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Written for the Advertiser.LIFE LESSONS.

BY WITCH IIAZEL

The road U tiresome, truly,With never a crook or a turning;

Only down in the valleys, and upon the hills,With feet that are weary and burning,And hearts aching bitterly, learning

The lesbon of life,It's wearisome strife;

Such knowledge is not worth the earning.

Groves where others may linger.Might afford us a rest, God willing;

But our life is a duty, and never for ease.Do wo pause; our task not fulfilling :

Press wo on, with hopes that are thrillingThe heart and tho brain.That not wholly vain,

Is the station in life we are filling.. . --o-

OUE WASHINGTON LETTER.

Notes on the Presidents How Theyhave been Traduced and

Maligned.

Win. Henry! Harrison John TylerJames K. Polk Zaehry Taylor

Fillmore-Pier- ce BuchananLincoln Johnson Grant.

Correspondence Nebraska Advertiser.

Washington, D. C,Sept. loth, '7o

Wt- - HENRY HARRISON.

This gentleman, In his "letter ofacceptance" promised that if electedhe would not seek or accept a

or Poor man,death, one month from the date of hisinauguration put the seals of truthand certainty on his promise.

McKenzie, In his life of Van Buren,(p 104) says that a few month beforeHarrison died, one would havethought that If the official newspaperat Washington was entitled to creditfor veracity, he must have been one ofthe greatest of monsters, one of theworatof men. The t7fo&csaidof him,March 5, 1840: "Let them (theSouth) beware how they place confi-

dence in tho versatility or subservi-ency of n weak, vain old man, in thodotage of expiring ambition. Thecombination of weakness and vanity,with three score and ten, is not to beeasily governed. Let Mr. Tylermount his old weather-beate- n poney(Harrison) in the expectation of guid- -

"12 lllmatWHl. . weak, old gentleman, whose vanity, always his lead-

ing characteristic, is every day pam-pore- d

wltU flatteries, and whose ob-

stinacy is only increased by the Imbe-cility of age."

March 6th, of the same year, (hesame paper said: "Grandma Harrison, a gossiping old lady, and an Im-

becile, who lives on a &inpeure clerk-Rhi- p

in a city, but is pretended to befarmer living in a log cabin and drink-ing hard cider. The Whigs are mak-ing great exertions for the old granny,but all to no effect."

JOHN TYLER.

John Tyler then came to the front,the first "accidental President" thenation ever had, but as bright an ex-

ample or specimen as any "acciden-cy- "

following him. The NationalAdvertiser of New York, said : "Itwas Mr. Tyler's ambition to ris"e uponthe ruins of prostrate selfishness,"and charged him with increasing thepublic debt ten and a half millions ofdollars. But Tyler had nover beenconsistent. In '21 ho supportedCrawford for the Presidency and endorsed Clay for voting for A'ams, andsoon after became an adherent ofJackson, and turned against Jacksonwhen Jackson turned against thenullifiers. In '39 he preferred to fa-

vor the nomination of Clay by theWhigs, and finally secured the nom-ination of Vice-Preside- nt under Har-rison, declaring himself to be an un-

compromising Whig. It was notlong, however, before Tyler demon-strated that he had no sympathy withthe Whig party, by vetoing a billcommanding the regard and supportof all Whigs, viz: a bill for the repealof the sub-treasur- y. Consequent up-

on this vetoe all the members of thecabfnet, save Secretary of State Web-ster, resigned, and during the balanceof his term, papers and speakers, menof the Whig party, exhausted theirpowers to belittle Tyler. He wascharged with wonton and gross viola-

tion of pledges to his party, a viola-

tion of tho principles enunciated bythe people who caused his elevation,and an attempt to ingratiate himselfInto the good graces of the Democrat-ic party, which latter charge was pro-

ven true in 1S44. Tyler favored theelection of Polk rather than that ofHenry Clay, after having endeavoredand failed securing the nominationhimself. These facts preclude the ne-

cessity of reciting tho language so fre-

quently Indulged iu against Tylor, asits character can easily be conjectur-ed.

