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I LONGING. Of *11 myriad moods of mind That through the soul come Which one was e'er art dear so kind, So beautiful as longing? The thing we long for, that wo are For ouo tr&nscendant moment, Before the present poor and bare Can make its sneering comment Still through our paltry stir and strife, Glows down the wished ideal. And longing moulds in clay what life Carves in the marble real. To let the new life in, we know Desire must ope the portal Perhaps the longing to bo so Helps make the soul immortal. Longing is God's fresh heavenward will With our poor earthward striving, We quench it that we may be still Content with merely living. But would we learn that heart's full S00p6 Which v. e are hourly wronging, Our lives must climb from hope io hope And realize our longing. Ah let us hope that to our praise Good God not only reckon* The moments when we tread his ways, But when the spirit beckons. That some slight good is also wrought Beyond self-satisfaction. When we are simplv good in though^ How e'er we fail in action. —JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL. The Doctor's Wife. Mrs. Wmtringham's drawing room was a bright and comfortable place, with its tandL* e»r.s .nd gild* deep couch-like sofa covered with crimson I satin, and the mossj lug 111 r_ o into which your feet sank as if it had been strewn an inch deep with newly-gathered rose buds. And the fire glimmered in the polished grate, and the wax candles beamed through their ground glass shades and you might have fancied the apaitment expressly I created for sweet wmds and honeyedI flirta-1 tions. and readings from the poete and hel various other pleasant eccupations whichl e]iU,a ham, sarcastically. "He's very much inter ested in music, I've no doubt. And when you know perfectly well that Octavia expect ed him to be talking all the time to her. Well, really I don't know what this world is coming to. One thing I wish you to un derstand—that you are dismissed from my employment from this very moment. You find your wages on the mantle yonder, for I don't grudge you the quarter's money though you do leave in this irregular manner Of course vou won" Tosit Moore turne'l verr "red and then I pale. She did not speak a"word of remon-1 Half an hour later Mrs. Wintringham, rustling through the well-warmed rooms espied the money lying untouched on the marble mantle, where she herself had plac ed it. "Dear me!" quoth the stately dame, "the governess has forgotten her wages. Well, I shan't take the trouble to send them after her!" Josie went home to the poor but neat apartments, where her aunt took in embroid ery to do for a fashionable shop, and told her simple tale. Aunt Mary's eyes, already reddened with night work and much appli cation, were quick to overflow in her neice's behalf. "It's a burning shame," said the poor woman, "that such people should have it in their power to tyrannize over others, but never mind, Josie, you shall be welcome to a home here until you find another situa tion. "I knew I should, Aunt Mary." "What makes you speak so hoarsely, child? questioned the elder lady. "My throat is a little sore, aunt I think I have caught a cold." "You had better let me make you a cup of hot tea, and go to bed at once." "Nonsense, aunt," cried Josie, cheerily. Fm going to help you finish this first." But the next morning Josie waked up, hot, flushed and feverish, with a racking pain over her temples and quite unable to rise and before evening she was delirious." "Bob. "said Aunt Mary, as she came out of her niece's bedroom with a troubled face, and went down into the passage where the landlady's red-headed son was playing mar bles, "I want you to go to Dr. Caffery's and ask him to come here as soon as possible. Don't delay a moment, Bob, for it may be a matter of life and death "Yes," said Bob, stoutly, and away he went. "Is the Doctor in?" demanded Bob of the assistant at Dr. Caffery's "No, he ain't," said the Ganymede of medicine. "When'll he be in?" "Don't know," was the listless reply. Bob wasted no more time in useless in quirv, but set off for some other doctor. "If it is really a matter of life and death," thought sensible Bob, "it don't make any difference what doctor they have." So it happened that young Dr. Aymer, who had just returned home from visiting a patient, found himself confronted by small red-headed boy. "Please to come directly, sir, to No. 10 Duke's court," cried out Master Bob, ex uggerating somewhat on his literal orders, "it's a case of life and death." Mrs. Wintringham had sent Josephine Moore away in order that she might be effec tuftllyout of Dr. Aymer's path but Fate and Mrs. "Wintriugham were marshaled on opposite sides this time, and that rising young physician walked into Josie's sick room quite uncenscious v/hom he was to be hold Ceorge Aymer started a little when he looked into the dark brown eyes bnt Josie smiled up in his face. "It wasn't my fault," she said, imnocently. "I never dreamed of offending Mrs. Wint ringham, but it was wrong, very wrong of her to turn me out doors." "You see she is delirious," exolaiaaed Aunt Mary, "Yes," said Dr. Aymer, in a fainting voice, "I see." So while Miss Octavia Wintringham lounged in the handsome drawing-room, dreRsed in silk attire watching the gilded hands of the clock, and wondering why the expected did not come. Dr. Aymer was cured.' I don't think it necessary for me to pav any more visits here, unless—" Josephine blushed deeply. *'I am afraid, doctor,"shefaltered,glanc- 8 it. May I come, then, as your suitor? As your future husband? Will that do, Josie?" The soft pink flushes chased away the paleness of the young girl's cheek. "Dr. Aymer!" "Yes, Miss Josephine Moore!" /'Do you really i'l do really love you!" exclaimed the young doctor, fervently. I "But Miss Octavia Wintringham—what Then," said Josie, speaking very low, I I husband after you are married. But as no entry of the transaction was ever made on the doctor's books, we may Sebts." resume that this was one of his "baa And Mrs. Wintringham never called on Mrs. Aymer. A Visit to its Reputed site—Its Location ni Appearance. From the Chicago Alliance. elevation of some 5,000 feet above the level of the sea. Water is abundant here, and consequently even-thing is green and fruit is plenty. The valley is full of vineyards, with pomegranates and fig trees, and olive whole ct ^\)e nu^ seen som0 immeuse wal (jees look as old as the world. As I am writing these lines, sitting on a camp stool in front of my tent, I can see the whole population of Eden collected round our camp staring at us. Young and old, men. women and children are pressing forward to I a g00t|i00jj at wild us "and some of these ^Idren of Eve have climbed up the trees tQ bave thelllxUTV of a of onr are supposed to belong to high life. But o ... not for frowns and lowering looks, such as an* bird's-eve view Long Iwfore we reached our l!?oi I mountains, ana perhaps, on, wonder: irom U intnngham s a^icall} -enameled conn-1 i £mingto camp in their tenance, as she stood there in a rustlmg| chameleon-colored silk dress with red car buncles hanging from her ears, while Jose phine Moore stood pale and shrinking be fore hi "Such forwardness I never saw," said Mrs. Wintringham, "No, never! And I wish you to understand that it isn't going to be tolerated in decent society. Miss Moore. A governess—yes. a common nursery gov-1 crness, whom* Mr. Wintringham is good I enough to employ—to sit the whole evening] and flirt with young Dr. Aymer!" •I did not flirt," pleaded poor Josie.I oasis. The news spread like wildfire