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The FaScinatiOns OF Chess.

THERE are curious, but well-authenti-
Gated. anecdotes showing what faScina-
tions chess possesses for some minds.
We have heard of one of her Majesty's
ships being nearly run ashore through
the Captain. absorbed in his combina-
tons, not needing the repeated repre-
sensations of his Lieutenant that they
were getting uncommonly near the
land. There was once a Caliph of Bag
dad who would not be disturbed in his
game, though his city was being carried
by assault. And Charles MI. of
Sweden, when hardly beset by the
Turks in his house at Bender, was at
least as much interested in beating mis-
antagonist across the board as in beat
ing off the Turks. Again, an Elector
of Saxony, taken prisoner at the battle
of Muhlberg by the Emperor Charles
". was playing chess with a fellow
prisoner when tidings were brought to
him that he had been sentenced to
death. He looked up for 4 moment to
remark upon the irregularity of the
proceeding. and then resumed the
game, which, to his great delight, he
won. When we add that Frederick the
Great and Marshal SAKE were enthusi-
asts for the game, who win say it is not
a pastime in which it is worth while to
excel? Though many persons are de-
barred by other occupations from de-
voting to it sufficient attention, those
who have the leisure may remember
the dictum of the Duke of Wellington,
which is applicable to all pursuits. that
" whatis worth doing at all is worth
doing well."-Saturday RecieW.
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-06-10

OSE summer evening about tive year,
ago the old church-bcll ia the guist
VILLAGE II Manlius. y. Y. rang cut an
alarm that quickly called the citizens -
the streets. The trcmen al gathered
at tn. engiBc-bouse bows and girls
hurried hither and ihithcr. crt Ing.
Fire Fire but no ire Wa any-
where 20 be seen.
People who live IN cities hardly real.
ike the excitement that such an alarm
in n country town occasions lu this
Instance the general anxiety was not A.
all lessensd when IL was learned tbs;
the bell hHi not rung for Ere. but a. an
appeal 20 the citiZsn. for united effort
in the search for three little children.
who hal straysd away from home.
The distress If the afflicted parents
can he imagined. For hours th~s hal
been seeking in vain f1r The ehilirrn.
Hope for their safefy had been
fainter add fainter snce the hrs; di.-
cDycry Of their absence. till Il had cul-
minated in this cali on the citikrus for
help. The quick stroke. 81 the bell
seemed almost Ike the ~ail q drzfafF
The re-lOnse was quick aad ready.
PaTiie7 were sent out IN al directions.
and s.gBzs we're agTsed on. The even
tng gTc@ darker asd darker. SUI the
search continued unabatsd Egers So
Guided nook Wa explored. The banks
Of Limesfou. Greek asre examined
with especial care. The creek Itseif
was dragged
Late At night \ party q men whD
were searching The creek about three
quarters % n mile from the village .aw
b CLEAN of 4 light. apparently n the
middle 81 the stream. q hun,lred roi.
or more further down
The light 2rez ~lsrgs-t0o large and
bright for the light % q lantern. 4,
1as evidently 4 bDnfrs. There "A. a
quick elaEb ring over bluIs AMI s,ons.
and fallen trees. til n point on the .hor.
opposite the ligb; "a. reached. AMI
there. on n small Island. secure from
harm. we're the three little v~a,nbonss
not ia the least alarmed bat delib@r-
aieIy preparing fpr a nights rest.
They had ~SissI 10 The island IN the
afternoon at low water The Rossi-
gates Of The dam near DeRustsr. If
teen miles a'S,ss. hsd been opened. let
ting down 81 increased volume Of ~
Ter; and a "a the chl!drea had been
male prisoners on ii4s island by the
food Having left home xiih some
vague idea a a picnic. they hsi food
and matches wiih them. and they had
therefore been able 70 kindls the ire.
and make Themselves c ~1nforable.
ihsy were too yOuny - appreciate
The anxiety that tte.r absence hal
caused iEdeet. they we're rather e.
loyang the romance Of icing cast away
On an Island But usy were soon
re-cnei and carried hDins. 10 the yr \.
relief. % only Of thei. parents. but u
Inc whole Tiilzge--Snys<rs.
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"TOU + roo n

