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Baby Liked Him.

The maxim that there is some good in
everybody is constantly receiving fresh
| illustrations.
A poor little ragamuffin, stepson in a
large, thriftleSs and exceedingly poor fam
lily, was an eyesore to the thrifty inhabi-
tants of the decorous prosperous old village
upon which his slatternly household had
suddenly descended.
He was always in the streets, and always
ragged and dirty, and, even if he was set
TO work, was sure to leave his Job to follow
the first handorgan.
In the course of nature he was arrested
for vagrancy. He showed no emotion
when the Indictment was read, nor when
he was sentenced to the reform school; but
when the Sheriff roughly babe him "brace
up" for they had Just time enough to catch
the train, the boy looked SO troubled that
his counsel asked him if he wanted any
thing.
''Pd like to see the baby before l CO." he
said, wistfully, and with his pale lips
quIvering.
A few questions to his mother and his
stepfather brought out the fact that the
waif had domestic side to his deformed
little nature, and that the baby preferred
him to all the rest of the family.
His request was granted. The Sheriff
looked up a later train; Constable
Swallowed" the boy home, and he had an
hour with his baby brother before begin
ming his dismal journey.
1t is to be hoped that those to whose
care he was committed were wise enough
to take advantage of the soft spot" thus
Unexpectedly revealed in heart which
had seemed so wanting in susceptibility to
any good influence. - Youths Companion.
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not long prevail. But the weary hour is
nearly over now, for within the theater,
the sullen thunder echoing on the night
air, is the tramp of thousands of feet leay-
ing the building-the play is over.
Quickly the stream of beings, once out
side, sees the glazing light. and soon a
Mortified crowd surge thick around the
slender, childish form battling with the
flames. Then the strain is over; the
eager element, robbed of its victory, is
dead and the white, still child form is
carried by grateful hands out to light and
warmth, amidst sea of humanity whose
gratitude for their self preservation finds
in the little wanderer of the streets a
heroine. As the gray-haird gentleman,
who caught the slight, little form as it
swayed in Inconsistencies when its work
was over, placed her in the carriage, in
the arms of his weeping wife, the be-
| wildered, dark eyes open, and at the ever
present, torturing thought of the old
couple waiting in hunger for her, the blue
| lips whisper their names and the place
| they call home. The damp brown head
of clustering curls falls on Mrs. Ran
dolph's warm shoulder, and unconscious
ness again claims the weary hungry child.
Fifteen years have sped silently by.
And again in brilliant, crowded theater,
the audience watch with ever new interest
the stage which tonight pictures forth
scenes and snatches from our worlds lower
life. In the parquet sits lovely woman,
with her fond husband, woman loved by
all, and whose charities are unbounded. If
the great, dark eyes watching the pictured
scenes of want and woe, grow wonderfully
soft and sad, few about her remember that
she who watches with them was once Little
Nellie, the city's waif.
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Not "Stuck Up.n

