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A Duel With DOminOes.

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Not long ago two young fellows,
iourneymen bronzesmiths, were sitting
in small Warsaw cafe, playing domi,
noes. A glass half full of liquor stood
pp, the table between them, and one or
two of their fellow-workmen were look
ing on at the game with evident inter-
est. There was little in the appearance
Of the group to attract especial atten-
tion-Astill less TO suggest the improba.
BILE notion that the four youths compos-
ing it were two duelists and their sec
0nds, or that the stake of the domino
snatch was a human life. Presently,
however, the game having come to a
conclusion, the younger of the two play
ers, lad of sixteen named Stanislas
Julian, lifted the glass to his lips, and
drank off its contents at draught.
Five minutes later he was corpse. The
wretched boys had quarrelled and
agreed to fight duel in such sort that
the death of one or the other must en-
sue. Having placed themselves in the
hands of two seconds, these latter ar
ranged that their principals should play
a set of three games at dominoes,
upon the solemn understanding that the
loser should swallow dose of the dead.
liest poison procurable. This hideous
compact was carried out to the letter,
nor did any of the surviving persons
concerned in it, when Intercepted by
| the police authorities, before whom they
were subsequently brought, betray the
least remorse for their share in the
CHASTITY transaction Julian's adver-
sary, indeed, boldly avowed that, had
he lost the match. he would have full.
filled his pledge TO drink the poison as
faithfully as had his dead antagonist;
and the seconds protested that they had
only "done their duty in seeing the
iuel fairly fought out according to the
conditions settled beforehand. Lon
ton IeLeqraDb. H
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A Musical Tournament.

At Milan, Italy, they have recently
nad a Musical Industrial Exhibition and
Competition, under royal patronage, at
which We're collected and compared,
turing period of several months, the
largest number and greatest variety of
musical instruments, old and new, ever
brought together America was hon
bred in the award to the Mason & Ham
lin Organ Company of the highest medal,
and the only one in this department
Considering that 250 awards were given
altogether, this distinction was very
marked. 1t is continuation of the
riumphs of these famous organ makers
At every one of the Worlds Fairs for
fourteen years; to which there has been
10 exception. Manhattan.
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Youths Department.
A LITTLE GENTLEMiN.

His cap Is old. but his hair is gold.
Ana his face is clear rs the sky. DID,. H..f .
And whoever he meets On lanes or streets,
Tie looks him stra ght in the eve, .n...
win fearless pride that has nnught To hide.
Ihough he bows like n little knight ..
quite debonair. to a lady fair.
With smile that Is swift ms light.
Does his mother CALI Not kite. or ball
Ut the prettiest game. can stay
his eager feet as he hastes 10 greet
Whatever she means to say.
And the teachers depend on the little friend
AT school in his place at nine,
with his lessons learned and mis- good marks
earned I'D.
All ready TO toe the line
wonder If you have seen bin. too,
This boy, who is not too big '...
For morning kiss from mother and Sis,
Who isn't bit of a prig,
But gentle and strong and tho whole day long
As merry as boy can be. '-r
gentleman, dears, i'm the coming years, "
And at present the boy for me. gI .f-
M u. Sdngster. in Hdrper's Young People.
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A Painful Subject.

