was using his best efforts to
carry that State out of the Union, and
that he applauded and defended the &C.
tions OF the secessioDists. AS matter
of fact the position that he took was a
wholly different one. He was not at
that time-June, 1914 war Demo-
crst, for the reason, as given by him at
the mass meeting at Dover, Dal., that
he could not see how the integrity of
our Institutions was to be preserved If
the South was conquered by those ami
mated with the then prevalent war
spirit. Our nation was free nation,
but how, he asked, were its freedom
and constitutional forms to be eontin-
ued if the Southern half of 1t was to be
made desert eui its people reduced
to political slavery9 In word, Mr..
Bsyard was looking beyond the war
and meditstipg upon what sort of q re-
Cancellation could be patched up be-
tween the two discordant sections,
granting that the North was thorough
ly successful. Where he made his mis-
take was in supposing that the war
spirit dominant at that time was tocon-
tinue after the struggle was over.
Those who will take the trouble to re-
read the speeches and writings of that
time will appreciate the force of Mr..
Bayard's comments. The South was to
be laid waste and its people extermi-
mated. II these assertions had been
lived up to the Union would have been
to-day very different. thing from what
it is, for our Republican institutions
could not have endured the strain that
would have been put upon them. Few
at that time foIessw the wise charity
and forgiveness that were to be dis
played when the conflict was over. Mr..
Bayard, judging by the war spirit, rea-
soned: We have in what is left a great
country. Why not let the southern
States 90, if they are determined to do
so, trusting to time to bring them aga n
into common government with us2
II speech of this KIND indicated dis
loyalty, then, If we are not greatly mis-
taken, Horace Greeley was traitor,
for we believe he was the father of q
similar sentiment. The question with
Mr.. Bsysrd was, whether pesceful and
constitutional methods shou'd be fol-
lowed, and, from his standpoint, he
believed that the former was the better
course to adopt. Ii should In all fair
ness be said that these utterances were
made st time when it seemed possible
that peaceful settlement might be
made. Later on, when the two dis
nnct issues were no longer presented,
we do not hear that Dir. Blysrd at
tempred, by word or deed, 10 interfere
with the policy adopted by the coun-
try.
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Parable ortne ProdIgal Son.

Never certainly in humln language
was so much-such world of love and
wisdom and tenderness-compres
into such few immortal worSs. Every
line, every touch OF the picture is full
Of beautiful eternal significance. The
poor boys presumptuous claim for all
that life could give hlm-the leaving OF
the old home-the journey to & far
country the brief spasm Of enjoy
ment' there-the mighty famine In that
land-the premature exhaustion Of all
that could make hfe noble and endur.
able-the abysmal degradation and
unutterable misery that followed-the
coming TO himself and recollection Of
all that he had left behind-the return
in heart-broken penltence and deep hui
mility-the fathers far-off sight Of
him. and the gush OF compassion and
tenderness over this poor returning
prodigal-the ringing joy Of the whole
household over him who had been
loved and lost. and had now come
home-the unjust jealousy and mean
complaint Of the elder brother, and
then that close ofthe parable in astrain
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"Prince Bismarck" according to 8
current item, "hss sprofound contempt
for dancing.n Ali and yet it has been
thought he was particularly fond Of
leading Germansi
While Gen. Grant is in Mexico he
win have sn opportunity to study the
beauties of country that is strongly
opposed to third term In fact 1t is
only about once in two Thousand years
that Mexican President il permitted
70 complete his first term.
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INSURANCE NOTICE.
DEPl RTMENT OF INSURANCE.

DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE. J
STATISTICS AND HISTORY,
AUSTIN, TEXAS, February 10, 1850
To all whom It may concern:
This certifes that the Northern Assurance
Company OF London. having complied with all
the requirements OF law relating - insurance
companies in this State, and having ex-
hibiied a certificate from the Comptroller Of
Public Accounts showing payment OF the State
occupation tax for one year from the nrst day OF
January, 1SS, is hereby Authorized TO pursue
the business in this State from the first day OF
January 1880, to the thirty -arst day OF Decem-
Der. 1880.
In testimony whereof, / hereuneo slgn my
name and afix the Impress OF my Of
IL. 8 fetal seal the dHy and Gate Ao0Ye
written
Isigned1 VO KING, Commissioner.
s. w Stands iI9 Pecan street, is agent AZ
Austin for above well known frsiclass com
many. fe34-ltW3w
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Keep the tongue from unkindness.
Words are sometimes wounds. not very
deep wounds always, and Jet they irri-
tate. Speech Is unklnd, sometimes,
where there Is no unkinSness in the
heart; 80 much the worse that needless
wounds are indicted, so much the worse
that. unintentionally, pain is caused.
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NOTICE

N0rIoH
For Regular Annual Meetings OF
the Directors and stockholders Of
the international and Greab NOrtn-
ern Railroad Company.
OFFFcE OF rHE lxTKRxaTToxAL AND GREAT
NORTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY. :
PALESTINE, TExAs. February ", 1883.
Notice r. hereby given that the regular annual
meeting OF the Board OF Directors OF this Com
pany VIII be held Al the once OF the Company,
in Palestine TexAs On Monday, April > leoo. ~
ia O'Clock a. n pursuant 10 the bylaws Of the
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annual meeting Of the Stockholders OF the
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