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Holy trikiiiaj the enemy a aev-'re blow lu
return, or lit iue way uulU.yini? U
fruita of their victory. Ho wu ilele.i'. v;
at Loug ItluuJ, but tn ivtrvut uftr tin
buttle whs a mnMi'rly u. hii'Vum. ut thut t
reived tint iraiHi" of Kurnpcuu m.l.lirr.
Tlieu followeJ tLo vituijiintfii in N-'
Jeri'.v, uud when tlm t)4cut f the
Anierii'iin nrruy a.i-im. uliinoi 1 i !,
Washington ullitly tuoU tlm tt 'u.vc,
Hint delivered a blow'ut TnMiMu that Man
(jereJ tlio UntUh unity, folUv.l by tuu
buttle of Frlncelon. whli-h tlrove thorn
buck utruiu to Now York, urn! lor the time
savoU rbiludolplila.
Ko, In thu Crtni"U s'" of 1777 lu v: h .!
foaUnl ul llraiidywuK. but tliru. w-vkH
later he delivered hu.-Iw a tulhiiR lilmv ut
li'ermnuUtwn that, ultlioinrli mt hh w.ful,
the U-t tli.it ho ouiiUI muiuii tin otTMiiv
BoHomi hu 1 u treat cfTcvt Imth ut huine uud
abroad. Hulil the French MiuMi-r: "Ni.tli
lu li.M struck mo so much h Vu-liirt;,'iiu
atUekinu uud giving buttle Uj lK.we'
army."
Tim drea-lful winter of Vulli-y Kor;, fnl
lowetl; but ovon thi ordeul wm u tiuniiii.'.
aehH)l preparatory to that tlrm imraml of
Hir Henry Clinton tho uoxt Hummer, that
brought ubout the buttle of Monmouth.
With plan well lul l, ho lutrusU'd their ex
ccutiou to Uouorul Charles Lev, who ut tha
iTiUeal hour fulled hiui. Thu was one of
the OocaMons when Wushintftim In said to
huvo given wuy to a diluy of tetiier, mid
used certain coin minatory epithet that
nude the ears of Oenorul tingle uijuiu.
Wushingtou arrived on tin Held in time to
aavo hiii troops from dinuator, throwing
himself Into tho hotU'Rt ut tho tl.'ht, uud
ucceoded in turulug uu unfortuuut-J be
einuing Into a glorious und hnppy day.
Uoueral LH3 wus court-iuurtiuled uud sus
pended from commund for u year.
Then cumo tho treuty witn i ruueo una a :
promise of aid. Hut it wus uourly two ,
years before the French le'lp came. Tint
year 1779 wu a your of inaction, and Vi
saw tho treason of Arnold uud the execu-i
lion of Andre. In July of the latter yeur
Itochumb au landed at Newport with mx
thousand French troop, just half the num
ber promised. Nearly another yeur elapsed
awuiting the urrivul ot more troops und the ;
action of the French Meet. j
At last tho time came when the finul and
most brilliunt campaign of tho war was to
bo undertaken. I
Hir llenry Clinton still held New York
City, and Cornwallls was in Virginia op
posed by Lafayette. Whether to attack
New York or to go toathe assistance of La
fayette was the question before Washington.
He decided ujmui the luttcr course, but he
must first deceive Clinton. To all appear-
ASlllNOroN's IAMI' uiK-r.
ances he comm weed to beside New York,
making a strong pressure uyon tin.' llntisli
'orees, so much so thut Clinton demanded
aid from Cornwu'lis. After some days of
maneuvering, on the '.'1st of August, the
American army crosse.l the Hudson, fol
lowed ou the 'iiith by the French iillics. The
allied armies were ignorant of their desti
nation until completely ou Hr march They
reached Philudolphiuou theitotli of August,
without tho knowledge of Clinton. (In the
,Vh of September Washington reuehe.l
Chester, uud learned that the French fleet
bad entered the Chesapeake. Clinton did
not discover the Southern march of the
allies until the Oth of September, when it
was too late for him to render assistance
to Cornwullis, who was entrenched ut
Yorktown. That place was invested m
force on the Until vt Sepember, and after
two brilliant ussuults, one by tin' Ameri
can wing, and one by the French. Corn
wallis surrendered with his entire force ou
the lttth of October, 17M.
The war was at un end. Against every
possible obstacle, in s pile of small levies,
scarce supplies, official corruption, generul
baukrupU'y and poverty, jealous .subordi
nates uud factious politicians, Washing
ton's patience, constancy and rectitude had
at last triumphed.
Negotiations for peace commenced at
Furis the following summer, and Sejftem
bcr3, lSt, the defluitivo treaty of pouce
was signed, between the United Stales
of America and Great Britain. The United
States were free and independent N'utes,
but their government was u rope of sand.
