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Whe tter bole world I may gain--
rage'le ;save?" •quotelee,
"I;sve ie blinding," orfs thO y'stUtht SAO
tilfrona lsoye s altar tfi}'ee
Rises smoke that sbinoa out Truth,
Hides Toile's high dolma.
"Daphne et the woodland shrine,
Phyllis of the field,
Seek
ut woo
o non° I yip divine,
Eros first laughed at his words,
Tbep the gen grow wroth,
Like the whir of butnmiug•birds
Sped the arrow forth.
Where kl atia of the school
Tauget philosophy,
Bent tb® youth before iter stool,
For her love prayed be.
Like a bird with broken wings,
Which dares not to move,
Listened be to abstract things,
Life bereft of Love.
"Love is life," the poor youth prayed,
"Alt the world thou art,"
While the fair Platonic maid
Stalled, but owned no heart.
Eros laughed. "This is the cure
Of the gods," cried he,
"Who thinks Love docs not endure
Finds philosophy."
—Flavol Scott Mines, in Harper's Weekly.
PORTIA, JUNIOR,
Portia was nineteen, and a princess by
virtue of her beauty and amiability. Her
father was learned, even-tempered, and un-
prepossessing ; her mother handsome and
of equable tenlperauseut, but not unduly
knowledgable—which may account for the
fact that Portia herself, while of the intel•
lectually beautiful type, was, not supercili•
ously lovely, as is so often the case with
women similarly gifted. Sho could talk
with a assn withqut compelling him to feel
his own ignorance, and, of course, this
mule her excessively popular with the male
portion of the community in which she
lived ; but, rarer still, Portia endeared her-
self so to .women that plain girls, despite
her beauty, loved to be with her. She had
a way of making then feel that her beauty
detracted from rather than enhanced their
plainness, as though she shed the glamour
of her personality on all those about her,
just as the sun sometimes seeks out the
dark corners of the earth, and makes gloom
itself seem the source of light. Withal
Portia was not conscious of prepossessing
qualities, and went her way through life as
simply, as quietly, and as sensibly as she
could.
'1`isat she should have princes dancing at-
, tendanoe upon her by the score was not
surprising ; that she should have prefer-
ences for certain princes was equally to ly
expected ; that she should have at least two
particular princes eke wished her to bo
theirs was not startling ; and yet, sensible
as Portia was, when these gallant, gentle.
`nen made known their Matrimonial hopes
to her, she was startled. That, I think,
was the only commuipltce thing about
Portia. To be startled by so insignificant
an episode as two proposals on tiro same
evening is quite in the lineof woman's way.
But Portia had an excuse for her embar-
rassment, which most women have not, and
that excuse was that it was not until Prince
Henry proposed marriage to her that she
realized how much she cared frit Prince
John, nor did she awaken to the fact that
she had a very warm plaice in her heart for
Prince henry until Prince John asked her
the sante question that had been put by his
rival just two hours previously. To neither
could she say 00 ; to neither could she wry.
yes—surelyhere was a dilemma # It is my'
own opinion that most women would have
solved the problem by quarrelling with
both princes, and marrying a third ; and 0
81100 similarly placed would have settled it
by the toss of a coin. Not so with Portia.
\`either dissemblance nor • pennytossing
was one of her accomplishments. Frank
less was, and she told the two gentlemen
as plainly as she could just how matters
stood.
"I—I think I love you both," she said.
"Arid so, of course, I cannot marry either
of you at present. Time alone 000 tell
which of the two I love the better.'
Most girls would have said "which of the
two 1 love the best." It was in matters
of this sort that Portia showed her erudi•
tion.
"Come hack in five years," she added,
"and I will decide between you. Mean•
while you should both bestir yourselves, for
by that which you achieve are my feelit.gs
likely to be influenced. Ordinarily a ques-
tion of this kind is settled on the basis of
love and affection. Here the love and affec-
tion being in both cases equal, it becomes a
question of those qualities plus the• -un-
known quantit}' that must decide."
"It depends, then," said Prince John,
"upon that unknown quantity ?"
"Yes," es," replied Portia.
"But supposing this unknown quantity
turns out to be a third prince ?" suggested
Prince Henry. J'
"The advantage is with you," returned
Portia. "You have the start on him. If
he overtakes and passes you, I am not to
blame."
