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“ The wolves, as soon as they discovered my flight, with a renewed howl, more full of rage and horror than that which had wakened me, started in full cry, and the terrible race began. At the start I gained considerably, as my horse was a good one, and his fright seemed to add to his light- ning speed. Miles seemed like feet, and, after perhaps a half hour passed,upon look- ing back I saw that the distance from the foremost of my pursuers was the same as at the start. To keep this distance till daylight seemed my only chance, yet what a hopeless task! No horse could long keep up the terrible strain which mine was enduring. Suddenly the faithful animal stumbled over a low sand dune and fell to his knees, throwing me to the ground. In an instant the hungry pack were upon me, and I imagined I felt their fangs already buried in my flesh. Fear lent swittness to my movements, however, and I remounted and was off just as the leaders were about to pounce upon me. My horse soon began to show the effects of his terrible efforts, and thinking to gain time, I threw away the blanket which I had hastily thrown over the horse at the first alarm. This gave me a slight advantage for a time, as no sooner did it touch the ground than it was torn into shreds by the hungry brutes. This delay gave me a small advantage, but I soon per- ceived that I was losing it. and my horse’s movements became more labored. I next sacrificed my overcoat, then the coat which I wore, which in turn sufiered the fate of the blanket. The horse began to show' signs of exhaustion, but he still kept his teet,butI realized in a short time that my fate was sealed, unless a miracle was interposed to save me. The wolves were already snapping at my horse's heels, when upon looking up I saw lights in front of ms, perhaps a mile or so distant. I endeavored to urge my horse to further eficrts, but without avail. The poor animal was breathing heavily and could hardly keep his feet. The maddened brutes were jumping and snapping around me,and I had struck several of them down with the buttot my rifle, after having exhausted the ammunition in shooting at them. I turned and found myself within a few hundred feet of a‘ house and an enclosure. Making a last despairing effort, my horse cleared‘the fence and fell dead on the in- side. At the same moment seVeral men came out of the door of the house with lan- terns, aroused no doubt by the unearthly sounds. I was quickly dragged inside, and immediately swooned. Upon recovering consciousness it was broad daylight, and I found myself in the cabin of a ranchman, within half a mile of the station whence I had started in the morning, lying on a rude bed, with a man sitting near by and watch- ing me. It seems that my horse, guided by instinct, had taken the straightest direction for the place from which we had started. I learned by inquiry that the wolves had sur- rounded the house all night long, filling the air with their fearful howls, and never de- parted until daylight. I was too ill from the effects of the fearful experience I had undergone to leave the house until yester- day, and I came to Denver for rest and re- An incident related to a News reporter by a Mr. James Austin, just in from Cheyenne Wells, proves that the, popular idea that game is hard to findin that State, and that wolves are things of the past, is a fallacy. Said Mr. Austin: “ At the station, which is a collection of cabins occupied by ranchmen and those employed in putting down the Government well, are a number of wealthy young men from the East who are engagedinahunting expedition. We started last Thursday morning and rode due east, then northeast, eighteen miles out we discovered in the distance an immense herd of buffaloes. Thinking to accomplish more, we scattered, with list; intention of circling them, or at least turning them from their course. In thH we were not success- ful, as night overtook us before we had downed a single bull. 1 had singled out one that had become separated from the rest of the herd, and had followed him some distar ce when it became too dark to see, and I discuxcred that I had lost my companions. There being nothing else to do, and as it would be impossible to find my way in the dark, I resolved to camp where I was, so unrolling the hide lariat, I secured the animal to some stout sage until when» brush, and after building a small‘ fire of ‘ grass and brush, rolled myself in my blanket and prepared to make the best of it, but without much idea of sleep. In tact, "in spite of the heavy overcoat and blanket which covered me, it was uncom- fortably cold. Ilay four hours in ahalin waking, half-dozing state, and it was perhaps midnight when something more like sleep overcame me. Suddenly a sound, the most horrible curdling of any I had ever heard, seemed to chill the very. marrow in my bones, To my excited imagination it seemed like the shriek of fifty demons. Jumping to my feet, I discovered that my fire had gone out, leaving but a few embers, but at a dis- tance of perhaps 200 feet, nearly forming a complete circle around me, was a line of bright points scintillating like so many diamonds. I instantly realized my danger. I was surrounded by wolves. To hesitate was death, and mounting my horse, that was trembling with fright, I drove spurs into him and we darted off through the only opening in the cordon which nearly surrounded me, and swept across the plains without regard to the direction, my only object being to escape the fangs of my pur- snare. and blood- . llle utter Mile with the llllngry Brute- Snnppinx m the Horsu’s lleels~n Blanket 'l‘orn into shredsâ€"Saved bv Ranchmen. “ A Buffan Hunter's Thrilling Ride on Western Plains. oubération." The Connett brothers.o£ St. Joseph, Mo., hold property valued at $2,000,000. Four of the family have taken their own lives1 