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Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-05-10

90, my dsarP" inquired Mr.. u,miur.
ut is other bot a. an oven or colo as =
refrigerator. No wonder you nave
rheumatism. Why don't you have
things changedp Discharge your jani-
tor" Why discharge himp II Isn't
his fault. It's his misfortune. He
can't help It." Mol Why can't hep"
He was porter on sleeping for
over twenty years. "-PSck.
Miss Won Gabble--Thers goes Mrs.
Goode, the new Minister'S vile. Seems
to be of for visit somewhere; has q
satohol with her. Mrs. Won Gabble-
Why, 80 IL 10. They do say that she
and her husband fight like cats and
dogs, but I don't believe q word Of It.
The ideal BY the way. have not
called on them yet; believe I will run
over to the parsonage now. "But Mr..
Goode 10 out Of town, and we Just saw
Mrs. Goode on her way to the depot.
There will be no one at home" .'Oh,
yes; the children will be there, and two
Of them are old enough to talk. ."-PAil-
0dsiphid Call,
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-05-10

Delacroix painted his famous lion
hunting in two copies. He received for
either of them 1,800f and 2,OO0f- that
Is, for one ESQ and for the copy E72;
that first copy was sold to banker In
Paris for ElOO. the second copy went to
Algiers. The name of the painter get
ting more known, as much as f5OO was
given for the original work by an inti-
mate friend Of mine, at whose house the
very banker who first had 1t saw it and
wanted to buy it back. The next day
a telegram came from Algiers that the
copy had been burned. Immediately
the price Of the now only existing one
rose, and ] saw it sold Two years after
for 80, ,0Oot (fl,4 ,440.) OF course, Della
croix might in the same way complain
that he originally received only fSO.--
Temple BGr.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-05-10

over the fire watching his wife, who
was busy with some dainty needle.
work. when an idea suddenly flashed
upon him.
| "Tall, fair, with golden hair and
dark blue eyes! Why. Helen. it is II:
very picture Of YOURSELF" he cried
starting to his feet and taking bis
wife's sweet face between his two
hands. Without losing moment he sat
down and commenced to sketch Helen's
face, and when his patron called tho
next morning he was 90 busily en-
gagged in putting the finishing touches
to the portrait that he did not hear him
enter the room, and worked on for
some moments unconscious OF his
presence until with a cry Of "Helen,
my daughter!' the old man hurried
him aside and stood entranced before
the picture.
After gazing for some moments In
silence only broken by his suppressed
sobs, the old man turned to Harry and
asked him in an eager voice where he
had obtained the original Of tho
picture.
at is the portrait Of my wife," said
he.
"Your wife, sir-who was shep Par.
don me for asking the question" he
added; "but l have heard lately that
my poor Helen left an orphan daugh.
ter, and for year have been search.
ing for her. hoping to atone for the
wrong did her mother"
Harry was beginning to tell him the
story of how he met Helen, when the
door opened and his wife entered the
room.
Perceiving that her husband was en-.
gagged she was about to retire from the
room when the old man stopped her re-
spectfully.
Pardon me, madam" he said, "but
would you tell me your mothers
maiden namep"
"Helcn Treherne." said Harry's
wife wonderingly.
81 knew it--I knew itv' exclaimed
the old man in an excited voice. "At
last have found the child Of my long
lost daughter"
In few words he explained how he
had cast off his daughter twenty years
ago for having married poor officer,
and refused even to open her letters in
which she begged forgiveness.
.But, thank heaven!" he said. when
he had finished his sad story, Il can
in some way atone for my harshness to
my Helen by taking her Helen to my
heart and making her my daughter"
So, after all. Helen became the mis-
tress of Marston Hall, in the picture
gallery Of which there is no painting so
highly valued as The Mysterious Per-
trait,o
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-05-10
AWintor Picture.