It was without cohesiouorpurpo.se. The
small States were jeulous of the large oi.es,
the large ones of each other. In the
three years following they soeuu'd like
ly to drift into confusion, and perhaps
anurchy. There was no centra! authority
but Congress, uud the power of Cone-res,
was extremely limited. It almost seemed
as if independence was the worst possible
boon th3 American States could have
received.
' Washington resigue d his crinu.aii.l and
bid farewell to the army on the '.'-"id of Me
eemUor, 17, und returned to Mount Ver
non, which during the war he had visited
but twice, und then hastily on his way to
uud from Yorktown in tho year IM.
From his retirement he was au'.iln called,
in 177, as a member of the Coust.tiitionul
Convention which met at I'liiUdelphia in
May of that year. Of that body he was
chosen chairman. Its ineet.ngs were se
cret, und what influence lie exerted in the
formution of the constitution is not known.
We know that he favored the instrument
adopted, and as he took the pen to siirn his
name he said: "Should the States reject
this excellent constitution, the probability!
is that an opportunity will never auiu be
offered to cancel ano ther in peace ; the in... '
will be drawn in blood."
v.-rnrsiDEvr and statesman-.
! The constitution was adopted by tha
requisite number of States to put it in op
eration, tho election for President w.is
held, and Washington was the unanimous
choice of the people and the electors for
that high office,
! Ho was Inaugurated at New York City
on the 30th of April, 17S'., and the new Gov
ernment took its place among the nations
of the world. To the execution of this ijreat
and difficult trust he brought qualit ies of
mind that admirably fitted him for it. He
never acted until he had exhausted every
means within his reach of ascertaining the
true course, and when that had been de
cided he was able to hold to his. purpose
with a firmness unparalleled. "His just
ice," said Mr. Jefferson, "was the most in
flexible I have ever known. No motives of
interest or consanguinity, of friendship or
hatred being able to bias his decision."
Never was an Administration couductod
with an eye more single to the public giKsi,
never was there a chief ruler of a nation,
more devoid of personal ambition.
Among the first of his duties was that of
nominating the necessary officers for tha
new government, .and his invariable rule
was Vo consider solely the fitness of a canr
Uldate, with this exception, that he v.-juld
lppo!ut no rV.aUra'b ofloe. In th modr
case, taoro wore no purtle u yt thouga
on tha question of tho adoption of tno con
stitution thero havl boon noarly an oqual
division ot opinion oraong tha people, It
baring boon ratified in tha various Btatei
by very slender luajonies. As a general
thing only tuoso who had favored tha con
stitutions were applicants for oflloe, and
undoubtedly only those who favored tha
now government should bo charged with
carrying It on. Hut It soon commended
itself to all parties and during Washing
ton's first Administration, political parties
could not bo suid to exist.
In the first year of his Administration tie
lVesi Jent made a tour through tho Kusteru
flutes, nud In the following spring he vis
ited the Southern States, on each occasion
meeting with unbounded ovations. These
journeys did much lu drawing the union of
the States more closely together, uud uu-
WlS0Ti)'S 1NKT.NII.
doubted'.y it was the personal character
and bearing of Washington that drew the
jMople generally to the support of the new
government.
His first Administration was c..cerned
principally witn internal affairs, und with
the Indians on the border.
I'ntruiued as he had liecn in statesman
ship, the integrity of hi mind led him to a
safe decision on every important quest on.
His judgment nud his temper w ere id ten
sorely tried, but his explosions vt honest
anger only endear him to us the more.
Why should he uot burst into a rage on
read i ii.' in some purti.uu paper that he was
scheming to make himself King, ut the very
time when he was longing with all his soul
for the repose of his beloved home I
When he received tho uwful news, in tha
midst of u dinner-purty, of the surprise
und massacre of St. Clair's troops by tho
Indians, he returned to tho table with un
changed countenance, ufter dinner going
through the ceremonies of Lady Washing
ton's reception, und preserving his screuity
and urbanity until he found himself alone
with his secretary. Then he uttered a cry
of grief und ruge: ''It's all over I St. Clair
ilefeuted, routed! Tho officers nearly ull
killed; the men by wholesale; the rout
complete! Too shocking to think of uud
n surprise into the bargain:'' His anger
grew us he recullcd the purting scene.
'Here on this very sot I took leave of
him. 1 wished him success and honor.
You have your instructions 1 said, 'from
the Soi-retiiry ot War; I had u strict eye to
them, und will add but one word: Heware
fif a surprise! I repeat It, beware of a
surprise! You know how the Indians
light.' "' He heaped imprecations ou the un
fortunate licnerul. "OhUod! oh(!od! He
is worse than a murderer! How run ha
answer to his country!"' lint soon tha
storm subsided. The man had spoken, and
the I'l-csident resumed : '-Ueiierul St. Clair
shall have justice. I looked hastily through
the dispatches, suw the whole disustcr, but
not all the particulars. I will receive hint
without displeasure. I will hour him with
out prejudice. He shall have full justice.''