JAMES K. POLK.

This gentleman went into office inbreezy times. The atmosphere washeavily freighted with charges of corruption attaching to him. Tho con-

vention which nominated him wasopened with prayer and praise. Theclergyman or chaplain read in con-

vention the 101st Pspalm "He thatworketh deceit shall not dwell in myhouse; he that telleth lies shall nottarry in my sight." He was chargedwith complicity with B. F. Butler ofNew York, Van Buren's protege,In custom house frauds and defalca-

tions, and being a member with himof the same mutual insurance compa-

ny. He was pledged at Baltimore,before his election, to hold to thewhole of Oregon, but he offered Eng

land afterwards to deduct from that"whole" oh degrees of north latitude,and after his election was denouncedfor loaning the government's surplus,eight millions, to electioneering bankdirectors. He was openly charged ofsympathy with England, and it wassaid that the occasion of vessels mak-ing such fast time between Englandand America was because underPolk's administration tho two coun-

tries were nearing each other. TheMexican war relieved Polk for a whilefrom popular animadversion ; but atits close, the pent up waters of con-

tumely burst forth afresh, and he re-

tired at the end of his four years withthe unanimous consent of his partyand the opposition, and with tho opposite of complimentary allusionsfrom both.

ZACHARY TAYLOR.

This old hero Jived but sixteenmonths after his inauguration, butwhile a candidate, aud during his official life, he was far from exempt fromcalumny, beingcharged withacquiringa reputation for himself through thesagacity of subordinates with beingignorant of social and moral laws ofperverse irrascable disposition. Butall harsh criticism was buried in thegrave witn nis oouy, anu a nationmourned his demise.

MILLARD FILLMORE.

This accidental President was notlong in drawing down upon his headthe severest denunciations His termwas a stormy one, during which thecompromise of 1850 was adopted,which tho leaders of the two greatparties fondly hoped was escaping therocks of Scylla, and passing the madwaters, of Charybdis. But the hopewas delusion. It was but a sparkthrown into the magazine of agitation,and Fillmore was the last Whig Pres-

ident. He retired with a politicalreputation blackened by press andpeople.

FRANKLIN PIERCE.

President Pierce was accounted "themost accomplished gentleman" whoever occupied the National ExecutiveChair. By this fe not meant educa-

tion or a high orderof statesmanship,but a pleasing temperament, urbanemanners, aud genial, social disposi-

tion. But his term was a turbulentone, though he was elected by anoverwhelming vote, receiving morethan six to one of the electoral vote,during his administration many Im-

portant events transpired the Kansas-N-

ebraska Bill was adopted, Sena-tor Sumngr was assaulted, and a reignof terrorism prevailed in Congressgrowing out of the slavery agitation.Pierce was the center of, and "but"'the word he was reputed to havetaught his father to spell) of ridiculeand censure. Papers of the opposi-tion was heavily freighted withthrusts at his excellency, not calcula-ted to inspire regard for him in othersor create a satisfaction in his ownbreast. As Holmes says in his "His-tory of Pelitical Parties." Pierce lefttho Presidential chair with tho re-irre- ts

of neither party. The financialand general interests of the countrysuffered during his term. His ownfriends refused him a renomination,and he was turned aside for a newman.

JAMES BUCHANAN.

This man truly proved a "fossil,''and he returned at the expiration ofhis four years 'mid tho anathemas andexecrations of the people ho pretend-ed to serve.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN.

No man was over so wantonly ma-ligned by press aud politicians as wasLincoln. He was denominated "ig-norant," a "baboon," "vulgar railBplitter,'' etc., and was finally assas-sinated by a representative of the ma-

lignant intollerents who had houndedhim from his first nomination. Hisdevotion to his country cost him hislife. Ho was the last soldier of therebellion to tan. Jtie louna a gravein the hearts of a patriot people, andan endearing monument In the affec-

tions of every lover of freedom andfree institutions.

ANDREW JOHNSON.

