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Mean Honesty.

George came running into the house
one day, sobbing as though his heart
would break.
"Whv. Georgy. whit ever ! the mat
teri" exclaimed his MANN, IN alarm.
She said "what is the matterl" but she
would have said whatever had she
known that her words would be seen III
print. :,
81 have done a naughty, mean thing,
cried poor George, his tears breaking out
afresh.
"There, there, darling, don't cryl
Tell it all to mamma
Thus urged the little fellow told his
story, with dOwncast eyes and with many
a mighty sob.
He had foi~d pocketboo with ever
and ever SO much money in it. 1t had a
name in it which showed him that it be-
longed to Mr.. Soullcss, the rich merchant,
who lived five miles out of town. George
had walked oft to Mr.. Sollesss place and
found the owner in state bordering on
distraction. lie had lost his pocketbook
with nearly u thousand dollars III 1t.
Said George
when gave him the pocketbook he
was so glad He didn't notice me at first,
but after counting the money and finding
that none was missing. he said | was an
honest boy, and handed me tire-cent
piece, telling mc to keep that for my
honesty. And oh, mamma! | can't
help thinking what mean little honesty
| must have when it's only worth a
nickel"
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A Cure for Hicccughs.

A remedy which the writer has tested
many times without a failure, is pub
lished in the popular Science Monthly, "
which says tina, it can always be used by
some one csc upon a person who has the
hiccoughs, and generally by the sufferer
himself. You say to your friend some.
thing like this "Sce how close together
you can hold the tips of your fore fingers
without touching. Now keep your
elbows out free from your sides. You
can get your fingers closer than that
They are touching now. There-now
hold them so, Steady" BY this time
you can generally ask, "Now why don't
you hiccough. " The involuntary ten
dency to breathe slowly and steadily when
the attention is fixed on performing a
delicate m.nlpulation countcracts the
convulsivc action of the diaphragm.
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Detecting Forged Bank-N0tes.

A novel use is now made Of the stcreo-
scope to detect forged bank-notcs A
note of a hundred francs was recently
submitted to the experts of the Bank Of
France as issued by band of forgers,
but the execution was so perfect that no
defect could be discovered by the closest
examination. A suggestion was then
made to place the suspected note side by
side with the genuine one in the objective
of stcreoscope, the two images of which,
as is well known, overlap each other and
form a single picture. The result of the
experiment was that the loop in letter
of the forged note did not exactly cover
that of the genuine one, showing that
they had not been printed from the same
plate.
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It Wasn't a Rabbit.

roctor-Well, do you tL.nk The dog
was mad when he bit you?
Solomon WAL, sab, l guess he war
tudder Put out, by lie way he Quoted
hissef.
Doctor-No, I don't mean angry; l
mean rabid.
Solomon-Oh, no, sab; it wasn't q
rabbit. is. shuah twas dog, sah.-
Harper'S BazGr.
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According to the testimony of physicians
ma corolers, in Ill parts f the Union, deaths
nave resulted from the use of cough syrups,
containing morphia, ovum and other poisons.
u TINS connection, Dr.. Sam'l Cox of Wash
alst IN after careful analyses, endorses Red
star cough Cure as being purely vegetable,
aud absolutely free from opiates. poisons and
narcotics. Price, twenty five cents.
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MENsMAN's PERFORMED BEEF TONIC. the only
preparation of beef containing its entire niltrt-
Iious properties. II contains blood-making
force,gcnerating and DEMONSTRATING properties;
Invaluable for Indigestion, dyspepsia, nervous
prostration, and all forms of general debility
also, in all cnfcebled conditions, whether tic
result Of exhaustion. nervous prostration over
work or acute disease particularly if resulting
from pulmonary complaints. Caswell, Hazard ~
Co., ProprietorS New York. Sold 10y druggists.
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some one has calculated that if the
sal' ~ oo sno o Ogean was obtained there would
DC S,V w 'I cubic miles, or a block of
salt lVV mics wide 900 long and thirty
miles high 1t would cover the United
States and Territories with a block Of
salt one mile in thickness '0N =
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Is what you you often hear said when the pros
pc, tive groom is the victim of catarrh. How
can she ever bear such a breath Z" "ilow
resolve to link her destiny with that of ono
with disease, that unless arrested, viii end
in CONSUMPTION, or perhaps in insanity: =" Let
the husband that is, or is to be, get DR.. Sacc's
Catauh Bemedy and cure himself before it is
too late. BY druggists
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The sorrowiul trcc-so named because
it fourlsh,d on at night grows upon The
island OF Gos, near Bombay. The flow.
ers when have a fragrant odor, appear
soon alter Sunsctthe ycarround, and close
up or fall off as the sun rises.
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believe that the Bible is to be understood and
received in the plain and obvious meaning Of
hat book intended for the instruction and
conversion of the whole world should cover its
true meaning in any such mystery and doubt
hat none but CT tics and philosophers can dis
cover il.
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If the mass of tIls Nsop!s -, as we firmly be-
llsYe ana maintain. SSrc7t, upl ght, and Tener-
greatest mistake conceivable. considered even
from the plane OF mere expediency, for the
members of a political party to hope 10 strength
en- is power by becoming iii, apologists or de-
tenders Of official deroictior.
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Were women allowed to vote, every one in
the land who has used Dr. Piercc'e "Favoriio
Prescription would vote il TO be an unfailug
remedy for the diseases peculiar to her sex.
BY druggists
Hrrpor's lvccblp says that Jay Gould controls
-. l -. IL - : ~ !. L Il
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or those with weak lungs, splitting Of blood.
bronchitis, or kindred affections Of throat or
Pierce's treatise on these maladies. Address
the doctor, Buffalo n. y.
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0PPosrrE CITY SPRINGS

