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will, said Hickey.
The Congressman turned pale. That
was more than be bargained for. The
idea Of anybody taking up such wild,
desperate bluff ns that made his blood
run cold
He could not back out, however, and
50 be produced a'nickel.
"Lostr' said the Congressman. Then
he tried it again Just to get even, and
lost once more. This sobered him up.
His experience cost him 81, 600.
Hickey drives fast horses, lives well
and has n strong hold on Southern and
Western Congressman. He and Doc
tor " Bradford, the subject of the next
sketch. are said to be responsible for
some of that postal Legislation, desig-
mated officially as star route, that passed
the House several years ago.
Doctor Bradford is native OF Gin
cinnafi
= Yes, / am a lbbbyist," he says
frankly, land | am not ashamed OF
il.
DR.. Bradford believes that lobbying as
fine art can only be carried on by gen.
tlemcn. Bradford is q smooth talker
and an excellentt judge of wine and
horses. He keeps the best of both. He
keeps the best Of both. He Is seldom
seen about the capitol. His labors are
carried on outside. The three men men
toned above are the principal figures in
the Washington lobby. There are q
number Of lesser lights, but as yet they
have only acquired linited degree OF
/ fame
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Love and LOcksmiths.

A gentleman, having playfuIly severed
alock OF hair from tho head Of Young
lady to whom he was attached, although
he had made no formal declaration. re-
ccived next day from her a letter urgent-
" requesting the restoration OF the
stolen lock. To this he replied as
follows:
BY one only recompeuse can be lei
With this beautiful ringlet TO part: -s
II have 20 lestore you the lock Of your head.
You must give me the key Of your heart
The lady Immediately replied
Who forces locks cannot require key;
ami ateome to-day from IL to 3
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Scenes at a Fail In Yucatan.

