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AT THE SHRINE OF ST. ANNE.
A Faithful Mother and a Baby Which Did
Not Cry.

A Faithful Mother and Baby Which Did
Not Cry.
joaquin Miller's Quebec Letter.
The last time l visited ST. Anne's a very
pale and hollow-eyed little woman came
over and sat down close by my side on the
crowded boat, with baby in her arms. was
certain that the baby would begin to cry in
second, and cast about for another seat. But
not another seat could l see on all the
crowded boat Yet l knew that the baby
would cry soon, and was bitterly cor
emplating the unpleasant task of standing
up all the way. For the hills of Quebec had
quite worn out my legs, or rather my one
efficient leg, and | was really in need of
not only my seat, but of relief from the
good saint But l was so certain that that
little baby was going to burst out crying that
| grew nervous ana wretched. 1t did not
cry, however, and l was so grateful and final
ly so ashamed that tried to make amends
by speaking to the poor, pale and hollow-eyed
mother of her very quiet little baby. But she
did not answer me. She only looked down at
the covered face of her child and drew the
white veil still closer aboutits face. For the
sun was hot and falling on us where we sat. |
was very sorry for my rude feelings about the
baby, and fancied she had seen the rudeness in
my face | was anxious to show her that l
did not hate little children, and as we were
getting off the boat on to the long plank
and help her, crippled as | was. But she
only held her child the closer to her heart.
Still, there was kindness in her sad, hollow
eyes that told me the offer was not unappre-
ciated. and so l limped along by her side till
we came to the church. The woman had
not spoken. The child had not cried once.
She seemed most eager to get through the
crowd Of cripples and suppiiants to the altar.
She seemed to want to get close to the altar
CLOSE up to the feet of good st. Anne of
Beaupre. She did not speak. The baby did
not cry. But she looked at me so pleading
ly so pitifully, out of her great hollow eyes,
her great black eyes in such sad contrast
with her pale face, that 1 pushed my way
along and helped her on TO the very feet of
the mother of the Virgin Mary. And here
she fell on her knees at the feet of The image,
with the candles burning perpetually before
her. The poor, pale woman, with eager and
trembling hands, put back the thick yelling,
and with lifted, pleading face, reached it
forth, touching the feet of good st. Ann. And
oh, God pity all of us-the little baby was
dead; and this poor woman, in her great
sweet faith, had brought it here, praying
that it be raised to life again.
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politics" you may be pretty sure that that
man doesn't do anything toward securing a
good government, or the good administration
of a government; and that be is not really
the superior of those who do. He is prob
they run, in moral fiber and in practical
worth to the community. 1t is not true that
good men in America generally stand aloof
from politics; but it is true that the men
who sneeringly boast that they stand aloof
from politics, would not much improve poll
tics by taking hold of them. And the men
and women who do most of the fault-finding
in the church are those who do least in any
other line with reference to the church. So
In still larger degree is this true of those
who stand off and sneer at the church.
Their fault-fnding does not tell against
the church half so much as it tells against
themselves. DIR. Pullman put this case
IN nutshell when he said in a recent arti-
Gle on a kindred theme: Ignorance,
wee and violence, craft, greed and
fraud, are the ever-active enemies of society.
And the non-voter and the non-church-goer
are their allies, the 'dead-wood' of the social
order. The one makes bad government posi-
Bile; the other renders moral anarchy not i'm
possible" If man thinks himself really an
Improvement on the average voter or the
average church-member he would do we'll
to take hold of the work which is being
poorly done by them, and show how it can
be done better. But if he is not ready to do
that, his better way is to keep his mouth
SHUT so as not to make show of his inferi-
GRITTY aud comparative worthlessness. ST.
lence is such mans only safeguard.
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How Restitution Is Made to the Govern
ment of Funds Once WrongfuIiy Oh
tanned.
National Republican.
Since 1861 unknown persons have paid
1886, 459.01 into the United States treasury to
quiet their consciences. The largest revenue
from this source in any one year was in
1868, when the contribution to the conscience
fund amounted to $29 155 IL. In 1873 $23,-
30277 was added to the fund; in 1867, $12,-
952. &c. in 1862 ST., 4032l, and in 1878, $12,-
Oil. SO. Last year the contributions reached
only $7,SS149, and this year the total will
probably be less than that unless somebody
comes to the front with big sum.
These contributions" said a treasury
official, "came in every possible way, and
the men who take this means of paying
back money stolen from the govern
ment, and of making peace with
their consciences, are almost invaria-
bly, at great pains to conceal their
identity. Some express currency or send it
through the mails by registered letters, fcti-
tious names being employed. Others send it
through their priests or pastors, but occa-
sionally man writes full particulars of how
he came to be indebted to the government.
The treasury officials regard their relation
with contributors to the conscience fund as
confidential, and there has never been an in
stance, to my knowledge, where any attempt
has been made to pull aside the veil these
parties nave sought 10 screen themselves De-
hind. Priests have made more donations
than all others combined, but the amounts
that reach us this way are usually small. L
have no doubt that in a great majority of
cases parties who figure in these transactions
are moved by keen sense of right to make
restitution of money wrongfully obtained
from the government They get
religion, take sick, and are
threatened with death or get rich enough to
feel that they would like to square accounts
all around On the other hand some men are
driven to the step by haunting fear that
they may be found out, and that sooner or
later they will be exposed. They enjoyed no
rest until they had paid the money they
knew to be due the government and which
they felt others must sooner or later know
as we'll One case know of was army
officer in whose accounts mistakes had been
made which made him gamer several hun
bred dollars He was afraid that those ac-
counts might be gone over again some time.
and that it would appear that be had swim
died the government. The transaction oc-
Cured ten or twelve years ago, and perhaps
longer; the man had since engaged in BUSH
ness and amassed a fortune but the wrong
committed irritated him, and one day he re-
paid the sum into the Treasury with inter-
cot -
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An Alabama Alligator Story.

