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ZINE AND ARTISTIC CHINA
f0R
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.
Just received
BERLIN FIGURES,
DRESDEN ORNAMENTS,
VENETIAN VASES,
MALACHITE COLOGNE SETS,
HAyILAND'5 DESSERT SETS,
LONDON SMOKED ICE-CREAM SETS,
PERSIAN TEA SERVICES,
FRENCH BRONZEs,
BRASS FIRE SETS,
BRIGHT STEEL FIRE SITS,
JAPANESE COAL VASES,
and host Of articles useful as well rs ornamental
for Holiday Presents, which ! am offering at low
prices.
store open until O'Clock.
L.. Il. TAYLOR.
de IL 10ll Main street, oppositepost-otiice
-
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FANCY GOODS.

$ T L ' E \ ;
HAS OPENED
DURING TIE PRESENT WEEK
4 barge invoice Of LADIES LACE-PINS and
EAR-DROPS-among them are very desirable
stylcS-at zoe.
A dozen new STYLES I'm POCKET-BOOkS-th Mo-
Yelty. with or without handles at 4uc., j. a bar
gain: some choice styles Of ALL-LEATllER
CARD-CASES nc 80, Toe, aud 81; lot OF
PURSES at 10 and zoe: the zoe. SHAWL
STRAP, the cheapest We ever sVld-'tis neat,
and very strong and solid;
Aninyoice of WILLOW NURSERY-CHA1RSa and
CHILDREN'S ROCKERS;
4 few new things in GLASS-PICkLE NAP
PIES, MFOkTs, ONALS, CAKE
STANDS, &C., &c.:
4 big lot OF EWERS and BAsINS-tho $50 size
(seconds) We will sell for 81;
4 big invoice of SlLVER-PLATED WARE of one
Of the standard makes. consisting of a very
handsome TEA SET, FINE CASTORS. Fill
CANT TRAYS (squarc and oval, CAKE
BASKETS. TEASPOONS. TABLESPOONS,
DESSERT-FORkS. TABLE-FORks, BUT
TER-kNlVFS (piain and engraved blades,
PICKLE-FORKs, SUGAR-SHELLS. La
DIES, BERRY-sPOONS, sc. In both pL,in
and fancy patterns These goods We viii sell
at bottom prices, and guarantee the quality TO
DE the best made.
The best assortment and most desirable goods
are shown at STEVENS,
tell sos Broad street.
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KILLING I'm SclEDefencc.

RALEIGH, n. c., February 10.-Last
night as DR.. Sanford Thompson, we'll
known young physician of this county,
was riding in his buggy near this city, a
negro approached him and asked to be
allowed to ride. lie was accommodated,
and after going short distance he sud-
denly seized the reins. stopped the horse,
and struck DR.. Thompson several blows,
at the same time saying he intended TO beat
him. Thompson drew pistol and shot
the negro. killing him instantly. The
negro was named Bill Wardrop, and was
VIGOROUSLY bad. being suspected as the in
cendiary who burned valuable clubhouse
last year in this county. lie had twice
been arrested for cattle-stealing, and was a
desperate character. Thompson had. il Is
said, done favors for him, aiding him ont
OF some trouble; hence the reason for the
assault is ineXplicable.
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~; HAMBURG EDGINGS AND IN.
SETTINGS.

Our spring importation Of HAMBURG EDG-
INGs AND INsERTINGS has arrived. We take
pleasure in stating that We now show The largest
assortment ever exhibited In this city. Our prices
Will be, rs heretofore. the lowest.
We advise our customers TO call early and make
their selections whilst We are showing complete
assortment. ffe III LEVY BROTHERS.
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M WHITE GOODS!
M THE LARGEST LINE OF
CORSETS IN TifF CITY

Try the "PhRISIAN,r made OF French coul'l
heavily hOned. 81
The DIR. HERTZOG llip-supporting) atsl;
DR. MANNERS FLtXlBLE illf.sl;
DIR. WARMERS HEALTH, Si.25;
The "BON-TO\." Sl.l5:
The QUEEN BEss CORSET AND SKIRT SUP
POTTER. l25:
The LADY rEAZLE," white aud colorrd;
The TNBREAkABLE HIP, onlN 7jc.;
The LITTLE BEAUTY, coral-lsncd, T. the hc,i
Doe. corset ever -nlf,
SATIN and MERiNO CORSF1S,
JULIUS MEYER & sons,
"a iJ-cod 0Oi and 900 Broad street.
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e1~ MONUMENTAL CHUkCh.-Rev.
J. G.. ARMSTRONG, ID. Describes IL a. VI. and
4P. NJ.
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MI METHODIST suNDAY-sCHoOL

