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Bryant's Tender Confidence.

The following very pretty anecdote is
told of the late William Cullen Bryant,
the poet, by former associate in his
newspaper office, which illustrates the
good mans simplicity of heart. Says
the narrator: Zone morning many
years ago, after reaching his office and
trying in vain to begin work, he turned
to me and remarked: 4 can not get
along at all this morning why not?'
| asked. o. he replied, 4 have done
wrong. When on my way here little
boy flying kite passed me. The string
of the kite having rubbed against my
face seized it and broke it. The boy
lost his kite, but did not stop to pay
him for it. did wrong. | ought to
have paid him." This tenderness of
conscience went far toward making the
poet the kindly, noble, honorable, and
honored man that he was, whose death
was felt as loss throughout the land.
PHILADELPHIA Record.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-02-14

Thomas Macdonald who since the
28th OF November last has been con
fined as a lunatic in the Hudson River
Asylum at Poughkeepsie, iabors under
the delusion that he nett her eats nor
sleeps. He also believes Il nat his Aegs
are drying up and that if a, knife were
stuck in them it would not d. Jaw drop
of blood.-M y Tribune.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-02-14

1t is related that an old bachelor
who recently died near Norwich. Conn,
was the possessor of more than one
hundred pairs of ladies' shoes, embrace
ing the various styles of the last TWEEN
ty-iive years.-HarIorA R09t.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-02-14

The race of cats, says an observer,
is gradually dying out, as twenty years
ago there were fifty of the felines where
there is only one to-day.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-02-14

Governor Kinkead, of Alaska, saws
it will be impossible to build railroads
in that country. Alaska is larger than
all of the United States east of the Mis-
sissippi River.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-02-14

An immense chain has just been
made at Newburyport, Mass. 1t is two
hundred feet long and weighs 1920
pounds. 1t is made of two and one
third inch iron. and each link weighs
twenty-five pounds.-BostOn Globe.
The Dillon tribune., 1885-10-17
Report of the Special Agent in the Nom
tana Cases.

WASHINGTON, October l,.-The follow.
ing letter has just been received by Com
missioner Sparks:
The Dillon tribune., 1885-10-17
a Pl.OU(iHMAN CHARMS A BLONDE.
4 Young school Girl Quietly Wc,ls Her
Fathers Hired Man,

y young lady Of Arcola, Penn, attend
ing the academic department of Ursin,:>
College, Montgomery county, became
tired of single blcsscdness, and, probably
wishing to evadc the new license law,
elopcd with her fathers farm hand. Several
days ago the young man asked for Il day
of. His request was granted, and he took
the early train for Philadelphia, but only
went to Oaks station and boarded the un
train. When this train with the hero OH
board reached Arcola d young lady about
sixteen years Of age, with light hair and
blue eyes, carrying satchel and books, came
tripping to the train on her way to school
Bat instead af alishting at Collescville she
went with him to Garter'> Ford, where
they were quietly married. After the Ger
emony she took the down train and at
tended school as usual. The young man
went ON his way rejoicing, but being rather
top.heavy, told the good news and it soon
spread The young lady spent the day at
school and returned home in the evening.
Her parents were none the wiser. She
went to school as usual the next morning
but was soon taken home by her parents.
The Dillon tribune., 1885-10-17
DEATH OF JOSH BILLINGS.
Stricken by Apoplexy at Monterey, Cali
fOrnia.

II. w. Shaw, better known as Josh
Billings" died at 10 o'clock on the morn.
ing OF the 14th inst. at Monterey, Gala, OF
apoplexy. The body will be emba'med
and sent East. About 6.4s O'Clock ON the
morning Of the 14th DR.. Heintz was sum.
moned to the Hotel Del Monte to attend
Josh Billings, who was sitting in chair in
the vestibule, apparently enjoying the best
OF health. When the physician arrived he
complained of a severe pain in the chest
and remarked, My doctors East ordered
rest Of the brain," and he added throwing
back his long hair, " but you can see do
not have to work my brain for simple
lecture, it comes spontaneously" While
he was talking he suddenly threw his hands
over his head and fell back wards uncon-
scious. lie was carried to his room, and
at the end of three minutes life was eX.
tiuct,
The Dillon tribune., 1885-10-17

We have also to earnestly thank the en-
tire press ot the Territory for their kind
expressions and for copies Of their papers
forwarded gratuitously to our headquarters
during the term of the Exposition. These
were placed on file, and added much to the
interest and pleasure of visitors.
Upon the whole, the Montana exhibit,
while not SO complete as We could have
desired, attracted great deal Of attention
and elected many earnest inquiries con.
cerning the Territory, and we confidently
believe will result in much benefit.
All Of which is respectfully submitted.
JOHN s. HARRIS.
WIN. A. CLARK.
Commissioners for Montana.
Helena, Mont, Oct. 7, 1855.
The Dillon tribune., 1885-10-17
PILLS DOWNED by HYMNS.
and u ventler of Quack Med
icine Cause Scene.

