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xus.,,.u.,.s P..u-at,s T.S.. for Wires.

ING WoRIVrH UNI"H IoI6grHFh COMPANY has
leased for twentone the property the south
west corner Of Twenty third street and fifth avenue.
II 10 proposed establish in the building general up
town distributing once. This office VIII be connected
with the main ONCE at Broadway and Dey Atreet by
prenns Tie tubes by the use Of which vast %
ocni t..srpyns VIII DO avoided and the service will
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WILKEsBARRE, Pa. Feb 17.--At stickshinny
last night John Brggs attempted to stop tight between
four drunken men when one OF the party struck him Gu
the head with billy. killing him Instantly.
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NEW HAVEN. Fob. liam Gerry. third
sash'er Of Hbridgs Derry formerly viesPrssdsnt snd
sIns, q the Declaration Of Independence died here
Sdv ,n ~, morails aged 81 year. Ehs wns youIg
SssSs on he way to the Capitol. Nos %, 1914 She
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The appetite the safest guide for detsrinIng the
quantity snd quality Of food, which, when properly
sssilsted givse NO distSs 0astrtns errss al (oTrls
Of iadigssteA-Aes.
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TIE E.p.I.,.. nim .. u. Fre.eA Senate.

PARIS. Feb. 17.-In the Senate to-day NM.
leon Say and waddiagton. Republicans. opposed the
sarbey b for the reason that they did not desire tho
republic 10 adopt arbitrary course Ike empire.
TIE Senate, amid much excitement decided by . vote
o 70 ias 70 discuss the clause OF the Dill sspa.
aey The rst clause WAS rejected by vote OF l42 to
soI The SECOND clause also was rejected The Presi'
Oh the Chamber then proposed 70 submit the entire
hl out the House rose without . further vote.
la vote ~ the SENATE was severely commented upon
the lobbies. Several members Of the Chamber OF
deputies declare their intention TO introduce motion
Ealing on President Greyy 10 expel all prstenders by
virtue OF the right vested In him Of exercising the high
ponce power Of the State.
Ihere 10 no change In the Ministerial crisis Presdent
Ws'y has seen NO party leader to-day.
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4 Part OF Buffalo AubAergeA-R and
Highway Bridge Swept Away.

BUFFALO, Feb. 1.-THE mild weather haa
melted the heavy bodies Of ice and snow and
caused o heavy food in this vicinity. The
First. Second. Third. Eighth. and Thirteenth
wards are almost. completely inundated and
the Delaware. LackawHnna and Western Rail.
road bridge ID submerged. and may succumb at
any moment. The lands near the race track
ans Ct put fs
ings in the neighborhood were once more rein.
habited Large numbers OF drowned pigs
& re are Ra IL sf Ss
been seriously interfered with, no trains hav-
ing run on the Buffalo. Now York and Phils-
dslphia road since Yesterday sftern9on. The
Michigan Southern Railroad Is under two FEET
cattle which were feeding at the FarthlnS still
RocHEsTER, Feb. l7.-Washouts occurred t6is
morning on the Rochester and Pittsburgh Rail.
road at Gainesville. and the bents OF the bridges
near are gone There f5e
Railroad ut Arcade and other points. and all
trains have been wrecked. The Genesee River
yals this morning. When Engine No. i Of q
freight train on the Genesec Valley Canal Rail-
fSa r Thca et here rhis morning ran HpoH
into the The
Hanna. was killed. and Henry Fuller tho en-
gineer. had his arm broken and foot crushed.
The bents OF the bridge had been washed out
Matertown and Ogdensbnrg Railroad. over
ried away by the freshet this morning. =.
mile Creek have risen fifteen feet, and have
swept away. besides the bridge OF tho Rome,
Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad, a high
Tay bridge S and d. dam and have done 9ths.
up to date Is $4,000.
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TIE Signs Oacs Pre- die

Ine bIgnai Oace Fredietlon.
Rain or s!est. followed by much colder partly
cloudy weather. norihsrly to westerly Winds higher
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A Part OF Toledo submsrRed-Three Other
Towns Inundated.


