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Profitable POliteuess

The Boston Traveller, 10 commenting on the
prevalence of ru1eness, tells the following to-
oldont that happened some yosts ago: There
was plainly dressed. elderly lady who was
frt quent customer OF the then Iesding drygoods
stole in Bas:on. No one 10 tho store kn.T her
even by bame. All tho Clerks but one avoided
her and gave their attention to those who were
better dressed sni more ptetentious.
Tbe exception was young mau who bad
oonscieor i>us regard for duIy and system. He
never left smother customer 10 wait on lady,
but when al lb.rty be waited on her with as
much attention ss if she bad been princess,
This continued year or lwo, till the young
man became Of age. Ooe morsiog the lsdy
approached the y Iuug mao, when the following
oonvnrsation took place:
Indy Young mao, do you wish to 90 into
business for yours,lt?'
'Yts, ns'sm" " he replied, but | have
peitner morey. credit oor frieids nor viii auy
one trust ue." "Wci," oou,iou2d the lady,
'gou 20 aad select good siiuslnu, ask xbat
ths rent Is, aud report to me" haud,oe tie
young msu ~: sfices.. The soun: msa wen.
iouaa csDits' lcc4'lon, enI good store, hu'
DC looc!?rd 'equl,ed s.oursy, vn;ch h. cQu,1
90. ave. Ai-ciu OF the lidy'd rtqasst, tc
farth Gi 9cnt 70 nsr and rapor I'd. " Cl"
shs replied. ''y@u er aDd tel! Nr. The
sill D. rtepous;bla." Ha went anr tha lasi
lord or agent p!iS d Du the barg la 3.s
c,osnd.
TIE oez Dag the a@? 7ggia cacd to nvcsr.
tain iha rs.a'.. lbo yuuog m.r ,old h-r, hut
e3deo: VIA syn 20 co ior gaoG ? NJ ops
will tYoss NJ. Iaa GaS - sod Sc, Mr.
-, and Mr., arh Nj. --, aud
Tell ,ns N 10 call on ue.' He did, aud nls store
sa5 snon sccknd Ri;h the Dest goods in the
| market. There are maay in this ouy vino re-
member the ceoums Suoe and the msn, He
ol.d mary yeats ago, and left tortuue Of
$500 0u0. 50 mGcl for polieness. 40 much for
| tIesiiIg one's e,dsrs with the deterence due to
age. 10 whatever Rarb they are clothed.
TWENTY-FIVE EUNDaED BoUsEs BURRED.
Terrible ss WAS the 6:e in Toxic. 1t was surpassed
by one which occurred on the same day (Decem.
Der 24) in the city of Osaka. 1t was discovered
at 2:4U o'colck A. M, and from that time until
1:30 o'coloct in the afternoon the f,mes contin.
usd to sweep every thing before tuem, In spite
| of the exertions of large and we'll disciplined
FIRE brigade. For eleven hours the city pre-
sented The appearance of 8 vast sea OF fire rolling
with res,stless force towsrds the south. Abou
twenty five hundred houses. seventy godowns
one police ofics and two schools were burnec
20 the ground Over three hundred fremsn and
an unknown number Of citiz ,ns were more OF
less injured, &C several ives are known to hav'
been lost Seven ibCas persona were rel
dered homeless Sut ceprived Of everything
they possessed. The area devastated by the tr'
snproximstas ninety sores. - Yokohama Japan
Gazette January 7th
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A; al i gu y, hatd al B,adHcl. Bucks. 90
the Cd OF a five yeAr old sin uhO aied Of
ayd;opho5is, one ct the w.tcsGscs 4epcsUd ira,
W. is; 5 ;,l,ar Tie child had been bi:an The
buried do& e0as iiSlnterred. the llver aX!;ao Z,
aud pifca of!s weighing aoout an cuaca sal
6 bali ir!zz,cd on fork bstoru tee Gra uali il;
Vas GEie! up aud then sivea 10 tho child, who
ate /: freely, bu*, nevertheless. di9d. Not al
Over nice remedy, but hardly nsst:er than mag
pie dust, which 20 less parsonage than tho
Prlaotss BNm4rck appsreu,iy deems sn iufalii.
