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A Panic P%rOphesied.

The New York correspondent Of the
Cincinnati Enquirer says: l have talked
to a friend in the Stock Exchange about
the aggregate example of present specu-
lation, and first IS to telegraph stocks.
and he said: al think W are approach
ing a panic in railroad securities, though
it may yet be two to four years of, cor
responding to that in England fifty
years ago, when the floating currency
ofthe country so thoroughly disappeared
that the nation was reduced to barter.
Seven hundred millions of dollars have
been added to the capital of Wall street
ir the past four years, a part of it repre-
senting old companies whose. stocks
have been altered, and much OF it new
companies admitted to the list. We
would not be able to keep up at present
put for the drain Of specie on Europe,
which has amounted to $4,000. 900 every
week. They must stop that drain or 60
to ruin; and yet we have become 80
accustomed to the aliment that when it
cen ses VIZ shall feel it bad. Meantime
millions of money are coming in here
from Europe to be invested in railroad
securities. Every dollar of that money
puts US in menace, because, as soon as
things 60 wrong in Europe, they will be
drawing money back and stampeding
quotations here"
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Electricity and Sailed Herrings.

Had any scientific enthusiast of the
last generation announced his belief
that the progress of electrical science
would directly affect the supply OF her
rings to those inland Catholic countries
where they are-when salted-in such
demand for food on fast days, his friends
would have been anxious about his cere-
bral welfare. AS q matter of fact, this
is now the case. The NORWEGIAN coast
is girdled by 1900 miles of herring tele-
graph wire, and telegraph stations are
established on the barren rocks of the
Lotodden islands. and in the hollows
between the dark precipitous cliffs that
form the Arctic face of Europe. Here,
among the screaming sea birds, a watch
is kept of the movements of herring
shoals, and particulars concerning their
progress are flashed to the little settle
ments of hardy Norsemen WHO live by
the harvest of the Arctic and sub-Arctic
ocean. According to such intelligence
they Il axe their preparations for secur-
ing some Of the merchandise that they
send 50 largely to the countries on the
Mediterranean Gszt1eman's magazine.
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Marriage.

A recent essayist says that marriage
among the Mohammedans carries with
it rights Of Inheritance, and the dover
settled upon the wife may, and often
does. interfere with the rights of ordin-
airy heirs. Dover is held to be the price
promised or paid by the husband for the
possession of the wife's person. If IN
paid, it is q debt on the husbands
esta'c. 1t takes precedence of all claims
by inheritance, and descends by inheri-
tsncc to the wife's heirs. The amount
of doweri is entirely arbitrary, and varies
according to the position in lite, and the
youth, beauty and accomplishments of
the bride. 1t is settled by the
relatives of the contracting par
ties; but if a marriage has
heen agreed upon, and the amount
OF dover is disputed, the magistrate has
authority to determine the just amount.
Divorce is a very easy matter under the
Mohammedan law, and may be effected
at the mere will OF the husband; but a
man cannot ~repudiate his wife without
paying her dover; SO it sometimes hap.
pens that s. very ardent lover, or one
willing to divest himself of the power OF
divorce, will agree to a amount OF
dover which it is quite impossible for
him to discharge. From this there is no
escape but payment, or remission OF the
part of his wife. A freeman may not
have more than four wives at the same
time; a slave may not have more than
two.
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The Upper and Lower Eyes.

"There are two pairs Of eyes in man,
and it is requisite that the pair which
are beneath should be closed when the
pair that are above them perceive, end
that when tho pa above are X ed,
those which are beneath are opened"
The lower eyes see only the surfaces and
effects, the upper eyes behold use
and the connection otthings. And when
we 90 alone or come into the house of
thought and worship, we come with pur-
pose to be disabused of appearances, to
see realities, the crest lines Of our des-
tiny, to see that life has no caprice or
fortune, is no hopping squib, but a
growth after immutable lawe, under
beneficcnt Influences the most immense.
The church is open to great and small
in all nations, and how rare and lofty,
how una tainable, are the aims it To-
bors to set before men We come to
educate, come to isolate, to be abstrac-
tionists; In fine, to open the upner eyes
to the deep mystery of cause and effe It,
to know that, though ministers of JUS
tice and power fail, Justice and power
never. The open secret of the world is
the art of subliming Is private soul with
inspirations from the great and public
and divine soul from which we I've --
Emerson
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The Number Three.
When the world was created, says

