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, 1889-01-13
Two Smart Birds.

Birds of many curious kinds are
found in Australia which cannot be
found anywhere else. Ono of them is
the bower builder, or walk builder, as
1t is called. 1t builds a long walk or
bower with grasses and sprigs, and
then collects all sorts of little things
TO decorate it. Gaudy feathers he
likes particularly for this purpose, but
he does not disdain shells, bleached
bones, a pipe bowl, a penknife, or any
small object that he can find. So well
is his propensity known, that when
persons lose such things in the bush
they generally find them in the bower
birds walk. 1t is evident that the
bird takes them purely as ornaments,
for he lives entirely on seeds and fruit.
Another noteworthy bird native to
that far off land is the Tyre bird. He
a not only initiate the notes of all
other birds, but also nearly every
sound made by man. Settlers are
often deceived by him, and many
amusing stories are told. Sometimes
q man working on his clearing hears
somebody chopping wood a short dis
lance away, and a dog barking at his
heels. He goes in search of the in
truder, and finds after q long walk
that the Tyre bird has been making
game of him. A man using a cross,
cut saw hears somebody doing the
same thing, and after searching un-
successfully for him, discovers that II
Is the bird.-Philadelphia Times.
, 1889-01-13
New French Nobility.

Alexandra Dumas has written an
open letter to a friend in which he
gives an amusing illustration of the
way in which the humble French citi-
zen seeks to attach to himself a title of
nobility. He had a friend by the
name of Bernard, who all of a sudden
appeared under the guise of M. de
C~hanteville.
liz sent me an invitation to hunt
ing party on his estate and appended
n postscript: You must not be sur
prlsed, nor indulge in too much laugh
ter, if you hear me addressed at NJ. de
Chanteville.' He explained TO me that,
as he was the only landed proprietor
within twenty miles who did not pre-
fix a particle to his name, lie had
found himself compelled to assume a
mask OF nobility in order to be able to
associate with his neighbors, the titles
Of most of whom had probably origi-
mated in just this way. With my
simple name of Bernard, he said, the
game beaters would have taken me
for one of themselves, and even the
hound servants would not have recog-
nized me-
But why the name of Chante-
villeTI inquired. 4 discovered in the
papers of my ancestors hat my pater-
nal grandmother was to have married
M. dc Chanteville. The marriage
never took place owing to the death of
the sutton. Had he survived, my
grandmother would have welded him,
my father would have borne the name
OF De Chanteville, and so should /.
l revive this name to which no one
can lay, claim, and l really bear it
creditably.' The explanation was sat
isfactory. When my friend died, the
family retained the name of De Chan
teville, and so the title was conse-
Grated. philadelphia Telegraph.
, 1889-01-13

He stood with one foot on the huh
of his wagon wheel, talking to his
wife, who sat In the wagon holding
the lines.
"How much did you say, MaryY" he
asked.
"a dollar"
WHAT a hull dollar fur two pairs
Of stockings7"
Eyes"
I'VE can't affordit it. That's perfectly
reckless"
But l want EN-"
Eyes, I suppose so, but you can't
have 'em. Look a here. I've got to
have a necktie, a new hat, a pair OF
suspenders, a pair of buckskin gloves,
some socks, a plug of tobacco and q
jack knife, and that'n take all the
money we can spare"
Cant l get one pair9"
"Well, mebbe, but you'd better look
fur cotton, and sunthin' at about
twenty cents. Well never git rich in
the world if we don't keep expenses
down. detroit Free Press.
, 1889-01-13

Every one we meet has his own bur
dens to carry. We do not want also
to inflict him with our own. a bright
countenance, a smile, a pleasant word
are very insignificant things and vet
they + full of helpfulness. There is
this to be remembered, n kind act is
eve amiss. Some soul is always
hungering and thirsting for a token
of sympathy. 1t is easy to see when
one needs pecuniary or material assist
ance and not very difficult to give it
but somehow when we speak OF
helping each other" the phrase
takes on q different meaning.
The word of advice judiciousiy
spoken where it is needed; en-
couragement and cheer to the down
hearted; praise and appreciation to the
ambitious; flowers and u tender mes
sage to the sick and lonely; endless
love and forbcarance toward our very
own; tears and sympathy with those
whose grief is too great for words; ali
who can even attempt to name the
thousand ways in which we can 'help
each other" Heaven forbid that we
should neglect these opportunities
1t is through noble and generousd deeds
that character is developed and every
act of generosity and kindness on our
part brings us closer in kinship to
Christ, our elder brother, whose life
and teachings are the most beautiful
example the world has given of help
fulness to humanity.-1da Harper in
Fireman's Magazine.
, 1889-01-13
A Great French Art School.

