Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 21, 1880, Page 12

MIE CiHIcaAGO TRIBU 21, 1880—TWELVE, PAGES. THE HOME. A Poetical Tale Regarding Two Lovers and a Creek. How Ohat Passed 0 Day Devoted to Mind Improvement. 4 Topsey Tinklo’s Hixperienco at an Town Revival Moeting. An Installmont of Proverbial Philosophy from tho. Sage of Grand Rapids, The Cpinlons of n New Contrikntor Regarding tho ‘Old Ones—Miscellanenns Coutrituttons, BY VUE BROOKLET, For The Chtcaga Tribune, My love would watk inthe moonlight bright, Where the mondow eprend Itsgtonm I the nights Where the moonbeams hung Ike a silken thread “Across the way that our fancy led. We walked through tho grass by tho brooklet’s side, Watching tho wators onward glide, Counting tho stars tn the depths below, Counting the firetly’s Ntfal glows ‘Phe murmuring winds were telling that night ‘The song Gf nyrind voices light. An wending ofr way by tho brouklet’s sido, Wo Ingered to gaze nt tho flowing thle, ~ ‘Ya gaze at the waters that onward sped. +» Adown the way that tho brooklet leds White mirrored. thore by the moon's pate Hebe Was ny daviing’s fuco so white, so whites A momont. Lsaw,it there in tho Hight, ‘And then it went somewhere outan the night. No longer Uwalk by tho brooklet’s alde, Whero the mendow stretebes ao Car and widot For my tove has gone from me out in the cold,— Out where my story seenis old, 0 old, ‘rina, LB. Conover. THR LETTIR-BOX. "There are iettors,papors, and postal-cards at this office for the persons whose names appenr below. Those lying out of the city ehould xend thelr address and nthree-ceut stamp, upon tes celptof which, their mail will be forwanted, Residents of Chieago can obtain thofr ninth by ‘eulling at THtooin 38 TranuNe Buildings Polly Phemus, Fern Leaf. IMPROVING I1R MIND. CHATS EXPEMIENCH To the Mlltar of The Chicago Tribune, Bosco, Wis. Aug. 16.—Havlus beard and rend a good deal Intely about womon Improving thelr minds, I nruse the other morning with vst express determination to begin: operations on mine that vory days ‘My alster left on tho morning train to attend as udelegate 1 temperanco couvention, and hid ‘no sooner been whirled out of town than “ny brother-in-law got out his fisbing-tnekic, put on his ofd elothos, and declared he was “going fish- ing now,"—Just as [f L eared, along ns It waan't Sunday. The eblidren were out playing, and had promiged thoy woullu't fight, zo out of tho yard.or maken noise; the girl was busy with the dinner: {¢ was a model morning, with warm Bunshine, a cool breeze, and fragrant silence, nnd seomed the most nuspieiour of times to be- gin the important task of cultivating my mind. bo L took up Shakspenre, turned to © Othell drew my chalr to an uplifted yino-ahaded wine dow, beyaan reading, and hat come where Othello was telling How I did thrive fn this fair Indy's Jove and sue Jt mine.” Now St seems ho was a gond deat like tha fellows nowadays, and ac- cepted. her futhor's tuvitations, vislted thom, dined with them, talked to thom, and rolated bis history, “even from boyish anys." and in w-word did ‘overything but propose, ant Bo ono nlght Deadsmona set 0 nico Iittle trap into which he tumbled headlong, of caurres that fs, one cyontue she encouraged hbn to tell acr of ‘his ndventures aud dangers, and when he nd Nulshed, a3 he anid, “Sho gave mo for my patna a world of alutis: And swore, (n falth, "twas stranges "ris pass ing atranay : awean pititnl ‘tena wondrous ptttnts Sho wished alo had not heard {ts youxho wishod Mint heaven had made hor such f many Xho thank'd amas And bide me, if Thad a friend that loved Ler, Tnhould but tench lili hus to toll tay story, And shut would woo her,"” Now, I haven't a word to ha ngalnst Deade- mond, for it was perfeotly right, and no more, than IL would have done myself, for hor—when the pas was turned down, sho was sure 20 une wonldbear hbr, and never dreamed {1 would got into” the bapers—to Bay whut she did to wid was different r fs thing for Othello, in order” to. defend himself to get up beforo a lot of “must potent, grave, and revoread selgniors,” wad toll how Ine Tereated (n him she was; how sho'd rush around and wash tho dishes nnd -come with "greedy eur” toa “bear bint wk some more, and how foullysho sald “she wished sho had not herd ate yerahe wished that’ Heaven had made ber sich aman"; and 1 was thinking how mean he wns togive her away {i that style before all those folie, when six children, with more wt com- ing, rushod fn and serenined: a Oh} Shu is ay tn Aunt Chat, Sho's dying!" “ Whor Lasiced ndtiferently. © Tho.cowl Come quick, the cow! With tho rapidity of Itshtning I went from the presenco of tho grave and reverend signidrs to. tho cow-yard whero sho was tled part of the time, und there the. noble autnial that gavo milk for five familics. ny on her back: with tho rope twisted nround one torn and one ley, while ever aud thon sho would attempt to rise, gronn, and jam her other horn inte ber side, and lash the ground with her tall, even ng tt ator Jashes the ovean waves. TL looked: at her inderpalr, thoughtol the bly reputation tor charity isy sister bad worked up on tho. alc milk she gave tway, and said to tho: children who were clanoring for mo to de something for hers “Keep stilt, you [little kllota; don't you feo sho is dying, and fean do nothing? Don't yoit seo furty inen could not put her on hor feet, and If she wos turned over it would ran her horn right stealght through her heart?" aust here ate mado nnother plunge, and I erled out inmy aveny: “Ohl can't wo jot a man anywhere, ony whore? fun for the butcher; hire sone one to shoot her, snd put bur out ot hor mberss send for tho doctor." Here n bly boy whohad heen at tracted by the hubbub vaulted over the fence, foul in tho situation nt wydunea, and erled; lve me the butcher-knife or tho 0x. * “Don't yon dare Kili that cow!" Lexelaimed, but heforo the words woro falrly out af ny Tanti io had seized nn nx and shirted towards her, and hrouding up mny.faeo T turnud away 10 weep where Teould sco her not tll ate should fe,” wud the next Instant he touched me on the shoulder and sald; “shoe all right now." L turned im unmtzement, and, sure enough, thore ghe stood unhurt! Ho fad slmply. cit tho rope, and 1 returned to. tho hougo tare Srinly convinced than over that my inhad needud cultivating, After that Ldid got reid much, 14 one boy who ad climbed up on the root to hide his dear Httle ‘bruthor’s kite fell ot and broke hisshorlior, Wo: barrel, where Lo atl a third onemcepped fel, watch fished quothur ot of the ewil wats structing on ils neue with ts bare foot aia red-hot stove: II tbe girl bud Just drop ped on tho toae: ns thore waxn't acoldonts to wo rou gnce ofthe children eseaped, and we had ‘After we tnd dined the wounded went to alcep, tho girls tow pients, tho romuinder of tho boys ran nway ta the river to go in swim and got drowned, Uridgot went to confession, and Tveated inyeelf comfortibly anit took up: my book, but had BoureLly opetned it when ontlenun, well dressed, tall, brond-sboutdercd, fonda, aod handsome, pushed open Uo’ hall closed door, aud, bowl profoundly, suid, +A Jovely day, inadam, mt lovely duy, ‘Onde ghincy of my cagto eye conyinced mo that ho was an agent of some kind, aid saying, coolly, “Ldow't want anything,” continued reading. DL beg your pardon, mudi, but 1 wish to call Your attention to "= . “ithatt huidst better haye ticon born 9 dog than unswer iny waked wrath,” I reads, ==" 10 cull your attention to a Httlo javention salen ea wy band, and which ly"—— #0 miser - —"deutlned to do moro for woman than any duvention thit this prolitic age of tyvention hus ‘et presented tom publla that was walting and longing fori, even us & tatden longs for bor lover's kiss, “0 blood! lage, blood! + “It fsindorsed Ly the clergy, the press, and tho entire Democratic purty, and" — “Now, nothing eunst thou to damnation add greater thin thst" —"and lsane that will place the inventors name pot ulongon the topuiost round of tho [adder of fame, but" — It thore be cords, or knives, polson, or firc, br suidocuttius strenius, UN notendire it." bub Ince Jt side by side with tha most renowned enefactars of the Human Fuco,”” What (et you mean?” “ Lincust that 1 bave hore alabor-saving, times waving little piece of mechanism which no fame dy should be without,” Da't iwasible, my lords" “ And, curtail of your approval and admira. Hon, Besudly exhiblt to you, consclous of the pod 1 itn do’ ne Youd nud aur, this offspring of ventive genluy, this Tittle putent nutoieg> yeater, which "-— © Pordition cates my saul!’ — wbien. seu ean haye forthe small sum of jpean nits ru utid brimstone!" + et und you WHT ney “Unebain that ad est minute the nutnicKe ‘the garden xato with Fe tt —— T shouted; and the Kegrater man passed out wa-creatfallon ap alras ae Demoorats will wear next fail after tho elee- jon, Rtilt bent upon nceomptishing my obsect, Thad returned to ny bool: buta moment whon Taw iuy brothor-{nelaw comity up tho steps. He appeared very mie sted: In fact ho was Bo tired he could searecls walks nud his faco to att | fenred he would rew himself on tho lounye and, seein ny etek, Lasker Where'ho felt tho worst, and, ICT could do say thing and he replied In substines that © Ho tnd tes come excessively warm while sitting on tho bank walting fora bite and had drank too much cold sprig water.” and “St wos his stomach,” and to * give hit something qutet.”” » Now 1did net have the lenst iden what ho needed, but, seorning to be called on in tho hour of need and found wanting, T rushed Into tho pantry. brought out all tha medicine, and of- ered him castor oll, extract of vanilla, eondi- tion powders, and Graffontitsea tilts, Dut bowns foolishly particular, and would take nothing ine tT chaneed upon sone Seldlitz powder: he thought would bo the vey thing, wy “Givo me sume quick, or it will bo tao Inte Thinking if one was required In ordinary eases two world wot bo too mich tn an omer. geney like the present, and wondering thit Thad hover heard or read anywhere what an awfully nye stnell epring waier hind, J prepared tho powders indifferent wlnsses recording to direes bons. Rut he was gronning dismaliy aii the tine: and growing redder in tho face every minute, and Inthe hurry and excitement [forgot to mix thom, hut hroded hin one gluss nnd ther tho other, which he dratned ata dranght; snd then, instead af sinking fatutly: back on the lounge ns ft hind expee to my horror bo sprang to hia feat, ave’ a blood-curdlinge snort, an ede-plercing yell, and the form Hew in rtreaina Crom his ‘hose aud mouth, and for a while you coutdn't have told It to sive your Hfo. whether It was.s man, soda fountaln, or a pop hottte. and in less than ten minities T gut the doctor, the neighbors, and tho hysterics, And’ DT have conelided that Seldittz powders should be mixed and allowed to toam before botng trken, Instead -of afterwards; that it is useless Tor 1 wennin who hie charge of aman nnd tt family to attempt to cultivate hor inind; that genticinen should abandon the pernicious habitat drinking so muoh fee cold spring water white tetings und that Shakepenre In the #tory of Othello taught tho fesson that any whlto won who would marry 2 black man ought to bo killed. Cuat. TOPSHY TINIKLE. AN INTERESTING LETTER FROM MER, ‘To the Editor of The Chteago Tribune, Davuxronrt, In.,Aug. 10-1 do suppose, my deur Hob, that when the millennium arrives, and we nro all wise enough to undorstand that itis in tho abuse, not the use of things wherein Is danger, our mor natures will have beconie 80 disciplined as to onably us always to retrain from exevss inthe enjoyment of whatever is goud In fife, und no one need fonr to ulfer nis: neighbor: algar, or a gluas of wine, because that nefghbor will be sumMiclontly educated In knowledge of self to know Just whattho pe- culiarities of his tempernment are, nnd whethor itis best for him te accept or deelino the civility. When f speak of tobueco us it thing to be dee sired, } refer to {ts use altvply us a plenennt which ried Fonthor, 1 sort of gentle softener for masculine woes, Medien] nuthoritics difer as to its effects Upon the hanuin system, just us the pro- fession Is divided regarding the use or non-use of aleoholle stimulants; in both cases, however, Ml agree in enjoiulug moderation, Sone toll us {L190 polson, und Ho, they sity, are tei. wud cof- feu; but Ldo not suppose tint any of we teit- drlikers will give up or cheering cup while tho poisoning process 18 such i ngreentle one, nor a it Dkely that any reptloman will smoke ong claar tho less for tho samo reason. The ehiel oueation, that 1 seo in emoking Je tht it ise habit whieh, once formed, ls exceedingly dill uuttt (o break, and ono requiring a great deul of determination on the part of the smoker to say tohimeclf in tho matter of pipes: “hus tar shalt thou gu, and no further?” As to tis belug uselfish und extravagant bablt, that ls some- thing which ench one, a8 tt other affalrs, must judge: for bingvit, Bob” asks: Can he not be wan and smoker’ 0 cortalul, ‘bred ina Is A gentie- qin in evorytl his goot breeding ig g apparent in tha way maniges hiy elgar a9 it fs in the minoer in which he tikes hits soup or toes anything else. Ibis hardly fulr to tale tho'rough who treqtents the stecet-corners 1s wepeelmen of asuoker and thon elass every ong Inwithhim, Asa general thine tobaevo~ stole 1s not ngrecable tome, aud Phave often ‘Deen annoyed by inhaling the odor on the atreat- ears; but thon {have consoled mysclf by thik. ing that in public vehicles such as thoy aro T inst Not expect the same regard to be shown for my Ikes sud diitkea ng ibave tho rhiht to look for at home, J have been equally disturbed by being obliged to sit very close. to some pore som whom E very strongly auspeeted of not ho- ing on familar toring with soap and water, and yet Lo bays never folt quite nt Iverty to ask the conductor If he would mind mentfoniug to the unwashed one that 1 did not desire fils presence. « Tthink Bob ts right whero bo affirma tobacco to be ncomforter.to the poor, 1 hive often sympathized fully In tho enjoyment T have seen gorhe Lired Inboring man get out. of his horrid little black pipe us he rested after hls noonday ment. Yes, and [have somettines noticed an old woman, almost at tho end of ber usefulness, all bent, and seamed, and grown crooked tn her fo's batule, altting sunning herself, and simok- dng, ft muy be dreaming é¢ tho "Auld Lang Syne" when she was young and tho world wide, aud Instead of rolling up, tho whltca of my oyes in holy horror at the idea of a ywemnn witha plpo between tier Mpa. Thive felt thankful that tho poor old thing had still ono pieagure left to ze cr. : I should not be at all surprised were T to tnke ton eigaret myself in the tlie when old age aud Jehull be friends, : Now, I donut for one moment fmngino that the foregoing Is Bound philosophy, L suppose wo shoutd nfl be brave and horole, nover needing or earlug for wluxury of any sind, Alas, how cow of Us are east In so stern te inokl; how fow of us ean endure being eternally braced upl -Ap- topos of philosophy, what queer, tangiesome, mysterlons mazes Ye Anclont Que writes him- svif