Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 6, 1880, Page 12

“HE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER endure the burden of existence with co imendable fortitude. Some oven enjoying certain homely kind of comfort, iw mill nnd inoffensive fashion, but they really live, never avem to reach the ‘nema of puro bliss and analtoyed content until some noteworthy terrlur takes them by toe nape of tho neck, as ff were, and shinkes thems une til they feel up for the ground when ho’ has done.” Then all the sullen, hail congealed Dood in thelr torpld bodies courses Uirough thelr withered yelus, Ike blue Habining, and pumping a seething siere of red-hot vitality nto their sitinberous brain, Ike a tmishty englue, they fly on thelr adyersary’s baeli, where he curt reach them, and proceed to scratch his eyes oul, ft the most. enjoyable manner But, alast tho joys of life aie fleat as inurn, for the mambors of The Tome are stro to rush to the reseuo with brickbats and broomsticks, and Intiuinanely put aiiectus on entertainment — by inking up all tha =o toom In oa skirmish of thetrown, Nosy, there, was my A Liberal Bose of Original Poetry by Some of greatyradmlredt friends, F Years anu ct Forty’ Qur Most Experienced Songsters. THE HOM An Interesting Epistle from the Virden Young Lady. ae Bhe Wonld Enjoy a Renewal of Hostilt ties by the Two Philosophors. Pome Suggestions by Aunt Sally Ann Re- garding Good Books to Read. Wiguon Sends in Wer Ideas Abont Plants to Houses and Vartous Other Things, ett Bets Ft, indulging thetr pugiitatic pro- pensittes Inn pleasant and entertaining Ittle skirmish, tasting the sweets of a figurative fursnatehing and eyeelawing In. thelr own charming and accomplished fushlon. when, with as loud and warlike a whoop us could be expected of a tghtly-stayed brend-nand butterite (with all due respect to you, Polly), athivd party and a fron of followers swoop down Into the arena, with worl-out, stimpy. brooma and half-baked bricks, which they forthwith shug around in a dilatory, ram bilng style, never hitting anything within miles of what they ainint, but, nevertheless, taking up all the room by engaging In a re- turn of civillties In thetr own behulf, “Tt very naturally follows that the first. combatants minat take 2 lease on the pearest fenee, not because they are vanquisted, but because It is the only place unoceny Come back, F, Ye and E, 3. 2, and fish the fraens; your Intruders have all kitted and dragged each othor off, and the batte-ground resembles nothing in partleulur, witless tt be ajolut brick-yard and) back alley in the Inst. stages of consumption; but it is empty and BUHL In short. peace reigns supreme, and,— well, things are most awfnl dull, suppose we all have a right to our favorit. Now, Pim one of those distressingly good-nattred [- dividuals who Ike, everybody, ina tune sort of n fashion, unless, they persist In snubbing vhieh course, if long pursued, seldom f ze mny latent “dander” sutfiieient- ly to prot pour me from avtual imposition, I tind, to my sorrow, that the world at large, Instead of upprecinting this amiable qnaltiy, takes ndvantage of It lo work its own ends; ut Lsuppose thera are: perenie who can stand good, treatinent without becoming so bloated with crotisns thereby as to return tho courtesy with cold disdain, Notwithstanding that 1 have “friendship toward all, and matice toward none.” there ne Hose wha i feclinnst PR Ah jose who leastdesplsa my faults ani foibles, Then ta Tae hovight fearlealy, and most appreciate ins’ occasional virtues, From gun to sin, from ave to sca, jane the best of ng have a few); those whose Thro! many vu fearful atrifo,. houghis and ideas flow In channels ny own In dark abyss ho deep doth ble, haves tray eric in Areania in a frond, Hine fh ys vith ww Te nents nd spiritually Aad in the tnoan's bright bosom Ho Pa a RE em THE FAIRY KNIGHT. For The Chicago Tritune, My love's n little fairy sprite, Armed cap-a-pic—n gallant kolght In danger'’s quest ta roy. Ob, who so tender, bravo na he ‘To meet a foe, fair matd to free, Or tell his talo of lovo? ‘With speed of light my love shall fee— Hie wingdd horse n honoy-beo, His tance a saulrrel's hair, His beim a harebell from the grove, ‘His cont-of-mall all qualntly wove From golden gossamer. Tits bright greon plume, by breezes stirred, Ho captured from a hummine-bird Onoo, in a wild foray, Fils" tronchant binde” (a biade-o'-grass), Bad bavoo mndo, ne you may gucss, On that eventful day? For dagger stole ho hornet’s sting, For broastplate wore the bectle’s wing, All gotden-hued ana brown? Tut, should I soarch thro’ endicss space, Nor tongue might tonoh, nor poncil trace, ‘His virtues—his renown! Pull lightly leaps the saddio hol Full toudly huma the boney-beo, His trusty stecd and truc. Straightway they bring tho atirrup-oup, ‘Two lusty fairles lft tt up— Ally, Aled with dew! “Away! Away] Uro morning's un My ride {3 o’er—iny bride is won— is congenial, Thisis my iden of true friend- (Full ner iTtlyretocntl Be) gibi ship. Now, there’s Chat, for instances If £ Where ions jurk,—by haunts of men,— should so, fur forget whnk is dite ottier peo- ple, as well as ny own personal dignity, as to mount the most sway-backed, stinp-tailed hobby that ever worked femate destruetlon on tinainmoth seale, and tear around like Old Boreas on a cyclone, {do not helleve the sweetly merry sprite would, alfow the vaga- bond steed to coutpletel elose her eyes to every possible good anality of tho mistaken but ‘innocent rider, If sha was as kinds hearted as she scems, and well verse iy hinnan natu e would decile that the old plug was Sand would diunp his unsnapecting burden in the first bog he came w, but sho would gaze at the whole appar- Won in pious horror, and rash frantically from the frlhtful scene; neither would she eluteh mo wikily and with dervish-like howls try to unseat me, declaring that my bet and darting favorit wis a spayined old ancient from the bone-yard, justend of a vulvet- conted high-stepper, Notatall, She would probably suppress a smile at the ure ap: pearance of the pair, and, lke the falthful Sancho Panza, would, fn dealing “with my kdiosyneragy, would mount m charger (at trifle Texs sttunbly than my own, perhaps.) and humor my finey in the charitable hope of showing nig my awn folly, a F.A. Dalley, Pike you tinmensely. Your Jost lelter sulted ine excl dust ay sontl- ments, only T never could hava. expressed them half so beautifally, Btilleingluy ehoerly: “Oh where! oud oh whore! fs my bonnlo sweet bride? My Truclove, oh whero may she bo? Tam following far, Lam wandering wide, TH my ‘Cruclove oy Trueheurt shall seo, “Awny! and awnyt then, my bonita brave horse ‘To my