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SEEKING LEGENDARY RICHES.
The Tradition OF silver Mine and Treas.
ure Guarded By speetres.

CORNING, N. Y, Dec. 2o.-A number OF
Philadephians are negotiating for the pur-
chase OF a large tract of land In the town of
Jasper. this county. somewhere on which
legend has from time out Of mind located q
silver mine. which tho parties hope to find. On
the tract is the treasure cave" OF much local
fame. The legend is that during the French
and Indian war two Quaker brothers by the
Hans. pane Of Dickinsop .s came into the Cohocton
ans o
that the latter revealed to them the existence
oi silver mine somewhere on Benefits Creek.
want who had come with them from pRiiade-
phia. The Quakers worked the silver mine.
treasure in Q cave known only to Themselves.
until such time as they could convey 1t to Phil
Near the close,of the French, and Indian war
a stranger appeared at the cabin OF the Quak-
ersa IN the deepest part Of the wilderness. He
gladly yissn him. TSs aEst RisRt he nas Was xfa in
was sleeping, and learned that II was secreted
hS hs as9 I'd
start their servant for Philadelphia the next
S and had gen him H another
thing should Happen to the brotRors Who Who We're We're
The dlaboiicai thought entered the mind Of
the stranger to murder tho Quaker in the
murder him and secure the message @ revealing @
the place where tho treasure might be found
He carried out his plans; but. upon getting pos
ten In cipher. He was unable TO find key
that would solve the mystery, and. haunted BY
his fruitless crime he fed TO France, taking
the cipher with him.. For years he studied II
In vain. and finally died in 2 madhouse. This
handed down to their DESCENDANTS.
In 1910 Gregory Harding settled in the town
when he dreamed that near his place there
was 2 cave; the opening Of which was covered
Wealth in silver but was n guarded shGISse py two
hs o lis adans drssms % ssS
q twin brother Of his Joined him. This brother
had dream corresponding In every particular
the, cave. They found the locality Just as they
had seen 1t in their dreams and discovered the
copper kettle and the flat rock but. remember
meath 1t. they did not venture to disturb II.
Tree he was telling and Ni his bTSthsr was thrown
caves locality died with them.
In 1880 a Methodist minister named Anson
Green came from the Genesee Valley with o
she said she could ses the secret cave where
ths treasure OF the murdered 9aakers was
search Of it.. They found the spot the weIa woman an
saw in the glass and then she was suddenly
stricken blind and they were obliged to return
or night at the house e a the ksS JsasPasb JsaSPRsb
Stephens, who liyed In the vicinity. where they
related what had occurred His son Siias tried
", but he was the only one who could see it,
His brother Nathaa and himself started next
Gay a., S 70 seareh ior the caye. but as they neatod
the spot no became not only blind but de-
up again 'SA
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upon the highest products Of evolution. and to
reach In deepening succession the low. lower.
and lowest organizations and organic COM
pounds The nations that have risen high in
complexity OF development will deteriorate and
be broken up. to have their places taken by less
complex associations OF inferior individuals: :
these In turn will yield place to simpler and
fcebler unions OF still more degraded beings:
species after species OF animals and plants will
first degenerate and then become extinct as
the worsening conditions OF life render II
impossible for them 10 continue the struggle
for existence; q few scattered families OF de-
graded human beings living. perhaps in snow
huts near the equator very much as Esuui-
maux 1.-Two now near the pole. will represent
the last wave OF the receding tide OF human
existence before Its nnal extinction; until at
last frozen Garth. incapable OF cultivation. is
left without energy to produce q living
particle OF any sort. and so death itself
is dead" OF course this forecast rests on
the hypothesis that tho world will perish
by the processes Of what may be called natural
decay. namely. the continual depletion OF the
earths internal heat and tho gradual waning
OF the solar energy. But. as DR.. Maudsley re-
minds US. there are perhaps equal chances. ac-
cording to the astronomers. that our planet
will come to premature and violent end the
elements Of 1t being melted by an outgush Of
feryent heat, due to the fall OF o comet into tho
aun.
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Society Mt Sen.
From the london Tr.