ints, dod how bonatifully bls thoughts knowl coch other down sometinies. Trimet with an incident a yenr or 80 ago which to me wasn apt ilustration to what an extent tho highest good we haye or low inay bo abused. it was during a vialt toa simlt town in ono of the mining districts of Oblo, A grent revival was in progress oat tho princl- pal burch, whieh I nttonded one evening. ‘rho ebureh was divided by an afgle through tho ventre, on ono side of which were gathered tha women on the other the nen, -Serviee was in full ferco when Lentered. A bly, burly brothor hanged the Billy and bellowed brimstone and firo trom tho pulpit, “atmens" and Bless tha Lords" resounded on all sides, nceompanied by inven aiding and blowing Of nogus, while about the ehureh walked vw minn imnyiting all to come forward to the inourner’s bench and be saved." ‘Tho oxettoment grew and grew, and L was won- dering whother Pshould ot begin te yell pretty soon from sheer nervousness, When happily my: auttendon was drawn from my own feclings ton AMIE WOT Who Wis tauking things oxceed- gly lively Ina corner up none the pulpit. Sho wr Jumping vp and down with great rapidity as‘it she were i sort of humiin popecort, every now and then crylug “L've-gotelts gat t-potelt-eotelt'l “Whit have you got, Jawy?" from an auxlous sympithizor. “ ve- Hol-lt-got-lt-goteit-gotett,”" punctuates ° by Tore vigorous poppings I fenred sho had been solzed with a siden tL 3, perhaps hydropho- hit. and felt much relieved when in wnswer to an hgontalng appeal to tell wliat she had got,” shy answered, “Religion, religion "—pop—pop— 0 Ot relliglon, fot M—goe lt—pot {t"—pop— Roni and, avin popped herself out, fell ox-, Wausted into the hands of a friendly ueighbor, who, being weak [n tho flesh, sat down un the floor with great promptitude, bearing the tale Luoy with ber, ‘hoy wero assisted to uriae, and Miss Lucy ilany herself upon anothor niatran yO, RECHT her coming, rotrented to hergent and ‘ed her comfortably, and for sume tine the qr kept leaplog from her friend's kney to fluor, While: those sithored around: hor niternately blesdod the Spirit of God for autor dug fnte “hor, and tried to keep the Spirit aull, olay cheered on by erles” of “Whoop-eol" from a email bal boy tn the gutlory, who mot his fate jn ‘the person of tho sexton, and wns promptly extinguished. AS Hi Ad Ling was quisted 1 series of hyate init] sols avoso from the men's slo of the alsle, Thoy were of so pecullar auature that fF nnudo fundivies as fo the weopor, und found that ho Was Wu Uufortuiate YOuNE wan, but recently rolonsed front an (nite asyluin, The relly exvilemont must hive been oxccodiigly ben etal te his mind. ‘Thon ne eld min dragged his, to hats in tho dust and spoiled bla dvcunt Dinck anit by rotting on tho floor, Minully ho dis- Appeared under thy stove, from -whened bo was extricnted with some: difticulty, while tho sing- ing, and Jumping, and yells went on with re- newed vigor, P wont Inte that pluco of worship te comparatively anid mannered fndividuad. 1 enme out uf I madder thin forty wot hons. What a avent, grand thing it would bo if wo alt hud plenty of common sense, 5 Iveco that Mr, TA. Dalley, {n its recent letter tote THIbUNE, makes wome harrowlng Ktitte- ments about tho non-existence of Criendship. ab Dulles sid you evolve nll those soul-withore ing, spiritebiighting, this-warld-ls-buteasiect> ing-show sentinients from tha deuths of your Inner self, whilo you “sat on w box for” two hours watching tha steam thrastingenincbine "¢ Did you sit quite, quito wlll ay that timo? Didnt you oven wink ono? Was the box coms fortable? 1 mean wera you comfurtable? And was it sunp or auraeker box’ Did you wot, as you wit thore yluring at tho thraghiug-michino, ene ub gUntG tattoe agulust tho sido of your sent aud bring your heel quite too suddenly In coninot with a spiteful tuek, and was it not that nathetie little eplyado which hiduced you to bus leve that you never had n friends Never had a telond! Ob, you naughty man, you, when wo of ‘Tho Home ure all so fullof frlondstlp-for each othor, ‘No, Forty Yoare, my soul is not, as you stated, © grass-eyed,"—tt ls only shorteatah ‘Torsuy TINKLE. VIE WIOKED WORLD, At NEVER QNOWS METTER. ‘To the Editor of The Chteayo ‘tribune, Guano Havips, Mich, Aug, 1.—That we ore prono to notice only ono wldo of thingy is onc of tho curious facts which cause mee great deal of speculation, =| Au a fomiliar example, tako 4 rod-haaded girh “endeavor sho did nothing and did tt 4 x Nino-tenths of my renders have nlready con- efeved nn unfavorable opinion of my example, And yet tho truth Is, that the red-hended get ‘usually hag. tne points in the way of u fate skin, an amiable temper, a hopeful turn of mind, and. a roneral disposition to bengreenble. . Dut most folle pruso at the red hat, and tuko,, no trouble to discover the fact in the ense_ag to the general usefulness ond desirnbitty of tho red-headed gel, 'Phis nay bo taken ns a type of tho unfavora- dle partial vlow, which Involves two ssiinp tons; first, (at a certain thing Is ovilt second, that whatever ts eviiia pact is seholly. nul. ‘Let us consider tho favorable partial view, Aso famlllnr example, and it sity much for tho cylinder printing press that T ean aptly welte tho tine na funillar, [ct us take Mr, Proctor, Mr. Proctor renaons clearly and in delightful Engiish in regard to vurlous physical ovents. Mr. Proctor'’s imind trenches further than the ee nots inind in certain directions, Allof this, JA tr. Now, the world at large proceeds far beyond the Fact In this ease, and having began to think favorably of 3 wor beeatise of hls reih chnrneteriatics, ends by asserting that Mr, Proce tor has a larger aud nobler heart and sol than other men; in other words, Mr. Proctor be- comes ts hero, and t¢ worshiped. ‘As itt the enso of the condemnation of tho redheaded girl, co ii tho case of undiy Liv tion of Mr. Proctor or any other here, there aro tivo unfounded and indefensible assumptions: First, that it 13 noble to exerelac extraordinary: powers 1 any one directions second, that whitls over Is largo nnd noblo in ono way Is large and noble in all ways, So fur {4 tho “assumption that thore fs great nobleness ttt the exercise of large powers frou being trie that L believe fullure to bow surer len of a noble soul than success, reeall one of my mntes, n wontin, in the study of geometry. ‘This charming young lady, not having 4 geometrical! tira of mund, went to the hoird nt reeitution with n certainty that glo would fail in the domonstration of hee theorein; she always Caited, and was sent ignomintously to her gent. und not infrequently dropped tt gllont tear or two adown, tho polished Ivory of horcheek on tho’ way thither, For six whale months, 80 treat wad this divine eronturo’s eournge, energy, and capnelty For high en denvor, did my “noble classinnte continua tho hopeless striygule, plerced by the subtle siereasms of tho Profesdor, stabbed by the condolences of lick mates, amd stung by her own incapacity. From my point of view, this i utuc iuidy wos thovenna Umes more noble in her matuemutical cureer than Mr, Proctar ever could be, sisco with tho grentest_ pains and most conscientious: with ¢ pleasure Mr. Proctor docs much and does ft ux~ cecdlugly well, and recelyes thorofer tho plaud~ ite of a grent many people, Honco It fs odd Sudeed, to me, that Btn Beta PI should cite Provtor’s astronomical caleuln« tions as 0 proofof ts dlalntereated benevolence, See here. One Mr. Chaties Babbage made a macling which could calculate the place of stars nt a future time, E believe, quite as