Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, August 28, 1880, Page 12

Til VE TOME. A Telling Reply to Forty Years by Eta Beta Pi. Tho Grand Rapids Sago Hanled Over the Coals in Lively Fashion, Truc Manhood as Concetyed by One Who Has Pondered on the Subject. Enight-Templarism as Seon by a Lady Insido Camp de Molai. Another Young Lady Who Was Porseculed by 8 Too-Porsistent Widower. The Tobaceo Question Again Brought to the face—Miscellaneons Coutribntions, Sore A SUMMER STORM. For The Chicagy Tribune. The waves of Michigan curl and erashs Axninet the driven piles they dash, Against the wallot yellow stone, Asainst the sand beach long and lone; Holling, heaving, sinking, swelling, They throw their spray around my dwelling. Tho water birds with wayward wing Seem to play with everything; The boisterous stenm tugs whistle shrill, And while tho storm Jasts blow their 11; Mowing. shrieking, pullltus smoke ‘That towers aloft like a forest onk. The long white steamers riso and fall, The elowe-reered sehooners piteh and crawl; The emerald waters far away Soom with the seuttering clouds to play; unntng, duneig, tossing, tripping, Tlurrying, scurrying, slanting, slipping. The heated efty kes the starm, For the wind 1s cool und the sky less warm The boyaon the pebbles run with glee, and fuich at the pranks of this sattte: Jaughing and shouting, while the wav Perehance are digging thelr fathers’ rv CincAago, 1880. Wit ast RRC THE LETLLER-BON, sen; ‘There re letters, papers, and postal-cards at this oftlee for the penions whose mauies appenr below, ‘Those living out-of the ofty should send their address and a three-cent: slump, upon re- celptof whieh thelr mall wil be forwarded, Lestdents of Chicazo enn obtaln thelr iait byt culling at oom 36 'Trimesk Bulldings Te Deum, Polly Phemus, [FORE AND ART 18 HOW FORTY YRARS IN RAKED. ‘In the Editor of The Chicago Tribune. Cimcago, Aug, A.—Ten yenrs ago the narrow otbit of iy Ife traversed the Internal econo: of bor ug-house, TF there found myself in conjunction with another © traveler "twixt two eternitics,"—Van Kirk: Van Kirk was heart- disease white, ind tong eyelashes, and a Grecian nu You could put astrilght-cdge against his nose and St would have Otted evenly against Doth nore and forehead, Under this nose was a Tmouth which widened ‘aud contracted without opening tho Lips. Van Kirk was a cynle. ‘The usperity of bls comment was nbvays notleeable— a8 marked ag the unkindness of our own Jeams Kooain. You might, ot a distance, see lor sinite, and) you could by the lutitude of that smile gunge the exnet degres of meanness of his accompanying remark. Hf tho Hnes of the mouth were produced, tmuking it reaeh from ear to ear, you alwitys Itnew he was iu dager of bolng hit by his smurting victiin within the next succeeding inimite, Yet this unpleasant fellow could be made compuntonable, and delightfully xo. Eater the realm of music and his cynicism nnd opposition. vanished, despite his. volltion. Strike up a tune ‘and the sneer upon” shia. fuce would gradually wither; you would find that Van K ke Harry i ntt ut the Buttle of the was there all the thn je could whistle a alty to the whole of “Trovatore,” ehints You eould slt out ow the brenkwater and al with Van Kirk hour after hour, chirping lively choruses and duets Crom" Figaro," Atiia,” or “Bra Diuvelo,” and vow that Van Kirk was a soul symphonious, Alus? Vin Kivi was st ficlal, contemptible, So much for Van Kirk. T have read tho Inst. epistle of Forty Year There docs not sec to we to boa togical philosophlent observation init. There are se’ eral expressions Which areas wild ag tho tight of u comet, “Pyiew things broadly and think hard. Try and yet view of all sides of thhigs, Your Ktoreoscope avill not thon bose tat.” I gather about that iden trom hls reply, Let us see how broadly he himself Inspects things, especially: the written statements of un adversary. Legin with the so-called “undue laudution of Mr. Proctor, or any other here.” Phere was it jy obs loans, nut a sulitary word of praise fur Mr, Proctor. Mr. Proctor Is an Engllshinan, who parts his biz tn the aniddte, and talks 60 fast that most people never: understand more than one word ln five, He does not arouse the instinet of hero-worskip, Mestdes (to_ndept xeprebensible method of digeutatton), if he did, J would at unee desire to exchange persons with my idol, whieh Forty Years dechires, further ong, wou, In my Cnc, be out OF the ques i jon. However, that Proctor understands alt thero 4s of the human sclenee of astronomy, bls avti= vlo Sn the new eyelopedia Lritannten shows to.any tind well enough trait to even read It. ‘Therefore, C stated Uutt a recurd: by hin would be of Value In ages Inconcelvably distant, ‘Tho attalra of this world mre managed Ju the Tight of blstory. Te by teebutelly. ented precedent. Phere {8 no history of astronomy, nthe desired accurate plueing of the present positions of the Bars there would De a record whieh, 25,000 years hence, would enable the ob server of thode thes to neural rin perturbations now beyond mort! kon for of history, Hy tho character of those trbutions the fore, speed, heat, god othur sauulities of seravications aight potstinly by due termined. “Hat the work of gettlog 1 star inte its exact pliceion nmap Is the ver strononte sent drudgery, for which the worke Keb ho papular et iy that exialing between Molemy and Hiparel one Diew bis horn und got up a snile solar ays tem whieh put back seience a thousand years, while the othor suived on his flund aud mapped stars to the best of his abillty, poxsle Die seme of the gudlike de Halley, and Newton, Now, ta ny suunration that, the ubstruct axpt- ration’ ot this plodder in helping aut tho astran= omer of the fture was unseltish in ls drift, L ain met with the silly Insinnution of hero-wor ship, and the stitemont: that a cnlembating mus ebiny ean isd make this needed mup of stars, and ig therefore as benevolunt us tho. aetrono- mer, ‘This latter asgertion |g elinebed with tho soleinn *E bollove Tubhage's machine wile we auch olive and intelligent ag Str. Proctor ta, und at benevolent.” Heully, 1g not wonder that sage lus ro. iwarked that “skeptios ary ready to belleve unys thing, provided it’ hy only’ wutlelently hniprotit- je." Secondly, with an assurance which would have Bturtied Ring Sufomon or Svcrates, Forty Yours: annomnces to me thit 1 would absolutely che ehnracters With ee rion du the world, estly, 1 whould Judge that Forty Yeurs were climbing late my mortar, that finignt) bray bin at tiny own sweet pleasure. Why, there are it qilllion of people with whom T would exchange ‘persons, and swindle any ong of then most hore ribly—leaving hin worse off than the vietias of the wolf who hires Mrs, Dusenberry's bare on High Roller aventic. und then seis ot the “nagnifleent ostabliatonent of a whlow forth: den her currhige by the fanily physician” ¥ haven good gall, Forty Years, to predicate the exactuctionsorIntentionsor dman—"awalkiog bundle of contradictions "—who dovs not knew Dingell what will be his next thonght or aspiration! There are whole elusses uf peoplo who have been nurtured and taken care of, and 7 have sense cough tosce that my poor, tiling, Mi-kept orginisin nis been lett tie inthe ren of thelr general murch of tinprovement, There is hardly one Individanl of the really nristo. cratic clusses of tho old countrics with whom 1 would not exchange un equal degree of vitality and number of years. There are moral reasons why such classes should not rise ns these clusses have risen, Uut moral ethics and pbysleal fuet fro two things. Lhuye seuse cough wv seo that aman ike Gurteld, or Argyll, or Glidstony bs about such u eritter ay Lehould have been if a desire, or ideator scheme ot life hit not suts fored conalderable ditferentiution at the hands of circumstances. If Forty Yeura belleved Almaclf us full a man asthe Duke ot Argyl, for dustunice, be certaluly hus either a broad view of hisown tne points, or a limited tolerance of current biography, ‘thirdly, Forty’ Years answera thu problem of the origin of the voleo ol by suying it iy cusler to obey tuan to deny f.