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! ! IUVtJ 5sas. s: .-. 1 r. ! i i j s r it 1 J'ilii KiD ULuCJD OfliEF. A. C. KOSHER, Poblister. 2ED CLOUD. NEBRASKA All my foelinV in the sprinir una so blame contrary I ctu t think f anychms . Unly me and ..ary : ean.l ao V ail the time, iloatid Van '" like & rfcytve j.eei- u-dinsrin' on till Tin ' sick of ii and Mary'" " ilo and Mary: Ef us tiro 'nlj mm-lo-r'ther 3'ls.y.n' like we -..- H, j0 . J." J'"" Avnl weather:" All the nictit and all the day 1 keep vri-hiti' tlnttanav Tiil I tn wttin" old and pray Jest on -Me and Mary!" "MthMy vit alonp the pike iv-nee the v-.uier - lreezin". Anil the ij-chunl s 1 ackaid-liko I'loomm ounh s-ea-on: Oiiij iieTl one hiuebird yit INurj rohinnur tomtit: V bat - the how and . hr of it? s'jk-c: it's -Me and Alary!" Me and Mary liked the birds That i-s Mii-ysorto" X.i5el 'em the:, an 1 afterward W y 1 thought 1 orto. And them hinl et Mary tood ltisr.il iiere with me like -he should They'd ! -iii.u . tln-iii birds would, A.i for me aud Mary. 3!ird or cot. I'm hopin some 1 can sri: to iiorai : T.f the mmi 1! onl come. And tl.e 1 ord aliouin. Guc.- to ninrry 1 11 turn in Andiri' (l.mn to work asr n: This h"ie IfNiit-rin won t win; ot lor me and Mary! For a rami that lo es like me. And - atenrd to name it. Til! t .me otn- r teller, he J " .is tlie k it 1 -da 1 hnmMt ! X- et or drv. or eioud or suni Winter K'-ine. or e-t tj-un Out- i i wort, fur me or none. o ii. ire "Me and MuryV J. tj. in fj, in IinttaumntUr Journal. 31Y FAIR ROAD COjIFAMOX. At Pcrote, v. hero we halU'd for a re lav and retre-hmt-ut. all my fellovv paoserigcrs took leave of me, vety --olemuly a tiring me that, it assai eil by the ladrouc- or robber-, it would be much better for me to take matters qu etly.and .-u.ier my-elf to be genteelly plundered than to run the ri-JT ot hav ing ni. th oat cut lor rc-'sanee. as I had somewhat boldly proclaimed it ws my in em -on of doing. 1 thanked t-iem for their aiivi e. :.nd replied that I would take the matter into-erious con sideration. At 1 -rote. I repeat, all who had been mv companion- in mi Vera ruz took ' leave of me. this be ng the end of their journey in that d re tion but there wis '-lie new pa-se:iger here to go forward, wlntin, to my agreeable "jurpri-e. lfotmd to be a beaut iml young lady, some twenty year- of :ie. ."enorita I aula, a- I subsequent! v a-- -- I et'rtamed her name to be, was indeed one of tiio-e rare beautie seldom met with except in work- of li'tion tall, ra-efu!. with a profu-ion of long, o.aek hair--tin. clear, melting dark eye feature- :i jierfeet :i- ever ctiine frm the hands ot the .-culptor. and "with an an mat ion the mo-t fa-einating vaiy uz in expression wit'i every eljauijiiig nit id ot the intellectual pos st' r. A glance at her bewitch ng dark eye.-showed me that she was one who wa- naturally of a social disposi tion :.nd a? we rattled away from the irloomy town. I to k thehbem of open ing a couvcr ation. "They tell me." said I, "that the route between here and Mexico is a very tiangerou- one to travel." "l'here i- little to nar." he repl'ed. with a sweet -mile and in a melodious tone. Vexcept lroiu the pro cs-ional tooikt-. ami they seldom harm auyotie ho make- uo re-i-tanee." "It i-eems .-trance to me." I re'oined. "that you Mexicans .-hould t-nke -uch tilings a-, a matter of coar.-e, and deem re-irance a ierv impolite to of tteat iuir iie knight- of the nad. .nsiead of ljoldly a erting your right- and abat ing the evil b a manly pirit oi resi-t-ance. For nnelf, 1 must consider it the most cowardly of proceedings for anv re-pectabie party to et our pre jiated to tmietly g.atifi the cupid ty of tiie ludro-u -, and unprepared to treat them to their ju-st de-ert. "Kery tr: veler. .-euor."' she replied, "should, bclote 'etttng out. count the co-t oi in.- otftiey: an.l. a-of course, it i- natural he should value his life high ly, it seems to mo natunil that he should pay a certain Mini for po-iiive sa ety, ttitlier than jmt that life in jeopardy. For instance, in traveling fiom era Cru. to Mexico, if lie will first reckon tnat so much is tiie fare by the ddigencia, and that .