Tue Winter rime is on the apple trcre,
The malberrics are bare, no longer shows
The GRACEFUL pear her wealth OF bu'nisheo
Stripped is the slender plum; the orchard
wears
look of barren sadness; garnered in
Are all its purple, red, and golden fruits,
And sterile shall II show TIL blossom time.
Thus Nature, after labor, takes her rest,
Gaining fresh vigor for her teeming time, ,
By husbanding her strength; and SO the
fields,
Whereon in Autumn elowed the ruddy corn,
Lie falow for season. 'Tis the time
OF universal pause from that hard toll
That fs the lot of all our husbnndmen;
Even the flowers are withercd.
And the birds
As silent are as Ia the scene around
Beneath It's snowy shroud; no whistle wakes
The echoes of the glade, no melody
Comes from the woodland spray-a dcath-like
calm,
Serene and still. profound and beautiful,
LieC over Nature as she tranquil skeps.
Chambers Journal.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-05-10
A Country Doctor.

He was an excellept specimen Of the
country doctor, self-reliant, self-sac-
rificing, working great deal harder
for his living than most Of those who
call themselves the laboring classes
as II none but those whose hands were
hardened by the use Of farming or me-
chanical implements had any work to
do. He had that sagacity without
which learning Is mere membranes,
and he had also q fair share Of that
learning without which sagacity Is like
. traveller with good horse. but who
cannot read the directions on the guide
boards. He was not man to be taken
In by names. He we'll knew that often
times very innocent-sounding words
mean very grave disorders; that all de-
grees Ut disease and disorder arc fire.
quently oonfounded under the same
term; that run down. may stand for
Q fatigue OF mind or body from which
. week or . month Of rest will COM
pletely restore the overworked patient,
or IN advanced stage Of Q mortal Ill.
ness; that ''seedy" may signify the
mornings state Of feeling, after an
evenings over-indulgence. which calls
for . glass Of sods-wster and q cup Of
coffee, or . dangerous malady which
Will pack of the subject Of 1t, at tho
shortest notice, to the south Of France.
he knew too well that what Is spoken
lightly OF a. 'nervous disturbance"
may imply that the whole machinery
Of life 10 In deranged condition. and
that every individual organ would
groan aloud II It had any other language
than the terrible insrticulate one Of
pain by which to communiate with the
consciousness. - Oliver Wendell Holmes
in April Atlantic.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-05-10
In the Norwegian Mountains.

On the threshold as We depart stand
the pretty Badeier (dairy maids) In tho
neat costume Of the people In the Guild
brandsdal Valley, nodding . tender
farewell to us and wishing us q hearty
"Lykke paa Reisen." Yes, there they
stand. following US with their gaze az
we proceed along the steep mountain
path till we disappear from view In tho
rocky glen. said path" Well,
that Is the name assigned to II, but
never did imagine the existence Of
such riding "laddcr," and 1t may
well be necessary to have the peculiar
race Of mountain horses found here for
rider to get safely to his journeys
end. Now the road lies through rapid
mountain streams where the roaring
waterfall may In an instant sweep man
and beast into a yawning abyss below,
and now across the precipice, where
the lake divides the mountains, and
death turks yard to your left. Again
across the steepest slopes, where nature
appears to have amused herself by toss
ing masses Of jagged, tottering rocks
IN heaps, and where no ordinary horses
hoof would find . safe hold. But II
you only watch these brave and saga
cious little animals. how carefully they
consider the slightest movement and
measure the smallest step, they will in
spire you with the greatest confidence,
and you will continue your journey ON
their back without the slightest fear,
along the widest path. On tho edge Of
the most awe-inspiring abyss. And
should one of these excellent cobs STUN
BILE, which happened once or twice dur
ing our ride, It IL only on comparative
ly safe ground, where probably the
horse does not consider much atten-
ton is required. We now climb still
higher; gradually the sound ofcow bells
and the soft melodies from the Lur (the
Morse alpenhorn) are waited into space,
and in return sharp, chilly gust OF
wind called EJeidsno sweeps along the
valley slopes, carrying with 1t the last
souvenir Of society and civilization.
We have long ago left the populated
districts behind, the mountain nature
stands before us, and surrounds US 10
all its imposing grandeur. The roar of
the mighty Bever river is the only
sound which breaks the impressive 81.
lence, and even this becomes fainter
and fainter a. we mount higher and
higher, and the mass of water decreas-
es and the fall becomes sleeper and
sleeper. until at last the big river is re-
duced to little noisy, foaming brook,
skipping from rock to rock, and plung-
ing from one ledge to another, twisting
its silvery thread into the most fantas.
tic shapes. - Translated from Oscar
Frederick, King of Norway and Sue
den Temple Bar
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-05-10
Tbe Little Brown Castle,