This scene shows us the real Washington
perhaps more closely th;in any other. It
show i s how deeply he could feel, und with
what firmness he could control himself
when for a in wnent a righteous wrath
swept over his soul.
He was neurly as perfect a 1'reMdent as
we may ever hoe tosee. Of judicial mind
and purpose, hcuriiiK all si les, then reso
lute to curry out the decision arrived at,
having in view solely und always the good
of the whole country.
At length the last year of his second
ti'iin arrived, and with a mighty joy ho
laid down the robes of office and sought
once, in-ro the alluring shades of pnvuta
hie.
vi.-eTiir Nn;nr cometii."
On the -Mi of March, i;7, Washington
Biteiid-?d the inauguration of his successor,
l'resideut Adams, am! on that occasion was
received wii.li the most striking tokens of
public veneration und respect. 'I he crowd
followed linn with acclamations. A few
du.s later he left Philadelphia and returned
to Mount Vernon, accoinpunied by tho
blessings of all the people by the way.
He was sixty-live years of age, und he
hoped to pa.-s his declining years in well
earned repose.
Hut even now his country still made
claims upon bun. He was hurdene I w.th
correspondence, particularly with tho lead
ers of the Federul party, uud in the. threat
ened complications with France he was
Once more appointed Commander iu-Chief
of the army.
His efforts were now mainly directed to
au honorable settlement of our difficulties
With France, which was eventually ac
complished, though he did not live to
S 'e it.
lie resumed auain personal supervi-i n
(d his I'state, and drew up elaborate plans
for the management of his plantations,
layiiii.' do-. u the rotation of tic crops for
a succession of years. Ou tic l'.'th of
loceiuior, K'.m, in ruling out over his
Vs'al", be was exposed to a storm Mid ifot
,1
ni:n os wuui Washington- ri f: r.
wet. On returning home, he sat dow n to
dinner without hanging his clothes, and
in the evening appeared as well as usual.
The next morning he had a soro throat,
and spent the day in the house, reading
and conversing, and only feeling the dis
comfort of a slight cold, which he expect
ed would be thrown off in a day or two.
He retired in tho evening at his usual hour,
and in uppareut health, save the slight
cold.
The next day, the 14th, was the last of
his life. In the morning his breathing was
very difficult, doctors were sent for, but
all treatment was in vain. He was con
scious almost to the last, and left his busi
ness, his pipers and his estate in perfect
shape.
At tle last moment his breathing became
suddenly easier. He felt his own pulse as
if to ascertain the cause. A moment later
he was dead.
N'eedl -ss is it here to add a cmmetitary
Or a euloffiutn to this brief recital of the
principal events in the life of Washington.
Monuments and statues have been erected
to his memory without number. In every
nation and amoug every people hu nun e
is honored, but his greatest monument
remains forever n the hearts of his coun
trymen. J'JIIS J. ChaH T'iKD.
PLEADING TOli SODOM.
NOTES ON THE INTERNATIONAL
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON.
Tor Snn.l.ty I1. SO Trt f lows
Ceil, kvtll, 'H-.l.T (.oldi-H !(, Ihb.
Ill, ' ( I It li ul mid 1'riH ll. al ..t hy
Saiiiuxl Itr CurtUs, I II. I II, !., of
( Mi-ugit,
Intr.-luction. I.ot in Fodom-V.'c ft It
Jut outMdeof Sodom ((!, n. I.'). Indue
lime lie U-ciime n citleii of S.xl II. As Ml 'h
his fortunes were linked Willi those ff the
city. Hence when the kins of Smlom mid
tuniioiHili were ovtrismie by Cliodoi laomer
und hisHllii-M, lot was taken captive and nil
that lie had. With ruregeuor-ity Abraham,
who hud heard of his nephew's misfortune,
gath red together a small but t.uiiusl force of
ulS men, und ut much jursonul risk nscued
his nephew (v, Hl, who hud ls ii so unrue
t'ul. 1a)1' choice bad thus proved to lie a
mistake from a worldly jsiint of view. He
returns to Sodom, and liccouics still further
involved in lu destiny. Cood men are of Un
lustrumeutnl in transforming lud couimuui
tiMi; but tluy are likely to have little Rwer
over the moral condition ofapi'ple if their
ambition Is to get rich.
At the time of the events dcril d in this
chapter Abraham was over W ynirs of age
(lien, xvii, I), (iisl hudiipienivd tohiiiiugiiin,
hud pnmlsil him a numerous jostci ity, bud
given him a new name, Abraham, ns a con
stant reminder of his proinises, and the laud
of Cuiinun, nud had sulTensl him to have a
sou, Ishmuel, although he wus not to Lo bis
heir ((Jen. xvl, IS; xvi, ltt-'JD.und had made a
new covenant with him 'Gen. xvii, In).
