Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 11, 1880, Page 12

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER U1, 1880—TWELVE PAGES THE HOME. Another Telling Reply to Forty Years by Eta Beta Pi, Tho Michigan Man Knoeked Around in an Unpleasantly Lively Fashion. A Bure Cure tor Offensive Widowers Discoverett by Miss Polly Phemus. Yow the Shopping Fiend Imposes Upon tho Une fortunates That Are Forred to Aect Her Old Bachelors Given n General Overbaul- ing hy a Reformed Member of the Orowd. Frank Cushing’s Fishing Exc@egfon and {ts Resulls—Miscellancous Letters on Various Subjects, SEA-FANCIES, For The Chtenga Tribune, O far away to the sea of irenms, ‘On tho billowy buy of u resticss sleep, With our enowy eails wo outride the gales, And cross the sands to the foaming dean. Into tho surf of the long ngo Wo plunge, with a rolilcking, boyish gleo; ‘Whilo tho waves thoy spins, then the breakors dash, And aro lost in the tide of memory. ‘Tho golden glonms of a sunny hope, How thoy leap and dunce on the erested maint And the breezes play, in ni laughing way, Or chant in a wild nnd glad refrain. Myattenl sea, will thy pink-ltpped abells ‘ouch a minor chord ne they softly cron? Will these shining sands spedk of distant lands? Shall we gall ton sturdy manhood soon? Nay, reer gtr sails, lest nn angry stornt Of a troubled life may pervade our sea; Let no purpling wave of ut sorrow Inve Tho witching joy of our rovery, Lizzi CASWELL SMItm, Bawtronr, Loug Island. THE LELTER-BOX. Thoro are letters, pipers, and postalecards at this office for tho persons whose natnes appear below. Those lying out of the city should send thelr address and a three-cent stamp, upon re- coipt of which thelr mail will be forwarded, Residents of Chtengo ean obtain thelr muil by cating at Room 46 Time Buildings Eugouo J, Hall, Forty Years, Polly Puomus, To Deum, ETA BETA PI. HE AGAIN OVERMAULS FORTY YEARS, ‘7b the Editor of The Catcayo Tribune, CHrOAgo, Sept. 6.—When a farmer's © thrash- ing" Is practienlly ovor,—when tho band-cutter is nursing his bNsters and tho straw brigade are telling storles,—there is thojubor cleaning up Fettobe done, The muching hums fa thoush there were not much in it, und there Isnt. The boys" take the bags off thcir necks and shake harvest uf chuif Into the cylinder. Vast seoop- Tuls of stuil suspleloualy ight puss before tho stl more suspicious fecdor,—yes, fur hu dread- eth a hidden horseshoc. At last the horses are “slowed up," the cylinder loses its apparent teeth at the rate of 1 thousand a tntnute, anid itho separator, which but a moment before wa: Mmouster trembttag with exeitement, Is naw a silent, dirty old maching, fit only to be dragged over to the next farm, Pardon me it T thrash a few: scoopfuls of old sraw, because Pdesive to garner a few more Kernels of truth, 2 will yinie two speeches in Forty Yenra' rep- hyation witeb are but nine fines apart: rat ot ali, Btn, in an nent nvald a: of any eur VO UCT the Loti by prea! Traut Lbssievont # eoriain ineh fi,vy ie Me, Proctor over was. tnd ‘Sant Wan i MUOTE OL ow, L will not plant my machine here, but re ‘sit i? Ten ch tty bonwvolent, rely a xtalement of porsonnl bullet, i nh Logeredt nu prot.” Wil delve the whut outht, herse-power and ity, trough any such argument is Ue, and ut once derive tf tho Next point, Forty Xi then suya: “Noware of nullec- une.” Ho gets up a tinge "That a godlike deduction God; that aman who ean dake a deduction which is like God is more worshtpful thun God,"—aryal, 1 worship tht nu. Now, Forty Yours, | had as lief the tawn-erler bad spoke my tines, Heform it altethor. low inv to tell you, for the sake of your futtire evotinuce of such a perfornmunce, that, strictly epcuktug, *frape” isu there ot speceh tn while tho metaphor fs entirely contulned in tho adjec- ery ure Four classes: “A, Adjovtives deepribing aomo person or thing: attected, applied to the pero or thin prods cing tho eifent; aa, * Mer . 2 Adjectives belonging ton subject, upptled 14 poet part of that subject; as, An Impatient a 3, Adjectives betoning ton agent, applied to jo Inétrument ured by that agent; Jownrd a ingehing fh Hu Weduouion Niko 4 jectives betonging to one object, applied to another object. the two having sume tase ed or upparent rolutl us, * 1tipo October" Melancholy dark: 2 188,) m3 (Townecnd's * art af Speech," vol, When J wrote “The godlike deductions of Newton,” Ttised a trope of the third cliss, and. meant, {n that particular Instinee, that the de= duetions were worthy of comparison, ns deeds, with the fabulous transactions of tho gods, Cut that out. I wrote: Tho reason of mun necessitated the diseovery of gravitation, and it Is to- ay tho. Dest-estabjlehed fact boefure our view." Thls sontence 1s correct, Inn depondent, sentence 1 erred slightly, in actericul wa Now, pardon mo if Fo say that I do not belleve tht you know tho monning of “dlseoverer," ¢ Tmuy Judge trom your intest comments, The renson of man’ demanded | that tho Jaws of ira witation ghoutd be exposed to hia un, ng. To-day they are munifert, The reason of nuin demands that thy existence of 0 God shall aiso bo made plain to his wnderstand- ing. To-morrow Ilis existence muy bo ng well established and widerstood as that of gravitas ton, ‘To “discover” incuns, rst af all," to exe ‘pose to vie Tn my first reply 1 refused to pay this nich attention tou Foals captions ux ceptlun, But still you keep qullbiing, and you say in your blind wiy: Suse eau WA CX? actly that Newton dieeovercd yt LO want of exactucss is unpardonable.” Thut Nev ton discovered yravitntion ty {ust what Tinmint, and that also fe: ine to chink you ful tqune derstund whut just punt much menns, Again, you bave persistently saddied upon ine tho statement that the sick wan should tye and the alck horse should die. ‘This hus been a trick from the sturt. 1 said my cousgiencs troubled. io Decausy Lid not try to. Buve the poor mutts tbhigd. ob know the Horse stud be killed, bald Dothing ubout the nun, Whether he should ue klled or not is more than 1 know, or even eare todebate fn omy own mind, Pnover men- doned a bullet us to whatber, It hu desired todle, fy alto study or go, You have manufactured his, With regurd to Wordsworth's famous mota- phor, or “pretty simile," us you rumemtior ft, von are fncorrigible. 2 will cast no mury pearls fore you. 7 iff hud taken You touk me to bo a woman, you to ben wean it would have done uo credit Tomy Understanding. This is un insinuation, £ hops you wre bettey on insinuations than you Are ott metupuors. Wwe reach tho main irgument. You bave been contending Ut the world ts Tmoviug tuckword. You ure wrany, Tam contending thar the work Progrensoa, ul that tou {8 intlucnced trom without, Lan ut erofore, wonever your ALZUENES LO Ox KM On) june of truth they will be round are dy§ 1 Feat you have more tt duane tnd, You ay yor need more, und you Teed HA to Le coumterscherk, Bippase yo te Heed mk HOT FL Position woitgons to tint of Charhemasne. You should thus see Thy falliey oF suet at ungwe mo courts. Nuw, 2. You polnt ie tha bose couris are the very muri oft our clvilizns Mon, hethe wees which yon ndmire the atin: OF the warrate twits ove With the garrating, Su- victy made no reprisal. ts le pot bind in you. te dutter agulust the very tnatiition whith has been planted between the huncdt houav-awner and ae trientd the Barons? 49 the pntter af the Eupatuens of .uriinoval pits ante you bows, let ane quate Jub nm © There t4, perliaps, no people or community now Cxbtiog, Which subsics entirely on tha ByOutunecus produce of vegetation, Hut imiy eTsibos oll live vaclusively, or alinest exclusive on wid antinuls, the produce of punting or bing. ‘Loele clothing is skin, thotr habits Huts, rat torwed of log or bogghs of Uandoned at un baur's nutice, ‘Tho uve botug Sttle sisceptibtie of storing wp, they buve nu accumulation of ft, and are often exposed to great privations. + ‘Tuls 44 the stato of greutust poverty in which any ens mumuolty of huana beings is known to ‘webvinelles of Political Keanamy, Vo ty pete Now, when Charlomagnoa was joy t \° eclf an best ho could, the Forty Yeers of teat an ‘wea Usblog for bis supper, und, you beur ine, i res (hun huslo- was justasiikely tobo © fisherman's luck" ns supper for Forty Years. From tho abject poverty of tho savage every ftepor the way to the hirhest elviltzation of to- day tea gridval amellonition of the comdition of manga race, To deny it ls ridlentous. 