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A Few Verbal Errors.

The following examples of the more
common errors in the use of words are
taken from 1.-The Vsrbalist," by Mr..
Alfred Ayres
accord for giuc, as, "the information
WAS accorded him"
AqqraUate for irritate; to aggravate
is to make worse.
AEJllcIe to for refer to or mention.
rs for that; mot as l know" for mot
that know"
AUocatiol for Uocation; a mans UocG-
hon is his business oUOcatiO7aS are
things that occupy him incidentally.
Balance for rest or remainder.
Character for reputation; one may
have a good reputation, but bad char
acter, and the two words should never
be confounded.
DANGEROUS for in danger, O sick man
is sometimes most absurdly said to be
donQerous. when it is only meant that
the Door fellow is himself in dGnger-a
very different thing.
Den1ean, for debdSe, disgrace or nam
bic. To demean ones self is merely to
behave ones self, whether well or Ill.
Dirt, for earth or tO0n1.
Donate, for giUe.
Erec,tte. for hang, as applied to the
IL ID lAC oNtteCftNNf ~-~N N-0
man, that is executed.
Healthy, for a0hoIesone; an onion
plant may be healthy, but when you
pick an onion, there is no more healthl-
Eess or unhealthiness to that, although
it may or may not be wholesome as an
article of food.
Itiy, for ill.,
Inauq,trate, for begin,
Kids, for kid gloves.
Learn, for teach.
| Liable, for likely or apt.
| Loan, for lend.
Pants, for pantatoonS, or (better still,
! trousers.
! Pdrtdke, for eat.
Plenty as an adjective, where p5e'ati
! fttl is meant.
Real, for very: as "real NICE" "rea
pretty"
Reside, for liue; residence, for house
Retire, for go to bed.
Seldom or euer, for seldom if eUer, o
seldom or fleUer,
Some for somewhat; "she is some bet
ter to-day"
Stop. for stay; "where are you stop
ping p This is one of the vilest o
Criticisms.
Summons (the noun), for summon
(the verb.
Those kind of apples, for that kind.
Transpire, for occur.
Vulg0r, for in11aodest or indecent
Without. for unless.
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GEMS OF THOUGHT.

ALL that live must die, passing
through nature to eternity.
NOTHING of worth or weight can be
achieved with half n mind, with faint
heart and with lame endeavor.
THE art of poetry is to touch the pas
sions, and its duty to lead them on the
side of virtue.
HYPooRIsY is the homage vice pays to
virtue.
If SOLID happiness prize,
Within our breast this Jewel lies.-Cotton.
THE right of private judgment is alb
solute in every American citizen Gar
field.
I SUPPOSE all phrases of mere compli-
ment have their turn to be true. A man
is occasionally grateful when he says
thank you George Eliot.
OF ALL the paths that lead to a woman's love,
PHYS the ightest.-FIefcher.
KNEW a very wise man that believed
that if man were permitted to make all
the ballads he need not care who should
make the laws of a nation.
USE every man after his desert and
who should 'scape whipping
TIE children of to-day will be the
architects of our country's destiny In
1900.- Garfield.
Folks as have no mind to be o. use
have allavs the luck TO be out o. the
road when there's anything to be done.
George Eliot.
No WALLS 50 fair as those our fancies build
No views 50 bright as those our visions gid
VICE itself loses half its evil by losing
all its grossness.
Who ever knew truth putto the worse,
in a free and open encounter Afsito1l.
THE touchstone by which men try us
isseftsn their own vanity.
How many lessons of faith and beauty
we should lose if there were no winter in
year
BE SoBLEi and the nobleness that lies
In other men, sleeping but never dead,
Shall rise in majesty 70 meet thine own.
j. r. L0ceH
SOME circumstantiaI evidence is very
strong, as when you find trout in the
milk.
MANY mean things are done in the
family, for which moods are put forward
as the excuse, when the moods them
selves are the most inexcusable things of
all. A man or woman IN tolerable
health has no moral right to indulge in
an unpleasant mood @. Holland.
A GOOD book is the precious life-bIood
ured up on purpose for life beyond
life.
A MAN in love, setting up his brains as
a gauge Of his position, IS like determin-
ing a ships longitude from a light at the
mast head.
No MAN fully realizes what opinions he
acts upon, or what his actions mean.
To HAVE failed is not much to be sad
about, but to feel that you have failed is
a cause of sorrow.
WoMAN's ruling passion is to fascin-
ate and rule those more powerful than
she.
RAPTURE is often cooled by contact
with its cause, especially if under awk
ward conditions.
PERHAPS to a. woman it Is almost as
dreadful to think of loosing her beauty
as of loosing her reputation.
WHEN men first love as lads, il is with
the very center of their hearts, nothing
else being concerned In the operation.
There is much ittleness in trying TO
be great A man must think good deal
of himself, and be cOnceited enough to
believe in himself before he tries at all
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Splitting Roots With Dynamite.