Old Jim Walkup has the reputation
among his friends of being rather close.
His enemies say he is too mean to die,
Not long since an old colored man,
Uncle Mace, who had been in the Walk
up family all his life, and who refused
to leave his old master after the war,
died in this city in extreme poverty.
When the colOred delegation went
around taking up collections to plant
Uncle Mace, they came to old Jim
Walkup. That was the first intimation
he had of the death of the old family
servant, and it nearly killed him. He
shed real tears, and used the most ex-
travagant language in praising the
faithful old Uncle Mace
"How much am you gwine to con-
tribute to de funeral expensesP" asked
the foreman of the Assessment Com
mittee.
mot a cent" groaned old Walkup,
hiding his face and shaking all over TO
conceal his emotion, ''if was to con-
tribute money for such a purpose
would always be haunted with the idea
that l had helped put him under the
ground. It's too painful to talk about.
Go away and leave me to my misery"
-IeGdS SittingS.
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eyes. Il do not think It prudent SO 70
to bed and say no more about it.
81 left the room feeling the same as
you did when you came in here bang
ing the door so furiously. The next
day told Ben, | would go, but father
was Motto know. So we arranged for
him TO take my bandbox containing my
ball suit the night before and hide it in
his room.
FEATHER had said in the morning that
| | could go over to my aunts for a few
! days. | did not care much about going
then, but now wanted to go, for aunt
would keep my secret. She thought
/ father was very strict with me, and be-
/ lieved children should have good time,
kill or cure So Monday at the break
fast table told father was going over
to see my baby cousin, and asked him
if / could stay all night.
- Yes, three or four days if you like,
he replied. ...s y ...,.. ..
aunt Sue said il was all right, that
it was the grandest ball of the season,
and she wished she could go, too. .l
''At two O. clock Tuesday afternoon,
Ben drove up to the door. | was all
ready, so in five minutes we were of.
II had been growing colder since morn
ing, and now it was four or five degrees
below zero but we were young and did
not mind the cold. We chatted and
laughed, and all went well until we
were half way there and a rabbit
! jumped across the road The horse
SHE'D, over went the sleigh and out we
ltumbled. The bandboX rolled down the
| l., .. t-.,It n Ia
were lodged in the brush fence and the
/ buffalo robes and | went on the crust
after the bandbox. Ben stuck to the
rens and soon stopped his horse, but
when the things were gathered and we
were seated in the sleigh we were nearly
frozen. Ben said we would soon get
warm, and remember he. told me his
hands and feet were beginning to burn,
and as if in a dream heard him say:
"'Wake up! wake up! you must not
90 to sleep; you will freeze if you do
Then he said: What shall do? she is
! freezing" ..Nf sl1m HiH rH
| g He shook me and told me to stamp
my feet and rub my hands, and thought
1 | did, and it seems to me that | was
getting warm and | tried to- ask him
why, he whipped the horse SO, but he
laughed so loud he couldn't hear me,
and then | feared we should be tipped
over again. and when the horse stopped
at the hotel it seemed as though we
were all smashed to pieces For hours
| had no SENSE of feeling and the next
day when the doctor came he said had
/ rheumatic fever, so they sent for my
father. Oh! was so afraid he would
not come. He did, however, and for
gave me, although did not deserve 1T.
He remained with me all the time for
weeks. i was very sick and suffered
excruciating 1pains, that is why my
hands and feet are so crippled. | learned
to love and appreciate my dear IA
ther. / then knew for the first time,
that he was worried and harassed with
business troubles, and that he could be
kind and gentle as woman, and had
obeyed him shouldnotbe an old Grip
pie to-day" ,.....t ..a ....f
'"Auntie," said Edith, "T have no
desire to GO to- the party, and hereafter
viii try and be more gentle, and more
obedient. Golden Rule.
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About a Oueer Man.

