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 i^?. lODNG FOLKS. Santa Clans. What j he in. 'It ' ha ue Tie il lid ICij a'a ad in- to led at ott i I ik aid ely -ea lit. At my x-y nii ud; eii- ere "J'.V, )!rd â-  ia t oi ,nd- 1 on 30 I ties rest 'ter roa-. 1 ' I,V MM MY BROWN. oa fc-"t'n do you think has hap- The rrhtr day I was at Tom Mc- aud he had tome company. l.f.v, and something like a :. Would you believe it, that e wasn't any S mta Clans I for l:im, ;.iii I told him at coud n=ver have any little a i i • T :.: 1 1 tN_ e Ki â- A ti n.f- liry disitinotly did tell â€" but I ,:, n It, \N'e should never reveal ';^'„:,k' ir.css ot other people, and ought •'tavs tn 1'" thankful that we are worse ^3 ar.\ holy elhe. Otherwise we would be " tl e rhiri?ee, and hs was very bad. I '" -nr I itaia tlat it was a fib Tcm Mc- "..,, 's'li t 'd. liut all the same, the ;â- " 1 â- , urht :;bcut it the njcre I qotwor- 1- i .1 S.\i,ta Claus â€" and of course â- ,\- tcuhl lie get up en top of the ,, 1 â-  i:M.l 1 c(ine down the chimney, ., ;, ,.nied a lA^ ladeer with him â-  ji,.- thi-, how could iie carry pres- ;... to s;";! n.ornahundred stockings? ;..v,- ci'i:!il lie help getting the • ;,:i \..r SI o*- fiom the chimney, tnd ,1 :â-  111, iiage â- when the chimney is fii I ke and fire, as it always is at .-t; j- J 'lit then, as the preacher s.eys, .1 I ;. 1 riiutural â€" I' had to look that [] j: iitj dijti n ry. t si. ly i 111 -Mc(;innis's cousin told ;, ;i \\Mri_\ingrie, and finally I began to ^•â- :v: p. rl-.rtly av. fill it would be if 1 .1 y ::uih m it. How the chil- 1 v.ii 1 !!!.â- â€¢- 1! There's going to lis no • LLii'Tfii at our house this Christmas, nt r'..i/-i and her two small boys are ..'...viy. I heard mother and Aunt i lail.ii u abuiit Christmas the other da\ tn'-S at;iL'»ii tliat ad the children shoula • I ij cot I'l-d.-tei' is in the backpiilir, :a: ti.'y c'.uld open th^â- ir stockings to- tv, aiMi niDtlier taid, "Vou know, Eliza,, t \. a hit; tiie place in that room and the :iii h.-i ang their stockings* around the l"^: V i kiiOA 1 did wrong, but it was only I (lid not want the children to be ii'.tui. \\ e should always do to !:d 'â- 0 on, and I know I should have ,:â- .: :i:! if ".ny body had tried to get up Au Llaii! f^ir iiie in case of the real one id repair. Iseither do 1 blame i;i;li if she liadn't spoken about ' ill the way she did, it would I ;ippened. i'.atl do think they ..'•_â-  ii'ai'o a little allowance for â- -. js â- â€¢â- -â- ^l;- tryick,' to h dp make the .:^'Mi:s-"Mi.'ce, ^fsl. ' ttr.lr.N Tom Jdc- t; M " .1 all the folks I.- ex -â- w-pt -\ utit Eliza's lit- \\ e M ere talking abor.t '.J ;. lliug lom now all CL-ir ;en. .dd Jiir,; n:e I: 'i ;t I ven- to- that oh 11. icn 1 lex- utra- •edu- iUOW may de- .-eigii you sr as lised He oil Id well. niny him, jsia'i 3S 0- 7 aw- with mow- oi tbe is he -have ;hs of stmas" or 80 in ro^ the e dis- from samed Tied ,n not bat is by loking jndea- r. ied in a btit- merry many V 0W3 Eng- I'be all up to 1 wry till he liiid put hid weut dov. 1! ::\r u y Tci ep in the back par- 11 c'.iimcev theie t hnt ^.ii.ta Clau-;. We I hiinney. and then I ,; would uo t3 dreis chimney and pre- and iiow it w-i-uld 1 1 iiov phased tht; lie, tor tliey are ai- ise tlum. that it v.-r.uld lie i^aiii we ought to practice Ldiiir.ney, so that we coukl li.'-t.; as-eve. He said he t to do it, bejaiifc it was our aid no. he was a visitor, and :â- .!! anil sedish in me to de- _.â-  j".Li.-.'.ire. i'.itTom wouldn't I th.it •â-  v.-risp.'t feeling very iiv .iiiin' iikc to take Iiber- f'HiuHy, and, besides, he wa.s " as M) big that he wouldn't 'V'm n we thought of Har- il"at lie wan jost the right •e iiarry faid he'd do it when fer he i-n't afraid of any- 1 proud to be allowed to play '.•)â- â- : that be would do anything â-  J do. lock il' ui3 I'oat and shoes, t'.ie roof, and Tom gat on the top legs in it and like a flash, for â-  !