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WORK AND "WOliKKRS. T CHARLOTTE FI8KB BATES. Diverse the mision, at the mind of mn; Sllghty It may be as the prophets word By which tli mighty raultitule Is stirred; Simple eouagh for child hood's palm to span. What shall be done by each Is nature's choice, Nor is it right of uy man to say , 1 . Auctlier tnnst bo working In hie way, i ' Whether It Uly hsud, fer pen or voice. , jk . J ; - Tbe ganerous greeting and the happy 1k)K Eestnwe 1 hen one's ou lot forbids them both . The willing service done when limb are loth. The bearing weil what yet we ill can brook; The liberal sowing ith no end In view That one will any of the garner hare; Settinjr, in quietness, another wear Tbe w II e;truei praises that ton are due; The silent preadin of trn charity In word lass sermons whither slu der comes Thex are the givin out of golden aoms When bare of geld may be the treasury. Who keps hiatnul In ptieo.o through bis pain, -Through dark m elusion and thronen bopeleee HI, Is one of G nl' best niiitsionrio still, ' Nor presses back his murmuring In vain. lie wLo to such aoneniay minister, Speakiug with word, or look, or soon or flower .. To wing away pain's burden for an hour, Exchange service with the sufferer. WitUav.r eadv Hps, yet loitering feet, '.- Manv declare "I go," and still they stay, Wblfo souie who tow "l bto not," turn straightway Their cold refos.il into duty's heat. Children that almoet tire the listener's ear With rt-pt titiou of the father' name, Are first to bring hiJ honor into blame, And Intt to do the will that stems so dear. We judxe not Christians who have likewise done, Impulsive love may still be indolent; Tuona who are foudt, sometimes wayward bent, Hort most that heart ts which they soonest run. But sometimes he whom no on can observe Nenrit) with show of love the Father's breast, i'otiien u -urer to it than do all the rest, Jnst through hi utter earntstue to serve. i - And, child ok Cirlsti.in, this must lest the soul Tb fiithful liu; of the Higher Will. LoveV w.rds are mI; its demonstration still Mus'. Ii th b -st, where best is love's coutrol. ?'- stronr Christopher there are that daily stem With others burdens life's exhausting Üood, Who, ervin, well the inim.iu brothel hood, Unknowing, ber the very Cnrist with them. 3IISSI0N OF A KIT OF LACE. 'GikkI irracious! I shall be erazv if thin go on this way much longer!" was the wind in jr up expatriation of Darke Addison's dis tracting reverie. II waa sitting by the window in dressinjj-jjown and . slippers, fuming inwardly over the broken limb which had kept him in doors for weeks, his neglected biuiae&ä, the state ot things in the kitchen and ail over the houe. lie was a widower, and a slipshod, lackadaisical girl made an effort to perform the duties of Housekeeper for hirn. lie had been a widower over a year, and during that time he had a sweet tnste of llvi difficulties of get ting h sjood house!" kcfpcr. He had changed One injured too freelr everv few weeks in the use of etiinulantd, and in a lit of in toxication carue near burning the houae over their heads. Another helped herself to sundryvaluables and then took French leave. A third set before him such out rageously cooked dbhes ' that he came near dying of dyspepsia one week and starvation the other, and so on until he bad one on sufferance who he sometimes thought was worse than any of the rest, whom he vowed should be cleaned out as soon as he was about again. He had begun to believe there wasn't a capable woman in the whole city, at least nona that he could lay his hands on. lie heard the patter of little feet along the entry, and the door was pushed open by a little girl of three summers or thereabout, who entered holding up her little apron in which there were some colored candies. "See. what I dot from the candy man," she lisped, holding out her apron with her little chubby soiled hands and showing them to her father. Then sitting down quietly on the not over well swept carpet, she proceeded to regale herself with the sweetmeats. He uttered a half-despairing groan as he looked at her thin face, which was very pretty when clean, but was now bedaubed with the colored candies to its utter disfig urement; her tangled curls looked as if they had not known brush or comb for a week, her stockings were soiled and wrinkled, and the trimming was torn from her dress in sev eral places. "How the child is neglected!" he thought, watching her as, in blissful unconsciousness of dirt and disorder, she smacked her lips after each dainty morsel. "She is growing up like a weed, and her clothes look as badly as any neglected child of the street." He had a fine, sensitive taste for order and neatness, and the sight of Mabel was positively painful to him. When he married he had made his home in a dis tant citv from his own, and none of his rel atives or those of his wife were near him. "Something must be done,'' he soliloquized, half ; savagely, "That girl is wasting more down stairs than her head is worth, I'll be bound. I shall have to take a day and look around as soon as I am better. I've