Many hundreds of Years ago lived a
very strange man whose name was
Diogenes. His home was in the city of
Athens, in Greece. The people of
Athens are very polite, but this strange
man took pride in being very impolile.
He made himself very disagreeable
him. This was Just what pleased
Diogenes. Many people called him a
great man, This pleased him more yet
He was so odd, and behaved so strange
ly, that after while good many tried
to initiate him and to act as strangely
as he did, This pleased him, perhaps,
most of all. Sometimes Diogenes Slept
in1the sand and sometimes on the veran-
das of houses or in doorwayS. Some
times he used to take tub around with
him. When night came he would curl
himself up like kitten and go to sleep
in the tub One bright, sunny day,
when the city was fun Of people. he
took lighted lantern and walked down
the street. He looked as if he. were
hunting for something. "What are you
looking for with your lantern in this
bright daylight" the peopled asked.
Il am looking for an honest man.
growled DiOgenes.
AT this time there lived a great war
rior and Emperor who had made him
self more famous than any one else in
the world. Great crowds followed him,
and threw up their hats, and cheered.
His name was Alexander. Perhaps he
was really the greatest man in the world.
So he was called Alexander the Great.
One day Alexander MARCHED by where
Diogenes sat summing himself in the
sand. The people were cheering as
usual, and making great noise. But
Diogenes sat quite still. caring nothing
about the Emperor. When Alexander
passed by Diogenes he noticed this.u He
wondered why this poorly clothed man
paid him no attention. Then he turned
to Diogenes with frown, and said in a
very naughty manner: do you know
that am Alexander" Everybody
thought that Diogenes would turn pale
and be very much confused. But he
only looked up and answered with as
much pride as if he were an Emperor
himself "Do you know that / am
Diogenesp' Perhaps we may all adj
mire his independence as much as Alex
ander is said to have done. Diogenes
always lived this queer sort of a life.
He was an old, old man when he died.
Our Little Ones. .rI.
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USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.


-One Of the best things for farmer
TO cultivate is good humor. Scatter
every trace OF norosencss TO the winds.
A lMly in New York was made sick
by,lemonade. On investigation it was
found that many lemon squeezer.s are
zinc plated. and the acid Of the lemon
produced citrate of zinc, which is
poisonous. Wooden or china squeezers
are safe. IN. T. Herald. rn-l
TO cure blmions, use pulverized
saltpeter and sweet oil Obtain at q
druggists five or six cents worth OF
saltpeter; put it into q bottle with suf-
ticient olive oil to dissolve it; shake up
well. and rub the inilamed joints night
and morning, and more frequently il
painful HAYS Journal.
. "A test of the vitality of peach buds,
and therefore of the probability of good
crops, was recently made. Branches OF
trees FROM the valley of the Hudson,
from Delaware and from New Jersey
were placed in water kept materially
warm. In due time the Jersey and
Delaware buds developed into full
bloom, but even when the water was
raised to a higher temperature the buds
from New York failed. A heavy crop
Is promised this year Chicago Times.
Here is a good method for raising
cucumbers: Take a common salt bar
rel, knock both ends out, set it in a
convenient place and fill nearly full OF
.well-rotted manure. Form three hills
| for the vines, one on the east, one on
| no an hn|, 81
of the barrel. Have but three plants in
a hill, then place brush to keep the
tvinesnp from the ground Keep the
barrel well watered, and if those three
hills dom furnish enough pickles for a
large family, fthen think me a false
prophet. Chicago Herald
l i-TFried Bread: y Put into common
bisehio pan heaping teaspoonfnl OF
butter, and let it melt and spread over
the pan; then take enough Vslices of
bread stale answers as well as any, to
covert the bottom of the pan, and make
mixture to dip them in by beating
well with two eggs, and pouring in
milk enough to soak the bread; season
It with a little pepper and salt; make
the bread quite moist; then lay it on
uho oueecI' anu lIy DIOWH ono sue, anu
if too-soft too turn, put it into the oven
to brown on the top, and you will have
"a dish that serves for meat and potatoes
Ecpnsistipg of neithsrA
The Delaware beet factory has sus-
pended the manufacture of sugar from
.5eefs, claiming That the quality of beets
required cannot be grown in that State.
Ihe manufactured sugar from beets,
however, is on the increase. One hall
Of the sugar product Of the world is
now made from them. The pulp is a
great source of revenue to manufacture
ers in Europe. No factory there could
exist for a day if the valuable pulp was
thrown away, as was done in this. coun-
try at Portland and Franklin. When
properly freed from moisture it is worth
more for feed than raw beets, In Cam
ada it readily sells at from 81 to &c. ac-
cording to condition, per ton. We still
lack knowledgeregarding the successful
manufacture of sugar from beets.-Den.
yer Tribune yoru
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LYDIA E. PlMKHAM,a
Is n Positive Cure

