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, 1880-09-17
Anecdote Of Tom C0rwln.

When quite young man he was
elected member of the General Assem-
bly, of the State of Ohio, and early in
the session he brought in bill for the
destruction of the public whipping post.
He made an earnest speech in favor of
the measure, to which an elderly mem
ber replied as follows: "Mr. Speaker,
the gentleman is not as old as / am, and
hos not seen as much Of the practical
operation of the system Of punishment
which he desires to abolish. When l
lived in Connecticut, if fellow stole a
horse, or cut up some antics, we used to
tie him up ard give him o real good
thrashing; and he always cleared right
out and we never saw anything more of
him. It's the best way of getting rid Of
the rogues that ever was tried and with
out expense to the State" Mr.. Corwin,
who never failed to carry his point by q
joke, if the argument was against him,
only made the brief reply: MIR. Speak
er, have been puzzled to account for
the vast emigration from Connecticut to
the West, but the gentleman last up has
explained it to my satisfaction" IL is
almost needless to say that Mr., Corwin's
hill passed by an overwhelming majority.
, 1880-09-17
He Won the Bet.

Soon after two o'clock yesterday the
o,sb in the fourth story of business
Iouse on Woodward avenue was raised
and q mans head and shoulders appeared
~ sight. Next he thrust out his arm,
ond Pedestrians saw small rope in his
hand, Twenty men halted in less than
a minute. A plank was lying at the
hottom and the general line of reasoning
was that the plank was to be drawn up
through the window.
"You'll break the glass if YOU try it,
shouted one of the fast-growlng group.
"That cord isn't stout enough" yelled
third.
"Why don't they carry it up by wav
Of the front stairs 7" demanded man as
he flourished his gold-headed cane and
seemed much put ous
The cord came part way down and
stopped. Some ten different persons
volunteered the information of "more
vet" and presently it was lowered so
that one Of the crowd could grasp it.
He pulled down and the man above
pulled up, and four or five men seized
the plank and brought it to the rope.
slower away p yelled the man at the
rope. .E.Nl "
.'Pull down on it |" cried dozen
voices s. vt"a a.. ~
The man above let out more rope and
waved his hand.
"He wants it over that hitohing post"
screamed boy, and it was carried there.
"No, he wants it fast .to. the lamp:
post," shouted man, and it was carried
there So e Va 80 E
"Iet that rope alone!" yelled the man.
Six men had hold Of the plank, ready
to boost on it, and three more had hold
of the rope. a
'Do you want the plank 7" asked one.
"No" raailr
"Do you want the hitching post y
"No" -a-~.-r-- "a %, vs--etgr
"Well, what do you wantP j. .5~.Gi
"I want you to let that rope alone. l
had a bet of the segars that it was long
enough to touch the walk, and I've won
'em. What's the row down there p
somebody dropped dead9'n =.
The plank was hurled away, cuss.
words INDUCED in as toes were trodden
upon, and in fifteen seconds the crowd
had melted away to squint-eyed boy
and an organ grinder r. Detroit Free
Press. hHas '
, 1880-09-17
Some Curious Superstitions.

The Bedouins take auguries from
birds. A single raven in ones path is
very bad token, but two are extreme
ly lucky. They say Akhdhargn Falen'
zein-two green ii. e., black ones is a
fair omen. The Bedouins have many
other superstitions about animals, The
superstition as to the flesh of the rock
badger, which Palmer noted in the Pc
ninsula of Sinai, is unknown here, but
there is a similar idea about the mon
keys which freqent Mount Kara. These,
it is said, were once men, who came to
visit the prophet. He set before them
milk and water, directing them to drink
the former and perform their ablutions
with the latter. The -perverse visitors
drank the water and washed with the
milk, and were transformed to n onkeys
for their disobedience, AS they were
once men, their flesh is not eaten. ldy o.
This legend is closely akin to what
one reads in the fabulous history OF
early Arabia about Nasnas and the Wa
bar, in the great sandy desert. Both
these words are monkey names, quite
current in the present day, though not
recognized by the lexicons The latter
is an ape, the former a monkey with a
tail. Except in this monkey story, /
couldI find no trace Of the superstitious
rejection Of the flesh Of any animal,
But some kinds Of flesh have O magical
virtue attached to them. A man who
suffers in any member of his body seeks
cure by eating the corresponding part
CT hyena The hyena is also eaten in
the neighborhood of Suez, for friend
of mine who shot one near the Wells of
Moses was requested by the Bedounis to
give them leg. A similar virtue at
taches to the flesh of the gemsbtk
(Wudheyhy), rare species of antelope,
found far in the interior. When eaten,
it draws an obstinate bullet from a
wound Scotsman a,... .....t. -
, 1880-09-17
A New Fashion.