Tructovo, ob, swiftiy bring me, Nor ‘torront nor tempest may stay thy bright course, ‘Til my Prociove my Triveheart eball seo.” Like roshuck roaming forest frce— » Lika swallow akimming o'er the loa— Ho des as ‘tworo for lif. Tio seoks (us Wurne my heart fn ine) To seoks—ho finida—sirect one, in thee, Iits ‘Trualave and bis wife. Ca10Ac0, Oct. 2 THE LETTER-BOX. There are letters, papers, and postal-cards at this ofiice for the persons whose names ay- pear below. Those Ilving out of the elty shovJd send thelr address and a three-cent stamp, upon receipt of which their matt will be forwarded, Residents of Clilengoa can ob- tain their mal! by calling at Room 36 ‘Tun a fs Yovsey Tinklo, Lin so gind to seo you ae ulldinns Heleno. aga iour ranks, It iy restful tomy tred Eugoued. Valk Stee eyes na nn onsts fun desert to flint a woman who Ig brave nud independentenatzh to risk Josing prestige monic her male frlends by: expressing plainly and apenty her honest: convietions, unless (hose: ane, honest convictions exactly conform to the niasculine fornia of femule perfection, Ladiuire you my brave, strong Topsey, fram tho depths of wiy saul. 0d rather be an old mala, seartied, contemned, flotted, with the pure’ buds of truth and Justlee blooming Gverlagtingly on w7 brow, than towln the love of a Prince with ao tn my slavish heart: In its hours af kayely the ‘world choses butterties and kneels at the fickle feet of fishion-made dotlas but alt when business reverses, slek- ness, and ofd neu creep in, how, fuiweakness, It renchus ont for the gentle An ae and sweet counsel of true womunhood, What wen despise in prosperity thoy. liunger for In adversity. Raven Uolr, Bitiersweet, and Hlorlan Arcane, where art thou? Sinexce Wonnswonri, BOOKS TO READ. BOME RECOMMENDATIONS. ‘To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, Annoy, Hl, Ost. $.—Several of The Homo contributors have asked for a Ist ot good, rentable books to while awny the coming lone winter evenings wiih, and, knowlog what real pleasure I myself have taken in roading, I nm only too rendy and wiliing to be the menns of putting someone elscin the way of obtaining tho sno pleasure, I think 1 have tuken more soll comfort In reading nloud to the family gathered around 9 warn, eight fire, with tha wind whistling an ley blast around the corners of the house on i cold winter evening, than in any other way I now think of; but to tho lst. ‘Tho first book L would recommend {3 en- Utled “Jane Eyre,” by Charlotta Bronte. ‘This ts one of the best books 1 think Lever read, and will Well romy any render’s pera- sol Lim auro no one can benny the worse after having read what 2 noble woman dane Jeyre was, and what steritices she matte for THE TWO STALWARTS, A CALL For Tift InTunN,. To the 2titor of The Chicago Tribune, Vinven, UL, Nov, £—Swiftly the days, merging into weeks, months, and years, drift over my devoted head, randwiehing into my Ife with monotonous certainty neat lay- ers of joy and sorrow: some thin, some thick, One vommfortably thick wedge of pleasure Is Thu Home, though 1 somethnes grow aywenry of Its bickerings, and sigh for ® reign of pence. Verhaps, however, no wores calamity cowld befall that sprightly shect, for n quictia Is sure to bo followed by stagnation, Thoro {s nothing whets the wits of the average individual to such 9 razor-Hko state ns the Sinty oll erlndstone of abuso; and, strange to relate, the major- ity subjected to this process seem to enjoy ' it hugely, Of course they manngo to. flourish, after no omild and insipid fashion, when tho surrounding atmosphere fs calm, and beatific, as sine Kissed waves on a tropls sea; thon life cbbs, and tlows, with wninitigated comfort, it ean- not be dented, but its menanderings are slug gish, Oh! so sluggish, Dear renders, did you over. observe a fat feline, basking Mix. urlously In the warm sunshine, on the soft side of n cullurdoor? Softly she «dreams of a whole barnful of mice, fot and ties y, netually sufering to be eaten. And she licks her chovg int aweot an- ticlpation, ‘Then sho wanders at will ins grove, every tree of which is-no larger than Q gooseberry-bush, and ‘all beurlng invst re- markoble frult, which on close luspection proves to by a bird's nest, or rathor a cluster of nests of prnpldieiike dimensions, all overflowing with plump, birds, patitely ro- questing her to sample them. She blandly swhigs her Mthe body up the monrest trea to perform this pleasant duty, when— Jol she finds henulf in the very middie of the most heart-rendering strain, in a moonlight serennde, on a wood-shed. { right, Another, with much of — the Sho warbles teloiowsl ys pondarttys mean- J sine high standard af true woman white on the extent of the Impression she ly | hood tn tt, dy hat Tass of Lows rlo's,” by Franees Hadgeson Burnett, L was vory nel interested tn it, and think a great many of ‘The Home readers would be. The: seeno of the story Is lad among tho colliers of England. ‘Tho herohie, doun Lowrie, is one of this cluss, and, although baving been brough up in 8 rude, rough manner by a erngl, hardened, good-for-nothing fathar, was atti nanuch nobler woman than many so-called Indies one would oxpect w great deal mors of, * The Story of Seven Oaka ” and "Arthur Bonnleastle,” by J, G. Lolland, are both good books worth the rendtlig, Tdo not ike wl! of Charles Dickens’ works, but among those T do are “David Pouper- fel” @ Nicholas Nickleby,” and“ Ollver Twist? In readlag his pworks [tact tho reader must read is considerable distance Jute tho book before he becomes very devply Interested, but utter he does once get Inter- ested he will bo pretty apt to finish beture returning the work to Ity shelf, “What Can She Do,” “ froin dest to Kars nest," "A Knight of the Nineteenth Cone tury,” Barriers Burned Away? and The Openlng of a Chestnut Burr,” all by EB. P, Necessarily pradtucing on the entranced neighborhood, but Just aa she tsedolng an operatic ari, and, Wotwithstanding that she fs koyed way up “at the juapineot pluce,”* throwlng Jn all the Tittle classte trills, witha few extra oh’s, to boot, for the snke of effect, “se change comes olor tho apirit of her dream”; a material change, this time, and one that lands her eatship fram the seventh stage of cat heaven to thu uncetestinl region . Of ber apinater-inistress' plantc wialk—fachne with uncomfortuble proxtinity the bob: {ales belligerent lurrive the yee upple of ye, that minster ty ¥ old bnohelor acrosa the way, eOTeY She was stupldly confortable before, this ambitious cnt, Inzily enjoying the ‘gross creature comforts of an existance on this mundane sphere, Listlealy her sluggish lifeboat drifted with. ig sulle tide toward thie brat its t