How sweet TO the heart, as old age stsals up.
on us,
TO sit, idly musing, in some quiet spot,
To dream OF our childhood-of happy COM
paniOns,
And often to picture a well membcred cot.
The soft cnging tendris that grow past the
windows,
The long, waving grass and the murmuring
An, bright is the vision we see after ages;
'The little brown castle" that stood ON the
hill.
It stood in the midst of wide-spreadng gar
den,
with now and again the cool shade OF a tree,
That stretched forth It's branches In dumb
benediction,
And siiently--mutely, was echoed by me.
How gentle the zephyrs, all laden with frag'
rance,
How tuncfu the murmuring song Of the
rilll
All, tender the memory is after ages:
1.-THE little brown castle" that stood on the
--"Topsey."
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-05-10

A correspondent wants to know Why
people pledge each other before drink
ing. We are not sure. but we think
this is the reason: In the good old
days when cutthroats drank together
socially, each one made the rest prom
ise not to attack him while he WAS
drinking. Otherwise, while the head
was thrown back in the act OF drinking
some enterprising ruffian would be
strongly tempted to draw his weapon
on the exposed and defenseless neck of
the drinker. But even pledge didn't
always protect drinkers, and 80 the
custom Of clinking glasses and drink
ing together was introduced, In order
that all might be similarly engaged at
the same time and unable to use their
weapons.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-05-10

Near Richmond, Va, Is farm house
with some OF the first window-psnes
brought to America. They are lOxl2
in size and we're already in the sash
when brought here. At that time the
use Of putty was not known for glazing,
the lights were held In place By strips
OF wood tackled against them. The
cost Of each light in England v ~ about
e3.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-05-10

there Is great demand for real 90.
tats IN several Of the towns Of Georgia,
snd 10 some instances, It is reported.
families are compelled TO board, being
unable to secure houses.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-23
STAYS ron SKATERS.
4 Brace for the Ankle Instead Of for
the Giddy Head.
Pittsburg Times.

PittSburg Times
The man who invented the ankle corset
will make a fortune by it." remarked the
superintendent of a popular rink down
town. where a thousand people skate daily.
Have you tried it YETI" asked reporter
for the Times.
mo. haven't even seen il; but think
it viii be a success. Some people in skat-
ing never can keep their ankles stiff. 1t
impedes their speed and makes them tire
quickly. Now. this ankle corset. as | un-
derstand il, is q brace for the ankle to keep
it from turning. III is properly construct
ed it is bound to be of great assistance.
Many young ladies now in skating wear
high laced shoes to brace their ankles. Not
a few OF them wear two or three elastics for
the same purpose. But this corset will have
TO be jaunty and gr1eeful-lOoking or else no
girl wiz wear il. The great ambition of the
girls now is to attain style and grace rather
than speed and comfort, so the ankle cor
sets viii have 20 survive terrible scouting
before the rink queens viii accept them-.'
do the ankles OF the girl skaters really
require corsets or bEaceS?7
s.As rule. they DO. If their ankles are
weak. and in trying 10 cut didOs on skates
they happen 10 turn. the corset viii cer-
tainly be OF advantage 70 prevent spraining-
The ankle is the part Of the human body
most liable to damage in skating. 1t IS fre-
ouentIy weak and riekety and uncertain
about turning. Therefore, ny impression
Is the ankle corset VIII be the wrinkle 70
seIlin conjunction with skates"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-23
CONDENSED TELEGRAMs.