â-  â-  rough to brace him^self tiie 1 1 y -iveeps do. Trm and I we â- â-  V. â- . • the la;k paidor to meet 'â- â€¢ ad ii-it arrived yet, though â-  "-a- l\ul of adies and soot. i ' • i he h,a-i stopped on the way â- t.ra:- r. while we thought we 'â-  â- ' like omi body oalliDg, that " \iay etf. "'e v^'ent up on the 1 :-.:ig ilan-y might liave climbed t- â-  lidii.ncy; but he wasn't there. â-  V .,u "top of the ohin^ney we •' 'riii: plain enough. jJe was cry- 'i,irL: fcr help, for he was stuck of-way down t're chimney, and -;t " titl or up or down. ' ' i it over for some time, and de- i. "â- â-  hi.-st thing to dc whs to g^t a -: down to nim, and pull him I got the elothesdine and let it 1 1 irr;. s arms were jammed close ' he couldn't get hold of it. \.e light to make a" slippernooae, â- uJhirry s head, and pull him V. -) but 1 knew that Harry wasn't 11,:, anil I was afraid if we did that â- -â- uiiie apart. 1 rofcsfd that we should get alcrg piisii Jlarry down the refct of the ' i-t aflLT hunting all over the tiiidn't r^nd a pole long enough, 1 to give that plan up. A'l tnis 'y v;^-- crying ia the most discon- "'â- â€¢}â- , although'^we were doing all we â-  'III;!. That's the way with little il. y rever have any gratitude, and -â-  idseentented. â- " I' 111 'i.t poke Hairy down, Tom try ;o poke him up. So we told ' I patient and considerate, and we '^^n-.-tairs again, and took the long- ^â- â- L could tlud and pushed it np the y- il.ishels of scot came down, and -r every thingr, but we couldn't reach "itn the pole. By this time we be- :tf' discouraged. We were awfully 'â- â-  Harry, because, if we couldn't get 'J' U fore the folks came hence, Tom 'â- ^"^Id be in a dreadful scrape, ' i thcughr that if we were to build a "" ihe draught might draw Harry â- ii thought It was Em excellent plan. r'td a fire, tut it didn't loosen Har- -•-(d whtn we vent en the roof to aS Z^^ him cryini~louder%han fn /k ""t S'"" tbat something was on fire m the ch,mr.ey £ni was choking hh^ T tv tell the truth, he wa« terribly frighten- .rJ^ ""an ^o;«n End got two paiU of w^er and poured them down the chimney. Thr^i KpS't?:5r""'"'y"' "^l' hardly be- •,eve ,t that Harry was more unreasonable than ever, and said that we were trying to drown him There is no comfort in wearing yourself out in trying to please little boys You can t satisfy them, no matter how much trouble you take, and for my part I am tired of trying to please Harry, and shal let him amuse himself the rest cf the time he is at onr house. We had tried e.-ery plan we could think ot to get Harry out of the chimney, but none of them succeeded. Tom said that if we were to pour a whole lot of oil down the chimney it would make it so slippery that Harry would slide right down into the bjck parlor, but I wouldn't do it, because I knew the oil would spoil Harry's clothes, and that ^°)j "lake Aunt Eliza angry. All of a sudden I heard a carriaee stop at our 'ate and there were t-o ^luvvu dKs, who "had come home earlier than I had aippo-^^ed they would. Tom said that he thought he would go home before his own folks began to oet uneasy about him, so he went i uc of The back gate, and lefc me to explain thin-s, Tney l.ad to send for scnij men to come and cut a hole through the wall. But thev got Harry out all safe and afccr they found that he wasn't a bit hurt, instead i f thank- :ng me for all Tom and I ha'i done Ijr him. they seemed to ihink that I deserved the worst fiunishmen I ever had, and I got it. And 1 shall never make another attempt to amuje children on Christmas-eve.