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charm wrought ulppn Albert by her pretty tEi- ‘
e

guante letters. e wedding was ﬁxed for

allowing month, and meanwhile the lovers en- ‘

jo‘ed their brief season of courtshi

P- .
he only thing that marred Julie’s happiness I

host.

was the de Nacre . ,
rench families, the de Nacres

Like most old

kept a ghost. It was a ghost of which their old .
servants were rather proud, as forming part of ‘
the family grandeur; but which, nevertheless, ;
produced much consternation whenever it ap— 3

And now it made an appearance.

It had not been seen for a period of ten years. ;
Then it had been visible, just about the time of ;
the loss of the Vengeur, in which young Victor ‘

De Nacre had been drowned
The chateau people had never dared to ap—

respectful
period, to the ﬁgure of a child dressed in white.

Julie de Nacre, at that time herself a child, I

had been taken with a severe fever soon after;
when the ghost disappeared, having warned
everybody, as the ple said, of a coming mis—
fortune; for, like 1 family ghosts, this one only I
came as an omen of impending grief. '

Julie de N acre was not more superstitious than 1'
her neighbors; but the stories of the ghost had
frightened her, and she could not cast of! the
impression. It had made its appearance soon 1
after she had received notice of A bert’s expect- |
ed arrival, and while she was still somewhat ex- I
cited over the news. She had never seen the 1
ghost herself; but it had been described to her ‘I

y the gossips of the 'neighborhood. as it had
been seen by several people returning totheir '
houses at late hours of the night. It was re re- ,
seated as a female ﬁgure, as usual, in white - [
pery, who ﬂitted about the chateau, and over i
the old drawbridge, as if going into and coming j
out of the castle. :

When Albert came home, one of the ﬁrst 3
things he heard of was this ghost. The young ,
oﬂicer, who had in his time encountered too ,
many real terrors to fear the shadows of them, ,
and who, moreover, like all oung France, was 3

'ven to materialism, made gm of the story.

his opinion, optical illusion accounted for
much; and Julie was fain to rest in puzzled si- I
lence, after a learned dissertation from her lov-
er’s lips on psycholo ‘cal phenomena, and im- 
produced upon t e retina by the inﬂuence ;
O the imagination. Satisﬁed, however, she
was not, even though Albert had talked thus;
for on the ve next night the ghost was again
seen to walk t ugh the garden, and all around
the chateau.

Poor Julie had a dream, too. She dreamt
that the apparition had entered her own room.
and beckoned her to follow it: that she had been
_ compelled to obey b ' some unseen inﬂuence, and

that the ghost had ed her even into Albert’s
room, where she had seen the young ofﬁcer I
asleep.

She had dreamt. more )ver. of being conduct-
ed over the drawbridge, and on to the ﬁsh- .
pond, where the white ﬁgure left her alone.

hen she seemed to fall asleep 'n, and woke
next morning, feeling weak an languid, as if
she had been lateu at a ball.

The next night A bert proposed that the whole
family should sit up and watch, the youn oﬁi—

P‘s“-
hey acted according to his advice, but not a

sign of a ghost a peared, and they at length I
went to bed, wit out having unraveled the .

mystery.

he African S
He would not su mit to a supe
tion of the affair, and determined to investigate

it by himself. He, therefore, made up his mind If

to stand sentry next night, alone.
The day as usual. Julie looked some-

what haggard, from having pamed a slee less i

ni ht, but a ride in the afternoon resto her
sp 'ts. Albert had never been more affection-
ate, nor she more hap y. As they rode side by

face and coal-black military beard of her lover,

and wondered if there was such another sol- :

dierl docking fellow in the whole French arm '.
She had for the time forgotten all about t e
host's warning, and gave herself up to the en-
jo ment of the hour.
ii the evening, all the members of the chateau
retired to rest early; and by half—past eleven,
the whole house was buried in a profound slum-

r.