sworn I won't advertise for them. I should be beseiged by a host of husband hunters. It's plaguey strange that no one of my acquaint ances knows of a good, capable person they can recommend." At this juncture a girl in a soiled calico wrapper, that was short behind and long on both sides, opened the door. She had a dull, monotonous face, and looking at her one would wonder what could be her mission, in the world. "What shall I get for supper, sir?" "I don't care, anything you like," he returned shortly, well knowing the food was invariably spoiled in the cooking, and therefore it was superfluous to order. The girl looked at him dully and then, without reply, turned and went down stairs. He grasped his crutches and hobbled around the room awhile to work off his impatience. .Mabel began to laugh at his movements, which looked novel to her, and having fin ished her candy, got up and pattered along beside him. . Go down stairs and ask Jane to wash your face and hands,'' he said in an irritated tone. He loved her, but it annoyed' him beyond measure to see her in such a plight. "Y ith a suddenly sobered face and quivering lips, the little one obeyed him, and then his heart smote him for hi3 harshness. "I shall become a perfect bear before long!" he thought. "Poor little motherless thing! I must be careful not to visit my annoyance upon her head. She's a good little thing, and it isn't her fault that she is neglected." He sat down and laid aside his crutches. He forgot the present for a while, while memory went back and brooded over the past regretfully. Five years before ho had been the proud, happy lover of Mary Leon ard, a bright, sweet, loving, whole-hearted girl. It was the old story of love and mis understanding. He had sent her a bouquet of hot-house flowers and along with it a note telling her of his love, and requesting her, if she returned it, to wear the moss rose buds in her hair at th party they were both going to attend that evening, Tbe boy who carried them carelessly lost the note, and when questioned by Burke on his return de clared that he had delivered both all right, being too cowardly to tell the truth. Ilia heart sank like lead when in the evening he discovered that she had not worn the flowers. Then pride came to his aid, and, mentally calling her a coquette for the .winsome, 'smiling manner in which-" che' -'had treated him fori weeks past, he had almost ignored her dur ing the entire evening and lavished marked attention upon Kate Denning, who was but too well pleased to receive them. With characteristic rashness, he, after a week or two, asked her to marry him, and she' ac cepted him, thinking her lot most blessed, for she had loved him all along, and he lov ing Marion with heart and soul, but too proud to even seek an explanation after the slight she had put upon him, as he thought lessly led Kate to the altar. Then a short time aft the fatal step was taken the truth came out He found out that Marion had loved fcinr dtetoutly and that her heart was breaking over the desertion. He had made an indifferent husband, for he could not for get Marion, and his wife, during her short married life, was not a happy woman. He was not unkind hy any means, but she missed the affection she had a right to ex pect,4 and pined over the disappointment. Since her' death he had felt some remorse thai he bad been thoughtless cmouirh totale 'into Iiis keeping the Jifoof aloving.sensitivo woman from n other motive than pique. Lately his thoughts had turned to his early love but he had no clew to her whereabouts. After his marriage' her father had died, in a few months her mother, and she, an only child, had drifted out into the world alone, to earn her own living, he had heard, for her father had left very little property. "She may be married," he thought, " and if not, she may havo ceased to love me, but she is the ono. love of my life, and if I only knew where to, find her.' ' , v ; ? -, ? With these thoughts in his mind his eyes wandered through the open window to the yard below. They were back yards, but pleasant ones for all that, with clean brick pavements;; With beds of bright, fragrant summer flowers-here and there, grape vines and other shrubbery clinging on trellises, in ail making a perfect picture of summer bloom and verdure. Two or three trees reared their heads skyward, faintly Fu'est- ing th 'forest primeval" to the citydeni zens. Then he looked across to a window exactly opnosito to his where a lady sat sew. ing. lie had watched her every day since he had been a prisoner in that room. She plied her needle steadily all day long with only short intervals of absence from her room, and must accomplish a great deal, he thought, her fingers flew o -rapidly. She was uot near enough for him to discern her features, but there was something in her air and attitude as she ant a, work "that inter ested hiui and t'de hiui like to watch her He could pofceive that sho was not posing for his bi'Aent, although she must be Aware that he looked a good deal in her direction She was tall and graceful, he could see that when she arose to walk, and there was a