Among the officers in the Northern
army Of the civil war no one was gruffer,
Drawer or more beloved by mis- men than
General Stannard, who commanded Yer
mont brigade. He was always enraged by
any attempt of the men whom he COM
manded to steal, or forage" as they called
it, on private property.
4 private named Hicks, on the march
to Gettysburg, remarked, chuckling to a
companion, that there was nothing stuck
up about old Stannard. He was not
ashamed to converse socially with a
private !"
"Has he been talking to you? What
did he say ?'
"Told me if I didn't get out of them
cherry-trees he'd kill me-"
Another instance OF STANDARDS keen
watchfulness was given by one of his SOL
diers On the march to Frederick, the
General knew that an attack was to be
made on the regiment in a few minutes.
The men were furnishing with thirst, and
coming to a well wished to stop and fill
their canteens. Stannard set guard
over it and forbade them to break ranks.
4 certain Lieutenant Brown, who had a
wounded comrade, disobeyed the order,
and, going to the well, at the risk of his
life, brought his friend some water. Sem
eral Stannard put him under arrest and
took his sword from him.
When the regiment reached Gettys-
burg, Brown, foreseeing a fierce conflict,
asked the General to suffer him to carry
his sword for the day, to be returned at
night. 1t had, however, been sent with
the baggage to the rear. Brown procured
tomahawk and carried it into battle, and
did such good service that General Stan
nard at night, though badly wounded, sent
for him, gave him his own sword, and told
him he richly deserved to carry it.
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annexation of Texas; the war with Mexico
and the acquisition of California, with the
discoveries of gold that followed; the
French revolution of 1S4S; the rise and
fall of Napoleon III, and the establishment
of the French republic; the laying of the
ocean cables; the great civil war snd the
abolition of slavery in the United States;
the uniication of Italy; the great Franco
Prussian war and the unification of Ger
many the overthrow of the Pope's tenn
poral power; the emancipation of the Rus
sian serfs; the extension of Russian power
to Central Asia; the discovery of the
sources of the Nile and Niger and the ex-
ploration of the interior of Africa; and,
lastly, the discovery of the telephone and
photograph
Several well-known citizeus were punched
together in the froat part of car during
one of the recent wet days, and all were
discussing the origin as we'll as the con-
venience of old proverbs.
Finally the conversation driftfd into
humorous anecdotes wherein some old
| proyerb figured wiih more or less eptuess.
A prominent minister, y ho was one of
| the party, told one y hen bis turn came
around which clea ed much merriment.
at happened some time ago" began the
reverend gentleman. Il was very busy at
the time, and was hurrying along the street
one day, when a gentleman stopped me
and asked me ii | would otFiciate at the
| funeral of bis child that afternoon. l had
not heard of the death aud, as ] said be-
fore. was very busy at the time; yet, in
such case, | would not think of refusing,
so / told the man l would do what he
asked l buried home and cleared up my
work, and then, donning my black suit,
buried 10 The mouse where the dead child
lay. my object being to get there little
early, So that | might get some particulars
regarding The little one from the parents,
in order to make an appropriate funeral
address. Well, arrived at the house and
rang the bell. The lady of the house
opened the door, and upon seeing me ut.
tered an exclamation of surprise. Why,
Doctor, Pm sorry we troubled you, said
she, but Rev. DR.. F. happened 10 come
along, and we called him in to attend to it.
It's first come first served you know,
Doctor"
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BANIsHED FROM LEIPsIC.
Anarchist Reinsdorf is Not Wanted a
His Old Home.

His Old Home.
New YORK, January 4th.-The socialists
in New York have been informed that their
confrere, Bruins Reinsdorf, has been ban
ished from the city of Leipsic. where he
went on a visit to his wife's relatives
Leipsic is under military rule and all
socialists and anarchists making their home
in that city are under police surveillance
Reinsdorfs record as an anarchist agitator
had preceded him, and the German author
tiles took immediate steps to get rid of him,
although his voyage had not been under
taken for propaganda purposes.
Reinsdorf lived with his wife in Brook
Ign, and the latter, some three weeks ago
attempted suicide by drowning. She IS q
native of Leipsic, where she is said TO have
excellent family connections, and the an
archist took her abroad to place her under
the care of her parents.
The story of Reinsdorfs marriage is not
without romance. When a condemned
Anarchist and fugitive from justice in Ger
many, few years ago, the woman, who
aiterward became his wife under the laws
of the State of New York took a deep in
terest in him. She was at that time an
unsophisticsted young girl living with her
parents. She regarded Reinsdorf as hero
and finally cast aside the warnings of her
relatives and friends and followed the man
of her choice to a foreign land, where
awaited poverty and privation.
Her dream of happiness was short. The
shallowness of her husbands political pre-
tentions soon became apparent, and she
brooded over her fate until her mind be-
came shattered, and in q fit of melancholy
she attempted to take her own life. The
doctors said the only way to save her was
to restore her to her parents and her former
surroundings.
Reinsdorf is a brother of the Reinsdori
who was behesded in Germany for his
completely in plan to blow up the Wei.
derwald monument.
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NJ. lola wants to occupy Emile Au-
gier's chair among the immortals. He de-
clares that he is fit for the distinguished
honor, and that he will apply for it and
not be discouraged by defeat. He insists
that his ambition will not be satisfied I'M
til he is a member of the French Academy,
and that he proposes to live long enough
to satisfy this desire. We hope that lola
may die at a reasonably old age, for if he
lives until he is elected to the Academy
he is likely to become so old as to be an
object of supreme pity. What lola has
done to command the honor of chair in
the Academy the readers of clean litera-
ture will never be able to discover, for
such will not read lola. If the distinction
of the badge of the Academy is to be voted
to the Zolas of the age, then monstrous
wrong was done to Paul de Kock and all
the train of course and libidinous writers.
If France confers the honors of the Acad-
envy on such grinders of filth, and such
apostles of smut and realism combined,
then in America there will be some excuse
for literary canonization of Marryat, and
the eonferment of honorary degrees on
such writers of trash-but clean-known
as of the Mrs. E. D. Z. n. Southworth
school.
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HE MISSED HIS WIFE.
Another Use to Which Edison's Wonder
full Invention Can be Put.

