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, 1882-05-12
He Could Find no Sale for SklDs.

He was red-nosed, wild-eyed man
from the head waters of Sage Run, and
looked rs if he hadn't been in town since
oil was discovered. His rusty pants were
several inches too short at one end, and
he carried half dozen coon skins in his
right hand
At the postoffice corner he met lady
and stopping her by holding the bunch
of hides before her face, said:
Cant L sell you something for tC
make a set of furs?"
The lady screamed and shot over to the
other side Of the street.
Does any of your neighbors want tC
buy anything Of the kind?" he yelled.
The lady screamed again.
A moment later the man veered into a
bank and threw the hides down at the
cashiers window
Got some A No. coon skins here that
I'll sell cheap Not scratch Of a tooth
on any of them. Ketcded every one Of
EN- in box trap"
1--WE have no use for them" said the
president politely, as he cast an oblique
glance at the goods.
"They will make you nice vest," said
the red-nosed man. e'Two hides will
make you vest and one'll make you a
cap that'll wear You as long as you live. y
MY dear SIR replied the president,
somewhat confused, "we don't want
hides here. Take them somewhere else,
please.
"Mebbe your wife would like set Of
furs, and there is"
mo, no, no." replied the banker impa-
tiently. Take the things away. They
are offensive"
whats that?" said the red,nosed
man, sharply.
Take the blamed thing ont of this
exclaimed the exasperated banker.
"They smell like slaughter house"
"I'll take dollar for the lot"
"The people next door buy coon
skins" put in the cashier. "Take them
in there, take them up town, take them
down, take them over the river, take"
Gimme fifty cents for the whole lot, )"
heperisted.
"If you don't get out of this, I'll kick
your head off," yelled the president.
"I'll take thirty cents for six, said the
red-nosed man. "D'ye say the word?"
and he dangled the bunch by the tails.
The president started for the outside.
The man with the skins started for the
sidewalk, and having reached it paused
and said:
Great Godfrey! II sealskins and sa-
BILE were selling for a cent carload, the
hull town couldn't buy the sand-pa-
pered end OF rats tall Oil City
Derrick.
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the fearful and wonderful pantaloons. all
taut on the larboard tack, betrays the
solitary suspender in all its loneliness.
One knotted knee IS crossed above the
other and the suspended foot hangs out
in the air like the coffin of Mahomet.
His trousers drawl up the rigid legs of
his boots. In one hand, with the arm
still fixed in the frozen agony of
the acute angle at which
the artist set it, he holds
stove-pipe hat with level brim, with
the intensity of despairng man who
will only loose his vise-llke grip upon
that hat with DEATH The other arm has
been lashed across his body, and the ex-
tended finger driven between his vest
and coat with sledge-hammer. You
cannot see the tenpenny nails which pin
this arm to its place, but you know they
are there. Mr.. Thistlepod's hair is
combed straight ont from his lead in
both directions from any point of view.
His lips are set, and his eyes glare with
the panied expression of q man who has
just been given the pleasant alternative
of having his tooth pulled or the boil on
the back of his neck lanced, as the only
cure for the felon on his thumb. In all
the agony OF his face you can read mur-
der in his heart, and the beholder is glad
to have the pretty young ladys word for
it, that Mr. Thistlepod is kind-hearted
man.
and this" the young lady said,
pitching her voice il lower key, while
faint color mantled her cheeks, this
is George Stevenson.
l knew by her voice and manner that
George Stevenson was the most impor-
tant man in that album, but her father
came in just then to take me to the train,
and 1 had only brief glance at George
Stevenson. His collar was very high
and very wide open at the throat, and
his neck was very long. His curling
hair curled as never hair curls outside of
a country village. 1t climbed up on top
of itself in billows of curls like pine
shavings; t clustered over his brow in
rings and hooks and scrolls, and not even
the art of the all-disguising photographer
could hide the glistening of the per-
fumed bears oil wherewith those twin.
ing locks were annointed. His necklie
was dark, dark blue with white polka
dots. His right hand rested on his hip
his left hand held his cane; his legs were
crossed. The expression Of his face was
stern, as man born to command men.
His profession was clerk in hide and
leather store. His mustache curled up
to meet his hair. A bouquet bloomed in
the lapel of his coat. The ring on his
finger had set as large as an acorn, and
the pin in the scarf looked like cham.
pagne cork. glanced in through the
sitting.room window as 1 drove away
with her father, and the young lady was
still looking with tender interest at the
picture of George Stevenson.-Robert J.
Burdette.
, 1882-05-12
A Financial AnecdOte.

