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kdith'S moih:t ittyuKST. PI UKIT H1RTK. My knowi you, and ha ay you're a man who n.ttea nsvlir.R fcr book; But I nvir reail nothing you wrote, nor did papa 1 knew by hi looks. Bo I pn you'ro Mka ma when I talk, ami I talk, ami I talk all the tUy, Aud they only nay, " lto atop that child!" or, Nurae ! take Mia Edith away." Cut pnva raid If I wi good I oauld k you alone byniynplf If you uouKlut write me a book like that iittle one tip on the ahtlf. , . I don't mean the picture, of course, for to make thtm you've uut to b swart : But the reading that run all around them, you know jumt the cuaioBt part. Von r.eednt. pjipd what it'a about, for no one will seo It but ine And J..u thai 'a my nurse and John that' the ooachtcaaIUMt only ua three. ou'ix to write of a bad little girl, that was wicked una bold an 1 all tliat: And t)icn you're to write, if you plcono, something gooa very good of a cat I This cat she was vtrtuoua and meek, and kind to her varentH, and iul.d. And rrt ful and neat in her ways, though her mla treHa was alien a ld cnlld : And hours r he would sit and would ease when her tnlHtreaa that's me was ao bad. And bl:nk, juxt as if the would say, Oh, Edith, you mnko my heart pad. Aud yet, you woild scarcely believe It, that beauti ful. anctlio cat Waa blamed by the servants for stealing whatever Ihcv uKtil HhA'il opt at. And when John drank my milk don't you tell me I virw Juht the way it wan done Thev . "twa the cat and the Bitting and wash I.., her face ia the nun I And then there was Dick, my canary. Vhen I loft the case oren ono day. They all made bt-lieve that ahe ate It, though I knew that the bird flew a ay. And v. Uy7 J tu t because sue wan playing with feather she tonnd on the floor. As If cats couldnt play with a feather without peo pie thinking twaa more. Why, once wo were romping together, when knocked down a vase from the shelf. That cat was as grieved and distressed as if she had done it herself : And she talked away sadly and hid herself, and never caine out until tea So thi y say, for they sent me to bed, and she never came even t j me. .No matter whatever happened, It was laid at tho door ol tnat cat. 'A"hy, ouco when I tore my apron she was wrappei in It. and I called "lUt r Why they blamed that on her, I shall never no. not to my dying day .Forget the pained look that she gave me when they slapped me and took me away. Of eourno you know just what comes next when child is as lovely a that. 8ho wasted quite slowly away It was goodness was Killing that eat. I know it was nothing the ate, for her taste was ex ceedingly ulee ; Unt thry said she idoie Hobby's Ice-cream, an caught a bad cold from the ice. And youll promiso to make me a book like that little on up ou the shrir. And vou'il call her "Naomi." b?causo it's a name that she Jut gave herself ; For she'd scratch at my door in the morning, and whenever I d rail out, " Wno s there 7 Sho would answer ' Naomi! Naomi!" like a Chris tian, 1 Vviw and declare. And ycull put me and her in a book. Aud, mind run r- to say I was baa ; And I mipht hav b"cn baddcr than that but for the exumplo I had. And you':! say thai she was a Maltose, and what' tbt you nkoa ? " Is sho dead v Why, please, sir, there ain't ant cat! You're to make .ne up oat of yem head. The Indejieiuli iL OLD-TIME SOUTHEUN DUELS. Last sprinpr, in a visit to New Orleans I was entertained by an old resident with reminiscences of famous duels. Twenty years ago, the St. Louis Ilotel, now used as a State House, was the fashionable resort of New Orleans. Its rotunda was frequented nightly by men of wealth, cotton and sugar broker?, lawyers, poli ticians, slave-dealers and professional dudists. During the winter season, the rich planters of Louisiana and Missis sippi brought their families to New Or leuTis and lived in the St. Louis and St. Charles Hotels. The Jb'renclt Opera House was nightly packed with an audi eu c of beautiful women, resplendent in artrs.i i;nd blazing with diamonds, aceom pniiii'd by husbands, brothers, fathers end lovers a gay, giJily throng, intent ui on quaffing to the veiy dregs the cup of pleasure. Three nights in tho week, after the opera, an immense swinging flo r was swung over the parquet, and dancing followed, sometimes until dawn. From the Opera House, on nights when there were no bidls, tho youDg bloods, after tho opera was over, congregated in the rotunda of the St. Louis Hotel, which was then