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AZ Saratoga To-Day.

TftLfk DOE WINS THE FIRST RACE.
SARATOGA, August 16.-The Tennessee stakes for
allowed five pounds three-quarters OF a mile Al
the start Title Doe got on In the lead with Isaac
Murphy and Lizzie Dwyer next. Title Doe won by
half length, Isaac Murphy second. three lengths
In front OF Lizzie Dwyer, third. Time, lie.
swINNEY WINS TIE SECOND RACE
Second race, purse $780, mile and furlong.
swlnney won easily by six lengths, Mammonlst
second. Time, 1:5a
THE CONGRESS HALL STAKES
Tnird race, Congress Hall stakes, for all ages
meats three-QuarterS OF mile. Cleaner won the
nrst heat by half length, Little Minch second
Two lengths In front OF Lizzie s., third. Time,
l:l5h.
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This morning Granson Keldrun, a colored man,
mad MS left foot crushed at Lanhams station about
TO the City and sent to Providence hospital, where
IL is likely that his loot Will be amputated.
From RrentanO Brothers we have the London IL
Illustrated papers OF the 9Th instant
admitted to bali today.
The race in double working boats between Kear-
ney and Roberts and Lindsey and Cornwell at the
Potomac club races last night was won by Kearney
and Roberts By an error in the first edition OF
instead OF between double working boats.
Mrs Voute, OF 92s 20th street, reports that about
O'Clock last evening. while In street car No. 20,
on 9th street, going north, she lost her watch-a
gold hunting lease.
Detective Carter to-day recovered a valuable
Newfoundland dog, lost by VIM. Kline about four
Barnes, 57 East Capitol street.
WHY Mr. BLuNDELL WANTS D1voRcE.-To-day,
Walter Blunden, by Mr.. j. G. Bigelow, filed bill
for divorce from Margaret Blundell, asking also
ried in Dublin in July, 1868, and emigrated to this
country In 1870, locating at Wilmington. They
nave three children living now in Wilmington.
respondent is In Dover DeL having In 1880 entered
upon dsSolute life in Wilmington which she still
continues He inserts in the bill four clippings
from the wilmington papers, showing her arrest at
various times.
sUBscR1p lions FOR THE FRENCH SUFFERERS FROM
THE CH0LERA.-The French journal, LIE Courier
deS EtatS UnfS OF New York city, has opened sub
SCTption iSG IOr the dement, OF the sufferers In the
cholera districts OF France. Among the contribu-
lions published in that journal there is a long list
OF subscriptions received in Washington by a COM
mittee composed Of Nine. A. Collin, A. Depoilly and
others and amounting to $145.6O A supplementary
SUBSCRIPTION list has been opened at Mr.. DepOlly S
No 1898 G street northwest, where sympathizers
with the victims OF the cholera at Marseilles Tou-
lon and other cities In Southern France may leave
their offerings, however small
A WASHINGTON LADY ROBBED IN BALTIMORE
Frank Butler some years ago Waterman at the Bal
tmore and Ohio railroad was arrested In Baltimore
yesterday charged with robbing Mrs Eakin Gads-
by, OF this city: Miss Belle Gore, 692 Lexington
street, stated that she was sitting In the car at
Camden station with her friend, Mrs Gadsby, be-
fore the time of starting. On turning to look for
her hand -satchel Mrs Gadsby found that 1t had
been emptied OF its contents. Butler was accused
OF the theft, be1ng as was stated, the only other
person in the car Upon this he handed back the
ticles, including a pOcketbOok. Mr.. w. F. Murphy,
of this city, entered the just at this time and
saw the articles handed back. Seeing the ladies'
very much excited he learned the cause, and called
In an officer, who took charge Of Butler.
LITIGATION BETWEEN PARTNERS-To-day A. K.
Browne, for Alfred T. Clements, filed bill against
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A DuII SfOck rIarIxet.