â€" //ar- '(r's Young People. A MtiHT I A CHINA TOWN. A Few Facts Relating to Their Habits and General Alode of Iilving, Etc. The Chinese in Los Angeles are quite numerous and almost monopolize a certain portion of the city they are quiet and orderly as a class, attentively minding their own business, but, nevertheless, always a target for the ever present hoodlum.. Through the kindness of one of the city ctiicials â€" a courteous lawyer and gentleman â€" we were escorted on a most intereaticg tour through "Chinatown," as it is calleu. Starting out at 8 o'clock one pleasant even- ing, we called first at some of their stores business being about over for the day, we found them in clusters, old and young, eagerly gathered about the counter, at thi ir greatest of amusements â€" gambling. Not a word was utteretl by any, so abj,orbed were they in their game, and, after casting a hasty and wondering glance at us, they ignored us entirely. Passing on and visiting m.any stores, v.e can;e to a restaurant auout 10 p.m. Fir,5t ecteriiig a small tllijo, we pass- etl in at a door to fiud ouisclves m the Oiu- lug room here, seated at tables, are sever- al i^\,;estials quietly but liaril at work on a clish ot thick Kind of soup, which they can." ed to disappear rapidly by lluu- ing i.ito tneir moutlis with chopsticks. jV fat cook busy at the stove is .-leen in the rear, huia- t.' ing a dismal air. The man v.lio uocs the v.aitiiig, beiog considered quite a musician, i,3 called upon for niusic and favois us witli a series of howls and groans wdiich he calls a song; and then, on his oue-siringed instru- nient, he makes us feel generally ill. As the music progresses and the musician seems to warm up to his work, he how Id like a dog and rolls his eyes wildly. A movement is heard above and, on looking for tlie cause, wc find a dozen pair of sharp eyes looking; down at us from above thus, while sup- posing ourselves in the company of two or three Chinamen, we rtahze thar a fcore or more of them aie about us, ami we fiud that the apartment is, as it were, cut in two, thus giving two lloors to an ordinary e.Zj:d room, a ladder being used to ascend into the sleep- iucT apartment above. Thus one fair-sized room can be used ior a restaurant below, and lodge twenty persons or more on the shelves aboVe but they seem happy and contented. As they are packed together in such a state, we wonder how they can emerge looking so cleanly each day; but they aie particular about their appearance generally and :;.are- fuily bathe every morniug. The night is wearing; on, and midnight brings us to a dark, dreaiy spot, where, hana in hand, we wiie wondenugly led through passage after p issage, first up, then down, until our leader knocks at a door, be- ing answered by a Cuinaman who, alter a glance, recognizes one in authority, and qui- etly ushers us in. We find ourselves m a dimly lighted temple, a weird, strange lock- ing place with an altar. We arc conducted to an apartment in the rear behmd the altar, and there we find a singular scene. R.3clin- ing on couches smoliing opium are the priests, who at first look amazed at the in- trusion, but soon relapse into their stclid, fixed expression. One of the priests, by re- quest kept telling us his ftclings as the smoking gradually aflected him, and if he told the truth, as he probably did, he toon became too happy to tilk, and the expres- sion on his face certainly denoted intense and almost supreme happiness. We accepted an invitation to take some tea, which was very hot and without sugar. The custom of offering hot tea to all visitors is a universal one among th:; Chine.3e, the omission of the courtesy being considered extreme'y ill mannered.