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Ae ' VHE CUICAGO TRIBUNE — Worsk TH —_————. ded ‘Tribe That Dwoells as nis a Hundred Miles of s New York City. ———S . Them Marriage Io Unknown— Felling in WretcHed Huts Amid Squalor. —_———- tre and Defenstra Allianee—The Onteomo s ites Yfsit ta tlie Tribe's Monat. m alu Home, —_—— New York Buns ore A dog around thoro?? Jon wad putto the keeper of a dee denmmer bonrding-houge about two miles eerie rari luulings on the Hudson, Tho {ror rivagainan about five feet six inches eae presented a semtl-barbaric appearunce, tal wae rey matiod, and fell upon bis shouldors: Tis bale wy dirty, and bore that weak, restless Bs face that atten clunteterizes persons of eet ect, ad hls clothos tiardly eurved to eI, ‘and by ne trenns served to protect creer tho coll, Ho hud asturved Jook, nud He mations mansier ttt which he glanced around fe ci she fnquired about tho dos seemed tebiate that his experience with tho canine totmpad not freliiret bine Favorably' toward tt. wmeored tuat there were no doxs Ol the prem as be advanced sluwly and susplelously, 1s alt batt expecting blow from the landtord: ho was atntdidit onthe yvoranda, and offered vepall commonmarket-busket fur sale. . As tho wygnts th 10 quest r i ut it to take the urd’é hand wis-stretebed ou rr man started back, ‘The almple ao tion of ralsing do aria wits Co Alin signilleant of asked tho reporter, who stood ri, and untieed to faiet gleam Instant shone tithe other ye or the viysrant ts " side ihe und ee that fot r Glas dull and seinbeddiotic He SANE i ees ved ha sunt sim tend gry htm for tis b r Lt huiticd Away As 1st ws ong tatte He tow aoc, that bad a tendency eArod aerery slop, voukd allow titn, Ob, bes one oF tho Habeocks, and not ® bad eien either, h weal {uo pindlords a “Who the Babee! Who thant uiried quickly, and looked at ils hdoubttal whether this ine is r * aa gceioues. Thon he alli: wa Habe heen. tio pests of -thoso pUNTKAHANS CN caume Heres tad Uuit wits Raven 3 Thoy live entirely lowe ot and never dy any regular work, “‘Phoy tne nil aes, ated Cuouugle the wild und where ther avieehie ist, ais iets Og {miprayial would yive them suiliciont crops ier ages “it support them all tho winter, thoy never ralse anything, ‘Chey make aplint baskets, such ag thiy that have poirglit, fideome dawn teeell thom. ‘They lve almost Mulrely on nate, Which tre very plenuful on tho bills In the aumner, bit thoy Inake ny proviso atall for tho winter, negleetibig: even to lay Ina dock of nuts and Ceult, or tosupply themselves with woul for burning, Which mucht be hid for tho cutting. ‘The rst frost, therefore, inde thom cold and starving, and thoy yo ina body to efoor Muster; but he can do nothing for them, and they ave driven buck Into the mount~ ains ta (ace the winter,” No doubt many of foom die of cold and exposure fn thut terrible feasun, for. however mild winter muy’ be dows ways bitterly cold nad stormy up there, Gceustonally n few. of thom mage ‘thelr way down through tho snow, and bee for food aod eluting, which they curry up to their frenda above. tn the summer thoy appear nung ustguin, with-their baskets, nuts, and berries for suie; but they pever quy anything about tha way they lived: through the winter, and aveut to dislike talking bout their damestle Mairs, When one of thelr number. died fn {u Winter they ecrapan hole hytho frozen ground: gol bury the body withott any religions formalities. Indeed, they cnave no relighon, and they Hive like wikt animals, without a thought of u future state, They never send ayy of thelr chiliren to sehoul, nbd, ng Farad 7 knew, not one of thom cun read or write, Their houses are not worthy to becalled Dy sueb a name. hoy are bullt of logs, planks nig they ber ur get lit tome way or other, burk toh from. the str taud, and Jeaves, ‘Shey olfer hardly nny tection from the wind, onda moderutely b fallof rati.or snow punetrates the fitnsy ro ag though there was no covering thore at all, Ut fsgcummon saylng amoug the Cornwall peo- ple that when nent gots Inte A abeock botted there ly no occasion to open the door to hunt herour, It fa only necessary to chase her, and. the will epeeddy tnd un exit through one of the openingy in tho wall, ‘The houses hive no flre- places, und when w lire isto be kindled tha vce tupanty ubut to treat thomnclves to. this un- wonted Iuxuey altnply pile up.a hoap of pure Alntly dried wood ty the corner, gota Mutt py the South Seu Islander plan of boring a hole about half way through rotten stick, thon ‘Duing the point of anothor atick into tho vritice, and, twirling the poluted stick. around rapidly, dy the backward and forward’ motion of both bards, until tho friction cnuses the rotten stick frst to sinoulder and thon to barat into a AMIlL dame, which is communicated ton plece of pase er. When tho fire 1s kindled :tho-suiuke i ut- lowed to escape through the erevices: |. “itisnot thought necessary 10 go through soy Marrluge ceremony When a Babeoek selects dis wife, nor have they ever been known: to” wary out of tholr own eonncotlon, Uabenoks form alliances with Babcovks, und the ebthtron glowing up are married vw other Babeocks, Thoresultof this iy upparent. ‘Thelr faces, for the most part, bene un expression of semis Wiocy, and taoratly, mentally, and tnteltectualty they are au inferior people, Thuy wre cowardly tothe lust degree, and hive un especial aversion todoms, w fear tht soelnigy trom w brutal prau: Use of tune of our poopie of setting thelr cind thom when thoy wo tobeg, Years age 2 man Fasbadly torn by wbrate ured to uttuek him byayredter brute still, and from chat thie, pe- eally, ontrayes of the same Kind huve been cowmitted; but tho Bubeveka wore nover Koown to seek legal redross, ang whon ono of teem yoes before a Justice It is nut to usk fort “irtunt forthe arrestor another, but to bey Pieourly for relief for himself. “Onlyunco have {herd of a Babcock using M1 cxpression that showed that he bud the finbieat [couecntion of soil dlstingtions, | The Condi Ho sald that, Rote yeues. tao, Whe od Ike Babeuck, the founderel tho tumily, was Uive, be and a party of lls wuosts want “Up the ituday morning to visit the settiomen They rewehed Ie wfter a couple Of hotirs of tull- fore and, in soma instances, dangerous eliinb fig, The party stood on tho ‘slde of a amall hill beture w howe, and at roan, was lying on tha FFs Reurthem, Forty yards away. wis unothor ikon which stood a Wounn waiehing thom at Istentug to what they suid. str. Vitentine et Tho nan ff old tke fivadt with hint, and tho Miogclldressed shook bis auuguy’ heud ad, Cher any Vers bolted toward the house on tho hy ead Mr. Vatontine, looking doubtfully Pat tho little valley, * that woman takes cure (tho old ula, does shut i He tat Taxed himself upon his elbow, and re Mdungrily: Thue ere leddy, alr, shy take ie bin, “We ulu’t got no women umong HB, n't. ‘lt Valentina luolted ut the Indy in question, tnd recognized. hes Nulgymlzed berasa pursom known jp the Sto was about avyune ane id ( ul yeura of age, her het was Hoel around her thrunt, ‘her face wus eWole cute battlu-wurred, und her dress, wll tol tron, sted of a tattered walstount, au old pate of meus aNd Dart OF w itour-aaek, - lenny Salt the Lindiord, in conelusion, “thera Usborne! (uy telling you any muro about the. tow ts Twill tvks yo np tho hills: tosmor- Tepud You ean judye tor yoursult.” renenuitting “on” the proposed expedition these Urter Jeurned something further ‘about- they papular Peoply he was going to see, ‘About walked SISA Mun With a Tollitiry appearance him nto Cornwall Nobody bad evor seen, Wenge Put i soon beearito known that bo Head wee, who had como from West ‘Poittt, ated ce through the war of 1812, and woro Fey uut he wuld bo did not ike fyhting, sng nskene tolive in pence for tho future, He tg kee WAN winploy went ho desired, and be ud auld da attest anything when bard fection’ ut that huving & conatitutional ob Pathiny, 0 work hu tlegirea at present to do Fea dlls futher hud been a gentiemun of te tha ae culture, und