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or two, or three Of them without tho usual
Qunta OF snickerinR, bouquets, and buggy

OF two, or three Of them without tho usual
Qlnta OF snickerinR, bouquets, anu buRgy-
rides.
II In business transactions 10 departs from
established forms, locks of friends, leaking
information, tell hlm that he does not MS they
10.
Just In proportion as man departs from,
the essaGllaicd, tho. acc1,stomCtl, tho fixed,
the ronscd. and tho fngrainctl, docs hu BE-
come tho object of fenr, Or contempt, or pity
tianld tint 1T you'll, Ind original aspirations.
See this Illustrated III literature. fhe style
1T tlIc drama Is a sonoroi.s protG;ssloil q, Of
drama that departs from thls style. ,The The cpt!o
mt Tins told Is torn by tile learned critics
with rs much zcst, rs bnllpurs rip new
Oycrcnnt. The model ser,n0n starts frDnl Il
text. Tho sermon tint brings the text III nt
1nvo right to expect. So lnntiy
filings liave been dong in this world Tint
there Is 4 precedent for nearly everything
nre looking On, rs 10 tho watcllfnl lawyers III
a ease in court, to aee that the prccctlel.ts are
followed. l reckon we had better follow
'em, too. G. A. G.
, 1880-05-15
CORRESPONDENCE.

AOltlkEcEOSuENNEs
Only Mo. 11ighiand, Park. ILL.,, answerrd she
Inst four Ill the list Correutly.
Web, De'avna, wis, is on hhnd with tho an.
6Wern to six,-thG diamond alld TuWhGaa's SQUARE
lsJlrg untransantable.
Tyro, city, keeps time to tho music uf fous--
tho other four being nut OF roltuh. Ills falfuna
werc IN Nos. lle4, t.ld5, i,lcv, aud 1,les.
Tho Dromios, Galena, ILL.,. wcso Reluctantly
eot.ipetcl to glyo up FOwhcndR squire. They
regretted their utlG dGscnt In Some t1lne.
Ilcn!la, Champaign. ILL.,, got his eyes on tts
right words ttut opened tho combination to tha
olsht locks lh tho lust list. Thinks TOR puzzles
i. F: t., city, 1nurltoriously steps to tho tront
With tho list answered. from en IL etld. and W.
flrst at headquarters with dlspntuhet. WI
and tllat " Wh0rr "-il EQusiro nf I0whcadk.
Punch, Urbana. ILL.,, 1oat'ed his pencil ter
e!pht md bnyKcd them all: iIa thinks Nc!nnE.
a,s diamond would hnye bnf1ied him !lsd 10 aht
bud lccrss to q now tiGtionary witt. supplement
iu which "uuattl,et" wis found. lL1 thlnks :hd
lltie ought to bo trAwn to 1hr tho supplement
Dick 6.,t.uAry. city, ktoppo1 when stx wefa
completed, aud let lilo other two cscape. Ine
diamond anu TowheNtls square w0re tug tso
thAt vGxcl him, Dick can't Imagine hnW laeatt;
dn, tho Dromi0s. aud q few 0thern get ansxess
TO a!l, but supposus th0y hAyu u why Of llna'hs
thom thAt NO "fcllcr knows anything about
NclsonIan, Nelson, ILL.,, sucocedca With slx en-.
tfrcly and sevon partially. T0YheaIa f1ua!1H
upset him completely, and Of Dick shunafy.
ditto hg could only not tho last two a:. Won:
pnpaE, NoGsoulnn buekled tn aud ttnlshed oA
task. }Ie was conspltng himself with the ~, r.,
Election TINT his diamond would IotAtr the eooo
guessors, and he WIS shout right.
, 1880-05-15
ABOUT DnUalltr.Eiss.
10 thu Editor af T3te chicago Tribune.

