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An Astounding Discovery.

An astounding irregularlty In tho official
conduct OF tho late George L. Doughty, secre-
tary OF the Cincinnati, New Orleans X Pacific
Railroad Company, was made public yoster-
day. II is the overissue OF $300,O0 OF stock
Of that road. The overlssue was promptly
turned into cash, but the stock has In some
way beon manipulated 80 that 1t was not de-
tected at the time OF the payment OF the Janu.
airy dividend, nor was II known until tho day
after the death OF Doughty, which occurred
several months ago. Tho entire capital stock
OF the company is s3,00O,000, the overissue
by the secretary being Just 10 per cent.
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KiIled His Father.

On the 9TH OF this month Guy Smith, the
nenr Kirkwood, Mo-, quarreled with his
brother Louie, and his father gave thom both
a whipping. Guy got a shotgun, returned to
the kitchen where his father was, and omptied
one barrel OF the gun into his body, inficting
wound from which he died In II fow hours.
Guy was arrested and tried for murder, and
found guilty. He Will probably be sentenced
IN Haath
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Colonel Popham writes n Gard.

Colonel Popham writes from Oulpeper, Va,
under date OF July 80, as follows;
81 have been away from Washington sew
eral days, and will nsk you to say that tho
published accounts OF my official affairs In
Virginia do mo great injustice. also that l
shall at once put myself In communication
with the authorities at Richmond.
81. II. PoPHAM"
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E. D. Cooke, IT.. & Co., Bankers,
RAILROADS.
PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE, p
TO THE NORTH, WEST AND SOUTHWEST.

TO THE NORTH, WEST AND SOUTHWEST.
IN EFFEcT July &c, 1882
TRAINS LEAVE WASHINGTON, from station
corner Of Sixth and Il Streets
rs follows:
For P1ttsburg and the West, Chicago Limited
Express OF Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars
At 800 o. m. daily Fast line 9;3D q. M. daily,
with Sleeping cars from Harrisburg to Cncin-
natl. Western Express 1880 p M daily, with
Palace cars to Plttsburg Mall Express,
$50 p. m. daily for Pittsburg and the West.
For Cresson Springs daily Mt $50 q. M. and 100
and $50 y. m.
BALTIMORE a POTOMAC RAILROAD.
For Canandaigua Rochester, Buffalo, Niagara,
Mt $40 a. M daily except Sunday with Parlor
car from Harrisburg TO Watkins. and $50
p. M, daily except Saturday, with Palace car
Washington to Canandnigua.
For Williamsport, Lock Haven and Flmirk Al
$50 q. m. daily, except Sunday.
For New York and the East, 500 o. m 1880 a. rn.,
1.30, 400, $50 and 1920 p. m. On Sunday, d.2,
$3.50, and 1920 p. m. Limited Express OF Pull
mar Parlor Cars, 30 q. m daily, except Sunday.
For Philadelphia, 500 n. M, 1910 a. M. 13O, 4zO,
$50 and l0.e0 p. N, On Sunday ut 4.2o, $50
and 1920 D. m. Limited Express. $40 a. m.
daily, except Sunday.
40, $40, CO. 7.80 $50 and 1920 p. m. On SUP.
day 800, oso a. M, 42o, 60, 7.3d $50 and i0so
Pr
Tickets and information OF the office, north.
east corner Of Thirteenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue, and at the station, where orders can ke
left for the checking of baggage 10 destination from
hotels and residences.
FRANK THOMSON. General Manager.
j. X. WOOD. General Passenger Agent.
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"Great Beneht."

PROVIDENCE, Pa, Sept. 10, 1881
ii. II. WARNER K CO.: StfS--My wife has de-
rived great benefit by the use OF your Safe Kid
ney and Liver Cure for disordered liyer.
THOMAS DEAcLE,
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BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD.


