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How the Betting Goes.
The O,iis IN New York 800 TO S75
IN Faror Of Garfield.

New IOEK, October 19.-Imme-
diately after the Ohio elections the
betting, which had been odds in favor
of Hancock, changed and Garfield
was the favorite by three to one
Gradually, however, the odds were
given at less figures, and to-day in the
pool room the figures we're; Garfield
81 900, Hancock $3.50. Many thou
sa"a dollars were ws0ered at these
rates. On New York State the bet
ting is $4,000 to 500 that Hancock
will carry it, and even betting Han
cock will have 10000 majority. Two
to one on Garfield carrying Connect,
cut was bet several times to day, and
even money WAS bet to the extent of
ten thousand dollars, in small lots
on New Jersey.
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The Lords Prayer.

The Lords Prayer is short, mystic
rious and, like the treasures of tho
spirit, full of wisdom and latent
senses; 1t Is not improper to draw forth
these cxcellences which are intended
and signifed by every petition, that by
so excellent an authority we may
know what it is lawful to beg of God
A maiden knelt in the twilight hour
and clasping her hands, fervently
breathcd forth, "Our Father who art
In Heaven, hallowed be thy name"
a mother, in deep agony of grief,
gazed on her child, sleeping her long
last sleep, a smile wreathing her soft
lips and white hands folded across
that stiu anu puI,civss no.,U, auu
kneeling there, the living beside Il Q
dead, she prays: "Thy will be done.
AS the beams of the orient gild the
the sleeping land, widow with her
suffering little ones, called by poverty
and woe, bows at the Throne of Grace
and fcrvently prays: Give US this
day our daily bread
An aged father, as his loved and
loving boy goes forth from the pater-
nal care to brave the cold frowns of
life, kneels beside him on the eve of
his departure, and pleads, Lead him
not into temptation, but deliver him
from evil, for thine is the kingdom,
the power and the glory, forever and
ever. Amen.
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A Miracle of Honesty.

At party one evening several con-
tested the honor of having done the
most extraordinary thing a reverend
gentleman was appointed judge of
their respective pretensions. One
produced his tailors bill with n receipt
attached to it. \ buzz through the
room that this could not be outdone
when second proved that he had
just arrested his tailor for money lent
him.
"The palm is his" was the general
cry when n third put in his claim.
'Gcntlcner, said he, u cannot
boast of the act of my predecessors,
| have just returned to the owner
three lead pencils and two umbrellas
that were left at my house"
"Tll hear no more" cried the ar
bitrator. This is the very acme of
honesty, it is an act of which never
knew any one capable. The prize"
Hold" cried another, Il have done
still more than that"
impossible" cried the whole COM
pany. Let US hear"
Il have been taking my paper for
twenty years and always paid for it in
advance"
lie took the prize.
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Anecdote Of Lafayette.