WI ME- lHOIIiSl rS~'p'' Ni'NNN
sOCIETY.-rhe regular monthly meeting Of the
Methodist Sunday school Society will be held at
Clay-street Methodist church THIS Sunday A.
TErSOoS at 81 o'clock. Interesting exercises may
be expected. All invited 10 attend.
a. T.. WEST. President
charles p. Rady, Secretary.
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CROCKERY, GLASSWARE. &c.

NOTICE.-n order to reduce our stock
~ Of CHINA, QUEENSWA ARE GLASSW ARR,
and MISUNDERSTANDING GOODS, We viii sell
nj reduced price for thirty days from date, as we
want 10 have our house enlarged, TEA-SEIS OF
IA pieces from $3.50 IN Sl0 set; fine stock Of
LAMPS; full stock Of TINWARE. Those In
want will do well to give us call.
J. r.. BRAGG, Agent,
fc s-W&Su2t los east BrOad street.
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The Mexican Center railway h completed
70 Qaeretaro, l5g miles north Of the City Of
Mexico.
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WOOD AND COAL.

DEsT ANTHRACITE, IS PER TON;
ID COALBURa LUMP sPLlNT, s5.75s HAIL,
$3.50; Nut, 1925 per ton. CUMBERLAND and
WEST VIRGINIA ENGINE at lowest prizes:
PINE WOOD, 80 and 1000 per cord: OAK, 20
per cord. An other FUEL at lowest cash prices.
Orders by telephone or otherwise promptly filled.
and Cary streets. {. II. PAGE.
"a OIL
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EDUCATIONAL.

MRS. RALEIGH COLSTON AND MISS
WI l.. CIR ATTAIN desire 10 inform their friends
and The public generally that they have ENERAL
VACANCIES IN THEIR SCHOOL, which they
will be glad 10 til the next half session with pupils
between the ages of six and fifteen.
Competent teachers In the Languages and Elocu-
ton are employed I'm the school.
This school has the advantage over very large
schools In THE separate teaching given Ia each
pupil who IS found 70 be behind her class Ia any
study.
For fidelity and thorOughncss AZ teachers they
beg to refer to the following friends and patrons
Captain Charles skinker. Mr. Hugh Blair; Mr..
Robert Howard. Rev. Dr. Petcrkin, Rev. Dr. Hoge,
Rev. DIR. Read, Mrs VI. Branch. Mrs VI. Ferguson,
Mrs. Kate MtyO, MIR. Silvey, Mrs. Flora Martin.
Mr. George Mayo, Major T. IL. Brander. Major
Stiles, Mr.. Truman Parker. ie s-cod4t
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ROCKS. STATIONERY. &c.

NEW LAW BOOKS.-May on Law oi
~ Insurance applied 20 Fire. Life, Accident:
Guarantee. aud other Non Maritime Risks. second
edition, ~ MorawetZ on the Law Of Private Cor
porations. SO BoOne's Manual of Law OF COrpO-
ratiOn,. -: Pierce on Law Of Railroads, new edi-
fion, So; Amcs's Selection of Cases on the Law oi
Bills Notes, aud Other Negotiable Paper, two vol
umcs, sig: Jarman on Wills, edited by BigclOw,
two volumes, Sl2; COx's Manual of Trademark
Cases, So Baylics on Surcties and tnarantors, -
Sc IL WEST. JOHNSTON & co.
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Dividends.


RICHMOND AND DANyILLE RAILROAD Co.,
TREAsvRER's OFFICE
RICHMOND VA, Jsnuary "a, 1852.
V'HE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
y THIS COMPANY have declared DIVIDEND
OF TWO PER CENT. on The stock OF the com
pany out OF the earnings of the COMPANY Tor ne
quarter ending December 81. 1881. ana an audir
tional DIVIDEND OF ONE PER CENT. out OF
me pronts Of The company realized from me sale OIL
us virginia Midland Railway Company income
FEBRUARY Is, 1882. To Stockholders oI record Z,
on Ins books q the company at oe'ockr' d.
rE ~ 10, 1882. as follows: ,.. -, a..
To stockholders OF record on the books o. the
New York ONCE, at the Mercantile National Bank
surer Of the company, Richmond, Va.
The transfer-books OF the company WIZ he
closed from O'Clock r. VI. FEBRUARY 10TH
mo. ", TURNER,
"a 2S-2tawtFe18 Treasurer.
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LATER.

