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An Ambiguous Term.

A red-faced man behind o long nine
cigar stopped In front of store window
at the South End In which hung a
sign. Umbrellas Recovered" His
unkempt hair. gawky appearance. and
homespun suit that fitted him snugly
as does the striped suit the clown In
the circus. all bespoke the citizen from
wayback.
II guess I'll look over yer umbrellas.
sonny" said the hayseed, addressing
a dapper little chap behind the counter.
ayes, sir; right this way"
A large pile Of goods was displayed
for the ruralist's inspection. After
looking them over for some time he
slowly moved his head as he obviously
muttered:
mo. don't see It anywhere"
''See whatp" asked the astonished
clerk.
"Why, our umbrella. My darter Sal
lost hern when she was daown here
three weeks ago come Thursday. and
when / saw your sign thought perhaps
you might have picked It mp. I'll DO
down agin In few weeks and I'll drop
in and see II yoh have heard anything
on It. Sal thought heap on that UNI
brella, and I'D DO mighty glad TO get
it back agin. You'll try now. sonny.
10 recover 1t for me. won'tyerp Good
oy till see you again. "-BostoH Globe.
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His mother obstinatcIy responder:

IL wouldn't sell our baby!"
Tho father said not word. The son
went on:
"And you think it isn't miserable to
be sacrificed like thatp"
Then Father Tuvacho suffered out In
o voice of wrath:
cart thou going to reproach us for
having kept theep"
Brutally the young man burst out:
Eyes, rcproach you-louts that you
both are! Parents ike you are good
only to give bad luck to children. And
I'd serve you right if I'd quit YOU"
The poor woman was crying In her
plate. She sobbed while trying to
swallow some spoonfuls of soup. half
of which she spilled in the effort:
Sand is this what killed myself for
Ito raise my sonsp"
Then. roughly. tho great lad thun-
iercd out:
$. ..f,ss'- oostcr never been born than be
i what l am! When l saw the other
one, just while ago, it just gave my
blood one turn!
Il said to myself: That's. what I'd
DO, now"
He leaped up from the table.
''See here! Ivo just made up my
mind that its best for me not to stay
here. for I'd be reproaching you with
II from morning till night and I'd
make life miserable for you. You may
Just Us well know it'll never forgive
you, never forgive you for that!
Neverr'
Tho old couple. fearful, dumfounded.
aeld their peace.
He went on again
..No!-just the thought of It. IL too
much to stand. No. ! prefer to 60 and
make my living somewhere elser'
He opened the door. A gust Of voices
entered. The Vallins were having a
jollification in honor of the returned
son.
Then Chariot stamped his feet with
rage. and turning to his parents.
shouted at them:
'Louts! clowns!-look to your.
selves" And he disappeared in the
night.
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NUMBER IL
Junius Brutus Booth.

Zone of tho most excited mobs l
ever saw In my life was the one which
attempted TO hang Junius Brutus Booth
at Cincinnati the morning after Lin
coins assassination.
Emile Buelier was the speaker. He
made the remark in conversation with
some friends last evening.
II was then q clerk ut the Burnet
House." he continued. 81 had gone
there with Capt. Lilas Miller. who had
purchased 1t just prior to that time.
Junius Booth was billed to play there,
and arrived at the hotel on the evening
when his brother shot Lincoln.
He came downstairs the next MORN
ing. and after breakfast was on the
point Of going out to take stroll.
/ had Just heard few minutes before
that the people were In o tumult, and
had torn down his bills all over the
city. He came up to the desk. and as
he did 80 / informed him that thought
It would be best for him not to 60 out
In the streets. He looked at me in
amazement. and asked what meant.
Haven't you heard the newsp' said l.
He replied that he had not I didn't
like TO say any moro, and he walked
of. looking greatly puzzled. Going to q
friend, who was standing near. he asked
In q rather excited manner what that
young man meant by talking that way,
and wanted to know II / wasn't crazy.
The man told him no, that was the
clerk More mystified than ever he
returned and demanded my reason for
tho remark. saw then that he was
in ignorance Of the tragedy, and
reluctantly informed him that his
brother had killed the President He
was the most Mortified man that ever
saw, and for the moment he was over
come with the shock. l suggested TO
him that IL would DO better to 60 in his
room. and he did so. being accompanied
by one or two of his friends.
He had scarcely gone upstairs be-
fore the room was filled with people.
The mob was fully 500 In number, and
wanted to find Booth. Thoy were per-
fectly furious. and it was with the
greatest difficulty that We checked
them by the story that their intended
victim had left the house. They would
have hung him In q minute If they
could have laid hands upon him, so
great was their rage. They returned
almost Immediately, but by this time
We had removed Booth from his room
to that of friend. The mob watched
the house SO closely that 1t was four or
five days before he had chance to
leave. We finally Struggled him away.
however.
'Tve seen four or five different &C
counts of that circumstance. but none
of them were correct. The story that
he was disguised as woman to effect
his escape Is all wrong. lie left in his
ordinary clothing. "-Lo"isvills Courier
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Man and His Miseries.
Man that Is born of woman Is small
potafoas and fcxv In a hill

