Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 11, 1879, Page 13

. me, and replied: castonally we meet positive disproof of this the- ory in real iife, Such evidence 1 read fn the persun of a little bootblack at the Newsboys' Tlome recently, I was sltting In tho office, conversing with Mrs, Forsyih, the Superintendent, when two littte boys entered. The smaller, a littlo fetlow, with ted ehocks and black oyes, walked up to the ruillng which incloses the desk, end at onces tovk frum _a littlo Fnck-m:l biuo silk necktic and spread 1t out, looking with beam- ing cvos at Mr. l-'onyl‘h. 8he noticea him jmmedintely, and zakd, ** Why, Joe, s that scarl for mol" “No, mna'am,” hie replied promotly, st {8 for my sister.” T beean 10 fnquirs if he haught it with his own moncy. Jie sald he paid 10 cents for it, and {n- quited anxloualy it Alrs, Foravth would put it {n an envelope and send It. 8he promised that sim wonld trithout delay, (Mra, Forsyth told mo that he often boueht prasents for his sfstor. He went away satisfied,” A banker’s son coul not have eyinced deeper Jove, in word and i nery than that little wnit did, whose hom: friends he has found mostly In the street. L in this ungeninl Bofl tho heavenly blossom Lova has lived and developed. Ishall ever watch Jittle Jo L—— with pecullar Interest as long ns he remalng in the Newsbays' Tome, which is to the inmates rendered a real homo by Mre, For- syth, who listens to each story of foi or sorrow with = mother's Interest, Thm.l h{lhn blesacd power of sympathy, is each little heart for the ine unburdened of ita sorrow, w. GUARDIAN ANGELS, A WIPR'S FANCIES, T the Kditor of The Tribune. Br.ooMmaTox, 11k, Jan, 8.~Throngh the haif- drawn curtains by the pale moonlight 1 ece tho world I5ing stark ju_Its windiug-sheet of snow, The mercury is at **20 below," while Kittie and 1 sit plorified in the warmth and golden glow of ihe overilowing open grate. Kittte and I were matricd long ngo, and are hus far on our way to that ereat change which is the emil of this nnd the beziuning of that great after-life which is the unknown open sen besond the pale of death, ilaving dono this cveniug as we have often 8one betore,—~lived o'er mgaln the sunny years soeut Jeagnes away, nnd at the fast dropped from thu foll flow of our qulict talk Into the broken quest and answor, and thence Into this comfortable silunce,—Kittle 1w sits lost in far. nwng’-ronmhnt fn the fairy-landof the almost molten Lackawanna in Whose gentle raldance we have beld aweet ehmmunion thoso mau, years; and while sho s thus preoceupied look st her, sitting there n faint-bluo silk ond worsted filigree, the vory essonce of dear loye on earth. Kittle ia no louger of the youngest, but alic 12 still young, and her finpertips glisten llke ear] and have the Lints of tho roses, and her arge violet cyes seem more glorfous than ever to me, who luoked upon them fo the fresh hours ot the morning, for life fs at high-noon with us nor. As we have coma along tho way of Hfe we have bad to bear branches of cy‘gmu ag well a8 those of lnurel and the palm, aud we somotimes recall tha slumbering recoliections of our som- bre dnye, and dlscuss Ju our own quiet way tho ono themo that involves and overshadows all oters, And this {s why I turned to Kittlo and :l“mti "“‘ My dear, what do you reslly think of cath She turned, with full thoughtful gaze npon * More thoughts have I had than ever were entombed fn any book, of that reene we call death, and that something after death.” 8ha procecded: **Do you not remern- ber tho words of our poor Coleste when she dled, and tho scene as I pletured it to you,—lhow ehe really camo back to me 1a o drcam as sho sald she would, how bright ahe looked, and how happy we were fn the good long talk we had ' “1 am no Bpirltualist,” she continued, **{n the commonls-accopted term, but I keep the say- fugs of the Scripture in my heart, and all the world cannot sinke my faith. Do you not know how the intelligences of the spirit'world around us convinced Pllate's wife in her droams that Jesus was the Christ, and how, filled with this tremendous fact, she warned her husband not to 141t a finger against that *Just Man't #And wo arc teld that there 18 Joy among the mintstoring epirits of Heaven over ‘one sinner that repontetns,’ thus declaring the sympothy— wide and deep ns the universs of God— of the angels for wo poor betow. And L do mosat devoutly und firmly believe {u s guandion angel for u-nf- one of ue, Wa feel and know tlhie truth of mauy thinga wa cannot demunstrate by the rules of evidence, and 1 know full well that mnn{ u timo aud oft [ have made the pogsago of tho Red Bea of difticulty by the help of that unseen hand ompipotent in the strength ol its helpfulness, but too impulpable fur the sys of souge,’ ** As 1 grow older,” Kittle went on to say, 41 have now realizations and less dread of tho great tisatory that lies across tho futurg of esch one of s’ *4 You remewber,!! sho sald Gnally, “ttho funny little canes and clgar-shaped cylin- walfs ders with tho full configuration of "the Jitle brown buws which wo used to find so plentifully when wo wers chill- dren, In these forims once Hived a myriad {usect life. At the hour apnolnted for theso losser worms of the dust to chavge, prestol the winged aprites of tho infinltesimal world, ke the fabled Pharnix, literally riss out of thefr own ashcs, and wing their way into ether. Fow very kel this will it bo with you and 1 when in tho fullness of timo we shall leave thesa bodies behind for a moro glortous Lody, fitted for tho }ght which ia not of the sun, eter- nol In the keavens.' 1 will tell youmore some other time about what Kittle sald, Pir, ~ FLORICULTURE. BEIDE TO EXCHANGE. To the Bddlor of The Tvibune. CnysTat Laxe, I, Jan, 7.