nover worked, Hu had santas Mewlth nor culture, but boing’ thus di. Soayed a bis father In those two particulars, he OR ba More Intensely to resemble bin Web ween oe not working, "He waa told that foe Cau aree would undoubtedly bring bin to better uty, House, but hy replied that if nothing oie ered he would bu content with that. « of the aos At tenet 8 anspieion upon the part foformaybvors that The was a deserter, and authority lon of bis whereabouts Waa sunt to the Rother pa At Weat Poluts but, without day tig Peli ag ta. deagetar Gr nu, the author ties tad thy at they bal no further use for bh, Keey btey Rughle of Cornwall were woloome to Pur aly 23 20g wa thoy Iiked, teaur of wenthe Ike Babcook pursued tho oven ming, fe May’. He was eouifortably oludy be Mantly ghey enough to vat, Tor he wna con erally CH picking “his teeth, aud bo was gun MONE TUAN ‘ Ye TAL DINK, rea those dayy Hobudy ever auw him in oa cathe Tree 4 restaurant, and where be got bis Ms por g tg murvel tothe nelghbora, ike butt ang tree Inui, but he was muscularly Der every ie be wuld ne way an expert wWlule Pred, to dy believed bit und ib wus pros Cathe bane abla w ewinninlny-bathr and echoul er, Nae! the Hudson and install Mike us. a wang an lndeed, thut the people of Corus they dialivey ourticularly ty learu to awim, but mainte to weuuny wan idle and penwlloss Kheno, gad weitys Ukeentered warmly into the Wuaas iy ate auch u glowlug uocount of his Biren to ie 20 Wuter that tnully iuduced bly ud} Nad buck tye towwlin weross the Hudson ue. Pry suuny afternoon when Tke Hab- Me was cout the Hudyou to perform hia task, Nagered th, Tene of Success, gud bis backers Meda pant F mauey on bin jn a way thut ludl- “Dual [Dosdenuies of fulth over reason, 4 bie ofeurd boys,” were bls last words ns ‘ated Into tha wate: Mit drow: Ilo very nearly kept bis promise. He atruge gled out about twenty yards into tho Hutson, with contortions of arms and toga that woul: not generally be accepted ua tho highest type of @kI and wrnce in ewininimg, and then he went OUL OF alght 18 Sriends nt frat thougne that ho was trking a dive, but the bubbles that arose. and the commotion of tha water Just aver tha plice where ho had gone down quickly dlapelled Hat iusion. Ho was fished np with the gront~ ost ditlenlty, and ag he caine to tho surface ho wae understood to mutter Joreatane nbout a cramp; butheafterwant admitted that it was muy senra since he jad been in tho water be- fore, and he supposed he bad: FORGOTTEN HOW TO BYIM. Tko was at this time about M5 years of nge, but looked tmuch younger. He hod been In Cornwall about rent months when its popufation was life creased by the arrival of a young wotmitn of 30, who enld fer nme was Clara, wid she was novor known by any other title, She eume fron tt dl- reetlon opposit to (hut from whieh flee. had r= rived, and, Uke hiltn, eho wis indisposed to worl, and willing to xo to the County House, She was very pretty, but hor arrival did hot tony marked avnsntlon, except in tho mind of the Poormaster, who, 03 he himself ¢xpreased it ton resilentof Cornwall stil living, “Shinned around until he was sick, sore, aud sorry, tryin te find tho woman's nntecedents, and finally made up iis mind tht both Ike and Ciara id have to beRitpported at the expense of the county.” He went ony morning to bring then this chest {uteiligence, and found that the places that hid Known thet knew them no more. ‘They had formed 1 defensive and offensive: riinnes, and fled to the mountains, They bulla rude hut on the Sebunemunk, lying between tho East und the Woodcock Mountatus, five tulles Crom Corus wall, and close toa place called Dark Hollow, Lwould be diteult to Und a drearier spot in all the Hightands of the fludson. Tu winter the place id almost Inacecesible, and) when the first show appenred on tho mountain tops the people of Cornwall expecten tosee Pke and Clara nmong them agatn. Hut throughall the rigor of a mere elless winter the pour couple lived in thelr lofty home, and when spring again appeurod they had at little hoy to cara for, The yenra wont on, aid children were born why grew to men aud women on the invuntaine op. ® . THEY TAD NO IDEA OF MORALITY, “ and, 6 thoy became In thine a Burt of tahnocd rice, ud Found it Impossible te form matrl- mmontal nlite a Set the enn lee fn the ynlley, they gradually accepted tho situntion and lived fuand for themselves none. Ike vitine to ho known na Old Ike.” and Clien was spoken of as? Old Ment Clara.” Ji 18H Clore was atrleken down with paralysis, and from the tine she was placed in bed she never ruse from It for thirty. alx yeurs. Six yeurs ngv she dled, and was buried on tny mountains, She was 3 yours old ab tho tine of ber death, and her husband, who survived her only Circe yenrs, had) almost seen its loth birthday when he died, Thy Jabeocks naw number avout sixty, and there does nut seen to be any prospect of 'tholr dying out, Basketemoking ly the only trade the; Fallon and thoy ty uy hn anne i the way rovieions, but live upon tho nuts and berries “entd Justices ‘and T have : innl class, Amog3 M, Ilollett, of Canteroury, very little trouble with thon so Tar as extensive robberies ure converned. ‘Thoy ste grow hug corn and Oceusionally rob a hen roost; but. beyond this they rarely yo. Only onee have T known noything serlotis to follow from thelr carousing. A Yenr age, after au election In Newburg five or six of tho Habcocks started to. walk to thelr homu in the mountains, They wore all vory drunk, and on tho road thoy sot Into a quurretin which Davia, the oldest of the band at present, had his skull fractured by Janes, Peonmitted dines, but as Wiavid res vovered, the Grand Jury refused to indict the prigoner, wid he was dischurged, “When ] frat enime to thls oflice F knew L waa ning to have trouble with tho Babeocks. Vintor was closing itt and stormy weather threatening, One morning golnyz to the door L aUw a purty of them eoming down the streets Thoy pushed Into the ollie, and sald they were aturving und wanted relief. Of course 1 hud no power todo anything dircetly for thom. ah ought to have applied to the PoorsMuster, AL the service Leould render them was te commit them either to the Jailor to the County-louse, so 1 sent them tothe latter. But the keeper ree fused to receive them, saytng hie bad no auth ity to take Ingo many strong meu and wome ninply able to earn tholr own lying, They came back to my office. and 1 then told them that {ft thoy applied to me ngain Fwonld send them to tha Jail. here fs prospect to which et more strenuonsly than tht of working for thot living it fs that of molng to Jail, and thoy hive never applied to me, since that tnte, though they yo to the Poor-Muister every. winter. “Tho Babeoeks are hard drinkers, but they care for nothing but whisky. ‘I'he proprictur of a Uquor siloon in Cornwall told ine that some years nge be got up at 3 o’eluck one bitterly cold winter morning to attend to some busl- new. He opened bis saloon door, nnd there crouching gutsido wis old fke, mult dead with tho cold, Tho propetator whose name was Shadon, pulled bia i, nnd asked hl what he wns doing there. Ike suld be was going luto tho woods to cut branches to repair his hase, Wut he thought he would tuke a Mnlp" before’ etart- fog. Shuton looked at the man. who was thon Upward of So uss ofage, and tiskod him how be expected to live Ubrough such adsy as that was inthe woods, Old [ko lnughed countemptuonsly, “Why! he autd, * Um in tha woods avery day, but it's #0. all-flred cold this. mornin that 1 thougut I'd ask you fora nip, Mister, uforo L act out”. “{tissupposed that Shadon bad no whisky open, but he hud some fine Freneh brandy up stairs, and, thinkiyg to give the old mun such a {reat us bo had never had betere, he brought it own and poured him out half a tumblurful, Old Ike swallowed It nt a draught, ** How do you tiko ft?” nsked Shidon, “Olu Tke shrugged his shoulders. * ft'a poor ehh be sald, ‘Can't you give we somethin’ - TOAN FRED AS IT-GOHS DOWN?” “Tut, inveterate drinkers ns thoy