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A Liberal Man.
Detroit Free Press.

Detroit Free Press.
A Griswold street insurance agent
who is an advocate of the Michigan
ship canal, yesterday received WIS.,
it from tall and commanding look
ing stranger who remarked on the
approach of winter. and continued !:
"About this ship canal project,
am / right in supposing that it is to
connect Lakes Erie and Michigan 7"
eyes, sir"
ct is, | take tia scheme to short
en- the route from the west to the
east7"
eyes, sir"
GA vessel bound from Buffalo to
Chicago would save voyage up the
rivers, across Lake Huron, Through
the Straits of Mackinac and down
Lake Michigan?"
"That's the idea, SIR"
"Have you figured on the COST"
"Oh, yes. The highest estimate
is 500, 100000"
"Humph A mere nothing. Is
it your personal desire that this ca
nal should go through ?"
"Why, am greatly interested as
CITIZEN
"Of course-I see. 1t is perfect
ly proper that you should be inter-
ested. The canal shall go through. I"
"Have you any late news, sir?"
Eyes, sir. am going to put it
through myself to oblige you. Here
is my check for 100000, 900. Go
out and hire the diggers. Good day,
SIR"
He laid a check for the sum nam
ed on the table and walked out. The
check was signed John Smith and
hasn't been cashed yet.
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Words or Wisdom.

Poverty OF soul is worse than that
of fortune.
Confidence is plant of slow
growth in an aged bosom.
Every day should be distinguished
by at least one particular act of love.
There is no escaping our destiny,
as each day brings us ia contact with
it.
The yoke man creates for him
self by wrong doing will breed hate
in the kindliest nature.
Having once taken brave resolve,
never look back, but go on brayely
toward it's fulfillment
A word of kindness is seldom spok-
en- in vain--it is seed which even
dropped by chance springs upa flow
or.
Calm the disorders OF thy mind by
rejecting on the wisdom, equity and
absolute rectitude of His proceedings.
Our alarms are much more numer-
Gus than our dangers; and we suffer
much more in apprehension than in
reality.
There is an enduring tenderness in
the love of a mother for her son that
transcends all other affections of the
heart.
Inquisitive people are the tunnels
OF conversation; they do not take in
anything for their own use, but
merely to pass it to another.
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it was all vanity-an vanity. Still
the deacon is right
"Of course I am said the deacon.
"You amt - reared Obadiah.
81 am
.You amt
There's no use talking to fool l"
bawled the deacon
"See here, you old pelican said
Obadiah, mad as hornet, "the other
night when we were playing poker
down in the woodshed, when 1 held
royal straight-Tll never hold one
again in all my life-and you held
four aces, and the parson went in on
pair of deuces, didn't you swear
that you had beat, and rake in the
pot' OF course you did, you old
hypocrite p
And Obadiah stalked out of the
room IN rage
Dick says holy calm fell over the
circle for the next ten minutes, and
the first thing he knew he was alone
with Jessie.
An hour afterwards the deacon
stopped him on the steps as he was
going home.
sEr, Mr.. Sharpl" said the deacon,
clearing his throat, s.I-er-trust you
won't say anything about the-er-
incident which happened tonight.
Quite--er-laughable on Obadiah's
part, WASH t it Not particle Of
-er-truth in it, but Obadiah must
have his-er-joke. Still, fyou told
it about, evil-disposed per-
sons might-er-believe it. And
er-Mr. Sharp, if Jessie loves you,
and you-er--love Jessie, and you
think you can--er-support her, /
won't-er-stand in your way."-By
E. E. Ten Eyck.
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Attention. Doctor

Everybody knows that the lite OF the
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Hearing OF PERUNA We concluded Is try
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roo pIA TONIC BIZ FAR.
had sworn to be bachelor, she hat
sworn to be maid.