—Let mo offer the readers of The flumo something pretty, though 1t docs not ** cam’ Ira’ soms place abroad,whero scamen gang," cle. Ihave s lot of cassia cham- oecristl, or partridge-pes sceds, The plants look ‘when not In flowar like tho scositivo plant, and when In flower its bright yellow corollas aro greatly admirod. It mokes & protty bed, and hias justgraot a placo {u Europe and the Esst as worthy 8f culture, I wanta fow of any kind of climbing, twining, or croepiog plant, ex- cepting snorning atorics, that your an- readers ey lave {u cxchance., Thoso who noth- 1ug to axchanyo can have sumo for 2 atamp, and 1hose who have not & threo-cent stamb ta aparo alse o postal-card to lot me know, and you shall have the seed anyhow, UncLsJons, RECIPES, BODA BISCUIT. To ths Editor @ The Trituna Cimicago, Jan. 2—Will sowe kind reader please give me minuto Instructions how to mako biscuits with soda snd sour milk or buttermitkl Buch biscults as my busband’s mother used to wake, and accept the thanks of Yiovsr. ron ‘s To the Ldbtor of The Tribuns, Paxin, N, Jan. &—I sm not a membor ot The Home, but thought I would just step in aud wish you slt a Happy New-Year, aud in- form 8is now sho can fing relief rrom “those dreadful chiiblalna,” Bathe the parts affected Wwith strong alecobol eamphor three time a day, and, if very sure and l'ul‘len, wuolnt with loding occaslonally, 1 have tricd it, and know whereof Lapeak. Fouruxa. HIWENTY-ARVEN "' ANSWRRED, v ths Editor of The Tridune, Brerrixo, 1), Jao, 8,~Tweaty-seven, I have been reuding your lettera ln The Home, sud Wish, sa & persdn of experience, 10 suswer your Yuestfon, asking I pitrate of nlv:r 18 aslojur- loas as sugar of tead, I, too, became gray in my teens,—have spent. much money io° trying to restoro my hatr, [ used oitrate of sliver threc or four years. ltis Dot lnjurious (as far os { can tud out), excepting .0 the bair, which it kille. ILTON. WATER-PROOP BLACKING. e 1o Bditor & The Tribune. Cuicago, Jan. 6.—L would lke to give the readers of ‘Fue Home & recipe for water-pruof blacking, splendid for the little tolks’ boots and 5hoea 1n suow and slush: Oge-half pound gum- shellac; cover with aleobol, cork tlgutly, and let stand three days, shaking ocasionally. Then add s plece of gum-cauphor tha size of an le‘lg. Let stand as above, and add ones vunce of Will some one of Tho Home readers please Kive maa good sud easy recipe to dye black 8ilic trige that iy gray from dust aund nfi:& CURE FOR BHEUMATISM. To the Editor af The Triduns. Laxe Vixw, IiL., Jan, 6.—Mother Hubbard, I ©annot listes to your appeal for s remedy for Theumatism whea I koow of such a good one. Here 1t 1s: One ouoce o} origanum, one ounce #plrits turpentine, ous-balf piut best clder vioe- Rar, two egsy well beaton. Put lu a butite sud shake well; a little ayua ammonts sdded lw- ;uvve- it. Always sbake before usiog. Keep rvm lnulnq“md well corked. It tmproves by 8. Applylreely to the past affected; Leat in e e THE CIHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY- JANUARY I}, 1879—BiXTEEN PAGES and rub well, haund on i« good, For an Internal remedy use tincture of gum guaicum, A fow dropa on sizar, thres Limes a dny.. s lent for your chilblains, the liniment to be ap- Dlied frecly lent for burns, dropsy, wa would suggest that one-quarter of & pound ot gcawrack with one part alcohol to three of water, efther fittered or drawn off with asyphon without heat (tho scawrack will proba- bly be found at sny drug-store, {f not, cah D8 obtained by mall from wholesale drugaiats), wil Uound on warte [ remoring them, {on trrote such a cond letter, shplo and elnborate. The Home, or directly to my addrees, a recipe A red flanuel maturated snd Ris, yon will find thia excel- nd heat in well, It f3alro excel- Auxr E, . DROFAY. {1 the Kditor of The Triduat. Dusrarviis, fil,, Jan. .—After what bas been written for the benefit of Country Uir] on provebly do all that Is desired, 8is wil find that oll of origanum will cure her chliblatns, and the bruised leaves of the littie sour sorrel (that baviog the yellow bloom) have pever known to fail in Byruox. CREAM CANDT. To the Fditor of The Tridune. Lass Vizw, 1iL, Jan, 6.—Will Jumpling Jean please send the recipe for Jautho's cream-candy, of Nov. 7! Qur paper-mnan left the papee but not The Iome of that week, I would like to mako some vandy for the littlo oues on Satur- days, but tannot afford to experinent. As you }mn\rl:lm recipe to bo a success, I would Jika to have It Ilnrinonie, your letter recelved; was more thau pleasal.” Twant Lo weitn you agaln, but would like to do somethine for, your trouble,— What shall it het [ little S will hold hier fect over an open fire, when thuy burt, just us lang ns slio can, she will find aaupe cure. ‘This cured me after thre years’ suffering. You must persevere u number of times, but it Is sure, Mar. MISCELLANEOUS. ANOUT LACE, To the' Editar of The Tribune, Rockronw, 1., Dec. 80.—Can any one tell me bow to do utp thread lace in any way that will clean it without making it thicken upt It any one can tell me I shall be much al:lhnd’. A BONG WANTED. Te ths Editor of The Teibune. HixspALE, 111, Jan. 0.—Can any of The Home reaters help mo Louthe words of that old song, “ My Fatbei's Fireside?” Iam very anxious to get them and would fesl deeply indebted to any ons who will asslst me. Lrrri L ONE. ADDRESS WANTED, To the Editer af The Tribuns, Nonri Hubsox, Wis, Jan, 7.—~WIlI the lady, M. E. W, who sent mu Marston's *“Good- Night," kindly send her address, tuat I may sond the * Galop " In returnt Daun Durpax, YLEARNING" WANTRD, Te the Lditor of The Tribune. Br, Criantzs, I, Jun. 6,.—Wiil Learning, who hinted through The Home columns tbst he could give prescriptions for tho curs of black- and pluples, pleasa send either his ad- head, dress or the prescriptious to The Home? Noua Wiesor. # PacoTTY's ! WANTS, To the Edilor of The Tribune, Mrwavkey, Dec, 27.—I¢ Knitter will send mé ber address I can give her maany lovely pat- terns for sdzings of varlous widths and designs, Wil some lady send to for cocoanut cake; wvot fu layers tike jelly, but mixod through the cake? Much obliged for stamnps from Miss M. ., but am at loss to kuow what they are for. for the )ittle seraps of poctry copled with so much pleasuro for chilldren, it 1s altogether too much in uvory way. Ples let ine know who- o Home, Pragorry. WOTRS BY * JEVFRUBON." T the Fallor of The Tridunr, @aLressune, Nk, Dee. 98.—1 supposed but aver sent them, through oue person could writs to The Homo under ouo nom de plume, hut [ sco soma ono lins this week written from this town usiug the vamne I have slways used {n my cuntributions to The Hone at diferent timen during the past year. 1think 1 have the st clali, and, belng known to some fricads vy iho name, would ilke to retain It wheneser I have occasfun to uso it. A pretty way to knit mittens to resemble cro- cheting is by seaming every other stich overy third thne arouud, ahaping the mitton like tho pinin old-fashloned onea. “Beam the wrist avery othier stiteh to correspiond, ‘Chanks to my Dauville friend for the sweet Tittle bouquet and patterus, which tame as voou as 1 wanted them. JEFPERION, COASTING. Te the Eduar of The Tribune. Davesronr, In, Jan. 7.