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Tom COrwin's Ready Repartee,

John c. Calhoun once pointed to q
drove of mules just from Ohio and said
to Corwin: There go some of your
constituents Yes" said Tom,
gravely. they are going down South
to teach school, Governor Brourh
was once matched against Corwin, and
in the midst of his speech said: Cen
tlemen. my honored opponent himself,
while he breaches advocacy of home in
dustry, has a carriage at home which
he got in England-had it shipped
across the ocean to him. How is that
for supporting home industry and la
bor:o"
When Corwin came on the stand he
made Il great show of embarrassment,
stammercd, and began slowly: We'll,
gentlemen, you have heard what my
friend Mr.. Brough has to say of my
carriage. | plead guilty to the charges,
and have only two things to say in my
defense. The first is that the carriage
came to me from an English ancestor
as an heirloom, and | had to take
it. Again, ! have not used it for seven
years, and it has been standing in my
back yard all that time. and the chick
ems have converted it into a roost.
'.Now, gentlemen with Il steady look
at Brough, Il have nothing further to
say i'll my defense; but | would like TO
know how Brough knows anything
about my carriage if he has not been
visiting my chicken roost.n
One of the neatcst rostrum retorts
ever recorded was made by Corwin to
Tom Hamer, who was also noted as a
wag and 4 stump speaker Of great pow
er. 1t was in 1910. and a Joint debate
was being held between the two in the
old market house in Columbus. Hamcr
was the leader Of the Ohio Democrats
and Il member of congress. and in the
course of his remarks denied the ''hard
times which the wings claimed exist
ed, and said that he had not expert
cnced any. AS he was holding an Office
at Il good salary, he opened the road for
Corwin's response. In making his re-
ply, he said he would answer Mr..
Hamer's question by asking another.
Yankee fashion, and would take it from
holy writ: Doth the wild ass bray
when he hath grass. or lowcth the OK
over his fodder:?" Mr.. Hamer would
take a joke as well as give one. and
laughed heartily with the rest.-Louis-
rlAe Courier journal.
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They found most of their neIgnpors
assembled on the hillside, Eunice and
William CHM among others. Eunice
called to Spanish Jack to help her, and
after that he stayed by her side.
A wild red light Jared through the
dusk, and swathed the trees in clouds
OF lurid smoke. Narrow lines of fire
ran, serpent-wise, along the pine straw.
ieaping the little stream by the aid of
Its ringing grasses. Sometimes an adj
%venturous flame would rush to the top
of a sapling, flicker there for IN instant
and go out. The canebrakc beyond
was in a blaze, and the continual pop
ping of the joints sounded like ~voileys
OF musketry. Fiery balls of pith shot
up into the air and fell like showers of
falling stars. A hum of voices arose,
accompanying the Observation-Disclosures
OF the pine brushes that left darkness
in their track.
Suze Ann made nc pretence of help
ing. The others had passed on, follow
ing the fire, and she stood m%otionless in
the scared and blackened space behind
the ruined thicket, trailing her pine
brush in the ashes.
Look {. mat gal O. Whetstone's,"
whispered a neighbor. There's goin'
to be vengen'. shore!!"
Il wouldn't trust none O. ole Lissy's
breed" replied the other; and then they
moved on and saw Suze Ann no more.
Toward daylight, when the fire was
nearly under control, and they were
thinking Of returning home. she was
seen again. Her dress was torn by the
briars, and she drew her breath hard,
like one who has travelled far and fast.
There was blood upon ermouth, where
the sharp white teeth were set upon the
red underlip. Her eyes were wild and
bright.
When Spanish Jack saw her he called
out. ''Hullo. Sue Ann! where you ben
hidin' y'self?'
The words were scarcely spoken,
when a troop of horsemen dashed upon
the scene, with pistols drawn.
''The sheriff's posse!" cried Usher
in amazement.
Spanish Jack: you are my prisoner.
l arrest you in the name of the law"
said the leader of the posse.
The murder Spanish Jack had COM
mitted, of which Suze Ann had been
the only witness, had found him out.
Mad with jealousy. she had trudged
all the way to the %neighboring country
town and given up his secret.
mo, you don't. BY. God, I'll die
fust!' Spanish Jack cried, quickly
drawing his revolver and firing. 1t
was all over in a moment, and Spanish
Jack lay dead, with half-a-dozen bullets
through his body.
Then a tumult of outcries and excla-
nations arose. Willim CHM lifted
the dead mans hand with a cautious
movement, and let it fall again heav-
lily.
This was the end of his magnificent
strength and brute courage.
The sight seemed to startle Suze Ann.
But he's dead" she said, in a low
shuddering voice-''he's dead
And the murmer rose to a shrek.
She fell upon the ground beside him,
beating wild hands upon her breast and
head; as the wounded snake. in the
anguish of its poison, stings and stings
itself to death.-NeW Orleans Times
Democrat.
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Not q Rooster.