W. S. Connett died in an insane asylum at Cincinnati recently. - Still there are people who want to be non. The man who spends toomuoh of his time in building castles in the air is not likely to hold much real estate on the earth. The wedding service has been 80 arranged that the bride responds to the usual quasi tions after the groom has responded. So we see even in the outset of married life woman is bound to have the last word. The Eddyetone Light of the Pacific is to be erected on Seal Book, St. George’s Reef, eight miles from the shore. opposite Cres- cent City, Cal., and will cost $400,000. The highest point of Seal Rock is fifty-tour feet above mean tide. The light will be 100 feet higher. Lady of the house (to cook) : Maggie,1 want you to be sure and haste the duck you are cooking. Cook: Oh, yes, wire, I will. And ye see I was jist afther oomiu‘ for a nadle and thrid to do it wid. I am one who holds to the moral duty of women to make themselves beautiful in 811 lawful ways; who think that elmtternliness and carelessness in the matter of dress and personal habibs are POBItiVB sine ; and that a. woman in good for nothing if she is not pleasing in her person.‘â€"-E. Lynn Lynton. CONJUGAL HAPPINESB.â€"” How are you feeling nowadays?” inquired aprominont resident of an acquainuanoe whom he met at the opera. afew nights ago. “Happy, supremely happy. I am a man now, you know.” "Ah! I was not aware of that fact. Then_your wife is here with you?" 1' No; she’s In Europe." CHASE!) BY HUNGRY WOLVES. (From the Denver News) “ What have you got there in your hand?” was the first question put to him. The old man attempted to thrust the object into his bosom, but his hand was stayed. “Who are you, and what‘do you want of me ‘2” he tremblingly exclaimed. It was light enough to scan the old fellow’s form and face. He was short and bent, about 60 years old. and very poorly-dressed. He appeared toothless, and his withered cheeks and hollow eyes betokened that want as well as age had worked- together on him for many years. “What were you running for, and what have you got in your hand ?" was demanded of him. He replied :V “ Are you an officer ‘3". An answer was given that contained the inference that the quesâ€" tioner was an officer. The old man said : “ Gold ; money. I thought you were a robberâ€"~30 I ran." While he spoke, in jerks, he hugged to his breast the bag of coin. To the interrogation, “Did you find that bag of money in that cannon ?” he replied, “No!” and contlnued : “ I have saved money many years. I put it in banks East. Two banks I left my money in defrauded me. I had some property left me in this city years ago. I came here to live. I put money in difierent handle tn'be used for me. An old man‘s Curious Deposltory for Funds. ‘ In the alley running between the City Hall and Public Library may be seen a dis- mounted cannon,_says the Oakland (Cal) limes. Many persons have undoubtedly, gazed at the useless piece of artillery,whioh lies partially imbedded in the ground. Had any of these passing or loitering passers by obeyed an inspiration and probed the interior of this old cannon for days prior to Monday evening last, a rich yield would have resulted from the act. On the even- ing stated, about 9 o'clock, an old man was observed on his knees at the cannon’s mouth. One arm rested upon the muzzle, the other Wae thrust far into the throat of the antique weapon. The night was dark, but few footfalls were heard in the distance, and the old man doubtless imagined his position and actions were not seen by mortal man. He suddenly withdrew from the interior of' the cannon something that jingled as it touched the ground. Muttering to himself, he made a motion as if to arise, at the same time grasping the article extracted from the cannon. The’person spying the old man’s movements was perplexed to account for what he saw. Was it a lunatic busied in some fantastic caprioe, imagining, for in- stance, a heap of broken glass was gold? 0: was it a thief drawing from concealment his ill-gotten gains? Actuated by an im- pulse he could not master, the watcher took several steps forward. At the noise made by squeaking shoes the old man hastily gathered himself up and started to flee down the lane. A renewal of the jingling sound followed. “Hold on. old fellow!” was called after him. But the words only quickened his pace. The owner of the voice pursued him, catching up to him on Fifteenth street, near the health office. 7 7 I w; 'awindled, robbed. I lost’l‘aieh fin everybody. Some time ago I saw that old cannon»layipg there; " Tye next evqning I me. I was about to go into the police office for protection. Suddenlylthonght of the old cannon. I went up theICity Hell steps and waited till the hoqdlflme had gone back. Then I went down the steps and out into the lane. Nobody wn‘s around. I put my money far back in the cannon. The next day I was _kept in my house by sickness. And the next, and the next. To-night I felt able to get out, and I came and got this, my money. Howmuoh is there? $2,800.” After some little more questioning the old man was left to pursue his way. ' was goifié blame. I had money with Ine that 1 had got that day for a lot sold. Two hoodlums looked as if they _were following .ization and reason itself. ‘ impossible that a brute may learn to asso- The question is whether brutes may not be taught the intelligent use of general words 'or common nouns, which would enable them to'reason. As the step does not seem very enormous from the undeni- able intelligence. of some brutes to the lowest form of generalization, it is perhaps worth while to consider how they might possibly be taught to take the step, in hope that having once taken it, they might be led further with "still’greater ease. Since the idea of plurality appears to lie at the very bottom of the idea of class, number would perhaps be the first and simplest