—und that, any way, after ; are 40 yeard old you are no longer distuvted by it. In “thie instance, tho kettle was crucked when be borrowed it; it wax whole when lw re- turned it; and bo never borrowed It, unyhuw, Again, because L said f wes ashamed that'd did hut try to save the poor man’s woods from the thrifty landlord and the bad boys, Forty Yeurs dectures Unt Timust eltbyr kil both the dying dors and the Injured map ut the bospltal, oy else Jot them both five, this blandly an equatarint smite Teo me. AS another denia) of the power ence of the tins Ae ermal wo ounieds to hae Tl nul with neo to the theary of Dy the moral treulties wnimah ite took quite ajob on bin shouklers, and abautd bave had the powerfnl wld and. sues ver at a word or two from Grand itapkts, Fourthly, L quoted Faith ns) holding tho inigity universe to her cur,and. thus herria Guihontd things of Invisiile things, Forty Years reads this grand metaphor often erourh to conetene [late Sa man Hstenlig te tho. cane Tused whiapers.” ote. qnd then pntronizes tt with favorable inention: us a Bretgs simites and awards JL one of his medals of tho sixth chiss. uid the renron of man necessitated Fifthty, T the dises of gravitation. Hore find Tinust ep by the card or equiveention will undo te, t ay Years fortittes hiinself bebind a word, and felleltates himself pon being von-comentibns fivewampo, My mewing svir plat enough for all but a quilibler, notwithatanding bE omade a mantel error even in my own wenk way of stat+ fing the idea, Party Yur twa errors nes Vib warrant the proof-render scored a dozen, Sixthly, in the face of events—tho arrest aud death of Tweed, the telephe tho cables, the Geneva arbitration, the Channel time, evers= ihing—Forty Years continues to deeiare we do not change, zthotl . wits lousy, nid Burns wished Laon oursele nt ithers Fe Forty Years has a thous K vries than Coarlenmiaie. ‘Tho wraugcer of the tne of Clovis would hnve had his eyes gouged out fi his bueket-shop asa sauventr of the loss of his money. and the beat eluss of suctety, Ine stead of the worst, would hive made the deal, ‘The seer on bis threshold at Grand lapis flourishes bis broom against tho progress of aunt deen. Mrs. Barslngton's: spleit was up. The Athiniie Ocoun was roused, Gut Cneed nat tell vou that the contest wes anequik ‘The Auntie eer beat Mrs. vurtington, She was excettent Ata stop ora pinddle, but, she should not have el {thei tempest.* io whole of his sh: 2 tehoont. rejoinders (4am Vy up sentonees of Forty, Years, which remin npleasantiy of Van Kirk, TI even wes with the monttion that we might better He things.” Ler me guaranties you, ity hut there fs nothing sires thin that the \ and: that for every wrong ‘sone hundred were perpetrated two thousand yertes ayo, 1f wo may’ Trust reputable historkuns, Forty Years ls Just naw the champion and lender of a scrubby lot of Ideas, and should not mlareh thom Cirough Coventry, that’s flat. Era Buta Pre TRUE MANHOOD, ONE PERSON'S IDEA OF IT, Tn the Editur of The Chleugo Tritune, LAwsvann, I, Aug. 26—Drops of water form the rivulets, the rivulets unite to; make the mountain streams, the mountain streams com- bine to erente the broad rivers, and the broad rivers are blended In the great ocean that sur- rounds the whole world, and whose wide waters typify eternity. A worm and a grasshopper are insignificant and inconsequential organisms, Dutwhen lu myriad aries and countless ewarms they cover the woodlands and flelds, devourlag every green Jeaf and blade of grass, thelr presenes becomes nu publle calamity, Small sparks of fre bave kindled contligrations that Nave swept benutitul elties from the work, Tho: erent wut Meeif Is but an aggregation of moleenles Invisible to the eye, but cach one performs a particular ofiee snd contributes to varry out tho diving purpose for which it wis. Jntented, Hunn charactor Is ereated tha similar mane net. Worrntess lives are made up of tittle acts of evil, Minds gifted with genius ave marred and weakened by works of wickedness until no trace of theiv former beraty und strength re Mass white, on the.otlar hand, deeds of Ieud- next and love, hours of patient perseverance und ploditng intustey, principles, of honcaty, ttegeity, und morality Diendand fashton th delves into an exalted and noble tmankood,—a ereation comprised of little things, but an wupere~ gntlon that wing the respect of the world and the approbation of God, ‘True manhood is not alway hands Indicated by y features or faultlesiy=ftlne wearing Is not displayed In tissumed anilabit- It Httre, It is not es it 13 n quality honest huartand a rellable wo cneounter an individual whose toft- Jest umbition ts ta inike a brilliunt appear- anee in xuclety by a pompous — disphiy of his persotl, whose: gremtest gratiticu> tion i3 to exnet odiniration by the vle- sunt and oyerpowerlng presence ‘he exhibits to the workl—when we are brought Into cone Tact with a weiter who hag read more extensive: {y than comprehensively, and who ds apparently se anxious for publlé approbation that) he continially Helitdes hla own prodiuetions and comlescendlagty bestows gentultoud grains of Inshivere praise upon other writers whose ability [3 at least quite equal to his, own, that they: muy Higation te teil hia In return how und his Knowledge $8 of all the perplexs lems of ite ane humanity, or nay Fowardly put hin down as aeruaty settled habits, unstable eharieter, of 0 tuid oscillathig dlspositlun—one who will aes compltish Lint litte good in the world, who will LiL out wlsallotted thne tna very small and use Joos way, and who WiIH be but titted: missed or mourned for when his fumortal part drifts from the world into the aaknown hereafter, It isno mark of meanness tube poor. Ita tnt has a true and Kindly heart and a rent und: ood soul, he will, 1f the Lord: tengthons out his days, tramph over overy obstacle that opposes him and vebleve grand and yractous Buecess In the same Held that muny enter with encournye- ment und strong bneking only to mnie stupens dous and melancholy fatlures, The man who goes about his anily duties with f cheerful spirit and who works with willing hands, who ts: frank and generous with alt whom ho encounters th his business transuetions, will live te bo honored and resp whon many