This wa3 the last and worst "acci-dental President" ever inflicted uponour nation. When Inaugurated asVice-Preside- nt he was in an advancedstate of intoxication n fitting preludeto a disgraceful end. Language hasbeen impoverished by writers audspeakers in fitly characterizing theinfamy attaching to him. Whiledoubtless much of the abuse hurledat his predecessors was undeservedand unwarranted, Andrew Johnsonretired with scarcely an apologist,and such only among those who weresubsidized and suborned by him.

U. S. GRANT.

This brings us to tho present Incum-

bent. But it is not our purpose to re-

count the measure of abuse bestowedupon him. Our every reader is familiar therewith. But when his namepasses into history, the people whomho assisted Lincoln in redeeming, andthe citizens of the nation which heso valiantly fought to perpetuate, willreverence his memory, while thosewho defamed him will perish fromremembrance as well as sight. Forcenturies Washington, "Lincoln audGrant will be recognized as the Amer-ican trinity, names not born to die."The eternal years of God" are thine.

The Graphic says it is easy enoughto imitate Josh Billings, and gives hissample of the style : "Don't kerreyegs in your cottale pookit. Egs ain'tgood after they've bin sot on a while.'

THE II1YDEX SUKTEY.

Satisfactory Progress and InterestingDiscoveries.

Prof. Hayden writes to the InteriorDepartment as follows :

Denver, Col., Aug. 24. I have thehonor to report that reoen t letters havebeen received from two of the partiesconnected with the survey, and thatthe reports are very favorable indeed.Mr. Gardner has ascended the highestpeak of the Sierra la Sal in Utah, thusconnecting Major Powell's work withour own. He will undoubtedly com-

plete the primary triangulation of theentire southwest, whioh will enableus to finish five out of the six sheetsof our atlas next winter. A reportfrom Mr. Gannett's party is also mostfavorable. Ho will completer the areawest of the junction of the Gunnisonand Grand rivers. He informs methat he has made fifty-fou- r stations,extending his survey over about 3,000square miles. He has discovered someof the most remarkable cannons ontho continent, fully equal to those ofthe Colorado river. I inclose a copyof Mr. Gannett's letter. In the southand southwest the parties are discov-ering an almost unlimited number ofthe ancient ruins, aglimpso of whichwo obtained last year. This subjectwill be thoroughly investigated, andsketches, photographs, and other ma-

terial will be secured for a most valu-able report. The subject is one .whichis attracting the attention of the en-

tire intelligent world. The results ofthe explorations of the survey for thopresent season will be fully equal tothose of any previous year.

Very respectfully, your obed ien t ser-vau- t,

F. V. Haydfn,United States Geologist.

A Castor Oil Episode.

She had had her mind made up fortwo or three days that the boy neededsome castor oil, but she knew that shemust approach him gently. Sheplaced the bottle where ho could seeit, and when he turned up his noseshe said :

"It's just like honey, my darling.'He seemed to doubt her word, and

she continued :

"If you'll take some I'll let you goto the circus."

"How much?" he cautiously in-

quired."Oh. only a spoon fult just ono

spoonful," she replied us she uncorkedthe bottle.

"And j'ou'll give me some sugar,besides?" he asked.

"Of course I will a big lump."He waited until she began pouring

from the bottle, then asked :

"And you'li give me ten cents,too?"

"Yes, of course.'"Andj-ou'llbu-y meashoo-fi- y kite?"

he went on, seeing his advantage."I guess so.""No kite no ile," he said, as he

drew back."Well, I'll buy you the kite," she

replied, filling tho spoon clear up."And a velocipede?''"I'll think of it.""You can't think no castor oil down

me!" he exclaimed, looking aroundfor his hat.

"Here I will, or I'll tease father to,and I know he will. Come now,swallow it down.''

"And you'll buy mo a goat?''"Yes.""And two hundred marbles?""Yes. Now take it right down.""And a coach dog?""I can't promiso that.""All right no dog, no ile!""Well, I'll ask your father.""And you'll buy me a pony?""Oh, I couldn't do that. Now be a

good boy and swallow it down.""Oh, yes, I'll swallow that stuff, I

will," he said, as he clapped on hishat. "You may fool some other boywith o oircuB ticket and a lump ofbrown sugar, but it'll take a hundreddollar pony to trot that castor oildown my throat!"