The destruction of large trees by the
severe storms in England has caused in
ouiries how to get rid of the tough roots
thrown out of the ground. Splitting with
wedges was found slow and laborious,
and in answer to inquiries a correspon-
dent of the Garden describes the mode
bv which he effectually severed the roots
into fragments by the use of dynamite.
He remarked that he had employed half
a dozen horses and as many men tug
ging and straining at the unyielding
mass of roots large part of day, when
a few shillings' worth of dynamite in
cluding cap and fuse, would have blown
the roots TO fragments In a short time.
There is some difficulty in procuring the
dynamite in small quantities, but where
it can be had he asserts that while it is
more powerful than gunpowder, lit is
much easier and safer to work with.
hole is bored into the solid part of the
root nearly through it, the fuse put into
a cap, and the whole inserted. The
dynamite cartridge is about four inches
long and nearly an inch in diameter
The fuse will burn about one foot min,
ute, and the operator can get to a safe
distance. Roots four or five feet in di
ameter are torn to fragments, sometime.
several cartridges being required to com
plete the work.
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Welsh Servant Girls.

That any employment for women
should rank below that Of domestic serv-
ant in popular estimation is an idea
which strikes the American mind as
quite a novelty. An American girl Will
do almost anything rather than be serv-
ant. 4 factory girl ranks IN the United
States as far more important member
of society than domestic servant. This
is not the case in Wales, nor, believe,
in Great Britain generally. The servant
girl holds herself far higher in the social
scale than the tip-girl, or indeed any
other girl who works with her hands,
unless it be the girl Gin business, as
the phrase is. A girl ''in business Is
what Americans politely call 'sales-
lady," though in Great Britain she Is not
infrequently a seller of gin and beer-in
other words, barmaid. Barkeepers OF
the masculine gender, it may be re-
marked by the way, are nearly unknown
IN Wales, unless as an exotic OF Amerl-
can origin. The masculine bartender OF
America is an outgrowth of pioneer
| roughness-a condition of society IN
which pistols and bowie knives were
many, and women few. There IS hardly
a better servant in the world than really
| good Welsh maid. She more nearly ap-
| proaches the best French model than any
| other | have known. OF course she has
not the training in certain polished GUS
! toms which the French servant has, but
| her deftness, alacrity, and politeness are
/ equally great. The politeness of a serv.
ant to an employer is rs clean and fair &
thing as any Politeness on earth. IT.
absence is great loss to both parties; IL
American it is very generally absent, it
expression being thought servility. Tn,
servant in Wales who is not polite i
thought to be lacking in the social cul
ture befitting his or her station. Th
wages of servants, while very much be
low those common in the United States
are. as rule, better than the earning
of any other woman in their social plane
-Sikes' 4" Families in Wales"
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ESTABLIsEI9 1859 HICKMAN FULTON COUNTY KENTUCKY IF
.ath caused an his fauIts to be ioEg0t

death caused all his faults to be forgot
ten.
So universal was the popular feellng
against the consprators, and so unceas-
ing and energetic were the efforts made
te capture them. that in less than. q
month every man connected with the
conspiracy was prisoner.
They were all put to death after I'M
dergoing the most horrible tortures.
sGrgrhame protested, with his last
breath, that he had only done his duty,
in freeing his country from the yoke OF
II tyrant.
Robert Stuart died deeply penitent
for his crime When his dream of am
bition had faded away, and he found
that his treacherY had conducted him 10
murderer's cell instead of placing him
ss"vav, ~ tt and ne bitterly regret-.y,t Tie
fearful deed that lad brougl5ss -
SO tolfible punishment.
He wrote TO Ida, telling her of his
penitence and remorse, and beseeching
her to forgive him.
Poor Lady Ida the shock of finding
that he she loved was capable of so fearful
crime added to her anxiety lest he
should be captured and her agony at
his dreadful death was more than she
could bear. She did not long survive
him, but sank into an early grave vic
tim of his wild ambition and demoniac
treachery
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These Strange Peculiarities.

