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MARMADUKE.

nrnM business now before the public
hkNkW ION can make money faster M
KNKltl work for us than at anytbinT
hNllNN else. Capital not requfred. wa
HNIlyE VIII start you. OLE a Ciav and
~ hA~ upwards made nc home Nv ths,
industrious. Men. wnman or"
Doys and giris wanted everywhere to WORK for
us. NOW Is the time. You can devote vonr
wnoe time 10 the work, or only yOSr snST,,
moments. No ether business will nav spar1 wn',
nearly as wen. No one willing 10 IVORY Son con
nmad m,1 20 make make enormous pay BY engaging nt
opportunity Tor making money easiIvs ooS vnS
nM%9iOr"Oiy' Mmi0n Address TSuE 4 60, Augusta, Sta
, 1880-10-01

Nhh week at home. Terms and t5 out IT. irec
A"" Address ~. HALLFT & Co.. Portland, Me.
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III eff i"
Voltaire staiesrihatpthe aVenelians
were the first TO use guns IN an en-
gagement at seaagalnst the; Genoefe,
in 1877; but English historians AZ
firm that the English nau guns ~ ne e
following at the siege ofa( Calais. sl'
J,;sno,,ro,o,o,,y L,o,vn ,bat.An.
d,o,v Isct son n,arr;ea a loav whose
nvhhssyss" n,shonS vss sIWl iiv;,,g She wos
an ,,raa,ca,sd bmt amisble woman
and an was most devo'edly attached to
'he .oldlwarriofand statesman. sa4s
The first European monarch who
SHOOK OIL the supremacy o. ine fopc'
was hepry Yii'po' r'sp"H' 'imNil
Peter the, Great oflliussia married
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THE TWO BROTHERS.
A Chinese Romance.

~
Iiv;uu in a viI,agc In tbe nrovince
of Kwanyi,,nv were NO brotliers
Broiher. said The youuyer one day'
YOU are 40 wears 81 ,NJe wlv don,i
yoll mar, p7Atl Ffliss irate iwe shn1l
never be- able .tons,i,r,Mt,lr, ) gourl
|imthcr,. family nor to mis-. aor .our.
selves auy son, agai,,st.o,,r decliui,,y
yearsnn n 49jdsl'rn 'bgrTinii silisI
II The reasonI donot marry respond.
"a ,he otber Z. that caunot atfurd
Il Hoi6ervisaiI valid .Hf W'herni,bun
|thc yo,n,reriof iRed two ilnyoi.ed his
b,.oihe,. t6l sclI.hims and. hnr, n viii,
with lhe prooeedsI
The nroposal was indigna,,Iy
secuted bv the elder What. said he
exchange 4 bfotIier forN X wifeY
Never A 'wit4 ( ihi,ysatl any time
be able TO procure. but, 1 cnl,, err
get auother brother.
Rni wealthy ueiqhbor overbear-
iu1 lhe Conversation 'oaIled upon' 'tle
Two eutercd into M insinu,tiny col
Ioonv win tho older man nn3 HI.
ished nv offeriuy him 40 ieals of, sill
var tor hi. binnoii T6e tennla tion
,yasI to,, strnnllgy ia y,,i,nv n,ani was
SOLD and went in,o voluntary ran.
fivi,v IN bis new master receivinu
Loardiuy andSlodSinu. n irelurn for "
bis seryices while fhe alder went ont
aud bouyht n yi,e with. tho nancy
| On tle tlnrii anr,r.iivn 81 ibis Iady AZ hon,se.
she began 10 nuestioh her' lordi ~ n
| the vhereabduts Of His brother. II
,Iwnvs hoard sl,e said,h.,.fLerc. wore
Two Of you. What Ina obccome Of
him p
INV dsr ren,ied bcr spous, the fact
lis I have aid hin yand What a mara
| If Ind not done 60 TshonId ilieye,
have bee, able To yetl you. q
Ills wife was greatly sbocked,, and,
going b.ct 10 sher fatLcrs she fold
him the whole stonry beseecling him
Fto furnish lcr lwill, ncnils Of bring
nd fack her brotherli,l. inv y Two
days aftcrw ord Observation-Disclosures
| lywi,b lie ueccssaryi q pmount,iIwhi,.I
she drnositcd for safety nader her
led bu, alasi n short lime onIy
elansed before 'the box coninjniny II
mo-, s,rsn,o,y iisannosrcd This 60
aase,ed l,er ,,in1 tba, sho fried 10
| hanv hcrself. an,l was 90 far sucress.
\ ~ .,.t.l ~ ALL Af.AN,, and
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An Old Mans Advice.

