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FALL FAIR

M I N E O L ATuesday, Sep t. 22nd.

Brooklyn 's un iversa l pro-viders , WVrhsk'r & Abra-ham , own t h i s column. Init t h ' -y usuall y te l l the fam-il y all a l - < u i t dry j^ou-ds andother l ines nt huiisehakl fix-ings kept In ' them. 1 heytalk " Store News ," ment ionspecial bargains, fashionnotes , and ad vine how toshop with st-nsc*.convenienceand < ¦ ( < mr .mv. k or tlie nextfew weeks the " MineolaFall k ah* ' programme wil loccupy this , t h e i r column.'J his w i l l in teres t and posteverybody, m advance, inj ns t what to expect: before£uin$_ r to the grounds .

" 1 low di !^ - s t h i s hel pWechsler tv .Abraham ," youash? Well , it is another oft he i r libera l methods of"hel p ing themselves by help-in_r others. "

PEOGEAMME.FIRST DAY- TUESDA Y. SEP T. 22.PKKN .M'M N'n. 75-- A . M o i N r $25.

I.on 1' . M. — iJru'Vfi Mare wi ih foal atlu-r feet , owned in count V.

I' I L M U '. I N'. i . . < ¦— A m o u n t $15 .1.30 I \ M. — M a i l * .ui , foals of iSS-j ;

owned in ro-unlv, •I' l i K M i i M N'o. 7 1.—A M ¦ >r NT $15 .

2. 00 I \ M. —Stallions, fuals 01 1SS3 jowned in county.

1'i'i.Nm v, N'n. b2—Amount $40.2.30 1\ M. — Foals of 18S0 ; owned and

bred in cui iniv.I' I . K M I L'M N'o. 93—Amount *^fiO.

3. 00 I' . M. —Geldings or Marcs ; ownedin county.

P I . I M U M N'- i . S.j— A MO U NT i$At ..3.30 1* . M. — i " .. . lis of i 'zi '2 ; owned and

Lif d in comity.SECOND DAY- WEDNESDA Y. SEP T. 23.

I' UI- .MH M No . 7 1 — A MO TN V $30.IO.30 A. M.—Si . i l . 'ori .-., foals of 1SS2 ;

owned in * r unny .I ' l l M l ! M N « > . 72 — A M n i ' N T ^30,

n.co A. M. — S t a l l i o n s , foals of iSSr ;ii '.vnrd in i :ountv.

I' M \ in M .S'o. S3— AMOUNT $40.11.3-) A. M — Kiwis of iSSi ; owned

and iir- 'd i '.i County,I' l i l M i l M No . I ) ) AM I I I 'NT t^Ja.

1.00 I '. M. — I' a i r r.f I iorscs for the car-r iage ; owned in emmty.

l' l . F M I t M > ¦»*>. 9? — A M " I N r $175.r.30 I ' . M. — Pair of Horses for tho

r- - .ad ; i. - i r n to ai l .P i l l M U M Nn . 7* —AMOT 'NT $30 .

2.00 P. M .— Sta lhons fuals of "1SS0 ;owned in coun ly .

P U K M I I 'M Nu . 7C1—A M U C S T $35.2 .3 11 P. M,—Geldings or mares , foals of

1 33*>,P N K M I . 'M N O. St-—A MOUNT $50.

3.00 P. M. —Saddle Horse , open lo all ,P i . F M i r M No . JSS—A M I - I NT $50.

3.30 P. M. —Geldings or Mares , foalsof 1SS2 ; open to al l .

THIRD DA Y— THURSDA Y. SEP T. 24.PR K M I I - M NO. 7S— A M O U N T , $10.

in .oo A. M. —Pair of Shetland Ponies,owned in county.

miEMiCM N'o* So— A M OU N T $5.X0.00 A. M. —Single Pony, 14 hands

antl under.P K K M I U M No . Si— A M OUNT $5.

IO.45 *'1-' * '- —Single Shetland Pony,owned in county.

P K K M I U M N « » . (*o— A M O U N T $roo.I l . oo A. M. —Stallions of anv age , open

to all.P K K .M U 'M N O . 79— A MOUNT $10.

I I . 15 A. M. — Pair of Ponies , any breed;14 bands aud under.

P K K M I U M N O. 102—A M O UNT $50.11.30 A. M.—Foals of 18*83. Stallions,

Mares or Geldings ; open to a l l .PREMIUM No . t, i — A M O U N T $60.

1.00 P. M. —GeUlmgs or Mares , ownedand bred in the county, with ncrecord better than 3 minutes.

pRKM lt 'M No . i n l — A M O U N T $3°°.1.30 I* . M . —Sing le Road Horse , open

t( > all , w i t h no record lutier than

P IU . M I U M No . ( 7— A M O U N T $50 .2.00 P. M. — Pair of Horses for the road

owned ami bred iu county.P U K M I U M N '. 1.10— A MO UN ! S200. ""

2.30 I* . M. —Single . Road Horse , wilh110 record be t i c r than 2.4*.,P U I :M I U \ I N O. S5— A M O U N T $15 .

3.O0 P. M. — Fuals ot iS$3 , owned andbred in county.

FOURTH DA Y-FF.rAY. SEP T. 25.PREMIUM N O . 06 -A M OUNT $50.

3.30 P. M. —Saddle Horse , open lo all ;half mile In- . i ts .

P K K M I U M N O . 77— A M - M - NT $30 .IO.30 A. M. — Pair of Draft I lo i ses ; to

be tested.P i - K M i u M No. H.— A M O U N T $ 15 .

I I . 00 A, M. — Foals ni l-- *- .' , owned andbred in county .

PRKMIUM N " . 103—Amount $50,I I .3 0 .- \ . M. — Foals of tSSl , Geldii.gs

or Mares ; open lo ai l .P K K M I U M N". >.7— A M O U N T $50.

1.00 P. M. —fu*Id>i.£ < * or M.ires , foaliof 1S 7 . ) ; open to all .

PKKM I U M N - i . u i— A M O U N T $;OO .1.30 I' . M. —Sin . - i e Ku.ul Horse , open

to a i l .PR E M I U M N O . ')- -A M O U N T $200.

2. 00 P. M. —Single Road Horse , opent.i al! with n.i record better thanthree minutes.

PR E M I U M N O. 74— A M O U N T $no.2.30 P. M .—Sta 'i . io n 4" , lo.ils of 1670 and

previous years , with no record bet-ter ban 2. ;--. .1 K I M U M No . 02 — A MOUNT $70.

3.00 P. M. —Single Road Hors** , opento al l , dr iven to wagon by owner.

Pui- M . r M N". KM — A MOUNT $25.3.30 P. M. — Pony, any biecd ; 14 hands

and under.P K K M I U M NO. 10=.—A M OUNT $30.