TOLEDO, Feb. 1.-THE heavy rains of yes
tcrday and last night caused another rise In
the upper Maumee River. the water at Def.
ance. Napoleon. and Florida reaching a higher
point than during the food OF last week. The
whole Of the last named town and portions Of
the others are submerged. Thoro is great
damage to property done all along the river.
and some suffering among the people is re.
ported this morning, many homes having been
ice. abreast the, city gaye way, and the
water rose rapidly inundating tho middle
grounds of the Union Depot and tho whole oil
vacated. They cannot DO reoccupied nor can
passenger trains entor the Union Depot until
the flood subsidies. The wntor has not yet
ported to have formed at the Wheel ns and
Lake Erie Railroad bridge two miles below this
city. ana two Spans OF the bridge are said to be
gone gone The western -, snan Of the wagon bridge
=, AT 8 O'Clock this evening the food was rising
three inches IN hour. ~ Tho ice gorge abreast Of
the the fy s a4S S I've Srsns 81
carried away. with portion Of the new draw.
and two temporary spans OF the Union Rail-
The water is now above the floor OF the Lake
Shore Railroad bridge. but the structure stands
firm. The middle ground from the Union
Depot tolho Lake Shore bridge is covered with
which and extending across the river Is a vast
field OF broken ice. There are seven feet OF
water ON the floor Of the Island House and
been removed from the depot and middle
The gas works are flooded, with only twenty
ais in the upper portion Of the city sro re- inun.
dated. In probably 800 houses. which are oc-
cuped by the poorer people, the water stands
at least 100 OF these are ono. story structures.
from which families have been Obliged to Zee.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-03-31

AN bringin' the letters from the
post-otlioe. proceeded Pruden.e. Its
a good piece over to the village in
muddy walkin'."
$50 it is" said Miss Abigail. She
ga ed rehectisely along, the road which
wound serpentines to the little hamlet
mile away. Barry was Climbing the
hill, a mere. pitiful, lonely speck in the
distance. as he was mere insignificant
atom in the great body of humanity.
Miss Abigairs eyes filed.
1--WE might have Kept HIM" she said.
"Tain't too late yitP' put in Pru-
dence. .. 80
The two women looked into each
others eyes. nt r. tr.'l sUr.I
IF you could make him hear" be-
gan Miss Abigail. ID
For answer Prudence strobe to the
road, and sent long. auavering cry
after Barry.
B-o-o-yw .er-f
But the little figure they were watch
ing plodded steadily on.
"Gimme the old tin horn out er the
kitchen. Miss Abigail'' called Pru-
dence, excitedly. "Quick'' .fl
Miss Abigail, staid spinster that she
was, without thought of the
righteousness of the proceeding, ran to
! the kitchen, snatched the horn from its
nail, and ran out with it to Prudence.
And Prudence put it to her lips and
blew blast so long, so loud, that it
startled the birds into silence, and set
the echoes ringing from hillside to hill
side.
He n hear that if he en- hear any
thing" she muttered.
He did. He stopped. Prudence -four
ished the horn in frantic excitement.
There was moment of suspense; and
then Prudence turned to Miss Abigail,
standing by the gate.
"He's a-comin' back" she said.
When Barry, breathless with the haste
he had made reached the cottage, Miss
Abigail was waiting on the porch.
1--WE made up our minds to keep
YOU" said she, $50 long as you don't
give too much trouble.
90, thank you. ma ann cried Bar
ry. Indeed, I'll try to please you"
| am sure he has succeeded; for the
lilacs have been in bloom three times
since that morning, and he is with Miss
Abigail yet, growing tall and strong
and manly as the years 60 by. He tills
the bit of farm, which had so long
lain unimproved, and in winter attends
school at the village, where he is in ev.
cellent repute. He is, withal, so faith
full and helpful and kind that Prudence
is fain to apothegmatize the horn aftel
this fashion: 'a
"Harnsome is as harnsome does; an
. you re deservin' of bed O. velvet, ole
horn, for the good deed you done tina
day. ada Carleton StOdddrd. IN Goot
Cheer.
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Straight Paths.

