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Whnt it liuvli 1»fn Uib lioua»I ' Charley, lonesome little mouse; Hound hl* nurriery must r Tearful alien In his tioino,

must mum a « s J home, *: ** w '

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*..f " Chariot's nn*o lnout ol }i)Int " > < "• Sad hU '• aunties" mly, Hik1 point Totho doleful little man,

, . Houdwan of tho growing clan. Now liuby's corao.

? i "••••'' ' u $••• All the world has gone away

,f To Charley's heart. Npno heed hii'eVv i ; ..jjbtentlatf until to-day:' .•cry'',.-

r Charley calls. But none obey. . J For Baby's come. '•>' "* 1

' "Take W nway!'; i »i- Wont Uke hor. hain't play.1' ; > , Quivering Brief and ^ftrfulJoyL ••'•$•

Charley I he is Mamina's boy. • -Tako her away," "f *

«, IfWDMS the lovely iDOtliacfi faSe?S j 11 . c AliJ ]»«g-liemt wn <• Ktfna AI Yntnntn am.1 ̂ i i *

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,:fc$ ,3 iii A.liJ lierl ie»»t eanhoWthe^wirr' Eyes of brown and eyes of blue

When Baby comes,

•USby brlnm all i$re along, S-Kvcr growing, ettesrtong; VI

^8ouhdft«sw wells of tenderneM, Neyer ebb nor grow the less

. i: < When Baby cornea. What a hint of fair perfume, What a hiisli i>|h the room; < All tho loud world put to rout, All Its ranity shut out;

When Baby comes. 'Tis a temple on its shrino Trembles everything dlrinc Unto one. Kin Heaven lies la tho spheres of her soft eyes,

When Baby comes.

Far tho wild world's fret and snare, Kndless business, weary care; Once again romanco is sweet. Life is young and love complete,

When Baby comes.

All the oart.li is made anew— i'air tho false, and fair tho true, Where a little life begins, Free of sorrow, free of sins,

And Baby comos.

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From IVtcrson's Muuiizino.

POINT OF HONOR.

BY IDA ROLAND.

The little red school-housc on the brow of a lon<j hill, just at the edge of the vil­lage. A lonely place at this time, five o'clock in the afternoon; for the last barefooted urchin had disappeared down the long hill over an hour ago. It would seem that there was nothing to detain the pretty scliool-mistress so late; but she still sat behind her little table, leaning her head upon her hand, and pondering, not over reports, or educational works, as one might think from her looks, but a love-letter.

There it lay, on the table before her, and in her mind, swinging in the balance, was the yes ancf no. Which should it be? Some girls find it an easy tiling to engage themselves, and then break the chain when it becomes too irk­some.^ But this Saidic Kempal was a conscientious little body, just unfashion­able enough to consider an engagement a serious thing, riot to be entered into lightly; and when once formed, to be sacred and binding. So she was trying to probe her heart, and discover her feelings toward the writer of this letter, who said that he loved her so tenderly, :uid could never be happy unless she was liis wife. The study had lasted an hour,

, and she was no nearer the conclusion than at first.

Perhaps, if she had seen a little more of the world, she could have decided sooner;

; bi\t her da^s had been so bounded,and " Tieclgbd' by home ties, and the quiet vil­

lage life, that she Tiad not yet learned the * all-important lesson, a knowledge of her

own heart. Her thoughts ran something •< like this: " "I like him—this Harry Barrows. 1

don't believe I shall ever see any one else I can like as well. He has a good character, is wealthy, and loves me. If ijay yes, everybody will be pleased, and 1* shall doubtless be very happy. No j^ore pinching about mo^ey" matters at

jhqme-pr drudging in the gchool-r.oqm, I fonder why rfiesita-te. .1 wist Twas a <&if3 again, to be told what to do. If I jjo to mother, she will say, 'Do just what your heart , tells y6u, my daughter," wjien my heart won't tetttne anything nbou^ it. She., would lie delighted, though, if I woifld say yes; and I c(?uld Tighten her cares sp' much. It is such a worry to mothers to have so many daughters unsettled. Then there is •Lina Grey. How surprised she would be! I believe she rather likes Harry herself. I believe—I believe I will—say —yea.'K- ' '.'••••• '• - •

The conference was over, and spring­ing lightly to her feet, she quickljr closed the shutters for the night, and taking her wide hat, fastened the door, and:started down the hill. v

She was glad to find that she felt hap­pier, now that the question was decided. There is such a relief in giving one's happiness into another?s keeping, and knowing that they will'guard it well.

Saidie hurried on, for she knew it was getting late; and she had made an ap­pointment to meet her friend, Lina Grey, under the great weeping willow, by the edge of the lake, and .the. hour for the meeting had more than passed. Meet me at our old trysting-place, under the willow, by the lake," she had written.

Lina saw her coming, and rushed for­ward tumultuously. "Oh! I thought you would never be here!" she cried. " I began to fear you hadn't got my note in time. I only returned last night, and had not time to see you before you went to school, so I wrote, asking you to meet me here, for then I knew we could, have a half-hour's chat, all to ourselves, and afterwards we could go home together."

" And, I am so glad to see you again,"; said Saidie, kissing: her. "I've hardly known what to do without you."

They talked on and on, as young girls will, sitting on the fragrant sward, tell­ing each of wh^t the flther had been do­ing, till suddenly Saidie's attention was arrested by footsteps approaching, and looking up, she saw & strange gentleman advancing.

Lina, too, looked around, and rose to her feet. " It is only Mr. Earle, nntmma'9 nephew," she cried. "He is to spend; th$ ikfimmerwith us; and half promised to meet me here; for I wanted you particularly, ' to . know him. Mr. Earle, this is ifiy'friend, Saidie Kempal, of whom I have so Often spokon. Saidie, Mr. Ralph Earle." j The new comer took off his hat," with

m.tfked emphasis, and then shook Saidie eordially by thevhand, looking at her admiringly, though' not offensively, with a pair of rather handsome eyes.