had sworn to be bachelor, she had
sworn to be maid,
For we both agreed IN doubling whether
matrimony paid;
Besides, had my higher aims, for science
filed my heart,
And she said her young affections were all
wound up in art.
Eo we laughed at those wise men who say
that friendship cannot live
|Twixt man and woman, unless each has
something else to give.
We would be friends, and friends as true
as e'er were man and man;
I'D be second David and she Miss Jona-
than.
We'd like each other, that was all, and
quite enough to say;
30 we just shook hands in business sort
OF way.
We shared our joys and sorrows, together
hoped and feared,
With common purpose sought the goal
which young ambition reared.
We dreamed together of the DAYS, the
dream bright days to come,
We were strictly confidential aud called
each other ssehumv;
|Ind many day we wandered together
seeking bugs and butterflies, and she the
ruined mills,
And rustic bridges and the like, which pic
ture-makers prize,
10 run in with their waterfalls, and
groves, and sunny skies,
And many quiet evening, in hours of
full release,
Nv e floated down the river or loafed beneath
the trees,
And talked in long graduation from the
poet to the weather,
Nv lille the summer skies and my cigar
burned slowly out together.
But through it all no whispered word or
tell-tale look or sigh
fold aught of warmer sentiment than
friendly sympathy,
We talked of love as coldly as we talked
OF nebula,
And thought no more OF being one than we
did OF being three.
|'Well, good-by, old fellow |" l took her
hand, for the time had come 20 go,
MY going meant our parting-when TO
meet we did not know;
| had fingered long and said farewell with
very heavy heart,
For though we We're but friends, you know
tits hard for friends to part;
eWell, good-by, old fellow! don't forget
your friends across the sea,
And some day, when you've lots of time,
just drop line to me-"
The words came lightly, gayly, but great
sob just behind
nose upward with story of quite a differ
b ent kind;
And then she raised her eyes to mine, great
E liquid eyes of blue,
Full to the brim and running over, like
violet cups with dew;
pne long, long look, and then did what /
never did before
Perhaps the tears meant friendship, but
l think the kiss meant more.
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A lady, who once in her girlhood
sat on DIR. Johnson's knee, has died
in England, aged ninety-seven years.
If the mere fact of sitting on gen
tleman's knee is conducive of female
longevity and our young girls wish
to prolong their lives, we know lots
of young men who are willing to as
sist in the hygienic work by devoting
their knees TO that purpose two or
three nights week
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The Whislkey Test.

An freshman had been sick a long
time, and while in this state would
occasionally cease breathing, and
life be- apparently extinct for some
time, when he would again come to.
On one Of these occasions, when liz
had just awakened from his sleep,
Patrick asked him:
AN how'll we know, Jimmy,
when you're dead -yon're after wax
in up ivory time ~
"Ah, thin, bring me glass Of
grog, an say to me, Here's ter We,
Jimmy, an II don't rise up and
drink, then bury me.
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Ely's Cream Balm has completely
tarrh. / have never yet seen its equal
as a cure for colds in the head and
l.. Grossly. Nashville, Tenn.
/ find Ely's Cream Balm good for
catarrh of long standing.-M e. Las
ley. 1884 West Chestnut ST.. Louis
vile, Ky.
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Ek@D IS sm,hen'iy pi00S ana re-
They take pattern from the deacon
himself, a bald-headed, specialized,
straight-backed old gentleman, lately
retired from the dry goods business,
where he had made snug competen-
cy by getting shirts made at ninety
cents a dozen by poor, half starved
needle women, and selling them at
i've dollars piece.
Beside the deacon, there is his
brother Obadiah, nearly his own age,
who is Methodist-crested and
bigoted as his brother.
But the flower of the deacon's flock
IS pretty Jessie Kranket, plump as q
partridge, and sweet as a peach, who
leads her father by the very nose,
md is obeyed without question by
Der devoted mother, who, if Jessie
should call for he moon, would cry
because her darling could not very
yell have it. Dick Sharp has been
laying attention to Miss Jessie for
quite a while, and OF course Dick de-
Bires, in the fashionable dialect of the
bay, "to make himself solid with the
bid folks"
This has proved pretty hard task
30 Dick, because naturally he is one
pt the boys, not averse to a social
glass, or quiet game Of billiards, or
b hand at eucher, and to make HIM
self agreeable to Deacon Kranket
Dick was forced to become another
Joseph Surface.
At last, however, announcement
came which was source of great 10y
10 Dick.
IT was rainy night, and all of the
Krankets, also Dick and the new min
|siter, snufly sort of a parsonage
with upturned eyes and perpetual
tendency to clasp his hands and sigh
were gathered about the Kranket's
benter-table.
"Say, papa" suddenly said Jessie,
bs she fumbled in her pocket, "what
io you suppose / found in your old
trunk up in the garnet to-day I"
"What, child 7" asked the deacon.
ga pack Of cards." and she placed
pack of well worn playing cards
Upon the table.
"a pack of cards ~ gasped the dea
on, for he had taught his daughter
b regard cards as equally harmful as
. many bomb-shells.
eyes, papa"
SIN my truuk2"
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BiiH Arp thiaaks fishing ~ Busi.
ness,


