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Yendict Against Pullman.

PIrTsBURa, Pa, Nov. 12.-ln the SUI
preme Court this morning the judgment Of
the lower court was affirmed In the suit Of
Gardner vs.. The Pullman Palace Car Com
pany. The case attracted widespread siten
tion. Gardner secured = verdict of $500,
having been ribbed 81 valaables while Sleep
ing In one of the Pullman cars. The Sn-
preme Court held that the company, while
not liable In an action ~ an inn keeper or
common carrier, yet reasonable aud proper
degree Of care 10 Imposed ON them. The
duty rests ON the company TO provide rea
sonable care and caution against the vain.
ables of passenger being stolen from bis
bed or from his clothes or person. This b
not case Of robbery BY force and violence,
but by steallhy larceny.
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Conditional Charity.
Boston Traveller.


f. "A few years after the close Of the war an
emissary Of freedman's church came North
on begging expedition. He talked about,
lectured and begged until he came to GER
tain church with but one want unsatisfied.
His chapel lacked bsptismal font, and for
this he argued, preached and prayed, vehs-
mently and long, till At last somewhere
down In the audience small, squeaky, fal.
setto voice inquired: a= .,aa.
"IIow much will II cost ?n H...
"Why, very beautiful one could be got
for $780," aa
sT'll give it," a4 e -
"What," said the surp rised missionary,
who evidently was unused to such cheerful
g;ver, "the whole amount?" -. .....
"Yes, the whole amount, $780," s,.st
"Let us return thanks" ...
Thanks were returned, and the meeting
which had been held for this purpose alone,
was about to be dismissed, when the same
squeaky voice cried out: ...r.
"There's one condition attached to that
gift-one condition."
"Oh, certainly, sir, anything you please ~
"You agree to it?"
aOh, certairlee; as you say, my dear sir.
What Is II you wish?"
Cracked hut triumphant came the answer:
"One condition! That every time you
baptlze wretch Of Niger, you'll do It In
boiling water"
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Interesting-To His Heirs.

The Toronto Globe says: A numbe of
years ago DR.. VIM. Dunlop, of Cobb orne
township, Ontario, departed this life, leaving
the following queer production as his last
will and testament:
ain the name of God, amen. /, William
Dunlop, Of Gairbraid, In the township Of
Colborne, and district of Huron, Western
Canada, Esquire, being In sound health and
my mind just as usual, which my friends
who iatter me say Is no great shakes at the
best of times, do make my last will and
testament, IS follows: Revoking, of course,
al. former wills, leave the property Of Gar
bvaid, and all other landed property may
die possessed of, to my sisters, Ellen Boyle
Story and Elizabeth Boyle Dunlop, the for
mer because she Is married to q minister of
the gospel, whom God help she henpecks
the latter, because she is married to nobody,
nor Is she likely to be, for she is an old maid
and not market ripe; and also l leave to
them and their heirs my share of the stock
and implements of the farm; provided, al
ways, that the inclosure around my brothers
grave be reserved; aud II either should die
without issue, then the other to inherit the
whole. / leave to my sistsr-in-law, Louisa
Dunlop, ell my share Of the household fur
niture and such traps, with the exceptions
hereinafter mentioned. leave my silver
tankara to the eldest son of old John, as the
representative Of his father. I would leave
1t to old John, himself, but he would melt 1t
down to make temperance medals, and that
would be sacrilegs however, leave my big
horn snuff box to him he can only make
temperance horn spoons with that. / leave
my sister Jennie my Bible, formerly the
property Of my great grandmother, Bertha
Hamilton, of Woodhali, and when she knows
Is much Of the spirit as she does Of the let
ter, she will be better Christian than sbe Is.
1 also leave my lste brothers watch to my
brother Sandy, exhortiDg him at the same
time to give up Whiggery, RadIcalism, and
all the other sins that do most easily beset
him. leave my brother Allen my big
snuff box, as am informed he Is rather .
decent Christian, ,:swsg belly and jolly face.
leave parson Chevassie (Magyie's husband)
the small box got from the Sarnia militia
as . small token Of gratitude for the service
be has done the family in taking q sister
that no man of taste would have taken.
leave John Caddel silver teapot, 20 the end
that be may drink tea therefrom to comfort
him under the afiiiction Of slstternly wife.
leave my books to my brother Andrew, be-
cause he has been so long jangly WALTON,
that he may learn to read with them. give
my silver cup with sovereign IN IL, TO Janet
Graham Dunlop, because she Is an old maid
and pions, and therefore will necessarily
sake TO horning. aud also my granite snuff
shell, - IL locks decent To see m old woman
taking snuff. In witness whereof. have
hereunto Get my seal, the 3l>l day Of August,
In the year Of our Lord, ono thousand eight
hundred ard forty two. i
W. DUNLOP.
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AN INNOCENT OLD COUPLE.
they Make Wagner Sleeper More Home
like" and Attract Attention.
Cincinnati Enquirer.