Julien's art schools are, as they de-
serve to be, increasingly popular. In
the four schools there are about six
hundred students, many of them really
fine professional artists, who feel the
need and refrcshment of study in such
a course, and under the four great
painters of the world. OF the four
Laurens and Lefebre are the most
sought for, as they are the strong men
of the beauX arts The work done I'M
der them is truthful and earnest.
The models pose at 8 o'clock in the
morning, and study lasts from then,
with an hour-from IL to 1 o'clock-as
intermission, till 8 o'clock in the after
noon. There are no holidays the year
round, except Sunday and theshith of
July.
In the mems schools the course is
very much the same as at the Beaux
Arts. The curriculum of the women's
school is not quite so severe, but much
the same, and the present year is com.
ing much nearer it than hitherto.
The American women are reckoned
among the stronger workers. 1t is O
temptation for those who love art fol-
its own sake, TO linger here studying
and working in this atmosphere, full
of the beautiful, gaining that strength
tho lack of which is so often felt il
America--Paris Cor. Baltimore Amer
lean
, 1889-01-13
Some Trained Monkeys.

As for the monkeys in Professor
Brockman's collection, they are simply
astonishing. They are kept in cages,
and are very cleanse much so that
when one of them happens to dirty
itself, all the others noticethe fact i'm
mediately, and jeer and make the
wryest of wry faces at the misbehaved
one. Each monkey has its own plate
to eat from and knows it, and actually
refuses to eat from anybody elsefs
plate. Their training takes a long
TIME and much trouble, because they
m restless and ~inattentive. Yet it is
thoroughly done without the
use of forcible or very severe means
than with. 1t is a bad policy to hurt
them, because they are extremely
sensitive and nervous, and a little i'll
treatment Will kill them. For this
same reason they never perform more
thar ten consecutive minutes at a time,
and, although they can bear heat and
cold pretty well they must be carefully
kept out of draft. There is one monkey
that rides on horseback, dressed in a
red coat, and with q silk hat on. He
looks, from behind, like a miniature
huntsman, and when seen in front he
resembles Voltaire on horseback as
much as one egg the other. OF course,
these monkeys know their attendants
by face, and pretty nearly by name.
One, a little Pavian, the clown of the
troupe, and who jumps somersaults,
like Barnum's best, took q dislike to
the head attendant some time ago. 1t
must be a strong grudgc, for when
ever he sees him he makes faces at
him, grinds his teeth together, shakes
his fist and yanks. This same animal
is learning how to catch n small base
ball. He began by learning how to
catch little sticks, then little flags, and
will o o be sufficiently practiced to
catch a ball. Mr.. Brockman says he
will teach another monkey how to
pitch, and if he succeeds with this,
will try to give performances with a
baseball nine composed of brute ami
mails only.-Baltimore American.
, 1889-01-13
rhe rlr.t Pra,er in conrre...