2 Payehe with whom yun ae fy compan: Edirtr Pood, loves to Mm. and writhe fanny poor spite ‘That wits wrong which wits done in thosa Guys, When sot utines the Puritan of to-day, yeu nrrabgar hin for bening witches, Your soul trles, fn the voice oF Nathan, mont" This Is owlng to, your: theo world has not moved. T know Now who are excellent gentlemen, & You belleve that wi rendy pasted the polit of) most. profitable dle vergence froin pivieze He.” And with the wave of Mr, Podsnap, you say, "Tine alone enn de. while, Hitdoes not need thine tu decile any fue qi . Go up to tho Indian agencies, and took ut tho savages who, In addition to a fnubitity tenppreeittoe at grand inetaphor, are tnnble to keep alive without tho pensions of a wighty community of workingmen. If that is tov low down, go up i step, wid ip another step, —ilwayy 1p 1 step more—intil you reach tho very elyilization which you deers, Never, on the face of the globe—nevtr, even in the sloux: et-molie cities: through which Fenelon wiltzed fils goods-gondy. ‘Telcmugtte—was there i com IMnity Of 10),000 people Who Ived 9 comfortas bly and eo heppily os right hore In Chiereo.” 1 am contrasting tho present with the past, mod merely ising Chiengo teense | know iny bless ings, Lo hive eaten inore aud better froits this Fear fs Eltaabeth enjoyed fn alt her lite. In 814 Tate strawberries from May Lunt Aug. Lride whenever 1 please, and It costa me tive yninutes’ piensant labor, J eat my dinger, and iteostaime it half-hour of toll whieh bonettts ina A man on every hand ia anxious to bring tomy door auch things as 1 will toll for in my Wi that io nglanders 1 cities, Shave nl- T remember of lugging water ncrossn “ forty" when f was a bos, ata tine when) hod a bolton my knee that mide ma stif-leged, aud often whon Tturn the faucet of a nydrant here ae home J have the feclings of the thet on tie erosa; upon tracing those sitd iin pepacianis brek T find Dan earry ing tickets of sulphuraus water: andor boiling sth, ay HEE iinile, from a fully spring ton lug-cabin, 1 bettove that ( may truthfully say that T lve Jn ag much case and comfort Bane pttonallsy fortunate mun who Hourished 100) yours yo, and Pant hardly bourgeolsto tn my diy, You hive chinploned tens of whieh ne man should be proud. If they were true they would be 0 degrading us to resemble the powers of evil, ‘und woul triumpt without your ath You claim to be any atheist, aud speak of the “deli- cate tenuity of your religion. This leads tis to infer that your religlon Is too thin, Forth from his dark and tonely hiding-piaco, Wortentons salit!) thy owlet Athen, Suiting on abseono winyn, athwnrt tho hoon, Tropes hia biuwefeinucea ids, und holds thent' close, And boating ne thy glorious Sun i Meare, Cries oul, * Where I Cries or Whore In Bet Bers Ps; POLLY PUEMUS, WEB INPALLIDLY HEMEDY. To the Enitor of ‘The Chicago Tribune. Ciicaao, Sept. 10.—Durkey, your experience wis tou tinny for ulmost anything, - can Imagine exactly how you must have felt during that stariieht ride from town te country, with tho widower by your side, 11 melaneboly: mood, inanching his mouthful of tobacco. Thope you will not murry him tn order to get. rit ot bing thoro ts’no further need of that upon the pert of any” woman, for l bave inade remurkable discovery. It is {portant to the persccuted and ap- pressed, It will yet become a benefit and buon to femnate elvillzntion. Tbave not only made the discovery, but I hayo put it into actual uso with tho most encourag- ing results, T enll it my Infalllble Widower and Bachelor Proyentive and Alfcutlon Killer. ft {s perfectly splondia: ita operations are wonderful; one dose will’ create an upparent antipathy, two dcaes will effect a pereeptible aversion, aad three doses will make the worst: old buch or widower in the world cross the street or slip intoan niley. aut of sight when be aces you coming. Four doses will make bit tly ike a terrified xuzelle at your upproneh. & Tho Woman's Suflrnge Avgocintion of Amer- jen vught to voto me a gold medal for my ine vention, ‘ Ifa widower worries you with bis attentions, if a bachelor bothers you with bis admiration, if almost any sort of a man youdonotlike purines you until ig conduct becomes person uly offensive, apply my -romedy and he wilt wrong you No more. Isn't the discovery delightful? Tt came to ine almost Hike an inspiration, and under very trying elreumstances. Somebody has watd ens wer Hike beards; men never nud th. when thoy wero Httle, and women never hud my, A think tho man who ultered such o sentiment as that was perfeety horrid! * mais At oven sittpieses the cynionl sucors of Forty: Yours at friendship, love, und truth, When le Al ntby’ 8 tiathe world £ think that tt will be willing to adinit that ono little wontan bisan bien, Among iny muuny admirers (Lean'’t sco what thoy find to uhinire tang, but L suppose they pun there kitely wus a widower, Ho wis An ail friend of Pu's. "i distiked him dreadfallys but T mitted tu havo a fasd with him, beeause ho Donght nyroat mihy yoods ye Ba’s store, an ns the silks, ribbons, and faves that Fear and the Jewelry 1 Durehuse aro preportionate to the Prolite of Pu's store, L cunhot alford to quurrel: wip ns customers, * This widower was older than Pa, ho bad nv daughter bigger than d am.—Just taney what Kind of astepmoathor Pwonld heve made, how obedient and subinissiye ehe would lnve heen to m vay’ ff Hug Woman woukl hay. At antl shu was safoly inarried off bofore tmnlertuking to manage thit widowers hourcholil,. ‘The widower's wife sed tobo my Sunday. school teicher. She was na guod, sweat. ati) patient Wty Chiristion woman, with a kind and yentig heart 1ult of atteetion for hung 1 mean ia brad Kone. Te her by had any iden that she entertained any particular admiration for nnyledy Lam pretty certain that ho would hive hud a tt of frenzy. Tpresuie you think | nu getting the sweetly sennimental and ine subtinely ridiculous pretty well nixed, but when you tore tully rendize my situition you will net wonder ut tho friukness with whlel { fully express my feelings, ‘ Well, my Sumbis-schoo) teaehee died, and the husband, who, T huve been religuly taformed, Mid aint went ‘her well white ving, blubbered beautifully and wok on terribly atthe iaueral, You seg damn Hite mice out of patience and call things by their right numes, Thunestly bes hove if he bud any feellugs they were those of remorse, About a week ufter his wife's funeral the widower commenced voming te geo Pa, 1 nue to sit nromd when ho was at our house, 1 ho rel iden taut he idany hover hed serious intentions Hg me. Pretiy soot ty’ wind had ne he texan to yrow disegrecably tumiiar. Twas completely shocked by his tehuyio it thmoat, deattoyed What Eugene Hath calls my “ fuith: Mp put iy Taoun benan toget nwfully afraid of hin tor he bad a terribly trong will, and | couldn't talc bnek to hitn as Teaulg to tut aitly old buehelor who ones bothered ile, fu ruthor encourized hha. 1 suppose that ho thought it was about Une ho was getting stitch ne extravagant and urcless Incumbrance as Tol hls hands, O deur frivuds of ming, If you could enly hear Pa ak sumetines about how bard up he way, how his business wits all yotug to sinash, how fools and earcless bowie ii sponding utd squandering bie hard-earned imouey, Lreekon you would't think It such A nive ting atter all to be tho diughter of a reputed tniiionulre, to ride ina shining, cursluge d Fawn by’ a glossy pale yi of ek hurses driven respectubly looking white man with w button on iis but. Tdon't thine nue! of eat inv carriage be- hind a white mun dressed tp dn such outundish, ions it scoms degridine to hla to put hv on the driver's seat th suo style, Penppose hy doesn't mind ie much if be fs well clotted und fut Some men haven't touch sensibility any way, Yhad rather go afoot than ride Ina carrligo nny plearnat day, Tut Ma alllyiis that ie is not arlstocrutic, and one has to be very aristoeratlo Mo Vals ttepubiie of the Unlted Stites ef Amore fon In order to bu nnybudy, Woulde’t Pa and Mu be hopping mind if thoy knew what Din writing, and how proud fanot their sentinentsy Pa calls ull literary