who affect to despise hits nre forever forgotten. a true dean earnest man, an industrious ha Sincere Thun, whe, above all, ah min who er SOUPS ba t: rforin a nenn or vudgr 1s soul, bls mind, and. his body grow ln nicth and beauty your by rr, Sis tri ‘orth and prentiess are to be justi: estimated by taking Into consideration his usefulness to the world and the bappliess hu confers upon others, Only a true man can become a grent ree © deep aunt pi > former or successful mond physiclan, aA muut oust practic what) bu prouches fo order to carry conviction with hls theories of tcology or phitusoph Hive up to hls ereed by nets as we s by words eloquently uttered, A man should never put Himself forward for a pilot and Hive the life of a eustaway. Earnestness und bunesty are vent helps in the highway to sueeess, “A num may: have tho genius of a Gray, the britllaney of Byrun, the eloquence of ‘nn Everett, and the pone of a Pitt, and if he carry not into the hearts af his readers or hearers a conviction that hv is truthful be might as well talk to bare walla, The sont of a truo man fs without deformity. No xoul that i misshapen enn long renin coi. tented from the knowledge of the world, It cunnot be hidden by av mimetimontons fee, pluusible words, ostentatious benevalence, and pretentions piety, A bud ehuracter ts as hard to eoneenl a the timp of lame soldier. Aman without genuine goodness [3 soon consigned to his proper level in koviety. He may hold bit head high for a considerable space of the, Dut lie $4 keltont wdtiinately mtccosstul fi dmposition, “Thore ure Httleloophules in his mean mature through whieh keen and ebserving dudividnads muy regard his Impertcetion, aA Man diay outlive te had raputation, but hy ean hot permanently sustaln a good one by contini= ong fraud, dlsaimulation, and hypoerlsy. Noe bixly can commit suny inlsdecds without dine covery, ‘The fathot many ladividuals tins been renitered hopeless b attributes ho must reawon of thelr having to themsel¥es rare Virtues and qual- art they never really possessed, prominent attribute of true minhood ig COMMON sense, Bowe individiuils ure nitely born without this God-given: quality, “Othurs are ushered into existence and arrive at a healthful physleal maturhy with auch 4 total disregird of it that they are virtue ally ty the samo melancholy situation, Common xenav bniplies sound perception, core rea ciate mental capacity, and good undere lauding, ithag to be born ina man, ft may be im prose by expericnes, aud pollahed by educa Jon, but i cannet be crested by Ube any mure than the rare quality of gents, Phin, pructical common sense ia the founds tlon of ull sound philosophy, A properexerciso of this prafseworthy quality of the mind upon cortuln occasions would sive many dndividials froin much subsequent humiliation ana wortitl+ cation, Another quulity of true manhood is faith In god tove for humnnity. To bo human in to be fallible, ‘There ty no Bunty spot eurth where perfect belongs dwell. truest Hsia men and women hive Uielr weak: uestes and dimperfections, ‘Thos all ehould jearn to took charitably upon tha error of others who ure consclousof their own failings, There ty much that fy good und. pure in humunity, a8 well as muny things that are evil and odlois. It is wureasonable to belleve that ailare treacherous aud filsu because one per- gon bas been untrue, Leis unsust to allie tat ae Who has committed a single error bas no re= malning grains qf good in hu. Vulth tn lnianity ds the foundation of earth- Jy happiness. ‘The man or wonisn destitute of it iy misorable everywhere; without it there cun be beither vontidence hor love, ‘One may be guilty of ross tinpropricties dana Jn thouyttless and reckless moments. and yer bo. not utterly a enstenway. if the world was only Us willing to prise virtue us te denounce yico Uhere would be more true manhood in it. Jn every hunimn soul there are muny gralns of gol, When one ts down, even by indisérations of his awn, do not stoup to throw additional nud upon hun. Strive rather to revch bin a helping hand to extricate bin drow the mire is which bo iy wallowlug, ‘This ta true muntuod. We have wore honest tally W-duy' ina fow of thy fallen creaturea who uxtead thelr helpless ClUCAGO ‘TRIBUNE: ATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 1880—TWELVE PAGES. hands to a9 and clamor for our compassion than Anny of thelrgonrcons, pretentious, and self Piehteous ncensers, who, sathering thelr gaye Tnetts nhout thelr tinposiie persons as if tn tear of contumbsation, thane Gad that they belong to, the heat soe ‘trite manhood 18 without false pride, Th can~ nat be contanimited by vice Wt fathoms all Froud and falsehood. 1tis generous, it IX good, it ia great and glortow: UGENE AD. MALIs pei enact NIH CONCLAVE, A LADY'S FIUTENCES | Ty the Luitur of The Chicago Tribune. Camp px Mona, Aug. 20, lke ong no trente nine Sonu bunguat-hall desorted, Whose iihte tire the Whose gariande ded And ai! but he departed! Such fs the prevalling sentiment In my mind ng this morning 1 sit for tho Inet time in my tent in Catnp de Moiat, The begira bas begun ant the reenter portion of the gallant Kulghts have eturtod on thelr homeward way. Nefore the excitement of tho Triennial Con+ elave burst upon our clty Ido not know that I ever honored the Sir Kalghta with half a dozen thoughts, but now, since L have been a thelr magaiiteence and overwh only vlose mye! ices float arvund me tin levine contusion Hest fry att * good compante we seo the gentle kubgitt, tte Un ‘a elnumpion: Yehuht In nightie armes and allvor shiello, Ani on his breast n btodidio erdss he bore. * bfal, truc, he was ti deed and word, checra diet erania ton aulennye xa dil he dread, but over was ydrad, mnie In knightly dignity. those of Table Hound.” whose hearts had thrilled benenth the royal aceolnde: young Cure adog, and frank Gawalne, and Liutncelot, truest of them ail, In luter years the Crusade heroos who fought af Antiocl nud Acre teluird Cour Wheht, Saag ent fe Met motel On they Avihin's de Lon. Godfrey de Bouillon, Matlip: Augustus, ant ile, Mustrious ‘Tanered., And, later AE be who stood so high Inthe annals of tho Past ng tho Knleht ‘suns pour ot sans ree proche,” Chovatier Buyned, My day-dream, fraught with the glories of bygone days, os to nn end and the visions of contsof imalland thishing steel die away bee tore the aetual presence of broadcloth and shln- fog bon ver clapeanx, ‘The only way te olitain satisfactory enjoyment outor thé Conelave was to take up realdence for the thae fa the encampment. Our friends be- fie ehlelly in Commnuidery D, cot ia the idles? tent was easily obtalned, and we hd the tu: vantage of tile The weather wis Hactittut. 