well ne Mr, Proctor. But you sure! \ would not suy the mn clilua was Lenovolent? Yet tho imiehine can be imagined ns doing ail Mr. Proctor docs, As for myself, 1 belleye Bubbuye's machine waa ns much dive and intelligent ts Mr. Provtor fa,and ng benovolont, and as worshiptal. ‘Mr. Proctor follows physical Bolenco becnuso bo can do eo ensicr than ‘not, And in ono way yott reverence wad worshlp Proctor 18 # hero, ‘and say becuase he ig an astronomer he must bo Venevalent, Js it benevolence, or selilsiness, Witch tends a mum to devote his tte to that which ho does enslest, hence best, and hence, ceriuinty, with most pleasure to bimaclt? ‘And you think Lerr in euying that wo have no coneeption of a higher thing than our own holies? Now answer mo this: . Tsay that you not only have no coneeption of ghigher ercature than man, but that you be- yourself, are the very best of ull ith tho grentest ovo and 1578. Iv proof I will ask you just one ensy question: Did you ever seo any one with whom you would chugs persons? Mow odd it {8 that you do not think of those commonplace truths! nes ever caso nrisoin which wa do noteqy to onrecives, * Which is the caaler course for mot” Add ‘in moat cases, nsdn the Paulin street Incident, we feel for tho sutforer, but we exmnot reach him, Bomerimes, it is true, we aro Inclined to bellove attorward that it woutd have been enstur, in the long run, to have helped the poor deyll out than to have the memory of hls despair always with us, but as you grow older you wil tind the woes of othors become casier o benr, and that duty ineludes only rare decds of charity, stich 18 cost less than they come to. ‘Aguiny in your ineldent of the policemin and tho disubled horso—do you not seo that tho whole view makes elther the death of tho horse a erie) wrong, or the death of your Pauling atreot pate pers 2 brilliant example of sovlal justice? Phy partial view here loads you to a contradics tlon,—the Icilling of the uselpss horse [3 in act of moraltit justice, while the Killing of the useless: mia fs soclal crime, And could you not, Eta Beta, have found some more defuit cvidenco of mun’s ideas be- yond tho body thin Wordaworth's prol sitnilo ‘Of tho child nnd tho shell with the Frnefed mur mur ot tho waves, and tho man llstening to the confused whispers whlch Impart Authontle tldings of invisible things? Wordsworth could not have told any moro than you and 1 can tel! whnt tho "invisible things” were or are. ‘Tho vlosing lino Js vlo- gant und rbythin{e, but it doesn’t menn anything nt nll that ‘anybody knows or can guess any- thing about. Bo, too, with the partial view, you say "tho reneun of mon necessitated tho discovery of gravitation,”—n stitement which Involyes two errors, Since the reason of man nolthor neces- sitated the discovery of. gravitation nor discave ereil It, slnce wo ure wholly ignorant of gravitas tion, and only know some of tho unvarying events of Ita ninnifestations, and there Is ovory renson to bellove that gravitation - led to the ox- istonce of man nnd muin’s rengon, And tho oxistunce of God fs us "well estabe Mashed" to-day ug itover can or will be, but of the nature and attributes of God wo know noth- ing, Wny taik of toro thiuss, and prophesy that in 2,000 yours wo shnil be Iindor to euch other than wonte now? Wo do notchinge at ull, We murs der as Cain tnnrdered, begutloas Evo beguiloa, anit Pan tempted and fall ns Adam was tempter and fell, An tho chances are that n thousand years fram now, when tbe world bas a population of BX) or 600 to the sqitnro tolle, humus life will bo hold ever less valuable than it is to-day In Chl- engo or in Leadville. Aron't thero plensunt aod suro things enough to tulk about? And why revile my ancestors who “hetd rae tho unfortunate wayfarers in tho thirteentheentury? Docs « * Bucket-Snop” deal any moro gontly with a Grangor than tho old Barons afd with tho Yokols? Loot nt both sides and all sides of things, Eta Beta Pl, and you will nover quarrel with me; noyer in this world. Fouty YEAUS, IN THE COUNTRY. A CONTRIBUTOR'S VIEWS, To the Editor of The Chicugo Tribune, Pronta, Ith, Atty. 18%—"O blessod fdloncest Divine lazy nympht Heach moa novol.us Iie jn my dresaing-gown at 3 o'clock in tho after noon; compound o sherry-cobbler for me,,qnd Dring moneigar. Dear, slutternly, amiling one ehuntress! They mnay asaail theo with bad pumes; awoar thy chuructor away, and cull theo .tho mothor of ovil; but for ail thut thou art the best company in the world,” suys that-prince of novelists, Thuckeray; but I think ho never, ox- perionced the delictous languor of lying onthe green ymas undor tho waying trees, looking up at the patches of blue Hecked with white, O detigious oblivion In which all formew cares and wenriness ato buried! One could Ho hore forever, If he fo}lawed Dr. Tanner's method, and sleep Bway this totllug, atrugging fight for bread and butter, Even hero in this spot the wulversul warfare of existence is going on. Swarms of black ants, orlokets, and spiders inistuke mo for a modern Gulliver, and tho mosquitocs,—fur an evidence of thelr skill look at my bunds und fuco, and of ming, took nt the bodies oF tho slain. ‘My lines are vast noar s pleasant little village, not Inany miles from te mest progressive city in the world, inh bona the farm-howse (not ainnmer resort), Whore furm life ts seen Inn its phnses, ‘This is one of tho sources trom which Chicago obtulns her supply = of © that much-abused article, mllk. “In sickness, wenith,, in fair woathor or foul, tho. farmer must tuke tho mili to thg station dn Limo for tho train which convoys itta town. AtB o'clock 1 tho morning the little platforin on which tho eutna itre placed is surromnded with teams driven by tardy, sunburnt farmers clad in overalls, ‘Tho villuge store and post-ullico combined re~ celvos ita shure of patronage. A new face excites great curiosity: here every one knows every ono else fron: childuoud alinost, 1 think one can't find any skeleton closots In tho {nmlties of thia community; uvury ono knows the most mieroscople | particutura = regarding overs body else, Tho Wewepapor and tho wore. en chronfole— smull-toer — yossip «with wonderful neshtuity, If Mra. 1, ois a uw galleo, the prles and color yo the ronnie in fow diye; if Bell Hobingon gocs riding with BU Jones, or to churets with Ton Brown, evorybys)* Tonks {tif Jack sult beats his wife or «ous OIF oH aproe, overy wornun within ton yes La piling muledictions on him twenty-fo4F hours itor. Why, this kiud of business Js: my, only thing that keeps tho poor woman aljed, What with tho hard vor itt oss, pad %eneral tsolue ton, one cunt binge, for trying that n) ,. Lslon't pprechite © bus ty alll tag stoxuatto - be | snow the truth ere owintter, cedny Up at 4o'clack in tho honing to inj, wad ole dinner for four~ teen hungry *thrashers," tnan't tho slightest Uinge of roinunce about st. But the beulth xiving, qualities 1 must ndiaity—the worning Fide, the ramble in tho delicious woods, tho draughts of uimbposlat moriing alr, tho fra grunce of now-mown hay, the keen appatito, tha quict, rofreabiny, curly sleep. Chut, this i¥ one ‘of tye onjoyments of bulngwWdivel | hope you Wit noyer Write us another gloomy lettory we wouldebe choarful ones felt. {ft tho standard+ bearer had fullon, [uza hasunswered you truly nd well, Polly ‘Phemua, {t was tov gruel of you to torment tho r bachelor so, Such W curivalty you should | ave | ou ry gud exhibited at $5 venta boud, or coaxed bin 10 fellow ols bat, Lut Polly, st was your owa OW mst bg Au alte Hirt In-spito ofyour salltary optle. : Now comes a malt, wors6 than Owen Wiison's, (it woutd melt a stone, 89 prifnl it {4}, from the hills of Vermont. cts my private opinion he decussion of love va, money aguiny. However, If Mabel roully existe aud hos ft 1s had na atio ays, her futher had lot lar ae read to coniptete that part of her al education whieh teaches that girls iy hor poste tion tu ootaty must eupturaa fat piiese, with a husband attack tow strauge. that hor Wringing up hus “sen so much negticeted) Bie ita not tows tate yet. She had hotter consiler whetwor Usrry. has ducts cnongh to ty her lovts of. piannets, elegant nnd faxuries ad oiiattisim, it will bo all very dalletous for a whl rsfevo fi cottnge andoli that, but sho had better amie on Old Moneybags. I's vory hard) Knog, but sbo'll etover the disease. Comntless. wiktions hive bid it before, but thoy eit strvised.