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Jr;i £Is!c £ili> ffionecr. ADVERTISING RATEBj )1 IS4-*. t U«. * . cx*<viuura iu IN tu |:j« jiwrrojuuu *oio u a) ift i» i)^Ulrr »Ui 15 lO • ^ •7wr«IocUa JHO IW 4U> OD€ ]ti.t am » Cu 3 Qi . ^yiLUAttA. uowt COUNSELOR- AT-LAW» HM(frlu(1i»T>cirrftnkl X*l»'X I'mblla JTlOCft tff.tf, lv» filO C-Ij- I-Jl-J JtesLWrx* aa.1 MAlaoCX^i Vlatlu^l, New JAK.U.XIXOX. Attoxxey axu Corsuxon at Law, OU3c« In tmnninra llulldt, T.j;.;r MILLVILLE. S- JGr1*0, 11 coo#,|'u' UNITED BTATlk* COMMISSIONER, t.f%U MILUVUJ.B, N. J. j^u, k. ni!nriiui:r», nOMEOPATinST, OClre al VoUwlaLle'S ct>rntt A«cu» uuifuuitmi. . t . — Tha indent ell, a mcaiiirc, *m * ' tho lcrgth of tiio arm of Heny L —Fifty thousand watermelons tro shipped north from Atlanta, Oft,, daily. — Boston's presold valuation is $672,400.100, a gain of $0, 935,000 over last TOST. J*1* .

— Mmc. Mario Rozo-Mnploson baa rotnrnoJ to ixrodou from her vacation In J Auvargna. . 1 —A system of graded »chooU leading ( np to tho colic#?© and university U contemplated for Wale*. — Albrecht von Gracf©, tho eminent x ophUudmccollst, liOft^ had ft statu© 1 erected to him in Berlin, — Mr*. Tyler, widow'of ex -President Trier, w atftjlopr for her health at Old 1'ouit Comfort, Virginia, .—Tlio ear Ilea t known invention of an English doubla Christian naaois a deed •f tti'i iimo of EdvrardTlI. *"~^-Tho King of Rbm liuya hi* homehold Jnralturo l>y tho ton at tho rate of orrr a thousand dollar ■ a ton. —Greek and French bnvo 1 wen s tided M niiUoua) studies to the c-iurao Of tho Indiauapolia High BcliooL — Baton You BrockdoriT, a nephew of Moltko, recently Professor of Modern Lan gm gnt in tlio Marrl and Agricultural College, haa resigned that )>o*iUon and gono back to tho German army. — California has a school tx>pulabon of 215.522, and haa just distributed among her comities an apportionment of $334,fl52,tO. ' — The law* of .ths Mexican king, Monternma L, related chiefly to tlie Intereouno of anil distinction between • classes, • ... • * — Mr. George Dcrr, of. JLowiiburg# Penna., died worth $23,000, all of which lie left to tho Christian chnrcli of that town, of which ho was n mombcr, —Upon tbo hools of the - report tint the Cxar of Buuia now rides out without an Cfoort comcw the announcement that tho Imperial family will spend tho oomlng winter m Si. Petersburg whoro Oonrt fcativilla* will be reanrocd, — Tho Austrian military authorities liare docided-to abandon tho fortrtea in KonniggraU, Northern Bohemia, close to which the dcdiivo lxaltlo of Bailowa was fought. Thoailo and Lhebaildinga hare been sold to tlio Co mmu.no for $450, ooa *. • ' • w W * m ,

— Mroo. Nijaaon. after her American four. projHMca to lire permanently iu Eogland somewhero near London. • Lime. Nihwon'a lortnne has been conaidorably diralnlahed l»y unfortunate parrhaaoa of houses and land in America . *a " 1 andbylho duoutrona Bonraa. aiteculations nf her husband, but alio still has a competence, —It is' proposed to erect a ruonnmr.nt in Montreal to Ilia memory of lho lato Hon. Tlioma n D'Arey McGcu. Tlio prnjrct mocla with great favor villi all classes and l>olh nationalities. —Brother QncntmUn, of the CbrU-Uftn-Brotiiorhocxl, of Tlartfonl, CL, haa becusont.to Parts by the Bapcrior nf lho ardcr In remain for a year, to study . lho system .and methods of teaching now employ e*l by llio Brother in tho , French schools. —Of all the Roman Oathotio Clergy* nioa in the United Male* in 183 i, it is srdd that die only one now living la tiin' ' • . .Iter, FatiiOT.IIaxnrnnanj, who, rooiUiUy . oelobratAd lho flftr-lldrd annlycnary of «. his ordination anil tho fortr-flrsl ot lilt preaent jwatorato, BL Mary s, Troy, N. — Tliobronio statue of Lafayeltoon wlilcii Mr. J, C). A. Ward ia new at wurk will coat $-25,000, ami on its com- ' pie lion, in Beptcmbfcr. will bo prcsenlo<l y J. 1*. Howard, of itnrlinglmi Vtf to the University of Vrtmont, tho eorxieretono of whirli inaUtnlion was laid by tha Freudi patriot In 1R23. — ft is tald that the hilar* of Bishop Ireland m Minnesota in lahalf of total . wUllneoew have Ihwq *o iucceMfnl that it 1* vrry rare now to find au Iihh saloon- keeper In BE ran), ami • lho Irish Catholics doatrilittto probalily, tn pro- .■ * . p«Htion lo ihdr nnmlwr*, fewer |>atroos of tlwi saloona than *uy other |*ti of Ike popnlalk*. y St\ •, . 'W'-Tr ' , >V- -W / • , . : . . . - v ' . iiiXf

