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of a THE LANE ADVANCE. WILBER LEEDOM, EDITORS AND PUBLISHERS. LANE, FRANKLIN COUNTY, KANSAS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1881. VOL. -NO.

19. CURRENT TOPICS. THE NEWS IN BRIEF. LImEDIATELY following the adjournment of the Senate the President appointed Stratham Postmaster at Lynchburg, in place of Wilson, suspended. GEN.

MERRIWETHER LEWIS CLARK, a soldier in the Blackhawk War, the Mexican War and the late civil war, died at his home in Frankfort, on the 28th, aged 77. The deceased served under Lee during the whole of the late war, holding the rank of General at its close. A MAN, apparently insane, made his appearance at the White House on the 31st and demanded admission. After some parley it was found he was armed with a sevenbarreled revolver and evidently bent on shooting somebody. His arrest was accomplished after some dificulty, requiring.

three men to overpower him. THE Kentucky authorities were informed some time ago that the James boys had taken up their quarters in Logan County and had planned the capture of a train on the Louisville Nashville Railroad. A well armed posse were dispatched to the alleged rendezvous of the famous bandits, but no trace of them could be found. NINE Governors were in attendance uponsthe Atlanta Cotton Exposition on the 27th. The feature of the day was making two suits of clothes, one for Governor Colquitt, of Georgia, and one for Governor Bigelow, of Connecticut, from, seed cotton picked at 7 in the morning.

suits were worn at the reception in the evening. IN explanation of the renomination of Postmaster -General James, it is said some doubt existed as to his legal status under the Tenure-of-office law, and the President thought best to remove this by having him reappointed. It is understood Mr. James will continue at the head of the Post-office Department long enough to close up the Star -route prosecutions. THE Government has been defeated in the recent German elections.

In Berlin the Progressists gained a complete victory. The most remarkable feature of the election is a triumph of those Liberals who are specially obnoxious to Prince Bismarck, Eugene Richter, Karl Mayer and Count Von Arnim. Bismarck's son William was defeated for re-election at Mulhausen by the Liberal candidate. THE nomination of Stratham, a Readjuster of Democratic antecedents, for Postmaster at Lynchburg, in the place of Wilson, a Republican, who has opposed Mahone, is taken as indicating that President Arthur is in hearty sympathy with Mahone and will support him. Senator Johnston says he will oppose the confirmation of Stratham, and that he will have the support of all the Democratic Senators in his opposition.

IT is reported that Judge Folger was only induced to accept the position of Secretary of the Treasury on condition, or with the understanding, that he shall be appointed to the United States Supreme Bench, to succeed Hunt, who, it is confidently believed, will be retired by Congress on account of physical disability. Folger did not really want the Secretaryship, but is ambitious to go upon the Supreme Bench. It is still asserted by those who assume to know that Conkling will succeed Folger in the Treasury before Arthur's Administration grows very old. TYNER, First Assistant PostmasterGeneral, has finally tendered his resignation, in accordance, it is understood, with the clearly expressed wish of the President and Postmaster -General. He at the same time furnished the press with a statement declaring his innocence of any complicity, directly or indirectly, in the Star-route frauds.

He says his suppressed report was read by both President Garfield and Postmaster- -General James, who concurred in the opinion it had better not be made public; that it had been kept from the files of the Department by Key's order, and was a private paper. Postmaster -General James, in a letter to Judge Tyner acknowledging receipt of his resignation, says: "The request for your resignation was not based upon any reflection upon your personal or offlcial integrity." ONE of the most stupendous bank failures on record is that of the Mechanics' National Bank of Newark, N. which on the 30th of October was rated as the strongest financial institution i in the State, with a large surplus capital and unimpaired credit, and the 31st was declared insolvent, with liabilities exceeding by over $2,000,000 its available assets. The history of this astounding financial collapse is briefly this, according to the statement of Cashier O. L.

Baldwin, the actual manager of the institution, who has made a full confession: Several years ago he began making loans to C. Nugent a very extensive morocco manufacturing firm, without the knowledge of the directors and without proper security. Having, as he says, gradually placed himself in their power, he continued to supply their inordinate demands for money--hoping all the while they would ultimately repay the loan-until their indebtedness reached the enormous sum of over $2,000,000. By means of false entries he succeeded in escaping suspicion, which was not so difficult, he being implicitly trusted and having the entire management of the bank's affairs. Finding himself unable longer to carry on the scheme of falsification, he called a meeting of the Board of Directors and made a full confession.