people “bores,” nnd Ma anys that everybody wo ts not rich fa “yulgah’ { Yo Daye gece den! ta euntend with nt ho ICL wasn's pretty full of good nature C should ie, and yet bhave been filormed that there nro thosu who vayy ine. ane Jun cirrus ig ts Daddy as Dean Swift In ny AN G ‘Khe widuwee begun to perseette mo with his attentions. When any young man Tiked called to se fae, ny tormontor wis on hand to "stay himout’ Whenever 1 hap; 1 to pe out walking, no matter itl had an ¢ with ine, de woult step brivkly up to the other sidy of mu and accompany me idl the way bi Wasn't he dresdtuty sidder than Chats lacy lutter or Mr. Dalloy’s situation without ricnds, Ma tally ankterbat Do had better bave hdmi be proposed. Ho dteolared that he was rich than one of Mark fwgin's Jokes aud a good di nore religious, Leouldy't seo much pomt to that remurk, but Ma did. Kho even went so far na tu nak whother J wauld lave tho ekirt of my wedding-dlress cut Dias or gored, Turew quite pute und tha wader my relent- lead persecution. Ma thought J was wolpg tute a doeliny, and our fh fa phywiciay preseribel rowk candy for mu—the aly old fox, Me mw ayoung wife only vw Httle white ago und L guess be understoud preuly: ‘well from experienve What alted Vaulfered in my feelings more thun Words ean oxpress, 3 thought fora tine that t should buve ta give in, Trany real lee yguty mun with good mnorate und lots of punt bud came tone just thon 1 io not think that it would have yequired much persuasion to hi fudueed me ta elope with hin ut Pam wandering, wguin from my aubjoct, Tom gettlag us careless and wloventy in uy style as Etu eta Pl, but ho fs a real good fellow. 1 admire big seutlnenty, aod 1 can furglye bin his shortcomings on acesunt of tho great good he hing alrendy aveompllened, TL deterinsueal nt list to di eometh to frow any elt fro further. 9) ; i not going to tel my i wnt been it nifent time inte If Daud, foe well Iniown ty Citeage, and con tag drendfu sition. Tan ny i should “ive bia away" after portriying bls many amiable traits of chirncter with such truth and Hdellty. Tuuderatand iow that ho has drifted over to the North Bide, aud that he fs making sad havea with the hearts of the lelresses (hot His pure pose fs evidently to imairry for money, and, Ie possible, get a young, pretty, and Innveent git throw! 5 Ho indreadgully stingy ond penurious: ho is even worso than the aniiable Mr, English of I~ dhamnapolts, He doesn't enmo to seo me any more, Ta Goosn't know the ronson why, but dol One day while Twas walking alongs Twrenty- second sircet, Near Michtzan avente, the wits ower sttddenly came ip behind me and ented me his ttle pets Wiis "ttle pot! Aust think of ft, you who are sy profoundly syinpathizing with bin new th bis adfiction and pronomelng: and foolish se irt. 1s der, 1 dropped down iny back. iT Wonta Have resented hls insinuattons with Inimediite scorn had we pot been upan a pnblie thoroughfare, [eid not wish to make a scong nnd get into publi disgrace, 1 knew well enough ie Teld Pa wouldnt jive ine penny for A month to buy a matinée teiet. and go L simply: anid * hum,” amd regnrded him with a freedng Prenat, Tatarted forward, but ho quickly Tlvoked up and saw it friendly Ice he sighed decply. Cet F ruessed P would go in ond get some cream: he said be gucesed ho would tiuke some too, We went into the candy-store and sented our- followed me. erent sit selves tone of the little marble-topped tables; he asked me whether T would take Jemon or eheeohite; Ueaid that Tthonght would take dish of ouch to start with. He looked rather palned and surprised at iny reply, but gave the order to Mie watter, When Thad finished hoth dishes be asked mo rather streastically if F wanted any more, Laut Twould take yiinlla and struwberrys be replied that he had hsd enough, that it didi't agree with bin very well, panded tht 1 Just doted on ft, TP almost lived on ico cream; 80, with aigh that seemed to come clea from the botton ot his heots ntantly gave the onder to the waiter’ for two dishes mort. When bad faishe them both Ll remarked that Pthought D would begin agnin: with tenon und chocolate. He replied. that he was sure it would nike mo stek; he hud found by exe perience thit: iec-erenm in Intwe qttnntities wns Unwholesome. T declired: that what Lhad ale rendy taken was only a beginning. He that f wont! Inve to cxeuse him as he had urgent business up towns se he sndly ord two dishes more Tor me, flea tho hil tke a martyr, and slipped silently eutof tho door, Jeavtiug mo, at tho table almost tiekled to death ut the complete sticee 4s of Iny experiment. About nweek nfter f oimet bin down town. He approached me with his accustomed stale and asked how Twas and where Twas poing. told hin that! was pretty well, and chat [wits olne rotind to Wright's after some fee-croain, ie responded sadly that ho wonld be pind to go with me ff iwash't for the fact that he waa in ayereat hurry: there was aonan waiting for bia tipatt the next vorner, ’ tho to ‘ok I mot him on State streat. Ho simp) tome and passed on. Batueday Mternoon, white | was comity outoft MeVieker's, [saw him approaching me. hud just su ceeeded in getting iy mouth puck= ered “tp ta gay fceserenm when he suddonly silpped into tho alles: and went down tho why Where the soung zentienen go between the nets perfuine the brenth near xl and toothepowdler. Pa. that my reinedy is infallible, Teo erenur is nn offective widower and bachelor preventive anil atiection killer, Tf n widower worries you with his attentlons, if a bachelor hothors you with bly adiniration, upnly tny remedy and thoy will ceaso to trunbie you, Inn't it Just perfectly and oxauisitly splendid? When they insist upon aecompanyisg you as you. prominade the street hend thom im- Inedintely for an fce-creat sntoont One experience wil causu them to Bwiteh of on to a gide-trek when. they kee you coming, One enn afford to hayo the stomach-ncho for the perfect sutlsraction that Itutves her ta seo t tg Mr. Longfellow a silently stent nwiny tthe sigh of thoavernge widewar when t poor girl calis for her ifth and sixth dishes of tees crenim, at tis expengn, Is sader than the state of Ela Wheeler's affections or the intellectual eperntionsof Owen Wilson's muse. Darky, corner your widower next tle you xo to town, and try it on. Tee-cream ta n= Tallibto, Pou Tikes, THE SIOPPING FIEND. A GOOD DESCRIPTION OF 1 To the Editor of The Chteago T Cutcagu, Sept. B—Sho had a skim-milk com- plexton, deeply penciled eyebrows, und somes Dody"a hale worked into Ittlo wavelets over her forehead, She emerged from Field, Lelter & Co.'s and promenaded down State «treet. Sho was beard to remark Joyfully that“ Lotise and Tifttered so much over those silks Lut the sules- man evidently took us fur n couple of [ttle fuols." There uppeared no ground for doubt fog tho shrewdness of tho chan at the counter, Thora Is growing muons us, ta proportion to the raplit development of ony city, a drended evil of which the shopkeeper ty one of tho vic- tims. It entebes bln Inthe weakest spot. Ho writhos unt hot known to have diseovered any effective r Ifan ephtonite break out in the vielntty of hls home, he cin send bis family tute. tho ‘country, or to havo demonstrated Btopped coming to xe Komoe suimmer=re barricade tho” house, and hhnsele Kee hotel aecourmodutions faonnether opurt oof the eity. with nN reasonable ease: Le the tramps or the dictivst 4 night operator With the: bit-and>byiee tatest his nelghbork ood, pan hire spcelal polleemy toshyber avout Iuitern, and enjoy the ATP OF DaESs 0 Feals the bund ‘i fame (withs approved midorie- iments) obtain the wherewith to stave of the trotbie, get tine to mark down bid wares tritte, aidvertive a stipendaus elecring a LINE ANT enlo, nid vo by The oxerdixe of iis cayaities ayore disnster. Hut in combating the evil to which 1 referrod above, Ue shotwain, or patrols Nn, oF Tadursaent of hia futnor-ielaw ayaa: Din naught. These are va tnrmlese, tothe hard. ened pialaus of protossional sboppers ps ire tho moonbenna, The. warnout elerk 1s woll enough sillstivd that the bineh of vanity before bin is 8 feud of the trot protstaues Unit she dpesn't tine tend to purchase ttickel’s worth of gouds. she hus becu there before, nud hoe is oc her booked. And yet she demands totes the latest