ometinies, perchance, her thoughts had awelt on wat,—glorlous ‘fights, in whieh fur Hew like feathors, and Nute-like caterwaul- ings made all tha alr heavy with their eae dences,—but never, even lier twost mmbl- tons moods, ‘hid Khe alowed her vagrant funoy to dream of conquests with a foe more | Rov, wre atl very gond, the thitd ono di pare formidable than the yulgur ent of a plebelan teular, whiel ols, ‘ot the strugulea! ot coal hen’ ‘Dut here sho ts, a poor, young, ian to rho in the World, I¢ hag obtained @ college education by strlet” economy on the part of the faulty. He has nearly iinished when ho Is led home by the deuth of his father ta support the famlly,” Not knowlng what else to do, ho goes to tho elty to tind “work, Tle has very poor auceoss bd Anddng it, and, miter o very fong, frulitess hunt, he wt lust one mornlup gols the Job of unhug off the snow from the shdawalk in front of ang of tho Jarge stores of the eily by reason of the Irlsh- man to whom the place belongs falling to make his appearance at the stint tine the ext morning prea Het spree, Well, he eots this Irishninn’s place in Che store, where he, the calluge-bred gentleman, the cual of any of thei, fa made te do all surtyof mental work, such ox blacking the clerks’ buots und \ all at once, withant the sllghtent warning to sharpen her claws, attacked by a Hye terrlor, sud oly assailed by a bloodthiraty doy. Nun? ‘Neverl Not if every scrap of her fur is peeled off, piseement, and flung to the four winds, Not If uvery ear ty snatohed Joogo, anc nil the stitfening tukon out of her tall; no utoed | She suddenly feels that Wee ts not xo bad, atter ull, and that sho 1s a feline of sume emthence,—o—a eat worthy ‘of belug shaken by errier of | hinportance, she arches her graceful sping, enlarges her candle ap peu lage to bulster-iike proportions, ant, brawlng all the venoui of her nature Inte. Boriva of howlings, and splittings, defies the enemy to do hls worst, How the fracus would end, if Jett to the Dower of the tout and null, is destined to In aback alleys i soon, but after awhile he eradaally works fomaln wrapped In mystery, fur the oldbach | upa little ata tine, Butl guess ity: elor tnvarial fe rushes to thy rescno with a | the rest you better rend mth, setts wae Mr. Roe has recautly written another work, 1 now forget the name of It, but if you ony secure It you may be pretty sure of i trent, For hisforical reading L should prefor oln davul Abbott's histortes to any others 1 have HU, Au ordinary reader will, 1 think, find enough employinont in. the above to keep him busy the Freater urtof the winter, But one more; All read “St, Elmo,” by Augusta Evuns, if you can possibly get it. At Iwas Christopher Claypole I thinkl brickbat, while the spinster, Indignant st the outrage, rallics around her abused favorit with a broomstick, and, {0 the ensuing , Bkirmish, the first combutants retire from tho field; one, loftily ascending the nearest tree, in virtuous fudignation, the other, with pampaus Aigulty, betuking hiniself to the riendly shelter of a fence hard by, with s shake-the-dust-fron-iny-feot alr—from which A pauls of observation they severally enjoy the roomutick brickbat sequel, ‘Thus many writs in ‘The Home seem to never | should feel inelined to act upon the loving stopdaughter’s ndvica to * git up and alt.” Avni SALLY ANN, POETRY. DAFONA THE ARATR, For The Chicago Tritune, : A dark and coldly cruct night To brave October's reigns Tho rnahing wind now sobs, now moans, As ‘tere a soul in pain. The firo leaps up~n glorious blare— ‘Thun shrinks—no haste to greet A gueat whose wolcome, biithe though rude, It longs yet fonrs to moot. And Earth unto her pitying breast Reevsyes ench strioken pet As inothors do, despite their griefs, With love nnd comfort sot. While ont upon tite waye-wnshod shore List to the raging deepl— For hin who braves {ts terrors now ‘There fs—O mercy !—sleep. She kneols before the eyon grate ‘Yo entch the cheerful lilaze, + With outstretched bands and eyes upraised, Tler soul within her raze. It onstio-Uulldini, protty one, ‘Tht charma thy eager alent? tisee before thee Hower: pots n ddays ono sweet delight: But list! " My sailar, ts he safe? Inco the roady teare— No tlreams for tier. but ife indeed, “With all tte bopes and fears.”* And Thad thought that Ife ao blest ‘That only light would woo it. 0 ou ca lo . AM, Dorwn A CONUNDRUM. For The Chieayo Tribune. My mamma don't wish me to dance, Sho anys that it ls wicked and bad. She ikes my piano to hear, For music, she ase, makes her glad, Thbave to take lessons in song, Ani practico, O1 ever so much, My teuchor ents xarlic and locks: ‘His name's aither swedish or Dutoh, I think I might go ton val, At fenst ton sniall private hop, At home wo've no duncing at oll ‘Aset sho most eurely would stop. Now, what puzzics mo In tho caso Js, where does this wickedness stay? And which of my museles are Fond, And which ones nro wicked, I pray? My, Taos inny dance to a tune, My thront. warble plensures or woed, Then why should it diferent bo ‘With niuscles in anklea or toes?, NEW MAN. + ¥ONTY VRhats FIFTY. For The fheago artist foe tani "Tis better to bo Nfty thin forty; for forty tg a oltawe of youth, while fifty 18 “tho yout of old ge." }—Vieler Huge, O yer, Victor Iugo, we think that you'ro right, All we who are fotty agree with you quit», For we'ro snubbed by the young, disowned by the old, And tho shoulder thnt's turned uta is awfully cold, Wo're always at een as to what We shall wear, If old, we don't Miko it; if young, how thoyataros And when at 9 party we fong for na dance, ; Wo're Gunigeloun at once the keen, crugl young Riauco. Like boys with decp voice, not ono thing or ‘ather; Stil fond of talty, yot won't mind thor mothor; Like yirls with tholr dreeses, not short or yot Ons, or mort t negations, not right, never wrong. We'll really bo glad when wo're fifty years old, And tho diys of our youth are truly all told, When weve mude up dur minds new pleusures 0 find, And tho old and the young are equally kind, When Inecs and oaps and soft shawls wo may went, And folks ghall remark, “What dear, lovely xray ada Instend of, “flow faded the poor thing has grown,’ “You soft, young, kind grandma," in sweet, foving tone. And, no one expecting of toil we'll partake, We'll ou and wo'll writo, and all quilts wo will mike; = And perhaps, if we're pure in thought, docd, and tone, Perbans, Victor Hugo, wo'll over be young. SEssix ScOTT, NY Tome, For The Chicuga Tributes Wrantinimngination ecnro, Twullding castios wrand and fair, < QGrandly beautiful to my view thoy rise, © ‘Tho’ you muy not bee them with your eyea. Upon tho walls are pleturos grand Painted vy some old niuster's hand, Aud