Theodore was poor lad. one aay'
when he was very hungry, he espleu
five.cent piece OIL the floor Of the oroA'
er's office when he was sweeping ou.'
He had remembered stories wherein NV
tie boys had picked up small piece ~
money, handed it to the great merchaIIs mer:I.
or rich banker and been ihimeala1sey 1s.a
taken into partnership. SO IneouUt,S I.,s
stepped up to the door OF the Drohei
private room and said, please sir,
here's a fve.cent piece l found on yoa o.a
floor" Th2 broker looked at lheouo,S5
a moment and then said: You toun"
that on my floor, did you? And you aS M5
hungry are mt your eyes, sir, repheJt sat
Theodore. well, give it to me ana So.
out. was looking around for paI'nssc 60
but boy who doesn't know enough ~ ~
buy bread when he is starving, TO ueS,n Nv
would make but sorry broker w
boy, I can't take you into the nrm. a.,
And Theodore never became gtea'
broker. Honesty is the best pIn';,, -
children, but it is not Indispensable " "
success in the brokerage business
ton Transcript.
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MONTERREY.
cnAs, BENND HoFFMSN.

ne have not many--we who stood
Before the iron steel that da
ict many gallant spirit would
hiYe half his years if he then could
Have stood with us at Monterey,
Now here, now there the shot it haieO
In deadly drifts of fiery spray
Vet not single ,sydier quallcd
When wounded comrades around them waile,
Their dying shout at Monterey.
And on-still on our column kept
Through walls of flame its wlthercd way;
Where fell the dead the living stepped,
Slll charging ON the guns that swept
The slippery streets at Monterey.
The foe himself rccoilcd aghast
When striking where the strongest lay,
W. swooped his thanking batteries past,
And Drawing iull their murderous blast,
Stormed home the towers OF Monterey.
Our banners on the turrets wave,
And there our evening bugles play;
Where orange boughs above their grave
kep green the memory of the brave
Who fought and fell at Montery.
We were not many--we who pressed
Beside the brave who fell that day
But who of us has not confessed
He'd rather share their warrior rest
Than not have been at Monterey.
, 1882-05-12
The Family Photograph Album.

"This," the young lady said, sis the
photograph OF q young gentleman who
used to pay attention to Aunt Martha.
He is very nice young man. He was
attending Letherhed College when this
picture was taken"
And he was nice young man. His
and his necktie looks like roll of car.
pet with the ends fringed. His vest is
lowered pattern of velvet cut low in
the neck. His coat is Prince Albert
and his legs hang down from the vast
embrace of its encircling tails, making
him look like double-tongued bell.
His trousers are broad, and he leans on
a large book in very painful attitude.
His hair is combed low on his forehead
and high at the temples, thus display
ing the broad sweep and comprehensive
scope of two ears that flare with the un-
folding spread Of intellectual develop.
ment. His brow is contracted with
thought and the intense effort to look
fixedly at the impossible point indicated
by the artist. The freckles on his nose
do not show. They were kindly and
carefully obliterated by the photogra-
pher, whose motto is cart, for arts sake, +"
and who saw they were the only real and
natural thing in the negative.
"And this" said the young lady, sis q
photograph of Mrs. Thistlepod, an old
friend OF our family. L think l have
heard it said that pa liked her, indeed,
before he met ma. 1t is not very good
photograph
The young lady is correct. The exc
cution is not brilliant success. The
bonnet which is massive and of null
tihora style of decoration is well out
lined, and the massive bow of four-inch
ribbon with which it is tied under the
chin is brought out in startling relief
against the blank, oyal-shaped space be-
tween it and the bow OF the "bunnit,
which is supposed to represent the
placid features of "pas" early flame.
Crossed on her lap, in close focus, Mrs.
Thislepod's 8 hands are magni6ed into the
dimensions of small hams with fingers.
This colossal effect is also rather empha-
sized by the too long fingers of the
gloves. Mrs. Thistlepod is sitting so
rigidly erect that you fear that she has
swallowed the head-rest by mistake, in
obShNl VI lChhlh5 uS1iho0 iSj "' 49, 'N~
told. The deadly weapon lying in her
lap is sometimes mistaken for a police
mans billy. 1t is Mrs. Thistlepod's fan
"And here" the young lady went on
sis Mr. Thistlepod. He is very kind
hearted man."
was glad she told me so. Mrs. This
tlepod had made her husbands shirts
under the impression that he was q rap
idly growing boy instead Of a man o.
forty-seven years, weighing already l71
pounds. The shirt boils and bubbles
and wrinkles up out of his vest front
His collar stands up like the ear of ter
rier on one side, but droops away in
languid angularity on the other. His
black necktie, after passing five times
arolng his neck, is tied in knot, the
secret hitch OF which is only acquired by
long years of actual practice in tying
old-fashioned hame-strings. The coat
he wears is the awfui coat of the Sabbath
day and Fourth Of July, and the set Of
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London Telegraph. ]
The Upas Valley Story Exploded.