NEW YORK, August 16, Wall street, 1:40 p. H.
The Post SAYS 1.-THE stock market was again dull
this forenoon, except for the speculation in Erie
and Kansas and Texas. There was, however, also
hrmer market for other stocks, and at 12 O'Clock
out OF thlrty-four stocks traded In to any extent
twenty-five were from e to n higher than at the
close last night Notwithstanding the activity In
New York Central also being Il lower. The market
for railroad bonds was irregular but generally
lfpherD
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

The New York Stock Market.
TIE following are the opening and p. m. prices
OF the New York Stock Market to-day, as reported
by special wire to II. II. Dodge, $50 18th street:
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Messrs. Chandler and Gresham.

CONCORD, N. H.. August 16.-Secretary Chandler
arrived here this forenoon. He will meet Post
master General Gresham this afternoon, who will
accompany him to Warren. On Tuesday both gen.
tlemen go to New York. Mr. Chandler declined to
be interviewed upon the recent developments con-
nected with the Greedy expedition or on any
political matter.
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The TRAINING SHIP Jamestown left Portland.
Me-, on the 14th inst. for Provincetown, Mass
THE o. 8. 8. DESPATCH is now anchored in the
North river on 2Sd street, New York. awaiting the
arrival OF President Arthur
THE BAABURG p. o. TRoUBLE-The report Of
the post ONCE inspector sent to investigate the at
tack upon the postmaster at hamburg, s. c., was
received to-day. 1t c0rroborates the press dts
patches, that the attack was not by residents OF
the place, and says everything Is quiet now and
the postmaster amply protected BY citizens
CARNEY MUST Go HOMl.-The Acting Secretary
OF the Treasury to-day notified the collector OF Gus
toms at New York that Patrick Carney and family
must be returned to the country from whence they
came unless satisfactory guarantees are given
that they win not become public charge
TIE willow FEVER ON THE GALKNA--A tele-
gram was received at the Office OF the surgeon gen
eral Of the marine hospital service to-day from Sur
geon Guiteras at Key West, stating that the case
OF yellow fever on the Gaena Is considered spor-
adic one and no fears are enterteined Of an epi-
demc. The disease was In IFS ninth day, and the
patient was recovering. There were no other cases
on board As Q precautionary measure hospital
case OF necessity.
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Affairs in Russia.

N1HII.IsTs TO BE TRIED-oTHER MATTERS
ST. PETERSBURG, August 16.-A great trial Will
shortly take place here OF officers accused OF nihi-
liSm.
An inquiry has been instituted In Warsaw con-
corning an alleged revolutionary secret society
there.
The Mini Novgorod fair this year is failure
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Killed by a Watchmau.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, August l6.-Iames Dufry
aged 30 years, who was shot last night at Delaware
avenue and cambridge street by Richard Corson a
private Waterman died at the hospital this morning
Ihe shooting grew out OF Corson driving number OF
boys, among whom was Duffy's son, from the yard
or building owned by Corson's employer. The
boy In his retreat cut his foot and his mother and
father then got into alteration with the watch
man. Duly had knocked Corson down and was
beating him, when the latter drew his revolver
and fired. COrson is I'm custody.
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LITIGATION BETWEEN PARTNERs.-To-day A. K
Browne for Alfred T. Clements, filed bill against
Leo Simmons TO dissolve the cOpartnersh1p exist
ing between theIS, and asked for an injunction
and the appointment OF a receiver. Judge Hagner
accordingly issued an order and understandable next
Saturday. The petitioner charges that there are
several hundred dollars due him as the profits OF
the business, which the defendant M1thholds
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THE BUTLER TICKET.

'AIansOn M. West, OF Mississippi, the
Candidate for Vice President.
CHICAGO, August 1.-THE members Of the execu-
tive committee OF the national monopoly party
began d session in this city this morning While
no formal vote has yet been TAKEN the sentiment is
unanimous for the nomination OF Alanson Nj. West,
OF Mississippi, for vice President on the ticket with
Gen. Butler. This will constitute the only business
OF Importance to be transacted by the committee
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ROBERT W. HAGooD. OF Birmingham, Ala, has
been appointed q cadet at Annapolis naval
academy.
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SICK HEADACHE, LANGUoR AND MELANcHoLl
generally spring from a Torpid Liver a Disordered
Stomach or Costiveness, the distressing effects OF
which DIR. Jaynes Sanatfve Pills will speedily re-
move; oy their beneficial action on the hillary or.
gans they Will also lessen the likelihood OF a return
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DYNAMITE IN IOWA.
Trying to Blow Up a Prosecuting At
fOfneV.