1t was at The city of tents had tants from every Stute,—Mulne to Cnll- fornin, | There wae the crusty Yune kee the harghty Southron, ‘and the iy Westerner, all. united — upon mndert Chicago gall, Everybody was goul- R ery body friendly, while the spirit mhibllity brooded aver ul "OF the fan, nls and Hirtation that transpired in that ean yas city no man knoweth. All day Mondiy tho Knights were arriving, but by evening so many were settled and so fully at home that we were tempted to forget that Camp do. Moll was only adocal habitation and ann tht secon wo would, fyuratively, fold our tents itke Arabs, and silently steal aw The frit ove ‘it we necompinied our friends to Coutral Musio-fall, Inet a toretaste of Purniise in delicious music, and oht how. the Chicago heart swelled with pride when “Our Carter” sald itis little say, and those from abroad pronouneed it the best ot all, a night fn Catap de Molal cannot be compared toone at’Camp Chatter.” | One ‘missed ‘the soothing flow of the Caltimet, the tulling song of frog and cricket, but, rolled cocoonwise in our blinkers, we resolved ta sleep in spite of fox, locomotive, bass-dram, or uiythhig else. Tucaduy morning what a hurrying to and fro wast Eneh lady fir girded tho sword ot Rnight, adjusted tho chapeau, and, with ber blessing, sent him forth—to parade, Alasl what vking of plensiire under diveulties wis ef the days that followed, Martyr-like wo attended the ball, only to leurn the meanlag of Pandemonium at the ranee, ANd of crush ufter tho + admittane Martyr-liko | we sit seven’ mortal hours in ‘the — broll- ing ain at tho .dockey Chub Park; murtyr-Hke wo made ho moun, but cheered er thusiastically ag * thished alt tholr sabres bare,’ and declared it was “lovely” as wo walked a inlle through the duet to the rallweay station, And thon, that evening, how we sat tll inidnighe on a three-legged stout awaiting the © surprise.” ‘Though 2 the camp the fun ran high, yet not more jovial were we than was the muss of the “erent unwashed" thit had collected beyond the wire fence and favored us with yarlous ebolco speeiinens of gain jargon, Thut now thoy are gone, thos dear, delightful heroes of the sword and plume, and no word cun we but in tholr favor, Many of thom were tho world.” when ‘rienntat sheds its glo Pacitle const "may we be there to see, ; Sista ANNE, TOBACCO, ETC. A LETTER FROM F Th the dllor of The Chicago Tribune, AMeskeaos, Mich. Aug. 18—Hob, © wae happy togve you aati. T.enfoyed your letter and Potty Phenus’ immensely, and tn fact Inst week's Home was deelitedly enjoyable all through. | belleve you are a good-natured soul, especially when pulling away at that elyur of yours, and so: V1 venture a few more remarks on tho tobucvo question, and trust to the Intlu- ence of weed for your not saying anything worse In reply than you did in your last, Teuppose it wasn't very bright of me to tell that L wus seltish, but Linight Juat as well, for tt is proof positive that 1am when I find fault about the simnell of tobucco, Now, Bob, I pre- aline you tre right about the sulphuric aeid and Lake Muskegon, but you must admit that tho water in the immedinte nity of the maid would not be very pure, and so It ls with tho air within several rods of i sinoker. I don’t think Jewoukl be nlea either for the smoker to step: yonu hu met and ask them if thoy liked Ke Ushould want him to get past meas 118 possibile, Bob, Laid have a delightful thao among the clover Helds, with never a snutl of tobacco- sinoke for weeks, st Ldon’'t Hike perfumery of any kind—thut fs, any nino! of ith—stlL would be glad of ale most anytolig fora change, ‘Tobaecols rotthig: tu bo inonotonous, You admit that tobaceo does you no good physiely; yet you elaine It does you to harm, “Tbatia nonsense, it cere Mainly netyon the system, and must do good or barn. What that cifect is Lleave tor those to expliln who are better quaiitied to dogo than L ain; bub thut it is injurious has been stated often and again by selentista, It doesn't prove Uhat (U dots you ne Inv because thore 18 no visible injury to your health. Did you over know the whisky-drinkor to adinit: that there was any divin or wrong in drinking? Or did you ever heard woman who ware corsets declare corgety to be injuclous to her health? We don't like to believe where wo don't want to, No doubt you thought moe rather verdant about that cold ten attain. 1am so glad yor told ie whit it was. You see I dida't knew pow antlefat fooked, But thers Jy one thing that puzzten Inv yet. If that was antiefat, why dtd that old fellow give soime to his thin coni- panton? Does it act aan preventive as well ng W cure, or wus tho old sinner Just trying an ox- riment on the unsuspecting young min? My EXphItt, My dene Chat, what ts the matter? Have you ayspepsia? feo, b think you will find relief in Graham mush. But, GO. Chat, aa you value the huppiness of ua tt di not Welte another such Je Is and y on tha smo! 800) cre n't your forte. There are plenty who coukin't write anything funny if ey should try, and (0 te bardy right for you to intriuge on thule rights, If lifo is so dreadful, will you not please to try tomake it us pleagnnt for us as youcun? When you write your funny letters wo furwet in laughiuwover thom that we have any trouble, Can't. you sacrifice yoursell for us? Prove to ud, thit there is euch a thing na Unsellishners, Polly Mhemus, pou deserve our best thanks, If thut old bachelor was as amusing a8 you are, Idon't wonder that your insinma found him very ontertaining, One thing Vd Uke you to expluln, though: just toll us in your next how Diy ho was, You spoke of yourself ax belng n Ntile thing, and then suk hoe wasn't ag tall ag you. You somehow remind me af that “awful eu ry alate awtul girl that Hyed In an awful pense?” ete, ‘Mr. Dally, Leaunot oxplatn teyou what wore my feelings a4 1 rend your closing remurks, but. I chink they must bave been ainthr to Polly Phonnts’ when she suw her letter in Tho lowe. se niceept iny thinks, “Lou don't appear to. Uke thy new contributors very much. You must ren Aut wo were ail now once, Haw contd you say that about triendahip attor rendiny Hitteraweer's beautiCullotter? I thought: Unt settled ite Apropos of friendship, Tread semewhero not long age that cur friends were glven us for iy long as they vould be of Bervict, then they guve plice to others A cold chit crept oyer muas Lrend, “da ittrae? DL asked myself. “Must 1 bu separated to-morrow Crom the triend Love so well to-day, and merely bee ease some ONG else Can BErye Mo better, Or bos enuse T can serve some ono elie beticr?" Do Wo muke use of each other for our udyances ulent, unconsclously or othorwise? ie TUE DREADFUL WIDOWERS,. Now OSB OF THEM ACTED, To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, Fanwvinle, Ub, Aug, 24—Polly Phemus, please ba leniont when you are talking about bachelors, for they are angela; but widowers! Deliver mo fram such all the days ot my Ife, If you were over more actually annoyed by Alexander thin L was bya widower tho other ning, —saying nothing ubout other thucs,— then 1 will glvo up. Jtook my puna's borso and buggy and went fora drive to town,s distance of five miles. When L got there the Irit person Limet was my widower, Lbelluve he knew 1 wae coming, and Wo waiting for me, Me took hfs clyar from his mouth, ralsed his hat, and mude soveral agontz« ing bows, and came to wsslst mo in ellinbing from the buggy. He ts becoming quite aged, und bis hands were so shuky tod verily thought P would tumblu. However, 1 managed to land right sido up, and imade iy way to the Post-Otlice, tered tho widower we with Shortly atter Toon. Nppronohed hows, and res y fy amy oh Mower with, min, ain't your Padded in “" Aft’t vou nw Uttle cross?’ Ate other Heuntive nod, and C turned to talk to ono of the clerks, and soon he became engaged fin conversation with w Chicago traveling aiesmatt tear by. Pb made race sss tnd went Ott Une ubsorved, Dut this sheewd purser was nat to bo Jeft, aut soon followed ine gal Twas going to entbon ou friend, and be accompanied me to tho Fates pent Tundo him good-night for tho Inet ne Ehoped. Welt, ii halt an hour T went back to tho busl- ness part of town, und, behold, the wilower was wilting, Utterly disgusted, 1 resolved to go hone, and stirted for the buggy. He followed and confronted me thus: “ Won't you wo an have sone ream before yo leav “Never ent §t.? tld 1. Some lemonade’ Told him that “lemotiate caused mo to have headnene, © Perhaps you would lke sone OFNNAE ‘Told him * this thne that f should like to | accept his otter, but bndn't tho tle; so he put ma in tho bingy, and | thought Twas olf, Vain hopot Tle asked mo to walt a rotntite, and wat to know If U didn’t pass his brothor Ben's on my: way home; anid he was very anxious to go thore, and, ag [wits atone, perhaps he could: ride with me. There was no way of escaping, 80 1 told iim he could, and he drew himself up Into the Bout Di Tfelt a Hittle uneasy, but It was: only tivo iiles to his © brother Ben's,” and thon T would be relteved, When we reached there he sald be gaessed he would go a little farther, go L drove on, wonderlug how far le Intended to gorand Ehad rengon ‘to swontier, for he never and a word about golng back tl To mot within toree rods of home. Then he sald he gnersed he would go baek iat mliute, 1 stopped the horace, bat, Instead of ellmbing down, he put his foot on the dashboard almost in frontot mo and pro- ceeded to turn up bla pit-leg. Thon he began to funble with the biicklo on his shoo. 1 bes in to tremble, Natlcing omy — ueitution, he mido histo to explun that he wits “just going to bueckto his stue n little thehter, so us not to et sund init." Then the othor foot was pluced In tho shine position, the snme series of imanenyres yane throuch with; then ho lenped tothe ground, and, after charging me to take vare of inyself till he saw mo agaln, disnppeared fn tho darkness, IT went on to find every one in the house asiecp, and so had the delightful Job of taking cave of tho horse myself, T resolved, however, to" keep my mouth shut on thia night's exper ence,” Next morning my small brothor came into the room where [sat quiedy reading and reelted the followlug: “He, he, het ha, hat Darkes: hid 0 feller last night, and pa says he nuist have been a devilish nice onc,” T denied the charge, and iced hn his renson for thinking 60,“ He, he, looked in the bugyy and thoro was a tobuccos quid on the oll-elothy he, he, hel innocent, ain't you?" was tho rept T explained that it mlsht have been nccl- dentilly ‘thrown thore when tho bugey was standing in tho street, and remained innocent until five minutes afterward, when my fathor cate In in a state of great exeltoment, draw hile Jingers through his hair nervously, walked aeross the room several thines, then faced me and sked who 1 hind ridit y fast, ‘Thore was no way of evading tho question, wo 1 told him that Widower Norman rode out to jils brother's house with me, bit [ really coukin't helpit, Indue time tho exeltement subsided. Dankey, A WOMAN'S DEVOTION, AND WHAT CAME OF IT. ‘Th the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, Lyons, lt, Aug. 24.—1 want to tell Forty Years nstory, Teenuse he seoms to be n mighty coms pound of seltishness (though really £ don't: be Neve ho Is us bad us be pletures himself), why shold be entalog the world universal under tho guine bead? it wag ayear ago that [ heard this story told, and it may be Deannot teli it Just.as 1 fant fe, Lut Leanat least give tho facts core ist September 1 was upon one of the steam- ers runntog between Chicago and Duluth, it was u litte after “the scuson,” and there were not many on board. Une diy, st being cold and dreary, most of tho lidies had retired to thole atuterooms, and the few who wore lett guthored around tho steam-pipes in the ladies’ cabin, 1 was reading, when my sttention was suddenly attracted to tho voles of the stewardess telling her story to one of the passengers, Here st is, a8 near as! can remember ft: “Yes'm, [was free-born, My home. was in —~. Nd. Lived there until [was 13, and thon I got married. My husband he never was very strong; hud tho consumption. Well, he only Hved about three yeurs, und thou he died, T went to Columbus, Where some of my folks Ilyed, and staid thor awhile, Then J came to Chiengo, and after a whip L fot, a place as stewardess on one of those bouts, To dida’t.get murricd dain, though £ might if Lhud wanted to; but T did't tind any: main feared enon for, Hut abo ten yeurs first husband gob. married "agin. Ho asatoon, and bik ning wos Dick. I thought an auviul heap of him, but we hadn't been married more'n ten months when he was tovk sick. It took what ittle moncy be had to pay the doctor; and ho got so bad he had to sell the saloon, Wo ad one room to lve in, and kind neighbors, By and by we got so awful poor L used to go out washing every day; bad to leave him atone, But at night Lused to do our own work and take cure of him, Tdldn’t ret much sleep those duys, and dun't geo how J lived hardly, | About that the I yot a d offer tocome back to my old place on the steamer, Leould get more money than Lwas oarning, but there would bo no ono to tike eure of ay poor Dick. So {told them F couldn't come, Dick, he was awfal "frail T would go, and, If Pdldi’t set: home as soon ag he expeated me, he would bo Bre Lhad gone to the boat. 1 knew he was going to dic, and ho hatn't got retixion, and I wanted him to evo suine of thy good men in our church, But he would curse and swenr if 1 spoke of It. Well, he’ kept Rotting worse and worse, andone day I sald, * Oh, Dick, I wish you would get religion! [can't bear to have you dle without lt, Won't you let some of those men come and pray with you? At list he sald, ‘Well, [don't caro.’ I brought them, anid they prayed with him, and he didn’t say noth ing, ‘Phos caine rent often, and at Inst my Diek got rollylen, and a ttle after ho died, What did Ldo thon? Ob, [eame buck to the old pince here on tho steamer. and hive been here ever since. Daln't 60 very stronu{but thon tho vory hard, You gee I've got the cous took itfrom Dick, | No, L nover bad » mall alone now Thuve done not justice to the story, but tf It begins to uffect you us It did me, you will have to adinit that It was not selfishness which animat. ed her life, particularly those last few months of her husband's sick: ie T quite Ike Canco's reply to Polly Phemt confers L was very much dlsnppolated In P fast production, “Tho contrast 8 not so strony between Mr. «A. aud heraolf us she tried to make out, . As for Mubol, T think It is well sho fs to be sent abroad to coniplete her edueution, for f the rudiinents have ovidently beon i my" home, But sho is young yet. JENNIE JAY. MISCELLANEOUS. SHE WONDERS, To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, Stoke LANp, Aug. “Always after reading ‘The Hone ft huye that womauly feeling of want- ing