And the two princes went out into the
world and strove.
Prince John devoted himself assiduously
to many things, and succeeded in all. He
became a lawyer of recognized standing,
not alone of respectability, but of marked
ability. In or out of court Prince John
was sure to vein any cause to which his
energies were devoted, yet so fearful was he
of not ultimately realizing the ideals of the
still undecided Portia, that he branched out
into literature. He wrote a novel that even
pleased the critics. His work was discuss-
ed seriously by the pulpit, and although
while writing he bad no idea that such was
to be the case, he found himself six months
after the publication of his great work hail-
ed as the father of a new philosophy. To
counteract the effect of his novel, which,
while gratifying, was not exactly to his
taste, he became a humorist—a humorous
humorist, who, while he brought tears to
the eyes of his readers, as do most other
humorists, did so less abruptly, leading up
to them through the medium of laughter.
Having shown his ability in this direction,
Prince John, in order to show Portia what
a universally accomplished person he was,
turned his attention to poetry and the ama-
teur stage, with such success that one 'of
his poems crept into several Western papers
credited to Tennyson, while his Hamlet
was of such a quality that a prominent so-
ciety journal called him "a mute,inglorious
Booth," which, naturally, he construed
tiro the highest possible praise.
IAnd what of Prince Henry? Alas ! f Jr
every forward stride taken by Prince John,
Prince Henry took one backward. He too
tried the law, and failed. He too tried"
literature, yet succeeded not. Next Prince
Henry tried to become a young Napoleon of
finance, and did so well that he met his
Wellington, went through his Waterloo,
and came out sans everything sato his good
name in less than six months. The good
name he managed to retain, though it was
sadly mortgaged. Money had been bor.
rowed on it, but not in such a fashion as to
lead to any suspicion as to his integrity.
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$1.50 a Ye,.: $1.25•in Advance..
Wetltie,,l:1.Y, .if illy Nth. ISMS.
But hits 'Wetiarlpo by no tnenns galled far a.
Bt. Heletttt.. ,Utlttisethed by reheated' fall.
twee, ;• Prince Heavy Was test etreld ta. fi+.l?r
a};Atu,,mp4 he did so, ihts tittt?t,as a4t Agent:
for 8U ittauMnee cempeey, his eattttnieaion'
nae seketeding two her cent, of hie. Wile*
rent, And suite pasted arse treat failure to,
tonere, and at the one, of five years the two
stevedore presented themselves at the houtie
of Portia—elle envision, richr successful:
the other eminent only as a failure, rich
unry to debts, sueeesaful only in 18wtdng 1( f h
auacosa.'
And Portia received thein both With ulna, and on a hat summer a day he
autilpe, Her heart was stilt true to both. elm bag as many reptiles as he Heels
"'Juliet" sneered Prince John, es ho juoliued to.
caught sight of Prduco Henry entering the
front door. "What aro you here for? You
don't suppose you have any ohunoe now, do
,"
yo"No," returned Pifnco Henry, sadly.
"I am here simply as a matter of form ;
that is all, I said I'd be here, and here I
am, I shall oontent tnyself with saying
good•by to Portia, and congratulating you.
"Ah 1" ,said Prince John, softetltag.
"You've had hard luck, Halo for a fact.
I'm deucedly sorry for you, old fellow, but
itwasn't my f.utlt.'
"No," returned Prince Henry, "it
wasn't."
And then Portia canto in.
"We have come for your formal deci-
sion. Portia," said Prince Henry. "Of
course I know what it is to be, so if it
gives you any pain to announce it in my
lou'` I so. Let me take it for
, The Oho!WOO earns ottaent t1F
the Nrow `Xltrit WQFl rvtltaa :
moat exciting pas.titue in the South
ie a weti Prbanjzl,d �Jlt+ktl tenter.
The low, ewiunl..y dile fields of the
Uaroiinaa preside uu abuudaucr
end variety o game forte aporte-
presence, ,
'granted. There's no question about it,
Jack has proved himself the better rutin."
"That's very true,'I returned Portia.