ono of the finest public rooms in the United States. A grand dome, beautifully frescoed, surmounted it, lighted during tho day irom the top by skylights, and at night by a magnificent chandelier and ono hundred gns jets around the sides. Small marble-ton tables were placed around the sides of the rotunda, where parties of two and three gossiped over their wine. At one side stood the fclavo block, and nearly very night there was a slave auctiou. A gallery from tho second story rnablcd -the lady guests at the hotel to look upon oil that went on below. When tho St. Louis Hotel was purchased by the War moth State Government, a few years ago, the rotunda was converted into a Senate Chamber. The old slave Mock stood to the right of tho President's desk, and is ther yet if it has not been removed since the Nicholls Government came into pos session of the State House. Of course, the cole was recognized by everybody. Duels were so common that they scarcely excited curiosity. The largo French population of New Orleans, together with an admixture of Spanish, made tho ropier the favorite weapon. Tnc famous duelists were practiced Bwordemen, as well as expert pistol shots. It was the custom of those pests of societv to frequent the rotunda of the St Louis Hotel, and, like the Irishman at the Donnybrook Fair, they were spoiling or a iigut. A young gentleman from Mississippi, tlte eon of a wealthy planter, went to New Orleans to spend J,he gay season, no could not have beena typical young oontnerner, because he was quiet, mo 1 cst and unassuming. His great wealth, fine personal appearance, cultivated mind and engaging manners had marked him as a superior being among the throng of hard-drinking, loud-talking, swaggering young men of that period. He was a favorite with tho ladies, and by his general deportment excited tho envy and the iro of. the bravoes, who, not withstanding their well-known dissolute neis, jrere admitted into society. More than ono of them had attempted to fasten a quirrel upon him, but had not succeeded. At length one of tho most reckless of tho famous duelists deter mined to grossly insult him. Accord ingly ono evening, while tho young Mis sissippian was sitting at a table in the rotunda, tipping a glass of wine with a friend, tho professional cut-throat stepped up to the table, and, seizing the glass of wine, dashed it in his enemy's face. It was supposed that, according to the code. a peremptory challenge must toilow. lint the Mississippi an Jut the Mississippi!! knew his man, and had perfect control of himself. Ho said nothing, did noth ing; but quietly retired, no waa voted a coward, of course, by tho throng, Ine next day passed and he wai not feen. It waa supposed he had quit the city. 1 hat eveniDg the swaggering duelist who hau given him a mortal affront was iu tho rotunda, the lion of the night. Sudden ly the Mississippiau appeared Ho strolled across the rotunda to where.tue duelist was standing, and, without a word, seized him by the mustache and goatee, jerked his mouth open and spot down his throat. He was challenged on tho spot. H accepted, and being the challenged party had the choico of weapons. 1ms was why he had bidod his time. Ho selected Mississippi rifles at forty yards. The meeting took place tho following day out on the old JUetai rio Courso. and it tho first fire tho pro fessional fell dead, with an ounce ball through his brain. Such was the state of society in New Orleans at that nmo that it was tho v;ni versal custom at all balls and receptions, even of a select character, given at either the St. Louis or St. Charles Ho tels, to requiret every gentleman to be searched for concealed weapons in the dressing-room before ho was allowed to enter the ball-room. Upon one occa sion. at a ball crivrn at the St. Louis Hotel, two men, both reputed gentlemen of wealth and standing m tho com munily, quarreled about an engagement to dance with a lady. High words passed, and it was supposed that a duel must be had on the nest day; out one of them, a few minutes later, dropped a note with a $5 gold piece inclosed, by a string, to ono of the hackmen on the pavement below. The noto contained a request to obtain a Thug knife, and fasten it to tho string. This was done. and the murderous weapon a few mo ments afterward was in tho possession of tho soon-to-be murderer. A Thug knifo is a short, dagger-shaped blade, with a cross-handle of hard wood. It ia grasped aa a corkscrew is when you are abont to