For few days past I have been
going fishing. The creek is close by
and the fish are spelling for the fry
ing pan, and fishing is such quiet,
contemplative work or play, or what
ever yon may call it. 1t is the Only
occupation I know of that is common
to white folks and niggers, to gentle
men and vagabonds. They are oil
equal on the banks of the creek, or
around the mill pond, and the fish
are no respectors of persons Ihave
not enjoyed my usual spring fishing,
and so / thought / would make up
for time, Day after day / have been
throwing bait to the fnny tribe, but
the weather has been cold and the
wind all wrong and have had awful
poor luck But nevertheless I like
fishing. Even if they do nihble I'M
til they get all my bait. / wonder
what makes us humans love to catch
things and kill things that are try
ing to dodge us. Nobody wants to
shoot a chicken in the yard. but he
will hunt all day to kill few birds,
or squirrels, or catch rabbit. We
will wear out dollars worth of
clothes while hunting for dimes
worth Of game We take no pleas
ure pursuing anything that is tame
and submissive, but only banker af
ter that which is wild and trying to
escape. recken it is nature; the
love OF dominion. III the fish or the
squirrels would come at our call and
surrender, we would turn them loose
and say, Ego, gentle creature, will
not harm you" The scriptures say,
II will give you dominion over the
fish of the sea, and the fowls OF the
air and the beasts of the field and
when the fish and the fowls and the
beasts say catch me il you can, we
go at it. But after all it looks rath
er small in grown-up man or phil
osopher, or preacher to sit on u log
half day trying to out-general u
few little innocent perch and drown
them in the air, and all for sport
most all we wouldn't give more than
25 cents for the average lot. But |
like fishing. nevertheless, and the
business is both scriptural and apos-
tolic. 1t is the opinion at my house,
however, that am a poor fisherman
and that it does not pay, and that
some other things are more impor-
tant just now. So shall quit for a
time, that is, until the water gets
warm and the sweet south winds
comes breathing upon the violet
banks. / never did know what fish
had to do with the wind, but Izaak
Walton has settled that question.
They will not bite when the north
wind blows. It will change theirap
petite in night. Neither will they
bite in the light of the moon like they
will when the nights are dark, A
dark mson and a south wind makes
fish hungry and eager for bait.
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Ancient and Modern Court
ship.
1855.