certain self-possession and absence of flurry that made him feel it would be relief to his tried soul to havo such a woman near hiui. "Sewing! eternally sewing!" he mut tered." "I wonder women do not get tired to death of such' monotonous work! I suppose they do. Probably she has to earn her livin- in that way. I wonder if she h a widow?'' He had a horror of widows. "Probably not, or she would have tried to scrape an ac quaintance before this time. 1 wish I could have j ist such a nice looking woman for housekeeper. . But, perhaps, distance lends enchantment. I've a great mind to go around and see her when 1 get well. That house islet me see the lame number as this, for these streets are numbered just alike. But then I should not knov who to ask for. It would be rather awkward to ask for the the lady who sits sewing bj the window up two flights, for it' a lodging house, where folks are not supposed to know each other's business. " I guess she is alone in the world, for she don't seem to have many callers; so thera would be no use to talk about her," he thought, spitefully, remembering how Dora Robinson, a spinster of forty-five, had re fused to come and keep house for him, a man of twenty-eight, for fear people would talk. . ''No one would be fool enough to ac cuse me of designs on that ancient female," he thought ungallantly. "I shouldn't think of meddling, with my grandmother." The idea of getting this quiet, lady-like person across the yard to keep house for him beemed to possess him. "I should think she might ? refer it to that everlasting r:wLcg. I wish could call across and ask her. IJang con. ventionalitiesl Its a deuced bore when a man is in my position." A sudden gust of summer wind, bearing on its wings the odor of flowers, swept through the yards,causing the blinds to close with a quick clatter, stirring the grape vines smartly, and causing a small com motion among the foliage of the trees. "Quite a little whirwind," he thought? and at that moment he saw something white sail quickly out of her window and whirl fantas tically over the yards. It meandered a few minutes gracefully, then, like a carrier dove with a message; in flew straight across to his window, paused a moment, in front of it, aid then fluttered into his face. I was a bit of soft, costly, delicate laeo. "It belongs to her work," he thought; "I wonder if sho saw where it came?" Her head was turned in his direction. , He held up the ' lace, of which there was about half a yard. She nodded with a smile that showed her pearly teeth. "Wonder if they are her own," he thought! He saw her get up and put on her hat and shawl. ."She is cousing," he thought.' "This is too valuable to lose.' Before long, he heard the bell ring, and the girl came to tell him that a lady at the door wasted something she could not tell what. She understood her to say something about a bit of lace. "Show: her up," he said, and-in a 'few moments the lady he had so much de siied to see closer stood in the room. She had a bright, good-natured, practical face; just the face he should suppose would be as sociated with her movements. She was past her first youth, was probably thirty-five. He politely asked her tc be seated. "I called for my lace which the wind was ill-natured enough to carry off," she said, with-a frank smile.',.': ,." ' 'Which I am happy to return to you," he said, as he passed it to her. "It is a small piece," she sa'd, "out it is quite expensive. It belongs to another per son, and if I lost it I should have to replace it " ' T Sh e made a movement to go. Plea3e do not hurry," he said; "you see I am an invalid, and your coming is a break in the monotony." She glanced at the crutches and at him sympathizingly. "I have been watching your sewing every day,", he went on. "Don't you get tired of it?" "Yes, sometimes; but everything grows tiresome after a while." . "Wouldn't you like better to be a house keeper?" he said abruptly, r - She looked at him in surprise and half suspicion, and he ' hastened to explain the situation in which he was placed. 4I want some one" neat and capable to take charge of my house," he finished; won't you accept the situation?" " Wlnndo you suspect I am neat and cap able?" shaJaske a r good deal surprised at the, o her, premature proposal. "I; don't know, only that I have been watching your movements for weeks," he told her, "and I believe you would be the right one in the right place, if you would only accept the situation. You can have a girl, and unlimited control over the house. Yöu can ascertain my standing by inquiry at the firm of Bent & Knicht. Will vou coma?" - - Don't you want a recommendation?" she asked with a smile. 'Noj your .face and mannerare recom mendation enough."" I j have no one to consult but myself. I will -come." "How soon?" he asked, while his face lighted up with a smile of relief. "In let me see this is Thursday. I will 4ome on Monday.' f -IV cry well.1 "We will try to exist until th6n. I feel sure you will make a change in tho house." He had seen her quick eye taking in the general disorder, the littered carpet, the table strewn with odds and ends of almost everything. Just then poor, neglected little Mabel pushed open the door, singing a little song she had heard in her childish fashion. She was a sunny-tempered little jcreature. '. The lady glanced at her quickly. This is your little girl you spoke of," she said; f'come here and let me see you," The child stepped to her timidly. Sh is suffering for care," he said, thank- ful, however, that he had given orders to have her face washed. 