10 thu Editor VI 1ho chicago 7flbune
DIXON, ILL.,, May 3.-lYhy sloift moro of
Tho HoMettcs write III the lively, enjoyable
way TINT lItllnbug does? Perhaps 1t Is my
present mooA to like her style. We'll, ntl
American people like to bo hamb1tRRcd occa-
Rt0nally. Ono Of our greatest sliowf,ri, undo
n fortune by the art. Tho public werc nll
the moro anxious 10 patrnnfzc him when It
was rnmorel he Ind n new humbug. think
my contemporary Is right when sltc says
Forty Years Is q great ha,n,btg. Yes, hos
anothor Dnrnun,, only fe exhibits his Ideas
MS +. 7. did Ills manufactured cMrtosisics.
And they ARG mannfact,.rctl cnrlosit!ea, to-
Tea,ly Salo :, Tor IFS prodaets; unless ~
he bottles tlon,t porlIaps, and llSees
sttract!ye labss ,'p;op ,tles9, sa,rr,at rSa!,E nE
plc,"" For kasies," ete. At any rate, Forty
fears, Iottla your tleas n!nl st9w ,t,li tie1n
l10ihe: think she's right, mil believe l'ln
ono nf thom nyaelf; but It's wn'ttcr ! ah.
init II; It's bccnltsa lAll mt n w0nia!l; that
accounts fur It. IloasuwUrk thought was Il
woman; we'll. sl,e ilas II perfect right to her
belief, but perhnps II wns tllu rcsl'lt OF ail-
otller h',,nbngEery on my pnrt: -, .,.,.,..
Let ine my q W0rd ubnut Antt-lru!nhler:
+. says lie tt0cs grulubfe, but Walt to defend
Him {n reference IL tho pArt to which +. nj
lutles. tu not think wu llnve asly right to
call lin q 9tMnbler, judging by Ills c9!lt1'l'"
Mtcatfan In lilo llnin0 of week aEn. lie tlc-
fs's h!s 1W scX ad giyf$ wn nt IT. as
But / am In such mood now TINT might
attack orc after another ut tho contributors,
and must therefore forbcar. DuLcE LAC.
, 1880-05-15

black his boots while he watches her, witt!
lip curlett, III contempt, altl. calls hcr,-what
eSrtnily sI,o sa fn aud s1na,v sG iss rs t9t is
for there nre people In illis world Wh0
Bo,llo ono else miserable, nntt she certainly
tlsr ,nserah,e i, ill., Sic Viii hrIns tic eoai fromS
tho cellar md lte will scol. her that bis mag
azino Is misnd. Shc will cconon,tze every
way md lie will take aonc other wnfItnn to tho
tl,eetre because he ia ashamed Of his wlfe's
Wheic Is olliy ono fault II, atl this. artl Chat
is wlloEuty tho womlai,'s: She hns n,a!ln her
self too cheap. l1e hurried Icr witt! tho snip.
price. md found, nlns like too many others,
that sle WAS only "two-for-a-cent" darling
'sSi On tic other l,an let wife be fretfu1. ba.
thing and everything TINT implies trouble nit!
expense; let her cost ,lliaf fi!lcll cnre, n1lu
patience, ami time. and trouble. aIid-wint
i,u prizes most-rtuney, mil lie will ititlet1
l@ovc @ i.er ascoWlfnEiy. ns MIL love her b.
cause he will BIZ npt to lind llo leisure TO
make love tO another Wonlnn.
When yon hear man ErowltnE aro!1tlu
ll0mu you may know lU haS too easy place
thore, and alas things o0l'Inc to pcase !,!1l,,
and when you hear one grnn,b[e Mt Ills wlfH's
expenses you mas know site SPENDS TOO Ut
tte, a1,d that she ought tt! doubEo her cX.
HE1HCat 4uE ~ E@hA l0SNt pIAaEo. " NtEhp ia
ele, ai 0le tint costs llin nothing IL bcnenth
Ills lutice. Tile more wife savcs tu llor
husbands pusse the moro lie lespIses her,
ard tho more Ut q burden md expense sllU Is
To Hin tho higher sEv stands In his tsfebtii.-
o.. Infection, II that rtcases any ot,e better.
| have been Interested IN the letters Of
| Katie and her ihnlly, critics, and think
| Mnud Merrtlttll's advice "to l0vo q bettur
innn y tho most sensible of the whole lot.
Mnusl Is emptatteal'y "nobody's toot,' md
II se Is married. IL happily so, ntitl her hiis"
baud "jnst atlureS her." If SHE Is not mar
ried. DHiiey, Gushing, Or Forty fears, Sumo
| OF sou Ars going to miss n treASuro II yon
spel,d too rlucl, tf,le sl,ntlliMg tho cards. :,
All Knt1B WAnts IL to let her hubby SEE tint
sonln t,ilG appreciates her II le doesn't, mid
1t won't hurt him TO arouse his Jealousy even
to ii,e frt,lzy, md the predominant selfish.
ucss Of .nnli Will turn III alarln to grasp the
"two-tor-a-centN article. / ianye consider.
F., able iopo for Kntte, and tters Is 0np e0!l'
meniabtn thing In ller husband, even II he
doesn't love hIs wife. lie isn't 50 entirely
llogglsh 0y to love ITO ong else hut himself.
l a9ree with Icggotsy, also; Kntia should
make herself attrncttye-to other inen. a
grand change Df program, IN faet n Ee!luitlt
Irritation, ull kutir's part would do tile WORK
~ IL good stylc, md give them both n,ort nor,
'lnpriless and better tclnporH, tor there's
nothing like II Nun finding ont t1,at at,otAel
nttlnfres or coyuts his property to open lllt
oyea. i CoSCElTED LITTLE FuOL.
, 1880-05-15