Man that is born of woman Is small
potatoes and few In hill.
He riseth up to-day and fourisheth
like rag-weed. and tomorrow or the
day after the undertaken has him in the
Ice box.
He goeth forth in the morning war
bling like lark, and Is knocked out
in one round and two seconds.
In the midst of life he Is in debt, and
the tax-collector pursueth him wher.
ever he goes.
The banister of life Is full of splint-
ers, and he slideth down with consid-
cradle rapidity.
He walketh forth in tho bright sIn-
light to absorb ozone. and meeteth
the bank teller with sight draft for
1857.
He cometh homo ut eventide and
meeteth the wheelbarrow in his path,
and the wheelbarrow riseth up and
smitheth him to the earth, and fslleth
upon him. and runneth one Of its legs
in his ear.
In the gentle spring-time he putteth
on his summer clothes. and q blizzard
striketh him far away from home, and
filleth him with woe and rheumatism.
He layeth up riches in the bank. and
the cashier speculateth in margins and
then goeth to Canada for his health.
In the autumn he putteth on his wiz
ter trousers, and wasp that abideth
in them filleth himself full of intense
excitement
He stitch up all night to get the re-
turns from Ohio, and In the end learn
eth that the other fellows have carried
it
He buyeth a Watchdog. and when
he cometh home the Watchdog treeth
him and stitch beneath him until rosy
morn.
He goeth to the trot and betteth his
money on the brown mare, and the
bay gelding with blaze face winneth.
He marriott red-headed hciress
with wart on her nose, and the next
day her paternal ancestor goeth under
with few assets and great liabilities,
and cometh home to live with his be-
loved son-in-law.-Puck
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Never Give Up.

Ifyou are suffering with low and de-
pressed spirits, loss of appetite, gener-
al debility, disordered blood, weak con-
stitution, headache, or any disease of a
bilious nature, by all means procure a
bottle of Electric Bitters. You viii be
surprised to see the rapid improvement
that will follow; you with be inspired
with new life; strength and activity will
return; pain and misery will cease, and
henceforth you will rejoice in the praise
of Electric Bitters. Sold at fifty cents
bottle by j. r. Jones.
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Two Days.

All saddcn yesterday were sea and sky;
A road perhaps, beyond the strand-not
moro
Tho straining eye could dimly pierce. The
roar
OF roofs unseen died in sullen sigh.
Crept shudderiug back ships that would blast
defy;
In shrouds close. wet and chill they Rugged
the shore,
While momently, that waste OF waters DER.
The deep-mouthed fog-horn poured moan
ing cry.
To-day tho merry moon with glorious flight,
Wheels up the Jocund East and giids tho
deep.
The ships Of yesterday, aglow with light,
Crowd on full sal, Their seward courses
deep;
And ], j gnze with glad but bafficd sight,
That from such bOding gloom such life can
leap.
Author of Rhymes Of Barrister."
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Moltke tho Silent. rs he is called. a