And he went out to see if the neigh-bor's oat had been caught in the dead-fall ho had set for him. Detroit FreePress.

Care of Horses.

The London Horse-Boo- k says : Allhorses must not be fed in tho same pro-portion, without regard to their ages,their constitution and their work;because the impropriety of Buch apractice is self-eviden- t. Yet it is con-stantly done, and is the basis of dis-eases of evey kind.

Nover use bad ba3' on account ofthe cheapness, because there is noproper nourishment in it.

Damaged corn Is exceeding Injuri-ous, because it brings on inflamationoi tue bowels and skin diseases. Chaffis better for old horses than hay, be-cause they can digest it better.

When a horse is worked hard itsfood should be chiefly oats; If notworked hard the food should chieflybe hay, because oats supply morenourishment and flesh-maki- ng mate-rial than any other kind of food ; haynot so much.

Back-feedin- g is wasteful. The bet-ter plan Is to feed with chopped hay,from a manger, because the food is notthen thrown out, and Is more easilyohewed and digested.

Sprinkle the ha3' with water thathas salt disolved in it, because it Ispleasing to the animal's taste andmore easily digested. A teaspoonfulof salt in a bucket of water is

MR. 3IAX0X GETS ELECTED.

How His TTifc Fonml it out.

James Maxon Is aduly Initiated andvaliant Knight of Pythias, residingon Fourth street. The other night heleft home, telling Mrs. Maxon thathe was going to the lodge. About halfpast eight o'clock two well dressedmen rang tho door bell, and whenMrs. Maxon appeared they introduc-ed themselves as champion Knightsof Pythias. They said the lodge hadjust held an election and that Mr. M.had been unanimously called to theChancellor's chair the highest posi-

tion in the lodge. They had been du-

ly appointed, in accordance with thecustom which is, peculiar to tho Or-

der to Inform her of the distinguishedhonor that had been conferred on herhusband and to solicit her consent tohis acceptance of the office anotherstipulation peculiar only to theKnights of Pythias. Mr. Maxon,they said, according to their ruleswould hold the office for three years,and would receive a salary of $1,162,this being the exact amount accord-ing to the tribute levied ou eachknight by the superior council. Mrs.Maxon was overjoyed, thankedthe courteous gentlemen who hadmeanwhile seated themselves in theparlor and gave her freest consent tothe acceptance of the lucrative officeconferred upon her husband. Thevisitors rose to leave, and, as theywere about to withdraw with all thethoughtful etiquette of thorough gen-tlemen, one of them suddenly re-

marked :

"Oh! by tho way, Mrs. Maxon, Ialmost forgot to give you this note.Mr. Maxon especially impressed up-

on me not to forget its delivery."A hurriedly written note was hand-

ed Mrs. M., and excusing herself, sheretired to the lighted parlor and read:

Dear Wife: I have been selectedfrom among the three hundred audseventy-fiv- e members of the lodge toact as Chancellor a flattering officeworth nearly $1200 a year. It i3 al-

ways customary for the newly elect-ed Chancellor to furnish refreshmentsfor the Knights. I have only $5 withme. Please send me at least $50, forT must do the thing up well. Send$100 if yon have it handy, or borrowit of the neighbors. It will all comeback when I get my first months sal-ary $100. Your loving husband.

James Maxon.Mrs. Maxou's eye3 opened and she

thought a moment. Then she wentto-- a wafdrobo, plunged. her hand intothe pocket of her black silk dress,pulled out a pretty Russia leatherpurse, and, from i's snugly tucked upcorner took a bill. It looked nice andfresh, and had in big figures upon it"$100." Going to the door she en-

quired of the waiting gentlemen :

"Will you take the money to him?''The fine looking fellow who hand-

ed her the note, professing not toknow what was in itspoko up,

"Oh, certainly, certainly, I'll seethat he gets it safely. Glad to accom-

modate you, madam.Said Mrs. Maxon, "I have onlj' a

$100 bill; and James wants but fifty,aud, besides that. I don't want tosend tho whole of it. Will you get itchanged for mo, please?"

