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Show , THE SALT LAKE TIMES, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 17, 1800. ucalion that lias been acquired by years of practical experience. Kentucky honored itself in sending him to repre-sent her in the upper house of tho na-tional legislature. " A Ul, ISLE'S t'AKEKK. John G. Carlisle, who succeeds to the senatorial seat of tho late Senator Beck, is one of Kentucky's most eminent sons. Ho was born in Kentucky in lc'83, aud is therefore now in tho primo of life. He is an able man, anil has had a bril-liant and successful public career. Ac-quiring a common school education he taught school for somu time as a means of livelihood. Ho thou studied law, nd was admitted to tho bar in 1858. Mr. Carlisle soon became, a successful practitioner aud an active politician. Tho next yer after his admission to the br ho was elected to the Kentucky house of representatives. In 1804 ho declined the nomination for presiden-tial elector on tho democratic ticket. In 1868 Mr. Carlisle was elected to tho state senate, and was iu ISO'.i. He was delegate-at-larg- e to the national democratic convention in 1S08. In 1ST1 te was elected lietiteuant-governo-in which position he served until r, 1875. He was alternato presi-dential elector for the state at large in 1$T0; waselactedto the forty-fift- h and the six succeeding congresses; was elected apeiiker in three successive con-gresses, aud filled that important office with the marked ability that litis char-acterized hiin throughout his active life. Mr. Carlisle will enter tho senate well equipped with a parliamentary ed- - SALTi AKEEmiHG TjMES. """thbtimes publishing company. T. A. Davis, Pres't, W. K, Gihbs, Mans r. 'ALFKED BOHENSOy, Editor. Subscription to the Daily Times. IS month . 3 ' 1 5 (Always in advance.) saturiJayTIiay n, Iw Discontent prevailed in every depart-ment. The warden rarely inspected the interior workings of the prison. He hardly ever ventured within the walls, for tho reason that he had become so unpopular with the prisoners that lie was afraid that tlicy would carry out their threat of "doing him up." Cap-tain Amos was ably in his pe-culiar management by his son Hilly, who was as profane and abusive to the guards anil the prisoners as his father. They made a fine pair, indeed. 'The wonder is that they were not thrown into the prison ditch and given a good ducking by the guards. The Times' interviews prove con-clusively that ('n plain Amos' interview in the Tiibune was a tissue of falsehoods. They show also that Mar-shal Parsons was fully justified in re-moving him from the position he had disgraced for months by his incom-petency, bullying and profanity. (Jap-tai- Amos ought to have been removed some time ago, and Marshal Parsons would probably have ejected him long b:;fore this had he not been engaged in a light to secure his confirmation against the bitter opposition of the Tribune element. Tim Tijiks predicts thai under the management of Iho new warden, Mr. Vamlercook, the Utah penitentiary will soon become a model prison so far as eireumslu'ices will permit.' There is one great dilicieney, however, in the institution, and Unit is the utter lack of employment for the inmates. Some daily employment should, if possible, be provided, as the prisoners would be imii'li more contented mill healthy if they huil souii'thlng to 1I0. THE UTAH PEN ITKN'Tl A It V. Tlin interviews with tho penitentiary guards and oilicials, as obtained by a Times representative, and published in j today's issue, show pretty conclusively that change in the office of warden was an absolute necessity. The guards unanimously denounce Captain Amos, the as a tyranieal bully, a profane and abusive man, and a person who lacked every element of discipline so necessary for the chief officer of a penal institution. Under tho manage-ment of Captain Amos the peniteutiary was a, very poorly governed prison. Salt Lake City, .... - . . - Buy and sells exchange transfers on the principal rlthi ." 