To tn Editor oj 7hs Chtedco Tribune.
CAssopoL1s, Mich, May S.-From some OF
our i1ome philosophers I should Ike to
know why the young ladies Of the present
tlny are so much "wiser In their generation"
than were those who are now-lct me- see
from 10 To 20 years OF age. Tho knowledge
Of things unknown to tho latter class until
years after marriage, tho scl,cmtng for cliEl-
bic matcles, tho general bolansss md assur-
many Of our girls nuw, H. q u,atter nt wonder
Apropos. Of all this, let ME re&nte the ex-
pSSrleIse OF my 1est friend las'o naS,elG;r, r,
society with the view Ut marr!age eventunl-
". The girls he finds bold, ttresome, grasp..
lnR, too young or ton Old, foD pretty Or nqk
pretty enough. Ills lntHlel y llinrrle'l lady
Is certainly ny loyu!y mil loyable being rs
my nan could desire; not nj, aMEel. but ~
perfect wouia,l, nobly PLANTED" She y 50
unconscious nf her cllarms mud Of the feel.
not be moved by . tue surrows Ut Wcrther."
but, liku lits own Charlotte, "go OIL cutting
breild and hutter," Or otherwise doing lier
!arge anti l,al!dsoll,e3s Hl.esnly looking
figure in these days Of tltnlNutiVa people,
= falr 9s lily, alli red rs IL rose" with 2
face whose changing: oppression IL as ln!lell
4 charm NJ llcr br1lltancy or conipleSl0ll:
even our. skeptleal friend, Forty Ycnrs,
would acknowledge hers rs. lInppy home.
sty irEelnl would fatn make love- to this
fair wonnn, forgetting III Ills passion tile
INN, but .l,Aye bent all my energies
10 tliss,la,le lin from disturbing BY tho lenst
ripple the calm and quiet Of that lovely wife
mid ,,luthor. be't0ye slle loves her husband
tryotctlly, md mn fully persuaded no thought
OF Sin Or shame could enter thnt pure soul.
but slle must not hayo hint that sucl, Is his
c&lsr.e
Kind people Of The Home. loln with your
advice, through these columns Toll him that
Only sorrow cfn conu OF unlawful 1,nsslans,
anti that the noblest man Is ile WHO conunera
himself. A0AT1rA'S NE11nnoN.
, 1880-05-15