Cincinnati Enquirer. aE. ..'..
Very amusing Incidents sometimes happen
in sleeping cars, owing to the ignorance Of
untravelsd people IS TO utilizing the limited
facilities for disrobing, etc. An occurrence
of this kind took place on the Bee Line
few days since, which caused some constsr-
nation among the ladies and considerable
amusement to the male passengers. A nice
looking old couple were seated In one Of the
sections of the New York sleeper, and, be-
yond being little restless, attracted no spe-
cial attention until after leaving the Grand
Central Station. Immediately after the
train pulled out the old gentleman stopped
brakeman who happened to be going
through the train, and told him they wanted
to 90 To bed. He was referred to the colored
autocrat who presides over that department
and gives an able imitation Of . man black
ing boots. After some little talk the old
gentleman explained bis wants, and the
berth was made up. He then wanted to
know where the dressing room was, and the
LADIES' dressing room being pointed out, both
he and his wife entered. Although this was
rather unusual proceeding, nothing was
said about it, and as the train leaves about @
o'clock In the evening, and 1t was little too
early to 60 to sleep, the balance Of the pas
sengers distributed themselves around the
car, and nothing more was thought of the
old couple until q slam Of the door and q
snort of laughter from some innocent youth
attracted the attention of all the occupants
of the car to grand triumphal march exc
cuted by the old couple from the dressing
room to their berth. They had disrobed In
the ladies' dressing room, and the old lady
had apparently nothing on bat her "robe de
mutt" and nightcap, and the old gentleman
brought up the rear with hrs clothes and
those belonging TO his wife In his arms, be-
ing almost completely hid In mass of fe.
male attire not generally exposed to public
gaze. It is needless to say that the genuine
innocence Of the old couple In the whole
matter was 50 apparent that 1t protected them
from any rude comment, but after they had
piped down It kept the passengers In smii-
ing mood the balance of the trip.
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London Telegraph.

London Telegraph.
"a pipe! 1t is great comforter, pleas.
ant soother. Blue devils fly before Its hon.
est breath! 1t ripens the brain; 1t opens the
heart, and the man who smokes thinks like
q sage and acts like Samaritan" So said
Lord Lytton, who may have been right, and
may have been wrong, though judicious peo-
pie will have no desire TO see smoking made
the test of wisdom and virtue. The ancients
did not indulge In the habit, and appear to
have enjoyed themselves fairly well without
the weed, which Columbus, first of Euro
peans, saw the "Crazy Horses" and "Sitting
Bulls" of the period indulging in, by the
native North American Indian name OF
Tobacc,.
Could some Hellenic Jean Nicot, or Latin
Walter Raleigh have taught the Greeks and
Romans the seductive practice, Alcibiades
and the Athenian dand:es would assuredly
have pufied cigarettes, and Horace, In dress.
ing gown and slippers, sitting in an ivory
chair beside his Bandusian fountain, would
have watched the delicate blue wreaths,
curling up against the dark background OF
Hex and laurel from the bowl of his brier-
root; while Seneca, as much man Of the
world ss philosopher, would, perhaps. have
affected only the best brands Of Havanas; !;
and then 90 back to Greece, Socrates must
certainly have smoked . churchwarden.
The eye and ear of the imagination picture
the composed sage smiling 1t the futile rage
Of XantIppa, hetween the deliberately ex-
hailed pnfs Of his long, classical "clay." A
society without tobscc, certainly lacked one
of the greatest sedatives Of civilization; the
wonder is. how the fathers Of poetry man
aged to beeuile the muses. minus the help
which. arcor ding to Cowper, "d"es more 70
quicken and RHINE than all the breath Of I'll
the nine"
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EVE-ANGELICAL.
OPPORTUNITY AND IMpo