Abraham's Guests. In the chapter from
which our lison Is taken, Abraham was
favored with three heavenly visitors, one of
w hom bcetiw to have been the Angel of Je
hovuh, who iipin-ured ns the Old Testament
IbsUs'tiier at different times in the history of
the jwtriurclis and of their desivinliiuts.
While ho spread a meal U-foiv llu-iu, they
tM him that the long promised son was to Is?
born at the npjointed time. After these Joy
ful tidings bis angelic guests looked toward
Sodom. It was then thut the Angel of Je
hovuh announced his purpose to Abraham to
visit Sodom, nud speaking ufter tho muniier
of men, he proxsed to see whether the i hur
uctcr of the people eorrespoinlisl to the r'srt
that hail come to him. The two companions
of Jehovah now turn to go toward Sodom,
und Abraham Ls left alone with Jehovah, as
bis grandson, Jacob, was with the same -r-soii
iiiuuyyeurs luU-r (iii. xxxii, 'J-l, :s, re
vised version, margin; Hos. xii, 4).
No threat bus yet lecn utteitnl against
S.lom, b.it Aliiuliani knows that the wicked
city cannot endure an investigation. He
uiukes no plea for Goiuori ah, but bis heart
yeuins for bis nephew, who is living in
Sodom.
THE I.ERMOV.
Abrnham's I'le (v. iPO. He d.-s not ask
that the wicked should Is'spured. He dH-s
not intiinute thut they have not had a sufll
cient oppoi-tunity for rei'iitnce. His whole
plea is in Mialf of Iot and his family. To
understand it we must reineinlur that in
Old Testament times men were not considered
so much us individuals as they were with ref
erence to the families and tiiU s with which
they were connected, so that if a man were
punished for bis sin bis whole family suffered
w ith li i in. Abraham, therefore, felt thut if
Sn loin were to le destroyed there would lie
no cscbn for Lot. Hence he asks Jehovah,
Wilt thou destiny the righteous with the
wicked.'
Vs. 24 -'Si. With th 'se verses begins n plea
which is without a parallel in the entire
Scriptures. To appns'iote it we must re
member the truly Oriental character of the
transaction. Abiahum, with ull his rever
ence, is here shown to be a genuine child of
the east In asking for more favorable terms
in connection with each etition. He begins
by supposing that there ore fifty righteous in
the place, and legs thut Sodom muy lie
smred for their sokes. In this 'tition ami
those thut follow be probably has in mind
Ixitaud his household as righteous, for not
only Abraham, but also his servants, were
includes I in the covenant, It was not un
reasonable for him to suppose that Lot, who
must huve lieen the Ks.ses.sor of a goodly
iiiunlsT of scrvunts, like himself, hud a truly
M-ligious household of at leust fifty persons.
The Fiivt Theodicy. These verses may lie
considers! us containing what the theologians
might t-all the first theodicy, or the first
attempt to justify the ways of God with men.
It does not seem to occur to Abraham, how
ever, to make any plea for the wicked that
they should have another opHrtunlty to re
Jient. His sole petition is that the righteous
shall not It as the wicked. That 1 far from
the Loii I. And then be raises the question,
shall not the Judge of ull the earth do right 1
V. Jehovah reuilily accedes to his
prayer, uud tells him thut if he finds fifty
righteous within the city he will spnre ul! the
place for their sakes. Nobody knows how
much cities are indebted to Christ ianity for
their pace and pross-rity and how many
judgments area verted from wicked places for
the sake of G oil's ji'ople.
Vs. 27--JV3. Abriihnin becomes 1,. .Id in his
plea. I.il.e an Oriental waking a bargain, as
we have remarked, be drops from iint to
lint in his intercession until he me les (,.
He is ull humility. He speaks of loins. If in
'.list and a las in (.oaI's sight lu tiiis he 1ms
the spiiit ,f true prayei , for while it t 11c
beginning of his petitions he makes the grand
argument lint the Judge of nil the earth
should do right, yet lie mamfe-Is sulii:isi'n
to His will and is ready cidenl!y to n. cej.t a
denial of his rciplest. God lins-ts I . j ra gia
-iou-ly at each point and promises to grant
each petition, even to the saving of Sodom if
not more than ten righteous persons .should
lie found in it.
The tpiestioii may be raised, if God would
have promised tu save tin? city for the sake of
five righteous erons. Tho sequel, however,
shows that there were nt even live (Gen.
xix, 10).