It was just at this time that Albert de Favan-
nes‘s door was softly opened. and the young oili-
cer made his ap rance. He was fully dressed,
with his large ark-blue burnous thrown over
hisshonlders. and a pair of pistols thrust into his
sash. As he came forth, the moon shone through
a large bay-window in the corridor, and glit-
tered brightly on the breast Of his uniform, and
the steel scabbard of the saber he was carrying
under his left arm. All was as still as death.
The moonlight on the tesselated pavement shone
in bright and beautiful colom, as it came throu h
the stained- lass Of the bay-window. Besi es
Monsieur an Madame de Nacre and Julie, there

were but few people in the chateau, only the old ‘

domestics, with his own servant, Pierre Pitou
a heavy-headed Provencal, who had followed
him to and from Algeria.

De Favannes stood still for a moment, and
listened intently; but no sound can ht his ear
beyond the peaceful snore of Pierre itou, who
lay stretched upon a sofa-bed at the end of the
corridor. The young Ofﬁcer advanced softl
along the galleries, and entered the grand h
in the center. Here the fallen
N acre family ' layed themse ves to his view,
in the tattered nners that rustled by the
walls, and the suits of ancient armor that orna-
mented the hall like old-time uires on d.
Somber and mysterious look everything in I
the darkness, and it seemed just the place for
encounter-in a ghost. But if chateau gossip ‘
was to be be 'eved, it was outside that the crea-
ture was most frequently seen, in the old-
fashioned garden, With its high box hedges,
trimmed into fantastic shapes.

The young man advanced to the great door,
and drew he bolt very cautiously—Opening ‘
only one leaf, to give him egress.

As he step on the drawbridge, the last ‘
rays of the se ting moon were glistening on the
gray walls of the chateau; an soon after the
moon went down, and the obscurity became
complete. ‘

Crossing the drawbridge, he entered upon a
maze of winding walks with tall hedges be-
tween them, trending here and there, in ap r-
ent confusion. Large old trees cast t eir

loomy shadows over the th, under wh0se
branches the darkness was intense. With the
setting of the moon the sky had become cloud ;
and a breeze commenced sighing through t e
foliage with a sad, mournful sound. The scene
was propitious for mystical inﬂuences, and the
young ofﬁcer, in spite of himself, felt a sensation
of awe. ‘

He advanced into the garden to see if any
means existed by which a rson playing tricks
might enter or esca )e. W ile enga in this
exploration he sud enly heard the 'stant toll-
ingof the church clock of St. Nicholas in the
Base Ville. It proclaimed the solemn hour Of
midnight. There is something awe-inspiring in ,
the sound of a church clock at night; and there, .
in the ct rden, under the dark ew trees, I
with w to tues gleaming ghost-

: at once departed, and the
5' forward inpursuit.
proachthis host,but hadgazedatit atavery
ce, likening it, as seen at that 5

cer being suspicions that some trick was ing 3

i was not satisﬁed with this. i
explana— 5

I Wright, 530 Rayburn avenue, Memphis, Tenn.

\

side discussing their p for the future, Albert ‘,
de avannes thought that the world did not ‘1
contain anythin half so beautiful as Julie de '3
Nacre: and she ooked proudly at the bronzed ‘

lories of the De ‘

e through 1

young sol 'er to start. Slowly and solemn]

the hours were tolled. It seemed as if the cloc i

‘ would never cease striking; and when it stopped
‘ at last, the silence seemed more op ressive t an
‘ ever. Stories that appear absur

time, take a strong hol

E the foliage the ﬁrst stroke of the bell caused the ! tioned has contributed but little to the amateur
ﬁrst leave, J ulie‘s ripened beauty completed the ; (ii

I press recently and has probably retired.

’ sued.
in the day- j
of the imagination at ,

night; and the imagination cannot always be "

controlled by reason. The S hi shuddered,
and drew his belt tighter arount him. He began
to retrace his steps to the chateau. He had not
one far before halting, unable to trust the evi-
ence of his e es. A white ﬁgure was coming
down the wal ahead, and slowly ap roaching
him; though he heard no sound of foogte .
Suddenly it turned and disap be ind a
thick hedge of boxwood. The spell of inaction
oung soldier rushed
A su den turn in the walk
showed the white ﬁgure just disappearing a sin.

i
!

But one list of amateur authors outside of the

general amateur directories has ever been is— -
It was published during the present year =

by Messrs. Gronauer & Jackson, under the title

of “Amateur Author’s Guide Of the United I
States.” It is a neat little volume, well com- ;
e, and .

piled and printed, worthy of patro
will prove valuable as a reference—book in after
years as well as now.