-o much will be rerpiiied for eu'enainuieut on tiie way, and -o much for the contingency you speak of, he will then have the exact co-t between the two po.nts: and if he w.ll look at the whole as the sum total f his ,urue he will not seem to bu rob ed by any one parti, more than another." "That,' 1 replied, "may be, I believe is, tiie Mexican mode of doing bus.ness. but does not tally with the preconceived ideas ol foreigners. "lint even one." replied the fair speaker, "should conform to the cus toms of the country he visits.." "Aud do you, theu, go prepared for this highway robbery, and hate you no lear in thus journeying by yourself? "Well, senor, what can 1 do? I am, as you perce ve, an unprotected lady, who, lor certain reasons am re ,uired to make the journey between Ferote and the Capital some two or three time,- a year, aud you certainly could not ex pect me to go prepared to resist an sinned band. As to fear, I w 11 not deny I have my share of that, but. so 'far.I have never met with am" rough treatment, and of course 1 trust ti the sa:nt.- that nry fortune will ever be as jircpltiotis.' "And have you rcal'y been robbed on your journey back and forth?" I in quired. "1 think 1 have paid my share to the Imirom for my transit through their country." she laughed. "And you expect to continue a repeti tion o. the -ame for the rcstof v our life?" "Who knows?" 'lie replied. "At ea-t I nope t be nlwavs prepared.' "And vo.ir fellow traveler-.' said I. i Uiave von never -ecu anv disposed to p.n; t! w . iiTtt-f.l i."J" '" n r. -i-nor. an American and an Stigl:-iini:.ii who were in the -ame dili getici.t w.th me l.red upon the robbers, till.bg one and wounding two."' "Ann uia tuc roube s lite back?'' i es. hut lied immedia ely, and fort unately injured none of our party?' "As I should haveexp cted," returned I- "You were not roubed ou that occa- i cirm I en iii.-i..a.3'' .U, .. ajaaw,,...- "e were not. senor, but the two foreigners sub-e uentlv paid dearlv lor .!...:- !-. r ". , their resistance, for in ournevinr ha k and forth 1 oth were killed, separately and at different times, near the same spot, l ou see these crosses bv the sidt of the roal, enor?" "1 have ob-erved them frequently, but here they Mem to be much more numerous " r replied, looking forth irom the velfclc, "1'ach stands on the spot where s'une one has met a violent death,''' she rejoined: "and, a we go along, I will call our a'tention to tho-ewh.ch mark the places where the foreigners met theirs." Do von know. 11 -.; III! 1 1. " that I am resolved to emulate their example, let i the con-e jU-nccs be what they may?" "Holy saints defend us!" she ex-j claimed: "ou are not in earnest, ' senor.-" J " eriou-ly so, 1 assure you." ! "You would only bring certain death I upon us both."' ! " Say, rather, I should lighten the I expenses of tin journey for your i knig'it- of the road understand retreat j a- well as ad" ance and you yourself have acknowledged that firm resistance ! put tlr-.n to llijrht for once," " Hut tliere were number? opposed to them, senor r.nd 'ou are only one Iiti:. fortunately, 1 have a couple of revolvers, which, in two rood hand-, anrmnt to some ten or a doen shots, anil my friend- have repeatedly told me. i am not a bad nvirkman." " All. Santa Maria! vou will think better of till-. euor?- the very idea of rc-:-tatice tcrrilie- me!'' " Iml not the idea of robbery?" "llecau-e 1 have never lutot with vio once," We continued to converse in a simi lar -train for some tine longer- rav I lair companion graduallv clianiujr the suojeet. and seeming inucli interested in mv-elf. I learned that her family name was Valerde, that she was tin married, that her father anil brother were officers in the army, and so forth, . and m on: aud in return 1 gave her my I own name, stated something of my history, bu- ne-s aud pro-pects, and, altogether, becime more eotumuniea- live than 1 would advise any friend to be with any stranger of either sc.x in a I strange country. j As we continued our journey, lhe J conver-atiou gradually changing from ; one thing to another. Seuorita Paula ; suddenly brought it back to the point ! where it fir-t opened. j "We are coming upon a dangerous i part of the road." she said: "are you I st.H rc-olved to defend vourself if as- liluiU" j " U ith your penni-sion, enoriia'" - I do not think it advi-able." she rs I plied; "bin st II. if -uch is your iuten i tion. I think it no more than right that you should give me a change to take a part in mv defense, Mtiee my risk of , danger will be as gr at as your- " i "Aid have yoiireally the nerve, aft- VA ..II. IW Ul IL lilt lllA&. A III1I.I111.U. " If I had the means, senor." "1 have two ni-toh," -aid I: "if vou t will accept of one of them, it is at yo:r ' service." " You are very kind, senor but can j J fire it?" ' " With eisp. t-cnorita:" and producing one of my revolver-. 