—Sister Ilo, 1 can sympathize with you in your troubles with your ““small boy," for we hiavo one also who Is very troublesome, and not “an only son' either. My object {n writine, however, (s not to tell you of my troublesomne brother, but to say that Lkaow hotv very enjoyable coasting s, for “ I bave beon there mysell.” (Excuse slang.) I went out with & party of girlai we took what the boys cull & *“bob’ 3 il you do not know _what that fs ask **small’ boy.” Wu had Dayo stecr for us, and all ot un at once: each girl was obliged to hold up the feot of tho one behing her to keep them frown dragging, Uolng over the rough vinces one of ub was sure tolet go her neighbor's 1eet, and then how the snow would fly juto vur faves; It faicly blinded us, but for all that it was plles of fun, as ** swall boy '’ says. Ihavoa friend who s spending tho winter “out West," and shie writes mo that coasting is ® pastime indutzed in by young snd old ilnem., nMA, AN CAPT AIMILR, To the Eduior of The Tribuns, Cuticaaco, Jan, 2,—Alas! alsal and only yes- tordsy they were living, delighting the eyes with thefr Jovely colors; cholvest voluptuous begonlas, delicate peodunt fuchslas, fragrant oleanders; now they hang limp with blackened stems that give no hopo of & resurrection, I would lave stald unall nlght If I bad kuown ny pets were in danger, aud i n fow days (- tebded to transfer thelr beautiful tiuts to the fmperishable cauvas, 1 weep, but they are goe. Even 8o my inost cherlahied hopes bave vasished at the vory evu of thelr frmtivn. Amn 1 alone in this expurigncat Dearvst frionds, tenderest bsbes, tnoat patlent, solf-sacrilicing, lovely litile children sro tho onue wost surely called for, Motticrs, Lave you Jovoly babes? Attend to thelr wants tenderly, without sager always, for they arosure to gu, sud then you will experts eucs no rogrets, 1 do not allude to the spotled, scliish, and wititul children; like the gerue wluins and other coarse plauts, thoy goncrally survive tho roughest weather, Dear thay be to the mather's heart, but to all othe uuisance, whilo the patient ones, lovely ln wl Iu fcatures, the rarely beautiful tinted begunlay, live, alasl only I wemory. Bwakr Magry, WANTS NRAUTY UNADORNED, To the Editor of The Tribuns. Sovra Baap, lod., Doc, 30.—Dare I, a stran- ger (In name only), venturo in? I have boen a reader of The Home for & long, long time, but until now have not dared step Inside. May I, 8 young Miss, be aliowed to prescnt my skeptical views of Beauty! We hoar repoated oyer any ovor again the sentiment that * beauty when unadorned ls adorued the most.” Just picture to yourself » aweet girl of 17 arrayed In of ‘snuwy whiteness. Look on her, Al cheeks ail sriow, her fresh, red lips, ao soft, dewy cyes. Docs she need divinoads Iaces, leathere, or pearts 1o make ler the mora lunlyl or beloved ! Asscuio wise person has said, ! [t Is tho mind that makes the Lody rich.” It 1s, therefure, to bo lamented thas the scx on on whom so inuch depeuds, who have the Orst forming of our bodies and minds, are ot ouly educated {o pride sud vanity but (o the stlliest and the inost contemptible pars of It, and fur this reasou, mankind ecems to consldor them In no otuer viow thau as somany palnted dolls, who arg to gratily their passtous. ‘Fhis Is my Grst sttciapt at writing, aud [ am anxious to sca it in priot. Therefore, | bez of sou, Mr. Couductor, plcase do Dot throw it tv the * Dewil." Daveurza. HAS NOTHING BUT BRAINS. To e Fdtior of The Tridums. VaLraRatso, lod, Jau. 2—Viesss may [ coma in, and say & few words, and alr my zoor- ancel * Circumstauces over wbich I bave oo control” bave given mo & pair of idle bands, sud Dr. Watts tolls us that Sstan always fiods some mischiel for 1dle bauds todo. Ibave boena coustant readér of The Home since Aucust, 1677, aud bave notlced s number of requests for kot lace. 1 will asnd sample of 8 verv dand- some pattern to any one rending two threscent stamps. trandma Oldways, how I do wish T might da soucthing to help on that Homo Falr. But in taking an fnventory, | find m{ only possas- sions consist of a pair of willlnz hands, & Y plucky? beart, and & thinking mocbine altu- ated at the top of my anatomy, usaally caled braios, On trylng to rosliza on this, I find & great many others have fnveatod [n tha same Atock. 1n congequence, it has fallen away down below par,—in fact, 18 8 drug on the market. So I can only pive you my sincersand carnest wishos for yoor uitimato sad !nucd{ sticcess At nmnnt_ and hopo for. & speedy tiso in the mar- et. Can't somebody makeé a “corner’ or something to help us out! I also have somo reading matter tu exchaoge, some of It bound 1 good condition uud some **Eevsldea.’” A pon- tal-card will teceive prompt atteution and full particulars, Braourxzy, Lock-Hox 078, PURR HEARTS T the Editor af Ths Tribuns, GnAND Rarins, Mich,, Jan, 6.~Tha old year, fraught. with Its mnny joys and sorrows, has poaged futo clernity, and another year laden with richer joga and deepor sorrows, perhaps to somo, in {n store for us, ‘The oarth fs robed In its mont apotiess garment, and the New Year {8 ushered in amid the merry jingling of sweet. toned bells, making glad musle to the esr. Eversthing botukens gladness and joy. But let us Jook around {nto tho faces, and, maybe, into the lives, of thuse with whom we come o con- tact {n the bustie of everyday life. How many ara thers whose lives and characters nre as pure and epotloss as the heaut!ful snow upun which thuy tread! How many can look into thelr own hearts without shuddering st the oruepect and oarnestly desising to make for theinselves in the coming year 8 better record, not only before the world, hut one that shail liring A consclousness of being as pure within aswithout? ‘There 16 e0 nuch tn the world that fa drosa, 30 much chafl, and so littie good, sound wheat. Ts 1t not then cssential that each of us 1ouk well to our own hearts and ece that our fn- waril lives nre as pure as our outward onest that we are not appoaring before our sssociates and the world n general whiat tye are not, liviug to all appearnnces pure and virtuous ltves, while the licart Is full ot iniquity and uncleanlinesat TLict us not persuade vursolves that if to nan wo appear blatncless, our record above will ban snotleas one, bk remember thas “*tod sces hearts as wo sco facon.”” s not this onc of the worst ovils with shich we hays to contond,— neeret afnl And In it not o battle worth tzht. fng and a victory worthy to be won! MaRam. THE STRRET-CAR QUEATION, To the Editor of The Tridune. Citicaao, Jun, 3.