\ the only ones Umit dltn’t extated in the nav '¢ -brnltt. She and Harry are a palrof tender dover in the first quarter of tholr fufatuntion, : If tho ol bachelor has no tiste you must ety You have on great work here, every wan has, vou know,—that of regenerating the | Invent savage. Forty Yeurs, your opinions on selfishness are quite constatent with your other ulteraness on bumnndife, ME, A FRIENDLY GREETING. f TY A NEW-COMRI ” To the Editor af The Chicago Tribune, Paineieno, Ia., Aug. 1—Another now-comer am f,and f havo held tn just os long as Cpob> albly cu, F have been u close reader of Who’ Home ever since tg commeneement, and bird, tofore have been content with being ait: it rendor (for Lam not so nnxtous a3 Polly Pneaius to. sco my uname in print—belngy” a» very modext boly,—and I nasuro you, Mr. Confuctor, Tahnll not go into bysteries, ng sho surety would huve done, should you seo ft to consign this to tho wante-baskol). er es fam dlmppointed in Chat. Refordher letter in lust Suturday's Homo 1 thought her Just too sweet for anything,” and like! her letters tho best.of any writton for ‘Tho Jomo, but 1 must say I dil not llko that ono.” Tthink sho must bave boen unwell at tho time—beon enting: green-corn, watermelon, cucnnbers, or some: thing of tho kind that did not agree with ber—or sho most certainly would not havo written sichs: a gloomy letter.’ I seo no reason \ for tuking sucha view of life. Wo nro placed upon. tho earth far at purpose, and it ly our.dtty to bo as cheerful aa it fy possible for us to be, while Wo endeavor to carry out that pucpo: ent, ted, and bo merry,” nnd get a youd th aud live longer and dio happier for having done so. think fhaye re many (roubles to contond with: asany of tho Momettes, but I always tule n cheerful view uf things and make tho best of It. Why should wo buther ourschyes with death, and tho wails of deuth closing In upon us, cte, otu,, and sitund pine and sorrow until that thao comes?) Why not enjoy ourselves while wo may: and reap tha benefitot the many geod things tt this wortd of ours, and thus, when death does come, eet it with acheerfil fico und smiling countemiico? No, Chat, Lthink you ure wrong, and if you will bo porfeotly honest with ita and with yourself you will admit (t. Reflect upon it, andthe next the yo write for The Homo come out inone of your bright, cheery, newsy Iottera, ug of old, one which will enuse sou to feck botter for buying written it and serve to brighten tho lives of us who read {t. fita Beta PI, LE thinks your reply to Forty Yenrs, In to-duy’s Homo. Just splendid. Tam so gind we have ono in The llome who bus tha eourige to spunk up to him and. talk bck"; and In ny estimation you are now eoveral points ahead. “Forty Yenrs is, I think, some soitr, crabbod old. follow, wha’ never hud nny one to foye him, or if he had, soured tholr love with his suronsing and ho Just hides i bls Inir, nis only compnnion being his pipe, waiting forgone poor, Mite, fanecent Homelte to come along, ant when they try to say something nice, pounce up- onthom and, metaphorleally spenking, tear them limb from Ilmb. Sut in you, Btu Bete Pi, bo has a foemnn worthy of his eteol, and Shope you may continue to mato (tas hot forhimas you hive thia week. Polly Pheimus, I wonder who or what you are, young xltl, old mald, or what, for surely one nnot tell much fkout it from your letter? And you talk nbout so many loves and tho nunierous benux you have: Well, bad £ peon ‘ou, if Phad to write of wny of thom, I woutd hve chosen w mnore plenstug subject than Alox- andor, though porhaps yout style of beuuty Is not alich 48 to attract dnything more desirible to you In thé form of mu Do you wish us to uniterstand that he fa tho "pick of your flock ""? Tt bay been my experience nmung iny girl ficquiintances tnt those who tulked most wwout tholr beaux and the offers thoy had recoived wore tha very ones who, had lind tho lenst. Cin it be that you nre one of ther, and that you are writing only of whut yon wlsb might be?” Edon't think it fs Vory good taste to purada those things heforo the publle anyw LImight tell aume things inygolf, but T wan't. wr. HF. Diley'svems to thinks wo live no the for friendship. L would Iko to nek what we havo thine for if not for tbat. “Friends delay us," do thoy? Oh, hol Mr. Dailoy, you muy seo tho day when you will haye no friends, aud thon you will perhaps como to, tene. rontization of ow yiluabla they are. T think ff you will fol- low the conrse Inid out In your lottor you wilt soon drive what frionds you havo wns from you. 1 hayo friends than whom sacrilico, I profer to “lose tho rica,” for thore will be no nicusued In winning tntess [ean have them on- foe the houefits with me, Trlondship ie with mo wu living, reality. Thuve altiys belteved in It, and always expect to believe in It. Bob, smoke on modorately, | for one like tho Fengninea, of mood elyat {don't like 0 pipe, and would ndyise you ty contind yourself to chara), nid Lalways nliow my young gentlemen tt aus tosmoke in my pres¢nco when they wish 10 110 80, Mabel Gray, bo trua to your choleo, and do not pormit yourself to bo belldozed into marry. ing that “horrid rich old wdower of 60 years" when you have no love for him, for where thoro is no love there ean be na apts: ‘fell Marry Just what your mamina bis gald about your marrying the witower, nnd [if he has trio grit— whieh ne will havo if he trily loves you—ho will manage some way outoft the diMiculty. I wait in Buspense to Beo bur course you will pursuc. a i JENNIE 5. MISCHLLANIOUS, WHO GAN TELL? To the Editor of ‘The chicago Tribune. Vv Fonr Dovar, hy Aus. 12.—Can any friend In ‘Tho Home telt nie what part of the South would ho the place for mo to spend tho winter with in twoekilaren, who. nro ed troubled witl entarch? Please give mo ull tho points put wae * NOTHEH BNLPMAN'S PROPHECH %o the Editor af The Chicago ‘Tribune, Neweu, O., Aug. 10.