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alive, after an agonizing suspense OF
nearly seventeen hours.
The water had nearly filled the cab
in where the woman and her three
children We're sleeping, but there was
just space enough left for her to head
and those of the little ones above the
wafer which ultimately reached up to
the mothers throat. When they were
aroused by the sinking of the keel and
the thrush of the water she contrived
0 get hold of the children, who all
held on by the hair of her head. and in
that way for some time all of the little
ones We're kept alive, but during the
day two of them died just as the man
who rescued them got in to the cabin
the water flowed in and reached the
woman's mouth All the chill lren
were still clinging to her hair, aud she
and the live child were in terribly ex-
hausted condition. The mothers hands
We're raw with knocking at the side of
the keel
The survivors were taken on board
the tug and carefully tended. At the
moment of the keel capsizing, what is
known as the horse-line twisted round
the captain, and carried him down
among the rigging, which appeared to
have remained under water even when
the keel was being rolled over by the
force of the tide
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ABACHELoR's soLILoQUY.

To be. or not to be- that is the question
Whether It's better i'm the main, TO suffer
The slight Giscomforts of unmarried fortune
Or 10 take arms leainst this life OF bubbles,
And by proposing. end them! A VIE! 10
f1irt
No more. and. by a wife. to say we end
The hcartaches and the thousand nervous
shocks
That bachelors are heir to. lis a consumma-
ton
Devoutly 70 bc wished. To try to keep
Accounts! perchance outrun-aye, there's the
For in that dream of bliss what bliss may
come,
Which now we shuttle OF with little toll.
But then must pay. There's the prospect
That makes men shy to venture on II wife:
For who would bear the quick inroads Of
time.
The comic song the fast mans company.
The panes OF secret love, the coquette's play.
The solitary lodging wherein burns
The impatient spirit at its lonely fate,
Tut that the dread Of something past jest
That undiscovered station, from whose
bourne
NO bachelor returns. nuZZlts the will,
And makes us rather bear the ills have
Than fly to others we know not of;
Thus caution does make towards of US al,
And in a state OF weak irrcs0lution.
our fix d intentions fail and come to naught,
" lille Cntcrprising girls with wit and beauty,
Thus on our guard to attract us Vainly try,
and anguish in detection.
New York Telegram.
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------"17PF . -
A Pack Of Cards Well Earned.

"Why do you pick that up?" asked
reporter of man who had lust
stopped down and taken fugitive nine
of clubs out of the mud. lie was care
fully cleaning the card with his pocket
handkerchief.
Its habit have contracted" he
said, laughing. Long ago l noticed
that day rarely passed that did not
see a playing card lying in the street
| wondered if it would be possible to
make whole pack 10y picking up all /
saw. | went TO work to try il. At first
it seemed easy enough and | picked up
plenty of cards of different kinds. but
as my collection grew larger the task
became difficult, and found cards of
the same sort over and over again. 1t
took me Years TO find the last four
cards | wanted-the tive OF diamonds,
the eight of diamonds, the king of
spades, ard the four of hearts. Two of
those years were spent looking for the
eight OF diamonds, which was all
wanted to coApleie the pack found
it three mouths ago ia aa ash barrel in
Baxter street, &t.e. nave now the en-
tire pack. was gust o.eyen years and
two weeks collecting H. and l would
not sell ii Tor " qOG A5io York san.
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Langtry's beauty and talents would
considerably bias the lady's mind in
deciding which journals were first
class, and which otherwise, In Cali
fornia one journal grossly hbelled her,
and she even went SO far as to consult
her lawyer about commencing an ac-
ton against the editor, but the lawyer
(wise man) advised her to do nothing,
and since then she has never troubled
herself about the many gross attacks
made upon her. Mrs. Langtry rather
objects to the tone of the American
press rs a whole. although she admits
that there are plenty Of scurrilous jour
mails here capable of saying as many
naughty things about her as any in
America. In reply TO IN inquiry as to
whether she intended to continue upon
the stage Mrs, Langtry said; Most
certainly. | am devoted to it, and am
encouraged to continue because / feel
that | am advancing in my art. Lon
don Letter in Philadelphia Telegraph
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Returned to His Wigwam.