Some of my readers, no doubt, never
lived out on the prairie; so perhaps they
would like to hear a short story about
some of the little folks who live on the
prairies of Western Iowa.
When | commenced teaching, my
school consisted of cutie number of
boys and girls who were always busy;
in fact, never knew one of them to be
id e. The time of which | eak was
early in the winter, and cold weather
had just begun. One evening light
snow fell, and next morning the chill
dren were very busy making snow-balls
or snow-men, and were all having
very good time, when Johnnie cried
out:
-, et's make wheelr'
So at it they went Selecting hazel
bush as the cente, they all started out
in different directions, each taking
twenty steps from the bush. This being
done, they looked behind to see their
paths, which were to be the spokes OF
the wheel. But alas there was only
one straight track.
Charlie" said the others, chow did
you keep your track so straightP"
= why, that is easy enough to tell, )"
said Charlie. ii took that pole for my
mark and kept my eyes on it, and never
looked down once"
'.But," said Joe, 81 took that bush
for my mark, and didn't get my path as
straight as yours. Why was this"
because you kept looking at u.s."
said the others. ''instead of keeping
your eyes on the mark. "
So remember this, boys, and girls
too You all have path to make, and
the steps are your actions. They will
show more plainly than you think. Bet
ter begin right, then, and make deter
mination to live good life. Then you
will make straight paths in life, as
Charlie did in the snow. Instead of
looking at others imperfections, keep
your eyes on your own perfect work. -
Nea0Sboy's appeal.
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shaking df its net announces that sup
per Is provided. III
/ stand up for the spider. One who
is wiser than men has instructed it to
seek its prey. With one of its big claws
il inflicts death-blow, and through a
kind OF pore in the claw drop of poison
passing into the Victims body puts It in
stantly out OF pain. / wish the slaugh-
ter inflicted by human sportsmen were
always as justifiable and as merciful
The great Undertaking spiders Of
Martinique do not spin webs. They hunt
at night, have eyes which shine like those
OF cats and some nocturnal moths, can
see in the dark, and, catching small
birds in the night, suck their blood.
An East India spider excavates hole
two feet in the ground, lines it with
tapestry of silk. and provides it with a
hinged door of mixed mortar and size
constructed to open outward only. Ii
you understand how to open it and the
owner does not desire a call, he has
made arrangements to defend his priva-
CIV. On the side opposite the hinge
there are holes underneath the door
into which he inserts his strong black
claws, and no oyster is more
| troublesome to force. OF an Italian spi-
| der, which fashions similar fortress, tits
said that if this hinge be broken by out
side violence, the creature makes
second door, which differs from the
first in not being movable, and no one
can quite explain how it then con-
trives to enter and leave its apartment.
The common house-spider is of a livid
ash color; others are black, brown, red,
green, yellow, or white AS rule their
color is that which is best adapted for
concealment, but some are mottled, or
striped, or even marked ike a tiger.
Many are very hairy. One species can
run sideways and backward, as well as
forwards; few kinds leap in the same
manner as beasts OF prey. Many
spiders cast their skins like serpents and
crabs, and it is said that, like crabs,
they can grow a new leg if one of the
original set be accidentally broken.
Spiders have enemies as well as vic
tins. Tiny parasites vex them exceed
ingly. A large winged insect of the
Sphinx order pierces them with its
sting. and, carrying them off dead or
alive, buries them with its own eggs
that its offspring may find meal ready
when they are Matched. Birds prey
upon them. They form an article of food
to the Bosjesmen of South Africa; and
the inhabitants of New Caledonia will
devour them as cheerfully as hungry
boy beefsteak pie. In the course OF
nature most of them die ON the ap-
proach of winter, though some live sew
eral years.
1t was once thought that spiders
: webs might be useful in commerce.
Bon, of Languedoc, succeeded in max
ing pair of gloves, and also a pair of
stockings of spider silk. They were
l gray colored, and as strong as ordinary
silken goods But when the experiment
r came to be tried upon larger scale, il
l was found that the creatures ate each
: other up so greedily that spider-bree
ing would never pay.-W D. Woods,
l in London Congregationalist.
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THE RACE OF LIFE. gnI