Moltke tho Silent, as no Is called, al
eighty-four is tall, slender. erect, with
sallow. beardless face, stony gray eyes,
and yellow hair, wearing cap and
long military coat Unattended by
even single servant he walks through
the streets of Berlin noiselessly and
slowly. Saluted by every soldier he
meets. he returns the courtesy, but APP
parently without noticing TO whom.
and everywhere he retains the cold.
absorbed. mysterious manner which he
did not allow to be broken even at So
dan,
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To produce pure black upon wood
the following receipt is given: Pour
four quarts of boiling water over one
ounce of powdered extract of logwood.
and when the solution is effected add
one dram of yellow chroma.e of po-
tassium, and stir the whole well. Re-
peat the application of this mixture
until the wood is dark enough.
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BABY window parlor cars are tho
latest things op wheels. '-'
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Whcn lovely woman takes notion
With brick to hit a cat,
bIrning house, raging ocean
Where far safer spot than thatI
Seize her quick. secure and bind her.
Fer the missile dire she throws;
Or. tbs ike, someone behind her
Gets IL full upon the nose.
HOW HE KNEW.
1t Is said that the feet are much
larger in summer than in winter. This
may be so, but we suspect that the
savant who made the discovery bases
his theory upon the fact that he
measured the footprint of his inamorata
In the snow when she had on her
French-heeled boots last winter, and
in the summer took his data from the
imprint of her naked feet on the sea-
shore.
THAI SETTLES 1T.
In vain they seek the Northern Pole;
In vain they seek for Symmes' Hole;
There Is no Pole;
There Is no Hole;
The Ice Field doth but men oajole.
MIXED IN HIS METAPHORS.
A foreigner got himself into heaps
Of trouble by trying to compliment q
young lady. He wanted to tell her
that she had a marble brow but got so
mixed up on synonyms that he inform
ed her instead that she had "a stony
forehead"
ODE TO THE SUN.
Obi sultry. sulphurous, melting sun,
is not thy daily course quite run?
You ecorch our skins so soft and fair,
And burn pump arms, left semi-bare;
With hammock bliss you interfere
You melt our sweets, and warm our beer.
Excuse yourself, and leave us soon,
And send the calm and peaceful moon
PREACHING AND PBACTIcE-
Are you union man?" said Phila-
delphia girl to her lover. Certainly"
was the reply. "Thcn let's unite"
she continued, taking advantage of
leap year.
TOA STOCKING.
Those symphonies I'm black,
Brave in their silken sheen,
The graceful sable hose
With creaseess fit and clocking;
They're doomed alasl alackl
The flying skirt ween
No longer will disclose
The dainty black silk stockingi
TRUE If NOT CORRECT.
You want to know, do you, young
man, the difference between your hat and
your knowledge? Well, we reckon one
you wear and tho other you air. Isn't
right? No, we know it isn't; but you
do it, all the same.
THE FINANCIAL OUTLOOK.
My courage strengthened as gazed;
The words came rushing to my lips,
The old, old tale OF love was told,
She glanced down her finger tips.
And then she spoke I'm accents low,
While bushes red suffused her check,
at may be wrong for me to ask,
But how much do you get u week."
MEAN MAN.
zones Is a miserable man, but is
very pleasant" said Brown. yes"
replied Smith; ''but it is his miserliness
that makes him SO pleasant" 'How's
thatp', "Why. don't you see, he hates
to lose anything. and therefore keeps
his temper" -.
SENTIMENT AND CASH.
Host a bird, knew not where,
And sought 1T east, north south, and
west;
climbed a chestnut tree, and there
Ifound that bird I'm last years nest.
] lost dime one ycar,ago,
And long its los, disturbed my rest;
But time ut length healed nli my woe
found that dime In last years vest.
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HOOK AND LADDER co No. 1.
III Meets the first Monday Of each month at
FircmCn's room al O'clock, y. III.
J. W. HOERR, GEO. PHILLIPS,
Secretary Foreman
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Bric-A-Brac.
THROEs.

When lovely woman takes q notion
With a brick to hit a cat,
A bGrning house, q raging ocean
Where far safer spot than thati
Seize her quick, secure and bind her.
Fer the missile dire she throws;
Or. tbs ike. someone behind her
Gets IL full upon the nose.
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MIXED IN HIS METAPHORS.