step in generalizationâ€"number, that is, the regarding merely as individuals or units. It is a step beyond to regard things as alike in more complex respects. If that is so, the first effort might be made to teach how to count, and, of course. at the beginning only to count up to two. If that can be accomplished, still further counting can unquestionably be taught, and no doubt by degrees a much greater amount of general Does it seem ciate invariably the word “one” with a single object, and "two" with a pair of objects, no matter of what kind? At first the two objects should always be two like once; but by degrees a diflerence in them might be allowed. The teaching of common names might next be taken up, or it might be begun along with the counting. but without the confusing addition of any plural termination. Even if the mere counting up to two could not be taught successfully to any single indi- vidual brute, yet the end might neverthe- less be attained, perhaps, in several generations. The question then comes, with what animal would it be best; to begin such experimentsâ€"whether with monkeys, or elephants, or birds, or ants ? Of course articulation is not essential; for a language of signs might have been devised suitable to the animalâ€"a language corresponding to the deaf and dumb one of signs, or to one using the Morse alphabet, or something like it. Elephants are very intelligent, but so very long-lived that it would take ages to observe the eflects of training through many successive generations. Perhaps the convenience of excellent articulation and rapid propagation, both combined with apparently good intelligence, might give the preference, on the whole, to a talking bird, such as the Indian mynah.â€"Lctter to Science. " This is miserable weabhot,” a man grow_le_dI lgstning against a. lump post. .-A .u , 1:, .. -A “Ithink it’s beautiful," replied an ac- quaintance. “The sun has shone every day foraweek,and the air is dry and plea-gut." n . n n __:1 LI_- A--._l.._ r u That’s all very well," said the growler, “ buiyou knqw I’m a cog} dealer." “ Why, no 1611;; ago than a couple of months I heard you growling because it was so cool.” “ Yes, but you know, I was in the ice business then.”-â€"Ark. Traveler. Can Brute! be Taught to 'lalk ? VOL. A CANNON AS A BANK. Changed Ills Business. The question now and then arises, have there been similar cases in this country ? In the first book of marriage records in the town of Warwick, in this State, may be found the following entry: These are to signify untoall ministers of Justice that Henrv Straight. jun, of East Greenwich, in ya Colony of Rhode Island and Providence plan- tations, took Mary Wood, of ye town of Warwick, pin the colony aforesaid, Widow. in only aahirt and no other garment,‘ in ye presence of Avis Gorton. Mary Collins and Presillah Crandall, and was lawfully married in s’d Warwick ye first of August, 1726, by me, _ . ' JOHN VVAENER, Justice. Recorded lye 5th of November, 1725, for John Wickes, T. C. Through the courtesy of Town Clerk J. B. Pierce, 01‘. Wiokford, and Mr. James N. Arnold, of Hamilton, R. I., I am ens. bled to give three similar records, as follows : NORTH KENGBTON, March 26m day.1730.â€"Thcu Rebecca Downing, being in the highway, and she had no other clothing on or. her shift, took Thomas Eldrat to be her has and, and he took her to be his wife, and led her across the high- way, and were married before me. WILLIAM SPENCER, Justice. Thomas Culverwell was joined in marriage to Abigail, his wife, the 22nd day of February, 1719-20. 'He took her in marriage after she had gone four times across the highway in oniy her shirt and hair lace, and no other clothing. Joined togetherinmiaaelay me, " r e To all people whom it may concern: This may certify that Nathaniel Bundy, of Wesperly, took ye widow Mary Palmeter, of aid Town in ye highway, with no other clothing but shitting or smacking on ye evening of ye 20th day of April, 1724, and wesaoined together in that honorable state of Matrimony in ya present John Corey and Peter Cunell, George Stillman, Mercy Hill ; and was joined together as above on ye day and year above mentioned, by 3116, ~ I Registered ye 27th day 01 April, 1724, per John Bobcock, town clerk. _ Curious Ceremonies Formerly Prevalent a! flymen‘s Altar; We occasionally read of an old marriage custom in England, in which the bride .appeared at church in a single, long, white .garment. This practice had its origin in the popular and erroneous notion that the husband was not answerable for the debts of his wife who came to him thus in- sufliciently clad, even as patient Griselda was clothed when she was turned out of the place of her Marquis. The reasoning which caused the error is obvious. It being a legal doctrine, laid down in Bacon’s " Abridgcment,” that a husband was answerable ‘for his Wife's debts because he acquired an absolute interest in her per- sonal estate, it was inferred by the populace that if he acquired no property'with her he could not be compelled to satisfy the claims of her creditors. Hence it comes to pass that now and then grooms of the rudest and" stupidest kind, bent on securing themselves against one of the legal consequences of marriage. insisted that their brides should, by their insufficient dress at the church porch, give a practical demonstration of their utter want of worldly wealth. Nor were those exhibitions of women, shiver- ing in White sheets in the open air, like creatures doing penance in the public ways, peculiar to the qualified barbarian of our feudal period. Both in London and in the Provinces such marriages now and then scandalized decent spectators as late as the earlier years of the eighteenth century. One of them is recorded in the parish regis.er of Chiltern, All Saints, Wiltshire, under date of Oct. 16th. 1714, and another took place Nov. 8th, 1725, at Ulcomb, Kent. Mr. John