An old negro who had succeeded in
securing an appointment as deputy
sheriff and who was placed on guard
ncara machine shop to guard the prop
crty, called on the sheriff.
why: Anderson, thought you were
on duty
Il WIZ
'What made you come awav9:'
''Wall, l 'cluded dat | didn' need dat
two dollars an er hat er day. Mighty
good money an all dat but must cit
erlaung widout it
"lou are not afraid, are you?:n
ooh, nor, sab, amt crfccred, but
somehow Use got too much Judgement
ter progic roun' dar. While ergo some
men da come erlaung an tole me dat
ef | wanted cr appetite fur brcckfus
ter-mor' dat I'd better drap dat
gun an g'way frum dar. My brahery
tole me ter stay but my Judgment den
hoped up an tole me ter drap de gun
an drapped it. Lemme tell yer. boss,
I'd rnther hab er ha'fer peck O. iedg-
ment den er wagin load o. brabcrv.
Brabery gifts er man inter trouble but
Judgment keeps him out. Braberv
longs ter de rooster but Judgment is
de property O de foserfcr. Use err
tloserfer. Thought l wuz er rooster
but amt, SO now yer ken keep yer
two dollars an err ha'f er day. Use
gwine off down in de swamp an ketcb
some ish.'-ArbansnW Traveller.
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THE ORIGIN OF ENGRAVING.
The Art Which Preserves Forgotte1
Treasures.

The Art Which Preserves Forgotten
Treasures.
There are few chapters in the history
of art of greater interest than those
which unfold to us the discovery of for
gotten treasures, and reveal the exist
ence of works which had long ago pass
ed out of remembrance. The intimate
connection between the invention of
engraving and the art of the silver
smith, or rather that branch of the sill
yersmith's work which consists of the
changing Of an outline into a plate of
precious metal to be subsequently filled
up with d~ark-colorcd enamel. and So
called nicllo work, was never apprc-
ciatcd until, at the close of the last cen
turv. the Able Zani found among some
old Italian %engravings IN the National
Library at Paris Il pint which he rec
ognlzed as similar in subject to the ia
nous pax, decorated with Nicllo work.
made by Maso Finiguerra for the bap-
tistry of st. John. and paid for. as is
proved by the records. in 1852. This
pax or Assumption was subsequently
transferred to the cabinet of bronzes in
the gallery ut Florence, where it it now
preserved, and it was proved on COM
pairing it with the engraving that the
latter had actually been printed from
the silver plate before the enamel was
fused into the outline, prior. therefore.
to l452. On the strength of this dis
covery Finigucrra has. cvcr since the
year 1896. been credited with the inven-
ton of producing engravings on paper
from metal plates. There seems little
reason to doubt. as has often been
pointed out. that NAM silversmitks of
the fifteenth century may have been in
the habit of obtaining trials of their
work in progress, as did F%iniguerra,
%pcrchancc, when he produced this his
lorical print. representing Christ crown
ing the virgin, from bis work on the
tlorentinc pax. 1t may indeed have
been, together with the w]ell-known
sulphur casts, 4 recognized mode of OBJ
tanning Il record of the niello work.
which had been practiccd for many
years previous to the time in question.
though no such paper impressions of
an earlier date than this have been
handed down to Us. 1t was a common
practice to take proofs OF the work by
means OF sulphur casts long previous to
l432, as numerous specimens of such
casts two sulphur Gusts of F~iniguerra's
pax are still in eXistcnce,) have been
preserved to us, but it is difficult to say
who was the first bold innovator who
substituted a piece of paper for the sui
phur, anu thus originated the precious
art of engraving. The story of the
wet linen, which accidently gave the
idea to Finiguerra, is generally treated
as fiction by those who have studied
this subjcct.-.drt Journal.
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A FREE LANCE.