When the world was created, says an
old writer, we find land. water and sky
sun, moon and stare; Jonah was three
days in the whales stomach; our Sa-
vior passed three days in the tomb;
Peter denied his Savior thrice. There
were three NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Isaac
and Jacob.
Abraham entertained three angels.
Samuel was called three times. "Simon.
lowest thou meP" was repeated three
times. Daniel was thrown into a den
with three lions for raging three times
a day. Shadrach, Mesback and Abed-
nego were secure from tie flames Of the
furnace.
The Ten Commandments were deliv-
cred on the third day. Job had three
friends. St. Paul speaks of faith, hope
and charity-these three. Those famous
dreams of the baker and butcher were to
come to pass in three days. Elijah
Frustrated himself three times on the
dead child. Samson deceived Delilah
three times before she discovered the
source Of his strength. There are three
conditions for man, the earth. heaven
and hades. There is also the Holy
Trinity.
In mythology there were thee Graces.
Cerberus with his three heads; Neptune
holding his three-toothed st #; the
oracle of Delphi cherished with venera-
ton the tripod; and the nine MUSES.
sprang from the three.
In nature we have male, female and
offspring; morning. noon and night
trees group their leaves in three; there
is q three leaved clover. Every ninth
wave is q grand swell. We ave fish,
flesh and fowl. The majority of man.
kind die 1T thirty-three. What could
be done in mathematics without the
triangleP Witness the power of the
wedge; and in logic three premises are
indispensable. 1t is common for three
to be a lucky number.
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Waiting.

With waiting and wishing our courses we pave;
We wait for the port rs we battle the wave;
It's waiting forever from cradle to grave.
Waiting tor morn, so serene in its light;
Waiting tor MONDAY, 80 brilliantly bright
Waiting at eve tor repose in the night.
Waiting for Zephyrs in %springtime that blow;
Waiting for summer and lowers that grow;
Waiting for winter and swift falling snow.
Waiting is ever the bosom's refrain,
In moments of pleasure and moments of pain
Waiting, though stricken again and again.
Waiting in childhood for youths joyous time;
"I'm waiting" says Youth, "but III certainly
Climb
The top OF the ladder on reaching my PRIME"
In manhood awaiting the time when he may
Find rest on a calmer, a happier day,
When age shall relieveirom the worrying fray.
Waiting when fortune sheds brightly her
smile;
When choice are the pleasures the pathway
beguile,
There always is something to wait for the
while.
Waiting in poverty, anguish and grief;
Waiting for HEAVIER to send US relief,
Telling the heart that the trial is brief.
Aye, waiting for Joys that will never appear;
Waiting for voices wenever shall hear;
Waiting for moments that never are near.
Waiting when shining and worn in the strife,
With pentent throbbings the bosom is rife,
Waiting the dawn OF a holier life.
Waiting at last for the spirits release;
Waiting a rest in the dwelling OF peace,
Where waiting and longing forever will cease
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Shakespeare and the Bible.

