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isafi!3SBS!sBKJrtS5SCa fcrv m :m CLOUD CHIEF. CHIEF. The Bed "V Chief EATB6 OF ADVTRTISDrO: Ob tarh, flrt t&rrUon. f 1 & ofciuBt UwrUoo, ... jc t&r nontiw. $q " t ibosUu. . ".". .1 twi tocat&t jpo QaarUc cctamn, t&r rooataa. ,, ixctfc. 31,00 twTlTomnntfea. .oo Ealf column, Uirr taoull '. ats nantha. a " twlT Rntn miK 0e column. Uirre mnjt! M.l"C M " attracaUM aO.ua twvlTd mentt4 . ......... 1QO.0S Karri anil Ohttnarr Notice fr. local oo Ucw 10c prr lino. Tranent aatl Lrtt .Utrrrti. t&tnt rrt! tn ajtaucr. Trarl; aJrvrtlMeKcta p3bl o,ur!r!j. PUBLISHED WEEKLY, AT RED CLOUD, WeWter County, Vts. ' $2.00 PEE ANNUM. Devoted to the fipreste of Southwest Nebraska. C. L. MATHEE. Publisher. 'L'EKVIS: VOL. I. RED CLOUD, WEBSTER CWNEB., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1S74. NO. 35. Two Dollars a Yoar, rn Advance. svJaxs-? nr RLOUD k IT V v IS TIIK OLD CIXCIC IS TIIK COItXKR. Theloafletm trH-M aru brown and barr; The enow JlaltM khwji Ibrougb tbe frcnty air. With tbo wintry wind they eport and t.lar, As It wearily whittle tho nlgbtawiy. The time-worn clock In thr enrnrr aland. With faded dial ami rtiKtl hand. With carh-m motion ltd jx-ikIuIiiiu NwjnK, And thin 1b the doleful coug it plug: TicV-'jrlt tick ! Thorp ar omlli-fl and Uara In the mournful Ule of a hundred year. The voice of Memory, aoft and low, whliw.rn to-uiht of the Uuu ao. There are friend you lovl, thero are hoi inot dftar. That are dtad and Kne with the old, old year. Kpiderfi hae woien their ilkcu thnad In thedlugy corner ow-rhiad. 'Mid the endl( dunt of the biwy day That handn now ulel(-aii havenwrpt away. i Thoughts and drrama rf the old and, new J?-'ee before ice In 7oudjrrtrh'" -' 1 llAVA lLfttfli.1 tlio 1.1. o 9 . w-Mr ..1.11.1 . And the tender k of a youth that smiled i aiiuirn iiht a iiiciiirr lair rind a tiny curl of Roldtu hair. lai raptiircn owr a picture fair r ' 1 have wen him look with manly pride On the fair, nweit face of hla ncw-mdo bride. I have bcurd an InfantV plaintive cry; And a careworn mother' weary nlh ; Aiitl an ai-d father, old and gray, Talking of ear that had gone away. I hate wn the hadowy pall and bier. The lifeletui form, and the mourner' tear; And hae heard then wonlc, no often aaid, Tenderly, oer the dear one dead : Anhr to ahe and duct to diiKt Life In fleetiliK, und lod Ik jurt. O Memory, fond Memory ! thou phantom of our wo! Thou Hwoot reminder of the hopes and dreams of lont;aeo! Thou living Khadow of the noul, that ever comes at will, Whtn human iijx haereaed to npeak, and human liearlH are xtill A MYSTERIOUS LODGER. Tho upper apartment of our boarding hoiiRC, that ih to nay, a portion of the garret, was hired at an exceedingly low price of tho landlady, by a young gen tleman, who gave his name as Barnabas Stoller. He was about twenty-five years of ago, dressed in a rusty suit of black, aud the unfortunate possessor of a counten ance which would have secured his suc cess as tho poor apothecary in " Romeo pud Juliet." He seldom had any com munications with tho other boarders, and thero was a certain air of mystery about him that puzzled every body in the house: no one could tell tho naturo of his business, nor givo any informa tion of tho slightest circumstance touching his general course of life. No ono ever inquired for him at tho house, excepting at meals, at which ho was punctual, and which ho devoured vora ciously. He remained, while within tho walls, secured in his apartment the partitioned portion of tho garret above ' mentioned. The landlady, who certainly possessed us much curiosity as any member of the fair sex whom it has ever been my good fortune to have smy dealings with, had sounded everybody, in order to gain a clue to tho mystery which enveloped Mr. Stoller, but without satisfaction. Sho had oven propounded many circuit ous inquiries to tho gentleman himself, but received only vaguo replies, which but increased her excitements. Ho regularly paid his board every Saturday night, and always in coins of tho small est discription, which he drew from a well-worn leather purse. He had resided in the house but a single mouth, when the landlady discov ered tho following astounding and in comprehensible fact. Every Saturday afternoon, about tho hour of four, Mr. Barnabas Stoller en tered the house and proceeded directly to his apartment, aud, having uudibly turned tho key in tho lock, would re main secluded for full three honrs. This proceeding oooured regularly every Saturday, and by divers mean3 did Mrs. .loues, tho landlady, endeavor to solve tho mystery of his tennxrary retirement. Once or twice she had been detected by one of tho lodgers peering through Mr. StollorVkcy-hole, but, being obstructed on tho inner side by the key, it was somewhat difficult to obtain an accurate viow of tho premises. Nevertheless, by dint of waiting with her ear to tho door for many minutes, tho worthy damo had overheard strange, indefinite Bounds rising from withiu, which although they convinced her that something was pro gressing, cast