'Mister," said a haggard-looking man,
as he walked into the grocery store, "can
you tell me where can buy a phono-
graph ?"
81 guess We can order one for you, sir"
said the salesman who met him at the
door. His face expressed surprise, but his
tone conveyed assurance.
"Can you get one that'll work automat-
ically; one that you won't have to grind
yourself, but can fix it all up and can let
it go of its own accord ,"
Il think we can arrange an attachment
that will accomplish that result"
"All right; get it as quick as you can,
will you"
''You want it as a sort Of amanuensis, 1
suppose"
''No; my wife has gone ont Of town. 1
find that when | get home at night every
thing is so kind of solemn and still that /
don't feel like going to bed, and when L
do get to bed the silence is so oppressive
that l can't stand it. So l thought if
could get photograph and have the
hired girl talk into it for about three
quarters of an hour-something about it's
being a nice time of night for a self
respecting married man to be getting
home, and all that sort of thing-I would
set it before | went to bed and succeed in
getting to sleep. It's funny how a man
will miss these old familiar sounds. p
Merchant IrlreNez
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NOTE AND COMMENT.

Kate Fields Washington" is the title Of
that lady's latest literary venture. The
weekly has the crispuess of frosty morn
ing, and the novelty of individuality mani
fest in degree not equaled since the days
when John W. F0rney made his name his
paper. Miss Fields journal is free lance.
snd plunges in among things social and
political with q freedom that appears to
tread upon the threshold of recklessness,
and yet avoids it. We are inclined to the be-
lief that Miss Field has found q new field
of usefulness, and that her ethical and lit
erary paper, hailing from the national cap
ital, is wise venture in the right place
The advertising pages OF The first issue
Prove that Miss Field has the Continuance
aud support Of strong class Of business
men in California.
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A PAUL PRY of the sensational press
has invaded the home of Mary Anderson
and annoyed her with questions concern
ing her intention to marry or not to marry
a certain gentleman. The actress refused
to be interviewed and politely told the re
porter that her private affairs were not of
public concern. The supposed bridegroom
was then hunted up and he, too, snubbed
the self-appointed inquisitor, and now the
fact that nothing was ascertained is cabled.
The question naturally suggests itself
whether there are any private rights that
the prying agents of the sensational press
are bouHd to respect. Why are Mary
Anderson's intentions regarding marriage
any more matters of public concern than
those of any other young lady? Yet what
would be thought of the impudenoe of a
reporter who would crowd his way into a
Sacramento home and insist upon the
young ladies of the household affirming or
denying that they were about to marry2
If the parents of such daughters did not
K ok the impudent fellow from the house,
public opinion would metaphorically ad-
minister similar rebuke. Because Mary
Anderson is an actress no more gives war
rant for the invasion of her privacy than
the social position of any other prominent
man justifes putting her on the rack,
AID there are scores more prominent than
Mary. There is, in truth, such assurance
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THE STOMACH BRUSH.
An Instrument that Did Not Become
Very Popular.