4' States and Europe, and on in Ptielllc Coast. Mut, Issues letters of credit "Jble cipalcitieB of tho world. la Special attention enentothe bullion, mk. rate11"8 1Uttde n "'wnient,,, Particular attention iru-e-throughout Utah. Nevada aiirt ,Jl tories. Accounts solicited. ""imii OOHHEgPONPESTN. Wells, Fargo & Co Wells. Fai'jjo & Co.. Maverick National Hank X. First National Hank... First National Hank.... Merchants' National Haiil't Koatmen's National Hank Wells, Forgo & Co - San Ft Capital Fully Paid, S400,(H Union National Bai UNITED STATES DEI'OSR Transacts a General Banking h Safe Depowit Vaults, Fire and ti ). '; I'roor. Rents from $S to $25 per ta ' WAtRKB. l'1P5j,,., M.H.WAlKEIt,VI,e.Iw, M. J. C'HEKSM AN. 'Htlijfr t. H. FARSSWOKTII.aVb J,BWALKi:iUrA,!U! 'Flic Ctepcst Liits iii Satt Me iity ! CHAS. S. DESKY & CO. , Have the Following Bargains to offer: j Desky's First Addition, In order to close out our interest in this addition, we offer 23 lota ., ' which yet remain unsold, at the extremely low price of $30Q Bad). Tliis addition is located in Glendale Park just the other side of the river. Kanid Transit now building to it. Desky's Second Addition. This extremely beautiful place is located on South Second West street, and the price of lots are 25 per cent lower than in any other addition in the sime vicinity; WE CHALLENGE COMPARISON OF PRICES! -- '. , These lots we will sell at $300 to $400 011 vcry easy terms. ' RELME1M13RR, This is the best Improved Addition South of the City, , ...... Desky's Third, Fourth, Fifth Additions .,. - , Are located between North and South Temple streets, two Mocks west of the Jordan River. We offer lots at ' $150Eaclv One-fourt- h cash, the balance in equal payments in six, nine and ' " twelve months. For Plats, Maps and any other information, . . address or call on Clms. S. Desky & Co., 32 and 33 Scott-Auerba- ch block, Salt Lake City, Utah. JanicH II. Hacon, I ranli Pmhtenl. ci, Bank of Silt Salt Lake City, . . General Banking Business fe Interest Paid on Time Depo Exchange Bought and So Money to lend on Real Estate One to live Years Time, McCORNICK & CO,, SALT LAKE, UTAH Careful attention given to the Sale of 0r Bullion, We solicit CoiMinutmkgiv, anteeiutf highest murkvt pficm. COLLECTIONS MADE AT LOWEST 0 ACTIVE ACCOUNTS SOLICITED . CORRESPONDENTS: New York Imp. mid Trad. Nat. Bank,'. lcul Nat. Bank. Kmmt.e Bros. Chlcapo Commercial Nat. Bank. Sun Francisco First Nat. Bank. C.n Woodworth Nat. Hunk. Omaha Omaha Nat. Bank St. Louis State Bank of St. Louis. Kansas City Nat. Bank of KaroaiCty Denver Denver Nat. Bank. City Nai. London. England-Mess- rs. Martin ii Lombard street. I National t OF SALT LAKE CITY. Capital--- ' $250,( JVo. 11 East i'M A'ouA ,S'fl H. G. BAT.OH w'"5T G. M. DOWNISV Thos. M a hsh Ai.r,, V. E. St wmseh F. H. AUBKUAOH, D. O. HA(M. JOHN J. DALY, W.P.NUB .E. J. W. DONNELLA" Transacts a General Bmkiwj B in all its Branches. Sells sight drafts on the jiritiripjl the world. Issues circular letters of n. postal monev orders on all Prt" ,: and the Orient. Collections prompt lp to. Loans money at. the Imwst rat " the test terms prevailing in this m- - ''Sight and Hearing He Gave Ca. DR. G. W TIBBITS, Oculist and Aurist, No. 16 East 1'irst SMith P.CBox lO'JO - Salt Luke Cjty "Your professional skill is commended by your competence to prove it. Your record one of exceptional success." It, , m Ej,. k flp,c' Manager Denver, Texas & Fort A Dressmaking When in want of a NICK, STYLISH don't fail to call on MISS HARGROVE, 4th Floor, take Elevator,Scott-Auerbac- ! KELLY & COMPA Printers, lank-Boo- k Mate ' and Station ' No. 40 W. SoconU Ho"111 Salt Lake, - ut Our facilities for doinfC Mli''l;uJt ing are of the newest Hooks Ruled, Printed aud Bound Samples of Railroad, Mini! d cant ile Work always on Complete line of Office Supi'Hes SAveaT Prices Low. THE SALT LAKE ABSTRACT, TITLE, GUAEANTY AND TRUST-:-COMPAN- Y, (Formerly Harvey, Neff & Co.) SQ5 S. Main Street. CAPITAL $100,000.00. Incorporated under the laws of Utah Territory. Males Correct Abstracts of Titlt), Show all Errors. Titles to Real Estate and Mort-gages Thoroughly Examined and Insured. "y Liens nPaffi'Mrtl iu its Holding Trust Funds separate frfimaU ether Assets of the company, otV!SS andItrausacts all Kills receipted for lsbf' " ' charm. i;ept without I.wrph H. w, t, W'llltamd. Harvel Co!" donn W. tZIsiiZ ana KU,d w. oUS . Maimer win Attract Ortlcer Spencer Hous 252 S. First East ELEGANTLY FURNISHED BJ AUD 'FIItST.CLAS3 B0A By the DayVeekJ THE CULU Tthb -- Modern Hot? OF SALT LAKE Cf ' S. C. EW1SG. Froi""' THE niHUlANCIIISK.MENT HILL. The Ciillnni bill, now under consid-eration in congress, was framed for tho purpose; of disfranchising tho Mormons of Utah by the wholesale. Since its in-troduction it has of course been the main topic of conversation in this ter-ritory. At first it was hailed with enthusiasm by a largo number of tho Gentiles, who did not take the time to carefully read and consider the contents of the bill. IN sweeping char-acter, however, soon became apparent to tho thinking element;, and then a great many Gentiles began hesitating about signing the petitions of endorse-ment that were sent out for signatures. A counter sentiment gradually began to prevail among Uiose Gentiles who are of tho opinion 'that the laws pro-vided for the punishment of polygamy which is the main offense against which national legislation in regard to 1,'lah is directed are rapidly suppres-sing the evil. I'o'ygamy is delined by law as a criine.and there is a punishment provided fur it, just as there is for other crimes. Tiik Times does not hesitate to say that, so far the polygamisU have been very leniently treated. Tho pun-ishment is very light indeed. It has evidently been- the Intention of the gov-ernment, owing to the peculiar eirciim--stance- s of the situation, to deal merci-fully with the polvsramisls of Utah. They have been given a fair opportu-nity to refi.rm to abandon their prae-tiee- s to obey the law. If, in the fu-ture, they persist in their practices, the punishment 1'o.r this crime should be (really increased, and then with a vigorous enforcement of the law this detested practice will be as rare as it is in any eastern state. Taking this view tif tho matter, the ipieslion naturally arises whether the proposed wholesale disfranchise-ment of the Mormons at this lime is" a wise and just meas-ure. It is "tin undeniable fact that there are many Mormons who not only do not practice) polygamy, but also who do not believe in or counten-ance It. Some of thee Mormons are among our best and most enterprising busiiinsu men, and are good citizens. Now, is it fair to disfranchise such men? We hardly think so. Yet there is no doubt that a large portion of this very class could be shut out from the privi-lege of sutVragy if tho Ctilloin bill be-comes a law. Utah is rruergiiig from along night of despotic sway, and it will require united action on the part of nil her citizens to hasten the dawning of the daylight that will place her in a position of useful-ness that will finally clothe the territory with the sovereignty of statehood. The Cullom bill is not expected to do this. It will widen the breach between ien-tile- s and Mormons just as the gap was beginning to narrow', and when there w as a nearprospect of its closing en-tirely. Disfranchised men are not n de-sirable class of citizens in any com-munity; and when such men are largo owners of property and heavy taxpay-ers, their lick of voice in government creates a soreness not to be overcome by concessions made in their favor by the governing power. Tho object to be arrived at bv tho provisions of the bill is laudable in it-self, but there are surely other methods to accomplish the end than that of wholesale disfranchisement, under cer-tain conditions. It does not speak well for the wisdom of congress t'nit no other mode suggests itself to bring into lino recalcitrant citizens whoso teach-ings have led them into errors, the na-ture of which many of them do not comprehend. A word or two to the Mormon peo-ple. You are largely responsible for tho very unfortunate situation in which you find yourselves. A decent regard for the opinions of tho vast majority of the American people should have prompted your leaders to have had less to say to you about "liv-ing your religion;" and your own common senso should havo told you that an oriental civilization, dating back four thousand years, could. not be revived in tho nine-teenth ceii'ury, especially in a couutry which claims; to load tho world in moral aud social alfairs. There