In concluding we may state that the youn
aspirant for literar honors will ﬁnd no schoo
more thoro

' of theirart t an amateur journalism. We have

; seen articles published that were scarcely read— i

; able, not to mention being interesting, whose

But the Spahi was no longer unmann by -
superstition. He remembered the path, as one 

that led back to the drawbridge

ing to intercept the apparition. e was disap-
pointed; when he approached the drawbridgp,
no ﬁ re was to be discovered, although e

l watc ed patiently for several minutes. Again

he turned back toward the garden, when, to his
inexpressible astonishment, the white form was
seen slowly walking behind him. There is some—
thing in a dreaded object when discovered
behind one. that makes the discovery doubly
agitating. The youn soldier felt his heart beat
Violently, but his 01 military habits involun-
tarily came to his aid.

“ Qui vice?” he shouted, in the quick voice
habitual to the vedette.

There  bno g‘rlilswer. Thederéight preeze
si edsoty . eﬁgure li silentyon.

ile drew a pistol and cockegi it, a ain calling
out. “ Qui vive?” Then adding, “ alte.’ nom
de Dieu .' Halte .'” As he spoke the last words
he ﬁred his pistol at the moving form.

There came back a wild shriek; and as the
smoke cleared away, he saw a mass of white

-‘ drapery spread along the earth. But a horrible

fear had taken possession of his soul. That
shriek was in a v01ce he knew.

The re rt of the pistol startled the inmates
of the c
out.

by a circuitous .

i route; and he darted along a side th expect- E

 

teau, and the whole family rushed I

They found Albert de Favannes in the great '

hall, whither he had carried the insensible form
of Julie de Nacre, caressing her cold hands, and
by every endearing epithet calling on her to
forgive him!

All was in vain. The Spahi's aim had been
too true, and his betrothed never spoke again.

The wretched man had slain his Own sweet- .

heart in a sudden access of fear, and from that
time was marked for misery.

The young girl, all unconscious to herself,
had been the ghost of the chateau.

writers afterward proved amon

well-known youn quill—drivers were but poor
productions, whic no doubt some of them still
preserve as literary curiosities.

Notes.
A. R. TAYLOR, (“ Harrago "), the excellent

critic of The Amateur is in his graduating year ‘

at the \Vilmington High School.

“ OUR BaorHEnHOOD ” is the title of a rather
ﬂ0wery yet excellent article in the editorial
columns of the National Amateur. It reﬂects
great credit on the writer.

AN article on“ College Journalism "in a recent

imue of Scribner’s Monthly will prove interest- ‘I

ing to all, but more especially to amateur edi-
tors, who willdiscover many points of similarity
between it and their own work.

WE will be pleased to receive specimens of
printing from all amateur printers, together
with the name of their press, size and cost of
their ofﬁce.

eﬂorts.
THE Southern Amateur Press Association

holds its third annual convention at Memphis, '

Tenn., February 24th, 1879. Owing tothe re-

cent epidemic and the subsequent unsettled state f
of affairs, there will not be a very large attend- I
ance, but what it lacks in numbers it will make .
I up in enthusiasm.
V “ BRANDED; or, the Mark of Death,” is the '
1 title of a serial story just concluded in Leisure .
, Moments, each chapter of which was written by ;
, a different author. Unknown, J unius, Netos and 1

‘ W. H. Russell each contributed to it in the order

. named, and the ﬁfth and last chapter, written by I
E iV. F. Miller, appeared in the Christmas number. -

BY slightly altering familiar words we might i

, say the Egyptian Star “awoke, to ﬁnd itself
- famous,” for seldom has an amateur paper be—

A somnam- ;

bulist whenever her mind was under any ex— :
traor inary excitement, it was she who had ‘

kept the neighborhood ﬁlled with the gossip Of~a

ghost: and the more her own imagination had '

been fed by such tales, the more prone had she
become to sleep—walking.

De Favannes survived the shock but a short 

time.

He was soon after killed in Algeria by a .

lion which he had gone out to meet in the dead :

hour of night.
after; and nothin
family of the De

which still bears their name, and this sad legend
attached to it.