4Does she look alto gether hopeless?" "Not at all," the lady returned, in her prac tical, pleasant way, as she patted the curly head. lI think she is a nice little girl." "By what name shall I call you?" he asked, as she arose to go. "Mrs. Iddings. And yours is Addison," she said. "I got my information from the doorplate," she added; "Mrs. Iddings," he mused, when she had left; "a widow, I suppose, but with that face not a designing one' The next week the reign of Mrs. Iddings a3 housekeeper commenced. The 'slipshod girl .was dismissed, and from some quarter unknown to Mr. Addison, a neat, active girl was procured. Then the whole house underwent a thorough renovation. Such cleaning of paint, and sweeping, and dust ing, and polishing. Mrs. Iddings . took the lead; she was not afraid of work evidently, and her help seconded ably. Mabol was taken in hand, and came out prim, .under the hands of Mrs. Iddings, a pretty, cleanly child, as sweet in face and tasteful in dress us she was in temper, and whom her father delighted to kiss and fondle. And then the cooking. Surely never had he eaten such appelizing dishes as his new housekeeper set before him. He convalesced rapidly, and in a short time was able to be down town once more. ''She's a jewel of a woman,'' he told his friends, with extreme satisfac tion, alwa'ys relating the circumstance that sent her there. That was a blessed wind that wafted that bit of lace to me." ' ''You'll be falling in love with her,'' suggest ed Fran k Peabody, a batchelor of forty. "Not at all. Nothing sentimental about her; at least, nothing I can discover, but a ine, sensible, practical woman." And when she had got the domestic ma chinery running smoothly Mrs. Iddings sat down and wrote this note: "Dkak Makiox Come and see me at No. 03 street. Come prepared to stay a week. Surprised at my change? Well, come, and we will talk it over. I am house, keeper for a widower, and it came about in the funniest way. I can't write you about it, but come as soon a3 vou can." And. the next eveniog, a few minutes after his return from his business, Mr. Ad dison, passing through the hall, answered tbe door-bell, which rang just then. A lady stood there when he opened the door, and sho asked for Mrs. Iddings. The sound of the voice struck some answering chord in his heart, but the lady wore a vail and it was growing dusk, so that ho could not dis tinguish her features. "I'leaso step in 1'cre and I will call her," he said, oponing the door ol the parlor. She walked in. He stopped to light the gas. As it flashed out brightly the two looked into each other's faces. "Marion!" "Burke! I did not know I was coining to your house," she faltered. She looked graver than of old, but to his eyes was still the same' sweet Marion. "And I did not know you were within a thousand miles of me," ho exclaimed; "but I meant to search for you soon." The two were forgetting the existence of Mrs. Iddings, but she passing through the hall heard her friend's voice, and was much surprised to find that Mr. Addison und she were old acquaintances. She and Marion had been friends for a year, but the latter had never let her into the sad secret of her life. She had remained unmarried all these years, and had drifted to the city where he was, but had not known of his whereabouU or his wife's death. Mrs. Iddings was duly acquainted with her story and was much pleased that she had been the means of bringing together the long separated lovers. Of course, in due time they were married. And Burke was seized with a desire for match-making, and introduced Frank Pea body to Mrs. Iddings, bringing him home to her one evening before 6he left. And the upshot was that she agreed to become i rank s housekeeper for life. And Burke is happy now, and thinks that the breeze that blew the bit of lace to him must have come straight from the gates of Heaven. , Smiling and Mourning. Some go smiling through the gray time, Under nskwl, songless bowers; Some go mourning all the May time,. Mid the laughing leaves and flowers. Why is this, - Rosy Bliss Comes to kins Winter gray? Why, ah! why Doth 801 row sigh On the lap of lovely May? Happy Love, with song and smiling. Through the withered woodland goes; Ilapletts Love hath no beguiling From the redbreast or the rose. This is why Woods may sigh, Flowers die and hearts be gay. This alas! The piteous pas That leaves us mourning all the May. Alfred Percival Graves. Learning Versus Common Sense. CLrlstian at Work.l Dcmocritus long ago drew an emphatic distinction between learning and wisdom. Learning consists of knowhxlge acquired mainly from bocks, and often its possessor is developed by its acquisition only in his