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Counting Entirely BY Letter.

He was n nice young man, could not
be else, because you see, he came from
Chicago, which vital fact stamps him
guileless. But he accomplished a nine
days wonder in st. Louis, It was re-
vealed thus We were invited out to a
farewell dinner. given to a brand new
bride of few hours existential. She
was to leave our classic shades and
bury herself in the city by the lake.
No one bad met the him of the case,
and in the mysterious second-story
region devoted at ''swell" affairs to the
adjustment of feminine nothings sur
mise and speculation were busy, to
which / listened wonderingly until
called across the hall TO the bride, when
i learned this marvellous tale:
''Do look well?" whispered she of
the new title. II am so anxious. You
must know l do not know my husband
very well"
mo? / thought your introduction
dated back two years. :" falC8il i7f
$50 it does, but by letter. / never
saw him until Monday"
''Delectable thunderbolts! Last Mon
dayp Why, this is only Wednesday,
even so, my dear"
''If this is not an instance of sublime
ecstatic faith. How in the world did
you know but that he was cross-eyed,
knock-kneed, pigeon-toed or bound to
some sort oflhorroro" 1r Hbu
Il knew nothing; / simply trusted
him"
''Blssful trustl But, naturally,
since he came from Chicago you are
safe"
And it actually came to pass in this
wicked and perverse generation, a
young woman, in full possession of her
senses, took a man blindly on trust, on
two days time. She is very sweet
girl, quiet and dignitied, decidedly not
of the sort who would do the thing for
fun, but she soberly and honestly ac-
cepted the man through the promptings
of some occult power, which She is
pleased to call love. How it could be
love, the object unseen, is a mystery to
the practical mind. which prefers some
thing more tangible and less in the alb
stract, upon which to button passion.
Still, in matters of spiritual concern
we are taught. faith is. the essence of
love.
forgot my own personal adolnment
in my anxiety to descend and be pre-
scented to the man whose pen had ac-
quired such absolute dominion over so
healthy a mind. Looking squarely l
found her bargain good, in matters
physical. Such a large well-built figure
and broad shoulders are nice things for
a girl to own. His converse proved his
intelligence well sprent with culture,
and by the seeing she had not drawn a
blank. Then follows the wonder, what
induced him to run his half of the risk
by the popular conception folly in a
woman is permissible, in a man it is
not.-Cor. n. O. Times Democrat. aa IN
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A Tale OF Frisco Bay.

Across the bay in the classical sub
urban village of Berkeley, within the
past fortnight there has been enacted q
real-life romance of a character inter-
esting and sentimental; while common
enough in plot, no doubt, yet, withal,
a tribe unusual for such a staid, easy
going town. 1t is a case of the old
story of unrequited love and subsequent
. despair of the requiter, but with change
of scene and the additional attractive
ness of local associations. In this tale,
however, it is observed that one very
important detail--the condiment, in
fact, that is usually served with the
modern romance-is noticeably lacking,
for the scene can not truly be said to
have been in thigh life" or among the
elite. although the hero and heroine
might be located about medium in the
social scale. t,p i,.- t.. trf
For many years there has been estab-
-iished near the center of the village,
Just within convenient distance of the
university, and near enough to hear in
term time the noisy revels of the stu
dents, boarding house known as the
Terminus Hotel. 1t took its name from
the fact that the railroad once end
ed near by, and although the track
has since been extended far beyond,
yet the name is still on the sign, false
beacon to transient visitors and an object
of vexation to the railroad employe.
In this establishment was employed up
TO Saturday good-looking and expert
cook named Maggie. She gave great
satisfaction in her kitchen duties, al
though, owing TO her comely character
Istics, there were many tlirtations with
boarders, which were the cause, occa-
-sionally, of slight negligence of work.
But the host was content to regard such
affairs complacently, for experience had
taught him that his cook was an i'm
portant factor in the matter of secur-
ing patronage, and so Maggie was
allowed full permission to indulge her
flirting propensities as much as she
pleased. But flirting, it seems, like
other things, may be carried too far,
and this Maggie found out. Three
weeks ago there came to the hotel to
board young man from Antioch,
named Joy. He was an honest, sturdy
young farmer, well dressed, and with
plenty of money, as he had just dis
posed of his ranch for cash. After her
work at night Maggie at once set about
making a new conquest, and laid siege
90 the heart of the Antioch man. As
the young man was apparently unused
60 such attacks an acquaintance was
not formed until week had passed,
but from that time the conquest was
only too easy. To carry out the smile,
IN military parlance, lie surrendered,
hauled down his flag, and yielded to the
Establishments of the charming cook.
The next day after meeting Maggie he
proposed, saying, to show his earnest
ness, that he should expect an answer
on his return from the post-office, a
twenty minutes walk. Before going,
. as an Important argument ON the point
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-08-04
Made BY a Silk.WOrn.