l.
The course was open, and the young athlete
with 70 ded arms st rod ready there;
No time had he his gathered friends to greet
His well-knit frame spoke Iigh for health and
power
His teeth were set, and in his soul
A purpose fixed. that from the starting hour
His aim should be agided goal. #f..|
Love was there, but he would not hear her
voice;
And friendship strove his heart 10 keep; =.
Twas all i'm vain, HIS heart Ind made It's
cho ce- 81 EH Ed AVA.
The world had golden fields to reap
He cried: IN bear no bainst in this race
Bifcs loves and cares, pass them by
Yonder is the prize. be ii mine TO trace 80
The measured dstance-or to die.
He cleft the air with spir t. all aflame-
See him outdistance his compeers;
Jadod and worn, and yet his eyes proclaim
"A swell nQ heart as con luest nearS:
Cheers for the RAJ er thunder to the sky;
His soul despised them, for he knew
'Thoy would have cheered him had he went 10
die
All that he longcd for was in view. ,. u. q
All, yes he runneth we'll, who runs for gold;
He left behind LIES purest joys,
The race was long, and he was growing old,
But still he heard the SIRENS vo &C..
Then came the end-he conquered IN the
strife
Shook bands with Death like all his knl-
He beat the record in the race of life,
And then--he left the prize behind.
WA. Lyle, IN PhrehOt0gIcU JouT7ldt'
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Youths Department,
BEANDBY AND NEHER.

IA Spanish proverb says that "by the road
Of By-and-by one arrives at the house of
NeNer' f-f.t ..fr. -. Il I-lrHH hIr
There's dangerous little Afrite who accosts
Upsetting every purpose in a soft, enticing
way, HN- In- 4linI
Saying: !" Rest from this, I pray you. for to-
II hard work Is to be done, you can do 1t BY
and-by' ,r F"r no
Though he tell you not to do IL, Dbl
~ Wa Mind him not, or you will rue II,
For his words, so smooth and clever,
ID Take you to the house of Never.
His voice is like a SIRENS and he always aims
tO please;
He's idle a. a zephyr and he bids you take
If your spirits seem to falter, at your elbow he
Saying wait little, brother, you can do it
Though he toll you not to do IT.,
Mind him not, or you will rue II,
For his words, so smooth and clever,
Take you TO the house of Never.
He commands an endless future, and has youth
upon his side,
SO he ma Nes your little horoscope magnificent
ly wide;
Quite disturbed by earnest ploddcrs he APP
peals with wltching eye;
whats your hurry--wait little-you can do
il By-and-by.
Though he tell you not to do it,
Mind him not, or you VIII rue II
For his worls, so smooth and clever,
Take you to the house of Never.
He's a tricky little prompter, and he always
fingers near,
Knowing just the proper moment when to
whisper in your ear;
He can span your pretty ralnbows, and make
fanciful your sky,
With his magical proviso of the golden By
and-by.
Though he tell you not TO do it,
Mind him not or you will rue il,
For his words, so smooth and clever,
Take you to the house of Never.
| On your eyes he presses poppies, on YOU
viii! he puts a brake
Just to keep you soothed and idle any trouble
| he will take;
When he trains you to his harness-oh, so mis-
chievous and sly!-
| Then you'll doze away the Present in dream
| Of By-and-by.
| Though he tell you not to doit,
Mind him not, or you Will rue II,
| For his words, so smooth and clever.
| Take you to the house of never.
joel Benton, in Hdrpers Young People.
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Speaking the other day of "Hick-
DRY" Jackson, General Sherman said:
when l first came to Washington
City as boy went up to sort of pal
ing find hedge in the rear of the
White House and peeped through, with
a good deal of awe, to see General
Jackson taking his walk, with staff
in his hand. in the grounds, and l can
recall yet his very lean, slender figure,
bony chest, and long face, and big.
broad-brimmed hat as he walked up and
down"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-03-31
Useless Lives.