tnorc bold, who ycntstrc0 on pntnt,nR the front
lgt ti,Ic pickc.t ut with AAlnln1 pink.
Tho nntrt and h,slrous costtncs. which are Do
piglcd with nlnsust nNtuli Arournpy by l)M Mh,i.
rlcr III t!s weekly sketches, ure usually rcsnrte
10 ly those who, cnnaoaus Of thelr inability 10
nttraot nntice by clGRA.ltn nr intelligence, tlo.
tcrnniuo tn do sl by extrAvn9nilcn nf form md
color. There ure persons VIII" must nchlcvc
!,utor!oty. Mt any price. an,i to such patohwork
fnn,o. * fi,ctlical Tuack, VIII, tlot,rlshnd ut tho
commencement at Tho present century, nch!cyctl
n0torlcty by tlrIsing .hiM,lt tnwn tli cnrrInge
Urcti hnTzcs. Could ,,0t tho idcn he rey!vctl2
lat us picture to u,,rsclycs chrrlaRG, with ono
Sfv"t 1T, to ttc I'm mat,son ] With tho yeiow and rcd
roritcol Tho hoa is quito too charming to re.
ituIre otpAtIht3On,
, 1880-05-15

7b tM Editor U 1M Chicago 1ToahA
CHICAGO, May l0.-l infor by tho non
appearance Of my LITTER of the 2dtil OF April
Inst In the columns OF The Homo tl.at It was
consigned to tho waste-basket, but am one
Of tbs kn.l that Is not easily discouraged;
aud 1t at tlrst don't succeed, try, try
again. OF coursa 1t don't see this In next
Saturdays Homo I shall feel rathar dis
appointed, and may loss q little. faith IN con-
daotors Of 1lon'as;, but thon, neyer Elye
ths saS,S S'' Is tlod1si! 1' tE.sre Sss' wesa't 's
any waste-bass cts ready. for d!sobliYlng
uy gsley%ous % Want known M 70 I'll lis EiMdly Gn. .lis:
posed. sympatl,lzlng, iion,e!les. Ny wants
arg foW, The greatest y tllis: Want TO know
don't want 4 recipe tor making 1t, as |
hare neither time Nor opportunity to do 80.
But II some one Gun tell tle wl.eru cum gat
q harmless haiE-extcrlninator that will Dor-
liiuuently rrtnovs supertluons ha!r without
using tweezets, anu tat inJuta tie skin. /
viii be very mich Obliged. IT. Is very I'M
pleasant to 10 through LIE with svluu little
, 1880-05-15

We aro Threatened with il horror worse than
inafsstic architecture. somu ycass snco An
bur OF atinps in yarlu,ls lueAlit!ce, was struck
with tho !dcn Of xnInlng, notorety by painting
them an ugly i!Aftng rud coor: The Idea took
hnd c0torGd ho.scA Ioyotel to other trA4cs,
Sou.o owners hl}ln2 no originality foIlowe.! IN
now experiments. Quo house was picked 01lt In
altorMatc brlcka ct bue and yellow, and other
equally astounding Artlstto esIoEts were dis.
pfAyed. The ldoa WIS too noyrl n0t to attract
attention. What nluro plsy than to attnin nota.
riety Ut. ono coup by living in q patchWosk
house. the portte1 OF which II bright yellow
the talk of tho town. Until resipse1 by uDothes
, 1880-05-15
HlIM0R.