but little light upon the r-.ubjoct of her investigations. f "Hetty," she remarked to her maid-of-all-work, ono day, after one of these visits to tho entry above, "what can he bo doing every Saturday at this particu lar time ?'' "I'msurol can't imagine, ma'am," f plied tho girl, thus adjured, unless e's a counterfeiter." "A counterfeiter!" exclaimed Mrs. '.Tones; " very likely, Betty, and most probably a counterfeiter of half dollars, fc ho pays mo even- Saturday in small lge, lor which he must have ex changed his spurious money. But then, Betty," added tho landlady, "he eould hardly make a living at counterfeiting, if he works at it only three hours in the -week." ty "No, ma'am, that's true," answered Betty ; " but still I am satisfied he must bo doing somothing horrible, though." The landlady cogitated some time deeply, and then, shaking her head .lowly from sido to side, spoke again : i " Well, Betty, he may bo a conspira tor : he niay havo some horriblo plot in his head, and, I really don't feel safe in tho house with him, unless I can dis cover what he dose so slyly evoy Satur day, so to-night 111 ask Lfm boldly at 'supper in what way he employs himself -reirularlv once a week in his room." The resolution was warmly applauded by Betty, who, being the only female in the house, excepting her mistress, was of course her principal supporter. They uoth finally concluded that Mrs. Jones plan was a gcod one, and the conference ondea. At the first sound of tho bell, the in mates of the house flocked to Bupper, and among the foremost was the un conscious Stoller, dressed in his only sait of black. He seated himself and ced wiui iiis usual veracity a me proYimoaB Htiore nun; we . ? m . " boarders were all seated and well engaged ; Betty was standing behind her mistress' chair, with a face upon which anxiety and curiouity were deeply blended ; no sound was heard save tho clatterint? of knives and forks, with now and then the rattle of a teaspoon in the cup. The landlady, feeling that this was her time, made a btroug effort, and ex claimed : "Mr. Stoller !" Now the mere mention of Mr. Stoller's name by Mrs. Jones at the tea-table coul 1 not certainly attract extraordinary attention, but tho manner and tone of the lady startled many of the boarders sitting around ; many dropped their knives and forks, and cast their eyes rapidly from Mrs. Jones to Mr. Stoller ; tho latter trentlcman suspended his at tack3m jtljjs jppp ,. ? cilfc frf i agitated countenance- at tho head per sonage of the house. "Mr. Stoller," said Mrs. Jones, speaking slowly, in order to give every word its duo emphasis, "you are pro bably aware that I endeavor to carry on tho affairs of my house as honest and circumspectly as possible" here wiw a paube ; several lodgers nodded, and one, who was noted for being remisa in pay ing his board-bill when due, intimated, in an audible voice, that the domestic economy of Mrs. Jones was not excelled by that of any similar establishment in the city. "Mr. Stoller," continued Mrs. Jones, "will you be kind enough to inform me, if you can, what business detains you in your room every Saturday be tween the hours of four and seven in the afternoon ?" All gazed at Mr. Stoller, anxious to have the nil-important question settled ; his agitation had been increasing to a fearful extent during Mrs. Jones' re marks, and, upon hearing her inquiry, ho started to his feet ; his face was deep ly crimsoned, and ho strove for somo minutes in vain to speak. "Ma'am," cried lie, at last, "yon you I cannot now !" He stopped suddenly, kicked over hiB chair, and dashed out of tho room. No pen can.describo the astonishment of tho spectators at this unexpected exit Mrs. Jones started to her feet, and when sho at length found her voice, addressed tho company. "Now, gentlemen," said she, "I am satisfied that Mr. Stoller must bo en gaged in somo horrible plot in his room regularly every Saturday somo coun terfeiting scrapoor forgery; at any rate, some matter which will most likely de stroy the credit of my house. I'm suro you must all agree with mo when I say that this horriblo secret must bo drawn from him by somo means or other. I know, from tho fright which seized him when I asked him tho question, that there is something going wrong." Hero Mrs. Jones hesitated, and wait ed to bo assisted from her difficulty bj somo of tho boarders present. "Suppose," said ono, "that tho next timo ho shuts himself up in his room, we all go in a body and break open tho door." This brave proposition was immedi ately put down as being too belligerent in its general features. " Couldn't somo ono slido down the roof of tho house and peep in tho win dow?" asked another, doubtfully. "That might do," said Mrs. Jonos, looking round upon tho company in hopes to discover homo ono who would undertake tho task, but no one moved, for tho roof being a slated one, and very steep, was consequently too hazardous to bo trusted as u foothold. "I think," said ono of the centlemen at tho head of the table, "if wo should all get together next Saturday