BURLINGTON, IA, August 16.-Early yesterday
morning W. E. Blake, who has been acting as at
torney In the prosecution of saloon-keepers since
from his bed by bright flash OF light and sharp
explosion. He thought but little OF the matter at
machine Of destruction filled with dynamite,
which he now believes was prepared with a view OF
DloWlng up bis residence, but which failed to
plode. Mr.. Blake says he has no known enemy,
and that in the prosecutions he has been courte-
ously treated by the saloon-keepers.
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Spread OF the Cholera.

PARIS, August 16.-Hardly day passes but re-
ports reach here OF the appearance OF cholera in
one or two additional towns in France Sanitary
precautions appear to be powerless to check the
Issued orders to the police commissairies to disin
feet suspected houses At Aries there were three
deaths yesterday; at ak, two in the lunatic asy-
lum and several In the town; at Avignon, six; at
Lunel, five; at Perzenas, two; at Gijon, three; at
Cette, three; at Perptgnan, six; at Resaltes, five;
Carcassone, In two days, fifteen. Several cases
department. OF the Bases Alpes slight improve
ment is reported
1oULON, August 16.-There were two deaths
from cholera in the suburbs OF TOulon last night
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WOMAN ROBBED AND BRUrALLY OUTRAGED-
On Monday evening last, about O'Clock. as Mrs
Elizabeth Kirby, white woman aged about nifty
years, was returning nom Elicott City, NO. to her
house, near Leicester, she was met By a man, who
Knocked her down, and after having robbed her OF
several dollars. most brutally outraged her. A
cOlored man near BY, hearing her outcries, ran to
her assistance; but In the meanwhile tho villain
made good his escape. She related the affair to
Onicer Vansant, and charged John Day, q young
man about twenty years Of age, living near
Leicester, as being the perpetrator OF the crime.
evening near 0ray's water station. He was TO have
q hearing to-day.
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BISHOP SIMPSONS WILI.-The win Of the late
Bishop Matthew Simpson bequeaths to the trus
tees Of the N. E. church one-Seventh OF his es-
tate, in trust for the endowment OF an Episcopal
chair for the bishop who shall reside in Phfladel-
sum OF $50 600 shall be subscribed for this purpose
before the meeting OF the next general conference
100000, Is bequeathed to the bishops wife and
children. The beQuest for the episcopal chair Is
made partly In memory OF the bishops first born
son. who died In infancy, and partly because Of the
urgent need of the endowment
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Representative Wilson, OF West Virginia, was at
the democratic headquarters this afternoon He
laughs at Dana's theory that II the presidential
election was thrown into the House West Virginia
would throw its vote for Butler ave are three to
one, he says, 'and we would be lust about as
likely to vote for Butler as for Blaine" He saws
politics are getting hot in his state.
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CoMMG MAKRIAGR N NAVAL CncLxs-The
Baltimore Amertcdn says that the marriage OF Miss
Mary Helen Fay, daughter Of Prot Fay, OF the
Naval Academy, to Lieut. J. b Pendleton, OF the
marine CORPS It Is said, VIII be celebrated on the
e0th instant, at Annapolis Lieut. Pendleton grad
uated at the Naval Academy In 1882, and was one
Of his class who was retained In the navy and as
signed to the marine corpA
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RAILROAD Cans LEVIED oN.-Yesterday morn
ing Deputy Treasurer Shea OF Norfolk levied on one
passenger coach and four box can OF the Seaboard
and Roanoke railroad, for claim Of q, 6s27B for
taxes. The company claims that they are not,
under their charter, liable Tor the taxes as as
sessed. The matter win probably remain In abey-
ance until the court OF appeals decides the case
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Appointments and Promotions.
SEW fRxAsURY CLERKS SELECTED UNDER THE CIVIL
SERVICE RULES