OPPORTUNITY AND IMPoRTUNITy. M
seal-skin sacque Shakes his head
In the store; Sadly, "Nop
Wife looks back, Grabs her arm, n.
Eyes it DER. Home they 20.
Says to husband, Drops of water,
"Ain't 1t nice?" One by one,
He shut eyehds Will wear away
Like = wise. The hardest stone.
Ere the falls
Backbone's broke,
Wifey wears
Sealskin cloak.
~. Y. Com. Advertiser.
The "Star'' kid glove Is the latest fancy Of
fashion.
There Is return of favor to elinging dress
draperies.
Red heels on ladies' boots are fashionable
in London.
Russian green combines with black, gray
or deep red. 80. ...a-@ .....
Silk costumes are relegated TO house and
carriage wear.
The silks, satins and brocades of this sea-
son are dazzlingiy beautiful.
Morristown, Tenn, has q woman barber
who does q thriving business.
The priests OF Brittany have ordered the
Breton girls not to sell their hair.
1t Is again fashionable 10 wear fancy pin
In the bonnet bow under the chin.
OF all the forms of the feminine waistcoat
that of fur bids fair TO be most popular.
"Heroine" Is perhaps as peculiar word
as any in our language; the first two letters
Of It are male, the three first female, the
first four brave man, and the whole word
brave woman. ...--. -...
The fact that women have taken to driving
Is prolific of danger. They seldom have any
strength; they never have any discretion.
Their great object is to attract attention, and
10 do this they rattle on In the most reckless
manner.-LOndon World. :,
Arguments have been commenced In the
Supreme Court suit brought by the heirs OF
the late Sarah Ann Dorsey, Of Louisiana, for
the purpose Of setting aside the Will by
which Mrs. Dorsey left her property to
jefferson Davis.
It Is related of q minister now residing In
Csstleton, Vt, that he has preached 90 years
on q salary running from $3.50 to 81 900; that
40 years ago he was getting $500, had wife
and four children, and lived In house with
out carpet or q stove, and that now he has
retired and has $50 yards of carpeting and
four stoves and Eve sons, and that the sons
are scattered through the country, all doing
we'll. "."4 I'D"
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Why widow Briggs Left Michigan.
Detroit Free Press.

A span of ponies attached to an emigrant
wagon, containing q woman and three chill
dren and various household goods, halted on
Grand River avenue yesterday to have q
blacksmith set shoe for one of the horses.
As the woman seemed to be alone, or at
least had no man in sight, the smith asked :
"Old man sick ?" mo sir; buried him up
the country year ago." "Then you are q
widow?" 81 reckon am, and my name is
Briggs" (which way are You jogging?"
"Going soutbwest-maybe into Indisna."
"Got sick Of Michigan" continued the
blacksmith, as he pared away at the hoof.
"Well, the State Is good enough" she slowly
answered. "Some mighty fine land, good
schools and bad weather, but had to get
out Of where was. Lost pound week
right along for the past three weeks"
"Ague ?" "Humph I'd like to see the sgue
upset us! No, sir! My husband wasn't cold
before had an offer Of marriage! II wasn't
month before had three Of 'em. Why, 1t
wasn't six months before their tracks were
Is thick around my house rs rat trails on the
snow!" "Had your pick, eh?" "Pickl i
could have married anybody from my hired
man to chap who owned section Of land
and four saw mills. They came singly and
in droves; they came BY day and by night"
"And you-you-" "Say, your" she ex-
claimed, - she drew herself up, ado look
like IN idiot ?" "No ma'am.r swell, when
/ ding my three children 1t the head of
second husband and give up the $500 In cash
In my pocket, you can call me an idiot. No,
sir, I repelled 'em." "And they got ?"
"They bad to. Susan, hand me that second
husband repeller. Il ID In the back end Of
the wagon" The girl hunted around and
fished mp hickory club four feet long, and
the woman held u ont for inspection and
said: "There's hairs Of six different cclors
sticking In the splinters, and these blood
stains are the pure quill. You can Judge
whether they sat there an made love, or
tore down the front fsncs In their hurry TO
reach the woods." aBy George" whispered
the smith, sfter long inspection, 81 guess
ysu don't want 10 marry" "K'rec., sir. II
you have any old.widowers In this town, or
II you know Of any one between here and
Indiana who wants . headache that will last
all winter without any letting up, just put
'-m upto begin u ask me Il my heart don't
searn for love and my soul rattle around for
sosus Que to cali me darling"
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A Wanpun special TO the Milwaukee Sem
tinel Of October 10th, says: s. j. Hudson,
Of Belvidere, ILL.,, who came here recently
with two children In search Of his runaway
wife, found her masquerading In male attire
under the name Of Frank Dubois. She was
living with Gertrude Fuller, having been
married to her early last spring by the Rev.
H. J.. Morrison, ct the home Of the BRIDE.
mother. The deception had not been sus-
pecled, but many thought Frank Dubols had
msny Of the charscieristics Of woman.
Under this name she had solicited odd Jobs
OF painting, and was making sufficient 70
support them both.
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Boston Post: II Is stated that 'sNoythern
travelling men are becoming numerous In The
South, aud merchants arc receiving many
fatlering aiaentions.r FiAtierins attentions
u real uice name for Invitations 70 drink.
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POETRY.
THE STRANGER.
Walter Bruce.