THE EAST ASIA AND 5 Tie i i Nv WEST FEN
via Washington.
DOUBLE ihA sTnr,. R SHHSST coufhrR'
Schedule to take effect Sunday May 81, 1882.
A. M. LEAVE WASHINGTON.
t2.3b-CHIcAao, CISCINNATI AMIDST. LOUIS FAST
EEa 4risa Sleeping cars to Cincinnati, st.
o.l5--BAITIMoRE EXPRESS.
annaRs saS VIZ p
and Way. via Relay,
eio-Poiht dff ROCKS s and Way stations.
sio-PaiL ; NEW YORK and RosroS
and vSnnr 70 Esw tcon
meets for Hagerstown and at Point OF Rocks
to.oo-Baitimore. Hyattsville and Laurel Elk.
Press Press f Stops at geItsyiile annapolis June.
stops AZ s ali stat Ton 0''e'S on eun'A'
io.oo-BALTIM2RE EXPRESS. Stops ut Hyatts-
tIo.4o-PITTsBuRaH CHICAGO. CINcIaNArr and
s.. LOUIS ExpnEsB. Sleeping cars to Gin
cinnati and Chicago.
Ia.Io-Baitmore. Ellicot City, Annapolis and wsy
r.a5-on Sunday Only. for baltimore and Way.
2.2o-BALTIMoRE EMPRESS.
ts.oo-BALTIMoEE. PHILADELPHIA and NEW
s.so-Baltimore and Way Stations. Winchester,
Frederick. Hagerstown and Way, via Rs'
<.so-BALrMoRE HYATrsvILLE AND LAUREL
ExPBEss. Frederick. via Relay. St0pa ~
t4.4o-Baltmore. Annapolis and Way Stations.
t4.46-Point of Rocks Frederick Hagerstown,
Winchester and Way Stations. (on Sunday
to Point of Rocks and Way Stations oniyi,
tb.46-BALTIMoRE EXPIRES. (Martnsburg and
Way. via Relay. Stops az Hyattsville and
Jaurel.l
o.o6-Point OF Rocks and Way Stations
t7.OO-Baltimore and Way Stations.
te.1o-PITTsBUReH CLEVELAND and DETROIT
EXPRESS. Sleeping Cars TO Pittsburgh.
o.lo-BALTIMoRE EXPRESS.
to.6b-PHILADKLPHIA, New York and BOSTON,
EXPRESS. Sleeping cara to New York.
tio.lo-CHICAGo. CINCISNArI, and ST. LouIs
EXPRESS. Sleeping cars to Cincinnati, 81.
Louis and Chicago.
II. So-Baltimore and Way Stations.
tDaily. tSunday only. Other trains daily ex'
Ali trains rom Washington stop at Relay Sta.
ton.
For further Information apply at the Baltimore
Ohio Ticket Offices, Washington Station, and GIG
and 1881 Penna. avenue, cor. OF l4th street, who're
orders will be taken fox baggage to be checked end
received az any, point In the city.
VIM CLEMENTS, G. X. LORD,
RALTIMORE, BALTIMORE,
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THE EVENING CRITIC.
EsrA 1,I.IaII ED AI1ansT iaaA
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

rho special bulletin issued from tho Signal
ONCE to-day says;
Local rains arc indicated on Tuesday In tho
Atlantic coast States and lower lake region.
The Temperature.
The following special temperatures wore re.
ported ut z o'clock this morning; Eastport
ton, i0o; Cleveland. 0So; Aipona, 67'; Duluth,
55o; Sc Paul, 010i Denver, 63'; San Fran
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The Singing Tree.