fer all those Painiul Com l niuts and Weaknesses
on soeenimon to our best female popul alton. 90
1t will cure entirely the worst form of Female Com.
plants, all ovarian troubles Inflammation and Ulcera
ton, Falling and Dlsplncements, and tho consequent
Spinal Weakness, and is particularly adapted to the
1t will dissolve and eIpe tumors from The uterus in
an early stage of development Tho tendency to
humors heres checked very speedily by its
II removes faintness natulcney desroysall craving
for smulants, and relieves weakness OF the stomach.
IL cures Bloatng, Headaches Nervous Prostration,
General Debility, sleepes4ness Depression and Indi
gestion.
That feeling OF bearing down. causing pain, weight
and backache is always permanently cured by its
1t will at all times and under all circumstances act in
harmony with tho laws that the female system.
For tho of Kidney Complaints OF either sex this
Compound Is unsurpassed. ......
LYDIA T.. PINKHAM's VEGETABLE COM.
POUNDS prepared at 29S and 1916 western Avenue,
Lynn, Mass Price 81 Six bottles for g. Sent by mail
in the form of pills. also In tho form Of lozenges en-
receipt Of price, 81 per box for ethor Mrs PinkhAm
freely oil letters or inquiry. Send for pamph-
let Address above. Mention this Paper.
No family, should be without LYDIA +. PINKHAAS
LIVER PILLS They cure const patton, biliousnsss
aud torpidity OF the liver Is cents per box
B8- Sold nv nil DrnRgistsy -Tsu ii u
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The Chinese merchants of San Fran
cisco have organized Merchants FIX
change.
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i deny that any human being, with
the heart Of a true man, can long be
associated with that most faithful of our
dumb servants, and not learn to love
him. Many cold night have been
called on an errand of mercy, to travel
over our rough country roads, and /
have always had my heart grow warm
toward my faithful horse, as L saw how
blayely he faced the storm, how pa
tiently he endured the fatigue of his
heavy work, and with what unerring
wisdom he evaded the dangers of the
Way.-AROHymOuS
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p, T. Barnum gives this aneedote in
a temperance lecture: 'Lastwintertwo
of my elephants began shaking with
chills one morning. The keepers ran
down to the village and got six gallons
of whisky. Hastily returning, three
gallons were given to each elephant,
fortunately it cured them. They liked
the artificial warmth it superinduced.
Next morning when the keeper came TO
them he found both elephants shaking
with might and main. - No, you'don't'
he shouted, you are well enough to-
day. and they stopped shaking; B, s.
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RL H1(l per day at home. Samples worth q
VI w WI free. Address STIasoA Co. Portland. Ne
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1882-07-06

We publish in another place an ar
ticle in which the Cincinnati CONNER
cial accuses us Of lying, because~we
stated that it was in favor of drunk
enness and Sabbath desecration. The
Cincinnati Gazette, a paper that ought
to be pretty well posted, says:
The Commercial, prodded by some
Of the country newspapers, says it is
not in favor Of disorder on Sunday;
but with open saloons there must be
disorder OF Sunday, and it opposes the
closing Of saloons on that day, and
does all it can to encourage the viola
tion of the law against selling liquors
on Sunday, even to the extent Of fa-
voring the packing of juries and the
perjury of jurymen. The Mayor who
does his duty is sneered at, and scarce
ly day passes that it does not pro-
nounce the Sunday closing law hum
bug. Whatever it may say, its infu-
ence is clearly on the side Of free beer
and no Sunday, and many times it has
said that Sunday is not different from
any other day, and that whatever is
done on other days should be permit
ted on Sunday, and especially that the
liquor traffic should not be interfered
with. Yet 80 per cent. of the disorder
at all times is traceable to the liquor
traffic, and half of the police cases oc-
cur on Sunday.
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IT is not every woman who " ould |
be as cautious-and as sensible too
as Miss Mary Zengle, Of Dayton, o.,
who recently married a gentleman
from New York. The arrangements
were all made for the wedding to take
place at Dayton, but day or two be-
fore the appointed time the bride
heard damaging reports about her sin
tended" among others that he had a
wife living in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
Now. instead Of elevating her nose
and informing the world that she
"knew BETTER" Mary, like sensible
girl, got on the cars and went to New
Jersey and investigated for herself
the bridegroom volunteering to bear
the expenses of her journey. Finding
the stories to be without foundation
Mary telegraphed the bridegroom to
come on, and she would marry him
there. Some Of our young lady read
ers may think Mary little foolish,
but her course was better than to
marry blindly, and afterward have a
"first wife" and half a dozen young
sters" come banging at the door. Ma
ry was wise.
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IntemDerance.