The Louis Cook Manufacturing com
pany, makers of carriages, etc., at Cincin
natl, o., assigned yesterday. Liabilities
! 5000, 600; aSSers about the same.
James Derris. charged with murder, was
YESTERDAY sentenced at Charlottesville, Ind,
to be hanged.
BernOid Battistwhiler, telegraph mes
senger at Nashville, Tenn, fell from the
banisters of the third floor to the ground
and was instantly killed.
Seven buildings were destroyed by fire
yesterday at Wheaton, LII. Assistance
from Chicago preventing further disaster.
Loss $40, 600; insurance $4,000.
Two hundred Mormon recruits arrived al
New York yesterday, mainly English and
Scotch.
All executions in Ohio hereafter will be
private in the penitentiary yard.
The session Of the National Reform asso-
citation of Pittsburg, Penn, after reading
papers on various subjects adjourned sine
die.
Carl Schu1z delivered his lecture upoI
Abraham Lincoln to large audience il
Boston last evening.
Gov. Cameron of Virginia has not yet
decided upon the question of calling an eX-
ira session of the legislature to consider the
recent decision of the supreme court on the
state debt.
Annie Cutler, colored. shot and killed
her lover, William III. Knipe, a waiter. il
Philadelphia. Jealousy.
Rev. Leonard Wilmington, D. D., died
yesterday at Newburyport, Mass. He was
the oldest Congregationalist clergyman il
the United States and the author Of THE
Puritan" and ''Solomon's Songs'-wel
known books among theologians.
Session & Lilley's lumber mill at Spring
Lake. Mich, was destroyed by fire. Loss,
S25. 900.
Lewis Webster, who killed a wealthy
farmer named Perry Harrington, neal
Geneva, o., was found guilty.
The catcher of the Cleveland base ball
club has been arrested by the law and order
people, to make test case of Sunday play
ing, he having engaged in game last Sun
day.
One wing of John Walters cloth factory
at Albany, n. Y, burned yesterday. Loss
S25, 900; fully insured.
Ernest Hernert was arrested at New
York yesterday at the instance of the Ger
man consul, charged with arson at Berlin,
Germany.
The Crystal Springs distillery, at Louis
vile, KY, burned last night. Loss, $685.
900: insurance, $4,000.
Mary Anderson's Yacht, the 'Galatea," +"
was sold at auction at New York yesterday
to Howard Bender of Albany for 50, 100.
Anthony NJ. Kelley, the new minister to
Italy, was banquetted at Richmond.
Gen. Edward Hartland has been ap-
pointed receiver of the Rapid Transit Tele-
graph company.
A consignment of hardware made by
prison labor in New York was seized by the
Ottawa, Ont. custom oscers.
The fires which have been raging in the
Blue Ridge mountains, Maryland, are under
control. Twelve men have been arrested,
charged with having started the fires.
But one vote was cast yesterday for SEN
ator in the Illinois assembly.
1t is said that the governor of Virginia
will call an extra session of the state legis-
lature to consider the decision of the United
States supreme court on the state debt
question.
The New Jersey forest fires are under
control.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-23

and dirt. The gentlemen lately inspected
at the wOrkhouse were daisies in compari-
son. They get S25 a month besides board
and lodging, and are chiefly colOred men.
1t is said that it is found necessary some
times to direct them where to pile their
loads by means of certain cards selected
from pack and placed where goods
marked correspondingly are to be piled.
They evidently loaf most of the time. but
when they work, work hard, often, as in
the present instance, working all night to
load or unload boat even in stormy
weather.
The rain continues to descend, dark
ness comes on, the long files of
oaded, dripping figures pass up the
plank into the warehouse and back again
into the boat, laughing and slipping. The
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-23
Morrison Trying TO Fix Things.

WASHINGTON, April 22.-The Evening
Star says: There is quite an army of Hi
nois statesmen in the city. Morrison,
Springer, Lawler and Worthington and a
member of the legislature are now here.
Townshend and Ward are expected
in a few days. They say they
are looking after the federal
patronage in the state but in reality they
have more than this in view. They want
to fix up some plan to secure the election of
Democratic senator. Morrison will not
Withdraw from the contest to give place to
another Democrat, until all the Demo-
Gratis, have voted for him and he has
failed and the Democrats who are opposed
to him are afraid to give him their vote lest
he should have Republican vote in re-
serve and thus secure the election. When
Townshend and Ward arrive caucus will be
held here to consider what is to be done.
All efforts to induce the president to take a
hand in the matter have failed.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-23
TART LETTER FROM WHITNEY.
The Secretary Of the Navy On Bull
doing Voters.


