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"Let Us Jine In Pra'r." )"

a dispatch from Gainesville, Ga, says:
An amusing incident occurred in the jus
tIce's Court at Euharlee, Ca, to-day An old
colored Baptist minister, Andrew Jackson
Carter. sued Pinckney Carson twhite) for
s25 and Carson pleaded setof of more
than Carter's demand. The lawyers pro-
ceeded with the speeches. one Of them,
who is Methodist, said among other things
that while there were soms good men
among negro preachers, as class they were
very great rascals and Baptist .egro preachers
were the wcrss of all The opposing coun-
sci, who is a Baptist, decided to say some
thing IN defense of the moral character OF
his client. He grew earnest aud the old
darkey became very attentive and tears
stood in his eyes and the court looked
serious. The speaker having succeeded In
moving the audience, was himself moved
and closed by saying in a solemn manner,
MAY IL please your honor, my poor client,
instead of all this TRADE and abuse, ought to
hear the welcome plaudit, Well done, thou
good and faithful servant for thus devotina
his time and talents In pointing his people to
the word Of God, that taketh away the sins
Of the world"
This was more than the old darkey could
bear and with tears Running down his cheeks,
he raised his hands and eyes heavenward
fell npon his knees and sad: .Let US jine In
pra'r." Court, lawyers and bystanders looked
on in amaxement while the old darkey
prayed earnestly at the top of his voice Al
the conclusion of the PRAYER ths Court rem.
dered Judgment in favor Of The plaintiff.
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instantaneous Photographs.
Scientific American

The introduction within the past two years
of the improved gelatine process, by which
the time Of taking photographs with dry
plates has been reduced a thousand times,
renders IL now an easy matter to obtain with
certainty excellent pictures of moving OBJ
jects, and opens up vast held OF expert
ment for the scientific student. We lately
received some excellent specimens Of in
stantaneous work by Mr.. G. G.. lockwood, Of
Union Square, New York, illustrating the
principal proceedings at the opening Of the
great Brooklyn bridge. Pictures of friga,es
with flying flags, sailors manning the yard
arms, and canrons firing from the same
ships are amcng the pictures, and conve, TO
the mind an idea Of the extreme brevity OF
the time in which the impression must have
been made on the sensitive plate. We are
informed that The camera was located upon
steam tug, but the plate exposures were so
brief that the vibration due 10 the machin-
cry of the tug did not affect the Gistinctness
of the pictures.
Mr.. lockwood has also produced variety
Of beautiful photos illustrating the recent
yacht races in the hsrbor. Theseverai boats
engaged In the race are shown In many vari.
Gus positions, going at racing speed, all pho.
toguphed intantaneously; we have here ina.
rine pictures very artistic iu inisb, that show
the form aud motion ofthe waves, the spray,
the bending of inasts aud sailsto the wind
and all the Circumstances Of vigorous action
sharply defined and naturally portrayed.
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NOVEL WAGER DECIDED.
Showing That Nine Out of Ten Men Lean
on the Bar when They Order Drinks,
Syracuse Herald.

"Did you ever notice that nine out of ten
men put their elbows on the bar when they
go to get drink ?" said q gentleman TO a
friend who rat near him in the Vanderbilt
House last evening. "No, never have,"
was the reply, sand l don't think 1t is the
general CUSTOM" He then wagered $40 that
he was right, and TO settle the question the
two went to O'Connor's saloon this morning
and took notes. The first man who came in
leaned over the foot rail and put both elbows
on the bar and stood in that position until
his "bitters" were prepared. While he was
drinking three others came in and ordered
on his left elbow, the middle one put both
arms down and held bis chin in bis hands,
and the other man leaned over, crossed his
legs and put his right elbow on the bar. A
party Of four followed. They were all trav-
cling men, and as soon as they had dropped
their grip sacks each man put an elbow on
the counter and called for lager. The two
necessary to make the ten and decide the
bet came in while the quartette were drink.
ing. One of them took an inventory of the
lunch counter and the other one leaned
away over the bar and studied the label on a
bottle on the shelf before he gave HE order.
The man at the lunch counter called for
lager and took his glass to table and slipped
it as he read morning paper.
81 have won, you see," said the man who
made the wager, sand the tenth man would
have done just as the rest have If he had
stood at the bar to drink his beer"
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WHOLE NO. 73S
WHY WE LAUGH.
The DEVILS beverage is not wholly water.
Oscar Wilde's hair has had Oscar cut of
from IL