RALEIGH. n. c.. February 11.-To-day
an inquest was held, and the jury found
that the homicide was iustifiable, the negro
having made a desperate assault and been
shot several times before he stopped. A
verdict was rendered in accordance with
fine facts
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T SWEEPING DEDUCTIONS AT
THALHBlER BROTHERS,.


n SWEEPING REDUCTIONS AT
TnALHDlER BROTHERS..
Owing 10 our immense stock Of DESIRABLE
WINTER GOODS on hand. and wishing 10 de-
crease the same prior to taking inventory, we have
made SWEEPING REDUCTIONS in all kinds OF
DRESS GOODS,
CAsfMEREs.
sHUDAH CLOTHS,
BROCADEs, PLAIDS,
SILKS, sATINS,
vELvETS, CLOAKINGs,
BEAyER-CLOTIIS,
FLANNELs, SKIRTS,
SHAWLs, BLANKETS,
QUILTS, ULSTERS,
DOLMANs, JACKETS,
CLOAKs, CARPETS.
and other WINTER GOODS, which will and must
be sold.
CARPETS and RUGS reduced from 10 20 % per
cent
ULsTERS. JACKETS, CLoAks, and DOLMANs
reduced fully 33ls per cent.
We have on hand SIX HANDSOME FUR
LINED SILK CIRCULARS. which We arc clos
ing ont from as 10 SO less than the regular price.
Our stock Of COL0RED SILKS. SATINS, and
BROCADES Tor street and evening wear IS COM
plcte. aud ASH call before purchasing same else
where.
Our MoURNING-GOODs DEPARTMENT has
Just been replcnIshcd with an elegant line OF
CASHNEREs, NOME, GRAPE. and HEN
RIETTA CLOTHS; VEIL and TRIMMING
GRAPES; CORDS and TAssELS; BLACK FUR
for Trimmings. ri extra low prices
Our entire stock of bcst-quality COLoRED
SILK PLUsHEs reduced to SO yard.
Our Ga CLOAKINGS and sACkINGs reduced
from 81 to sI.25.
Twenty-Five pieces BLACK aud COIORED
CLOTHS for CIRCULARS, JACKETS, UL-
STEERS, and DOLMANs reduced one-third. so
now is the chance 70 secure bargains in same at
TIIALHLMER BROTHERS.,
in ll-W, sa&Su sol Broad street.
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LIME. CEMENT AND PLASTER.
FINANCIAL.

VO THE PEOPLE OF VIRGINIA:
L W. beg a. OfIer You our services for the PlR-
CHASE AND SALE or ALL CLASSES or
BONDS AND STOCKS In this and other m1Ikels'
EIception facilities for buying, selling AMI car
kryopg VIRGINIA BONDS. Our Office being In tn
SjCak.Exchsuge building, all orders rseslsp I'M
= &c attention. Correspondence solicited
R2RDxt 20 National Mechanics Bank, Nest.
feH Rational Bank. Bank Il Commerce, Howard
Haas. RAMSAY. CLABAL6H Co,
l Bankers and Brokers' Baltimore. Nd
a. i5-0m
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

M THE GREAT SALE OF GOODS
FROM THE FIRE ON BROADWAY AND
FRANKLIN STREET., NEW YORK.
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STORE CROWDED,
THOUSANDS LEAVE HAPPY WITH THE
BARGAINS THEY HAVE SECURED.

THOUSANDS MORE TO BE MADE HAPPY.
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We have on hand SIX HANDSOME FUR
LINED SILK CIRCULARS. which We arc clos
ing ont from As 20 $40 less than the regular price
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GOOD BOOKS CHEAP.