WASHINGTON, April 90. Secretary
Whitney has written the following letter to
Commodore John III. Russell, commandant
Ware island navy yard, relative to the CO.
ercion of the vote of that yard by the fore
man at the past election:
''Since assuming the duties of this Office
my attention has been called to the conduct
Of the foremen of the Mare island navy
yard in elections in past years, particularly
in 1882. After reading the testl-
mony in the contested election
case of Buck VS.. Dudley, taken
is no doubt in my mind that the vote of
the yard was practically coerced and con-
trOlled by the foremen either with or with
out orders The men were obliged to take
their ballots in a folded form from table
presided over by one or more
of the foremen, hold the ballot
in sight while walking to the polls,
100 feet distant, between men stationed for
the purpose of preventing any change OF
ballots on their part and the ballot depos-
tied without the voter having had the OPP
portunity to see OF know its contents or to
exercise any choice for whom he
should cast his ballot. find
that the same foremen who conducted
this proceeding are still at the yard in the
various departments. Great complaint is
made to me of similar proceedings in other
years, but have already read sufficient OF
this sworn testimony to satisfy ME that the
men who were engaged in that proceeding as
foremen directing and controlling it should
be cleared out of the yard in the interest OF
decent government, and if any similar pro-
ceeding OF anything like it, or attempt to
coerce the vote of the employees of the yard
by foremen OF superior officers should take
place hereafter, whether in the
interest of the dominant party,
OF otherwise [ will apply similar remedy.
Appointments in place of the persons dis
charged will be made temporarily and on
trial until efficient men shall have been OBJ
tanned In this connection I desire to
say that the bureau officers here
complain greatly of the delays and the ex-
traordinary expense required to do work at
the Mare island yard. ask your special
attention to these matters in the hope that
you will cooperate with me in an effort TO
bring the yard to greater efficiency and to
eliminate these Objectionable features from
IL
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-23
UNITED STATES TREASURER.
Wynan Resigns and n. G. Jordan
of New York is Appointed.

WASHINGTON. April 22-Hon. A. NJ
Wyman, treasurer of the United States.
has ten dered his resignation. to take effect
May 1. Mr. Wyman rendered his resigna-
ton through the secretary of the treas
ury on the Sd of April, but any an
nouncement of the fact has been withheld
at the request OF Secretary Manning
who accepted the same to-day on
behalf of the president. The secretary ex-
presses his confidence in Treasurer Wy
man and regrets his retirement which is en-
tirely voluntary. Mr.. Wyman was in March
last elected vice president OF the Omaha Ma
tional bank. and is also to have charge of
an important trust company recently estab-
lished in that city. These new positions he
desires to assume as soon as possible and
has been waiting the designation Of his sue
eesSor in order TO do this. Mr. y. C. Jor-
dan. formerly cashier of the Third National
bank of New York, was to-day appointed
treasurer in the place Of Mr.. Wyman. and
is at present in the city preparing to assume
the duties Of his Office.
Mr.. Jordan, the newly appointed treas
urer. was born in New York exactly 80
years ago to-day and has had 50 years ex-
perience In the banking business. He be-
gan his career as a runner in the
Hannibal bank Of New York and
rose to the grade Of general
bookkeeper. Subsequently he received an
appointment as cashier Of the First Ma
tional bank Of FishkiIl Landing. y. Y.
and afterwards acted In the same capacity
for the Louisiana National bank Of New
Orleans He became cashier OF the Third
National bank Of New York IN 1854, and
was -soon after elected director of
the bank In 1881 he resigned the Office OF
cashier. but continued to act as q director.
and holds that Office az present He had a
conference with the chiefs Of divisions Of
the treasurer's Office this afternoon, and
assured them that he did not propose
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-23

joining warehouse out of the rain. The
captain says, That's all, sir.' and de-
scends to the deck below, where he takes
off his huge hat, empties it, unties his neck
erchief, unbuttons his soaked Overcoat, and
drops gracefully into an armchair by the
side of lady passenger. The first man UP
the improvised gang plank is seedy
passenger with an Old-faShiOned valise. He
darts off through the rain, pursued instantly
by several cheap hotel runners. The other
passengers remain aboard for supper, or
until the rain lets up.
The next man ashore is the second clerk
with freight-book and lantern.
He steps briskly into the office
of the steamboat agent and
lays down a bundle of freight bills. After
him comes the mate, who bustles around in
what is evidently an assumed character Of
bulldOzing desperate. Here we are" he
announces. Look alive, gents. Blank
that plank around. Hi vi. HollO. Walter!
Where do you want 'em?" One Of a batch
of seedy-lOoking tOughs steps up behind
him, and, dotfing his dripping hat, strikes
him in the back with it. The mate turns