1 exp.aiued to her i the manner in which it was to be u-ed I " And thi-, you say, will shoot some half a dozen times?" j "I think it safe to calculate that fiv ' charges out ot the six will explode, seuorita." j A v cry formidable weapon, indeed!" ' 'she replied: "and with such I can al most laticy we are safe. You have an other, you -av, like this?" ( I produced it. j " What a beautiful invention!" she observed, reacniug over an J taking it :rom my hand. Tncn extending her hands, one of the revolvers in each, she continued: "Armed like this, one ni ght almost count h xuself -ate again -t 1 a host! You sav thi is fired iii this manner?' she proceeded, cocking one oi the weapon- as she spoke, and point ing it toward the road. , " Have a care, senorita, or you will t di barge it!" J The words were scarcely uttered. 1 when her linger pressed the trigger, and one ot the barrels was exploded w.th a sharp report, A minute after, aud while I was gently chiding her, we heard a Iovid, i.uick tramp of lior-es. and several sharp, rapid exclamations. The next moment our conveyance w.i stopped -ud leuly. and we saw ourselves surrounded by some eight ortenmouut- ed men, one of whom, in n loud voice, ' exclaimed: j " Yield you prisoners, or die!" J " Quick senonta.' said 1, extend ing my hand; "quick! in Heaven's ' name giv e me one of those weapoi t, j for now i- the time for dec sive action " J " av ." she replied, putting the weap ons behinu her, "vou will be too hastv. .Let them suppos we yield let tdem 1 open the door. "Oh. no! it will then be too late!" As 1 spoke the door was suddenly ; thrown open and three or four swarthy, I heaviiv-beanled men presented them- selves to my view. 1 " Quick, senorita, for the love of God!" I cried, grasping at her arm Hold!" she exclaimed, instantly pre senting one of my own revovers to mv head. " Resistance is Useless you are our prisoner!'' "Gracious Heaven!" exclaimed I, perfectly astounded. " Ow prisoner, d d you say? It is not possible that one so fair aud lovely as yourself is in any , manner connected with these buti- Iditti" "It is even so, senor," she replied, j ( with oneot her most bewitching smiles: still keeping one of my own weapons turned against myself and significantly pointing the other to the door. "You I will obfige us by stepping lorth and i giving yourself into tlie ca-e of these good gentlemen, who will so- that you are treated a- a brave man should "be, but who will trouble you meantime for any little change and valuables you may nave to sjinre. I There seemed to be no help for it ' the beautitul senorita t'anla Valorde i wa- a spy and accora dice o tjie ln I drone. She ha 1 entered the dili'renria erote for no other purpose than to a-cjrt.iin tiie exact condition of thingc inside and be able to signalize her asso c:ate as she passed along, so that tney might know exactly in what manner h conduct themselves and make t:teu work sure without r:&k. Uv a smipiu I stratagem sh" had obtained isy arm? u-a at the point where she knew the ' .. I. .. 'l I 1 1 I .1.., vvouiit ne mane; auu ncr ms of the pistol, as if by accident. i sirn to show tuem that all was j charge j wa- th secure. "I acknowledge mvself conquered by being outwitted:" said L, bowing to la seuorita. Then turning to the robbers, who had now collected ia a body in front of the door of the diligencia. I continued: "bent.emen, will j-ou permit me to alight and make you some valuable presents? In the language of your country, 'all I have is yours.' ' The leader of the party bowed po litely in return and said, with a grim smih-: "Si, senor, we shall be most happy to receive anything wnichsodi-tinguished a traveler mav have to be-tovv.''' With this I quietly stepped from the vehicle, aud one quick, searching glance put me in possession of the whole slate of allairs. The diligencia had been stopped in a wild, irloomy place, aud the driver was sittiUjr card sslv on his box, taking even thing a mirht also be a matter ot course, ne an accomplice of the rob- I hers or he mignt not; nut, m Cither ca-e. there was little hope of a-iS.stance fnim him for anv attempt of the k.nd would certainly bring upon him a severe punishment, sooner or later. 1 i glanced up aud down tiie road, where ' it wound between dark, overshadowing trees, but discovered nothing to give me any hope. The robbers, some eight or teniu number, and all well arnn d, were collected around m part i.f them mounted, and the others standing on their feet, holding their mustangs by the bridle. Look.ng upon my ca-e as a desperate one. so far as being plundered was concerned. I still retained my pres ence of mind, and did not vvnolly dc-pair. True, I ha I been outwifn-d and disarmed, and now sto id singly be tween numbers, but the idea of Oid.ng taino'y to this outrage was repugnant to my" ven nature, and I resolved to put any favorable opportunity for de lense and retaliation to the sti onge.