There is a way that seemeth right to
man, but the end thereof are the ways
OF death.-Prop. Svt., IS.
TheIe is no wee so simple but assumes
Some mask OF virtue in its outer pats.
-Merchant Of Vr-'"e.
How can ye, being evil, speak good
things. (Seeming virtues proceeding
from an evil source are not genuine.)-
Mat. gii., "a.
Where an unclear mind carries virtu-
Gus qualities, their concentrations 90
with pity-tbey are virtues and traitors,
too.-AWs Well That Ends Well.
Another law in my members warri ng
against the law Of my mind.-Rom. vi
The fend is at mine elbow and tempts
me, saying: "Use your legs; take the
start; run away" My conscience saws
mo; do not run; scorn running with
thy heels" Bulge" says the fend.
"Budge not" says my conscience
Merchant Of Venice, IT,, Q.
He that increaseth knowledge. in>
creaseth sorrow.-E cclesia.tes l., 10.
I had rather have q fool to make me
merry, than experience to make me sad.
as You Like 1t, So, |.
I, yet not I.-Gal. IT,, %.
have q kind OF self resides with you,
But an unkind self, that itself will leave
To be another's fool.
Troll. and Cress., iii, 2.
But whatsoever shall keep the whole
law and yet offend in one point, he is
gully of all.-James it,. 10.
That these men
Carrying the stamp, 1 say, OF one defect,
Shall, in the general c~ensure, take corruption
From that particular iault. The dram OF i'll
Doth all the noble substance often doubt.
Hamlet t., 4.
Whosoever hateth his brother is a
murderer John it,, S.
Hates any man the thing he would not
kill P-Merchant Of Venice, to.
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Western and Southern States.

The Republican members OF the Michigan
Legislature, in caucu5, nominated Congress-
man o. D. Conger Us their candidate for
United States Senator. The Republicans being
in the majority in both branches OF the legis.
lature, Mr.. Conger's nomination WAS equiva.
lent to an election.
ARTHUR MURPHY was hanged at Pendleton,
Oregon, Tor the murder of F. D. French last
June.
GENERAL NATHAN GoFF, Of West Virginia,
slcceeds Mr.. Thompson as secretary of the
navy. Ills nomination was unanimously con.
frmed by tho Senate.
THE British ship Lupata struck on a rock of
the coast Of Oregon and went down with al
on board.
GOVERNOR MURRAY, OF Utah, has refused
to give the certificate of election to Congress
to George @. Cannon, the Mormon candidate,
and has given it to A. G.. Campbell, his Gea-
tile opponent, on the ground that Cannon,
being io-eign-born and never naturalized, is
not a citizen.
H. MhlL ltnlu Iuu lulo u AS~A
Lexington, N. c., wrecking the engine and
postal car and killing the engineer and colored
fireman.
Mrs. C. G. GALLEY and Mrs. E. o. Ellis,
wives OF prominent citizens OF Havana, Ohio,
were out sleighing when their sleigh was
struck by O train and both women were
instantly killed.
The newly-slectei governors OF Illinois, In.
diana and Missouri have been ~inaugurated.
Governor Cullom is the first governor elected
in Illinois to be his cwn successor.
AT East st. Louis. III. Mary Stock, q young
girl, stopped to kiss the corpze OF her cousin,
Maggie Stock, as it was about being placed in
the hearse, when she tell dead. Tn, funeral
was postponed and the two girls were buried
together.
The store OF j. p. Andrews & Co., ut
Climax, Mich, was blown to pieces by the
explosion Of 100 pounds OF powder, and
twelve persons were injured, Jour go badly
that they were not expected to recover.
AT Lake Providence, La., one Jim Brown
murdered City Marshal Mcclure ard was
lodged in jeil. At night a crowd OF men pro-
cceded to the Jail, took out Brown and hanged
him.
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How the Thermometer Stood.