"Canst thou cherish me, Martha ~
Eyes, if it be the Lords WILL
"And wilt thou wed with me, my
sweet heart 7"
Eyes, verify, as the Lord is my
shepherd"
1886.
"Can you love me Maudin
swell, I should shudder, dear
Charles
Sand will You marry me, dearestf"
"What are you giving us?"-[ Chi
cago Ledger,
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The following advertisement, it is
said, appeared recently in a French
newspaper: "Found-On Sunday
last, lace mitten, embroidered with
pearls If the person who lost twill
be kind enough to leavethe other one
at the Office of this paper she viii
greatly oblige the person who found
the frst.u
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The new boy had moved in--that
is, the family which owned the new
boy had moved in. 1t was quite
likely the new boy would show up
in the back yard during the after
noon, and so, after school, seven
boys headed that way. The new boy
had only been seen from a distance.
Was he sassy? No one could tell.
Would he fight? No one could tell
He must be tried 1t was the sol
emn duty of every boy in that
neighborhood to make this impor-
tant discovery at the earliest posi-
bic moment. If he could be licked,
well and good !; if he was fighter
they breathed hard over the thought.
In half an hour seven heads ap-
peared above the fence behind the
boys house. He seemed to be ex-
pecting them and had heaped up a
peck of green tomatoes at the foot
of a plum tree.
The seven glared down at him.
He glared up at the seven.
| 'What cher want ~
1t was the new boy and there was
| Sass in his tones.
"None o. yer bizness!'
1t was one of the seven who an
swered
"Git off'n that fence ~
ave won't p
II say git off"
"Shan't do it ~
The new boy stopped for his to.
matoes, but when he raised up he
saw the seven heads were gone. 1t
was settled he was sassy. Would
he fight?
"You there!" from the alley.
"Who 7" from the yard.
"You dasn't fightl'
| Eyes / das't ~
"Dasn't come overi"
"You seeln
He came over. It had been set.
tied that Johnny Flynn should
tackle him and Johnny was ready.
He grabbed for the new boys hat,
and the new boy grabbed for his
coat, and they tugged and twisted.
"Sick him, Johnnyln
"Clean him out!"
"Pull his hair ~
But the new boy had the best of
it. He came down on top Of John
ny and gouged his eye and bit his
finger, and offered to lick any one
else in the crowd. His father came
out just then and the seven ran
away, but the evidence was all in.
The new boy would not only sass
and fight, but he was boss. Before
shutdown that night he had been
presented with two big bites from
an apple, three marbles, a ball of
kite string and half a pound of sug-
ar in an old straw hat, and other
boys were waiting to shower honors
and presents upon him at sunrise.
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Let every man take care how he
speaks and writes of honest people
and not set down at venture the
first thing that comes uppermost.
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yes, papa

in sepulchYal voice.
THAT coachman of ours, whom we
discharged last week for being intox
icated and attempting to hitch the
COW to the pony phaeton, must have
placed them there" said the deacon.
"That is why he and Thomas, the
stable boy, used to go up in the gar
ret so often. They said they went
for secret prayer. How was deceiv
ed in that coaehmanp
Meanwhile Dick had been playing
with the cards.
He dealt himself hand.
"Phew royal straight !" be sud
denly and forgetfully exclaimed, as
he looked at the ace, king, queen,
jack and ten of clubs ranged out be
fore him.
Obadiah Kranket looked over his
shoulder and dropped the Missionary
War-aohoop, over which he had been
doing.
so il is" said he, not yet half
awake. "How much is in the pot ~
"What!' yelled Deacon Kranket.
Il was-a-a dreaming!' STAN
mered Obadiah, while Dick looked at
him curiously. II a-a-dreamed I
saw a-a-pot with gold in it, and /
was a-a-naturally asking how much
was in it,
"What is royal straight, Mr..
Sharp ~
Dick felt he had got himself into
sort of box.
cts term used in poker" said he,
blushing.
"Poker! !" exclaimed the deacon.
"Poker yelled Obadiah.
"Poker !" groaned the new minis
ter, apparently from his feet.
eyes, poker" recklessly said Dick.
do you ever play that ungodly
game I" queried the deacon.
"Once in while," desperately an
swered Dick. 1.-THE fact is-I-I-
that isl have an old aunt who is
passionately fond of the game, com
pletely wrapped up in it, in fact; SO I
play with her once in a while. Queer
eccentricity, amt it? Remarkable
caprice; but the doctors say it is the
only thing which will prolong her
life"
swell, 1 have never played poker"
said the deacon.
81 have never touched a card"
chimed in Obadiah.
"They are snares to the unwary,"
chimed 10 the new minister.
eyes," said Jessie, "but, Dich, what
is a royal straight, anyway"
"The highest hand in the pack;
beats four aces"
"Does it beat four aces I" queried
Obadiah.
Eyes, SIR"
swell, / don't think So"
GLOW do you know ?" put in the
deacon, as he absently fingered the
cards, as if he was about to shuttle
them.
II saw four men playing poker
one night at a hotel where I was
stopping. They said four aces could
not be beatn
"Stuff," said the deacon, "any fool
knows royal straight beats four
aces.n
"How do you know, deacon ?" ask
ed Dick, who was getting interested.
"Humphl talk to an old poker
player like-excuse me, Mr.. Sharp,
but | did play poker once in my
younger days-only one game-for
buttons. Then / was told that a
royal straight beat anything. 1t was
forty years ago, but ! have remark
able memory
"Glad to hear it, sneered Obediah.
II wish you would remember that
dollar / won last night in-Bless me,
what am l talking about? Unjust be
asleep yet. Yet I say four aces can't
| be beat.n
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Never Played Poker.
lol $50

