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: .slssssesafhefh KhouId Not Wary in

Public.
Gan brides should be beautiful, says
Clara Belle. eff this rule can't be en-
forced-and I don't suppose 1t can
then pass q law forbidding ugly women
to be married in public. If so much as
that cannot be done IN the interest OF
art propriety, at least let us compel
plain women to be married IN PLAIN
clothes. There is something shOckingly
inconqruous In the bridal clothes worn
bv a bride who isn't physically fine her
self have seen q daughter OF wealth
and fashion at the altar with a son of the
same Her toilet of white satin was al
r,oet covered with ruchings and plated
frilIs Of cream white lace. The bodice
was in the shape of a long Louis XVI
coat with loose lapels opening over an
nnder vest of lace. This coat was gar
nisbed all around the edges with rich
appIioue bands of pearl beads. The
sleeves of white lace barely reached the
elbow II was altogether an exception
allv lovely rig; but the young woman
| ine;do Il was far. far below the require
man+s She was round on her back, IN
stead of her breast, 50 that the shape OF
the elaborately-wrought waist was bad.
| Her neck. where the cutting away of
Il the QsDrSGL SllftNtl ~ was Au1i Vi fA94DAO
| cordEand muscles, and its color was yell
low sv comparison with the creamy
| satin Ind lace next to it. Her scrawny
arms we're darkly visible through the
lace teeves. Her face, composed of ir-
reorSr. freckled and irredeemably COM
NOR tace features, and brought into
contast with the quality of her cloth
inc eemed fairly hideous. In an ordi-
nar1 ,treet dress she would, no doubt,
pass j a crowd but arrayed as bride,
befo the critical eyes of church-full
of 81 ctators, she wouldn't do at all.
ccul, At help watching the bridegroom,
| wheI the minister asked him if he
wolk take her for better or worse. and
his Rs fell upon her for the last feasi-
bleaSn to back out, to see if he hesi-
tatsA little, but he didn't, and l con-
clu that in his case love was stone
bliL& Poor little bride No doubt
she es keenly aware of the lack of
god1 1boks as anybody else in the as
semTy, and would have givenany price
If sdfe had been purchasable.
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Originality in StyIe.

Charles Lamb speaks somewhere of a
friend of his who protested that there
was too much reading done and that
many people were too busy considering
the thoughts of others to think for them
selves. He even went 50 Lamb
sGvs, as -SAzzo1sit Ir<z1CnC
iginalitv." L have often thought of
this; that is to say the bighting of ones
power Of original thought by much read
ing The omnivorous reader mistakenly
believes that he is only acquiring a
store of fact and theories. He does not
remember that his mind is sure to be
tinted by every particular thing which
he reads, and that by and by the natural
hya.z.:i it will be quite effaced. / have
ofSsaoticed with amusement and morti-
ics<1 that everything l read had an
inn sate effect on manner OF express
STOP eth IN writing and talking. 1t has
bee cry humiliating TO me to see how
littED Individuality I possess. L humbly
own at am mentally like the chame-
IeoLstor whatever animal it is that takes
stratieltway the color of whatever it
eats &c remember in the English htera-
ture sclass at school, have seen myself
skip lightly from Addison to Macauley,
from Macauley to Dickens, only to for
get him and find myself on Monday tied
down to the limited verbiage and pom
pous sentences of the preacher to whom
had listened the day before. / don't
mean, of course, that my style could
ever in the remotest degree, approach in
excellence toward any of the writers
whom 1 read. only mean that every
mannerism that I could catch and wrap
around my own thoughts, l instantly
made my own. But once did actually
/ lnaA To
write a criticism of Pepy's Diary, and
discovered only when my paper was
finished and copied, that it was written
in a very fair imitation of the worthy
Samuel's style.
OF course, if this always held true,
the path of the writer would be smooth,
indeed. He would only have to sit at
home and diligently read his Shakes
peare. to become a master of literary
composition. But unfortunately it
doesn't. You have heard the stage mimic
at cheap shows initiate the pig; and
( then ga pig under gate" 1t has al
ways seemed to me that my Addison,
/ for instance was an Addison under a
/ gate.
After all, I am not sure that an orig
/ inal style in writing is to be desired. L
am quite sure it should not be strlven
for. How, indeed, can man be sure
that he has got his own natural style ?
How does he know that he is not cramp-
ing his own powers by affectation? Peo-
pie who try to walk differently from
everybody else generally are lived out
sooner. A gnarled, warped, crank-sided
manner of expression may be perhaps
forgiven if it brings a fine thought on
it's shoulders, but it is none the less re-
pulsive.
Perhaps 1 am prejudiced, but can
not get over feeling that a writer who
has thoughts worth expressing does an
undignifed thing when he brings them
out in eccentric garb. And the more
elevated that the subject which he treats
may be, the more should he strive for
clearness and simplicity. -Ctarissd, IN
I,lClidndpoLis Herald.
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vomanhood i'm uomc ,nn 49,