When a Michigan avenue car reached
Eighth street yesterday morning, coming
up, it contained seven men, two women,
a boy and a dog. Six of the men seemed
to know each other, andsall al once one
of them remarked that it was the
coolest day he ever saw.
INV thermometer showed six below
when I left home" added a second.
"And mine showed seven," put in a
third.
"Then 1t mrst be colder where I
am" said the fourth, "for mine marked
eight"
"It's colder tls.n that" said the fifth.
mime marked full nine, and it was
sheltered at that"
Il expect" observed tie sixth man
as he drew his cap down over his ears,
"that I got the full sweep of the wind
at my house. l looked at my ther-
mometer as I CINE out and saw that it
marked ten below"
There was a deep silence for a moment.
Then the seventh man rose up, removed
his overcoat and mittens, and said:
"When I left home my thermometer
stood at five below, and it hasn't grown
q bit colder since. Now then, / want
to lind out whether my thermometer
lies, or if it's me! You first man here,
how did you say yours stood ?"
Just fve!" was the humble reply,
although he had previously put it in at
six.
"Nextp" ,
"About fve," said the man who had
put it at wen.
Each one of the six settled on the
anne answer, and when tue last had
spoken the stranger turned to the boy
and said:
Cub, do your folks havea thermom-
eter?"
eyes, sir; but father does all the
lying about it, and he's out of town
this week."
eff the thermometer shows five de-
grees below zero I'll put on my coat"
said the man as he looked down the
aisle. elf it gets up to six before we
reach the city hall l shall take it upon
me to raise the temperature Of this car
above zero"
The six cast furtive glances at each
other and then began to chew straws
and talk about the disgraceful board of
ducation Detroit Free Press.
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AT a meeting of the Senate committee on
military affairs Senator Logan called up the
bill to place General Grant upon the retired
list, with the rank and full pay of general OF
the army, and authorizing the President to
assign him to active duty in case Of emer-
gency. After a warm discussion its further
consideration was postponed until tho next
meeting.
SUPERINTENDENT OF the Census Walker
makes the calculation that the population Il
the United States in 1890 will be about 64,-
467, 900.
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An Invaluable ArtcIe.-1ne readers Of the
.Argus have no doubt seen the advertisement
OF Ely's Cream Balm in another column. An
article like Cream Balm has long been desired,
and now that it is within the reach of sufferers
from Catarrh, Hay Fever, etc., there is every
reason to believe they will make the most OF
it. Dr.. W. Z. buchanan, W. E. Hamman,
druggist, and other Eastonians have given it,
trial, and all recommend it in the highest
terms. -Easton (Pa.) Daily Argus.
I have been a sufferer tor years ~ith Catarrh,
and under q physician's treatment for over a
year; have tried q number OF sure cure RENE.
dies and obtained no relief. I was advised to
try Ely's Cream Balm. 1t gave me immediate
relief. believe I am now entirely cured. G.
s. Davis, First National bank, Elizabeth, NJ.
Price, 30 cents. Ely's Cream Balm Co.,
Owego. N. Y. Will mail it for 80 cents.
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Gems.

Jewels in heraldry represent colors.
The topaz represents ore (gold) or the
planet Sol.
The pearl or crystal represents argent
(silver) or the planet Luna.
The ruby represents gules (red) or the
planet Mars.
The sapphire represents u (blue)
or the planet Jupiter.
The diamond represents sable (black)
or the planet Saturn.
The emerald represents vert (green)
or the planet Venus.
The amethyst represents lurpure
(purple) or the planet Mercury.
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A representative mans opinion on
other than political matters is often Of
great use to his constituency. The
Hon. S. H. Yoder, of Globe Mills, Pa,
has thus recorded bis opinion on a sub
ject of popular interest. I have been
selling St. Jacobs Oil for the last year.
I have never heard a person speak of
it, except as a splendid medicine, and as
the great specific for rheumatic affec-
tions, whether inflammatory, acute or
chronic, swellings, sores, sprains, burns,
wounds, etc. l sell more St. Jacobs
Oil than of any other kind OF liniment,
and it gives universal satisfaction. I
will always keep it or hand. The
farmers say, that for man and beast,
they find nothing to equal it.
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From Washington.

GENERAL WALKER, super ntendcnt ct the
cen us, waits an additional 500, 900 to cJm'
ple!o the census WORK md pablish the lesu Is
This would raise the cost 10 S3, 800 ,0(0.
A WASHINGTON dispatch gays there is n
movement on foot to secure the appointment
Of Il colnrol man-scrnt, B'ucc, nl Missis.
sippi--to General G rfeld!'s cabinet.
The price OF tickets to the coming inaugu.
ration ball ::as been llacel at IS each.
COLONEL d. B. SACKErr las been nominated
to bo Senior inspector-general OF the army,
with the rank oil brigadicr-general.
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(Pittsburg Evening Chronicle.)
Dangers TO Iron Workers..