The s'stinging tree of Queensland is a
luxurious shrub, pleasing to. the eye but
dangerous TO the touch. 1t grows from two
or three inches to ten or fifteen feet in
height; and emits disagreeable odor. Saws
traveller: Sometimes while shooting tur-
keys in the scrubs, / have entirely forgot
ten the singing tree till l was warned of
its close proximity BY Its smell, and have
often found myself in a little forest of them.
| was only once stung, and that very lightly.
Its effects are curious; it leaves no mark
but the pain is maddening, and for months
afterward the part when touched is tender
in rainy weather, or when it gets wet in
washing, etc. / have seen a man who treats
ordinary pain lightly roll on the ground in
agony after being stung and have known
a horse 50 completely mad after getting in
to a grove of the trees that he rushed open
mouthed at everyone who approached him
and had to be shot. Dogs when stung win
rush about whining piteously, biting pieces
from the affected part.
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The following Is from the gifted pen Of
the late George d. Prentice 1T cannot
be that earth is mans only abiding place.
Il cannot be that our life Is a mere bubble
cast by eternity to float a moment on its
waves and then sink into nothingness. Else
why is it that the glorious aspirations which
leap ike angels from the temple Of our
hearts, are forever wandering unsatisfed 2
Why is it that the stars that hold their fes
tival around the midnight throne are set
above the grasp Of our limited facilities,
forever mocking US with their unapproach-
able glory2 And, finally, why is it that
bright forms of human beauty presented to
cur view are taken from us, leaving the
thousand streams of our affections to flow
back in Alpine torrents upon our hearts2
There is realm where the rainbow never
fades where the stars viii be spread out be-
fore US ike the islands that slumher in tho
ocean; and where the beautiful beings which
pass before us ike shadows viii stay in our
presence forever.
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said, laughing, ought to be more of science
than it is. How often one hears woman
of fifty say, o, my dressing days are past
When, adds Sophia, 'if she thought about
it, they have only well begun. At least
the time has come when dress is more to
her than ever Remember, from forty to
sixty-fve is quarter of century-the
third of long life. 1t is period through
which the majority of grown-up people pass.
And yet how little pains women take
how little thought beforehand-to be
charming then p
"And now" she went on, seeing l did
not speak, "here comes my last rule"-as
yet:
Rule TENN all things let woman
ask what viii please the men of sense be-
fore she asks what viii please the men of
fashion"
II by no means intend, she added, 'sthat
a woman is not to have regard to the opin-
ion of men of fashion, only she should not
give it the first place She will carry the
men of fashion sooner by methods that
please the men of sense, than men of sense
by methods that please men of fashion, and,
besides, listen to the men Of fashion. They
always praise woman for things which
begin to perish at twenty-five. Even the
old men of seventy will talk of fine girl
-deucedly fine figure Il wish l could
give an idea of Sophias slightly wicked
mimiery at this passage] And they will
call woman rather on the decline, when.
if she is on the decline, where and what are
they2 You see if woman lives for the
eommendation Of men of fashion she win,
it pretty, piquant, or what not, have reign
of ten years. But if she remembers that
she has charms of mind and character and
taste, as well as charms of figure and COM
plexion, the men Of sense viii follow her
for half century and in the long run the
men Of fashion win be led by the men of
sense.
And there," Sophia cried, merrily,
throwing the paper down on the rug before
her--''there are my rules for reforming our
little world Of women =
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About the Teeth.

DIR. Meredith, in his lecture upon ssThe
Teeth, says
Enough has been spoken and written at va
rious times upon the abuses of civilized life,
andespecially of refined society, to induce us
to confess that the constitution of man has
deteriorated, and that the teeth have shared
in the degeneration of the organism. One
of the most conclusive proofs of this is found
in the fact that scientific travellers visiting
various nations IN different parts of the
globe have reported that those people who
breathe pure atmosphere, who drink pure.
water and eat unadulterated food, who take
healthful exercise and sufficient rest. who
dress in manner that favors free respira-
ton and free movement of the body, are
wonderfully free from those diseases that
are so common among people of more civi-
lized nations, and possess teeth that are
seldom, during a long life, attacked by any
disease.
1t Is reasonable assertion, then, that if
we would endeayor to initiate the healthful
manner of living of these nations-which
we could do very nearly and still retain all
our claims to eivilization-ifw we would eat
bread made of unbolted -four, and other
things containing liberal amount of phos-
pilates, we could make decided impression
for the better upon theteeth of the follow
ing generation. If that generation would
pursue the same course, and so on. it would
not be many years until the teeth would be
restored to their pristine soundness and .
perfection. But people seldom bestow any
thought on this subject until they are
forced to do so by the condition of their
own and their chldrens mouths. At that
time it is too late to change the construction
of the teeth by anything that they may do,
and too little interest is felt in the welfare
of humanity several generations afterward
to induce them to make any radical change
IN their manner of living, or to leave the
beaten track of fayorite habits and customs
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Man ana His Buttons.