|. ,lt is fashionable now to stoop. This
is not metaphor, meaning that women
are little more than ever stopping to
frivolity, but the literal truth. The mid
Summer freak Of the metropolitan bellies
is nothing less than, to curve their spines
and drop their shoulders until they look
ike hopeless consumptives. A girl with
d natural flat breast is considered mighty
lucky, and she no longer, supplies an ar
tifcial roundness, but is proud of her
lack. Of wolnaply Development, reminding
/ Her that her deficiency is not charming
to masculine eyes; she will; foibew the
fashion no matter. how foolish tits. The
idea is that a hollow chest is, indicative
of nraidEood Women who are by, ma
tura more amply endowed, fRtten, them;
selves. as much as possible, with uncom-
monty high, narrow corsess, and hold
their shoulders as far forward as 'poss-
,ible, thus rendering null and Yqid one
of the; best Of thelr beautieS x All, wen,
what fools NV sex soHetlpes make of
.theaselvesl . Some of'nsy Formerly bux-
ON friends have degenerated into hump
backs in a single week. Their dresses
have been altered to suit the changed
shapes, though L imagine they would
suit the new figures hindside before.
The simpletons remind me of the pic
lures in the reading books illustrating
the good and bad posture at desk-a
boy, with protruded breasts and erect
head, which is like the belle as she was,
and another boy bumped over his book,
which is like as she is 1t is to be hop
ed that this idiocy will be of short dur
alton. sg-. "EsL
, 1880-09-17
Invisible Fire"

An English gentleman discovered that
the fame Of electricity as curative
power had penetrated Persia.
While tarrying at Shiraz, On business
connected with the overland telegraph,
he was visited by a Persian noble. HAY
ing received q paralytic stroke in his left
shouldersand arm, the 4loblemari came to
inquire if the Englishmans ipyisibls fire
electricity would not cure him. -.-.
He had heal that there. we're nagi,
clans in England, who cured all diseases
by the aid Of this fire. The English,
man, having moderated the Persian ex-
pectation by remarking that the state
ment was an exaggeration, accompanied
him to the office Of the telegraph.
A powerful battery had just been pre-
pared, and the officer in charge readily
consented to operate upon the paralyzed
arm. To the two poles of the battery a
copper wire was attached, and at the ex-
tremity of each wire a dampened sponge.
The Persian was instructed to tightly
grasp one of the sponges in the para[
yzed arm. Timidly complying, he vas
astonished to feel no sensation.
"Wait . moment" said the English
man, clapping the other sponge on the
mans shoulder With a leap and 3 yell,
he bounded out of the room, amid the
uproarioas laughter Of the officials
All Shiraz was excited, the next day,
at the shock the nobleman had received.
Though it effected a partial cure, the
frightened man refused to submit to a
second application Of the ''invisible fire" "
One shock vas sufficient, for, he declar-
ed, all the stars Of the heavens were Wis.,
ible to him at that awful moment. 20
He would visit the Office and look
with awe atthe Hfre" machines. Mourn
fully shaking his head, he would depart
without uttering word. r-a. ra.t
Another Persian, whose curiosity con-
quercd his fear, while examining the tel
egraph, touched one of the terminals OF
the machine AS he felt no sensation,
he laid his hand on the other terminal.
A sudden yell and a backward jump was
the result
The man told his companions in an
awe-struck tone, that he had been bitten
by the senii of the machine. The Eng,
llshman attempted to explain the opera.
tion, but his words did not disturb, in
the least, the Persian credulity.
, 1880-09-17

Kingsford's 0syego Corn Starch, on
account of It's delicious purity, is the best
for children and invalids.
, 1880-09-17

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, 1880-09-17

A parrot that had strayed and been
found by Mr.. Grafton of Port Jervis,
N. Y, proved to be fluent talker.
When the children neglected to rock the
cradle, Poll cried: "Mother, Sally don't
rock the cradle" After religious SER
vices were held in the house, they were
frequently interrupted by Poll calling
upon some one by name to close the
meeting with prayer and it was done.
, 1880-09-17