The first prayer in the congress of
the United States was made in this
wise: A convention from all the states
in the Union, except Rhode Island,
met in pursuance of a resolution
passed in congress recommending that
course, in the state house at Philadel-
phia, in May, 1857. Washington was
elected to preside. 1t was the inten-
ton at first to amend the articles of
confederation under which until then
the national government had been adj
ministered- But after consultation
and debate it was decided to throw
over the old system altogether and pro-
c to form a new constitution. This
convention embraced almost every
really great man in the nation.
We, In our piping days of peace,
have no conception of the obstacles the
trainers of the constitution had to con-
tend with. AT one time any chance of
union and unanimity seemed so small
that several members proposed a final
adjournment. AT this momentous
crisis DIR. Franklin arose and, securing
recognition from the presiding officer,
said:
How has it happened, sir, that
while cropping SO long in the dark, di-
$3.50 CRAHAOhSr III IION ICdb1
to separate without accomplishing the
great object of our meeting together,
we have not once thought of humbly
applying TO the Father of Lights to il
Illuminate our understandings In the
beginning of the contest with Great
Britain, when we were sensible dan
ger, we had daily prayers in this room
for divine protection. Our prayers,
sir, were graciously heard and an
swered." DIR. Franklin then moved
that "Henceforth, prayers, imploring
the assistance of heaven, and its bless
ings on u deliberations, be held in
this assembly every morning before
we proceed TO business"
This resolution was at once adopted.
The historian adds; Greater harmony
prevailed in the convention, and so Wis
ible was the guidance of Divine Wis
dom from that time, hat the most
skePtical were COMPOUNDED. The
founders went straight forward to
glorious termination of their labors."
louisville Courier-Journal.
, 1889-01-13
Whom They Fail to Smile.


Mr.. Firth, the author of a new Eng
lish book on America, says in effect
that as long rs you praise Americans
you are declared to be the most appre-
clative of men, and altogether an Eng
hshman of great common sense. But
should you, as the result of much pa
tient investigation mildly
express your opinion that Americans
drink too much iced water, that their
politics are not quite so pure as they
might be, that their railway system IS
a huge monopoly under whose iron
rule the people are helpless, that the
hoop iron table knives they use, though
well adapted for cutting butter, are
not exactly suited for cutting beef,
thSt their laws are not always well ad-
ministered, that they often neglect
their political duties and abandon the
Held to charlatans and rogues, that
Americans work too hard, disregard
the laws of health and the require
ments of a healthy life-the pleased
expression leaves the face Of your
friend, and you are Immediately told
that you have not devoted sufficient
tlmo to make the necessary inquiries
on these points, and it may even be
hunted that you are not nearly SO sem
sible as you were considered to be half
an hour before. In all this Americans
only show how extremely English they
orn
, 1889-01-13
William Warren rs pnlicoddx.

The John Peter Pillicoddy of Mr..
Warren was almost worthy to be called
a great creation. The old time farce,
which has nearly been superseded by
burlesque and extravaganza, had a real
artistic reason for being. 1t had the
same place in the drama that humor-
u character has in painting, and
served a like purpose. Farce simply
took n natural human feeling or habit,
magnified or intensified it, and showed
how amusing a man might be who was
entirely under its control. Mr.. Pill
coddy is a nursery gardener and q
scotsman, n beautiful, perfect speci-
men of the small but prosperous En-
glish Philistine.
He is devotedly fond of his wife,
who was the widow of q sea captain
named O'Scuttle, and all his spirit is
possessed by a dread that Mrs. Pill
coddy's FIRST" who was supposed to
have been drowned at sea, may turn
up and claim his spouse. His fear
soon has something substantial to feed
on, for a Capt. O'Scuttle does turn up
n demand a wife, and the action is
occupied simply with the display Of
Mr.. Pillicoddy's emotions until he dis
covers that he is dealing with his pre-
deceSsor's brother, and not with the
predecessor himself. Absurd as the
character is, it fairly glowed with life,
as well as drollery, in Mr.. Warren's
hands.-Atlantic Monthly.
, 1889-01-13

Charles Mathews once told a story
of the boots at a country hotel where
he was staying, asking to be paid for
going to the theatre. Mathews, struck
with the fellows civility, gave him an
order for the play. Come and see
the piece, Tom" said Mathews. CAT
the theatreY" Eyes" said Mathews
there is an order for you" The next
day Mathews said: "Well Tom, did
you like the playf" ooh, yes" said
the boots, in q dubious kind of way
but who's to pay me for my timef"-
Old Paper.
, 1889-01-13
1t Has necoms Monotnnou.

