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Love in Chicago.

Cficaes Tribune.
They stepped into the apartment,
and after Brryl had seated herself at
the piano AMI playei Il few bars from
Beeth0ven's ninth symphony in order
to clear the nei.hborhooi of heggars
and organ-griuders she cuddled her
self up costly on has.Cck beside her
father.
Yes, papa, she began, | am in love
nay, more than that, have plight
ed my troth.
How much did you &c. on it ? asked
the banker.
You misunderstood me, replied
Beryl | have pledged myself To be-
come the bride of the only man | can
ever Iove-Arthur Ainsleigh.
What almost shouted the banker,
that dry-goods clerk.
Yes, was the reply in clear, reso
nant tones. / love him, and despite
your sueers | shall MARY him 1t is
no criue to he a dry-goOds clerk.
No, said Mr.. Setback thoughifully,
hut it ought TO he. and for a moment
silence fell between them.
The father was the first to speak. |
do not care for wealth, he said. when
the subject of your future husband is
considered, and l could overlook his
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Hew to Propose.
Terre Hsute Mail.

Tsrrs Haute Mail.
A bright-eyed girl, who is skillful
angler for hearts. thinks Young man,
to be succss fol, should propose after
a very short acausintance-tske the
girl by storm, as it were. while che is
rIeased with a new beau, and before
sie has time to tire of HIM; then fol
low The proposal up to e vigorous
courtship. lots ofa"wers and hnnsons
drives, theatres, ETC., and If che cen
sents, insist upon short engagement,
by all MEANS.
Another wellknown blonde beauty.
who has created sad havoc and has
had much experience in this line, saws
the ONLY successful way to propose is
when least expected. Allow no time
for consideration, and then insist that
the accordance must be 'nOw or never !"
She f.els sure thai it is the cnl Y way
that she will ever be captured; but
she thinks very few men are bold
enough to try that game.
A handsome young widow, we'll
known in society circles, who is not
80 rich az she was, saws the only sue
cesafuI way to win her is to offer 6De
house, horses and carria. es. with
plenty Of money to keep them up.
A dark eyed girl, with tangle of
soft brown hair shading her brow,
rays:
fla fellow is desperately in love
with girl. and is persistent in bis
efforts to win her. he is sure to gain
his suit. Widnwers understand this
point, ard know exactly how to make
love and propose, and you will observe
they are always successful. She
knows one case where widower went
in and hung up his hat. Announcing
his intention Of remaining until ne
was accepted. and she bad to marry
him IT, get rid of him. A widower
beau makes her nervous about the
result
One sweet, dreamv-eyed girl, who
is iu-t on the threshold of society, say
ove-makiug must be 10 sweet that sh
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The Tramp's Cipher.

Milwaukee sentinel
The reporter suggested the propri-
sty of two quarts of re,r and com
Portable hay.lnft, which was entlus.-
asst ally seconded.
The tramp carried the beer after
the reporter promised To come around
and pay for it some day.
I'm 10 b.ggar," began he with
much fuency, land always make it a
practice To render some equivalent in
promise FIR fav0rs received. But |
know all the ropes Of the b vs.. and il
NAV he that III have To come down To
their level some day. Begging is in
reality. n regularly organized prnfes-
sion. the principal varieties of which
are termed 'lurks'-the fire Turk (ur,-
tended losses by frey the shipwrecked
sailors lurk the forei .ners' Turk /; the
accident Turk the sick lurk (pretend-
ed Illness; some tie up their arms in
a very clever way. others feign 6Is
others remain in he'd stimulating Ill
ness while they send out their com
raniops to beg for rhem); the deaf and
dunn lurk the servants Turk (pre
tended loss Of place as a domestic
servsn,); the GOLFERS Turk (pretended
loss of employment through an ex-
plcsion): the " eavers'. calenderers ami
cotton spinuers' turks. To these NAV
be added the shallow cove, or 'shlv-
erinr JENNY who goes about half
naked. and the 'high-fyer,' who sim
ulatas the hroken-down gentleman,
Officer. or tradesman.
The happy tramp talked "a freely
az though the list>ner was of his own.
1t would require a bpOk to deal COM
prehensively with all the receptions
and disguises of these fellows. as there
is hardly source Of human suffering
or a passing calamity of anv magni-
,ude which they do not endeavor to
turn to their advantage.
The following ere the sigrs chalkei
by the fraternity on doors and gate
p3s.s for the information Of their
brethren
q This road 10 better than the other.
= They will buy il you have what
they want.
Good for something to eat.
Religious; but good On the whole.
x No good
s Spoilt BY too many tramps call
ing.
I Likely TO have you taken up.
+ Dangerous; sure of being impris.
ened.
The urper-crust Of The fraternity
Chose that are "well-exed," In the
riria.l resort N the directories in
public p'r-~-s, and mark the names
of LIE . aod riIes." Several thou
sand are thus marked in New York
md Chicago, and the gangs" that
profit by this system are Wei organ
ized and number from ten to thirty
The following are their marks,
with their meanings:
- Means doubtful, or not called
IN before.
Means good or likely to give.
= Means very good, or very likely
10 give.
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Tooth Pulling.
lille Csurier-Journ