A NOOD DOohD Alib-Ni
WAvERLY NOVELS, volumes, -, or II vol;
umcs, -IO.s0: DICKENS, Is volumes, $3.50 aud
$3.50: TIIACKERAY. 10 volumes. sil !;
GEORGE ELIOT, volumes. 50; DiSRAELl, /
volumes, $40; DE QUINCY, u volume, $500
DUMAS. 10 volumes, sl4; LEVER, 20 volumes,
S22; MARRlATT, volumes, S3.75; silAh-
SPEARE. from 75c. 10 500: POI, volumes,
1913; BRiC-A-BRAC SERIES, 10 volumes,
$3.50. Many other books ut very low prices.
il 3I-d&w RANDOLPH & english.
V'HE NEW MAN AND THE ETER-
l. NAL LIFE. BY Andrew Juke,. Price, sl.75.
PALESTINE EXPLORED. BY Rev. james
Neil. $3.50.
AUTHORIZED REPORT or TIE PROCEED
INGs OF THE SEVENTH CHURCH CON
GREss IN THE UNITED STATES. II.
STUDIES IN THE HISTORY OF THE PRAY tt
BOOK. By Rev. Dr. Lubbock. si.so
THE DECORATIVE sIeT nRS-aeR -
Price, $3.50. wOODHopsE aPAk&A8-
ia27
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SMOKED HALiBUT,
CHRISTIAN & WHITES.

100 CASES CANNED OMATOES
lOO and PEACHES,
NEW CROP NEW ORLEANS MoLASSE>,
CHOICE GREEN and BLACK TEA.
BEEHIVE and CASSARD'> HAMS
BEST BRANDS FAMILY FLOUR.
~ l3-cod GEORGE A. HtkDLEl.
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Our stock of COLORED SILKS. sATINS, and
BROCADES Tor street and evening wear IS COM
plcte aud ash call before purchasing same else
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-02-25

datory animals of the cat kind are new
er to be trusted, but the now three
years-old hippopotamus of the leading
American "shown seems to have
formed genuine attachment for his
keeper, young Italian. He is savage
enough to all other men, and when out
of his den for his very limited exercise,
it is fun for all but the person chased to
see how clumsily, yet swiftly, he will
make sudden ''charge'' after luck
less bystander. Alter that, he will
crrstily and gruntingly obey his keeper,
and permit himself to be half enticed,
half shouldered, into his den again.
There should be more room for brains
and, consequently, for affection in the
splendid front of lion than between
the sullen eyes OF evena very youthful
hippopotamus.
The " keeper question is one Of
prime Importance in collecting and man.
aging wild animals Trainers of the
right kind are scarce, and although high
pay hardly can be afforded, it will not
do to put rare and costly animals in the
care of stupid or ignorant men. Such
qualities as courage, patience, good tenn
per and natural aptitude for the oc-
cupation are also needful, and they
are not always to be had for
the asking. Unless the right men
are secured however, the failure Of the
menagerie is only a question of time:
AS for the. ''specimcns'' themselves, it
is much easier to obtain them than it
once was, owing to the better facilities
g., Lo
'swildbeast countries Catching them
in their native wildernesses has been a
regular trade for ages. u ...........
| The market price of menagerie ami
NAL of any kind varies from time to
time, like that of other merchandise,
according to the demand and supply
A writer stated recently that zebras are
sold at little over $1,000 pair, gnus
at about $500 a pair, while rhinoceroses
cost some $4,000 per pair, and tigers
about 81 800 each. A short time ago,
however, and perhaps now, a very good
''uneducated' tiger could be bought in
same beast, the moment he takes kindly
to learning and promises to be sparing
of his keepers, doubles and trebles in
value. There is no telling what he
would be worth should he show further
signs of intellect or good morals, but he
is like a human being in this respect
the more he knows, the more it will pay
to give for him. The same rule applies
to the entire list, from elephants to
monkeys. so that no precise idea can be
given of the probable cost of a menag-
arie.-Frona "4Nen-and-Aninaal Sho,Us,"
| IN st. Nicholas
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-02-25
Personal AND LITERARY.