Southerden Burn meng tioned another that occurred in the pur- lieus of the London Fleet about 150 years ' ago, but the offensive practice altogether disappeared in the earlier days of the period of the four Georges. Three points are noticeable in the above recordsâ€"vim: 1. The “ undress uniform” of the bride; 2. The taking her after cross- ing the highway; and 3, in the last, the fact that the ceremony was performed in the evening. Some fnend haeeuggested an indistinct recollection of a. ceremony performed in the house. the bride attired in the manner of “ old Mother Eve " before the tall, standing in a closet and reaching out her hand to be joined in merriege. Mr. Hamilton suggests that the ceremony is eymbolioal. and gives the idea that the woman is taken withcut home or clothing, coming as she does from the highway, and therefore brings nothing with her which a sheriff might consider attachable under helm of the law. The husband gives her clothing. credit, and a home that she be not again brought tosuohfiire necessity. Can any one give other records of a. simiâ€" lar nature, and can and will any one give more light on film: obsolete custom of colonial times ?â€"P7‘0vidance Press. It is not often that an A merican town is doomed to decimation, but Virginia City, Nevada, affords one instance at least. Eight years ago Virginia City and Gold Hill, adjoining each other and practically one town, had 35,000 population. It was the largest community between Denver and San Francisco. There Were merchants doing business with a million capital. There were private houses that cost $100,- 000 to build and furnish. There were stamp mills and mining structures that cost $500,000 each. There were three daily newspapers, and a hotel that cost {$300,000. It was a teeming, busy and money-making population, and among the people were a score or more men worth from $300,000 to ‘ 030,000,000. Mackey and Fair both lived ‘ there. There were three banks, agas com- pany, a water company, a splendid theatre and a costly court house. Eight years have passed and the town is a wreck. The 35,000 people have dwindled to 5,000. The banks have retired from business. The ‘ merchants have closed and'lett ; the hotel is abandoned ; the gas company is bank- rupt, and scores of costly residents have either been taken to pieces and moved away or given over to bats. Real estate cannot be given away for taxes. Nothing can be sold that will cost its worth to move away. The rich men have all gone. Those who remain are the miners. their superin- tendents. and the saloon men and gamblers. The latter are usually the first to come to a mining town and the last to leave. The cause of this decadence, which has swal- lowed up millions of capital and ,wrecked the Worldly ambition of thousands of persons, is the failure of the Oomstock mines to turn out additional wealthâ€"Chi- cago Harald. “ Well, my child," eaifi a. fond father to his little daughter, after she had been to church, “ what do you remember of all the preacher said ‘2" “ Nothing," was the timid reply. “Nothing!” he exclaimed in a. severe tone. “ Now, remember, the next time you must tell me something of what he says, or you Will have to be punished.” Next Sunday the child came home with her eyes all wild with excitement. “ I re- member something to-day, papa.” she cried eagerly. “ I am very glad of it,” said her father. ‘.‘ What did he say '2" “ He said: ‘ A collection will now be made I’ "â€"Gham bera’ Journal. ‘ ANCIENT MARRIAGE CUSTOMS. RICHMOND HILL THURSDAY, JANUARYflo, 1884. Remembered Somrthlnx. A Deserted City. 5230â€"11632: HAZARD, Justice. $6511 SAUNDERS, Justice. Mr. Theed’s bust o! dear papa must be. very beautiful. I am curious to hear how the one by Maroohetti pleases you. «It will be very saddening for you to see it. I have already been here a fortnight and absent three weeks from my dear country. How much I shall have to tell you When we meet again, my own dear mother! I am so fond of you. You know, although my love and attachment is quiet, it is deep and true. .If I could give up part of my present happi- ness to restore you some of yours. I would do it with all my heart. But God’s will be done l That God may support my dear mother is the hourly prayer of her loving and sympathizing child, ‘ Amos. July 24. You tell me I am to write to you of only our happiness. You will understand the feeling which made me silent on this point to my own dear widowed mother; but you are unselfish and full of love, and can pic- ture my happiness, although I would never have been the first to tell you how great it is, for it must make 3ou feel the sad con- trast between your past and present life the more keenly. When I tell you I love :my husband that is scarcely enough; it is .alove and esteem which increases daily, hourly, which he, too, shows me by all possible considerations, and in such a tender,-fond manner. What was life be- fore compared to what it is now? It is such a sacred feeling of peace to be at his side, his wife; it is such a.