lotion sales every MONDAY, wEDNEs-
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Blankets, &c. Large stock Of Horses, Car
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Es,o so. Give me call before Purchasing
s.,.ehega. THOMAS i. pARLETT,
Alotioneer and Commission Merchant
k.e Ills
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The best cough medicine is Piso's Cure for
Consumption, Sold everywhere. 25e'
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Better resul are derived from Halls Hair
Receiver than from any similar preparation.
II you sutIor with chills ans fever, tsks
Ayers Agae cure, Il Will cure you,
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No lady should live in perpetual fear, and
suffer from the more serious troubles that so
often appear, when Dr. kilmer's COMPLETE
FEMALE REMEDY is certain to prevent and cure
Tumor and Cancer there.
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DR.. R. Bdt;vr Master of Arts, Cambridge
University, England, says: "St. Jacobs OIL acts
ike magic"
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Policemen know more about club life than
my other cInss Of citizens
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May man who gets drunk at the table be
said TO be fond of corn meal2
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Baltimore 4 Potomac Railroad
yORTH. TIME TABLE,

After Sunday, December 2Oth, IS the
trains on this road will run as follows.
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For Constipation, or Costiveness, no
remedy is SO effective as AYERS PILLS
They insure regular daily action, and re.
store the bowels to a healthy condition.
For Indigestion, or Dyspepsia, AYERS
PILLS are invaluable, and a sure cure.
Heartburn, Loss OF Appetite, For
Stomach, Flatulency, Dizziness, Head,
ache, Numbness, Nausea, are all relieved
and cured by AYERS PILLS.
In Liver Complaint, Bilious Disorder.
I'D Jaundice, AYERS PILLS should Ia
given in doses large enough to excite III.
liver and bowels, and remove constipation
AS cleansing medicine in the Spring. tba,s
PILLS are unequalled.
Worms, caused by morbid condition q,
the bowels, are expelled by these PILLS.
Eruptions, Skin Diseases, and Pile.
the result of Indigestion or Constipation. ara
cured by the use of AYERS PILLS.
For Colds, take AYERS PILLS to or.,
the pores, remove infammatory secretion,
and allay the fever.
For Diarrhea and Dysentery, caused h,
sudden colds, indigestible food. etc. Avn.
PILLS are the true remedy.
rheumatism, Govt, Neuralgia. an,
sciatica, often result from digestive der,ra.
ment, or colds, and disappear on remor's-
the cause by the use of AYERS Pms
Tumors, Dropsy, Kidney Complains.
AID other disorders caused bv debiI,.-
obstruction, are cured by AYERS Prr,s
Suppression, and Painful Mers..
tlon, have safe and ready remedy !.
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Not less than seven German generals will
complete their fiftieth year of active service
durine 1886.
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FIVE dollars can be saved every year in boots
and shoes BY using Lyons Heel Suifeners,
cost only 2jc,
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r,o Brown Cation Gin is"A No. ~