-Tennyson' almost constant COM
epanion is now, as it has been for many
years, his clay pipe.
DIR. Mary Walker recently called
s,pon President Arthur. In addition to
her masculine suit she dons a fashion.
able silk hat and carries q small cane.
The last two acquisitions she has never
ressayed until this season.
Walt Whitman, the poet, has
temporary place of retreat down in the
Jersey woods in Camden County, where
he lives weeks at a time, every day in
the open air. He told friend lately
that the year just ended was the best he
had spent since his paralysis, nine years
ago.
1t speaks well for constitution and
climate that the Rev. w. B. Alexander
and wife, veteran missionaries to the
Sandwich Islands, in recently celebrat-
ing their golden wedding could say that
of their children and Twenty-Five grand
children they had only lost one, an in
FAINT grandchild, in fifty years.
james w. Wallack, the actor, wore
No. Shoes Edwin Forrest wore No.
8, and had an unfounded fancy that his
left leg was the shorter. Booth wears
No. p. Mccullough wears No. g..
Pauline Markham wears No. 3, and
Lydia Thompson 81. Mary Anderson
wears No. 2, and frequently wishes
that it was No. 5. Patti wears a No. q.
Mr.. Whittier, in note, says that fol
the last two or three years the state OF
his health has compelled him to decline
all requests for poems for public occa
sions. "'The spirit is willing but the
aesh is weak Apart from this, at the
age of seventy-four, the poetical machine
is likely to be out of order, and the
sound of the grinding is low. DR..
Holmes is an exception; he, despite his
wears, could do admirably what thee
asks"
At Mr.. G. W. Childs' reception, IL
conversation with the wife of a distin'
gushed American diplomat and after 8
little quizzing as to the class of people
who were likely to fall down and wor.
ship him, Oscar Wilde is credited with
the remark that he came to America to
teach us g to recognize the beautiful in
nature" "Then,' said the lady, "you
had better cut your hair shorter and
your trousers longer. ''-RAilade!phio
Times.
The Washington correspondent Of
the Philadelphia Press writes: Presi.
dent Arthur is working very hard, and
going to bed very late. The other day,
five o'clock in the morning found him
just leaving his desk, and he is often Al
work till one or two o'clock, so many
are the demands upon his time during
the day and evening. When Sunday
comes the usher locks the door, and the
day is strictly observed, SO far as quie1
and absence of general callers are
concerned.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-02-25
Our Young Readers.
TWO FACES.

Did you ever see our pet,
When she smiles?
When the dimples in her cheek
Play game OF hide and seek.
And the nose in dainty way
Lifts its bonny retrousse.
And the eyes in laughter dart
Their sweet arrows through your heart,
And the cunning, rosy lips
Lift tn q ir rOguish, pOuting tips
FIR ON the chin,
While within
Shine two rows of milk-white pearl
o! this tOOthSome little girl
Have YOU seen her when she smileSI
Then the point where we agree is
That upon this earthly ball
Just the sweetest thing of all
Is what she is.
Did you ever see our pet
When she cries?
When swift and tangled frOwn
Bends the curving eyebrows down,
And grief she cannot speak
Vets the roses of her cheek,
When, like weeping summer skies,
The blue heaven Of her eyes,
CIouded deep with woe and fears,
Sends q rain of sobS and tears
Down her nose,
Down her clothes,
While her wig of golden brown
Bobs in SORROW up and down
Have you seen her when she cries!
Then the point where we agree is
That upon this earthly ball
Just the sweetest thing OF all
Is what she is !! =as.gs-s-...-
JI-i5o A ,Nnke
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-02-25
HUMOROUS.

