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jsa & tmmsftlimmmnnm k&ghZ "r Av- - ANtA; rr IT ' ii- ' Mi n MTrY" '11 li" 7T .Miw,.wl jr J"-" - I ' jf 3Ks--jarsi. !S; !. JA . ? :r 3h- . . i .y MW i - s I THE RED CLOUD CHIEF. Kates of Advertising. PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT The Red Chief . RED CLOTJD, NEBEASKA. Jc Mat . rf, ' rji l f4tl 1 -4 ftWutU tU t H sC v; M. H. WARNER SVJ. S. G1LLHAM, VOLUME III. RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 29. 187(5. 'Editors and Proprl m. NTMP.ER 17. - - -. -.i i- , , CiouD ? s ft s I c K Li J -k 'Uh- ? N The Prompt Jmror. Wo hoard his Honor Judge Gibson on Tuesday tell an amusing Btory of tbo way a juror went for a conviction. lie Hays he waa trying a murder case a few years ago down in one of tho wiro-grasg counties, and experienced great diffi culty in getting a jury; that eleven jurors had been sworn in, and in tho next panel that w:is brought in was a small, lean, lank, cadaverous-looking fellow who had on ono shoo, his pants were nearly above his knees, his shirt open both from tho back, and tho afore said trousers were held up by a single suspender. Tho solicitor proceeded to ask tho usual questions in such cases as follows: "Havo you, from having soen tho crimo committed, or heard any of the testimony delivered under oath, formed "and expressed any opinion as to tho guilt or Innocence of tho prisoner at tho UarV" The "single gallus" fellow, In a clear distinct voice, answered : "Xot any." Kecond question Havo you any pre judice or bias resting on your mind for or against the prisoner at tho liar? Answer I hain't. Third Question Is your mind per fectly impartial between tho Stete and the accused? Answer Hit air. Fourth question Aro you conscien tiously opposed to capital punishment? A uswer J isn't. Tho Stale did not like tho juror muclt, but it being lalo and jurors scarce lie was put upon the prisoner in tho usual manner, tho solicitor saying: ".Juror, look upon the prisoner," and when this command was given ho bent over him scanning him from head to foot. The juror looked tho prisoner lirmly in the face, and then turning to tho Jndgo said, in a firm, solemn voice, "Yes, Judge, I think lie's guilty." Auyu.stn (t7c) G'o-.sttluliomilht. Medicinal Malpractice Some time ago a man residing In Iowa City, named Edward l'almer, brought an action in ono of tho courts of J'oweshcik county, against Doctors Harris and Clark, of t'rinnell, where Talmer formerly resided, for malprac tice, laying his damages at $'JO,000. For some days past testimony in tho form of depositions of Doctors Moon.Shrudcr, and (Irnham, of Iowa City, havo been 'taken on tho part of plaintiff. The case involves this question, which is inter esting te tho medical profession: It ap pears that tho wife of plaintiff had been alTccted for some time with some sort of nervous disease, and employed this iirm of physicians to treat her. Tho doctors had been giving her lady-slipper for some time, but concluded to change to valerian, and made a mistake, as is claimed, and gave veratrum virido in stead of the valerian. However, tho plaintiff claims that aconite- was given in an overdose, instead of tho valerian. It is charged that only aconite could produce tho effects on tho patient that plaintiff claims wero produced by the quantity taken. It is charged that the medicine, whether veratrum virido or aconite, produced an affection of the stomach and bowels and a swelling of tho limbs which havo become perma nent and incurable. All this tho de fendants deny. Tho caso will turn mainly on expert testimony, mid at tracts no little attention among tho medical profession, as to what extent doctors aro liable for malpractice in the administration of poisonous med icines. Soft Soap as a Weapon. Tho most memorable cleaning that was ever done with soft soap was when it cleaned out a band of savages. "Soft- soap" was llrst most effectually em ployed in tho country by the Swedish women who defended tho old (log) Swedish church below Philadelphia, before tho city was laid out. A friendly squaw gave notice of an intended attack by the Indians. The Scandinavian " ladies wero busy boiling soap, and they at once concluded to convert tho con tents of the kettle into ammunition of defense. They lifted it into the church, with fire-wood to keep it hot. As tho ? warriors began to undermine the foun dations they received on their bare backs a spirited fire of the terrible ma terial, which in duo timo sent thorn howling into the wilderness. The inci dent was related by a participant, who i died