Mrs. Mary f. Eastman, at Woman's
congress There is nothing in the state
which we do not put into it. If the word
womanhood means anything the state
as well as the home needs it. and If the
state IS the larger home it needs it all
the more. Take the wife out of the
home ana you remove an element which
can not be restored until you bring her
back. What a poor, lonesome house
keeping nation this Of ours has been
and IS. There is something wanting.
Study the question, and if You can find
some reserve force that VIII help it, don't
hesitate to urge it forward. We will
have no ideal government until it is a
perfect type of the ideal home. Men
want women to pledge themselves to
all sorts of things before they will
open the door, even so much as a crack.
but women must be let In unpledged in
the conCltion as that in which the ghost
OF Haml9t's father went to his long ac-
count. The sooner women are let in the
sooner taey viii be able 10 do good
work. They are bound TO get IN sooner
or later. 1t Is only question of time.
1t will be simply just on the solidity of
the human family. We are not UNIQUE
or great only to the extent that our
grandfathers saw a principle but did not
la~s<asco courage to carry it out. With
-. .--,,,,.a . -1,,,,,1 ,s -
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How many pleasant recollections are
called into being by that one word
Home that sweet word has caused tears
to flow unbidden to the eyes of 6
hardened criminal, or calmed his grossel
passions. 'Tis the one haven of earthly
rest. Should the outside world buffet
ole around, if he has home-uow ]
must be understood to mean a home
where there Is unison and sympathy
among the inmates, not mere place
to eat, drink and sleep-when he goes
home, heart-sore and weary from his
contact with the world. how soon he viii
be refreshedl His spirits will be reani-
mated; he viii feel, let come what may,
that he may retire to the bosom of his fam
lily and there find rest and contentment.
Cannot one toll manfully all day with
his hard duties, if he has a home in
view? VIII he not feel abundantly re-
pad Tor all his perseverance, to meet, on
returning home, his wife, or sister, who
Is waiting and watching for him? All /!
how sweet to him will be the tender
smile and loving kiss of welcome They
viii be doubly sweet to him now, and he
Will thank heaven for giving him such
love and tenderness.
Now TO make home attractive and
cheerful is woman's work. No home
can be home unless woman's presence
can be discerned in the neatness and
coziness of everything around. Some
females may rave about politics and all
such subjects, but if they could have
their way they would put themselves
where God Almighty never intended they
ever should be placed.
lis mans duty to go forth and battle
with the world; woman's work to govern
that realm of bliss-home. When woman
IS raving about female suffrage, does she
think she is wiser than man No; she
does not think any such thing. She is
one Of those masculine women who are
too idolent and hardened to have a soft
spot left IN her bosom for such duties as
are required to be done for home.
sweet home" Some women should not
.sa,za4 oN.d to invade the sanctum of
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EsTABI1sHEp ls5g. HICKMAN FULTON COUNTY KEN