pull out a ccrk, the blade pro truding about six or eight inches from the clenched hand, between the two mid- dlo fingers. Concealing this weapon, the scoundrel requested the man with whom he had quarreled to step aside for a moment to an antc-room. The request was complied with, and no sooner had tho door closed upon them than tho un suspecting man was struck to the heart witli the Thug knife and instantly killed. The murderer was arrested and allowed to give bail, but was not tried; and I was told that he i3 yet living in New Orltiins, and, btracga an it may seem, is a respected member of society. Two cotton brokers quarreled one duy at tho Cotton Exchange. High words passed, but no challenge followed. A few evenings afterward, while they were at a social club, ono of them, without a word of warning, drew a revolver. Tho other threw up his hands, said lie was not crnied, and begged for his life, which was not granted, lie was shot do; d. An arrest and trial followed, but the jury rendered a verdict of acquittal. In those days New Orleans was tho gamblers' paradise. Poker-playiDg on the Mississippi packets was a fashionable amusement. Every body, from the wealthy jdanter and officers of the boat down to the cabin-boys and deckhands, plaved poker. Marvelous stories' are told of the nervo displayed by gamblers in betting. Tho game was usually a square one, because the players handled pistols and bowie-knives as deftly as they did tho cards. It waa not an in frequent occurrence for the desperate gambler, alter he had staked all his money, to put up his favorite darkey, whom he carried with him as a valet. P. 13. S. Pinchback, it is well known, lost an old master and giined a new ono at a card table on a Mississippi steamboat. Every description of game was in vogue in New Orleans at this time; and to this duy, although tho population is shorn of its ancient wealth, it is still essentially a gambling community. Tho Louisiana Lottery Company, a monop oly licensed by the State, brings to its fortunate stockholders a princely rev enue. Lottery offices are to be found on every sqnare. Lottery tickets are displayed in tho windows of tobacco stores millinery shops, shoe shops, and in bar-room windows. As a class, how ever, the professional gamblers of ante bellum times have almost disappeared; so havo tho famous duelists. Almost any old resident of New Orleaua can tell you famous stories of renconters between gamblers in the basement under the ro tunda of the St. Charles Hotel. A half octagon shaped bar faoes you as you en ter this basement from St. Charles street. A free lunch is spread hero every day from 11 until 1 o'clock, and, of course, it is the favorite drinking place of New Or leans. A gentleman described to me a fight that occurred in this bar-room just prior to the war. Two gamblers, who had quarreled about an octoroon girl, met here. One of them was standing at tho bar drink ing. Looking over his shoulder he saw his enemy approaching. He wheeled, drew a small five chambered revolver, and as the other advanced fired at him three times, each time the bullet striking him in tho breast. Without faltering, or even quickening his pace, the one who had been shot advanced, and, as the fourth barrel of tho revolver missed fire, cut down his man with a sweeping blow of his bowie knife. An instant later the man who had been shot swooned, and was carried to tho drug-store across St. Charles street, and there he died a few hours afterward. My acquaintance, who related this 6tory, saw him die. While he was stretched on the floor breathing his last, a brother gambler came in, and, after looking at him a few seconds, said. with an oath, That's tho way I like to soo a man die with his boots on, and go straight to hell." Society in New Orloans ia greatly changed, undoubtedly for the better, but still the readiness with which personal diffictUties are settled by the pistol or the knife is not calculated to assure the stranger of the peaceful disposition of tho people. One day last spring, while standing in front of the telegraph office at Gravier and St. Charles streets, I heard pistol phots half a square below. A crowd quickly gathered. I waited a few momenta to be certain thatthe firing had cerssd, and then walked down. A man with a ball through his leg had been carried into a drug-store. I made my way in and asked the wounded man how it had occurred. He said he did not know: ho was walking up the street when two fellows