in London at an advanced age. She was a granddaughter of the Swehish burgher Suen Schule. Little Things. Little words aro the sweetest to hear; little charities fly furthest and stay longest on the wing; little lakes are the stillest; little farms the best tilled; little books are the most read, and little songs are the dearest loved. And when nature would make anything especially rare and beautiful, she makes it little little pearls, little diamonds, little dew. Agar's is a model prayer, yet it is but a liXtle one, and the burden of the petition is hut little. The sermon on the Hount was little. Life la made up of littles; death is what remains of thorn all. Day is made up of little beams, and night is glorious with little stars. JTlie Hoyal College of Surgeons in -England has been legally advised tha " cu of then? charter require them hi. "'.w r. nn,i;.la(oii frit- floii- r-u M lucii as umuuivij xv. .vi ?. ;? FOREIGN NEWS. The Berlin memorandum has been withdrawn. England and the other Powers agree upon certain points, among which Is one not to exercise undue pressure upon tho Porte. Russia, France and England have mado suc cessful representations to Servia for tho maintainauce of ieaco The Softas in Constantinople have been for bidden to cary arms or to congregate in the streets A special from lierlin states that the Czar has prevailed upon Servia to adopt a peaceful policy. Tur key spontaneously offered the Insur gents tho two conditions included in tl io memorandum, viz: Three months' armistice and direct negotiations In tho IIouso of Commons, Disraeli said further that-tho ' memorandum was withdrawn because the Porto had an ticipated Bomo important -oints and offered an armistice spontaneously. Dis raeli also stated that the refusal to accept the memorandum had not been received by any power in an unfriendly spirit, but with great regret. Tho great Powers agreed to recognizo iMurad without tho usual delays necessary. Credentials wero sent to tho English ambassador at Constantinople. Disraeli declared further that tho letter purport ing to bear his signature, which was recently published in Vienna, stating that England well knows how to resist Muscovite aggression, is a forgery. Serious inundations havo occurred in Eastern Switzerland, caused by heavy rains and tho melting of snow in the mountains. The railways are much damaged. Tho whole Canton of Thur gau is submerged. Many bridges and houses havo been carried away, and several persons drowned The cereal crops in several provinces of Spain have been entirely destroyed by locusts. Over 0,0! H) tons of locusts have been burnt with petroleum in trendies, and irj,000 soldiers have been occupied in destroying them Late China advices state that a religious riot occurred April 21 in Chung Kingfu.of the Sze chuen province, and about '20 native Christians wero killed, and some 200 I louses wero burned The President of Columbia lias authorized a contract for tho exploration of a route and, if possible, tho construction of an inter oceanic ship canal across tho Parian. The definitive treaty of peace be tween (iiiatamalaaud Salvador provides for a united foreign policy, a general offensive and defensive alliance, ami tlio expulsion of the' Jesuits. Honduras and Costarica will be invited to join in it Daza has been proclaimed President of Bolivia by tho army. Tho revolution was effected on tho lib ult, on which dale President Frias and his Minister were imprisoned. Much alarm reigns in Lapaz, through tho streets of which city troops are continually passing and cheering Daza. It is said that all kinds of excesses havo been committed. A Vienna dispatch to the London Dailu News announces that Mourad has notified the Khedivo of Egypt that ho will soon sanction tho privileges which were granted the Khedivo by tho late Sultan Abdul Aziz A telegram from Paris says tho Turkish corps of observation on the Servian frontier have been ordered to withdraw. It is supposed this is done at the instigation of tho British Government A dis patch from London, of Juno 12th, states that a largo failure is reiorted of a cotton firm, with factories in the neigh- lorhood of Waterford, Ireland. Tho liabilities aro said to bo 000,000 sterling. Tho London PosVs Berlin special says tho Ger mania, an Ultramontane journal, publishes a private telegram which reports that Russian troops havo massacred RuUieman Roman Catholics in Podlachia, even using cannon for that purpose. PERSONAL. Mrs. Architect Mullett wears tho smallest shoes of any woman in Wash ington, and her husband wears the smallest hat. Commodore