4.00 P. M. — Saddle Mule, open to all./ *-.''/.* i ;n -i ; .n*;ur;mi-n;-* win iiow :n . >> 1,1-1 K .

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Those who care to "dress"and " fix up " for the occas-ion can secure " Fali goods "and " Fall sty les " by drop-ping a l ine to thei r " mailorder department^—espec-iall y be^un and conductedto look af ter Long Islandpostal orders. Samp les ofanyth ing desired wil l bepromptl y forwarded on re-quest. For the direction ofthose who care to run inpersonally,Und *? -ijK-.il- (mm the rarj w!irn we «av- thatIhe *v_ vin*; on -t o u r ptm -_.-_J_.I_: Will at lc_*_.t vovcr-_x*»l f l i~ -r-far<* , i we 'd say,

lu -, h.uij-iii.; cats at J-imalca, take a tr.tin thatJuts in at t-'lal bush and Atlantic avrnue *dep*Jt,

li*."uklyn. There you 'll gri a KUtbU-h avenu*bor*s*--*;ar that takt* * you \IA *Z their door ia It . cniiuuto. Their -J._ri. _ - ii

WECHSLER & ABRAHAM,Slew Ilut '.J'.',, Fulton St. i C*iluttia PI Bruotlyu.

MISS MONTMO RENOI%Um Montmorcnei wna certainly i\ very

handsomci women—a glorioiw , dark-oyodcreature , with rtivon tressoa , and such nform ao you seldoru B-SO out of a fashionplato.

Clem Lnnder had long been engaged tobo married to Lou Putney, but ho foil sodeeply in lovo wilh Misa Moutraorouci atfir?.t ni ght that ho uorer wont uuar Lou mora%tm twice after ha saw her.

Tho dosortion was ao open, aud MissMontmoronci axulted BO iu }jer oonquost ,that everybody -ft'aa sorry for poor Lou, andbated tho other -woman.

ho ono ovor called Lou handsome. Butjhu waa lovel y aa a lily, tall , white , grace-ful , stur-eyod. If sho folt Clom's defootioaih.-i never showed it , aud mat him with ouchrlear, self-possessed eyes that ho was the(¦inburraaaod ono, not aha.

Thero wero vory quoer whimpers aboutMiss Montmoranci. Kho had como to thosmall bnt rather aristocratic country piaco aBtranger aud alone, and put up at tho onlyhotel. Then, without a line of introduction,iho had contrived, no one knew how, to in.sinuate h«rsolf iuto the society of the town.

Sho called heruelf French, but appearedBiueh morb like an Englishwoman.

Young Lander was infatuated about hor.The presents he lavished on her, in even aoshort a timo m elapsed before they weremarried, were beyond description—jowela ,pictures, laces , a wMfih sot with i-iauionds.a pair of ponies and a basket carringo , etc.Of course, ho could afford It wall enoug h,but tho eti quette of the littU town wasHhocked by her accepting ao much from Mrrbefore they wero married. She glorr-nl in it.

However , young Lander owned tn* hand*lamest place , and was the rleho-it man ir.tlte village ; no, whisper as they might , theyirc-spled tho wom»n ho win goin*f to marry.

In six weeks from the date of their eu-gagement tho pair wore married.

Mrs. Lander did not take very kindl y tomarried life. Kho declared sbe WUH mopedto death in tho littlo dull town, though ithad been at her own desire they had no4,gone off on a wedding tour ; and when Clonoffered to take her to Now York or Boston,¦t>r even to Paris , she refused angril y to go.

One day a strange gentleman camo nudstopped at the hotel just as Miss Montmo.ronci had.

He called himself tho Honorable Mr.Ly dney, an Englishman. Ho was tall nndslim , and had the loveliest sido whiskers.Ho u.-. ed an eyeglass, which h« contrived toinsert in ono eye iu a most -^harming anddexterous mariner. He was altogether uuextremely distinguished-appearing person,but so exclusive. IIo had como to the townfor his health and wanted to livo quietly,he aaid. Ho docliueA all acquaintance withany ono for some time.

But at laat , Mrs Montmorenei Lander, aashe insisted upon being called , contrived,in some occult and seemingly magical man-ner , to become acquainted with him.

Mr*-. SI. Lander was a terrible flirt , I amlorry to say, a married flirt too ; and tlieway she amused herself with the HonorableMr. Lydney was shocking io see.

Just as Clem Lauder had completely losthis head r.l*ou. Miss Montmorenei , so nowthe Englishman seemed to lose his for MraLander.

They wero always together ; either he ather house, singing with her, accompanyingber with his violiu , sho at tho piano ; 01thoy rode or drove together, till even patientClem grow jealous, and forbade his wife to3eo tho Englishman any more. At whichcommand she laughed loudly.

Then Clem swore he would kill the man.and went in search of him.

The Honorable Mr. Lydney .received himplacidly, and with most high-bred courtesy,in his own private parlor, Tho two held 1long conference with looked doors.

The sharpest ears only caught Clemlvoice raised now and then ; aud once a lis-tener fancied he heard him say :

"You lie !"But tha Englishman's tones were not per.

ceptiblo.It wns three hours before Clem Landoi

came out, and then he was as white as hdead man, and walked like a, drunken one.

Ho did not go home. He went off towardtho woods , hia lips set, his eyes staringstraight before him, l>ko a sleep-walker.

But tho Honorable Mr. Lydney had ueveiworn a face of moro serenity, an air of monbland complaceno* and self-satisfaction.

Ho went that evening oo usual to call onMrs. Lander.

Clem had not been home. How lato theEnglishman stayed there was never known.He did not go back to the hotel at all. andin the morning a note was found in hisroom desiring hia luggage, which was readypacked , to be forwarded to an inclosed ad-dress, a Canadian one.

Subsequently, it was learned that MrsMoutmoreuci Lander had disappeared , too.

In short, they had gone away together.Clem came home in the night , but did

not seek his wife, aud , ot course, knew.nothing of what had happened till Mrs.Lauder's maid came and told him her mi*tress had gone, and gave him n letter ahihad left for him.

He just glanced at it and tore it in two,"The villain I" ho muttered. " If he had

not given ine snch absolute proofs, I shonldthink he lied yet."

Not twenty-four hours later Mrs. Landoiwas applying the samo complimentary termto tho same individual.

She aat in an elegant room in the StLawrence Hotel, in Montreal , and the Hon-orable Mr. Lydney, or the gentleman whocalled himself that, stood before her, a &mil«of exultation and triumph on his lips.

" You mean to tell me your name is nojLydney at all ?" she exclaimed.

" I do."-* And yoa ha*-. 00 right to the title Hoc*

>raWe ?"*' Ko more than have, madams."" Then what are yon ?"-* Have yoa not guessed ?"" How should I?" she answered, scorn-

fully. " I don't care what you are. I shall¦jo back to my husband. I wu a fool taleave him."

"Ah ?"Ho threw back his thick coat, and shoved

her a policeman's uniform underneath.She grew white then, bot throw np her

head haughtily." What does that mean P-

" It means that I have played my gameand won it. You are Adelaide Clancy, ox-tSompanion to Lady Montmorenei , whoseJewels and the sum of Ave thousand poundsyou stole, and ran away to America with.You were foolish to take that name. I track-ed you by it , and as I could not arrest yoathen in the States, and knowing your fond-ness for a flirtation , I made lore to yon asan honorable, and got you to run away withmo to English ground, where I can."

"You villain;" she uttered. "It waawell done, was it not, to deceive a womanBO brutally, for the sake of arresting her.H

" That is my business," he answered.'" What ? To deceive women ? To be a

brute ? I believe you.. But I shal l write tomy husband, and tell Mm my letter to himiras a jest. He loves ine : he will believeme. Ho will come and save me from yon,if it takes his whole fortune."