aro, thoy are generally peaceavte nod quiet in thelr cups. One.of them, with a bottle of whiskp, will alt for houra singing and enjoying blinavif as thorough ly us though thero wasu party of a hundred with him, Atew nights nyo iy daugbtor and her busband were stopping ata fricud’s house sonte distance up the mountains, At ubout mite night a man begin to wing {1 front of the huuse, butas he made no. other disturbunce thoy dld not dlaturb hin. fo sung until 3, or made short specches, propoaud ineomprebensible tousts, and returned thinks slecplly. ‘They thought ac first that he bad company with him, but looking TN the blinds they wore ably tot only tosee thnt he was alone, but to recognize bin ns Habeock by bis tnatted huir and ragged clothing, On tho following morning thoy found tho grass reased dawn where he tid ste} upon It, but be ud ony away early leaving behind him noth jog but an empty whisky bottle.” Tho noxt day tho reporter weutup tho Schuna- munk Mountning and got to tho stronghuld of the Uabcocks. Thero arc, lt appeurs, two sottle- tents, tha ono on tho Schunemunk consisting of three houses, built in the most primitive fag! fon, Standing inalde, one can onsily look out Ey through the boarda and logs. Tho roofs wero coverod with branchoy, which in winter time are uiled up to a hight of several feta practice that Gnoo very nenrly resulted in tho destruc. tion’ ot a whole family, for, tho snow Fut og bouyily, tho roof, already wolghted down wit branches, gave way and foll, a muss of ruins, upon tho tloor helow, brorking the ley of ono of tho women, and more or luss injuring everybody In the roum, Nelthor then nor upon any other occasion WAS A BUrgeON summoned, for these alnguler people,utterly stupid otherwise, have a CUINOUS KONT OF KNOWLEDGE OF MEDICINE, and scom, apparently‘by a kind of animal tne atinet, to know whut to de when any of thalr nuaiber are tll or injured. Muif a dozen children, wild looking in dress and feature, stopped ptoying to sture it the [legis tory woverul men who wore lounging about looked ut thom with a vacant gaze: The wonten cama out from the three huts, and, with tholr army folded aeruss thoir brenste, sturad at the visitors. ‘The clothing of all hud evidently bean pleked up’ plevetucal, and in many in- stances till men were golug around with ludicrously short coats, but without maklog an effort to effect un exohunge with the smull men, who wore obliged to hold up tho tails of tholr arinents to prevent tholr tripping thom up. nck cloth pnterml largely into tho altiro of the women, and the children were protected from tho cold by ploces uf rough horse blank. abudy was inclined to give any information uste thor mode of living, and thoy ratbor re- sented fd A wouk, undemunstrative way tho fu- trusion of strangers. Ono man only was {u- ducod to spvak. Ho was lying jn bed, and through the open door hu answered tho report- or’a question ne to whethor ho was tlt by saying that bo wae in perfect benlth, but bo had no wood cut, and forthe past these days Ut had beon too cold for blm to get up. “Those people.” sald Justice Follottsin tho evening, “ure not dangerous, nnd give but Ute tle trouble, but thoy ure a disgrace to the Gouns ty, and something ought to bo done with 3," re A Swiss Jail, Reng is have often complained of o laxity of discipline and suporviviuu Ju jaila io this couns try, but they uppeur to be veritable bastiles compared with that iu the Canton Behwytz, Switzerland. ‘Tho only prison ts iy farmhouse, and the juil authorities are u jallur, poles ser- geant, andanun, The two former spend inost Of tholr time at gona ueighboring butha. ‘Tho prisoners yo in and out as thoy plowso, appare cntly only reimining Lbeenuse they ke ft. ‘The nun fg in tho budlt of accompanying repentint fufantieides to # nolgbboring kbring. Gne oriie foul, a brutal murdorer, sentenced about a your nyo to loiprisonineut for life, sepia to have been: kept locked up until ho so wou on the ound feolings by protestations of ploty Cut she ale towed blin to work outalde, like the reat. Karly one worniug litely he was sent for wuter, and strange to 8 unnot now by found. SS Art Vou Artist (to a porter" You carried my picture to tho Acudummy and banded It over tu tbo come mitwer" Porter—" Yes, aud It pleased ‘uns ne Jt would bave done you good to vee “ein laugh.” The story ig told of W. EL. Vanderblit that twhile in Purls bo visited u well-known plotura dealer and demanded, * Haye you any Verbouck- hovens?" “LT huve one.” Set it out.” The deuler humbly produced the gunvas, * Humph!" the purchuser sald, “What do you usk for thi? “Thirty thousand franva,” was thy re- ply. “ Waatl!"” exclaimed thy Atmertean, tudlge nant! "Thirty t nd frances for twa'sibop and Wo cowl Why. f bought a whole foe of sheep and six cows yesterday, and only gute OW fraues for the Lot sw BEARS IN PENNSYLVANIA. An Old Hunter's Hescription of Some f hele Peewtlarittens Philadelphia Ledger, There are still extensive forests of beech And oak in tho Counties or Wayne, Pike, and Monroe, In Pennsylvania, and tn the adja- nt Counties of Sullivan and Delaware, in w York, with yratarens of outlying swamp Jand of Inurel, hemlock, and tamarnck. ‘These are nearly within tearing distance of the Erle Itallway; buteven at this lute day the black bear inales In them Hs favorit vreeding aud feeding haunts, almostadfreely ond in nearly ns Jarge numbers as ft dtd bee fore clyilization had nude any advance tu the region. 3 From an old bear-hinter of Pike Comnty it was learned that there are more signs of bears this fall than have been known for years, Along tha edges of the grojt swaps thore Is x border of soft, black mid. These SWWAIUDS Are, Inatty of them, mings fnacceasl bie to mau, and the bears atake’ them thelr places of refuge. If bears are plenty, the nud along the edges, at this time of yenr, will be broken up, ug If cows had been walk ing and stunplog Init. At intervals, also, the nitid will be hollowed out In spots elght or ten feet long, two or three wide, aud two feetileep, LY ureat pateles of serup oaks are found eroshed to the ground, that Is 1 certaln dudleation: that bears have been “working” there." ‘They have been out feeding on the acorns, ‘They rise upon their hainehes among the sertb, and, with thelr fore puws, beat the bushes vielenUy.! Bears are very fond of eriekets, slugs, and bugs of all kinds, nand- they know thut their favorit iusects omuako — their homes in the fall under stones on tho ground, Consequently they select spots where the ground Iy covered with stones, nud turn them upto get at the bugs. Yellow-jacket and hurnet nests, or rather thelr contents, are favorit morsels with the blavk bear. Ifa bear sues 0 yellow-jacketor a hornet working fn the woods, he nets Hke a erazy thing until he finds the hole the ono: enters, or Ui trea or rock to which the nest of the other iy fastened, Ue prances and dances avound through the wouds, licking his chops, and Whinttg git growllag, until bis unerring seent leads hin tothe object of bls se: y Then he gets right dawn to business, Yel- Jow-fuckets built their nests In the ground. When the bear finds one, 1b takes but a few scoops of Ils fore paws to turn it wrong side out, The bees swarm ont In clouds, and cover the deur. until he looks as If painted yellow. He pays uo attention ‘to their at taeks, although au assault of yellow-jackots on nlinost any other antinal would soon re- sult In death. ‘ ‘Tho bear merely shuts his eyes and grins 44 he sevops the honey out with hts paws and iteks them off until the nest is deapoited of every traee of its sweets, The old hunter deelares thnt he shot a big bear once in Pinchot Swamp, over hn the High Krob re- Afo killed it, but when he went tn to the caress, out he fod that the bear robbing a yellow jucket's nest. amt was still covered with the fiery little Ine Beets, Lf that War had been wounded only, and nad showedyfight, Pd a waltzed orlsht into it withoutany delay, But when one uf tute hot tated. varmints af i Yullardacket come a divin’ atime, Ldldn't