YcU sleep too long,
Inc sun IL up, At least an h gnr high.
And here YOU are, still costly ia bed;
lis SIX o'clock, yet laziiy yuu lie
with that great n~ightcap covering your
head.
You sleep too long!
You never can bc rich, or any wiser
III thus You waste Ncur morning hours away.
why. Bless me, John, how very I'd your eyes
They will octray you all the IIveIong day.
You sleep too long.
Inc hei bas run n Dozen times or more:
The steak Is dried. the coffee IL is spoiled.
The cat has dragged the outlet DER tue ftoor,
Thu eggs. ] fear yOu'l Ind them overlooked.
You sleep TOO long.
The birds are singing bliihe from every tree.
And On the air their song do;h -wcetly
dwell:
With humming music speeds the rapid bee
with honcycd sweetness To its golden cell.
Yor sleep too long.
oh. do cot waste the mornings brightest
While countless beauties tempt tao wakefuI
The air j. fragrant; with the breath of flowers
And filled with glory is the eastern SKY.
Won sleep too Iony!
To sllBhgT.ug eyes kind Nature nc'cr reveals
Those early charms tsar mcit In dew away,
III" -iumhrTing ear l. music never fiIls.
Nor tclilpis the fcct by wood or stream to
stray.
Hou sleep too long.
The bills a:c croNned with mornings brightest
beam.
The carh j. sparkling with it, gems Of light,
Scrcnciy quiet doth it, pr0grcsS seem,
While on each leaf its footsteps lingcr
bright.
You sleep too lnngi
The lark has mounted on it, airy wing
With cheerful wcic DmC 90 the happy sky,
While rom each boGgh the birds their mathis
sing,
And meet the morn with sweetest melody.
Iou sleep too long!
The glittcrinG stream, gay laughing In the
sun.
Leaps dashiug down the mountains rugged
side;
In chanscicss tone its murmuring numbers
ruI.
And brpathcs lis music with Il solemn pride.
You sleep too long.
Rock, wood and stream are sparkling I'm the
light,
4 Thousand voices fill the prc2nan; afr:
And Nature doth thy footsteps now invite.
And seeks With thee ats iiyirg lows TO share.
n. \. ErcHing Post.
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-06-10

A CANADIAN Judge has decided 7
underline law against eSposing unit meat
for sale by releasing the man who sold
the meat to a woman, because the law
did not forbid the sale of the meat but
the exposing of it."
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-06-10

THE workmen who bored the st,
Gothard tunnel were mostly Italians,
paid at the rate Of five and six dollars
q day. Many lost their limbs or lives
through accidents. but altogether they
stood the heat and were less frightened
IN handling dynamite than the Swiss
ard Germans For such enterprises
they are ciassed next to the Chiness-
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SUDDEN deaths do no, come fr,m
He@'' aisease one case N twenty. bu:
Ho.n congestion Of the lungs or brain.
or from apoplexy- Moe die from. con-
gesi'on 81 the lungs than Of the brain.
aud o " eongesiicS. OF the brain
than from apopleSy.
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-06-10

NATURALNEss is the good gift which
the fairy gOdmother brings to her prime
favorites in the cradle. If a u have
it not he will never find It, for when
sought it is gone.-Jam<s Russell
LoCeM
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-06-10

AZ = sud that in Ses Hampshire Il
taxes sl1i worth Of fence 10 keep si6s
worth OF stock from eating s.45 -
The Red Cloud chief., 1880-06-10

The weighs of the world-Avoirdu-
pois and Troy.-Cincinnati Commercial.
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YeU sleep too long,
The sun IL M, al least AN h yur high.
And here yuu are, still costly in bed;
lis six o'clock, yet laziiy yum lie
With that great nightcap covering your
head.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-08-14
How the Savages Clean their Faces with
Shells,