Oscar Wilde's hair has had oscar cut OIL
from it.
Instead of "In God we trust," "What shall
We do TO be saved" is suggested as motto
for the trade dollar.-Boomerang.
Rev. DR.. Armisage, of New York, in his
sermon yesterday, expressed his belief that
Christians will know each other better here
after than they do now. A good many of
them would rather not.-L0lreH Courier.
"Well. swan, Billy" said blunt old
farmer to all undersized nephew who was
visiting him, "when you take off that ere
plug hat aud spit two or three times, there
Amt much left of you, my boy, is there?"-
Waterbury american. -. ..-
A citizen wvnt into hardware store the
other day and inquired: "How much do you
ask for bath Tub for child?" Three dol
lars aud seventy five CENTS" was the reply.
t,'W-h-e.w!" whistled the customer; "guess
we'll have to go on washing the baby in the
coal scuttle til! prices come down."-Somer
ritte journal.
1t is said that within ten years thirty Cali
foTnia mill!onaires have died. And what
under the sun man with million dollars
wants to die for Is more than We can under
stand. But then there are a great many
things about a millionaire we can't under
stand. We can't understand how he got the
million, in the first place.-Bo5 Burdette.
The Denver Times, in its hatred of Hill,
and the Denver Republican, in its hatred of
Teller, are having singularly delightful
time. We once stood on the levee, when
two rousters began terrific fight. "Whst
are they fighting aboul?" asked bystander
of darkey. "Oh, nothin'," was the reply;
''dey jus' buttin' till de nex' boat comes
down."-Inte, Ocean.
A fashion paper says: "Nothing but coral
necklaces can be seen upon society bellies
this season." This comes of living In a
country where they have to make thermom-
eter tubes ten feet long to prevent the mer
curry boiling out at the top. Let the society
bellies come to Wyoming, and they can com.
fortably add to the above costume q pair OF
socks and e.-BOomerGng.
Before marriage: "Excuse me, George.
Did my parasol hnrt you?" "Oh, no, my
dear. 1t would be pleasure if 1t did," At
ter marriage: "Great heavens! There was
never q woman under the sun that knew
how to carry parasol without scratching q
fellows eyes out" "And there never was a
man that knew enough to walk on the right
side of a woman with parasol." "Tbere
isn't aLy right side to a woman with para
sol."-Hartford Post.
An old Vermont farmer rather took the
census man aback the other day. The Gen.
sus man asked him if he was married. "No,
beant," was the reply. "Childless, then, 1
suppose" going to make the entry. "Wal,
no, not exactly" replied the veteran; 81 hev
got forty-two OH 'em." sc acious!" ex.
claimed the interlocutor, dropping his PEN
ell; II thought you said you wasn't married.
"Wal, amt" was the reply, "but l Ulster
be. Burlington Free Press
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AN ADIRONDACK ROMANCE.
Giving an Indian Bride $40 900 for the Null
Iiacation of Marriage Contract.
Sdrdtogd Journal.