Fenimore Cooper is quoted By q
writer in the Troy IN. " Times as
having in 1850 told him this story at
Cooperstown Hesaid that while in
France he called on certain day by
appointment on lafayette, and after
the usual greetings, Lafayette, pointing
to an adjoining room, observed =
Whom do you thiiks Mr.. Cooper, 1
have now locked uRyn youder room?"
Upon Mr.. Ccoper;s-E finetthrst ne was
unable to form any opinion as to the
name of the person thus held in du-
ress, Lafayette said: at is Louis
Napoleon" Mr.. Cooper, greatly sur
prised, at once inquired of Lafayette
what object Louis Napoleon could
have in view in coming to his resi-
dencc. evil you believe it," replied
Lafayette, "hc wants to marry my
granddaughter, and to have me join
him in project to make him prcSi-
dent Of France" And upon Mr..
Coopcr's further inquiring of Lafay-
cite what disposition he had made of
these propositions of Louis Napoleon,
the general replied with much gusto {:
Il told him that never intcrfcrcd in
matrimonial matters, but left the
members of my household dcsirous of
assuming matrimonial relations to
choose for themselves their partners
for life, as was the custom in America"
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Young man, when you see anything
you want, ask for it like man. If
you want to borrow $5 of man, or if
you only want to marry his daughter.
don't slide up to him and hang on to
your hat and talk politics and religion
and the weather and tell old stale
jokes, whereof you can't remember
the point, until you worry the old man
into nervous irritation. Go to him
with full head of steam on and your
bow ports open, like an iron-clad pull
ing for shore battery. Snort and
paw and shake your head, if you feel
like it, no matter if it does make him
astonished. Better astonish him than
bore him. Go into his heart or pock-
otbook, or both--it amounts to tho
same thing-like a brindlc bull with
curl in his forehead charging a red
merino dress, eyes on fire, tail up, and
the duJt flying. Then you'll fetch
him. Or possibly, he may fetch you,
But never mind; you'll accomplish
something, and show that you are
not afraid to speak what's on your mind.
And that's great deal more than you
would accomplish by the other method.
You needn't be cheeky, but you ought
to be straightforward.
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WiNKfSG PHoToGKArAs.-Wirk-
ing photographs are said to be pro-
duced in the following manner: One
negative is taken with the sitter's eyes
open, another without change Of posi-
ton with the eyes shut. The two
neg atives are printed on opposite
sides of the paper, registered very ex-
actly. Held before Pickering lamp
or other variable source Of light, the
combined photographs show rapid
alterations of closed and open eyes
the effect, being that Of rapid winking.
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Dancing.

DIR. Butler, in his Land Of the
Veda,' shows the estimation in which
the heathen regard dancing:
"No man in India would allow his
wife or daughter to dance; ard as to
dancing with another man, he would
be certain to forsake her forever as a
woman lost to virtue and modcsty, if
she were to attempt it. In their OBJ
servation Of white women, there is
nothing that so much perplexes them
a. the fact that fathers and husbands
will permit their wives and daug ghters
to indulge in permiscuous dancing.
No argument will convince them that
this act is such AS virtuous woman
should practice, or that its tendency is
not licentious. The prevalence of the
practice in Christian nations makes
our holy religion-which they suppose
must allow ito be abhorred by many
o! them, and often it Is cast in the
teeth of our missionaries while preach
ing to them. But what would these
heather say, could they enter our
operas and theatres. and see the shock
ing exposures Of their persons which
our public women there present before
mixed assemblies? Yet they would
be much more astonished, that ladies
Of virtue and reputation should be
found there, accompanied by their
daughters, to witness the sight, and
that, too, in the presence of the other
sex But, then they are only heathen,
and don't appreciate the high accom-
plishments Of Christian civilization |!
Still, heaven grant that the future
church of India may ever retain at
least this item Of the prejudice of their
forefathers! Dancing forms no part
Of daughters education in India,
and meyer will-upless they become
corrupted by Chris tian example"
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Mr.. JewelPs Artless EXplana-
tiOn the Situation in New York.

Correspondence Columbia Register
WASHINGTON, ID. c., October 25.
Endcavoring to carry Dorsey's plan
in Indiana into execution in Florida,
Mr.. jewell was not quite as smart rs
his lieutenant. Or fate was caprici-
Gus, and changed what was secretly
successful in the Hoosicr State into
public exposure and disgrace in the
Land of Flowers. Mr.. Chairman
JEWELS explanation of the secret dis
patch is diaphonus as his management
generally has bocn. OF course no.
body but fool can read his telegram
to the Florida collector and fail to see
what the meaning is of the figures, es-
pccially with the aid of the clcw to
them contained in the last sentence
The Republicans have been found out
in one ofthcir co!onizing schemes and
convicted out of the mouth of their
nominal chicf-of-staff.
The chcerfulncss of the New York
Democrats since the uniiication last
week becomes more noticeable day by
day. Every effort to appear assured
Of victory is made by the Republicans.
But the fact that they have got to
face from $4,000 to 100000 majority
i'll the Counties below Harlem River
is evidently one under which they
vince. OF course they rely on the
Infamous Davenport for aid in getting
this immense majority cut down to the
lowest Eotch also upon ski lful man
agcment in bringing out an increased
Republican majority in the interior
Counties. With all this and their
nervous appeal to the manufacturing
interests, they are not likely to reduce
the Democratic majority in 1876 much
if any at all. 1t is now said that Til
den is leading the Democratic CAM
palgn actively, as unquestionably he
has all along influenced it by his coun-
sells.
To meet the changed situation
brought about by the Union of Tam
many and Irving Halls, t,v aiuart
leaders are casting about for new and
more potent villianies. In n recent
number of his Journal, the New York
Commercial advertiser, Mr.. Hugh
Hastings, bosom friend to Conkling
and Cornell, advises betting Republi-
cans to place reliance in the fact that
there will be three electoral tickets vo-
ted for in New York but he warns
them to be sure to have their bets
based on the result az Declared by the
Returning Board at albany ! Now
this returning Board is Republican, of
course.
The intimation may only be fcint
intended to cover a movement in some
other quarter, or it may be an un-
guarded statement of a programme al
ready agreed upon. At any rate its
effect has been discounted. Mr.. Conk-
ling will not be allowed to bulldozc
New York rs Sherman and Garfield
bulldozed Louisiana. &. w. II.
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NUMBER 40
Agricultural Maxims.