The idea that shaving is a duty cerc-
monial, as among the Egyptian priests,
or social merely, as among ourselves, is
older than the invention of steel or even
bronze razors. Nothing is more remark
able in savage life than the resolution of
the braves who shave with shell or with
broken piece of glass left by European
mariners. \ warrior will throw himself
on the ground, and. while one friend
holds his arms and prevents him from
struggling, another will scrape his chin
with the shell or the broken bottle glass
till he irises, not only bleeding but also
beardless. Macauley, it seems, must
have shaved almost as badly with the
razor of modern life. When he went to
barber, and after an easy shave, asked
what he owed, the fellow replied, "Just
What you generally give the man who
shaves you, SIR g generally give him
two cuts on the check said the histor-
ian of England. Shaving requires COM
bination of qualities which rarely meet
in one amateur. You should have plen-
ty of razors, unlike a Prussian ambassa.
dor of the stingy Frederick. This am
bassador according to Voltaire, cut his
throat with the only razor he possessed.
The chin of that diplomatist must have
been unworthy alike of the court to
which he was accredited and from which
he came. The exquisite shaver who
would face the world with smooth chin
requires many razors, many strops, many
brushes, odd soaps, light, steady hand
and perhaps certain gayety of temper,
which prevents edged weapons from Of
fering unholy temptations.
Perhaps the shaver is born, not made,
like the poet; certainly many men are
born with an inability to shave. Here
comes the need for the kindly race of
BARRIERS, 4 race dear to literature. The
energy OF the British character, our zeal
for individual enterprise makes us 4 self
shaved race. The Latin people are eco
nomical, but they do not grudge paying
for an easy shave. Americans in this
matter arc more continental than English
in their taste. Was it not in Marseilles
that his friends induced Mark Twain to
be shaved by a barber worthy of the bot
tie glass or sea shell stage of his profess
sion? They pretended that his perform
ances were equal to those of the barber
on board the ship that brought them
from America. Englishmen, as rule,
shave themselves when they do not wear
boards. RaZors are like Scotch sheep
dogs-no one would keep bad one, or
sell or give away Il good one. No razor
should be condemned till it has been
" stropped' well and carefully Some
say that soldiers old buff belts make the
best strops. The Scotch peasan.ry use
peculiar hard, smooth fungus which
grows in decaying elm trees.
"
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LIGHTNING AND TREES.

Professor Colladon, of Geneva, has
made some interesting observations on
the course Of lightning when it strikes
trees and houses. lie holds that the
great discharges which injure trees and
houses seldom or never happen while the
lightning has an unobstructed course
which it has along the thin upper
branches of trees, where birds and their
nest are often left quite uninjured by its
descent. But it is where the electric
current reaches the thick stem that the
tree becomes worse and worse conduc-
tor, and it is here, therefore, the tree is
what is called struck. c., here that the
electricity, failing to find an unobstruct-
ed channel to the earth, accumulates IN
masses, and gives out shocks that rend
the tree. And the same is true of houses
whose lightning conductors stop short Of
the ground. Professor Colladon has also
shown that the close neighborhood OF Il
pool of water is a great attraction to the
electric current, lnu tIlt lilc clcClIlCltJ
often passes down house or till it is near
enough to dart straight across to the
water: and he thinks that where possible
lightning conductors should end in
spring or pool of water. Professor Col
ladon believes that lightning dcscends
rather in a shower-through multitude
of vines, for instance. in the same vine
yard--than in Il single main stream. 1t
divides itself among all the upper
branches of tree, and is received from
hundreds of atmospheric points at once,
instead of as has been usually supposed
from one. Electricity is a rain, number
of tributaries from wide surface, not 4
single torrent.
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What the Thumb Does.

Have you noticed that when you want
to take hold of any thing-a bit of bread,
we will say-that it is always the thumb
who puts himself forward, and that he is
always on the one side by himself, while
the rest of the fingers are on the other.
If the thumb is not helping, nothing
stops in your hand, you don't know what
to with it. Try, by way Of experiment,
to cary your spoon to your mouth with
out putting your thumb to it, and you
will see how long it will take you to get
through poor little plateful of broth.
The thumb is placed in such a manner
on the hand that it can face each of the
other fingers. one after another or all
together, rs you please, and by this we
are enabled to grasp, as if with a pair of
pincers, all objects, whether large or
small. The hands owe their perfection
of usefulness to this happy arrangement,
which has been bestowed on no other
animal, except the monkey-man's near
est neighbor.
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A Story of James Buchanan.