In the Adirondacks recently there occurred
the marriage of Emma Camp, the dusky
daughter of Elijah Camp, the Indian guide,
and Gabriel Mead, of Ossining, Westchester
county. The bronze beauty of the oneidas,
who gave her untried affections to the pale
face who came into the forest to WOO her, is
seventeen years old, pretty, vivacious, and
intelligent. She has caught the fancy for
the nonce of many mighty hunters who broke
bread with her father while pursuing tho
game of the endless woods to their lair. Her
mother was white woman, living at Sara
toga Springs. Both were here last Saturday.
The object Of their visit was in relation 10
some legal business, which was transacted
for the Indian maiden by her counsel, Gen.
ersl Charles Hughes, Of Sandy Hill. In
December last the hand of the beauty was
won by Mead and they were duly and regu-
larly married. He lived with her until May
last, when the fckle youth abandoned his
Oneida bride, and then commenced an action
for decree of nullity of the marriage con.
tIdCb cL ING EEouHh buat uC was bHG
influence of alcoholic stimulants when he
was married to the blushing maiden of sew
anteen summers. 1t Is understood that
Mead's family and relatives, who are in af-
fluent circumstances, disspproved of the
marriage and urged him to relieve himself Of
his Adirondack wife--the Indian girl must
60.
General Charles s. Hughes had the place
Of trial of the suit changed to Saratoga
county, and on Saturday, before Judge
Bockes, at chambers, he was made her gen.
eral guardian. We understand that Mead's
friends have made offers to give Emma Mead,
nee Camp, cool $4,000 in hard and shining
gold If she will not put In any defence to
the suit and thus allow him 10 have the mar
riage contract nullifed. IL Is also under
stood that she has substantially agreed TO take
the proffered amount, believing that $4,000
Is preferable to a drunken pale face husband.
Mead need not have been ashamed OF his at
.ractiye bride, who 10 young woman of fine
presence and Is very highly spoken of by
those who are acquainted with her. Though
Indian blood courses through her veins, En-
ma Is fair as the average white person and
has fine presence.
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Conkling's Picture In BIaine's Book.

Boston Letter to Chicago Inter Ocean.
As an instance of this wise elimination Of
prejadice from his work, Mr.. Haskell
quoted remark of Mr.. Blaine, brought ont
by question of the portraits to. accompany
the text. The principal Congressman, from
1850 to 1880, will be fully represented In the
steel engravings. The publisher was regret
ting that the great State of New York fur
nished no representative name worthy to be
honored in this manner. "You forget Mr..
Roscoe Conkling," said Mr.. Blaine, quickly.
"But Mr.. Conkiing," put in the publisher,
deprecstingly. "Don't sbut' Mr.. Conkling,"
interrupted Mr.. Blaine, rising to his feet aud
Shh ring In his voice; "Roscoe Conkline
is-the brain of New York to-day, as be has
been for twenty years past. The history of
Congress would be incomplete without his
name and services, and intend, IS far as it
lies with me, TO do his career full historical
Justice" Mr.. Blaine's book will be adorned
with fine engraving Of his most inveterate
political enemy. Isuppose this Is only just
ice, bnt it savors Of magnanimity.
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Through the Niagara whirlpool.
N. Y. Nautical Gazette.

N. Y. Nautical Gazette.
The interest awakened In matters pertain
ing to the whirlpool at Niagara Falls, by the
tragic death Of Capt. Webb, induces us to
publish . short sketch of the memorable
trip of the Maid of the Mist, on which were
the only persons who ever went through the
whirlpool rapids and the whirlpool itself and
came out alive. The boat which mace the
trip was built In 1854. For time she car
ried passengers from both the American and
Canadian shores, and ran up very close to
the foot of the Falls. Owing to some change
In her appointments, which confined her to
the Canadian shore for the reception of pas
sengers, she became improbable. Her owner,
wishing to leave the place, determined to sell
her, and he received an offer of little more
than half her cost If he would deliver her at
Niagara, opposite the fort. This he decided
to do, after consultation with Joel r. Rob-
inson, who acted as captain and pilot on her
trips under the falls. Mr. Robinson con-
sented to act rs pilot for the fearful voyage,
and the engineer, Mr.. Jones, agreed TO go
With him. A mschinist, Mr.. Mcintyre, VOL
unteered TO share The risk with them. The
boat was put into complete trn, all super
fuous article. being removed froio the deck
and hold. Notice was given of The time Of
starting, and large crowd assembled TO see
the fearful plunge, no one expecting 10 see
either boat or crew again after they should
leave the dock, which was just above the
railway suspension bridge.
About O'Clock In the afternoon Of June
10, 1851, the engineer took his place In the
hold, and knowing that their tit.Ing trip
would be short al the longest, set his steam
valve a. the proper gauge; and waited the
tinkling signal that should soon start them
on their flying voyage. Robinson took his
place At the wheel and gave the starting sig.
nal. With . shrek from her whistle and q
white puff from her escape pipe, the boat
ran up the eddy for short distance, cleared
the smooth water and shot like All arrow into
the rapid under the bridge. She took the
outside curve of the rapid, and when third
Of the way down 1t, a. jet Of water struck
against her rudder, column dashed up un.
der her starboard side, keeled her over, car
ried away her smokestack, started her over
hang on that side, threw Robinson OH his
back, and threw Mcintyre against her star
board wAeelhouse with such force as to
break 1t through. Every locker on breathed
freer ss she emerged, shook her wounded
r
ment rode again on an even keel. Robinson
rose at once, seized the helm, set her to the
right OF the large pot in the pool, then turned
her directly through the neck Of il. Thence,
after receiving another drencbing from the
waves, she dashed on, without further acci.
dent, to the quiet bosom Of the river below
Lewiston. The boat was II feet long, with
/ II feet breadth of beam, feet depth Of hold
and carried ali engine Of 100 horse power.
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EVE-ANGELICAL..