FROM The London Truth.
When lovely woman goes to sea-
And comely man goes also,
Their conduct Is extremely free
Al least what should call so.
Things which at home to even name
Makes Mrs. Grundy frantic
Are done, twOuld seem, with none to blame
When out on the Atlantic.
Chorus.-For the married and single
Most readily mingle,
And flirting so widely contagious,
That both sides the funnel,
From gun'l to gunl
The state OF affairs IL outrageous
Obliging spectators to gather the notion
That nothing Is wrong If IT'S done on the ocean.
There must be something In sea air,
Or may be In sea water,
Which makes the mother love to dare
II? rival per own daughter;
Which makes u bashful maiden prone
To win a hoydcu's laurels:
There must be something In ozone
Inimical TO morals.
Ch0rus.-FOr the lively grass widow
or prudence gets rid o.,
The flirting 80 widely cont aHOus;
And both sides the funnel,
From gun'l to Runl,
The Atste of afairs IL outrageous.
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Her Hearts Desire.

From Strap1rid9e and Ciothiers Quarterly
cruel Fate, and kindl
TO M her empty hands with gold.
There IL one thing never sold;
one thing she cannot buy or hire
Her hearts desired
Fate, 30 cruel and kindI
unto fame's upper seat to raise her,
she kindes not, though all the people praise hsr:
hsF Fesuess eyes are seeking something higher
Her hearts desirei
o cruel Fate. and kindi
Only TO nnd "''
q Th. v.a same SAD, longing look when all 10 done.
rats, 80 kindl why, why 30 crueif
rake up the pearls all trOdden m lie mirs
xha Dring her only that one priceless iew.i
"hoAe sloriousr ray VIII wAken and INSPIRE
Her hearts desire!
JANIS II. MAccuLLocn.
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From, LIE.

FROM LUt.
She owned she'd read the classics through.
And dotted on Swnburne aud Shelly.
Was fond OF Lamb, aud Bacon, too,
And quoted Keats while making Jelly;
Her buns caught sugared sweets from Pope,
Her pudding sauce was spiced With Bailey;
In dusty crypts hor mind would grope.
From musty Cover to prm old Psley.
II Thackeray piqued her with his wit
Then Flick wick soothed her, and the wellers;
She always had a laughing At
AT ChaIcer aud those horrid speilers;
Tho over Soul" by heart she knew,
And dreamed all day Of Shakespeare's sonnets,
From Ruskins critiques caught her cue,
When painting tiles and trimming bonnets.
De Mnasct, with his ponsivo strain,
And Heine made her heart grow mellow;
Sad Petrarch only gave her pain,
Sho wept each day DER "Consuclo;"
" But. oh, the sweetest thing In prose,
She cried lye humble critic heed hcr),
In rapture, as she twirled 4 rose,
Is 'Pascare.'b by dear old 0uidar"
HAROLD VAN SANTvooRp.
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Tho Dog Tox.

From N. Merchant Traveller.
" Yes. I'm the Assessor, mum;
I've Just called to see
What you've got to be taxed
And what you've got free.
Now, mum. you're excited;
Well, aiii't to blame.
For cOllectin' these figgers
And listip' tile same.
fou'ye a hoss and u cow, mum;
Well, don't count the COW,
j don't want the earth, mum,
Nor won't raise row.
Here's q whole string Of stun, mum,
Miscellaneous and remarks,
III just throw 'eln In, mum,
We Assessors amt sharks.
That's all mum, oh no, forgot,
Have you got any hogsf
MOI Thanks, mum. Now say
II you've got any dogsf
What, nary d dog, mumf
Well, look at my clos;
Ny coat tails tore OF.
And this scratch on my nose,
And tell me, on oath mum
Now be on your guard
What the devil that was
met In the yard,"
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The Modern Style.
Prom the LoWeN Citi.et