>viitcit Avtiin: AXYKirrnftT? , Oaf woul.l 1-n* U r> a-M*>laf ' SVkiltMiitt |»^j i.Ajiiaj lip»; T*iv<i;S> ll»f Cf wis M l or-ftarU strsjicx. • I l'i'4> lici2 Cover* an I «-»im r ii|-», WUcli s«« i«Kiot-sboc*n Ull* TltdJtu U|-i * i»r l.juT An llif ca lb* lis I, AUtb* iaa*'c of lie tlrUs; In tu own btr Wj ftsaJ. la L i car Ur law-LrtiibfJ wioli. WLk-A « «i« • vcctvii— vli » caa icJ— Tftf tcef of UrJi Or Ijw-liriibitl woriil Ot(iU>-uv issxtruiN, 11 clot»4«, or go:Joo l!£tt ; hy an »Me Srr lore-lit rj«*. Ttirs sni iqUcs of psrs » \Yll.-h wtrr ivrftfit-wliacAaiclJ-lle tsiaarr illca Or lots-Ill eytsT A *11.1 OUT AIlHTAltK. Gray and Ice-cold tlio twilight had darki-nctl over tho Btuuo Tower, until tho ruddy glow of tho lire became insufficient lo dispel tho creeping shadow*, and Notiulu brought in tho lamp. It was a great, low ceiled-Tooni, with sn auUtjuo-earvwl coniicn And a wainarot of oak which reached aboto Nauuic*n shoulder — a loom wlicru tho fadod rrinison liangiugs shut uut lho dying daylight, and thu pattern of tlio cariat hud long btcomu uidLaliuguishable. And tho throo blooming, brigbt-cyed young girls in this sncicut room seemed as much out of their element aa a cluster of rosebuds would have been lying on on E-ryptian sarcophagus. But Colonel Coi>cly liked scelnalou nnd antiquity. Moreoyur ba likod economy. And when lio brought lib

throo motherless daughters down to tho . Btono Tower, ha grimly g*vo thsm to , understand that Uiby too must teach Uicmsclvoa to llko tuuao jhrco osiocls olUfo. '•Thcro'is onu thing, Colonel Copcly,'^ 1 f who was a man-hater, Added to himself. , "thoy'U get no beau Jierc! No girl | ought to dream of a beau until alio is t vcuty-flve ji*ara old, at tho veryloMt," Which was rather hard on Amy and ' Nannie, who wcro uluctecn a'ud acventccii, and ha J theb ptetty heads fall of va jno visions of lovo and flower*. ' And even Utile Polly, lho yoangest, who had tiaicly turned Jiltetn, liad au xmagiuary Ideal In her brtun, witli dark, melonclioly oycj and a brow liko ivory, wtxich aho.JioiH.-d one day might bo lOihrod in a suitor. And tipon this wiudy March ulght, when Colonel Copcly wsa iu the city, and Miss Batxd, tbo goyenioa*, wai confined to her room with an attack of inflammatory rheumatism, Amy and Nannie wcro going to a surreptitious (tarty. M0f conrao l^apa wouldn't let us go If ho wcro at homo," sold Amy. "But overytlilug happens for the bc*V' astd Amy. ' "Do look at this lovely, go! d-oolo led silk, Nan. Wsao't it good of llary Sinclair to lend ui tho throo dreasea Lo choose from? I think I'll wear llio golil-oolorcd illk, with tkb black laoo tnautlo." "And I," tald Fannie, who was pink and plutnp, with ctilna-blao eyoa and radiant, brouzc-browu hair, |4ihallwcAr lho white, all broc.vdcd over with plbk roso-buds, and llio roso-colorcd saliu alip|>cr*. Oli, Amy, darling"— i»oiuioiug ujkiu her sister with a little, oeatatio ; kla* — "tto shan't know oureclveal1' [ "Oouldii't I go, too?" pleaded Tolly, i whoso gypsy l»cauty gleamed iu l>o- , tweou llio apple-blaommf her faces likp , a Jacqueminot rose among white mosaplnka. "Couldn't 1 wear tho pretty garnet allk that you'vo neither of you 1 SiMCU?" 1 "Ncmaenaor cried Amy, "You ore only a chlldl" * 1 "I ahall l>o sixteen iu nlno months," a urged Tolly.- "And I'm almost aa toll m yon and Nannie. And I never, novcr was at a grown-up party in my i life?'1 -