This lesson is moot instructive in the light it
sheds on the presumption of our expressing au
opinion as to tho righteousness of God's gov
ernment. There are many unl-elie vers win
are ready to call God, as be is represented in
the Old and New Testaments, a harsh, unfeel
ing tyrant. There is a great dis(Hisition in
Some quarters to try to justify the ways of
God with men, by affirming that men who
have hud no opHrtunity to heur of Christ in
this world may have such an opportunity in
the next. They say, shall not the judge of
all the earth do rigutl Therefore they sav,
we have reason to expect thut those who have
not heard of Christ before death w ill have the
opportunity to hear of him letwrten death
and the final judgment.
folly of justifying God's wnys with men.
The story of Abraham's intercion for
.Sodom shows how foolish it u for finite man
to sit in judgment ou the infinite Gol. It is
clear that Abraham nttfrly niisnppn.'hrndisl
the case al-out Sodom. It was destroyed.
I'very right minded r-ader of its hi-tory
would say that it deserved to be. Hut Abra
ham's prayer was answered, and not "'iie
righteous jiersnn was destroyed with the
wiekM. Nothing, therefore, is Rained by
trying to justify the ways of God with men,
by tiyiug to rrad into Scripture that which
is uot in it. When we have inuda God like
one of oursidvin the unl lievng do not care
for biia Tne world bus not urn. h nst
for a religion w bich d'H-s not treat every man
lilio n sir ht sinner, who U only saved
til roil;; h (hsl's iulluito grace.
If we tske the plain mid obvious teaching
of the r.ible us to the future condition of thie
W ho die ill th ir sins we need not doubt that
when we pass finm this world, where we
know only lu part, we shall say with all the
rcdismisl: "True nud righteous are thy
Judgments, (Mlod."
lt!XTS TO HK RlMKMIU-UUn.
1. Christians cannot be Instrumental in
transforming communities unless they aiv
truly I'luusecriited to the sen ice of Chi 1st
(Matt, v, l.l).
li. The nngel of Jehovah, who visited the
patriarchs, was the Old Tost.iinent redeemer.
:i. We should not uttempt to justify the
way if Go.1 with men by deviating one
liuir's brettilth from the obvious teaching of
Scripture.
4. No prayer offensl in faith Is unnn
kWiieil. (i.sl gives the best thing, altluHigh
he may not grant tho exact etitiou that is
sked.
5, When we rem h heaven, the things that
have Ikvii dark to us lu re will Wcome clear,
and we shall see that the Judge of all the
earth dos right Sunday School World.
Ili-nry t lH' IVrsoniit Maiiiiciuin.
Talking th ) othir day to a geiitlem.ni who
knew un int imate and coiilldeiitiul friend still
living of Henry Clay, he told un anecdote
illustrative of the intangible quality of mag
netism so remarkably noticed of Mr. Clay's
presence. Many years U'fore the stage
i-oaclii-s gave wuy to the rulliimns, the stage
pulhsl up one bitter cold w inter's day ut the
old lVnix hotel, in Is-xington, delayed by
snow and enforcing a stop over. The ns
seiigcrs were cold, distipoliited and furious.
No one dared to snk, und a rigid aud awk
ward silen.v thut could have bi n cut with
a knife prciuihsl around the coffee house.
The barkeeper even felt the rigor of the
mental climate aud retired Udiind his glasses,
fiuallv, when the moisliiu-ss nurt anger was
at the "height of its silent fury, a tall, dignified
old gentleman entered, walked up to the
glowing stove, rublied his bunds, cast a kirn
glance around the room uiu the glowering
assemblage, bent right and left in courtly
courtesy, and suid cheerfully:
"Morning gentlemen."
It was lire to powder. Every infuriate
man in the room wus ou the verge of explo
sion. "A cold morning, gentlemen!" remarked
the courtly old man, Isiwing again right nud
left and rubbing hi i hands. "It's a severe
v for traveling."
With this he turned and walked Into the
ultlee. lenvimr in the room evidences that be
had melt.sl the ri;:or. One bv one the
moody passengers thawed, sskennd irheved
their 'passion. The barkiS'isr came out from
behind bis gliiss. and tilled 'cm up with
generous liquor. In live minutes all was
gi niahty und gissl nature.
"Hiirkivper," asked one of Hie stranger
presently, "who was that line, pleasant old
gentleman in here a few minutes ago?"
"That," said the bai kooer. "why, that
was Mr. Clay! ' Cor. Louisville Courier
Journal. excursion Into (.leenl iiiil.
