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"TelenathY."

The New York Erenjug Post has
published sever communications re-
lating singular instances of telepathy
The following is furnished by George
Russell, NJ. d., Of Calumet, Mich:
Several winters ago there lived on
the location a woodsman and his wife.
persons possessed Of perhaps rather
more than the average intelligence and
education of the ordinary mining
classes. The sympathy between them
was such that each seemed to thorough
ly understand the thoughts Of the
other without the use of words, which
they scarcely ever used except in the
presence of others. When in separate
rooms either could Immediately tell
what the other had written. At
greater distances each was subject to
the mood Of the other, but any
deeper understanding was reached at
the expense Of great mental effort.
In January, 1881, the man, who was
in the brush, severed an
artery in his leg, and, there not be
ing any assistance at hand, he bled
to death. At about the time that
the wound must have been inflicted,
the woman rushed into a neighbors
house, declaring that her husband
was dying; and, though ignorant of
his whereabouts, led small party
to the scene of the accident.
The woman has been insane ever
aimee.
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Twas April when she came TO town;
The birds mad come, the bees wcrc swarm-l
irg.
aer name, she said, was Doctor Brown
san ct once that she wns charming.
She took a cottage tinted green,
Where dewy roses love to min ,lc;
And on The door, next day, WIS seen
ainty little shinglc.
uef hair was like an amber wreath;
Her hat was darker toenImrceh.
. the violet eyes that glowcd beneath
Were brighter than her keenest lancet.
the beaat es Of her glove and gown
The sweetcst rhyme would fail to utter.
sre she had been a day in town
The town was in iluttcr.
The gal'nnts viewed her feet aud hands,
And swore they never saw such wee thingsI
tNgossips met in purnns bands
And tore her piccemeal DER the tea.things.
The iorEler drank the doctors health
tn eiinkng cups, the gay carou crs;
the latter watched her door by stealth,
just like so many mousers.
5ut Doctor Bessie went her why.
Unmndful Of the sptclul cronic,
And drove her buggy every day
Behind dashng pair ponies.
der tiower-like face so bright she bore,
hoped that time might never wilt her.
The way she tripped across the floor
Was better than philter.
Her patients thronged the village streets
Her snow-slate was alway. quite full
some said her bitters tasted sweet;
And some pronounced her pills delightful.
Twas stIange-I knew not what it m SAINT
She seemed nymph from Eldorado,
Where'cr she came, whero or she went,
Grief lost its gloomy shadow.
Like all the rest, !, too, grew I'll;
My aching heart there was no qucling.
Itremble at my do tors bill
And 10 the items still are swelling.
Tho drugs I've drunk you'd weep to hcar'
They've quite enriched the fair concoctor,
And I'm ruined man, fear,
Unless-I wed the doctor
Samuel .Binturn Peck.
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An Italian author (Signor NJ p.
Mantegazla, professor of natural his
tory at the museum of Florence) has
just contributed a very remarkable
volume to the list Of scientific works.
Mantcgazza's work is devoted to the
subject of human physiognomy and
the expression of the emotions it deals
very amply with one very interesting
question whether it is possible to
mask ones feelings by force Of win 50
completely as to deceive the keenest
and most experienced observer. Civil
lied, and even unciyilizeI people, have
been steadily training themselves to
master all outward signs Of emotions
as far back as history records-the
fashionable man of Paris, London OF
St Petersburg tries to appear as inn
passive as a god; the American, less
aims nevertheless to culti-
yate something Of Indian gravity and
stoicism. What are the results of the
long continued effort Of man to master
feeling and to hide what Nature seeks
to express under all circumstances.
They are sometimes very wonderful;
but NJ. Mantegazza does not believe
that they are ever wholly successful
Notwithstanding that the capacity for
3elf-conquest may have increased
steadily through generations. Woman
succeeds, indeed, better than man; and
he uninitiated may be deceived by
'ither, but the experienced Psychologist
an never be wholly duped by the inn
nobility of face or the tearlessness
# an evp
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'TTs but p little distances
Between the cradle and tne gTfvo'
a little thing called courage,
Between the hero and the slave
One fears without that pomp to die
That tells the worll his fall
The other tho he knows not why
Fears to die at all.
Yet We all must make the passage
From the cradle tn the grave
The hero with his empty pomp,
And the unpretcniiug -l'yc.
But W en- tho iou ncy's over
And Natures debt is pail
Who shall say, between the snyes'
In which the hero's laid
The life Of one may be fillcl up
with cruelty and wrong,
Yet have bis praise sounded
In poes, aud song;
While Religions nob.cr work
May crown the others years,
Whose only monument my bo
A grateful people 5 tears.
y j. HMiocc m .Fsr l4yk WI
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A Grinding MOnOnoIy.