"Polly," said Naunfo, with aulocralio severity, "hold your touguol It's quito out of lho question. Y<?ur are to etay hero, with Mita Balrd— " "But MLas Baird b always a&Icep in Iho'ereniug " whimpered Tolly. "So much tho belter for yon," pronounced Nsnnle, "And to look after Ihohouso." *» • ' "Tho houao won't ran away," pouted Tollr. still rebellious ."That isn't tlio qucitlon under dbcuaaloD," slid Amy. "(Jet tho workbaakot now, liko a darling, and help us tuck up IJieso droosofl a Uttio, for Mary Binelair b at least halt a head taller than we arc. And ihcro is no time to loser "Toll drew a deep aJgli and obeyed, v "Why waa it," ^io argneil within herself, "that alio must always bo put down and aimlil>ed, and kept iu tha background, Iwcaiuo aha waa Lho youugcat and wore short frocks and her hair braided Iu two Chlueno taib down her back. If oror aho was a grown-up young lady, aho'd show them!" But Polly got a littlo bettor nntured when aim was allowed to mako wstUe* her osrnseff for tea, in tho absenoo of Mary Elixft, their solo domes lio, whoso hrolhor had bethought himself to fall ill of forcr, half a mdo ot so up tbo mouulatn, at tfila ausptciouji lime, of all others, and to select a Jar of raspberry Jam by way of sooompanlmohb For IVlJy, tall Uiough alio was, had not mule oatgrown tho ago of lca-*«t*( and delight in playing at housekeeping. And sh* arranged lho to*-ro*o bud* in her abtrr'a hair, and gave the last dainty ton rii to UieJr drvasea— IVlly waa a lion) lady's-msiJy tho girl* declared, laughing — and looketl regrotfqlly. after I ihrm, a*, with their splendor all shroudled m black serge cloaks, they humed • • . V7/ : i !?'' ; "•

down tlio frozen road,. two merry, licet- 1 1 shadows. ...... I J tXOh, dear, oh, dear!" said Tolly, I aloud, "how I wish 1 was goiug, too?" 1 1 And sho winked tho tear* down, arid I rau back into llio oak-vaiiiaootM room. 1 1 where lho lamp 'still glowed, and lho 1 . logs blazed ami anapped on lho hturih, 1 1 so hurriedly that sho never oucc re- 1 1 mi-uibcrod Amy's farewell caution aa lo r tbo locking and double-locking of the ouU r door. mb* Balrd vm smlivp, uJtcr her sup- i j»cr and her mcdlclue. There yta nol use goinB 1° ^or coapanship; for 1 hbe snored and slept with her mouth I oitcu, aud waft not tu tho least au ideal I alnmlicrcr. And tho kitchen wai very I loucaomo without Mary Klixa, and even tlio est was too drowsy to purr or froho I with a ball of knittlng-yorn. I "What ahall I do?" said Tolly. "Oli, I I kuowt ' 1'Jl tn' on tho gamut allk I drcaa and fancy I'm a grown-up young I Jady going to a balll" hlio waa walking up and down lho | lloor, tiyihg to sue huxaclf In lho odd I VencliAU mirror that hung above tho Ull, wooden znautel, when ths croaking [ of a board iu tho hall startled h^r. — I Flying to tho door, coruct silk, train I uiid ail, she caino laoo to face with a 1 man. *'I Iwg your pardonl" he said, ajKilo- I gctically; "but you did not lio*r iho I knock, uud-*" . "What do you waul?" cried Tolly, I all in a panic. "Go away, at oaoe!'* I called to aco If tho young ladies—1 " Tolly wailod to hear uo more. Vaguo ideas of i»cdler»p tramj*, burgUra, midnight aa&aftftins, floativl through her ' braiu.