‘ feeling of security; and both of us, when we are together, have our own world, which nothing can affect or disturb. My lot is really a blessed oneâ€"but what have I done to deserve this warm and fervent love, which my darling. adored Louis shows’me. I admire his good and noble heart more than I can say. You know how much he loves me, and he will be a good son to you. Dssmsrsnr, Aug. 6. DEAR, DARLING Mommaâ€"Can you give me no shadow of hope that you are at all better in body or mind? It pains my heart bitterly to hear this sad news from you, and yetI know only too well what your life must be without him ! That God may comfort you is my constant prayer. A thousand thanks for your kind, long letter of the 18m, which I have just received. How .well I understand your feelings!' I was again so sad yesterday, and had fiuch a longing for a. look or a word from dear papa. I could not bear it any longer. And yet how much harder it is for you! but you know, dear mamma, he is watching over you andis waiting for you. The thought of the future is the one reliev ing, encouraging point for all. “ They who sow in tears shall reap in joy." And your joy, dear mamma, will be great hereatner if you continue to follow that shining ex- ample. [The following letters were addressed to the Queen by the Princess after the death of her father :] July 20, 1862, 0f the indelible impression which the death of her father made on the young fiance (the Princess Alice), the Grand Duch- ess of Baden said : “ The amount of labor and anxiety gone through by the Princess Alice has amazed every one. Herself filled with indescribable grief at the death of her dearly-loved Tetherâ€"and what a father, what a head of a family, what a friend and counsellor for his wife and childrenâ€"she at once took into her own hands everything that was necessary in these first fearful moments of the destruction-of the happiest and most blessed of households. ‘ ‘ . All communications from the Ministers and the household passed through her hands to the monarch, weighed down by her grief. With word and pemshe was busy in reliev- ing the Queen of all burdens as far as in her lay. The decision; so difficult for the Queen to make, to leave Windsor directly after the Prince’s death and to go to Osborne, according to the earnest wish of the King of the Belgians, was come to owing to her influence alone.” The first portion of the " Memoirs of. the Grand Duchess” is chiefly interesting from the statements of the Queen and Prince Albert, and others with whom she came in contact,regarding her early years. In his letters the Prince Consort refers to her as “the beauty' of the family,” and “ an extremely good and cheerful child," Queen Victoria adding that the Princess was “ a very vain little thing." On her fourth birthday, Lady Lyttleton, who had charge of the royal children, wrote : “ Dear Princess Alice in her low-bodied little frock and necklace of pearls! how she trips about blushing and laughing at all the honor that is shown her i The whole family has made its appearance in honor of her birthdayâ€" no simple citizen or country gentleman could keep the day with a simpler affection and joy. Just now we can only think of one present, a live lamb, sll‘ bedecked with pink ribbons and little bellsâ€"it is already the greatest petimaginable.” * * * After ller Father’s Death, (From 9. Berlin Letter to the London Standard.) Simple and Touching Letters Written PRINCESS MIC TO THE QUEEN. ' ' " HowI long to read what Mr. Helps has written about papa. It cannot be otherwise than beautiful and edifying.‘ it he has rightly grasped the mind of that 1 pure and noble being. Oh, mamma, thej longing that I sometimes have for papa1 surpasses all bounds. In thought he is always with me and near me, but we are‘ only mortals, and as such we long at times to see him in reality. Dear, good papal Take courage, dear momma, and feel strong in the thought that you need your whole moral and physical strength to con- tinue the journey which brings you daily nearer home and him. I know how tired you feel, how you long to rest your head‘ on his dear shoulder, and to have him with you to heal your sink heart. You will find this rest again, and how blessed will it be 1 Bear with courage and patience your heavy burden,and it will imperceptibly become lighter as you approaoh him, and God’s love and grace will assist you. If only my weak words could afiord you the least oom- forti At any rate. they spring from acon- fiding. genuine and loving heart. I AUERBACH, Aug. 23. My own sweet mamma, you know I would give my life for you ii I could only ‘ change what you have to beer 1 Trust in ' Grad! In my life I ever steadfastly feel that this is my support and strength. and it increases as the days pass by ; my thoughts into the future are bright, and this contri- butes to make the httle trials and the troubles of the present disappear before the warm rays of the Light, which 'is our guide. \ March 11. My own deer, dear memme, these words are intended for the 16th of this menth. It was the first severe trial in outlite, when you allowed me to be with you. Do Aug. 16. By a Woman for 'Womcn, but Men may I Read It with Profit. We hear much, says the A1 gonaut, about the art of winning a husband. Let us take a step further and make a study of keeping a husband. If he is worth winning he is worth keeping. This is a wicked world, and a man is dreadfully mortal. Let us take him just as he is, not as he ought to be. In the first place, he is very weak. The wife must spend the first two years in dis- covering these weaknesses, count them on her fingers, and learn them by heart. The fingers of both bands will not be tuomany. Then let her study up these weaknesses, with a mesh for every one, and the secret is here. Is he fond of a good dinner ? Let her tighten the mesh around him with fragrant coffee. light bread and good things generally, and reach his heart through his stomach. Is he fond of flattery about his books ‘2 Let her study the dictionary for sweet words, if her supply gives out. Does he like to hear her talk about his brilliant intellect ‘I Let her pore over the encyclopedia. to give variety to the dearth of her admiration. Flattery is agood thing :0 study up at all hazards in all its delicate shades, but it must be skilfully done. The harpy who may try to coax him away will not do it absurdly. Is he fond of beautyl Here‘s the rubâ€"let her be bright and tidy ; that is half of the vic- tory. Next, let her bang her hair metaphorically and keep up with the times. A husband who sees his Wife 100k like other people is not going to consider her " broken down.” Though it is a common sneer that awoman has admitted that her sex con- sider more, in marrying, the tastes of her friends than her own, yet it must be con- sidered ludicrous that a. man looks at his wife with the same eyes that other people do. Is he fond of literary matters? Li!