vases of flowers, music books, With statuots tilling all the nooks, Within the rooms soft porfumed alr Watts the curtains as rluh as rire, Crhoson tho hungings of the rans, Urought from Porsin’s far-famed looms, ‘The arcéconts and stnrs on the calling of blun Gileten und sparkio ike diamonds of dew, Hiv'ling the stars of Reaven's blue dome. Jn thoir apleudor, in my benutiful home, From the colling, susponded by chins of Hold, Hung tho tanips of torquetse (contuples old), Hitbening all with it3 mellow light, Yot bringing to view the * Drio-n-brad" bright. On the carpets and rugs of fabulous coat As wo wander around the foot-fall 18 lost, At hone of broad, wherever you ronm, ‘Thoro's none that can rival my beautiful home. A dronm? Let mo seat One glanoo’round T take. Twuandream. tint Hat Tin sure f'm awake. My hore, sevon by nine, a bod and a chair, Baro loge and walls, and a "nutine, thoro, ‘THE PRISONER, For The Chtengo Tribuns, Go visit Lim, within tho walls Bo cold und ohcerlces; scunicth me ‘Ywoukl make proud reason soon to flee From out hor unkopt halla. Go visit him, his frat ofeuso Secured Cor hit 9 prison coll; Rotlection brings—nh, who oan ter How doup remoraa, or how intone? Go vialt him, tho erring ono; Wo all havo sinned, some more, some less; Wo all bavo stimed, though fow confoss ‘The wrong that We have done, Go visit him, the long, long day, No fouat for thought, no tlowor, no book, Noploture on tho wull; God's path forsook For ovil way. Lot mantle o'er tho past be thrown; Upbrald him not; instill respect: Yor truth and Jiratiev; this retivat— God's creatures nre his awn. Mus, MM. Unginan, UNKEAT, O vngtte unrest, Whance comes this pain Which frots the wearlod acnaes 50? Where wasting bilght, Ike and rofrain, Proclatins ns dead Life's roseate ylow. Dark vislons baunt cach moment's Might Whoro onco tho brightest inemorios dwolts Now Grief'a binck form, celipsing lyht, Rovents tho shadows ditnly felt, Strango torrors vex our midnight dreams, And Sleop's fulr nngel hoavenward floes Gloomful cvach morn, ite scanty Klcams Lear witness to our bowyy Blghs, Hopo voila her face in folds of gray, nearing of our deep unresty Fair itansutt toes, abe will not aiay Where miught serene elines at {ts best, Within sad bearts, Iniprleonod long, Bits brooding oft full inany a grict, Bull ibe ning for the eyron Bong. Whose distant cchoos chunt rellof, Ah! vague unrest, 0 plumo thy wing, Hwift speed thuo o'er sone Loundivss soa, Lot Rope once more ber triumph sing, And frutiage fulr adorn Life's treo, ——— MIGNON. HEN VINWA ANOUT PLANTS AND THINGS. To the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, Font Atkinson, Wis, Oct. 30—As Tho Tlone colina ara open to the discussion of subjects refuting to things anfinute and Ine antinate, L would lke to say ny say on the culture of houso plants, ng they are managed by a great many xonlous flowerlovers, 1 think I hear some one say, Bho does not liky plants.” 1 sntlefpate the question, and answer decidedly 1 do, and, what Is more, can telt the difference between adaffodll anda dajsy, orn jonguil and 9 jasming, Ale though Tam made glad by thelr presence, I do not bellove In sneritielng onv'd health for them, as tua many de, ft Ys all well enough, {f onw has a conservitory they cau devote to flowers exclusively, but to go Into a ttle low room, without sven & window that can by Jowered to ndinit fresh alr, and overy pang of tna darkened by plants so you cannot gol a say of tho sun, 2 way It’s too much of a good thing, My mothor used to say, muuch of a good thing fa good for notht ‘The plants grow and the pounle who oceupy Buch a room are feeble andaickly. Linvarina- Diy draw along breath when 1 cnter sucha room, and feel very much asif 1 was trying fo breathe inside of a box, with” the Ud serawed oon tight, oor as image person would feel Ly If buried alive (a fecling of suffocation). As the winter has caused everything to wither outside, wo will now have to lof the plants relan supreme Indoors, Lam reminded of the sickly faves to bo seen in mid-winter In thoge hot-houge rooms where a draft of coli alr would be fatal to pinnts, I havea vivid recollection of one or two of these flower- martyrs, 1 call them, whose complexions dif. fer but little from thelr snowy cullas so glek- ly do. they look—no need of white powders, or paint there, untess tt becarmine, 1t makes it profitable for the doctors, as colds and fevers generally pregalt In such padiy verte tinted “houses, Bay to my lady friends, Yos, our plants are Denntiful (and [ think, ao f but do not say ft), the nir_{s dreadfully any, ul,” to use Mword in Polly's vocabu- Yes, I ike flowers and canary birds,—thnt is, Lehould like tho birds {f thuy were’ at Ilb- erty, and not cooped tip Inn litte wire cage. T never yot was 80 hungry for music that I had to resort toncanary, I prefer to make my own music. My first lunpulss fs to give the bird its freedom. Whonover [ani nsked to play the pinno when a canary ts singing in high O, and sharp at that, I prefer to be exoused, Lt makes too much of a medley to bo interesting to me, and 1 prefer 0 solo any ‘ime to s duet with a Sannr bird, with Its discordant notes, But for al birdewnrbling give me an. oriole in ita wildness, and could listen for hotrs to those trills they aro Ro capable of executing. ‘That totter of yours, ‘“opsey, on patchwork ut hs Sunt ice you. LT have been trying to decides whieh Tlike the best, you or Chat, When Tread Chat's article on Jruproving her mind, thought i¢ the best, and when Silence. sent hers on the country plente, 1 was in love with her, and hero yan are with “Patch- work,” which 1s, 03 Polly says, ‘too funny for anything.” ‘This tndielsion of mine will explain why { never was muairied, beenuse I could not hold one mind long enough to take a ien for betler or worse (more likely worse), but when they began to get serious on the subject Teoutd not like them any more, and visions of beefsteaks too rare, or overdone, or pud- dings too hot, or tog cold, or, what fy still worse, of Magalies fn the Kitchen who would throw more away than they cooked, would offectunily banish the idea of muatrlinony, 1 think wo need a little moro of the hunwrous, sein in The Home, Lt would not do for all to phifosophize ns Forty Years, and Eat a Bit o’ Pie, and some others, 1 do not think Tho Home {8 a pt be alven up to argument, as) WHI Carleton has it In his poem entitled “The Science of Home.” T would recommend some of those pgofound thinkers who occupy so much space In The Home columns to read Carie- ton’s poo, and also “The Arguing Man,” By tho way, I nover laughed sore ata public lecture (except one by John B. Gough) than Lald atthe recital by Carleton himself of “The Arguing Maw’? Is brought to my wind so vividly some of fhat stamp that seemed to live onarguinent. Homeltes, don't risk the fate of “The Arguing Man.” Now, Mr.