Did yoa ever see = man IN the solitude
and privacy ot his study attemp; 10 sew eu
button by hinsselfs Il Is. in ali its de
tails, one &c the most interesting perform
anoes in the world. First be hunts for a
button. Gencrally. 20 secure il, be RIBS
Peter to pay Paul, and cuts ono from an
other garment This button may b. much
larger or smaller than the size be i wear
ING. Next he hunts = needle Probably
he gses ont and buys paper Vt ncedles.
He always chooses the largest needles. hsv-
ing an impression that large neeiies win
sew stronger than small needles. As TO
thread, be gets the coarSesl he can find. and
this he doables. He would thread his
needle. He takes his big needle in one
hand and his coarse black thread in the
other. He bitee of the thread TO desir-
able length. Then he tries TO twist il 10 =
fine point Generally in this he succeeds
in making two. and sometimes three, fine
points out Of one end. OF course he can't
get all these points through the needles
eve at once, He tries hard to make that
needle and thread set ON friendly terms
with each other, but they won't They
don't want to get acquainted. They don't
wish 10 have anything 10 do with each 9TH
err Sometimes it.is the needle that kicks;
sometimes the thread Sometimes be
inagines he has really threaded his needle,
1t Is an ocular delusion. The thread has
missed the needles eye by half an inch.
II IS hardey work than saving wood, At
last the needle is threaded. Now he tries
to sew the button on without taking his
trousers off This proves a failure. He
twists himself into an uncomfortable posi-
ton. and so would sew But he can't sew
SO. He runs the needle into himself, and
the contrary thread always insists in foul
ing or ih doubling around the next button.
Then one part of the doubled thread won't
work harmoniously with the other part.
One part draws through the buttons eye
first and leaves the other part behind
Then it gets hitched up, and the embassa-
dor swears. OR the needle breaks. And
then he swears He may not swear audi
bly,. But the recording angel knows what
is going ON inside of him, and debts him
with every item He sews hard. He has
forgotten all about the necessity fora thim-
BILE He jams his thumb down on the nee
dies head and it punctures his thumb or
runs it under the nail. BY and by he sews
the buttons eye full of thread His big
needle won't pass through any more He
must stop. He ends by winding the thread
as many times as it win go under the but
ton. And perhaps he leaves off with two
or three inches of thread sticking outside.
A woman can, through many outward in
dications, tell when man has been trying
to sew on button. He doesn't know the
of needle and thread, and it
catches somewhere every time. At last the
button is seged ON and he is proud Of his
York Graphic.
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PICKLES Which WILL KEEP-To 100
eucumbers add one pint of fine salt, dis
solved in boiling water and poured on them
hot. Let it stand "a hours; turn off and
riase. Then dissolve in boiling water a
piece of alum of the size of small egg,
and pour it on the cucumbers. Let it stand
six hours, pour off and rinse. Then scald
sufficient of the best cider vinegar to cover,
spiced with half an ounce each of cloves,
cinnamon and white mustard, with a cup
full of sugar. Put this upon the cucum-
bers boiling hot, and you have nice brittle
pickles, with no more trouble than when
they are packed in salt Country Gentle
man,
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The Creation of Woman.


A prince once said to Rabbi Gamaliel:
''Your God is a thief he surprised Adam
in his sleep, and stole rib from him.
The rabbi's daughter overheard this
speech, and whispered word or two in her
fathers ear, asking permission to answer
this single opinion. He gave his consent.
The girl stepped forward, and, feigning
terror and disnay, threw her arms aloft in
supplieation and cried out
my liege my hegeF'
What has happened p asked the prince.
wicked theft has taken place re-
piled Ne girl "a rahber has crept secret
II into our house, carried away a silver
goblet, and left gold one in its stead.
'.What an upright thief?r exclaimed the
prince Would that such robberies were
of more frequent occurrence.
Behold, then, sire, the kind Of thief
that our Creator was-He stole rib from
Adam, and gave him a beautiful wife In
stead.
1Well said. avowed the nrince
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Selrrt poetrp.
Flowers that Never wither.

There are flowers that never wither,
There are skies that never fade,
There are trees that cast forever
Cooling bowers OF leafy shade.
There are silver wavelets flowing
With lulling sound of rest,
Where the west wind. softly blowing,
Fans the far lands of the blest.
Thitherward our steps are tending,
Oft through dim, oppressive fears.
More Of grief than pleasure blending
In the darkening woof Of years.
Often would our footsteps weary,
sink upon the wiIniing way,
But that when all Jocks most dreary,
Der US beams Cheering ray.
Thus the Father who hath made US
Tenants Of this world of care,
Knoweth E2w to kindly aid US
With the burdens we must bear;
Knoweth how to cause the spirit
Hopefully to raise its eyes
Toward the home it doth inherit
Far beyond the azure skies.
There is voice that whispers lowly
Down within this heart Of mine,
Where emotions the most holy
Ever make their sacred shrine;
And it teIls.a thrilling story
ofthe great RedeeIneE:s love,
And the all-bewildering glory
OF the better land above.
Oh, this life. with all its sorrows,
Hnsteth onward TO a closel
Ina few more brief to-morrows
VIII have ended all our woes
Thea Ger death the part immortal
shall sublimely rise and soar,
Ger the star-Sesplendent portal,
There to dwell forever more.
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A SURE SIGN.-Every established local
newspaper receives subscriptions from large
cities, which. puzzle the publishers, but
which the New York FINES lately explain
ed as fellows "A wholesale merchant in
this city, rich in business, says his rule IS
that when he sehs bill of goods on credit,
to Immediately subscribe for the local paper
of his debtor. So long as his customer ad-
yestises literally and vigorously he rested,
but as soon as be began to contract his ad-
vertising space he took the fact as evidence
that there was trouble ahead, and inyaria-
bly went for the debtor. Said he THE
man who is too poor to make his business
known is too poor to do business . The
Withdrawal of an advertisement is an evil
dence Of weakness that business men are not
slow to act upon.
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CHOLERA MIxrURE.-The following
medicine known as the ~Sun Cholera Mix
ture" because. first made public through the
New York Sun, is a remedy that cannot be
too widely known;
Equal parts Of spirits of camphor, tine
lures opium, rhubarb and capsieum, es-
senee peppermint. Dose, 10 to 80 drops
every half hour until relieved.
This medicine is invaluable in all cases
of cholera morbus, cholera, dysentery, &C.,
and has saved many lives.
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How 70 TarAr RITES Avn sr,Sas