begau shooting, and one of them shot him through tho leg. A few days later two men passed each other in Canal street One of them looked at the other; they turned, drew their pistols and began firing. Neither of them was touched, but a lady in tho neighborhood got a bullet through tho calf of her leg. Both of these occur rences were chronicled in a short, face tious article iu tho morning newspapers. Ono of tiie most famous of the old- time duelista of New Oi leans, the cham pion swordsman and pistol shot, is still living. His namo is Pupa Llulu. I had hoard much of him, for he had been principal aud second in sixty-odd duels. One day a mend volunteered to introduce me. We took a street-car, rode down to Old Town, through the Fremh quarter a part of tho city which has not changed for 100 years, except to grow more dilapidated across ElysianFields, until we saw a cemetery a few squares away. We left the street-car and walked to the cemetery. It is a beautiful pot, surrounded by a high brick wall. The tombs of the people who can afford it are built above the ground. Across tho street from the cemetery was a tomb stono shop and a flower garden. In front of tho shop stood a little man, not more than five feet seven inches in height, with thin loins, long arms, broad stooping shoulders, and swarthy complexion. I was introduced to the celebrated Papa Llulu as a gentleman from the North, who had a curiosity to see his armory. Wo were invited to hia house. We passed back from the street, throuerh a narrow alley, between tho tomb-stono shop and the flower garden, to a neatlv-kept plot of ground. As wo passed through the gato wo camo face to taco with an iron target, with the out lines of a man painted on it. The body and the head were splotched with bullet marks. I was subsequently informed by Papa Llulu that he regularly kept up hia pistol practice. ' I always shoot, he said, 'm the morning, bo foro breakfast, just to keep my hand in, you know ; there's no telling how soon one may bo called on. Wo were shown into hia armory, a low frame building, about ten feet square. As we entered, Papa said to mo in a whisper, " When doeo it come off?" I laughingly in formed him that it waa simply curiosity that brought me there, not business. A ten-pound keg of powder, and bars of lead and packs of shot lay on ono sido. Around tho walla were "hung every deccription of sword, from a llonian sword down to the regu lation cavalry saber. There were fencing foils, with and without buttons. There were the old-fashioned broad swords, and a three-cornered grooved sword they call a couUmtc maladc. A large case, with glass doors, took up one-half of tho side of tho room. ' It was filled with guns aud pistols double-barreled shot-guns, double-barreled smooth-bores of cele brated Spauish makers, Mississip pi yagers, Kentucky squirrel rifles, one or two Minie muskets, and a Spencer and a Winchester, repeating carbines, and at least a dozen pairs of dueling pistols, somo . witli flint-locks, others changed from flint to porcnssion-locks, and still others of more modern make. Ono pair appeared to bo Llulu'a pets. I was informed that they were Spanish barrels, which he had picked up for a mere song, only costing him, as he said, $50. Thev had cost in Spain, years ago, at least $.250. Iu handling them, I no ticed several nicks cut on the stock, just behind tho pistol-guard. Ono of the nicks was quite fresh. This excited my curiosity, and I asked what they meant. With apparent surprise at my ignorance, Llulu told mo that it was a custom among duelists to cut a nick on the pistol-stock for every can killed. I asked when the freshest one had been made. 40hl" said he, with nonchalance, " that was a year or so ago." Tell me about it," I said. 41 Well," said he, quietly, "you know a few years ago I issued a challenge to all tho Cubans who call themselves patriots in this country. It was not ac cepted for quite awhile. Finally a man came here aud a meeting was arranged. We were to fight with dueling-pistols at twenty yards advance and lire, or stand still and fire, after the word waa given. Wo were placed m position. Ami here Llulu described how com batants were placed on tho field, right side to each other, right foot advanced slightly, pistol gripped firmly and point ed to tho grounu. The word was given," he continued. I stood still, raised my pistol, took aim and my antagonist mado soveral feints as if ho was going to fire, his ob ject being to