APROt0tne0t0 ana RTOmOefOA0s
NEW IkxAsURf CLERKS sELRcTED UNDER THE CIVIL
SERVICE RULES
Appointments have been made I'm the Treasury
department under civtl service rules as follows
Frank NJ. Holder, OF Illinois. 1900. sixth Audi
tors offlce. James N. Wood. OF Ohio 81 Onn second
Auditors ONCE Eugene l. Gaddts, OF Ohio 81 OOo
second AUDITORS once Wallace q. Babcock OF
New York, E.20: Second Auditors once
Charles s. Wilder, OF Massachusetts,. 81 400 f,rst
auditors ONCE; A. NJ. Tfllman OF TENNESSEE s9l)
internal revenue; Lewis J. Brown. OF Arkansas
$500, life saving service; Miss Lyde NJ Smallwoosi
OF Illinois, 500, ONCE OF the Secretary: Willard
Campbell, OF West Virginia, $1,000, orlce OF the
third auditor.
Selected for appointment under civr service
rules For class one, SECOND auditors oflce-Frank
NJ Baum, OF n Y; Eyert l. Harvey. OF y. Y;
William A. Root, OF " l.; Charles II. Williams az
Ohio. For class one, NTH auditors oflice-Jamcs
h. Tfbbetts, OF Mich. For $50 class Office OF the
director OF the mint-John j. Shirley. OF Wis
Edward l. Renick, OF Georgia, has been re-ay,-
pointed clerk or class one, after a probationary
term OF SIX months. in INST controllers Office
Promotions have been made as follows: once OF
the Secretary-ThoS h. sanders. frum assistant
CHIEF OF division 70 deputy commissioner OF navi-
cation; John q. MacGregor, from class four 10 as
sistsnt chief OF division. second audi
tors Office - A. L Beusse, from class one
10 class two. Sixth auditors Office
Henry j. Nevett, from 81 900 10 class one, and
Misses Tfllie Geiseking NJ. l. Vaughan, Florence
X. Kelley, Corinne Hay, H. NJ. Terry and Hattie
Townley, from 500 10 81 200, Treasurer's orice.
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WAR AT HAND.
Movements Of the French and Chinese
Troops - Men.OH.War Cleared fol
Action.

Movements Of the French and Chinese
Troops Men-Of.War Cleared for
Action.
LONDON, August 16-A dispatch from Foo Chow
10 the Times says "France has rejected the media
ton OF any power. China refuses to nay the In
demn1ty demanded by France, and has declared
war.
Admiral Courbet has demanded 1900 men from
Tonkin. Gen. Millet sent 600 men, together with
two batteries OF artillery, on Monday with sealed
orders.
Chinese troops to the number OF 5000 have landed
at Hoihaw. Heavy masses OF troops are stationed
on the Kwangsi frontier.
The French and Chinese war ships have steam up
and their decks are cleared for action. The
Chinese authorities have dispatched war orders to
the viceroys of the provinces The officials pre-
tend that they are prepared for war. but mat
ter OF fact the condition OF the troops the forts
ETC., is no better than 1t was last April"
PARIS, August 16.-Netther the French govern
ment nor the Chinese legation is aware that war
mas been declared by China, as was asserted in the
Foo Chow dispatch in the London Times this MORN
Ing. The Chinese legation has not hauled down
its flag.
MONEY VOTED FOR TONQUIN.
PARIS, August 16-The budget committee OF the
senate to-day recommended voting the sums re-
Quired for Tonquin
DISCREDITED IN ENGLAND.
LONDON, August 16.-The news that China has
declared war Is discredited In English Official Cir
Giles.
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District Government, Affair.".
BIDS OPENED TO-DAY


