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pRoFl7 ANN P}FAcit3E COMY|NFD.

Encourage the boys aud girls to make use
of the vacation months. Let them enter II.
3, Bryant's Chicago Business College for
tie special course arranged for public and
private school scholars during July alld
j
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4 NEW stroke of "fa$lionS Journalism Is
Ito publication ty the Kansas City Times of tho
eize Of the gloves worn BY the leading bellies OF
that city.
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Tho Council Com mittec OH Health has decided
to recommend the confirmation of Or. Freuch
Moore Us City Physician.
There were sercntY-lwo deaths III the sfty yes
tcr,.ay, and the mortality f"r tho week will be
the argcst-over NN-in the history Ut tue city.
The following cases OF contagious diseases
were reported to the Health authorities ycster-
day: Smal-pox, ~. lGi Jane street. No. 1GS
Jane street. No. III Van Horn street. Newsb"ys
Home, No. lis Howe street: measles, No. :os
Vine street; scnrtutina, No. l57 North HAlsted
n,rcct--,wo cases. There were three deaths
the city. ..
Ilealth-o Officer Mersl received letter yestcr-
day frun. LII Porte, Ind., calling MS at
tcittion to what seems To pc u
grt,sS violation Of law. III May last
tbs. body Of Il man named Lyman llr toh,
who died III this city. WAS shipped I" LII fnfte,
his fn1niIy accompany rc'n;t1ns. LATELY
three OF the children wcrc1 attacked WITH snail.
pux. One ut them died. o.Asi the wife admitted
that the tsense the cause of her husl'.l1s1
deuth. Dr. Vun utzer WIS the attending physi-
elan, and he xnve certificate tent "''c;tsl's
hruug ght about Colts demise. Mcrki Is itisestf-
cutting the cllse with view of prosecuting THO
Doctor. There is altogether too much co''ccai-
1nent of small poy cuses, and It is about tltllc
physicians were prosecuted anu punished Tor
their contempt Of the law. +
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Two persons with smallpox walked into the
Health U!licc yesterday, bur such incidents nrc
50 common that there. was not the same co;l-
sternation among the employees thnt there used
to be- both were shut up In the Commission
cr's oilce until The pcst-hnuse ambulance came
along, when they were sent to the Hospital
One Was Il man named Ebert, who lived ut No.
1ys Jane street. His wife and Caild are arealy
it. tho pts,-houso. The other afflicted ono was a
ht,y ur lii named Cot,.,c, who lbs been stopping
1T tile Ncwshoys' Hume. lie had been there
only a short time. inspectors were sent to the
Home with Instructions t. vslccs,ate nl tue un"
protected boys and to fGsngate the oulluing.
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The week.; report of ". II. Genung. Chief fTene-
u,.nt- House Inspector. shows that TIC inspect
tors examined rs htuses during the past week.
These contained 1870 rooms occupied by all
fa.nIles of s,:s4 persons. Forty-two notices
were served. The abatcmcnts were US follows:
priyy-yaulis cleaned. r.; premises cleaned II;
pr;vy-yuul!s bnit.1; privy-yuults abolished, u.
defective drainage repaired, II; detective
plu,ubins rcmedicd, 81: ca'ch-blslu5 cieaneu.
"a: s,uxuant water removed. l; rain conductor
pin es p,,t up, i; sewer connections made, 4:
sewer cleaned, /; ROOMS wh!tcwashed, %.
The following additional points were culied