Edwin Forrest was once laid up with
severe attack OF rheumatic govt,
which rendered him about as pleasant
10 come in contact with as an Indian
on the warpath. A friend Of his drop
ping in Just as the eminent tragedian
was seized with a terrific twinge, met
with decidedly warm welcome, as
regards unsaint-like explosives. Being
rather a facetious individual, the friend
exclaimed:
Hello, governor! What are you
laughing at? / never saw you so tick
led before.
In his 1iercest manner, interspersed
with dcoptoned grunls and some pro-
family. Forrest growed: Get out,
will you? | won't see anybody. Let
me alone. eonfound you.
A little while after the snubbed
friend might have been seen in CONVEX
sation with q small specimen of boot
black, whose stand was in front of the
hotel where Forrest was stopping The
confab. accompanied by series of
pantomimic gestures on the part of the
gentleman, which were clearly dupli-
Gated by the bright-witted sinner, last
cd some fifteen minutes, when the bov
broad grin illuminating his expan
siye countenance, started to ascend tbs
hotel stairs, receiving parting injunc.
ton:
Don't you stop pounding until he
lets You in.
This admonition was strictly carried
out, whercupon the door was violently
thrown open, and Forrest angrily de-
manded the cause of 50 much eommo-
ton. Striking an attitude a Ia Meta
mora, the tutored bootblack detained
in a piping treble:
You sent for me. have come. Ii
You do not want me, ] viii 60 back to
my wigwam
..Poancinr upon the boy, Forrest
growleI out: You young imp, youi
Here, take this. tossing him quarter,
as be added. "and 20 tell that
designating his facetious friend by
name and few additional adjectiyes)
TO come up / want to see him.
AS the door closed upon the apt i.stle
bootbiack roar OF laughter issued
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why the Congregation Smiled.

AT the dedication Of Pilgrim Chapel,
Buffalo. William 4. Duncan, of SYRIA
cuse, the State Sunday school Secrota.
ry, was addressing the children in his
usual vivacious manner. Nov, | am
going to divide your school into three
parts, said he. ''Ihere are b. b. 5.
What are they?"
big boys" was the ready response.
Good. Then there are the b. &. ).
What are they?"
big girls, shouted forty voices,
Right again. And last of all there
are the |. c. S. "
Little kids!" exclaimed a shrill
voiced urchin, without waiting for the
question.
The congregation smiled yociferously.
-iIicn OlSeYNer.
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looked astonished at the way his little
compliment was received.
Il might have known it, muttered
| Gilmore, plucking at his beard. Nv hat
the deuce did bring her for if | did
not want every fool to falI in love with
herPn
Won't you like to 60 for a drive
this evening, Bertha?n said her hus-
band one day when they had been
about a week playing at cross-pur-
poses.
81 couldn't possibly this evening.
dear, she answered, as she adjusted
the diamond pins in her golden hair
We've arranged such nice moon
light party to drive down to Rich
mond.
And what's to prevent me from
driving YOU there?H asked Mr. Elnore,
anNiously
"Our party is made up" murmured
Bertha coolly. II promised to go in
Sir Charles Selby's carriage; his con
yersation is delightful. | like him so
much"
The deuce you do" growled FL
more in fury.
But i II tell you what You might do
if you pleased, suggested Bertha in
noccntly Miss Dunbar would like to
90, no doubt; or Mrs. AnsalI. and there
can be no possible objection to another
carriage, so that"
Hang Miss Dunbar and Mrs An
sall!' calculated the enragcd husband.
with ali my heart, my dear, said
Bertha gaily. as she looked up with
what he thought was the old love light
in her eyes. You see it is quite inn
possible for me TO break my word TO
Sir Charles.
Mr.. Elmore made no reply, but turn
ed and left the room and the hotel; and
when he returned some hours later,
his wife had not come back from that
moonlight excursion.
He felt utterly. lonely and forlorn.
How long the time seemed before Ber
tina came back; and how enraged he
felt to think She could be happy with
out him.
Il wonder if I'm Jealous" he NUT
tered to himself, as he plucked at his
dark mustache. Its not nice SEN
sation. at all events. kwonder if Ber-
tina feels so when l fiirt with Geor-
gina?''
Suddenly the door opened, and his
bright-haired little wife trippcd in like
burst of sunshine.
She stopped suddenly when she saw
his head bowed upon his hands.
''Stcphen-does your head ache?"
No"
Then what is the matter?"
''My heart aches, Bertha. 1t aches
to think that my wife no longer loves
mel"
stephen, what do you mean?"
II mean, dear. that when you leave
me for the society of others you can no
longer love me.
stephen, said Bertha, smiling
archly in his face, "does it give you
pain to have me prefer the society of
others to your own?"
sit breaks my heart, Bertha" he
said. passionately.
Then, dearest let as make bar
gain. Let Miss Dunbar and Mrs. An
sail console themselves with Sir
Charles Seiby and Captain Trevor,
while we are happy with one another
Shall it be SOP"
Bertha, you have been acting q
part.
'.Of course l have. Did you suppose
for moment that | was in earnest?
Lady Trevor, and her sons, and the
baronet are all in it, dear.
The loving kisses she ahowered upon
his face dispelled every shadow OF
doubt from her husbands heart.
Alas, for Miss Dunbar's midnight
culs and Oriental eyes their spell
was broken. their charm gone.
A week from the date OF the ride to
Richmond, Mr.. anu Mrs. ETmore left
London for America, convinced that
they had had quite enough Of the gay
cePita2
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The rumors current As 10 her untime-
II settling in the states Mrs. Langtry
AYERS to be incorrect. She likes Amer
lea, but knows very little of the Amer
lean people, except in her professional
capacity. She added that she had
great kindness shown herin the states,
but not more than she experienced IN
England. All her associations are con-
nected with this country and all her
friends live here. So, all things con-
Sidered. She could not think of settling
over the water Mrs. Langtry saws
that the tirst-class American papers re-
ceiyed her well. but many seurrilous
journals gave her much annoyance.
Probably a proper appreciation Of Mrs.
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Ex-President Arthur.