afternoon and cry- hro in tho entries, wo might bring him out, and then discover his employment." "Ah !" exclaimed Mrs. Jones, "that's a good plan, but it would be liable to raise tho neighborhood; but I think wo'll close all tho deors and windows and try it at any rate, it can't do much harm." In line, the lost was considered by tho company to bo a most excellent plan for tho detection of Mi". Stoller in Ids dread ful plots, and tho requisite arrangements were mado on the spot. Nothing was said to Mr. Stoller dur iug tho week, and when Saturday after noon arrived at last, tho greatexpart of the boarders wero in their rooms waiting for his arrival. At the usual hour of four tho suspected lodger entered the hou c, and proceeded, as was his cus tom, immediately to his room. His door had been looked alwut h-ilf an hour when a large party of the board ers, headed by Mrs. Jones, was stealth ily formed in the lower hall, and differ ent detachments wero then filed off to separate portions of the house, and two gentlemen; more courageous tlian the rest, stationed themselves closo to Mr. Stoller's room, ready to glide in and ex amine the apartments as soon as he should open the door. All these preliminaries being arranged, Mrs. Jones and her servant Betty raised a heartrending shriek in the kitchen, and then dashed up to tho entry. The party in the lower hall slammed the doors, and at the top of their voices screamed "Fire!" The united efforts were completely 'successful, for suddenly Mr. Stoller's door opened, and out rushed the gentle man himself. His coat was buttoned up about his neck and his sleeves turned up, leaving tho lower portion of his arms bare : in his hands ho held a white ar ticle dripping with water. "What is the matter, Mrs. Jones?" cried he, looking with astonishment upon the crowd that had collected about his door. No cry of "firo" was now heard, and a dim licbt broko unon Mr. Sfr,lW mind he saw the trick. "Ah, gentlemen," said he, slowly, I see how it is ; will a few of vou gentle men have tho kindness to step into the room with Mrs. Jones and all the myu tcry bhall be explained ?" u i J,crowded -adhdy taking the lead, and his room was completely "Now, gentlemen," said he, slowlv, "you have all taken so much interest in my aoairs that it is but just that rou should all be indulged with the kaowl- e- -- ocvxvfc wjuca aas so much harassed your minds. You see, gentlemen, that wash-basin, and in the chimney corner you will notice a few burning embers, and in my hands you will notice an article concerning which I hope there can be no mistake ; and, gentlemen, by putting all these things together, you will easily discover that at an appointed time every Saturday after noon " " That you do what ?" cried several voices anxiously, as 3Ir. Stoller paused. " Wah und dry my own xhirt for Sunday." Tho room was cleared in an instant, and tliat night " the mjsieriouslodger" paid his board and left tho house forever. AllSrts.- jmMm' Three women burglars arrested in New Orleans. were lately The cultivation of jute in India is almost entirely superseding that of cotton. Many of the Pennsylvania farmers predict an entire failure of the fruit crops this year. Berlin has the reputation of being one of the worst governed and dirtiest cities in Europe. Germany and Italy are now large consumers of American corn in the man ufacture of alcohol. Key West is the only place in the United States which never has frost, which produces cocoa-nut. An excellent cement, we read, may be made from rice flour. It is only neces sarv to mix tlin rice flnnr intimatnlv with cold water, and gently simmer it over a fire, when it readily forms a deli cate and durable cement. When made of the consistence of plaster, models, busts, relievos, etc., may be formed from it. The pay of members of a Territorial Legislature has been fixed by Congress at $6 a day, and of the Speaker of the House and President of tho Upper Honso at $10 a day. Many of these men ore worth as much as members of Congress, and are as self sacrificing in devoting themselves to legislative duties. Oire of tho most remarkable coses of desperate madness on record, is that of an Italian sailor who was lately shipped on board a vessel at Leghorn. He stabbed four of the crew in their births, attacked tho mate and watch on deck, drove them to the rigging, fastened tho cabin doors, steered the vessel near the shore, jumped overboard and swam to land. Germans are not very numerous this winter. The "kettledrum" has been found a moro economical and far moro satisfactory entertainment, both to guest and hostess. Somo of our social leaders, however, in their anxiety to kill two birds with ono stone, combined tho German, and kettledrums, and get the credit of ingenuity. The Bichmond Enquirer says tliat hundreds of well-to-do families in En gland are preparing to emigrate to Virginia in the spring, thinking it bet ter to purchase land in tho Old Domin ion than to lease them in England at an annual rental of $25 per aero. A num ber of English families havo already bought $60,000 worth of lands in Amelia county, and are highly pleased, with them. Joe Smith, tho son of tho founder of the Mormon church, and the leader of a sect of Mormons which repudiates polygamy, is about to establish himself and lus followers at JNauvoo, Illinois, tho town from which tho Mormons were driven a good many years ago. As this sect is not only monogamous but gener ally well behaved and thrifty, Nauvoo, which has 1,600 people, where she once had 40,000, is glad to welcome the new comers. Some people's ide of geography are a trifle mixed. Tlree foreign letters recently received at the New York post offico illustrates th's pretty sharply. One of them is directed " Care of Town Hall, Broadway, Massachusetts, State of New York." Another reads, " Mon tevideo, Florida, South America, United States, N. Y.;" and the third has it " America, Washington St, New Jersey, Illinois " We rejoice that we are not postmaster. Prescace ef MJmL The Boston AdrcrtUa- says that the inmates of the Winthrop House, in that city, were startled, on Monday morning, by the rushing of a woman in flames through one of the main halls. With wonderful presence of mind she opened a closet door and leaped into a bath tub of about two feet in depth, turning on the water from both the hot and cold faucets, and curling down into the mingling smoke and flame before any one could reach her. The servants has tened with water to quench the embers which wero catching the carpet in all directions, while a gentleman occupying a room on the same floor leaped for the closet door, which she had closed. On his opening it she fell forward in a swoon. The flames were extinguished and she was taken to a bed, where it was found that her injuries will keep her an invalid for many days. Her hands, wrists, body and lower Umbs were badly crisped. She was preparing to go out for a walk, and, in reaching for some thing on a bureau, caused her clothing to come in contact with a gas jet. Not noticing it at the tiae, she sat down on a sofa. On rising, after a few momenta, tho flames burst out, completely envel oping her. Oxc of the stations on the Selma and Meridian railroad is named Cab. Re cently a train with an exaigratio a-rent and party of colored aex goiag West rescued mat pout, aad tfce- brakeman put his head in aide the deer aad shouted " Cuba !" Oae old colored xaaa rose, and as his hair straitened oat with sad den, fear, said: "Dar, I knowM it! Heah we is in Cuba, an dai ar white man's gwine to pat bs in de wax or sell ns 'fore day. Pse gwine from heah," and followed by abovt thirty others, he bolted off the train and into the woods. leaving the ftgeat aiooe in his glory. ', A5D GABDEN. icMef of th natitm e BobfeaUbe: fceyoaA ether- nJrtatlon, mad from ear? now free : (rrasted in Eden, ifMum; . tlte farmer for er TktMffcMM for the pa4e, plow, and hoe The P$jklarxScicnce Monthly says whale oil on a piece ol a horse's s that was covered with it mado them let go bot-wo: their hold die immediately. Tips Sun recommends bus- pending top of a I sheep-killing dog from the :so that his lore-xeet will beabottt' from, the floor, and thea oldeAbiMkin the flock' Eli. . sx es oat jdV JftmmmWVm.lmvBv srB7VE4lmmmVmmmSmVmmVBRikW' W Now thtmany faraers' havo better arrangements for wintering milch cows, they should arrange for having more fresh ones for winter. A plenty of milk, cream, and butter for winter is a luxury no good farmer should do without. A family that toils through tho drudgery of the summer should have something during the winter a little better than common folks. An English scientist has discovered a fact important to farmers. It is that sulphite of lime appears to exercise do cided influence in arresting the spread of decay in potatoes affected by the po tato disease. In one experiment tho salt was dusted over some tubers, part ly decayed from this cause, when they were stowed way. Some months after ward tho potatoes were found to have suffered no further injury. I have known persons on market-day to go out and kill twelve or fifteen fowls, and to bring them into n room where there would be half a dozen women and boys pulling a few feathers at a time, between thumb and forefinger to pre vent tearing them. Now, for the bene fit of such, I give our plan : Hang the fowl by tho feet by a small cord ; then with a small knife givo one cut across tho upper jaw, opposite the corners of the mouth ; after the blood has stopped running a stream, place tho point of the knifo in tho groove in the upper part ef the month, rnn tho blado up into the back part of the head, which will causo a quivering and twitching of the mus cles. . Now is vour time, for overy feather yields as if by magic, and there is no danger of tearing tho most tender chick. Before he attempts to flap, you can have him as bare as tho day ho camo out of the egg. Journal of Hor ticulture. Comparison of Breeds of Poultry. Isaac Lynde, of Ohio, writing to flie Poultry World, describes an experi ment tried by him last Reason-. At tho 1st of September ho took ten pullets, each of five