Bios were opened In the ONCE OF the District
commissioners to-day for the construction OF pipe
the competition was quite close. No awards were
made Bids were also opened to-day in the Conn
mssloners' Office for grading and regulating var-
Gus streets In this city. There were nine bidders
and the bids showed considerable contest for the
work. No awards were made to-day.
MessrS. Mohler and White were the lowest bid
ders for the street work. their bid for the aggre-
gate work being $6,949.32 For the work on North
Carolina avenue, Mr.. John Cudmore was the lowest
Oluoer, the aggregate cost OF his bid being 90
ASSIGNED TO DUTY
Major Dye has assigned ex-Detectfve Coomes,
just reappointed on the police TO the fourth first
wardl precinct Lieut. Guys and ex- Detective Acton
Greer'S
MISCELLANEOUS
The Commissioners to-day appointed John NJ.
Wood as private on the Metropolitan police force
OF class one.
AN ANcABLE sErTLExENT.-Thee estate OF Lucinda
Williams, which has been the subject OF contro-
verSy between her daughters, Mrs. McCarty and
Mrs. Mason for some time, bids fair TO be amicaby
settled, for an agreement was to-day filed I'm the
Probate Court conserving TO the appointment OF
John A. Clarke as administrator. lie Quallned
giving bond In $500
PosTMAsTKRs CoMMIssIoNED-The following post
masters were commissioned to-day: Robert Ward.
coal creek. Carroll county. Va. new of1ice3 Geo.
W. Hlu, Pursley, Tyler county, West Va
APPOINTED AS CoLLEcroR.-Samuel c. Thomp-
son, at present deputy collector Of internal reye-
nue., was to-day appointed a collector of internal
revenue for the district OF Florida, vice Dennis
Eagan, resigned
News Briefs.
One hundred and one new corporal ions were
organized in the United States the past week. with
an aggregate capital OF s38 1854 500 49,
The Able Franz LisZt the great pianist has be-
come blind at Bayreuth. IL is suggested that the
cause OF his afiiction is smoking and brandy.
The saw mill OF Henton Cole, covering an entire
square at Cincinnati, yesterday burned down.
Loss, $4,000.
The steamship Lydian Monarch, which left Lon
don for New York July 49, arrived at the latter port
asst evening.
Lieut. Greedy and his wife returned to Ports
mouth, n. H., from Newburyport yesterday.
Dispatches received In Paris from Admiral Mot
declare that he must have reinforcements or he
may be unable to hold Tamataye
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THE TRAINING SHIP Jamestown left Portland,
Me-, on the 14th inst. for Provincetown, Mass
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POsTMAsTKRs CoMMIssIoNEp.-Tne following post
masters were commissioned to-day: Robert Ward
Coal Creek. Carroll county. Va. new oficea Geo.
w. Hill, Pursley, Tyler county, West Va.
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APPROXIMATION PRIZES.

LEGO numbers ending with S5 being the last fig
SIS.
The Subscribers having supervised the single number
drawing, Glass III Louisiana State Lottery hereby
thy that the above the numbers which this day
drawn from the 100000 placed i'll the wheel with the
prizes corresponding to them
Witness our hands at New Orleans La this Tuesday
August 18th, 1854.
G. T. BEAUREGARD,
j. A. EARLY,
Commissioners,
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Prizes cashed in fun without deduction.

Prizes cashed in fun without deduction.
No. l5,36S draws capital prize. $4,000. sold IL
New Orleans.
No $500 draws second capital prize. s25O0O sold fl
New York.
No % s62 draws third capital prize $4,000 sold IL
Sanford Fla.
Nos 1:157 S. ATS. draw each $4,000. sold in New Or
leans. Washington, ID. c., and ST. Louis Mo.
Nos 20 7S3, 1852 :5SO3. IS l36, ST. 1913 draw eacf
1000 sold in Cincinnati, o., New York and Louisville
ky Houston Tex. New Orleans. La. Logansport. Ind
and Nebraska City, Net.
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APPOINTED AS CoLLEcToR.-Samuel C. Thomp-
son, at present deputy collector of internal reye
nue., was to-day appointed a collector OF internal
revenue TOT the district OF Florida, vice Dennis
Eagan, resigned.
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We do hereby certify that snperrise the arrange
nentsfor oil the Aonthivaad Semi Annual Drawings Of
The Louisiana State Lottery 07RIday and in person
manage and control the Drawings themselves and that
the same conducted Nth honesty tairess and in
Oood Jaith tOrdrd al PARTIES and authorize the
7d1y to this cericate nth sig,d-
lures attached, IN ats advertisements"
, 1884-10-19
IN THE BEGINNING.