A Miss Ella Green gets 81 800 salary as
commercial traveller for ST.. Louis jobbing
house.
Europe. The Duchess of Edinburgh has
sworn off.
Somebody has been bright enough to say:
"Langtry aud Gehhardt-the lily Of the val
ley and the valet of the lily"
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett has been
seriously i'll of nervous prostratlon at her
summer cottage in Lynn, Mass.
Grace Greenwood (Mrs. Lippincott), who
is now in London, is engaged on u biography
Of Queen Victoria for the use of American
children.
Embroidery will enter largely into the
decorative element, both Of dresses and
house furnishing, this fall. Floral designs,
1t is thought, will be the favorites.
Mile. Alphonsine, the once famous opera
bouffe singer of Paris, Is dead. She weighed
more than $50 pounds, and yet was esteemed
the lightest- footed and most graceful woman
on the stage.
The young lady who referred to the woll
known statue rs "Apollo with the beveled
ear" was not up in art matters, but could be
relied on to hold up her end of an evening
conversation.
A young woman in an Ohio town has mar
ried her brother's wlfe's father. When last
seen she vas busy with compass and die
tionary trying to study out what relation she
was TO herself.-Peck's Sin.
Kate Field says: "The woman that looks
we'll morning, noon, md night; whose face
never changes; whose brow Is always serene,
Is simply being whose blood never rises
above sixty degrees Fahrenheit"
1t is said that it comes natural for women
to firt while they are at the seashore, and as
usual one wave of q woman's handkerchief
continues to attract more attention than all
the waves Of the sea.-Detroit Free Press.
White brocaded satins for wedding dresses
show new designs of lilac blossoms, pond
lilies and tinted stems, humming birds, fern
fronds, primroses, and sheaves of wheat in
| white silk. Some of the most expensive
patterns are outlined with cut crystals and
fine pearl beads.
Curiosity lovers and those scientifically
inclined may be much gratified to know that
napkins are now being made Of spun glass,
| luxury which few persons will deny them
selves at the reasonable price Of 81 per doZ-
en-. They are of delicate pearl color, about
the size of an ordinary breakfast napkin, and
almost as pliable as silk. The filling consists
| of minute glass threads, crossed by a silk
chain, and the fringe of glass fiber Is about
two inches long.
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POETRY.
THE MIMIC STAGE.