The rivalry between travelling vcnder
of quack medicines and the Salvation
Army at Nanticokc, Mass, nearly caused
a riot on the 9th inst. The quack, armed
with license from the Mayor and a tlaring
torch, established himself on triangular
space generally used for public meetings,
and held forth % a large crowd upon the
virtues Of hi 'ills and potions. His wares
marched (. II to the triangle with band
playing an, Il hymn chorus in full swing.
The quack, recognizing rival attraction,
shouted his lu,'dcst, and melted his negro
banjo player to vigorous action, but the
quack's voice and the neyro's music were
drowned by the sounds OF praise. Then
the pil.man stopped prai>ing his wares,
and hurled hilinysgatc at the Salvation
Army Friends of the latter replied in
kind, an! in five minutes the crowd Of
thousand, WAS ripe tor a riot. Some one
notified the police; and a moment later the
quack, standing on his license, demanded
that the disturbcr> of his business be ar
rested.
The police seized 'Captain" John Lyon,
Sergeant David Williams and Sergeant
William Good and carried them oif to jaii,
amid the threats OF the crowd. The latter
were quicted, however, b" the promise of
George +. Morgan, of the Susquehanna
Coal Company, to bail the prisoners.
The Dillon tribune., 1885-10-17
POLITICS IN ENGLAND,
A Coming Revolution Which May Chang.
the Order of a Thousand Years.

In British politics profound revolution
is going ON which will work complete
change. Beyond the possibility Of doubt,
Great Britain is gradually tending toward
Democracy. There has lately been added
to the list Of Brtain's voters two million
men from the most ignorant classes Of SO.
ciety, in fact suffrage has become almost
as universal in England as in the United
States. The Liberals are seeking to gain
not only for Ireland but England, Scotland
and Wales, a large increase OF local power.
This means the appointment Of local OF.
ticers, many of whom now receive their
commission from the queen; and the es-
tablishment in different districts Of local
legislatures corresponding in measure
with our own State legislatures. They
are further asking free education Tor all
classes and are making quite an agitation
in favor Of the registration of titles. There
is no such registration ut the present time,
and Mr.. Chamberlain, the leader Of the
radical wing of the Liberal party, claims
that the secretion OF titles have given
landed aristocracy opportunity to seize
property not rightfully theirs. In connec'
tion with the registration Of titles it is in
tended that the transfer Of property shall
be simplifed and cheapened. At the pres.
ent time it is tedious and expensive pro.
cess to transfer the title of land in Great
Britain. For instance, if a man has Il farm
worth f5oo it will cost him Eloo to make
Il transfer, instead OF the merely nominal
sum for which it can be done in this coun.
try. Furthermore, a large percentage Of
the people is discussing and considering
the propriety Of disestablishing the Church
Of England as a state institation and tax.
ing away its right of taxation and state aid
The Liberals, as party, do not avow this
doctrine, but out Of five hundred and fifty
seven Liberals four hundred say they want
no church as part OF English govern
mcnt. In Scotland this feeling is rife, in
| Wales less SO and in Ireland it is most in
tense.
The Dillon tribune., 1885-10-17
THE OHIO ELECTION.
The Democracy ScOopetl and Sent Tn salt
River.