-t test. " Will you accept this purse?' said I. producing one that held several gold coins, and handing it to the chief of the ' ladrones. "Thank kind!" he hand, with you. senor. you are ver" said, as he took it in his a polite bow, and chiuked the money. "This diamond pin may prove ac ceptable to your friend?" I added, as I quietly removed it from tlie bosom of my slurt. and handed t to the gentic jnu.i on the left, who received it in the same polite manner. "Tmsdiamond'ring 1 trust you will retain as a keepsake!" I continued, drawing the jewe.from my linger aud pre-entiug it to a third. "I beg your pardon, senore!" J pur-ued. glanc ng at the Senorita Paula, who, with my pistol- st 11 in her possession, .v : s quietlv standing vv'thin the d.li- g. n' in g- :a. regarding the whole proceetl with one of her -vveete-t snide-: "I must not forget this beautiful lady! I ha .v here,"' I w nt on. at the -ame time produ "ing the article, "a very beauti lui gold snuff-box et, as you perceive, with diamonds will your lad vship hon or me by accepting tfrsa-aslight token of my regard lor the pleasure a .orded me bv vour company and conversa tion?' "You are a very gallant gentleman, senor!", -he laughe I, taking the two re volvers in ne lair hand and present ing the other. l reached the box toward her. but my hand trembled a little and, just as the pre-ent wa- about to touch her lingers, it -lipped and fell between us. I "A thousand pardons. enorita. for my awkwardness ' I said, as I bent down to pick it up. Now wa- the all-important moment of life aud death! All w re in a mea ure o!l their guard- and one quick, fur t.ve glance.shovved ni" that the girl -till held my vveap nscr.'eV lyiu one hand, w.th the other remaining extended oi the pri.e. I l.fted l.ie box carefully; but. n- I raised myself, I gave a wifd. startling yell: and as the -enorita started back. I, with the quickness of lightning, seized both weapons and wrenched them from her. To wheel and commence firing upon the party, wa- now only the work oi moment! The fi-st shot, fortunately, stretched out the chief the second took dfect on the one nearest to h.m: and by the time the third had been sent on its mi-sion. there arose one simultane ous yell of dismay, and the astounded robbers "b :gan to scatter in every direc tion. I had no disposition to follow ' them, however; another minute they might rally and turn upon me; and. springing forward. I grasped the reins of a freed mustang, and vaulted into the saddle. One more glance around me, showed me the Senorita Paula upon the body of the chief, her laughter changed to grief, aud some of the scat tered cowards bringing their weapons to liear upon me. ' Adios, senorita and senores!" said I. bitterlv: "he laughs best who laughs last!' , The next moment I was dashing away down the road, the half-rallied robbers j pour ng after me a vol.ey, but fortu nately not to clung their "mark. They would donbtle-s have followed me in hot pur-uit, but for the wholesome dread they had of my still 'und.scharged weapon. As it wa-, I escaped and entered the town of Puebla in triumph: where, it is almost needless to add. a narration of my exp oit made me a hero and a Hod lor the time. Here I sold my captured mustang and trappings for enough to indemnity me for what I had disposed of in the way of presents; and the next day saw me an insde passenger of the same dili gene a en route for Mexico, where I ar rived in safety, without any further event worthy of notg. ! What became of the robbers and theii beautiful a'-compliee I never learned, but the leson taught me on that our- i n y I have never forgotten; and durinq the remainder of my stay in that coun try no pretty woman ever had he hon or of being my business confidante, oi oi getting pos-pssion ot mv tnistv anc unfiling revolvers. Clarence Mowbray Why a Man Should Ee a Kcpnblican. Gratitude is not the basis of the "Re publican party's claim for sup ort. Past services, no matter how glorious, are not su i -ient reason for unfaltering al legiance to the nominees and principles of t e party vvhu-h has performed those serv ce-. Previous good conduct is in deed the strongest" foundation upon which to build credit and confidence, but it is not everything re ,uired. The merchant who asks for a heavy loan, or the man who desires to have confided to him great responsibilities or trusts of any kind, must u t only be able to