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4 Feathered Shepherd.

/ In South America there IS very
| beautiful bird called the agam, or the
| roldcn-breastcd trumpeter. 1t is about
as large in the body as one Of our
common barn-yard fowl. but rs it has
longer legs and a longer neck it seems
much larger. Its general color IS
black, but the plumage on the breast
is beautiful beyond description. being
what MIGHT be called iridesccnt, chang
ing, as il continually does from q
steel-bluc To y rcd-gold, and glittcring
with metallic lustcr.
In It's wild state the agami is not
peculiar for anything but lis beauty, its
extraordinary cry. which has given It
the name of trumpctcr, and Tor an odd
habit OF lcaping with comical antics
into the air, apparently for its own
amusement. When tanned, however,
and it soon learns to abandon its
wild ways.-it usually conceiYes a
violent attachment for its master, and,
though very jealous of his affection,
endeavors to please him by solicitude
for the well-bcinG of all that belongs to
him, which may fairly be termed benev-
olcnce.
Il is never shut up at night As the
other fowl are, but, with a well-dcscrved
liberty is permitted to take up its
quarters where it pleases. In the morn
inc, it drives the ducks to the water
and the chickens to their feeding
ground; and if any should presume to
wander, they are quickly brought to 81
sense of duty by a sharp reminder from
the strong bcak of the vigilant agami.
At night; the faithful guardian drives its
charge home again.
Sometimes it is given the care of
flock of sheep; and, though it may
seem too puny for such task. it Is IN
fact quite equal to it. The misguided
sheep that tries to trifle with the agami
soon has cause to repent the expert
ment; for. with swiitness unrivaled
by any dog, the feathercd shepherd
darts after the runaway, and with
wings and beak drives it back to its
place. not forgetting to impress upon
the offender a sense of its error by pecks
with its beak.
Should dog think to take advantage
of the seemingly unguardcd condition
of the sheep and approach them with
evil design. the agami makes no hest
tation about rushing ut him and giving
combat. And it must be good dog
that will overcome the brave bird.
Indeed, most dogs are so awed by the
fierce onset of the agami. accompanied
by its strange cries. that they escape
unwoundcd from the indignant crea-
ture.
At meal-times it walks into the house
and takes its position near its master.
seeming to ask for his caresses. 1t
will not permit the presence OF any
other pet in the room, and even resents
the intrusion of any servants not be-
longing there. driving out all Others
before it will be contented. Like y
well-bred dog, it does not clamor tor
food. but waits with dignity until Its
wants have been satisfied.-St. Ntca-
OidS.
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The Day That Is Coming.

Then man shall work and hcthink him. anc
rejoice in the deeds OF his hand.
Nor vet come home in the even TOO faint and
weary to sand.
Men in that time a'coiuns shall work ana
For ,o'morrow's Mck of corning aud the hun
gcr.wolf n near.
q STRANGE new wonderful Justice. But for
whom shall VIC gather the gain?
For ourselves and for each of our fellows
and no hand shall labor in vain.
no more shall any man crave,
For riches that serve Tor nothing nut 10 lct-
terra friend for slave
And what wealth then shall be left us when
none shall gather gold
TO buy his friend in the market, and pihch
and pine the sold'
Nav, what save the lovely city, ana tho Httio
houses on the hill,
And the wastes and the woodland beauty, ana
the happy feds we I'LL.
And the homes Of ancient stories, the tomos
of the mighty dead;
And the wise men seeking out marVc's' auu
the poets tecming head.
And the painters hand of wonder: ana the
marvellous fiddlc-bow,
And the banded choirs OF music-an those
that do and know
For all these shall be ours and all mems nor
shall any hack share
OF the toll and the gain of living In the days
when the world grows lair.
William Morris.
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lt,w To Run.