"Yos," said she, with ssstuned calm- 1 ^ cess, "tbey arc at home. Ticaso to I . walk tn." - And oj>cnlng tho nearest door, aho J inoLlonod him to enter. As it was dark . therein, how was ho to know that it was J tho ooabcelkr, or that tho next minute 1 1 lho door would bo shut and_ boliod I UjKjn him? ♦Therul" crietl Tolly, exultantly, her ] dark ojos shining liko balls of fire, her I , checks turned froia deadly pale to glow- I lug red. - "But slop a mlnulel" pleaded a I ( stilled voice, from tho other aula of tho door. 1 There's a mistake. I — " "Yvs," said Tolly, "thoro is a aitlakel You aro mutaiou iu sup[>Oiing I that I am to l>o imposed u(>on. Now, I a lay there uulil I call Lho coachman and | the iwo-i table hands, and unloose thu 1 dogl" four lost, l>o it understood, | wore entirely a tlchou of Mtss Tolly'* I imagination!) Buo stood a second or eo, to consider. I Miss Balrd must not be exoited or dis* I lurbed — at least, so tho doctor said— Besides, or what use oould Miftj Baird possibly be7 "1'Jl go for tho girls," said Tolly— I "I'll bo At tho ball, after alll" And, folding a sbawl about her pret- 1 ty, taper iboatdcrs, awsy aho shot liko 1 au arrow, qujto heedless of tho late* lined train of the garnet ailk dress, j/ Hazel 11L11, whore the ball was bolng held, waa not more than a quarter of a I milo from Btono Tower, and, lighted I from garret to cellar, it- presented *1 very pretty sight -to Tolly's wondering I eyes, . Bhe )>o*ted herself on tho Teranda, just where a casement had been opened to cool the perfumed atmosphere of the I dAncing-room, and then, with big, I sparkling eyes, and cherry chroks, half hidden by the shawl drawn over her ! head and car*, sho watched to catch a glhnps or Amy And Nannie. They wcro dancing, Polly would scarce! y have known t ham, so radiant they seemed — thnir exquisite borrowed drosses set off by tho light*, Ihoir faces flashed by happy o tenement — and at last Amy aat down by this very open easement, Mailing and fanning herself, vwah**vm»| *■•*■■ * * o "" — "o — — w — — * f i

wlilla her |iariucr hurried to bring her I somo rcrroshmcnls. » All of m suddou * oold lillle hand fell I on her round, dimjilod shoulder — Bhe I b taxied and looked around. 'Tolly] Gooduosa mo] it can't bo poasibler *ho exclaimed. "Wluxt on earth haa brought you hero? Is Miss Rainl dead? Uai papa como home?*' "No answered Tolly, Bepulohrally— "But I've caught a burglar! Oall NaunJc; and como home « once, because, maybe, he'll break loose," And so Amy rioter got tho rcfreah- 1 mcnla and Nannie didn't Jlnlsh her walls Willi n wJihikoroxl youiig gentleman from Muiilrokl, And Harry Biaclair, tho brother of tho IiosUyu, accompanied them back to llio _ l\jwcr, with fhe tallest of tho waiter*, two revolver*. And a black-lhoro stick which would havo don* credit toltory O'Moro hiniself. Tbiu 1 tacked up, Tolly drew the bolt, unlocked tho door, and called iu atoru \ accents, U\Uio sequestered victim; "Gome out, you villain— oomo out at once]" Aud . a tall, ralhor pleasant-looking young fellow emerged, ahlverfug wilh lho oold. aud having lho traces ot coal* dnst on hi* whito aliirt collar and light kid gloves, "NVho aro you? 1 aavAgrly demanded Binololr. Tho gnntlnman prrwenlcd his card. "My name is BalTonl," aald he, "Ool, Copaly rrqnmtod mo to call* hero and bring his dangtitot* back to Now York with me. Hero is a loiter from him— 110 has taken a house in Forty-soTenth street, and—" . "Goodness mal" ga*|^od Tolly, clasping her ' hands over her eyre, "And I abut him in the ooal -cellar?" For* oao dread second Ihtro WM alV- %V • # * • . ' • v .t . . a » J , r ' ' ' r