—Please allow a new-comer to enter the runks of the Homeltes, [ think It 15 ono of the features of your paper caleulated to give uniimited ratisfaction to the feminino portion of your readers. It gives them a falr opportunity to exerclse thelr lterary, colinnry, and combative talents, Long may we look with pleasurable anticipation for the Baturday lssue. 8ls, L can aympotlize with you in regard to chilblains, Ihuve suffered grestly at times with them, and found no permanent cure, Rub the feot well with kerosene ofl, or palot with tincture of fodino, Tho tast will stain tho skin, but vou will not mind that, as it wears off in time. Also oskum paper wet with warm vine- garand boundon the fect will helo thom. Wear warm woulen stockings with stout thick shoes. Never go near the flre whon your feet are very cold; let them warm jrradualiy, The kerusene will not reliova Lhem fnstautiv, but will silay the {tching, I hope you will tind relel from tho torture. L think ft s companion uguny 1o that af tizht hoots ur the toothache: it mukes you forget everything clso in the world, Cultfornia, I wish there were more experiences ke yours, How few applications for release from the slasery amlsbame-sud-gricl-opprossed women there would be! . Regarding the street-car question, myv ex. riencs has been of tha happlest character, fton 1 have been compelled by the kindness of some wan to take a seat whea [ would rather stand, and 1 i nefther oretty nor richly dresscd. Nowhere us In Americals such deferenco shown to womien, and nowhere I8 so much expected. 11 T enter u car in which all the eeats ave taken, I have no right to expect that a perfect stranger ahatl give up bis place to me. Hut I bouor him ull the more if ho does, as 1t shows not oaly Christlan apfrit, but a ganerous one, who Ia will- s to sacrifico his vomfort for that of others, Let tho Jadies vontiinta thoir ideas on this sub- ject. ¥ For the sake of the 1ittle girl with the chll- blalus, dop't conalgn we to tus lterary pordi- tion at your clbow. Eruse. ' LET THEM WRITE. To (As Editor af The Trituns, AarToox, 1L, Dew. 2.—Aunt Fannle's being homesick to hicar from tho old cuntributors Is a fecling participated in by many, and is not the first intimation that thelr retnrn would belalled with plensurc. SBome weeks sgo a favorite writor of Tnz Tnisuxx llomo sugeestod that we give tho readers a greut surpriso; that wo {ssua [nvitations to the old contributors to write & cortain week, and robtalning the Conductor's permission, eive an sbundauve of news from the founders of this department, What fun we thought it would be! how we enjoyed in imag- ination the glad surpriso uf meny as the old fomilinr'names were seen. Like many another of those structures—castles {o the alr—it was built upon such ao unstablo foundation that it nmlk from signt bofure it was embodied intoa Tealty, A-y-llomly one by ane in the inflolts Rzore abova the " stars ‘comea troopingz forth to woke licht and besutily the earth, sograduatly thero catne writers within the clrcla of The Huma to Lelp drighten its culumns und »make eiad the hearts of the reade There aro bright gemsof thought set (n ildiog of beauti- ful lanzuage; words of sympathy have been spoken to tho wearys niuch useful Inforination guined; a1l through the dear old Home, = Look- ing through the vlata of months that have pussed sined this structurc was begun, wo sca many, many chances. The old names have noarly all given placs to uow oncs, like family vireles 1Mo which time steals. Death has clainied a fow of the travelers uloog this path of 1ife, and now we ars told that a wedding s one of ina resulta of tho grand combination known as Tun Tuisune IHome, Can it be that any of the fdenl structures buflt withiln ite colminns, any of tho shadowy outlines of skotches of happy marrled 1fe. have tufluouced tho baupy couple to bulld according to these muicls! Judge for yoursalves, for ** appearances is decelyin’,’ As {iypsy masquorsded, su have wmany ottiers. Woell, as in real life, we have lenty of mnquenmlnz, and much smusement L creates. How splendld it would have Leen to bave given the Conductor Christmas dinner pre- pared from the bas been lurnlshing 1o the millions, westion, howaever, usual coursu at mind uations, an 1ended to ammple the articles donsted. 1t s quite probably there would rot have enough re- mafued Lo hurt him scriously, Christinas having passed iu the ususl \u{, we will uffer our best wishes for The Howme, in all of Its departments, snd a llappy New Year 10 all, from the oldest to the 11-year-old contribu- tor, Mauvs Las, et THE UNDISCOVERED, Something remaine unfound, seck aver 8! Deyord the rod sunset, day tietl Abuve the siare are elars ahove stili; And 1he weed giveth virth as it Qloth, o ‘The peaks of the mountain In mista are unfoided, Yot the path ieadi pward nolnteth the way, 1o the long warch of aves the fosail ts molded, A ik 1 the ehain twixt the Past and To-day. The dewdrop |s water—eo yet I the ocean: Each hath a woeld to the other roncealed, ‘The apheres revolvs true 10 the law of shelr mo- on, Yot the law of their motion no glass may revesl! 80 everthe Su sver | ach cbange comseih suro 00, And all of our wisdom is like to a drest. Pavt P. Baowxs, ‘Tusxrsatsav, Wis., Dec. 80, 1878, e —m— THAT STARRY FLAG, ‘That starey flag. lnumg:nl sutly Waves tiigh on yon cabatiled Biil; In its defenso we drew our eword And routed yon rebeiilous bhorde: While every loyal sa uf Mars Hurrahed 1o sao the Stripes and Stars Gleaw bright and proudly Iu the vag, A gutdlog staz for every mas. Thst atarey Bag fo¢ 876 shall be The emblom of the beave dud freet While Rixbt ls might ead God I just, No toe shatl dray It Iu the dusty But, io Jolumbia's eky aulurled, & worning un the 3 Oxaus. OURSEL’ AS ITHERS SEE U Some Interesting Studfes of American Life and Banners Now Cur- rent in Europe, Dody-Snalching at Dartmonth College, and a Joint Stock Grave-Robbing Company In New York. ' New Fork Wortd, The igaorance of Americans as to thelr politi- cal system has g0 ofton boen pointed out sad illutninated by the Enclish papers that, dense, ns it ts, it must In & measura have been lighten- vd and remoyed. It {8 gratilying, tharcfore, to observe that the Worid’s esteamed Paristan contemporarics sre uudertsking s simtler with regard to social matters, and giviog pub- licity to many intercsting traits of life and man- nera which, through lack of keen perception, or from a weak destre to pander to national preju- dice, American ncwspapers as 8 rule have falied to record and deacant upon. ‘Thus how few New Yorkors really know that one