" Very likely," ho returned, sarcastically," bnt which husband ? Lander knows allabout the other one, for I told him. I didnot tell him you were a thief , nor who 1was. I could see there was enough love loftIn his heart still for you to mako him warnyou if I had, and spoil ray game. But I lefta lett'jr for him, and he knows that, too,now."

She was srlUnt for a little, the hand<ora«face set liko a stone. Thou she said :

" Do you moan to take mo back to Eng-land ?"

"I do."" I will never go. "" We shall see about that."** 1 shall escape you," sho answered.He smiled, and never left har for an in-

itaut till the carriage came ihat was to takeher to prison quarters.

Sho leaned back In her chair and closedher eyes. Half an hour after , when hespoke to her, ahe did not answer.

" Wake, Adelaide Clancy,** he said, touch-ing her on the shoulder with his hand.'* Yon must oome with me 'o prison now."

Then he saw that she was dead. Sho hadtaken a subtle and quick poison, almostwith hfm looking at her. Sho had escapedhim truly.

To tho day of his death ha will not forgetthat marble face.

Years after Clara Lander married LouPutney. Sho had forgiven him long before ,but he did not know it , for he had never3arod to ask it so soon.

JPate of ilie Thirteenth .He**ibe>-Deaj£With her Child Pl-tylaff Rt Uer Side.

Fourteen years ago; in Saxe-Weimar, Ger-many, the wife of Clans Bohm, a well-to-dogtore-keopur, committed suicide by hang-ing. Her father before hex had blown hisbrains out and Fran Bohm bad on one ortwo occasions expressed the opinion thnt shoalso would eventually die by her own hand.Tho cause of the rash act could not bo as-certained , as she was happy and tho motherof thirteen loving children. Her deathseemed to crush all desire for life from herhusband, as threo weeks afterward he drankprussic acid and expired in great agony.The thirteen children thus left friendlesssnd without parents immigrated to America.In the course of time they became scatteredin the States, but never forgot the tragicend of their parents.

About ten years ngo Mr. Richmond Had-den, an oyster packer on Eastern avenue,Baltimore, met a young German girl in thiscity who was supporting herself as a nur-sery governess. After more than a year ofcourtship he proposed to her and was re-jected , although the young woman, whosename was Bertha Bohm, admitted that shewns not indifferent to him. It did not takethe lover long to understand that there wassome reason for the girl's strange conduct ,and after some persistency she told himthat she loved him too well to blight his lifeby marrying him. It seems that within theshort space of four years which had elapsedsince the tragedy in Saxo-Weimar, twelve oftho thirteen members of the Bohm familywho had emigrated to America had commit-ted suicide.

Haddon, after tho first shock, did n t failto eagerly combat ber resolution , and it wasnot long before he had overcome her scru-ples. They were married and lived hap-pily, having two children, tho oldest ofwhom is now eight years old. The greatfamily tragedy had become almost like alegend to the husband and wife , who , bytacit understanding, never recalled it. Abouta year ago Sirs. Hadden was taken withtyphoid fever, and although she recoveredsufficiently to leave her room she was mani-festly a changed woman, mentally and phy-iically. She repeatedly sank into fits ofmelancholy, during which she would mourn-fully assure her husband that sho thoughther time was at hand. Mr. Hadden , whileaffecting to ridicule her fears, saw that therewas ample cause for alarm. He quietly in-stituted a careful watch over his wife , towhom ho was devotedly attached. Thismorning he left homo about 8.30 o'clock togo to his place of business. Mrs. Haddenwas then in gootl health , but about 11o'clock sho was seized with a fit of melan-cholia. The colored servant sent a streetboy to notify Mr. Hadden that his wife wasill. The gentleman was absent from hisoffice at the time, and as Sirs. Haddenihortly ceased her hysterical weeping, tbelervant left her alone. She did not meetMr. Hadden at tho front door upon his re-turn home, as usual , and he asked fur her,when the servant told him of the note whichhad been sent to his office and which hehad never received. He dashed up thestairs to his wife 's bed chamber. When heentered his worst fears was realized. Mrs.Hadden lay stretched on the floor near thebodstead and the ropo halyards of a Fourthof July flag wero lied around her neck andk> the top of tho bedpost. Her two-year-aid baby was playing by the corpsa,

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A FAMILY OF SUICIDES.

^it, ^islrom attir -3j&inb

Deer at any price—venison.After a sea diet , to prevent boils and

eruptions ami assist acclimation, use Ayer 'sSarsuparilla.How does a stove feel when it is full .Grateful.14 1 have no appetite ," complain many

sufTeiers Hood's Sarsaparllla Klrea an api-wlit*anil enables the stomach to perform us duly.A very stubborn man is often wronjj,

but seldom dishonest.Ayer't. Ague Cure stimulates the action

of the liver, cleanses the blood at malarialpoison , and rouses the system to renewed vigor.\\ arranted to cure Fever and Ague.One should believe in marriage as in

the immortality of the soul." My physician said I could not live.

My liver out of order, frequently vomitedgreenish mucous, skin yellow , small dry humorson face, stomach would not retain food. Bur-dock Mood Hitters cured me." Mrs. Adelaide*O BrelD , 372 KXCIUUIKO street . Buffalo. X, Y.

Why w»uld not Claud bo a good namofor a pet Thomas cat?

THEY A RE N OT SORRY,—Thero is onothing nobody ever regrets—that is , the day thevfirst adopted l'arker 's Tome as their regularfamily medicine. Its range is so wide , and itsj-ood effects so sure, that uulMing else , exceptgood nursing, are needed in a great majority <>rcases. Buy it , try It , and afterwards it wil l notrequire any praise from us. -ius-i-i

Mirth and cheerfulness are but tbe duoreward of innocence of life.

XS THE DKAII OLD DAYS.— We diff er increed and polities , but wc are a unit :tll t in-same on the desirableness of a tine head of hair.If you mourn the loss of Ihis blessing aud orna-ment, a bottle or two nf Parker 's .fair Balsamwill make you look as vou did in the dear olddays. It is worth tryhip. The only standard50-ceut article for the hair , 4wMl

There are occasions when a bravo man.may. without shame, act the coward.

In many localities Hood's Sarsapnril lnis in such general demand thnt it is tlie rvr-ng-nl/.ed family medicine. People write that " thowhole nelghhorhiHid is taking it ." etc. Particu-larly Is this true of Lowell , Mass., where it ismade, and where more of Hood's SarsaparillaIs sold thau of anv other sarsaparilla or blondpurifier. It is the ureal r.-im-dv for debility,scrofula, dyspepsia, biliousness, or any diseasecaused by impure state or low condition of t l ioblood, tilve it a trial. lm.-M.

Base all your actions upon a principleof right ; preserve your integrity of character,and in doing this never reckon on the cost.

TH E V W ILL SU R E L Y FI N U You.— I heyare looking for you everywhere. Drafts of airhi unexpected places, going from hot rooms tocool ones , carelessness in changing clothing: -In short anything which ends iu a "commoncold iu the head. ' Unless arrestetl this kind ofcold heroines seated lit the miieoii* membraneof the head. Then it is Catarrh. In anv and allIts stages this disease alwavs yields to Ely'sCream Balm. Applied to the nostrils with tliofinger. Safe , agreeable , certain. Trice f i t lyrents.