Julie’s parents also died soon 2

is now lefth of 1thehnoble 1 ed ”
t d ‘ -

acres’ save 8 O c mean ' Ft; the second best essay he Offers a copy of

come so well known in so short a time as it has.
The August number—delayed by the yellow
fever—was issued in December, and isdevoted

tions at Chicago. It is the most complete and in-

teresmng account Of these important meetmgs , the top write the following: “I\ e, the under- ‘

HORATIO ALGER, Jn., the well known writer 3 Signed’ deSirous 0f jOining the Loy a1 sons 0f ‘

we have yet seen.

of b0 8’ stories, has offered a “History of Eng-
lish 'terature ” for the best essay on either of
the following subjects:
journalist—their inﬂuence illustrated and com-

“ The value of great men as examples. ”

“Getting on in the World.”

 

 

 

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Amateur Books and Authors.
AUTHORS.

WHEN Amateur Journalism came into exist-
: ence it brought with it numerous young peo le
whose literary tastes led them to join the ranks,
? but who were either unable or unwillin to in—
cur the trouble and expense of publis ing an
amateur paper. Still t ey wished to take an
active rt in the work, and most of them
chose tgg role of author. They form a large
and ever-Chan ' g portion of the fraternity,
and their writings constitute one of the most
leasant features of our amateur journals.

any of their articles, principally stories and
sketches, are indeed

It is a ct worthy of note that those who choose
this pleasant avocation generally produce very
readable articles after a short experience, and

we seldom hear of an amateur author’s career I

roving a complete failure; while some win

1 ' th h ' f h ' '
anie am eminence rough t emedium o t eir . stmctiom Thus therew, lbe no delay in or n_

pen alone. Among those whose names are still

remembered, though they have left the frater- I
nity long since, we may mention the following I

as some of the most prominent: I

John H. Gibbons, Rena. L. Ma nard, W. H.
S., Feramorz, F. B. Whipple, J. . F es Jr.,
A. N. Demarest, “Karl C. Yelraf,” “sins,”
Ha St. Clair, Jr., Fowle, Richard Gerner,
Davi Rutzky, “ Blue Streak,” Almond E.
Pitts, Ernest A. Stowe and Harry S. Barler.

These, with a few others, led the van of ama-
teur authorship in the bygone days, and their
names were synonymous with g cry and re-
nOWn. Their writings were certain to be well
received and ea erl read by hosts of admirers,

5 and amateur pu lis ers willingly paid them un-

usual prioes. They had their day, however,
and one by one they left the ranks to mingle

with the outside world, giving place to new- j edge poss- 1 f 1 113 to.
comers, eagertoattain the same proud pedestals ; a know as lb e O ( n ’ e

of renown. .

That these successors were worthy of such
honors is well evidenced by the long list of
famous and well—known authors of which ama-
teur journalism can boast at the present time.
A list of them all would reveal the fact that
there is a. larger number engaged in this branch
of the work than in any other. iVe will give
the names of but a few of those best known.

Clifton, C. T. Hat, C. P. Dresser, Mon Myrtle,
Fred Everett, Fred Mahone, “ Sou Con," Henry
M. Frees, Harrago, L. 'Gronauer, Geo. W. Han-

‘ cock, Jesse Healy, F. R. Hoadley, Jr., Loreli,

Melville, Junius \Vin. F. Miller, Romulus,
Nameless, “Old orth State,” Nettie S arkle,
“Netos,”“Pyrrhus,”Quintus Alex. E. ahdlo,

u 'n‘ . -lu -u, 3'": ‘
sans Parell‘ Salmon S Ml] g' Tenn) m e ' services free for the benth of the league. What I

rand and joyous times we shall have brothers! ,
11 that we desire is unity, and the heart co~ '
operation of the young men of America wil put I'

The Duke, Trojan, Unknown, Vice Talredi',
Winslow, Percy Monroe, Caxton Stanley, John
uilldriver, Horace G. Atwood, J. 0. Kerr,

. K. Feather, Geller, Miss Lulu Harrison.