zTVUs VIC TsUUtTF TTTTgtW
Boxes Of candy, light OF the MOON
kisses ny starlight desperate spoon;
Down on his knees 10 her, swearing their love,
Out 70 the opera, murmuring dove;
Benutifnl hat bands (DonXht in a store)-
highs ike furnace, each other adore.
fenninK Of verses, sending of books;
mtansnisiing ts.s 81 lances; deep, pehsye looks.
EteraAi ndelity. the notice is read
Seventeen bridesmaids, and then they are wed.
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The Aud KIrkyard,

From the BOSTON advertiser.
Sas dreams disturb their sleep
~. In the aud kirkyArd:
IN he auld kirkyNrd,
Inc sire with silver hair,
Tie mothers heart OF care
Ths syoung. the gay. the fair
Crowd the aud kirkyard.
The hearts sad LeatInKs cssss
~ the aud kirkyArd;
Ana aliens rest La peace
In the auld kirk ard.
mmhsre eobsd dark foods Of strife.
Dove lihs hope. WI promise rifs.
Fhu tho broken branch o. llfs
II NE Aule kIfkysTd.
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NEW ToRK's FIRST srocx EXCHANGE
specuintors who Dealt In the Certificates Of
Revolutionary suldIsrs.

Spectators who Dealt In the Certificates Of
AevolutiOnary suldIers.
There is no reasonable doubt of the exist
ence OF an association OF stock brokers in Now
YORK In 1892, and 1t Is probable that it was
formed Mt least three years earlier. After the
peace OF 1888 the impoverished officers and
soldiers OF the army were compelled to sell
their claims for services to Spectators at yerv
low rates The value Of these securities huc-
tuated with the probability that they would be
recognized by united government. After the
inauguration OF Washington and the meeting
OF Congress In New York In 1889, there were
herco disputes about the recognition OF these
securities. Tho parties who dealt In them.
and who were known as brokers. realized very
large profits when Alexander Hamilton. the
Secretary OF the Treasury carried through
Eh0ngress hoaln ms u.s. measure by which certificates
psyabo BY he Tnsd ssss 10
ttuture day, There was an advance in values OF
o hnd en1G. ~ TO 20 per cent but tho soldiers who
Pesn RPesl,S ,o oil ths Tnr having for the mos. part
SS s H EaFt from Mts h. h de-
Ient ment followed Wall street was The place where
contre Of "perations Is sa ID to have been II near s9
the spot where The old Tontine Cyiise @ Hoase oSse
SWto9d: stood: on tho northwest corner Of Wall and
water streets. soap boiler who invested
about 81 500 in certificates is said to have re-
tired to Newburgh with sufficient means to live
upon. ana there we're numerous cases OF per
sons in humble circumstances whose profits
enabled them to llye ut their case and give
their children advantages Of which they had
been deprived by their formerly narrow cir.
cumstances. The attantion Of the Legislature
WAS called to the evils prod uced by these spec
niations. and IN l792 an act was PASSED forbid
ding sales unless the sellers wero tho bona .iide
offered. '"''
1t Is Likely that this association Iauyuished
IN after years. and became thing of Iho INST
70 Dc subsequently revived In later years but it
Of N0V YerE ---'Ss'A''0o
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Tho Gyp.y CA,ld'. Christmas.

FROM he Athen6um.
Dear Lavie Lee went dancing from " The Dells,"
Charmed by the Christmas chimes. and she safe
Where meath the snow around the churchy ard gate
The Th pouFhmen slept in bramble banded cells.
The gorgtos passed, half fearing gypsy SPELLS
While Larie. gazing, seemed to meditate;
she laughed for Joy. then wept disconsolate:
THE poor dead gorgios cannot hear the BELLS"
Within the church the clouds of Christian breath
Arose to One in lazy praise and prayer,
- but where stood Hey Beside the gypsy there.
Remembering childish tears in Nazareth
Building of love the golden Christmas stair
Ger sorrow and sin and hungry deeps OF death.
THEODORE WAITS.
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ReSd-hy.