- ten to him with wide-open eyes when he talks of them. A man doesn’t so much care for a literary wife if only she will be liter ary enough to appreciate him. If she have literary inclinations, keep them to herself. Men love to be big and great to their wives, That’s the reason why a helpless little woman can marry three times to a sensible- self-reliant woman's none. Cultivate help- lessness. Is he curious? Oh, then, you have a treasure ; you can always keep him if you have a secret and keep it carefully. Is be jealous? Then, woman, that is not for you; cease torturing that fretted heart which wants you for its own and teach him confidence. Is be ugly in ~temper and fault-finding? _ Give him a dose of his own medicine, skilfully done. Is he deceitful ’I Pity him for 1 his weakness ; treat him as one who is born with a physical defect, but put your wits to workâ€"it is abad case. It is well not to be too tame. ‘Men do not waste their powder and shot on hens and barnyard fewls; they’like the pleasure of pursuing wild gameâ€"quail and grouse and deer. A quail is a good model for a wifeâ€"neat and trim, with apretty sw1ft-way-about, and ‘ just a little capricious. Never let yourself become an old story ; be just a little uncer- tain. Another important fact is don’t be too good; it hurts his feelings and becomes monotonous. 'Cultivate a pleasant voice, so that this very mortal man may have his conscience prick him when he is in jeopardy ; its pleasant ring will haunt him much more than would a shrill one. It is hard to do all this, besides taking care of the babies and look- ing after vexatious household cares and smiling when he comes home, but it‘seems necessary. “ To be a born woman is to be born a martyr,” says a husband who, for ten years, has watched in amazement his wife treading the winepress of her exist- ence. It is a pitiful sight to some men. But if the wife does not make a study of these things the harpywill, to steal away the honor from his silver hairs when he is full of years and the father of sons and daughters. At the same time, good wife, keep from trying any of these things on any mortal man but your own; These rules are only evolved in order to “ keep a husband.” The poor weak creature would rather be good than bad, and it is woman’s duty to hold him by every means in her power. From another letter, of the 20th of Sep- tember, I quote the following passage : “ What you say about my poor sisters, and especially about the younger ones, is true. The little brothers and Beatrice are those who have lost meet, poor things 1 I cannot bear to think of it, for dear papa. was much more necessary for his children than any other father, and he was their dear friend, even their playmate. Such a loss like ours is really without a parallel. Time only increaseaits greatness, and one feels the gap more keenly." " ‘ * you remember when all was over (the death of the Duchess of Kent) and am papa led you to the sofa in the eolonnade, and bronght me to you? I took this as a sacred charge from him to‘lOVe, value and comfort my dear mother to the utmost of my week powers. I can no longer be always with you, but nothing has dimin-- iehed my deep love for you end my longing to soften every pain that affects you, and even when far away from you to not according to this charge. 0, dear mamma. if Loould only find words to express to you how attached I feel to you, how con- stantly my thoughts and prayers belong to you X - The mutual sympathy of our hearts alone can tell one another how tender my love and gratitude toward you is, and how keenly I feel with you and for you every new trial and every new experience.- Agentleman from the country steppe at a barber-shop to ask for directions con- cerning the' locality of a place where he wished to go. when one of the barbers said : “ Bos, yer’s got mighty 10m: hair. Better let me take some ob it ofien yer.” “I haven’t time now,” the gentleman replied. I‘ I’ll be in again some time this attemoon, and then I’ll give you some work.” The gentleman went away. met several acquain- tances, drank, became intoxicated. and in that condition went to the shop. and, tell- ing the barber that he wanted to be shaved, lay back on the cushion and was soon asleep. After shaving the gentleman, the kbarber. remembering the conversation of a few hours before, began to out his hair without further ceremony. Just as he was completing the WL rk the gentleman sprang from the chair and' exclaimed: “ I’ve e good mind to shoot the top of your head off.” “ What's de matter, boss ‘2 Job nom done satisfactory, sub ‘2" “ Satisfactory 1 You’ve shingled my wig l" Bishop Marries n Cattle King’s Widow. A St. Louis telegram says: Rev. E. W. Warren, the Methodist Episcopal Bishop of Georgia, was married in Denver, 001., yesterday, at noon, to Mrs. Iliff, the widow of the cattle king. She is reported to be worth $2,000,000. Each has two children. A STUD! 0F HUSBANDS. A Bad Shingle. WHOLE No.1,331 N0. 