A foreigner got himself into heaps
Of trouble by trying to compliment q
young lady. He wanted to tell her
that she had a marble brow but got so
mixed up on synonyms that he inform
ed her instead that she had "a stony
forehead"
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IL OF H.-MANKATO LODGE NO. s0S3,
iA.mccts first and third Saturdays of each
month in their hall over Collins drug store.
GEO. ii. CLARK, ID.
IL. :. WOOD Rcnnrtcr
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THE FINANCIAL OUTLOOK.

My courage strengthened as gnZed;
The words came rushing to my lips,
The old, old tale OF love was told,
She glanced down her finger tips.
And then she spoke I'm accents low,
While b .usEes red suffused her check,
at may be wrong for me to ask,
But how much do you get week?"
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ODE TO THE SUN.

Obi sultry. sulphurous, melting sun,
Is not thy daily course quite run?
You scorch our skins so soft and fair,
And burn pump arms, left semibare;
With hammock bliss you interfere
You melt our sweets, and warm our beer.
Excuse yourself, and leave US soon,
And send the calm and peaceful moon
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PREACHING AND Practice.
TRUE If NOT CORRECT.

You want to know, do you, young
man, the difference between your hat and
your knowledge? Well, we reckon one
You wear and tho other yon air. Isn't
right? No. we know it isn't; but you
do it, all the same.
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zones Is miserable man, but is
very pleasant" said Brown. YES"
replied Smith; "but it is his miserliness
that makes him SO pleasant" "How's
thatp', "Why. don't you see, he hates
to lose anything. and therefore keeps
his temper" -.
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CT. JOHNS(EPISCO CHURCH.
~ Cor. Warner and Broad SITS. Services
every sunday at lO:sO A. NJ. and $50 L NJ.
Evening Prayer every Friday at =: 80 =. NJ.
Rev. L. 4. Hudson, Rector.
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WESTON LODGE.
3A No. CO, l. q. q. Il. meets every Friday
evening i'm the Hall of X of H. idm6
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HOW HE KNEW.