per ceptive and retentive faculties. Though his memory may bo a vast storehouse of useful facts and brilliant second-hand ideas, jet, owing to a judgment originally weak and only partially trained to discriminate, he may be the most inconsequent and uncer tain of reasoners. "Wisdom, on the contrary; is the outgrowth of native sagacity, sound judgment, wary discretion in a word, of good common sense, and yet of common sense acting under the enlightenment of more or less knowledge. Thus wisdom makes a man a true seer. He not only sees and grasps the best means to accomplish an end, but he instantly sees and selects the highest and best ends as the objects of his aim and life. Kegarding learning and knowledge as the same thing, we may con clude with Cowper that Knowledge and wisdom, far frem being one, Have ofttimes no connection. The paradox is, therefore not unfre- 3uently met of learned physicians who are estitute of skill as practitioners, of learned orators who are wretched statesmen, of learn ed linguists who are little better than fools, and finally of learned theologians who are the worst possible interpreters of the oracles of God. . The Housekeeping Problem. "V.," in New England Homestead. . As the theme of housekeeping is under discussion I could not help expressing a few of my ideas thereon. There is one great trouble in tfying to remedy an evil we are apt to go to the opposite extreme. It is hard work to give advice to the mass on the matter of housekeeping, as it varies so much with different individuals. We are not all situated alike. Some have every convenience, while others have to work at a disadvantage. Some have little children to contend with, and others do not, so that there is a great deal to be considered. . I think that "F. S. B." has the right idea about not keeping ahot fire all the time, but there Ure a great many ways in which we can economize, and not over-tax ourselves by doing too much work in a -given time. All we want is to understand the method, and that we may find out with a little . care ful study.. As for myself it would be very difficult for me to be systematic in my work on account of having outside work to do for three in the family, besides looking after one hundred and thirty hens and chickens and two pigs, and making butter for the family. As my "men folks" work away from home a grf at deal of the time, those things devolve upon me. We must be content with doing the best we can and not be discouraged be cause we can not accomplish impossibilities. Oh, for a thousand tongues," she sang in the church choir. Two hours afterward one tongue was found sufficient to scandal ize four-fifths of the women in three Counties. A SHEEP-DRESSING MATCH. Preparing Twenty-five Sheep for Market In Eighty-six Minutes. . On Wednesday Harry O'Brien (white) and Charles Swan (colored) engaged in a sheep dreing match for $200 a side, near Newark, N. J. . The conditions were substantially: Each man to dress .twenty-five sheep in good workmanlike manner; each to have three helpers to assist, but no helper after the shep were put on the floor. O'Brien's helpers were Adam Haas, Michael Oyer and Charles Brodigan. Swan'i helpers were George Oese, Michael Clary and Fred. Wojf, The helpers took the sheep from the wagons, cut their throat3 in the troughs, placed the sheep on the platform and handed skewers, cloths and knives to the contestants. , When the word was given, says the, New York Sun, the. two sheep dressers 'kneeled on tho platform and seized the front foot of a sheep each, at the same time pulling out a knife. Then O'Brien arose, walked over to Swan, shook hands, and said: "Charley, may the best man win." Swan smiled, and re plied: Well, Harry, we're here again. We'll see who'll win." The spectators cheered. Meanwhile the helpers had Killed six sheep for each man, and placed them in a row on the platform. Hundreds of men crowded against the rope and shouted en couragement to the contestants. Swan began work before tho word, was given, but O'Brien's knife was flash ing a few seconds later. O'Brien had legged two sheep and was at work on the third when Swan legged hia first sheep, 'Good boy, O'Brien," shouted an admirer of the young Irishman, and tho crowd cheered. Swan let his fifth sheep fall in trying to hang it on the hooks, and when he had his sU legged O'Brien had his six nearly all stripped. Swan stripped, skewered and dressed the firsfc sheep, and was greeted with cheers. He and O'Brien had different meth ods. O'Brien first legged his sheep, next stripped the pelt, then scored and skewered them, and finally dressed them one after another, so that the six were all dressed at nearly the same minute. S van stuck to one fcheep until he had finished it. Although he had the first dressed sheep on the hooks, he had only three when O Brien had six dressed and removed from the hooks. The spectators cheered O'Brien teartilv, and he quickened his movements when he began legging his next lot of six sheep. As O'Brien slung his sixteenth sheep cn the hooks the fastenings broke and the sheep fell on the platform. He put on new fasteninjs,picked