"Why. Jones, what stranger you
are. Where have you been SO long P'
81 haven't been able to be out 70,
the last two years. You see, the party
for whom l have been working does
not deem it proper to allow his work.
men outside the building"
"a grinding monopoly. No wonder
you left them. For whom were Won
working?"
"For the state"
ooh, goodbye"
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A bright little le'O"' ,;o',u "DY - ~ ~
to walk with his father
No. said the latter you can't go
you're too little ..,., o,,,,
"oh, NO. papa he said st00tly' I'm
a big boy t,,,,or noomo
"All right 'alu no
along" ,i.4,o fo,lon,
became tirsi, and wanted his father to
carry him. hic bo, %
81 though you W., 49, ~ snear
said his fathef pIe''''N t..o5o,,+
Il was nbgbg when ,sol.,, started ou''
he said :. ssat I'm little boy 9g 19~' TO-" ,,,u
He wa. carried the rest Of the way
~-NerchdBt lfasS'"'
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sorled naval and military town

sorled naval and military town
the barracks at Newly.
The letter was from Miss Florel
White, who wrote in her mothers
name.
He called up vision Of Florence
White. Tall and stately. girl with a
mass of golden brown hair, rolled off
her forehead; a girl he had greatly adj
mired, as one admires a serene and
lovely landscape; a girl who made him
feel proyokingly "fogyish.' Other
young ladies ratified away at him, as if
ne were sub, asked him topiay tennis
with them, and treated him like mere;
youngster. But this young lady had'
placed him, with due regard to his
complexion, in shadowy corner Of the
drawing room on one or two occasions
when he had taken "tea' there, and
had introduced him to some deep-toned
matrons, as if in that direction lay his
natural bias, and now this stately
young lady sends him the jocular
postscript bidding him Bring Myrtle'
Colonel HaIdane sat down in the
comfortable red velvet chair which
faced the parade-ground, and COM
manded a fine view of the eyer-com-
panionable sea. The little ripping
waves had an expression OF infant
smiles to-day, and the buoyant clouds
were chasing one another like SchOof
boys on a common. How innocent
and fair was the world of nature. lie
sat dreaming over his problem "Brlng
Myrtle" quite happily.
A knock with the knob of a stick ON
the door breaks into his reflections, ana
Captain Hilton enters with his Gus
tomary off-parade familiarity.
"Well, old fellow, what's up? sea
and sentiment, Ell? It's fatal to sit ID
! that attitude, looking at the sea
What's up, l ask you?"
Colonel Haldane reused himself from
his reverie with an effort; he geh'i!
tapped his left hand with the letter
which yet remained idly between MS
! finger and thumb.
"Jane!' he said, addressing Captain
Hilton by his nickname. "Jane' Wha'
on earth does it mean when you receive
message from young lady TO BRING
Myrtle? and he handed the enVeloP0
to Captain Hilton.
Jane, who had a rolling eye anu .
rollicking smile, took the enVsiop9
daintily, and, after reading It, pres'eu
it to his heart, and said, with a strong
brogue: "Why, man, it's a proPo'a'I
What do the ladies wear on thei'
festal brows, and twist about the now.
ing satin of their bridal gowns Ou' =
myrtle? Bring myrtle l tell you !, ,
a proposal "a bona fde proposal. Loot
wish you every joy She Is d '"'''
girl, if bold one" ,..
without a word. Colonel Haldail.
sprang, in melodramatic manns,' sopa !,
the throat of Captain Hilton ana n'-'
him with a grip of iron. ,r,...
allow dare you speak OF MISS ~ ~
like that? She is the most distlnsuisr
ed girl of my acquaintance. Apologize .
Captain Hilton rolled mis- eye ,'ians S,'r
CHASTITY appeal on Colohsi Ia ri,
when the latter as 'udienly rei"N
grasp lad said;
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lorence. And then she turned with
leady grace to meet Colonel Haldane,
who had just entered the room. "Fe-
lefty and | were drawn to the window
by the magnetical influence of your
charming little carriage" she said.
Il SO admire your poke"
do you?" said Colonel Haldane,
gratefully. at is very kind of your
who answered to the ubiquitous name
and then he looked steadfastly at Flor
ence, absolutely biushing as he did SO.
Florence, catching the glance inter-
rogative, was arrested in her amiable
Intention of transporting him to the
other end of the long, lone drawing
room, and introducing him to Mrs.
Harrington. the rectors wife. This
agitated gentleman did not look exact
ly in fit state to be discoursed to
about winter blanket clubs and work
lngmen's clubs and friendly societies.
It's all very fine to talk about lead
ing an unpuzzled existence, like Jane
Austen; but aOhy on earth did Colonel
Haldape look at her with this un-
fathomable glance from his undeniably
tine gray eyes? What did it mean +?
She fell away from him, musing, and
turned the outward machinery of trite
eommonplaces on her greeting of the
numerous guests, who were now rapid
ly arriving.
The Whites had just started page,
OF "Tol4my;" one of those specimens
much adapsed by ambitious matrons as
an improvement on parlor maids; a
creature raw off the fields, with the ex-
preston of an animated turnip and
brains to match. In the midst of a
ouzz Of voices intermingling with the
1rou-frou of rich dresses, Tommy sud
denly darted into the room, and made
straight for Miss Florence White, car
rylng IN his lobster-colored hand a book
suggestive of the p. d. Company.
Colonel Haldane, from his solitary
seat in the deep recess of the bay win
dow facing the entrance to THE
orange, felt an awful sensation come
over hIm. Was this the myrtle arriv-
ing and had the Mention folk absolute
y charged the carriage to Miss White /?
y nat should he do? He shrunk be-
hInd the deep amber of the curtains.
then as suddenly emerged.
Bring Myrtler' these were her own
words, and he made a violent rush
"cfoss the room to her side.
II the myrtle" he said, breathless-
" ALLOW mel The stupid people
nave made a mistake" he continued,
ineoherently. "The idea of charging
'ne carriage to you" and he threw a
sovereign into Tommy's bashful fingers
MISS White looked at Colonel Hal
a@ne with eyer-enlarging pupils. He
,i'o returned lately from Egypt, had
'sel indefatigable at the bombardment
= Alexandria, had had an illness on his
.''ufn' and she remembered hearing
'ua' he had been obliged to have his
neao shaved. She continued to look at
ai ailn quite tenderly, as these thoughts
A''eu phantom-like about her.
- inank you, Captain Haldane," she
'@'u You have saved me the trouble
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" BRING MYRTLE y