Patierns and atyies with such an abundunee of aasuranco, and dandles her purtemonnate In such a tompting muniuce, ind “ does" the sult depart ment with auch in ‘Wir of opulence, and speaks hor litle piece nbout aunlity and prices, and concludes sho won't purehase to-day with sub Snipresalveness Unit Ne Gin only eudmit to the torture and cherish hla Lope’ of retributive Justive in futurity, the exstonitl shopper Mainly Jooks pretty’ alevt hy as spent the iret half of the tay in preparing for the coguzement, Kho docs her Utinost by example and practice to Incrose the conmmnption of facoswashors and cosmuttes Sho doses herself unsparingly, and plasters be bale with soup into rl] sorts of tsh-hook shapes, Fhe fa gorten wy to atiract attention, and tisus tly succeeds, Hgr wardrobe ts notot the trst Dut rathor matty. Yet observe a litde unl there Isa Wick of that atump of Feil sibility that “wives her away. Follow Did you: know eho tax a route? No tue genlous taneb-flend bas that dawn diner. Ant vormpared to her the Insatlabls despatler of wmokcdsham and musiard and onfonson trea. inch counters son sinplo, burniless cronture, raed WHEN ak wT esd Under the enr, Not go° thy The 4 pyor Id oxempe re She will tnfest O's TOTOL POW, from such title taeonveni Mundlel's todayy and {lek jossuge’s ono Pardeldge’s concerns suitor Next week. The intervening: xpAre: tine is devat to ermde incursions duto fue Fair® ta Bou's, And the bottur vetablisniments of the North nul Weat Divive fons aire nelther Tree frow tie nspection of ila most useless or alLor Ged'a workk. Pollaw oy hone. Sho fa perhaps the wife of a diligent, roe speotable mui. He may bow elerk bn an ingie ano or taltrond ation, His salary is about 20 Bweek, Saunethines ho ds a teavellig represont. utlye of ome Jobbing house ia the elty with better pay, tho proportion of which can Weudily be ganged by the sleek ens of bis ites apponre ance on the street, "The clerk lat pation mun, Hu dita it dieult mathematics to keop Ulaael out or debt and any monoy li bly pocke up with third-class accomadations b his wife objects to, kovpliny hove in the mile Verbs, He fia but few friends, becouse he enn't afond then. He lnprosses yout with a sueplelon of poverty by the oxecoding plalaness uf ble clothes. "That gry bialness sult coat bin WW. Ho ehaves " himealt to sive ars Ville, ound bls cigars are fow adebeap. And yet hu not abaya tans, A very Cow seus ao bu wus uw youtng tin with ivobjeet lata. ate fived. well, -onjuyed tho company of his frinads, saved i little money, and seemed to have the Ua eg of wu wor future. Hatin the loxicou or hls youth there was weition the word "full" Eo fell down bee fore tho theory that aunty can tye as cheaply inurried ns single, und das been down over since, ihe SHUG Ten TOR up in the strects aa wild, und Wneouth, und dirty, wie without any wore disule pling or trainiag than did the young barbarians of the Docliun turk jo hus changed his views of Hfe too late, te has discovered that Wwurringe fs not wn duty ior yery much of a pleas Ho diwonyery that there are toa many inurriazes and togmuny chiliron. ‘The iitea that to fucrease tho bu: truce ls an uctual duty ts the increst sopbletry. of people. The great question js how to sustains: the wiultitudos sho already bis. wetter, a thouraud times better, that children bad uover Tho world is not in need. fA heartless, me tiny imores be hiseven- heen born, than to grow up to secd in vacant Tots and back alleys, and bo hnevested into tho prisons and worlbonsrs, Ttia better to never stato things ns bad as thoy renily ure, 1e4s better to err on the stde of arity than of eondemnation. Bac me ‘ 11 8 at Tine ogniist wh champions are thandlering, for refor tht which make a part of hamunity appear rid Ms 11 the eves of tho other part are not Keest rivhted by cartoons aid car b they then appear but Coibte Tut tho causes under consideration admit of mn guodd of plait tlk. Tho passion for shopping laa pasion for personal display. No ong sbould question the propriety of it wont endenvoring to make herself nt+ tractive. ‘Pho controvursivs ay yenrs have set- tlod that, Nut when sho bevomes so enniptured with the deaire to win adtuirhtion as to ty vanity porgontiiod eho is ontirely teeless for any Othor earthly purposes, Getter that the Juggernaut of hor idols should crush ber as eho: Talla worship fa its path. She hus not’ tho qualitios of n tiother, and for the enke of 1 suf. erie world shod nat bear ehlhdren. Shoe bus not the clemouts. ta her nature from which to trinsintt ty her offapring ay high instinets or greatness of soul. In att history bo found nn ilustrions charne: teriag fool form mother. Lt is not to peres stiat tho practlent, cash-retting voude! hommpaizing and bunting troubles himaclt nt nll witte any of those vital considerations, (Mu only wishes ho coutd rid hinsell of her. if sho wottd bo Kind onourh to orginize horaelf into tt shoplifter, so that ho could get uv tegitl rip on her, be might Justify htmsel f,—neless ahe atiould prove wealthy and’ a ktepromining. And the ehniices are thit the hushind who lavors the whilo inorder to keep up that kil of revels, hounise tho orgadtzed soctety makes it right aud lawful, and becuse he can’t kee any was to nvotd it, would inwardly rejoice about Ws much to he freypt her us the shopman, Thore nro thou. ends of such unfortunates. Someol thom have sand enough to rebel, and thore’s tho cause of se Inany Unaccounme aya sults dockated hn our courts, Young mon of to-day, look well bee fore you leap into the hazardous vortex of innt- Timony. Every thm you strike it bud you dee grudo humanity by that much, If you evade: such adisaster ‘you nobonly save yourself but rendera goud turn tosocluty, — EPUEMEIAL. ONAT. A CHARACTEIUSTIO LETTER. To the Edttar of The Chicago Tribune, Rosconen, Wis., Aug, w.—If there is anything more amusing in this world than the people in it, T would fika to know what it Is, Tattonded n “tove-feast” a short time elnco, and 1 want to tell you about ft, because 1 was so highly ontertatied, and, [ trust, very much benefited, by what I beard and enw there, Now,n “love-fonst” Is a meeting held ato o'elock on it eertain Sunday every three months shero truly anad i fous Christus wo and tell how nutchty thes have been the last. three months, and how awfully geod thoy intend ty be the next three. after the tscil pragers and hymns thore was 8 unaninous call tor Sister Sinih to relate ber export ee Atnid a pide Of expuetiney stster ‘who ia six feut tall, welghs 2) pounds, and rs ringlots, settied ber bunnct, shook out her skicts, rode, and, ina very little yoleo for such a big hods, exeuscd herself upon tho ground of not fecllug well, asked Heaven ty snille upon the eburel und the ininister. and xo forth, and then, looking affectionately: upon her husband und tive sons and four dudghters, Jonwer wider, and thicker than herself: clasped her pudgy bands and prayed devoutl: “O Lord, bi nig and my little family.” ‘The next Christian on the program wag one of the Dercons, who served tha Lord snd made a livieg by buying up tax-titles, shaving notes, foreclosing morteages, and rinving church tai ‘atts: tt uppers, tiking a If faterest in remncetings, and tench= ing # clusy of young hudiva un Sunday the bowu- tes of religion and bow ehaeniingly agreentle a Deacon could be. He dilated with the enthits! asin of one Who hud been there—npon the plen ures Of sin, pletured in glawing and attractt colors tho broad rund Unit leads to destruction; then palnted the litte barren * strabeht and naire row way,” where thore [sn’t, barilly anybody travellig at atti, nad mundo ua afl feat thut wick ediess wis mighty Jolly and virtitre hud oa hard, “ ehecrless” tne at ft when every one knows who knows at: thing—ininisters and Christians to the contrary notwithstanding—that gin never brings pleasure: orsutisfuction, and that virtne waits not untlt after death for tts reward, but wenrs Its crown overy day and hour. of life, te thanked: his Crestor that be had been born tna Christian fund wherg he could bow bright ind shiulng ax- nimple tothe unregenerutm, and could do so inueh (or off days und ufter bustacssshours) to add to the glory of his Mastor, who bid ros membered hin xo continuously, and yet Teed," he sald, taking anothor