repulsed his offers, and has enveloped
the same animosity the man preferrei
to him. He hates George and myse.
for being IN easy circumstances, whiA
he vegetables in want, as if honest peopls
we're responsible for the mistakes q
1dlers and drunkards. This is not all
A crime was recently committed: sus.
plclons were aroused, but proofs were
wanting. L possess them and the puiItv
man knows it. All J it is a dangerous
secret for a woman who has only children
around her
| g Yesterday he accosted me to sound
! me; did not hide from him my con-
tempt. He saw clearly that he was un-
masked IN my eyes; he overwhelmed me
with insults and threats. [ took the
unfortunate notion to say to him that
soon, when my husband returned. wbI<Sl
me- ne mad mqR Rsdf2F4 Oh # f. woe gssfy sw
what glances his eyes shot at Tre,>what !
expression hatrersN - fsatrses
wore ! l know that often during the
night he haunts the ruins Of Moulin
Brule. If this man should discover
that my husband Is TO pass through that
place, | tell you, Monsieur Martin, he
is lost"
y
Jean Bruno. 1t is not astonishing
that you are unacquainted with him, for
since his return to the district he has
not publicly shown himself"
The postmaA was silent. He remem-
bered having heard the woman at the
drinking house call the man he mad met
there by that name. He asked himself
IN CONSERVATION If the letter had not
been stolen from him, but he recalled all
the circumstances and banished this
suppositiOn. He felt certain that the
epistle had not been in his sack he re-
assured himself and sought to reassure
the woman yet he resolved to wait her
husbands arrival at the chief town of
the district to advise him to be prudent.
He fastened away, and when he was
alone his fears regained possession of
him. He again began to doubt, and lit
tie by little was seized upon by a terror
he could not explain. He increased his
pace and leaped over the hedges and
bitches with unusual nimbleness. I'm
fortunately, his round that day was cx-
ceptionally long, and the bad weather
in advance had considerably delayed
him.
He reached the postofiice n little later
than was his custom. The woman who
distributed the mails, on being consult
ed by HIM, affirmed that he had taken
away letter for Nine. Andre. One OF
her assistants confirmed this declaration.
The postman was thunderstruck. He
saw with fright the heavy responsibility
thrown upon him. His terror augment
ed when he remembered that time and
again, at the moment of opening the
mail bags, a man had presented himself,
asking if there was anything for Nine.
Andrel
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iEoRaD wARREN. Editor.
HISTORICAL.


NINE. PoMPADoUR was the originator
of high heels. C - IS - \
The Egyptian physicians of old were.
paid by the state.
PLINY says that four wheeled carriages
were inventedaby the Phyrgians. a
THE main facts of blood circulation
have only been known $50 years.. 81,
EMBALMING was in use among the
Egyptians at least 1000 years ago.
SIX hundred lions were killed at one,
show, given by the Roman Pompey.
THE Assyrians and Greeks had tri-
monthly festivals, besides annual reyels
QUEEN ELIZABETH granted the first
royal patent conceded to players in 1876.
WREN, the architect Of st. Paul s., de-
signed more than forty public buildings
In London.
GARoN began to write his Decline
hnt tAA of the Roman Empire" in Lon
oons IN lI4z. 4esf =
SARAH, Duchess of Marlborough,
used to say she was born before nerves
came into fashion. rse T-
The four passions of John of France
were said to be novel-reading, music,
chess and backgammon. =
books by mail was introduced at the
same time as postage stamps, by Sic
Rowland Hill.
THE first foundling hospital estab-
lished by Royal Charter in London,
don, 1879, was instituted through the
exertions of Capt Coram. whose portrait
was painted for the hospital by Hogarth
ExTRAvAGANCE was at one time so
- H.. e
among the Greeks, that Leon forbade the
erection of any mausoleum which could
not be erected by ten men in three days.
The first successful attempt at pre-
serving meat, 6y packing in air-tight
Jars. was made by NJ. Appart, in France,
In 1911. For his discovery the emperor
rewarded him with gift of II, 900 francs.
The Hebrews wore sandals made of
linen and wood, though those of the sol
diery were made OF brass and iron. The
Spartans went barefoot, and Homer de-
scribes them as going into battle unshod.
WHEN Richard went to the Holy Land
one of the laws he made for his troops
was that If any one should be convicted
of theft, boiling pitch should be poured
over his head and pillow full of feath-
ers shaken over it.
On EASTER MONDAY, 120S, the whole
of England was laid under an interdict
by the Pope. All the churches were
closed and no services allowed. save con-
fession, absolution, baptism and admin
istration of the riaticum at the point of
death. No marriages were to be cele-
brated, bodies were buried without
honor. The king retaliated by seizing
property and lands of the church. The
interdict remained for six years.
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A London Dinner.