A number of letters were awaiting
Colonel Ilaldane, commandant OIL
Newly, on his return from parade.
ne was unmarried, rich and rather
MISUNDERSTANDING. 1t Will there
fore surprise no one that he was accos-
toned to receive a great many sweetly-
scented, delicately-monogrammed,p pref
tily-worded letters from the various
members of the fair sex with whom he
was acquainted Among the little
heap which lay before him was one
conspicuous for its careless handwrit-
ing and rough envelope. Oddly
enough, this was the one he selected
first for perusal. Serav-oa an tho i"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-01-30
HUMOROUS.

The prettiest thing in dry goods
A woman.
A false count-The kind that ricf
American girls generally marry
The hand organ is an exception tC
the rule that zone good turn deserves
another"
Fathers and sons and brothers may
suffer for the want of au overcoat, ou'
uncles never.
We should think that littie uos
,bat runs about all day in the S'i
-..sla spoI his pants
Colby blows the Wind Of vin,Ss,
Darkening clouds betoken snow,
Pay the printer, pny the printer
Pay the little bill you owe.
"Ah, Miss De Smith, are you going
to have a goose at dinner today?
ayes. | hope so; you'll come, won't
you?'
Among the EsquimauX you can buy
sealskin sack for two iron hoops and
a tenpenny nail. The popular we'd
ding tour of the future will be toward
the North Pole.
says a philosophers NO thoroughly
occupied man was ever miserable
Probably this philosopher never spent
a forenoon among his friends trying
to borrow a s. bill.
He had an auburn-haired girl, and
promised to take her out riding She
met him at the door when he drove up
and he exclaimed, "IIel o. ready?'
She misunderstood him, and they don't
speak now.
An umbrella carried over woman,
the man getting nothing but the drip
pings Of the rain, signifies courtship
When the man has the umbrella and
the woman the drippings, it indicates
marriage.
The Philadelphia Ne,os says that
hen at San Jose, recently hatchea
seven chickens, each of which had foul
legs Being provided with twenty.
eight legs, this yarn ought to be able
to travel.
Little boy: How old are you, pal
Father: | will be AZ on my next birth.
day. Little boy: When is that !
Father; The 2td of February Little
boy (surprised); Why, l thought that
was Washington's birthday.
A fond father presented his four,
year-old boy with a trumpet, with
which he was greatly infatuated All
day the boy footed away delghtedly
and at bedtime, when his grandmother
told him to put the trumpet down and
say his prayers, the little fellow said
"0h, no; I'll tell you what let's do
grandma; you pray and Ill keep or
blowing"
III tell you a plan for gaining
wealth,
Better than banking trade, or leases;
Take bank-note and fold it up,
And then you will find your money in
ereases
Inns wonderful plan' without danger or loss.
heep your cash in your own .nds. wber,
nothing can trouble it;
Anu every time that you fold it across,
!" as plain as the light of the day that 70,
double it.
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9rglye me, Hilton; but really i
Object to such an unseemly idea"
peg your pardon, colonel" said
captain Hilton, stinly; but | object
equally to being throttled. Allow me
to wish you good morning"
4 o'op' my friend" said Colonel Hal
e''ie' coniusedly; 81 don't know what
IS the matter withmel I'm half asleen
! .nlnk Sea and sentiment, as YOU