â€" A. Y. Fo-^l Fashionable Dinners. Yeais ago, when David Crockett was a member ot^'ongress and had returned hrnii at the close of tTie first sessicn, several o. t:is neighbors gathered around him one day and asked him questions about Washington. "What time do they dine in the cit] " asked one. "Common people, such as we have here, dine at 1. Tne big ones cme at 3 • we Representatives at 4 the anstocrr cy arid Senators eat at G. ' '"Well, when does the Fresidiut fodder?" "O.d Hickry? exclaimed the CoIolcI "well, hedon'tdine till next day." -^^♦•-^•^••â-ºâ€¢â-ºâ™¦^ A passeoger on the Aabmn lliilrctw of- fered the conductor a trade dollar firfaie, says the Cjmellsville, N. Y., Timti. " ra conductor examined it and lemarkc-i i don't want that piece of money. " -Well, give it to the company, then," replied i he passenger. OldiChristmas Games. One of the interestlDg features of a Christ- mas in the olden times was the varied as- sortment of games which weie so heartily joined in by both old and young assembled round the blazing hearth. Most of these merry pastimt s have long ago pafsed away only a. ievr, such as snapdragon, hide-and- seek, etc., being known by the present gen- eration out of the Jong list of Caristmas games formerly kept up. Thus, an old game played especially at Christmas was "hot cockles,/ a species of blind- man's-buflt, in which the person kneeling down, and being struck behind, was to guess who in- flicted the blow. It is described by Gay in the following lines As at hot cockles once I laid mc down. And felt the weightj- hand of many a clown, Buxoma gave a Kentle tap, and 1 Quick rose, and read soft mischief in her eye. In an old tract, "Round About Our Coal Fire or, Christmas Entertainments," pub- lished in the early part of the last century, mention is made of a game called "Ques- tions and C'jmmands." The writer saya that the commandtr may oblige his subjects to answer any lawful question, and make the same c.bey him instantly under the pen- fly of paying any such forie't as inay be laid on th'j a^g'essurs. "HmOy- dandy" was much in request at this season. One of the party coucealed something in his hand, making his neighbors auess in which one it was. If the latter guessed rightly, he wen the aiticle, if wrongly, he lost an equiva Unt. it is alluded to in "Piers Plough- man," and it is, perhaps, noticed in .Shaks- pcara where King Lear (A.ct iv., sc. 6) says to Glo'ster "Look with thine ears see how yon' justice rails upon yon simple thief. Hark, in thine i ar change p'aces and, handy-dandy, which is the justice, which is the thief?" Browne, too, in iie of his "Pastorals," tells how boys With the pibbles play at handy-dandy, A childish diversion also usually intro- duced at Cliristmas in bygone days was the "Game cf Goose." It was, says 8trutt, played by two persons, although it readily admitted of many more, and was well cal- culated to make the young people sharp at reckoning the produce of two given num- bers. The table for playing "Goose" was about the size of a sheet almanac, and divid- ed into sixty-two small compartments, ar- ranged in a spiral form, with a large open space in the centre marked with the num- ber 6."5 the otoer compartments were de- noted by numbers from one to sixty- two, inclusive. Tie ^anie was played with two dice, ench player throwiug in turn, and marking v. itn a counter whatever number the dice cast up. Thus, if there v/ere a four and five he marked nine, and so on, until the game was completeil. The cum- ber ti.'J had to be readied exactly, and should the player exceed it he had to reckon back, and tiirovv again m hi.- turn. .Vrrither game seems to have been "Fox i' the Hole, '" and is thrice mentioir.'d by Her- nck, but not once expdained Of Cliristmas sports, wassail-bowl, Thai's to.-scd up. ai'Lcr ;ox i the hole. A divers!o;i wdiich often caused much laughter was "Ijan in the Mire." A log of wood V, a.-, lirought into the middle of the room this wa-i "Dun," or the cart-iiorse, and a cry wa.s rais- d that he hart stuck in the uiiie. Two of the company then ad- vanced, eitlicr with or without ropes, to luan' him out. When unable to do so, they called for farther help, until finally all the parties joined in the gjme, when Dun was, of course, extr-cited. No small merriment arose fvcin each person's s!y efforts to let the log fall oil his neighbor's tcci. It is fie- .