On the 9Th of December the festival Of
Our Lady of Izamal is celebrated with
great pomp. A large fair is also held IN
the CITY during those days in her honor.
Even merchants from neighboring States
flock there. If not to kneel at the shrine
of the Virgin, to worship'at the altar Of
Mercury. Dcvotees on these occasions
crowd the private apartment of the doll,
which is also carried in solemn process
sion, declxed in gorgeous array, and fol-
lowed by long train of worshipers.
After church service is over, all leave
in hurry and rush to the bull-fght.
Many of the Indians, who know abso.
lutely nothing about tauromachy, enter
the ring to fight the bull, exposing
themselves to be injured for life, or die a
painful death. In this we see al ancient
custom vet prevalent. The ancients sac
rificed their lives to deities for any bene-
fit received To- day an Indian begs a
favor of his patron saint, and as proof
of his deep gratitude promises to fight a
bull, keep drunk a certain number Of
days, or do some other. ash thing.
Bull-fighting in Yucatan is not lik
ull-fighting in Spain. The ring is a
double palisade sustaining sheds covered
with palm leaves. that are divided into
boxes Every one provides his own seat.
The best and the worst; big and small,
all attend the bull-fight. Those who, on
foot, merely play with the bull, only
have henequen sack TO serve as shield.
Others, also on foot, are provided with
poles about three feet long, having a
sharp iron head, like that Of an arrow.
called rejon. When the people aae tired
of seeing the bull playsd with, they call
for the rejoheros. Those with the spears
described then come forward. Their
business is to strike the bull in the nape
and kill it. but is seldom done at once.
The beast is chased by twoor three men,
blow after blow is dealt, theblood gnsh-
ing afresh each time. The first pain
makes the animal furious, but the loss of
blood soon weakens if, and it becomes
almost harmless. Then the hOrsemen
are called on to Iasso it and drag it away.
While another bull is being fetched
rockets aTs fred, the people applaud; the
band plays, . clown meanwhile d6ing
his best to amuse the spectators. If q
bull is disincIined to fight, they grid his
raDdY with ropes in every possible way.
fastening fire crackers about his head and
lihil.. Aggravated and tortured, the poos
beast dumps about. and the crackers ex-
plode, to the great delight of ell present.
big and small. This renders it furious
for few minutes; but II it again refuses
to fight it is taken away asa coward not
worth killing; Harper.
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There are many things we cannot prove,
but from such information as we have
obtained we know that there are some
things that must be 30. Good points in
reasoning viii st each other like the
pieces in the child's toy map. We can
not at present prove that the areas OF
high and low barometer move continual
" around the world-that the storm and
the sunshine i. 50 to speak, ever pres.
ent to itself. We cannot at present prove
this. but we can readily see that these
conditions are ever appearing in our west
and disappearing in our east We can
not IS yet. for want Of stations. prove
that they encircle the earth, but we be-
lieve that they do. Washington R1pub-
hcon.
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Tomatoes. = Is well known. were in
troduced into this country within the
memory Of living men. For many wears
they we're only used - an ornamental
plant. Now there i no fruit In more
popular demand. II the year 1884. Be-
side tie immense supply for the daily
markets. 20. 50, so cans were put un
CO.. The trade
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49, - vieIK q Iesye New Nog slls ags9 5000
~lsSrn1n so Is c4rzAgo hlle. - he ANk1o
rfss.fes 1907 SnDnaike lsr4cd Central Uzees A.
an eleennk roorna fitted np - cust % 60 '.,..en
dollar All and upward Ger nAF. &M.ukeAN 49, -
$780, rmemrMnk Va puaiod with 9z@ mnAS 1gSs% c4ka
sfnren nn elevated railroad 70 ~ aepoke AwAgss
- lf-~ 1900 for les money ~ tn9 OrAno 0u1o1
antc fhsn - A. other drst1laes hoosl - - -
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81 the nae - Hos.
letters Stomach Biz
tsrs the hagsard ap
pearance q the
couutennnce and aal
iowmegs of dy9Dop-
tics are snppinntod
~ 3 kealthfer look.
aud ~ the food II ~.
Simulated. tbs body
acquires substances.
Appetite Is restored,
and the nervous Rys-
tenn refreshed with
much needed alum-
her. through the uBe
of this meiici9e.
which IL also be lo-
fetal 20 persons Of q
rheumatic tendency.
and an ines Unable
preventive Of fever
and mHue. or sale
By all Druggists and
and Donlers Rener-
ally.
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Mustang Liniment IS older than
most men, and used more and
more every year.
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the only press of the kind in this
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Home journal. ]


Beau Brummell's social SWAY in London
vas for time SO powerful that even TO lend
him money he condescended to bor-
row-was considered an honor A gentleman
not OF the elect once lent him $40 pounds
sterling, hoping by the loan to be chosen.
Disappointed, he liked the Beau for the re.
turn of his money. "Idon't owe you any
money" Brummell; 81 have paid YOU"
@Paid mel Whenp "Why, when was
standing by the window at Whites, and
said as you passed by, 'Ah, how do you do.
Jenny"
Even an insult was accepted almost as an
honor from this man, 20 powerful had he
made himself by his perfect personal deco
ration, and by his profound knowledge Of
how to deal with men, He insultei, unre-
buked, those whose shoes he was
not worthy to lace. One after
noon he was not at the club,
The next day fellow-msmber said to him,
"Where did y dine ye terday Brummellp
Il dinei VITA person by the name Of R..
who wants me to notice MIN, hence the
dinner. But to give him his due, he let
me make up the party. We had every del
icacy il and out OF season, and the Sillery
was perfect; but, my lear fellow. conceive
my astonishme8' whom | tell you r. had
tho audacity to lit down and dine with us
hi ysaI..r
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Lazlness in speech.
fPall Mall Gazette !