The Upas Valley Story Exploded.
Another romantic tradition has been refuted
by DR.. Otto Kuntze's discovery that the lethal
capacities of Pakamaran, the renowned Java
nese Death-Valley, are as utterly fabulous as
the Norwegian Kraaken, or Richard of Glou-
cester's hump. 1t is no longer permitted to us
to believe that the effects of the snbtle poison
given off by the Deadly Upas Tree" have.be-
strewn the dismal vale with countless carcasses
of savage beasts, serpents and birds, or that
certain death awaits any foolhardy traveller at
tempting to cross it; for the eminent German
explorer has paid Pakamaran an exhaustive
visit, and reports it to be as healthy as any
other part of the island. In the way of corpses,
he did not see SO much as dead fly within its
precincts. He describes it as small circular
depression in gorge of the Dieng Mountains,
about seven square meters in size and forlorn
of vegetation. 1t is approached by two foot
paths, winding downward from the hills by
which it is surrounded By one of these paths
DR., Kuntze entered the Death Valley, despite
the entreaties of his guides and servants, one
of whom repeatedly strove to hold him back by
force, and, having traversed Pakamaran in ev-
cry direction, quilted il by the other path The
natives had assured him that ne would hnd
the valley choked up by skeletons, as even the
swiftest birds flying above it would drop down
stone-dead, slain BY its poisonous exhalations
In vain, however, did he look about for single
bone; nor could he detect the least unpleasant
odor. DIR. Kuntze pronounces Pakamaran to
be an imposture, the offspring of ignorance and
superstition Unable to dispute his sentence,
10 relegate the death-dealing vale to the limbo
of exploded myths,
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The Test of True Love.
LChicago Tribune.l


welcome home, Pansy."
Dapplevae was at its prettiest this sweet
June day as it nestled cozily among the hills
that lowered above it on every side. Down in
the shady glen where the village church stood,
almost hidden by the cypress trees whose great
boughs of green were swept caressingly against
the sides of the modest structure, Pansy Per-
kins was standing, and as Ethelbert Pettingill
spoke the words with which this chapter opens
her face lighted up with a radiant 2x4 smile
that was beautiful in its sad expanse of terri
tory
"Come to nae, Pansy," he said.
1t was Ethelberts voice, tender, gentle, that
spoke, yet with something in its tone that
made the girl pause in her excited, feverish
walk up and down, and she pressed her hands
to her throbbing temples, looking at him with
large, bright pathetic eyes. But he stretched
out his hand and she came to him. He pressed
his arm around her waist and held her to his
breast moment in silence.
Presently Pansy spoke. sit is very hot, is it
not, darling?'' she said.
Eyes," replied Ethelbert, land it is getting
late, and we should be going home" but as
he spoke the girl looked up at him with those
handsome dark eyes that had witched 80
many men. "Do you love me?" she said.
"Passionately, my angel" was the reply in
tremulous tones.
"And will you buy me some ice cream?"
she continued
Ethelbert felt his heart throe against his sus-
pender, and for an instant he could not reply.
But the momentary agitation was soon over,
and he spoke out in clear, mellow tones. ST
will do it with pleasure he said.
The peachy cheek of the girl was laid close
to his now, and the velvety lips kissed him
tenderly back of the left ear. And then,
turning her head slightly, Pansy whispered to
herself: II have not lost my grip
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A Russian view of American Pros
perity.
[st. Petersburg Novoe vremia.l