We commend to our agricultural
friends the following excellent maxims
laid down by Horace Greeley not long
previous to his death
l. That the area under cultivation
should be within the limits of tho
capital and labor employed or in
other words, that on impoverished
soils no one should cultivate moro
land than he could enrich with good
manure and fertilizers, be it one acre
even twenty.
2. That there should be law COM
pelling every man to prevent his stock
from depredating on his neighbors
fields.
3. That green soiling is more cco-
nomical than loose pasturage.
4. That deep tillagc is essential to
good farming.
8. That the k-heap is the far
mcrs bank, and that everything should
be added to it that will enlarge it and
increase at the same time its fertili-
zing properties.
+. That no farmer or planter should
depend on one staple alone, but should
seek to secure himself against serious
loss in bad seasons by diversity of
products.
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81 had my misgivinzs, boss" the
waiter said to the landlord, who WAS
questioning him about his conduct
toward the tall gentleman in blue
clothes who sat ut the third table from
the door. 81 had my suspicious when
he sot down dat he was carryin' noah
whiskey dan was good for him, but he
was puffectly quiet an behave himself
well enough and I didn't pay no ten
ton to it ontill he pick up baked
potato and hole it car'fully ober de
aig glass wild his lef hand began to
tap dc end of de potato wild his spoon.
He hit it right smart thee or four
times an den he whack it once or
twice on de aige Of de plate and look
in solemn as an owl all de time,
he call me up to him an say
jes AS polite and dignifed as Presi-
dent, 'waitah.' he say, Il wish you
would jest fix dis billed aig for me, if
you please ; Use lorse good deal of
sleep las night, and I'm little mar
vous dis mawnin.' he says. An /
know hadn't done ought Cor to laf,
boss, but 1 hope to die eff l could help
it," The landlord didn't discharge
him, under the circumstances.
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Nobody Will See It."

A short time ago We called upon q
certain party in business in Vallejo
and asked him why he did not adver-
tisc in the Chronicle.
"Oh, because" he answered, "what s
the use? Nobody will "ever see it."
"lou're mistaken" said we, "Gvery
page ~ our paper is read"
Nonsense" he replied; "cven if
they did read my adj, people would
never think of it again. l don't want
to advertise"
"But-"
"No butts at ALL ! don't want to
advrctisc and don't bother me any
more: am busy" and he walked
back into hi. store and stranglcd Il
poor little fly that was helping itself
from barrel of sugar.
Time passed, and We never again
intimatcd advertisement" to him.
though meeting him daily. Ycstcr-
day the gentleman called at our sane
tum, looking little uncertain as to
how he could be received. We cher
ishcd no hard feelings, and motioncd
him to chair.
q suppose you heard of that little
affair of mine below"
'Oh, yes" said we "That little cs-
capadc of kcarncy street, night be-
fore last? Yes, we've got all the par
ticulars-"
"lIush! not so lo..d, please" said
hc;"of course you arc going to say
nothing i'll the paper about it,"
"And why not? It's matter of
interest to your friends and the people
generally"
"Ncavcns Why it would ruin
me-"
ooh, no, guess not; nobody will ever
see it
"ies they will; and it will ruin
me sure as I'm sitting here. I'll be
the laughing-stock of the town. They
will see it!'
We rose and touched him impress
sively OH the shoulder.
"Wcll, We will admit that the pco-
pie will see it, but then, you know,
they will never think of it again"
His words came back to him like a
fash, and he trcmblcd so violently
that his eye balls fairly jingled, and
he was such an object of commisera-
ton that we promised to keep mum.
This little moral is drawn from the
abole, which is applicable the world
over: Ask a man to advertise mud
he will Immediately say, in the ma
!jority of cases, that, Nobody will ever
sec it," but advertise gratis some little
indiscretion he may commit, and he
Immediately grows indignant over the
certainty that the whole world will
know it.
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Origin OF the God Hymen.