Impossible eyes and impossible hair,
And impossible play of expression,
And atleast an improbable gesture and air,
And extravagant boot a la Hessian;
Long feathers and hats of the Corsican type,
And brigandish boards and rnoustachss;
Young ladies with eyes that they frequently
wipe,
And exceedingly dark colored lashes-
These are essentials, and it's on this plan
Melodrama is viewed by tho property man
And sudden temptation and falling from
grace
OF the heir to n very large fortune;
A raseally uncle who seizes the plrce
And cuts the youth out of his portion;
A beauteous young lady who falls in pond
And In love with the youth twho instructs
herr,
A truculent william, who also is fond
or the maiden, and therefore abducts her
Pursuit by the youth and escape by the maid
A duel-result long uncertain;
The villain is killed, lover puts up his blade
Gets married, Gusts uncle, and-curtain.
This Is all that is needful, as authors confess
To make melodrama perfect success.
Parts long and heavy and tediously dull;
Star taking all situations;
Manager worried and mad as a bull;
Supes tnat would try Jobs own patience
Ladylike temper and tears every day;
Gentleman sulks universal;
Every evening the devil to pay,
Every morning-rehearsal.
This is the aspect-for I've heard them say
Melodrama assumes to the actors that play it,
The Judge.
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Splicing the endless cable that Is TO be used
in prorelllDg cars over the New York and
Brooklyn suspension bridge was work re-
quiring unusual skill, as 1t was an unusual
task. The rope is compound Of hemp core
or center and an envelope of steel wire. 1t
is III 600 feet long, or about two miles. Its
weight Is 81 pounds per foot, which gives It
81, 900 pounds FOR total weight. The diam
eter Is II inches, and 1t has breaking
strength Of iiily net tons. The splice is i50
feet long. 1t would be useless to our readers
10 attempt description of the method OF
splicing, which, however, Is similar to that Of
hemp or Manila rope splicing so far As that
is applicable TO this composition cable. The
skill particularly required in this work Is the
union Of the steel wire envelope. And this
work 10 so exactly completed that TO dvsig-
nate the splice from the other portions Of the
cable IL has been painted white. Il 10 prob
ably the longest rope splice ever made,
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RAILROAD EARNINGS.
Rates Of Twenty Years Ago Compared with
Those of the Present Day.
II 1inndnolis Journal.


One can hardly realize the reduction
which has been made IN freight rates, both
east and west bound, within the past twenty
years, and really comparlsoEs become mat
ters of interest. In the year 1858 the rate on
grain from indianapolis to New York was
seventy-fve cents per 100 pounds; on flour
Sl.50 per barrel. In 1869 the rate was re-
duced on grain to sixty cents per 100 pounds
and 81. 20 per barrel for flour. The rate now
is twenty-three cents per hundred pounds on
grain and forty-eight cents per barrel for
-four, reaac.ion OF nearly seventy per cent.
in twenty years. The general manager Of a
fast freight line yesterday remarked TO the
journal reporter that In 1869 he contracted
with an indianapolis miller TO forward all
| the -four he turned out for period of ninety
days at ST. per barrel. The Trunk line man
agement a: first refused TO carry out the con-
tract, but afterward consented to do so, but
gave said agent to understand that his SER
vices would not be needed If he again made
similar cut on tariff rates. The same line
Is now hauling -four at forty.six cents per
barrel from Indianapolis to New York, and
rather than miss shipment would doubtless
shade that rate. But in the west bound
| business the reduction in tariff rates has
| been even more marked. In 1868 the rates
on first-clsss freights from New York to In
dlanapolis were $19s per 100 pounds; In 1860
it was reduced to s1.66; in 1880 to S1.11a,
and the rate is now seventy-one cents per
| 100 pounds. In 1868 one of the trunk lines
gave 81. 10 per 100 pounds rate on first-class
freight, which created q great rumpus in
railroad circles, and was dropped by compel
ing roads only on the promise that such a
rate would never again he offered. Former
ly car run from New York to indianapolis
earned $4OO to 5000; now If car earns S125
to $3.50 1t Is spoken of as big earnings. The
fact Is that any business man who will fully
study the rate matter will soon come to the
conclusion that through rates are too low,
and that it would be better to advance them
and, If possible, tone local rates down some
what. In passenger service the reduction of
rates has not been so great, yet twenty years
ago through rates were usually based on
three cents per mile; now they are based on
two cents per mile; local rates on four cents,
now three cents is the rate per mile on ma
jorty of the roads of this country.
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Lord Granville ON the Use of Words.
Nar York Tribune.

Lord Granville has lately found 10 neces-
sary to issue circular enjoining upon all
members Of her maiesty's diplomatic and
consular services greater care as regards the
use of pure English in official correspond
ence. by way of giving point to his ipiunc-
tlon, the Minister for Foreign Affairs quotes
numerous specimens of bad English, mostly
due TO mistranslations of French words, and
among them these: "Dcmission" for dismis-
sal, "arrestation" for arrest, "incessantly'
for Immediately, "took act" for took note,
"minimaln for very small, "verdical" for
true, and "antec ,dent solidarity" for previ-
Gus understanding. In future treatises upon
the barbarous dialect used in this country,
Englishmen will doubtless find it convenient
to refer, by way of contrast, to the pure and
luminous English Of her majesty's diploma
lists and consuls.