Jones says 1t Isn't the color Of her ltatr
that troubles Him In choosing 4 llelpnate.
The color Of her money isw hat interests him
vastly more.
Tho plump, nice-looking spring chickens
that are allowed to roam about the lawns III
the vicinity Of seaside lintels are merely
walking. advertisements. They are not III
tended Tor table use.
ENTIRELY HEAAoNAuLE.
I'll winter night fair Isabel:
I'll spring upon my knUcs ind tell
No Htrl IL hAnd 81 MINOR than ahc,
Aud thnt 8ho autumn tnhrfy nc.
Tutor" Come, now, Mr., B., give me q
familiar exanlple Of ll0gartll's line of grace.
s aa%t yes ses eetrS M i[ye dss1ss s53s's
hteIy--" "A-n-pretzol."
When a mans wife comes in and sees him
rnzor In hand, and with lila fncu MI lntler,
md asks hin, "Are you shavlng2" it'a d
provoking thing III him to answer, '' No, In
50 to reply.
"Now," said the examining physician to
Tic Tic rets ys R he p!ot ss eo1acee sM U by by
Krnsng Thy eaSn rr"fssors ,; n; i'os;e Which
fessor: yonr certificate is ready"
us THIS NY train p asked traveller at tho
Kansas l'Acttc aep0t OF 4 l0nnaar. !" don't
II sce IT'S got tic name Of the railroad com.
pnny ull tho Si.lc, antl expect 1t belongs tu
thou. 1insa you lost train anywhere?'
"Don't .waste your lime clipping OF tho
youhE nun welit out atld lai.l his TX ut tho
ro0t Of tho tree, lle 2 good ald .lutltul boy
mud then went n.fiallng. Truly there Is
nothing Ike 1illal obedience.
my fr1cntls.". said tlle political speaker,
be honest" There wero n large number Of
ills lleighbors present. and the terrific out
burst Of, arplailso which followed this ro-
mark oiltrcly upset tho point which tic ora-
tor was about to introduce.
lawysf was som,pe!ed to enoloaizo to the
| plnco and said: Your Honor In right, md
| 1a,n wr0itg, nj your Iionur generally ls.''
There waa d4zed look ~ the Judgo's eye,
md liz hardly knew whether to fce! happy
| Or tlIlo tho lawyer for contempt Of court.
Tlat WA a thoroughly characteristic md
sincere rup|y which Il surprised saloonkeeper
| is reported ns making the other day to Il re-
'iEiouH worker who ylsltGl him IN Ills place
at business anl aAhed HIN whether he ex-
SsSa 2 ssm a 'faSsp t%s psS ~S ' " vt'sa saaa
American tradcsmen who claim genius for
advertising Should listen to 4 Berlin grocer,
yho tl'ns tntorlns the public through tic
| li0FSah IttHHu TWINS Are coInG ia mo
for tho third time. TlIIs tina boy and girl.
1entreat my frlcntis and pntrnl,s 10 support
lne stnntly,. Excellent butter, well worth It's
pflea; similarly. saAsago and cheese"
MY boys" said strict cllurcl.woman to
her Children at tho beglnntpE Qf tho recent
hs,ltcn season, ~ sliotitt ltku yery nHsl t1
tte s9eln,l weolts of Lvnt,. VIII yoii 10 Il %
"lwlll. nlaln,na," sald ,Jolnny,, q sc.lato
chll!!, WIN was very fond of grlt!ulo-cakos;
"Thats good b5y. ASi Nna Y'at vii syil Vo,.
gtyu tlp, 1Iarry?" she asked Ut his l!ttlo
brother, q bMn,le OF tue pltrcst lnlschftt ttat
ever lived, who was fond Of play. but had no
school, mamu,a, for my part," was his ready
| All9tyQr,
, 1880-05-15
A Party Who Made One Attempt at
Boiug Original and Quit
-. for Good.
Some Poetical Effervescences by Old
Contributors to This Do.
partment.
Concelted Little Fool lfas Her Say Re-
gardfng n Mncf.Dlscussed
Subject.
te,lsrs from Maud Meredith and 0lhef
Familiar Names on Topics o1 Gen.
eYal Interest.


In eu.nr room, on a wfntry tay.
Two little cousins were busy ut plny;
Sunlight In hair, md eyes. md heart,
OF the very sunlight thcy worc part
"Nnw, ltttle girls the mother said.
A shc lntd little Tom In his coy bed,
"uo tn a back room, nnd take yo,,r toys,
Lust buby 10 wnkel,td with So much uolse."
With anbcr fnccs, from stsnny ns,oks,
Ench wotlt with hor dishes, and dollst md books,
On the threshold ono turned, ind with injured
mir
Said: Why, Auntio. thoro n!n't no shine out
thuro."
tcbnkrd, beckone41 tho t1nr1lngs back.
Resolved, for the tItnc, they no "shino" shousd
luck. ..~...
And Low, who cAught mo III his not,
Taught mo a lesson Ill not forget.
Mothers, fling open yntr blinds to-day.
0tvu the children sunshine whilo ynll lnny,
Huw soon tho aays 1T their youth will 0o told.
Or we may be mourning an empty fold.
ALEDo, ILL.,, Feb. v, 1850. HOPE.
, 1880-05-15
TIIE.LETTEK-DOx.