London Spectator.l
August, year unknown; time. Six o'clock In
sate ia . tree an Ape; irrational: eating an
Raw; no cook as yet, no house, no shred of a
garment. " ~
Soul, ! blank taste, nil; n thumb but slowly
warraassd Wholly an Apo, a great JscE-aps
JabberiHg hairy. grim, arboreal wholly in
So he sate, on tn Noon, when. hushed in Stun,
Everything lay dead; all save the mthrmur-
ing insect rfIlrl ri ntra "a -rsr
Whose small voice stu spake, proclaiming ST.
ience. ATaking -ii- fllu
Suddenly then he rose, and thinking scorn Of
Lohgedto Be quit Of them all. his Apes
100 specially. She, dear, frr r-.
Knew no dream, no vision; her Apelet play
ing about her - tllfg .lnaEu -ir
All her Thought, her carel At -Four he finally
Went % live by himself, but felt a pang-
r. u'twas q conscisnce
Budding, in germ yet went; then stopped
% hathe in a fountain; Hifl 9Ei
Wowl What an ugly phizi He saw and
shuddered; a Ruskin A
Stirred In his breast. Taste bornl-the seed
OF a mighty Ideal,
kaffaelesquey Titianicl Erect be strobe
AK4h1 80 NAh1
C~ieaving his way with a stick ARTS rise.
1850 An Implement maker, sr.fF d.. N
Parent Of Armstrong guns, steam rams, ct
ceterni Still on tal ~
Plucking the fruits he went: felt pain, no
matter the region;
Said IL was not the apple, or crab, or Gran
berry, mol nor ry. ft ..
Even the sloe Twas a chill He caught it
there In the fountain.
Bathing, still in u heat, the water cold o. the
coolest.
Glorious Apel-Logieianl not yet a perfect
Induction, u
But good step that way, as good as many
among us
50 he went ON till eve, when, reached the
edge o. the forest,
Just where the opening paths sloped west.
ward; then 7 the cleaning.
Mounting "a rising knoll, he saw the sun in
Set over food and fell; and joining, as in
embraces,
Earth to heaven draw near; he saw, aud
suddenly trembled;
Sudden his Apehood shrank as u robe. and
fell from off him;
Sudden a soul was born. He owned a greater
above him,
Near him, round him, in him, far away in
the splendor, H
Having a right to rule, and be a duty to
serve IL.
And this happened at Eight-At Eight p. M.
PRECISELY
On that august day and if you cannot be-
lieve Il, l HIrnT fHl
Go TO your Darwins read how an Ape grew
man; and u moment H
Was when his soul was not, another, his soul
. was quickened.
And this must be true, or else-unhappy di-
m
Men and monkeys both have souls, or
flourish without them
50 farewell, Ape-mnni Lo we. your prog
eny, greet you;
Thank you much for a soul, nnd-may we
never forget it'll
, 1884-10-19
Marriage for sixpenee.

The future. Professor seeley eminds us, Is
all with the large states, and some enter
prising people in Berlin have just devised a
patriotic scheme for increasing the German
race" A marriage chamber has been in
stituted to facilitate Acquaintance between
persons OF both sexes with a Wow to wed.
lock, and without regard to position, for
tune, age or faith" II the acquaintance
leads 70 marriage both parties have @ enguge
TO pay 10 the chamber l per cent Of their
annual Income. Parties will do we'll " the
circular adds TO examine seriously il they
possess those qualities that make marriage
desirable The fee demanded by the cham
Der is strictly moderate-6d. for Berliness
and % for provincials; and II the first &C.
qu%aintance leads 10 no result. clients may Try
again without extra charge. Decidedly. tue
Germans are "a practical people.