among the tribe, and there was a general rush for the best place to see us come in and get off our horses. The women left off their work in the fields, the men left off playing on the reed pipes, and the children left off crying to see us coming. Baruum's circus arriving in a village "out West" never created such a sensation as we did on approaching this earthly paradise. As we filed past through this aisle of human beings we were greet ed with shouts, and mock solution. The iggled, the men smiled, the children our us very popular ovation. The green "goggles which some of my companions wore seemed to raise the en thusiasm of the crowd to its highest pitch, and many a swortliy finger was raised from among tuose Arabs, pointing to those green goggles, and the women called to each other and raised their children in their arm6 to make them enjoy the treat. Meanwhile my friends, quite unconscious of their great texpecta character, for I TOlnri^ J™* ^at I can't conscientiously give vou one," lallthwirowd. but as we drew near 1 1 to mato helPf Mrs' prfbSCl* so strance however but slowlv turning round, I V1011 ^erc 1 ^"'1 I established in the house—so as better to went up fo her own room, put pn her bonJ ™tch and provide for his family, andin ac net and shawl, packed her slender belong ings in a small trunk and left the house. camp to keep off the intruders. Here, with plenty of elbow room, I en joy the scene, which indeed is very pictur esque. When the excitement had some what subsided, I strolled out to enjoy the gorgeous sunset. The western sky was aglow with luminous tints of orange, pink and purple. This glory lasted but for a minute and all was hushed in the gray tints of the evening. Later in the evening some young men I and young women were admitted to our dining room tent. These Arab women were dying with curiosity to see and handle the clothes and trinkets of our lady friends. Velvet seemed to attract their attention andl admiration more than anything else, save, perhaps, our watches and gloves. The gloves especially seemed to puzzle I them. The Countess took out her repeater and made it strike for them. They seemed delighted, just as little children would be with the tinkle of the tiny bell. Some of these pretty Arab girls asked me through our dragoman if all the ladies in our country were like the two that were with us. I told Halil to ask these girls what made them ask that question. They answered with a giggle I and a shy look from their roguish eyes, "ifI they are all so large it must be very hard| work for the poor horses to carry them. PERILS OF THE CHASE. A Serious Encounter with a large Deer—How the Animal was Finally Dispatched. Todd county Argus. About two weeks ago Sherman Sargeant, of Round Prairie, had a very serious en counter with a large deer. While out hunt ing he saw a large buck and fired at it, breaking one of its fore legs. He gave chase, getting an occasional shot until he had expended the last one of his cartridges, but failed to hit the deer. When he had ruruthe deer about eight miles, and shortly after he had fired his last shot, he came up on the animal which was so exhausted thiat it lay and looked at him instead of bound ing away at his approach. Mr. Sargeant did not know just what was best to do, but walked around the deer thinking how nice ly he could lay it out if he but had another charge, when all of a sudden it jumped up and rushed at him with lowered head which bristled with dangerous horns. Before the hunter had time to think which way to dodge the deer struck him about the knees, and knocked him flat on the ground and hurling his gun some distance and burying it in the snow. In some way he managed t© seize the angry brute and trip it up, when he held on to the horns like grim death He drew his jack-knife as soon as he could and made a thrust, but the tough hide caused the rivet to break and the large blade flew beyond his reach, and the small blade also came out of the handle. Mr. Sargeant had considerable trouble to keep the deer down, which he did by keeping control of the uninjured fore leg. Finding that some thing must be done ke seized the little blade of the knife and industriously bored away at the toiif'h hide on the old buck's throat, koiding tho thrusts of the hind feet, the force of which all old hunters know. After considerable boring and some fierce strug gling he managed to cut the large vein when the deer soon died, but the hunter kept his hold till the deer was stone dead. Mr. Sar geant showed us an ugly wound in his hand do with it, I should like to know? She I bowers with his repeated cry, while ever and I ask, answered the man. I can afford is nothing to me nor was she ever anything! nnon the mournful cooing of the dove in-1 more, ir necessarj. onlv the merest acquaintance!" I terrnpted the matin song of the lark. I The report was written in the customary "There, now, I guess you "if that be the case you may oome again! I Bounds like," she said, as she paused. But, as to your fees—" I "You mean that 'tootle, tootle, tootle, "As to my fees," interposed the doctor I chug, chug, chug?' You just bet I under gaily, "I will send the account in to your I stand that. Many is the time at a picnic I've heard it from the mouth of a demijohn, or the bung hole of a beer-keg." Her first impulse was to hurl the piano- Her nrsi impulse was iu uuam pmuu- young double THE GARDEN OF EDE9. A LULLABY. 'Baby Lullaby" as sung by a father wHfl# mamma is visiting the neighbor*: A couple of hour's ride over a most wretched bridle-path, up and down rugged I When the wind blows the cradle will rockj mountain passes, brought us to this charm-1 Jerusalem crickets what a temper you've got ing oasis called "Eden." The Arabs assured When the bow brakes the cradle will fall, us this spot was the real Garden of Eden, and, judging from the intense curiosity they evinced concerning ourselves and our traps, we had no difficulty in believing this Rock-a-by babv upon the tree top When the wind blows—confound it do atop. By thunder you young 'un do nothing but squall. Now baby go-by, go hush-i-ty—hush Soo-shoo", snooby, shooy, hush, husli-i-ty—hush Go to sleep mv babv my sweet little pet to be the garden where our first mother, I Go to sleep, don't you hear me, I'll spank yeu I the general gave orders to the clerk of his Eve, dwelt ere she grew too fond of apples. I I'll bet. I St. Petersburg counting-house to write off This eden is situated in a pretty little I If you ain't 'sleep this minit, now, rock-a-by. I the following orders: valley in the heart of the mountains, at an I Well, hang such a young one that dots nothing I From the Counting-house at St Petersburg: but cry. NtRSE MARPHA. From the San Francisco Argossy. At Moscow, from 1848 to 1850, a most I lovely young woman used to be seen walk ing on the Boulevard Nikitskoi nearly every day, and wearing a rich peasant's dress. She accompanied two charming little girls of four or five years of ago, and was her self followed by a footman in livery. Pas sers-by stopped still in front of her, struck by admiration. Common folks were con tented only to stare at her gentlemen more boldly came near to the children, patted their heads, then asked the beautiful peasant girl her master's name, and whether she was free or slave. She invariably gavo tho same answer: "I am slave. I belong to General Gertzoff, and these two children are his daughters- l| am their nurse." She kept to the costume of her village, according to a fancy of her master's it con-1 sisted of a shirt in silk damask, either red I or blue of a wide-sleeved linen chemise,! embroidered