tack,“ although Lhaye been blessed so abundantly, that Tun batt tukewarin follower of my Lord," and ended by saying vomplicontty: Pear broth. ren, F feel Lam it poor, weak, tilsertble sinner.” ‘Then he paused, but there was not milssontiog volce in the whole house. Ho was evideutly well known, On either side of me sata woman of wit anda wonnn of beauty, When they met In the pow oie shook hands cordinily, Itissed atfection- atoly, and the pretty ond fouled at the other and whispered to mie, fan't sho un nwtutdoudy?? andthe other murniured, “Isn't she a iitlo foole” and Leng’ Yes" to both questions, Hut whon the lovely Indy spoke, {n looking 1 beattty you forgot her silly prattle, and when the wise worn tulked, 19 listening to her eloquent and lowly worda you forgot her faco, ‘hero fg compensation for all things, At this perlud of the meeting Sister Brown got tho Hoor, Sho ts a lads of n melancholy turn of mind who tikes solid comfort fn belug perfectly intserable. She Indulzes itt ¢ ture of the Pollok patna and belteves that exuctly 8 sho She enjoys funerals iminonsely, aud a deathbed scene 1s perfect luxury to ber. took out her handkerchief She wove slowly Ag wh ematlonal worn ghoald, sighed, and kpoke of the etticuey of prayer ln the following: Jogient, aifecting, and convincing words: 1 bollave in prayer.” she satd, wid ntenr stole silently down her check; “und think ote sup. phentlons are always hua and niswered when, Approve tho ‘Throne of Grace in the right spirit,” and here she blew her nose, who T seu der peop we “Amd how muek good prayer does T won: a y vher,”* and mM laws soblanz, with was ttttle curios, iy tho least, conallering that her husband hiadetoped with nuother woman, Bho hil lost three children, her only WHat Democrat, and uy: hard work und self-denial sho. fut dressed ber dattybter so well und educated her go finely Uhat she was ashamed of and Ul treated ber mother alwiys afterwards. ‘Tho eougreguuion. were visibly altected by rayers hy continued, and ga Sister Hrawn's touching remarks, and fervent “Amens" were beard from alt parts of the obureh, and the minister requested the nudis ence te sig the benutifal bymn begining: Down tn the dep whore darkness dwel ‘The wud vf tcrorand deaputr, Justes hae bulit a dinniat both, a¥iint tnt its stores of veoReance there, When tho mualo hil cleared away we Istened to one of your oteguitiy-drossod, white-vested, Mnely-booted, heuvily-Jewoted, well-barhered, Uberully-viled, blandly-smiling, hopeful profer> srs w i always tool ab suantitig view of things, ju gol his “start In fe by tppropriace ng the funds he held in chorga for ab natin, but he bad repentad ot that tong aye tn enekcloth and aebes, be bad joined the church, be prayed coutinually, and, In short, he did everyining under the heavens A convert [fe expeetad to do; but hu Hever re funded tha mouoy—not n cont.of It, Nowit stunting there are only two clurebes and: tw ty suloons fy town, ho said cheerfully duit © tho retlyion of hls Master, the religion of the Tidle, and the region of tho Methodist Church Lwhich was nearer tho truth] wns douvishtig prospering in our midat, and all over tis a ous country; and every troe Christian felt with deep Joy the grent good that wis bulk necoms piebed in China whore thonsinds wore belig converted te the only true aud diving filth, which was nn excessively cheerful view of te chtae, You willadait, when you remember that, althotugh i the lust forty years a hinge number Of iihsimiaries, thousands and thousands af tale rd, Curt-luads of Leela, aid barrels and barrels of whisky bnive by Med een expensed, only 10,000 heathens have heen brought | inte tho Church and made to senlize that ah thelr ancestors have been damued and i vast nuvortty of thelr descondants will be, fle spoke of the geal and niunber of thelr nro: the hire attendanes at Sunday-sotoatsy «to tho prosperity ef wnelr dinunces, (ng of the suceced of the bist Ceatival, ridence had siniied upon thy eltorts of tha young Indies who tid the grabeligg in ehorge, end thos had boon onnbled to“ recarpot. the pulpit.” Ue beloved thoy were all leading puro aitd conshtent Hyves, und were prosslng one wind and upward, and thon, forgetting: Htobort Ingersoll wis alive, he prayed tho Lard to “bless everybody.” and eat down feoltng that. the brethren who bad preceded hin werw wo whore Whou It came to orntery and eloquence, The wmeoting then broke up, dnd the members, uct refreded and strengthened, stnyed: to ehuret, Tau sure wo are allintereated tn tho lotters x X ita Horn Pi aud ndinire the whieh the latter crosed wr. In bls net letter bt BASS SUN Witty, sOlne sarenstic, eNO eg but he aed ‘urty, Years it all. While priy Your's letturs we may feel that ho hoy wrong, but wo cunnot tell exactly Hota PE and de altoge how ov whuro; we may heltove bis thoarles muy: ho refuted, but se far wo must adintt they hive hot beon refutes Liko tho fiona Lenin who 1 chtered the | ko splendidly in fyunhou, he easily, gracefully, and Kindly conquerd all rivals or oppanuats, -Lrowl the chatter of Rphemeral with Indittor. cnco until aroused by bis atrocious advice, * not to display our defvots tow friend, butto gn. deavor to make hin sco hls own,” and J know tn atuinute be bud been sent North by the Okolona Stated to bring ubout a blvody elvil war, Mr. Dalley, tho iden of fond telling mv to “bunt ip Prank whon wo all gu on thut exoure sion.” Ho you supposo Lum golog to make Frunk pertourly retvhed and broak the hearts of ail the girls by “bunting min up"?* No ine deed, J shuth Just dollberately hunt up dir, Dutloy wad inake biw take thy dose bo buy pre sorbed for anothor in such aucasy, carolcss, off~ Pefauiccs Wiitor woot, and Raven Hatr, race, Bittor Swoot, an " COMO back agalu; and Silence Wordsworth, I've won ¢ derad who you sure and (two swore not friends, long ago when we were young and “youth, hope, and Caney went ¥ ¢ Cat, OLD BACHELORS, VAT THEY AME LK To the Lditor of The Chleago Tribune. TDAwnspany, Mb, Aug. UL—Old bachelors! You can frequently tell when you meet them by tho fixed ngd unalterable expression of hopeless ineluncholy that thelr tiue-worn features wenr, ‘Thoy shuttle nloug the sidewalk ‘seorenty {fing thelr heela from tho planka or tfagstones, ns {f afraid that the nails might drop out ot tho roles of thotr boots if thoy disphiyed too muct activity: ar ugillty, They look pletely neglected avd emphatically forlorn, y walk with tholr gaze turned towards the earth, and if any unfor- tunnte urchitt loses A pli a penny, ora nickel, tho average old buchotor Is tho lucky Indlyiduat who fs pretty certaln to find It. Those tnmarriad masculine misanthropes usually dress fn shabby ctottes that are quite outot fashion, They mis bo able to attire thom selves better and tore Devomlngls, but they aro severely stingy; teafyet renened that state of PUpree solitaire Here thoy lo Hot GitrS whit other penpte ink of Gioms thoy clasp their talon-Hite fingers tiador thely threedbare contents aud pass jidependeatly ony, looking: ub it they, FHOn EG, of nothing but themeulyves, sane werd tttterly cblleloucat that xinall aggre gation comprisiir the rest of humuuiity. Thoy continually altiem that tho great globe. they inhabit isn very avaricious nnd tncom= fortable kind of planet, but they never se te be consclaus that they contriiite i get AUS, tinount to the untveried anpleasantness. ‘They neve! y happy a3 when they aro porter with ove They eu nd themectys imaginable discomfort. and enteavor At thoy wre tho mast Independent tne the world. aking, about three 4 First, those whe ard so M+ fvored nid elisagreently by Nature that thoy discern ne better altiation, Second, those who Were once attraetive to the eye, genint in ebar. Heter, und generous tn” dispositian, | Wut Whove mitures have been soured ind spolled by disappolutm iniove or freults of fortunes and third those Jolly old fellawa who are the excoption in old) hacholorhood, whom we nee alonally encauuter tu eavigty and who realty dee serve n better lotin life than that of living for- ever alone, . The firstclissnre painfully common, Thos give a kind of uncnvinhle eturacter to the whole race of ol bneholora: they are 80 croas and frettil that thoy truly merit the neglect. of av iapecinious Iudlady and the dally Impertl- nenes