‘Conduetor, or proofrender, if you think there is A superiulty of awfullys, will you bo so kind as to strike out half a dozen or RO, oF, what would be easier for you, put av- fullys aud all into the wastebasket; or, If that Is piled too hl ready, abonfire would be the next best thing; bub dow't, for tha work, throw It out the windows It might scare someborly, or they might think a luna. tie had escaped, Gawk, Pa letters are not atall what your name fimplics. A hearty welcoine to Pansy and Mussachusetts Girl, Manon. MISCELLANEOUS. WANTS, ‘To the Editor of The Chteago Tribune, Granp Rarins, Mich. Oct. 20,—Will some kind reader please to send or inform we whera I enn obtain tho poom of “Marry GUL aud Gaody Blake,” the ending of onv yversy iy, “And his teoth began to chatter, and they are chattering, chattering stil ? Suit you rive us something now in the Ine of faney work for the Chiristnins season? Ll want a recipo for frying oysters, ‘Fell mo how. p OYSTER PTE, “To the Editor af The Chteago Tribune, KaAtamazoo, Mich., Oct, $1.—I notice that often somuthing ts asked for in The Home that is not answered ‘In two or threo weeks, If at all, and J think It Would be too bad for L. to go hunry walling for an oyster ple, “I will tell how Imnake them; then [f any one has a better way L will learn something too, Put the oysters on the stave with plonty of salt, pepper, and butter; add a little cream or milk, and erumb In erackors, Do not let them cook, but heat just cnough to sonk the crackers. ‘Chen innke ts ple-erust with the addition of n Uttla baking-powder; Hne a puddingalish and putin your oysters; roll the upper crust quite thlet. and bate in in evenly-heated oven about three-quarters of an hour, ALFADET, To the EAltor of The Chicago Tridune, Wasinaton, Ill, Oct. 31.—Lee, In Satur- day's Tiunune, nskg for a recipe for oyster plo. Twill give ono that is very nico; Take adeep dish, Mno tt with puff-paste, Jay an extra Jayer nrount the edge of tha dish, put It in the oven and bake nicely, When dong, fll tho ple with oysters: season with butter, salt, snd popper, Aprinkle alittle flour over them and cover with n ti\in crust of putf-pastes bake quickly, Wheu' the top crust is done the oysters should be, Serve immediately, A READER NOUSENOLD DECORATIONS, Th the Editor of The Uhteago Tribune, Citcago, Noy. 1—I nm coming to Tho Tome for information, I wish some of our married correspondents would write on ways and mehns of Inoxpensive home decorations that add so much in making our hotneschicer- ful, Undoubtedly some of our Unmarried frlends will object to so olit a subject being dlgcusged in these valuable columns, but really The Wome belongs as much, if not nore, to us, who haye our homes at heart, as It dos to tho unmarricd Indies and gentle- men who rarely haven home of thelr own, mid In consequonce fall to appreciate such ile chats and information as livlp us so much, T would suggest that they have a cornor all to themselves, and have It 28 much of 4 anutial admiration soelety as thoy will, but not monopallze iW entire spice ns heroto- fora; for L know thera are many who, If te Was otherwise, would Hive ta many plensant suggestions and ralita To Wtens. lease come forward, Home paople, and Jet us Improve this opportunity of learning a lite mare ef one another's housenold are Yanemonts, and this sliding to ovr stock of kuowledgo tn that diraction, lnstead of stand- Ing stl aud nelthor fearning nor helping others, ns the cnse may bo, Will somy one p a tell ino the yine bost adapted to house Bueny. pming ? HER OVINION OF EMENAON, To the Hilttor of she Chicago S1Wbune, ContLann, HL, Nov, toh, W. Emerson, by hls qualut writhngs, hing achlaved great pop. ularity, but in senrehing his essays you will ‘be unnble to fiud a syatom orn sul of definit priiciplea, le was too retired In his sociat life, Ja writings are so Ittle transparent that-you will be unable to comprehend then, Thore aro no thoughts which miny not be simplyexpressed, Raphnel’a pletures, with thetr profound beauty, aro ns shnple sa 4 funily group ina peasants cottage, Ener son Iga poet rather than n plilusophor, and not true to the liwa of poutry, We agree with tho writer who says that In reading Mr. Knieraon’a vartous praductlons we optain the linpresston that he thinks very Meunly of the past achievements of the hue maninind, No poet, according to him, has ever yet seen tho sea-shore, «or ene tered a grove; aud) nobody hut: him self hig over heard the wilt geese scream, ited hie PH Beta Kappa oration and you will find it very gracefully written clothed In the most beantifal languages bul {a this, as tn all his prodactions, his decara- tlons strike us more forelply than tho temple itself, and the shrine ovidenitly surpasses he gad, ills imagery ts great, but hits conchi- slons ure ure nothing news {¢ new, they are nottrue, Among reat philosophers 1 funk Siv Francis Dacon stands without a peer. Yes, Margaret Xantippe was o terrible seold, but aie was justine in It, ag any woman would bo that had, such ah ungainly and slovenly husband as Sucrates was to contend with. Will some one pleaso hand that Sycamore youngster B copy of Blackstono? Brown Eyes,h ad I the tlme and spacol would give you my opinion of your unrea: 6, 1880—SIXTEEN PAGS. pablo, uncalled-for attack on the old bac! Bs, lors, If that Nes Moines widower hasn't backbono enol to nssert lis riehts aaninat those red- headed yitls he ought te be aulied, ILAcK DrTshy. A FIRST ATTEMYT. To tha Editor of The Untengo Tribune. Asunum, I, Qet. 21,—I have been a con- stant renter of ‘Tha Homo during the past yoar, and, if you will pormit, would ttke to contribute n small mite, ‘The Home, I think, is tho life of the more soli! portion of your yory oxcallont payor, How I do admire tho ponned conversation of some of the Home> {test ‘They remind one of a regular old- fnaliioned fireside chat, Thera are others I do not ndimlre,—for instance, Jolin Calvin, J.P, who likes Polly Phemus. Of course he has aright tolike whom he pleases. 