Like the fearful shapes that throng
lonely roads or moonlight n~ights-ter-
riblc at a distance, but only harmless
shrubs or stumps when we come up to
them-so, nearly every trouble we see
on ahead will disappear before we rea'
it, if we simply go bravely on II " 1
and do not notice it. And most Of f,
| serious entanglements of life will clear
up and satisfactorily arrange them
selves if we will only do our duty and
refuse to worry over them.
The anglers instinct: The eagles
spirit when soaring over mountain crag
and sea. the lion-like ambition to over
come, the eNultation hat must fill the
SPIDERS heart when a fly struggles in
his web, the emotion the rattlrsnake
knows when he throws his deadly length
at the careless foot trcading too near.
| know all these! And in these only |
know life as worth living.
With his first taste of human blood
the tigers fear of man vanishcs for
ever. He becomes Il man-eater, and
his fangs rcvcl in human flesh. 1t is
just so with the man-tigcr-.hc dcSpcr-
ado. Reared, perhaps under the re-
teaching, and surrounded by KINDLY in
t1ucnces, the fire in his blood cools his
veins for years, but some day the
change comes. 1t may be :: wicked
book, or u wicked companion. 1t may
be the n deadly ingredient that turks
i'll the bottom OF every social glass, and
so often combines with the latent nihil-
istic spirit, in perhaps every mans
breast, that starts him upon his wicked
way. He oon finds himself ut war
with all law, and, after awhile. the I'M
tramcllcd life acquires an Irresistible
fascination. He becomes a man-tiger,
and. like his brother brute. dies at the
hands of the wori9 he hates.
1t is better to be wcll-dead than i'll
married. A man can, and generally
does, make a fool of himself when he
marries; but once dead he is safe-un-
less they 90 behind the returns on the
poor fellow. At least, he can commit
no new mistakes. If a man must mar
ry, however, it is we'll to marry for
money, then. like the clown, he can
console himself with the thought that
he is a fool for pay.
The contempt of the world is nothing
to the terrible heart sickness II man
knows who feels Il sincere. inexprcssl-
bic contempt for himself. A false step,
the work of Il RASH, unreasoning mo
ment, may place him where it is his
seeming duty to tread u lowly path;
must grovcl where once he scared: must
know that every eye is bent upon him
in utter contempt. If Il truly brave
man at heart, or a hypocritc. he can
assure himself that it is simply right to
90 uncomplainingly on. as he becomes
day by day more surely the thing he
once despised-and ii may be. But.day
and light. his ~self-contcmpt %iniiicts
mcrlted punishment. Duty sinks ont of
sight, and he can only writhc in impo-
tent anguish, while he ~fritters his igno-
bic life away on unworthy objects,
among unworthy companions.-1TomaS
CoiQuiH, IN Pec&'S SIN.
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Nothing to Fear.

"Have you spoken to father. GEORGE.
dear'' she asked, and the voice which
came from under the lapel of his coat
fairly trembled with happiness. Have
you begged his consent to-
NO. l didn't Think it was necessary"
George replied. because he has ALWAYS
been so friendly and cordial with me
on'y yesterday I've slapped me on the
PACK ana gave me a good cigar, and
tola me how well | was looking, and
that l must come up to the house az
often as could, and that you would al
ways be glad to see me, and we could
nave the parlor to ourselves every NIGHT
IL we wanted it, and-'
dear father interrupted the voice.
perhaps had better break the news
to him myself. '-Ncw York Sun.
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Traps for Americans.

