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A CURIOUS SNUFF-BOX

Shortly after the breaking out OF the
French Revolution, its advocates de-
nouced our Premier as san enemy to the
human race that man, " so easy to live
with, who sang the song about himself,
called Billy Pitt, the Tory" His sec
rotary one day told him that foreigner.
who spoke English tolerably well, had
twice or thrice asked to see him; but, not
looking like proper applicant, had been
sent away, the great mans time being
too precious for him to admit every
stranger who, on frivolous pretexts,
might seek to crafty an idle curiosity.
This person, however, had said he would
return in an hour; the secretary, there
fore, thought it his duty to inform Mr.
Pitt Of such intention, and ask his fur
thur orders in the affair.
"Have the goodness" said the Minis
ter, "to open the top left hand drawer in
that cabinet and bring me its contents.
There were pair of pistols, and a mo-
rocco case; opening tine latter he produc-
ed a snuff.box, in which was set por-
trait.
SIS that like our visitor" asked Pitt.
"It is the man, SIR answered the see
rotary.
"Ha | have expected him for some
days. He is sent over to assassinate me;
so, when he calls again, let him be shown
up.''
"Sir" exclaimed the attached retain
er, "will you expose to danger your life
on which so much depends
''There will be no danger, l thank
you; but you may be within call, if you
please
Accordingly the Frenchman, on his re-
turn, was ushered into the room where
William Pitt sat alone-a loaded pistol
in one hand, the miniature in the other.
=" Monsieur Mehee de la Touche," said
Pitt calmly, "you see am in every way
prepared for you, thanks to an agent en-
ployed by this Government. Attempt
my life, and your own instantly pays the
forfeit. In any case, l shall have you Sc
cured, and given over to the law
The intended assassin stood paralyzed
and dumb at this cool reception.
"But," continued Pitt, "there is an
other lternative-personal safety and
high rewards are in your power. Sell
your services to Great Britain: make
your market of whatever secret informa-
ton you can procure, that may guard lis
against the Vaccinations of your count
ry: be. in fact one, of the necessary evils
which policy forces us to use in desperate
cases; do what no honorable man can do
to save yourself from speedy death; yonr
conscience is stained by purposed muir
der. Comply, perforce, with these condi-
lions. and you shall be as literally paid
as you must, by all parties. be justly de-
spised.'
The secretary used to repeat his illus
trious masters words, which were, as
nearly as possible, to the foregoing
effect.
The clever miscreant ioyfully accepted
these terms, and for many years earned
tho brides of a spy in our behalf.
No doubt a snuff-box was the safest
medium for the warning portrait. As
fancy heads frequently adorned such a
thing; while. had the miniature been SET
as q locket, whoever saw it must have
been sure that it depicted some real indi-
vidual.-London Society.
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The Medicinal Value of Vegetables.

A celebrated cook book discusses the
the medicinal value of vegetables us FOL
lows;
Asparagus is strong diuretic. and
patients at such health resorts as Aix-les-
Bains. Sorrel is cooling, and forms the
staple of that soupe aNr heybes which
French lady will order for herself after u
long and firing journey. Carrots, as con-
taiuing a quantity of sugar. are avoided
by some people, while others complain of
them as indigestible. With regard to the.
latter accusation, it may be remarked, in
passing, that it is the yellow core of the
carrot that is difficult OF digestion-the
outer, "a red layer, is tender enough. In
Savoy, the peasants have recourse to an
infusion of carrots as & specific for
jaundice.
"The large, sweet onion is very rich i'll
those alkaline elements which counteracr
the poison of rheumatic govt. If slowly
stewed in weak broth, and eaten with 4
little Nepaul pepper, it will be found to
be an admirable article of diet for patients
of studious and sedentary habits. The
stalks of caul1ower have the same sort
of value, only too often the stalk Of 4
caulitiower is so ill-boled and unpalata
BILE that few persons would thank you for
proposing to them to make part Of their
meal consist of So uninviting an article.
Turnips, in the same way, are often
thought to be indigestible. and better
suited for cows and sheep than for deli
cate people; hut here the fault lies with
the cook quite as with the root. The
cook boils the turnip badly, and then
pours some butter over it, and the eater
of such dish is sure to be the worse for
it. Try better way. What shall be
said about our lettuces? The plant has
slight narcotic action. Of which French
old woman, like French doctor, well
knows the value, and when properly
cooked it is very easy of digestion"
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crease of facilities for az