Louisville Csurier-.Iournsl.
She cane into the office with a
personal for the paper, which we
were pleas Il to get. She told us that
she had Just came from the dentists.
where Size had had tooth pulled.
She said:
You should have heard me veil.
Then it hurt. did it, when ne drew
the tooth out2
Of course ii did. but not halls bad
a. it did when mis- drawers came off.
DID they come oil
Well should say they did 4; they
came II three times.
VIA came of
His drawers, the things be draws
the teeth with.
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THE BAZOOiS MENU"
An Appetizing Msal-Cooked
by Experts of Clever
Newspapers.
& Table Loaded With Good Things
TO be Relished by ALL
The Old Lincoln Homestead

The Old Lincoln Homestead.
later Ocean.
H. Oldroyd, = special sdmires of
the late President Lincoln, has leased
the old Eaeslu homestead at Spring
field fer > term of ysars, and, while
preparing it fer his personal oecupaE-
sv. has been fitting it up with the
view Of preserving it as nearly rs pos
sible just as DIR. Lincoln left it when
he went 10 Washington. A room has
been sci apart tor storage and display
sf Mr. Ol;royd's private collection of
Liuc.,in mementoes, gathered during
period eff nearly twenty years.
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, -, of the far smokers too much and
they don't know enough to nee
smokers
Do they buy them ostenisbly fnr
home consumption, or are they pro-
cured for nv brother
Oh, there is little attempt at con-
cealment after the first few purchases.
Excuse me. replied the pill man. as
he started for . remote corner Of the
store where fair thing in seslskin
was modestly waiting attention. No
visit was paid TO the cigsr-csse, but
she took away supply done up In an
unsuspicious package.
She is a new customer, and | keep
her 'hrother's box under the counter
with the pills aud things, to save her
bushes After awhile she wont mind.
A Baby Giant.
Saa Francisco Examiner.
Some two we, ks ago the crowd Of
lniIererS VIII" infest the foot Of Market
street were ru':k dumb with amaze
ment at the sight of a colossal indi-
vidual emerging form the ferry gate
Before any one of the crowd had re-
covered from their asronishn ent the
giant walked quietly towards Ine next
lip and got ou board the 'Petaluma
boat The crowd hung around the
landing for some time waiting for the
rest of the circus, but We're disappoint-
ed. and it was soon asoertaiped that
the Goiiab was all alone. Speculation
was rife as To who or what be was.
His Night was variousl Y estimated at
from eight 10 twelve feet. A FEEDER
al officer stated positively that it was
hang, the Chinese giant. who had
slipped in at some way port IN disguise
so far, 10 beat the restriction act. An
Examiner reporter solved the mystery
yesterday. At a Sansome street hote;
he discovered the mammoth, or as he
might he more aptly termed, the
babv-gi mt. His name is Thomss
Robinson. and he is but IL years old
HIS height is seven feet in his stock
ings and he is still growing. He WAS
sorn In East Canada. and has always
worked un a farm. He never road on
railway until he left home, some
two months ago His parents are
Irish. his father being nearly six. feet
high. He states that he never st'rac-
ted any attention at home, because
nearly all the men there are six feet
or over. He had no idea he was
wonder until he reached Chicago,
where he attracted considerable notice.
His weight is 900 pounds. and he
would he taller if he did not turn up
so much at the feft, which are of
immense proportions. In answer to a
question as TO what size of bnOts he
wore he replied goodnsturedly. |
don't know exactly; the shoemaker
st OMAHA said the next size Was the
boot box. He has a pleasant face,
blue eyes, AID is apparently very
Intelligent. HIS arms are OF immense
length, but the hands are compare
lively >mall. On being asked to take
something he called for saltwater,
savin. tat he did not like whisky,
i-cause he might get into quarrel
and fall Oh sone oae. A suggestion
m.de bv the barkccTo- that no train to
meet Sullivan called forth the remark, |
Well I amt so bad with the gloves as |
YOU NAV think He his had many |
offers to join travelling shows, but he
SAYS he would prefer ,s work on a
farm. I
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Not ExactinQ,