H q "a f..
Col. Benjamin Browhisld, aaweal.
thy farmer, aged l0I years. presi lea
'ovefa Democratic meeting in Fayesie
county Penn, the other day. Tiers
were SIX Vice Presidents. the ,oltest
Of whom was niray-four and sonng-
est eiyilty-onc. Onitaking ibe clihir.
Col, Bfownfeld made this bfief,s tul
interesting speecf.
"Proyidence has been very kind to
me in lroiongiug bysliici,alii. bless
ing me with health and strength. |
have lived to be l0l years old. This
il a great aye. Ia my earlier days |
toois an active part ip Rglitivss 1
have mingled With your failers,'
grand7fatherF aplsglvat -grandIathcrs
on occasions likethiS in, he.days long
since gone in the past. voted for
Thomas Jefferson for PRESIDENT IN
1900: Wehad'the same question TIP
then that we haze now.i whether this
was a government,of unlinjtpd pow
err, Of a Cover hnlent Of a few simple
functions, expressly granted by the
Constitution. Mr.. jefferson contend
ed that the great mass Of the powers
of our government remained with the
States, while Mt. Adams central gos-
eminent to override the State Govern
n,ents. i never missed "a Pnsidm.
tial election. Iovoted twice forl fer,
son, twice for Madison. twice for Mon
re aud three times fer Gca. JscSsSn
i vtted for Van Bursn and alYo for
Polk, Cess. Pierce. Buchan IN, Doig-
las. Mcclellan, Seymour, Grsefys and
l'il,len, aud hope to liyeto vote fol
Gen, Hancock. and. ,as the result oi
my experience, ! would advise you to
vote him. too" lls ss98 h
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The Soup Stone IN Old Trick-

.fo9 is 'sss T7TN s1sHi' g$els ossii
a, h.ly on The lu.skirtss Of Denver,
was the. victim ihe, other day ofa
.tramps II 6 ical jokc. Even in those
yagabonls there is ap occasional vein
Of hhm6r which il worth preserving"
The incflcnt Happened III this wise:l
About the middle Of the afternoon
the tramp put in an appearance aud
asked politely ifhe could be permitted
to cook for himsclia plate of soup
s'I have the ingredients witheine,'''
heilsai't,5 displaNngna cobblestonc
abopt The size nf an apple,d sysi "a,
The lady very naturally looked at
him in snrprises tsu, y ;s.f \. ,,,.
"You can'tnake- soup s'onthof that
rock. can you?' she inquired.in saf-
prise. rnt 81 oneiiaos di0d 4aalif
| .aOhys maiamer eradThiSn iswhat
we call soup-stQne," .,aia al l;is u
7 well, lshould like to see You do
| ~ and sha forthwith sinsaeihp a f Q
in the stove, and the tramp commenc-
cd nt onerations tions He ElIsd the stove. NJ n
with wathclrs' and. after il commenced to
/ boil tycry cafrulIy depositcd the stone
/ IA BAN ofwater. ~ sluaa gai 6 oHs
\ 81 shall have toltroubleivod9 tor d
little seasoning, iic sail, and The lady
| hasteped 10 .pes an lonion. a piece u
4 meat, and a tomato. e, these were
carefully cut eup andvput into boi
along with the stoac. In a sholt
J. time a deliciors plate Of soup wa.
prepared. The lady tasted it anC
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"A young laily who Says shc is
Young and handsome writes: "Tho
manfur NE 10 love is vastly hiy su-s
peror, = +A'* u man who will
compelmy spirit toibcini itssaee 10
his; who wilbcmmandn,myi soul to j
stand still and shine on hiuh as JOSH
ua commanded the sun; who can
lrample my will to The dust" ett.
She Should have 40 difficulty in find
ing such man-one who will not
only command sher~souls Ito stand
still, bntwill also command its own
er 10 get up iirst in The morning to.
buill fires, split kindling and carry
uptlic coal, and whose language will
make her hair stand OH end when no
comes home. finds dinner fifteen min
utcs late. There are lots ofmen who
will bend her spirit for her, and also
mako her back bend over tho wash
tub, while thcylig go. dowmto The sa-
loon and discnss tho ibcs, method Of
saving the country from the hands Of
\ its political enemies.
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So Awful Stupid b.