tru,, the Inspectors reports:
NGs tits, ltiU. lG'!, 1U}t state street: NO sewer
cuuu.ctiou; nTtrsi.c water closets.
Nus -, :ti ~ and II Th.riy-elghth street:
Wustc-p,pes nItrnpncd; catcli,u:ts,hs neea
t.jp,ln;uIr: ynrllnne. asae5, etc. III the rear
No. III Nubnsu avenue: Eiokctl Water-closet;
pr,yy-ya,1it fun; Karl,A.:o in yard: sewer-Eas
No. - Front street: Yard ntthy; nrtyy- Snults
full: some OF tho rooms drehulultJ over
e'"'ei: S"' III; West Seventeenth street: Shop In
basement oycrcroytlcd: only lt;a cubic feet OF
n; II, q, cn pers,)tl. wU'l tue ordinance requires
alAj; 1u.,r sanitary cn,lttion generally.
Nos. land M South Canal street; Val1st. etc.
in bud y..tluitiun; basement used rs Stable:
drainage defective; general clenn'nR- up neces-
NJ. 5s} South Canal street: Occupants, fish
pedllcrs; 10 drainage; much Offensive refuse
AMI garbage around the hnu5ci walls black.
NJ sol Wentworth avenue: Defective drain
NKt: manure III Asii1 AAAo o1A|A374'~ FAN'1
Nc. Il Trout street: Yard covered with filth;
basement. roosns need cleaning: pr4Fy-Vao4ts
Nos. :.A Iii; "a, a49 and I'll Twentieth street:
Inmates cnmpsain OF sewer-eas; p!dfnoins ano
NJ. ii t:eo,1;e street: Filthy yard, and filth un-
der the hull5ct
STAMPING OUT SMALLPOX.
Observation-Disclosures De Wolf received the
amended communication yesterday from DF.
.1nnn II. Il kuea. Secretary Of the State Board OF
Health:
srn1SGrlE1p. ILL.,, July $, 1ssl.-S1R: The fol-
lowing resolutions Werc unanimously aaopteu
at the meeting Of the Esard, June ~:
I,c<1pt,l That tho Illinois state Board OF
Itlitt cordially approves the action OF tiie san
i,1r. Conference, held Ill chicago ot1 tne ~ u
iulroucfion 1T small poS infn this country; anu
if5 sprtad fr4,,n one StAta tn another; nla WI
INN tt the full cXteut OF Its power 1nd means
1hn YrDpt,:cl effort 10 Unite alt ncl<u Autuot'-
ties in systematic pinn OF operation 20 presen,
thc extension Ut this disease And secure general
j!rs,,ircu. That, in view 0f the occurrence OF
smnlI-nox in This State iii epidemic furm through
1Et. Dissemination of the cnEtaGlon oy inslni-
! fne National hoard Of Health be h1so Is hGFeoy
rctnicstcil TO secure the vaccination Ut nil un
nr1,tettt4l Immigrants before they arc allowed
| r. lcnye the poris Of arrival III this country.
I.esf,reu That in accordance with the aCoFe
| the Stntc Board OF Health respectfully and
carnest}y cali upon all heAl:h officers ano ioca
! boards Of health in this Stale to secure CAFE
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IF Austria doesn't shorten up ller eNpellil-
turcs she will end in bankruptcy Us Turkey has
doar. S.:,c.. 1879 therc has nut bcen ssnEe
weir in WHICH her revenue has come up to her
expenditures. The accumulated deficit from
1s3l to la;; amounted to $61aoo,tuo and is sshl
go,rz on The deficits between ls1o and 1871
hare amounted To nearly SSi%'}.N,J. Her debt
bus ,row,, frs,,n $1; s JE} in l54s to SlG.'. oH-
GD in 1859. the nost unsatisfactory outcome Of
aI this is TINT, notwithstanding these enormous
expenditures her army, sac has during THIS
pcr;pd us waste aud ex;ravAgAIce LOST her
Italian Provinces and been hadly whipped D.,
Prussia. SAe still Keeps up her show OF military
tra,,deur, unu is rcnrsHnizu1E the army with
view Of having its wAr-fuot!nE amount TO
lc64 tts5 rank and file, with 3l,sos officers, and
iSR. To. horses.
, 1881-07-10