Ex-President Arthur has none of the
prevailing Anglomania, so far as l
know, writes New York correspond
cnt to the Utica Observer, and yet he
was strictly English in the style of his
whiskers and the longings of his appe-
lite. Before his election to the vice
presidency he used to eat most of his
midday luncheons in downtown
chop-house of tho London sort; and
since his return to private citizenship l
have seen him several times over his
steak or chop and Bass in the same old
place. Arthur has not yet appeared in
court in resumption of his law practice,
but he is regularly in the offices of his
firm, and tue understanding is that his
services are in fair demand. Having
been the collector IN the port, and
therefore familiar with the laws and
usaoes of the custom-house, he expects
to strike right into remunerative cases
involving importers troubles. That
there was a difference of opinion as to
what share of the FIRMS profits he de-
served was proved by the fact that up
to within few days of the issue of
circular announcing the copartnership
the other members declared positively
that he would not re-enter the concern.
Socially Mr.. Arthur is leading quiet
life. Many have been curious to see
whether he would resume hail-fellow-
ship with some of the local politicians
with whom he used to be eronies, for it
was known that his oifishness towards
them while in the white house had an
gered them. The upshot seems to be
that he has kept up his close friendship
with the dozen polite and cultured
men out of the lot, and has dropped
the mere heclers, with whom his rela-
tons were never anything aside from
the machinery of political control. He
spends some Of his evenings congenially
in the Union League club, the members
OF which stood by him pretty firmly in
his campaign for denominations he
goes to the theaters once in a while,
always sitting behind the drapery of q
private box; and he has been at the
Jerome Park horse-races, where | saw
him win $50 one day on a risk of SO.
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a CORRESPONDENT wrltes that the Af-

A cores ondent writes that the At
ghaus eat onions as tie Americans DO
apples. Our readers will therefore at
once understand the cause of the recent
attack by the Russians. They We're
obliged to use their guns to keep the
Afghans from coming within mailing
distance. Aud now we can easily be-
lieve Col Marvin statement that the
inhabitants Of AfEhanistan arc a strong
race and long-winded. They never
get out Of breath, -Aeto lork tribune.
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He was Il tame curate in the wild,
black country of Australia, and he wa
waiting in church to marry a couple of
aborigincs
Enter one of them-thc MANN u
hurry and in his working clothes, with
his hands and face covered with an
tique dirt.
''Aw'vc KUN to be wed. -
"You?' responded the curate aghast.
I'm that garb? 1t is most improper
Why, YOU are downright dirty"
Me dirty! just wait till yon see
herr"
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Imprisoned in shipwrecked vessel.