draw my fire while ho was standing with his side to me, thus pre senting less surface to aim at. But," slid he, with a quick chuckle, "that's an old game, and I was not to bo caught. Finally hs turned full face to me, took ono step, when I let him have it, and he dropped." " Did you kill him?" I asked. " Well," said Llulu, in a quiet tone of voice, he died." Have you been out since ?" I asked. " No," said Llulu, but I've had one or two street fights since." " How did thev occur?" I was standing one day," ho an swered, "in front of my shop out here. It was just after a funeral that's ray cemetery acioss the street," he interject ed "when tvo fellows came along. I noticed they looked hard at me. J-ut as they came near where I was standing , one of them dropped behind, and tin other walked by quickly. I had mv eye on the one who had stopped. Just then one of the stone-cutters cried out, Look, Papa! look!' I turned quick, and saw that the one who hM passed was drawing a revolver. Qnick as thought I had mine out and let him have it in the leg. He fell, and I turned to see what the uther one was about, and he waa running. I started after him, and he threw both hand up and said, Papa, Papa, don't don't shoot !' " " What became of the one you had wounded?" I asked. "Well, we carried him in the shop. His leg was broken, and he was taken to the hospital. I guess he got well. I have never seen him since." " Whatwas thoir object in trying to kill you ?" I, with pardonablo curiosity, inquired. " Well, I suppose they were hired to do it ; I dont know. I never made any inquiries about it. You know," he went on, "that my challenge to the unnans created a very bitter feeling toward mo." My companion and myself were invited into Llulu's house, which stood a little way baek of his armory, to take a glass of wino with him. In his parlor I waa shown a gold nWal which waa given him by tho Captain General of Cuba at the request of the Queen of Spain. Llulu informed mo that while a youth ho was carried away from Barcelona, Spain, by Mediterranean pirates. He remained with them a year or two; mde his escape, and came" to this country. Ho had been a sailor, and subsequently a fencing-master. Ho was CO years of acre, but did not look to bo more than AT). He showed me a queer-looking pis tol, which he said he always cairied on election days. The barrel of it was about eight inches long, witli a boro nearly one inch in diameter. Ho said it was a Spanish barrel, and would stand a heavy charge. " You can load it up al most to the muzzle with buck-shot, and then," he said, "if you get into a fight you are sure when it goes off to fetch a fellow. And hero's another favorite of mine," he said, drawing from hia hip pocket a knife with a carved blade, about ten inches long, heavy back, with an edge liko a razor. This blade closed in a handle, not unliko a razor, and ia held when used with the index finger along the back of the blade, tho shank of the blade being grasped firmly in the hand. Jt requires an expert to handle it. was shown through the cemetery, aad, before leaving, was presented with handsome bouquet cut by Madame Llulu in the flower garden. As I took my departure Papa said quite patroniz ingly, "If you should happen to need my services before you leave the city, you know where to find me. I can soon teach you a trick or two with tho pistol; or if you prefer the short-sword, broad sword, or rapier, I can give you a few lessons that won't bo amiss." A.M.G., n seu) iork 6n. Towed Ily a Whale. The schooner John G. Cowell, Capt. Georgo Jordan, 100 tons burden, went from Orland, Hancock county, Me., in April last, to tho banks of Newfound land, with the usual outfit for cod-fishing, carrying a crew of twelve men. She had fair luck, and had obtained part of a cargo. On the altcrnoon of J uly 15, wmio nsiung on the roots, lying at an chor, with pome 150 or 200 fathoms of cablo out, and in some twenty fathoms of water, sails clewed, she was suddenly found to bo under way. Tho weather waa calm. The cable of tho anchor was in motion. .Very soon an enormous whalo blowed seine 100 fathoms from tho bow of tho schooner. Ho can e up just sufficiently to get hia blow-holo out of water, and then, without thrashing, sank, but kept under way. ne con tinned to haul the craft at the rate of twelve or fifteen knots an hour until nearly midnight, coming up nt regular intervals to blow, rrowing more and more excited, but keeping his courso to sea. They