Most of the many boys and girls VINO
already own or who intend to own silk
worms will be glad to know of way by
which its silk-spinning powers may be
made to produce immediate results, and
the silk-worm will itself save you the
time of its own house-building and spare
you the trouble of reeling and weaving.
1t can, in fact, be made to produce for
you, under your own supervision,
piece of beautiful golden silk. Nor is
this all; it viii even shape the silk and
fasten it ITO a fan, a tambourine, or to
any other similar frame; provided, of
course, that the silk-yielding capacity
of the worm be not overtaxed.
The method of accomplishing this re-
suit is very simple one, though, like
many other simple things, it is not COM
monty known. Very many Chinese
ladies, however, know it, and make use
of it to divert the weary hours they
usually spend in id!eness. "r
When the worm is full-grown, and has
filed its reservoir with the silk-making
material, it is ready to build its house
or cocoon. This you must not permit
it to do. 1t must instead be placed on a
common Japanese fan, of the battle
dore or lawn-tennis bat shape.
Nature tells the worm that it must
spin-spin a cocoon if possible, but spin
anyhow. If permitted to have its own
way, it will build on the flat surface of
the fan; but if prevented, it will wan
der from side to side of the little plat
form, spinning all the while its won
derful silken thread, fastening it at the
edges, and in the end covering the whole
surface with a closely woven golden
web almost rs tough as parchment.
In relating this fact, however, we
must, at the same time, impress upon
the young silk-culturist that, if he tries
this experiment, it had better be with
only two or three worms, and that it
would be wrong and cruel to divert
many of the little creatures from their
proper work of cocoon-making for the
sake. of the ornamental fan-covers, they
might be made to supply. Though the
result is, of course, interesting, it is
decidedly not for this purpose that you
are supposed to keep silk-worms. -. r..
COryeU, IN st. Nicholas.
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to be decided, he pulled out his bank
book and called attention to the entry
of $1,000 to his credit, being the pro-
ceeds of the sale of the ranch. Tho
story goes that he beat the local pedesg J
trian record on his trip to the post
Office; indeed, it is not fully settledtha
he did go all the way, but evidence is
wanting. When he returned, Maggie
was found in a blushing but undecided
state, but brief argument finally in
duced her to agree to his proposal. The
landlord was informed,s fgilratively
speaking, of the latest dish that Maggie
had cooked. He agreed, although COM
PEELED TO lose valuable servant, and
the trio set about, with the material aid
of joys bank account to prepare for
the wedding. Here it may be mem
toned that, although the landlord was
sorrowful at the thought of losing Mag
gle, yet his sorrow was in some part con-
doned by a tacit agreement having been
made with her that she should
induce her husband to buy a lot
of him, as he had, and still has, a
desirable building site for sale. The
day was set for last Sunday. Friday
the pair went TO Oakland, and the pur-
chases of the devoted bridegroom were
so many, so elaborate, and so substan-
tial that the hackman whose carriage
they were Obliged to hire to return in,
was compelled to drive at very mod
crate gait At the hotel the driver was
told to come again on Sunday, as his
services would then be required to drive
them down to the little Catholic chapel
urh ba Nf = 10 l.. Al.
Comerford, had already been secured.
Friday night the pair sat up until late
discussing plans and arranging for the
proper disposal of joys bank account.
Saturday morning the bridegroom
dressed as a groom should on the day
before his wedding, and waited long
and patiently for Maggie to come down
to the breakfast which she then was ex-
empt from cooking. But she did not
come, and JOY, becoming impatient,
went to her room, which he found de-
serted. The bed had been unoccupied.
Around the room were the dresses and
the finery which he had bought the dav
previous. Alarmed and nearly frantic.
ne called and shouted, which resulted
in bringing the interested landlord up.
Together they looked the room over, as
it was evident the bride had fled, and
at last, on the table, the anxious lover
found note from Maggie. 1t simply
said that she had repented and gone
away. The two men then began
search for the fugitive bride. The train
conductors were interrogated, and the
lover was seen, to the great amusement
of his male acquaintance, running
anxiously all about town. Finally, the
next day-Sunday-the weddipg-day--
Maggie was found at the home of an
aunt in San Francisco. She explained
simply that she had changed her mind,
and remained obdurate. The ex-bride-
groom has announced his intention Of
going to Washington Territory, there
to become hermit.-San Francisco
Bulletin. .5f .tl . r-
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The Plague In Egypt.