There nrc letters, papers, and postal-cards
ut this Office for tho persons whose names APP
pear bulow. Those living out Of the city
should scnd their address md thrce-cent
stamp, upnn receipt OF which their nafl Will
be forwarded, Residents of Chicago cut OBJ
taln their 1natl by calling Mt Ioom SO TIM.
usK building:
Thco, DR.. L.,
1opsy T!nkle, 4. a.,
Arlington, Georgia.
fGrn leuf,
, 1880-05-15
ORIGINALITY.
ITS TNtAl4s AND bOltIsOWss

ITS fH1A'~s ANu aoNn0Mss
ALEXANDER, ILL.,, Muy IA kind Of pref
n,,co eYists III thn minds nf men aeofnst |
nr;cinnlitv. INV n kinii Of ,,rei,,IIce for It |
p.,e. IL nht ,nnoli,i"1 It Fix Is n preya,"nt belief bel
that tho world adnlres originality. But 1t |
dues not, universally 1t otln!rcs originality !
in fin ,rrcnf s,,cprs at It in tina ,nedtosre. and
anghs A. u III 'ho fools. Iofeen.afies , tn iae
+, Is safe for men to run. On these trucks the
rrcat mass Of uankIul moves. Cali them
habits. fnsIion. rule. Or usnne.-thesc
:'"G; :,rs ;be t'ra rrSMt hjaNwnys upuIl whlcH
Tic ,laivy truycl joyo,siy aloiig, ani tic
nnv'. iii SjacnsinnM1,y s,1,,,,s tfnr,,lr gniyit
i".ns lin hHnntmrias ~ tiiesn i,rtfretI.i,n
ways antl rato1,s away over llltrietI tlent-
ows climbs oyrrIlaI,rilix cii1s. swjlIls unrk
by tllS crowI uiotiiing along in lis fcafen
ns;:s" or ia cast in nj, 1,nconio,l molI. iio il
stlccessiul, AMI wins the applause Ut tic
tinn Hi, nbifty @ , ms " Win 1'e enyins % o hsro
s1 aid vet e Is ui,aGlo To to co,npcts c' viii, M lin. m
fuIls iItn piti,e treacGofot,s t,,licksa1,d. and
tnarv T"M ri ls, hMa + n ~ mi Eem,"nchfnI si.
uif5rni,nn. mn MD I atryes /" si.ow innt the worl
dsspy i I sys ;yf MA 9,T11s5 IA psSPs
es ve e otm1r mS nu stt' ~ airie frs II ,
uiav .I,;.er is Tia wnr snlIls r"ntly with jiftr
cd Yont % 10 kiek ti,p yaii,. ail,l,ltios dreamer
wii t,s sm4rr NJ tia ,i'a1, tat strycs to nttai
,,,,o,, w Seo, ioitg n,n th,,s tha n.nret"a
Of % n.n1lyan an1titlo,is t ono ays bcen n Checked
SS SIPysi Sss y S% sl ssss assS
D y ~ ~ ,cst 'o .bt 'ta1su nh'.vs tb am a
staaS @ ~ st "p ~ N.Y., ous nuse ~ sns ~" 'r n,
eaEsa ea sSsfs to cs n5 e ana the he Mora as d.
crt'si E y .F n. nn'ier ~ Tho nwspa,,ers ses a,'
Grtinlc hcn,a Gr,etnn nn. sins sIs II fnr
mn. nauitntsl viii 4 tiourIsIinn " ni1otntio
irem ilas.,' q Jay. j| i'iiiiaFs. 1T I S!pesE
n e to wGr 1asr.n u agahs ahs sas ~ e W. shnts -.
,5"r e 4ia ,a ,vt1} ,rs3,nr r. ~ hmsefr
istT"ctnn ~ nil ei c'lieation' M ''p'' '1t''0''1
Metlee s gfSnt rls9 .nf pf pSDf igj wFeIs
.,it "u f, ~ ~ .na "~ ~
ile fnr,.ler % .ays,-Ntllo; IonKsr dead liz sago
liz liz bcttcr. AIsn often Hesitate 10 speak thslr
4W tha ,ni, nr.. ~ ~ f"nr tat Tait
a nG1, 1i" m ,rna a"i ,'.1ar nn. t,iatH
nt,rs asorlI u' IT, II Ihsv r. VIII /" o',o Ia oriaIin iI
,ay nlgn ~ W ut teS WI, WI itn ni aE eSr tar
Ratvlit p!aas OF sneaKit{g n M,a wlltng g ~ % tnoaE
Us1s' ,a "H Nh ~. o J.i nrxRis ..a1nr ~ pthair
.oaF!'ss: Anl ti!s M :! sess!'ss hey - So'ne6eW
iee' that ts 9 u tae tlg tag np,,i "'nlMs,
tse. s .a' Lax %i ~ Hi Tia s'I ss1H H. IL ilKe INN.
HeHs - w u!csscN ~. ct.1mbn snnno 1.1 ~ W. H.
ioIee t9 MFite W ~ outRl' coitos'iiG@ ~ @ ~ ~
accused o. i,aHiiK st1e'i II AnW nas leaeM. !
Gls nSet' ~ ttN y. H. Ma IT," s nn5
oooKs. week a!tot WHY'S eo,1hl'osa!uts ssn1ll weto
seaa %ls 7 t %eT1 f,r tM u sG trs rf1Rs rnnoe o
,NuR5,. u'o lltitlel, !. W. "tst In45p 5puss' w
tlon.n "the seasons," "llie,s natt!e,". ote.
he a. wrestlc1 Wit! y dny y.ai,l 1i,a mig Might
, 1880-05-15
POETRY.