and Una they ell burnt into a l jical of contagious laughter, which broke Up all ocxctnojiy al oucc, and rendered them all excellent friends. I Mr. Hinclsir, with tbo Ull waiter and I tho blackthorn slick, dLj>erted; aud ] Tolly, with o little of Naxihio* amateur as*huiicc, served uji au impromptu I sup|>cr of bread and toasted cheese, I which wo* pronounced a success. Msry | Eliza returned iu a little while, aud all Wirt vull. Tlio uuxt doy commimced the ]>ack- 1 I lag for removal! Mary Eliza vis to I romaiu iu llio Blouc Tc^wcr until Mits Baird'a convaliwce&ce, and tho tlicco I girls returned to New York with Mr. | Bailord. And Mr, BMTord, strango to say, apI i>carod lo have uo lnoiico again this | | lair Utile Jailer. I "Da |tlio contrary." told tho shrewd I I Amy ru the »ca.vo:i advanced, "I do bo- I I Hero ho likes Polly tho beat of us all, j I or ho would do so if aho wasn't such a child." 1 But she's growiog older every day," I said Nannie. I ",\nd prelLicr," added Amy, with a I laugh. ' | bo that, as tho two rdsicra agreed, I there was no tdliug vhat might happen | ouo of these dftjs. Bat if they venture I to qucatioa Tolly herself, sho only laughs I aud bjushca, and Indus her faco. "Bixjauac, you know, I'm uot a grown 1 woruau yet," say* Polly. How to Cook Vrult. I After being thoroughly washed, alt j fruit should bo soakod for several hours j iu oold water, then cooked in tho aamo

water by gcnLlo simmering until very | 1 tender, and that just before ths oom-M plctiou of tho cooking process, sufficient 1 1 augur should bo added to sweeten. 1 1 Most fresh froits copccUUy berries, 1 1 should lio thoroughly washed before 1 1 served, m tho washing, when projnrrly 1 1 douo, would uot injure thair flavor, but 1 greatly odd to their palatablencsft. Iu. I tho preparation of all kinds of fruit pre- 1 1 sorvui, th* juices should l>o evaporated | 1 or condensed "by gentlo simmunug iu al1 shallow vessel, before the addition el 1 1 sugar, aud tho cookiug tbon only con- I J liuued long enough to perfectly dis- 1 J solve and coaibiuo tho sugar with tho|J julco; thb ttcthed insuring tho llocst | flavor and ricJicst coloring. Apple* I should bo atowed a* quickly as 1 1 jgi&sihlc, iu order to retain 'tho natural I : tavto; a* littlo water as would sorvo tho | purpose being used at tho begiuniug of I the process; llio Vessel bciug closely I covered, aud very little stirring iu- 1 dulged iu. Cranberricft should be] cooked in the samo manner aa apple* ; | tu^ar uol being added until after their I removal from lho lire, Beny or small I I Iruit ' 'mushes" may bo prepared by ad- 1 I ding to A quart of berries a pint of I I water, and enough to Cook the fruit ; | I a tabloipoonful of arrow root, corn I I starch or wheat flour being added to I I thicken tho juico and form a thin mush I of ths froil ; serve cold with cream. A I vary dainty diah can bo znade by fllling I j a duh with thin slices or bread and butIter covered thick with hot slcvtixlj I huckleberries ; servo cold with cream. S(alc*d (JLsal Wiadowi. I la luskisg fttaiuu! glim windows, the I I ccloricg matter— red, green, flcsb-oolor, or | wnslercr It miy bo— U first stirred with I I the class In Its molten state. When U It I I rolled mlo sheets and cools it come* out I the brilliant hue desired. Next, Imagine I au old fasoloDrd pntciiwort quilt, where the little blocks or leave* aro cut onl by meaus • of paper pitters, and sewed together lo mako lho complete figure. There >oj have tholdeaof italned glass window*. I ArUV.s wtxxarc adrpls insko a lar^o design 1 o! tbo painting wanted. Different arnril 1 parts of it aro tram/erred from lhi«, and I paitcboinl patterns made from these lika I tho patchwork quilt. The gUaiiacut Into i I

| tbo shape desired with a diamond. Thru I tho pieces are Joined U^cther Into Ihe I perfect whole. The nigra are united by I means of solder and lead, where the patch- 1 work Uu would bo aewed wlih a needle, I Th Ui, making a stained glass window ill about as much tneehtnicsl oiartulic. Rare I and fine work, such as Lho human face 1 and parts of the human figure, are painted | upm tho glass, rcqulnug.tho toach of an I artbt. I PoUodohb It** In Moefclata. An Xngliah chomlat, who' luil bocu 1 I called upon to oiiolyzo soToral nock* and I I • locking of a red color, whicli had bocu I I found to cause great irritation to • tho I I skin of tho wearers, discovered ' the I I ranoo of the. trouble LA lho tin salt used 1 I as a mordant iu fixing the dye. II* I succeeded in obtaining over twonty-lwo | grains of Un tn the form of lho dioxide. I I Wh en acted ujwdd by acid i>crsptration I I lho tin oxido forms an exceedingly lrri- 1 I tating comixiund.. I « A N#w xianlar* 1UU Tlio Now Marriage Bill before Uiol I British Tori Lam ml provide* that mar- 1 I riagoa may (>o solemnized at any timo I between eight o'clock iiv the morning | and six in tho evening, with lho pro- 1 I vbo that no clergyman of tho Church 1 lot England shall bo under any obligation to prcflinn.tho ocrcmony after jiinondivy. Tho law has always been I that snob rite* must be performed in I tho forenoon • -ML** Maria O. Benton, a grand ' I nieoo of tho famous Tliomxs 1L Benton, I waa married recently in Ht. Lonla to I Bonta&in F. GabJo. only son of \\ L. I Cable, iho RocY Island millionaire, r - • ' • . i *