Of the above-mentioned one or two have
adopted especial line of writin , and in it have
proven most effective. Among t ese “ Harrago ”
and Geo. W. Hancock have gained reputations
as the best humorists in the fraternity. while
lVinslow, the most famous of them all, a ﬂuent
and forcible writer, and a recognired leader,
has attained his greatest success as an essayist,
and seldom produces a stor or sketch that is
above the average. Loreli, Nettie Sparkle and
Miss Lulu Harrison are among a few of the gen—
tler sex who have had the courage and deter-
mination to enter the ﬁeld and achieve a re u-
tation, and we are glad to acknowledge t at
their writings are unexcelled. The last men-

Correspondence papers, etc., intended for this I
ul ressed

praiseworthy, and there .
are but few who do not write something worth 3
reading, and all such as the latter soon retire. = , _ _

a, ’ tions as their merits and works deserve——we de‘ ;

 

 

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WHAT THEY ARE AND HOW TO JOIN THEM—
A BROTHERHOOD OF ALL TRUE AND NOBLE
AKEBICAN BOYS—THEIR MOTTO—

HONOR, FIDELITY, FRATERNITY.

THE REPRESENTATIVE SOCIETY OF YOUNG AMER- '

ICA—LIBERTY AND UNION ONE AND
INSEPARABLE.

Ecce Signum.
THE titles heretofore used by the R. A. L.,
such as princes, counts,etc. , not harmonizing with
American institutions, will be done away with

in the L. S. of A., and American honors, civil ,
and military, will hereafter be conferred in

their stead. Those who have acted or now act
as our representatives, and who secure enough
to form a Wigwam will be fully rewarded. A
gold society badge with proper inscriptions will
be given, together with such honors and distinc-

sire and will accept for membership only worthy

I American-born young men, and we earnestly re-

quest each one who reads our column in this

journal to act at once as our re resentative, I

secure rom 10 to 15 youn men an send for in-

izinsg, and the will be in time for a beneﬁt 0 the

L. . of A.’s

ed elsewhere.
MILITARY DEPARTMENT.

Our brothers, and those who are joining our

society, if they understand military tactics, will ,

please state their knowled e and experience in
addressing their letters to adius, C. C., and ac-
cept such itions and stations as will be duly
assigned tﬁgisn—we are greatly in need of com-
petent brothers to ofﬁcer our forces, and trust

they will do their utmost to make this part of ‘

our order a complete success—we have en-
couragement from prominent rsonages that
equipments can be furnished Wit out ex use to
us. One thing is sure, it will cost our rothers
nothin . Let each one secure at onceasthorough

THE LODGE BENEFIT.

Arrangements for the entertainment to be -

given at each lodge-room for funds to procure
badges and regalia, and for furnishing lodge—
rooms, are nearly completed. New attractions
are being added, which will insure success, and
will give the members no expense. We trust our

endeavors to procure these things for lodges will ;

meet the approbation of all. We shall tr , from
time to time, to introduce such things be ore the
led in way of entertainments, etc., as ma ,
wit out cost to the members, be sufﬁcient

meet all their expenses, and at the same time '

give them an entertainment both pure, moral,

pular and interesting. Among the brother—
EOood we have some of the most talented oung
men of our country. Several have oﬂfer their

our society in the van, and show the country
that the rising generation is fully competent to
control and overn the grandest and best nation
on earth.
and help us carry our order on and upward?

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS.
Although the ex use of joining the L. S. of

A. is lower than t at attending entrance into I

any other society, it may happen that there are

some who are both worthy and anxious to bin 1

who are deterred for the present by the inab' it
to corn even a small amount at once. Suc
beingt ecase we wishtosaytoallin this pre-
dicament: “ tate our case freely and without
reserve in your [stair to head-quarters, and the

h in w 'Oh to learn the rudiments ‘

the most ,
talented; and in fact the ﬁrst artic es Of all our ‘

We have an article for earlv pub- ;
lication concerning amateur printers and their

“The orator and the .

igwam entertainment, mention- 1

cabinet council and other members will en-
. deavor to devise some means by which a loan

‘. can be given to cover the expense of organiza- I

tion. Our principal object, besides the military ,
and beneﬁcial aims Of the society, is to make ‘

this nation stronger, to promote unity, make I

selﬁshness disa pear,
love one anot er,

we would be done by. As the world grows
, older, selﬁshness and worldly goods are alone
i the mighty powers.