An American gentleman. who for
many years past has been established in
business in Paris. received one dav a
call from a handsomely dressed female
in whom he recognized a notorious
American member of the dcmimonde Of
Paris. She came, she said, to propose
to him Il lucrative business transaction.
She had in her possession a list of sun
dry high-born and titled gentlemen who
wished to marry rich American girls,
and she displayed such a list inscribed
with some Of the proudest names of the
French aristocracy. If my countryman
would inform her of the arrival in Paris
Of any wealthy American ladies, and OF
the presumed amount of their fortunes,
she would, on the accomplishment of a
marriage between any one of these and
one OF her clients. at once pay over to
him half OF her stipulated percentage on
the dowry, which in her case was to
amount to 10 per cent. 1t is needless
to say that the woman's offer was re-
fused. But the very fact of its being
made showed how widespread is the
system of the matrimonial agency in
Paris. and how extensive and elaborate
must be its arrangements for obtaining
information.
There is an Austrian gentleman moy-
ing in the best society of Paris whom |
strongly suspect Of being one of the Sc
cret and accredited agents OF one of
these establishments. He tried hard.
but i'll vain. some years ago, to bring
about q match between the daughter
and only child of u wealthy American
gentleman then visiting this city and a
French duke of ancient family. The
duke turned out finally to be an impos-
tor, and was forced to take flight from
Paris. Employees of these agencies are
also to be found at the principal hotels
here. They are usually women, gener-
ally bear ~high-sounding titles, and are
pleasant Of manner and atfable of bear
ing. Their business is to make acuuain-
lance with rich Americans who have
daughters, so that the daughters afore-
said may be presented to ~impccunious
adventures On the lookout to repair
their fortunes by marriage. The mat
ter is very adroitly managed, an opera
or a theater party or a little dance be-
ing gotten up by the amiablc French
lady to amuse her sweet. new young
friend, the luckless damsel whose dol
lars, real or rumored. have caused her
to be selected as a fitting victim. AT
the dance or at the thcater the intro
duction takes place, and the fascina-
tions of the gentleman are supposed to
do the rest. Very often. indeed. the
promoter of the whole series of maneu-
vers is not connected with any agency
whatever. but is acting on her own &C
count.-PhiEadelphia I%ieleqraph.
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An Innocent Man.

The trial of a man for murder had
just commenced in a Dakota court
when the attorney for the defense arose
and said:
"lf the court please, we have no fear
as to the outcome of this trial. In the
testimony we shall prove that the muir
der was committed four miles from
town at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
We shall also establish the fact that
there was a circus in town that day"
Hold on said the Judge excitedly,
lyon say there was a circus in town."
Yes. sir the Anti-European Con.
glomeration showed there that day"
Yes, I've seen 1.-TWO rings, a
spotted grave-digging hycna. and seven
lady bareback riders. You say tho
man was killed about 2 o'clock?'
Yes, your honor
"Just the time of the ring parade?"
1.-The same time
"While the elephant and double
bumped camels were going around?'
Yes sir"
"The prisoner is discharged. Try
ing to prove that a ma was four miles
away from town on such an occasion is
looked upon a malicious prosecution
by this court. The unfortunate gentle
man who was found dead without doubt
committed suicide when he relied
that he was in that kind of a position
himself '-EsteAine (Dakota) Bell.
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An Executive Session.

She was the daughter of a senator,
and her sweetheart had been to see her
every evening since Lent had given
them time and opportunity. Her faith
er became somewhat alarmed, and this
morning he called her into his study.
"Well, papa she said swcetly, you
sent for me. What is itp"
My dear daughter" he replied, 81
believe Mr.. Blank has been to see o
every night for some time past?'
YES, papa
''And he was here last night?:'
yes, papa
'NWell, daughter, ] want to know
what occurred during your protracted
interview in the parlor. / ask it., my
child. because | have especial reasons
for wishing to know
Dear papa replied the girl, with
tears in her eyes. Il do not doubt
your right to ask what occurred there:
but, pada, it was All executive session;
and. papa, you would not have me d.
vulge the secrets of such a meeting,
would your
The old nan SAID never a word in
reply Washington Critic.
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never told \ man of tilr Whereabouts or
that money. and have never been near
It since. believe l car take YOU to 1t.
II You want TO go. and %, l believe YOU
are It's proper owner want You t have
it."
After thinking the matter over q lit
tie. Justice Hall concluded to accept the
old mans offer, and together they made
the trip. They had very little difficulty
IN finding the money in a fair state of
preservation. all of it redecmab.e, in
fact. and on counting it Hall found HIM
self the posSessor of S1l.0OO in green
backs. The justice took old Ebcn Pratt
back to Luzerne. where he now lives,
and has actually become a sober andin-
dustrious, and. as he always was, an
honest man.
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"Playing for Keeps"

A small boy having highly respect
able parents brought home a bag of
marbles, and on being asked how he
came by them replied that he had
played ''for keeps" He was lectured
on the sin of gambling and forced to
return his ill-gotten gains. A night or
two later a progressive euchrc party
was in order, and the prizes bought for
the occasion stirred the family pride a
considerable degree. The small boy
duly admired them, and then went to
bed previous to the guests arrival. In
the morning the prizes were no where
to be seen, and on inquiry as to their
disposition he was told that the people
who won them had carried them away.
Then he naturally asked: isn't that
playing for keeps?"-Springteld Re-
publican.
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A Plea tor the COckrOach.