There are several marked peculiarities
and condolences in the year. If you
add the first two figures together the
sum is 9, and if you add the last two the
sums will be 10. Then if you add the
two sums together the result will be 19.
Now, if you divide the third figure by
the fourth you will have 4. The fourth
figure in the year is 2, and two times Is
g. See? Then if you add together the
first and last figures you have 8 and
three times 2 is s. Now, then: SIX
times s is 48, and five times 6 is 80. So
if you subtract the first figure OF the
wear from the second you will have z /;
Int if YOU subtract the third figure from
the fourth you will have lonely time
explaining how you do it. But in IL
YOU can't, and twice is 2, and once is
2. too. These interesting and instructive
combinations of figures of this year may
be carried out by an ingenious person to
an almost indefinite extent. .-Barting-
ton Hdaokeye.
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Five Figure Checks.

Did you ever notice that a woman
might be as homely as homemade
saw-buck, and man be as ungainly as
if he had been cut out of knotty log
with cross-cut saw, and yet if they
were enabled TO sign five-figure checks,
the society reporter would speak of the
ofe as the "charming Mrs. Millionaire, p"
and of the other as the "genial elegant
Mr.. Shoddy."
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AN EXCHANGE has long article on
"The Perils of Kissing" that Is enough
to almost scare the life out OF new pc
ginners, though it will have little effect
upon those who are hardened by long
usage. Such articles are highly pernlc-
ious and throw cloud of gloom over
one of the best and most invigoratlng OF
outdoor sports. OF course there are
"perils of kissing as the paper states,
and to avoid the perils it is necessary to
LET up. occasionally, and give nature
a chance to recuperate 1t beats all,
tbongb. what fascination there is about
danger, and perils, for some.
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Score One for the Boy.

A little boy, residing in town in
this State, annoyed his parents by fire.
quently running away from home. One
day the. mother sharply reproved him,
and closed her words of admonishment
by remarking "Only bad little boys
run away from home" The little fell
low pondered over this m0nent and
then said "Well, mamma, Jesus ran
away when he was little boy. Bos-
ton Post
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WHEN 1T RAINS
By JAMES W. RILEY.

When 1t rains, and with the rain
Never bird has heart TO sing
And across the window pane
Is no sunlight glimmering;
When ritiless refrain
Brings a tremor 70 the lips
Our tears are like the rain
A. it drips, drips, drips-
Like the sad uneeasing rain a. IL a.
When the light Of heavens blue
is blurred and blotted quite.
And the dreary day to YOU
Is but a long twilight:
When it seems that ne 'er again
Shall the sun break its eclipse.
Our tears are Ike the rain
As II drlps, drips, drips-
Like the endless, friendless rain siN dTips
When il rainsi weary heart.
Oh, be of better cheer
The cad en- clouds viii part
And the morrow VIII be clear
Take up your load again,
IuEhkifg has zen R6irl the s'i rain. i'-l'--
As A. ". y 10 BF ,1ss...so .. rps
Indianapolis Journal
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A TENNESSEE man had dog that he
would gladly have sold for fifteen cents.
And yet he paid $40 fine for walloping
ioafer who kicked the dog, and swore
II 1t was TO happen over he'd do it again.
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Ten bolls per stalk viii give 300 pounds
seed cotton per acre. Usually 1,500
pounds seed cotton make 500 pounds
line cotton.
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An Old Letter from Mrs. Lincoln.

We have been permitted to copy from
the original the following letter, written
by Mrs Abraham Lincoln to a friend IN
Illinois soon after the death of "Little
Willie" which occurred in the White
House in 1864. We print it with the
greatest pleasure because Mrs. Lincoln
has been harshly misludged by the
American people There are few, per-
haps, who have criticised her conduct In
recent wears who will believe that she
ever could have written so tenderly and
touchingly as in the following lines.
The letter is written on mourning note
paper, bearing q simple monogram i.
The handwriting is clear and rather bold
for woman, and the spelling and punct-
uation are faultless:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, May 2e.
MY DEAR Mrs. --: Your very welcome
letter was received two weeks since, and my
sadness and Ill-heslth have alone prevented
my replying to it. We have met with so over
whelmng an affiiction in the death Of our be-
loved willie-a being too precious for earth
that am SO completely unnerved that can
scarcely command myself to write. What
would give TO see you and talk with you in
our crushing bereavement. II any ones pres
ence could afford comfort, il would be yours
fou were always good friend, and dearly
have loved you. AL that human skill could
heve that the severe illness he passed through,
now almost two years since, was but warning
to ms that one 30 pure was not TO remain lone
hereeand at the same time he was te7at us III,
tie longer to try us and wean us from Worlo
whose chains were fastening around US, anC
when the blow came it found US 30 unpreparee
to meet it Our home is very beauuful, IN:
grounds around us are enchanting, the worlc
still smiles and pays homage, yet the charm Il
dispelled. Everything appears mockery
The idoized one is not with us. he has fuI
filed his mission, and we are LETT desoiats
When / think over his short but happy child
hood-how much comfort he always was to me
and how fearfully always found my hope
concentrating in so good boy as he was
when can bring myelf to realize that he ha
indeed passed away--my question to myself is
Can life be endured2 Dear little Taddle, wh,
was so devoted to his darling brother, although
as deeply afflicted as ourselves, bears up AM
teaches us q lesson in enduring the stroke Z
which must submit.
Robert will be homo from Cambridge IN abou
six weeks, and will spend his vacation with ui
He has grown and improved more than any on
you ever saw. Will we ever meet and talk &c
eether as we have done2 Time-how man
sad changes it brings The LIST OF July we 6
out TO the Soldiers Home, very charmln
place two and n half miles from the city
several hundred feet above our present sltui
tion-to pass the summer. fear that II WI
be a greater "resort" than here, II possibl
When we are in sorrow quiet is very necessaI
With love to all, remain ever your attache
friend, MARY LINCOLN
Globe Democrat.
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Our of style-all the letters in the al
phabet except style. .-Steubenville
Herald.
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Truth takes the stamp of the soul il
enters. 1t is vigorous and rough in arid
souls, but tempers and softens itself in
loving natures.
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Largest Wheat and Corn Growing
States,