(uently aduded to oy old writer." and by Shakspeare in "llomeo aud .luliet" (Act i.. !:C. 4), w liero Mercutio says to Romeo Tut, dun's the mou.se, the constable's own word If thou art dun w e'U draw thee from the mire. Some doubt exists as to the precise na- ture of a gama designated "Shoeing the Wild Mavo," aud inentioi.ed by Herrick, where bespeaks of-- Cliristmas sporl?. the wassail-bowl. Of biind-nian-buii' and of the care That young men liave to shoe the marc. "It appears," says li and, "that the wild mare was simply a youth so called, who was allowed a certain start, and who was pur- sued by his companions, with the object of b;-'.gshoed, if he did not succeed in out- striDping them." Then there were ' cip- verses," wherein on-, gave a word, to which another found a rhyme a pastime once very popular. .Vmong other references to old Christmas games may be quoted the "Paston Lstteis," iQ which a letter dated Dec. '24, 14S4, relates howLidy Morley, on account of the death cf her lord, directing w hat pastimes were to be used in iier house at Christmas, ordered that "there were none disgaisings, nor harping, nor luting, nor singing, nor none loud disports but playing at the tablis, and chess, and cards such disports she gave her folks ie.ive to play, and none Oth .." Of old Christmas card-gimes may be men- tioned that known as "Post-aud-Pair," to which Bin .Tocsou refers in his "Masque of Christmas " Now Post and Pair, old Christmas' heir. Doth make a Kicgling sally And wot jou who. 'tis one of my two S»n3, card-makers in Pur-alley. It is. too, among the diversions de.-cribed by Sr Walter Sjott. in his graphic picture of Christmas Kve iu "Alarmion," and is men- tioned by many of our old writers. Three cards are dealt to all, the excitement of the game c( nsisting in each person's vying or betting, cu the goodness of his own hand. It would seem thst a pair of royal aies was the best hand â€" hence one of its names, "Pair- royal" â€" and then other cards, according to their order, such as kings, queen=, etc. Tnus it much resembled our niodem game of "Commerce." .t^nother came of cards W£ 3 "Riff," known also as "Double Ruff' or "Crosi; R.ifF," one of its most popular names being "Trump.' It is mentioned in "Poor Robin's Almanace" for 1693 Christmas to htmftry stomachs gives relief. With mutton, pork-pies, pasties, and roast beef And men at cards spend many idle hours. At loadum, whisk, cross-ruff, put, and all- fours. This game was much the same as whist; and was played by two against two, and occa- sionally by three against three. Noddy, too, we are told, was alsj muoh in demand, being noticed by Middleton, where Christmas, speaking of the games at that time as his children, says "I leave them \. holly to my eldest eon Noddy, whom, dur- ing his minority, I commit to the custotiy of tk pair of knaves and one-and-thirty." Iu "Poor Robin's Almanack" for 1755 it is thm, noticed Some foTks at dice and cards do sit. To lose their money and their wit, And when the game of cards is past. Then faU to at Koddy at the last. There is some doubt as to what game wss meant some think cribbage, and others "Beat the knave out of doers. ' Such were some of the old games practiced at Ciiristmastide and the importance that was attached to these diversions may be gathered from the faot that every large household had its LDrd of Merry Disports, whose duty it was to arrange the merry- makings every season a custom which was extended to our Universities and the Inns of Court. At the present day when Christ mas is shorn of ;io many of its former glories, some of these old fireside games might witn advantage be revived, thereby creatiog harmless mir:handfun. â€" lUustrattd London Ni us. Family Matters. Cu-STAtD Pie. â€" Three beaten eggs, three tabltspoonsful sugar, a little nutmig and salt, and two 1 irge cupsful rich milk. If the stair-rails are dingy, tlieir appear- ance may be improved by We.