in red thread, and a diadem I head-dress which matched the skirt roundI the neck, and by the general's express com-1 mand, she wore several rows of amber beads, I pure and transparent as burnt topaz. About lour o'clock she brought the children home I to a house on the boulevard, built between a court-yard and a garden. The general's wife lived alone in this I house Sheled a very quiet life being al- wavs £rom where one of the deer's sharp prongs had. torn a great gap in the flesh, but he suffered no other injury. Music's Doable Meaning. Any one who has endeavored to follow a symphony intended to imitate the sounds of nature through the mazy interpretation of a full orchestra, heard a descriptive song sitting by Josephine Moore's bedside, count-1 lifted from the lower levels of a baao pro-1 ky Park at other, i mes she would go to ing the rapid pulsing of her slender wrist, I funclo, or listened while a delicate looking! town with them, o shop, by order of her A 1 v will she say?" has Miss Oetavia Wiptringhw tol weaUt MM delieate ancl in ill health, while the I general spent his time in St. Petersburg, or I I made frequent journeys to Paris. He had cordance to the customs of the day—a sort of counting house, in which were received the money and provisions coming from the numerous villages he owned. Several clerks were employed there all day of everything that took place in the house, not forgetting the smallest detail. These clerks and the house-servants were all of them slaves, and were about forty in number. The general was never at a loss for footmen. He owned twelve thousand souls, and much landed property in some of the richest departments. From time to time the general came and spent a few days with his wife and children, leaving soon again for St. Petersburg, where he enjoyed perfect liberty. His wife, owing to her state of ill-health, never opened her lips about these continued] absences from home but bore with perfect resignation her husband's neglect. She was very fair-haired, thin, and sickly looking. Her own slaves worshiped her, her hus-l band's likewise, for through her they had| been spared many a cruel punishment. Marpha, the nurse, the beautiful servant, was one of her favorites for, not being ablel herself to look after her children, she had entrusted them to the young girl almost from their birth. One day, while he was in Moscow, the general was sitting in his study with one of his brother officers, Colonel' Dimitrieff. Both were smoking long cherry- gl and ,Ar and thinking that he had never seen any-1 girl crashed an idyllic picture, mingled withl mistress, who scarcely ever went out. She I aged, are still very beautiful. The general thing so beautiful as her pure, oval facel a tempest, from a suffering Stienway-I would often buy silks in a shop of the I and his wife are dead. Sidoroff, the mer and lsvely hazel eyes. I grand, will .appreciate the reasons for rustic I Illinka. The master of this shop would al-1 chant, is one of the richest men of Siberia "So you think lam really cured, doetor?nl misapprehension implied in the tale of thel ways serve her himself, with great attention, I From time to time he comes to St. Peters said the fair convalescent. I young lady moving iu select circles in Gal-1 house. Prohor, the clerk, will note your I burg, where his family are estab Josephine was sitting up in Aunt Mary's I veston, who, after much toil and practice atl proposal in the daily report, and you willllished. His sons are officers in the cuirasser easiest chair, dressed in a loose wrapper, I the piano-board, learned to play with con-1 soon get an answer. I myself think that I guards his daughters have married bril with her brown hair netted back from herl siderable dexterity a piece entitled "Picnic I Marpha would be happy with you you arelliantly. One day, as I was attending the face. I Polka." It is something after the style of I spoken of as sober and business-like. 11 funeral of some great person at the Newsky "Yes," said the handsome young physi-1 the celebrated "Battle of Prague," in which I would, therefore, gladly sacrifice myself, I Convent, the ceremony being over, I took a cian, "as we say of our hospital cases, 11 tho listener can easily distinguish the roar I however it might pain me to have her to I walk in the cemetery and examined the think I may mark you down as 'discharged! of artilery, ttie rattle of musketry, the| leave me. I will call her in, and you can tombstones. I soon came to one erected shouts o soldiers, and the groans of thel dying. In the "Picnic Polka" the noise of I the wind among the trees, and the joyous! carols of the birds, are reproduced, thel finale being a thunder-shower which dis-| turbs the revelers. at Aunt Mary, who looked equally dis ssed, "that I—that we shall not be ablel to—to—hand you your fees just yet—" "I was not thinking of my fees," db served Dr. Aymer. •"But we must think of it," said Joseph im. "And you won't let me come any more as a doctor?" I "If our means ,"«he began. the "Picnic Polka." The first notet arel Write,^ sondarina—I shall pSKf God for 'What nonsense!" laughingly interrupted! rather slow and hesitating, the idea sought I you all my life." tl* doctor. "I shall have to be more explic- know what that order and manner of the generals eg tab- Ilishment: From the Moscow House—Report of the 15 th October, 1S48: Art 1.—Received from the village of Davi dono: Ten chariots of hay, twelve sacks of flour, fifteen boxes fruit preserves, on barrel of honey. Ar j: o _ll(ooived stool at him, but it passed off, Mid once I jyanono, four thousand roubles. more she went for the piano as if it was tho I Art. 3.—According to your excollency's orders man's head and was insured for I yesterday, 1-1 th October, the footman, Andre) ~e its value. was given to the soldier. in mouey from the offioe of Ai t. 4.—The mare, Etoile, has just foaled. Art 5.—Sidoroff, the merchant, offers two thousand roubles for the purchase of Marplia. He begs she will be given him, to marry her. Art. ti.—Marinoff, the merchant, offers ten thousand roubles for the timber of Davidono wood. Art 7.—This is the eighth day Ignate, the coachman, has been drunk. Art 8.—The kitchen-boy, Vanka, was drunk yeeterday, and made a disturbance in tho house. Art 9.—The girl, Glachka, laundress, was confined of a boy last night. She was taken to a midwife, whom we shall have to pay. PBOHOB, Head Clerk. A week after the reception of this epistle Art 1.—His excellency orders that the ten thousand roubles offered" by Martinoff for the timber shall be accepted. Art. 2.—The coachman, Ignate, is to be pun ished by fifty strokes of the knout, and sent on foot from Moscow to St. Petersburg, money bo ing given him to buy bread on the road. Art 3.—Tho kitchen boy, Vanka, is to be sent back to his village, with orders to the staraste to employ him at wood-cutting iu the forest Art. 4.—The girl, Glachka, in punishment for her misconduct, is to be sent back to her villago, and to have her hair cut short to her head. Art 5.