From the Century.
We say II for an hour or for years;
We say II smiling, say II choked with tears;
Wesay 1t cOldly, say II with kiss;
And yet we have no other word than this
Goodby.
Wehave no dearer word for our hearts friend,
For him who Journeys to the worlds far end.
And scars our soul with going; thus we say,
A. unto him who steps but Ger the way
Goodby.
Alike to those we love and those we hate,
We say no more in parting. At lifes gate,
To him who passes out beyond earth's sight
We cry as TO the wanderer for q night
Good.by.
GRACE DEMO LlrcHnlLp.
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ENYOY.
GOldonl,
From the Pail Nail Gd.>tte, Dec. g

From the Pail Mall Gazette Dtce
Goldoni-good. gay, sunniest OF souls
Giasstny half Venice In that verse Of thine
What though 1t just reflect the shade and shine
OF common life, nor render as 1t rolls
Grandeur and gloom Sufficient for thy shoals
Was Carnival; Parini's depths enshrins
Secrets unsuited to that opaline
Surface of things which laughs along thy SCROLLS
There throng the people; how they come and go,
Lisp the soft language, fa,Int the bright garb-ses
On Piazza. Gale, under .Portico
And over Bridge Dear king of Comedy,
Be honoredi Thou that iidst love Venice SO,
Venice, and we who love her, all love theei
ROBERT BROWNING,
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Give Bl~ n Lin.

FROM the soctetp Journal
Give him q liftl Don't kncel In prayer,
Nor moralize with his despair:
The man is down, aud his great need
Il ready help. not prayer and creod.
TITS time when wounds are washed and healed
That the inward motive he revealed
hut now, whRte'er the spirit be,
Mere words are shallow inockery,
One grain OF aid lust now is moro
To him th an tomes OF sanity lore;
Pray II you must, within your heart
But give him u lift, give him start
The world 10 full OF good advice,
OF PRAYER and praise and preaching nice;
But generous soule who aid mankind
Are Ike to diamonds. hard to mud.
Give like 4 Christian. speak in deeds;
noble life'a the bost OF creede;
And he Ahall wear royal crown
VINO gives q lift when men are down.
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Our FAmiIisr sonss.

A new collection OF more than 800 English
songs. made by HELEN HENDRIX JOHNSON. has
been published by Henry Holt 4 Co. under the
title OF OW Familiar Songs aad Those ,cho
Made Them This is most attractive and in
teresting volume A very small number Of
tunes are by Continental composers. toHonly a
few OF them are by Mozart or some other Euro
peAn' but In the main they are OF British and
Irish origin with the addition Of some com
posed In the United States. The collection Of
British and hish songs is particularly valu-
able for II includes nearly all the beautiful old
classics with many Of which the present gsper.
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Balla ds of the wheel.