The Republicans of Ohio have certainly
elected Judge Foraker and their entire State
ticket by from $4,000 to $1,000 plurality.
The Republican gains upon the vote Of
1883, when Hoadley had plurality Of H..
900, were steady and uniform. The av.
erage gain has been IS votes to a precinct,
and as u reference to the returns will show,
this ratio was kept up in every section Of
the State. There was no variance any.
where. II this ratio is maintained, when
the official count is made, it will make
change OF ,o,,5s votes, or enough to make
Foraker's plurality 10000
Chairman Powell, Of the Democratic
committee, comedies the election Of the
Republican State ticket by from $4,000 10
10000, and thinks they have carried both
branches OF the legislature. Governor
Hoaaley thinks the Democrats may have
saved the Senate.
The Republican executive committee
claim the election of Foraker by from 15,
600 to $4,000 plurality, though complete
returns may make more. They have
information from all the doubtful counties,
and have elected their representatives.
They claim majority on joint ballot out
side OF Hamilton county.
The latest election returns from Ohio
show Republican vic,ory-a clean sweep.
The following is the latest figures received
by wire:
Foraker's plurality, 10000.
Prohibition vote, $4,000.
Greenback vote, 2,:oo.
Total vote Of State, 10000.
Legislature Republican on joint ballot.
The vote for 1888: Three candidates
were in the field for Governor - Hoadley,
Democrat; Foraker, Republican; Schu.
maker, Prohibition. The vote was as fol.
ws:-Hoadley, 3s9,6o3; Foraker, 347,l64
Schumacher, $500. Hoadley's majority,
4,167.
At the October elections of 1854 the
parties were represented in the race fo,
Secretary Of State, and Robinson, (Repub
lican), Newman, (Democrat), Morris, pro
hibitionist), Herold, (Grecnbacker), were
the candidates. A large vote was polled
as the following will show: Robinson,39 ,39r,
s9o; Newman, 3So,e75; Morris, 97S5; Her
old, $3.50; Robinson's plurality, 1924
The presence of four tickets in the Nov
ember OPresidential) contest again brough,
forth large vote, each party making great
gains. The vote was as follows: Blaine
4oooSs; Cleveland, 6S,a86; St. John, H.,
a69; Butler, s,,7o; Blaine's majority, IS,
351.
The Dillon tribune., 1885-10-17
THE ROCMELIA ROW.
4 Bitter Contest Inevitable! Active Prep
aratfOns.

The war clouds are lowering in Europe
and war now seems to b. inevitable. The
armies are being modified and munitions
of war are being pushed to the front Tnr.
key is resisting the union Of Roumelia and
Bulgaria, and Servia is also threatening
Turkey. Greece is up in arms, and is con-
centrating her armies. The ambassadors
of the Powers have given up all hopes of
settling the troubles peacefully, and the
question will be left to the arbitratment of
the sword. When King Milan was re-.
monstrated with it is reported that he in
formed the powers that he must either go
to war or abdicate his throne. He chose
war. He has prepared manifesto to his
army which will be issued shortly.
William a. Vincent, Chief Justice OF
the Supreme Court OF New Mexico, re-
Gently appointed Stephen W. Dorsey a
member OF the commission to draw grand
and petit jurors for that Territory tie
was then suspended from Office by the
President.
The Dillon tribune., 1885-10-17

On the l+th, at Sa!t Lake, llopt was SEN
fenced for the fourth time for murder in
the first degree, to bc shot On November
c4th. Andrew Smith, Emil Olsen and
John Nicholson, editor Of the DcScyc! Nc7:H.
were sentenced to six months in the peni-
tertiary and 5000 fine each for unlawful
cohabita,ion All were defiant.
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Smart London Girls.