ut is simply perfect" Iasall the latest i'm
provements and is delivered Tree OF aIl Cll5,l-es
New London. Ct, for catalogue or ask your
merchant 10 order one for you.
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,sellegqlpe - photographs is fhe latest
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END NAME QUICK for Prof Mooiy's New Illustrated
~ BOOK 90 Dress Making. New bolman and Mantle
CUTTING ee' Agents sell 10 aday PrsEMOODY Cincinnati
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THURSTOH'S p qSft Tooth POWDER

EE 70 IS day. Sampl.s worth Sl5) FREE.
NJ LINES not under the horses feet Address
" ~ bkEWsTER's SAFETY REIS HOLDER. Holly Mich
The Irish standard., 1886-11-06
Two Nuns Burned.

The identity Of the two Catholic nuns
who were burned in the wreck Of the
train on the Chicago, Milwaukee and
ST. Paul last week has been fully estab
lishad. They were members of the or
der of the Sisters Of st. Francis, who
have charge OF st. Mary's academy, at
Winona. Sister Dlonysia was 3S years
of age, and had been with the convent
at Winona for twelve or fourteen years.
Her name before she took the veil was
Bridget Begley. Her father, John Beg
ley, lives at Newark, Nj. The other,
Sister Albertlna, was about 40. years
old. She came from Erzininger, Baden,
Germany. two or three years ago. and
has no relatives III this country as far
as known. Her name was Albertina
Schmidt. Sister Dionysia left Winona
the Tuesday evening preceding the
wreck for Chicago on business, and
came by Milwaukee to bring Sister Al.
3bertina home with her. a telegram
from the scene Of the wreck says there
is no trace of the remains, they having
been burned to ashes.
The Irish standard., 1886-11-06
A Sensible Compromise.

Many strikes might be avoided if the
course followed i'll the Harmony cot
ton mills at Cohoes, n. Y, were gen
orally adopted. The men wanted more
pay, but the company told them that
they could not afford an advance, and
that they were already paying as much
as mills in their line at Fall River and
elsewhere. The men did not believe it,
whereupon the manufacturers offered,
il the men would select a reliable man
to travel about the mills and look up
the snbiect Of wages, to pay all his ex-
penses, and to raise the wages il they
were not as high as paid elsewhere. A
boss weaver has been through Nlassa-
chusetts and has been back to Cohoes
with the statement that the wages
there are as high as any paid in the
country, and that his fellow-vorkmen
have no cause to complain. n. 7.
Post.
The Irish standard., 1886-11-06
HELENA'S REMAINS.
Remarkable Excavations Made by tn
French Dominicans at Jerusalem.

Remarkable Excavations Made by the
French Dominicans at Jerusalem.
An interesting account is given IN
some Vienna and German papers OF
excavations made by the French Do.
n1inican monks at Jerusalem on some
land which they have lately acquired,
about furlong and Il half outside the
gate of Damascus. Six meters below
the present level Of the ground the
workmen came on some arches OF con-
siderable extent, the walls of which
had been very carefully built. At a
short distance they found the baseme ent
Of q chapel, before the entrance of
which there was 81 tombstone covered
with a long inscription. Unfortunately
this stone was stolen before any one
thought of copying the Inscription, and
no trace of it could be obtained. About
the middle Of their property they found
q large, wel-preserved mosaic, and
upon the space all around being
cleared the bases aud other remains
of great pillars were discovered
l5 is presumed that this is the
site Of the great basi]ica, built
i'll the fifth century in honor Of
St. Stephen by Exdoxia, the wife
OF Arcadius. the first of the long line of
Eastern Emperors. Still more re-.
nazllable is the discovery made just
on the boundary of the estate. While
digging Che trench for the foundations
Of the boundary wall which the Do
minicans wished to build the ground
gave way, and one OF the workn1en
disappeared. On clearing out the
place they came on large and beauti.
full hall, which had been cut out Of the
rock; where the rock failed the gap
was filled by admirable masonry.
From two Of the sides TWO large door
ways led into two vaulted tombs, all
Of equal size. On each side of the
vault there was a resting-place for one
coffin, and at the end opposite the en-
trance places for two. at the furthest
end OF the great hall g passage led to
another excavated vault, in which
stood three great covered sarcophagi.
1t is suggested that these sarcophagi
contain the remains OF Helena, Queen
of Abiadenos, and her sons. The
quantity OF bones found in these cham
bers YVES very great In the middle OF
the great hall in a hollow specially pre-
pared, a sort of long metal box was
found. 1t was adorned with repre-
sentations of children holding garlands
mp on high. Unfortunately shere was
no inscription, nor any thing which
could furnish clue to the period or
the purpose of these sepulchral cham
rs.--LonIoa Times.
The Irish standard., 1886-11-06
REMARKABLE sNsECT%a
Peca;iarities of One OF the Most Curious o1
chronological Creatures.