Professor : " If you attempt to squoezt.any solid body, it will always resist pressure ."Class smiles and cites examples of exceptionswhich prove the rule.

BETTER T H A N V ACATION.—This is pre -eminently the vacation month , when thousand-*seek rest and recreation. But to those who suf-fer the depressing effects of summer debility,the disagreeable symptoms of scrofula , the tor-tures of biliousness, dyspepsia or sick headache,there Is more pain 'than pleasure in leavinghome. To such we say. give Hood 's Sarsapanlla a trial. It will purify your blood , tone up andstrengthen your body, expel every true-* utscrofula , correct biliousness , and positively eurodyspepsia or sick headache. Take it before yougo. and you will enjoy your vacation a thousandfold. tf

A schoolmistress , thinking sbe wouldpunish a male scholar for misconduct , orderedhim to sit among the girls. No doubt bethought ,il capital punishment.

Nervous, debilitated , men you aro al-lowed a free trial of thirty days of the use ofDr. Dye's Celebrated Voltaic Belt , with Kleetri *Suspensory Appliances for the speedy fri'lioand permanent cure of Nervous Debility , lossof v itality and Manhood , and all kindredtroubles. Also , for many other diseases. Com-plete restoration to health , vigor and manhoodguaranteed. No risk Is incurred. Illustratedpamphlet, with full information , terms, etc.,mailed free by addressing Voltaic Bell Co.,M arshall . Mich . lyww

Bromley—I bought a little paintingyesterday—unite a gem- cost ine BWO. Pre t tysteep, wasn 't I t? Perkins--Mather; s t i l l nor.very steep. Your son-in-law , De ISaggs , has apa in t ing ihat must have cost him SJ.ooo. " (J IMHIgracious! I never knew that. I must have alook at it. " " Well , the next t une you meet himlake a good look at his nose."

A DVICE TO M OTHERS .—Are you dis-turbed at night and broken of yourrcst bya sickchild suffering and crying wi t l i pain of cut t ingteeth? If so. send at once and get a bottle olM RS. WINSLO W 'S SOOTHIN' . SYl tUP I-'OKCHII .DRKN TKKTHINC . Us value Is Incalcu-lable. It will relieve the poor l i t t le sulTerere im-mediately. Depemi upon it , mothers, there isno mistake about it. lt cures dysentery anddiarrhtea, regulates the stomach and bowels ,cures wiml colic , softens the gums, reduces in-flammation, and gives tone aud energy to thewhole system. MlCH. WINSLOW'K SOOTHINW.SYRUP FOK C H I I . D U K N TEKTUINU Is pleasant to the taste, and is tlie prescription of one otthe oldest and best female nurses and physic-ians in the United States , and is for sale by alldruggists throughout the world. Price '-Scentsa bottle.

The people ready to be swindled are farmore numerous than the swindlers. Oneman offers to furnish counterfeit currencyit a low rate. A dozen tempted by theirgreed send forward their money and gelback in due time their boxes filled with saw-dust. One man pretends to have drawn aprize in a lottery. He will find a scoreqnick to trust him with theii cosh in theTain hope of getting sony*hiug for little ornothing. It is a fortunate provision ofDatura that there are so few rogues ; for ifthey bore any proportion to the number ofdupes society wonld go to pieces.

In Philadel phia tho other day a man pre-tending to be a sailor went into a baker's.¦hop and aaked for a person for whom liohad bought some jewels in a foreign land.He was exhibiting tbe casket when in rush-ed an alleged pawnbroker , who, pronounc-ing the jewels worth $600, offered $150.The sailor demanded $250, and the pawn-broker went away for the money. The sailorsoon *fter departed, when tho pawnbrokercoming back upbraided the baker for lettingthe man go aad took his departure, tellingthe baker to advance the sailor $100 and hewonld call and take the treasures off hishands. The sailor, of course, came hackand amid he had been frightened away bo-oattsa the goods -had been smuggled. Fearof arrest induced him to offer ihe j-swels toihe baker for ©80. He eagerly accepted amithat wu the last he caw of money, sailor otpawnbroker. Hie "jewels " wero wortlififty oontf.

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OU' .vr-Lsl . I, or waalt you'I'l.at _i.ol_ c the subtle chain that ranI' t-lw .en us two, between us two?Oh 1 wis lt I , or waa lt you T

Not vcry strong the chain at best.Not quite complete from span to spun;I never tliouirht 'twould stand the teatUf settled commonplace, at best.Unl oh ! J,ow flweet , how sweet you were.When things were at tbctr drat and best,And we were friends without demur,SiniL out from all the sound and stir.

The little , pretty, worldly race !Why couldn't wo havo stood tho test—The little test of commonplace—An.l kept the glory and Che graco

of that sweet time when flrat we met?Oh I waa It I , or waa lt youTint dropped the golden Units and letThe little rilt, and doubt, und tret

creep ln and break that subtlo chain?n i . was It I , or was lt you?s i n t-vt-r vet an.l yet again. . . I , iaJ'.u._L ri'leuJs will ask with pain.

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When a girl la young tabe n»w~ nnmaroc*dolla, but when she growl older her wantsIncrease and ihe denires seTuftl dollars.

" A man nnd his wife ina*f?-ifler," oaysin eaaayiit, with great gravity. They may,they miy : nnd whit', inoie tliey generallydo.

A chip got 2,000 [owa people oal on thepnblio squire to sea his winged horse, audthen calmly showed up a liorse-fly nud tookto his heels.

Doctor— " For rllnuer, take- forty min-utes." Timid patient— *' Would it bo dan-gerous to add n piece of mejit aud somevegetables . "

The inusloians of England havo held aconvention to agree on a standard pitch .We ought to havo one in this country, andhave a law to enforc-j it at camp meetings.

The other day when the river at Clevelandrose fifteen feet , n porter 111 a warehouse?arefull y removed seven gtiu Istonen tobigber*grouud, but left three barrels of flourto tako thoir chances .

A boy in one of the public schools, whileengaged in d.fining words a lew days since,made a mistake that was not a mistake. Hesaid : "A demagogue is a vessel Unit holdsbeer, wiue, gin, whiskey, or any other kindof intoxicating liquoir. "

" Only think of it ," ex .laimed Cicel y ;" you can now seud n letter weighing anounce for 2 cents." " I know it , " repliedMarcia ; " isn't it mnnn ? Just think howmuch more it is going to cost for pnpoisvery time one writes a letter. 1'

A book on eti quette advises: "Neverinterrupt any conversation , but wait patient-ly until your turu comes to spoak. " Tbobook agent who handles this book lias thebulge on tho world. Sbe can come iutojour office unannounced, take a seat un-invited , aud talk you to death uuilor thsrules.

" My dear," said a frightened husband ittho middle of the uialit , shaking his wife ," where did you put that bottle of strych-nine ?" *' Ou tho shtiilf next to the pepper,mint" "Oh , Lord!" he groaned , "I'veswallowed it. " "Well, for goodness sake , "whispered his wife , " keep quiet , or you'llwake the baby."

Mrs. Livermore says: "The Americanboy comes into the world with such a his-tory before him as no Oreek or Human boyever looked upon." This is a self-evidentfact. The first history set before tho Ameri-can boy at school is somebody's History ofthe United States , and if a Greek or Romanboy ever looked upon snob a work it is notrecorded in ancient history.