Hymen was young man Of Athens,
obscurely born, but extremely hand
some. Failing in love with young
lady of high distinction, he disguised
himself in female habit, in order to
get access to and enjoy the pleasure of
her company. As he happened to be
one day in this Disguise with his mis-
tress and her female companions, cele-
brating on the scashorc the rites Of
Ceres Eleusina, n gang of pirates came
upon them by surprise and carried
them all off. The pirates, having con-
veyed them to distant island, got
drunk for JOY and fell asleep. Hymen
seized the opportunity, armed the
virgins, and dispatched the pirates /;
after which, leaving the ladies on the
island, he went IN haste to Athens,
where ne told his adventure 70 al the
parents, and demanded her he loved
in marriage as his ransom. His re-
quest was granted aud so fortunate
was the marriage that the name of
Hymen was ever afterwards invoked
on all future nuptisls, and in grogress
of time the Greeks enrolled him
among their gods
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Judge Thatcher, who succeeded Mr..
Quincy on the municipal bench of
Boston, was a man Of stern and un.
bending temper. One of his prison
ers, in addressing the Court previous
to sentence, used the words also and
likewise" in way which implied a
difference of meaning. "Do you know
of any difference between the words
also and likewise'r" asked the Judge
"Yes, Your Honor" replied the pris-
oner. Judge Quincy was patient,
kind, courteous and gentlemanly. You
are Judge also, but not likewise"
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The young man who bets on his
watch as "A time keeper is stalking
notes on time.
Hope fortunes cheating lottery ;
when for one prize al hundred blanks
there be-
Ii you would not have afliction to
visit you twice, listen at once to what
il teaches.
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We talk of acquiring habit we
should rather say being acquired by
it. Habit is the january power in
man passion and principle the an
tagonist revolutionary powers, for evil
and for food.
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AT forty years of age man looks
back over his life, and wonders what
he did it for, and then turns wistfully
towards the future, and keeps on do
ing the same thing.
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We can easily manage if we will on
ly take each day the burden appoint,
ed for it. But the load will be too
heavy for us five add to its weight the
burden of tomorrow before we are
called to bear it.
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When he is twenty one the boy is
said to have outgrown the switch, but
that's just the age when a girl begins
to need one.
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Envy is passion so full of conf
dence and shame that nobody ever
had the confidence to own it.
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When young men idolizo young la
dies they are very apt to tell a great
many idle lies,
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The way to gain good reputation
is to endcayor 20 be what you desire
to appear,
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LsIRsT NATIONAL BANK -
Il ts OF WILMINGTON
REPOSITORY OF THE PUBLIC MONEY
AND
FINANCIAL AGENTS OF THE UNI
TED STATES.
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elected, as he unquestionably was
elected, he would have been inaugura-
ted.. His career has not been one that
gives color to the charge Of cowardice.
Could Mr.. TIIden have been in
augurated he would have made an ad-
ministraiion TO strengthen the Dem
racy, rs he had done In the admins
traLion VI affairs In Yew z ork. From
purely party standpoint he would not be
q popular President, but he would do
every thing 20 restore the confidence OF
the country in the Democratic days, for,
whatever, may be said of him or his
methods, he has shown remarkable
fidelity in the excustion of public trusts,
and nobody bre Athes a word against the
Integrity Of his administrative acts. IL
was his good fortune to come to the
front In the midst Of q period of vast
public corruption and 10 have the cour-
age and the inclination TO deal Ia the
right way with such Of that corruption
ss he could reach. BE will go into history
for this, and TOR this, weather he shall
ever, enter the White House or no., he
win stand above some of the Presidents.
LIFE AT GRAMERCY PARK. ,iioV-
Having never married Mr.. Tilden has
no ties OF home. He lives in q typical
New York house on the south side Of
Gramercy Park, which is furnished with
all that his taste or necess tiles suggest.
Aitough not particularly eventful his
life there Is . busy one. In spite all
that is said sbout the failure OF Mr.. TiE
den's health, which is not by any means
all true, be does an amount of work that
would appal many stronger men. HIS
habit are very simple. He invariably
arises at ten, and after breakfasting he
works With his secretary till three, unless,
as now rarely occurs, he is called aroad
in the business part of the day. He has
occasionally Of late been seen down
town, but bis regular practice is to spend
the day till three at home. A. that hour
he rides through the park on horseback,
or In his carriage If the weather be not
favorable. He dimes at six and nearly
always hass0me friends at the board. On
these occasions Mr.. Tilden is at his best
and exceedingly pleasant. He Is not a
brilliant talker, but he has an epigram-
matte way OF putting his points which
10 always attractive to the listener. He
is very fond of the theatre, bus does not
60 as often now as formerly, and many
Of his evenings are spent at his home
with friends or among the books of his
library.
On these occasions he is not the mys-
terious little old man that he always is
when he is himself under consideration.
Those who see him now for the first
time regard him as a man enfeebled by
age and disease. but those who have
known him have seen him for a dozen
years or more in much the same con-
dition, and yet within that time he has
done all the best Of his public work.
He has just reached sixty-six-not the
Oldest In the list of Presidential posi-
bililies-and has mind as clear and
head as cool as any In the country. ..
JAMES Ii. LAMBETH.
PHILADELPHIA, MARCH 81, 1880.
When your child has been attacked
with Diarrb9a, Colic or Stomach Disor-
ders, do not delay the use of DR.. Bulls
\ O.
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Philadelphia, New York and Boston e =.
change furnished TO regular DepositOrs
without charge. f-la ~
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When your child has been attacked
with Diarrb9a, Colic or Stomach Disor-
ders, do not delay the use of DR.. Bulls
Baby Syrup in one instant
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EDWARD BETS, PRESIDENT.
GEO. ID. ARMSTRONG;. CASHIER
Paid mp Capital, $500, 900.
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Popular Monthly Drawing OF the
Commonwealth Distribution Co.,