0 Hke Polly too; but the {den of It’s taking his “old woman,” as he calls her, two hours fo sew the buttons on his vest, is almply an al surdity that I don’t bellove, From the tone of Mis letter, L wouldn't he at all sterprised If sald old woman hadn't sintled “sweetly sines Inst Novermbers aman of his stay ts not apt to do or say anything in the presence of the poor overworked wife, as we. fnaging her to be, to cause her to stile sweetly. However, be says writing Js not in hls line, and, ag he Is caret on to 50 yeora, perhaps he wil be thinking of somathing more con corning hia spliitual welfare; for be it known to him that Ife fs short and tlio Is fleeting. Isincerely regret (he seaxon has closed for our traveling friends to regale themselves with the beantles of Nature while eHubing the rugged stoens of the Yosemite or jogging along the beautifal Valley of the Shonan- dou, Te LT cannet travel, £ hugely enjoy thotr lively desertntion of Nature. Tappre- cinte Sister Arachne. I know sho loves the good and the beutiful, Diun’t “wo girls’ enjoy ourselves while thest poor bilnd horses tolled incessantly to bring us to the top of htzh reeks? Oh, had L tho Wings of a dove, quickly woutd £ hie ine founy childhood home, where sre the grand old hills at whose summit towers the mnajes- tle pine, and farther down flows the bub- bityg brook, whose clear, sparkling waters are ever chanting to the thisty traveler, But time is up, and L bid you adien, fearing L have alrendy tired the patience of ans: WITH IER RIFLE An Jodianapolis Woman Killsa Bink Reoar—An Enthusiastic Ludy “Sportae anon)? el Indlanavolte Revtew, The Review reporter was -introduced to Mrs, Edwin May, of this elty, the other even- Ing, and in the couree of tho conversation that followed dixcovored that tho Iady,was an ar- dent sportsinan; not only being expert with rod aud reel, but a keen shot with the rifle, “My friends are not all of them aware of my accomplishments In this Ine,” sald Mrs May, “but for a number of seasons [, with my husband, have botiitished aud hunted. My father was a great sportsman, and taught me how to shoot, ann, nenr Rensselacr, ‘The chicken-shooting used to be good there, but L have not been thers for eight years, and I suppose the place has been hunted to death’? Mrs, May is a blondo, with nelearbiua oye, a medium-sized. Indy, with no suggestion whatever of the Aina: zon. “Lhavebeon shooting with the rifle but three or four yenrsy but my gentienwn friends all say ishoot well. Lhave done considera- ble target-shaoting, A short time age 1 was ut Muekinnw, and some other lilies and iny- self shotata target 200 yards distant, Wo shat with the soldlers’ rifles, which were over soiuch heavier than my Winchester, ait they recalled, Pte wir gentlemen call it, ever so viciously, L found thatont. Now, my Winchester repeater is Justa Jowel of 2 gun, It shoots a forty-four’ cartridge, and never recolls,”? © Mra. May,” interposed another lady who was present, “has just had an experience on Lake Huron; yuu inust nak her to tell you. Something real novel, think,” iS “Oh, you mean on tho Ocqueos River? A party of us had a-camn on that river Inst September, 1's twenty-seven miles trom Cheboygan, and we had a royal tine fishing and shooting, Ar. Janes Betts, Mr Metealt and wife, and Mr. Edward, allot New York Clty. were of the party. and they were Just splendid. — Wo had guides, of course, and fished nnd hunted to aur hearts content, Mrs. Meteatf is. good shot, too. Mr. Flint, who had camped there a provious years, told us there were bears about, and that he jad killed thom,—ntlenst one every season tie had been there, Ladi so want to shoot one. ‘a hnd been there but a title tineboefore we began to see some very fresh benr tracks, Tho bears come down to the fishing camp nt night, you know, to get any dish: they may find thrown away or left by the fishermen, One night, a beight moonlight, full moan, we had the guides leave some fish for bait, That was about six miles from camp, and our purty stationed thumsciyes to watch for bruin, Phoy all Runcronsly agree to give nie the first shot. So we ambushed ourselves and waited. I was considerubly exelted, but not nervous; L don’t think L was nervous. After three hours’ walling Dheard ln mak ing his way through the brush, The had ta eross an open space to got to the fish, and soon If saw hia binck, shou vont as le crossed the sand, It was as bright as day, aud L pulled trigger. whon be was thirty yards off, striking him on the left side Just hehind the shoulder, Ito fell with an une carttily ream, and then to minke sure, for 1 was. determined to have him, © pumped two nore shota In quick sueecssion, one of which struck him in the neck and the othor further back on the shoulder, or nenr the shoulder, Ie was dend, and really tho Inst two shots were tnnecessary, 98 the first one had been fatal. What dhl ldo thon? Why, I just took off my hat, and throw It up Inte the’alr, and hnlooed real good, It may have been wrong, not exnetly lady-iHke, but 1 couldn't help tt, He was a arent big fellow, a black bear, and velghed 0 pounds. Tthink had a rleht to feel proud over uy exploit, Teouldn’t bring hls ide homes should have iiked to ever so much; but herg's his head.” Here Mrs. May stepped to a table and hunded the reporter wblack bears head, with two grent start yellow glass eyes, a3 proot of hor marksmanship, 1 walted for hm fram Sotelock until teh min Utes past IL dint night, but he was worth tt Tesi Inet bragged that T would killa past, ani Next Soptember Vin golne with the same party ta the Au Sable River, Deer are plenty there, nud benrs foo; white thero ts excellent fishing; that cholce fish, the gray- Thus, being abundant?” Mrs. May'nlso killed several deer, and eauight 8 many fish as the best of them. She in the widow of the Inte Edwin May, State- House architect. — NEW YORK FASHION NOTES, All cuits are narrow. Trains are greatly shortened, Matador Is the newest shade of red, Dreases are not short to exaggeration, Wide or deep cuffs aro not fashtonabte, Gloves for full dress pre as long as over, Butlin de Lyons tukes the placo of faille, Stripes are very fashtonnble for children, Sarah Bernhardt’s fancies aro all the fash- lon, Gros grain sillc and falllo hava gone outor date, intndor red is the most vivid shndo of that color, * ‘Tho driving cloak Js to thie tho place of the ulster. Driving clonks are tong, loose ulstars of cheylot, Large sleoves, Or elbow sleeves, are worn in cloaks, Satin bonnets are ornamented to excoss with bends. Little people aro again dressed In bright, gay colors, Tho “ Piigrim’ is the form of the polon- alse in Paris, Plush ts the favorit trimming for jnckets oud cloaks, § {igh ruffs of lace, both black and white, will be woru, Cannatte 'rougeatro ts tho new shade of dark maroon. Green and brown aro favorit combina tlons of color, Woven feathor bands will bo used for trim- ming dressy wraps, Fichus of white net will take the place of those of mull and Jace, While plush and furry beaver hate and bounety are the most lu demand; there are had to make my words good, We lived in Northern Indl-’ also Immenas numbers of satiny al Diain felt bonne’ Figured and rough-surfaced