up the carcass, and threw it on the hook, saying, "Stay there." Applause followed, and a man snouted, "Go it, Harry. Blood will tell." When O'Brien bid stripped his eighteenth sheep he drank a glass of brandy. Swan was then legging his twelfth sheep. Cheer upon cheer was giver, for O'Brien, who it was seen could win is he pleased. Before Swan had stripped hi. twelfth sheep O'Brien had legged three more. A helper now began to assist Swan, who had thrown up the sponge. He was stripping his thir teenth sheep when O'Brien inished his last, which he legged and hung ot the hook in fifty-three seconds. Swan hid then twelve dressed sheep on the hooks, two stripped and four legged. Seven remained alive in the wagon. O'Brien had dresied his twenty five sheep in eighty-six mimtes. The Danger of Almltssness. A great deal of time i3 wasted by young people who have n particular aim in life. Aimlessnes3 and lack of motire are the chief obstacles to the best and most profitable use of time. With a goal to attain, an end to accomplish, and force of character sufficient to hold the mind steadfastly to his purpose, the sands of time are easily transmuted into golden rain. Lifo is made worth the living. Then, boys especially if you live in the country utilize your time. Resolve to turn to good account your hitherto wasted moments. Most men of rank have easily learned the lesson of utilizing the minutes. Elihu Burritt, "the learned blacksmith," found time during his work at the forge to master several languages, and surprised cul tured Europe by addressing its chief learned body in Sanskrit. Hugh Milk-r learned the secrets of the old red sandstone in 'the capac ity of a day laborer. While his fellow workmen idled during their mornings, he was hard at work finding out the specimens and fossils his hammer disclosed. Lord Chesterfield relates of one of his friends that he wrote a book of abtruse character during the intervals of waiting for his wife to ap pear at breakfast. Why not follow such examples as these? Gilhooly listened to a sermon on charity last Sunday, and he was so much moved that when he came out he said: "I never was so stirred up about charity in my life. I'll be blamed if I don't" "Give $5 to the foor?" "Not exactly. I mean I feel like want to go out begging, such an effect did that sermoa have on m. Galvttoa News. SOCIETY DIEE0T0RY. Masonic. - Gethsemane Cohhandcbt. K. T., No. 9. Regular coramnnicatlon second Tuesday of each month; hall in Judah's Block, opposite Conrt Hons. E. M. Jokes, Recorder. H. A. KOGAN, E. C. ' ' Alpha Chapter No. 23. Kegn'ar communication first Tuesday in each month; hall in Judah's Block. Chas. E.Bailet, Secretary. . M.JONES, II. P. Ladirs Conrt. Union Coüet No. 1. Regular communication first and third Monday Tenings of each month; hall in Judah's Block. MKS. CORNELIA TOWNSEND, M. A. M. Mas. Sarah Hart, Secretary. Leah Court No. 11. Regular communication sec ond and fourth Monday of each month; hall in Ju dah's Block. MRS. JAMES, B. A. M. Mas. OißLET, Secretary. Independent Sons of Honor. Lodqe No. 2. Regular communication first Mon day night of each month; hall in Griffith's Block. TAOS. RUOD, President. John Pees ton, Secretary. . Loboe No. Regular communication first Tues day night of each month; hall in Griffith's Block. JOHN WILSON, President, Ma. Walker, Secretary. Independent Daughters of Honor. Lodgb No. 2. Ragular Communication first Wed. nesday night of each month; hall in Griffith's Block. ELLEN SPACLDING, President. Ed. Ellis, Secretary. Sons and Daughters of Morning. Regular communication first and third Wednesday erenings of each month; at American hall. MRS. ELLEN ROBERTS, President. . H. 0. Midlin, Secretary. United Sisters of Friendship. St. Mart's Temple. Regular communication first Mooday erenlng of each month; hall N. E. corner Meridian and Washington streets. MRS. PATSY HART, W. P. Mrs. Mart Ouslet, Secretary. Western Star Temple, No. 11. Regular commu nicatfon 1st and 3d Wednesdays of each month. MRS. EMMA MIITCIIKLL. Worthy Princess. Mm. IIattir Stafford, Secretary. Deborah Temple No 3, of ü. S. of F. Regular communication second Wednesday and fourth Wed nesday eyenings In each month; hall N. . corner of Washington and Meridian street. MISS SALLIE GALLITON, M. W". Prince. Mrs. Fannie Johnson, W. Secretary for 1880. . ; Odd Fellows. ' Lincoln Union Lodge No. 1,480. Regular com munication first and third Mondays of each month; hall 83 and 87 East Washington stret. JOSEPH LOCKLEARf N. G. Samuel Spencer, P. Secretary. Household of Rnth, . No. Si. Regular communication first and third Wednesdays of each month; hall 85 and 87 East Wash ington streets. H. A. ROOAN, President. Joss Willbon, Secretary. Javenile Knights of Bethlehem Meet the 2d and 4th Monday evenings in each month, at No. 13$ Columbia Street. MRS. M. DICKERSON, Worthy Mother. I (FLORENCE KELLER, riaacial Secretary. REBECCA BOLEEN, Recorder. Union11 Sons and Daughters ot tho State, Meet lit , and 3d Friday In every month at the South Calvary Church, corner of Morris and Maple Street. NANCY SMITH, Lady President. KEY. THOMAS IMITH, Chief. 