q lNi NiH ftflMfAisa NHf ~ NhlN tN 4
They SAT together onthe front steps
Of her residenc on Park, Avenue, aud
whispered great many things, that
would look real silly III, pfint.d The
moon pecped moiIesily down upon
them, and lit up his face inst enough
for il to be observed that he> woreya
bashful, reserved expression, such q
one as always serves 10 cast cloud
over the more eneigeticIandh hhection-
ate grades Of love making% She de-
tcrmined TO use q little strategy to
draw him out, and to induce him 10
give him the kissffoi' which she was
iustaching. Ina-low cooling voice
she said: eve aaiasR liie5 sd
John, suppose we had, jnst come in
on a train, and it was raining real
hard-so hard we conldn't lhink Of
walking up towh-what would edoi
Why, wait IN the depot til 1t clear.
ed up, reckon. q
Yes. but suppose II rained all day
what thcn?W Gk A&h4Nsp
Well, IL we couldn't borrow an um'
Ibrclla | enppose wed 5haaayes to ge'
wet. .,.,l i.fl..a ,.,.
Oh, pshaw. moi and she stamped
her foot impatiently. p"lf we haa I
chance wouldn't We take ala busp'
"By jove tthat's so,I nover'thonghl
OF that; la -ha-ha, Of course we d gnI
A.. \ = 4
She almost ground her teeth with
disappointment. aud aftera few mo
ments silence asked;l yfls ),
.Do You ever take buses, John Z
.Oh, yes,n he replied carelessly
nwhen | 90 10 d town, and Il isalonl
distance from the depot 10 the hote
do" w n ii.99 leP nAa eAl ~
And then she laid her head ont III
outer rim ofhis ear and wept at hi
stupidiiyk--Moderr Asqo. rAi eiisi
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,.SEaaussaasssa. sa.Wa,mlzgssnlI... 4.

Ah1f3frlou- rata ra j IA. rn1ffodt . tsa. 4. II
Elncated w0mep have "a wide
sphere. / Tlierc "a, iadeed} Some dis
cussion as, siisexact- boo Some.
dhtItk kAr / histance,s s whether they
l,ayea legitimate flhenoninahespul-
pit.H Our own view is chat character
al,d ABILITY are Gods chart of duty.
But, whatever may be decided IN re.
gard 10 the pulpit, there is one field
where educated women are in dei
mand. That Is the home. The edns
Gated woman Is tire bestwife,thc best
mother the best housekccper, the
best economist. The coming men,
could afford TO paysall the expenses
of a full traihing for their future
wives smerelys Tor The greater good
they would receive from them. In
these days we ply the ignorant
moihcr. Six years Of hard study are
well invested, II for. nothing more
Than TO be able to answer thousand
questions which curious Youngsters
willbe asking IN a few years. 81
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The Grea. .rrottsra.

% s H b,---- Il . VI AHttl MI,
The following is alist ofthe great
tro;ters OF the world which have made
a record below 2.2u, in harness or TO
wagon: 4SF "a @
a-Maua s,
2:lll l-Si.. sJnlien. p Il ~
2:l34 ARarus.
2:l4-Goldsmith Maid.
2:lJ3r HspsfiE 8 4aAg YiEI9
2:l5-Lnlu.
2:I54-Hattie Woodward.
2:l6f-lsucills Gpldtlnst. WINE,
2;ieA- American eiiril, Darby and q
Hopeful to wagon.
2:l63--i-ccident.
2:l7-Gloster! lolt Sf!p g7 tlf
2;lI4-Dvxter.
2:l78-Hannis.
2;lS--SwivelkrY Edwin q Forest.
Great Eastern, Judge Fullerton, Net
tic, Proteiue, Red Cloud and Santa,
Claus.
2lS11IChl. Lewis, .gof0iys Go9 and
Charley Ford. VIZ ,lI-ss j. .m.ea.a
2.iSA-sNutwood and. Pa'cken.NAii
2:l9--Albcrnmrle. Alley, Bone
setter Cozeite, Edward, Graves,
Wedgewood. Kitty Bates and Mossr.
2:l94--Bodine,. Comlnec. Croxie
and George Palmer.
2:laN- Thomas l.. Young. and
Iieene dim. 49,
2:l9a--Adelaide, Csmors, Flora
Temple. .ri'rinkeland Dick Wright.
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"BRoKES ARRow," Russell CO., Ala
L LlN a lllil1Angust LIST, 1876.