"OH HOW MY BACK ACHES How
often we hear,it said. Well may the
victim complain, for the kidneys are
suffering; and when that's the case there
is always dapger--great danger. Kid,
ney diseases, if let run, too often end
fatally. There is, however, a sure cure
for them. HUNTS REMEDY is a
medicine that does not fail to cure Kid
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Medicine. Try it, and cure your back
ache before it terminates in something
worse Sold by all Druggists Trial
size, rs cents. t .,r u... asH
, 1880-09-17
Nerve.

1t is a great thing to have what is
called nerve and nothing contributes
more to the power of physical control
thus named, than Warmers Safe Ner.
vine. It also relieves all kinds Of pain,
and cures headache and neuralgia. .u
, 1880-09-17

The only way to bring up child is
to snow him what good life is by liv-
ing it yourself. The cid Scotchman was
right when he said 'Trot feyther, trot
mither; how can foal amble2" No., .
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Aiscella1reo1rs.
90
A ROBBERS HONESTY.
BY y SHAM DERV1SH.

A sedentary life being againstthe
principles Of the dervlsh character
which I assumed, I often was obllg-
ed, willingly, or unwillingly, to
take my knapsack round my
shoulders, and to make expeditions
sometimes alone, sometimes in the
company Of my hadji comrades.
There happened always some ex-
traordinary things on these ex-
c1rsions. Sometimes witnessed a
heartrending scene Of slavery and
cruelty at other times | saw strik-
ing examples Of rude virtue and
humanity. My derVish blessings
remained never uurewarded. l
sang until 1 became hoarse, but l
filed my sack richly with cheese
and with horse or wild donkey's
flesh and always got the pres
ent Of a piece of felt, or a handful
ofcamel or sheep's wool, and some.
times even q piece Of old garment,
which the nomads threw of.
There was no fear of danger in
the environs of Gomulshiepe Ga
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THE SIGN AL.

The day is come FOR the ship to sail, and for
John to 80 to sea,
And his aged mother is fretting with the
bairnie on her knee;
The morning meal is scarcely touched, and
the wife is still for sorrow.
For her good man will soon be gone, and she
will be lone tomorrow;
Black clouds re'lowering in the sky, but
between them streams the sun,
With the light Of hope in the dark time that
for her is just begun.
Oh, may his heart keep as true as hers, and
t'e ship in safety ruu
And now they are waiting on the beach. and
John with uneasy breath,
Is fearing to say the sad farewell-farewell,
tide shadow of death;
They have little to say, and little know Of
writing in the books,
But though thev haye lack Of words they
can talk to each other with looks;
They can feel the heart in the hand, and
read What is written in eyes;
They can tell of their joys and their sorrows
in kisses and in sighs,
And so can they speak to each other withou
the words Of the wise.
There is the good ship, the Mary Ann, at her
moorings in the bay;
And a boat is grating on the sand, and ready
to sail away
To the waiting ship with John and his mates.
All, there's the signal gun!
And the husband turns to kiss his wife, and
they to each other run;
1t is over q: last, and her good man is with
- the other tarS;
She will, weeping, watch the good ship go
till the dark clouds hide the spars;
And then for long lonely nights by the seas
below the silent stars.
From Belgravia.
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JOB PRkV'TEy8sT