of the grest hotels In this city fs advertised as *the greatest, most clegant, most perfectly appointed and desrost in the world”1 That there {s a hotel which announces the precipltous naturs of its charges a8 an attraction to gueats {s a fact, be. cause the Bible—we mean Le Gawlols—tells us go. Compnratively few city pipers have an- nounced the death of & Franro-Amerlcan of New York, leaving ao estate of 17,000,000, yet be is dead, and the Nauvelliste de Ronenhias found one of hitg hotrs, 8 ncphew, who will soon quit the business of bricklaying to enjov his legacy of £4,000,000, The peopte of Paris have fust Leen thritied with tho sight of a cartoon @lsplaycd in Figaro's “salle des depeches” dopleting the trightfal acena (n the school-room at Thompson, where Miss Alice Keonett, whose ravishers (laving doubtless road ** Titus Andronicus') had cut out her tongue, and she with blood-be- dabbled dowers had chalkea her anto-morten deposition on tha blackboard. I3 is truo that the World's inquiries proved kerto bs & myth Alico Kennett; atill the onterprising Parisian artist Is not to be blamed, oecause ho found a graphlc pleturs of the horribla scene In one of tho New York Ulustrated papers. Le Gawlois onaounces the arrlval of the well-known Ameri- can temperacne ovangelist, Mme. Mollov, who has done suth a noble work in thia country, where— Monnted upon a cart drawn by oxen, the only yehiete that conld survive the “forest roads, sho stopped at the entrance of each villare to ercct & rcatfold on the card, whence she could view ihe lhmnnhntlu(nvnd from all auarters, Altracted by the round of tho harmouluw and fhe hymus chanted by the lady and her companions, " The view of this sirange rawpagr, omawmented witn flags and stromuners, tho wolemn chanta of the 1adles dressed with care in the latest fablons of tho grest citiea—nll was calcnlated to make an im- pression npon the simple souls’of the country [{ olk— and Mme. Molloy, having obtained a list of the saloots , procesaed to move upon thew with ar- tilery of prayer and preachiog, Abeautiful story is told in Le Figaro, which 1s commended to M, [eor! Bergh, of & mensp- erle In this city which had for soms days been dolug s0 poor a businces that the lun-tamer, as he put bis head In the llon's mouth, mue- murod in despalr, ** \What do these peopla want, snybaw!" Bearcoly had ha sald the wordsthan, writh a frightful roar, the Intelligent liou bit tho tamer gently, sclectiug a suot whero the wound would hot be daozerous. Every onenpplauded frantically. The tamer, on witnurawlug s body, wan surprised to fesi the tongue of the wild “beast exiended timidiy aud pressed 1ike & balin upon the wound. Next morn- luu thero was not cven standing roon. Tut, beautiful rs are these eplsodes of Awn eri- can lite, they are by no tmeans ro juterosting as the studies and rovelatious fnsplred by the steallog of Mr. Stowart's body. A gentleman on the atull of Jfe Figaro, who slgns himsell ¢ 'The Tally J1o," gives u fivecolumn * seone do mowurs Amerfealnes," fu which 18 recited » tragedy that oceurrod (n 1878 ¢ {n the lttletown ot Hannover, N, Hy, fo which 18 situated the celehrated medlenl eollezo of Dartmiouth.* “ The charming Miss Jenny Kearney, renowned for hier beauty and tho sivectness of her dispasi- tlon," had juet dicd, agod 18, of & malady that 10 doctor could Identify, though the most ewm!- nout physlclans wore sutnmoued by the doting father, “the foflucntial Sonator, Lenls JI. Kear- ney.”” Al the fnhabitants of Hauover followed tier remalus to the grave, from which her devo- lute betrothed lover bad to he detatched by forco. A watchimaun was placed to guanl the tomb night and day, snd boly-snatchers buving been scen overlug found the cantstery at nlg bt veveral men were ndded to tho guard, who wera mivon u countersizn, Noverthoiess the body wus stolen, and susplefon resting upon Misa Jenny's Jover, who had frequently vislted the tomb, he was arrested and examined by the judges, ¥lo speedily discovered that he was In- nocent and set Uim at liberty, ‘The shock, how. over, was Loo great, and the poor youth was cnn-luned toa ‘madhouse, Meanwhile, In a low bar-room on Chostnut atreet, somne medical students who had veen wondering of what inyeterious malady Mirs Jeuny had died bad been approached by the famous Tom Bnarleyy an expericnced body- shatcher, who offercd lo extiume the body for §100. Iis usual terms were 820, but “one must o soruething for the causo of acleuce, ho sald. ’l“l worthy of romark that vne of Fom Spar- oy’s chutus was valled James Gordon; honce an unlriendly eritie might bo tempted to conjectura that the anly two Amcricans of whom™ * ‘T'ne Tally 40" had hesrd werc Denfs Kearney— s Lenis * {s cloarly a infaprint—and the edltor ot the New York Head.) The body-suatchers and students went to the rcmcl:l‘{ Just as the bell on the deadhousa was tolling 12, gave the “Hop"—why, O why, not *‘Bobsi"—a pleeo of polsoncd wcat, theri, putting ou masks und takive ks from u phlal of whisky, bounded on the thres watchmeu who woro sit- ting on the towb smoking, tled wnd ke thein, and placed them lu an emoty vault, ana speedily exhumed the body, which was Riven to the medicul students after tho remalning fo- stullincut of &30 had baen paid. Next dsy the police werd {a scarch of the rob- bers aud tho body, so the students hid the curuso §n the yard of Dartwouth College, betiind some fawwotsof wood, This place of conceal- wment sufticed for the first search, but detectives huving been scen prowling near ft, the students removed the body at dusk, dressed £ In male clothing and undertnok, onie holdiug it up on #ach aldde as if 4t were a drunken companfon, to smuggle it out of tho college and cast §t lnto the river, Bat o pulicemun was oo watel be- fore the college, and this plan had to be abau-, douned., Bubssquently the pollce mado suother’ desceul upon the college, and thu student had Just timo to put thoe voruse Into bed, uudress and lle down beslde It, when a detectiva entered, ‘Ihie otlicer retired after maklug a search, hav- Iny been begoed h?v the atudent to mako as lit- tle nolse os possible, as bis room-mate was i and casily awakened. All the studeuts wers subsequently summnoned to the hall and ques- tloned one by one by the Director of thecollege, but, no clew belog discovered, the officers wers about to retire, whon vue deteciive suggested uuuqneluuulnf the sick studcat, Ths DI rector of the colloge said there was no sick student {u the bunding; the officer sald there was, aud led the way to the bedroom whero the corpso found. Tue guilty studens m while hiad taken to filght, ond his pareuts L) nce beard of lim, but says-**the Tally o Thero are 50 many tyled Amorican doctors now spread over tho surls ! the globe that it is quite posaib) 8t §1600Z tnem wignt be found Lo- ?A.