_ power? In order to do this, there must be
unity.
ried out. It rests with us.
guard. “'e are unprepared. Shall we allow
the noble principles that still lurk in the breasts
of American boys to die out and sink into ob-
, livion? It rests alone with you. For years we
have done our utmost to promote the welfare,
succe5s and happiness of our comrades. “'e
have fought desperately against Odds, but noth-
ing could discourage us. Pluck, ener v, deter-

mination and will, with the help of H M who is .

supreme have carried us on and enabled us to
meet all emergencies and surmount all Obstacles.
Unless we Obtain the co—operation of all we can
never obtain the full measure of success to
which HE in HIS providence is showing us the
way. Our order is pure. noble. and one that
; parents should have no hesitation in permitting
their sons to join. We can convince those de-
sirous Of testing the fact of our purity and honor
and can show letters from prominent gentle-
; men touching our order and the good that will
E be derived from it.
Address all communications, with stain for
I Eeply, to Capt. Badius, 819 Sixth Av., New ork
ity.

 

NO MORE DELAY.

Our organization, which has been undergoing
some changes to render it more complete, is now
accomplished, therefore there need be no more
delay in forming lodges. Those who desire to
act as our representatives and take ste is toward
procurin a sufﬁcient number of wort 1y young

, gard to qualiﬁcations.
I, bers and brothers Of our order must be between

born on American soil.

to sup

laws 0 the United States.

HO‘V TO FORM A LODGE.

= like you to act as our representative and pro-
' cure from ten to ﬁfteen 'oung men to form a
lodge in your v1c1iiity.

.I or anize a Wigwam.
NSTRUCTIONS.—Get a sheet Of paper. and on

I America, promise on our sacred honor so to do
(if accepted) when a lodge is formed here. We
I are of American birth, our characters free from
stain, our ages between sixteen and twenty-ﬁve
, years. We believe in a Supreme Being, and
engage to uphold at all times the Consti-
s tution and laws of these United States Of
5 America."
I Sign this, giving addrem, age and occupation
' of each subscriber.

Send this paper, after the required number of ’
;' names are secured, with stump inclosed for an- I

." swer, to Badius, 819 Sixth Avenue, New York
5 City. In return, if the Cabinet Council report
I favorably on your petition, you will receive
I necessary instructions, etc.

i The onlv expense will be for the Charter,

‘ Ritual, COnstitution, By-laws, etc., which are I

ut very low in order to increase our number to
orty t ousand by next March. The Cabinet
Council has made the amount only enough to
cover actual e
f sent, the full amount being made up by gentle-
} men who are interested in seein America hon-
, estly and nobly re resented by

j ﬁciaJ to our country.

‘[ MEDALS or HONOR AND DISTINCTION.
[ “ A little fun now and then is relished by the best Of
men.“

I As boys and youn
f thoughts, duties an
I our 5
, light carts, happy faces and manners will il-
{ luminate our own as well as others’ pathways.

1 In order to make our Society still more interest- 1

1 ing. the Cabinet Council are now procuring
medals Of honor and distinction, to be given to
. those who excel others in American sports and
pastimes. Each lodge, as far as the members do
; sire, will have! Athletic Clubs Of all sorts; and
those who excel in these different features
will be rewarded by medals of superiority.
Debating societies, dramatic and literary
. clubs, social and friendly parties, etc., all come
within the provisions of our League. Everything
‘ that can interest, amuse and instruct will be
brought forward for the Brotherhood. Boys,
hel us to make our order the noblest, grandest
and) best on earth—show the world what Amer-
ican boys can do. As American-born youths it
rests With you individually. The expense is no
obstacle, and as our order is for your beneﬁt,
for the promotion of your own and your coun-
try’s welfare, we would like you to consider
well before you take action. Think of this:

their own to represent them as a body 4? Should
the dyng embers of humanity be smothered, or
should a iving radiance of honesty, truth, char—
, ity and ﬁdelity burst forth and cause a ﬂood of

new-born love to ﬂow through the selﬁsh mass
of people? Should we obey God’s command-
ments and love one another? Should we uphold
the constitution and laws of these United States?
Should we let all patriotism and love of our
great country die out? Should we 11 hold
the principlesof honor, justice and truth? S ould
we endeavor to hel one another and make life
apleasure tothe un ortunate? Fellow-comrades,
we could tell you many thin we will do for
your beneﬁt, if you will stretc out your hands
and 've us your hearts. It may be considered
a lig t thing to you now; many may join out
. of mere fancy or curiosity; but we earnestly
ask ou to think seriously of our order. As
mem rs, you become brothers to the leading

oung men of our country. The are pledged to
he, as onlv brothers can be, loya and true until
death. You, reader, may laugh at our efforts;