point to a good record in "the past, but he must make it manifest that he can sc ouit himself equally well of new de mands that may be made upon him. If. for instance, another war were to break out. it would not besuilic'eat that Generals Grant, Sherman and Sheridan had won brilliant victories in the past. We would want some assurance that their power- were equal to the new emergence-. Leaving the question of advanced years out of the question, it might be possible that in the new conflict' the.r svmpath es might not be in the right direction, or the art of war might have outgrown the.r metho Is. So it is not all-sufficient that the Re publican party has fought heroic and successful battle- for the right in the past. that every great is-ue found it on the s d approved by tiie wise judg- HIATUS .11111 lutr i-r iri.f'lIT1f. III MI.'ITIL'lllll . ...i .i - r i . .. i .i ' -1 i ', , , ,. ,.,"" """ ni.ii. ii u.uuuu .oi.iiiuii limy lur that side. Glorious as were itsvfetories for Xat'onal unitv. National honor. r. ' ',";" ' -" ? a"" S" sov f....,I 1 ' i . l . .. eminent ol all kind-, these do not con stitute any claim whatever for the per petual alleglanc-' of even tho-e who most warmly upheld it in tho-e great struggles. Its pa-t record is chiefly valuable not as a mortgage on the country's grati tude, but as a demonstration beyond a doubt that it is the most rel:able"and fit engine with which to accomplish any good wo k in the future. It i- becau-e it show by a ho-t of tests that no mat ter how unexpected or gra.e the i-sue presented, the Republican p-irty will in fallibly take the course dictafd by wi dow and ustice, and make that course prevail against all the ev.l elements that can be arrayed against it. This is not be au-e of anv greatness of leadership. The Republican party hri-: nlvvnvs 1 iin renter than its lead- ers. It was for t ed . . in the first pla e for men who cared onlv for principles. and nothiug for men. oroffic.-s. or party spoils. It brought into it- ranks aull has held them there ever since all in the country who preferred p-inciile and ab-tract right above everyth ng else. Likewise, it has driven into the ranks of its op onents all those inclined to chicani'ry. denianogism. and absolute corrupt -on n political thought and ac tion. 1 doe,- not militate against the truth of thi- -tatement that long pos-es-sion of power has brought many un worthy men into the party who have loo fre .uent'y scandalized it by their rascalities. Th-s must be expected from anv human organisation. But what makes the Republ can party pre eminent above all others in the history ol the country, is it.- power of purifying it-elf. Unl k"e any other that the'Na tion has ever known, the Republican party has never had a man or an or ganization of men in it that :t feared to bring to tr.al and condemn for wrong doing. It 1 i:c- never hesitated, even when loss of power was certain, to e- pose and punish unwortm men. no mat ter how powerful nor what their serv ices to the party had been. It has not waited for its opponents to find out and evoose its bad men it has done it itself. The Credit Mobilier in vestiga ion and the Star-route exposure are simply unprecedent d in the annals of party managem ut either in England or in this country. Would the Democratic party have ex posed Dors y. fiad he belonged to it, and brought him to the (loots of the penitentiary whence he only escaped by Iribingt ury? Impossible. Did any other party ever drive such an iuques as the (. redit Mobilier investigation r-l-ntles-ry through it- highest ranks, with utter disregard as to whom it .- otild in 'lire or de-trov? . . . . . - ... ev r, since ' the heginnuig ol time, l e great mass. the controll.ug element of the Repub lican party, cares onlv to have justice and right prevail, and is simply relent-les- in demanding t iat theie shall pre vail. Whoever thinks and icsires other wise has no place in the party, and sooner or later goes into the Democracy wh -re he belongs This is why the Repnbli -an party has the first chom to the'votc of every'raan who wishes the country well. It is his duty to vote for it, becau-e it i the only e t cent politiea' agent for the ad ance ment of his ideas, and becau-e he can rely upon it, without any pro ession of priu eiples. or protestations of purity, to da, in whatever emergency may arise, whatever is absolutely the best thing that can be done, where its opponents are equally sure of doing the worst thing. He knows that it will invaria bly unmask and bring to punishment its unworthy members, and oppose a wall of granite against the malign work of the wicked aud perk erse men who by the law of their perversity and wickedness have found their appro priate place in the Democratic party, and who stand ready to espouse any selfish or corrupt thing that may me nace the prosperity and well-being of the country. lolcilo Made. The Sit nation. This anomalous quiet on the eve of a Presidential campaign does not s'gnify that Republicans are unconcerned. They are thinking. The hopeful feat ure of the day is that the ma-.es are be ginning to lie more trustful of their tenders. Not beiore in twenty years have they felt more confide n c. notonly in conc entious leadership but al.