A dental journal publishes the following,
translated from the German: In 1713
there was published pamphlet entitled
"a Complete Account of the Most Useful
Stomach-brush, which is now to be had at
the Brush-makers, at the Old Court Sad
lers Shop in Broad Street, in Collu-on-
the-Spree." Many a one may have wished
to be able once in awhile to have his
stomach thoroughly cleaned out, and this
speculative brush-maker gave practical
bic means to give effect to this wish. In
the pamphlet there is a drawing of the
stomach-brush; it resembles pipe-cleaner,
but of course is larger. The stalk is made
of four wires twisted together, covered
with thread, silk, or small ribbons; it is
26 inches long. The brush at the under
end is inches long and l. broad, and is
made of goats-beard hair; but, when one
has been accustomed TO use it for three or
four weeks, horse-hair brush is substi-
tuted, this hair being somewhat stronger,
and So the effect is better The applica-
tion Of this most excellent brush is very
simple; 1t is pressed through the throat
down into the stomach, which by drawing
up and down Of the brush, is cleaned.
/ Thereafter, cold water or brandy is to be
drank, and the operation is repeated till
the cleaning is perfect. The cure is to be
repeated every morning.
Inc author says, according to the Brit
ish Medical Journal: "At first Won will
find it rather troublesome to get the
brush down, but when you put it in vour
mouth and on your palate, draw in breath
and wind, and press it gently and gradu-
ally down, and, without any particular
trouble, it will reach the stomach. After
eight TO fourteen days practice it will
come as easily as eating or drinking" Of
course, the daily application Of the stom-
ach-brush is the infallible remedy or pre-
ventive of all diseases that can be i'm
agined. whoever uses this cure requires
no other medicine, for it is good against
all-cold, hot and poisonous fevers, it
gives good appetite for eating, it is good
against asthma, hemorrhages, headache,
chest complaints, coughs, consumpticns,
apoplexy, toothache, sore eyes, dysentery,
quinsy on the tongue, quinsy in the
throat, ulcers, assesses, cardialgy; it favors
digestion, strengthens the heart, drives
away pimples on the skin, is against chok-
Ing in tho stomach, etc, makes too fat and
asthmatical and swollen-up people thin,
and, on the other hand, makes meager and
thin people fat. The great effect, how
ever, is produced only when the use of the
| brush is combined with that of an elixir.
This is compounded of aloes, saffron, rhu-
barbona, lark-mushroom, wormseed, eugian.
myrrh, theriac. After the stomach-wash-
ing, forty to fifty drops of the elixir is to
taken in wine, and this preserves for
| twenty-four hours against all poison and
pestilence."
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THE AGED.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, in the Atlantic,
says that the feeling comes to many aged
people that they have outlived their use
fulness; that they are in the way; drag
on the wheels. That is probably true, but
it is more true in America than elsewhere,
for the simple reason that our children are
not trained to respect and succor old age,
as are the youths of Europe 1t is re-
proach to the American social system that
this is so. There aught to be no reason
for the aged feeling that they are in the
way. If our youth were properly trained,
old age in America would enjoy tranquil rest
and high respect as right, and the aged
feel that they fill as important place in
the social economy as the active. We
can well take valuable lessons from the
Jews in this matter, who train their chill
dren to regard old age as a crown of honor.
and the care of the aged as sacred duty
as any that can devolve upon manhood.
When a people come to look upon the
aged as membranes rather than as sa-
cred trusts and living examples for youth,
they are in decadence, and there is at the
core of such society the canker that con-
sumes human sympathy and destroys the
best of life.
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saubbed by public men, abused and ridi-
culed by the press, denounced as hum
bug by the geological societies, and ieered
at as Yankee adventurer and swindler
by the mob. He was invited before So
ciety that his pretensions might be ex-
posed, and the evidence which he pre-
sented as to his meeting with Livingstone
was freely denounced as fraudulent, and
the private papers of that explorer pro-
nounced to be forgeries. 1t is the same
Stanley who has since then been denounced
by English scientists as an adventurer and
humbug. Now the corporation of Lon
don has asked him to accept the freedom
of the city, the Queen of England sends a
congratulatory telegram, and the wealth,
brains and nobility of the English metrop-
oils are preparing to give him grand re-
ception.-MobIe Register.
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THE YOSEMITE VALLEY