ful inspection of all Immigrants entering the
not thus IAN protected against small pox
, 1881-07-10

AL tho reckless stock-samblers do not live
in New York hy uny means. Starting false re-
nuts is rtsortcd to in London us we'll us in Goth
am, London WIS thrown in:o something oi
1aujc Wednesday by sinister e1nunation of a
..srndicate OF liars, lis Gould is fond of s1iE-
mati1ug the operators VIM counter him with his
orn eoan. 1t was reported thai one of the Sailor
SINS nf the Prince of Wales Ind been drowneu
In Il distant sea. Tho object of this heurtltss
fabrication was to ieprcss the stock Of the 1-on-
dun railways, which, Oh the prospect of an cn"r-
Cous traffic to witness the military review would.
Of course Stund high in the nlnrkct- But had
the Prince been lust. Of course the review would
have been countcrmandcd and the roads would
have had consequent 'iiuanuuon ut receipts
but fortunately, truth bud its s,no's on and over
took the lie before it got well OIL its feet.
, 1881-07-10
GREAT CLEARING SALB 0R SUMMER STOCK.
C0|0reQ Dress Goods Dept t.
Cloak and Suit Dept.

$500 La,rl. Suits .nur&ed tlo.cs. to $:291
$50 ...... s3.95
$50 ts .....- $50
lf.tufi~x, Du,uans and Jackets ns1rhrtf dorm.
Sifk Dresses. |stHtiny Dresses. CsNJhaTa
Dresses. busters, tI.ittren's Dresses, at1
marked Io.rIs to close.
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AN EMPRESS AT BAY,

Temple Bar recalling the frutless visit of the
Empress Charlotte to get help for her husband
MaXimilian to support his empire in Mexico
says: The court was at st. Cloud, and ON de-
manding interview of the Emperor she was
informed that his majesty was i'll and could not
see her. The two Empresses, however, EXCHANGED
visits; and, arrived at ST. Cloud, the Empress
Charlotte insisted on being received into the I'M
peral closet. Then ensued we are told. q scene
which must have haunted Louis Napoleon to his
dying day. When to prayers tears and aoonized
supplications on her part his ONLY renIv vas q
coldly reiterated, 1T is useless to insist. Madam
not crown, not soldier" the princess whom
such cruel anxIetles had already brought to the
verge of madness, gave way to frenzied inter-
ances, recalling the piece Trojan Cassandrar Ris-
ing from her abject position as supplant she
drew herself up to her full height and with
kind of inspiration prOphesied to the tyrant the
destruction of his dynasty, and cursed him to his
fate. "Ah!" she cried, 1 know you, Avenga
yourself on the granddaughter of your benefac-
tor Louis Philippe, who rescued you from the
scaffold and from want" The Emperor turned
pale, and she went on You hope do you not.
to get possession, by means of your police of all
the letters and papers that witness your pledges
to my husband? They are in place of safety"
After predicting his downfall, she added, tears
choking her utterance May the curse of God
rest on you as on Cain. !" and then quilted the
palace. Four years later, on the declaration of
war with Prussia, Napoleon III departed from
the palace of ST. Cloud, wherein this interview
with the Empress Charlotte had taken place.
The National tribune., 1881-12-10
INCOMPLETE.