‘;‘?;Ouvw hisl tranquilly followlug bis pro- © nd affording & curious tion of the budiness-like habits of s uuder all circumstances, is the atory tould [0 the leader of Fiyaro of the 8th of De- cember by M. Adrlen Marx, This geutleman, 1t scems, dined recently at bis clud with oua of the * richest and must honorable werchauts of Kentucky,” who spetds three inonths of every yoar at Parls. 1t wys this Keutuckian who ad- Fised Prevost-Parsdol to accept the missivo to Washlugton as su **advantagzeous post, sir, especiaily us youcan do s bl outsids busincss at the same time.! Cunversutionhaviog turned upon the recent theft at St. Mark's, one of the diners called it * a siugular occurrcace,” aod the American gentleman sald it was *u good specuiation,” the managers of which would make at ivast $400,000. “His auditors scemed surprised, ho sald,—pertiaps it would be botter 10 reprodue M. Marx! story juhis own words— 44 Thay will manage ss did the peonle who stote iu Texas, 80 hour after her dea! the wileof so wpulent manufactorer of sal J **What did they do’ ** Furoied & comipauy, for It requirce & pretty Iarge cash cayital to ollaiu the co-oporation of adrolt auxiliarics, 1o elude the vigila of the Eo\lte. 1 keep the Loo! & b, 0 {1 0u.0" WoNL OF wharcs Nid 1l Ameriesn rapidly sketched ona pags of his mem- orsndam book the followine: ) i (capital €1/0,is8) & DEALING IN MRS, SIMSUN'S CONPSE. Formed uader an datecment drawn 1ip by M. Cok, Full’g. '-t,"uznlveluu of o 0, One Bhare, lo to Dearer, .:fl’!a.’l?;h Tjitam, Tobry Prestdent ot the Counetl Mausger of the 14 Corpae. H r!!nmflnunduntflu futh : 4 Efgat daya fater,” #ald the American, **the capital was subseribed, and the atisres had vaid o dividend of qnadraple thefr valae, A gentleman called 00 the widower and eaid, * Doar ale, it 18 very disagreeable not to know where lia the r maine of & bejoved trite. or to think that they in the profaniog postession of bandita, It s a quention of inoney, Let your banker to-morrow take $200,000 1o Petcrson's malonn, 104 rixty- recond avenne, and within a quurter of an houe & cab will bring tha corpye Lo yourdoor.*** ++ And {ne widower accepted?™ 1le had to," ++ Biut auppoee Instead of sending his notary with the money he had sent & platoon of policouent™ ++Such thingsare not dons among us. ' aaid the Ameriéan hanghtily. ** Well, they gottheir £200, - 000, and wlien the corpee, ' which was brought punctually Inthe ceb, was unpacked, the hasband started back in terror, tend of his wife there the body of a man rcarred with innnmerable knife.wouni most fustantly be reccived & let- ter as follosy JloxonanLR GRXTLERAK: Ta regret the eror_we have conimlited: wo g=nt you the Wiz corpeel Tou mutt, Rowerer, forglye ua the presute o businom helag sa since youe lady has been tn ur hands we havo become much attachied to her, “and slie artioles on the subjes: published [n the papers. snd L8 tnliAnpy Atieimpta ef (he poliee, (ncreats our lulor: estioner, It will be & 016 troudla o have o part with her.” Howerer, s2nd $20L(0) to-morruw 1o 14 Elghity svcond neentie, 10 the bar of the named Foxan, fod tutatisna we pledge you pur sacred iouve you Wil aTe the | leavure of befng able definftely tn {nter the anforturate woinan, the abject of the present corro- spondenc: S1gned) Tont, . Manager of the ¢ utide. P. 8.~Ton may keep the other body as & reward for F0Ur trouble, **uentleman,” said the Amencan, *‘the wid- * It was atroclons.” ractical.” ay 80 if such a thing had hap- e mistaken. The stolen BEECHER STILL POPULAR. Plymouth's Pews at Auctlon—A Large Tne crense In tho Aggregate Amount of the Premlums Since Last Year—Yome of the Prices Pald, Nete York Tvmes, Jan. 8, The annusl auction sale of pews al Plymouth Church took place last evening, The hour for baginning tho sale had been fized ot 7 o'clock. At that hour the scats wero were not all filled, but soon after 8 o'clock the church was crowded. The total amount realized by the sale was 840,721, including the assesscd rental of the pews, which nwmounted to $12,74% The pre- intus formed sn ageregato of $27,078, an fn- crease over the premiums obtalned last year of nearly $4,000, aod about 85,000 lessthan In 1877, 1 1576 the rents and premiums amounted to £03,080; in 1875 Lo §71,105; in 1874, 830,430, The highest premium pald lost year waa Ly 1, W. Sage, who gave & premium of $505 for the same i ho got nst nigit for 8500 premfum, Mr, . B. Clatlin paid 'a premium of $500 for the same pew which hic obtatued last year for $300. Atn few minutes past 7 o'clock there was o general stamplng of feet, to annonnco that punctuality was desirable, and shortly after- ward Mr. Beccher atepped to the front of the platforin. He sald thai he had not been tu- structed by the Trustees to make a spee did e lotend to mako any, since the o ras the twenty-nintn on” which the pews had becn rented, and the gentlemen prosent wero thoroughly familiar with the methud. e de- sired 10 say, lowever, that from the begiunlog the pews liad been wude, “un a maiter of policy and ‘urmclplc. free ¢o bidders.” There was no moral llen on_anv of them, and, it auybody wanted Mr. Ciaflin's rcw. thera was o way 1u which tuoy could get id he would gruar- antec them agajust Mr, Claflin's temper, and il anybody wunted to get pussession of Mr. Sage's pew they were ot hoerty to take it n the Tawlul way of bidaing more than Mr. Saze did. Coutluniug, Mr. Hoceher onid: *1 am able to iuke ® statement to-uight that is without a lobe. 1 know that there is not In th y York an fustitution that can show u Liisinees with such u mintnum of loss ns we cane You will be as nnich surprieed s Lam to know that the renting of the pews for th 1ast twenty-five yeu ponnts to abont §1,000,- 000; that {s the rei und the prewiuma, or Lo be exact, $855,204, and the lusa in the coliection amounts to ouly §8,453."" What the pereentace of loss—§i489—wus to 81,000,000, Mr. White could tell quicker thon he conld. Mr, Beccier sald he thought that it showed “a coutinued seriousucss of purpase, a continued preciation of the priviicges of reltwlon, and a remarkable |hlcll|{ to obligattons In regard to the churvh—n fidelity which, if carried out in every othur part of the mea make them eminently men honesty,” At any rata it good frult