to talk buck, I've been wondering why tho men are always such advocates of paticnco—in the women, Jolin comes home, and, if bis wife bas to scold one of the children, saya: Susan Ut used to be Suste), why don't you bave pa- tionce? Yow should Jenrn to control your tem- ver. Lf never get fngry as you do.” ft is on weok days he suys that, When Sunday cones and ho Iv home all day, the poor man remarks dozon times before nights “You youngsters are cnough to try the pationes of Job!” And usnnily the stlek ts applied atl around, Marion May may advocate tobacoo, but did she over need tho 15 cents ndny that went forelgura? Dans aho have to de ber own washing and heavy work Deenuse they cannot afford to hire, white Mr, Stuy smokes up bia 70 cents or more a week? It da not from my own expertence { speuk, but that of others, yet 1 often wonder what our use bunds would gay if we spent money equally fool- ish, UDITOR, BUY A Chun, ‘Ty the Editor of Ths Chicago Tribune, Cacaao, Aug. 4—My Home friends, write you because | huve been a conatunt reader of ‘The Home over alneo ita frst appearance, and think you are the right ones to ask regarding whut L wish to know, [always supposed & phy- sician waen consulted was in duty bound to seuresy. Igit so? J have always placed ny family physicinn a ittly above my miniator, and consitered everything suered sald to bin A few days slice a lady friend camo to me and told mu bow unprine{pled and low ber doctor: had been in betraying her trust und confidence, When weuk and feoble shy sald her doctor seomed to have hor completely in his power, and would ask her questions regarding ber family relations, ets, which, in her fecblu state, sho hut no will ta withstand, although sho felt-bo ful no plzbt to ask them, and In this state hoe called out her contidonee and repeated ft to bls fully, and tbe end of the whole atfair wilt un. doubtedly bo a separation of thé husband snd wife. is thore no punishineut for 4 doctor who. 80 troacherously deals with hls weak and feoblo palicnté? Hels no better than the libertine who creeps Inte a hone only to destroy. [want the oplnion of The Homo sisters, aud, If there Ja uny redress, hope to make wn example of this repilg, pretendlug to be a doctor, that other Suuillvs muy not be broken up ia Uke munner, GUT, A SELYISIC WORLD, ‘To the Editor of Ths Chicago Tribune, Citoaco, Aug. A.—itaytng tho good fortune to svoure n sunt ona plutform bullt up for tho fecommodation of frienda during tho grand Kulyhts Templar procession, Loften bad occas sion to turn my attention Crom tho swooping ar- ray of white pluines and tinauled trappings to the throng of Ices fortunate ulgtt-seers that surged und swayed to and fro, too densely packed to nuke any headway inutriving to so- cure tho best and wearest ylew, which seemed toby the sole alin of every mun, woman, and child tn that Hving. towstig. suring seul Ale though thoy were erawded back dozens of times by mounted — oflicers, stil, tho moment there was the leis! opening in the ranks, tho turtle lows, railed jnerciledy in to fil the vacancy, It seemed to ho one continual ecramble to seo whieh ehowlkd be nhend,—which should hotd the most promi. nent nid aightly position in the rinks, rewurd- leas of those who were tess capable of pushing their way through the world, dnat [ti frout of me, a atep or two nearer terra Arena, but atl elevated for above the heads of the throng, stood a gentioman—or 1 hud posnd him to be une, for he w: cely dresred, arme akimbo, to caver all the apace posalb piachily viewing tho grand procession In ity Tanrch, oblivious of the fact that two or threo ladies Just buck of him would [ike now and thon A giinpse of the gorgeous array, Not wil twice spoken to did he lower his ponderous frame: and delgn to oceupy the seat allotted him, which luust have been at least six fect above the level of tho aidowalk, And thus it isin every walk of life, Bethehness qmatominnten, The wealthy crush and cramp he poor to add to thelr gaing, while the poor cramp and crowd ench other in tho rush for life. Thank, God, there are many exceptions to this rule of nellishness and geeed; for now and then wt noble oul drops ont of tho ‘crowded ranks and picks up a fallen comrade and bears hin away rom tho field of battle, Now and then a kiud hand flutters to the brow of the piigrim who has fninted by the wayside, and wipes the death- damp softly away, and brings fe and happiness to the wenry heart, Not all inankind are weddeil to self, but i bird's-eye view of life gives one but now and thon a glimpse of genulne churity and love. OLENA, MOTHER BIUIPTON's PROPHECY, To the Eidltor of The CAteugo ‘Tribune. Cnrcaco, Aug. %5.—In reading The Momo of Jost week, I noticed the question of An In- quirer, and thought that TC could give tho re- quired information, but on looking through my serapbook find that “Mother Shipton's Prophe- cy" Is the articlo L bad in mind. As the nin fro sinillar, perhaps Inquirer has made a mis. take. To bo sure, there mny have been Mother Shipman. However, I will send a copy of mine, whieh may bo tho right one, and if not it may be ot Interest: “What remains to be discovered in the realm of the unknown, and what to be invented In tho realm of the possible, awnlts Inquiring human- ity in the Immedinte future. Nover fu the his- tory ot clvillzation hus there been such a start forward—n hand-over-haud grasp upon futurlty —ns In tho lust sixty yenra, Tho girdlo of Puck bas been put “around the earth Jn forty sceonds, and the distorted dreams and visions of tho world’s catalog of invention in staum have at last been realized, ‘Pho famous prophesy of Mother Shipton, in Englund, has at nod been jieouipplialicu inminny reepects. Steam~ hon telegraphs, Ironelads, tunnels, the gold verles, the admission of tho Jows Into. Hnizhind, have been Reeoniplished inoue century, na the tire of London, the execution of Churles Firat, the death of Cardinal Wolsey, and tho reins of Elizabeth and James, prep esied log before, en puss cach in’ their own, time, Hter dou ‘erses, which are wt powerful in= Shuenee in partsof Yorkshire to thia day, aro a8 follows: Cartinges without horses stilt Ro, And teeldenta iil tho world with wo, ‘Around the world thowghta shall iy. In the twinkling of an aye, Water shall yot mora wondors do, Novw strange, bat snc they shall bo trae, The world upsiie down shail be, bo fond nt tho ruatot a trea. Theonwh tho his man shall ride, And horse tor ass be nt his side, Under water nS Bull ride, Tn tho nir du white, ul ingre Jronin the water shaft ttont awoodun bunt ho found and shown bhint’s now not Inown, water shall wontors do. thend xhall wt nat ndnit a dow, ‘The world ta an ond shell come In elghtecn hundred eighty-one. Kircm, STICKS TO FRIENDSHIP, TD the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, Tlosterows, I, Aug. 16-1 must life up my volce agalnst the manner In which 'T. A. Dailey disposes of my friends, and bis own, and those of all tho rest of the world, Ho is deluding him- self In tha bellef that he hes caught the spirit of friendship und seated It up in a tomb, and ts sitting on # stone labeled “Progresa,” with whieh he keepa it in, Let us rejoice that he Is imistuken. When