There's a song that never could sing,
Though its notes in my memory ring,
And its measures are full of the sweets of the years,
OF voices of children and laughter and tears
And the whrr of the summer birds wing.
There's picture never could paint
Sweet and fair as some aureoled saint;
Like a dawn on the ocean, where no eyes can see,
In wild, fitful splendor it burneth for me,
And mourn as its colors grow faint.
There's a dream-ah! never can tell
What my own bosom loveth so well;
Yet how sweetIy comes in the depths of the night;
Like a message it comes, like message of light
From the land where the sun children dwell.
For gather the thought and the tone
From the wreck of bright hours that are flown,
And hold to my heart, in my foolish despair,
A trifle-a nothing much lighter than air
Lifeless leaves of a love have known.
Edgar M Bacon IL, BGIdocin'S Monthly
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marriage. After his departure, sat down and
wrote to Tom brief account of what had taken
place, hiding my own concern as to the issue of
this strange turn of events under expressions of
hope that things might somehow be brought
about by the lady's influence to remove the
Squires feelings of antipathy towards his son.
But this was more with view to Toms peace of
mind than my own; for 1 could not divest myself
of the fear that the consequences of this marriage
might be more inimical to Toms chances of
succession than at first sight it had seemed to
me.
For week saw nothing more of the Squire
but at the end of that time he called and stated
that it would lie necessary for me to prepare
contract of marriage, and that without delay, as
Madame Favre found it necessary to go to France
on some business which her agent in Paris could
not complete in her absence; and for this reason
it was decided that the marriage should take
place in the following week, after which the
Squire would accompany her to the continent
The terms Of the contract were therefore agreed
upon; and they we're somewhat peculiar. Under
this agreement he was to receive from Madame
Favre the absolute possession of all her property,
both heritable and movable; she, on her part, to
receive large annual sum in name Of pin-m money
out of the Atheling estate, with a handsome
iointure in the event of her surviving him. 1t is
unnecessary to enter into details regarding the
other provisions of the contract except to say
that the Squire's son was by name excluded from
the succession, in accordance with the terms of
the will already executed by his father.
However unpleasant might be my feelings on
the subject, had no alternative but to comply
with the Squires Wishes or rather commands.
This was on Wednesday; and it was arranged
that on Friday 1 should go to Athelins with the
completed contract, in order that it might be
signed by the principals, and the matter con-
cluded. The marriage was to take place on the
Monday following. My heart bled for Tom; but
as I had already written him as to his fathers
engagement with Madame Favre, and as no further
letter could now reach him in time to admit of
any interference on his part, if that were of
any use, contented myself with allowing things
to take their course.
Ito be eontnued
The National tribune., 1881-12-10
SOME PERQUISITES,

One of the recent publications ON the part of
the Government, under authority of Congress-
was the supplement to the Revised Statutes pre-
pared by Hon. W. A. Richardson, judge of the
Court of Claims This volume is indispensable
to almost every lawyer in the land, inasmuch as
it contains every law passed by Congress since
the Revised Statutes were issued, with proper
reference to any former statutes affected by such
new legislation Congress, with great hberality,
provided that the volume could be had of the
Secretary of State at the cost price of ST. and that
each Representative should have ten volumes for
distribution" One of the leading booksellers
of Washington says of the 400 volumes recently
sold by him, fifty were obtained by purchase from
members of Congress- AS this covers only sim
gle house dealing in this book, the probabilities
are that some two or three hundred copies voted
by Congress for distribution have been sold out
right by Congressman. The law never intended
that the members should have the public docu-
ments printed "perquisite," but that they
should be distributed among the people for gen.
eral information.
1t is no secret, however, that many Represent
atives and some Senators turn over to second
hand book dealers, and, in some instances, to
dealers in new books alone, all of their quota of
Government publications. and use the money
thus realized to invest in stocks or fight the
tiger" 1t would seem about time that this abuse
should be stopped by suspending altogether the
valuable works now published or by requiring
members of Congress to pay for them at cost
price. About 4,7OO copies of Richardson's Sup
plement to the Revised Statutes were printed for
distribution by Congressman, and although not
one-third of those entitled to them have been in
Washington since the book was issued probably
one-tenth of those thus printed have been sold
to book-dealers here clearly in violation of law.
Every lawyer who has not a copy should call
upon his Congressman for one, and this will prob
ably deter many who have not yet reached Wash
ington from selling as soon as they put in an ap-
pearance here.-Dispatch to the Ne,c York CONNER
cidI Adgertiser.
The National tribune., 1881-12-10
HE FINISHED HIS STORY.