of the redlsheaded ehatbertintd who talses Hench a coufonnded dust when sto ts Around, aud whose brillant blr his such an une ere are, generally ¥ Kelnets of old huelt Heconntiable way of gettting Inte. the ents. tommry morutayg hash or inserting its ir bbe nt mnlnees the wlenginous crusts at the Le ty He ahouhl ya v womntit atriel= foollsh 1 firsts HL itnon a leath with his inportinitles and Hes If fortunate enough te tind one enough to have him. ‘The happine: class women [4 tag previous to be. narrow-nelidod man who ft: Wo re nequainted with an old bicholor of thls. order; he ts rleh and peniriotis; he is the owner in fee simpleof 4 beuutifal homeand many broad acres of productive land. Nobody loves bin, ‘Tho Ind boys stea! his apples, pei ‘arupes, and Watermetons, Tho gay girls girlie ut hlin when be shubles into churet on Subbath HAGEL Ee and aven the Uttle children fnitate bis awkward walk, mimie hia metneholy manner, and mike funny faces at him when he goes by, Why. If ho was only a panplly mutrricd mite. with whiz, weneraus heart, loving wife, and lace fame ily of bright boys and gleeful girls, there would not bea more popitlar candidate in the country i Pouud-Keeper, School Trustee, ur Fenee- ewer. ‘The second cinss of old bachelors often have a reasonable excuse for being what they are, Many of them have nt mourntul history, thengh fow of that are willing to neknowledye It. ‘They enery bout beneath thelr Tran-elad’ gruitacss and inotvility «tender remembrance of bygone day's that thoy cannot recall without sensations of honest regret. There is tinny 0 WMtot faded bluo ribbon or joel of hie that these tirt and stern Individ- uals keop locked up aud hidden away in the ginetunry of some strange safe or fron-bound box,—mementoes that aro priceless to them by renion sweet Indy they buyve loved and lost. If by any unfortimute elreumatunce there relics aro ais. covered $n thule possession, they would not openly manifest nny feeling or exhibit any Ine terest tn them for any common kind of a cpn- slderation. Old bachelors of tho third class nre not so lentiful, yet. we oceastonally encounter them yous peregrinations about the workd, We won- der why they nu: Warricd, setttod down, and ralsed i ftuilly, | ‘They are benevolent aud kind, and ore great favorita with sweet young girly of 10, who pet them, flatter them, ind coux them {nto their service whenever they can make then useful, Such men never will ceknowledge that thoy nro growing old; -thoy will cringe with the at und -vet toelst that thes can dance inns ively a miunner as whon they wero boys, ‘They ‘¢ considered common property in suelery, and are chiely remarkabie for their success in vauthiye wil overtures of murrigge frum mothers: with muarrtayosblo duughiers, A surtous ald bachelor ance solemnity sid to mez“ Young man, keep clear of calico if you want to do anything great. Calico isn banefut dnstitution, A palr of sweet lps, 0 alim waist, nud the pressure of a delicate hund wilde 1a much to unhinge a min ng the measles and the doctors’ DIU ta boot.” Did we believe bln? Not nt atl, We know well enough that nobody dreamed more about tho loveliness and heaate of bit of enllea, with an Impossible women in dt. than ho ald, Wo kuew that 2 pretty Tnst thing be thought of when ho clo his dlrowsy ayer nt night, with bis tects rntt! ‘o tho bones of the end: mun Lina minstrel company, Wo know that when he censured enlico he did wot speak tho truth, and subsequent events, proved Uhut wo were correct Jn aur eatimution of lm, for ho soon after married a fat widew, who hae since ninde blin completely comfort. able and contented, © Measles end doctors’ bills!” A bacholor nover completely comprehends these attiistions until thoy attack him im the upper story of 1 cheoriess bourding-house, when: in his illness, Ue reeelves no cary but the reluenint nilntstris Hong af bes lundtudy cud the senul-datly vlads ut the freokted-fucod dulng-roum girl whe brings hitn his burut porridge. hy grout excise of atd bachelors Is that thoy vannotatford ta mnrry. IP eaheo, a pair of aweot tins, wt alender walat, aud the pressed Of adellente hand” were all aa required by: mieriuge; iC the worn of ils chalice posseased ho hitrinsie worth boyond mere phyxieat attrag> tous that plea the eye rathor than satiety tho gouty ff she hed not fovelinoss of ub ns woll us benitty af form and face, hapa sho would do more to unhinge: ensies and doetors’ Wilt Tho great te pression that muy bachelors hdve fs that wom au considers murrlige vs increty a reteasy fron yarn restraints and a comlition that will gh nin was nbout the nt give hor plenty at means to ferettity her extravagant tastes In dresshig and tiving. “Vbis ts ono rene gon why there are so niny okt malds in the world, and 60 many baohvlora whe ure afrakl of then. Anne tyes dud divs a bicholor, not bes eattsa be withes ur Intends at boart Co be ane, bu because ho fours to arsine the responsiblity of supportiig A wife and possibly a hirge tilly, Huchelors avo sulfleh, ns wo lave already stuted, ‘They con suport chatnaulvet dy aptondor with very little effort, and, therefore, fey Ive single until tt rets to bo xo mueh of a hablt with them that thoy: tally Ignore imutrlmony altogether, fue women ure not all ane vechess erentiire; ne the nverago lor iinnglnes. A worn wha traly loaves tustitnh and whose fitor eats tire ftanticn! with bis, will do more to make al sion Of bit than be eould possibly do for Aline welt. She will go with hit to tha and of the workd, sho Will grow to bis ways of thinkiey and doing, Kho will comfort mid bless him ali along the hard highway af Ite. Cn A Very respects alte sort of an old bachelor js anly” hall ot 4, mit, for there ts worth somewh bo world who ting tlved apart from bent whe might hive mado bis oxtsienes alee ns enjoyable as it has been as well as lafinitiy moro uxerit, There will always be a surplus of Ohl bachelors In every community unless some sort of speeiil Jeglalition caceces them Inte iivolintiry mated. mony; in that cage, we preaume, plenty of ot muilds might bo found to take thom, under pros test. Uugene J. Mau. A FISHING PARTY, AND THE EUN THEY HAD, ‘To the Edttar af The Chicago Tribune, Drnvager, fi. Aug, 23,—Ilow yood it seoms to onee agai bo within the realins of clyillza- tHon—ta meet people who are woll-behuvod, welledressed, uni) can tell ong tho news, For upwards of twa months our party hus been in and about Daketu and Miuiesotu,—febing, hunting, catlig, and steeping, When I wrote you last we were tn camput Fish Lake, Since then we have been in so many places, had eo jauvh fun, that I must tell you of sumvoft it. helleve 1 hudn’t fished any on Sunday since Kite Ue pulled meso furiously over the coals, could bo go unklad iKittioy f have read ‘The Home for the pist two weeks, and [fail to seo much friondebip in the controversy betweon Etu Hota Pe and Forty Year. lsu't the weather rather warm yer, gentlonen, fur wi 8O much unnecessary fooling? Luke it rumetuber, never love your temper; au you o in tho wrong, not very well posted as to whut's been written of lately in our favorit: colin, and will conting myself to our trip, sistiy only, in qavaing, that 1 bupe there ure noue who truty GQoubt the existouey of warm, trie, sincere friends! ve loft Towa about the 20th of Juno, sotny. north In wearch of couler weuther aud lurger Hla pemeually: tho leh, At Luke Sintietonkn wo had a pleasant sput to cump at, and wero thrown much into the cums Rey, of ugreoable people stopping at the hutels. the smulfor fish in this lake must have wll been, caught, ng our etrings nover suuwed any smaller Than—three fuches long; and: ft wits something remurkubly and worthy of note how nenr each waa in size to overy utbor onw caught, and bow near they all were to-tbree fuches lung. - heard stories of olght, tun, and fifteen-pound ass, caught lust seavon, bub I fulled tosce any: of olther weight, Wo wore unfortuante enough to bo at Afluno- touka when tho explosion of the boiler on tho af tho monaries thoy recall of somo’ Inintaturn atenmer tout placa, killing three peo- ple outright. Tunderatand they have since pi entot the owner for erhlninnl carol as, If half too nu chirge af that, then teiet Waite donk, at the tish stories told are fo be relled, chanicter sent