THE OCEAN or SONG.
~ ths Editor u The cattaeo Tribune.
MADISON, WIS, May7.-ln Tho Home Of
Atny ploche makes the following inquiry
and assertion:
Who Is the attnor Of poem entitled tho
"Oocan Of song"7 II was originally published
many years ngo tat least twenty-five or thsrty),
md opens th,sty:
ut, a land beyond sight or concclvtng,
IN lnnl where no blight Is. or sro'.E.
a"rc s tho he &rest s 70 q
1ts melody and rhythm, nl1l beautiful t,Uetlc
Imagery have riinR liz my cArs those ,Itny yeAsa.
and huge long and Salnly searched for J., its
author: It Is beautiful pootn. aud srandly 'lo-
serves immortal lilo.
desire to State In reply to tho inquiry that
l wrote poen, of that title, beginning with
thatstanza, OH the 18th Of September, lS7s, ad
that 1t appenred IN THE SATURDAY, TntnuNE
\ fcw weeks Interim November Ut that year
ii tie lines quoted had ever been used BE-
fore,-'' -''twerty-itve or thirty years ngo,"-I
nm unaware Of tlo fact, rs supposed myself
the nrlR5nt9r Of the ileas ND thalr ,ot wott,Il,,
l,as seemed lung 10 lin sIllee 1s1et-for GER
talnly could not lave accidentally written
the exnct words Of another poet, mt! crr-
tainly did not wftlf1,liy ptaGiarl1e. thank
give 1t icrc ln full. Eliza WHEELER
In n land hoyond sight or concelvlng,
In Il lnnl Whcru no blight IL, ur wrong,
| No darkness. ro Qrayrs, mud no grleyi1g,
Aid its wavcs-Ohl ita wives unbehollon
J}y a,y fnvc H0tts and their klud-
Art not nMe are no. srne,t' ntlc arS Eodon'
It was whispered to me that those waters
Thnt wcro wept by tho sol,s and tic daughters
Or IoMx vanished er.ls md sphores.
| Like white saEls OF heaven tho spr1y Is
! nt3SnS FN11 uttI1 11h htlf7t In trr
, 1880-05-15
AIISCTLIANLOUS,
WHO kNoWaP ?

~ tAa EItor u IN Chicago Tribune.
CHICAGO, May III llnye seen a prepara-
ton 'cnlle1 sulph!do OF nrseMicum adyer-
ttsetl a. poslliyB nntltlote against sewer-Eas
poisoning and lnalarlal affections. would
llku u inquire II SUMO 0llo Ot tho readers Vt
Tho Hume can recommend 1t fruln nCt4al
trlul, Qll II it Is aafo to uSet SURE EAEI.