1 " - - American 80ns. Regular communication first aud third Mondays in each month; at American Hall. j , WM. DUNNINGTON, President. Willi i Barber, Secretary. ' ' 'American Doves. I Regular communication first Tuesday erening of each month at American Hall. MRS. KITTY SINGLETON, President. Mrs. Mart Ouslet, Secretary. ' ; , Sisters or Charity. Regolar communication firstTueaday pf each month at Bethel A. M. E. Church. MRS. REBECCA PORTER, President. ! Mus Ruth Bearlt, Secretary. Good Samaritan!. Jericho, Lodok No. 5, G. O. G. 8. Regular com miinlcuMon, roond and fourth Thursdays of each month; hall No. 36 West Washington street. i ' DAZIL EWING,W. P.C. S. J. Blatlock, W. F. 8. Magnolia Lodge. ' No. 4, p. op 8. Regular communication flrat and third Thursdays of each month; ball No. m West Washington street. Mrs. SAINT CLARE, W.P. D. Mrs. Kate Johnson, D. of R. Sons and Daughters. of Morning Star Lodoe No. 7. Regular communications first and third Fridays in each month, in American Hall, Weat Michigan street. Mas. LUCY ANN MARTIN, President. Mrs. Mattie Wells, Secretary. Sisters or Dethlehera. ' Sisters of Bethlehem, Naomi Lodge No. 7. Regu lar communication every second and fourth Tuesday in each month; hall in Yohn's Block, corner of Me ridian and Washington streets. MRS. MARIA OÜSLEY, W. M. Mrs. Adda Vice, F. S. EDWARD NOLAN, Fashionable Bootmaker, 51 RYAN'S BLOCK, Iutliaua Avenue. All work warranted. A good fit guaran teed. Repairing promptly attended to. INVISIBLE PATCUINQ Neatly done. O'BRILN & LEWI?, BLACKSMITHS WAG0NM4KERS. GENERAL JOBBING SHOP. aREf AIRING PBOMPTLY DONE. Corner North and Fayette Etreets, Indianapolis DO MOT CO WEST Until you have applied to J. S- LAZARUS GENERAL EASTERN AGENT INDIANAPOLIS ano ST. LOUIS H. 134 S. ILLINOIS STREET, Indianapolis. WFor Time Tables and the very lowest Freight and raisenger Bates. w. r. Rvpp. tOSBERT W. F. RUPP & CO. MERCHANT TAILORS 23 East Washington Street, INDIANAPOLIS, IND. BEFORE GOING FURTHER, CALL AT LUCAS A SCOTT'S S SAVING F ABL OR, And get s clean and easy shave. Clean linen a spec ialty. Good Artists in attendance. BARBER SHOP. FOR A GOOD SHAVE CALL AT .W. A. MAY'S STAR BARBER'. SHOP. .,'.. ISO INDIANA AVENUE. Clean Towel, and Good Artists always on hand. GLOKIOU9 NEWS TO INVALIDS. m HOSE who contemplate aoin to Hot Spring, for j the treatment of Syphilis, Gleet, Scrofula, and all cutaneous or blood diseases, can be cured by one third the coat of euch a trip, at tbe old reliable stand. I have been located here for 23 yean, and v. ith tbe advantage of such a long and successful experience can confidently warrant a cure in all cases. Ladies needing a periodical pill can fret tbem at my office or by mail at S 1.00 per box. Office, 43 Virginia avenue, Indianapolis. Ind. DR. BENNETT, (Successor to Dr. D. B. Eying FOR NEW YORK, BOSTON. AND ALL EASTERN POI1VTS, TAKE THE C. C, C. & I. R. W. This Train Leaves Indianapolis as Follows: 41 I ' IT TRAIN arrives Muncie, 6:22 a. m. 110 A ill. Union. 7:25 a. m.; Sidney, 8:45 a. m.; Bellfountaine, 9:28 a. m.; Crestline, 11:47 a. m.. Arrive at Cleveland at 2:20 p. m.; Buffalo 7:50 p. m.; Niagara Falls, 9:50 p. m ; Binghampton, 4:35 a. m.; Rochester, 11:03 a. m.; Albany 6:10 a. m., arriving at New York City at W:30 a. m. and Boston at p. m , .SEVEN HOURS Iii Advance of Other Routes BStTThls train has Palace. Drawing Room and Sleeping Ceach from Indianapolis to New York with out change. Fare always tbe same as by longer and slower routes. Baggage checked througn to destina' tion. n 1 A Tt If Train arrives at Crestline 4:10 a, UVU L ill m.; Pittsburg, 12:15 a. m.; Cleve land, 7:10a. ni.; Buffalo, 11:10 p. m.; Niagara Falls, 3:50p.m.; Binghaiupton, 11:00 p. in.; Rochester, 4:35 p. m.; Albany, 12:40 a. m.; arrive at New York City 6:43 R. m. and Boston 9:20 a. ra. Hours qnickar than all other lines. This train has elegant Palace Sleeping Coaches from Indianapolis to Cleveland, and from Cleveland to New York City and Boston without change. At Sid ney close connections are made for Toledo and De troit and U points in Canada. Columbus Route, ' -TIA DAYTON AND SPRINGFIELD. nf A 1 i f Train arrives at Muncie 2:23 p. :Ol A 1V1 m.; Union 3:15 p. m.; Dayton 6:öi p. m-; Springneid 7:15 p. m.; Columbus 9:15 p m. The only line running through Parlor Coaches from Indianapolis to Columbus, where direct con nections are made with the Baltimore A Ohio Rail road. This train connects at Muncie with the Fort Wayne, Muncie A Cincinnati Railway for Ft. Wayne and Detroit. ... garSee that your ticket read, by the , e Line. A.J.SMITH, J.W.CAMPBELL, C. GALE. .0. T. A. Pam. At. tt. Cleveland, O. Indianapolis nasvlll. II. W. WHITE, MERCHANT TAILOR 37 WEST MARKET ST. BVGooda Made and Trimmed to order t Specialty LEWIS SCHWENK, Dealer in all kinds of GROCERIES, COUNTRY PRODUCE, FLOUR AND FRESH FISH- 3S0 X. BLAKE St., cor. North and Blake. I. A. liESIOIJ. DRALCR IX Groceries and Provisions, ARD ALL RIRDS OF COUNTRY PRODUCE, Xo. 151 Weat Washington Street Southwest cor. Washington and Mississippi, INDIANAPOLIS, IND. ÄWA11 order, carefully filled and Roods delivered promptly. IndpFs Peru & Chicago