cloths are pre- ferred for winter cloaks. Silver and gold woven ant spangled tulle will be worn for ball dresses, Vory dari bottle green will take tho paca of navy blue In popular favor. Even tho platnest wool dresses are trimmed with ciselé or brocented velve Whatovor tho divine Sarah, wears will bo worn by women that are not fat. Fenthors and flowers, in mixed garniture, will be worn on ovening dresses. Hengaline ts tho name of a new allk fabrio whieh closely resemnbles Sicillenne, ‘Tho most fashtonable bonnets are clther of plush or heavily trimmed with plush, The garments called polonatses ara not much Hho those worn several years ngo, Furs have not attracted the attention of tho world of fashion as yet this season, Heavily embrolitcred and jet-beaded wraps will be worn In the mildest winter weather, All sorts of designs, including Ittle plas, big bonra, dogs, cats, and elephants sre sean on buttons, . ‘The latest color for evening wear Isashade of pale, rosy amber called champagne mous- BUUX, Chenille, mother of pearl, and spangies aro used for embroidering the handsumest tulle, boll dresses. the fall, plain skirt grows tn popularity {1 Now York, but itis not seen among French Importations, lleayy repped Sicilletine tins not gone out of vote for clonks, but brocnded cloaking stuffs are the most fashionable, Scoteh plaids of the darker tints of blue and green and black are much in demand for waterproofs and traveling wraps. Mack, white, and colored tulle ball dresses are elubroidered with tinsel ana Wuminated wilh woven-in threads of gold and silver. ‘The “ Pilgrim” polonatse is a long, loose garment with adeep enpo and alood, deep culls, anda cord and tassels or wide belt holding in its fullness at the waist. ‘The difference between etselé velvet and velvet brocade consists in the first huving 0 satin ground upon whieh the velvet pile forms the fhrures, While In the brocade the reverse fy the cuse. Exquisit, light, all-woo! fabrics, in evening colors, are brought out for dresses for own Airis, the skirts being of these matertals anc the corsagzes of polkn-dotted or small-figured broended velvet or satin, matehing the color of the skirts, ‘Tho Inces worn with such tollets are cithor Breton or Valenciennes, or italian imitation, URBACI’S DEBTOR. Wo Henrs from an Honest Man In Brae zil—And Acta Accordingly. New York Sun. é Mr. William Urbach, a gaunt German, re- sombling a Malne lumberman, keovs a res- {aurnitat 82 Beaver street, He ispatronized by Custom-Ilouse officials and cotton ant stock brokers. Ils stock In trade ts good beer, salty pretzels, an urbana manner, and unique and entertaining conversational pow- ers, Ile never, however, allows hls own In- terests to bu overshadowed by the Interests of his frionds. Not long ago, as he was drly- {ng a spigot Into n keg of fresh beer, n post- man handed htm. letter, It bore a Brazilian postmark, Mr, Urbach took Dom Pedro's Ukeness for tho portrait of the Emperor Wilhehn, © “Ile: stopped Tinian at tho spigot and tore open tho envelope, fancying that he was about to hear news trom home, Here Js the letter: Natal, to Guanpe po NountTR, Bnaztt, Aug. Hel riend Willtam: I am, prospering in tho razlitun Empire, When I left New York 1 left ny unsctiled account with you for beer and sinttar necossitics of life. Pienso usd tho In+ vlosed in settloment of the Dill Ask Mike Durns and othor friends to Join you iu threo or four rounds of drinks, and give all tho boys ono of your host ciynre at iny oxponse. ‘ou will greatly oblige me by dopositing tho balance of the ‘inclosuro to my credit with august Belmont. Your truly, OnANan Stevens. The inclosure was a bank tute, gorgeous Incolors of gold and judigo, bearing an tn- scription In which these figures were proml- nent; cy anid —¢ Rois Reta Reta Reis Rela Kets Mets eta els Kele Keta Kets Dat Shtefens, he vas aly low,?? sid Mr. Urhaeh, as hoe sinoothed the bouton the counter, “Ol ybut he done someding always shuat like ashentlemans. Ilg vos look 1iko Napoleon as much so Pare nttn he enkaged him mit his olephants and oder dliks in his show. My kractous, vot a ple pill, Dot Shtofens he ts makin owlt mit a pile of money. Vell, noys, Shtefens he treets wll honta, Vat ly 12” A dollar's worth of beer and wino was dis- tributed, and Stevens’ health was drunk ‘mld great enthusiasm. Mr. Urbach read the letier a accond time, and ugain enressud the bank note. "Vell, poys,”? he said, “dot Shtofens ho drents akahi all ents, Vot fs 162” cl a socom and a third dollar's worth of re- freshinents wero distributed, Mr, Urbach then passed around cignrs valued at $2, and sent onv of his boys over to August Belmont with the note for 590 reis, * You told the pank to geff you Beex doll- ara, und dike it the pellanee ag 2 deposit Lor Shtefena In Natal,” he sald “Now, look out for yourself es you dent lose the pit mit do teaves,”” Away flew the boy, IIe returned In ten nilnntes with the note tn his land, *Vot's the matter mit the pill?’ Mr. Ur- bach inquired. “Vy you dowt got the chung? “Tho cashier: anys that 500 rols Is only forty vents,” the boy replicd. “fe says that thore are more than 6 thousand rels in a Mostar, “ Urbach graenoil the notoand scrutinized it long and closely, “Vell,” ho gasped, © dot’s akreat show pill for forty cents, Dot Shtefens he vas alvays a tam schountrel. Of ho yas hero he could peattree-dwondy-nine,” a HUMOR, A sick man, with a mustard plaster on him, sald: If Tshould eats lost of bread I'd bo alive sandwich.” "Alcohol will clean silver.” ‘Yes, alcohol well stuglk to will clean all the allyer you have—out of your pooket. Mrs, Partiugton .aald’ that os gentloman luughed so heartily that she feared he would have burst his Jocutar veln. Au Irishninn, on scelng a vory small con, exclafined, “1s it possiife that coin was In- tended for any living creature?” When a nian comes out of a dentist's office and says hat he has just lost a tooth from forevps cireumstannes, the joke may be poor enough, but It eannot ho cuffed tootth in, When Brutus and Casalus were boys the girls used to say tut Brute was such ‘a nico fellow, but they preferred Cash. "Che girls buyer f clinnngud one bit—New York Com- merelal, “Children over % years pay. half-fare.” “Oh, you apoak natin, wo Fa 2 And what is your age, Missy?“ Vioh ago? Ainmnn says Lhave two ages, Vout amin ze rail way Lam Gand a alt; and you Dam at ome, 1 am8.