has been too much of this insubordinate preaching by men just released from a mild im-prisonment for violating the law, and you have heeded it to your own detri-ment. The country has becomo weary of a question that has agitated it for nearly forty years, and tho result is a determination to settle tho matter now and forever. Hut, as wo havo said above, wo be-lieve that a more severe punishment for the delined crime of polygamy, and a rigorous enforcement of the law, will do more to wipe out tho practice than any such legislation as is proposed under the Cullom and similar bills. Let each man who dares to violate the law ill re-gard to polygamy sutler the conse-quences of his own acts, just as any oilier criminal docs. This is the sentiment of the liberal, progressive and prominent Gentiles who aro now signing a petition agaiust the passage of the Cul-lom bill They are only doing what tho same class of citizens have done in Ogden. They aro acting from a sense of fair-pla- and jus-tice. .Some of the signers of tho peti-tion have fought the Mormons, year in and year out, and have at last got tho upper hand politically. They aro wil-ling to continue the light on a fair basis. They have already accomplished great good, and they can accomplish much more iutho future. Their petition else-where speaks for itself. WNTfcNTS OV TODAY'S TIMES. Bclioolscf .Salt I.tlUc: An article, showing how tho schools ate conducted. Much useful Information 'will be given. A Kent Country Housei An illustrated article describing a and convenient dwelling. I'lnh's Penitentiary! A description of this penal institution, and something about its discipline, inmates, ar.d so on. rXhe Express: A story from the French of Jacques No-rland. Binciluil tliegirakr: A strange case of wonderful hereditary faculty. Kotcs of the Wheel: Local and general Licycie 'temj. Kontlighl I'luslies: Gossip ot the local and genera! stage. Through the Clouds: Gamlwtta'K historical .e:ipo from Paris daring the siege. HI ore lliioni for Men: Hints to tenderleet who contemplate coin-ing to Salt Lake. A tragic, itnd realistic article hy C. M. Jackson, iny ami "Ii'oihimIII:" The, IVimsylvantun's admiration for the bard of Paint Creek. A Had Newspaper hihii: How an Ingenious coutUlcnro man appears In I heroin of tin Interviewer. Telegraphic. News: Associated press and Hpcelal illspalches from the lour quarters of the globe up to p. in. Local News: All the news of Salt Lake City and Utah. r. S- .- Keep Your Kyo on I lie Times; You will always llnd something in its col-umns to Interest you. . . Tins issue of Tun Tim km will interest you. Don't skip it. P. S. Keep your eve 011 Tiik Ti.mks. Nati.'Kai. gas is: to he piped into Chi-cago from Ohio. This enterprise will play ail Important part in the world's fair. When Cleveland tired off that inter-view with Dana, the was not aware that tho editor was loaded for hear. It has since transpired that Dana's gun is a repeating rille. TIIK SCHOOLS OK ITAII. Tiik Ti.mks today publishes uu article on the tchool of Utah. Jt will no doubt convey lo many of our reader some much-desire- information. Hitherto the educational facilities in Utah have been limited mainly lo denominational schools. Practically there have been no free schools in I his territory, that is to say (here have been no such educa-tional facilities as are afforded under what is generally known as the free common school system in other states and territories. Under the law passed by the last legis-lature, however, there is prom-ise of a great improvement in tho public schools of Utah 'This law, which goes into effect July 1st, makes provision for free schools by means of a territorial tax, a county tax and a district tax, the latter two to be levied only In case the lirst is not sullicient. In cities of the lirst class two trustees are to be elected in each municipal ward. This election, which lakes place in July, is quite an important matter, and all who are at alt interested in education should lake a most active part in it. "In cities of the second class one trustee is elected in each ward. O110 of the provisions of the new law is compulsory education. This, how-ever, is left in the hands of the mayor, who