Economy Of utterance," writes cor.
respondent. us not, as suggested in your
note on biographies. due so much to the
rush and hustle of modern life as to the
downright laziness Of the human being.
Take, for instance, the h. choppers. 1t is
not much easier to say 'attome' than at
home Ugh 'orse' than high horse and
"ave-at-'im' than have at himr And
catch any one troubling themselves to say
'halfpenny' when they have such q con.
venient curtailment as happy or "apny.'
Does not such phrase as it's not the unit
ing as 'urts i'm glide much easier off the
TONGUE than IL it were properly pronounceda
"There are no end of such examples.
Aware of how he is making q shameful hash
of the aspirate, the III dropper who is
worst affected with the malady sticks in
one here and there by way of making up
the number. Curiously enough he always
sticks them in in the wrong place. If he
would only reserve his arrangement he
would be nearer the mark Should a word
go smoother with a superfluous III in front,
he always supplies it. The same individ ual
who unscrupulousy massacres his MS
owing to the same eau e--laziness-drop
his g's' and says thankin'' AMI 'singin','
etc 1t will be found that laziness is also
Che secret of the use of such authorizations
as 'aint you, isn't it, ETC., and the reason
why some people add to idea, law, and
some other words, is because they will not
take the trouble to pull up at the proper
TINA
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THE tiAppY-Go-LuckY VIE NNEsE.
How Numerous Family sleep--A Lazy
Iifc-Small Incomes.


Vienna letter.
The old German proverb that one stable
will hold many patient sheep must have had
its origin in Vienna. Since have seen the
way in which these happy go-iucky Great.
ures manage / begin to think that our
Wanted practical ingenuity is delusion
and snare. You are told that certain
royal commercial counselor, or imperial
royal hat manufacturer. blessed with wife
and six offsprings, resides In three rooms
and Kitchen, and, quick witted American
that you are, you can not guess how and
where this numerous family sleeps. You
notice. however, that lounges and ottomans
abound; one is placed in the dining room,
two in the parlor. long. upholstered bench
in she hall and . remarkably loag kitchen
table in Beppie's realm.
Paterfamilias points to these articles OF
furniture with pride: tells you how the
youngest hopeful sleeps In the hall, the fair
daughters in the parlor, the big boys in the
dining-room. and horrible to relate, bounc-
ing Beppie takes the top Off the kitchen
table, on which she has prepared your meals,
and discloses her bed underneath. Ali this
is not Ia the least shocking to Viennese,
and he would look at you in blank amaze
ment II you ventured to remark that your
servant would not sleep in table, and that
you would hesitate somewhat to convert
kitchen into servants bedroom But
these people have no real homes and are
only to be found in their rooms when they
are overpowered by sleep. Their motto is:
"Any place is better taan homeD and as
soon as they can escape from business or
household duties they go 70 their favorite
haunts, the coffee houses. OF which Vienna
has no less tas.H 900.
Every business man takes at least an
hour for dinner, and after leaving the res
taurant sits about in his beloved acafen for
an hour or two, smoking, reading the pa
pers. playing cards or watching the passers
by--in short, doing any thing which does not
lead an observer to suppose that he is
Obliged to work. Most of athese people lead.
ing this lazy life are not in comfortable cir.
cumstances, many of them earning at most
$500 to $500 per year. This does not worry
them, however, for they insist that God will
never desert true Viennese, and with this
wonderful faith in the Creator they spend
their last kreutzer on litre of wine or
glass of beer, with never thought OF to.
morrow. Tomorrow will bring money in
some way they feel sure, and il not, they
can beg or borrow. but go to the beer hall
and coffee house they must, for they would
lose caste and position and this incubus of
viennese gentleman and Cavalier at once
should they attempt to reform and become
prudent economical and industrious.
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RULES or TIE pRlzE.alNa.
The Marquis Of Queensbsrry Tells How
They Were Written.