Ry. THE GREAT THROUGH LINE BETWEEN THE NORTH and SOUTH. SHORT LINK INDIANAPOLIS and CHICAGO, FORT WAYNE, HUNTINGTON, WABASH, TOLEDO, DETROIT, And all Points in Northern Indiana and Michigan. Direct connections made in Chicago with the trunk line, for all northwestern summer resorts and prin cipal points in tbe northwest and far west. Close connections made from the north at Indian a polig for Louisville, Cincinnati and all point in the South, East and West. Woodruff Sleeping and Parlor Coaches run between Indianapolis and Chicago, via Koltomo and Indiana polia and Michigan City. Train leaving Indianapolis at 7:30 A., n. arrives at Chicago at 4:40 p. v., via Laporte. Train leaving Indianapolis at 11:20 a. m. arrive, at Grand Rapids at 10.30 p. M., Petoskey 7:45 A., m. ttaAsk for tickets via I., P. & C. Bail way. V. T. MALOTT, C: P. BOCKWELL, Gen'l Pas., and T'k't Agt. tie a I Manager. TAKE THE Mmi Mmjolis, Si. Louis AND CHICAGO It. R. For all Point. AND NORTHWEST.-ea CHICAGO EXPRESS, tth Parlor Car attached, leave, daily, except Sunday, at 12:55 p. m., making close connection for Kansas City and the west, and an or tne COOL SUMMER RESORTS or MICHIGAN.WISCOM mi MINNESOTA. NIGHT EXPRESS, with Sleeper for Chicago and Beclinging Chair Car through to Burlington, leave. daily at ll.M p. m. Through car to Peona and Keo kuk on 7:40 a. m. train. Four train, a day to Cincin nati, wbere connection, are made in the same depot ror BALTIMORE, WASHINGTON. NEW YORK AND BOSTON. Saving transfer throngh city. Tot local train, tea railroad time table in another column. J.W.SHERWOOD, Supt. Indianapoll. JONN EGAS. G. P. T. A., Cincinaat M GO H 0 fO "') i V.'1"'""" ""ii n mi mi n,fc. 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Sold in Indianapolis by LUU13 EICIiBODT. and all Druggist, everywhere. UAlXIlpAI) TI5X. TAHLltL On and after Sunday, Sept. mb, 1880. Cleveland, oolaanbua). Clnelxtn&U I nUlena pol Is. am (BXX LLUTX) Depart. S.Y. A BoExt- 4 :lo am Union Aco... 0 :46 am Indianapolis A New York Ex.11 K am DayUAOol. Ex.11 am N. Y. fc B. Erf- 7:15 pm ArrtvV Li. St Bt. L. Kit- tf Ali sua K.,i.,M.fcI.Ex 12 :;J rm Union Ace....... 8:55 pm B.,1. AH.L Ex 6 iib pm N.Y.&S.LbUxt-iU-o-') pm BBIOHTWOOO DIVISION 0., O, C AJX X. i. Depart. Arrive. 4 a5 am 7:16 pm 0 :45 am 6 :8o pm 11 5 am..,,.11 Ü5 pm 1:45 tm. eSJbpm 6 'Jäü arjo... 6 :4i pm 10 iio am, m..,lJ 'pm 12:30 pm.. 3:55pm 12 0 pm........ 720pm :uo pm Plttabnrf , Cincinnati ssut M. JLoula.; (PAM HAITDU.l Iepart. Arriva W. Y.,P., ,B. A Pitts. Exts Dayt.AC.Kx.t2 Rich. AcfS 9:55 am 430 am N.Y..P. 11:00 am & Pitt. Kxtia :19 pm Ool.Alsy.Kxtj 6:43 pm N.YmI., Wi b & Plit. Exi 2.10 :45 pm RicU.AD.ActJ Ne Ief Vr wf B.& P.Exfah Dayi. JLrtJ.- 3:45 pm 5:45 pm 4:20 am ferre Haute, VancSalla and ht. Loula. Depart.1 ürIImmim .mm 7 J am Day Express p 12 :25 pm T. Haute Ac- 4 4M) pm Paolno xf U :oo pm - - Arriva FogtLAnsf- 4xio am Mill and Ac 10 lüQ aa Day Express.. 5 -Sä Mali and Acs 6:4C pxa Indianapolis and feit, Ivonia. Depart. Arriva, Day Express oo 7 :4a am Local Express 3:36 pm N. Y. Ex 11 ill) pm N. Y. Ext 4 :1J uux Indlanap. Acll :40 am Day Express... 6 55 pm Cincinnati. Indlananolls. H. JLoulsj and ChlcaKoKallroad. CUSCTNSATI DIVKIOy. Depart. Amv O. A Bt.L- Xt- 4 a5 am (Jlneln. Ae....... 6:00 am Oincln. F.Mail 6:06 pm a&SUMallp 3-lt) pm Cincln. F.Mail 7:25 am C&feUL MaUpiS .OJ tl Western Ex.... 5äj cm LafATETTI DIVISION, Peo.dk Keo.Kx- 7 :40 am;Cliloo r. M 3äü am CM. Si&U p 12 iff) pm Western Ex. 0:46 pm O. A B. a.troll itO pm Lafayette Ac U -1X1 am Chicago Mall- 250 pm Evening AO. n: J pm Indiana Bioomlngton and Western. Pacific Ex 7:45 ami East & 8. Ex 4 :10 am GrawfordBVllle Danville Ac 10:4? a?n Aooom. . 8 0 pm'Day Kx.AM.all. 6 :4U pm K. A T. Bpeo 8 -UU pm B.I.AW.ExtBCU0 pm Ct I. tit. L- and J., and lalte Erie And Wester. Immediate connections at Lafayette. De Dart. Arrive' 6:46 pm 9:00 pm 10 MS pm 11:38 pm 12 ATI am 130 am ... .Indianapolis Haw am 8 23 am 68 am 5:50 am 6:19 am 4n0aai t f I Afft ypiat Uoopeston ... . Gibson .. t . Bloomlngton , (Cincinnati f Hamilton and Indianapolis Depart I Arrive Mall A OlnJtx- 4 ab am Mall- 13 :15 pm A ooo to. 6 :60 pm Western Ex 10:iEpm Indianapolis and Vlncennes. Depart. Arriva, Ml. A Cairo EX- 7 :3u am Vlnoennes Ao. 4:10 pm Vlncennes Ac10 AZ an M1.& UalroEx- 5:35 f m Indianapolis, Peru and Chlcaco. ' .Z TJtWAUP.Ex7ao am'C. A Or. R. Ex. 4nW am C, M.C. A U.R.11 20 am TFt. W.sLaP Jl AW am O.A M.C. Mall. 6-U0pm D.,T.AFt.W 9:35 pm (J. A M. J. Ex. 0 :io pm D.,TiEx.t.Jl10 pm JeffexaoxtYlLle, Kadiaon and innLioapo us. Depart. Sonth'n Ext 4:10 am L. A Mad. Act- 7 :10 am Ind. A M.Mali 330 pm Arrive. Ind.AM.Mail-? 0:00 anv Ind.A Cni. Ex.11 :00 am N.YAN.Fl.Ext 6:55 pm 8t.L.AC.F.Lt10:30 pm Evening Ex p. 6 :35 pm Cairo and Tlneennea Ballroad. Depart.! ArrlTe. Cairo Mall a äö pm Vine. Mall 13 HO pm Indianapolis, Decatur and prlnafield Depart. Through Ex 8:20 am Tuscola Ex 8 :30 pm 2Tlght Ext D pm Arnva Night Ex f 4 :lo am Tuscola Ex 10:40 am Through Ex- 6:50 pra Trains marked thus lndloate sleeper. Thus, p, parlor car. Thus, bo. reclining chair car Trains marked t are dally I Except Bandar. A FTC a