The latest way of making money is
that of girl in London, whose method
is to remain perttue near any house she
intends to operate on until the mistress
goes out. Quickly noting the more
striking details of the lady's costume,
rural innocence waits awhile, then
marches up to the house with her bas-
ket and rings the bell. To the servant
who attends the summons she relates
that a lady had told her to leave the
contents of her basket at the house on
receiving payment. What lady? The
artless one does not know her name.
but she wore such and such raiment,
seemed so many years old, etc. The
servant, recognizing the description as
that of her mistress, takes in the country
produce. consisting of fresh butter and
newly ladies and pays good pricefor
it, receiving a proper courtesy in return.
The denouement is, of course, that the
fresh butter is discovered TO be curiously
rancid, that the newly-laid eggs appear
to have been for some time in an in
cubator, and that the mistress disclaims
the honor of rural innocence's &C
quaintance.- Standard.
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PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Speaking of names, one of the
characters" of Providence, r., /. is an
aged negro of diminutive stature, who
is happy in the possession of the name of
Glorious Valorious George Washington
Peck Hamilton Stout.-M Y. Tribune.
Hugo Arnot one day when painting
with asthma was almost deafened by
the noise of brawling fellow who was
selling oysters below his window. 1.-THE
extravaganza rascal" said Hugo, 'he has
wasted as much breath as would have
served me for month"
Astronomers tell us in their own
simple, ineligible way that the grad
ual frightening of the days is due to the
..obliquity of the ecliptic to the terres-
trial horizon" This ought to set at
rest the foolish idea that the days are
longer because the sun rises earlier and
sets later. Chicago Tribune. So esiaei
Little girl on visit to st. Louis
30, mamma, l think this must be
heaven" do you, pet? Why. Don't
you see, mamma, all the ladies and gen.
tlemen have wings. but they are on the
sides of their heads instead of on their
backs" Hush, darling. Those are
not wings"
You say, Mr.. Simpkins, you want to
marry?" observed Miss DE Silva. '.Yaas,
I want to find the richest and prettiest
woman in the world, who will marry
me for love. Can you tell me where to
find herP Indeed, / can't" replied
the young lady. my acquaintance
with insane asylums is very slight. y
brakes Iraveier's Magazine.
"A young lady at home from board
ing-school for the holidays was asked if
she would have roast beef, when she re-
piled: mo. l thank you; astronomical
safety admonishes me that have ar
rived at the ultimate stage of deglutition
consistent with dietetic integrity" The
young lady never was asked if she
would have anything over again.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
do you eat hash with fork?"
asked the landlady of her new boarder.
mo, am" he responded, kindly.
"Ah, you eat it with knife, then?" with
some evidence of disapproval. mo.
ma am" he repeated. more timidly
than before. Indeed. Pray, NAV 1
ask how you do eat itP" Eyes, ma am. p"
Howl" with tear and trembling,
ma am" He left the same day.-Mer-
chant Trareter.
Many men of many minds:
The man who writes, and writes in verse,
Is seldom worth a tinkers curse.
The man who plays the violin,
| Is always lazier than sin.
The man who thinks he knows IL all,
Displays a mighty sight of gall.
The man who thinks himself the best,
Is he whom we should all detest.
But he who pays the printer is
The noblest Roman in the ''biz."
Big Springs TERI Pdntagrdph.
PA, does the sausage come out Of
| its hole on Candlemas day and look
around for its shadow so as to make an
early spring. Ma says it does.'' what
are you talking about?" said the papa
to the little boy. 1T is the ground hog
that comes out of its hole. not the
sausage" '.Well. amt sausage ground
hog?" and the little one went off on his
roller skates as though shot out of a
gun. leaving the old man to worry over
the incipient punster in an otherwise
respectable family.-PecE's Sun.
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SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

To stab the peoples Free School is
to pierce our country in the hearts
matricide w III. Tcnabte, in Intelii-
gencc.
The cost of the maintenance Of re-
ligion in the United States is estimated
at one-half cent per annum for each in
dividual. f
1t is doubtful" says the New
York Graphic, IF there are fifty men in
the United States who speak and write
the English tongue correctly" 1t is
probable that every one of these fifty or
less is teaching foreign language in q
university Chicago Current.
The annual meeting of the Ameri-
can Tract Society was neld at Washing
ton, ID. c., recently. The reports showed
receipts of the year, 1857, 40; ex-
pendltures, S345, 083; books, tracts and
periodicals circulated. 9,250,000; num-
Der of colporteurs, 16l, who made 1885,
225 family visits.
The nine leading denominations in
London provide sittings as follows:
Church of England, 677,645; Congre-
gationalists, 72,547; Baptists, 1876, 17S;
Wesleyans, 96,140; Salvation Army,
81, 1870; Presbyterians, 32.22l; Primitive
Methodists. 17,7s5: Methodist Free
Church, 17,100; Roman Catholic, ST.
100.
The growth of the Free School in
popular favor has had a striking dem
Onstration in Berlin. In 1888, 122.O98
children received gratuitous instruction
as against 53,7S3 in 1872, while only
"a, 646, or % in 100. children paid for
instruction in 1888, as against SO, 995, or
80 in 1872. At the present time about
four-fifths of the Berlin children are
educated at public expense.
In New York there are 489 churches,
chapels and missions, which have ac-
commodations for $4,000 persons The
396 Protestant places of worship can
accommodate 275, ZOO. OF the 304. 1872
children in the city, 1852 are in Sun
day-schools. while 103, 1929 is the esti-
mated attendance at the day schools,
public and private. The current ex-
,penses of the churches amount to about
S3,00O,O00 a year.-N. Y. Herald.
In report to the Baptist General
Association DIR. Evans states that while
Pennsylvania had population of about
$500. 900 only 100000 are members of
Evangelical churches. There are eleven
counties with population OF 100000
without single Baptist Church and five
counties each having only a single
church of the Baptist denomination.
There is only about one Baptist to every
sixty-six or sixty-seven of the popula-
| ton.
"A writer in the Congregationalist
says that when some one asked Rev.
DIR. Meredith how he would deal with
Christians who refuse to join the church,
the eminent divine made this character
istic reply: Il would talk with them,
would not tell them they could not GO
to heaven unless they joined the church,
but that they had better do so. / think
/ would talk to them in this way. If
were going to Europe would 60 down
to the Cunard wharf and take
passage with others on large vessel
made on purpose for such voy-
age. But if were fool would take
an eighteen-foot dory!"
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AHASUERUS.