—Can somo one in Tho Tfome teliino who {s'tha author: of “Mother Shipinan's Prophecies,” at what tine they wore written, and what they nro? Any ono who can N INQUIRER, To YOLLY PuuMUB, _ To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, Monmouta, I; Aug, 1—In reading Tho Tlome last week Lnoticed n very gtishing eplatlo from Folly Phomus. Now, tt wag vover a habit of mina to" tind fault with true womanly fan aud nmusemont, but when it comes to making a yictim out of an innocent buchelpr ilko Mr A. I feel It my soloma duty to “remark.” " ‘Thu young lady evidently doeg not possess n romarkally good oplulan of herself, for ale seoms conten} with 8 comparison toa “Uttio speckled pultet.” , As for editors belug’"toa heavenly for any- thing," 1 beg leave to aliter, ‘Thoy'ure a vory excellent oliss of gentiomen, but tn my ace quatntaned with them ft have never found so heavenly" a ono but that he solournod on this mundane ayhers. with the rest of us paor more tals and ald not seom to bo phuning Ms wings for any mure direct a Hight to tho upper regions: than many othors, 1 agree with you, Polly Pave mus, ‘di thinking you" are not nltomethor to ‘blame iC number of the soung inon fall, go, desperately in love” wil Zou stat Mige7” without * you” will ln, Wshaply a dest waste, 10 Happiness,” ctu, pned? fwas Mg a, and happened to be a reader or Tie Tuy, 2s L hope he is, Lam sure you would search fong bofore you Cound an ousla Ie Thad any mgans of controlling that nutter, OF course hu udyired you—bow: could he en ity Dil you ree Fnow of 8 person who, being start turnsett, NA ut nd pleasure in tho company of) Delthiand frist tls, and View. versa? Perhaps 18 glvo the {nfortnution will PQnten favor upon a te r Apptos und lomonnde" were no nttrictioge If J contd have suvh an inducoment and ayy ay airl ko you thrown In to talk to, Ac’ TL eoutd be found umbling up and lebiqan avenue real often, 4 ‘AsAr tho shoppingexpeditions, I suppose tho Poor nan thought the sooucr bo made t mirtye ety tuxcif in that way the better it wouldve for ‘hid, Folly, honestly, didn’t you drop: your afpper lu tho water on purpose to éao Alt, A—— vhaso it? Da you know what a dlsh-ototh le, and, fut people don't.usually hang them on mop- stleks? Lam afraid your smile wag severo, ‘The episode of tho caramels way amusing, bit did you ‘over stop to think low te pertoetly aytilly awful" Mr, Aloxander nitist lunve felt? I pity bin, for there was suithtiess a tailor's bE for mondlig bis uumontionubles ns well us tho expense of tho earaniels, and nothing .accom+ pitshed by it all, k ‘No wonder he went “gunning door,” 1 sup. pose ho thought he had suffore suintog bya dear, aud that waa the beat bu coud do, Ani you couldn't even wtaud the toss of your a silk clustio With a sliver clasp on” and lew tha man to consolu timself (horeby, but hind your brother Joe frighten hfut wo that ho yavalt up. No wander by told yout, + You uin't so ardart but what you jnight bo siuarter.” Oh, Polly} how gauid you break bla bourt aud crack bis Draly so completely st Uaeo, nowsn'r owxed 7h te ween, . » Te the Editor of The Catcuge Tribune, Cni04an, Aug, 18.—Bob,4 really foe) inelinod to “speak right out in micotin'.” Lam sure £ don't see Why so muny of tho Homites shoutd apcak go strongly axainat “tobacoo ia auy fornt.’ 'o ho sure, £ nus to BOTNO may bo in, persons, bit to, deprive all of its use looks too much like punishing the Innocent for tho snko of the gullty, If any onecan find enjoyment and anlid corm fort.in smoking, —!€ {t is any) rolace,—and how many will boar witness that ft {s)—-T fer ono would bo the frst to advovate It. ~ 1 do not bellove that smoking engenders 0 taste fur drink. Thora aro many men who de- rive much pleasure from 4 algae or 8 pictur of fobueen who wonld. turn with loathing (rom gluse of any intoxtenting drints, F,, who epetks so harshly of tobgeco: fore any wllows her “other bait’ to hose desires, Lwotld even strike tha mitch. E do dently love to aee people engoy themselves, Lite hus but ittle of perfeet Joy. If we stoun. to gather a rose, bohoid Fao. thorns wountl ty wo gather fruit, farmed lovely it may he to tho eye, yet it may” turity bitterness and ishes upon Our thirsty: Nps.'and” so Ice us not dlespiea Loven. othe eigmlest of our pleasures and comforts, EH ro fa not a plint growin on our broad, beautltal land but his its se, God's own Rand has placed ft there, and. if ft has: Plonaed Hjty,to digelose Its qualitica to men why Povile It + Twill tell yads Hob, that if you should any, to” the ladles? Coase the uso of powder nnd all coumetied whatvoover, aid we, os emeny pledzo ourselves to nbollan Mo wee ore woatd bo many dt “buekslider” in tho ranks of ghig anti-tobnecontats. ozo aift. the inniter down, wo all listen to ad- diva, unl say, ** Yes, vory truc,” and yet we turn is By nrgund and do just exnetly as we pleaso ifter ntl, : If my husband desires to smoke T Nil his nina or *eblp " the end from a cigne and olfer tt to him, and, as Tf. said before, [oven atrike the mite. If tha smoke Lecomes nnpleusunty syhien is rare, itiseasy to open doors and win- dows. After lt, much of our real plofsitro in life Is in giving nlensuro to those whom we love, and If aman's home (4 too print and too tine for coms fort can he bo blamed if be seeks for it clac- where? E Manion MAY, ’ THE PUZZLERS’ CORNER. —— {Originni contributions will be published in this department, Correspondents will pleaso sond tholr real naines with their noms de plume nddreseed to Puzzlers’ Corner." Avoid obso- Jote words ns far ns possible, Answers will bo published tho following week.] —_ ANSWENS TO'LAST WEEK'S PUZZLES, No. 1,550, 4 edi NE POROATE RF ' BL . ° A L eR | ED LISZgeg anawored snvo tho 8y about Harlington $s Kt Fritz, elty, halt eaulat salon. Reits The commdrun “eplushed "around and gob tho itles. Thon he want ont to Bee nonin tt the proces~ ‘of Coochly and the hidden wend Is nn onigma whiel ho hopes somebody will walle tho floor will, Lanxlator, Knights aro for athor 1 tire four 11 eit Ys was 1 ty nights, waned Ale work. 9 Bre Wan Nos, 1252, 1,263, 1200, nnd A nota from Poplar this weeks glyes niswers enmaged In. rhowlng utd Httlo tine He mam.ed to capt- ita, himwavers tid were the anes. to all but the “amt with bls Letle lntehet ‘Tho lady was much disuppolnt alve waa tag Inte lust week. edd that her mls ¢ dutter showuk iH have heen addressed “ Puzzlers’ Corner" avoid delay. ‘Pho Dromtos, Gutona, IIL, send nlong, agisunl, aut ta Mogcow, and, tho fist corapte! ived from cut of their letter feut. Towhead, Fulton, dik. was Inte with answers to Ane. Tot whieh be hid all but two, his: weels owhord sunds five answers and a numb: of complications of his own, and the the M. E.G. C. is return heal writes na Follows: wats . from the s° it ho frat r Dok Shimer one, tnd remark): felt better pleased Thought, Rnent Cs Ment missed, are till nitve, will they: not reney thelr y's atte Kool. tho Drone el for the sate. | Tow Brother Hee, Wap, to quoted usa haved lek would have jos met with de- 1. tid Othors WhO Ato Pizzling? Scoms to mo thoy are truunts,” Poplar, Oshkoah, Wix., sont tt totter Inst weelk Paneh'a enigmit. Vaile with answers to all Biv ae follows, Hor twist x ing In that ong, ehe writes 18 fu this week's list: With toil and paln, ‘To. i Tut buy Anidoo, to take Or LT fate ince Tyo strlvon yatn enter Paneh' ‘a Hold: met conted. T dedicate my teint to hin, THE CIRCUS-PARADE, Tho chris! ‘Tho circus! Tho throb of tho Ana the biaro of tho horns as tho band-wagon And iho and tho elnng of tho cymbals that ‘As tho glittering pageant winds down the long streetl * ant ‘A vonuennica grimy In the clraus-parads there 1s glory clear down Frow no rst spangled horse to the inule of tho clown; And tho wien and the glitter, and glamour, and glare i Of the days of Enchantment aro glimmering there! For hero aro tho banners of allyery fold * Caresslug the winds with thal fringes of gold, And thelr highellfted standards with spenr-tips aglaw, 5 And the helmeted knights that go riding below, Hope's ‘tho chariot wrought of that marvelous shel ‘Pho sun gaye to Neptune, first washing (t well With tts fabulous waters of gold, til it gleams Like the ygatleon rire of nn Argouuut’s dreams. And the elephant, too, with bls undulant stride * ‘Phat rocks the hich throne of-n itis In hls pride, *| ‘That in Jungies of Indis shook from bls flanks tho Uger that lenpt from the Jujube banks. Hero's tho ton; “OF cages, with, uit