Vanderbullt appears to be very near his end, and his affairs aro said to be all arranged for his departure. A Miss Stewart, of Hamilton, Ontario, has recovered S700 damages from a lover, who forsook her after an engage ment of 20 years. M. Louis Von lloupte, tho most famous horticulturist in Europe, died at his residence in Ghent, Belgium, re cently, aged G3 years. The Prince of Wales having spent less than tho sum allowed for his Indian trip, a further vote will not be neces sary. This is quite a feather in Uie Prince's cap. Osgood and Drew, a speaker and a singer, have .formed a copartnership for temperanco revivalism on the Moody and Sankey plan. They havo started out successfully in Massachusetts. Mr. Baird, tho famous iron-master of Scotland, whose munificent gifts to tho Church of Scotland havo been noticed in tho public prints, contemplates the bestow.il of another half million ster ling to Presbyterian uses. Mrs. Gen. Badeau, who recently ar rived in tliis country from Europe, is tho daughter of Eugeno Sue's step mother. Sho and her sister are twins, the originals of Blanche and rose in the "Wandering Jew." A petition has been addressed to the French Chamber of Deputies praying that the right of divorce mav bo estab lished upon civil, moral, and political gournds. THE XLIVth CONGRESS. Hanatc. Fkiday, June "'.The Senate consid ered tho iMstal appropriation bill. .Sy eral amendments were agree 1 to, after which it was read a third time and passed. A motion was made to take uji tho Senate bill to amend tho -second, fourth and fifth sections of he act of May 31, 1ST0, to enforce the right of citizens of the United States to vote in tiie several States, etc., but the motion was opioscd by Senator Thurman, and after some dilatory action tho Senate adjourned. Home. The House passed tho bill allowing tho widow of President Polk $1,500. for supplies furnished the army in Ten nessee After this, Mr. Hunton moved to table Mr. Blaine's motion to recon sider the testimony in tho judiciary com mittee. After some debate and ex citement tho motion to lay on tho table prevailed 120 to 91. Aftersomo dobato tho House adjourned. Mrnate. Saturday, June 10. Senator Kernan moved to take up tho House bill relative to the redemption of unused stamps. A division showed but twenty-nine Sen ators present, and tho Senate adjourned. Jlonatt. Mr. Cox repotted from tho committee on banking and currency a bill for the issue of ten million dollars silver coin age in exchange for legal tender notes passed. .Mr. Lyiide reported back the Senate bill amending the bankruptcy bill passed. Mr. Cox reported Ran dall's bill authorizing the purchase of bullion, which was passed with amend ments. The House took up the Geneva award bill, and speeches were made bv Messrs. Willis ami Wells. The Senate amendments to the executive, legisla tive and judicial appropriation bill were concurred in. A special committee on Louisiana affairs was instructed to in vestigate tin outrages alleged to have been recently committed in West Feliciana parish, and the House soon after adjourned. NlillUftt. Monday, June 12. A motion w:is made to adjourn over until after the Cincinnati convention on account of the absence of many Senators. After a long discussion the motion was rejected yeas, 1(5; nays, 23. After the discus sion of minor bills, no quorum was found present, and the Senate adjourned till Tuesday. JIOUMO. The joint resolution to modify the treaty with China so :is to restrict im migration was passed. The appropria tion committee reported the army ap propriation bill, some ten millions less than the estimates, and with the sections reducing the force of tho army and the pay of olliceis. Mr. Lord introduced a joint resolution recommending a con stitutional amendment providing that U. S.ollicials.such as assessors, postmas ters, marshals, and collectors, except col lectors of custom duties, shall be elected for a term of four years; referred. Mr. Hammond introduced a bill providing for the gradual resumption of specie payments, and for the repeal of so much of "the resumption act as fixes the date for resumption at January 20th, ISIS. Mr. Clymer, from tho committee on ex penditures m tho war department made a report in the caso of tho charges against Speaker Kerr, to the effect that there was not a shadow of truth in tho charges. Tho report was adopted unan imously by a rising vote. On motion the clerk was directed to furnish Mr. Kerr with a certified copy of the pro ceedings. The Speaker laid before the House a letter lrom Thurlow Weed, suggesting that Congress