ho opons tho tomb he will find ouly a poor little muminy marked, egeuns, “The Spirit of u School Friend,” or, “Ghost of an Burly Love.” Lbvlleve (n my frionds, and U'd rathor seo all tho "gigantie enterprises” resolve thomsolves into tho gigantio swindles, as many of thom will prove eventually, than to let go of my faith in them feared that friendship! might reveal ltself ns n skeleton tome, I would close my cyes and think it what T wanted to be anyway, knowing thut, if 1 be- Heved ft dead, fe would be fuller uf dark days than It now fs—days whon no man seems our brothor. Surely wo would, wore fricndabip nothing, bo Hike somo one sent out Ina world of Btninge people to discover something which did not exist even In. their Jiu » Lf fear our frlend {3 witling to sueritice his friends in bis zeul to do honor to the nue of progress. x Friends will not“ iipede our proxress.”" Wo fre not nll striving for the samo youl. Tho ways atro.us miny as Are the Individinls with an ant auc. At tho end of euch course les the re- ward, thouzh few over consulously reach it. 1 though wo spenk kindly words to incite our brother to on” grenter effort us we go onward, st will not impede our proxsess. itmay after awhile prove that It was beend onat upon the water coming back to us when we ire starving for kindly words, and given tous by the very friend that was found along the highway. Would this felendahty becomen * relig of tho past "7 Ab, it. pale ‘hen tho heart that was soothed by the kindly words forgots to set {n inotion tho body It controls, for it muy bo whon we eross the threshold that sepnrites ts from that which awes we even in thought, that uur lives will not dure assert thelr Ite fndividuatity. When wo stand In the shadow wo may to moved to fly to the great creative prinelpic and clamor for * absorption,” even though we lose our Identity and our rights as" froo American citizens" at the same thine. But if friendship must be without an eternity because of our weakness, let us glye itll of ‘Thne,—aye, even down to the grave, ETHEn, TIS EXVERTENCE, ‘To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, INDRVENDENCE, In, Aug. &h—-L have rond with Intorest inuny of tho letters in The Home, and belluve [have dorived a good deat of bonclit from thetn. It amuses me to note the different opinions in regard to the habit of smoking, and, ff this lotter will not tuke up too much space, L woult like toxive gome experience 1 haye had with this habit. Soveral yours ago I mado up my mind that in orderto become a man L must first learn to smoko, “horeforo one evening while stopping with un acqualitanca who hud often asked ine tostoke, Leurprised the young man by saying that Twas ready and willing to smoke with him, He produced two clgnurs, aud, seating ourselves by the tire (it was-in, Decembor), we prepared ourselves for. erdurnicnt, Teohntted with blin and seemed to enjoy my elgur so much that he declored:1 was as good us an old smoker. But a chunye came over me, 1 began to teeta tritle dizzy, but concluded tho fevllny would soon piss away. I Kinoked tha olgarullup, and rose from my ehalr to walk aeross tho room, ‘The moment I stood on iny feet everything whirled tn the room. I reached for a chalr, but it seemed to walk nround me, next attempted to rench a trank close at hand, Eeprang upon tt, and Innded—on the Hoor, £ will draw the curtiin here. The next day my: bend nched torribly, and L was unfit for work of any kind. In the evening E met my friend (7) of the night before, and we smoked again, This Ume ltd nat hive tha sume etfect on me, aud. from that time on Leould smoke three or tour elyurd un day, and enjoy thom; in fact, 1 began to feel that L could not get along without my vlgar after euch meal. I smoked regularly every day for about two wos persuaded | then seemed hurd at rs used to it, and began to feel better far not using It. J have not smoked now for three years, ain in good health, cat well, and my wife guys she thinka more of mo for not using the weed, Hut, before closiny, let mo say that 1 do. not object to cigar smiakes tiv fact, Like tt, 1 often vist with my futhor, who sinokes quite regularly, and seems ta enjoy it go much that it daes me good to suo bim smoke, Now, thls has been my oxperlonce with the weed: found that it did me no good, and did do some harin, and any Youre than who bas not already nequired tho habit of sinoking is vory fools Indeed wo begin it now. 1 beliovg Marion Muy is correct when she snys she docs not belleve that sinok= dug engenders 0 taste for drink,” becnuse | haye kuown a great nuny smokers who never drank Nquor of uny kind, and ( bave known drinkers who never smoked, AY, advice Is, nover Jearn to amoke, then you will he all right; but it you do sinoky, aud hive for yeurs, und do not hin your heutth is sy tho worwe for It, why, smoke und enjoy yourself, Guy TWILLEI, Gaon svadestions, To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, Crtoano, Aug, 2.—If thera be room in The Thome column for an occasional contribution from one who, outslde of tho regutar roll of its correspondents, has tuken considerable interest of late Ing number of tho lotters and digous- sions which have therein appourcd, 1 truat my muxtost cifusion may not bo entirely discarded, Whothor tho writers ostablished in Tho Hiume departmont make tholr classical offerings in u apirit of general good to all,or for tha suko Of gelf-ciliication and satisfaction, ia a question which sugycata itavlf tomo, uud one which I funcy might well bo taken fute consideration by moro than one of thom, It is not my uvewed futention of uu. tering thls Iterary arena for tho purpose of controversy; but, us one of tha best modes of AU E-lipprovaneny is hopost Wisoliision, wel others, ono may pork porimitted— shoul! ho. so. choot. olter a tow common suggestions without being chul- lenged to 4° controversial combat by such redoubtable knights as Forty Years ana old The flint two weeks af the press vey entire a 1 rectiston fe cat re Disni mi of respite was the firat of tho kind T Doon permitted to experienies for several yours, and after a prolonged pession of active town life and travel it camo =~ like the benediction ‘That follows utter payor." During that thine T once more began to realize tint monotonous round of Ife which the poet enlis * nweat contontmont and quict which the young Indy from town who {a Visiting ler eotntry cousins terms he bly dull,” and which ‘the Industrions Granger who toils tr aitn-iin te Butt says is “honest lf ‘Degan to understand something of the feelings of the miilions who are never surfelted with exoftement; to whom a Sunday-sehool plenite is an ovation, a lecture by Beeebor or Anu Elisa Young a morable event In life, and (he re- celpt of the weekly newspaper published in tho elty n thing of such Important Interest is to be looked forward to with enger anticlpition Tor, several duys before Hs arrival. It is amoug those hoines that The Home fs the most warily, pnreeinted, It is thure that the prattlo of Chat, ff thore be not too much Olhello, cl cetera, nit, ig devoured with tho greatest rolish. = The quadority: of real fear pecye take but Uetle fn- terest fn tho Iaberad discussions