AhAH BELLIES He
In vain they seek the Northern Pole;
In vain they seek for Symmes' Hole;
There Is no Pole;
There Is no Hole;
The Ice Field doth but men cajole.
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pretty effective service on the river
at Khartoum, and that may be able
to keep him supplied with provisions, for
the valley above Khartoum is very fertile,
and the supplies Of wheat and cattle are
almost unlimited"
But are there no nearer aud quicker
ways of reaching Khartoum"
"Yes, there are two nearer routes. One OF
these is to 60 by the Red Sea, which is
reeched in four davs from Cairo, and which
is by the travelled route only 240 miles
from Berber which city, as / said. is
but 225 miles down the river from
Khsrtoum. That looks like an easy
route, doesn't it? All by rail
and steamship except 240 miles. Well
that $40 miles is the rub 1t is across
desert, with no water except in wells. some-
times several DAYS march apart, aud only
sufficient when reached to supply few
hundred men. To march an army across
there without water would OF course be i'm
possible, while to carry water for the whole
distance would be as impossible as it would
be TO gain the supply from the wells, which
can supply but few hundred. | lave often
had to wait at these wells several days to get
enc ugh water for my force of a few hundred
men. How, then, could they be of sufficient
value for an army of thousands, such as
would be required to rescue Gordon? Why,
Hicks Pasha had 5000 camels, most
OF them to carry water, and yet
could carry but one days supply. There
is another route, but it is so much worse
than this that it is out of the question. 1t
is across bed of sand, without an object in
sight to mark the way, except the bones of
camels and oxen which have persisted upon
it. have counted in passing over this trail
400 skeletons to the mile. Indeed, they
average from sixty in the best portion of the
trail up TO 400 in the worst, and the distance
is nine days march"
"But, General, would not King John.
whom you suggest as the instrument for the
saving of Gordon. have all these difficulties
| to encounter and surmountr'
mo. for his country is nearer to Khar-
teum, and in the region watered by the rains
which fall in the upper Nile Valley. He
| could move down the Blue Nile to Khar-
toum very readily. Besides that the people
If his country are just as indomitable war
ors as the Bedouins who roam over those
deserts accustoming themselves to go forty
eight hours without water and to endure a
| thousand inconvenience that render that
whole section what it is, graveyard for
! Europeans"
| Major Dye, the present Chief of Police OF
Washington, who was also a Bsy in the
| Egyptian army and engaged in active SER
| vice in Abyssinia. speaks in equally high
| terms of the lighting qualities of the Abys-
! sinisns, having had frequent opportunity to
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land stands committed to this The only
question is what the most practicable plan is.
have had theory of my own, all along,
that the best and easiest ana quickest,
and least expensive way that this could
be done would be through King John OF
Abyssinis. His people are inst as indomit-
able warriors as the Bedouins, by whom Cor
don is surrounded and whom his rescuers
must fight. They are accustomed to the
hardships of life in the desert there. as any
other force that can be had would not be.
They are christians" and therefore would
not have any scruples about fighting the
Mahdi and his followers aud lastly, they are
anxious for an outlet from their country to
the Red Sea, which England could give them
along with q good sum of money for this
service il she chose. England has usually
proven quite liberal in giving away other
peoples property, and while her claim TO
the section between AbyssiRia aud the Red
Sea might not be entirely we'll established
it is probably such that she would attempt
TO give title by giving King John the port
of Massowah and q strip OF coast with II and
paying hin, q small percentage OF what this
expedition up the Nile is to cost He would
DO the v ork in much less time than the ex
petition can possibly do 1t, and for less ex-
pense of money or iife."
What is the expedition up the Nile 70
cost do you suppose"
81 see that the estimates on ii are eight
million pounds or forty million dollars, bat
of course the estimates always fall short of
the real cost"
"And how long is it going to take this ex
petition to reach him2'
"Ah. that is hard to answer. 1t is long.
long distance up the Nile, and that is the
proposed route. From Cairo to the second
cataract IT can be navigsted by small
steamers; this is 700 miles. Then
after this there comes another 700
miles of the river that eau not be navi-
gated 1t is full of cataracts and
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rapids. and sand bars and rocks. Only
the little country boats along there attempt
TO navigate it. The only practicable way to
cover this 700 miles will be by marching
along the river. This second 700 miles
carries you to Berber. From that place to
KhsrtouD,, some 225 miles, the river is navi-
gable at times for small steamers which
have been carried there in pieces on camels'
backs and put together. But to transport
an army by this process would, of course, be
difficult, if not impossible, and especially at
the season of low water, which will be at
hand before the army can get there.
Thus it appears that very
large proportion of the LOGO or
LOO miles between Cairo aud Khartoum
must be marched over bad roads, exposed to
the attacks of hostile tribes who know the
country thoroughly, and go pretty well
armed, and are never fatigued It must be
nearly or quite the end of the year before
rescuing army can reach khartoum. 1t
seems scarcely possible that Gordon could
hold out all that time. Yet the recent dis
patches indicate that he has done some
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Disc ASED HOGS
Being Slaughtered in Mary land and
Shipped to Baltimore.

Being Slaughtered in MaryIa and
Shipped to Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 2-The Day this after
noon says 'Dr. Robert Ward, State
Veterinary Surgeon, has telegraphed COVER
nor McLane asking authority to quarantine
against hogs in Montgomery, Frederick,
Washington, Carroll and Baltimore Coun-
ties. A part of the result of DIR. Wards
visit to Hsgerstown, on Tuesday, was to
learn that large number of hogs which
became infected with adisease now prevalent
in the above counties, were being slaughtered
and shipped to this city. So far none of the
meat has been put upon the market, and il
is thought consignees have sailed it away
for future sales. A prom nent merchant OF
Frederick, in a recent letter to public
official here, informs him that large quanti-
ties of diseased hogs have been shipped from
points in Frederick county to this city.
Health Com missioner Stewart gave the
opinion that the dis ease was akin to diph-
liberia. 1t is stated that Governor Hsmilton's
ste ward, who assisted in examining some OF
the dead animals, is now suffering with a
badly diseased sore throat, which he ascribes
to contact with them"