A lady well known in London literary
circles has given Shakspearean dinner
and reception at her elegant and artistic
house in Chelsea The fair hostess APP
peared as Portid, and all her guests re-
sponded to her request and donned APP
propriate costumes. The effect of these
correct and artistic Shakspearean dresses
was very charming. Nearly a hundred
guests sat down to dinner, and this was
the bill of fare
Salmon ,ciGi Ndyo,sdise Sauce:
"The salmon's tail"-Othello, IL, /.
Bodr's Head:
"The Boar's Head. Henry w., IL, 4.
Sirloins and Beef a Ia mode:
"a piece of beef and mustard. tanning of
the Shrew.
Fore Quarter of Lamb:
"Poor, innocent lamb. Macbeth, iy., l.
Roast Veal:
BRUTAL to kill so capital calf. Hamlet, i'll, g.
Ham:
al pray you, is not the pig great ?'-Titus An
dronicus, iv., 2.
MdyondiSe Of Chickens:
"Here's a fowl without feather. COMEDY
Of Errors, iii, l.
Veal and Ham Patties:
tT'hey are both baked in a pie."-Titus An
dronicus, v, 8.
Pigeon Pies:
"some pigeons, Davy."-Henry ~, ", 1.
LobSters
''Ill-shaped ish."-Romeo and Juliet, v, 1.
Mdyondise Salad:
"There is sauce for it. Henry ~, v, l.
Ptddilqs and S1ceets:
''Sweets to the sweet."-Hanlet.
Dessert:
''Taste the fruit. ."-Pericles, l., 1.
Wines:
Good wine needs no bush As You Like It
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A WESTERN farmer of the old school,
lamenting the paragon hired man of the
past, thus speaks of the present: "H He
wears white shirts and collars. He won't
eat with knife. He wants napkins,
and if we don't hang up clean towel
once week, he wipes on his handker-
chief. He wants whole hour at noon,
and after supper he trots off to sing
ing-school, or sits down to newspa-
per"
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THIS is one of the sad conditions of
life. that experience is not transmissible.
No man will learn from the suferings OF
another; he muss suffer himself.
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paIIC5Il.--55 y OJIIu INC IallIIy
18th, instead of growing contracted
like those of worldly minded women who
think they have call to go forth and
govern the outside world, and let her
own little world be governed by. servants
or by chance. Now, as home should be
the dearest place on earth, it is the duty
of every member of the family to make
home as agreeable as possible, so that
each of the inmates of that loved place
may say with the poet:
4" Be it humble, there's no place like home'
q ID. b.
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WHAT TIsIE is rrY

What time is It D.
Time to do weH-
Time to livelhetter--
Give mp that grudge--
Answer that lettor-
Speak that kind word, to sweeten a SORROW.
Do that good deed You would leave till to-nhrroW
Time 10 try hard
In that new situation.
g. Time to build up on
solid fOundation,
Giving up needlessly, changing and drifting:
Leaving the quieksands thsteyer are shiftnS.
What time Is it2
rtt.A Time 20 be thrifty;
Farmers take warning
Pow in che spripgtnfe-
Sow in the incoming
Spring rain is coming, zephyrs are blowing:
Heaven will attend 20 the quickening and growing.
Time to count cost
Lessen expenses
Time 20 look well
To the gates and the fences,
Making and n1ending, as good workers shouidi
Shutting out evil and keeping The good.
What time is 1t
Time TO be earnest,
Laying up treasure.
Time 10 be thoughtfuI.
Choosing true vi i'iasIre;
-.axt.sss ssefif JffHtfce-sr trtftlf bsans fesad;
Making your word just good your bond.
Time 70 be happy,
Doing your best
Time to be truthful,
Leaving the rest,
Knowing in whatever country or cline
Ne'er eau we call back one minute Of tina
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w.. Point Board of Visitors.

The members Of the Board of Visitors
.nnointed every year to attend the an
.,a1 aPa 1as~aTnination at West Point, are
=. .oi;cited in thefollowing manner:
Seven persons, the law provides, shall
he anpointed by the President, and two
SENATORS and three members of the
Honse of representatives., shall be desig
,.oted hv the Vice President or President
.rSe .oro ,e;ar3ore of the Senate, and the
SSnooter Of the House of Representa-
80 resnectively, of the session of
Congress Cong next preceding such examina-
ton.
No com t1ensation shall be made to the
oarohers mi s Of the Board beyond the pay
n,ent ,,,e of their expenses for board and
Iodo;n0 I-,,3,,y while ct the Academy, and an
oI1a1once not exceeding eight cents q
mile. for travelling by the shortest mail
route from their respective homes to the
Academy and thence to their homes.
An rSvESroB proposes to make ma
chine gear wheels of raw buffalo hid,
I,v NV cementing and pressing together a.
,sso,v levers as are required for tn.
hraadtb of the wheel. The blanks thu
,o,.o,,a,ed are cut to form the teeth IL
tbe nsnal manner with suitable tools
Tba advantages claimed are. smooth
and noiseless action at very high speed
and greater durability without lubrica
! ton
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THERE is but one thing to do when an
adverse fate is driving you against your
will take the bit in your teeth and turn
souareIy around and face your foes.
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editor of the Louisville Courier
- Eesues been thrown into wild
E. ,odss OF ,ereF ref@-,ea association in En-
- FoIne6io cd led by the Viscountess
IA 'oertoB- propose to do away with the
pre- Sent style Of female apparel and don
the nasculine trousers, and he shrieks
IN < ismay: "We are willing that thev
shay have the ballot when they convince
us nat they want it; we are willing
thai they should give us the whole width
OF ne street crossing, and take the mud ::
We pre- willing that they shall resign to
US 1helr seats in the horse cars and other
puttlc places, and receive in return our
plaSd disregard we are even willing
thag they shall crawl out of bed first, and
kind lie the fire in the morning; but, by
the*oly hide of the sacred bull, we viii
cling to our pantaloons-
iii the stars old
And the grows cold
And our last galus-button shall lose ia holdtU
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IDA LEWIS has saved two members OF
a brass band from drowning. Ida's pop
ularity is rapidly decreasing since this
rash act.
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A Pennsylvania man who was clawed
by wildcat says that the feeling was
something like having dozen buzz
saws turned loose on him for high old
time,
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GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES.
aRehind EEcr Fan.,,