SUatiiX la U*» |.'uU«d lutn. The territory inicrmtcd iu mining I (asy tliu projector* of thu exuibitiou j t now ojx;n in Denver) embraces 1,11>C4- I \ US I t<iuaro miles, nearly one-third of L tbo UniUvl BUlc«, Alaska included. t I Dnriog twulvo years past (upja ihe c I ssmo authority) uroro tlian $h75/X)0,- 1 < 1 000 of fluid and silver Lave been pro- 1 1 due* od, U;o exit cmui in any year having 1 1 Ihjcu $03,000,000 and $32,000,000, The i I struggle fur supremacy hod been with I 1 I Nevada an J California, bat Colorado 1 1 I increased her praise lion from $d,000,* 1 1 000 iu 1B7B lo $17,000,000 in 1870, 1 J while California and Nevada contributed 1 1 818,000.003 and $22,030,000; but in 1 I IbSO Colunula went to the fir a I place 1 1 I with $23,000,000, aud tho others fur- L I ui\hcd only $10,003,003 and $15, 003,- I1 1 000. Baprcmacy in iron and cool D I 1 also indicated for Colorado; Tneblo is I I the future Birmingham or Tittaburg of 1 the West, and tho futvro of Denver is I glowingly painted! it will become tho I I mining centre ol the continent. ''From I I iU stock boards may Itsuc tho qcoLa*| I Hons which will govern all mining I transaction*; from its mint (which will I iuuviLahly *bo («lablished) wilt flow 1 ' 1 BUcanii of'ootn ui>ou which the com-J , I mcroe of the world is baaed; from its I k I oouuclU will go forth tho ixlicts which I will stem thu Udo ol silver demoralize- I t 1 tiou, return the whito metal to ita per- 1 I feet iKwdtiou us money, and rcntoro tho 1 I value it (Kvueosed bclure it waa ao die- 1 1 honestly and acl fifthly debased," This [ ] language vos JJshapod for its listener*, I I and il is idea* tuW to read the frank 1 I I admissions of tho fraudaleut spccnla1 1 lion which has hampered mining. Tho I j j number of pcracua who have bought I

shores, it is said, nearly equals thai of I E the farmers, and is nearly as well ecat- 1 j tared. For tweuty-aeven year* follow- K ing IS if tho manor, material and labor c put iulo mining aro estimated at $703,* I ^ 1300,030, "whilo tho money returns K therefrom, and croatod value in mines I ^ and mills, amount to $2,203,030,030, j giving lo tho investor* more than 200 I i j»cr cent cm actual profit," Thcuo flg- 1 ] ore ntocssarily Jooac; tho yaluo in 1 1 c lis ting mines and mills is widely in-. K deflnile, aud tho "investor*" who have 1 y rcsjxxt tho 200 ]>cr cont. jLAsumcd may I ( uot be the tamo who took thu original 1 1 risk. As much is frankly- admitted, fur 1 , ! wo read that "squandered fortune* a without nuinl>cr" lio along lho track, I ( and iliat it is hard to conceive a more reckle&s waste than in lho mining re- 1 ] gtons from 16(3 to 1SG0. Although tho 1 1 balanced books show $30,003,003 net j i annual profit then, this was thu dark- 1 1 agus ejooh In tnluing, aud it* nun* are i ■veil still— mills absudoned iu cycry I [stage ol eoapjebou, mschtuery never I [ put iu place and cow aaton by rust, 1 I costly tkiifta crownod by dunuiuLied I machinery. Mining was then not an I industry, but au epidemics and a con- 1 I luuung fever, Tuo educated niicar I I was thuu unknown. Tho acliools of I I London, Tans, Berlin, ami Frioburg I had not then nvnt out their mining I leuginocr*; American uulrtrsilic* had] I not then any inducements lo endow pro - 1 I feeaorahipa to teach thu uu veiling of thai I mineral mystery, and young men saw | I uo adequate return for the yc-vns of I I study dumanded. But liow «U this bos I 1 changed. In every mining state are I schools ot this character, and in every I I mining camp Lho prospector is found, j I "Tho business captollvt no longer la- J I vest* his millions upou tho Aladdln-liko I I atorictf of the mining shark. Ou tho | 1 ooulrary, as a prerequisite to a mining I I invcaluicnt, tho property it visltod by 1 I tho educated expert, who, with Isih>huo and drill and assay furnace, measure* the coutonts and value cf lho mine wilh as much certainty as can any ol I us tell the cubic content* of a given body." • I MJ:»*ilr I Co u Hat." I I A ^citizen who reccitid a telegram to 4k Wa4*A.-4S * * ' * W I 1