—Lunch, ‘Lhe Boston Herald tells the story of an en- thuslastic veteran who, upon gutthic hls pen- sion bupers entitling him te $1,000 arrenrs, remarked, as ho left the Clty Tall, “By Ceurge, if £ could meet the dasturdly rebel that shot me, 1 would treat hin.” A bright little boy, who had been engaged in combat with another boy, waa reproved YS his aunt, who fold hin he ought always to walt until ty other boy picked upotl him’ “Woll’? oxclulmed the little hero, “but it [walt for the other boy to beglo, Par Afraid there won't be any fight.” The wonn of the house 14 In asad fx, A bly fruit yleld and a Presidential election comp toxuthor, There ta any quantity of sluit todo wy ut the man who should peel and pit is ob ears utorch or shouting himsolf hoarse, and in: comseguence thers ‘Will be a dearth of sweets this winter,—~Dan- bury News, “ Any geod shooting on your farin?” aaked the huntur of the furiuer, “Splendid tl’? re. pied tho agriculturist; “ thore’s 0 drive-woll Inman down there in the clover-meadow, a cloth-peddler at tho house, a ecandidate out in the barn, and two tramps dawn in the rd. Climb right over tha fence ig man, load both barrels, and sall in} Country banker (to akuky customer)— * Are you aware, Mr. Soollyan, that count Js overdrawn ahundred of go?" Sool- ivan—" Certaluly Lam, alr, Don’t buthor wo ROO OO 100 10) 500 AN 0 500 600 IRIS BOO GOO G00 600 500 & erate fol- aboutsuch thrifest 1 d 0 how, About the country whion you'y ttre tes ‘RO SF Nit eee Information {4 sy att yily’ é " pe cee wily Morning, shane A QUEEN'S CAPnicrs, Victorin More of n Social Figur Scotinnd than: iu Enetands . Platnta in London of ster qe Conditeting the Royal Mousete London Correspondence Net York Tym London ts bealnning to get into What: aturters, Our Royalties are returning town, having had a gay the of it in Si fo land and elsewhere, When tn the Weshlonts her Majesty seems to recover her oli sph its and cnergy, and to take an tetive part fy mn moting the enjoyments of nll rromnd, ie rounded by her fanily and Manny Royal re distinguished visttors, wo read of our Ouen being present nt gatherings of the clans tae ing long drives to wittess Scoteh festivals, and with all the Balmoral party attening to Gillies hall ab Abergeldte. ‘This aes should do, alfords iinmense saithsfaction, but it sugzests comparisons that whenin Lond except on very rare ceeaslons, lier Matestt does not go among her people, but lives Mt were, secluded from them. Practica; our Court hers conalsts of the Prineg | a Princess of Wales, who, on behalf uf the Queen, hold lovees in St. James’, ar, tt ing be, one or tivo drawing-rooms at Bucking ham Palace. These, with wstate dal] and state concert, constilute the Royal ehtertal, mients, Her Majesty some seasons ty prey. entatone drawing-room. ‘Tho Pring Prineoss of Wales matutain their Royay state, and nt Marlborongh Wonse are tow pitatis to thelr friends, ‘Litis, however, fally ‘ar short of the requirements af thy “fashe fonadle world, and falls to give the stlmulug to trade and fashion which nye exsentlal for a good reason, Complaints are Joud and inany that a greater expenditure from Koyal purse {a not apparent, and on whore than one oceaston the questlon ling mooted of the Queen apportioning her rere ente to the Prince of Wales to enable hin to adequately diselnree those dtuttes the Queen this delegates, In some quarters’ thy Ig & spre subject. Ao inarriage ig on nounced as about to be contracted between the Marquis of Stafford, member of Paris. nient, eldest son of the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, and Miss Harford, daughter of Mr. William Harford, of Bailey woud, near Wrington, Somersetsliire, ‘This $s a conelus alve answer to those who aftirmerdl that a sec. ond Royal alllanes with the Scotel Dake was in contemplation. ‘The Princess Heattice ty not to be thus disposed of. ‘Che Royal Mar rings act, passed in the reign of George {IL, declares that no descendant of the body o Geotgo, IL, other than the issue of Princesses married {nto forcizn famllics, $3 capable of contracting matrimony withont previous consent of goverclen, stguitiod under thegreat seat, and dcelared Ju Councll”? ft was felt when the Marquis af Lorne marred the Princess Loulse that hor Majesty should have given her Royal sanetlon” to tho mare singe of her cousin, the Duke of Cambridge, so as to confer due rank on his family This, however, hag been withheld, and avery worthy Jady thus permitted to sutfer from what those who speak with knowledge recant na caprice, ‘The Grand Duke of lesswandhis children are now here, but bo leaves this weok for Darmstadt, where he will tind sy Pathetic company in the Princess Frederick Sharles of Prussia and the widowed Princess Henry of the Netherlands. It is rumored that we are tu have Court festivitles, should thore be a winter session: a change is also spoken of, the want of whieh ds pressing —ag alteration in the hour of social entetalr ments, Dinners are now held at 8:30 of % ‘The operas and chief thentres are selilom over before midnight, It ty felt that this might be prevented with benefit to all: by some one setting tho fashlon of dining at least one hour anda half sooner. Lknow not if midnight Jus any special attractions, excopt for those who seck “to practice thelr witcheries,” but London festivities are trom, inldoight tit morn, ‘The great. Duke of Wellington was anxious to promote curly hours, and In tha spring and summer held his levees nt To'clock Inthe morning. Ho fotmd the nttendanco numerous. The officers dectared the arrange: ment most convenient, for tho Horsy Guan and his Grace were the wlad up of their night’s work. ————— A Veteran Seaman’s Trouble, Evanston, Il,, Feb, 14, 1880.—Edttor Interns Occan, Chicaga, (ts Lsend you this, feels ing that the Anfeninatian conyeyed will be of material benelit to many of your, readers, One of our oldest citizens, Capt. C. W. Boyte ton, tho Government Light-llouse Keeper ab this point, Is probably one of the oldest sea men in America, having. Balled twenty-sx years on our lnkes, and twenty years on salt Water, After this forty-six years’ servieo is ayesight falled htm, and fora long timo hw kept tho lght at Chicago, until the Gove ernment built the Grosse Polnt, light here, when he'was transferred. ~ While seated In my storothis morning the Captain volunteered the following writen statement: “Phils Is to certify that L hay with rheumatism for twenty (20) ye: i In my side and Hinbs. 1 am lappy to sayy that after using less than two bottles of tha St Jacobs OT am entirely free from pain, though still Hmplag somoawhat when walke ing, from long force of habtt.” €, W, Boystox. Referring to the foregoing facts, I might alludg to Humerous shinflar cases that hava come to my notice, buta word to the wise is suMiclent, Joun Goxener, Pharmacist, Evanston, Il. Peeled Eis ncdscsndiel enue bieinasiad Dee PLAVORING RX ACTS. Good Conte re 1a, "8, NATURAL FRUIT FLAVORS ‘pr. 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