passed very near other ves sels. They did not cut tho cable, but used every means thtiy could to retard tho whale by throwing the helm to in different directions, so as to bring her bow out of line. Ureat was the aston ishment of the crews of other vessels on seeing a schooner passing them with no sails set and no visible means of pro pulsion. Tho whale finally tore away by breaking the cable, lie had got the cable (some little distance above the an ehor) wound around above hia tail, and in such a manner that ho tore himself badly. This whale was of tho common fin-back species, one of the largest kind. Tho crew say he took ?t very quietly, and carried the vessel with no apparent effort. Oakland (Mc.) Cor. Acw iork oun. The Chinese Question. Mr. Willis, of Kentucky, in behalf of the House Committee on Education and labor, has made a report to Congress on the Chinese question which says : " No legislation affecting the Chinese already here is asked or desired. They came to this country under tho provi sions of a treaty which was the result of tho efforts of our own and other nations to open China to foreign commerce. Their claim to bo protected in the full enjoyment of all rights and privileges which they have acquired under the treaty and under the law eannot. justly bo denied. It is contended, however, that the presence of tho Chinese has had a tendency to degrade and dishonor labor; that their personal habits, peculiar in stitutions and low morals render them undesirable members of society, and that they cannot and will not assimilate with our people, but rcmaiu unalterably aliens in habits, words, pontics and as pirations. Accompanying tho report ia the fol lowing loint resolution : Whereas, It appears that the creat majority of Chiueso inimiirrauta are unwilling to con form to our iustitutious, to become permanent residents of our country and accept tho rights and asuume the responsibilities of citizenship and. Whereas, They have indicated do capacity to amimilste with our people ; therefore, Hesolwl, That tho l'rexident of the United States be reqiiPHtod to open correnpoudence im mediately wuh the Governments of China and Great Britain with a view of securing a change or abrogation of all stipulations in existing treaties which permit tho unlimited immigra- tlou of Chinese to the United States. Bennett'! Latest Project. Mr. Herald Bennett's intention of starting an expedition to nd the North pole is now made publio by his petition ing Congress to allow tho Pandora to . carry the American fiag. nere is an op portunity for some enterprising journal ist to rival Stauley. It should be stated beforehand that this will be a more diffi cult undertaking than an African ex ploration. The h nman frame can csdure extreme heat easier than extreme cold Whoever goes on the Pandora should make hia will, and pray that hia bones may bo recovered at a reasonably early date. Chicago Tribune. X $50,000 Do;. The one that attracted the most at tention at the dog fair was Lulu, a brin died Scotch deerhound, 4 years of ago He is of tho Sir Walter Scott breed, and imported from tho kennels of Queen Vic toria. Mr. Whitman's (of Chicago) sel ling price ia the enormous Amount of $50,000. Hia fine head, bright, intelli gent eyes, and graceful gait were objects of general remark, and every one was anxious to get a glimpso of the 550,000 dog. &t. ZjOui Time. Bismarck Sued for Libel. Few publio men have more determined enemies than the iron-and -blood Chan cellor of Germany. A few months ago ono of his stanchest political allies. Baron Diest. turned azainst him. and accusod him of haviucrverv ouestiouable dealings with certain financiers. Failing to substantiate his charges in a low court the Baron waa imprisoned ; but it was not loner before lie reiterated his accusa tions in a pamphlet, with evidence which had not beeu produced at the trial, uo an appeal to a higher court the publio prosecutor read, in confirmation of the indictment, a letter which he said hail emanated from a very high source, and in which various assertions ot the ac cused were denounced as infamous lies. Tho Baron, incensed at havincr his honor impugnetl by a person whose name the prosecutor relused to giv, although u could bo no other than the Chancellor, arraigned Bismarck for libel. Too Soon, A poor woman lay very ill, in her scantily-furnished home in Sheffield. The doctor waa sent for and came. He at once saw that hers waa a very grave case, and that rdie