of heavy: topics, and hence, when every-day people de- reribe their overy-day fcollngs and actions, there: fs never a Inck of aymputhotle — listoners, But wo are told tht people who welto should thinks; and tho urt of thinking does not conalst of muking extended poetic quotations or copying worn-cut platitudes and stalo witticlsms. Nelther does it consist in © Jitst splendid phrases, and that sort of talk, even though thoy bo murshuled uniter. the fore tifentions of quotation marks, That ts far froin tho purpose of letter-writing, and only serves to showin the ono caso the vanity, and In the othor tho lack of enrnestness, of tha writer. In some cares, ton, a little mara care with the mani geript, and n closer conformation to the rules of rhetoric, might save no mall amount of dese perate work to the Conductor and proof-render, Regarding myself, In order to walyo any impus tation of egotism, T suggest a remembrance of La Rochefouenntd’s mani, that the highest aim of friendship is not to dislay our defects ton friend, but to endeavor to muke him sco his own. EPHEMERAL, THE PUZZLERS' CORNER, {Original contributions will be published In this department, Correspondents will plense gend their real nnmes with thotr noma de plume, nditressed to tho “Puzaters' Corner.” Avoid obsolete words as far ns possible. Answers will be published tho following week.) ANSWERS TO LAST WEEK'S PUZZLES. No. 12 POINTER A A RAPIODIEIY A BR v A a s N oOo R T @ Oy -P Rn fe) Uv i P wy HARD EN 8 % oO A THRIrPd.Y No, 1,502. KK KID BEDS No, 1203, Gain. No. 1,205. Ponchard, Innerct, turnatone, yellowebunt- iy. in NE 8ST. ANDREW'S DIAMOND ChOSS—NO. 1,266. it * * * # * + 2 &¢ & + 2 © * * Se # 2 # *@ + * & & * ** * + *# & + * * # © # # HOR toe e # # * * Upper teft hand dinmond—tn Youngster; mods ern un pplutons nasty; in Tyro, , Upper right— In Forty Yenra; yoxuo; loose yurments worn by. the Romans: nv horse; in Hose Suylle. Lower Jeftt—In Happy Thought; a pupil; sounds; tho nose; In Mrs. Harris, Lower right—In Hal Mew; u pipe; a Korvant; small; in Poplar, Centre dine mond—[n Heuthor; a metal; prongs; 2 suar; ; dn Mr. E, Us, Fuuron, ll, TowHeap. RHOMNOID—NO. 1.267. Across—Part of an animal; a pronouny a tree, Down—In Jasper; 2 Hrgposition; an interroga- tory; n pronoun; in Web, RUANA, Il, Punci. HALI-SQUARR WORD—NO, 1,268, Excursion; a yenus of plants; contributingto tiluxes a popular nino fora elty in the States; aspecies of Dutfaloes; trim, trauspused; cold; two-thirds of au idiot; in Punch, Cuicago. ERK CHARADE—NO, 1,209, First may a noted actor be, Second 16.0 flak or grassy In whole a social bird wo geo if Europeun class, Nersow, It, NELSONIAN, CHAKADE—NO. 1,270, Tho first’s a kind of duinty fare: The second’s used for food an wells ‘Tho whole is useful to prepare ‘Tho tirst, and tuke it from its coll. Ciroaao, Exoparor, AMERICAN CITIES AND STATES TRANS- POSED—NO, 1.3 () Tyro, oschow It I Kono.) Ring, 1) Mr. F. Us Ie apolt' d roynl stow, E. BLK, (4) Vain Punch, he's a lucky munn, Des MOINes, Ja. THAWKEYE, NUMERICAL ENIGMA-—NO, 1.27%. Tam composed of gight lvtters,and am 4 quad: ruped. div 1.2.3 tea quadruned, My 4,6,0, 7,8 lsu quadrupod, Cuwago,. Fnirz, CRYPTOGNAM—NO. 1.271. DOW WARNLRNRYE CIANUX Olt ENAD BAgAnu HA DY; YR IMPLY DLA WULYUREE UMCIE AS IUNY) LX BIL, WAIWoIS? IMB EMGWUR GRNAXZ, Howors, Mung. Hanns, CORRESPONDENCE, Badger, Wisconsin, catches tho “Madgehow- Jot,” and that fs all. Fritz, city, bus the hour-glass, rhombold, and throe-lotter square. ‘Three fa botter than one, Coochie, Burlington, Wis, incloses some now riddled, for which Tho Corner ie much oblixed. Poplar, Oshkosh, Wia., had no time for study, but eunds in a puzzle to keep up the connection: Swattow's letter was not received, ‘Tyro, clly, finds himsetf unablo to grapple successfully, with tho rhamboid, . riddle, wid Werostic, Aftor tinding five, ho rested, Dick Shuuary, city, corralcd alt_gavo tho “ Mudychow! Towhead, Knowing nothing of “ biled owl,” he let the bird escape bin, Nelsonian, Nelson, 1, unraveled nearly all the mysteries. Ho found the aerostla too bard, and vomo of the birds too much mixed, Ho hud almost soven, Roso Maylio, Evanston, Tl, has to draw tho Mno somowhore, and she draws It at the riddte und Poplar’s ncroatle, Bix answers waa the ro- sult of the lady's diligenco. ‘The Droniios, Gatona, Ill. apparently put ‘the anawors On puper tty soon a8 Tho Corner Was ro~ cotved, for their letter came first, aa usual, with the unswors 48 wtralghtus a string, Poplar’s ucrostle ia considered very Ingentous, and tho hardest one in thy list, ‘Towhend, Fulton, 1i., shows his sand by send- ing tho hourglass nud an answer to Miss Cuo- phle’s riddlo, “Ho ts u tritlo of in tho latter, ang A je Burl jon lady's alu.’ ‘This is Towhead’s lay; oe ¥ * Wve beon Jooking ta Wobster, 0 Coogh! For. the A xmib Gotu bts Goats *a'ls cnaily miady, Bo ploase ylvo us. Rest” Punch, Urbana, lll, wishes to say to Poplar that hereroatle was hot lauded wit thy grostest Eis, ‘The thought frequeutly entered Punch'a iind, while working at it, to give itup. The {dua at lust came to bin, and be 0 rejoiced there- a Ho suya tho puzzlo was a beauty and tho nuthor agents, 1 hor ne great a Stoner ws he hit one to Uy HUME THO. Purell hea ea In ahip-xhripe, and Ni wiy no ensy tusk ie moe E. F. K., city, thinks tho list was. Avery one, and sluetes out Poplur's nerostio ‘nemk in apectal praise, “Mr. K's sucess witht ties vuiruatanen™ Thoerose in tie ea fo th z Ie, he cross in. is leated to Me, IC, by Townend, WMber fa deds nn THE TIME TO PART, For The Chteago Tribune, ‘Tis our love's noon of lor; You sny with smiling freoy Not yet the wondrous story For us grows commonpliiee, ‘Then, deur lpa, reach wud kisa mo, And, fond wring, hold moms; For now, when you will miss me, Ja tho time for ue to go; Nay, nay, Lam not. eruel. Spenk not to chide or bi But now, wher lps are fue And now, whet kiss [8 flame, Before drenms lose thelr splendor, Or ennui finds the heart That Ie so fond and tenor, Ia the time for us to part. ‘Tis better to fee! sorrow, And part with tents this morn, ‘Thin to walt until to-morrow, And part with hate and seorn, "Tia better to go grieving With many 2 fond regret, ‘Thon to defer the leaving ‘Till tho sun of love hos set, ‘Tis better to remember Our fost vont In its bloom, ‘Than to walt until November, Dull-akied and full of gloom, “aeer to Eo, Frola hte our paxaton, full of gence, Then to walt til wo wre ante and our love grows comimonpin ‘Thun, dear lips, reach and Kinsnie, And, fond tirms, clasp mo— For now, wher you will iniss 1s tho time for ino to ao, Enna Wiretnen, eo ‘Tho Grand Central Hotel, 071 Brondway, Ne York, bay been alinost transformed. fr Rov hands of its now proprietors, Mess, Keetes MeKlonie &Co, Every departinent of this ime juenke Hotel bas been ovorhauled, the chamene of tha table mady second to none, Relng ag centrally loented minkes ft the most desimabio hotel to'stop at, and tho reputation af tte pre prictors ng orbelunl managers of that famouy Manhattan Beach Hotel is a guarantee that it will bo conducted to the satisfaction of itt patrons, neh doesn't exper " —————_—_—_— SITIES. 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