"But I don't think it's Mee of you, Priuee
Henry, to forestall my decision in that
way. In fact, it almost impels me to
thanee my mind;; and marry Prince Jack."
"Change your what and marry which?"
roared Primes Jack. "I didn't !AV ex-
actly right, dial I?"
Prince Henry was speechless. He, did
not know whether to bo full of joy or of
amazement.
"Change my mind, and marry you," re-
peated Portia, looking severely at Prince
John,
"You don't mean to say there is any
question about my being accepted?" queried
Prince John.
Why, certainly," returned Portia. "I
had decided in Henrys favor because he
scored the greater number of points. You
hive succeeded, and ho has not. But he
has been pertinacious. I admire s11CCCBs.
I admire pertinacity and I sympathize with
failure, so that the record now stands :
Prince John—Love 5 points, Affection 5
points, Admiration 5 points, 'Total 15.
Prince henry—Love 5 points, Affection 5
points, Admiration 5 points, Sympathy 5
paints, Total 110,"
"That's o110 1VM to look at it," sneered
Prince John ; while Prince Henry g,trzed
blankly at the carpet.
"Yes," replied Portia. "And here is
another. You have fain', and fortune.
Prince Henry has nothing. You have•
shown your ability to stand alone.' Prince
Henry has not. Shall I give to the rich ?
Shall I support the strong and neglect the
weak ?"
"Portia," said Prince John, " you are
well -named. The great original herself
would bow to you in the matter of argu-
ment. If Shylock could nave had you for
his counsel, he'd have got his pound ct
flesh."
"Certainly he would," said Portia. "It
was for Antonio to pay the bill, not for
Shylock to collect it.'"Good !" returned Prioee John. "And
good•morniug, I congratulate yon, Henry,
on your gond fortune, but I cannot say 1.
envy you. Life with a women so `reason-
able' as Portia cannot be bliss unalloyed."
"Stay !" cried Prince Henry, springing
to hits feet. "I cannot consent to Portia s
arrangement. She is yours, Jack, not
mine. Your have won her fairly and
squarely. Take her, for I strap -lot:
Portia looked faint.
"No," returned Prince Jack. "She has
expressed a preference for you, and that
settles it. As a gentleman 1 uavnot appeal
from her decision, and I shall not remain
any longer."
"Jack, you must ; for I cannot !" cried
Prince Henry.
"Nor can I !" roared Prince Jack.
"Gentlemen," said Portia, "do not quer-
AN OLD CHIEF'S RELIC .
Living in the 1Vorr•t'c}lee, A car•
row valley pet11814 luta, the it/per
ColunlbiS River 11 A point 0Weil
Tile N118814.10, bee 1118,1
Fretch pri oats
years so located there Dalai tang'.1t
the Iadieus, ja au old Indian cltiet,
Li Pier by nam-, who 1158 in iris
ossea+iun a must rent trk.tble sou -
enemir.
'}. It is nothing less then a lasso of'
• hutn•ut it rir, 50 foot tong, and of
Variegated tutus. The 11844i je ve•y
old, deet hum old is nut known, for
old Lt Per, who cowers ]n hie
cabiu on the b•%nice or the Wenat•
thee, is not talk hive to etr tngere.
Only the priests of tin tnission
who have known hire luno call get
anything from him regu•diug the
curious relic. The, lasso. however,
speaks fur itself it one, gets his eye
on it, Uudt`ubtedly it is cumpos-
• ed of humeri noir, and womeir's heir
at that, 'Then) y011 see the dark
treeeea of wuulen who once wore,
doubtless, famous, locally at least,
as brunette beauties. Further along
in the rope may be noted hair of
brown and of auburn, and in a half
a dozen places of yellow.
'H di- jet black; straw-colored, and
even -rod is shown, but the Reddest
of all to contemplate are the long
tresses of grey and white which are
twisted yards long in places in the
strange lariat.
As has been iuLimated, old Chief
La Pier will not talk much about
thve lesiio, but to the priests he has
confided its grewsotn` history. The
Bair was take» by this savages from
the heads of.wives and daughters of
pioneers. Many years hes it been
in possession of the old chief. - He
will not sell it, no nl'atter how
much he is offered, and it is rare.
that he will show it to anyone ex•
oept to a particular priest who has
wort his confidence. l'o all others
be is exceedingly reticent. Ile
will scarcely talk of the rope at all.