—His excellcncy's orders aro that the offer made by Sidoroff shall be refused, and that a reprimand be given to Marpha for hav ing dared to disturb Madame Gertzoff wi.h this affair. His excellency's will is that Marpha shall not leave the young ladies till thoy aro twelve yearn of ag«." On that dav his excellency will be "pleased to give Marpha her liberty as "a reward for lior trouble. Written by his excellency's orders. ABTEMI, Head Clerk. Both Sidoroff and Marpha were in de- A day rarely passed without her beingI gpair at this harsh answer,"and throw them questioned. She was really remarkable for I selves at Madame Gertzoff's feet, who was her beauty her pink and white face, bloodI herself much troubled at heart at the non and milk, as the Russians say, was oval, and I success of her attempt. of pure Greek type: the eyes were blue, I "I have saved twenty-live thousand rou the eyebrows full and well marked, remind-1 bles since I have been in business. If your ing one of the words of a Russian song— I excellency deigned to write to the general "Thy sable eyebrows tho teeth shone be-1 that I would willingly give them for Marpha, tween the coral lips the golden hair, in two 11 can soon make it up by work, and I can long bmids, fell to her feet, and her quick, I graceful carriage made her a most attractive I woman and a priceless slave. I not live without Marplia." Madame Gertzoff ordered that this new proposal should be inserted in the report. Prohor, the clerk, obeyed, and wrote: By order of her excellency, Madame Gortzoff, I have darod to insert iu this report tho new proposal of Sidoroff, the merchant He offers twenty-five thousand roubles, ready money, for Marplia. He begs his humble offer will not be refused. The orders from the St. Petersburg house were not long in coming. They were ex pected with painful anxiety. The St. Petersburg clerk answered: His excellency was pleased to got into a vio lent passion ou'receipt of tho report of tho 16th of November. He will hear nothing further about Sidoroff'B offer. His excellency orders that if Sidoroff dares to present himself again at the house, he shall be turned out, and, if necessary, the four-hall posters are to drive him out* with broomsticks. His excellency likewise desires that Marpha Bhall not open her hps any more to Madame Gertzoff about this af fair, under pain of great punishment. Marpha cried bitterly, and had a severe illness, from which she arose as pale as a lily. Her mistress was kindness itself tc* The head clerk was Prohor, whose duty it I her, and had her attended by the most eel was to write even- day a most minute accountl ebrated doctors. Sidoroff, disgusted with life at Moscow, sold his silk business. He took to drink to drown his sorrow, and traveled nil over Russia from one fair to another. He after ward went to Siberia, where, according to the wishes of his family, he soon married, Marpha continued to look after the children as usual, with patience and gentleness Still, sometimes her eyes would harden as she looked at them. Then the little girls would ask: "Why do you look at us so wickedly?—what have we done?—we haye been good.'" Then she took them on her knee, and kissed them and said: "Oh! you have done nothing—never mind me! Kiss and love your poor nurse." Eight years passed thus. Madame Gert zoff one day called Marpha into her bed room, and gave her a paper. "The general sends you this act. He gives you your liberty—you are free. You can either leave, or remain with my daugh ters, as you please." Marplia kissed her mistress's hand, took the paper, and left the room. Her heart was beating loudly. These words, "you are free," rang in her ears and wood pipes with amber mouth-pieces, andl gave her a delicious feeling. But when the talking business, when Marpha entered thel first joy had passed, a bitter feeling took room with the children, who had come tol possession of her. wish their father good-night. The colonell "What is the good of being free now? stood dazzled by this wonderful beauty. Hel she said to herself. "Sidoroff is married said to the general, after she had left thel Where shall I go—to the village where my room: I father and mother are still slaves? I could "Look here, Boris, I have something tol not even provide for them as I do now by propose: I will give you my cook, Bazile.l staying with my masters." who has just finished his apprenticeship atl She knelt and prayed for a long while be the English club, and any one else you pleasel fore the images in her alcove. She present as a balance, if you will give me Marpha inl ly, after receiving the congratulations of all exchange." I her friends on her happiness, came to her "No, I wont" replied the general, in hisl mistress's rrom, gave her the paper, and rough tones. said: "Well," went on calmly the colonel, "willl you have my favorite coachman, Paul, whol trains horses so well, the sewing-woman, Daria, and as a balance, my beautiful chest-1 nut stallion, Emir?" "Be quiet neither for ten horses, nor ten I slaves, however talented they might be,"I cried the general. "Tho girl is sweet andl good my wife is delicate, and unable tol look after the children if I did not have! this nurse, I could never live quietly away I "Keep this paper, sondarina, it is useless to me now—it is too late! I ask your per mission to be allowed to remain all my life with the young ladies." "I will keep it, if you like," answered the general's wife. "Stay with us but consider yourself free. The day you wish it I will give it back to you," In 1874, Marpha was living as nurse with the general's eldest daughter, who had been married some years, and had three children from home. Do you think I am blind? I and sold things to her cheaper than to most Marpha would have been ages ago with me I people. in Petersburg if I could find some one to take her place over the children. I consid er it a very deserving sacrifice on my part, and one I am not much in the habit of making." "But you are soon going to take a gover ness for them," said the colonel. "Certainly. I am expecting a Swiss girl this month. She is coming from Geneva. But, for all that, I should never feel easy unless Maipha were near my daughters. Who knows these strange women? They are good enough for teaching children, but not for taking care of them. Besides, my wife would never consent to your having her so never mention the subject again, please. To make up for it, I give you the make'you a present of speak to her." Marpha came in, blushing and not quite I unconscious of what was going on, "Marpha," said the general's wife, "this honest tradesman here wishes to purchase I and marry you. I will stress on Prohor's It happens that a country cousin was in I report by writing myself to the general, if I put a crown of flowers on the" grave. She town, and the young lady thought shel this marriage is not displeasing to you." I then crossed herself several times, arose, would play the piece to him and hear his I Marpha hung her head and became as I and turned round. I recognized Marpha, comment. He is a plain, simple-mindedl red as a poppy. I I knew her story, as did also several others youth, and although he is not very bright,is I "Shall I?" asked the general's wife again. I intimate friends of the Gertzoffs very appreciative. She told him what thel Marpha fell on her knees and kissed herl "How is that?" I said to her. "Are you piece_was, and then proceeded to give him hand, saying: praying for the general?" "Oh," said she, "I have long since for gotten the harm he did to me. I suppose to be conveyed being the solemn zephyr I The man also knelt and thanked the lady. I it was God's will that I should still be num (not heifer sighs. After she got through I She sent for Prohor, the scribe, and said I bered among the humble ones on earth. It with this preface she asked him if he did I to him: I is all for the best. Our lives here are noth not almost imagine himself in a lodge inl "Write to his excellency that Sidroff, the I ing. Two nights ago, I saw my barine some vast wilderness. He replied that he I tradesman, wishes to marry Marpha, and is I a dream. He said to me: 'Maipha! Mar thought all that slowness meant the delay I