The two gentlemen consulted a mo-

ment and then said, "Oh, we havechange."

Straightway they made up $50 andgave it to Mrs. Maxon in oxchange fortho tho bill, and, wishing her avery good night retired with all theelegant grace and manliness charac-

teristic of the noble Pythian Kuights.In about twenty minutes Mr. Max-

on came home."Why," said the wife, "I thought

you were entertaining your knightlyassociates. I didn't expect you hometill midnight, cousideriugtho amountof money you wanted for your feast."

"What do you mean?" inquiredMr. Maxon. "I don't understandvou."

"Why, didn't you send me this?"said Mrs. Maxon, as she handed himthe note. "Right after you left, twovery clever looking gentlemen calledand said you had been elected to somehigh office chancellor, I think andI, of course"

Mr. Maxonwho had glanced overthe note and tdlscovered Its complex-Ion- ,

ejaculated!"You gavei?to them ? Why, it's

a diabolical swindle. Did you givethem anydmoney? How much?"

"Why, I gave them a $100 bill andthey gave me $50 in change. Here itis.

Mr. Maxon in a despairing waytook the moneyaud carlessly glancedit over at first, then more eagerly,scanning eachbill carefully.

"Well, well.V said be at last, this isa double outrage. Why, all this mon-ey is counterfeit except two $5 notes !

But where, in tho rrame of commonsense tlid you ever get a$100 bill? Youdidn't borrow that of the.neihhbors,did ycu5"

"No,"$aId Mrs. Maxon, who ap-pear- ed

tocher husband to be strangelyundisturbed. "I took that $100 noteyou gave me about a year ago. Don'tyou remember? You told me to lookout and not spend it."

"Why 1 that's, a counterfeit!" saidthe husband.

"I knew it was. Did you suppose Ididn't see through their stupid game,Mr. Maxon? Your wife isn't a foolif she isajTvom&n. Give me themtwo good Jo Mils, if you please, I justwant a itew bonnet.

Whensisa.3oldier's ammunition boxlike a connfifjrbac ? When it is fullof nartrideec

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OUR SVW YORK LETTER.

The Irish in New York The Timesand Rents Money Fashions

Political Weather.

Correspondence Nebraska Advertiser.

New York, Sept. 20, 1S75.

THE IRISH IN NEW YORK.

Morrisey and Kelley are fightingfor supremacy In the Democratic or-

ganization in the city, which meanscontrol of tho Democratic party In theState, and ;New York looks on withbreathless anxiety. What is it allabout? Any question of policy In-

volved? Any great difference of opin-ion ou matters of great moment be-

tween these leaders of a great party,these arbiters of destiny, these mak-ers of Presidents? Nothing of thosort. It is simply a fight betweentwo Irishmen one of them a profes-sional gambler, and the other a worseman as to which shall dispense, toother Irishmen, the offices In thecity. This is all there is about it.

Do you realize the extent of Irishrule In New York? Do you knowthat the police, almost without excep-

tion, are Irish? That the sohools, thopublic works, the well everything,in short, is from the head to the footin the hands of these people? In avast majority of the wards it is im-

possible for a man not an Irishman tohold any positiou, and tho conse-quence is, the city is sure and certainin their hands. It is a regular pyra-mid the Irish people at.the bottom,Cardinal McCloskey at the top. Thevoters are In squads of fifties andhundreds; then captains and police-men, and rum-mi- ll keepers; overthem come the heavy contractors andhigher officials; over them theMorrisseys, Kellys and O'Briens;over them the priests and bishops ;

and over all the Cardinal, who wieldsall this power. He really directs thepolitics of the city, and to a very largeextent the State.

And that ho knows how to use hispower, the property the church holdsIn the city is sufficient proof. Thechurch has acquired from the cityblock after block of tho most valuablereal estate as free gifts. It escapesthe payment of taxes, and it managesimmense appropriations from thepublic treasury for the support of itshospitals asylums, schools, and con-

vents. In short the Irish CatholieChurch Is supported by the tax-payer- s.