Somervi,le Journal.
One word, she said, before we part,
ard her bright eyes elowed in the
mellow light Of the turned down lamp.
Are You sincere
anu sincere, he replied. in tones
whose tru hfulness could not he dputt-
ed by auv one, save the most con-
firmd pe>simrs'
Then you cannot give me palace
by Lake Como? and she looked into
his ewes as if she would read bis in
most soul.
| cannot, ne sns&ered.
Not even a brOwn-.tnne fir. ntf
No. There was wonderful firm
ness, don 't-you forget-it-ne-s in the
tone in which this momentous mono
syllable wa. spoken
Not ev' II cottage in the suburbs
Not even that, darling, There vas
an anguish in his accents that indica-
ted a mind wholly given up to the
gnswing inroads of a sharp to, thed
despair.
WHAT can you offer NE. then? she
asked what can YOU off + me a. an
incentive to induce me TO becon Q
your bride.
A share in seven dollar a week
with prosp. ct Of a rise next spring.
He said this with al the deep convic-
ton Of a man " no knows lust how he
stands.
1t is sufficient. she said. with
radiant smile: | am YOURS, Algernon.
A half loaf is better than no bread.
Ladies who Smoke Cigars.
Washington Pos.
Iwapt two cigars, said n weiI-rlress-
ed snd lady-l'ke boxing person in a
WIS END drug rtore Not too strong
til re, that is the box, she said, IN
dicating brand of bright-colored Ca
bannas.
The two Chocolate hued rolls Of
tobacco were duly wrapped up, de-
livered and paid for. TIE lady paid
for them with as much unroncern as
though it were bottle Of COLOGNE she
was carrying off.
Do you have much call for cigars
bv ladies? asked the rep1rter, Who
was waiting for some patent brain
food
We sell as manv, either to ladies or
on their order by messengers. as We
do 10 men, answered the c"mpnunder
of prescriptions from strictly pure
drugs and chemicals.
What kind do they call for mostly =?
demanded the reporter
Mostly mill five-centfrs. though
there is run on tens of full favor by
old hands. Cigarette, used to 90 in
that direction, but they color the fill
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A Daring School Teacher.

Detroit Free Press.
The town of Shenand all, Pa.
which WAS recently bnrhed, through
a place of -, 200 inhabitants, j. not
down on the school maps At Wilke-
sbarre, Pa, school teacher under
took 10 remedy this defect hy serting
her scholars to seek information In the
reports Of mine inspectors, newspaper.
and people in town. The fact, CO.
lected by each scholar We're then read
aloud to all. OF course it is hard to
believe, hut it is asserted on good
authority that The children took more
interest and she showed more enthu-
siasm in this work than they did even
in respecting the alphabetical list of
rivers in HindOosrau ant OF the
mountains Of South America
OF course, too, there is danger Of
the school teachers dismissal for
wasting her own and the pupils time,
but that is one of the risks at
tending the school teaching business
If teachers under AXE on their own
responsibility t. excite the minds If
the scholars, to loosen their grip on
the textbooks, to set them 10 inves-
tigating and observing AMI thinking
for themselves. they must also take
the risk drumming against routine and
rec tape.
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only sufficient to moi.ten the cart
except I'm the month of June, when
as if to make up for its ferhleness a,
other times, it almost de'uges the
town, falling to the depth of thirteen
or fourteen inches Ii Iushes down
the mountain in . torrent. floating off
carts, barrels chairs and chicken-coops
if the latter are sufficiently modern to
be made of wood. The coops are usu-
ally mud and stone, hastily thrown
together.
The Mexican women are wonder
fully graceful This is partly due To
the manner of carrying baskets or
bundles, begun in early childhood. I
watched q Mexican girl carry an i'm
mense basket of clot es home 10 be
First she selected from
the basket a towel, and twisting it
tightly wound il round spd round un-
til the circumference ~as the siZe of
her head on which she plsc-d It;
then helped by a companion che lifted
the basket, weighing ut least thirty
pounds on the top of the roll. She
balanced it by touching it lightly,
first with one hand and then the other
After The had gone short distance
she folded her hands in her shawl.
with the greatest ease and un-
She looked back smil-
insly at me, showing her pretty white
teeth. still amused at sonora, VINO
thought her task difficult.
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He Will Never Know.