"C.n va give me any directions f.
running was asked OF a wcll-know
athlete of this city.
Eyes. Keep your head well up
breathe through the nose and not tn
mouth, keep the chest out, shoulder
thrown back, body bent forward slight
ly from the hips, and elbows in. Tn
trouble with most people is that they
breathe through the mouth and thel
exhaust their wind. If man, unac'
customcd TO running, keeps his mouth
shut, in q little while he will feel pres
sure on his chest as though weigh
were placed upon it, but if he keeps 60
ing he will soon breathe frccr aud 9e,
what is called second wind, then he
can run as long as his muscles hold
OUT
Having obtained this Information.
the reporter decided to observe now
people did run, and selected the dcpois
n the best place for observation.
/ The first person appearing in the
field was short fat man. with his
mouth wide open and his face very red
from his cxertions. and his arm, work
inc in every direction.
Next came two men carrying trunk
and cndcayoring to run. but rs the
trunk struck their knees every time
they put on steam there was hardly Il
chance to put in any professional work.
Hi! Catch on to the dude pcrambula-
tin. O. why did its mother let it e.
out alone, yelled a boo.black. And,
sure enough, there was 4 genuine spccl'
men of dude, with boots, pants, coat,
collar and hat complete. poking The
toes Of his boots into the cracas of the
sidewalks and thus ''peramhulatin
along.
Still another specimen in the form OF
n big-hearted, big-iisted and laSt-but-
not-least, big-footed ''down-Easter, "
making the very floor OF the depot
shake, but "gittin' thar all the same,
and tamblng on to the platform of the
last car just in time.
A school girl appeared next on the
scene. with bag OF books rs large rs
herself, which uupclcl her so much
that an impartial Judgment could not
be formed, and she seemed TO care for
her hairpius more than her style OF
locomotion.
"Do people ever chase trains out here
and fall oyer?' was asked of the draw
tender on the Fitchburg Road.
No, not very often. The people
that fall in here are mostly those that
loaf round the depot during thc day,
gct full, walk out here and tumble in.
I've tishcd out about thirty of them;
but if YOU want TO see some running go
down to the ferries.
Acting on his advice, the reporter
made his way to the ferries. On the
way he met two urchins playing tag,
each with piece of bread and molasscs
in his hand. When near the ferry
landing, two women were seen per-
forming some wonderful cyolutions,
which can hardly be classed under the
head of running, but were evidently
made with that motive.
OF the seven people the reporter saw
not one had been running according to
the rule laid down by the athlete
B0>iOn Globe.
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Nnts to Him.

The american journal Of Forestry
records an instance of handsome pro-
fits received for ten acres purchased
ten years ago in Logan Valley, in Ne
braska, and planted with black wal
nuts, by Col. Van. He gave $l.25 per
acre for the land, and after it was
handsomely covered with dense
growth of thrifty black walnuts, ten
years old, he sold the ten acres for
$4,000 The time will certainly come
when all this timber will be wanted at
an advanced and handsome price, and
there is nothing for which there will be
a more extensive demand than the best
large second growth selected timber.
Judging from the way in which our ma
tive forests are disappearing the mar
kot will not be gluttcd.
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One of Anna Dickinson's friends
says: 1--WE have it from her own lips
and her tongue is rs true as her heart
that she has never lost cent on the
stage. Her losses and consequent mis-
fortunes are such as fall to the lot of
both sexes who make unfortunate in
vestments, and put too much faith in
humanity. She supports an aged moth
er besides other near and dear rela-
tives. and her present heart-wail is not
for herself, but for my poor mother,
who so needs her accustomed help"
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What mir. Corbit says;

"Nr Searles: Dear Sir:-I wish to say orthc ben.
EFF Of all who suffering with Infammatory Rheu.
Iuatism that your medicine ID iutaltble. suffered
for two months the most eScrucating torture lost
81 pounds Of flesh, and not out Of my house for
Instantly relieved by IT, II there is specific for dis.
eases of any kind yours most certainly for lnfam
matory Rheumatism in its Heverest form.
Yours most respectfully, WIN. =. CoRBIr,
Pastor George St. NJ. e. Church, New Haven, Conn"
Such is ATHLoPHoRos-a thorough and
efficient cure for the worst cases of Rheu-
matism and Neuralgia.
II you cannot get ArHLopHonos Of your druggist,
wo will send it express paid receipt Of regular
price-onc dollar per bottle. prefer that you buy
it from your druggist, but II he hasn't 1t, do not be
persuaded to try something elsa but order at onco
from us as directed.
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gentleman accompanied her into the