Peca;iazities of One OF the Most Curious ol
chronological Creatures,
Certain e}ongate insects, popularly
known as ''waiking-sticks,' - OF 'Swallz-
ing leaves - according as they lack OF
possess wings, have long beenreckoncd
as among the most curious Of entolno-
logical creatures. Mimicking to a re-
markable degree, as their popular
names imply, the twigs and leaves
upon which they dwell, these insects
find their most congenial home in the
tropics, where some of the species at
tain to over a foot i'll length, exclusive
of the legs. It is also found in various
sections Of our own land.
Owingt to it's slender, long-legged, slow
moving characteristics, ithas been prop
er]y called the walking stick, - ':stick-
bug .sspecter;;'' while in some local
itios it is known as ''prairie alligator,
devils horse" and other odd cogno-
mems, generally Indicative of its ap-
pearance and of o superstition which
is quite prevalent, but most unfounded,
that it is poisonous and can sting or
bite.
The colors Of the adult are quite
variable. During early life, they are
invariably OF a uniforna pale yellowish-
green color; and as they have habit,
III their young days, of keeping near
the ground, this, coupled with a great
readiness to drop whenever disturbed.
serves to protect them from ohserva-
ton. With age, the green color gives
way to various shades OF gray and
brown. In this way we find great
correspondence with its surroundings.
While the vegetation is green, the
spocters are green, also; when the foli-
age turns in autumn, they change color
correspondingly, and when the foliage
is stripped, they SO closely resemble, in
both appearance and color, the twigs
upon which they rest-the habit of
stretching out the front legs and feel
ers greatly enhancing the resemblance
that when they are few in numbers
it is difficult to recognize them.-Gold-
en- Days.
The Irish standard., 1886-11-06
DARING FRAUD.
How Firm of Paris Bankers Lost Sixty
Thousand Francs. n


A daring robbery was committed in
Paris the other day at the establish
ment Of Messrs. Allard & Co., bankers
and exchange agents. The firm, whose
Offices are in the Place de la Bourse,
had received letter from one of their
correspondents, as they believed, a
banker at Seville. informing them that
check for 10000 francs, drawn by
him, would shortly be presented for
payment by a gentleman whose sigma
ture was inclosed. One Tuesday morn
ing well-dressed man, whose appear
ance was that of a rich foreigner, pre-
sented himself with a check for 10000
francs, purporting to be drawn by the Sc
vile banker. The check was examined
and W. as egarded as authentic. The man
placed his signature on the back: and,
as it was the same as the signature
sent from Seville, the cashier was pre-
pairing 10 hand him the money, when
the man-with a view, probably, to
inspire greater conticlence-saica that as
he had only a few small purchases to
make, and did not want to have so
much money about him, he would be
glad Of 1000 francs in gold, and that
the rest should be kept till he came for
it in the afternoon. This was done.
and the man, returning at three o clock,
received the remaining $4,000 francs.
Messrs. Allard the same day advised
the Seville banker that the 10000
francs had been paid, and were disa-
greeably surprised afterwards by receiv
ing telegram informing them that the
Seville banker knew nothing what
ever about the $4,000 francs. and that
he had not drawn any check for that
amount The swindler has, Of ccures,
disappeared. .-PaN Mall Gazette.
The Irish standard., 1886-11-06
PoLlTlcAL: JoBRERY.
Periods in English History When Co
ruption Held High Carnival.