Baldwin is under arrest, as is also Christopher Nugent, the latter charged with being an accessory. Joseph A. Halsey is President of the bank, but as stated did not perform any of the actual duties pertaining to the position. PERSONAL AND GENERAL. THE wheat fields in Ohio are being devastated by the Hessian fly.

So destructive is their work that many farmers are plowing up their fields. LORD WILLIANIS, a heavy banking and contracting firm at Tucson, Nevada, have failed for a large amount, but profess their ability to meet all claims against them in a little while. THE British steamer Calliope, from Odessa for Bremen, was totally lost on the Spanish coast. Only one person saved. THE Walaczyska court-martial at St.

Petersburg sentenced two leaders of the anti-Jewish riots in June last to ten years? exile in Siberia. THE boiler of a steam thresher exploded Norway Lake, near Wilmar, killing Aufin Strand a and seriously injuring A. Everson and Christian Solberg. So complete was the destruction that no part of the engine or the boiler was left where it stood before the explosion. The cause of explosion is unknown.

NELSON T. DAVIS, late Tax Collector for Harrls County, Texas, who got away with $250,000 belonging to the State and county and was indicted by the Grand Jury for embezziement, forgery and perjury, fled before he could be arrested. DELL LOCKHART, Kid Coulter, and a man known as "Slim," were lynched at Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico, on the 27th. Lockhart and "Slim" were arrested a few weeks ago for horse-stealing. Coulter was imprisoned for a murder committed at Chama, nine months ago.

The immediate cause of the lynching was the discovery of Coulter's plan to kill the guard and escape. IN the Washington Criminal Court on the 28th, Capt. Howgate was arraigned, and pleaded not guilty to the indictment for forgery. He was then formally surrendered by his bondsmen. NEAR Bennettsville, Marlboro County, S.

the wife of a planter named Smith was set upon and horribly maltreated by a negro while returning home from a neighbor's. Her husband pursued the brute and shot him dead in his tracks. MRS. LUCINDA TUCKLEY, aged 52, a respected widow lady residing near Albany, Athens County, was horribly maltreated by a negro. Her skull was fractured and she received other injuries which it was thought might prove fatal.

Her assailant was captured and locked up, and the neighbors threatened to lynch him. AT Halifax, N. while Mrs. Bethane was attending to a stove her dress caught fire. She rolled herself on the floor, attempting to extinguish the flames.

A child crawling toward her caught fire from the burning carpets. Both were burned to death. A STEAM boiler connected with a threshing machine exploded at Marlyille, N. on the 28th. Frank Millman was killed and eight others injured.

Millman was completely disembowled, and died in half an hour. THE steamer Calcutta foundered at sea during a gale. All on board, twentytwo persons, perished. The British ship Omba, from Victoria for Melbourne, foundered. All hands lost.

APACHES have made their appearance in Sonora, killing a family near Rancho Santa Cruz, beyond Magdalena, and running off stock. Gen. Ottero, in command of the troops, has sent a force to co-operate with American soldiers, who are supposed to be in pursuit of them. THE delegates of the Woman's Christian Temperance Convention called on the President on the 29th. Mrs.

Willard, President of the Convention, made a short address, asking the political and moral aid of the President to the object. of the convention. The President replied briefly that he was in earnest sympathy with the movement to rescue men from evil habits. THE business portion of Edgefield, S. has been destroyed by fire.

Thirty-five firms were burned out. Loss over insurance small. SAMUEL KENTON, a well-to-do farmer residing near Black River Falls, was shot down the other night while returning from the well with a pail of water. There is no clew to the assassin. SEVERAL Danville (Ill.) firemen are under arrest charged with incendiarism.

There have been many mysterious fires there recently, and it is now confessed by one of malefactors that they were kindled for the purpose of waking the authorities up to the necessity of having a paid fire department. THE Mayer Bachman Brewery, Clifton, Staten Island, and a block of buildings burned on the 31st. Loss estimated at halt a million dollars. The Schmitt Glade Brewery, Chicago, went up in flames on the same day. Loss, $150,000.