BEACON KRANKET'S family
y is eminently pious and re-
Sg spectacle.
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tcrferes with her trade. She has
grown great and strong, aud laughs at
opposition. She protects her own in
terests regardless of the towns of the
state that has made her successful.
From a commercial..stand point that is
the course to be expected, and she
must keep her feathers smooth now
that Kansas, having grown out of her
teens, proposes TO regulate her own
affairs and build up towns with her
own money within her own borders,
and reach the markets of the east and
south as seems most profitable. The
great trunk lines that quietly remain
at the Kansas City union depot wait
ing for Kansas business will discover
inside of twenty-four months that 1t Is
going out of the state in a dozen other
channels, and that the business problem
that made Kansas City the one great
out for Kansas from 1870 to 1885 has
entirely changed. The monopoly is
gone because Kansas has grown be-
,ond it, and the sagacious railroad
managers who have come west as far
rs Kansas City must either go on far
,hcr west Through Kansas or give up
the competition TO more energetic
rivals. Ii is said that the Chicago and
Rock Island building into Kansas, iU-
vading the territory of the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe, will possibly
compel this last great corporation 10
go to Chicago-all right; if it goes on
10 The Atlantic seaboard all the better
for Kansas.
Whatever changes there may be in
the railroad msp OF Kansas, one thing
may be put down as absolutely sure,
and that isthat Topeka will not cease
her efforts TO secure railroad connec-
ton with Chicago and ST. Louis free
from the Kansas City pool, and the
sentiment of her citizens is favorable
to aid for any roads guaranteeing this.
Capital.
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Secretary BaYard states that

Secretary Bayard states that he
never read the report of the consul
general at Frankiort-on-the Main. Mr..
Mueller, upon German sentiment to-
ward America, until he saw il in he
newspapers, but he sees in it nothi ng
to censure II Prince Bismarck does
not like it there is no great loye lost.
That the power behind the German
throne is unfriendly to the United
States is highly probable. He sees this
country gaining vast accessions of
excellent citizens from his coun-
try, and nothing the government
can do will stop the exodus. The Ger
man people have a sharp eye to the
betterment of their condition, and no
disposition to sacrifice their own liz
terest to CRAFTY the imperial ambition
of the great statesman of their father
land. Bismarck's fellow covntrymen
have done a great deal for America.
and America has, in turn, done great
deal for them. This sort of recipro-
city is likely TO 60 on without appre-
ciable modification Oh account of any,
thing Mueller may write or Bismarck
NAV do