Mobile Register.
The bay shore, below the toll-gate, has long
been the haunt of peculiarly jmpudent alli-
gator, one of the lively saurians which think
nothing of coming to the bank and laughing
at the ladies and gentlemen of Mobile as they
drive past on the shell road. Yesterday af-
ternoon he made a raid inland, hoping to
catch up with a party of colored urchins
who, until he appeared, were amusing them
selves in the water, about half way between
the bridge and the house of Mr.. Robert
Adams. When the boys saw the reptile they
scampered off, and Mr.. Alligator, putting his
nose in the air and elevating his tail, started
in pursuit He was well up on land when
Dr. C. C. Sherrard happened along in his
buggy The sight of the rampant gator was
too much for the valiant doctor. He
jumped from the buggy, seized a stick
and chased the saurian into the water, and
there ensued combat which caused the sun
to desire to stand still the better to witness
the same 1t was nip and tuck for a long
time. The alligator did the nipping and the
Doctor the tucking; that is, he tucked down
and grabbed the gator by the tail, and the
gator doubled up and nipped the Doctor by
the les-of his trareor Finally the Doctor
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GEBHARDT AND THE LILY.
An Explanation of Mrs. Langtry's Relations
with Freddie.


with Freddie.
"Bosh! said a lady member of Mrs Lang
try's late company the other day when some
body spoke to her wonderingly about the
Lily's curious fancy for such physical sneci-
men as Mr. Frederick Gebhardt Don't
allow yourself to~be hoodwinked like that.
If ever clever woman knew what she was
about, Mrs. Langtry is that woman. Mr..
Gebhardt is big, oyergrown, raw-boned boy,
with about a teaSpoonful of intellect in the
very back of his head. 1t fattered him
hugely to be received by Mrs. Langtry as her
champion, and she knew how to take
advantage of the situation. All through
the season he was very adroitly
used by her as a foil. How? Well,
you know as well as l do what class of
men run after her-blase men about town,
with lots OF money and a very inconvenent
completeness of knowledge OF the sex-men
who are hard to keep at distance and still
retain on ones list OF friends. Well, these
men were valuable to Mrs. Langtry, but dan
gerous as we'll. Gebhardt was exceedingly
convenient to fall back on when other ex-
cuses would have failed in getting out of in
vtations calculated to lead her into social
hot water. 1t is all nonsense to suppose that
Mrs. Langtry ever had occasion to use Mr..
Gebhardt's money. Size made all the
money she could possibly want
and more. Besides, financially he is
about as mean as they make 'em. To have
struck his bank account would have been to
destroy his admiration. She simply en-
ployed Frederick as bulkhead to stave off
collisions He is not disagreeable person;
he is only light in the question of brains.
But he had good many trying annoyances
during the season, and | think Mrs. Langtry
sympathized with him as much as she can
sympathize with anybody. She is a poll
tician to the core-you may be sure of that.
And Gebhart was her scapegoat The posi-
ton dazzled him, and he allowed himself to
be twisted as she chose. That is all there
WAS of il -
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Brain Work and Food.