ever-changing, inystorlous Ino ints of thelr glories diving From the ttle barred windows, cut high in tho rent, - Where tho close-bidden nulinals’ noses appear, Hero's tho pyramtd enr, with tho spondor and nash, And tho goddess nbove, inn futtering ene ‘And & pen-wiper dress: O the rarest of sights Ty this Queen of tho Ale In cerulenn tgbtst Then the far-awoy clash of tho cyuibuls, and nt Tho swoon of tho tune ore It wakons again, -And the capering tones of the ‘hut go danelng away Inn nad ‘The clroust Tho elreus! Tno throtrof the denms And the blare of the horns nstho band-wagon comes, And he soa and the clung of tho cymbals tint No, 1,251. B wo RRIF £ BOTLARIN L BERME ‘ FIs N No. 1.251, a Makoshift. No, 1,252, —= 8.P L A‘S I Na. J, y PLABH ~Tho Father of ‘Ills LAH Country. AB H er mid : No, 1,24 u . Weoding-Rilm. ‘ No, haat, Pekin, Nome, Belfast, Sacopy Naples, Mos- HOUR-GLASS—NO, 1,258, 1 * * # He Hg Sas . * a Sd * * * . * * bee eG * * ye oe og 4 ried * : * . # * + . of eH HH HID * , é %. ne # # & ee HQ From 1to2, a dog; 3 to 4, swiftly: 2 to 4, 0 glenm; U to 6, 0 bird; 4 to 6, fermont; 6 to 6, n hegativas 7 to 8, tho apex; b to. 7, a trap; Otos,to topple; 7to 9, a fact; Sto 10, hurbo 9 to 10, Inuros; 11 to 12, prosporous; ? to 1), burulug; 10 to 12, to spouk, ‘Cuicago. ENOpATOR, RHOMBOID=NO, 1,250. ¥ Agross—Duty; nicind of antclopo; chapped; a kind of acid: InjDick Shunary; anabbroviution; a tree; a goddess; 0 kind of tute; a girl's namo; to molaton; un auimul, re- vorsod; in Poplar, + Unsana, I. \ Punou. — QUADRUPLE ACKOSTIC—NO. 1,260, Adigcnse among sheep; wv piace of frequent resort; n atalk of conrsa, withorud grass; a veR- otable; utmost. Printuls, combinitons of reeds connected with tho mouths of cortain wind ine struments; finals, to scratch; frst contrals, Huntnesss second contrals, navigable openings 1 ico, OsiKosu, Wa. , Pornan. SQUARE WORD-NO. 1,201. Nefuso shreds of tinx; forelyn: a whotstono; to lubor hard; an oxpression of diallico, ~ Des Moinrs, la, HAWKEYE, SQUARE WORD-NO, 1,202. ‘To increnso; nemall yeasol in which seamon recolyo tholr foad; an abbrovintion fur nowapu- per mon, ( PUATTEVILLY, Wis. Ros Roppin. “RIDDLESNO, 1,263, Looking in \Wobstor,) I find theron word Which 1s not obsolete, whose meaning you'va bonny ‘Tis somothing you'va sought, perhaps often in vain And yot you hive lind 1t again and again, It comes In Ilfo's morning, it is hoped for In death, - 5 And," pe Loneas or not, it comes with each + breath, . Itmay bo for profit, or it may be for loss, It muy bo of value, and it muy bo but dross, Would you possoss it? "Tis ensily done: Any gooil carpontor ‘ll soon mako you one. -Bunrninaton, Wis. Cooonte, + NUMERICAL ENIGMA-NO, 1,204, An ontgina, cloven letters, E All yo posers, small and great, ny rond the brittle fotters, And the answer quickly state., Tho whole is. bifd no doubt you havo hoard With ulfright ini tho night; yet really absurd To think it will kill. yor a, no; but ’twill Ml, : you ; Somoivhat with surprise, I surmiso; gucsstt, will you y Frota 1 to.§ is tho same as tho total, And (o 11 the samo you will note all, Whilo 7, 8, 0, which nicans just tho sumo Au 7 to i,ail known by ono name, And honters regard a8 0 specics of gume, Not very good cating; and should youtnow dine On tho whole, no doubt you would d, 7,8, 9. Politicians, Lheur, havo served Itups bited," Lut tho statomont’s reyardea 4 trille too wild, Bourton, Ml, TOWHEAD, YRANSPOSED HIDS—NO, 1,285, . (1) Had a crop, @) Loan tern, (3) Itun to nest. () Young twin Bell, Mus. Hanns, lOLUOIN, CORRESPONDENCE. Ayro, olty, could do nothing with the star or thocaarads! ‘Six puzzles Wraruin procession, Mat'alegs, Nolson, IL, thinks tho star too formidublo to tackle. Tho rest were angled for and caught, Netsonith, ‘Nelson, Il. ansvors part of tho atnr.and the, whole of tho othors, Sor puzzics nt, thanks, ae Badgor, Wisconsin, fails Just once, and that f on ee Charade dara makonsities tho: Ikdy sonda's * workbag," Itob Robbin, Plattovil! soud in what he gathored awera to Nos, ieee and L267, EB. Fy K., olty, was too bue Anight! honors’ coi vitor to ged in Tita sane Ht 4 BUCCE: wi 1e rduy, Whidloo tho weol le lottor eames’? On = Dick Shunsry, city, hastened to sond in bis competitive score, with seven bullscyes out of Aposwlble oight. He coulun’t nit the charade. Dick was the curilost bird of tho flock, | Dra. Morrie, of Holborn, hus ynfortunatel: had notime tp reviow tho puzzles lately, To show ber Interest in Tho Corner, however, sho sends womy puzzles, for which brs, H. is horeby thanked, : Tl, Mr. EB, Us, Stowand, thought the puzzles looked easy, and concluded to try bla bund nt solving once more. With the exception of Dick's sur, jo Bleward gentlomun bad all tho au- wera, * Punch, Urbana, 11, sent answors to the lat of | Aug. % but the letter bas not yet reached tho Generailasimo, The letter of duswera to tho puzzlea of Aug. 14 contains sewon correct Te. ies, und a “aing-zong” for tho “makeshift.” uch obliged for the batch of puzzles scut, Lator—Tho lettor came to band Friduy, Aug. EARP Gare Aflae, cuts, “aise nonatos ‘word all ic, Wis., concluded to and thoro were an- ony As the ailttorlng pageant winds down tho long 0! és . —Indianapolis Sentinel, —————— _ SLIPPING AWAY. For Tho Chicago Tribune. Sipping away—slipping awa: Out of our brlof year gilpa t And Winter Hogers, und Summer less + io stays “And Sorrow abideth, and Ploneure dics; Ant the dnys ave short, and tho nights are tong; “Aid little is right, and much is wrong. Slippiig away Is tha marning-timny TERR Mast ee veytiat wid Win niyo For tho gertice spies out of the day so soon, And the tred head aehes In the glare of noon, and tho way seems long to the litls that Ho Under the calm of tho Western skv. Silpplng awny aro tha fricnds whose worth Lent a glow to tho sid old Earth: Ono by ono thoy slip from our sight; ‘Ono by ono thelr graves zicam whit A Or we count then fost by the erneicr death Of n trust betrayed, or a murdored faith, Ai And From oe on lito; out of tho struggle und weary atrife, Joys that diminish, aud We aro stipplug away to the 8! Binning away nro the hopes that mado a8 OU of Borrow, And sun out of shndes Sllpping away {3 our hold Ve ne agi ny aninuct. avoesthit Inerense, bores or Ponce. WHLELER, Morsford’s Acid Phosphate-Nervoun Disonses.—My nervous systent wis overworked, T tried various remedies, but iu all L found nena that neted so general und thorough as Horsfosd Acid Phosphate, bilitnted nervous enses that aro rallying under 1, W, Baas, at, D. ita use ohietl ve 1 have seyoral omaciat dackaonvillo, I. BAKING POWDER, TEE CONTRAST! While: TEMAS urlty a Made by Feutuy, udupte to the'very b compant totull PRIRS THAT arth ta Sout! has been kent UNCHANGED fn elt d wholesomencs hs ps BARETY, NEALTI EFFECTIVENESS, t8 to-day, from 3 tho homes of used for the lant 15 years. A PURE FRUIT ACID DAXIIG POWDER, NEVER SOLD IN, other Baking Powers are larcely ADUIR TED with ALUM and other hurtful drugs, | of its original 10 eat ovidenco of BULK, on MEUENESS, PURITY, ant THE FACT of tte belng used: 1, frum Eant to West, fit the rlels anil oor, where It has Leon STRELE & PRICE, NO ADVANCE Manufacturers of Vupulin Yeaxt Ueiny 5 Flavoring Extracts, ete., Chicago aud St. Lou! ‘ rail peetal dtu avery, knit Of wey bush manda, Tey sequontly Kell from 40 to 1 por Suportor quallty und extreiely low prices Aho moxs Populue scalca kn toy, sand ai Hlea re kopt Wt their With’ end to In unter te wall peulus whlel cos Tlunufavture at prices threo und fyur tines bigwor, Ho; RAK FOR THEMSELVES st IN PRICES. CHICAGO SCALE CO., 151 South deterson-at., Citeaga, Manufactures more than 100 dlferont varletics o t Ho mEOnLs, cone buaiiess, and equal i than othora, ka thesu ‘of other neaturing Wa more to to to ht i ween! er of 8 dé DR. RADWAY’s . SARSAPARTLUIAN ~ RESOLVENT, THE, GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER, Ohanges as Scen and Felt, as they Daily Occur, Att- er Using a Few Doses. 