THE Rev. J. M. Spargrave, of Pittsburg, committed suicide in the State Hospital on account of financial troubles. THE Pennsylvania Central Railroad has put on a fast train of palace cars between New York and Chicago-time, twenty-six hours.

The New York Central now announces its determination to reduce the time to twenty-four hours. SENATE PROCEEDINGS. IN the Senate, on the 26th, a resolution by Mr. Butler, directing the Committee on Printing to inquire why the agricultural reports for 1880 have not been distributed to Congress, was adopted. Mr.

Sherman called up a lution offered by him the day previous, for investigation into the disbursements of the contingent fund of the Treasury Department. After having modified it somewhat it was adopted. The resolution reads: Resolved, That the Committee on Appropriations be directed to investigate the accounts for expenditures for contingent or other penses of the several departments, including the methods of making such disbursements, the character and disposition the purchases, che mode and employment of labor paid from such appropriations, and to report at as early a day as practicable what turther legislation is necessary to secure the proper disbursement of such appropriations, and that the committee have leave to send for persons and papers and to sit during the recess of the Senate. THE session of the 27th was confined mainly to the consideration of executive business. Among the nominations received from the President were the following: Charles J.

Folger, New York. to be Secretary of the Treasury; Thomas L. James, of New York, Postmaster-General; Frank Hatton, Iowa, First Assistant Postmaster-General; Charles Payson, Massachusetts, U.S. Charge d' Affairs, Denmark. Consuls-General-Ferdinand Vogeler, Ohio, Frankfort: Simon Wolf, District of Columbia, Cairo.

Consuls-Silas P. Inbbell, New York, St. Johns, Quebec; Jesse IL Moore, Illinois, Callao; Volney V. Smith, Ar kansas, St. Thomas; Wm.

P. Pierce, Georgia, Cienfuegos; Charles Kahlo, Indiana, Sydney, Australia; Geo. W. Roosevelt, Pennsylvania, Bordeaux; J. A.

Leonard, Minnesota, Leith; John T. Robinson, Tennessee, Tripoli; Register of Wills for the District of Columbia, Hiram J. Ramsdell; John L. Beveridge, Illinois, Assistant Treasurer of the United States at Chicago; Milton C. Elstner, Louisiana, Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana; Jacques A.

Gla, Louisiana, Surveyor-General for the District of Louisiana; John S. Harris, Louisiana, for the District of Montana. The nomination of Stratham for Postmaster at Lynchburg, was opposed by the Democrats so on the ground that it was a part of the "Mahone bargain," and they succeeded in forcing an adjournment, leaving him unconfirmed. THE open session of the Senate on the 28th lasted only half an hour, when the doors were closed and executive session followed. The undecided contest over the nomination for the Lynchburg Post-office was resumed.

Mr. Hill (Ga.) spoke in opposition to confirmation two hours. The debate was then continued by Messrs. Morgan, Hoar, Morrill, Sherman and others at great length, the political features of the case and importance attached to its probable bearings upon the result of the pending election in Virginia being openly expressed and distinctly emphasized. Speeches were interspersed with a number of roll -calls and motions to adjourn and other dilatory proceedings.

The Democrats offered to go on and confirm all of the nominations unobjected to, leaving others to be settled afterward. This the Republicans refused to do, and the contest was continued until 2:50 a. when an adjournment was effected, leaving the question still undecided. IN the Senate. on the 29th, Mr.

Hill, of Georgia, offered the following: Resolved, That appointments to offices under the Federal Government ought not to be made to control or influence elections in the several States, and the appointments made with such intent are unwise, unpatriotic and contrary to the spirit of our political institations, and if continued without rebuke by the people will become dangerous to the perpetuity of our institutions. The resolution was laid over and executive session followed. The nomination of Stratham as Postmaster at Lynchburg, being taken up as unfinished business, Mr. Ferry, who, as Chairman of the Committee, had charge of the nomination, remarked that in view of the manifest determination tot Democratic members of the Senate continue the employment of dilatory proceedings against final action in this case indefinitely, or at least until after the Virginia election, the Republicans had concluded that rather than permit any further obstruction of the remaining public business, they would lay the Lynchburg nomination aside, and he accordingly made that motion, which was unanimously agreed to, and the Senate proceeded to confirm a large number of other nominations. While the doors were still closed, but after the transaction of executive business, a committee appointed to wait upon the President reported that he had nothing further to communicate, and a motion to adjourn sine die was agreed to.