One of 81. Paul's distinguished citi-
zens who reioices in the title Of gen
eral, and whose name is u household
word all over town, is a member of
the Presbyterian denomination. In
former years he used to cross the
ocean quite frequently, and each time
before venturing out on the briny
made his will, in which he bequeathed
q good round sum t o the church of
which he is n pillar, for n building
fund But he always passed through
the perlls OF the great deep with safety
and returned home in better health
than ever before. Then he would tear
up the will and leave the church out
in the cold again. This sort of thing
has become rather m~onotonons to the
congregation, and it is understood
that they have taken matters into
their W hand and will make up a
building fund by subscription instead
of waiting longer for the demise of
the healthy church members Paul
Pioneer Press.
, 1889-01-13

A Boston man who had had a pretty
hard tug with fortune for several
years and could with difficulty keep
afloat on the sea of responsibility, had
a tidy little fortune left him by a rela-
tive. A friend meeting him soon after
asked him what was his first sensation
after getting his hands on the money.
'My first sensation was to give a lift
in the way of something needful to
several fellows whom l knew to be in
as tight quarters as / ever was myself.
l obeyed the impulse and I've been
always glad 1 did, for the longer I'm
in possession of money the fewer such
impulses 1 have. Boston Advertiser.
, 1889-01-13
Tho Dog Had F1eas.

The irrepressible small boy lived in
a fashionable boarding house, on
Washington boulevard. Among the
boarders was ar old maid, whose
many silly, girlish ways made her the
object of much secret fun among the
boarders, 1t was after a dull Sunday
afternoon, when it vas a trifle early
to light the gas, and n momentary
summons to supper was expected, that
the lady, a couple of gentlemen and
parlors. No one seemed willing to
start a conversation, so, for the want
of a better thought, the lady said to
the graceful hound, on the rug before
the CRATE: "Oh, Fanny, how 1 envy
you your peaceful lot; no trials or
caresp The little boy sprang to the
side of his favorite, and, looking up
into the lady's face, blurted out; Il
guess you wouldn't, if you had to
have feasl"-Chicago Herald.
, 1889-01-13

A man in New York who was badly
unused up and disfgured in a street
row had a photograph taken of him
self while in that plight to present as
evidence before the court. There Is
no moro veracious witness than a pho.
tograph, and after scanning the piot-
ure of q badly misused man it did not
take the jury long to decide the case
in his favor. Photography is a useful
art, and it is constantly realizing new
possibilities.lChicago Herald.
, 1889-01-13
The Tyler Desk Co.

OF St Louis, Mo-, are now pushing an
other ingenious Office Device. This time
1t is Tyler's Royal Automatic Type Writ
er Cabinet and Desk Combined. 1t is
adapted to every Machine now in use,
and said to be the finest on Earth. The
Tyler system Of Bank Counters are also
attracting great attention, while the fam
GUS Tyler D~esks-some 400 styies--con.
iInue to grow in public favor, Illustrated
Catalogues free.
, 1889-01-13

How can parents allow their children to
cough and strain and cough and calmly
saw: "Ohl it is only a little cold." and
keep giving them cheap and dangerous
medicines, until they are down with lung
fever or consumption, when they can be
so easily relieved by Beggs' Cherry
Cough SYRUP 1t has no superior, and
few equals. For sale by W. N. Hunt.
druggist
, 1889-01-13
Backien,s ArnIcn snIve.

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns and all skin eruptions, and positively
cures piles or no pay required. 1t is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction OF
money refunded. Price 25 cents per box.
For sale by DR.. w. N. Hunt.
, 1889-01-13

The ORIGINAL ABIETINE ONT
MENT is only put up in large two ounce
tin boxes, and Is an absolute cure Tor old
sores, burns, wounds, chapped hands and
all skin eruptions. Win positively cure all
KINDS of piles. Ask for the ORIGINAL
ABIETINE OINTMENT. Sold by DR..
w. N. Hunt, at 25 cents per box-by mail
80 cents.
, 1889-01-13
Advice to NJ

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup should
always be used for children teething. 1t
soothes the child, softens the gums. allays
the pain, cures wind collie and is the best
remedy for diarrhGa. Twenty five cents
n bottle
, 1889-01-13
The Dinner raster Of Paris.