Want nono o’ bin, and f ett and rin wivn't afeered 0? ne wounded b'ar, but that yatlur bee seared ing out, L didn’t dare te go frter that bir tl next day? Hornets butld thelr nests high up in the branches of trees, or fasten, them to rocks, outot Uhre r dsr, Sunt, ettaaaattss tts, haf these Inseets are, they are no matel for the bear, A bear discavers a hornet's nest far outonatinbd foo sini! to bear hls welght, pon the breast of rack, tlimhs the tree, breaks longest branch he ean getyand, holding It in his fore paws, thrashes the nest unth it drops to the ground. Sometinies. he dances or suunps an the Hntb antl! the nest fs siiak- en off, Uf the pest 1s on i rock, Uke bear roc, upto the top of the ledge above It Then he gathers lirge stones aud pleces of wood, and rolls them down the side of the rovk untll one strikes the nest and sends It tumb- flag to the gromut below. ‘The hornets seein to know what hing erused Meir ridin, and not ong of them deserts the fallen nest, but al seen to walt for thy appearance of the bear, awhen they atinek him tance. “A horbebsting,”. says the old hunter, ‘fs equal to a blow from a sledge hammer every time, and one hornet tl knock a bull dow But their bite won't raise 8 lianp as big as buckshot ona bat, and the shigey critter seems to think (sa houpo’ fan, Tol stand upon tis hind legs and square off with his fore paws at ho hornet {eating If he was box- i’ with somebady, only he's darn careftl to keep his eyes shet. | "Then he'll ny down and roll nil over the rest, ay IC he wanted to show tho hornets, haw hud’ care ne more for Jum thin if they wag enats. Onee I seen Dig she b'ar, whieh, had knocked 0 hornets nest as ble asa peck measure offfn n tree, take it under her arm and walk off with [tas coul ag if it was one 0? her cubs.” ——$—<—— LANGUISHING LOVERS. A Hoy Groom Kept by His. Mothor Away trom His Nowly-Wado Wife. New York, Nov. 2.—dames ¥, Farring- ton, who on Sunday night last was marrled in Greenpoint by the Nov. E. A. [alner to Miss Susan M. While, has not secon his wifo since, because his mother keeps hin unde r lock and key, and refsous to allow him to go out of the house, + Farrington fs 0 beardless boy, 17 years old, Mls mother, who has: a second husband, ale legesthat her son was Invelgled Into tha marrluge with Miss White, who says sho fs only 90 years old, although sho looks oldor. Mrs, Barnes adda that sho Intends to keep her boy away from his bride until legal pro- eecdings can be taken to annul the marrluge, Miss White lives at No, 48 Vancott aventte, ‘The couple’a acquaintance has been shdri and the boy's mother says that {t did not be- In until last Saturday evening, Tha’ boy fin Hot much aequaintancs with: young Indies, and, ag he found Miss White charin- ing, Na, proposed marriage, was accepted, and on Sunday night he met hor to make her his wife. ‘They called upon the Rey, Mr, Halner, tha pastor of the Chelation Church of the Fivangel, on Sunday night after serv. leo, and asked him to marry them, fo thought that tho bridegraom Jookett boyish, and asked bhnhils age. Farrington’ sald ho wns 20 years old, Io told the ininigtar ’ thatl his father had been killed In the battle of the' Wildorness, and that his motherjwns uso end, Mr, Hainer was not satisfied with; this ac- count, us he looked at least six yen foun por than Mis bride, and requested them to ney company him to the residence of thy ttey, N, II, Simonson, pastor of the M, E.Tabernacie, that they might consult about the idarrlage, Mr. Hainer oxplaincd that he lind been a res. ldent of the elty only a few months, aud was not well Informed about about tho mar. ringo laws. Mr Stmonsun, on being told by the bride and groom that thoy were both 20 yenra old, sntd that he thought it would bo proper to marry them. Mr. Hainer, never- ‘theless, would ‘not perform tha ceremony, except in the proseney of tholr parents, As Farrington sald ho was an orphan, Miss White was appenied to, She went to her mother, her boystover follawlng, and ins short {ime Mrs, White came, consented to tho marriage, and, after the ceremony was performed, sicned the certifidute asa wit hesa, Farrington promised to pay tho preacher on Monday, and went’ away. ‘Tho couple ngreed to keep their marriage ti secret fo Ars. Barnes and went to thelr separate Louies, ‘i As foune Farrington hind remained out late hfs mother searched his pockets, and found in them a note ndilressed to the clergy: ‘nan, making an Appotatinent after tho serv> jee, ‘This aroused her suspleldn, and eho pressed him with go many questions that he a. Inst confessed t6 hls marriage. Mrs. Barnes yesterday engized counsel to sock to ‘unnul the marrlaze, and visited the pollca- station ta sea whether sho could uot cause, Mrs, Whilto's arrest, —— ‘Tho Uses of uy Sandefag, * ork : New Pat, Ono of tho moat convenient firticles to bo usod ina sick-room {98 waud-bag, Get domo clean, Boe sand, dry it thoroughly in wkettls ou tha stove, mike t bax about eight inches square of Hannol, Hie with the dry und, saw tho open ing carefinly together, and cover pho bag with cotton of nen cloth. ‘This will provent tho sand tron slithy euread will niso onuble you to heut the bay quilokly by placing if In the oven, or even on the topof thewtove. Afteronce usm this you will nover agaln attempt to warm the fect or Lends of n Blok porvon with a battle of bot water ora brick. The sand holds the heat 4 Jong Umu; and the bag can ba tucked up to the buck without hurtiug tho favulid. iq) is no yood plun to make two or three of the bayy und Keep Vue ready for Use, © \ . SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1880-SIXTEEN PAGES. GOSSIP FOR LADIE MRS, BOWN'S DISAPPOIN'TMEN AT ARABRFART NOY, 3, 16EU, The waddest wortan ft this town Ta Mra. Capt, Xerxes Brows, Last Wednesday forn eho tors'd her head, And to her Cupt. Xerxes sald: ' “You promised mo you'd buy ine, Mrown, This day 4 gros-yraln allken gown!" Mo wilily dropped hfs knife and fork— He'd bot on Huueoek und New York! “And how about that winter-bonnet, With plumios, and Jet. and bangles on It?! Its cheeks beenme of nahen hue Ne’d bot on Dadian, tool “And then that nice new velvet encque, With luce all up the front and backt" Mo quaiied boneath fer Mirld glare, And thouyht yf death and Delawarel “And thon thoge gloves!" ut stay, no more~ He, swooulng, fell upou the.flour. Ab ino! tu henr that wont tell, You'd think the country’d uqne to—well, No matters hut fn ail our town Tho anddeat fomale's name fs Brown, Kansas Cily Limes (Deni), | CATIARINA DOLGOROUKE Pateratnirg Correspondence Vertiner Tayeblatt, Tt was In the ir HSh$ when Czar Alexander aw for the first time bis ‘present wite, at that time tho Heineess Cathatinn Dolgoroukh She was thon gradunting atone of the most fash fonablo fnstitutions of learning in Hetersbure, and the Czarand bis family were present to witness tha solemn, proceedings, The marvelous beauty aud japlendid form of the 16 yeura old dontden.—tnde «tN more Msclnating by the rosy health and vigor of youth,—her chaste and mod: edt ‘appearance, did not fall to make the leopest Impressian tpon tho heart of the Czure He engayed her in conyersation, and only after tho kindest — encour- qgament the bnshful girl, thus distin- gulshed before all bee companions, beeand! 