@
| 1t might have been expected that the
English occupation of Egypt would
have got enough sanitary regulation
into the land of the Nile to at least pre-
vent the most fearful plague known
there for years. But now, between Cairo
and Port Said in one direction and AL
aXandrla in the other, the condition is
most distressing. Even the English
soldiers are suffering, several having
died at Damietta, but the English seem
to be making every effort to conceal the
facts. Two noted physicians, DR.. Laird,
Scotchman, and u German, Dr. Ernst,
have lost their lives there, and the exc
dus of foreign families amounts almost
to a panic. The few foreign medical
men willing to remain to stem the tide
are met with opposition from the ma
tive doctors, who are driving a good
business, as they are the only ones that
collect fees. Lord Eitzmaurice told the
House of Commons Tuesday that the
Government had no intention of pro
posing an international conference,
The Sanitary Council at Cairo has put
the population of Damietta into tents
and partly burned and partly disinfect-
ed the place. Several small villages
have also been burned. The natives are
forced by the soldiery to bury their
dead, and the hospital camp at Damiet-
Ia is strongly guarded. In some of the
Isolated villages along the Med
iterranean and in the low line districts
between Lake Munzaleh and Lake Bor-
las there are scarcely natives enough to
bury the dead. The natives are very
bitter against the English, who, though
warned of the approaching plague,
failed to make the necessary precau-
tions. The condition at Mansoura is thus
described:
1.-The dying are left alone in the
houses, friends and relatives fleeing, and
their bodies have remained unburied for
days. Dead bodies in some cases have
rotted in the sunshine in the streets of
villages deserted by all except the dying
and the convalescent, while many of the
latter were helpless and starving. Any
thing like a grave had been unthought
of for n fortnight, and in the low delta
ground where water is found at a depth
of two or three feet, the trenches have
been dug so shallow and filled so full
that the first wind blew away the cover
ing of sand or the first rain washed
away the earth, Even where the rot
ting bodies were not uncovered and ex-
posed, they were so near the surface as
to rot under a hot sun, and allow the
gases to filter to the surface aud poison
the air. "-Spri'aqjield (lhaSs,) Repub-
iicass. .....
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know in time how much force is need
ed to do or to hold things. | shall be
glad when that time comes, for it is
very expensive to have a breaking boy
in the family.
Poor Geoff did try; but the next day
he was even more unfortunate than he
had been belore-for this time he broke
HIMSELF
He was in an apple-tree, having vol.
unteered TO 60 up and gather the APP
pies; but, instead of taking care of him
self, he went TO work with all the en-
ergy and carelessness which he would
have exhibited if he had been on the
ground, and the consequence was that
he fell
His mother and sisters ran to see what
was the matter.
Nothing much" said he. trying to
speak cheerfully, "only this time 1 have
broken my leg and my nose, and per-
haps it will be a warning to me.n
Poor Geoff could say no more, for a
faintness came over him. They carried
him indoors, and sent for the doctor,
who soon set his leg and plastered his
nose. He had to lie in bed several
weeks, and during that time he learned
several lessons in gentleness. His
mothers touch was so soft that it
soothed his pain. His fathers hand
rested so lightly upon him that it never
hurt him. And his brothers and sisters,
sorry for his suffering, set him beau
tiful example. He had time to think,
and he thought to some purposes; for
when he again grew well and strong
there was q great change manifested in
him. He had been taught how to use
his hands, and he is in fair way of
exhibiting in his own life that most
beautiful mingling Of strength and gen
tleness which helps TO make really no
bic and useful character Marianne
Fdrninghd1n, IN Baptist Weekly.
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Couldn't Stop.