is by virtue of his ofliee made the chairman of the board of trustees. While it is trim that there are several defects in tho new law, as s lown in our local article, it is a big step in the right direction. In all probability congress will pass t he Edmunds Utah educational bill, which has been introduced in the senate, and this will supplant the law passed by the legislature. Senator Edmunds' bill has been most carefully prepared, and is complete in all its de-tails, both as to the system of education and thu methods to provido funds for the maintenance of first class free common schools in this territory. Tiik hackmcn who crowd their vehicles in front of the theater doors ami exclude private carriages should I be forced to be more accommodating. It is the duty of the theater managers to immediately cause a civil service re-form among the hackmen. TllEHE is altogether too much liberty given to the fakirs and peddlers. They occupy prominent corners and attract crowds that obstruct the streets and sidewalks. They are simply a nuisance that ought not to be tolerated, llusi-nes- s meu object to them, and I hey cer-tainly have some rights in such m titers . that ought to bo respected by thu au-thorities. Tho fruit ami peanut stands that are permitted to do business on the sidewalks are also a nuisance, but not half so much so as the lentlier-lunge- d itinerant fakirs who till the air with their stereotype speeches and appeals to the passing throng. the inlirmary and was put under the care of a surgeon, who determined to remove the diseased portion and sub-stitute an ox rib. The operation was porfornied a month ago, and it has been so sucetssful that the man will bo about again shortly with a limb as strong and healthy as ever. ODDS AND ENDS. Japan has celebrated the two thous-and live hundred and fifty-fift- h anni-versary of the coronation of the lirst emperor of the country, an affair which makes our little two hundred and fifty! anniversaries seem insignilicant. c To the city of Liverpool must be awarded the somewhat doubtful dis-tinction of having the biggest work-house in the world: This huge institu-tion has ample accommodation for f000 inmates, which, happily, is scarcely ever needed at one time. A committee is now investigating at Ravenna the precise locality where the urn containing the bones of Dante was in 1510. Previously the same commit-tee discovered in a convent a painting by Giotto containing a portrait ot Dante, the only real v authentic por- trait of him known, it is soon lobe reproduced, and will change the ac-cepted notion of Dante's looks decid-edly. The American traveler in France rid-icules the hot-wat- foot warmers and the whistle of the locomotive, and he bewails tho absence of tin", ice water and the peripatetic newsboy. The railway ticket is, in his eyes, preposter-ously small, ami the inability of tiie railway employes to understand ques- tions put to them in English is convinc-ing evidence to him ot the inferiority of i renchmen to Americans. The following is the Chinese remedy for the croup: Collect from old walls several nests of largo-size- d spiders, two ol which at least should contain live spiders. Make them into a paslo with llnrty grains of alum previously dis-solved. "IIk'h, utter it is well mixed, reitiieo thu paste to ashes and apply hot to the throat. This, it is said, will o-iled an lustantaneous euro of the dis-ease, however severe the attack. The king of Tari-Tari- , in the Gilbert Islands, has notified the navy depart- ment at W aslungton that he has adopted a royal ensign, a design of which he has sent w iui the notification. He has chosen the American colors, only ho puis blue where we have white' and vice versa. v hen our vessels tarry in !,V, ?, V1.7"ity ?, his TOJ'al highness they will f,re a sumtoslri ,lis fc'Slf16 In August. Antwerp will celebrate the thtee hundredth anniversary of the f!l!110,ls lr'"'l-- : Christo-pher I lanrin, whose workshop, now a public museum, is one of the chief at tractions ot the Belgian citv. Simul-taneously w ilL be inaugurated the new museum of hue arts ami the museum of an .qu.t.es au,l it has seemed a good time to hold a confereniM of all per- sons concerned in the art