from OutthV ana he WheStmdn.
Through the winding lanes where Willows lean,
. And the stately ellns their shadows throw,
fast tho woodland bowers of aunlit green
Where the dusky brave with Bonded bow,
In the hnloed time Of the long ago.
Would aoft like q stealthy panther. steal,
We Hing dark care to the winds thA blow,
And spin away ON the whrling wheel.
BY the highways broad where, fair, ia seen
The bloom OF the alder. white as snow,
Down hillsides steep on the road between
The vineyards wide with their vines arow,
Ugh ineads whore the murmuring brooklets dow
And rushes tall in the breezcs reel,
We Hing dark caro- to the winds that blow,
And spin away on the whrling wheel
On days when spring is verdant queen
And briRhteyed buttercups CLEAN and glow
Mid hours when tho forests EN- erald sheen
L. scorched by suns that the tropics know,
In autumn tide ere tho winters woe
whether bells OF morn or eve outpcal,
We fling dark care to the Winds that blow,
And spin away on the whtrling wheel.
ENVOY
Come. riders all, be ye swift or slow,
And Join In the praise Of the steed OF stselt-
We fling dark care to the winds that blow,
And spin away on the whirling wheel
CLINTON SCOTLAND.
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Thnckeray's "ChriStnias Books" Is repubiished In .
neat style by the John W, Lowell Company.
Mrs T. 7 Corbstt produces little volume of Rustic
Rhymes and Ballads abounding in good and hon.
est feeling,
sALlnslds Christmas Folio is neat collection OF
interesting recent musc. sold At extraordinarily
cheap price,
Tho hessrs scribner have published three vol
umes Of Mr. Linon's aud Mr.. stoddards collection Of
English Poetry.
A charming little book 10 English Lyrics" Appls
tOrg made up from poems OF British Authors aud
tanning nothing from ANY living poet.
nice illustrated book for children is Ars Amanda
shss xbsasss Down IN the cI0vsr" u. W. uTesns
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by crime" To educate such persons is not. he
Is convinced. to improve them. but simply to
make them more dangerous.
DR.. Maudsley is far from acquiesclng In
the optimistic view OF social evolution. based
upon belief In the virtually unlimited devel-
opment OF altruism that has been eloQuently
upheld by Mr.. Herbert Spencer. 1t may well
be. he thinks. that man Is destined 10 perish
OF the face OF the earth before he has attained
10 the wisdom and goodness that he aspres to ;
that he is doomed. Moses like. only to see from
distance. but never to enter. the promised
land ofhis hopes. The universe makes no sign OF
feeling Itself under the least obligation TO make
him realize his ideal ana the predominance of
the ideal itself in the world must DO deemed
precarious 80 long as an evil power or anti
idealistic process. exists In 1t. since the latter
may always hope to win In the end. Alongside
process OF evolution there has always been in
operation . process OF degeneiacy and the
simple question Is whether the latter process
Will not eventually gain the upper hand. and
then. increasing In q geometrical ratio undo
RAPIDLY all that has been done slowly through
the ages" This question is considered at length
In the concluding chapter OF the volume bearing
the subtitle "W What Will be the End thereof"
One remarkable passage may bo quoted: If
the force" says DR.. Maudsley. at the back OF
all growth all compexity. and all change on
earth Is that which the sun has steadily sup
phed 10 II through countless ages. and still
supplies. II Is plain thA when thss force falls.
as faii 1t one day must there will be a steadily
declining development and rapidly increas-
Ing degeneration OF things. an undoing by re-
gressiye decompositions OF what has been done
by progressive combinations through the sue
cession OF the ages. The disntegrating pro-
cess may DO expected to take effect frat
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-14
Money for the Unmarried.

One of the most solid and subst ltial
institutions in this country is the Mar.
rage Fund and Mutual Trust Association,
Of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. They are organ.
lied under the laws Of Iowa, and heir Of
hcers and directors are among the leading
and most prominent business men o Cedar
RAPIDS. Every unmarried person should
have q certificate In this association.
government bond. You can Just as well
have q good sum Of money to commence
married life ON as not. A large number Of
members have been paid of, receiving over
800 per cent on their Investment. Write
for circulars fully detailing the plan, which
Is the finest known. Do not postpone It.
Good agents wanted. Mention where you
saw this notice. f6-Sm.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-14
DROPS.