But this is the least expense the Irish are to the city. They furnish thecriminals almost exclusively. Readany proclamation describing a murderer, and the words "of Irish birth"will be found in nine cases out of ten.The reports of the police courts readlike a poll-boo- k In County Cork. Itis all Mo and O. The assaulting, theknifing, the garroting the, the robbing.is ninety per cent, of it IrishIn short, almost all the lawlessnessthat makes New York to-d- ay an un-

safe city to live in, is nine-tenth- s ofit. the work of the Iiish. They rulethe city, they have control of the officers, they make laws and berak them;they are at once tho judges, crimi-nals, and jurors. Talk about the op- -

Dressed Irish ! Those in Ireland, ifthey are groaning under English rule,ought to come at once and join theircompatriots. All that the Euglishput upon them, they are putting uponthe American branch of the samefamily. New York has more Irish inIt than any city in Irelaud, aud thatthe Irish cities aro better governedthan New York is simply becausethe Irish are not permitted to governthem.

This condition of things in NewYork will continue till the Americansget time to attend to politics. Theyare in a numerical majority, and ifthey would unite and act they couldput down their foreign rulers.THE EFFECT OF THE TIMES UPON

REAL ESTATE.

I said in a previous letter that therewere six thousand houses vacant InBrooklyn. Yesterday I took a runamong the real estate agents to get atthe cause. They told me that the dull-

ness of trade had driven thousaudsfrom the city, and that mauy more,unable to keep a whole house, haddoubled with others. And the sameis true of New York, not only iudwelliugs, but in business houses.Where a firm had a whole floor,tbey find half will answer all thepurposes of their ehrunken trade,and so two shrunken trades go to-

gether, leaving an empty store and adesconsolate landlord, and a still moredisconsolate party in the persons ofthe landlord's famil3. who find theirincome suddenly struck out. Rentsof dwellings have gone down ahalf, andthe3' aro going still low-

er. Per consequence, the cod-

fish aristocracy nre coming bank fromLong Branch, Sarstojra, and NewportIn numbers. With stores and dwell-

ings standing empty, the bead of thefamily can't afford to keep his wifeand three" daughters at a fashionablewatering-plac- e, at and expenditureof at least a thousand dailars per week.The mother may rave the girl3 ma3'weep, but back thej" come, perforce.to cold mutton and hash in theirhouse in town. The old gentlemensav-- s it was business that brought themback so early, and the feminine partof his family say the3' find more com-

fort at home than In Saratoga; butthe fact is they lacked the stamps tostay. Aud the hotel-keepe- rs mournwith their departed customers. Everyone of them has lost money this season,

and thereat rejoice. Their exhorbt- -

tant charges made it impossible forpeople to sta3' with them. There isno trouble that has not somecompensation. I could endure morehard times if it would kill off morewatering-plac- e landlords.

MONEY.

Affairs in this city to-da- 3 remindsone of the mournful state of things atthe South In the early days of thewar. There is a blockade of monej'in the bauks. An immense amountof moue3 rests in the banks of NewYork ; millions upon millions business men su3 between thirty and for-1- 3

millions, which maj' be above orbelow the actual figure an amountabundant to relievo the distress of thocountry if it could onty be set afloat.But it Is locked up bj" .very justifiablefear. Tho banks do not know towhom it is reah; safe to lend money,for the firms reckoned the best lastweek are failing to-da- y and besides,at any moment the feeling of insecu-rity may amount to a general alarmamong depositors, and lead to a gener-ru- n

upon the banks, for which theyare determined to be anxioush; andwatchfully prepared.

They aro lending mone3 on call onthe best securit3T, at one and a halfper cent., which Western businessmen of the stauchestsort would be gladto pa3' eight and ten per cent, for,on collaterals that would rejoice thoheart of a Shylock. Undoubtedly,bankers would be glad to set some oftheir abundant capital qfioac where itwould do others and themselves themost good, but iu these uncertainda3s the3' don't know what hour theyrua3 want it themselves. One case,that is a specimen of a hundred oth-ers, is that of a man who spent daj-- s

the last hot week trying to borrow$5,000 for six months, with $200 000worth of first-rat- e securities iu a West-ern city In his pocket, without suc-cess. Business of every kiud lookssick.