Die sp 6o fur epilepsy, siuce 90 longer ago
than jacu ,ry lust the President OF the Eckrn-
foerder Suooting Club addressed tho following
circular to the members of that association
"H.r Highness Princess Bismarck wishes to
rec i've, before the 18Th iusL., as many magpies
as possible, from the burned remains of which
en- anil l-tplleDic powder may be manipulated
permlt myself, therefore, high and we'll borD,
sir. to entreat that you wdl forthwith shoot IS
many msgples as you can 10 your preserves
aod forward the same to the Chief Forester
Laugs, at Friedrchsruh or hither, withouS pay
lug for their freight, down to the lSih Of this
m0n!b.
Sir Walter So,tt's piper, John Bruos, spent
1'NoAS S1oooJ SO'VoLiuS lWclfc blUuSe
frt N twelve south running streams, With the
purpose that bis sick master might sleep upon
them aod become Whule. SCOTT was not the
mao to hurt the hooest fellows feelings By
ridicuiug tho notion of such remedy proving
OF 20 avail, so he caused Bruce to be told that
the T! c.pe VS. intalnbe, but that it was abso
luteIy necessary to sucIess that the stones
should b. wrapped 10 tho petit ,at of widow
who had never wished to marry again, upon
learning which tbe Highlander renouuc:d sli
hope of completing the charm.
Lady Duff Gordon ouce gave an old Eeyp.
tian wouau powder Wrapped in fragment
of the Saturday Review She c.me again to
assure her osnelac .reSs the charm was a VOL
d'r.ully powerful one, for although she bad
not been able to wash of al the 65e writing
from the paper, even that little bad done her
a great deal of good.
A sea.c.p!air, waen one of his cr3w crsved
something fur his ston e good, on c,nsu.t-
log bis book found "No. l5'' was the thing
Tor the occasion. Uofortuuattly there had
been run Cd hat number. and the bottle
was empty. Mt c,riuR to send the man
away uGcomfor,ed, the skipper remembering
that eight aud seven made fifteen, mado no
dose fron the bottles 40 numbered, which the
seaman to; k with startling efftcs. never con
tem9atsd nv himself or the cribbage-loyipp
captain. - Chambers Journal
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New Styles Clnu3eat Scstfs.
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New Stock Sleeve Buttons and Studs.
New Stock Colored >hrtngs.
New Stock Su:pende-s
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New Additions TO our Immense Stock of
MEMS FINE FURNISHINGS
As Fastas They Appear from
The Manufacturers Of New York and Europe.
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in
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Z ali Our Favorite Makes cf
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oone 20 s amnloniated Super Phosphate.
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WHOLESALE GHOCERS,
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o. mo traGa.
H::dars from tho country for merchandise shall
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CoLalsnrc2ts Of Flour, Grain and UouHtr7
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n'Gaeet msrKe1 prices And or2,ol,t r,tusak
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.Gonsigomeuts Of Grain, Merchandise and ali
Kinds of Country Produce solicited. SpeciSl st.
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GKATES at 80 King, corner Of Royal street
- On hand Club and other Skates, which we
will close out 1t greatly reduced prices. Gall
and see. -. g.az
JAIL s,sgJ. =. ORKtGAT0AsSlsss sn s
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THURSDA ~. FEBRUARY O. 1881.
Published Daily and 7ri Weekly.

Entered st the Postotice at Alaxandris, Va, rs
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CLOSING PRICES or PHTLA DELPHIA sro0kS !
B,poy,ed by JOHN II. DAVIS Co. II Wd!tst.