breeds, each within a week, of being six months old, and placed them in a yard forty feet square, with comfortable houses. For tho next six months ho kept an account of their food and egg production, with the following result: The Dark Brahmos ate 369 quarts of corn, oats, and wheat screenings, laid 605 eggs, and weighed 70 pounds. Tho Buff Cochins ato -106 quarts, laid 591 eggs, and weighed 7J1 pounds. The Gray Dorkings ate 1109 quarts, laid 524 eggs, and weighed 591 jounds. Tho Houdans ate 214 quarts, laid 783 eggs, and wciglied 45 pounds. The Leghorns ate 231 quarts, laid 807 eggs, aud weighed 36 pounds. It will bo seen by the above compari son that tho Leghorns laid tho greatest number of eggs with tho smallest weight. Hoos and Corn. Tho Commercial Jieviciv publishes a table from correr 8pondents in Blinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Ohio, and Indiana, in regard to the number of hogs likely to bo sent to market, tho present condition, probable timo of marketing and condition of corn crop. Of 97 points in Illinois 58 report a less number of hogs than last year, 27 about tho same number, and 12 report more. Tho corn crop is universally re ported short in Illinois from one-third to one-half. Of 58 places in Iowa 27 report fewer hogs than last year, 20 about the same and 11 more. The con dition of tho corn crop is about the same as in Illinois. Of 21 points in In diana 11 report fewer hogs, 7 abont the same number, and 3 more. The corn crop is better in several localities, but generally short In Missouri 12 points report fewer hogs, 8 abont the same number, and 3 more. The corn crop is short one-third to one-half. Ohio makes the best showing, 4 points report ing an increase in hogs, 15 about the same numler, and 8 a decrease. The report of the corn crop shows equal to last year, except in Illinois. The con dition of hogs appears abont the same as at the same time last year, but many points in Illinois report them not so far advanced. PARLOR AJI O KITCHKH. Pickle for Hams. For one hundred pounds of ham take six gallons of water, nine pounds of salt, one quart of mo lasses, three ounces of saltpeter, and one ounce of saleratus. When ready to smoke they can be soaked and fresh ened to taste, if too salt. Sponge Cake. One cup of sugar, one cup of flour, sifted, four large of five small eggs. Beat the sugar and yolks nicely together. Beat the whites to a stiff froth, add to the sugar and yolks ; then stir in the flour. One teaspoonfnl of essence of lemon. Bake in a quick oven. To Make Shirt-bosoms Glossy. Dis solve three ounces of clean, powdered, white gum Arabic in one pint of water. When thoroughly dissolved, strain it through a piece of cotton cloth, and bottle for use. One tablespoonful of this gum water, added to a pint of starch, will give a beautiful smooth gloss to cotton or linen fabrics. Washing Powders. Dissolve two poands of soap in five and a half gallons of nearly boiling water, aad to this add three large tablespoonfuk of ammonia, and one of spirits of" terpentine. In this the linen is to be soaked for three hoars, when it is readily cleansed, re amiringbat little rubbing. Ammonia does not affect lines fiber as soda does. Cms rB EoACMX. Ch3dresi at I II1IIMI -'Mr iBSSSSV-V RavflB uapBJBH Ob. tteaVMH sometimes afflicted with earache to an alarming extent, and there is sometimes a difficulty in obtaining an effectual remedy for tho disorder. A writer in tho Household says that she takes a piece of salt pork an inch or more long, and half an inclusquare ; cut down ono end to fit tho ear, and insert it, taking care to have the piece too large to slip in. Tie" a handkerchief to keep it in place, if tho child will allow it She also used pork for soro throat, croup and lung colds. Cut slices half an inch thick, dip in warm water, sprinkle on a little pepper, and sew on a flannel. Sho has used pork for earacho especially, and always found it to give instant re lief. , Bice Ptddixq. One quart of new tHrwrdra cnpfnTot nee. Keep it hot in a saucepan on the back part of the stove for two hours, or until the rice is soft enough. Then add one quart of milk, ono cupful of sugar, and when cool enough, two eggs (tho yolkes and whites beaten separately until they are frothy), a piece of butter tho size of a walnut, and a very little salt Mix carefully, 6o as not to break the rice, and bake about half or three-quarters of an hour. Care of Canary Birds. Hang the cage where tho drafts do not strike the bird. Ghe canary and rapo seed, plenty of fresh water, cnttlo fish bone, and clean gravel on the bottom of tho cage often. Also, givo the birds fresh water to bathe in every day. After they havo bathed, remove tho dish, which should bo shallow. The room should not be over-heated. Do not give them cake or sugar. When moulting, feed them on rape seed slightly moistened. Hard-boiled egg and crackers grated are excellent Bed seed will kill birds. Cabbage and sweet apples are good for them, and new and then a fig. Plan tain seed is also wholesomo food for them, and thoy are extravagantly