News has reached Cojiciibugeu that an
American nnvaleiigiius-r, Mr. 1'aers, in coin
pay with another American uml a Pane, has
made nu excursion dining the summer into
the interior of Greenland. They began the
excursion from the l'likitosklioi d sixteen
miles further north than the point ofdejmrt
ureof l'r.ifisor .NordenskjoM whenhepeue
t rated eighty four miles intothe interior and
two Lnphni lets in his troop went l'.'" miles
further i-nsf, not, however, fsuillrmiiig the
professor's theories of enses. Mr. 1 'iters went
miles into the interior, not lms'ting with
p-otruding inouutaiii N-aks or anything re
markable; all wus one pretty even surface
of itv. The journey was ma le for the most
part on sledge, and tin' return voyage was
made with extraordinary speed before a
southeast gale. The little party were lib ut
three weeks on the ice, and weie warmly
welcomed back by the Gri-enhilldcrs, who
bad feared they were lost. Mr. 1'aers also
thoroughly examined the frozen Torsuke
t.itiord, formerly iiiuped out by Stenstrupe
and Hammer. New Orleans Times Iieuio
ci at.
Woiem slioulil fruiii lit Whistle.
If there be one thing which the modern
woman regrets it is that she 1ms never
learned to whistle. Icaving out all question
of lioing able to cheer one's self with H tune
(M'ciisioiuilly ou the street or in I he office, a
whistle is a very bandy accomplishment in
signaling an elevator or a horse car. The
historian's wife bought one of thoe nickel
whistles recently to make up, if jsissilile, for
the dellciency, li nd usisl it for the lii-st. lime
the other day when she was engaged in hei
shopping She blew it once jusl at the corner
of Ihuttle stieet. The car was just slopping
at the farther corner und showed signs of
strirting up immediately: in desperation she
gave another shrill whistle and the car
stalled up ns if ull the city government
oMicials were pursuing it. The driver laid
thought it was the cor starter's signal, nud
when this fact was explained by some kindly
passers by the bistm lull's wife r solved that
sh" Would li-oi t 'o her oi e in it time she
wishes to n car. IV'on I; .rd His-
tvriau.
tuy reiuli.ir Niimr.
TI.e other il;iv I run across a rowd of
pe :.. wh iiM" I to haw very peculiar
Ii-cie-s. In" of teem Was al iali'v ad
dressed l.y iiis comrades lis llos." another
they e,i!l.- Si1ii!,es"ni1 1 a third aiis . 16 I up
verv plolllptlv whi II th' V addressed ll PI lis
1-i.i.M'i-s. ' ' Seeking mi explanation of this
old nomenclature I found that tiny were
all dime iiiiiseuiii )ieople. The one tiny
called lings" w.is in charge, of I he educate 1
canine ut that institution; "flowers'' kept
the flower stand, nud "Snakes" looked after
the bmi constrictor. I ralue t- the (Oii'-ltislou
that all dime museum men fire freaks in one
way or an' ther. I'ioneer I'ress.
Proof Against Magm-li-m.
An artist of Genevi, it is announced, bus
found n method of making u enmpeusut iug
b ilunee for a watch on which magnetism lus
absolutely no efTeet. A watch lilted with a
balance of this kind und with n spiral of pal
ladium submitted to the action of a very
j-owerful electro niagnet will stop immedi
ately but so soon as it is removal from the
magnetic influence it goes on again w ithout
the regulation being in any way interfered
with. An ordinary watch ou the contrary
when submittal to a similar tt has u move
ment absolutely errati; w hen v.-t going ajaw.
Itiston IJudget.
t'liineaa Srhool In Sun I'ranrlaro.
The C'liinpsei)ulilicsi:li'jjl iu San I'rati'-isi'O
hiut row thtrty-risit impiU, nltlmiih it
.rtart-il a year atiit a lialf ao with only six.
It ii rfculpr thn charge of Miis Tliayw, ho
tinili the yitinj Olestiuls very bright in
lpamingr English aMil the ronmuiii Lrum h'.
Ilpr liardt-t ta.sk in to enforce ilnii-e; tha
little fpllriws like to chattor In Chinese about
their les-cmn. Tliree of the pnjiilA ara gii
II wpar the Oilnea costume anil alt tukt- a
two wewks' holiday at the Chinese 'e Yaar.
Chi'ajo Herald. . .
Honey to Loan.
I lit uiiinrr la Iimii In iiini to ull, un frm lnni,
l t (xr-t rul uml t r i nl luirroi. noliiK lu ,ui t
la. n. iii,iuiii ..f Ms uruj miU litur tu run,
til Uuu or MldrvM
l.t.VI W. IIOOII.
UrC. II -Sill I blu-llSnO. IlllleiU.
, GEO. 7. RAVENS,
k'ASsac Tickets,
Foreign Exclianse,
aae
Insurance lluslness.
ir muhuy to L.i.M.n.
atsstst enrnsr Poustffles Block. OttI!lioi
Lippert's Moat Market,
Boulh titr of Mln HI.. tm dttora wit ot
M. KufkMl'i drug tlun, OII-, IIU
Th puhlir lll !) tnd my market rll aforka
a Ith ilia cliuli Ki-wti and hall Mvaia, aurn llrrf
Multun.Vpal, rurk.C.irnrtl Hs-t, Plrklisl purk.tviekad
llama and Mdea, Ac t-Bcll alli'UUn vaid tu Ukat
Uil neliiguaSatiaailra-
1 Krw I vtivfrt to all parta of lha rtlf .
karrh I. IM. OKOK1.K UlTKItT. Ja
H. C. STRAWN'S
Lumber Yard
AND PLANING MILL,
Near the Illinois River Bridcp.