The lariat has been used many a
time on the trail. Old La Pier's
savage anceetore nod to lasso Buf-
falo in Blackfoot Valley, and when
be got it he increased its length by
the hair of several scalps he had .
It is believed that probably 30 wo-
men have been scalped to furnish
material for this fearful relic the
taciturn chief has in his cabin. It
has come to be regarded as very
,valuable. The wily old Indian
, and his followers think there is
•some occult power attnchod to it,
and it is rare that it is brought to
the light from the blanket in which
jiLlies.—San Francisco Examiner.
Consnntption Cured.
An old physician, retired from rookie, having
bad pinata in his hands by an East India mission -
sty the formals of a titanic vegetable remedy for
the speedy and permanent eine of Consumption,
Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma and all throat and
Lung Affections, also a positive and radical cure
for Nervous Debility and all Nervone Complaints
after having tested its wonderful curative power,
la thousands of oases, has felt it hie duty to mate
it known to hissnffering fellows. actuated by this
motive and a desire to relieve human suffering, s
Will send free of charge, to all who desire it, thi
recipe, in German, French or English, with fel
direoticns for preparing and using. Hent by mai
by addressing with stem", naming this parer.
W A. Novas, 820 Powers' Block, Rochester, ,V. Y.
050--y
A party of rice plantere.organiz
ed a bunt last week at Ibgleeide, it
deserted South Carolina plantation
which had once been,tlte pride of a
Southern family, but the war had
exterininated its male members. At
auy rate the place has been turned
over to the negroos and is in the
last stage of dilapidation.
About ten o'clock in tl•e morning
the party reached the field", tvhioh
are great sheets of blade water aeras
in extent, on the surface of which
floated thousands of white and pink
water lilies, while on the marshy
backs countless bine Hue lifted
their delicate leaves. For half an
hour the horses plunged in the soft
mud, which had once formed a
b,nk as hard as oomeet,
i11 to the bank and. then '(tolled OW
he was `once more ou 4ry WA,
Tot cine release. ;his hold for
an i.nOtat}lt, arltl the professor found
it, necessary to bold the ereetutet8
merit withboth hands. '
" The ,[matter might have ended
disaetr'ously had not the luau among
,rho water !dace extricated hiutsolt
and dome to the rescue. Quickly
fastening a elrong piece of Lwiut
about the: snake's peek be secured
the other to a atout pole, and going
a foty feet away need it as he would
a fiehing•eane, gently lifting the
luatheome length of shining folds
from their gresp. It was quickly
lowered to the ground and dragged
to the old oak tree, where, with
more or less difficulty, it was strung
up, bead down.
Here and there might be seen
little ripples, as the small black
head of a i oceasi11 or turtle glided
away. A m' in the water
never submerges its head. A atren•
ger in the party ane told not to
mind them,, as they could not strike
while swimming, and as long as
they were in the water were perfect•
ly harmless. Neveitheless, when
one of the hideous reptiles swain
towards that stranger's legs, which
dangled in the water, he quickly
drew them up on his saddle and
sireet out vigorously with the
handle of bis whip. He missed
the object of his aim end the first
accident of the day oseurred. He
fell over his horse's ueck and lay
flunndering in three feet of cold,
black water.. Every tiume he tried
to rise he felt that moccasin tangled
in his legs and ddwn he wort again
on all fours. To add to the un
plessautness Isis companions rode
away and 1118 horse followed. He
dashed through the water and at
last overtook his hosts, who Ianelted
and declared that what he took for
a snake was only a drifting piece of
root.
rel, 1—"
But she addressed the empty air. Both
princes had rushed from the house, not to
quarrel, but each actuated by a spirit of re.
nunciation.
Toro noble hearts indeed were they and
strong; for twenty years had passed since
then, and Portia is still single.
The renunciation is still on, however, and
is likely to remaic so for some time to
come, since both princes have;married—
Prince John twice, and Prince Henry even
now is enjoying his third honeymoon. --
John Kendrick Bangs, in Herper'a Weekly.
Loneliness Among Thousands.