Mcssrs. r. Esterbrook & Sons, City
Iron Fcundry, Boston, Mass, speak on
this point as follows: Two or three Of
our men were badly burnt in working.
They were, however, Immediately cured
by using that valuable remedy, st. ia.
cobs Oil. All our men are highly
pleased with it, and we shall alwa5s
recommend it to those afflicted with
pains or rheumatism.
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The original "Uncle Tom" has a
home ut the age of ninety-two in Cam
den, Kent county, Canada. He gees
about lecturing. His arms he cannot
raise to his head because they were
crushed by Il rail in the hands of his old
master. One Of his %grandsons is being
educated at Oberlin for the ministry.
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One of the most provoking episodes
we can just now think of is to meet a
lady friend, and in endeavoring to raise
your soft hat by the crown ind you
have on your derby, and claw all over
the top of it before recalling the change
in head gear. In the meantime the
young lady glides by, wondering what
the mischief is the matter, and if you
are losing what little mind you once
possessed.-L0ckpO7t Union.
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E HORSE MEDICINE.

DIR. TOBIAS VENETIAN HORSE EMINENT In
pint bottles a: 40 cents; 80 years established. Il Is the
best In the world for the cure Of Collie. Old Sores, Sprains,
POWDERS are warranted to cure Distemper, Fever
Worms, Bots; give o fine coat; increase the appetite and
cleanse the urinary organs; Certified to by Col. D.
In the world, and 1000 others. 25 cents. Sold by drug
ytsts. Depot-42 Murray Street. New York.
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Material E'aver

Malarial Fevers, constipation, torpidity o.
the liver and kidneys, general debility, nor.
vousness and neuralgia ailments yield readily
10 this great disease conqueror, Hop Bitters'
It repair, the ravages OF disease by convert.
ing the TODD into rich blood, and it gives now
lie and vigor to tho aged and inflrm ALWAYS
SEQ Proverbs" in other column,
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The Rev. George B. Vosburgh, who
was tried at Jersey City on n charge of
attempting to poison his wife, has writ
ten a novel. which is being published
a a serial by n of the Chicago re-
ligious weeklies.
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The American consul at Cork says
that what ireland needs is coal CRATES
and coal burning stoves from the Uni
ted States. =,
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Paris, in the course of its history, has
been besieged ten times. The first time
in so B. c., and the last in 1870.
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Moro PeOnle Die

from diseased Kidneys than OF consumption,
but not one fatal case in a thousand would
occur if Warmers Safe Kidney and Liver Cure
wa taken in time. By all means try it.
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If you are coughing or not, but feel the pre-
sence OF a Cold in the s7stem, use DR.. Bulbs
Cough Syrup and feel immediate relief. Price
Is cents q bottle.
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Federal Forces During the War.

The following statement gives the
number of Union troops furnished by
the different States during the civil war
10are0at.
reduced
States to q three
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Furs and Skins.

The New York Tribune gives the fol-
lowing as the prices paid for furs and
skins, quotations being for prime skins
only:
No. H1nzL,,, h1ooL oooord;no
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Wishing to pay his friend a compli-
ment, a gentleman remarked: "Ihear
you have a very industrious wife"
"Yes," replied the friend, with q mel
ancholy smile, "she is never idle. She
is always finding something for me to
do -
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fniIneatInn,

The NAH cause OF nervousness is indiges
ton, and that Is caused by weakness OF tn,
stomach. No one can have sound nerves an6
good health without using Hop Bitters II
strengthen the stomach, purify the blood, ant
keep the liver and kidneys active, to carry Of
all the poisonous and waste matter Of the sys
tenn, See other column.
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The total area of lands available for
wheat GU ture in the United States is not
less than 40, 900, 600 acres. Our entire
wheat crop of the past year, phenomenal
though it was, would not supply seed
enough to SOW so vast an era Of wheat
land.
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TIMELY TOPICS.

Christian Ross says he has spent
900, 600 to find Charley, and has examined
over 800 lost children, but has never
heard a lisp of the boy since, soon after
the abduction, the thieves promised to
return him for $40, 600.
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(Des Moines Iowa State Register.)
Hon. s. H. Y0der's Position.

Total. .2,76s67Ol l,772,4oSl 2,a2o,27 7