I gentleman accompanied hcr lnto tue
room.
Years ago." he began, after apollo
giving for being the cause OF my III
ness, and congratulating me upon my
recovery, II had pair of canoes carv-
ed in this city. They were unlike any
thing ever seen here, | had them set
in pair of earrings for my wife. One
night our house was robbed by trust
ed servant; the canoes were taken
along with other yaluablcs.
WAS anything else IakrnP' asked.
sitting upright, forgetting Tor mo-
mcnt my weak state.
The gentleman strovc 10 control his
emotion, but his wife was silently weep
ing near the window,
YES, our only child, he replied
brokenly. Now will You tell me
how YOU came 10y this cameo, for ii is
4he same? to-day took it TO the per-
son who carved it for me so long ago,
and he recognized il Al once, although
il has been reset,
"Was it seventeen years ago that
your child was S.olcn'' asked eager
| ". ~
Yes. What 10 You know Of it?' he
questioned hoarscly.
81 know that am yo,,r child then. 4"
After had told the story SO often re-
pcatcd to me by my mother Raynon
they were perfectly satisfied that | be-
longcd to them, and their iov beggars
description.
Their story was that nay father had
o;ron Lis wi}c n necklarn of diamonds.
End .erjnr how pleased her baby was
with i, she had shaken the stones be-
fore ifs owes and at last in u spirit II
inn. rla.ned il alont fine ,bHd's neck.
Hnt she did NOT undnrst,uI the FAST
nninr and so hcr husband AVA, AWAY
FROM homo and She conId not g,t the
.hort cL.ir oyr,, ,bn chilI's heSd. she
wos oLiiaal 70 III thc mrs, mt the in
f.n, a. sTean Win tLo mli,;er.no orpa-
won't abont its neck. Bnt the tempta-
t ;,, ,,roTod Too ,,rna, for tba nDr,e's "a
', 'o so Sbo bsI talcn fine baby o,,iet-
1l o,,i 80 ~ nofo.hhor;,,,. iryyoleron5 had
:, Wv .,I',"oa ,j77,fos,onnL
>" ,rho ,bnorv We INV now fornd por,nt.
.,..iI ''' '', ,y,..,, "d' r,y, ,bn, horon,ir,
gri"btrrnd ot her own exploit and moi
=, 'Ia'r' ~ ,r,, - rnnI,.n Tho h,bv-I
n,.,,n cam ~ rG,iil, tbat that baby was
, mu'o ~ lac ,rn bn discoynrsI she con-.
nII J,ai 80 .I'andan II onf;rol,.
'', ..T', W ,,.barc Jn those n,o,je live.
..,,n hn,.,. "'u, yn lindj, inr voug
, Nv '' .".. th,n, ;, said NV mothcr
"'t r,,,o,on,l,, + ooro ths address Lack
r ,,, i,r"i',hf - ,,o ,flor NV mother
. .Ii o,'" ,.,. -, - nJ ho iooI"a en old
.oi9 3 NV, r'i , 'i, o "iu ,hn, for mo.
'l,. w. - ''r I'. t';ST 49, ta. Lin,
MI w., -. , ,' ~ oni tho indniicotc 70.
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''''',..S ,'o ,,',' - ,i,
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I,o onyf6in, b,t mn, own impetuous
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iAN1ED William Fox, y white man,
Il magnificent audience of 5000 pen-
IA, Nevalt. Vernon county. Mo-. on the
Hh ult, 81 N,tuess his exit from this
1rld's cares ~ 'he-n-i If rope. H. had
'rtl,s.ly ann in cold blood. murde:ei W.
Howard, his Hst friend, to rob him 81
IN $50 80 money. Fox confessci his
,ilt aud admitted that he WAS no longer
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owe 10 those afflicted with rheumatism or Neural
ia, 10 say that remedy has been discovered that IL
mdrc i marvellous success. My was greatly
Atlctrd with RheumGtian and suffered severely
that at tmei he WAS obliged 10 have morphine iii.
iacted into his to get relief While In this
tt.on he discovered n remedy which effected imme-
g'e relief, and permanent cure He has since iur.
Gshed IL to many others with the same result have
also furnished it to number of persons SUFFERING
with Rheumatism. and the result has been immediate
relief, and permanent cure. Among others, gaycit
- Rev Vim. p. Corblt. pastor OF the George ST. NJ. T.
Church. New Haven Conn, who was suffering greatly
With this terrible disease. will give you his own
words written % my son. wishing him to publish
he fact for tho benefit OF others suffering with the
IL
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judging from the steadily increasing
number of immigrants landing on the
Pacific coast from Japan California
paper predicts that the government will
in few years be called upon to deal
with the Japanese rs it has with the
Chinese.
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Tell the children TO cut out and cave the comic
silhouette pictures as they appear from issue to
issue. Thcy will DO pleased with the collection
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..Mr White ~ said n Harrisburg Law

..Mr. White" said Harrisburg law
yer to q witness in the box, lat the
time these papers were executed you
were specializing, wereyou notP Yes:
SIR" You were in oil?" Il was; "
sand what are you in nowP" Bank
ruptcy and the poorhouse. was the
solemn reply.-Wd.i Street Ners.
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Personal avn pn11r1n,.