" Charles," said Mis. Spendall , " I saw abeautiful costume at Bizarre'i to-day, and Ishould like it ever and e**1jr so much. "" And I should like to hsvo yon havo it, "replied Charles, " but reall y, Clara , Ihaven't tbe mousy to spare." "Oh , yocgreat tease ! I know bettor thsu th, it. 1law a brand-new check-book iu your deskonly yesterday, and not one of tho check,had been used."

Gentleman—I am sorry to learn of you,wi fe's death , Uncle Eastus. Uncle Rustus—Sah ? Gentleman—I say that I an, verysorry to hear that your wife has recentl ydied. Undo Bastus (with a puz-led look)—I giss da' nm some mistake 'bout dat ,Uiltah Brown. I lef do olo ooraan ia gudhealth dis mavrnin', ash. Who said she wahdead ? Gentleman—I've forgotten now.But 1 certainly heard se several days ago.Uncle Bastus (his face clearing up)—Oh,ya'as, now I understand, sah. Dat wuz erformat- wife ob mine, Mlstah Brown, Shidied mo'n fonh weeks ago. De present iu-sun-bent am all right.

COMIC COMMBNTB.

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OPENINGF A L L SHAKOS 18-1.5.

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Excep tional BargainsK.-i-r i.ll'.-r-.l l .v aay h u i i - t - in tin* trade,Wi- IllVa- ll,.- Il l ¦- .".IHJ .Wtl* Ll f i at l a - s ,l- . - a l - ' a ai c l i l l ' t .-l. 's till W t.f tl . I I I . i l i i - l t ' l - l j. ai - . -t Tia! . :-W'.-:„- Iii In- I . . n m l air- ve l um*.

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i - i . - t ! _ *.- a l l M al. ( . l i i l i l rt**!:*- w l i i iu murine,l. .-It, ,11 iff , 1 iti.-li . I ,a l l ies ivliiti' merino\ . - Is . l im- i i r . i pull's .iiui sli 'mltlcr.-* at 'J'.h' ..- a - l i ; worth ! "n'.

I. i t i i f - s ' .- l i t l ii , l l a r i m - . . ami f.-l l s k i r t s ini a r _'a l l ! sity li;*- .111.1 al ' .-al \ a l i e t y .

OBESS GOODS.IH a .-k utitl ' o ' uivil i ,ii'linn.'i x";, t l - i nn i - !

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Utt.-!..ni l i ln / . I nys l't - 1 r-liilh huts, al l WU.,1,

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Tliere has always centered about the sectof Harmonists a halo of interest because oftheir peculiarities and seoluiive tendencies,writes a Youagstown (Ohio) eorreeppmlentof tho Philadelphia Times. The founder ofthis rich country, located nt Economy, ontho banks of the Beaver Hirer, waa GeorgeKay, who was born in Wnrtemburg in 1770..Believing he had a divine call and was-iharged with a restoration of tho Christianreligion to its original purity, ho organized„ colony on the model of tho primitirochurch, with goods and ehattels in common.This soon involved him and his following introuble w '.h his government and compelledhim to transplant the community, in 1803,to the United Slates. They settled first onthe Connequenessing Creek , in Bntler coun-ty, where they founded the village of Har-mouy and employed themselves iu agricul-ture and manufacture. By iudnstry audthrift they acquired considerable wealth ,and in 1815 they removed in a body to In-diana, where thoy pnrchascd and locatedupou 27,000 acres of land along the banksof the Wabash Hiver. The settlement ofNew Harmony was even more prosperousthan tho first had been, but tho climate wasnot satisfactory, nud in 1824 , after numer-ous councils, they sold out and moved backto Pennsy lvania, this timo locating in Beav-er county, on the right bank of the OhioHiver , whore thoy purchased 3,500 acres ofbeautiful farming lands and where they soonnlterwurd laid out tho town of Economy.Hero is where tbey are located at present,surrounded by .peace and plenty.

They are a strange people—do not believeiu marriage, but all live together ns broth-ers nud sisters nnd practice the strictestmorality.

In 1832 the question of marriage was theleading one in tho community, aud abouttwo hundred members withdrew becausethey favored mairiages and established thetown of Philli psburg ; but tho new colouydid not prosper, and after a few years ofstruggling they sold out nud disbanded, di-viding the proceeds of their sales equallyamong all tho members.

Iu the meantime tho Harmonists weregradually becoming more aud more wealthy,until at present they own jointly and iucommon, lands, stocks, bonds aud herds thevaluo of which is estimated at $75,000,000.Besides owning nil of Economy aud a largepart of Beaver thoy owu au entire county iuDakota, in tho valley of the Had Hiver oftho North.

Owiug to the law prohibiting marriage tlmsect has gradually diminished until at pres-ent it consists of only thirteen men andforty women, all of tbem well advanced inyears. They employ over three hundredservants aud farm bauds, and these, withtheir families, mako quite a village. Every-thing is owned iu common ; the grocer , thebaker, the butcher ami the uiilkm.tu go therounds every day autl supply the dilfereutfamilies with tho necessities and a few of tholuxuries of life. Nothing can bo purchasedin tbe village of Economy, and it is prob-ably the ouly towu iu Iho world where amnn cannot , even if he desired , spend mon-ey. They aro extremely liberal aud jibil-intbrojiic aud are constantly tloiug acts ofbeuevoleuce. Their bouses, which aro allexactly alike, are an equal distance apartand ore at a uniform distance from the vil.lage street. They are paintod pure whiteand have no frout doors , claiming that itthey had these conveniences tho womenfolks would spend too much time looking atand gtas-plng villi passers by. A oy.jcl atorjit related in this connection that the presi-dent of the community a score of years agoimagined that there waa too much familiari-ty between the young men and maidens aud•o promulgated an order that all females ap-pearing on the streets after dark mast carrylintems, bnt still the merry-making contin-ued, although no lanterns appeared. Thiscaused an investigation, which developedthe fact that the worthy old gentleman hadneglected te order that the lanterns shouldbo lighted.

Aa stated, there are now only thirteenmen and forty women left of the once largecolony, and they being old it is likely thatthe law against marriage will cause the ex-termination of the colony ia a few yearsmore. According to their laws, as long asthree of them hold together the property lato remain intact, bnt when one of the finaltrio .lies tha other two lose all right to theproperty and most leave. Aa there are noheirs the $75,000,000 which they poaeaa inreal and personal property will come intothe possession of the State of Pennsylvaniaind will form a handsome legacy.

The Yaaes w.a.-, and lee Cn-tn,George (after the theatre}—Do yon know

what this ice cream ia made of? Clara(scraping her dish)—No, Georgo. George—It's mad* of skim milk, oleomargarine,corn starch, gelatine and glucose. Clan^nthnsistlinally)—Indeed? What o delight-ful mi-tare it is I—If . T. Am.

*i VfSRY THRIFTY COLOUY.

tlo.v Nan Franci.co l-amblpr. FortifyTheinaelveB Again.! lntcrA-roilre hy

the 1-oltce.

On the east side of Dupont street , nearClay, a building is being altered for tbepurnoso of establishing a restaurant in itand in connection therewith thoro is beingfitted up a room which will bo used byChinese gamblers. 'I'he room is twenty-fivefeet wide by eighteen deep. The studdinghia been covered inside and out with groov-ed nud tongued pitch pine. The outside ofeach partition is covered with sheet-ironone-eighth of an inch thick and fastened bymeans of round-headed carriage bolts, s. labout five inches apart.