Most great singers are accused OF
taking some slight stimulant, but few
know how much it takes to prime a
donna.-Boston Commercial Bulletin.
There seems to be a degree OF
compensation in all experiences. 81
nave no fear Of the FUTURE said an af-
fiicted man, ''because have the rheu-
matism all the time, and really must
be where it is warm"
Sc Your arguments are sound, my
son, and delivered with force,' said the
clergyman to his boy, who had been
banging away at his drum for an hour
or more; "but we have heard quite
enough on that head. "-Boston Tran
script.
just this moment we cannot think
of anything more satisfactorily aesthetic
than hot buckwheat cake decorated
with ''golden drip" 1t just /" knocks
the tarve'' off all the sunfowers ever
stewed in black and yellow paint. -Neo
Hauen Register.
The story of phantom weaver at
nightly work in one of the Lowell mills
is said by the Mail to have been ''made
out of the whole cloth" The Mosl has
! probably lost the thread Of the story
Herald. Some loominous appearances
probably caused him to spin this yarn.
Boston Commercial Bulletin.
The managers of the Pennsylvania
Railroad are engaged in a work OF
pathological reform. They want the
people along their line to use the word
-ssstation'' instead Of t'depot." This
you'd be an improvement, but in this,
as in all other respects, Atlanta is
ahead. We boldly allude to our pas
asenger station as the ''car-shed.,,'-At-
La,stG Constitution.
-"Cannot some giant mind invent a
snow shovel that will fold up and look
Alike an umbrella when man is caught
AT work in front of house by passing
friend?'' Hold on, hush, snub
siientiam; we are about it. Company
lust forming, 1.-THE Shovelopticon," "
limited. capital stock thirty-five cents;
shares nearly all sold; apply early and
.often.-Boston Post.
In New York recently twenty-five
young men were given instructions in
the Trade Schools on practical and
scientific plumbing. The practical
part, it is presumed, consisted IN tear
ing up fifty dollars worth Of flooring
to repair forty cent leak which was
located in another place, while the
scientific portion comprised the art OF
uaking out the bill.-NorrtstoUn Her.
tdd.
How much man is like old shoesl
For instance, both a sole may lose;
Roth have been tanned, both are made tight
by cohblers. Both get left and right,
Both need a mate to be complete,
And both are made to go on feet.
They both need healing;- oft. are sold.
And both in time turn all to mold.
with shoes the last is first; with men
The first shall be the last; and when
The shoes wear cut, they re mended new:
when men wear out, they're men dead, TOO.
They both are trod upon and both
Hear loads of sin upon the earth,
both have their ties and both incline
10 age, and are used up in time. +
And now which would you choose
SO be man or be his shoesl
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-02-25
WEATHER--0R NOT.

Se admire the philosophy OF the unfortunate
man. who, wnen everything had been swept
away, said We'll, therein be weather e and taxes
dog" of all subjects; everyone thinks it his
special right to try to better the weather, and
hurls his anathemas against Old Probabilities"
and all who endeavor to assist MN IN reguilatlng
from rl Prof. Tice of St. Louis, No, the renowned
meteorologist and weather prophet Of the West.
It does not discuss the weather but something
with that painful malady he speaks of: Tho
day after concluding my lectures at Burlington,
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-02-25
A Borrowing Hallucination.

Brown dropped in yesterday, looking
very detected, and inresponse to kind
ly inquiry after his health, heaved
deep sigh and handed the following
newspaper clipping. ~
"Paul Morphy, the celebrated chess
player, is, it isasaid,g afflicted with two
singular hallucinations, One is a hor-
ror of the game of chess; the other the
continually recurring notion that unless
he secures a loan Of two hundred dollars
he will be financially ruined. His con-
dition is well understood by his friends,
and he goes about among them asking
for a loan Of two hundred dollars, which
is never refused, and which he never
takes. When he drops into an office
with this request, apparently in extreme
anxiety, the friend to whom he applies
responds: Certainly, Mr.. Morphy, will
YOU take the money now?' He is in
stantly Gained with this reply, and goes
away with the remark that he will call
for it again; but never does.
We looked an Interrogation after we
had read the item, and Unexplained:
"Ah," he said, "a fellow feeling
makes us wondrous kind. Poor Morphy!
/ sympathize deeply with him in his
great affection, for I, too, am a victim
Of one-half Of his awful hallucination. ;"
ssHow sad" we murmured; ssslipped
up on chess, ehP''
SO, no, no, it's not that It's the
other thing, the money business. am
relentlessly pursued with the idea, that
unless | can borrow five dollars am a
goner. I've got it just as bad as Nor
| ply, and don't come near as high, and
| yet my friends don't seem to understand
my case at all. I've been around among
them and tried to explain the fearful
| condition Of my poor crazed brain. Ii
! one Of my friends would only say:
Certainly, Mr. Brown, will you take
the money 'now?' l feel that I, too, could
| be calm,'' and he burst into flood Of
tears.
Well, we did feel mighty sorry for
Brown. We had loaned him money in
all kinds of emergencies, but we had
never seen him SO completely torn up
before, and we gently inquired: Scr
tainly, Mr.. Brown; will you take the
money nowp'
| All care was chased from his brow
instantly as he ioyously responded:
Eyes, pll take it; but he added with
| the old-time earnestness, 'sril hand it
back to you tomorrow. - Cincinnati
Saturday Night e.