fSt. Petersburg Novoe Vremia.l
The perusal OF the annual budget of the
United States gives us great pleasure. We
fad that its income is ever increasing, its ex-
penses are decreasing, and its debts are con-
stantly sinking, As regards financial and
economical affairs in general, America is the
opposite of Europe. In Europe, and particu-
larly in Russia, an abnormal financial condi-
ton has become a matter of course; so much
SO that we cannot help looking on the healthy
state of finances in the United States as mira
Gle in state husbandry. The Americans have
reached this happy state Of affairs through
stringent control of public affairs, freedom of
private initiative, and protective tariff. The
annual expenses of the United States of late
years have been from $3.50 0eO, 900 to S17o Oo0.-
600. In 1881 the income was $3.50, 200, coo, and
in 1882 $403, $780, 600. Thus thew had over
$500, 000, 900 available for diminishing the pub
lie debt From the European point of view
this looks like an impossible thing, and yet it
Is fact. The American army and navy do
not consume third of the whole income, as is
the case in Europe, but only a small portion of
it. The civil war impoverished the United
States, but since then they have had profound
peace. The States recovered, improved their
husbandry, encouraged industry, and became
increased the income of the United States and
served to encourage national industry. After
while financial crisis came end European
economists prophesied that on account of the
high tariff the United States would suffer stag
nation of trade and industry and general finan-
cial ruin. But the Americans did not mind
the European false prophets, and declined to
receive cheap European goods offered on the
condition of free trade. The result is that now
the Americans get $220,000,o00 in customs du-
ties, and besides are able to compete in trade
and industry with the foremost of European
countries.
An immense surplus of income over ex-
penses enables the United States to lower the
public debt progressively. In Europe public
debts grow as rapidly as mushrooms, while in
America they melt like snow. According to
the calculations of the Secretary of the Treas
ury, the United States will pay its nnblic debt
IN nine years. II the present prosperity con-
tinues.
What a salutary example the country of the
Yankees gives to the Old World countries!
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why His Manner Changed.

Billings met DR.. Squint. "Hallo, my
friend" exclaimed the doctor, ''I am glad to
see you. Around hunting for news, sup
pose. You reporters are always on the 90.
You are the best reporter in Arkansaw. Say,
1 am going to have little gathering of friends
at my house tomorrow night; and my wife
who is a great admirer of you, by the way
sends you special invitation. Let's have a
bottle of wine Say, there, waiter, bring us a
bottle of Piper Heidsick."
~ suppose you have heard, doctor, that am
no longer connected with the Daily Bloom"
''No."
eyes, have retired from the newspaper
business. When do you say you want me to
come around?"
80, any time" replied the doctor with an
evident change of manner. "Say, waiter neY-
or mind the wine. Bring us two beers"
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TINE mayor of Charleston Is. e. having
just discovered that there are not any slaves
in that section in these days, and that the
custom of ringing bells and beating the tat
too to warn them off the streets would be
better honored in the breach than in the OBJ
servance, has prohibited the tintinnabulary
exercises. But the people of the south are
eminently conservative; they have Lost
Cause" and cherish it; but they don't pro-
pose to have any lost customs to keep it
company. AS consequence the Mayor is
in hot water.
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Our Democratic opponents seem to have
done all their rejoicing in advance over the
calculation as to the prospects of their, car
rying majority in the next Congress, and
the prospects now appears to be slowly and
gradually unfolding that the Republicans
will be able to hold their own in the lower
House and to obtain clear majority in the
Senate. As usual, therefore, the Democrat
ic politicians let the cat out of the bag too
soon, and thus spoiled their own game.
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THE PRESS.
TUESDAY MORNING. sEPTEM qER 10.