A vote of thanks was tendered Hon. David Davis, responding to which he said: "SENATORS-I am touched by the generous expressions in the resolution which it has pleased the Senate to pass in my honor, and I am grateful for the courteous co-operation which has been tendered me from all sides in administering the duties of presiding officer of this high and enlightened body. Hoping every member of the Senate will return happily and safely to his home, and be permitted to resume his duties here at the next meeting of Congress, it only remains for me to declare the Senate adjourned without dav." The doors were then opened and the usual leave-taking exchanged, and in a few moments the Senate chamber was deserted. LATE NEWS ITEMS. WASHINGTON dispatches of the 1st say: President Arthur has offered the position of Secretary of the Interior to James A.

Williamson, of Iowa, formerly Commissioner of the General Land Office, and appointed Joseph K. McCammon Commissioner of Railroads, vice Theophilus French. A report was current that Postmaster -General James was to retire Jan. 1, and that Chauncey I. Filley, of St.

Louis, had been selected by the President succeed him. MR. BRADY assumes be so confident to of establishing his innocence of any complicity in the alleged Star frauds, that he is said to be to bring suits for libel against James and preparing, Attorney-General MacVeagh, whom he charges with giving out much of the defamatory matter that has been published regarding him. A FREIGHT train on the Columbia Port Deposit Railroad was wrecked near Safe Harbor, by a land -slide. The locomotive and six cars were thrown into the Susquehanna River, and the remainder completely wrecked.

The body of Ellis Quet, engineer, was believed to be under the engine in the river. The fireman was seriously injured. THE Ozark Iron Mountain Railroad Company has been incorporated with 000 capital. The road will be 110 long. The Gould representatives, Hoxie, Portis and Hayes, figure in the directory.

NINE prisoners escaped from the jail at Lebanon, on the 31st, passing out through the tunnel. CHARLES JONES, colored, who committed an indecent assault upon a respectable white married lady, was hanged by a mob near Spadra, Johnson County, Ark. THE boiler of a steam saw-mill at Abbeyville, S. exploded on the 1st, instantly killing two colored men, and fatally injuring two white men, one of whom had his right leg and left arm severed from his body. WM.

L. GIBSON, Cashier of the Citizens' National Bank, of Flint, has been arraigned at Detroit for embezzlement of $17,000 and making false entriesin the books some years since. DECREASE of the public debt during October, $13,321,458. DANIEL H. GERCI, a postal clerk running between Kearney and Sidney on the Union Pacific Railway, is under arrest for stealing a registered money package taining $2,000.

He has confessed and turned over $1,580, all he had left of the stolen money. Robert Rich, mail messenger between the Post-office and railway station at Burnside, has also been arrested for stealing and rifling registered letters. His depredations amount to over $100,000 in the last six months. KANSAS STATE NEWS. The current quarterly report of the State Board of Agriculture gives at great length the results of all crops grown in Kansas and the practical experiences of farmers therewith.

Both corn and wheat are below the average The amount of rye planted was gielder cent. greater than last year, but the yield was light. Oats was a good crop, generally, though the average was smaller than in 1880. Flax was good in a few counties and a failure in others. Corn was grown in twenty -eight counties, but it not done as well was anticipated.

Buckwheat reached an average yield in only two counties. Sorghum has done well. Fifteen counties report a large yield, and thirty counties report an average yield, with encouraging opinions of sorghum as a Kansas crop. It is sure and profitable. Castor beans have not been extensively raised, but correspondents report them a profitable crop when properly handled.

Broom corn is very favorably reported; the State average is double that of 1880. The varieties most popular are evergreen and California golden. Millet and Hungarian have done fairly, except in a few counties, where drouth and insects interfered. These crops are regarded by the people as good and safe. Clover suffered badly, except in two counblue ties, grass Leavenworth and severely.