The London papers would doubtless
have been better satisfied with the result
of the Chicago convention if Queen Vic
toria had been nominated for the first
place on the ticket
Bayard and Hoadley would not be q
bad ticket.-LeavenwOrth Standard.
No; that would be a good ticket for
we 'uns. Put 1t up and let "Old Jim"
have 3 Whack at 1t.
Even the Troy Chief INDUCES IN q
miserable wood cut of Blaine with the
usual scabs on its face. We did not know
that Sol could come this near to the pat
emit dodge. But he feels mighty good
and can be forgiven this once.
If Sammy TiIden's defamation Is 4
''true bill" the Democratic goose if
cooked. The Republicans will not ask
any better fun for a summers job than
to lay out Bourbon Bayard, Mr.. Nc
Donald, Mr.. Cleveland, MF. Morrison,
Judge Field, Mr.. Flower, or any OF the
balance of the Demo >Tatic crowd.
st. LOUIS Globe Democrat: THAT ad.
mirable exponent of British sentiment,
the Pail Mall Gazette, declares if Mr.
Blaine shall become president she will
endeaYor TO replace English influence
and trade by American wherever he
cam This is q good reason why he
should not run well in England, but IT'S
hardly calculated TO embarrass his can.
vass in the United States"
Dayton Journal: Ii Is a. surpl Using
as 1t Is gratifying to zee how Irishmen
are taking hold of the Blaine movement
Hon John j. Geghan, an ex-Democratic
member of the Ohio legislature, says
the Irish Republican club in Cincinnati
now has 400 names enrolled. Olhel
we'll known Irishmen 10 OtheI
parts of the country haYe declared fol
Blaine.
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NOTES AND NOTIo ,lI.'

GIo5e-DemocrAt: "The crow doth
sing as SWeetly as the lark, p says sAe
gentle PcEtie. In other words, thscrow
isa daisy in "a open Air eo0cert. win
our enviOus cosempOraries make note
OF this fact9
The public mind Is Just now racksd
to the verge Of abeFEatlou over ne
conundrun. Of what would become Of
the small remnant of virtue IN thIs cOun
try If Geo. VIM. Curtis and the editor d
the New York Times should drop on.
Henry G. Work, the authorot .'arand
fathers ClOck' and "Father, Deal
Father, Come Home with Ne Now
died in Hartford, Connecticut, last Sat
urday. The mournfuI feature of thil
circumstance Is that his songs Still live
Item from I'd Howe for the o. g.;
during six years TesIdeGce In the stats
We have seen the EmpoGia Republicau
quoted only three times; first, when Il
puffed the BeiOit Courier; second, when
II cOmplimented the WetmOre Specsa
tor, and, third, when It aastersd the To.
pekA Journal.
Some Chicago type foundry got q
good job over the nomination OF Blaine
in furnishing the Troy Chief with dag.
and eagles, one Of which appears at the
top Of each column of the paper. We
have not seen the old Chief so decorated
in many long year. We suppose Sol
Miller is the happiest man in the state.
The specials to the Kansas City
Times declare that the Blaine rallies IN
Kansas are utterly devoid of ENTHUSIASM,
while the adVices to the Journal from
the same points indicate that the state
Ii Sbiaze-whIeh 1t is-for the PIumed
knight. In the language of the lmmor.
tai Sam Weller, "Ihe quality OF veal pie
depends altogether upon the girl that
makes II"
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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. June 14.-BY q
collision with An excursion train on the
Camden Foad this moEning, eaRsneeRs
Palmer and BaxtsE, coaducaer Saith,
hazRaReSAAster Waugh, mail aezni
Wylie, sud nEesaan Barber were killed
Many persoas were injured. Thesex-
cursrOn party were from Camden Prts-
byteEiAu church.
When the news reached Camden b
special train was made up and . dozen
| PHYSICIANS departed for Ashland. A
Wrecking train Was also sent 10 Ashland.
The point whore the colliAion occurred
| is considered the worst on the hne. II
n about two miIee from Haddonfield
and one mile from Ashland
There 10 only single track In the curve
with light embankmeDto on either side.
The accommodation was running sRen-
the curve and after the two trains came
together the utmost confusion pre-
vailed among the passengers.
The frst man taken out was
John Rasenbanm, express agent
on the accommodation tram. He was
terribly cut on the head, face and hands.
He was found with q lot of debris Gov
erlng him and was extracted with din
Guilty. The body Of the fireman,
NichOIs Barber, was next discovered
| under the wrecked tender terribly man.
gled. Fireman Louis MCLEAN was un
CONSCIOUS, being terribly scaided. his
head was swollen 70 twice Its normal
condition. brakeman Jno. Lager was
hurled from the baggage car into pool
Of water and mud.
Nail agent Wylie called out from IN
der the debris, "Here I am" When
taken out he was found to be shocking.
~ lscersted. Death occurred in q very
short time.
The injured were placed under imme-
disse medical attendance and removed
to Camden. One of the passengers says
that after the collision all scrambled
out Of the cars, some by the windows.
Both engines were demolished,
and the escaping steam made il
impossible for some time for anyone TO
approach within fifty feet of the wreck.
The accident was caused by the non-
FaceiDf of a telegram
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Grand Military al, play.