| heard of a boy who was standing on
the top of a hill, and his father was
standing half way down, and the father
called to his boy: Come
He ran down, but did not stop where
his father was, but went 10 the bottom
of the hill. Oi..
His father said: "Why did you not
come to me when 1 called you?''
He said: 80, father, 1 got a-ooino
and l couldn't STOP
L will tell you what once happened.
There was a young man only twenty
years of age, and he was lying in jail.
He had killed man and he was going
to be hung. He had been Sunday
school boy, and his teacher went to sea
him in prison. He had to go through
long, dark passage, and presently he
came into the miserable cell.
1t was a beautiful day, everything
was lovely outside; the birds were sing
ing, the sun was shining, and every
thing was green and beautiful. And
this young man-only twenty years of
age-was lying in this dreadful cell, his
limbs chained together, going to be
hung! And the gentleman spoke to
him kindly, and said; ..t
''Oh, I'm so sorry to see you here"
The young man burst into tears, and
said: 'Ah! sir, if had minded what
my rather and mother said to me-if I
had attended to what you told me at
SCHOOL, should not now be here! I
got into bad company. L followed one
young lad and then another | got
something to drink. One bad thing led
to another bad thing, and, one day, be-.
ing half drunk, / killed man, and
now, sir, | am going to die"
All! T" He got a-going and could not
stopp' Take care about the bottom Of
the hill. Do not ''get a-going." You
may not be able to stop till you get to
the very bottom. S0Wer.
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RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

The japanese are teaching about
100000 children in their public schools
on American and English systems.
or 4, 939.T29 Prussian children, g.
1881 60 to Evangelical. and l ,405, 9S9
TO Catholic schools, making b total of
4,129, 900 in Christian schools.
IT is claimed that the Old Brick
Church." as it is popularity called, in
Isle of Wight County, Va, is the oldest
church of English building now stand
ing in America, it having been erected
/ in 1852.
The name of the Waterville (Me.)
Classical Institute has been changed to
Coburn Classical Institute in fit recog-
milton Of the muniiicence of Governor
| Coburn, whose gifts to it aggregate
100000 II .m fYua.
prof. James C. Greenough, Princi-
pal of the Rhode Island Normal School,
has accepted the Presidency of the
Massachusetts, Agricultural College, at
Amherst. He is a native of Deerfield,
Mass, and was graduated from Will
Jams College in the class of 1860. u
! AT Bellows Falls, the Congrega-
tional and Methodist churches not only
meet harmoniously in one building,
but they go so far in Christian fellow
ship as to pool their collections. Two
brethren from each church society take
up the collections, which, for the most
part consist of envelopes containing the
money offerings. Such offerings rs
come in the way of loose change are
equally divided. -RutlGRd No Herald.
Mr.. Spurgeon surprised his. congre-
CATION few Sundays ago. He began
his sermon as usual, and got through
his "'firstly" pretty well. Then feeling
very warm himself, and seeing his con-
gregation growing listless, he inter-
rupted himself with the remark "That
is the end of the firstly and it's so
warm to-day that l think the secondly
and thirdly will very well keep for q
cooler Sunday. So the congregation
went its way, and Mr.. Sturgeon went
his way Chicago Inter ocean. "
"A study of the religion of the Tin
kit Indians, of Arizona, has been made
by Rev. S. Hall Young, who says that it
SO much resembles that of Christians that
their conversion is quite easy. They
believe in God who is q trinity in his
attributes. He is. first, universal
punisher of evil and rewarder of good;
second, holy spirit of benefcenee,i to
whom they pray for blessings; and,
third, a mediator in the various forms
of lesser hdivinities. But many of the
Celebrations of this religion are savage
and grotesque.
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Professors for eleven different chairs
on departments in colleges, polytechnic
schools and other Institutions of higher
learning in the United States, have re-
Gently been chosen from the alumni OF
the University of Virgipia.-M Y. E1,
dnltner.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-05-25