One of the most extraordinary es-
capes, after shipwreck, was reported, on
May II, at Hull. On the previous
day keel bound from Grimsby to
Leeds was driven against a sand bank
aud capsized, and it was supposed that
all on board THE master. his wife and
three children had persisted.
On the morning, about 10 O'Clock,
the captain of steam tug was passing
the spot where the accident happened,
and saw the keel floating bottom up
ward on the edge of the sand bank.
He got as near to it as he could, and
presently heard sounds of knocking
coming from the cabin end. The
crew concluded that some ore was on
and energetic steps were taken to get
the keel in such position as to effect
a rescue. After several hours labor
this was accomplished, and, hole have
ing been cut through the bottom of the
vessel, the captain : wife Mrs. Snoden,
and one Of her children were rescued
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Call for Zenobia Water and Ginger Ale at
all drug stores, family groceries and first
class sample rooms. The people of the pres
ent day demand pure, unadulterated wa
ter, and We are prepared to furnish it in any
quantity, in any shape, at a very low figure.
For pamphlets or full information address
J.. n. SCoTT, State Agent, Grand Opera
House: or EDWARD DAVIDSON Local Agent,
3321l Jackson street, st, Paul, Mimi; or
LANE ~ SUMMERS, Local Agents, opposite
West Hotel, Minneapolis, MINI
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ANY smau Row. with a stick.

can kill a tiger,--if the tiger happens to
be found when only little cub. So
consumption, the deadlicst and most
feared of diseases. in this country, can
assuredly be conquered and destroyed
if DR. Pierce Golden Medical Dscov-
crX'' be emploXed early.
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''TEe plays the thing,
Wherein, {ST roach tho q,

Wherein I'll reach the conscience Of the
king
And equally true Is 1t that Or. Pierce 5
PLEASANT Purgativc Pellets (the orig
NAL Little Liver Pill-) are the most
efleetual means that can be used to
reach the scat Of disease. cleansing the
bowels aud system. and assisting nature
in herrecuperative work. BY druggists.
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from Forests room. which seemed to
have beneficial effect upon his all
ment, for when his friend appeared he
was in quite joyial frame OF mind.
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u " II = y II
49, West Third ST., St. Paul NJ
The st. Paul National Bank.
ct pu,f1 MINI, A r,-fI % IAGs

COL JdR3es H. DuritlsOH,
manager Paimg1a SPRINGS Sanjtafi1ba TO-
Dear SRI visited your Sanitarium
and springs recently, and was very favor
ably impressed with the excellence of the
building aud improvements, and the
variety and number of natural mineral
springs. From information derived from
citizens who had long known the medicinal
virtues OF the springs think they possess
excellent curative properties. From
personal experience in my own case, i'm
drinking the waters there, and since, /
know it to be a most excellent drinking
water ! have used the Bethesda Spring
water and am fully as well pleased with
the water from Henobia's Fountain Spring,
/ can commend it as a most palatable and
wholesome drinking water, and believe it
will give satisfactory results to many who
may use it. Respectfully yours
PETER BERkEY.
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C0i. J4Htr2 DarjffS0a.
Dear Sir:-In answer To your inquiry
concerning the curative properties of your
mineral springs permit me 10 say: / have
water for the past ten Years, and would
most eheerfully recommend il to those suf-
fering with kidney, stomach or bowel com
plants.
Very truly yours,
+. W. BROMLEY, NJ. d., D. ID. S.
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Some Epifaphs.

Though to select a subject of greater
solemnity than that of death would be
impossible, the student of the literature
of the church-yard can not fail to be
struck with the important part played
therein by humor-often of the broad
est description. To do the writers
justice, says a Detroit journal, it is in
many cases of the unconscious kind.
There was no Intentional disrcspect to
the memory of
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sd. Panl, Mimi, April Y. 1ssa

COT, u n. UYf1UH0H.
My Dear Colonel:-I have been drinking
that water you sent me last winter since
my return from New Orleans, and think it
is doing good. | shall want more very
soon, as | want to give it a fair trial My
kidneys are bad, aud it will be a wonderful
thing il the water can cure them. / have
been prescribing the Palmyra water for
some of my patients, but they have
difficulty to get it. Please let me know
where it will be kept constantly on sale,
and send me a barrel of it within the next
ten days. Yours truly,
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my yours
4, W. BROMLEY, NJ. d., d. ID. $.