willing to purchase her for two thousand I pha! I cannot bear the weight of my sins in getting off. Said he: "There is always I roubles. I they are so heavy—so heavy!' I saw him some darned fellow that over-sleeps him-1 "Are you willing to pay so much?" she I three times in the same night, and told our self and keeps everybody else waiting. I asked, turning toward the merchant. "The I pope about it. He advised me to have She did not care to discuss the point with I general will not part with her for less he I prayers said for the repose of his soul. The the ignorant fellow, so, to conceal her emo-1 has only just sold the confectioner, Illia, I oarine is asking for them, I suppose, in the tions, she once more let herself out on the I for a thousand roubles. Marpha is worth I other world. He must be suffering, for he piano. The bird whistled as if his throat more." made others suffer so. His slaves, when he iUM tfeesytaal as yoar exoeiieney please* tol was attve, wept of Mood. My He was a handsome, light-bearded fellow of the highest type of Russian beauty. He begged permission, one day, to cany to Madame Gertzoff himself a very fine piece of volvet, saving lie wished to avail himself of the opportunity of begging her to listen to something he had very much at heart. Marpha told her mistress, who said fche would receive him. He came accordingly with the velvet, and a basket of choice sweetmeats, that he bag ged the general's wife to accept. Then he boldly said: "I love Marpha. I know she is a slav If your excellency is willing, and Marpha herself is so disposed, I am ready to pur chase her at whatever price you may see fit choice of any girl you please among myl to name." slaves, andl will make you a present of I "Ah, my brother," replied the general her." wife, "there you are mistaken. Marpha 1 "No, thanks," replied the colonel, "II belongs to none of my villages. She is my wanted this one, and no other." I husband's property. He it is whom you A few days afterward the general left fori must ask. Show yourself at the counting St. Petersburg, and the house went on inl Marpha is, therefore, a freed woman twice the usual way. Marpha walked, as usual, I over: by the act given to her by the general with the children on the boulevard she I and also by the abolition of slavery in 1 sometimes drove with them to the Petrous-1 She lives just as she did in former day and is always the children's favorite nurse She is fifty years old. Her features, though story is not worth mentioning. I was the happiest of all. I hope God will forgive him, and give him the kingdom of heaven, for I have forgiven him from the bottom of heart." Her face wore an expression of stiblime grandeur and abnegation. Marpha goes very often to the cemetery of the Newsk.v Convent—oftenereven than do the general's own children. She has the right to do it. Her prayers are blessed twice over. LYIHA PASCIIKOITT. MARWOOD THE HANGMAN. An Interview With the Celebrated Execution er of London. After the execution of the Rotherham murderer recently, a reporter interviewed Marwood, the executioner. The report says: "It was a grand execution! Wood never moved even a finger," were tho first words uttered when he entered the room where a number of persons were assembled: "I gave him the long drop, nine feet four in ches, and he died as peacefully as a lamb." "What is your reason for having such a long drop?" some one asked. Lifting up his hands and raising his eyes, he exclaimed in dramatic tones: "It is hu mane, and saves suffering the man dies in stantly. He had not seen Wood before he met him the cell a few minutes before the execu tion, but whon he did see him he was very unfavorably impressed with his face. He thought him a cold-hearted, callous man, and was confident of his guilt. In reply to question respecting the rope, he called for his bag. His visitors held their breath hile he slowly unfastened the leathern straps which wore around it, applied the key to the lock, opened the bag, and brought out its contents, which proved to be two ropes and a few pinioning straps. One rope, thick one, measuring about three inches in circumference, was the rope which he had used around tho neck, the preceding morning, of the Alvesbury murderer, ana ith which he had also executed Wood. Tho other was a smaller rope, perhaps an inch in circumference. It was a curious sight to behold Marwood contemplating tho ropes. He gazed upon them smilingly, fondly handling them as tender as a mother would handle a baby, a connoiseur a piece of rare china, a young lady a bonnet of tho atest fashion. "This rope," said he, holding up the thickest, "is the rope it is made of the finest Italian hemp it is the rope of the good old times." Here he grew rather elo quent and earnest, and, with emphasis, added: "This rope is made specially for me, and it is supplied by the Government. Look how beautiful and smooth it is feel it it's a real beauty." The visitor felt it, but failed to see much beauty. "Don't be frightened of it there are no blood stains on it." He said this because it was being very closely and critically ex amined. "I never shed blood, and never yet broke the skin of my patients.' Speaking of his predecessors in the exe cution line, he said their great fault was that they id not study their profession scien tifically. When he became the public exe cutioner, hanging was nothing but a theory little understood, and he proceeded to ex plain the art of successful and "pleasant" langing. In the old days of a short drop a man suffered greatly, but since he inaugur ated the long drop, death is instantaneous and "plGasant." He has abolished vulgar suffocation and strangulation. He now dis locates the neck, severs the spinal cord, and creates no pain. Death is like a flash of lightning. "I like the reporters," he subsequently remarked, "and I think the press ought al ways to be admitted to executions. They represent the public, and the public should be informed of what occurs at executions I am kept busy. I hang from twenty to thirty every year. I am not paid by salary nor by the Government. The Sheriff pays me, and I am paid very well." mm. He was asked what lie did in his leisure hours: "Well, I have a nice garden at Horncastle, to which I pay some attention When I have business London way I go to church. Spurgeon is my favorite preacher I always go to hear him—he is a grand man Sometimes I go to hear Dr. Parker at the City Temple and at other times I go and hear Dean Stanley. I am not a Wesleyan —I once was. I belong to the whole Church, not to any sect." Courtship and Medicine. Troy (N. Y.) Tribune. Miss Mary Flynn was studying medicine and being caurted at the same time. Mr William Budd was attending to the latter part of the business. One evening while they were sitting together in the parlor, Mr Budd was thinking how he should manage to propose. Miss Flynn was explaining certain physiological facts to him. "Do you know," she said, "thatthousands of people are actually ignorant that they smell with their olfactory peduncle?" "Millions of 'em," replied Mr. Budd. "And Aunt Mary wouldn't believe when I told her that she couldn't wink without sphincter muscle?" "How unreasonable!" "Why, a person cannot kiss without sphincter!" "Indeed?" "I know it is so!" "May I try if I can?" "O, Mr. Budd, it is too bad for jaa to make light of such a subject." Then he tried it, and while he held her hand she explained to him about the mus cles of that part of tie body. "It is remarkable how much you know about those things," said Mr. Budd—"real ly wonderful. Now, for example, what is the back of the head