'Not hdf so^MCiftme asHarryV' thought Saidie,. though" she blushed un-derfte jnize. , , -

. who did most of the talk-iȣy--as-tihey walked home; she was so bright and- merry, that it was a pleasure to listen to HierT Such a gay summer as shift: planned! " Saidie's school was" to breaks up on the. morrow, for n two month's vacation, and she would Be* at

. l^rty to cnjby it with the rest._ " Ai •oh! won't^we jhave a nice time?"

Near the g$te Harry was waiting. He introduced, in doe form, to Mr.

and then fell back with Saidie, walked with her to the door. You got my letter?" lie whispered,

soon as the others were out of liear-* "Is it |o be yes, or no?"

i^4.Vllcy a moment's silence, and the 8, beart beat loudly. Finally she

hex eyes to Ms face, and there

was not a shadow of doijbt iiL their depths, as she answ«redt

• /r. ^!nl^ i^ t0 ^ ! ^ sidings soon sgrond through

the Kempal family, for ffllft-e werd no secrets in that house; mulvit jolelsed Sadie to feci that she had them 1 I(shc hilfl liMllwry leHs than she did, she could not have helped but feel happier herself, to see the b'fitlit-ness she bail brought into the hoilifc.

It was,quite early on itlvo first tfay of Saidie s vacation, when Lina'a pony phaeton stood at the Kempal'gates; and under tho white canopy, witli 'iVs gay fringe, sat it's owner, beckoningto her friend. To slip on a hat, ahd 'step in beside Lina, was the work qf 'a jnpment,

girls ?'crfi ^P11- biisily talk-" lazy pony jogled afe%

Ihere was a little reserve oh Saidie's part, for she could not yet 'nia¥(nip her mind to confide to Lina her engagement but her friend was so busy tellunr of her own affairs, that sh#did not notice it. After a while, she spoke of Ralph Earle.

What do you think of him, any­way?" said Lina. '

" I don't know. I hardly noticed him yesterday." • • ^

"There! I wish I could tell'that to his royal highness. I shan't tell you now what he Said about you. Do you know why mamma has invited him here this summer?" ; . , "F°r his health, I suppose. He looks badly."

" So lie supposes. But that clever little woman has quite another idea in her head. She means that I shall marrv him." J

"Why, Lina!" "It'sa fact." " Do you like him?" "Do I like him? Of course I do.

Ralph Earle is elegant. But it don't follow that I'm going to marry him. He isn't my style at all; he is altogether too deep for shallow me. I always liked him; but I shall hate him pretty soon, if my step-mamma don't stop throwing me at his head in such an absurd man­ner."

" What can be her object? I never thought her over-fond of you."

" Oh, I'm only thrown in as an en­cumbrance. She adores Ralph, and he is poor. Well, I've got moneys Do you understand?"

"Poor child!" " You need not poor me. I am going

to make myself just as disagreeable as possible. And I have a little plafi in my head, and you must say yes. I want you to pack up and be ready, when I come lor you to-morrow, to come and stay several weeks with me. Say yes, that's a dear."

"Not if you ar<? going;to put me in that Mr. Earle's way," said Saidic, look­ing a little suspiciously at Lina's mis­chievous face.

" Nonsense, child! You need not look at him, if you feel that way. Only come; we will have grand times."

There was no opposition t-o this pro­ject, and the next aay found Saidie set­tled in the great stone house over the river. She loved luxury, and it was like a beautiful dream to live amid such clegance. She fancied that Mrs. Grey was not quite as pleased as she might have been with the arrangement; bnt Ralph was so pleasant, and Lina so de­lighted, that she' did not mind it. Lina was right in pronouncing Ralph Earle elegant. He was a gentleman in every sense of the word; and although not re­markably handsome, his face was one that could be trusted forever. Mrs. Grey*was a widow, and although wealthy this beautiful home, belonged to Lina. So it was' no wonder she was exerting her utmost "to make a match between her favorite nephew and the heiress. .

So the summer days passed on. Pleas­ant .morning rambles in the old. woods; lazy afternoons by the willow, at the trysting place beside the lake; and gay evenings over the piano,^ or on the cro­quet ground, out on the lawtf, where Harry always joined them. - Indeed, he was .with them most of the time, and Saidie had grown quite used to leiag engaged. There was not much chance. for love making, as the rest did not know of it; and Lina, in trying to avoid Ralph, made it so that Saidie was 4ns companion most of the time, while she appropiated Harry.

Saidie could not blame her, although she wondered how she could help loving the one her mother had selected for her. He was so. brilliant and interesting; so different from any one she had «ver met before. He seemed to understand her wants so well, and sympathize in"all her tastes. So it happened, while LinK and Harry played games,- or ran races on the lawn in their wild fashion, the other two sat on one of the rustic seats that tlic* old elms shaded, and read or talked. Ralph had that charm that is so irresistible in any one, a melodious voice. It seemed to Saidie, when he read, that all the world was drifting away, and leaving them in an enchanted real. What happy days those were, and how swiftly they flew by! No one thought of the Fall that was coming, to part them ail. They lived in the happy present, and were satisfied. One day Saidie had promised Ralph to meet him at the rustic seat, and found, on going, that Mrs. Gray was before her. She seemed unusually gracious, and inclined to conversation, and, after a few commonplaces, said ab­ruptly:

'I suppose you are aware of my wishes concerning Laura?"

Saidie bowed her hershead.- f " Lina persistently refuses to "believe

that I am disinterested in this matter, and I see, has made you feel, the same. I am convinced that Mr. Earle isjust the one for her, and she is throwing away her best chance of happiness, in flirting as she does with Harry. As for Ralph, I know that if he were left alone, he would love her."

.The last words were emphasized in siich a . manner, that her listener could not help but understand. « ;

"If you think I am interfering, you aire mistaken." .

"I will be frank with you," said; the elder lady. "I feared you were becom­ing interested in my nephew, aiid I thought I would warn you."

The bright color faded from the girl's cheek, ana a strange look came intoi her eyes. For a moment she was unable' to speak. Like a flash of lightning ciupe the terrible revelation, the meaning-of all the happiness the summer has brought. She knew now what love was. To her there was but one hope of happiness in the world, and that she must put from her. It was a hard strained voice that answered Mrs. Grey.