extend a formal invitation to Oscar Lafayette to attend the Centennial in honor ol a visit liftv years ago of his grandfather, Gen. Lafayette, to America. Tho communi cation was referred to the House Cen tennial Committee. Adjourned. Houn. Tuksday, June 13. The Senate amendments to the iostoffico bill were non-concurred in. Several bills wero introduced and referred. Mr. Ferry, from the Military committee, rcporte'd back the Senate bill concerning the de tail of army officers as professors at the State Military Acadamies, and extend ing tho limit from 20 to 30. Passed by a vote of 120 to 50. After some debate on the army appropriation bill tho IIouso adjourned. lleajto. Wednesday, Juno 14. Tho IIouso went into committee of tho whole on tho army appropriation bill. There was a very small attendance. After some speech-making, the Hooso ad journed. cuat. Thursday, June 15. Tho chair laid before tho Senate a messago from tho House announcing non-concurrence in the Senate amendment to the legislative. judicial and executive appropriation bill. j. nc otimiu maisicu upuii inf amendments, and Senator Morrill, of Maine, Windom and Withers wero ap pointed as the conference committee Adjourned. Ifoaae. After some unimportant business tho IIouso went into committee of tho Whole on tho army appropriation bill, only general debate being in order. Several speeches wero made. Tho tele graphic bulletin in the lobby, giving the latest news from Cincinnati excited strong attraction and impeded the reg ular business of tho House. Adjourned. A Baby Smoker. There's a little shaver of our acquain tance, three years of ago, of most re spectable parents, who has been an in veterate tobacco smoker for several months. He is never so happy as when he is indulging in his regular puff at a cigar or a pipe, and strange to say tho indulgence of the pernicious habit does not seem to harm him in the least It is amusing to watch 1dm as he loads his pipe, with what eagerness he stows away tho charge, strikes the match and puffs away. If you give him money he will treat himself to a cigar and take the most keen enjoyment whilo smok ing it nis father is quite a smoker, and it has bee argued by some that the boy directly inherited the habit, and it is hoped that it will soon leave him At any rate there is no help for it at present, the boy will smoke, and efforts to deprive him of his tobacco havo a decidedly ill effect 'upon the little fel low. It is a singular case, and he seems to thrive on tobacco smoking, winch, if indulged in by any other children of his age, would be likely to produce serious if not fatal results. Cap Ann (Jfass.) AdvrtUer GENERAL NEWS CONDENSED. Two men were killed by tho explosion of a lKiler in a saw miD at Augusta, Georgia. June 8th.... At Nashville, Tcnu, June Uth, Samuel-L. King, for merly Deputy United States Marshal for Middle Tennessee, Indicted for ob taining money under false pretenses last October, shot and killed himself in tho court room, while -in custody. The weaion used was a ColtJrevolver. He was originally from TJSyton, Ohio A verdict has leeu obtained ag-iinst Thomas A.Scott, President of tho Penn sylvania Railroad, and others to the amount of $300,200 in gold, for railroad iron supplied for building'the Daven port & St Paul nulny?.. The Presi dent ha'i faYMfiftbly Lafilered com muting the sentenco of John S. Bitten ger, a gauger in Missouri convicted of revenue frauds, from penitentiary to county jail imprisonment Three per sons were drowned by the capsizing of a boat at Worcester, Mass., Junevlli Ono hundred and fifty armed men went to the jail in Santa Hosji, Cat, on the night of June 9th, overpowered tho keeper and took Thouuis V. Henley, who was confined awaiting the action of the grand jury for killing James Rowland, a prominent citizen about a month ago, and hung him to a tree a milo from tho town A destructive fire occurred at Galesburg, 111., June 10th, by which an elevator and ware house wore destroyed. Loss, $12,000. The body uf a man named Cclostiuc Dunperso was found seven miles north of Ft Scott, Kansas, J une 10th, with his head cut open and otherwise horribly mangled. A hatchet covered with blood was discovered near tho body The Pennsylvania Uailroad has an nounced the following reductions of fare: Xew York to Cincinnati, $12; to Chicago, $11; to Indianapolis, $13; to Louisville, $10, and corresponding reductions to all points west A party composed of four white men and one colore 1 man who had been cut ting wheat six miles east of Nashville, Tennessee, a few days ago were taking shelter under a