FOR SALE.
I RAVE FOK a UK 80MF OF T1IK FINFPT K.VHM
NO arma In IWr Park .
Im arr in lii-r I'ark.
tuiat ivaln Imst I'ark.
&ia.'rva lu lalon.
lii.' acrea lu Dai ton.
isi m-n-a In South Ottaaa.
Miaerra m W'altliaui.
liOat rra lu Kali lllv.T.
m arm In Kail Itlvt-r.
arrca iu tsuiili iniaa a,
mi aeri-a in Allen.
mi ai'rva lu llrutik nelil.
I JU a ra la Karl.
Ml ai'rra lo Kami V.U.
All wfll liiiinvi'tt farma. Alxi other furin lamia la
Iji sall , Uvlnirston and Krd isjuntlra. runic and m
utc U )uu uii'uu buMUtaa an.l aut a bargain.
It, r. UM OI.N.
urf-Mf tlltuwa. ID.
Were Never as Cheap
as they are now at
West of Court llonso,
OTTAWA, ILLINOIS.
Standard Works or llhtorj,
Hiogrn'iliy, Pootry and .liivenile
Hooks &rM at ltss than one-half
publisher' advertised prices.
All liools are perfect aud no
trash.
GOOD BOOKS
E1PE1H S CMH
ffiif f'tib.
I'lir. 'nr.
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(i.-orn.' Kllid'a Worka. 8 vol .... tfH
lirlnjiV Work. 1U nils !'
Wavci y Novfls, SI vola. J-1
I hm kaiay's Wurks. 10 iiils 5 '5 1V0
K. I' lfc' Worka '8 1 '
Milt Ah'utt'a W.rt-ka I 10 'XI
fui'li'Tniii'i.Catiln J IV
Wood'a Natural lliatoiy '-J ".S
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l.ilVof li:ai ktmk .. 1 l'0
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Si III li't ltUT 1 '
1,500 Volumas
of
tan.i ard works of Fic
tion, Travel, Biog
raphy, &c,
At 35c; Regular Pi ice 75c.
i-w mil H.vn.tifu: liifi S- nvcnii- al vety
!..w j i ii e.
A lure lui Jiiu'iiiic Hooka at lf-s iliati
li i!l' iricc.
Call Parly. liiV tin' -'ink U poiin'--'r-.
Alan, ii ;-uf -in. k of KAM'V liM.IIAV
iidtHiS, lii'-li will In-Kol'l a' i.''irri'-i"ii ling
low jirirpa.
i:,..,i..if.i:iy,
Hapeman ft Graham.
eovi
SARSAPARILLA
OR BLOOD 1ND LIVER SYRUP.
A peerless remedy for Scrofula, White
Swellings, Cancer, Erysipelas, Gout,
Chronic Sores, Syphilis. Tumors. Car
hnnple3 Salt Rheum. Malaria. Bilious
Complaints, and all diseases indicat
ing an impure uonaiuon 01 tne diuuu,
Liver, Stomach. Kidneys, Bowels,
Skin, etc. This Grand Remedy is com
posed of vegetable extracts, chief of
which are SARSAPARILLA and
STILLINGIA. The cures effected are
absolute. For sale by all Druggist
J3HN F. HENBZ & CD., Nev York;
tfWrite for IllumiuateJ Book.
I I
Sold by C: M. FOKBES.
ADVERTISERS
0' 0'$.n0 tot-Wir
oi ad-iisir.f tpc won in C0, will fir-d it on f'
n.tHORD&TIIOPISa
Jjlcir 3di trtifitntute.
WILSON
WASHBOARDS,
Tltaa Wail.hoarJa ara madu vak
a Hent-Woott run. Ti fctrnof
t Ixiarda and boat WAai.cn in tin
VHIMIUI l!
. u
warm, tor sai lj ait O.altra,
Yaka ea ather.
ati;ivttv M T-i rn .
Saglaawi Mlcblgaa.
THREE GREAT CITIES m WEST
limei:d TOGLTiirn bt the gulit
CHICAGO & ALTON R. L
The Siiort Una and tti Hrat Route to
KANSAS CITY
And all points via
KANSAS CITY.
ST. LOUIS
And all poiouwH
8T. LOUIS.
CHICAQO EA8T and NORTH.
The I'opulnr I.Iiip m Cnliromla.
PALACE RECLINING CHAIR CARS
Free of Extra Charge.
PALACE DINING CARS,
Utalt, 73 eMt.