43.» JOHN T. LESTER, the well known grain and provision epeonlator, arrived in New York. two days ago from Chicago and ezipreasee an unconditional belief in higher prices for corn. oats, and pork produce. He says that the corn in no source and, so poor in quality that the farmers all over the country are afraid of keeping their hogs 1 until properly fattened. ‘They deal out to the animals r all the soft corn they have. and send them as quickly as possible to the market. The con- sequence Is that the quality of hogs is very poor, some of them not being fit for any- thing except bacon. He does not see any reason for the price of wheat to go up, but predicts that a. very lively advance will take place in oats and even in rye when the actual condition of the corn crop in thor- oughly understood. Ar one of his lectures recently, Dr. Eras- mus Wilson exhibited a women 38 years old, and five feet five inches high, whose tresses, when she stood erect, enveloped her entire form in a. golden veil and trailed several inches on the ground. The longest fibres mesuured six feet, three and a. halt inches. Thirty inches is the mean length for the heir of females, and three feet is considered of remekeble length. This in- stance, he said, was exceeded by two American women, one whose heir measured seven feet six inches, and another, the wife of a. druggiet infiPhiledel- phie, whose luxuriant hair was almost as long nndso thick that when seated on a. chair she could completely cover herself with it. I! required fifteen centurieeito raise the population of Paris from 8,000 under Julian, in the latter half of the fourth cen- tury, to 1,000,000 in 1840. The territory of the city was no more than 15 hectares, or 150,000 square metres, in the time of Caesar, and 38 in the reign of J uiian, while in the thirteenth century it had expanded to 253 hectares. It was trebled under' Henry IV., with a, population of 200,000 eouls, having taken three centuries to double itself in that respect, whereas it was trebled between 1788 and 1860, the respec- tive totals at these two dates having been 650,000 and 1,700,000. It now exceeds 2,000,000. AA WESTERN States Senator is about to present a petition for the ratification of a treaty with the Sioux Indians under which the 50,000 square miles 'known as the “great Sioux reservation ” may be opened to settlement.‘ The Chicago ' Times says that by the treaty of 1868 these lands were reserved to the Sioux forever, and that it was stipulated that no modification of the treaty should be made except upon a vote of three-fourths of all the adult males of the Sioux; but when the diseovery_o_t gold_ in the Black Hills made the expulsion of the Sioux desirable the Government's agents made a. dioker with the chiefs and head men of the Sioux for the eesslon of the lands. The ‘Senate refused to ratify this transaction, and it is this real estate operation that the Senate is again to be asked to consider. This is only one of the fomplioations of the South Dakota. prob- em. . THE semi-official Posof Berlin contra- dicts the idea that the friendship between the late Princess Alice and David Friedrich Strauss implied on her part any participa- tion in his religious opinions. But we believe, says the Pall Mall Gazette, that it is no secret that from a. very early time the traditional religion in which she had been brought up became intolerable for her ; and beoeuee she could no longer believe in a. God, half Greek, halt Jewish, she for a. time, as her biographer writes, doubted the very existence of a. God. After the death of one of her children, however, a. change came over her, and a. correspondent reocllects the Princess say- ing to him: “ The whole edifice of philo- sophical conclusions which I have erected for myself has dwindled down to nothing. Nothing is left of it, and what would be- come of us in this life if we had not the belief, the conviction, that there is a. God who rules the world, and rules over every one of us ‘I I weary for prayer; I love to sing hymns with my children, every one of whom has his favorite hymn.’.’ THE concluding _sentence of Mr. Dar- win's posthumous paper on 5‘ Instinct,” read before the Linnaean Society in Eng- land the other day, is: “ It may not be logical, but to my imagination it is far more satisfactory, to look at the young cuckoo ejecting its foster brothers, ante makingelavee, the larvae of the Iohneu- monidae feeding within the live bodies of their prey, oats playing with mice, otters and cormorants with llving fish. not as in- etincte specially given by the Creator, but as very small parts of one general law leading to the advancement of all, organic bodiesâ€"~multiply, very, let the strongest live and the weakest die.” WHEN some years ago it was proposed to abolish the House of Lords as a Court of final appeal the Tories raised a terrible howl. and the notion was abandoned. More is now likely to be heard about this, as the fact has lately been brought before the public that, notwithstanding the crea- tion of two Lords Justices of Appeal, with $30,000 ayear‘ each, to assist the judicial members of the Houseâ€"all of whom re- ceive large salaries or large pensions and of whom three make a quorumâ€"the vaca- tion of the court took very nearly seven months out of twelve, to the prejudice » of suitors. Hoes, when introduced into England from the Netherlands in 1524, were re- garded only use. means of “ spoyling good beer,” and in 1528 the city of London petitioned against coal from Newcastle on account of the stench, and against hope "because they did spoil the national drink." It wasnot until 1711 that they became subject to duty. To-day. the British Anti-Beer Adulteration Society seems to desire the passage of a. law that beer ehouid be flavored with nothing else. THUUGH'Nothempton, where a. great political meeting has just been held, is re- garded as the most radical borough in England. and returns such strong represen- tatives of new ideas as Messrs. Lubouchere and Bradlsugh. it is full of memorials of the old days. It has two Knight Templar churches and 9. Queen Eleanor’s cross. the most perfect, with that of Waltham, of the many crosses erected to that soverign. TEE expense of the war on which France CURRENT TOPICS. Ffie to eight bottles bdré corrupt or run- nigg nlgera and the worst scrotum. “ I’m at your service, madam," said the polite burglar, when caught with his arms full of silverware. Weak lungs, spitting of blood, consump- tion and kindred afiections cured without physmism. Address for treatise, with two stamps, WORLD’S DISPENBABY MEDICAL Asso- CIATION, Buffalo, N. Y. The