Boston Journal of Chemistry.
The notion that those who work only with
their brain need less food than those who
labor with their hands has long been proved
to be fallacious. Mental labor causes greater
waste of tissue than muscular. According
to careful estimates three hours of hard
study wears out the body more than a whole
day of hard physical exertion. Without
phosphorus no thought" is a German say
ing. and the consumption of that essential
ingredient of the brain increases in proper
ton to the amount of labor which this organ
is required to perform. The wear and tear
of the brain are easily measured by careful
examination of the salts in the liquid excre-
tions. The importance of the brain as a
working organ is shown by the amount of
blood it receives, which is proportionately
greater than that of any other part of the
body. One-fifth of the blood goes to the
brain, though its average weight is only one
fortieth of that of the body. This fact alone
would be sufficient to prove that brain
workers require more food and even better
food than mechanics and farm laborers.
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A Diversity of Styles.
Philadelphia Press.

According to the reports which returning
buyers bring from Paris, and advance fashion
plates from abroad, infinite diversity is to
prevail in the coming styles of dress. There
are suits severely plain and others elab-
orately pulled and ruff1ed; clinging cos
TUNES and costumes which are more than
bouttant, talor-made dresses and CONNECTIONS
of the Louis Quinzie period. In short. it
may almost be said that every known form
of womans dress in civilized lands will be
more or less worn during the coming season.
AS for the bodices, such is the variety
of styles, that every taste may
be suited. Basques are of all
the Jersey basque, the jockey basque and the
zouave, opening over a veritable waistcoat
Round waists gathered to belt, and round
waists exactly like basque with the tails
cut off, yoke waists, blouse waists and the
old-fashioned surplice waist, together with
polonaises of every description. All these and
more appear among new styles There is no
settled fashion. Quite as many bodies are
worn full as plain, and one may consult the
becoming with the utmost freedom. The
Jersey waist is rapidly becoming what it is
undoubtedly best fitted fora neglige and
demi-ttoilet garment, 1t gives per
feet freedom of movement, while it fits
the figure smoothly, and is almost univers-
ally becoming. Nothing can be more sensi-
BILE for chiidrens wear and it is also admra-
bly, adapted for growing girls Economically
considered, it is great boon, since it may
be worn with the skirt Of any dress not past
renovating and the busy woman, with little
time for dressmaking, finds in it conven-
lent and comfortable garment all ready to
put on. 1t is not at all likely that it will
go out of fashion; on the contrary, it will
probably be enrolled among standard gar
ments; but only expensive silk jerseys Will
be in good taste for evening wear, and they
only for very young ladies.
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Iammed stick down the gators throat
and colored man who now came so the
rescue cudgeIed the reptile over the back. 1t
was all over with the king of the bay. He
said his prayers and turned over so the Doc.
tor could cut his throat. The carcass was
brought to the city, and was found to meas
ure nearly seven feet from tip to tip, and to
be as large around as a man. The Doctor is,
OF course, proud of his feat as he is one of
the few men who have successfully defied
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ing blue shades; the duck, with the bright
metallic coloring of the ducks breast. An
odd effect is made by the silks, which change
their shade from light to dark, according to
the light in which they are seen. Moss and
myrtle greens are also seen again. Flame
color is again to the front, and the fancy for
yellow still continues. Indeed, this last
color is seen in a variety of new shades, and,
besides these, there are also seen the mandarin
orange shades, and bright imperial Chinese
yellow
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Autumn COlors.
Boston Advertiser.