DUBUQUE, Ia, June 14.-PreparaiIons
are completed for grand military en-
campment to be given here next week.
The occasion will be important, because
OF its being the FIRST time since the war
when the regular army troops and ma
litia have been camptd together.
Among the companies To be present are
Light Battery r Fourth artillery; Bat
terry d Fifth artillery; two companies
of the Fourth infantry; all OF the U 3.
a. National rifles of Washington /;
Mobile rifles; Tndway rifles. and
branch of the guards of St. Louis /;
Washington artillery of New Orleans /;
Louis and other points, besides many
companies from Iowa, Illinois, WIscOn-
sin aud Minnesota. The display of ar
tillery will be especially fine, including
mortars, gatling guns. hOwitZers
and others. Some of the
troops will srriYe to-day
others Monday aud Tuesday. The pro
gram consists Of grand street parade
| Tuesday and dress parade; Wednesday,
| q competitor company drill for diamond
badges between the Mobile Rifles, Tired
way Rifles, National Rifles aad other
crack companies Thursday, the artillery
| and cavalry drill; Friday. grand sham
battle. Among the prominents to be
present are Gen. KIRBY Smith, Gov
Sherman, of Iowa, and Lusk, of Wis
consin, with their stats; Gen. Gibbons
| U. 8. A, and Gen. Carlin, U. s. A
There will be many bands Ia attendance
| and over 800 musicians. The encAmp
| ment will be under the direction Of
Brig. Gen. C. s. Bentley, L N. G. o
nuh1nue
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OVER THE STATE.

The strawberry season In Kansas is
nearly over. 1t was too beautiful TO
last.
If we must believe Sammy Tilden's
own evidence, ali political honesty must
die with him.
1t is claimed that within the last
month the fortune of Jay Gould has
shrunk $25, 100000. Let the good Work
go on.
The Democrats are greatly depressed
over Mr.. TIlden's letter of declination
and the announcement that Carl SchuTz
will not support Blaine.
1t seems that there is no wash-tub
business about Mr.. Tilden's last letter
OF declination. The Democracy will
have to skirmIsh around for another
Moses.
Judge David Davis expresses his
warm approval of the Chicago nomina-
tions and will support Blaine and Lo-
gan. That's the kind of an Independent
party he Is.
The Democrats don't like the Repub-
lican platform. A Republican plat
form that would please the Demo-
Gratis would not be very satisfactory to
Republicans.
Atchison Globe: Dodge City has sent
out flaming posters announcing a real
Spanish bull fight on the Fourth OF July,
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe road,
which formerly paid large amounts of
money to perpetuate st. John, adVeF.
tises q low excursion rate.
Graham county has instructed for
Martin tor governor. The Colonel's
boom prevalent from the rushing of the
Big Muddy to the abode of the coyote
and extendeth from the northern tier tc
the murmuring OF the Arkansas and the
realm of the cowboy. It's going forth
is from the end of the state, and Its cir
cult unto the ends Of it; aud there II
nothing hid from the heat thereof.
Atchison Globe: A very good storJ
comes from Topeka, which will probably
go laundering down the present cam
paign: In the Congregational Sunday
school last Sunday, Mr.. CatlIdge wa
making little talk, in the course o
which he said: "If l should ask yol
who the strongest man was, what Woult
the answer be ~ A little white headet
urchin sitting several seats back poppe'
up his head and yelled, "BlaInei"
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President Gonzalez, of Mexico, is re-
ported TO have resigned his Office, prob
ably on account OF the presidential cleo
tion, which takes place on June Goth.
The duties Of the president, until his
successor Is inaugurAted, will be per
formed by the presiding officer of the
lower house Of congress or by the chieI
Justice Of the supreme court. 1t Is prob.
able that Porfirio DIaz will succeed Con.
zalez. ss that was the bargain when Diaz
vacated the chair for Gonzalez. Be
tween them, these statesmen control the
army and that makes the elections
sure. Gonzalez uses the army in q very
curious way for republic. The othel
day in the state of Tsbasco, captain
and . file of soldiers wrecked a news
paper office and thrust the editor in jail
because he had cobied an item from ;
Guatemala paper, critlcizing the Mexi
can government. The outrage was com
mitted by order of the central govern.
ment. There IL q chance TOR reform
In Mexlcn