8u far composed og to be able to answer all the questions of tne Czar fntelligently, tie thon Jenrned ber namo; that her parents had dled when she was quite young; that her relations had plueed her In the St. Catharina Institution for the edticatton of young gitls of tho Russias nobility; that after her graduation eho would return to the home of her older brother, who ocenpied with bis family a puluce on the Ene alist Quay. o After this day the Emperor patd frequent Visits to tay house of Prince Dolgoroukl, until finally there did not pass nu day when he was not geen ja tha company of tho beautiful: young — Princess, taking a atrotl on the Quay or in the magnificent yurdens ad Jolniug the pulnce. Gosalpy Petersburg soclety soon made these walks of tholr Czar with the young girl the eblef themo of thelr Interesting converguon. "This gossip, however, Yecame very annoying to both, and thelr walka wero changed from the English Quuy to the Quay of Snuinvers, tnt even there they were follawed by the Inquisitive and Iynxecyed publ ie, who Were now entisficd that the beautiful Catharina was tho Inst on the long list of Alexander's rinours, Long drives fu the neigliiorhood of the Quay of Koxincers and to the Islands were reset tec te to escape the eurlous eyes of the people, : ‘The young girl soon overcana ber bashful- ness, wid te Czar mot his naw fove every eval, dug at tho patuee of her brother, to whieh he found aumittanee by a buck dour uuseun by tho ashing niamttinide, ‘The Cznrinn soon beeame nequainted with the State of nifely, und winny and bitter were the seenes which pavsed butween her and her logo lord, In foreign papers it hut often heen nae berled hut the Empress silently indorsed this Jatest of te € ‘6 eseupades. ‘This Is mise She never could be prevailed apa to Preeognize the Princess Catharina us one of her maldsoChonur. The Princess received the Ute, bat she did not recelve the monugriin of the arin set dir dhemonds, which ia presented to, every nati) of honor by the Cznrina hersett fu aneknowledgment of” her. poaltion. Bo the Princess was unty In possession of the tite ut that olllee, but never was admitted to the pres ence of the Empross. a ft was only the bewttehing bonats: of tho youn, girl wileh captivated tho raplily growlug old Alex:tnder, ts she dovs not possess elthor esprit ovany power of conversation whatever, Oth assertions in this respect ure entirely false, and They emmannte from the fact that her predevessor: in tha ollice Of mutifreasd en “tre of the present Npress Wis tlsO 0 Princess VDolyoroukl of a Uitferent: tine of tho farullys who fe now the wits of Mr. Von Albodinski, The’ present Czariia has also often been confounded with her sister, tho witow of Prhise Mugebtscheky. This Judy, whois ns beautiful av she ts clever and ingenious, and who lost. her husband during the JUtseo-'Turklen war in tho defense of tho Shipla pase, years, aga severed afl couneetion between herself and her sister, ‘This is the sume l'rincess 3. who, by her aptrit and tients, Bo enraptured the Duke af Saxg- Altenburg, the bruthor of the Grana Duke Cone stintine, that he offered her hls hand two yours ago. It was whispered at that titne Unit tie pe- cullar rotations of bor sister to the Czur were tho cunse and obstacles tn the way of tha eonsnm mution of this merciage. Princess Catharina does uot disthiguish bersal€ by any posses+ ston of briltliunt talents and gifts; lime hus also-made great inroads upon hor beauty, but the love which tho Czar bere bee at her children ‘romnins as feos and. true to- day as durlog tho duys of thelr threat acquaint. ance, Lotur age tho Cyr eecured tho future of iis geeond family in a material polat of view, Isut there was one thiug which bo never could seoure for hor, with all bis devotion nud it~ tucument for the love uf his old iure, and. thitt was tho position in socloty of the Husslan no- Dility to which she really was entitled beenuse of her own high birth, To tho same extont ug tha Czurina remained distant to the Princess, to tho sine extent tho latter hid to endure tho cool but dignified resorvy of tho Iusslan arise tocracy, ani this reserve cost her muny tears and bitter buurs in her lite, ‘Tho Princess Dolgorouki appeared at Court. Dut hardly auy Court-bail or other festivity took vince without catsing her deep grief and gore row, It wns usvless thut Gen. Rilojay, tho foe totum of tho Court, whispered big pressing In Umations in tho cars of” tho cottrticrs this “Madume Ia Princess” tnd not accepted any invitndion far such or sucha dance,—tho dis- tinguished gontiomen were always sorry to bo engaged ulrendy to other Indies. “To those: ala tlugulaued gonticmen tho Insimiution wie di- reotly inaile, bocause of less prominent dancora the Princess never stood jn need, Sho never succnoded in surroundig horself Inher own Hittle clrete with those porsonullties whom she would kaye buen only too glad to welcome. Nery -aprolnted malds of hogor could not violate otiquet, and they pala th€ir usual com- pilmentury visit to the Lrincess, but there the mintter endad, Buttho salonaat tho English Quai were not deserted by any mouns, On the coutrary, thoy wero Fen eests ‘by sniny people, Those who wantod ottice with it fut datury, or any lucrative position ut Court or in the ariny, were goncrally successful Hf they only operated with 2 Nitto vareand clreumspection, because tho Princess fa valn and ensily flattered. .Bhe delights in let ing thoso who seuk her favors knew that sho hus influcnog, and that ber intluonce alone can produce the Aesired effect, " fn French tad Germun papers tho story bas ofton beon printed tint the Princess Polgoronkt had lived iu the Wluter Paluco, aud that the Cénrina invited hor te do Bo beeture Toared for the life of the Etpuror, ‘Tho story was iso told ons tho stroets In Patersburg, but it fa with outany foundation in fuck. Ou only vue occas aipn the Princess resited in the Winter Paluce, thla ocourred during tha ableauce of the Jébrind'at St, lkemo, then occupled the rooinw af tha Duchess of Mulnburg, So far the Kimo hyd WAnuined entirely passive in rots ereneo th... thoeds frien o! ber | hue Butipow'tt she rocvived a letter trom tho Priffwty. to tho effect that she toatrod to ron iy tinnte of the Wintor lul- vow, ‘Thts direct insult ay Irritated tho Czurina that aha wrote a lutter fa tha Czay, ‘The Grand: Duke Constantine took hee moihdrs part, and tho Princess had to mukic room forthe Emproas, urchasod & yaligd for hur on the Buss near the ri fy do, where sho FS Gi henoysr sho 141m Bt. Potorae » Frow thonve sid inukes frojpent ylalte to tho Winter Patace, agoauupanted by bpr shit. ren, ‘Tho Czarlnn -kuew of those ‘visits, and made po objection to thu. «Tho report, bow. over, t she reogived. the Princesa Dolgorouki during, whey last spomonts for the purpose‘ of) advising bur in referonca.to the futire ‘relutions between the Czar and boraclf tubfiundod. But thore {a mo doubt that tho Cenriny conferred with hor huaband on this sub; ith thd it fa positively age tod that abe advised bid narcinge uftor her dtuath, ua suon ug toa law. and cuquet would permithin, And before that great and gon troua oul took its Hight from kee tral body aho- summoned Cathuring’s. childroh to ber beduidy, to bless thom, In the curly spring tho hm ror ade Séurskojo Szulu bls residence;: ON the or gitns ine atyle)“ho suw bis wife for tha Inat thisas duct the uext day tho good and dntly woman quivtly fell into an apparently goun from which she aid uot ee ugeln, rn the situation fmine- dlgtely In favor ‘of tho Princesas. all the hopes aud desires would how by reutized at once, According to tho laws of the Ureok Church a widower eun marry sal after the expiration of alx weeks aller bis wife's aleath, Sho was compelled to wait that long, but abe was totermined also not to walt a mins uta longer. On the Jat of Avgust tho murriaza act was porfortmed at Raplachi, in & very snail elrelo of the best und tracat friends wits heasos, Who alaned the nurriage contract, tho Grund Duko Nicoluus, Count Louls Meiko, and Count Sljuton aro mentioned, OF tho Czar's family none were present except hls bruthor the avove mentigncd Url Duke Nicotaua, Ite even Whisnerad that nono of taose present were aware of tho uiypose Tor whivh they had been summoned to tho Canes prosence, But so much ts certuin, tut the Duchess of Edin! took her not to be compelled t She had hardly reco’ of the mengles. J pre hergof the Btnperor uiie that the other 1 "a household and fu were Meosnformed Of what was Fale to hap pen. The heir to the throne and the Czne are Hae ate to have made up their diiferencea at Avodiit, A LESSON IN COOKING. Detroit Port, Miss Cleely Jones Is Just home from voarding- school and engaged to be married, and, aa sho knows nothing about cooking of housowork, is woing totake afew leasons in culinary art, to ‘ther forthe new station In tfe which she is expecterty adorn with housewifely graco, Bho vertalnly makes a lebieming pleture as she stands tn the kitehen-door, draped inn chintz, tpron, prettily trimmed with bows of ribbon, her bane hidden under a Dolly Varden cap.and her dimpled, white hands Inensed in old kid- xloves, whit: she sways to and fro on hor dainty Atebebskid heels, like some graceful wind-biowt er, “ Mamina,” she lsped, prettily, “ plense intro> duce ms to your asaistunt.” Whertupon mamma sys, “Bridget, this Js ies young Indy, Miss Cicely, who wants to earn the nuine and useoft everything in tho kitchen, end how to muke coconuut ruske and anucls’ Tool, bufore sho gots to housekeeping for herself,” Snsnortof disfavor, hut, as sho Nridget gi Loney atthe youny lady, relents, and suys, “I'l roy : “And now, Bridget dear,’ snys Miss Cicely, when they are alu, * teil verything. UL sun I don't know any capt whit thoy dk at sehool, and Isn't thi kitchen lovely? i What takes tho ceiling such a beautiful bronze color, onic “ shnuke, unawered Bridget shortly, “and mov are part oirt with that ame.’ “Shinoku—! iitst remember that: and Bride ut, Whit ore thosy shiny things ou the wall?” “ Kivers—tn kivers for thy pote and kitties” “ Kivers?—ob, yus, t must look for the deriva: tion of that word. Hridget, whnt are those round things in that bani “Praties! (For the Lord's sake, where bez yo lived nivor to hear of pratican Why, the'ro ane principal inate of Ireland where 1 kiur rome “Oh, but wo have corrupted the name into po- tntoes; such u shame not ts keep the idluin of uo Inugunge. Bridget—do you mind if) eal you Uiddtet—It is trara euphantaus, und moderiizes the old classic nppetlation, Whit is thls lauid int the pan bere?" “Och, murthor! Whore wuz ye ralsed? That's inilllck, fresh trom the cow.” ‘Mi-l-l-ick, that is thu vernacular, | suppose, of initk, and that thick, yellow couting?* “ig ering, (Lord, sich hevratice)” “Crainel Now, Hiddte dear, 1 inst wetto work. T'm goluy to make a cuke all out of iny own hend for Henry—ne's my lover, Hiddie—to eut whan he comes to-night.” He ed aside" It's dead ho is sure thin {€ he i {ve srot tt all down bore, Bide, on my tab- let: A pound of butter, tweuty exis, two punndd Agar, sult to your, tiste, No, that's a talstake. Oh, here itis. Now, Bludle, tia exis first. It sity's to bent them well; but won't that break the shells?" mW “d break them thla time ff Twas you, thay might nut set wall ott Miter “| ry a vtummulch oC 96 didu't,” suid Bridget pensantly. ' ‘Oh, | suppose the shelis aro used separately. Treral tve broken uil tho emus tute the tour. Tdon’t think [Huse the stetls, Blidie; ive them to guia pace people, Naw, what! next? Oh, Um so tired! Isn't housework dreadtul bard? But in glad Ive lourted to make coke. Now, wht shall | donext, Biddiet” “Lxcuse me, Miss Cicely, but ye mofyht give Ittothe pigs, it's tueself can't’ sea any ochor Use for 1," sald Bridget crustily, “Piet Oh, Bitdiel you doit mean to say that you buve sumo denr, cunning ttle white pial Oh. do rie the ttle darlings In and tetme teed them. Int Just dying te hive one ford pet. Leaw some einton Hasnel ones once ut 1 fair, und they were tou awfully sweot fue anything.” Just thon the bell rang, and Hridget returned tounnounce Mr. Henry, and Cicely told Bridget bho would take atothor lesson tho next diy, amd then she went up suurs in her chintz upron and Invlycap, WIth t Httle dub of flour on her tp lifted nose, and told Henry she was learning to cooks and be tol ber eho must hot get overs hiontcd or worried out, for ho didn't care whether she cotld cook or not; he should never want to eat when bo could tlk to her, and it was any sordid souls that cared for cooking, And meanwhile pour Iiridget wits just stam- ming thivgs In tho kitchon, and talking to bere self In har ows sweet {om about *fdgite turning things upside down for her incurs vaneucing.” A BROKRHIYS ROMANCE. Wall Street Datty News, Itisa very touching incident, We heanl o Southorn editor telling It-on an clevated train yesterday, and he was in u great hurry to pet home and put it to his paper and make an anill- dnyit that it was true. ‘fho scene of tho ro- mance opong in 8 palit) mansion In Now York, A lady sits Ina parlor filled with tho must costly juxurles, Ditmouds us bly as titberts ylitter tn her enrg. Lneo costly 83 per yard almost hides the color pf ber dress from aight. A clocic costing 218,008 strikes the bour of 4p, in, At this moment her husband rudhes into the house, pale, bagmird, suspenders brokum, but bunged Up, Ad bts boots att nud, * Have you—have you caught tho opizottic? she Kasps Ns she sturts up, “UO witel wetre busted—riined—gono up— eine Hut usa shingle!” he mouaud ju reply. “Howe - “T favested $75,000 in the Crooked River Rail- rond ut 93, and it hus declined tod! Jay Gould has bought and consolldated it! We must leave this palace and all these luxuries and works of urtund take two. fourth-story rooms over in Brooklyn.” ; Bho laughed merrily and long. Had tho sud- den news erazed her? He thought it bad; but ho was gruen. She left the room for a moment ond then returned with o plligw-cuse cuntuining $220,000 In Rreenbacks. “Let the Crooked Iver allrund crook away!" abo linghed as ahe emptied the money athisfect. “You buve given mo this mone, during tho past five yeurs, o fow thousand dol- Jara ata the, to buy little artictes.of toitet. L had saved it up to get ino a pair of stockings for Sunday, but efi eet iy, band it over to my food husband to get. tim on hia pins aygnlit. Take It, my during, and if you can got a whick at Jny Gould bio bin hand and Pil back you with tho €50,000 1 hud Jald awuy to seud to the heathen on Christians!" hoy embrace All waa Joy and peace, HE PUT HIS ARM ANOUND IER, UAttle Hock Gutette, ‘Tho other day several nun wer standing on Aatreot-corner, talkiug, when o handsomoly- dressed ja'ly passed. + Fou may not bellows ine,” sald a man named Sprlingtog, “ but Lbaye had iy aro around that lady" “Younre a vilo slanderer, slr," oxclaimed young Paperage, and, drawing off, he struck Mr. Spriggius a heavy blow between tho cyes. Both parties wors instantly arrested, and, whon Mr, Sori¢qing requested that the Indy bo sumtnoned, 4 polloaman caught up.with her and requested her preseuce in court, which had just convened dn afternoan session, Judge,” sald Paperage, * whilo soveral no- qualntanees and myself wero standing on the street ftullelng, thls fady passed, ‘Then tots man,* polnting to Bpriguins, “romarged that be bad put his vem sround hor. ‘Tho luidy ts nothing to tne, Judge, lt my mothor was n Indy, and my ststera aro ladies, and 1 have alwayy made itn polnt to chustivo i tnun who spoaks {Ilof 9 lady.” “oir, Sprig ae Bs lon tha Jude, did you say gan tn i put your arta around te lds?" w f , Bir’ ‘hon the gentloman did right in strikin you, Ladies are not aufe in Littl: Rock so ped us such rulflins aro nilowed to {nault thor," spies: allow the ludy to speak,” requested rigging, i) dur nly. You will please muko your atuto- mont, “Caldn't bear tho man. whon bo sald thit ho had put bis urm around ine, and us [ passed on I dy not know wut occurred, “Exousa mo for boing blunt, but-—but—" “Do you tuvan to nak if the wan over put bis armaroynd ier" “ ¥os," “Then, I must say that ho bas,” - *¥Foru few moments there was o deop allonco, only dlaturbed by « boy who picked at the plis- tardy, hte fn horscaboe nall. “Whatright bad ho to put bia arm ground you?" stamincrod the suo, és Bere answorud tho woman, ho is my butwls When the Court nijournad, ¢! ond the Court mijournedss” ae Fook boots FEMININE NOTES, Thor tefouane in dyures, A young man meta girl, der, murriod her, and took her on a weddlng ter, “There's 80 place ke homd,” repontod Mr, Heonpeck, looking ata motto; and he heartily fujdey, Bint glad thery fan't.!" A Fall Liver girl, earning a salary of §12 Wook, has falton bolees ey Lay ‘Wo never noticed We botorp, but dbo fe ay protty, 7A Wulnoy boy sat boblnid his girt for Just ono hour, Tear aber plat tend Klsvad hor ninety-wlx tive onf oF i, Ad nuddred. Tuoother four thos sue got Su q-huary and kivsod bite, Tho angel 67 Jwiduight—Tho woman who opeua the street Nor tor hay, "Kusband when ho is trying to Unlock the bell-knob, and then lets hin wep on the ball Hog, An Obto gitt suod a nrun for broach of prom- {sv, and proved bin such a mcun scoundrel tat the Jury declded that sho ouxbt ta pay him sumuthlng for not marrying hor. A woman—a lovely woman, tt fa ta bo sup. poscd—hud ber frat politicnl trouble at, Port Jervis. A horrld and wicked man vhullougod her ag not being 81 yeurs old, and, fnategd’ of swearing her vote di, she commenced to weep bittecly und tore bey pyllut tu tatters, If womnn haa got to Awenr to a bin V4 nis fornnle auffruge wou’ —ltochester Herald, “Sother, what is au nn?’ “ain angel? Wolk an angel fs being That Mes,” Hut, inuther, wis oes papa, niways eall ny goyerne aa nn angel “Well” oxelalmed tha mothor, Miter # tnomnent's pause, “she's going to iy m+ go very far, | mediutely,”” “Introduce to mo your {intended said bis friend. "Sho ts not my Intended; eho is my wife.” “Pahaw! you were hugging and klesing: her almost in public.” “Yes, but we have beets married only & month, and I had forgotten that ako wes my wif.” Soelal amenities—Papa (to Mabel, who hos been tog juvenile purty" Did ner: ‘one pay you any attention, Mab?" Mabot—f don't know.” Papa —* Lincan dit any one talk tu you ar dance wit! iy your" Mabel" oll, there was. ittle boy who innde facce nt inc. T must tell you of a conversation I overheard ft Manhattan fetch between two ebiidren who Were playing inthe sand together, The small boy sald to tho little giel: Do you wish tobe mg little wifory’ Tho Iittle girl, after retlectings 3 ‘Tho small boy: * Then take of my boo! Calling ona girl nowadays {4 rathor o peril- Ouls wiausement, It isn't every inan who knows what to gay when confranted ‘with a liideousty- uly curtain and asked: “Why, don't you remember? Twas working on that at Swninp: seutt that afternoon when you cume down to tea, and you suggested that iteration In the design yourself."—Hoston Transcript. A Boston man besought his wife, ho hetng but threo years tnarried, for tho privileyeof n hight. kos. * Night; koy?? sho exclaimed, in tones of ainazement, “what use ean you have for a night-key when the * Woman's Emancipation Lemryo' Meets Moniiny night, tho * Ladies’ Do- Neste Mision’ ‘Tueaday, tha, ‘sisters of ieho" Wednesday, the * Womntn's Science Cire Thursday, tho “Daughters of Nineveh’ Friday, and the * Woman's Progressive Art Association ont the "Suttrage Band’ on alternate Saturday shghts. You stuy at home and see thet tho baby dare fall out of the erndic,” ile stays,—Lur= eltes THE FUTURE OF MEXICO. Gen. Parson’ Lecture on the Prospect Opened Up by Kecent Rallway Con- cesblonies New York World, Nov. 24, Gen, W. IL Parsons, of ‘Texas, formerly of the Confederate army, and who has sinee de- voted mucli thus to the study of the mineral and nerteuttural wealtn of Mexico, its nat- ural Ines of development and the value of a jnorg tntimate commercial and polltleal rela- tlonship between Mexico ands the United States, Iuctured in the hall of the Cuoper Union fast evening on“ Mextcos Its Com- al and Minkus Resources and Railroad opment? Ste first spoke of the thir general levels into which Mexico {3 divlded— the coasts, the plateaus between 2,000 and 4,000 feet nbove the level of the sea, which fourm the most extensive urea and have the most sulubriuns climate, and the able-lands more ttn 4,09) feet above the sen, Within the are of a few leagues, he said, may be found every varlety of climate, from that of the tropic to thator the frigid Z0W Jere cla t The variety und abundant growth of every Kind of frult and vegetable are unsure passed. Mexico raises spontaneously all the products of the United States mu Europe almost by the elde of the most luxurtant tropic vegetation. Her tobacco and stizar are better than those of Cuba, and her coffee is supertor to that of Brazil. Jer cottun is inexcelled, The total Products of her mines ins aggregated over $5,000,000,000, and her: annual internal counnerce amounts to $500,- 000,000, nimost the whole of which fs trnis- ported on the backs of mules. Of her 9,500,- 000 of population, 8,000,000 five south of the twenty-third paratlel of latitude, leaving the Freat Northern Stutes but sparsely settled, re fs the outcropping of the great inlueral backbone of the continent, the veins of precious metals fying deeper and deeper as one goes south and north. Mere the richest of the Mexican mlues have esisted, But since the great uprising of the Apaches near the iniddie of the Inst century, hundreds at the tmast. produce of these mines: have remained In ruins, and the richest veins. yet retain unexplored. The eommerce of Mexico in isu0 wos: Exports, $22,000,000; Inports, $1,000,000. SINty yerrs Liter It was uhnost the same, In Ist lier exports were Od and her fimports £:55,000,000, r Great Brituln sent $15,000,000, France $5,000,000, and the United States but $6,000,000, Iai seven years We have linported SW, products from Soutl America West Indies, and hiye.exported but 000 thither. In the same time we have Imported from Mexico $05,000,000 and. exported $20,000, Mexico ean furnish all and the $242,000, 000,000, the products of these countries, and with proper {ransportatlutt facies between us and Mexico n batunce of trade agalnst us of $175,000.00) aniially eould be wiped out. THe Vera Cruz & Stexivos Kaltrond. is not able to meet the demands of trade. ‘The bare bors of Mexico, both east and west, are nero rondstends, unsafe in rough weather, The iattural means ofcommuniention ereoverland, ‘The two taauntaln ranges of Mexico spread townrds the north ken Y, leaving anal most level table-land from Santa Fé to the City of Mexteo and almost to Panama, De yelopment.on this continent has been ot par- allel Hues of latitude. ‘The development and progress of the future fy fo be on longltudl- nal ines, to the suuth, You ean reach the City of Mesica to-day vin Galveston and Vern Cruz in seven days,” Gen. Parsons concluded, “but In four days you van buy a ticked fect via the Atchison & ‘Yopeka Ling for the headwaters of the Gulf of Californiy along the const of which, oxtending south tuiles, lies the Italy of Amerlea. And in less than two years you can go to the Mextean Capital by rail ‘Thence concessions have been made for railroads extending narth, south, east, and west, and, when these roads are completed, Mexican revolutions become impossible, and with direct Iines from the City of Mexico via Kansas City to Chicago and yin New Orleans to New York, the slater Repubiles become what thoy Jong ago should have been, mutual dasistants to cuch other ant cemented by the closest bonds of friend ship, ‘Then wll border troubles on tho Rio Grande will have ceased,?’ — COAL, « PRILADELPMTA, Noy, 20—The Executive Committecs of the Lehigh and Sehuytkill Coal Exchange decided to meke in prices durlig the month of Beeombers ee — Tho Exodus to Indiana, GneexcastTLs, Ind. Nove 25.