for sny church to exhilbic in 25 years, with a rental of uearly $1,000,00, to have only &6,500, in round nutnbers, of losa, Mr. Doecner con- cluded by futrodueing the auctionecr, Mr. E. K, loyt, as **a gentlcwan not sktllful us on ora- tor,"" who waa desirous of * tnaking a few re- marks.”” Mr. Hoyt read tho *“‘terms of the sale,” which wore that no bid would ba accepted “ from thuse [n arrears,' and the pews must be occupied nt feast 10 minutes before the boewln- ning of any serylces, or they would ho assigned to strasgers, ‘The blddmg then commonced, the fAret call boiuee &400. Mr, H. B, Clafln ot tho trst cholce at a premlum of 8300, and choss hits old pew on the ground floor, about half & doeen scats from the vlatforn, The Uss of pramiums above $200 was as fullowes o, Name, 80, buslness, would of lntcl.'rll{ and B, Tulimau, A. Hinckley ‘There remaloed only ten pew 0 of the sale, sud It was aunoutced that they could Lad st & premiuw of $3 cuch, A GIRL'S UN-REASON, 11 alwaya abhor the scect of roses, sh guld roses of plant June; Alwoya aud always shall i ublior When they como ta me faint | Yellow, and scented, and bea) 0 my be: bow 1 hate their ploom - For thoy grew that eveniug down o the gardes, Aud y lover beld one—telling my duow, Y ahall always revolt at the dim, white moonlight When the 10000 18 & ctescent sbove the hill— For (Aat night it bung iike & silver slckle, Just where wo parted, uilcot and still, The world was dllcd with & wystl @ jangled tane, d lsnguid, Terder and dresinlul, solomn But I'll hate the cresceat fore: and over, Becauso it zlimmered that Som r-night. 3 1 ahalt alwaye shiver when sweet, faint musie b i lcauiug upon the aig, » Surzing fu billows of passiapate wal Wistful as patience, yearnitg as pruyel 1 anall shudder and weep whenever § hear it, Boboing and sighing hike souls in pain~— For it drifled that night to me thers, forsaken, With & hauatiog, ana wocking, and magd tefrain, 1 shall always bate tho mild, eweet Sammer— For it Bolds the Juge in its throbbing beart— ‘The June -u}: its roses, m:lnl.cr.:nd mooalight, » ! And lovers ing. as Atwaye, 1 gay, 1abail b With ita tendur breezoy, and du Faxsr DatscoLi. ——— *Prisguer at the bar," sald the Judze, ‘‘is tuoro suythioy you wish to say before sentence 15 vassed upon youl” The prisouerlooked wist- fully towsrd the door, snd rewarked tlat he would ke 1o say * good eveolig,” it 1t would be agrecadle tothecowpauy. Butthey wouldu’t tet hiw.— Burdeite. THE PUZZLERY' CORNER. [Original contributinne will be published In this department. Correspondents will plesse send thelr names with thelr noms d¢ plume addressed to *'Pozzlers' Corner." Anawers wiil be pubdlished the followlog week. ] ANSWERS 10 LAST WEEK'S PUZZLES. No. 500 8 4 G A 1 U N L R A E 1 e N¥1o o u R . o No. 01, HONBSTY| JIONRSTY No. 09, Caper, peach. beech, boxwood, spruce, fir, pear. BANKER-NO. 600, 1 . «3 - . B* - oy 2 - A Y . [ . s - L] » L3 . - L) From1to®, & color: 3 to 4, hefore: G o 3, & metal: s to U, an Instruments Glo 7, & frult: 4 to man's name; 7 to ¥, & welght; 7109, & raised "'?:.5?:"“3;». F. J. HoLzAPrRL., DOUBLRE DIAMOND--NO, 601 - - e .o L T B R B N B A . . o » - . First dismond—In anvthing: a Preflx; a ‘mu from pole to pole; a giri's namo: fa everything, Secund dianiond ~a notning: an Insect; & vegulne ble flre; A tree; in something. Connected cen- rals—A knot of the future. Dixox, T, ExExa Cuavaona. TAOMROID—-N0, 002. Across--Snowy: eminent; a vegetable: cleft in twa; ehining. Downcin Garmany a prepoditons a German title: an article aud & shoe-latchet; lighining: chalienge; fugenuity; two-thirds of & racket: In Ireland, Cutehuo, Frirz's Frav, SQUAIE WORD—N0, 003, Clay; an anfmal and two-thirde of an animal; s amiallesized borae; an anclent tribu of Brilain; & language, o) Fuances Coxn'uu’. Citeado. SQUARE WoRD-NO. tot. A formenting aubstance; a trec; to disturbi to soften. CHicaao, wiLn, DOURLE AC! A specics of tree; pamlonste batred; a ematl to protract; baif of an alarm bell. ¢ Biaua, RIDDLE—NO. 608, I'm a garden green, where flowcrs sre seen, 1'm 8 dawn oF weir for ish: 1'm a croft or & yurd, where yon've often been, A hoop or a band, 1f you w Cuttafl and hel Yol coarsely I Frum scuiptor's chlsel or paintor’ Tamloved by humble and fanied. Testore, 1'm & naine not unknown to fame, You will vwn that } apeak arights 3¢ curtailed twice, for s hook 1I'm game, 1f 1'm foollsh voough 1o bite, Furroy, ik CHARADE—N0. 007, 1t 1n not nncomuionly ** reckoner™ The sccond from $he firat iv ha, Tha Airet, Wozeover, often wecand Frou the wiiale, 1f good or bua. From the fret if the sccund be taken, 'tls clear, That tua ret, without (ail, will soon disavp CUANPAIGN, Hxxtpa, NUMERICAL ENIGMA—-NO, 008. , X'lm composed of eight lotters, aud am s wild it Ny 1, 2, 3, ls the Chriatian name of a celcbrated man. h Ny 4, 7 & 9 & genua of plants, ufi.clna&.o' e e L 0 NUMERICAL Bh_'l'flllA—XO, aon. h’d" 8, 4, B, 1, 8, 6, 0, Is what Queen Ellzabeth 7, 8, 0, 10, is what the same In the Noyal family at tuat Townsap, Y1, 2,1, 4, 5,6, is suld to have besn e, Cuicago. Ezsxisia CORRRRI'ONDENCE, inciones & and 4 A Wapoy swera to two of the puzzles, to- twisters of his ows, 8 e bas alx, ic! Croat, clty, New Year ' al fncludiog s He lkll:‘lb' 'ad, " (lornet, (irneva Lake, W hort (e st bis dl nawers Lo fve, studled the Mat fn ng_ wnough (o wake 500, 61, 693, 60U, Lugeo, Platterills, Wis.. juts down ane all xave wsquare word, sud evon hopea Lugeo will keep up the ty, diin't Ond the prszles ver: ‘on)y abls 1o make ¥ et e . Perhiape the youn, Vepian wi o better Tuck oy Wi, cite, founid correct answets to all hut Nos, 50 and 504, 1 teyiug to wolve tie latler o wives *'xrulln\:. " but that, be will seo, fs nat the answur sough’s Willonght to b s 11, B. D,, Ostkosh, Wis., nine buing currect, —-two wol L0 bothe fux him completely, The llat sent ia 8 good one, aad }, B, 1. desezven jnuch credit therefor, Happy Jack, cliy, honestly believes he has the **Honeaty " of Towhead, the "!tilr" of Exekiel, the *Wash " of Brother lke, and the ** Hapuy New Y ot Miss Mayile, Furthermore the deponent Cady Cole, Ogle County, 11l., answers tho quextions of Jaxt week corrcetly, the two squares and the **Segar," 'l‘{ulmj nde quite & number of puzales, for which Tao Curner relume thauks, Tluath, elty, bas comparatively easy work with the questivas thle weok, sosweriug all snve the *Segur’ ono of Zoke. Tho unewer seul fs **Laps dog," but the sutlior won's bavo sueh a doggoue golution as thal. " The treen seut will bo plasied. Pritz, city, answers tun, nine of which are cor- rect, 08 8ure av shooting. ' The squste sont is pot the same xs 5, W, and will acarvely gee. Fritz advises Ezeklel to swoke belter scuure, theu the Mtssls will noteay thoy'reu. g., And the YIS will cud ju—smoke. D. H. K., city, lacl ary litersily cotrect, *Pad " riddie with » rnyms. The other tl o . 