of book mak-ing ;.nd book publishing. A novel operation has been per- formed in the Ldiuburgh Koval iutirm- - ! ; A.ffrm.el' was s,lfft'iu? from a eg bono induced by an acci- dent. Ouwediual advice he came to, A Wire's Ketut't, John O. Saxe. As my wife anil I, at the window one day, Stood watching a man with a monkey, A cart came by with a "broth of a boy," Who was driving a stout little donkey. To my wife I then spoke, by way of a joke "There's a relation of yours In that car-riage." To which she replied, as the donkey she spied, "Ah, yes, a relation by marriage." fact that Nationalism contemplates society, both economically and morally, not as an accidental conglomeration of mutually independent and unconnected molecules, but in its totality only. It refuses to recognize the individual as standing alone, or as living or working to or for himself along, but insists upon regarding him as an inseparable mem-ber of humanity with an allegiance ar.d a duty to his fellows which ho could not, if ho would, east off, and with claims upon his fellows which are equally obligatory upon them. In a word, Nationalism holds that every one is born into the world a debtor to society for ail he can do, as a creditor to so-ciety for all ho needs. N'ationnlUm. Edward Bellamy. Nationalism insists that the weak worker shall share equally with the stronger, or to put it more broadly, thai all men stud w omen, while required to wilder such service as thev may be capable of. shall share alike 'this total iroduel. Xiiis buy Moults from the Tiif. Nephi Knsign is evidently pros-perin- It has just donned a new and attractive dress of type, and now pre-sents a handsome appearance, The management is also putting in a large cylinder press, and is making other im-provements that are demanded by the growing business of tho paper. The Times congratulates tho Knsign upon its success. It is a live paper and tho liberal support that is being given it, Tho proper support of a local newspaper is evidence of sound business sense on the part of the com-- . inunity. The (iirl Who Helps Her Mother. Chicago Herald. There are girls who paint and girls who play, And girls who dance with grace, And girls who steal our hearts away With charms of form and face. But there's a girl whom I respect Much more than any other, And as a wife I shall select The girl who helps her mother. Although it may be out of style, She grants her mother's wishes, Nor does she idle all the while Her ma is washing dishes. She has a kindly, loving way For parent, sister, brother. She proves a blesHing every day, The girl who helps hor mother. She may not read the latest trash Nor sigh for a flirtation, She may not care to make a mash Nor pine for a sensation. Such lives as hers with grace abound And love for one another, ' She scatters sunshine all around ' This girl who helps her mother. THIS DATK IS 1IISTOKY, MAY 11. lA9 William of Orange declares war on France. l!!sr Death of Catherine of Russia, widow of Peter the Great; born 1034, 1749 Discoverer of vncclnation, Dr. Edward Jen-ne-born; died le3. 17S6 Great llritaln declares war against France; American colonies involved, aud Canada even-tually becomes a part of tha British posses-sions. 1800 Bonaparte crosses the) Alps. 1800 Papal states annexed to France by Napoleon. 1840 Fire in St. Louis destroys 18 blocks of houses end S3 steamboat; loss $3,000,000. 1BSS Dr. Kane, of Franklin search expedition, abandoned shipand traveled over the ice 1,300 miles, arriving in New York Oct. 11, 18U. 1SC3 Vickshurg campaign; battle of lilg Black rivdr, Miss; Confederates defeated and n enters the fortUlcatloas ot Vlcksburg. !S6t Atlanta canipaix; battle at Adalrsvillo; Confederates fall bik; Rome, Ga., captured by Gen. Jeff C. DaviB, of the Union army. 1808 Rebels in Japan defeat the troops of the mikado. 