"Poor girl," she said. "She "least lead'
an awful life. But then •she ninst have
known what it would be when she married
him." •
"Is he unkind to her?" asked the
woman.
"0h, no, 1 gness not.. But they live in a
little farmhouse out in the country with
the nearest neighbors' five or ten miles
away. Think hew lonely it must be !"
"Yes, of course it's lonely, but she has
her husband."
"Oh, yes t he can't get away very well."
"He can't go to the club ?"
"Certainly not. He'd have to ride 100
miles or so to find one."
"And he doesn't have to stay away from
dinner to entertain a country customer ?"
"If he stayed away he'd hove to go with-
out."
"And she's sure to have. his company
evenings ?"
"Of course. But think of living on that
vast prairie with no neighbors—hardly a
house in sight. Can anything be more
lonely ?"
"Oh, yes," said the little woman promptly.
"•What?"
"Living in this city, in the midst of
thousands, with clubs and theatres, but
hardly a soul you know. No one can he as
lonely as one who is alone among thou-
sands. The loneliness of a little back room
overlooking a court is nothing to the lone-
liness of a brilliantly lighted ball room to a
stranger in it."—Detroit Free Press.
THE NAMES OF COINS.
INTER$STINO INFORMATION ABOUT
MONEY OF DIFFERENT COUNTRIES
DIM 1,) 137 T:11., J, r' V 4
flitAN1:y' •QM) 1iFrSitip QA 1 JNA} QO$'
$1`AtttlATPQN AtiitteKi 1118 hetet'f.
The florin, one of the most fam-
OUWs et modern coins, originated ill
Florence. Some say that it gave
the name to the city, while others
assert fief it was first so called be•
cause it had on it a flour de tis,
front the Italian florone,or "flower."
for the same reason an English sil-
ver piece is called a "crown;" or
certain gold pieces in Frauce in
differently a "Napoleon" or a
"Louis," or the $10 gold piece in
America an "eagle."
For several hundred yeare, and
down to a comparatively recent date
money was coined at !tom twenty
five to thirty different cities in
France that had inherited the priv-
ilege. Now all French money is
coined at the Paris mint,
Stretched across the road, the
four feet of beautiful, copper -color-
ed scales glistened in the sun. The
ugly, flet tread drew back ; lazil-y the
bulky body, which was as large
around as a man's arnl, formed
itself inte a double circle. It was
in fighting position. Its head was
raised a foot from the ground, and
the neck became horribly attenuat—
ed.
Value of Exact Knowledge.
The importance of exact knowledge in
many things cannot be ever -estimated. A
doctor was asked by a mother if arrowroot
was healthful for a babe. He told her it
was, and the mother fed her child on that
alone till it was nearly starved. Had ebe
known that arrowroot contains little but
starch, which alone cannot long support
life, she might not have furnished so apt an
illustration of the . proverb that "A little
learning is a dangerous thing."
A question which to agitating the
eelert~dJpeople living in theauburbo
of ;3tri LINN is whether 1Lenry Rice.
ie in league with Sittau or not.,
Chia to u queer quoatiun, but they
•ere oousideriug it with alt
eefiouene88, attd have 10118008 to be.
lieve that the answer is in the affir-.
tentive Henry is an old negro
who lives iu an old house made
front old dry goads boxes and rim
bark of trees, Io bus ninny mya
trrut.ua ways, end tries ;In every
piutisible to make the Degrees think
he is pcaseseed-ot•supernatural pow-
ere, obtained by selling his soul to
to the devil. He openly says this
ie a fact and he says that no one on
earth haaany power to do him harm
and that when be dies the devil will
get his soul. Tho'old fellow keeps
aloof froth other Degrees, but is not
ayetae to talking ;to whites about
his bargain with Satan. To. a cor-
respoudeut he told the following
story, and !showed the warke inflict-
ed by something to corroborate his
tale.
Few French gold pieces are, haw
ever, in circulation except those
bearing the head of Napoleon III.,
and silver pieces of the same coin,
age are almost as common. French
silver coins wear admirably, and
pieces of the reign of Charles X.,
Louis XVIII. and Napoleon I. are
very common.
The standard coins of the contin•
ent are : In France, the franc; in
Spain, the peseta; in Italy, the lira;
Iu Holland and Austria, the florin;
iu Germany the mark; in Rusaia,the
ruble.