" You need not be alarmed, madam. 1 am engaged to Harry Barrows."

The lady looked at her in astonish­ment; then she actually kissed her. " You sly little puss, to keep that all

to yourself. How glad I am that you are going to do so well. There comes Ralph now. I am going to surprise him -with the news." And before- Saidie could stop her, she called him to them, and in a few words told the whole story. Then, seeing guests at the house she left them, with a nod and a laugh thinking as she did so, "She loves him, poor girl; but I can trust her. Saidie is the very soul of honor. As for Ralph he will soon over-come hia admiration for her pretty face.

There was nothing said for some time

after she left. An observer, might, not. ~ have noticed anything ftrange Tti" the figures of the two. Hgidif, sittin^qtirte inoUonle«a, with her m^tarneAvaway' Ralph at her feet^iMd SiitnS a&tude he had first assumed* But who can tell of the anguish in both tlieir- hcarts^. •<

"Willi)

Dowpiflewnt Individual* Act on En-- the United Mtate*. , . .V.UVAifc New York Herald. ;

The American steps ashore as one who isj»ntiy§ and to the manner born, and-patronizes the Custom House officer^

^fri6|Wljfe#lap«>o»th| back, and a i^ue»t,"'iPut'm«%lirotigtf old man,-as ,qytfk,as yojj like, and make me yours, trniy. "The foreigner is usually in a tremor of apprehension,^bflftt himself and his baggage, '

This is-especiatly Wie case with English-inett^aftd Frehchmcn, particularly the rSljtei'. The Englishman is more san­guine and dignified, but there is a strong lurking suspicion in his mind that the

Yanjk^'-rjnean to cheat him, .i»(ia(i'to entrap him- into dear hackney co§che8,and.dear:e»e*ything else. Cus-

, torn House Inspector Jim Striker was.on "But where there is'rf^lOv^ ^^ii ^^V'^hen a steamer of the White Sear

face gently t6Ward him. At the sight of it, pale and tear-stitiried, his calnmess was gone. >*

"My darling, my darlirfgP you do love.-mo! •what is- this hateful engage­ment to us?" 6 b

For a moment she yielded to his'pas­sionate carresses; then she remembered and cried, Moleenly, " * '

" RalMV yoi* must not .tempt me-vst* I have promised.to be Haiwy's-wife. i will never break a promise tliat is so sa­cred "

surely are not boun^. . It iss aaijjsta^ sense of honor that permits such a sacri­fice." '

She shook her head mournfully. " I should have thought pf ,that,befpre. • j|

It is too late." Still he pleaded with herr and she,

loving him as she did, could only refuse,-although she felt it would be like partr ing from lifo itselfAt; li^t, seeing Harry and Lina homing toWSfd them, he said : •

" 1 w.iM n°t take your answer .now; send me one in the morning. And re­member, dear, whatever, conies, I shall love vou, only ypu."

Harry overtook Eer a#- ahc tried " to escape to the house, and g$xe her a- few tender words, that only made her trou-ble harder to bear. ?-•' .5$pWp|l *•

She locked1 herself ifl'Tier rcomflff'nd did not go^floWft'again -that ;;\She Wanted tqAface her troublg he&self a n d d e c i d e w h a t w a s h e r d i S y f e r . - - -

It was a long, hard struggle. " The ̂ old., gray dawn'peeped in at her window as she wrote:-

No Italfihi ^ was right, jl (knawnnrea^ my promise.; -Forgive nie ancK.f.drget that you eyer lov^Tv M YSaidik. '

Sh^seutffii| this earljF in ®e morn-i ing; and^hijdar later,,^fo^fc Prsj^riBy' and ^nft^ad& -thefrjft^ed^cejrf ti® brea^taSt»rg!.om, lie'.'tel^ Bfe au^; andvor^red.t^e cogcii. hii^tb'the statiSff;' ..Oji^^lohg* look, at the closed blinds, behind which sjuhy-, bered'tjie oii.lv hejjqg he. truly he was,pone; ' '* ^

When Harry came that evening?? life found Mrs. Grey in te^ry, Lina pouting" and Saidic invisible.. "

" What's up, Lin^L Where is RalpB J«» Goodness knows! i don't. Saidwfis

locked in her room, Raljth gone, Ind everybody eke las cross as bears."

Harry looked bewildered, and 'MBs» Grey said-: • . ' ~

" Harry Barrows, are you engaged to Saidie?" ' ' •'•

His face flushed crimson and then turned white.

" We are Mrs. Grey; but " "But what? You are engaged, and

that's enough," said the lady; sharply. " No, not enough," he said, with a

pleading look at Lina, who had dropped into a chair, and breathlessly awaited his reply., .

" I did think I loved Saidie, until Lina came back; but now I know it is Lina alone who can make me happy. I saw-that Ralph loved Saidie, and -hopfid she, would ask to be released." " And.a pretty mes« you have'j^a^e of

it;' -Her sense*of'honor was moi4*strict' than yours/ She bas relused Ralph, and he has gone' nobpdy knows where. I wash my hands of the whole affair."^. A-nd she swept from the room with an injured, look, as if she had nothing further to'sa'ji on the subject. "

After peace was made between the lovers, Lina said,Poor Sai.die [ We must find Ralph and bring IggPback. How could the eWld be so gbijd? ' I, don't'1 belipvCi lie.^ill go anv^u^ther than Chaster, to-nigfrt, and Jiimes--could easily-dnve over affer him." „

It was as Lina Supposed, iuid. while Harry started off i"n hot haste, Jj.iniv ran up to persuade Sai3ie to come down into the parlor, and be there at the-tifrie tliey would return * intending to prepare , her for it; but she could not get her courage up, until she heard'the carriage "wheels, and had only blundered out a few words when Ralph sprang out of the carriage, and hurried into; the reom. ": --u •

Lina left them then, only-hearing Saidie's broken cry, of "Raiph! Dear Ralph," as he gathered her close, close to his heart. - v

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After the first rapture of the1fi?eting was over', and they- could talk ^.'little morp rationally, Mrs. Grey's clear, cold tones were heard-saying to 3ome one the "the piazza: ,

" Yes, the bright "days' are.,,aln-iosJ> gone." " ' ,r

And Saidie, clinging to her lover's neek, whispered: . r. -

" Do you hear, Ralph? " They are al­most gone."