called?" "Why, the occipital bone of course." "And what are the names of the mucles of the arm?" The spiralis and the intra-spiralis among others." "Well now, let me show you what mean. Wrhen I put my intra-spiralis around your waist, so, is it your occipital bone that rests upon my shoulder-blade in this way?'" "My back hair, primarily, but the occipi tal bone of course, afterward. But O, Mr, Budd, suppose pa should come in and see us." "Let him come! Who cares?" said Mr, Budd, boldly. I think I'll exercise a spihnc ter and take a kiss." "Mr. Budd, how can you?" said Miss Flynn, after he had performed the feat. ,,Don't call me Mr. Budd call me Willie he said, drawing her closer. "You accept me, don't you? I know you do, darling." "Willie," whispered Miss Flynn, very faintly. "What, darling?" "I can hear your heart beak" "It beats only for yon, angel." "And it sounds out of order. The ventri cular contraction is not uniform." "Small wonder for that when it's bursting for joy." "You must put yourself under treatment for it. I will give you some medicine." "It's your own property, darling do what you please with it. But somehow the sphincter operation is one that strikes me most favorably. LetUB again Bee how works." But why proceed? The old, ofll story! A Person Who Swallows Coin From the San Francisco Chronicle. Saturday evening five men met in an oyster saloon, comer Sutter and Dupont streets. One of them named Alberge pro posed an oyster supper for the five and laid a ten dollar gold piece on the counter, say ing that this would be enough for the five to eat upon. Francois, a Frenchman, who was standing back of Alberge, reached over his shoulder, took the ten dollar piece and swallowed it, remarking that it was barely enough for one to eat. All five turned around and believing it a slight-of-hand, remonstrated with Francois and threatened to go through his pockets if he did not re turn the gold piece. Francoise objected that it was impossible for him to return it, as he had swollowed it and, to convince them of the feasibility of the thing, he bet with them that ho could swallow a fifty cent piece, and so he did, to the great amazement of those present. to General Gertzoff. A priest and a beadle were chanting the prayers for the dead, .-ith thin, nasal voices. One woman alone was present. When the prayers were over, she placed the three obligatory roubles in the priest's hand, knelt reverently down, and Influx of Gold. The arrivals of gold from Europe at the assay office in New York for the weelt ended last Raturday were $3,440,300, of which $1,059,OttO was American coin, and $2,387, 300 foreign coin and bars. The total airi vals since August were $5,073,680, of which $572,185 was American coin, and $4,501, 500 foreign coin and bars. The total arri vals for tne same period last year were 856,485. The total payments by the assay office on this account were $800,000 for the Week and 946,636,6000 sinoe Angapt *. HOUSE AND FARM. The Farm. If there is no work a fanner can profitably engage in during the winter, aside from tak ing care of his stock and hauling out the manure the animals make, he can spend his time very profitably in study and reading. No class of men have as good an opportunity for reading as farmers and no class make as poor use of it. All professional men and most mechanics find it necessary to read and study in order to succeed in their business. The literature of agriculture, horticulture, and stock-raising is as valuable, if it is not extensive, as that of law, medicine, the ology, or mechanics, and the farmer who is most familiar with it will be most likely to succeed in the occupation he has selected as life-long pursuit. Lime, as it comes from the kiln, is known caustic or quick lime—tho heat having expelled the carbonic acid gas of the carbon ate of lime or limestone. Upon exposure to the air and moisture this caustic lime absorbs water and carbonic acid gas, and again re turns to tho carbonate. During this rever sion it decomposes vegetable matter aud sets the elements of plant food free. It is in this power to prepare food for the growing crop from the vegetable matter in the soil that the chief value of lime resides. The greater the per cent, of lime that is in the caustic state the more valuable it is for this work. The quicker the lime can pe applied after burning the better. Mr. C. T. Curtiss in his new work on Wheat Culture," concludes by saying: Highest success in wheat-growing involves and presumes skillfull and intelligent man agement in other parts of farming, so that he ho uniformity secures superior results with wheat and does not impoverish his land or soil, cannot bo other than a good fanner, able to secure profitable results in all other farm operations. Hence to become an eminent wheat-grower is to become a com plete fanner." Mr. Curtiss knows of what le speaks as he has had a wide experience in wheat culture. It is entirely too late, of course, for hens to sit, but some attention to the poultry yard now will enable housekeepers to secure needful supply of eggs during the winter. Provide warm, sunny shelters, whitewash the walls and clean up the bottoms. Boost ing places should not be subjected to storms of rain, snow or wind. Feed your hens on variety of cheap, good food, including scraps from the table. One rooster for ten hens is enough for these polygamous birds but have all of a large, strong breed. E. F. Tiffany, in "Our Dumb Animals," tells of a horse* that belongs to his grand father that was in the family very many years, and was very old. A young horse was substituted, and the old one was put in pasture to rest. The old gentleman's meet ing-house was three-forths of a mile away, on the top of a hill. The very first Sabbath grandfather went with his new horse to meeting, on going out to the shed after the morning service, he found his old horse standing in the shed beside the new one The old horse had jumped out of the pas ture to go to and stand in his old place. It was the only time he ever did so. How he knew the day, or when to go, is a mystery for there was no bell on the meeting-house He went Sabbath after Sabbath to stand in his old place. Grandfather indulged him for a while, and then shut him up in the barn on Sunday. Some Recipes. FBIED BREAD.—To two eggs well beaten add one quart of sweet milk and a little salt Dip the slices of bread into them until they become quite soft. Fry in a little lard. To CL'KE COLDS.—Bathe the feet well on going tobed, and keep well covered dur ing the night. This will produce a perspir ation, and your cold will soon leave you Care should be taken not to expose your self to the cold air after having bathed the feet. OLD ENGLISH PLUM PUDDING.—Very rich and expensive but mighty good eating One pound of raisins, stoned and cut small one pound of currants, well washed, picked and dried quarter of a pound of citron, cut fine half a pound of suet, shredded and chopped very fine, almost like flour half a pound of brown sugar, six eggs, a saltspoon ful of ground mace, the same of allspice half as much cloves, two teaspoonfuls of cinnamon, the same of ginger one teaspoon ful of salt, a nutmeg grated, one gill of brand}*, a pint of milk, half a pound of bread crumbs, and half a pound of flour beat the yolks of the eggs, one at a time, well into the sugar add all the spices and the salt then the brandy and the milk sift the flour and mix it well in then the bread-crumbs and all the fruit, last of all the whites of the eggs, beaten to a stiff froth the pudding should be about the consistency of a plum cake butter and then flour two tin forms and put your pudding in them, (a two-quart covered tin milk-can answers admirably have a pot with boiling water, the water to come about a third from the top of the form put the form in the pot and let it boil uninterruptedly for four hours have a ket tie of boiling water to add to your pot, as the water evaporates very rapidly. This pudding can be kept all winter in a cold dry place, and be warmed by boiling over for an hour. Sauce.