Intsmperance sin. 1t is for the want of moderate
or due restraint. Excess in any kind of action or
Indulgence both body and mind, or any indulgence of
appetite passions which Is Injurious to the person
or contrary to morality.
Temperance means proper control of the appetite.
Ills the moderate use of good things and abstinence
OF those things that injure us, etc.
Intemperance in alcoholic liquors is one of the
greatest evils In land both to civil moral intel
lectual and financial interest OF our country, and
therefore 1t requires the greatest attention and ap
probation. If l drink liquors, in what way does 1t
aneet me? Drinking always attended to make one
poorer impairs digestion, lessons muscular force of
man, dfminishes the will power How far this may
De restored is difficult to answer Deafness in hear
ing sleep disturbed tongue turns white, bowels be-
come costive, redness of nose insensbiity, crazi-
ness, delirium treamers, and final termination
drunkard's grave, and drunkards hell.
These being the effects of a person using 1t, what
must De the effects where the people at large It
IL Is alarming when we look at what terrible curse
entalled on us by this grim monster, King Alcohol
1t is destroying the very vitas of our nation
mun1ties destroyed bodies injured, and a posterity
that Is unfit for the warfare of life Educating our
sons and daughters in the dramshop filling our pris
ons and poor-heuses, increasing our taxation the
loss OF productive labor. Who is responsible for
these things? Is 1t the Democratic or Republican
party is it both parties leave this for the neo
pie to decide. What doing as Christians and
citizens to remove this evil from our midst? What
we most need is moral suasion moral action The
Time mas arrived when must meet this foe by our
sunrage rs well as our prayers. 1 have but little
fath In mans temperance principles when he will
go TO the ballot-box and support whisky man. As
long as the wicked rule the Nation will MOURN but II
the righteous rule the Nation will rejoice.
| ALvA CRABTRER.
SciOtOvflla Jupa o. Iooo
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motion counsel withdrew it. One Of
the counsel for defendant told us af-
terwards that they would have had no
trouble in proving the charge, and
that the Supreme Court had held that
when jurors drank Intoxicating liquors
during trial, it is such misconduct
as must set aside a verdict. He said
they could have got another trial as a
matter Of course, but it would have
done the defendant no good, and
therefore they withdrew the motion.
The Court then sentenced the pris-
oner to confinement in the peniten-
tiary at hard labor for five years, and
that he pay the costs.
Anna Phillips VS.. William Oney.
Bastardy. Jury trial. Verdict gull
ty. Defendant ordered to pay plain
tiff for maintenance Of the child the
the sum Of $3.50, fifty dollars to be
paid in ten days, and fifty dollars ev-
cry six months thereafter until the
whole amount be paid.
Moses Sternberger VS.. Andrew A.
Austin. Order for sale Of mortgaged
premises. Amount found due S.,yJ33. go
DR.. B. F. Holcomb and DIR. S. W
Henry allowed S25 each for holding
post mortem examination of the body
Of John McKeever.
William Vaughn VS.. George Pugl
ct al. Sale confirmed and deed or
dered.
William Vaughn VS.. Mary Austil
ct al. Sale confirmed and deed or
dered.
The evidence in the Scioto Furnac,
cases was all in on Friday and Satur
day, and taken under advisement b,
the Court until next term, and Cour
adjourned on Saturday, after session
of four weeks.