His name was John X. B, but everybody
called hin x. He was known all over the Terri
tory and for that matter, there were few old set
tiers on the Pacific Slope, from Utah north to the
British line who had not heard of him.
The Vigilantes looked upon him as one of their
strong men, and the road-agents Stunned him as
they would pestilence. He had drawn the rope
on more of their number than any ten men be-
side, and, though often laid fol" had never been
caught mapping. He seemed to them sort of
avenging angel-one ever on their track, and
one. too, whom it was difficult to elude They
The National tribune., 1881-12-10

so with Holsters aGd cIdis Tea ar-ukl-.
common cause of indigestion; and Is most seen
in women who live good deal ON tea. Want
of exercise and fresh air are causes of indiges-
ton; for how can men and women be healthy
who never use their limbs? Regular and daily
exercise if possible, in the open air, is indis-
pensable as means of preventing indigestion.
Treatment.-For this purpose care should be
taken to regulate the quantity and quality of
the food and drink; to persevere in regular
exercise in the open air. and attend to the state of
the clothing. In this disease, perhaps more than
any other which affects the human body, more
will depend upon regulation of the food and
drink than on all the medicines which can be
taken. Acidity of the stomach is caused by
the food passing into a state of fermentation;
hence acid and wind are generated One or two
teaspOonfuls of magnesia is the best means of
obviating this and at the same time gentle
purgatives are necessary, but severe purging is
always to be avoided in this complaint Re-
specting the diet for dyspepties, all pastries,
rich puddings and sweetmeats are to be dis
carded or used very sparingly. Excessive use
of alcoholic drinks or of strong tea must be
discontinued Solid animal food of the easiest
digestion is to be used with stale bread or
biscuits. In extreme cases, farinaceOus food
alone such as gruel arrow-root, sago, etc, should
form the diet. Pepper, salt, and other soluble
stimulants may be taken with the food, as they
excite rapid discharge of gastric fluid. Tepid
and cold bathing will be found of great service
to the dyspeptic; also the mineral waters of
Buxton, Bath, Pyrmont, and other watering
places are generally resorted to by inyaids.
AS affOrding a change Of scene and air, they
may be highly advantageous. The dyspeptic
should rise early, and actively exercise them
selves in the open air, and always rest after
meal. Dinner is perhaps the most difficult meal
to digest, and tea should never be taken within
four hours after it, for it takes beef and mutton
three hours to three hours and half to digest;
turkey, lamb, potatoes, pig, digest in two hours
and a half; eggs, salmon, trout, apples, digest
in an hour and a half; rice and tripe digest IN
about an hour Animal substances IN generai
are converted into chyme more rapidly than
vegetables; but what we have to remember Is
that we have got teeth and that we must che"
our food and not "bolt" it.-J. ". Ridley, IN
English Mechanic.
The National tribune., 1881-12-10

HL'E ft...A A--ttey oItS
of them being possessed of a continuing desire to
look across the bridge of his nose at the other,
grizzly mustache, and close cropped hair, plenti-
fully sprinkled with gray, he presented more the
appearance Of one of natures odd-jobs, or the
work of some journeyman in the employ of the
Great Master.
A Scotch Welshman, born in Pennsylvania he
possessed the characteristics of three nationaities
in about even proportion. He was shrewd, witty
discreet, honest, and courageous A good friend
and bitter enemy; he was ever Just, no matter in
which relation he happened to be placed by cir
cumstances
AS already intimated X. was an oddity. He
was never at rest unless "on the 60" During the
spring summer, and autumn he was travelling
from camp to camp; and so well was he known
that letters bearing no inscription other than a
rudely drawn skull and cross-bOnes would be
sure to reach him in due time; but when winter
came he usually laid up in some town to make
himself miserable" as he frequently observed
"to the extent of his ability.
He loved adventure loved his friends. loved
his "pizen," but, best of all, loved to spin long
tales of his exploits and hair-breadth escapes to
drinks.
One cold, clustering night in the winter of
1866 '67 he was in town, and a party, consisting
of twelve or fifteen of the leading business men,
with whom he was a great favOrite, seduced him
into cosy saloon (which was no difficult matter
and, after sitting down to round of hot toddy,
called for story.
X. squared himself for business by sitting
down astride his chair, his arms resting upon it's
back, thus forming convenient prop for his chin,
and began the narration of trip to British Amer
ica, from whence he had recently returned, after
undergoing all manner of fhardships and overcom-
ing obstacles and meeting with dangers of the
greatest magnitude He interpolated his remarks
with occasional calls for " throat wash" and lu-
bricated his talk with frequent potations of hot
Scotch and other savory compounds.
The story was comparatively old to his listen
ers Che had repeated it on several different occas-
ions to the same parties individually if not col
lectivey) yet they listened with the most earnest
attention
In the course of an hour X. was taking his
hearers over the border into the territory of the
British Queen, and had become so interested him
self that he failed to notice the gradual with
drawal of the audience to whom he was address,
ing himself
One by they disappeared, and at length
the last of them had gone.
For ten minutes he ratified away, the bar
tender at the farther end of the room being his
only listener for it was well on toward morning),
when, receiving no response to an interrOgatory
touching some matter, he turned and found him.
self alone.
"Well, I'll be ID" he almost gasped That
was all. Getting up, he went to the bar.
The National tribune., 1881-12-10
"Did them fellers settle ?" he inquired.