DR.. j. l.. Wood has written a
thoughtful article for the Youth's Com.
Pan'on. upon Training the Cock.
roach We are glad to SEQ some at
tcntion attracted TO this important but
comparatively neglected art. Hereto
tore all efforts to establish social rela.
tons with the cockroach have brcn ON
his side. If instead of coldly repcllinp
his advances, the right hand of fellow,
ship was extended to the cockroach, if
Is not unlikely that he would deyelop
qualities of head and heart that would
make him a valued and honorcd MEM
Der of society. The cockroach has none
OF the groveling instincts that charac-
terize the bcd-bug or the sly. disrcputa-
Bile traits that bar the flea from the con
fdence of man. If he can be weaned
from his unnatural taste for paste and
morbid desire to utilize pies as mauso-
leums for his dead there is apparently
no limit to the possibilities of his moral
and intellectual dcvclopmcnt.-The
Comet.
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She Paid Too Mucb.

Late on Friday evening a man about
40 years of age stood upon the Globe
bridge, at Woonsockct. with his wife
beside aim, threatening to commit sui
eide by jumping into the Blackstone
river if she did not give him % cents.
The wife pleaded and begged, saving
she needed the money to purchase food
with. and he would only spend it for
drink should she give it to him. He
placed his hand on the railing to the
bridge and again shouted to his better
half TO give him the money or over he
would go. She implored the crowd OF
people who had gathered near to save
him, but no Il interfercd. A voice
from the crowd sang out: Let him
go" but she still chung to him. Final
ly she released her hold. and. putting
her hand in her pocket, brought forth
a silver quarter and placed it in his
hand. He seized it eagerly. and start
ed on a lively run for a saloon near by,
while the poor woman started for her
home to oiler 4 prayer for him whose
life she thought she had saved for %
centS.-PrOridcNce JOUrR0l.
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THE SOUTH.

Ny g~reat-soulcd woman soon to rise
And tip-toe up and loose her hair
Tprtoe and take from all the skies
Gods stars and glorious moon to wear.
The broad magnolia's blooms are white,
Her blooms arc large, as II the moon
Had lost her way some lazy night
And lodged there till the afternoon.
Oh, vast white bosoIns, breathing love,
White bosoms of my lady dead,
In your white heaven overhead
Hook, and learn to look above.
How soft the moonlight Of the South!
How sweet the South in sweet moonlight!
want to kiss her wnrm, sheet mouth
As she is sleeping here tonight.
How still lido not hear q mouse,
/ see some bursting buds appear,
/ hear God in his g~arden--hear
Him trim some flowers for his house.
/ hear stars singing. And the mouth
OF my vast river sings and sings,
And pipes on reeds of pleasant things
OF promise, for Gods splendid South.
Joaquin MILLER.
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A Time For Everything.

Clergyman-I was disappointed not
to see you at prayer meeting last eve
ening.
Deacon wanted to come; but, YOU
see. we are having Il clearing-out sale,
and we kept the store open till 10
O'Clock.
Clergyman (sadly)-Ah, my friend, 1
am sorry to see you try to serve heaven
and mammon at the same time.
Deacon-I don't try. never think
OF serving heaven in my store. l am
not the man to mix my religion with
business .-Puck.
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1t Will Take Time

HAS your father got his affairs
wound up yet?:" said Il Cleveland man
to young MIR. Fatt, whose p%aternal par
ent, Flat, the jeweler. recently m,do
an assignment. No answered. tho
youth, IAN he amt likely to Get am,
wound ", inside Of twenty years"
"now so?' cried the astonished citizen
why his assets arc mostly in Water.
bury watches. - ereland Sun.
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A New Mexico obituary closes with tn.
words: "Her tired spirit WINS released from
the paln-racked body and scared aloft to et.,-
nal rest in the realms of celestial glory at 4 :so
Denver time, '''
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Less than twenty-five years ago American.
imported their carpets. Now more Competing
is manufactured in Philadelphia and vicinity
than in all Great Ritain.
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blanche Willis Howard is said to be al worL
on another novel. She is now In Germany