Tho eutrance from the street is through anarrow door set in ths western partition audhid from view by a broad staircase thaileads to tho upper floor. The casing of thisdoorway is covered with steel stri jis a quar-ter of an inch thick nnd several inches wide,which areas well secured to the jtartilion byiron bolts ns possible. On tho floor , in plneoof tho ordinary threshold , thero is a thickiron plate. From tho interior the door isfastened by moaus of n swivel bar , whichOU iuto tho sockets, nud in addition theretothere is a heavy iron-bouud piece of timber,•ix feet long, which, if occasion requirec,may bo thrown against the door as a bracefrom a floor hold. The door itself is ofthree-inch pine, covered with a quarter-iuchsteel plate , strongly riveted.

In tho rear partition thero is a door thaiopens into a largo kitchen connected withthe ra-atourant. The kitchen is a room thewalls of which are of brick. Two windowslight the room, but each of theso has heavyiron g latings set in thom. This place is sostrong-!? fortified that under the most fav-orable circumstances officers having wedges,axes, pinch-bars and iron mauls could notsfiect an entrance into it under an hour'svery hard work.

The purpose of the door into tho kitchenIs that in case a raid is mado tbo playersmay carry the evidence, which, if found,would lead to conviction, iuto Ihe cookshop and destroy it by throwing it iuto th*furnace.

A SECURE GAMBLING HOUSE.

A young Indy was engaged to a wealthy;oung manufacturer. The day was set forthe marriage ; the guests were invited. Buta few days before the day appointed for thewedding tho prospective bride learned thatthe firm to which hei.- betrothed belongedwas insolvent. Sho immediately wrote hima letter breaking the engagement and bid-ding him farewell. It was sent off in thegreatest haste, as there was no moro thantime to stop the preparations for the wedding. Two hours after it had been posteifahe learned that tha rumor of the firm's in-.olvency waa false. Accompanied by herparents she hastened to the Post Office todemand the return of her letter. The Post-master jjolitely declined th give it np. Theyoung lady insisted, hut the Po-*master re-mained firm. The parents began to arguethe cose. It was useless. . Thsy became ex-cited ; their daughter became hysterical,and there was a scene. Bnt appeals, en.h-eaties, tears.wringiujj of hands, and threats-of fainting were all in vain ; the polite Post-master had but one answer. The rale ad-mitted of no exception;, and the letter wasilready, in the eyea ol! the law, the propertyof the young man. It was sent, and savedhim from the great misfortune of marryinga mercenary wife. More than ono tale baabeen written founded on the incident of aletter being lost or Intercepted. Perhaps Itwould be wall, by way of variety, for some1-tsing author to fcrancl bis next story qponas letter tbat waa delivared Bgaiivi **»»*, Bobt_»«800__d thought of tltf *_j___r. I

THE LETTER WAS SENT.

Dentistry.1)K . L.J. HOYT,

(WitiriVeth In a iVVlttl Teeth Out.)

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POULTRY , UAME. EGGS,VEAL , Etc., Etc.

ALSO PV-UaS IS 0*iLK SKINS ASH nut s.163 A lo.-. FULTON MARKET. :

N«W YOHK, The Press.

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Tb**i Interest!ny Ceremony which TakeiPlace wben thsy Hoach Some Hotels.

People who have not liyed in hotels dcuot realizo the importance of the arrival olthe bride and groom. It is tho ono festivityin which otery guest and employee in thehouse feels a wsrm personal interest , andwhen a rumor gets about tho house that afcride and groom msy be expected, they willalways find a select contingent of the hotelrounders waiting to bid them welcome. Ifit happens to be a particularly noticeablegroom , that is, one that shows he is a groomin every lins of his tell-tale countenance andevery embarrassed movement that he makes,he is likely to bo guyed more or less deli-cately during his stay. Tho oldest hotelmen are unable to say wherein lies tho funof waiting for the arrival of the bride andgroom, but they wait jast the same. Justas the clock struck 1 the other morning, thogarrulous old boarder fell off into anotherdoze, from which he waa awakened by therumbling of a carriage. It came around thecorner at a rapid gait , headed directly forthe hotel entrance, and came up with ngreat clatter and dash. The haokman wav-fcd his hat in tho air satirically, grinned ,opened the door with a profound salaam,and said, by way of finishing up tho wholeperformance elegantly :

" Here you aro, Governor, safo andsound, as anug as two bugs in a rug."

At the same instant tho clerk wheeledaround , stopped back into tho corridor, andstood behind the desk, and displayed with-out a particle of apparent preparation, alarge, robust , and welcome smilo. Thoaged porter made a rush for tho door, andthe hall boys, who had been watching theiropportunity, pushed him very close, andtho result was that all tho negroes arrivedat tho carriage door at tho aame time. Theentire throng of rounders rose, yawned ,pretended to look indifferent , and saunteredinto tho corridor , whore they could get agood look at the arrivals under the glara oftho electric light. Thoy stood about inlittle groups , and pretended to converse ,but they wore all grinning covertl y, andtheir eyes were fixed on a strugg le that war.going on about the door of the cab for thopossession of tho travelling satchels andalmwls of the bride and groom. After a fairdivision had been made and the way some-what cleared , the groom stepped out andlooked somewhat nervously around. Hegave the hackman a liberal fee , and receiv-ed that worthy man's blessing in retain ,put his head in tho door, and said a few•.voids to hin wife ; then ho looked baek atthe mob in tho office somewhat apprehen-sivel y, but presently handed his wifo out,gave her his arm, and they marched stoical-l y in. He walked directl y up to the regis.ter , smiled somewhat faintl y in response totho clerk's cheerful greeting, and said :

*' Did 7011 get inv telegram ?""Oh ! yes , Mr. Smith , " said tho clerk ,

sweetly, t.a thoug h ho had know the manfor years, '* we have fixed the bridal cham-ber up in the highest sty le of tho art, withfresh flowers in tho vases , and everythingin apple-pio order. How have you been ,sir?"

" Quito well , " said Mr. Smith, faintl y." Shall I register now ?"

" If you please, Mr. Smith , " said tlit¦slerk, careloualj ; "right here on this sec*ond line."

Then tho clerk looked over carefull y, thcporter sidled up alongside of Ihe desk, andat least ten pairs of eyes watched the victimwhile he wrote for the first time hi his life :

** J^hn Smith and wfe."The clerk saw that ho had left tho -' i "

out of wife , realized that he had a joke forsome timo, and pointed the way with greataffability to tho elevator. In tho meanwhilepoor littlo Mrs. Smith—modest, fri ghtened,young aud gentle—clung to her husband'sarm and never looked up from the floor.

"Now, Mr. Smith," said tho clerk in thesame brisk , load, and cordial voice, "ifyou will cume with mo I will show you thobridid chamber with great pleafmre."