crease of facilities for az
ton the theological Stude
has better opportunities Of
self for preaching the gospe
great grandfather had. And y,
bly, his eat-grandfather eXerted
the little community to whom he pr,
ed a far more solid influence than
young man is likely to at the presei
day.
Two centuries ago the laymen were
not educated as laymen are now, nor
were there in the pews such thinkers as
we find sitting in the pews of to-day.
Our pews are cushioned, and invite to
slumber if the preacher be dull. But
let the preacher take it for granted that
his pews are SO largely filled with sleepy
heads that he can pass off upon them
any crude or ill-considered rubbish, and
he soon finds that he has made mistake.
There is no longer the blind reverence
for the clergy which existed in the days
of our forefathers. Now the people
think for themselves, which is better.
even though it involves the frequent
asking of questions which clergymen
find it hard to answer. This questioning
is good, for it sets the ministers to think
ing. 1t makes them sensible that they
must be prepared to answer anything
that may he asked.
There is one variety of clergymen
whose pulpit influence is on the wane.
He is the man who lives wholly on the
traditions of the past and is ignorant Of
the world of to-day. He has imbibed
his theology from the dry-as-dust pro-
fessors and has been half-choked by it.
He has learned his arts of oratory from
men who were made professors because
they emptied the houses they tried TO
edify and had to preach to empty pews
or not at all. He is principled against
keeping pace with modern thought and
therefore has to retire in confusion when
inquirers seek him with troublesome
questions. The decay of such clergy
man is not matter for regret. He may
as we'll decay as not, for it is all he ever
will do.-Fhiadelphia Times.
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melted and then repressed it, the pitiful
yet painful position of the allied fleet,
and the probable effect upon mission
work among the Mohammetans of Tur-
KEY, but my ietter is already too long.
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-29
An Arctic Traredv.

With Horn sound begins the interest
in SpifzbergcE. as the place was the
scene of a cruel tragedy rs was ever en-
acted. The story has IN it nj! the dra-
matte elements of thrilling novel ~
the old schools. and finds lifting dc
nouementin the mines of Siberia. On ons
of the innermost islands of Horn sound
few years ago, We're found a heap o.
nine skulls, said to be those of Il Russian.
crew murdered by a party of English
whalers These mur,lerers we're never
discovered, but another and still more
remarkable discovery was made in the
year 1858 by Norwegian sea captain,
near this place, and il IS Of this lint nd
to tell 1T is the conlnn,ne.s;t occurrence
for ships tli::t venture ui here To lose
one or more. men u trip, and so when
the other members of the small crews
say five or six Tnen-feturn home and
report that they have lost comrades, no.
particular attention is paid to the news
beyond the little circle widowed by the
lost men.
It happened somewhere about 1879
that the crew of Russian whaler made
their way to Arehange1 and reported
that they lost their captain and TIVE men
ON Spitzbergen through an accident. de-
tails OF which were given. The captain
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-29
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A Question of Precedence.

A curious anecdote is told of Prince
Gortschakoff who lately resigned his Of
flee of Grand Chancellor of the Russian
Empire, a man of great sagacity and in
finite tact. Some years ago, the chief
counsellor of the Gar was at Berne,
where his son, as ambassador, repre-
scented the Government of the Russian
Empire. Prince Gortschakoff's arrival
in Switzerland happening to be at the
time of great religious ceremony, on
occasion of the Emperor's birthday, the
Grand Chancellor said to his son, You
are aware that at the close of the cere-
mony tomorrow all persons present
will go forward to the altar,s in order TO
kiss the cross. You understand, of
course, that 60 first of ALL
Il beg pardon, sir, - replied the young
man; ''as Russian ambassador, / repre-
sent the Emperor's person, and as such
have the precedence"
''But, as Grand Chancellor, / repre-
sent the Emperor everywhere, and at
all times; however" continued the
prince, after a moments reflection,
''since you make point of it, | yield
the precedence to you on this oeca-
sion."
The moment in the ceremony arrived;
the Russian ambassador advanced first
towards the altar; the Grand Chancel-
lor followed, and after him came the
brilliant crowd always gathered for a
state occasion of the Russian church,
AS they came near the cross the father
touched his son lightly on the shoulder,
and spoke to him in voice loud
enough to be heard by all who were near
them:
$50 on, my son." he said; '.go forward
first. authorize you to do So
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-29
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The Editor, the Hopper Grass and the
Snake