tree, when they were struck by lightning and all of them in stantly killed On the 11th of June, while tho congregation of the Catholic Church in Houtzdale, Pa., were assem bled in their new unfinished building, the gallery and lloor underneath fell with a terrible crash, killing D. C. .Nel son, contractor of tho building, and severely injuring 30 others A fire in Detroit, on tho night of Juno 12th, de stroyed property valued at $ 20,000 Tho Erie railroad has reduced passen ger faro from Xew York to Chicago to 813, and mado proportionate reductions to all other western cities An effort is being made to preserve the Old South Church in Boston from destruction, on account of its historical associations. Tho wheat crop Ls unusually heavy in all parts of California this year The Angolo flouring mills near Sparta, Wisconsin, wero burned on tho night of Juno 13tlu Loss, $30,000; insurance $1S,000. . . .Tho Xatioual Convention of nurserymen and florists met in Chicago, June 14th, being the first meetingof the society. E.Moody, of Lockport X. Y. was elected President ; J. E. Budd, of Shellsburg, Iowa, was elected one of the Vice Presidents. A constitution was adopted The Erie & Chicago, Balti more & Ohio, and Fort Wayne Rail roads havo reduced passenger rates from Chicago to Cleveland from $10 to 86. George Sand. The death of Mdo. Amantino Dude vant, known to thousands under the nom de plume of George Sand, leaves a blank among French novel-writers which will not soon be filled. Sho was lorn in paris,in 1S04 ; her father, Maurice Dupin, being an illigitimate son of Au gustus II of Poland. Dupin dying when Amantine was still an infant, sho was left to the care of her grandmother, who gave her the advantages of education at the best schools of Xohaut and of Paris. When her grandmotheniied, in 1S20, sho went to Melun and lived with fam ily connections and friends, until slie met Mons. Dude van t, to whom she waa married in 1S22. After this event, sho and her husband went to Xohaut, where they lived to gether nine years, but the uncongeni ality which was early manifested in creased between them to such a degree that her married life became intolerable to her, and in 1S31 she conceived the idea of making her own way in the world. With her husband'3 permission she went to Paris for several montlis in each year, that she might prosecute her studies and improve herself by inter course with the learned and scholarly men who made that city their head quarters. She at first tried her pen at newspaper writing, but a few articles which she contributed to Figaro gave little promise of the talents which were in the future to make her so famous, and she was compelled for a consider able time to live on the allowance granted her by her husband. This being rather scanty, she was pressed for means, and in order to accommodate herself to her circumstances, she ar rayed herself in male clothing that she might need no escort im visiting the theaters, galleries of paintings, and other places of amusement, to which she was very fond of going. Her first literary venture was made in conjunction with Jules Sandeau, and was a novel, called -Rnse et Ukuu.hu." which met with such favor as to in duce the publishers to apply fur another. The application came m goud time, for oho had just finished -Indiana." uldcb was published under the name of Gc -rv. Sand, and was received by the m el reading public with expressions of tl.e highest approbation. In busy, hustling, inquisitive Paris, the seciet'of thu au thorship could not long be kept, and when it became generally known that the author was a woman, the enthusi asm excited by the work increased, and was soon raised to a still higher pitch by her third novel, "Valentine" Her services were then secured as a regular contributor to Jiceu de Deux MuiuIcjs, and her talenta began to le appreciated. Htr next work was "Leila," which waa socialistic to such a degree as to cause a sort of revulsion ugainst her ou the part of many friemU who had for merly held her in high esteem, but she won must of them luck by her woiks written in Italy, ami. anions othci. by "Jacques." "Andre," and "I.es I.ettret d'un Voyagour." On her rut urn to France, in l&iZ, sho m.ule tho acquaint ance of a number of the iii.it promi nent literary men, who indoctrinated her into the jolities, religious opinions ami socialism of the day, the e.TWts of which were made appaivut In het suc ceeding woiks. About this time m'lm obtained a decree f divorce from hci husband, Mons. Imdev.tut, and after this, having tho care of her piojK'ityaiul her