-o in its an. uries of success. The question as to who shall be nominated at Chicago is in mind, but the masses of the pany arc not troubled over it. They feci tli-it there are a thousand men in the land ' any one of whom could with honor and satisfaction till the Piesidcnt's chair. The personality of the conte-t is not a disturbing eleni nt. for the la th abides that whoever the nominee may be i e will be worthy of co-dial support. It is well for the party that such a feeling of confidence prevails. It should be en couraged and intensified. The hold that Abraham Lincoln had on the popqlar heart came from the sagacity he dis played in consulting public, opinion. This was oue of the great elements of Pre dent Garfield's strength. The wis dom o the mirtyred Presidents should leach a lesson to the men of prominence in politics to-diy. Whatever of warmth of feeimg there may be on the part of some toward President Arthur. Senator Edmunds. Mr. Blaiue, General Logan or General Sherman, there is no occasion for insisting w.th rancorous zeal on the nominatioirof any one of them. Tlie demand of the great body of liepubl'can voters, an 1 we can say "their expecta tion, too. is that delegates shall be sent to Chicago so conservative, so thought ful and so sincere that they will prefer to go untrammeled by instructions and mi-led by no recommendations. Meet ing thus.it will be the duty of the dele gates from such great States as New York. Pennsylvania, Indiana and Ohio to confer w th each other and with the delegates from other State- that will be pre-umably Republican, and ascertain the ruling sentiment of t! c people. Tiie result of such a fre and o n confer ence would be to suggest the name of some acceptable Republican to head the party's ticket. The man to nomi nate is the man who can cany the Mat s we have named. Upon their safety- success depends. The conven tion of ISM must be a common sense convention if it would nominate a sttc-ce-sful t ckot. The action of th" Re publican National (. ouimittee and of i !"- I . r-. . . tno Mtte Committee, in leaving the choice of delegates in the hands ot the respective t digression!1 districts, was . ,c 1'iuoi.l recognition of the voice of the people. Itls a still, small voice this year, but it i- potential for good and must be obeyed. Give lis common sense delegates to Chicago and all will be well. Aiuaiiy Evcmihj Journal. Pemocrac s .lumpiiig-Jac'c. The hist man accorded an insight into Governor Tilden's ho ise was one o' the Baltimore Sun's "mo-t trusted corre pondents," and the report he sends out i- at once assuring to Democrats and Republican-alike. Mr. Tiidea lias none of the charade istie.-of age. His voice may be "a trifle more leeble," it is true, but that signifies -noth ng. His hearing is acute. su the correspondent -ays, though for some rea-on .Johu l'ig elow. w o was present, had frequent occasi us to reply when the great man ot Gra mercy Park faile 1 to understand the miestiou asked. It was so k.nd in I'igelow to explain that Mr. Tilden had been so cruelly misreprep-ented in pr'tit. sometimes, perhap-. unintention ally, that he was determined to "au thori.e" no more interviews. Ihis is characteristic of all great men possessed of their facul ies. Thev alwa s remain silent while some one el-e duties the situation for them alwavs. Imagine Mr. Tilden's delicate tact in Hatty ing the correspon dent by asking him what the Demo cratic majority in the House would probably do. The correspondent does not say so. but he certainly must have imparted the desired information. When informed that he was the onlv man ih.st the Democratic pary could relv on to lead them to vi -to-y next November, Mr. Tilden leaned o er close to the reporter's ear, and said, very slowly and distiu try: "I do not want tiie nonunat on. aud cannot take it." Were tliere any quest on of Mr. Tilden's acuteness of hear ng. this would torover settle it. Men wh hear well always do this