How TO TREAT Bites AND STINGs.-
Apply instantly, with soft rag, most freely,
spirits of hartshorn. The venom stings be-
ing an acid the alkah nullifes it Fresh
wood ashes, moistened with water and made
into a pOultice, frequently renewed, is an
excellent substitute, or soda or salaratus,
all being alkalies. To be on the safe side
in case Of make or mad-dog bites, drink
brandy, whisky, rum or other spirits as free
as water, a teaeupful or pint or more, ae-
cording TO the aggravstion of the circunl-
stances. Of Heath.
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sparring for Health.

In an article in Kaosci,dge, How to get
strong the writer recommends Epsrring a.
I an excellent form of exercise for strength
ening the chest. He says.
Nos a day should be allowed to pass
without exercise BY which--at least three
times each day--eyeTy air cell of the lungs
has been filled to its utmost capacity. Once,
at least, each day this should be done by
active exertion. such as sharp, but not dis
I trcssing, run, increasing gradually until two
or three hundred yards are covered at full
speed. or from half mile tosa mile al
steady swing. But any run long enough to
set the lung bellows actively at work viii
suffice for this purpose. Instead Of run
ming, however, some may prefer sparring.
This il capital exercise for the chest, and is
good also for the arms and shoulders. A
I i've opponent Is not needed--in fact, Is not
desirable: for where there Is one the exer-
else Is apt to be continued too long, and re-
peated only intermittently, whereas il should
Be carried on daily, and for limited time
only. A calf-skin bag, fourteen or fifteen
inches in diameter, hung by stout cord
from the eeihng Of there Is beam 70 1t, or
from cord stretched between two high
nails on opposite sides Of the room) win
make a capital dumb boxer. The bag should
hang about the height Of the chin, 50 that
its highest part is opposite the eyes and Its
lowest part opposite the chest. Ponnd
away at this as if it were the head and
shoulders of living opponent Hit out
from the shoulders 50 that it flies up to the
ceiling; catch it "a good one as it flies back
toward you; advance step, and hit il so
that at the next rebound it hies over your
head; spring sharply round, and meet it on
that side; hit ii upward till the cord loops
biz it round arm, so that if You are not quick
enough it catches you on the back Of the
head. In five minutes time (Which, later,
You may extend to ten) you will be putting
and painting like the conventional grampus
You can then rest, or turn to some other
less active exercise.
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The Country Geatlemaa in reply to
question as to the largest yield Of wheat,
states that David Shank, Of Union Springs.
n, T., many years ago realized, 12abushels
from two acres, and that j. Blackmer, of
Wheatland, N. Y, about the same time
realized 6S bushels and some quarts from
an acre. The largest increase from the
seed is to be obtained by thin seeding ON
rich ground in drills, accompanied with re-
peated cultivation of the soil.
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: In France when vinegar is to be made,
clean barrels are rinsed with old vinegar
before the new substance is put in. The
rinsing is said to make vinegar in about
half the time required without it. Adding
a little strong vinegar to fresh cider will
also help to expedite the acetous fermenta-
ton.
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Alittle girl, who had been to a children's
party, being asked by her mother ON re-
turning how she enjoyed herself, answered.
Il am full of happiness. | couldn't be
happier unless | We're to grow.
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Charcoal powder is good for polishing
knives without destroying the blades It
is also good tooth powder when finely
powdered
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IF a man could be conscious of all that is
said of him in his absence, he would become
a very modest man, indeed.
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All that tread the globe are. but hand
fnl to the tribes that slumber in its bosom.
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Next to the sweetness of having friend
whom you can trust is the convenience of
having a friend who viii occasionally trust
you.