1t is quiet evident that there is to be no
toning down in the coming season; every
thing that is shown is bright with color and
as decided as could be wished. Among the
more prominent of the colors that are al
ready shown as specially suitable to the APP
proachng season, and those which will be
the first choice for early autumn wear are
the various shades of gray. some of which
have blue tinges; Others are of pure silver
shade, while othe rs are mixtures of
black or brown with white. Steel gray, with
its blush tone, which was once so popular
is revived again, and will be a favorite color
this season, beating, in fact all the grays,
Following closely after this comes
the iron gray, then the smoke
gray with its brown tone, and the
granite or pure stone color. Turtle dove is
also another favorte shade of gray, and is
shown in the new materials for both dresses
and bonnets. After this come the browns,
blues, greens and copper reds with the al
ways popular dark garnet and cardinal
shades. The blues are most of them pure
and simple shades, sapphire, marine and
azure, with some of the electric blues that
show gray asheD tint under that color. In
browns, which have appeared in force, there
are the light shades in the natural tints of
sandal-wood and of the castor beaver furs,
while darker browns have reddish hues and
are called by the old-fashioned name OF au-
tumn-leaf brown, which, by the way, are
very different from the terra Gotta browns of
last season. Havana browns are seen again
following up their success of the spring, and
there is a good deal OF the last seasons cop
per coloring also appearing. The dead
leaf and chestnut browns have no CLEAN of
red in their folds, but they are pure in color
and dark in shaae; darker even than the seal
brown. There are one or two shades OF
golden brown that are very petty, and will
be very becoming to almost every style of
complexion and prettiness. Among the
new shades of green are the watercress, show
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us Vanderbilt stingy man?
Il think not You saw the other day that
he gave $1,000 to the walters at White
Mountain hotel. AT his death he may make,
and probably will make, special provisions
for philanthropy, but if he were to open his
time and doors to mere solicitors of money,
he would have no peace at all. l think he
has done as little harm with so much money
as was ever known in this world. He has a
very large family, and if you will observe
the philanthropists they were generally.
childless. Corcoran, Girard, Peabody and
A. T. Stewart had no children. Vanderbilt
has large family. He has made them all
comfortable, endowed them we'll, and l can
tell you that when he resigned from the New
York Central railroad he did not tell his
sons about it. When asked afterward why
he did it he said: 4 did not want them to
discuss the question with me. Ny mind was
made up. Ny children have as much money
as they ought TO have. 1 wanted other men
to take the obligations / have been carry7
inc.'"
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A Dignified summer Campaign.

Philadelphia Record (Dem)
There is one thing connected with the
movements of the presidential party that
should bear its favorable comment. 1t is
free from all suggestion of political strategy.
The campaign against the mountain ante
lopes and trout is diversion perfectly com
patble with the propriety and dignity of the
first man in the republic. 1t is better than
horse-racing at Saratoga and caucusing and
carousing at Long Branch.
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THE YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN,
THE PUZZLE DEPARTMENT.

livery thing relating TO this department must
be addressed to W H. GRAHAM, West Scarbor-
ough, Cumberland county, Maine. Original con-
trlbutlons and answers to each weeks puzzles
are Olicited from ALL
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Foot Notes.

STAR,-We overlooked your nom-de-plume.
Please excuse us.
L. d. LAMBERT. I'VE should be glad 10 receive
a visit from you.
DAMoN.-Should report to headquarters
Oftener.
KLA.-Where are you? We hope you have not
forgotten the Puzzle Department.
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Original Puzzles.

No. S15.-The end of the late civil war; the
surrender Of Robert E. Lee TO Ulysses S. Grant
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Fault-Finders and Grulnblers.