DIR. j. C. MoFFETT-De Dear Sir Il,
for wears. used your Tecthina ('reeth-
ing Powders) with my own children
and on my plaatation, whsn2I owned
negroes. They relieved and prevent
ed much suffering and sickness
among the children, and besides So "
ing many lives, saved me much mn xi'
ETY., and many huncrld dollars in
doctor'sb bill I can with confidence,
recommend them rs the surcst and
best medicine lever usod for Teeth
ing Children and the Bowel Disor-
ders OF our Southern Country. ~ Z
Yours truly, etc.
E ialsiif fna RoBERT FLouRNoY. Y
For sale by tiish &Garnernif
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"a Gentle Hint. :
lrroa. ulah; HeraId.l N

L ="
/ Young Mr.. tatehours was siiting
on tlleporch he other night watching
a seventeen year.olll girl tying TO
keep awake long enough to see the
moruing star .rise.i They talked as
tronomy. s'1wiSh l,was a STAR" he
said smiling atshiy own poetics.fancy
al would nyoucwere a comet"
she said dreamiiy. His zheaa beat
tumaltuously. "And whyg'flie ask
ed tenderly. at.the same time taking
her anresistiag little. hands in his
own; '.and whyg' he repeated i'm
seriously. '.Oh,n sbeSsaid, with a
breeding earpestaess that fell upon
his soul like abarc foot on cold oil
cloth, 'sbecausetlen you would only
como around once every $500 years."
He didn't say.anything until he was
half way to the front gate, when he
turned aroundsapd shookhis fit a: the
house and mutterci between his teeth
that. "by the dads, it would be q
laundering sight longer than that be-
fore he came around again" But
by that time the poor girl was in bed
and sound asleep; -f g9M
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WIT land HuMoa


"A good judge OF mutton ought to
be wether wise. .,s., ..... t.,,.
The fact mad .nd ,bo III. ',;y.r NOD
shr;nI fr,,r. ~ H. III; i;s,, =, .la,
a.,.s.,.,,, ,...,..,. ..a.,ss,..
Inv, 'nar"ns .nln.,a'. tl'st 900. "I '1uiI Of
bGaies hi
- ''3''9'i s2 e's"lit' ( pl
elf't'le Darwihian theory holds good
IN astrono'nyi finest lcornet is'thav
with no ta'Lsl'is ligllgiHaei 4 &
Don't interrupt a man in his talk
Theinatural liliiiiit -msn'sielifei is
three score years aud ten, and he eao't
80 on toreyerqol odr .,oasa iirs
THE beauty-ofthe Bpiscopaq church
seryiceaIies,intbe ,isct that a mamcaul
confess himself n miserable, sinner
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.sMy Dearest Maria, 7 wrote a re-
centlymarried husband tohis wife.
She wrote back: "Deavest. let me
correct either your grammar or your
morals. You address me, My dear
eFtvMaua,'R AmNI ITO suppose you
have 5thet dear .MariasY"
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|Tas SOUTH KEafueKhH.
ADveRTIsING RATE.
YwAsH1Nsr N LETTER; WIN
wAsalso4os, WAS ii Sil oor. 18th 1880.