1. Good spirits, disappeara uber rome ood barrel Fy] awakon freah and vigorous, Binuppenranee of spate, es, plinpleay the skin Jooks clear nnd heatthy; ‘tho we elinngedt frum it turbid and Apreasiie to noloar cherry or amber colors water pnases 0. freely from the bladder through the without pain or scalding; Uttle or no seditnent; no pain or weakness, ‘, 4. Marked diminution of quantity and fro. weney of involuntary weakening “discharges (UC witticted in that way), with cerninty of pore maneyt cure. Inerensed strength exhibited in tho sedreting glands, and Minction harmony re stored to the revernl ormuns. &. Yollow tmge on the white of tho cyes, and the ewarthy, suffron appenrance. of tho’ skin changed ton clear, lively, and hoalthy color, 6. Those suffering from weak or ulcerated lungs or tubercles will renllzo xrent benefit in expectorating freely tho tough phlegm or mucus from the lungs, air cells, bronebl or windpipe, throat or Kond? diminishing the frequency of entigh; generat increase of etrength throughous the syatem; stoppage of night-sweats and pains and fcellugs of wenkness around tho anktes, loga, ahoulters, eta; cessation of cold an senso of euftoention, hard breathing and DATOX SHO of courb an ight down or urising In the niorning. All these distressing symptoms graduilly and surely disappear, SARSAPARLLLIAN is TAs duy utter day tho taken new signs of returning healv: will appear: asthe Lloot improves in purity find strength lseqae will diminish, and all foreign and impure deposits, ttodes, tutnors, cancors, hard tumps, cte,, bo resolved away.and the unsound muds sound and healthy; ulcers, fover sores, chronig skin disenses, gridually disappear.” 8 Jn cages where tho systein has Leon salts vated, and Mercury, Quicksllver, CorrosiveSub- timate buve accumulated and become deposited in the bones, Joints, ete. causing curles of the bones, tickets, spinal curvatiures, contortions, white eda baee yuricosa voins, etc, the SAR: SAPARILLIAN and oxtermiunte’the virus of the discase from thesystenns +0, [¢ those who are taking theso medlalnes for the cure of Chronie, Scrofulous, or Syphilltia dixenses, however slow may be the cure, “feel better” and tind thelr general health improving, thulr flesh and weight Increasing, or even keep: tug {ts own, It {8 a sure eign that the curo Is prov urevaing, In these disenses tho patient either gots better or worre,—-the virus of the disenso {3 Not inactive; 1{ not arrested and driven fron tho blond, (ewill spread and continie (o undere injue the constitution, As soon as the SARSA- PANILLIAN inukes tho patient “feel botter,* every hour you will grow better and Increase {a henlih, strangth, and tes Uitte wrent power of this remedy {8 in discasce at threaten death, as in CONSUMPTION . of tho T.ungs and Tuberculous Phthisis, Serofus Ja-Syphilold Diseases, Wastiue, Dexeneration und Ulceration ot the Kidneys, Dinbetes, Stop page uf Water (Instnntancay relief alforded where catheters have beep uecd, thus doing nuway with the punta operation of usin thea’ Instruments) dlesolying Steno in the Ijladder and in all cnses of Inflamination of the Blad- der and Kidneys. In chronlo cases of Leucorrhon and Uterine discuss. Ono bottle contains more of the netiva princl- piles of Medicines than any athor Prepuration, Taken In Tenspoonful dosca while others require tlye or Bix times ns much, RADWAY'S . READY RELIEF CURES AND PREVENTS Dysentery, Marrhra, Cholera Morbun, Fever and Ague Rnerniathm, Neuratsin, Diphe therta, Infucnzn, Sure ‘Throat, ‘WAMeule Hrenthing. + Bowe: Complaints, Looseness, Wlarrbes, Cholorn Marbus or patnfat dis charges from the bowels, are stopped In aor Nnilns nites by taking Hudwny’s Heady Holief, No vonnes: Lon of inflammation, no weakness or inssitude, follow tho uso of the Jt, H. Neliat. i? WAS THE FIST AND IS. . PEVE THE ONLY PAIN REMEDY that instantly stops the moat oxcrucinting pains, alinys Inflammations, and cures. Congestons, whether of the Lungs, Stomncl, Bowels, oF othor lands oF organs, by ong aipplteutton IN-FHOM ONE TO TWENTY MINUTES, No mutter how violent or excruciating pain the Rhuematle, Bed-ridden, Infirta, Crippled, Nerv- ous, Nournizic, or prostrited with disenae may, suller, RADWAY'S READY RELIEF will afford instant enso.. INFLAMMATION OFTHE KIDNEYS, . NEGAMMATION OF 'THE RUADDEB, INFLAMMATION OF THE BOWELS. . NGESION OF THE LUNGS, BORE THROAT, Dik i. ‘AT HYSTERICS, CROUP, DIPHTHERIA, CATAIURHT, INFLUENZA, HEADACHE, TOOTHACHE,” a Ay KHEUMATIS COLD CHILES. AGUE CHILLS, CHILBLAINS, AND FROST BETES. ‘The appileation of tho Meads, Relief to the Part ur pirtswhere tho pain or dificulty exists will afford caso and comfort, ‘Thirty to sixty drops in half a tumbler ot water ‘will in, i few ininutes cure Cramps Sprains, Sour Stomach, Heartburn, Sick Head. acho, Diurrhara, Dyseritery, Colic, Wind in the Bowels, and all Internal Pains. ; . ng should always carry # bottle of Itad- way’s Nondy Kollef with them. A few drops io water will provont sickness or pains fromchangs Of wuter, It ia better than neh Brandy oF Hittors ae a suimulant, FEVER and AGUE FEVER AND AGUE cured for fifty cents ‘Thoro ts not a remedial agent In this world that will otro Fever aud Ague and all othor Sialarie 48, Billous, Searlot, typhoid, Yellow, and ober revorg (aided by RADWAYS PILLS) 60 qulckly LADWAY'S READY RELIEF, FILLY CENTS PEI BOTTLE. RADWAY'S Regulating Pills! PERFECT PURGATIVES, SOOTHING APBBE ENTS, ACL WITHOUT PAIN, ALWAYS RELIABLE, AND NATURALIN , THEIR OPERATION. A Vegetable Substitute for Calomel. Verfeetly tasteless, elegantly coated with srrout ini plunge, requtntes purity, cleanse, 834 Towels, filde Btrengshen. Hudway"s Wills for the cura? noys, Madder, Nervous Diseases, Hrenducnos Cae weal, ty diworders of the Stomach, Liver, ailpatton, Costivences, Indigestion, Lvs Hillougness, Fever, nilumsmation of tho iowa Pile: | dorangemants of the Interns! Md corn. Warranted to offeot a positive ¢ Purely vegetuble, containing no mercury: eral, or deleterioun drags. < opulting wurve the following syrmptorns Tesul from Disorders of tho Digestive Organs: ¢ tbe Constibution, Inward Piles, Fullness of oot Blood in the ‘Head, Acidity of the Swornesd Nuusea, Heurtburn, Diexuat of Food, Fultet ‘of weight In the Stomuch, Sour Eructi me Binkings or Flytterings in tho Pit of the pit ach, Swimming of tho Head, Hurrled ont Ak cult Broath Ing, Fluttering of tho cart, Cl are or Suffocativg’ Sonmitions when fa a lying ture, Dota or Webs bofore tho sixut. j Dall’Pain in tho Head, Deltelenoy of { Hon, yellowness of the Skin and Eyes 08 1 sus pie Uhust, Eamba, sadieudden Flus ent, Burning in the Ficsh, ow. doses of Ttadway'e Pills wilt roe te system from all the above-named iisorders. PH 25 CENTS PER BOX. SOLD BY DRUGGISTS. Read “FALSE AND TRUE.” Bend ttor stamp to IAD WAY & Bea ASN a con, CHUNCH-ST4 NEV TORK, 1 DE Siurormation wortts thousands will bo seab you. ' ‘TO THE PUBLIC. Tuore can be no bettor guaranteo at the value of be ntadwuy's old established 4, Wt 1 Rome Gies than the baso and worthicss hultations them, Aa thoro aro False Kesglvents, let and Pills, bo sure and ask for Madway’s oy j What the oame * Badway” la og what you buys : will resolve away theso deposita |