The following is compiled from the
official reports of the Census Bureau,
showing the cereal production for 1880 :
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"WHEw "puffed fat man coming out
of the Hoosac Tunnel "Well" said
his friends "what do you think of it %
think of it? / think it monstrous
bore to walk through, that's what" They
saw the opening and tumbled into it,
,Cf,,IbeuuiUs Herald
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citizens of Perth, and few only of
the personal attendants of the King and
Queen were able to lodge in the monas-
terry, so that James was much more ex-
posed to danger while there than at any
of the other royal residences.
Her eyes filed with tears. 49,
'Nay, nay, my fair Queen, calm thy
self, " said James sOothingly.
- was wrong to say anything that
could alarm you.
"There cannot be aught to fear-I
bade my trusty kinsman, and gentleman
of the bed-chamber, Robert Stuart, ere
he retired for the night, to go over
the abbey and look to bolt and bar.
"Should danger approach, the sent-
Rels will give timely warning, and we
viii dispatch messengers to the city to
~Qmon our guard.
Robert Grahssss->s l-i-'- tse'e'y Of assas-
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MINOR ITEMS.

The cabcoses Of the Northern Pa
eide have been remembered.
Tue Northern Pacific IL bui;0ing
an extensive coal Platform on the
. Crow reservation.
The Alice company yes:s lay
shipped four bars 0: refined bullion.
valued at s.. 1853.
The Democratic County e Convention
County favors the nomination o:
Hon. Joseph x. Toole for Delegate.
4 report i. cu.ren: along the route
that Frank Jamee. the notorious out
law. was ., Rock Island . few days
ago.
The product Of the old Lexington
mill is aIou. $s''.N., per month. .
shipment Of refined bullion being
made every ten days.
The new Lexington 4o-ssamp mill
will start up permanently this week.
The engine was started several days
ago. and =, the same time the ssanls
wvred.opped. and everything worked
70 3 charm.
Nick Ayers charged with assault
Ing Chiualan. after . three days
examination. was yesterday 3ouud
over 70 await the action cf the Grand
Jury IN the sum Of $50 and in de-
fault thereof now languishes behind
the tars.
J. Dempsey. the Fo.sythe bravo.
WHO was arrested in Miles City for
highway robbery. tad his examina-
ton last week. He was held on four
charges. two Of which were for high
way robbery. and two for fiouri.hirg
deadly weapons. In default Of $lo.-
"N tonds be vas committed.
Afford Richards. who vas turied
on Tuesday last. was not . member
Of the Iiners' Union. though the lat
ter did turn out to follow hi. remains
70 their Las, reesing place. AL the
odicen Of the Lexington Company
in the cit! were in the procession and
the company paid the fuu<za! e.
penses.
"Boys. said . Well known R<pub-
lican toss Of this city yesterday. I'VE
will te whipped to death By the
Democrats unless We can get up
dissension in their party. They don't
seem 70 dissen! worth . cent. What
.hAu We do::'' ..Lests bum q drink
said one Of the mouYn9ul ,conr!Ave.
1T may give u . new inspiration.
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nm RAEI..