! n ~ AT MAUAULESFB TIIkATHEe
In the City of Louisville, on
Thursday, AprU 29th. 1880.
These drawings. authorized by act OF
the Legislature OF 1869, and sustained by
all the Courts of Kentucky occur regularly
on the last day of every month (Sundays
excepted), and are supervised by promi-
nent citizens of the State.
The Management call attention to the
grand opportunity presented ofobtaining,
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fcpnttn,.ed from dr,t poaeA

course; there was no one who could do 1
so we'll. Five or six weeks befors the
election every school dietrict in the
State was polled, and 1t was ascertained
within few thousand just how Il q
people would vote. The returns from
this canvass Tilden kept to himself. II
Indicated TO him where party work was
needed. That such work was done and
effectively, must be accepted as certain
rs second canvass, taken week or ten
days before the election enabled Mr..
Tilden to predict that he would be elected
by fifty Thousand majority. He really
bad few hundred above that figure. In
this campaign he had the support OF
thousands OF Republicans and the open
aid of a number Of leading Republican
newspapers. For was this surprise.
Mr.. Tilden had been throulygh in earn
est In all his purpose of reform. He was
sometimes mysterious in his methods, but
there was no installing the beneficial
characterpfthe results which he attained
In this canvass, TOO, he had the heary
support Of the Tammany organization
under the leadership Of John Kelly. He
had made Kelly possible by the over
throw of Tweed.