We do not read anonymous letters and commun
cations. The name and address of the writ are in
all cases Indispensable, not necessarily for ublica
tlon but as guaranty Of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve com
snunieations that are not used.
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DHULEEP Singh, once the maharajah OF
the Punjaub, the possessor of the Kohinoor
diamond and of vast wealth, has for many
years past lived the life of quiet country
gentleman in England with large annuity
from the government He intends, it is said,
to seek an election to the British house OF
commons
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A VOLUME which is said to constitute
one of the most fearful arrangements ever
made againsta Christian nation' is coming
Immediately from the press of G. P. Put
MANS Sons. It is entitled "Spoiling the
Egyptians. A Tale of Shame. Told from
the British Blue Books" The author is J.
Seymour Keay, an EngIishman. He at
tempts to explain the causes which have
produced the present state of affairs in
Egypt, and to make clear some of the grounds
for the bitter hatred of Europeans which
found expression in the Alexandra mas
sacre
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BRIDGToN News: The election of Monday
settles beyond recall that controversy be-
tween the Governor and Council. "The ex-
ecutive," as used in our constitution and
laws will hereafter be understood to mean
''the executive branch of the government"
and ''the supreme executive the chief of
that department
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WoLsELEY having used up Arab, and
rendered the cooperation of Turkish troops
wholly unnecessary, Lord Dufferin has
been instructed at last to sign that much
mooted military convention. AS parallel,
it will now be in order with some enterpris-
ing ship-builder to begin looking around for
Noah in reference to contract for the con-
struction of that ark. The arrangement
would be quite as timely.
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PORTLAND Globe: The more the election
returns are studied the frmer becomes the
convictions of many of our esteemed Demo
cratic exchanges that party with two plat
forms; two sets of orators and two boards of
managers, is not from the very nature of
things. predisposed to inspire confidence in
the public.
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THE temperance issue is assuming a goo
deal of prominence in Minnesota, Wisconsin
and Illinois, as well as in Ohio and Indiana.
The temperance people hope to have ma
jority in the next Minnesota Legislature,
and both in Minnesota and Wisconsin the
liquor interests are organizing for strug-
ola
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SENATOR Vest Of Missouri believes that
whoever is nominated by the Republicans in
1884 will make it warm for the Democracy.
The experience of % years has not been lost
on Senator Vest.
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LEWISTON JOURNAL: The Argus, before
election, called the Fusion campaign Sun
ion canvass" it now speaks of the gain in
Auburn as a Democratic gain
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HARTFORD Courant: Mr.. Blaine is a pri-
vate citizen at present, but he is still taking
an interest in politics, and the result of
this years election in his State must be pc
culiarly gratifying to him.
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EVERY regular attache Of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate signed by Stanley Pullen,
Editor, Ali railway, steamboat and hotel managers
will confer favor upon by demanding credentials
Of every person claiming to represent our Journal
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DIR. Semans, the French electrician, sees
the doom of the steam engine, except as a
waiter upon its successful rival, electricity.
All that steam does, DR.. Siemans believes,
will be done better and easier by electricity.
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BOSTON Traveller: The explanation is
made that the Independent Republican
movement in Maine failed for lack of lead
ers. Our own impression was that its
greatest lack was followers. 1t was tad
pole party, all head.
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THE many friends of Mr.. Skysim Skywin-
kle will regret to hear that justice has jailed
him at Indianapolis, for drunkenness.
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HAVING got through with Maine, the
Boston Post is whistling on the Democrats
of New Hampshire to victory.
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Ladies' fine New York Boots speciality Wood
mausee s. Gardsides Boots on Congress Street.
French Kid with Matt Kl Tops all widths, sizes
and half sizes. Walking Boots Opera Toe, Cut Zoe
new and stylish all widths and Sizes
Boyd's New York Boots, in French Kid OIL Goat
and Cloth Top Our increasing trade on fine goods
compes US to keep the best, from the narrowest to
tie widest your long slim marrow feet perfectly TT
ted.
Headquarters for Curacao Kid Button. Medium
price goods speciality. The worth Of your money
each and every time.
Fall and Winter Boots from the narrowest to the
widest.
Boots and Shoes sent BY mail postage prenaid
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AFTER his retirement from the army Gen
Sherman intends reside in st. Louis.
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No. 5-Same Day.

Annual breeders Stakes for Colts and
Fillies three years old or under; foas of 1879 or
1880.