I'm 0A1AA0o
II gsand ball given b u
Knigb1s q Pythias q Re0G1ow Hall
1T sight ~ . 0ttiaG e3ssi0g a t6e
beilliaat eelebestjoo daring IL ~.
The half w. Alled With the elite s(the
city and peesested to the tehe16sr .
moving peaesama a bsavs sallA1ts
and beonti1al lhdiea. The6iP KniGAlD
IN heir attractive uni1den sdded
much to the pIeasing variety q s3ch
costumes worn By The ~ thsoog.
The musie, which was furnished By
the Silver City Cesnet Bad, w.
mast excellent. The elegant s0ppef
prepared By the Knights q Capliee
Hall ~ The subject q aaatesisg
eo0ments and reflected great credit
uron the Order. Dancing w2s in
dulged In to . late hour, when al
retired With the most pleasing mem
ones Of the celebration aud the De.
lightful ball.
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xr. ". E. Childs. one Of the prom
ioe:t mining men OF the East side.
arrived in Butte last evening.
The A1xER acknowledges the
Pleasure Of . call from Mr.. Geonse E.
Boos. Of Helena. Mr.. Boos i over
70 attend the K. Of P. celebration.
Captain 7. P. Fuller. the efficient
internal Revenue Collector fer Mon
t&na. Is in the city. The CAPTAIN n
welcomed oy many Wet side
friends.
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S1NA'>SA. 49, OASNAsSA. w u.SS
neve. Re called up,n 10 draw cur
swords in physical strife for friend.
o: ou: order. yet in the higher domain
c:m,Esl warfare We are expected ,o
s:.ow daily ;ha; quality - impressed
upon Us in The work Of the "a. .J rank.
aai Is our olro:tuai::e. for the ex.
s.,;.e >: our protested virtues are 3.
:r.-lu.n: IS Il y,re. and the obligation
= ae.,?: lie duty readily ard man.
:.:!S = urgent upon u in the small:
transactions Q: our daily life - i, "a.
upon Roland aud hi. Paisiins when
they stood their mailed bosons. the
hu!warS sui their tried lances tae
defence q Chrissiani,. aSsin., the
combined hcries G: the indie! world.
We - Knights ot PythiA. do 10,
exYe,, - hand down our names in
Connection with <!o.iols ise-i 70 ra-
lions yet untcrc. bu: this much We
can d.. even the huuo.es, Of Us: We
can - live tina, having cur conduc,
founded uron. and on, action guarded
by Our Book Of Law We can 80 do
cur humble daily duty tbs: like the
pure Knigh, Ga:!ahad Of sposless
name and. shield. We may hear the
encouraging voices Of angels and get
N inward sight Of heavenly thinzs
even while pursuing the dsv;or.
pathway .; our obscure lives.
c1HEa SPEECHES.
Rev. J. J.GaEvin then cane Sc,.
ward With neatly TUNED impsonptu
speech. The entire ground having
been covered By previous speaker.
VI. GaSviu's effort was e<1ta;a;v .
most successful one.
7. 81. KIeinsehn;dt. Sir *. G..
made . shoFs bat foseible speech and
highly plea0ed the a0die0ee.
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.IotIAuS ~ ~ VIA Si.e ANSS0I0stU$
habits OF its sailors: JUS. 50 the
desert. fertile plain. mountains sni
sea exercise their influence upon :he
habits aud thoughts Of men. 50 Dc the
principle. .: friendship. charity and
ienevcleace exercise their iudoea ces
2pon oar members: And - Q: ali
ether s.rieiies-if ;ouu i<j u?on good
principles. the influence is g.,oi: 4:
Upon tad principles the iudaea:e
mus, also be bal. .; the same cha:.
acter with the seed tina, i. .own mus;
&c the first tina: is grown. Let Us not
then. MY brV:hsn. grew weary in the
work OF our order.
pE. JAMES IHoNF<ox'< SPEECH.
d.. james Thompson. Deputy SUI
reuIs Chanc~i.or. made the mex, I'd.
ares<. which VA. logical aud pointed
aud Vas listened 10 with deep as,sn-
ton. Lack # space ccmrei> Us to
give extracts cniy tccc. ,hi, ALE al.
ir-ae.
Ladies. G.H...ni ana 81. K,.i2i:s:
We have me: to-day to celebrate
the f;th anniversary Of the institution
II the Uniform Rank Of the order Of
the Knights q Py:hia.. On the lalh
day of February. lisa. in the city o.
Wash;n :,oa, u. C.. tie crde: to which
sc belong first sprung into existence.
Fr.n this fact. you viii Ke.,eive. it
il now in it ls:h period. and con>e-
lueasiy altogether modern. although
founded on the exemplary attach
men, which existed between Two An.
cieot vorsnies-Damon and Pythias-
Who were devoted friends. really and
wiling to die. If neei Be. in each 9th.
er's behalf.
During the reign Of Dionysius, the
tyrant. Damon ~ sentenced to die