had. as ho thouglit. little chanoo of recovery even if she could get the nourishment her illness re quired. As he was about to leave, tho question was put : " hen shall we semi for you again, doctor?" Well," was the mdy, as he looked at the poor woman, and then at her wretched sur roundings, "don't think you need Eend for ine again. She cannot possibly get better :and. to save you further trouble, I'll just write you out a certificate for her burial." And he did. After the doctor departed the woman grew better rapidly. Sho has now completely recovered, and goes about carrying her burial certificate with her. &:ejield Telegraph. Premature Burial. Another lucky escape from burial alivo has occurred in Paris in the case of 5 lawyer named Lelone. Hia son, sum moned to hij death-bed, found him, as it waa supposed, dead, kissed uis brow, and was surprised at its warmth. Somo hours later he revived and said : " Ah, doctor, those few moments' sleep have dono mo a world of good." The French laws require that interment shall follow death within, at most, thirty-six hours, and thua it often happens that burial takes place previous to putrefaction. It was against this liniitod titno imposed by tho Burial bill that an eminent prelate so powerfully protester! in tho French You receive THE CHICAGO LEDGER one year, postage jaii, if yon irorcto one of these Revolvers. JZZZT W 33 "SUSP'S p. u im li Zl W r i S K mails? h M ' i z si rfl 2 2 w &JiUH i5 y J ttHsnj?i ih' e 11111! s w rr gS m oo lu 5 Ten-Cent Papers for 25 Cents. 8 Five-Cent Papers for 25 Cents. AUIETIKH ASSORTED TO ORDER. QUALITY unsurpassed. QUANTITY not roluoMl. M Your Merchant For Them. Ifyoi'Ia Write For ita. A fall tupplj for your Gordon. Y0CR ORDER, enoloaing CASU, will be filled, POSTAGE FREE, Peas, Beans, and Corn exoepted, for which 2 cenU per paper moat t added for postage. Addreij 1590 ACRES owned and cultivated in SEEDS. Farms in the States of DAVID SSTCOMPAIIE THESE 7ITH Chamber, relating how he himself had been laid out for burial. Here, too, iu summer, burial takes place much too V 1 . 1 i 1 1 At .1 . soon.. iui,ii,';uua ai ieutfc uvu u-iv in tervene. Tho Value of a hquavr. The Sioux is generally a mild polyga- mist The young sqaaw is valued by her father according to her youth and comeliness, an available one being worth all the way from rix to fifteen ponies. Tho squaw is the most aujocx siave or her connubial partner. She is compelled to draw and prepare the wood for fuel, besides cooking tbo rations and taking care of her oildpring. 'lhe last-named duty ia, however, not a very onerous one. The Indian is as fond of a joke or a game as his brother-in-law (the squaw man; or his white superior. Ha-ka-ka, or Indian billiards, ia one oi hia amusements. Tho game consists in pitching the anchor- shaped ha-ka-ua tnrougn a sman ring while the latter ia swiftly rolling, the various players taking their regular turn at pitching, while the whole group swift ly follow tho roiling ring or owp, uuu i fnrt their ha-ka-kas at a time when they think it will do tho most good. Gambling is an old vice with Indian p, and the young braves will stake their ail on a game oi ha-ka-ka. The squaws aro also inveter ate gamblers. Dakota Herald. Iiunnln Amucli in Malacca. Physiologists have argued that the well-known habit of running amuck ia simply a homicidal monomania, a form of disease, in fact. But our English au thorities in Perak have taken a different view; and, since they Have insisted on formally executing offenders, they seem to have put a decided check on the prac tice. Tho police are provided with a huge pitch-fork, meant to take the mad man alive when he turns at bay. A Ma lay, Maj. McXair tella us, will say, "My eyes got dark, and I ran in." When the terrible cry, " Amuck, amuck 1" ia sud denly raised m the street, there ia a gen eral scramble to get out of tho way. The homicide makes his headlong rush, striking to the right and left ; the by standers who cannot escape draw their own firearms and knives, and shoot or stab at him, till at last he drops under hia wounds or is hemmed into a corner. Charles Napier, an English scien tist, prescribed a vegetable diet as a euro lor intemperance. . The relinquish ment of meat for six or seven months, ho asserts, will destroy a desire for al cohol in tho most aggravated cases. LANDRETH & SONS, Ilxlln d o 1 p li I . PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY, WISCONSIN, VIRGINIA, COMltllSSIOaKD SEEDS. a f-;xLaa