damage estimated at Sc, 900. His barns
and orchard are a total wreck, and
his once beautiful place presents a
scene Of desolation. All the chimneys
but one on his house were blown
down and one door smashed, while the
old house standing only a short dis
lance away, built some forty years
ago by Mr.. Reitbrock, Mrs. Runkel's
father, was left intact. The storm
struck Carrie Ebbing and Lizzie Bene-
man, young girls, who were between
j. p. Runkels and Mrs. Toelle'S, driv-
ing home the cows. The latter being
taken up by the wind, was fatally in
jured, it is supposed. Henry Loes'
and Mrs. Overcamp's barns were des-
troyed. One-half of Mrs. Toelle's house
was unrO0fed and q cow barn moved
about foot off the foundation. Mrs.
BOrk, living near Powers Lake, is re-
ported badly hurt, and her house vas
blown into tamarac swamp near Lily
lake, distance of four and one-half or
five miles. The Catholic church at
Munster was partly unroofed on one
side and Mrs Peterson'S barn destroyed. |
The following is partial list of the
buildings destroyed in Brighton Rob-
ert PatterS0n's barns and his house
badly damaged; Con Miller's buildings |
all swept away; Frank Swartz's barn |
and fences; J. Sellen'S barn and house
damaged; j. SmithsOn's barn. and his |
house badly shattered; Matt Hahn's |
barn; Mat Stahl's barn and stables: G. |
Terry's barns; NJ. Poss' new barn :;
Saul Jackiey's barns and horse stables;
j. Wiesman's fences all taken away; |
Mat Evans sheds. Mr.. Evans was Sc
riously injured, and is not expected to
live. Catholic church demolished; the
nunnery and priests house unroofed.
1t is impossible at present to estimate
the loss of property, and no one can
conceive of the destruction and ruin
wrought. Innumerable sight-seers
from Burlington, and, in fact from far
and near, visited the devastated dis
trict On Sunday. Friends and neigh
bors are turning out in force to help
the unfortunate to clear away thd de-
bris, repair fences, construct Temporal
~ buildings and otherwise restore
things to order.
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RESOLUTIONS

On the death Of our s0orthy brother S. p.
Reeue By Park City Lodge No. 103 l. O.
0. r.
Whereas the silent messenger of death has
again entered our Lodge and has removed from
our midst our worthy Bro, S. p. Reeve, be it
Res0lued, That in the death of our brother
Park City Lodge No. 103 /. O. q. T. has lost one
OF Its hOnOred members
Res0lUed, That in heart felt sorrow we deplore
our loss, realizing that the place he once Occu-
pied in our Lodge room will be vacant ever
more, a sad reminder of the uncertainty of
earthly things, and that the ties of friendship
and brOtherly love on earth are to be Sundered
without the power OF man to stay the affecting
hand.
Resolued, That we will cherish his memory.
and while we mourn we will not forget the
home circle who mourn in sadness, but we ex-
tend to the widow and children of our deceased
Brother our heartfelt sympathy in their be-
reayement, sharing in common with them the
anguish of the hour.
Res0tUed, That the Lodge room be draped in
mourning as testimony of fraternal regard to
the memory of our deceased Brother and that
these resolutions be spread OH the records of
our Lodge and published in the city papers, and
That the Secretary be instructed to forward
copy of the same to the widow of the deceased.
Respectfully submitted,
III; s EInEK, Com.
A. MORRIS,
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FOURTH or LnLK RACES

At The Balm Driving Park, Kenosha, Ws.
$3.50 IN PURSES
Free for all. Trottting. Purse of $125 ;
60 to first, 40 to second, Is to third. $50
class. Trotting. Purse of 800; so to first,
80 to second, 20 to third. Green class.
Trotting. Purse of SIS; 40 to first, 20 to
second, 10 to third Running Race. Purse
$50; % to first, Is to second, 10 to third.
Five or more to enter and three to start.
Ten per cent of each sum to accompany each
entry. All entries TO be made to C. s. Harris,
Kenosha. Entries close Monday evening"
July 2. A full brass band will be in attend
ance Admission 25 cents Carriages
free. Pools sold at Harris Billiard Hall
on the evening of July Sd. also at the
Park before and during each race.