Next to an evil life is useless life.
This proposition is too plain TO require
an argument. The better class of those
who consent to live uselessly should
consider how closely they ally them
selves to the degraded and vicious. To
be a butterfly is to be sister to the grub
and cousin to the curculio, however the
painted wings may attract admiration.
Yet numbers, ignoring the serio
prob, EN- of life, are not ashamed to be
known as leading a butterfly existence.
The butterflies that nature produces
are of both sexes, but the self-made sort
are female only. Men of this stamp are
called Migrants and tramps, and are
well regarded, when at their best, as
but one grade above the criminal class.
No long time ago the writer was on
board a ship off Nicaragua, when there
fell shower of butterflies that for
few moments dazzled the sight. On
almost any day of our public prone
nades and especially on almost any even
ing in halls and drawing rooms, may
be seen the counterpart of that mystic
rious rain of butterf es which made gay
par luetry of the Alaska's'' deck.
Even in the churches, if the weather is
fine, there will happen sprinkle of
butterflies. Everywhere the ship of
mortal life is not merely decorated. it
is over freighted, with the butterfly.
Butterhightiness like the frogs of the
sacred history, comes into the houses
and into the kneading troughs. 1t
frequently constitutes the reason for
trough. Human butterflies cost. Their
| Il ;nk he, al
less does one costume serve during a
lifetime. Failures and defalcations are
often chargeable to butter les. They
toll not, neither do they spin, but are
gloriously arrayed at the expense of a
husband or father-and his creditors.
To find a remedy the cause must first
be explored. 1t may be in diagnosing
we shall discover that the butterfly
fault is in great part outside the butter
fly, and that the law of compensation
prevails in making fathers, brothers and
beaux responsible for the maintenance
of the insect species they are at pains to
propagate. So long as parents make
slaves of themselves for the sake of
training their daughters to uselessness.
these stand slight chance of developing
a high quality of womanhood. When
worthy working girls are generally pre-
ferred to snowy idlers as daughters-in-
law and companions, the duty and
beauty of labor will be preached to
young women to some purpose. When
in business relations an equal chance is
given to women of character and capa-
bility for commanding position and pay,
a life of Incidence in which their inter-
ests will collide with nobody and moth
ing may not appear to the sex the best
that offers; and thus multitude of cat
erpillars' eggs will be destroyed. Let
the ideal public sentiment on this sub
ject become real and practical, and oul
entire social fabric will be remodeled
into something juster and nobler. - The
JVdtchnlda.
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-Fogg says he never understood the
true significance of the term dread
stuffs." till after he exchanged his
mother cooking for the cooking OF
Mrs. Fogg. He says her breads tough
enough to satisfy an ostrich.-Bostos
Post.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1883-03-31

A room hung with pictures is room
hung with thoughts. Joshua Rey-
holds.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1883-01-30

copies on hand, and the demand for them is In
creasing so rapidly that the printing OF second
edition of five or ten thousand copies may be
come a necessity.
Last spring Mr.. John Minis invested SIG in
a SOW and two shoats In little while the SOW
had litter of ten pigs, which were allowed to
run at large until few weeks ago, when they
were penned, fattened and killed, and the pro-
ceeds from sales of pork were $3.50 The two
shoats were also killed, and sold for $54. Thus
on an investment of $40 and small outlay fol-
corn, he has sold STA worth of pork, and has
the SOW and ten young pigs with which to con,
tinue the business.
"A member of the Assembly from South
Florida, who was present at the Governors re-
ception last Thursday evening, was heard 10
remark next morning: "If / have to
marry again, shall come to Tallahassee for a
wife; never saw so many beautiful ladies as
beheld at the Leon last night" To which an
other South Flordian promptly responded
Right Tallahassee ladies can't be beat fol-
beauty, and all that makes woman lovely, good
and noble" These gentlemen will never vote
to remove the Capital from Tallahassee.
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Mrs. lsruandy Says

That those who "swore off" on the 1st inst
should stick TO it. 1t will be money in their
pockets.
That bashful SWANS and timid bachelors who
are left on the carpet at the close of The present
year may extract some consolation from the
knowledge that 1884 will be leap year
That she has heretofore been OF the opinion
that Governor Bloxham was Orthodox but since
last Thursday evening she is convinced that he
is the" Big Shaker of Florida"
That she cannot understand why many per
sons expect so much from those who wear plug
hats.
That if the lake in front of the ST. James
is to become one of the permanent aitrac-
tons of Monroe street, the city authorities
should have it improved, made deeper, wider,
larger, walled up and stocked with carp, so that
it may he useful as well as ornamental"