=hing them wi h a little sweet n.iik polish with a flannel cloth. DcbT ON THE Wall.s, â€" To wipe the dust from papered walls taiie a clean, soft piece of flannel. Of course it must nut be damp, but the dry flannel will remove the duot. An economical and really delicious way to flavor a cake which is to have icing over the top is to grate part of the peel of an or- ange or lemon over the cake before putting the icing on. Acid Pie. â€" Two tablespoonsiul fl-iur, oae scant cupful water, one-tnird cupful molas- ses, one-third teaspoonful tartaric acid, set on the stove and stir until it boih, and bake with one ciust. Otten one has gravy left from a rowt of beef, and it you have no soup stock to which it may be added, use ic to fry sliced cold boiled potatoes in for breakfast. This makes an excellent dish. When cleaning carpets, dampen soniu In- dian meal, mix salt with it, aud spidukle over the carpet sweep vigorously. Take a small, shaip-pointed stick to remove the salt and meal irum cracks an i corner-^. Ia ma'-ing lemon syrup take one tjia.^- of lemon juice, one unil a q'larter pouudj ot sugar. Let it s:;ii)d i, 1 tnoroughly aiosolv- fcd then b"ttlK and c.'iK ti^^nLiy Im' lu:ure in-,-. It wdi k'wi-p iiyr ye.i;;., au-t iiuV- ii, finer fl ivor thaii it h.ii'cJ. '.pple cust.iiil pii^ b'.i- uM â- ' c h^a 'â- â- " ^•.â- '.\\ an Hudt-r ci o-t uuiy. T'.e u.iin.' ' ii licio..- if niaac or one pii.r i i • wi et i;,!;!-' i-!.'.- p\'i of smooth api-dt! .«auce, vt-l:-s'.V',etv'-d, lure' eggs; iiivof wilIi len.i.a or a li' :1 ' cii:.. -it.. 'i'iiis will make t-.w iriiiaii;-:/. -l pi •,â- ; on. very large one. Eur :?pop-i/ig oh; iihi. k iik, a y â- :: ::..M.'ii black cas.'M'i.ie .â- ^hu;,;.! !.,•' us. i.! .iijl ;.ji sponging colored siih;:, a ;r.e.;e of whit CKshmere or some ct tli-j ,-a:ii" ' 1 1 'r. C--.---0: must not be used tu ocr, 'ir li-.o i, .h.e v,;);. â- which they ikxv. sponged, i r cIs-.- it v.'.:! '-i:-- wdiite fii.tt' all ovi-r it, v, dii,'.. i 1 te (.ii'.i •'..! to get etr. \\ old bli:ck lih .w! i- a; .--vjd thing as any. A DOG WALKS 1,600 MILES. Finding his 'Way Home Aloce from New Orleans to Anrora. Ind. GeorgeGriffia, cnoH citiz.^naad property o-jpuer, at Aurora. Ind says that a dog be- longing tc him foun t his way from New ^i 1 aus, where it had been taken on a flat- boat down the Oaioaud Mifsissippi Rivers. The distance from Xew Orleans to Ciucin- Qati IS something over 1,600 miles, and this place is only tveutv-five miles below Cin- cinnati. Mr. Griffin said the dog was a worthless animal, and was taken on the boat with the intention of droppisg it ofT some- where down the river to get rid of it. The dog, was, however, kept aboard the boat and taken to New Orleans, where he was turned adrift in the city. The boat's crew return- el home together, and as they had seen no- thing of the dog for some days before leav- ing New Orleans, they conclu led t'.iat they had lost him. "About three months after my arrival home," said Mr. Gritrin, "thi! 1 itl dog crawled under the back feuoe auii sneaked up to the kitchen door. He was the most woebegoiiC-looking crea'.ure I ever s.aw â€" poor, lank, and hungry, with barely ei.oug'n strength to drag h.iniseif alrng, lie wa?the Prodigal Sju ot dog-, aLii hjjki.il as though he wanteii the fatttd o it, aud wanted it right away. When I Kfl him in New Or- leans he was sleek and 'at. Witn he turn- ed up at home thrf e mcnths later he was a mere skektcn. His lett were sore and bleeding. Ha ha i a bjsiy tail and it was full of burrs, sliowicg that he had ome through the woods, i mxi sure ho walked every step of the way. At first I was afraid to tell my wife of ids return, knowing she wnuld thick there was something suprruatu- ral .:bout ii and worry over it. I prepared her for the news by telling her ic was a common thing for dogs to walk from New Orleans, and that I was expecting Jack home any day. I fixed up a nice comfortable nest for him in the woodshed, and it was thret.' weeks before he would leave it. Ue just laid there and rested." Mr. Griflia has lived on Second street in Aurora for twenty years-, and is a repatable and trustworthy citizen. Railway Improvement. As is well know.a, the sli;;ping of the driv- ing-wheels of locom'jtive engines is an in- convenience of very common cc:arr2ni.e :nd notalwayL easy to reujeiy, hesi 'es being at:ends-'t by lo.