Ahaggard stranger, wan and old,
With eyes of deep ana dark despair
And silver frosts upon his hair,
Stood by A graves fresh opened mold,
And no one knew when he came there.
He listened to the mourners' cries..
IntentIy watched the tears they shed,
Gazed Mt the lowering OF the dead,
And with his wear, burning eyes,
Searched the calm face of him who read
The Service of lfc's sundered Ties.
"Aias! alas!" the mourners wept,
How can we leave our treasure here
Our loye-sweet treasure, cherished dear?'
And still the stranger strangely kept
His gaze upon each falling tear,
And seemed TO envy him who slept.
/ saw history in his face
Unlike the woes of other men.
1 scanned it DER and DER again,
And queried of his name and race;
But mutely, for did not dare
Approach the man with silver hair.
His garments wore the dust of years,
His feet were sandalshod; "Who who
Is thsY'' asked, that death would WOO,
And IN this foreign gulse appearsT'
Then slowly to my side he drew
And said: Il am the Wandering Jew,
"Ahasuerus! cursed of Christ.
Living. o, God of Abraham 81
A life that more than hell doth damn.
Torture, that never hath sufficed
To blot my black transgression! View
The wandering, the unhappy jew"
dared not speak a word; he knew
The pity of my breast, and yet
could not his great sin forget
'Gainst Him who drank the cup of rue,
And stretched his limbs divine for me
On Calvarys crucifixion tree.
And l had deemed the tale untrue,
A CHASTITY legend, but the weird
And fateful being, century scared
And SCARED. the fugitive. cursed jew,
Had sought a tombs side in his quest
For rest denied and longed for rest.
And when wiped the cloudy mist
That wet my cheeks, afar, afar,
saw the haunted traveller.
Who can not hold with death tryst;
On, on, he went-no glance behind
His mantle blowing in the wind.
waited in the graveyard lone
Until there was no human sound,
Then threw a rose upon the mound,
And said: Heaven keep thee, sleeping one
Dying is better than to be
Clothed in such dread mortality"
i think of him, dream of him,
The jew, the jew, tn undying Jew,
Who holds stern unbroken clue
Of life; for ages dim and grim,
Has borne tired heart in his breast,
Yet is the worlds wild, wandering guest.
Sleep on your touches, o, We dead!
Ye living, bless the fate that kills;
And when a throat with death-phlegm fills,
Say not "alas!" but say instead:
"Precous are beds beneath the dew.
Compared with the doom of the Wander
Laura r. White, IN Cleveland Leader
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world. But want them to get up 90
that they can hope to stay up. There
is right way and wrong way. There
is wise way and fool sh way. There
is sure way and dangerous way.
Climb as high as you can by an honest
and faithful use of the talents and the
opportunities that God gives you. But
don't try to get high on stlts.--"Uncle
.Edwin," in Interior.
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FOR OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
MY BABY BOY.

Two little shoes with the toes kicked thro,
One little dress of navy-blue,
One broad hat with a ribbon round,
One gay trumpet with deafening sound,
A nice new kite with white bob-tail,
A little spade and WATERFALL,
A Noah's ark without the door
All strewp about on the nursery floor;
And in the midst lies the little lord,
His plump hand grasping motley horde
OF pebbles and pennies string and toy.
He lies asleep, my baby boy.
Youths Companion.
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Tom Green, negro, is attrs citing
attention at Longview, Tex, BY eating
glass, sirychnine. arsenic and othcr
poisons. He has been seen to de- cur a
whole beer glass in few mouthfuls.-
Chi ago lines.
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Black walnut sawdust is now mixed
with lInseed gum and nodded into orna-
mentation for furniture When var
nishcd it is handsome and more dura-
bic than carved wood Troy Times.