Two years ago the writer made u jour
ney from 1ankton to Swan Lake by stage
in company with Chief Justice Shannon,
of Dakota Territory. During the trip
the Judge related the following:
Il visited Washington in 1861 to re-
ceive my appointment. | called upon
President Buchanan in the evening at
the White House. We had long known
each other, and he received me cordially
My home had been in Pittsburg, and we
had met in party councils, courts, and
conventions for many years. During the
conversation Of the evening the Prcsi-
dent asked me what the people, the De-
mocracy of the West, thought of the
events then taking place. | answered
him truly, that the people would stand
by the flag regardless of party. At this
time the rebellion had actually begun.
State after State had seeded. | re-
manned an. hour or more, and arose to
withdraw, when President Buchanan,
without his hat, followed me to the door:
out down the walk to the gate, and there,
with voice filled with emotion, he said:
Judge, | have no doubt but you have
told me truly; but what can | do, sur
rounded upon all sides by the friends of
secession: by men believing in State
Rights: even watched in the seclusion of
my own home? For said the old man
bitterly, that beautiful lady sitting there
in our company this evening was none
other than Southern spy upon my home
speech and acts, and, upon one pretense
OF another, such has been the case for
months, 4 constant espionage. Whittier
the country is tending | cannot tell. We
must trust in God and the incoming Adj
ministration. can do nothing watched
day and highland it is too late to call
about me other counselors and advisers
And" said Mr.. Shannon, Il shall never
forget the picture the old man presented
at this momcnt-his hair streaming in
the wind: the tears running down his
cheeks. his whole frame shaking with
emotion. And thus saw him for the
last time | shook his hand, babe him
goodbye, and departed. History mar
rates the rest
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GENERAL GARFIELD'S BRAVERY.

After the great and sanguinary battle
of Chickamauga was bound North on a
twenty days furlough. At Louisville |
met Generals Garfield and Stcedman
Garfield was going to Congress and Steed-
man North on business. We happened
to go down to the ferryboat in the same
bus. on top of which was Garfield's and
Steedman's negro servants. 1t appears
that owing to the fact that the cmancipa-
ton proclamation was not general, and
did not at that time apply to Kentucky,
that Legislature had taken advantage of
it and passed laws regarding the kidnap-
ping and contiScating of every stray
negro the gangs of civil officers and citi-
zens could lay their hands upon. Officers
with posses were stationed at the levees,
instructed and authorized to seize all
negroes attempting to cross the river on
the boats. no matter where they were
from. When We went on the boat we
were all in ignorance of this State law,
and of the fact that Il large force of men
were on the boat for the purpose of seiz-
ing any unluclly darkey who might be
going North with the Union officers. My
attention was first called to the fact by
hearing General Garfield ask a pompous
looking man, "What do you want with
that boy!?'
looked out of the bus window and
noticed that the man, in company with
others, was ordering the boys to get down
from the bus and go ashore with them.
| The man. who claimed to be the sheriff,
said the boys could not 80 across the
river; that he should take possession of
them, etc, and proceeded to force them
off the boat. At this, Garfield and Steed-
man jumped out of the bus. Garfield
! x.,s mad. ba talJ ithaca ;pcolant MAN hot
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WHOLE No. 1866

he had been fighting rebels in the field
fo.' two years, that he now would do
some fighting on the water, and that if
they did not leave the boat at once they
negroes and the officers, and shook his
fist in their faces, and dared them to
touch the black boys who had so faithful ;
ly stood by him in the camp and ON the
battle grounds of Stony River and Chick
amauga. General Steedman was mad;
he pulled off his coat and marched into
the crowd, saying that he could fight
such white ivered set of rascals with
relish; Chickamauga had no terrors for
him, neither had kidnappers.
1t was an exciting time for them.
While Garfield and Steedman were get
ting the negroes away from the sheriff
and his deputies, us fellows in the bus
were getting our revolvers out of our
valises, and we soon were out and form
ing a line of battle, one deep and far
apart. in the rear of Garfield and Steed-
man. The sheriff finally showed dis
position to take to take the negroes at
any risk. Garfield, followed by us blue
coats, moved on the enemy in force.
They rctreated Fright smart" to the
shore. The sheriff, from his safe place
on the shore, ordered the captain Of the
boat not to move the boat with the
negroes on board The captain then
came to Garfield, and told him, that he,
the captain could not take the boys across
the river without mourning heavy fine,
and therefore would not move the boat.
Garfield said he would relieve him Of
responsibility, so he announced he would
pilot the boat across if some one wo"lG
volunteer to run the engine. Upon sew
eral of the soldiers agreeing to do it, the
captain cavcd and ordered the boat united
saying he would take the crowd across,
and stop the 'tarnal fuss. The boat
started and the fuss ended.
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WUIRS: WISE HND WIWYY.