—Four ounces of su gar and two of butter well creamed together then beat an egg thoroughly into it, and two ounces of brandy. Fashion Brevities. New English driving coats, with capesand hoods, are long, loose, comfortable gar ments, intended to take the place of ulsters and water-proofs. All kinds of rich embroideries and fabrics have been brought out for aprons. The la test novelty in this line is velvet painted by hand. One of the good uses to which plush has been put is in the making of handbags, and they are not only pretty,but a real boon to pocketless women. Linings may be easily colored by using tea and copperas. Disolve a tablespoonfu, of copperas in hot water, boil old tea grounds or fresh tea, a cupful of grounds to two quarts of water. Dip the linings first in the copperas water and then in the tea solution handle in the dye five or ten minutes till the color is deep enough, then hang out to dry, This makes a pretty slate color and may be used with wollen or cotton goods. The Women. For tlie actual significance of names, to turn to a lexicon is to learn that Charlotte should possess many virtues, that Maud a sentimental maid, that to Esther cling conscientiousness, faith, truth, Kate is dis tinguished for nonchalance and reckless and refinement, Ruth is modest, Nell geniel, Fannie flirts, Mollie is a rogue, and Kachel is a paragon. The New York correspondent of the Washington Sunday Herald says: A new diversion among New York women of mon ey and leisure is to save a piece of every kind of material used in their garments These are handsomely bound inJbookform each sample making one leaf. The volume forms a history of the owner's dress from season to season, and is of intense interest to herself at least. It is a story of the con tinued-in-our-next sort, and in too many case tells of extravagance, vanity and ruin Train your children to be polite at home and you will never have cause to blush at their rudeness abroad. The rosy-cheeked boy and girl and the stronp and vigorous young man who sit in their comfortable seats in crowded cars, while gray-headed grandfathers and grandmothers tug at the straps, are poor commentaries on home training. Nothing is cheaper than polite ness, and nothing pays better. It should not be taught because it pays, but from principle. Tho young man who is negligent of his mother and sister at home, or the sister who is selfish and unthoughted, will be no blessing to any other home into which they are engrafted, until "they un learn what thev have learned amiss." This is often difficult and anoying, and robs life of its sweetest hours and its richest gifts Train your children in politeness ana un selfishness in all littie things, and the great er will oome without au effort. The Nobility of Life. By Uuskin. There is no action so slight nor so mean but it may be done to a great purpose, and ennobled therefore nor is any purpose so gr«»t but that slight actions may help it, and may be so done as to help it much, most especially that chief of all purposes—the pleasing of God. We treat God with irrev erence by banishing him from our hearts, not by referring to His will upon small oc casions. His is not the finite authority of intelligence which cannot be troubled with small things, There is nothing so small hot that we may honor fioi fay asking fin guidance of it, or insult him by taking it in our own hands and what is true of the Deity is equally true of his revelation. We use it most reverently when most habitually our insolence is in ever acting without rev erence to it our honoring of it is in its uni versal application. God appoints to every one of His creatures a separate mission: and if they discharge it honorably, if they aquit themselves like men and faithfully follow the light which is in them, withdraw ing from it all cold and quenchless influ ence, there will assuredly come of it such burning as, according to its appointed mode and measure, shall shine before men, and be of sen-ice constant and holy. Degrees of infinite lustre there must always be, but the weakest among us has a gift, however seemingly trivial, which is peculiar to him, and which worthily used, will be a gift also to his race forever. Says Geoige Herbert For all may have, If they choose, a glorious life or grave. THE SUPREME COURT. How the United States Supreme Co*rt is Opened-A Dignified Tribunal. From the Washington Star. To begin with, there is a degree of dignity and stately bearing about the court and its members which permeates even to the most humble attache. There is a quiet in the court room which recalls the Sabbath of the Covenanters. When one enters, the invol untary feeling comes on that the room is set aside only for the contemplation of the sober side of life, and woe to him who jibes or jokes in the presence of the court. The court is opened about this fashion. At 12 o'clock (noon) the justices come in from the consulting room and take their seats on the bench. Away to the left of the cham ber is seen a youthful officer, whose busi ness is to catch the first glimpse of the advancing judges. Then comes three raps with a ponderous gavel by the same officer. This is meant as a signal for the audienee to rise. Then, with the Chief Justice in advance, the judges enter from the right of the chamber. To the rear of the justices seats is an lisle. In the centre is an arched entrance for the Chief Justice. Through this aisle the judges file and take position on the right and left. None enter until the Chief Justice emerges from the centre entrance. After all have filed in, the Chief Justice makes u graceful obeisance to the standin audience. Then the justices take seats an' a stroke of the gavel is made and the au dience seats itself. The opening of the court falls upon a youthful officer. It is after the old English form. "Oh, yea oh, yea," etc. and concludes with the words, "God bless the honorable Supreme Court." The court is now ready for business. All the justices are clad in black silk gowns with an ecclesiastical cut. In the desptach of business the Chief Justice is quite expe ditious. He is always ready with a reply to a question, and eminently satisfactory. The justices on the bench assume different at titudes. Justice Miller sinks down low in his chair, and but little can be seen of him but the top of his head so also does Justice Bradley. The Chief Justice sits erect most of the time when not hearing an argument busy in consulting the calender. Judge Harlan is the most striking in appearance of any of the Judges. He is tall, well built and sits erect. Stories of Old People. From Chamber's Journal. A gentleman who was showing me a lite rary paper which he had written in a very clear, bold hand, remarked: "I alway write very distinctly that I may have no difficulty in reading my manuscripts when old age comes upon me." He was then bordering on 70. Another very vigorous old gentleman, aged 77, who was at the head of a large publishing establishment, was explaining to a friend the enormous amount of work he went through from day to day. His friend remarked that it must tell upon him seriously at his age. "Oh no, "here plied, "I don't feel it now, but I expect shall do in after life!" I cannot vouch for the truth of the following anecdotes, but they may serve to "point a moral and adorn a tale:" In the old coaching days, when coach stopped on one occasion to change horses, one ef the passengers strolled along a green lane, and was surprised to see an old man sitting under the hedge crying, In answer to a question as to the cause of his grief he replied that his father had been beating him. The passenger, who thought the father of an old man like that must be a curiosity worth seeing, asked him to take him to his father. The old man led him to a cottage where a very old man was standing at the gate looking very angry. 