The Marquis Of Queensbsrry Tells How
They Were Written.
New York Mail and Expressl
"What is the true history OF your famous
prize-ring rulesp asked . reporter OF the
marquis Of Qdeensberry. iaf6tN
"WelI, John Chambere and I wrote them
while 1 was attending school at Cambridge.
When there held for two year, the light
weight championship in the ring. Tho ANA
teur cups at the annual sparring- naatehes
were prizes that many boxers Sought. We
then had no definite rules OF boxing Cham
bers and | were delegated TO draft q set OF
rules We did 50, and afterwari revised
them. Hitherto it was difficult to decide
when two men fought which got the better
In scientific points. The rules were wrfttsn
10 cover not only scientific points, but any
question which might arise as to which
was the best boxer. Well. rather think
the rules were sufficient for all ring pur-
poses
Il think prize fighting rather brutal ex.
hibition. or course am fond OF all manly
sports, but my time Is not given up to them
In England the prizs-ring has almost been
given up. Sports of that kind have been
on the decline for some time there. The
reason do not attend many boxing
matches is because | find it difficult to keep
myself from joining in and knocking some
one out. All the pleasure of the exhibition
j. lost by my wishing To be participator
instead OF aspectat3r.
America has much to be prond OF in fine
boxers. 1t is carried on to a greater extent
and the people patronizs and encourage the
art. In San Francisco Witnessed a sparr-
ing-match. was surprised at the science
displayed. Even the amateurs did remark
ably we'll. have never seen John L. Sui
livan box. From what I hear, rather
think he has great deal OF science with his
sledge-hammer blows. He makes a
rush at his opponent and beats down
his barriers Of defense. Then il
his opponent could knock him back
while he Is thus exposed, giving his
terrific blows and at times leaving himself
unguarded, no douqt the tide would change.
Reverse the method OF fight now and at
tack Sullivan for all that can be gained.
The onslaught which he has never been used
to astonishes him, and ruts him in an atti-
tude Of defense, something he never con-
templated. The rusher Is met by rusher,
and the tug Of war is more uncertain than
ever. But as have not witnessed his spar
ring can not enter into any analytical dis
course about it. 95
ut was the old tactics to stand wary and
defend until the party attacking was
wearied out The victory then was easy.
Sullivan has reversed the order, and has
the physical proves to make it effective
1t is great advantage to understand tho
art OF self-defense with the means nature
has provided. It gives courage and conf
dence to man, and puts him at ease in any
crowd. Look how we'll our English soldiers
fought hand-to-hand with the Arab of the
desert They understand how to box Ii
both armies had been unarmed the English
boys could have knocked the Arabs blind
in one round q
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THERE Is NOTHING BETTER.
CAMDEN, N. j., January Q, 1883.

DEAR SIR: took heavy cold just be-
fore Christmas, the cough being SO inces-
SAINT at night that / could hardly lay down
and have rest. DU Laos SWISS BALsAM
was recommended to me. 1 used some
according to directions, and it relieved me
almost instantly, SO much SO, at least, that
rested well the following night. Icheer-
fully recommend your Balsam to all that
are afflicted with colds or coughs, as few
doses will loosen the phlegm and give re-
lief l also used your Balsam for Group on
my little one, three and a-half years old,
three doses, of twenty drops each, made
him yomit and eased his condition.
Yours truly, ISAAC SELIGMAN,
III Market Street, Camden, N. j.
Sold by A. NJ. GILBERT, Martinsburg,
w. Va.
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A Steamer Captured by Infantry.
Wheeling Intelligencer.1

Capt William Dillon, a western steam.
boat man, tells the following incident as
occurring in 1864, to reporter:
"The whole history of the var has got to
be written yet. None Of those little Incl
dents that make up the story have been told
until lately. the funniest thing that hap
pened, tn my knowledge, has never been in
print 1t was the capture by a company Of
Hoosier infantry Of man-of- war which the
whole American navy couldn't take That
sounds funny, but it is true The man-of-
war Fox had eluded capture for long
time, though vessel after vessel and squad
ron after squadron had engaged her in
fights, chased her, and hunted her all down
along the coast
"Ope day in 1864 she put into little bay
surrounded by the rebel lines to take on
fuel. A company of darkies had been haul
ing sugar cane back into the country, and
the large carts were being driven back with
only a little loose fodder and stuff in the
bottoms. when Capt. Booze. commander Of a
company in the Twenty First Indiana in
fantry, met the train a few miles outside Of
the Confederate lines. The soldiers piled
into the carts and made the darkies drive
them through the lines down to the coast.
Then the soldiers sprang out of the carts
and dashed aboard the ship. She was cap.
tured without shot being fred.
Capt. Booze placed the crew in custody
and made them run the vessel round into
the Mississippi river, where she was turned
over to the naval Authorities vessel
hailed the Fox on the voyage round. but
Capt. Booze thought no could outsail her,
and ordered all steam on. The other ship
fired shell, and she burst pretty near the
FIX. Then Booze put to, but he refused to
surrender the prize till she was safe in the
Mississippi. Up to 1873, when I saw Capt
Booze, his mon had not received penny for
that capture. II naval force had made
it they would have divided up good-sizsd
fortune. but the laws didn't contemplate
naval engagements by the infantry, and
there was no provision to cover the case"
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Important.