A lady for the first time listening to
the still small voice" Of telephone,
remarked: "Good gracious, it sounds
like ones conscience
-"Nilest of menu murmured the
beauty, as the hod-carrier brushed past
her. Faith, me jewel says Pat. " it
would be an illigant world if | were!'
Said lady to the famous actor, Gar
rick, q wish you were taller. -
"Madam,' replied the wit, chow happy
| should be to stand higher i'll your esti-
nation
A Lowell school teacher, who de-
serves purse equal to her wit, says she
is in quandary whether to get ready to
90 away on a vacation and stay at home,
or not to get ready and go.
The man who said he would pay his
subscription as soon rs his corn was all
gathered, says rural paper, is going to
avoid payment by leaving half-doZen
shocks standing till next fall.
The Partisan handles have new
plaything. 1t is a perfume cane. The
knob represents a Chinese magot OF In
dian idol. You press aspiring and spray
of scent issues from the mouth.
Three and half per cent. govern
ment bonds, with q long time torun, will
be a better investment than any six per
cont. interest savings bank deposits, de
pending on the run of the cashier.
The Burlington Hn1cheye says: AS
YOU travel around the country You are
more and more impressed with the con-
viction that the chief end of man is 10
paint patent medicine signs on the
fences
=" How do you like me nQw:' asked
a belle of her spouse, as she sailed INTO
the room with her long train sweeping
behind her. ''Well." said he, ito tell
the truth it is impossible for me to like
you any longer
lie was old and wealthy, she was
young and pretty. The proposal was
slightly different from what we generally
hear "Mis Cora. | am very old, you are
very young; will You do me the honor TO
become my widow
Robinson CATER long whist bout at
the club)-"It's awfully late. Brown.
What will you say to your wife, Brown
I'm whisper)-'' Oh, shan't say much,
YOU know-'Good morning, dear, or
something of that sort She'll say the
rest
A little fellow, turning over the
leaves of scrap-book, came across the
well known picture of some chickens just
out of their shell. He examined the
picture carefully, and then, with grave.
sagacious look, slowly remarked: "They
came ont COS they was afraid of being
boiled"
He came into the sanctum with
large roll of manuscript under his arm.
and said very politely: Il have little
trihe here about the beautiful sunset
yesterday, which | would like inserted il
you have ROOM" ''Plcnty of room. just
insert it YOURSELF" replied the editor,
gently pushing the waste basket toward
him.
"A tenant had been dancing all night
over the head of his landlord. At six in
the morning the latter comes up stairs and
complains bitterly of the annoyance
"What annoyance ~ asks the tenant.
"Why, | haven't slept wink all night, >
is the answer. Neither have T. says
the tenant, land yet don't make any
: fuss about it,
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A Splendid Residence for Sale,
FOR SALE.
NOTICE.

CLERKS OFFICE.
ELKToN MD. January LIST. 1880.
NOTICE is hereby given that from
~ and after this date. no DEED, MORTGAGE,
BILL OF SALE or other paper left for record in
this office will be delivered to any person whom
Socver. except TO the person entitled to the same.
without the written order OF such person.
This rule is peremptory. and cannot he deviated
from. JAMES A. DAVIS.
Jan 3, lSS0-6n Clerk.
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WANAMAKER & DROWrl.
HOW TO
GET Clothing
under Price.

If we could sell a little
more of this and a little less
of that, we could make
things come out cven-the
last man that came in would
carry off the last suit; but
we can't. Out of every
stock there are a great many
sizes left when some are
gone. The best we can do
with these Incomplete assert
ments is to mark them low
enough to set a great many
people looking among them
for bargains.
This we do every day at
this time of year; and just
now we have enough of
such to stock a little store.
Besides, odd parts of suits
get left-coats, vests and
trousers. We have a room
in which there is nothing
else. There is in that room
cheaper clothing than you
have any notion of. We call
it the Bargain-Room.
These marked-down suits
and garments are of all
sorts; they may be among
the best in the store.
We force a continual clear
ance of such articles as
would only cnbarrass us;
and keep our stocks always
fresh anl full.
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count. The amount of corn consumed
in 1879 was from 1000 to 5000 bushels
day. In some respects it costs less per
buslel to run 4 large amount of corn
than it would to consume a small GUAM
tity. The net profit per bushel from
1874 to 1879 was from 40 to 80 cents.