W,su,xaTos. Der. 18th 1880.
- a.,
Aii,'ie sklrinish'iiS arVunu .nc va.
rious'uop 'rimentsioi tae '9ove,''hlent
here lei'aples gene prqpalll.eu WIN
mem 40 ooia''i soiie h''ow'sufs ,',
inc extent 70 wnirH my are uens
used ~ ine ih'eres. VI ,ie nepuD'loa'.
ue ue'hsiahti,'pY1'Ivsei pVoout'H'p'' ~ ;"
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Little Ned asked his father the
other evening who made the smoon.
.lti6a. ! answere,lihe father. Eyes, J"
said Ned ssselscan see thcNmprks of his
dirty fingers ....-
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Tho salary o. Tie lightcst congress-
man IL ihehousc,ifpaia him in the
silver dollar he voted for, would weigh
more than Senator Davis "Soc ~ ;
tunia." triF \
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Auacrlnr fron nriyo4s aud i,hyelehi debility
loss " mrmory .or vitality impnirrd W thc
errors of youth nr too close application " ~,
siners OF work may be restored and lnhhhovu
rvghincsi.
A,nld nll lIdncy medicines whirh are taken
iutp the aysiem by way OF tic stunaci'' 70
an Old itraiuitnt welt tried ahd proven incui.
rlent, thOagh sometimes encrsing apphrsnt
cures nt unn conpl1int they Huw inr reerr
pf u,orc troublesome aud permanent iisorhers
This price Of our PAn hrngs IL within the
rravi ufall. aud Il viii annually save mauy
times IN cost In doctors bille, medicines Nv"
,ilartera. which At best give bat tcinp0fa-
r, relief. II rnn he used without Tear OF
hnrni and With crriaihty ola prrinanehl .utv. ~
fcr suir BY druggists renefallf. OF srh. y:
mall tfrcr Of p0slHgel on rcgeipt OF INC ptset'
REGULAR Pad, 81 %; thllds Pad. tfor ineoptin-
rnrr of urine in childreu.l fl.hs; special, trN-
tra,ixs,l kaDa our bonk. ''Hew q Tile Was
savcd.r giving the history OF this new ,s. ~.
coyefs aud large rrcor.l Of most reinarhun.e
cures. sent free. Write Tor u Address DAi
KIDNEY Pan CO.. .TolrdO. -.
ratffuToxr owing 70 the many worth
IUAUIIUN. less kNiney Pats nov y,
sevkipg snleon our relpiahyp. We .rein y. '.
die the nfiiieted 10 warn them. AeA tor
ffAf'S KIDNEY PAD. und tHkr No o'hsr'~
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~ Pretty Tough Yarn.
.lcshAosh Advocate

q Aii interesting experiment was
tried here Monday. which created in
tense excitement among the inhiti-
tnnts ofthis quiet town. A modest
lnechsnic ofllhis place, who has felt
the aggrevation Of ''jnst in time to be
too lnic,Y obtained permission of the
railroad company TO test what he
calls his gigantic pull-back. The fe-
male portion Of Ihe community were
disappointed whef'they fouHd thatiiti
in liowise related 10 tho Inodistc's
art. 1.-the inventor had the endsiof'
thepull- sunk IN the grounll sew
craldeet between thc. rails, q tiea sla-i
III IN, and securely anchored by bolts
mud screws. The pu l. ack consists
ri an immense elastic ca BILE (mnde III
the rubber works her,.), which was
i'm along The ties under cover ofiron
tubing, 10 a distance Of l,20J feet, At
which pointthe cable ended in huge
iron hook. This hook was poised
above a wire spring sunk into the
ground, which connected with the
telegraph battery at the station by
wire. b ft .g
The purpose Of, the pull back is, as
the reader has by this time surniised,
90 catch aud draw back. to the Station
auy train that hhppens TO forget any
thing, or for any late person that
stands "enrsing the fate that made
nlliatp," ctclaThe initial test was
made, as stated, on Mouday linihe
presence OFF, large gathering Of The
curious lownsrolk, The whole scheme
wasintepded'to be kept secret, but Of
course the planting OF the cable arous-
cd rnmors that spread until the pub.
lie mind was at high pitch of Curl
oeiiy. When It was fully dlvnlycd
what was the intent and purpose Of
the scheme, people laughed, shrugged
their shoulders aud said s sast
1.-THE man is crszy,D, Others said,
"Perhaps he ID, but give him =
show ...8f4 VI ID s.t. .ii ~, =
The inventor volunteered to takc
the part Of the belaied passenger,
~for iiA occasion only" and justas
the III 80 express pulled Oat OF The
next sistion and was gaining lead
way al evrryschew. OF de enpine.
the excited mechanic cane tearing
down the street with h;s c,al,iails
Iidving ganll face flushed. The crowd
fheered and laughed, : II was never
ihrlcss an exciting moment. lie
-houted TO the leles raphi operator 10
make the connection. The current
flasli over the wire aud set loose the
spring which threw up the. ironhook. /.
The. crowd heard ithe clamp of the
iron and watched with baied breath
ihelfesult.y The hook had caught the
last car, sure. enough, and the big
black cable was, scenic stretch out Of
the ,iroa tubing like a serpent out OF
its hole. The train soon came to The
end OF the rope, and then came the re-
mafkable result OF theswhole scheme.
Thcspecd or The train gfadully slack
ened. then flnallyiitoppcd, ani then
the cable with prodigious power be-
gan toircdcem it's tension, and draw
back with increasing speed the cap
turej 4 ain,
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rAiNINTME RArK.
YOUNG NEN