Did them fellerS settle :" he inquired.
"Not bit of it," replied the mixer of fluids
X went down into his pocket pulled out his
buckskin pouch, and, handing it over, said
"wegh out" which being done, he took a might
cap" and departed Next day his entertainers
We're rather shy but X. appeared on the streets
as usual and as cordial as ever.
So Unconscious did he seem of the events of
the preceding evening that some even doubted If
he saw the joke
He remained in town until April, and every
body had forgotten the Occurrence-everybody
but the victim
Toward the latter part of April he sat out in
pursuit of noted horse thief, whom he succeeded
in capturing by overlooking his stomach with
buckshot. OF course the thief could not recover
from such dose, and was consequently brought
into town dead and laid out in a cell of the jail.
The next morning X. sent out invitations to
various of the citizens to view the body, and,
about ten o'clock they began to arrive at the cal
aboose. In few minutes, by remarkable CO.
incidence, all those who some months before had
been such impatient listeners standing in the
receptiOn-roOm. X. opened the ponderous door,
and they followed him into the corridor leading
to where the body lay in a room or cell some ten
or twelve feet square, lighted by small grated
opening looking into the jail dining room.
None of them observed X. when he slipped out
and fastened the cell door upon them.
The first intimation they had of his absence
was when he perched himself upon high stool,
rested his elbows upon the window ledge, and
remarked, as he looked within, "Now, by Cd,
1 guess I'll finish my story" And he did. He
before but finally, fearing that they might have
forgotten what had been told, started over again,
commencing at the first
By dinner time he was nearly halfway
through, and the prisoners were frantic. There
they were-merchants, lawyers, bankers, the lead
ing men of the place, good citizens all-cooped
like felons and with felon-dead, at that.
At one o'clock X. politely beeged to be excr~,'
ed while he ate his dinner. Hi re- st 0csvgied
him nearly an hour Then he resumed tT-
thread of his narrative, and by gE~ae
finished. He next brought th
requisition reading several sele auz from. Pros
erbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Sc ~ o.1mnu.
which, having finished, he gave the prisoners
some sound advice and long lecture upon good
breeding
always ask to be excused, gentlemen when
you wish to withdraw from the presence of COM
pany. 1t isn't polite to sneak out as if you had
called for drinks and hadn't the dust to square
with
With this closing remark he turned them loose,
and more crestfalen lot of mOrtas never was
seen.
By dark, KS joke was all over the town. The
victims of it were prodded, wherever they went,
The National tribune., 1881-12-10
A LOOK IN THE STREAM,

Seest thou a JOY depart from thee
Thou must for ever Danish,
'Tis well within stream to see
Hew all things whirl and vanish.
Look deeply down, stare on and on,
Thou wilt more lightly bear it,
The loss of what, heart-wrenched, is gone,
Although thy dearest were it.
Then shall oblivion, dreaming SO,
Thy heart with healing cherish;
The spirit watches with her woe
Herself flow past and perish.