Belgium and Switzerland use the
French usmefor the piece of twenty
sous. Each of theeo pieces is, like
the American dollar, divided into
100 parte, called kopeck in Russia,
pfennig in Germany, kreutzer in
Austria, cent in Holland, and Italy
France and Spain by the word
meaning hundredth.
FACING .A.COP?E0SEAD..
No one was very anxious this
time to be the first to attempt the
captuto of a reptile whose bite
meant almost certain death. Slow-
ly a stick was thrust forward. The
snake arched its neck until it was
seen above the head, which was
suddenly drawn back and then,
with lightning -like rapidity, it shot
forward. The serpent's jaws were
widely distended as it struck •the
wood with its fangs. A greenish
liquid squirted out upon the ground
several feet ahead, and everybody
retired a few feet with despatch.
A man in front tripped and fell,
and bofote he could ariee the loath
some reptile was preparing to strike
at him. Quickly he rolled over
towards the -side of the ba leesse •
with angry hisses:411''e in iffier st-
snake followed. The man sprang
up, but his foot slipped in the
treacherous mud, and, with a splash,
he fell into the cartel. The matted
vines bore him up, however.
The others soon placed the prong
of a stick behind the reptile's head,
but with a sudden twisting of its
body it freed itself again and slip•
ped into the water. The man
tangled in the vines yelled and was
badly frightened as the triangular
head shot through the water in hie
direction. His eyes closed and his
pale face sank lower among the
vines. Then an aged college pro-
fessor who had insisted upon ac-
companying the party sprang for-
ward, and seizing the overhanging
bough of a young bay tree lowered
himself until he could touch the
water, then put out a thin but mus•
cuter hand and seized the snake just
behind the head not an instant too
soon.
Precarious Stook.
Of all menagerie stock the monkey tribe
is the most precarious. The comparative
comfort of,a roof tree does not colnpensate
for the activity of their natural life, and,
considering that they feed on fresh fruits in
their primeval forests, it is not amazing
that after a time an unlimited dietary of
hazel nuts and stale buns is apt to disagree
with the quadrumanal digestion.
"I am just a poor nigger, but I
have a power that many a white
man 'would like to have. I have
no power to harm the white man
and he can't hurt me either, but
when it comes to working the nig-
gers I can do just as I please with
them and all that belenge to them.
I know you folks Think that I am an
old liar, but what I am telling von
is the tru h and nothing but the truth.
I have sold my soul to the devil
and know that when I die I will go
down to where thele is always a fire.
But while I am on earth I ambetter
off than anybody else unless he is
in the sante fix I ant in. You see
it was this way:
The word shilling is of Gorman
derivation, like pouny,which comes
from the German "pfennig." Thu
worsts:.,, ,•aftn" ,comes from the im+gP
placed on the coin. The name
frank was given by King John who
first coined theee pieces in 1360.
They bore the motto 'Le Itoi
Frank," (King of the Franke,) and
were of two kinds, one representing
the king on horseback, the other on
foot.
The franc was formerly also call-
ed livre (pound), though the con
nection with any• special weight is
not evident. The name of the
German coin, mark, meaning a
weight of eight ounces, was former-
ty in general use in kurope.
The name of the Italian coin that
corresponds with the franc (lira)
also means pound. The coins in
present use in Spain have their
names from other sources. The
live.peeeta..piece,.which correspond
:ith the American dollar, is called
e,cudo (shield).
But it was impossible for one
man to lift twenty pounds of strng•
gling snake single-handed and in
that position. So the others, sham-
ed into their duty, assisted the Pro -
feasor, who retained hie viselike
grip upon the narrow neck of the
snake, while they clutched the
writhing body and lifted it from
the water. But then new difficul
ties confronted them. The Profes-
sor held the head firmly, but the
whole weight of bia body hung by
the other hand from the limb of
the young bay tree. If he let go
hie bold of the tree he would fall
into the water, and either let go the
snake or drag the .others all iq the
canal with bins. The professor
solved the question.