THURSDAY. Feb. GAR ~
THE GENERAL LIST

THURSDAY, FED z@-f'@
The House of Representatives yesterday -
referred the Refundina bill with the Senate s@~.s
ments to its Committee Of Ways and Means, ~.
committee to-day met, aud after reading tue W
section by section. and making some further
ments, adjourned :" TO meet again Tomorrow
take final action." In the meantime Naiiopai
all over the country. TO the full extent % ,,,l
ability, are preparing for the final passage
and for its approval. The Ways and Means 80, ),
mittee ia reported to have adopted amendment
the fifth section which extends ths time nom say
1 to September l when the hanks must 49, 49,.
the new bonds Exclusively to secure tne',
ton 1t is difficult to conceive Why tne eona.ss
should have taken this action. NO su'n ue, a.
that point has becu asked or sups.s9p ~ ,yopsA
financial mind The action if accepted oy ing
must nt send this bill back to the ss : -
and ~ sti further prolong the time iurins whlse, !
question being in doubt, the banks VIII es'''is,a .
A-an- from a system that threatens thelf rul1.
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4 NEW FRENCH BIBLE.

La sAIETE RBLE Tradgit sur les Texes orsnaus
logic. Oxio Ge l. Imprmere de PUniVerslte
The Appearance of translation OF the Sa-
cred Scriptures entirely the work Of single man is an
occurrence Of sufficient interest TO attract the attention
OF the Christian w0rid Professor SECONDS Bbie las
Gmauy points OF special merit, 10 the result Ot
sixteen years labor by distinguished BIBLICAL scholar,
aud particularly designed Zoe the use OF the French
Protestant Churches. which have hitherto been re-
strcted 20 sransations mado from the Latin Vngate
which as a Catholic version in many respects obec.
topSbIe Professor SECOND bases his version
OF the Old Testament the Ma>sDretio text handed
by the Jews. For the New Testament he does not
60 10 what called tue received Greek text title first
assumed for tue Ezeverian edition OF 1893 by It's ed
tors employs the Tschendorf edition. which gives
purified text with marginal variations drawn from
various traDsa0ns and from original examinations OF
existing manuscripts While folio wing this text base
be exercises his own Judgment the authentic
readings sud thus arrives at which Is indie
pepdent Of anything like savish adhesion to pre-
rous authority. In his preface he says that good
translation of the Bible should be neither literal
frec-it saould 10 exact clear and correct
The division OF the text into which only dates
back 10 the century Is not followed III this trans
stou nor Is division nto chapters which was fret
ade In the middle Of the thirteenth century These old
divisions often arbitrary confusing Indicated
Die the text separated az appropriate places
by indicating the subject Of what follows
An interesting aud valuable feature Is the successful
attempt 10 etye p0etcal form The books aud por-
lions Of books OF the Old Thestament which have mani
testify poetlcai ehstacter in the original. Hebrew
poetry does not seek the aid Of rhyme, and IL IL dis
suted question whether It ha. gay definite merca ss
Gnu 4, epends upon the lofty character 0 ethought
xpresssa 40 upon wat is called the paraliesm OF
scmlcss, aiseh . shown By eonlrasi, a repetition
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MINES AND MINING.

THURSDAY. Feb. 24-P NJ
The mining stock markets to-day were duli' anu
prlces generally were lower. The continued manipu-
ia,ior of pibernia. whereby its price was knocked
about between 70. ex dividend, aud 81 and S'@o4
cents. finally exerted an influence upon the genera
market. That. with the condition of the money
market. checked general operations ana eauscu
some sales TO realize" even of the good STOCKS
. hon bnvers we're deferred from entering the mar
kets. The decline, although small. was general
Little Chief sold at 1SO against yesterday, Little
Tittsburr at 400 against 40 Climax at I"9aS
cents against 70 cents, and Annie AZ % AGAINST 90
Gents Moose declined from % to $50 but closeu
al 2 Silver Cliff ut 56s was Il ,Ower. Alta Montana
wa firm at 1.SJ0 l. 30 Cherokee declined from 80
to Q o. Green Mountain, for small lots. sofa uoWl
to Gl2 and Rising sun aud Gold stripe were Win
ont oIotations Mariposa common held pretty s cady
at about Al. Huk,ll sold down to 145, but at tue
close developed some strength at LOO. Inc low
Price stocks generally were l or cents lover on
small transactions. The market closed dull aud uh-
settled.