We env positively. aud without fear Of con
tla,lirilon that BAYS KIDNEY PAD II the
,miy Certain aud permanent cnrc for every
;crin Of this prevalent and distrrssins COM
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! f, I,T--- n I VI WAHttI lyid
The following isalist ofthc great
tro;ters Of the world which have made
record below 2.2O. in harness or 10
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Can now he founs at his old stand op Russell.
VILE street, In ffsut VI g.. W smiths livery
siabls. ready g wal. upon his old customers
aud friends. Horse shoelnga specially.
March W lsso.sih r ~ iHtilfiV e' I.
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tqr.arrsas3 \ Sntisk$9 ~
You can fll ip about the confidence
Of childhood aud all that. and you,
might say something about the blue
eyed cherub. His namc is Isaac.
Put that in to please my vie.
"l'll DO it. Any more snake
itemsl" $50
a.'Lenlmet sre. 4 Yun'se heard Of
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Dtk tANai.kg, l'slton's old stand, Lsrucf
T. naln Asa Nas,s llie streets.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-09-15
A.Thoatrioal Mite.

On Howard street, San Francisco, the
other day, "Where are you going my
pretty maid p asked a BENEVOLENT old
gentleman, as he chucked under the chin
q little tot of six-year-old who was
walking gravely along with a basket on
her arm. "Give thee good day, gray
beard," replied the midget, simply.
my father bade me to the shambles HE
for a fat haunch." W-w-what ?"
CALCULATED the old party. '.Haply thou
knowest him, the good man Skidmore %
inquired the tiny dame. "N-o-o," said
the gentleman, much puzzled at the
evident earnestness of~~.the child.
"You're quaint little thing. Come
with me and I'll buy you some
candy" "Alack! am forbid to tarry,
gentle sir. I need be blithe. Their
patience stays my coming" "Good-
bye," said the old gentleman. Rest
you, merry MASTER" and dipping a
chubby little courtesy, the mite trotted
off. 81 Bless my soul what an extraor-
dinary child - said the gentleman to a
ne;ghbor, who had been looking on.
Oh that's nothing, " replied the other.
"You see she's the daughter of Bilson,
the heavy man at the theatre, and I sup
pose they talk so much Of that kind. of
lingo in the family that it comes natural
to her. Doesn't hear anything else,
Won see"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-09-15
Sobieski's Sword.

=. The Hungarian national museum has
recently become possessed Of an ex-
Itremely, curious and interesting relic.
the favorite sword Of the renowned Pol
ish patriot and king, John Sobieski. The
blade of this magnificent weapon ismade
of the finest Damascus steel. On either
side of it are embossed in letters of gold
the characteristic device: Cave o fall
sis amicis, salvabo te alb inimicis, (Be-
ware Of false friends, I will save thee
from: thine enemies, and /" Hec meta Ia
borum". (This. 4is:the purpose of the
labour), i, and the Sobiesk coat Of arms.
The "hilt and basket are eof pure gold and
admirably designed. "a huge CRYSTAL set
in twenty-seven brilliants of the first wa
ter, constitutes the standardization by
which the sword is attached to the belt,
and underneath it, forming the outer face
of the sheath guard, is a medallion por-
trait, in enamel, Of the. king. in full ma
tional costume and mounted upon afery
charger. A special case in the antiquity
department. Of the museum has been de-
voted TO the sabre: ;: !; H.. ~