tostlek. W Beur nu like Mi Inke: Hee ee yore casicht fist season or fore, Fram White Bear Lake wo mun and visited: around for a time, went to St, 1 taking tn Stlileater, Hudson, Bau Chiire, ete. What o time thos aid finve fit thie section with the high water; all the streams were fall of logs Jonnved itt and upon each other in endicss fir: ‘aston, pt f utter demoralize nt eonalel only: Bhiitt fron theeonatantly, clig. thomghta, How wnueh money there [6 hi lust nod how many good men Tt wil rediee from comparativo wealth tu tho verge of poverty. How many sleepless niighta and weary days must intervene to regain what fs fost Ina chy or Nisnts How mung poor peuple, taken tnagwires, wil have to: nove from thete already poor and barren homes to quarters that are stiit more bare, still poorer: than the oll ones were Leaving St. Paul, we “took In" Fargo, D, Ti A thriving, titay, testling town—on our wiy to ako of the Woods; here we found tsk, Thoy hud not ben atl catteht, and, some of the purty enn tellmand truthfally—of thirty and oven i leht-ponnid fal, entght with hook and ih We found ood camp! ne. rounds, and hoyier neranged al) the prellininaricn (F wilt only teh of the fan, and arranghig prelimi: naries, pltehing tents, cutting ditcher, otc, Is anything but that) we soon settled down to tho oul mica of camp ite, * Whutat tine we bave bad. Nothing todo but enjoy ourself. Letthig the days drag tholr stow length nlong, never, a bit mindful of the hairs tis they pres, caring for naught but our own nnd each other's enjoyment. Never an angry word or cross louk to amir the pleasure of any of us,—Just wbody of friends bent on plenstire, and tho pissing Of our sumer vacutlon; among tho woods, upon the water, sight sealing, climbing rosles, exploriiug, eayes—in tuety any tilng: to mn va—f1 (alneli Eaty ty) district, ery nember of the party [sus brown as an India and aa hate ead hearty us even a lfe- insuranes ductor conld wish, Kuch nud all of us tnve, and have had all throuih the siege, nn apportta that would briny the blush of sine to the maiden check of nwolt. Ourdally routing way about tke this: Luneb at dip ing fish two or three hours; returning to catip, the tirst question asked by ‘the first nan who wot there would be: “When will breale fast bo readys (nt most starved, Tran hreakfast-uime until dinnor-timo wo distelbuted ourselves rbout the woods, some tn himunocks,—rending or sleoplng,—othors at full length upon the ground writing, while still others of the party practice with pistols; while onvof the number passed many hours of the auy delightfully for us all pluying on his bane and singing, | From ditiner-timo Ul sundown we went through much tho sine perfornimtuice, varying it with a rub- her nt whist. or critbage, or xeven-itp, or— whut do. you call that sama played withea fall deck of cards, and Let giniewads (enelt wad cost. Inge one: him who hrs tie lost hand? O ses: draw—druw-poker. Isn't that it? Then We fish a Uttle more, coine to kupper, and cat— nr aehamed to say how much more than wo Hah—retirimg nbout 9 p.m. wish Forty Years and about n dozon of hia mrrattG wits (with bangs and bangles) had beon with us, Tho yirls contd bave hil tho freedom of the camp, and FY. 1b could hive ytven his noggin of hormitage, ‘he giris would huve been ao hun- ury, wdout ment tess would have taken from unr poor, woul shoulders, and tired nnd eh ing linbs, the task of getting mens, Yea, L often thought of you, girls, aud of how Indispansubio iu you Were to the sicecss of—a dinner, pes dno Twill think about tulcing some. No Anut yot. hud you teen long, f doubt 1¢ we is a body of friends would huve heen ev free irrely and hard words as we were with a. AS It Was, we lid * no wxes to grind,’ exures to be opened by an unthnely no ils to fuss und scold about, and 10 tomiss and mourn ior us. A buppy lot, sure a\nd yet, and .yet, about mealtime I think you contd have bean (did you know how) very con- wate very useful, 2 Me Tun ly over, We are on ‘our way tind by Sept, Teitch one will be, 98 of old, in hig tieenstomned position, Wil tike uponce qore the business life we hve been nbsent from #0 long, 1 , WS host wo can, the little niche we have been ‘absent. from. these many pleasant snimmer days. T think we aro all glad Yo ot baek; ovr vacation. hoes been n tong ane, 4 und cach feels that business now must receive attention. AVe will get at it very soon, and, [ belleya, bo able to push It through in bettorshupe after our hollduy, Frank Cosine. MISCELLANEOUS. WANTS TO KNOW, To the Editor of The Chicaga Trtbunes MACON, Mo. Sept. 2.—L- wish for udmittanco, and Uke all strangers who envose to onter, 1 presume I mist give the password of praise. “But while T have been dotighted with The Home gouerally, there seems to be a tendenuy on tho pt of some Of the members to make overy- uty conform to thoi ophians, whieh 1 pare denlarly dialike., Not every dadividunl of hus minty sees the sine colors tu the spectrum of fe, why should alt rail at Chit because her view wasa Httle gloomy? ‘There ave very few who ean aways. Jo the bright side, and as 1 feel to-thay 1 could hosrilly ex clulm, with ous grave thinker, *Them's my sort- tments, too.” Huts do not watt to conte.b- te (oo hivgely to the waste-biaket, with one request cal. Twill closo, 1 simply ask—O, nv, Ibeg and implore—that aneiont ‘philosupher, Forty Yours, ty tell me how he brought his hae outietinatter he bad the menses, Not that 1 mind beh Id while the mercury stands ato) dn tho shade, but winter is stealing upon us, and: Pxhould then like a few huirs seattered over my eranlum. Nov, thou most aged and experienced sage, pleaxy don't keep me bi suspense, for L over reinuin yours, bopofully, ‘Suispy, WISTNUSTA PHYSICEANS, To the Lulitor of ‘The Uhteago Tribune. Dunegvy, la, Aug. W—L have long been A reader of The Homo; feet well acquainted with all ita members, 1 alwaya walk. straight to Forty Yeurs, Chat, aud a fuw of my other par- teular friends, shake hands with thom, thon slt mysult down to hour wuat thoy lave to say, sure of something of intorest. How bravely Forty Years fs enduring thoso terrible sculdings, but tako cure, Min Buta Pi, ho 1s lylng low for sono wise purpose, and the vory foundations of Tho Home will shake ere long. I would like to speuk my mind in regard tothe physician referred to, by Right. In the first place, | eain't understand why some women be- eve it tholr duty (should judge) te make cons are not the most agreeable, I'll admit, inen nro unt thy mene oaerodhto oltkon ences Hair Iny own diughtor will have tha good acnsg tative tind die an old mated in preferonen to mare tying a innn (2) who cannot support hintself, aay tinting of supporting a family, Setia, A DESERVED REnURK. TM the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, Curcaqo, Aug. 2.—Thero ts n certain class Indies (7) who seem to conaldor the Mntings g rendezvous whero they cnn oxchanga Rosaty nhout dress, men, and thelr fellow-women to died Hyhta, eer: ‘Tho play ts quito a secondary consideration, and it. never secms to occur ta them that thoy tiny nuvioy by “thelr tittle-tattle others who conto solely to’ seo und Bear a company of tab One notes andinctrostcs, tea th esterdny thu writer attended the Haverly's, aud threo of the uhaverdeer het porsons whornt in tho row back managedcs drowtt so compliotely tho volcos of those upon the ktage that sho went home disgusted with prnking in general and her own sex in partions ir. Tho econo hetween ald Andreto and Cj Jand eeomed ike a pantomiing, and Suit Ges ‘Thorno's fuller voice axaerted tteall one of the lies (2) gazed witheringly upon the ‘unhappy: goutlenian. who bad dared to break In upon, thelr conversation, and said: “Well, Lhopo they di ore bint nn ee re eh th e's too Inuch taken Up with tho Indes play well." chimed tn anothers with Lees ainile, Thereupon, entisticd that they had established a reputation as eritics thoy resumed thofr convorsation, ¥ Now, Latn not a sottred old woman who cane not bear to sce people enjoy thomeclves, but, on tho contrary. n young girl. who tikes to inugh and talk ns much as any one of iny sex, but sult Ido northink that upon the constderation of paying 7 cents for 0 Rent at the matinge [am fdauta of thoir physloiins or insuistora even, do not think thoy tive