" y MINING STOCK EXCHANGE SALES
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or a further development of thought. EAch verse Is
usually formed OF two parts ana eac" P"s ~
o. or mora nerobe-s constituting the paralehsm. In
IN, tvporaphical arrangement OF the translation FRO
lessor segOni his devoted line 10 eaen t he sr
has indra ed by The indentatOn OF The INES we oesn
ana en1 OF the verses and thc relations OF the
ent members Of the paraleSm TO lhe nrs1 me, Inn
Psalms Pcvrrb Isaiah, the song OF solomon ,1
mIah. The Lamentations Ez 'kie, Hosea ana All 'he
MINOR prophet.
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THE PAST IN THE PRESENT;

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The lively descriptions and excellent drawings OF inc gu
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rsom convenience and chcapDess which lead integeh'
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The subject is treated great wealth Of concrete Nus
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LIFE AND LETTERS OF JOHN HOWARD RAY
"a Ncw.York: Fords. Howard & Hubert.
This biography of Or. RAYMOND, the first presl-
dent of Vassar College, will be received with
pecnliar interest by wide circle OF readers III
opens with an autobiographcal sketch, which, now
ever interesting does not appear to have been pre-
pared with view to publication; so that we are
Obliged to make small arithmetical calculation TO
discover that DIR. Raymond was born on the 'th oi
March, 1914. in the City OF New-fOrk. we learn
also that DIR. Raymond at eight years of age was
entrusted to the educational care of Goold Brown
the author of rather remarkable English Gram
mar After attendance at various schools, Or.
RAYMOND in 1928 entered Columbia College as a
Freshman In his Junior year he left the College
i'm consequence of a MISUNDERSTANDING Win the
faculty, and went TO Union College, entering us
Senior class. He began reading law In New-iOrK;
studied in the New Haven Law School; became IN
rerested in religious matters; again studied DIVINITY
in the Baptist Theological Institute, in Hamilton
NY. in which institution lie subsequently, became
a teacher After fifteen wears thus spent there and
at Rochester, Dr.. Raymond came to Brooklyn hav-
inc been appointed president of the Polytechnic
Irstitnte While at Rochester he had distinguished
himself by taking q strong anti-slaverv POSITION
bepp particularly melted thereto by the passage OF
the Fugitive Slave Law.
DR. RAYMOND was named as one OF the corpora
TORS of Vassar College. which Mr. Vassar had de-
termined to establish aud endOw. He was elected
10 the presidency of the institution, and alter some
hesitation accepted the place. Upon him devoved
mainly the Labor of organizing the college and oil
selecting the faculty. a work of no small difficulty
considering that Vassar was the first Incorporated
college for women in the world.
The chapters of this volume which describe " the
formative years" of Yassar College are among the
most interesting in the book, and have particular
value at this time. DR.. Raymond had faith in the
capabity of women to master the most difficult
branches He boldly introduced the classics, hav-
ing a conviction of the Importance especially oil
Latin az the groundwork OF an education. lie reso
lutely set his face against all arrangements which
tended 20 diminish the collegiate character OF the
institution. lie kept out of 1T all entan9ng Ques
tions relating to wOman's sphere.
Those portions of this volume which relate Il
Vassar College, its origin and progress appear to IA
to be particularly valuable. II is the report i'll th'
main faithfully made of most important expert
ment Here are data from which perhaps different
conclusions will be derived but so far as they g
they are trustworthy and throw light upon vexeo
and difficult question. Nothing can be finer thar
fhe enthusiasm with which Dr. RAYMOND entered
upon his work and afterward performed it. He viii
necessarily be remembered, and that, too, with re
epect ana gratitude.