Then he led tho way to tho elevator, fol-lowed by Mr. and Mrs. Smith, the agedporter, and four hall boys, each of whomwas carry ing a portion of the luggage, andthey moved solemnly into the elevator. Thorouuderfl and wicked men of tho hotel mov-ed stolidly in after thom until tho elevatorwas so full that not another man could getaboard. Tho darkies grinned, with thoirheads hung down, but the rounders weresolemn and respectful. They carried theii-liLt-H in their hands nnd ntnrod HO lmr.l nt.poor little Mrs. Smith that she droopedmoro than ever. Meanwhile the Rental audhospitable clerk was talking at the top othis voice about things in which no one hadtho least particle of interest, while tho ele-vator rose with aggravating slowness to thethird floor. Tho procession, all except tharounders, accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Smithto tho doors of their apartments , where thoclerk shook hands with him, wished himmany returns of the happy day, and madehis way back to the elevator. Tho crowdreturned pleasantly aud with tho air of menwho had done the proper thing in a genteelmanner to the office , and one of tho bar-tenders lit a single jet in tho barroom aothat thev might all take a nightcap to thohealth of the bride and groom. Even theporter and hall boys came in for their shareof the ti pple, aud then the clerk , havingbided his time carefully, explained tbe greatjoke of Mr. Smith's having left tho " i " outof the word wife in signing the register.

This ceremony is regularly gone thioughwith in many hotels whenever a bride andgroom arrive. There is nothing unkindlyabout it , the men mean well , it is an admir-able joke, and the victims seldom find ontthey are the objects of a special manifesta-tion unless the groom becomes chatty withthe hotel loungers later on during his stay,and they tell him about it. The social ele-ment is a rare one in common hotel life.—>A. 7. Sun.

A alar-col for Stale Bread."Nothing is now wasted ," said the

Brooklyn grocer. "I used to return mystale bread to the baker, who held it for aday or two, selling it to poor persons in themeantime at a reduced- price if he could ,but if no call WM made he had to throw itaway. In Paris it is dried, and then groundup, sugar and shortening being afterwardmixed with it, and then again baked up intoa cake. But such cake could not be soldfcere. Now the bakers have no difficulty.The Italians buy up nearly all the oldbread, for which they pay a dollar a barrel.There may be seventy-five pounds in each.It doesn't seem to make any difference tothem how old it is, providing it is notmouldy, and their taking it in this way hasbeen a great rAUef to bakers. "

rho fh-»o«K Wow, Iho Want l.«R« Frll.A Pennsylvania girl , whose graduating

«*ay was entitled "Wanted— A. Man ," istbe recipient of considerable pain on accountof what is tanned Use originality of her sub-ject. Her classmates have not been heardfrom, but they are doubtless of the opinionthat there is nothing original abont thesentiment- since each one of them banlong cherished it as her own.—ItidiinapolumTtWtTemmmmm

BALMY SLRK_\—The Infirmarian ofMount St. Clements College. I .cheater. Mary-land, writes that Red Star Cough Cure has Rivenmuch satisfaction In tbat Institution. In asevere case of consumption It Rave great relief ,and after its use restless nights and night sweatsdisappeared.

GREETING THE BRIDE AND GROOM,

Hew Brutoa Battle for _Lea__.er__.hJp-.Fero*CeXouM and -Exalting Scenes*

On almost any morning during the weesscenes full of excitement and interest are tobo witnessed at the Stock Ysrds, wherethousands of head of cattle change handsdaily. At that place there are apartmentssot aside for hofs, cattle, sheep, and otherstock , and when a drove of bulls are trans-ferred from the crowded stock-cars into \large and roomy pen, an event invariablyoccurs that furnishes sport almost as excit-ing as the famous bull fights of Spain. Inthe matter of a leader , balls are similar tobuffaloes. There ia always one domineer-ing brute in the drove. He is looked uponby all the others as tho boss, and is regard-ed with dread, not to say fear, by his com-panions. A bull can never become theleader of his drove without fighting, andwhen a boas is pointed out the spectatorc*,ii rely upon it that this animal haa recent*Iy come out the victor in a fiercely contestedfight. A loader there must be, and as soonas the bulls are turned Into the pen the ter-rible battle for supremacy begins. Thesight is indeed a thrilling one. One of thebulls at once assumes authority over therest , and his actions are immediately notedby another who has the same ambition torule. The result is a collision between thetwo brutes. They are given plenty of spac*.by the other bulls, who scatter in everydirection in order to avoid the approach in im-peril. The two aspirants ndvance toward-?ach other with intense -Jury. All the h»iron their hides bristles np, the eyes flush likefire , tho toils are perpendicular, and thenoads eroot. The brutes sniff thn air ,foam flies from tho mouth and nostrils, andon nearing each other tho ominous snort isheard. Tho awful encounter has begun ,und for a human being to enter the pen andattempt to iuterfero would be certain death.The heads of tho brutes are now down , andforehead presses forehead. If both ballsaro strong and equally matched tho contoslis terrible and frequently lasts twenty min-utes and longer. While in this preliminaryposition the animals appear, from a dis-tance , to be at ease and measuring eachother's strength , but , on the contrary, eveiymuscle in the body is strained to the ut-most. Each appears to be both on tho of-fensive and defensive. Each is forcing 0chance to gonge tho other ln tbo groin or«ome other vital part, while at the samelime each is in readiness to resist a suddenbreak of tho other. The break finally comes,and in an instant goro takes tho place offoam. The strength cf each brute is forcedagainst the other. A roar of pain is heard,which tells that the groin of one bull hiubeen mangled by the horns of the other.Tho injured animal bleeds freely and re-treats a short distance in a weakened con-dition from tho loss of blood ; but the sightof his own crimson goro again arouses hieire , and, more maddened than ever, he makes& dash for his antagonist , and the fight isrenewed. His horns may pierce tho otherbull's side , bringing tho blood. In thisevent honors are evenly divided , and thensi.s no advantage. Thus bet-pattered withblood the bulls continue the fi ght until oneor tho other is conquered, which mustBOOner or later ocenr. Frequently it re-quires but a few minutes to settle tho mas-tership, but when two bulls of equal sizeand strength fi ght for supremacy ovor all,and Greek meeia Greek , tho excitement isIntense.

•At the close the victor assumes a defiantair and takr-a hia well-won place at the head.The oue subdued becomes oue of his sub-jects. Matters may remain tranquil forhours, but it often occurs that onn of thodrove suddenly beeo-inm amhitious to mas-ter his fellows , and to do so he must fi ghtthe leader. In (his way U frequently trans-pires that tiio recognized leader is forcedinto natural subjection by another. If abtran-'O bull is turned into a drove he iscalled upou to fi ght , and must face theleader in combat. The Texas bull , hun-dreds of which are shipped to this market,is the most ferocious of his species, and dis-plays n. greater keenness to fight.— Cincin-nati f 'aper.

A REAL BULL-FIGHT.