The editor of the Swainesboro, Ga,
Herald went out hunting on Saturday
evening, and while he was chasing Il Jay
bird from tree to tree. a large chopper
grass flew up in front of him and
frightened him very much, and he (the
editor) Immediately shot the poor little
thing; after he had killed the chopper
grass" he, in a brave, defiant manner,
said: 'sNow, scare me again. lie
walked on looking every minute for
another ''hopper-grass'' to scare him
again, but he had not gone very far be-
fore he discovered a large coach whip
had wound itself around his leg, prepar-
atory to giving him whipping, he got
scared again, he kicked and pranced
around considerable, until he got the
snake extricated from his leg, aud i'm
mediately dispatched his snakeship.
He did not stop to look for any more
Jay birds" ''hopper-grasses,' and
snakes but struck bee line for
town, where he arrived nearly out of
breath.
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| and his men Were mourned, aud in a
little while the affair was forgotten. In
1858, however, the Norwegian captain
in question. while cut hunting for rein
| deer, found three human skeletons, and
beside them a gun from which the stock
was rotting. On the barrel of the gun
We're scratched number of Inscriptions
in Russian, which tire Norwegian was
unable TO make out He brought the
gun home with him, and sent it to Arch
angel, where it was found to contain
the HISTORY of the captain and the two
men, previously reported as having been
killed by accident The inscription told
how the owner of the gun and his two
men had been basely deserted by the
others of the crew, for whom they were
out procuring food, and left to die of
exposure. Those of the crew then alive
were arrested and sentenced for life to
work in the mines of Siberia. Thepoo
captain and his men must have suffered
terribly, for, from dates on the gun-the
last of which was March Sit was learn
ed that they had survived greater part
of the winter
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-29
A Business Explanation.

Every established local newspaper re-
ceives subscriptions from large cities
which puzzle the publishers, but which
the New York Times lately explained as
follows: "A wholesale merchant in this
city, who had become rich at the bust
ness. says his rule is. that when he sells
a bill of goods on credit. TO Immediately
subscribe for the local paper of his debit
or. So long as his customer advertised
liberally and vigorously. he rested, but
rs soon rs he began to contract his adj
vertising space he took the fact as evil
denee that there was trouble ahead and
invariably Went for the debtor. Said he:
The man who is too poor to make his
business known is too poor TO do bust
ness The withdrawal of an ADVERTISE,
ment is evidence of weakness that hsssi-
ness men are not slow to act upon.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-29
For Married People.

You make 8 mistake when, in your
anxiety for your home and home COM
| forts YOU send your husband to his so
cial pleasure alone, thus compelling
him to seek enjoyment away from your
restraining influence.
You make mistake when you econo-
miZe in things that would tend to your
wife's good looks or health. thus depriv-
ing her of her very means of growing
daily more and more attractive in your
own eyes. and cheating yourself out of
much domestic enjoyment.
You make mistake in being careless
of your person or dress, which forms
one of the principal pictures on memo
ryas wall, the mother or wife in neat
home attire.
You make a mistake when YOU but
ton your small change in your pockets,
excusing it by the reflection: Il have
not enough for myself; when I have
more than / want / win divide.'' You
make an ineXcusable mistake right
there.
You make mistake when he comes
home, fretted and tired with life's cares
and struggles, that you do not divert
his mind by some cheerful story or
song, and make him feel that no mat.
ter how cold and unfeeling the world is,
there is one sure haven of refuge, un-
failing, to which he is more than well
come.
You make a mistake in not taking in
TO your business confidence your wife
she who is to use and distribute earnings
Her skill and foresight would save you
many a heart and headache. if she
could only see things rs you see them
You make mistake when you set
your children an example of disrespect
for their father, who has the first right
to their and your obedience and atfen-
ton.
You make a mistake when your son
comes to you, and in broken tones con-
fesses his error and weakness, that you
do not comfort and strengthen him To
do right, instead of giving censure and
reproof.
You make mistake when you leave
your young daughter to learn by sorrow
and experience the lessons she should
have been taught at her own fireside.
You both make terrible mistakes in
not walking firmly and honestly, side
by side, in the paths you want your
children to follow.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-29
Mothers. Mothers!I Mothers,Il

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An Albino Monkey .