fond of it, often eating that when they reject most other kinds of food. When you go out for a walk, bo sure to gather a sprig for your pet, and before frost gather and dry somo for winter use. With moderate caro the little songstress will repay your attention with sweet notes of joy. LlvlRgfttone. David Livingstone, the soldier of civil ization, the missionary of humanity, has died in tho midst of his discoveries. Tho element of sadness alont his end cannot eflaco tho glorv which attaches to a life's work well tlono to a career of real heroism and self-sacrifice, closed amid tho scenes of its greatest triumphs. When we say that Dr. Livingstone mado great and brilliant contributions to geo logical knowledge that ho blotted out u southern Sahara from tho map of Africa aud substituted in its stead a beautiful and fertilo region filled with nol lo lakes, rivers and mountains wc have only touched upon one side of tho work of tho great explorer. For moro than thirty-fivo years, Livingstono has devoted himself to opening up tho interior of Africa to civilized inter course, that ho might secure tho abo lition of tho slave trado and tho eleva tion of tho negro race. Tho recent treaty mado for that end with tho Sultan of Ziuizibar was probably regarded by Livingstone as a greater triumph than would havo been the discovery of the veritable source of tho Nile. Sir Samuel Baker's recent expedition to tho head of tho White Nilo has shod a new light upon tho endless ramifications and tke enormous extent of tho African trade in human flesh. Tho great lake basin of equatorial Africa to whoso explor ation Livingstono has contributed by far tho largest share, teems with popu lation, and presents a hunting ground for man-stcalcrs with which no other part of tho continent can compare. If Livingstone has succeeded in showing tho European trader a path and a mar ket for commodities through this vast region, and has thus sealed the doom of tho Arab man-stealers, he has ful filled what has undoubtedly been tho main object of his life. It is toooon to speculate about Liv ingstone's success in solving the great geographical problems that formed the immediato subject of his lalwrs. Near ly two years of Livingstone's wander ings remain unaccounted for between his latest recorded visit to TJnyanyembe, and the journey thither in the course of which ho died. During that period he mayjuave explored more thoroughly than heretofore the chain of lakes lying to tho west of Tanganyika, and where ho hoped to find the last secret of the Nile. The fact that the expedition which found Livingstone and in whose com pany he died, was on the way from Like Bemba to Unyanyembe a journey of at least 700 miles seems to bear out this view, and this also tallies with the Elan he is said to have marked out for ;mself in the beginning of 1872. A SseceMfal Battle wita Deer. Last Monday enening a deer was rnn off the mountain by some hunters. Late in the evening tho deer came in the neighborhood of Dechenl, pur sued by some hounds which were pretty well run down. Mr. Mike Madden, finding it out, put his bounds, which were fresh, in pursuit. The deer being pretty well fagged, and fresh bounds in Eursnit, took refuge in the creek just ack of Mr. Hockersmith's, where he fought the dogs off until Mr. Madden came up. He being a bold and reaolate man. at once bulged in the creek and laid hold of the deer, when a desperate struggle ensued. The deer would drag him out of the water and back again ; but after a long struggle, and in great danger of getting badly hurt, he finally killed him. The deer proved to be a fine, large buck, with rather an extra rig f horns. Wincehnter Tarn.') Jour nal. Thjs customers of a cooper in the highlands caused him a gnat deal of vexation by their saving habits and per sistence in gcttutg their tubs asd casks repaired, buying very little new work. " I stood it long enoBgh, however," said he, "until, one day, old M'Cawbrie brosght in an old baac-hok. try which he said he wanted a sew barrel.- The I quitted tha North in disjrtia,-" Ben. Batler, tae Terror ef Congre sieaal Sovlces. Tho newspaper correspondents con tinue their relentletxi war on tho famous " Essex statesman. " Hero is ono of the latest fchots, tired by a Washington let ter writer: i The country will bo brightened somo fine morning with tho tidings that Ben. Butler has been batted in tho face, may bo, if the Lord is especially gracious, killed like Gesur " in the capita!." It , will le done bv somo new member Brown of Calaveras, or any other " wrathy delegate from tho western sloH?. Tho seats m tho house of representa tives are arranged iu a semi-circular form, with aisles radiating thickly from the centre. Half a pio cut in slices of id idea or he general plan. There is af little area in tho center occupied by tho pages und Ben. Butler. Old Strabis mus has a seat somewhere back with tho other representatives, but he never ' sits in it. When not lounging in the lobby ho is usually hovering in this bit of open field directly under the speak er's nose. When