Writing of the Confederate archives atWashington, the correspondent of the Cleve-land (O.) Leader says :

" The Confederate treasury seal is amongthese archives. I don't suppose a hundredmen in tho country have ever seen it, and itis inaccessible to the sight-seer at Washing-ton. It is a common enough looking affair ,and I have seen moro fancy seals in manyan office of a country notary. It is made ofiron , and looks as though a blacksmith hadwrought it. The seal or die is screwed intothe frame, and it operates by hand, lookingvery much liko one of these little sausagegrinders which Ohio farmers who cure theirown pork are wont to use. A palmetto tree.doubtless taken from tho coat-of-arms ofSouth Carolina, is tho emblem engravednpon it , and around the top of this arewords stating that it is tho seal of the Con-federacy. There is also a scrapbook here ofConfederate moneys and bonds which con-tains the cream of the money captured atRichmond, Whon tho Government captur-ed Richmond it obtained a half million doblars of Confederate bonds, two largo chest*aud five bags containing millions of dollar!in Confederate money. Some clerk in theWar Department made this scrapbook fromthe cream of this material and the book isnow almost invaluable. Covered with bluepaper nnd cheaply bound, it is mado of ablank book of blank drafts on* the Confed-erate Treasury. The papc* is thin and thecover of the book shows that it was prob-ably mado in the last days of the Confed-eracy when paper waa scarce, and when wallpaper was used on which to print the ordersof the Government. It makes one feelstrange to touch the thousand-dollar bondiwhich it contains, which—some at least—wcro once worth so much, but now anworth so little. Some of these five-thou-saud-dollar bonds have some of their coupon!cut off , nnd others are full. You notice nstho dates of tho bonds near 1305 their pro-visions grow more generous, and their pros-pect of no immediate payment seems to in-crease. Here is ono as big as the blanketsheet of a country newspaper which theConfederacy did not intend to pay until189-i and they gave 6 per cent, interest uponit. Here is another which ia to be paid twoyears after signing a treaty of peace withIhe United States, and here la another for$1,000 issued in 1861, which offers 8 percent, semi-annually and is to be paid in1868. And so throughout the scrap-book.These Confederate archives are fall of inter*est and they will grow in value aa historypoints to them as the record, unwritten, ofa timo and a generation that has passedaway."

A Cloud Definition.No dictionary has ever succeeded iu gl**

Ing a good, strong, clear definition of whatan Agnostic is. Host people think that It Islimply one who does not know and doesnot believe anything. That is too positive adefinition. The nearest approach to a state*meat of tha true meaning of the word waremember to have heard wu at a breakfastpsrty last week. A genUemaa was asked." What ia an Agnostic ?" and be replied :*' I am an Agnostic as to that It means ; I-aannot even, say ' I don't know/ that woaWV. too do-ioita."—Botton Globe.

ARCHIVES OF THE CONFEDERACY.

Thero is no slave so servile, so debased,as the victim of the poppy plont. When ab-sorbed by the system, this poison producesa fullness of the pulse, iucreasos tho heat ofthe body, and for a season invigorates thecorporeal and intellectual functions, for ashort period stimulating even to intoxica-tion. The Egyptians used it , but uot toexcess, and they could not have had a pas-sion for it. Our earliest knowledge ofopium is found in the medical works of an-cient Greece.

The plant is not indigenous to tho tropics,as some suppose, though it haa boon suc-cessfully cultivated in these regions. Ita ex.hilaration is always succeeded by a corra-spouding lassitude and drowsiness and hor-rible dreams and visions follow its habitualand intemperate use.

It soother pain, banishes care and for aseason makes one forget his woes ; bat whenthe effect dies away ho realizes with ten foffipower the horrors of his condition, and con-vulsions nnd apop lexy uot infrequentlyterminate his sufferings. Even should thc*.onsequ.enc& not be so serious , tho use ofopium enfeebles the physical nnd mentalenergies, the strength gradually diminishesand a habit grows upou tho unhappy con-Burner that is as tenacious as his hold uponlife and as despotic as destiny. The liquoidrinker can abstain for hours or even days,but the opium eater must smoke or eat thedrug at regular intervals, or his limbs losethoir vigor, the eyes and nose discharge* awatery fluid, and he is hopelessly inert un-til a new lite is infused by its subtlo prop-erties. It is a difficult thing to imagine amore pitiable imbecile than tho inveterateopium smoker ancJ eater.

The most debased sensualists are the vic-tims of opium. Though more quiet thanthe slaves of alcohol , the practice of opiumeating and smoking is far more seductiveand unconquerable. The only security fromits dangerous wiles and ensnaring influ-ences is '' Touch, not, taste not, handle not"this deadly foe to ths health aud happinessof man.

THE SEDUCTIVE OPIUM HABIT.

Will power, as well as imagination , hasmach to do with the cures that aro effectedin some cases. The late Isaac Toncey, whowas Secretary of tho Navy under PresidentBuchanan, and previously a Senator, was aman of strong will power. Many years agohis horses became frightened on BoltonMountain and ran away. He waa thrownout and -dragged along the street. Two orthree of bis ribs were broken, and be wasbruised all over and injured internally.Surgeons from this city were sent oat andfound him in a very dangerous condition.Apparently his injuries were fatal. Bnl'* No," he whispered, " I shall recover." Hedid recover, and his will power carried himtUrough. A physician of this city, not nowliving, stated to ns some years since that heonce had a peculiar case. An elderly ladywas remarkably nervous. She imaginedthat her heart, lungs, and liver were all dis-ordered. Yet ho found them sound. Shehad no organic disease, except nervousnew,and that was enough. " I can cure yon ,"said the physician ; " I understand the case. 1*He gave her six bread pills—not a porticliof medicine in them. He said : "Take outto-night, one to-morrow night, half of oneeach night the next two nights. Then splitthe others Into quarters, and take one-fourthof a piU every morning till all are used up—but do not on any account tsJca any more oaany day than I have ordered ; it will b«dangerous. Bot by following my directionsprecisely, yoa will be entirely well when allthe pills are taken.** Tha woman had faithin him, and ahe got well, as he had predict-id. Wasn't this a "faith cure?" It cer-tainly waa not tha dough rolled into pillsthat had any affect npon tha old lady.There can ba no doubt that will power andfaith or imagination haa much to do witkoao'a health, or ill health, if the iznaginaUoaruns that vay.

W'i__ L POWER CURES.

In the great cities unskilled workmenwere hired by the day, bought their ownfood aud found thoir own lodgiugs. But intho country, on the farms, or wherever ahand was employed on somo public work,they wero fed and lodged by ttie employerand given a few dollars a month. On thePennsylvania canals the diggers ate thecoarsor.t diet , wero housed in the rudestiheds, and paid >'*> a month from Msy toNovember and $5 a month from Novemberto May. Hodcarriers and niortsr-mixerr,diggers nnd choppers, who from 17'JJ tc*1800, labored on the public buildings andcut the streets and avenues of Washingtoncity, received §70 a year, or , if they wished ,$60 for all the work tbey could performfrom March 1 to December 20. The hoursof work wero invariably from sunrise tosunset. Wages at-Albany pnd New Yorkwere three shillings, or, as money then went ,40 cents a day ; at Lancaster , $8 to $10 amonth ; elsewhere in Pennsy lvania work-men were content with $0 in summer and$5 in winter. At Baltimore men were gladto be hired at eighteen pence a day. None,by the month, asked more than six dollars.At Fredericksburg the price of labor wasfrom $5 to $7. In Virginia, white men em-ployed by tbo year, were given J-16 curren-cy ; slaves,- when hired, were clothed, andtheir masters paid XI a month. A poundVirginia money was, in Federal rroney,$3.33. Ths average rate of wages the Itndover was, therefore , $65 a year, with foodand, perhaps, lodging. Out of this smallmm the workman must, with his wife 's help,maintain his 4unily.

W O R K M E N ' S WAGES IN 1800.