1855 Steamship Schiller wrecked oft Sicily; 311 lives lost. of John C Breckinridge, of Ken. tucky, aged U. Genkkal John K. Buooke, com-mander of tho department of the Platte, w ho is now on a visit to Salt Lake and Fort Douglas, surved throughout; tho csvi) war and made a uplendid record. Early in Itftil he was a captain in the Fourth Pennsylvania infantry. In No-vember of the same year he was mado colonel of the Fifty-thir- .Pennsylvania infantry, was promoted to be brigadier-genera- l in May, 1,80-1- ami was brevOtted ' major-general- in August of the same year. His promotions in the volunteer service wore lor gallant and meritorious services in Iho battles of Gettysburg, Spottsylvaiiiit, Tolopotomy and Cold Harbor. Jn tho regular army ho has served since ISdt), as lieutenant colonel, colonel, and brigadier-general- , tho pro-motion to the last mentioned rank occur-ring In April, lSi8, soon after which ho was assigned to duty in tho department of the Platte, to succeed General Crook, who had boon promoted to the rank of luajor-genera- l and placed in command of the division of the, Missouri. It Isn't Likely to Happen Again., Milwaukee Sentinel. Owing to a mistake bv a careless southern strawberry packer one con-signment of berries in this market gave satisfaction. Tho boxes happened to be upside down and the berries were put into the bigger compartment. Only linden anil Diidincs. Minneapolis Tribune. A scientist estimates that the human race will disappear from tho earth about the year 4000. What a funny world this will be then with nothing but dudes and dudeues left to boss the animals around. Of National Importance. Omaha Dee. In view of the threatened corner in silver, the discovery of a new vein in northern Nebraska isof national impor-tance. Who knows but what, the can-yons of the Minneeadusa will yet solve the monetary problem. A FKW JOKEI.KTS. "Let us consider the thing soberly." "Ail right. I'll wait until you are ready tomorrow, say." New "York Sun. The lime is approaching when you'll need your law n mower and more as the season advances. Berkshire News. A bank is an iiistitullon into which you put contidenco aud money, and draw out your confidence. Philadel-phia Tunes. He My income is small, and perhaps it is cruel of me to take you from your father's roof. She I don't live oti the roof. ('halter. "Hammock dresses" arc announced for summer wear. Something that a girl can slip out of easily, we presume. Vonkers Statesman. "James, I am cleaning house, so be a good fellow anil beat the carpet, as usual." "No. I think I'll shake it this year." Philadelphia Times. A new company for the culture of cork has been formed in this country. It should have no trouble in floating its stock. Binghamplon Republican. "Heavens! Von have been eating pears and now you have sauerkraut. How will i hey go together?" "That's for them to settle! I don't bother my-self about it." Flicgende Blatter. ' "Of course," said Jinks, "1 am an man, but I would like to see a messenger bov put up at audi m just once." "Whyr" "It would be so interesting to see him when he was go-ing, going." Washington Post. Eastern Farmer (eontemptouslv): Catch me going west, where you ha've neither coal nor wood. Mighty incon-venient burning corn for fuel, "isn't it? Western Farmer: Waal, yes, it is. rather. The ears is so big w'e can't git 'em in the stoves. New York Weekly. To My 1is. Albert W. Biirnum. We've wandered oft by wooded streams 'Neath leafy arches lieudltur low, Where scarce the penetratlne gleams Of summer suns cjtild cast their plow. We've lain beneath the pleasant shade. Of nodding trees on s (treen, Where breeze from the valleys pluysd And waving dowers graced tho scene. Together we have climbed tha roclcs And traversed oft the boundless plain. 'iMldst daisies wild and yellow tlox, Through stubbles strewn with ripened grain. We've sought the covert, where the quail Affrighted rise upon the wing: We've heard the owlet's mournful wall And marked the rabbit's sudden spring. We've shared our dinner In the wood. We've camped besld s the river bank. And by the cooling stream we've stood And thanked our Maker while we drank. Let others, faithless, turn away Ilefore I've reached my journey's nd, But through thy ltfo thou'lt evtr stay lleside me still, my faithful frieud. Thou'rt dreaming now before the tire Of Joys aud sorrows we have known Oh. musfls sweet, my pen Inspire Tocall tliem back, 'though past aud gone, And may my revery keep alive j These forms and colors still the same i While memories dear again revive To cluster 'round thy tacwid naius. |