502, &4, and 504, ‘I'be charades sunt are quite accept- able, sad will be pubiished. Abram T, C.. Winuua, Min: neatly-written lettor fio 7' rect replies for his initial puxzales, _le hopes to do aoswers No, 502 with & ** Bayuipe.* Ui thres other fatlures were Nos, 501, bU, and &US. Snug, city, tackles Ezekiel's *'Segar' in thus wayi zhcmukmu aab, s sotutions which 0 suswer LLe in very goud s Nos. 2, & achoolbay. sends ‘oruer with six cor. lee bety hough It c2u spaak ite wlah, L “uat < tat ls caugat fu the **ae,® 11l you, my boy, 1deariy fujoy AT aegar "t i 't Vo g™ Exekiel, d:‘y‘ writes 10 say that 11 his **telee hone reached 1o the Louies of Poolsr, Uarth, H. ', , Brother Jke, aud soversl other troants, I would ive them sucl au awiul biasi thal thoy would ba rightencd back Iole ‘The Cornerat once.” He {ucius > aoywer, aud says: ‘‘Towe luad 1s Mn!‘nulllou.bly uble to take care of blwm. self; but If Mies Encna hnltmtllnnnythln for ma. Lol be wuch vbliged 16 the G, M. of 3e P A [ . wil! closo oma ose, or encers, or 40 something that will give mo an idea what ahie s driving At The G, M. anota **Telitale,” Zeke, 4 Francas Conntant, eity, atter writing * Haneaty® seven times sava, **Oh, dear!™ whieh ‘rowhtad. will take a9 & compliment, The lady fatls to find the prover anawer for the aquare of 8. IV, and the tnlérmin of Erzekiel. To the latter is given e Calling.» Punch, Urbana, N1 (P, P., Pathinder, Roster, ana Panch, alt write very mneh shike), writeathat bis partner, Roster, han denericd hifo, and ha nurw goes it alone, and, §f hia Orst week fs any cuar- antee, he need hinve no fears ar to the [fatlnre. Ponch succeeds {n all extent thé ¢ Eevar.”™ to which *+ Neeling * i sent, tut he hinan't donndence in that, althongh itdocs prstty woll ' fappy Thought, Freeport, Hl.. reports come plete succean this weck. sending ton answern, Sha was quite successful last week, Gnding sll but the donble acrostle of Towhead, and for that she tried ¢ Watch-Nizht." The Intter was misiaid, how. ever, and oniy reached the Puzzler this weck. The 1ady rends one of her happy clsrades which will have a piage before jong. Birother Tke, Sonth Bend, Tnd., han been tor busy of lato to dovota much tiue to The Corner, but Bnding this Iiat an easy one answaored 1t from top to bottom, B, I, hopes, after & white, ¢ *‘reaumo " his weekly reports, and, in order no| tope out of the ranks aitngether, sende several uzzles to be put in the box laneled Nouth Bend, or which The Corner ie duly grateful. 3 Enena Chanagra, Dixzon, 1l.. rlnmnu and mectawithsnceensall the way throup! herlistand the printed one holng aa lke antwn peas. Nisa E, C, In *onlized to Me, Snuy Tor giving her ®uch rozent reanans for what had herstofors been taken upon blind farth, What an excelient thing in man In & Jogical turn of mind!" The ludy bas been kind enungh 1o Aend & few mary excollent puzzies, for the which the U, P. M. returns thanks, Tteaders af The Cornae will ba sorry to lon: the dlu‘mmlr:mm of the nom _de ‘plume from this column in futare, Tho name was as- med by a loving brother and tister who together died ihe pnrzins each week, and met with wonderful success in theie answers, e brother has solved the Great Puazie of the [Tereafter, and with the closa of the old year his spirit winred it flight opward, The sster and {riends of the de- ceancd hiave the hearty aympathy of all the readers of The Corner in their afitiction. Tawhead, Fulton. 1., has eight of the knots this wee! Ile comldn't maxe tha **wheel po wound. " or square Suste Wray in raference i E. C. efit trom E. .7 you don't! Can't estch again. Howcver, 1 enall fry to solve it. d uhlr-;llumnml Inb'clum you, ?r. T.o an & favonitn weapon of youz ows, Just report, please, Restweck, Towbexd han n word of advice for Zeke on the seear queation: Eree yoursol? fram Feed your bratu o Paplar, Oshkash, Wis., Is one more of th e snmptioniats,” and he tess ts complete with tho ten, althongh sho n 1 doubt regarding une, No. 83, Tbe lady 18 too wood = corredpoudent, poet, and puzzlor fo ba suchantronger. Ter heart in in The Corner, however, Judgiug frot the fal- Towing ilnen with which stie camuiences her Jutter: Dear Corner: Wert thou but oue-thitd My Ao to Kreet A | 1o e oiice more hiesrd, No weleome were murd sweet. For sai, Indecd, Viis licart of mine When not allowed 1y twlsts 10 kryy as rhtes dotmot forvids K once more thy irossurés hidg ut algh that soine leyoad iny kea red within the myatic ten, HIS YOUTH. Dying? Tam not dylng! Are you mad Ta teil that allly story 10 my face? 1 do believe you would bo pleascdand glad To see mo strugeling in Death's cold oinbrace, Why, mao, thon liest! Iam strong, introth, To what 1 was but yestarday ; sud soon 1 shall feel vuum[‘a;nlu 85 in my youth— My glorious youth—the one great, priceless bocut puxale, 1o says One for my ben- )l{ south—sonth—youth 1—0 God, Ihat golden time When, fusfied and'glad. 1 reveled amonz men. ‘There Ia 110 ucrifice—~nav, there's no crimo~ 1'd pruso xt, couid it mnake me young again. 1am nof old! but [ grew weak, somehow— Grew enff of limb, and i1}, and dim of aght, It was but sickness: 1 am better now— O vastly better even since last night, O 1 have waited for this hour for years, Lying here 1ll, and dreaming of my past; And [ could weep warmn floods of Kappy Lefrs To thlnk my etrength has come lo me at last. You skake your head! Why, mayn, If you rwers sane T'd strikie you to my feett 1would, in truth? How dare you tell mo all such hopes are vain? Tluw dare you say 1 have outlived iy youth. +*In lteaven 1 may rezaln 1L*'1 O by athitt 1 want o Heavyn but whal iny glag youth gave, * 1t fone, borzht hours—its rapture and its thell) = O youth—youtt—youth—1t 14 my youth I eravel ‘There 18 no Hoaven—there's nothing but o deep And yawnini grave, from which [ ahnuk in fear, . i nm ot even sare e rest or sleep— Terhaps wo lio and {Atnk, ns L bave here, Thi Ilk—:;llnk =think—think—as we o there snd rof And hear the young abore us laneh tu gleel And you eay [am dyinz? 1am noil I would curso God {f wuch a thing shoald bet \\'n,nll see me stand! why, hoer this puling reat Tare you ropeat that siily, bare nntruth! 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