The Century Mogazine management sent
one of Its editors to California last sum-
mer. One of the results is now manifest
in the editorial agitation that periodical
has begun upon "The Neglect of the Yo-
semitic Valley" The chief point made
begins in these words:
The American people are probably not aware
of their propIietorship in the Yosemite. In
1861 by Act of Congress, the valley and the
grounds in the vicinity of the Big Trees OF Mari
posa were granted TO the State of California,
with the stipulation nevertheless that the
said State shall accept this grant upon the ex-
press conditions that the premises shall be held
for public use, resort and recreation; shall be
inalienable for all time, etc. Thus is recOg-
nized by law the moral claim of all humanity
to an interest in the preservation of the won
'ders of the world. citizen of New York is as
much one of the owners of the Yosemite as q
citizen OF California, and his right to be heard
in suggestion or protest is as undoubted.
Then follows the complaint that the
policy of the Yosemite Commission, in its
landscape gardening-so to speaks not
commendable. 1t is matter that will
bear discussion, for the truth can always
endure debate and never asks for conceal
ment. The question the Century asks,
" Has the policy of touching the treat
ment of the landscape been wise, and does
it accord with the best taste ?" is one not to
be answered out of hand. 1t is not our
purpose to debate it now, but to call atten-
ton to this influential voice at the East
which breaches to some hundreds of thou
sands of intelligent hearers. Whatever
form the discussion may take that the
Century's criticism provokes, it cannot but
result in good, since it will quicken intelli-
gence in California concerning the splen-
did trust that has been imposed upon us.
We take it that none of the Commissioners
of the past or present will feel that the
debate the Century opens will be proftless.
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Not the Age of Prophecy.

Prophecy has come to be poor trade
like another. Don't never prophesy on
less We know" is the advice of Hosea Big.
low, derived from his grandfather's stock
of winter-straiued wisdom. But if you
must go into the business-and really tits
much like Wall street, where the wisest,
the richest, the poorest, the most foolish,
is alike driven to take a flyer now and
then-if you feel you must, then go IN on
the "bull'' side IT'S "a bull country" as
the Commodore truly declared. For ne
glect of this small consideration, no longer
ago than 1850, one of the wisest men OF
Western Pennsylvania shook his white
hairs at that new-fangled Pennsylvania
Railroad. "Why, who wants the thing p
he cried-"AlI the light goods are bound
to come by the Conestoga wagons, and the
heavy stuff and all the passengers that are
not in hurry by the canal. What's left
for your innovatipg. noisy, ruinoUs rail-
road, except a sackful of through letter
mail and maybe so much as a stage load of
poor passengers that can't help themselves.
Why, when / go Pm going by the good old
national road stages to Cumberland, SIR"
-New York Tribune.
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His Preserver.

A gentleman who is confirmed bache.
Tor was being rallied recently by some lady
friends upon his obstinate resistance to all
attempts to lead him into matrimony
81 WONDER" one of them SAID, 'that any
man could escape who has had all the
snares laid for him that have been spread
for you"
Il should never have been able to pre-
serve my liberty" he answered, chad it
not been for certain windoY on Winter
street."
"a window on Winter street, What
was there in that to preserve you Z"
st was filed with the materials Of
which the modern woman is made" he re-
turned, with an afectation of gravity.
"Whenever / was in any danger Of becom-
ing engaged have simply walked around
and looked in at that window, and have
thereby been saved r'-Boston Courier.
The photograph seems to be making
greater headway in Mexico than in the
United States. the Director General of
the telegraph system is to make contract
for its introduction at once.
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in these days on the part of the sensational
press that it operates as terrorism, and
people submit to its inquisition rather
than invoke its assaults by resistance.
But it is not pleasant to reflect that this is
so, and that there are few homes in the
land where there is domiciled the courage
to lead the Paul Prys by the collar to the
door, as distinguished Judge in one of
our cities did few years ago, when osse of
these meddlers gained entrance to his
house and insisted upon recital Or denial
of the story of his daughters engagement.