\ .
Periods in English History When Cor
ruption Held High Carnival.
Corruption in all its forms has existed
in England at different periods of he1
history. Tampering with judges anc
iuries was once common. A statute
of the reign of Henry VII. in the yea1
1494 recites that perjury is much and
customarily used within the city ol
London among such persons as passed
and been impanelled upon issues joined
between party and party ''The
Dance Of Death,'' translated from the
French in the same reign by John
Lydgate, with new incidents, adapted
to the England Of his day, mentions a
juror who had given false verdict fol
money. Stow tells us that in 146s
many London jurors were punished by
having papers fastened to their heads,
setting forth how they had been tam
pered with in such and such q suit. "A
letter from the Bishop of London to
Cardinal 'Volsey, given by Grafton in
his ''Chronicles, says that a London
jury would find Abel guilty Of the nur-
der Of Cain. Jart;jne remarks that the
''proceedlngs against persons accused
OF state offenses in the early periods of
our history do not deserve the name of
trials--they were q mockery of
justice" I" The publication Of
the bench was probably due
in large measure to the fate Of Bacon.
However that may be, England can
now boast Of a long line OF incorrupti-
bic Judges and immaculate jnries.
That form of bribery which is often a
concomitant of party governmental the
bestova} Of offices and valuable con-
sideration of various kinds to secure
allegiance to the party in power--was
very common during the eighteenth
century in England. Walpole, writing
in l775, says of Lord Lyttelton: '*This
hopeful young man, who, on being re-
fused a place, spoke for the ameri-
cans, and in two days, on getting one,
against them, being approached with
such precipitate changes, said that with
his fortune nobody could suppose that
he thought Of the value of the sa!a~
ry." During the reign of George III.
three hundred and eighty eight peers
were created, nearly all for political
jobbery. which generally took the form
Of the manufacture Of constituencies
to return adherents of the Govern
ment 1t was a common practice to
carry an election by splitting up one
freehold into ten, thus multiplying
tenfold the influence Of the loca! mag
nate. Lord Melville, during the first
quarter of this century, was able to re-
turn tbirty-nine out Of the forty-fve
members for Scotland. Horace Wall
pole, in commenting on the death of
Lord Give, in 1774, writes with the Ut
most naiVete: *'E|e had just named ter
members for the new Parliament. -
RcricU
The Irish standard., 1886-11-06
AT one of the Hartford (Con

AT one Of the Hartford (Conn.
banks recently was received on depos
it q check for IS on a Dakota banl,
In due course Of time it was sent for col
lection, and after some time came bach
protested, with S3.06 fees. It was after.
ward found that the man who drev
the check was also the notary public
the Dakota bank on which it We
drawn. and SO pocketed $500 fees Fl
protesting his own s5 check. Har
ford Coura7st.
The Irish standard., 1886-11-06
Ashamed Of His Name,

''see that fellow standing over
;here?' said citizen of Little Rock
a1 Il recs;nr q StraDccer
The Irish standard., 1886-11-06
Rutherford, OF Owen Sount

Charles Rutherford, OF Owen Sound.
Can, died OF q peculiar nervous disease
recently. Two years ago he dislocated
the bones in his left wrist. The bones
were set, but it was not then known
that the ligature which binds the bones
was ruptured, and the discovery was
made only when it was too late to re-
store to the boy the use Of his hand
The thought that his hand would be
useless all his life gave him such dis
tress that he took to his bed, from
which he never rose again.
The Irish standard., 1886-11-06

'See That fellow standing over
here?n said citizen of Little Rock
addressing a stranger
Yes
biggest fool ever saw.
Gin what way?"
s'I'll tell you. His name is Lige
Coffin. He used to be an unassuming,
hard-w orking fellow and people re-
spected him, but few weeks ago he
made a few thousand dollars in a little
speculation. Since then he has be-
come different man. he is vain, and
ashamed of his name. Don't want
US to cali him Coffin any more. -
"Don't eh?'
"No, he is so high toned now that he
insists upon being called Mr.. Metalie
Case. d i;ausaeu 1rayeze2.
-Four per cent. is the prevai1in:
.ste of interest paid to depositors b.
ne New York banks.