Nay, love, he answered, " they have only begun.". ,

And they have only begun. , Ahappier couple than Ralph andSaidie is to be met nowhere, the wide world over.

Of one spot both were especially fond, and they often go there. It is where they first met—the trysting place by the willow.

Slightly Familiar With Wales. Those who remember how Major Tom

Oghiltree was appointed United States Marshal for the state of Texas—per­suading President Grant that he, Major Tom, was seriously injured in the de­fense of the President's good name against a crowd of Texas ruffians—will not be prejudiced against the truth of this other story anent him as told by a New Mexico newspaper. " On one oc­casion he was in England, a guest of a nobleman who had come in contact.with him during a visit to this country, and Avho had fallen an easy victim to Tom's unsitrpressed impudence and powers of fascination. The Englishman had taken Tom to London arid was exhibiting him to his friends as a genuine American, lion. Tom was plentifully supplied with funds by his noble friend, and was cut­ting a grand figure, One day Tom and his friend met the Prince of Wales"f?f a club. The nobleman asked permission of the Prince to introduce his American friend. Leave having been obtained, Tom was formally introduced to the heir apparent. He grasped the royal hand and shook it heartily, and then burst out: 'Wales; old fellow, I'm devilish glad to know you; let's take a drink!" The horror of the nobleman was changed to amazement when the Prince gave Tom's hand a hearty shake and replied, 1 Don't care if I do.' Cheek carried the d a y . " ' • - • / -

A CERTAIN New York piano, located in a family where there are children^, had the cerebro-meningitis very badly, but improved in tone and dohdition im­mediately after tbe tuner extracted the following articles from its innermost re­cesses: One pine stick, 14 inches in length, | of an inch wide, and nearly J inch in thickness; 1 pine splinter, 2i inciics long and about'ij of an inch thick; 1 nickel penny, 1 gutta percha button, 5 glass beads, a quantity of apple and canary seeds, cloves, part of a quill, 8 ins. thread, ravelin;

A MATTER OF CUSTOM.

in.911^,morning. An English, main df portly mein ind pronounced ac­cent descendea the gangway, and, ap­proaching Jim, said:

owf' said 'Jim, interrogatively. " Haw?" repeated the Englishman.

v"M7i name is striker," retorted Jim, "Custom House Inspector, and if yer baggage is what yer want, jist p'int it out, and I'll put yer through in two twos." " Haw?" again said the.Englishman,

putting one gmSs'to 'fits li'augTity eye and surveying the uniformed official with a look of ineffitble disdain. "Put me through, eh? Haw? Got your Yankee bowie-knives, Icjessay, and your Colt's revolvers. . Hajy? Pat me through! Now, look heah;iny good fellah, no non­sense ; no nonsense with an Englishman. I may like your country when f see it, but no bloojylh&ats like that. " Here's

Jialf a sovrreigri." " Can't see it," said Jim. '"Cawn't see. it?" cried the English­

man, in astonishment. " Why, here it is, right under your nose! Cawn't see it! Well, damme, but you must be a most "extraordinary Yankee." ^ " Too miich chin music," replied Jim, fn disgusts " You just add 011 four

-wipre like that, and I'll be a talkin' to yer." The Englishman took the hint,

irivefajjd l>is baggage reached the hotel tliat • 1 evening.

-Ji'he ladies coming from the other side a fearful time of anxiety until they

axe fairly rid-of the. Custom House officials. TIruth compels the statement •fiat the ladies ;(te the chief and most -inveterate smugglers. Xj

" Have you anything! in this trunk, madam, liable to pay diity? " asks the officer in the "very politest tone of voice he can command. 5

l"No, sir,^'._ answers -jnadain, but in a itating \vayr and then quickly add­

ing; " lhat is, I have a few lace collars, which I suppose are not what you call dutiable." . Officer (tapping the nail of his left thumb with a piece of chalk, and looking fourteen ways at once)—You will have 'to- open the trunk, madam (then in a complacent whis'per), lac.es are just sich 'things as has to pay the.heaviest kind 0' (Tooties. ""Madam complies, wiih profound mis­givings as trrthe fate of her lace collars.

Officer (driving his brawny digits, not •altogether t^o clean, down among layers br snowy underclothing)—You didn't mention, m^'am, that you had any pieccs of %ilk along with the la'ces? .•-Madam (all confusion and blushing behind her ears)—Well; T' do declare, if I ha'aint fojpgot. " Yes, sit; but they are dress patterns^. Yoi£\certainly—you couldn't mea%^x©u do not presume to charge for a few dress patterns?

Officer (making another dive into the depths af the Saratoga and drawing him­self slowly lip with three boxes of kid gloves at the-endl'of his right arm)—An' jrou forgot, Jfia' am, to say anything about kid gloves (iooking awfully, yet signifi­cantly, at madam). ,.-,.She has hcen 'tli'ere before, and pres­ently a little pantomime is seen to, take place. The^e is ipark of chalk above the entrance to the officer's pantaloons pOCket: the lady tells a small boy to call sTcnb; the tjruafct-arc relocked and in-si?rfbed with'~the official cabalistic sign, and in five minutes "everything is lovely." « ' !

It is a very trying moment with the gentleman who hai the foreign material for three or foutssuits of clothes when the Custom House officers (who has no mercy on any onoshe takes lor a fashion­able bachelor), driwis on his trunk and sings out: " Who is the owner of this? "

"I am," half-timidly responds the owner. -" What havayOu liaMe tadttty?" "Oh, well,'? Apologetically answers

theowrfer, " just tlie makings of a suit of clothes." / iA •

" Let me see-j" 'demands the officer, when he sees no douceur forthcoming, and the next minute he is hauling out enough French cloth to keep Jones in decent apparel, for several years.

"'Twon't do;" saj:s the officer; "must be confiscated."

Jones fumbles in his vest pocket, and no confiscation happens this time. The humors of • ocean travel are perfectly in­finite.