^s of r.tea-!, wa.-ito of fuel, and wear an d te tr oi both er. ;;no and rails, i'his- tniubie is Vi-ry ajis to be expi-ri-i;cc J in -â- ;er- ta 11 kin i.s ',t ••vciither, u.io.r he.i.-y K-id.' aui' steep i;r.iie?.. iii^.io t'lc.i. f,.);i;, ot tiV-,rcominu 1 in.; diiii;uiEv is (â- ,eu wo.'th kcowiL.g. ai' 1 ' vi ;h iiioae ha." I I'.ci-atlv be.on co,Timiuiic£te-i t; a 'â- â€¢' -ii nl Mc S ciety in F.ancr. (J.i ;-. .. ':,;ii li.i-; v! i aii .vny \v ii r-., tri'im â- -..â- al cai-e:. -13 nuls were aiii'.rui.iliy d'liptry -â- ir^ii- the [h y.iity ;-i qie:.-.iiia had bc-eu v.;y g"it. a lucky ac-id^-iit leveiled a remedy. A j'dut in one of t'lo cylinder C'lcV:, ot a ' i; niiiitive .•^praiii; ;-. 1. â- :•.';, w...Teby a j jC of .- te ,;;' wis tiiroH-;i ap-;n the rails. Tlie Ccnifii. (il i\L)- IU .tant'y fiuisd the wiieels to bite • \e lails sc- vveii ri '.t he was a'.de to a^c-'r"i â- . -.fi-i-p ;;!•' li â-  w .Jii'it the ii^ual ad; p :.:. ' ni-i ii-is i â- â- â-  â-  â- â€¢ â-  -,,lit. moditica.- tioii ill aii lie loL-'Ti.'vti .-â-  :. a-! o.i th'i road, ijy wh:..'ii iii-y are i;i i-'j 'n .,!; :.=^arge steam nj-ou t'ii; I'vi'^. iii t-'_^ji;i;c i. :,'i-3 reaiili beim^ a saving '.f iii-.l o' -uoe 1 ,.y p :r c;i;t. WHO 18 UNACQUAINTED WITH THE MEOCRAPKY OF TH'S CGUT^I SEE BY EXAMINJNC TH!E MAP, THAT T.HE V^SLL Chicago, Rock Isla^^d Pacefsc R'y, â- dns the Creat Central Line, affords to travelers, ty reason cf its unrivaled geo- gT*phleal position, the shortest and best route between the East, fiortiieast and Southeast, and the West, Northv.-est and Southwest. It Is flternlly f nd strictly true, that its connections aro al! of t'-e principal lines Ot rood between the Atlantic and the Pacific. By Its main line and branches it roaches Chicago, JOi:et, Peoria, Ottawa, La Sails, Genesee, Moline and Roc!« Island, in lllinolE Dave.-^port, Muscatine, Washineton, Keokuk, knoxville, Oskaloosa, Fairfield, Den Mcines, West Liberty, Iowa City, Atlantic, Avoca, Audubon, Harlan, Cuthrio Center and Council Bluffs, In Iowa Oallatin, Trenton, Cameron and Kansas City, in Missouri, and Leaven- worth and Atchison '.n Kansas, and tho hu-ndred: of cities, villages and towns Intarmadiate. Tho "GREAT ROOK iSLAIMD ROUTE," Aa It la familiarly called, offers to travelers all tho advantages and comforts Inaldent to a smooth track, safe bridges. Union Depots at all connecting points, raa« Express Trains, composed of COMMODIOUS, WELL VENTILATED, WELL NIATSO, FINELY UPHOLSTERED and ELEGANT DAY COACHES a tine Cf the â- OST MAGNIFICENT HORTON RECLINING CHAIR CARS ever built; PULLMAN'S Mtaat deslenad and handsomest PALACE SLEEPING CARS, and DINING CARS that ara acknowledged by press and people to be the FINEST RUN UPON ANY nOAD IN THE COUNTRY, and in which superior meals are served to travelers at ttia low rata of SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS EACH. THRCB TRAINS each way between CHICAGO and the MISSOURI RIVER. TWO TRAINS each way between CHICAGO and MINNEAPOLIS and ST. PAUL, via tfia famous ALBERT LEA ROUTE. A Maw and Dlreot Line, via Seneca and Kankakee, has recently been opened, between Newport News, Richmond, Cincinnati, Indlanapolla and La Fayette, aotf* Council Bluffs, St, Paul, Minneapolis and intermediate points. Ail Through Passengers carried on Fast Express Trains. For more detailed information, see Maps and Folders, which may be obtained, as wen as Tickets, at all principal Ticket Offices in the United States and Canada, or of R. R. CABLE, E.ST. JOHN, Vioe-Pres't A GenM Manager, Oen'l T'k't A Pass'r Ag' CHICACO.