any more right ta one's: family secrets than n very stranger. Idon't knew thut) thoy are | bout to keep sacred what {8 ‘reveuled to them, but it is cowardly and- moun to expose thom, particularly ao 1 this cago, whero it scoms that, giivuntage was taken of the patient's wenk condition. Hut when I seo n woman voluntarily go to her physichtn and suy thinga to dim she would not way to her own gistor, perhaps, J can't feel much pliy for her if sho fs expose: Simply beenmao mn has his nue, bo walks Into your room with un “ako! Well, Your pulsy 1g sosand-ru, and that’s about all they toll you; und it's my bellut i's about atl some of thom know, Ff vannot come Hd why women will make themyolves ridticue naxome du. OF courte tuose samo dear Family physleins" hugh in their sivoves,for whut, partloular interest are halt they patient's family cares ad tribuiitions to them. No wonder they Anvy sueh v wise look, unevel f° hit whole wisdom does not consist in Just family secrots, Dear Cit if you have dyspepsia, as ome of he Triemds fear, don't tt yhur case in tho und ot hipelatin, but dict on Grahymetnush, us advised by F, ZUE, “ Dre profizeil to PRETTY NEA THE TRUTH, To the Editor of The Chicags Tripunes Quincy, I, Sept, GL hive been n reader of The Home trom its bewiniing, but haye bot yen tured to pluce myself in Its columns, but there isuthno “when Corbeurance couses to bo 1 vie tue," nud the Sacedontun cry of Gawk 18 heard aul must be answored, Of corso the answer is not to bo expected from tho old maids, but from the sturnor sox who chooce to cull themselves the lurds of creas tion, We will tuke ft for grantod that Mr. perience with oll muds muy wave been quite tevsint, butte cune “right duwn ta bial. vt Mr. Hall anawor this ono questions huve laying tho best foundations for the futuro, tho young men of the preeout day, or the young womens Tean.touls round mo here and acy yout men by the dozens who bave no visiblo mens of va stan ng to Joungo agutnst tho core herd Of the stores or tho awnlug-posts,—yot thoy miimage, somehow, to dread respect ~ ably and ehew tobacco and simeko vhgare, Now, fre Hull, plewsu tell us who provides for theso Dppouruiees of men, ond tell us honestly, df you have a sister, would you rather she would marry ono of those than Hye an old mald? Tho most of the wbove-mentioned chisa of our spucles aye mothers und sisters who furnish the means for then ta live in idivucss, and worse than Idleness.. Why, 1 hud rather sco any young Indy of my acquaint. aneu careled ta her grave thin twarrled to one of those, Lkuow whervor E spent, for fam past. wide ae und baye geen a got dual of this fhtuy in this place and ulbors, fb know of one who murrlod on very short acausintauce and whose pusbund did “uot add anything to the * ators DUL children, and thy wife was cot. pelled to support hericly and chitdeen, wid often tocontri bute to bla wuppart, Now, would or could that woman's life have been more miserably who nut wurrldd, but remalued an old uald? 1 aay, wo wen, who know more of tho ways of tbo fours won of the present than any of the young women de or can, ought ta clup ‘our bunds with joy whon We weo so many girls Jenrning trades und) muking thomsclves & aup- port. Woseu vory tow young luitics nowdays who take thelr aupport from their motherd or brothers, but we do seo famllles supported by the earolngs Of a sister, while the brouer spends ils thine sound saloous und strect-corners, mak- Ing vulgar remurks ubout Wark: girls 8 they Pata by, golog tour trom tholr work. Lsay hurrah forall old malde—some of them I's exe entitled to maka myselé- obnoxious to those about me, Porhaps {t fa-only thoughttesness, but it scetns ta me moro Hk selfish Indifference to.nther people's rights. If ithe the former, | hopo that thin perhaps not too gentle reminder may havon saltitary effect; for the latter I have no hupe. G. Gner, THANKPUL TO ETA RETA PI. ‘To the Edtor of The Cateago ‘Tribune, BAGiy Riven, Mich, Aug. 3-1 would like to put in an appenrance for a few moments Just to thank Eta Bota Pl for his manly and able res ply to the seer of Grand Rapids, Yes, my friond, Wo aro. fimmensureably better than our fore- fathers were in many things. We are better mentally, morally, ond religtously. Wo need not fe hack two thousand years to Ond bistory for tho proof of that aesertion. Tho histary of our own times will toll tis that in language un+ tnistakable,, Perhaps auch firsceing and highe pressure thinkers as Forty Yenra may express tholr doubts in regard to it? and, ingy be, from thelr own standpoint they: nro correct. “Just at present tho woods are full‘of such phitosaphers as our sage Michigundor, nnd it fs bleh tino that, thoy were sat down on and not bo allowed un? mulestedt tmureh tholr puoriie thoughts “through Coventry." Forty Yeurs ts continually tearing down mony things we cherish, and ho never repinecs with a bettor aftor demalition, Ho takes away, but gives nothing In return; aftor all his wonderful arguments and bigh-soundl sentences we fall to find 4» freta, o mi true, and tried gold in thom tscomns to mo thut The Home ts uot the proper channol to propagute tho pooullar ideas of our Jearned friond, For TARY of his views ara peenlinr and not too healthy olther. IT havo read ‘Tho Home department in THe Trincxs Kinco its Inception, and have derived o great dent of plensure and beneflt therefrom. If wo had fower discussions on tobnceo, widows, widowers, cto., probably some of us would bo better and wiser peoplo. The above topics, [ take It, nro worn pretty bare, und [often think that tha goniis who cures for Tho Home must. bea person of strong mind and ane pi sscsecd of puticnee immovable and charity which endures povond the grave. For a strangor It ts notio onder to begin by Anding fault upon his intro duction to ‘The Home olrolo, av with much one sud L wait anothor occasion. KEWEENAW. a WHIPPOORWILL, For The ChierasTribuns, Along the country-path T hear Thy nelincholy cry, now near, Now far tind faint. What discontent ahideth ta thy heart That evor In such dismal note doth start ‘The plow, reluctant uchoes of tho night? Whippoarwttl—witl bippoorwill! And bark, ugalnt—whip—whippoorwilll ‘The tapping of thy hurrying win Batwoun the rostitor banghe Gols bring ‘To pool wad mish A wordless horror In thy lonely Maht. Forabading, evil-omened bted of night, au inipish music 'sin thy voico that scome So wild and harsh. - Whinpoorwitl—wht) prinpaoretil} BShrill, never atill—Wwhip—whlppoorwillt ‘Thon Joinedt not the eorirsing Wh stall tho woodtand arones ring, At sunsct busi, With tark and thrush; But, when tholr song hus stints to sllonco, ore Above tho reedy shore thore ehows one star, ‘Then eatinds thy salltary volca afar, - lly brake and alder brush: {yalopanewill-whlp-—walppoorw it ry Unceusing still—whip—whippoorwill! Osinger of n Joyloss song, Lwateh thee in thy course along The distant eklos, 7 By date and dell, by tower and crumbling walls And, Ilstening, ab! the pathos of thy call Sweeps o'er my soul in pain, and toar-drops fall Tne swift passton-tood from iny Far-gazing oycs. Thou ‘et vanished! By somo sitent strenm, In leafy depths, thy sad, wolrd acrenm Heeaks ov tho night: cod for mo tho lonsing, tho regret, enn sorrow, that no'er yet from poct’s heart to poet's pen. Sate be thy tight, Whi ppoorwill—whlp—whippoorwiltt . By beuth and bill—whip—wi tppgnreiitt it FLAVORING EXTRACTS. NATURAL FRUIT FLAVORS ~ FLAVORING EXTRACTS. hee: rokw Hihant colerina. fern *ULWATR, CRIP i artifietal Es THOT ANY ab -TRIRATIONA Olt Hatin from thelr perfert porltyy aud quality. Admitted by hes 7m my ralefnlaud palaral Mavere for cabety uddlegs, ereams, ale., Manufactured by STEELE & PRICE, Makers of Lupalin Yeast dem, Cream Daking Vander, ete., Cileaga and St. Loule, NO ADVANCE IN PRICES. CHICAGO SCALE CO., 181 Bouth Jefferson-et., Chicago, Manufactures more than 3) diferent rariotlos OF sealer, ulapted to every kind af business, und equ! a the Very best made. ‘They omplo, Buperiur quality wud extranisty liw irtces make tees th nowt popuinr scales Mit uss, an coupantes are kept at thelr wits’ end fo invent stories totell in ontor to sell seules which cost no more munufucture ut prices threo and fuur times higher : we Al ny ss se eT la ce the uecompaniment of swoet tmuslo and sub