Miami. Potatoes Timothy and suffered fruit are far below average. Recent postal changes: EstablishedChautauqua, Chautauqua County, Geo. T. Edwards Postmaster; Croco, Norton County, James Blue Postmaster; Dundee, Barton County, Thos.

A. Cline Postmaster; Emmet, Brown County, Henry S. Adams Postmaster. Discontinued-Elma, Republic County; Leota, Norton County; Osma, Phillips County; Springfield, Marshall County. changedMarion Center, Marion County, to Marion.

Postmasters appointed--Carter Creek, Clay County, David H. Kulp; Dallas, Norton County, Wm. T. Campbell; Gettysburgh, Graham County, H. S.

Hogue; Golden Belt, Lincoln Walter E. Beach; Hoyt, Jackson County, Willard H. Clelland; Gilmore, St. John County, Dan E. Sears; Lake View, McPherson County, John Archbiel; Linn, Washington County, Wm.

Cummins; Marvin, Phillips County, Mrs. Helena Borsheim; Nelson, Cloud County, Kote M. Finzer; Oneida, Nemaha County, John H. Mayhew; Redwood, Dickinson County, Daniel Weaver; Rose Bank, Dickinson County, Donald McKay; Summerville, Ottawa County, Wm. H.

Andrew; Tictoria, Ellis County, Geo. Phillip. The Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe Railroad Company are making extensive improvements on their lands in Topeka, own 110 acres around the City Depot. The work of putting fifteen miles of side track for the freight business of the Santa Fe Road has commenced in Kline's Addition, extending along the Kansas City branch of the road. The immense quantity of freight shipped over this great thoroughfare compels the laying down of these and additional tracks at this point, besides about three more miles of switches in the material yard just east of the depot.

The company own the entire block lying between Second and Third streets and Pitu and Washington streets, und plans are now being made for a three-story stone store house, the main building being 100 by 200 feet, with additions. The new round -house of fifty -eight stalls will occupy the next block north, also the property of the railroad company. 'The machine shops are to have a north addition of 200 feet added. There has been filed with the Secretary of State the charter of the Gueda Railroad Company, to run from Arkansas City, Cowley County, by the way of the Gueda Mineral Springs, to Dodge City, Ford County, a branch extending from Gueda Springs to some point on the. south line of Sumner County.

The counties through which the road will pass are Cowley, Sumner, Harper, Barbour, Comanche, Ford, Kingman, Pratt and Edwards, the length being estimated at about 200 miles. Gueda Springs will be the headquarters of the road. The Directors are H. B. Pruden, Dayton, Ohio; J.

W. Devore, West Point, W. P. Hackney, Winfield, R. Mitchell, James L.

Henry and J. D. C. O' Grady, Arkansas City; and W. M.

Berkey, Salt City, Kans. The capital stock of the company is $200,000. Two supposed Missouri train were arrested in Lawrence the other day. They were detected in attempting to sell flannel shirts at a second-hand store. Officers shadowed the men and saw them take two packages of shirts from under a handcar house on the Santa Fe Railroad, about a mile east of the city.

The shirts had saletags on them which the men tore off. One of the thieves ate his as he tore off; the other put his in his mouth altogether, and after chewing them a while threw them away. One of the tags was not destroyed, and on it was found F. St. Joseph, '3 Railroad detectives of the Chicago Alton and Missouri Pacific, who were at Topeka, were telegraphed for, and came down on the afternoon train.

They identified the men as train-robbers, and took them to Kansas City. The Topeka Stock Yards Company has been formed and duly organized. The capital stock of the company is $100,000, divided into 1,000 shares. The Directors for the first year are Wm. Sims, Wm.

Wellhouse, D. F. Ruggles, F. R. Foster, T.

K. Tomson, W. S. Curry, D. H.

Horne, George W. Ludington, Topeka; and E. W. Hewins, Cedarvale, Kans. Mr.

W. C. N. Garvey, formerly of Topeka, but late of Winfield, has been appointed agent of the T. S.

F. Railroad for the Topeka station in place of E. H. Davis resigned. Garvey has been connected with the road for many years.