There are Custom House officers of such supernatural penetration that they can tell by the -very looks of a passenger whether lie has anything contraband about him. Aye, to telling the very character of the contraband—whethc-r it be silks, laces,, cloths or diamonds. Any­body who has taken pains to observe the process of inspecting passengers' bag­gage cannot fail to'notice that the officer frequently docs nothing mpre than glance at the contents of a trunk without disturbing it, and then checks it oft' as being all O. K. When he does this he knows his passsenger. He has taken his measure with half an eye, and he feels that he can afford to appear off-hand and magnanimous without permitting . any lols to the revenue.

4ii* Judicious-Advertising. The Springfield Republican publishes

editorially the following' sensible re-uuy:ki} y)j. advertising: : . '

Reforms of all kinds sfeeftf to be. in fashion. The reaction from the craze of speculation and inflation and political and low moral standing brings "with it amplication.Of good sense and economy, ofv better morals and higher tone and soberei* vicWs of things, in nearly all de­partments ol life. One of the outcrop­ping^ of ^thi? new^ fashion of cohinioh seiiSeis ill thehusiness of advertising—a lopping oft of the more expensive and sensational arid vulgar modes of putting tho thing to sell before the attention of the person who buys. The reform was well-voiced at a late meeting of the stove manufacturers of the country at Detroit, where the President denounced the inef­fective and expensive advertising that hail been jaaixch indulged in by the trade, the tawdry lithographs and other sensa-tion^tJihjSim^fy^'and 4 recoknmende'd in­stead tlie more exclusive use of the best newspapers. "If we would make the best possible use of our money," he con­tinued, " wc should patronize ably-con­ducted and responsible newspapers. The newspaper is immeasurably the best me­dium open to our trade; the most liberal and expert advertisers testify to its

umns we would find a means of escape from wasteful, undignified and ineffective methods, to which so "miiay-^esOrt iuf their eagerness to secure attention and patronage." Thjjse are ̂ indeed sugges­tions of experience and common sense, and there 4re figns, as if by a, common instinct, that ihey are being adopted' by merchants, manufacturers and other classes of the community having occasion to engage in either purchasing or selling.

Old and well-established papers^ wiik constituencies representing the best classes of society, are undoubtedly the most available, the cheapest and the.most remunerative avenues fofudvertisiog. The constituency of i newspaper,^.the character, the consuming Quality, IBe taste and the fidelity with which they and their families read it are facts to ^>e considered quite as much as the mere amount of gross circulatfon. Then, again, ae advertisers ttltinotiiuse all the newspapers, there is the question of se­lection, and into this enters the extent and completeness with$whifeh{&By -one or more newspapers occupy a certain field, and render unnecessary the use of its local rivals. On all these points there i? a field of discriminating intelligence by* advertisers who would get the worth of their money, and the conclusions of the stove men are evidently reflecting the thought and the action of other classeffof advertisers throughout the country.

Coins for the Collection Basket. From the New York World.

An English clergyman declares that not long ago somebody—he suspects a school boy—put into his collection-bag one morning a black beetle, which caused the greatest consternation when it was turned out on the plate. Buttons, too, are plentiful^ and pieces of paper screwed up, which,'however; contain ito coin." All these Offenses have been paralleled before. A well-known wit and raconteur of this city has delighted many a dinner table with his story of the minister who adjured his hearers, if they would insist on putting buttons into the collection box, not "previously to hammer down the eyes, because," as the good man truly observed, " while it don't in any way improve the chances of the buttons being mistaken for coin by Ike heathen, the practice makes them wholly value­less as buttons."

CANVASSERS WANTED. — MALE and FEMALE—for the WEEKLY WISCON­SIN, on GASH commission. The most lib­eral offer ever made by a newspapers Apply for terms and send reference.

CRAMEU,. AIKENS & CBAMER, y Milwaukee, wis.

What is Dooley's Yeast Powder Do you ask, my friend? Itis made from the purest and strongest elements. Among them, cream-tartar made from grape acid ex-pressely for these manufacturers. The re­sult is that the biscuit, rolls, waffles, cake, bread and pastry produced, are beyond com­parison.

I have sold more dozens of Hatch's Universal Cough Syrup for the past year than I have ever sold of a similar medicine during the same length of time. I ?tave' on my shelves thirteen different congh' reme­dies, comprising most of those considered staple in this section. Wesley Kui.ison, Evans Mills, Jeff. Co., N. Y.

THIRTY year's experience proves the Graefenberg Vegetable Pills to be the mildest and most effective medicine ever known for the complete cure of Headache, Biliousness, Liver Complaints, Nervousness, Fevers and diseases of digestion.

rifling luTmonf—In fact nature . (IrmaitdH tlie utmost r«Knlarity of 1

the liowtli, and «ny deviation f< 0111 , this demaiid pavos the way often

f ? It- 'to *e»ia«w (finger. Jt is quite as - ' • ^ 'net&siary tfrremore impute accu­

mulations from the bowels an it it to eat or Bleep, and no health can be expected where a costive habit o f b o d y p r e v a i l s . { ( „ , , f , j t

SICK HEADACHE! Hiis difltroislbjr occurs most frequently.

The disturbance of the stomach, arising from the im­perfectly djg-sted contents causes a s«rere pain in the head, accompanied with dis«Rr?cablo nausea, and this constitutes what is popularly known as Kick Headache; For the relief of which, Take SucMOjis* Litf.b Keoui.atok or Medicinb.

price 25 cenU per box. Graefenberg Co., New York.

Sold everywhere; Send for almanacs.

CHEW The Celebrated " Matchless"

Wood Tag Plug - f. Tobacco. ;

The Pioneer Tobacco CoMrANY, . New York, Bagton, and Chicago.

POND'S EXTRACT, for VaricosegSftins, Hemorrhages or any Pain. Physicians-allopathic, homeopathic and eclectic—recom­mend it. Ask of them.

THE best way to kill a joke is to say that its funny before you tell it.

TIES MARKETS. HEW YORK.