sald just now. Come. my friend! DO
'en me what on earth Miss White
meansY" - "
: Neans' Something green," said
silIton, yiciously; but whether sprout-
,ig n q tub, after the fashion Of the
F'osSonlns shrub, or done up in a glass
case after the artificial mode. know
bot wish you good morning. col
{ And with that he retreated to the
ness-room.
{ blossoming shrub" murmured
olonel HaAane. Bless his Iliber-
IAN wit! Eurel,al Now [ have it,
And with that he sat down at his
)&Hting-table, and penned the follow
sng letter:
Az Ayosotis No. 10. Acehue Victor
Emn'anaela Hentoa Alpes Maritimes." !"
Send the finest towering myrtle
you possess to the following address.
Miss Florence White, The Grange,
Forterdown, Sussex. The myrtle must
arrive on the afternoon of September
the 9TH, one week from this date"
Then Colonel IIaldane rang the bell
hastily and told his man to post the
l'tter' This done. he placed the note
nom Miss Florence White in the
pocket OF his frogged coat, and then
proceeded to read the rest of his CORE
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NomsncIature IN the swamps.

IHIaf q n IA NtfFe-I
We know a little black girl whose name
sounds like this: Harriet Ann Cassia Ann
Betsy Baldwin Hanover Ann Berkeley Au-
other is called Mary Marths Magdalane
Iaulina Ann Paulica Green. Still another
Is Arkansas Tennessee L0uisians Red River
Thompson. And some years ago there was
an old Indian squsw in Dade County who
reioiced in the name OF Lily-Wal kin the
gater-same-shsDea ll-the-wsy-dow loot just
hke-a-board. These are all the names that
were or have been in actual use, except that
We despair Of giving the sound OF Seminole
sutturals by means of English letters and,
therefore. translate the saQaYs lames
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sweet Mrs. Mcdonald.
Washington Letter.

washington LetIer.l
Just as he went out of the Senate he mar
ried again, His daughter had died a few
years before. His fellow Senators each con-
tributed $40 towards the purchase of an en-
ormous silver punch boWl-the emblem Of
senatorial bliss The entire Senate attended
the wedding reception. There have not
been so many bald heads snd round st0mschs
seen st any reception in Washington for
years. Mrs. Mcdonald was quite well known
10 Washington society and through her sub
sequent visits here has become much better
known. She IS q very handsome LADY, a.
though her hair IS silver gray. Her eve
brows ard eyeiashes are black. Her eyes
are grayish brown. The color of her eve
brovs and e. elashes add piguancy TO hsr
fresh col0Ted, regular featured face. Her
color is so fresh, Der face Is SO smooth ia At
the white hail looks artificial She hiss
known great troubles IN her life. and has
made brave fight IN the world IN edncst-
ing and bringing up her only son. None OF
her trails, however, have left any lines uDOn
her pleasant face. She is lady OF irreprosch-
able manners. and will &c q great add.
ton TO Mr.. Clevelanc's Cabinet. She Is es
simple and unaffected as her b 1sSand. She
has that p0liteneSs wfi3h is born OF kind
ness of heart. The McDonalis win never
rank their guests by the length OF their bank
account, which IS more than can be said for
one or two leaders Of the present Cabinet
She is more like Mrs General Logan in her
ways and popularity than any other lady
know of in Washington society.
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Harping on myDaaghter.