a member, new or old, gainsays a statement of Butler's, the latter makes directly up the aisle and fixes his complicated staro straight into the face of tho talker. Men who have become inured to this horriblo phan tasm, haunting tnem in broad daylight so closely that its demoniac breath can almost be felt, talk right on with aston ishing unconcern. Farnsworth used to go further. He would return staro for store, and leer for leer. But all men are not FarusAvorth's, and it is otily after n severe apprenticeship has been served that a man can preservo his co herency within average proximity to Butler's relentless jowl. Tho fearful phase of all this matter is that Butler grows worse as lie grows older, in congressional sin. Five or six years ago he could bo endured if not cured, and even a fresh representative fish could bo allowed to flounder in tho shallow waters of a maiden speech with a modicum of annoyance. Now Butler waits nntil tho raw member has worried well into tho core of his address. Hav ing gradually found that his voice does not ring a particularly different jangle in the halls of Capitol hill from its old time twang in the district schooMionsu or police court, the new delegato has partially acquired confidence in himself and is warming into something liko vig or. This is Butler's cue. Tho Essex county fiend drives his hands into his pockets and starts across the house, os tensibly iqion a private impulse. Ho contrives to tako a path which will bring him face to face with tho victim ; then abruptly stops as if ho had for tho tirat timo discovered that somclody was talk-' iug. A look of utter amazement spreads over his knotty features, uhich oxpniw iu tho acme of pantomime, "Why, who in thunder are you ? How long havo you been here, anyway?" Then ho twirls his twisted glare alternatively from tho half-stranded oratorical craft to tho Hea of members around him with a painful look of inquiry. Ho auks, as clearly an tho words themselves could do it : " Is this oil right, boys ; docs this fellow be long hero ?" satisfied, apparently, that tho poor devil is duly qualified; Butler flops into tho nearest empty seat. An interminable oglo of hungry curiosity is turned into tho wretched being's soul, nnd at last ho wilts and collapses into scrrility and slinkH down to his boots. Butler strolls away tugging at a cold cigar. And so I say that on somo auspicious morning tho national heart will bo made f;lad with tho news that his oblique faco las been smashed into harmonious pulp. He will corral an arrival from central Color, do, who, liko Mucdntf, will " hiy on" him. Ages of our Congressmen. Tho united ages of 72 Senators arc 3,1150 years, or an average of 4l yearn and nearly ,'$ months each.. The ages of 3 arc not given. Tho actual years in tho total of them given is 2,1)70 years, Cameron is 74, Dorsey, just over 31. There are 5 under 10 years, 2 over 40 and under 50, and a number from f0 to 51), while there arc ten from (V0 to 61), and 1 over 70. There arc 15 ex-Governors, 18 ex-Beprescntativea, 1 ex-Vice-President, 2 ex-Cabinet officer, 3 ouce Ministers abroad, 3 Presidential clec- tors, 3 ex-Lieutenant Governors, and 15 , who have seen military service. One of tho Senatorial soldiers was a private, 7 Major-Geacrals (2 in the rebel service), and 4 Brigadiers (1 iu tho rfbel army); 1 was a chaplin and another a surgeon. Of occupations among Senators, 3G arc lawyers, C planters, 2 railroad presidents 4 who havo been or are printers and ed itors, 1 lumber dealer, 1 civil engineer, 2 manufacturers, 5 merchants, 1 a miner in Nevada, and another a coal miner and banker. Two Senators have been reg ularly apprenticed to the carpenters trade Brownlow and Oglesby. Eight have held high indicia! positions. have been Chief Justices in their states. une senator nas neid oiiice ever since leaving college ; 24 havo received a col legiate, 19 an academic, and 17 a com mon school education. Pennsylvania claims 8 Senators, 3 of whom have "car- in the nortb, New York claims 6 and ar i .: ? . -v: rr .i -r-: claim as manv. teching. furnacea in working condition, capable J of an annual production of 4,000,000 Iafaat Xertalitv. tons of pig iron, a quantity greater Ofthepeoplewbodeincdties,a'hlJic f?001'7, eaontmi trifle morVthan half are children tinder P' nd " txui !F1 5 vears of age. , Tbe disea. that cause j ! demand foriron wuf go this infant iorlality are manv, but their - TK? Hot? fl.the de causes are few. Itougbly sUted. they S mkd ?. PPkd wd another oes are bad ventilation, defective drainage; Btioa wU1 be occasioned. and adulterated milk. The land-owners " who build air-tight tenement -hemaes, I the Island of Crete it is enstomary the city that leaves ita sewerage nsdag for thy friend asd relations of married and its parks unopened, aad the dairv- cowptes to grva expression to thtr fe mes who feed their cows on garbage and joiang by firing off pistol asd gun at then dilute the poisoned flfr they yield 0 tc cosclaaioa of the naptial txnsmosr, these three unite to plav Herod and L ceti Jhey are gtJseraUy drunk, On cause the modern slaughter of the iaan- the occasion of a recest wwTlfig a cent. ItisBOtstrangethatsomanychil- yonag asan who had refcuMd hcMae to dren die ; the only wonder i that more reokiuah hia powikr flack estfer4 the of thesa do not give np the ghost of life ' cellar whare the powder was ke4 wsi tliat dines to their bodies " Mast's inhumanity to man" is bad enonrii. bat mint barbaritr to ehHdrra is vorv. ClUcogo TribHnc , Tht profits of saloon-keepers' bad- iwemo us jma.