®ee£ Cattle—Fair to primed .80 00 Hogs-rLive 1 5 00 JSheep— Fair to prime 3-7S ©»lton—Middling " Flour—Spring extra, choice 6 50 Wheat—No. 2 Milwaukee, Sept Corn—Western 5S Oats—Western™ Rye—Western.. Barley Pork—Mess Lurd

CHICAGO. Cattle—Choice to extra prime $5 00

Mediant to choice 4 50 -Xomujon to fsir 2 85

Hogs—Live...';, 4 80 Sheep—Good <9 choice... 8 50 Butter—Good to choice. 13}< Eggs—Fresli... U Flour—White winter extra 6 75

Spring extra:... 6 0(1 Wheat—Spring No. 2. :i Corn—No. 2...... Oats—No. 2 • ; Rye—No. 1....... Barley—No.-2, JJept..."..' *: Pork—Mess...

Milwaukee! Cattle—Choice to extra prime. .Si

Medium to choice • Common to fair :

Higs—Live • Sheep—(iood to choice ; Butter—Choice

Flour—White winter extra Spring extra

Wheat—Spring No. 3 '' Spring No. 2

Corn—No. 2, old O&ts—No. 2 Rye—No. 1 ;. Barley—No. 2, Sept Pork—Moss Lard.....

4 @ 2 ; @ 52%

• @ 60% @1247% @ 8%

ONLY FIVE DOLLARS FOE AN ACRE!

Of the Best Land in AMKRICA, near the Great Usior Pacific Kmlhoad.

A FARM FOR $200. In easy Payments -with low rates of titerest.

Secure It ITow! Fall information sent free. Address,

O. F. DAVIS, Land Agent. TT. P. B. B.. Omaha. Mob.

The Best TRUSS with­out Metal Springs ever in­vented. No linmhiig claim of a certain radical cure, but a guarantee of a comfort-abl», secure and satisfactory appliance. We will tuko

anil pay full prim for all that do not suit.' Price, single, like cut, $4; for both sides, »6- Sent by mail, post-paid, on receipt of price. -

N. B.—This Truss wji,l cubk more Ruptures than any of those for which extravagant claims are mads. Circulars free.

1'OMKBOY TBPSS CO., 740 Broadway.New York.

SUPTURt

the Condition of the

organs are • the toning, regulating, soothine influence of Tar-bast's Ski.tzer Apjshiest is uraently required. S<ild by all druggists. .

Ifyon feel dull, drowsy, debilitated, have freiiuent headache, mouth tastes badly, poor appetite, and toncoe coated, yon are suffering from torpid llverj

iugi*T^inii,r5n!l;aoH!iii2 will will cure you bo speedily aud permanently as tt> take Sihxsms JLivkb Bio latos or Mkdicikk.

PURELY VEGETABLE, The Cheapest, Purest aud Best Family Medi­cine in the World!

A* ErrllcTUAi.flpici-ric for all diseases of the Liver, Stomach and Spleen.

Kegulate th9 Liver and prevent '

VERS, BOWEL COM-PLilNTS.BKSTLESS. SE^UUNLaCKand

r. BAD dRllATH;!

andio Wtfmry ca»e'i\ ntoniHch, and cad be so #*a8ily corroci take SiMMONg' IjIter Keoi'lator. Do not neKl^ctso sure a remedy for this repulsive disorder. It will aluon improve your Appetite, Complexion and (jeneral Health. • . . .

|;omjnon m nniM from the d if you will

COKSTIPATI •ot'

>

MA5UFACTUBBD OKLT BT

J. H. ZEILIN & CO., PHILADELPHIA, PA. Price >l.QO. Sold by Mil Druggist*.

CASHMERE B O U Q U E T

TOILET SOAR

THE novelty and exceptional strength of its per­fume are the pecu­liar fascinations oi

this luxurious ar­ticle, which has ac­quired popularity hitherto unequaled by any Toilet Soap of home or foreign manufacture.

SANDAL-WOOD A positive remedy for all diseases.of the

neyN, liIn<l<H>r and^lPi^Hiu'jr. lirieaus? also

good in Dropsical Coinp)iHnts. It never pro­duces sickness, is certain and speedy in its action. It is fast superseding .aHrotUeTa'eniedie3. Sixty cap-syles cijrc-in rij or eightdayai No other mcdieine can do this.

Beware of Imitations, for, owing to its great success, many have been offered; some are most dangerous, causing piles, Ac.

DUNDA8 DICK & CO.'S Genuine Soft Cap. tutes, containing Oil of Sandalwood, told at all drug stores. Ask for circular, or send for one to 35 and 37 Womler Slreet, A'ew York.

THE GOOD OLD * k ij STAND-BY

Mexican Mustang Liniment

FOR MAN AND BEAST.

Estacmsiibo 33 Years. Always enres. Always ready. Always handy. Has never yet failed. Thirty millions hart tested it. The whole world approves till' glorious old Mustang—the Best and Cheapest Lini­ment in existence. 29 cents a bottle. The Mnstang Liniment cures when nothing else will.

SOLD BY AIjL jMEDICIKB VKN1>RBS.

THE SUN. '4$ i

877. NEW YOBS. 1877,

The Sus continues to l>e the strenuous advocate of reform and retrenchment, and of the substitution of statesmanship, wisdom and integrity fpr hollow pre­tence, imbecility, and fraud in the administration of public affiiirki»i**:onten<l8 for the government of the people by tlife people and for the people, as opposed to government bxjffauds in the ballot-wix and in the counting of votes, enforced by inilitarr violence. It endea.vors to BW>iy its readers—a bod; now not far /rohi a millions! souls—with the most careful, coni-ptf'U, and trustvforthy accounts of current events, arid cmplojs fortius purpose a nuinerouiand carefully selected staff of reporters and correspondents. Its re­ports from Washington, especially, are lull, accurate, and fearless; and it doubtless contimie»to deserve and .enjoy the hatred of those who thriro br, plundering the Treasury or by usurping what the law does not give them, while.it endeavors to merit^he confidence of the public by defending the rightifvf the people against the encroachments of unjustified power.