first ingredient in conversation is truth, the next good sense, the third good humor, and the fourth wit. U Elixir of Phosphates and Calieaya pro- motes the healthy development of delicate chil~ dren, repaire the worn out frame of the aged. imparts tone to the brain and nerves, restores constitutional vignr when exhausted by excesses and bad habits by turnishing material to build up the tissues, and augment the vital powers, acting as a. fuel to generate the steam for operat- ing tne‘machiuery of the body. It is reliable in every form of debility, and will sustain the weatied system under great trials of mental or manual labor. If is the beat nutritive tonic and blood purifier ever invented, and incurables have been maintained ‘ln fair health for many years by its use. Dr. R. V. Pieroo’a " Golden Medical Discovery" cures every kind of humor: from the common pimple or eruption to the worst'acmfula. One to five bottles bum the worst kind of pilgples 01; the face. Tgvo to four bottles clear the system of boils, carbunoles and sorea. Ky druggiets, and iuflhailrf-Vdgien and dozen lots at great discount. ago lived with histather. Sarah Lyon, a young woman, was a member of the family, and young Battles was in love with her. Cornelius Lynch, the hired man, was also in love with her, and he and Battles frequently quarrelled about her. After one of these‘ quarrels Battles lay in wait for his rival and murdered him. He was con- victed, and under a law which had then just been passed, and was still untried. he was sentenced to be imprisoned in Auburn prison for the term of one year, and then to be returned to Chautauqua county and hanged. This law his counsel believed was unconstitutional, and to test and settle the question they carried the case to the Court of Appeals, which body decided that the law was unconstitutional, and the sentence of Battles was illegal. He was re- leased. He enlisted in the Union army, and served until the close of the war, when he returned home. His life was wretched. He was haunted constantly by the memory of his crime, and was very bitter against the Court of Appeals for interfering with the execution'ol his sentence, and said that in enlisting in the army he was prompted solely by the hope that he might be killed. He had not the courage to commit suicide. and endeavored to have his case re~opened In order that he might be tried againand hanged. At last he became a maniac, and he was taken to the Western Asylum,where for 15 years he constantly raved over his crime, declaring that his victim was ever present with him, mocking and torturing him in many ways. He said he was doomed to live forever, and to be eternally punished by his victim. Before he was 25 his hair had turned as white as snow, and his appearance was that of a man of 70.â€" New York Sun. Dr. B. V. PIERCE, Buffalo, N. Y. : Three months ago I was broken out with large ulcers and sores on my body, limbs and face. I procured your “ Golden Medical Diecovery”a.nd “ Purgative Pellets” and have taken six bottles, and to-day I am in good health, all those ugly ulcers having healed and left my skin in a. natural, healthy condition. I thought at one time that I could not be cured. Although I can but poorly express my gratitude to you, yet there is a. drop of joy in every word I write. Yours truly, JAMES 0. Burma. Flemiugtou, N. J. n“. .. .-. The Peculiar; (Jase of a Man who [filled a Rival in n In of Jealonly. , The death is reported of Martin Battles. who has lived a. life of constant terror in an insane asylum for nearly fifteen years. He was the son of a well-to-do farmer who hvednin phquotte.:N.Â¥., and_hwe_ntg years teaching us not what we arm-but what we ought to be. *It is not necessary to enter into particulars in referring to the complicated organic‘and func- tional difiioulfiies to which the more delicate classes of American women are subject; but‘ We take pleasure in saying that Mrs. Lydia. E. rink- ham’a Great Remedy for all these troubles has an unbounded popularity. The albatross, the largest of sea dirda, will fly 100 miles an hour. Four to six bottles cure salt-rheum or better. entered when "she undértobk, in 1370. to march on Berlin, is now decldred to be $1,727,000,000. As the war began in August and ended 1n January, the cost to France was nearly tqn millions a day, besides the loss of Alsace and Lorraine. A gentleman said, when a. pretty girl trod on his toes that he had renewed the stamp of beauty. *.*"01d birds are not caught with chaff) Therefore seek and find the ure golden grains of health in Kidney-Wort. omen, yuung or old, married or single, if out of health.wulbe greatly benefited by taking Kidney-Wort. No one perfectly loves God who does not) perfectly love some of His oreatures.â€"â€"Mar- guerite de Valvis. 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He left his hat on a. pole where a neighbor would pass, and in the hat a. slip of papermn which was written, “It is all over now ; it is all over now; the best friend I have on earth is Gracie.” He was 21 years old. " Hobson,” said Muggins. “ they tell me you‘ve taken your boy away from the graded school. What‘s that for?” “’Cauae.” and Hobaon, “ the master isn’t fit to teach ’im.” “Oh,” said Muggins, " I’ve heard he’s a. very good master.” “ Well," replied Hobson, apologetically, “ all Iknow 15 he wanted to teach my boy to spell ’taterl with a. ‘ p.’ " Though an habitual valetudinerian, Moliére (dramatist and poet) relied almoet entirely on the temperance of his diet for the re-establiehment of his health. “Wham use do you make of our phyeioiam ?" said the King to him one day. “We chat together,eire,” eaid the peas; “he gives me his prescrip- tions ; I never follow them; and so I get wall." MADE A MANIA!) BY unmousn. ” Discovery " 5916. by druggigfié. The} praises of _0fll6!‘5 ma.y_ be of»use in “A Drop of Joy in Eva-7 Word.” ‘R. WHEELER’S COMPOUND