&hind her fan Of downy fun.
&yed on soft saffron satin stuff,
sHith peacock feathers, purple-eyed,
4 Jaught daintily on either side,
s-e gay coquette displays pun. '
,ao blue eyes peep above the buff;
Iago pipky pouting lips, enough
That cough means surely come aud hide
Behind her fan.
Ehe barque Of Hope IS trim and tough,
& out / venture on the roughly
9certain sea Of girlish pride.
! 4 orecze 1 tack against the tide
<E'ture kiss and catch cuff
Behind her fan.
r. ~ sherman, ia the Century.
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CAUSE and effect are not well BAD
anced. man with good cause often
make little or no effect.
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Pleasant Right-DOing.

The emphasis that is justly laid upon
,elf-denial as an important element IN
n6Iiag s2Sstspes .esss rs t. Spder-
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GLRBoN began to write his ''DecIine
and faA of the Roman Empire" in Lon
A.. y
The National tribune., 1882-01-21
HE BROUGHT THE FLAG.

One Of the Indiana regiments was fercely at
tackled by a large rebel force in one of the bat
ties in Mississippi The Indianians, unable to
Withstand such great odds, were compelled to
fall back about thirty or forty yards, losing, to
the utter modification of the officers and men,
their flag, which remained in the hands of the
enemy. Suddenly a tall Irishman, private in
the color company, rushed from the ranks across
the vacant ground, attacked the squad of rebels
who had possession of the conquered flag, with
his musket felled several to the ground snatched
the flag from them and returned safely back to
his regiment. The bold fellow was, of course,
Immediately surrounded by his jubilant COM
rades, and greatly praised for his gallantry.
His captain appointed him to sergeantcy on the
spot; but the hero cut everything short by the
reply, "Och! niver moind, Captain; spake no
more iv it. Oh dhropped me whisky-fask with
the ribils and whit fer it, and be dad, it was
aisy to bring the Guild Flag along"
The National tribune., 1882-01-21
OLD BUT GOOD.

Daniel Webster had IN anecdote of old Father
searle, the minister of his boyhood, which is too
good to be lost: 1t was customary then to wear
buckskin breeches in cool weather One Sunday
morning in autumn, Father Searle brought his
breeches down from the garnet, but the wasps
had taken possession during the summer, and
were having nice time Of it in them By dint
of effort he got out the ntruders and dressed for
meeting. But, while reading the Scriptures to
the congregation, he felt dagger from one of the
enraged small wasted fellows, and jumped
around the pulpit, slappiug his thighs. But the
more he slapped and danced, the more they
stung. The people thought him crazy, but he
explained the matter by saying: Brethren,
don't be alarmed the word of the Lord is in my
mouth, but the devil is in my breeches w Web
ster always told it with great glee to the min
listers.
The National tribune., 1882-01-21
TOLD DURING THE WAR.

Peter Apple of Oakland, Marion county, was
recruited during the war for the Eleventh In
diana, and took part in the attempt to storm of
the vicksburg batteries The rebel fire was so de-
struetive that the regiment recoiled. Apple, the
"raw recruit" however, did not observe the back
ward movement, and kept going ahead until he
reached one of the rebel guns, where he caught
gunner by the collar, and before the astonished
gray-backs sufficiently recovered from their sur
prise to interpose any obstacle had brought him
into the Union lines, saying as he turned the
prisoner over, Boys, why didn't you come on?
Every fellow might have got one"