way. Mr. Tilden sa d he had thought of writing a letter s'fct:";g his p sition. but Mr Bigelow, for some reason or other, had forbidden it, and that wa- not to be thought of. When the correspondent rose to leave, he formally expre-sed the hope that Mr. T hlen would eupy good health and a prolonged life. Tnen the manclois face of the truly great man brightened, as lie exclaimed. "1 do enjoy good health," and with that "he raised and let fall each arm" caeh arm, mind you "struck out from both old shou.ders, and followed this with a vigorous s.amping of first one foot and then the other." crying joyously: "Ho paraly sis there''" Was ever more pitiful ex hibition of helpless senility than th s fmlefl vit!ifroil otil m-in mit-inrr n TimMnnr-iift nf iiimci.ll in a-iT-tl.,-- t. .iva i j a.aa.aar. juvia .lllia.jv.ia aa ..'.ail... I.VF ,UU- vmce himself ami to try to deceive oth ers into the belief that lie has lost none c' bis mauly vigor? The feeble display cf wan ng physical powers was only too suggestive ot impaired mental acumen to thus allow him to make "a circus of hims-lf," and to act the clown for the benefit of every sti oiling correspond ent. What must the iriends of Mr. Ti.den think of all this, and of the urtiier statement, made .is remarka ble exhbition ot his stiength, when it is seriou ly stated that he actually walked w.tii a firm step "the whole length of the spacious library." The move nent to nominate Tilden is a farce so far as he is concerned; but the play is n farce to the Democratic party. " Pushed to desperate resources, it sees no way but to again put up the man who :n 1876 corrupted the politics of this Nation ia a way never attempted before or since. The idea of putting up this maundering old man, this leau and slippered Panta loon, but lately so shrewd and un scrupulous, would be ridiculous, but for the fact that the DetuOv ratic party hopes to break into power through the desperate aud unscrupulous methods pursued in the camnaign of 1876. Left to hinise f now, Mr. Tilden doubtless would prefer to continue to toast his emaciated shins by his library fire. For him there can no longer he any satis faction in earthly ambition. But the party must have h'im. His ancient cun ning may not be what it once was. but that matters little, for a John Bigelow will be kept near him to direct his wan dering wits and to say what lie shall and shall not do. His name and fame, whatever they may be worth, are mill left, and his ia wy mul his method will be as potent now as they were eight years ago. Jndiunupolis Journal. A man m Winsted. Conn., was 1OlTlfCC airif-tlirrli tn ..rl- t n wl.i-ilv.-l- i x. .&ax.j v j i i v ii av rv a & iri.L,ii:i-i.nniiv which he tmi.nl lvb.tr mi the. sircf on t -- aiaviaa uv. ivilllU IJ lai" Ull the 1st of April, and by so other there was no string ome mistake or g attached to it and it contained a sum of money. JJosion hcra d. The editor of a comic journal in Madrid "ets eight vears for nokinir fun at the Mng. Thi- is pu ling the oka , on the other fellow with a vengeance. I Chicuijo Journal. BrnUI Soldiers in Tonquliu Mora disagreeable to notice than this 'anvvholcsome tippl ng is the conduct of 'he soldiers towards the townspeople Hie Anamese have gained sufficient confidence to come back to their houses. 3r to comeback aud build new houses where the old ones have been swept away, but they hav no love for their sonquerors. It is no great wonder, rhe first thing one sees in one of the .oniimranvely narrow cross streets is a tinge Turco swaggering down the mld 'Jlt! o' the way, tvviriing a vicious-looking stick. The worten scuttle indoors; the men squeeze themselves as near the walls as they can; the children salaam reverentially, and can hardly get out lhe usual "Bon jonr capitaine" for ter ror. A little further on we come upon a couple of marine fusileers, one if whom takes umbrage at the animated tone in which an old woman is conducting a bargain. With a kick of his loot he scatters her tray and little nile of cash over the length and breadth of the street, and his companions laugh boisterously at. the poor creature's misery. Even the officers, as they stroll along, relieve their ennui by playful cuts of the cane on the buttocks of passers-by. Tho Anamese is a cringing. pititr.I crature at the best of times, but he has still a lit tle sel -respect, and he scowls as much as he dares under such treatment. It is not wouderiul, therefore, that when he finds a solitary European lie proceeds to wreak his vengeance upon him and wipes out a score"of long pent-up griev ances. The ToCqu nesc is a very