en- his head got fastened. Den
Brer Fox, be sa'ntered fort, look
in des Ell wunner yo' mammy's
mockin' birds.
"'Howdy, Brer Rabbit, sez Brer
Fox, sezee. You look sorter stuck
up dis mawnin',' sezee: en- den he
rolled on de groun', en- laft en- Taft.
twell be couldn't latf no mo-. I
speck you'll take dinner. wild me
dis time, Brer Rabbi. | done laid
in some calamus root, en- [ ain't
gwineter take 90 skuce,' sez Brer
Fox, sezee." a.
Here Uncle Remus paused and
drew two-pound yam out Of the
ashes. .a. ...
Ibid the fox eat the rabbit ?"
asked the little boy to whom the
story had been told. 1. $3.50 s.
"Dat's all de fur de tale goes"
replied the old man. He mout,
en- den again he nloutent, Some
say Jedge Bar come long and
loosed 'im-some say he didn't. /.
only tells you dat wat l. E-knows.
L hear Miss Sally callin',4 =: You
better run long" -.. sr.z
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VISIONS OF AN OPIUM SMoKER.
"A confirmed opium smoker re-,
lates the sensations impaired by
the use Of the drug as follows:
He says: AS soon as L get well
under the influence, it brings.a con-
tentment beyoudimagination and
J. sense of peace such as visits the
tabled eater of the Iotos, a feeling
which in its,entirety placed onegins.
4 asupreme throne, calm as Buddda;
ruling as a MINDLESS, waVeIess,
voiceless kingdom Of everlasting
rest. To this, succeeded aknoW-s
ledge Of powar. to plan and e2e-f
cute such schemes as are known
only to the gigantic and anattain-
able, coupled with the thought,
4 can do these things, but I will
not. What is all else compared
pared to this :? Again the scene
shifted, and in a state of semi
consciousness there followed each
other, like a panorama Of Ori-
entail magnifcence, of tall and
aud stately rninarets, Of palaces
gEittering beneath noon-dag sun,
of armies marching forth in all the
circumstance Of war, conquoring
and to conquer. Finally the gi-
gantic superseded the beautiful
and grand until sleep brought a.
close to the Tremendous imaginiDgs
Of a dream. You awake, bus to 3
what ? Headache, nausea, aaburn-,.
ing, Tightening grip at your throat
ageneral sensation such as: attends
the recovery of a New Years
drunk. But the worst Of tits
there seems only one remedy
smoke again and again, leave care !:
and sorrow and suffering behind
Thus beginning in curiosity, and
continuing from seeming necessity, +
the end is ever and always asdeath
so horrible as to rival the tortures
of mania a potu. 49,. :.s*: .-..... f.
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Interest blinds some and makes
some see.
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gsIsetsn Storp.
THE BOUND GIRL.

Locust helghts was one VI 1uo
loveliest homesteads in tho county
of -. It's owner was wealthy,
influential, and considered atnan
Of honor and a gentle, generous,
charitable gentleman. He was
about thirty years of age and un-
married, a fact we'll known to all
the anxious mothers with a sur
plus Of marriageable daughters On
hand. But Gilbert Pie:son gave
mothers and daughters a wide
berth, for he had no desire to mar
ry. When he found his ideal, Lo-
Gust Heights would have a mis-
tress, not before, he said, never
thinking that the woman that
would open the gates of Paradise
for him was even then in the sound
Of his voice.
No, jack Gilbert Pierson was
saying in a dreamy sort of way,
4 have never yet seen the woma n
l could make my wife
Jack Delaney laughed merrily
as be mounted his horse to ride
away. He had been making a
morning call at the Heights, and
as usual, brought ~ the question
of his friends marriage, for Jack
was happy benedict, and anxi-
Gus to see his friend settled.
well l hope you'll meet your
fate some day, and when you do
meet her let nothing stand in your
way
No fear for that, Jack, replied
Pierson, who knew what his friend
hintcd at; riches or poverty-!t
will be all the same to me-
Jack rode off, and Gilbert turn
ed to retrace his steps to the
house. A handsome drive, cool
and shaded, led up to the mansion,
whose vine-wreathed porticos and
long windows, around which roses
were trained with artistic taste,
were flooded with the bright
August sunshine, and broad patch
es of gold lay on the velvety lawn,
where q few tame deer were lying.
In one Of those same golden
patches, and not ten rods from
where Pierson was lounging, stood
q woman, her dark, beautiful Gyp-
sy face upturned to the summer
sky, and mass Of black satin-like
hair falling about her shoulders.
Her dress was some bright cheap
material, but fitted her to perfec-
ton, aud the hand that clasped
the rim Of a jaunty straw hat was
as brown as a berry. She seemed
to be lost in deep thought, for the
very eyes seemod to be drinking
in the beauty Of the scene around
her. Gilbert Pierson was struck
with amazement. He had mover
met her in the neighborhood, and
walked up to her with a puzzled
expression on his countenance.
Can l do anything for you,
Miss-?' he said, as she turned to
HIM with a startled look on her
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How A DOG FOOLED HIS Mas.
TER.-A newspaper that is printed
in the town Of Palmyra, Wiseons
sin, the Enterprise, tells story
about L dog which it saysis true,
every word Oft. The dog;whose :
name is Tiger, belongs 9tosa sur
veyor, now at work in the service
of the United States government
in that part Oft the country" One.
day nog long ago the surveyor
saw that Tiger was asleep near =
the edge Of thicket, and he
thought he might have some fun
with him. So the surveyor shout
ed out: Catch him, Tiger sat
him, old dog" and jumped into
the thicket, as if deer, orat least
a rabbit, had been seen. Tiger, OF
course. went bounding and bark,
ing in: but very soon returned
with his tail between his legs,
seeing that atrick had been play
ed upon him. Now comes the
good part Of the story. Tiger
made believe that be was going to
sleep again. In about three hours
he all at once sprang up, set DIS
ears and eyes in the direction OF
the tbic!iet, gave loud bark and
Ieaped forward. The surveyorfoI-
lowed, thinking that Tiger had
found some game. When Tiger
saw his master parting the bushes
curiously, he gave peculiar "Ah
woob,". and went back to his
sleeping place wagging his tail,
and satisfied that he had paid the
surveyor back for fooling him.
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EsRsER RABBIT AND De TAR
BABY.
Another Story Told by Uncle Remus to Hiss
Sally's Little Boy. ,..
Atlanta Constitution.