'Is this your son?" he asked. "Yes,"* replied the old man gruffly. "He tells me you have been beating him," said the passenger "Yes and he deserves beating, the young rascal, for he has been throwing stones at his grandfather!" I have heard of another old man and his wife, both of whom had reached the venerable age of 100. They had three daughters, the youngest of whom died unmarried at the age of 72. The old woman was quite inconsolable on account of their irreparable loss. This youngest daughter had evidently been her pet, for after their return from the funeral she said to her husband, amid her sobs and tears "I always tellt thee, John, that we should never rear that child!" Sara Bernhardt, the Finest Living Rep resentative of Death. From the Philadelphia Bulletin. The modes in which Sara Berndardt turns the heads of the susceptible in New York are various. Some go wild about her cloths others about her voice others about her hair others about her French accent which must be fine in a Parisian to meet New York approval. But the latest form of the Bernhardt agony is that of fascination with her manner of dying. She is, appar ently, the finest living representative death. She has exalted the process to fine art. She has so far, died in four dif ferent ways on the New York stage of poi son as Adrienne, of consumption as Mar guerite Gautier, of remorse and heart-break as Froufrou, and in some other way as Do na Sol. She does them in a winsome, fas cinating way, with ghastliness in one, with pathos in another, with grace in all. She dies sitting in a chair, reclining on a couch standing erect and then tumbling in a heap of drapery, and sprawling on the floor How many more manners of dying she may be capable of must depend upon the extent of her reportoire. It must be droll to those behind the scenes to see her various resur rections from her death scenes, and to ob serve the quickness with which she adjusts her countenance to the proper expressions when the Gabriel's trump of her audience arouses her and calls her before the curtain to receive the reward of their judgement. Gen. Grant's Financial Condltka. From the Pliil. Times. The wagon load of rich men are getting together again to raise a quarter million of dollars for General Grant. They have an undoubted right to do this, and it speaks well for Vanderbuilt, Childs, Drexel, the bonanza poople and others that they are willing to do it. But they have no right to give the impression to the country that Grant is in needy circumstances, for he is not He has only himself and liis wife to look after. His eldest son is a colonel in the army, with a rich wife. His only daughter has more than a competence with her english husband. His two younger sons are married to wives whose fathers are worth millions of dollars. General Grant own fortune cannot be much less than two hundred thousand dollars. This ought to be enough to keep him becomingly for the rest of his days. Still the rich men have right to increase his fortune if they desire only let them not give out the report that Gaant is poor for the purpose of exalting themselves. St. Paul. Tl ATT»NAT. Method IV' and Facilities a Su A Thrilling Scene in Court. There was a singular episode iu the trial the other day, in New York, of Augustus D. Leighton, a mulatto, for the murder of Ma. Dean, his mistress. The prisoner tolii the story of the killing. He said that when Mary Dean struck at him with the curling tongs he put his hand to his hip pockel, scarcely knowing what he was doing, and, he pulled out his handkerchief, brought the razor with it. Then, standing up, and taking the razor that was handed to him in the court, he illustrated by a sudden, sweep ing movement of the handle the manner in hich he struck Mary Dean the deadly blow. The act sent a shiver through the spectators, and Mr. Quarles, the prisoner's counsel, stepped back suddenly, and said to him: Don't do that again." It had its effect to®, upon Leighton, for when he sat down he was trembliug with great agitation. He ev idently did not recover from the effects of and it was only a few moments afterward when he left the stand that he burst into tears. THE LATEST MARKETS. NEW YORK (8 6 75 6 50 (J 130 1 24 W 62 (5 45 103 (k 15 00 FLOUR—Good to Choice... 5 35 White Winter Extras.. 5 15 WHEAT—No. 2 Red 1 19 No. 2 Spring 1 23 CORN—Western Mixed.... (51 OATH—Western Mixed.... 43 RYE—Western 1 02 PORK—Mese (New) 14 00 LAItl)—Steam 9 00 CHEESE 10 WOOL—Domestic Fleece.. 42 & Good to Choice l)airy.. EGGB—Freeh. FLOUR—Winter Spring Patent Process No. 3 Rye, No. 2 Wt.kD—Bran. Ground feed Corn Meal. Timothy Hay BEAN S—Common Eastern BUTTER—Common.. Daily. Medium. Packing 9 10*3 1 12 (g 53 CHICAGO. BEEVES—Extra. $4 GO (5) $5 75 Choice 4 80 (5s 5 10 Good 4 25 4 50 Medium 3 60 4 75 Butchers' Stock. 2 00 (i 3 30 Stock Catde 2 40 (oj 3 30 HOGS—Live SHEEP—Poor to Choice... BUTTER—Creamerv. 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COMMON—Boards 2 00 (a#13 00 Cull and Dimension B's ti 00 Timber Joist and Di'n 12 00 13 0O FENCING 15 00 (at 16 00 STOCK BOARDS— (S A, 8 to 12 inch 35 00 B, 8 to 12 inch. 30 00 C, 8 to 12 inch D, all widths A, 8 to 10 in. ship lap B, 8 to 10 ih. ship lap C, 8 to 12 in. ship lap D, ship lap FLOORING—Matched and Dressed, It,332 00 2d, 00 3d, *-'2 00 4th, $19 00. SIDING—Dressed, 1st, S20 00 2J, SIS 00 3d, $22 00: 4th. $19 00. SHINGLES—Peril XX, $3 00 A star, $3 00: (S 38 00 (a 35 00 20 00 20 00 37 00 32 00 22 00 16 00 X, .*2,25: Min.. $1.30: No. 1, «1 00. LATH AND PICKETS—Lath, $2 25 per Pickets, $13 00 (d $15 00. HARDWARE. KINGSBURY"& DRAPER, Builders' Hardware, MECHANICS' AMI MACHINISTS' TOOLS. SPECIALTIES. Darling. Brown Sharpe's Machinists' Tools Bailey's Pat&t Planes Pisston's Saws: real Bronze Hardware for Private Residences and Public Buildings. We car ry a larpe stock of Spruce Spoon Oars in all fc'iigths. Mail orders solicited. 35 East Third St., St. Paul. N. N. r. Nov. 1. 1880. No. 50. ffi B. FARMS The publishers oLtlie PIONEER PRESS take er pleasure in announcing that they have received ad vance sheets of Mr. Farjeon's new original aeite story en'j'ied OOC. 000000000:000000000000 OC OQ O O 1 1 O O O O -i-o o o fj O O O O O O O o O O o 8 8 Great Porter o o o o o O O O o SQUARE." o OO OO 00000000000~:000000000000 For publication in the PIONKIH. rass" aimultan* ously with its first publication in England. The story will continue for 24 weeks, and will o published in our regular weekly miscellany sui ment for our Daily readers, and also in the Mr. Farjeon staiiflramtheo data ng Ming novelists n the world to-day, and while his previous works •Grif," "Joekua Marvel," "Blade o' Grass" and others, have met with great acceptation by the public he anticipates that the forthcoming story will provo to be the most interesting and exciting story from his pen, and upon the publication of wliich much succtes is expected to attend. 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