Tsp Turpen in Kokomo Dispatch.
Niss Saliie Manson, the daughter OF Gen
eTsl Manson, WAS IL q company over which
The ola man from Ripley" Senator Faux
Der, stood IN the attitude OF p guardian
! spirit. Ms Eva Ser ds, Mise frankie Faux
neT, Mss Jennie Moresn, and Mss An 1ie
NODaTt made the party complete. The
name OF Manson CT the hotel register eau gbt
the ATgus-eyeo reporter and be got 1t into
the papers: Mrs. Manson. the acccmp-
lished wife Of General Manson, Lieutenant
Govern or o. Indiana is in the city" The
man Of bTsii ana yivacity continued
She is very benevolent. and greatly
interested II the subject Of prison reform.
She moved boldly through the institution
and mace many suggestions looking TO the
relief Of the unhappy inmates. She would
tear down the walls to let IN more sunlight
and do completely away with the zebra fash
Ion Of olOthiDg She Is 4 most exec ent lady,
IN heart and mind. worthy of being the wife
OF her eminent husband - While this has
the merit OF being All in the family, 1t is not
exactly faithful-ano make note for the
benefit OF history. There is 40 use of q
fathers daughter going before the world dis
euised as her mother. Miss Manson is
q blithe, bright eyed lady, scarcely out
Of her teens, not isll but OF a will
lOwy figure. Her features are delicate
bat quite distinct. Her nose. with
that slight curve so beautiful in woman,
ttilc VI NI4dCttIs dtE -OleDeEN IS lutt ana
shapely, but concealed By the bangs OF the
period. She prefers the drama TO the opera,
talks Of novels and tells the plots She il
familiar with history, especially the details
of large battles, and gives judgment as 10 the
e Mus Of great commanders. OF all the
places in the wide weird, IN her Judgment,
Charlottesville is the most delightful in
which 10 live. she thinks that Maurice
Thompson is an exquisite poet, and she is
right. She thinks that General Wallace Is s
great Captain. and so author whose works
VIII endure and she is right. She thinks
that Bay less Hanna IS srH entity a scholar
an orator and jcurns 10 sustain his na.
tOnal reputation, and She is right again.
You do not i've Immediately Ia the
city" 1 suggested.
Yes, in the city"
II was under the impression that your
father was so ia love with his farm that he
VI uid not leave It.
Oh, thst's hobby OF bis he is always
ticking about the farm. While a member of
Congress he gave his occupation IS s farmer.
Within my recollection he nsver farmed q
o8y. All Of his reputation As an sgricultur-
ist was acquired by walking over the fields
and getting in the way OF the hired men.
Now he is good garden er. he might legiti
malely claim 10 be q gardener. But no, that
Wor't 90, be wan g TO be a farmer"
is this possible? Does General M6hlon ID.
Manson get the hay seed that goes Ia his hair
O. the store, and the harness oil that keeps
shoes from cracking open al the saddler's
shop?
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Row many persons live only & fraction OF aver
p human lie because they neglect TO take the
CommOnest pre- rsuiions against sickness. II is
disease in its maturity that kills and maturity i'm
plies growth. slight indisposition is usually
sighted. They who avail themselves OF Hostel
ter Stomach BiteTs know it to be ehicacious in
chronic cases OF disease, but the process OF cure is
far easier one If it IS used in cary stages Of dys-
Iepsis, malsrial disease, rheumatism constipation
a. q liver arrangement Let those who would
svOid the peril which even the most potent rene.
dies can not avert. steer clear OF the rock upon
" hcb so many constitutions split-an under ap-
probation Of the danger of neglect. IL will not
co 10 omit care and a recourse to medicine when
health is Affected. If debiiitated, or nervous or
o'spepuc take il for granted you are in want OF a
remedy, use the Bitters,
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Young nsenI-Eeaa Eh,s.

The Voltaic Belt Company, o. Marshall,
Mich, offer to send their celebrated Electro
V0lt2ic Belt snd other Electric Appliances
On trial tor thirty days, to menE(yoUng or
oid) afflicted with nervous debility, loss OF
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Professor Meehan recommends as orna-
mental evergreen hedges for boundaries, the
Norway spruce Scotch pine. hemlOck aud
Chinese and American arbor vite For
dwarf dividing lines he suggests the golden
RetinispoTa and dwarf arbOr vitie. Almost
any thick. growing shrubs make handsome
deciduous hedges. Dwarf hedges are also
made Of horn beams, dogwoods. fy honey
sUCkles barberries and Japan snOwbslls.
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Liberal estimates place the cost of keep
ing sheep at 81 per head per year. at cur.
rent rates fair feeces will average 81 each,
and lambs may be estimated at 81 each when
wesned. ii % per cent of the lambs be
carried through the income will De s. for
each sheep, or 81 clear profit as the sheep
consumes much refuse. however, and en-
riches the soil, the profit is still larger. So
ssvs the Stockman