In snug little cage on board of the
| steamer Oxfordshire, of London, which
| is lying at the foot of jefferson street,
East river, frisks one of the most Curl
Gus specimens of albinism ever seen in
this country. 1t is a monkey of the ring
| tail species and was procured five
| months ago at Singapore by Capt. c..
r. Jones, the commander of the vessel.
Jack" as the little fellow is called, is
beauty He is snow white from the
crown of his tiny thinking box to the
tip of his long and prehensile tail, and
as he clutches the bars of his little pris-
on with his human-sllsped hands and
leers between them, the peculiar red
ness of the iris and pupils of his eyes as
the light strikes them proclaims ut once
that he is a simon pure. .'Fhe little fell
low said Capt. Jones, ''was captured
year ago on the Malay peninsula and
brought to Singapore, where crowds of
persons fiocked to see him, although
members of the monkey family are as
plenty there as felines are here. was
immensely taken with him at once, and
although / have been collector of an
inlals for 25 wears, / never saw his
like before. Indeed have heard of but
one albino. monkey, and that was pur-
chased six years ago by the king of ST.
am, at Singapore. for $500. the ami
nal having previously been sold in Cal
cutta for 500 gold rupees. Before pur-
chasing Jack / consulted with the best
animal traders and they were as much
astonished ut seeing him as | had been.
At all the ports we stopped at in the
China seas, and particularly at Yoko-
homa, Hong Kong, Shanghai. and also
at Gibralter, Jack attracted much at
tention.n
Jack. when standing. measures fifteen
inches, he weighs about four pounds,
and is thought not TO have been MINI
licking the world for over two years.
He is as playful and gentle rs Il kitten,
and when allowed full swing of the
ship romps about with n Japanese SPAN
iel, the two evidently entertaining
warm friendship for. each other. He is
very healthy. although an epicure, of
the Jack Tar school, which means he
eats everything. New York Herald
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..HoW 171----1I is I1iII5 / slonId 1hinE

HOW i4D't1i l3fS ftliir SHOuiu link
q hotef clerk naiglit cheat such i man,
said the reporter.
I'VE never cheat anvi3odv.n said the
clerk in an injured tone. and h. eontin-
ued: II pity the clerk vi no tries 10 swell
old 's bill. / don'tknow whether
he can read figures or not. bu: You may
bet he can tell mighty soon whether his
bill is right or not. even TO a cent?
The above remarks led to a very in
teresiing chat, during which the clerk
related few of the eccentrieIties he has
met with during twenty years which he
has spent behind hotel desks. One of
the oddities was told of a well-known
star actor who never takes a meal out
side of his own room, yet who never
eats anything-at least in the hotel
beyond Graham bread toasted, black
tea, cold roasted or smoked meats with
dessert of toasted cheese and crackers.
81 presume the simplicity of this diet is
the cause of his eating his meals in his
own room,' said the clerk
Another interesting note was of a
wealthy mana resident of this city
who seldom misses an evening that he
does not visit the hotel reading-room
and spend from one to two hours read
ing the Detroit daily papers.
A novel way of carrying money was
revealed by the clerk, who told of a
guest who always has from $500 to ST.
600 on his person and upon reaching
the hotel hands the clerk a package
done up in tissue paper m such a way as
to look like a package of tobacco or
roll of calico or anything besides bank
notes. His package of cash has be-
come so well known TO the clerks that
L L a II
mark. Hello, old Tissue is here again :"
Illustrative of some of the trials ho-
tel clerk has to put up with, was told
the hobby of an old man who insists on
having two rooms with connecting
doors, man to remain in the room and
keep awake with the gas turned on full
head while he sleeps. Fear of sudden
illness and possible death, (which fear
has existed seven or eight years, to my
knowledge" is the reason the old gen
tleman requires a companion.