 

love so well, it seems more like realit than a
laything. We have seen brothers cal ed away

y HIM—brothers, though not by blood, full I
Remember in the dark hours Of need: I

, v y b .
b0 will extend us heart and hand ‘ though to y on they may be far away, we ave

as dear.

pledged ourselves to do all in our power to aid
'. you when called upon so to do. In troubles,
i when other friends forsake, we do not. In sor-
‘ row, we comfort; in sickness, we aid; our order
has none but pure objects; there are brave
hearts, noble aims, talent, energy, brains,

luck, ability, and love, so combined in our
Brothers that their lives are devoted to our or-
der. With the aid and blessing of our Supreme
Judge, we shall meet success such as long years
of toil and devotion to a ure and worthy cause
should bring. Boys, w' you help us?

obey God’s commands, "
and do unto others as

“’hat will the future.
I bring if this state of things continues? There ,
1 must be a crisis, and who are better adapted to 3
meet it than we, as the rising generation and ‘

' The strict princi )les of honesty, justice. "
purity, charity, and brot ierly love must be car- i
‘Ve are off our 1

men to cm a lodge, we would caution in re— ;
Those who become meni- I

the age of sixteen and twenty-ﬁve years, and I
Their characters must ,
be free from stain, their habits good. and they ;
must believe in a Supreme Being, and be ready 1
rt at all times the Constitution and 1

Knowing our objects and intentions, if you I
meet the requirements Of this order. we should ‘I

uses in printing and articles ‘

merican boys, .
and who believe t at our society will be bene- ‘

men, aside from sterner j
actions, we must enjoy I;
rts and recreate while we can; while 1

Should worthy American boys have a society of ‘

but when we have for years put our whole I
heart, mind and attention into this cause we I

UP to the present time over 20,000 silver
mines have been located in Arizona.

Two of the crew on board a vessel in Newport
harlllior lately shipped for one dollar a month
eac .

THE oyster business of Virginia just now
, employs 10,000 men in catching, opening and
shipping.

THE Erie is constructing snow-fences along
, its line in laces where the snow has been
i troublesome eretofore.

THERE are over three hundred men under
‘3 contract as ball-players with league and Inter-
national clubs next year.

THE railroad across the Isthmus of Panama is
forty-seven and a half miles long. It was com.
pleted in 1855 and cost $7,500,000.

BURDE'I'I‘E, the Hawkeye man, says if there
were any truth in the theory of transmigration,
when a boy died he would go into an interroga-
tion point.

AMERICAN street cars are now running in
nearly every large city in the world, and horses
continue to be exported from this country to
Europe.

HUNGARY produces more horses than any
other country of its size—2,158,000 for a popula-
tion of 15,000,000. The government has four
breeding-stables.

CATTLE and hogs are dying at a fearful rate
in Iowa, the former from smut in the cornstalks
and the letter from cholera. Hundreds Of far-
mers have lost every hog they possesed.

IT took a letter eleven days to go from one
Florida town to another, a distance Of twent -
eight miles, and the people of both, with 8. rec -
less disregard for expense, are now clamoring
for a railroad.

A SWARM of bees invaded a Chinese church in
full session, and though pulpit and pews joined
hands against the intruders, they stayed and
the con egation went, not standing on the or-
der of t eir going.

THE J ohnstown Game Protective Association
have offered ample rewards for the arrest and
conviction of persons who disregard the ame
, laws so far as they refer to deer, and sa mon
. and speckled trout.

A LAWSUIT for a small piece of woodland
which was claimed by both branches of a
family has just been settled at Aix, France,
‘ after lasting ﬁfty-six years. The loser had to
i pay the winner’s costs, which amounted to $12,-

 

'ith the complete in- , 000

entirely to a report of the three great convem f structions we send, it will be an easy task to ,

A TRAMP was arrested at Newburg recently
‘in whose pocket was found a dried snake.
r After his incarceration he made a meal Of the
snake, which he declared was good eating, and
1 said he had been subsisting on such diet for
several days.