Pullman Talacc Sleeping Ctrr
An fqutpnient not e quali-d hy acjr oi!h r Ui e.
Entire trnlai run tlirjxiith wtthmit rha.itra. r.v' . i
net iloiia are ni l wliu otli-r llura al nu.;uia
tumra In I nlon UfiMita.
lii TiitK at iivrn,sio roi'tr m
nicr. to all Waicrtnn I'taoi-a tn li lii, '! au
Nor h VIM I.N. MINNKOTA. JIM HI
iikS, I'A N All , KifTI.MS s .ITIS,
MKVItH, A l.l HMt SI . Ir a,., r. ., ..I ihj
Wliilrrlkfjrti III I to bvUlu. EV .Mk.VllO at4
K.uialon. Itomul Trip and f Irft' ' Trt,. Tlckeia u
l.l. lJkSH (ill AST I'OIXTS in tv w,
r s'nfh.an.1 1hr..ngli Tlrkeia to all Pl "- r.a.
at, NortU and Snuili, araou talc t a.l t:u.A aiM
ALll-'OUMA.
r.
Al
or
VL'mmt
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tor further fnfurmatlou an 1 loareit rntea. ppiy t
lor Tl-kat ifrant CHK'iGO A ALTON B. K.
orto JAMES CHARLTOW.
Orn. ral I'aaaonirar and Ttcktn sHi
iluDtaiUuruyctt, JUltAi.0, ILL.
l. Ma OATE8,
Qj-m-raiVrtvcUu Ag'-ni C-i.-'ao ji Alton RattraaC
IKCAtjU. ILL.
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s.(l l
The Line selected by the U.8. Cow't
to carry tho Fast Mall.
Ida Only Through Lina, with it, on track, ba'waa'-
8T. LOUIS u y u 11
E thai by way ot Omaha, Pacific Junction. Atchiton ar
Kantu City. It t ,.ant all ol tha to Giaai Stataa.
ILLINOIS. IOWA. MISSOUR.-.
NtBRASKA, KANSAS, COLORADO,
W'th bianch Ima, la than inpa'tanl cMi a-d townt It
runa a.a'y dty n tha yaai t'om ona to th aa aia(anii
aqu ppatf through tramt cvar it, own tiacta. baiwaai
Chicago and Denver,
Chicago and Omaha,
Chicago and Council BlufT,
Chicago and St. Joseph,
Chicago and Atnhlson,
Chicago and Kansas City,
Chicago and Topeka,
Chicago and St. Paul,
Chicago and Sioux City,
Ps-orla and Council Bluffs,
Peoria and Kansas City,
St. Louis and Omaha,
St. Louis and St. Paul,
St. Louis and Rock Island,
Kansas City and Denver,
Kansas City and St. Paul,
Kansas City and Omaha,
Kansas City and Des Moines.
Al ,ach ot n, uvarai f Mtarn and Vaiiain iafn.ni i
connatt, in G'and Union Dapol, wlh Thioufh Tr,ir, la
and t'om it point, in lha UmilJ btai ,nd Canada,
rt i, tha Principal L na lo and t'om
Sin Francisco, Portland and City of Mbx)ci
Far T.cliat,, Ri?. Gana.al Intormation, ale. raginjifg
Mia Burh'gton Kouta. call on any T wkal Aa' t in tr-a
Un-t.d btaia, or Canada, or add'ata
HtNHY B. STONF, PtRCfVM. lOWEU.
Gan'IManaar. Ur ' Pa AjU
CHICAGO.
ADVERTISERS
can learn the exact cost
of any proposed line of
advertising in American
papers by addressing
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Newspaper Advertising Uuf au,
IO Spruce St., New York.
Send tOcta. fur lOO-Haje Pamphit
TO CURE
RHEUMATISM.
Thia rrmert haa a ajXH-ifli' artion opon the fluKla
iif ilir ral. aiipplYin ni.'ltnr lo Hie uaau ana.
lul ri. olitic the j.iinls altei'M bjr tbe ttls-fai-e.
MIIV tr nialorlr.l l.laajba remain after a 'ure tif
lila ivini. A irrnl ut a aititfle txmlo will -'UVIin-
Hie iiK'-at epii- al tlmt tive lint Mill half ita lr
mea. l"ru-e al.0 ver IniH. Kor aale bf ai
di-ua'tflalis. Mauuia'tureU tMiljr by
LENNEY MEDICINE CO..
CHENOft.. ILLINOIS.
fJicicEL Plating:
Niriil. and all ilnJ, of Ptatln. Bronaln.
Siierliig, Piillahln. f. K-a-'nera, draiM anal
tt-a. plala-d and ajoliaba-d. W urk promiMlT doo
A CHICAGO IICKEL WORKS, c
93 Ohio Street.
k-i UUCaaKUI 141 I fW
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