"Didn't the fox never catch the
rabbit, Uncle Remus ? asked the
little boy to whom the old man
delights to relate his stories: 4
He come mighty nigh it, honey:
sho's you bawn-Brer Fox did.
One day, arter Brer Rabbit fooled
i'm wild dat caIamus root, Brer Fox
went ter wuk en- got i'm some
tar, en- MKT it wild some turken-
tine, en- fxt up d tar baby, en- he
tuck dis yer tar baby en- he sot 'er
in de big road ; den he laid of IN
de bushes fer ter see wat de news
wuz gwine to be. En- he didn't
haf ter wait long, nudder, Gaze
bimeby here come Brer Rabbit
pacin' down de road-lippity-cllp
pity, clippity-lippity-jez az sassy
as hotel niger. Brer Fox, he
lay low. Brer Rabbit come pran-
Gin long 'twell he spied de tar
baby, en- den he fotch up on. his
behime legs like he wuz 'ston-
ished. De tar baby she sot dar,
en- Brer Fox he lay low.
"'Mawnin'r sez Brer Rabbit,
sezee, nice wedder dis mawnin',
sezee.
"Brer Fox, he wink his eye
slow, en- lay low, en- de tar baby
he ain't sayiu' nuthln'.
"'How you come on, den? Is
you deaf?' sez Brer Rabbit, sezee.
Gaze eff you is, [ kin holler loud
err sezee.
Tar baby keep quiet, en- Brer
Fox, he lay low.
"'Youer stuck up, dat's wat
you is sez Brer Rabbit, sezee, 'en
I'm gwine to kyore you, dat's wat
I'm gwineter do,' sezee.
"Brer Fox, be sorter chuckIe IN
his stummuck, but tar baby amt
sayln' nutbin'.
"I'm gwineter larn you howter
talk ter 'spccttobble people ef
hits de las ack,' sez Brer Rabbit,
sezee. Eff you don't take off dat
hat en- tell me howdy, I'm gwine-
ter bus you wide open, sez'ee.
"Tar baby set still, en- Brer Fox,
he lay low.
"Brer Rabbit keep on akin i'm,
en- de Tar baby keep Oh sayln'
nuthin', twell presently Brer RaO-
bit draw back wild his fs' and
blip he tuck him side er de head.
RIGHT dar's whar he broke his
moiasses jug. His fs' stuck en- he
couldn't pull loose. De tar hlIt
him.
EFF you don't Iemme go, III
hit you agin,' scz Bror Rabbit,
sezee, Ell wild dat he totch him d
wipe wild dc udder ham, en- dat
stuck. Brcr Fox he lay law.
"sTurn me loose, TO kick Dc
nat'ral stutfin' outen you,' scz
Brer Rabbit, sezee, but de tar baby
hiIt on, en- den Brer Rabbit los de
use IN his feet in de same way
Brer Fox he lay low. Den bfer
Rabbit squaIled out dat CT oe tar
baby didn't turn i'm loose ne q
butt i'm cranksided, en- he but'ed