The price of the daily SUN is SS cent* a month, or •0.SO a-year, post-paid; or, with tho Sunday edition, $7-79 a year. -

The Sunday edition alone, eight .pages, 91.SO a year, .post-paid. ThbAv kckIiT Sun, eight pages of 5fi broad celumnt, Rfnrtushe.i year, post-paid. Special Norrc«!—In qolat to intro^hce The Sck

more widely tetheipublic^we will send THE WESE-£¥ edition for th» remainder of the year, to Jan. 1, 1878, post-paid,jLpj^Half a ijpBar. TrfHii

' "ress. 'rtpi SU!f. N. "V. City.

ware ol

IiDitations.

KEEP'S SHIRTS—ohty one onality—The Best. Keep's Patent Fartly^made Dress fhirts. •-

Can be finished as easy as hamming a Uandherehief The very best, six for $7.00.. .. Keep's Custom Shirts—made to measure, The very best,~vix for •B.Ott. * An elegant »«twC«enuine<ioid-plate ' ollar and

Bi '• " Slecve^Buttons given with^each !4 doa. Keep's Shirts.

Samples with, full directions'for s'elf-meaanrement

Keep's Shirts are-"3ilivered tkkk on receipt'of price ~ of Hie Union—1

' ,fuil diri any addi .

JJftil diryctly WitH'the Jtanulictarer and get Bottom

In any part of Hie Union—nosxpress charges to pay. Samples with, full direction^ for sclf-mcasnrenn Sen^ Free to any address. Kastamp required.

"Prices. Keep M»nnfacturiqg.<^).. IBS Mercer St., N. Y.

BABBITTS TOILET SOAP. UnrlTslleri for 'tbt Toilet »ad thiMtetiu No utifldsl and deceptive odbq to cover coamon and deieteriotu toffedi-«nU. After years ol Klentific experteent tbe nanafactvrer ol B. T. Bt* Soap ba» periacted and now offm to tb«

Onh/tk* pxrat vegttabU oilt «m4 w it* iy»«/aeMre. mFor Use In the Nurronrlt has Ho Equal*. VVortfi Wn tunes iUCp«V4P every motMrand family inCDrisUMom. Bample bozf conUiniii^ 3 cakc» of each, aaa^fire to any ad-dreM M receipt of 15-cet»t8. Addr«n>

B. flpt of 15-cetits. Audrvnji

^i#r5IL!.TJ^feTuorijc,ty- H

any one of eith ,rt of the'

IB not ea out it cau

ipitou* try

iearned tn^tnese times, made ing&ree months

,in any o is willing imploymen er week in eed not be

B yonr whole jiaents. We

bavaj^eeiits who«re making over p«r (lay at the bdMMR. All whMneaee at once can 49)ike money faafc Atthepreseutjjbne evoney canngt^be made so easily and rapidly *TOpny r bosuipB. It costs nothing to try thetnuihess^ zTtr s anoSS outfit free Addlgss at once. H. H>m,ktt ft <!o.. Portland. Maine

--*o * ork steadily at J that we furnish. yonr own -town.

'from home-ovw night. "You cant time to the work.jj; only yoir spare irttfments.

.^JACKSON'S BEST

Simet 1% Chewing Ibbacco wa»#iarded the M^est prize at Ucntenx^al Exposl-tloti for i ts fine cMIHng qualities, the ei<*llcnce and

Jackson s B wholesale by alOoGbera. Send for sainrie to f. A. JAfKNOA A CO.. Manufacturers. PeMrsbnrg.Ya.

RITERVIEff AGADEMT, POUCHKEEPSIE, N. Y.r

OTIS BISBEE, A M.t Principal and Proprietor,

Numbers its alumni by hundreds in all tho honorable walks of life.. Tnpils range from twelve to twenty years in age. kext session opens Sept. 13th. Those wishltLC to enter sltoilM make an early application, VAVTlTh irnVTI TeleiTaphy here iOIINB Mtlll!^rmfoX« salary while learning. Situations furnished. Ad-ilrfeja B. TAIiljXTtiiB. Sitimscf. Sitgfewwd, Hi.

HOW TO MAKE IT.

WHITBY &

The Finest Tgngd and Most Dttratik Made. New Style*. Kew Sol*

.Warranted FireS^ars. Send for HHee Lists. WHITNEY & HOLMES ORGAH CO.. QUMCY, ILL

$1.00 $1.00

Osgood's Heliotype Engravings. chiwtl tiwilisiasi miMtj. IViN

One JWhr each. 8m* fur eat*byw,

JAMES B. OSGOOD A CO. BOSTOX,

CCR * week in your own tawji. Terms and onto ?-Ww free. H HALL10TT * CO., EQ£tland, lUine.fe at a 11 * w«aik. o*u^. *A\>mpie rtrt - • «PTbl t FBLTOM A QU-JMrNassan St.. New York » • f;.

WATtCHMAK KKS' Tools slid M«toHWBf. Mnd fo Priceli«t .Qto.BJ'Xl'tH ACQ.. P. gjgg.1—.^y " .^

Travellagiteleiman. •11 expenses paid. *•» Pawl

Address Qp»«if UITT LAMV WOAIM^noIritr A PAM Mado^by 17 ApotitK itl JwbW#1U>

S5937 (PICA A MONTH—MCNTS WANTEO-r^SiM Tajf fill selling artlclesin the world i tsamtrte^ee. WUVVAddress BBQNSOy, l>etit^,tfah.

REVOLVER fREEte^aa"'ar^"' J. BOWN <t80M. 1M and l» Wood»i:. IMtMWyjTa.