Waiter bruce.
An aged man came late to Abraham's tent;
The sky was dark, and all the plain was bare,
He asked for bread his strength was well
nigh spent;
care.
The food was brought. He sat with thankful
eyes,
But spake no grace, NOR bowed he toward
the east.
Safe sheltered here from dark and angry
The bounteous table seemed royal feast.
But ere his hand had touched the tempting
The patriarch rose, and leaning on his rod,
Stranger" he said," "dost thou not bow in
prayer?
Dost thou not fear, dost thou not worship,
God?"
':He answered, "Nay" The patriarch sad
ly said:
"Thou hast my pity. Go! eat not my
bread"
Another came that wild and fearful night.
The fierce winds ragged, and darker grew the
sky;
But all the tent was filed with wondrous
light,
And Abraham knew the Lord his God was
nigh.
"where is that aged man." the Presence
said,
That asked for shelter from the driving
blast?
Who made thee master of thy Masters
bread?
What right hadst thou the wanderer forth to
cast ."
"Forgive me, Lord" the patriarch answer
made,
With downcast look, with bowed and trem-
bling knee.
"Ah me! the stranger might with me have
staid,
But, o my God, he would not worship Thee"
"I've borne him long" God said, "and still
wait:
Couldst thou not lodge him one night in
thy gate?"
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TEags--esysh.s Invariably IL Advance.
NEW sPkYRR DECISIONS

/. Any one who takes paper regularly from The
directed TO his name or anot hef's
or whether he has snnscribcd motifs rrsfityIhlt
for the payment. $500
.. II perrou orders his paper dsconiinued, he
must pay all arrraraves, or the publisher win cen:
tinue to send IL until payment s made and collect the
office or not.
8. The courts have decided that refusing 10 take
the newspapers or periodicals from the Pos.otncs ~
removing and leaving them uncaIled for, 10 primd
fucis evidence OF Intentional fraud.
Papers ordered to any address can be changed "
another address at the option Of the subscriber.
Remttanccs by draft check, money order, or regis
tered letter may to sent at risk All Postmaster
are required To register letters on application.
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j. Lanee. of 81. Paul, while riding on
railrnad train, first cut his wrists with : ra-
sor and then jumped through car window.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-06-07


At a populous manufacturing town
there was an inhabitant who held a good
position as a fish-monger, and being
partial to theatricals, was very kind, and
gave great assistance to the manager
of the Theater Royal. Being anxious to
make his debut, it was at last arranged
that he should play Polonius for the
managers benefit, that gentleman him.
self playing Hamlet. The house was
crammed, and the play proceeded until
it came to the lines: ''Do you know me,
my lord?' Excellent well! you are q
fish-mongerr' when the maternal pa
rent of Polonius (being in front, and
thinking the line was personal insult
to her sony, rose and said: 'Well, sir,
if he be fish-monger, ne has been very
kind to you, and you We no right to ex-
pose him in public. ''-Glasgoso EUeni,,g
Times.
A dude went into New York pho
tographer's, the other day, to get his
picture taken Sin character" He APP
peared in parti-colored garments of
silk, with lilac silk stockings. The
artist ''poseda him, and, CHANGING down
to his feet, exclaimed, ''Bless my soul!
do you want me to take these patent
leather bottinesp" "Oh!' said the dude,
mo, not at all. Wait a moment, yer
know''-and taking out two pink
rosettes from his pocket, the dude fast
ened them in the insteps of his bottines
aud exclaimed: There you are, yer
know!' May l ask what you repre-
sent?" said the puzzled photographer.
s'Ah! l am Folly, n't-cher-know?'
was the reply. But said the photog-
rapher. Folly is woman" Yes, OF
1 course; but I'm male Folly, don t.
| Observation-Disclosures Free Press.
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Modern Novels.