differ ent man from the timid inhabitants of Cochin C hina. and will require many vcarsanda strong m litary occupation beiore the country is brought to au thing like a peaceable state. Cor. Lon don Times. . - - Disturbances at the North Foltv Congress has pra 'tieally decided to send out an expedition to relieva Lieutenant Grecly and his party, and bring them back to their own country. Old sea captains say that in al! proba bility an e.xpeditic u could now reach the 'North Pole. There h-ve already been disturbances in that region of a very unusual character. Icebergs rare ly make their appearance in the North Atlantic beiore Juue or July- in May they are very rare: but this year t icy made their appearance early in Feb ruarv, and ves-els were d'stro.ved by them oir the banks of Newfoundland during that mont'i. The recent heavy fog and rainy weather have been attrib uted to the presence of these icebergs in mid-ocean at this unusual seas n of tfie year. The earthquake volcanic eruption last summer at Java may have I ". " an uu-V-!-0'ue . " - . ' "'u , - ' WK"r "-' V'c m,?c I""-" of ice. driving the bergs far out at sea. j Volcanic eruptions and ho sprin s of i water are as liable to make their ap ' pearance in the frig d as in the torrid zone. There is abundant evidence of continuous volcan c action as far north as Iceland. Should these guesses of the sea captains prove true, perhaps tho road may be opened this summer to : some po nt nearer the Pole than has ever been reache I. It is a curious fact that wo ' know more about the Polar region of the planet Mars than we do about that of our own earth. With a very ordinary modern telescope the amateur astron omer can distinctly see the extent ot the :ce ocean which surrounds the poles o Mars. But we will never be ai le to ex plain our poles fully tint 1 some motor is invented wh.ch will enable us to nav igate the air. JJcmorcst's Monthly. Alarm Among the Emperors. All accounts agree that the Czar of Russia and the Emperor of Austria an in a constant state of bodily fear of as sassination. The killing of the head of the spy system in Ru-sia, by the Nihi lists, ha- made the Czar halt crazy. Ho does not know whom to trust. Some thing must be done to give the Russian people the rights of frei speech and the press. In Austria the work.ng pei ple have revolted against the police, and have killed several of the most ob noxious officers. The workmen claim that the police will not allow them to meet or state their grievanc s. and in vent imaginary crimes to have innocent men punishedr How much wiser wo are in this country in allowing the ut most freedom of speech and of tho press! The very people who have pro ed dangerous in Europe do no harm in this country. Her' John Most was considered so incendiary a person in i ngland that his paper, the Frei'ivt, was seized and he was imprisoned. This same anarchist hits been in the United States for over a year, making in::am niatory speeches and calling on the working people to kill the capitalists, but no one heeds him. When the Fed eral Republic of Europe is established we wid hear no more of Nihilist or in cendiary Socialists. The poor of Eu rope are not treated justly by the powers that be, and hence, the danger. BcmorcsCs Monthly. Who Osman Dignia Is. Osman Digma's whole relation to the revolt and the amalgamation in him oi religious, political anil me-cantile as pirations are hard to comprehend. A broker and trader, and principally a slave-trader in Suakini and Jeddah. ho received a financial blow. when, soma six years ago, a Br'tish cruiser captured two slave-dhows full of victims, on the way to Jeddah. Osman Digma's trade then tell from bad to worse, his house property in Suakini wa-: all mortgaged, and he became hopelessly involved. Be ing of no great distinction by birth, his seiection by the Mehdt to lead a relig ious rebelbon in these parts is not in accordance vith the structure of Arab society aud fi elinc, and is attributed to the accident that Osman Ligma, in one of his iiieurs.ons far south for slaves, met the Mehdi, who formed a high es timate of h s ability and of I1.3 influ ence, ac.-uired through successful trad ing. If this history be trustworthy, pas sions for other objects than holiness are tlie key-note of Osman Digma's chara acter and motives, and it Is against all probability t ;at he will cast Ins goods and Irs po-ition into the broken bal ance of battle. He is no ignorant lu natic, and he can not h as If bel eve '' myths which he multiplies in order :" control his followers. iaii't Cot, London Times. ! 1 n st IS j , iT .