-mmm, THE CHOW CII1M1KK. T rfllJJIK UT. A bntitaman. N-rtnj: hiVgua aM. Wt at whltUu: tutrtilj ; Wbn hr brant the t-Urkrot of Mack crv CaU out fruta a wttbrrrJ tf : Yoa are going to kill lb thWvUb blrtl. AoJ I wulJ.U I r jm: Hat you mustat touch tay fxiullj-, lWbalir ela you do ! " I'm only goi&g to kill tbr UnU Ybat arc ratiuK up aj crop : And If yuur jotini: vara doaucb tbtuk-, lie ur tbjll bar to tp " " Ob." aald tb crow, " my rbUdrn Arc tbo Nt our rr born : Tbrrr tint on aicoutf tbrm all Would tcal a grain of rum. " But hov abaU t kaaw bich our tboy ar? Do uwy nwiMHtiii- AiuUbrttttuaiT,ra,wr Ho off wrut tbr jortmiD, whWtllni;, Aud off, too, wrut bU gun ; And ttattartllug rclum urr crr! Again till tbr day wa dunr. Aud tbr old crow aat untroubled. Cawing away tn brr nook ; For hr aald. " 1111 uvr ktll luy bird Stnor I told btm bow tbry look. Now, tbV tbr bav.k. my nrlghWir, Sbrll M- wbat br will nrr, Hion ; And tbatvaucy, wbUtllug blavkbird May bavo to rbangt bl tunr !" Wben. lo! 1m- aw tbr butitrr Taking bl botnrward track. With a trtng t crow u lung a at gun llangtng down bl l-aek. " Alack, al.:k," aail tbe motbrr. Mit In the world br jtxi don; You jironitM.I to j-aio my ptrtty Mrda, And youSr ktllrd tbriu cvrry our." " Your MrH t" ald tbr puszlrd tinnier ; " Wby. I found tbriu Iu my corn ; And braldra, tbry arr blaok and ugly A auy tbatrrr wrrr born 1" " Ort out of my ight, you tuld 1" Said tbr augrtrt of crow ; " How good and talr brr cblldrru ar Tbrrr'a nour but a lrrnt ktio"". All ! I iwr, 1 -," said tbr banter, " Hut not aa )ou do, iiillr ; It takr a mother to I ao blind 8br cant Ml black from wbltr." Humor. Stuaisino sweetness Kissing through a vail. ItuonBlHitANDwill try aud make room for u grange or two. Wanted, a needle to sow a patch on tho pants of a tired dog. Why should artists drink paint? cau.se it suits their palate. Ah twice eleven in twenty. two, Bo- how can twice ten be twenty too ? A roon family iu Green Bay had to mortgago their Hix dogs, last week, to get a barrel of flour. Tho comj is pili , able. At what timo of life may a man bo said to Ivelong to the vegetable king dom ? When long experience has made htm sage. What is tho difference between a farmer and h botllo of whifkyV Tim 1 farmer husbands the corn and thulxittlo of whisky corns the husband. The advent of a wildcat broke up n wedding iu Missouri, the other evening. Tluo young ladies didn't like the uuw claws which tho catamount sought to introduce into the ceremonies. Tin: father of Brigham Young was a 3Iethodint, but an eccentric man. Ho wanted his children to bo Chrintinus ; and, as a means of making thnm such, ho promised to give a sheep to tho one who would kneel and make tho Iw-nl prayer. Thoy all knelt, and Brigham obtained tho prize. A cross-eyed man cast u gloom over a Detroit street-car, lat Wednesday, by asking ono of seven men and Grangers on the opposite seat "if he hud any chewing tobacco lmndy." First tlm ' seven strangers looked at rach other ; then the seven hands went pocketward ; and, observing thin motion, each of tho seven supjoscd his ncighlor tho on HKken to, aud the seven handn returned empty. Tho cros-eyed man cast a ricochet glance of indignation along tho line, and with tho remark, "A sweet scented lot of generous roo&tcrs," took a chew of his own tobacco. A residence on Buchanan street, In dianapolis, has tho following coupicu onuly posted up in front : "NO tocsqk man AIXOWED -to cotw 4nd COUKTE my farm vyt y baa rX0W to PAY DOWN on a nocaeaad Isrr tJaza in VI h 3 trarra for mm. by nr. WITHIN Ire Xanafactcre is FeBBjfTlvaaJa. In conversation with a leading iron master, a few days ago, a rrporter of the Allentown (P-J Chronicle Wrned tliat most of the fnrnac- in tho country are preparing to go into blast again, as buyers who have been holding off for lower prices arc convinced that iron will sell no chcaDcr for the craicnt. and are sending in their orders, thus creat- JUK revival iu iuc irauu. a uo nin; ' authority predicts that next winter tho dullness in iron will equal that which wo jst experienced, ami say thero will be man iron manufactured in the coun try this coming spring than there will le next fall. The American Iron and Steel Association have ascertained bv a I through canvass of the country, that ir or a n the. TTnitA.1 rtw RiU hlaat & urfcted caadle m his html. A few e momumim after be had reached has a frifthllal sspkxuofl ' bpdrng a4 tbe three ad joiaiag i i bete blows to frMnae&ta. The n of the yosaf sum were fnxd ataco WMUUM ( I! 4 fl i ii i -I i J i . .y c " " -T.- V ; "-