The recent school of American novel
lists, represented mainly by Howells and
James, is endeavoring to work a reform
in fiction. Instead of in Dickens or
Thackeray manner of finishing a story,
Mr.. Howells especially, amuse5 himself
by chopping it off, leaving the reader 10
draw his own conclusions. This is GER
tainly very accommodating, but it is not
art. Every piece of literary work
should have a decided ending where all
of the wrinkles are smoothed out, when
the reader is allowed to sit down and
rest. If this style prevails among the
Younger writer's, as Mr.. Howells no
doubt desires it should, the future novel
will end very much in this way:
walking rapidly through the fields,
Arthur sought his old home. The tall
clover stood in perfumed tremor, and
the bees buzzed in insectiferous chorous.
The young man thought as he passed,
of his long engagement with Miss Bike
and wondered if she were still living
with his aunt He longed to meet her
and to know that she still loved him.
He climbed the field fence, entered the
lane leading to the house and walked
along, rejecting deeply. He neared
the house. A white dress fluttered at
the gate. He rushed forward. The
end.n
Now what sort of an ending would
that be? The reader would never know
whether it was Miss Bikes or some 9TH
er woman's dress that was futtering al
the gate. No matter how much the 70
mantle young girl might be interested
in the marriage of Arthur and Miss BIZ
kle, she would never know whether or
not the ceremony was performed.
1t is the duty of every story teller to
settle up with his characters before clos
ing his book. 1t would not be a bad
idea for novelist to have literary
balance sheet, and settle with each char.
acter the first Of every month. This
would keep everything straight and pre-
vent anything like confusion.
Howells' Modern Instance looks as
though it were taken by instantaneous
photography and "tired off, before the
rear end Of the procession attained good
position. Traveller.
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& Thrifty Man.

II cannot give my consent to your
marriage with my daughter" said g
father to an ardent lover.
ION what grounds do you base your
sbjections?n
''On the grounds that you are poor
man, have no trade or profession. and
are by no means capable of supporting
a wife"
''Oh, that's it, Ell! Look here and
he took out several papers showing that
he owed four or five hundred dollars.
''Don't this prove that | am a thrifty
man; what more can you ask?"
Il can ask for nothing more. You
have shown your ability. Take my
daughter.
Il am thankful, said the young man
Il have only one more request?
THAT the marriage shall take place
immediately?"
No; that you will lend me enough
money to buy suit of clothes and pay
the preacher. Let me see how much
will be necessary. l can stand the
preacher off. Let me have fifty dollars
and your daughter shall be my wife. ~
/ Arkdnsato Traveller.
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Shakspeare's Macbeth" Taken From the
P,h1o

You will find the principal characters
of Macbeth in the Book of Kings.
Jezebel in the Bible is Lady Macbeth"
in the play. She it was that stirred up
her husband to do all the deviltry he
did. Then take Hazael, servant to
the King. Under the influence of his
wife, Jezebel, he plots to kill his master,
and become King of Syria in his stead.
This plot is successful, and Hazael is
crowned King. This character exactly
suits that of Macbeth The minor
characters can also be found in the Bible.
Of course, Shakespeare has altered the
words, but the plot and characters are
to be found there. DR.. Halsey, in his
lectures on Shakespeare at Princeton Col
lege, stated that Shakspeare's regular
practice was to study the Bible seven
hours day. There were not so many
Bibles in his time as there are now, but
although very costly, he had one. and
made adaily practice of studyingit. do
not know, but presume he is correct.
Though Shakespeare was undoubtedly a
great man, l think he is considerably
overrated. so far as his originality is
concearned / think he was not endow-
ed with the genius of originality, but
rather with the genius of arranging the
writings of those gone before, and re-
writing them in an attractive style
ReU. Richard Lee, d. u.