McPherson has a $11,000 school building in course of construction, Garside Anderson, owners of the transfer business at Atchison, have failed, with liabilities of about $28,000 and assets of probably $20,000. Social Etiquette. When friends meet, or a visitor is ushered into a drawing-room, or sitting-room, the usual salutation is, "How do you do." The answer is not, "Thank you, I am very well," but How do you do." When leaving, the visitor says and the hostess repeats Good-bye." When the health of either hostess or visitor is inquired after, it is after saying, How do you do;" which should be said with no inflections of the voice, and without speaking the name of the person addressed. Good-morning" is used when addressing, or when taking leave, of business or other acquaintances with whom you have nothing in common in a social way. The salutation is said to be the touchstone of good-breeding.

Between gentlemen a nod suflices; but if a lady is walking with you or with the one to whom you bow, the hat mustbe slightly lifted. A well-bred person bows instinctively the moment that he recognizes an acquaintance. Bowing once in passing on a public promenade or drive, is all that civility requires. In subsequent meetings the eyes may be averted, or if more than a mere acquaintance, one smiles slightly. A bow of ceremony should not be accompanied by a broad smile; but unless you are bowing to superior in age or station you should let a beam of goodwill lighten your eye.

Gentlemen invariably offer the right arm to ladies, when it is necessary to give the arm, instructions to the contrary notwithstanding. This rule is the same without regard to the wall, as it is in the parlor, at marriages, at all entertainments and on all other occasions. A lady does not take the arms of two gentlemen; nor does a gentleman offer both of his arms when walking with two ladies. American gendo not smoke when driving or walking with ladies. Introductions are not made on the street.

unless a lady is walking with her host or hostess; in which case if either meet a friend an introdnetion would be given. When two persons are introduced in a house both bow slightly and commence conversation. A gentleman is introduced to a lady; 44 Mr. Grey, Mrs. Birch," is the form.

Young ladies are taken up to be introduced to elderly ones and the unmarried to the married. A gentlemau when introduced does not offer his hand to a lady, as that is the lady's privilege. The mistress of a house shakes hands with every one who introduced to her in her own homewhether the person is brought by a common friend, or comes by invitation. She would not shake hands with a visitor who came to call on a guest, unless she had some special reason for doing so. A gentleman rides on the right side of a lady.

A lady keeps the right-hand side of her carriage, unless another lady older than herself is driving with her. A gentleman does not permit a lady to sit with her back to the horses, even though she be younger than himself, when he can, by taking that seat, give her one facing the horses. Never speak of your children as Miss Ethel," or Master Harold," excepting to servants. Give them their Christian names. Gentlemen should precede ladies.

to clear the way, in a public hall, unless there is an usher preceding them. In entering a drawing room, the lady precedes the gentleman, but never takes his arm. To yawn in the presence of others, to beat time, to hum or whistle, to lounge, to put your feet on a chair, or to do anything which shows indifference, selfishness or disrespect, is unequivocally vulgar. Snufiling, expectoration, hawking, scratching the head, gulping, picking the teeth and blowing the nose, should be avoided in society. Avoid saying "you know," says he," and when narrating incidents.

Do not speak of absent persons by their Christian names. Above all, never name any one by the first letter of his or her name, as Mr. for Mr. Grey." This is a vulgarity which married persons sometimes use. A lady who sits cross-legged, or sideways on a chair, who twists her trinkets, or picks at anything, and a man who sits across his chair, bites his nails or nurses his leg, manifests an unmistakable, be want of easy good-breeding.

and graceful Both in quiet, their carriage. Well-bred persons never elbow their way in a crowd, nor force themselves in seats at concerts and lectures, which are already full; nor do they talk and laugh in tones so loud as to disturb others. When you have jostled or incommoded a person, be quick to say, "I beg your pardon." I thank you," is now the form, instead of "Thanks," when acknowledging any attention. "Thanks" has become a vulgarism from the abuse of the word. In railway cars no one has a right to more than one seat unless more than one is paid for.

To beat time, shuffle the feet, or make any monotonous noise, which is a nuisance to fellowtravelers, shows bad breeding or neglect in training. -Mrs. H. 0. Wood, in Youth's Companion.

-There is a society in Europe known as the Rhenish Cigar-tip Collecting Association, numbering 1,982 members, and the report is made that they have gathered 4,569 pounds of cigar tips which sold for 25,000 marks, all of which has been spent for useful gifts to 1,728 children. -When Joshua commanded the sun to stand still, he intended to make it all day with the Gibeonites, SCHOOL AND CHURCH. -The pastor of the Universalist Church in Bromfield, Maine, is Miss Annette G. Waltz. -The late Magee, Watkins.