Sunday School Times.
When you hear man INDUCING in whole
cneers at government, and at public Of
f'7nd at legislators, State and national
LeSeu class Of men who are interes ted i'll
learned
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this week.
2. For best six original puzzles we offer a
book.
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no. Sill. Gibb(o)ns. 2. CABIN. 3. Man
(e)mer a. Fle(a). 3. KIM. 6. Gru(d)ge. 4.
Counterfle)it. 8. MyrG)h. 9-Oleander.
=, No. s12-1. A-Mass. 2. Lark. 8. Pho. 4.
Hill. 8. AGA. 6. Bind. T. Eva. g. TIL. 8.
10. 10. Clark. IL. AN. Y. IL. Lark.
No. $751;. Space. 2. L-imps 5. Spear,
4. Mark. 8: Shallow. 6. Down. z. T-weak.
8. Wedge. g. Thrill,
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GEORGE FAIRMAN, conductor p, c. & st. L.
was cured of indigestion and general
debility ny Browns Iron Btte~5.
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IL. am seen in the dollar, but not in the cent
UNCLE WILL.
NO. 831.-ANAGRAM.
THEY WISH RE-UNION.-E. TRICKS.
In seventeen hundred and ninety -four,
This caused great excitement and uprOar.
MARSHALL, ILL., FLYING DUTCHMAN.
NO. S32.-BIBLE cHARADE.
FIRST.
When you hear terrible noise,
Made by children-girls and boys
You may know, without doubt,
That the district school ls out.
To make this little oharsde perfection.
Find next an inGerjection
IT'S word so very small,
That IL must be known to all.
WHOLE.
Now, the Bible please explore,
And find daughter of Leah;
And while in Shalem she was sojourning,
Great grief upon her father she did bring.
UNCLE WILL.
NO. 833.-woRD-sQUARE.
l. To involve; 2. A plant of the cabbage tribe;
3. Monkeys: 4. Plague.
SILVER LAKE, Ind. AMOS QUITO.
NO. S34.-ENIGMA.
I am composed of twenty -four letters
My 5, 8, 4 is drink;
My II, 6, 10 is a metal;
My l, II, is a period of time;
My 8, 16. 10 is total;
My II, Is, 8 was an ancient animal;
My z, Is, % is a luminous body;
My Is, 81, IA is fluid;
My "a, 20, 81, 3, 4, 5 is bestowing;
My whole Is true saying. VIII. G.
NO. 835.-sQUARE.
L. To blot out; 2. In the year Of; g. A handle;
4. Trust. OLD KAINTUCK.
EASTWOOD, Ky.
NO. 836.-CRoss- WORD.
In wash, but not in rub;
In wheel, but not in hub;
In dog, but not in oat
In grease, but not in fat;
In rush, but not in run;
In sport, but not in fun;
In large, but not in tall;
Whole will name animal small.
ANSWERS in three weeks.J
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NO. 830.-CRoss-woRD.
l. am seen in the hood, but not in the cape;
2. am seen in the plum, but not in the grape;
3. am seen in the clock, but not IN the dial;
4. am seen in the CORK, but not in the phial;
.. am seen in the candle, but not In the taper
z. am seen In the glass, but not in the mirror
8. am seen in the strife, but not in the terror;
10. am seen in the tomb, but not in the grave
II. am seen in the house, but not in the tent;
II. | am seen in the dollar, but not in the cent
Whole is a mode of punishment.
TTNCT Wtrr
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,iicat0r reuorts: Cattle-Receipts. 3 UuU; sntp-
ments none. The market was slow and lower;
~. on nra ANnranin., 1 l1.l 900 ha snll
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I'd 20 -.-L La.-.I la.- ] So n-L-E TO-
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Ioz-sv. ,,,4v -..0mmaly Sc Reeeipts-Fiour
5000 brs, wheat, l24,000 I'm; corn, $4,000
| ~ o2 ono I'm. p ono rlL.r.O nnn
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, III whites or ycllows. RrHners are nearly all
uversoId, and -hrnL.ra say lhnt u is dlflcnlt TO
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in tins only tls-Ib ana 49, ny grocers, faUeiIeu
thus JAMES EPPS & CO.. Homeopathic
Cbemtsts IpnuOn England
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AhsWars TO Puzzles.
No. sO0.-Cherry.
No. SlO,-
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CONSCIENCE MONEY.

How Restitution Is Made to the Govern
ment of Funds Once Wronsfuiiy Oh