Exchange.
Presently the hostess bewitched
him into letting the young ladies
biindfold him and when they were
quite sure he could not see, Mr..
Worthington felt the thrilling sensa-
ton IF q score or more If hot kisses on
his quivering lips. 1t was joke that
Nr. Worth ngton enjoyed hugely. but
Is there was sort of sameness about
the kisses he concluded that they had
ali been the work Of one young lady !;
and he was pretty sure he knew which
young lady il WEE Indeed his wish
wss the father of his thought, AID he
went away with light heart and
sprightly step. bewiIdered by the in
toxicaIing delusion that Inc beautiful
Miss. the belle of tire city, had
showered fsvDrs from her hesTt and
bps upon him. He will never know
~ ii the words meet his I'VE that it
sse The little 5-year-old brother If the
hostess whose kisses burned great holes
in his rhrobb:Bg heart.
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paper-on-the wall pants, but Arthur
Ainsleigh 10 q debauche.
lis false! cried the girl. Prove
your words to be true and / will re-
nounce him forever, but should YOU
not do 80. l will fulfill my promise to
him at once.
1 accept the test, was the reply, and
kissing his daughter fondly Harold
Setback left the house.
tx
So / can have the detective?
Yes One Of our best men will
ingratiate himself with this young
man of whom you have spy Geu, and
If he has the slightest tendency
towards dissipation he ia lost.
Very well, said the banker. Good
day.
Cod day.
Enough! This is horrible
Beryl Setback speaks almost ap
pealingly to her father as she stands
with him in front of eilded haunt of
vice and behOlds Arthur Ansleigh
leaning against the bar in state of
heastly intaxlcaiiun he whom she
loved with such passionate fervor
that al times she forzot about her
corn. Let us 90 away, papa, she said
I'm tones that We're almost q sob, stall
never see him again
*
How much is your bill I?
The detective stood by the bankers
desk. Five dollars for my time, he
said.
But were there no other expenses ?
He seemed very far gone when | saw
him.
Oh, yes. replied the detective, forty
cents for that part of it. | had to
buy two 'empna :es AMI a package If
cigdretts before he was full enough to
have the Young LADY see him.
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Gov. Sprague ana Kate Chase.

Gov Sprague ana Kate Chase.
Ben. Ps<!ey Poore.
Miss Kate Chase and Gov. Sprague
became enamoured AT a celebration
given at Cleveland when the monu-
ment OF Commodore Perry WAS un-
veiled. Sic was guest If her faith
er's most trusted friend, Col. Dick
Parsons, at his IA ruse on Prospect
street. Gnv Sprague came there
with his full stall and body guard
all in unifJrm, while he wore quiet
suit of black. He was then young
and hands rme, while she, with her
graceful figure. clear comp exion,
chestnut hair and expressive eyes,
commanded the admiration Of all who
saw her. Ii was case of mutual In
fatuation, which ended in ma;rimony.
Her friends thought that she had Sc
cured ''the barrel necessary TO make
her father president, which was the
foremost object of her ambition, and
for some years the governor Iavished
money upon her The bills FIR the
ENLARGEMENT Of "CanoDchel" from a
country house into a chateau were
simply enorm US. aud finally brought
a remonstrance from the governors
brother who held the purse-suings.
Love, on each side Of the house, grad
uallv turned into hatred, and the de-
voted couple at Cleveland became
enemies
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Chihuahuan Women.

Wheeling REGISTER
chihuahua is innocent of sidewalks.
Mud is scarcely known, as rain falls
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Mr. and Mrs. everett Sfebbins. Belcher
town, Mass, wrte: Our little boy was terribly AT
fe ted with Scrofula, salt Rheum aud Erysipels
ever since he was born, G-d nothing we could CIV,
him helped him until We tried CUTICURA RENE
DIPS, which gradually cured HIM, until he is now
as fair any child.
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I has. Ii0ughfOn, LSq.

tbas. HoughfOD, Lsq., lawyer, % State
street, Boston. reports case II Salt Rheum under
his observation for years, which covered the
patients body and limbs, and u which all known
methods OF treatment had been applied without
benefit, which was completely cured solely by the
Skin.
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To cleanse the SkiR. Scalp sad Blood of
Itching scaly .Pimply, Copper ColOrei, Scrof ious
Inherited IND Contagious humOrs, cd Poisops
Ulcers. Assesses and Infantile skin fortunes the
CGTICCRA Rem AIDES are infailibls
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Sold by ali Druggists. CUTICURA. 20 cents ; Re-
-oLEhNr, 81 SOAP. y cents. Potter DsuG AND
CHEMICAL Go t{,sStpu. Mass.
send for Hl5Ow To Cure Skiu Dis.
cases.
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Snfiety gptiffs.