The following is the Medical Analysis of
this water by Prof Walter $. Haines, Nj.
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=
silk. with rich lace trimmings; She
wore diamonds and emcraids on bos-
ON and arms. with frosted green MOSES
and long grasses dropping from her
hair.
why 10 You wear that horrid green
dress; you know hate green, asked
EImore. glad Of any eseape-yalye for
his ill-humor.
.Oh, well; you are 50 tidgcty, Steph-
en- What does it matter 60 YOU wAc}h-
or wear green or Yellow 1t is quite
i bN@uuc fashion for husbands and
wives To consult one another about
such tribes. We study TO please the
CAV world nowadays. | am wearing
this dress this evening because Sir
Charles Selby admires it So much; lie
saws that remind him of Undino in
Stephen Elmore stared at his wife
with wide wondering eyes, ana in a
state of speeehless astoulshmeat
WAS She losing her senses he
thought; she had always been the
slave OF his wishes. and now she smil-
ingly set him at defiance.
They went to a musical entertain
meut in the evening, but though they
sat together in the brougham, Bertha
treated him with the utmost GOODNESS;
even when in the house she did not 20
near him all the evening. He wander
ed about in an aim.ess, detected way,
feeling utterly Wrctched. while she was
the center of a fashionable group. chat
ting away with the most bewiGchiug
cbje.
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Eye and Ear complaints, Chronic Diarrh~a,
Catarrh, Nervous Debility rheumatism,
tive to the blood aud nervous system. The
following are a few of the many testn4c-
malls received from parties who have been
benefited and cured by this wonderful dis
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THE LATEST WONDER.
"ZENOBIAw
PURE
Mineral Spring Water
And Ginger Ale

From the Great Zenobia Fountain, Pal
and more palatable water than the foreign
mineral waters, and il contains more me-
dicinal qualities than any of Americas do
mestic waters. 1t is pronounced a Phenom-
email Mineral Water by the physicians the
press and the public.
Daily Republican., 1885-07-30
Unveil1ng OF Ridgelev Monument

At q special meeting of the Grand
Lodge of Delaware, l. o. o. F., held
last evening at the Odd Fellows Hall,
it was nanimously decided to turn out
as body and participate in the unveil-
ing of the Ridgeley monument at Balti-
more, Md, on Tuesday, September %,
1885, and the following committee were
appointed to make the necessary ar
rangements, viz A. r Fell, P. G. NJ
No. 8; J. H. Arpleby, P. g., No. 23
A. l. johnson. z. g.. No. 4 George G.
Morton. P. G., No. %, and j. p. Taylor,
p. G., No. "a. The Grand Secretary
was instructed to send circular to all
the subordinate Lodges in the State,
notifying them of the action of the
Grand Lodge, and requesting that they
cooperate with the Grand Lodge in
making q creditabie demonstrat
from this jurisdiction.
Tho joint committee from the subordi
nate lodges and encampments in this
city will hold a meeting in the Grand
Lodge room this evening at o'clock, al
which time the Grand Lodge Commit.
tee will be present. AS this will proba
bly, be the largest demonstration evel
made by the Order in the United States
1t is expected that there will be a very
large number present from this juris
|diction.
Daily Republican., 1885-07-30
PerAOual,

Mr.. E, V. Erwin, of this city, is rusti
eating for few weeks at Kelton, Pa.
Mrs. A. o. Denio and her two daugh'
ters started to-day for Exench Noun
tain, N. Y, where they remain
several weeks.
Rev. NJ. Heath and daughter are
visiting Hilltown, Bucks County, Pa,
and are enjoying the noun tain breezes
of the old Keystone State.
ExMayor John B. Manning, of Buf
falo, N. Y, brother of Secretary Man
ming, visited this city yesterday, and
was the guest of Joseph Stoeckle, No
223 King street.
Mr.. Edward w. Pyle, who left here
some three weeks ago for the West
having in charge several cars for tn,
Jackson & Sharp Company, returned
this morning, looking quite sunburn
from the trip. He visited Atlanta
Georgia, and other points South, ant
reports the business outlook as en-
couragtng although rather dull at pres
ent.