children upon her hand., she. n tired to Xohaut, where, with b:ief al sences, sho has since resided. Her works aro veiy ituiucioiis, com prising over sixty mm Is and nhmi twenty dramai, some of the l.itlei bejug si cues from her novels lewriUen in dramatic form. Perhaps tie; most ie markahlo book she li.is written :- tho "History of My Life." published in I .",!. which appeal's lo bo a faithful arcount of tho workings of her o.vn mind during her long and clieekeied eareei. One of her last publications was in Ha lation to the Franco-Prussian war. and so far as she had observed, gave a faith ful and vivid account of tho operations oftht Prussian armies and tho suffer ings of the French country peoplo. Although seventy-two yens of ago when sho died, she ictaiucd hej- vigor ous style of writing, ami her last book was as elegantly and forcibly written, and contained as many truths, tersely expressed, as any of her former publication;. The New Sultan. The Hev. Dr. Hamlin, the well-known missionary to Turkey, who has had the opportunity of forty years' experience to study tho condition and prospects of the Ottoman Empire, and who has a personal acquaintance both with the dethroned and with the new ruler, fur nishes the Hartford Courant with the following information lespecting the latter: "Ho ascends tho throne at the ripe age of 30. Although he has not the reputation of great talents, he has had a better education than any previous Sultan of this dynasty. He knows the French language, and therefore has personal access to the mind, the policies, and tho news of Europe beyond all power of his ministers to shape the things for him or entirely exclude them from him. He has the reputation of being an amiable man. Among his personal friends and associates are both Armenians and Greeks. He has had a freedom of intercourse with foreigners which no previous heir to the throne has had. He is reputed to have a wife of extreme beauty, and to take much interest in the training of his three children. So far as we know his social attributes are in his favor, and it is quite possible that he may alolish tho seraglio. He has given no indication of religious intolerance so often and un justly attributed to all Turks. His private secretary, an enlightened and educated Turkish gentleman, had, and so far as I know has still, a son in Robert College. It is hardly probable that ho would send him there without mentioning it to his master. This in dicates the absence of any violent preju dice or hatred toward foreigners and Protestants. It may almost indicate a feeling of kindness toward Americans, I whose flag for years he lnis leen accus tomed to sco upon the college flagstaff. He is a skillful horseman and a furious rider. Whether he will be a Jehu in government remains to 1k seen. His j advent to tho throne will probably fa cilitate an arrangement of the present difficulties, unless tho relentless hate with which Russia seeks his destruc tion, or rather the destruction of his empire, should urge the provinces to war. Would it not be a more Christian act to enlighten, educate, and Christian ize the Turks than to destroy them V It would cost less." Stuawbekey Syuui. Make a syrup in the proportion of three pounds of sugar to half a pint of water. Roil :uid skim until clear. Have ready tho strained" juice of good flavored straw berries. Allow two and a half pints of strawberry juice to the throe pounds of sugar. Let it boll for about fivo min utes; then take it from the firo and pour into self-sealing glass jars. This is a fine flavoring for ice cream, and also makes a refreshing drink by diluting with clear cold water. The Grand Duchess Caroline of Meck-lenburg-Strelitz is dead. The Jowisii Aorcttor- of the Portu Uro Kin. Thu fi!ow itiji hlstoiicd .i;ioidoto m.17 :tot proe unsntt-n-atu-x' at Lhy ia-wJt time, when wg hau Jitst tvvled i Liit from the Kmi-jror of Brazil, and U may account forfJiu latexc: hu taWr in Jewbh affairs: It is well known that the Jews of Spain and Portugal were a highh In telligent race, u:h! that they nt to ireat ltouors In thu Peninsula, Uth under Christian and Mohauuucd-ui rulers, but after the ou-xthrow of thu Call pits, the Catholic -oNvrelgtu no longer requiring Jewish assistance, re lentlessly persecuted the- Hebrews, and eventuallj eiullel thuin. During these iersccutious many Israelite left, or pretended to leave, thu religion- of their fathers, lutd wero known lis New Christians." Thrse New- Christians married free!) with the huhcat nol-lll-t. and to-day there are but few "Spanish or Portuguese families In thu highest