@s EXCELSIOR LODG NO A, I. O.. o. r,
4& holds its regular meetings in Odd Eel
ows Hall in CenterailIe on the frst and third Sat-
urday evenings i'll each month. All rothers In
good standing are invited to attend.
BY order Of the N. G..
DAN JONES, II. s.
March IL, '8l-tf
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consisting in stock at Publishers prices.
If we do not have the Book ar piece of
Music wanted, will procure It for you.
Give us trial and you will lose nothing
Mar 5, Soft.
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Notice.

.nts Mt on !, b. !,
be PAD
$500"
.ILsBY y
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IA patent medicine manufacturer
adyertises for bald men who are will
ing to have advertisements painted
on the tops of their heads, ''for high
pecuniary recompensc."
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Absolutely Pure.
Administrators Sale of
REAT, ESTATE.

AsoTfcE is HEREBY OWEN THAT IN PUR-
N suance of an order of the Probate Court of
the county OF Beise in the Territory of Idaho made
on the fifth day of April, A. ID. 1881 i'll the matter
of The es, ate of Thomas Hays deceased the under
signed administrator of said estate, will sell either
at private sale at public auction. to the highest
bidder fo cash. in one parcel and subject 10 con-
Grmation by said Probate Court, on Monday the
2sth day of April d. 1884, between the hours OF
the rising and the Setting of the sun OF said dav on
the premises in said county, all the right. title IN.
terest and estate of the said ntesate at the time OF
his DEATH and all the right. title. and interest that
the said ntestate has by operation OF law or other
wise acquired other than, in addition to that OF
the said int state at the lime of his death, in and
TO all that lot piece parcel of land situate, lying
and being in the said county, and described as fol-
fows:
A possossory homestead right No 1857 on n. W: u
S. VI u & S. y N. w. a N E. Il N. W. Sec
o. To g. N of r. l +. 160 Terms and condi.
tions of SALE ten per cent. Of the purchase money
to be paid to lhe administrator or auctioneer on
the day of sale, balance confirmation of sale by
said Probate Court. and at expense of purchaser.
Also-will be sold at The same time and place
two mares and other personal property belonging
| to said estate s. G. SILL BY, Administrator
| of the estate of Thes. Hays, decd
April 9, 1SS4-3w.
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SUBSCRIPTION TO WEEKLY WORLD
ERe Right X ind of an Official.
Winnemucca Silver State.

Y Controller Dunn, Of California, ap-
pears ~ be an exceptional official in
these degenerate days when the
hirhest praise is bestowed on officers
who do most for their party, regard
i, # lass 81 Its effect on the public I'm
rnediately after he assumed the du-
SHg 4iea az his Office he discovered that
/ III fho State Board of Harbor Commls-
sioners was run for the benefit OF It's
j, officers instead of for the people, and
,rrv he made an investigation which re-
vealed the fact that some $SO,OOO or
RE $4,000 Of the money paid into the
,vrr office for the State had been stolen
by the Secretary and his subordi-
CR mates. For this Gray, Secretary of
pc the Board, and one or two lesser
liuhts now serve the State at San
J Ia Quentin Prison.
GON As Gray and his associate thieves
,..s were Republicans, Controller Dunn
did not receive the credit to which
nUf he was entitled for unearthing theil
IL 4 rascality, he being Democrat, ano
py it was animated that If they had beer
of the same political faith as himself
pAU he would not have been so hasty II
" proving them thieves. Since then
'''1' however, he has shown that McCarty
,mE ClerkEof the Supreme Court, who wa
elected at the same time and on tn
ZOO same ticket with himself, is benin
some $4,000 in his settlement wit
0rSe the State, and that fees are unaccouI
ted for The deficiency was mad
- good BY McCarty, and as he clam
that it was caused by ''clerical errors
!, ,.unlI he msy possibly escape prosecution
JHhD' Controller Dunn has also discovere
that ex-Secretary of State Drury M;
cup lone Is behind in his settlement wit
/ the State SS,956; that ex-Clerk OF tt
Supreme Court Taggert, owes tt
DPRlEI State ~, 79S, and that Frank Gros
r THIS ii. ex- Clerk of the Supreme Court,
We ,s Ss.s u9sss behind about $4,000.
Dunn in his investigation spare
aAAsf neither political friend nor foe t
uoerfor1ns what he believes to be h
BATS H., e so,,oro.
ns ass.' a''' perscn Or party, and exposes crooke
viii be 'a' ness in officials whenever he discove
,ER, it. He deserves we'll of the peop
to soprdse y vnc o'"'e' "'i, - Ff
ciates honesty and strict attention i.
duty il an official, it will reward hi
with the highest office i'll the gift
its people.
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