"Pull, boys 1" he shouted, and
they did. Making use of the snake
as a rope they swung the professor
"I was a alave belonging to a very
bad man. I wassotd to him with
my wife and• two children, and
after he had got 118 he used mq so
bad and killed my wife by his
harsh treatment and then sent my
children away, 80 that I res in a
most desptfrate condition. I was
terribly worked up over what he
bad dono,and one night I just went
down to the place where the niggers
said the devil sometimes showed
himself, and there I prayed for the
old man to come buy my soul. I
had tried the Lord until I was sure
that he would not care for a poor
old nigger like mo, and then I went
to the other place. I went down
there for seven nights, and then
one night I was almost scared to
death by the old devil corning out
of a holo in the rocic and asking me
why I called him so much. I was
too scared to talk at 'first, but he
talked so -nice to me that I felt
more easy in mind, and told him
that I wanted. to have some way of
getting even witfl my master, who
treated me so bad. 'Well, I sold
myself. Then to make the bargain
sore, the old man said he would
place bis mark on me and then be
would give me power to work harm
on my master and on all the niggers
but no other white man. He put
bin mark on me and told me the
secret which has done me so much
good since that day.
The devil's mark which the old
fellow showed was the appearance
of a cloven foot which looked as if
it bad boon burned into the flesh
right over the heart. The negro
said that the devil had•made him
takeoff his clothes and then placed
hie foot there, and it burned ice
leaving the mark just as it -is now-„ este-sees:
seen.
• "Bogota," the name of the small
coin representing the monetary
etandard,means simply "little piece"
"Ruble," is from the word meaning
"to cut," and was so called because
originally the coin was ,made with
an ornamental edge.
Few persona have evertroubled
themselves to think of the dei•iva-
tion of the word "dollar." It is
from the German "that" (valley),
and came into use in this way about
300. There is a little silver mining
city or district in Northern Bohemia
called Joachimathal or Joachim's
Valley.
The reigning duke of the region
authorized this city in the sixteenth
century to coin a sliver piece, which
was called "Joachimthaler." The
work "Joachim" was soon dropp-
ed, and the "thaler" only retained.
The piece.. went into general use
in Germany and Denmark, where
the orthography was changed to
"dater," whence it came into Eng-
lish, and was adoped by the ,Ameri-
cans with still further changes in
tbe spelling. The Mexican dollar
is generally called "piastre" in
France, and the name is sotnetimes
applied to the United States dollar.
The application is incorrect in
either case, for the word "piaster" or
"piastre" has for the last fifty years
been only applied with correctness
tO a small silver coin used in Tur-
key or Egypt, which is worth from
5 to 8 cents.
—Andrew Crawford, first deputy
reeve of Sarnia,who has been indicted
for aggravated assault on Mre.Frances
Johnston and Mies Annie Fleming,
'pleaded guilty and was sentenced to
one month in the•jail.
THE REV. DIXON INDICTED.
NEW YORK'S DIVINE 1S CHARGED
WITH LIBELING A CITY OFFICIAL.
NEW Yonx, June 24—Special
Telegram—The Rev. Thomas Dixon
who, in his sermon on Sunday,
May 29, made a bitter attack upon
Excise Commissioner Koch, was to-
day indicted by the grand jury for
libel. His libelous utterances aro
as follows:
The city government bids de—
fiance to the moral sentiment of the
community. Mayor Grant bas just
reappointed Koch an excise com-
missioner. This fellow was the
biggest scoundrel of all the board,
the one man of all men who de-
serves to be kicked into oblivion.
He stands indicted for the violation
of 'his oath as commissioner 'i1Id
should be in tho penitentary to -day.
He came up to the standard of tho
Mayor and was reappointed.
Mr. Dixon tonic pains to see that
the above part of his sermon was
published, and hence the libel.
Commissioner Koch was before the
grand jury before the indictment
was found. The clergyman was
also seen in the grand jury -room.
Ho will be arraigned for pleading
in a day or two. He defends the
charge of libel only on the ground
of certain proceedings that were at
one time pending against tbe excise
commissioners, end in consequence
of an opinion of Judge Btrrett.
—Mr. McKenzie, foreman of the
Brussels salt -works, was killed on
Tuesday evening by his team rune
ning away. He was thrown out
and a wheel of the wagon struck his
head.
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