click but what havea lulxturuof Jew ish blood. A certain King of Portugal iK-comim; alarmed at thu iower wielded by ImlUldualsof Jewish descent. Issued a deeiee that eveiy person with Jew hit hlod in his 01 her etus should uppuur utcoillt distiuguiahed by a whitu budge, the King hoping by this edict to banish all such jK'rsous from his court, :t hu bellowed no one would bo willing to ae knowledgu his.luwlah hlod. (lit thu day iiamiu! he was surprised toH-omore than thre-fourtlis of his court wi-attug lliu .hlto b:idge, and hu was aslotiudi-d when tin Pi hue Mmlsiui entered, him i'lf we.11 lug In a conspicuous manner the same cmhloui. lie asked him full- usly what lib business wiu. Ills answui was: "I luiyu come teeaiiy out your .Majesty 'j older. Ileie lire two while l;iigej nil thu same time pto diii'in theui.i; ouu U for Her Itoyal Maje.sty, yom auguat bouiv -" "And foi whom Ls the othui ':" thundered thu Kim;. The loply was: "For your Iteyal .Majesty." It is needless to say tliat the edict was immediately recalled. If this aneodote be truo-und theru b no reason to doubt it -the Kui'uror of ISrrull, who is a lineal descendant and true rupresenti tiveof tho Kings of Portugal, must have a large quantity of Jewish blood In his veins. Jvichh Chronicle. Rules for Home Kducatioiu The following rulerf are worthy of being printed in letters of gold and placed In a conspicuous place In every household. I. From your children's earliest In fuuey Inculcate the necessity of instant obedience. J. Unite tlnnxu.os with gentlem-as. Let your children always underutiurd you mean what you say. 3. Never promtse them unlc! you aie quite suru you can give them what you say. t 1 f you tell a Ilttlo child to do some thing show him how to do it, and 80c that it Ls done f. Always punish your children for willfully disobeying you, but never pun ish them in auger. (5. Never let them perceive that they vex you or make you lose your com m:uid. 7. I f they gi ve way to ietu lance or 111 temper wait till they are calm, mid then gently reason with them on the impro priety of their conduct S. Remember a little present punish ment when the occasion arisen, ls much more effectual Uian the threatening of a greater punishment should the fault Ixj reuewed- 9.' Never give yoiirchiMmi anything because they cry for It 10. On no account allow them to do at any one timo what you Itave forbid den, under tlte same circumstances at miother. I I. Teach them Unit the only way te apiKiir good Ls to bo good. U. Accustom them to make tliclr little recitals with ierfect truth. Activity Essential to Longevity. I.azy persons, it is said, die young. It is tho active in body and brain who live te extreme old age, as a rule. It i abundantly proven that exercise of the mind invigorates its bodily receptacle, even when that exercise is carried to an apparently extreme point. The brain, the reservoir of energy to the rest of the system, increasea in volume and vigor by use, just as the arm of the blacksmith or the leg of the iedestrian gains in muscular development Tho general system benefits by the enhanced brain iower, and greater vitality and longevity i3 the result. Work by method :urd on any system, even when severe, Ls actually conducive to it, while toqor of idleness or the excitements of fitful efforts are the same precursors of mental and physical degeneration. This is a useful doctrine te preach, and still more useful to practice. It lias always been more difficult for a man to keep than to get; for, in the one ca fortune ;ud.s. which often a& srste injustice; bnt, in the other case, sense is required. Therefore, we often see a jerson deficient in cleverness rise to wealth, and then, from want of sense, roll head over heels to the bottomc Count Basil. Mrs. Fred Uraut has presented her husband with a daughter. Twelve pounds! " Vcata of the KiS!Ua. It U uuVtally ansfetiiixfml that AUlnl ,ili, cx-su!Uin of Turkoj. cummtUM auk-id twi tlm imrn m;; of unday, Jutm tik. by ojHtnirij; llW ttln.i of UU turn w iih s p.dr of ciir- Ills trate fain Imparts n-nvwiM interval u Lho Ury of lib fall from ier Ttu tacidmst w hlclt attended ttU uvwlhrow and Im prisonment npjwu" to le Kl fttRo: Thu .Mlttistors vriMvl at Urn rtd denreof Uk Gnuvt Vuler.oitd dfcwuiwst Ihe tate of public affair. They con cluded that unlwi 'tiw radical utro urrs were udoptcd gvitvru! rcUdllvn and a total collnpc of thu atato w ould ro sull. A resolution was odopUd em Inlying these lews, and a vUtlott Uj the Sultan was drawn up pray lug him U ttUHatle In order Iomyc Umj country. Thuhuttrui resulted Uu petition iUh iUfcvUsl rs-mi-nme. iuhI .