—The call appenred in tho Banner this ate eowing Zo Colored North Carolintans: Tho calored immlgrants to this State from North Caraltua, who have come during tho pat ulghteen months, ara Invited to moot in Greonvastic, Putnam County, Ind, at S o'clock p.m, Friday, Dee. 1, 1840, of to send delemutes to such mevting. ‘Tho object of tho meotiny is toconsider our situation aa It rolates to our future welfure, and t0 decide whother or not It will be benoficlal to our rico and te tho Bouth for thom to coutinug to como to Indiana. In othor words, to toll the culured peoplo of the South the exuct truth concerning. ‘Blgned by Willis Hunn, P,C, WiLL Ett hin, PC, ‘Taylor, Awittinna Croom and others. jams, Lawin —tee Working with a Broken Arm. Loutsrilte Commeretul. Monday Willan Taylor, a tlitGkemtth Uving at Fifteenth ond Walnut streata, reculved u heavy blow upon hls loft arm while working at W dril-press. Tho Injury, he thought, wus Irltilng, aud for four dayw ho worked slong us usual. Ou ‘Thursday afterioon, however, bia arm suddenly droppud to hia side, aud be was unable ta move tigaln, He went to Lr, rant, who, upon taking an wxamination of the {n+ Jured membor, found that the bone wua broken short ulf near tho elbow. The large, bony twuscleg wround Jt had Ghublixl tha wun to worl constantly for four days beforo bu bocane aware of the uxteut of bls injury, —————— A Girl Who Vears She WI! Bo Laton, Millbrttge (Me,) Journal, Thoro Is Hylug at tho hutise of Capt, Bloans 4 Rirlubout 0 years of nye, whose blstory fy ree ntaad in’ tio taut . stata Ly 0 ehh: jo procure "ho island waa futablted by eAnMDapte hay as gs es age ae nner, oe! epore hor for g thoy would buy, the Captain. told thee is would buy her, Bho wus bought, and tho Cuptain, afterward meoting Capt. Beans, wave hor tohlin: he still belloves she will bo klifed and caten, and When strangers outer thea house sho clings to ry, Beans aud begs protection of ber, ———— Ocean A aeusslan Heanorial ‘Troasures. ttho Winter Palaco at Bt, Potes tan roumn full of dlamoties roman ee naee previous stones, An Empress ot Russi: fa ul- jowed tu borrow from this room, after giving a receipt for what she takes, and generally the Grand Duchessed arn allowed to borrow frous It ula. Thy editor of London ruth remutmbers once going into this room with a Freuch diplie matig lady. Sho boat a hasty retreat ulunbe round, for ehy felt that, If ahu stayed, ber prinelptoa would guccumbs to hor adulvation, | und that she woul toateal gous " bey try OOF the con: Political Servivos. Tle wasascedy-looking customer and the worst bore ti Gulveston, but by was bold asa Hon. Hu walkcd right up to a uowly-clected oundidute wud suld: 81 a kom to lend ty $5 foe pallt= fculservices rendered you during thy clectou.* “ Why, you never cauiy near me during the clece Gon” That'y just what bincune Me wot nickel, aud sald) that was dolug better tna by espeuted, Mow tho Ditlocgs weston ly Over ‘DR. CLARK JOHNSON’S lan Ht npn = i 8 a, F=f ee be <2 ee ae BS Ee aa = a = 2a Bs eS Be gan B Bet Bz Ba Sot an = BY = sx zB Ed 3 i= 3 Qe Bg a3 a= bon] r= oo = aS an a 2 ax s Zz Dyspepsia, TAv Diacades, reverse 4 give, Hheuma- 4 BI, TO ; Heart Distasy Biliousness, Nervous Debtlity, ete. Tho Best REMEDY ENOWN toMan! 9,000,000 Bottles ROLD KINCE 1070, This Syrup possesses Varied Properties, Xt Atimwulates tho Ptyatine tn which couverts the Atarch and food Into giucues. A defictenc: tyaline cnuses Wind snd Aouring of the foadta. thi pe ea Biruiciaa, ia taken foamed le prevented... ee encaulan of feud] At acta upon tho Liver, gets upon the Kidneys, flegalutes the dowe fe q ry Pt i i I hy dl Q is dun tarieorater the Ol je akin and lodaces Tt opens the pore Blewliby Porsplentions aint or polson in tha’ It nontrallzon tha hereditary t: blood, witel generat 2 and are no: ployed In its manufact int it can be taken by the most dalinate babe, or by aged ant Zeolite, airooniy being reputred tn chatiot CAUTION TO DRUCGCISTS, Beware of Countorfelt Medicins,, 1 employ na tesyaliug agente Of runners tu solicit Aide fromaree TESTIMONIALS, ILLINOIS. Dinense of tho Stomach and Liver. fe o Alexander Co. tL DeAu St: Suturing for aid Disease of the Stomach und (I to uso your reliable INDIAN ILCUD SVIUI wich stored me to pertect health and streitn, No. Kighth-at, UhaAs, SUELLEY, An Excellent Remedy. Relvidere, Boone Co.. Ih. Fob, 6, 179, Dean snet: t have been using your INDIA uD BYRUP for some time, und amu pertoctly satiated wit thy rewulte, 1 Hurities the Hloud, lealures Last Ape PAULL, Strengthens (ho Nerves, Heguiates the stom: Beh aiid Dowels, and Hultavos Rheumaiy. 1 wouid Bus be Without it, MRS, WESTRALL Kidney Disease, Visber. Champatan Co. UL DEAT Hitt: This te to certify that your INDI HLUOD SYRUI bas done me moreyood fur kidney Compiaint sud Hentt Discuaa than nay other madls chitdrer CHisM, cine Leverused, Italo cured vue uf 1; Chills and Werotuta. MAKGAL! ‘Third-Day Chile. . Ftora, Clay Co. TIL, DEAR In: This Ie to certify that your INDIAN BLOUD SYRUL bas cured io of tho ‘Third-Day Chitis after all ober mudicines bad failed: [33 BROWN. chilis Cared, Dean Sin: and your INDIAN HLUSD SYRUP Pest mtutelao TPS Gunes foe Mbeuuatisi td vuralgia, ELI MITCHBLI AML that It Is Recommonded to Bo. Lemont, Vook Co. Th, DeAR Hint T havo found, by giving your INDIAN BLOOU SYIKUP a fale trtal, chat Ut ls alt tt OO he mended to be, And advise say one who ay, bo eget health to give ita trial. ALR. FREK: le Chile Cured. Néoga. Cumbortand Co. Tit. Dean Sin: My daughter tad Chile for fourteen months and 1 tried almost overyihing, but withou tht ven the wi ir INDI. until commenced of Jon Db BYRUT a shore trial of which, engccoalty her. ‘The Syrup has also greally bonentod my family, a2 bu use fore doctor had Enso pare beh ad medicing 10 my Hones opis Be without it) nad recgmimon I eT out th ane NCQHANNALT LAWRENCE Pain in tho Back, Waterman Station, De Kalb Ith, ins ria ia to. coruty thet your INDIAN iY RUP bas cured ine of Hain In thy Ua iva valuablo meuicine. BES. WOULS Dyspepsia and Indigestion. Sandwich, Do Kalb Co. 1h. DEAR Mint This $9 to eortity th DLA! LOUD sritul Pe wehiol t bro i id Hy your Ant . rien vessel called ata small | after one | as complocely curred imu uf Dysvopaie, vin the bent todicine evr Used, Tithtase 1 ALLEN, lenrt Discana, Cure for Rouropalin ingame Coe th DEANS: Your great INDIAN BLOOD SYRUP is the beat fee ale ane ‘y bi aN ured for Heart Disense, | reed! ‘alt slunllapiy iota shale? SEEN STALLINGS, All that It Is Recommended to He. Kansas, Hdvar Co. Bl, DRAn Sins} havo used your excullent INDIAN BLOND SYRUP In iny tauy tor thy pus Bye years, Ree ea Tatty modiolne dver used in ay tamutty, SS eer Se Bis Mea mules, Disoi of the Bunga Benwn, Franklin Co. TL. DEAR: Thisisto cortity chat your INDIAN BLOOD SYRUP bus cured tue of Lung Discase, which had been troubling te fuF mI long tino. Acheertuliy bt) udoring humanity. Resgemen sie Rete STA WIPTINGTON, eurnalgig, Dablaren, Hamilton Co,, Til. froublod with Neuralgia for'same UG @. 1 bought somo uf your INDIAN M1U0D Z jasuntirely curcil Wid. BYHUP, and sm PY teeny I a ee aha hn ete Cur: been tronbigd wills I: eat a rs aay rwestion,and pave eed, yout OGD SYMUS, end ‘found It to bo a mous ‘valuable medicina, SHOMAS THIMELY, Hie to Curds ‘ Nevers Rs Miter, qroguln co. 3, SPEOE Are cMts es beat wad miso, sur in Re eae eer creas troubled with spaszia, An@ 1D bots cats reacted m CORIBIUNG CURES sete, 0, timon: Au Aron sinands Togels Coz Tt PRSR SRE 1 cat tay Hise ZeM ation Wickelieade | Bouscrain in the liowies, and Chills, and ea nately acl a. Chilfey Foootamend ite uso to sulfuring bunentty, 5 Renn, Hecommonds It to All. used some °ot yooe ALIA yanielat rourltayand {thine ty ould wp thu era a ven ivorsal sate havo used . a » and is high! tat who He atate uscd sour medicine with tho ost 4 hu rat re cerry wo HL RS ea a ee curs tien, Baokinghane Kotte Coy tls May 18 197 Duan itt fwasouteat ‘om Unoutetin and found uo selief wut! L gommanced, celug uae cee eitette bud beuetied. | recommend your miede Kelue to alt ANNa ViESSBNUHGS da Purifier. A Good Boge ead Lake Co. It, Prag Bim: Th hagd your are: PNB Kp Reece eee eIeatury in reconkuadiay ita sus ms — ee ktE, resssion of Menstruation, npr Bheriden. Lasalle Coy Lt, rer fron su inboriba wudue iy tha frets fy fopathlo wand une fom Also w fur trial of many was [)r, SPURS Alture ative. tvethuught myself of tho INDIAN 1100) SY UGE aud. eunniuae uter your euphlat, 17 e70 ceuude your feimarkaon the Ulsgase, wits ‘wilcd ale See troublud, | Unmediately vrovaticd on ber ju icy ourmodiciny, snd, to the fox 9f all srwpadiai {ends eha wea soon rently 2 whims. Female Weakness. : Dean sim: ‘this ety cary that nave. been So a ey Bea Valusbiv sumiedy, noua ABMS, LISTOF WHOLESALE DEALERS De, Clk has ‘n'y CHICAGO, ILL. van, SAAC, BYEVENEON & 00, #2 and ® Sob, HOU TENDULGL g Co, oo Wabaat-ar,

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