meet a friend frera tlio woslcrn part of . tho Slate at the depot, was there on I ( time, and after tlio gn>cting aald to I 1dm: "Now we'll get on tho car and go I ; right up to tho himsa," . . | , "But you are not keeping house." "No; I'm boarding at tho samo old I place." I "Than I can't go." "Can't? What's lho trouble!" * "No; under tha clrcum» Unsos I should I not liko to cat wilh you." "What cireamitanecs!" I "Well, Trover's present wifa used to | bo my wife. Wo didn't cxactly^agreo, I and sho got a divorce and came' down I liere and married hiiu.** "Why, that'* nothing. Buoh a triflo I as that 'wouldn't stop mo," "Yoo, I know; 1ml I'd rather nol go. I Fro applied for a diyoreo from tho wife I married oiler this one Ian mo, aud | ■lie's in tu an, too, anil tf I should muet I tho pair up Uicre I don't l>ehoro I could I I rat lialf a uieal— really I couldn't]" Ppsa^h rrvvsrbs. I * - I FOr a young aorae, an old rider. For I I crrry poi ba own lid. It youdrrai atuoo- I I key lu allk, he Is still a monkey. Anger I I of brother*, of devils, But Is n-*t a grvxt I hen who ttlt In your house and Itfi in ] I anolhrr'a Make yourao.'f hooey, and the I file* would eat you. Honor and profit are I uot fuund In Ihe rame h*g. Of the tnan I that does not tpask, and tho d>; that dees I cot l*rk, bcwsrcl Now thtt.lowna I *heep and an av\ every one tap, «W*l I come, lVdrc!' Tbo cat I* whipped when | the fuUlrr** d.w« not *pla. — Rjyvlu, with a school jv>pulal!on of 12,000,265, has 28,117 »h*ncntary [schools, inslracling 1,410,470 por^S |

WlSCobclu OutU««*Z, Abm; the ye tz lh75 a luoccftfl >a of turtling enmes were rrwitcitled lu I Upon, Ths ;>oop'x bscaiac crea'Jjr excited, and the clhxri riramel ever/ hut eo clue was d;*corcrod until one ntgll ths lUe vrs entered tbc flwcliisg of klra. Root, ike up; tier of^ Myron Root, and stole some ino^cy a nd valuable Jewelry. The roo hcanl the tLHrves and, ipringing from hli room, grasped a masked man who was about lo cscspe. The bu'glar turned with aa oa'.b ar.d plunged a kuifu Mr. Hool's Jell brraM, producing a wound tho *cxrs of which lie carries to thiiday. The robber tben broke aw*y, Mr. Root had heard hit To;ce oad was j aallriled thai it waa none other than LU old ochoohuatc Jazn-^a Devanny. lie rocorertd quickly from his wound and reported his sxupidons lo tie officer*. Thtjr were Jnalh to bcJieve Lhri the boys were guilty, ai they were ihe sooa of rcsped* able parties and, while known to be wild, were not suspected o! en me. O^iar crimes | and clepralatuias sooacame lo l^bL A j hoot sod iloi dealer turned I.yan waa 1 knocked down at night, robbed and nssriy I killed. Tills aruuwd Lhc(tc3pU:anJ officers I but lh« mysterious enmiuaU coull ml be I located. I About this time a young man named L*l Fenvwh? lived in the $uutik.!ris of I the city, oflcrod his s-rvio; us a flelrciirc, I and they were accepted. lie conferred I with Rout and accepted hi a theory that 1 Devanny ant his crowd were the criminals I ani went t> work to gain the confidence I of the gang. II* began drinking anJ Icarouiiag with them and axon berame an j accepted companion to for ts drluklcg wai concerned, but wu cot Irus el wilh 1 the secrrls of the band, which was well