DR. J OBERT is about to return to France after

‘ having ex lored the Amazon with referenceto

its nature history, and more especially its ich—

thyolo He claims to have fully cleared up

all dou ts respecting the curare with which the
Indians poison their arrows.

THEY have on exhibition in St. Louis 8. cloak
made of the feathers of quail, rairie chick-
ens and wild duck. There are sai to be 38,880
feathers, and each feather has from ﬁveto eight
stitches. It took a lady nearly seven months to
make it, and she values it at $500.

IRIDESCENT shoe-buttons are the latest Pari-
sian sensation. They are of somber colors but
reﬂect prismatic hues in certain lights. hey
are a stylish addition to dinner and evenin
shoes and slippers, as, being brilliant only a
times, they are never conspicuously apparent.

THE lowest price at which cotton was sold in
this country during the last ﬁfty years was in
the 5 ring of 1845, when’only four cents a pound
could) be got for it. The highest rice paid for
it during the same period was 1.90, in 1864
although it sold for twenty-ﬁve cents in
money in 1866. -

DB. T. LANDER BRUNTONcalls attentionto the
fact that the reason wh some persons when
; puzzled scratch their beards is that they excite
certain nerves which are connected -with the
heart, and thus stimulate the circulation. He
says some Germans strike the sides of their
3 noses which has an effect upon the nerves some-
: what like that Of snuff.

VICE-ADMIRAL ENGLEFIELD told a story at the
St. Andrew's banquet at Halifax, to the effect
‘I that an Indian put in an appearance at the ci
, anxious to see the Princess, but still more ann-
I ous to see the Duke of Edinburgh, for he had
never before known that the Great Mother had
a colored son. He had mixed up the captain Of
the Black Prince with his vessel.

A STORY is going the rounds about Charley
Jones of next year’s Boston ball team. It is
that he was aboard the Mississip i River steam-
er, Morgan, when she ran into t e Cotton Val-
le . He was standing on the hurricane deck,
when a gust of wind suddenly ﬁlled his shirt
collar, thrOWing the Morgan out of her course
right across the doomed steamer’s bows.

WIDOW Marie Janette Bell is still living at
Kankakee, Ill. She is 109 years of age. She was
born in 1769, the year of Napoleon’s birth. She
saw Na leon as the “Li t e Corporal,” knew
Robespierre, was surged in the crowd that wit-
nessed the execution of the Sixteenth Louis
and remembers when Marie Antoinette’s blood
was spilt. Old Mother Bell measures ﬁve inches
less in hight than she did twenty years ago.

ENGLISH writers on America have not always
been wont to express themselves with as much
freedom as the author of a recent book entitled
“ Notes of a Tour in America.” He frankly sa 3
he thinks the Hudson river far ﬁner than t e
ﬁnest parts of the Rhine. The carriages built 
this country he terms masterpieces, and in prais—
ing our ferryboats he suggests that it would be
well, before more bridges are built across the
Thames, to see whether similar boats would not
, answer the purpose.

A MANUFACTORY of aper bricks has been
opened somewhere in isconsin. The bricks
are said to be exceedingly durable and moisture-
proof. They are also larger than the. clay ar-
ticle. Paper is now also used for making her
rels. Straw ulp is run into a mold made in the
shape of a ha f-barrel, cut vertically. The ends
are of paper, but are protected by wood. The
barrels are lighter and two-thirds cheaper than
those of wood, and ﬂour will not sift out of
them while in transit. The staves are three-
eighths Of an inch thick.

THE Preston (Eng) Guardian tells the fol-
lowing: The other day a small do , belonging
to a gentleman in Bank street, reston, was
ﬁghtin with another dog rather larger than
himsel , when he came to grief, and was strug-
gling in the mud with his antagonist on the top
of him. A lar mastiﬂ’, belon in to the same
gentleman, an acorn nion o t_e small dog,
came up, and with his massive jaws took the
conquering dog up by the back of his neck and
lifted him quietly off his opponent. He then
took the small dog by the ear and quietl led
I him over the road, and in canine language 0
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