N. left $50,000 with which to build five Protestant Episcopal churches. The first was recently completed at Antrim, a flourishing mining town in Tioga County. -The number of students at the Vienna University is now 3,457, exclusive of 594 unattached students, or considerably more than at the German Universities of Berlin and Leipzig. Thirty-five are Americans.

-Mary E. Ellen, M. has been appointed Professor of Physiology and Hygiene, and resident physician at Vassar College. Dr. Allen is a talented young Philadelphia Quakeress, a graduate of the Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania, class of 1876.

--At the meeting of the Methodist Conference in London, James Calvert, of Fiji, said that the greatest blot of the Fijians was their cannibalism. One of the natives stated that he had feasted on 872 different persons, and six or seven of the missionaries were eaten when they first commenced their labors in Fiji. -A church is not to measure its success by the accretion of new members, says the Christian Union. That church is most successful which cultivates most assiduously the holiness of its individual members. We call a church strong as it counts its members by hundreds and its wealth by millions.

Christ calls it strong as it is strong in faith and rich in good works. -The first official Sunday-school census in the United States is now being taken by the Government. Circulars containing questions are sent to every Supexintendent. These cover the numof teachers and children, the ages of scholars, the number, value and character of books libraries, the property owned, the money collected and the increase in attendance since 1870. -The rector of the Episcopal church in Shrewsbury, N.

reads from a Bible which was printed in 1717, and presented to the church about 1752. The church was founded in 1702. The spire is surmounted by an iron crown of George which the soldiers in the Revolution amused themselves with shooting at, as may beseen by the bullet holes in the wooden ball below. -The President of Amherst College has offered to the students the privilege of selecting representatives in whose hands will be left certain matters of college administration now undertaken by the faculty. This body will probably be composed of four seniors, three juniors, two sophomores and one freshman, with a member of the faculty as presiding officer, if the classes accept the proposal, which seems doubtful.

-The Baptist ministers in Germany complain that the Government has, during the last year, carried out a reactionary policy against them. Mr. Jahr, at Frankfort, has been fined for speaking at the grave of a deceased member. His -school has been prohibited because it meets at private houses, and teachers and persons who open their houses to Sunday-schools have been threatened with fine if they disregard the prohibition. The Church is trying to secure the protection of a regular house of worship of its own.

PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS. -It is always a fall election for the defeated N. 0. Picayune. -Advice from the Greek: "Know thyself" is good advice.

And to find out all about yourself in the shortest time get nominated for Lowell Ciizen. -They asked him if he was the best man at the wedding. "No," he said; "I don't know as 1 was the best, but bejabers I was as good as any of 'em!" -Boston Post. -Fashion has decreed that the blonde takes the front seat this season. As soon as the brunette finds out that she is unfashionable she will be willing to dye.

-Texas Siftings. -The Chinese Government is going to build some railroads, and soon will be heard in the land the voice of the Celestial brakeman, "Hoop-pee! Yang-tzekian junction! Tlainee stoppee ten minutes eatee and dlinkee!" -Burlinglon Hawk- Eye. I remember," said Brewer, "I remember two young men who used to board at my house -they are both dead now." The crowd broke into a meaning smile, and Brewer wondered why they didn't wait for the funny part of the story to come. -Lowell Courier. butter, Mr.

Spicer," said the dealer, "carried off the prize at the farmers' fair," and Seth spat out a taste of the compound and remarked: the prize was a ship's anchor and chain cable, I should think the butter could have carried it oft easily." Boston Commercial Bulletin. -Bread is the staff of music as well as life; for do not the scales of notes start off on Times. They do. -Cambridge Tribune. La, me! is not this fa fetched.

Elevated Railway Journal. Not a bit of it. Bread has to start off on dough before can rise. Tribune. you like tosee the asked a lymphatic looking gentleman at the hotel, after he had kept the sheet for nearly an hour.

"Would you like to see the paper? There's nothing in it." "Seems to me," replied Fogg, somewhat ill-humoredly, perhaps, "you waste a good deal of time over nothing." Transcript..