organized, and had grips, piSJ words, and a terrible oath bicdia^ tU::n together. Fero, althnugn ad amateur, worked like an ■old veteran, hut failed to gam their entire cvhCdcncr. At Ust, despairing of gaiulog Lis point, he resolved upon a bold znessure. Ho went to a fr.end, whD arrovl to aislit hinft. and giving hlui a few dollar*, told him to pxas a ccitain { Oinl at a certain knur alter dark. Tec detective then outthe band togttber wilhout letting them know his object. At Reappointed time the friend came tloag with several packages under his afin, anJ Fero stepjscd out, drew a revolver, aud ordered the tnaa I to throw up lus Libia Tuo victim w*s apparently very much frighlcncd, aod after dropping Lis packagci obeyed the command and handed over hu mosey. ibe robbers in the shadow of the lulldtegs wltuesKxl this l»ld act *n 1 were itruck dumb with amaz:meni mad idavraUna. Aficr tLI« they re re ved LI a into their midst wlihopen arm\ on; aficr anoflicrconfcaied, telling htm of the burglaries and highway robt* ric* tLcy Lad committed. Dcraany »nd Utile! told lam they had robbed Root's house, aod had knocked down oM man l.yon; and, la»hort,Le found out the secret of every crime that had b?en I commuted in the town. This wu a great I lucccia, bul Fero planned it aa that other* I could hear lho conlraiioa. He bought a keg of bocr and lurjtc J them up to an old lauble totsplL They accepted the ianI Ufloa, and Fero inT.ted some prominent I cllrens to be pieiest, la hiding close by, I where Ibey oould overhear ihe coareraal lion. The p'sn worked well and the det- | prradoc* felt into the trap. Fero al tho I pioocr lime began to boast o! his prowess il * criminal, and, calchlag the cue, thl I cue, the ihiavcs returned bout for Ixuat, I and when the act doocd, the hidden liitcz1 era were m posacrnou of facts which sealed the facts of ihe hoatlcrt . After somo de« I Uy tha effirera made the arrest. A trial I followed quickly, ard the rohhera were arm I lo the peaitenUary for (our years. Before I they left they ihtvatcutd to kill Fero and I Itoot, Ihomca Instrumental to convicting I them# and subaequcat crtnts prove how ! i deep the vow of vrngeecr, woj written I upon their hearts. Tlicy all ■erred their L I terms, and, as axn as rtleassd, renewed I their former avocation, never forgetting for 1 a moment their vow.' Mr. Root moved to Denver in 1$S0, anl%I while at lilt home tn that city, a year ago, ! I was rudely awakened by a hand no his

Ibroat.aad before be could realize the state of aflairs, be found hiniselT bound and gagged. The bond was part of the old Itlpoo gang coning out their mission ot vengeance. They si ruck btm throo time* with a hatchet, cutting deep gashc* in bis head and knxklng lilta Insensible. Then Ulievlog Lira dead they robbed the bouse j and departed. Root, however, wss almost nureculoudy preserved, and after a j Jong Alness tully raootrred. He tmpected who the robbers wero, but was usable to. prove it until he learned of the recent arrest ol BlttelL lie went to the oocnty Jail, and to make sure, took a look at lho priiox>er. Ho recognised him in aa instant as his edd achx>lma'e who oiler wonl tried to kill Uo. and who sough: to carry out hi* oath of'vmceance l.WO mil« away Trom the scene* of hlsloyhood. • lxm Fero, ever since his role as :X detretire In 3 $73, adopted Ural as his proI fcssioa, aod has made many surerailui adI ventures. Rr hu been f(\r tho (rait two or three weeks visiting his rriaUves in I Ulpon, and It is said by those who pretend I to know that Devanny waa seen on tho I strtelt thtre a few days ago, doubtless to I carry out hli thnrat upon Finx I\*vanny I dltappcaml suddenly from Hipoa witbotit I carrying out his oath, and It Is aow belles I cd he b In Denver, as a dispatch hu Just I been reoclrol hrrr to the effect Ural Root 1 wu again assaulted on the streets of DenI vtT rrcently, and what is teareJ to he I fatally shot. Thu is, no doubt, ihe work of Devanny. Altogether, tbo aioey is ooe I which hu beta a- Mom equalled in tbo I annals - of crime. It Is a romance !n real I life, with tiring characters and farirwbleh I art known. The sequel Is yrt to cocac and I will round off a ule of blcsx) in a feeling I manner, —Of tho 1,150 com iota tn the Ohio I rcnltenUary but 17 are women. * \