Revised: 'vTake time by the bang"
Owing to the cold spring, April flowers
will wear overcoats this year.
II this dynamite business goes on the
Englishman will be more ''blarsted" than
ever.
The most important Number One" in
this country Is the No. l msckerel. 1t
lays q long way over the Irish suspect.
Kerosene oil ia again coming into
fashion as an illuminatcr, This proves the
saying that q whistle cannot be made from
O pig tail.
1t is said that much Of the recent pros.
perity in the south is due to the slip.shod
manner in which all northern drummers
play poker.
A New York chemist makes apple sauc,
out of chemicals. A surprising triumph,
however, awaits the man who can work
over old Derby hats into Charlotte russo.
The new discovery hat kissing cures
freckles may be all right, but the difficulty
with o youth who has the complexion of an
African leopard Is that hecan't get any girl
to kiss him.
Just as an Indiana clergyman pronounce
ed q couple man and wife, be fell to the
floor and expired. 1t snapped the heart.
strings to.think that he might be summon.
ed as a witness in q divorce CASE.
A Lexington, KY, doctor hangs out the
folio wing sign: "Ds. Tooles, scientific
carver of toes and limbs. specialist and ex.
pert in removing rheumatism, corns and
cramps extracted according to nature"
A man at a hotel fell the whole length
of q fight Of stairs. Servants rushed to
pirG him IN Thox, nalaI Ito, h. -r..
hurt mo" he replied, mot at all. I'm
used to coming down that way. I'm o life
insurance agent"
AT Irkutsk, Siberia, they sell milk by
block. each block having o stick frozen
into 1t for convenience in carrying. You
can get milk with q stick In It in this
country, but the stick does not always
make It easier to carry.
According to the Cincinnati Enquirer, o
tramp refused to saw wood for his dinner,
giving as q reason that he was bitterly op-
posed to the destruction OF our American
forests, and would do nothing to encourage
that kind Of business.
We have read several articles on the
sui ect # German legislation against the
American hog, hut fail to see that Bis.
marck proposes to do anything to the man
who wears muddy boots and sits cross
legged on the crowded horse cal.
"He's not just what you call handsome"
said the major, besming through his glasses
on an utterly hideous baby, as it lay peace
fully bowling in its mothers arms. "but
it's the kind f face that grows on you."
ITS not the kind If face that ever grew
on you" was the indignant reply OF the
maternal being, you'd be better looking
IL it had"
Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-14
CONNUBIALlTIES.

Child's play: George F. Kyle, aged IA,
was married the other night In CoviDgton,
KY, to Lizzie H~ollingsbead, aged IL. The
parents Of both the children were present.
A Delaware girl married @ young man
lie same day he went to Jail, the object
being to have some romance about It. The
next day after he can 9 out he broke her
nose, and she sighs for no more romance.
Congressman John d. White. OF Ken.
lucky, the only republican member from
that state In the last congress-, Is to be mar.
ried in April to Miss Alice Hsrris, daugh-
ter Of Congressman Harris, of Massachu.
sets.
A we'll to do farmer living near Read
ing, Pa, created Q sensation by bringing
his three young and handsome daughters
into court as the plaintiffs In three sep
arate actions for breach Of promise of mar
riage.
William Long, q bus driver q I Burling-
ton, on o short acquaintance . few weeks
ago married . lady from Barrie and settl,d
down. Scarcely was the hone, moon over
when q detective arrived from Barrie and
arrested Mrs l. ing on q charge Of bigamy.
M. w: Heenau, Of Glencoe, H., Who /.
supposed to have Q wife living Near Grand
cotAeS mntttous W PEeschuou y " "ofty -
daughter Of Mr.. u ltoe, and in consequence
was treated to q coat of tar and feathers by
the boys Of the town.
Ann BROKER. aged twen'y.four, Of . re.
spectacle Torripgton, Conn, family, eloped
with and married . full. blooded negro
named Joe Bradley, coachman Of her
father. The couple are living In Q shanty
at Ashley Falls, Mass. She refuses to
leave Bradley.
The other day, - . Utica clergyman
and his wife we're admiiing the size and
beauty Of . $40 gold piece, which the for
msr had just received ~ . marriage fee,
and exchanging condolences ~ to the best
way Of investing II, . messenger arrived
breathless from the bridegroom to soy that
an unfortunate mistake had been made.
that go Was out Of all proportion to bis
means, and that he was under the painful
n necessity Of asking the minister to accept
q much smaller sum