It is pitiful to see the great retailstores, which were alwa3s throngedat this season of new goods, as littlecrowded with bu3'ers as tho vestr3r ofa country church at the weekly prayer-mee-

ting. With all the depression,there is a rise in some articles. Car-

pets are higher, and china has ad-

vanced in price at the best houees.Probably the only way dealers canmake up their expenses Is by puttinga small extra profit on such goods a9will bear It.

FASHIONS.

A mildly rough finish on all sortsof wool goods is in st3'le at present.Cashmeres and merinos, with surfacealmost as dull as serge, aud''the Knick-erbocker goods, like winsey, withknots of brighter color ou the face,will be the popular wear, with trim-mings of silk, or tho wide woolen orsilk braids seen last3'ear. The shapesintroduced last spring were so grace-ful that they will be retained throughwinter. The apron overskirt, roundor square, long, and becomingly drap-ed with closel3-fitte- d baque, length-ened in frontto give more theidoaof awrap, will be models for every sort ofcostume. In cloaks, a deep sacque,fitting in tho back, loo3e but not awk-ward in front, is the newest pattern,and will be made In heavy drap d' eteand sicilienne, the soft thick silk,with tho pliancy and substance ofcloth. Felt hats, in cream colors,gray, and coffee-brow- n, will appearas soon as the chip and straw of sum-mer is laid aside. Trimmings ofheavy silk twists and loops, with asingle long looselj'-floatln- g plume,supersede streamers of ribbon andclusters of feathers. Colored velvets,of the darkest shades in green, seal-brow- n,

and blue, will supplant thetraditional black velvet bonnet forbest wear. These aro the few hints itis safe to offer for tho selection ofcountry toilets. Modest shapes audlittle trimming is tho rule for every-

thing.POLITCAL.

The the triumph of inflationists intho Penns3'lvania Stato Conventionhas made the solid portion of Democ-racy of this city sick. They hopedthat Ohio would stand alone In thismatter, that they might still act withtheir part3', hut the aotiou of thePenns3lvania Convention shows thatintlation has n sure grip on the Dem-ocratic mind of the whole country,and that it will be in the next nation-al Democratic platform. Look out fora split in tho Democrao3r ou this ques-tion. The eastern Democrats willnever consent to wild-c- at repudiation.The3 know that tho business de-

mands what only the Republicanparty can give it stability and cer-

tainty. Thousands of Democraticmerchants and mechanics will votethe Republican ticket this fall on theissue.

THE WEATHER

is moderating a little, that i to say.the thermometer doesn't go above 85,and the nights are decently cool.Thank heaven, fall weather Is close nthand ! Pietro.

Thunder,' exclaimed a man, rush-ing into a railroad telegraph station,the other day. 'The express train'sgone off the big bridge!' 'Man3' kill-ed? many killed?' screamed the by-

standers. 'Not one,' remarked theother. 'She just went on at one endwent off at the other, just as usual.'

When Andrew Johnson was Gover-nor of Tennessee, anwas Chief Justice of the SupremeCourt, and the Governor with his ownhands made a vest for the Chief Jus-tio- e,

while the Chief Justice went to aforge aud made a shovel and tongs topresent to the Governor.

Base Ball.

The following, which wo find in anexchange, illustrates the mania forbase ball playing, which Is so preva-lent in our midst:

"What's the matter with your fin-

gers?""Struck with a ball aud drove up,

but it's a noble game," was tho reply."Preoiseh and your thumb, too,

is useless is it not?"" Yes struck with a ball, and bro-

ken.""That finger joint?""A ball struck it. No better game

to Improvo a man'a physical condi-tion it strengthens one's sinews."

"You walk lame ; that foot, isn'tit?"

"No; it is the the thewell abat flew out of the player's baud andhit m3' knee-pa- n. Wo had our in-ing- s."