Paris keeps ahead in the invention
of employments. The pitch of ma
terial civilization to which they have
attained has now blossomed in a "din-
ner faster" There is only one Of him.
He drives rapidly from one house to
another tasting the dinner and sug-
costing improvements and corrections,
adding a touch of oil here, advising
the passing of this carving knife
through garlic, correcting fatness by
q squeeze Of lemon, etc. He is a chef
Of the first order, AND having made a
great deal of money contemplated re-
turing, but his artistic nature revolted,
so he explains to a newspaper man
over there, against total divorce from
the congenial and sympathetic eeeupa-
ton of a lifetime; and he invented for
himself the occupation of dinner faster,
many people being delighted to have
the benefit Of abe criticism of such a
master who could not afford to employ
such a n altogether. New York
Graphic.
Kellner wishes to state that he is soon
to wind up his business here, and will
therefore close out his entire stock of dry
goods and millinery for less than they
cost at wholesale.
, 1889-01-13

Wedding and visiting cards in great
variety ut the Leader Office.
, 1889-01-13

doughnut received by Josiah
Tllotson of Vermont in his Christ
mas stocking, sixty-four years ago, Is
now on exhibition in Bennington.
, 1889-01-13
DR.. Wagaer& cp.


We offer no apology for d~evoting q so much time
and attention to this much neglected class of
diseases, believing that no condition of human
iy is too wretched to merit the sympathy and
best services of the profession to which we be
long, as many are INNOCENT sufferers, and that
the physician who devotes himself
TO relieving the afflicted and saving
them from worse than death, is no less a
philanthrophist and n benefactor to his race
than the surgeon or physician who by close APP
plication eXcels IN any other b anch OF his pro
fession. And, fortunately for humanity the day
is dawning when the false philanthropy thai
condemned the victims OF folly or crime, like
the lepers under the Jewish law, to die uncared
for, has passed away.
, 1889-01-13
U MEN

Who may besuffering from the effects of youth
full follies or indiscretions, will do well to avail
themselves of this the greatest boon ever laid
at the alter of suffering humanity. DR.. WAC
NER will guarantee to forfeit five hundred dol
lars for every case of seminal weakness or pri
yate disease of any kind or character which ht
undertakes and falls to cure.
, 1889-01-13
MIDDLE-AGEDMEN

There are many men of the age of 30 to 60 who
are troubled with too frequent excavations OF
the bladder often accompanied by a slight
smarting or burning sensation and a weaken
ing OF the system in n manner the patient cam
not account for. On examining the urinary de
postts a ropy sediment will often be found, and
sometimes small particles of albumen will ap-
pear, or the color will be OF akin or milkish
hue, again changing to a dark and turbid ap
pearancu. There are many men who die OF
this difficulty ignorant of the cause, which is
the second stage OF seminal weakness. DIR.
Wagner viii guarantee a cure in all such
cases and n healthy restoration of the genito-
urinary organ. Consultation free. Thorough
examination and advice. $500.
See the Doctors additional advertisement in
the Daily Denver News and Tribune-Repuhli-
can.
All Communication should be addressed
The Brookhaven leader., 1889-10-03
is MRS. BENDER ALIVE?
An Old Woman Thought to Be Her Living
In Niles, Mich.

An Old Woman Thought to Be Her Living
In Niles, Mich.
NILES, Mich, Sept 28-Mrs. Bender, OF
the notorious Kansas family Of that name.
is said to be living in this town. The
Benders-John Bender and his wife and
their daughter Kate-lived in a sparsely
settled part of Kansas years ago and are
known to have murdered many chance
passengers for their money and buried
their bodies. The murders form
one of the most sensational chapters in
the history of American crime. The
woman supposed to be Mrs. Bender has
been a wanderer all her life. She has had
many husbands and many temporary
homes. She has lived here about ten
years, but claims she was here at the
time of the Kansas murders. She says
she rented house Of Judge Fish hers
nineteen years ago, but the Judges
books show that it was between ten and
eleven years ago. She comes and goes
no one knows where, and pretends to hs
peddling. A tintype of the suspected
woman sent to a man named Cole in Men
York, who knew the Benders and was al
their home in Kansas two weeks befors
their flight. was sent back wits
this reply, This picture is an exact like
ness of Mrs. Bender" One sent to L f.
Smith. of Parsons. Kan, was recognise
as Mrs. Bender.
The discovery that Mrs. Bender was liv'
ing here is said to have been m ade by thu
merest chance in Kansas.