S.yc.ir to Aleuts. Ouytf *UPn

AGENTS: TKHH1T<MBY fOH »AUV-

Improved Bosom StretfljerA Iroll. bemanafucturwi by«nycarpenter; Large! sales; lands aud.townpronirty takenin exchaiKO).Ad­dress HtRiiv x Co.. Agts.for the U~a.. Alilhgdon.Til.

ass Wa(erpra«f(:oven,l Ac. HCKKtV * B*r

=*r

wTll^a<««,

plalmea St.. Chicago. Send for Illustrated ptjeajst* - THHTH IB lIXfiHTT! PnMn fciildi

rf|iwhl«n twiwli - *• li(M m4 m4'«W4 AMtw, Pre*. 4 PmiM Bkmi JIiis. " flfctw t

^1(1 4a AgenUsellingoii'rC^r^ $IV 10 ^^rons.Pict„i&and^,

Catalogue Awe. J-Boston. (Established IKtft.'i

DAY MVKB m*^by Agents selling on rChn Oiiyons, Pictntti an#5! mo Cards. US swivpl*', worth MS, sent, post-paio, for 89 Cant*. 1 niistrateo

BlIFfUBD'ai WW

HO! FARMERS FOR IOWA.:,

SEND A POSTAL CARD for description and maps of !,3Q0,£86 AereC lS. S. iutuis for sale OS It.

B. Terms, by the Iowa K. V. Laad Co. Climate and soil first-class, and adapted to grain, colrh and grazing. No Grasshoppers. Tickets froe^fO land-buyers from Chicago and return. Address J. B. CAIiHOVW, Land Commissioner, D2 BandolplrSt. Chicago, or Cedar Bapids, Iowa. • -

HEADACHE. DR. C. W. BKXWH'H CEK.KRY CHAMOH1LK PII.M an preure prewly to cure MICH HEAI>AC»K. 2VJ VOCS HEADACHK, DYSPEPTIC III ACHE, ITEIIRAMIA, WKRVOCXJf »I.EKPLE»*)il«S(, and n Ul ran. aay < Office, 100 M. Entaw Nt.. Baltimore, . Price 30f.. pasiagt free. goHl byall dl litis and eon a try store*. REFKRKJiCli:-Howard Bank. Itallimore. MA. !

"a

G L O V E - F I T T I N O

UKRIVAUWt arsmwminbatel % I

, M i L L i O N f i . 1

ftietsaamudimiici) MEDAL* (CElVto

atccmtcnmial. Get the Genuin«,.fBd beware of imltatiotis. ]

> ' AaKALSO TOR « THOMSONS umuiUauirae ThfttmagDotsiavi

Sea that Mm name of-Thomson and tn

Trade KUrkACn' tttwptd onevtrytowtmeel.)

THE

NITED STAT

iNSURANCE COMPAHTy

IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK,

261, 262, 263 Broadway.

•—OB84NIZ81181#—^—- 'p*

ASSETS, $4,827,176.52 SURPLUS, $820,1)00

IJVERY APPROVED FORM OF POLICY ISSUED ON MOST FAVORAMLE TE^MS

•• " * ^p. ' "--i fi#

All ENDOWMENT POLICIES AID

aFFROVSD CLAIMS MATUZUNO11V1877 ' .

( • s t » OS-PMESiSSTATXOm

JAMES BTJHLL, . -

NATURES-REMEDY

The Dbeat Blood PumnER. m

Rev. J. P. LUDLOW WRIT 178 BALTIC STBEET, , J}RooKt*N, N. •?•!)

. kov. 14, H. R. Stevess, ESQ. :

Dear Sir—From personal bcneiJ^rcCeivtS <y^ts nsc, as well as f roni personal kuonledge of those whose cures tjiereby liare gcemt d alnjgpt miracu­lous, lean most heartilyarid*eineerely reeonimeud tho Veo£xikg for tlie complaints which i t is claimed tocurc; JAMES P. LUDLOW, _

Late Pastor Calvary 'JJairfisVEhereli,. SacraiuenMkO*# -

NATURE'S REMEIH.

The urut Btoob Purifier

SHE RESTS WELIi.; %* Sottth Tolasd, Me., Oct. ll,187S.

Mjt H. R. Stevens : Dear Sir—I have been sick Wo years vrith the

Liver complaint, aud during that time have taken a great many different medicines, Imt none of Ibem did me auy good. * 1 was restlesa mphts, and had 110 appetite. Since talcing the Vegetine I rest wen and relish my fond. Can recommend the VxoETiNEfor what it lias doao for mc. Yours respectfully,

Mbs. ALBKBT B1CKE8. WHtiess of ihe above: >-.i

MIUGEOBGEM. VA0QHAN, .. ... * Medford, Mass. ' l' l'n*

NATURE'S REMEDY.

j The tout Bipod Puiuher̂ KBBBBHnMr

Rev. O- T. WALKER SAYS: PBOVt̂ KKCC, It. I., 1U Tbaksit Stbxex.

H. It. Stevens; Esg.: I f eel bound to cxprese with my hlgnature tho high

vnltio I jilare upon your Vegetjkb. My family havo used it f or1110 last two years. Iu nervous debility itis invaluable, and I rrrotniner.d ft to all wlio may.. neediuiiuvigoratiiig reuovatitiff tonic. _•

o. T: V«KER, " ^Formerly rasto^ovrdoiu-MinaTe Chun^':

"Sa

NOTHING- rSQUAL TO IT. ; South SAunc, Mass., Nov. 14,1876. <•

Mn. ILH;8T*TR<si: Vrdr STr—r huv6 been tronblttl wilh Scmfum,'

OauUer, anil Liver complaint for thre-i y«-:trs Not b-4iig ever ditl me cny good until I romnienced using ttie\TF.GEX2s>\ I ain now getting alonii first-rate. : and still using tlis^ V^ysTiae.^, I mnsider th«re i» noLhh'ii cqual to it for StichVompIainta. Caii heart­ily recommena it to ever»bo<ly.

Yours truly, Mrs,L1ZZIB-1T. PACKABB Ko. 16 Lagrango fit, South 2

NATURE'S REMEDY.

THE C-REAT.BUMO*Puglfi

w

NATURE3 "REMfiWrV^^- w«t

-m.. The Great Blood FmmajT ,

boston Bonvv 14 Trim Bn4,. lil m&Mf* llOBRJK, April, l«ti / H. ILSTEVES": •- » -• Dear Sir—Wo fed that tlfe cttMntalwttaffeiaril have been greatly 1 euefited-by thfcT have BO kindly given<aa.i rom tikie to time, especially those troubled with tho 8<?rofuraI

With

il *

h respect, . woirwrr^JijftHgL

H. K. STETEKS, BMIm, Ra«

M. *. U.