"One of j'our teeth Is gone?""Knocked out by a bail an aool- -

dent.""Your right hand and your nosa

have been peeled how's that?""Slipped down at second bnse-r-on-l- y

a more scratch.""And 3'ou like this sort of fun?""Glory in it, sir. It is the healthi-- '

est game in the world, sir."

A Little Story by Gen. Sherman.

Gen. Sherman's new book of recol-lections Is reviving that orop of warstories which had been tempora-rll- y

harvested. ButSherman'sstorleahave a point and a snap which comofrom personal influence and recolleo-tio- n

in the premises, aud a good manyof them are vastly amusing reading.For example, he tells ono illustrationof the idea of military dl90ipline withwhich tho war was beguu. An officerwhose term had expired, remarked taGen. Sherman that he wa8 goinghome, although ho had not been mus-

tered out. Sherman remarked that hoshould, in case of such attempt, feelobliged to shoot tho officer on thospot. The officer concluded not tostart, but Mr. Lincoln happened tovisit tho brigade tho same day, andcomplaint was made to him bj thoaggrieved party. Sherman telle It Inthis way: Mr. Lincoln, who wasstill standing said, "Threatened toshootj'ou?"

"Yes, sir, he threatened to ehooSme."

Mr. Lincoln looked at him and then'at me, and, stooping his tall, spareform towards the officer, said to himin a loud stage whisper, easily heardfor some 3'ards around, "Well, if Iwere you, and ho threatened to shoot,I would U't trust him, for I bolieveho would do it."

The officer turned about and disap-peared, and the men laughed at him.-Soo-n

tho carriage drove on, und as wedescended tho hill I explained thefacts to the President, who answered,"Of course I didn't know anythingabout it, but I thought you knew j'ouxown business best."

I thanked him for his confidence,and assured him that what he haddone would go far to enable me tamaintain good discipline, and It did.

A Strange Story.

A private letter recently receivedfrom one of tho crew of the iron shipGlance, of London, which arrived Iuthe Thames from Adelaide on Thurs-day, gives intelligence of a terribleevent whioh recently ocourred at sea.On the 27th ult. the Glance passed anout-bou- nd vessel, bearing the name ofJessie Osborne, and was hailed by thecaptain of the latter ship, who reported that ono of hla crew had gonemad ; that for five da3's the maniaohad stationed himself aloft, and thatnothing could induce him to return totho deck, The captain further reported that the madman had armed him-

self with a largo chisel, with whichhe wtts cutting tho ropes, and that thoboatswain had tried to bring himclown. The maniao, however, threwa blocK at tno boatswain, KnooKincrhim on the deok and breaking hisarm aud leg. As a matter of safety tohis vessel and crew the captain of theJessie Osborne considered that it wasnecessary to shoot the maniac, and,after some consultation that coursewas decided upon. The crew and of-

ficers of the Glance were requested tobo present as witnesses, and in theirpresence the man was shot with a re-

volver. In oousequence of the wayin which he moved about the riggingthree shots had to be fired before hewas ftitulh injured. He fell dead onthe deck, and hi3 body waa eventually-throw-

overboard. London Times.

Tho following from the Omaha J?e--publican is to the point :

In the matter of this Universitybusiness, we have to say briefly thatit cannot be denied that strenuous ef-

forts were made last winter, and againthis summer, to put the intitution un-der sectarian control. It is assertedthat none of the professors have everattempted anything like theologicalinstruction as toward the students.It ma3r be so, and yet efforts have nev-er been relaxed on the part of certainorthordox churches to obtain thedominant voice iu the conduct of thisUniversity. Under strict seciarianrule and an assured majority, a corn-pote- nt

educator of liberal tendency,could not find employment there.We will soy, for thesake of argument,that the same state of thing3 wouldprevail if the Liberals were in the as-cendency. Tho attitudo of the i?a-public- an

i3 that neither faction shouldbe omnipotent. It Is possible to havea State University outside of the con-trol of any religious sect. And it fesignificant that those so situated arehealthiest financially and education"ally.

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