When you viz or leave New York CITY,
save baggage expressage and carriage hire
and stop at the Gra,s. Union Hotel, oppo.
site Grand Central Depot. Tepsnt rooms fit
ted up at cost of one m.ilioa dollars re-
duced to 81 and up Yards Per day. A-rc.
pcan plan. Elevator Restaurant supplied
with the best. Horse cars, stages ana Gle.
waited railroad to all depots Families can
live for less money at the Grand Union Ho.
tel than az any other ffsf.class hotel 10 the
city
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A Dangerous Race Course.
[Fortnlghtly Review

IFOftnlghtIy Review.I
The Derby IS run over course both bad
and dangerous. NOBODY that has over seen
the horses come rouni Tattenham corner,
and afterwsrd examined that turn, can fail
to have been struck with its excessively
hazardous character, when ridden round at
racing pace Not only is it most awkward
bend, but it is made worse by the ground
sloping ike Ii penthouse roof. From the
stani side u the course 20 Tattenham COR
ner is a gentle deei4gAty, and in dry sea.
son nothing i more liee!y than that a horse
should slip ap ia feuniing tue turn No
wonder tae ulisr jockeys. with memories of
bad 10 iasnt, and nerves not quite what
they were n their youth, should fear the
oft-fecurfn crinma at that point, and
even at tae rsk og loing ground give the
famous coFn4r a wide berth.
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The latest Nevada romance is that
three hogs at Hawthorne devoured
eight boxes of giant powder. The
owner of the stuff, in his anger, hurl-
ed rock at one of the animals,
which caused her to explode with
great force and to scatter fragments
OF flesh all over the surrounding
country.
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A Great Discovery.
year

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ond bottle has absolutely cured her She has
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A photograph of the section of the
sky has been taken at the Paris OBJ
servatory some five degrees square,
which shows 5000 stars on ten-inch
square plate. This would indicate
that there are 100000 stars up to
the fourteenth magnitude, inclusive.
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Quintessenc OF Snobbery.
PHILADELPHIA Bulletin.1

There Is good deal of shallow. silly nom
sense about the ambitious embryo society
snob of the present day, as may be illus
trated by remark made by one of them
not long ago. "Oh dear me-" he said, II
never go to the - theatre, because tho
best seats in the house are only ST. Idon't
care il the performance is the best in town,
couldn't think of going. because you see,
anybody can afford to spend 81, and
should never know what sort OF person
was sitting beside me-" Here certainly was
the quintescence of idotic snobbery.
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Presence of Mind.

[LHe.I
Miss de Smythe Gust introduced to Miss
Ryder do look there. He can not be GO
ing to race, can hep
Miss Ryder hol
Miss de Smythe-Why, that grotesque,
bandy-legged little
Miss Ryder Horse that papa is holdingl
o, that's Vixen, his favorite mare.
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The idea is still prevalent that Bos-
ton contains 10000 more wamen
than men, although half million or
so have come West and run down
and captured husbands.
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1t is sad, long, cold day when
some county-seat in Dakota isn't
changed to accommodate some law
yer or speculater. They will do al
most anything for man out there if
he hits 'em right.