-old he muM consider thu tuatUr Nul day theiu was a great popular demonstration in UieatrivLs. The trade gulldiw, hindl by tho 'flas. marched to ih Sult.sjt" Palace, unopposid by thu military, who were etidetitty dUaltectcd, The crowd chcrod for Muiad and deui.-mdl th downfall of AUlul A tit. In thu iuan tltuu .Mur:ul having Ixtm tehsiscd from his own housu to which he had !h-ji eonllne.1 by tho csultnti. was conduutist to thu iuoshu and us Sultan Murad tho I'lftk Nion after Hit. Milrimuii Paslm, aeeonipanhd by soldier .umI oUlceis. In formed AUlul Azu that the nation hod deposed him, and hu should KumuidM the pahtro lo Ida miccmsor. Tim ."ttl tudu of thu ttoopci rotivlnr.,1 .U that ronistance was lmp.wlble. Aivotdtugly he with his family. ltoufeliold.Mtd llllj ihlro lroat tilled with woitioit. lut tho building, and wete conveyed uudii et-eolt to thy Tcheraguti Pnlucti. Immediately ufter hU ovut throw ! poila weiocuiieiit that tho "SulL'iu Un be4i murderetl. Ills fate rtuutd deop concern In thu royal courts of Km op. ju'oti Victoria took steps ut ouc to Ite assured of his iei sonal safely. Thli anxiety w;u allayed ly a lulogmphli circular from the Potto wherein It wo stated that the sultan would Imj treated with the consideration ami honor din to his iM'ison. The pavilion belonging to the Tcheragiut Palace, on the H phoruw, hai lieen assigned him as a resi dence. Till building b a wow ion Htruo ture, with a line platform built out ! fore It to the water's edgo. Oesplte tho olllcial assurance minora havu In-un cur rent that tho ex -Sultan would be Kent lo Asia Minor, where it would lx out of his jxjwer to disturb tin (JovernmeriU It may have been fesiraof this Htep, m well as the hostility of tho new Vixler, which led Abdul Aziz to commit ul cido. Tho leading incident of hi career, in brief, are as follows: He was thu son of u sanguinary denpot and was lxru In 1&J0. He ascended the Ottoman throne in isfll, and for several year gave promise of leing a wise and pru dent ruler. He failed, however to carry -out the reform ho intimated and allowed U10 State V) drift Into insolvency and disorder. During his reign theru worn revolts in Crete ami Herzegovina. Tho weakness he U'trayed in dealing with the latter caused .the disaffection which resulted irr his fall. Hii death remotes all pretext fur not recognizing his successor on thv ground of informality. It was understood that Servia would refuse to pay tribute to Sultan Murad until that question watt settled. Thinking of MarrhMrr Whcnja young girl reaches the age of teen or sixteen years, she iHrgina to think of the mysterious Kubject of mat rimony, a stete tho delights of which her youthful imagination hIuuIqws forth in the most captivating forms. It In made the tepic tf light and incidental . discouser among her companions, and it b brought upon the tapU. Whentdio grows a little older &he cea-a te Udk about matrimony, and thinks intently on the" all important Subject. It en grosses her thoughts continually; she pictures te herself the felicity of being wedded te the youth for whom alio cherishes a eecret but consuming flamc She surveys herself in tire mirror, and as it generally tells a flattering stery, Bhe turns from It with a pleasing con viction tliat her beauty will enable her to conquer the heart of the meet obdu rate, and tliat whosoever else may die in a state of "single bleacdm nltc Ls destined to become, ere many years roll by, a happy bride- From the age of eighteen to twenty la tire, very witch ing time of female, life." During tltat period the female heart is moro sus ceptible of tender Influences of Ioto than at any other, and we spjsd to our readers te say whether, if inclination alone was consulted in the bushies. more raarrhiges would not take phvo during that ticklLdi season, than in any by which it is preceded or followed. It is the grand cliinateric of love, and sho who ita&cs it without entering Into a state of matrimony, may cliancu to nvti several years of her life ere she Ls caught In the meshes of Hymen. The troth Ls that the majority of the women 1egin to be more thoughtful when they have turned the age of twenty. The giddiness of the girl gives wav to tho so briety of the woman. FriYoHtv is suc ceeded by reflection, ami reason reigns when previously p-sion held undis puted swav. The cares and an-riottea of life press themselves more, probably. iney lenu 10 weaicen tne effect or san jruine atki wUkm of unnlngled felicitv In the rnanfage state which the mind had formed in its youthful day-dmus it 1 n Kt , v - - - ?r